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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-10-17
Appointed

Judge Holt at the October term OF
Ciurcuit court appointed Willis Glib
son, assessor of property for 1920 OF
Highland county. H. H. Terry, de-
ceased, made the last assessment
about five years ago.
L. NJ. McClung was appointed on
the Highland County Pension Board,
to fill the place of DR.. H. H. Jones,
who is now living in West Va.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-10-17
HONOR LIST

NEW-Mrs. E. A. Hanley, Clarks-
burg, w. Va; Lloyd Bird, Richmond.
RENEWALS-Hen M. Propst,
Martin Armstrong, ]. o. Malcolm,
Winfred Propst, Mcdowell; Mrs Jane
Kiracofe, Doe Hill; J. E. Vandeven-
der, ]. C. Beverage, Cam Arbogast,
Monterey Rt1; ]. D. Burns, Bolar;
Miss Lucy Wilson, Henry W. Holt,
Staunton; ]. NJ Carson, Clay Waggy,
Trimble; Luther L. Rexrode, Ben
Schooler, ]. F. Snyder, Hightown; j.
L. Hiner, Alvy Rexrode, Monterey;
Mrs. P. A. Helms, Glover Greek; Mrs.
Guy Keister, Rolla, Va; Mrs. Fannie
Sullenberger, Hammond, w. Va; H.
C. Tomilson, Fay. Okla; Mrs. Sarah
Hupman, Patna.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-10-17
Public Sale
At my residence at Mill Gap Va. on


Wednesday, November 5, 1919,
Beginning at 10 o'clock will sell at
public auction the following, personal
property: 1 team black horses broke
to work, years old, 1 jimmy quiet
for children to handle, good milk
COWS, two year old heifer, 8 year.
lings, 8 calves, 3S head ewes, male
sheep thoroughbred Hampshire, !
SOW and 4 shoats, 200 bundles fod-
der, / stack hay, l road wagon.
farm wagon, l spring wagon and
pole, set double buggy harness, 1
set work harness, man saddle, ]
boy saddle, 1 double shovel plow,
spike tooth harrow, 2 hand corn
planters, l blacksmith bellows, set
iron last, log sled, / log chain,
grabs, spreaders, single trees, / cross
|cut saw, lawn mower, bee scalps,
2 bushels potatoes, onions and some
other things too tedious to mention.
TERMS-Cash for all sums of $40
and under, over that amount credit
of twelve months, negotiable note
with approved security will be requir
ed. e. A. PULLIN
Clyde Herold, auctioneer.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-10-17
Clyde Herold, auctioneer.

If anyone in Highland breed pure
bred Golden Laced Wyandottes and
Buff Orphington chickens, please
write us what you have. We will
exchange, buy, or sell.
p IN cRIIMMETT
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-10-17
BUSINESS LOCALS

FOR SALE--A good buck sheep,
half Hampshire and half Shropshire.
Price $4,000. Apply to Rylan Swope.
Vanderpool, Va.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-10-17

STRAYED-to Hevener farm - one
light red steer, no visible ear mark.
Owner please get same, pay for this
adv. and 10c day keep.
R. H. CRUMMETT
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-10-17

Highland had a "dry SPELL" but
no drought as compared with other
sections Of the State.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-10-17

LOST-Key No $685. Is, "Russel
IRVINE lock-" Kindly return to this
office if found.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-10-17

We will take UP the broken threads
and try to fillthe "uneXpird term OF
our former correspondence. Tho we
feel inadequate to interest our read
ers. Nevertheless will endeaver to
catch the little bit of news as ii
flashes over the lines.
H. A. Mclaughlin is now in on,
community getting his sheep in from
the range ready for market.
H. B. Hook from Doe Hill made a
short visit to our neighborhood.
C. ]. Shutting and daughter Miss
Mamie from Hillsboro w. VA. are
spending some time withfriends and
relatives in our neighborhood.
Miss Evelyn Crummett is teaching
the Hickman school in Bath.
After short stay with his parents
Lloyd Bird has returned to Richmond
Russell Bird made a business trip
to Augusta.
Miss Lillian Lightner left Thurs
day to enter Dayton School. She was
accompanied as far as staunton by
G. C. Burns.
R. w. Lightner who has been very
i'll for some time is improving
Arlie Williams from Warren, O.,
made short visit to his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. S. E. Williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Herold left the
latter part of the week to be present
at the marriage of their son, Samuel
at Washington, D. C.
Lloyd Gilmore of New Jersey, is
the guest of his grandfather, Capt. S.
A. Gilmore.
Roy Campbell is teaching the
Campbell school:
Elmer Burns is busy saving wooG
for the Valley Center folks.
Misses Mabel and Ruth Doyle, Of
Monterey, spent the weekend with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. N. j
Doyle Xxx
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-10-17

