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Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-02-27

For shoes, go to Charles +. Thompson
North Queen Street. His stock is excel
lent, and the courtesies of his clerI
can't be excelled, Try him and be
convinced.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-02-27

The constant run on Thompson and
Thompson keeps them SO busy, they
have no time to even talk Of hard
times" It's the home Of good clothes,
and verify, they are hustlers.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-02-27
MAKING AIR FORCES
FOR NATIONS NEEDS
planes and Navy Fittcen-All
Are BipIanes.

Ara o;.,,
Inc United States army now has
II aeroplanes. All Of these are BIZ
planes, the oldest of which was de-
iVefed IN January, 1913, and the
newest September y, 1914. Reliance
mas been placed solely in this type
or nlachin because Of the belief tina;
IL is superior to ,hc monOplanc for
war purposes a decision the wisdom
OF which, it is now considered. is
Delng proved by current events. The
puSHcr type OF craft has recently
"ct" abandoned III favor OF the trac-
tor which viii be the design OF ma
cLlheS hereafter purchased for this
arm OF the service. None Of the BIZ
planes Is equipped with either wire
less or guns, although this could be
easily done. Various stabilIzing de-
vices are beng experimental with.
bul so far no army acrOplanc has been
"'I'd WIN Such an apparatus TESTS
nave becn made with several bomb
dropping devices and at least one has
o'eh adopted. The same is likewise
true OF guns designed for defensive
work against aircraft, while none Of
lHe troops has been equipped with
Experimen+s with D;.;a;,-
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Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-02-27

1rom an acropIanc is still Il matter
Of doubt on account of the small
amount of weight that such u craft
|" capable OF carrying. The only
naval acronautic station is situated at
Pensacola, Fla
No experiments have been made
with dirigibles. The navy, however,
IS now in the market for ut least
Two such craft OF minimum dsplace-
ments Of $4,000 cubic feet.
Mt PlnchOt is said to have interest
cd himself in professional nursing.
On hearing the report Mr.. Pcnrose
promptly recovered. $500 Washington
Star.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-02-27
VESSEL OUTSIDE DEATH ZONE"

1t is pointed that the Evelyn apparently DESTROYED
outside Of what is known the Death Zone by the
German 1t does that there sill an acer-
tanning OF which nation responsible r the placing
Practically the redress be
against Germany by the if it be proven
ne that Germany placed the mine.
For since the beginning of the world heard
perceived by the neither hath the eye
thee what he h&oth prepared for him that waeth
isaah, XV 4.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-02-27

FEasa5Sas in aA HaS Courts Of West
wsEAnSa. sae SapG'ezne Court OF Ge-
RHeffs and the United States Courts.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-02-27
J, K. CLIFFORD
Attorney At Law

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. vvEsV wtnsT ssaA.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-20
ALEXANDRIA Plans
FIRE PROTECTION
Committee Will Confer with Engineers
of the Underwriters
Association.

Alexandria. Va, Feb. 1e.-Better and
andria was urged tonight by a number
of representatives Of the National Board
of Fire Underwriters before a largely
attended meeting of members of the
Chamber of Commerce. city council, Re-
tail Merchants Association. firemen. and
others.
On motion Of Albert Smott, commit
tee will be named consisting of three
members of the Chamber of Commerce.
three from the Retail Merchants Asso-
citation. two from each branch Of the
city council. the city engineer and chief
of the fire department. and two from each
of three active fire companies for the
purpose of comforting with the engineers
representing the Underwriters Associa-
ton to devise ways and means for more
adequate fire protection.
Those who spoke were r. l.. Warren.
]. NJ. Waller. George B. Jennings. u. q.
Michaels. and A. NJ. Travers. all of the
underwriters board of Richmond. +. J.
Mccarthy, also a member Of the board.
attended.
According to Mr.. Waller fire conditions
here. are alarming. More modern appa-
ratus Is needed. water supply is poorly
distributed. and he suggested automobile
engines.
When Policeman Samuel r. Reid at
$50 o'clock tonight placed Joseph
Brooks. colored. under arrest on suspi-
cion Of robbery. a pistol was pulled and
in the struggle the weapon was dis
charged. the bullet grazing the officers
face. Then followed a struggle. a COM
panion giving assistance to Brooks. In a
few minutes the officer fell on rock pile
in the vacant lot in Princess street. be-
tween Royal and Pitt, and the two men
ran.
c. Jones Rixey. former head Of the
defunct Virginia Safe Deposit and
Trust Corporation. now a patient in
the asylum at Staunton. Va. will on
Thursday be conveyed to the. asylum
for the criminal insane at Marion. Va,
by City Sergeant R. H. Cox.
An amendment has been granted by
the State corporation commission to
the charter of the Mckee Surgical In
strument Company, Incorporated. this
city. changing the name to the Mckee
Company, incorporated.
Six hundred and fifty public school
children. ranging in age from six to
seven years. will participate in the his
toriCal pageant in the opera house the
night of February N. under inc auspices
of the primary auxiliary of the Parent
Teachers Association.
DR. 4. Luria of Chicago. who contem-
plates erecting big factory building
here to manufacture hospital supplies.
was in Alexandria today and interviewed
city officials and officers Of the Cham
Der of Commerce relative to the matter.
A .b;rn,.,. fra NJ 90 North Pitt street
occupied by Walter Ale. brought out the
fire department at 10 o'clock tonight. The
fire was eXtinguished with chemical ex-
tinGuisherS.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-20
Police nab TWO IN
train ROBBERY CASE
Prisoners Say They Were Asleep in
Alexandria When Lootins
Was Attempted.

