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The Washington times., 1927-12-17
JOINT ACCOUNT
APPEAL FILED

The right Of judgment creditor
to attach money in joint bank
account, was appealed today by w.
Hunter Baldwin, from a decision
in the Municipal Court.
Harry B. Wilson sued Baldwin
for $500 in the Municipal Court,
obtained Judgment and then pro.
ceeded TO attach the joint account
Of Baldwin and Mrs. Baldwin. The
wife owed Wilson nothing and OBJ
iected to the attachment.
The Municipal Court held that
the creditor may attach. inasmuch
as the money in the bank. being a
joint account, might have been
withdrawn by the husband. The
action of the Court of Appeals, in
passing on the question which is
new in this jurisdiction. is regarded
of importance to both banks and
depositors. -
Should the higher court reverse
the decision, 1t would greatly in
crease the number of joint ac-
counts,
The Washington times., 1927-12-17
PARLEY CALLED
ON MARKET

The Public Buildings Commission
will confer with the District Com.
missioners next Thursday morning
on the temporary farmers market
problem.
The recommendation of the Com.
missionefs for temporary site near
the foundation of the George Wash.
ington Memorial building on the
Mall was presented to the Public
Buildings Commission today, but no
action was taken pending the confer.
ence.
Senator Smoot, chairman of the
Public Buildings Commission. will in
spect the proposed temporary site,
and probably several others, in ad-
vance of the meeting. He is in.
clined to believe that the recommen-
dation of the District Commissioners
is logical. but is apprehensive that
strong opposition will develop in
Congress.
No other matters OF importance
came before the Public Buildings
Commission today, and it was said
that no plan for the transfer or the
demolition of the present Center
Market. which is the future site of
the Department of Justice building,
now are being considered. 1t was
indicated. however, that the entire
market situation will come before
the commission in the near future.
The Washington times., 1927-12-17
8 ROBBERS GET
80 YEARS

Thomas Willis, Archie Page and
James Willis. all colored, known as
the "A. and p. robbers" today were
given a total of 80 years in the
penitentiary for series of rob.
berries last July on A. and p. stores
and other local merchants.
They We're tried on two charges.
that of robbing an A. and P. store
on July is, when they obtained $50.
and the robbery OF the store of
David Feldman. of 322 Florida Ave-,
when they took $500 from the shop.
keeper.
The sentences were imposed by
Chief Justice Mccoy. who declared
his intention of making Washing.
ton an unhealthy place for robbers.
Each of the trio was given 30
years.
The cases were prosecuted by AS.
sistant District Attorney William
H. Collins.
The Washington times., 1927-12-17
Dry Cleaners Truck,
With Clothing. Stolen

The theft from in front of the
Brighton Hotel, Connecticut Avenue
and California Street Northwest, of
a truck containing $500 worth of
clothing was reported to police last
night by Carl Linker. manager of
the Vogue Dry Cleaning Co., 500 /
st. n. Z.
Max Levine, proprietor OF store
at 1913 u st. n. W., reported the
theft from the cash register of $S5.
He furnished police with the name
and description of a suspect.
Entering through an unlocked rear
door. thieves stole an overcoat, watch
and ruby pendant from the home Of
Claude A. Embreye. % s st. n. w.
Samuel Henson. 1913 A South Cap
itoI ST., reported the theft from his
home of an overcoat and suit, total
ing $40 in value.
The Washington times., 1927-12-17
2 Xmas Opportunities
Already Fully
Subscribed

