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The Washington times., 1922-04-20
Coal: a Public
Utility

"d III Is rallroau puDnc
wv utilityi" Mainly because
its product-transportation
lis an indispensable and vital
element in the costs of all bust
ness.
We found it necessary to regu-
late the prices, the rates, which
the railroads charge for transpor-
tation. Without regulation the
big shipper got lower rates; the
resulting discrimination was kill
ing the little man off.
Today we have fair rates, iden-
teal for all shippers. Transpor-
tation is no longer among the
speculative costs of doing bust
ness.
Compare coal. It is as indis-
pensable and vital a business cost
as transportation.
A few large concerns which can
close season contracts know what
their coal will cost them the rest
of this year, but not beyond
Small firms buy at fluctuating
prices from month to month. No
body knows how his coal costs
compare with those of his COM
petitors.
Recognize coal as public
utility.
Restrict its output within rea-
son.
Find the property investment
of the mine owners.
Fix coal prices to give a fair
profit on the properties, just as
rail rates are to, give a fair re-
turn on actual railroad invest
ment.
Put coal among the certainties
in American business costs.
The Washington times., 1922-04-20
Little Things Make Life.


and pessimists because so
many of US dream all our
days of doing great things, yet
neglect to do the little things that
lie right at hand.
Some day we are going to
strike some great business sue
cess and become rich, we think.
But we neglect to save the pen
MES and dimes and to cultivate
the little habits of frugality, prov
idence and business skill, and so
we remain poor.
The greatest scientists are not
above study of the most minute
and seemingly insignificant facts
in nature. The richest men and
the richest corporations are not
above caring for the pennies and
even the fractions of pennies.
1t is not that the little things
in themselves are all-important; {;
but the habits and character
formed by attention or indiffer-
ence to them become the chart
and compass guiding to success
or failure.
We want to see the triumphant
ending of venture before we be-
gin it. Because little things
come in the way and stop us or
turn US aside we fail in many
things of moment and become
known as weaklings.
The greatest buildings are laid
up single stone at a time. 1t is
of no avail to us that we can
dream of mighty structures if we
have not the patience and hu-
mility to continue patiently doing
so little a thing as the setting of
stone.
We live not by years, nor even
by days or hours or minutes, but
by seconds. Time and achieve
ment are divided into small
spaces and small tasks, and at
the present instant-now-there
is time for a small deed.
But the seconds add into hours,
and the hours into years, and our
little deeds, too, if we faithfully
do them, accumulate into great
events and into character, which
compels chance and masters cir
cumstance.
The Washington times., 1922-04-20
.eTOWNE GOSSIP
Ccopyright, isi2.)
BY *. C. B.

Dear K C. B.-My wife and have agreed
that we shall both be bound by and viii accept
your solution Of question that has threatened
at times to disrupt our household. She wants
to place bird houses. in which birds may build
nests all over our porches and trees, while I
contend that II is merely a selfish desire on
her part and that the birds will be much better
OF II left to their own devices in the matter of
their homes. Are you for me or agin met
.- .>. HARRY M. q.
The Washington times., 1922-04-20
ANTS THAT EAT FLOWERS.

A new type OF ant, large, vicious and prolific
In playing havoc with the flower industry OF
the italian Riviera, says the Scientific Ameri-
can Horticulturists are required TO report the
appearance of this pest Immediately and to take
prescribed steps for It's destruction. The ants
Argentine. .....
The Washington times., 1922-04-20
O HEAyENsi

Ella--What was your az
perience on your first air
ship rider
steIia-It took me right
off my feet ~ .... 80.
The Washington times., 1922-04-20
Tdmpering
Uith GrOUth
THE world moves along at
about certain gait. Who

