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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-08-03
Notice

The employment of legal as
sistance in exemption matters will
not be countenanced in Virginia,
according to a statement made by
Governor Stuart today: The
Governor is informed that in one
county in this State the attorneys
agreed upon a price of $40 90 for
preparing claims for exemption.
While illiterate persons might have
difficulty in filling out the simple
papers prescribed for perfecting
such claims, it is expected that
they can secure the Necessary as
Stance from friends or from mem
bers of the board.
The Bar Association of the State
of Illinois has passed a resolution
to the effect that it is not COM
patible with the ethics of the legal
profession for its members to APP
pear before exemption boards in
this connection.
The Provost Marshal General
has commanded as follows:
1.-THE investigation of local
boards must be given the color of
an original inquiry by agents of the
government into the facts of par
tisular cases and must not be given
the cast of judicial proceedings.
There is no proper field the ap-
pearance of attorneys and certainly
no practice should be built up
around the action of thes boards.
W. W. Sale,
The Adjutant General
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-08-03
Office of the State
Highway Commission
Richmond, Va, Aug. l., 191

Richmond, Va, Aug. |, 1917
Bids will be received at the
clerks office, Monterey. Va, until
IL o'clock, noon, Friday, August
18th, 1917, for the construction of
about four az miles of gravel road
in Monterey District, Highland
county Virginia.
Plans and specifications on file
at the clerks Office, Monterey,
Va, and at this office. Speci6ca-
tons Furnished on application to
the undersigned.
A certified check for $4,000
will entitle the bidder to bid on one
or all roads,
The right is reserved to reject
any or all bids.
G. P. coleman,
State Highway commissioner.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-08-03
Much In Little

Argentina offers a good field for
the sale of chewing gum.
The best sand for glass manufac-
ture comes from Fontainbleu.
Motor boats 40 feet long and
drawing 81 feet of water are wanted
at Montevldeo, Uruguay.
More than 10000 workmen are
killed and 100000 are seriously in
jured each year in the industries.
In fine sandy soil 7 per cent. Of
stable manure added will cause it
to retain double the former quantity
of water.
Tea compressed into blocks
which resemble plug tobacco is
sold BY an English firm for the con-
venience of tourists.
A new bathroom scale with
dial facing upward, to enable the
person stan..iag on it to read his
own weight is recent invention.
A new device in efficiency is a
clock whirh. stationed at central
point IL factory, records the
time each machine in the plant is
running.
A great deal of ingenuity has
been 'Xnp: led IN the design and
cons r. ton of lInoh boxes to be
stoweo away in automobiles 10:
picnic Use.
The Russian flag flies one-sixth
of the earth's land surface, to
protect 1872 100000 souls, repre-
sen ins 81 racial and tribal divisions
and speaking more than $50 tom
CUES
The Duchy of Lichtenstein is to
issue two new postage stamps.
They will show the coat-o arms of
the country and the picture of
King Johann II. The values will
be 8 to ID heller.
The little parrots called Glove
birds" are natives of Africa and
are abundant in Madagascar These
birds adapt themselves readily to
captivity. They breed readily in
confinement producing two broods
in season.
The gray parrot of Western
Africa is credited with having
greater power of initiating the hui
man voiae than any bird of the
species. 1t has long been favorite
and is the subj let of many stories
of greater or less credibilty.
The daily output Of the II
British national pr ojectile factories
which have, as yet, developed
barely one half of their total
capacity, would fill train one mile
long composed of 400 trucks and
requiring eight engines to pull it.
Parakeets usually rest in colonies
and live in thick woods or cypress
swamps. 1t is said that in an early
day they were numerous along the
lower Wabash, in Indiana, and
were found in the winter in the
hollow trunks of sycamore trees in
a state of semi-hibernation.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-08-03
Announcement

