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The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-05
Pennsylvania Man Owns
Rare Edison Product

Sunbury, Pa.-Prof Harry L. Keef-
err of the faculty of Sunbury high
school is the possessor of one Of the
six electric light globes first made by
Thomas A. Edison in his pioneering
work. Professor Keefer says that the
relic came to him through f. A.
Wardow. who was secretary of the
Edison Pioneers.
"A few years ago Mr.. Keefer organ
lied Thomas A. Edison Science club
in this city, and he has been keeping
we'll informed on the pioneer work of
Mr.. Edison in this locality. The local
electric light plant was started here
in 1882 by Thomas A. Edison, and he
worked in it in 1888. first dyna-
mos used in the Edison lighting plant
here are on exhibition in Dearborn,
Mich. They were used here for many
years and were sent to the Chicago
Worlds Fair, after which they were
stored in city car barn. Later they
were shipped to the Edison Pioneers.
In 1923, when Sunbury celebrated
its sesQuicentennial, Mr.. Edison was
invited to attend, and upon his arrival
the city concentrated the fortieth
anniversary of the first three-wire
lighting system in the world by I'M
yelling a tablet in front of the City
hotel
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-05
KEEP CLOSE GUARD
ON BROKERS' LOANS
u. S. Officials Say There's
No Chance of Leak.

WaShingtOn.-Utm precautions to
assure secrecy prior to publication of
the weekly brokers' loans figures, re-
garded widely as the single most i'm
portant barometer of stock market &C.
tivity, are taken by the federal re-
serve system.
Reports circulated recently in Wall
Street that "leak" existed by which
these figures are obtained prer,aturely
by some brokers are discounted by re-
serve system officials who made public
their method of handling the loan re-
port, issued at 4 p. m. each Thursday.
Compiled in the New York federal
reserve bank each week on the basis
of mailed reports from reporting men,
Der banks in New York city, the de-
tailed report showing the total of
loans to stock market operators for
the week are telephoned here each
Thursday at 3:15 after close of the
stock exchange.
Locked in Room.
The report is received at the re-
serve boards offices here by one man
who is locked in a room with mes
senger shortly before that time. With
out leaving the locked room, the man
monographs the reports and places
them in sealed envelope addressed
to Gov. Roy A. Young Of the federal
reserve board.
When prepared, the reports are en-
trusted to the messenger, who rushes
them direct to Governor Youngs Of
fee. On the dot of four o'clock the
envelopes are unsealed and the reports
placed on the press table in the gov
ernor's spacious office on the second
floor of the treasury departments
huge gray stone building.
In the opinion of reserve board Off
Gals, this procedure eliminates COM
pletely any possibility of leak In the
figures from Washington. The reserve
board has been advised by the New
York reserve bank that extremely
careful precautions are taken there to
make sure the figures are not released
in advance.
Indicator Of Trading.
Because of fluctuations in the stock
market in recent months interest in
the weekly report by the reserve board
on the extent of borrowings by brokers
in New York has been intense. In the
past six months the weekly brokers'
loans figure has constantly risen until
now nearly $7,0O0000,000 is considered
as Indicator of the volume of trading
on the New York exchange.
Responding to questions raised in
Wall Street about the accuracy of the
reserve boards brokers' loan figures.
officials explained that the report does
not represent the total borrowings by
brokers inasmuch as only loans made
through member banks are reported
to the reserve system. In recent years
an increasingly large percentage of
brokers' loans have been made direct
to the mart by private banks, corpor-
atoms and foreign agencies.
Lendings by these private agencies
aggregated $1,472O00,000 on Septem-
Der 80, and such direct lendings to
the stock exchange have increased
S4OO,OOO,0OO in this year alone. This
element of loans unreported through
official channels makes prediction OF
what the loan report will show decid-
edly uncertain, officials emphasized.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-05
Rail Fares in France
Less Than Before War