FOR SALE-Two high grade Shrop-
shire bucks, yearlings. Price SIS
and $40. r. II. CRUMMETT
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-10-17

The candidates get dizzy keeping
tab on the public sales, and no sale
is complete without them.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-10-17

WANTED-Eight good carpenters
at once. Good wages, apply to,
w. L. Harold
Monterey, Va
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-10-17
VALLEY CENTER

Rev, B. L. Wood left Monday for
Lost River, w. Va, where he will at
tend the marriage Of his cousin, Miss
Elizebeth Wood.
Frank Stephenson passed through
our community Sunday.
Russell Bird returned Monday from
Augusta.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Harold and
daughter Kathleen left Friday for
Washington D. c., to attend the mar
riage of their son Samuel.
Lloyd C. Bird left Friday for Rich
mond, Va, accompanied as far as
Monterey by his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G.. A. Bird.
Miss Nellie Herold accompanied
by Bedford Rose, returned home
Thursday after weeks visit with
her friend, Miss Nellie Rose of Bath.
John Stephenson passed through
our community Tuesday, returning
from Covington Va.
Mrs. Verde Duncan returned to
her home Friday, accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellie Terry as far as
Glover Lick, w. Va.
Miss Reba Smith of Roncerverte
w. Va. has been secured by Mr.. Ellie
Terry as private teacher in their
home for the winter.
IS. NJ Gilmore is contemplating
a.business trip to Alabama some time
soon.
G.. S. Peterson of Mcdowell Va.
purchased two of G. A. Birds fine
thoroughbred Shorthorn cows, switch
he expects to ship to his farm, re-
Gently purchased in Chester Co., Pa.
G. A. Birds sale was we'll attended
Especially by candidates, shaking
hands with themselves as well as
others.
w. Price Campbell was called to
see his brother Fillmore T. Campbell
of Warm Springs, Va, Thursday
who is seriously i'll, and was accom-
panied by his wife, and son Arthur.
Arlie Williams after short visit
home on account of the strike re-
ceived telegram Thursday to return
at once to his work, in Ohio.
Edgar Crummett and Ward Will
lliams returned home the first of the
week, from Berea College, Berea,e Ky.
Robert Lightner still continues to
improve slowly.
Arthur Bird has been suffering
severely with "Job's Affections.
Cornelius Shutting and daughter
Mamie, are visiting relatives in our
neighborhood.
Miss Mabel and Ruth Doyle mem
bers of the faculty, Monterey High
School spent the week end with their
respective parents.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-10-17

r. n. CRUMMETT
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1919-10-17
PUBLIC SALE

At my home in the village of Crab
bottom, will sell at public auction on
The 22nd day of October, 1919
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-09

and executive action. There is now
neither peace nor war.
There can be no peace prices sc
long as our whole financial and eco
nomic system is on a war basis.
While there is any possibility that
the peace terms may be changed OF
may be held long in allegiance or may
not be enforced because of divisions
of opinion among the powers associ-
ated against Germany, it is idle to
look for permanent relief.
By way Of immediate relief, sur
plus stock of both food and clothing
in the hands of the government will
be sold and of course, sold at prices
at which there is no profit. And by
way of more permanent correction
of prices, surplus stocks in private
hands will be drawn out of storage
and put on the market.
Much Of the accumulating of
stocks has no doubt been due to the
sort of speculation which always re-
suits from uncertainty. Great sur
pluses are accumulated because it
was impossible to foresee what the
market would disclose and dealers
were determined to be ready for
whatever might happen, as well as
eager to reap the full advantage of
rising prices. They will now see the
disadvantage of holding off from the
new process Of distribution.
Disregarding the surplus stocks in
the hands of the government, there
was greater supply of foodstuffs in
this country on June 1st of this year
than at the same date last year. In
the combined total of number of
the most important foods in dry and
cold storage the excess is quite 10
per cent. And yet prices have risen
The supply of fresh eggs on hand in
June Of this year, for example, was
greater by nearly 10 per cent, than
the supply on hand at the same time
last year, and yet the wholesale price
was 40 cents dozen as against 80
cents a year ago.
The stock of frozen fowls had in
creased more than 20S per cent and
yet the price had risen also from 34 u
cents per pound to 371a cents. The
supply of creamery butter had in
creased 129 per cent and the price
from Al to So cents per pound.
The supply of salt beef had been
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-09

