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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-28
Nov rndusertal s.crstar.

The position OF Industrial Secretary.
made vacant by the removal OF Miss
.\rny Eruecer. Of Dayton. o.. has been
filled by the directors OF me Y. W. T..
A.. Miss Eatheryp Bryan. OF Hadden-
field. y. j.. arriving in tn. witty yestcr-
day TO TAX up the work. Miss Bryan
comes with unusual qualifications. hav-
ing had a wide experience With Indus
trial girls "f Toledo and Riverside. cal.
Miss Bryan is u graduate Of the Ma
,ional Training School # New York
CITY. and through her knowledge OF local
cities. the extension OF the work ar
rIed on IN Wheeling viii mean entrance
into more factories and into larger cir
clues OF girls.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-28
Miss Haufs compltm sntsd.

Miss Elsie Haufe. bride-elect of Mr..
George T.. Morris. whose wedding viii
he an interesting event OF October third.
will be complimented with a miscel-
Ianeous shower to be given by Miss
Mildred Reinacher this evening. Quite
q number OF friends NJ the honor guest
will be present and a very pleasant
evening is Anticipated.
Bridge Party.
Mrs. Edwin Pitcher will be hostess at
a bridge party at the Country club this
afternoon TO be given in honor of Mrs.
Richard Woods. OF California. who is
the guest OF Mrs. Charles J. Milton OF
Fin Grove. Tea will be served follow
Ing the games.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-09-28
Ann Mary Alexander win wed DR.. J..
L. Dunn At Local Church
Today.
Many Interesting social Events Arc
Included In Late September
Program.

This morning at nine o'clock. at ST.
Joseph's Cathedral. the engagement OF
Miss Mary Margaret Alexander and DR..
John Lawrence Dunn Will culm'nate
in the most fashionable wedding OF the
early fall season. The Very Reverend
-. ". Moye will celebrate the Supttal
Mass and also perform the marriage
ceremony in the presence OF many
friends and relatives Of the bride and
groom.
g.. y. Larghans. in charge Of the
decorations. has enlisted the aid OF the
most exquisite autumn flowers and
rreeuery TO create an appropriate and
truly aesthetic setting Of rare lovtl'ness
and charm. Southern smilia1 will trail
over The altar and line the walls, while
stately lilies viii adorn the altar. with
palms and ferns forming a verdant
background.
As the wedding party marches TO the
altar. Miss Margaret Mcmahon will play
the bridal chorus from Lohengrir. The
ushers. James Dunn Bernard AleSand-
or. Austin Wood. and Morgan Taylor.
will lead the way. followed by the maid
OF honor. Miss Angela ConiT. and fin
ally. the bride and her father. who will
give her IN marriage. They will be met
at the altar by the groom and his hest
'NH' 'A" ~ - ."a PANs w N''ss
W. Va. The bride will be clothed IN
an exquisite gown Of white satin. over
which a veil ct delicate tulle will en-
h~anc;ngly fall. Her bouquet will be OF
orchids and lilies OF the valley. The
maid Of honor. Miss Coniff. viii be
charming in an appealing gown which
Will blend with the large cluster OF
yellow crysanthemums she will carry
Directly after the service. the bridal
party and a large number OF guests Will
repair TO the Country Club. where an
elaborate wedding breakfast win he
served Here again. Langhans have
magnificently decorated with the variet-
les o. beautiful autumn and late sum-
MGR flowers at the Florists command.
The brides table. Respondent In green
and white. with a basket OF Brides
roses and lacey fern forming the center
piece. VIII no appointed for twenty
guests. including the wedding party.
Around the brides table will be ar
ranged ten smaller tables for the re-
mainder Of the guests.
Later In the day. DR.. and Mrs. Dunn
will leave on an extended wedding trip
10 various points OF interest and upon
their return will reside In Woodlawn.
Today's wedding Is Of great interest In
local social circles because OF the pop-
ulartty and prominence Of the bride and
groom. Miss Alexander Is the only
daughter ot Mr.. and Mrs. SeatSn Alex
ander OF North Main Street. and Is a
graduate of the Mount de Chansal
Academy Of the class OF ~. She Il
unusually charming and accomplished.
and has been fesed at numerous delight
full pre-nuptial courtesies during the
last month. Or, Dunn IL prominent
among WNecliug's Young professional
men. ami has a dental establishment In
tho CITY Rank Building. He IS a Sra-
duate o the Ohio state Dental College.
At Cincinnati. Ohio.
Evening star., 1922-07-17
A Shopworn Bugaboo.

