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The Raymer enterprise., 1921-04-21


by such explicit reservations and mod
ifications as will secure our absolute
freedom from inadvisable commit
ments and safeguard all our ssseatial
interests.
We must not allow our vision to b.
impaired by the conflict among our.
selves. The wearinsss at home and
the disappointment 10 the world have
been compensated In the proof that
this republic will surrssder none 4
the heritage Of nationality. but or
rights 10 international reiatienshin
have to b asserted; they require estak
lishmsnt In compacts Of amtty; or
part In readtustment and resteeakieo
cannot be ignored and must be defined.
With the super-govsrning league dss.
nltely rejected and with the world -
informed, and with the status Of psacs
proclaimed At home We may psoessa
to negotiate the covenanted rslatisa-
ships 20 essential to the recognition Of
all the rights everywhere Of our m.
tlon, and play our full part in joining
the peoples Of the world In the pur-
suits Of peace once more.
10 the complete re-establishmsnt Of
peace and its contracted RELATIONSHIPS,
to the realization Of our aspirations
for nations associated for world help
fulness without world government, for
world stability on which humanltys
hopes are founded, we shall address
ourselves, fully mindful Of the high
privilege and the paramount duty Of
the United States in this critical period
of the world.
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-04-21

e"St6SUSy 'sHt SV"eueVos
The urgency for an instant tariff
enactment, emergency In character and
understood by our people that It Is for
the emergency only. cannot be too
much emphasized. I believe In the
protection Of American industry, and
1t Is our purpose to prosper America
first. The privileges Of the American
market to the foreign producer are Of.
fered too cheaply today. and the effect
on much Of our own productivity 4
the destruction of our self.reliance.
which Is the foundation Of the indie
pendence and good fortune Of our peo-
pie. Moreover, imports should pay
their fair share Of our cost Of gov
ernment.
One who values American prosperity
and maintains American standards Of
wages and living can have no sympa-
thy with the proposal that easy entry
and flood Of imports will cheapen our
costs Of living. It q more likely TO
destroy our capacity to buy. Today
American agriculture % menaced and
its products are down to prs.war nor
mails, yet we are endanserins our fun
damental industry through the high
cost Of transportation from farm to
market and through the influx Of fer.
elgn farm products, bscauss We offer.
essentially unprotected, the best mar.
ket In the world.
Farmer Must d Protected.
II would be better to err In protect.
Ing our basic food industry than para
lyze our farm activities In the world
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-04-21
Rail Rates Must Drop.

naii natee WuN Orop.
The great interest Of both the pro.
ducer and onsumer-indeed, all our
industrial and commercial life, from
agriculture to finance-in the problems
Of transportation will find Its reflex in
your concern to aid re-establishment,
to restore efficiency and bring trans
portation cost into a helpful re.
latlonship rather than continue 1t al
a hindrance to resumed activities.
It Is little to be wondered that iii.
considered legislation, the war strain,
government operation In heedlessnesa
of cost and the conflicting programs
or the lack Of them, for restoration
have brought about a most difficult
situation. made doubly difficult by the
low tide Of business. All are 20 inti.
mately related that no improvement
will be permanent until the railways
are operated efficiently at a cost with.
In that which the traffic can bear.
II we can have It understood that
Congress has no sanction for govern.
ment ownershiR that Congress does moi
levy taxes upon the people to cover
deficits In a service which should b
self sustaining. there WIN be an
avowed foundation on which 10 ~.
build
Freight Diseeuraoss Production.
Freight carrying charges have
mounted higher and higher until com.
merce Is halted and production dis.
couraged. Railway rates and costs OF
operation must be reduced.
Congress may a. well investigate and
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-04-21

Conscious Of the generous intent OF
Congress, and the public concern for
the crippled and dependent, invited
the services Of volunteer committee
to inquire Into the administration Of
the Bureau Of War Risk Insurance,
the Federal Beard for Vocational
Training and other agencies Of gov
eminent In caring for the ex-soldlers,
sailors and marines Of the World War.
The immediate extension and utii.
zation ok the sovesnmeats hospital II.
cilitiss in the army, and navy will
bring relisf to the acuts conditions
most complained Of, and the hospital
building program may - worked ont
to meet the needs liksly 70 b. urgent
at the time Of possible eomp,stieR
Favers Public Wslfass Department
During the recent political canvass
the proposal was made that Z Depart.
ment Of Public Welfare should be Of.
ganixed. II was endorsed and COM
mended % strongly that l venture to
call It 70 your attention and to sus.
gest favorable legislative conhdera-
ton.
assume the maternity bin. already
strongly approved, win be enacted
promptly, thus adding to our NANTES.
tation Of human interest.
Il % needless to call your attention
to the unfinished business inherited
from the preceding Congress. The ap-
preparation bills for army and navy
win have your early decision.
Neither branch Of the government
can be unmlniful Of the call for re-
duced expenditures for those depart
ments Of our national defense. The
government is In accord with the wish
The Raymer enterprise., 1921-04-21


