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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-03-01
Boyd Lacy Campbell
Feb a 1916-Feb. 10. 1918


This is a brief notice of the little
life'called from the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Boyd Campbell, last Tuesday
neutrality-suspicious. to our communi'
ty as we'll as to those of whose life
he was an immediate part, but
dearest of all to God.
Beautiful, even in our first hours
of sudden and a new grief, is the
passing of a little child's soul to
the eternal safety of the Good
Shepherds fold; but when faith
shines out triumphant, and those
who love most find peace in His
promises, the beauty is indescrlb-
able. Those who have gone back
to minister comfort, feel their own
lives strengthened; and We would
that every home were household
of faith,
Another little lamb has gone
To dwell with Him who gave,
Another little darling child
Is sheltered in the grave.
Go little pilgrim to thy home
On yonder blissful shore
We miss thee here, but soon will
come
Where thou hast gone before.
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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-03-01
WORLDS NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

DELPHIA.-Witness in the
federal inquiry on affairs at Hog is
land declared many employees were
discharged after the inquiry began
and that many lax practices were in
dulged in.
NEW YORK. - Increases in the
shipping tonnage are now expected
monthly until the end of the war, 1t
was announced by experts.
WASHINGTON. - Senator Under
wood, speaking on the railroad bill,
warned Congress not to make too
large grants Of power to executives,
so that government by law would be
properly safeguarded.
WASHINGTON. - Republicans and
Democratic senators are nearing IL
compromise on the administration
war bill, having agreed upon amend.
ments that will give the President less
power than was proposed,
oNDoN.-Premier Lloyd Georges
high tribute to the American proposal
read at the Versailles council pleased
all Britain.
PARIS.-Ambassad Sharp, view
ing many of the finest specimens OF
Americas young manhood vying 10
become "aces" In the art Of flying, de-
clares the air cadets to be an inspira-
ton.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-03-01
COMMODITY PRICES

A fair profit upon pre-war
basis is permitted upon commodi-
ties, without regard to replacement
or daily market quotations. But
except for the regulations affecting
wheat and wheat products and
sugar, no specific price rulings
have been made by the U. s. Food
Administration.
Flour--A wholesaler or jobber
is limited to a profit of 75c per
barrel, and a retailer to a fair pre-
war profit. but where be re-hand-
les from mill packages he is per-
mitted to increase his profit to not
more than one cent per pound.
Sugar-A jobber's or whole
sslers's profit should not be more
than 25c per hundred pounds, and
retailers should in no case receive a
greater profit than one cent per
pound.
Corn Meal All mills are au-
thorized to sell unbolted meal at
the price paid for corn; bolted meal
at 'l0c per bushel more. This
change in ruling IS made on account
of moisture in meal this year.
Transactions involving special
discounts to favored customers will
be carefully scrutinzed, Resales
within the same trade are looked
upon with disfavor. The normal
profit of the wholesaler, jobber, or
retailer in each transaction, when
found necessary, should be divided
eqally,
All mills grinding -four are re
CURED to take out license. Appli-
cation should be made TO the U. S.
Food Administration, License
Division, Washington, D. G.
The subject of feed and fuel
prices is now being considered.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-03-01
No Need For
Attorneys to Collect
Soldier Insurance

The Secretary of the Treasury
has announced that neither the
soldiers, sailors, nor their depend
ents or any benefciaries under the
soldier and sailor insurance law
need employ attorneys or claim
agents to collect the insurance;
that the employment of such in
termediaries is unnecessary and
inadvisable and needless expense.
. The procedure for the presenta-
ton and collection of insurance
claims is very simple and the
proper blanks can be secured from
the Bureau of War Risk Insurance
in Washington. The name of the
person in the service who was killed
or injured and the relationship
which he bore to the person max
ing the claim should be given. If
further informotion or assistance is
required by the claimant the
Bureau of War Rist Insurance will
gladly furnish it.
Circulars have been sent out by
claim agents and attorneys offering
TO assist persons entitled to the
, benefits of this insurance in collect
ing their claims. The "pension
sharks" who once thrived and
fattened under our pension laws,
are still a rank memory in this
country.
1t was hoped that when they
were legislated out of existence we
would never see their like again
But their succ seem to Survive
and the action of Secretary Nc
Adoo in giving prompt warning
against these would be pro6teers
under the insurance law will be
commended by all.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-03-01
Public Sale of
Personal Property

