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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-26
'Toasts Proposed Il: Falrmont,
ers Active In Grand Bodies
Of West Virginia

& I. a. u
Knights Templar of Fairmont
gathered. in Masonic Temple on
Christmas morning at 1880 O'Clock
'totparticipate in the Christmas liba.
Iitions; under the auspices Of Cru.
SADIE G ommandery No. 6. Fifty peo.
pie attended. 9.
The service was opened with the
singing OF "Hark, the Herald An.
gels Sing which was rendered by
choir composed Of Miss Leah GIL!
keson, Lamar Satterfield, DR.. Fl. L.
Satterfield, Hugh F. Smith and H..
T. Jones, with Miss nellie .Dougan
at the organ.
Scott q. Lowe, Fairmont, the
grand commander OF the Grand
Commandery. knights Templar, OF
West Virginia, who presided, then
asked the excellent prelate to read
the old, old story" and then the
Biblical references in Isaiah xI,
1.5 and Luke II, Ia, covering the
prophecy and fulfillment OF the
Savior. The choir then rendered,
20 Little Town OF Bethlehem" fol.
lowing which the grand command.
or referred to "the birth OF Jesus
OF Nazareth, Savior, author Of Sal.
walton, and the Great Captain, un.
der whose banner, we (Knights
Templar) are all enrolled.
Commander Talks. ].
Scott G. Lowe, the grand cen.
mander, then delivered an address
in which he told what Masonry and
! the higher bodies stand for. He
related what the Masonic frates:
nifty was doing for, its indigenr
members in building the Masonic
tIhome at Parkersburg. 4
He related how members Of the
fraternity, affiliated with tho No.
bles OF the Mystic Shrine, were try.
ling to dofa great work for human.
ity, This order Is establishing hos.
pitfalls In various cities to admins.
tier to poorA crippled children In
which the general public is the
benetactor. the work not being
confined to fraternal lines. Follow.
ing this he told how the Knights
Templar were raising 100000 to
educate in colleges worthy young
men, who after leaving the insti.
tuition and making good repay the
i money to the fund, which is ever
increasing to help other worthy
young men. s4
The Citations. 4
The sir knights then assembled
around the base of the triangle,
while other sir knights arose and
with tumblers filled with water,
toasted to the most eminent grand.
master OF knights Templar Of the
/ United States, the grand com.
mander Of the Knights Templar OF
West Virginia, Scott G: Lowe, Fair.
mont; the grand recorder, Harry +.
Smith, Fairmont; the right wor.
shipful grandmother Of Masons or
West Virginia. 3. Carl Frame, Fair.
mont; the grand high priest Of
Royal Arch Masons OF West Viz.
ginia. Paris Lester; the past com.
mander Of Masons of West Vir.
gtnIa Emmett M. Showalter, Fair.
mont: the past grand high priest
OF Royal Arch Masons of West Viz.
ginia, Walter j. Boydston, Fair.
mont, and-sothers.
y Grand Commander.
Grand Commander Lowe issued
the following order:
"The sentient to and response
by the Most Eminent Grand Mas.
ter are worthy Of our most prayer.
full consideration. We cannot be
/ too often reminded that modern
Templarism Is founded upon the
/ Christian religion. and, as appro.
priately emphasized by the Grand
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-26
INFANT cHlLA BURIED

The funeral OF rancls Albert
infant eliild Of Mr. a1a Mrs. Frank
Sehatter, whose deilh, occurred
Saturday afternoon at their home
In the simon Addition was held
this morning from 81. Peers Cath
Ollie Church, and burial vas made
In Holy Cross Cemetery by =. 9,
Jones:
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-26
Berton Braley's Poem

WE FORGET.
Thank Heaven we forget. For thus
we gain !,
Peace from the cruel wounds OF
soaring pain;
Our hearts heal over, aud again
we fare
Upon our way, unshackled by de.
spair,
Free of past suffering and old re.
4 greet,
Thank Heaven we forget,
Thank Heaven we forget the barbs
and stings
OF yesterday, and that about us
clings ~
But little memory OF little woes,
Thank Heaven that the past SO
quickly goes
Into the limbo where dead days
are gone,
While We lift hopeful eyes to each
new dawn!
Thank Heaven we forget, for other,
wise IT
We should waste breath IN un.
availing signs
For vanished pain, and etagger
meath a cross
OF sin repented, and Of bygone
loss,
Which now we bury In oblivion; (
Unwept-with all that's better dead
and done.
Thank Heaven we forget, and go
our way,
Troubled or gladdened mainly by
Today;s
Daring new pain, oblivIOus Of the
Remembered only as tale long
told.
Ever upon new goals our eyes are
Thank Heaven we forget!
! H(copyright, 1929
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-26

ofSthe 1900 kinds OF minerals
known to- science. only about 100
!are Of 'isufticient beauty and dur
ability to be- classed as precious
or bemi.preeioua .lBtones! 2 p Z
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-26
RUFF STU F'Fi;'

