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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-16
=57WEsDNEsDAY7 EVENING. AUGUST 16, 1922.
INrEREp1rI1 NOMINATED.
Meredith

ssssS1SsHES nomination of Judge James A Meredith
80 for the Republican party candidate for SUI
s%preme scourtsjudge comes as no surprise There
SIvasS no uestion of his nomination any time
sSThe r epublican party honored to place such a
Nomination and the entire constituency e4-
pectedg mot ling else from the state convention
Judge#M eredth& than party man
sffoughhe is loyal the last fibre to his parity
,sshesrfs & imrninently peoples man. He num-
sberss his friends by thousands in West Virginia,
Sgandsthey5 come from the poor and the rich, from
Glasses and the mass-he commands there
fore the respect the confidence of all alike
Eregardless party creed. Only a big man can
ssSdosh hits and only sincere to his core and
sltrustwory to the last degree
Ssupre rne judg eship with it grave re-
gnon 81 bity and proud distinction. Judge Meredith
has ably filed his office supreme judge dur
{ the past months he has served by appoint
OF the governor. He will continue thus to
serve elected next fall. and, there is not the
Sslightest doubt of his being elected The Repuoil-
Ecam,narty Is proud to place his the ticket
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-16
BARBOUR ,.l,1I,,[,,,t RIGS aus SLATE

r., ARL Balfour was not at all frank in his ad-
IL dress to the other allied nations on the sub
ject of cancellation of debts His suggestion that
debts be cancelled all around or as newspaper
headlners have been pleased to express it. that
the slate be wiped clean leaves the impression
that he was proposing for the United States moth.
ing different from what he proposed for Great
Britain, France Belgium any other nation
TIL fact is, however, that the cricumstanc are
not identical. Great Britain is not only creditor
but debtor. The United States is creditor only.
Great Britain should cancel So of uncollectable
debt due her and in return therefor have the
United States cancel 81 of collectable debt due
from Great Britain TO this country. Great Britain
would be so much the gamer. This country. on
the other hand has creditor which it could also
ask to cancel an obligation This .wipng the slate
clean would, therefore, mean that all other ma
tons would be relieved Of their obligations while
the American people would be left to tax them
selves to raise the $11.OOO.oOO to the obliga-
tions issued in the form of Liberty Bonds as a
means of raising the money which We loaned to
Great Britain and the other allied nations.
When all of the parties to transactions occupy
the position Of both debtor and creditor, the strk-
ing of balances is a convenient and an entirely
Just method Of settling accounts. II Jones owes
Smith and Smith Johnson and Johnson owes
jones' the circle Of Indebtedness can be Hquidated
by each of them cancelling equal amount of
debt But if each creditor did not also owe an
equal amount the process of cancellation would
very clearly leave the first creditor loser
1t is notable circumstance that large num-
Der of prominent newspapers most OF them advo-
Gates of the league of nations and closely in sym
pathy with the international bankers, have pre-
sented to their readers Earl Balfours suggestion
concerning the mutual cancellation of debts but
have failed at the time to call the atten-
ton of their readers to the fact that the United
States is not debtor and, therefore, not in a po-
son to share in the benefits of the cancellation
scheme A newspaper that will thus unfairly pre-
sent a case OF the disadvantage of its own coun-
try and its own readers lays itself open to sus-
picion of being under the control of foreign in
fuenc es Whether this control be due to foreign
ownership or merely to sympathetic interest in
the welfare Of foreign countries makes little diff
ference to the American reader. The citizen Of
the United States who pays his good money for
an American newspaper has right to the assur-
ance that the paper he receives will at least not
give him information that deceives him to his own
injury
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-16
sswos1ENs ARE PROGRESSIVE