Having sold our farm, we will on
Wednesday, the 9th. day of March,
1918, at the residence of Mrs. Jacob
N. Hull near Vanderpool four miles
below Monterey, Virginia, offer for
sale at public auction the following
personal property.
Two good draft horses four and five
years old, one good saddle and driv-
ing horse six years old, one draft
mare II years old, one two year old
saddle and driving mare, eight good
young COWS to be fresh in March and
April, three yearling heifers, one pure
bred polled Hereford bull, ninety good
young ewes, will drop lambs about
April 18th, three good bucks, three
brood sows, four shoats weighing
about Is lbs each, five bronze turkey
hens and one bronze gobler, twenty
five chickens, one road wagon, one
Mccormick moving machine, one
Wood hay rake, one peg tooth har-
row, one hill side pillow, one level land
pillow one double shovel pillow, one
Single shovel pillow, one log sled, one
cider mill, one wind mill, two iron
kettles, one hundred galvanized
DuckeCS, Z nunufeu SplleS, GWo Cfooo
cut saws, one good sheep clipping
machine. one set of double work har-
ness with collars and brides, one set
double buggy harness, ono set of
single buggy harness, a number OF
single trees, forks and shovels, a lot
of meat and canned fruit, about 80
bushels of potatoes, and lot of other
things too tedious to mention.
TERMS:-Sums amounting to $500
and under cash will be required, over
that amout a credit of I months with
interest from date, the purchaser to
execute negotiable note with two good
endorSerS.
Sale begins at o'clock a. m.
Respectfully,
Mrs. Jacob N. Hull
Fl. M. Hull
Hubert Il, Hull
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-03-01
Wheat and the Farmer

Bills pending in Congress exempt
farmers from the draft, as they are
already exempted from laws against
the boarding of food, and fix the
price of wheat 10 primary markets
variouslv at $3.50. S275 and So a
bushel. Yet many of our states
men who assume to skeak for the
yeomanry talk very glibly against
pro6teeriag.
When government undertakes to
set a price upon coal, steel or sugar
it hears the arguments of the pro-
producers of these commodities,
but it makes them show their
books. In this way actual costs
are made known and reasonable
profits are established. Whoever
heard of such test as applied to
agriculture?
For more than generation an
tedating this war dollar wheat in
his bins was the ideal of the Amer
lean farmer. BY an executive
order authorized by Congress last
year the price of wheat in the
Chicago market was fixed until
july / next at So 20 a busel. This
means So wheat, approximately .
for the principal grain growers OF
the West, provided they produce a
grade that will pass inspection,
which many of them do not.
During all the years of Civil War
when greenback imitation was ram
pant, wheat only occasionally
drought more than 81 a bussel in
the- Chicago market. Why should
it command higher price in gold
today? New York World.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-03-01
RATTLE PLANES
0NWAY TO FRANCE:
Secretary Baker Announces Air
Program Is Six Months
Ahead of Schedule.
10000 AEROS WILL FOLLOW.
Peak of Production Will Be Reached
in a Month-Size of Americas Air
Fleet Limited by Number OF -
Men Who Can Be Trained.

