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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-12-25
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

Somewhere east of Suez, a Hindu
theosophist, claiming to possess the
virtues of Him whose coming, near
two thousand years ago. diverted a
Star from its course in the Heavens
and made manger the central point
in a worlds history. is telling an ex-
pectant world that this will be the
last of earth's Christmastides.
The deluded will give credence to
the Oriental prophecy, and there will
be that recurrence of the many
preparations made for the war of
elements and the wreck of worlds, +"
which at intervals have dotted our
history.
Certainly, no sane man or woman,
believes that the Creators plan for
closing the affairs of universe
would be unfolded in advance to a
self appointed theoehristic Hindu
The philosophy which assumes to at
tain intercourse with God and have
superhuman knowledge of His plans
and purposes is at once ridiculous
and repulsive to the many millions
who are fundamentalists to the ex
tent of believing the preachment Of
the Man of Gallilee, who said
Watch, therefore, for you know
neither the day nor the hour where
in the Son of Man cometh.'
But just suppose the theosophi'
teacher is right.
Suppose as he says, that thu
Christmas just dawning will be th'
last for mankind.
What would you do about it?
Would you pause long enough il
the paltry things woven into the
warp and wool of life to go out o.
your way to make some soul hap
pier?
Would you stop to think, while
spending your gold to win the gooC
will of another. that barefoot BIO!
or girl across the way were sui
fering with malnutrition while you
to make a show, wasted your money
as a sycophant, or in some foolish
way?
Would you store up your hatred'
and dislikes and develop your spleel
instead of your spirituality if THU
were the last Christmas?
Would you elothe the naked Of
buy perfume, feed the hungry or in
vest in vanity cases, minister unto
the sick and needy or buy bauble'
This is the Christmas season. L
our theosophic friend is right wha
would you. "a protesting Christian
do?
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-12-25
READ BYRD'S MESSAGE

Anticipating his advent as Vir-
ginia's next governor, Senator Harry
F. Byrd has given the citizens of
the Commonwealth clear, concise
and cogent statement of his views.
The message is one worthy of
study. There is no assumption with
out a reason and nothing to indicate
that the Governor-elect is not har-
monizing his prediction promises
with his post-election recommends
tions
The press of the State, inSsome
sections, at one time hostile, is edit
ORALLY commencing the attitude of
the Winchester leader, and certainly
the lack of egoism and the plain
statement of facts merits this COM
mendation
Senator Byrd better expresses con-
ditions vital to taxpayers than can
be editorially expressed, and we
suggest that Virginians read his mes
sage without prejudice and with
open minds.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-12-25
DISCIPLES HAVE BANQUET

Laymen and ministers of the Dis
ciple Churches of the Valley Dis
trict had joint luncheon at Hotel
Woodstock on Monday and organic
ed a ministerial association of the
churches in this district.
Twelve ministers and many promi-
nent layment attended and the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Rev. H.
c. Mayhem, Woodstock, president;
Rev. w. L. Dudley, Winchester,
vice president; Rev Arthur Wake,
Strasburg, Secretary and Treasurer.
Among the visiting laymen We're
Mr. Fred d. Maphis of Strasburg, of
the Evangelization Board, Mr.. M. M.
Orndorff, of Oranda, president OF the
Board, Mr.. Carl c. Boyer, of Wood
stock, chairman of the official Board
of Woodstock, DR.. F. G. Downey,
chairman of Official Board of Edin-
burg and Lester C. Hotel, chairman
of the Saumsville Board.
A part of the program of the
of the luncheon was s 0 0
by Rev. Arthur Wake, of Strasburg
and reading by Mrs. Dickson of Har-
The newly organized board will
meet in conjunction with Evangeliz-
ing Board in Strasburg on January
IS.
The luncheon was given by the
Woodstock and Edinburg churches.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-12-25
ONLY 121 MARRIAGES

Thus far but one hundred and
twenty-one marriage licenses have
been issued in Shenandoah county
for the year-1925 True this is five
more than were issued for the cor
responding period in 1924, but the
small number of licenses indicates
that there is not as much marrying
and giving in marriage in the coun-
ty as there was in former years be-
fore the advent of automobiles, and
when counting was done at the fire
side instead of to the purr of a mo-
tor.
With a population of approximate
ly $4,000, Shenandoah County's mar
ital record is below par. Naturally
this condition is due to a large ex-
tent to the high cost of living. And
then it is difficult to support wife
and an automobile at the same time.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-12-25
GOAT BREAKS woMAN's HIP

