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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-28
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experts each and every member
of the two parties in West Virgin
Ia and Ohio, and a few outlying
commonwealths, have either prais-
ed or condemned it, depending on
Wheeler they were resoIuting for
the majority party or the minority
Tons of talk on the tariff have
gone into the Congressional Rec
ord for a period extending vel,
over a year. We have read and
listened to much of it with DELHI
erately curious purpose to find out
whether the average mind could
understand any part of it or could
bring itself to the honest belief
that anybody else, in or out of
congress or party convention, knew
anything about it Our verdict is
that they don't In the meantime,
the party pilots are framing it up
to make the tariff law an issue in
the campaign this year. 1t will
still be a bill when the spellbinders
give their final .gasps and the
sleepy janitor puts out the lights
and goes home. AS a law, twill
not begin TO operate until after
the ballots are in and the count is
made. Yet, some many thousands
of people in many sections of the
country are sure to get highly
| wrough up over it and, in conse-
quence. the genial gentlemen who
do the undertaking business of the
country are trading in their old
machines for next years models in
confident expectation of country
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LET TIERS TO
THE EDITOR
MORGAN OR sToNEWALL

FAIRMONT, Aug. .2s.-:C Edi-
tor, TIE West Virginian) -
notice that the Kiwanis Club of
this city has been asked by o. S.
Mckinney. member of the COM
mittee appointed to select = narae
for the state road which is to ex-
tend from the Pennsylvania bor-
der through Fairnont. Clarks burg
and other points to Charleston, to
take a stand upon the question Of
title for the road.
There seems to be considerable
discussion as to VIII ether this
highway shall BIO named the Nor
gan Highway or the Stonewall
Jackson Highway believe
express the wish of the majority
of the people when I register an
approval for naming the state
road for the Morgan pioneer set
tiers Of West Virginia
There is no thought Of stirring
up any Civil War bitterness in
this letter. Stonewall Jackson
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bet he would give me a typewriter
and apher If I would take
care of his presswork."
Il don't know SO much about this
new fellow down at the Blue Ridge.
but guess he's all right. never
had any trouble getting along with
Sol Burka, so reckon 1 would make
a hit with the new fellow, who
seems on the level, and is prepar
ing to give Fairmont some real
class in vaudeville acts. Gosh!
hope he brings in a good road show
this winter. haven't seen a. good
musical comedy for so long they
could pull all the old Jokes and l
would think they were new"
Eat any rate, you seem to hate
yourself a lot" said Hinky Dink.
well, you know what they say
-ifsyou don't hate yourself nobody
else will. y "a ssssl
'.Ther e's only one ething I hope.
said Hinky Dink, land that is you
will buy car and that I'll get a
chance to tag you for parking on
Main street"
Shoot! Do you know what
would happen il you did?
Mop
.'why. would Just tickle you
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-28
(lHE MAID
On THE COURTHOUSE

think will take up movie
said the Maid on the
sGonrthous 8 to Hinky Dink, special
traffic officer Of the city.
IA, b a. Z, Z" said Hinky Dink.
Laughing for tho first time since he
sRag been on the force
Laugh, silly old thing" said the
Sda1d. ..Eaugh when speak seri-
ouslysand wearSa ssomber express
sion When Jest.
.ss sHa ha =, laughed Hinky Dink.
you know about movie
cenaoEshtp q
Let me have a chance and ]
would elbow you. ="
::Ha hA { :.
sSaY4 chote ON that funny
5stuff. MISREPRESENTATION. You are
exceedinEsstiao giggle speed limit.
zIooksS atvsy sslanghometer.l 1t Is
iinsnptnEHnp<a1d&d down, q e-one- OF
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Mi NELLY On THE WRONG TRACK.

