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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-01-05

OUR esteemed contemporary, the
Martinsburg journal. thinks that the
people Of Shepherdstown ought to be
satisfied with the remarkable decision
Of the State Roads Commission b,
which the proposed State road thai
SHOULD come by our town has been di,
verted to the Pine Hills route. The
Journal must think that we are easily
pleased. The sop OF promised road
ftom Kearneysville to THIS place in the
dim. distant future doesn't appeal to
opr people. The igno,ing Of every
fair consideration now 10y the commits.
ston gives little hope Of wisdom in
tie future.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-01-05

CERTAIN liquor interests have
starteds scheme for the re-establlsh-
nent of saloons by suggesting that the
Manufacture and sale Of beer and wine
be allowed and that the, revenues from
such licenses be used. to finance the
sQdiers' bonus. OF course such a
measure will never pass. but it shows
at what straws the vets are clutch.
ide.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-01-05

THE boot eggers and illicit dis
tiuers were, as was to be expected, I'M
usually busy during tho holiday sea
sdn just past. But rent whiskey must
hive been tolerably scarce, for wood
atcphol and doctored stuff claimed
scpres OF victims over the country.
This wretched business is destroy.
idR itself by its own rottenness. With
s9me real help on the part of the State
All national governments and Of
fcials whose duty it is. to uphold the
lSw, its end would be materially hasten
ed
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-01-05

THE very sensible suggestion has
been made by Postmaster-Ceneral
H6ys that free mail delivery be abolish
ed IN towns OF less than 10000 pop
uIation. He properly says that the
sestem is costing too much money. We
d6ubt IL Congress will favor the idea,
ttt it is one measure Of economy that
EIGHT to be approved.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-01-05
OPPORTUNITY OFFERED

The Kings Daughters Hospital in
Martinsourg offers opportunity to two
!oung women from Jefferson county
TO 30 into training as nurses. Apply
TO Superintendent Kings Daughters
Hospital, Martinsburg. W. Va.
Jan 5, 1922-2w
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-01-05

THE Federal Reserve Bank OF New
York is preparing to squander $751;
100000 for the erection Of palace In
which it may conduct its business
!ISfese federal reserve banks are under
government control. Why permit them
to- waste money in such unwarranted
stpIe?
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-01-05
PURE. MILK.

A. S. cambridge and daughter wish
to announce that they have received a
permit from the corporation of Shep-
herdstown to sell milk and cream, and
can furnish the very best of pure
Jersey milk and cream from a tested
herd meeting all requirements.
Jan. 5, l922-2w
$3.50 gets the Register a year.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-01-05
BANE BROWN
Public Sale Clerk

The undersigned offers his services
to persons who intend to have pub
lie sale this season, and guarantees
satisfactory service. Gail on phone or
address ne at Kearneysvile.
BANE BROWN.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-01-05
Away with these hiehwayInen!

IN the death of Senator Boies Pen
rdse of Pennsylvania. winch occurred
last Saturday at his hone N Washing
ton, the United States Senate loses its
Wost influential member and the
Republican party it. most powerful
feader.- Senator Pen,u.c- not on'y alb
sp1utely dominated ms party iE
pennsylvania, but hc exercised moro
influence in its general cUunSelS, per
haps, than any other ,nau OF his gen.
GRAFTON. 1t was he who: nominated MIR
Harding for the presidency, and until
illness weakened hiur he directed the
npiicy Of Congress az Washington.
Following the late Senator Quay as
pbiiticai dictator in Pennsylvania, he
ruled the Republican, Of that State at
Will. no one daring tu oppose him, and
democrats as well as tbe leaders and
rtnk and file Of his OWE party coming
under his domination.
Unfortunately for thus country-and
for himself-Senator Pcnrose's unqucs-
toned ability and extraordinary talents
Were used for partisan purposes al
most exclusively, and ids chief ambi-
ton seemed to be to kcep the Republi.
csn party in control IL State and ma
ton for personal and pdiirical advan.
tage. He will therefore &c remember
ed on'y as a politician.
What a name he might have left for
HIMSELF had he devoted himself to
b{oad craftsmanship AID given to his
COUNTRY at large the 6eaIefit of his I'm.
sQnded energy and uasterful mind
HIS influence could have reached
Yound the world had he chosen this
Htter part.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-01-05

THE Interstate Commerce Commits
ss6n has forbidden Henry Ford to re-
dace freight rates on his railroad. We
rive long thought that fafs commission
ofsht 10 be abolished-now we are
sfPre that its usefulness Ia ended.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-01-05
FOR SALE.