Alexandria. Va. Feb. 1s.-The Alex
andria police today arrested two men
on suspicion of being the masked rob-
bers who tried to.loot the FLORIDA
Flyer" of the Seaboard Air Line. just
south of Alexandria last night
Railroad detectives who have obtain
ed description of the robbers will
visit Alexandria tomorrow to determ-
inc whether the suspects bear reSemb-
lance to the robbers.
The suspects laughed when told they
We're taken in custody in connection
with the robbery. They said they are
from Pennsylvania. have been on the
road three weeks. and were asleep
in Alexandria at the time the robbery
was attempted.
The police are not confident that
they have the right men. The prison
erS are twenty-eight and twenty-five
years old. and are former railroad en-
ployes.
NJ. NJ. Williams. one of the mes
sengers who was in the car when
the robbery occurred on the Florida
Flyer, told typical dime novel story
Of the hold-up.
Il was lying on a couch on one
side of the car when the attack
came" he said. Opposite me Cham
bliss was seated near the door which
leads out on the platform. Sudden
1y We were alarmed by the clink of
metal on glass and. starting up we
saw masked face pressed against
the glass of the door, against which
tho business end of a wicked look
ing revolver tapped with every lurch
of the train.
Il turned to the rear door There
framed in the glass. was another
masked face and another weapon"
The bandits ordered them, by signs
to throw open the doors and Will
Jams complied with the request. The
two messengers were covered" by
one robber while the other battered
open the safe with an AK. As he
Eazed down at IS bill and 81
bill. the robber disappointedly pushed
the box from the train and pocketed
the bills
The Washington herald., 1915-02-20
AIR FLEET ROUTED
IN raid ON 0STEND
British and French Machines Driven
Of, Is Report-Lone Filler Makes
Daring Attacks.

Berlin. Feb - thy wirelcssr.-RottCr-
dam reported this afternoon as follows:
'F'orty-eiGht English and French avia-
tors attempted 10 destroy the ports Of
Ostend and Middlekerkc. but were re-
pulsed by the sun1ire of the German
batteries
Parsi. Feb IA daring night raid
on Ostend. made ny an aerial lieuten-
ant. is described today by the official
observer OF air fighting. The night Was
dirk, with a high west wind. when tho
aviator st out. He dropped his first
bomb from a height OF only Ia yards on
an ammunition train which was supply
ing the German batteries near Middle
kcrkc. Flying over Ostend at height
Of 80 yards. he dropped three bombs
on the kursaal. The explosions which
followed shook the neighborhood and
three powerful sesrchlights began sweep
ing the sky for him.
The lieutenant turned toward Fumes.
dropping his last two bombs on German
encampment. At this moment one of
the searchlights found him. Immediate
ly machine guns on the high dunes set
up a continuous chorus. in which tho
crack of rifles mingled. To get out Of
range of the searchlight and escape the
rife fire. he dropped TO the edge of the
sea, even going so low that the waves
hit his machine.
So far the wind, had been behind him
and he had flown with extraordinary
speed. but now he had to beat his way
back against the storm. It WAS a peril
Gus and difficult return. but. guided by
fines which had been lighted on top of
the Furnes aerodronc. he succeeded i'll
making it.
Geneva. Switzerland. Feb. 70. German
aviators attempted to blow ur the French
forts at Belfort with bombs on Wednes-
DAY but were driven off by tn" batteries
there.
They later dropped three bombs upon
the railway station near MOnth"ilard.
Several civilians and soldiers were killed,
hut small property damage was done.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-20
BERBERICH'S CLERKS In
'GET.TOGETHER' MEETING
Big Shoe House Staff Holds Evening
of Instruction and Enter
taInment.

