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The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-04
W., C;lpin for National Statuary Hall!

las tbe time arrived for Colorauo,
n so Years old as a territory ana 70
raors old as a state. to select u,s
t,nguished citizen for place ~ Ia s
notional statuary hall in the na,ion
n"o,toI9 n" senator Nicholson thinks 80
onS nroposes William Gilpin, hrst yer.
Ito r,tor;al governor, as one OF sunclene sunu
historic renown to make him wor.nS S
Of be,ng the states first represen'a"'0
in the hail of fame
" Encn state in the union is entitled 10
.ro statues. More than half OF tne
stotes now have representation some
With one and others with two. JUS,
u,hose statue shall go to statuary nan
,s q matter for the legislature OF eacn
state to determine. -,
.1 think that Colorado is now old
onoroh as a state to determine on at
lost one of its early illustrious ciu-
IONS as worthy of place in this ma
t,onal hall of fame" said Senator
NICHOLSON. my first choice Is Cover
nor Gilpin. who did big things Tor tnt
whole West, as well as for Colorado
uo was one of the pioneers who heipe'
4o give the country an appreciation O
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-04
Haiti Peeved With Our Leathernecks

EMANDING withdrawal OF the
- American forces occupying the IS
land. three delegates Of the Patrlouc
union of Haiti have presented to Pres
ident Harding, the State department
and congress q report In which the
American marines and Haitian gen.
darmes are accused of committing
numerous atrocities not investigated
by the Daniels court of inquiry.
The report calls the American occu'
nation the "most terrible regime OF
military autocracy ever carried on IN
the great American democracy" The
three delegates are II. Pauleus San
non, former Haitian secretary OF for
eign affairs and former minister to the
United States; Stenio Vencent, for
mer president of the Haitian senate
and Fl. Perceval Thoby, former charge
d'affaires of the Haitian legation IN
Washington.
The Haitian people, according to the
report, In addition to reparations fol
the wrongs and injuries done them. de
sire:
Immediate abolition of martial Law
and courts martial.
Immediate reorganization OF tn
Haitian police and military forces, ant
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-04

-HE plain stocking Of silk or cotton
continues to occupy the imagina-
tion of the great majority of women
rben the time comes to acquire new
hosiery. Beyond an interest IN the
qualities and prices I'm this par
t,cular variety of hose, they are not
concerned, and they can afford to De
,nd,fferent, since the plain SILK STOCK
ING in good qualities, is not outrivaleo
NV any other styles. 1t is appropriate
FOR the most formal and the most In
formal of costumes. Therefore the
story of hosiery is brief one, dealing
chiefly with variations in silk weavesr
witb certain extravagances OF style
and very few innovations.
These innovations are the only hose
that need to be illustrated; everyone
,s familiar with the standard varieties
Among the newcomers there are prom
,sing cashmere hose, as shown In th'
.n,cture above, woven in stripes O
dron-stitch and finished off with clock
ing. Among them, as in silk, there ar
few fanciful weaves, but they ar
ma Douular. The light weight golnn
and sports stockings reveal oar
brown and dark green mixtures, Whic
have the appearance of being Wo'
and silk combined, but may be OF me-
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-04

A MONG those present in every as
"A semblage of the fashionably clao,
there are many that wear capes' anu
their number seems to increase every
day and everywhere. For all sports,
for street and travel, for day ana
evening, there are capes and more
capes, so that any woman with an am
bitiOn to wear this most debonalr Oh
garments would hasten TO gratffy It.
Probably the new materials used are
partly responsible for its great vogue
and street suits that consist OF one
piece dress with cape to match, IN
stead of a coat, promote its reign. 10
the knickerbOcker and coat suits OF
wool worn for golfing, devotees Of that
sport add a cape to match for extra
warmth when it Is needed.
A generous supply Of materials
suited to capes for utility wear In
cludes both wool and silk weayes
smooth and rough surfaces. Many o.
I these capes look like a steamer rus
In a new role. The cape at the lef
of the two pictured is fine example
of this comfortable wrap with Its scar
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-04
women's Watch Tower in "Back Capitol

