Greenbrier Independent du lieu suivant : Lewisburg, West Virginia • 1

vwn mm VOLUME 55 Shall Indifferent m. of Truth or wfrlch which Uve. LEWISBUEG-, WEST VIRGINIA. FRIDAY MORNINGS. JANUARY NUMBER 31 NEWSPAPER TRADE CUSTOMS.

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MRS. LOWA (POLLOCK) OEITZ. Never was a community more over-cast with gloom nor hearts made more sail than when it was announced on Wednesday, January (2th, 1021, that the spirit of Mrs. Lowa (Pollack) Deitz had taken its llight from earth to enter the porf hIs of joy eternal. The sad dispensation of God's providence occurrcd at the home of her husband, H.

L. Deitz. at Cornstalk. Being born October 22, 1888, slir was 32 years, 2 jnos, and 21 dr. vs of age.

Though her sufTering was great bore it patiently. She leaves to mourn her departure, her husband, H. L. Deitz; one child, Lorraine; her father, D. M.

Pollock, of Williamsburg; and two brothers Foster Pollock, of Vanalalia, Missouri; and Falls Pollock, of Rumagc, West and a host of other relatives and friends. While hearts are made sad and lonely, by reason of her absence from earth, there is only a little while of waiting to be reunited in ihe blissful fruition, fast by the throne of God. She will be doubly missed from her home and the Cold Spring Church, where she attended Sunday School and Church since girlhood, and of which she had been a member for ten years. She had an ever zealous worker in the Sunday School find in all advancements for the cause of Christ. Funeral services were conducted Ilev.

C. W. Fink, of Frankford, which the body was laid to vest in the Williamsburg Cemetery 1o await the resurrection morn. A Friknd. SPLENDID ADVICE.

In mailing licenses to automobile -owners this year, the Secretary of Die C.onunonwealth of Virginia, the following advice: "The enclosed license authorizes you to operate your automobile in a carefid and manner within the Commonwealth of Virginia. It does 1 not authorize you to jeopardize your 1 own life or the lives and property of others." If this sane warning was heeded by all drivers of automobiles it "would be a pleasure for those who arc careful to travel. The man who wishes to take all the road, better known as the "road hog," and the drivers are a menace to decent travel, besides causing many accidents. SHOT A WILDCAT. While out hunting on Tuesday, -f-anuary 5th.

Bryson Copeland, Kelly Ahshlrc and William Perry, of near A'uto, this county, treed a large wildcat on Laurel Hun, and it was "hot by one of the party. Dogs assisted in getting the animal The chickens of that vicinity are breathing easier. MR. HANNAH DIES AT CASS. Suuutcl Baldwin Hannah, for many years one of the prominent and most highly esteemed me of Pocahontas county, died at his home at Cass, that county, Wednesday morn ing, January 19lh, 1021, from the ellccts of an internal cancer which had gradually grown through many We think his age was about years.

We hud known Hannah since his bowhood days jwhen we attended the old Cub Creek School in Charlotte county, Virginia, back in the 50's. Horn and reared in the same community jwe were together at the V. M. in 18U3 from which Mr. Hannah graduated at the close of the session iof that year, together as members of the Charlotte Troop.

Company 14th Virginia Cavalry from February 18G4 to the close of the war i between States in April and together as members of U. C. V. Organization since the War. Mr.

Hannah came to Greenbrier jback in the 70's and assisted the ilate Rev. H. Leps for several 'years in the conduct of a large 'school for boys and girls at Franki ford. i Shortly after this he married iMiss Lizzie Hcavner, daughter of late, well-known, Uriah Heavcner, of Pocahontas county, and moved to the Arbovale community that county where he lived unjtil the death of his wife, a few years ago. when he took up his residence at Cass He reared a large family of sons and daughters? one of them being now a well-known physician, a member of the County Court of Pocahontas, and another a Presbyterian minister.

He was the oldest son of Mr Mrs. George C. Hannah, of "Gravel Hill." Charlotte county, who were near kin to many of the most prominent people of jthat oltl county in which Patrick I Henry and John Randolph lived land achieved great prominence and distinction in public life. From the old Cub Creek School somewhat noted in its day, Mr. Hannah entered Hampden-Sidney where he was several years a student before entering the V.

