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The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-10-20
BOY SWIMS FLOOD
TO SAVE MARINES
Brings Warning of Damaged
Bridge in Time.

ST. Louis.-Garland Bowman, seven
teen-year-old high-school student, swan
a swollen creek an likely saved d
NIissouri-Kansas-Te train, carrying
several hundred marines en- route to
San Diego, Cal, from accident it is
announced at the companys Offices.
The youth, at about 5:45 a. M, dis
covered portion of the track had
been washed away between Walnut
and Fort Scott, Kan He swan the
swollen creek which had done the
damage and ran to inform station
agent near Walnut The train carry
ing the troops had just left Hepler,
the last stop before Walnut. The rail
road man and Bowman raced up the
track. But they saw the headlight Of
the approaching train and realized
they could not gain the other side Of
the creek before the train did They
lighted their flares and waved them !;
The locomotive slowed down and
stopped just before it reached the
washout.
Earlier in the morning the engineer
and fireman of a southbound MIX
train We're drowned and Is persons
We're injured short distance away,
but on a different route from where
the marine train danger was averted.
The accident was caused by the over
flow of Flat creek. Some time later
northbound train, rerouted because
Al
distance south, and on the same line
from where the marine train was
halted. Flat creek also caused the
trouble at this place There were no
serious injuries
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-10-20

held en- November 9Th. 1927.
And AGREED to pay us $500
each, if we would vote. We ag-
reed to vote and j. C. Smith
marked each of our ballots
voting us for Lee Stanley for
Clerk, j. NJ. Rasnick for Treas
urer, ]. H. Anderson for Sheriff
E. A. Reedy for Commissioner,
j. G. Smith for Commonwealth
IS Attorney, M. F. Senter for
Supervisor of Willis District,
and William Senter for Const-
able of Willis District.
They would not pay us $500
each after the ballots were mar
ked and would only give us SO.
90 each, the amount they claim
ed our sister got. S. T. Mullins
delivered each of us a ten dol
lar bill.
j. c. Smith, S. T. Mullins and
c. S. Artrip told us not to tell
about them having given us
money and cautioned US to say
nothing about having voted.
We have never intended and
will not be absent from our ell
ection precinct on November s
1927
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-10-20
Mothers "Check" Babies
in London Theofers

London. = Parking facilities with
with attendants for babies and per-
ambulators have been arranged for at
q new cinema in Edmonton, London
borough.
Mothers who check their youngsters
may be summoned from the theater,
in event of an emergency, within
minute or so by the number of their
baby check being flashed on the screen
during the film performance
Sidney l.. Bernstein, proprietor of
the new Edmonton movie house, says
the scheme has worked so successfully
that the idea is to be adopted in the
string of ten cinemas which he con-
trolls.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-10-20
Virginia Dickinson County to-

