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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-29
TEACHERS EXAMS AT
WOODSDALE JUNE ~

The first uniform state examinations
will be held at the Woodsdale publr
school June | and .. Teachers may
enter three examinations for tho ele-
mentary. primary. supervisor and high
school certificate. June ). at the
Woodsdale publ" school. examinations
on Reading Circle books and high school
subjects will he given. commencing ut
o'clock All applicants are 10 report
for the certificate examinations Al
o'clock IN the morning on the date they
are TO be held.
Tho schedule Nf tho examinations 'oi-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-29
W. S. c. Mil Schedule
Shows More Operations

Decided Increases ar" shown IN ~
,2cratluc schedules ~ III" various In
Jyet-ics - IT," Wheeling district. twO
mills Only being Idic They are the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-05-29

Of the Tn,7aruia.n r'on.cp'tnn in N""n'h
Wheeling I;c, William HAL otii'i"l 'hE
81. Alphon-U. 'hnr"h HhcH'-, "''"
lm:res-tSe and C,aburatc S"rNi. cS
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-06-29
"wHAT A STRANGE BIRD
THE FROG ARE"

j. F. Spencer, who lives in pretty
bungalow on Second Fruit ridge, is
some frog tanner or trainer-we never
inquired perhaps both-and
friendly frogs sit out on a clod or
blade of grass and sing their soul in
spring songs that lull him to rest
and keep his sub-conscious mind from
attacking the body and causing a
night of restless rivalry with the
forces of nature, says the Grand juno
tion News.
Recently the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Spencer spent short time at
this hospitable home from Minneap-
oil. She was so impressed with the
frogs and their lyrics that the other
ay she sent here little essay that
was written by Norwegian lad at
tending the Chicago schools, which
was lately reported by the Chicago
board of education 1t ran like this:
What a strange bird the frog are!
When he sit he stand-almost. When
he hop he fiy-almost. He amt got
no sense-hardly. He amt got no
tail-hardly, and when he sit he sit
on what he amt got-almost Mont
sose Press,-"almost."
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-06-29
SCHOOL FUND RELEASED JUNE 80

The State Board of Land Commits
sioners will make available June 3Oth
approximately $4OO,000.00 for distri-
button to the various school districts
of the state. This amount represents
the income for the six months period
since January 1st this year, received
from leases on agricultural and graz
ing lands; from interests on invest
ments of the school permanent fund
of the state in farm loans and munic-
pal, state, and government bonds:
and from interest on deferred pay
ments on school lands standing under
certificates of purchase in the names
IF individuals.
This amount has been steadily in
creasing from year to year, and will
eventually take care Of considerable
percentage of the school expenses of
the state. 1t is distributed among
the various school districts in proper
tion to the school population, from
records in the Office of the State Su-
perintendent of Public Instruction
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-06-29

ters even smaller than their previous
wages had allowed.
The new scale would allow to the
railway clerks 800 less food, clothing,
living space and other physical ne
cessities than the United States De-
partment of Labor considers the min
imum upon which health and decency
may be maintained. To the freight
truckers the new wage would grant
5195 less than the standard set by the
Department of Labor. Common la
borers handling freight and working
in and around stations and platforms
are asked to live on standard pro-
viding $50 less than enough food,
clothing, and shelter to keep their
families in health and decency. All
this in order to provide generous
profits to the railway owners.
Never before in American history
has any private wage board, to say
nothing of a government tribunal
clearly enunciated the policy that hu-
man life must be subordinated to an
opportunity to profit" If further
proof were needed to impeach the
integrity of the Railroad Labor Board
that proof is contained in its latest
decision.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-06-29
No ..ProtectIonr for paugherty

The Senate was discussing an
amendment to paragraph 316 in the
Fordnay- Met cCumber Tariff bill, when
Senator Caraway interiected the sub
'ect of Attorney General Daueherty
to allege that the Attorney General
was having members of the Senate
ard House shadowed. At the conclu-
sion of Senator Caraway's speech the
following witticisms were exchanged:
Mr.. McCumber-Mr President, there
is no Harry Daugherty amendment
pronosed to paragraph 316.
Mr.. Caraway-No; he is on the free
list.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-06-29
Officers Busy in Somerset