Good Registered Holstein Bull.
Priced reasonably. Apply to
]. w. WARE, Jr.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-01-05

THE newsprint paper manufacturers
ate Fostering Congress for protection
ia their industry IT snakes us sick
to see even the barest tDieration of
tticse robbers. During the troubled
times of the great wr they took the
H1can advantage Of their opportunity
to run the price of paper from sixty
dollars a ton to three hundred dollars
a -ton. At least that's what the Reg
iafer and other country papers had to
pay. Although such prices meant
rnination for a number Of papers
these greedy manufacturers refused any
sht Of relief, though the strongest kind
OF appeals were made to. them. Now
that foreign paper and wood pulp are
coming in, the robbers'arc whining for
ptotection, for fear that their oppor-
tanities FOR extortion will be curtailed
aid they will be compelled TO accept
reasonable profits.
AWAY with these hiehyaV-rnenl
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-01-05

Yes, another keg of those fine mack
crel are in at Boswell's
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-01-05

Shepherd College entered on the Lass
lap Of the first semester on Tues
day when members OF the faculty and
students returned from their holiday
pleasures. Hard wsrk Is now ahead.
with examinations approaching. The
frst semester will end on Thursday.
February 2.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-01-05

$3.50 gets the Register a year.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-01-05

Boswel's best dates only pc ID 4.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-01-05

The Graham brothers, Eugene and
Fay, OF Davis, w. Va, accompanied
Mr.. Harr on his return and will re-
main till the close Of the school year
in June. They have taken rooms al
the boys dormitory. Several new stu
dents are expected at the opening OF
the second semester on February 7,
one Of them a baseball pitcher OF some
reputation.
Evening star., 1922-11-06
WOMAN CANDIDATE PAYS
EXPENSES WITH CAKES
Democratic Nominee for Cook
County, ILL.,, Commissioner
Travels 5000 Miles.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, November Ga campaign
was brought to an end last night by
Mrs. Elizabeth Shroyer, democratic
nominee for county commissioner in
tomorrow's election.
Travelling more than 5000 miles,
she has raised funds for her election
activities by offering her cakes as
raffle prizes at bazaars, picnics and
similar gatherings.
"Will women vote solidly for woman
candidates." was one of the questions
expected to be decided by the cleo
tion, as six women, including Mrs.
Shroyer, are running for posts as
county commissioners in Cook county,
which includes Chicago.
Evening star., 1922-11-06
LEASE ROYAL PRESERVES.
Hapsburg Game Park Engaged by
American Movie Producer.
By tho Associated Press.

IsCHL, Tyrol, November 6.-The
magnificent game preserves here
which belonged to the late Emperor
Francis Joseph have been leased to
John G. Won Herberg, said to be a
moving picture producer OF Seattle,
Wash.
The park, which comprises 10000
acres, Is situated in one Of the most
Highlands. 1t Is well stocked with
game and fish and is famous for the
two chateaux on it which in pre-war
days were popular rendezvous for
Francis Joseph, Emperor William Of
Germany and Emperor Nicholas of
Russia. Ischl before the war always
was the playground for Hapsburg
royalty.
Evening star., 1922-11-06
DR.. KARL Won RUCK DEAD.

ASHEvILLE, N. c., November g.
DR.. Karl Won Ruck, internationally
known authority and specialist on
treatment and prevention of tubercu-
losis, died yesterday at his residence
here after an illness of several weeks.
Evening star., 1922-11-06

A man should never be ashamed
to admit that he has been in the
wrong, which is but saying that ho
is wiser today than he was -.
terday.
Evening star., 1922-11-06
Mems S Initial Linen
Handkerchiefs
35c; 3 for 81

Pure Linen in. every thread;
fine count weave; full size
with narrow hens. A full as
sortment of initials, and a
most exceptional value.
Mems .All-linen H a n d k e T.
chiefs, Il and " inch hens;
different style initials. SOC,
75c and ST each.
Mems Sheer Hand-rolled
Tape-bordered Linen Hand
kerchiefs, several styles, all of
them handsome, $1.5O and 81
each.
Handkerchief Section, First floor.
Evening star., 1922-11-06