UuTC. huu WuOeNeT IIicS W hhohO
it go faster gets the same. The
only thing to do is to keep step.
A curious instance occurred
several weeks ago when a Gov
ernment worker was arrested for
sending letters to society women
threatening them with death un-
less they paid sums ranging from
$4,000 to $4,000.
The culprit at first Indignantly
denied any connection with the
sending of the threats. This at
titude he maintained for several
hours, but under severe question
ing he finally confessed. His ap-
prehensiop was brought about by
the detectives getting a clue from
a watermark on the paper used
In the threatening letters.
The young man was well liked
by his superiors, who were unable
to explain his action, but said
that recently he had been acting
peculiarly.
According to the detective
bureau, the young man was pos
sessed with the idea that the
rich should be made to help the
poor. He had the intention of
sharing his profits with other
families Of little means if he had
succeeded in winning any money
through his efforts at extortion.
At first blush, the mind may
be carried away with the impress
sion that this young fellow was
not so great a sinner after all.
The goods of this world are not
evenly distributed. Some people,
that is some other people, have
too much and some people, in
cluding ourselves, always have
too little. And wouldn't it be a
fine thing if we could go about
collecting the surplus wealth Of
the too rich and distributing it
among the too poorf
Answer: It would not.
And the reason is that what's
the matter with the world is not
the amount of pelf some people
have and the scarcity of it which
other people have. What's wrong
with the world is not money or
property at all.
What's wrong with the world is
a deficiency Of justice, mercy and
courage,
There has been so much whin-
ing over poverty in terms of
money that we have forgotten the
only horrible and distressing
poverty, which is poverty of
spirit.
Always there has been a temp
tation for the fanatic philan-
thropist to even up the worlds
money. Robin Hood had it, who
plundered the rich and gave to
the poor. And many another
Raffles and .Arsene Lupin have
covered their adventures with the
same glow.
But it will not work.
Inequality founded upon un-
Just privilege and not upon worth
is undoubtedly wrong. But the
first truth about the universe that
every man ought to learn is that
in the course Of time wrong dies
down and it is only right that
lives on.
Unjust inequalities are not
what they used to be and they
ora orrowinp loss with everv pen-
The Washington times., 1922-04-20
Young Women, Do Not
Judge Men By Their &
LOUe Letters


nut of the depths of oblivion somebody has dug up
~ the love letters of Bulwer, the able writer.
We are going to print one of these love letters
In this column, although to read in cold blood makes
the ordinary man shiver and shudder, and OUGHT to
turn the stomach of any person
The sckenng letter isn't printed for the purpose of
gloatlng over the temporary diocy of Of talent
We PRINT the letter part of for young
There thousands of young women who would be
married by this time if it not for the lopelessy
idotc letters that possible future husbands write to
them. y III
young man may intelligent, quite at least
and he may have various human and financial attrac-
tions about him. The young woman thinks she could
like him and tolerate him for lifetime, until he begins
to write love letters Then her dream is shattered she
wonders what has become of the young mans reason.
And she throws him overheard l.s.E s., :,
Young women, learn from this sickening love letter
written by the able Bulwer that man may descend to
the deepest most horrible depths of fooshness when he
is writing to young woman, and be usually not only
sane, but useful man. -. = T.
Here is the Bulwer etter-those that are sensitive
turn away their heads: p
many thanks for darling come before H. but really
nPSs putting ling ss fss YOU :!
Sspls tel sSo hsss sss mS @ a
If Bulwer were alive instead of lying in celebrated
grave, millions of would volunteer to lynch him
after reading this.
Young ladies' let this letter, written by really famous
and able reconcile you to the pathetic dotc letters
that YOU receiving which make you look for
ward with dread to the married state.
Here is Bulwer calling his adored object poodle
And for the literary style of his letter, cannot
bring ourselves to discuss it. 1t is difficult even to
print it. g..
Just realize that can write such drivel as this
yet make very good husband able to support you,
and able to you to be pointed out the wife of
sane, reasonable and successful person >
If you want any further proof that man may be
truly great and yet pathetic idiot in his love letters
read the biography of Swift, really extraordinary
genius with power of satire that will outlast centuries
This man, in his moments, hated every kind of
sham and nonsense yet he actually invented especially
foolish language which he called 'the little language"
in order to write to two young who had
the misfortune to fascinate him. q.
He created for his childish uses language of
which the sanest part about bad as the most
foolish part of this letter by Bulwer. - @a~
We hope that the publication of this sad Bulwer
product will do good and make up for the disgrace
which it brings white paper and ink.
We hope that it will make young patient with
the poor infatuated geese who writing them similar
trash. -.. tst
We hope also that it will fill with shame some of the
Numbering, drivelng, temporarily hopeless and fool
sh creatures that writing to their various adored
poodes today, driven by the strange insanity that in
habited poor, foolish Bulwer. |
The Washington times., 1922-04-20

