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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-27
The Facts and Their Meaning.

In the matter Of our merchant ma
rine it will be well-it Is our duty
to face facts and keep them In mind.
We are entering-have entered-a
field where competition for business
Is sharp. Some Of our competitors
are expert, and have had great sue
cess. Their future activities will be
all the more carefully calculated be-
cause Of their appraisement Of the
new entrant.
That appraisement is high. and
grows out of our general history, as
well as out Of the history Of our
performances years ago when we were
very successful as sea carrier. At
that time we did our share, and q
profitable share, of ocean business.
But it is q far cry to that time, and
a good deal Of water-salt water-has
passed under the bridge since.
AS our competitors are aware, we
have never failed in a big under
taking, and they do not expect us to
fail in this. We must not disappoint
them. We must put up, and keep up,
the sort Of fight they are expecting.
We must do our best, with all the
resources at our command.
1t is a sort Of war-a war for bust
ness. But the word does not, and
should not, carry with it any meaning
associated with the underhand or the
unfair. We are simply out for all the
service we can perform in the lines
of freights and passengers. We have
the ships, we know how to operate
them, and the question resolves itself
largely into will to do what we have
the power and skill to do. Let's do it.
Let's go.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-27
Lloyd George Discouraged.

The British prime minister is find
ing it exceedingly difficult to keep a
stout heart In face Of the many, din
culties he Is encountering in the Genoa
conference. About the only real sup
port he is getting is from the Italians,
who seem to be playing the game in a
spirit Of observation-disclosures. For the
most part, the thirty-odd other powers
appear to be blind to all considerations
except those Of selfish national aims.
and when to selfishness are added
hatreds and jealousies and conflicting
interests and ambitions. teamwork IL
''the one thing there amt" at Genoa
It was solemn warning which
Lloyd Geoege issued yesterday tn his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-27

This weeks reminder, BE kind to
animals" carries a suggestion Of gen.
erous obligation among human beings,
as well as Of solicitude for birds and
quadrupeds. biologists formally clas-
sify man as an animal and mortals
are often in need Of favor and for
bearance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-27

It is said that Mrs. Asquith cleared
about a hundred thousand dollars on
her American. lecture tour. She proved
interesting, and the sum is not ex-
orbitant in the eyes Of public that
does not hesitate to pay more to a
good soprano for an equal number Of
appearances.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-27

The population of Point Pleasant.
Ohio, increases today from 145 to
nearly 10000, owing to the number Of
people DESTROYS Of hearing President
Harding address on the occasion Of
the Grant anniversary. 1t will be
transient greatness as to population,
but the event means enduring fame,
nevertheless.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-27

Europe has evidently decided that
a trial Of the ex.kaiser. once SO much
discussed, would not, under present
conditions Of financial stress, warrant
the expense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-27
Rate by Mail-Payable in Advance.
MARYLAND and virginia,
A Unique Inequity.