5ss|T@sHEA Pennsylvania League Of Women Voters
9As S 81 ahave been making thorough survey Of the
If Iegislative Tendencies of the candidates coming
the field for election and report with satls-
faction that progressive measures will be favored
League Women Voters in Pennsylvania Is
an outstanding organization and intensvey inter
asted in ousting of the old order Of political
land legislative tommy-rot and substituting some
e substantial and forward looking Wherever
@theswomen have taken hold with purpose they are
Sbacking the need for measures and laws that con
form with the needs and the demands OF the pres
cent The women political traditions grow
over them like tree moss nor are they
mmeled with precedence and before the war
Smisgiyings 1t nothing in the eyes OF the women
9Th at certain certain rules have prevailed
Saven unto this present day: they only hear the
eoutcrys OF the public in increasing volume Tor
sprogressve action. The women are indebted to no
one under obi cations to one They, In thou-
OF instances, look at the and fail utterly
stp look at tn ticket In fact when organized ana
sincere, they can engineer things their way, and
stheir way is the progressive and their sympa-
Eth1es for effective, modern laws and measures
1.-THE League of Women Voters in Pennsylvania
has made an exhaustiEe report upon the attitude
ofeYery candidate running the state legislature
$andSwhen the legislature assemblies committee
from athe League will be hands to watch pro
sRGeedingsSs
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-16

WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 16
CONGRESSMAN Lester D. Vo1k OF
Brooklyn committed lese najeste
or something closely like it today,
when he Moderated a statement
for the public prints on the LIQUID
issue Still, it remains 10 be seen
whether his colleagues in Con
gress will take any formal cogni-
zance of his utterance.
Making a percentage division,
Member Vok. who is con fessedly
wet to the extent of light wine
and beer, declares that there is IN
the House 25 per cent OF IN alter
ably wet, rs per cent of unatter-
ably dry, and SO per cent whose
control is political expediency and
who are ready. to jump on this
question with the proverbial cat
1.-The volstead Act would be re-
peealed this fall if the congress
men all voted the way they
drink" he said. THAT act of
bigotry would not remain on the
statute books more than a few
weeks longer If they had the
courage Of their thirst. The strong
indications of a reaction against
the Volstead act will cause a great
increase of strength to the vets.
but it is doubtful in my mind II
there is any chance to- have 1T
modified by next summer.
In the meantime, the officials at
anti-saloon headquarters are talk
ing jubilantly of their latest VIC
tory, peacefully brought about, IN
having the magnates OF vaudeville
on nokj r =
edy at prohibition The action
was taken following a formal ,ap-
peal to-. the theatrical magnates
made six weeks ago. Vaudeville
is thus deprived of one of its re-
portory of two, and only two,
basic and fundamental Jokes The
other one is about the mother-ln-
law. 1t has been overshadowed
by the cracks of the funny men
about the Eighteenth Amendment
and the Volstead Law, but is now
destined to be depended on in the
future to carry the comedy bill
exclusively The vets claim to be
getting the enjoyment of some
kind of a victory out of this latest
theatrical transaction on the
theory that a law which don't sur
vive being laughed at is surely
headed for the discard. 1t is only
question of time. "a.
It is reported today that the
next move Of the drys viii be to
send a similar appeal to VIII
Hays, priest of purity for the
movies, and request him to cut out
of the pictures all scenes of bot
ties, rummies, and hootch humor
in the joke reels. Similar appeals
are 1T is said, to be made to all
state censors, and where there is
none such. the red-man's act will
be invoked, if there is one in the
state code, on liberal interpreta-
ton that guying prohibition laws
and prohibitionists of the profess
sional paid kind, tend to corrupt
morals or ncite to crime.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-16
EFaIRs1oNr. REp cross NIGHT DO THIS

&TN#a number of cities the Red Cross has been
s tsho1ding reunion picnics. scheduled for
sKennywood Park by the Pittsburgh chapter of the
American Red Cross illustrative of this kind of
altering, in which SO chairmen of the various
sbranches L Al of the auxiliaries, and about 500
Sprecinct chairmen are cooperating to make the
Occasion IA memorable
ssssFairmont Chapter could hold highly success
fuIsRedS Cross reunion if the membership were to
St5ecome in terested. At time 10000 persons
were enrolled in the Red Cross in Marion County
The organization penetrated every small commun-
itySand there were active circles at work
sinsthe city. So of interest transpired during
xthese high-keyed days of the that general
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-16
Berton Braley's Poem
When you're in love with Some

