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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-23
TOdds

Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. Calendine
and daughter Barbara Joan, Maxine
Startling, Martha and Dorothy Cal
endine were the week end guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Calendine of
Parkersburg.
Mrs. L. Monroe and Jean Wag-
oner and Chas. Morris were Sun
day guests of Mr.. and Mrs. M. D.
Harris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cash Barkhurst
were Sunday guests of Andy and
Hannah Lynn.
Miss Ollie Johnson was after
Sunday school guest of Mrs. Ida
Greathouse.
Mrs. Mary Ellis was Sunday
guest of Mrs. Agnes Van Antwerp.
Perl Wallace Badly Hurt
Perl Wallace, who was seriously
Injured in an auto accident last
Thursday night, is showing some
improvement. He suffered bad cuts,
| bruises and a fractured skull. He
| has been unconscious nearly all the
time since being found, but at this
writing is regaining consciousness
to a certain extent. 1t is not
known how long it was from the
time he was hurt until found by
Roy Newman. Friday morning ar :
O'Clock. Barring complications. II
is expected he will recover.
Citizens Of this community are
pleased to hear that an extension
has been granted on the stone road
from Todds toward Tabor. Two
miles will be built, which will take
it TO the Washington county line.
Miss Hazel Coler returned home
last Wednesday from visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Ellis Of Dun
can Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Bachelor and
son Neil, Mr. and Mrs. Olin Davis
and daughters were Sunday guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Michener.
Todds Church
Sunday school at 10 a. N. r. 2.
Daugherty, superintendent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Bundy and
daughter of Cleveland, were the
week end guests of Mr.. and Mrs
W. w. White.
Wall Paper cents a roll and up.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-23

Mrs. T. f. Wilson.
Andy Albright and family spent
Sunday with relatives near Rein
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-23

ersville.
Harley Parks and son of Sharon
called on O. L. Allen, Sunday.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-23

Wall Paper 4 cents roll and u
The Stanbery Pharmacy.
Evening star., 1931-11-29

1928 Franklin Victoria 4-Pass.
Traded from a very refined lady who
took excellent care OF the car inside
and out. The upholstery is clean
and fresh and the paint is like new.
Very reasonable for this waterlesS
car, $325. Trade and terms.
Evening star., 1931-11-29
SALE-AUTOMOBILES.
SALE-AUTOMOBILES.
BARRY-PATE
DEPENDABLE
USED CARS.
EVERY CAR A BARGAIN.

REAP THESE PR RgTCEssEFE TEEsEr ro 6Ass sf!
CURE 4 GOOD USED CAR AT AN ENoR-
1929 Ford Sport Roadster. .$l95
1929 Chevrolet Coach. Z9o
1928 Chevrolet Coach....... 155
1929 Whippet Sedan. ..... 292
1929 Oakland Coupe. ...... 5I2
1923 Whippet Coach. ...... lo5
1929 Ford Sport Coupe. 245
1923 Ford Sport Coupe. 80. 1875
1929 Ford Tudor. ..... 2oo
1890 Ford Tudor. ........ 3oo
1880 Chevrolet Sport Coupe. AIS
1880 Chevrolet Coach. ...... 395
1929 Chevrolet Landau. -. 325
1923 Chevrolet Sedan. ..... 245
1923 Chevrolet Cabriolet.. l95
1927 Chevrolet Cabriolet.. Us
1927 Chevrolet Coach, .. IS
1927 Chevrolet Landau Sdn. O5
1926 Chevrolet Landau Sdn. 65
1926 Jewett Coach. .... 65
1925 Dodge Sedan. ... 65
YOUR OLD CAR ACCEPTED IN TRADE.
Easy Terms.
BARRY-PATE MOTOR CO.,
2525 Sherman Ave. NV.
Adams 5000.
Evening star., 1931-11-29
SALE-AUToMoBILES.
MIDWINTER PRICES
NOW IN EFFECT.

