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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-11-27
CHRISTMAS SAVINGS

What thrift can accomplish when
determinedly pursued is amply dem
onstrated by the Christmas club saw
ings for the current year. Within
the next few weeks no smaller a
sum than $314,154,800 will be dis
tributed by the various fiduciaries
to members of the Christmas clubs
The spirit of saving for an occasion
is growing and making an increased
people, for the amount now to be
paid out is s70.0O0,0OO, or about %
per cent in excess of last years fund,
and the 100000 beneficiaries rep
resent an increase of IT per cent
over the number in 1924. The aver
age per capita saving of SASS is
percent up, and the $500 banks
participating in the plan show the
highest figure so far recorded
The release of this fund will not
only have an appreciable effect on
the stimulation of business, which is
an excellent thing in itself, but it
will also do something even better,
by acting as an encouragement to
still further thrift. The president
of the Christmas club estimates that,
while some 100000 will be de-
voted to holiday shopping purposes,
at least $SS,0O0,0 will be re-de-
posted in permanent savings and
thrift accounts. The balance will be
applied to such laudable ends as pay
ments of insurance premiums, of in
terest on mortgages, of taxes, and of
other fixed charges maturing around
the holiday season. Already 2,00O,-
600 permanent savings accounts
have been opened as a direct result
of the Christmas club system, and
that number will in all probability
be materially added to in the imme-
date future.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-11-27
NATIONAL PARK
ADVISORY BOARD
List of Eminent Men Who Will Aid
Virginia Get The Prize

An incomplete list of elections to
the Advisory Board of the Shenan-
doah National Park Association was
announced today BY its Chairman,
Governor-Elect Harry Flood Byrd.
The Board, when complete, will
comprise men and women of promi-
nence in business. financial affairs,
philanthropy and Americanization,
residing in all parts of the United
States.
The initial list as issued is as fol-
lows:
Hon. Edwin Anderson Alderman,
President of the University of Vir-
ginia; w. w. Atterbury. President,
Pennsylvania Railroad; Hon. New
ton D. Baker, Ex-Secretary of War;
Dan Beard, Scoutmaster, U. S. Boy
Scouts Mrs. August Belmont, Phil
anthropist; John Stewart Bryan,
publisher, Richmond News-Leader.
Thomas Alva Edison, Inventor. Hon.
Carter Glass, United States Senator
from Virginia; Hon. Guy B. Golf,
United States Senator from West
Virginia: Gilbert G. Grosvenor,
President, National Geographic So
city; W. ]. Harahan, President Ches-
apeake and Ohio Railroad; Fairfax
Harrison, President, Southern Rail-
way; LIE Roy Hodges, Managing Di-
rector, Virginia State Chamber of
Commerce; Mary Johnston, Author
A. c. Needles, President, Norfolk &
Western Railroad; Hon. John Bar
ton Payne, Chairman American Red
Gross and Chairman National Con-
ference on State Parks; Edward Will
lis Redfield, Artist; Mary Roberts
Rhinehart, Author; Hon. Albert c.
Richie, Governor of Maryland ;
Thomas Fortune Ryan, Financier;
Ernest Thompson Seton, Author
S. L. Slower, publisher Norfolk Led
ger-Dispatch; w. E. D. Stokes, Pres
ident, Chesapeake & Western Rail
road; Hon. Claude A. Swanson, U
S. Senator from Virginia; Alfred P
Thorn, President, R. F. & P. Rail
road; Hon. Ebert Lee Trinkle, Gov.
ernor of Virginia.
The fund raising activity of the
Association is now being actually
prosecuted in Northern Virginia
from the Appalachian counties to the
Potomac and preparations for Park
drives are well under way in Rich
mond, Norfolk, Lynchburg and
Roanoke. The list of persons and
corporations whose contributions are
already received numbers more than
three thousand.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-11-27
CORN GROWERS TO COMPETE

Twenty-four corn growers of the
South have qualified to compete fer
the handsome silver cup, offered by
the Southern Railway System to the
producer of the best ten ears, exhi-
bited at any one of eighteen leading
state and district fairs, held in the
South this fall, and the trophy will
be awarded to one of them as soon
as arrangements can be made for
committee of agricultural experts to
meet in Atlanta to act as judges.
The exhibits of corn which won
prizes at the several fairs, emitting
the growers entering them to com
pete for the Southerns cup, have
been brought to the office of Roland
Turner, general agricultural agent of
the Southern, in Atlanta, where the
judging will take place. The exhi-
bits will be carefully preserved and
presented to the judges in such
way that the identity of the growers
will not be known.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-11-27

