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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-03-26
Aurora Borealis

Northern lights, known as the au-
rora borealis, caused some excitement
Monday night by wierd and bril-
liant illumination of the heavens.
/ In spite of the myriads of camp
kettles in operation in Highland and
Pendleton sugar orchards, no one is
known to have attributed the phe-
nomenon to the local conditions,
though the joke-makers missed a
good oportunity.
The strange sight was viewed by
Montereyans until late hour.
The following story of the occasion
was sent out from New York.
New York, March 22-Aurora Bo-
reals. was attacked tonight with
spring fever. He kicked up his heels
danced all over the sky and put tele-
graph wires out of commission from
the Atlantic seaboard to the far West.
The wire chief at Western Union
headquarters tried to take the pa
TENTS pulse" but reported the COM
nany had no instrument strong
enough to measure the voltage of tn,
electrical currents which swept across
the heavens.
Natures skylarking in the north
land made telegraph impossible for
fifteen minutes, Q record in this Vici-
nifty, and caused furry in news
paper Offices all over the country,
when news westward bound was held
up.
There were Interruptions in wire
service early in the evening, but the
complete tie-up came at 9:45. By
10 o'clock Western Union reported it
was beginning to recover some of it's
circuits, but balancing was neces-
sary.
Tho American Telegraph and Tele-
phone Company, which reported its
IoSlN4CC Sulu Inc
ern lights had not interrupted its To-
cal or long distance telephone service.
Cable terminals were hard it, while
wireless apparatus waged an unequal
fight against nature for command of
the air.
There will be many a stiff neck in
New York tomorrow. Men, women
and children elevated their faces As
degrees to miss not flash of the free
electrical display
The encyclopedia lists various types
of the phenomenon, arcs, rays bands,
curtains and coronas and there were
star gazers to be found who solmenly
swore they had detected each type.
Night hawks stalled the street or
perched atop sky scrapers until we'll
toward midnight staring the heavens.
Riverside Drive and parks were
crowded until late hour, while
along Broadway natures lights de-
feated electric signs for supremacy
of interest.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-03-26
LEADS IN PURE
BRED SIRE CAMPAIGN

ct will perhaps be of interest to
those who have been working to help
the Pure Bred Sire campaign in Vir-
ginia" to know that Virginia stands
first among the states in the Union
IN the number of farmers pledged to
use only pure bred sires on their
farms. 1t will be of particular int
crest to the live stock producers of
Southwest Virginia to know that Pu-
laski County has the highest enroll
ment of any county in the United
States"
"This information comes from the
Bureau of Animal Industry, United
States Department of Agriculture.
However the race is not yet half over
end those interested in the live
stock development of this state have
some hard work before them if Vir-
ginia is to stay in the lead. The
county agents expect to push the Pure
Bred Sire Campaign as one of their
main projects through the year.
Every breeder, agricultural worker
banker and Chamber of Commerce
in Virginia should be vitality concern
cd in seeing that Virginia maintains
this leadership. Such position will
mean much to the agricultural devel
oremcnt Of this state"
]. i. h1ceks, the county agent in
Pulaski County, has enrolled 65 farm
els wh0 have agreed to use only pure
bred .i"es with horses, cattle, sheep
swine and poultry on their farms
There ale many counties in the State
that could and should make better
record ttan this, but the county thai
beats F, lasl1i will have to get dow
and do Il lot of hard, consistent work
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-03-26
MONTEREY FRIDAY MAR. 26 1920
One Cow Produced $3.50
., Worth of Butter in Year

Rockingham County may now
boast of a Jersey COW, which, accord
ing to government records, gave g.
1854 pounds of milk, including $685.
80 pounds of butter fat, during q
period of one year. This is. equlVa-
lent to 1850 gallons of milk and 642
pounds of butter in twelve months
The value of the butter alone, at sew
enty cents per b., was $3.50. This
was an average of one and three
fourths pounds. Of butter per day fol
an entire year.
This cow and three others in the
same herd gave 34,509 pounds of milk
and 1884 pounds of butter fat dur
ing the twelve months for which Tho
test was made. This is eQulvalen
to ALSO gallons of, milk and 2,l7t
pounds of finished butter. The value
of the butter from these four cow
for one year was slightly more thar
$500.
All four of these thoroughbred Jer
seys are owned by Rev. J. S. Roller
of Timberville. The test was mad
by representative of the Unite'
States government and the result il
certified as official. The record mad
by the best of these COWS surpasse
any other ever reported in this coun
ty, and is one of the best in the State
News Record.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-03-26