Two Of the fourteen Christ.
mas Opportunities offered by the
Associated Charities are already
closed, according to the Social
Service House at noon today.
These fortunate families, whose
care is now assured through 1928,
are numbers 1 and IA, represent.
ing youth and age respectively.
Number one is the young widow
with four children, one of whom
is an infant in arms, and mum.
ber fourteen is the couple "in the
evening OF life."
The total amount acknowl.
edged today is $1,s60.9o, leaving
a balance of s13.419.1O required
to complete the entire fund Of
$15.OsO.
Contributions may be sent TO
the Associated Charities, John 3.
Larner, treasurer, 1922 Eleventh
st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1927-12-17


letter paper for an instant. Then
he sighed. His hand was trembling
as he put down the pen. and he
turned away from those in his
office that they might not see his
face.
John Martin was dead-he was
forgotten for a moment-and there
was no need of writing letters any
more. Isaac Cans had fulfilled his
pledge. given almost six years to
the sick, pain-racked newspaper re-
porter-a pledge that he would
write to John every day at Ashe.
vile until the reporter came back
home, healthy again.
Loses Long Fight
John Martin didn't come back.
He fingered in Asheville for five
years, now winning, now losing, in
his fight against the white plague.
Some days he felt that only weeks
separated him from his return TO
Washington and his friends. On
other days. fighting the pain and
the overpowering weakness, he lost
hope. But on good days and bad
alike. as regular as the sun, came
the daily message of hope and cheer
from Isaac Cans.
John Martin died yesterday morn.
ing, after two weeks of agony. IRE
mic poisoning had set in, and his
last hope was lost.
At o'clock yesterday morning,
Isaac Cans wrote his letter to John,
and sent it out to be mailed, so,
that 1t would abe received in Ashe.
vile this afternoon. At $40 tele.
gram bearing the news of Johns
death was handed to Mr.. Cans.
The news spread swiftly through
the city, and among the hundreds
of John Martins friends they told
Of how Isaac Cans not only wrote
TO John every day, but caused the
The Washington times., 1927-12-17
New Trial Is Denied
In 81, 1926 Dog Fight Case

A motion for new trial for Fred
erick Otto Ling, assessed $1,S25 dam
ages in the District Supreme Court
for an attack made by his dog on
George Hill, an employe of the House
Office Building, was denied today
by Justice Stafford. Ling noted an
appeal to the Court OF Appeals.
The suit arose out of a dog fight
between valuable dog owned by
Hill and one owned by Ling. Both
dogs lost their lives as a result of
the fight. Ling's defense Is that
Hill was bitten by his own dog when
he attempted to separate the two
animals.
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1910
The Washington times., 1927-12-17
Washington Birthday
Delegations to Meet

Under the direction of Commits.
sioner' Proctor J.. Dougherty, dele
gates of organizations participat.
ing in the official public celena.
ton of George Washington's Birth.
day for 1925-6.7 will meet in the
Municipal Building Board Room
on December 10, at 4 p. m., to
report activities to the District
Federation of Patriotic Observance.
Plans for the joint. celebration
on February %. 1928, win be dis.
cussed.
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notables Of America, from the Presi-
dent down, to send greetings to the
dying man on each birthday, Octo.
ber II. President Coolidge was ac.
customed to send his greeting to
Mr.. Cans, to be forwarded to Ashe-
vile.
just Business Maybe
Isaca Cans sighed again and
turned back to his deck. Outside
his office. two men waited to see
him on business.
What kind Of a guy is this
Gans?" asked the younger" How
do you approach him?"
He's business all the way
through" the older man replied"
Hard-headed. Hard-hearted.. Not q
speck of sentiment in him."
The Washington times., 1927-12-17
NEIGHBoRHooD HOUSE Times 50

washington's most extensive set
tIement work. the Neighborhood
House. 4sS.47o N st. s. W.. has for
81 years functioned as a strictly
modern institution, but through
the efforts of John Philip Sheridan
Neleigh, the superintendent. and his
wife. it has been restored to its
former glory and today is a store
house of rare historical value.
Built in 1895 by Greenleaf. it be.
came the home of Thomas Low,
sometimes known as Law. the
wealthy Englishman who was the
city's first real estate speculator
and the husband of a granddaugh-
ter of Martha Washington.
Low occupied the house at 46S
n st. while his own mansion was
being built by Greenleaf at 1853
Sixth st. S. w. Capt. w. l.. Dun.
The Washington times., 1927-12-17
D. c. Medical Society
Officers Are Elected

