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The Jones County news., 1912-02-29
Saving The BABIES
How One City IS Conserving
Lives of Infants.
Expert Finds Examples Of Gross Care
lessness and Ignorance In the
Care Of Youngsters Among
Both Whites ard Blacks.

Richmond. va.-rhas there are hum
dreds of thousands os American ba-
bies sacrificed yearly on the altar OF
incompetent motherhood has been
proven eonclusively by the officers OF
the department OF health Of this city.
That tens OF thousands Of these In
fants may be saved, may be raised
into strong men and women. hhs also
been concuslvely proven by DR. Er-
nest G. Levy, chief health officer OF
Richmond, and his able assistants.
For the sake OF the nation, for the
sake Of humanity, and for the sake
of the happiness OF nlotherE and faith
ers DIR Levy has proven that munich
pally supervised babies stand bet-
ter, far better chance OF living than
do unsupersised babies be they even
of the families OF the very wen 20 do
citizens
Retaining the expert services OF
MISS Elizabeth Dctwiler. trained
nurse specialized in the care OF hNbies,
DR. Loyy planned the active campaign-
for the saving OF infant life In RicA-
mond Two great sections OF the city
were chosen for tha initial campaign,
one section in whicn whites OF the la
boring clhsses lived. the other tenanted
by blacks In these sections OF tho
city ths infant mortality for years
had been exceedingly high Securing
two more trained narses, a house-to-
house, canvass for babies was made in
thesS-two sections. IL took but few
weeks for the nurses to recognize the
great need fce the supervision OF tho
care OF babies In these sections Of tho
cltyA
Examples Of gross carelessness and
Ignorance IN the care of youngsters
were found among both the whites
and the blacks. Scores OF young moth
srs were found who had to leave their
children many hours u day to car4iess
The Jones County news., 1912-02-29

Type OF Mother Instructed by Nurses.
boarding mistresses who were really
criminally negligent In the preparrr
tion OF tho bottled food given their
charges; many children, struggling In
fants of but a Few months OF age.
We're left to the care of grandmothers
who had had no experience with bot
tie babies and who did through ignor-
Ance everything the wrong way. and
some OF the infants were found to be
starving.
The nurses, therefore. quickly clas-
sified the hundreds OF babies they
saw, planning to see some OF tho
healthy, well-cared for babies once
month and the sickly ones once or
even twice day. BY concentrating
their attention on the care OF tie bar
bies who were really In desperate
need OF assistance, DR.. Leyy's little
rst-aid-to-the-infant corps was able TO
obtain remarkable results IN keeping
alive and well children who. had they
been left TO the sole care Of theE
mothers, would have died within q
few months Of starvation or disease. i,
In regard to the care OF children,
the work Of the Richmond department
OF health Is simply one for the con
servation OF the human race. Miss
Detwiler, whose expert advice Is al
the disposal OF the mothers Of Rich
mond day and night, says. in regard to
her work among the mothers In tho
districts visited by the city nurses:
TN our work here we started with
four definite objects. viz, to give
babes a chance to be born without 80
riOus prenatal handicaps; to make
mothers understand how to feed their
infants properly; to give mothers a
chance to carry out the instructions
given them, and to provide well for
infants who have lost their mothers,
either by death or desertion
Wherever 1t was possible. we in
sisted on mothers giving their babes
food supplied by nature. When this
was not possible, especially women
who had to work In factories, we In
sisted ~ far a. possible on half breast
and half bottls feedings.
The Jones County news., 1912-02-29
Ellisvile, FEB. {

EillsVlle, req. Zf-
Invitations have been issued to
the marriage, at the home Of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
janin Franklin Fridge, on Thurs
day evening. March 1th of Miss
Rae Steadman Fridge to Mr.. Webb
Alexander Welborn.
Miss Fridge is one Of Elli5vile's
most attractive girls and has a
voice OF rare sweetness and power.
Mr.. Welborn has many friends in
both Ellisville and Laurel. and is
young man of much promise.
The Jones County news., 1912-02-29

Little Miss Virginia Hunt, 43i
Sixth avenue, was first to find the
missing word in yeterday's adver-
tising contest. The word ''forr was
omitted from the ad Of Mr.. r. II.
Scruggs, the popular druggist.
Another word has been omitted
from one of the advertisements ap-
pearing in the paper today and an
other dollar will be given away to-
morrow to the first boy or girl who
finds it.
The Jones County news., 1912-02-29
FIohtino par,on Feared.

