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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-12-30
MISS BROWNING SERIOUSLY
HURT IN FALL ON ICY WALK
Extent of Her Injury Not Yet De-
termined by Physicians.


Miss Zaidee Browning, one of the
grade teachers in the Oakland Gram
mar School, slipped and fell on the
icy pavement on Second street Sunday
evening about seven o'clock and sus-
tanned such serious injuries that may
incapacitate Jher for some time to
come.
Miss Browning was on her, way to
attend services at her church when
she fell and was picked up by two
men and carried into Henry Lauer's
bakery and physician hastily sum-
moned. Later Miss Browning was
taken to her home and an examination
was made to determine the extent Of
her injuries, the physicians attending
her, on account of the intense suffer-
ings she has endured since being
hurt, are unable to definitely deter
mine whether or not the injury to her
hip is a fracture of the socket or an
injury of more serious nature.
This morning Miss Browning was
taken to one of the Cumberland hos
pitfalls for treatment.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-12-30
JOHN c. MAYER.

John c. Mayer, of Terra Alta, men
ton of whose death was made in The
Republican last Thursday, was born
at the Brookside stone house, a few
miles south of Oakland, on November
30, 1854, being the son of Charles W.
and Marie Warmth Mayer. With his
parents he moved to Terra Alta in
1870, and in the year 1874 the firm
of Charles W. Mayer & Son was or
ganized and continued in the general
mercantile business until 1912. Mr..
Mayer became a member of the Pres
byterian church at Terra Alta in the
year 1876 and was an elder of that
church for more than thirty years. He
was also an active member of the
Sabbath school, being the treasurer
for 81 years. In 1880 he was married
to Miss Ara Belle Byrer, of Philippi,
West Va, who died in 1910, the fol-
lowing named being the children as a
result of this union: Mrs. Eda Shaw
and Miss Virginia Mayer, of Terra
Alta; Mrs. Harland L. Jones, of Oak
land, and Mr.. Fred. Mayer, of Terra
Alta. Another son, John, is dead. Mr..
Mayors second wife, Miss Aletta For
man, of Amboy, daughter of Allen
Forman, survives him. The funeral
occurred on Sunday morning from the
Presbyterian church in Terra Alta,
being conducted by Rev. DIR. Bishop,
of Morgantown.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-12-30
TAKEN TO STATE HOSPITAL
Ernest Gnegy, of Near Red House,
Became Violently Insane

Ernest Gnegy, aged about twenty
years, who has suffered several at
tacks of mental alteration in recent
years, became so violently insane on
last Thursday that his family had to
restrain him from doing himself bod
lily harm, bringing him to Oakland on
Thursday evening where he was placed
in the hospital ward of the Jail and
later sent to the State Hospital for
the Insane at Sykesville
The young man was extremely in
telligent and had thought of enter.
ing upon ministerial career. He
was a great student of the bible and
was looked upon in his community as
leader among the younger class in
church work.
A few weeks ago Mr.. Gnegy was at
Westernport where he attended SER
vices on Thanksgiving morning in the
Lutheran church at that place. Later
in the day the minister. Rev. Mr..
Blink, received note written by Mr..
Gnegy stating that he was going up
in the mountains to pray. After a
day or two interested parties set on
foot search for him and he was To-
Gated at a farm house near Grants
vile and in a distressing condition.
He was brought to Oakland from that
place few days later by his brother
and Sheriff Winters. His condition
improved to such an extent that he
was taken back to his home and it
was thought that he would recover his
usual health.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-12-30
Kitzmiller High Jubilates.

Recently the girls of the Kitzmiller
high school gave a party in honor of
the boys great victory in basketball
over Bayard. A large crowd attend
ed, including Misses Georgia Jones,
Huldah Bishop, Louise Baldwin, Min
ME Cough, Bonice Lyon, Eileen Bald
win, Fitzhugh Burrel, "Sailor" Shrout,
Lynn Hoey, Ashley Bishop, Herbert
Burrel, Frank Rafter, Leland Camp
bell, of Potomac Manor, and Thomas
Jones, of Shellmar. Refreshments
were served at 11:30 o'clock.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-12-30
Mrs. Patton Taken To HOSPITAL.

