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Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-08
HOGS AND SNAKES.

Snakes are reported to be more
plentiful this year than ever before.
According - the Biological Survey
nd Forestry Service, the country lit
orally is being overrun with poison
, GUS reptiles. The reason given for
this is not the scarcity Of fart famed
antidoteS but the disappearance of
the "razorback pOrkcr" and the
building Of fences separating var
iouS plots of plowcd land and
estates. Time was. not SO long ago.
! the Department OF Agriculture an
, nounccd. when the life Of Il snake
even the deadly rattlcr, was Il short
one. The hog rciSncd supreme in
The forests. There were no fences,
and his range was Il wide one. Like
all hogs. but more particularly the
razor-back, his appetite was both
immense and queer. His favorite
dish was live RATHER. And in his
greed the territory over which he
ranged WAS cleared of this most
dangerous of American reptiles.
| For long time scientists marvel
cd at the ability of the hog to con-
4
lall catch weights open combat.
They couldn't figure what the rattler
did with his deadly fangs while the
hog made his attack. Experiments
were conducted and it was learned
that the hog made no effort to avoid
the snake or his bite. His heavy
hide and the thick coating of fat
just beneath has no circulation. The
snake struck, but it had no more ef-
feet than biting tree. The poison
did not enter the circulation of the
hog.
The came State Fence Laws. COM
pelling owners of property to keep
their swine from roaming at large.
The razor-back being after no fash
ion a thoroughbred, was barred,
and in Misplace came the lazy, stall
fed. corn fattcncd BerkShircs.
| At about this time field workers
for the two Government services
LEARNED snakes were beginning to
, increase in numbers. And within
the last year. il is announced, that
they have become so dangerous that
employecS have been equipped with
emergency kits, so frequently are
they at .cked by rattlerS. The kits
iconSiSt of a tiny lancet to open the
fang puncturcs and permit free
flow Of blood and quantity Of cs-
pecially prepared permanganatc Of
potassium.
The same condition which OBJ
tainS in the East in connection with
the increase in snakes also is true Of
the West and Southwest.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-08
LEGION INVESTIGATING.

Sensational exposure Of war and
postwar grating and profitccring is
to be made public in a series OF ar
ticlc, prepared for the American
Legion Weekly. the first Of which
vii Iappcar in its issue Of Scptcm-
bcr Sth. according to announcement
made by the American Legion. The
articles arc fruit for may weeks
spent by careful Investigators dig
ging into the officiol files at WASH
ington and gathering information in
various parts Of the country. with a
view Of demanding prosecution Of
guilty men who made millions dur
ing and since the war through GRIM
inal practices imposed on the gov
ernmcnt, and suits for recovery Of
their illgOt gain.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-08
REDUCTION OF WAR DEBT.

Comparatively few people realize
how rapidly we arc reducing our
war debt, which reached its peak on
August 31st, 1919-S26,59G,O0 ,O00, 900.
Before the borrowing for the World
War, the greatest debt the United
States Government had incurred
came in the course of the Civil
War, and it reached its record
heigh in August, 1862, 1881 ,5OO,-
900. Only three years ago, with the
national indebtedness more than II
times as much as the Civil War bor-
rowings, it would have seemed
scarcely credible that in the troub-
lous financial time of the postwar
period the nation would succeed in
Teducin gifts obligations at the rate
of more than $1,000, 100000 a year.
This, however, is just what has
been done, the debt standing on
July 1st last at S22,963 100000. At
this rate of reduction, it is obvious
that the debt will be entirely ex-
tinguished in twenty-threc years,
or in 1915. AS compared with this
Great Britain has, in the three years
since 1919, brought down her total
debt from its high figure of slightly
more than 8,000,00O,000 pounds to
100, 100000 pounds. Thus while
the United States Government was
effecting a reduction of 13 1-2 per
cent. in its debt, the British Govern
ment in the same three years reduc-
ed its obligations by only 10 per
cent. Our current efforts compare,
too, very favorably with the cXtinc-
tiOn 0 fthc Civil War debt. Three
years after its peak was reached.
the reduction amounted to only
1888. 100000. or 1-2 per cent.
against Our present rcduction-S3.-
633, 5000 or 13 10 per cent.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-08

