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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-08-23
OF the Kyva and other good roads in
that locality.

OF the Kyva and other good roads in
that locality.
Lescher county, of whicl. Whites.
burg is the county seat, has voted
and carried bond issue of $3.50 900
for road purposes. State and Fed
eral aid to be added to this amount
gives that county 5000 o road
fund
Aitogcther.the prospects are ilatter-
ing Tor carrying out the motto
adopted by organization at its CON
vention ut jackson: "a good road
from Lexington to Pound Gap, in
1925 or bust" 1t is believed that
conditions will be such that no
dustin" will occur in that good
year, especially in the Kyva Road
proposition.
The Kyva Road Associations IS ac-
lively campaigning in the cause of
the highway and is meeting with
great encouragement in all the coun-
ties along the routing, in addition
from that OF adjoining counties
which are looking to the building Of
roads from their county stats to
make a connection with this, to be,
interstate highway.
The Lexington Board Of Com
mcrce on the invitation of Mr.W. G..
Coutts, OF Big Stone Gap, and other
good roads boosters of Southwest
Virginia, sent Col. Maret over here
on August 10th, to meet and consult
with the "highwaymen" of that por-
ton Of the Old Dominion, and learn
their plans and arrangement being
made for meeting the Kyva, with II
good highway at the Kentucky-Vir-
ginia border and of any other plans
they may have for making other
connecting roads to the border of
our state, and at what point or
points.
In all of Col. Maret's campaigns
and experiences in promotion and
construction of highways he has new
er made a speech or addressed an
audience, saying never more than two
dozen words, on any occasion. 81
ann glad to be with you and promise
to use my best efforts to render all
possible aid to push the proposition
along. | never attempt TO make n
speech or address an audience; my
endeavors to aid in any movement
are made through, pen, pencil and
n little old typewriter which has done
service for more than quarter of II
century. thank YOU" This is
about the extent OF the old road
scouts ''speechifying." TIM Colonel
has the greatest faith in the power OF
the press, and says his efforts in
highway work would certainly have
come to naught, had the newspapers
not stood faithfully by him and free
~ used the ammunition which he has
been grinding out OH that same
Little old typewriter" firing broad
cast into the ranks of the enemies of
good roads. 1.-The newspaper boys
are the real men behind the guns, -
says the old road scout.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-08-23

1t is plain to be seen that the gov
ernor of New York Is ::ct poiiiic-
ian. He used $4,000 of his own sal
airy to pay state bills.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1922-08-23
GET ACQUAINTED PARTY
There will be "Get Acquainted'

There VIII be n Get Acquainted"
party at the home of Mrs. G. N.
knight, on Friday evening. at s
o'clock. The primary object of this
gathering is to promote good-fellow-
ship between all our members. We
cordially invite those of other
churches to come and enjoy pleas
ant evening with US.
Committee Of NJ. Z. Church. South.
Never tell a stale joke. Forcing a
laugh is too annoying to your fripds.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-11-16
clreumsssnsIal Only.

On the complaint of a farmer, old
EphraIm had beer hailed into court
CHARGED with chicken shooting. His
lsvye had made a fairly good case
for him and for a clincher had the
plaintifr recalled. hoping to make him
contradict his own testimony.
.see here" he said, scowling saw
ngely. .wiu you swear that 1t was
Enhraim who shot your chicken
.waL,r said the farmer mildly. :"
xronf nwear 10 Il, but I suspect him"
sThat's not enough to convict .
man. What makes you suspect himr'
~wal, / saw him In the chicken
ward with q gun. then heard the u
rn on. and then I saw him putting the
rhicken into a bag-and 1t didn't
somehow seem sensible to igger the
hsrd committed suicide."-Americar
Legion Weekly.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-11-16

