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The Washington times., 1921-06-19
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The Washington times., 1921-06-19
First Communion In
America Pictured
By John Smith

NORFOLK, Va, June 18.-The
historical celebration at James
town Island last Sunday recalls
that the first celebration Of Holy
Communion in English America
was on the island on the third Sun
day after Trinity in the year 1907.
The Rev. Robert Hunt, a clergy
man of the Church of England,
came with the first settlers to
jamestown and under his leader
ship the church was established.
This first communion was cele-
brated under very crude but pic
turesaue surroundings. Captain
John Smith wrote Of it as follows:
81 well remember wee did hang
an awning (Which is an old saile)
to three or foure trees, to shadow
us from the Sunne, our wales were
rallies of wood, our seates unhewed
trees, till we cut planks; our Pull
nit a bar of wood nailed to two
neighboring trees; in foule wealth
err we shifted into an old rotten
tent: for we had few betteh .
wee had daily Common Prayer
morning and evening, every Sun
day two Sermons, and every three
months the Holy Communion, till
our minister died: but our prayers
daily, with an homily on Sundaies,
we continued two or three years
after, till more Preachers came
The Washington times., 1921-06-19
WILDCATS SCARE
FUGITIVE OUT OF
MOUNTAIN REFUGE
Awed BY Their Howiings, He
Hurries Back to Jail From
Which He Escaped.

HUNTINGTON. w. Va, June Is
Driven by hunger, harried by wild
cats and declaring he was tired OF
eluding the authorities. John Brad
shaw, alleged murdered of Deputy y
Sheriff Atkins at East Hamlin sew
eral weeks ago, and who escaped
the Cabell county Jail along with
nine others, appeared at the Jail sew
eral days after his escape and sur
rendered to Jsiler A l. Ross.
'T hope I am in time for dinner
he told the jailer. "I didn't really
want to get away, but did want
to see my wife and baby. That's
why left with the others After l
left, however, I began to fear that
I would be killed IL / returned to
the Raccoon creek country and did
not CO."
Bradshaw told Jailer Ross that he
had been in hiding up the Big Sandy
and that he had undergone many
hardships. He declared that he had
had little to eat since his getaway
and that he was forced to sleep In
the open.
The climax was reached, he said,
when he was awakened at night by
the bowling and yowling of wild
cats close by. He sprang to his feet
and beheld an enormous wildcat
within few feet of him. He threw
his hat at the varmint to frighten II
away, but the animal bowed up it's
back, unsheathed it's claws and be-
gan the tune of "pssst pssst" COM
mon to wildcats in the wild.
Bradshaw said that then he know
he never did have any business lesv.
ing the county bastile and without
waiting to retrieve his headgear and
without backward glance or q
goodbye to the wildcat. he beat II
for the Cabell county jail and his
three squares
The Washington times., 1921-06-19
Elks Honor Flag Day.

BLUEFIELD, w. Va, June 1s.-The
local lodge of Elks celebrated Flag
Day" in their spacious lodge rooms
last Tuesday. The program included :
Star-Spangli Banner, sung by Maury
Barrett, John Mastin, jr., Norman
Crawford and Clark Poland; prayer,
the Rev. w. M. Burke; Columbia the
Gem of the Ocean. by Miss Ruth
Bodell, Mrs. r. w. Cubbage. Maury
Barrett and Mr.. c. V. Poland; Flag
Record, w. Fred Sanders; Altar SER
vice, esquires and officers: Auld Lang
Syne, male quartette; Blks tribute to
the flag, by ]. II. Franklin; My own
United states, mixed auartette; ad-
dress, James S. Kahle: America,
audience: closing address. exalted
ruler. James Elmer Brown has
charge OF the musical program
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Has Narrow Escape.

BEVERLY, w. Va, June 1s.-Shir-
ley Dayton, one OF the contractors on
the Beverly district improved road
figures that he had close call
when a truck on which he was taking
100 kegs of black powder and other
explosives went into the bank and up
set on the cement road a half mile
from the city. The steering gear went
wrong and the truck ran UP a steep
bank and spilled it's cargo of powder
dynamite caps and a mixture of gaso-
line from its tank. together with the
driver and Mr.. Dayton, in a heap
Luckily, the powder did not let go and
no one was seriously hurt.
The Washington times., 1921-06-19
REPORT AZ FATALITIES
IN w. VA INDUSTRIES

