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'THEoLoG1ANs and WELLS HISTORY.

MUCH interest Is conferred upon the Kansas
AVA State Board of Administration which body Is
to decide whether II. G. Wells Outline Of History
is to permitted to be used as text book In tho
Kansas State Normal School or banished because
OF certain questioning and contradiction of estab-
lished tenets of Christian belief
The discussion originated between the history
teachers and theoogians, and after storm Of argu-
ment, was appealed to Governor Allen who side
stepped by turning 1t over to the State Board Of
Administration. Objections against Mr.. Wells his.
tory were also registered, claiming 1t morally unfit
for students. The students themselves after con-
ming some few hundreds of pages hopes for It's abo-
ishment as 1t lis the dryest book ever tackled"
to quote one literally.
has always been largely one OF question, and 1t Is
useless to attempt to shield or guard religion
from question. The doubter Is never quieted or
satisfied by simply putting his doubts aside with
out forever silencing them. Wells history, while
affirming Christ the greatest figure in the entire
recorded progress Of the world does not hold 20
the school OF liberalism upon which much doctrine is
now grounded, but 1t questions only as man dues-
tons constantly and no religion that cannot stand
against question is worthy the faith Of mankind.
Does liberalism establish the Christian faith? Is
liberalism in belief, letter for letter. word for word
the key stone Of the Christian arch2 Can man
befa Christian, acceptable to God Almighty and
belieye in Evolution? These are present day
storm centers in religious argument.
The Kansas controversy has aroused popular
interest everywhere, and many persons seekers and
tquestioners themselves, are wondering what the
Kansas State Board Of Administration will rule
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people give g libsraily 70 tie church now is
- " former dayss What proportion does this
generation give as against the generation Of i've
decades ago? II by giving, money is meant-there
70 no Question but that present generation out
strips the past by far. It Is Of small moment 20
take up a collection exceeding FIVE hundred dollars
IL congregation today for special purposes, and
that sum usedto run church an entire year.
The giving keeps pace with the going" of the
church In fact, rather, the going" adjusts itself
to the giving, but no one will question the mar
velous spread OF the church, It's tremendous
strides. its mighty gain over the church Of fifty
years ago. The Literary Digest in clear diagram
sets forth an example Of the giving Of present day
congregations. The Methodists lead with $780,
TSo,47s, the Catholic church is second with $751;
aoS.2s4, the Presbyterians come third with $685.
ss1,1T0, and so on, with even the smallest reli.
gious organizations contributing over four million
dollars each.
II is surprising considering the many extraya.
gances Of the public that church budgets are paid
~ and increased every twelve months. The enor.
nous sums The people, the poorer people, who
make up hundreds Of thousands Of the church
membership, spend for amusements and little need
ed Injuries such as chewing gum, tobacco, perfume
and the like, and yet unfailngly keep on giving
to their churches-ths surely emphasizes the firm
hold religion still keeps on the masses.
Certainly there is no sign Of any intention on the
part Of the public to refuse the church. Year after
year the money comes-each year more than the
preceding year. All the wild extrayagances and
friyolty Of the present day have not absorbed the
sustenance of the church. 1t is an almost direct
answer to the question, Is Christianity failure?
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THE COMING AMY.

HE Intercolegiate Press Association meeting
held this week in Keyser will bring together
student Journalists from all over the state, and
promises to be an unusually inspiring and interest
ing convention.
Thednterest in Journalism now manifest in many
schools and colleges in West Virginia is more po-
tent great things for the state, than first thought
would indicate. II ever a state needed good, loyal
West Virginia is that state. West
Ytrginiasneeds journalists who have been born and
raised wtthin her borders, who know her advan-
tages, her shortcomings her possibilities. The
state needs an army of newspaper people and spe-
cial wrtters who know the truth about West vir-
gtnta and are fitted to tell that truth conyncingly
aud wen.
In these students who now edit college papers
and who are greatly interested in developing them
selves future In journalism, will be found the
greatesta ally that West Virginia could possibly
have In a few years time, with these young men
and women in the field, the world is going to hear
about the state in way that 1t has never before
had an opportunity. The world is going to hear
through hearts and minds that love and under
stend West Virginia.
Asos these native journalists are going to be an
enormous factor in indicating the way for develop
nent and progress In the West Virginia localities
where they are stationed. They will be trained to
see andsto point out to the public where commune
ties may be strengthened and improved. They will,
by lifting their own centers of activity, lift the
state educationally, Industrial, and every other
way.
Much may be counted upon from the Intercol-
legiate Press Association, because 1t contains
brains ability, and ambition, all-and the state is
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-07
OF SLAM
MOUNTAINEERING
Matter TO ISSUE
Henry Stevens and wife Plan
to Force Issue in Double
Murder Mystery. q