Now / am writing you, with a
mothers prayer. to try and locate my
son." the mother, Mrs. Wilfred Crete,
Providence Road. Baskerville, says, in
her letter. 81 have prayed and prayed
for the last two years with no reward
I keep Worrying ard worrying over
him, and now / am a gray-haired moth
err, longing for my boy. My heart Is
filled with anguish. ! want him so;
want him to come home to me-"
The accompanying picture of Leo
was taken when he vas overseas, with
the Army of Occupation in Germany.
His mother describes him as being nve
feet five and one-half inches tall;
weight 40 pounds. He is darkroom
plexIoned and has dark brown eyes.
The mother heard from him last at
C~onneaut, o., where, after he had
started home from Salt Lake City,
Utah, he wrote he was going to work
on the Great Lakes boats. Leo enlist
ed In the regular army when fifteen
years old and, after serving In France,
returned to the United States and re
enlisted, serving n year.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-11-16

to set their feet once more In the
paths of peace, some Of them bewilder
ed by the changing conditions, all hav-
ing lost several precious years from
their lives In the matter Of compel
ing successfully In their work or pro-
fessions, Mr.. Crossley has spent much
time and energy seeing TO 1t that his
comrades did receive a square deal,
did have an opportunity to earn a
livelihood unhampered.
Recently Commander Crossley took
up the cudgels for two former sarv're
men who had passed rne civil service
examinations for a municipal position
with grades higher than the man
whom the mayor and city commissions
ers had decided to name. The sue
cessful candidate was undertaking, II
was charged, to persuade the two
former service men to withdraw, and
seeking to use political influence
gained through q considerable city serv.
Ice to aid him. Crossley Immediately
carried the fight straight to the mayor
and commissioners. And the appoint
ment. went to the highest competition
the former service man.
I'VE have been unusually fortunate
In Portland" the commander Is quoted
as saying. sin placing our buddies In
positions OF trust they are capable OF
filling. Our municipal judge, the super
Intendent of the womens' bureau of the
police department and the chief clerk
of the park bureau. saw service In the
Worlds war. l believe one Of the
greatest duties of the American Le-
gion is to fight for its members as
against political influence which seeks
to deprive them of positions and give
them as plums of politics. Legion Off.
GERS should be ever on the alert. Often
those with authority to make appoint
ments are glad to choose Legion men,
IL only the Legion shows an interest
and asks that 1t be done. We must
always be ready to present our case
whenever 1t is necessary. The Amert.
can public wants to see Its former
soldiers receive Justice. The Legion
Is the publlc's representative as well
as the veterans"
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-11-16

upon the order Of his going but ran
back down the street and then hurried
down a side street out OF the path of
the troopers. There he waited until
the tumult had subsided-perhaps an
hour. Then he made his way back 10
the scene of the riot.
The house at the window of which
he thought he had glimpsed the face
Of Nadine la yItte was now dark. But
In spite OF the curious giances OF sun
dry loiterers, brace took a careful sur
yey Of II and OF the three oak trees
In front-even felt their bark TO IA
mlIiarlze himself with them. At the
corner he sought the name Of the
street, on the lamp, but the glass had
been broken. leaving only a red Il"
and the fragments and "e." But no
matter-he would know where to turn,
would know the house when abreast
Of It.
Now Drace FASTENED toward the ST.
Charles. The streets were quiet. But
q wagon ratified by, and he saw that
1t was filled with wounded men. He
thought OF Shottle and his spirit was
oppressed with sorrow. Shottle's es-
rape must have been impossible. and
tomorrow they would take his body,
throw II into some oozy hole and V
II with mud.
In the lobby OF the st. Charles men
stood In groups. talking OF the fall In
the price of cotton. The riot. which
to brace had meant so much, was not
even known, so accustomed WINS the
town 10 scenes of violence. Drace
asked the clerk If Shottle had come In.
No; his key was In the box. Then
Drace thought that surely Liberty
must be dead or wounded, hauled
away to suffer. He went forth again.
to the department Of police. to the
cavalry barracks. but nothing could
he learn. Then In his room he sat
sorrowlng over his friend and yet
thrilled with a selfish happiness, for
he had found the barbarlc rosemaid.
He went TO bed, tossed, slept, dreamed
In a mlngllng Of distress and gladness,
and awoke. Shottle was standing In
the room.
'Thank the Lord" cried Drace. and
sprang out OF bed.
THAT'S what l say. friend Virgil.
But you will please address me as
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-11-16
PLEA FOR ZONlNG ORDINANCE
Kansas City Newspaper Makes Strong
Arguments for the Universal
Adoption of Plan.