Banning, Cal--Many Indians Of the
different reservations of Riverside
county are concerned over the an
nouncement received from Denver
that the Rev. Charles G. Brannon, the
lighting parson" OF the Methodist
faith. had been appointed chief spe
cial oficer Of the Indian service In
place of Mr.. Coggeshall, who takes an
Indian agency in New Mexico The
Rev. Mr.. Brannon has been shot II
many times and never hit he has had
many lights and was never licked" !"
and viii have the task Of suppresgino
illegal sales Of liquor among the In
dians, thereby taking the place made
vacant some time since BY Pussy
foo4" Johnsoa's rosig1atioA-
The Jones County news., 1912-02-29
Circuit Court.

Circuit court will convene the
third Monday in March. Criminal
docket will be taken up first and
will be disposed Of during the first
two weeks. Civil business will be
taken up on the April 8 and will
be disposed of as fast as possible.
The mills of Juice grind low, but
exceedingly fine.
The Jones County news., 1912-02-29
HOW HE FOUND THE CULPRI1
Tennessee Man Who Started a SkunL
Farm Had Trouble Right at tho
Beginning.

Louisville.--A farmer OF Tenn esses
started skunk farm = year ago and
stocked It with twenty fine animals
He was beginning to count up his re
turns at 81 per head when he began
to miss his animals. Az the fence
was skunk-tight he started out one
night to learn how the animals go,
away and was panied to observe two
The Jones County news., 1912-02-29
The MusIo Stopped.

enterprising darkies tolling his skunkf
into bag with soft music on banjo
1t Is said that the discovery OF the pc
cuiiar Iowa OF mueic on the part OF the
skunks disconnected the farmer for .
moment hut he succeeded in planting
81 No. shot In the seat OF the pants
OF one Of the banjoists as he went
over the fence. The skunk stealing
stopped.
The Jones County news., 1912-02-29
prea,ss He Neck.

ilwAukee.-August Schultz fell
out OF bed at the county hospital and
broke his neck He died shortly att
~ the accident
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-02-10
MARRIAGES


Miss Mary b. Lyle, only daughter 81
Mr. and Mrs. p. b. Lyle, West Rae,
street, and Addison Ingle Hoffman. b
Frederick, Md, eloped TO Cumberland
| Tuesday where they were married
They will reside IN Frederick. where
the groom is in the grocery business
and is welhtodo yoWng man.
Miss Lyle left home Tuesday morn.
frg but did not tell her parents where
she was going to, how long she would
DC gone or what her object was. But
after thinking over the matter for
some time they suspected that she had
run on TO be married Other parties
have since ascertained, however. thar
she left this city on No. So and il is
presumed she met her intended on the
3. & O. train and together they went
10 Cumberland where the hymenial
knot was tied. AT all events notice OF
their marriage license appeared in a
Cumberland paper this morning.
The bride has been employed in
BANKS Bros novelty store for some
time and Is an attractive girl. News
OF her wedding will come as a surprise
70 her friends in this city, though their
best wishes for her future welfare will
follow her. It will be recalled that
her brother Hugh Lyle eloped last fall
and was married with the same sec
recy as that of his sister in this case
5urcheIi--Fox.
Miss Lucy Elizabeth Fox and James
Foster Burchell. this city, but both
formerly of Berryville, Va, were mar.
red here Wednesday.
Bain--ivers.
Miss Anna Ivers, Philadelphia, and
Robert A. Balm, Bunker Hill, were
married Wednesday afternoon at the
First Baptist parsonage, Hagerstown
by Rev. =. X. Thomas.
5aItimcre--oIlkison.
Lavender Baltimore, OF Reading
Pa, and Fannie Gilkison, this city
were married Wednesday In Hagers
town.
Coming Wedding.
The approaching marriage has been
announced or Miss EDNA Gertrude
Rcdrick, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs ID
W. Rodrick, East King street, TO Mr.
Lemuel Watson, OF Fairmont, where
the bride-elect has been spending
some time. She Is a trained nurse
by vocation. The wedding viii TAX,
place next Wednesday at Fairmoat.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-02-10
FIRE IN YARD E.
9. & o. Loses Carpenter shop, OIL
House and Cars.