Learn the truth, live the truth,
Esteem the truth divine:
Grasp the truth, teach the truth,
And truth will thee refine.'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-11-27

fCows and heifers years Old and
older.
stSows and gifts for breeding pur.
poses months old and over.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-11-27
URGES ABOLISHING
INTANGIBLE TAX
Attorney For Virginia Bankers As
ISOLATION Gives Views

Recommendations for the abolish
increase in the income rates and
charges that new investment of cap
ital in Virginia are exceedingly hard
to obtain because of apprehension
of the uncertain requirements of
present chaotic tax system of the
state marked the second conference
of the tax committee of the State
Chamber of Commerce in Richmond
The first of the series of four
meetings designed to acquaint the
committee with the views of the tax
payers as a whole before it makes
recommendation to the General As
sembly for a revision of the tax sys-
TEN was held Monday when the
question was considered from the
farmers standpoint.
Bryan Urges Abolition
George Bryan, Attorney for the
Virginia Bankers Association, advo-
Gated the abolition of the tax on in
tangibles.
For some years resided in Penn
sylvania, where tax conditions are
infinitely superior to those of Vir-
ginia," Mr.. Bryan said.
The real ultimate hope of tax
reform in Virginia should be in my
judgement not only to reduce, but
abolish the tax on intangibles and
with it the irritating inequalities,
unfairness and temptations to per-
jury and evasion. Great CONNER
cial states like Pennsylvania, New
York and New Jersey work along
with no tax whatever upon intangi-
bles as such and evince nevertheless
a considerable degree of prosperity
If it can be done in those states, ii
can be done in Virginia.
while the preceding thought may
in existing conditions be pronounced
Utopian, l nevertheless suggest g
material tightening of the tax bur
dens upon manufacturers and mer.
chants capital The attitude of the
State of Virginia today is that of q
man armed with big stick standing
at each of her border cities and say,
ing to capital, come in and see what
l will do to you This is not ina
gination, as you know too well, but
facts.
The third suggestion that l will
make is that if the tax on intangi
bles is to be retained, the anomalous
not to say ridiculous disparity be,
tween the rate of stock of foreign
corporations owned by Virginians
namely $110, and that upon other
intangibles be made substantially
the same nature, namely 55 cents
be removed, and the rate upon in.
tangibles be made uniform, and
may add much less than So cents
You will recall that Maryland hat
great results when it reduced it,
rate on intangibles to 80 cents
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-11-27
ESSAY CONTEST FOR HI G III
SCHOOL PUPILS

A public spirited citizen living in
another State, but deeply interested
in the traditions and facts of the
founding and colonization of our
Valley has offered cash prize OF
twenty-five dollars $3.50 which
shall be awarded by the judges to
the High School Senior in the Shen-
andoah Valley presenting the best
essay on the subject, 1.-The History
of the Shenandoah Valley up to the
American Revolution" The donor
of this prize believes that it is es-
pecially appropriate since next year.
when the prize will be awarded will
be the 2OOth anniversary of the
founding of the Massanutten settle
ment and the 150th of the founda-
ton of the government of the Unit
ed States.
The rules of the contest are sim
pie and easily met Each contest
ant shall present an essay of at least
$4,000 words in length on the above
topic to the judges on or before
June l, 1925.
The donor of this prize has APP
pointed Prof John w. Wayland, Phi.
D., and Mr. Harry NJ. Stricken, OF
Harrisonburg; Mrs. Elon o. Henkel,
of New Market; Mr.. P. S. Rhodes, Of
Woodstock; and Mr.. Philip NJ
Kaufman, of Luray, as judges for
this contest. If they deem it advls-
able they have the privilege OF
choosing four more persons in add
ton to serve, making nine judges in
Iall.
1t is further stipulated that the
contest shall be carried through the
Shenandoah Valley office, and as
soon as the judges have reached a
decision as to the paper of the high
est merit the prize shall be awarded
by representative from that office
The essays submitted shall be-
come the property of the judges,
and shall be used or disposed of as
the majority of the judges decide.
The purpose of this essay is to
arouse interest in the early history
of the Shenandoah Valley of Vir-
ginia and increase appreciation of
it's people for this beautiful and
hitsoric section of America, and of
the forces and elements which
founded it.
The reference readings that are
recommended, as most useful in
compiling the necessary informa-
tiona nd which also furnish good
reading and a mass of important
and interesting facts about the
early settlement of the Valley, are
the following books: Chronicles of
Border Warfare" by Alexander S.
Withers, History of the Valley" by
Samuel Kercheval, 'sThe German
Element" by j. w. Wayland, and
"Massanutten" and Forerunners" by
H. NJ. Stricken. Each of these vol
umes merits a place in every home
throughout our Valley.
Any further information about
this contest may be sent to Contest
Editor, Shenandoah Valley, New
Market, Va.
By way of explanation we would
like to state that this contest is not
for an essay on the history of our
paper, The Shenandoah Valley, and
is not in any way intended to pro-
mote its popularity, but the similar
ity in the names is merely a coinci-
dence, and we are handling this con-
test as a favor for one of our sub
scribers, who is the donor of the
prize-The Shenandoah Valley.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-11-27
WINDOW SALE