When you're in love with Some
one
And she's in love with you.
The world is fair, and every
where
The skies seem bright and blue;
And on this humdrum planet,
With lightsome feet you tread,
And undismayed and unafraid,
You face what lies ahead
The cynic folk may mock you,
y With jeers both loud and long,
But you don't mind their thoughts
unkind,
You know that they are wrong!
You know that life is golden
If you Will see it so.
You know there's bliss in every
kiss
: And that's lot to know.
Your eyes are full of glamor,
Your pulses are astir
And all that's worth the while on
earth
Is just wrapped up in Her:
You know there is Heaven,
You know that dreams come
true,
When you're in love with Some.
one
And she's in love with you.
Copyright, 1929
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-16

read In thefnewspapersi Is So MS.
daily dribb BILE, snorted Mr-tPublc-
.".Pshaw," said the Maid. s.. e.
M. writes splendid thtngs-aIl
about homes and flowers and birds
and bees and chickadees and wan
.puses. I like her-I think her col
.umnsis Splendid!
Good sLordi" cried the exasper-
ated Mr.. Public. 81 suppose you
think, too, that there is an appro-
priation in the city budget for some
new fire equipment and for an up
to-date building code for Farm ont.
/ suppose you think that the%Wat-
er street cleanup is anything more
than a grand-stand play suppose
you think blue-berries are red and
,thatFonion juice is "a delicate per-
funnel" .4
Really, said the Maid, smiling.
you ought to be taken in hand
and spanked soundly. You have
things all twisted. You yell forsfire
equipment and a building code and
you are the same Mr.. Public who
refused to sanction dental clinic
because it would make taxes high
err That Water street thing is
something don't know about, nor
do you. Well both have to lay
low and see what happens And
there are red blue-berries and I
can prove 1t, and there is much to
be said in favor of onions When
you've eaten them, you don't have
to listen to chronic knockers knock
chronically anyway. BY the way, do
you know any more good jokes?"
she added som ewhat wearfly.
you mean, besides the major an
the fire CHIEF and the chief of po-
lice" flashed Mr. Public. yeah,
there's John Mckinney and Kip
Fleming and"
} That's right almost sobbed the
Maid."Go ahead and pick on Ripple
just because you know he happens
to be my next-beSt beau"
"The woman wronged restorts to
lachrym otions,'' sneered Mr. Pub
lie. well, go ahead, lady, and con-
tinue to pan the city's no nest citi-
zens and to uphold the law-break-
ers That's all got to say So long!
The Maid gazed after Mr.. Public
with anything but kindly Elk
preston. Somehow he had> poiled
her whole afternoon.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-16

Lord Northcliffe has his bitter enemies. many
of them and no doubt he advocated to his public
certain things that did hamper and greatly en-
barass England times during hte Walnut, after
all he was a fearless man-fearless enough to
speak his honest convictions even though the
English administration burned his papers in the
streets and his fellow mem bers of the press were
rabid in denunciation Northclife was no coward
and his death will be felt in England in no half
measures-intense relief the part OF his
enemies and grief the part Of his friends
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-16

Eciines & With s. great I: comfort on Tie
thin, edge OF bed-slat. TherS
would be no nse to- discuss the Is! Is
sue with this man. himself There
has to be foundation on which
TO build an idea. "a public speaker
was approached by q man at the
conclusion OF hts lecture, who said
In j loud voice, well. ] heard alfe
YOU said and. It Just went in one
ear and OUT the other, indicating
with his fingers. We'll. my dear
man;" said the speaker, '1 am not
at all surprised. There was moth
ing to, stop 1t.
Seriously speaking now. is II not
true. readers of The West Virgin.
ian. that this man constitutes the
very class Of intellect that the,
unions, 4 the employers. and theS
authorities have so much trouble
with. A fool who IS hot-headed.
uncomfortable and unreasonable is
dangerous to industrial peace
VIII ether he be an employe or an
EN- ployer. and you find them among
botn: but II he isgmerely a weak
minded person, who admits he has
nothing IN 1t, he merely furnishes
amusement for an amused public.
I do-not mind arguing seriously
with an Inform ed man. who uses
Ibis head to think and reads much.
| but when he merely uses his head
fora convenient knob on which to
hang his hat. and admits that he
only saw things in the papers whens
some body, cut them out and showeo
them to him. he Is hopeless. He
does NOT seem, able to use his head
to think before making his loud
noise. He is very much like Mark
Twain's steamboat. This famous
boat, you will recall Twain said
used TO play on the Mississippi had
a whistle SO big that when they
blew it they had to stop the en-;
!, gines s..s &
Now why not stop SO much abuse
and assifying all union men as
boIsheviks and Russians and .tp
perd:tion with such etc, and lsarh
some reason and sense. have
never run across man who read
the papers daily and kept abreast
of the times in thought by reading
such literature as the Literary
Digest and American Magazines and
brushed up their minds against
someone else occas ionalIy, that
| talked that unreasona bly, or course
all Intelligent people know that
unionism has come to stay and
workers have the same right to
organize for mutual protection ae
the business and professional. In;
terests and as much right toscoE&
tract collectively as any otheS
body Of men The idea that any.
body of men are, merely chatt1e,
with: no say as to. themse lves, wa 8
4 shotto death in the sixties. This
order OF things In industry can
4 WORK only good except for the OBJ
!, struction and difficulties caused by
the type Of mind, both in the labor
union and the employers. repre-.
scented by the writer of LOST
Wages" the radical. uncomfortable
rule or ruin type of mind.
JAMES D. BOWMAf.s -
I .S-.glE ~ -.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-16
RUFF STUFF

