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Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-08
LONG ISLAND R. r.
TARGET or REDS
More Special Officers Hired
To Prevent Disasters.
BY international News Gervice)


New York, Aug. Hundreds Of
special officers today reinforced the
Long Island guards as the result OF
seven attempts to cripple service
Or wreck trains. The attempts
were made while the Long Island
railroad trains were carrying the
heaviest beach resort traffic since
July fourth.
Sections of the third rail were
removed on electric divisions Of the
road.
In addition to hundreds Of police
men assigned by Inspector Con-
boy, of the fourteenth police dis
trict of Queens, and the regular
railroad force of special police and
detectives, more than 200 guards
we're employed to patrol the line.
1t is reported that other railroads
running into New York City over
electrified tracks are providing spe-
cia! watchmen to patrol the lines
and prevent the removal Of third
rails.
Searchlights are being erected to
sweep the tracks at night to facil.
itate the watch Of the guards. Rail
road officials charge that the strik-
ers were responsible for the attempt
to tieup traffic, They declare the
work was done by men skilled in
handling electrified track. A re.
ward has been offered for their
capture
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-08
SEES DAUGHTER FALL
TO DEATH OVER
SO FOOT CLIFF

YOSEMITE National Park Aug. T.
Search was under way today in the
waters Of Meriot river for the body
of II year old Elizabeth Jones
daughter of Prof. L. w. Jones, head
Of the department of chemistry of
Princeton University, who late yes
terday slipped from a rock on which
she was posing for a picture and
fell sixty feet over the cliff to the
river rapids below.
Her father, who was taking the
picture attempted to save her and
managed to clasp her hannd 1t was
too late to save her, however, and
he narrowly escaped being carried
over the cliff.
Prof. Jones has been lecturing
this summer at the University Of
California, Berkeley and had planned
10 return east shortly with his
daughter.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-08
DON CHAFIN VISITS
BILL PETRY IN JAIL
OF LOGAN COUNTY
Grow Chummy-Petry Wants
Trial In Jefferson.

Many weird forecasts have been
made from time to time about what
would happen to William Petry,
vice president Of district II, United
Mine Workers of America, should
he ever land in Logan county.
These statements were made be-
cause of the fact that Petry Is all
legged to have shot Don Chain, shef
III OF Logan county, when the lat"
ter, unarmed, visited the district
Union headquarters in Charleston
three years ago, in search of fug~
tive.
Petry is now in Logan Jail, has
been there for several days, and
stated in an interview with a Char
lesion Gazette representative, that
he was receiving the best of treat
ment. He stressed the fact that the
wild yarns about abuses we're base.
less, and thanked both state pol.
ice and deputy sheriffs for their
courteous treatment
Receives Best Treatment {
Don Chain visited me the first
day | arrived here, and, while he
accidentally referred to our trouble,
said that he would personally see
that l received just treatment all
the time l was in his Jail" said
Petry
Il am not saying this under dur
css or anything. I want to be fair.
have and am receiving the best
Of treatment. When l was arrested,
Lieutenant Joseph Rinehart, of the
state police and Deputy Sheriff
William Denning, of Logan treated
me fine Ever since | have been
here I have received the best of
treatment from everyone.
Nobody likes to stay in jail But
il | have to stay in Jail, I don't
know of a better one than right
here in Logan.
Statements Misleading
Much of the trouble we have
met has been caused by misleading
statements on both sides That's
Why | want to put Logan right in
the minds of the union miners Of
the state"
Petry isn't hampered in any way
but receives the same treatment
as any other prisoner. Don Chain
stated.
"Hc was arrested and is being
held for trial the same as any 9TH
er prisoner he added I'VE are not
governed by prejudice or anything
in 4 mans past. When he is in Log
al jail he can rest assured of fair
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-08

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Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-05-26
TANLAC KEEPS HIM
FIT, SAYS McGRAW
Has Used II for Years With Splendid
Results--Fine for Run Down
Condition.