To the Voters of the Counties of Bath,
Highland and Rockbridge and the
City of Buena Vista:
hereby announce myself candid
ate for reelection to the House of
Delegates of Virginia for the District
composed of the counties of Bath,
Highland and Rockbrigde and the
City of Buena Vista.
Subject to the Democratic Primary.
Respectfully,
John w. Stephenson
Warm Springs, Va.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-08-03
Recr uiting Station
US. Army
Clifton Forge. Va.
July 26, 1917

Editor:
Men with all trades and positions
wanted for the Aviation section of
theISignal c. rps, and Balloon Squad
ron; Chauffeurs, clerks, cooks
Machimsts, Draftman's, Carr enters,
81 Tiled and unskilled labors, etc.
Men accepted for the above
service will not be instructed in
flying, only commissioned Officers.
Men accepted for this service will
be enlisted and sent to Fort Sam
Houston, Texas.
Very truly yours,
Thomas I. Plymal,
lei Pvt. G. S. I. In sharge station.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-08-03
Confederate Monument

W. NJ. 1Sroup, of the Virginia
Granite Co.. of StraWsburg; Va,
was in Monterey a short while on
Tuesday, completing arrangements
for erecting the monument in the
court yard. This is to be of granite,
and will be about Ii feet tall with
the following inscription: ITO
the Confederate Soldiers of High
land County, a loving tribute to
the past, the present and future.
Erected by the Highland Chapter
United Daughters of the Confeder-
acy, 1917"
The Bronze Tablet for marking
the battle ground at Mcdowell has
also been ordered and it is hoped
bv the committee that both will be
ready for unwilling on Sept. 18th.
at. which time there will be several
crosses to bestow upon veterans.
For the benefit of the many read
ers at distance we give below the
inscription to be placed on the
tablet.
Concentrating the Battle of
Mcdowell
May S, 1862
Federals Confederates
Tn action 1000 $500
Killed and wounded 256 49S
Confederate officers killed
CAPTAINS Lieutenant
Samuel Dawson John K. Goldwire
VIM L. Furlow VIM. A. Massey
John Mcmillan VIM. H. Turpin
Jas w Patterson Jas Woodward
All Of the 18th Georgia Regiment
Col. S P. Gibbons 10th Va. Regt.
Capt. William Long SD =" g
Capt. J. Whitmore 25th "
Lieut.. WmH Gregory 23d " s.
d" Chas. E Dyer 25th "
" Samuel P Dye 9th "
" C. G. Fletcher 9th L" "
" John A. Carson 37th
Erected by the Highland Chapter
United Daug hters of the Confeder-
acy.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-08-03
To the People of Highland:

We wish to announce that we have purchas
ed the BEVERLEY PHARMACY and after
remodeling we will haveone of the most COM
plete and up-to date drug stores in STAUN-
TON.
We extend to you a cordial invitation to
visit our store, and make it your headquar-
tiers when in Staunton. The quality and
prices of our goods are right and we expect
to make speciality of MAIL ORDERS.
Let us have your next mail order and get
acquainted with Assoc SERVICE.
THE ASCO DRUG STORE
Is WEST MAIN STREET
Staunton, Va.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-08-03

Subscribe for your home paper,
nd get the war news.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-08-03
Mowers
Rakes
Cement
Binder Irvine
loor Covering
Harness and collars
Ranges and Heaters for fall

These lines are of excellent grade
and quality: Will be pleased to
have your order whether large or
small. Prices reasonable.
s. RI. HlNER
Durbin, w. Va.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-08-03
acy

Erected by the Highland Chapter
United Daughters of the Confeder-
anV
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-23
RAISE FUNDS TO
REMEMBER SOLDIERS

