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public need is wholly irrelevant.
ct Is no doubt argued that,
since we now have two judges, an
additional clerk, marshal and dis
trict attorney-with their deputies
would impose no serious burden
on the people"
We have no fight to pick with
the Indianapolis News, but it
seems entirely probable that that
estimable daily is not fully ap-
prised of the facts or that 1t is
playing fairy godmother to the
capital hotel gang, who have am
pie reasons, of a selfish nature,
to wish the bill defeated.
Many witnesses from this part
of the State are forced to make
the long trip to Indianapolis every
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The Rules

The Rules
1. The idea of letter golf is to
change one word to another and do
it in par, or a given number of
strokes. Thus to change COW to
HEN, in three strokes, COW, HOW,
HEW, HEN.
2. You can change only one let
ter at a time.
3.You must have a complete word
of common usage for each jump.
Slang words and authorizations don't
count.
4. The order Of letters can not be
change.
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BRIDGE ME
ANOTHER
Copyright, 1928, by The Ready Ref
erence Publishing Company
BY w. w. WENTWORTH

Authorizations: A-ace; liking; O.
queen; Jack; &--any card lower than
10)
1. What does initial bid of five
in a minor suit denote?
2. What does initial bid of four
in a major suit denote?
8. What does initial bid of three
in a major suit denote?
The Answers
/. Ten probable tricks.
2. Eight sure tricks.
3. Seven sure tricks.
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To the Editor: Some discussion
has been had in reference to the
recent proposed re-adoption of civil
service for the police and fire de-
partments. 1t was and still is the
hope of the Federated Civic Clubs
that the entire personnel Of these
departments will work under some
feasible plan, this is from the de-
partment heads down.
When the last civil service COM
mission was in effect several hun
dred men took examinations, ap-
proximately 100 passed and our
present board of safety should feel
obliged to appoint or advance these
men as needed.
Also, we should not forget that
the city statutes read that the po-
lice and fire departments must be
under civil service.
This is the age of efficiency and
should apply to these essential de-
partments of our city government
as we'll as other departments. Civil
service, when applied properly,
would not leave a man in the same
rank for twelve years unless there
is something wrong with him. The
police department deals more di-
rectly with our citizens than any
other department and it is on their
actions and deeds that the average
citizen bases his opinion of the ef-
ficiency Of our city administration.
1t seems to do no good to report
the weak points Of our police der
partment, no one cares to, hear Of
them. But they do want the world
to know about the good points.
There are ten items of inefficient
points for every good one.
The streets of indianapolis are
being used for garages, thousands
of cars being parked without lights,
which endangerS the lives Of moving
traffic.
The sheriff's Office is unable to
trace an arrest, a suspected muir
derer of a crime committed within
the city limits.
Five homes were entered in the
west part of ur city last Sunday
evening and when the emergency
car approached they would have
scared away any one who ever
thought of being crook, they made
so much noise. They don't want
to catch the crooks.
The writer knows Of many other
weak points Of our police depart
ment if any one cares to know OF
them. Your truly,
FS M. SWARTZ.
President Sherman Emerson Civic
League.
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An 80-year-old resident of Salina, KAN bet an
insurance company 100000 he would live ten years
Maybe the drivers in Kansas considerate
than in most States
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Here is an advertisement clipped from western
paper: NOTICE TO PARENTS-Grade cards were
issued to all high school students yesterday.
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You can get an answer to any answer
able question Ct fact or nfSTmetion by
Editor, The Indianapolis Times, Wash
ington Bureau. 1929 New York Ave.
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gal advice cannot be given, nor can ex-
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Cordially cor invited to make use Of this
free service as often as you please;
Are snakes useful to mankind?
Many of the common snakes serve
useful purpose by devouring large
numbers Of insects, mice and other
small animals that are injurious to
garden crops and stored foodstuffs.
Does an alien who holds an
honorable discharge from the
American Army automatically be-
come a citizen of the United States?
He must be naturalized the same
as any other alien.
Is there a game called african
golf?"
This is one of the names applied
to the game of dice known as
craps" and is applied because of
it's popularity among the Negroes.
Where did the play, what Price
Glory" get its name?
From the English colloquialism,
what Price," used by the London
ccckney to mean what is the
value" Ir the play the name
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Times Readers
Voice Vices