policy Of upbullding have been removed
by the outstanding fact Of our hav.
Ing builded. II the intelligent and ef.
ficient administration under the exist.
Ing laws makes established service i'm.
possible, the executive will promptly
report to you. Manifestly our laws
governing American activities on the
seas are such as to give advantage to
those who compete with ~ for the car.
rying Of our own cargoes and those
which ought naturally to come In
American bottoms through trade ex.
changes, then the spirit Of American
fair play win assert itself to give Amer
lean carriers their equality Of oppor-
tunity. This republic can never realize
its righteous aspirations In commerce.
can never be worthy the traditions Of
the early days Of the expanding re.
public until the millions Of tons Of
shipping which We now possess are co.
ordinated with our inland transporta.
ton and our shipping has government
encouragement, not government opera
tion, In carrying our cargoes under our
flag, over regularly operated routes, to
every market In the world. agreeable
to American exchanges It will
strengthen American genius and man
agement to have 1t understood that
ours 10 an abiding determination, be-
cause carrying is second only to pro-
duction IN establishing and maintain
ing the flow Of commerce to which we
rlghtfully aspire.
New Britain herald., 1921-01-29

moved my place of business from 93 Lawlor St. to 1lS Lawlor St.
 Augusta Camosci, sewer contractor, with the late A. Lyman for 10 years. Tel.
 2314-l2 1-1-2mo
New Britain herald., 1921-01-29
City Advertisement

The Registrars of Voters of the City of New Britain will ebe in ses- sion in their office, Room 402 City Hall, on Friday, February 1, 1921, from 12 o'clock noon until g p. m. and on Friday, February II. 1921, from 12. o'clock noon until p. m. for the purpose of making an en- rollment of the legal voters of the City of New Britain for the nomina-
New Britain herald., 1921-01-29

line tanks and general overhauling and repair work. New parts made in quick time Best equipment in city. Service station and agency for Grant and Moon cars. Parsons Garage. sS0 West Main St.
 1-10-10d
New Britain herald., 1921-01-29

FOR SALE-NOtlce. Hardware City Bedding Co. Mattresses. box srrings. cuShions. pillows steel couches, cots, springs, etc.. at factory to home prices. Your old nnal' tresses made over equal to new. Uphor-- terinS. Tel. 23l4.A. 60 ,Tremont St.
 l1-e-~00x
New Britain herald., 1921-01-29

NOTICE-Electricnl work. Anyone c0ntem-
 plating wiring, repair work. etc, would dc
 well to call 19s2-S. Arthur Tyler, 4s Howard Ave. 1-27-3dx
New Britain herald., 1921-01-29

NOTICE-Know your life. Latest scientific method. Develop your powers Send
 birth date; 12c stamps. Satisfaction guar anteed. Walter Winston Wentworth. S8
 Bd. Courcelles, Paris, France. 1-291d
New Britain herald., 1921-01-29
LOST AND FOUND.

LOST-A baby's bonnet, II o'clock this
 morning on Arch St. between Hart and Walnut Sts. Finder please return to N. B.
 Herald. 1-29-1dx
New Britain herald., 1921-01-29
USED CARS OF VALUE.

USED CARS OF VALUE. 1s19 Studebaker Seven Passenger. 1917 Jordan Seven Passenger. 1sIs Overland. winter top. 1916 Overland, s3A Touring. 1916 Overland. s3B Touring. 1918 Overland Country Club. 1s1B Overland Roadster. 1919 Overland. Model 90 Touring. 1920 Oakland Touring. 1917 Oakland Touring. 1917 Oakland Winter Top. 1918 Chalmers Roadster. 1917 Maxwell Touring. 1920 Chevolet Baby Grand. 1910 Overland Touring. 1917 Dodge Touring. 1916 Briscoe Touring. 1918 Ford Coupe. 1916 Hudson Coupe. 1sis Overland Touring. lsI6 Maxwell Touring.
 USED TRUCKS OF SERVICE. 1920 Brockway Express. 1920 Broadway Dump. 1913 Brockway T Dump. 1920 Brockway 2 1-2 Express. 1920 Brockway Express- 1919 Brockway T Express. 1919 Brockway 1-2 Dump. 1916 Studebaker 1 Express. 1918 Vim 1-z T Express 1917 Vim 1-2 Expreas. 1920 All American l T Express.
 M. IRVING JESTER, Ies Arch St. Phone slI.
 1-2s-tf
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-04-01

THE COLD WAVE-FRIrIT GREAT
LY INJURED.