8SSTHoSE friends of the gallant Major who have
So his political fortunes close to their hearts
to tell him that he does not appeal to good
en- he is clownlng-and that is what
@hfsstak8 bout "a TO set aside the sale
sofa lie sea Hof Truman Fl. Newberry amounts tc
s1Newberryfsm. so called. is not an issue IN tn $
ate and jor Nicely is merely advertising his
sack Of grasp upon political situation in West
sand at Washin gton when he attempts to
sSsg orkgup& popular excitement regarding it. Sena-
SutherIan voted against the seating Of Senate
a fact which attracted nation wide at
on at the time and it has not been forgotten
most w est Virginia voters even if Major
ssNeeIySdoes not know it
8s Theresar re differences of opinion regarding the
rirht tor Newbe to retain his seat. but
sSscgrtafnly 10 one who thinks the Michigan man
should have been unseated can make the fact that
an excuse vote for Nicely and against
herland. E Indeed bid for votes in West
ghts to work out the other way AND
ssparh ais Will now Major Nicely himself has
oolish as bring forward the NewberSy
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sGoING ATsER THE DRUGGISTS.

SS.ET.HER EVIL be general approval Of the in
Ss tentio the assistant prosecuting attorney
So bring time local druggist for selling tor
dem drug connection known Alcoholic Mas
asa gsss it's certainly most desirable that some
Ssf should be put upon the jags acquired over
drug store counter There may be other local
uggists needing admonishment equally as much
~ Sfha.one prosecuted, and if proof be
all guilty should have their due share
ssof unpleasant publicity
the law forbids sale of a lchorub, Alcohohc
sssAI assageand similar stun loaded with alchohot
zAnother drug product. Sterno, which IS solldlned
achohol Gu bes nanuf for cooking pur-
moses Sis.now playing nasty part in jag circles
gFiis product yet been banned. but doubt
IessSwS it continues to be put to such wretch
wrecks putting it to at present.
The courts have been overfull recently or eases
induced by drinking these vile and
sES5sneernns concotons Men are hailed into the
local court with Increasing frequency. stupehed
and SparaIyzed, by indulgence in these harmful
s&doses.# The drug dispensing the stun
these jags Sterno is readily acces-
all, but should not the druggists exercise
Sasome# Conscience about the patrons to whom they
even ing this instance where there is no law
Ito say Stop?
should be simple matter to mark the Gus
buys canned heat for the purpose OF in
$toxication is to distinguish this sort OF
trad sand trade that is anything but desir-
table Stos that druggist who is good citizen and
sto$ see order and descency in his own city
MS Sentiment should be automatic restraint
sssupon the business man who believes in law OBJ
seserXance.
The bootlegger& is compelled to answer Tor AIS
sennp oyment frequently proof can be
bished gainst him, and needless to say, any
druggistwho sells stuff expressly forbidden by law
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-28
RUFF JEFF STUFF IT

Auto Traffic Too Much for Lo-
cal Officers-headline- Let's dra"
lots to see who will sell their
machines
When the NUMBER of automobiles
is too many for the number OF
partlomen the only thing to do is
to get rid of the machines.
Because the supply OF officers IS
exhausted.
Or at least the city officials
think so.
We wanted Howard Hardesty to
have those traction outings at
Wheeling, but he said Earl H.
Smith was running them.
Wonder if Earl B. Smith will
attend. If you do. "EB" don't
forget your second section sign ais
Tom Cornell says he is going. If
he can get 80 cents
That's a hard job these days.
because collections are bad.
The prohibition officers have
declared war on the hip toters !"
Attacking the rear flask, as its
were.
Guess wen all have to so back
to carrying it in our coat pocket
Some people don't know whether
to laugh at prohibition or with it.
We'll, it was nice cool Sunday
Somebody told US Coach Spears
had put on thirty pounds. Wonder
whereinel he could put it.
There is only one thing worse
than a carbuncle and that is the
grass drill at the Mountaineer
camp.
Ituse to make US ache all over.
just to watch it.
Harry Stansbury says ne will
have some fine acorns ready for
June Clark to play with.
june says acorns are good omens
whatever that means.
But what we want to know is
what Harry Adam is going to have
for a lot of US other squirrels that
don't like acorns.
Notice man from ST, Louis
wants Harding's job. But we
won't elect a President from ST.
Louis until its team wins a pen
nant.
Mrs. Fowler favors Frank Amos
Gee, won't that make Major Nicely
sore.
The Astonisher should try a lit
tie rubber type for those aDbrey'-
ated heads this morning.
In these fights to the finish. the
ultimate consumer is the tape line
-.whp 'em With Whipple' is the
anti-Lodge slogan in Massacusetts.
| Sounds serious enough for cam
paign cry. doesn't it,
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Berton Braley's Poem
THE OLD TAR

