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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-04-01
THE WOOL WORTH
COMPANY TO HAVE
BIG Store HERE:
LEASES ROOM FROM DR.. MIN.
CHM FORMERLY OCCUPIED
BY INSTALLMENT co.
WORK OF REMoDELlNG WILL
BEGIN AT ONCE so BUSINESS
MAY OPEN.
$1,000 WILL BE SPENT ON I'M
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES BIG
GEST IN WORLD.

The Woolworth Company, a $780,
100000 concern OF New York, and the
owner of the tallest building in the
world, in New York, has taken a long
lease on DR.. w. E. Minghinis store
room, formerly occupied by the Berke.
ley lnstallment Company, on South
Queen street, and will in a short time
open one of the largest five and ten
cent stores in this section of the
country. The company plans to oc-
eupy the entire first floor and a por-
ton of the second, connecting the
two with an elevator as well as. a
stairway to aid in the dispatch in
handling their business.
The architect is now working on
the plans for the remodeling of that
portion of the building which has
been rented and as quickly as they
lare completed work will start and be
rushed to an early completion, it be.
ling the companys intention to open
up for business at an early date.
The remodeling will cost in excess
of $1,000. The entrance will be
changed to the center new heating
system installed as we'll as light, the
partitions removed, new ceiling plac-
ed, and in fact, everything made new
and up-to-date. When completed the
room will be one of the best in the
city for store purposes, and all of its
appointments will be in keeping with
the latest and most approved meth.
eds.
The Woolworth company is the
largest of its kind in the world being
the originators OF the five and ten
cent business, and has chain OF
stores encircling the globe In every
foreign country their stores may be
found, while they stretch entirely
across this country.
The representatives Of this com
pany recently spent a few days in
Martinsburg looking over the situa-
ton, and so wen pleased were they
that they Immediately closed a con
tract with DR. Minghini. Their com,
ing here means the distribution OF
thousands of dollars in the way of re.
modelling the room, the employment
OF clerks, etc, and the store will be
a credit to any large city.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-04-01
FAMILY AVOIDS
SERIOUS SICKNESS
By Being Constantly Supplied With
Thedfords Black-Draught.

McDuff, va suffered for scvera
years" says Mrs. J. B. Whitaker. o
siis place, with sick headache, an.
stomach trouble.
Ten years ago friend told me 10 tr,
lhedford's Black-Draught, which / did
and ! found tito be the best family medi.
tine for young and old.
| keep Black raught on hand all thf
lime now, and when my Children feel !
little bad, they ask ME for dose, and /
does them more good than any medicine
they ever tried.
We never have long spell of sick
ness IN our family, since we commented
using Black-Draught."
Thedford's Black Draupht is purely
vegetable, and has been found TO rcoi,.
ate weak stomachs, aid digestion. re.
lieve indigestion, collie, wind, nausea
headache, sick stomach, and similar
symptoms.
1t has been in constant use for more
man ~ years, and has benefited more
IMAM a million people.
Your druggist sells and recommends
black-Draught. Price only Csc. Gel :
Package to-day. NC ,,s
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-04-01
VISITS OLD FRIEND
AND SUNDAY SCHOOL
Shanghai, March 81
Mr.. Editor:

MI. Eultof.
Last Sunday | had the pleasure of
attending and participating in the
Sabbath school exercises at the
Southern Methodist church in your
city and was very much pleased to
see such large attendance and such
liberal contribution for missionary
work. In fact the whole service was
very interesting. The music both
vocal and Instrumental was fine and
soul stirring.
After the service | made it suit to
call to see my old comrade, Henry
Janney, who | found to be in rather
a critical condition and situation rath
ef peculiar. Alone and / would sup
pose not very comfortable However.
it may be or must be, that he pre-
fers it that way, as | know he has
means and frier;ls aplenty to make
1t very different. / was with him
long enough to know that he has but
little hopes Of ever getting out any
more.
helped him to get in his bed and
with a feeling of distress and sorrow
babe him adieu He is rather COM
ical. asked him ii no one stayed
with him, and he said, no. | told
him he might die there some day and
nobody would know anything about it.
He said he would just as soon die
alone as to have a dozen standing
around, so began to think that com
pany might not be very agreeable, so
| picked up my hat and walked oH..
A distressed condition for any ration
al being to live in.
| hope his friends will try and
make him as comfortable as possible
what little time he may remain.
told him as 'asscldier conrade |
had made it a special object to call
to see him. He said SO far as a sol.
der was concerned he had no re-
grets to offer along that line what
ever nor neither have l.
7, j. B.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-04-01
NOTICE..
To Whom 1t May Concern:

