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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-06-17
Numerous Thunder Storms,

There was a fierce wind and rain
storm in Shepherdstown and vicinity
last Saturday afternoon. The rain fcH
Ain torrents and the gale twisted the
limbs from trees and blew a number
OF trees down in the nciPhbOrhoOd No
damage was done growing crops, but a
number OF electric light and telephone
poles north and west of town were
blown down.
Yesterday afternoon there was an
other spectacular storm in this section
in which the lightning took the leading
part. Ih-re was not much wind or
rain, but the lightning was vivid and
the thunder loud. A fash Of lightning
is declared 10 have Travelled down
Princess street as sheet OF fame. and
when it came 70 Ashton f. Boswell's
home il struck the chimney OF the
dwelling and took the top off, scatter
ing the bricks with such force that
numerous holes were knocked in the
roof. The force of the discharge blew
out the pipe hole covers in several
rooms and filled the rooms with SCOT
Luckily the house was not set afirc
No one was hurt, but Mrs Boswell
and the children were good deal
frightened so much so that Mrs Bo5-
well sat up ri. night, ready TO dodge
any more bolts Of lightning that might
strike out from the storms that follow
ed one another all night long. Mr.
Boswc!ps loss is insured.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-06-17
Honors For a Jefferson County Man.

Louis X. Koontz, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. Frank Koontz, of the vicinity
OF Shepherdstown, got his PHI. d. de-
gree from Johns Hopkins University In
Baltimore on Tuesday. Mr.. KoontZ
/ took his first graduate work at Johns
Hopkins in 1912 and got his a. M.
degree in 1914. His doctorate has
come six years later, having been post
Roned because of his several years OF
teaching at Davis and Elkins College
and his service in the United States
Army. During these years he never
lost sight of the goal he had set before
nm, and we congratulate him uDon the
honor that has now been bestowed
upon one so worthy. During the past
year Mr. KOontz has been in the Office
OF the chief of staff in the War Depart
mcnt in Washington, and has had con-
GENIAL and interesting work, his duties
consisting in part of writing for the
press articles on education in the army
Although he likes this work exceeding
ly well, he intends to resign from the
service the coming fail, as he has re-
ceived and accepted place on the fac
u!ty OF history in the University of
Michigan, where he will handle
courses in modern European history.
We know that he will take pleasure in
this congcnial work, and the good
wishes Of his friends will follow him
IN his new career Mr. KoOniZ is
fine young gentleman and we are quite
sure that he is going to be heard from
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-06-17
Distressing Accident.

A very distressing accident occur
ren last Sunday at the summer cot
tage of DR.. Standish McCleary on the
GuRpOwder river near Baltimore. His
wife and children were at the shore.
and John, the Oldest boy, aged fiftee::
years, was handling. revolver VIXEN
the weapon was accidentally discharg-
ed. The 32-calibre bullet pierced the
breast OF his sister, Anna Katherine
aged twelve years, passed through her
lung and lodged in the muscles of her
back. Ii was feared that she was NOR
tally wounded, but she was hurried to
Mercy Hospital in Baltimore, where
DR.. McCleary's surgical and medical
friends gave her every attention, and
it is hoped that her life may be spared
The latest reports from Baltimore
state that she is doing well, and if no
complications set in she will recover.
DR.. McCleary, who is a nephew of the
editor of the Register, is wel-known in
Shcpherdstown His friends here
symPathizc with him and his family
in their present anxiety, and hope that
all will be we'll with the little girl.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-06-17
Wool Market Still Dull.

The wool market continues very
dull, and dealers are offering only
from 80 to 35 cents a pound. Some
farmers sold early in the season at
prices ranging from so TO 60 cents a
pound, and these have collected with a
good deal of satisfaction. Most wool
growers are holding on to the product.
in the belief that prices will go up
again. This, however, is problem
atical, for il is reported that more than
l,265, 100000 pounds of wool have ac-
cumulated in the stOre-houses of the
world since the beginning of the war.
When the present years clip is COM
pleted, it is asserted that this surplus
will be increased by some 2,500,OOO. 900
pounds. 1t is also claimed that In
America last September there were
1OO,OO0,0OO pounds of virgin wool in
storage, or l00,0OO,O0O pounds more
than the cOuntry's annual mp
tion. The reason a recent state
ment says, huge stocks of virgin wool
are now lying in storehouses unmalu-
factured is that the use of unidentified
shoddy enables manufacturers to make
more money!"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-06-17
4 Mysterious Prisoner.