The name and address OF the author
must accompany every contribution. but
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have found out one thing that is the matter with
some of the churches.
Certainly there is nothing wrong about Chris
tianity The spirit Of its founder is just vivid and
forceful it was, and there has been dimi-
mutton in the appeal to humanity of the gospel OF
love- But politics and controversial politics. at that
has brought into it too much of bgotry intolerance
and the anti-Christian gospel of hate.
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To the Editor

To the Editor:
In The Times recently, under the
title, Questions and Answers" I
note that Frederick M. Kirby makes
statement in answer to the ques-
ton, What are the expressions used
to distinguish between the two
horses Of a team" He says that
facing the same way as the team,
the right horse is called the near
horse, and the other called the off
horse. I am of the opinion that Mr..
Kirby never has had anything to do
with horses, as the horse on the left
that he speaks about-always has
been called the near horse instead
of the off horse.
There are instances where the
horse on the left is called the wheel
horses or the lead horse, but he
never has been called and is not the
off horse. Please enlighten Mr.
Kirby and if he can't get these queS-
tons and answers right, tell him 1
have a soma very young man-who
will be able to enlighten him in the
future. E. E. DAVIS,
Denison Hotel.
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(NewcastIe Courierl


One of the results Of the prl-
mary law is to bring out a multi
plicity of candidates who fight for
election on the strength of local
issues without regard to the gen.
eraI program Of their party
These self-starting candidates
are tempted, also, to make pledges
which they have no possible means
of carrying out. The primary en-
courages the swapping OF fingers
at party policies. This is especial
~ true in Congress.
When senator or representa-
tives can go to Washington a little
swollen with conceit because he
has carried a primary ION his
own" the sure effect is to make
him feel superior to his party and
inclined to go his own way IN
Congress.
There are in Congress members
who boast that they are not strict
Iy party men, but primary men.
If they believe that they can go
back at the end of their terms and
win another election despite the
fact that they may have gone
counter to the wishes Of the ma
iority Of their party in Congress,
they are often strongly tempted to
assert their own will or whlm
against the consensus Of their
party.
That this tends to weaken Gov
eminent by party and to lessen
the sense of responsibility to the
country as a whole can hardly be
denied.
Lake County Times
Indianapolis newspapers wax
eloquent, editorially, against
northern Indianas proposal to di-
vide the State into two federal
districts. They are unanimously
opposed to the measure and conf
IDENTIFY predict that the present
Congress will defeat it just as the
Sixty-Ninth Congress defeated it,
Notwithstanding the fact that the
Senate has already approved the
bill and it is now before the House
for final passage.
The indianapolis News offers
the following comment on the
issue:
while in itself the matter is
not one of great Importance, it
does once again make it clear that
when the question is one of Great
ing more jobs, the question Of the
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-03-22
RICHMOND FINDS
81 PER CENT RIDING
IN PRIVATE CARS

Richmond, Va.,- Approximate
ly 100000 people ride in and out
of the business district of Rich
mond during an Is hour day, &C
cording to traffic cnecks which
are made from time to time by
the Virginia Electric and Power
Company in it's effort to adjust
it's street car and bus schedules
to meet the changing conditions
in the traffic problem.
The latest check shows that
between the hours Of 6 A. M.
and IL o'clock midnight a total
of 282, 1877 rode in and out of the
DOWNTOWN area.
Forty three per cent of the
total number Of riders or 122,3O6
people, rode in street cars or bus
es, while 159,861 people, or 81
per cent, rode in automobiles
and other vehicles.
Street cars and buses repre-
sent only 8 per cent of the total
number Of vehicle passing in and
out of the business district in an
10 hour day, while automobiles
and other vehicles represent 90
per cent.
The average laod of the res
pective vehicles was Is passan-
gers for each street car and 1.6
passengers for all other vehicles
The street space occupied by
these passengers is figured at
1853 square feet per bus passan
ger and 43.5 square feet per pas
sanger in automobiles and other
yehicfes.
In other words the automobile
and other vehicles occupied two
and one half times as much
street space per passenger as
aid the street cars and BUSES
combined.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-03-22
THREE MORE SENTENCED
TO SERVE TERMS IN PEN

