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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-01-09

New York. - There Is growing up a
regular millionaire's colony on the
roofs Of sky-scrapers way down town
near the Battery The latest to follow
the example Of Henry l.. Doherty. who
established the fashion. are Percy A.
Rockefeller and Sir Ashley Sparks.
head Of tho Cunard line in this coun-
try. Soon the Wall Street district will
surpass Fifth avenue In the Social
Register. And at the same time 1t is
getting harded and harder to geet res
ident superintendent for those tall
buildings. Their wives object that II
Is too cut on from any social envir-
onment," explained one agent. They
don't feel that they are surrounded
by acres Of dark, empty offices on
every side and nothing else when they
sit down In the evening" G. Thyberg,
superintendent OF the old Produce
Exchange IL dean OF the downtown
cliff-dwellers. He lives In the pictur
esque red brick tower OF the exchange
ut Broadway and Beaver street. in the
heart OF the new millionaire colony
ats true there isn't much social life"
lie says. But there are compensations
for US Of the older generation. For
one thing. It's quiet. This is the bust
est place in the world In the daytime
but by seven o'clock In the evening,
it's as peaceful as the country"
Ny
In our city, democracy is democracy
and authority Is authority. We give
way to no one, prince or potentate.
That explains the serious accident
which bcfell Prince Louis Alfonso de
Bourbon. who started to cross Broad
way the other day In the middle OF
block. The red auto Of Smoky Joe"
Martin, deputy fire chief, was rush
ing north to fire and although the
driver almost caused wreck to avoid
the pedestrian, It was too late. and he
was thrown under the wheels
NY
There are disadvantages to the ac-
tor who plays In revival" He must
not vary too emphatically from the
ono who played the part before. Some
times that's hard work. Take the case,
for instance, Of Edmond Lowe, who
plays Little Billie" in the new pro-
duction OF Trilby, at the National The
alter. In real life he is almost as
large as George Nash and Joseph AL
len who enact "Taffy" and "The
Laird; but he must appear diminu-
tive beside them because of the phys
iques of the original cast, some quar-
ter ia century ago. Seldom has the
art of makeup meen more wonderful
~ applied. But makeup couldn't ac-
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-01-09
QewY0lrk
Letter
By Price

complish 1t all. He wears spring heels
OF course but the serious thing is that
he has had to fast, absolutely fast, to
acquire sufficient slnderness. 81 am
hungry all the time" say the pathetic
MIR. Lowe. And / am q man who likes
to eat"
NY
Mrs. William Milholland has given
a house nthe country to the League
Of American Pen Women, as a memo
rial to he rdaughter, Inez Milholland
Bolssevain. the noted suffragist.
Ny
a Manhattan family moved out to
New Rochelle the other day, and took
with them the old negro who had
cleaned rugs for them In town for
many years. It was evidently the first
time he had ever worked in the sub
urbs. and an hour or so after he had
been told to sweep the carpets. he ap-
peared at the door In distress. "Ahm
willing to sweep these cahpets," he i'll
sisted, but how does All get to de
roof"
Ny
Popularity won over art, and the
New York aquarium is to have sec
ond story I'm consequence. More peo-
pie visit the aquarium every year
than the Metropolitan Art Museum,
the Stock Exchange, or even our most
famous churches; and all OF this
means so many employees and so
many engagements that another story
seems necessary in order to house
them. F. II, La Guardia, aldermanic
president. almost wept when It was
suggested at the board meeting the
other night and then almost came to
blows with the controller over the
matter. 81 don't want to spoil the
beauty OF the place where my ances-
tors landed" he protested. OF course,
he didn't mean that they landed right
nthe acqsarium. but Just at the Bat
cry. Assurance was given that the art
commission would be consulted and 1t
was voted to give more room to the
fishes. our most popular sightseeing
sight.
Ny
Miss Annie Peck, Of this city, holder
of the altitude record Of Americans on
the American continent, has now turn
ed yearining eyes toward Mount So
rata and Mount Aconcagua, in South
America. No one has ever reached the
peak Of the former and no American,
Of the latter. So Miss Peck is look
ing for some one to finance the trip,
and is sure she can accomplish the
climb II that detail is attended to. Not
wishing to de discouraging to the only
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-01-09

mountain climbing member of my sex
who ever was a candidate for Con-
gress, L may say that anyone who
could finance a trip anywhere just
now, ought to conquer any other
height in this hemisphere or the other.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-19
Text of Mr.. Bryan's
Bible Talk Today