STt Is not merely headqualleiS% 80 ~
orr marty that we plan" said Elsie
uu chairman of the NationaI "om-
an,s marty, 'but an embassy Ior .le
u,omen of the nation. ciuohouse
wbare they may stay. bureau where
we ,snr CON secure information, in short,
eney contor of thought and activity FOR
d n eeno and a vantage point from
"U W. .bev may keep congress under
perpetual observation. 49,, ,.,.o,o,,A
~. ,s close to the CAPITOL thereior0
II .sao, % site for the lobbyist. It VIZ
an s% lu1 the combination OF ofncs anf
nnU,S ,,r,uS quarters which makes It p possl- ssh
,lEl1o ~, sor the officials and workers OF our
pie Orty w to be constantly on the & SoO' TX Z
paa t%ars Is a Job to be DONE "nen an
iaortant tnerS =, bill, such as the one we are
mp, p'ntroduce, removing legal dlsaolll- @
to to- inofOV If women. is being pushed our
rotcb uet tower will act as q lsnlnn"o n.n
power Tee house is one of three dwellings I1,s
,nS Ino originally composed the build,
when WIN erected after the British naO
ing ,sd the CAPITOL N 1s1A
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-04
ANOTHER HOSPITALITY STORY

uOf course" said the night-watch-
man of the Hospitality hotel, you
knew you were coming here" ne
smoke to the>~boy and girl adventur-
ors who were on their way to the
House of Secrets. There they would
learn that all the Secrets helped each
other and that the great one of all was
the Secret of Brotherhood. WlthOut
nlaying fair with everyone else no one
couId be a success, and no one VINO
+bought only of himself or herseh
could he a succesS-whether that per-
son was old or young or middle-aged.
"You were told about this place De-
fore you came here with Master
Thoughtfulness, but the people from
| outside I made come in did not know
about US. They were passing and were
tired and weary. They had had long
tourney, but they didn't want to DOM
er US.
"They looked at the many lights,
but they said they were feeling tired
and only wanted to know Where theS
couId have their supper and then Q
nights rest.
al had a hard time telling them ina
the Hospitality hotel wasn't only 10
folks who were not weary. Gracious
Sir Hearty Cordiality, as inn keeper
or hotel keeper, and myself as th'
night-watchman, could never endur'
having a place where only those "n
felt entertaining and bright cOul
come. That would be selfish OF os
r and we don't like selhshnesS. -"
e really, really don't"
{ He shook his head hard as ne saA
e this. ~,
q The boy and the girl looked ut tn
o night-watchman's night-stick "nlC
v had surprised them so! They hao q
. idea that his night-stick would De an
o thing but a stout stick to beat pu
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-04
What Is Your Worth as an Individual?

81 ,OOO, 100000 a year. Under his plan
there, would be an exemption of $1O.-
600 allowed for each person.
PERSONALLY, l am still of the opin-
ion that the adoption of the sales tax
plan would be the simplest and easiest
method of raising additional revenue
and at the same time bring reduction
in the cost of living and a return or
business prosperity" said Mr.. Bacha-
rach.
However, as an alternative propo-
sition l am considering the presenta-
tion of a bill which will levy tax OF
one per cent on the net worth of the
individual to take the place OF those
taxes, which feel very strongly should
ba eliminated. Under the most unfav-
orable conditions, such a tax should
hiring in more than a billion dollars In
revenue"
Advantage of one per cent turn
over sales tax to the government, the
merchant, and the small taxpayers were
claimed by its advocates at the open
ing hearing on revenue Legislation De
for the senate finance committees
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-04
WASHINGTON
.SIDELIGHTS> =
Greatest Prohteers in the Country!

showed a jump Of 100 per cent from
the wholesaler to the consumer.
II read nothing in the proposed ieg-
islation that tries to control those
erybody in this room knows to be the
greatest protiteers-not only durlhs
the war but at the present time-thoL
this country has ever known salu
Mr.. Brown. why does not congress
try to control these people VINO Dy
their retail butchers associations III
the large distributing cities have
closer organization than any OF tle
big trade union organizations III Am
erica?
"a recent survey Of wholesale ana
retail meat prices in Chicago disclosed
startling comparisons.
Meat obtained from the same PACK
er was being sold in one shop at rom
10 to Is cents a pound more than lhe
same brand and cuts were Drlhslus
across the street.
Il was offered lard of a well known
brand at exactly two and ohe-llaL
times the price that brand was whole
sailing for on that day. Bacon costing
wholesale 80 to 80 cents was ohereu
! at 90 to s. cents a pound"
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-04

withdrawal within a short period OF
the United States military occupation
Abrogation of the convention OF
1915.
Convocation within a short period
of a constituent assembly with all the
guarantees of electoral liberty.
Administration of water cure and
other tortures by American. officers
and marines, and the commission OF
"numberless abominable crimes" or
which twenty-five cases with names
and dates are given in the report
The report is supplementary to two
resolutions calling for congressional
Investigation of Haitian affairs, one
introduced by Senator Hiram Johnson
of California, the other by Represen-
tative Bland of Indiana.
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-04


