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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-13
N|E|H.M0DERAT0R
Will BE NAMED
.a-ayman May Be Elected at
o. q neraI Assembly Of Pres
byterian Church.

ssssDES MONIES, Ia. May 13.-This
ssGity Disappearing to welcome hun
ireds of commissioners, together
Nspvith many3@foreig missionaries. OF
ssficerssE and representatives OF the
ssSPresbyterian Church, to be Assem-,
ssbled&here in annual general confer
:Ssence on 4 May Is for an eight day
ssssession The meeting marks the
SI24th general assembly OF tire
;;.ssssehurch SIN the United States.
~ s One Of the outstanding reports
5SssssofNtheA convention is expected to be
hat Of the special committee on
and consolidation OF
sboards. to III be submitted May Y.
EIor j Ohm Timothy Stone of Chicago
&; & sssHc hairman Of a committee which
A spent two years investigating
hs adyisability Of consolidating
q Merriam boards.
aOpening of the general assem- DIV
EEswilI be- conducted by Dr. Henry
HsChapman$ Swearingen m oderator Or
sAsStsPaul, Mimi, whose term or o.
II fice will then expire.
sThere appears to be strong
EEppssfbility that layman may sue.
b scesd#Dr Swearingen as moderator.
sSI5r1J ohnST. Manson, banker. Of New
#.Hayen. Conn, has been suggested
sHprstheK position. Only one favman
has been in charge OIL
ESfhef general assemblies of the
sssfShurch. AT one time, DR.. John VII
sBIik sBaer. banker OF Pasadena,
tSGaQ rs held this position. Owing 70
S4thet growing importance OF men
IN in the church, it was believed
Ns INV IA q nv m EN- ers that another lay
s I'm an {smight take charge at this
ss3stfrne. gS3The fact that the year 1879
ssends fhe five year period for which
Ssfhes Pfesbyterian New Ira NJ owe
SST1ifent sthe forward organization OF
atlleS church was set up. is given as
Fans ad ditional reason why layman
&snode orator might be chosen.
Among the clergy, the name o.
Hiram Foulkes Of New
ssFork. general secretary Of the New
sssJsraS achievement, has been advanced
III asa ali possible successor to IL:
HESweaTfngen.
The New Era Movem ent is given
Sgcred a IT, by 5 N nisters and laymel
*salikeS for the fact that the Presbv-
Church in the United States
S&is%today4 stronger than ever before
ssinssits history having made great
gaiisS in m membership and more
hans doub1ed its benevolent budget.
One OF the major features Of the
sss Assem- bIy this year will be mis-
sss;;onaryyrs exposition and pageant to
& sboegivenSunde r the direction OF the
ssRey. George G. Dewey of New
s2SsYork. 1T has been announced that
& sInore han SOC members Of the Des
IN ONES presbyterian churches vii,
ssparticipate.
Z 1.-THE home mission council OF the
Sschurchsis expected to arrive In the
$acifYSon May IL to open church
y exhi b hich Will include booths
4 $Taprese nting all branches Of the
& churchSbothSat home and in foreign
Visionary fields.
gsAsnumber Of preliminary confer
J ESenca have been arranged to take
Il Splacs before the opening Of the gem
! sEara1s assem- bly,. These include the
the foreign missions
New Era Movement con
ferances ON May61 and II.
81 sTwoSofSthe more notable figures
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21

the service rendered is explained and
linked up with industrial and indi-
vidual wellbeing, the more impreg.
nable its position will become.
Power always brings responsible
ity with it. The coordination of the
electrical industry from power pro-
ducer to retailer and consumer is of
interest to every one, including the
housekeeper who solves her problems
by head work and appliances rather
than by foot and hand work and
routine labor.
A Move in the Right Direction
At the forty-ffth convention of
the National Electric Light Associa-
tion held at Atlantic City last week
an important symposium on Busi-
ness Development was held, with all
branches of the industry represented
looking to just such national or
ganization in order that it's men,
bers, through local secretaries, may
promote local organizations, giving
them the further prestige and au-
thority of national backing.
Secretary Hoover accepted an in
vitation to address this meeting.
1t is such men, of the engineer type,
who have both vision and practical
ity-a grasp of the general plan and
e command of the details for putting
the plan into concrete form-who
can give to cooperation the ideality
and common sense that it must unite
in order to register success.
More power to the movement and
to the men backing it's national ex-
preston. At the Atlantic City
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21
Electrical Homes

