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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-10-18
ConstruirGn Ell RAM:
Auende q Villa Acu1a

EAGLE PASS. Tex. Octubre IA
La construction del f~errocarril de Villa
&c Allende, Coahuiia. 4 Villa Acuna,
(antiguamente Las NaCas.) en- el mis-
mo EStadO. que esta bajo Ia direction
del Ingeniero L. +. Pastrana, va a dar
principle va. Segun dicen las noticiaS
r~ecibidaS en- la vecina ~poblaci6n de
Piedras Negras. Sc asegura que los
trabajoS dc construction Sc llevaran
muy rapidamente. pues 81 Cobierno ge-
neral esta empehado Ell que eSa via
quede terminada 10 mas pronto posi-
bic. pueS considera que sera una mejo-
ra de gran importancia, ante para Ell
Estado com para al naci6n. por ell au-
mento de los ingresos que proporcio-
nara csc ranal.
La importanCia principal del citado
ranal esta en- que a~traviesa n RIGA
region minera Gel Estado de Coahui-
Ia Y haciendas de gran production
sgrfcola. como son las &c San Carlos
: las pertenecientes mineras de Car
denas". asf come las villas de Zaragoza
Morelos.
Los trabajos de construction que Sc
han llevado a cabo hasta ahora, han
consistido en- e. desnonte del terreno
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-10-18
NO HAY PAN EN- MADRID

MADRID. Octubre 17.-Escasea el
pan en- esa Corte y las Colas en- las pa
naderiaS en- eSpera de pan. vuelven a
repetirse tanto en- Ia ciudad como en
Aranjuez. Di>tintas 6ele=acioneS han
risitado Al G~obernGdor para hacarle.
p~resente, Ia escascz de pan Tue tanto
afecta q las classes pObres. ConteSttles
dicha autoriiad que Ia fIita de e>e ar
ticulo Sc debe a n~egligencia por Darte
d. los molinoS a e7treglr Ia harina
neceSaria : las panader'as ~ prccio
que Sc !as Ia fijado. V que Sc oponia
votuadamente a todo aumento de pre-
clio en- el pan porQue Sc habfa llegado
va al Unite mas alto en- esa materia.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-10-18
La esposa del AImirante
Won Scheer, asesinada

WEIMAR, Ocruhre Liza espoSa
del almirarte Reinhart Won Scfcer,
eX-jefe del Estadc Mayor del Alniiran
tazgo Y su criada' 'fueroE asesinadcs,
V SUI hija de diez y ocho amos, gra-
vemente herida, por dos hombrcs en-
mascarados que penetraron csta tar
de en- la villa en- que reside el gene
Yal.
Uno de los aSesinos. que fuE iden-
tificado como I'm artista normbrado
Buchener, Sc suicide mientras eli otro
escape despues del crimen.
FL almirante Won Schcer estaba dGr-
miendo en- una de las alcobas del pi-
80 alto de Ia casa, cuanGo los asesi-
nos ~realizaron ell hecho.
Sc ~desconoce e. motive del crimen,
pues los asesinos Nc Sc ilevaron min
gun objeto de Ia ~pertenencia de Ia a
sd.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-10-18
MAS DE UN MILLION DE
NTNEROS EN- HUELGA
HAY EN- INGLATERRA
La situacion es crltica y Sc
tonarG ell carbon de
donde 10 haya

NUEVA YORK. Octubre 16.-Los
a,rimos te,cgramas de Londres dicen
Que Ia gran huelga de los ~carboneros
ssta progresando y que Va hoy en- i
,arde cerca dc IN million de hombres
habIan abandonado sus herranientas
demaudando IN aumento de dos cneh-
nes en- SuS salaries.
Dicese que el Servicio de trenes es-
Is asegurado por dos senanaS, O 10
menoS. pero que Sc pondran en- vigor
Embellishments eStrictas reStricciones
para 81 de este combusrible.
Lloyd George le dirisij al puhiico
IN uensaje esta noche en- relaci6n con
Ia huelga, on el que dice que el go
bierDo Ia hecho TODD 10 possible para
evitar esta calamidad. pero que los
mineros ~rechazaron todos los Direct
mientos y estan ;raraRdo de oofener
sus fines por medic de Ia fuerza.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-10-18
LAS TROPAS ESPANOLAS CAPTU-
RARON "A ClUDAD DE
SMESHUAN

