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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-10-23
BIG LUMBER COMPANY
In RECEIVERS HAND
winchester Corporation Fails With
Debts OF $741 ,OOO-Has Assets
OF $467, OOO-Owned Lands

The Winchester Lumber Corpora
ton, promoted and developed by
William B. Cornwell in which over
million dollars has been invested,
went into voluntary bankruptcy
Wednesday in United States District
Court. G. Frank Eutsler was ap-
pointed receiver pending election of
"a trustee by creditors. Scheduled
debts are approximately $741,00O,
and assets little more than S467,-
900.
The failure, it is said, does not
involve the Winchester and Western
Railroad, between Winchester and
Wardensville, w. Va, which was
built by Cornwell interests. 1t was
understood John j. Cornwell, gem
eral counsel of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, and brother of the
organizer. has had no part in man
aging the company's affairs. w. B.
Cornwel resigned as president and
general manager last summer, owing
to i'll health. He backed it to the
limit of his financial resources. and
directors also backed it to consider
able extent with individual credit.
These include Fred l.. Glaizs, ].
w. Rosenberger, Melvin Green, Her
bert S. Larrick, r. Gray Williams
and Eston. Bean, Winchester, and
Thornton Perry. Charles Town, W.
Va
The corporation four years ago
purchased over 10000 acres of
growing timber in Hampshire and
Hardy counties, West Virginia, and
in Frederick County. Virginia, from
Moore, KeppeI and Company for
1925, 000, and has reduced the debt
to about 100000. Approximately
80, coo, 900 feet of timber has been
manufactured into oak and pine
flooring, railroad ties and bridge
timber About sixty million feet of
oak and other timber remain. Lack
of sufficient working capital, too
heavy an obligation to make large
payments on account of the pur-
chase of the property. and unfavor-
able conditions in lumber markets
during the past year were main
causes OF the failure. directors said.
The last blow came when several
suits were filed in West Virginia and
much of the property attached by
certain West Virginia creditors.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-10-23
HELP EN- OUT
hymn NO. . 1
Benediction

Are you patronizing the Fire
Company? Some day or some night
you may need its services just a lit
tie bit worse than it needs your finan-
cial help. OF course the Fire Com
pany needs money for modern
equipment 1t needs it for your pro-
lection.
Well, the carnival or bazaar is now
going on in the skating rink.
Come out and enjoy yourself.
Have a good time in better cause.
Help the Fire Company. UEexpect-
eddy it may help you!
Remember, it closes Saturday
night.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-10-23
NEW MARKET
SEEKS EXPANSION
Three Judges Now Hearing Applica-
ton For Larger Corporate Limits
Town Recently Voted For Water

Judges E. P. Cox of Chesterfield
County, and presiding In the circuit
which includes the city of Peters
burg; i N. Haas of Harrisonburg.
and F. B. Whiting of Berryyllle. are
sitting this week in Shenandoah Cir
cult Court in the matter of the ex-
pansion of the corporate limits of
the town of New Market.
Judge Cox is former speaker of
the Virginia House Of Delegates and
IS not unknown to many Shenandoah
County citizens.
The effort of the town of New
Market to embrace more territory in
the corporation has been OF soma
months standing, and has been con-
tinued several times for various
causes
The case was called once with only
one judge present. when proceedings
we're continued because of the re-
quirements of the statute that in
matters of this character three
judges must hear the issue. one be-
ing the judge in whose Jurisdiction
the matter arose. and the other two.
to be designated by the governor.
Because of Judge Writings i'll
ness during the earlier part of the
year. the case has been continued
from time to time until Yesterday
when it was called to be heard.
Since the institution OF the pro-
ceedings the town of New Market
has voted for an $4,000 bond issue
for water system, and the extension
of its territorial limits will place a
proportionate share of the cost of
this improvement upon the lands
sought to be added.
Woodstock and Strasburg have
both in recent years added territory
to the corporation limits and New
Market is the third town in the coun-
ty to seek expansion
Opposition to the extension, as was
in the cases at Woodstock and Stras-
burg, is marked and a hard-fought
legal battle is on.
Messrs. Frank H. Brumback and
Philip Williams are representing the
town and Tavenner and Tavenner,
the anti-annexationists.
Following a day and a night SEES
sim in haaripo evidence n 49, oo.o
the court, with the attorneys, went
to New Market this morning to look
over the proposed addition to the
town. A decision is expected today.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-10-23
MISS HosHoUR MAKING RECORD

