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six etches of the Big Tour at the peace
 conference which will be seriaiized in
 the Saturday Evening Post This
 more important book. however, will
 not be serialized in advance.
 SISTER SUE,'
 By Eleanor H. Porter. Illustrated.
 Houghton, Mifflin Company, Put fishers, Boston. Just before her death in 1920. Mrs.
 Porter completed the manuscript of what she considered the best story she had ever written. oar own read ing has more than convinced us of the truth of this opinion and we have
 the pleasure of publishing under the title, Sister Sue,I novel that we
 believe will be acclaimed by readers
 and critics alike Mrs. Porter's mas terpiece.
 Sister Sue is the 1s-year- daugh- ter of a rich banker. Her musical talent is so great that her teacher promises her world wide celebrity as a pianist. and against the wishes of her family she decides to go in for a career Her day dreams for the
 future, however. suddenly dissolve
 when her father goes bankrupt, los-
 ing not, only his money, but ais
 health as well.
 Sister Sue is one of those rare
 characters Of great and shining beauty that Mrs. Porter created with
 so sure a hand To the gladness If David" and the charm of Mary Marie" she added touch that brought into being character who will live in every readers heart as the perfect embodiment of her crea. tors philosophy of joy through self sacrifice.
 THE MOBILIZATION OF THE SUGAR INDUSTRY" By Joshua Bernhardt. The Siacml- Ian Company, Publishers. New York City.
 In an introduction" to ."The Mo bilization of the Sugar Industry" Joshua Bernhardt, the author, gives
 out the following information as the purpose of his book:
 "The distortions in the worlds sugar industry and trade, consequent upon the upheaval of the great war, affected the United States almost as seriously as it did the European bel ligerents. The problem of procuring adequate sugar supplies for the fUnited States and stabilizins the
 price of this peculiarly indispensable
 commodity. which "has grown durifif. the last 100 years into our culinary v
 and dietetic life to act as sort of binding material on which our cuisine so largely revolves.' became acute shortly after the United States en- tered the world conflict The forrna tion of a public c0mmis ssion to at- tempt solution of this problem was foreshadowed by Herbert C., Hoover a year before the severe logic of sheer
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pains in my sides.
 l found only tenn porary relief in
 doctors medicine
 or anything else 1 took until my
 husband saw an
 advertisement of
 Lydia E. Pink
 hams Vegetable Compound. linen toned it to a neighbor and she told me she had
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, shortly afterward and went to Grand
 Rapids, Mich, where we lived" "Begining right fin that little town" Mrs. Shell continued, T began to take an active part in the club life of the city. I Joined the Ladies Literary club (the first club in the
 United States to have it's own club
 house) and also the St. Cecela so.
 ciety, and always took prominent
 part in church work, our member ship being In St. Johns Episcopal church.
 From Grand Rapids we went to i Elkhart. Ind, where again we be- | longed to clubs and church life.
 While living there I did coaching in French and other objects, also con
 tinued the study of French under q native teacher. Fl om Indiana we went to Lumber City, Ga, for ore year, then came to Birmingham" 1"
 said Mrs. Shell. and here I have lived for 19 yearS l love 1t and I
 love the people here and never want to live any where eles."
 One of the things which has given
 me great pleasure Is the study I have made of parliamentary law. l became interested in 1t after being made secretary of the Birmingham l A'AliihSN dSSpNldAioHs | HdNc IauR nl
 many classes in parliamentary law
 in rmingham. several at Gadsden
 and several for the young women students a the Stete university. | "I became at this time greatly in-
 terested in Spanish because some n- 1 innate friends took a trip to South
 America and came back talking
 Spanish have studied that lan- l guage under various teachers one a native Spaniard and last fall after
 MT. Shells tragic death, I took a
 position in the High school to teach
 Spanish and taught all the year. and i did not miss a day. The first semes. 1 ter I had 155 pupils, the second semester ITS. I had six classes a | day, also one before school to assist 1 those who needed more individual 1 instruction.
 1 'I have had the pleasure of serv- | ing the Suffrage association one year
 as secretary, one year as presirent ] and for four years assisted in mair-
 taining a tenroom for employed wom-
 on and girls. These girls brought their
 own lunches and we served them | iced tea with lemon and sugar for l one penny. The number attending | became so large that the company i owning the building where we had suffrage headquarters objected and
 we were obliged to close our tea l room
 ] q became well acquainted with ] many of these young women and 1 girls and still count them among my
 best friends. she continued As a
 member of the wom6n's Civic board.
 appointed by the city commissioners l
 basket of pandanus fiber. made in the
 shape of circular native hut with
 a thatched roof, and finally 1t was 1 exhibited in the owners hut or In a | ceremonial house; but for a year t
 had to be taken out at intervals and
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HEAD-CURER OF NEW HEBRIDEs From Wild Men of Malekula, by Mar