Copenhagen, Nov. 23-Appea1s for
subscriptions to funds for the pur-
chase OF Christmas presents for the
soldiers in the trenches are appear
ing In the German press. The Ger
mans have learned by experience to
make an early start in organizing
this an-important feature of soldiers
life. Many of the larger newspapers
are conducting special funds for
Christmas and almost every town is
making subscriptions for its soldiers.
Appeals for funds have been issued
hy various army corps.
The presents which do so much
to maintain the spirits of the soldiers
IN their dreary life at the front usu-
ally consist Of small Christmas boxes
for tho individual soldiers, containing
small articles of comfort, necessity or
amusement.
The value OF this stimu1ant to the
morale of the troops is so recognized
by the military authorities that ship
1nents of gifts rank with munitions as
regards urgency of transportation just
before Christmas.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-23
OUR NEWTOWN
NEWS LETTER
Especial to The Farmer.)

Newtown, Nov 23-Miss Mary Hell
en- Leavy, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Leavy of Walnut Tree Hill
district, and Mr.. William Joseph
Hurley of Derby, were married at St.
Roses church, Tuesday morning, at 8
O'clock The ceremony was perform
ed by the pastor, Rev. George T. Sin
mott, who sang the high nuptial mass,
which followed.
The bride was attended by her sis
ter, Miss Rose Leavy and Robert Hur-
ley, brother of the groom, acted as
best man.
The bride wore a handsome and be-
coming suit of beet root colored
broadcloth with hat to match and
carried brides roses. Miss Rose Leavy
wore similar suit of taupe color
broadcloth and carried pink roses
A wedding breakfast was served
at the brides home to the members
of the families of the contracting
parties, after which the couple start
ed for several weeks trip through
the south
Miss Leavy is graduate of st. Vim
cents training school for nurses class
of 1915, and has a host of friends in
Bridgeport as well as her home town.
Mr.. Hurley is in business in Shelton.
where they will reside in the hand
some home newly furnished and
ready for them.
They received beautiful and useful
gifts. including money, furniture, cut
glass and chinaware, from their many
friends and well wishers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-23
'0LO FASHIONED
CRIST MILL is
NOW CONSIDERED
Fifty-siX Old Mills Are Now
Grinding Flour In
This State

The griSt mill is coming back. For
years people have considered this
form of New England factory mQLE
or less in the light of a picturesque
setting for light onera Eopss and
magazine article, but now our mills
ere being put to a practical and i'm
Intensely important use. F'ifty-six of
them in Connecticut are busily grind
ing grain into flour to be used in
making bread for the people of the
communities in which they are To-
Gated. according to the facts which
the Committee of Food Supply and
Conservation of the State Council Of
Defense has assent led on the propo-
,sition. Many mills which are not
prepared to put out the best grade of
-four or meal are installing the
proper machinery to make possible
first class service to the people wish
ing this sort of work done.
Several causes are bringing about
this change in the attitude of people
toward the use of flour ground by
local mi1lers. Our transportation
facilities, which have been bringing
the flour to us from mills 1000 or
$500 miles away, are over-burdened
with the load of supplies which must
be carried whether or no, and many
people are using flour ground at
home to relieve the strain somewhat.
People are finding that home-ground
meal and flour is just as good al
though it may contain a little more
bran The makers of special brands
have spent millions to eliminate every
particle of bran from the flour. Much
money has been spent by these people
advertising their highly refined
brands. The time has now come
when people are willing to use
-four which contains more food value,
but which does not have the ex-
tremely fine consistency of patent
-four. They are therefore turning to
the local millers to do their work and
getting -four and meal a little higher
in bran content but higher also in
food value. Money which would be
going otherwise to pay for the trans
portation of -four as well as that
which would go to pay for the adver-
Using Of the patent white flour is be-
ing saved through the Connecticut
miller.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-23
ALLEGED DRAFT
EVADER IS HELD

Charged with having evaded con-
scription by coming to this city to
find employment after he had been
drafted in Brooklyn, Antonio Mich
nAlowisz, 25 years old, and married,
a--s placed under arrest here yesterday
ny Policemen Robert Egan and John
II. Moran. and neIo ror the Federal
Authorities. The man should have
been in Camp Upton with other
Brooklyn drafted men by this time, 1t
is said. He was living here at rs
johnson street
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-23
URGES ADOPTION
OF MEATLESS DIET

Manchester, England, Nov. %
1.-The experience of the present war
should result in the general adoption
of the meatless diet" says the an
nual program" adopted by the Vege-
tartan Society of Great Britain, which
has just closed it's annual convention
here.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-23
sTEAId, BUT NO FIRE.

