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Licking Valley courier., 1922-01-19
THE NORMAL N q; II /. SCHOOL Pr PosITIoN.

Floyd Arneh returned last week from Frankfort
where he been tolook after ineres Of our town in
says that it his opniontha the two new schools will be
established at this term Of the Legislature and he thinks
that's West LsEty has splendid change to secure the
school, 49, - ..' = f,'''''s So !. a. /, !.
to the attentisr of the Legislature and make fight for
the location offhesciBol here iIs.I- slef -.t. -
West Liberty has every advantage in the location it
is centrally located easily accessible to'alI the noun
tain cotiesd the citizenship Of Morgan county is the
best in the m6ntains Our population all white not
foreign element and temptation for the students
Licking Valley courier., 1922-01-19
Framed In the square ef Daylight I
Could see Daddy Hanging over the
Mouth " the Pit

overhead could see Daddy hanging
over the mouth Of the pit; saw him
and heard his shouted words: "Frceze
to the ladder, boy--I'm a.comin' down
aftsr yel"
was freezing all right, In both
senses Of the word, but found breath
to warn him back. and presently man
aged to crawl UP the ladder and roll
out upon the shafthouse floor. In
stantly the cid man pounced upon me,
bhffeting, slapplng and rubbing. maui
Ing me worse than any Turklsh-bath
pirate would have dared to. II was
keen torture. but II turned the trick.
and BY the time l was able to breathe
comfortably again, had acquired q
beautiful spanked blush where I had
been blue-all but the great brulse,
rlng-shaped, where the suction pipe
had bit me,
OF course, Daddy was chock full Of
sympathy and concern, mixed Up with
. good bit Of curiosity.
"One Of the suction pipes" | ex'
planned. beginning to crawl back Into
my clothes. II was foolish enough q
yet under It and II grabbed and held
me, II you hadn't stopped the pumps
"a have been . gone goose. was just
abont oil In, as Il was"
well, you found cut the pumps arG
suckln' oil right, anyhow" he re
marked,
They sue are; yaa'd thlnk so 4
You'd been where l was" Then be
kan to recall some Of those mixed ant
mlnglca Impressions had gathered
"Wha, hnd Of soil IL there under thl
AOor, IaddyY' asked.
"Huhw be snorted; "what soil ther,
is on this here ledge you could might.
near put In your eye, reckon. Tain
nothin' but rock, and blame hard rock
At that" -
! What was my notion But II tn
shaft is In rock, why did they box
a to'strongly With tlmbers 'aSdfcly thor
wouldn't be any danger OF cave 4
solid stone"
Licking Valley courier., 1922-01-19

but not too early to get things in shape to make it
Day expenses = xSS..s e.a.. - :
Al superintendent Whit tells us that the Board Of Ed,-
cation is contemplating tabernacle large building
Apus and Il spaanssgo .wi
NIX hundred people and could for the Chautauqua
Shd Igceum but if it isnOt built we will have to- arrange
a that we can collect st entrance for alwho attend
paid our part Of the loss last year and lost all The
adveftsng we did, making loss Of 4S 90, and We don't
want TO do that this year if we can help it. '.:s
Licking Valley courier., 1922-01-19
One thing that should aenco

One thing that should encourage Morgan county peos
Frankfort have already demonstrated that they can do
something Dr. hteaker secured for his friend D. G
Lacy, the position Of Sergeant Arms inths Senate and
Clifford May secured the position Of Cloak Room keeper
for his brother, John. N&aW ID
Dr. Whiteaker as the Courier predicted, issa leader
in the Senate and weds an influence second to other
member Of that body He is man Of unusual intelli
gence, ofhigheharacter and has won't confidence
Of his colleagues through merit and capabiliy If there
is anything in the bounds Of reason that our people want
itorious he should 1ot champion it. 81. 4.
Licking Valley courier., 1922-01-19
CHAPTER XII
Around RsbIn 4sod,s Dam.

