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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-05-09
SUICIDE FOLLOWS IDLENESS

Unemployment's terrific results are
vividly illustrated by reports from
Vienna, telling of an epidemic of sui
cides in the Austrian capital. Most
of the suicides were attributed to the
widespread unemployment. In one
day alone, eleven persons took their
lives. American workers can con-
gratulate themselves that thanks
largely to organized labor's refusal to
accept wage slashes in the years fol-
lowing the armistice, there has been
no prolonged period of unemploy-
ment in this country, as has been
the case in Europe. If there had been
widespread and long continued unem-
ployment here, the papers would
doubtless be reporting epidemics of
suicides from American cities, as
there is nothing that tends more to-
ward the despair which leads to sui
eide than unemployment, stretched
over weary months and years.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-05-09

The average workman is more in
terested in a steady job than he is in
advancement.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-05-09
No Farm Relief
At This Session

Washington-There will be no farm
relief legislation at this session of
Congress.
The kind of farm legislation Pres
ident Coolidge would be willing to ap,
prove would not satisfy the Progress
sives from the Middle West and
therefore, word has gone out from the
White House suggesting that agri-
cultural legislation be lost in the leg
islative jam which always marks the
closing days of session.
The House committee on agricul-
ture has made a favorable report or
the McNary-Haugen export bill but
has suggested a vast number OF
amendments. A similar bill has been
on the Senate calendar for many
weeks.
Progressives in the House, led by
Representative Edward Voigt of Wis
consin, say the McNary-Haugen bill
is "gold brick"
They will attempt to substitute the
Norris-Sinclair bill, which is the only
measure so far proposed which has
won the enthusiastic Endorsement OF
the dirt farmers.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-05-09
THE BREAD YOU EAT

The word bread comes from an old
expression, bray, meaning to pound.
Before mills prepared the flour for
bread-making, the meal of which the
loaves were made had to be pounded,
or brayed. Gradually the word
changed to bread, meaning that which
is pounded.
Bread has been made from roots,
fruits and the bark of trees, but usu-
ally from the grains, wheat, rye and
corn. Before men learned to use
ovens, bread was baked in hot ashes.
Whole-wheat flour is made of the
entire wheat grain except the bran
covering. Graham flour is made from
the unbolted wheat, or that which has
not been passed through the silk bolt
ting cloth which acts as sieve and
takes out all but the finest flour. The
bran left in the graham flour is
healthful, though it is not nutritious.
1t is an interesting item that bran is
composed of pure silica, the same ma
terial that glass is made of.
1t is the gluten in flour that is so
nutritious and is the flesh forming
substance. Gluten is a splendid mus
Gle builder and should be eaten by
those desiring wholesome food. If
the heart Of the grain is removed as
we'll as the outer covering of the
wheat, the flour resulting is of pure
gluten, and therefore entirely nutri
tious, though not as easily digested
as that used in whole-wheat or grab
am breads.
Nearly every people in the world
use some form of bread for the staple
of their diet. If they have no flour
or meal to use, they prepare some
other starchy substance, by baking, to
serve the same purpose.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-05-09
BERGER SAYS MODERNIZE
CONSTITUTION

Representative Victor Berger, So
cialist, told the house that it is just
as easy to re-write the federal con-
stitution as to write into that docu-
ment special amendment forbidding
the employment of children in indus
try. What is more important, the
times demand the complete overhaul
ing of the constitution, and any small
amendment merely postpones major
relief to the working people.
"Laws must be based upon the hab-
its and customs of the people" said
the Milwaukee congressman, land a
constitution must express the polltl-
cal ideas as based upon the economic
conditions of a certain period. In
1889, when this constitution was
adopted, we had no proletariat in the
present sense. Today we have tre-
mendous aggregations of capital, big
railroad companies, greedy trusts,
grasping combinations of all kinds.
The economic conditions have changed
absolutely. Yet today it is unconsti-
tutional for congress to regulate the
hours of labor of women and children,
but it is constitutional to pass a law
that will send man or woman to the
penitentiary for 20 years if 'the
speaks disrespectfully of the uniform
of soldier'-I am quoting from the
so-called espionage act, which is still
on the statute books.
"The constitution should be an in
strument to make sure that the mi
nority has certain rights which the
majority is bound to respect" Ber-
ger said that eve Socialists want a
constitution that can be amended by
a majority vote of all the people. =. ..
And every law passed by our repre-
sentatives ought to be valid unless re-
pealed by our lawmakers or rejected
by majority of the people"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-05-09
CHILD-LABOR AMENDMENT