On Monday last Mrs. Norman Pat
ton, of near Grantsville, was taken to
the Western Maryland Hospital at
Cumberland by her husband and at
tending physicians for an operation
for the removal of gall stones which
was performed on Tuesday. Mrs. Pat
tons condition is very favorable.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-12-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred. Shartzer, of
Morgantown, returned to their home
Sunday afternoon after visit of
few days to Oakland friends and rela-
tiyes,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1920-12-30

FOR SALE-A Dodge RoadsterAp-
ply to Guy Hinebaugh, Oakland.-Ad-
vertisement 40-tf. A.-..
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-08-17

CARELESS of the fact that some of our
Republican friends appear to be pre-
pairing for an auction rather than an
election.
"On account of developments and
assurances from all over the state
since the primary, ] am convinced
that | am likely to be the next Cover
nor of West Virginia, and if so | want
to say to you that it will be
with free hand and not controlled
by any individual, group of indivi-
duals, interest or class.
IF elected, which expect to be,
/ shall be the Governor of the coal
operators and of the laboring men,
with the same sense of duty and JUS
tice as shall be the Governor of any
other class of people in West Vir-
ginia who are not specifically rep
resented on either ticket this year.
with leader for the Nation and
each State thereof, such as we have
this year, and are fortunate enough
to have with US today, and with our
work in West Virginia what it should
be and what | believe you will make
it, our state will follow the example
of our Nation and in November will
be counted in the Democratic column.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-08-17
How Much Mud Tax Is Paid By Farm.

Do you count the to you of poor roads9 d ,.
every mud hole your road to town YOU hani % s
and cents? -a
As an example, you have ten hogs ready for mart 80
eager to get there to take advantage of a HIGH 49, e
rains and you living road that becomes nas 20
passable In bad weather The rain prevents Won from & 1
porkers to that day and you You mich, % n
three days The market has fallen when you arrive yo
to sell your hogs cheaper hold them Holding the
chance that market will go down sim fn,
What you have lost by being compelled stay at bom
day-charge to poor roads
How much Mud Tax" do you pay?
The often happens in wheat corn anything hs e.
the nearby market
Less time is spent hauling good roads than bad ,
improved road in the the cost was Sc
hauling The road improved with gravel ana the
13c per tonmle On road, farmer hauling b ,s
Is forced to sit longer time In the drivers seat s
that might be put to profitable the farm Trs
good roads is faster with less effort for horse or lesser
tion of gasoline for truck, than muddy roads
Therefore dairy farmers living unmproyed roads ns
dous mud taxes for day the farmer selling milk bos "a
his product and days three the most the ana
butterfat must travel from farm to market
How much mud tax do you payi
The Dairy Farmer, Columbus ob.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-08-17
WEST VIRGINIA DEMOCRATS
NOMINATE SOMERvILLE.

The Democratic state Judicial Con-
vention at Wheeling last Saturday
after passing resolution empower
ing the executive committee to FIJI
any vacancy that might occur on the
State ticket, adjourned.
L. G. Someville, of Point Pleasant
was unanimously nominated for
judge of the Supreme Court. Presi-
Dental electors were named as fol
lows:
First District. w. Newman,
New Martinsville.
Second District-Luther Carska-
don, Keyser.
Third Districts. W. Langfitt
West Union.
Fourth District-Stuart Fl. Bow
man, Huntington.
Fifth District-Herman p Dean
Wayne.
Sixth District-Joseph S. Thur
mond, Anderson.
For Presidential electors at-large
G. Z. Shaver, of Marion and L. E.
Tierney, of Mcdowell, were chosen
Democrats who attended the con
vention on Saturday report high en-
thusiasm at the meeting and were
very much impressed by the address
and bearing of Governor Cox. He
addressed two meetings during the
day,-one at the convention and one
to the general public. At the open
meeting he had an audience of ap-
proximately 10000 people, he talked
for nearly an hour and during that
time the crowd listened without rest
lessness to his every word. The di-
rectness of the Cox attack, his depen-
dence upon facts to support his argu-
ments and his general aggressiveness
in speech stood out, the local men re-
port, in his appearance.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-08-17
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING.