tin Johnson, in Asia Magazine.
 The old head-curer of Tomman was an artist, with an artists pride 'n his work. He told me that he was the only one left among his people who really understood the compl'- cated process of drying heads. The young men were forsaking the ways of their fathers. Of the old men, he was the most skilled. All the impor- tant heads were brought to him for curing and he was employed to dry the bodies of great chiefs. smearins
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DRESSMAKER
 MADE WELL
Followed a Neighbor's Advice and Took Lydia E. Pinkham's
 Vegetable Compound

Vernon, Tex. -" For three years suffered untold agony each month with
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Baltazar-a man you love. And Locke has done it.
 AMERICAN RED CROSS WORK
 AMONG THE FRENCH PEOPLE By Fisher Ames, Jr Illustrated The
 Macmillan Company, Publishers,
 New YorN City.
 The scope of the civilian relief work of the Red Cross IS perhars not fully appreciated This volume indicates what was done in this line in France alone. The story is/an in teresting one and tho impression which 1t conveys of the tremendous activities of the Red Cross in tn's field of cndeavor will come as great surprise to many people.
 This volume concludes the splendid series issued under the auspices oi the Red Cross, to give the American people an adequate idea of the won derdul work which their dollars di1 in France through the Red cross organization. The titles already IS sued are: The American Red Cross Tn in the War" "The Red Cross in Italy" With the Doughboy in France" "The Passing Legions.
 MITCH MILLER"
 By Fdgar Lee Masters Illustrated
 by John Sloan The Macmillan
 Company, Publishers, New York
 City.
 CT this book William Marion Reedy wrote shortly before his death:
 Its boys story told in boy lingo and great stuff. It's another Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn. Indeed, It starts off with Mitch Miller and his pal, Skeeters Kirby plotting to visit Tom Sawyer al Hannibal. skeeters Cells the story with charming nai- vcte. The portrait of Mitch an im- aginative. romantic boy of preco- cious mind, is exquisitely done. The bo= world the two chums live in is the real thing, and Mitch's disap- pointment over the interference of parents in his love for the fair Zuei- in is a pathetic piece of tragedy. No one who has ever been boy can fail to respond to such writing with all lis heart. The story has iiffer- ent tempo now swift, now loungerly, garru1ously The time is. maybe, the sveryr late seventies and early eighties. I recognize it. The locale is the Lincoln or shall we say the Spoon liver country which masters has immortalized in a way second only to Lincoln. There's art in fy- ing up Lincoln and Mark Twain. and genius surely in lovable .Dtch Miller and his friend. Skeeters, boys whom the reader will never forget"
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mummies and a number of heads. and. to our surprise, the natives not only the family potrait- gallery for us 70 photograph, but in exchange for a supply of tobacco permitted me to make flash light picture of big ceremonial hut containing about 50 heads and 15 mummified bodies.
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basket of pandanus fiber. made n the shape of circular native hut with thatched roof, and finally 1t was exhibited in the owners hut or In ceremonial house; but for year t had to be taken out at intervals and smoked again in order to preserve It.
 Specimens of the head-curer's art were displayed in every hut in the village. Each household boasted a few
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Bolton and two little children of his
housekeeper. Mrs. Hattie Shipley.
As matter of fact, four deaths
resulted from the explosion, for q
few days afterward Mrs. shipley'
who was seriously injured. gave
birth to a dead baby which showed
marks of violence. ~,
Thompson will be brought over
from Baltimore tomorrow.
Thompson will be defended by
John A. Garrett, of Rockville, who
will ask jury trial States Attor-
ney Thomas L. Dawson VIII con-
duct the prosecution. Twenty-ons
witnesses have been summoned by
the prosecution, including the pris-
oner's wife, who is regarded as the
States most important witness.
The crime occurred at an hour
when the occupants of Bottoms
home were asleep. The little house
was literally blown up with dyna-
mite stolen, it is thought, from the
store OF Waters and Thrift at Ger
mantown. The Shipley children
were killed instantly and Bolton
died the following day in the Sandy
Spring Hospital. Mrs. Shipley was
seriously injured and shocked but
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FORM new CHAIN
GANG FOR oilers
Prosperous War Times on
Ebb-Prisoners Can't
Pay Fines.