To Whom 1t May Concern:
Take notice that j. E. Baker Com.
pany on the 18th day of March, 1916.
hled its petition in the County Court
of Berkeley County, West Virginia,
praying that certain changes be made
on the County Road in Mill Creek
District, Berkeley County, West Vir-
ginia, known as the Bunker Hill,
Paynes Chapel Road and also pray
ing that it be given the right to build,
construct, maintain and operate a
railroad switch or siding across said
County Road between the lands own
ed by said petitioner according to a
sketch plat filed with said petitioner
and now in the Office of the Clerk of
the County Court of Berkeley County,
West Virginia, for inspection.
Upon said petition an order was en-
tered by the County Court on the same
day, directing among other things,
that after the usual publication re
CURED by statute, the Court fixed the
3Oth day of March, 1916 ,as the day
for the hearing of the said petition
and all persons interested and will at
that time make such orders as may
be necessary.
], Il. BAKER COMPANY.
Martin & Seibert, Attorneys.
; 16 % w & Fl Wv.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-04-01
QUESTION IS NOW
Up TO CANDIDATES
Farmers Attend Rural Credit Confer
ence and Adopt Strong Reso-
lutions.

BY noon Saturday the streets OF
Keyser were filed with farmers from
different sections of the Second con.
gressional district, called there by
Robert Gerstell, Jr,, to discuss rural
credit, and organize to exact pledges
from candidates for congress for an
effective hearing before congress on
the subject. Morgan county was rep
resented by ]. II. Miller, of Paw Paw,
and S. Fl. Fulton, of Sleepy Creek;
Hampshire county by +. b. Miller and
G. w. Parsons, of Romney, and A. S
and Chas. A. Allies. of Okonoko, ami
Hardy county by F. G. Welton, of
Moorefeld.
Robert Gerstell. Jr., was made per.
manent chairman, and after the fol-
lowing resolutions were introduced by
f. V. Alkire and unanimously adopt
ed, tue convention adjourned.
Resolutions adopted were as fol
lows:
Whereas, during the past 20
years, our farm lands have advanced
enormously in price and decreased in
fertility, conditions brought about
largely by reason of an excessive
amount of speculative land mortgage
credit and for a lack of productive
personal credit; and
Whereas. we believe that fed
eral system of productive personal
credit is far more desirable than a
land mortgage system, and
Whereas, the numerous rural credit
Investigating bodies created by con-
gress have failed to report personal
credit bill, and have ignored many Pc
titions praying for an effective inves-
tigation of the same, which failure is
due largely to the method pursued,
which would be cured if congress
should create a commission to con-
duct hearings in the manner provid-
ed by the Sheppard and Candler-Doo-
little-delgesen resolution; and
Whereas. vacancy now exists in
this, the Second West Virginia, Con-
gressional district. which will be fill
ed at special election soon to be
called;
Therefore be it Resolved, that the
farmers of this congressional district
be urged to exact a pledge from each
candidate for whom they vote to sup
port the adoption of said resolution,
ii elected to congress;
And be it Farther Resolved, that
the chairman of this convention be
authorized to take such steps to or
ganize the farmers of this district as
he thinks will best carry into effect
, the sense of this convention.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-04-01
WELL PLEASED WITH
SUNDAY MEETINGS
Mr.. Porterfield Spent Several Days
Attending the Meetings While
in Baltimore.

Mr.. James b, Porterfeld. near Mar
tinsburg, retarned last night from Bal
timore, where he spent several days
attending the Billy Sunday meetings
Mr.. Porterfeld was greatly pleased
with his trip and says the Billy Sun
day meetings are wonderful and he
would not have missed the opportun-
ity of hearing this great evangelist
for a great deal.
Mrs. Porterfeld, who accompanied
her husband to Baltimore, stopped
off in Washington last night to visit
her sister. Miss Willie Hollida, who
is nurse In the George Washington
University hospital.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-04-01

WELLSBURG-J Pumpney
an aged farmer OF Brooke county,
desiding near Wellsburg, was attack
ed and gored by a ferocious bull, and
Is in a critical condition at his home
Mr.. Pumpney was attacked on a road.
way near his home while leading a
cow to pasture, when the powerful
bull charged through a fence. The
aged man was unable to escape or
to defend himself and the bulls
horns pierced his breast. His recoy-
cry is doubtful.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-04-01
HON. HENRY c. DAVIS
!. SAW B. & 0. BEGIN
Mr.. Dave Makes Public Statement
In Connection With His
Life.

