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Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-10-27
THINK OF II,

g., ron" OF referring to the United
states as the most enlightened of M.
''omS' publiciStS and educators may
well pause to examine the fnctS ne
presented in statistics made public
oE the Secretary Of Labor in =,
| Spcech before the American in>t,r.
ance Union. In it he called ,tt.n-
tion to the fact that 25U. 900 Amrri-
can babies are Snatchcd bv d.,th
from their mothers breast even
before they have had time scarce ,o
open their unSccin: eyes upon ,h,.
world about them.
Halt Il million children. >o.rallrI
detective and dclinqucntS. are grow.
ing up almost totally neglected.
lhirty million American chit
drcn of school age. who even if they
can win to the opportunity for cdu.
cation, iacc in our schools Il false
learning. an education that will not
lit more than one in ten of them for
the places they must occupy i'm life.
approximately q million and q
half American boys and girls of
school age. are to-day thrown be-
meath the wheels Of the juggcrnaut
Of industry, pressed to labor before
their time, doomed to the dreary
drudgery of mine and mill and fac
tory by economic necessity. They
face hopeless. futures. Before them
stretches the treadmill of unremun-
erative- labor with its few years of
heartbreaking. soul tearing toll. and
at the cnd-the grave.
Here. if anywhere. we face "a real
danger to the republic. Here is a
menace greater than any that lies
in the blatant mountings of doctin-
aries and demagoeueS who preach
false political economic doctrines in
forum and market place. Not in the
SraSping gospel of the pcddlcr of
political nOStrumS in our peril. but
here. where citizens of the future
are broken. mentally morally and
physically on the tortilc wheel of
miSlcd industrial management is the
evil. which must be uprOted if Amer
ica is to prevail"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-10-27
SEYENIY-FlYE MILLION MEN.

Seyenty-iivc million men were
mobiliZcd throughout the world dur
ing the late war. according to Off
cial statistics published in Berlin.
Thirty million were under arms ut
the close of hoStiliticS.
Gcrnany'S total mobilization is
given as l3.230.O00 men. of whom
8,0O0.0U0 still were engaged at the
end Of the fighting. At the height of
its expansion at the beginning of the
Western offensive. March 81, 1913,
these figures state the German army
totallcd 100000 enlisted personnel
and 100000 officers on the Western
front besides 10000 enlisted men
and 5000 officers in recruiting de-
pots These fighters were distribut-
ed among 100 infantry divisions.
They were equipped with 32,21S
light and 27.l43 heavy machine guns
8,845 mine throwerS. 1852 field
rifles 1888 light howitzcr. 3,093
guns for heavy firing at high elcva-
tons, 1,747 guns for heavy fire at
low elevations and 1877 aerial guns.
Horses to the number Of 764,563
were mustered" into the military
service of the Fatherland.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-10-27
TREE PLANTING WEEK,

Plant a tree for every member
OF the family during Tree Planting
Week October q to November 2
is being urged by the Plant Another
Tree Association. Chamber of Com
mcrcc, and other civic clubs throu-
out the country are planning to OBJ
serve the week in the planting Of
Emory trees. Birthday trees and
many other obscrvanccs of public
characted. according to officials.
In additional. each family is urx-
Ell to observe the week BY plating
trees about the home. naming each
Tor some member of the family. and
IT possible, making the observance
a homecoming and reunion. The
week will be started with Arbor Day.
celebrations.
Thee planting should be INDUCED
in in West Virginia as past time.
as pleasure. as means OF cclc-
bration and as a business. Not to
rcplant trees in West Virgins, would
be Il calamity.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-10-27
MCFERRIN.. N..CREWS.