After we had covered POSSIBLY tive
Of the four miller between the Onna-
bar and the railroad statlen, the dog
branched sof Z 10 the left AlsAS the
mountain on q foad'thR; Nas little
better than bride path through tho
forest, and which,. for the time kept
Its level On the slope, neither ascend
Ing nor descending. .a. ,r., Fl,s
"How about h, Daddyr. asked.
~Where does this trail gor'
"Glvs 1t tina enough. Il COMES cut
at the old Haverssck, On Greaser
mountain.n
ENDS there, ysu meanf'
''You said 1t: far as I knew, y eads
there" w 80" -
"what Is the Haversaeky"
'It amt nothin, now. Used 10 be q
gold prospect eight + ten year ago.
Never got far enough along to,,be a
mine. they tell me-"
II was certainly singular that the
dog should be leading US to an aban-
dOned mining project, bot Barney
seemed to know perfectly well whore
he was going. Z r - ftei
In one of the Ealch headings there
was a patch Of wash sand In what was,
In wet weather, runway for. water.
but which was now only streamless
ravine with a few damp spots In II.
Here Daddy called a halt, and while
the dog sat down and yawned at US
and otherwise manifested his impa-
tlence vt the delay, the old man gath
cred few pine.cones and twigL
struck match and lighted = Are. eau
tIoning me meanwhile not to walk on
the damp sand patch. .t.
l hadn't the slightest idea Of what
he was driving at, and he didn't ex-
plain; but after the Gre had blaHed
up enough to light the surroundings =
bit, he went down upon his hands and
knees aud began ~ give an initiation
" man hunting for. q dropped! piece
Of money. ITS sort o queer. JeAnis's
been here, and the degs been back ans
across = couple . times, ~ you car
see. But Fullerton hasn't crossed here
There's only the one set o trseks-" Z
We made a wider search, with Z
dead pine branch fora torch. hu
found no other tracks; In. fact, thu
gulch was quilted 50 deeply sboye an'
below that there was no sther prac
tlcable crossing place for horse. i
Jeanie had headed cor the gulch-an'
the hoof prints In the sand, am
Daddy's ldentlfcatIonsof Them sesme'
to prove this past any queHtisp .
4 doubt~ -she had headed 4 alone BIZ
why had she been riding slane int
Continued on page three.l
Licking Valley courier., 1922-01-19

crawling down the shaft ladder 10 the,
habiliments that old Mother Nature,
gave me. It was my first exploration
Of the shaft and ! was surprised to
fnd It SO well and tightly tirnbered !;
.'boxed'' is the better word, since the
timbering was. really 'ia'"substantfaE
wooden boz built within the square
outlinings Of the pit. Common sense
told me that this must haye been done
to prevent the caying: In. Of the SIDES; |;
and afterward l Eemembeyed wonder
ing; at the time. that. the, shaft should
have been sunk lp eayihg material
when the remainder Of the bench upon
which the buildings stoei appeared to
be littl6 else than solid rock.
J BY feeling with free foot I could
determine that; the pump suction pipes
went on still farther. and thep. the
real gfyeltute began. The ladder
sudde = out, quit. ended. There
we're ofe"rounds below the -'0he
upon 'S-if I was standing. That be
ing tn use aiere was nothing for 1t
but to i've. fAet' desEast. end taking
a -deer hreath, 1 let 90 of the ladder
and beeNn. to swim downward. Almost
before ealixed It was fighting des-
perat i. dear life. One Of tile Dig
sucti,: isKad taken hold of a foot
and Il ie n .'tentacle Of au enSr-
nous -ns; and ! was unable to get
loose. =. q. p... .
Aftei all, II was Daily, Hiram who
saved my life. Suddenly the thunder
Of the pumps, magnifed a thousand
fold for me In that icy pit of deafh,
stopped short and the hneclianieai
squid let 20 Of .my''fes.E With lurfss
bursting / shot to- the. surface and
weakly elutched the, lasller :. Framed
IN the square of daylight j. dozen feet
Licking Valley courier., 1922-01-19