G. Grosevenor Dave, of the Nation
al Geographic Survey, Washington
made public a statement in which he
called attention to a little known in
cident in the life of the late Henry
Gassaway Davis, of West Virginia
Mr.. Dave said:
There was very interesting fact
in connection with the life of the late
Henry Gassaway Davis which / have
not seen referred to in any of the
newspaper biographies.
According to statements which
heard him make at banquet in Nor
gantown. w. Va, he as a five-year
old boy, was taken to see the cere
monies in Baltimore when the con
struction Of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad was begun in 1923.
The honored participant in those
ceremonies was Charles Carroll, OF
Carrolton, the last survivor of the
group of purposeful men who signed
the Declaration of Independence.
THE impressive thought relative to
the incident is that this country, with
all its vast development has become
what IL is within the space of two
human lives. This Is reassuring
thought, for if we give too much heed
to fidgety and fault-6nding people who
go back and forth through the coun.
try DESTROYS of reforming everything
Immediately, or turning over estab-
ushed usages as though they were
all wrong, it is easy for us to grow
disturbed"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-04-01
OTHER DISTRICTS
ARE INTERESTED
IN BETTER ROADS
FALLING WATERS DISTRICT FAB
ERS ASK OPEQUoN ASSOcIA.
TON FOR INFORMATION
REGULAR WEEKLY MEETING
HELD FRIDAY NIGHT AT MT
AIRY SCHOOL HOUSE.
MUCH WORK HAS BEEN DONE ON
ScHoPPERT FORD ROAD
WITHOUT COST.

at The Mt Airy school house Fri
day night the Opequon District Good
Roads Association held regular
weekly meeting. The farmers of fbat
neighborhood did not attend as wcH
as it had been hoped. but there wera
a large number of Others from yarf
ious sections of the district.
In the discussion of matters nor
tanning to the work of the associatfop
the fact was enphasized that all tax
payers in the district should becom.
more interested, and every detail ef
the work should be so placed before
them that they would experience no
difficulty in understanding just what
is wanted to be done
1t was pointed out that since th~
association began 600 perehes al
stone have been placed on the Schop.
pert Ford's road, two-thirds of which
was done without cost. 1t was also
stated that the association hopes 10
have all roads in the district improy.
ed as rapidly as the work can be
done.
The next meeting will be held Fri.
day night, April /, at the Four-Miie.
Woods school house, and the Friday
following at Swan Pond. The reguI-
lar semi-monthly meetings will be
held on the second and fourth Fri
day nights.
A communication was received
from several farmers of Falling Wa.
tiers district, asking they be given
information toward organizing an as
ISOLATION. No date was fixed, but all
assistance possible win be given. It
is also understood that a similar
move is on foot in Mill Creek district
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-04-01
DO WEATHER CHANGES BOTHER
YOU?
Keeping he Kidneys Well Has kept
Many Martinsbura People Well.

Changeable weather, exposure,
grippe. colds and chiIls cause many
of the kidney troubles that affiict peo-
pie in winter and in spring. That is
often what causes the spells of lame
back, backache, shooting pains, tired
feelings, dizziness, nervousness, fits
of irritability and blues" The kid
neys may be clogged with impurities,
set back in their work of purifying
the blood, congested, iritated, or in.
famed. Poisonous uric acid may be
collecting where it should not, and
, causing mysterious aches or pains
Help the weakened kidneys-set them
working right again. Try Doan S
Kidney Pills which have proved their
merit in thousands of cases. Read
Martinsbure testimony.
Mrs, Mary E. Bird, All w. Martin
street, Martinsburg, says: Every
winter | hand kidney trouble, caused
by cold. My back often fell as
though it would break and it ached
day and night. AS soon as | took
DoaRs Kidney PILLS, procured at E.
G. Shepherds Drug Store, the pain
was relieved.
Price soc. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy ge'
Doan's Kidney Piils-the same that
Mrs Bird had. Foster-Milburn Co.
Buffalo, N. Y.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-04-01
AGRICUL TURAL NOTES