The MecGanicstoWn neigR5orhooi
has undergone excitement the past
few days. Nothing like the cause OF
it has happened there in a long time.
The excitement is due to the appear
ance of an automobiG truck with a
heavy wire cage on it there few days
ago. The machine was operated BY
white nan who had a haui-CIfci
coiorld man inside the cage Tn.
strange outfit stopped at the shop
where the man in charge of it cnuuirct
the road to Bcrrvy.ie. saving he d..
not care about going throug. Charlie
Town. lie was directed 70 ".
Of Kat'cgown and Wi,kiac or H.r0on
-Four or av- .oar5 later on the same
.aw tie auto cage with FERROUS
prisoner still on the inside came bacA
through the village, going rs il came.
n the direction Of Harper Ferry or
KEYS Ferr. Nohndv questioned the
driver. and nobody know what the
mysterious journey meant Advocate.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-06-17
Maybe We Can Fish, After All.

A local attorney, who has fishing
and game laws at his finger tips de-
clares that those Hagerstown people
WfO are spreading report that West
NirG'0ians must pay a tax to that STATE
If they wi'r TO fish in the Foemrc are
very much mistaken. In all Of the
agreement, and pacts between the
States regarding the ownership Of the
Potomac, the fishing rights of Nir-
ginians and West Virginians were re-
served.
We take the above item from the
"artinshurg Journal. ", hop the
opinion referred 70 is correct, flr VIC
hate terribly TO have to pa tr;tut. o.
Maryland Tor casting a line I'm the
stream that Iavcs VIRGINIA ,hor g.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-06-17
DIR. Charles !. Smith 10 Roanoke Col
lepe

Rev. Charles J. Smith, D. D., pas
tor OF one of the important Lutheran
churches of New York City, has been
elected president of Roanoke College
at Salem, Va, succeeding Rev. DR.. !.
A. Morehead, who resigned to continue
as the head of the Lutheran Relief
Commission in Europe. There is
great rejoicing among the friends Of
Roanoke College that DR.. Smith has
agreed 10 accept this place and enter
upon its duties at once. He is one of
the able men in the United Lutheran
Church of America, and besides being
OF most attractive personality and
possessed of intellectual gifts of a
high order, he has unusual executive
ability. He is a graduate of Roanoke
and his loyalty TO his alma mater will
give him additional interest in the
work he has undertaken.
DR.. Smith is son of the late Rev Dr.
Luther L. Smith. of StrasburG. in his
day the most prOmin-1i minister of
the Virginia Synod. The new prcsi-
dent of Roanoke College has friends in
Shepherdstown. where his father, DR.
L. L. Smith, learned the printers trade
in the Register Office nearly fifty years
ago, when this paper was owned by his
uncle, the late John II. little.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-06-17
ohephedown Jefferson County West Virginia Thursday June II 1870

passed! Mr.. Schwab is said to yisi,
this place once or twice every wear
perhaps spends as much as one we,k
here out of the ffty-two. Here he
provides every comfort and luxury for
his aged parents, for whom he has
proper tilial regard and respect. Space
foroids us to tell of the delightful
drives through Turkey Valley, to old
Hollidaysburg, to Buck Horn, and the
other attractive sections that we visit
ed. The splendid roads make travel
ing a real luxury and the pleasant
evenings found them filled with auto.
mobiles of every description.
We cannot close this sketch withou,
mentioning the gracious hospitality
and genuine kindness of our friends
and hosts, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry F. Mac
Donald and Miss Macdonald Mr and
Mrs. F. l.. Knode, Mr.. Paul Hicks. our
expert with the Peerless. and other
charming folks with whom il was orr
pleasure and privilege to associate
during our visit. They took the
stranger from the south into their
hearts and homes, and we shall ALWAYS
hold them in delightful remembrance
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-06-17
Drowned in Quarry at KearneysyiIle

Last Sunday afternoon Leslie C.
Fletcher, aged 2l years, son of Mrs
Sarah Fletcher, of Martinsburp. met a
tragic death in one of the quarry holes
near kearneySville. Young Fletcher.
in company with Rudolph Rogers and
John Couchman, had started for Sandy
Hook, but they met some other Young
men on the train and the party decided
TO go to the quarry holes and go in
bathing. Fletcher had gone into the
water with the others and was swim
ming near the centre of the hole, where
the water was very deep and quite cold
when his companions observed that he
was sinking. Rogers and Couchman
swan to him, but before they reached
MIN his body had sunk to the bottom,
and failed to reappear above the water.
few bubbles arose, and all was over.
When ii was realized that the Young
man was drowned, help was summon
ed and number of men from the
vicinity proceeded 10 the quarry hole.
where efforts were made to recover
the body. Graphing hooks we're used.
but II was not until four hours later.
about I O'Clock, that the body was
brought to the surface. 1t was taken
to Martinsburg and prepared for
burial. 1t is believed that the cold
water brought on cramp and rendered
the young man helpless.
The young man was employed in
the woolen mills in Martinsburg and
was the chief support of his mother
and two young sisters. The remains
were taken to Winchester, his former
home, for burial.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-11-11
DAY