WEST ViRGIRlA'S RECORD,

West Virginia made ON. of tb.
pest records made by any State i'm
me Union during the period Of tho
war. L. III. Crowder, provost mar
Snal-sencral, wrote Governor J. J..
,:ornwcll on June ), 1913, that We,l
Virginia had developed higher
percentage of fighting men than ;,nv
otate Ill the Union Between Is and
~ per cent of all men called pas,-
ru 'he rigid physical examination.
MS was the second highest record
In the country.
West Virginia furnished 55.77
men, being twenty-iifth in the list of
4" states. OF these 3il were killed
III action and Az died of wounds
and disease. There 2,377 of our
boys wounded in battle.
Our State was busy at home while
her boys were at the front. Our
great natural reSources-coaI. oil.
natural gas and gaSoline-werc
great factors in the success of the
war: While the man power was de
creased, production was increased.
This was largely brought about
by Governor Cornwcll's attitude to-
ward the idlers. Every able-bodicd
man was listed and compelled TO
work or fight. West Virginia pass
ed the first compulsory work law
ever passed in the United States.
Other States followed our example.
Under the efficient ledcrship of
ex-governor w. A. MacCorkle and
Robert l.. Archer, the people of
West Virginia bought Liberty Bonds
and War Savings Stamps to the
amount Of $20O,519,280.
Voluntary contributions to the
war activities of the Red Cross, y.
NJ C.. A.. Salvation Army, etc,
amounted TO $2,439,161. This did
not include thousands of hours
spent by women in the State making
surgical dressigs, sweaters and com
fort kits In the campaign funds for
the Red Cross in May. 1918, West
Virginia oversubscribcd her quota
by 202 per cent.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-08
DIGS HIS OWN GRAVE,

Harlow w. Willis, veteran water
pumper for the city Of Salem, has
just dug his own grave. He has al.
so dug grave for his wife. A trav-
cling man, who tried to sell him
some supplies, told the veteran
pumper that he would not be around
for quite a while. as he was going
on vacation. Then the man, who
has worked % years for the city
with only II days off duty, waved
his hand toward the hill at the
highest point in the Odd Fellows
cemetery and exclaimed:
"Ill take my vacation when I die,
up there on the pointw
Willis dug both graves, lined
them with cement and filled them
up with earth. When required il
will take only short time to re-
move the filling.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-08
SOUTHERN BAPTISTS,

With the sending out this season
OF fifty new missionaries by the
Foreign Mission Board of the South
crn Baptist Convention, 80 new
workers have been set to foreign
fields during the Is Million Cam
paign, or onc-half the goal that was
set in the number of workers to be
provided during that movement. il
is anticipated the remaining $50
will go out during the remainder of
the Campaign period that will ex-
pirc in December, 1924 The work
ers going out this season will enter
the fields of China, Japan, Africa,
Palestine, Brazil, Argentina, Uru--
quay, Chile and Mexico.
In asmuch as the largest mission
ary effort of the demonstration is
centered in the Orient, the larger
portion of the workers sailed from
Seattle September 2nd, for stations
in China and Japan. The missionar-
les for fields Of other continents sail
from New York on various lines and
some Of them will not depart until
September 30th.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-08
HARD COAL SETTLEMENT.

fhc antracitc operators on last
Friday in resolutions adopted by
o0licie. committee, accepted the
Iposals made by Senator Pepper
Reed of Pennsylvania, to re-
be the production OF coal in the
ID coal fields Of Pennsylvania. In
resolutions the operators agree
Extend the wage contract in force
fch 81, 1922. to August 81, 1928.
E proposal had previously been
eptcd in principle by the leaders
thc mine workers. This, as in
settlement in the soft coal fields,
fpts the same wages as were i'll
Sct March 81, 1922, when the
ike was called. In the soft coal
d the agreement entends to Mar.
l1923. In the hard coal field, as
pyc stated, to August 81, 1923. A
Ference Of six months as TO the
e of expiration of the contracts
'thc two fields.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-08
IMPORTANT TO DEMOCRATS.