M. I. as a Second Classman in 1801. Mr. Hanah served one or more terms as County Superintendent of Schools in Pocahontas, as a member the County Court, and was an elder in the Presbyterian Church.

He was a man of fine character and throughout his life held an enviable place in the confidence and good opinion of the people among whom he lived. In jhis death Pocahontas county loses 'one of its best citizens. After an appropriate funeral service Thursday afternoon, conducted Rev. Mr. Gray, the mortal body of this good man was laid in the grave at Arbovale, not far from his hojne.

Though the eldest, he lived to surIvive most of his father's family, one of which married Rev. Dr. Atkinson, for many years President of Peace Institute, a well-known for girls, at Raleigh, North 'Carolina, and another, the distinguished Dr. Barringer, for many years a member of the Medical 1 faculty of the University of Virginia. I MILLIONS FOR MINGO STRIKERS.

i To carry to a finish the strike of union coal miners in Alabama and the fight agaist what is termed "tinlockout" in Mingo county. West Virginia, the United Mine Workers of America has sent letters to the 1,000 local unions in the country an assessment of one dollar la month for two months on the en-( tire membership numbering 000. according to an announcement, made at the international hcadquart ers at Indianapolis, Indina. About 50,000 persons in the two fields are being supported by the international union, which up to January 4th had expended $1 ,315. 000 out of its, treasury for this Wm.

Green, International Secretary and Treasurer of the organization, said the assessment would' raise approximately all of which would be used for the relief of these men and their families. KILLS SCHOOL-MATE. Keith Haynes, (colored) of Ronceverte, a freshman at the Blucfield Colored Institute, shot and fatally wounded Edward Wright of Iieckley, a junior in the same school, in an Saturday night, January 8th. Wright died Sunday morning at the Lomax Hospital. Haynes fled and is still a fugitive from Justice.

Wright's body was taken to Beckley i for burial. Keith Haynes is a son of Lizzie Haynes, a colored woman of good repute, who lives on rushy near Honccverte. DEATHS. Virgil- E. Flack, daughter of "NY.

J. and EfUe Flack, died at her home on Muddy Creek mountain on Tuesday, January 11th, 1921 aged 17 years. She gave herself to God when 13 years of age and joined the M. E. Church.

During her severe illriess she was patient and gave positive evidence of her faith to the last. The funeral services was conducted by her pastor. Hav. VV. A.

Grogg, at Jane's Chapel on Jan. 12th. Interment in the CofTman cemetery. Mrs. Sabina Alderson, wife of George Henry Alderson.

prominent citizen of Nicholas county, died of pneumonia and side plurisy at her home at Summersville- on the 8th aged 03 years, 11 inos and 20 days. She was a (laughter of Win. Huffman and was married to Mr. Alderson on the 5th day of January She leaves to mourn, her I husband and one son-. Burial in the family graveyard at Enon.

Mr. is well known in Greeni brier where he has many kin and friends who will weep with him in this great bereavement. I Miss Mary Williams of Ronceverte daughter of the late Rev. Thos. C.

Williams and step-daughter of the late J. M. Price, entered into rest at the University Hospital. Charlottesville, Va? Thursday morning. IJan.

0, 11)21, eight days after the amputation of one of her lower limbs. She had suft'ered greatly from a blood clot in a vein and about six weeks ago was taken to the hospital by her brother and sister. R. Xey Williams, of Kenova, and Miss Ela Williams of Ronceverte. After the amputation she seemed to be gelling on quite well for several 'days and her death came as a dread ful disappointment and shock to her friends.

Miss Williams was a sweet and lovable woman, her life radiant with the Christian graces. She was a member of the Methodist Church. Her mother was before marriage Miss Belle Campbell of Monroe County, a sister of E. Lee Campbell of Sinks Grove, and Dr. C.

R. Campbell, of Williams burg. The body of the deceased lady was brought back to the Price home in Ronceverte and there the funeral services were held on Saturday afternoon conducted by Mr. Sponaugle and- Rev. L.

R. Kinnaird, the interment following in Riverview Cemetery. Mary Francis, wife of William L. Coughlin, departed this life Jan. '5.

