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Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-09-21
Blackmail Gang
Leader Gives Up

Chicago, Sept. Ia confer--
ence at Washington on the pros
ecutlon of alleged members OF
the international blackmail syn
dacite" was arranged today, it
was learned from officials of the
department of justice, who left
tonight for Washington.
William q. Woodward, sc-
cused by government officials as
q leader of the gang, surrender
ed to the United States district
attorney tonight. He surren-
dered, lie said, when he learned
that government officials had
gone to Washington.
Woodward was released on
90, 500 bond.
Mrs. Helen Evers, alleged
''lure" in the gangs operations
and the only woman still under
charges ia connection with the
sssvndicate's" alleged operations,
was released OH $4,000 boud to-
night.
Only two members of the
gang, Edward Donahue and Hem
~ Russell, are still in Jail.
Charges against three of the
seven members Of the band were
dropped when they were granted
a preliminary hearing before
United States Commissioner
Foot.s today.
Lack Of evidence prompted the
movement. Those released were
Mrs. Fran,is s. Allen, alias
Chapman; Mas. Edward Dona-
hue and George Bland.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-09-21

Dr. Chas. Baughman, who has
been at jefferson, N c.. for some
time is the guest Of his mother,
Mrs. G. ID. Baughman.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-09-21
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
First National Bank
NO. ISL 462.

NO 60 49,
AT RURAL RETREAT, IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA. AT THE
CLOSE OF BUSINESS SEPTEMBER 18th. 1916.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts Except those shown l62s6 81
No'es and oils rediounted eS756 "a
Ovedrahs unsecured NONE
bonds deposited circulaoutpa value,
s. bonds tno including ooa owned
Total 49, II
Subscription Of go per cant
vaue % banking house dt unencumbered).. $3.50 90
Furniture fixtures 2S45 II
..........55N as
q amount dus from approved reserve agents in other
banker tohsr included
1D $500 II
Outside chscka cashit items
As
Iuoin and csrtaesses . . ......534s 90
hoo
It;asb AN from banks md Y 8. Treasurer $500 OF
qer4L aoosO IS
Ieptat stock pad $1,000 90
lssp sana @ * io "
4s -asrsnt utsses and taxes paid o5
IAaaS NssFyed for ~ interest accrued 5000 600
shau 81 y - Ira
IL ssss s,.ss.s ss. isosss s So
ss sf ~ 8 Il i 4 ss "a Il lsiss .. S :
s's 4 a ~ !
4 :l.s' II. u ' n: =.
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Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-09-21

For Sale:-A lot OF nice young
ewes. Phone or write II. s.
Bales.
Mrs. Con Stone and little
daughter, Muffet, returned Fri
day TO their homo at Wytheville,
after visiting the formers par
ents, DR.. and Mrs. e. G. Ever.
sole.
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-09-21
Notice

All teachers in the. Black Lick
School District for the term of
1916 II, who have not already
done 80, will please send in their
certificates to the Division Supt.
for ENDORSEMENT before their con
tracts will be issued.
G. w. j. Sharitz, Secy.
s. M. Cornett, OF Roanoke,
xvas ~, kovv,, Wa,l,oe,3a,
Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-09-21
Local News
OF The City


