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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-12-01
WEAR EAST RELIEF.

rLl aarthauakes at Alexandropol
- made thousands homeless, and
Near East Relief buildings have
considerably damaged. The
,s,srseqn Near East Relief workers
.54 the several thousand orphans
~. .eaving the building at the first
lining. The food supplies and pos
Sons Of the people have been bur
nnder tons of debris and the
-.-51ties have been great among the
. stock.
Sa-antv per cent of all the build
...r- At Leninakan, which is the new
me for Alexandropol, will have to
h. rebuilt entirely and every build
Tr Is seriously damaged. It is i'm
r6ssible for the native people TO
,aar the debris and raise adequate
shelter by their own efforts before
.Ea winter sets in. and this has dazed
.Fo people. because thew realize that
F4y can be saved only by outside
The first winter snow fell on Sun
nav of last week, and regular SHOWS
~ now expected throughout the
winter. The people are now camp
.5g on the bleak hillside without
holding or sufficient clothing.
The children are now out doors.
md within this month zero weather
.s.H be upon them. Deep SHOWS will
e0ver the ground. and children cam
not sleep in snow and live. They
are suffering intensely from the
heavy frosts, and the weather. while
is reported clear. is getting colder
and colder.
Large sums are needed immediate
IF. for repairing the orphanage
buildings. in order to again house
the orphan children.
Funds are needed to restore the
arphanage child welfare program,
and to do this emergency work of
life saving.
A radiogram brought the news that
Captain Yarrow says: "The Ameri-
ean people will have to care for all of
the children who are between two
and twelve wears of age. throughout
The winter and on into the month Of
June"
The National Treasury of Near
East Relief is not only empty but
shows a deficit now of $137. 900.
Therefore, the relief work to be done
1T this time in Alexandropol is done
en- the strength of the faith in the
America people. and their special
gifts.
Send your checks for Near East
Relief to Miss Virginia Lucas. Char
les Town. w. Va.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-12-01


These seals that are sold for one
cent each have made possible the
organized campaign against tuber-
culosis that has been carried on
with ever-increasing emphasis
year after year.-and the Christmas
seals stand for something more. for
they are truly health seals, since
whatever helps TO prevent tubercu-
losis helps to make for health.
With the money raised by the sale
of seals there have been provided
hundreds Of sanatoria whore those
III with the disease may receive
care; Dreventorla where children
who have been exposed n the dis
ease may be built up 10 resist lis
attack: tuberculosis nurses TO care
for patients who are Ill In their
own homes: clinics where exani-
nation and advice are freely given;
and to thousands Of people mas
been given the optimistic message
that tuberculosis is . curahie dis
ease
Ninety I'VE PEI ceni Il the money
raised in West Virginia by the sale
81 these seals Is sperr for worh -
this state.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-12-01

