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Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-03-07
War Council on Retirement An.
nounces Cash and Supplies
Contributed.
WORKERS WILL GARRY ON
Five Big Societies In World Wide Plan
H. P. DavIson Heads Internatlohai
American Red Cross Commission
Or. Livingston Farrand Psrmanen.
Leader Of Peace Organization.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. p.
Dawson as chairman issues the FOLLOW.
Ing statement on behalf Of the Wal
Council Of the American Red Cross:
".ro the American People:
THE War Council Of the American
Red Cross appointed by President VIII.
son on May 10, 1917, to carry on the
work Of the American Red Cross dur.
ing the war, at their request and by
vote OF the Central Committee, ceased
at midnight, February %.
Immediately the armistice was
signed the War Council Instituted
studies to determine when the strict.
ly war work Of the organization would
have been sufficiently matured to en-.
able the direction Of affairs to be re.
sumed by the permanent staff. Henry
p. Dawson. being in Paris when the
armisticc was signed, summoned Q
conference there Of the heads of all
the Red Cross Commissions In Europe
TO canvass the situation. After con.
sldering all the factors 1t was con.
rluded to make the transition on
March /. The very fortunate choice
OF DR.. Livingston Farrand as the new
chairman Of the Central Committee,
and thereby the permanent chief ex-
ecutive OF the Red Cross, makes posi-.
Die the contamination Of this plan un-
der the most favorable conditions.
Accounts Audited by War Department.
Detailed reports to Congress and a
complete audit Of its accounts by the
war Department will constitute the
hnal record Of Red Cross activity dur
ing the war. Although 1t has been
'he rule to make public all expendi.
lures when authorized and to give de.
JAILED Information relative to all work
Undertaken, the War Council in turn.
ING over Its responsibilities to DR.. Far.
rand and his associates desire to give
orief resume Of Red Cross war time
activities to the American people, to
"hom the Red Cross belong, and whose
generous contributions have made DOS.
'oIe all that has been accomplished.
Turing the past nearly twenty-one
months the American people have
gwen in cash and supplies to the
avn "'ne arcan Red Cross more than $4OO,.
v"'"o. No value can be placed upon
we contributions of service which
law, been given without stint and Of.
.s"''lues at great sacrifice by millions
OF our people.
r. Inc effort Of the American Red
'"Ss In this war has constituted. by
"' 'he largest voluntary gifts of
. "Vney' OK hand and heart, ever con-
"''n'ed purely for the relief Of hui
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-03-07

VX 7HEN you buy an Avery
Wv tractor you are buying the
product of one of the larg-
est and most successful manufac-
turing institutions in this country.
The Avery Company has for many
years been building farm power
machinery.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-05
GOOD BROTHER WAS PEEVED
Probably Parson Would Have Done
Better 20 Let Peppery Old Gentle
man Finish Nap.

"And, fuddermo, bruddern and sis
tabs" sOlemnly said good old ParSon
Bagster in the midst of a recent SER
mon. femme beseech yo'-Ho! Wake
up dar. Brudder Sizzle ."
"Who-me?" trifie Indignantly re
turned the member addressed. starting
from his nap. Oats a purt' howdy-
do; howlin' at n pusson dat-uh-way
and 'sturbin' his indications. l wasn't
asleep. sab -
Den sab if yo wasn't asleep yo'
knows what Is been uh-sayin'?"
Course, does; Yo' said, 'Ho! Wake
up dar, Brudder SiZZler"
''Yassah. But what did I say befo'
dat? Yo' doesn't know, sahl :"
"Uh-well. as TO dat. yo' doesn't
know yo'se'f. half de time what yo'
are sayin'. And, leastways, 'twouldn't
mount TO much, nohow, if yO' was TO
know it. Denis muh sedimunts, sab
bawlin' me out sichuh-way befo' de
whole dog GAVIN cong egation.-Kansas
City Star.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-05
Poor Time to Butt in"

The pale gentleman in the frock
coat bore down on the red-faced.
rumply-haired fellow lying across a
seat on the down platform.
"AIy friend" demonstrated the pale
gentleman. did you ever reckon up
that if you had placed the price of one
drink out at compound interest at the
time of the beginning of the Christian
era you would have SO. 460. 2S4?"
The. red-faced, rumply-haired man
raiSes himself on one elbow.
"No,' he replied. II haven't figured
il out. But I'm something of calcu-
lator, all the same, and if you don't go
away about 1877 yards in nine and a
half seconds I'll hit you II times and
make you see 1896 stars. I've just
had four teeth pulled out and you'd
better go away before the arithmetic
class gets over the ropes and calls
time"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-05
LEFT TO THE IMAGINATION
Thackeray's Question as to "Never
Was" Speech Would Seem an
Easy One to Answer.