Virginia Dickinson County to-
wit;
|, Alice Mullins, the wife of
Dow Mullins after being duly
sworn makes the following stat
ment.
On the night of October list.
1927, J. C. Smith (Cowan), ST.
Mullins and G. S. Artrip, regist-
rar at Artrip Precinct came to
my home. They woke US up my
husband and myself, and my
daughter and wanted us all to
vote, also my sons Jeff Mullins
and Roy Mullins, but my sons
were not at home, so j. C. Smith
&c. S. Artrip and S. T. Mullins be
gun to beg my husband, daugh-
Ter and myself to vote, and they
urged us to vote and they offer
edus money to vote. They first
offered my husband and | $1,000
each and finally they gave my
husband and | $500 each and
my daughter $1,000. So we vot-
ed. j. c. Smithtook ballot and
pencil and said j. C. Smith
marked the ballot and had my
husband, Dow Mullins to touch
the pencil. The said J. C. Smith
marked this ballot for Lee Stan
ley for Clerk, J. M. Rasnick for
Treasurer, ]. H. Anderson for
Sheriff, E. A. Reedy TO Commits
isioner, J. G. Smith for Common
wealth's Attorney, M. F. Senter
for Supervisor of Willis District
and 70 William Senter for Con-
stable. 1t was told that night
TO us that w. J.. Branham and
Sam Gourley were not running
for Supervisor and we were urg-
cd to vote for M. F. Senter.
I S. t. Mullins gave the $500
to my husband and the $500
70 me, j. c. Smith gave the $40.
90 to my daughter
j. c. Smith gave me a ballot
and stood by me and showed me
how to mark it, and | marked
each name as he showed me. He
~. G. Smith, had me to mark the
ballot so as to vote for Lee STAN
ley for Clerk, j. M. Rasnick for
Treasurer, ]. H. Anderson for
Sheric, r. A. Reedy for Comm
issioner. !. G. Smith for Com
monwealth's Attorney M. F
Senter for Supervisor Willis Dis
trict and William Senter for
Constable. j. G.. Smith marked
my dauohter's ballot and voteo
It just like my ballot. Before
leaving our home, J. C. SmiE
g. S. Artrip and S. T. Mullins
told us to not tell about then
being there or what had occurred
and that they would be back or
Tuesday night following to vote
def Mullins and Roy Mullins
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-10-20

Between $4,000 and 100000 will be
expended in the erection of a LincolL
memorial monument at the eastern
entrance of Hudson county park, the
land terminus of the Lincoln highway,
after crossing the Hudson river.
It is now possible to buy through
ticket and travel all the way from
New York to San Francisco on ball
loOn-tired motor coach.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-10-20
Block Eyes Neu Style

London, England.-Black eyes are
now the style among the smart May
fair set. The black eyes are furnished
by beauty-parlOr experts and not by
pugilists.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-10-20
Roy Mullins
Jeff Mullins

Subscribed and sworn to be-
fore me, W.P. Raines, a Notary
Public for Dickinson County
Oh Oct. 10th. 1927. My Com
mission expires Jan. 9th. 1927.
w. P. Raines
n. p.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-10-20
Virginia Dickinson County to-

wit;
We, Jeff Mullins and Roy Null
Inns after being duly sworn
make this statement.
On Tuesday night October
18th. 1927. J. G. Smith, G. S. Ar
trip and S. T. Mullins came to
our fathers dow Mullins)
home and wanted us to vote
in the November election to be
Evening star., 1927-12-07

