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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-24
POET LARaENTS LITERARY
 TENDENCY TO EASY WAY''
educational world.

educational world
 Text books are being produced for use in schools and colleges where the yahoo yelps lines like I have a zoo inside my hollow ribs and the worst imbecilities Of modern writers. who are breaking down all the forms and finer shades of thought and language in their hunt for the easier way. are offered to the young as preferable to masterpieces that will endure when England has followed the way of ancient Rome.
 T know of nothing sadder than the sight of the young trying to conceal the intellectual wounds that our eId- erly Cynics have inflicted upon them the old CyniCs who sit in London stimulating their jaded senses with abnormal and corrupt arts.
 ''The loss of our standards in literary judgments are at the mercy of coteries and have no relations to real values.
 Tt is difficult for the modern read CT to discover what good work is be- ing done when all our literary guides are off hunting wiIl-o'-the-wiSps over quagnires.
 T will tell you what I have noticed about the young generation I have noticed that the quietness and the sadness of many of the more thought ful among them arise from that bit terest feeling of the human heart:
 They have taken away my Mas ter, and I know not where they have laid Iin7i' ''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-24
rv DAVID Nj. CHURCH, HnternationaI News Service Stan
 EorrpSDOndCnt.1

TOodcn Nov. 24 - Literary bol- nheyism'' has come under the scathtns fire of Alfred Moves, the distinguished English poet
 There is a destructive spirit abroad that may lead the world too far along tbe road to barbarisrn, and this spirit Is being breathed through the covers of much of the modern literature Moves charges
 .sThe battle that is being waged ~o,,nd the works of TennySOn, for in stance: the assault that has beer made upon all the great Victorian xyriters-and it is interesting to note that Bolshevik Russian has recently been declaring that Dickens is more dangerous than Denikin-are 1ndica- lions of a destructive spirit Which may lead us far along the road to barbarism," Moves says.
 '"The ruling passion with the old and with some of the young, is the desire to be in the movement. no matter where 1t may be leading, and still more the fear of being thought cut of the movement The lack of any conviction that there are reah- :i5s. standards and enduring founda- Mons in literature has had deadly sffsct and has led to a lack of dis elimination in criticism which is con eusinE the minds of the new genera ton and is already beginning to in troduce elements of chaos into the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-24
(Cont1nued From Yesterday.)

The duties of Armstrong quickly sifted down to those of general super intendent. He made his headquar- ters in a spare room at the rear of the poWer-hOuse. Here he prepared a wall chart, on which was indicated the progress that was actually made. The lines of pins and the chart re- sembled a war map. To Armstrong it was war-war against time.
 Meanwhile more and diverse duties accumulated. A chip brought into Guantara important parts of equip ment. The two stills to be erected at the Estancia del Arajo were in this shipment, as was also the in sulated weather proof wire from the power line and a number of crates of nitroen incadescent lamps of high luminosity. Armstrong immediately telegrap pHned to Havana for a crew of Hnemen to string the wire and con- meet the lamps.
 The stills he erected himself with the aid of Leg8rra's foreman of evap- orators, whose knowledge of the sugar process gave him a fair understanding of the construction of the still. Spec ial sheds to contain these apartuses were built, and a large galvanized iron tank was sunk in the ground for the storage of gasoline. Hogs
 
 Armstrong left the completion of this job to the evaporator foreman, who had taken hold with enthusiasm, and devoted the next few days to lining up a new working force con- sisting of carpenters.
 By this time the ten planters were nearly exhausted of 1aborers. The three hundred c1earers were now all engaged in dipping poles, digging and bracing the erected poles with guy wires. Donaldson's crews at work on the roads numbered more than two hundred.
 Armstrong was fortunate. as on pre- vious occasions, in selecting a boss carpenter who could take complete charge in whom he could rely tmpli- citily. When the carpenters were as- sembled he motored to Guauanatara and waited until they fell to work on the old pier. After watching the dem olition of the rotten pIanking un- til he saw that the task was well un- der way. he returned to his office.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-24
RETURNS ON oWET' AND "DRY."