Miss Mary Baumgardner, of
Bristol, is the guest of Mrs. Geo.
s. Baumgardner.
Mrs A. G. Hankla, of Marion,
spent Sunday with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Staley.
Mrs. e. G. Tarter, who is
spending somc time with her
mother at Glade Spring, spent
Monday in town ON business.
Mrs. Fred Poston aud little
daughter, Frances. returned last
Wednesday from a three weeks
visit to Indiana.
Miss Grace Baughman, Of
TazcwelI, spent Sunday with her
mother, Mrs. G. D. Baughman.
Fred Luttrell, of Covlngton,
spent few days with home
folks.
See our big line of shoes for
the whole family, lad and lassie,
tor the kiddies. F. Nd. Greer &
Go.
r. s. Doak moved last week
into the G. E Rhudy property.
Harry Baughman, of Keokee,
spent few days with his moth
or, Mrs. G. D. Baughman.
Walter Powers and Omar Doak
spent few days in Spring VAL
ley the guests Of relatives and
friends. :.
Miss Alleane Kabrich. o f
Wytheville, is the guest Of Miss.
es Mary and Eloise Prickett.
Stoves, Stoves, Stoves. See
ourAine at once le you neod a
stove. Blue Grass Hdw. Co
Miss Mary Margaret Brown
left Wednesday for Randolph
Macon College, at Lynch burg,
where she will attend school this
winter.
ille now Methodist church will
be dedicated the FIRST Sunday in
October.
M l.. B aumgardner returned
Monday to his home at Ceres, af
tera visit with relatives in and
near town.
James Reyes left Wednesday
for Columbus, Ohio, where he
will spelsd several weeks the
guest az relatives.
A ID. q. Jones returned home
Tuesday fros odi, after visit
Of several wasks with his son.,
T. r. Jones'
Mrs. Il. H. Cecil after visiting
her daughter Mrs r.. L Dusi-
lev, for some time, left Saturday
for Roanoke. where she will visit
for a few DAYS befofa going to
4 her home at Alavista, 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Wangate,
Of Missouri, were guests az Mr..
and Mrs, ] w. Phfllippi last
week.
Mrs r. n, Miller one 60
Blue Springs, where HIM will
teach this winter. \
Miss Mary Elizabeth non!
left Saturday for George here
she will attend school. SS'S
The old Methodist church and
lot was sold Saturday ab public
auction. Charles Brown 1g
the purchaser. He paid $3.50 DO.
Mrs. 3. + Keyes was called III
Ports mouth, Ohio, lasl week u Il
account fths serious illness SKI
her daughters, Need sa ClansIe
scott and EalA Sm
Mrs, Lon lIes
ai8rook last We
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Rural Retreat times. [volume] (Rural Retreat, Va.) 1892-1918, 1916-09-21

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Ladies' Suits and Goats
A big shipment just in, all
the latest styles. They will
be on display for about a
week. at F. M. Greer & Cos.
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Evening star., 1916-12-10
Decline of the Picturesque.
m the Indianapolis News

From the Indianapolis News.
Not since it was learned that the
sombrero. distinctive of the old south-.
west. was manufactured wholesale in
the factories of New Jersey have tho
romanticists been so sorely disap.
pointed as after reading a dispatch -
from Yosemite valley the other day.
In the first place it ought not to have
been a dispatch. 1t should have been
a letter. scribbled in haste by the -ex--
press messenger or mail rider and
carried horseback down over the back
trail to the nearest tele2~aph station.
The idea of having news of stag
hold-up telegraphed is not at all a In
harmony with the fitness. of things.
This was the way of it. Five omnibus.
loads of tourists had just left Wawonar
when a log in the road blocked the
way. Before the obstruction could he
removed highwayman appeared.
After collecting $500 in cash me-
mounted his motor cycle and disap--
peared at full speed. Aside from .fhel
fact that he carried a sawed-off shots
gun he had nothing in common with
the hiGhwaymen of former years. ','o
Evening star., 1916-12-10
FARM, GARDEN AND HOME.

Many a half hour or hour during the
winter months may be spent profitably
pruning and shaping fruit trees. orna-
mental shrubs. grape vines. berry
bushes and shade trees. and the work
done at this season of the year Will
show results next summer in better snap
ed growths. An experienced horticulturist
of the old days is credited with having
said the time to prune is when your
knife is sharp, and there is much to the
saying. Literally, there is no one time
when pruning may be done better than
at another time. excepting when the
trees are in bloom, and even then some
work may be done to advantage.
With the trees free from foliage, how
ever, the shape and conformation OF
the growth may be seen without diff
Guilty, and the horticulturallst may then
remove surplus wood to better advan-
tage than at other times. The ex-
perienced orchardist has learned how
best to shape his trees to bring maxi
mum results. and the man who'1s be-
ginning with few trees can profit by
the experience of others. No tree that
runs largely to wood will ever prove
first class. the effort of making the
wood will always result in small fruit
crops Therefore, the object of prun-
ing is to cause the tree to turn its
energies into fruit making. rather than
the production of a heavy wood growth.
illustrations of various methods of
pruning are to be found in the many
bulletins issued by the Department of
Agriculture fruit growing, and
these illustrations may be followed as
examples of methods that have been
proven successful. 1t may be said that
as n general rule amateur as well as
professional horticultura!ists prune
too lightly rather than too strongly.
though this does not mean that trees
are to be butchered in the pruning
process
With the leaves off the trees let the
orchardst study each tree and deter
mine in his mind just what shape the
tree should be given in order to force
it to yield maximum crops. Then from
time to time let him cut away branches
and limbs until the tree conforms to the
preconceived ideal in shape. If the
crown needs opening remove the
growth from the center of the top--and
it might be said, incidentally. that most
trees are badly in need of this kind of
pruning. BY this method the tree is
opened up SO that sunshine and AIR can
get into the top.
In the case Of young stock no long
lateral branches should be permitted. as
these will form bad crotches later on.
resulting in split trees Cut off such
branches before they become real
limbs, and force the tree to grow in
more compact form: this may be done
very easily if attended to while the
trees are small. Cut away the branches
that extend far beyond the general
outline Of the body of the tree, in order
Evening star., 1916-12-10
Municipal Kaisers.
From the Manchester Guardian.

