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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-04
.F.A. SE|BERL|NG
 TOBOOST HIGHWAY
Goodyear Tire President Is Elected Chairman of the
 Chamber of Commerce

The acceptance of the chair1nanship of the new highways committee of the Chamber of Commerce of the Unsted States by F. A. seiberling. president of the Goodyear Tire 6 Rubber company, and of the Lincoln Highway association, has just been announced by the secre- tary of the Chamber of Commerce, says J ". Thompson. manager of the Good year Tire & Rubber company.
 Mir Seiberling's acceptance of this in- portant post, despite his pressing duties as the head of a great rubber manu- facturing company, is an indication Of keen interest in the improvement of our public higRgays
 ties throughout ths country and thor oughly acquainted with the practices of tlae Chamber of Commerce, having served s one of it's directors
 One of his characteristics. says Mir Thompson, is that of thinking big. He carly foresaw the present importance of our national roads and the need of B comprehensive system of highway trans portation and was one of the few men who organized and financed the Lincoln Highway association, which has estab- lished one of the best known roads in he world.
 Our whole highway situation is devel- sspsng with such tremendous rapidity that proper direction just at this time is of the utmost importance. The whole future success of our highway building programme depends upon an experienced guiding hand now.
 In the selection of MT. seiberling the i.ew highways committee has for its chairman Il a man who has a comprShen- save Knowledge of the country's highway reeds and the executive ability to insure inc working out of great national pro- ararime.
 1n referring to highway matters he says: 'We must have 9 great system of highways. Automobile production has rot yet reached its peak and while it is climbing back to former levels, the fsaltiplication of motor trucks will in- crease Tremendously, until in five years from now truck registration will un- ,icubtedly equal automobile registration.
 I've must construct the highways to accommodate this vast army of motor vehicles and build them of materials that Will withstand the exactions demanded of them. Much of the highway we now have is totally inadequate for even pres ent needs, to say nothing of the future. Many miles of excellently constructed Scad, suitable only for automobile traf- fic, are breaking up under the excessive strain of motor truck hauling.
 .Hundreds of millions will soon bs spent on our highways and unless this money is put into roads that will stand up under the strains of heavy traffic
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-04

ingly from around a corner smiled at him, but he looked past my smile frig- idly and spoke to my companion.
 You're under arrest" he said. Don't you know, buddy, that there's law against fraternizing?"
 Military policemen are not popular in the army. And so when a soldier can beat one of them in a question of disci- pline he feels that he has really lived. My doughboy escort answered with a smile of supreme content
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-04
Batting the Military Policeman

Margaret D, oangster m the Chrlstlah
 Herald.
 In Germany it is against the law for one of our soldiers to fraternize with the civilian population, That rule is strictly enforced by the military police-very strictly enforced. But !, being stranger in Germany and an alien in regard to army law, did not know about 1t until the morning Of my interview with Gen. eral Muir.
 I was walking down B pleasant country road on my way from the castle-walleinE with doughboy friend-when military policeman stepped suddenly and frown-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-04

and abstinence from food. The local treatment consisted in licking the up per surface of it's paw, which it then applied to the wounded eye, again lick ing the paw when it became dry. Cats, when hurt, also treat themselves by this simple method.
 The methods adopted by most of the wild animals for doctoring themselves are unknown to man, but there is no doubt that every animal has the ability to skillfully doctor itself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-04
Grand Finale
rom the Buffalo Express.

From the Buffalo Express.
 Promoter (ConcIuding his favorite ora tion)-I tell you. sir, there's millions in my schemel The stockholders will double their money in one year. Why. if only had twenty thousand
 Conservative Capitalist Gnterrupting)- Names on your sucker list?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-04

Guess you can't arrest us, M. F. said the doughboy. "She's an American. And then he turned to me, "C'mon!' he said grandly.
 That was the first of 9 long series of similar adventures with the law. I began to suspect, before I left Germany, that was being led past II. P.'s for the pur- pose of batting them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-04

Paris is the center Of the French toy
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-10-31
WELCOMED AS RIGHT SORT
oible to Inner Circles Of indl-
ana's Big Penitcntiary.