It don't look right Here's loc5h eleven II y y
Degrees while. otof US hayeto go through the Wnte
without any at all. S.;'@@ fve
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-10-21
''s;:' :; .';:;,;;; :'s;$i@''H'! e. !'''!- SHORT
CUT WELCOMED IN
GREAT BRITAIN
Most Promising Solution Of Pres
ent Situation
CONSERVATIVES HOPEFUL
Expect Mandate from Country
Will Strengthen Position of
New Administration

London, October q (By the Asso-
ciated Press All political parties
welcome the prospect OF an immediate
general election which IL Is recognized
could not have been delayed long in
any case.
The conservatives especially feel 1t
will greatly strengthen their admins
tration If they are able to sc a definite
mandate from the country. Moreover,
the formation of a new ministry would
entail about Is by.elections involving
much 10 of time with the impossible
prospect of a general election in the
near future still confronting them.
Andrew Bonar Law, who IS to lead
the new government which will take
the place of that Of David Lloyd
George. in a message to a newspaper
confirmed his intention to advise King
George to Immediately dissolve Par
lament and added that this fact would
give ample time to deal with the Irish
legislation
He did not indicate, however, wheth-
er the pre- sent Parliament would reas-
semble according to schedule on No
vember II to deal with the Irish ques-
ton, or whether general elections
would be held Immediately and the
Irish legislation left to the new Parlia.
ment, Ether plan VII be practicable.
the only point being that ratification
OF the Irish treaty must be effected
before December 6. Whichever course
is adopted Irish legislation il quite
safe from any attempt to Illustrate an
Irish settlement
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-10-21
0WSLEY Or TEXAS
IS COMMANDER Of
AMERICAN LEGION
Selected by Convention to Sue
ceed Hanford MacNider
ENDORSES BONUS DEMAND
World War Vets Fight Shy of
Volstead, Ku Klux Klan
and Minor Issues

New Orleans, La, Oct 21--The
American Legion wound up fye-day
convention here yesterday, unanimous
ly elected Alvin NJ Owsley of Texas
as IL nate onal commander 10 succeed
Hanford MacNider OF Iowa, who has
served for the past year, heard a plea
for international action, which ac-
cording to its sponsors, the wounded
men Of the lnter-Allied Veterans fed
Grafton. would bring about world
peace. Then. after the election OF
vice-commanders and national chap
lain, the convention was adjourned
and men and women trudged YEARLY
out of the big hall and began making
their way to railroad stations to catch
trains back to their home commun-
ties.
1t was the Legion's greatest conyen-
ton, everybody said, and the one
which had accomplished most.
After stormy sessions the Legion re-
affirmed It's position as to the so-called
soldier bonus adjusted compensa-
ton IS the term the legionnaIres pre-
fer criticized severely Brig.Gen. Saw
yer, personal physician to the Presi-
dent, and co-ordinhtor OF the federal
hosptahzaton board. and tabled reso-
lutions dealing with the Volstead net,
the Ku Klux Klan and various minor
issuea.
The convention was attended by the
noise, excitement and emot' onal out
bursts which those who have attended
similar gatherings in the past have
learned TO expect.
But. all in ALL the "Buddies' had n
wonderfully good time. and feel that
they accomplished much. Next years
convention wiz be held at San Fran
cisco.
Rev William -b.s0'Connor OF Ohio,
was elected national chaplain by a
vote OF ia to 374 over Rev. Ezra
Clemmons OF Minnesota, who at once
moved that the vote be made unani.
nous. After benedlction by Father
O'Connor. Commander MacNider de
clared the fourth national convention
adjourned.
Five national vlce-commanders were
elected az follows: Edward J. Bar
rett of Sheboygan, Wis, DR.. Robert $
Blood of Concord. ~ H.. Chiles p
Plumer of Casper, Wy. Earl Cooke oi
Macon, Ga. Watson b. Miller OF Wash
ington, D. G.
Commander Owsley was introduced
by Commander MacNider after his
election was announced, and he thank
cd the convention.
please accept my heartfelt graft
tude." he said. for the create { honor
that could come to one who served In
the Word War We pledged tC
America in the World war that W,
were her defenders, We must now
pledge even greater service.
"Thre are four great principles
on which VIC rest: llospital'satlon
rehabilitation. adjusted compensation
and Americanization
Il pledge the best energies Of my
manhood and my sacred honor"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-10-21
COALITION ENDED Z
BY PARTY CREED
SAYS EX-PREM|ER R
Lloyd-George Speaks to Big Lib
eral Meeting at Leeds
NATION MUST COME FIRST
People Must Decide Whether or
Not Country Should Be
Above Party
TATION MUST COME FIRST