MADRID. Octubre 16.-Las tropas
espanolas capturaron la ciudad de She
chuan, poblaci6n importantc que dista
cuarenta Y cinco millGS de Marruecos
y que lie proporciona a Espana Ia la
We de Ia fGrtil IONA de Ia peninsula de
Yelican Y la ciudad mas industrial
marroQui en- Ell protectorado espanol.
Muy en- breve IN ferrocarrii unlra
Melilla con AlcaZarquibir y tambien
sc hara I'm canine carrctero que o 0
perardn a la productividad de toda Ia
region mcridional del Norte africano.
La captura de Sheshuan complete,
practicamentc, la ~cOnquista de Iebala,
pues solamente queda por ser captu-
rada una ciudad en- la peninsula, que
Sc considera Indispensable para COM
pletar el trabajo cmprendido en- Tan
ger.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-10-18
espanoIes emigran
m~enSudImente a los
EStados Unidos

MADRID. OctUbre I7.-EI torrentc
oe emisraci@T espano... ha dirigIdo
u impetus hacia los EStadoS Cniaos
y Cuba. ~SeparandoSe de 81 anterior
Gestino que era las Republics suda-
mericanaS. prinCipalmeute Ia .hr-en-
tina. La mayor parte dc los trabaja-
dureS manualeS en- ESpIna di>cu<Jados
con Ia SiJuaci@u por q ~aJrav!esan las
industries >olicitan paSaporJes nara los
paiseS arriba enuncia6cS. ESLados Uni
dos y Cuba. Ann rIando - cIreca de
estadistaS ccncIuyenteS. sdbeSe que
leSde hace pCcoS meSeS. - dtriGe mem
sualmente 4 los EStaduS UUjdo>. IN
c~ontipgente mensual dc 1000 ~er1jCran-
ties. Pero - mayor el numero que Va
a Cuba, porque los que a dicha iS,a
a 10 hacen conti&c0s en- u 81 ira
halo sera ALT meJor apreciado Y Re-
trihuido.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-10-18
Sc pidio a D'Annunzio
Ia libertad de IN
barco itaIianO

BCENOS AIRES. Octubre liza
Camara de Concrete itaIjana ha ca
blegrasiado directamenJe a Gabrielle u
Annunzio pidi9nGole "a lihcraci6n del
vapor CoEne. q cual. con IN v2sioso
carSamento desun=do u FL~nos NUe>-
fue recie9temente cap:urado ror los
agentes de D,Annunzio Y coTduCiGo 4
Fiumc. Ii Camara Ia pedido Fl poe
"a que Gsie en- libertad ci huQUeS en-
consideration de n S.mpatla que k
Colonia iu.liana IN II Argentina Ia
mostrado haciu 81 cauSa-'
No obstanse. las noticias dc u y
knnunz:o no III a~probado IA ~iucaCta-
ciin por su- partldarIo> del ruqIe. no
Sc ha tornado ninSun2 aCci@n ac"rca
de este nj el Gobicrno lie Italia Ia CO.
r~respondi&o a Ia Uetlci1:i que % !u,
ervlaGa por Ia Camar, con cc1a u
de S~entiembre. dice aqGel orcanismo.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-10-18
Inuesfigan los fus;lamientos
en- Santo Domingo

WASHINGTON, Octubre Liza Sc
mana pr6Xima Sc reunira aqui. para
dar principle 4 sus trabajos que lie
han sido en~comendados. los miembros
de IA Comisi6n que Sc ~encargar% de
hacer inveStigaciones en- el asunto de
los fusilamientos de haitianos por las
tropas de ocupaci6n.
e. S~ecretario Daniels, quien nombr6
la ComiSi6n rcferida. declare hoy que
confiaba en- que Sc procederia a juZ-
gar en- Consejo de Guerra a los que
reSultaran culpableS de haber manda-
do e~jecutar a habitantes Do Santo Do
minSo. simplemente por que protcsta-
ban contra Ia ocupaci6n.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-10-18
Ievantamiento en- la
Siberia 10 encabeza eI
Oral. Sternberg