Most election that through the first IS casually read and forgotten Later the detail
 Deer picture be had of what took place. of the great battles was between the "wets and the drys What happened? The "Wets victories Jersey and Illinois regarding which the of dryness dryly observed the Dutch have taken Holand. The IS dryer by several vOte In Georgia Mississippi Senators replaced by "dry' Senator's quite so dry as was The lineup will probably be 295 drys to 135 'wets.'
 Vostead beaten No without it's thorn was beaten by dry preacher Custom seniority who is wet to the chairmanshp of the Judiciary of the House.
 Ohio voted down the and amendment by i87 900 California adopted the Wright Prohibition enforcement GOO and elected Prohibition Governor but in Illinois pro- position modify the Vostead by majority Generally speaking, the West and South ly dry" the East iwet"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-24
CLIPPINGS WITH COMMENTS.

CWhite Plains, N. Y, Daily Reporter )
 For Sale-Seven cows and Jersey bull; fresh and coming in. J. Ces tone, Lincoln Avenue and Tarrytown Road.
 Thanks for the tip; but I'm going right out.
 (Hartford Times.)
 A woman's hat can always be re- stored to it's original grace and style by a little cleaning and reblockfng, because 1t seldom receives sufficient hard wear to completely demo1ish ic.
 Well, Just try to tell your wife that!
 Cleveland Press.)
 Thieves stole a whole orchard of 150 trees from a farmer near Ham ilton.
 George, when you put out the cat and the milk bottle I think you'd bet ter bring in the orchard for the night.
 (Delavan, ILL, Times,)
 The program, following, was a mas. terpiece. The songs, duets and read ings were excellent1y rendered and very appropriate, The toastmaster, Wfli Hullinger. deserves praise for f1Is and seventy tickets were issued for the banquet and nearly all responded, and at 7:30 D. m. sat down to as fine a spread as an angel could wish for. Such as, for instance, deviled ham, devibed eggs. cherrybim pie. etc.
 GA valve handle wheeze I rec'd.)
 I do not remember asking you any thing about the envelopes which we will use for mailing the second proofs. What caption will it have on the outside? am assuming. of course. that it will be different from the first one. Yours, B-C. S.
 p. s. Yours this morning answers this
 Now. what should I have answered? By Grid1ey Adams In Everybody's Magazine for December
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-24
PHONE SERVICE POOR
 AND COSTLY
Parisian "Allo" Girls Are Too Busy Powdering Noses to Be Bothered With Calls.
By ALICE IlANGELIER, International News Service Staff
 C0.rPSDODdent

Paris, Nov. 24 = Wrong numbers, long minutes of waiting for 'CentraI' to answer, ''cut-offs'' and bad connec- tiOns-in a word, very bad telephone service in generaI-are causing Paris ians to turn their wrath against the | ''Allo" girls.
 France has undoubtedly the poor est telephone service in all of Europe" says POeuvre. ''The slow ness of our long distance communica- tions is proverbial. In all of France there are about 375,O0O telephone stations, less than one-half the num-
 Der one finds in the city of New York alone-a figure almost derisive for country so important commercially"
 Americans arriving in Paris have few words of praise for the French telephonists. For the most part they are insOlent and extremely slow. They seem to be busy pOwdering their little often one waits all of five minutes for "J 'ecOute? ?' which is the French girls way of saying Number, please?"
 To receive two wrong numbers is an ordinary circumstance, and as many cutoff, which are even more annoying; for no matter how one pleads the, telephonists will not re- establish the brOken-off connection. She simply closes her key and leaves one hanging on the line. In the end it is really much quicker to walk and most Parisians do it.
 While Germany is busy laying line of lOng-distance underground cables, which will have a strategic commercial importance, France req lizes that she has not a single cable of great distance. Outside of public telephone stations in small hamlets the telephone is almost unknown in the outlying country districts. The the only ones who have ever made use Mayor and public officials are often of a telephone in small towns. The cost is prOhibitive for all but the com fortably rich To install a telephone costs nearly one hundred dollars in round figures, aside from the appara- tus, which adds another twenty-five or more to the amount. One may have an old apparatus, which would serve as well and cost much less, but one Is obliged to purchase a new and usually expensive outfit from one of the numerous companies which are working together with the telephone concern. If he shows any signs of not wishing to cooperate he is politely told that there is no available free number for the moment, or he is kept waiting an eternity.
 Then, once installed, the telephone is luxury. for the subscription price is not small iten1-a matter of seventy dollars a year and long-dis- tance calls at a high rate.
 Our telephone service has need of many reforms" continues fOeuvre, management, we must procure new and modern machinery and, above all, 1 teIephonists who are attentive and capable"
 One smart modiste in the Rue Duphot has found a method of better | ing her telephone service. Every season l present her with a fine new hat." she says, and thus have peace | and my telephone communications :" Oh, cOrruptioni
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-24
THINGS NOT ALWAYS WHAT
 THEY SEEM