Five models at $12-Suited to five different types of
For the College Ma-Fine Black Waxed French Cakn Eng
lish Oxords
For the udenTan Scotch Grain Leather the genuine mpoe
kind in English last.
For the Business Ma-an Russia Cafsn Butcher High Sho
rounded toe.
English Walking Shoes of Dark Tan Cordovan Black She
Cordovan.
Street Shoes for liking dignity and refinement
Tan Viking Calfskin in English last
Mems Shoe Second floor.
The Washington times., 1922-12-31

@YEITHER public opinion nor
III the Federal government is
L convinced that 1t is neces.
sary, or disposed for other rea.
sons. to cancel the debts due from
Italy, or even the interest upon
them. There may be Americans
who think otherwise upon this
subject, but they have no con.
trolling influence either in Con-
gress or in the Administration.
We may anticipate that their
views will be accepted later, but
at present the minds of the peo-
pie and Of the governing classes
in America are not open to any
arguments-legal, moral, or eco
nomic-that Europeans, no matter
how illustrious, may employ. to
persuade them that our debt Is
not a real debt, and that the
United States shows an immoral
Shylock spirit injurious to her.
self, when she insists on it's pay.
ment.
Practically. II will be wiser to
wait for a formal demand for
payment-which has not yet been
made--and then to say that we
shall not pay because we can.
not: A situation that the Amer.
leans themselves cannot fail to
realize. They are not ignorant
of the fact that most Of their
claims against us are for goods
that were specifically designed
and intended to he employed In
prosecuting the war on our com.
mon account.
Therefore our inability to pay
is not due to the lack Of desire
on the part of the debtor to full.
iii his obligations, nor to the
misuse of the credit extended
to rim. It is due to the fact
that the goods were employed
for the purposes agreed upon in
a common cause, and for the
object for which the credit was
given.
No one In Italy. no matter how
The Washington times., 1922-12-31

desirous he may be of paying
our debts to America. can imagine
seriously that our country will
be able to settle this obligation
In full within the twenty-five
years provided by the Congress
of the United States, and to pay
annual interest at the rate Of Az
per cent upon the $500, ,0OO, 900
francs in gold which we owe that
country. Therefore nothing can
be gained by negotiating along
these lines with the American
Government.
We must wait until the Con.
gress Of the United States is bet.
ter informed as to the real con-
dition Of the countries to which
America made advances Of money
and merchandise during the war,
and grants her executive discre-
tionary powers that 1t does not
possess to date. and without
which 1t is practically impossible
to deal seriously with this prob
lem.
In all probability the Congress
of the United States will be oh
liged to reexamine the whole
question of Americas financial
claims to France, Italy. and the
minor powers during it's next ses-
sion. The practical common sense
of the Americans will convince
their legislators that some sys-
tenn Of give-and.take must be de.
vised. In other words, the de-
mands Of the creditors must he
accommodated to the ability of
the debtors to pay. Nothing is
accomplished when the creditor
insists that he must be repaid
within twenty-five years, so long
as the debtor is physically un-
able to pay with certainty in
side of a hundred years,
am not describing things as
they ought TO be; I am represent
ing them as they are. I am not
philosophizing: I am photograph.
ing.
The Washington times., 1922-12-31

ACITUS wrote that the Ger
" mans are separated from
their neighbors by great
rivers, by lofty mountains, and by
a mutual fear.
Mutual fear" l prefer to read
"Reciprocal distrust." This feel
ing which was noted by the Latin
historian nearly two thousand
years ago, has never ceased to dis
turb the relations between Gauls
and Germans. He who compre-
hends this has grasped the one sole
controlling thread in the labyrinth
of Franco.German history, end
less chapter as 1t is of successive
inyasions and forced Withdrawals.
CYCLE OF INVASIONS.
There IL no need to recapitulate
the events which history has re-
corded to justify thesis which Is
self-evident. Confining ourselves
to the contemporary periods, we
will merely cite the long-continued
menace on the part Of the redoubt-
able Roman-Germapic Empire
against which France, once her
unity was constituted, exerted her
self to guarantee her independence,
and which finally. under the pre-
text Of assuring this independence.
she sought to establish what Richie
lieu called 10 pre- carro;" that Is
to say, tine Rhine frontier.
The old kings were unable to
accomplish this vast plan. They
confined themselves to holding In
a state of semi-dependence GER
tain Germanic principalities bor-
dering the territories where their
empire extended itself.
Then came the French revolu-
ton. The great flood of ideas
which 1t brought in its train over
Germany induced the inhabitants
of the Rhine provinces to hail as
their liberators the republican
soldiers who delivered them from
waning feudalism. The tricolor
floated over the Rhine. Soon it
protected the Germans OF the
west, and later ii was foolishly
enough carried to the farthest
east.
1915. France is hurled back to
her ancient borders.
She is amputated in 1871.
She RECEIVERS her own in 1918.
Is the cycle of invasions and
setbacks closed? This is tho
question which presents itself. not
without poignant anxiety, to all
who are concerned about the fu.
ture welfare Of Europe.
The Washington times., 1922-12-31