NoAHiooi empire.
Great excitement was caused Tues
day evening when several rangers and
government officer raidcd the homes
= Jake Vidmar, Frank Panyon, and
Martin Gregorich, moonshine makers.
About thirty gallons of raisin wine
and some mash was found in a tent
belonging to Panyon.
Several barrels of raisin wine was
implied at the home of Vidmar.
At Gregorich's large amount of
beer and whiskey and still turning
out white mule" was found. Mr.. Gre
'orich ran over the hill and one of
the officers took couple of shots at
him but he got away. The officers
took his wife and family to Delta
with them. but let them come home
Wednesday evening. So far Mr.. Gre
eorich has not returned nor has been
found.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-06-29

"A Little Nonsense Now and Then"
1t took hundreds of thousands Of
years to make man out Of a monkey,
but pretty girl can make monkey
out of man in five minutes.
When Mary on the street appears
In one of those short dresses,
It's clear her little lambs not all
The live stock she possesses.
Out in Kansas the young folks are
playing a new game. They call it
Christianity" The girls, who are the
Christians, get on one side. The boys
on the other side, are the heathens.
Then the heathens cross over and en-
brace Christianity. N'then-.
Does yo' take this woman for thy
lawfully welded wife?" asked the
colored parson, glancing at the dimin-
utive, watery- eyed, bow-leaged bride
groom, who stood beside 210 pounds
of feminine assurance.
"Ah takes nothin'p gloomily re-
snonded the bridegroom, "Ah's bein'
tooked."
A widower was to be married for
the third time, and his bride had her.
self been married once before. The
bridegroom wrote across the bottom
of the wedding invitation sent to a
particular friend: "Be sure to come;
this is no amateur performance"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-06-29
You've Gotta Climb Out

Someone has written the following
bit of prose-poetry which strikes the
spot.
~The world is full of ruts, nv bov.
some smaller and some deep; and
every rut is full of folks as high as
they can heap. Each one that's grow
elm in the ditch is growing at his
fate, and wishin' he had got his
chance before it was too late. They
lay it all to something else, Or say
twas just their luck; they never could
consider it was just their lack Of
pluck. Now, here's the word o one
that's lived clean through from soup
to nuts-the Lord don't send no der
ricSs round to hist folks out of ruts.~
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-06-29
THE PRosPEcToR,s REST

An old, gray head on pack saddle,
A gaunt old form at rest;
A tired old heart has ceased to beat,
There is frost on sun-burned
breast.
Those SCARED old feet that for thirty
years
Have trod the burning sands,
Are laid to rest on the mountains
crest
Along with the tired old hands.
Uncover your head, my brother,
You whose fortunate life
Has found it's blessing in pure caress-
ing
Of mother, children and wife;
You whose life has followed
The flight of the white-winged dove,
Whose feet are treading the happy
Bestrewn with the flowers of love.
You reckon not of the burden
That brave old soul has borne,
Of the glad, sweet privilege of home,
OF which his life was shorn,
The ceaseless yearning and longing,
That terrible, endless strain,
That will never depart till it chills
the heart
And sears the human BRAIN
The weird and dismal seranade
Of the coyote on the plains;
The moan of the solemn pines en-
thralled
His very soul in chains.
Only the vision of home and love
Returned in fitful CLEANS
Through the dreary fight Of the des-
olate night
In the old prospector's dreams.
Uncover your head, my brother,
As we lay the poor old form
Away from trouble, away from grief,
Away from the cloud and storm.
The mountain stream was his sweet
heart.
His sweetheart and his. bride,
And now in this solemn moment
We will lay him by its side.
An old, gray head on pack saddle,
The burros are straying away;
Well scatter the wild flowers on his
grave
In the light of the dying day.
Somebody back in the mighty east
May thank US with tears some day,
Since we silently prayed and tenderly
laid
The old Prospector away.
Prank Alley, in Mines and Mining
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-06-29
DELIVERING THE GOODS c. o. D.