Exhaust steam finding it's way from
nearby factory, threw the sewers
into the vent pipe in tenement
fouse at the corner of Wordin and
Howard avenue, shortly after 8
O'clock last night, gave rise to the
&clief that the building was afire, and
an alarm was sent in from box 245.
giving firemen a useless run.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-23
ARREST FORGER
OF MONEY ORDERS

Through the arrest in Havana,
Cuba, about a week ago, of Francisco
de la Vega Echemendia, clever
scheme for the preparation of frau
dulent money orders, Of which IL
came to Bridgeport and were cashed
through local banks here, has been
nipped. The orders were for 100
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-23
ARRESTED ON SUSPICION

Joseph. Rizitello, 25 years old. of
433 E. 117th street, New York. came
under suspicion here yesterday, when
he went about among local pawnshops
trying to sell quantity of old gold
and silver. Unable to give a. satisfac-
tory account of how it had come IN
to his possession, was arrested by De-
tective Kane and held on a technical
charge of breach of the peace. pend
ing investigation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-23
ssor Ernest Bell spoke of the

feSSOr Ernest Bel spoke OF the
many hundreds of millions of men
and women who are now obtaining
living out of the slaughter of animals
and fish, and suggested that one of
the social results of a general adop-
ton of vegetarianism would be that
these speop1e would turn to more
humane and edifying work" He
added, cat "a time like this, when
food is a most serious problem, it is
monstrous to devote 81 pounds of
dry grain to the production of one
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-23

Radford B. Smiths Saturday Sales
chance to get seasonable goods at
much lower prices than usually OBJ
tain.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-23

pesos each, and were sent to the
Armstrong Manufacturing Co. of this
city in payment for goods ordered
from Havana. 1t is believed others
were sent to various cities in this
country but the source has now been
cut off, and no further difficulty is
expected. Postal authorities advise
careful scrutiny of all money orders
from Cuba for a time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-23
pound of beef. "

pound of beef"
Bernard Shaw, in a letter to the
Convention, said that he had been a
vegetarian for forty years. and spoke
of the meat diet as a relic of canni-
baisn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-23

The death of another American
was reported by General Pershing.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-05-05
STATE FEDERATION CONVENTION TO BE
HELD IN BOULDER WEEK OF AUGUST 6
Referendum Vote Changing Date So AS Not Conflict With T u
Convention Carried by Large Majority Spirit Organ
zation Stronger Than Ever Before in State of
Colorado, Says Secretary Anderson