Paris.-Despite the general rise in
prices during the last ten years,
French railway fares for passenger
traffic are one-third cheaper than be-
fore the war, figured on the gold franc
basis. These facts have been circu-
lated in report on the management
of the French state railways.
In 1914 it cost DIP francs (gold or
paper) to travel one kilometer first
class; today the price is 0.45O5 (pa-
perl francs. Accordingly the rates
have gone up 3O2 per cent in paper,
but they have gone down 80 per cent
in gold, the report shows.
French passenger rates are the low
est in the world today, it is revealed,
being exactly 6S per cent of prewar
rates. The percentages for other coun-
tries (present tariffs compared with
1914 gold rates) are:
United States, 149; Italy, 70; Great
Britain. $50; Czechoslovallia, SO; Ger
many, 1854; Spain, OF; Holland, 1o7;
Switzerland, 1852; Austria, 100.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-05
u. S. Bets Four Billion
Dollars Eyery Year

New York.-More than four billion
collars changes hands through COM
mercialized gambling in the United
States each year, according to sur.
yey made by Howard Mcclellan.
The sums handled by gamblers in
either New York or Chicago far ex-
coed those won and lost in the worlds
most famous center of legalized gam
ping, Monte Carlo, Mcclellan asserts.
Pittsburgh, Philadelphia. New Or
leans, Kansas City, st. Louis, Cleve-
land, Detroit, and Washington are
close rivals of Monte Carlo in the
volume of their gambling activities,
he asserts.
McLellan's itemized tabulation of
the nations gambling bill is as fol,
lows:
Baseball pools, S50O,OOO000: policy
games lotteries based on daily totals
of bank clearings or other daily fig
ures), $3O0OO0,O00; race track betting,
ST ,OOO,O0O,000; handbook betting on
races, $S00,000,000; cards, dice and
similar games of chance, 100000
600; bucketshops, S500,0O0,OO0.
The figures, arrived at through an
examination of courtroom testimony in
local gambling investigations. a study
of income tax figures, police court
records, books of the leading race
tracks, and other authoritative sources,
represent an underestimate, since they
exclude many minor gambling actiyi-
ties, Mcclellan states.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-05
HEADLESS BODY OF
WOMAN is FOUND
Mysterious Murder Mystifies
Authorities.

Yonkers.-Westchest county au-
thorities are faced with the third MUIR
der of woman in the township Of
Greenburgh since last April, the de-
composed and partly dismemberea
body of young woman having been
found in gully off the Ardsley road,
on the Yonkers-G reenburgh line.
The spot is three miles from where
Earle Peacox burned his murdered
wife's body last April, and about six
miles from where some one shot down
Mrs. Elsa Marshall and dragged her
body into the woods few weeks ago,
just as the Peacox trial was coming to
a close.
Head and Hand Gone.
A young man, hunting in the woods
near st. Andrews Golf club, pushed
his way through the heavy under
brush into the gully and stumbled
over the body. He went to the home
of District Attorney Coyne in Yon-
kers and told the prosecutor what he
had found.
The prosecutor called several Yon-
kers policemen and the hunter guided
them to the spot where he had seen
the body.
The head and right hand were miss
ing from the body. What little re-
manned Of the body was naked, except
for pair of black pumps on the feet.
A cheap wedding ring and an imita-
ton gold ring, with three glass stones
in it, were en- the left hand. The
back of the neck was covered with
thick dark reddish chestnut hair,
which had been bobbed.
No Weapon Marks.
Coyne and the police examined the
body infinitely, in the hope of finding
the mark of weapon, but were I'M
successful. The body was moved to
morgue in Yonkers, where Medical
Examiner Amos o. Squire examined it.
Coyne said his opinion was that the
body had been lying where it was
found at least several weeks and pos
sibly as much as three months. The
body of Dorothy PencoX was found
last April in a patch of woods, sim.
liar to the place where the latest body
was found.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-05
He's So Years Old, Yet
Has Never Been Born

Southsea, England.-There is fifty
three-year-old man living here who,
officially, has never been born. He is
further worried by doubt as TO wheth-
err his real name is James Mead or
that of his twin brother, John.
A sick benefit society to which
James belongs recently asked to see
his birth certificate. On inquiry at
the place of his birth James discov-
cred that although his twin brothers
name was registered he was noneNist-
ent.
James has now revealed that at the
christening Of the twins the boys were
so alike that one wore a red band
around the arm and the other blue.
When they were disrobed the gowns
became mixed, and although the moth
err pointed to him and declared that
he was James, he is still doubtful If
she really knew which was which.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-05
New Yorker Pays $25
to "Conscience" Fund