washington. - The first American
built battleplanes are on their way TO
the front in France.
Equipped with II cylinder Liberty
motors and representing the latest
product of combined allied ingenuity,
they have surpassed in tests all rec
or,ls for speed and climbing for planes
OF their type.
They are being delivered practical
~ four months ahead of schedule.
Other battleplanes of the 10000 con-
tracted for will follow Immediately
and in quantity, The peak of enor-
nous production, brought about
through typical American Standard
cation, will be reached within the next
month, when thousands of them Will
be on their way to cloud the western
skies against the German hordes.
Announcement Of this achievement
was made by Secretary Of War Baker.
He told of the difficulties that the I'M
developed aviation service OF this
country had to overcome to reach the
point of perfection attained by the
warning nations under the urge OF
their greatest emergency. Three times
were the plans drawn by the aviation
experts on the war front changed or
discarded for the modern battleship
of the sky And, again, the 5000 miles
that separated the American aviation
commission from it's base in Washing
ton caused delays of from II days to
II weeks in the shipment of impor-
tant samples.
Secretary Baker makes it apparent
that the size Of the air fleet that
America can put forth is limited only
by the number Of men who can be
trained for the service.
After three years of warfare, said
the secretary In outlining the task sur
mounted, the total number of planes
able to take the air at any time on
either side of the western front has
not been over $500. This, combined
with the fact that AZ men are required
on the ground for the plane in the air,
gives a truer perspective of the Euro
pean aviation situation than is COM
monty possessed. For every plane in
the air there must be two replacement
planes on the ground and one training
plane for every pilot who eventually
reaches the front, with spare engine
for each plane. Moreover, while the
American program has been delayed
by difficulties which were impossible
to foresee when the tentative program
was adopted last spring, it may be
said that American planes are not due
In France under the original schedule
until July.
After extensive preparations silent
ly and Systematically carried on it Is
apparent that both the Germans and
the allies are ready for the long ex-
pected offensive in the west, Secretary
Baker says in his review of military
operations for the week ending Feb
ruary 16.
. While there have been outwardly
no new developments in the military
situation In the west during the pc
Rod under review, says the communi-
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-03-01
Much in Little

Duples springs have been in
vented by a Californian, an
auxiliary spring coming into &C
ton if the main one breaks or is
overloaded.
To give absolute quiet a Dutch
scientist has had three rooms built,
one inside the next, and has
created vacunms between the walls
A man who is connected with
the heavy field artillery is no more
likely to be killed than one i'll the
employ of a railroad, army officers
say.
St. Louis is experimenting with
surrounding traffic policemen at
night with light thrown from
searchlights mounted on nearby
buildings. -
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-03-01

If Mr.. Hoover and his subordl-
mates 1nce get a mind picture Il
Highland faces hid behind big,
brown buckwheat cakes once and
twice day from November TIL
May, they will let up on the wheat
substitute business out here. NO
county in Virginia uses less wheat
and none has a better or more
abundant substitute. If success
depends on wheat conservation and
every section Of the country "does
its bit" as well as Highland, the
victory is won. We havn't the
corn, and can't get it at all times,
but we have a better "accompanl-
ment" than corn. 1t isn't any
hardship to use buckwheat, but 1t
promoters the desired ends, and we
are entitled to credit even if the
sacrifice entailed is less painful.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-03-01

cation, yet it. is apparent that both
the enemy and the allies, after exten-
sive preparations, which have been ST.
lently and Systematically carried on,
are ready for battle. The Germans
have recently withdrawn a number OF
their veteran west front units from
the first line trenches and are busily
training them in mobile warfare. Ac-
cording to advices received, the Ger
man general staff hopes that by mass
ing a large number Of these picked
shock battalions, which have been in
tensiyely trained, they may deliver a
crushing blow.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-03-01
SUGAR AND POULTRY

Sugar may not be sod at retail
10 amounts exceeding five pounds
to a customer in an incorporated
town, nor more than ten pounds in
the country,
A wholesaler may not sell nor a
retailer buy in excess of l 900 lbs.o
sugar anytime.
No combination sales shall be
forced upon the consumer except
the pound for pound wheat -four
substitutes with wheat -four; and
at the opion of the retailer, two
pounds Of meal with one pound of
sugar.
Dealers in poultry and eggs shall
not in Virginia between February
23rd and April 3Otb, 1918, pur-
chase, ship. sell or negotiate the
sale of any live or freshly killed
hens or pullets; provided that
nothing in this rule shall prevent
the purchase, shipment or sale OF
live hens or pullets for eggs produc-
ton purposes.
Fish must be purchased and sold
by .he pound.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-03-01
We are not responsible for express
Sions or views of correspondents.
MONTEREY, va, MARCH |, 1918.