Wen. wolIi Santa Claus has
boon here Psi s. ~, .3ss, :. ~
. he left VI . awful neck lsSand
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-26
" YORK AND SUNDAY

G MOE New Years Eve falls upon sunday the
~ customary carousal that features the occa.
sion IN thssarger cities, is likely to largely be
dispensed with although New York is having a
lively rnmpus right now about keeping the thea
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-26

Ford's advice to spend money.
was taken seriously In Detroit
where a robber got $4,000 from
Henry's bank.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-26

An Atlantic City runaway horse
may have seen a "Stop" sign and
stopped. Anyway, they claimed he
did. ~.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-26

Wall Street Suspect Hold
headline. And we thought every
body IN Wall Street was . suspect.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-22
NEW PROPOSALS
BY AMERICANS
Are APPROVED
More Resolutions Based on
Principles Of Open Diplo-
macy Are Adopted
CRy The Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 81
Two more American resolutions
based on the principles Of open di-
plomacy and the open door Of COM
mercial opportunity in China were
adopted today by the far eastern
committee of the Washington con
ference.
A proposal for a show down on
all international agreements affect
ing China's interests presented
Thursday by Secretary Hughes was
given committee approval only af-
ter it had been freighted with up
wards of a score of amendments
but the American spokesmen insist
ed tonight that its meaning had not
been materially changed.
Under a supplemental declaration
proposal by Elihu Root and accept
ed with little debate the powers
agreed they will not support in the
future any engagements entered BY
their nationals designed to create
special spheres Of influence or eX-
elusive opportunities within Chin
csc territory.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-22
FourChineseM Made
- - - - =
Happy Are Giuen
- - = = =
Freedom of y. S.

Wong Gee. house servant for Colonel
Sedgwick Rice ut Fort brown. Ng l.un
and Lee Teung Hay. waiter and cook
for the Fort Brown officers mess. and
LIN Toy. n camp employe AT Fort Ring
gold. Saturday were made four Of the
happiest men in Brownsville. and last
night they staged an impromptu cele-
bration all their own in a quiet corner
in the army post
For on Saturday United States I'm
migration Inspector in Charge +. l.. Rey-
nolds informed the four Orientals. that
by special act of the United States con
gress they are permitted To remain IN
The United States. To 90 where they
please and when they please. Since
1917 these four Chinese. along with
several hundred others. have been under
military supervision and not permitted
to leave military reservations except by
special permission.
These four men were among the hum
dreds vino IN 1917 came out Of Mexico
with General John J. Pershing. With
their countrymcn they had fled % tlfc
protection %. the United States forces
when their lives were endangered by
bandits IN the occupied territory If Mex
ico. and when Uncle Sam came out of
Mexico there was nothing 10 do but
bring them along with him. So they
were put in camp at Columbus. y. NJ.
which camp later was broken up.
In the meantime the hundreds Of China
men have been employed in army camps
and posts. engaged in various sorts oi
duties. Several months ago resolutions
were introduced in congress the purpose
of which was 60 permit NIL of these
Cinnamon 10 remain in the United States
| in recognition of thcir services 10 the
| army The resolution was finally passct
| in November.
Mr.. Reynolds and Colonel Rice had
| little difficulty in making the four mer
understand what had happened 1" them
I for they had been reading the Chimes,
newspapers published in the Initct
States. which had kept them Informed as
% the progress of the rev measure
They had been expecting the information
that same to them yesterday.
Me go "a Moo York" said Wong
Gee. grinning broadly.
Me fly "a Ihlumdclpha. chantcd
NJ Lun.
Me stay here. Ne slave money
Someday mebbe me 60 China" echoed
Lee Teung.
Anyway they're all happy.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-22
HARRISON SAYS HARDING
HOSTILE TO THE FARMERS
nv The Associated Press,