WHO is little Con?
Why that's the nickname for Congress, the Wall
Street Messenger Boy.
Where is he going?
To the Headquarters of the Special Interests.
What is he carrying?
Oh, he has bunch of packages for his Big Business
friends
What in the packages?
Well, there is the big which contains reduc-
tion of incomes and also the profits
of the profteers Then there is package contain
ing Newberry's seat Another contains Tea Pot Dome
and other oil fields. Alaska is in The Guaranteed
Dividends for the railroads is another One
fines saved by all the grafters who not prose-
cuted by Daugherty There many others containing
privileges for the special interests and he will de-
liver packages of Tariffs and Ship Subsidies His arms
are full now. He cannot carry them all in load.
Doesn't he get anything for all this good work?
To be sure! He has n c. O. D. in his hand. He wants
s50o0O0 to carry the Congressional campaign. He
wants be reelected.
Will Mr.. Special Interests pay him?
Most assuredy Con has carried every pledge to
privilege-he delivered the goods He'll get his
money all right
But what will the people get?
All there's the rub they will get the wonderful op
portunity of voting for him again they usually do
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-06-29
Hogan Ferguson

The Gunnison Empire.
A very pretty June wedding took
place at Montrose Tuesday, June 81,
when Rev. Castle united in marriage
Mr.. John Hogan and Miss Orpha Fer
guson. The ring ceremony was used
and the ring bearers were Betty Sti-
vers and Betty Andrae, both prettily
dressed in pink organdie. The flower
girls were Margaret Dunn and Rheua
Susan Hogan, nicely gowned in white
organdie. The bridesmaid was Miss
Golden Collins, and best man was
Clanton Hogan, brother of the groom
The bride was given away by her
father and looked very beautiful in
her gown of midnight blue, carrying
an arm bouquet of roses, sweet peas,
and lilies of the valley Mrs. Arthur
Suttle. sister of the groom, sang "At
Dawning" preceding the ceremony,
Miss Gladys Steele played Mendel-
ssohn's wedding march and during the
ceremony %, Promise me-"
A wedding breakfast was served at
the home of the bride, the dishes used
being the same ones used at the we'd
ding of the brides grandmother. The
decorations we're white streamers and
roses
Mrs. Hogan is one of the popular
young ladies of Montrose and has
a host of friends who will miss her.
Mr.. Hogan is one of our rising
young business men popular with all
who know him, and is connected with
the Gunnison Fuel & Feed Store.
After short outing on Stuben
creek the happy couple will take up
their residence in Gunnison where the
community joins with the Empire in
wishing them prospe ity and happi-
nesss for their entire life.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-06-29
ANNOUNCEMENT

The undersigned desires to announce himself
candidate for the office of County Assessor subject to the
will of the people of the county expressed by the Dem
ocratic County Assembly Yours respectfully,
A. M. THOMAS.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-06-29

LATE dispatches the pardon by the Presi-
dent of Vincent St. john well known in Colorado. who
in prison under the espionage law. This will give
some of labor haters fresh crouch.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-06-29

THE news that VIM. Rockefeller, younger brother of
John D. Rockefeller died of pneumonia last week at the
of 81 years, chiefly from the fact that it
freshes the public mind the fact that his brother
last
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-06-29

THOSE Colorado papers that having much
satisfaction the candidacy for the Senate of Mrs
Oleson Minnesota should how they endorse
her She the democratic candidate, of course but is
also the Nonpartisan League candidate. This might
her loss of editorial support in Colorado
imagine probably detract from her chances
in Minnesota.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-06-29

THE Cement Trust wants you to vote the s6o00.0o0
bond ISSUE How much Cement Trust stock do you own?
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-06-29

THE cartoon which appears our first page is new
feature added to efforts to thoroughly promote
progressive ideas Outlines good cartoon speaks
forcibly than column editorial, and Ex-Congressman
Baers easily the best be had the urgent
topics of the day We feel that do not have to call
attention to them to reading They will
regularly hereafter, in all publications.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-06-29

THE horror of killing mine guards and miners
in Illinois, to nearly give the less esteemed
Post of mja but the burning to death of
and children at Ludlow and the threat of Pat Ham
bone, the Ranger commander to exterminate Union
leaders does affect them much Makes huge
difference whether the killed is aborer employer.
The killings would be half way the
been ten times what it
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-06-29

1T is hard to understand why the coroners jury
placed the blame of the Illinois horror the mine
and mine guards. One of the guards testified
that the first shots fired by the Superintendent Nc
Dowell who with high powered rife shot two union
miners who visible distant hillside. Evidently
he mental twin of Pat Hamfat who brags
that if given any plausible he will kill all the
union leaders in Colorado
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-06-29