DANVILLE, Va, Jan. 6.-The city
chain gang which became obsolete
soon after the State liquor law had
mopped up the wet spots of Vir-
ginia came into being again today.
Ten men were taken IN a truck to
the city farm which includes a large
quarry and hewed stone for half
a day. The city council is really
responsible for the dismal ressur-
rection con.ending that with able
bodied men idling away their SEN
tences, the city was in need of help
in securing material for the big road
building program to be undertaken
here next year.
Mayor wooding discontinued the
chain gang when it dwindled down
TO two men. He said that the city
had no right to pay an armed guard
$3.50 per month to guard them so
it was done away with. During the
war men convicted of the usual mis-
demeanors, such as drunkenness,
disturbance or assault, were able to
meet fines imposed for nearly every
body was earning high wages and
the scale of tribute levied for crime
failed to keep pace with the ascend
ing cost of living. During the past
month there has been a noticeable
increase in the population of the
jail and there have been rarely
fewer than between thirty or forty
confined.
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Plaintiff Too Friendly
With JurOrS-Fined S25

FREDERICK. Nd, Jan. 6.-Be-
cause he talked to one juror about
this case while it was in progress
and offered another a cigar. Max
Meyers. Brunswick. was adjudged
in contempt and fined S25 in the
Circuit Court today.
Meyers sued the mayor and coun-
Gil Of Brunswick for $1,000 damages
Tor injuries he alleged he received
when he fell into an open sewer
hole. He was given a verdict Of
$500 by the jury. During the prog
ress of the case, and at the time
Of the noon recess Meyers, it is
said. shook hands with George w
Fawley, a juror, as the latter was
leaving the jury box, and offered
him a cigar. He spoke to Edward
Magma another juror, about the
case In imposing the fine the court
severely reprimanded Meyers.
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CITY CLUB PLANS
DRIVE FOR 500
In ALEXANDRIA
Lodges Holding Annual
Elections-Other Notes
Of Interest.
THE HERALD BUREAU.
A. s. Doniphan,
TT King Street.