The two great English novelists.
there was at one time GOODNESS be-
tween them, were generous admirers
of each others genius. They left obi
Gus comparisons 10 foolish and petty
partisanS. of whom there were plenty
I'm the following of each. But Thack-
cray, according to an anecdote recent
~ related. once admitted to his Ameri-
can friend, the eloquent Congressman
Lamar. little touch of pique concern
ing the public estimation of his own
ability and that of Dickens in minor
art. The two were driving together to
u banquet of the Literary fund, at
which Dickens. who was an admirable
after dinner orator, was to preside
Lamar" said Thackeray. they say
/ can't speak. But if / want to, | can
speak every Bit as well as Dickens,
and I'm going to show you tonight
that / can speak almost as well as you
eau -
But when the moment arrived i'm the
course of the proceedings at which to
make good his assertion. it came, and
passed: and. Thackeray uttered never
word. When the banquet was over
and the friends were returning, both
silent. in their cab. Thackeray turned
suddenly to his companion,
Lamar" he exclaimed, "don't you
think you have heard tonight the
greatest speech that ever was never
deIiyered?'-Yo uth's Companion.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-05
You Do Mere Work,

You are more ambitious and you get more
enjoyment out of everything when your
blood is in good condition. Impurities in
the blood have very depressing effect on
the system. causing weakness. Iaziness.
nervousness and sickness.
GROVES TASTELESS Chill TONIC
restores Energy and Vitality by Purifying
and Enriching the Blood. When you feel
its strengthening. invigorating effect. see
how it brings color to the cheeks and how
it improves the appetite. you will then
appreciate its true tonic value.
GROVES TASTELESS Chill TONIC
is not a patent medicine. il is simply
IRON and QUININE suspended in Syrup.
So pleasant even children ike il. The
blood needs Quinine to Purifyit and IRON
to Enrich il. These reliable tonic prop
critics never fail to drive out impurities in
the blood.
The Sueneth-Creating Power of GROVES
TASTELESS Chill TONIC has made It
the favorite tonic in thousands of homes.
More than thirty-fve years ago. folks
would ride a long distance to get GROVES
TASTELESS Chill TONIC when a
member of tneI family had Malaria or
needed bodybuilding. strengthening
tonic. The formula is just the same to-
day. and you can get it from any drug
store. 60c per bottle.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-05
WAISTLINE CAUSES ARREST
Skinny Individual With Midriff Like
Fatty ArbuckIe Attracts Police
Attention.

Brooklyn, n. "a young man as
skinny as a living skeleton in a circus
went into q tailor shop the other day
and emerged in a few minutes with a
waistline like Fatty Arbuckle's. Pa
trolman Jerry Mcmahon, who wit
messed the transformation from the
corner, watched the man waddle slow
ly down the steps into cellar. Then
he called his partner, PatrOlman
Walsh, and, creeping quietly to the
stairs, made a dash through the cellar
door,
He must have weighed 800 pounds
and now he has ducked," exclaimed
Mcmahon, just as his partner shouted !
Look herei"
Walsh had stumbled over a bolt of
navy uniform cloth and a large guam
tity unwound from another bolt. There
was perhaps 1000 worth of goods In
the pile.
The fugitive, skinny once more, was
found hiding in a dumb-wafter and ar
rested on burglary charge. He gave
his name as Joseph Riches and said he
lived over the tailor shop.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-05

the body in sack, weight it with
rocks and throw it into the bay.
When the bay was dragged by the
police they recovered not only Arda-
sheff's body, with the cord still knotted
around the neck, but two others, which
were identified as those of the wrestler
kalve and a Polish Jew named Lee
witzki, who was known to have been
lin wrong" with the bolshevists in
Petrograd because of menShevistic
writings from his pen.
The police now claim TO have learned
that Lewitzki was taking French les.
sens from Dagmar, and that she lured
hnn, as well as her ex-sweetheart, to
the den of the CoSSack.
But while the other prisoners are
signing confessions in the hope of re-
ceiving leniency, Hadjetlache, the Cos
sack, keeps his own counsel, refusing
even to deny his guilt. And Dagmar
lights one cigarette after another and
smiles at her iailers.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-05
Living Wage in Paris 1915 a Year.