Mr.. and Mrs. P. w. Feagans. of
Baltimore, spent Thanksgiving with
home folks here, Mr.. and Mrs. w. C
Feagans and Mr.. ]. H Ramey and
family. Mrs. Feagans' sisters, Mrs.
Frank L. Downey, of Martinsburg,
and Mrs. Ernest Watson. returned
home with them Sunday, for visit
Of few DAYS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schuyler Bradley. of
Harrisburg, Va. spent Thanksgiving
with Mrs. Bradley's brother and sis
ter-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. ]. Ed.
Burns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Kable, of
hyerstown, spent the Thanksgiving
aolldav with their daughter. Miss
Louise NJ. Kable. who is teaching in
the Junior High School at Babylon,
Long Island.
Mrs. Edgar Donnelson. Mrs. Char
les +. Kunkle. Mrs. Edna Winters
and Mrs. Ethel Hears. all of Balti-
more. We're guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. b. Hurst, on the Bardane road, on
Thursday.
Mrs Margaret Patterson with her
Two children. from New York, spent
the Thanksgiving holidays at Shan
non Hill, the country of her father,
Mr.. P. w. Rouss.
Col. Forrest w. Brown has been in
charleston. w. Va, going there on
professional business.
Mrs. John Berry and Mrs. Charles
Oruden, of Rome, Ca. spent a day
or two with DR.. and Mrs. G.. G. Sgd
nor.
Senator-elect and Mrs. Frank B.
Robinson and son. Francis. and Mr..
and Mrs. Roger Rissler, motored to
Philadelphia last week and attended
the Sesqui- Centennial.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warfeld.,of Wash
iington. spent the week end with the
latter cousin. Mrs. B. w. Johnson,
and Mr.. and Mrs. John o. johnson.
~. Mrs Vim. Campbell spent the
Thanksg wing HOLIDAYS with friends,
at Alexandria. Va.
r, Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. Ried. of
Rlchmond, Va, are the gusts of Miss
Reoa Wlthers. at Summit Point.
~, Mr.. John Davenport attended the
thanksgiving game of football play
"a IN Charlotte. N. c.. between the
teams of Carolina and Virginia At
55eer, The game. he visited Fishburne
Nl,Iitary Academy, at Waynesboro.
Mrs, NELL Anderson. of Ransom.
mas returned from a visit of several
weeks with friends in Washington
Mr.. and Mrs. L. V. Cockrell and
SON Mr.. Alton Cockrell, and friends.
OF baltimore. Md. Thanksgiving day
with Mrs. Coekrell's father. Mr.. W.
3. Baker. Miss Isabel Webster re-
turned home with them for visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Smith and
daughter, Miss Mary. spent Thanks
SSVlng with Mr.. Smiths mother. in
Stanley, Va.
Miss Eva Raaey has returned
nome from Baltimore.
Miss Jessie Ellen Trussell is visit
.ag friends In Loudopn Co. Va.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-12-01
REVIVAL AT COURT HOUSE.

The Fraser Revival meetings, at
the Court House. are drawing big
crowds every night. On Sunday
evening and night every seat in the
court room was filed, with many
turned away at night for lack of
seating room.
Many local men and women are be
ing prayed for each night. and what
are called miracles of healing" are
being performed by Gods power at
each service. A choir has been or
ganized and the community singing is
a feature of real service.
There are services being held each
night this week, the campaign COM
ing to close with mass meetings at
8 o'clock Sunday afternoon. and at
7:45P. NJ. that night.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-12-01
NO EFFORTS TO BE MADE TO
CHANGE NAME OF CHARLES
TOWN.

With regard to the rumor current
that Senator-elect Frank b. Robin
son will raise again the question OF
changing the name Of Charles
Town" to avoid the confusion re.
sulting between the similarity OF
that and "Charleston. Mr.. Robinson
in a statement denied that he had
any such intentions. While ] per-
sonally." Mr.. Robinson declared.
would like to see the name Of TINS
town changed to some other to avoid
confusion, ! know that the majority
of the people do not want such a
change and | have no intention Oh
bringing the matter up The mat
ter Of changing the name OF the
town was put before the people four
years ago. and met with defeat u
eyer FIVE ~ one.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-12-01
MRS MILLER DIES NEAR SHEP-
HERDSTOWN.

Mrs. Virginia !. Miller. wife Of
Mr. j. Frank Miller. died at her
home. near Shepherdstown. last
night, aged Cd years. She is sur
vived by her husband. Funeral SER
vices will be held on FRIDAY morn
ing. At 1920 o'clock at her late resi-
dence. Interment in Elmwood Gene
tprv Shenherdstown
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-12-01
MRS. HENRIETTA TApscoTT.

Mrs. Henrietta Tapscott. wife of
Mr.. Edward Tapscott. died at the
Fredericksburg tVa.) Hospital, after
an illness Of six years with cancer.
She was aged SO years. Besides her
husband. she leaves 10 children. all
of whom are living. and four sisters,
one of whom is Mrs. A. II. Locke. Of
Ransom. and two brothers. Funeral
services were held in the Berryville,
Va, Baptist Church. last Sunday. at
2 p. NJ. Interment in Green Hill
Cemetery.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-12-01
CLouD-TRUMP.