Frank L. LitSchert. secretary to
Governor Goodrich, spent several days
at the State prison. Michigan City, re-
Gently. and being fortunate enough to
get out again is telling the following
yarn:
Warden Fogarty Of the prison likes
to make ms easy as he can the hard
lot OK the prisoners. and has arranged
for ball games at intervals within the
prison walls. Convicts form the
teams. and while there Is some diff
Guilty in getting one to act as umpire,
the games usually are pulled off in
good style.
A visitor from South Bend was Mt
the prison one day when a game was
scheduled, and being former ball
player 1t was suggested that he put
OH the prison uniform and get into the
game ''incsg" and put q little profess
sional pep" into 1t.
Eventually the ringer" was all fit
ted out and was placed in the lot. He
was sitting on the bench when q typ
ical convict hard guy" staggered up
to him and sympathetically inquired:
Hello, DO! What VA in fer?"
The outsider was nonplused. but re-
covering in moment he replied:
"Oh. beaned n guy"
"Did VA put i'm clean out?" again
inquired the hard guy, with profess
siOnal interest.
Yep" said the ringer.
Whereupon the convict. frnternal to
the core. gleefully commented:
Alta boy !"-lndianapolis News.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-10-31
Didn't Know Ty.

Hiram Johnson. Republican senator
from California, Is one of the hottest
baseball fans In the country. jim Phe-
Ian, Democratic senator, knows moth
Ing about the game. Here is proof Of
the latter statement.
The other day Walter Johnson, pre-
mier pitcher Of the American league,
and Ty Cobb. the greatest ball player
In all history. perhaps. paid the SEN
ate visit. After they had been intro
duced all around and been the subject
OF great deal OF hero worship. Phe-
Ian went over to Eddie Halsey OF the
senate staff. and asked:
"WhO is this Ty Cobb. anyhow"
Halsey almost passed away, but he
managed to tell Phelan that "Cobb Is
fellow who plays ball for n living"
Meantime Johnson was enjoying
hugely the visit of the two ball play.
ers.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-10-31
Smallest Bank In the World.

There is saying among country
people that 'the smaller the bank the
safer the money" and therefore the
Wake County Savings bank. Mt Ra-
leigh. y. c., should be the safest bank
in America, since II Is the smallest.
OF course. it Is trifle larger than a
sock and easier to get money out Of
than the tin banks or the china pigs
of ones childhood. but it manages to
gather in "a very great deal OF money
In the minimum space.
AS Il matter of fact, originally the
space occupied by the bank was q hall
way into the building back Of 1t. Some
changes in the architecture of the
place made the hallway unnecessary,
and =" the savings bank decided on an
"0iiiC"" there. Now II is regular
bank.' with an imposing entrance
and that Is about all. Its frontage, to
he exact. Is ~ feet.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-10-31
Sightseeing From the Air.

To view the scenic wonder of the
west. from the air, escaping the rough
trails and rocky barriers that often
screen the rarest vistas--that Is the
prospect offered to tourists who make
Salt Lake City their "going-in' point
for sightseeing trips, says Popular
Mechanics. Five specially designed
airplanes have been prepared for the
work Of carrying travellers to-, and
over, the beauty spots of the region,
some hitherto inaccessible.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-10-31
Beat Huns at Their Own Game.

The most hateful chapter Of the
work Of science in war was the in
PRODUCTION of chemical warfare. The
first gas attack, on April o. 1915, and
the five others that followed within
little more than month, found the
allies unprepared, and it was not un-
til September that they were able In
any way to retaliate. But the imme-
date reply was one that did honor to
science. Due to the splendid work of
the late Colonel Harrison q system Of
defense by gas masks was established,
in which the allies were for the greater
part Of the war far ahead OF their -ad-
versaries, who only succeeded in com
Ing up to them by learning and copy
ing our methods. IT was impossible to
estimate what would have been the
destruction caused by toxic gases but
for these defensive measures.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-10-31
HUNS GIVE UP WORKS OF ART
"or'd-E amous Paintings Stolen From
Belgium Returned AZ Stipulation
Of Peace Treaty.

BY the terms Of the peace treaty
Belgium and Client will respectively
recover priceless works Of art. one Of
winch was supposed to have been de-
Stroyed after the Germans entered
Louvain. while the other has long been
incomplete because two important
parts of 1t were In the Kaiser Friedrich
museum. Berlin. The Louvain paint
ing Is the work of Dierick Bouts. a
Last Supper" which has been de-
scribed rs certainly onerof the finest
examples Of Flemish fifteenth century
ART and was painted for the collegiate
church of st. Pierre. The painting had
come down the centuries as the chief
adornment Of the church, and disaD-
peared after the German occupation.
1t was believed 10 have been destroyed,
but Is now known to have been re-
moved and preserved by the invader,
and Its return Is one of the stipulations
OF the peace treaty. The other famous
painting. THE Alteration Of the Lamb"
has been called "the first and greatest
masterpiece of fifteenth century paint
Ing produced in Flanders" 1t was
begun by Hubert van Eyck, but con-
tinued and finished by Jan van Eyck.
Time had separated the parts Of the
painting and ut present the central
panel remains In the chapel of ST.
Bavon in Client. another part is in
Brussels. and yet another In Berlin.
Brussels will probably return her part
Of the composition, and Germany is to
give back the portions that have been
In her possession, so that the painting
as whole will once more be assem-
bled in the chapel for which it was
painted.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-10-31
HOUSING IN GREAT BRITAIN
Problem Bids Fair to Be Successfully
Worked Out Through Fair and
United Effort.