Mrs. w. ]. Maupin, of Stuart's
Draft, formerly of Madison County
received a broken hip Saturday in
peculiar manner. The family has
pet goat, which is ugly at times
though kindly treated and permitted
to have the run of the premises
While out in the yard feeding the
chickens. Mrs. Maupin was attacked
by the goat, and. in attempting to
ward off the animals onslaughts,
fell and was unable to rise.
The goat continued the attack and
there she lay helpless. She had the
presence of mind. however, to call
the family dog, who came on the
run. took in the situation at a
glance and drove the goat away,
protecting the injured woman until
Mr.. Maupin and son, Charles. came
to the house from a field, at the
conclusion Of their days work. un-
aware that the wife and mother had
met with an accident.
The dog undoubtedly saved the
life of his mistress as, in her help
less condition she would have been
an easy victim of the goats vic
iousness. Mrs. Maupin's injury is
very serious one, owing to her adj
vanced age.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-12-25
TUESDAY SHORTEST DAY

Contrary to the opinion of many
Tuesday and not Monday was the
shortest day of the year. There were
but 9 hours and rs minutes of day
light. According to official figures
furnished by the weather bureau, the
sun was hung out at 1924 Tuesday
morning and taken in at 4:49 This
made Tuesday one full minute
shorter than Monday when Old Sol
rose at 1928 and set at 4:49.
Tuesday marked the formal open
ing of winter, which would seem
paradoxical to many, in view of the
fact that the days will continue to
grow longer. The reason for this,
according to the officials at the ma
val observatory, in Washington, is
that the sun. thought visible longer,
will be at greater distance from the
earth. at least Washington's side of
it,
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-12-25
is THERE A SANTA CLAUS?
A Message to Children

A little girl once wrote Charles
A. Dana, great editor, inquiring il
there is a Santa Claus. She said her
little friends denied his existence.
An editorial by one of the editors of
the New York Sun replied as fol-
lows:
Virginia, your little friends are
wrong. They have been affected by
the skepticism of a skeptical age.
They do not believe except they see.
They think that nothing can be which
is not comprehensive to their little
minds. All minds, Virginia, whether
they be mems or children's are lit
tie. In this great universe of ours
man is mere insect, an ant, in his
intellect. as compared with the
boundless world about him, as
measured by the intelligence cap
able of grasping the whole of truth
and knowledge.
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa
OAoA1. ZIG CAiCto do tEi DIS IOFe
and generosity and devotion exist,
and you know that they abound and
give to your life its highest beauty
and joy. Alas How dreary would
be the world if there were no Santa
Claus. 1t would be as dreary as IL
there were no Virginias. There
would be no child-like faith then, no
poetry, no romance, to make toler-
able this existence We should have
no enjoyment except in sense and
sight. The eternal light with which
childhood fills the world would be
extinguished.
Not believe in Santa Claus? You
might as well not believe in fairies?
You might get your papa to hire meE
to watch in all the chimneys on
Christmas eve to catch Santa Claus
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-12-25
TURKEYS VICTIMS OF TRAPS

Mr.. George K. Logan missed two
fine turkeys from his flock ready
for holiday marketing He found
their carcasses later. Both had been
caught in steel traps which those
who love to torture had set for
other purposes. The trapper hoped
to catch some animal whose fur
would be marketable. AS an evil
dence of the suffering of animal life
incident to trapping, the turkeys had
suffered for several days before re-
lieved by death. Just imagine the
throse of agony of these fowls while
the foul practice of setting steel
traps is tolerated.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-12-25
AUTO LICENSES MAKE MIxUP

Supported by the commonwealth
attorney, three magistrates in Dan
vile virtually defied the State COM
missioner of motor vehicles to prose
cute successfully Virginia automobile
owners who operate automobiles on
January 1, 1926, with only licenses
tags. Furthermore, the justices, c..
X. Carter, Danville; r. C. Collie,
Chatham and R. S. Fits, Schoolfield
have announced that they will not
issue warrants on that charge until
February I.
Commemorative Attorney John
w. Carter said he found two pro-
visions in the Virginia acts of 1924
in conflict, one prescribing Deem
Der 81 as the headline" and the
other January 81. The latter. he
held, would take precedence. DAN
vile motorists, in the meanwhile,
we're told they would not be modest
ed until February l.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-12-25
TUCKER OFFERS AMENDMENT

