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Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-12-12
RED CROSS SEALS IN GREENBRlER,

The Greenbricr Chapter Ameri-
can Red Cross has received 81, 900
worth OF Red Cross, one penny
seals which the chapter now has on
hand for sale with the understands
ing that the Chapter may retain in
its treasury rs per cent of the
money SO raised which the Chapter
will use in paying its part of the
salary of the County Nurse already
employed and who will begin her
work in the county about the first
of February next.
Here is chance for every body
TO have q hand, in modest way,
in contributing TO the maintenance
of the Nurse. The seals cost only
one penny each. Let everybody buy
some of them. They make a pretty
ornament on an envelope or Christ
mas gift. Put seal on every let
ter. postal cord or gift you send.
This will show you as Red Cross
workcr-a friend and supporter of
the most public-spiritcd, unselfish
widely, active, charitable organiza,
ton Christendomhas ever known.
Every postmaster, merchant
preacher. teacher, public official or
other persons coming in contact
with the people should have a loi
of these seals always about his per.
son and never loss sight of an op,
portunity to sell them until the
entire thousand dollars worth be
turned into cash.
Persons out in the country de.
string to purchase the seals should
address Mrs. Jas. NJ. Preston. Lew.
isburg.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-12-12
ANARCHISTS MUST 60,

Alexander Berkman and Emma
Goldman, Americas two most no
torious anarchists spent last Friday
night at Ellis Island; they were
surrendered to the migration au-
thoritieS al noon upon demand of
the Department Of Labor to await
deportation to Russia after preach
ing their doctrines in the United
States for thirty years.
While they were on the way to
the island, accompanied on the gov
crnmcnt ferry boat by few of their
most devoted followers, their conn-
sci, Harry Weinbcrgcr, was appear
ing before Federal Judge Mayer
with a petition for writs of habeas
corpus in last effort to nullify the
deportation decree. The writs were
granted and were returnablc Mon
day.
Judge Mayer OH Monday refused
The writ and Winebcrger will trv
the United States Supreme Court.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-12-12
REV. A. P, B0uDE DEAD.

Rev. Allan Poe Boude, for many
years 4 member of the Baltimore
Conference NJ. Z. Church, South.
and well remcmberd in Grenbrier
as former pastor in charge of the
Lewisburg church and succeeding
by appointment Rev. w. G. Coo. -.
d., as Presiding Elder Of this dis
trict, died at his home in Stanley.
Page county, Va, on Nov. 30, 1919.
aged 50 years. He was ill less than
two weeks.
MIR. BOudc served various coun-
ties of the Conference territory.
Hc was twice married, his first wife
being Miss Plunkett, of Lexington.
Va, and his second wife, who sur
wives him, being Miss Prendcrgrast.
In. 1884. while living in Lexing-
ton, MIR. BOudc and the late ]. Scott
Moore established the Rockbridgc
County NcUS, and for some wears
edited and published that paper.
Some years ago he retired from
the active work OF the ministry and
located at Stanley, where he had
since made his home.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-12-12
WOMAN ELECTED PRESIDENT,

For the second time in the his
tory of the West Virginia State Edu-
cation Association woman was
elected president Of The organiza-
ton when at the closing session of
the 18th annual meeting held in
Fairmont recently Miss Virginia
Foulkc, of the Huntington High
School. was unanimously chosen TO
that position. She is graduate of
the State University and head of
the department of Mathematics i'm
the Huntington schooIo.
Walter Barnes, of The Fairmont
Normal, was elected vice-prcsidenl; :;
w. w. Trent, superintendent of the
Elkins schools, secretary, and S. S.
Jacob, superintendent Of the Wheel
ing schools, treasurer. Parkersburg
was chosen as the place of meeting
next year. and the time fixed for
The last week i'm October.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-12-12
TO INDICT MINERS OR OPERATORS,