HRBIN, M~anchuria, Octubre IL
Ell general Ungern Sternberg, uno Gle
los principales jefes de las fuerzas de!
general Semenoff, 81 jefe cosaco anti
b~olsheviki, csta recogiendo insursen-
ties contra los bolshevikis de Siberia
en- su Marcia para cortar Ia carretera
&c kyaksma. situada a 70 millas al
Sur de Eerkne-Udinsk capital de IL
republica oriental. Sc dice QUE en- la
parte meridional del distrito del Eai-
kal Sc esta desarrollan6o ina revuelta
ontra el regimen b~olsheyiki y que
ell distrito de Verkhae-Udinsk esta
trasladando su tesoro q Misovia, en-
Ia costa occidental del lago Baikal.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-10-18
CONTRA LAS CAREERS De CA
BALLOS Y APUESTAS

BCENOS AIRES. Octutre I7-LlS
carreraS de cahaloS recibI"ron hoy
IN Ia Argentina uD golre al vetar e!
Presideute ~Irigoyen. an Drovecto de ley
autorizando al Jockey Club para con
tinuar celebraTdo ccnpeterCias htpi-
Gas los ~jueves.
La medida en- question fu@ una re
vision de una ley anterior. IA cual ha
prescribe eC n que 80 pe~mIti1 ca
rreras los jueveS.
DeSpueS de condsna- q aSpe2to del
jueso de azar &c las ca-recas, Ell Ere
sidente iudica en- 81 veto, que de-
masiadas personals abandoua0 ~ 'ri-
bajo el Gia discutido. ~jueyeS, para
asistir a las carreras en- los hip6dro-
mos. sieEdo su critcrfo que los 3omin-
ron son suficienIe> para aQu@lla..
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-10-18
VENTE DE UNOS MOllNOS
DE TRlGO

Tn grupo de capitalists america
nos de Ia ciudad de Austin. Texas. pa
50 hace dias por aqui con rumbo a Ia
poblaci6n de Allepde. Coah.. a donde
van a tratar sobre Ia compra de los
molinos de trigo "Et Rio Bravo. que
tienen interes on adquirir. Los CAPT
t~alistas americanos han sido muy aga
saiados en- Allende. segun las noticias
recihidas de csc luGar. asi como tam
bisn en- Zaracoza, en- donde sera pro-
liable que ha-an algunas otras trans
a~cciones comerciales.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-10-18
Wilson recibio I'M mensaJe
del Presidente de China

NUEVA YORK, Octubre l4.-Dice
un telegrama de Washington que q
Presidente Wilson recibi6 un mensaje
Que con fecha de aver lie envi6 el Pre-
sidente de China en- respuesta a Ia fe-
licitaci6n que aqucl le enviara con
motive del aniversario de las conStitu-
cj6n de Ia Republica de China.
Este mensaje yiene a desmcntir los
rumores que circularon aver accrca
de Tue el cobierno republican, habfa
sido d~errocado y proclamado el impe-
rio.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-10-18
Banquete a los deIeg
dos al C%entenariO de
MagaIIanes

MADRID, Octubre lT.-Los delega-
dos espanoles que Ell representacin del
Gobierno Sc dirigir&n < la Republica
de Chile. para asistir al Centenario
del navegante MaGallancs, han silC
los a~nfitriones dc honor del Marques
de LENA, Ministro de Es;ado. en- IL
comida que ha ofrecido en- su obse-
quio. Concurrieron a la misma. EAr
expresa invitacion, todoS los Ministries
de los palses latino-americanos.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-10-18
DIVISARON DOS SUBMARINES

RIGA, Octuhre Liza delegation
polsca ha recibidc noticias por medic
&c I'm vapor dc suministrns, poiaco.
references a que dos submarines al
parecer bolshevikis fuer0n v.stos ma
niobrando en- Ia bahia de Dantzig. Los
submarines no atacaron al buque, Gu
70 nombre no Sc da asi como tampoco
Sc mcnciona Ia fccha en- que fueron
diViSadoS los submarines.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-10-18
FuERoN OECLARAOoS INoCEN'
TES OOCE yASCOS
.no.inl nan Ia pREN>A