The undersigned, holding more
than one-tenth of the capital stock
of the John Stevenson Female Semi
nary, a corporation, organized and
existing under the laws of the State
Of West Virginia, hereby calls gen
eral meeting of the stockholders of
the said company to meet at the Far
mer,s & Merchants Deposit Company
in Charles Town, w. Va, on Wednes-
day, the 18th day of August, 1920,
at 200 O'Clock p. M, at which time,
such meeting of stockholders being
a general one, any and all business
may be transacted that may properly
come before the stockholders in gem
eral meeting assembled. This notice
is published pursuant to the pro-
visions of Sec. Al of Chap. SO of the
Code of West Virginia.
Given under my hand this 18th
day of August, 1920.
MRS. c. N. CAMPBELL, Sr.
Holding more than one-tenth of the
capital stock of said Company.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-08-17
ARGENTINA FIXES
PRICE OF VIII

The Argentine government Ia, u
the minimum price for export N.
at $1.55 per bushel, A rate Of Is J
ton of 2,240 pounds, eQulsalent 4 4
cents per bushel. from Buens Ara
New York. has been quoted hy !
United States shipping board n
would make the price Of Argssa
wheat at New York $40 per busA
According to international Institute
agriculture at Rome the rate n.
Buenos Aires to Liverpool Is "a a,
per bushel, which would make
price Of Argentine wheat at LYsps
$3.50 per bushel. In this counsu
1t Is interesting to note that he b
ish government has fixed De 1
price of imported wheat at $40
bushel.
It would seem from the above 4
the American farmer may well al
pate a good price for the 1870 VI
crop.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-08-17
SUBSCRIPTIONS RATES.
CHANGING STYLES.

We are sorry TO learn that the jap
anese are going to abandon the kimono
and attempt to replace it with fash
ions of Western lands, says Bingham
ton Press. The orientals will lose
more than they can gain. Here in
America, one of the saddest effects Of
our so-called Characterization" is the
promptness with which our alien resi-
dents discard the picturesque garb Of
their native land for the cheap and
hideous limitations of what happens
at the moment to be the current style
among purchasers of ready-made gar
ments. Many a foreign-born woman
looks better with kerchief over her
head than she ever will with be-
feathered monstrOsity which some one
has told her is an American hat. Men
who come here with rings in their
ears are far better dressed In their
native corduroy than In the cream
colored or sky-blue suits they SO
promptly achieve. 1t is more impor-
tant, no doubt, to make the world
safe for democracy than to preserve
the remnants of its fast vanishing
picturesqueness. But even a demo-
cratic man cannot live by bread alone.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-08-17
For Sale.

12O acres in Loudoun County,
fronting on the Little River Turnpike
near Arcola, 80 miles from Washing
ton. known as the Bridge Farm, 8
room house, barn and other outbuild-
ings; fine spring close to house; most
" under cultivation and IN good con-
dition; large clear stream on one
border of the farm skirted by pref
ty strip of timber; Is acres bottom
land in good sod. The Little Turn
pike is to be made a National High
way and the adjacent property will
be greatly enhanced in value. This
property is being operated as a stock
and grain farm. Price $500,
terms to suit.
ITO acres in Loudoun County, 3
miles south of the Little River Turn
pike at Mt. Zion Church, 4 miles
from Arcola, 8 miles from station
known as the Corner Hall Farm" /;
new 8 room house, barn and other
outbuildings in good condition; part
under cultivation, balance valuable
timber; we'll watered by hvlng
streams. $4,000 down, terms to SUIT.
Price $1,000.
157 acres In FAIRFAX CounIy, near
Dranesville and the Leesburg pike ;
5 miles station and town; good
houses and large basement barn ;
mostly under cultivation; finely wat
cred; lies rolling but not billy. I'M
medihte possession. Price S9.ooU
So. 900 cash. Balance to suit.
233 acres in excellent section OF
upper Fairfax county, close to the
village of Floris, where the new
County Agricultural High School is
being built; " miles from Herndon
About one-half under cultivation
balance valuable timber; lies well for
cultivation by tractor or other mn
proved machinery; soil good quality
and produces good crops with proper
cultivation; finely watered by never
falling springs and streams; large
old fashioned dwelling of the better
class. in good condition except. for
minor repairs, barns and other farm
buildings. This will make a splendld
stock or dairy farm. Price Sl3,Ooo,
one half down. Will soon double IN
value. ,n,n
REALTY COMPANY.
Charles Town. w. Va.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-08-17
AMERICAN LEGION BACK OF
State Commander Smith Heartily
Endorses Monument as Does
Governor CornwelI