The cold wave, of which the puh-
nc was duly warned, came ON time
and with vengeance.
Monday night there was Il sleet
and slight snow. Tuesday morn;nc
there was ice and the mountains
white with snow and slcet Tuesday
night was even colder. and ice on
wednesday morning. Over coats and
Tires were in order.
The damage to fruit cannot vet he
estimated. Evidently all early fruit
Is seriously damaged if not killed.
The cold wave is not much of =
surprise. The month of March wos
warm and spring like, and precipi.
lated an early budding of and bloom
ing CT fruit trees and had the freeze
ana frost not followed all records
would have been broken.
However, there will be fruit suffic-
tent, as like experiences prove.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-04-01
"IT WILL INJURE MY BUSINESS

A good citizen of this county re-
marked the other day, in speaking
of moonshining in his district. 81
know who they are and where they
arc, but it will be worth my property
and perhaps my life, if should
tell"
Another said, in regard to the Po-
cahontas troubles: "Thc business
men cannot afford to risk great in
jury to their business by taking an
active part in making reports to the
grand jury" Both these mon. and
no doubt there are numbers of others
OF like minds, said, 1--WE have officers
OF the state and county whose bus.
mess it is to look after these mat
tiers. Let them do it."
And right here is the trouble
There is some force in the argu-
ments of these citizens and Others
of same mind. None of us care ia
Jeopardize our business. "Our bus
mess" seems Of first considcratio,
and Importance.
Some men are not unwilling to sac
rlficc the public morals and welfare
III interest of business" However
the fact remains that if not only public
sentiment but cooperation and heir
IN ferreting out and exposing crime
is not behind the public officials
crime and violation of law will ro
on and increase. Every crime and
outrage unpublished emboldcns the
criminal to further violation. Tho
Law and Order League is an orpaniz.
ca e''ort to assist the officials, and
through this League every private
citizen may help, without "iniurino
ms business" if this is the first con.
sderation.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-04-01

the morning of the 18th day of Sep
TENDER, 1862 and passed down the
line of General Lees army YOU
would have found $4,000 veteran
soldiers prepared to face McClellan's
$1,000.
Late in the evening had you pass
ed along the same line and no one
had been removed you would have
found 10000 men dead and wounded
on the ground. Think of it, one third
Of whole army killed or disabled
Could you imagine anything more
horrible than that? Yet that is the
truth in regard to what happened.
have been told that at meet
ing of the generals soon after the
battle closed all Of them. even Stone.
wall Jackson, were for crossing the
Potomac into Virginia that night
but to this General Lee would moi
agree. So we spent another day on
the held burying our dead and car.
ing for the wounded. The enemy too
mad plenty to do along this line. Sun.
pose McClellan's losses were too gren,
Tor nm to try it over on the ney,
day. What sublime confidence Con
Lee must have had in his little ormy
TO take such risk.
On the night of the 18th we cross.
"a the river into Virginia. There the
Potomac was GOO yards wide will
very high bank on the south sidn
we climbed this bank along n strcn
winding road for some 500 wards ba.
lore we reached the vel of tho
Two or three friends and cot
'head OF our command and crossed
over about sunrise. While we VIEW,
resting, on the bank there came nm
rom the river Il black man. On his
pack he carried his young master
desperately wounded. for he had lost
ms right arm at the shoulder blade
az the heels of this pair rode dude
VINO mad never made the acuuain-
lance OF mud nor blood. He had nm
ambulance i'll charge-no one in If
put the driver. He passed this wound.
ell man as you drive by dead dog
on the road. In the most abrupt MIN
ner we ordered him to halt and hcIn
,his wounded man into his nmb :.
lance. Seeing that we meant busine /,
ana were prepared to enforce o,,r
orders. " '"eSeo
If I had money to burn would
'T,iS great city buy an i'm
me block of black marble, find
Ihe most gifted sculptor that could
DC NAG, and get him to chisel out
;'s oiack man as | see him today
III my MINDS eye. His feet bare,
shirt ripped open from shoulder -" 70
waist, showing his great muscles
and depth of chest. Then from wb;tn
marble would have his mnstcr
chlseled, minus his right arm Mt tha
shoulder blade, weary and worn
astrIde this black mans back held
IN place by the great black hands
rms group should DO set up in Rich.
mona, Washington. N. Y. that the
,9vc ana devotion and loyalty of this
PACK man might he remembered ne
,Uohg MS grass grows and water runs
fredericksburg, Dee. l3 next
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-04-01