Especial para Ia PREN>A."
BILBAO. Oc,ubre l6.-El Tr.bu1a!
que conocia dc Ia caUsa de docc MEM
bros del Comi;t Legislative Ie Ia So
cietiad SeparaJista dc jdverss Nascos.
a auicucs sc acusa6a de hahcT ncva-
dos u cabo ac,os i!cEaleS que ,endian
81 Observation-Disclosures del ;orritorio eS-
pahol. dict6 IN veredicto de incuipa-
biidaG Il favor BE clloS.
Entire las pruchaS que Sc aducIa1
en- su contra f~iGuraoan los documeu-
tos en- quo pedian "a intervention del
Presidente Wilson en- favor de las ma
clones dt5iles Y cartas dlrjgidas al
CardenaI Mercier Y al Com!t& pol1co.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-10-18
Ell REY ALBERTO DE BEtGICA
DESEMBRCARA en- LISSOA

LGSBOA. Octubre 1T.-El Rey .Aiber-
to de B6lSica. en- su riaie de. reSreso
p~rocedente de Sud-Americ2, desem-
barbara en- Lisboa. desde donde CONT
nuara hasta Eruselas por TERRA. Du-
rante las pocas horas que estari el
Rev de E:lgica en- Lisboa visItard al
P~reSidente Almcida.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-10-18
UN ZEPPELIN ENTREGADO, A
FRANCIA

MAUBEUGE:. Francia, Dctunre IT
Ell segundo Zeppelin LII 113, el cual
Alemania ha tenjdo que entregar a
Francia, LEGO a esta ~poblaci6n hoy por
la manana, habiendo sido traido desde
el territorio alemdn por I'm cuerpo de
nueve oficialeS alemanes bajo Ia d.
recci0n de otros FRANCHISES.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-10-18
VIcTIMAS De UN CHoQUE

PARIS. Octuh-e 11.-NejCt!cincv o
mas personals fueron mueJtl> y Gin
cuenta heridas hoy. cuando el uren eN
praso dc Paris a NauteS emhISt.o a
orro de carga FL accidcnte acurri6 4
,.nas cuatro millas dc NeiSODS-LaftIte,
en- Ia estaci6n submarine de Paris nom
hra6a HomileS. Unos % o treln-
Ia cuerpos han sido w transladadoS a
un local prtximo. mieutras u no me
nos de- ciucuenta heridoS a sido
conducidos a los h~oSpiJales dc Paris.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-10-18
81 EACE FALTA Ell CARBON Sc
TOMARA SiEMPRE QUE
SEA NECESARIC

NCEvA YORK, Octubre I6.-El CO.
misiona6o de Salubc'dad Royal CO.
poland dscla-6 hoy que IN case de que
Ia escasez de carbon lieEue a ser
ac-da. las autorld1des no vacilaran
nara corflsca- este conbustible. Stem
pre- que Ia sItuacl6n !ustifique tai
rrcdIda
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-10-18
Ia QUESTION DEL AORiA-Ico

BELGRADE. Oc-uhre 17-El EahI-
nete ha Gesignado hoy al Ninistro de
Estado Trumbitch Y Al mintetro de
comercio ~Jintch;nch COMO p~leniDotcn-
riarios de Iusceslavja 4 IA pr6x!ma
conferercia de zoe Delegates dc ita-
liza Y Jugoesiavia para uatsr del pro-
b,au,a pendieuts del AdC,stico.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-10-18

V nivelaci6n y para Ia semana cntran-
Re Sc dara principle a la c~olocaci6n
de durmientes. Con motive de estos
trabaios. hay gran entusiasm2 entire
81 pueblo de Ia comarca que atravesard
81 rarnal dicho. principalmente en- Allen
que sera Ia estaci6n de empalme Y
Villa Acuha. que pasara a ser IN pucr-
TO de entrada mas en- Ia Inca divisoria
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-02
TAMBLYN BROS, Publishers.
Miller Resident
Commits Suicide