S2.35, will get the Recarder and
Thrice a week World whole year.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-03-26
WILLIAM 3. ANDERSON

William. g. Anderson was born
September Z, 1851, at Charlotte C. H.
Virginia, it being during the Cival
War and his family was refugeing
there at the time. His parents were
Junius B. and Margaret X. Anderson
of Franklin, w. Va.
On December 6. 1899 he married
Miss Kite Dyer, OF Franklin. and of
this happy union three children were
born; Junius Mcclure, Effie Harness
and William Dyer Anderson.
The above is brief record Of a
life which came to an earthly close
on March Is 1920, in the seth year.
Mr.. Anderson had not been in the
best @, health for about year as the
after affects of an attact of influenza
but had been confined to his bed for
only a few days, and his sudden depar
ture has cast a gloom over the entire
community in which he was held in
great respect.
He was a devoted husband and
loving father, true friend, wise
counsellor and useful citizen.
In his family he was beloved and
his home one of Astounding hospital
ity and good fellowship. Always bri-
ght and genial it was pleasure to
be with him. he will be MISSED by
a large circle Of friends. He was es-
pecially kind to the needy and his
administration to the poor were abu
ndant and while these things were
done without attention they Will be
greatly missed by a large number. :
AS wise counsellor his advice was
constantly sought and. followed and
he was looked up to as one of the lead
ers of this community.
He was a man of Affairs and in his
. large transactions in farming matters
and as dealer in cattle, he come in
touch with many people and was wild
ly known and one Of the most highly
honored and respected citizens of Pen
delton County.
He became a member of the Pres
byterian church in May 1900 and in
September CT that year was elected
10 the office of deacon showing the
confidence the congregation had in
the sinceritp of his character and pro
fession.
Besides his Immediate family he
leaves to mourn his loss. one brother,
Charles P. Anderson, Of Brandywine
this county, and four sisters, Mrs,
Sallie Cunningham, Mrs Lucy Headly
Miss Alice Anderson of Franklin, and
Mrs j.. J. Roberts of Culpeper, Va.
large number of relatives and friends
= On Thursday March Is 1920 he
was laid to rest in the beautiful Gem
etery to the North of town to await
the resurrection of the just.
the resurrection Of the just-Pendel
ton Times.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-03-26
NOTICE
Monterey, V

Notice is given that in the future
the Recorder will not publish Memor
ial Sketches, Memoriar1s, Re.124n-
brance articles, etc., as free matter.
The increasing number of these
notices coming to us make it imposs-
ible for us to carry them all as free
matter, and hereafter we will only
carry them as paid matter charging
one cent per word and the cash must
accompany the articles TO be publish
ed.
This does nni apply to death motto
es and obituaries. These viii be car
ried as news matter and no charges
will be made as heretofore.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-03-26
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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-03-26

Armstrong, near Churchville. Mr., aid
Mrs. Armstrong who have resided in
Augusta for several years have recen
thy purchased farm there.
Merry Nat
Arizona republican., 1920-11-08
Baseball Future
 Will be Decided
 at TOdaY's Meet
IRepubIIcan A. P. Leased Wlrel