WASHINGTON, ID. o., Jan. Il
Presidnt Harding and Secretary
Weeks and other republican leaders
were declared by Senator Harrison
of Mississippi today to be hostile to
tie agricultural interests and to be
aiming to destroy the agricultural
bloc in the senate.
Harrison, who is member Of the
bloc, said the administrations
"main fight now is against the
agricultural group for fear it might
put through some beneficent legis-
lation for the farmers"
The Mississippi senator also at
tackled the emergency tariff law,
declaring it an absolute failure. y
and contending that prices OF farm
products had decreased after its en-
actment. This statement was chal-
lenged by republican senators.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-22
Valley Grape Fruit Makes Hit
With the Western Fruit Jobbers;
Praise Fruit as World Beater

the program who didn't at one time or
another during his remarks have some.
thing 10 say about the Lower Rio Grand,
Valley.
Pen Keith. igomincnr Fort Worth
produce merchant. took a fall" out ui
the California delegation. Mr.. McDayiti
said. by asking ten of them :o stand up
lie then invited them ~ the speakers
SIDE ~ tire hail. and told them To turn
around. lie next produced mule shoe
shoe bigger than any mule shoe ever
worn by any mule. and told the Cali
fornianS:
"Genilcmcn. here's mule shoe. IL,
cons eercd an omen ~ good luck. This
gentlemen. IS the mule shoe worn by The
kind Of hurros they grow down in ia,
J over Rio Granle country of Texas
I now present il to you.
Not content with that Mr.. Keith pro
Continued on Page Two)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-22
HUMORIST JOHN K.
BANGS PASSES AWAY
Noted Lecturer, Poet and
Author Succumbs After
Second Operation

ATLANTIC CITY, y. j., Jan. y
John Kendrick Bangs, humorist
and lecturer died at hospital here
today IF intestinal trouble.
Bangs, VINO had been i'll for 4
number of weeks, succumbed after
a second operation for 2 growth,
performed today. Once before his
physician gave up hope but he raj
lied and for a time il seemed he
would recover.
John Kendrick Bangs. famous for
more than a quarter Of century as
n humorist and man of letters, came
of a distinguished family. His faith
or was a noted New York lawyer,
end his grandfather. Nathan Bangs.
the third president of Wesleyan
University. had wide reputation
as a Methodist preacher and eccle-
siastical writer.
The grandson had appeared on
practically all the Lyceum and Cha
tauoua circuits of the country. He
was democratic candidate for mayor
of Yonkers, n. Y. his birth place,
tContinned on Page -
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-22
Only Isl Automobiles
Out of Over 5000 Are
Registered In County

How nearly three thousand au-
tomobile owners in Cameron
county expect to register their
ears within the next week; or
or rather, how his force is going
to be able to handle this number,
was a question puzzling County
Tax Collector J. j. Fox Saturday
night.
When the books closed Satur-
day, it was found that only 161
automobile owners had paid their
license fee, and the tax collector
estimated that there are fully
1000 to be registered before Jan
uary 81.
automobile owners should
hurry" said Mr.. Fox. "for after
the 31st of January they will be
subject to the 25 per cent pen
atty. And we intend to enforce
the ruling
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-22

The Lower Rio Grande' Valley re-
ceivcd more advertising IL the con-
ycntion of the Western Fruit .IobbcrS'
Association than all the halauce Of the
truck and citrus fruit growing sections
Of the United States put together"
This was the declaration Of w. T..
McDavitt local commission merchant on
his return Yesterday from the convention
which closed its four DAYS meeting Fri
,Iay.
iwo thousand delegates registered At
the convention. five hundred more than
WAS c--pcoted. a record attendance. ac-
c.-i'rs ~ Mr. McDaviit who has at
tended them for twelve years without
missiu= one.
Among the two thousand delegates
are men who control. a. large extent.
the destiny of the Lower Rio Granie
Valley. MIR. McDavitt said. for they are
the men who will handle the product, of
the Lower Rio Grande Valley. be they
citrus fruit or vegetables.
II was nj the convention banquet. held
on Thursday night and attended ~ srven
hundred uf the delegates. that the Valley
got its grapefruit before the convention.
81 every plate there was n service of
Valley grapefruit. and on each service
there was a little folder announcing il
aS Rin Grande Valley Grapefruit. Com
pliiurnts of the Brownsville Chamber 81
Commerce. Inside the folder was the
following invitation: You are cordially
invited 10 visit the Lower Rio Grande
Valley while in Texas and on the back
Of iht folder was photograph showing
cluster of grapefruit
The mci.u far the banquet. a work ~
ar showing 4 cowpunrher roping steer.
arm, unced. among other things Rio
Grandc Valley Grapefruit" and
brownsville Potatoes Parisienae And
~ the way. the Texas Hotels menu
cards for the entire week ANNOUNCED Rio
Grandc Nalley grapefruit with both a
In carte AMI table d'hote service.
G.. ! I~sSuP. manager If the Browns
villa Chamber of Commerce. was intro.
duced bv Toastmaster Charles Vein
berger. of New Orleans. and il WAS IN,
sort of introduction that Mr.. JcSSuT
gets at home: "Gentlemen. said th'
fcastmaSter. Il now take pleasure il
introducing 10 vou Old Red JeSSup. from
brownsville In the Lower Rio Grand'
Valley and thereafter according 10 Mr
McDavitt. there wasn't speaker oI
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-22
FARM PROBLEM
OF u. 5. IS TO Be
UP ON MONDAY
Agricultural Conference A.
lotted Five Days to Study
Condition of Farmers
tI;y the ASs6cIated Press