Miss Fannie Trump. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank o. Trump. of
Kearneysville. was married on Sun
day. November 10th. to Mr.. Alvin
Cloud. of Los Angeles. California,
the ceremony being performed in
that city. The bride has been living
in Los Angeles for several years
past. Mr. Cloud is an insurance
broker in Los Angeles. They will
reside in that city.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-12-01
COUNTY COURT HOLDS SESSION

The Jefferson County Court held a
session last Friday.
Various claims for generations
% account of erroneous assessment.
was passed upon by the Court.
a number of miscellaneous and
road claims were examined by the
commissioners and ordered paid by
the court.
In the sttlement of the state of
the late Mary E. Nichols by d. H.
Nichols, administrator. total after
the payment of all claims against the
estate showed the sum of $1.493.44,
which was to be divided among the
following heirs: L. d. Nichols, D.
Shirley Nichols. Frances NJ. Fiddell,
Joseph NJ. Nichols, Ann Elizabeth
Mooe and Raleigh Moore.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-12-01
MRS. OFT DIES NEAR MOUNTAIN
MISSION.

Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth OFT died at
her home. near st. Andrews Mission
on the Mountain, aged 66 years,
on Monday morning Of this week.
She is survived by one son. Mr..
Thomas OFT. and by two daughters.
Funeral services were held on Tues
dav afternoon at Murrill Hill NJ. f.
Church. South, conducted by Rev.
Mr.. Friedley. and her body was laid
to rest in the church yard there
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-12-01
RECEIVES NEW BOOKS

The Community Library has re-
ceived these books: Ernestine Sophie.
Cordelia Charrtren. The Romantic
Comedians, Smoky. Introduction to
Sally, Walls of Glass. The Book No
body Knows, Into the Void, Coming
Through the Rye. Ways Of Escape.
The Red Haired Girl, Heaven Trees,
The Bad Samaritan. Padlocked. The
Forsythe Saga, The Silver Spoon,
Trail Makers of the Middle Border.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1926-12-01
CHANGE IN MAIL SCHEDULE.

N. e. w. train Ia formerly due at
7:5l P. NJ. is now due at Charles
Town $3.50 p. NJ. Locked pouch on
this train has been discontinued. and
all evening mail is now dispatched on
B. & o. train 81 due at $40 p. M.
Pouch is closed at 500 p. NJ, and all
LIST class mail should be in Office not
later than clio p. NJ. for dispatch
on this train.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-26
FILLING STATION RATIO TO AUTOMOBILES

One gas station in New Britain for every 146 automobiles does not appear to be too many at first glance; but it should not be over looked that every automobile is not being operated all the time-ex cept perhaps on Saturday after noon or Sunday.
 But when the figures regarding 70 gasoline stations meet the eye the feeling is something entirely different. That total of filling re- positories apears considerable for a city the size of New Britain; yet in Hartford, it is learned, the ratio of filling stations to cars is even larger than in New Britain. But there are a good many roads lead- ing to Hartford and transient auto ists no doubt help to maintain the Capital City's stations.
 Distributing oil for the millions of automobiles has grown to be an enormous industry. and one of profit and prosperity. The present year in particular has been one of satisfaction infthe oil industry. One hears nothing of price wars, nor is there suggestion of prices too low for the prosperity of the industry. Everybody seems to be entirely satisfied, and if there have been complaints of ''gas" costing more than 1t ought, they have not been as vociferously put forward as dur ing former years.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-26

mouths of these eminent visitors to White Pine, that there never was any reason to doubt the re- markabIe money-making attain Inents of middle western farmers; all this talk about dire difficulties, losses and poverty has been bunk, t seems. The farmers now are rolling in wealth; there never has been such astonishing prosperity, not even during the war boom.
 Said information, of course, comes mainly through the medium of those who know best how to milk the farmers, and may be tine tured slightly with what they pre- fer to think during an election year. But the confused citizenry in the cities. reading all this" non- sense. is likely to swallow the bait and the sinker whole.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-26

to call at her house and take her automobile riding in the good old springtime and summertime and during the fall, and to theaters and card parties and what not during the winter why should she be led to believe the young man means business. when in reality he is only a species of flirt?
 We agree with this feminist. The well l-established custom of the man having the sole right and privilege of popping the question should be relegated to the scrap pile. There would be many more and quicker marriages if the girl in the case had equal rights with the young man and could speak up and ask whether he means business or whether he merely is using her for a handy dance partner.
 Women have the right to vote; they have equal rights in business. in the professions and in most other things of life. When they finally do get married - such as are lucky or unlucky enough to meet with a man having sufficient courage to act like one they have equal rights in the home and sometimes have more than equal rights; rarely less. Then why should they not have equal rights during the days when youths call upon them to be amused and en- tertained?
 Women have the right to vote; but this isn't half as important as the right to propose. They should have this right and they should take it.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-26
Observation On The Weather