Protection for the homes and boule-
wards of Kansas City, Kan, can be
had only through coming, Roy Il. Hos
ford, city building inspector has con-
Guided. Such evils as Mr.. Hosford
~enumerates, the placing of shops or
stores on boulevard and residence ter
ritory, the building of garages in front
of homes and the failure to set back
residences d certain and uniform dis
lance from the street, call for general
regulation which only a coming ordi-
nance can give.
1t is possible for a group Of property
owners in some sections OF a city TO
get together and secure restrictions
that will protect their buildings for
a period Of years. Where this action
has been taken not only more beauti-
full homes or better business structures
have peer the result, but property val
ues have increased or have been stead
ily maintained. But this kind Of &C
ton is haphazard and often Is only or
mporar value. The question may
be settled once for all, and for the
whole city, by the working out of a
coming ordinance.
II Is such an ordinance that Kansas
City, Mo-, must have soon, and that
Kansas City, Kan. is planning to OBJ
tain.-Kansas City Star.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-11-16

and Paris besides. SO II was really an
International contest. but the winner
halls from our W Middle West. The
Judges selected Mrs. Gehiman's cookie
recipe for use In the hospitals, be-
cause II best combines food value with
little fat content. 1t makes a mighty
good tasting cookie. too. Here 1t Is;
2 cupfuls sugar cupful raisins
3 cupfuls -four (cut with scis-
/ teaspoonful soda sorsl
teaspoonfuls ak II cupful lard or
ing powder butter
cupfuls rolled / cupful sour milk
oats (ground) / egg well beaten)
Process: Flour the raislns. Cream
the fat In a mixing bowl. adding the
sugar gradually. Add the egg, then
the milk, then the dry ingredients
efter sitting them together, then the
oats. and lastly the Toured raisins.
Using a teaspoon, put onto a creased
and Toured baking sheet. Put into a
fairly hot oven $3.50 degrees) and
leave 10 to Is minutes. ~
Mrs. w. j. Marks Of indianapolis,
widely recognized domestic science ex-
pert, and the members Of her flour"
class acted as judges for the contest.
They selected as an alternate to the
Gehlman hospital cookie, another
"oatmeal cookie" which they would
recommend for general use. 1t con
tains a larger percentage of fat and
no milk. Mrs. A. o. WiggIn, Lima,
Ohio, sent 1t In.
The vote gave Mrs. Mary B. Snnd-
grass Of Highland Park, Mich, second
ranking without a rival. She sent
In an orange cookie" recipe.
The judges selected as the third
ranking recipe a cream cookie" with
small fat content, sent in by Miss
Mary f. Robinson, Walla Walla. Wash
lngton.
Mrs. Herbert Pinnell Of ~Indianapo-
lis is shown mixing the dough for the
National Cookie. She was one Of the
class Of judges and-secret-she hasn't
been mixing dough for Husband Pin
nell so very long.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-11-16
THAT case Of wine was sd-
dressed to stepho la vltte at
Farnum's Landing, Miss"
tTo BE cesTIsvEp9
Singular corseue.

The other day, along the Grant
boulevard of Paris passed a slngulai
funeral cortege. Behind a humble
hearse the procession (all on FOOT
consisted Of a woman with FIVE chl
dren, a mere handful Of soldiers. most
ly blacks, and a general Of the French
army In full dress uniform. The gen
eral was General Mangin, and the de
ceased so s%InguIariy honored was the
S~oudanese who had been his orderly
since 1914. and who. incidentally. had
been cited in orders for extraordinary
acknowledgement, New York.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-11-16
Windows Of House You Build.

In general, windows look best, both
inside and out, IL they are grouped
An occasional bay breaks the monot-
ony of walls, both inside and out, and
even In a fiat wall the group of three
or four windows separated only by
thin m~ullions is far more effective
than scattered windows.
There is no doubt that the easement
type OF window, preferably loaded. is
far more interesting than the double
hung, two-sash type, or that small
panes are more picturesque than large
ones. OF course. small panes are
harder to clean. but the question re-
solves itself into whether or not n
IL setting convenience above architec-
tural charm
To be thought of in connection with
windows are shutters-1 Fortunately,
the -battenedwood or panel type La
growing increasingly popular. There
is always the chance TO make the solid
shutter individual by introducing some
special device, as the pierced opening
In place of the conventional half-moon,
heart, clover or tree. The family
crest, or some device symbolizing the
name of the house. may be cut in
Delineator.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-11-16
Hometown
FUNCTION OF @cITY BOOK"
Writer in Eastern Periodical Points
Out the Value of Some Such
Publication.

