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The Washington times., 1923-04-23
PRAISES
POWER Of
MUSIC
Secretary of Labor Opens Ses-
sion of American Guild
Here in Convention.

II am looking forward to the day
when America. a mighty host 100.-
100000 strong, will face the world
with a song on it's lips and a vast
chorus, sweeping from the Atlantic
to the Pacific, will weld the Nation
into one great force for world good
and happiness and peace"
This hope was expressed by Sec
rotary Davis of the Department of
Labor at the opening session today
of the American Guild of Banjoists,
Mandolinists and Guitarists conven-
ton, at the Hotel Raleigh.
Secretary Davis said he would like
to see at least one musical instru-
ment In every home, and music
taught to every one.
1--WE, in America, could take no
single step that would advance our
Nation along the road to happiness
further than the establishment Of II
national means OF exercising the
power Of music" Mr.. Davis contin-
ued.
at can vision an America, united
in it's songs Of home, community and
country, knit by that emotion which
music alone can stir, leading the
world to greater heights Of peace,
prosperity and happiness.
Music makes for better citizen
ship. It will drive out envy and
hate, which do so much to poison
the welI-springs Of our life. When
ever people gather together I would
have music, for it brings happiness
and contentment"
Tonight at o'clock the Nordica
Mandolin and Guitar Orchestra, un-
der the direction of Walter T.. Holt,
president of the association, and a
Washington music teacher, will give
a concert in the Raleigh ballroom.
The Washington times., 1923-04-23
WILL DRIVE CAR AT 80
OR DESERT NEW JERSEY

NEW YORK. April BACKWARD
E. Tompkins., Of Orange, N. j., lie
Disguised. c. M. Dill, State motor
vehicle commissioner, informed him
that his drivers license probably
would not be renewed because of
his age. Tompkins protested that
he was only eighty years old and
threatened to move away and leave
New Jersey flat, but Commissioner
Dill was obdurate.
1T have been driving an auto.
mobile for twenty years and never
had an accident" said Tompkins
II am just as capable Of driving a
car as was twenty years ago."
The Washington times., 1923-04-23
SOCIETY DIVORCE HINT
Is REVIVED BY WILL

NEW YORK. April 23.-Reports
that the late Mrs. Edith Odds Ged-
ney. of East Orange, prominent
New Jersey society woman, had Sc
cured a divorce from her husband,
Jerome d. Gedney, a New York
attorney, a year prior to her death,
were given new life when Mrs. Ged.
ney's will was admitted for probate
in surrogate's court at Newark. A
The Washington times., 1923-04-23

nota in the win left by Mrs. Gedney,
who died several weeks ago, stated
that the deceased had mo nus
band.''
Gedney left East Orange q year
ago. and 1t was rumored at the
time that his wife had procured q
divorce soon afterward, but the re-
ports have never been verified.
No indication OF the value of the
estate left by Mrs. Gedney was
given ins the will. The estate is to
be divided equally among six chill.
dren.
The Washington times., 1923-04-23
SEES CAR CHASING HIM,
FINDS HE'S PULLING II

DETROIT, April 2s.-When Harry
wilson, motorist, looked back he
saw q car close upon him. After
q while he looked back again ana
saw the car asestill as close as ever
and. what was more surprising. it
was drtverless.
He Investigated and found his rear
bumper had hooked to the front
bumper of the other Car when he
left his parking place.
The Washington times., 1923-04-23
MAN 'RooMED" IN AUTO;
DIES or MoNOMDE GAS

DULUTH, Mimi. April 2s.-That
the domestic troubles which caused
Alphonse. Plisson, twenty-five. to
sleep in an auto in his. garage,
where he was found asphyxlated
from carbon monoxide gas, resulted
from differences with his mother
and stepfather was the statement
OF police.
It was said that the young man
had slept in the car in the rear
Of his home for three months.
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$3.50 Fine Scotch Plaid
RIankefs