rouse ana Cars.
Cumberland, Feb. Fire in the
Baltimore and Ohio eastbound yards
Monday night destroyed the newly
built carpenter shop, the oil house and
two camp cars. The buildings stood
at the lower end of yard II, 1ear the
Evitts Creek end 1t is thought the
blaze originated from an overheated
stove in the oil house.
In winter fire Is kept going in the
oil house to prevent the heavy oil
from becoming too thick to handle.
The oil house was soon In flames and
the blaze rapidly spread to the car
Ipenter shop. This had been complet-
ed but week ago. A number OF
house and camp cars were standing
ION a nearby track. A shifting engine
rescued all these except two camp
cars, which were burned. The car
penter shop was building of about
6exS0 feet; 1t and the oil house were
Of Just the right material to make q
spectacular blaze.
Nine thousand pounds or journal
brass were ruined by the heat. The
loss to the buildings is placed al
about 1000. The journal brasses car
be shipped away and rebabitted.
The oil house on the same site
burned down last July and II had just
been rebuilt. 1t is said that Is.
o. officer was chasing freight train
rider when he discoveied the fire.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-02-10
TURN or THE HEAD
SAVED GIRLS LIFE
Stella Trensry Makes Miraculous Es.
cape When Iron Post in High
School Crashes to Floor.

A shocking accident occurred Tues,
day afternoon in the High School
building in which Miss Stella Trenary
a member Of the senior class came
within an ace of being killed by the
sudden fall OF en- iron upright post
that supported the floor above. As
II was the iron column struck Miss
Trenary a glancilg blow on the side
OF the head and shoulder that dazed
her for a while though she did not
lose consciousness She was carried
to another room and DIR. Tonkn
hastily summoned. He applied the
Croper remedies and later the patient
was sent home.
The accident happened In Prof.
Buhrman's class room. Miss Trenary
was sitting in the back row of seats
at the time when suddenly aad unex-
pectedly the post fell with a crash,
striking the young lady as described,
breaking the chair to pieces on which
she was sitting and filing teacher and
pupils with CONSERVATION Why she
did 1t she doesn't know. but Miss
Treaary says Just as the post fell and
without knowing what was coming,
she turned her head and body slightly
TO the side; otherwise the iron sup
port, about three inches in diameter,
would have struck her squarely on top
of the head and crushed her skull
a casualty horrible to contemplate.
This support post Is said to have
been loose at the ceiling for some
time, but just why the matter was not
reported to the proper parties and
have 1t remedied has not been learn
ed. Now that q fatal accident was
miraculously averted the post, OF
course, will be securely fastened.
Miss Trenary, though feeling very
sore about the head and body, Is much
improved today and will soon be able
to go to school again.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-02-10
suaPRlsERs SURPRISED.
Ladies' Auxiliary Plan Good Feed
But Get Roast Turkey Supper.

Ladies' Auxiliary Plan a Good Feed
But Get Roast Turkey Supper.
The women of the Ladies' Auxiliary
Of the brotherhood of Railroad Con-
ductors had planned pleasant sur
prise on Mrs Elmer Enltler Monday
evening and went to the home on
North Queen street with good sup
ply of things that were calculated to
make fine feast after the other
amuseme1ts of the evening had been
INDUCED in. Somehow the intended
recipient of the surprise got wind OF
the coming event and in turn planned
a surprise for the visitors. It hap.
pened to be Mrs Enters birthday
anniversary and she prepared a great
turkey dinner for the coming sisters
and when they had gathered and were
invited out to partake of the delicious
turkey, and other good things, they
were great deal more surprised than
the hostess.
The ladies had a delightful time
and it is needless to say that they
did ample justice to Mrs. ENTERS
cooking.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-02-10
B. 6 o. AIDS FIGHT
ON TUBERCULOSIS
Company Has Put Out One of the
Most Completely Equipped Demon
stration Cars for the Purpose.

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
has enlisted In the nationwide cru
SADIE for the determination of tuber-
cuiosis, having fitted UP an anti-tuber.
culosis car at it's Mount Clare shops
at Baltimore for the Maryland Associa-
ton for the Prevention and Relief OF
tuberculosis which will visit the
towns of Maryland in an educational
campaign looking to the eradication
OF the white plague. The car is de
signed to display anti-tuberculosis ex.
hibits and lectures will be delivered
on the prevention OF the disease by
local physicians at the cities and
towns to be visited in the state. The
car may later tour other states which
r. & o. lines reach.
The car which the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad has fitted up to further
srch ends is enameled in white, both
inside and outside, and is thoroughly
sanitary in design. The purpose il
to bring the history of tuberculosis
its cause and effect, to the attention
Of the people in such a way as to be
comprehensive to all classes.
The car was opened to inspection
February End at the Mount Clare
shops and the mechanics and other
employees of the railroad visited it
The car will also visit the Riverside
and Locust Point terminals of the
railroad, where large numbers of rail
road men are employed. On Satur
day, February l7th, the car will be
formally opened and inspected by
Governor Goldsborough, Mayor Pres
ton and other state officials as well as
municipal authorities and Baltimore
and Ohio officers. During the Health
Congress to be held in Baltimore the
week Of February 10Th TO oath. the car
will remain at Mount Royal station for
the inspection of delegates to the
Congress.
"A large and powerful graphophone
which carries the sound OF the human
voice more than a mile is a part oil
the equipment of the car, the purpose
being to deliver canned lectures 10
farmers who find 10 impossible to hear
the lectures OF their local physicians
during the visit Of the car to their
local railway station. An electric light
ing plant is also installed on the car,
for heating and lighting purposes
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-02-10
WOMAN HIT MAN
WITH STOVE POKER
TWO Berkeley Station Families Have
Their squabble Aired in Justice
Felker's Court.