We are glad the Astonisher told
US Miss Poe's poem was "cleverly
done" With the AS aid we are
able to grasp the fact that Miss Poe
is btedly direct linea1 de.
scendent Of the well known and
justly famous Edgar Allen.
What was it Amy Lowell once
said of her early poems ?---.-.
With leaking meter. limping feet
My pretty poems walked the street.
Hear the tele. ed. Of the Aston,
Usher is going to report Ruff Stuff
to the New York A. P. office for
leading head over the strike story
in yesterday morn's Batter.
Better sue the kolyum for dam.
ages. too, Mr.. Tele Ed. We
wouldn't let any one reflect on our
proves as a prophet!
Wonder what the church teams
think they are playlng, anyway
horseshoes? They seem to lean to-
ward ringers
Cheer up! Part of one of the twin
strikes is over Any way it might
have been trip1ets.
Old King Coal will be a merry
old soul for lot of birds here if
the mines ever get started.
If Mayor Conway thinks he's al
ways right he's wrong.
There was an antiquated fIapper
from Uniontown in police court the
other morning who dem onstrated
that he didn't know everything
about women.
Sometimes woman with bee
in her bonnet gets stung-But this
one didn't She got free passage
back to Uniontown. Chief Snider
will tell you she had a bee in her
bonnet, too.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-16
PoINCARE CONGRATULATED

RAMBoUIETT, France, Aug.
16.-(By the Associated Press).
The French cabinet unanimous
~ approved of the German re-
parations policy of Premier Poin-
care and congratulated him on
the stand he took at the London
conference of allied premiers.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-16

The railroad union will of course have warm
squad Of friends among those hundreds OF traS'
elers who have been roasting in the desert Tor
some days Public sympathy is always the decid-
ing factor in the end for any cause, and leaving
distracted travellers in the center of a desert is
fine way to cultivate it.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-16

The question of whether the
elk. the most majestic Of the deer
family, is to follow the buffalo INTO
characterization is asked IN MIN
form in new Department of
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-16

The Swiss people we're the first
to- date their coinage. ,yl
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-16

Paris was fortified town as.
early az $50 "A. d.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-16

Al The cucumber orr ginaxed some
5000 years ago proba bly, inSts In
dia: 55:!s. III.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-16

There was an antiquated flapper
from Uniontown in police court the
other morning who dem onstrated
that he didn't know everything
about women.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-16

If Mayor Conway thinks he's a.
ways right he's wrong.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-07-27