"For four years Tanlac has kept me
In the pink Of condition as take a
few doses of 1t every time ! feel a
little run down and II always builds
me up again." said VIM. A. McGraw,
207 Beach Place, Tampa, Fla.
II began taking Tanlac first about
four years ago when l was in very
bad state Of health and had been run
down for several years. was always
taking laxatives, too, but l believe
they did me more harm than good.
"Tanlac made me feel like brand
new man In very short time and /
have never had a return OF any of my
old troubles. The reason Of this am
firmly convinced Is that I always have
Tanlac handy and take few doses
every time | feel bit under the
weather"
Tanlac liz cold by all good druggists.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-05-26
why DRUGGISTS RECOMMEND
SWAMP ROOT

For many years druggists have watched
with much interest the remarkable record
maintained by DIR. Kilmer's Swamp Root,
the great kidney, liver and bladder medi-
cine.
1t is physicians prescription.
Swamp. Root is a strengthening medi-
cine. II helps the kidneys, liver and blad-
der do the work nature intended they
should do.
Swamp Root has stood the test Of years.
II is sold by all druggists on it's merit
and II should help you. No other kidney
medicine has so many friends.
BE sure to get Swamp-Root and start
treatment at once.
However, IL you wish first TO test this
great preparation send ten cents TO DR..
Kilmer 4 Co.. Binghamton, N. ", for q
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper Advertisement.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-05-26
Down Went the Mercury.

Sitting alone at one of the big con.
certs last winter, Glanced some cas-
ual remarks to n man on my left.
After some pleasant conversation ]
noticed a celebrity in the front row,
and pointing him out to my compan.
ion, remarked: THAT old fellow used
to have wonderful tenor voice; it's
all cracked to pieces now, though, and
rather painful to listen to. The old
man doesn't seem to realize II, though
Don't know him, do your
"Yes," replied my companion. Gle
Is my father"
AZ the first interval ! found myself
another seat.--EXchange.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-05-26
The Greatest Dam.

The worlds greatest dam, the Sonar,
is being rushed to completion on the
Blue Nile river, 1000 miles south Of
Khartum, Africa, where Lord Kitchen
or became famous.
This dam viii bring under irrigated
cultivation 100000 acres of farming
hand now idle. II will run u swarm of
factories. mightier than the pyramids
Ancient way Of conduering terri
tory was to enslave the Inhabitants
Modern mans great conquests harness
natures forces and free human labor
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-05-26
Out Of the Mouths Of Babes.

You've heard about the little girl
who. was given woolly bear that she
would name "Gladiy," after the bear
In the hymm-"GiadIy. my cross-eyed
bear"
Another little girl was asked Ii she
knew who Nero was.
He's the Good Man." she answered,
in awed tones.
"The Good Manr What makes you
think he's the Good ManT' said her
teacher.
Then, In answer, the little girl, sill
In awed tones, quoted the hymn,
Nero My God to Thee!"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-05-26
A Second Chance.

"Do | understand you to say that
you will S,ll this sT00 dining-room set
on the instnllment plan for only $500
down and So week."
"That's the offer"
"why, man, by the time II was paid
for L would be old and worn out"
Eyes, I know. But then you could
sell Il Cor q genuine antique Judge.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-05-26

Park City-Thomas Payne is dead
In a mine accident. Mr.. Payne had
been In Park City TWENTY-FIVE years.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-05-26
They Knew.

Eggs are cheaper than they have
been in years"
Eyes, know 1t; my hens are lay
Ing"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-05-26

Rlchfleld-A severe earthquake Wis
tied the vicinity last week. No dam
age Of moment was caused.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-05-26

Murray-A fire in residence district
was caused by sparks allghting on
roof. Damage was not great.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-05-26

Salt Lake-Edward Lucas is accused
by his wife of keeping her prisoner
on account OF intense jealousy. A
divorce Is sought by Mrs. Lucas.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-05-26
cutleura soo,hes Baby Rashe.

cutieura soothes Baby Rashes
That itch and burn, by hot bathn
Of Cntlcun Soap followed by gentle
andntings OF Cuticura Ointment.
Nothing better, purer. sweeter. espe-
cIany II little Of the fragrant Cutl-
cura Talcum is busted on at the fin
ish. 25c each.--Advertlseme
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-05-26

