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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-13

den and I had our lives insured BY
the Mutual Life Insurance Co, Of
Philadelphia at its Pittsburgh Of.
flee.
! traversed the city all over and
was well pleased with 1t. met
John ollphant, Esquire. Quite a
number Of Pittsburghers took
passage on the Granite State for
California.
Saturday April 3. 1859
We are still lying In Pittsburgh
The river Is rising from the recent
rains that have fallen.
Sunday April 4, 1859
The boat moved OF the wharf
at S:45 a. m. We stopped through
the day at Beaver. Freedom and
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-13

tatning 70 his Satanic majesty
They are huge piles Of rock on the
banks and "a the river about soy.
senty or eishty miles above the
mouth Of the Ohio sgE
Saturday April1p 1855.
We made but little hsadwny
during the night. This morning We
landed on the, MlsSourian. Tried to
mend the boiler, one of them -hay-
ing been burnt through. Ttis;was
the fifth acideAt we had had since
we left Pittsburgh, the boat .hay-
ing been on fire three times and
the pumps having, failed with
mud once however. we suffered no
serious damage. While they were
mendIng the boiler several speech
'es. were delivered and finally we
wound up with Virginia Break
Down.
We arrived At St. Louis at IL ..
Sunday April ii, 1859
The passengers all left the boat
but our company, we remained
during the day.
Monday April IL, 1852
We engaged passage on the
steamer Elvira for Independence,
Mo. Met George Mercer an old
acquaintance adm engineer Of
Fairmont. Mercer, Greed Hay
mond, David Black and attended
the theatre and were we'll pleased
with the performances. Purchased
two wagons today.
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Raymond and David Black. There
were nine of US now In company
We took passage on the Granite
State.
Capt. John c. Hazlette, bound
for st Louis. No., Abraham Hay
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Monday March 20, 1852
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to the conclusion
to emigrate to
the West and
try my fortune
in the land Of
gold 1 bade
'adteu to my mo-
Their and sisters
and friends In
Falrmont and
took stage at l
p. m. for Nor.
gantown in com
pany with Greed
w. Raymond,
George Paris,
David Black and
George NIitchell
The Washington times., 1922-04-15
Center-Hall
Bungalows
Michigan
Park
12th and Michigan Ave,

LOTS SEVENTY FEET FRONT
The only bungalows in
Washington where the bed
rooms do not open into
. the living room and dining
room, and where the bath
room has the privacy de-
manded by people of re-
finement.
House "a foot front, brick
foundations-not tile, or cement.
Area entrance TO cellar--not
grade entrance. Stairs TO floored
attic, with windows (room for
2 more rooms). Diagonal sheath
ing 20 roof. Cypress weather
board-not pine Hardwood trim
Roofs guaranteed 20 years. Steel
beam construction. Heating
guaranteed-no dust. Plumbing
connected with city sewers.
These are the best located, de-
signed and constructed proper
ties for the money on the mars
ket. Over sixty sold. Terms,
81 900 cash and SIS a month, in
cluding taxes and all interest.
Take the 11th OF F or North
Capitol st. car marked Brook
land" TO end of route. One car
fare; 20 minutes from 9th and
f SITS, or call Main $685. for
automobile.
~. ..t. hv Rs.Itor or Owner
The Washington times., 1922-04-15
s HOUSES SOLD
IN LAST WEEK
by ". 8. PHILLIPS
Other Transactions Include
Transfer of Five Lots In
Cleveland Park.

The office OF william 8. Phillips,
1909 New York avenue. transferred
six more OF their new houses at
Ninth and Longfellow streets north
west during the last week:
sos Lonsfellow street was pur-
chased by Earle Z. Mottern; sos
Longfellow street was purchased by
Mario b. Esch; s07 Longfellow
street was purchased by Benjamin
Grady; s1s Longfellow street was
purchased by Jackson Harris; S21
Lnogfellow street was purchased by
A. s. Brown: S27 Longfellow street
was purchased by Paul e. Mahan.
other properties transferred by
this office during the last week were
James t. Wallace purchased one
OF the new eight-room tapestry brick
houses recently completed by Wen,
ger Bros, at 1917 Varnum street
northwest.
Mrs. Sophie Gundershimer pur.
chased from william w. Campbell
the six-room brick house at T2s
Quincy street northwest.
G. D. Fransehy purchased from Ar.
thur c. Bridges premises az Seaton
place, northwest, six.room brick
house with furnace heat and electric
lights.
Mrs. Agnes s. Bernard purchased
from the Cleveland Park Congress.
sional Church five lots on Ordway
street, Cleveland Park.
Albert @. Clark purchased one OF
the new houses recently completed
by John Schrivener a Bro. at ia
Kentucky avenue southeast. This is
a six-room -and-bath house, contain,
ing all modern conveniences.
Carl Beuchert purchased from
George f. Beck the modern six-room
house at S19 Otis place northwest.
Mrs. Flora M. Wilson sold to Ar
thur c. Bridges premises 12s U
street northeast a six-room brick
house. containing hot.water heat and
electric light. -
Dennis Mccarthy purchased from
Oscar II, Robey premises 2eIS
Georgia avenue northwest.
John H. Smith purchased from
George T, Milstead premises 2a44 g
street northwest.
The Washington times., 1922-04-15