1921, at her hemic near Dawson, aged 49 years." She was a Miss Mc. Giddicuddy before marriage. Bei sides her hu3band she leaves to mourn her death seven children 'Cornelius, Michcal, John, James, (Patrick. Huston and Sarah and one i sister, Mrs. Ira Spitzcr, oORainelle.

She leaves a host of friends who I will miss her kind and loving face, She was laid to rest in the Catholic I Cemetery at Springdalc January to await the resurrection morn "A precious one from us is gone; A voice we loved is stilled, A place is vacant in our home. Which never can be filled." Her Daughter. KILLS TWO-GETS LOOT. i Six armed men robbed the Broad way brunch of the Saginaw (Mich) County Savings Bank Saturday night, shot and killed L. M.

Persons an insurance man. and Martin L. Debuts, President of the Valley Home Telephone Company, and escaped with loot estimated by bank nllicials at The bandits departed in the direction of Saginaw, according to the jpolicc. Debates and Persons were the last customers in the bank, which was about to close for the night. Persons had just turned away from the receiving teller's window, and Dcbats had taken his place when the bandits dashed through the doors and immediately opened fire, their first shots killing the men.

The bandits then lined up bank employes and made their escape with ail the money in the teller's cage. Occurrences like this have come to be so common they are hardly I news any more. ATTACKED BY VICiOUS BULL. O. B.

Caldwell, of the south side came near losing his life last week; when he was attacked by a vicious hull which be was leading from its quarters. As it is, Mr. Caldwell is seriously injured, having most of his ribf torn from his vertabrc, and otherwise maimed. Had it not been for assistance, which was speedily rendered, the brute would have ri ti lted the life out of the unfortunate owner. are informed Mr.

Caldwell. (Hough seriously in: hired, will in all probability re? S'lcliolas Republican. CURIOUS ITEMS. A terrific racket in the barn of A. Johnson, a fanner, of near Raleigh.

North (Carolina, announced ttiat a milk thief had met his Waterloo at the business end of a farm mule, Johnson had planted the mule in the stall of a row which the thief had been milking at night. When the farmer reached the barn, shotgun in hand, he found a battered milk pail- a wrecked milking stool a hat. a self satisfied but no thief. The scream of a woman in a rail- road station in Pouglikeepsie, N. brought waiting travelers to I their feet l'? see a woman clawing, the air and striking wildly at a huge cat which had landed on her shoulders.

The cat hat! been watch i ing the stuffed bird on the woman's hat, and. finally thiifking it alive, I had made a spring for it. The cat was. pulled away, but the hat and bird were ruined and the woman had to complete her journey bare- headed. 1 Ileing a firm believer in safety first.

Henry Thurston, a farmer residing near Columbus, takes no chances on having his automobile stolen while in the city. When he attends a theatre in Thurston takes from his machine a big log chain, one end of which he fastens to a wheel of his car and the other end he wraps around a telephone pole and locks the link. GiANT DIRIGIBLE TO CROSS ATLANTIC. The diiggihlc 1 1-3S, which will be the largest and fastest lighterthan-air ship ever constructed, and now building in England for the American navy, will bo completed in March, and probably will start across the Atlantic early in July, the House Naval Committee was informed on the 17th by Capt. T.

1 Craven, director of naval aviation. The hangar at Lakehurst, N. .1., which will house the craft, will be ready for occupancy July 1st. Capt. Craven said.

When the dirigible is completed she will be 008 feet long and have a gas capacity of 2,750,000 cubic feet. She will stand 02 feet high and have a diameter of 85 feet, jller speed is expected, to he 00 miles an hour in normal Might, and 80 miles an hour in an emergency, i She will carry six f2-cylindcr Sunl beam motors, and her cockpit, or "bridge," will be in front of the two foremost motors and directly under the center of the bag. crew of 72 American officers and men is now in training for the i flight to the United States. PROF. OAVIO CARLISLE HUMPHREYS.

I Prof. David Carlisle Humphreys Dean of Engineering in Washington and Lee University, died of cancer at the home of his son, Ewing Sloan Humphreys, at Hoanoke. Virginia, on Monday the 10th inst, aged 05 years. He was a son of the late Dr. Wm.