Uncle wlseacre says In his day the
girls liked to pluck flowers, but now
they prefer TO pluck eyebrows.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-05-26

Redmond-T'his city Is threatened
with flood water from Sewer river
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-05-26

Salt Iake-Charles J. Bullock of the
National Tax association will come to
Utah in August ana remain four weeks,
working in conjunction with the Utah
lax commission IN the preparation Of
its report and Recommendation to he
submitted to the Fifteenth legislature.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-05-26

Never judge n mans religion by
what he says when you step on his
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-05-26

Pity the man who can see nothing
more In beautiful sunset than Its
resemblance To fried egg.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-05-26

DO not dodge new idea. Let II
hit.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-05-26

Logan-The WellsvilIs canyon route
through to Boxelder county and tho
south is in good condition and better
than some of those In the valley. The
commissioners Of Boxelder county
have had force of men working on
their side OF the divide.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-05-26

Osden-The manufacturing plants
Of this city entertained several hun.
dred Ogden school boys. The pro-
cesses OF manufacture were demon.
stIQted.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-05-26

II always hurts young man little
when some girl he knows tells him
that she Is engaged.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-05-26

frovo-Twelve persons were inIUr-
ri, two seriously when the ProvoFFe-
,er train on the Provo canyon branch
If the Denver 4 Rio Grande Western
railroad was derniled near WallsbUrg
while en- route from Heber tn Provo,
Ogden--Dlplomas were presented TO
l2S graduates at the Weber Normal
College, one OF the largest classes in
Inc institutions history.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-05-26

Joy is The happiness Of love.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-05-26

Salt Lake--State Treasurer w. D..
sutton has been authorized to repay
loan made by the state last year
from the suspense fund Of the land
office, the amount being $4,000 OF
this payment $4,000 Will be placed to
the credit of the revolving fund Of
the state engineer and will enable his
office to adjudicate water rights on
the Sewer river.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1922-05-26

Salt Lakc--Under the law the collec>
ton of personal property tax is made
at the time the assessment IN made,
lnless bond Is filed that II will be
oaid when due. Tabulat.on made in
he state auditors office shows chat
he uncollected personal property Tux
In 1927 represented only 1.T3'per cent
Of The tctsl taxes. The highest per-
>entage Is in Mllard county. 4.04 per
end and the lowest In Morgan, .0oo
per cent.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
81
right over to the Admins istraton
The stocky lad admits it calmly.

The stocky lad admits it calmly. =
But come around Wednesday," he invites,
land I'll show any of you around the hos
pital."
sure. After that didn't get on my
feed no better. Couldn't hold chow Had to
change from No. 8 to No. blouse One
night we were taking some ammunition up to
battery The non-coms supposed to be ON tn
road wasn't. | meta coupla fellers an asked
them where was G Battery Of tn til They
said there was some battery in there in TIL
woods, but damn if they knew what one. We
drove in through lane of barb wire. When
got unloaded we found another outfit had
pulled in behind us an we couldn't get out
/ had t get down off the wagon and pull up
barb wire stakes. Grass smelled awful funny
Gas--found out later. Scratched hell OUT
"The shell-shocked men at Wards Island
seem to be coming along" Legionnaire tells
the meeting. "Mother Dawson goes round
there lot Keeps up her war schedule with
entertainments at the hospitals and camps and
soldier and sailor clubs. Cheers up the dis
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29

dwell on the sad side? There are other repres-
slons, too; war rank, for instance. It is not
that an officer feels that an admission of his
former status would be anything in particular
against him. But it might raise shadow of
that barrier necessary in war time. And,
after all, at Legion meeting whether YOU
were colonel or a corporal is immaterial.
80 though a man may have led company or
fired a battery with considerable initiative. as
far as the purposes of narrative go, it was
collective enterprise.
1t Is when the care of the disabled is
brought up that Legion meeting will step
out Of that warlike past, so dead to the Iaitv.
and into action in the present. There will be
casualties In the action to the post treasury.
to personal pocketbooks and to working hours.
but the @Legionnaire will go to the rescue of
the buddy who stopped some hardware or IN
hailed lungful of gas, as if the wounded man
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29