The Ladies of Calvary Church will
aold a Window Sale on December
Court Day, December IA, 1925.
Lunches and coffee will be served.
also pies. cakes, jellies. pickles. etc..
will be for sale.
Nov 81, st
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-11-27
FOR RENT
My house on Church Street; sew
en- rooms and bath. with steam heat.
W. L. NEWMAN.
LISTEN LADIES',

The ladies of the Christian church
will hold Window Sale, on Satur-
day. Nov. 2Sth, in Bailey & solen-
berger's window. Dressed chickens.
pies, cakes and everything good to
eat. Nov. IL At
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-11-27
COON HOUND PUPS FOR SALE

have for sale four coon hound
pups. Ready to break. SIS.
w. D. ROsENBERGER,
Seven Fountains, Va.
, 1925-08-13
U. p. PLAN IS URGED
BY WYOMING BOARD

/ According to a despatch from
Cheyenne the wyoming public service
commission has recommended DC
'ceptance of the Union Pacific offeN to
operate the Saratoga & Encampmtht
railroad. This recommendation has
been forwarded to the interstAte
commerce commission, for which
body the Wyoming commission sat re-
Gently in hearings held at Saratoga.
1t was brought out at the hearing
that the Platte valley residents
would suffer a great hardship II the
road was abandoned, as Morse Bros.
and Supply company sof
Denver asked. This company Is the
present owner OF the railroad and
sought to junk the line, citing that
they were losing money in the oper-
alton of the road. The Union Pa
cific has offered to operate the line
for a period OF three years under
lease. p.
, 1925-08-13
E. MOSHER NOT
TO ATTEND BIG
CONVENTION

E. Mosher vas recently appointed
by President A. l.. johnson of the
National Association of Retail Clo-
thiers and Furnishers, as a delegate
from Wyoming to the National Con-
vention to be held at Chicago, Aug.
gath.
Mr.. Mosher was notified of his
appointment by Mr.. Chas. E. Wry,
executive secretary of the associa-
ton. Owing to i'll health Mr.. Mosher
found that it would be impossible
for him to attend the convention
and notified Mr.. Wry accordingly.
Recently Mr. Mosher received from
Mr.. Wry a very interesting letter
which we are publishing, principal
OF the country do not always come
from the large cities.
The letter from Mr.. Wry follows:
Chicago. Ill, Aug. 1, 1925.
Mr.. E. Mosher,
Rawlins. Wyo.
My dear Mr.. Mosher:
1t is a real disappointment to re-
ceive your letter of the 29th, saying
you n unable to accept the ap-
pointment as delegate from the
Rocky Mountain State Organization
to the Convention.
l had particularly hoped to see
you here, because l had wanted to
talk with you about Rawlins and its
vicinity.
l vas born at Fort Steele. before
the town of Rawlins existed. My
father was a ranch owner and ran
his cattle in the territory where
Rawlins now stands. 1t was rather
a new country in those days. My
father was drowned in the Platte
river in New Platte, when l was a
little less than a year old. My mother
left that country as soon as she could
close up her affairs.
had planned for years to pay a
visit to that part of the country. but
there is always something to inter-
fere with my plans. l am sorry you
cannot come, as l so wanted to have
a little chat with you. Some day,
l may have the pleasure Of seeing
you.
l hope your health will oon i'm
prove.
Sincerely yours
CHAS. E. .WRY,
Executive Director.
, 1925-08-13
DANCE GIVEN AT MASONIC
TEMPLE MONDAY EVENING

