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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1922-11-03
CONGRESSMAN ECHOLS KISSED
FROM PLATFORM.

Oak Hill, w. Va, Oct. 27.-Con-
gresham L. S. Echois, of Charleston.
Republican candidate for reelection,
was Kissed from his speaking plat.
form in the knights of Pythias buil56
ing here tonight when he started his
criticism of the Wilson administra-
ton and management of war prob
lens. The audience would not permit
him to continue and he left he'build-
ing.
Mr.. Echols was given good atten-
ton during the first part of his
speech, when he recounted the FAC
complishments of the Harding adj
ministration," but when he began
criticising Woodrow Wilson, the hiss
ing was so great that he was unable
to continue his speech. Police escort
cd him to his hotel
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1922-11-03
Sin NJ 6 or n. I. BYRD TO EXTEN
'ioN OF REMARKS BY SIEnip

nascom Slemp is thrifty son, uo
.. ms campaign appeal nrintad -,
me congressional Record and c;ro, ~
.".eu Tree of postage and M tfn -.
. G. OIL the taxpayer. He caljs tl;a
extension of Remarks in tho fills .,iis
g, Representatives by Hon r %
f1IiemP, Sept. 81, 1922" In fact th b.
ron Z. Is. Slemp never made anv ,ne
narKs IN the House of Repreas, te
a ives either OH Sept. 81 or ON Sent 90
Inc Ute Is mild prevarication ,,saJ
ny Congressman to pet than,so Jseu
pelore the people without cost
Mr. Slemp according to news,o
per reports has made another co,,tr;
3ntion to the Hnssincer camna;na
ne has sent his secretary dn,rn n.
abingdon to help run the ca U TO
tbe o oH,"ry is conveniently paid by
IN L;s mal, out of public funds.
hon;, ms extension of remarks" he
SIe en ny historical ccount Of the
oad;ap dynasty now ended by the
hho ou i OF Slemp himself. Slemn
sorto Got .t from under. He has de-
cntoJ Inc snip. He is too sophisti-
shS politician not to see thc
1 pnn,'s,. cast by, coming events This
io1ipuo'iean Belshazzer needs no Dan
tha 10 interpret the handwriting on
lie He wal. But is Slemp a good loser :?
;ne IS not; lie lamcnts. He cries ont
~ anguish. He accuses the Demo.
r no Oh organizing themselves and
paS;mg their poll taxa treason
d dgalnst the Slemp dynasty, to the
destruction u of the Slemp rule.
saws. e'0quent outburst, Mr.. Slemp
Nothing but their deem and
profound love of party and sus-
eaiheu by the spirit of crusad-
etS, martyrs and patriots has on
anied the Republican voter in
many precincts to get his name
,r ,"agine Bascom Slemp, John Noel
anu Lou Summers on a crusade. II
they started for the promised land
Mey would never get any furthe,
'"ah me hesh-pots of Egypt.
Ec, nave no animus against Mr.
Hiemp. of the dead nothing but good
generous maxim. / could yiab
however, that even in the extremity
OF ms grief Mr.. Slemp would h.
nore accurate as to his facts Re.
lerr,ng to Mr.. Perry, the Democrat
N"Huiuate, ne says:
| HE assemblies his D;str;ot
committee, calls an early convenD
tion and has himself Nominated
dor Congress in March. 1922"
rms is not true. 1t is well known
40 All, conversant with the facts. that
AZ reery, not only did not seek ths
!ne nomination, but sought to avoid
1t; He yielded to the unanimous cai1
OF his party. e"i'
Again referring to the Democratic
candidate with view to arons;ne
an unjust and unfounded preindiee
he. says: p'uuiee
"rhe Secretary of the Electoral
6oard, am informed when Georoe
z. Peery was nominated for Con.
gress was Chapman H. reery. broth.
er OF George C. Peery. He RESIGNED
the secretaryship for the sake of an
Pearances but his his brother-in-law.
l am informed, appointed instead"
Inc TACT is, as shown by the court
records of Tazewell County. that
Chapman II. Peery resigned as Sec.
rotary and member Of the electoral
board in December, 1921, and Geo
w. Hurt, q splendid man, was an.
pointed arrnember in his stead. Geo,
iC; Peery was not nominated until
| March, 1929. t''
Mr.. Slemp should not make charges
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1922-11-03
NEWS NOTES OF CAVITTS
CREEK.