Three more men have been
sentenced to the "Pen" since last
week.
The first of them to receive
sentence was Harve Lambert,
whose sentence was 18teen year
for the killing of James Laforce.
If the reader will recall this muir
der was mentioned some time
back.
The second to receive senten-
&c was Thurman Mullins, who
was sentenced to twenty years
Imprisonment for the murder of
Norman Perry.
The third was a negro, name
unknown to us, was sentenced
to one year for cutting another
Negro, name unknown to us, al
most to death in a fight at Spla-
shdam, Va,
1t is said that the two first
named are trying for an appeal
or new trial.
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COLUMBUS MULLINS CUT
BY TENNESSEE NAN

Splashdam, Va, Mr.. Colum
bus Mullins, of this place had
the misfortune to meet a gentle
man from Tennessee, a McCury
a few nights ago, while the, lat
ter was under the influence of
whiskey. 1t is said that McCury
walked up to Mullins and gave
him a serious slash with a knife
across the nose and face, almost
cutting his nose from his face.
The Tennessee did not give
any reason for cutting Mullins,
at the examining trial held here
a few hours later, except that
Mullins had had his nose in his
business.
Mullins denys having met or
spoke to McCury before the cut
ting took place.
Mr.. Hall after having arrest
ed McCury Immediately took
him to Clintwood and placed
him in Jail. Mr.. Hall said that
McCury informed him of having
killed two men in his life,
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-03-22
800 PER CENT INCREASE
IN SALES OF CHESTER
FIELD CIGARETTES

From seven billion smoked in
1922 to twenty-eight billion
smoked in 1927-sales doubled
and redoubled all within five
years. These are the startling
figures announced by the Ligget
and Myers Tobacco Company
for their ever popular Chester
field Cigarette.
This amazing growth, repres
enting gain of 800 per cent,
'signalizes not only the universal
preference for the cigarette as
the smokers choice, hut the &C
ceptance of this one particular
brand as the popular favorite.
It is conservatively estimated
that Chesterfield has aquired at
least million new users in a
little over a year-certainly con
vincing proof that finer quality
and better taste is substantially
recognized by the cigarette SIN
oking public.
This genuine testimonial for
good tobaccos and good blendin
g is based largely on Chesterfie
Ids particularly pleasing flavor
and taste. AS it Is stated In the
advertisements, Chesterfields
are mild and yet they satisfy;
in other words, the flavor has
been so skillfully handled as to
eliminate any suggestion of har
shness or bite, and yet leave
enough richness and body. to
'let a smoker know he's smok-
ing"
Nor is Chestesfield's rapid
growth limited to the joounder-
les of the Unitd States. Sales
reports have revealed that this
brand is world wide in it's acce-
place, as shown by the fact that
in practically all the principal ci-
ties of the world it is found to
be among the leading sellers.
In fact, Chesterfield,s world
wide popularity has given rise
to another new advertising slo-
gan which truthfully asserts
that "the sun never sets on CHI
esterfield's popularity" with the
added distinction that "Such
popularity must be deserved"
because of a taste and quality
which won smokers the world
over and will continue to win
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-03-22
new HYDRO STATION

Rocky Mount, Va, The Ro-
anoke Division of the Applach-
ian Electric Power Company is
installing a modern automatic
ally controlled hydro station on
Pig River, near Rocky Mount,
twenty-five miles south of Roa
noke.
In these days of high efici-
ency in steam generating plants
it is becoming more an d more
difficult for the small hydro
plant to compete favorably with
the large steam generating plant
experts say. One of the most i'm
portant ways of reducing the
operating cost of small hydro
generating plants is by the use
Of automatic switching equip
ment which does away with the
aecessity of operators.
The Rocky Mount station will
do everything that an operator
does and in addition, will oper-
ate more quickly and positively
than an operator, it is claimed.
r. knows immediately when alb
normal conditions arise and at
once performs the necessary OPP
arations to- protect the machine
whereas an operator may take
some little time to discover the
trouble and more time to- per-
form the necessary operation.
When sufficient water collec-
is above the dam the machine
will start up. When this water
has been expanded it will shut
itself down until water is again
available, when it will again
start up. II the machine becOm-
es overloaded it will stop long
enough to cool off and then
start up again, but if something
is wrong it will only start after
the necessary repairs have been
made. An additional feature is
that in case the eleven thousand
vote line from Roanoke, which
feeds the town Of Hockey Mount
goes off, the water wheel will
start up and run until service
is restored, after which normal
operation will continue.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-03-22
PLUTINA COUNTS
PASSES AWAY