tion in regard to the year book, and
the securing of advertising by the
officials of the Federation, we are un-
able TO officially indorse this conven-
tion number of The Bulletin, much as
we should like to do so, believing as
we do that it will be great adver-
tisement for the convention and aid
greatly in the work of organization
and making this convention one of
the most successful in the history of
the Federation.
On a recent visit to Pueblo I was
greatly pleased to meet with Brother
II. NJ. Andrews who has taken over the
management and publication of the
Pueblo Labor Advocate. Having been
intimately associated with Brother
Andrews in organization work some
twenty years ago, and knowing as
do his sterling qualities, as well as
marked ability, both as labor editor
and worker in the labor movement,
l want to congratulate the members
of the labor movement in the Steel
Works city on their being so fortunate
as TO be able to secure a man of such
marked ability to conduct their official
publication. They should unite in Civ
ing the Labor Advocate their entire
moral and financial support. If they
do this l will guarantee that Brother
Andrews will give them a labor pub
lication that will be a great aid to
their movement and second to none in
the country.
Report of Legislative Committee.
The quarterly financial report of
the Federation has been issued and is
being mailed to all local unions This
report will also contain the final re-
port of the legislative committee of
\ Ea E'aIa On oil
plished by them during the sessions
of the late lamented twenty-first gen.
eral assembly. An extra number of
copies are being printed and all local
unions should insist on having a suffi-
cient supply for their membership.
The reports are being mailed to the
secretaries on our mailing list and
any one desiring copy can obtain
same by writing this office.
AT no time, within recent years at
least, has there been as many indus
trial controversies, wherein the men,
bership of organized labor are asking
for increases in wages and improved
working conditions, as at the present
time. In many of these controversies
legal advise is desired by the men,
berShip in order that they may know
when they are within their legal
rights.
In all cases of this nature if they
will write this office the advise of the
general counsel of the Federation is
at their service free of charge. and
we would esteem it q favor if at any
time any of our membership are in
doubt as to their legal rights that
they advise this office at once in order
that no mistake may be made by them
in securing for their membership the
benefits, and improvements in their
condition which they should receive
organization.
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-05-05
ONE OF THOSE WHO HAVE
MADE GOOD.

He came into the office of the Jour
nal of Labor the other day-iust n
workingman garbed as hundreds you
may see any day on any street. Any
one of the pasty-faced Cream -puffs"
you see lounging about the street
corners are clad better. tho they do
not one stroke OF productive labor but
are the pauper dependents of foolish
father or doting mother. But there
was something in his bearing that
challenged attention, for manly indie
pendcncc was written in his face. He
is pressman by trade, and works
where employment is not quite so reg
ular as il is with the newspapers, for
instance. He carries n cards n
union man-and believes, rightfully
that that card places upon him re-
sponsibility up to which he must live.
He has two children now in high
school. one of whom will graduate
this year. and ms result of his fa-
TIERS sacrifices, go out in the world
equipped to win perhaps n better place
in the sun than his father enjoyed.
And we thought when he had left
that here was the text for sermon
worthy TO be preached from any pull
pit, lecture topic worthy of any
forum. for this man has grasped the
virilc principles of organized labor
TO make the world better, to equip his
children with education and training
that they might go forth with shield
and buckled to fight for the advance
ment of the poor and lowly.
And we wondered IL those who know
this type of class realize the many
sacrifices he and his helpmeet have
made TO keep their children out of
mill and factory and at school!
Somehow we felt refreshed and en-
couragcd when he had come and gone,
Denver labor bulletin., 1917-05-05

given" them in the way of charity
or bonuses" or rewards"
Commenting on the recognition of
this principle by the mine owners as
well as the mine workers, and COM
menting further on the good spirit of
cooperation shown by these opera
tors in the central competitive field,
President White declared:
This is in marked contrast to the
turmoil and confusion that swept over
the English coal industry and threat
ened to paralyze England's industrial
activities soon after the great war
began. American coal operators have
accepted as valid our opposition to the
payment of bonuses, always a source
of controversy and discord, and have
met our demand for a fiat increase, 50
that the miner will know definitely
what his earnings are to be.
"Miners will always object to q
bonus method of payment because II
is capricious and uncertain and offers
as a gratuity what the miner claims
as a right, and for the further reason
that bonuses are never guaranteed by
binding agreements and may be with
drawn at any time.
THE precedent established at this
conference should be indorsed and
followed in the other coal mining dis
tricts of the country. The situation
is everywhere similar to that existing
in the central competitive field
Everywhere there have been unfore-
seen and unprecedented advances in
the cost of every article of necessity
Now. before the full pressure of wal
requirements is upon us, is the time
for getting together and agreeing or
such a readjustment as will put the
entire coal industry of the nation on
a sound and healthy basis"