The conferees on the District appro-
priation bill have agreed as between
themselves upon a form for the fiscal
relations between the District and the
federal government and the provision
Of funds for the maintenance Of the
National Capital. 1t remains to be
accepted by the House and Senate,
and so there is still hope that the
District may be spared most unjust
imposition.
This formula establishes the sixty
forty ratio of District-federal contri-
buttons permanently, instead Of on
the annual basis. 1t provides means
for putting the District ION a cash
basis as to payment of expenses" by
requiring that for five years from the
1st Of July next all real estate taxa
ton Gf the tax rate remains the
same) is to be increased by so per cent
through an increase Of the valuation
basis from 66 % per cent to 100 per
cent, and taxes on intangible per-
sonalty increased by two-thirds.
The three points Of gravest objec-
ton to this proposition from the Dis
rict's point of view are that by one
stroke, and without hearing, the
realty tax is in effect, if the tax
rate is unchanged, increased by one
half and the intangible personally
tax by two-thirds, and that no note is
taken at all of the surplus funds of
District revenues collected in the past
and unappropriated.
The principle Of the organic act of
1873 that has prevailed since that
time and has never been surrendered
by the Senate, even in its latest
proposition to the House on this
subject, has been that the primary
obligation of capital maintenance is
on the government, and that it ad-
vances FUNDS for District municipal
purposes and then reimburses itself
out Of the revenues derived from Dis
,trict taxation. This principle has now
been abandoned in the plan that has
been accepted by the conferees that
will be laid before the houses later.
The United States, which is pro-
tected in all its dealings with the
finances of its ward, the capital, by
complete possession Of all the assets
of both parties, and with the full
power to collect whatever amount is
needed from the District, with the ex-
ercise Of the power of taxation, is now,
according to this proposal, to go
through the form of further protec-
ton of itself by compelling the tax
payers for five years to put up in
cash, in addition to meeting the cur
rent expenses, whole year. taxation.
so that the United States will have
in hand. from tax revenues. in ad-
vance of appropriation, the sums it
intends that the District shall give 1t.
This is a case of a guardian, with the
whole Of the assets Of the ward In
the guardians hands, putting on top
Of this adequate security additional Sc
curity In amount to protect him fully
in all expenditures for the wards
maintenance.
There must be further knowledge
Of this plan before it can be discussed
in detail. But it is plain at first glance
that this new "organic act" with its
five-year advance payment plan, is
unique in unfairness and inequity.
Nothing like it has ever been proposed
before.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-27

The Russian delegates are being
gently reminded that their government
is too deep in debt to warrant them
tn running up further expense &C.
counts in Genoa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-27

The New York Stock Exchange reg
listers a return of confidence which
means substantial business improve
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-27

The career Of U. 8. Grant was an
exempliflcation Of the theory that
great emergencies bring forward great
men to meet them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-27

The U. s. taxpayer is still wonder
ing where America is expected to get
all the money that various European
nations desire to use in their business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-27
True to Life at Last.

There Is much to be said for the
latest effort of the motion picture
magnates to bring realism to the
screen. We have always suspected
that some Of our pictures Of so-called
should be; but now that full
license butler with years of expert
ence in the best English mansions has
been hired to supervise the training
of motion picture buffers. there is no
longer any need for suspicion.
We shall now know the truth about
how lords and ladies and princes and
dukes behave; what they do with
their napkins; how they hold their
silverware inadvertently dropped.
The new moving picture butler
trainer, for instance, has already d.
vulged some secrets which ought to
make 1t easy for us to tell whether
this or that screen butler is correct
should never wear side whiskers, bet
ter known as mutton chops; they
should never wink at parlormaids;
they should never appear in full dress
at 8 in the morning. And, above all,
we should never represent butler
Buffers never. do the busting.
These things are not trivial matters
at all It is always gratifying to be
able to tell the sham article from the
real thing-even in the case of
moving picture buffers. But, above
Observation-Disclosures News (repub-
lican).
To the pure all things should be
acknowledgements Herald.
We are told that the Senate win
adopt the bonus, but who will feed
it?-columbia Is. CO Record.
The world is growing better. Yes
garage man.-Buffalo Express.
In Paris, Princess Mary selected
forty gowns and twenty hats-all
blue" That may be all right. once in
q blue Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
We've made strange discovery.
! "base ball" and you have ''an's
Babe."-st Joseph News-Press.
If all boys were brought up in tho
country, as Luther Burbank sug-
gests, the little green apples would
never have q chance to get ripe
Toledo Blade.
Possibly. as Mr.. Mondell insists.
congressman are. grievously under
paid, but they never seem to go on
q strike.-New York Tribune.
New novel, 'sThe Beautiful and the
Damned" is creating comment. An
other women VS.. men, book, no
doubt.-Southwest American, Fort
Smith, Ark.
Americans use 800, 900, 900 worth
Of buttons q year. That's only 81
worth for every person. Which
shows how many persona do their
own washinE.-Arkansas Gazette.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-27

Ireland has not yet been able to
set the peaceful example to conti-
mental Europe that Lloyd George had
hoped for.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-27

When Lenin makes speech he gets
to the point much more clearly than
Trotsky does when he writes book.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-27
SHOOTING STARS.
By PHILANDER JOHNSON.