Washington. Aug. 25.-Forecast for Southern New England: Partly cloudy tonight and Friday; rising temperature Friday in interior; moderate northwest, shifting to southwest winds.
 Forecast for Eastern New York Partly cloudy tonight and Friday; Possibly showers in north portion tonight and central portions Friday; moderate northwest, shifting to east winds.
 Conditions: Pressure is relatively low this morning off the southern New England and east Jersey coasts and unsettled rainy weather in New England and in the coast district Of the middle Atlantic states. To the west of Jersey and the Hudson river valley the weather is clear and pleasant. The tropical storm that has been moving slowly in the Gulf region for several days is ad- vancing inland and appears central this morning in Mississippi. It is producing heavy rains on the cen &al Gulf coast.
 Pensacola. Fla. reported S.4S inches of rain in the past A hours.
 Temperature changes have been slight in the eastern portions of the country with a reaction to warmer conditions west of the Mississippi river.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity partly cloudy and somewhat warmer.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-26
MODERNIZING THE
 WHITE HOUSE

While the President and his family are absent at White Camp, near Paul Smiths, N. Y, things are happening in the White House. When the Coolidges return to Washington the situation will never look the same. The White House for once is going to be as modern in every respect as the home of any bloated millionaire around the corner.
 Even the old-style ice boxes will be no more, the nation learns. The White House will have an electri- cal refrigerator, similar 10 the kind bought by MT. and Mrs. John Smith on the installment plan.
 The Associated Press reporter dug deep down into the history of White House cooling processes to furnish his story, discovering that originally food was preserved in a cellar packed with natural ice from the Potomac; and this sys- tenn was followed by crude ice boxes, merely caulked," which were in use to the time of Lincoln, when sundry improvements were made. One gathers that keeping food in the summer time has all ways been something of a problem in the White House
 It is gratifying 10 learn that these difficulties will now be per- manently of the past, and that the first family of the land can enjoy the same comforts of home as any of the other families in the land.
 The White House will be so modcrnized by the time the Cool idges return that it can easily be understood why they prefer to live there for another term.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-26
HOSPITALS FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN

The next hospital for crippled children which the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine have been financing for four years will be constructed after the convention of ten shrines at Utica, September 24, decides upon a location.
 Hospitals for crippled children maintained by the Shrine are among the most notable of the na. tion's medical institutions. The movement to operate such hospitals has had magical success, and re- fleets much credit upon the origin ators of the idea.
 The first hospital of the kind was established in Shreveport, La., in September, 1922. Since that time the Shrine has opened and success fully maintained seven other hospi- tals for crippled children, located in Minneapolis, St. Paul, San Francisco, Portland, Ore, St. Louis, Montreal, Springfield, Mass. Chicago; and mobile units in Honolulu, H. I, Spokane, Wash, Salt Lake City, and Winnepeg, Man.
 What a wonderful record for four yearsl It reads like a romance. The institutions have a bed capac- ity of 500. and of the 4,OOO or more patients who have been ad- mitted and treated, 3,375 have been discharged as permanently cured.
 Little limbs have been straight ened. Backs, in curvature since birth, set in place. Wheel chairs discarded. Crutches thrown away! Little hopeless youngsters given something to live for-good health and strength.
 The Shrine council has four ad- ditional institutions of the kind un- der discussion. It has already in vested S4,450, GOO in this wonderful enterprise, and the fund is kept up by an assessment of only $2 a year per member.
 The Shriners have complete req son to be proud of this record of service to childhood. And the rest of the world has reason to be prouder than ever of them when it knows the facts.
 For such is the kingdom of heaven.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-26
25 Fears Ago Today


