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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-02-02

DR.. John o. Knott, distinguished
lecturer and native of this vicinity. will
lecture in Shepherdstown next Wednes-
day evening, February Sth, in the
Shepherd Colleg auditorium. His sub
rect has not been definitely announced
but his theme will probably be, What
the World is Talking About" He has
Just completed months speaking on
the Eastern Shore of Maryland, and
TINS subject has deeply interested the
people of that section.
We hope that DR.. Knott will have
z crowded house next "Wednesday
night. The message that he will bring
TO us Will be well worth hearing; he is
a successful lecturer whom we should
delight to honor; and he is h Shep-
herdstown man in whom we have long
oeen interested for his many lovable
qualities.
The readers of the Register have
enjoyed his delightful articles about
his earlier DAYS here-we publish an
other story of his this week.
1t will be pleasant to hear him
speak after We have appreciated the
work of his pen so greatly. From
Shepherdstownhc goes to Harper's Fer
ry for a lecture, then takes train
Tor point near Parkersburg. and from
there goes into Ohio and Indiana and
PACK by way of Pennsylvania.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-02-02
A Pleasant Letter From Georxia.
Atlanta, Georgia,
January y. 1922.

January y, 1922.
Editor Of The Shepherdstown Regis
ter-OoServer's "reminiscences of the
village choirs in Shepherdstown are
very charming. May it be many long
years before that last hymn he men
tons is chaRted over him
Years ago, when | first heard the
great Emil Fischer in New York, | was
carried back instantly TO a wonderful
bass voice in the Lutheran choir at
rome. thought then, and still believe,
that had Mr.. Spohn chosen TO leave tho
little village and his fascinating shop
At the head Of town he too could have
became famous singer. Yet perhaps
ne chose the better part-certainly a
happier one.
Perhaps some day Observer will tell
US who else besides Miss Lucretia
Hickman taught little Shepherdstown
girls TO tinkle tunes on the piano, and
the history of Criswelrs Silver Cornet
Band.
Who first played beautiful classic
music in our village?
Schubert's serenade was in one OF
the big music books thatmy mother car
ried out of the burning house during
the Civil War, but the other contents
were nearly all songs of the period and
transcripts of all the Italian operas
notably, Ernani, Lucia di Hammer
moor and La File du Regiment, lately
made popular again by Caruso.
Ii was far cry from Miss Lucretia
Hickman to Miss Mary Hubbard, who
was the first, | think, to play classical
music in Shepherdstown, though Miss
Jenny Anspach may have antedated
her.
The other day heard Nelson lllings-
worth, the Australian baritone, say that
McDowelrs "Sea" is the greatest sea
song next to Schubert's "Am Meer,"
ever composed. Yet" he added, 81 have
only heard a Mcdowell song three
times since coming TO America You
Americans have one of the greatest
song composers in the world. Why
don't YOU sing him ?"
| wonder if life is not too easy for us
in our country so that we are content
with what we have by nature With
out striving for more and more perfcc-
ton in the greatest of all arts?
Helen Ii. Pendleton.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-02-02
NOTICE.

The undersigned offers the follow
ing prices on shoe repairing, guaran-
teeing No. | leather and mechanical
workmanship:
Mems half soles and rubber heels, 81 20
Mems half soles. .......... 80
Mems rubber heels, 40
Ladies half soles and rubber heels, .95
Ladies half soles, ........... 60
Ladies' rubber heels, ....... .35
Children's in proportion.
D. c. Shpley's experience of four
teen years in leather guarantees the
public perfect satisfaction.
Very truly yours,
ID. SHIPLEY.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-02-02
Farm For Sale .

A desirable farm, $50 acres of clean
land, fine timber tracts and good
buildings. Close to town. Limestone
country and low-grade railroads. Pos
session April LIST. House has ten
rooms, bath and lights, steam heat, new
barn, good fences and a good road
Inquire at the Register Office, Shop
herdstown.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-02-02
Likes Good Horses.