F. Humphreys, of Augusta county, Virginia, was born October 1855 and was graduated from Washington and Lee University 1878, in which school he taught Applied Mathematics for many years and was elected Professor of Civil Engineering in 1901. He married Miss Mary Sloan, of St. Lous, who died at Lexington in 1012. He 'was a public-spirited man taking great interest in the affairs of Lexington.

Hockbridge county, and the Slate in all of which he held posilions of responsibilly and trust. The funeral look place al Lexington and was conducted by his pastor, Kev. Thos. Kay -Young, I). I), lhirini in Ihe Cemetery there.

Prof. Humphreys was a prime mover in the great Lee highway extending from New York lo New Orleans. Sunday blue laws are described as encroachment of civil power into the spiritual realm a memorial adopted by the general conference I committee of Seventh Day Advent- 1 ists made public at its headquarters Opposition lo all Sunday laws is i declared practically to federal enactments. Asserting that the complete Reparation of church and state was essential to the country's well being, the memorial declared that failure to recognize this distinction in the past had been the primary cause of religious persecution. INCREASE IN ALCOHOLISM.

Almost twice as many men and women were treated in New York City Hospitals for alcoholism during the last four months of 1020 as during the same period of the year 1010. During the 1910 period mentioned, 082 cafes were treated in the city institutions as against 1,311 cases for the last four months of 1920. HONOR RETIRING JUDGES. 1. Judson Williams, retiring Judge of the State Supreme Court of Appeals.

and H. Delbert Hummel, retiring Judge of Kanawha Circuit Court, were? guests of honor Saturday at an elaborate dinner at Edgewood Country Club, given by the Charleston liar Association. The dinner was attended by a large nVuiber of attorneys, and the Club was appropriately decorated for the occassion. Staige Davis, President of the Association. was toaxtmtteter.

and he informally introduced the speaker. Many tributes were paid to the retiring jurists. Speakers declared tfiey found them at all times fair and impartial in their oflicial duty. The lirst speaker was William Cordon Mathews, who had for his subject, "Our Guests of Responses were made by Judges Williams and'Hummel- "The Bench" was the subject of an address by II. A.

Ritz, of the Supreme Court, and E. W. Knight spoke on "The Bar." Herbert Fitzpatrick, of Huntington, spoke brielly on "Ethereal Things." Other toasts were: 'IRejuvenescenee," Joseph Holt (iaines, and "Auld Lang Syne," George E. Prjce. Judge Williams being a native and yet a citizen of Greenbrier, our people will be gratified to see how he is honored by his professional brethern and even more gratified to know that his service on the bench of our highest court has been so ercditablc lo him and so satisfactory lo all.

PERSONS LIVING IN CITIES. The urban population of the Lnit ed Slates, or in places of 2,500 or more, is 51.318,(132, or 51.4 per cent of the country's total population, and the number of people in rural territory iis 51 the Census bureau announced January 13th. in 0, urban population represented la. 8 per cent. In Ohio, 3.077,1 30 persons are residents of the cities and towns, and only 2,082,258 have their homes on farms.

in Indiana, 1.482,855 persons live in cities and 1 .447,535 on farms. In Kentucky, 033,545 live in cities and 1.783.087 on farms. In West 309.007 live in cities and on farms. In total urban populaton, New York leads the country, while Pennsylvania stands second. Illinois third, Ohio fourth, Massachusetts fifth and New Jersey sixth.

Island has the highest percentage of urban population compared with its total population, with 97-5 per I cent. I In total rural population, Texas leads, while Pennsylvania is second Georgia third. Ohio fourth, Illinois fifth and North Carolina sixth, each having more than 2,000,000 people living outside of cities and towns. A POWERFUL PRAYER. A celebrated revivalist came to address his Hock, and before he bej gan to speak the pastor said: "Brother Jones before you begin this discourse there are some powjcrful bad negroes in this here con? grcgafcion and I want to pray for you," which he did in this fashion: "() Lord, give Brother Jones the eye of eagle, that he may see from afar.

Clue his ear lo Ihc i gospel telephone, and connect him the central skies. Illuminate brow with a brightness that i will make the fires of hell look like tallow candle. Nail his hands to the gospel plough, and bow his head in some lonesome valley where pray er is much wanted to be said, and I anoint him all over with the sene oil of Thy salvation and set him 'afire." LONG SERVICE. K. C.