Democratic men and women will
please note the call published this
week in the Independent, as we'll as
iii all the other Democratic news
papers of the State, by r. F. Dunlap,
State Chairman, and Mrs. J. r..
MOOrcland, Associate State Chair
man. for meeting of the Democrat
ic Executive Committee and tho
Democratic Associate Committee to
be held at the Chancellor Hotel in
ParkcrSburg on Saturday. Scptcm--
Der 9th. at | O'Clock This is an I'M
portant meeting and every one. vS-
pecially the candidates from Green
bricr county should attend. This is
Il real Democratic year anil year of
opportunity for the Dcmocrtic party
The people of the United States, as
they never did before, are demand
ing service. No party can long func-
tion in this country unless it does
render service. The money power
of this country in the campaign of
1920, got control of the Republican
party as it never had before. Mo-
ney was put up to fool the people
and they were fooled. 1t is now
found that a party in power bound
secretely to serve only a certain
class of people has no place in a
government as ours. Again we say
this is year of opportunity for the
Democrats. A year in which they
can go before the people with a
solemn pledge of service to man.
kind-all mankind. regardless of
work Or station. The fundamentals
of our Constitution recognizes no
classes or makes no distinctions. 1t
is therefore, 4 service to all, with
out fear or favor Of any. Democ-
racy knows nothing but Justice
Therefore, Democrats, awake to the
opportunity, not for selfish victory
to win in November, but go TO work
for a victory for service to all the
people of our country without class
distinction or favoritism of any kind
in mind. This should be our ideal
and Our goal-Victory for service:
Universal service
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-08
THARP SURRENDERS,

Ounce Tharp, wanted for the
murder of Sheriff Butler, of Allegh-
eny county, Virginia. surrendered to
Sheriff w. R. Woods, of Webster
County. Sunday night. He had been
in hiding in the Puzzle hole neigh
borhood, about six miles from Web
stcr Springs. since the middle Of
last week, when he escaped from
posse. Tharp was suffering from
severe wounds in his throat, inilict-
cd during the battle with the Vir-
Sinia officers, and sent Il note TO
Sheriff Woods that he would sur
render to any officer Of the law, on
condition that the reward of 50 .NG0
offered for his capture should be
given to his wife. Immediately on
receipt of the note, the sheriff set
out to the place designated and the
man was found at the home Of his
sister, Mrs. Dave Woods. He was
turned over to Virginia authorities.
Tharp is about 40 years old, mar
ried, and lived in Webster county
all his life until about one year ago,
when he went to Virginia, where it
is said, he was engaged in moon
shining.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-08
A RECORD,

Married the first time when "a
and the second time when 78 after
which the stork brought nine babies
to his home is the record of James
Henry Turner, Confederate veteran,
Ga years old, who is an inmate of the
soldiers home at Beauvoir, Miss. Mr..
Turner's second wife died two yers
ago.
IL never went to q picnic nor
dances nor parties, where there
were girls, and grew up to be Il
typical old bachelor" the veteran
said. "GirIS somehow failed to at
trct me even after was grown"
He Joined the Church II wears
ago when he was so.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-08
RESTRICTED IMMIGRATION.

Emigration from the United
States now appears to quite offset
immigration into this country. If
the 3 per cent limit upon immi-
grants is continued, the present de-
cadc may show but a small increase
in our p, IlatiOn.
In spite Of this, the increased de-
mand for food from consumers on
a higher standard of living, plus the
export demand if it is not throttled
by too high Il tariff, should 60 far to
insure Il profitable market during
the ensuing twelve months and
thereafter for all that our farms
produce.
Evidently there is to be no more
admittancc of foreigners by the
millions. Americans must breed
and rear their own help, their own
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-08
CHILD WELFARE COMMISSION.

The West Virginia Child Welfare
Commission met in Wheeling Tues
day in the Office of the Executive
Secretary, Miss IIcttic /. IIazlctt, to
prepare program for their fall work
and to consider the preparation Of
the recommendations which they
are to make to the coming session
of the Legislature. The Commission
has for the last ten months been
studying and considering the data
assembled relative to the laws which
are already on the statute books of
West Virginia, and comparing them
with the laws effective in other
States and the standards advocated
by authorities in this work. In
studying the laws of West Virginia
ii was very Illuminating to find that
West Virginia ranks very favorably
with the laws cffcCting children and
child welfare as compared with
other progressive States.
Mrs. l.. +. McClung, Of Rupert this
county, is a member Of this Com
mission.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-08
HISTORIC EVENT.