Rl IL w In l. LIN J. MILD
NOW IN EFFECT.
1881 Chevrolet Coach.
Late. Like new at a big reduction.
1890 Chevrolet Sport Coupe.
Beautiful two-tone tan finish. wire wheels,
rumble seat new ';5S5:7 '$;5S5:75.
1923 Chevrolet Coach.
In wonderful shape; excellent tires and
$225.
1880 Ford Sport Roadster.
., Rumble seat beautit1l flnish. low MILEAGE
$275.
1880 Chevrolet Coach.
mechanical. condition and lots OF extras
underpriced $3.50 for Immediate sale.
$395.
1880 Ford Sport Coupe.
Rumble seat; as good, and clean Ford
sS ever turned a Wheel low mileage ana
$3.50.
WHY WALK?
Buick Touring .............. $500
Chevrolet Sedan. ........... H.50
Dodge Touring .......... $500
Chevrolet Coach. ............. 45.00
Your Present Car May be
the Down Payment.
r. L. TAYLOR MOTOR CO.,
USED CAR DEPT,
1885 14th St. 1901 l4th St.
Evening star., 1931-11-29
OAKLAND PONTIAC
L. P. STEUART, INC.
GOOD WILL USED CARS
GUARANTEED 80 DAYS.
OAKLAND

1882 Plymouth SPIT. Cpe, l,1OO
mi. ................,..... $595
1881 Chevrolet Victoria, 200 mi. 595
1881 Pontiac Coupe ............ 4o5
1929 Hup. Victoria Cpe. 595
1929 Hup. 4-Door Sedan ....... 625
1880 Buick 6-wheel Phaeton 80. sos
1880 Pontiac 4-Door Ser. A..... $50
1880 Pontiac 2-Door Ser. A.. 425
1929 (3) Pontiac 2-Doors ....... 345
1929 Buick 4-Door Stan. 6...... 545
1880 Pontiac Coupe ............. 465
1880 Oakland Gust 4-Door .... Gas
1929 Essex Chal. Coach. ...'...... POS
1880 Graham 4-Speed SPIT. Cpe... 545
1927 Chrysler 30 Roadster .... $50
1923 Dodge Victory Sedan ...,. $50
1923 Dodge Victory Coupe .... 225
1880 Chevrolet 4-Door ......... 345
1880 (4) Ford Roadsters $3.50 to POS
1929 Chevrolet Coupe ....-..... 265
BARGAIN BASEMENT.
Is Cars Below $1OO.
For instance
1897 1897 s5sh sostae .'tne 2door e" ss3o
1925 14th NV.
Evening star., 1931-11-29
SALE-AUTOMoBLES.

IF PRICES WILL
MAKE YOU BUY
THESE WILL.
THREE DAYS ONLY.
Most sensational price
cut of high-grade cars ever
made in Washington.
Don't buy till you see
these cars, but see them
and you will buy now.
LOOK! LOOK! LOOK!
1881 Auburn De Luxe Convertible
Free wheeling.
ST ,O5O.
1881 Buick De Luxe Sedan.
Six wire wheels.
1875.
1881 Hupp 8 De Like Sedan.
Like brand-new.
1895.
1881 Chrysler 8 De Luxe Roadster.
Six wire wheels well Tenders. Crosley Radio.
Cost si,875. Now
$l,095.
SPECIAL PACKARD
BARGAINS.
1920 Packard De Luxe 8 Sedan.
Six disc wheels. fitted trunk, tire covers,
wheel "'''''; ;$795S5*' 55* D''0 paint
1880 Packard De Luxe Sport Phaetoa.
Big 0. Like new. Cost $4,000. Now
81 $50.
1923 Packard Convertible Coupe.
Five wire 6ucd ghees Match ReTisft ts ons %otoF ne"
$695.
1920 Packard Big 8 Pass Touring.
All new tires. Perfect Overhauled motor.
Cost $500, Now
1915.
1923 Packard Club De Luxe Sedan
All new JlTGSs IHOIOE TcDOTGQ ana hsIC0 Win
outstanding at
$695.
SALE BARGAINS-3.
1880 La Sale Convertible Coupe.
De Luxe. Six wood wheels, well tenders,
trunk rack.
81 $50.
1880 La Sale 5-Pass. Coupe.
De Luxe. Six wire wheels. Screen grille.
$3.50.
1920 La Sale 5-Pass. Sedan.
All new tres Ffije oEginSl EstnS Finish finish Screen
$895.
1923 7-Pass. Cadillac Fleetwood De
Luxe Sedan.
Six wire wheels. Match this one at
$8o5.
1881 Ford Tudor.
Nun sed at
$365.
1880 Buick Master Coupe.
Special at
$8o5.
1929 Franklin De Luxe Sedan.
Six wire wheels, well Tenders. Cost $4,000,
$895. sSG
1881 Buick Big De Luxe Roadster.
Six wire wheels. Now
ST ,2o5.
1929 Nash Convertible Coupe.
De Luxe. SIX wire wheels; Well tenders.
cost $;5S $595. no"
1929 Buick Master Sedan,
$3.50.
1880 Buick Special Coupe,
$6o5.
1929 Cadillac De Luxe Sport Sedan.
Six wire wheels. Fitted trunk.
ST $50.
1923 Lincoln De Luxe Roadster.
Six wire wheels. All new tires. Cest $500
sssS9S5.
1881 Chrysler s Coupe.
Cost Si.65O Now
$685..
1881 Nash Big s Sedan.
This car was a demonstrater and repos-
sessed by a finance company. Cost 81 sos.
This is new. Now
1,1o5.
SOUTHERN MOTOR SALES.
Is Years Fair Dealing.
1888 14th. Decatur O488.
Evening star., 1931-11-29
HILL G. TIBBITTS.
FORD.