AS the absolute minimum for main
tanning a man and wife in Paris under
the present cost of living, 1915 a year
is the estimate made after detailed
investigation by the socialist newspa-
per L'Oeuvre. This allows for the
smallest quantity of food capable of
keeping them in health and permits of
no extra expenses, such as use of
tubes, omnibuses. the purchase of
newspapers. pleasures, or even the re-
placement of worn-out household ar
ticles. The possibility of obtaining
supplies at figures SO low as those
taken is, however. disputed.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-05
eirdIess Prairies of the Northwest.

Those of us who have lived in the
East among the feathered songsters
that make their summer homes among
the leafy bowers of forest trees realize
how few and far between are the bird
notes of the West. One may travel
the prairies for days and meet with
less than half a dozen varieties. Espe-
cially in this part of the country is ii
desirable that we should conserve
what we have left of the feathered
tribes and seek to induce others to
visit us. A birdless country is some
thing difficult TO picture; it Is not an
impossibility should we fail to respect
the laws now provided for the perpet-
uation of the migratory and other spe-
cies.-Calgary Herald
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-05
TIED TOGETHER, TRY TO DIE
Buddhist Superstition Believed to
Have Inspired the Act of
Eleven Koreans.

tempt of eleven Koreans to commit
suicide by tying themselves together
with a rope and then jumping over
board is reported from the treaty port
of Chemulpo. about twenty-five miles
southwest of Seoul.
The incident occurred on a ferry
boat running between Chemulpo and
a nearby island. The boat was stopped
and all were picked up but three were
dead.
The act is believed to have been in
.spired by Buddhist superstition.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-05
Rua as Loan Security.

Reading, Pa--Belle G. Nye of Man
istee, Mich, has started a replevin &C.
ton against f. j. Halow and the ex-
ecutors of the late Walter S. Davis, o
Reading business man, TO recover a
rug valued at $1,000. Halow, Phila-
delphian, is said to have given it to
Davis as security for loan.s The
plaintiff declares it belongs TO her and
that she loaned it to Halow for ex.
hibition purposes. The sheriff took
the rug from the Davis mansion to a
bank vault until the ownership is de-
cided legally.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-05
Taken Before "court-MartiaI."
Offenders Fined" to Save;
They Get So They Like 1t

In the police courts of New
York state it is getting to be a
common practice TO sentence
minor offenders to term of
saving, and in Syracuse last year
$1,000 was invested in this way
in war savings stamps, all later
returned to the men or used to
help their families. At Niagara
Falls, when David Broderick
was placed on probation six
months ago and ordered to give
the probation officer SD a week
for war savings stamps. he COM
planned bitterly. At the end of
six months he received $4,000
worth of stamps, and he volun-
tarily placed himself on indef-
mite probation, promising 20
bring in so week to continue
his savings investment.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-05

NJ McNeiII. and the temptation to go
inside and investigate was too great
for him to overcome.
Among other things Haynes stole
watch and two Jars or plum jelly. The
jelly he took to his room, but the
watch he took to a Larimer street
loan office, where he obtained SO on 1t.
The pawnbroker was suspicious and
notified the police. Detectives Nc
Cabe and Armstrong caught Haynes
on Larimer street while he was hOe-
rying to his rooming place. Until the
officers discovered the plum jelly HID
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-05
COSSACK CHIEF AND GIRL
IN GREAT MURDER ORGY