CHARLESTON, w. va-, June 1s-
In ehe month of May In West Virginia
there were forty-seven fatalities re-
ported to the workmen's compensa-
uon commission, of which two oc-
curred in the lumber industry. one in
metal working, two in public utili-
tes, and the remainder In some phase
OF the coal mining industry, accord
tra to figures received here.
During the month 1852 accidents
we're reported in West Virginia in
dustries, classified by the workmen's 8
compensation commission as follows:
Coal mining TIT; lumber, 90: min
:ng. exclusive of COAL 10: clay prod :
Ccts, 80; metal working, 4S5; munich
sal corporations. 4; public utilities,
- chemical plants, "a; textiles. as
warehouses;, 20; contractors, "a:
printers. s; food products. %; miscel-
Inneous, 3.
The Washington times., 1921-06-19
GIRL W|NSF|RST
PLACE IN STUDIES
AND IN ATHLETICS
Miss Bertha Hart Makes Fine
Record at Western Mary
land College.

CUMBERLAND. Nd. June IS
Equally proncient in her studies and
in athletics, Miss Bertha Irene Hart,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. william r.
Hart, of Chase street. is considered
one of the most remarkable students
graduated at Western Maryland Col
lege. Westminster.
Miss Hart, at the same time, was
captain of the ail-college girls bas-
kaball team and president OF the
Browning Literary Society. At the
commencement exercise last Wednes-
day she had the honor Of being vale
dictorian and she also had the nrst
commencement part announced at the
investiture services at the beginning
of the third term. The latter honor
is conferred according to standing
In English and elocution. 1t 10 rare
that a student has both honors al
commencement.
The commencement essay subject
was sour Citizens of Tomorrow
When the class honors were an.
nounced Miss Hart was heartily con-
graduated by her collegemates with
whom she is quite popular.
Miss Hart specialized in two sub
jects-science and mathematics. She
"No Sht hist pupii IN sho
the school to major in the two
branches and the first girl to con
tinue the study Of mathematics for
the four years.
Miss Hart's unusual school record
follows:
Freshman year-First honor. gold
medal
Sophomore year-Browning Literary
Society contestant
Junior year-First honor, gold
medal. also Browning Literary
Society contestant
Senior year-Valedictorian and also
first commencement part by having
been selected as the pupil doing the
best work in English composition
and elocution.
Miss Hart has had several offers
to teach mathematics. Her sister
Miss Mildred Hart, is connected with
the stan OF the Cum berland Evenine
Times. Her only brother, Henr,
W. Hoffman Hart, who was an en-
listed man. first doing service or
the Mexican border. died In France
having been stricken on the felc
while working with the ambulance
corps.
Miss Hart Is granddaughter oi
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cook, Ormanc
street. Frostburg.
The Washington times., 1921-06-19
Spring GUN KILLS
COP, NEGR0FACES
NJ Staying CHARGE
0pfense Based on Claim That
Trap Was Set to Pro-
vent Burglary.

bANvnLE, va, Juno 1s,---To what
extent is a property holder justified
IN Hsafeguarding himself against mid
n1eht marauders This is one of the
q3estions involved as q sequence TO
IL killing of Police Officer John p.
Jdnes here by a spring-gun set by a
negro. Irwin Price, in his little store
Cd the corporate limits Price is In
cQGtody charged with murder with
sdne lawyers seeing Unusually in
tefrsting legal battle when the trial
comes up.
Price. a negro. thirty-nve years old,
lekder of his race In that section OF
toSvn. had been troubled with minor
robberies. His store is nothing more
than a wooden shack about eight feet
square. filled with sundry merchan.
dihe and with a basement used as q
hdn roost and reached through trap
sdor.
The negro had, according to the po-
lide, been told that special attention
WOULD be directed to his place of busi-
nass and Jones was carrying out or
ders when he received the death
charge. He was at the end of his
beat with A. c. Morgan, another pa
trplman. the latter having tried the
dqor OF small store across the
stfeet from Prices. The hour was :
inithe morning and both officers were
Staging as they had about completed
their turn of duty. Jones pushed the
rude frame door of Prices store with
his foot to see IL il was secure. The
tap he gave ii was enough to throw
IL wide open and at the same instant
there was a loud explosion and Jones
reeled away as though dealt a body
blbw. Morgan put one supporting
arm about him and backed away
Jones then dropped to his knees, and
with the explanation "He got me, ?
died In a few minutes. Morgan's
cries for assistance were rewarded
by several half-clad men running
from nearby houses. Luther Lewis
one of them. arrived just in time to
seh the door of Prices store slam
Fdr nearly an hour the building was
surrounded, and with the first streak
ofldawn the chief of police. James r.
Bell, ordered the building entered. TIC
the door was attached cord which
ran through pulleys to the trigger
off, a shotgun braced to table at q
range of three feet from the store
entrance.
Price was arrested at his home
some distance away, by two officers
who quote him as saying that nobody
was in the store at the time so far
as he knew. He stated also, IL Is
said, that he had contrived the engine
Of death for the purpose of killing
bupglers. Price also told of another
trep gun commanding the rear en-.
trance, where the officers found q
rihe with another pulley attachment
aimed at the entrance to the hen
house
Jones was thirty-two years of age
For six months he had been a member
of the force He leaves a widow and
twp small children A large amount
has already been raised for the be-
reAved family, a subscription list hav
Inf been started by local papers.
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TWO TAKE FLIGHT
AS COP FOLLOWS
BO0zE-LADEN CAR
Auto and Contents Being Held
at Martinsburg With
No Claimants.