boy"
The doctor was called in on the
third day but he shook his head,
and gave them little hope. Mr.. Ora
ham came home that evening for
the first time in many months, sob
err. His wife was leaning over the
boy. coaxing him to drink n portion
of the medicine in the cup, as tears
rolled increasingly down her face.
and fell on the hot, quivering hands
of little Earnest, when her husband
entered the room and went softly
to the bed by her side. "Grace, is
our child any better?" asked he in
n trembling voice. His wife turned
as if not believing her own ears.
Was her Earnest. her once tender
husband, returned from the husks
to his home and little ones? Scarce
ly knowing how TO act, she threw
her arms around his neck and sobb-
ed like child. lie drew chair
by the bed and seated himself, still
holding his wife, and trying to
soothe her. Don't sob SO, darling.
You unman me, you make me feel
wretched." At the sound of the
fathers voice the child sprang up
in the bed and o..c.!. 81 tried to save
her, mama. l tried to save her. but
l could not. Don't cry. mama, God
will help us, for l ask him"
Eager to hush one word of re
proach against her husband, the
wife and mother hurried to the bed
and with tender words laid him
down again. Was she not willing to
give up all (even her two children)
if il; could be the means of restor-
ing her husband? Yes; had she been
blessed with two more she would
have, chad it been Gods will to take
them) said calmly and peacefully.
Thy will be DONE" and given them
up. When she went to her husbands
side she saw his broad chest heavc
with grief. He put out his hand and
drew her to his knee, buried his face
in her bosom and sobbed like n
child. Grace. how can you forgive
me, wretch that l am" he said be-
tween his sobs. FLUSH, Earnest.
do forgive you, and love you the
same and better, if any thing. than
did the day we were mad and
wife" Grace, he cried, you kill
me by your loving words, they are
as fire heaped on my head, Oil if
could only be as | was then, butt
am weak and have no strength of
my own. and here is oud first, our
oldest child dying, and cannot help
him. only give him food for his
delirium. Oh. if l could die" "Only
be strong, my husband, and resist
all temptations, and then if God
sees fit to take all else, I shall be
happy i'll having my husband restor-
ed to me. God to God for strength,
he will help. Only try him, and you
will see." ~ dare not Grace" he
said, and here tiny voice interrupt
cd them. "Mama and papa, the
angels want me. Must I go? it is
all SO very bright, and they are smil-
ing, and calling me. Must l leave
YOU. mama. and little Minnie. Will
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-04-01

papa be kind, and love your" eyes.
darling" said the mother in a tremb,
ing voice, you amt angry with
US tonight, papa, are your" said he.
looking at his father. "No, my child"
came in hoarse whisper from his
father. "Then must 90. But pana
promise me you will never drink
again, and will always love mama
and Minnie, and l will tell the angels
what you say, and ask them to take
you, mama and Minnie to their home.
Promise papa. They are coming
nearer and nearer. and music. OH
music so. sweet. The father sanI
down on his knees ut the he'd md
buried his face, the mother held the
little wasted hand in hers. with
smile, were not two souls beine
saved that day? Her child was sure
Oh heaven, and with his departure
ne would save the father and hus-
band: Promise, say yes, papa CIV
yes. pleaded the >clTld, his koice
growing weaker and weaker. al nrom.
Use, by Gods help my child said
ne firmly and resolutely. "The an
gels are glad, papa for they sing 90
loud and smile on me to come" ~
Thank God" said the ween;nq
wire, rs tears fell thick and fast o5
t the bowed head by her husband
rapa, read to me, please.~ AS Earn
est Graham opened the Bible his
eyes eyes rested on these words "And y
little child shall lead them" Ere bn
could speak another word the child
said. Goodbye" and his spirit wing u
ed it's flight to its God. wing
Insy buried him in the church
meath q pine he so loved. "And q
little Title child shall lead them" burned
hke hire in Earnest Graham's soul
Earnest Graham went to work.
, una IN few months moved to a
more comfortable house and street
away from his old associates AMI ~
memory of their little boy. placed n
tombstone at his head. with the IN.
iSeription, And little child shall
GEORGIA F. HILL.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-04-01
MRS. LAwFORD ANSWERS 81. NJ.
MS" ARTICLE.
Pocobont.o ", NJ, ,