Another important phase of the
cooperative work and publicity was
the electric homes, five of which
have been built in California for
educational purposes. The last one
was an eight-room house in Los An
geles Of the adobe, patio type, which
had 1T electrical outlets, including,
thirty convenience outlets.
About $1,000 persons visited the
houce in twenty-five days and the
publicity given it was widespread
Now electrical bungalows are to be
built, it being felt that the homes
shown before were too pretentious
and that it is those in modest cir
cumstances with few or no servants
who need most the convenience and
cleanliness Of the electrically admin
istered home.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21
Getting Do,un to Brass
Tdcks and Practical Tactics

crop Of deep-rooted prosperity and
practical results blossomed. Many
large builders now plan one con-
venience outlet in each room; wiring
outlays and laundry space have been
increased; recent survey showed
that in eighty-six houses built at an
average cost of $1,000 there were six
convenience outlets to each house. A
$4,000 apartment of four-room fats
had four convenience outlets in each
one and every house surveyed had
adequate porch space for the electric
washer. This is preparedness of q
most far-reaching and constructive
type. 1t is not blue sky and vague
idealisn1. Comparative figures show
that in California in 1910, 75 per
cent of the homes were wired for
electric service; in 1920, s3 per cent,
and in the whole United States only
35 per cent.
The use Of electricity in the home
rs further developed in California
than in any other place and educa-
ton of consumer and builder has
played large part in it..
In Office buildings and hotel. the.
same movement is noted. One hotel
with 450 rooms had $50 convenience
outlets. With much new building
work and construction of additional
homes imminent, such education of
architect and builder is tremendous
ly important, and only joint effort
can effect it. If individuals west of
the Rockies use twice as much cleo
tricity as the people of the nation as.
whole, There's a reason" Pool
ing brains and resources by cooper
alton is sure way to find out what
this reason is and to improve the
conditions.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21

NOTE some Of the objectives OBJ
tanned by cooperation in these
five years of getting together"
1t began with four or five men
who, acting as an advisory COM
mittee, cautiously gathered in lead
ers from different branches of the
industry, one or two at time, to
talk over their grouches and trou-
bles. At first they did not even
want to meet one another. Lee H.
Newbert, A. E. Wishon, D. Z. Har-
ris and Robert Sibley are among
those who had the vision and the
human touch, compounded with faith
in men, all along the line, when said
men as yet had no faith in one an
other and who sold the idea Of CO.
operation to their fellows.
The report for 1921 shows the fol-
lowing practical achievements: ~.
The advisory committee now has
thirteen members, each branch Of
the industry electing it's own repre-
sentatives.
Eight formal meetings were held
in San Francisco and Los Angeles,
bringing representatives of every
branch of the industry together, and,
in addition, every month luncheons
are held by the northern and south
ern sections in the two cities, re-
spectively. Several hundred get to-
gether, as | saw them at the Palace
Hotel in San Francisco at the "iour-
nalism" luncheon, meeting in real
good fellowship besides getting and
giving much mutually interesting in
formation.
Every practicable vein of publicity
has been tapped by the campaigners,
in way impossible to the individ-
ual, to get the electrical story over
to the consumer. Eighty-six news
papers, forty eight theater mana
gers, 16O home economics newspaper
editors, sixty-fve motion picture the
aters, were interested. Ninety-fve
meetings were held, twenty-four city
electricians were interviewed and
511 architects and builders.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21

branches of the industry must get
together. An advisory committee
of four or five started the ball roll
ing and men who had been at log
gerheads with each other as to basic
policies and details found them
selves discussing their several diff
ficulties and problems from their
different points Of view, over the
luncheon tables of Los Angeles and
San Francisco. For five years this
has been going on. From this small
informal beginning has resulted an
organization that functions practi-
cally as clearing house of policies
and publicity between the four
branches of the industry and the
public.
For it avails nothing for jobber
10 tell jobber his troubles and griev-
ances and hold a little mutual com
mlseration party lamenting the dem
sity and selfshness of the retailer,
manufactures and power man, each
GROUP following suit. This only
tightens the knots in the tangled
skein. What does help is for repre-
sentat;ves from each of the members
to get together and formulate plans
that will help the whole circulation.
AS well may the body say it does
not care what happens to the foot
that carries it forward or the hand
that feeds it as for the power pro-
ducer to be oblivious of the jobber
and retailer. This seems so simple
as to be platitudinous. All basic
things are simple. It is our ignor-
ing them that makes the big tangles.
The West has carried on a demon
stration plant for us in cooperation.
Can we learn anything from it?
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21