Wall Street should be caIl.
ed the Aquarium. because Il
is the rendezvous of q lot of
poor finh.
The Washington times., 1922-04-20

TAxICAB service has now
u reached such high point
of inflammatory efficiency
that II Is possible for fiat
footed commuter to pick out
cab to match any color but
his bankroll.
WE have black and blue,
w purple and poisoned.
green and contusions, white
and pale, red and robust,
yellow and jaundiced, and
cerise and gold taxicabs
skimming around town In
spasmodic chariot races.
SERvICE is good. Rates
~ are reasonable. Ten
years ago, anybody who took
a taxi did 80 with suicidal
intent. .... ... ..
RUT now, cabitaxes are
10 mid and feeble. They
run around In nocks Tor self
protection. Pedestrians
treat them brutslly. Shoulder
them aside and kick them.
Familiarity harvests con-
tempt.
1--WE years ago, man who
Il took taxicab was spend
thrift. When he piped bill
for two-mile flight, he WAS
liable to go cuckoo and
fasten himself like vulture
on taximeter in effort to
drain IL Of it's ill-goten con-
tents. a.
NOW, you can ride all
~ night in cab and pay
your chauffeur off In SOU
venir postcards.
A NSwER is competition,
"A There are eleven mill
lion taxfs in New York. All
painted in colors like platter
OF French pastry. II Count
Gregory were alive now, he
would be driving 'em tan
dem ..
THEY'RE so cheap that
n when wife sends hus-
band to delicatessen store
for dogmeat for her pomer-
anian, he organizes parade.
ONE taxi for himself.
A MOTHER for pomeran-
ian.
THIRD cab for chopped
- meat. .t
FOURTH for wife II she
n wants to act as escort
Of honor.
TN fact, all motors are now
- 30 common that any
pedestrian ought to borrow
pair Of shoes and walk.
New York loves novelty.
The Washington times., 1922-04-20

CERvICE is good. Rates
~ are reasonable. Ten
years ago, anybody who took
a taxi did so with suicidal
intent. ....
The Washington times., 1922-04-20

; TO JUST reach out.
AND DRAG some JOY.
FROM A rock of birds.
THEN II must be,
TIA! IN the world.
THERE IS more JOY.
THAN THERE would
have been.
WITHOUT THE
birds.
AND so I say.
lF were you.
70 LET my wife.
NAIL HOUSES up
WHEREVER IT is.
SHE CHOOSES to.
AND WHAT of
pleasure.
SHE MAY get.
WHEN THE birds
arrive.
AND BUILD their
nests.
, WILL BE reflected.
IN HER morning
smile.
AND HER goodnight
kiss.
e.
AND YOU'LL be
happier.
THAN you would
have been.
WITHOUT THE
birds.
The Washington times., 1922-04-20

RUT now. cabitaxes are
~ mid and feeble. They
run around In nocks for self
protection. Pedestrian
treat them brutRlly. Shoulder
them aside and kick them.
Familiarity harvests con-
tempt
The Washington times., 1922-04-20

mel No. my own love, don't
come before IL; but really
shall meet you'll Oh. dar-
ling of darlings. . . o
zoo love of loves, me is
ready to leap out Of my skin
for joy! Adieu, Twenty
million kisses.
The Washington times., 1922-04-20
WE have black and blue,

WE have black and blue,
w purple and poisoned.
green and contusions, white
and pale, red and robust,
yellow and jaundiced, and
cerise and gold taxicabs
slsimming around town In
spasmodic chariot races.
The Washington times., 1922-04-20
Stop! Go! Stop!
BY BUGS" BAER.