The District Medical Society has
elected new officers to serve under
DR.. Oscar Benwood Hunter, the in.
coming president Of the body, as
follows:
First vice president. DR.. Robert
y. Sullivan: second vice president,
Dr. Coursen b. Conklin; delegate
to the American Medical Associ.
alton. DR.. Philip S. Roy; alternate
delegate, DIR. Thomas A. Grover.
with Drs. Charles s. White. Frank
I4eech and r. NJ. LeComte to serve
on the executive committee for
three years.
The Washington times., 1927-12-17
Municipal Relief Picks
Annual Officer Roster

William S. Franklin and Thomas
A. Costello. employees of the water
department. were elected president
and secretary respectively of the
municipal Immediate Relief Asso.
citation at the annual meeting held
last night in the District Building.
other officers elected were
Arthur L. Thompson. vice presi.
dent: w. A. Hipl1ins. treasurer, and
Charles Wenger Hanaway and
Augustus Nicholson. trustees.
The Washington times., 1927-12-17
Times staff Photo

canson. a gentleman Of wealth and
popular, lived at 470 n st.
Low. a man of peculiar tempera.
nent and faulty memory, used to
forget his own name when he went
to the postoffice for his mail: he
even wrote his name Law instead
Of Low. A sign on one of his
buildings bore the name. George
Law.
On one occasion. while suffering
from lapse of memory. he licked
his wife in a room at 46S N St..
went to town to his office and there
the wife remained in durance vile
until his return late that night.
George Washington visited them
frequently on " Street and later at
the Low Mansion. His eccentricities
finally caused his wife to leave him.
His fortune wasted away and he
spent his melancholy days in little
endowment
The Washington times., 1927-12-17
Railway
Sets Holiday Rates

A revival of the old custom, fallen
into the discard for a number of
years, of offering reduced rates for
passenger travel during the Christ.
mas season Ii announced by the
Southern Railway. Round trip
tickets will be sold onsall points on
its line between December % and
January on the basis of one fare
and a half, and viii be honored in
coaches. sleeping and parolr cars.
In order that holiday travellers
may not miss the spirit of the
time. arrangements have been made
by the Southern to install brilliantly
decorated and electrically lighted
Christmas trees in the observation
and lounge cars Of its principal
through trains from December 22
to 81.
Give present that will give servlca
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-09-29
SAND LICK DISTRICT
WINS SUIT
DECIDED BY SUPREME
COURT OF APPEALS.

In May, 1926, twenty-seven
citizens of the Sand Lick Dis
trict, headed by Fletcher Pow
ers, former member of the
school board, brought suit a.
gainst the county school board
of Dickinson to prevent the
board from using funds derived
from the sale of bonds author
lied by the 1926 Assembly in
constructing a joint high school
building at Haysi for Sand
Lick and Willis districts. The
circuit court denied the petit
ion of the suit, and the citizens
appealed to the Supreme Court
of Appeals.
The Supreme Court of Virg-
mia handed down it's opinion
through Judge R. H. L. Chi
chester on September % at
Staunton. The opinion holds
that there is conflict between
the special act of 1926, which
authorizes the school board to
issue and sell S125,000 in school
bonds to be used in funding
school Indebtedness and build
ing and repairing school build
ings, and the general law which
authorizes the board to build
Joint schools. Insofar as the
board can legally use the bond
funds, the opinion holds that
these funds can be used in all
ways decreed by the circuit
court except that they may not
be used for joint schools. The
constitutionality of the special
act of 1926 is upheld by the O.
pinion.
This suit has delayed the de-
livery of school bonds for more
than year, and the board has
been unable to pay for a good
deal of the repair and construct
ion work Of last year as a re-
suit. School officials have asked
the investment house that
bought the bonds last year to
advise when delivery of the
bonds can be made. 1t is under
stood that school officials have
under consideration plans where
by the progress of the schools,
seriously delayed by the suit,
will soon go forward to solution
of major needs and problems.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-09-29
BABIES OF SMOKING
MOTHERS SOON DIE,
SO Per Cent Do Not Live For
Two Years, DIR. Barber
Declares
SAYS CHILD POISONED
Claims Use of Tobacco Lizards
to dope" Habit and
Insanity