CHICAGO, Nov. 7-Whether a war is to break into major baseball leagues or the dove of peace is to continue to soar above the professional ranks of the national game probably will be de- cided here tomorrow when separate mettings of the two factions in the proposed reorganization of~PasehalF will be held.
 Today preliminary conferences were held by both sides. Pressdant B. John son of the American leagues uet ,~wiLs Clarke Griffith of the WSs gton club and Connie Mack of the Philadelphia Americans, the other three members of what Johnson terms the loyal five'' failing to appear They are eX- pected to be here tomorrow however, for the league meeting which MT. Johnson has called. At a meeting a few blocks away with John Heydler, president of the National league, were 13 representatives of National league clubs. Tomorrow they will hold an- other meeting. It was known that methods of averting war were dis cussed by the National leaguers but there apparently was no let up in the determination to force reorganization of the game or else to form a 12-club league without the five American | league clubs. which with President Johnson so far have refused to approve the Lasker plan which is fostered by the National leaguers.
 l President Heydler said after the meeting that the situation was ''the same now as when the eleven clubs signed their agreement to form 12- club league if the other five American league clubs did not join in the re- organization"
 | sfrTvJ,x. 4Sorr% iu ora%1 ha uafd fa 4he five American league clubs. If they want to join our meeting tomorrow we shall be glad to have them. Any action at that meeting will be decided by 8 majority vote and we shall stand by such action to the end It's either 9 case of the American leaguers joining us or forcing us to form a new league MT. Griffith and Ben Shibe of the Philadelphia American league clut conferred with Heydler after the meet ing. They are part of Johnson's '1oya five" but would not say what they ha( discussed.
 MT. HeydIer tonight said that while most of the major league owners would
 attend the meeting of minor leagu,
 clubs in Kansas City Tuesday, an!
 action taken by the minor league
 would have no bearing on the plans O the II clubs which took the first step.
 toward reorganization.
 Besides the special conferences to
 day the major league magnates als,
 conferred with numerous minor leagu
 presidents and managers en route t
 Kansas City for the minor leagu
 meeting Tuesday. Those attending tn meeting today with Mir Heydler wer
 William Veeck, A. D. Lasker and vii liam Wrigley, Jr., of the Chicago clut ] Garry Herman of Cincinnati, J. C
 Jones, Samuel A. Breadon and Brancl } Hickey of St. Louis; Barney Dreyfu of Pittsburg; W. H. Baker of Phila
Arizona republican., 1920-11-08

 II a. m. OeAOre oo"ooy sports and the wrestling sear Will be daily features except on Saturday. except on on Tuesday and Thursday n tractor nu implement review win be staged on tne half mile track as a novel fea- .ure Of the tractor exposition under 'ne direction of the Arizona Tractor ana Implement Dealers association.
 The stock parade, one of the big features of the fair. will start at ?. m- in front of the grand stand on Friday.
 Auto Racing Saturday
 saturday afternoon will be devoted eO automobile races, the program con- sisting of a 100-mile ee-for-all. a oO-miie tri-state race, an Australian pursuit race of 20 miles and a 10-milo novelty race.
 Airplanes and balloons win be util- ized in putting on a double aerial pro- gram each day of the fair. The harness races will be run on the three e-heat plan, every heat a race and the following is the card for Monday: Today's Race Card 2:20 pace-Purse S125O. Entries: Petrea. Linnie C., Easter Bond, Zombro Knight. Victor Directly. 2;20 trot-Purse $125O. Entries: La- Panza, Surety. Belzaboa, J. W. s. 2:1O trot--D- J. Burke, Stirling Lou. Columbia T., Kitty Bond. The following are the entries for mthe running races today:
 Five -eights mile: Little Connie, Catherine Mac. Felicitor. Dodd Adams, Chantress. Boys Favorite. crispie, 4 Class A.
 Flve-eights mile: Freedom Walter Whtttiker. Welga. L. dsntry, Corn Cutter. Indian Brigade Joe Glenn, Herder Underbrush.
 Three quarter mile Browns Favor ite. Art Rick. Prarie. Myrtle A, Gomul Woody Montgomery. t
 Three-quarters mile: Bob Fib. Min nie Fl, Go On, Lone Star. Bell of the Kitchen. Lady Innocence, Coronoda.
 Three quarters mile: White Shield Clover Junior. Reveler, Tom Goose DipeEio, Little orphan.
 " Cowboy Sports Today.
 The cowboy sports program for to- day foilws:
 Relay races: No. c. w. Pardee: No 2 Walter Cline; No 3. Lee Robinson; No. Cheyenne Riser.
 Goat roping contest: No. 1 Logan Morris: No. 2 Mnt Good; No. Fred Reason; No. { Jack Giles; No. 5. Wal. ter Cline; No. 6 H. IT. Page: No. Arthur Beloot: No. 8 T. T. Walker; No. Ben Johnson; No. 10 Lee Nor. man: No. II Luther Bennetts; No. 1; J. IT. Wright; No. IA Doc Pardee; No IS Lee Robertson: No. 16 Pearly Nor. ris; No. IT, Cheyenne Riser; No. IS Clay McGonagill; No. 1e, John Judd No. 20. P. Padilla; No. 21, Bert Wieri No. 22, Quinn Williams.
 Pony express: No. 1, Doc Pardee No. 2, Walter Cline; No. 3, Lee Rob. ertson.
 Bronco riding: No. i, Lee Robert son; No. 2, Jim O'Brien: No. 8, E. Pa. dilla: No. 4. Harry Walters: No. 6, Johnson: No. Bill Whoalden; No. Cheyenne Riser; No. 8. Quinn Vii Hams; No. 10. Bill Robertson; No. II Lloyd Jones: No. 12, Stewart Evans No. 13. Jack Rodriguis: No. IA. Richi' Lewis; No. IS. Jack Brown.
 The first series of the calf ropini contests for the worlds champt9nshiI will be held Tuesday. All entries fo this event will positively close at Il o'clock this morning it was announce, last night by Doc Pardee. superinten dent of the cowboy sports program.
Arizona republican., 1920-11-08