TAxICAB service has now
l. reached such high point
Of inflammatory efficiency
that II Is possible for fiat
footed commuter to pick out
cab to match any color but
his bankroll.
The Washington times., 1922-04-20

My Adored Poodle: Many,
many thanks for 90 darling
letter. Me is SO happy. me is
wagging my tail and putting
my ears down. Me is to meet
90 tomorrow, o day of days!
l cannot tell you how very,
very happy you have made
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-31

The Halloween party staged BIZ
the American Legion at its head
quarters IN Cleveland avenuo last
evening was a success from start
10 finish, and there was not a dull
moment during the evening for the
large number OF members of the
POST and post auxiliary and their
friends who were present. Decor.
atoms in keeping with the season
were used. appropriate games were
played and refreshments suggest.
i've Of the season served. The
guests appeared in masquerade
costumes, many of which were
grotesque and elaborate. A num-
Der Of funny stunts we're arrang-
ed to entertain the guests AMI
prizes were awarded the winners
in number Of games OF chance.
The settings of the affair we're
among the prettiest ever seen in
the city. and altogether II was
among the most enjoyable affairs
ever staged by the Legion and
Auxiliary. Refreshments consist
Ing Of gingerbread, cider and ap-
pies were served. The party came
to an end ut about midnight. A
nice sum Of money was realized
from tho affair, which will be
given to the Salvation Army.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-31
Epworth I.aguc Entcrtnlns,

"A delightful Halloween party
was held last evening in the social
rooms of the Methodist Episcopal
Church on Fairmont avenue, with
hhe members OF the Epworth
kLeague as hosts and hostesses.
Seyenty-fiye young people were en-
tertained with games aud stunts
Inappropriate to the season. In one
Eorner Of the room, n witch with
caldron and fro told the fortunes
Of the guests, while the mystery
woman, with an improvised hut,
placed in another part OF the
room, cast wierd spell over the
s room. Bobbing apple games af-
Z forded amusement, and black cats
and witches stalked at will among
the guests. Many quaint and
!, grotesque costumes were worn by
the guests, and the rooms were
deliberately and prettily decorat-
ed in autumn boughs. corn stalks
and pumpkins. The committee in
charge OF the affair was composed
OF Miss Betty Keehlwetter, chair
man, and John Meredith, Virginia
Elsie, Robert Helmlck, Bernice
Arnett, George Cole and Dwight
sLafferty.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-31

we're the iatnhsements 81 the eve
ming, and ref eshments were served.
Those: present were Misses Vir-
ginla osgood, Virginia Hartley, 'sa.
rah Evans. Frances Watson, Ade-
line Ashby, Evelyn Allard, Martha
Fletcher, Wilma Koon, Elizabeth
Rice. Harriet Marian Hoge, Ruth
Garner, Helen Holdren, Evalyn
satterfield, Mary Fleming and Mar
garet and Mildred Colebanl:.
Messrs. Frank Reed. Holland En-.
gle. Edward Shroyer, Ralph Eddy.
Paul Hodges, Thomas Fisher, John
Mitchell and Oscar Provencal, Mrs.
Garner, Helen Holdren and Evelyn
Blanche Shroyer.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-31

Mrs. John McAteor OF Pierpont
avenue, daughter Lillian and sons,
Joseph and Marshall, and Mrs. A.
Ray Mapel and daughters Betty
and Sara, were guests Of Mrs.
Frank Blggs, formerly of Pierpont
avenue but now residing at Hill.
crest, at a Halloween party last
evening. The Biggs home was ap-
propriately decorated, owls and
lanterns. The evening was spent in
playing Of the usual games and in
story telling, Mrs. A. Ray Mapel
winning the twenty.pound pumpkin
for the best story. and Marshall
McAteer winning the second prize.
Refreshments consisting Of pump
kin pie, ginger bread, cheese and
coffee were served. Others present
were Mrs. II. L. Traugh and
daughter, Anna Louise, and Miss
Goldie Harker.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-31

One OF the most enjoyable COM
munity affairs to be staged In this
city will be the big Eat home" ut
the Y. NJ. C. A. this evening, with
the Y. NJ. c. A. and the Y. w. c.
a. as joint hosts and hostesses.
Committees have been hard at work
for week getting things lined up
for the affair, and a general invita-.
ton has been issued TO the public
to be present and spend an enjoy.
able evening. The decoration com.
mittee has been busy all day get.
ting the rooms prepared for the oc.
caslon. and members OF the refresh.
ment committee have been like
wise busy preparing enough fool
to serve a large number of guests.
Games and surprises galore will be
there to entertain the guests, and
1t Is said that a ghost will meet the
callers to introduce them to the sur.
roundings. Children will be enter
tanned in another part OF the build.
ing. where ample entertainment.
will be provided for them.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-31

night 1t the Masonic Temple. me
AFFAIR took the form sot o mas.
Querade, and prizes were awarded
to the witch and the Jew as hay.
ing the most. ridiculous costumes,
and to the yellow butterfly and
little Lord Fauntleroy as having
the most attractive. Various en-
tertainments were provided in the
form Of speciality dances and
songs, and the party was one OF
the most enjoyable that the lodge
has ever given.
The Halloween spirit was ex-
tensiyely carried out in the dec
orations and In the refreshments,
which consisted OF cider, ginger
bread, pumpkin pie and dough-
nuts. Music was furnished by
Mack's Orchestra, and the dane
ing continued until l o'clock.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-31