M. B. Hinton, the Charles Town
liveryman, had a valuable horse stolen
from him few days ago. On January
10 he hired his fine iroH-gray horse
and saddle to q man who gave his
name as Shafer, who rode him away
and did not bring him back. Mr..
Hinton was unable to learn his where
abouts until last Wednesday, when the
received word from Bedford, Pa, that
Shafer had been arrested there for
stealing another horse, and that upon
being questioned about the iron-gray
horse, which he still had along, had
given the information that it belonged
to Mr.. Hinton, of Charles Town. Mr.
Hinton expects to go to Bedford and
ride the horse back this week-Spirit
Shafer also drove of with a horse
belonging to Charles E. Weber, OF
Morgan county, and it Is said possibly
stole another horse before he was
finally caught.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-02-02
Woodrow Wilson.

He sought not honor, fame or wealth,
But to the world he gave himself,
The greatest gift to any nation,
The gift Of self for its foundation.
MAMIE DANDRDGE,
Charles Town, w. Va.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-02-02

Buy BoswelPs loose dates at zoe
a pound.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-02-02

Hiss lis cenevieve pittm,D. d.,.,,..
lrles T Tna Mrs; ]. J. Pittman, Of
EpitaI 'V %n who entered Columbia
IeIo washington, D. c., in Janu-
he me- no, "na also spent six months
levupa pas, summer in training a.
s'ue Hospital, New York ha. go a.
|sinS T' IN. nigh honors. She is now
of w .Ui Or, Bovee, a noted special.
|nerlv . .. Miss Pittman was
student at Shepherd OBJ.
prs ,s. Sid Hatfield, widow ., ,;,..
n.y. ,S. Seems lively in s o, m'ns g,
CaheII' E T Her first husband
was S ti,, FISHERMAN, Of Matewan '
be be,wen!ea on May 10, 1920, in a
mimi "sen detectives and Officers -
d ea,b towns. Two weeks ai,e,
i of ro Gi,e married Sid Hatfield.
tba pU,iee Of the town, who some
et thar Inn might have fred the
killed n ,'IIed her husband. Sid
th is s N fight with detectives 's ~
pw Once , august, leaving his wife a
week ,b blore. Tuesday night Of
hkinp ny; lady consoled herself
of Se%oom,.ra husband in the ner.
emSer 's &c II, Sylvester H. Pettrv,
has thu OF the State constabslaryy'
e bric agS ma, mad three husbands witS.
F'F'od of eighteen months,
The New York herald., 1922-04-09

himself using Conrad as a meas
uring stick for this particular type
of writing.
The very exotic qualities that are
row called into question gave stories
of this region a considerable vogue
for many years-ever since Steven
son and Melville began offering
them. 1t is perhaps a somewhat nat
urai reaction to fall into a vein of
cynicism and to suspect that some
recent writer's are capitalizing the
preternatural desire to reach out.
mentally at least, to new lands after
the bitter disillusionment as TO our
civilized life that has been deeply
accentuated< by the war. And so
one sometimes wonders whether men
really do fight and kill quite so
casually and almost dispassionately
as they appear TO do i'm Pacific fic-
ton. Perhaps after all it's as well
to give the author the benefit of the
doubt. TO assume that a different
law of probability holds down there.
Remembering that most of these men
OF the sea and veterans of Botany
Bay are what Freudians would call
"extraverted." that they live almost
wholly on the physical plane with
nothing TO do with their minds on
long voyages, it is at least a bit
easier to be lenient.
In the present history there is
certainly enough violence to give
vicarious satisfaction to the most
thwarted victim of civilization. A
trail of blood runs from chapter
to chapter. The death roll is appall-
ing, even for the south seas. Pts
tols, knives. cutlasses, Delaying
pins, axes, fists, drowning come into
play. One feels that the author
rather overdoes it, for even life and
death duels and mutinies lose much
of their interest when they become
almost commonplace. Whatever
may be the actuality of life on the
southern edge of the world, out of
consideration for the normal skepti-
cism of the Northerner the blood
shed might be held in some kind
of check.
Hurricane Williams is not the
central figure. but rather a pratt
The New York herald., 1922-04-09