Last evening was "get-together
night for the clerks of the Berberich
stores. They gathered together with
their families on the spacious second
floor of the Berberich avenue store.
After listening to some exceptionally
well rendered vocal selections and en-
joying some feats of magic, the more
serious work of the evening was en-
tered into. the Keynote of which was
the spirit of cooperation and what
it can accomplish for individuals and
institutions alike" Particular refer
ence was made to the $4,000 gift
campaign" now being held by the
Berberich stores in connection with
the shoe department of the Young
Mems Shop. a campaign made possible
only through the cooperation of the
manufacturers of the shoes that Ber-
berich sells and the manufacturers of
La Anita cigars. Ponds face powder
and vanishing cream. kno-Tair hos
iery and O'Sullivan's rubber heels and
Lady Fairfax candy.
Berberich presented every one in at
tendance with two-pound box of Lady
Fairfax candy. jar of Ponds vanishing
cream and a box of the same kind of
face powder. Each clerk had been pre-
viously outfitted with pair of O'Sulli
vans rubber heels. with Berberich's COM
pliments. The O'Sullivan representative
also announced that the O'Sullivan COM
pany would likewise see that every lady
present was likewise equipped with pair
of these heels at the company's expense.
1t was also announced that the Ponds
people had given Berberich's an order
to equip every one of the fifty-two WASH
ington druggists who had co-operated in
the sale, with window displays of the
Ponds articles. pair of Berberich's best
shoes These druggists cnulnefipC
for the best dressed Ponds window"
prize. and the fact that every one would
be QUILTED with shoes in addition to
the awarding of the grand prize to the
winner came as a distinct surprise in
deed
The Washington herald., 1915-02-20
SAY BRITONS ARE PLOTTING.
Will Blow Up U. $. ships and Blame
Germany. Berlin Charges.

Berlin. Feb. 10, (by wireIess).-Among
the items of news given out this evening
by the semi-official press bureau are the
following:
The reports published in foreign pa
pers that the Cologne Cathedral was
armed and that the towers were used
for military purposes are officially de-
clared to be untrue by the Metropolitan
Chapter of the cathedral
The Fossiche Zeitung publishes the
conversation which Dutch sailors over
heard in Holland relating to remarks Of
British soldiers to the effect that Eng
land will create German-American dis
sension by damaging American ships and
pretending that the damage is caused by
Germans"
The Washington herald., 1915-02-20
ASKS HOME AID FOR SCHOOL.
Thurston Urges Cooperation Upon
Parents and Teachers.

Greater cooperation between home and
school was urged by Superintendent of
Schools Ernest L. Thurstcn last night at
a meeting of the Parents-Teachers' As
ISOLATION of Congress Heights
Addresses also were delivered by DIR.
johnson. supervising principal of the
ninth division: Alexander T. Stuart, su-
perintendent of intermediate instruction.
and W. w. Price. Mrs. W. L. Reed
sang. and piano solos were played by
Miss Emma NJ. c. Bender. NJ. ]. Fillous
also rendered a solo. Mrs. E. T. Rich
ardson. president of the association. pre-
sided
The Washington herald., 1915-02-20
Mrs. Easby.Smith's Mother Dies,

James S. Easby-Smith and widow Of
the late Mai. Frank Strong. died yes
terday at her home in walkersville,
Md. Mrs. Strong will be buried by the
side of her husba nd in Arlington Gene
terry this afternoon. Funeral services
will be held at the home Of her son-in-
law at 17.1 street northwest this aft
ernoon at 2 o'clock.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-20
Little Commerce in q. s. Ships.

Only 90 per cent of the nations water
borne commerce was carried last year in
ships flying the American flag. according
to statistics issued yesterday by Secre-
tary OF Commerce Redfeld. British ships
carried S3.45 per cent and German vessels
handled 1873 per cent. Most Of the re-
naming trade was carried by French,
Dutch. Norwegian, and Japanese ships
The Washington herald., 1915-02-20
Held for Small Forgery.