Squabbles between two families Nv
ing at Berkeley Station, three miles
north of this city. had an airing in
Justice Felker's court Tuesday after
lsoon. There were suits and counter
suits and the upshot OF it all was that
a woman was soaked $40 fine and costs
for hitting a neighbor man over the
head with stove poker just because
he came into her back yard for a
bucket OF water.
The combative woman in the case
was Mrs Harry Wisner and the man
she assaulted was John /. Keller, who
keeps little store In the village that
is springing up near the big plant OF
the Security Cement and Lime Co.
Keller and his wife board with Mr..
and Mrs. w. l.. Cupp, whose house is
next door to that OF the Wisners.
Some how or other Mrs. Wisner had
conceived a dislike to the Keller's,
and this eliminated In the assault
described. 1T was brought out in the
trial that Mrs. Wis1er raised no OBJ
lection to the Cupps getting water at
the pump in her yard but she drew
the line on them Jews" as she called
the Kellers. So when Keller went
over there for a bucket of water last
Friday evening he got more than was
coming to him. the woman having the
best OF the argument. Other members
OF the jangling families got mixed up
in the squabble and the result was
that some four or five warrants were
sworn out Saturday for the arrest OF
the belligerents. These were served
by Constable Wolf on Monday, and
Tuesday afternoon the parties, to-
gether with numerous witnesses, all
came to town for the hearing.
AS already told, Mrs. Wisner was
fined SIS for assault and battery on
John l. Keller and the costs footed np
SIS more. She paid 1t, but not with
Very good grace-in fact she was mad
about it. Mrs. Wisner had sued Kel-
Ter for trespass but Justice Felker
dismissed the suit because 1t was
clearly case of spite work on the
part of the woman, as the evidence
showed Then came the cross suit oil
Keller ON peace complaint against
Mrs. Wisner. alleging that she threat
e1ed to kill him, but this case was
also dismissed.
But the end was not yet. Keller's
wife sued Mrs. Wisner for assault and
battery and the latter sued Keller or
the same charge, but both cases were
dismissed. So the woman of the poker
Host out all around.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-02-10

Miss Cora O'Rourke, this county, is
visiting in Baltimore.
Miss Mary Grove, of near Inwood
is visiting in Baltimore.
Mrs. Mary Dorm, of Washington, is
here to spend the week with the
family of NJ. L. Dorm, West Ki1e
street.
Mrs. G. w. McKown and her daugh
ter, Mrs. Fred P. Spillman, went tc
Paw Paw yesterday evening to spend
a few days.
Mr.. Alfred Keedy, this city, Is
spending some time with his SOL
Floyd, west of town, and says he likes
the country. ~.
Mr. Oscar See left Wednesday for
Clarkshurg =shere his produce commits
sion business will keep him for the
remainder of the winter
Mrs. Sallie Gerling, West Burke
street. and her grandson, Master AL
bert Geyer, are back from HagerstoWI
where they spent week.
Mrs. Joseph Imbach, West Burke
street, is home from Harrisburg Pa.
where she visited her sister-ln-law
Mrs. Theodore Lampes, who is yer!
i'll.
Miss Leona Grammar, of Harrison
burg, Va, who spent three weeks here
as the guest of Miss Bessie Kline
East Moler avenue, left for home to
day after having a very pleasan
visit.
Miss Helen McCue, of Fort De
fiance, Va. who spent two weeks her
as the guest of Miss Ted Gerling a1t
Miss Elsie Clohan, went to Shippens
burg, Pa, this morning to visi
friends.
Mrs. Joseph H. Lyeth, Misses Lo
rena HODGE, Buelah Rutherford an
Amelia Davis are back from Wasf
ington, where they had delightfu
little visit and taste of some of tn
best the theaters had to offer.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-02-10
The Sick.