+ rom the Manchester Guardian.
The war has taught US something of
the local government of France, but
mistakes frequently appear in the
press. For instance. it is incorrect to
refer to the mayor of Verdun. who has
just been decorated for his bravery in
remaining at his post. as the prefect
Mayors are appointed in France in
much the same way as in England but
the prefect is permanent government
official with infinitely greater power and
of much more Importance. We have no
such local representative of the central
government in an English town He is
the supreme head Of department-of
which there are eig,ity-six-and it is
his duty to see that the laws passed in
Paris are carried out properly in every
commune of his department
He has control over the police and
even over the military, should their
services be required in an industrial or
political dispute; he sees that the taxes
are collected; and every public i'm
provement scheme is submitted to him
in order that he may see whether the
cost should be borne solely by the
commune or whether it should be divid-
ed with the department or even with
the central government in Paris. The
post of prefect is well paid and often
leads to higher things. For instance,
NJ. Paul Cambon. the French ambassa-
dor in London, who is probably the best
paid deplomatist in the world. held
three prefectures before he was given
diplomatic post
Evening star., 1916-12-10

mick. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
shall Mccormick of Berryville.
Charles e. Dean. for many years
steward at the Fairfax Club, in Win
Tuesday evening at his home here and
died the following afternoon. His
health had been failing for several
years His father. the late John Dean,
was for many years postmaster here.
He leaves a widow. six daughters, one
brother and two sisters.
f w Sewers. the sculptor who de-
signed the Robert r. Lee memorial. the
gift of the state of Virginia to the
Gettysburg Battlefield Park. has been
at Gettysburg superintending the plac
ing of the immense equestrian figure
of Lee on the pedestal. The work has
been completed and is now ready for
the unveiIing ceremonies. All the fig
ures of the memorial have been Gov
cred with waterproof canvas. and this
will be kept in place until June, 1871.
when the dedicatory exercises viii be
held at the conclusion of the reunion
of the United Confederate Veterans in
Washington.
John B. Henderson, jr.. who ten years
ago married Miss Angelica Crosby at
Charles Town, w. Va. has won a law
suit for alleged breach Of promise in
the courts of Maine. Henderson has
been a widower for several years MISS
Elizabeth Garmong of Bangor Me,
claimed he promised 10 marry Hei- oHe
sued him for S250,00o. and the jury at
Bangor awarded her $4,000. Hender-
son noted an appeal. and Few days
ago the supreme court reversed the
Bangor court.
The new house of worship for the
CONGREGATION of Memorial Methodist
Eniscopal church. South at Summit
Point. W. Va. viii be formally dedi-
Gated tomorrow. when large number
of former pastors and friends of the
congregation will attend. The dedi-
catory sermon will be preached by KEY;
DIR. w. s. Neighbors, president of
Emory and Henry College of Cleveland.
Tenn. -- -,
A y. McInturff, seventy years old, for
many wears proprietor of the Chaly-
heate Springs Hotel. at Strasburg, died
suddenly at his home in that town a
few days ago. He had a large acquaint-
ance among tourists and travelling men
from the large cities. A widow and
two daughters survive
Mrs Thomas W. Harrison, wife of
REPRESENTATIVE Harrison of the seventh
Virginia district, is confined to her bed
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Thomas Cover, sr., as a result OF
falling and fracturing her left leg in
Two nIaces between the knee and ankle.
Mrs Harrison came recently from
washington to close their home here
for the winter, and was in the act of
lea wing the house to take train for
Washington when she fell over roll
W carnet she will be unable to join
her husband in Washington for some
time. "
The directors of the Virginia Woolen
Company and the Lewis Jones Knitting
COMPANY. two of the largest manufac-
turing concerns in this section of the
Evening star., 1916-12-10