MARTINSBURG, W. Va, June IS.
Local police officials believe they
seized one of two cars engaged in
liquor blockade-running between
Roanoke. Va, and Cumberland, Nd,
when Traffic Officer Barber took in
to custody on the main line between
this city and Winchester a high
powered passenger machine which at
the time was carrying two kegs OF
moons shine, said by those who saw *
and smelt 1t to be of good quality
Two negroes were driving the car
whose approach to this city had been
tipped of. officer Barber, as he ap-
preached the car on his motorcycle.
saw the negroes on the road in a
heated argument: but when they
spied him they jumped a, fence and
disappeared into an orchard. The Of
ficer examined the car, noted the
moonshine and hose In the car
which he thinks was used by the ne
groes in drawing liquor in small
quantities from the kegs for retail
purposes along the road He then
drove the car to this city, not wait
ing to give chase to the negroes for
lear oHc ol tIciu ~ouiu dpouh
get into the car and escape with the
evidence. The car Is still being held
here for it's owner, although moth
ing has been heard in the way OF
claims as yet The car bears a Vir'
Sipia license.
The officers frequently have beer
advised of suspected liquor-runnins
between Roanoke and Cumberland
and were of the opinion that tine
cars went through Martinsburg tc
Hagerstown, Nd, and thence ia
Cumberland. II is said that one oi
the two cars engaged in the traffic
runs from Roanoke to Harrisonburg
Va. where the car on this end meets
IT. and takes on a load. The officers
say 1t Is evident that the liquor IL
peddled out along the road.
The Washington times., 1921-06-19
REFUSES NEW TRIAL
TO CONVICTED SLAYER

LYNCHBURG. Va. June 1s.-Judge
w. r. Barksdale, in the circuit court
at Halifax. has denied the motion OF
counsel for a new trial for George
Dickerson. negro, convicted of the
murder OF William Rickmon last
March. and it is expected that an
effort will be made. to secure a writ
of error in the supreme court of ap-
peals of the State The jury in the
case fixed the negro's punishment at
ten years In the penftentiary.
This was Dickereon's third felony
conviction, and in case he goes to the
peitentiary IL will mean that later he
will be convicted in the city circuit
court at Richmond. and a life SEN
tence would fellow under the law.
Detectives who have worked hard
on the case say they will be able to
present much new vidnce at anothr
trial, II II should develop that the
negro would have to face a jury
again.
The Washington times., 1921-06-19
HUNTINGTON VET GETS
MEDALS FROM BRITAIN

HUNTINGTON. w. Va June 1s.-
Bsxter Laird. director of a local
choir. who served with the Seventy
sixth Canadian Infantry Regiment
during tho world war. has received
two medals awarded by the British
government for valor and heroian
IN action
Tho decorations vere the military
medal and kings medal. both sof
then highly coveted by British mil
hafy subjects
Laird was born in Scotland, but
came to America when a boy and
resided tn Huntington for a number
OF years At the outbreak of the
war he enlisted with the Canadian
forces and participated in most of
tho early battles on the Western
front After the war he returned to
uumttnSton.
The Washington times., 1921-06-19
GETS BEQUEST IN WILL
OF OLD BLACK "MAMMY"

LYNCHBURG, Va, June 1s.-
Mrs. Thomas ID. Christian and
daughter, Miss Margaret d.
Christian, the latter president
of the Lynchburg woman's
Club and a Wellesley graduate,
were named beneficiaries in the
will probated here to dispose
of the estate OF Fannie Spiller,
colored woman of the old
type, who formerly nursed Mrs.
Christian. Five lots in South
Lakewood. N. Y, and a lot in
the Bronx, New York city, go
to the mother and daughter.
while other property of the tes-
tatrix goes to colored rela-
tions In Lynchburgh, Charlotte
county and Pamprlns.
Thomas d. Christian, nus
band OF Mrs. Christian. a local
attorney-at-lsw, was named as
executor of the estate Of the
old negress.
The Washington times., 1921-06-19
RAISE FUNDS TO MARK
GRAVE OF POE'S MOTHER