journalist Ardasheff. who had arrived
/ twenty million rubles. to conduct a
propaganda bureau. 1t was Artla
sheffs surrender to the white lights
that caused him to forget his mission
He had the money and believed him
| self beyond the hand of the Moscow
government.
Hadjetlache really had been named
TO succeed Ardasheff. and, arriving
here, found the latter turning TO profit
able account what he knew about the
bolshevistic secrets by selling informa-
ton 70 the ants.
Doorman Is Among Missing.
One Kalve. an ex-wrestier. doorman
at the bolsheyist legation, was another
whom the colonel quickly marked for
the governments revenge. For kalye
had turned infermer TO the Swedish
government, with the result that the
legation was expelled from the coun-
try. Just before this occurred. how
ever, the legation was looted of ire
mendous sum In rubles and Kalve
disappeared
Hadjetlache notified Moscow of Ar
dasheff's change in allegiance and the
word came back to 'extinguish" him,
according to the police.
Then the colonel called on Dagmar.
She had loved the liking of the ladies"
az Ardasheff styled himself. and was
furious when he deserted her. Hadjet-
lache played upon her fury. He also
enlisted the aid of the monarchists
because Ardasheff had once been open
~ bolshevistic.
Girl Begins Her Plotting.
Dagmar resumed her calls on Arda-
shelf. Frequently at night her limou-
sine was seen to draw up under the
trees in front of his villa, until one
night when he came out with her and
they went riding together. He was
never seen alive again.
Last week Russian living on the
Island of BolIstanas, where Hadjet-
lache had his villa, Informed the police
of mysterious nocturnal happenings.
There was a raid and 30 persons, in
Guiding the Cossack and his young
sweetheart were lodged in jail as a
result of the haul of evidence.
LeHIS utHieU kIONfeuSe Ol uilN
wrongdoings but others confessed that
Ardasheff, after being lured TO Hadjet-
lache's home, was bound and gagged
for twenty-siX hours. tortured and
tainted and accused of treason to boil
sheviSn. Meanwhile his home was be-
ing looted. Then Ardasheff's bonds
were cut and he was tried by a court
martial" on treason charge. Twenty
men composed the court and their YER
dict was guilty.
Taken Before "Court-MartiaI."
But the Cossack was not satisfied.
He believed Ardasheff possessed Sc
cret bank account and intended to get
it. SO the journalist was offered his
life if he would sign blank check.
Ardasheff signed.
Then, with n cigarette poised on her
smiling lips, Dagmar had her revenge
BefTrei her eyes3 a rpns was thrown
around Ardashehss neck and Hadjet-
lache slowly strangled him to death.
The police say the girl helped place
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-05

H DIVE OuS Masar1s
And Build Up The System
Take the Old Standard GROVES TASTE
LESS chill TONIC. You know what you
are taking. az the formula is printed on
every label showing 1t - QUISINE and
IRON in tasteless form. The Quinine drives
out the malaria. the Iron builds up the
system Price 6Oc.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-05
PLUM JELLY HIS UNDoINe
fastens Crime Of HOUSEKEEPING on
Aged Denver colored
Man.

Denver, Colo.-Two jars of plum JeI-
~ fastened the crime of housebreaking
upon Edward Haynes, aged eighty
three.
It seems that Haynes could not OBJ
tain work carrying the hOd. 50 ne
started out to get money In some other
way. He passed the home Of Mrs. A.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-05
Flies ApoIo- American FJao.

Many people in Manchester. Eng
land. were puzzled recently by flag
seen flying over the College of Tech
nology in that city. The flag combined
the British red ensign with the Ameri-
can Stars and Stripes in exactly equal
1t was the view of the
designer that the new flag might rep
resent the English-speaking world.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-05

den in his room Haynes maintained he
had purchased the watch from a man
whom he had met on the street. But
when the officers informed the negro
that the plum jelly had been stolen
from the Mcneil home he confessed.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-05
FOX SUMMER COLDS

Nothing gives quicker relief than
Vacher-Balm.
1t IS harmless, and also relieves
Nervous Headache quickly, and any
superficial Inflammation in a short
time
Try it for Mumps. Hay Fever, or any
pain.
II you cannot buy it locally. send
for Free Sample. and Agents terms,
or send SOC stamps for 25c tubes.
Avoid mutations
f. w yACHER, inc. New Orleans.
La--Afv.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-05
Burglar Dolls Up.

Fairmont, w. Va.-The most fas-
tidious burglar on record broke into
the East Side barber shop here. Moth
ing was disturbed and nothing stolen.
but the man took bath. polished HE
shoes and passed on.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-05
French Farmer Had So Children.

French farmer had SO children
% sons and IA daughters-all of whom
were living when the war broke out.
The father and one daughter were shot
by Germans because they went TO Lille
to attend a party in honor of a rela-
tive's one-hundredth birthday; sec
ond daughter was killed by German
shell at Dunkirk. three sons were dis
charged from the army with grave in
juries and thirteen we're killed in ac-
ton. The size of the family does not
make its terrible sacrifice any less
tragic-Youth's Companion.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-05
Chile Seeks Information.