to make the growth symmetrical Ana
in all cutting be sure to cover the
wound with heavy coat of white lead
and oil, tar. pitch, asphaltum paint or
some weather-resiSting coating to ex-
clude the air water. inroads of molds
and fungi and other causes of rot.
Field mice and rabbits are winter
enemies of young orchards that often
An eastern orchardist of experience
has found that lime-sulphur mixture
applied low down on the trunks Will
keep the pests away. His plan is to
dig away the soil at the base of the
trees to the depth of about four inches.
afterward coating the trunk from
height of n foot above. the surface to
four inches below with the lime-sul-
phur applied thickly. The soil is then
packed around the base of the trunk
again. This orchardist reports that in
the four years he has followed this plan
his trees have not been attacked by the
mice or rabbits.
If the rhubarb bed is to winter prop
erly 1t must have a heavy mulch of
coarse, old strawy manure as cold
weather covering. 1t will be well to
stir up the soil of the bed before
mulching: then cover at least four or
spaced sufficiently far apart several of
them may be covered with barrels the
bottom edges of which are sunk a cou-
pie of inches in the soil. The barrels
moved-are then to be filled with clean
straw, after which covering of loose
boards may be laid over the tops to
exclude most of the rain. In the early
spring the rhubarb stalks will start to
grow up through the loose straw, and
the stalks will be indescriba bly, tender
and delicate and of a beautiful rosy
color.
Mulch the strawberry beds now COW
ering them several inches deepp with
clean strawy litter-six inches is not
too much. 1t might be Well to weight
the straw down with light poles laid
lengthwise of the rows. Unless the
beds are muiched the plants are likely
TO heave out during the successive
freezes and thaws of the winter. After
the frost has gone out of the ground
in the spring this mulch material is to
be worked in under the foliage of the
plants to keep the soil moist and to
keep the fruit from contact with the
ground and consequent decay.
If a little spraying mixture is left
from autumn operations it will be as
we'll to give the rose bushes an oc-
casional treatment during the winter
to discourage any scale or fungus dis
ease that may have survived earlier
sprayings.
A housekeeper writing to a well
known farm periodical says that in
stallation of a storm door at the front
entrance, weather strips at other doors
and windows and purchase of an ash
sitter have brought about reductions
of about % per cent annually for the
last four years in fuel bills Such a
reduction is surely worth while in these
days of soaring coal prices.
Evening star., 1916-12-10
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA.

WINCHESTER, Va, December @
Claude Kelican of Frederick county,
whp was ARRESTED several days ago at
Martinsburs. w. Va. charged with
horse stealing, check forging and the
theft of clothing near Shepherdstown,
w. Va. will not be turned over to the
West Virginia Authorities but will be
taken TO the Virginia pententiary at
Richmond to serve out a.five-year term
and also extra time. Kelican made
two escapes from convict road camps.
He was convicted here several years
ago of check forgery and given five
years in state prison. When he found
the officers closing in on him this week
he assumed the name of his brother
in-law, Walter Winfield of Gore, and
the latter was actually arrested and
taken to Hagerstown to be tried for
alleged crimes in Maryland. The youth
proved he was not the man, but that
Kelican was the person wanted. Keli-
can is now in the. Winchester jail
Relatives and friends here have re-
ceived news of the death of the young
child of Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Reynolds
of near Berryville, Va, from infantile
paralysis. The child. less than two
years old. contracted the disease and
died two days later. Mrs. Reynolds
was formerly Miss Gertrude McCor-
Evening star., 1916-12-10
Wholesome Housing.
,,,,sr,,go ro,ab

rorp the philadelphia Telegraph.
If Philadelphia wants good housing
II is now in a position to procure it.
The new division of housing and sani-
tation is an arm Of the city govern
rnent designed to curb those who for
either profit or convenience would per-
nit unwholesome conditions to exist.
With it's fresh staff of physicians.
nurses and inspectors. the city can in
form itself Of all the facts in the CEN
tiers of congestion, can give preventive
advice to the poor, and remedy phases
Of bad environment over which the
latter have no control themselves.
The ultimate success OF the new
branch of government viii depend
largely upon the degree and intelli-
gence of public opinion. The machin-
cry having been created, Philadelphia
will hereafter get just the kind OF
housing it wants.
Evening star., 1916-12-10
West Virginia High Points.