Chicago, Sept. 23- Sixty per
cent of all babies born from Gig
arctic smoking mothers die be-
fore they reach the age of 2 due
primarily to nicotine poisoning,
DR.. Chauncy L. Barber, of Ian
sing, Mich, told the American
Association for Medico-Physi-
cal Research.
Speaking at the association
convention here he decried the
prolonged use of tobacco among
men and women.
Baby Is Sick.
"A baby born of a cigarette
smoking mother is sick" DR..
Barber said. 1T is poisoned and
may die within two weeks of
OF birth. The post mortem
shows degeneration of the liver
heart and other organs. Sixty
per cent of all babies born of
cigarette smoking mothers die
before they are two years old"
Going into the various phases
OF narcotic action on the BODY
the physician pointed out that
rs the nervous system is easilv
poisoned by nicotine it is pos
slDle for a person to get drunk
on tobacco, as we'll as on alcohol
Or opium.
THE deplorable and rapid in
crease in the use of narcotics
IN young people, the increase
III crime, thefts and murderous
conduct in men and women I'M
Ger ~ years of age must have
some reason and should be an
alyzed and if possible corrected.
| lind that 90 per cent of the
cases dealing with the use of
narcotics, drugs, morphine, CO.
c2nn and heroin give a history
OF the early use of tobacco.
Causes Insanity.
"A prolonged use of tobacco
is g frequent cause of insanity -
he maintained. "Unsteadiness
Of the nerves and trembling are
among the common effects of
Smo'Fing. Many cases of cpl
lepsy are caused by it. Tobacco
naufasthina is common. Ere.
Guently tobacco leads to more
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-09-29
sedatives, such as CO.
caine, morphine and heroin."
Roanoke Times
SCHOOL COLUMN
(By ]. H. T. Sutherland)

Elsewhere in this issue of the
Herald you will find a list of
Dickinson teachers for the pre-
sent session. The county should
be congratulated on having
such a well-trained, interested
and efficient corps of teachers.
A very few patrons in the
county apparently are having
trouble in understanding sect
ion 1929 of the Code concern
ing vaccination. The law is very
clear that every teacher and
pupil shall, within ten days af-
ter entering any school, offer
undisputable proof of having
been successfully vaccinated.
Just as the law requires pupils
to be of certain ages to attend
school, requires all pupils to
have books, requires compul-
sorry attendance for some pu-
pills, requires persons owning
automobiles to buy license tags,
requires the payment of taxes.
and so on, the law requires all
teachers and pupils to be vac
clnated. Those who keep dogs
must buy tags for the dogs,
those who own weapons must
register the weapons, those
who vote must meet the voting
requirements, and those that
attend school must fulfill the
school laws. | am pleased to ad-
wise that practically all of the
nearly five thousand school
children in Dickinson have al
ready been vaccinated for small
pox. | am also pleased to advise
that DR.. Brumfield inoculated
6,251 persons with toxin-anti-
toxin against diphtheria during
that campaign in the county.
Smallpox and diphthcria should
rarely be heard of in Dickinson
county now.
The school calendar for the
,ession follows:
Schools Beein--Aug. /, Aug.
Is, and Sept.5.
Teachers Institute--Sept. 16.
Smallpox Vaccination report
September 20.
Physical Inspection Report
September %.
American Education Week.
November 7--13.
Thanksgiving Holidays--Nov.
"a to 20.
Christmas Holidays--Dec. 23
to January 2.
Elementary Forensic Con-
tests February 4.
High School Forensic Con-
tests, and Track Meet, April FL.
Uniform Seventh Grade Ex-
aminations--Dates to be an
nounced.
County Commencement Ex-
ercises--May Fl.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-09-29
EX-SHERIFF WHITAKER
KILLED IN AUTO WRECK.
(By Frank Monroe Beverley