The following article is taken from
the Seattle Times, and gives an ac-
count of the death of James e. Pink
ham, a former resident of Miller.
Suffering from 2 nervous break
down caused by his close application
to work on behalf of the government
during the war, James f. Pinkham,
Seattle lumberman, died yesterday
from a self-inficted bullet wound at
his home, 1850 Forty-6fth Avenue
Northeast. His family had left the
house a few minutes before to go to
church. The body was discovered by a
sis ter-in-law.
AS chairman of the united war work
chairman of the second Red Cross cam
l,aign and an active participant in all
liberty loan campaigns, Mr.. Pinkham
carried the executive burden of the
work which was the beginning of his
physical break down.
On the advice of his physician and
business associates he made a trip to
California in search of health and rest,
and remained there several months.
He returned home only slightly im-
+, owed, but Immediately resumed his
place as president and manager of the
J. T.. Pinkham Lumber Company. AL
though his business affairs were in
excellent condition, ne worried over
the lull in the lumber market, and it
/ believed this and dependency over
his continued ill-health affected his
mind.
Mr.. Pinkham was tbirty-eight years
old. He has been a resident of Seattle
for fifteen years and was one of the
most successful lumber dealers in the
Northwest. He was one of the officers
of Arcana Lodge, f. and A. NJ, and a
member of the Chamber of Commerce
and of the Arctic Club.
He is survived by his widow, Leila
Ada Pinkham; his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G.. l.. Pinkham of Seattle; a sis
ter, Mrs. Hervy Wilbur, and two child
rem, Elinor and Roland.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-02
ADDITIONAL LOCAL

Am organizing a class in violin In
Miller and will be in town Saturday,
December 4 prepared to give lessons.
II you desire instruction please see or
call ME at the Bohen home.
2t1+ Winifred C Brewer.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-02

w. S. Thomas reports that he has
an inch and a half artesian well on his
farm shooting 80 gallons of water a
minute. Mr.. Thomas has one of the
finest farms i'm Carleton township.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil McCombs, form
erly OF vayland. have moved to Miller
and are making their home In the
II. r. Goyke residence.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-02
Poultry Wanted

/ will pay the highest market price
for poultry. I am out of the cream
business and will have my Office at
the Northwestern Hotel. Phone or
see me there. H.. N. Nootnage1. 49tf
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-12-02
TAKE NOTICE

Bills for labor done on any Of the
county roads in Hand County will
not be allowed. unless ordered done
Ly one OF the County Board or myself.
Respectfully.
it, w. s. Thomas,
Highway Supt.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-08-26
Pleasant Trip For Farm Bows.

Herman VanMetre and Adrian Folk,
two fine young farmer boys Of Berke-
ley county, are enjoying a delightful
outing this week as members of the
boys agricultural clubs of West Viz
ginia. A party Of fifty West Virginia
boys who have excelled in farm in
terest and who have proven them
selves especially active in agricultural
affairs are making a thousaaI-mie
trip through three States and the n,s-
trict OF Columbia, ani the two 30, S
a5o"c- named were selected as rep
resentatives from Berkeley county.
Twenty counties are represented. The
young men who have been selected for
the outing are regarded as tile cream Of
the West Virginia agricultural ceun-
ties and were selected for their all
around fitness, for all the factors
which have made them point winners
in the charting system Of tie State
boys clubs and which makes boz s
head, hand, heart and health all share
in his record.
The trip and camp were arranged BY
the Agricultural Extension Division Of
he West Virginia University. Ac-
companying the boys are Nat r.
Frame, director; Charles H. Hartley.
assistant director; w. II. Hendricks.
assistant director in charge Of hoys'
clubs, who was one of the first men
to have the vision of camp for
farm boys that would be bigger than a
State camp; and Ross B. Johnson. the
University publicity representative
Leaving Grafton on a special Pull
man last Friday morning, the party
proceeded to Parkersburg, taking lunch
there with the Board Of Commerce
Leaving Parkersburg at 40 p. m. the
party went to Huntington, spending
the night there, and taking breakfast
with the Rotary Club on Saturday and
luncheon with the kiwanis Club. The
party left Huntington at p. m. Satur-
day, over the c. & O. Railroad for
Charleston, where the Commissioner
Of Agriculture entertained them. They
left Charleston Sunday morning for
Staunton, and from there proceeded
! to the tri-State camp at the Grottoes
where they Joined similar parties o.
boys from Virginia and Maryland
/ They will strike camp Saturday morn
ing, and the trip will be resumed n
HarrisonburG and continued to Wash.
ington, arriving there at go SATURDAY
night After spending the night in
Washington, Sunday and Monday will
be spent in an extended sightseeing
tour. The party will leave Monday
evening at 40 on the return trip via
NartlnSburg and Grafton.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-08-26
Increased Railroad Rates.