HILL q lIBBl1 ID.
FORD.
'28 Whippet Roadster...... $95
'28 Whippet 4-Door.. l39
'28 Essex Sedan. .......... l45
'28 Pontiac Coach. ........ 2l5
80 Ford Sport Roadster.... 325
80 Ford CabrioIet ........ 395
80 Ford Sedan. 410
'29 Ford Sport Roadster.... 225
'2S Chrysler 4-Door u Sdn. 395
'28 Chevrolet Cabriolet.. -. Us
80 Ford Tudor. .......... 375
80 Chevrolet Coupe. ....... 375
HILL & TIBBITTS,
1114 Vermont Ave.
Evening star., 1931-11-29
1929 Graham-Paipe Cab.
1927 Cadillac Sedan.

A drastic price reduction of 500
makes this car the outstanding buy
of the entire stock. In splendid con-
dition throughout and will be sold
to the first buyer s295. Terms and
trade.
Evening star., 1931-11-29

READ THESE PRICEs-sEE THESE CARS
IT Is GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY TO Sc
CURE A GOOD USED CAR AT AN ENoR-
Evening star., 1931-11-29

DIAMOND-Exceptional OPPORTUNITY; mar
quisette; weight near 31a KIT; original cost,
money; this is what Is known as real elaSs.
Address Box A74-z Star ONCE.
Evening star., 1931-11-29
IF YOU

CLEARANCE SALE
OF NEW AND USED CARS.
1880 Franklin Sport Phaeton, built
i'll tonneau windshield; $3.50.
1929 Packard Convertible Coupe, six
wire wheels $l,075.
1929 Pierce-Arrow, Model l33 Sedan,
de luxe equipment; $l,l5O.
1881 Pierce-Arrow, Model Al, Seven
Passenger Touring, driven only
5000 miles; cost $4860. Now
$2950.
1881 New Pierce-Arrow, Model 43,
Standard Sedan; Free Wheeling;
$3.50.
1881 Piercc-Arrow, Model 43 Sedan;
Salon equipped; driven o,|Oo
miles; $l975.
One new model 43 Coupe. salon
equipment; one new model 43 Roads
ter, salon equipment; one new model
43 Convertible Sedan, salon equip
ment, at substantial discounts to
make room for new models.
LEE D. BUTLER, INC,
1882 Conn. Avenue. Pot. OS5S.
Open Evenings.
Evening star., 1931-11-29

WILLIAMS & BAKER, INC.
NASH DEALERS.
80 Nash Sedan, Royal. ...... 81 ,050
80 Studebaker Dict Sedan 49,. 79S
30 Nash 440 Sedan. sos
30 Nash Coach ,.............. 425
80 Nash Special E Coach .... SIS
80 Durant De Luxe Sedan. $50
'28 Chevrolet Sedan ......... 225
'29 Whippet Sedan. .....,.... 245
'28 Essex Sedan .........., 245
'27 Nash Adv + Roadster .... 225
'27 Nash Standard Sedan ,.. 1875
'26 Nash Adv. Coach. ........,. 1875
'27 Essex Coupe ..,............ los
Low Down Payment.
1907 14th St. NV. Pot. 6140.
Evening star., 1931-11-29
LOGAN MOTOR CO.,
1910 Z St. NV.