THE Senate has confirmed the appointment of G. c.
Pond Register and Receiver of the Montrose Land
Office. This VIM. Baird, who has vitiated more
land titles his effort reward his friends and punish
his enemies, than any who held that any
other position He may devote his entire attention
to campaigning for Merle Vincent against Taylor. The
news will be good those who
ness with the Montrose Office
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-18
TARIFF FOR TARIFF's SAKE

One point must be conceded to tariff
devotees OF the Fordney type-they
display a most extraordinary generosi-
". You may assure them that your
business needs no protection; that
you really prefer TO have your prod
ucts on the flee list. They reply gen
tally: we insist upon giving you
protection. Isn't this tariff lhll?' II
any one thinks this "A fanciful picture.
let him read the story of the tariff
on books. Speaking as the represen-
tativo OF the National Association of
Book Publishers and the American
Booksellers Association, Mr.. John
Macrae said 10 tho Senate Finance
Committee last December: II can state
from personal knowledge that there is
no need Of any protection whatsoever
for books. The American maker OF
books can make books as eheaply as
any other manufacturer OF books in
any other part of the world
The only reason for duty on books
according TO Mr.. MaCrae, was for the
sake of revenue. THE publishers OF
our country and the booksellers of our
country" he said. ARE intelligent
loyal Americans; and It is their desire
TO bear any part of the necessary bur
den for revenue which Congress may
feel should be properly assessed fol
revenue purposes on imported books
The Senate committee so far needed
| this appeal as to revise the mOnstrou:
proposals Of the Fordney bin. but i
retained the fantastic duty on books
over twenty years old.
The paradox OF Congress- forcinl
protection upon u manufacturer VIII,
| protests that he doesn't need IL o.
| want it deserves a place in the mu
scum of political curiosities. What i
the psychology OF such an attitude
Apparently there is tariff type o
mind which instlnctively revolts a
the sight OF an untagged article from
abroad, A product which does not pa,
| toll at the custom house gives sucl
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-18
MUST JOIN LEAGUE.

The League OF Nations is seeking
data regarding the military resources
Of every nation. This does not refer
merely 10 tho size of armies, or the
number OF MEN available for military
service: II takes in the increase Of
population, the material resources, and
all the other elements.
OF course this is a large task; It
viii take some time. But IL IS a neces-
sary preliminary TO the worlds par
tial disarmament. This Is one of the
things contemplated by the covenant
of the League. which can do the work
much better than such a chance as
sembly as that In Genoa. The confer
ence would have been undertaken by
the League had We been member of
IL. II was called by Italy because the
United States refused TO Join the
League. and then the United States
refused to attend the conference.
Ultimately we shall have TO do our
work i'll the world as a member of the
family OF nations. and we can't do il
unless we join the rest of the civilized
world in the League.-Philadelph
| Record.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-18
IN OLD NEW ENGLAND.

A few million years ago thnro waa no
Connecticut valley. with mountain
ranges rising above the floor. M today.
Tho whole area of central weatern
Massachusetts was a slowly rising
peneplain. Tho rising surface was
warped. but n general slope ~ tho
southeast wns the direct effect OF the
uplift.
The uplift Of this pcneplain was nm
event Of prime Importance, because all
of the major existing features Of
rOuthern New England have been
soulpturcd out of that upra iaed sur.
face mainly by Rtream erosion. There
we're earthquakes and volcanoes
through tho picturesque Trinssic ago.
when dinosaurs dragged their heavy
tails over Holyoke's plain ana came
down to Hartford. where the dinosaurs
from over the rock entertained tho
Waiting brothers
The dinuHaur ierds between North
ampton and iinlyoke II the fincat re-
cord Of this early Form 81 fcpiilian life
/ IN tho world The Connecticut valley
was the FIRST sheet ~ water. and ther
n plain 81 land. the level - whirh In
dicated by tho peaks ~ NJ. Tom. NJ
Toby. Mt Holyoke ard surarioaf o..
day. This wsn followed by an bee
covered plain. through which the pre-
cni Conuec iicui river had already eat
en- It's path IN tho superficial anuvia
deposits hctween the laws -cappet
ranges on either eide Hartfur,
/ Times
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-18
CITY COUNCIL is RIGHT.