$3.50 Fine Scotch Plaid
Blankets
Made all of fine virgin wool, with
unusually attractive Scotch plaids in
bright colors; of long-wearing quail
ity. Bound with 4 inch Saline bind
ing: Size 7Oxso inches. S14. 85
$1,000 Single Bed Size
.All-White Wool Blankets
Of sanitary, sterilized wool; cream
white ground, with striped borders
in pink or blue. Size 60xS0 inches
August sale price, &7 OF
PAIR ...... wv
Another Lot of Sample
Blankets
These would regularly sell for
$3.50 but for being slightly soiled or
with the whipped edge thread raveled
out slightly here and there. We
secured these at decisive concessions
in price. Cotton, single cut style,
with stitched edge. Heavy, soft
finish, suggesting wooliness. Size
66xSO inches. August @ TX
sale price, each. ...... VoseC
Finest Wool Blankets
Each Bored Separately
$500 ALL-WOOL BLANKETS
French shades and all-white; satin
bound. 72X84 inches CC0 Tn
August sale price, pair VAO.OV'
$4,000 ATWOOD BLANKETS
Solid pink or blue, also white; at
tractively bound. Size, 72xS4 inches.
a august sale price, $24.5O
$500 ATWOOD BLANKETS
In rose and in blre, with attrac-
tive borders. Size 72x84 inches.
August sale price, COT or
pair ............... va sOS
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cad the Liberal Terms at the Left
$11.OO Fine Wool Blankets

$11.00 Fine Wool Blankets
Atwood, in neat 4-inch block
plaid design. Shades are blue,
pink, tan and grey. Stitched edge
August sale price, Go TX
pair ........ ~O'
$3.50 Beautiful Wool Blankets.
made entirely of virgin wool, free
from shoddy. Solid shades of grey
of white, with pretty borders of pink
or blue stripes. Sizes, 66x80 inches,
August sale price, co OF
pair ............... ~SsOO
$3.50 All-Wool Plaid Blankets
In big 8-inch block plaid effect in soft
colors; also in plain white or grey
with neat striped borders. High
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5 pounds. Finished with inch
Saline binding. Size 70x80 inches.
August sale price, elk. TX
pair .............. " / sSo
$11 Al-Wool Twin Bed Blankets
of fine wool, most durable quality.
Neat a inch plaids of tan, pink or
blue. Overcast stitched edge. Just
the right size, 60x80 inches, for
single or twin beds. 90 TX
August sale price, pair. VOs
s11.0O All-Wool Blankets for
Childs Bed-Of fine, soft, pure
wool, in a pretty one-inch plaid eff
feet. Colors, blue and pink. Size
4sx72 inches. August 90 In
sale price, pair. wow
$3.50 Chatham Wool and Cotton
Blankets, in pretty 4-inch block
pIaids of blue, rose, canary and
grey. Whipped edge. Size Cox
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$5.85 Sample Blankets

with neat striped borders. Affection, but
the finish is of woolly appearance. Finish
ed with whipped edge. Size O. 7E
66xS0 inches. August sale price ID. -
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-04-13
PUT ANTIQUARIANS IN FURRY
Historic Old English Building, Long
Hidden Under "lmprovementsf
Recently Brought TO Light.

Lost for centuries, building Of his
sorfc and civic importance was dis
covered at Hereford, England, owing
10 the collapse Of a modern chimney
In the Booth Hall hotel during repairs.
The building Is an ancient, timber
built structure known as the Booth
Hall According to local antiquarians
license was granted In 1884 for the
purchase Of the site for a municipal
building, and 1t was afterward used as
a house Of detention for freemen and
bankrupts. When the chimney col
lapsed parts of the roof and the CELL
ings Of upper bedrooms were brought
down, and some fine oak beams and
rafters were exposed Closer exami-
nation showed the portions Of carved
and nodded work. A member OF the
Hereford Woolhope club, local soci-
ETY. whose chief interest Is the preser-
walton Of ancient work Of the county.
persuaded the owners to restore the
building, and after the partitions and
ceilings Of the old attic bedrooms had
been removed three handsome ham
mer-beAm principals and two tiebeam
principals were discovered, the ham.
mer-beams having carved brackets
with dgureheads, and the tie-beam
principals with paneled king posts
contained beautiful tracery panels.
Cusped wind-braces between the pEin~
cipals decorate and Strengthen h
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-04-13
THE ROMANCE OF WORDS
PORCELAIN"

THE strange beliefs which sur
round substances of IN
known or misunderstood origin
have been responsible for a num-
Der of words now used in every
day language, but probably none
of these is as unusual as ''porce-
lain"
When this material was first
introduced into Europe in the
Sixteenth century there were
many rumors concerning its orr
gin. The very fact. that it was
imported from the Orient cast Il
glamour about it, a romance o.
the East, an almost legendary
account of its formation. Fragile
and beautiful, it was supposed
by some to have been made from
the rarest of minerals. tinted
with the colors of the sunset and
nodded with the aid of magic
arts. But the story which seems
to have gained the greatest ere
dence is that the substance was
buried underground for a hun
dred years in order to impart the
peculiar translucent and deli
cate beauty which is the mark of
the true porcelain.
1t was for this reason that the
French applied to it the phrase
pour cent ancestor a hun
dred years-later combined in
the single word porcelain"
which was imported intact
across the channel and finally.
stripped of its Gallo pronuncia-
ton. found its way into accepted
English.
20 by the Wheeler Syndicate. Incl
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-04-13
BEFORE MATCHES WERE MADE
Primitive Peoples Had Ingenious
Means of Making Fires That An
swered the Same Purpose.