The words OF Nehemiah the son
OF Hachaliah. And Il came to
pass in the month Of Chisleu, in
the twentieth year. as 1 was in
Shushan the palace,
That Hanani. one Of my
brethren. came. he and certain
men Of judah; and asked
them concerning the Jews that
had escaped. which were left of
the captivity. and concerning
Jerusalem.
And they said unto me, The
remnant that are left of the cap-
tivity there in the province are
in great affliction and reproach:
the wall of Jerusalem also 10
brokeN down. and the gates
thereof burned with fire,
And it came to pass. when
heard these words, that I-sat
down and wept. and mourned
certain days. and tasted and
prayed before the God of
heaven.
And I said, ! beseech thee, %
Lord God of heaven, the great
and terrible God. that keepeth
covenant and mercy for them
that love him and observe His
mandments:
Let thine ear now be attentive.
and thine eyes open, that thou
mayest hear the prayer of thy
servant. which / pray before thee
now. day and night, for the chill
dren Of Israel thy servants, and
confess the sins Of the children
OF Israel, which we have sinned
against thee: both and my
fathers house have sinned.
We have dwelt very corrupt
iy against thee, and have not
kept thy commandments. nor the
statutes. nor the judgments,
which thou commandest thy SER
want Moses.
Remember. I beseech thee, the
word that thou commandest thy
servant Moses. saying. II ye
transgress. l will scatter you
abroad among the nations:
But IL ye turn unto me, and
keep my commandments, and do
them; though there were of YOU
cast out unto the uttermost part of
the heaven: yet will gather
them from hence, and will bring
them unto the place that / have
CHOSEN to set my name there.
NOW these are thy servants
and thy people. whom thou hast
redeemed by thy great power.
and by thy strong hand.
o Lord. I beseech thee. let
now thine ear be attentive to the
prayer OF thy servant. and to the
prayer of thy servants. who de-
sire to fear thy name: and pros
per. 1 pray thee. thy servant this
day. and grant him mercy in
- the sight of this man. For I
was the kings cup bearer.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-19
Listening-In Concerts.
GENERAL PUBLIC INVITED.

"ENhnAL FUbLAC H. tITED.
Capital Radio Sales Agency. 724
Eleventh street northwest.
Peoples Drug Store. Seventh and
e streets northwest.
Rice's Orange Beverage Parlor,
Eighth and E streets southeast.
Foy's Radio Supply House. 502
Eighth street southeast.
Above places store hours also.
Store Hours Only.
Programs Daily, IL o1 and 4 to
$50 p. m.
r. Doubleday-Hin Electric Company,
us Twelfth street.
Thomas F. Williams, Inc, 1924
New York avenue.
National Electric Supply Store,
1880 New Yorl- avenue.
Gibson Company, s1s g street
northwest
Hines Auto Supply Co., go D st.
northwest.
Quality Accessory Company. 1917
H street northeast.
Harry C. Grove. Inc, 1910 G st.
northwest
John C. Rau. 524 Twelfth street.
White and Boyer, S12 Thirteenth
street northwest.
Arcade Electric Company. Four
teenth street and Park road north
west.
LGnsburgh and Brother. 420 Sew
enth street.
Woodward and Lothrop. Eleventh
and F streets.
The Hecht Company, Seventh and
F streets.
s. kann Sons Company, Eighth
street and Market square.
J. p. Dinowitzer. $40 Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-19
NEWS And IIEU1S IN Rl4DIO World
Improvement Noted
In Br0adcasting