transfers were reported by this office
during the past week:
John e. Thomas purchased a
'seven-room dwelling located on FAIR
field street. Cherrydale. Va, from
John l., Beardmore. A six-room
dwelling on Mckinley street, Ball
stem, Va. was sold by Eugene Pearce.
A ten-room dwelling with large
lot. known as the old Hagan, pro
perty located at Bolivar Station,
near Clarendon, was purchased by
Emile Gibson from Victor III. Dodge.
Nicholas 0'Connell purchased from
Mrs. Sara r. Carey a large residence
with four acres of ground located at
Portland Station, sust west Of Falls
Church. A house with large lot at
Bancroft, Va, was purchased by Mrs.
Elsie May from Frank Keely.
A new modern bungalow contain
ing six rooms with five and one-half
acres of ground located near Living
ston heights, and overlooking the
Washington Golf and Country Club,
was purchased by Lieut.. Robert w,
Ferrell from Mrs. Jane T.. Grunwell.
- +. p. Mann sold a six-rom house
located on the main road at Ballston,
Va, TO II. /. Craft. A large lot al
Arlington Park, adjoining Caren.
don. Va. was sold for j, w. Wolcott
20 II. d. .Crocker
(. A modern home on a lot 100x200 10.
Gated on Oak street, West Falls
Church. Va, was sold for Mrs. Mar.
guerete de Perry to @. B. Koontz.
In addition to the above sale a
number of lots were sold on the
new subdivision opened at Aurora
Hills last week to purchasers who
intend TO erect dwellings thereon
this summer,
The Washington times., 1922-04-15
FEWER ADMIRALS BUT
MORE TEACHERS WANTED

PARIS. April 13.-"Give US fewer
admirals and more university pro
fessors" is the demand OF one Of
the weekly political reviews. The
paper cites lie Journal as TO the
plentiful crop Of admirals in the
French navy.
AT Brest there is a vice admiral.
two contro-admirals, another ad.
miral commanding the division OF
schools. a post recently created 10
occupy more admIrals; fifth ad.
miral commands the division of the
Voltaire, Diderot and Condorcet, old
eggshells out OF fashion and with
out value; a sixth admiral com.
mands the cruisers Michelet and
Victor Hugo, which are not worth
more"
"on the other hand the appro-
priations for our faculties and
laboratories have necessitated re.
ducing the number OF professors, T"
says e Garnet de la Semaine.
The Washington times., 1922-04-15
MISSISSIPPI BREAKS
LEVEES IN ILLINOIS

GRAND TOWER, ILL.,, April l5.--
Flood waters OF the Mississippi
broke the levee two miles south Of
here late yesterday. The break IL
Understood to be comparatively
slight and a force OF men is at
work making repairs.
According to reports here high
winds on the river at Aldridge
were washing water over the levee
there. There was no break. how.
ever.
The Washington times., 1922-04-15
SPRING SELLING
PROMISES To De
BEST IN YEARS
o'Hara. Specialist in Nearby
Property, Says lndica-
tons Are Good.

Walter o'Hara, specialist in near
by Virginia properties, said yester.
day that judging from present indi-
cations this spring promises to be
the most active in recent years in
the sale of dwellings and building
lots In this section. The following
The Washington times., 1922-04-15
D. c. REALTORS
|. HOLD SPECIAL
Meet THURSDAY
Alexandria Board Members In
vited TO Attend As
Guests.