RICHMOND. Va. June 1s.-After
many years OF neglect, the grave of
Elizabeth Arnold Poe. in remote
corner Of old St. Johns churchyard, is
to be restored, and the resting place
of the mother OF Edgar Allen Poe will
be marked at least by headstone.
1t remained for one of her own sex
and profession to start the substan-
tial movement that Is now being
carried forward for the Elizabeth Ar
mold Poe memorial She Is Mrs. Leah
Nelson, of Richmond, who recently
made representations to the Actors
Equity Association. which promptly
took the matter in hand, starting a
subscription list.
Members of the theatrical profess
sion and the public in general have
been called upon to contribute to this
fund for a fitting monument or head
stone, the nature of the memorial to
depend upon the amount subscribed.
The Washington times., 1921-06-19

One day while Warren @. Harding
was still q member of the Senate there
walked into the office of Senator
Kenneth McKellar q small man wear
ing large glasses and stroking little
white beard. Senator McKellar and
the little man had mover met before
and without introducing himself the
viSitor proceeded straight to business
<At the time 1t happened that SEN
ator McKellar was vitality interested
in bringing about favorable report
from committee on certain nomina.
ton. His poll showed that he lacked
at least one vote
.T have been reading about your
hight in behalf of -" began the
small man. -I am much interested
in IL, and thought maybe could hcir
you. How does 1t look7"
81 think I am shy one vote: II
could get just one more vote l be-
lieve I'd have a favorable report and
confirmation"
II think 1 can get you one vote"
said the stranger.
"whossr' asked McKeilar. who
thought he had covered the field fair
ly well.
Senator Haydings." said the visi-
tor.
"who are your" asked Senator Nc
Keliar.
81 am DR.. Sawyer, of Marion. Ohio =
the little man responded. I'm conf
dent 1 can persuade Senator Harding
he ought to vote for your man"
The visitor went away. Two days
later there was a favorable report.
and eventually the nomination was
confirmed. Senator Harding voted
~ n W. y
had to do with it Senator Mcclellan
did not inquire. because he didn't
see the Marion doctor again for q
year or more.
Now DR.. Sawyer, of Marion. is Brig
adler General Sawyer, in charge of
soldier welfare work. He Is also
still personal physician to Warren G.
Harding. who left the Senate to be-
come President of the United States
Senator Mcclellan. Tennessee, Demo-
crat, will always remember kindly
the unexpected visitor who dropped
into his office that day and quietly
remarked-McKellar says his voice
was soft. low and. matter of fact
II think can get you one vote"
When Edwin DENLY, now Secretary
of the Navy entered the marine
corps during the world war he re-
ported for duty at Paris Island. South
Carolina. DENLY was SO large around
the waist line that there wasn't a
uniform in the storeroom that would
Mt him. Folks so fat were not usual
in the marine corps.
After much fussing around a COM
paratively large uniform was found
1t was let out and spliced here and
there and finally DENLY was able ia
get into 1t. Then DENLY began to &C
through some intensive training, ant
as he trained he lost weight. As he
lost a pound or so about the belt line
the makeshift uniform was drawn In
an inch or so. At last DENLY trained
down to a fairly respectable weight
and the uniform became a fit.
The Washington times., 1921-06-19
Sues Two for Assault.

CUMBERLAND, Nd juno 1a-Mar-
shall Beeman, OF Midland, has insti-
tuted suit in the circuit court against
Frank Doolan and Joseph Kelly for
$4,000 damages. 1t is alleged that
on May II, 1921. Beemsn. while walk
ing on the county road near Carlos
junction, was knocked down and seri-
ously injured by the defendants car
Speeding and negligence are alleged
Beeman is ball player on the Mid
land team
The Washington times., 1921-06-19
Washington Wig Wags
Signaled by Tiller
tcepyriEht. 1871. BY rhsodors rinsr)