WASHINGTON, -. O., Jan. 2i-
Five days have been allotted TO the
national agricultural conference
which opens here Monday to study
the conditions of farmers through
out the United States and suggest
remedies 10 meet the situation.
The program, made public today
by the Department Of Agriculture,
showed that the present acute dis.
tress Of the farmers will be given
first consideration after which tho
conference will take up considera
tion of a permanent agricultural
policy designed to avoid period OF
depression such as at present faces
the farmers.
President Harding will open the
conference and Secretary Wallace
will outline the purpose Of the gath.
ering.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-22
TEX RICARD PLACED
UNDER $4,000 BOND
ON CHARGES BY GIRL
iRr The Assnciatcd rressl

NEW YORK. y. u. Jan. II - Tex
Rickard. iamous promoter If sporting
events. i unGcr $4,000 bond tonight
after being charged in magistrates
court with criminal assault on 15-year
old girl. Alice Ruck. public school
pupil and the daughter Of an East Side
widow.
Tie charges were made today by the
Children's Society on complaint of ~"
girl whose companions claim Rickard
met them in his public swimming pool IN
Madison Square Garden and gave them
money and then took them To his office
and on December IL assaulted the Ruck
girl In IN apartment on Forty-seventh
street Hickard through his attorneys
said h. knew nothing II the case.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-22
VALLEY TO SHIP II,469 CARS
THIS SEASON, GEL. ESTIMATE

The Lower Rio Grandc Valley will.
during the season of l921-1923. ship a
total ~ IL. 1876 carloads of vegetables.
according 10 preliminary estimates by
W. j. Doyle. industrial commissioners of
the Gulf Coast Lines. The commission
er's figures. however. also take cog
rizance If possible loss ~ poor germ
inaficn Of seed. and dcducts twenty-five
per cent. establishing the estimate at
S1u2 cars.
brownsville. according 10 the gross
estimate. will ship ITO carlnads Of
truck. which is about two and half
times more than this station ever ship
ped before and this estimate places the
Brownsville station almost ON parity
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-22

with Mercedes which. the estimate says.
will ship 11i6 cars.
San Bcnito. which long has held the
lead over all other Valley shipping
points in the amount of vegetables grown
aud shipped, will Weld 1879 carloads.
according t. the gross estimate. with
.Harlingen second with 1913 carloads.
Ry stations. the estimates are:
San Benito. 1879 ears: Brownsville.
ITO: Edinburg. 22,a.: Santa Maria. 2S2
Rio Hondo. 1913: Iiarlingen. 1913: stu
art Place. All: La Feria. 3d.; Mercedes.
1146: WeSlaco. G01: Donna. 55t: San
Juan and Alamo, 4l2; McAll.n. $50: Sam
Fordyce 14a: Mission and Sharyland.
IT5: I'harr. 200.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-22
SOUTH OF IRELAND
and ULSTER APPEAR
NOW FULLY AGREED
fRy The Associated Pressl

LONDON. Jan. u. - The Irish ques-
ton took an unexpected turn to-day with
the announcement that Michael Collins.
head of the Irish provincial government.
and Sir James Craig. premier of Ulster.
had arrived at a mutual agreement which
holds ont promise Of peaceahlc set
Element between the north aud the south.
In addition To arrangements made 10
settle the boundary question. II was de-
cided TO cease forthwith the mutual boy
colts. Decision was also reached o.
devise a better system than the council
of Ireland a. provided in the act ~ iil.0
"a deal with problems affecting the
whole If ireland.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-22
Birmingham Chattanooga {. c.
Excursion to Visit Brownsville