Washington.-"John Brown" who
apparently lives in New York, squared
accounts with the treasury by con-
tribution to the departments "consci-
ence" fund. Announcement was made
that 500 had been received and so de-
posted. Such fund Is maintained for
anonymous deposits made by persons
who feel they have Cheated" the gov
eminent. Mr.. Browns" method of
making his contribution was some
what different than is usual, however,
for he took the. trouble to buy money
order and make the amount payable to
Andrew W. Mellon, secretary of the
treasury.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-05
Made Insane by Loss of
100000 Won in Lottery

Breslau.-With a lottery prize of
100000 in his pocket, Bruno Well
mann thought he need not bother to
work for the rest of his life.
Weilmann was the owner of cafe
until he won the big prize in the
Saxon State lottery. He Immediately
made his nephew proprietor of his
cafe, bought a villa and prepared
with the interest on the rest of his
money to spend his days in dignified
ease. But the next day the bank in
which he had deposited his winnings
went into bankruptcy. Weilmann is
now in an insane asylum.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-05
A $4,000 Golf Game

A well-known horseman whose col
ors are seen frequently in front at
the New York tracks, in going to
play a game of golf with another
sportsman recently, tried to get
bookmaker on the telephone to make
a bet on a horse which was quoted
at thirty to one. He had difficulty in
reaching the bookmaker, and his golf
ing companion. becoming impatient,
said:
Come on, let's play golf. I'll take
your bet, that nag can't win anyway"
The horseman agreed to this and
bet one thousand dollars across the
board. The horse won at thirty to
one, and proportionately long prices
for place and show, and it cost his
friend in the neighborhood of $4,000,
to settle it, which he did promptly.
However, it proved to be an expensive
golf game.
"a by the Bell Syndicate. Inc)
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-05
0NE-ARMED MAN is
EXPERT AUTO THIEF
Cripple Given Year Sem
tence for Two Thefts.

Brentwood, England. - Frederick
Charles Elton, twenty-six, has proved
that a man of spirit can overcome a
physical handicap, even if he did it in
criminal matters.
Elton, who has one arm, has just
been sentenced to one year at hard
labor for the following enterprises
Stealing two motor cars.
Breaking into a house and stealing
a revolver
Possessing the revolver.
Possessing the second of the two
stolen cars.
Driving without a license.
All of which occurred in more or
less sequence and should have been
enough charges to send away two
two-armed men instead of one-one-
armed man.
One-Leeeed Criminal.
The accomplishments of cripples in
the field of crime have BEEN remark
able. One of England's best house
breakers generation or two ago was
a one-legged man. He was veritable
captain Of crime and led gang. If
the gang complained that lob"
looked too hard he was wont to scorn
such hesitation and turn the trick all
by himself.
The activity of Elton along the line
of car stealing has brought up the
subject of how the licensing authori-
ties should treat applications for mo-
tor car or motor cycle licenses by
persons shy limb or otherwise af-
flicted. A great argument is still in
progress about whether deaf and
dumb persons should receive licenses.
Those who oppose them say that the
affliction prevents such from hearing
signals or commands. Supporters of
the deaf and dumb drivers say that
their very defects make them eXtraor-
dinarily vigilant about reading signs,
watching crossroads, etc.
Runs Into Car.
Hard and fast rules for or against
licensing woud-be drivers who have
physical defects are not difficult to
lay down, even if they cause vast
diHlOuHt VI UuI HUW SHull
the license authorities determine the
mental qualities of an applicant? Not
long ago, in England, young man
driving a motor cycle was in COL
Iision and injured man. The cyclist
had become mentally confused over
nothing at all and ran smack into a
motor car.
When the cyclist was tried before
magistrate, his father admitted that
the son was feeble minded and subject
to fits, but he said he did not see
that those defects should cause his
son to lose the pleasure he derived
from using his motor cycle. Nobody
asked the father if he had any consid
Grafton for the persons who might be
injured or killed by his mentally de-
iicient son. Nobody ever asks ques-
tions about those injured by wrong
doors. The feeble minded youth still
has his license and will probably be
allowed to keep it because he has not
been officially declared deficient, and
he is not insane.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-05
Woman Barber Says Men
Are Not Cantankerous