MEN never combine until they
AVA meet something that is too big
to be conquered single-handed. The
men of the West found Nature
rather a handful-so they combined
to get the best Of her
This is the foundation of the doc
trine of "enlightened selfshness,"
the motto Of the California electri-
cal cooperative campaign. For,
having wrcsted from Nature what
she had to give, having turned re-
mote waters into intimate power
and light and carried them over
hundreds Of miles of mountains, sea
and land, they could not make use
of it unless they formed an endless
chain to pass it along to the con-
sumer.
A weak link anywhere from
power manufacturer to consumer
meant non-delivery, dead spot in
the commercial system, as fatal in
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21
Everybody Benefits

The convenience outlet section by
general consent holds "the key to
electrical convenience" The spread
of these spells speed, ease, efficiency
and safety for the consumer; more
wiring jobs for the contractor, more
appliances and more power used.
Every one is served by promoting
them, and this idea was sold by the
committee assiduously to the public
and to dealers and builders, archi-
tects and electrical contractors. Dis
trict committees on construction and
educational work on this point were
organized, and New York societies
were asked to cooperate in stand
ardizing the term convenience out
let" nationally.
This is real seed planting, for a
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21
Business Inertia and Nature
Conquered by Team Work

its way as leak in the transmitting
wire itself. So after the hydro
electric companies had strung 49,
600 miles of copper wire from
Seattle to San Diego, borrowing and
lending current along the way, har-
Messing waterfalls, diverting rivers,
pumping water and also carrying it
hundreds of miles for irrigation
purposes, they found that the sys-
tenn of getting the service to the
consumer was faulty.
Pulling in Opposite Directions
The retailer, jobber, manufac-
turer and power company at best
ignored one another and at worst
were busily engaged in the trade
pastime of passing the buck' or
cutting one another's throats, ac-
cording to the exigencies of the oc-
casion. A merry-go-round, this, that
soon develops q "sad standstill" in
any industry.
1t was plain that the different
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21
r Anns Lc,eis Pierce, Director
Tribune Institute

" in New York doe. ~s's,sv,s., not mean
just what it does to the life
an agricultural, irrigated land
uCalifornia and our problems are
,aas Of congestion rather than of
mrcoming distance and space, we
b have our own mountains of diff
tsfies The merchandising and con-
suction difficulties of New York
al for cooperation just as loudly
u in the West. That Is the land
shre they try things out; necessity
idres them to it. Our opportunity
nto take their experiments and ap-
ply Fthe proved results in solving our
n problems.
Every one knows that the housing
problem, the servant problem and
the merchandising problem in New
Ymk are mountainous. Conditions
resulting from the war have not de-
creased them. And in solving all of
these the extension of the use of
household appliances and making
provision for them in new buildings
are important factors. Imitation
still remains the sincerest hattery,
and throughout the country organi-
cations Of this sort are spreading.
The public service corporation
everywhere is under fire, and the
more perfectly its work is social
led, the more accurately and clearly
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21

Electrical Contractors and Dealers,
New York; w. w. Freeman, presi~
dent of the Cincinnati Society for
Electrical Development and the
Joint Committee for Business Devel-
opment represented by H. A. Lane,
director go West Thirty-ninth
Street, New York City,
The fundamentals of successful
cooperation are here-al hands
concerned, on deck.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-21

meeting these included President
Henry l.. Doherty, of the Electric
Light and Power Company, New
York; for the manufacturers Guy E.
Trip, chairman of the board, West
inghouse Electric and Manufacturing
Company; w. E. Robertson, general
manager of the Robertson Cataract
Electrical Company. Buffalo, for the
jobber; James r. Strong, president
of the National Association of
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-15
FOR FRATERNITY
OF WRITER'S AT
u. OF VERMONT
College Students Favor
New Journalistic
Society