A recent publication by the geologi-
cal survey of the Department of the In
terror should be of considerable inter-
est to engineers and surveyors. It
shows the elevations of more than 100
marked points in West Virginia as de-
termined by spirit leveling done from
1896 to 1913.
The highest point noted in the list Of
datum points is thus described in the
bulletin:
FLEETWOOD. about 1915 miles southea st
of. southwest Of Greenbrier road, 795
feet northwest of road to Duo, in rock,
aluminium. tablet: elevation, Ais feet.
The highest point in the state thus
far determined is Spruce Knob, in Pen
dleton county. 1850 feet above mean
sea level.
Evening star., 1916-12-10
Same Family Name.

From the f:oston Transcript. .,,,s
/. An Irishman was seated in railway a
carriage next to very pompous-loek.s
ing man, with whom he commemorate
conversation in rather free and easy
manner. At length the pompous one
said: My good man. reserve your
conversation for one of your own.
equals. 1 would have you know that I
am x. c." The Irishman jumped up
and held out his hand. "Begorry;r-
shake.' he exclaimed. 'Oi'm a Casey
meself.' lzs
Evening star., 1916-12-10

state, have made voluntary increases
in wages of approximately 10 per cent
The former company is now completing
an addition which, with the machinery
will cost more than 100000, and in a
short time it is expected the plant
Will cover practically an entire city
block. A wooden mill in Martinsburg
w. Va. controlled by the same inter-
ests, has also increased the wages of
It's operatives 10 per cent
Evening star., 1916-12-10

lis a vital factor in profita BILE poultry
culture. Nothing harbors a pestilehcS'
| of vermin-lice and mites-so read1ly.'
as filthy nests. and nothing is SO de-
: structive to egg production.
Evening star., 1916-12-10

POULTRY, PETS G LIVESTOCK.

THoRoUGHBRED Rhode Island Red eockerels
for sale; Sherwood prize-wiBning stock; 81. 30
10 81. 30 each. Amply IT 1891 ST. NV.
CANAkiES-th hoicc singers, guaranteed: also
females: two breeding cages, three fight: cheap.
1918 Florida f.s--
AT STTD-rie handsome white and liver polutcr
Whitley. NJ ''3'll7''; sire Jingo's Rruzzirr
'.34Si4': dam. Sndie Rip Rap 'iaS06'': the
cream of blood and breeding for field benrqi.
fee reasonable to approved bitches. Jas. ~.
Miles. 4n1 d, f'h o.
BARRED ROCK PuLIErs-,,o igl-Crade; eight
months old. Wick. Grace Church road, Wood,
side, Nd fForrst Glen earl 1es
BOSTON TERRIER at stud mahogany brindie:
wonderful skull: extra short muzzle: button
tail: sires rich mahogany pups mo white.
onesl: service guaranteed. 1T4o Church NV.
C0LLIE-Male; finely marked; gentle disposi,, ,
ton fill grown 81 AGA Sth ST. wv. IL
ENGLISH BULLDOG. registered. female: tIlrpws
big iitters: sold for fault. Address Box
9-h. Stnr office. Ips
POINrEI;-Big. strong going. Handsome male;
liver spotted and white Price, $50 Hospital
for Anmelss 2ll5 1ith ST. NV. Phone n. fTfs.'
POAIERANIANS. Persian kittens: registered
stock; will hold until Christmas for small de-.
prsit. North 30-W
PUPPIES. Cocker spaniel also Pekingese: pedl-
greed stock: will until Chri.trnas fer
small drresit. tl"ve. 3aI. :,
Evening star., 1916-12-10

Fulton, W. Va-W. r. Daniels of
Thompson township and Marshall Nc
Kibbin of Washington city have pur-
chased 1900 acres of grazing land
near Bayard, w. Va, and will establish
a stock ranch there.
Evening star., 1916-12-10

Girls from Camp Fires Ocela and De-
sire made long tramp last week They
walked distance of thirty-three miles
toward Frederick, Nd. On account of
iack OF time the remaining distance to
Stone jug bridge was covered by auto
mobile. but the girls say they intend
to attempt it again.
Evening star., 1916-12-10

Annapolis. Md.-Dr. II. w. Caldwell,
superintendent of schools for Cecil county
has been elected secretary of the Associa-
ton of Boards of Education. Supern-
tendents and Supervisors of Schools of
tbiS state
Evening star., 1916-12-10

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Teachers pensions were Endorsed at