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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-16
CAR DEAL IS UP
TO COUNCIL NOW

For the first time since the city
started negotiations TO take over the
traction company's system for f15..
900 900. the matter is being taken up
in regular council meeting Monday
afternoon.
All previous sessions have been
conferences only with tentative re.
suits binding on no one. The mass
OF detail necessary to the transfer is
being lined up Monday. and 1t Is ex-
pected that committees will be APP
pointed to handle various phases Of
the work.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-16
DR.. Baldwin Gets
Army Captaincy

DR. J.. Blake Baldwin. commits
stoned "A captain In hospital service,
will leave Seattle Saturday, after
four years residence here. DIR.
Baldwin came here from Chicago.
where he had been city physician
and lecturer at the colleges there.
lie was formerly physician in the
navy service during the Spanish.
American war.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-16

their bonds and go heavier than ever
before. They have discovered what
fine opportunity Cor saving Liberty
Bonds offer. Too. they want to do
their bit.
The campaign Is to be n big, happy
occasion. There viii be endless
music. dances. meetings. stunts"
Everybody IL expected to got into
the Fourth Liberty Loan drive and
help put Seattle over with n rush.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-16
LIBERTY LOAN
QUOTA TO Be
S28,000,0O0

Uncle Sam will call upon Seat
tie and King county TO subscribe
Ss8,000.000 Ia the Fourth lib
erty Loan. Sale Of these new
war bonds. bearing AZ per cent
interest. will begin September
20.
Seattle's quota on the Third Lib
erty Bond issue was sii ,42o. 900. but
Seattle subscribed si5.576, 900.
Seattle's quota on the second issue
was si3.o00.000. but si5,576.0O0 was
subscribed.
On the first issue. Scattle's quota
was ss,2oo,ooo. but se.OS3.sO0 was
subscribed.
Attic the county and city quota
for the fourth issue is approximately
twice as big as any OF her other
Liberty Loan quotas. determine
ton IL sweeping the city to over.
subscribe the issue during Honor
Week-the first week OF the drive.
Every other interest will be set
aside. In order to permit 100 per cent
participation In the Liberty Loan
campaign. Nothing else will count.
Every man. woman and child Is de-
clared n member OF the loan com
mittee. Each Is expected To do his
utmost and to strive with every
ounce OF energy 10 see that all
awaken to the call. and do their
share.
Shipyard workers are already or
ganizing to duplicate their splendid
ra.nri ~ fartp.r inupa ssIsyary mn .,
u bond holder" Is the slogan. The
shipyards expect to make every man
Many are already eager to buy
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-01-11
AN ASTONISHING TMEPERA-
MENT.

A private soldier had had pneu-
monia, and had been for sometime in
Il hospital where he had been so well
treated that he was by no means
ready to be discharged as "cured."
One day the doctor was taking his
temperature, and while Tommy had
the thermometer in his mouth. the
doctor moved on to the next bed and
turned his back to the first patient.
Tommy s.w his ..iance He pull
cd the thermometer out Ct his mouth
and popped it into cup of hot tea,
replacing it, however, the moment he
saw the doctor begin to turn back
to his hebd. When the physician ex-
amined the thermometer he looked
first at Tommy and then back to the
thermometer and gasped:
well, my man, you're not dead,
but you ought to be-"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-01-11
DON'T SELL YOUR LIBERTY
BONDS.

Mr.. McAdoo urges holders of Lib
erty Bonds not to dispose of them, us
to do SO would defeat one of the chief
objects of the loan 50 far as the orig
inal owner of the bonds was concern
ed, viz: to encourage and cultivate
spirit of saving, etc. Notwith-
standing, holder of Il bond has a
perfect right to sell it if he wishes to
do so, and in some cases it may be-
come necessary for him to do so.
When the sale of bonds was on one
of the strong inducements held out
was that the bonds could be convert
ed into cash ut any time-that they
would be as good as cash on the mar
ket. No doubt large number of
people bought bonds who had small
surplus of money, expecting to con-
vert the bonds into cash later, or at
such timea ready cash was needed,
and such purchasers should feel no
hesitation in selling their bonds if
necessary.
Nevertheless, the owners of bonds
should hold them if possible. They
pay good interest every six months
and so long as the bond is held the
owner feels himself to be stronger
and, to an extent, richer man. He
owns Government bonds, and this
very fact will make him better
citizen. This is not entirely a mat
ter of sentiment. 1t is a matter of
fact. Hold your Liberty Bonds.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-01-11
WILL THE RUBICON BE RE-
CROSSED?