Charged with forging the name of c. c.
Mayer. of 1870 G street northwest, to a
check for 81. Ralph L. Landrum yester-
day was held by Judge Mullowny in the
Police Court under $l.0o0 bond for the
action of the grand jury.
The Washington herald., 1915-02-20

both button and laced styles. A
large assortment of styles to
choose from. Both black and tan
feathers. $2.so and $500 values.
Sale price Observation-Disclosures.
Graham guardian., 1915-03-26
THE TWO.RlNGED CIRCUS

(Republished by request from THE
GUARDIAN issue of January l5, 1851
remark we recollect them,
Surest thing we won't forget them,
How they give us entertainment while
the campaign thunder rolls!
Joked the lads and whirled the
lasses,
Filled the air with red hot gases,
Lauded Bryan, whooped up Wilson, and
shot Roosevelt full of holes.
Yes, we recolect the smiling,
All the wee sma' hours beguiling,
When they spoke their little pieces, how
we make the welkin ring;
But of all the hot air handed,
We have found the sugar sanded,
don't recollect, by hockey! that they
planned to do thing.
To be sure they talked of tariff,
Suffering Moses | don't care If
You should make thousand speeches,
never leave the tariff out;
Throw the tariff in land inner),
1t is sure to prove a winner,
And, no matter what your party, that s
the proper stuff to spout.
Well, of course, we were excited,
And our intellects benighted,
By the vast array of figures piled as
high as heavens dome;
For they cruised US clear to Europe,
Half the night it took to tour up,
And we plum forgot to ask them what
they'd do right here at home,
There was one who had some no
tions,
More than handshakes, smiles, and
motions,
Mine host, Anthon, of the Olive, mapped
some things he d planned to do
Several worthy propositions
(On the level good positions
Bnt he didn't spout the tariff, SO we
couldn't put him through.
It's the proper thing to tell US
Of the ills that oft befell us,
| Of the army of attaches stumbling
hither and about;
But our friends must be befriended,
And our relatives defended,
fCourse we talk whole lot different
in the case we're down and out
Yet we somehow can't help wishing
When these anglers all were fishing
For their sundry odd Of suckers in the
dreary autumn days;
That we'd asked them what thell
plans were,
In measure, "called their hands,
for
Then we'd know the hands they helt
were just measly pair of treys
W. c. MYERS.
Fort Thomas, Arizona, Jan. 10, 1915
Graham guardian., 1915-03-26
RIVER ROAD NEEDS ATTEN.
TION

The next work for Good Roads
DAY should he devoted to the river
road, running north from the Sun
flower ditch to the river.
No work has been done on this
road for years and it is in very bad
condition for travel.
People from Graham and other
settlements on the north side of the
river cross at the Stafford ford to
come to town and must travel over
this road. They complain that the
road is hardly passable and needs
thr attention of the road supervisor
or Ii,r good roads work rs who have
donr 81 much lately making roads to
Bowie and other places
AS there is considerable trade
from across the river for the town
merchants, it would be splendid
idea to get busy and make this road
fit for travel, either by good roads
day or by the road supervisor.
Graham guardian., 1915-03-26

backed up by community coopera-
ton as it should have been, though
some communities have made desul,
tory efforts to get before the public.
1t is, therefore, with great pleasure
we learn that the Stafford Chamber
of Commerce has been reOrganized
and rejuvenated with full set of
live wires. There is 10 reason why
the Stafford Chamber of Commerce
should not be the means of doing
for the upper Gila valley all that
| the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce
| (erstwhile Board Of Trade has done
| for the Salt River valley. Every
citizen of that section should be
member and booster, -Arlsonf
Magazine.
Graham guardian., 1915-03-26
OUR FIRE LADDIES

The Stafford Volunteer Fire De-
partment is developing into strong
organization. It's membership is
composed of the young men of the
town and they are enthusiastic over
their work.
Major Roach is drilling the lad
dies in the fire drill and marching.
The interest shown by the members
in becoming proficient as fire savers
augurs we'll for the future success
of the department. and the people
will be proud of their Volunteer
Fire Department.
When we need the fire depart
ment we need it bad, and no one
can tell when it will be his turn.
Therefore, we should encourage the
volunteer firemen in every way and
help them keep up a good organiza-
tion
Graham guardian., 1915-03-26
THE BUSINESS PROSPECT
Magazine

Philadelphia may not be progress
sive in everything. but note that her
CITY government has sold five million
four per cent bonds over the
counter" or direct TO the investor,
without any intervening bapker, IN
less than seven hours. This not
only illustrates the correct method
of selling bonds. but little hint
also of the capital waiting for in
vesfment. Most of the sale was for
$500 and 81 600 to men and women
standing in line.
There is one slogan going about
lust now, Made IN America" An
excellent slogan. There is another,
Buy it now" That also is sound;
The best Judges predict rapid I'M
provement in conditions, They are
beginning already. Conditions are
very favorable in our fortunate
country. The sensible and helpful
thing is to jump right in.-Harper's
Weekly.
Graham guardian., 1915-03-26
MILKING CLEAN AFTER
CALVING