abled and keeps up the morale of this mans
army-which needs it."
Mother DAWSON" another member praises.
She don't know tn wars overt" And she
could ask no higher tribute
then did duty as sergeant of NJ.
P.'s till Armistice Night when passed out.
Back by hospitals to the U. S. A. Hadn't been
able to write m wife for while-no officer 10
censor thc mail Got sent to convalescent
camp, where they made you do monkey drill
told the doc had to tie slicker around M
head nights to keep from bein' blown outa bed.
So | got mustered out. After while broke
down-lungs full of gas. Back to shc hospital
ana they called it T. B. Wonder if they know
the difference tween that and gas and how to-
treat gas. Listen. Iikc this fellow they're
takin about
e Lcgionnaire is relating the case of a sol
der maintained in the mountains by his com
pcnsaton money. That support suddenly had
been cpt off and he had been notified he must
pay the premiums on his insurance His father
had been forced to bring him, his wife and two
children back to the city, where his fighting
chance for life is greatly lessened The tanele
probably will be adjusted But in the mean
time:
got shunted South to a hospital The
commissary was we'll stocked with politics and
the grub was vile. One night they served us
cold boiled mutton--naggots actually erawlin'
on 1t, an stickn' in it wire staple tag which
somebody might have got in tn mouth. I
picked up that dish--I being am official in fh,
Legion-an carried it right over to tn Adj
mlnistration Building, where an investigation
committee was in session, an SAYS. Look at
thisv You oughtn't t Kick at that staple.,
says the chief. That's th' cleanest thing an
tn plate Well, they fred several people and
fixed things up, but they railroaded me out Of
that hospital as an arrested case. I went
on tot
The post treasurer makes his report. There
IS the customary deficit. Money comes in Ike
water in shower bath and runs right ont.
Loans to buddies, many of whom have not been
able 70 repay.
ITO another hospital an after I'd been
there for months, being treated for rheun,a
tisin, they took an X-ray and found that ever
since that mule walked on me I'd had a frac-
tured verferbrse in my spinal column. told
the doc, If I'm a1ound here much longer.
you'll find out I'm dead.5s
Paradef Sure, Legionnaire agrees. He
says he has all his equipment, rifle and every
thing He even believes he found veteran
cootie in his kit the other day
aGettin' compensation and vocational train
in that keeps me more or less out in the open
air now. Hope it lasts Can't go back to
my old job.
Well. I'm pullin' that Frogs stuff-what,s
his name? Cone? I'm tellin' myself every
day I'm gettin' better
Meetings over. Legionnairss, yarn spinner,
auditors and all. throng out Of the arnory.
The war is oyorD again until next meeting.
s3
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29

~ NE of the slogans in the war we
u H fought To more or less of finish
~ about-well, come to think of it, it
was only about four years ago, come
Novenber-ran under a poster picturing
little boy at his fathers side, the youngster
asking, Daddy, what did you do in the Great
War;" The idea was, Of course, that father
should be ready with martial bedtime story
that would effectively prevent sleep from
claiming his offspring for good three hours
Many of the fathers who wore the olive
drab aye thus primed, but the difficulty is that
IN the majority Of cases their progeny have
not reached the proper questioning age. The
little ones may be able to lisp such inquiries
as why dat moon?" or "Can have piece of
candy?" but when they have asked that they
are through. They must age bit before they
can loose the food OF their dads "reminiscences.
In the mean time there are for the storied
fathers the meetings Of American Legion
posts.
And that is one of the Legion's ties that
bind, the releasing of pent-up memories that
Viii not down and will not fade; that and
lively, active concern for the disabled. Those
TWO, the one social, the other constructive, are
II the sound foundations Of the Legion, as may
be recognized from the schedule Of the recent
New Orleans convention.
So 1t is at the average post meeting that all
bets are declared off ON the widely accepted
Axiom "The war is over" It Is etiquette to
MT It all over again, entirely or In part.
Outside the four walls Of the meeting room
the guns are silenced No "old stuff'' is pulled
and boredom Is not risked. But inside are
nose who understand; who will themselves
not scruple to introduce into the proceedings
an illustrative war yarn that may have no
mere real bearing than the average after-din-
asr speakers Pat and Mike anecdotes. Some
@ the veterans present undoubtedly have ac-
eonlpanied grandfathers to G.. A. r. meetings
aad smiled with tolerance at the old fellows,
ssen as their grandsons will smile at them.
nut long before those years have fed the in
quiaitivs-to-be-sons will have reached the ap-
efeeiative listener stage, and they 35ill have
asaa in detail what daddy did in the Great
war All! in fuller and more colorful details
y the years pass, for dad will have polished
ap his imagination little better at each
american Legion meeting.
is War the Adventure, not War the Trag
cay that they talk. War Is the bond which
'hss bound them closer In spirit than tho vows
g lodses and socisties. Why should they
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29