The child-labor amendment resolu-
ton has passed the house by 297 to
60 vote, and its passage through the
senate almost equally assured, KEEP.
Nelson, leader of house progressives
in opening the debate for his group,
declared that child slavery must go,
and reminded the politicians that the
mother bloc" had entered the Amer
lean political arena.
"Woe to the person, party OF
state" he said, "that, by encouraging
child slavery, encounters the wrath OF
American mothers. l cannot mag
inc a person or a party so foolish, nol
can | believe there is single state
in the union that in our day would
directly harbor or defend the grosse1
forms of child slavery; and yet 1t
seems strange how opposition to this
constitutional amendment by special
interests seeks to shield itself behind
the allegation of state sovereignty
the right, duty, responsibility, self
interest or pride of backward states
to deal with or fail to deal with this
evil in their own way and without in
reference from Uncle Sam. This in
stitution, insidious in it's encroach-
ments and intolerable to the moral
sense of mankind, is prevalent in
states where industries are powerful
enough to defeat state laws or pre-
vent their enforcement. The congress
of the United States will offer this
constitutional amendment to the
states, in order to give Uncle Sam
the right to protect his infant chill
dren."
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-05-09

AL Smiths sudden stepping out as
one of the leading candidates. for
the Democratic presidential nomina-
tion since the death of Boss Murphy
in New York is one of the political
sensations of the moment. The fact
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-05-09
A MANS BEST FRIEND

The dog has been called mans best
friend. He is the one, and sometimes
the only one on whose faithful unfail-
ing friendship and constancy the ut
most reliance can be placed; through
sickness, poverty, misfortune and ad-
versity he stands by his master, ever
ready to protect and defend him.
This being true, is there any won
der that the death of so faithful a
companion and friend is sincerely
mourned. His death by accident is
hard, but it is doubly hard when an
officer in the discharge of his duty
is compelled by law to shoot the ami
NAL, not infrequently because of the
complaint of an unfriendly neighbor
who to satisfy grudge claims that
the animal is nuisance.
Would it not be we'll to investigate
the facts of the case before executing
the death sentence upon a possible
innocent victim?
A. H. Seller, who recently had be-
loved dog killed by an automobile
memorializes him as follows:
TO MY DOG
The finest Chum / ever knew,
Your excellence is recorded;
Like you are very few,
was your only thought;
To me you gave
Your all in all,
My willing slave.
Today beside your grave wept,
And you unknowing,
All unmindful slept.
! left behind
A loving thought for you,
The finest chum / ever knew
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-05-09
WIRELESS IN MINES

A wireless system of communica-
tion can solve the problem of talking
with underground mine workers, ac-
cording to J. ]. Jakosky of the bureau
of mines.
In tests recently conducted in coal
mine 400 feet deep, no difficulty was
experienced on the surface in receiv-
ing radio messages from a transmit
ting set mounted upon a mine locomo-
tive as long as the apparatus was in
the vicinity of metallic carriers.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-05-09
Government Compensation

Westinghouse the result of a
bitter fight in the house district COM
mittee, the Fitzgerald workingmen's
compensation bill, with the govern
ment insurance fund feature included
has been reported favorably to the
house. The bill excludes the insur-
ance companies from the field cover
ed by the measure.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-05-09

that Smith has secured Franklin
Roosevelt, long Tammany enemy, as
his campaign manager, is expected to
enhance his chances considerably. and
there is a possibility that the New
York Governor will get the nomina-
tion despite all the objections that
are urged against him.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-05-09

Hundreds upon hundreds of bills
are doomed to certain death as the
time for the adjournment of the 68th
Congress approaches. Among these
is the proposal for American entrance
into the Permanent Court Of Interna-
tional Justice, made by the late Pres
dent Harding more than year ago.
Hearings on the world court are be-
ing held before subcommittee of
the Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee, but the Hearings" are about
as far as the Senate will 60 before
national politics claims it's time and
energies completely.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-09-04
BIG FAIR AT CLARKsBURG

