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Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-08-04
"reminiscences
BY GLADIS F. PRAY

s. ls27. by Mcclure Newspaper syndicat.
1t Is common thing for middle
aged people to forget their youth and
10 condemn all the thoughts and acts
bf youth as folly. Sometimes, as these
bettle PASS middle age and reach the
6Ibt where they see that even the
history Of families truly repeats itself,
HlN Judgment mellows and their sym
bafhs With youth returns. This would
hSte beeh brought home very forcibly
any Person listening to the discus
ion that took place in the Armstrong
Farmhouse kitchen on q sunny morn
lgg last fall, had 1t on the best au-
lptfk
OF Course, there was a long intro
luction to his story. Then he ralnbled
pn to how he had the time and CD
bortunity to observe how things were
tong between Anne and his grandson
md namesake, William Armstrong.
Finally he reached the point where
by story begins. the morning after the
lance over at ROsedale, when William
Iame down, sleepy-eyed and yawning,
find his father engaged with his
hvorite topic, the worthlessness of
be present generation, especially on
Fle farm, and his determination that
Us son must give up "lally-gaggin'
Pund with that ere Anne Marsh
hnks and get down to brass tacks."
is usual with mothers, Mary Arm
Frcng was trying to smooth things
yer. but was not succeeding very well.
As William reached the kitchen door
Is ftther was just delivering his ulti.
batum.
i tell you, Mary, there's no use ar
|uln'; I told the hoy only last week
yea have to give it up, else he could
et out and shift for himself and Just
nd out how easy he'd find it to sup
ort himself, let alone two"
Here William spoke for himself.
And told you, pa, what 1 tell you
oW. I'd get out and glad to, except
pr mother. You've no call to make
uch fuss over me takin' Anne TO
ahce now and again. / work hard
pr you all day, harder than any hired
and you ever had, and"
hush, Willie!' from the mother.
your father has worked hard for
ears that you might have this place
pear Of debt when you grow up"
les, and small thanks l get for 1t,
bo'
Now, don't you get to thinkin' I'm
o'n with you, pa, for I'm not" inter-
csed Mrs. Armstrong.
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New Name for Galoshes.

Norman karr, the five-year-old son
Of Prof and Mrs. II. NJ. Carr Of De-
PAW university, has heard so much
about "bootleggers' because of the
activity of Sheriff Sears Of Putnam
county, that he often thinks Of
them, even though he doesn't know
as much about them as the officer.
Recently Norman and his mother were
walking through the campus, when the
boy noticed these funny looking things
called galoshes, worn by two goods.
He pointed at the shoes and said to
his mother: Mother. are those the
'bootleggers' that daddy talks about2"
indianapolis NewA.
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anyway, rs pa says, there's no use
arguing about 1t, and as long as he
|, feels the way he does the sooner I
clear out and get start for myself
the better" said Willie. I'll take lust
what need In the suitcase and catch
the 6:29 from the Center. I'm glad I
saved the money grand-da gave me
for my birthday. That will start me,
anyway"
Yes. and once that's gone, you'll
find that trees in city parks don't bear
greenbacks, me lad"
A low chuckle broke in from the
corner, where granddnd, who had
puffed placidly on his ancient pipe dur
ing the debate, now raised his vener-
able head and regarded his son with a
Quizzical air.
mo, indeedy, money don't grow on
the bushes In city parks, William, and
no one knows that better than your
father. Now, wonder, did he ever tell
you how he learned that7 Maybe it
'ud be bit hard for him to tell you,
but there's your mother knows an
about 1t, and could say a deal IL she
dast. No? I can zee by their faces
they never did tell. Well, old people
are forgetful, so p'r'aps I'd best re-
mind them.
Nov, John, don't int'rupt your IA
ther. nor you, Mary. You know, Will
liam, once on time ! thought your
pa had summat better to do than to
be squirin' a certain good-lookIn' girl
to dances, but he didn't think so.
Lawsy, no! We had some words about
1t, and he packed his buds and started
Off for Boston on some money his
grandma give him. He was goin' to
show his dad what he could do. Yes, he
showed me all rightly" with an appre-
ciative grin. HE resky'd a fair lady
In trouble on the Boston train, and she
resky'd his wallet 60 the money trees
on Boston Common didn't bloom for
him that year."
AS granddad subsidized John rather
sheeplshly glanced at his wife, who
suddenly needed something in the pan
try. Then he cleared his throat, made
a couple Of false starts, and finally
jerked out:
well, granddad, you would have
your say, but hope you'll forget that
old yarn, II we agree to say no more
about the party. II Billy promises not
to be out ruinin' his health more than
two nights week, l guess the old
farm won't 60 to rack an ruin yer
awhile-that Is, II he makes the best
Of his chance, as did, and persuades
the girl to come and live where he
won't have to be chasin' out nights.
What do you say to that, Mary?"
Mary only smiled, but her husband
did not notice the lack Of m articulate
response.
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TRIED BEYOND HIS PATIENCE
Long Suffering Man Reasoned That
He Simply Had to Draw the
Line Somewhere.