Horey lowered the southern dirt track when he made mile in 49 4-5 seconds, clipping a second off the record set by him last year.
 Ray Claypool established a two-mile southern dirt track record when he made the distance in 1:43 flat. The former record was 1:441k.
Arizona republican., 1920-11-08

delphia, Charles Ebbets of Brooklyn and John McGraw and Charles Stone ham of New York.
 Representatives of minor league baseball clubs who left here tonight for Kansas City included Jack Hendricks and w. J. Smith of Indianapolis, John H. Farrell. secretary of the National Association of Minor Leagues; Cal Ewing of oakland, E. W. Dickerson, president of the Central league; George Maimes, president Michigan Ontario league; David L. Fultz, presi- dent of the new International league; T. J. Hickey, president of the Amer .1s .i1esz ass oeAation; A. R. Tearney, presi- dent Of the Western and Three 1 leagues.
Arizona republican., 1920-11-08
LITERARY licENsE

Speaking of coal that is a queer idea Booth Tarkington puts into the mouth of Poldekin Mature has no black-except coal, and the reason coal is black is so that the first man to find it would hate 1t, and try to burn it, to get 1t out of his sight"
 As for nature having no black, there are blackberries, black hair, jet, truf- fles, night and other things-not to mention the entire negro race.-Bos- ton Transcript.
Arizona republican., 1920-11-08
Parachute Jumper
 Killed of BeIoif

BELOIT, Wis, Nov 7.-Chas. Hop kins. 37, was killed today when he jumped from an airplane with a para chute. The parachute failed to o-->i until he was nearly to the ground. The when Hopkins jumped.
Arizona republican., 1920-11-08
SeDen Volunteers
 Killed ir1 Ireland

DUBLIN, Nov. 7-Seven volunteers are reported to have been killed in a fight at the Causeway near Tralee Fri day. Seventy-four arrests were made in Cork during the curfew hours Sat urday night.
Arizona republican., 1920-11-08
This Ad May Save Your Child's Life

If it should step on rusty nail would you know how to keep it from getting lock jaw?
 If it caught diphtheria would you recognize the symptoms?
 Do you know how to protect it from infantile paralysis?
 We offer you the information that will enable you to meet these and other emergencies of child life.
 It is in the form of a bulletin written by the American School Hygiene Association and published by the American Red Cross. A free copy of 1t may be secured from our Washington Information Bureau.
 (In filling out the coupon print name and address or be sure to write plainly.)
Arizona republican., 1920-11-08

Do not burn cotton stalks. Chop them up and blow them under.-Citi- zen.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-14
Lila Lee, Movie
 Star, Would Rid
 Self of Guardian

Chicago, April 13.--Lila Lee, the 15-year-old movie star whose name really is Augusta Appel, wishes to get rid of her guardian, Mrs. Lillian Edwards, an actress, the wife of Gus Edwards.
 Through her father Carl Appel, manager of North Side Turner Hall, the girl yesterday filed bill for an injunction against Mrs. Edwards and the Famous Players-Lasky corpora- tion to. prevent her guardian from collecting any money for Iila's ser vices.
 The bill declares the defendant has control of the film stars money, au- tomobiles, furniture and wearing ap- parei. Mrs. Edwards made the con tract with the Lasky corporation, the bill says, and the girl and her father don't know how much money her guardian is getting or to what extent she has enriched, herself through the talents of Lila Lee.
 Mrs. Edwards asserts she has shaped Lila's career since she was years old and has invested large sums in her. She will contest the suit.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-14
Pictures of Cozy Homes Will Lure (
 Maids of France