clever variety of the Lady or the
Tiger" puzzle-one is left in doubt
az 10 which Andy is really going to
choose, the horse or the girl, and
room is left for the hope that he
may eventually keep both.
Andy comes of a race of men who
have always been a wild crew" He
is trained up to be a gun fighter by
his uncle. who is something of a
retired wild man. But Andy hasn't
really the making of thoroughly
bad man in him. AS the marshal
diagnoses his case at the climax:
What's a desperate in the real
sense? A man who won't submit to
law. But because he won't
submit he usually runs foul of other
men. He kills one. Finally
he gets the blood lust. Well, Andy
that's what you never got. You killed
one mamie brought it on himself
But look back over the rest
of your career. You're a
desperado-a free man-but you're
not a man killer -. Well. the
thing for you TO do is 10 get where
men don't wear guns"
Andy when put to the test nat
urally shows fight and thinks he has
killed his man. Thereafter he sees
his first girl and the usual COM
plications ensue He thinks the girl
has thrown him over, so he turns
toward outlawry, but he is never
really criminal. The presentation
OF his character and its gradual de-
velopment is skillfully worked out
affair, logical ana wholly sound. II
never impedes the movement of thu
story, but il is all there
The thread of the love story that
serves TO hold the plot together lie
strong enough for that purpose. but
is not over accentuated. It is daintify
handled. a delicate strand touched
in almost a gingerly manner. but
real enough. That too is quite
unusual in story of this type; un-
usual enough to cali for special COM
mendation, as il is entirely success
full. AS often happens, the publishers
The New York herald., 1922-04-09

cal phantom that fits in and ont
of the tale. The interest is To-
cused more upon MCGUIRE, a hobo
OF the sea, formerly with Williams,
whom Gorvhalsen. a scholarly and
brutal Dane, picks up at Honolulu
on his way TO the south in search
of treasure which a Finnish sEr-
vivor has told him that WilliamS's
ship. wrecked on an unchartered
reef. contains. With Gorvhalsen
are his wife. a niece, nephew and
an adopted daughter with pencl.znt
for fiirting-a dangerous procliTsty
in the circumstances. The niece. a
naive and immature girl, makea
deep impression on Mcclure. and The
parallel advancement of his feeling
and the mutinous and lustful rage
Of the drunken crew make up the
central motif. Its development is
even and inevitable. though the ele-
ment of sheer chance that enters al
one point would be held by some as
TOO much of deus er machine for
the best effect.
There are paragraphs of poetic
quality and the craftsmanship is sure
and direct throughout. The episode
of the swimmers battle with a shark
while the others shout advice from
the ships rail is more telling than
all the human butchery in the book.
FREE RANGE LANNING. BY George
Owen Baxter. New York: Chelsea
House.
TT is a pleasure to welcome a
wild West story that has real
novelty, freshness In its han
ding, a touch OF the true romance,
and subtlety in its conception. The
tale runs true to form so far as the
necessary gun play, exciting ad-
venture, rapid movement, encounters
with very naughty outlaws, &C. is
concerned. though it is never ak
travagant or inflated. But its real
value lies in the authors conception
of his young hero. who is a man
as well as a hero. And the true
heroine of the book is not the girl
in the case but the hero's mare.
Sally. Finally. the story ends with
The New York herald., 1922-04-09

HURRICANE WILLIAMS. BY Cor
don Young. Indianapolis. Bobbs-
Merrill Company.
TyvEN though. in these days of
n, parodies and satires. there
appears to be a growing in
credulity toward tales of the South
ern Seas Hurricane Williams" may
be listed as a decidedly good piece
of work. 1t is story that is en-
crossing and at times highly pleas
ing. for its touches of color and
scent, TO one who inevitably finds
The New York herald., 1922-04-09

Continued on FOlloscino Pace.
The New York herald., 1922-04-09

assertions. Except for the fact that
Mr.. Dawson once showed promise
and that he possesses several of the
qualifications Of a writer and might
develop others with time and work
the book would not call FOR comment.
HILDEGARDE HAWTHORNE.
The New York herald., 1922-04-09
New Fiction

Continued from Preceding PAGE.
The New York herald., 1922-04-09
BEAUTY AND MIC

Note: daughter,
so
and dyo,i
$500 Ne. 81. 10 Postpaid. Bookstore, or
THE DEVINADAIR COMPANY Publishers 4s7 Fifth Ava, y
The New York herald., 1922-04-09

FREE RANGE LANNING. BY Georg
Owen Baxter. New York: Chelse
House.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-03
TRINITY VS.. PRESBYTERIANS
intermediate S. S. Basketball Schedule
TO Close Next Week.