Chicago Daily NeWs.)
 He would grind his teeth and glare up at them.
 (San Francisco Chronicle.) Man accused of stealing fees from policeman.
 (Sutton, w. Va, Braxton Centrally Born to Henry Wi1m outh and wife. of Marpleton a daughter, the 16th- (Fashion Notes in Hartford Times.) The long cats are quite likely to have wider skirts and some are dis tinctiy circular.
 (Essex County Republican, Hospitals at Saranac Lake of the boarding house type are to be inves- tigated by a corpse of tubercular specialists. and it is possibIe that 'ome of the fifteen hospitals will De ordered closed
 Gathered by GridIey Adams fo- Esrarull ndr'S Ma ga zi11za
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-24
Dreams Afire
BY LORING BRENT

walked to the roadster without reply ing Miss Callahan surveyed him with a queer look
 'If you'll drive me back to the powerhouse," she said coolly. 1T will get my horse and ride home alone"
 They returned in silence, Miss Col lahan occupying that portion of the seat fartherest removed from the driver, whose face had become very white and hard.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-24
PRINCIPLES HELD IN SECRET.

Methodist minister of St Marks Church
 Princess Bay L. has been preaching the precepts of the his congregation Mr. Burd is not member opinions member of high stand ing Invisible Empre Mr. Burd that he believes principles and purposes of the Kan they have been presented to him.
 a secret organization and unfortunately its principles purposes be very well known What happens organization will often be two parts part theory part of action An organization principles and perform gnobe actions Theory
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-24
WELCOME TO PADERENSKI.

nace PaderewsI guest of America, returning to employment piano after experience which few men have public entertainer to premier of Poland revolutionary period long assignment o work that hasn't happened in the world But Paderews the pianist the Paderewski the premier In fact reners are than pans who play with genius.
 Paderevvsli will be a visitor Bridgeport Sunday. He will be very welcome friend of America, friend of France and Cleenceau of mankind To premiers 4be admiration rudgingly given but to genius freely ioyfuIy.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-24
FAIL TO FILE STATEMENT

Alfred s. O'Brien and Harry A. Williamson, Socialist candidates for representatives failed to file a sworn statement of their election expenses with the town clerk, as required by law. This may be due to a m:sap- prehension that their statements ssh nuId to Hartford
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-24
HE HEARD THE KITTEN Bou,

Bobby, aged four, was playing with his kitten before the fireplace when it began to purr contentedly.
 The boys mother was surprised pre- sently to see her son grasp his pet by the tail and drag it across the carpet to the accompaniment of agonized protests from the unfortunate ami nal.
 Bobby" she cried reproachfu1ly, you must not hurt your kitty!''
 I've got to get him away from this fire" replied Bobby excit edly. He was beginnong to boTlH'-From Every bOdy's Magazine for December.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-24
FAIRFIELD TILT

The gridfron game between the Lenox footba1Iers Of Bridgeport and the LegionJTiger eleven of Fairfield, which will be played in Fairfield sun day is attracting lot of attention The Tiger-Legions have a clean slate for the season. The Lenox have not had such good luck but are confident of hitting their stride Sunday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-24
DWELL RESIGNS

Buck O'Neil Columbia football coach for the last three years, has re- signed, announcing that he is intends to retire from football activities There are three names mentioned as his successor to date: Glen EiTinger, Dock Cook. head of the freshman squad. and Joe Broks. O'NeiTs assist ant.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-24

Gene Tunney. the former light heavyweight champion, is grooming a youngSer named Johnny Murphy for lightweight honors- MurFhy IS training with the ex-champ. for he fights Bert Spencer tomorrow evening at the Ridgewood Groce S. C. in the -7oi-1 hoIIt
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-24
DON'T ROAST TOO MT7Ca