Among the many students who are
making excellent records in the bus
mess department at Marion College,
especial attention is called to Miss
Isabel Hoshour of Woodstock, who
is taking advantage of the splendid
opportunities offered to those desir-
ing an especial course in secretarial
work Miss Hoshour is not only an
acceptable member of the business
class, but is receiving marked atten-
tion from the entire student body and
the commentator of the faculty.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-10-23
CHICKEN CRASHES WINDSHIELD

Doctor and Mrs. F. Wilson Gear
ing narrowly escaped serious injury
on Tuesday, while motoring from
Winchester to Woodstock Just
south of the city the physician was
bowling along at a good speed when
chicken essayed to cross the road
ahead of the automobile. The chick
en- never reached the farther side,
but landed against the windshield
of the car, shattering it in a hun
dred pieces and filling the car with
flying glass and dead chicken. Both
occupants of the car escaped unhurt,
and Notwithstanding the unusual &C
cident the car was kept in the road
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-10-23
MIR. RHODEs-MIsS COLEMAN


On Wednesday evening a quiet
wedding of interest to many friends
in Shenandoah County was solemn
lied at Saumsville. when Miss Hazel
Coffman became the bride of Mr.
Guy Rhodes. Rev. ]. T. Jackson
was the ofciating minister Only a
few reatives and friends attended.
Miss Coffman is a daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Obed Coffman, and Mr..
Rhodes is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
David S. Rhodes of Zion Church,
Immediately after the ceremony,
the young couple left on a motor trip
TO Elizabeth, N. j., accompanied by
Mr.. Marvin Wright.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-10-23
ELECTION NOVEMBER THIRD

The general election for a full
State ticket and for members OF the
General Assembly is but few days
OF For the first time since Gov
ernor Charles T. O'Ferrall served the
State, the Shenandoah Valley has a
gubernatorial candidate in Hon.
Harry F. Byrd.
The primary vote indicated that
the Valley will give him a record
breaking majority in the November
election. The main thing and the
big thing is to get out the vote.
Don't fail to go to the polls.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-10-23
SNOW VISITS VALLEY

Mixed with the cold rain of yes
terday, enough snow fell in places
in the Shenandoah Valley to make
a white blanket on the areas touched.
In the Allegheny and Blue Ridge
mountains snow fell to an exception
al depth for the early visitation and
at Skyland, in Page County, it was
reported as being half-foot deep.
Woodstock experienced it's first
frost this morning and the hoary
harbinger of winter brought heavy
overcoats out of cedar chests, and
many men carried with them the
odor of moth balls Ice was generally
prevalent.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-10-23
ASKS FOR TREATMENT

The County Welfare Board has
received request for treatment In
of 19-yssr-old boy suf
fering with tuberculosis. 1t is i'm
portant that the boy be placed in
such an institution promptly. In the
State Sanitorium the cost is $500
per week. Is there not some organ
ization, religious, fraternal or civic,
which will assume this expense,
either whole or in part? This is a
very worthy case. Direct communi-
cations to Miss Edith Miller, secre-
tary, Shenandoah County Welfare
Board, Edinburg, Va.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-10-23
LUTHERAN CHURCH
REOPENS SUNDAY
Many improvements To Interior OF
House OF Worship-Lights In
stalled-Alemoriais Presented

After having been closed for three
months, during which extensive in
terror improvements were made.
Emanuel Lutheran Church of Wood
stock vii be reopened on next Sun
day with appropriate ceremonies and
with an interesting program.
During the time in which the
i.ehurch was closed, and while the
pastor was on his vacation, the walls
and ceiling of the church were re-
painted, a new lighting system was
installed, the floors refnished, the
choir loft enlarged and the pews re-
vanished. In fact, the whole in
terror of the church was dressed up
in new coats of paint and yarnish.
and it is now one Of the most attrac-
tive houses Of worship in the county.
In addition to the Improvement
made at cost of approximately
thousand dollars, contributed by the
membership and through the several
church organizations, beautiful
memorial window. presented by the
family of the late John Samuel Hos
hour, in remembrance of his faith
full service as an officer and mem
Der OF Emanuel Church was placed
in the church Mr.. NJ Coffman, SUI
perintendent of the Sunday School,
and for many years one of the lead
ers in the church, presented the con-
gregation with a beautiful brass
cross, as memorial to his wife.
Sundays program is as follows:
Sunday Morning
Hymn No. 131
Music by Orchestra
The Service
dwelling of Memorial Window and
Cross
Remarks by pastor, Rev. r. H. Cline.
Music by Quartette. Il Heard the /
Voice of Jesus Say
Sermon, Rev. G. H. Rhodes, Super
intendent of the Lutheran Synod
of Virginia
Offering
Anthem. Seek Ye the Lord"
Statement, F. S. Bowman
Hymn No 1875
sunday Evening
Vespers
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-10-23
WANTED IN PENNSYLVANIA