Cavitt's Creek, Oct 3O.-Mrs. A.
j. Ritter returned home Sunday af-
ter weeks visit with friends at
Graham.
Cecil Bowling, who was operated
week, is getting..aong nicely.
on at the Blueheld Sanitarium last
Mrs. J. II. Bowling, Mrs. Linnia
M. Bowling and son spent few
days last week in Bluefield and while
there. they visited their son and bro
ther-in-law. Cecil Bowling, who is in
the Bluefield Sanitariurl.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1922-11-03
the trail, beating the bushes for vote,

the trail, beating the bushes for votes
for Hassinger. -.
AS one after another. OF Mr.. Slemp's
charges fall flat When the searchliRht
or truth is turned on, the people are
doubtless convinced that the "mar-
tyrs," CRUSADERS and ;Epatriots that
he spoke so feelingly Of grossly inn
posed upon the sCongsessmans Gre
dulity when they. informed him of
all the crimes charged in his extern
sion of remarks in the congressional
CLAUDE f. BEVERLY.
Freezing, Va, October 20, 1872.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1922-11-03

Claiming the earth. Be not de-
ceived or stampeded by Mr.. Slemp's
exaggerated claims for Hassinger in
this election. Mr.. Slemp and all such,
are just like the rest of us, only es-
timating, talking through their hats.
Don't mind "the big noise" but work
and vote.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1922-11-03

a declaration Of war. OF course all in
telligent people know this, but many
|of us haven't more intelligence than
the law allows US.
The commonwealth., 1922-12-15
FRIDAY, DECEMBER Is, 1922
BIBLE THOUGHT FOR TODAY
TH5 POWER OF THOUGHT !:
AS he thinketh in his heart, Sc
is he.-Proverbs % Z.

The belated trial Of those
charged with completely in the
Herrin massacre has begun IN
which the state hopes to convict
at least five Of the defendants.
This was one of the most heiE-
Gus crimes in the history Of the
country, when innocent men were
persued and shot down as If they
were beasts or savages.
Every resource Of the govern
ment and Of the community in
which the crime was committed
should be eXerted to give the par
ticipants the fullest punishment
which the laws will permit.
The commonwealth., 1922-12-15
IT IS SERIOUS
Some Scotland Neck People Fail
to Realize the Seriousness OF a
Bad Back.

The constant aching Of bad
back,
The WEAKNESS, the tired feeling
The pains and aches Of kidney
ills
May result seriously if neglect
ed.
Dangerous urinary troubles Of
ten follow.
A Scotland Neck citizen shows
you what to do.
Mrs. c. E. Van Landingnam,
R. f. D. No. 3, Scotland Neck,
says: My back was SO lame
and sore could hardly straight
en-. | had severe headaches, was
nervous and felt all unstrung and
irrita BILE. [ often got dizzy and
specks seemed to float before my
eyes, blurring my sight. Hear
ing Of Doan's Kidney Pills I be
gan taking them and in a short
time the trouble was entirely
relieved >
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don ::
simply ask for kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-th..
same that Mrs. Van Landinghanl
had. Foster-Milburn Co., Mfrs.
Buffalo, n. y
The commonwealth., 1922-12-15
LOCAL COUPLE TO CELE-
BRATE GOLDEN WEDDING