There is a growing tendency on
grams arranged. for broadcasting
stations to make the program In
elusive so that all the members Of
the family may derive some par
ticular benefit therefrom. The first
desire a new purchaser of q radio
receiving set has 10 to listen-in. The
day has come when several dealers
also operate broadcasting stations.
Therefore II incentive for the pur-
chase of more radio apparatus Is
to be aroused the programs broad
casted must be varied to suit the
tastes Of several individuals.
One of the defects of radio ap-
paratus today Is the construction of
certain battery units. causing
scratchy sounds In the head phones
due to chemical action within the
cells. The broadcasting station Is
sometimes blamed for transmitting
distorted music, when In reality the
fault may lie with the receiving set
or its parts.
Another indication that general
broadcasting conditions are improv-
ing is the fact that there Is q grow
ing tendency toward standardizing
apparatus.
Persons who buy apparatus have
been extravagantly told in the past
that a set of little cost will bring
In very distant broadcasting sta
tions; when this was found to be
untrue the broadcaster was again
blamed for apparent shortcomings.
The Bureau of Standards and other
organizations are making every
possible attempt to protect the pub
lie. both as regards the nature of
receiving apparatus purchased and
the quality Of music and addresses
broadcasted.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-19
m THE AIR TODAY.
WASHINGTON.

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IL D. m.-Epiphany chimes.
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ports of stolen automobiles.
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Music
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reports (official)
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The Washington herald., 1922-08-19
Refuses Service
Without Mail Box
Bartlett Instructs Carriers to
Pass Up Homes With
out Receptacles.

Us your new home equipped with a
mail box? II not your daily quota
of letetrs will be missed. for Assist
ant Postmaster, eneral Bartlett
yesterday issued an order to every
postmaster in the country. to re-
fuse carrier service to any new
home without a box.
Action will be taken to persuade
all residents to place mail recep-
tacles at their front doors so that
city carriers will not have to stop
and ring door bells and otherwise
be detained In delivering the mails"
Carrier service should not be ex-
tended to any new dwellings erect
ed in your city not equipped with a
suitable receptacle" says the
order.
This is the first step ever taken
by the Postoffice Department to en-
force the Installation of mail boxes
on receptacles at a residence by a
refusal to deliver mail in case they
are not provided.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-19

Oil which drains into the gear
compartment can be filtered and
used again for lubricating spring
leaves and brake connections.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-19
THE WEATHER


srssast fer xs1ay - zsasrssv.
~ ~ District q oslunbsa an Masy-
ians-rsrtiy eisody sna usswhsf lower
ssnpsafars today; tsserrvw fair. WIN
nessrsts tsnpentars; neserass vssssrs
w1n1s-
rof virSiais-Psrtly eloudy and sst euite
% varn, with probably sssndershswers TO-
asy; toneerow cloudy; nesests varisbls
winds.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-19
August is.
PHELAN SAYS FEAR
KILLED GRIFFITH

NEW YORK, Aug. 1s.-Former
United States Senator James p. Phe-
Ian of California. returned today on
the Rotterdam. from a ten months
trip around the world, and described
conditions in Ireland. Phelan wit
messed the fighting there.
The former Senator called on Ar
thur Griffith In his room at the hos
pital few days before his death.
which Senator Phelan attributed to a
cerebral hemorrhage due to constant
fear of a violent death. Griffith was
a large apoplectic mn, Phelan said.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-19

Between l.Ioo. 100000 and 1900
900. 900 gallons of gasoline are an
nually used for motor truck opera
ton throughout the United States.
quested in one week.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-19
LIsrENERs-lN COLUMN.

IN fAis colsD,n ara pabHsAsd
commerts relative to- local and
distdnf' broadcast <.orions. Pre-
jadtccd or umfdtr criticisms are
not desired and soilI not help the
stafws Of broddcostisg IN gensral.
inefficient construction or opera
fion Of receivin0 sets mag occoust
for distortion Of nsusio hoard In
certain instdaces.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-19