We are still TOO doubt that the de-
feat ofsGerhanys. near theI sgayys to see
In future generations Sthsresis 4liaae
will be recognized as the greatest
victory, for civilization since 8 th 3
Turks we're driven back from W.
enna.I. qht blanS Of Germany 7w'eia
very broad, and they were expressed
with. brutal frankness. Bernhard. $
declaration before the war that Ger
many must win world domination or
decline, was the purpose alike OF the
Imperial Government and t. Ger
mankpeople. -
France was to be destroyed as a
first:class Power, so that, robbed of
much territory in the north and
south, and of all its mineral tcr,l-
torr2which the Germans overlooked
in 1871, it could be no larger factor
in 'the world affairs than Spain;
probably no larger factors than: Port
ugak. ENGLAND. under German gtihS
or Me south side of the Channel
and sdespoi!ed of much Of its over
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-11-11

describe Siberia as cemetery Tor
war prisoner" in interviews IN
Stockholm papers. Although the
war ended two years ago, there are
still MANY thousands of German
and Austrian prisoners in Siberia.
Some OF the returning prisoners
declare that men die in prison
camps not only from privation and
epidcmics but as often from mclan-
choia and from the thought that
they are forgotten and forsakcn.
Numerous camps are known as
death camps" The prisoners men
toned one camp where $500 out
OF 5000 prisoners died in one year.
Prisoners died so fast last winter
that graves could not be dug fast
enough in the deeply frozen ground.
The corpSes were stacked up Ike
cordwood near the hospitals and
we're allowed to freeze together
solidly and then buried at that spot
when the ithaw began.
Before the ground began to freeze
this winter great numbers OF graves
were dag at the camps to he IN
readiness for the thousands who will
de before spring. These yawn'ng
graves, according to the returning
men, have most depressing effect.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-11-11

iscss dominions, would be only Z. MI
r. Power. The vast empire Of
RRassis sv2glSas s Is sqRissSs ssn;sn
'F=t ei=5 qwy
arasls ana, the United sta1es; ard &c,
!, ,r;ul shisvqi:hadato ii 'i.t 20 maintain
.ppe position =. r. ! .
= IVA are ,tolerrasls well acquainted
now With German political ideas and
mis taiy" policies The" rS millions
.iroul! have been menaced as7,theE
wuulc have been a century ago By
the Holy Allianceiff England had
NOT withdrawn ftrdtfrra it anti ST the
Ftin;tsii States had. not ,lefisl it, 10
saphln,lts principles land purposes on
/ thc Western. Hemisphere. Germany
sandertHA 10 establish itself, jn;a po-
.stion comparable only With the Ro-
liar i:.l1pire in, it's priRls. q :
sf}That fate the worltb;was delivered
from By the, dogged;deternlinat:on
.ef England, the heroic defense of
France and the intervention of the
United States upon a scale that, ap-
.oeared impossible until it was accom-
t,alished. We interviewed. when Russia
had collapsed and England. was
showing fatigue. and France was be
sinning to shows exhaustion. We did
|'hs 'hnpossiblt. we put 2,GCO,O00 OF
he best soldiers, with the best
qu;tment in the world, into tbe war,
Win nearly as many more in the
artnnments at home, and our plans
contemplated an army Of 100000
n France in 1919, with ample re-
;ources to continue the war as long
;: necessary. The enormous energy
Nth which we entered the war not
My .SspttG the defeat of Germany,
ut ended IL" war Il year before our
Wn military authorities or those of
Erarcc ana England expected.
The splendid operation Of our
loops AT 81. Aiihcl gave our .asso-
iates and our enemy proof of what
w">.:uul.. do. Our men had previ-
}'s,ilv stopped the last German rush
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-11-11