May Day.
May day! Play day!
The world is In its heydey!
The blossoms deck the distant scene:
The skies are warm and all serene.
And every hour is bright and fair,
Disdainful Of the passing care.
May day! Gray day!
We've got to think Of pay day.
The landlord when he claims the rent
Talks not of perfumes, but per cent.
And May day, merrily inclined,
Still leaves us to the same old grind.
Different Line of Thought.
"Why don't we have grand orations
such as the ol6time statesmen used
to make?"
IT am afraid" replied Senator Sor-
ghum, that conditions don't favor
eIoquence in governmental affairs.
What the people are interested in are
facts and figures. Arithmetic has
taken the place Of rhetoric"
Jud Tunkins says profanity Is to
conversation what jazz is to music.
Spectacular.
1.-THE worlds stage" the poet said.
The costumes are in beauty spread.
There's not 30 much Of wit and song,
But the ballet.s going pretty strong.
4
Hopelessly Objectionable.
ST understand you have mosquitoes
on your place as big as sparrows."
'It's untrue" replied Farmer Corn
tossed. They're just ordinary little
skeeterk They don't get big enough
even to be interesting as curiosities."
zone big reason fob bein' kind to
dumb animals" said Uncle Ebel1, "is
dat dey kain't 'zasperate You by
talkinf back 800 q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-27

Possibly. as Mr.. Mondell insists,
congressman are grievously UNDER
paid, but they never seem to go on
q strike.-New York Tribune.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-27

We've made q strange discovery.
Rearrange the letters In tho words
base ball" and you have "an's
Babe."-St. Joseph News-Press.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-27

In Paris, Princess Mary selected
forty gowns and twenty hats-all
blue" That may be all right, once in
q blue honeymoon.-Tacom Ledger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-27

If all boys were brought up in the
country, as Luther Burbank sug-
gests, the little green apples would
never have q chance to get ripe
Toledo Blade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-27

New novel, "The Beautiful and the
Damned" Is creating comment. An
other women VS.. men, book, no
doubt.-Southwest American, Fort
Smith, Ark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-27

The world is growing better. Yes
garage man.-Buffalo Express.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-27

'aThe worlds STAGE" the poet said.
The costumes are in beauty spread.
There's not 30 much Of wit and song,
But the ballet.s going pretty strong.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-27
HopeIessly Objectionable.

zone big reason fob bein' kind to
dumb animals" said Uncle Ebel1, els
dat dey kain't 'xasperate You by
talkine back,I As
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-27

We are told that the Senate will
adopt the bonus, but who will feed
|it?-Columbia Is. CO Record.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-27
Different Line of Thought.
Spectacular.

Jud Tunkins says profanity is to
conversation what Jazz is to music.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-27

To the pure all things should be
acknowledgements Herald.
The Belding banner-news., 1922-02-22
Where Nature Rules

This FOREST PRIMEVAL' of Silver and Blue Beech Oak
Buternu Walnut Birch and Pine is the most beautiful
standing timber left in Central Michigan Literally thousands
of smaller growing trees will this beauty for all time
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-09
Body viii Be Taken to
Charles Town for Burial

The body of Mrs. Della Williams,
colored, whose death occurred at
1880 o'clock last night at Cook
Hospital, where she underwent an
operation, will be taken this even
ing to Charles Town for burial.
Short funeral services will be held
at the Musgrave undertaking estab
lishment on Monroe street at z
o'clock. She is survived by her
mother, Mrs. Alice Powell, and by
two brothers and six sisters.
There are. approximately 1000
900 drug addicts in the United
States.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-09
PLANS FOR CONVENTION
OF PYTHIANS ARRANGED