essential materials would be inter-
reputed by strikes, lock0utS, or other
overt expressions of industrial i'll
will. They could not he sure OF
uninterrupted production
Therefore. it was quite natural thai
thew bought beyond their needs and
laid up surplus supplies which, In
periods of business recession, were
dumped on the market and added
to the decentralization and stagnation
which formerly characterized several
downturns in the business cycle
In the matter of wages, Mr.. Schwab
said he believed the desire of labor
can best be fulfilled 'by rewarding
men in accordance with their con-
tributions toward the success of the
business.
But even with good wages and
steady employment, Mr.. Schwab
pointed out. the workman, unless he
has the sense of ownership. is likely
to lack one factor essential to his
fullest efficiency and greatest inter
est in the company. He outlined the
Bethlehem Steel Co.'S method of en-
ploye representation.
Successful industrial management
in the future" he said, "is going to
depend more and more on manage
ment of men rather than upon the
organization of machines and other
problems which ordinarily are con-
sidered in the sphere of practical en-
gineering."
Evening star., 1927-12-07
FRUIT GROWER CLEARED
OF LIQUOR VIOLATION
Omar I. Nigh of Fairfax County
Obtained Federal Tests to
Avoid Breaking Law.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, December T.
Federal grand jury here exonerat ted
Omar /. Nigh, a prominent Fairfax
County fruit grower. of violating the
prohibition law. Charges made by
Federal agents September IA, after a
visit to highs orchard and vineyard
on Lee Highway between West Falls
Church and Tyson's Corner, have
been dismissed.
A large quantity of grape Juice and
apple and grape refuse were seized
Mr.. and Mrs. Nigh, accompanied by
Attorney Walter p Oliver, appeared
before United States Commissioner
John Barton Phillips in September,
when chemist testified that the
liquids had begun to ferment. He
was held under $500 bail. Be
fore the grand jury Nigh showed that
ne had applied to chemists of the
Agricultural Department for tests of
his grape juice and apple cider in
order to avoid violating the law. Re.
porting to Judge Groner Monday the
grand jury reported the case dis
missed.
Evening star., 1927-12-07
GRIFFIN URGES PLAN
FOR FLOOD CONTROL
New York Congress Member Sees
Reforestation of Denuded Lands
as Substantial Aid.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Reforestation of the denuded timber
lands of the Mississippi Valley was
urged as an essential means of con-
trolling floods today by Representa-.
tive Griffin, Democrat, New York, be-
fore the House food control commit
tee.
He also recommended setting back
the levees along the Mississippi River
and opening up it's old delta. which,
he said, extended 200 miles from its
Gulf mouth to the Atchafalaya River.
Opposition to reservoirs also was eX'
pressed by Mr.. Griffin, who is mem
ber of the appropriations committee,
as 'saddling the country with billions
of dollars expense"
Dams are futile" he said. ut
would mean 200 reservoirs at a cost
of 50 900 900, 900. and their storage of
water would only amount to 100000
cubic feet a second during flood time. "
He proposed that the country adopt
a system of reforestation similar to
that in Europe. He said that since
1850 the forests of the country have
been stripped.
You prefer trees to golf clubs, "
Chairman Reid interjected, while Mr..
Griffin was urging the planting of
forests.
Evening star., 1927-12-07
BANQUET TO MARK
GID ANNIVERSARY
Association of Oldest Inhabitants
to Hold Celebration Tonight
at City Club.

The Associa ton of Oldest Inhabi
tants of the District of Columbia will
celebrate the sixty-second anniversary
of it's founding with a reception and
banquet at o'clock tonight in the
City Club, at which its members
will be joined by representatives Of
kindred associations, District officials,
heads of the local trade bodies and
civic organizations and other invited
guests.
Lieut. Col. L. s. Grant. Sd. direc-
tor of public buildings and public
parks. will be the principal speaker
of the evening. while others scheduled
to address the association include
Edwin G. Graham, president of the
Board of Trade: Martin A. LaeSe,
president of the Washington Chamber
of Commerce: Gen. Anton stephan,
president of the Merchants and Manu-.
features Association; George c.
Havenner vice president of the Fed
GRAFTON of Citizens Associations: Allen
c Clark. president of the Columbia
Historical Society. and Lee d. Lat-
mer. president of the Society of Ma
| tiVPS.
| Theodore w. Moves, president Of
| the Association of Oldest Inhabitants.
will preside as toastmaster.
| John Clagett Proctor. vice presi-
dent Of the association. will read a
poem on "Old Washington" written
| by him for the occasion. and music
will be furnished by male quartet.
| DR.. Benjamin w. Sunny is chair.
man of the dinner committee, while
| Washington Topham is general chair
man of the entertainment committee.
the two groups which planned the
celebra ton.
Members of the general committee
under Mr.. Topham include Henry L.
Bryan. Albert Harper, j. Eliot Wright,
Fred l.. Emery, DIR. Sunny and Mr..
procfor
Evening star., 1927-12-07
PRIZES AWARDED Z.
IN POULTRY SHOW
Walter Johnson Takes Sec-
ond Place With Buff Ply
mouth Rock Hen.