Arrive Brownsville u y. u. Saloons
wide open"
At least 80 reads the schedule for the
Chattanooga birmingham trads, excur-
sion which will arrive i'm Brownsville
~ route 70 Mexico on the evening of
February q spend the night i'm Browns
Vile and leave the following afternoon
for points a. far south a. Mexico City.
Information and schedules concerning
the coming excursion have been received
hy Mexican Consul A. NJ Nazquez. who
said Yesterday that plans for their en-
tcrtainment during their stay ir Browns
Vile are awaiting the return 20 Browns
vile ~ Manager e.. J.. Jessnp ~ the
Chamber of Commerce
The excursion will ~ composed ~
about one hundred and twenty Birming-
ham and Chattanooga businessmen who
will tour Mexico for about ten days for
the purpose of investigating business
conditions AZ first hand. They viii make
the trip all the way 10 Mexico City and
back home by special train. They re-
turn ~ way ~ Laredo.
The coming excursion was announced
~ Mr. .IcSsup to the directors of the
Chamber of Commerce on Monday night.
bur definite decision was not made ns ~
their entertainment A trip through the
Valley by automobile had been planned.
hut this II was decided. would he i'm
practicable owing 20 the comparative
brief stay. However. \ trip through the
immediate Brownsville section is prob
able.
This II the second Mexican trade er-
cnr~ion Of southern business men ~ se-
l"ct the Brownsville route to Mexico.
The first was the New Orleans Manu-
facturrrs' Association. who visited here
some months ago.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-22
REORGANIZATION OF
u. S. DEPARTMENTS
OUTLINED In PLANS
Rv The Associated Prcssl

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 2l-
Plans for reorganization Of govern
ment departments as worked out by
Walter Brown, chairman Of the
joint congressional commission
charged with the task were laid be
fore President Harding today. The
plans were not made public pending
consideration of them by the pres
ident and cabinet, but they are said
TO embody recommendation for con-
solidation Of the war and navy de-
partments into one department and
for the creation Of a new depart
ment of public welfare.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-22
CITY BONDS GO
AT A PREMIUM;
N.ORLEANSBUYS
Sale Forecasts Early Start on
Paving and Sewage Dis
posal Plant for City


The board of city commissioners
Saturday afternoon accepted the
bid Of Sutherland, Barry & Co.,
New Orleans investment house, for
paving and sewage disposal bonds
amounting to $175,000.
The New Orleans company bid
par. accrued interest and a pre-.
MUM of s912.50 As the bonds viii
be dated February /, 1922, instead
of January /, 1922, the interest &C
crued before acceptance of the
bonds is not expected to amount to
a great deal.
The only other bid submitted foi
the purchase of the bonds was by
Lon c. Hill, Jr., of Harlingen. re
presenting st. Louis investment
house. This bid was for par, ac-
crued interest and premium OF
500.
The New Orleans bid was sub
mitted by p. NJ. Lamberton. vice
president of the First National
Bank.
1--WE are we'll satisfied with the
price realized from the sale Of the
bonds. which was among the best
the city has ever received for its
issues, and it also indicates that
not only is there a general good
market for municipal bonds, but
also that city of Brownsville bonds
are especially desirable" said Louis
Cobolini. commissioner of finance.
following the acceptance of the
New Orleans bid
1t will likely be some days yet
before the deal is concluded. mem
bers of the commission stated, az
there arc still some preliminary de-
tails to be consummated. in addi-
tion TO the printing Of the bonds,
before they are turned over to the
purchasers. II was believed, how
ever, that the money will be avail
able to the city on or before the
first IF March.
The bonds mature serially, and
cent. All mature in twenty years.
The first interest payment Is on
February /. 1923, and remaining
payments will be made semi-an-
nually thereafter, on the first OF
February and the first of August
The first payment on the principal
will be on February /. 1928, and the
final payment will be on February
/. 1912. The bonds are made pay
able at the office of the state treas
urer at Austin, or at the Hanover
National Bank, New York City, al
the option of the holder.
The sale Of the bonds. according
to members of the city commission
forecasts an early start on the
city's program of improvements as
provided for by the bond issues
The sale includes 100000 fol
streets paving purposes. and SIS.
600 for the construction of an ade.
Continued on Page Twol
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-22
RAIL EXECUTIVES in
ACCORD WITH BASIS
EMPLOYEES SUGGEST

CHICAGO. H.. Jan. Il. - Members
Of the Association ~ Railway Executives
today accepted The proposal of the four
hrothcrhoods of train service employees
that their wages and working conditions
be negotiated on territorial basis. The
resolutions accepting the proposal fav-
orcd appointment of regional committees
Ia meet with the four train and engine
service hrothcrhoods in fair effort
To- encompass and adjust all points now
az issue"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-01-22


dispatches
The Herald Associated
denied
death o'clock this Rome dispatch
condition. still later
dispatch quoted the attending physician having announced without
Bnedicts life hand
o'clock,
a issue pronounced imminent"
this tSun
of
his exremte already becoming
cold"