John and Nick Skirvin, the for
eigners recently convicted in Fred
erick Circuit Court for a Stephens
City robbery and given two-year pen
itentiary sentences, are wanted ct
Lebanon, Pa, for fleeing another
foreigner out of $3.50 The broth
ers were arrested when their where
4bouts became known through a love
ietsss 10 stephens City girl.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-10-23
FIRE ON MONDAY

Fire originating in a woodshed in
the rear of and attached to the of
fee of Commonwealth Attorney
Philip Williams caused considerable
excitement on Monday afternoon at
$3.50. The alarm attracted hun
dreds to the Court House yard.
Chemicals were used to hold the
flames down pending the arrival of
the fire company, when brief dous-
ing, at high pressure, put out the fire.
Little damage was done
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-10-23
CRABuLL BULL TO BE KILLED

The valuable 1S00-pound Holstein
bull, which in fit of anger gored
to death Harry S. Crabill of Toms
Brook on Sunday. will go to the
slaughter pen as result of the
tragedy
A local stock dealer bought him
from the family and he will be ship
ped to Baltimore.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-10-23
MASsANUTTEN WINS AGAIN

The Massanutten Military Acad-
envy football eleven defeated the
team from the Handley School, Win
chester, in holly contested and fast
game on Seibert Field on Saturday
by a score of 80 to IA The game
was marked with brilliant playing
by both teams.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-10-23
WAR BREAKS OUT AGAIN

Greek guns are bombarding Bull
garian villages and another Euro
pean war is in the offing unless there
is Intervention by the larger powers.
Great Britain is apprehensive of the
outcome of the beginning of HOSTILE
ties and an effort is being made to
effect compromise.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-10-23
'OBEY" ELIMINATED
In MARRIAGE PROMISE
Episcopal Church In General Con-
yontion Strikes Out "Obey" In
Cercmony-Law Enforcement

Rights of women and enforcement
| of laws were prominently before the
general convention of the Protest.
ant Episcopal Church in New Orleans
Wednesday.
Women taking marriage VOWS IN
der the Episcopal marriage cere-
mony were definitely rlieved from
promising to "obey" their husbands
when the bishops concurred with
the deputies in eliminating the word
from the service. The elimination
was not accomplished without a con-
test and the victory was won with
out vote to spare The test bal
lot showed &c to 27, 66 being the
necessary constitutional majority
With "obey" went the bridegroom's
announcement to the bride, with
all my worldly goods, l thee en-
dow
Tie deputies refused to declare
women eligible for membership in
the general convention and almost
at the same time the bishops re-
fused to authorize bishops to license
women as lay readers.
Approve Enforcement
Law and order were suggested in
two resolutions. In the house of
bishops, the Ri. Rev. John c. Ward,
Bishop of Erie, offered a resolution,
unanimously adopted, providing:
THAT facing the danger of the
spirit of lawlessness in American
life, we welcome the renewed eff
forts of the government of the
United States to enforce strictly and
impartially the prohibition law and
the antinarcotic laws, which are so
widely and cynically disregarded, and
we call upon the people of our
church to set a good example of
obedience to law, without which no
democracy can endure"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-10-23

Just enough snow mixed with the
rain which began early yesterday
morning to suggest the approach of
winter. Incidentally, it wont be
long until Christmas.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-10-23

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French Fashion Creators
 Evolve Novelty Bag
(Bv Associated Press)