CHARLES TOWN, w. Va, June
Arrangements for the fourth
Pythian district convention, to be
held here on June 16, have been
completed. The meeting will open
in the afternoon with an address of
welcome bygI w. dick and the re-
Spouse by Samuel B. Montgomery,
grand Keeper of records and seals.
Addresses will also be made by the
grand chancellor, o. J. Wright, Col
onel Samuel B. Allen, E. 7. Eng
land, attorney general of West Vir-
GINA, and Edward Dunn of Wash
ington, D. c., said to be the Oldest
living. member of the organization.
In the evening parade viii take
place with officers of the grand
lodge and subordinate members
and will be followed by banquet.
the convention embraces all lodges
in the eastern panhandle OF West
Virginia.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-09
FIRST WOOL. TO
WAREHOUSE Of
STATE SHIPPED
Local Wool Growers May Join.
Pool Through County
Agent Here.

west Virginia farmers have
shown that they do not expect to
play in to the hands of the wool
dealers and SPECTATORS by the
manner in which they have taken
advantage of the facilities of the
West Virginia Farmers Co-Opera-
tive Warehouse Association at
Clarksburg Although when this
association was formed to secure
warehouse, as part of the State
Farm Bureau Federation S service
to state farmers. pool of not
over 100000 pounds of wool was
expected, every indication is that
this amount will be exceeded. The
warehouse facilities, however, are
ample to take care of any amount
of wool that may be consigned,
according to Secretary ]. B. Nc
Laughlin.
Upshur County was the first TO
ship its wool. making the prelim-
mary shipment on May 26-S1nce
that time more wool has been
shipped from Upshur as well as
from a number OF other counties,
and in another week or two the
bulk of the wool will have been
received at the Clarksburg ware
house.
The steadily increasing price of
wool has been the best possible
encouragement for the farmers to
hold their wool. The dealers made
a strenuous effort to get hold OF
much of the wool in the state be-
fore the price made increase. but
the efforts of the Farm Bureaus
have been able to hold the think
ingfarmers in line. Every indica-
ton is that the supply of wool
from abroad will not injure the
local market, as foreign importa-
tons will almost certainly be
checked by a heavy tariff on wool
and there is also shortage in the
foreign wool production. Prices
Of wool in foreign markets have
advanced in past three months
even NOR erapidly than in this
country.
Farmers realize that If they sell
to local dealers, that they have
performed valuable service to
the dealer and Spectator by help
ing them get control of the mar
ket. The farmers must retain that
control, SO that the market may be
fed just as the demand justifies.
.Ih1S StaDl1lZeS the price dnO psi
mits the natural law of supply and
demand to operate with fairness
to both producer and consumer
In order to assure better prices
for their wool. the wide-awake.
farmers are discarding the old
plans Of marketing and putting
constructive thought, time and
energy into helping the warehouse
association and the Farm Bureau
Federation handle the whole state
phase of the agricultural industry
wool pool That is the biggest
in the state this year. Thus the
marketing will be done efficiently,
instead of leaving it to chance or
worse yet in the hands of people
whose only interest is in making a
fat commission.
West Virginia wool growers
who have not yet taken advantage
of the wool pool, may do SO
through the county agent, w. p.
McComas, who is located in the
courthouse here.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-09

s.er aims when we are passing
through the unknown to the I'M
known. All arrivals at certainties
are stalemates.
Take a story, a thrilling story.
You are wrought up and excited.
And then last page-phooey!-
you know what's going to happen!
Nuisance to Community
"a man who is standardized
and settled, who has made as
much money as he wants, who has
no ambitions unrealized-that
man is a nuisance to the commun-
ity. We are made for adventure.
Men cannot stand retirement.
They are only great as long as
they are going on-seeking the
alluring .unknown-the impossi-
BILE.
"The people who play it safe are
never monumental The men for
whom statues are erected are
those who lost their lives seeking
for the impossible.
"The world is a sporting propo-
sition. We meet life. best when
we take it as a sport and play to
the game. The greatest thing for
US is not to default today. Take
one day at a time. My whole
prayer is: Let me. make good
today!''
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-09
SHORT CUT HOME
LEADS TO PRISON
Boy Makes Foolish Bet and
Is Arrested While Trying
to Make Good.