LOGAN MOTOR CO.,
1910 Z St. NV.
offers for this week end only II
traded cars for the small down pay
ment of
SIS DOWN.
1927 Chevrolet Panel Delivery.
1926 Chrysler Coach.
1927 Ford Touring.
1927 Pontiac Landau Sedan.
1927 Paige Sedan.
1926 Ford Tudor.
1927 Whippet Coach.
1925 Studebaker Coupe.
$50 DOWN.
1928 Nash Coach.
1923 Ford Roadster.
1928 Chevrolet Coupe.
1923 Pontiac Coach.
1929 Ford Coupe.
1929 Ford Tudor.
40 Others TO Choose From.
Open Evenings and Sundays.
Met. 2818.
Evening star., 1931-11-29
1880 Studebaker President Sed.

Is
Very reasonable for this waterless
car. 1928. Trade and terms.
1880 Studebaker President Sed.
most prominent professional men as
a family car, The car has De Luxe
over upholstery since it was deliy-
e!ta eut asG and IS eI1 reasonabls At ssss.
$365 down and balance in IL months.
1928 Hudson Coach.
Ess good and nc 0n verS sr9
prise cut bTlnsins IT to ssss, 1t IS So 9
at BroGgham sSih and and a 1880 De De- Luxe sedan
in this splendid make.
1923 Packard Club Sedan.
This popular model by Packard is a
fSs'S BfSe. with ns fsnder AVh %eia G' snd trunk
one Of the large Pierce Arrows. It
s Of or the sss ss' do~ sSzs an and II: :4S RSus a
IL months.
1881 Chevrolet.
This car is like new With the rumble
IN" IN color dT with black belt moiding.
very sporty car for the younger
set Also q 1929 roadster At St95:
1929 coach at $295, and 1880
roadster at $295. These cara are
under the market.
1923
1929
1890 Bucks, Sedans and Coupes.
We are overloaded on this splendid
make and If you like the car, you
can make a real deal here.
Generous allowance on the old
car.
Liberal Terms.
THE RIGHT KIND OF MAN WON'T
SELL YOU THE WRONG KIND OF A CAR"
LEE D. BUTLER, INC,
14th and r Streets.
Evening star., 1931-11-29
SALE-AUTOMOBILES.

USED CARS-Ail makes and models prices
low, terms reasonable. Come pick one out,
and II price don't suit. make offer. Blsn-
ten Motor Co, No. New York ave. ne.
Open Sunday.
Evening star., 1931-11-29
LEE D. BUTLER, INC,
Studebaker & Pierce Arrow
Distributors.
AGAIN WE CUT
PRICES
TO A NEW
LOW LEVEL

,,,y with these ,, new low prices your dollar
these cars over the holidays. They must
be sold. Liberal allowances and terms make
the car easy to pay for.
1929 Graham-Paig Cab.
For the buyer who wants a personal
car with looks and performance
aplenty here is the car. Done in
cnary with black molding. de-
mountable wood wheels, fender wells.
trunk rack and rumble seat; four
new tires. car all ready to run
for the year. Very cheap and the
first time offered, 1895. Trade your
car.
Evening star., 1931-11-29
SPECIAL BARGAINS
FOR SUNDAY.

Good used cars at the prices you have
been waiting for. Come pick yourself out a
bargain. Easy terms. Following are lust a
Evening star., 1931-11-29
XMAS
CLEARANCE SALE.
18 MONTHS TO PAY.

Cash. Month
1881 Auburn Cabriolet 80. .$ll0 $50
1881 Auburn Conv. Sedan
"8" ........,....... 100 90
1881 Auburn Brough. Gus
tom ............. ll0 65
1880 Auburn SPIT. Sedan "8" Is As
1880 Chrysler Sedan ..... 20 AZ
1880 Auburn SPIT. Sedan II" 65 80
1880 Auburn Conv. Sedan
IS" ............... 80 AZ
1880 Auburn Cabriolet 81. IS 81
1929 Auburn SPIT. Sedan 20 50 80
1929 Auburn Cabiolet o. 50 so
1929 Chryslcr Sedan ...... 70 ~
1929 Auburn Cabriolet '8'. S. 80
1920 Chrysler Roadster ... IS 80
1923 Gardner Roadster "8" IS p
1923 Essex Sedan ......... so l8
YOUR CAR IN TRADE.
WARRINGTON MOTOR
CAR CO., INC,
2035 18th Street NV.
Pot. 0O44.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-24
GooSefoot Weed Weakens
Disease of Sugar BeetS