Yes, indeed" said De Boast; "1ny hearing Is extraordinarily acute"
 You don't say!" put in Won Broke Can you hear my watch ticking from where you stand?"
 Easily"
 Well, you are a wonder! It's at the pawnbroker', ten blocks away"- From Everybody's Magazine for De- cember
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-24
CAUGHTt

The young employees of a florist ance of the proprietor wh le they were engaged with a game of check CTS in the back of the shop. Justly in digrant, the proprietor roared, How is it that l hardly ever find you fel- lows at work when come back here?"
 T know" volunteered one. Its on account of those rubber heels you wear. From Everyb ody's Magazine for December
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-24

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The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-29
BOWER-MC CORMnCK

wedding that came as IL pleasant
surprise to the many friends of the
contracting parties was solemnized
Sunday. June 18th, when Mr. Clarence
Bower, of Brooksville, and Miss Opal
Mccormick, of this place were joined
III wedlock by Rev. j. NJ. Snider, pastor
of the Brooksville United Brethren
church
The bride is the eldest daughter of
Mrs. Ray &. MorfOrd, and is IL charm
ing and attractive young lady who has
II large circle of friends among Grants
ville'S younger folks. Mr. Bower is Il
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. W. Bower. of
Brooksvi!le, and is tirst-class young
man III every respect He holds q res
ponsible position with the Eureka Pine
Line Company and is popular in the oil
fraternity.
The happy young couple have re-
turned from short wedding trip and
will reside short distance below
BroOksville.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-29
GRADED SCHOOLS ARE
WELL ORGANIZED

President &. A. Jarvis of the local
independent district board of education.
has announced the following selection
Of teachers for the coming school year /:
Principal, G. l.. White, formerly of
the Spencer schools.
Mrs. Charles Kislig, of MiddlebOurne.
Miss Lelah Keith, of Arnoldsburg.
Miss Mary Davis, who has been in
charge of the primary pupils very eff
fectively and satisfactorily for the pa st
two years.
Miss Gene Davis, of Ravenswood.
Another room will be added to ac-
comodate the rapidly increasing num-
Der of pupils. 1t will likely be built
on the High street school lot, or posi-
bly, in South Grantsville.
The local schools are starting off
with the brightest chances for sue
cessful year and 1t is up to the patrons
to help along the movement for better
schools. If there is anything wrong
let the board know about Do not
grind about It in the privacy of your
homes.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-29
e. B. BENNETT ON COURT

At Il recent meeting OF the county
icourt the resignation of c. Z. G.
Taught. which was presented some
time ago, was accepted and Everett Il.
Bennett. of near Henrietta, sherman
district, was appointed to serve until
the vacancy Is filled i'm the general
election.
Mr.. Bennett is one of the county's
best citizens and we believe he will
make valuable member of the court
He unbossable. unpurchasable and has
the common-sense and good Judgment
necessary for the position. About the
only objection we have to him is that
he will not be candidate for the short
term to succeed himself. but we have
two or three good men thinking about
the place and we have no doubt a good
one will he found to take Mr. Bennett
place.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-29
HIGH SCHOOL WILL BE
STARTED IN COURTHOUSE

The Board of Directors of the Cal
houn County High School decided at
its last meeting to start high school
work in the first and second years in
rooms in the Court House and to con-
tinue there until the new building in
South Grantsville is ready for occupan-
cy. The board cannot be too highly
commended for this action. Had the
school been delayed for another year
a large number of boy and girls would
have had no chance to start their high
school education. and there has been
fore.
The board has contracted with Prof.
Charles Kislig. former principal of the
Tyler County High School, and recog-
niZed as one of the best high school
men i'll the state, to take the principal
ship of the local high school. He will
arrive here early in July and start the
organization work for the new school.
Courses will be outlined, policies made
and other details made. all of which
Will be given full publicity in the col
umns of this paper.
We have complained about school
conditions in this county long enough.
we have promise of better thing now
and 1t is up to us all to get behind the
board and its newly hired principal
ana give everything required of us to
make the high school successful.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-29