To correct a misinterpretation Of a
speech he had made in the orient on
the subject of the American merchant
marine. Secretary DENLY has cabled
from Yokohama that he is strongly
for ship subsidy
Probably more strongly since arriv-
ing in the orient. Japan is one Of the
most successful of the ocean-carriers,
and has achieved success by assisting
those conducting the business. She is
a progressive. up-todate nation, with
eyes in her head, and a disposition to
their value elsewhere.
Her policy toward her merchant ma
rine did not originate with her. She
had seen it employed successfully by
other nations. and simply and properly
adopted it for her own purposes. And
it has served her purposes quite as
well as il has the purposes Of the ma
tions from which it was taken.
Is it not capable Of serving our pur-
poses? We shall be meeting as COM
petitors for ocean business the ma
tions which have assisted and are still
assisting their merchant marines.
Should we not assist ours? Can we
hope to succeed against such competi-
tors unless we do?
The word subsidy is a shopworn
bugaboo. Why should it alright any
body in the light of its wide applica-
ton in this country and in all coun-
tries these days? Governments are
cies having to do with public service
and benefit.
Evening star., 1922-07-17
Zeal at Zion.

A hot.weather diversion comes from
Zion City. ILL.,, where General Overseer
Voliva is conducting a housekeeping
Of his community by holding a general
confession. Every sort Of sin from
gum-chewing to chicken theft has
been acknowledged and denounced and
probably shrived. A remarkable range
of repentance was manifested. Judg-
ing from the sports Of the proceed.
ings, Zion City is not a particularly
riotous assemblage tof souls. Its
wickedness is rather of the cake
eater" kind. One travelling man, for
example, acknowledged that while
marooned in a small town he had
sought TO relieve the monotony by at
tending a picture show, whereupon
Voliva roared his condemnation and
admonished the sinner to occupy his
time by writing to his wife. The re.
pentant drummer pleaded that he did
write to his wife. leaving the impress
sion that this diversion did not fully
occupy his time or satisfy his desire
for entertainment. But Zion City has
no use for entertainment. Life there
Is real. life Is earnest. II anybody en-.
vies voliva his Job bossing . place of
that sort let hiln try to start . colony
Ct rigid righteous lvers and go how
Evening star., 1922-07-17
Rate by Mail-Payable In Advance
Msryland and Vlrginia.
All ntber Statea
Wanted: Industrial Peace.

There is a feeling in the air today
that the nation has come to a parting
Of the ways; that we are on the eve OF
events Of tremendous import which
will leave a deep and lasting impress
sion on our industrial life and the
everyday life Of the great masses OF
the people. The issues at stake be-
tween the striking miners and their
employers and the striking railroad
shopmen and their employers have be-
come subordinate to the more vital
question as to whether it is to con-
tinue possible for a small group OF
citizens. pursuing the very human OBJ
jective of, looking out for their own in
terests first. to throttle the national
life by cutting off from it those sup
plies which are necessary to existence
The feeling has been growing, and
now has taken deep root. that this
question ought to be settled once for
all. No one wants it settled in way
that would deny justice to any 1ndi'
vidual or any group of individuals,
but Americans are not willing to ad-
nit that the genius of their govern
ment is so faulty that to safeguard
personal liberty it must imperil the
national life. The foundation OF gov
ernment laid by the trainers OF the
Constitution has stood the test OF civil
war and foreign war. and every other
test to which it has been put, and 1t
will not be admitted now that 1t Is
unequal to the task OF bringing the
rights Of the individual into harmony
with the rights of the whole people.
But in undertaking to solve this
most vital problem which confronts US
today it must be approached without
bitterness and without prejudice. Lin
coins dictum. With malice toward
none, with charity for ALL" can be
helpfully applied. The question OF
who is to blame for the situation
which has arisen has become minor
one, and there should be no effort to
fix that blame with a view to infiict-
ing punishment. The strikers un-
doubtedly believe that they are acting
within the law, and 1t may be that
they are. If it is possible lawfully for
an organized minority to strangle the
nation. then the law ought to be
changed. but in changing it great
care must be taken that way is not
opened for the oppression Of minori-
ties.
Even If adjustments Of the railroad
strike and the mine strike are arrived
at the government still should move
forward to the finding Of permanent
solution of such difficulties. The ma
tion cannot afford, and the people will
not submit. that there should be re-
curing crises which threaten hard
ship and suffering to the millions who
have no direct stake in the game of
Industrial conflict and whose only de-
sire is that the right thing and the
fair thing shall be done always to
both employe and employer.
Evening star., 1922-07-17
A New PARTY,