r guess this here disarmament IS
gonna make for peace.
T reckon, too, it's proper that the
navies should decrease.
We want to keep on friendly terms
with Englishman an Jap,
But gosh, l hate to see my snip
converted into scrap
For she was thirty thousand tons
of forged an hardened steel,
A splendid bulldog battleship from
fightin' top to keel,
Five hundred jackies underdecks,
a thousand at the rail,
Ry God. she give man thrill
whenever she would sail.
Her turbines drove her plowin'
through the everlastin' seas;
She bucked the toughest tempests
like she bucked the gentlest
breeze,
An when she moved in battle line
she made yer pulses beat,
A big eray fightin beauty of big
gray fightin' fleet,
That made yuh feel the power Of
these here United States.
But now the ox-acetylene is eatin
through her plates,
An she'll be used for auto frames
an buildin' city flats,
An tools for maxim women's shoe:
an shapin' derby hats!
Yes, she'll be turned to honest use
Of that there amt no doubt.
An I'm an old saltwater fool Z
fuss an fret about
The finish of battleship that
bein' turned to junk,
But just the same I'd rather Sc
her taken out an sunk.
Sunk deep beneath the waves sh
rode so splendid an so fine.
when she was part of Uncle Sam
tremenjus battle line;
III spose it's wrong an Wastefu
! but I'd rather see her be
! Sent down with colors flynn in tn
heavin', surgin' sea!
copyright, 1929
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-28

The express companies report local expressage
as per cent FORMAL Considering that shipment is
mighty uncertain, that this city has been in the
grip of a strike extending months which eli
minated thousands of dollars in trade for the mer-
chants. thep report is surprisingly good The fact
that the at work again will encourage the
purchasing of more goods by the business men and
local expressage will probably reach normal short
ly il ears are available to carry the goods
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-28

Saturday night saw tremendous crowd in town
There was an air of gaiety and pleasure about the
crowd that has marked such gathering for
a long time Things will certainly hum in this
community if West Virginia coal can get out to
market.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-28

WASHINGTON, Aug, 2S.-There
are 279 different varieties OF OF
sanizations maintaining headquar
tiers in Washington. They repre- /
sent business, the professions and
reforms Many Of the latter are
absurdly ridiculous and silly To-
day, but they may be part and par
Gel of the Constitution tomorrow.
Nobody knows and nobody can tell.
Most of these organizations nave
business on the Hill. Should all
their officers and legislative run.
ners have business at the Capltol
at the same hour that whited pie
would witness a riot and mob.
Frequently one group storms UP
Hill wanting something and anoth-
err group thunders up to oppose IT,
At which time the members or
Congress, if they get the chance,
burrow into some secret hole and
pull the hole in after them.
Many of these organizations make
loud claims of representing thou
sands Of paid-up members They
always claim that before commit
tees. If the truth were known a
large part of them do not represent
any impressive number at an. Bue
| they say they do, and no member
of Congress has yet gotten up cour-
age to stand them up and make
them prove it., law to make these
organizations annually show up the
size of their membership. its char
acter and everything behind the.
! scenes would cause the ensuing
census to show far less than 279
/ of them open here and doing bust,
ness.
! A lot of them are mere empty
| shells, purest camouflage ana
! hunks on their face. and they are
I Of the class that are the most ar
rogant and impudent when they
| go up to the Capitol and sieuta
| the congressional membership for
| first one thing or another-most-
lily something foolish. One of the
! easiest jobs for clever fellow to
! get for himself when he needs a
| Job, is to organize a societylfor the
/ promotion or prevention of some
| thing, install himself as the whole
| official works, in an office room or
I two. and proceed to live off the
4 dues of an exclusive list of suck
| ersfrom the countrywide who seem
to gladly kick in their dollars I'M
/ der the belief that they are helping
to run and reform the government
/ It is a big business in washington
) and the slickers have It down 70
1 a fine art. Getting up sucker
list Of contributors, do not think
is a hard part of it. Men who wax
; fat and sleek off the business boast
that it is the easiest part OF
, launching the enterprise.
i The census. 279, just completed
also explains it why the life OF a
member OF Congress, like a. ponce
mans, is not a merry one.
, Congress will take recess. Of q
month or more while the con
5 ferees agree on the Tariff Bill. Ihe
Republican and Democratic leaders
) have already agreed on it: The
Republicans say it is all right ane
E will PROPAGATE prosperity, keep tne
wheels Of industry moving, ano
: maintain job for every man who
wants to work The Democratic
/, politicians. on the other hand, say
Il is tsmonstrous." They also hur
a other adiectivaI bombs against i
equally as prodigious. The com
mittee on resolutions-presumabl!
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under the chin and you would take
the tag off loot sweet .s.s,
Hinky Dink bltshed, became con-
fused aud stumbled over the traf-
fic booth at Main and Jefferson
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-28