Now, that our government has
arranged with Spain to furnish our
army some mules, the critics are
objeeting because the males don't
know any of the American cuss
words.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-03-01

It has been estimated by a
scientist that in a lifetime of 70
wears a man grows nails which, if
it were possible to preserve them
uncut, would reach the length OF
seven feet nine inches.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-03-01

LOST--on the road between
Monterey and Crabbottom. small
white box containing a crystal ring
or bezel for small size open face
gold watch. Finder will please re-
turn and receive reward.
Harry Johnston
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-03-01

When the big war is over, the
records will show that little High
land did a good part, not because
we are a war like people or wanted
the war, but because we are loyal
Americans, value national honor
and integrity, and appreciated the
sacrifices made to defend our
homes, or loved ones and our coun-
> try.
One of the evidences of this
will be found in the success OF
the W. S. S. campaign launched
Wednesday by the Woman's Ser
vice League of Monterey, the re-
suit of which was gratifying, not
only to the League itself, but the
county manager and the people
generally.
At $50 in the evening when the
several headquarters" made their
report, the following figures were
in evidence:
First National Bank S3O.Io
Citizen Bank, 96 81
Postofice 25.5l
TT M Slaven's store 1858
To+oI $3.50 O3
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-03-01

Paris has established museum of
the horse, presenting a complete
history of tn animal from the earl
Jest known period to the persent.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-03-01

without counting l.4l3 men al
ready serving in dockyards aud
mHir ary stations on the outbreak
Of the war, 5,O51 London police
officers are engage in war service.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-03-01


Wheat flour substitutes under
the pound for pound wheat conser-
walton rules are as follows:
Hominy, corn grits, corn meal,
corn flour, edible corn starch, bar
lie -four, rolled oats, oatmeal, rice
rice -four. buchWheat flour. potato
-four, sweet potato Aonr, sofa bean
-four, and feterita -four and meal.
Individual consumers residing
beyond the corporate limits of a
town or city may not have in their
possession at any one time more
than one-half barrel of -four; ex-
cept that a grower of wheat may
hold exchange -four in sficient
quantity for his household use until
the next harvest is available.
A barrel of flour may not be sold
Jointly to two persons and taken
away and divided between them.
A retailer is allowed one cent per
pound profit on flour rehandled by
him from mill packages; otherwise
he is limited to a fair pre- war pro-
fit.
A farmer shall sell to wholesalers,
iobbers or etailers the surplus
-four manufactured from his own
grown wheat remaining after pro-
viding for the needs of his own
househould, as above provided
He should not sell at retail, unless
be has a retailers license. When
he sells to a retailer, it must be on
a certificate in the form given
above. A sale to jobber or a
wholesaler requires no such Ger
ti6cate.
No person shall use or deliver
any -four other than the grade gen.
orally known as Second Clear or
Low Grade" for any purpose than
the manufacture of human food.
This grade of -four, or -four which
has been damaged and become I'M
fit for human food may be used
for paste or othes industrial pur-
poses, without requiring the pur-
chase of wheat, substitutes.
Flour sold to consumer prior to
January %, 1918, but not deliver
ed, cannot be delivered to such con-
sumner in quantities in excess of the
one half barrel limit as stated
above. If the purchase price has
been paid, the money must be re-
funded for that portion of the -four
not deliverable under the wheat
conservation rules.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-03-01
Waists

Waists
Our waist stock is complete with
all the new things. We always
have on sale some special values.
For this week we offer 25 dozen
sample Wolfe Waists, all clean goods,
in plain, colors and wolfe plaids.
These waists are worth from S1.00
to S1.95 This week only SOC
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-03-01
Dresses

In our Dress Department we are
showing some wonderful values in
chic Taffeta Dresses in all colors
and sizes and the NEW spring
styles at SIS. SIG so, $40 so and
$500.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-03-01

The farmer growing his own
corn, and having it ground for his
own needs, may in lieu of the put
chase of wheat -four substitutes,
file with his order for said -four a
certificate as follows:
II hereby certify that l will use
pound for pound the wheat flour
for which I now contract with
wheat flour substitutes made from
products grown by me.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-03-01
The Food Conservation Laws