We need a little book on what Is @
City," II should be a cheap little
book that everybody can buy. a simple
little book that everybody can under
stand. a sort Of civic primer.
Suppose we live. as 80 many Of us
do. In an ordinary, medium-sized town.
Our "city book" should inform is that
a normal town. with the number OF In
habitants u town has, should have
such and such functions. adding to the
simple requirements Of the small VII
Iage those other and more varied fuDc-
lions which the larger population OF
Such a list. for our ordinary medium
sized town. might run somewhat as
follows:
Smithy. store, post office, school.
church, dressmaker. milliner, barber.
drug store, moving pictures, court
house. Jail. fire company, hotel. hall.
These are not placed in any dognsat-
tc order OF Importance. or arranged
with great are.
A pattern town" should be de-
scribed suggesting the income that
should be derived from legitimate tax
alton Of Its number of citizens, and
showing just what advantages a town
with such an income deserves and re
Quires.
Now what are the points upon
which we should base such a judgment
Of towns7 Just as a starter, we
might suggest these:
Health, beauty. virtue, public spirit.
educational facilities, social facilities,
administrative efficiency. administra-
tive honesty. progressiveness, mini
mum prosperity.
The health and beauty listed would
not mean the health and beauty due
to natural advantages, but the efforts
made by the town TO improve in these
matters.-From an article, making
Towns Fit to Live In" by Charlotte
Perkins Gilman, in the Century Maga-
zine.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-11-16

Colonel shottle. I am a free man.
Here"
He held forth an envelope; opening
It. Drace took u a hundred-dollar
banknote.
"what does this mean, Lib7"
II am Colonel Shottle, sir. and not
Lib"
Il beg your pardon, Colonel; but
what does this mean7"
Shottle sat down and crossed his
long legs. He took out a cjgnr and
lighted Ii.
Virgil, / fought as long as l thought
II was of advantage The old carbine
l had wouldn't shoot. and l want to
tell you that mauling darky heads
with a piece OF iron is hard work. /
looked about for you but couldn't o
you, and knowing that you knew how
to take care of yourself, I began to
snln for a way TO get out, found a
hole In a wall, ducked through q
scooted. That was all natural enough.
Anybody could have done that. But
now comes the i~nspirutional part l
got around into Royal street and met
a steamboat captain who asked me to
have a drink. and I needed IL, for
had been hard at work.
$50 / went in with him. And then
up / hops to a gambling house with
the money you'd paid me for intro
ducing you to Nadine la Vittes The
poker tables were full, so nipped In
modestly at the ~faro-bank. That's not
a very swift game, but sometimes u
IL as sure as buying houses and lots, II
you've got the patience. I invested
cautiously till about daylight, cashef
In exactly two hundred. and here
am as refreshed as a horse grazing 90
clover"
Colonel. i congratulate you r said
Drace.
! The two b~reskfaxtsd together. and
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-11-16

A. Anthony, who
has disappeared
from his home In
that city, d
whose wife and
children are In
destitute circum-
stances. Anthony
Is described as
tw e n ty-n e
years old, five
feet six inches In
height. weight $50
pounds, Judd
complexion. dark
hair II eyes.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-11-16

War scholarships amounting TO
100000 have been given 2,TeS young
Methodist former service men through
the board of home missions and
church extension of the Methodist
Episcopal church. These men are II
zoe schools, colleges and theological
semlnaries and have been receiving
from $50 to $3.50 a year as a gift from
the centenary fund TO enable them
to finish their studies interrupted oy
the war.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-11-16

to the country.
OF the 400 recipes
which have been
pouring into ma
tional ~headquar-
ters of the Amer
lean Legion u
Hilary during the
past two months.
the Gehlman "Oat-
meal Cookie" mas
been selected to
fill the jars In
military hospitals
throughout e
United States.
q h no
prize whatever
was offered in
this unique con-
test, recipes came
In from every
a In the Union
and from Hawaii,
Alaska, Canada
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-11-16

one Joy In life left
to live for-and
that's TO see her
son again. He
has not written to
her, nor has she
heard from him
for more than two
years. And daily
she prays, she
writes the Ameri-
can Legion nation
al headquarters,
that Leo Crete.
the son, be re-
turned to her.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-11-16

IL happened In q weil-known down.
town drug store during the rush noon
hour trade. A typical r street curb
ccotie~ dropped In and, going up to the
soda water fountain. started In to In
Qulrs of the dispenser Of soft drinks:
-S-s-sayi do you c~-c-ca-carry coca
caramel ice c-c-ce-T-but this is as
far as he got when the young man be-
hind the fountain turned q siphon Of
soda on the suffering 1Apper. who
beat q hssty retreat amid shouts OF
ID gxhInEton Star
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-11-16