Prohibition enforcement methods
which have been subjected to vigor-
Gus attack recently, became vot-
ing issue in the House Monday for
the first time this session.
Representative Tucker, Democrat,
Virginia, initiated move designed
to prevent repetition of the much
debated Hotel Mayflower incident,
in which dry agent masqueraded
under the name of a member of
Congress to obtain evidence at q
cost of more than $500 to the gov
eminent
Amends Supply Bill.
The vehicle employed by Mr..
Tucker was an amendment to the
annual Treasury-Post-O Office supply
BILL which carried funds for dry
law enforcement for the next fiscal
year. A vote on the proposal was
deferred.
The amendment, which was direct
ed at a section of the bill making
S250,000 available for procurement
of evidence in the next fiscal year,
would prohibit the use of fraud, de-
ceit or falsehood" in the expenditure
of any part of this sum.
Chairman Madden, of the Appro-
priations Committee, which report
ed the bill, asked il the amendment
was designed to prevent the pur-
chase of evidence.
Must Be No Fraud or Deceit.
IF carried on by fraud or de-
ceit | say, yes,' replied Mr.. Tucker
When Mr. Madden interrupted
again to ask if the amendment
would prohibit an agent from stop
ping a truck on a highway and buy
ing a lease" for evidence, he as
serted that it was intended to do
what it says calling attention that
he had voted for the Volstead act
and stood for appropriations to carry
it out"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-12-25
TAX PLANS BEST FEATURES

Except for its advocacy of COM
piece segregation and its perpetual
ton by constitutional amendment,
Governor-elect Byrd's tax plan mer-
its warm commentator from all
the people of the State. 1t is real
lied that the establishment of full
time tax board at this time is out of
the question. Mr.. Byrd proposes
about all that can be accomplished
now when he publicly favors the ap-
pointment of one full-time member
of the board.
In many of the details of his plan,
which heretofore have been referred
to in these columns, Mr.. Byrd re-
veals courage, vision and a profound
understanding of Virginia's condi-
ton and needs. For example, his
suggestion that automobiles be tax
ed according to weight rather than
horsepower is simple common sense
which, however, has not been dis
played in the States policy of taxing
automobiles. 1t goes without say
ing that, except in the case of extra
ordinarily high speed it is the weight
of automobiles, and not their poten-
tial speed, that affects the highways.
OF more Importance are Mr.. Byrds
suggestions in reality are
recommendation concerning tax
rates on intangibles. He is unques-
tionably right in saying: Il am con-
WINGED that the tax of S1.10 per 500
on the assessed value of stock owned
by Virginia citizens in nonresident
corporations is doing more to pre-
vent new citizens from locating in
Virginia than any other one thing. :"
That is true; and it is also true that
this tax has impelled many otherwise
valuable Virginia citizens to change
their residences to States whose tax
laws are more intelligently drafted.
A reduction in this tax from S1.10
to SO cents, in conformity with Mr..
Byrd's recommendation, will go far
toward remedying one of the ills
from which Virginia now suffers.
The slight reduction of cents on
the 500 of notes, bonds and other
evidences of debt, now assessed at
SIS cents, will, if adopted. further
tend to bring to light form of in
tangible property now frequently
concealed and will by just so much
advance the useful employment of
money.
In bulk, so to speak, perhaps the
most far reaching of Mr.. Byrd's sug-
gestions is that which proposes re-
duction in the tax on capital from
s1.15 to 81 per 500 land lower if
possible" 1t goes without saying
that the higher the State tax on cap
ital, as the higher the Federal tax
on incomes, the greater the incentive
to capital to invest itself in tax-free
oCNui LUIS anu Illus llS0Il
from industry. And the more CAPT
tai is withdrawn from industry, the
more the State and its people either
positively or negatively lose.
These policies are so flawless
economically that only successful ad-
ministration is necessary to make
them of great value to the State.
And unless Mr.. Byrd's hopes are
without justification, the appoint
ment of one fulltime member "of
proven executive ability and know
ledge of taxation" to the State Tax
Board will go long way toward as
surfing successful administration
Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-12-25

Two raw oysters each housing a
pearl valued at 800 were Santa
Claus gift to Mrs. Irving Hill of
Thiells, N. Y. She opened them
while preparing dinner.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-12-25
A CHRISTMAS GIFT

One that will carry the Yuletide
thought throughout the year. Give
your friends the Herald for a year.
They will appreciate it.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-12-25

The Herald is your home paper
Published at the County Seat. One
fifty the year Subscribe now.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-12
Leader in School
and Later
Anton Vonnegut Cited as
Example for Students
of Today.