The Rubicon has been recrosscd.
The Government has taken over the
railroads "for the period of the war"
Will the Rubicon be recrossed after
the war? Some think not. The step
taken in one Of the most revolution
airy ever made by this government.
and accomplished without "a rcvolu-
tion," without ripple of disturb
ance on the great sea of business
Will the prophecy or dream of Mr..
Bryan, made in his Madison Square
Garden speech come true? Most OF
his prophecies and dreams have. Great
movements and revolutions seldom
go backward. Will this peaceful and
bcneficent revolution prove an cxcep-
ton to the rule? Time alone will
tell.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-01-11
FAMILIAR FACES NO LONGER.

What has become of the fellow
who used to howl out loud and strong
that the Democrats "were not capable
of running the government"
Our old acquaintance who used to
rant and rage about tariff for the
protection of infant industries 2"
What has become of these familiar
faces? "Gone arc the Days"
Another musty cold timer" faint
ly heard during political campaigns
is the pie-hunter who sworc by all
that was sacred that the Democrats
"stole the election by counting out
the niggers." Gone are the Days.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-01-11
GREETINGS FROM THE N. & w.
Roanoke, Va, Jan. 1; 1918.

Roanoke, Va, Jan. 1. 1918.
TIL, Norfolk and Western Railway
Company Grccts the New Year with
renewed hope sr.i the loyal determi-
nation to cooperate with the agen-
cies Of the Government in the solu-
ton of the gigantic problems now
confronting the nation. This COM
pany cheerfully surrenders cts pri-
vate initiative, in obedience to law"
to the demands of the National Gov
ernmcnt.
The management pledges its re-
sources, experience and united eff
fort to coordinate the work of do
ing everything possible to win war
thrust upon us by the common enc
my of liberty and democratic civili-
cation.
TO this end, at the threshold of the
year 1918. bespeak the earnest CO.
operation and loyal and unslefish sup
port of every officer and employee.
For the people it has heretofore
served to the best of its ability. it
will do everything it can to deserve
their continued support and good
will, believelng that existing circum-
stances are appreciated by all.
N. D. MAHER, President.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-01-11
WILLIAM HENRY OUR FIRST
OFFERING.

With commingled smiles and tears
his mother Rugged him goodbye.
Proudly and bravely he marched
to join his comrades in camp.
His name was enrolled mem
Der of the great Liberty army o.
the Republic. He wore the uni
form of a defender of the Stars and
Stripes-the emblem Of all that is
good and great ON the earth. lie
was proud of his position and his
mother was proud of her soldier boy
He was his mothers pride-her only
son.
His mother sits in silent grief and
tears. There is gloom and sorrow
in the home. A telegram said, dead
pneumonia"
His comrades laid him away. The
box containing the casket was wrapp-
ed and draped round and round with
the flag of the country The en-
blem of freedom and honor his wind
ing sheet. The minister paid a trib-
ute to the sons of America who are
to fight and die as vicarious sacrifice.
The choir sang softly and sweetly
with choking voices, and the precious
remains were consigned to the gentle
embrace of mother earth. Taps had
sounded. The reville will be sounded
on Resurrection morning, when "the
dead in Christ shall rise"
The occurrence, inadcquatcly mar
rated here, is common now. On tent
ed fields, in the trenches, in camps,
sons of earth are yielding up their
young lives that others may live. 1t
is given to sons and fathers to die
to mothers and wives to weep and
endure
AS the years go by the greatness
and Importance of sacrifice such rs
this will grow wider and brighter
The historian of the future, recount
ing Tazewell's part in the war of
freedom and will begin but not end
with the death of this humble noun
tain boy, William Henry
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-01-11
Heaven pity the poor this pitiless
snow-also the birds.
SOUTHERN TUNNELS. s"

A group of Northerners at hotel
in Louisville were poking fun ut the
Partially of Southerners for the IT,
ties of Colonel" Major" and of
Judge"
what is Colonel hereabouts 2"
asked one of the group, and there
immediately followed a discussion.
Finally n colored attendant was
drawn in.
We'll, gents" said the negro,
dere's lots of ways to answer dat
question. I'se knowed folks what
was born kunnels-it just run in de
blood fob generations. An I'se know
ed folks what was jest appointed to
be kunnels. An yit others what was
made kunnels by bein' kind to Mig
gers. Fob instance, any man dat
gives mea dollah is kunnel to me
hencefo'th foreveh."-EX.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-01-11
DAMAGE BY DOGS.