A subscriber says he has noticed
in times past that Hoard's DAIRY man
has advised against mixing COW
right after calving and he asks for
our reasons for such advice.
There are Two main reasons: First,
we have noticed in our fifty years Of
close observation that cows thrive
better that were not MIXED out
clean; they were less Liable, we
thought, to attacks of mi k fever.
Second, that is natures way Nc
newborn calf was ever abe to take
all the milk his mother would secrete
in the first few days after his birth.
And so from these two standpolnts
or facts we have formed the practice
of not milking a COW dry right after
calving.
Graham guardian., 1915-03-26
BREAK THE RECORD

S. N. Mitchell. stenographer in
the city attorneys Office, Denver,
Colo, and two assistants, Miss Jean
Katherine Greene and Mrs. Frances
Farmer, broke all Denver records
and probably established worlds
record for t.ypewriting, while get
ting out the brief and argument of
City Attorney Stevens in the water
rate case in the Federal Court.
They started at midnight Sunday
night, March 7th, after the city at
torney had finished debating and
marshaling the details of his argu-
ment, which had been in process of
collecting for more than two months
From midnight to 5 O'Clock Monday
morning the three stenographers
turned out 225 pages of closely
written manuscript.
The argument contained ll3,O00
words. 1t would make ll3 columns
of the ordinary sized newspaper
type, with headings and subhead
ings, and eighty.five columns of
type without the headings.
Mrs. Frances Farmer is the
daughter of the late j NJ McCol,
lum and Mrs McColIum and a sister
to Miss Daisy McCollum. Mrs
Farmer has been a resident of
Denver for several years. where she
is engaged in business as public
stenographer.
Graham guardian., 1915-03-26
GET THE HAPPY HABIT

Il have no domestic Il oubles aLG
no financial troubles to speak of,
| am not in love with anybody else S
wife and nobody else's wife is in
love with me. lhave no tape worm
but the squint essence of a digts
tion. can eat a couple of two
pound rocks for supper and sleep
ike a top all night long. No one
has swindled me and my neighborS
don't KEEP chickens or goats. | get
along first rate with the Who.e
damn bunch, and last of all, have
~ fault to find with your paper. |
am writing wi huut no SPECIAL mo-
tive, except to s;y, Bully for YOU!
| thought it might be a p easant sur
prise for you to get a letter or the
other sort for a change from the
eternal whine. The dollar and 4
half enclosed is for another year 5
subscription to the best country
newspaper west of the Mississippi
river
Thus runs a letter to The editor
| from subscriber who ought tC
have front seat in heaven. Do you
want to know how it made US fee
Like hoy with his first par OF
galiu or a maiden with her first
sweetheart. The sky had beer
murky, hut it seemed "a if the SUI
had Suddenly burst ,hroUgh, flOor'
ing the earth with gl"ry. s. SHINES
a kind word in d naughty world
Then we thought If the millions oI
walking grouchcs who 60 through
life radiating discomfort up n theI
fellow workers and We w"ns ereC
what would be she effect if, on {
given day at set hru", tv ry one
of them sbou d.Ne converted into
joIier.
Kind words are really very cheaI
we don't know thing that
cheaper and at the same time more
valuable. They simply l'f'ct
habit of mind.
Why not get thee haiti? Eag',
Lake Head light.
Graham guardian., 1915-03-26
A CLEAN TOWN

Saturday was clean up day and
with few exceptions the back yards
and front yards received the Wig
orous attention of the owners
The streets were c'r"ned up and
presented fine appearance Sunday
morning.
Clean up day is bec"ming popular
with the people all over the country
and a regular day for gencl al town
cleaning is now a fixture on the
calendar.
The summer season will soon be
here and the fly pest will be easily
conquered by keeping the streets
sidewalks and yards clear of al
rubbish and weeds.
Clean up day is public necessity
Graham guardian., 1915-03-26
Ere You Rheumatic? Try
Sloan's

If you want quick and real relief
from Rheumatism, do what so many
thousand other people are doing
whenever an attack comes on, bathe
the sore muscle or joint with Sloan $
Liniment. No need to rub it in
just apply the Liniment to the sur
face. 1t is wonderfully penetrating.
1t goes right to the seat of trouble
and draws the pain almost immedi-
ately. Get bottle of Sloan S L'ni-
ment for 25c. of any druggist and
have it.in the house against Colds,
Sore and Swollen Joints, Lum
bago, Sciatica and like ailments
Your money back if not satisfied,
but it does give almost instant re-
lief adv 3-nOl