Freezing, Va, Sept. 80 A
message just received from
Whitesburg, the capital of Let
cher, one of the upper tier of
counties of East Kentucky, con
veys the intelligence that Fess
Whitaker, one of the most I'M
ique characters of the State,
was killed in an auto wreck a
day or two since, when his car
plunged down a fifty-foot en-
bankment. Another man and
his wife were in the car at the
time of the occurrence. The man
sustained injuries, which it is
thought will prove fatal, but
his wife escaped unhurt.
Whitaker has led a varied ca
reer during his fifty-five years
OF existence. He was rancher
in the West during his earlier
years, and claims to have been
associated with the late Theo-
dore Roosevelt in the work. He
was a miner, too, and has fol-
lowed various avocations. He
was quite a factor in develop
ing the coal fields of East Ken
lucky.
He served two terms as sher-
III OF his county. During his
first term he was sentenced to a
term in his own Jail for some
otfense, He announced his cand-
ldacy for the second term, and
conducted a successful cam
paign while thus confined.
Fess Whitaker will long be
remembered for stormy and &C.
centric career.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-09-29

Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Wright
were called to Bristol, Va, Sat-
urday on account of the illness
of their daughter, Mrs. Roy
Splitter.
Mi'G Beula Phipps spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. c. Phipps.
Miss LESSEE Kiser, of Tampa,
Fla, will spend few days in
town before leaving for the
winter.
Mrs. Chas. B. Osborne and
daubhter, Lois, of Coeburn,
were visiting Miss Hattie
Phipps, Thursday
Owing to the untiring efforts
of Mr.. Leywn Reynolds and Mr..
Tate Quillin the school will soon
have a first class football team.
Misses Virginia Cole, Irene
Draper and Maynard Suther-
land motored to Coeburn Tues
day afternoon.
Mr.. Tate Quillin, Misses Gen.
GA Damron, Sara Kate Chase,
Rachel Tiller, Make Speer and
Mr.. Adron Speer made up a
party that attended the Wise
fair last week.
Mrs. Erery Bowling and little
daughter Helena, together with
Mrs. Jones, left for Norton Sun
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-09-29
PRATER NEWS

Rev. w. G. Raines attended
the Primitive Baptist Associat-
ion in Mcdowell County, w.
Va, September 1924 and %.
He reports a harmonious and
good fellowship meeting and
well behaved congregation.
The funeral of Geo. Dee (of
JOSH and his son, Noah Deel,
was preached last Saturday and
Sunday at the War Fork church
house by Rev z. T. Raines and
D. c. Church. to a large and
we'll behaved congregation.
Rev. z. T. Raines was the din
ner guest of Mrs. Emma Deel
last Sunday.
John Hall and wife, of Cum
berland Mountain, attended the
funeral at War Fork, and spent
Saturday night with Mr.. and
Mrs. j. c. Raines.
Dock Deel, of Jane, Va, at
tended the funeral on War Fork
Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Pearl Owens visited the
Post Office last Tuesday eve.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Raines and
daughters stopped few min,
ntes with Mr.. and Mrs. j. c..
Raines Sunday evening on their
way home from Grundy.
Mr.. George Raines, wife and
daughter, have been the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Raines
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-09-29
Local News and Personal
Mention in Brief Form