Sound public sentiment will lndorse
the evident disinclination OF city
Council TO grant requests made by tho
Public Safety Department and tho
Street and Sewer Department for lib-
erai advances on tho May instSment
Of appropriations for their work FOR
the year. True. the departments have
immediate need Of the money. but that
Is no reason why the City Council
should ignore law and regular pro
cedure by granting the requests.
Our city administration has suffered
for years by induleing IN such irregu-
larities, and there IS no sUrer way Of
incurring deficits than by spending
money before it is lawfully IN hand
All city departments depending upon
the annual appropriations made by
City Council know the law makes
these appropriations payable in
monthly ins;slments. They should sc
regulate their operations as TO keep
the urgent demands for money each
month within the sums that VIII be
lawfully available each month.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-18
ONE NEED OF THE CITY.

The project of a large and appro-
pirate public building for our city Is
one that VIII not down. There is need
Of such building, and with the huge
sums of money our people are con-
tributing to public administration, in
one form or another. many citizens
believe the need should be supplied.
There is urgent demand for build
Ing that would provide a large audi
torium for public gatherings; an arm
ory Of sufficient proportions and as
! compartments TO meet the needs Of
the States military forces: and pub
lie Offices TO accommodate the grow
/ ing business OF both the city and the
State. The latter has a concern in
the matter, as & Is now required 70
rent quarters for some State officials,
al considerable cost.
There is one location for such q
building, and in sound public opin-
ion one only-the property on The
north side Of Eleventh street from
Market TO King. An appropriate build
ing at that location would complete
our admirable Civic Centre and make
It one OF the finest in the country.
But how are we TO secure. that 10.
cation and erect thereon the desired
and badly needed public building?
The people Of Sacramento. Cali
! fornia. a few years ago, bought ar
eligible lot on the other side OF th'
street from the State House and pre-
sented It TO the State, the Legislator,
agreeing TO erect q suitable publi
building thereon. But those intereste'
would hesitate 10 propose such a plal
= TO the people OF Wilmington at thi
, time, harassed as they have been 10
: years by increasing taxes and othe
. inroads upon their means.
! But we need that new public build
, ing. and should have IT,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-18
GIRL BABIES IN DEMAND.

The demand for children 10 adopt
is reported much greater than the
supply of desirable ones, according TO
head of the largest founding institu-
ton in New York City. However, the
shortage is in girl babies, for there
seem TO be enough boy infants TO
meet every call.
It is noted by the woman in charge
of the work that every applicant who
comes to the home has a perfectly
formed model Of the baby she desires
and lays especial stress on an infant
with dreamy blue eyes and regular
features. All applicants are particu-
lar that the nose be not too long. nor
deformed IN any way. and that the
! ears be perfect. Almost all the other
points are waived as of no import
| ance.
! AS the babies rarely meet The
specifications of the prospective fos'
ter mothers. it might seem that only
a few are adopted, but such is no
the case, for women on the quest fol
fosterson or daughter are usual!
so fl!ed with the desire TO have Z
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-18

little fairy in their homo" that they
waive ALL preconceived, notions ~ to
what the child must look like, or be
like, and almost any likely looking
baby is acceptable, unless It cries at
the critical moment. when It's claims
are under consideration. In that
event it Ia usually passed by for an
other. II one hughs and gurgies and
kicks up It's tiny heels It Is sure 20
be taken. and at once.
1t Is u notable fact that of the
children offered through this large
agency but few are OF American par
entage, and those are only disposed OF
because OF some misfortune To the
family--poverty. of the most extreme
types or. death OF the parents.
New York City alone does not fur
nish nearly enough babies to meet tho
local demand, and infants are OBJ
tanned from all parts of New Eng
land and tho Middle Statcs. Owing
to the careful discrimination exer-
cised In placing these little onos' with
families for adoption. only one family
in three Is allowed "A baby. This
shows there are more women wanting
and willing and anxious to adop,
babies than there arc mothers who
will part with their offspring, and I,
is comforting TO know that such Is
tho case.
Tho institution does not attempt e
explain why boy babies have failcr
back to second place as deslrables foi
adoption, nor why every prospectiv,
foster mother prefers girl babies with
blue eyes and light hair, making
known her specifications as II sh,
were ordering a new Easter hat.
II is almost n double tragedy to par
unfortunate infants from their moth
ers, and II would ecem that in q coun
try of such abundance nothing bu
death should be permitted 10 repa
rate mother and the little lie that 4
sacredly given into her tender car
and loving keeping.