The only game in the senior division
of the Sunday School Basketball
league this week. which holds nota-
bic amount of interest is Trinity-First
Presbyterian game. The Trinity team
is only one game behind the Evan
selical quintet, league leader. The
Trinity and Evangelical teams VIII
meet in a crucial game, February H.
The outstanding game in the inter
mediate division this week is the Trim
ity-First Christian game, which VIII
be played at the Y. NJ. c. A.
The intermediate division schedule
will close next week. The senior dlVl-
sion will complete its schedule F'ep-
ruary IS.
The schedule for the remainder OF
the week follows:
Intermediate Division.
Feb 3-Trinity VS.. First Christian
Feb. First NJ. Z. vs. Central Cong
Feb. First Baptist vs.. Inited Tres;
Feb. 4-Westminster vs.. Central larN'
senior Division
Feb. Emitted Pres. vs.. Central Tong,
Feb. .-Oakiand Christian w. East sue
Feb. 4-Potwin vs.. Central Park.
Feb Trinity vs.. First Presbyterian
The standing Of teams in the league Is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-03

Mrs Molla Bjurstedt Mallory Meets
Edith Sigourney Saturday.

New Yory, Feb. 3.-Mrs. Molla
Bjurstedt Mallory national woman
tennis champion and cOnqGerOr of
Mademoiselle LengIen. will meet either
Miss Leslie Bancroft or Miss Edith
Sigourney in the final round of the
invitation lawn tennis tournament at
Heights Casino, Brooklyn, tomorrow.
Mrs. Mallory won her way to the
final round by defeating Miss Martha
Bayard. 60 "a. Miss Bancroft and
Miss Sigourney meet today to de-
termine Mrs. Mallorys opponent.
Oakland to Play Seaman.
The Oakland high school basketball
team will play the Seaman high quin-
tet in the Oakland gymnasium to-
night. Oakland defeated Seaman by
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-03
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-03
CENTRAL Y" TEAM IN LEAD
NoTc, Ball Game viii BE Played at
I.cavcnworth February I.

The voliey ball team of the Central
Y. NJ. C. a has the championship OF
the Northeast Kansas league prac-
tically clinched. The Central team has
won all Of its four games played. and
only two league games remain on the
schedule.
The team will meet Leavenworth at
Ioavenworth on February Z, and will
play Atchison on the local court Feb
Iuary % 1t will also play the Central
Y NJ. G. A. team of Kansas City, Mo,
at Kansas City on February 10.
The team for the Leavenworth game
will be picked from the following
men. G. A. Marker. L. A Corlis, w.
p. Snyder. r. &. Jencks, Joe De Frees.
r. u. Palmer. w. P. Williams, A. A.
Remington, r. E. Birk, A. r. Null
holland l.. r. Manley, and J. j.
LOerN.
Plans are also being made to hold
state volley ball tournament at Salina,
March IL Topeka. Lawrence, Salina,
Hutchinson. Wichita, Mcpherson and
Newton. will probably be represented.
Tho standings of teams in the
Northeast Kansas league are as fol-
lows.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-03
IS BEST TO
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Irritation and Breaking Out
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1t seldom fails to relieve the torment
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advertisement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-03
BATTLE FOLLOWS BOOZE RAID.
j. c. Brown Found Operating Still
at His Home.

a running battle between occupants
of a booze car on one side. and city,
county and federal officers on the
other took place Thursday night in a
liquor raid on a deserted house two
miles southwest of Auburn.
The officers were busy searching the
house and emptying barrels of mash
when a high powered car drove by.
The occupants opened fire on the Of
ficers who quickly returned the shots
and then gave chase in Sheriff Robert
Milers car. But the officers were
outdistanced after a short chase. No
one was kit.
J. c. Brown, who was found OPP
Grating the stills at the house, was
arrested. Two stills in full operation,
a small quantity of whisky and some
mash were confiscated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-03
HE'S INElGBLE FOR PARDON
La Trasse AIpaaI for Freedom From
Prison Matter for Governor Only.