A meeting Of men interested in
journalistic work at the University
OF Vermont was called Tuesday
night by 4. s. Peterson, '23, pres
ident OF the Vermont Press club,
to discuss plans for the formation
of an honorary journalistic frater-
nifty. Representatives of the Cynic,
Ariel and Press club were present
and, when the purpose and value
OF such an organization was ex-
planned by the chairman and L. f.
Dow, IS, editor of the Burlington
Daily News, there was an enthu-
siastic discussion of the proposition
1t was brought out that mem
bership in an honorary journalistic
society would give man prestige
if he chose to follow that line of
work after graduation, and that
he prospect of becoming a men,
Ner would bring out more men and
'esult in better work on the vari-
1us college publications and the
Press club.
The society would have charge
of the conference Of high school
editors which is to become an
annual event at kake Walk time,
and would endeavor to keep in
touch with the high school papers
Of the State throughout the year.
Another possible field Of work
was suggested in the founding of
a humorous monthly magazine
such as is published at most other
colleges the size of Vermont.
A committee was appointed
with Mr.. Peterson as chairman, to
draw up q constitution for the pro-
posed fraternity, which will be
presented for approval by Walter
H. Crockett, editor of University
publications It was the general
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-15

coneensus Of opinion that member
ship in tho organization should be
limited to tou rea, chosen from
the two upper classes, who had
shown particular ability in jour
nalistic work.
A meeting of the members of the
Press club was held Immediately
afterward, at which time new
system of carrying on the work
was explained. In addition to the
gathering Of college news for the
publicity department, which the
club has been doing all the year,
members in the future win be as
signed to several Of the State
papers, to which they will send all
items Of special interest to the
readers of their papers, such as
stories Of the achievements of
students from the locality in the
various fields Of college activity.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-15
WELLS RIVER
Dickens Party

A regular meeting Of the Wells
River Study club was held IN
Hale's Tavern Monday evening
1t took the form of a Dickens
party, everyone who attended
wearing a costume OF the style
that the people Of Dickens time
were: Mr.. and Mrs. George Kid
der dressed to represent Mr.. and
Mrs. Dickens; Mr.. Fred Brock to
represent Oliver Twist; Mr.. Geo.
Symes to represent Abraham Lin
coin and Mrs. Lois Stanley to re-
present Mrs. Abraham Lincoln.
Others were dressed to represent
various other prominent charact-
ers Of the time. They assembled
in the dining hall and Mrs. Geo.
Kidder gave several readings,
among them was the "Lilac mine. -
They were served with a goose
dinner. While they were waiting
for the second course they all
Joined in singing "There is a Tav-
ern in Town" After all had fin
ished dinner they sang other songs.
The tables were moved aside and
everyone took part in the old
time dances.
The Girls Club meet Tuesday
evening to complete their fancy
articles for the Christmas Carnival
and Fair.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-15
East Concord

Mr.. and Mrs George King, Mr..
"a Mrs. Alfred briggs and Ber-
nice, Mr.. and Mrs. viii Perham
and Francenia spent Thanksgiving
with their sister, and aunt, Mrs.
Maud Damon at the Groveton no.
tel, in Groveton, N. II.
Harry Mcdonald was a recent
visitor in Colebrook, N. II.
Miss Vera Haven, teacher at the
Texas school was called home by
the illness and death of her father
in Johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Morrill, en-
tertained at Thanksgiving dinner
their sisters, Mr.. and Mrs. How
ard Woodbury. and children and
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Bailey and
son.
Harley Kiser of Danville is
spending the winter at Milo Per-
kins'
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Warren en-
tortained at Thanksgiving their
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Will
loughby of Lyndonville to their
son. Harold from his school at
Portland, Me-, and father, T. C.
Warren.
Lila Fisher of Plainfeld and
Lola Fisher of Lyndon Center and
Mrs. Katie Burt and daughters Of
Lunenburg were Thanksgiving
o,,a.te Of Mr. and Mrs Fred Roo
ers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Briggs en-
tertained AZ children and grand
children at their home here
Thanksgiving day and bountiful
dinner was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lemeul Fisher en-
tertained the l.. A. S. at their
home Thursday evening, the menu
consisted of baked beans and peas,
beet salad, brown and white bread
and both pickles, doughnuts, cook
les. pies and cakes of all kinds, tea
and coffee. About $27. was added
to the treasury of the L. A. S. A
fine time was enjoyed by all pres
ent. Frank Ferris won the quilt.
Mrs. John Corcoran, Minnie
Briggs and Helen Folsom were in
Concord Wednesday to attend the
w. r. C. dinner and sale.
Two little strangers arrived in
town the past week one was TAX
en- in and cared for by Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Hill who named
her Adelphine Margaret. The 9th
en-, little girl arrived at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Briggs.
Congratulations.
Mrs. Nora Blood of Lunenburg
is seriously i'll at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Fred Whipple. Her
husband Orange Blood and child
rem, Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl Blood,
Mrs. Harvey Woodbury. and sister
Mrs. Lepha Chosen, have been
called. Mrs. Blood is suffer-
ing from a shock Sunday morning
making the third one she has had
and their are doubts for her re-
covery.
Mrs. Martha Whiting of Lyn-
donvile recently visited Mr.. and
Mrs. d. II. Thomas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubbard Fisher
entertained the bible class last
Wednesday evening. Rev. Mr.. Kel-
lev attended and was a visitor at
their home until Thursday making
several calls in the village Thurs
day.
There was a meeting at the
church last week Monday evening
to make arrangements for Christ
mas. 1t was voted to have the tree
on Monday evening, Dec. %, the
several committees were appoint
ed.
The L. A. s. have purchased a
new cook stove for the church
kitchen.
Several in the place are sick with
the prevailing distemper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burt Goodall were
business visitors in Lancaster, Sat
urday.
Leslie Drown has moved from
St. Johnsbury to Frank Lavatores
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-15
Lower Waterford