Chicago, April 13.- Photographs of cozy American homes will be the lure offered to French maids by two Chi. cago women, members of clubs, who will leave for Paris within the next three weeks, to act as agents for Chi cago housewives They will seek to instruct mademoiselie 10 abandon tn scrub brushes and Drooms of France for the firelcss cookers, vacuum cleaners and electric washing ma- chimes of America.
 When the plan of importing French maids was first advanced by Mrs. James s. knowlson, of 429 South Clinton avenue, Oak Park, some Oak Park women demonstrated for fear Eff and Fanchette might have de- moraiizing effect upon family life, but these fears have been alayed and the plan is to be given a trial.
 The two agents, whose names Mrs. Knowlson will not divulge, will col lcct S250 in advance from each house. wife desiring a maid This will pay transportation, and will be repaid by Jeanne or Yvonne when she arrives.
 Should she abandon her mistress' victrola and seek another domicilc, according to Mrs. knowlson, this T 0 U. will follow her "as relent- lessly as the rash"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-14
ADMINIsTRATRIx's SALE.

Notice is hereby given that pur- suant to an order of the Jefferson Probate Court, the undersigned, as administrative of the estate of Charles Ortolani, deceased, will, on Wednesday, May 12, 1920 between the hours for judicial sales, offer for sale at public auction at the front door of the court house in Pine Bluff, Arkansas the following de- scribed land in Jefferson County. Arkansas, being the west half of the. north west quarter (W 1-2 NW) 1-4s). of section eleven GID township seven CD south, of range seven l7)I west, containing eighty acres more or less, being lands which the inter state Charles Ortolani, deceased, had right, title and estate in at the time of his death.
 The said lands will be sold to pay the debts of said estate and the sale will be- made upon credit Of thre months, the purchase price to bear interest at the rate of eight Her cent per annum from date of sale, and the purchaser will be required to execute bond with approved secur- ity for the payment of the amount bid, and lien will be retained upon the land to secure the payment of the purchase money.
 STELINDA ORTOLANI,
 Admrx Est. Charles Ortolani.
 dcceaScd
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-14
RailrOader Reads
 His Bible 25 Times

Georgetown, Del, April 13.--Firm- ly resolving, "A years ago, to read the Bible from cover to cover once each year, Geo. Messick, retired rail- road man, this city, has completed the task for the twenty-fourth time, and has started on the twenty-fifth reading.
 During the time he has succeeded in finishing the book each New Years Eve night, with the exception of one time, when he was i'll. He completed the reading however, with in few weeks thereafter, and start cd again.
 Usually Mir. Messick starts on the first of the year and he has so di- vided the chapters that when he reads certain number each day he will have finished on the last day of the year. For many years he was baggage master at the Georgetown passenger station. He is 75 years old.
 Mir Mcssick became fond of read ing the Bible when boy, having had it drilled into him. He comes of an old Methodist family, and for many years has been member of that church.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-14
Has Monograph Whose Sound Will
 Carry Two Miles

London, April 13. A British angi- neer, with more application than mercy, has invented a photograph, the volume of sound of which, it is asserted, will equal that of Souaa s orchestra, the night the states went dry; reproduce lfelke impression of modern battlc, or make posalbie an Ulstermans speech at 3inh l~ein meeting.
 Tie latest and loudest form of mu scal horror is the invention of Il. A. Gaydon, member of the staff of the Creed Cable company. He tried 1t out on his surprised neighbors in a London suburb. The tune played was recognized more than two miles away
 Called "Stcntorphone."
 Complaints came showering in from the same distance. The objec- tors begged to have Gaydon removed from the neighborhood. So a well known theatrical manager decided to take the machine for his vaudeville houses as a popular form of amuse- ment.
 The instrument is known as the "stentorphone"-a after Stentor, the Greek herald, who had voice like thunder.
 Compressed air and patent sand box are the secret of the invention The air is supplied by an electric mo- tor, and when it passes through d small valve controlled by the gram ophone necdle-ordinary records and needles are used--it expands and ere ates burst of noise that in the case of vocal selections far surpasses the original.
 Hear Lauder Sing. The most entertaining result was obtained when vocal record was turned on. The artist was Sir Harry Lauder and the song, eve Parted on the Shore," and it sounded like the monster voice of the biggest giant who ever walked in the fairy tales. It is contended, indeed, that the machine can be used as drill ser geant, giving the words of command before playing the marching accom- paniment, or that, if necessary, it can deliver the speeches of famous statesmen in way that will baffle the obstructive methods of the loud est voiced heckler.