In connection with the problem of
reconstruction In the united kingdom
various housing schemes are contem-
plated. Variety In the model dwell
ings to be erected has been encour-
aged by the enterprise of the London
Daily Mail, which offered prizes
amounting to $4,000 for designs best
and most suitable in themselves and
most nearly in line with the architec-
tural traditions of the several dis
trictS."
The country was divided into -four
areas-the northern, midland and
Welsh industrial areas. and the south
crn and midland counties rural area.
with prize of $500 in each section.
Over $500 designs were submitted. IL
the winning designs the need for econ
omy in all cases was apparent.
In addition to these new model
homes, a demand has arisen for furni-
ture especially suitable for them, the
construction of which would be of the
simplest, combined with the required
rigidity and strength. A successful at.
tempt to meet this need has been made
by the Shoreditch Technical institute
NOndOn), Mt which cottage furniture,
designed in the carpentry shops of the
institute and executed by the boys at
the school, has been on exhibition.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-10-31
MAY RECOVER WORKS OF ART
Probability That Waters Of the Rhone
Will Give Up sarcopha2i Long
l., In Their Keeping.

An ancient story of the greed Of
kings has been reSurrected by an
erudite member OF the Institute de
France, Mr.. Adrien Blanchet. The
TACT is there is some prospective work
on hand for the utilization of the
Rhone water power. THUS do ancient
history and modern enterprise come
10 hobnob in the revue DIES etudcs
anciennes. The story tells how the
king OF France Charles IN, coming
one day TO Aries. saw the Roman sur
cophagi and wished them his. lie did
not covet long. for the next act in this
kingly episode was the shipping OF
the most perfect Of Rome's monuments
en- route for the capital city. This may
have furnished q later king of France,
Louis NV, with the precedent
FLOR the removal Of the statue of Mes
salina from Bordeaux; not that that
monarch ever needed either precedent
or Encouragement for his actions The
sarcophasi started on their journey. 1t
was In the year 1865. They had unfOr-
tunately not gone beyond the famous
Pont-Saint-Esprit, hef"rn the boats
sank beneath so lr:s.,,' nd weighty
load. Now, the congress for the de-
Velopment of water power. which sat
In February this year. discussed among
other schemes the transformation of
the Pont-Saint-Esprit. The question is
and 1T will be admitted to be an alb
Sorbing one-during the excavations in
the bed Of the Rhone will those sarcO-
phagi. lost nearly four ccntuies ago, be
recovered?
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-10-31

senator's Suggestion, Meant as Sar-
easn, Probably Was Wish Closest
to Adventures Heart

Maj. Cushman A. Rice Of Mime
sofa. the original Soldier of Fortune"
dropped in to see Senator Knute Nell
son the other day, on his way back
from war. This last war made about
the forticth Rice has been in, so the
veteran Minnesota senator thought
Rice had had enough.
"CuShmnn," the senator said. "why
don't you quit roaming around. go
home and run for Office? Your male
relatives have been governors. scna-
tors. etc. and there IS no reason why
you should not serve your state"
Rice did not seem greatly impressed,
so Nelson became somewhat warmer
in his remarks.
IF you're bound to fight. why not
get over into Russia, among the reds.
and get some real action?" Nelson
said, sarcasticaliy.
Whereupon Rice lenpcd into the air.
'Say, senator" he shouted, IF you'll
fix 1t up so I can get over there, there
isn't anything l wouldn't do for YOU"
That's the curse OF the wandering
foot. as the poets would remark
Washington Star.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-10-31
NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE.