Providence, II. I.-Opportunity for
local males to get barbered by a mem
her of the gentler sex will be offered
when Mrs. Zulu Arnold, former beau
ty shop attendant, opens her barber
shop here "for men only" Men, says
Mrs. Arnold are more generous than
women" "less vain" and mot so cam
tankerous." She believes and is will
ing to demonstrate that she can give
as good "shave and haircut" as any
man.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-05
Chinese Seal Will Be
Carved in Rare Jade

Observation-Disclosures China's ofti-
cial seal is to be carved from a stone
rich in tradition as in beauty.
A large and exceptionally rare speci-
men of the famed "hesh color" jade,
measuring five inches by seven, was
recently discovered in Sinkiang and is
being presented to the state council by
the chairman of the Sinkiang provin-
cial government.
Jade is considered a stone of good
omen in China, and Chinese value 1t
as much for its fortunate auspices as
for it's beauty.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-05
Barmaid in England
Takes Pastors Place

Banbury, England. - During
the absence Of the regular
preacher Miss Varney Hancock
Cashmere, twenty-siX, Single
haired barmaid of the Marlbor-
ough Arms. conducted the serv-
ices at the Unitarian church and
created favorable impression
among the congregation.
Miss Cashmere is president OF
the Banbury Young Peoples
guild, which encourages young
people to conduct services. She
has studied elocution and is said
to have fine voice.
ut has always been my ambi-
ton to be preacher" she said
after her first appearance in the
pulpit. II like to talk and do
not feel the least bit nervous in
the pulpit"
At the Marlborough Arms
Miss Cashmere combines her bar
maids work with household du-
ties.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-05
Sargent, Former Cabinet
Member, Collects Clocks

Ludlow, Vt.-Colecting and repair
ing old clocks is hobby which for
many years has brought enjoyment to
former Attorney General John G. Sar-
gent.
At his home here he has a huge col
lection of antique timepieces which is
nationally known among clock con-
noiSseurS.
To the interested visitor Sergent ex-
plains with pride that all his clocks,
even the most ancient of them, are still
running.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-05
Woman Hunter, Left
Behind, Shoots Deer

Mssoula, Mont.-Mrs. Goldie
Burch was a mere woman. No;
she couldn't hunt with the men
folks. She could help out best
by watching the car-the men
would go forth and "bring home
the bacon; her job would be to
cook it.
And so Mrs. Burch stayed be-
hind.
The mighty male nimrods had
hardly been lost from sight of
the car when they were startled
by a rife shot followed by hys-
terical screams.
Fearing the worst, they rushed
back to the auto and there, to
their utter Advancement, saw the
"mere woman" standing over a
250-pound buck deer, shot from
the car.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-05
Disposes of His Share
in Next World for $40

Jerusalem.-A curious "record or
sale" is reported in "The Doar Hay
om," Hebrew newspaper.
A young patient in the Hadassah
hospital in Jerusalem agreed to turn
over his share in the next world for
e Approximately $10). Payment by
the purchaser, an older man, is to he
made in monthly installments OF 10
shillingS.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-05
Rather in Subway

New York.-Patrolman Charles A.
Kennedy recently found live rattle
snake in the Canal street station of
the Lexington avenue subway. 1t had
eight rattles, he said, and was about
five and one-half feet long.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-05
Scientists Studying
Collection of Reptiles

San Francisco.-Savants of the
California Academy of Sciences are
studying a rare collection of snakes
and lizards, including newborn
family of forty-eight baby reptiles. The
collection brought here on South
American vessel included a ten foot
boa constructor ON whom the stork
called en- route and left the forty
eight frisky young boas.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-05
Murphy Wedding Held;
MANY Murphys Attend

Troy, N. Y.-There was an all
Murphy wedding here recently.
Vincent A. Murphy and Miss
Catherine II. Murphy were the
principals. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Robert c.
Murphy, and the bridesmaid was
Miss Eileen Murphy, sister of
the bride, and the best man,
Clarence Il. Murphy, brother of
the bridegroom. Even the ush-
ers were Murphys.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1929-12-05
LIGHTS BY GRANT
Of NEW YORK
Simple--What?