Fourteen farmers, seven mcr-
chants, one minister and a black
smith make up the panel for the
grand jury of inquest" which is
to investigate the alleged misdirect-
ed activities of miners officials and
others in the southern districts of
West Virginia. Kanawha county
has no representation on the Jury.
From this part of the district the
Jurors arc O. ID. Higginbotham. of
Frankford; Ira ID. Humphreys, of
Organ Cave; f. B. Payne, of Alvon.
When District Attorney Lon II.
Kelley moved for the summoning
of this jury Judge Keller expressed
doubt of the necessity for it, saying
that in his opinion the miners lead
ers in this district have been per-
fectiy willing to support the govern
mcnt and that there had been none
of the antagonism to law and order
that was in evidence i'm 1902. He
said he was reluctant to take the
step unless evidence was produced
TO show the necessity for it. Hc
yielded, however, when The District
Attorney stated that his investiga-
tl0n had shown the necessity for
IL and that he was acting under
orders from the Attorney General
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-12-12
ARRESTED FOR BILLY DAHSEY MURDER,

Charles S. White. 20 years old.
son of Councilman L. ii. White,
and Mrs. Edith Jones. SO, house
keeper for the councilman. are in
the county Jail ut Mays Landing,
y. j.. awaiting the action of the
grand jury in connection with the
death of three-ycar-old Billy" Dan
Scy. whose body was found by IA
hunter in aNswamp about two miles
from his home at Hammonton. y.
j.. on Nov. Dist. White is charged
with the murder of the child. while
Mrs. Jones is accused of being an
accessory after the fact.
White is the owner of a dahlia
farm adjoining the Danscy farm
and is said to have been the last
one TO see the child alive. He is
alleged to have told the invcstiga-
tors that BILLY" was walking in !,
different direction from that in
which the body was found. He is
the father of Charlie White, the
child playmate of the Danscy boy
The Dansey child disappeared from
his home Oct. 9Th.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-12-12
GLASS TELLS OF MINING PROFITS,

Though the profits of coal opera
tors were materially reduced last
year, as compared with 1917, they
ranged frcm Is to 800 per cent on
invested capital in the east and as
high as 400 per cent in the Rocky
mountain districts. according to a
statement issued by Secretary Glass
of the Treasury Department. based
on data in the hands of the bu-
rcau of internal revenue.
Coal operators generally in the
United States in the years 1914 and
1918 lost money when normal de-
pletion and depreciation are taken
into consideration" said the state
ment. what is meant by this is
that the proper item in fixing cost
is depreciation Of plant and deple-
ton Of cost or value of the coal in
the ground.
"In the latter part of 1916 all coal
companies in the United States, save
those in the extreme west, began
making money, with the result that
the operators for the year 1916
generally show a profit of from 10
TO 80 per cent on capital invested.
"In 1917 all bituminous coal
mines cast of the Mississippi river
made what might be termed fabu-
lous profits. the general average be-
ing from 100 TO $50 per cent on in
vested capital, the range being from
Is TO 500 per cent.
"1n 1913 conditions were not so
good in the Appalachian and cen
trail competitive districts, profits
generally being reduced % to 80
per cent less than for the proceed
ing year, the range being from Is
to 800 per cent on invested capital.
In the West, conditions in 1918
were better than in 1917, the pro
fits in the Rocky mountain district
ranging as high as 400 per cent on
invested capital.
unofficial figures for 1919. in
complete, of course, indicate that
the profits of the operators are less
than for 1913, some of the opera
tors claiming to have actually lost
money"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-12-12
DEATH OF MRS. MILLER.

Mrs. Elizabeth II. Miller, rclicl of
Geo. w. Miller who died many years
ago. died at The home Of her son,
Everett i. Miller, near Anderson. on
Wednesday, Dec. 3rd, 1919, in the
82d year OF her age. leaving one
son, Assessor Il. b. Miller, and two
step sonS--Jamcs Miller. Of Okla
homa, and T.. w. Miller. of Blakcr
Mills. this county, and one step
daughter, Mrs. Samuel Bare, of Al
derson. Mrs. Miller also leaves a
brother. NJ c. McCorklc, of Nora,
Va, and a sister, Mrs. Rcbecca
Eads, Of Anderson.
Mrs. Miller had been devoted
member of the Old Grcenbricr Bap-
list Church for many years. The
funeral service at the grave was
conducted by her pastor, Rev. Mr..
Hcrod, and the intcrment took place
in the cemetery al Anderson.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-12-12
JENKINS RELEASED.