Lawyer T was being solicited
for donation 10 help bring a child
welfare worker to his community. He
refused rather brusquely. The wom-
an who was soliciting was amazed
He had always been generous before
this time And because she was i'm
sistent he gave his reason for being
otherwise now.
"Well. first you came to me for
money to bring n specialist on food
here. / gave and for almost year
after she was here ate all sorts Of
miserable stuff, which my wife learned
was healthy at those lectures. Next
you brought an interior decorator
here. After those talks she moved the
furniture in all sorts OF positions,
changing it every day until I had
Stubbed every toe and skinned every
shin ! had. And now-well, ! love nv
children too well to give to this new
fund and have them experimental on"
Indianapolis News
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Truly, Puck Was R!or:

A club this writer belongs 70 has
peeh ready Tor YEAR or mere 10 TT:
up new buiiding-but il hasn't
Three friends have been for over :;
year In position to build three new
rcsidences-but they haven't. What's
the trouble: The reader car easii;
guess. It's bit discouraglng. God
mas given us beautiful world and we
don't Know how to run 1t. any more
than Adam did to run Eden-and we
nave several thousand years of ex-
perlehce over Adam. at that We ought
TO be ashamed, lunkheads that we are !
Boston TRANSCRIPT.
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Ksw Yer. Imports Of Gems.

Tue diamonds and pearls entering
this por; Annually would be worth lit
orally ah"at 80 cents to every person
IN The United States. The valve II
tEe cut nd uncut gems entering East
October was S:i,44O,1l0. in addition
to the real thing imitation gems to the
value OF SI2,723 entered during the
sunie month.
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Sixty Years a Golf Plaver

Deputy Surgeon General Cooper Oh
Norwood Park, England. who IL
DiEetythree years old, has been play
Ing golf for more than 60 years. The
venerable medico, who is still working
to correct a slice, played his first
round on the historic --
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Out Of Date Now.

did you hear what that young wom-
an said7"
mo. What was it?'
"She told the young fellow with her
that She Just loved to cook"
"Ah! An Old-fashioned girl. She's
using the 'vamping' methods popular
twenty years ago."
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MIGHT In This Case.

II thank my stars"
"Stars have nothing to do with your
success"
81 don't know about that. I'm film
producer"
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The amount Of manure voided BY
animals varies according to the kind,
size and age of the animal.
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VcT True.

X.-A bignmist is man who has
married one wife too many.
V.-And 80 IS n monogamist at
times-LondOn Answers.
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To Be Expected.

Bob-"DOn't you weigh more than
you didT Belle-"A bit. I started at
nine and a half pounds. Boston
Globe.
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Declined the Honor.

so you have named q new brand
Of cigars after me. have you?" said the
celebrity.
IL have taken that liberty. sir" re-
piled the manufacturer.
"Weil. l wish you would call II
something else. l have tried one"
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DunSnOre.
When You Attend
Dunsmore Business College

you get not only the utmost Of thorough instructions up
,the.mnue but the benefit of prestige gained
through Fifty Years of Experience that is known through
out The Business World wherever Bookkeepers, Stenogra-
fhers and Clerks employed
NINE THOUSAND SUCCESSFUL GRADUATES
Natalog for the Asking Enroll Sept 4, 1922.
DrNsMoRE stanton VIRGINIA
BUSINESS NJ M. EDGAR, Prest
COLLEGE, John r. Eye, Vice Pres't
and Secretary.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-15
ORONER'S JURY HOLDS NINE MEN IN THEATER PROBE
TEXT OF JURY's VERDICT