Lansing. Ia n. Feb. civilian La
Trasse. who, it had been announced,
would be given a hearing before the
parole board oe the Kansas state
prison today, wilH not be eligible for a
parole for some years. according to
statement from Warden NJ. F. Amrine
today.
Warden Amrine said La Trasse has
petitioned Governor Allen for a COM
mutation of senten ee and parole, but
that it was his understanding that the
case would not come. before the prison
board when that body meets next
Tuesday. Any action in the matter
must come from Governor Allen, the
warden added.
According to the warden La Trasse
has served only half of a minimum
sentence of ten years. He is serving
20 year term for holding up train
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-03

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-03
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-03

a vale margin in a recent game on
the s .aman court The curtain raiser
will be between the Oakland and Sea-
man girls. The Oakland girls defeat
cd the Seaman girls in a recent con-
test and have not been defeated this
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-03

near Leavenworth in 1910. He escaped
from the prison and Joined the foreign
legion in France in 1915 and was APP
pretended and returned to prison two
years ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-03
COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Indiana. 20; Marquette, II.
Penn. IA; Cornell college. II.
Illinois Wesleyan, 80; Monmouth,
-.
Dubuque university, "a; Luther col
lcge, 10.
$ mpsou. "a; Parsons, Il.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-03
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-03
Piece American Walnut Bedroom Suite

You will certainly wonder how afford to sell suite
like this such low price but nevertheless have Is of
these suites that will surely sell out quickly Consists of
Dresser, Chifferette (not chiffonier) and G77 En
Bow Foot Bed February Clearance Sale Price .CU
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-03
Texas Bank in State Hands.

Caddoa, Tex. Feb. 3.-The affairs
of the Guaranty State bank here are
in the hands af the state banking
commissioner
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-11-03
DONATIONS TO "SRook TOWN
HOME COMING" APPRECIATED

The Spook Town Home Coming in
charge of Mrs. Jack Portz and Miss Rose
Cullla, was grand success, and nice
sum realized for the school fund. In
behalf of the Woman's Club, and Brent
Boosters these two wish to thank the
following merchants, and individuals for
their liberal donations:
Armour, Wilson, Morris, and Swift
Companies each 10 pounds of frank
forts.
Cudahy, 10 pounds Of cheese.
Reeds Bakery, Federal Bakery. Hugh
eys, Mr.. Almo Britt, George Mathisis.
each 4 dozen buns.
Chero-Cola plant, 500 transportation
tickets.
Applegate Grain Co., IS cash,
Pensacola Buggy Works, 81 cash,
Bertoniere Motors Co.. 100 window
cards.
Pensacola Fruit and Produce Co., /
bushel of apples.
T. L. Cant and Co., doll.
Dr. Dewberry, 500 handbills.
Hugh Watson, 10 pounds Of sugar,
Emile Peterson, jars Of mustard.
Mrs. Britt, Is pounds Of onions.
Hershel Lawton, Rufus Britt and
Willie Mathisis, 5 cans of milk.
Mrs. Boysen, flowers.
Reynalds Music House, loan Of Mag
navox.
Mr.. Victor Cuilla, jelly rolls.
Miss Minnie Kehoe, Mrs. Breen and
Mrs. Jack Roberts, acting as judges,
Mr.. George Leaman, use Of Brentwood.
Mrs. Mathisis, pounds of coffee.
Marine Grocery. and Warfield's, pick
les.
Mr.. A. A. Merberer, Tony Gotta, Sam
Gotta, Mr.. Lawsha, for use of cars.
Mr.. r. c. Greenaway, and Mr.. Lewis
for assistance in entertainment.
Miss Fannie Kehoe, and two pupils
Miss Janet George, and Miss Elvie
for pretty dances.
AS chairman of the committee in
charge Of the affair, Mrs. Portz wishes
to thank as a whole everyone who as
sisted in making the "home coming a
success.