Below is the construction placed
by the State Food Administrator
upon. certain rules and regulations
promulgated by the United States
Food Administration and which are
of direct interest to everyone in
Highland county.
| L. FL. Stephenson, Food Admir-
for Highland county, Virginia
WHEAT FLOUR SUBSTITUTES
Millers, wholesalers and jobbers
may not sell or deliver to any re-
taller or custom err, and retailers
may not sell Or deliver to any per-
son, any wheat flour, unless the
buyer in each case purchases wheat
-four substitutes, pound for pound,
with all wheat flour purchased or
delivered; or in case of whole wheat
-four containing at lest 95 per cent.
of the entire wheat, or graham
-four, six-tenths of wheat -four
substitute for every pound of such
whole wheat or graham flour /pur-
chased; except.
That the licensee may accept in
lieu of the purchase of wheat flour
sui stitutes, the certificate of
farmer that he has, and will use,
pound for pound, wheat flour sub
stitutes made from products grown
by him!
In the practical application of
the above rule, the retailer may
| be permitted, in lieu of the pur-
chase of wheat -four substitutes
pound for pound with his wheat
! A ur purchases, to file with each
order be gives a certificate as fol-
lows:
II hereby certify that the amount
of wheat -four covered by my or
der hereto attached, will be sold
for distribut on so as to balance
its use pound for pound, either by
wheat flour substitutes now in my
possession, or by wheat flour sub
stitutes manufactured from pro-
ducts grown by my farmer GUS
TONERS, and covered by ther GER
ti6cates that they will use said
wheat foupand said wheat -four
substitutes pound for pound.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-03
NEW DRAINAGE
CANAL STARTED
Big Dredger Being Moved
to Place Five Miles
From Mesquite.

Mesquite. y. NJ, Aug. "a big new
dredging machine has been unloaded
here and is being moved to a place
five miles northwest OF Mesquite,
where the digging Of a drainage canal
viii begin. This is a part Of the work
being done by the L. S. reclamation
service r J. Schmalhausen, for
merly Of Elephant Butte, is in charge
work will begin Immediately
Lumber is being shipped in in car
loads an comprises all kinds Of tim
bers for bridge building and fumes
and viii be used in construction work
around here by the reclamation ser
vice The local government lumber
yard has doubled its storage capacity
Work on san Miguel school.
Construction work on the san Mi
guel school building Is being rushed
to make 1t ready for the September
classes.
Fruit and Garden Produce In Demand.
A quantity Of fruit is being shipped
from this part Of the valley, and es-
pecially pears, which are from the
Milton orchard at san Miguel. on the
west side.
Garden truck for canning Is in de-
mand now and housewives are busy
putting up. corn. beans. carrots, cab
5age, etc. Tomatoes are ripeningt but
not plentiful enough to can
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-03
BUREAU FINDS
J0B5F0R 1900
FL Paso Branch of U. S,
Employment Service
Proves Effective.

FL Paso is cooperating actively in
the effort OF the government to bring
the job and the man together. The Of
flee Of the national employment serv-
ice in the city hall is a busy place be-
cause Of the importance Of FL Paso
as a labor clearing house. over 1900
men have been placed by the FL PasJ
office in the short time since It was
opened
Local banks. business men and en-
ployers are joining in a series OF an
nOuncements that show the value Of
the employment service. Samuel
Gompers. president OF the Amer0ican
Federation Of Labor and member OF
the advisory commission Of the COun-
ell Of National Defence. has given
the following statement
The American Federation OF Labor
IS deeply interested in the United
States employment service as con-
Quoted By the department Of labor.
From the time the federation was or
ganized it has valiantly fought for
the full and free existence Of an ex-
ecutive department in the government
which should be devoted 10 the con-
servation Of the interests OF the wage
Garner in our country
There is no more fundamental ser
vice in the interests OF the wage
Garner than organization Of labor
market at which unemployed tollers
may exchange skin, experience and
labor power with invested capital The
country has long needed such a serv--
ice and the American Federation u
Labor has been insisting upon its ar
ranCement. I shall watch the progress
Of the service as now organized with
the deepest interest and shall always
be glad TO render a helping hand and
a word Of counsel"