The undersigned special commits
sioner. acting in pursuance of de-
cree Of the Circuit Court of Green
brier county. West Virginia. entered
in the chancery cause Of Fannie
Ethel Houchins VS.. John NJ. Houch-
ms ct al on September 9th, 1919,
will. on Monday, October 27th, 1919,
at eleven o'clock a. M, on the prem
Uses, offer for sale at public auction
to the highest bidder the following
described real estate, viz:
Lot Number Twenty-Five (25) in
the G. S. Anderson Addition to the
town Of North Anderson, Greenbrier
county. West Virginia.
This lot has two-Story DWELLING
house in good repair and is q vaiu-
able property.
Terms: cash. balance
in one and two years with interest,
purchaser to execute notes with per-
sonal security and legal title to pro-
perty to be retained until paid.
MARK L. JARRETT,
10-3-4t Special Commissioner.
I hereby certify that bond has
been given before me by the afore-
said Commissioner as required by
law and tn aforesaid decree.
H. c. SKAGGS, Clerk
Circuit Court Greenbrier
county, West Virginia.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-10-31
CITIES MAKE RAPID GROWTH
Interesting Statistics Concerning Chief
centers OF Population in tho
United States.

The population Of New York city
on July 1. according to survey by
the newspaper feature bureau. the re-
suit Of which was made public the
other day. says the correspondent of
the Pittsburgh Dispatch, was 6,244.616.
as compared with 4.766.sS3 in 1910. an
increase Of 81 per cent. OF the total
12O.13S are listed as negroes. The
whites Of native parentage are given
as 1,2O6,926; of foreign parentage,
2.3S4.3S4. and of foreign birth, $685.
300.
According to the survey the sexes
are almost evenly divided. The num-
Der of males is given ut 1921 ,O51. and
the females as 1928, 565. The city has
1.S7S,211 males of voting age and $685.
OH illiterates more than ten years old.
There are 1,337.2s3 families.
The twenty largest cities in the
country, with New York leading, are
given as Chicago. with population of
3.O53.3H; Philadelphia, 1886, 260 /;
Cleveland, 936.3OO; Detroit, $4,000;
Boston. S3O.625; st. Louis. 1924. 435 !;
Baltimore, 726.O3O; Pittsburgh. 667.-
3Sl; Los Angeles, 574,556; San Fran
cisco, 555.SS2; Buffalo. 516.932; Mil
waukee, 504,7O7; Cincinnati, 472.66S ;
New Orleans, 44O.797; Washington,
43O,390; Minneapolis. 421.971; New
ark, 416.963; Seattle, 395,323. and
Rochester, 349,O3S.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-10-31
Next kiorninu.

Ny brother told me this. Marie Is
his lady friend, Mrs. IcIiming. the
mother OF his chum. He said:
'You know Marie has one Of these
brirIIt-rcd sweaters. ] Gou!i her tn a
dance in III" park one night and she
wore II. Some of The fuHz from the
sweater rubbed of on my coat sleeve.
Next morning was in II rush TO catch
my train ana forgot to brush il off.
Mrs. Hcnming and bud were on the
train and we al sat together. While
I was talking Mrs. ll"Hning leaned
over and began to rick this lint off
my sleeve. Wen. that was an ON
barrasSing mOmcnt.-chicngc Tribune.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-10-31
What to Do With Money.

If any man in this town really has
more money than he knows what to
do with we suggest that he take a
trip through the hospitals Of the city
and discover for himself the crowded
conditions that exist. Personally we
know of one hospital that needs new
wing that few rich men could build
very quickly if they'd get together.
Anyhow what we started to say is
that there's SO much needed to be
done that no man ought to have more
money that he knows what to do with
for the want Of worthy cause to
spend it in.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-10-31
HAVE NEW SENSE OF DUTY
America Probably Has Taught Much
to French Women Of the High
est Social Position.

They were handing out pots and
pans to the returned refugees at
Reims that day.
1t was really very gay occasion,
says Blanche Brace in World Outlook.
The pots and pans made it so, in
spite OF the ghosts Of dead homes
(mere hollow shells OF ruined houSes)
all around the shattered building
where the distribution was being
made, the broken cathedral over yon-
der, the miles of desolation every
where. Sometimes the refugee women
Rugged the cheap utensils to them and
crooncd over them rs if they had been
children; sometimes they wanted to
pay few confines "rcnt" for them,
so that they might feel the things were
their own. These were not just pots
and pans, but the promise of comfort
and security again, the nucleus for
new homes that should rise from the
ruins.
countess with SmudSed fingers
and half dozen other FreHch wom-
en- Of prestige. stood behind the cOun-
ter and handed out the utensils. All
at once middle-aged, homely mere
dropped her pan with a CHATTER.
"Mon Dicu!" she gasped. "is she
countess? And l fought with her for
bigger pot! And working SO hard
what does 1t mean?"
What 1t meant was that France
learned two new words from America
during the war--sOcial service.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-10-31
Helping Disabled Officers.

small settlement of disabled Brit
ish officers has been started at Goath-
land, on the Yorkshire moors, clergy
man and his wife having given a
group of nine cottages, with n garden
and orchard. for the experiment. Here
q naval officer and his niece have
started weaving. while blind officer.
trained at st. Dunstan's, has poultry
farm. Others are considering the pos
sibilities of beekeeping, fruit growing
and basket making. 1t Is believed that
the same qualities of leadership dis
played on the battlefield can be uti-
liZed by disabled officers in cOnnec-
ton with rural reconstruction in Eng
land.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-10-31
PLACING Himself.