To the Radio Editor:
After reading several of the artf.
|cles published in The Herald re-
garding the reception of rhusic, etc.
from the local and distant broad.
casting stations feel that woulo
like to express my opinions along
these lines.
1t appears to me that some Of the
remarks made by the various
writers have been unfair and some
what prejudiced. I am not a radio
CONCERT fan, but do listen-in to the
concerts SO that my family anc
friends can enjoy them. My inter.
est In radio. being mostly in the
transmission and reception of mes
sages from amateurs.
Calling the music from the Local
broadcasting stations as "tin can
and shoe shining parlor" variety
Is not only unfair. but to my minc
very discourteous to the persons
responsible for the running of the
stations. I quite agree with Mr..
Hand and Mr.. Balderston that
knocking will not improve matters
IN the least. 1t is true that the
local stations do give us a lot OF
graphaphone music in the after
moons, but feel safe in saying that
the regular nightly concerts COM
pare favorably with any Of the con-
certs given-by the out of town sta
tions. l often wonder IL the fac,
that the music is coming from a
great distance does not have a ten
dency to make the listener think II
Is better music than IL it was COM
ing from a nearby station.
As to having open" nights for
the benefit of those persons fortu-
nate enough to have an expensive
set is entirely uncalled for, because
IL the person knows his set he w.i.
not have any trouble whatever In
tuning out the local stations. I do
not have any trouble listening to
the out-of-town stations any nigh,
In the week and my set cost less
than 500.
1 would like to add in closing
that IL the persons who have trou-
bic with the local stations would
line up with some radio club or
radio organization that boosting
will be found to give much better
results than a continual knocking.
B. s. FLATHER.
Radio 3LR.
August is.
To the Radio Editor:
The following stations were heard
August IA:
WBZ-Springfield. Mass: KDKA,
WOR-Newark, n. J.: wSB-At-
lanta, Ga: wHAS-Louisville, KY:
WIZ, wPM. WEAS These were all
received loud and clear and with
out fading.
My tuner consists of an Airing
ton loose coupler and double slide
coil wired in regenerative current,
OF my own invention. One tube was
used. l would like to know what
the other fellows hear on one tube.
RICHARD c. PECK,
Herndon, Va.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-19
LOCAL RADIO CLUB
MEETS TOMORROW

The Washington Radio Club will
meet tomorrow evening at 1877
New York avenue. American Radio
Relay League appointments will
be considered. Persons interested
in radio are invited to attend.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-19

The Motor Vehicle Bureau, in New
York city, established a new record.
when 4.464 applications to drive mo-
tor vehicles in the city were re-
The Washington herald., 1922-08-19
Nine. Leila Gintinez
Leaves S224, 900 to Son

Nine. Leila A. GimineZ. formerly
Miss Leila Addison. Of Pittsburgh Pa,
who died at her home in the French
Pyrenees on May 9 last. beoueathes
to her son, Santiago F. Giminez>
stocks and bonds estimated at s224.-
900. according TO the will filed yester-
day in Probate Court.
Letters testamentary were issued to
William G. johnson. an attorney. bond
being fixed at s25o.ooo. The property
is in Washington and is part of a
large estate. the balance being in
France.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-10-11
No Admittance

Wise county is heartily sick Of
carnivals.
When the American stage and the
great American circus started to
make the strides which have made
these institutions the delight Of our
amusement life of today, the carni-
val stood still if, indeed, it did not
slip backward. The failures, the
derelicts. the very hotsam of the
make-believe world drifted to the
carnival. There brass, instead of art
is the browning achievement. When
The more cNacting requirements OF
The stage and the circus make it
necessary for the actor to move
down notch he goes to family
time in vaudeville and does his som,
or dumb" act From this stage he
drifts to fifth rate medicin.
shows and the carnival When he
arrives on the carnival lot he is worn
out, obsolete; hut he demands "bi,;
time prices"
This in itself would be easy to
stand. One could forget the sorry
fact that there is no attempt by the
carnival man to create eluaion il
his shows. The very faces of The
spoilers their "elevating" and
hopeless English. their cheap tinsi
and barbarous music ali combine L
make elusion impossible. His game i:
to get all he can for nothing, and tn,
concessions" are big factors il
helping him realize His ambition
From the community they take wha
they can get and give nothing in re
turn.
The fact that these cast of nomad
of the Amusement world are barre,
from the Gap should be consolation
to every self-respecting citizen o
the community. Other towns of tn
county might well follow the exam
pie OF this place.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-10-11
Tn 70 the Press

1.-THE newspapers ought to quit
publishing sc much scandal"
You can hear such remarks any
day in the year, and from highly in
telligent, people.
But We disagree. They do mot
stop to think.
Unfortunately, we have reached
the point in this country where but
little respect in shown for our laws,
because the laws are indiiferently
enforced, or not enforced at all.
Certain people can evade them
with cnsc. Others, less fortunate,
must pay the penalty.
Occasionally there is notable ex-
ception to this rule, but only occa-
sionally. 1t is for this reason we are
losing our respect for law and its
manner of enforcement.
But it is different with the great
newspapers of the country-nnd also
with the smaller ones. They tell the
truth as they find it, The man of
great wealth who forgets his man
hood is ms pitilessly exposed as the
one without dollar-perhaps more
so.
This pitilcss publicity Of the press
is the one safeguard that stands be-
tween responsibility and n reign Of
debauchery that would rival the days
of Sodom and Gomorrah.
There are millions of pure high
minded people in this country, but
there are other millions who reel:
with clandes.inc infnmy.
Some agency must keep this de
bnuchcd element in check for the
welfare of society in general.
The press, through its publicity, is
meeting with reasonable degree Of
success, where the law is but dis.
NAL failure.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-10-11
DORCHESTER NEWS