The President told Congress that
1--WE are dealing with very critical and
very difficult matters"
He declared that ''There is no
ground for some of the fearful fore
casts | hear uttered about me but the
condition of the world is unquestion
ably very grave, and We should face
it comprehendingly." The President
also assailed the suggestions of gen
eral strikes, saying:
81 believe, too, that the more en-
treme leaders of organized labor will
presently yield to sober secolL
thought and, like the great mass of
their associates, think and act like
true Americans. They will see that
strikes undertaken at this critical time
are certain to>make matters worse
not better-Worse for them and for
everybody else.
"The worst thing, the most fatal
thing that can be done now is to stop
or interrupt production or to inter-
lcIe Will JHc ulSIIlDullOll VI SOOuo ny
the railway and the shipping of the
country"
The President sand in part:
have sought this opportunity to
address you because it is clearly my
duty to call your attention to the
present cost of living and to urge up
on you with all the persuasive force
of which | am capable the legisla
tive measures which would be most
effective in controlling it and bring
it down.
The prices the people of this coun-
try are paying for everything that it
is necessary for them to use to live
are not justified by a shortage in sup
ply, either present or prospective,
and are in many cases artifcially and
deliberately created by vicious prac-
tees, which ought Immediately to be
checked by law.
Some of the methods by which
these prices are produced are al
readily illegal, some of them criminal
and those who employ them will be
energetically proceeded against; but
others have not yet been brought
under the law and should be dealt
with at once by legislation.
We must, think, frankly admit
that there is no complete immediate
remedy to be had from legislation
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-09
Must Protect Farmers In Price Reductions
LATE NEWS BULLETIN.
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9-The
leaders of fifteen organizations Of
railroad employees united today in the
"denifite assertion" that they had no
desire and have had none "to impress
upon the public by violence or
threat, their proposal that the rail-
roads be nationalizcd under triparte
control. Declaring that requests of
the men that living cost be reduced
or their wages increased was aside
from the question of the future dis
position of the railroad problem, la
Dor leaders said that if President
Wilson and congress could not meet
this request the men would have to
try to find another solution.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-09
MERCURY DROPS
NEAR FREEZING
POINT in NIGHT
Cold Wave Causes Rush to
Fill Coal Bins-Escape
From Killing Frost
Who left the ice box oVen?

Who left the ice box oven?
Shut that door there's an iceberg
passing outside.
Say wife, if you don't get that kit
chen fire built pretty soon, I'll never
get to work.
What, no more coal in the bin?
Why, John, told you not 10 wait
any longer before ordering your coal.
And all up and down the line today
the weather was a popular subject
of conversation. The coal man was
the only cheerful man to be found
on the job. He was busy answering
telephone calls from every direction
ordering the winters supply of coal
rushed to the house at once.
Up at Bingham's Drug store where
the official thermometer tells the
waiting world what the temperature
is, it was 80 degrees at o'clock this
morning. Other points reported "a
degrees.
It's pretty safe guess that around
A a. m. the mercury was very close to
the freezing point. No one has yet
reported a frost or damage to crops
but it would not be surprising if some
of the tenderer plants were nipped
by the cold last night
Bank clerks were seen working
with their coat collars up and girls
clerks discarded the peeka-boo effects
for heavy sweaters and coats.
Tourists passing through the town
in automobiles were noted bundled up
in robes and blankets trying to keep
off the cold 1t was not cold enough
however to cause the youngster to
put on his shoes. Little chaps
scampered in their bare feet today
when their elders were stamping their
feet to keep warm.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-09
BURLINGTON HAS
TRACTION STRIKE