The shut down of the Ford Plants which is an
nounced for September means that 10000
workment will be idle NO wonder the American
pu bic is ready to the administration compel
q rebellious fraction of the world OF industry to
get busy. The selfish and merciless stand of strik-
ers and operators which has cut off the fuel supply
of the entire country is having its d1reful erect.
and this is but a fore runner of other depressing
things which will happen if transportation ques-
tions are not settled and coal production hurried
up.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-28

Warrington is going to clean up Buffalo street
it is stated. The clean UP the mayor has in mind
however, has to do with old tin cans. waste paper
and general rubbish, not clean up Of booteggers,
murderers, dives and ,dens. The Warrington clean
up ought to be conducted with little less diff
iculty and noteriety than Fairmont's clean ups
usually
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e Tor his. orense The pubic VIII GER
sanction the prosecution Of offenders in
view of the harm that follows the sale of drug
,prena lions that intoxicate-
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Notice that family reunions are doubling up on
their events. Is it because there are not enough
days to go round. or that enough members of
the family are speaking terms to hold one
family affair."
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THE FIRST FARM WosIAN's CAMP

ETIGHTY.FIVE women among them ten from
L Marion County, enow a Camp jackson IN
the first training camp for farm women that has
ever been neld in any state
Something O. ambition of West Virginia for
the education of the people, is demonstrated in the
institution OF this particular program at the camp
The Fourth Clubs are familiar organizations. as
are also other various agricultural organizations
among the rural population, but 1T has. been
felt TIL at the women have not had the active part
nor benefited SO fully by the extension work OF
the state university as have the men and the boys
and girls. This thought is evidently upper most
in the establish ent OF the summer camp for farm
women and it is the initial impulse for much
greater activity among the women of the rural
districts.
The most earnest work is to be carried out dur
ing the present camp. Eighteen counties are rep
resented in gathering, and the response is con-
sidered than gratifying as beginning
Prominent farm women from other states are pre-
sent 10 address the women in camp, and lectures
given by women from the agricultural departments
Of Columbia University, and Iowa State University
are on the program beside the regular star OF IN
structors from West Virginia The interest IS
keen and the women enthusiastic
1t was West Virginias privilege to pioneer IN
this particular work, and other states carrying on
extension work are greatly interested in the out
come The work at Camp Jackson is being closely
watched by outsiders who consider 1T most anna-
tious effort and one worthy of emulation.
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MloNDAY EVENING. AUGUST IS. 1922,

ssIIoWsa bout sending lot of county prisoners
swork5on the roads for the contractors who are
mopTnfulyz REVEALING loss of laborers? Some OF
these fellows who have loafing in Jail could
Sa tidy bit of work if well enough supervised
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-28

Local company is considering the purchase OF
o 900 acres of coal land. The announcement is
made rather casually if there was little to
amaze in the idea. 1t is the customary attitude
of all the people OF this state. West Virginia has
such tremendous wealth, such abounding mineral
riches that the people who live in the midst of it
fail to recognize how signal is the bounty OF
their state and how endless the opportunity within
its borders Ponder little the meaning of
tn development and marketing Of 1900 acres Of
coal.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-28