LAyALLETTE. N. j., Nov.7.
Henry Stevens, brother Of Mrs.
Frances Stevens Hall. widow tot
the Rev. Edward Wheeler HaI,.
who was murdersdd with Mrs..
Eleanor Relnhardt Mills nea; New
Brunswick on September Il last,
is discontented at the delay In
the official inquiry and contens2
plates bringing matters to an Issue.
by leaving town, Mrs. Ethel
Stevens, his wife said in an ing
teryiew here today.
I'VE think that It is about time.
that We pull up our belongings ard
go away from here. Just to force,
an issue with the authoriticsSWho.
are investigating the murder
she said. Stevens told the inyest
gators that he was fishing near
Lavalette on the night or the tnuis
der and has furnished the names
OF several persons who, be says
saw him, Mrs. Jane Gibson, fSrs
mer, has told the authorities that Il
man committed tho murders ara
that he was accompanied by d Sa
man in a gray coat.
Mrs. Stevens received the news-
papermen in her homo with cor-
diallty and served them with
sandwiches. She explained that 4
her husband was across the bayRRs
a cunning point but that he could,
be reached by system Of signal5
she had arranged with hlLl.
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Captain Carr may have hit the nail on the head
when he thought the slowness of the Salvation
Army drive might possibly be attributed to gen
erai opinoin that the Salvation Army was able to
take care of itself. The public knows there is no
greater appeal possible than that offered by the
work of the Salvation Army The public thinks
that no matter how small the average individual
contribution is there will be other donations large
enough to take care OF all needs of the army This
is mistake The income of the Salvation Army
is not from large contributions but from small con-
tributions generously bestowed. When the small
contributor begngs to lay back on his oars and feel
that large donations will take care of this work.
right there is where trouble begins for those who
are responsible for the work If every dollar lesnltL
ly promised in the smIlets meetingu, but not yet
given, were to materiaze the Salvation Army drive
for funds would be finished in short order.
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Prizes OFFERED
F0RBESTSDROO
Paper in STATE
500 Presented to lntercoIIe.
giate Press Association
by West vlrginlan.

One hundred dollars, to be
divided between the 1nterc6lle-
giate Press Association OF West
Virginia and the awarding OF
prizes for the best bi-monthly coll
lege papers IN the state, will b.
contribted to the association By
The West VirgInian, according 10
an announcement made By off,
cials OF the press organization.
The publication ofsthe Fairmort
State Normal School is among tha
papers eligible In the eompeti-
ton. The association will meet at
the Potomac State School In
Keyser next Friday and Saturday
at which time the contribution for
the prize contest will be awarded
to the winners.
To be eligible to the contest en-
tries must be made from colleges
having bi-monthly papers. The
judges Of the contest were named
at a meeting OF the executive and
advisory committees OF the or
gantzation held In Clarksburg
October 9. Prof. Walter Barnes OF
the Fairmont State Normal School
is a member Of the latter COM
mittee and Frances McCray OF
Fairmont Is a member OF the for
mer, in the capacity Of secretary.
The judicial committee was manu-
ed to include Prof, P. /. Reed IN
charge OF the courses In Journals
ism at the West Virginia BniYer-
sity. Captain H. Hood Of the
Mountain Echo at Keyser and H.
p. Snyder Of the ShepherdstowM
Register at Shepherdstown.
The rules Of the contest include
the statements that'the judges be
named as people Of actual newa-'
paper experience or teachers OF
journalism, and that the basis for
judgment be set on the standards
OF timeltness. style. scope, variety
Of appeal, originality and make
up. In connection with making
the contest a permanent 'featurs
lies, or Of the magazine type. and
gates to the coming meeting will
endeavor to set a definite stan
dard by which the papers will be
measured for eligibility in future
contests.
The judging of papers is in pro-
cess at the present time and the
awarding OF prizes will be effected
as one Of the final features of the
sessions at Keyser the last OF this
week. The executive committee, In
consultation with the advisory
committee of the organization,
will apportion the amounts to be
awarded for the first and second
prizes.
This years contest entries elIg-
ible for awards includes the pub
locations from the FaIrmont State
Normal School. Salem College,
College. The other papers Of the
Broaddus College and Marshall
state are either monthlies, week.
lies, or OF themanazine type, and
are not included In the contest
this year.
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I}E MAID
ON THE COURTHOUSE