H Z AZ. ~ :: , '','' III. s r r sss'' :.
pays"
Such might be the standard
moral Of high school teachers, as
they try to keep their students
"toeing the mark" And as
example they cite the boys and
girls who held all their class Of
fees, edited the school papers, won
the school debates. starred in
school athletics. and then, after
graduation went out and con-
quered the world, or some part Of
81.
The teachers at Manual Train
ing High School have many op-
portunities to quote this moral.
for the city directory is replete
with the names Of leading citizens
who once played stellar roles at
the school in S. Meridian st.
High up in the list is the name
OF Anton Vonnegut, S245 N. Penn
sylvania st.. Of the class OF 1901,
or Naughty one" as it was
known among the wits of the time.
Vonnegut now Is president OF the
Vonnegut Machinery Company.
TweI ty-five years ago he was tree-
surer Of his class, and athletics
and exchange editor OF the Mirror,
school paper. He also starred in
athletics. An account OF one field
meet in the Mirror tells Of Won
negut's being tied for first place.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-12
Speed CHARGED
TO 8 DRIVERS
Eleven Others Slated by
Traffic Police.

Eight persons, one a woman.
were charged with speeding, Thurs
day night. Eleven other drivers
were slated. Alleged speeders are:
Vern Bauldauff, 10. of 4S20 E.
Washington St.; Lloyd Underwood,
"a, of "a s. Kitley Ave-; Ray Ward.
%, Of 1924 Wright ST.; Mrs. Rita
Scott, 20, OF lis N. Elder Ave-; VIII
liam Kiley, 20, Of 1241 n.
Bellefontaine St.; Edwin SHAMROCK.
26, of New Augusta, Ind, and James
II. Quick, 35, Of 1921 S. East st.
Abe Black, 81, 110S Union ST., was
charged with speeding and trans
porting liquor.
Herbert Childs. Is, of 1855 Groves
ST.. is charged with delinquency. and
failure to stop after an accident.
Ten men and one woman were
charged with violating other traffic
rules.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-12
$4,000 BLAZE
RACES FACTORY
RoachdaIe Volunteers Con-
fine Flames.

BIZ Times Special
ROACHDALE, Ind, Jurs H.
Fire destroyed the veneering mill Of
the American Veneer and Lumber
Company here Thursday night with
an estimated loss Of $4,000. ~
Ruins were still burning today.
Origin is unknown, according to Of
ficials.
Volunteers, with the aid Of a small
chemical wagon, succeeded in con-
filming the flames. A large quantity
Of lumber and a freight car were
destroyed.
Company officials said there was
little insurance. Rebuilding plans
have not been made.
The fire will throw between forty
and fifty men out Of work.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-12

For perfect attendance during
four years of school, Conrad Zim-
norman, 2215 8. Delaware St.,
was awarded a medal at gradua-
ton exercises Of Cathedral high
school Wednesday night.
Zimmerman did not miss a
class while in high school. He
also carried route for The In
dianapolis Times for two years,
while attending school, without
missing a day.
The attendance medal is donated
annually by Bishop Joseph Chart
rand, recently named archbishop
for the Cincinnati, Ohio, arch
diocese.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-12
Gone, but Not Forgotten

If you see any automobiles bearing
these license numbers, call the police or
The indianapolis Times. Main $500.
The owner MAY be able to do the same
for you some time.
Automobiles reported stolen be-
long to:
E. NJ. Stokes. Gil N. Pennsylvania
St., Chevrolet, 551-6S1, from Della
ware and South SITS.
Felix w. Stout, 1911 Arrow Ave,
Ford, 536-455, from Garfield Park.
Grover M. Bowen, Ills w. Eight
eenth ST., Ford, from 544 E. Wash
ington st.
Carl A. Roeper, Wilmington, Del,
1876, from Riverside Park
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-12
G. A. R. STARTS HOME