A new party was born in New York
the other day. under the style Of the
American labor party. 1t was organ
ized as a nucleus OF a national group
to replace the farmer-labor party and
the socialist party. Some Of the more
enthusiastic delegates urged that II
begin to function at once in the ma
tional field. but it was finally decided to
let the new organization serve as q
holding company, as it were. for the
old parties. and in the campaign OF
1924 to put tickets in the field in all
the states and to name presidential
candidates as well.
OF course. there will be opposition
in farmer-labor and socialist circles
to this new organization. Not all OF
the members of those two parties will
agree to merge at the instance Of q
few New York enthusiasts. Not all OF
the labor people, members OF unions
and federations. will align them.
selves. Indeed, a very few trade union
people will join the standard Of a new
party. for the great majority Of them
know that political labor solidarity Is
first of all impossible, and that il
would be futile if possible.
In justification Of the new party
which is patterned after the labor
party of Great Britain. it is pointed
out that the socialists have lately
been waning in strength in New York
A few years ago the socialists elected
ten Of the sixty-two assemblymen from
Greater New York, and last year they
elected only three. The present or.
ganization is really movement to
save the socialist party from complete
wreck. AS an evidence of good faith
the organization meeting adopted reso-
lutions condemning the action Of the
Railroad Labor Board in the present
strike. demanding recognition Of So
Wet Russia and. Mexico, calling for
the opening of the jails to political
prisoners in this country and asking
that the death penalty be not imposed
on those awaiting trial in soviet Rus
sia. This last was a substitute for a
resolution calling for the freeing of
the political prisoners in Russia. which
was voted down. A strange blend. in
deed, of consideration and radicalism!
Evening star., 1922-07-17

hard 1t il. There are 20 many things
to tempt the weak spirit Of mankind.
Iron resolution Is needed on the part
of every member Of community of
that kind to look not upon the steer
ing wheel on a bright summer day
when the fields are beckoning and the
roads are smooth. Plain food. plain
drink, are imperative. Plain clothes
are required. Plain speech h-Dot lheea
and thous, but the simplicity OF sin
cerity-is ordained. 1t Is hard for the
members Of the colony. but Infinitely
harder for the boss. He must set an
example himself and oversee all the
details of the lives Of those whom he
leads. True. the door swings outward
for the gum-chewers and picture-goers.
and at any time they can be shooed
away. but what leader wants his fol
lowing to go ahead? =
Evening star., 1922-07-17
Cutting Down Traffic Accidents
By Careful Tests for Drivers

while an Inspector Is In attendsi4cs
before trying again for permit.
1t is said that this test was incor-
porated In the routine examination
after a successful applicant. who had
been In possession Of a permit for sey-
erai days. was forced not long ago to
stop by blockade on a hill, in, the
downtown section Of the city. choking
the engine. Confused by the conges-
tion, and not being familiar with the
hand emergency brake. the driver was
unable to start the motor again with
out releasing the foot brake. numDer
of attempts resulting in dangerous snpe
backward. Finally passerby, taxing
board and applied the emergency brake
in time to prevent q collision.
A typical route over which applicants
are directed to drive begins at the i4tn
street entrance to the District building
involves. perhaps. halting to await the
crossing policeman's signal at the IN
tersection of 18th street and Pennsyi-
yania avenue; includes stop or tne
l4th street slope near F street: foiioW :
the wake of traffic east on street
I to 18th street and goes south oss acsoss
south Of the District building, wnere
final "stumper" is encountereo-turn-
ing about in a narrow tnoIous".
by shifting the gears alternately 'h'o
forward and reverse.
II the new driver succeeds in accom- :
pIishing these manipulations with rea-
sonable facility he Is considered wen
qualified to operate his car alone there
after and a permit is forthcoming. The
examiners take into consideration ehe
nervousness naturally attending rigio
examination and are careful not to ter
rify applicants by unnecessary urging
or overscrutiny. Stalled engines olten
are overlooked by a sympathizing OF
ficer. who realizes that new cars usuaiy
are difficult even for experienced chaui-
feurs to handle.
BY thus safeguarding the public
against the menace OF incompetent
automobile drivers. the municipal au,
thorities are taking great steps forward
in the accident prevention campaign.
Educational drives also are accomplish ,
ing much good. Washington school
teachers and children have been made
eligible to compete In a $500 prlze
essay contest in this connection.
That all Of these factors are remedy
ing the street accident problem is
shown by the statement that the state
of Massachusetts, halved its accident
record in one year and that twenty
eight other cities reduced their motor
fatalities in 1921
Evening star., 1922-07-17
Six More Dead.