Mary E. Atkinson her death Saturday January
a8 from fracture Of the skull hemorrhage
collapse Of the of Theater Eight
zenith street and Columbia Washington due to faulty
ton and we hold Reginald osars John Howard Fod Maurice
John l. Mcdonald Thomas l. costgsn Julian R Downan
for the action of the grand jury. - ffa.
noted special qua6ca in filing
the position in the Office of BUILDING inspectors that the testimony
OF witnesses from the Office Of building with
on shows lack Of knowledge conditions proper
vision ofsbudngs erected m the District of Columbia
That the made by field
that little attention paid them they apparently
following checking defects showing the mentab lack
Of appreciation Of responsibility.
also noted that many of the tefying this
have done with much evident unwngness and
reservation. '.' - ...-.t... I
We recommend thorough revision of the building code
the District of Columbia with heavy
any of its clauses
also recommend theaers and places where the
public assemble be closed and closed until
safety is assured. - --....
We further that the department equipped
with aeylene torches and tanks jacks earcght
other equipment would be needed by weckng
emergency lack which equipment handicapped
rescue of the victims Knickerboeker disaster
The Washington herald., 1922-02-15
Commons Backs
Premier's Policy
Lloyd George Upholds the
Administration Of All
Indian Affairs.

LONDON. Feb. IL. - without
forcing division the house OF COM
mons today approved The reply to
the Kings speech from the throne.
thus voting confidence In Lloyd
Georges policies on every issue,
foreign and domestic, now before
the country.
Earlier In the evening. the; COM
mons had given a similar vote OF
confidence when Joyson Hicks
amendment 10 the reply, crttictsing
the governments policy In India.
was defeated. 24S to 81. -
The Laborite members refused To-
vote. however. In view OF their dis
approval OF the tone of the debate.
u. s. Montague, secretary for
India, warmly defended his admin
istration OF the empires affxirs In
reply, to the Amendments censuring
the governments Indian policy, but
was forced to admit that tho sitaa-
tion was extremely serious. IS
Montague received the support Of
Premier Lloyd George, who upheld
the statement sthat the firm hand
of British rule had prevented 4
catastrophe In india" = :.
Lloyd George also admitted thar
conditions were grave, sbut, de clared
mat there Fers no cause for panic.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-15
Fails to Find Job;
Ends Life by Gas
Wife, on Returning Home,
Discovers Dead Body,
Of Husband.

Dependency over his Inability to
obtain employment caused Elmer
orlander Barnes, 26 years old. 1920
c street northeast, the father Of
three children, to commit suicide by
inhaling Illuminating gas An the
bathroom Of his home last night,
according to the police.
eThe body was discovered by the
wife, Mrs. Fannie Barnes, when she
returned from her place o femploy-
ment. All doors and windows in
the room were tightly closed.
Efforts made by physicians to re-
vive Barnes were futile. and he was
pronounced dead by DIR. ]. w. Nc
Cauley of the Casualty Hospital.
Three children, fanging from 6 to
10 years Of age. were sleeping in a
nearby room when the body of their
father was discovered. Barnes. who
is said to have been out Of employ
ment for about a week. returned
home early last evening suffering
from despondency.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-15
Princess Fatima's Escort
To Be Arrested as Fake"
Commander Wyman" None Other Than
Stephen Weinberg, Department of Justice
Charge to Be Laid Before Grand Jury.