HIVE you voted" said tho
Maid on the Courthouse to Creed
Boiyard as he came up the Main
Drag this morning.
sSet YETI. said Creed. ~
ficcrast nation Is the thIrf Of
TINT said the Maid.
II don't know him." declared
Creed
'pont know Who
Decentralization,
Gee. but you are dumb this
morning declared The Maid
"Procrastsnation isn't a nan
What theng' asked Greed.
Just the thief of Tine. stfd'
= aen's understand declared
ssAety mi r.sht = said tho
Mind didn't expect you TO.
But i 1sfsther hard, just like
trying % figure out whl. Mrs.
.et'i .lewefl Brown Is talkins
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about after reading the ACCOUNTS
IN the newspapers. mo papers
said this morning that Mrs Brown
Viewed the accomplishments and
lack Of accomplishments Of The
present adm. nistration in Wash.
ington; and that the oth3r iay
while at Warrington she found
that sptaking was difficult in Inc
air. This Is Of course natpral-
that is IL you are trying to stand
In the air and speak at tho same
time! 1t Is about all anybody can
do to stand n mid air without
having to deliver speech at the
same time"
by the way" said Greed,
have you voted yet?"
NO." said the Maid.
"Procrastination Is tho thief OF
time" said Creed.
Then he disarpeared into the
Homo Savings Bank, but tho Maid
Is looking for him
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that America might be saved
for the coming generations.
an witness whereof, l have
hereunto set my hand and
caused the Great Seal OF the
state to be affixed.
"Done at the Capitol, in the
city of Charleston, this fourth
day of November, in the year
or our Lord, one thousand nine
hundred and twenty two and
in the sixtieth year Of the stale.
"EPHRAIM F. MORGAN.
By the Governor:
"HoUsT0t G. YOUNG,
Secretary of State"
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A Proclamation

Calling upon the citizens of the
state to hold general observance
Of the event. in commemoration Of
the successful termination Of the
World War, Governor Morgan hal
issued a proclamation designatln.
II as Armistice Day.
The chief executive requested tn;
observance of Friday, November
10, as Armistlce Day in the public
schools, with appropriate exercises
His proclamation follows:
Whereas, November II, 1922,
marks the fourth anniversary OF
the termination Of the world
war. the most destructive con.
flict between armed forces that
the world has ever witnessed
since the dawn of history and in
which the mighty and greatest
nations and empires were par
ticipants; and,
Whereas, America engaged
IN, the world war on the side OF
the allied nations 4 to preserve
her national honor and her SOL
diers and sailors with superb
patriotism, dauntless courage
and matchless heroism forced
the armies Of tho central EN-.
pires to sue for peace and add.
ed new lustre to the flag that
ever symbolizes liberty free
dom and Justice; and,
Whereas, 1t is meet and
proper in a nation and state
where a patriotic people love
liberty and cherish remem.
b:ance Of valiant deeds that
the anniversary OF the signing
OF the armist'ce that brought
I peace to our beloved country
be observed with appropriate
action,
Therefore, l. Ephraim +.
Morgan, governor OF West vir.
SId, mlnutul OF the debt we
owe to our soldiers, sailors and
marines who participated in that
conflict, do hereby designate
Saturday, November II, 1922. as
Armsitice Day, and respect
fully request and urge the gen.
eral observance OF the day in
the state Of West Virginia In
commemoratlon Of the epochal
event which witnessed the tri.
umph Of the American army
= and the restoration Of peace.
In the public schools request
the observance Of the day on
Friday, November 10th, with
appropriate exercises so that
the youth. of our state be stirn.
ulAted with greater love Of
country, freedom for mankind
and take renewed inspiration
from the heroic acts Of those
who CALAMITY spent themselves
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Berton BraIeys Poem