President. il. Fulk.
Secretary. w. Stewart.
Treasurer-Ed Edgar Henshaw.
County Agent-W. VI. Bewick.
Saturday, April 1st, will be held the
regular monthly meeting of the Farm
Bureau directors AS usual this meet
ing will be held in the office of the
bureau, third floor of the county court
house. at p. m. A special effort is
being made to have every farmers
club represented as some very impor-
tant business will come before the
meeting for settlement. Furthermore,
the meeting will start promptly on
the hour and will not hold later than
O'Clock. Do not come late expect
ing others to do the same or you may
be fooled. All friends of the Farm
Bureau are invited to attend.
This is a popular season of the
year for school festivals, spelling-bees
and other schoolhouse gatherings.
The county agent is frequently favor
ed with invitations to these and is
often invited to give talk. He CON
siders this a great favor, more for
the sake of becoming better acquaint-
ed with the people than form what he
may hope to accomplish by address
ing the people at that particular time.
The only one he has missed so far
was the spelling-bee at the Johnson
town school last Friday night when
he had a previous engagement of a
SIMILAR nature at the VanMetre
school.
The agent has often expressed his
belief in the need of lime for most of
the Berkeley county farms. With the
best grade of limestone to be obtain
ed anywhere and with a few pulveriZ-
ers at work, as well as our ready ac-
cess to burnt lime, this nede should
be gradually supplied
For the present many farmers must
look for legume crop that is sue
cessful even on sour soils. Red clov-
err and alfalfa are not. Many are
turning to soy beans as a substitute
in this case.
Soy bean hay is equal to alfalfa
hay in feeding value, is greatly relish
ed by stock and is quickly and easily
grown. 1t prefers sweet soil but
does we'll in an acid condition. 1t
prefers a well-drained soil, but is
grown successfully on rather wet
land. 1t is an excellent soil builder
and may be grown for hay, for seed
or for forage. Under favorable con
dtiions, about 20 bushel of seed is
produced from an acre. to 21a tons
OF hay per acre is an average yield.
The county agent has quite a mum
Ser of soy bean demonstrators plan
ned with county farmers He would
be glad to answer questions in regard
70 this important crop and to assist
anyone to try it out on his farm.
The regular meeting of the Baker
club was postponed for this week on
account Of special religious services
being conducted in that locality.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-04-01
VEN PLAN GREAT
THINGS FOR CHURCH
FIRST Baptist Church Laymen Hold
Important Meeting Monday
Nuht


In spite of the inclement weather
and other important gatherings in the
city last night, the forward movement
meeting held by the men of the First
Baptist church was very inspiring
and enthusiastic and evidenced that
the men and boys have the best in.
terest and welfare of the church at
heart
Plans and conditions were discussed
by the large gathering of men and
boys and all seemed eager to do his
best toward the work in the advance
ment of the cause of the church. The
reports read and submitted by the fl
nance committee showed the church
to be in a prosperous condition, and
while the work is moving along very
satisfactorily, the purpose of the
meeting was to devise plans to inn
prove on che present system. A COM
nlittee of forty men was appointed
with Littleton Fl. Shaull, chief captain,
20 perfect plans and look after the
affairs of the church SO as to edo
business for the Lord in a business
ike way"
At the conclusion of the meeting
luncheon was served by the ladies and
q very pleasant social hour was en-
Dyed by all.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-04-01
UTILITY SERVICE
~%as
RULES CHANGED
Public Service Commission Formu-
latcs New Regulations for Utility
Schedules.