Fifty years ago next Sunday,
December 18th, Henry Walsto1
and Ellen L. Allsbrook were
united in marriage and next Sun
day they will celebrate their
Golden Wedding at a dinner t.,
which all relatives Of both par
ties are invited and all friends
Of the family are invited to call.
The relatives are requested to
assemble at eleven o'clock at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs Walston
Mr.. Henry Walston was born
in 1858 and Mrs. Walston in 1855
They have living children as fo:-
lows: Ed. A. Walston born in
1875; David Walston in 1877;
Clara Powell, in 1879; Maggie
Lovegrove, 1886; Henry L. Wal
ston, in 1890, and M. T. Walston,
IN 1894. All are living in Hall
fax County.
The commonwealth., 1922-12-15
HOPES AT LAST REALIZED

For SIX years or more a bridge
across Roanoke River has been
agitated and at various times ir
the past it looked as if those
hopes would be realized, but on
ly hae they been actually realiz
ed with the letting Of the con.
tract for the construction Of a
bridge at Edwards s Ferry at q
cost Of $35O,OOO.
Roanoke River has always
stood as a wall to the north. Of
Scotland Neck, cutting off all
communication with the counties,
Of Northampton and Bertie. not
only with this Immediate. section.
but with the balance Of the State.
The completion Of this bridge will
place those two counties in i'm
mediate touch, Rich Square be
ing only twelve miles from Scot
land Neck.
Owing to shopping facilities
here which are not enjoyed by
the towns In those two counties,
1t will open wonderful field
for development, and our mer-
chants should not be slow in tal,
ING advantage Of the opportun-
lty. 1t is now up to Scotland
Neck to make it so attractive t.
trade here that the business
The commonwealth., 1922-12-15

across river will naturally drift
this way and come to stay. The
bridge will mean to this town
Just what it's business men make
it mean. The opportunity is
their s to do with what they will:
and what their Judgment die
tates.
The commonwealth., 1922-12-15

Let BEVO paint your cheeks.
A bottle a day will do it. adv
The commonwealth., 1922-12-15

Advertise in the Commonwealth
Evening star., 1922-12-18
We Solicit Your Co-operation

This week is without any comparison the busiest week OF
the year stores and while advertising conpe
stocks cannot guarantee how long holiday items
will last Next Friday and Saturday will undoubtedly be our
busiest days suggest that when able do secure
all your supplies just early in the week and early in the
day possible By doing will enable you better
assorments much time will be saved-n fact will bene-
fit in many
Evening star., 1922-12-18
UNIFORM PRICES

We call your attention to the fact that uniform prices pre-
vail in all whether it be in the city the suburbs
No where located selling prices IDENTICAL
who might find advantageous this busy season to patron
ize of stores in different location than their usual
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-25

fitting herself acceptably with ready.
made costume OF white linen for cross
saddle riding, ana light tan boots of
soft leather.
The prospect of at last doing real
work before camera, after her long
wait since falling in with Lontaine's
scheme, inspired "a quiet elation. She
had already been elaborately tested and
re.tested OF course. by the camera man
under contract with Linda Lee IncO;
she had ceased to feel selfconscious in
the fierce white light of the kleigs
1t wasn't till she found herself in the
corridor leading TO her suite that Lu-
cinda remembered Nelly Marquis; she
hadn't given the girl two thoughts
since morning.
AS she passed Miss Marquis room,
she noticed that the door was slightly
liar, and where the light from the cor
ridor struck in across the threshold, a
white hand at rest upon the floor, a
womans hand, palm up, the fingers
slightly contracted, absolutely still. A
startling thing to see
| For a few seconds Lucinda stood en-
tranced with premonitions of horror.
Then she moved to the door and raped
on it gently. There was no response,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-25
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WLOuIS JOSEPH VANCR& ~
n LosA ksSANss
con b Lasa l0s@A Yasa