~ hlns olEtebs
ALEXANDRIA. Va, Jan. 6.-The
Alexandria Citizens. Association
soon will launch a drive for 500
members. A committee has been
named by the association to procure
a speaker from the Citizens AssO-
citation Of Washington for Janu-
airy l9.
Many matters Of Importance re-
ferring to repairs, automobile park
ing and gas improvements were
discussed.
L Z. Butts, district deputy grand
master. last night installed the fol-
lowing newly elected officers of
SorepJa Lodge, No. 40, odd Fellows:
John A Myers, noble grand; Joseph
Morrow. vice grand; W. r. Studs,
recording secretary; L. E. Butts,
financial secretary; W. Z. Brissey,
treasurer; J. W. Van Pelt, warden;
Gordon Hagner, conductor; H. w.
Barner, right supporter to noble
grand; W. D. Zimmerman, left sup
porter to noble grand: James H
Barnes, right supporter to vice
grand. The newly elected officers of
Falls Church Lodge tonight were in
stalled by Mr.. Butts at Falls Church.
The Columbia Engine and Motor
Company, No. 4, has elected as Off
GERS to serve for the year: Norman
Roberts, president; George A. Simp-
son, first vice president; John Nc
Cuen, second vice president; Wilton
d. Arlington, secretary; E. S. Lead
beater, treasurer; J. W. Schneider,
captain; John c. Edmonds, first lieu
tenant; Leonard Foard, second lieu
tenant; Clarence Metzger, command
er OF hose; J. F. Pettey, f. ). Lead
beater and Z. c. Craven, executive
committee.
Mayor James NJ. Duncan is con-
fined to his home suffering a severe
case of erysipelas which he contract
ed last Saturday. During his illness,
F. F. Marbury, president of the
board Of aldermen, is acting mayor
of the city.
died this morning at the residence
Of her cousin, John McWilliams, sol
Duke street. The deceased was a
native of New York Her funeral
will take place at o'clock tomOr-
row morning from her late residence
and burial will be in Mount Olivet
Cemetery, Washington.
The work of issuing automobile
licenses was resumed today by the
police department. an additional
supply of metallic tags being re-
ceived from B. o. James, secretary
Of the Commonwealth
Week of prayer services tonight
were held in the Second Presby-
terrain Church and Rev. C. J. Hill.
pastor of the Methodist Protestant
Church. was leader. Final services
will be held tomorrow night in the
First BAPTIST Church and Rev. John
Lee Allison. D. D., pastor of the
Second Presbyterian Church, will be
leader.
The district quarterly meeting Of
the Philadelphia district Of the
New York conference Of the Free
Methodist Church was held in that
church tonight and will be con-
tinued over Sunday
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Former Lynchburg Man
Drops Dead in Da1UiIIe

LYNCHBURG. Va, Jan. s.-Harry
s. Hirsh. who dropped dead in Dan
Vile Wednesday morning. was for
many years engaged in business
here, being senior member of the
firm Of H. S. Hirsh and Bro, cloth
ers, until he disposed Of his busi-
ness a few years ago and returned
TO DanvIlle, where he lived before
coming here. While here Hirsh
was identified with all movements
looking to the betterment and up
lift of the community,
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There's Crack Lynchburg
Church Safe, Get Nothing

LYNCHBURG. Va, Jan. 6. - 4
large burglar" proof safe at St
PauIs EpriscOpal Church was
cracked sometime Tuesday night,
but the thieves left the small
amount of money found in it. The
dial was broken off and the COM
binatiOn worked with a new screw
driver. Either the thief was ex-
pecting a big haul or was looking
for wine and in either case disap-
DOintment followed. An envelope
containing about S5 in coin was
opened, but the money was not taken
Old records of the parish were
opened and thrown on the floor, but
were not injured.
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Abandon Baby
But Prescribe
Nursery Rules

CUMBERLAND, Nd, Jan. ga
girl ten days old was abandoned
by couple at the Brunswick Hotel
yesterday morning. The pair had
registered as oscar johnson and
WIFE" and left the hotel about b
o'clock in the morning. Several
hours later Thomas Fulk, night
clerk, Investigated. after hearing
the baby's cries and found this note
pinned on the pillow:
Give her a teaspoonful Of this
can of (condensed) milk, dissolved
in two and one half ounces of cold
water and put in a pan Of cold
water and make warm, but be very
careful not to get it hot enough
to burn her mouth. Feed her every
three hours. Take a piece Of cot
ton and rub her with olive oil on
the body" Various articles were
left in a basket.
After Mrs. J. H. Miller, wife OF
the proprietor, administered to the
wants of the little stranger. she
went to sleep. An effort will be
made to get a good home for her.
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Mother Takes Poison.