TOPICS
BY MERTON BRADLEY
Let's tall Of cabbaSes and klnrs
Or ships or sealing-wax Or
shoes,
Or politics or motor-springs,
Or almost anything you choose:
Come on, speak up-knock Of
enthuss
On Mutt and JeR, Rembrandt or
Titan,
The Turkish Mess, the football
news, Z
But let's not talk of Prohibition.
The World is full of many things,
OF books and papers to persue,
OF soap. cigars and wedding rings.
OF strikes and fights men win or
lose:
Then wherefore should we speak
Of booze?
It bores me unto inanltion.
Discuss It? No sirl l refuse,
So let's not talk Of Prohibition
It Is a subject some one brings
Into each group and then pur-
Until ! simply long for wings
Which / in flight may swiftly
I get the wlllies and the blues
And quite without my own Volt
ton,
I sigh "out on these would-be
stews!"
Please let's NOT, talk Of Prohibl-
ton!
ENVOY
,I Don. talk to me Ot'"stills" and
For, frankly I state my position
Unless my friendship you would
Don't S talk to me of prohlbl-
icopyE!ga... 1sss.2
Australia has more than 50
species Of snakes. many veno-
nous.
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not often.
Well at any rate. after today
we may get some letters to the
editor about something other
than politics.
Might get one supporting a
movement for better water here.
And that would be sure to call
out another from Lloyd Heffner.
And goodness knows what all.
Speaking Of Lloyd Heffner re-
minds me that a Bando train got
IN on time the other day.
Huge" Fox says If they would
give the Bando trains a Little
Moore time they could all get in
on time.
Say one thing for the Bando--
you can ride longer II not farther
for the same money.
Tom connell spoke at the
Quota Club yesterday. Getting to
be q regular Raymond Kenny
with the ladies.
u
We wondered why he was so
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HEAVIEST WEEK FOR
LAKE COAL LOADING


Lake coal loading off the Mon
ongah Division, B. & O., last
week at 1871 cars or Sc, $50 tons
proved to be the heaviest in any
week for a period Of two years.
The fact that coal is needed at
the lake front has stimulated tho
movement greatly within the past
ten days The heaviest weekly
leading in 1921 was during tn.
week ending July 0, when SIG
cars were shipped. The banner
moth of 1920 was that ending oc-
tober 8. when 1921 cars vera
moved. The heaviest week In 1919
was during the week ending May
"a, when S02 cars were loaded
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coLoRED COMMUNITY IN
CITY BEING DEVELOPED

With view of the tutte need
in mind an effort Is being made
at present to establish a colored
community in FaAnont. Tho dis-,I
trict apportioned for cite is the
Fleming. addition at the head d
Monroe street. All lots have a 40
foot frontage and are f%n 1876 10
100 feet deep. The lots sell from
5000 to $3.50 apiece.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-07

Election returns at the West virginian Building
this evening will be handled in complete style.
With two wires, one for West Virginia returns, and
one for the returns from other states, there will
be prompt and most satisfactory service for the
public. County, state, and national results will be
clearly portrayed on a big screen. The West vir
glnIan takes pleasure in rendering this service to
the public and takes pride in the fact that it will
be the best and most complete OF any offered in
the city.
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nervous yesterday morning.
G. W. Watson came here in his
private car to vote.
Sa
1t was stated at the Big build.
Ing yesterday that he would not
vote a straight Republican ticket.
1t will be worth your while to
60 to the chapel exercises at the
East Side High School tomorrow
morning. Howard Hardesty is e..
Ing to make a speech
We ask him what he was going
to speak about and he said
about three minutes"
One of those soft boiled egg at-
Mouse in Pants Leg Is Cause OF
Auto Wreck-headlIne. We didn't
know autos wore pants.
A turkey in town is worth two
In the bushes. This is a pet say
Ing of Nour game and fish editor.
-, He should give US a cigar for
1t is spring south Of the equa-
tor now, but we don't know
whether 1t is next spring or last
spring
That's all for today. We, gotta
go vote again.
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RUFF STUFF

Don't wait until 5:o4p. NJ, to
vote today, Just because the polls
are open until sos.
Tho wise bird votes early, but
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II you seek an office position
get your Want AID IN the Want
Columns at once.
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going to he the CHIEF beneficiary In the publicity
they handle Wherever they may be located.
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REPUBLICAN TICKET