BURLINGTON, VT, Aug. 9-Bur-
lington found her place m the sun of
international labor strikes last night
when practically the entire crew of
motormen and conductors compos-
ing the night operating force of the
Burlington Traction company ran
their cars to the switch on Pearl
street in front OF the Howard relief
building, dropped off their positions
and refused to run the cars another
inch. Traffic on every line was held
up.
Burlington car men work under the
smallest wage schedule in New Eng
land, asserted the men, getting only
SIS per week for an IL hour day,
seven days per week. After a man
has been on the job five years he gets
an increase, but the men say, "who
wants to wait five years for an in
crease with the high prices of today"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-09
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Aug. ALL spec
ial agents of the Department of JUS
tice all over the country have been
ordered to assist district attorneys in
uncovering evidence of profiteering.
This will put hundreds of trained in
vestigators in search of men who
have inflated prices exorbitantly.
Numerous reports received at the de-
partment from district attorneys in
dicated that much evidence against
profiteers has been accumulated.
Prosecutions are expected soon in
some districts.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-09

augmented per cent and the price
had gone from $34 a barrel to $3G a
barrel. Canned corn had increased
in stock nearly 92 per cent and had
remained substantially the same IN
price.
There is reason to believe that the
prices of leather, of coal, of lumber
and of textiles have been materially
affected by forms of concert and CO.
operation among the producers and
marketers of these and other unlver-
sally necessary commodities, which 1t
will be possible to redress.
No watchful or energetic effort will
be spared to accomplish this neces-
sary result. | trust that there will
not be many cases in which prose-
cution will be necessary.
Public action will no doubt cause
many who have perhaps unwittingly
adopted illegal methods to abandon
them promptly, and of their own mo-
ton.
There can be little doubt that re-
tailers are in part, sometimes in large
part, responsible for exorbitant prices
and it is quite practicable for the
government To supply the public
with full information as to the prices
at which retailers buy and as to the
cost of transportation they pay, in
order that it may be known just what
margin Of profit they are demanding.
Opinion and concerted action on the
part of purchasers can probably do
the rest.
That is the agencies may perfrom
this indispensable service provided
the Congress will supply them with
the necessary funds to prosecute
their inquiries and keep their price
lists up to date.
Let me urge in the first place that
the present food control act should
be extended both as to the period of
time during which it shall remain in
operation and as to the commodities
to which it shall apply. It's provi-
sions against boarding should be
made to apply not only to food but
also to foodstuffs, to fuel, to cloth
ing and to many other commodities
which are indisputable necessaries of
life.
To the same end, l earnestly rec
commend in the second place that
the Congress pass law regulating
cold storage.
I would also recommend that all
goods should destined for interstate
commerce should in every case, where
their form OF package makes pos
sible, be plainly marked with the
price at which they left the hands of
the producer. Such requirement
would be close analogy to certain
provisions of the pure food act, by
which it is required that certain de-
tailed information be given on the
labels of packages of foods ard
drugs.
And it does not seem to me that
we can confne ourselves to detailed
measure of this kind, if it is indeed
our purpose to assume national dis
tribution. l take it for granted that
that is our purpose and our duty.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-09
1By Associated Press)

PARIS, Aug. 9-At today's session
of the supreme council of the peace
conference consideration was given a
message from Archduke Joseph, head
of New Hungarian government an
nouncing the intention of his regime
to execute the terms of the armistlce
and asking recognition and authorize
ton to send delegates to Paris. The
message outlined the policy of the
new government and said it would call
a properly selected constituent as
sembly to reorganize labor with q
view to increasing production.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-09