Two methods Of making fire were in
use among the aborigines of North
America at the time of the discovery.
The first method consisted Of striking
spark from flint and pyrites-a hard
ore containing usually considerable
iron. This method was practiced by
the Eskimos and by the Athapasca
and Algonquin tribes ranging across
the continent from the Pacific coast
to Newfoundland and down the Allan
tic coast
The most valued and most effectual
method Of making fire known to tbs
Indians was that of the reciprocating
motion of wood on wood and igniting
the ground Off particles through heat
generated by friction. The simplest
method was to whirl rapidly backward
and forward a wooden rod or drill
The drill turned In a lower piece Of
wood which may be called the hearth
The drill was worked near the border
Of the hearth, cutting socket. From
the socket a narrow canal was cut In
the edge Of the hearth, the function
of the canal being to collect the pow.
dered wood ground OF by the friction
Of the drill. as within this wood meal
the heat rose to the ignition point
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-04-13
Practical Questions

| Again this question arises If ver-
tebral displacementS are the cause of
disease, why can all diseases not be
cured by adjusting the spine ? Two
reasons may be given to explain why
chiropractic is not a "cure-all'. In
. the first place, not all diseases are
caused by displacements of vertebrae.
The nervous system may be impair
ed in other ways-by loss OF sleep
| overwork, worry, excessive use of to-
bacco and alcoholic beverages, lack of
recreation, and in many other ways.
Chiropractic applies only to such dis
orders Jas result from displacements in
the spine. In the second place, some dis
easeSeS that are caused iSplacedments
in the spine are not amenable to chiro-
practic because certain changes that
can not be corrected take place within
the body. For example a displaced
vertebra may cause pressure upon the
nerves that control the activity of the
liver. This nerve pressure may cause
chronic, inflammation of the organ,
which ultimately may result in cirrhosis
of the liver (hobnailed liver. In this
disease the liver becomes hardened
because of the formation of fibrous
tissue, and when fibrous tissue is once
formed within the body it can not be
destroyed by any amount of adjusting
the spine. Therefore cirrhosis of the
liver is chiropractically speaking, in
durable. The chiropractor' knowledge
of pathology enables him to tell what
changes have taken place during the
course of disease, and this knowl-
edge helps him to decide whether
chiropractic would be effective in any
given case.
And now we have come to the end
of our series of little essays on chiro-
practic 1t is hoped that the presen-
tation of this subject has been instruc-
tive. If it has made clear just what
chiropractic is and what it is not, it has
accomplished its purpose.
w. S. LINEWEAVER
Chiropractor
145 s. Main ST. Woodstock, Va.
HOURS 2 pm. to D. M Monday,
Wednesday and Friday.
Ebersole Apartments, Strasburg, Va.
Hours to II a. m. daily, and l to 81
p. m. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-04-13
Chiropractic--Some

Our little talks on chiropractic have
dou btless given rise to some very
practical questions. 1t is fitting that
some of these questions now be an
swered. This article the last of the
series-will attempt to answer three
important questions which naturally
grow out of discussion of chiroprac-
tic science and art.
First, there is question as to the
age of patients. Does chiropractic ap-
ply to infants and persons of advanced
age? In answer to this question let it
be said that chiropractic is based on
laws of life and these laws operate in
infants and the aged as certainly as in
individuals of middle age. Chiroprac-
tic has been applied to patients rang
ing in age from two or three months
to seventy years or more. The be-
lief that spinal adjustments might be-
injurious to infants is without reason
able foundation. The writer has OBJ
served the application of chiropractic
to many infants and children and does
not know of one instance where any
timely application of chiropractic has
SdFCu many UdDlCS IiOIli luc pGlllS Vi
Marasmus, malnutrition, ricketts,, and
other diseases of infancy. Of all pa
tients young children respond most
readily to spinal adjustments, while
aged persons respond most slowly.
Then there is question as to what
diseases or what types of disease re-
spond to chiropra ctic. This question
is not easy to answer. 1t is impossible
to name here all the ills that are amen
able to chiropractic. Nor is it easy to
say what types of disease respond.
Some of the disorders that respond
well to spinal adjustments are goiter,
influenza, kidney disease, high blood
pressure, bronchial asthma. nervous
Indigestion, lumbago, loss of appetite,
neuralgia, constipation, headaches,
and certain diseases peculiar to wo-
men. This list is, of course, far from
being complete, but it is given here to
show that diseases of many different
types respond to chiropractic A COM
oetent chiropractor should be con-
suited if information is wanted in re-
gard to the durability of any particular
disease.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-04-13
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