The latest srade-crossing tragedy.
which occurred in Maine, cost six
lives. A motor car containing seven
persons was hit by a train. Five were
instantly killed. the sixth died later
and the only uninjured occupant was
a babe in its mothers arms. The man
driving the car was the husband and
father Of two Of the other victims. He
undoubtedly thought he was careful.
He would not deliberately drive his
family into danger. Yet he took his
car upon q crossing in front of a train.
time? Did he know a train was COM
ing? These questions will never be
answered. Indeed. in practically every
one of these grade-crossing tragedies
the truth is never known. 1t must al
ways be assumed that the driver
knows of the grade crossing and that
he takes his chances. If he stopped
his car before going upon the tracks
he would hear the train coming. Yet
not one in many hundreds stops the
car. In fact, only q few really slacken
speed. The usual practice on ap-
preaching a known grade crossing is
to look both ways and step on the
gas" to get over as fast as possible
If there Is no train in sight. How. then,
does it happen that so many people
are killed? Because, as the event
nroyes. the drivers are not careful
enough. They perhaps unconsciously
figure that for every car hit Thousands
cross in safety. But the percentage Of
safety is lessening as the number of
cars increases and as the habit Of un-
reckoning speed grows.
Evening star., 1922-07-17
The Motor-Theft Industry.

Motor car stealing has become one
Of the leading industries Of the United
States. 1t is estimated that during the
past year cars worth 500, 900 900 have
been taken by thieves In cities and
even in the rural districts. Only a
small part Of the cars taken were re.
covered, the thieves netting probably
$50, ,ooo, 900 to s75,0o0.o0o in motor
values.
The National Automobile Dealers
Association has been investigating this
question in conjunction with the other
national motor associations, and fig-
ures have just been given showing the
growth Of this criminal activity. From
reports covering only ., small part of
the country SANS cars were stolen In
Evening star., 1922-07-17
American Plays.

From the long list of European
plays just brought to this country
by American producers it would seem
that the American playwright is not
keeping up with the demand. OF
course. the list of arrived" play
authors here is not large. but how
much of this condition is due to the
unwillingness of producers to give
newcomers chance will probably
never be known.
1t is Q gamble to launch the product
of a new and untried writer. but 1t
is a bit disappointing that the coming
season will not witness a number of
typical American plays. especially as
the public was beginning to feel that
American drama was coming into its
own.
Perhaps the American playwright
will have to establish his ability
abroad before 1t Is recognized at
home, as the American singer once
was obliged to do before an engage
ment was possible in the opera COM
panies here. American plays have
been successful abroad after they
have been produced here. There
might possibly be a foreign market
for them at the outset. in which
event the timidity of the American
producer would promptly vanish
New York Tribune
Evening star., 1922-07-17

1919 and the next year so.ols. while
last year 1854 motor vehicles were
taken. In the twenty-eight cities which
mainly colnprised the field Of this in
quiry 21,27s motors were recovered
last year.
Tho chiefly disturbing fact in this
connection Is that the tkefts increase
despite the imposition Of larger penal
ties upon conviction Of the thieves.
No matter how drastic the penalties,
the taking Of cars invites the crooks
as q profitable venture. This means
that there is undoubtedly well es-
tablished trade in stolen cars. The
thieves presumably do not steal ma
chimes for their own use, but ship or
run them out Of the zone Of ownership
into a region where they are not like
ly to be identified, and there sell them
to fences" who perhaps resell in the
same neighborhood or send them
farther on for disposal.
Maryland has good law as means
Of checking this business, by which
every motor car owner Is required to
establish title, and a car cannot be sold
without the transfer Of that title.
Such a law should be enacted and
fully enforced in every state. Honest
dealers recognize the value Of such a
safeguard against the marketing OF
stolen cars, and one of the purposes
of their association is to forward the
enactment of such laws and Others
that tend to lessen the field Of the
motor thieves.
1t is impossible completely to dis.
guise the identity of a motor car. Ex'
change Of parts is possible. but with
each separate part Of the car num-
bered. however standardized machines
may be. If full record is kept stolen
cars can be recognized. This involves
a thorough organization and the keep
ing Of identification records similar to
the fingerprint files of the police. The
solution Of this problem may lie in a
nationwide extension Of these meas
ures.
Evening star., 1922-07-17
Justice on Wheels.