Leeds, England, Oct 2l.-(By the
Associated Press Retiring Prime
Minister Llyod George speaking at a
great meeting OF coalition liberals
here this afternoon declared, "The
banner OF party strife" had been hoist
ed at a recent meeting Of the conserv
atives which voted against continuing
the coalition at is for the people Of
this country. he exclaimed, ito de-
eide whether party comes first or m.
tion first stand for the people
He asserted that the combination
which had achieved victory in the
late war had been brought to an end
not because it had ceased to serve
the nation but because the party was
not getting enough out of 1t.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-10-21
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
FOR WOMEN OF THE EAST
Project Being Furthered by Christ an
Denominations Throughout
the World

Ninety per cent of the women OF
the East are born live and die in ter
rible suffering with no medical aid.
Think OF il. Picture II you can the
Tn ted States with its l0O,0OO,0OO pop
ulation. and only % doctors. That Is
the same proportion that China has,
one trained physician for 100000
people.
This is the basic fact OF the move
ment that is under way in America for
aid in mainta ming medical colleges
for women in China, Japan and India
lnhumane conditions cannot be met by
sending men doctors to these lands
even II there were men to send for
to the Moslem. Hindu and high born
Chinese women, only a woman doctor
can minister. DO you know that we
have $500 trained physicians in New
York City alone, while iOO,OOO,OOO
women In Asia are practica ly with
out medical aid?
John y. Rockefeller is keenly inter
ested in the campaign to raise SS,OOO,'
600 for seven Union Christian Col
leges for women in the Orient, and
has promised the sum of NOOO,OOO
for this work. II the other S2oOO,OOO
can be- raised by January |, 1923. 1t
is gratifying fact that ten great de-
nominations are uniting in this under
taking.
The need for college is patent to
everyone who has made any study 0l
conditions in the Orient. particularly
cond tlons in regard to women. India
has i65,0O000O women. For count
less ages the high caste East Indian
woman has lived in seclusion, ignor
ance aud superstition; 10 per cent
are married before they are ten years
old and so per cent before they are
fifteen High caste Indian women
cannot he treated by male physi
clan, and yet there are on'y 100 WON
en- doctors for all of India Can there
be question Of the need of inst III
tions to train young women in medi
cine and hygiene, that they may hel,
their kind9
The seven colleges to be helpe,
are Woman's Christian college a
Madras India Gullng college a
Nauking. China; Isabella Thoburl
college at Lucknow, India; Women
Medical school at Ne'ore. India
Yenchng college and North Chlni
Medical college at Peking, China ant
Woman's Christ an college at Tokyo
Japan
Miss Harriet l.. Osborne will be il
Bennington soon to present the caus
of union colleges. Watch the pape
for further announcements
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-10-21
21 THIEVING POSTAL
CLERKS PLEAD GUILTY
officials Estimate Property Worth $780,
900 Has Been Stolen at Coun.
Gil Bluffs Terminal