Miss Charlotte Sherman. at the age
OF ninety, still actively manages the
home for girl orphans she established
In Southwark. London. some sixty
years ago. Miss Sherman Is far from
old-fashioned. She personally types all
her own letters and participates In fhs
instruction Of her 200 wards.-rror
the A~rgonaut.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-11-16

The world seems very small or the
American Legion mighty large wncn
one reads In the Panama. Canal Ls
zion Post publication that "caris have
heen received from Mrs Grace Town
send of American Legion Auxiliary.
who In representing the department OF
Panama, American Legion. at the
memorial services at Mammoth Cave"
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-11-16

jor In the World
war, and M
msnder OF Port
land Post No. /.
Portland. r G.,
declares the fore
going Is the only
platform o q
which he and his
b u d d s have
based their bat
tles-and they've
not been few-in
behalf of former
service e Since
tho hava oomQ hack
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-11-16

He walks with a slight limp In the
left leg.
Anyone having information concern
ing Anthony is asked to communicate
with Leland M. Beatley, commander
OF the post, ALP North Haven street.
Toledo. o.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-11-16
RIOT

sYNOPSIS.-The time Is the late
eos or early '7os and the scene q
steamboat on the Mississippi river
All the types of the period are
present and the floating palace -
distinguished by merriment dane
fpg and g~allantry. There are the
Customary drinking and gambling.
also. Virgil Drace. a young north
ern man, is on his way south on a
mission of revenge. He meets an
eccentric character In the person
of one Liberty Shottle. who Is con-
stantly tempting the goddess OF
chance. They agree to q singular
pact. Drace. seeing an opportunity
TO use Shottle. confides TO him that
his mission is to find a certain ex-
guerrilla. Stepho la Vitte. who had
murdered Drace's father. 1t Is his
determination to hang La Vitte as
high as Haman. Drace falls in
owe with a striking young beauty
on the boat The steamer reaches
New Orleans, at that time In the
somewhat turbulent throes OF car
petbag government The young
men attend the French ball and
Drace Unexpectedly meets the girl
She Is accompanied by one Boyce.
apparently her fiance. shottle learns
that the name OF the girl is Nadine
La vitte. Drace passes an uneasy
night torn by the suspicion that
Nadine is the daughter OF old
Stepho la vltte. now an admitted
outlaw. Nov, more than ever, Is
he resolved TO find where the girl
lives and TO and Stepho.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-11-16
THE LEGION OATMEAL COOKIE
Recipe Submitted by Mira Frederick
Gehlman. Springfield, ILL.,, Wirs
international Contest

Mrs. Frederick Gehlman of Spring
field. H., presents the national cookie
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-11-16
SQUARE DEAL, THEIR SLOGAN
Commander and 6uddIss of Portland
Oregon, Post Nc. T. Insist OF Fair
Treatment OF Men.

"we ask no favors. only the square
deal" James ]. Crossley. former ma
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-11-16
OHIO LEGION MAN MISSING
Clair A. Anthony 10 Being Sought by
Toledo Post No. 31s-Hls
Family Needs Him.

Joseph Baker Post. No. $40, Toledo,
o., is seeking the whereabouts Of Clair
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-11-16
PRAYS FOR BOYS pRETURa
cray-Haired Mother of Leo Crete,
Baskerville, Mass, Seeks Help
of American Legion.

There's a mother In Baskerville,
Mass. who says she has only n hope,
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-11-16
By OPlE READ

Copyright. The Bell Syndicate. Inc
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1922-11-16
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copy for This Department Supplied By
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But you will please add
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-09-21

rights in disregard of court author
ity and at resistance other than in the
orderly manner prescribed by the
Constitution and constitutional laws
has an ugly ring that summons the
American people to attention and
puts them on guard against threaten
ed action of minority elements that
would deny the supremacy of their
government. Even though the
striking unions are convinced that
their rights have been violated by the
injunction, this does not justify them
in denying the authority of the
United States government as en-
bodied in that order. As a Ooastitu-
ent element Of the American people
they can not refuse compliance with
out placing themselves in the posi-
tion of denying the supremacy of law
And such denial will not be tolerated
either by the government or by the
people"