Announcement was made by John
A, Petty. executive secretary OF the
Washington Real Estate Board, that
a special night meeting OF the board
would be held at Wardman Park
Hotel Thursday evening, April 20.
This is the first meeting of the full
board since February.
A very interesting program has
been arranged for the meeting next
week including a buffet supper.
The question OF factory sites IN
Alexandra county and some sugges
tions Of cooperation between the two
boards viii be dwelt upon.
Complete reports from the conyen,
The Washington times., 1922-04-15

country, While the basic principles
OF zoning are very similar, each city
works out the details of it's regula.
tions In accordance with local condi-
tions.
System Vet Young.
When zoning was first adopted
here. the restrictions as to area and
height were based on information
gathered from careful surveys and
were not fl3ed arbitrarily, the
thought being that zoning should
properly follow in a logical manner
the natural tendency of development
In explaining the history OF zoning.
Major Brown stated that the first
comprehensive system was adopted
by New York City In 1915. The pri-
mary cause for coming in that city
was based in a large measure on the
question OF traffic. The develop
ment OF the so-called sky-scrapers
had resulted In a concentration of
population in limited areas to such
an extent that II was necessary to
devise some means to control IL.
Another primary cause was the sert-
Gus inroads that the sweat shops
were making in the very desirable
business sections. u
At the next meeting of the class
the question of Ethics VIII be dis.
cussed by John L. Weaver.
The Washington times., 1922-04-15

ton COMMITTEES is expected by Tns.
&c. Jarrell. as well as report OF tbs
recent meeting Of the National E&
ecutiye Committee by William u
shannon, who represented the loces
hoard at that meeting.
The Washington times., 1922-04-15
Today!

Many readers of this announcement will
recall the advertising campaign conducted
by me in the sale of Virginia Highlands
last season. In a few short months
put over" a property that had hung
fire" for fourteen years. An opportunity
was given me TO buy the property at the
right price, so that could sell 1t at the
right price.
A company was formed: the property
bought, advertised and sold within a few
months, and every purchaser made a 100
per cent investment! There Is now a
ready demand for the same lots at double
the sale price!
Why did / sell property that was bound
to double in price for half It's value2
There are many answers-two will suffice.
First, II one man owned the whole of
washington property values would be
negllgible-maRy owning 1t, they are
enormous. ."
Second, the lots would have brought
twice the amount asked for them, but IL
would have taken four or five times as
long to have disposed of them, and the
increased selling cost plus the loss Of time
would have offset any additional profit.
Time IL the measure of value; you may
make less by selling for less but you
will sell more and selling more you will
profit more.
There IL definite reason for success or
failure in every business venture5 You
may call II psychology, good business,
keen judgment. or what not but the real
essence OF success Is traceable to the
very human principle-give the other fell
low chance to profit. Don't try to
grab II all.
In offering George Washington Park
lots ! can say without hesitation that II
Is far better proposition than Virginia
Highlands; its increase in value win be
more sensational as home site IL is un-
surpassed; as an investment there is
nothing better TO offer. Don't hesitate
BUY.
A1e.Ba&~@>1r'',
The Washington times., 1922-04-15
.zON|NG SYSTEM
BY
BOARD OFFICIAL
". M. C. A. Class Hears ilIumi-
mating Talk by Major Carey
n. Brown.

In discussing the question OF zon-
ing the real estate class at the Y. M.
c. A. this week, Major Carey III.
Brown, executive officer OF the zon-
ing commission, impressed on the
class the Importance Of q real estate
broker having a clear understanding
of the principles Of coming and a
knowledge OF it's requirements.
City planning, II was explained.
proceeds In two we'll defined direc-
tions; first. the planning OF public
property. such as streets, parks. pub
lie buildings. etc. and second, the
control of the development of private
property insofar as 4: affects public
welfare. In the District the first
phase had it's inception In the LEN.
fant plan and in recent years II was
further developed by the highway
plan, Macmillan Park plan, the work
of the Fine Arts Commission, and
to a certain extent by legislation in
reference TO grade crossings, public
utilities and traffic.
The second phase. which Is com
monty called coming, exercises In a
comprehensive manner control OF
the development of private property
in respect to the height. area, and
use of buildings.
Means Orderly Growth.
zoning Is an attempt to provide
for orderly growth and expansion OF
a city on a well considered plan. II
endesvors to fix a place for every
type OF private building and wants
everything in its place. This bars
business from residential districts,
and also restricts industrial estab-
lishments TO distinct districts apart
from both the residential and com
mercial districts. These regulations
prevent the blighting of residential
sections by the inroads OF business,
and at the same time tends TO cen.
tralize business. ".-..
The many advantages of zoning
have appealed to communities rang
ing from the small town to the larg
est cities in the country. IL is fast
being adopted along definite and con.
structive lines throughout the whole
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-07-22