Federal Road Project Contemp-
lates Many Local Improvements
The survey for the Federal pro-
ject on the east side of Hurlburt
Hill has been completed. The new
road will be less than 7 per cent
grade. The raod as proposed coin
cideS with the present highway
for a very small part of the dis
tance and offers a great improve
ment in the grade.
j. w. Davies has authorized a
survey through the Henry Morri-
son field which will do away with
the dangerous turn on the Roose
welt Trail in the Lower Village.
He offers to give the necessary
land if the town will make the
change.
Z. f. and Miss Abbie Hale visit
ed their niece, Mrs. Micah Baker
in Concord, Saturday.
c. |. Bullock is in st. Johnsbury
on juror duty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Freeman
of st. Johnsbury are spending
some time with their brothers, Il.
C. and G. e. Hemingway. Mrs.
Freeman will be pleasantly re
membered as Wilma Hemingway.
Miss Lillian Sargent spent the
week end at G.. A. Stoddard's.
J. A. Stoddard was the guest of
friends in Johnson for Thanksgiv-
ing week.
George T. Blodgett has sold his
farm to ]. w. Davies including
stock and tools. Mr.. Blodgett will
work for MIR. Davies.
]. w. Davies has installed
radio outfit. The receiver is plac-
ed in the church vestly for the
winter.
C. Wesley Cushman and Mrs.
Cushman have moved from Illinois
where Mr.. Cushman has recently
sold the factory in which he was
largely interested to the Cushman
Farm on the River road where
they will make their home.
The Ladies' Circle will serve a
fish chowder supper in the vestry
Friday evening, Dec. 18th. The
program for the evening is to be
a Radio Concert beginning at 8
O'Clock.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-15

The men politicians will no
doubt be willing to share their la
bors with the women folks. pro-
vided the women do the work and
let the men take the money.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-15

Radium may have dropped $780,
600 a gram, but the householder
won't do anv cheering until eggs
come off few centa 81. Ah lss
The Washington times., 1922-04-15
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD
FOR MRS. MARY M. KUHN

The funeral OF Mrs. Mary Magda-
lene Kuhn. widow of Henry Kuhn.
SOL Eleventh street southeast, was
held this afternoon from the home
Of her daughter, 222 Seventh street
southeast. The Rev. Hess Waring
acting pastor OF st. Johns Luth-
eran Church, officiated.
The services at the grave in Con
Eressional Cemetery were conducted
by the Eastern Star. Mrs. Kuhn
was a charter member OF Ruth
Chapter She had been a member
Of st. Johns Church for sixty.five
wears and had served for many
years as president and honorary
president OF the Ladies' Aid Society.
She had lived in the District since
childhood.
Surviving her are three daugh-
ters, Mrs. John J. Graft, Mrs.
Sophia Prediger and Mrs. Eliza
beth American: three sons. John,
William and Leonard Kuhn: ten
grandchildren. and nine great grand
children.