At the home Of the brides parents
MFR. and Mrs. A. Crews. of Odessa,
Missouri, Wednesday, October a,
1922 at ! O'Clock MIR. Leo Frances
McFcrrin and Miss Jeanne Crews
were united in marriage by Il very
impressive ceremony by Rev. A. r..
Wilkinson. of the Odessa Baptist
Church. Tibet bride was Gowncd in
tan crepe mctOr with brown facingS
and the groom wore the convention
al black. The house was taStcfully
decorated in ferns and autumn
flowers. Only the brides family and
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Mccoy were
present. Refreshments of fruit ice.
light and dark cake were served.
Mrs. McEcrrin is the oldest dauSh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Crews and is
of rare ability, possessing the quail
ties of a true homc-makcr. The
groom is the youngest son Of Mrs. Z.
G.. McFcrrin, of Williamsburg. West
Virginia and has made many friends
during his years stay in Missouri.
After q few days stay they left
for Kongsburs, California. to make
their home.
Their many friends wish for them
the best that life affords. \
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-10-27

KEEHEY TRIAL,

e.. Frank Kecncy who is under
indictment for treason as Il result Of
inc armed march Of miners into
logan county in August and Sep
tembcr 1921 is now on trial at Char
les Town. Jefferson county. Tn.
preliminary stages of the trial began
last Monday and several days were
taken up on motions Of the attorneys
tor the defense for another chance
OF venue. More than % aifidayits
nave been filed to support the mo
tion Tor change. Should the mo-
tion Tor II change of venue not be.
sustained it is stated that both sides
nave made preparations for the trial
anu that many witnesses have been
summoned fer the defense. r. E..
townsend. tile we'll known Charles
ton l.awycr is the leading attorney
ior the defense assisted by II. W.
houston and it is also stated that n.
". Glassow Jr. Of Philadelphia will
also assist in the defense,
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-10-27
CLEMEAcEAWS VISIT.

eOrSc Clencnceau, war premier
Fancc will visit principal cities
lhe East and middle west dur
Ehi> tour of the United States
pvcmber and December, accord
30 a schedule made public by
council Of foreign relations
kr whose auspices he is coming
lhls country. 49,.
Mc French statesman will sail
NovcInber II, armistice day, and
1pccted to reach New York Nov
H 18th. where he will be heard
Is first address. Tentative dates
k1"r speeches in Boston, Nov.
EShIraGo. Nov. %: Kansas City
u ~; New Orleans Nov. 3Oth
N" aShington, December 80. II
S>Iblr that his itinerary will
&9tlc visits to Atlant. Baltimore
lNl"ntrcal. Visits to the White
E. Mr Vernon. WaSi,'ington'S
q and to former President Will
nl> associate at the Paris peace
sr'nrc are on the calendar
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-10-27
FORD WANTS YlRGIHlAA.

Rumors have been in circulation
for several weeks in the coal field
of southern West Virginia that
Henry Ford has been carrying on
negotiations for the purchase of the
Wabash and the Virginian railroads.
The Virginian railroad is one Of the
large coal carrying railroads of
southern West Virginia. its line ex-
tending from Deepwatcr where it
connects with the Chesapeake and
Ohio to tidewatcr near Norfolk and
tapping the rich Winding Gulf field
and other smokclcSs fields to the
south. For several years there has
been more or less discussion as to
an extension Of the NirSinian down
the GuyandOtte river to Huntington.
If Ford should acquire the Nir-
Ginian it would be possible to con-
meet that road with the ID. +. and |
by making the extension and by
bridging the Ohio river ut Hunting
to. There has been no confirmation
Of the reported purchase.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-10-27
LYMAN ABBOTT DEAD.

DR.. Lyman Abbott editor in chief
of the Outlook. with which ne had
been associated nearly 40 years;
lawyer. author and successor to
Henry Ward Bcechcr as pastor of
Plymouth Church, Brooklyn. died
last Sunday. He would have been 81
next December. When the end came
his four sons and two daughters
were at thc bedside. DR.. Abbott suf-
fcred q severe attack Of bronchitis
at his country home in Cornwall on
the Hudson last summer from which
he never fully recovered.
DR.. Abbott for years has been one
Of the leading men of the nation and
he will be greatly missed.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-10-27
COURT RULING.

In the case of Dan F. Workman,
an indicted former member of the
Raleigh County Court for larceny in
appropriating county funds in the
form of commissions or appropria-
tionS to his own use. the Supreme
Court recently sustained the de-
cision of the Judges Of the Circuit
and Criminal Courts Of Raleigh coun
ty. This case has been in the Courts
Of Raleigh county for nearly two
years and is Of Statewide interest.
When Workman and one Of his
associates on the Raleigh County
Court were suspected Of MISUSE Of
funds of :hc County, they resigned
and have been fighting to keep ont
Of the pen ever since. Workman
now has two years i'm the pcnitcn-
tiary confronting him. Amos Slower
his associate i'm the miSappropria-
ton Of funds, has not been tried but
is under indictment and out on
5000 bond.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-10-27
ODD FELLOWS ELECT HEADS.