rn,. .,,ndatc made by the English
'.,nurnt. being in a measure a
e., VITA the Jewish leaders, that
], i,.w> be permitted to return to
.;, home land, has recently been
t,;G,J bv the Supreme Council Of
y League Of Nations. The ratiii-
sion look place on July the "a.
., The Jews consider this to be
4 Greatest document Of all his
t. They place it above the
fIna Charter. They claim that it
r. ,j.n TO the whole world of the
6rrolrhing end of this age. When
H. said: And they shall fall by
E ,dsr of the sword, and they
Eli re- led away captive into all
Stinn>: and Jerusalem shall be
oddcn down Of the GcntileS, until
4 fine, of the Gentilcs be fulfilled.
Sukr II :24 His words were lit
hIly fulfilled, and we find that the
w, have been scattered through
4 the world for centuries, without
home. and yet not losing their
Entity. The world war Of 1914
"a the capture Of Jerusalem by
neral Allcnby, an English Gener-
as a result of that war, marked a
lac in the worlds history of tre-
endous Importance. 1t meant the
athknell of the reign of the Cen
rs and the restoration of Israel
Rth the throne Of David. 1t also
ned the way for the return of the
ws to their homeland and the end
1.-The times of the Gcntiles. Gou'S
bck must tick for Israel once more
h We shall see some marvellous
EelopmentS in Palestine, both
Numerically and politically.
Hin any event it is the fulfilling Of
4ons-standing prophecy which is
ginning to take place in our day
d time. In common With all great
kntS in the world which when
ling place, the people of the
fiod did not realize what was
3nSpiring. Just so we to-day do
q take note of what is taking
Scc and we wonder why the con-
lions of the world. We to-day are
linz in the greatest age Of the
Fiji. In the passing of time many
Ar> may go by before the events
lhc past ten years and the inn
ljqir few years. bring forth their
itaSr; but amid the frOth and
os Of to-day a greater day and a
(acr age is being worked out.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-08
INJURY TO COTTON.

Boil wecvil, destroyer of potential
wealth in cotton, the bugaboo Of the
cotton grower, had a record year
and did itself proud in the fields Of
the south last year by preventing
production of 6,277,000 bales Of
cotton which, with seed that would
have been ginncd, was worth S610,-
3l1 900 based on farm prices of
December /, last Careful study Of
the damages estimated to cotton by
the boil wccvil has just been pre-
scntcd to the department Of agricul-
turc which shows that during the
13 years, 19G3-16, the Hypothetical
value Of the prevented production
Of cotton from al couscS totnllcd
&ti.i73,559,000.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-08
HEAVY FIRE AT LOGAN,

Fire early last Sunday destroyed
one large building in the town of
Logan and badly damaged several
others nearby, with total loss cs-
timated at approximately a million
dollars. The telephone exchange,
which was in the building where
The fire started was destroyed. The
heaviest losses besides that to the
telephone company were on the
White and Browning building. the
one destroyed. the Elk lodge. the
Logan Coal Operators Association
and three stores and a number Of
offices, all in that building. Rowlcy
+ White and Thomas Z. Browning,
owners Of the building, set the loss
on it at 100000 while the Chcsa-
peake and Potomac Telephone Co.,
expected its loss would be about
100000. The cause Of the fire is un-
known.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-08
SHERlEES TO KEET,

The shcrins of West Virginia Will
hold convention in Charleston
some time in October, it has been
announced by Sheriff William j.
Hatfield Of Mcdowell, President of
the Shcriir'S Association Of this
State. This gathering, planned at
the suggestion of Walter Hallanan,
State Tax Commissioner, was to
have been held the middle of Sep
lcmbcr, but has been postponed be-
cause of the unusual labor Condi-
tons. The primary object of the
convention is to get all the county
executives together and study the
needs Of the State along the lines
of law enforcement and the other
duties of the sheriff. A stand against
radicalism of all sorts will prob
ably be taken at that time.
A number Of prominent men in
the states business and public life
will be o the program for addresses.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-08
CONFERENCE AT FAiRMONT,

The annual Western Virginia
Conference Of the Methodist EpiSco-
pal Church, South is in session in
the new BIlingslcy Memorial
Church of the denomination, mag
niliccnt structure, just completed at
FairmOnt, w. Va, The conference
opened on Sept. 9th and will be in
session six days. Bishop u. V. w.
Darling, of Huntington will preside.
This includes all the territory of
the NJ E. Church, South, in West
Virginia, except small portion in
cludcd in the Baltimore Conference
and the extreme southern part of
the State which is in HoulStcinc
Conference. 1t, also, includes cast
ern Kentucky.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-08
The WILD LIFE LEAGUE,