 The Y. P. S. c. E. of the Center church will hold a trolley party to Lazy Lane this evening. In the course Of the trip the semi-annual election of officers will be held.
 Ely Bros. orchards are attracting visitors, as usual, from surround ing towns. They are now harvest ing plums and peaches.
 Messrs. McMillian, Niven and Humphrey, dry goods merchants, met at the Business Mems head quarters last evening and agreed to close their stores all day on Labor Day. It is now assured that all the business houses will be closed on that day.
 The monthly meeting of the Clerks association was held yester- day, and the members voted to CO., operate in trying to bring to local stores that part of the trade which has hitherto gone to other cities.
 A. J. Sloper was reelected a di- rector of North & Judd's at the meeting of the stockholders today. E. NJ. Wightman was chosen secre- tary and general superintendent. George P. Spear has ben appointed cashier and chief accountant in the office of the company.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-26
Army Aviators Start for
 Races to Be Held in Phila.

Philadelphia, Aug. 26 R)-The first two fliers to start in the "on to the sesqui" race took off from Dallas, Texas. early yesterday morn ing, according to word received at the headquarters here on the na- tional air races. They are Austin R. Lawrence and Ross Arnold. Both men are piloting Curtiss JN4C planes. Dallas is approximately l. 300 miles from Philadelphia.
 Lawrence and Arnold are coming for the national races which are to be held in connection with the ses- cuicentennial exposition between Sept. 4 and II.
 The first woman to announce her intention of flying to the races is Mrs. J. W. Price of Jacksonville, Fla, who will make the trip here with her husband, a pioneer of commercial aviation in Florida.
New Britain herald., 1926-08-26
KENTUCKY SPIRITUALS
 Up-TO-DATE

What is there about Kentucky which encourages investigators of high and low standing to prod into it's wealth of folk tunes" Men and women have been collecting the plaintive songs of the noun taineers and putting them into books, and singers show them off 10 sophisticated audiences as some | thing entirely new and original. A noted English musicographer put l in hard six months in Kentucky collecting the tunes and book of them was issued in England which among other things, in a learned i preface, traced the Kentucky tunes and their progenitors to the downs and messy flatlands of Kent and Surrey.
 The mountain folk, drumming their battered guitars, sit in their cabins at the evening tide and sing the same tunes to their brood of children Shat they themselves heard in the same way from their own dads; and thus the queer mu- sic is handed down from genera ton to generation.
 But lately the native desire to improyise new words to old tunes, or even to new tunes of the same general simple construction, has been manifest, and the general public has been let in upon some examples, with guitar accompani- meut.
 Oh, come. all you young people,
 And listen while I tell
 Of the fate of Floyd Collins,
 A lad we all knew well.
 Floyd has gone down as an epic of Kentucky heroism. But so has William Jennings Bryan, and one of the songs concocted for noun tain consumption is called "Wil- liam Jennings Bryan's Last Fight" Others are known as The Wreck of the Shenandoah" Little Mary Thagan." All are sad ditties, with no chords in them that the horny hands of the mountaineer accom- panists cannot grasp readily. If you want 10 go to Heaven,
 When your time on earth is !.
 through, You must be as Mir. Bryan,
 You will fail unless you do.
 Thus runs the Bryan song, a curious mixture of religious funda- with mountaineer origi- | nality. It is nothing to smile at; this thing is the soul Of a people. a portion of America for genera tlons all but cut off from the out
New Britain herald., 1926-08-26
THE REPORTER TRIES FICTION
 By Marvin Hampers

eco to work on a newspaper" Is the advice given to aspiring auth OTIS, but wouldn't that make their stories sound like this?)
 It was nice day, according to the weather man, when a person known as Edward Sloan stepped from what was thought to be taxi at an hour said by some 10 be five o'clock. It was rumored that girl, reported to have been pretty, ap- preached him and the alleged whispered conversation is believed 10 have taken place;
 "Briand Cabinet Fails; Asks Probe" he hissed, through teeth said to be gritted.
 Rum Ring Uncovered, Officer Says" the girl was thought to have replied.
 "Alimony Refused; Stays Mate," he was quoted as saying.
 Man Held in Motor Crash" she groaned, and fell into his arms, by islanders stated.
 Big Expose in Bathing Beauty Contest" he was said to have shrieked.
 Their lips met, it is said, and were still combined in the merger at a late hour last night. The police are Investigating and an arrest is expected at an early hour today.