That the American Legion of the
state is solidly behind the movement
to erect on the campus of the State
University a living monument" to
the soldiers and sailors of West Vir-
GINA who participated in the great
world war, represented by nearly
1000 dead and $4,000 living, is evil
denced by an official statement issued
few days ago by Major Earl H.
Smith, State Commander of the Lee
gion, epitomized in the following
strong sentences:
ut is evidence that the folks of
West Virginia are anxious to erect
upon the campus of the State Uni
versity a Memorial to the men and
women who went from this State into
the world war With this feeling ex-
listing heartily endorse the plans and
program for the movement"
Governor Cornwell, who will come
to Elkins the latter part of August to
actively open the campaign in Ran
dolph county, with an address, at a
great outdoor mass meeting at the
Fair Grounds, has issued still another
appeal for public support of the Me-
mortal movement, as follows:
81 wish / might be able to aid the
Memorial in large and substantial
way. The erection of such Memoir
ial at the University will not only be
an enduring tribute to the sacrifices
made by the heroic soldiers and sail
ors who went out from West Vir-
GINA, not a few of whom never re-
turned, but it would also prove an in
spiration to the young men and wom-
en- of the state who go to the Univer-
sity to fit themselves for their life
work"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-08-17
THE ABANDONED FARM
MOVING WESTWARD

In the May issue of the Agricultural
Review. Prof. r. T. Throckmorten,
Kansas experiment station. has the
following to say regarding the main
tenance of fertility in that state:
"Plantfood to the value of $685., 900,
900 is being extracted from Kansas
soils this year. This plantfood would
produce 200,OO0000 bushels of wheat.
"KaRsas soils are gradually but sure
ly becoming unproductive, and the
maintenance of soil fertility is mat
ter of concern to every farmer, partic-
ularly the wheat grower.
"In the face of the large number of
abandoned farms and the rapidly In
creasing population, it is high time
farmers began to do their work more
scientifically"
This is warning which must be
heeded-the barrel will soon run dry
unless the draining at the spigot is re-
placed at least in part.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-08-17
Three Times
Around the World "
Traveller Tells the Story

Around the World" thres times
In the last few years ia the record Of
DR.. Edward Burton Mcdowell. The
story of his most interesting adven-
turec will be given at Chautauqua on
the second night when he presents his
illustrated lecture as a part Of the
program Of the week.
Few people realize the important
part played In the World War by the
native troops Of India who fought un.
der tho Allied banners. And stiIl
tess well known are the leaders Of
these native troops. And yet their
lives and personalities are keenly In
tsresting. A picture In the Chsutau-
qua program shows DR.. MacDovell
standing with the Maharaja king,
OF India, who was the commander-in.
chief Of all the Indian troops In the
World War.
DR.. Mcdowell will tell the story
OF his acquaintance with ths
Maharaja, whose guest he was for
several days, In his Chautaucua lee.
tures Colorsd transparencies and mo.
aon pictures Win illustrate his story.
Another feature OF the. evening".
program win be the musical prelude
oy the Suwahnee River Quartet. The
leader Of this group Is Mr.. John
Cents, the man with the wonderful
voice *old Black Jos," as sung by
Mr.; Can't, is masterpiece.
his. associate singers possess voices
mat blend wei with his, and the =.
suit Is that wonderful harmony which
Is peculiar to colored voices vhsr
united.
This group win mako rood th.,.
proud sitia The Best Negro Quas.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-08-17
LOUDOUN CAMP-MEETING

The Loudoun Camp Meeting open
ed the evening of August 18th, on
the old site, (Benton's Woods,) be-
tween Unison and Lisbon (Pot
House) and will continue ten days,
and its religious exercises will be un-
der the general direction of the Pres
iding Elder of the Alexandria District
M. E. Church, South, and the Pastors
of Loudoun and Middleburg, Circuits.
Mr.. H. H. Otley, Bloomfield, is the
General Manager for the Camp-Meet-
ing Association, and in all matters
pertaining to tents, boarding, or 9TH
er comforts may be written to at
Bluemont, Va, R. F. D. This year
there will be boarding tents for the
accommodation of both permanent
and transient guests; but at the same
time the management is anxious
rather to have regular tenters, and
for that reason the charges in rental
will be made the more reasonable.
The usual tariff of ten cents admis-
sion to the grounds will be charged
to meet the general expenses; but
there will be no other call for money
except "The Quarterly Collection"
on Sunday for the support of the
ministry of the patronizing circuits.
The Rev. L. B. Bridgers, of Gaines
vile, Ca, successful evangelistic
preacher and talented Gospel sing
err, duly recognized by our church
and specially commended for this
work by both Bishop DuBios and
Bishop Darlington, is to be our chief
speaker. Besides him, other preach
ers and workers of we'll known abil-
ity have been engaged to take other
parts. The Rev. C. H. Cannon, with
such helpers as he may select, will be
in charge of our special services for
young people.
Visitors from a distance may reach
Camp Via Purcellville or Bluemont
over the Washington and Old Domin-
ion Electric line, or via the Plains
and Middleburg over the Southern.
HENRY P. HAMMILL, P. E.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-08-17
FORD PLANT SELLS NEW MOTOR
FUEL.
Benzol Has Higher Conclusive
Power and is By-Product of Coke.