Class, of Lynchburg, has completed his forly-second year as Superintendent of the public I schools of that city. He is thought t6 be the oldest Superintendent in the United States and is probably the only person now connected with the public school system who started with it at its inception in 1871. Mr. Class has never had opposition for election to his position lie has been identified with public school work since April 5. 1871.

DIES IN ARIZONA. Bev. L. K. Fitch, of the M.

E. Church, died suddenly in Arizona on the 22nd of December, 1020. aged about 45 years. He married a daughter of the late 1). K.

I loir, of the Clintonville vicinity, this county, and al the time of bis death was making his home at Phoenix. Arizona. He leaves, to mourn their lor.s, his wife and one son, hdward, and one daughter. Mary. He was for a while a member of the West Virginia Confer enr FARMER NEEDS TWO WIVES.

A farmer residing near Denver, Colorado, has written Governor O. H. St roup, the chief executive of Colorado, to permit farmers having two wives. His letter follows: "1 am a farmer living seven miles south of Denver. You are a good i State Governor, and 1 offer you something to help the farmers.

"Let city men have one wife and the farmer two wives. You sec. one could help the other, and a farmer could more surely raise hoys to work the farm and not need to hire at high wages. "The the farmers could sell crops chcap and make and living in the cities wouULbe cheaper, and many young men would leave cities to be on a farm and have two wives i "You would be a greater man than Lincoln if you could get the United States to let all farmers have two wives. A farmer could often marry two sisters or good pals.

Gkohui: Smith. i I MARRIED IN IDAHO. Joseph Emory Wallace anil Miss Nellie both of Pocatello. Idaho, were married Wednesday. December 23, 11)20, at the Congregational parsonage by Rev.

Cleaves. The ring ceremony was used. Mr. Wallace is an employe of the Short Line and the young people will make their home in Pocatello. Emory is a son of F.

L. Wallace, of Williamsburg, this county. He went West about live years ago, was a soldier in the late World 'War and did service with his command in France. Ho is making good in the great West and his Green-brier friends will wish for him yet greater success feeling assured that the responsibilities he now assumed will stimulate him to yet greater effort. CHILDREN BURNED.

Three children of Albert Cashmer aged 8, I ami 2 years, were burned to death on Friday, Jan. 7 when, the home was destroyed at Fayetteville on that day. I Mrs. Cashmer had locked the four children in the home and gone to visit a neighbor. Fire broke out in the ceiling.

One of the little ones, I a girl aged four, ran into another room and was saved by neighbor, Mrs. Tincher, who broke the door of the room down. It was impossible to save thl others and they perished huddled together in a corner. Mrs, Tincher, the neighbor who saved the little girl, should be reported to the Carnegie Hero Commission in hope of being rewarded for her act. I INAUGURAL CELEBRATION ABANDONED.

All plans for an inaugural celebration when Warren G. Hfirding takes ollice March 4th have been called In response to a request from Senator Harding at Marion, Chairman Edward IJ. McLean, of the general inauguration committee in Washington, declared that he and his associates were with him (Harding) in this matter." "I beg respectfully to suggest to your committee the complete abandonment of all plans for an inaugural celebration," wired the President-elect. He added that he wished the committee to know "that the impression of extravagant expenditure and excessive cost would me a very unhappy participant." THRIFT STAMPS SAVINGS. As a result of patriotic work done in the schools of the country the amount of money now invested in government savings securities exceeds "the cost of the Spanish-American War and the i'anama Canal according to ollicial ligures recently compiled, ihc national debt was increased approximately $300,000,000 by the war with Spain, ami it cost about 3100.000,000 to build and open the Panama Canal.

The amount of money in Savings Stamps the report trom Washington shows, is more than $808,000,000. ASSESSMENT CHAN6E FAVORED. E. B. Miller, Assessor of Greenbrier county attended the meeting of the State Assessors' Association at Charleston recently.

There was a sentiment in lavor of abolishing the County Hoards of Equalization and substituting therefor a State Equalization Hoard and a. change in the assessment year from April 1 to January 1. It is thought a Slate hoard would do awny wi'h the present inequalities in iss sments..