glars with! And instead they hau
read upon it these words written In
large letters:
Hospitality We love to show;
So stop and rest ere forward you 60;
The night-watchman had explained
that the letters even stood out as ne
waved it about in the night for the
lights from the hotel knew just DO"
to shine upon 1t.
They finished a very fine banquet
when Sir Hearty Cordially said 10
the newcomers, "Now you may rest
for Won surely want that more than
anything. 1t is a pleasure to have you
here. Goodnight"
Then he turned to the boy and girl
GAS YOU like to see things and as
| neither of you look tired or sleepy,
though 1 suppose you should, wouiu
YOU care to accept the brownies lnVi-
tation to see over the hotelT
OF course the boy and the girl did
want to see all over and they went OH
with a brownie after they had Wisheu
Sir Hearty Cordiality, good nights
rest and had thanked him for MS
kindness. He had given them each
a hand shake which had been quite
wonderful The boy and the girl
smoke TO each other about it as they
were waiting for the brownie to get
the keys.
"He lust shook hands as If he really
and truly we're so glad 70 see us" said
the girl. ut made me feel so happy?
! Just then the little brownie came
along with many keys.
. .Tt's not" she said, 'that we keeI
: anything locked up here. Everytnint
> ia open for all Of US, and everyone
who really wants the keys can hav'
q them. But I wanted to explain to yo'
E how In the first place Of all, creatures
!. who come to the Hospitality hotel ant
= those who wish to take away photo
: graph of Sir Hearty Cordiality ca
do So"
"Oh," said the boy, I'VE forgot al
about thanking him for the meals tina
!. were sent to, us from here when "
d were on our journey"
% aPIl tell him about it and all IN
c. rest too," said the brownie.
{ "But come, we must look aroun'
le for really it is late, very late, an
u you must 60 journeying again tomO
70 row."
~ The brownie took them throui
n many rooms and through great hall
Ii She showed them views from .nit
Al towers and she showed them the gre
'm kitchens. She showed them the wo
,ts derful vegetable garden with the a
u of a little light she carried Will
she flashed from time to time wn
they were walking out of doors a
they saw the many twinkling hgr
m- that shone from the Hospitality not
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-04

HXTASHINGTON.-The national live
w stock exchange has declared war
Oh the retail meat dealers. Everett &.
Brown of Chicago, president OF the eX-
change, appearing before the house
agriculture committee in opposition to
packer legislation, characterized the
meat retailers as 1.-THE greatest prof
iteers this country has ever known" 4"
He urged the committee to desist try
ing to regulate the packers and to con-
centrate efforts on breaking up the
prOfiteering by the retail dealer.
Mr.. Brown furnished the committee
| with a resume of a survey which he
made recently of retail prices in Chi
cago. These prices, he declared, Otter
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-04

cerized cotton. In gray there are plaid
patterns, showing shades of gray with
white and lavender or with white and
black in large squares crossed by bars
in white. Heavy ribbed silks. some
times In two colors. present. them
selves for those who prefer silk hose
TO any other kind, for every sort OF
wear.
In a class by themselves are the fine
silk hose elaborated with silk en-
broidery, with drop stitch stripes, with
lace insertions or even with beads.
They are shown in colOrs and in black
and white. This season hose to match
low shoes and slippers, universally
worn are preferred to those matching
the dress. Therefore gray, beige
brown, tan lin many shades), gold and
bronze are much in evidence, the gold
color to be worn with cloth of golC
sinners and silver gray with those O
silver tissue. Some Of these gold col
ored hose have gold colored beads ap
plied to them in simple patterns.
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-04

The death rate for adults Is at itf
lowest In June under normal condi'
tions.
New York women have patented
more inventions that the women Of
any other state.
Prof. Edward Y. Huntington Of
Harvard university shows by an elabo-
rate mass Of figures printed In Science
that a man on train moving alonl
the equator westward at 1S.70O miles
an hour. or eastward at 16,7OO miles
an houn would weigh nothing, as meas
used By an observer on ths train.
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-04

TAX of one per cent on the uet
n worth of individuals Is suggesteu
by Representative Bacharach OF New
Jersey, a Republican member OF tne
house ways and means committee as
. nossible substitute for present OBJ
jectionable taxes.
Mr. Bacharach, who is an advocate
Of a general sales or turnover tax sald
tbat he contemplated introducing sucn
hill as an alternative for the sales
tax in case that fails to receive tne
annroval of the ways and means com
mittee He said that he believed ina
q one per cent tax on the net wortL .
- ON individual would raise at leas
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-04
~ CHARLES DICKENS

Charles Dickens
did most of lbs
writing In the
morning. He un-
ualIy was content
with the hours
between nine and
one. He rarely
wrote In the af-
ternOOn. In his
youthful days he
often composed at
night, but this
habit was aban-
dOned later.
He could turn
OF page after
page at great
speed and often
times the custom
of printing his
novels I'm part
made this neces-
sary. He was sci
dom far ahead o,
the printer. But
ordinarily he con
sider ed thre'
na yes q KOOi
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-04
eulbuIs.