Beginning this morning at one min
ute after IL o'clock, the increased pas
senger and freight rates on the rail-
roads throughout the country 20 into
effect, and travellers will have to pay
good deal more than they have ever
done before. The increase is especial
ly heavy in Pullman sleepers and
parlor cars. The first of May these
rates were increased 20 per cent. and
now so per cent more is added on top
Of this. II will make Pullman travel a
very expensive thing and will probably
considerably curtail this luxury. There
is suspicion that the Pullman rates
are made higher than fairness demands
because those who have plenty OF
money desire the exclusivene.s that
they anticipate will follow. In these
days Of high wages for mechanics and
laborerS these classes OF people have
been enjoying the luxury of Pullman
travel as well as the rich, and not only
have Pullman cars been crowded. but
the crowds have been mixed TO a de-
gree that gets on the nerves OF certain
other classes.
Somehow we are not able to make
ourselves believe that increased pas
senger rates will mean increased rev.
enues. There will probably be re-
duction in travel that will fully offse,
the increased rate, and other forms OF
transportation will be utilized that will
detract from the railroads. One bene-
fit may result, however. A good many
persons who have the travel bug rather
badly may now stay at home, willing
ly or unwillingly. We have no doubt
that many will thus be considerably
better of.
The increased rates do not apply in
West Virginia to intrastate travel. In
this end OF the State we may travel
all the way from Shepherdstown TO
Rippon or from Harper's Ferry to
Cherry Run without paying the higher
rate. How thankful we should be
The increase in the passenger rates for
interstate travel amounts to 20 per
cent.
Freight rates in this region are ad-
vanced 40 per cent Daniel willard,
president of the B. & o. Railroad, and
other expert jugglers with statistics
easily prove by their figures that the
increased freight rates will not neces-
sarily cause an advance in prices of
commodities. Kindly tell your grocery
man and dealer in general merchan-
disc about this and urge them TO pay
the difference out of their own
pockets. Also tell the coal dealer that
he will be expected TO absorb the ex-
ira dollar or two of freight per ton
on the coal you buy. Likewise those
who sell, lumber, cement, fertilizer
and other heavy goods.
or course we shall all pay the in
crease-there's nothing else to do.
We shouldn't object so much if we
could feel that the increased revenues
would be wisely expended But be-
tween the high. financiers who manipu-
late the securities of the railroads and
the more or less intelligent managers
who direct expenditures in unneces-
sary and often impractical Improve
ments" we fear that considerable
part of the increased revenues will af,
ter all be wasted.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-08-26
THEN AND NOW.

Do you remember the days before we
had telephones or automobiles, the DAYS
before the movie came into existence,
the days when electric lights were used
only in large public buildings and in
homes of the very rich? They're not so
far in the dark ages at that. Scarcely
a generation, in fact.
When the undermining changes did
take place, the cities were the first to
benefit. First the telephone. which
put Offices and factories, business
places in general and finally private
homes, into easy communication with
each other. Then electric lights,
spreading with the telephone from
stores and public buildings to private
residences. Next the automobile, be-
ginning with the old zone Hunger" that
chugged along the streets and stalled
frequently and at the most incon-
venient places. And last of all the
movie, which has grown TO its present
proportions from the "nickle theater"
beginning. While all Of these things
came first 10 city people, il is crafty
ing to note that they are now nearly as
common in the country as in town.
Telephone lines were extended quite
rapidly, until now practically every
farm house is in easy communication
with neighbors and with The CITY. A
great Improvement over the days when
II was necessary to hitch UP and drive
several miles in order TO deliver a
short message or transact some simple
business. Then, as soon as the auto
mobile had been proved practical, as
soon as there was fair chance Of ex-
pecting il to run several miles without
attention and to get along without
constant repairs, it was taken up rap
idly by the farmer, until today there
is scarcely a farm without its car ond
many with trucks and tractors as well.
Electric lights and the movies were
late in coming to the country, but their
day has finally arrived. The farm
electric plant has been developed to
the point where it gives complete
electric service,-lght everywhere and
plenty Of power for pumping. milking
separating, washing, sweeping and
other kinds of farm work. And these
same small plants have made possible
movie theaters in every country vii
lage.
Electricity is the force which has
placed the country even with the city's
enjoyment Of every modern con-
venience.