BIZ United Press
PRINCETON, Ind, June "a
Members of the Grand Army of the
Republic were on their way home
today following the close of the State
encampment here Thursday.
After the close of the final bust
ness session at which David Strouse
Of Danville was elected State COM
mander, the veterans went to Lin
coin City to visit the grave of Nancy
Hanks Lincoln, mother Of the Civil
War President
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-12
GOES TO FRONT LINE

Painleve Watches French and Riffs
in Actual Fight.
BIZ United Press
./FEZ, June 12.-Premier Painleve
of France today went to the Ain
Aloha sector to get closeup view
Of the Franco Elffian battling.
The Ain Aloha region has been
the scene Of heavy Riffian ham,
mering at the French under Colonel
Freydenburg. Painleve declared he
wanted a solution to the smallest
cost in lives and indicates he would
proceed toward this end, at first
automatically, thereafter militarily."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-12
TAKEN ON CHASE CHARGE

Theodore King, 40, of 1909 Roache
St.. was under arrest today on a
charge Of assault and battery and
drawing deadly weapons. Sylvan
Barker, 11s5 w. Fifteenth St., al
legged King chased him with a knife
Thursday night. Kings wife told
police he tore off her clothes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-12
Tech SENIORS
GET DIPLOMAS
Wisconsin Professor Speaks
at Commencement.

Day dreams and air castles are
but kissing hypocrisy unless they
have for foundations the stones OF
industry, perseverance, mastery and
soul cultivation" declared DR.. Ar
mold b. Hall Of the University Oh
Wisconsin. addressing TAG members
of the January and June graduating
classes Of Technical High School.
at Cadle Tabernacle Thursday night.
Bishop F. d. I.eete gave the In
vocation. Charles r. Yoke. president
of the school board, presented the
diplomas. Milo II. Stuart, principal
of Technical. awarded faculty med
ais TO Iris Beadle and George
Thompson, and the Riley scholarship
medal to Karl Bottke.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-12
CHURCH CLASS PARTY
Lawn Fete Will Be Given From 2 to
=. M. Saturday.

A lawn fete will be given by the
nameless class of Capitol Avenue M.
z. Church from to II p. m. Satur-
day, at Thirty-Fourth st. and Capt.
toll Ave. Proceeds will go to the
building fund for a new Sunday
School annex.
A $40 prize will be given for the
best name for the class, composed
of young married persons.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-12
CANADA CLAIM
IS maintained
U. S. Asked to Request Per.
nit to Use Arctic Land.

BU United Press
OTTAWA, ont, June 12.-Canada
will protest against the United
States Macmillan expedition using
the Axel Heidelburg land as a base
while exploring the Arctic unless
the reply to its communication 70
Washington is satisfactory.
While not specifically naming
the Macmillan expedition, Charles
Stewart, minister Of the interior,
announced today that the Canadian
government felt that foreign ex'
plorers should get a permit before
making use of land that Canada
claims between the dominion and
the north pole.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-12
Stork and Airplane
Cooperate
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, June 12.-The
stork and an aeroplane flew
here together this week to pre-
sent a seven and a half pound
daughter to Mrs. Henry Metz
ner, Des Moines, Iowa, 1t was
made known today.
DIR. Arthur Guild decided last
Wednesday the only possible
way to serve the child and
mother was Caesarean opera
ton. DIR. Benjamin Breakstone,
Chicago, was notified and an
airplane brought Mrs. Metz
ner here that night. The op-a
Grafton was performed at once
and was successful.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-12
Go to Canada? No,
Stay Here

No appreciate increase in
the number of travellers to
Windsor. Canada, has been
noted at the Union Station,
according to Information Agent
T. A. Joyce, who knows every
thing around there.
Going to Canada to drink
"A per cent beer?" he laughed.
Not ON your life. They can
do better than that right here
in Indianapolis"
Excursion trains ale being
run from Chicago to the
Canadian oasis. where lusty
bartenders are getting cramps
in the arm, trying to satisfy
swillers.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-06-12
LEAVE GIVEN CADET

Joseph A. Daugferty, member of
the 1925 West Point graduating class
and son of William w. Daugherty.
2459 Ashland Ave-, has been granted
D. three month leave of absence. His
assignment will be made early in
September. Daugherty was photo
graphic editor of the 1925 "Howit-
zer,'' the cadet year book.