Il Continued from Our Last lssue)
Il only wanted TO help you, II l
could" Lucinda explained. getting 70
her feet. III you're unhappy-lm 81
sprry-"
3 The movement must nave been mis-
Interpreted. for the girl sprang up like
q threatened animal.
Il don't want your help she storm
al throatily. Il don't want anything
10 do with you-only to be left alone"
She flung herself at Lucinda as If TO
thrust her out by force. Go 90! go!'
she screamed. Then the window slam.
med.
N"Poor thing" Lucinda told herself
"she must have heard
Xxx
There was at this time little room in
Lucinda's inner life for other peoples
troubles, she was much too agreeaoly
engrossed in doting on this radiant Lin.
da Lee, victress In a form OF duel in
which Summerlad was reputed mas
ter who had never known defeat, Ru'
mors current OF his success with WON
en- had found hercrequlous and lenient;
mortal vanity saw to that II feeds on
strange foods, vanity. Think as well
as you will Of yourself, you shall not
ind unacceptable the belief that one
we'll loved by many has been laid low
By love OF you alone.
That morning, as every morning now
she awoke with u smile responsive t'
the smiling promise OF the day. calleC
for her car and sailed forth.
Her rooms were 50 situated that &
reach the main entrance she had Il
pass the corner room now occupied b!
Nelly Marquis; and malicious lucl
would have It that the two should meet
The Marquis girl had been out ant
was returning with u small packe
gripped In u sEsbbily gloved hand
well made woman with II graceful cal
riage, her face held elements Of beaut
OF a wild. sweet sort, but dimmed an
wasted by dependency and impaire
health To-day the dark rings unde
her eyes were deeper. the eyes then
selves more desperate than when thei
look had first appealed to Lucinda
sympathies. And seeing her so. ii
cinda with solicitous cry" Why. Mis-
Marauisf'-paused and extended an IN
pulsive hand.
The girl swerved away from the ham
shrinking to the wall; her scant ma
urai color ebblng till the rouge WI
livid on cheeks and lips, while her ey'
grew hard and hot.
"well!' she said sullenly
you want?"
COMPOUNDED by this proof Of a host
ity as pertinacious as It was perver'
Lucinda faltered; "But--you are III
well. and IL am. what's that
yous' The words uttered in ley
tone nevertheless seemed to force
plosiveiy past the tremulous' wax
lips. "oh, don't worry your head abe
me; think about yourself. Don't Il
ret YOU can be contaminated by cr'
ture ike me. don't forget"--she acco
pl,shed a singularly true reproducti
Of summerlad's tone--"1m really J
the sort you can afford TO get mis
up With" - =,
"I.m 80 sorry you heard. Miss NJ
ouis. or course neither OF US had
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-25

idea you were"
"Eavesdropping why don't you say |
1t? I'm not ashamed"
But are you fair to me? / meant no
harm. | didn't say--what you resent
you know"
The girl gave a grimace Of pure hate.
d" No" she snarled-"you didn't say any.
thing unkind. you We're too busy posing
as Lady Bountiful TO pass uncharitable
remarks. But he-he said enough
enough for me. Oh, I'm not saying he
didn't tell the truth. I'm a bad lot
all right--a rotten bad lot. il you want
TO know-and III be worse before I'm
better. So you watch out and keep
away from me-d'you hear"
Yes" said Lucinda coolly-"clear-
ly'-and went her way.
Her car brought her TO the Zinn stu
dios.
Neither Lynn nor Joseph Jacques,
his director, was in evidence. but the
camera man said the two OF them had
retired 10 the directors office for n
conference
To the office Lucinda and Fanny
Lontaine repaired and-their knock be-
ing answered by morose grOwl-there
| discovered Summerland. In elaborate
E evening clothes. a thoughtful scowl on
, his handsome. painted face, with Jac'
ques, "a mild hammered young cinema
. sultan. IN riding breeches and boots
" sitting on the desk itself and moodily
d drumming it's side with his heels.
I'VE We're wondering II you'd care &c
o be an angel TO US, Linda" said sum
o merlad.
y Help us out OF the worst sort Of 1
k hole, Miss Lee,' Jacques added.
t. But what is it?"
d "oh. nothing at allr' summerlad as
4 sured her with II laugh that deprecated
A the very idea--"all We want you 10 dI
r. is forget you're star, Or going to oe
y and play u little part with me IN thi
a picture we're doing now"
d ia love TO-"
.r Knew she'd do H." Jacques crowec
n. you are "a brick. Linda, and no mi'
ir take You've no idea what load yo
= have taken off our minds. You se'
u. this part. while nothing to speak OF /
ss itself, is awfully important TO the pi'
n. ture in one way; It absolutely demand
somebody who's got everything you'N
d. got
It. I'VE had Gloria Glory engaged. bI
as this morning she sent round word 81
es had ptomainc poisoning"
Gloria Glory?" Fanny commente
do "why | saw her down at Sunset la
night"
III. TOO much party" Jacques interpr'
se ed. II had the hunch. all right. Glor
-" sure do crook mean elbow when 81
to gets Il unimbered"
vel Then you'll do II. Linda
es. "I1l love doing IT, What do y
ten want me TO wear2"
,ut Gross saddle costume. MiEs Lee
or Jacques explained. white hreech
ca and pair OF swell boots--you know
I'M. like the society danes wear when III
ion go hoss backing in Central Park. n
not York. II you've seen EN-
se,. Yes" said Lucinda aoberly--"o
or twice. daresay ] can pick one
ar. In los Angeles this afternoon"
my Lucinda experienced no difficulty
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-25