The Burt Earle Girls OF Hollywood.
California. who are just completing
n two years tour owe the United
States. played for a dance that was
given in the Masonic Temple on Mon
day night OF this week. The girls.
who are between II and 22 years old.
are accomplished jazz artists and
their music was enjoyed by the fair
sized crowd that attended the dance.
The engagement OF the orchestra.
which is composed OF six members.
vas made IN Saturday Of last week.
thus only a relatively few persons
knew that a dance was being held.
, 1925-08-13
Cinema Version of
Play Great Success

Another phase OF the curiously all
embracing understanding Of James
Cruze, 1.-The Covered Wagon" direc-
tor, is revealed in 1.-The Goose Hangs
High" which he has Just completed
for Paramount. 1t Is a perturbation
Of the well known stage play by
Lewis Beach. Walter Woods and An
thony Coldewey collaborated on the
screen adaptation.
"a timely story and a tender.
charming one"
That is the unanimous verdict of
those privileged few who previewed
the film prior to its general release.
The plot revolves around the Christ
mas-time homecoming Of a small
town American family In which par
ents and children find themselves at
cross purposes, but when disaster
threatens the children prove loyal.
The picture has moments of in
tense pathos, and reactions in which
there are, literally tears of joy. 1t
proves more fully Cruces tremendous
knowledge of that abstract thing
called human nature.
What is certain to impress the
average picture-goer is the utter abb
sence of the usual movie banalities.
The story develops naturally and
logically; there is no %straining after
effect and the characters act like hu-
man beings. From start to finish.
the screen play Is chock-full of those
honey incidents familiar to all.
AS usual, Cruze has assembled a
grade-A cast of capable players whose
acting individually ond CO1lortivelv
is worthy of the highest praise. Those
featured are Constance Bennett,
Myrtle Stedman, Esther Ralston,
George Irving and Edward Peil. Jr.
THE Goose Hangs High" is billed
at the Strand Theatre on Tuesday.
August 25th.
, 1925-08-13

DR.. C.aW. jeffrey made a profess
sional call to Bairoil on Thursday
evening last to attend Mrs. Adam
Hooker. He returned to this city
the same evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. G.. Humphreys of
Decatur, H., are spending a few
days in the city, guests at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. ]. Neske. Mr..
and Mrs. Humphreys have been
spending the past three weeks visit
ing at the home of Mr.. Humphreys
brother, w. A. Humphreys on Pass
creek. They will leave for their
home in Illinois, Friday.
Miss Frances Nelson was the hos
tess on Friday evening last at an
enjoyable birthday party commem-
Grating her thirteenth birthday. The
evening was spent in games and
dancing and a dainty lunch was serv-
ed at ten-thirty. Those who enjoy
ed the evening were the Misses Grace
and Helen Cranor, Levi Louise
Brown, Catherine Mcpherson, Cath
Lichstein. and Masters Edward Law,
Ray Harper, Earl Harper, Leslie
Lewis, Harold johnson and the hos,
tess.
DR.. and Mrs. Walter Anderson and
son. Richard. spent last week here
from their home in Iowa, and were
the house guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
l. r. Baker and family. DR.. Ander-
son is a noted lecturer on Meta
physics.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Lara of Upton
are the parents of a baby girl born
,, or Friday last. DR.. Jeffrey was the
attending physician and made the
trip to Upton.
Harry. the small son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Christofferson celebrated
his fifth birthday on Wednesday,
August 9th by inviting in a few of
his small friends to a party. Games
occupied the afternoon and Benny
Howard was awarded a prize for his
skill in the games while Frances
Yeck was awarded the BOBBY. Those
who enjoyed the affair were Frances
Yeck, Genevieve Noonan, Rosie
~Furkavitch. Irene Yeck. Benny Ho-
ward and Harold Yeck.
Mrs. VIM. Hansen who has been
the house guest of Mrs, o. ]. Nelson
for the past two weeks, departed
Monday morning for her home in
Greensville, Mich.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. w. Street return.
ed the latter part Of last week from
a motor trip through Colorado, in
Guiding Denver. Manitoui and Colo
RADIO Springs. In Colorado Springs
they were the guests of two Of Mr.
Streets brothers.
Ike E. Parkko of Medicine Bow
was in this city on Friday of last
week receiving medical treatment
for a fracture of n of the bones of
his hand.
Lou Nelson. l.. A. Stanton and
George Weller formed a party hat
spent Sunday in the Miller Hill sec
tion hunting.
, 1925-08-13
COUNTRY CLUB WILL OPEN