Mrs. Plutina Counts, wife of
Elijah S. Counts, of Alley, Vir-
ginia, died at her home March
IL, 1928, after a long illness.
She had been an invalid and con
fined to her bed for twenty
seven years and three months
to a day. She bore her suffering
with great fortitude.
She was a daughter of And
rev J. and C1'issie (Deel) Ed
wards and was born near Sand
Lick, November %, 1868. She
Joined the Sand Lick Primitive
Baptist Church in early life and
has been CONSTANT member
since, although she was unable
for a long period of time to at
tend services at the Church.
Frequently she and her husband
had services at their home.
Surviving her are her husband
and five lhildren, several grand
children, several brothers and
sisters and a host of other rel
atives and friends to mourn her
passing.
She was buried near Sand
Lick at her fathers graveyard
on March Is, 1928, Elder VIM.
B. Sutherland conducted the ser
vices. A large number of sor-
rowing relatives and friends
were present.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-03-22
CELEBRATES SlST
BIRTHDAY

Mrs. Louisa Sutherland cele-
brated her eighty-first birthday
at her home near Nora on Feb.
ruary S, 1928. On February /
her husband, Jasper Sutherland,
celebrated his eighty-f fourth Dir
-thday. She was born February
S, 1848, and he was born Febru-
airy /, 1845. On her las birthday
her eldest son, Floyd, himself
sixty-one years old, took dinner
with his parents. His mother is
feeble buthis father is rather
strong for his age.
Mrs. Sutherland was born in
Russell County, Virginia, the
daughter of Simpson and Ritter
(Burchett) Dyer. When a small
child she moved with her par
ents to Stratton, and she has
lived in that community ever
since. She has four living sist-
ers: Hannah Blair, Nancy Suth-
erland, Nicey Deel and Tennes-
see Sutherland; Hannah Blair
being eighty-four years old.
She has seven children living:
William Floyd Sutherland, Syl-
via Kiser, Morgan Lipps Suther
Land, Simpson Holiday Suther-
land, jesse Columbus Suther-
land, Elihu Daniel Sutherland,
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and George Cleveland Suther-
land; and four that have passed
away. There are living, fifty
seven grandchildren, seventy
three greatgrandchildren, and
two Observation-Disclosures
Mrs. Sutherland joined the
Baptist Church in 1869, and she
has lived, through much trouble
and many trials, a noble, unspot
ted Christian life. She wants
Elder William B. Sutherland to
sing the following songs at her
grave: Amazing Grace, and
Jerusalem, My Happy Home.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-03-22
SCHOOL COLUMN