While Senator'S Fall and Hitch
cock were comforting with the
President last Friday in his bed
chamber message was received
by the President announcing that
VIM. .. Jenkins, our consular agent
at Pueblo, Mexico, whom the Mcxi-
can government held in prison on
the false charge of conniving with
the outlaws who had captured and
held him for ransom of S15O,OOO
for his release, had been released
though there seemed TO be some
doubt whether the Mexican govern
mcnt had really complied with the
American governments demand for
his release. Press dispatches indi-
cate that the release was accomp-
lished after bail had been furnished
which, if true, would not be salts
factory either to Mr.. jenkins or the
government.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-12-12
TRICKS ESTATE,

The late Henry Clay Frick. Of
New York and Pittsburg. multi-mil-
lionairc iron master and collector
OF art. left all but $25 900 900 of his
vast estate TO public, charitable and
educational institutions according
to the terms of his will made public
in New York on Dec. 9th.
Princeton and Harvard uinivcrsi-
ties and the Massachusetts Institute
OF Technology are bcqucated ap-
proNimately S25.000.000, divided so
that Princeton will receive about
S15, 100000 and Harvard and Tech
nology each about $4,000, 900. About
Sa,O00,OO0 is left 10 the Educational
fund commission at Pittsburg
Plttsburs institutions are to receive
bequcsts amounting to about $780,
600 each. Approximately $500, 900
in addition TO her share in the
S23,OOO,000 left the immediate fami-
ly. is bcqueathcd to Miss Helen C..
frick to dispose of along the gen
cral lines Of public benefit provid-
ed for in bequests to public and
educational institutions.
His New York residence. valued at
$4,000, 900, is left to his wife as long
! as she may occupy it, then to 60
with his art gallery and art collec-
lion. valued at S3O,0O0,000, to New
York City.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-12-12
AMBASSADORS REPORT.

Ambassador Fletcher. on Dec.
9TH. gave the Senate Committee a
graphic account of the method used
by the Mexican authorities to Sc
cure evidence which they declare
refutcS Consul Jenkins statement
that he was not seen at a certain
time and place in the company of
the bandits prior 10 his kidnap-
ping.
Mr.. Fletcher said The Mexicans
gathered ten persons in that neigh
borhood and said to them: "Jenk-
ins was here at that time, wasn't
he?"
The poems said he was not. One
of the poems was taken outside the
building and minucte later those
remaining heard rifle shot.
The other nine were asked the
same question and again they gave
a negative answer.
Another pcOn was taken outside
and another shot was heard. The
remaining eight were asked the
question, but refused TO answer.
Another pcon was taken from the
room and u third shot was heard.
When the question was repeated
to the seven remaining. they adj
mittcd Jenkins was ut the place at
the time indicated.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-12-12
NEW RAILROAD.

The MoOrefield Southern Rail-
road company has been organized
at Moorc1ield, Hardy county, for the
purpose of building a narrow gauge
railroad from that town through
the South Branch Valley to point
III Highland county, Va. The road
will open up immense tracts of
Virgin forest. VIM. B. Cornwell, of
Romncy. president of the Winchcst-
er and Western railroad, has been
elected president of the new COM
pany. a special election will be
held in Hardy county Dec. Goth TO
vote OH bond issue of $4,000 to
aid in the construction of the road.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-12-12
THE COAL STRIKE IS ENDED.

With but one dissenting vote, the
general committee Of the United
Mine Workers of America in session
at Indianapolis, Ind, Wednesday
afternoon voted to accept President
Wilson'S proposal for immediate re-
turn to work pending final settle
ment of their wage controversy
with operators by commission TO
DC appointed by him.
kilograms were seni out to the
Tour thousand locals Of the union
by international officers of The mine
workers instructing the men TO re-
Turn to work Immediately.
Miners. operators and govern
rnent officials alike were highly
gratificd over the settlement and all
sides appeared confident of final
satisfactory settlement Of the fight
by the commission.
The decision of the miners came
after many hours of debate in
which the radical element in the
general committee made incendiary
speeches against operators and 9th
crS interested in settlement Of the
strike and for q time threatened to
ncfcat efforts to settle the srikc at
This time.
One concession was made to the
radicals. The convention agreed to
inc calling OF general convention
OF the miners at a future date at
which time The action Of and rca-
sons for the action of The commil,c
VIII be explained. The opponents
81 acceptance Of the Presidents s
plan made their fight principally
on the theory that only a general
convention Of the mine workers
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-12-12
Mr.. JUDY BUYS LEWISBURG HOTEL,