made damn NJ P. of me. Action, IF T,d
goe pumped off in action it'd been the action
OF the hind hoofs Of mule. On my tomb
stone''
Inc meeting will please come to atten
'ioh. The first business to come before the
lheetlng is the reading of the minutes OF the
last meeting"
being an electrician. l could a
got IN tn Signal Corps or th' Engineers. but
they hooks me on to an ammunition train
lhey had me maxim connections between
shells and guns-me an electrician and ,eav;,,,
an honest-to-gosh job in 'Chu Chin Chow to
ehils'. We'll, we got over tother side an b
= snort stocky ex-doughboy, his left arm in
sung and heavily bandaged, rises to ad-
aress tne chair following the remark that at
tendance is not what it should be.
Two OF our buddies are up at the hospital
with me- he explains "an they wanted to
come long bad, but they couldn't for two
reasons First was they didn't have carfare
II couldn't lend 'em any-just had enough
Tor myself Second was they didn't have anv
Clothes"
an We had some captun. One
rainy day the Top hollers Turn out and hitch
up and tn train drives and hikes through
French mud hell knows how manv keelomats
TIL we hit stream in which we drives. Then
we wash wagons and bathe mules for hours
After that we drive back through tb' mud
again. Can y beat it? The Captun had an.
other stunt. Whenever we were hikn' anv
place an about t. pull into q town that Can
tun would send mounted non-coms ahead am
post one at the door of each saloon Perish
ing, you know, said we could have wine and
beer, but that didn't make any difference t.
that Captun. He thought he ranked Perish
ing. So we'd roll through town and never
get snorter. But when we got loose-oh
boyI"
The chair is appointing committee to see
that the buddies at the hospital have transpor-
tatlon and the proper equipment to attend the
next meeting. Suits of clothing and money
are volunteered by several who don't look as
if they could afford it.
"Time of tn drive" continues the intermit-
tent narrator, IL was feelin' like sumpthn' tn
cat brought in-burnin' up with fever, off M
feed | went around to tn doc and he gave
me the usual C. c. pills and marked me light
duty. | ask yuh, is it light duty manhandlin'
6-inch shells? had permission to ride, and
was in wagon all sprawled out on lot Of pis-
tol and Chauchat ammunition, which poked me
in th' ribs an tn CUTS. Every now an then I'd
get off and walk an run an catch up. was
kinda out Of m head We got down by those
cross roadsyou know-where Heine was
throwin' lot of them G. l. cans. got awful
tired so | just layed down on tn ground
Say, there was a doughboy in tn outfit, mule
skinner, a pretty good nluleskinner, too. That
boy could talk language what mules under
stood. He was pretty good friend of mine.
Guess he didn't sec me. He or somebody drove
his damn mules over my back. Holy jump
in -
A Legionnaire, more earnestly than elo-
quently, is indicating the stocky lad with an
arm i'll sling.
"It amt every post he declares, "that has
comrade who's goin' to have his arm off next
Tuesday,