Word has been received from
the Department of Education
that the following Dickinson
schools have been approved fo1
standard nine month terms: Ba-
rt Lick, Bear Pen, Bise, Cane
Creek, Cherry Knob, Csinchco,
Clintwood, Counts, Davis, Dog
Branch, Fairview, Flemingtown,
Flat Top, Fremont, Greenwood,
Haysi, Hazel, Honey Camp, Ke-
nnady, Lyons Fork, Maynard
Ridge, Mcclure, Middle Branch
Nealy Ridge, Open Fork, Pilot
Knob, Rugby, Sand Lick, Skeet-
rock, Steinman, Stonewall, Lick
Branch, Sullivan Branch, Sulp-
hur Spring, Swindall, Tarpon,
Trammel, Turner, Viers, West
Dante, Yates, and possibly Spl-
ashdam. There are one hundred
of the one hundred forty county
teachers in these schools, and
about three fourths of the 1850
pupils enrolled in our division.
Dickinson County has made
rapid progress in her schools,
especially in frightening the te-
rm. The average term this sess-
ion will be near IT'S days, as ag-
ainst 100 days in 1926, and 1876
days in 1928. The baoard expec-
is to run all schools for nine
months next year, or those SCH
coils desiring nine months.
With a half dozen one and two
rooom buildings, and a senior
high school at Haysi, all Of Will
Oh the board expects to build
this year, Dickinson county will
have rural buildings and equip
ment to compare favorable with
any Virginia division. Our boys
and girls will hereafter have op-
portunities never before realiz-
ed in an educational way. Cred
it for this Improvement is large
-ly due to the keen interest of
all patrons in cooperating with
the board and insisting on scho-
OILS and school facilities second
to no county in the State.
The county commencement
program will be held in the Me
mortal High School auditorium
at Clintwood on Thursday night
May 81, with DR.. John Preston
Mcconnell, President of tn
State Teachers College at East
Radford, as the chief speaker.
Over twenty seniors are candi-
dates for diplomas.
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them because it is what they

them because it is what they
want.
In current advertising, Ligg-
EFT and Myers is making use OF
their oft repeated platform,
in which they declare over their
signature that it is their honest
belief "that the tobaccos used in
Chesterfield Cigaretts are of the
finer quality and hence of bett-
er taste than any other cigarette
at the price"
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Hymn Reuis;on

"What is that tune?" asked Mrs
Cumrox.
"Old Hundred"
81 shouldn't think of singing 1t.
Make 1t at least an old Hundred
Thousand Washington Star.
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JOHN E. POOL TO Be
FACULTY MEMBER OF
FLOATING UNIVERSITY"

| Professor John G. Pool of Wi
liam and Mary College will be
a member of the faculty of the
coming FLOATING University"
which will leave New York, Oc-
tober s, 1928 for an eight month
trip around the world, returni-
ng to New York in June, 1929
There will be a faculty on bo-
ard the vessel of fifty, selected
from the prominent colleges of
the United States.
Applications are received from
pre- collegiate students, under
graduates and from those desi-
ring to take post graduate work
Credits for courses of study can
be arranged for at most of the
American colleges. It is open to
men and women students, ana
about one hundred older people
will be taken.
Professor Pool is interested
in developing a group of stude-
nIs from Virginia.
The visits to the foreign cou-
ntries will not be like a tourist
trip but will be sponsored larg-
ely by educational and govern
mental associations in each of
the countries so that the Amer
lean students will have opport-
unities of meeting the students
and prominent educational peo-
pie.
There has been selected one
of the modern vessels, oil burn
ing with all the modern accomo-
dations and conveniences. The
itinerary provides for extensive
trips ashore in each of the for
eign countries and arrangement!
is have been made with repre-
sentative educational men from
foreign countries to come on bo-
ard two weeks in advance of the
arrival at each country in order
to aquaint the students with
what they should say and do.
In organizing the project, gr-
eat care has been taken on the
subject of health. There will be
a staff of seven in the madical
divisin who will cooperate clos
ely with the physical education
department which will have a
staff of six. The department of
dramatics and social affairs are
among the prominent divisions.
A very comprehensive library
will be on board.
On trips ashore, the students
will be divided into groups going
in the direction that their cour-
ses of study or preferences die
tate. Those interested in Art,
Music, History, Geography, Bot
any, Geology, international Re-
lations, Sociology and Econom-,
les will at times go in different
directions from hte main group.
The FLOATING University"
must be a complete social unit
IN which the welfare and social
life of the students must not
only be uppermost but also be
one of it's greatest advantages
besides being liberal education
in itself. It should lay the found
alton for experiencing cooperat-
ion and forming habits that will
enable young people to take thei
place in the world as it is today.
It is an opportunity for the
young people to take a wonder
full trip under the safest of con-
ditions.
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lie had been pralsing his sweet.
Aeart's features.
"And your mouth" he concluded, en-.
Enthusiastically, "is absolutely great"
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-03-22
Have Burbank Tops

Heard on the street:
"Who's that girl over there near
that automobile with a red hat on?"
81 don't see no automobile with a
red hat on"