The owner, e.. B. Clingman. of
our town. has sold TO Charles Will
Judy, Of Crawlcy. the hotel proper
ty opposite The court house here
and Mr.. J. will soon take possession
with his family. He, as VIC
are informed, has been Keeping an
excellent place for the accommoda-
ton Of the public at his home at
Crawlcy and drunmcrs and other
travellers, knowing the reputation Of
his table and good beds, strike for
Judys whenever they get in strik-
ing distance. We wish for Mr.
Judy great success in his venture
here and, if he keeps up here the
reputation he has won at Crawlcy,
ne need have no fear about patron
age.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-12-12
A NEW HERO IN PARIS.

Carpenter, the champion heavy
weight pugilist Of France, is just
now the hero Of the French people,
and Clcmenceau and Foch must. for
the time at least. take a back seat.
Carpenter in a ring battle with the
British champion, Beckett. in Lon
don recently, knocked the Britishcr
out in the first round, putting him
to sleep Oh the floor with a smash
ing right to the jaw. When there
was no hope left that Beckett could
come back Carpenter picked him
up from the floor and carried him
to his corner where he soon rccov-
cred sufficiently to take i'm what
had happened to him.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-12-12
KELLAR RELEASED.

Word has been received at Pine
vile, Wyoming county. that Claude
A. Kellar, sentenced TO term of
Imprisonment in the Federal prison
at Atlanta. Ga, has been released
on parole and that he is to be fully
pardOned soon. Several years ago
an examination of a bank at Pine
vile Of which Kcllar'S father was
cashier showed cmbcZZlcmcnt Of q
large sum. The father committed
suicide and young Kcllar assumed
the blame for The speculations. II
appears that the public has never
been satisfied as to actual facts of
HE case
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-12-12
ELMER MORGAN KILLED,

ChaS. Elmer Morgan, son Of J. !.
Morgan, of Irish Corner district,
was killed Friday. Nov. 28th, 1919,
while working for the Masters log
gin& gang, near Spice Run, Poca-
hontaS county. where he had been
working for only two weeks. The
fatal accident occurred about | 80
O'Clock. Mr.. Morgan and his colIs-
in, young Mr.. Masters, were swath-
ing when a tree fcllcd by another
gang swung in The opposite dircc-
ton to the one counted on.
fell on him, one of The limbs strik-
ing him on the head. He died
about ) o'clock that evening" and
his body was brought to Ronce-
vertc the next day and laid to rest
in the family graveyard on Sunday,
Nov. 30th. "
Elmer was 20 years old on SEPT.
9th last, had been u consistent mem
bcr of the Baptist church for six
years and was worthy young man,
of whom all who knew him thought
well. His untimely death was a
crushing blow TO his devoted father
and he will. not soon be forgotten
by The many who admired and
loved him.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-12-12
GOVERNOR GIVES WARNING,

In an address before large as
Scmbla8c of citizens at Knoxville.
Tenn, on Dec. 9th, Governor Rob
crts served notice on both coal op-
orators and miners that the coal
strike in Tennessee must be lcrmin-
atcd.
lie appealed TO operators and
miners upon the ground of self
Interest and the higher ground of
patriotic duty to State and nation,
and declared that should this APP
peal fail then the notice is served
upon them that he shall forthwith
take such steps and employ such
means as may seem best calculated
to produce the desired results
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-12-12
REDFIELD's SUCCESSOR,

President Wilson, on the I'd. NOM
mated Representative Joshua Willis
Alexander, of Gallatin. Mo-, for Sec
retary of Commerce to succeed
Mr.. Redfield, resigned. The selcc-
tion of Judge Alexander came as a
surprise in official circles, as no
inkling of the Presidents intention
leaked out before the commission
was sent to the Senate. Nobody
was more surprised than Mr.. Alex
ander himself.
Mr.. Alexander was born i'm Gin
cinnati in 1852, was admitted 10 the
bar in 1875 and was circuit Judge
for six years. He resigned to take
his seat in the SiXticih Congress.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-12-12
FEDERAL AND STATE AID.