swallowed the deceitful and
puerile election propaganda Of
1918 and 1922. really do under
stand politics more intelligently
than any other nation. Neverthe-
less I must affirm that it is not
necessary to be a politician in
order to be great. The outstand-
ing public men among us are not
primarily politicians.
They are Mr.. Bernard Shaw
and Mr.. H. G. Wells alphabetical
order; seniority order). Preachers
and teachers both, these two ex-
ercise and will exercise more gen
uine influence. more lasting in.
flUence. and better influence. not
only in Britain, but throughout
the world, than any other Eng
lish speaking persons today. Ah.
London University! What a crew
Of graduates0
No mere politician can possibly
rank with them. In any case,
l do not agree with the general
verdict which includes Mr.. Lloyd
George in the six. Mr.. Lloyd
George is a very wonderful man.
So was Paul LCinquevalli, the in.
comparable juggler. Mr.. Lloyd
George has considerable qualities.
He is a slayer and a fighter. and
one Of the most marvellous op-
portunists that ever dazzled Eu-
rope.
A CHESS PLAYER.
But If he did not win the war
and II Is now well-established
that he did not-I cannot per-
ceive anything in his career to
justify the epithet great" All
l know is that political life has
The Washington times., 1922-12-31

convenience, not love match
the contracting parties are
continually at variance; the one
point upon which they are agreed
is the emitting clouds Of SCOT
and smoke. The humorous Mos
covites call this oven "bour.
shouyka" Ia lady bourgeois). be-
cause the poor cannot afford to
run such expensive affairs
personally, l think they are
lucky to be spared the attacks
of coughing and the smarting of
the eyes which accompany the
honor of harboring the lady"
RELICS OF OLD DECENCY.
The furniture bears traces of
former grandeur. but the windows
have not been opened for years
probably since the revolution.
BY the way, all Russians have
rooted objection to fresh air.
l will spare details of the bed
my mind limps sadly away from
"reminiscences of nights spent
with unpleasantly attentive bed.
fellows For such a room
$3.50 per night is charged.
Then begin the activities of the
day. After a night spent in those
s,,,.ro,,d;,os os ooa ,,,rrolI,, loax,as
the house in bad humor, and this
is aggravated when one discovers
that all government Institutions
in Moscow lie miles apart. Buses
or city railways do not exist,
and motors are reserved for the
use Of government officials. The
train service is maintained some
how or other. but so shockingly
overcrowded that. if one is lucky
enough to get in, 1t is a problem
how to get out. so one naturally
takes droska (cab).
MUSCOVITE JARVEYS.
The Moscow izvoztchick (cab-
mani is the one thing stable in
a changing world-government
may come and governments may
go. but he goes on forever. He
is strongly anti-Soviet, and nat
urally hates the Bolsheviki and all
their ways. He is, as a rule, a
phlegmatic, easy-going creature,
with dirty beard and greasy. un-
washed face. I suggested to one
OF them that a wash would i'm
prove his appearance. but he
replied with the eternal nit
chevo." adding. You Western
ers are very extravagant."
One very wet day ] hailed an
izvoztchick, and told him to drive
me to a certain address. Instead
of going on, he calmly declared
that he would only drive me on
condition that he would sit be.
side me under the hood. In spite
of my democratic outlook, I hes
itated, I looked at the vermin.
harboring sheepskin, I guessed
his father had worn It. his grand
The Washington times., 1922-12-31