Election of Officers of the West
Virginia Odd Fellows Grand Lodge
recently at Parkcrsburg resulted in
). t.. Hicks. of Logan. being chosen
Grand Master to succeed THOMAS II.
Ncale, of Cameron. Other officers of
the Grand Lodge elected are: A. w.
Martin. Of Haywood, deputy grand
master; A. J. Wilkinson, of Hunting
ton grand secretary; George G..
Stout, of ParkcrSburg, grand treas
urcr; I. Fl. Neal, of Cameron, Grand
Representative: Rev. w. C.. Slroh-
meyer, of Becklcy, grand chaplain;
Fred Burnett. Shinnston, grand con-
ductor; Claude Garrison, Wheeling
grand marshall; I. Lee Bach, Ker-
NIT. grand guardian; Wheeler
Preece. Williamson, grand herald;
Judge w. II. O'Brien grand warden.
Miss Hendietta Wilson, of Park
ersburg, was elected president of the
State Rebekah assembly to succeed
Mrs. Martha Wilson, as pr s:dcnt of
the assembly; Delma Hill. of Char
lesion, elected vice-prcsidcnt; Lula
Hood, WilliamStown. warden: Ncva
Thorne Fairmont. secretary and
Grace Amos. Carlo. treasurer.
.MOrgantown was selected for next
years meeting place.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-10-27
GETS SIX YEARS..

y sentence of six years in the
pcnitentlary was imposed Tuesday
on George Barrett International Or
2aniZcr Of the United Mine Workers
in the Circuit Court of PocahontaS
county. Barrett was found guilty
last week when tried under indict-
ment charging conspiracy to remove
a machine gun not belonging to him
and the removal of the gun from the
railway station at Pax. The gun
was one in shipment to the Willis
Branch Coal Company for use in de-
fenSe Of the mining town of Willis
Branch, which was eventually "shot
off the map" in labor disturbances
in 1912. Barrett was sentenced by
Judge Summers S. Sharp. who pre-
sided at the trial.
This case had been removed from
Faycttc county to PocahontaS.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-10-27
GREEKS CALLED HOME.

The Greek consulate has instruct
ed all Greeks in Germany belonging
10 the military classes from 1917 to
1922, who hitherto have been cx-
empt from military service. to re-
port within six days in order that
they may proceed to Greece.
Men of the 1928 class have recciv-
ed similar Instructions.
Many Greeks it has been stated by
leaders of the Greek k-American col
ony Of West Virginia, would be sub
ject to the call of the colorS if the
action of the Greek Government. as
reported. proves correct.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-10-27
FRENCH IRON RESOURCES.

The iron resources of France
were estimated at $500, 100000 met
ric tons before the war or 300.6 900
900 tons less than Germany and .. =
O0O.OOO.O0O tons greater than Eng
land. The discovery of new basins
SiCc 1910 has brought the estimate Of
French deposits up to something be-
tween $500, 100000 and 1: 100000
mctrick tons. Owing to the re-
covcry Of the Lorraine basins, the
total iron resources Of France at
present (aSide from new mines dis
covercD are $500, 100000 metric
tons, and those Of Germany 270,-
100000 tons according to Ernest l..
Ives. American consul in Paris.
The eXploitable iron ore deposits Of
Algeria and Tunis are estimated at
from 100000. 900 to 150.000:ooo met
ric tons.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-10-27
AOREY SEEKING INVESTMENTS.

NicatlonS that large sums of
y! arc still seeking investment
s@cn last week in the announce
B mat new government 4 IA per
Pan had been more than three
8 oVerSubscribed and in the
z,'N with which most of the new
anSS totalling s95,35O,0OO were
up The previous weeks
~ was only Sal, 100000.
sS''Sr prices of bonds have de-
81 ABOUT 2 points in the last few
"a but they are still about six
q higher than at the beginning
Il year. Much Of The recent sell
III" "> been on the part Of. large
& '"onS and banks. Two reas-
y %I assigned for this, one need
~ I" meet the increasing de-
IN Tor commercial credits and
I'm ~ for switching from high
%"r industrial and short term
n ''n' liens to the newer,
ana more attractive govern
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SAD ACCIDENT.