The S1,460,440 Of Federal and
State aid to roads is to be appro-
portioncd among the counties i'm
this state for the year 1920-1921.
There arc 1892 miles of Glass a.
roads in the State, and the money
is apporiioncd at the rate Of 1920
per mile.
Grcenbricr county. with l19 miles
of Class A roads will receive S38,-
OSO,O0. There are only four coun-
ties in the State with more miles
of Class A road than Grecnbricr---
Braxton, Kanawha, Randolph and
POcahOnlaS.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-12-12
HALF MILLION DOLLARS WHISKEY TAX

tax OF haIf million dollars on
a pint Of whiskey will be asked Of
Congress. the international Reform
Bureaus executive committee de
cidcd on at Washington on Dec.
9th, in the event the Supreme Court
declared the wartime prohibition
amendment unconstitutional.
"Thc Supreme Court has decided
that a Thing can be taxed to death, -
said DR.. Crafts. head Of the bureau.
in explaining the committees ac-
ton.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-12-12
PROSPECT FOR A STRIKE SETTLEMENT.

al
United Mine Workers, meeting ut
Indianapolis Tuesday to consider
President Wilson's proposal for
ending the strike of bituminous
coal miners, adjourned that night
at $3.50 O'Clock without Reaching an
agreement. The committee met
again Wednesday morning at 9 o.
clock.
The miners had been in continu-
Gus session since . o'clock Tuesday
afternoon when John l.. Lewis. act
ing president Of the mine workers,
presented the proposal of President
Wilson TO end the strike which be-
gan more than five weeks ago.
81 have nothing to say" said
Lewis, after the adjournment. Eek
ccpt that we still have the matter
under consideration and will meet
again at 9:3O Wednesday morning"
The general committee of the
miners is composed of eighty-four
International and district officials
and members of the organizations S
executive board and scale commit
tee.
After the miners adjourned Tues
day evening, it was reported that
Il big factor in the opposition to
acceptance of the Presidents pro-
posal was the belief on the part of
many miners that it would require
another session of the general con-
vention of the United Mine Workers
10 make valid an agreement to end
the strike.
Ii was pointed out that the last
general convention, held in CIeve-
land, formulated the demands to
be presented to the operators and
voted that in the event they were
refused that a srike should be
called The plan approved by the
general convention also provided
that in case Of strike and subse-
Quent proposals for a settlement an
other general session would have
TO approve any action taken look
ing TO an end of the tic-up.
Attorney General Palmer, in max
ing public the Presidents proposal,
stated that it had been proposed by
the chief executive with a view TO
appealing to the miners generally
I'll ou5hout tiic Country. however,
he said, before it was made public.
acting President Lewis and Sccrc-
tary-Trcasurer Green, of the miners
union, called upon him Saturday
afternoon and were shown the
Presidents statement. The union
leaders, Mr.. Palmer, said, finally
agreed TO urge their general com
mittee to accept the Presidents
plan and called the meeting al In
dianapolis.
In order that the plan for settle
ment might be submitted TO the gen
eral committee Wednesday after
noon, the government that morning
asked and obtained poStponement
OF hearing charges of criminal CON
tempt pending in Federal court at
Indianapolis against the eighty-four
heads who form the general COM
mittec. At the same time Judge
Anderson granted a motion by gov
ernment attorneys for postpone
lnent of Federal grand jury inves-
legation Of alleged violation of the
Lever law and antitrust acts. by
both miners and operators. The
contempt proceedings are set for
hearing next Tuesday and the grand
Jury investigation for the following
day.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-12-12
LOGAN VOTES MILLION DOLLAR ROADS.

AT bond election for good roads
held in Logan county last week the
people of the county. by over
5000 to 129, voted to bond the coun.
~ in the sum of 100000 for good
roads, Though the great bulk of
This burden will fall on The mine
owners OF the county they strongly
supported the proposition.
SO Logan will be out Of the mud
in due time.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-12-12

had power to call of the strike.
President Wilson, though hamp-
cred by illness and restrictions put
upon him by physicians, has thus
accomplished what two confer
cnccs of able men failed in the ef-
fort to bring about.