! CALL HIM MYSELF. GOOD NIGHT"
the hand didn't stir. She called guard
| edly: Miss Marquis. s.-and when no
| body answered laid hold of the knob
Nelly Marquis laid supine, breathing,
| if at all, so lightly that the movement
of her bosom, beneath the ragged lace
OF pink silk negligee, was impercepu'
BILE Her lids, half lowered. showed
only the whites of rolled up eyes, her
lips We're parted and discolored, her
painted pallor was more ghastly even
than it had been in the morning. on
the evidence of her body's posture in
relation to the partly opened door, she
had been taken suddenly i'll; had rushed
to call for assistance and had fahen in
the act of turning the knob.
Lucinda shut the door, knelt. touched
the girls wrist and found il icy cold
But when she placed her hand upon the
bosom she found it warm. and that the
heart in it was family but unmistaka-
bly, fluttering.
In relief and pity she essayed to take
the girl up in her arms and carry her
TO the bed, but found the dead weight
too great.
Casting round at random for some
thing in the nature Of restorative. she
found in the bathroom bottle of ag-
gressive toilet water and pint flask
of whisky. half emptied.
Alternately moistening the pale lips
with the whisky and bathing the brows
oh. oh
served for the first time reddish
bruise under the left eye, the mark oi
a blow possibly sustained in falling
But there was nothing nearby that the
girl could have struck, TO inflict sucf
hurt, except the door-knob, and i
she had struck this with such forc'
she must. one would think. have slam
med the door.
II was puzZling
y Her mnistrations eventually began t
take effect. The bleached lips quiz
10 cred, closed. then opened and close
several times. The woman's lashe
trembled and curtained her eyes.
C. do you think you're strong enoug
y now to get to bed, If / help?"
Inc BlIl 'Si 49,
lie whispered. Using all her strength, IL
- cinda succeeded in getting Nelly Ma
le quis on her feet About this time II
/ clouded faculties began TO clear. Chni
III ing to Lucinda's arm, the girl startt
!" as II In spasm OF fear, darted swi
ep glances OF terror round the room, tht
turned a look OF perplexity TO Lucind
l., H.p h.. W
ed Has he-has he gomez"
u' There is no one else here, nothii
10 be afraid OF. Come; let Inc help "
ss' to bed"
he your she cried-"what you doll
- here?"
THE door was open. l saw you
ing senseless on the floor. You'd ha
u! done as much for me-"
pe' "oh. would /? A lot you know ii
ere knees seemed about to buckle; "
ate power alone kept Nelly Marquis frC
on sinking: yet she persisted. Il suppc
ac' I ought to thank you. Well; mu
ma Obliged. I'm sure. Is that enoughY
u.s. quite enough I've no wish to
NY noy you. only, let me suggest
need a doctor. May ! ask the office
" call one?"
ii"' When / want q doctor, III call h
myself Good night"
I'm sorry" said Lucinda simply
with no choice other than TO go
went. But the vision she carried aw
as, OF Nelly Marquis glarIng at her
'eN eyes malevolent. her frail body vioi
w -. 80 ,k.t . ghnpl tn, he'd
" { Continued In our Next lssue')
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-25
EDITORIAL men
PUT CANDIDATES
ON THE GRIDIRON
Qualifications of Oftice-
Seekers Printed on Cards
At Press Convention;
Heap Much Fun.