Messrs. Joe G'Daniack. Boren and
Harold Stillman mo,ored over to Alb
ingdon Saturday and attended the
football game between Emory and
Henry College and Milligan College.
Miss nellie Huntington left Friday
for several weeks visit to relatives
in Knoxville.
Misses I.ura Burke and Marie
Scott. of East Stone Gap. We're call
ing on Mrs. Begley last Friday.
Mrs. Jas. Donaldson. one of our
teachers. spent the weekend in APP
pslachia.
DIR. and Mrs. Usscry. Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred l.. Troy. of Josephine, Misses
Sara and Anna Reese. Messrs. Tom
ME Reese and Gilbert Boothe at
tended the dance at Hotel Norton
Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Copenhaver,
who were recently married here,
have been spending their honeymoon
in New York. They expect to visi,
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d
Terpstra, before going to Bristol
where they will make their future
home.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-10-11

Ii is unwise to frighten your child
by picturing a hogie man who is lay
ing in wait to devour it.
Timidity is natural TO the young,
and cowardicc is but step remov-
ed from timidity.
You don't want your child to de-
vclop n yellow streak.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-10-11
ROAD MATTER
I'm STATUS QIJO"
Exhorbitant Prices Asked by
Property Owners May
Cause Concrete Project
to be Abandoned

Norton, Va, Oct. lO,-Plans for
a proposed concrete road from the
corporate limits west l.55 miles to
the forks of the road to Big Stone
Gap and Appalachia will doubtless
have to be abandoned because of cx-
horbitant prices placed on the right
of way by individual property own
ers along the route. Announce
ment to this effect was made today
before the kiwanis Club by r. S.
Graham.
While this property is undoubted-
ly valuable, it is generally consider
ed that owing To the small amonnt
needed on either side of the present
S0-foot right of way, to give the
road the 50-foot width required un-
der federal aid. the enhancement ia
vaiue that would ensue would iusti-
fy the owners in donating the neees-
sary strips of land, receiving COM
pensation of course for removal OF
such improvements rs may be neces-
sary. At least, it is felt the property
owners should place fair and rea-
sonable price upon the land.
In order to eliminate several grade
crossings on the Interstate and l..
& N. railways, and the bridge over
Powell's river, it has been suggested
that the state highway go out yir-
GINA avenue, to the north of the In.
terstate railway, thence by way OF
Josephine to the junction point OF
the present highway below the
Powell's river bridge west of Dooley
A concrete road could then be bull,
from the Big Stone Gap road to ihi.
point.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-10-11
Why Nothing But Smoke?

Periodically n almost daily the
newspapers of our large cities con
tain lurid stories of fabulous sums
OF money involved in rum running
cases unearthcd by the prohibition
agents. Sometimes it is with the
connivance of some Of the agents
themselves.
Names. facts, and dates are often
given, and there appears to be no
doubt us to the correctness Of these
statements.
Presumably the evidence is pass
ed On to the public prosecutors,
whose duty it is to convict law viola
tors and send them to Jail.
But. presumably, some of these
prosecutors are afflicted with CON
venicntly short memories. And,
presumably, their memories have a
habit of failing them Mt the most
critical time
Why so much smoke and no fire?
Why SO much evidence and so little
prosecution?
Is it u case of graft, fear 10 pros
ecutc. or just plain ineiliciency7
In whatever ease il may be, why
do We keep such birds in public of
flee?
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-10-11
DANCE AT DUNBAR

The Dunbar boys have issued in
vitations to n large number in this
section for dance to be given in
Dunbar Thursday evening at the
new Dance Hall. AS Dunbar is ia
med for its delightful dances, large
crowd is expected to attend from
the Gap. The music will be furnish
ed by the All Star Society Enter
tanners, Of New York.