Bulbul is a name given to yari.
GUS birds, especially those of a kino
found in southern and southeastern
Asia. But 1t was originally an Arabic
Persian name for the Persian night
ingale. These birds, much Ike the
thrushes, are very small, and the plum
age often very brilliant. They are
seen in Persia, India, Palestine, anc
southwark to South America. In In
dIa. the common bulbul, travelling In
small companies. is seen visiting all
gardens, plantations and SO on, from
Ceylon to Bengal. 1t often builds III
nest in verandas. Its song Is CHR
| ruping warble."
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-04

tho great West, and who early recog'
n,zed Colorado as a great state. De
was named by Abraham Lincoln as
Colorado's first territorial governor:
Before he became governor he mao
served in the Mexican war anu lau
led expeditions against hostile Indians
~ tha West. Indeed. 1t was Gilpin VINO
,nf,uenced congress to name our state
Colorado. He defeated proposal
made by secessiOnists, to name tne
state Jefferson. He went to Colorado
in a wagon drawn by oxen. He server
90 orr territorial governor In 1861 ana
1862 He kept the state on the slue
81 tho rnIon. taking a position against
secession.
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-04
HIr4s for the Home.

Tied and dyed work is extremely
fashionable and resembles the artistic
batik work now In vogue. The rule is
to take fabrics in the different tones
and hues of the room color scheme and
weave them into a subtle harmony
Fabrics like metal gauze. georgette'
six and velvet thus become striking In
table runners, piano covers lamp
shades and sofa pillows.
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-04
The rrotteur Frock.

Low girdle lines, mark a number OF
the importatiOns now being placed on
exhibition. The navy serge "trotteur
frock" is being widely featured. One
of the French designers has intro
duced many bright colors in working
ont his "trotteurs," a distinct novelty
Of the season being leather trimmings
N contrasting colors. Bright RED
leather is noted on some Of the mod
eIs. but the effect issnot as bizarre al
might at first be imagined. Moroccan
emhroideries In brilliant shades o.
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-04

~1oMEN voters have obtained s'ra-
w tegic political headquarters ol-
..,u overlooking congress. The Na-
Isn, Iecs Woman's party has purchased tne
,,U Historic washington house opp oppOS,II ~.
nls'O ms east entrance of the capitol a., =
av tne known as the "back capitol.
reauy a. viii convert into a polincai
,vatch tower for women od
The house. which is on the N eleVA,So ,Ss
&c facing the capitol. was tne
IeLraI' .,'.1 meeting place of congress itsel, l
49, 49, 1918 to 1919 while the capllo'
lrOS' s he,nc rebuilt. and was the scene
- president MOnroe's Inauguration
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-04

days work. II he did four and they
uafisiaed him he thought II an unusual
IL good day.
He Igked to write. He described
himself rs one "whO writes and grins,
aa n he thought he were very funny
indeed This was when he was wen
into his story. In starting q novel ne
was extremely slow. He could not NIT
uuon names that satisfied him. hlH
most loved hero was TrOtfield, TrOtbury'
Copperboy and COpperstOne before ne
anaIly became COpper0eld. But once
IN his stride he seldom rewrOte, and ne
plunged ahead jOyOusly.
For every hour given to writing ne
act aside another for exercise. He de-
acrfbes how he "waIked about the black
streets of London Is and 70 miles many
a night when all the sober folks had
gone to bed.1 As ne walked, whether
IN London or Paris streets or along tins
KentIsh cliffs, he was planning Ms
story. But he was not so absorbed
ns to be ObIiviOus to the people NJ
passed. Quaint and commonplace meE
and women in city streets and eOuntr'
lanes flashed for q moment before MI
eyes and the next day were made I'm
mortal I'm his tales.
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-04
what RIchard Axe.

Richard returned from childrens
party so full of good things that ne
could not eat his dinner.
"What did you have to eat at tne
martyr inquired his father.
.We had Napoleon ice cream ana
h,scu,t ice cream and sunny cakeP
declared Richard, proudly.
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-04
on Guard.