An overgrown 16-year-old boy
was arrested by night watchmen
at the Aurora mine late last night
when he was seen passing near the
powder house of the mine. The
mine property is posted and the
boy was arrested for trespassing.
Sheriff James D. Charlton and
members of the force went out
and brought the young man to the
city.
Prosecuting Attorney Frank R.
Amos questioned him as to his
presence on the mine property and
being so near the powder house.
The boy said that he had been
working at a powder house nearby
and when he was ready to leave
for his home last night he made
a bet with some of the other men
working at the power house that
he could take the short cut to his
home which leads through the
mine property near the powder
house.
The men took the bet, and the
boy started home All was well
until he neared the powder house,
when he was halted by the night
watchman and placed under ar
rest. After explaining everything
to Mr.. Amos, the boy was released
and returned to his home.
Coal is being mined at the
Aurora mine for the by-products
company, and a large amount of
coal is produced each day. The
owners of the mine have the place
guarded at night to prevent any
damage to the plant that would
delay operations
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-09
VETERAN oFsWoRLD WAR
BURIED QUIETLY TODAY

The funeral Of Clifford wentz.
rs years old, World War veteran
whose death occurred in a hospi-
tai at Mt. Alto, Pa, was held this
afternoon from the Cunningham
Chapel, and burial was made in
Maple Grove Cemetery. The de-
ceased was a member of Head
quarters Co., 26th Infantry. First
Division He was gassed while in
service and this was the cause Of
his death. He is survived by his
mother, who resides at h222 Kelley
Place, andFbys several brothers and
sisters.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-09
FLEMING |. !. | | |. I !. IAV'I D
TRE.EDISPL.AYED
IN SHOP WINDOW.
Books Bound for Fairmont
Printing Co. Shown at
Neptune Store.

Nearly 500 names are included
on the genealogical record of the
Fleming family, copy of which
is now being displayed in the
window Of the Neptune Book Store
on Adams street by the Fairmont
Printing Co.
OF these 500 names, about 800
are those of the direct descendants
of William Fleming who came to
this country in 1889 from Scot
land The others are the names
of persons who have married into
the family The tree is carried to
the fourth generation from Will
liam Fleming.
Two Copies Bound
Two copies of the family tree
have been handsomely bound by
the Fairmont Printing Co., one
each for Curtis B. Fleming and A.
Howard Fleming, both of the fifth
generation from William Fleming.
The books bear the legend
Family Record of William Flen-
ing unto the Fourth Generation
across the front in letters of sold,
together with the name of the
owner Of the book in the lower
right-hand corner The binding is
morocco, padded. A handsome
picture, 1.-THE Pageant of Time, ;
has been inserted on the inside
front cover Of the book. The
picture shows the succession of
generations, marching past Father
Time.
The family record itself is
printed on large single sheet,
twenty-nine by forty-sour inches
in size, of white paper mounted of
linen. The binding is eleven and
one-ha1f by sixteen inches in size.
All binding work on the book was
done by E. J. O'Neill. an expert
workman of the Fairmont Print
ing Co.
In one coraer Of the large sheet,
between the coats-of-arms of the
Fleming family, is recorded the
following brief history of William
Fleming and his descendants.
Family History
Driven from Scotland to the
North of Ireland by religious per-
secution. four brothers. William,
Robert, Archibald and John F1em-
ing, emigrated to the United
States early in the eighteenth cen
fury and took up lands, under
William Penn in 1741 now known
as mis- pllllOu II ouuIto, IAeut
County, Delaware This land is
still owned by the descendants.
I'm 1889, three sons of viii
liam, viz: Nathan, Boaz and Ben
oni, with their uncle John, emil
grated to Western Virginia and
settled on lands on the Mononga-
hela River.
after a few years they were
Joined by their sister Mary and
family, and their step-mother
Cam Hudson) and her son Tho
mas. Gradually their children
scattered till now almost every
State in the Union can boast of
some of the name as worthy citi-
Zens.
..As a family, they are notably
upright and trustworthy Their
history shows the Guiding Hand
of a Kind Providence.
''.'The lands are fallen unto
them in pleasant valleys; yea,
they have a goodly heritage
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-09

Your choice Of a large
assortment Of cute little
Hats for. little tots. Made
Of soft straws and also
of organdy in dainty col
or tones. .