Stephen weinberg-"Comdr. Stan
ley wyman. u. s. N, attached to the
Brooklyn Navy Yard"-who escorted
Princess Fatima, Sultana of Kabul,
to the White House and Department
of State last September, will be ar
rested ION sight" on a charge OF
impersonating a naval officer.
This order has been issued by Di-
rector William J. Burns. bureau of
Department of JUS
tice. as the District grand jury is
engaged in summoning witnesses to
testify regarding the alleged fake"
naval commander.
weinberg's case was on the grand
jury docket for hearing yesterday,
but owing to the fact that many of
the witnesses who will be called
upon to give testimony reside in
places a great distance from this
city, the case was postponed pend
ing their arrival.
Somewhere About Capital.
while the entire strength of the
governments legal and crime detec-
ton forces are exerting every ef-
fort to apprehend and prosecute the
man referred to as the grand i'm
The Washington herald., 1922-02-15

and who Is alleged to
have a lengthy criminal record. the
fugitive is believed to be some
where I'M the vicinity of Washing
ton," according to Department OF
Justice officials. se
Weinberg. as "Comdr. Wyman.
u. S. NJ" was prominent In official
and social circles here in Septem-
Der of last year, during the time
that he was acting In the capacitt =
of escort and private secretary" to
Princess Fatima. He arranged for
her reception by President and Mrs.
Harding at the white House. After
disappearing from the party. the
Department of Justice Investigated.
Record Kept by Burns.
In the office of Director Burns,
Bureau of Investigation, a huge file,
containing history of the man un-
der investigation. which rivals even
the most Imaginative fiction. Is kept
for use after his arrest. His aliases
are said to be numerous. Among
his alleged escapades are:
Dined in New York in 1913 as
United States Consui\to Morocco"
As special representative in the
United States" for San Salvador in
May. 1915: staged a dinner at i New
York hotel to the vice president OF
that republic.
Late in 1915 offered himself to an
admiring public as q Bulgarian
lieutenant. the lowest rank he Is
known to have assumed
lit. Comdr. Ethan Allen Vein.
berg, consul general for Roumania,' >
paid official visit to U. S. s. wyon.
ing in the Hudson. Dined wyoming's
officers at Hotel Astor.
Lieut.. Royale st. Cyr," dashins
blade Of an American aviation Off
Ger, in 1918.
Arrested while Inspecting" a
Brooklyn armory. served \ few
months of an indeterminate sentence
on convictions of forgery of the
name of U. s. Senator Calder.
Lit. Comdr. Stanley wyman, U. s.
N, attached himself to Princess Fa
TINA, Sultana of Kabul. and her
The Washington herald., 1922-02-15
NORTHCLIFFE SEES
PERIL IN PALESTINE

CAIRO. Feb. 14.-Picturing Pal
estine in danger Of becoming a SEQ
ond Ireland In strife and dissen-
sion, unless efforts arc made 10
check Zionisa, extremists, viscount
Northciiffe in a statement issued just
before leaving Egypt deplored con-
ditions as he found them in the Holy
Land. Vi.
Lord Northcliffe said he was griev-
ousiy disappointed in the unhappy
state OF a formerly peaceful Pal
estine." as evidenced In the Jana
disturbances and elsewhereSs in the
recent Jewish attempt 70 import re-
volvers concealed In beehives: and In
the fact that aymored cars and air
planes are now patroiling. the roads
and sair-lanes"
The Washington herald., 1922-02-15
HELD FOR ACTION
OF GRAND JURY

These nine men were held for
action Of the grand Jury for
cohnection with -faulty DE-
signing and constructing Nnnd
supervision and fnspectionS Of
the ruined knickerboeker The
ater by the coroner's Jury last
niEhtt
Reginald W. Geare, $500 Six
teenth street northwest, archi-
tect.
John III. Ford, 2o0o Sfxteenh
street nerthwest. engineer for
the Union Iron Works in 1910.
who modified plans for the steel
roof structure, plane lster APP
proved by the building fnsPee-
tors once.
Morris Hacker. Is.5 Adams
Mill Road. building inspector
when permit for theater was is
sued ard when building was
constructed, now superinte.dent
Of city refuse department
Frank L. Wagner, 154e X
street northwest. contractor,
with offices nj 1413 III street
northwest.
Donald N. Wallace. Tskema
The Washington herald., 1922-02-15
GERMANY PLANS
FIGHT AT GENOA
ON PREPARATIONS
Conditions Responsible
For Hold-Back, Claims.
To Be Presented.