er. Admittedly one of the clever
est men in the British Parlia-
ment in his time. his bitter tongue
alienated the sympathies Of most
of those he aspired to lead and
prevented him attaining the hope
of his ambition-the chairman
ship of the Irish Nationalist party.
He is a singular compound. His
shrewdness is indisputable. yet
during his parliamentary days It
was accompanied at times by
strange absence of tact.
His courage was /unquestion-
able; at times 1t amounted to
recklessness. yet that higher form
of courage which at times bids
the combatant sheath the sword
and give the soft answer that
turneth away wrath was one he
seldom displayed. On the other
hand, those who have watched
his career testify that he has
much Of the milk of human kind
ness in his disposition. 1t is
said that he has actually been
moved to tears in the British
Parliament when describing the
state of his poor countrymen, and
little children found in the fiery
politician a charming and delight
full playmate.
ALERT AND INDUSTRIOUS.
Mentally he is alert. and he is
industrious. During the long
debates on the Irish question he
showed that he had every detail
Of the complicated laws on the
subject at his finger ends. while
his minute acquaintance with
parliamentary procedure made
him a thorn in the side of more
than one speaker of the Parlia.
ment or chairman Of committees.
The Governor General OF Ire.
land has varied gifts. He Is an
old authority on many things
from Waterford glass to old
prints and Aeschylus. His fairy
stories enchant children. Since
leaving the British Parliament he
has been welding an influence
behind the scenes. He took an
active part in negotiating the
Anglo-Irish treaty. He is a mas.
ter of the written as well as OF
the spoken word. Among his
numerous contributions to the
British weekly and monthly press
the one addressed to the British
Government in 1919 under the
title Of Get Out Of Ireland"
stirred England.
The Washington times., 1922-12-31

A {; COW; " ,'',, 's. '', a...,. .s.', .,.., ~ i.
beds with sheets and blankets like
ordinary civilized folk?
Can one order a beeksteak in a
restaurant?
How does the foreigner fare in
Russia today?
Is his personal safety secured?
These are the questions usually
put to anyone recently returned
from Russia, and especially are
they asked by those who have
been there in the bedless, blanket
less, beefsteakless, insecure days
of two years ago.
To begin with, every foreigner
who gets a wise from a Soviet
representative abroad is assured OF
his personal safety provided he
does not interfere with the poll.
tics and laws of the country.
When stranger arrives IN
Moscow it is most important to
get information from the gov
ernment bureau as to where he
can get place to sleep. In no
city in the world is the housing
question so painfully acute.
Whereas the population of Petro-
grad has fallen from 100000 to
soc. 900, that of Moscow has more
than doubled-it Is said that there
are at least 7,oOc, 900 there at
present.
One is lucky to be allotted a
room in a Soviet house. although
that leaves much to be desired;
there one gets full board on pay
ment of sufficient millions of
roubles to represent SIS per
day. A friend told me that the
food was nothing to boast of,
but champagne for dinner was
thrown in!
LOOKING FOR ROOMS.
The unfortunate individual who
is unable to be accommodated
there, or whose purse will not
bear the strain, will, in the
weary hunt for shelter, to use
an old Irish expression, sup
sorrow with a large spoon" 1t
seems next to impossible, but
perhaps through some consulate
or maybe a good friend, one at
last succeeds in finding "a fur.
nished apartment" In such
room there is usually a dirty
oven. Of immensely thick bricks,
standing in the center of the
parquet floor--central heating
has for years been out of order
and from this oven a long tube
Of corrugated iron extends across
the wall. wanders down the
corridor, and finally disappears
through the whole room and
breaks through a window.
The union between oven and
tube 10. evidently. q marriage Of
The Washington times., 1922-12-31

AS a result of the interesting
correspondence on the subject of
the sir greatest men liVing IN
the United Kingdom, Mr.. Ben
nett has Written the following
ertraordi, nry article for the COL
umns of the London Daily E1-
press. His condition of publica-
tion was, "Not a Word altered or
or left out" Mr.. Bennett, there
fore, appears quite unabridged)
LONDON, Dec. 80.
~ HIS search for the six
greatest living Britons is
l. perfectly futile, but
amusing.
l will not define greatness in a
man. I will only warn the simple
that greatness does not neces-
sarily include goodness. Often it
includes very little goodness.
Great men must have character.
but it may be bad character.
Francis Bacon was great. and a
great sinner. Napoleon was a
still greater sinner. Iniquity,
though many liberal stalwarts
seem to think the contrary, was
not invented by successful con-
temporary politicians.
THE FIRST TWO.
One cannot choose all the six
from q single walk Of life.
Britons always think first of
politics, because they are, and
ever were. chiefly interested In
politics; and therefore statesmen
have a higher prestige here than
in other countries.
The British. although they