The coal strike has many reactions, one of which
is to greatly stimulate interest in hydro-eiectr1c
operations The purpose of three of the largest
industrial interests in American to com bnedly de-
velope the power resources of the ST. Lawrence
River is interesting news. While electricity IS
making great strides in industry all the time, It's
possibilities have hardly been scratched by fac
tories and plants, and the combination of the Cen
eral Electric Company, the Aluminium Company,
and the Du Points to find way to dispense with
coal and use water power instead is the most
sweeping move m emit yet made in this direction
The prolonged strike and the menacing unrest tn at
vet persists in the coal industry is beginning to
make other industries uneasy and they would be
glad to be released from dependence upon a fuel
production uncertain.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-28

But what we want to know is
what Harry Adam is going to have
for lot of us other squirrels that
don't like acorns.
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-28

Harry Stansbury says he will
have some fine acornS ready for
June Clark to play with.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-28

There is only one thing worse
than carbuncle and that is the
grass drill at the Mountaineer
camp.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-28

June says acorns are good omens
that means.
, 1922-08-09
Member OF
ART McGRATH DEAD
AT

Martin McGrath, one of the old time
residents of Thermopolis, and well
known to many persons in this sec
ton, died suddenly at his home last
Friday morning. Mr.. McGrath was
the %stepfather of Harry Barker of Luz
cerne whom Virginia Brady married
recently.
Mr.. McGrath had been i'll for some
time and was expecting to go to Mayo
brothers, when he had a paralytic
stroke.
In his later years Mr.. McGrath
made a great deal of money in oil in
addition to his livestock interests. He
was secretary and treasurer of the
E. t. Williams Oil Company and at
the time of his death one of the con
trolling influences in the Strawn Pc
troleum syndicate.
, 1922-08-09

damaged between Valley and the
Majo ranch and two big breaks across
the road below Snyder's. The mails,
passengers, etc., were transferred
across these breaks by means of foot
boards until the following Tuesday.
About thirty of the ranch guests at
tended the TIE dance Saturday night,
half of the number using a relay of
cars because of the cloudbursts, the
remainder going. horseback. The
dance in the big barn was thoroughly
enjoyed and the hospitality Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Groves appreciated.
The departure of the "Savages"
from Valley for the dance resembled
a miniature Stampede in the ranch
yard as the wranglers departed early
leaving a bunch of wild ones" for
the other hands to ride. One embryo
cowpuncher spoiled his appearance
by by lighting in a large and conven-
lent mud-puddie, the next dived into
the wood-pile and a third explored the
all landed at the dance right side up!
Mont Jones drifted into Valley dur
ing the week with Mr.. and Mrs.
Groves and a carload of guests, and
after a visit with the Laroms and
Brookses continued o. up to Deer
Creek Cabin for lunch, returning to
their ranch just one jump ahead of
the first series of cloudbursts. .
On Sunday the Honorable Jake
Schwoob accompanied by DR.. and
Mrs. Trueblood, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Aldrich and Jack Dahlem came up to
see how the outfit survived the dance.
, 1922-08-09
LAND OPEN TO ENTRY

Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office at Lander, Wyom-
mig, July 20, 1922.
Notice is hereby given that the plat
of resurvey of Township Sc N, R. 103
w., will be officially filed in this office
on August 80, 1922, at 9 o'clock a. m.
and the land open to entry in the
manner and subject to the following
conditions:
(a). Soldiers's Preference right
For a period of SO days following the
date of the official filing of the plat
above mentioned, said lands will be
subject to entry under the homestead
and desert land laws by qualified ex-
men, of the World war with Gehmany
or separated therefrom or placed in
the regular army o naval eseve; Pro-
vided the such solier preference ap-
plicants may file their applications to
enter at any time during the 20-day
period prior to August 80, 1922, all
such applications to be treated as
filed simultaneously, and conflicting
applications to be disposed of by lot.
OBJ. Restricted entry to General
Public:-For a period of 81 days fol-
lowing the expiration of the said sol
dier's preference periodb paragraph
(a) above, any land remaining unen
tered will be subject to homestead
entry only, by any qualified entryman,
provided that applications therefor
may be filed at any time during the
20-day period preceding the 21-day pc
Rod, such applications to be consider
ed as filed simultaneously.
(c). General Dfsposition-Any OF
the land not taken under paragraphs
a and b above, will become subject TO
appropriation under any applicable
public Ind law, on. the expiration Of,