Mrs. Betty Young. aged about 81
years. the wife OF ira Young Of Neola
this county. was accidentally killed
white hcr baby. Elevee. aged , years
was probably fatally injured: on
last Friday October 20. 1922. about
| 40 Il. m. when an automobile in
which she and baby were riding
was crashed into by q freight train
on railroad grade crossing near
her home al Nicola. Mrs. Iounr sur
vived ouly about 80 minutes after
the accident while cnroute to Mylcs
and Wyatt Hospital at White Sui
phur SprindsS. where her baby, Il
few minutes after its mothers
Geath. received medical and slrgi-
cal attention. The hospital officials
who attended baby who had rccciv-
4 badly crushed or fractured ankle,
state that the child is not injured
lnwardlN and recovery is expected
soon. The other occupants Of the
i'll fated ,machine, who so narrowly
and SO luckily escaped death. were
Miss Hazel Young, age IS, the eldest
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Young
(above Mrs. Young who was killed.
and Miss Gladys Fcrtig, the daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. n. G. Fcrtis.
Nicola. While Elmer Lynch, the
owner Of the wrecked machine,
was the chauffeur. and who in turn
came out of t,,r SmaShup without
receiving . fracture. Misses Young
and Fertis received only slight
bruises about the body.
Mrs. Young was thought to be a
member Of the VI. F.. Church, South.
AT least. the writer knows that She
was regular attendant Of that
Church. This community was hcr-
ribly shocked when it had heard
how Mrs. Young had so suddenly
come to her death through such "A
mortal occurrence as the one above.
Mrs. Young is survived by husband
two daughter Miss Hazel and
baby Etcvcr .!so. an aged mother.
Stcpfathcr and several brothers and
sisters. We can feel this great ir-
reparrablc loss that has occurred
in the home Of this god husband
and two beautiful little girls. and
we sincerely extend to them. as
! we'll as. the remainder Of Mrs.
loung's 9oycd ones. our profoundeSt
| and kccheSt sympathy in the sud
den bereavement of their hearts.
Funeral services were conducted
by Rev. l.. S. ShircS. NJ. L. Church..
South at Watts Chapel. about $40
O'Clock Saturday afternoon Oct 81 :.
1922. in the presence Of large
gathering Of sOrrowing relatives
and friends Of the dcccaSc'S family.
After the services the remains of
this loved wife. mother. daughter,
and sister were taken to the cemc-
terry nearby and there laid to rest
to await the coming of Thy Lord
Christ Jesus. :.
She was a good, tcnder-hcartcd.
woman. who had many friends who
now miss her presence. Fl.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-10-27
NUMBER l9
WEST VIRGINIA F0UR-H CLUB SHOW.

At the West Virgiia Four-H Club
Show at Charleston. October 9 to 13
with exhibits representing the 12,-
900 club boys and girls in this State
hitchtc. Monon9alia. Webster. Har-
riSon Lewis and UpShurc counties
ranked III the order given in the calf
club Judging contest. The teams
from these SIX counties carried three
members each. and from all six
teams. Dale Cunningham aud How.
ard HUH. Ritchic County. and
Spencer McBee and Samuel Wecse,
Monon9alia County. were selected as
the highest scoring boys to form a
team which will represent West Vir-
Sinia at the international Livestock
Show at Chicago.
Louis Munchmcycr. Wood county,
won the $500 State University
Scholarship p offered for the best all
round club member in the State.
Two scholarships of S100 each Of
Tered by the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad for the best work in coun-
ties along their lines went to Her
man Bower, Mineral County. and
Daisy Chapman, Webster County. A
S1OO scholarship Of the West Vir-
ginia Bankers Association went to
Freda Ward. Randolph County. The
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
scholarship prize of 500 for the
best work in counties on it's lines
went to Opic Allen. Summers County
Alto Anderson, Webster County, re-
ceived the 500 scholarship offered
by the Duroc-JcrScv Association.
The other major prizes in the var
iouS projects were likewise 800
scholarships as follows:
Margaret Bailey, Lewis County,
in the Beef Calf Project. Pearl Butch
er. Of Lewis County. in the Sheep
Project. Virginia Bcamcr, of Mon
roc County, in the Poultry Project.
Raymond IIalbcrt. Writ County, in
the Potato Project. Orc Stcmple, Of
Wood County the best Sewing Club
Work. Virginia Cook. Wood County,
the best Canning Work. The Pig
Project first prize of 500 was divid-
cd between Clarence Mays. PocahOn
taS County: Cecil Nichols. Jackson
County: Austin Ward. Randolph
County: and Leonard H. Snyder,
Berkeley Count.
The State Four-H Fair is the Off
clal State Exhibit for club work and
this year saw more than 40 counties
represented in group or individual
exhibits. AS many Of these exhibits
were the prize winners i'm their re-
Spectre county shows. the exhibits
were of unusually high class. In
order to develop the Fair properly,
kanawha County has given a per-
manent site for the Fair OH a new To-
cation not far from Charleston and
money is being raised by people Of
Charleston and vicinity to erect the
necessary permanent buildingss.
These buildings will be ready early
next year, and the new site will be
used for next years Fair.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-10-27
STANDARD OIL INCOME.

The Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey. merely one Of Mr..
Rockcfcllcr'S comfortable oil cor
porations, has just declared a stock
dividend of 400 per cent incrcaS-
ing its capital from &i10,O00;00O
to S625;0O0;O00. The vastncSs of
the Rockefeller income StaggcrS the
imagination-and yet he isn't sat
iSicd. If he were ne would have
dropped the price of gasoline "a
little bit.
The above is vast per cent Of
income. &C % times larger than
the legal rate Of interest in West
Virginia.
This increase Of stock by appro-
priatiOu Of dividends is solely for
the purpose Of evading the national
income tax.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-10-27
STATE MAS0NS TO MEET.

MaSons of many parts of West
Virginia will gather at Fairmont
November 18th to attend the meet
ing Of the Most Worshipful Grand
Lodge of A. +. and A. NJ. The meet
ing will continue through the week.
Fairmont hotels are already recciv-
ing reservations for visiting mem
bers. The Grand Chapter Of Royal
Arch MasonS Of West Virginia will
meet on the second day Tuesday,
NoycinbCr II.
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STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION.

The next annual meeting Of the
West Virginia Educ alton Association
will be held in the city Of Charles
ton. November 16. II, and tX 1929.
The program has been completed
and plans are we'll under way at
Charleston for the entertainment Of
this big annual meeting.
The Executive Committee has
been unusually fortunate to secure
able talent for this program. The
principal out-of-Statc speakers are
DR.. W. r. Owen, President of the Na
tional Education Association. Chica-
go. State superintendent of Schools
George s. Cnlvin. Of Kentucky: DR..
Fred w. Maroncy. Director of PhySi-
cal Education. Atlantic City: anu
Hon. William Mathcr Lewis. L. S.
Chamber Of Commerce. Washington
Among the State speakers who will
be on the program are the Governor
OF the State. f. +. Morgan; State Sup
erintcndcnt of Schools, Captain Geo.
NJ. Ford: State Tax Commissioner,
Walter S. Halianan. On the section
al programs there will be speakers
from the schools in almost all the
large towns and cities in the State.
The general theme is "Educational
Opportunities for ALL" around which
all discussions will center.
: All railroads, in West Virginia
have granted reduced rate for tick
cts at one and one-half fare for
round trip. These tickets may be
purchased OH the presentation of
identification certificates. that may
be had from County Superintendent
,cr Secretary Of the Association, w.
w. Trent. ElkinS. In addition to the
general program at Charleston. there
will be many school banquetS. din
ncrS and social hours.
The erollmcnt thus far in TIE Stale
Education Association for the wear
1929 is usually large. Reports
from various counties indicate that
the enrolment this year will be 100
= per cent in many cities and counties
, The indications are that the attend
ancc at Charleston will be unusually
large. The subject is attractive, tile.
speakers talented. and the meeting
place desirable. All expecting to at
tend will do we'll to enrol early. Sc
! cure certificates for reduced rail
road rates. and make reservation in
Charleston at once. Mr.. r. +. Cor
man. Charleston, will make reServa-
ton in hotels or private homes.