l'atcful Evens. in; W9rld
Story Observed. Today

Fateful Evens, in; World u
!! Story Observed. Today
November II. -! :,
A busy day in history-this No
ve nber II. 1t marks the anniversary
cf the end of the worlds greatest
conflict. the birth Of a nation, the
nativity of 4 king and the landing OF
the Pilgrims. I
--To-wit-: 49,. 49,
November II, 191s-Cessat:on, o
hoStilties between allied nations and
Germany following signing of armis-
tice. Second anniversary today.
November II, 1870 Proclamation
marking the establishment OF the
French republic. Fiftieth anniversary
today.
November II, 1S69-Bilth of Vic
tor Emmanuel III, King of Italy.
Fifty-first birthday today.
November II, 1620--Pilgrims first
sighted and landed on Cape Cod
Three-hundredth anniversary today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-11-11

at Cnateau-Thie on July IS and
three Gays later, with the French,
began the great offensive. The cam
paisn Of the Arsonne and the Mepss
=. ~ ssSeee4Fs s
.fiaish ea:rit IN: six!:yecks, and ~>the
1Faapae ats,iatbat. campaign closed the
,mdr, for. south Of Sedan our great eat
.-gunz ,hal. cut the main commnnica-
tipai 81 thc" Germ an :Hriffffes:s ''' .
.-.Apropos Of the Holy S.Alliarce
Scanning said he had .calledi out the
New World to redress the balance of
the Old. Almost. ,a=:century slater
and with even less..,,f a metaphor,
the New World saved the Cid World
from imperialism and milirarism and
Hohenzollern., domination !: Of, the
earth. ~ -: ;.::,~.. - 80 =.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-11-11
AUSTRIANS CALL SIBERIA
WAR PRISONERS CEMETERY

Berlin. Nov. ll.-Returning Aus
.rian prisoners reaching Stockholm
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-11-11
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

No., ,sal'151:s 4II1
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-08
Change Sought
In Shvertorl
Salem Highway

Silverton, Ore, Dec. S.-Chang-
ing the highway between Salem
and Silverton has been suggested
by some of the farmers giving ad-
iacent to the road which they wish
to become the main throrughfare,
and they feel that 50 many dis
tinct advantages are offered that
the proposition should be given
most serious consideration before
the road between the two towns
is hard surfaced. which it even
tual1y will be. Many residents of
Silverton, it is said, favor the
change. H
he new route tentatively out
lined would follow what is known
as the Poor. Farm road from the
corner east of the Howell store
to a point near the Silverton GEM
etery where the road enters the
city limits. The present road Is
very winding and has two or three
bad and dangerous places espe-
cially in the winter season when
the water from Pudding river o.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-08
KEEP YOUR
KIDNEYS FLUSHED

Rheumatism backache and se-
we're colds more often come from
N poisoned system through slug
gish kidneys.
People who eat heartily may
Eo along for years and all of a
sudden break down. They didn't
rcalize they were adding a bur-
dien to the kidneys because these
dmp0rtant organs do not ache, they
miinply play out. 1t is afe rule
1cr everyone who is troubled
wath backache, occasional dizzi-
meus. rheumatic pain, swellings in
AegA ankles or under the eyes to
sss a remedy called Solvax for
aihe Kidneys. 1t is so good for the
purpose that druggist Daniel J..
Fry and other leading druggists
guarantee satisfaction or will re-
fund the money you paid Try Sol
wax and see If you don't feel alto
lgether different The improve
anent will be particularly notice
gable in less irritation to the blad-
saar. which so often disturbs the
sleep from two to six or more
1imes a night Other symptoms
such as dizziness and rheumatic
pain usually disappear over night
(adv)
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-08

verflows the banks. There has
never been a season, it is said,
when the water did not cover the
road at quite a depth for some
distance east nf the Pudding river
bridge, and cannot be avoided
without the expenditure of a great
of money.
The proposed route would shor-
ten the distance more than mile,
it is said, and eliminate the dam
ger of passing over the narrow
grade between the Budding river
bridge and the Fosay place, a dis
tance of nearly "a half mile. The
saving in distance and additional
grading, it is believed, would put
the road bed in shape without ex-
ira cost to the country. Farmers
owning land adjacent to this road,
it is understood, will contribute
space enough on either side Of
the highway to make the road as
wide as the one which enters Sill
verton through Scanty where the
paving will be done next season,
according to present plans.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-08
MRS. STEVENS SAYS
SHE HAD HER DOUBTS