good showing we must wipe out this
hG deficit in operating expenses which.
stnzes Us IN the face and the only
way ve can possibly do 1t is by tapping
the pocketbook of the taxpayer"
And Mr.. Hallanan accepted the trust
and entered into the political con-
sptracy, 80 the story goes In political
cifchs around the state capitol. In
furtborance of his scheme, the word
w&s sent through the Organisation
channels concerning the deal with In
strUet+oGs to give Mr.. Haftanan as.
much favorable notoriety AZ possible.
Thercupon certain G. o. P. sewspa-i
peFs made IT a point to chrontcao with,
marked regularity, in order 10 Over-
come the handicap OF Mr.. HAhanAn's.
youth and help prepare him for the
SOVernorshp race in two years, that
tho tax commissioner was being Seri-
ousfy considered" as a posdble can
did8te for the United States Senate
thts year. Needless to say, Mr.. HaIAs.
naa did not get into the senate race.
Thinks People Will FSrge+
The protest Of the taxpayers - the
re-vAluation plan was not taken tntO
consideration by the youthful and in-
experienced commissioners, II IL spid.
but ne Is being pacifled by the report
cd assertion of his ripened political
advisors that the people are nekle and
SoOu 10 forget" and that tho resent
nent to his program to strike NJ thsir
pocketbooks will blow over In very
short order"
Greater economy IN ADMINISTRATION
OF the state government and a drastic
cUrtaifment Of the Republican pro
gram OF extravaganza Is The cry re-
ecboing through the hills ok VEST
Virginia, If the attitude and opinion
OF local candidates IN virtually -eTexy
county is to be taken as p Reelection
II the sentiment of the voters.
Numerous Republican candidates for
legislative offices to be 6lled In the
general election this fall have andeaV.
Orea 10 write the Democratic slogan OF
down with the high cost Of govern.
DSnt" into their individual platforms
With the hope of sadling to victory
on the wave OF resentment aEalnat
The overburdening taxes to wthoh
weight the state tax commissioner IL
eDdeavOring to add still further.
The people are tired Of paying high
taIes and getting no public improve
nents. Every time the Legislature
meets, new Offices are created, Galsr.
len boosted and money wantOnly vast.
Cd" Is the way the Fayette county
merchant and farmer and candidate
for stOte senate on the Democratic
ticket sums it up. Democratic Gao.
didstes frem United States Senator
down are strongly advocating economy
and lower taxeA
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1922-06-29
GOOD WOMAN GONE
TO HER REWARD

Mrs. MassalOna Hathaway, wife OF
David Hathaway, of Sycamore, died at
the family home Monday, June 18th
after II long illness. Her death was
not entirely unexpected as she had been
in ill health for several months, but il
came as a grievious shock, nevertheless
to her many friends In all sections of
the county.
Mrs. Barr was a daughter of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. James Barr and a mem
Der of one of the most prominent fami-
lies in this section of West Virginia.
She was heldin the highest esteem by
all who were acquainted with her kind
ness and gentleness.
The following was written of the
deceased by her pastor, Rev. J. Smith
Dye, of the local Baptist shurch:
Sister Massalona (Barr) Hathaway
was born May %, 1860. Departed this
life for better one June II, 1922. Age
81 years and Is days. She was regen-
Grated in 1882 and baptized into the
fellowship of the Sycamore Baptist
church by Rev. j. NJ. Wood, and in its
fellowship she lived consistent Christ
Ian until her call to the RansOmed
Church above.
She was married to David Hathaway
December 2G, 1878, and to this union
were born seven children, viz. Roy,
Nettie, Fred, Eva, Oral Maud and Rus
sci The first two named have preced-
ed mother to that bourne whence no
traveller returns, leaving to mourn their
loss the husband and the above named
children aud host Of friends and rela-
tives.
Thus again the gates of heaven have
opened to receive a redeemed soul with
work all done and suffering ended
leaving us to await our call, but rich in
the legacy Of the life of a Christian
mother. She left to the world her own
influence and the life of all her child.
rem who are all Christians. Thus she
erected to her memory q monument
that is imperishable. BY the passing
Of our friend the world becomes lone.
| lier and less attractive and heaven
sweeter and more to be desired. She
/ Is now In the presence of her Master.
While we await the reunion let US work
and pray that soon He will come to
receive us unto Himself that where He
/ Is we may be also.