CLARKSBURG, w. Va, Sept B.
The most stupendous entertainment
program ever attempted by it will be
staged by the coming Central West
Virginia Fair, Clarksburg, Septem-
Der 9-13.
Officials Of the Central West Vir-
will furnish visitors with one contin5
GINA Fair have arranged a bill that
ual round of entertainment from the
time they enter the grounds until they
leave for home. The program as. an
nounced by Secretary C. Earl Israel
includes vaudeville acts, band music
and many other attractions.
Sensational hairarasing vaudeville
acts have been booked. Several new,
novel and highly entertaining acts di-
rect from the leading circuses of the
country, will make their first appear
ance before local fair throngs.
Among a few Of the big features are
Edwards comedy circus, featuring
ponies dogs, monkeys and clowns;
Daring May Collier, in her great div
ing act, climaxed with an 85ifoot leap
from ladder; daily auto polo con-
tests and automobile races the last
two days. The attractions on the
midway will be the finest on the road.
The well known Higgines jazz band
v q
featuring a saxaphone trio, trombone
solos, vocal solos and marimba solos,
will appear in concerts each day.
All in all good time is IN store
for visitors. The management has
not lost sight of the educational side
of the fair for the exhibits this year
promise to eclipse those of other
years.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-09-04
JOHN c. CURTIS

Death claimed John c. Curtis a
former resident Of Elkins, at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. L. e j..
Cross last Friday night, August 30,
at the advanced age Of 70. Mr.. Cur
tbs had been in failing health for
some time.
For many years he lived In Elkins
where he was well and favorably
known Surviving are his widow and
the following children: Mrs. Eta
Ferguson Of Montrose; c.. L. Curtis
of Gladly; Mrs. Nora Rayburn of
Montrose; Joseph Curtis Of Montrose
Mrs. Lillian Cross and Mrs. Hattie
Jones of Belington; Stephen Curtis
Of Connelsville, Pa; Mrs. Cordelia
Long Of Fairmont; Mrs. Gary McVay
and Mrs. Anna Gum Of Elkins.
Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon at 2 o'clock at Montrose,
interment being in the Baptist GENE
terry a that place. Many Borrowing
friend attended the last services.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-09-04
RABIES PREVALENT

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Sept. End
The horrible death in Charleston
been bitten by mad dog" has caus-
ed the health department to again
last week Of an old man who had
warn the public to be careful of all
strange dogs and Of all known dogs
when they act in peculiar way. Hy-
drophobia or rabies, caused by the
virus in the saliva of rabid animal
getting into the body of human be-
ing through scratch or abrasion of
the skin or by bite from the ami
NAL, is always fatal after the vic
tim shows symptoms Of the disease.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-09-04
SPECIAL TERM OF CIRCUIT
COURT OF BARBOUR
COUNTY
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.
Barbour County, To-wit:

Barbour County, To-wlt:
1t having been made to appear to
the undersigned Judge Of the Circuit
Court of Barbour County, in said
State, that specially term Of the
Circuit Court Of said county is nee
essary inorder to transact the pub
lie business, it is therefore ordered
that special term Of the Circuit
Court Of said county, be held at the
courthouse thereof, beginning on
Monday the 18th day of September,
1924, for transacting such business as
may properly come before the Court.
Both Grand Jury and Petit Jury
shall be summoned to attend said
special term of said Court. The
grand jury shall be summoned for
the first day of said term, and the
petit jury for the fourth day thereof,
The Clerk of the Circuit Court
said county shall enter this order Of
record, and post the same according
to law. W
| Given under my hand, in vacation
DIS Judge Of the Circuit Court Of Bar
.bour County, in the State Of West
Virginia, this the Goth day Of Angus
1924, and directed to Waitman D.
Corder, Clerk Of the Circuit Court OF
Barbour County.
WARREN B. KITTLE, Judge
Circuit Court Of Barbour County,
West Virginia.
A true copy from the record.
Attest: WAITMAN ID. CORDER,
Clerk,
Circuit Court Of Barbour COUNTY
West Virginia.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-09-04
CIVIC LEAGUE MEETINGS