Council Bluffs, Ia, Oct. 21.-Twen-
ty-iour of Al railway mail clerks
charged with stealing from the mails
at the Union Pacific terminal here ap
peared yesterday before United
States Commissioner w. A. Byres
and were bound over to the Federal
grand jury under bonds ranging from
$3.50 to $500.
Twenty-one of the men arraigned
today entered pleas OF guilty; only
three p eaded not guilty.
Postal authorities here would not
estimate the value Of the thel,s, but
dispatch from Washington quoted
Washington postal officials with esti
mating the amount of the theits at
$4,000 The majority of the men
against whom charges have been
made are new employees, according to
postal authorities here The ages OF
the men surrenderipg today ranged
between 10 and 32 years, with the
majority OF them beng in their early
2O's.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-10-21
COLD FAILS TO PHAZE
JAY PEAK CLIMBERS
NsarIy a Hundred Enthusiasts Ascend
Mountain on Rough Autumn
Dav

Burlington, Oct. 20.--Jay Peak
Day, against the odds OF a wintry
autumn day proved to be such sue
cess that 1t was decided to hold
Jay Peak Day next June when con
ditions will be more favorable. As 1t
was, more than 80 young people as
cended the mountain. Green Mountain
club parties. from Burlington and
Orleans. troops of Boy Scouts from
several places in Orleans county, ana
also large gathering of Newport
Il gh school pupils, comprised the
party
The meeting for addresses and con.
ference about the development of the
Jay Peak region was held at the hotel
In Newport.
Members of the Barton Improvement
club, Newport Chamber of Commerce
and representative citizens IRON
North Troy and Derby heard short,
snappy addresses by Denny B. Goode
of the tourist and convention bureau
OF the Boston Chamber of Commerce
the New York Evening Post and as
the New York Evening Post and as
representatives of the Green Mount
ain club. Frank Howe, Bennington
aud Clarence p. Cowles and James
l.. Taylor of Burlington.
Mr.. Goode showed how the coming
OF tourists meant great benefits to
everybody in the community. Mr..
Torrey emphasized the great interest
that would be taken by people in New
York and other cities in the opening
up OF new country about Jay Peak
Trail to the Canadian line and the
erection OF shelters on Jay Peak.
Mr.. Howe appealed to the men OF
Orleans county to cooperate with tho
Green Mountain club In the complet.
ion of the project that the Green
Mountain club had been working on
for IL years. Mr. Cowles gave figures
showing tremendous increase OF the
use of the Long Trail 'aud its shelters
during the last few years. Mr.. ray.
lor said that the project fer tra1'
from Now York to Quebec must nave
rs necessary condition for is sue
cess the extension of the Long Trail
10 the Canadian line
The speakers were enthusiastically
received and men called upon from
The Orleans county towns represent
cd pledged the support of their com
munit!es to help complete the project
of the trail from Johnson to the Cana
dian line. Mr. Gilpin Of Barton, who
presided over the after.dnner speak
ing, was authorize and directed tC
sc'cct a committee composed of rel
Icsentativo from every town in thC
reg on to arrange for a Jay Peak Day
next June.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-10-21
scANLAN TUESDAY EVENING
Actor.sIrger In New Play at Opera
House.

Walter Scanlan. Americas leading
actor-singer will be the attraction at
the Opera House. Tuesday, Oct "a in
new comedy-drama of love and
songs, entitled Maytime in Erin. and
one need not necessarily be Irish to
appreciate the delightful charm OF
this young singers voice whose songs
are the principal feature of the pro.
gram. The author, Edward e. Rose,
has laid the plot in Ireland and chos,
en- one of the most picturesque spots,
Ballybane. Kilkenny County, ireland,
for his settings. The story is built
around Miles O'Dowd, a young Irish
attorney bent more on pleasure than
devotion TO law. whom his halrsister,
Molly Flynn cranky old maid,
hopes to make a man out OF, by sec.
reilly arranging a match for him with
Mrs. Murry. a young widow. and
schemes with her 10 take care OF her
cottage and Miles during her absence
Miles foils their plans by inviting
two bachelor friends, Doctor Jack
Nolan and Professor Mcbride, to keep
him company instead.
A love story runs through the en-.
tire play which is heralded a brilliant
comedy drama of youth sparkling
Irish wit with new ballads of Erin
sung by Scanlan during the action
viz Puff O'My Pipe Mother S
Paisley Shawl. My Lady Fair" 81
was a Pilgrim in I.oveland." INV
self, Some Day" Jolly Bachelors.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-10-21
PHlllIPS-pECkHAM
Bennington Young Man Married a,
Richfield Sprinps.