The Secretary of the Navy In put
ting on weight little NOWADAYS ou'
Josephus Daniels probably would pre-
dict that before his successor gets
through with all the troubles In the
Navy Department he will be able vo
jump into that Paris Island uniform
once more
President Harding holds to his fafth
In the Country editor" The appoint.
ment of MAJOR Roy A Haynes, OF
Hillsboro, Ohio, as Prohibition Com
missioner. was a personal appoint
ment" b. the President. Mr.. Hard
ing had b fore him the names OF pos
sibly twel y men who were well IN
dorsed foI the job of enforcing ma
tional pr. Iibition and succeeding
John r. Kramer. the pioneer enforce
ment official of the Federal govern
ment.
The President Is reported to have
run his finger down the list And
stopped 1t at the name OF Roy
Haynes. "wnAt's the matter yth
appointing my old friend. HaynesT
the President is believed to nave
ask ed himself. or George Christian, OF
whoever happened to be standing
around.
Haynes was appointed and In his
very first statement to the pubic
Commissioner Haynes officially con-
fides that he has been newspaper
man. knows the influence OF the press
and hopes IT will help him make the
country "dry."
Commissioner Haynes conducted
paper at Hiflsboro while Warren o.
Harding conducted one at Marion. IN
a sense. each was a country editor,
r
mixed the craft when he selected
Haynes out OF a dozen or more men
who wanted the job of enforcing ma
tional prohibition.
John F.Kramer, whom Haynes has
succeeded, was a country lawyer
of Mansfield. Ohio. He thinks he win
go gack to Mansfield and resume the
practice of law.
With all the free advertising he
has received, Mr.. Kramer probably
might remain in Washington and
pick up quite a bit OF business prac'
ticing law before the executive de-
partments and in the lower courts
However, says Kramer. he rather
yearns for Mansfield and guesse'
he will go back there and dust of
the old shingle and get back &c
something more pleasant and re
:munerative than chasing boot
leggers.
Senator Poindexter of Washington
and Senator Harris OF Georgia are
the champion baldheads of the Sen
ate. They are as bald or balder thar
Nick Longworth over in the House
and that is about as far as one ma,
go in using the superlative to- de
scribe a shining pate. Senator Har
ris takes his badness as a mattel
of fact, since 1t is more or less 1
family failing. Senator Poindexter'i
hair has been gradually disappearing
for years, and now he is quite &C
customed to rubbing a head sur
face about as smooth as a billiard
ball.
The Washington times., 1921-06-19
Break Ground for Church.

CUMBERLAND. Md, June 1s.-Ex-
cavation for the new Second Baptist
Church. corner OF oldtown road and
Grand avenue has begun. The build-
ing will cost about $4,000 and will
he Of hollow tile and stucco ma
terIaI one-story in height. II Is
expected that laying OF the founda-
tion will begin next week and the
church will be completed probably
in November. The Rev T. Y. sew
mour. 3 Arch street. is pastor of th.
church &C.. .-.s."..
The Washington times., 1921-06-19
Fire DESTROYS Barn.

CUMBERLAND. Md. June 1s.-The
barn of c. p. Marshall. on the National
pike, about two miles west OF Flint
stone, was DESTROYED by fire of un-
known origin. All the livestock, in
cluding several mules, was removed TO
safety. but the feed and the farming
utensils, including a grain drill. were
consumed. Mr.. Marshall moved 20
that locality from West Virginia some
time ago. having purchased the James
Perrin farm.
The Washington times., 1921-06-19
Hit by Falling Rock.

DAVIS. w. Va. June 15.-while
Cleon Rsese, supervisor OF Babcock
Railroad construction, and Patrick
Currence, of the Engineer Corps,
were sitting by dump car near
the Stony river dam, where they
were e1cavating. rock Weighing
about 900 pounds slipped off the
car between the men, knocking
Raese some distance and pinnins
Currence to the ground. Currencc's
right shoulder and back are bruised,
while Raese's injuries are not SO
serious.
The Washington times., 1921-06-19
Lands Splendid Bass.

CUMBERLAND, Md, June 1s.-M.
Joseph Craddock, this CITY, caught one
of the finest specimens of black baas
exhibited in this city so far this se1-
son in the South Branch of the
Potomac. 1t weighed four pounds and
six ounces Mr.. Craddock's string also
contained a number of smaller ones.
but of fine size.
The Washington times., 1921-06-19
Building Boom at Gap.

BIG STONE GAP, Va. June 1s-
The town of Big Stone Gap. Va. is
in the midst of a building boom which
promises to add several large struc-
lures to the business section. The
new buildings, according to the plans.
will be constructed along modern lines
and will be near the center of the
city. A number of handsome re 81
dences also are being built
The Washington times., 1921-06-19
Get Big Oil Contracts.

HAGERSTowN. Mo, June 1S.-The
Barrett Company AMI the Atlantic
Eehning Company have been awarded
O. ntracts for furnishing thousands OF
gsllons Of oil to be Ised on the turn
Will begin Monday.