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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1930
Page
6
A brief excerpt from The Gazeta Company of chy of West Virginia presents a Thought For Today: No man or woman is ever truly happy unless there is restraint and self-control. an uncontrolled temper is a veritable curse.
The Nation lambasts President Hoover for signing the Hawkkey Smoot tariff bill, accusing him of moral obfuscation and economic ignorance. It argues the move damages his reputation, worsens protests from bankers, exporters, and newspapers, and threatens world peace by encouraging protectionism.
A harsh attack argues the tariff bill is overwhelmed by 3 300 items and logrolling. It contends the tariff commission cannot fix the schedules, warns protectionism harms national welfare, and condemns the president for defending the untouched 2 270 schedules as a wrong turn in tariff history.
State editors discuss Wayne county court removals and potential statewide implications. Editorials from The Wayne County News, Monroe Watchman, Raleigh Register, Lincoln Republican, Morgantown Post, Wheeling Register, Hampshire Review, Parkersburg News, Bluefield Telegraph and Beckley Post Herald weigh legal grounds, public funds ethics, and possible precedent for other counties amid appeals and political tensions.
Arthur Brisbane notes Rome reports disquiet over Pope Pius as an internal attack follows a cannonization crowd of 50,000 at St Peter's. At 73, rapid recovery hoped, while his legacy as conciliator with Italy is recalled amid global concern. The column also touches on Wall Street fluctuations, aviation progress, and cultural philanthropy.
The Washington Bystander notes a postwar bronze cabinet honoring horses used in France and profiles Corporal Curtis Harrison of Columbus for saving mounted units during a 600 gas shell attack at Migneville. He tended to horses through danger, earning the unit’s courage and devotion depicted in the Book of Heroes. The piece laments heroism in cavalry bonds and recalls battlefield camaraderie between riders and mounts.
A 1930 Atlantic cruise chronicle describes shipboard life and notable characters. The salon crowd, a mystery woman with Fifi, a banker’s companion, a debonair American wife, and a gossiping crowd pepper the voyage. The piece humorously recounts phone bon mots, cocktails, and curiosities as passengers mingle aboard.
A reader quiz lists ten questions on history geography language and science from a vintage Charleston Gazette page. It includes inquiries about World War I munitions, Alfred the Great, U S presidents tallest, Everglades, kangaroos, erosion by water, a U S national park, the Missouri Compromise, Senator Caraway, mail privacy rules, the "Dark Philosopher" Heraclitus, and education statistics for 1926. The page advertises a Lindbergh bulletin with a coupon for five cents.
Reader questions on baking powder use and vitamins in vegetables. Advice favors minimal water, no baking soda, and limited parboiling to protect nutrients. Clarifies effects of draining water and cautions on oxalic acid in spinach. Also answers a genetics query about inheritance and child appearance, noting Mendel’s laws and offering resources.
Grove Patterson explores how the real handicap to progress is not physical limits but the mind’s failure to control thoughts and actions. He cites lie detection theory and human self-deception, noting we often misjudge motives, fool others, and struggle to judge ourselves, concluding true change requires disciplined thinking.
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