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Jan. g.
Because she did not have sufficient
funds to support herself and baby.
Mrs. Jess Willis, of this city, is re-
ported seriously i'll from the effects
OF swallowing several bichloride of
mercury tablets at her home yes
terday.
Recently Mrs. Willis was awarded
$3.50 week for the support of her
child on a nOnsuppOrt charge in
court. The woman's condition is re-
ported critical
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TRIAL OF BOLTON
BLAST SUSPECT
BEGINS TODAY
Guy Thompson to Ask
Jury on Charge of Caus-
ing Deaths of Three.

ROCKVILLE, Nd, January Son
an indictment charging him with
triple murder, Guy Vernon Thomp-
son, of Germantown. this county, in
which vicinity he is known as
Villa" will be placed on trial in
the Circuit Court here tomorrow
morning.
1t is charged that early on the
morning of November 1S last,
Thompson dynamited the home of
James Bolton, farm laborer, near
Germantown. causing the death Of
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Shoulders for IS Years,
Mine Again Flames

FROSTBURG, Md, Jan. 6.-The
old little coal mine at Midlothian,
which has been burning inter
mittently for thirty-five years, re-
Gently shot flames out of the ground
which could be seen at night for
miles around. The burnt section
covers considerable area and dur
ing the cold periods OF the past few
months, the ground above the fire
would always be warm and clear of
snow and ice. Cattle are attracted
to the warm spots.
1t is said the removal of crop
coal in the vicinity of the Little
mine during recent years has al
lowed more air to get at the burn
ing coal. causing it to be consumed
more rapidly.
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Dead Heroine May Get
Carnegie Medal Prize

FREDERICK, Nd, Jan. "a Car
negie medal may be given to the
family Of Miss Elizabeth Ball, II,
Buckeystown, who gave her life last
summer in q vain attempt to save
her comrade, Elizabeth Plant,-17.
One Of the Carnegie agents has
been at Buckeystown investigating
the deaths OF the two girls.
Miss Plant, who was unable 20
swim, walked into water that was
too deep and sank. Miss Ball, an
excellent swimmer went TO her res
cue, but was unable to save her.
Both drowned locked in each others
arms.
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Contractor Dies.

LYNCHBURG. Va, Jan. &C. Ma
than Hancock, SO years of age, mem
Der OF c. W. Hancock and Sons.
builders and contractors, died at
his home late Tuesday after a long
illness He was a deacon of the
First Baptist Church and a native
Of Appomattox County. He Is sur
vived by his wife, his parents, and
several brothers and sisters. Mr..
Hancock was a graduate Of Virginia
Military Institute.
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MTlatt Renamed Mayor
Of Harpers Ferry, WA.

HARPERS FERRY. w. Va, Jan.
6.-The municipal election held in
the town of Harpers Ferry with
three tickets in the field resulted
as follows: c. Z. Marlatt, present
mayor. was reelected; H. T. Nc
Donald, recorder; Leo O'Beirne, will
lam A. Walsh, A. Kaplan, James L,
Shewbridge, c. NJ. Larue compose
the board
The new administration expects
to start paving as soon as weather
permits.
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FiUe Injured in Auto
Crash Near Frederick

FREDERICK, Nd, Jan. 6-Five
persons, two from Harrisonburg,
Va, and three from Hagerstown.
Nd, were seriously hurt when the
automobiles in which they were
travelling collided on the State road
near here. The injured are Mr.. and
Mrs. J. NJ. Ravansugh, Harrison
burg; NJ. z. Smith, c. A. Stottlemyer
and John Pilland, Hagerstown.
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Relatives Ask Inquiry =
Into Boy Hunters Dem&