Prizes and ribbons were awarded
at the national poultry and pet show
at the Washington Auditorium today
the judges completing their survey Of
more than 900 entries shortly before
noon. In all. about 200 awards were
made.
Walter Johnson. for years the Ma
tionals' pitching ace and now man.
ager of the Newark international
League club. took a second place with
hun Plymouth Rock hen. Other
local winners We're Charles 3. Wells.
305l Vista street; f. j. Claveloux.
1920 Rhode Island avenue northeast;
F. Taylor Thompson, 1927 Potomac
avenue southeast; Morris Il. Johnson,
1916 w street southeast.
In conjunction with the show, the
International Cornish Poultry Club
met yesterday and elected officers for
the year. A resolution was adopted
providing for the publication of 2
quarterly magazine and year book as
official organs of the club. Officers
elected were: Charles s. Brent
Oconomowoc, Wis, president; c. C.
Hall, San Antonio. Tex. vice presi-
dent; V. NJ. Jones, Essex. Ontario.
Canada, secretary-treasurer.
Evening star., 1927-12-07
i. D. c. CONGRESS
IS OPENED HERE
Marks Move of D. c. Group
to Resume Relationship
With National Body.

Meeting for it's first regular business
and legislative session in five years,
the Washington division of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy this
morning opened it's annual congress at
Confederate Memorial Home
The session marked the first real
move in the program of the Wash.
ington division of the Daughters OF
the Confederacy to resume relation
ship with the national organization
and the initial attempt to bring all
Washington chapters into the local
division and to present a united and
harmonious front, as urged following
the recent National Congress at
Charleston, S. G.
Forty-five delegates, representing
the six participating chapters of the
order-Robert f.. Lee, j. Il, b. Stuart
Shenandoah. Matthew Morey. Richard
Stoddart Ewell and Beauregrad d-and
All affiliating members were present
at the congress.
Chairman Makes Report.
The principal business of the con
gresS today was the thorough revision
of the constitution and bylaws, which
occupied the major portion of the
One-day session.
Reports of committee chairmen con.
sumed a large part of the morning
session.
Mrs. Samuel B. Milton, historian
announced that in collaboration with
other historians of the Daughters of
the Confederacy a new policy of ''re-
search into the famous exploits and
not ttVrif nf 8 IL
members of the order" with view
to "enlivening discussions and accu
mulating information of value to mem.
bers,' has been adopted.
Mrs. Edward r. Wood, custodian,
announced that Confederate battle
flags which have at various times
been misplaced, have now been re-
stored and are in the possession of the
organization. In her capacity as
chairman of the committee on creden.
tials. Mrs. Wood also revealed that
there has been a considerable increase
In membership during the last year.
Miss Blanche Sinclair, chairman of
the committee on finance, delivered a
detailed report on the status of the
finances of the order, which she de-
clared to be in healthy condition.
$l,019 having been received by the
treasury during the year 1926-27.
Musical Program Given.
A short musical program was given
by Mrs. Milton.
Announcement was made by Mrs.
Albion w. Tuck, president, who pre-
sided, of two interim appointments
made during the past year, Miss Elsie
Weeks to be recording secretary, and
Mrs. Maude Haller Smith, parliamen.
tartan.
In the absence of the regular chap
lain, Mrs. Tuck opened the congress
with prayer and the reading of the
ritual of the Daughters of the Con.
federacy.
The congress will adjourn this eve.
ming after the election of officers for
the ensuing year.
Evening star., 1927-12-07
CHILD WELFARE CLINIC
BENEFIT'SALE CONTINUES
Additional Stock Added to Rum
mage Fair Being Held at
Ola E Street.

The annual rummage sale for the
benefit of the Child Welfare Clinic at
Children's Hospital continued today
at 914 z street, with an addition to
the stock of materials on sale.
The lunchroom under direction of
Mrs. Arthur O'Brien is attracting
large numbers daily. Facilities for
furnishing the room have been loaned
by Rauscher's and contributions have
been received from various sources,
including the Carlton Hotel.
Mrs. Breckenridge Long is general
chairman in charge of the sale.
Evening star., 1927-12-07
HOUSE ASSIGNMENT
WORK NEARS END
G. O. P. Leaders Select New
Members for More Impor-
tant Committees.