1t is lamentable but true that the
hunting frontiers of this country
are nearly gone. Very few section,
remain of which it can be said mo
man has set foot there" Slaughter
and nSportsmanlike methods are
rapidly driving much of our remain
ing game to the wall. Only united
effort can save what is left of our
wilderness and its dcnizcn>. Only
Il lew more generations and at the
present rate of destruction, our van
iShlnS hunting grounds. fishing.
streams MI forests viii be gone for
cHcr-unlrSS something Is done.
Today every descent citizen is
IN elect Il game warden. Infrac-
lions OF the game laws have been re-
duccd to SO low minimum i'm this
State that ii is no exaggcration to
say that wOuld-bc Offenders are no
| longer afraid of the local game
wardens but rather of their own
| neighbors.
For example, the State of Ohio
contains one hundred and forty as
sociations Of Sportsmen organized
to stimulate the protection Of game
and to promote its increase. Among
these organizations it is noteworthy
that all of them outside of the large
cities are composed entirely or
chiefly OF farmers. The total men,
bership of these game protective as
Sociations in Ohio is 100000.
The smaller, but more glorious
State of West Virginia, is at the be-
ginning of a similar miracle through
the creation Of the Wild Life League
Every citizen with so much as a
spark of interest in the conserva-
ton of the forests, fish. game and
other natural resources of this COM
monwcalth should join this organi-
Zation and enthusiastically support
its work.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-08
NUMBER IL
BUSINESS BOY.

An unusual example Of thrift and
industry is shown by the example
OF Norville Frashcr, thirteen year
old boy who saved his pennies,
nlckels and dimes instead of vast
ing them on candy and other con-
fections. Norvile is the son of Dr..
and Mrs. Allen Frashcr, who moved
from Fort Gay, to Huntington year
or SO ago.
After few years Of saving PEN
nics. Norvillc discovered that he
had accumulated enough to start Il
small business of his own. He has
erected small grocery store and
soft drink stand located near Ninth
Street and Washington avenue i'm
West Huntington, near the boys
home.
The little store was paid for and
Is being run with the money saved
by young NOrvillc. The business ad-
venture is proving success as a re-
suit of the boys close attention to
his business. Another interesting
fact is that one-tenth of NorviI1e's
profits are set aside as tithing fund
which he contributes to religious
work.
Norville is in the seventh grade
at school and is especially adept in
small business affairs which have
been entrusted to him. At the age
of 13 he is well on the road toward
success. The ability to save is
what money is what young Frasher
regards as one of the chief rcquisit-
es of successful start in a business
career.-Wdyne NelUs.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-09-08
EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN.

There is now being conducted by
the Presbyterians of West Virginia
a campaign for funds for Christian
Education. The goal is set at ST.
lOO,OOO.O0 to be divided among q
number of needy schools.
S3OO,0O0.O0 of this goes to The
Lewisburg Seminary and 100000.
to DaviS-Stuart School.
In a very short time you will be
called on by the solicitors to invest
something in educating the young
people of West Virginia. The Bible
is the text book in all the schools
helped. The success of the efforts
depends upon every citizen Of
Grecnbricr county. Give them a fair
hearing. The following are the
Grccnbricr Committee OF the West
Virginia Presbyterian Educational
Campaign to raise One Million, One
Hundred Thousand Dollars:
Geo. =. Anderson. + II Anschutz,
Jno. | Armstrong. S e. Beard. Rev.
ID \ Bcery, L !. Bell. Mason Bell, r.
VI. Bell, VI e. BRAKEMAN. w r Bur
dcltc, + IL Campbell, II W Comstock
Geo y Davis. Rev W II DuboSc, J J
EChOlS. Paul lIo9Sctt, \ VI Hubbard,
II + Hunter, JnO Il Lain9, J S Nc
WhOrter, IL B Moore. W l. Nelson,
5 p Preston, S l. Price. Samuel
Price, w + Richardson. II X Robin
son, + w Sydcnsticker. r + l. Wood