Luther Burbank, like Thomas A.
Edison. has had his brain Incorporated
and capitalized. He has done many
wonderful things, one Of the biggest
being the perfecting Of the spineless
cactus, which is great cattle food
staple. Also te his credit are the
Shasta daisy, the stoneless prune and
the seedless grape. His patience is
wonderful and they say that at one
time he raised 5O,0O0OO lilies 10 get
single half-dozcn that were perfect.
ono wonder they call you the
wizard Of California" remarked n
Los Angeles reporter once. burbank
laughed, and replied: "They might bet.
ter call me the gizzard Of California"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-10-31
OFFICIAL oiREcro,,
VI Sreensrier County. wss. a.
Revised Janr. west Vtro

Of Greenhrier coun.v m
Revised January i, is, ni'ul
Judge Circuit Courts. H S.
Prosecuting Aetosaey-J. sco,. saaFa
County County commissioners-7,, AS"'
ohiseiaS: President; ]. o. NTcc 1os.
+. w: Sydenstricker, 11urs 1
circuit Clerk-E. c. Sk,es
County Clerk-PauI G u,.
Sheriff.. NJ. Miller: Dar"ss:et
Mcdowell, J. w. Miller ra ave !, $.
Hunt. aSd ".
SSnrveyorseJames W. Raider
White s,,ns" C. Lake w,l
Assessor-E. B. Miller: DANA,
once Deputy. W. CricE SeoEa.
'I q. B. q {. nSsi ssy' S. rhurnosa
State Senator's
Hill and H. G. vincell. "''' q
oupertnfendent of Schools
naynes, OF Smoot. -A'
'1stices ol the Peace
?. &: Rrb 1'sssIise'-w. R, Bu,de;s, !
and ]. w. Fink, II. MrGrI
irish Corner District-H,
White sulphur District-N rtI"'H;
ner, Caldwell and R. Lee 4 u bea
White Sulphur. 'e Harp|
railing Spring DIstrict-p ~
,y,,i ana w. P. McKeever H. soo|
"i and e W Districts. W. GIL.
Meadow Blum District-o
and Renick Osborne. HucSn
Blue Sulphur District
and A. M. McNeer. L. sawy
Consta bles-
L1 Rr,c3 r Rls;ric.-M. R. G,uesD.s
Fort Spring District
Irish Corner District
Falling Spring District-p
and A. B. McClung. L. COL
Williamsburg District
MEADOW Blum District-H. G. u.
Blue Sulphur District heassst
White Sulphur District. F au,
and j. Z. Forren. ayr
Overseers OF the Poor
Lewisburg District. N cr,.
Fort Spring DistrictVH. l. eSSn nnEeha
Irish Co.ner-C. B. Beckner
Anthonys Creek District
White Sulphur District-J q 4.
Anthonys Creek District-W. Wy
railing Spring District-J. F. Rri mS.d
MiinamSDurg Bistrict-F. L. Waiian.
MEADOW Blum District-W. A. Anda.se
Blue Sulphur District-Jno. r Na'
gOMery. - nlo'
Commissioners OF Accounts-1ob,
Arbuckle. r. n. Arbuckle ''' g.
Price anu A. M. Tressel. NS'u
Times OF Holding corr.s.
Circuit Court eonyenes on
Third Tuesday In January. Seen
Tuesday in May, Second TUESDAY
September.
The County Court conyenes on ,bs p,
Tuesday In each o. the months Of Janua
February. March. April. May, June, il
September. October. November ard T
cember, and on the Second and Fou
Tuesdays in August.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-10-31
PropaQanda.

A doughboy who had just returned
from Coblenz was talking to very
estimable elderly woman-a straight
laced church member.
How did you like it up in Germany"
she asked.
ooh, we got along very we'll with the
Germans" and, with a big. broad smile,
he added, "and had all the good Ger
man beer that we wanted to drink"
'More German propaganda" ex-
claimed the elderly woman.