The Republican committee on com.
mittees of the House today completed
it's slate of assignments to the more
prominent standing committees and
appointed a subcommittee, which is
meeting this afternoon to complete
the list of assignments to all House
committees.
The District committee has not yet
been considered in the assignment of
committee places, but it is expected
that the Republican membership on
that committee will be filled in today
There are two existing vacancies and
third one has been created by the
assignment of Representative Hous
ton of Delaware to the rivers and har
bors committee.
La Guardia on judiciary.
Among the assignments tentatively
agreed upon are the following:
Judiciary committee-La Guardis
of New York and Hall of Illinois, in
addition TO the Republican members
who were on this committee in the
Sixty-nlnth Congress.
Interstate and foreign commerce
committee-Johnson of Indiana and
Beck of Pennsylvania, in addition tC
the members who served on this com
mttee in the SiXty-ninth Congress.
Rivers and harbors-Hudson OF
Michigan, Houston of Delaware, and
Niedringhaus of Missouri, in addi-
tion to members on this committee
in the SiXty-ninth Congress.
Clarke Put on Agriculture.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of New York
and Hope of Kansas in additions To
members who served on this COM
mittee in the Sixty ninth Congress.
Foreign Affairs-Browne of Wis
consin, Correll of Oregon, Mass of
Minnesota, in addition to members OF
this committee in the Sixty ninth
Congress.
Military affairs-Johnson of Illinois
Hughes of West Virginia, Hoffman
of New Jersey, in addition to mem
bers who served on this committee
in the Sixty ninth Congress.
Naval affairs-Hale of New Hamp-
shire, Evans of California. Tadgen-
horst of Ohio. Wolvertop Of New
Jersey. and Hancock of New York
in addition to members who served in
the Sixty ninth Congress.
Post office and post roads-Buck-
bee of Illinois. Doutrich of Pennsyl-
vania. Bohn of Michigan. in addition
to members who served in the Sixty
ninth Congress.
Evening star., 1927-12-07
Attack on Girl Alleged.
special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star
CLARENDON, Va, December Z.
William Stevenson, colored, ar.
raiSned yesterday before Judge Harry
r. Thomas in Police Court for an
alleged attack on an 11-year-old girl,
was ordered held for the action OF
the grand jury. According to county
police. Stevenson, a garbage collector
did nothing more than place his hand
on the child, causing her to become
badly frightened. The alleged attack
occurred outside the home of the child
near Lyon Park.
Evening star., 1927-12-07
Assistant Aides Named,

Maj. Raymond E. McQuillan, U. S.
Cavalry. at the War Department. and
First Lieut.. Hugh 3. Waddell Sd
Cavalry. at Fort Myer, Va, have been
ordered to report to Col. Blanton
Winship. chief military aide to the
President, for additional duty as as
sistant military aides at the White
House.
Evening star., 1927-12-07
Electric Current Generated by Heart
Can Be Photographed, Scientist Says

DR.. Mees, a director of research at
the Eastman Laboratories at Roches-
ter, N. Y, spoke on the use of photo
graphy in industry. Photography is
being used in science and industry
primarily to make a permanent record
of temporary phenomena. which can
then be studied and measured" he
said.
The prize for the best paper sub
mitted by a junior member of the So
Ciety during the year was awarded
to William NJ. Frame of Pittsburgh
it was announced by DR.. Ira N. Hollis,
Worcester. Mass, chairman of the
committee on awards.
Evening star., 1927-12-07
Leaps From 4Oth Floor.

NEW YORK, December P).-An
unidentified man jumped to his death
today from the fortieth floor Of the
60-story Woolworth Building in
Broadway. In the mans pockets
was found an Army Identification tag
bearing the name of Louis Schwartz.
The body was badly crushed by the
terrific impact of the fall from a
height of about 500 feet.
Evening star., 1927-12-07
HITS OFFICIAL DRINKING,
Blanton Would Impeach All Who
Purchase Liquor.