Justice now goes on wheels No
longer can we complain that our courts
are slow. for down in Florida justice
Will travel in automobiles. overtake
speeders. try them by the roadside and
flne them or imprison them. Certainly
the world do move since the perfection
Of t. floating axle, the rubber tire and
the gasoline engine
Perhaps 1t is time that our courts
should catch up with other things. We
can now have our trousers pressed, our
shoes resoled. our hats cleaned while
we wait. 1t is good to know now that
we can be fined while we wait. II
may delay us little. but after we
get, away from the Jurisdiction of the
rolling court We can '.step on 'er' agl6
make up the time lost. The rolling
court will have some salptary effects.
If man is speeding and is caught by
this swift justice, tried Immediately and
fined he is likely to remember it. jack
sonville evidently believes that swift
punishment is best for speeders and
we are not so sure that Jacksonville
isn't riRht.-Syracuse Herald
Evening star., 1922-07-17
Health and Natures Laws.

The average person takes better care
OF his watch than he does of his body.
He will put his physical system through
all sorts of strain or make it work
overtime. day after day. without giving
tanned from play and a proper amount
of rest Exercise Is very important. but
the greatest benefit is derived from
exercise when the latter Is obtained in
playing games. Play arouses the en-
thusias SIN and clears the cobwebs from
ones brain in a manner that routine
exercise will not do.
If every one would be careful to OBJ
tain 4 proper amount Of pure water.
pure air. pure and rightly balanced food
rations and plenty Of exercise. work.
hard thinking and rest 1t would be
brighter, a happier and a more pros
porous world. whether life were pro-
ionged thereby or not.-Oklahoma City
Oklahoman!
Evening star., 1922-07-17

=
A RECENT announcement OF the
+ ~ National Automobile Chamber
~ of Commerce estimates that
325.0o0 persons were injured
in automobile accidents during 1921.
In addition. 1t is stated. there were
1880 fatalities during the same
period.
The announcement prompts the
question: What 10 Washington doing
to lower its accident records OF
previous years?
One answer to this query may be
found by observing tests which ap-
plicantA for permits to drive motor
vehicles on Washington streets are
put through daily on the thorough
fares in the vicinity of the District
building.
These tests are performed in the
presence/o one of Inspector Albert
]. Headley's traffic bureau experts,
sitting behind the aspiring. and. in
deed. oftimes perspiring. driver. There
are no FAXED" tests, where the ap-
plicant hands the Official observer q
cigar or two. drives half a block on
a quiet street and qualities for a per-
init. Inspector Headley's men are de-
termined that no one shall be licensed
to drive a motor car in the District
of Columbia until he has manifested
beyond doubt his familiarity with
automobiles and his ability to oper-
ate them with proper caution.
-
As causes for automobile crashes
are ascertained the officers are pro-
vided with material" from which to
devise new tests designed to prevent
a recurrence in the case Of persons
applying for permits. Changes in
customary routes are made or addi-
tional points for examination are
noted
For example. of late applicants are
being made to stop their automobiles
on hill. such as may be found, on
18th or 14th street, between e and
F streets. and then to start forward
again. This involves. in most cars
the application of brakes and the
shifting of gears simultaneously
| the brakes to prevent slipping back
ward and the gears to pull up the
incline. 1t has been found that a
surprisingly large number of appli-
cants have failed to qualify on this
essential point. In such instances
the man or woman is told to prac-
tice stopping and starting on a slope
Evening star., 1922-07-17
SHOOTING STARS.
By PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Unlimited Perplexfty.

cannot see the sun by day
So TRANQUILITY behaving,
Without some restless thoughts that
stray
To themes of daylight-saving.
I cannot see the stars by night,
Afar in lofty stations.
Without some fancies that take flight
With Einstein's calculations.
So problems rise on every hand.
Our brains, we warp and twist 'em,
Since our perplexities expand
Beyond the solar system!