Five thousand gallons of benzol, a
|by-product of coke used for motor
fuel, is now being daily extracted
and refined at the Ford Motor Com
pany's Blast Furnace Coke Ovens
near Detroit, Michigan. This fuel,
which is more highly combustible
than gasoline, is now being sold at
a public station at the above named
plant, and has proven highly salts
factory. The price at present is
about the same as gasoline.
While the Ford Motor Company is
not the first to discover or use this
fuel for motor cars, still the public
station is the first ever opened to sell
benzol exclusively for motor car con-
sumption. This filling station car
ries supply of $4,000 gallons of
benzol on hand all the time. To date
some 100000 gallons have been sold
and used by car and truck drivers in
Detroit. Particularly during the re-
cent strike there was an exceptionally
large demand for this product.
Benzol has not as yet reached the
highest stage of refinement, and
present results are best when it is
mixed in equal portions with gasoline.
Heat and cold also affect differently
from gasoline. But the Ford chemi-
cal laboratories are doing a great
deal of experimenting and soon hope
to be able to refine it so it can be
used alone and under all conditions.
Of course, it's chief effectiveness
from it's high conclusive power which
is between twelve and fifteen per
cent. greater than gasoline.
Ford officials state there is no pos
sibility of benzol ever displacing
gasoline as motor fuel, since ii is a
by-product of coke and therefore
obtainable in limited quantities.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-08-17
PUBLIC SALE
OF REAL ESTATE.

By virtue of authority vested IN the
undersigned by a deed of trust made
bv Frank Brockenbaugh and Lucy
Rrockenbaugh, his wife, to John T..
Porterfeld, trustee, dated the 9Th day
of July, 1912, recorded IN the once
of the Clerk of the County Court OF
jefferson Count, West Virginia, IN
deed book 100 page 274, the under
signed trustee will sell at public out
cry. in front of the Court House, in
Charles Town, West Virginia, on
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER IL, 1920
commencing at IL o'clock a. M, the
following described property, to-wlt:
''That certain lot or parcel of land
situated in Mount Pleasant near SUM-
NIT Point. 1t is the same real estate
which was conveyed to Lucy Brock
enbaugh as her sole and separate
property by B. d. Gibson and j. Lane
Stein by deed of bargain and sale
dated March goth, 1899, recorded IN
the County Clerks Office of Jefferson
County in deed book SO, page BAL.
This property is improved by
TWO STORY METAL FRAME
BUILDING.
TERMS OF SALE:-One third
cash on day of sale, and balance in
two years from day of sale, evidenced
by the notes of the purchaser bearing
interest at six per cent per annum
from date of sale, said deferred pay.
ments to be secured by deed OF
trust on the property sold.
JOHN T. PORTERFIELD,
Trustee.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-08-17
Property Bargains.

225 acres near New Market, Va.
rs in timber, balance in cultivation
and fruit, room house, running
stream. To settle estate, $4,000.
Sc acres, IL river bottom, 9 rooms,
fruit, timber. $4,000.
rs acres, Y mile Luray Station,
6 room bungalow, tenant house, barn
silo, with horses, cows, farm equip
ment, and IA acres growing corn,
$14500.
valley View" Springs property,
25 acres, 20 room house, ideal sum-
mer resort, sanitorium, or for nest
of bungalows, $4,000.
Pool table, running order, SOS.
Account register, for $50 accounts.
new $85 handsome roll top desk, $25.
DAN HOLMES, Luray, Va.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1920-08-17
Careless Handlers Of Gasoline.

There is no excuse for being careless
with gasoline, yet according to the re-
ports of fire marshaIs fire after fire Is
caused by people who are careless in
just that way. A man drew gasoline
from his automobile by lantern light
the loss was $500; a spark from an
emery wheel set fire to pail of gaso-
line-a man was severely burned;
woman lighted match to see how
much gasoline was left in can-the
explosion started fire so serious that
two fire departments were called to
save the town. Those are few of
the accidents that occurred in one
state in one month.-Youth's Compan-
Ion