The Ohio Experiment Station. at
wooster, sums up thus the dog and
sheep situation in that State: Given
ty-four thousand Of the 100000 of
sheep in Ohio last year were killed
or injured by dogs. Damages paid to
the owners of these sheep amounted
to S1l2,620, the records of the audi
tor of state shows. Damages have
been decreasing in amount since 1890
when the number of sheep killed or
injured reached 52,779. Dogs are
therefore liability to every taxpay-
er The cost of feeding a dog year
mas been estimated at $34. Many
dogs art dead loss to their owners
and some evidently are positive detri-
ments to be classed with insect pests.
plant and animal diseases, and 9TH
err menaces."
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-01-11

ly ridiculous than the Indignation of
the Bolshevik leaders over their dis
covcry that the German government
is not philanthropic institution en-
gagged in international socia-settle-
ment work among the poor and the
distressed?
Having shamefully betrayed Rus
sia's allies in the war, the Bolshevik
Government now finds itself cheated
out of the promised thirty pieces
of silver. Its treachery has gone
for nothing. Thereupon Trotzky de-
nounces in scathing terms Ger
many's hypocritical peace proposal"
and the chief newspaper organ of the
Bolshevik in Petrograd begins to
whimper that "German imperialism
is again showing its claws" In 9th
er words. the inevitable has hap
pened. Having used the Bolsheviki
for its purpose. the German Govern
ment makes it plain that it has not
the slightest intention of giving up
the Russian provinces that it holds
by military force. If Russia wants
them back it must retake them or
render still further service to Prus-
sianism.
The Russian people, however, must
have learned something from this
wretched transaction. If they have,
! the instruction may be worth all it
has cost. There can be no compro-
mise with German autocracy. Its
aims and objects are unchanged after
nearly three and half years of war,
and they will remain unchanged I'M
til the military prestige that sustains
them is shattered. If Russia has
mastered this lesson. there will be no
further negotiations between Petro-
grad and Berlin, but Russian dem
ocracy will begin preparations at
once to resume its place on the fir
ing line in defense of human liberty.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-01-11
WHEN HE FAILED.

The pretty girl of the party was
bantering the genial bachelor on his
reasons for remaining single.
"No-o-o, | never was exactly dis
appointed in love-" he said 81 was
more what you might call discour-
aged. You see, when | was very
young | became very much enamorcd
of Il young lady of my acquaintance;
| kas mortally afraid to tell her of
my feeling, but ut last screwed up
my courage to the proposing point.
| said. Lets get married"
"And she said: Good Lord! Who'd
have us?"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-01-11
FIRE WARNINGS.

The newspapers are warming the
towns to look out for fires. Des-
tructive fires are reported in towns
and cities all over the country. The
fires occur generally at night and
consequently are not detected until
we'll under way. Every town where
policemen are not on the streets all
night should have one or more night
watchmen. One fire prevented would
save enough to pay the salaries of
many watchmen.
Town Councils, under proper au-
thority, should appoint and pay night
Waterman. One fire in small or
large town will do more harm than
all the rackets and law violations in
n years time. 1t would appear that
to keep man on the street ut night
is more important than during the
day time, however necessary the day
man may be. Owners of property in
the business sections and others do
ing business in rented buildings, could
well efford, independently of any ac-
ton by town authorities, to club in
and hire a man to watch. But, we
never lock the barn until after the
horse is stolen.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-01-11
"HOOVERIZING."
line.