Eighteen regulations governing the
construction and fling of electric,
water, gas, telephone, telegraph and
other public utility rate Schedules.
not Including those of common car.
riers, have been adopted by the pub
lie service commission, it is an
nounced by Secretary r. P. Bern.
helm, of this state body.
These regulations, the first of the
kind that have been adopted by the
commission, will become effective
April l of this year, and are in brief
as follows:
First-Utilities required in trans.
1t two copies of each schedule for
filing.
Second-Statuary notice to com,
mission and public required except
in particular cases.
Third-Earliest day on which the
schedule can be made effective, ex-
cept as otherwise provided, thirty
days from date of filing.
Fourth-Schedules not to be with.
drawn, cancelled, released or amend.
ed except by permission.
Du'uch on company.
Fifth-Burden of proof in applica-
tlon for change of rates to be on util.
ity applying.
SiXth-Schedules to be printed ac,
oording to certain specifications.
Seventh-Schedules to be in book,
sheet or pamphlet form, but loose.
leaf plan may be used.
Eigth - Thirty days notice to
commission required before caneclla-
ton of rate or entire schedule.
Nlnth-New owner or receiver Of
utility to file. notice adopting rates,
publication and regulations of for
mer operating company
Tenth-Utility absorbed, taken
over or purchased by another utility
snail unite with the other in publ,
cation and filing of common supple.
ments to the tariffs on file. etc.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of rates by
commission not to relieve utility from
liability for violation OF act or reg
ulations therunder.
Twelfth-Rates prescribed by the
commissions decisions to be compil.
ed with Immediately.
Thirteenth Schedules must be
clear, avoiding all analogous terms
or rules.
Telegraph Stations.
Fourteenth TELEGRAPH and tclc-
phone stations not to be discontln-
ued except after thirty days notice
Fifteenth-Utility must give name
OF every village, town or city 1t
serves.
Sixteenth-Utilities selling cleo
triclty, water or gas must file copies
OF all its contracts and blank forms.
Seventeenth Tariffs to be deliv.
cred, transportation prepaid to com
mission the full time before they are
to become effective.
Eighteenth-All rates, rules rnI
regulations of every utility company
IN this classification to be kept open
to the public at all its Offices at all
times.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-04-01
o o o o o o
VILLA ESCAPES
FROM THE TRAP
(By United Press. }


Ell PASO, Texas, March 25.-
Villa has escaped from the trap
set for him by the American
and Carranzista forces at Man,
iquipa, and has scattered his
forces and with a large number
of followers has reached the
San Miguel country, according
to the best available informa-
ton here today. The reports
that the Villistas have again
crossed the border into New
Mexico, killing two American
women and one man, is not con-
firmed or credited here. The
report came from a party of
automobiIists who said they
we're informed by American SOL
diers. The names of those kill
ed we're not given out.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-04-01

HUNTINGTON - II. Robson, OF
Charleston, and Fred G. Pritchard OF
Huntington, who are associated in "a
number of business enterprises III
huntington have taken over nom
Rufus Switzer, the firsts sky-scIaptf
IN Huntington, the Robinson-Pritch'
ard office building The purchaser
assume obligations amounting to
$175,000.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-04-01

Fer baby's Group, Willie's daily
CUTS and bruises, mammals sore
.hroat, Grandmas lameness-Dr
Thomas Eclectic Oil-the household
remedy. Csc and soc.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-04-01

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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-17
GERMANY ALSO HOLDS
HER INFANTRY BACK
Rome Claims Heavy En-
gagements with Austrian
Troops, but Vienna Claims
That Only Small Engage
ments Have Taken Place
with No Results

After temporarily assuming the ag-
gressive in the Verdun battle, launching
attacks in the Douaumont-Va region,
which was declared to have gained them
some ground, the French yesterday and
last night held their infantry in check;
nor was there any move by the German
infantry arm, but apparently new move
ment of some Importance is preparing to
the west of the Meuse, where heavy bonn
bardments are in progress.
Although Rome has reported heavy
fighting on the Austro-Italian front, with
successes for the Italians, the current
headquarters statement from Vienna
mentions only small engagements and
records no changes in territory in conse-
quence,
Riotous demonstrations occurred in
Athens when an attempt was made to
break up meeting of adherents of for
mer Premier Venizelos, a supporter of the
entente cause. One report says that sew
eral shots were fred and a number of the
former premier's followers were arrested
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-17
An American Sailor Was In
jured on the Russian j..
Bark Imperator
OFFICIAL ADVICES
REPORT THE CASE
Austrian Submarine Said to
Have Fired Without
Warning

Washington, D. c., April l7.-One o.
the two Americans aboard the Russian
bark Imperator, bound from Gulfport
Mississippi, for Marselles, was wounded
when the vessel was fired upon without
warning by an Austrian submarine of
the Culumbrede islands, according to Off
ciaI advices to the state department to-
day.
The American injured was Gustav Oh
son, whose father is pandmaster at Fort
Warren, Boston harbor. The other Amer
lean aboard was Amer Swennson of Min
neapolis.
The state departments information
came from the American consul at Bar
celona, Spain, who said that the ship was
fired upon without warning on April IL.
Three shots were fred one taking effect.
The vessel was set afre by the subma
rine Olson was reported to be in the
Barcelona hospital suffering from shrap-
mel wounds.