METHODIST EPISCOPAL SOUTH
Sunday school 9:45 m, Preach
ing at IL d. M, and 500 M each
sunday. Prayer meeting Wedre. day
night at 500 D. M
L. s. RUDASILL, Pastor
PRESBYTERIAN.
Preaching each Sunday at IL 100 a.
m. and 500 D. NJ
Sunday School every Sunday morn
ing at 1000 O'Clock, MIR. Joseph b.
Glover, Snpt.
Prayer meeting Wednesday 500 p
IN. The public is cordially invited to
all the services.
A. O PRICE, Minister.
CHRISTIAN.
Second and Fifth Sundays of eech
month at IL d. IN. and 500 p m.
REV. j. d HAMAKER
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Woodstock LIST and 3rd Sundays
at IL a. m. 2nd and 4th Sundays at
p. m.
Mt Jacksoa-1st and Bid Sundays
dt Q y. III Emu fln SuDudyS nt IL d III
Middletown-1s and Sd SUNDAYS
at $3.50 p N
The public are cordially invited to
all services.
Rev. F. A. BROWN, Rector.
LUTHERAN CHAPGE.
Preaching at Lebanon Church-2nd
and 4th Sunday of month at IL q. m.
AT Mt. Zionist Sunday at II a. m.
3rd Sunday p. m.
At st. Luke-1st Sunday at 7 p. m.
3rd Sunday at IL a. N.
REV. L. W. GROSS, Pastor.
ST. LUKE.
Rev. P. W. Wisman will preach at
st. Luke. the first Sunday in every
mouth at l. m.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-04-13
YOUR@z.- ;. s...7.-.
uAMn II Characteristic
! A<AAND and Tendencies - the
Capabilities or Weak
fnesses That Make for Success or
Failure as Shown in Your Palm
A BUSINESS PERSONS HAND
vX7OULD you succeed in business?
Wv StI1dv vOur hand carpfI1IIv and

X7OULD you succeed in business?
w Study your hand carefully, and
note whether the palm, the fingers, the
mounts, the lines, ETC., bear the indi-
cations which have been found,
through study, to mark the hand of
the successful man or woman of busi-
ness.
In the first place, the hand should
be Of good size, and inclined toward
squareness, as indicating practically of
mind. Next, the consistency of the
hand should be firm, as showing en-
ergy.
The top phalanX or division Of the
thumb should be large and we'll
shaped. for this indicates good will
power, which is so necessary if one is
to win success in the world of affairs
Reason and logic. also necessary quail
tiles in business, show themselves in a
well-shaped second phalanx Of the
thumb. Then turn to the finger of
Apollo the third or ring finger, and
note whether the middle phalanx is
long and well-shaped If so, 1t indi-
Gates love of work, which leads, of
course, to success.
20 by the Wheeler Syndicate. Inc)
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-04-13
Arcadia Salad.

Mix one cupful of diced grapefruit
with one and one-half cupfuls of diced
celery, one cupful of diced pineapple,
one cupful of diced avocado and one
cupful of seedless raisins soaked in
one-half cupful of cider or orange juice
for several hours; add one cupful of
diced orange just at the last. Line
salad bowl with lettuce, cover with
mayonnaise, after heaping the salad
in the center. Garnish with red and
green peppers and ripe olives.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-04-13
THE THRICE-A-WEEk EDITION
OF THE NEW YORK WORLD
IN 1923 and 1924

Practically Daily at the Price of a
Weekly. No other Newspaper in the
world gives so much at SO low a price.
The wide, wide world has become so
narrowed by science that news from all
around the globe is printed in the cur
rent New York World, together with
the views of nation builders, master
men and leading women everywhere
a nd particularly in the United States
No other newspaper is better equipped
to give the news of the world at the
time it is news than The New York
World.
The Thrice Week edition of The
World is the greatest example of COM
prehensive journalism in America. II
will keep you as thoroughly informed
as daily, which would cost five or
six times as much. 1t is unique
newspaper, published three times a
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lar subscription price and it pays for
1856 newspapers.
We offer this unequalled newspaper
and Shenandoah HERALD together for
one year for s1.75.
The regular subscription price of the
two papers is $500.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-04-13
NA. N~4~e
Known by Their Hats

All the various tribes of Persia are
to be distinguished and recognized by
their headgear So, at the capital,
TeheIan, there is to be seen greater
assortment of hats and headgear than
In any other place in the world. Some
are picturesque. some are ludicrous,
The Kurds, of which there are 6O0,o00
in the country, wear hat which
looks like an inverted coffee pot,
black. bound round with gay-colored
handkerchiefs. That of another tribe
is of white felt, resembling in shape
Il preserving kettle. Hats are ex-
clusively the privilege of men. Women
do not wear headcovering.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-04-13
A Serious Matter.