The regular meetings of the Be
lington Civic League will be held
hereafter on the second Tuesday of
each month, at p. m. in Gains Hall,
instead of at p. M. The next meet
ing will then be held next Tuesday,
Sept. 9th at p. m. All members in
vited.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-09-04

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Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-29
Animal Bureau
Saves $4,000 to
Fresno Growers

Action taken recently by the Bu-
reau of Animal Industry, United
States Department Of Agriculture,
in Fresno county, California, open
cd market for about 10000 fat
lambs at time when buyers were
''bearing'' the price. These lambs,
produced in the San Joaquin Valley,
could not be shipped east alive be
cause of quarantine against foot and
mouth disease. Taking advantage
of the situation siaughterers made
few offers, and when prices for live
lambs were mentioned they were
only from to cents per pond.
Hearing of the situation, DR.. H.
H. Hicks, a veterinary inspector OF
the federal meat inspection force,
ri consultation with other federal
officials, made arrangements to in
augurate temporary inspection in
three Fresno slaughter houses, there
by furnishing an outlet for the
lambs This promise of relief re-
suited in an advance of from 2 to 3
cents per pound i'll market prices of
fered for lambs. Finally, q buyer
for Il San Francisco firm negotiate
ed with an organization of sheep
men and bought their lambs at a
price averaging about II cents f. o.
b. Fresno. The action relieved the
and prevented an estimat-
ed loss of about $4,000 to Fresno
county sheepmen.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-29
Eighth Grades
Hold Exercises
Imperial School
uy ptess staff Correspondent

trcSS Sk9ti JURISPRUDENCE
! IMPERIAL. May 29.--A very in
tcrestiug program was held at the
, graduation exercises of the eighth
grades last evening at the high
school auditorium.
The program was as follows:
Invocation, Rev. o. A. Sweeney.
Songs, "The Night Wind" and
1.-The Curly Headed Baby by the
Mesquite Lake and Rose schools.
Recitation, ''Stay III Your Own
Back Yard,' by Clotys Wiliingham
of Rose.
Recitation, "If, for Girls" Willie
! Mae nnUx uf Mesquite Lake.
Essay, Climbing Through Diff
culties, " by Lydia Mae White of
the dunbar school.
Chorus. March Onward, = by the
| Dunbar class.
\ selected number by the La
Vernc school.
a mandolin solo and cartooning by
T.. s. Raymus.
Glass history by Katherine Pyle of
the Lincoln school.
Songs DN tile t@IHtulH SViiUpt NtstoN'
"a Dream OF Paradise" and
class song. Dear Eighth Grade. =
Hope Address, +" Young America,
the Hope of the World j. r.
Branshy.
Talk on the consolidation Of the
schools by X. \. Mackey.
Presentation of diplomas, Supt. M.
s. Templeton.
Dcnc,lietion, Rev. II. f. Banks.
Tie members of the class of 90
of the Imperial Union high school
will have reunion tonight. Re
served seats at the commencement
exercises have been obtained and
every member of the class, with the
exception OF two, who are out>of the
valley, will no doubt be present. The
members of the alumni are also urge
ed to be at the high school tonight,
IT'S il is planned to have reorgan-
ization of this body.
Ilez Shufflcbarger and Mary Tic
henor of San Diego passed the week
end visiting in Imperial. Miss
Slufflebarger is graduate of the
local high school.
Mrs. NJ A. Mackey and son, Paul,
and Mrs. Nellie Bathrick and daugh
ter, Lucille, passed the week in San
Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-29
BEING A GOOD CITIZEN