Candidates for the state office may
fight shy of the next state press con
vention. A lot of them visited the con-
vention at Ponca City few days ago
They came, they saw-and they were
made the victims of some punster VINO
gave them large doses of satire ana
ridicule. If those several that mingled
with the newspaper fraternity wanted
free advertising-and they do say can
didates welcome it-they got plenty
Of it. Perhaps more than they wanted
At the gridiron banquet candidates
cards were distributed profusely. On
these cards were printed not only the
name and qualifications OF each, put
also pictures that evidently had re-
qosed quietly in some newspaper
"morgue' for a term OF years. For
instance. on the card bearing Tom
owens name appeared the picture or
bewhiskered Jewish rabbi Campbell
Russell was given double dose-a pic
ture of a longeared Missouri mule,
while R. II. Wilson, drew the picture OF
an Indian prince wearing high fez'
The others We're equally as ridiculous
But the pictures We're not more
amusing than the printed text. ii
is reproduced herewith;
'Cumrade James Pea Battenberg
for state superintendent of schools.
writ this: "A man Il man for all ol
that. But man with u voice of a
concert star can knock the grapes both
near and far"
Vote for Robert H. Wilson. l use
Marland oils exclusively Nuf sed. BlI
Alexander. manager of nitro and hanC
grenade division"
Vote for Campbell Russell for cor
porations commissioner. Always rails
in hell and public utility rates. Tr,
me agin, by heck. l told Frank Carte
l wouldn't run, but wise men chang
their minds"
Vote for Tom EX- j. Owen
stand for the putrefaction of politics
| learned it under Charlie Haskell an
continued in the patriotic service a
manager for Il. +. Gore. | couldn
live on $4,000 per as chief justice, so
resigned to help Frank johnson ru
, the American National Bank. l ma
suck eggs, but l promise you the
will never find the Shells
"Vote for John Fields. l farm tn
farmers. l never plowed furrow {
planted a row, but l sure as hell te
'em how to reap and SOW. Runnin
by the sign of the double cross. Re
Hugh Scott for particulars"
"Vote for Jack Walton. Backed
the Antiseptic league. l promise Il
Oklahoman will not be for me, eth
before or after the primary. AS go
ernor ! will refurnish the capitol
n mahogany with Brussels carpets
match the suite now used by me
. the city hall. We farmers are gre
for economy. Endorsed by the X.
. KS, /. w. W.'s, l. o. US and I
Il Black Dispatch"
u Vote for Frank Carter-old econoi
: Frank. / have turned down mC
e ciaims-in the newspapers-than
II the auditors since statehood. but
IL man who had the corn ever failed
'e get his money"
a. Each candidate advertised" was
signed u card of individual color. W
ton drew bright red. James Pea L
to tenberg was given green, owen
V. flashy yellow. The others were m
ed conservative.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-25
Teach Muskogee Boys to Swim.

-Muskogee boys who
don't know what it means to steal orr
to a cool pool under a shady tree and
temper the warmth of summer with
plunge-because they don't know now
10 swim-are to have chance to learn.
The Y. NJ. C. A. will start next Monday
its free swimming campaign, open |"
all boys II years of age or over
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-25

uOLDENVILLE.- years ago
John Adair. young Hughes county farm
er. decided to convert his cotton farm
into dairy farm. lie started with five
registered cows. two grade cows ana
a debt Of $500. To-day, according to
figures obtained by the demonstration
agent. Adair has 81 head OF cattle IL
Of which are milch COWS. and has re-
duced his debt 70 5000.