Il suppose" said the cross-examin-
ing lawyer, in his snappiest manner.
that you remember the date of your
Iirth."
Certainly" said the witness with a
bored air. Every man remembers his
birthday"
"a newly born infant has no mem
ory. Now, sir, how do you know that
It wasn't day sooner or day later
or week, or a month, or year than
the date you have in mind?"
"Why-er-ahem-T been told"
Exactly. You've been told, but you
don't know. Step down. Gentlemen OF
the jury, this is the kind Of witness
who has testified against the unimr
peachable character Of my CLIENT
Birmingham Age-Herald.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-04-13
CROPS FOR SPRING PLANTING
Rhubarb and Asparagus Do Better If
Planted Early in Season
Rich Soil Needed.

Rhubarb and asparagus may be
planted in the fall, but most gardeners
prefer spring planting in the North.
Fall planting will give good results in
the South where the roots are not in
jured by frost. Both these plants
thrive best in very rich sandy loan,
but will give good results in any soil
that is not wet and is we'll filed with
humus. Rhubarb roots containing one
or two eyes are set about three inches
deep in rows four feet apart and from
two to four feet apart in the row, de-
pending on the richness of the soil and
variety. Pinnaeus and Victoria are
popular varieties. Give frequent shall
low cultivation during the growing sea-
son. Remove seed stalks when. they
appear. Asparagus needs much the
same treatment.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-04-13
Woodstock
Marble Works
WOODSTOCK, VA
Monuments, Tombs and all kinds OF
Cemetery Work
Lowest prices In the Valley. Give
u,a call. E. U. SNYDER.

e,s yo=r money Ia the percen
Certificates of the Shenandoah Valley
Loan 81 Trust Co, Woodstock. Va
Security unquestioned. Inserest pay
able semi annually, and Certificate
redeemable any time after six months
on short notice.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-04-13
Grateful Son.

MY boy" said the millionaire lee
turing his son on the Importance OF
economy. when was your age |
carried water for gang of brick
layers
Tin proud of you. father" an.
swered his offspring; IF 1t hadn't
been for your pluck and perseverance
might have had to do something u
that sort myself. Irish World
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-04-13
aPIayfuin lndeedl

In his book. Flashlights From the
Seven Seas" the Rev. William 1.
Stidger, of Detroit says the Battaks
of Sumatra have what he refers to
facetiously as playful custom OF
getting rid of their old men. When
man gets so old that they think it is
about time for him to tell his last tale
they put him up a eoconut tree. Then
all the young bucks Of the village get
together and try to shake him down.
Ii he Is too feeble to hold on, and
comes down, that Is sign Of Heaven
that his days are through, and
proceed to cook and eat him.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-04-13

Put your savings in the Saving
Department OF The Shenandoah Val
ley Loan and Trust Co.. Woodstock
Va, at 3.per cent compound interests
Amounts of 81. 90 and upwards receiv-
ed. The only savings institution In
the county for the accumui alton OF the
small savings OF laboring men, wo
men, and children.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-04-13
SOY BEAN GROWN WITH CORN
Becoming Very Popular Crop in Corn
Belt as It Is Adapted to Wide
Range of Soils.

The soy bean can be grown success
fully with corn and is becoming very
popular crop in the Corn Belt. as Il
can be hogged down and helps to BAL
ance the ration of corn. It can be
grown on a wide range Of soils. but
incubation Is necessary when it Is
grown for the first time, says the
United States Department Of Agricul-
ture. The hay from this crop contains
high percentage Of protein and is
palatable. This plant adds a great
deal to the value of silage when 1t Ia
grewn with silage corn.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-04-13
EIinhf of Birds

Certain species of hawks have a
speed of 200 feet second, or about
1856 miles an hour, says the biological
survey of the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture. This might be
a suitable rate for a racing airplane.
The canvasback duck can fly from 100
to 160 feet second, but its usual rate
Of 60 to 20 miles an hour would be
pretty fast to be enjoyable In plane
making a pleasure trip