-. Pocahontas. Va, March 2G
Glinch Valley News:
! regret very much tina. az NJ
~. destroyed or lost the paper of
repruary 10Th containing his article
anout MI. hickman. | think had he
gwen II second reading he would
Ia haIt discovered that the three things
~ .ao IN view were not made at all
pam. bue we are truly glad that in
ms second article he informed the
pu1ilc what he intended writing. even
II ne ana IAN to do so. 81. Nj. NJ"
lasi ~ that l was biased read
were also biased for the mn ;or;tm
put inc same construction on al AZ
Ms" article that | did. -"'
Many Baptist and several o+hor
denominations requested me 70 rcl
ply to it. ~. NJ. NJ" said thot h;s
communication was written for on, ,ts
siders. We we'll understand that II
may have carried weight with neonic
that didn't know. But here in pona
case. III the
From ]. M. Ms" point of v;ew
the officers are on the wrong scent
II they think the culprit n Resident
OF the town, ~. M. NJ" seems IN
tnink him an offender, according To
ms M; reasoning had the perpetrator of
TINS deed resided here he would have
known the facts in the case and
would have regarded Mr.. Rickman
no more a target for dynamite than
any other citizen who voted for nro. '
'nlbition. But we who do know the
facts in the case think differently
My name was not omitted for want
OF space. The majority of people in
Pi0cahontas knew who wrote the art.
icie, and my initials would have
meant no more to outsiders than NV
non de plume. ''' my
| am neither ashamed of NV name
or the cause am defending. hut
for the benefit of the public III saw
that | gave the Editor of the ClincS
valley News permission to give !
NJ. N; my name and it was given be.
fore he write his article of the 18th
in II, which he pretended not to know
the name Of the writer, little mis-
leading but let it uass-another one of
j. M. MS little ways, his articles
are often that way.
That the public may know that I
am not trying to hide behind the
non de plume of n Baptist so az to
keep my identity from ]. M. N. II
MAUD HENSON 1.Awropn
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-04-01
HOW II WAS CORRECTED.

certain editor of Il country rhws-
paper IN Kansas was asked to leave
the community as Il result of n typo
graphical error IL his report of the
wedding of the mayors daughter. Al
ter eXhausting his supply of biq
words about the "blushing bride" he
said: "The large, elaborate bouquets
OF roses were punk" The MAYOR de-
manded correction and apology in
the next weeks issue, all of Which
the editor was glad to promise. The
next issue contained: eve wish to
apologize for the manner in which
we disgraced the beautiful wedding
last week. Through an error of the
typesetter we were made to saw 'the
roses were punk What we wanted
TO say was that the noses were
To become famous-Writc naurh-
ty story.
To get arrestcd-Lct your wife
drive the car
10 find a needle in a haystack-
sit down on it.
'NSS NlhiStiJ the WlnU0wc
and turn on the gas.
As long as you smile il is not nos
sible to be thoroughly unhappy.
The only one who has never made
any attempt to solve the mystery OF
woman is-woman.
Some men are great successes ir
making money, but terrible failures
IN selecting ways to spend it,
They say now model baby car.
rage will be operated by siorare
batteries. Good! Now pa can nut on
roller skates and get a tow.
a chap may be homclier than sin
and duller than funeral, but If he's
got q classy car. he gets n dozen
girls where the dandy puy ON fooi
gets only one.
WAR RENIINISCENCE-A BLACK
(By j. w. Bakery
Boisscvain, Va, March "a.
Had you been at Sharpsburg or
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-04-01

a chap may be homclier than sin
and dullerI than a funeral, but if he's
got classy car. he gets dozen
girls where the dandy guy on foot
gets only one. W.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-04-01

WAR REMINISCENCE-A BLACK
HERO.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-04-01

by j. w. Bakery
Boissevain, Va, March "a.
Had you been at Sharpsburg on
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-04-01

They say now model baby car.
rage will be operated by storage
batteries. Good! Now pa can nut on
roller skates and get n tow.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-04-01

Some men are great successes in
making money, but terrible failures
IN selecting ways to spend it,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-04-01

The only one who has never made
any attempt to solve the mystery of
woman is-woman.