Patrons and members Of the Coun-
try Club will be pleased to learn that
arrangements have been made with
Mrs. A. A. Tobias to take charge of
the Club. which has been practically
closed during the past few months.
Mrs. Tobias. who is widely and fav-
orablY known as a hostess, will in
her new capacity make possible a re-
vival of the social features OF the
club. which have in the past proved
so delightful.
1t is more than probable that n
series OF parties. dinners and lunch
cons will shortly be staged by Raw
Inns and Parco hostesses at the Coun-
try Club, under the supervision OF
Mrs. Tobias.
, 1925-08-13
ADVICE TO O

Texas paper suggests the follow
ing signs for motorists at railroad
crossings:
Come ahead, you're unimportant."
step on it, we'll turn out"
"Try our engines. They satisfy"
Don't stop. The undertaken must
live"
Take a chance. You can get hit
by a train only once"
, 1925-08-13
THE THREAT INDIRECT

Jaw" said Willie, you're afraid
to fight. that's all 1t is"
mo, / Am not" protested Jack:
il l fight my ma will find 1t out
and lick me-"
How'll she find it out?"
She'll see the doctor goin' to your
house"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-08
Sleeping on a Pullman

what scientific correctness no effort
can here be made to determine,
that the blood tries to keep going
at the same speed as before and in
the same direction i. e., toward the
head, until its inertia is gradually
overcome. [ have. noticed many
times when sleeping head first that
my sudden awakening was accom-
panied by the grinding of brakes
and the rapid slowing down of the
train; also, though not so often, /
have walked with the feeling that
my head was bursting and won
dered whether | was going to have
'a stroke"
Now the converse of the PROPOSE
ton is, of course, that if one sleeps
feet first, )" or with his feet toward
the engine, the blood is forced to-
ward the head only when the train
is picking UP speed, so gradually
that the effect is negligible; on the
other hand, when the train is slow
ing down rapidly the inertia of the
blood tends to drag it away from
the head and he sleeps TRANQUILITY
on.
In view of the fact that the cir
culation Of the blood was discov-
cred by Harvey early in the seven
teenth century, whereas the Pull
man sleeper was not invented until
about 1875, it would seem that
there was little excuse for fool
order to Pullman porters which
must have caused a vast deal Of
discomfort to millions of people
since it was first issued. Certainly
there is no reason why blunder
born of ignorance, or lack Of obser-
walton, should be perpetuated in
definitely just because it has itself
acquired the inertia of tradition.
The next time you board a sleep
er just call the porter, saying,
Please make up my berth feet
first, and I'll wager that you'll
have better nights sleep than
you imagined possible on a train,
to say nothing of avoiding broken
neck if you happen to be in head
on collision.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-08
Lowest Stage in Years.

The present low stage of water
in the lakes and streams in this
north section of the state, say from
Amigo up into Northern Michigan,
has not had its equal for over
twenty-five years, according to old
timers who have the know-how.
Right now the municipal power
company is curtailing on water
by shutting off the street lighting
system at night, and cutting down
at every point in order to conserve
the water supply. Trout streams
are very low, while inland lakes
are the lowest ever seen. There is
not any condition of drouth, but
on account of lack of snow last
winter and the absence of the
spring rains no storage was made
for the summer months. Michigan
IS suffering for want of water,
while we are getting a rain occa-
slonally. Fishing is not impaired
as result Of low waters, and the
sportsmen are making good catches
during this hot weather spell.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-08
Make Better Farming.

After we have done everything
that it is possible to do toward i'm
proving agriculture as a whole it
will still be true chat only those
who farm intelligently and care
fully, who work diligently and save
reasonably can hope to prosper.
Those who fall below these stan
dards will make at best but bare
living.
1t is a mistaken notion that when
prices are low because of overpro-
duction that the remedy is to take
less pains and let the yields of our
acres and Of our animals run down.
Such practice leads to but one end
bankruptcy. Whatever the price,
it is the man that makes the high
est returns on his acres who is
most prosperous. The truth is the
lower the price Of the product the
greater the need for high efficiency
in producing it. When prices are
high even mediocre yields are pro-
fitable, but such yields are always
Improbable when the prices are
low. Therefore the more discour-
aging the price of farm products,
the greater the necessity for good
farming. Except for brief periods
when we were farming a new land
that had been virtually a gift from
the government those who have
taken only average pains have new
cr prospered. There is no more new
land now. Henceforth we shall
have to farm old land and pay a
good round price into the bargain
for it. No agriculture can be pros
porous in the face of declining
yields and raising production costs.
The surest way to. cut production
costs is by increasing the yields of
our acres and our animals. The
farmer who disregards this law
cannot be saved by any outside
help.-Ex.