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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1925
Page
6
The Charleston Gazette 1925 edition lists subscription rates by mail and carrier, with dates and pricing details. A morning editorial ponders value and authenticity, asserting there is no happiness in fictitious thinking or vanity.
A shrewd defense attorney could mitigate the Couzens case, with self defense claims or stormy politics debated. The Senate weighs a $10,000,000 income tax arrearage against senator Couzens amid suspicions of government pressure to curb his investigative duties. The dispute centers on readjusted claims tied to Couzens stock sales and potential misuse of power, while calls grow for constitutional restraint and national trust in high officials.
A letter argues against University of Chicago President Burton’s claim that small colleges are past their era. It defends the role of small colleges in national development, notes consolidation trends in business, and highlights enduring examples in New England such as Amherst and Williams alongside larger peers like Columbia and Harvard.
The author compares enrollment sizes across regions noting Virginia and other southern schools as small colleges beside giants like Columbia and Chicago. West Virginia State University and Davis Elkins are praised for service though smaller, while a coal strike is viewed with amusement as akin to a building trades dispute.
The deposition before Cheyenne shows Theodore Roosevelt knew about and questioned the plan to transfer naval oil reserves to the Interior Department. He allegedly saw the original order, proposed changes with Edwin Denby’s agreement, and indicated awareness from the start. The piece critiques Roosevelt’s memory and Denby’s cabinet conduct, contrasting past heroism with present political performance. It also recalls 1920 economic highs and subsequent decline, ending with a Hungary duel over a mother-in-law.
West Virginia editors praise the opening legislative days with talk of clearing the decks for action. Hon. L. Heatherlin criticizes priorities as revenue measures loom, urging citizens to press representatives on tax policies while governors and lawmakers shape the coming primary bills and expenditures.
A fragmented children's tale unfolds with Johnny Chuck defending Jenny from a bold stranger at the orchard. The scene centers on the confrontation, the crowd of birds, and the tension as the stranger confronts Johnny Chuck with bravado while the assembled characters weigh the risk and outcome.
In a tight contest, Wiiik seizes the grip of the arranger pen he long sought as Witter struggles to break free. Despite Witter’s best efforts, Wiiik gains the advantage and is declared the winner with fatigue evident in the closing moments.
A vivid London day unfolds with fog, markets, cabbies, and pedestrians around Regent and Hyde Park. The piece drifts into a tax preparation mood with paradoxical questions on income, exemptions, and allowances, reflecting a chaotic public mood and a weary travelogue tone.
Fragmentary verse from 1924 by Star AI neg recounts a weary narrator pleading for rest and pity. He reflects on duties, ambitions, and political aims while recounting a journey from Northampton to Boston and comments on Washington tides and personal weariness versus persistence.
John Pax, before Judge Bobbit in police court, faced bigamy and razor charges. He was acquitted of bigamy but the razor charge proved strong. a blade was found on his person at arrest. Fox faces $108 fine and months in jail, Abe Tucker’s intoxication cases lead to jail time, while others pay fines for parking violations.
A muddled Washington item references nominees such as Dan G Sargent of Vermont and others for attorney general and minister posts, plus talk of recess appointments. It notes a senate inquiry into anti competitive rates and corporate interference, a mass of partisan rhetoric, and a satirical limerick about war-time bonuses and public skepticism.
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