York-an advertisement clipped from
publication:
ITO an exclusive few this announce
ment is directed. A lofty triplex of
fifteen rooms designed for the dis
eliminating person who desires a per-
feet and complete town house high In
the clouds. This unusual suite occu-
pies the entire Both, 31st, and 32d
topmost floors of the hotel, New
York's newest and smartest apartment
hotel. No other apartment suite in
New York has its spacious grandeur,
equalled only in the larger private
homes. Rental, $45,000."
Make your own comment.
Excited
The trials of dramatic critic are
not limited always to seeing bad
plays. At a recent opening the shows
press agent halted critic in order to
present the prOducer-a newcomer in
the game. The producer in turn pre-
scented the critic to Mrs. Producer
frightened-looking young woman with
big, appealing eyes. "Oh," she sighed,
1--WE always heard how terrible critics
are. If you only think as much Of the
play as I do :" And here emo
ton stifled the words in her throat.
The producer interceded sympathetic
cally. Just feel her pulse" he of
fered. The critic dashed in to his
seat. The play was quite bad.
Back-Pats
A pleasant little practice, which is
the grown-up cousin of putting gold
stars on schoolboys' report cards. has
been established in the building in
Gustry. Carpenters, bricklayers, steam
cry so often by the New York build
ing congress. For superior crafts
manship they receive certificates and
gold buttons, and they are not
ashamed to take them. The awards
are made when building job is near.
are held-usually just before lunch
in which representatives of the own
ers. the architects, the building con-
gress and organized labor, cheer the
boys on to making bigger and better
buildings.
All in the Game
When AL Capone, the Chicago gang
ster with large scar on his face, was
cutting a wide social swath in Miami
last winter, he met young debutante
at one of the parties. This young lady
not knowing who has was, was very
much impressed by the hard-boied
racketeer On the beach the following
day she was telling Mr.. Charles Dill.
bingham, the producer, about the at
tractive man she met the night before.
"What was his NAME" said Mr..
Dillingham;.
"Capone," replied the young lady.
"Oh, yes, I know him." replied Mr..
Dillingham;. did he have large
scar on his face?"
"Yes," answered the debutante,
hopefully.
"Of course" said Mr.. Dillingham;
sarcastically, you know how he got
that? He is great polo player and
he was playing in q game in England
when the prince of Wales hit him with
a mallet and left that scar"
New Britain herald., 1929-05-27
Reaches 41,OM Feet

Dessau. Germany. May 27 L1p - The German air aviator pilot Willy Neunhofer. today was claiming to have reached an altitude of 4l,oO0 feet. just less than eight miles, and to have set worlds record.
 His figure. if allowed by the inter- national air federation. would bet ter considerably the hitherto recog- nized altitude record of Lieutenant A. Soucek. T.. s. N. who is credited with achieving a height of 3s140 feet in Wright-Apache biplane May 2.
 < Neunhofer made two efforts. On his first flight he climbed to height Of 35,0S0 feet. There his oxygen tube burst. He lost consciouness and his plane started in dive to- ward the earth. When he had drop ped like a plummet to within two miles of the earth he regained con- sciousness and pulled his plane out of it's spin in time to land safely.
 His oxygen tube was repaired and he made another try. succeeding where he had failed before, his os- tensible purpose being to test the effects of rarified air and cold on his motor and fuel He will make ap- plication immediately, it was said. for official recognition of his flight. Neunhofer credited the safety ap- paratus on his plane with saving him when he lost consciousness on his first altitude attempt.
New Britain herald., 1929-05-27
ANCIENT CELEBRATION
 REVIVED BY CHILDREN
Synagogue School Observes lag B'Omer" With Field Day at
 Walnut Hill Park.

Lag B'Omer," celebrated for the past 1890 years by the Jewish peo- pie as a Jewish Youths field day, was observed by the children of the Synagogue school yesterday after noon at Walnut Hill park.
 About 50 children gathered at the park. all carrying bows and arrows. Games were played in groups and all present had a chance to compete. Those winning the prizes offered for skill we're Chaylie Saxe. Milton Birn- baum, Warren Raphael and Bernard kaplin.
 Refreshments were served to chill dren and parents who had accom- panied them to the park. The chill dren were dressed in appropriate costumes.
 rLag B'Omer" was first celebrat- ed when a plague. which had ragged for years among the Jewish people. was ended in the year 132 A. c. F.. Children went into the fields with their bows and arrows and started the field day that has been celebrat- ed ever since.
 The exact date of the day falls on Tuesday of this week but it was thought best that the day be cele-