DANvILLE, va Jan. 6.-Relsr
tives Of Rufus overbey. IS-yesr:3T
boy, who was shot and killed while
hunting Tuesday In Pittsylvspis
County have asked the authorities
to make an inquiry. Hunting with
Overbey were two negro boys who
fed after the tragedy and who failed
to reveal what had happened ThArs
Is now evidence OF a scuffle just be-
fore the shooting.
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HUgett Named Master
OF Germantown GRANGE

RoCKVILLB, Nd, Jan. Ger
mantown Grange, of Germantown
and vicinity, this county, has elected
officers for the year 1921 as fol-
lows: Master, John F. Hargett;
overseer, James B. Noel; lecturer,
James d. King: steward, Gideon l..
Bussard; assistant steward, c. w.
Hughes; lady assistant-steward /;
Mrs. c. w. Hughes; chaplain. Mrs.
C. H. Browning: secretary, Robert
L. Hickerson: treasurer, Mrs. Will
liam G. Iglehart; gatekeeper. Roger
Pumphrey; ceres, Mrs. John F. Har-
gett: aora, Mrs. c. T. Johnson;
pomona, Mrs. John F. Rome. The
officers will be installed at next
meeting.
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Named College Instructor,

FREDERICK, Nd, Jan. 6.-Miss
Anne Adams, of Virginia, has been
appointed head of the home eco
nomics department Of Hood College,
vice Miss Mildred Swift. resigned
on account Of i'll health. The an
nouncement Of the change was made
yesterday when the college re-
opened after a three weeks Christ
mas vacation.
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HagerstOwn Wedding.

HATERSIOWN. Md, Jan. G.
Miss Nancy B. Boyer, daughter of
CharIes W. Boyer, prominent
theatrical manager of this city, and
Harold NJ. Porter, a young business
man of Hagerstown, were married
Tuesday in st. PauTs United Breth-
rem Church here by the Rev. S. c.
Zeigler, pastor Mr.. and Mrs. Por-
ter left for Cincinnati to spend
their honeymoon.
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Tobacco Growers Plans

DANVILLE, Va, Jan. 6.-The Dan
willie Tobacco Association has been
called to meet tomorrow afternoon
to take action indorsing the pro
posed reduction in tobacco acre
age during 1921 in the bright belt.
Tobacco men said there was no
doubt about the Endorsement being
given.
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Recommend Juvenile
Court for HdgerstoIpn

HAGERsTowN. Nd. Jan g.
The Board Of Education for wGSn4
ington County yesterday passed a
resolution indorsing the movement
for the establishment OF a Juvenile
court in this city. The board will
more fully consider the matter Of
school attendance, which has become
a serious problem, at a conference
TO be held soon. -
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has, it is understood. entirely re-
covered.
Several hours after the explosion
Thompson was arrested at his home.
He made no effort to escape and
expressed surprise when informed
of the nature Of the charge against
him, From the first he has pro-
tested his Innocence.
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Soldier Injured.

CUMBERLAND, Md, Jan. 6.-Sergt
Jack Avery. a member Of the United
states army recruiting party, 113
Baltimore street, was painfully in
jured when a motorcycle. in which
he was riding skidded and turned
turtle near Narrows Park. Avery
was picked up by a passing auto
mobilist and taken to the Allegany
uOsDffal
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Nurse BADLY Burned.

DAVIS, W. Va, Jan. 6.-Mrs.
Beulah Hiner, nurse at the Allegheny
Heights Hospital, is in a critical
from burns sustained
when her night gown caught as
she attempted to turn of the gas
stove in the nurses home.
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Annual Fire Loss 81 600.

FREDERICK. Nd, Jan. 6-The
FIRE loss in Frederick City and Coun-
ty in 1920 was approximately S4O,-
zoe. according to records kept here.