The speaking honors were divided
equally between National Grand Mas
ter Wilson of the Grange and w. A.
Lloyd of Washington, d. c., head of
! the Farm Bureau of the United
States Department of Agriculture. O.
l.. Martin of Plainfeld, State Master
ofathe Grange, had charge of the ex-
ercises and Hon. Andrew Elliott, of
Canada, was a special speaker sent
to the meeting by the Vermont De-
partment of Agriculture.
These four speakers have been on
four-day speaking tour through
Vermont addressing meetings and
picnics at Rutland, Middleburg, Shell
don, Montpelier and today they wind
up their tour at Springfield. They
have covered over $50 miles in the
most magnificent section of Vermont.
Grand Master Wilson spoke for
half an hour on national problems as
they affect the agriculturist. He said
that Samuel Gompers who was a
close adviser to President Wilson de-
manded high wages for labor and
cheap food. He said that the farmers
should stand for the high prices of
labor but at the same time should
not allow reduction in the prices of
foods below the cost of production
plus fair profit to the producer. He
said the Grange must stand solidly
for fair share of the contry's pros
perity.
He said the impression was in the
cities that the farmers were all be-
coming immensely wealthy. He said
there was big cry for the city man
to go back into the country. He said
if this ever happened the cities would
starve inside of ten days. Lord save
the farms from the city man." he de-
clared.
Mr.. Wilson in opening his address
said it was some country that could
change the calender back from Au-
gust l to October. 1t was chilly and
raw, a typical fall day at the outing
He also chided Vermont for being so
Continued on page q
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-09
National Grange Leader Scores Union
Labor For Advocacy OF High
Wages And Low Food Cost
FARMERS FIELD DAY AND PICNIC
AT JOE'S POND rs BIG SUCCESS
Oliver Wilson and w. A. Lloyd, Head of Farm Bureau
at Washington, ID. c.. Stir Big Crowd
at Gathering

demand that farmers be protected against radi-
cal reduction in the price Of food made by Oliver
Wilson, Grand Master of the National Grange, at the
Farmers Field Day and Picnic under the joint auspices
of the Grange and the Farm Bureau at Joes Pond Fri
day afternoon 1t enthusiastic and enjoyable af
fair Over 500 people attended from all sections of Gale
donia county. There over hundred automobiles
parked in the open ground near the Pavilion.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-09
Urges Drastic
Food Control
Act

WASHINGTON, Aug. Congress today took the
the first steps in forming legislation to meet the high
costs of living along the lines laid down in President
Wilson's address to Congress late yesterday afternoon
The President in his address made the following re-
concentrations:
An extension of the food control act both to it's
period of operation and to include all commodities ndis
putably necessaries of life.
Regulation of cold storage to define the limits within
which foodstuffs can be held.
Marking of all goods destined for interstate COM
merce with the price at which they left the hands of the
producer
Federal licenses for all corporations and persons
gagged in Interstate Commerce, which will provide for
competitive selling and passage of the pending bill giving
the capital issues committee control of security issues.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-09
RAILROAD TIEUP
WILLCONTINUE
UNTIL MONDAY
N. E. Suffers from Worst
Transportation Conditions
In Many Years

BOSTON, Aug.9-Railroad officials
and striking shopmen and other work
ers in New England appeared to be
marking time, pending a decision on
the part of the men whether they
should accept President Wilson's re-
commentator that they return to
work while their grievances were be-
ing considered by the railroad admin
istration. That this decision would
not be made before Monday was in
dicated in statements by strike lead
ers that action would be impossible
before a meeting here on that day OF
the system federations of the Boston
& Main, Boston & Albany, and New
York, New Haven & Hartford rail-
roads.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-09
HONOR MRS. MOVES
Twenty-Five Friends and Relatives
Attend Party Given by Mrs. Her.
bert WILCOX in Celebration of
Birthday Anniversary

A very pleasant evening was pas
sed by twenty-five relatives and
friends of Mrs. Herbert Wilcox and
her sister, Mrs. Jennie Noyes, at the
home of the latter on Prospect aven-
ue last night. The party was sur
prise in honor of Mrs. Noyes' birth
day anniversary.
There was a social hour after Mrs.
Noyes had recovered from the shock
of the party coming in upon her un-
expectedly. Miss Olive Lowery of
Quebec and Bernard Wilcox sang in
excellent voice.
A dainty luncheon was served by
Mrs. Samuel Sommerville assisted by
Miss Della Walker and Miss Hazel
Walker.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-09
(By Associated Press)

BERLIN, Aug. 9-The government
announces the discovery of an eXten-
sive secret strike movement which If
successful will lead to a general rail
road strike in the central and perhaps
all Germany on September 1st. Spar
tist and communistic agitators are
charged with being leaders of the
movement which the government is
using every means to suppress.