Says Gov Pinchot of Pennsylvania, referring to
the liquor situation:
Il am an American citizen, and as such bound by
every consideration of loyalty and gratitude to my
country stand by its Constitution and obey its laws
| official under solemn oath to obey and
defend the Constitution and enforce the laws What
is more, every official of every township, county, city
and state, and of the nation ITSELF mas taken the
same oath.
Il have the choice to keep my oath, and with it
my self-respec to disregard it. The evidence is
clear that thousands of offciels have chosen
not keep their OATH and consequently have lost all
title to respect of any kind we'll to the name of
loyal American
This is a statement that deserves respectful
sderation in every state in the Union and among
class of citizens quite aside from the position and per-
sonaty of the speaker. Surely public official
assume to be good American if he deliberately ig
important law the dry law whether he
agrees with its purpose not. And surely private
citizen can be good American who breaks that law by
bootlegging connves at it's infracton by patronizng
bootleggers.
AS Gov Pinchot reminds the public, such citizens
doing more to undermine respect for law than all
the Communists Bolshevsts and Anarchists for whom
they express much horror.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-29
NO DROUGHT IN KANSAS

One may believe that ignoring climatic conditions
won't change them very much. But interesting
story which from Kansas very nearly proves the
opposite. Foster Dwight Coburn 1.-The man who made
Kansas famous and who for. 20 years secretary
of the state board of agriculture used to grow ndig
nant with the people who fretted about Kansas
drought n
Forget it, he said PLENTY of other states
dry Kansas. Stop talking about it. Stop making
the farmers blue thinking about it..
And thereafter, the story goes drought" had
official existence in Kansas 1t strange now
that United States Secretary of Agriculture in
cuded Kansas in the "arid desert region of this coun
try. The state has enormous farming successes to
its credit It's record in forestaton should make many
moister state ashamed When Kansas settled
only per cent of its total wooded Since then
then the forest has been doubled by voluntary
growth transplantng, and by seed planting. If every
state could forget its handicaps effectively
the western part what a boost it would afford for
national prosperity, conservation of natural
and general welfare!
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-29
GOOdcell Gives
Pointers ON Tax
Return Figures

Taxpayers who included iii theil
returns for 1921-22-23 income deriy
ed from profits on Inc sale ct real
estate aud used inflated values on
the original cost of the properties
transferred or on the improvements,
were advised yesterday by Collector
of Internal Revenue Rex b. Good.
cell to Immediately file amended re-
turns correcting the erroneous fig
ures.
With investigation of real estate
profits, in connection with income
returns barely in motion, & special
squad of revenue agents that is con
Quoting an, inquiry that will cover
every transfer of real estate made
in Southern California during the
last. three years, has already uncov
cred many eases where exaggerated
and inflated figures were used i'll
reporting and computing profits on
real estate Transactions.
Where evidence is disclosed that
taxpayers have filed irregular re-
turns they will be notified 10 ap-
PSsti at bho iNFCHttc DuiCdu UItt dH-
ditional taxes and penalties will be
assessed. Revenue agents who are
making the investigation are acting
under the direct orders of Commits
sicner Blair and win be here for
the next~eight months. 1t is estim-
ated that at least $l,000,000 in tax
es and penalties will be uneauthed
on realty profits that were not re-
ported by taxpayers.
Collector Goodcell advised tax
PAYERS, who, through a nisinterpre-
tation of the revenue laws, had fail
ed ito report realty profits OF who
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-29

The fruits Of victory plunls," says the Co
lunbia Record. They used to be Nowadays they're
largely prunes, lemons and persimmons
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-29
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Nav 90. 1909

Harold Bell Wright, Imperial Val
ley author, refused $4,000 for the
manuscript Of his novel, "The Call.
ing. of Dan Mathews, preferring
to stand by his original royalty con
tracts with his publishers.
II. Woods and Company are rush
ing work on a packing shed at Melo-
land 10 take the place 1of their shed
which was destroyed by fire.
Marjorie Kennedy and Dorothy
Pratt Of the Imperial gramar school
ranked first and second in the eX-
animation by the County Board of
Education for completion of eighth
grade work.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-29

had used inflated figures in com
putting the profits, to file amended
returns showing the correct values.
In eases where amended returas are
filed and the legal profits are volun.
tarilv disclosed by the taxpayer, on
~ nominal penalties will be assert
ed, but should the taxpayer w;.it for
the revenue agents TO unearth the
unreported income, under the law
maximum pcuaitics will be imposed
and in cases, where fraud is evident
the transaction will be turned over
to the department of justice for
action.