Impeachment and dishonorable dis.
charge of any Senator, Representa-
tive, judge or any other employe of
the Government who purchases in
toxicating liquor from "bootlegger'
was demanded in a resolution intro
duced today by Representative Blan-
ton. Democrat, Texas.
Another resolution offered by the
Texan would bar diplomats in the
United States from importing liquor
for their personal use. and make dip
lomatic traffic law violators persona
non grata to the United States.
Evening star., 1927-12-07
Two Held in Auto Theft Quiz.
snerIal nisnatnh tn Tha stnr

Special Dispatch to The Star.
STAUNTON, Va. December T.
Waving preliminary hearing in Po
lice Court today. d. E. Nicholson and
w. w. Smales. both of Staunton
were held for grand jury investiga
ton, the former charged with han
ding a stolen automobile and the lat
ter with having a stolen car in his
possession. They are at liberty un.
der bond
Evening star., 1927-12-07
Truck Is Robbed,

Returning to his truck after deliver
ing some dresses at 3415 Connecticut
avenue yesterday afternoon, Edward
F. Rhodes, 637 Keefer place, driver
for the Mutual Cleaning Co. 1920
Fourteenth street, found that it had
been ransacked and quantity Of
clothing stolen,
Evening star., 1927-12-07
Door Stops Collected.

London has a new unique craze. 1t
is that of the collection of door stops
of unique shape and design. One stop
that is most sought is shaped like a
pear and of attractive green glass
with a fiowery bubble in the center.
Manufacture of them has been discon-
tinued SO that collectors prize them
for their rarity.
Evening star., 1927-12-07
MODERN GIRL IS GOOD,
NOT BAD, SAYS BISHOP
British Churchman Says Talk
About Her Activities Is Just
Nonsense.
By The Associated Press.

BY the AssocIated FFPss.
BRIGHTON, England, December r.
The modern girl has found a de-
fender in DR.. Russell Wakefield, for
mer Bishop of Birmingham. He thinks
she is wonderful.
Such a great deal of nonsense is
being talked about the girl of today.
the clothing she wears-or does not
wear-and the effect all this has on
tn public. and the number of times
she visits the hairdresser. that / think
it is about time some one said some
thing in her defense" he said in
sermon.
"The healthy girl of these times
with her life of sport and sun. and
her readiness to associate with her
brothers and boy companions. makes
for good-not bad"
Evening star., 1927-12-07

a n d employees
'harles NJ. Schwai
told the Anlerl
can Society "a
Mechanical Engi
neers last night
Mr.. Schwab, VIII,
spoke as retiring
president of the
society. said this
improved relation :
ship was due to
human engineer
ing.
TT was not sc
many years ago.
he said. that buy
ers of basic prod
ucts were under 9
constant fear tina
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Evening star., 1927-12-07
d would develop such a program.
Defends Merchant Marine.

Defends Merchant Marine.
Forming n part of such a program
should be conservation of timber re.
sources, solution of flood menaces, de
velOpment of waterways, shipping and
world markets, he said. Success of
the last. he added. depended on the
upbuilding Of an ample, modern mer-
chant marine under the American flag.
The general also advocated adequate
naval protection.
ITO engage in boastful and unseen.
ly naval competition would be deplor-
able. We should simply build up our
Navy to such a strength that our sea.
ports and our ships of commerce would
be assured of proper protection. Then
and only then can our country main
tain commercial independence in keep
ing with our place in the family of
nations.
Waste Is Assailed.
Most of the national debt and
wasted expenditures. he said. have
been due to lack of prior organization
Of the national defense. This results
in enormous sums spent to create eX-
temporized armies.
Referring again to those whose
weapon was the ploughshare. he said
THE young man from the West that
went forth with our armies was
superb. Let others extol the virtues
of our sons, but you and l know
whence came their moral and physica
force"