took them in good shape why not keeI
them repaired? | hardly think there has
been So laid out on each district school
since the state took them and besides they
! sold or left to rot two or three buildings,
one in Battle Row in fine shape, good
stove, shed full of nice dry wood, which
was a disgrace to the town. Now, why
not let the state leave them as good as
they took them. Go among the schools
in the condition they are in today. You
promised us better schools. Have we had
them? No, not as good and they cost
twice as much to run them as when we
had control of them.-Felcherville item
il the Morrisville Messenger.
There is rather more of this sort of
talk than the facts warrant. The state
board is being blamed for conditions
which are absolutely the fault Of town
officials. BY what stretch of authority
could the supervisor of the district in
which Felcheryille is located be held re-
sponsible for the condition of the school
buildings?
The state never took the town schools
out of the hands of town officials. What
has happened is that by virtue of the
provisions for supervision, etc. the towns
nave gradually Stacked off in their own
boards work, depending on the super
visor for teachers, books, suggestion of
AtHalASs tits Jul III ACTUAL hlEllR diiI
firing" and the actual conduct of the
schools business has always rested in
the hands of the local boards.
A case came to the attention of The
Herald recently in which an isolated
'Side-hill' school was abandoned because
three different teachers had refused to
conduct the school. The fault? Ger
tainly not with the state board but al
most certainly the fault of the district it
self, ut least in part, and in all proba-
bility somewhat the fault of a teacher
training system that educates the grad
yates away from, instead of toward, the
rural school.
To bring it down to concrete facts j:
What high school graduate, after taking
teacher training for one or two years,
enjoying the social and community adj
yantageS that such training means, Will
willingly bury herself in an isolated
school, where the buildings are run down,
the neighborhood extremely undesirable
and the social advantages nil?
The question answers itself, and
until we train enough teachers, born
in the rural districts and willing to put
up with rural conditions, to take care
of the rural schools, we shall nave these
problems constantly recurring.
The state board may be to blame for
some defects in the training system, but
not for conditions as they exist in a few
score towns which are struggling, not
with the best success, to keep up schools
in districts where the population hardly
warrants the effort.
This is Vermont's biggest educational
problem, and it will stand the most in
tensive attention of the best minds in
the state.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-07-22
SATURDAY, JULY %, 1922
NEWS PICTURE CENSORSHIP

a new problem of censorship is raised
by the decision of a New York court
that the states motion picture commits
sion has power to censor not only the
picture plays but the representations of
current events known as news films"
This means, in effect, a the New
York World, that the people of New
York state are paying officials to decide
for them what samples of human life
it is proper for them to see."
1t does seem doubtful whether the
court has sufficiently considered the dis
t%inctiOn between censoring entertain
ment and censoring news. The former
is now generally regarded as of ques-
tionable value. The latter, the World
maintains, is Inherently vicious"
No public authority in America would
dare, in normal times, to censor the
newspapers in their presentation of
news. With the present development of
motion pictures, it may well be asked
whether there is any real difference be-
tween news told in type and news told
in pictures. The former the reader or
spectator runs his eye over, line by
line. The latter is run across the spec
tator's line of vision automatically. Both
serve the sam purpose-tO inform the
beholder as to what is going on in the
world.
Suppose a newspaper were to stop us
ing type entirely and throw all its news
on a screen in the form of pictures. That
might be done some day. Would any
public commission venture to censor
such a publication? Then there is the
related problem of news pictures printed
in the apers themselves. Some metro
politan papers are now getting out spe-
cial editions, all pictures from life.
Surely there is no essential differenme
between such pictures and pictures on a
screen.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-07-22
Town sin Controls SCHOOL.
(Rutland Herald.)