PARIS, Feb. 3.-The 'Velvet Po- chette" is the latest fashion in bags which the Paris creative genius, ever on the alert in imagining charming new frivolities to tempt the fashion able woman's fancy has invented.
 They are mostly made in old rose velvet, frightened by formal design of steel paillettes and are to be had in all the colors of the rainbow. Small in size-about half the usual size of women's hand bags-they are just now enjoying a tremendous vogue in Paris.
 A flowered bag in a nigger-brown silk, Ornamented with a bouquet em- broidered in gold thread cut out on a yellow silk background, yet small enough to be put in the pockets of the wearers' greatcOats, was very much in evidence at the Auteuil racetrack recently when the thermometer was lowering around zero and fingers be- came numb with cold. The little bags only came out of the pockets to draw out the banknotes necessary to feed the ever-hungry pari-mutuel booths.
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Flashing Lights Light
 Pathway to France

LONDON, Feb. 2.-In readiness for the night air service to Paris, planned by the Imperial Airways, fl new flashing beacons have been installed between London and the South Coast of the four airdromes and landing grounds on the route. Fed by acety- lene gas stored in cylinders, the lights will operate for six months without attention.
 New air expresses each driven by a big engine in the nose of the machine and two smaller motors in the wings, to minimize the risk of forced land ings will be used in this service.
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STAMP COLLECTORS SWAMPED
 WITH MANY NEW ISSUES
(Ry associated Pressl

LEIPSIC, Feb. 3.-There are now 63,OOO different varities of postage stamps in the world of which 23,000 are credited to Europe and 10000 to the other continents, according 10 publishers of one of the best known stamp catalogues of Germany. With in the past two years four thousand new stamps were issued by the vaIi- ous governments of the world
 This enormous increase in postage stamp production has made collec- tors despair of ever obtaining any thing like a complete collection ot ex- isting stamps, and the special collec~ tion has given place to a general col lection.
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COUNTESS RESIDES
 IN CHICKEN BARN
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
 BUDAPEST, Feb. 3.-COuntess Al exandria Forgach daughter of the late Count Alexander Forgach, who was one of the wealthiest landowners Ill Hungary, affords the unique spectacle of a countess living in a chicken barn. Tn the little commune of Hidegkut sec ton known as Cool Valley" the countess lives within four plain board walls in room about by 9 feet, surrounded by numerous chickens and large brood of dogs.
 The countess is now a Withered old dame, clad in a mans long coat and soldiers boots She speaks French fluently with a rich, mellow voice, and makes no bones what ever about her story.
 q am a daughter of Count AleXan- der Forgach," she said recently. My sister Elsie committed suicide; my brother Anton was killed at the same time with his friend and master, Elm peror MaXimilian of Mexico. From my father I inherited 10000 gulden. T was frivolous when young girl. As I had a good voice, I was deter mined to go to the opera but my fath- CT said that a Countess Forgach could not choose such profession. So l ran away to Paris. There I got along we'll on the stage. I appeared under the stage name of Carolina Mare, and was in class with Patti and Nielsen. Verdi composed roles especially for me. In Paris, Rome and London l achieved great triumps. Later l be- came the friend of Princess Galliera at Paris When I heard that my fath CT was dying, I hurried back to Hun gary.
 After his death l remained in Hun gary and took charge of my inheri- tance I really do not know what hap pened to my money. I should like to get back the family lands and castle at Etes, but all I want is room and a hundred chickens and twenty dogs"
 Her relatives state that the coun- tess has lived at such fast pace that there is literally nothing left of her once large estate.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-03
Many Americans Have
 Jobs in Philippines
lRy Associated Press ]


 1 MANILA, Feb. 3.-Five hundred and sixty-two Americans were employ ed in the Philippine civil service at the end of the present fiscal year, as against GOA at the same time last year, according to figures made public by the civil service bureau. The Ameri- cans were distributed as follows: Office of the governor general, 12; bureau of audits, one; executive bu- reau, l. Philippine cOnstabulary, 21; metropolitan district, ?; bureau of ed ucation, 343; Philippine health sery- ice II; bureau of customs, 3; bureau Iof internal revenue, 4; bureau of the treasury, ?; bureau of printing, l; Philippine library and museum, 1 bu- Ireau of prisons, r bureau of agricul- Iture. g: bureau of forestry, '; bureau of science, II; weather bureau, 1; bu- Ireau of public works, 26 bureau of posts. 4 coast and geOdetic survey, Is; supreme court. 6; courts of first in stance, 4; justices of the peace, ?: provincial service, 10; Manila fire de partment 43! Manila department of engineering and public works, s; and municipal service of the city of Ba- guio, 3.
 Filipinos in the service during 1923 numbered 14,668. They received sal aries for the year amounting to SS,- 633,OO0, while the 562 Americans re- Iceived $1,1S3,00
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Cairo Police Declare
 Cocaine Evil Rampant
(By Associated Pressl