day where they will spend the
the winter at Mrs. Bowling
home.
Mrs. Earl Rose and children,
Earnestine and Earl Jr., visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Mccoy last
week.
Sen. R. E. Chase, C. C. Chase
and sons, Jerry and John Viii
liam, visited Mr.. Ephriam Dun
bar, of Abingdon, last Sunday.
Mr.. Dunbar is very i'll. Mrs. |. e
French has been at his bedside
for hte past week.
Miss Catherine Clark motor
led to Council Sunday to attend
the Dedication of new church
there.
The following persons from
town attended the Wise fair:
Mrs. A. A. Skeen, Miss Virginia
Cole, Jessie Kelly, Ruth Chase,
Val Hylton, Mr.. Harry Lee
PRESLEY and Alfred A. Skeen Jr
Miss Virginia Cole was ac-
companied home last weekend
by Miss Irene Draper and Mr..
III. M. Sutherland.
Mr.. and Mrs. eli" Sutherland
spent. Sunday with Mrs. Suther-
lands parents.
Judge VIM. E. Burns is hold
ing court here this week.
John w. Flanagan, of Bristol
is in town on legal business
this week.
Memorial services for John
Turner, late Jailer of Dicken-
son County, will be held on
Road Branch on October 10 and
ID.
The Circuit Court is in sess-
ion here this week, and judging
by the number of people in
town, must be we'll attended.
however, there are no murder
cases on the docket as Dicken-
son County has been without
a murder trial for the two last
terms of court, but it is under
stood that there are several
suits to be tried and the term
will probably last for three
weeks.
If you are in the market for
real estate, you should invest
lgate the property offered for
sale at Elizabethton, Tenn. and
Va, by the Lilly Land
Company. This Company has
been in the real estate business
for eighteen years and have a
large number of widow women
living on their property that
they have acquired by the reas-
on OF the insurance clause used
in it's contracts.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-09-29

act contained shall apply to any
child or children who for cause
have been excused from the OPP
GRAFTON of this act by the local
school board.
Section II. Any county or
city which may be without adj
equate buildings for proper en-
forcement of this act at the
time the same becomes effect
i've is hereby allowed two years
from the date on which it be-
comes effective to make ample
provisions for it's enforcement;
but this time shall be extended
if in the opinion of the local tax
levying authorities of any
county or city such county or
city is unable to provide ade-
Quate facilities for all of the
children subject to enrolment
hereunder, and the length of
such extension shall be deter
mined by said local authorities.
Provided, however, that the
school board of any county or
city, the board of supervisors
of the county or the council or
other governing body of
of the town or city concerning,
may except it's county or city
from the provisions of this bill;
which exception may be rescind
ed at the pleasure of said bod
les" 80 azxsa-
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from SCHOOL, Edgar Beverley,
Perry Gilbert and H. M. C. Til
Ter.
9. If teacher fail should she
be allowed to try again. Geo.
Sutherland, Emory Mccoy and
M. F. Combs.
10. Should teachers be paid bet
ter salaries?- S. H. Sutherland,
Senator Roland f. Chase and
DR.. j. c. Sutherland.
IL. Patrons duty to the school,
Judge A. A. Skeen, r. C. Mccoy
and Noah Tiller.
IL. Closing address BY J. D. H.
Owens.
Box-supper at $3.50 O'clock.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-09-29
Teachers To Hold Meet
ing At Rock Lick
TEACHERS MEETING AT
ROCK LICK SCHOOL
SAT. OCT. 18th.
1927.
PROGRAM

!. Prayer By Elder M. F.
Combs.
2. Welcome address, w. S. Pen
land.
3. Response H. M. C. Tiller.
4. Should Fairy Tales be taught
IN SCHOOL, Prof. Abingdon, A.
r. Owens and Eivens Edwards.
:. Should Teachers Treat 2
Rural Fuller, Floyd Owens and
w. S. Owens.
IS. Should corporal punishment
be abolished?- DR.. T. C. Suther-
land, w. S. Penland and z. l.,
South.
z. Should patrons be critics in
SCHOOL, j. H. T. Sutherland
w. H. Nickels and E. j. Suther.
land.
g. Should a pupil be suspended