UNITED STATES SENATE
Howard Sutherland ElEins, w. Va.
SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS
James A. Meredith Fairmont, w. Va.
CONGRESS, FIRST DISTRICT
Ben u Rosenbloom Wheeling, W. Va.
STATE SENATE
Dr.. AR. Warden, Grafton, w. Va.
HOUSE Of DELEGATES
frs. =. A. Crosse w. H. Tesch
DR.. j. o. McNeeiy
COUNTY sUPT, OF SCHOOLS
IA.rBarnes
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
O. Walter Prichard
uuHspAY EVENING, NOVEMBER :, 1879.
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II yeusdtd not vote today the weather had moth
ipg.soS do withtyour absence from the polls.
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Australia has more than so
species Of snakes, many veno-
nous.
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1t was stated at the Big build
Ing yesterday that he would not
vote a straight Republican ticket.
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nervous yesterday morning.
The New York herald., 1922-10-08
Harry Kemp, whose Tramping Life discussed in weeks
Chronicle

within range of Greek artillery. The San
jak Of Smyrna was the true wealth of Tur-
key, representing forty-five per cent of
the imports OF the Turkish Empire. Al
though the population of the whole yilayet
of Audin and the majority of the Sanjak
of Smyrna were Mussulman, Greece was
given dominion over it The whole of
Thrace was assigned to Greece along with
Adrianople, city sacred to Islam and con-
tanning the tombs of the Caliphs.
"In the facility with which the demands
of Greece were accepted, even after the
fall of Venizelos, there was not only SYM
pathy for Greece. but above all the con-
viction that large Greek army at Smyrna
would bring security to those countries
which hold and are anxious to consolidate
great interests in Asia Minor. AS long
as the Turks had their eyes on Smyrna
they could not use their forces elsewhere.
For the same reason all blame during the
last few years has been attributed to the
Turks. The errors. big and little. which
they have made have been magnified into
crimes Their atrocities have been de-
scrfbed, illustrated, exaggerated; all other
atrocities, often no less serious being
meanwhile forgotten or ignored. :.
with so many territorial concessions on
her hands Greece was obliged. even after
the return of Constantine (who could not
resist the pressure brought upon hm). to
The New York herald., 1922-10-08

emphasizes one of the dangers that may
arise at any moment in any one of the
regions of unrest in Europe. The VIC
torious Powers at Versailles gave every
one of the conquered nations, including
Russia, just cause for a righteous war,
in furthering which, according to Mr..
Nitti, all the propaganda that was used
against Germany can be reversed against
the Allies. Bad as it is. and again ac-
cording to him, the Treaty of Versailles
is a scrap of paper which the con-
querors violate whenever they choose.
The way out of all this imbroglio is
suggested in a program which Mr.. Nitti,
supported by his press, upheld against
the French position at the Conference of
Genoa: the vitalization of the League of
Nations by admitting to 1t the Powers
now excluded and transferring to it the
work of the Reparations Commissions; a
thorough revision of the Treaty of Ver-
sailles and its dependent agreements by
the revamped League of Nations; a guar
antee by England, Italy and the United
States of the security of France from at
tack; cancellation of interallied state debts,
beginning with those credited to the United
States; reduction of the German indemnity
to sixty billion gold francs, of which forty
shall be regarded as already paid; reestab-
lishment Of friendly relations with Russia
ignoring the famous Russian debts.
The New York herald., 1922-10-08

embark on the most risky undertakings In
Asia Minor with no escape save by COM
ing to an agreement with Turkey. In the
illusion of overcoming Turkish resistance
she is obliged to maintain an army twice
as big as that of the British Empire. Un-
der the puff of some trifiing military, sue
cesses at first her dreams of greatness ex-
pand. What will happen? The strength
of Turkey has always been her limitless
powers of resistance. With time as her
ally she wears her enemies down bit by
bit. To subjugate the territories she has
taken from Turkey Greece will have to ex-
haust the greater part of her limited re-
sources. The Turks always checkmate
those who would dominate them by stub
bornness born of a blend of religious fam
aticism and racial and national patriotism"
In prophesying the present war in Asia
Minor Mr.. Nitti was saying only what
everybody in Europe knew. But the split
between England and France in the
imminence of an Oriental conflagration