tBy Associated Press)
 CAIRO, Egypt, Feb. 3.-The cocaine habit among Egyptians has grown to such an alarming extent that the com mandant of the local police has issued an appeal to the public to assist him in keeping down the evil.
 The Egyptian nation, this official declares, is destroying itself through the drug habit, which is demoralizing the youth of Egypt and filling the hos pitals and prisons.
 He deplores the absence of statutes dealing adequately with the evil and Iasserts that if the laws were made more rigorous and received more SUD- port from the public, Egypt could yet be delivered from the evil.
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London Searching in Vain
 For Shrinking Girls go

LONDON, Feb. 3.-Released from Broadmoor jail after 34 years con- finement, MT. B.-saw a motor car in the streets of London for the first time. Accounting his impressions to the War Cry MT. B. said.
 When I saw London again I par ticularly noticed two things. One was the speed of the traffic and the
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other the independent air of the young women When I last saw the traffic you could saunter across the road at Kings Cross and all the young women were shy. But noW-.'
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Mrs. Anna Newman, of Benton, Ne vada, is one of four women trappers employed by the United States gov ernment to exterminate animal pests. In six years she has caught more than 400, including mountain lions, bob cats, lynxes and coyotes, in her steel traps.
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PHOSPHATES PRODUCTION
 BEEN DOUBLED IN 1924

CASA BLANCA, Feb. 3-Phosphates produced in French Morocco during 1924 exceeded 436,OOO tons. This is more than twice the output of 1923.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-03

Miss Dorothy Pyle, five feet tall, and weighing 95 pounds, recently won the cup awarded annually to the best physically developed student at Mt. Holyoke College of which she is cheer leader and all-around athlete.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-03

One-fourth of the stock in his com pany worth S2,OOO,OOO has been given to employees by W. M. Ritter, lumber king, of Washington, D. c.
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Mrs. Sarah Cheney, aged 92, of Woodland, Cal, brought in ten mal- lard ducks from hunting expedition. She is thought to be the oldest hunt ress in the country.
Evening star., 1925-04-02
BONDS Do BETTER
IN. DAYS DEALINGS
Liberties Work Higher and
Rails Display Much More
Activity.
BY GEORGE Il. HUGHES,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, April 2.-Bonds show
ed better tone in today's dealings
but were still restricted for the most
part to a few selected issues. Lib
critics worked higher. the fourth AIS
selling at 102 for the first time in a
month or more. Treasury ANS were
also higher, while among the invest
ment utilities there was unusually
brisk buying in Western Electric
debenture 5s. Indications of easier
money may have had something to
do with the investment inquiry in
bonds of this type.
Rail Bonds Active.
Among the rails attention was at
tracted by the run-up in Baltimore
and Ohio and Toledo Cincinnati As to
a new high for the year. Selling at
Al today the yield is over per cent
Another firm railroad bond was the
Seaboard Air Line refunding As
which at 81 yields about $40 per
cent. st. Louis-Southwestern con-
solidated As ran up a half point
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul gen
eral As were at new highs for the
year. 1t was the strength in bonds
OF this kind that gave the better
appearance to the whole market
In the fractions the feature was
the further recovery in Brooklyn
Manhattan Transit 6s Wilson & Co
Junior bonds advanced sharply on the
announcement of the reorganization
plan, but reacted later. Demand for
sugar bonds fell off; Manati TX S
dropped back below par
Fluctuations in the French list were
very uncertain, initial fractional gains
preceding almost equal the reactions
Austrian Is at one time were strong
above 80. Peru Ss got down to a new
low below 9S
The principal new issue was sl4,-
100000 Ujigawa Electric Power Com
pany, Ltd. (Japan), at 81, to yield
more than 7.90 per cent.