Chauncey NJ. Depew is the last OF
three distinguished friends, of whom
General Horace Porter and Joseph
HI. Choate are dead, remarks the
Detroit News. They were for years
a link between the present generation
and that of Civil war days. General
Porter canpaigned with Grant and
was present when Lee surrendered.
All three were noted orators. General
Porter was regarded as having the
superior mentality and his achieve
ments as soldier, diplomat and rail
road inancier and builder made him
most conspicuous.
Choate's oratory was closely associ-
ated with his winning personality.
Depew's addresses are notable for
their spontaneous humor and wit, white
General Porter drafted speeches with
infinite care and delivered them with
ineppossiye intensity and sincerity.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-07-27
BRIEF HISTORY OF
LOCAL PROGRESS
Continued from Page One)

off and they saw cruelty hard times
that meant starvation to not a few.
Small pox also decimated their num-
Der. The Fort Peck reservation was
early established as their contine.
1t reaches some 80 miles back from
the river bottom on the north side
from Frazer to between Brockton
and Culbertson.
After the famous battle in which
the Indians under Sitting Bull an
initiated Gen. Clusters troops, some
of the Sioux warriors anne through
this section and when the troops fol-
lowed escaped into Canada. After
much delay and negotiating with the
Canadian government they were fin
ally taken in charge by the troops
and allotted to the other or eastern
end of the Fort Peck reservation,
a move that was not pleasing to the
Assinniboine who looked upon these
Yanktons, Yanktonais, and others as
intruders.
There are over 1000 Indians on
the reservation, most of them IN
comfortable circumstances. They
own horses, cattle, automobiles and
no end of land. Most of the land for
eight or ten miles back from the
Missouri and along it's tributaries
has been allotted to them and their
children. They also receive pay
ments out of the fund created by the
sale of reservation land and leasing
and grazing fees. After they get
title to their land in fee simple they
will sell most of it to the whites, and
development will speed up.
+ Change With Time
These Sioux tribes of today are
peaceful, law-abiding and many Oh
them quite up to date, but on special
occasions delight to deck themselves
in picturesque costumes, that are
truly works of art, and revert 10
primative customes.
Sherman T. C~ogswell, post trad
err of the eighties who is still a prom
nent local citizen, and keeps a store
at the original site of the old post,
saws that Sitting Bull himself some
times came here in his wanderlngs
and that his coming was looked upon
as an i'll omen by white and Indians
alike. He was distrusted as a bad
actor and if he or his followers had
business with the post they were re-
ouired to lay aside their guns and
trade through a small opening in the
log wall of the store, while guards
kept them covered with cooked rifles.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-07-27

(Car1lnued fror, page onel
Know for a certainty that the way IS
clear (don't take it for granted.)
Make sure that no trains are APP
preaching and then proceed.
Railroad men generally, engl-
neers, fremen and crossing tiagmen
in particular, will do their full part
but if we are to be successful, 1t IS
absolutely necessary that the drivers
of automobiles, teams, and pedes--
trains, as well, do their full part and
resond heartily with cooperation
and effort. If this be done, success
will surely come, and we will all re-
ioice in knowing that we took an ac-
tive part in that great campaign OF
life and limb conservation IN the
Careful Crossing Campaign"
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-07-27

Saturday evening was enjoyed by
a fair sized crowd.
A few of the VOTERS attended the
dance at Bakers school which was a
success.
Horseshoe playing is all the rage
these days.
Jake Tschetter was shaking hands
with friends in our vicinity after be-
ing absent over three years which
were spent in eastern points. Mr..
Tschetter has a homestead in the
Lustre country.
Reicherts entertained the follow
ing at dinner Sunday evening: Nate
Green and Marjorie Jenkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robin spent from
| Saturday until Monday in Volt. Mr.,
Robin is constructing a new shoe
store in Wolf Point on the Northside
which he claims will be one of the
Smallest in price" in the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Feick, Miss Katie
Feick and Mrs. Borland dined at the
C. E. Johnson home Sunday.
Clay Gilchrist and Hilmor Rick of
Scobey were Robin visitors Tues
day.
The Perry family spent Sunday at
the Cess home.
The ball game held at Volt Sunday
by the Progressive and Police Greek
boys was witnessed by a large crowd.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1922-07-27
Japan's Fiaht on Hydrophobia.

The Japanese are inoculating dogs
instead of people to prevent rabies,
which is now widespread" in that
country, says the New York Evening
Post. The bacteriologist Umeno and
his coworkers at the K~itasato Insti-
tute for infectious diseases have per-
fected a method of prophylactic in
oculation that can be given the dogs
in one or two shots. In all, $1,000
dogs have been treated and in not a
single instance has any n of them
been found suffering from rabies. In
stead of the usual methods of killing
mad and stray dogs, the Japanese
medical experts are advocating inocu'
lation of all the dogs of Japan.