A weed which is good as well as bad
has come to the attention of the Unit
ed States Department of Agriculture
1t is the nettle-leaved goosefoot.
To all outward appearances, this
weed in a sugar-beet field concentrates
all effort on robbing the crop of its
plant food. But Dr. Eubanks Cars
ner. of the Office of sugar plants. OBJ
served that it may compensate for its
evil by weakening the virulence of the
curly-top disease of sugar-beets. The
disease is less destructive to beets aft
er it has first passed through the
gooseleaf.
c. F. Lackey, also of the Office Of
sugar plants. discovered that another
weed. the wild chickweed. may rests re
the virulence of curly-tOp disease if
the disease passes from goOseleat TO
the chickweed.
Neither weed is practical factoi in
curly-tOp control in the sugar-beet belt
vet, but plant pathologists think this
relation of weeds to the virulence Of
diseases of nearby cultivated crops.
discovered or the first time by these
Department of Agriculture sciensts.
may have a practical bearing on some
crop diseases.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-24
Favor Natural Methods
to Raise Young Calves

Dairy farmers are more inclined
than beef farmers to remove the calves
from the cow at birth, or as soon as
the mother has licked the calf clean.
They argue that it is easier to teach
the calf to drink If it never sucks its
dam. They are quite sure that the
calf suffers no i'll effects from this
modern way of doing things. Assur-
ance on this point has given way to
little skepticism. farmer who has
followed the policy of immediate sep
aration for many years relates that he
has been allowing the calf to suck its
dam as long as the milk is unfit for
shipment, or about FIVE days. In fact,
the calf is with its dam, either on pas
ture or in a box stall, and sucks little
and often as calves are supposed to do,
but seldom get a chance to do when
they must be taken from stall to the
COW. He is confident that his return
to natural methods has given him a
stronger calf to start with and he is
having less trouble with digestive dis
orders. More recently, it is stated,
that at a farm in Ohio, where calves
have been reared with outstanding sue
cess for 90 years, the calf is not re-
moved from the COW for several days,
unless the extra rich milk of some par
ticular COW should start scours. Per-
haps one can get too far away from
nature in this matter Of calf rearing.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-24
No Armistice for Toll

While millions of persons celebrated
two Armistices. one of them fake
which preceded the genuine article of
November II. there were a few-sOme
of them in the army in France. who
knew nothing of the momentous event
when il actually occurred.
One of these was a dusky soldier
who had long ago surrendered his
Springfield for pick and shovel This
man had been assigned to one outfit,
then another until November IL. 1918.
found him hard al work with a group
of pioneers. repairing shell torn roads
and breaking stones north of Mont
faucOn.
Eleven o'clock of Armistice day
came and the big guns of both sides
stopped their shelI-spitting at one an
other But still the pioneers toiled on.
Came an officer from the back areas.
bound with a noticeable increase of
enthusiasm for the front lines. He
halted the motor cycle TO which his
side car was attached and looked
down at the toiling pioneer.
Say. soldier" called the officer
cheerily The Armistice is signed
The fighting is over"
The black man in khaki looked over
his shoulder, sledge hammer poised
in air. Il amt had no orders to cease
firing" he said as he definitely ro-
sumed his task.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-24
Che
DAIRY
dfa--e--
SUITABLE HOUSE
FOR DAIRY FARM
Should Contain Nothing but
Necessary Utensils.

The milk house is one farm strrc-
ture which should not be big. anccrd-
ing to IA. e. Ross Of the dairy depart
ment of the New York State College
of Agriculture, who says that ii should
be just large enough to contain
milk-tank suitable for cooling and
storing the milk, and a rack for hold
ing utensils. with only enough addi-
tional space to permit the attendant
to work conveniently.
If the milk house is larger than Is
necessary for the proper handling of
the milk, he says, there is always the
temptation TO use il for storage pur-
poses. and for other purposes than for
which it is built. He says that this
storage practice should never be fol-
lowed because of the possibility that
the milk may become contaminated.
He adds that storage practices are
also likely TO be forbidden by most
boards of health.
Other recommendations which Pro-
fessor Ross makes are that the milk
house should be near the stable and
it should be connected to the stable
by an enclosed passage. provided with
swinging doors at each end. A plen-
tiful supply of clear, cold water
should be available; and the milk
house should be convenient to the ice
house, though not inside the ice
house 1t should be distant from any
point of contamination and should, of
course, be so built that wagons or
trucks can be driven directly to it.
All of these points are thoroughly
described and illustrated in new
bulletin by Professor Ross. published
by the New York State College of Ag-
riculture This bulletin is available
to those who want ii and will be sent
free on a request to the office of pub
LEGATION at the college of agriculture,
Ithaca, New York. Ask for 200.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-24
"Doyetails"