Chile has created a commission to
study the possibility of constructing o
longitudinal artery for the transmits
sion of electric power obtained from
waterfalls through long stretch of
territory
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-05
Rich Manchurian Coal Mines.

The coal mines opened last year at
Holikangizau, Manchuria in which
1000 men are employed, are producing
a good quality of coal. The length of
these beds is said TO be about sixty
seven miles. 1t is proposed 10 build a
light railway from the mines TO the
Sungarf river. a distance of abO8t
forty-seven miles.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-05

Audiences in Chinese movie thea
tiers do not pay for admission until
they have seen the start of the film.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-05
Snuff Still In Demand.

During 1917 there were made in the
Quilted States 34,S73, 626 pounds Of
snuff.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-05
Their Choice of pleasures.

Some women would rather tell
doctor of their aches and pains than
gossip with their neighbors.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-05

The occasional use of Roman Eye Balsam
at night upon retiring Will prevent AND re-
lieve tired. watery eyes and eye strain A1v
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-05
Wall to Hold Back River.

One of the worlds largest retaining
walls has been built at Rangoon. Bur
ma. 70 keep n river in its ch"nnel.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-05

Constipation generally indicates disorderec
stomach, liver and bowels. Wright's Indian
Vegetable Pills restore regularity without
gripping. Adv.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-05

No mans life IS one grand. sweet
song il he is married TO a woman who
only thinks she can sing.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-05

Weight for weight, a manila rope is
Just about as strong as Il steel one
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-09-05

More people want to be married
than want to stay married.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-02
40 Per Cent Cut Ordered
in Ocean Shipping Rate

Ocean rate cutting by British inter-
ests goes merriIy on. And ocean rate
cutting by the United States Shipping
Board follows.
In the last twenty-fOur hours the
British reduced rates to South African
and Australian ports. The cut aver
ages about 20 per cent officials or
the shipping Board have met the
rates. it is announced.
Since the first of the year every
rate made bv the Shipping Board has
been charged. forced by the British
campaign. excepting trans-Pacitic tar
ms. These. too. are scheduled to fall,
II appeals of Secretary of Commerce
Redfield avail
The Washington herald., 1919-02-02
s1,OOO,OO0 SHIP CONTRACT.
Railroad Administration Gives An
Order for Steel Barges.

Contracts for four ScIf-propeIlcd
steel barges were let to the St Louis
Eoat and Engineering Company by
the Railroad Administration yester-
day. These boats will operate be
tween birmingham and New Orleans
on the Black Warrior River route.
The contracts involve approximately
100000. The barEes will have a ca
pacity of 200 tons and will be equip
ped with two 4oO-hOrsepower engines
The Railroad Administration also let
n contract to the Murnan ShiDbuiId-
ing Company. Mobile. for the con-
, -trUCtiOn of twenty wooden barges.
for $500 each. These barges will have
a capacity of JOO tons.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-02
AMERICA FIRST.
SENATOR'S PLEA
Poindexter Objects to Pol
icy of "Entangling AL
liances in Europe.

New York, Feb. 1.-Republican
leaders who are declared to be con-
sidering the availability OF Senator
Miles Poindexter, Washington, as a
presidential possibility in 1920,- are
understood today to have been i'm
pressed by Poindexter's speech at a
Republican dinner last night, in
which he voiced a demand for the
'reassertion of the American spirit
1T is time to call a halt to the
doctrine of internatiOnalisn," he
said, and expressed the fear that the
proposed league of nations would
involve a strange, new doctrine,
which may cause this republic to
drift away from its historical an
ChOrages."
The American people. Poindexter
said. are much more interested in
their internal problems than in the
disposition Of the German colonies.
We have many menacing and
sinister problems here at home that
take precedence over the future OF
MesOpotamia." he said THE Prest-
dent is now engaged in settling
controversies that the allies could
have settled. My opinion is that
Great Britain and France should
take the lands they rescued from
the despotism of the Germans and
the Turks.
The true policy of the American
government is to avoid permanent
participation in the government of
Europe. America is now a world
power and must play it's part in the
Affairs of the world, but its part Is
tho leadership and heSemOny of the
now world"
Poindexter favored the United
Estates contributing it's share to
such a military force 'as may be
necessary to stamp out, with hre
and sword, BoIshevism in Europe
which is but another name for
anarchy and sayagery."
The Washington herald., 1919-02-02

February 2. 1919. Weather
Always Eooa at Kans's-