The following account Is taken
from the Richfield Springs Mercury,
and may be of interest to friends and
relatives of Mr.. and Mrs Phillips In
this vicinity:
AT the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Harri
son Peckham In Park Street on Mon.
day, October 10th, occurred the mar.
riage OF Their only daughter, Miss
Geneyieve, to Clifton Simmons
Phi lips of bennington. Vermont. The
ceremony was performed at high noon
by the Reverend David c. Davies OF
the Presbyterian Church and was
witnessed by members OF the mmedi
ate families. The bride and groom
were attended by Percy Williams
n school mate of the groom. and Mrs.
Williams. The rooms were prettily
decorated with cut flowers. asparagus
ferns and autumn leaves. Table dee.
orations were pink and white. Lur.
cheon was prepared and served by
Richard Teabout. After short wed.
ding trip Mr.. and Mrs. Phillips will
occupy their new home on Dewey
street Bennington, Vermont.
The bride is one of the esteemed
and popular young women of Rich.
field Springs. She was graduated
from the high school with the c'ass of
1921 having entered in the first
grade, Having prepared herself as
grade teacher she taught one term
in Oneida Co.1ty.
The groom is native OF Kingheld
Maine, the only son OF MIR. and Mrs
i. X. Phillips. He was graduated
from the Kingneld High school in
1920, and attended the University OF
Maine one year, becoming a Phi Kap
pa Sigma man. He is graduate oi
the Rake Auto School Cincinnati. o.
and Is now in the automobile bust
ness in Bennington. Vermont.
A host OF friends OF the bride vii
wish for the couple happy and pros
porous life.
Among those attending the ceremo
NY we're Mr.. and Mrs. +. r. Phillips
the groom's parents, and John panl
of Copperstown the grandfather o
the bride.
The bride has made many friends
In Bennington and pownal during he
frequent visits with relatives here. al
of whom extend hearty congratula
tlons and hest wishes. The bride
groom came to Bennington some tim,
ago, and has since been employed a
the Healy garage.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-10-21
lly That Lesson Arrives too Late Victim Profit by
Wrong Living Usually
LIVELY SCRAP AT DANCE
Event Not on Program Of HooslcL
Falls Entertainment

bennington young people who were
in Hoosick Falls Thursday evening re-
turned with some Of the details OF a
lively scrap that took place during a
dance being held at Woods hall.
From reports brought to Bennington
1t would appear that a young man
living at Hooslck Falls and a young
man believed to live In North Adams
came to blows on the floor.
A state trooper In citizens clothing
was present at the dance and attemp-
cd to take hand in the affair and
was considerably beaten up by friends
OF the Hoosick Falls end OF the
scrap.
One report is that the trooper lost
several teeth.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-10-21
AMERICAN TROOPS
TO QUIT SAN DOMINGO
Provisional Government VIII Be e..
tablished and Marines viii
Leave at Once

Washington. Oct. 2l--The state de.
partment made public yesterday
plans for the evacuation of the Do.
minican republic by American forces
and announced that proclamation
has been formally agreed to by which
a provisional government would be
established.
The announcement said the proyl.
sional government would he headed
by Senor Juan Batista Vicini.Burgos
and cabinet officers selected in ac.
cordanoe with the plan OF evacuation.
The American military government
has been in the Dominical republic
seven years. marines first landing be.
cause of disorders