BERLIN. Feb. l4.-Germany is
going to the Genoa conference pre-
pared to show that the return Of
world prosperity depends upon the
abandonment of the reparations
clauses OF the treaty Of Versailles,
or at all events on their tpanstor-
nation into q form differing sub
stantially from that Of the London
uitimatun which was accepted in
the spring or 1921 by the wirth
government
The German delegation VIII point
out. or assume II is a matter of gon-
eral knowledge. that unemployment
throughout the world, with the
practical absence of unemployment
In Germany. is a direct result of the
London reparations solution. Ger
many claims the ability to sell its
goods to other countries and the
inability to absorb anything but
living necessities from other coun-
tries. a condition which, they saw.
plainly is the outcome OF the pres
ent method of making Germany nay
the treaty obligations in cash to the
victor states.
Depreciation Of Marks.
Germany argues that entirely
apart from the flood OF paper
money. the compulsion to buy large
amounts of dollars. pounds and
francs at intervals for the fulfill
ment of the ultimatum automati-
cally makes the depreciation OF the
marks greater. with an ensuing ap-
probation in the cost OF living and
production in Germany itself.
Therefore, every additional pay
meRt TO the entent. automatically
brings German business into an
even more favorable position to un-
dersell foreign competitors, while at
the same time Germany becortes
poorer. because of >the amount of
paper money required. to make The
payment and the depreciation of
the currency makes Germany less
capable OF using foreign goods.
When the questions are brought
up at the Genoa conference, Ger
many certainly will advance the fact
Ihd' eAleHstNe payments in cash
cannot possibly be to the interest
of any government involved, che
payers or payees. and, therefore,
they are detrimental to all indus
trial life, except to a limited and
unheakhy parasiticai circle in Ger
many itself.
Idea Of Rathenau,
DR.. Walther Rathenau, now the
foreign minister, was the father of
the idea that goods and work paw
ments would be profitable in the
interests of all and he il said to
have convinced NJ Lsucheur, the
French minister Of reconstruction,
of this.
Although the large scale OF. en-
ployment of German workers for
the restoration of northern France
will not materialiZe. Dr. Rathenau
is willing to give France anything
that French industry or the govern
ment wants. which can be: obtained
here. provided the money value Is
written of the reparations account.
(copyrisht, ls13.)
The Washington herald., 1922-02-15
resident Plays Golf
And Escapes Bonus

President Harding has resumed his
bling. temporarily checked by the
Feat blizzard and heavy snowfall Of
lnuary g.
After dispatching Secret Service
blf fan out 10 see II his, favorite
hks were subject to play. the Pres
|ent went out yesterday afternoon
Ia enjoyed eighteen holes. BY so
ling he managed to geA about Eve
hes furtser away from members
the House and Senate commit
Is which nearly rang the phone
tl on the White House in, search
news on the Presidential attitude
Kard the bonus measure.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-15
FRENCH WILL GIVE
CROSS TO M'NIDER

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Feb. IA
The French government will bestow
on Hanford McNider. national COM
mander of the American Legion,
the cross Of the commander of the
legion Of honor. Mashal Foch an
nounced In a telegrom TO the le-
gion leader here.
French with, lesser degrees. They
were James A. Drain. Washington.
D. c.. made an officer; c. z. Nc
Cullough and Japes NJ Loughbor-
ough, New York. both named eava-
iiers Of the legion Of honor.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-15
Princess Picks Weston
Park for Honeymoon

LONDON Feb. 1t.-Princess Mary
and yisceunt Lascelles will spend
their honeyrioon At Weston Park.
the Shropshire residence of the feari
ana countess Bradford,4 II was
OFFICIALLY announced today
The Washington herald., 1922-02-15
Three District Employees Accused of
Inadequate Supervision and In
spection" of Structure.
NO DEFINITE CHARGES MADE
Verdict Reached After Seven Hours Delibera-
ton, Contains Bitter Criticism of Work
Done on Theater.

held for the grand jury in
Knerbocker Theater disaster by the coroners
night.
Six ordered held for connection with construction and
designing building DECLARED faulty designed constructed
They Reginald w. Gear John H. Ford Frank l. Wagner
Donald Wallace. Richard G. Fletcher and John l. Mcdonald