Have you commenced this Hoov-
erizing business ?" This question was
put to good citizen of this town
the other day, and this is about what
he said: al don't see much sign of
it at my house. My table looks about
the same, and my grocery and other
bills show no decrease. | think the
cook is throwing about as much out
of the window or back door of the
kitchen as she ever did, and the
pledge card in my window, is almost,
if not entirely, a farce. l know we
ought to conserve our food supplies,
but it seems hard thing to do. We
have always been accustomed to ev-
erything we wanted and had more
than we needed, and it is q difficult
proposition at my house to know
where to begin" "This saving food
business" he continued, "is up to
the women. They have the manage
ment Of the kitchen and the cooking
and we men, too, and of we will ac-
cept their decision here, las we have
to do in other things, of course), and
1 am certain that if there is any ma
terial saving done about the house
the women must bring it about Its
up to the women. We men are not
about the house much and have lit
tie to say about what shall or shall
not be cooked. Put me down.. mot
my name, however), as entirelyiwill-
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-01-11
APPROPOS.

The landlady of we'll known
boarding house always made it
point of asking departing guests to
write something in her visitors book.
She was very proud of it-of some
OF the people whose names were in
the volume and the nice things they
said.
But there's one thing I can't un-
derstand," the lady confided to a
friend, "and that is what an Ameri-
can gentleman put in aa book after
stopping here. People always smile
when they read it."
What was it, queried the other.
HE wrote the words, 'Quoth the
Raven"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-01-11
BREAD BY THE PENNY SLICE

The news dispatches state that the
poor of New York city buy bread by
the penny and two-pcnny slice, not
having the money to buy in larger
quantities. Think of this, we extrav-
agant and wasteful folks of this
country and section and return your
thanks to Providence that you live
in this abundant country. a loaf of
bread costs cents in New York city
"a pound loaf, but thousands of pco-
pie cannot afford to buy whole loaf
at time.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-01-11
LIBERTY LOAN BONDS IN EN-
CHANGE FOR MERCHANDISE

Secretary McAdoo has authorized
the following statement:
ut has been brought to my atten-
ton that numbers of merchants in
the country are offering to take Lib
erty Loan Bonds of the first and sec
ond issues at par, or even In some
cases at premium, in exchange for
merchandise. While / have no doubt
that these merchants are actuated
by patriotic motives, l am sure that
they have failed to consider the eff
feet which the acceptance of their
offers would have upon the situationy
We, are making the strongest eff.
fort to have the these government
bonds purchased for permanent in
vestment by the people at large, to
be paid out of the past or future
savings of those who buy them. Pur-
chases thus made not only result in
providing funds for the uses of the
Government, but they also effect
conservation of labor and. material.
When the bonds are exchanged for
merchandise, it defeats the primary
object of their sale, it discourages
thrift and increases. expenditures,
thus derpiving the government Of la
Dor and material needed for war pur-
poses. In addition to this, such of
the bonds when taken in exchange
for merchandise must in most cases
be Immediately sold in the open mar
ket. This naturally tends to depress
the market price of the issue and
makes it less easy to sell the future
issues at the same rate.
Il hope that the merchanst of the
country, upon more careful consid-
GRAFTON of this subject, will discon-
tinuc their efforts to sell merchandise
and take Liberty Bonds in payment"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-01-11
STATEMENTS HARMFUL

(Treasury Department Bulletin.)
The finances of the whole country
public as well as private, by force of
the national needs at this crisis are
subordinated and adjusted to the
great Liberty Loan Financing by the
railroads. or other great industries
and all lesser private financing must
be considered primarily in relation to
The government loans.
The needs of private interests, the
money necessities of the business of
the country as well as that of the
government itself are all considered
! by the Secretary of the Treasury in
nxlng the amount and date of each
ssue of Liberty Loan bonds and the
effect of the issue of bonds on all
other securities and all other loans is
given due consideration.
The dissemination, therefore, of
untrue information, even when made
m honest belief and with good inten-
ton, is harmful and Secretary Nc
Adoo on December 20 issued the fol-
loving strong statement
THE report that the next issue of
Liberty Bonds will be $4,000, OOO, OOO
ut q l-2 per cent and on March Is
1913, is wholly unfounded / wish /
could make the patriotic newspaper
men of America realize how mischie-
vous and hurtfui to the interests of
he country such speculative state
ments are. When decision has been
reached about the next Liberty Loan
it will be officially announced. Mean
while, all other statements and rum
'rs may be disregarded."
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-01-11
Prefers Chamberlain's.