Master-My mother-in-law is com
ing for a long visit tomorrow. Here
is a list of her favorite dishes.
Cook-Yes, sir.
swell, the first time you give Us
one Of these youll get q weeks no
tice."
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-04

~ LIVER TWIST was born about
rs miles from London, in the
~ lying-in room Of the almshouse.
His mother, worn and exhausted from
a long and painful journey on foot,
had been found unconscious in the
road, and had been carried to the only
place Of refuge for such as she seemed
to be. His name he owed to the In
yentive genius Of the parish beadle,
who remarked: "The last one was a
.s'-Swubble / named him; the next
: one as comes viii be Unwin, and I've
got names ready made to the end OF
the alphabet, and all the way through
It again, when we come to T."
The wronged and unhappy mother
died without revealing her name, and
the only proofs Of the boys identity,
q locket and ring, kept even at the
price Of starvation, were stolen from
the corpse before 1t was cold by the
old crone who had been in attendance.
The orphans childhood, passed IN
cruel neglect and semi-starvation, was
brought to an abrupt close by his OWL
unparalleled act. Desperate through
hunger he and his companions deter
mined that some one Of them shall sc
cure for all an extra helping OF tn'
thin and watery Cruel which is theil
principal diet. The lot falls upon Oi
iver. Nine-year-old child though h
was. he was reckless with misery.
He rose from the table, and advancini
TO the workhouse- e-master, basin an
spoon In hand, he said, "Please, sil
want some morew
Such unheard-of daring receive
speedy treatment. The next mornln
a bill, posted upon the gate, ofter
Eve pounds to anyone who VIII tax
Oliver Twist OF the hands of the pa
ish.
Then there follows a brief stay {
the apprentice Of q cofinmaker an
undertaken, who, with an eye to II
effect. promptly makes Of the sa
faced little waif chief mourner
the funerals Of children and "mal
were the professions which little {
lver headed, In q hat-band reachi'
down to his knees. to the admirati'
of an the mothers In the town."
His master Is, on the whole, we
disposed toward him, but a fight WI
a bullying older apprentice brings n
into unmerited disgrace and punit
ment and he runs away.
On the outskirts Of London
chances upon the fascinatingly Or
Arfful Dodger, pickpocket and pu
of Fagin. The curious behavior OF
new associates is only game to
innocent boy, when Fagin places snT
boxes. iewelry, watches and handk
chiefs in his pockets, and then star
looking in imaginary store-windo
while Tin an unbelievably short tin
every one Of the things Is taken fr
MIN. The true meaning Of It all bu
unon the Mortified Oliver. when he
taken on an expedition and sees
arame" in full operation. Dazed
confused, he is the only one captu
and taken before a magistrate.
snnocenee Is established, but he fal
a. the court room, and is taken nc
Nv the remorseful Mr.. Brownlow,
man whose pecket he was supposed
have picked. In his new friends nc
oliver Is nursed through serious
ness and better days seem to =
dawne,l for him. when he again
into the hands Of Fagin. inls y
chance happening, for the OLD CT
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-04

What is the difference between a
mother and a barber7 One has razors
"a shave and the other shayers to
raise.
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-04
Good TO Get Rid Of.

What is that which every one likes
to have and still enjoys getting rio VI
A good appetite.
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-04

blue, green, red and purple are en-
ployed on some models.
The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-04

~ LIVER TWIST was born about
rs miles from London, in the
lying-in room Of the almshouse.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-08-19
ABINGDON BOOSTERS HERE ON
YESTERDAY.

The Boosters Club of Abingdon
reached Tazewell on yesterday a. M,
m their swing around the circle, and
jpent an hour or two shaking hands
and getting acquainted with the peo-
pie While no special arrangements
were made to welcome the visitors
number of the leading citizens Of
The town were on hand to greet the
Boosters
Bluefield gave the Club a big re-
ception and blow out on Wednesday
night. The party, travelling in about
Is automobiles, with the Bluff City,
Tennessee band, left for Lebanon,
the next stop. The itinerary includes
Norton, Big Stone Gap, Cleveland
and other towns in Southwest Viz
ginia. Here are the. names of the
Boosters:
j. j. Wilson, w. A. Maiden. F.. A.
Hines, E. M. Seacatt, l.. +. Arnett
G. w. Richards. c. C. Wright, r. K.
Wright. j. T. Hayter, II. w. Withers
c. IL. Hurt, L. r. Craig. Arthur Wit
hers, G. b. Hurt. J. II. Hassinger
j. E. Legard, ]. II. Cunningham, G.
l.. Collins, T. M. Motan, II. NJ. Elliat
r. B. Hagy, J. T. Mcconnell, w. M
Mcconnell, w. G. .Hagy. w. r. Gilly
E. f. Kahle, Jr.. DR.. /. P. Martin
Dr.. f. Fl. Smith. ID. M. Cosby ant
others.