Mrs. Daniel Custer and her three
weeks-old baby, both Of whom haf
been quite i'll lately, are improving al
their home ON Dry Run.
B. & 0. Engineer p. NJ Light, whose
eye was badly burned a few days age
by coming in contact with the fire
mans rake on his helper engine al
Hobbs. is getting along all right and
will not lose the sight OF the member,
II is now confidently believed.
Mr. Walter Athey. West King street,
was taken TO the Kings Daughters
Hospital this morning for treatment
symptoms indicating appendicitis in
bis case.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-02-10
TO DELINQUENTS

Statements of Subscription Ac-
counts were sent 10 a number of
Herald subscribers in the town and
county during the past week.
Through an error some of these
accounts were made out ON The
Evening World statements andsaid
that the amount was for subscrip-
ton to The World.
If you received one of these
statements it was for your SUBJ
scription to The Herald, and it will
be considered favor if you call
and pay the amount or send it to
the office at once.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-02-10
DAMAGE suns Continued.

Owing to the illness of Judge Daley
OF Rom1ey, who was to have pre-
sided at the $4,000 damage suits
against the city brought by s. j.
Dixon, II. b. Newcomer and Fred
Snyder for alleged pollution of the
Tuscarora creek that traverses lands
OF the plaintiffs, has been continued
till the April term of court. These
cases were to have been tried next
Monday, having been continued from
the September term.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-02-10
LINCOLN PENNIES i
CLUE TO ROBBERY
Thieves Wanted al Hancock anK
Great cacapcr Traced TO Jones
Spring, Then Hagerstown.

Clues have been obtained and tho
authorities are now at work in try
ing to catch the men who have DeeIa
committing numerous robberies Of
late around through the country
When the store OF b. r. KidweIf,. at
Great Cacapon, was robbed some time
ago, among the articles taken weres
six pairs OF shoes and $3.50 In lin
coin pennies Over week ago a mans
went into store at Jones Spring anst
purchased watch fob, In paYmeE1s
for which he rendered the clerk fJr-
coin pennies. With this as clue the
Washington county authorities &uo-
ceeded in tracing one OF the men To AZ
house at Jones Spring. When search
was made OF the house six quart boSs
ties OF whiskey and six pair of shoes
were found. The shoes were itteDtS-
fed by Mr.. Kidwell from private
marks which he used and the whisfceJy'
is the same brand which was EfheB
from Corners at Hancock last wecM.-
The men were traced from Jones'
Spring to IIagerstown and were aeefa
there for two days. This wat Me
first part of the present week "a
was reported to the authorities thaA
the two men were seen TO take -
freight train Wednesday out of H3s<
gerstown going west
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-02-10
RUNAWAY GIRL
Is Talked into Giving Up Stage Idea
and Returns to Her Mother.

Is Talked into Giving Up Stage Idea
and Returns to Her Mother.
Grafton, Feb. S.-After several hours
OF persuading talk by Captain of De
tectives Michael S. Haney, EvaIine
Jaco, age 10 years, of Grafton, w. Va,
decided not to seek a career on the
stage for the time being. The girl
who had been detained as a runaway
since Sunday night, decided to return
home with her mother. and gave Gap
tain Hanley her word that she will
never leave her mothers firesfde
again.
She was arrested Sunday by Detec
tive Patrick Golden, in Oakland. after
a search of two weeks The mother
called upon her daughter to take her
back home. but the daughter repeated
ly refused to return. saying she wish
ed to seek position on the stage.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-02-10
s. s. OFFICERS ELECTED.

Teachers and Scholars Of Christ Re
formed Form New Organization.
The teachers and scholars OF Christ
Reformed Sunday school met Sunday
morning and after adopoting new
constitution, elected the following of.
ficers: Superintendent, Bernard d.
Myers; assistant superintendent, Den
mis- s. Kilmer; secretary, J. Howard
Fisher; treasurer, James B. Fisher;
w. d. Myers; organist. Miss
Emma Staley; superintendent pri.
mary department, Miss Sallie Wei
linger.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-02-10
Mr.. sTRoUsE BACK AGAIN.

Agent at intersection.
Mr.. w. ID. Strouse, formerly OF this
city, but for some months in the Office
% the Cumberland Valley Railroad
ct Chambersburg, assumed his new
duties this morning as joint agent OF
the 9. V. and b. Il o. Railroads al
Intersection, succeeding Mr. J. Sher
man Smith. promoted to be assistant
trainmaster of the C. v. at Cham
bersburg The latter will leave here
for his new post in few days.