I'm the course of a conversation
With Chamberlain Medicine Cos rem
,eesentative today, we had occasion to
nscuss in general way the merits
OF their different preparations. At
ms suggestion | take the pleasure in
expressing my estimation of Cham
6erlain's Cough Remedy. l have a
family of six children and have used
this remedy in my home for years.
'onsiderr it the only cough remedy on
market. as | have tried nearly all
Kinds. Earl c. Ross, Publisher the
Hamilton County Republican, News,
Syracuse, Kan.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-01-11
mo BREAD LINE"

The New York World stated re-
Gently that "the old-time bread line
has disappeared on the Bowery," and
that To-day any man who is able and
willing to work can find work at liv-
ing wages" The facts do not bear
out this statement. There is an un-
precedented demand for skilled labor,
but the positions to be filled by the
man who "can do anything" are
scarce. The men called to the COL
ors and needed for government work
are all able-bodied young men for the
most part, and left positions which
only young men and skilled laborers
could fill. Defective men and old men
are finding it as difficult as ever to
get job There is great shortage
of labor, but it is "a shortage of able
bodied labor for construction work
in government shipyards and else
where" 1t takes physically sound
man to swing pick and shovel ten
hours a day. Among certain class
who "cannot fill the bill" there is still
suffering and particularly during such
81 winter nc This :, mood fo,. tho hrnod
line.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-01-11
IN BETHLEHEM.
IN. Y. Worldly


"'rhe British troops in Bethlehem
on Christmas Eve send to their
American comrades message of
greeting and of hope that through
theachievement of their common pur-
pose the law of force may yield to
the force of law. and good will will
reign mt length on earth"
Gen. Allenby's greeting speeds to
all the world. With what tense in
terest has humanity followed every
detail of the most petty skirmish in
Palestine. Now the heights beyond
Bethany are cleared. Again the
Mount of Olives becomes for fight
ing men "the most wonderful OBJ
servation point in the world" Then,
with the same care not to injure the
their movements before Jerusalem,
the Allies flank the Turks out of
Bethlehem; and Welsh troops from
a far corner of Europe, toiling thru
the night like the shepherds and the
wise men, "enter at daybreak." The
very bulletins embracing familiar
names of Bible Land fall naturally
into Scriptural phrasing.
Save one, it is the most momen-
tous Christmas in the troubled histo-
ny of Bethlehem. Terms of "no an
nexation" shall never blight Judea.
Against the will of Christendom,
against the homing instinct of Zion,
even a victorious Germany, could
never put back the land of the Man
ger under Mahomet.
In Palestine the Crescent in it's
blood-l'ed field was instead waning
moon. The Star remains. presaging
peace and good will, and the free
dom in which alone they may truly
dwell.
HAS RUSSIA LEARNED?
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-01-11

ing and anxious to help win this war,
but when it comes to cutting down
our rations 1 don't know where to
begin"
And this good man is fairly good
representative of many another pros
porous man. He belongs to the mot
yet" crowd.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-01-11
THEATRES IN CAMP.

Liberty" Theatres have been built
in all the 1G national army camps,
and are now used for plays, moving
pictures, concerts, etc. The buildings
are 120x179 feet, we'll lighted and
equipped. Each building has Is
foot tower, used as Il signaling tow
er for wig -wagging
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-01-11
ed in by the American people.

ced in by the American people.
If these are "lcvel-headed men in
Washington" events are proving ev-
cry day that there are "lcvel headed"
people, too, in this great country
The rank and file and the big cor
porations as well, are in this war to
win, and win we will
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-01-11

"The Russians Repudiatc the Peace
Proposals of the Huns rs IIypocri-
sy."-iIeadline. Other folks have
known for Il long time of Hun hypoc-
risy. The truth Will eventually trickle
thru even wooden head The Rus
slams are learning, but their educa-
ton has cost them something.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-01-11
Are Your Sewers Clogged?

The bowels are the seweregae sys-
TEN of the body. You can we'll mag
inc the result when they are stopped
up as in the case in constipation. As
a .purgative you will find Chamber
lain's Tablets excellent. They are
mild and gentle in action. They also
improve the digestion.