A great deal of talk about the rural
schools of Vermont. A few years back
the state took our schools out of our
hands and in this town our schools were
in fine shape. We had good schools and
the people hired and paid their teachers.
If the teacher did not prove to be good,
had a right to let her go and get an
other. Now we take what we get and
still we have had no chance in anything
till now The school buildings are sadly
in need of repair now. The state kindly
tells us they will put a pretty plate on
the building if the rural districts will re-
pair them. / would think as long as you
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-07-22
Today's Events

Centenary of the birth of Gen. John
G. Walker, celebrated Confederate com
ma,nder.
sixty years ago today a new prohibit
tioIl law made Boston dry for the
first time.
Hifty years ago today died George w.
Criiwford, governor of Georgia and Sec
ret ary of war under President Taylor
Iorty-tive years ago today General
Sh iridan was sent to Pittsburgh with
troPps TO quell the railroad strike riots.
d he Good. Will delegation of the
AM erican committee for devastated
Fra nee is booked TO sail from New York
today for France.
Primaries will be held in Texas today
forl the choice of Democratic candidates
fori United States senator, representa-
tiv ts in congress, governor and othel
stake officers, and members of the legisla-
TURF. Senator Culberson and Governor
Nell are candidates for denomination anG
eac.a has several opponents. Mrs. James
l.. ferguson, wife of a former governor,
is candidate for the senatorial nomin
atlLln.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-07-22
UNION HOURS FOR STUDENTS.

A curriculum founded upon the prin-
ciple of "a definite eight-hour day every
day for every student" is being worked
out at one of the smaller mid-western
colleges. 1t is a program Offering little
encouragement to the college loafer or
play-bOy.
Under the plan, the president assures
prospective students, no time clocks or
monitors will be used. The course of
study and the standards of scholarship
required will just demand eight good
hours of work a day to accomplish them.
There is a growing tendency in higher
educational institutions to eliminate the
lazy and unfit. 1t holds classes down in
size and allows a better opportunity for
students who truly desire the privilege of
college training.
The plan proposed is a good one for
securing the desired effect. A lazy stu
dent or a trifler may pass the %stiffest en-
trance examination. but he will not lin
ger long in an atmosphere of hard work.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-07-22
In the DAYS News.

Ihis is the 6lst birthday of Bishop
JOHN e. kilgo. whose recent critical i'll
neIs has been a cause for anxiety among
a large circle of friends. Bishop kilgo.
whb was elevated TO the ~episcopate OF
the Methodist Episcopal church. South
IN 1910, for many years held the presi
deIicy of Trinity college, in North Caro-
lin &, and subsequently was president
en- pritus of that institution. He is a
So pth Carolinian and has been an edu
Gator since he attained manhood. bus
his; own education was eclectic. In
1882 he entered the ministry of the NJ
+. church, South, and has never ceased
to lbe interested in problems of theology
and religion even when most burdene1
with administrative duties. He ha
tigu red prominently in ecclesiastical con
fert noes and courts, as orator and de
batter; and was a delegate from his
Denomination to the Ecumenical Metho
dist conference. held in London in 1901
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-07-22
Today's Anniversaries.

lSO0-John Gibson, secretary to Cover
nor William Henry Harrison, ar
rived at Nincennes and proceeded
to set up a government for Indi
ana territory. +,
lS17-The first vessel sailed from De
troit direct for Liverpool.
lS64-Gen. James B. Mcpherson died OF
wounds received in the fighting
near Atlanta. Born at Sandusky
o.. Nov. IA, 1928.
lSSS-Albany. \. Y, celebrated thl
200th anniversary of the granting
of its charter.
l903-Gen. Cassius NJ. Clay, famous sol
der and diplomatist. died al
Whitehall. Ky. Born in Madison
county. Ky. Oct. 10. 1910.
l90S-Prince of Wales liking George W
arrived at Quebec for the tercen-
tenarY celebration.
l9L6-James Whitcomb Riley. the
"Hoosier Poet. died at Indian
apolis. Born at Greenfield, Ind.
1858.
l9L9-British house of commons ratified
the German treaty and the Anglo
French pact.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-07-22
Today's BIRTHDAYS.

Duke of Somerset. one of the wealth.
est members of tire British peerage, born
76 wears ago today.
Thomas Z. Wilson. who rose from a
clerkship to be one of the great leaders
in the Chicago packing industry. born
at London. Ont, 81 years ago today.
Bishop John C. Kilgo, of the NJ. f.
church. South, born at Laurens, S. c.,
81 years ago today.
Joseph L. Bristow, former United
States senator from Kansas. born In
Wolfe county Ky. 81 years ago today
Jesse J. Haines. pitcher of the st.
Louis National league baseball team.
born at Clayton, o., % years ago today.
GEORGE Gibson, who has RESIGNED as
manager of the Pittsburgh National
league baseball club. born at London.
Ont, AZ years ago today.