Lamar satterfleld, local tenor,
and Miss Hazel Book. pianist, will
appear in concert this evening at
Highgate, the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. j. f. Watson, as the first
program to be given during the
year by the music department Of
the Womau's Club. An attractive
program has been arranged for
the evening, and members OF tho
department will be hostesses on
this occasion.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-31

Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Koon OF
Maryland avenue entertained
about thirty Of their friends at q
masquerade party last night.
Dancing and music were the chief
diversions OF the evening, and the
affair was a delightful one IN
every way. The decorations and
refreshments were Of the Hall
lowe'en season,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-31
LouIse Homer rhurndaY

Madame Louise Homer, celsbra:.
ed American contralto, who up.
pears here In concert Thursday
evening at 3 O'Clock at the First
Methodist Episcopal Church, viii
be erected by a large audience a.
tickets are selling rapidly for the
concert, which will be among the
best ever heard in this city. It Ia
seldom that an artist Of the calibrc
Of Madame Homer comes to city
the size Of Fairmont and this fac:
will cause her To be greeted by a
large audience. Members OF the
music department Of tho Woman's
Climb, under whose direction Mad
ame Homer will appear here, will
be hostesses on the occasion Of tn :
concert.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-31
Business Girls

Miss Mildred Jones. physical
director of the Y. W. c. A., con.
Quoted a class in gymnasium last
evening at the Y. w Building
when the business girls met The
enrolment in this class IS about
thtrty-five and 1t meets each
Monday and Thursday evening at
1880 o'colck,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-31
Rehearsal Today.

The rehearsal of the Robinson.
Hall wedding will take place this
evening at the Hall home in Pitts.
hurgh avenue and will DO followed
by a dinner at the Country Club
with Miss Hall rs the hostess. The
guests will number about twelve
and will include the members OF the
bridal party, out-of.town guests
here for the wedding and a few in.
innate friends of the bride.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-31

Mrs. Leslie Michael entertained
a number of children at Halo
we'en party OF charming appoint
ments at her home on Quincy
street, honoring her son Raymond
and her daughter. Miss Hele0.
Halloween decorations FREEDOM
mated throughout the house. with
pumpkins and orange and yellow
paper used with pretty effect. The
children twenty in number, were
Z } masquerade costumes. and
prizes were awarded those having
the best costumes. The children
were entertained with dancing
and games appropriate to the sea
son and were served with ginger
bread, apples dipped in chocolate
and other good things to eat. Sew
eral happy hours were spent by
dren,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-31
Meeting Held

The Mcfarland Chapter OF the
Westminster Guild held an en-,
joyable meeting last evening at
the social rooms OF the church,
the feature Of which was a talk b.
Mrs. j. r. Henderson concerning
the recent syuodIcal meeting held
in Wheeling.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-31
ro IlNlEY pRoGRAM.

I PETRoGRAD, Oct. S1.-(By the
Associated Press.)-The important
topic of unifying the program CT
the Communistic party Throughout:
the world will come before tho
Third InternatIonale for the first
time when that organization opens
its convention here November 10.
After two day session in Petro-
grad It will shift its discussions to
Moscow where the convention work
will probably require a week to
transact.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-31
LOCAL PEOPLE 70 ATTEND

Mrs. Emory F. Mckinney and
Prof. Walter Barnes of the Fair.
mont State Normal School, the fo:'
mer librarian in the institution and
the latter in charge of the depart
ment of English. are scheduled a.
speakers on the program of thu
meeting of the State Library Assn
citation to be held at Clarksburs
Friday. An all-day session will be
held with a luncheon served at the
Waldo Hotel at the noon hour.