ne so couldn't get a good nights
rest. I just had that tired, worn
out feeling all the time, l lost in
terest in everything and for days
at a time was unable to do my
housework.
II had tried so many different
treatments and medicines, and
had spent 50 much money without
getting relief, that had my doubts
about ever finding anything to
lelp me. 1 read about Tanlac in
the papers and decided to try it
myself. l am now feeling just like
4 new woman. 1 started improv-
ing with the first few doses and
now l can eat anything / want
without even a sign of indigestion
or trouble with my stomach. /
sleep like a child every night and
feel fine all the time. That worn
out feeling has left me and I
have been built up until my
housework is. now pleasure.
Tanlae has certainly been d bless
ing to me and I will always praise
and recommend it to everyone"
Tanlac Is sold in Salem by Ty-
le's drug store and in all other
towns by druggists. (adv)
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-08
Latest Neas L0zeriue Central Willamette Valley BY Special Reb
Farmers From
Three States
Meet In Dallas

Dallas. Dec. 8. go The annual
,4,o. IL 40 southern Idaho
soii t'nu oeSo
HducatiOnal and Cooperative uh-
zon opened its session yesterday
.rorr,rr 81 N o'clock in the w.
= ~ I,au ora was attended bv
~~o... 20 aaIaoata. ana yis;tors
s..,.- ~ 4,,raa statas NJ
Um.wa n Moora re,,resentipp
nx.- nrant ord the citv
-.,.<.sY ava 10 onaning adsress
- .-.,cos,a ard nrasentad tho kew
- -. n,t,, ~ tha v,sitors This
-. r,,,na ~ 81 address ~
..,r1.,..,a n, n poweII ysca
-w.-saan. !, 40 Eorn,ers Trnion
- po,L .o,,ntv Tho arswer 10
49,. .aa.aa.os 80 ada ~, Coz.
a,c. wa..ar M piarce frono Ta-
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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-08

Portland for something over week
has returned to Jefferson.
Mrs. Burt, of the public school
staff, spent Sunday with her home
folks in Salem.
C. K. Luthy of Salem, the newly
appointed teacher of history In tine
ibcal schools, arrived Monday morn
ing to begin his work.
The committee on the united
church Christmas program meets
in the office of S. r. Tandy on
Wednesday night, when it is hoped
can be secured to assist in the pro-
gram and when it will be decided
whether the public recognition of
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-08

the birth of Christ will be observee
in the Masonic hall or in one OF tn
churches.
Miss Rowland, who has just re
turned from a two weeks stay IL
Salem where her brother, Johl
Rowland is i'll, states he is not Sc
well and that she may have to re
turn at any time. Her friends arc
sorry to hear this.
Miss Marie Mosch has returned
to jefferson from the east.
The Red Cross seal sale is going
along well in this community.
s. r. Tandy reports the sale o.
one hundred and forty acres, one
mile and quarter east of the city
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-08
After Ten Years Of
Suffering Los Ange-
Woman was Begin
ming to Think She
Would Never Re-
cover

THE way Tanlac has restored
my health is simply wonderful
and / am glad OF the opportunity
to tell everybody about this grand
medicine" said Mrs. G. f. Stew
ems of 1920 South Harvard Boui-
evard. Los Angeles Cal.
For. at least ten years my
stomach has troubled me and for
seveal years my health had been
poor. suffered terribly from in
digestion and even the lightest of
foods would cause gas to form on
my stomach, which at times
would press up around my heart
and cause such shortness. of
breath I could hardly stand 1t. 1
became so weak and nervous that
the least little noise would upset
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-08
Fire Chiefs Name
Barber President

Portland, Or, Dec. g. A. G.
Barber. state insurance commits
ssioner, and state fire marshal. was
elected head of the Oregon State
Fire Chiefs association, which
was organized here December 8.
Other officers elected were Thos.
Coates of Tillamook, first vice.
president; J. W. Davis, of Marsh
field. second vice-president; p. Il.
Dserand Of Newberg, secretary; J,
III. Sherlock, of Newberg. treasur-
er The board Of trustees was
manned as follows: B. f. Dowell,
nj Portland; Thomas Graham, of
Corvallis; f. ]. Stannard. Of Wood
Burn.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-08

The clock ticks thirty minutes
and Ct man is killed through motor
car accident. II ticks for another
thirty minutes-and another per,
son is killed. Every thirty minutes
someone is killed in the iJnited
States through automobile acci-
dents. The grand total exceeds
1900 deaths a year
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-08
Jefferson

Jefferson, Orr Dec. S.--Mrs. A.
B. Hinz has returned from Port
land visit.
Miss Hazel Brewer, one of the
local teachers Of the public school,
spent Sunday in Portland. Her
home is at Woodlawn.
Mrs. Weddie, who has been in