Everybody knows that "shavetails"
were fresh 60, yeryD young lieuten-
ants. That name is heritage from
the regular army where newly-commis-
stoned officers, fresh 20, veryD from
West Point were likened TO young
mules whose first experience in the
army was to have their tails shaved,
except for the brush at the end. But
what were "dOvetails"? Let this page
one item in the Stars and Stripes, A.
E. F. newspaper, for January 10,
1919. answer that question:
Third lieutenants, the latest thing
In uncOmmissiOned officers are be-
ginning TO make their appearance in
the replacement camps. They are the
men who finished the officers training
schools after the no more commits
sioas' order was issued from Washing
ton. Since they are supposed to fit in
somewhere between a buck and a Sec
ond loot, they rank as 'Dovetails.'
Most of the men wear a black stripe
on their sleeve which, ii has been sug-
gested. may be considered as a deli
cate tribute TO the memory of the
too-late Sam Browne.
&C. 1891 Western Newspaper Union.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-24
Insects Prove Useful
in Controlling Weeds

The popular idea that nearly al in
Sects are injurious TO man in ole way
or another is entirely wrong accord
ing TO entomologists of the United
States Department of Agriculture. In
some parts of the world insects have
been imported for the sofes purpose
of controlling weeds which have
threatened TO crowd out useful plants.
Entomologists of the Hawaiian Su-
gar Planters association have intro
duced from Mexico a number of in
sects which feed on the lantana plant.
a troublesome weed.
Scale insects, plant bugs. caterpil-
lars, and beetles are now being in
troduced into Australia to feed on the
prickly pear cactus, plant which has
spread over the country at an alarm
ing rate. A few years ago it was said
that 60,O00,000 acres of land in Aus
tralia were overgrown by this cactus,
and the rate of increase was about
100000 acres a year. After other
methods of control had failed the plan
of importing insect enemies was adopt
ed, and il is proving successful &C.
:ording to recent reports.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1931-04-24
WORLD
w AR
YARN
"Verdun," an Army Mule
by Lieut.. Fronk E. Hogon


Down at Fort Sam Houston in Tex
as there's longeared quadruped who
is the most aristocratic mule in the
United States army. No one claims
for her royal ancestry, but If you
should cast any reflections upon her
for that in the presence of any men,
Der of the Fifteenth field artillery,
you'd probably have a fight on your
hands For "Verdun" is the official
mascot of the Fifteenth, and those
cannoneerS take as much pride in her
five gold stripes for service in France
as any decoration which any member
of the regiment wears.
II wouldn't be strictly accurate TO
say that "Verdun" first saw the light
of day on the morning of April 16.
1918, although she was born on that
date on the slopes of Verdun just
short time after her mother had fin
ished hauling ammunition for Battery
Z of the Fifteenth. which was then
part of the Second division. What she
did see at three O'Clock in the morning
when she arrived on earth was the
flash Of bursting shells when the ar
tillery din was was at its height.
Truly a noisy welcome for baby, but
'Verdun" lived through it and a few
days later when the battery marched
ten miles she went with il under her
own power" Before she was month
old she had liked 80 miles in two days
and she accompanied the battery dur
ing every major offensive in which
the Second participated. After the
Armistice. she marched another hun
dred miles to the Rhine and spent
some time in Germany with the Army
of Occupation.
When the welcome news came to the
Fifteenth. we're going home" the
presence of 'Verdun" was something
of a problem. For the quartermaster
had put ban on mascOtS of all kinds,
even the regimental mascot. But
somehow or other she got aboard the
transport Julia Luckenbach. and al
though, officially, "Verdun" was A. w.
o. L. when the regiment left Germany,
yet, strange to say, when the Julia
Luckenbach locked "Verdun" was
discovered in quarantine on this side
of the Atlantic. Then, of course, it
was too late TO send her back TO
France. So she went with Battery e
to Fort Sam Houston. then known as
Camp Travis, and there she is today
under the watchful care of her god
father" First Sergeant Anthony d.
Cone. who has been with Battery e
since its organization.