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The Green Forest tribune., 1916-03-03
KICKED A BARREL OF BEES
Supreme Court of Georgia Gets Case of Negro Who Was Bending
 Over 1t.

The supreme court of Georgia must decide the unique point of whether swarm of bees can be considered deadly weapon," the Atlanta Con- stitution states
 The case originated in a criminal court in Atlanta and involves the most astonishing defense ever put forward in a case of assault with intent to murder
 An Atlanta negro, Roscoe Richards, was standing last summer over bar rel full of watermelon rinds. The barrel was also full of bees feeding on the rinds, a fact which Roscoe didn't know. AS he bent his head down into the barrel to see if there wasn't something worth picking up another negro kicked the barrel The bees arose angrily and lighted all over Roscoe's ebony head and face.
 Roscoe turned over in the air, but when he alighted he came down like cat on his feet and his razor was al ready out and open. He is said to have attacked the other negro and literally cut him to pieces. Richards employed lawyers and when the case came to trial recently he pleaded not guilty and interposed the simple plea of "self-defense.
 His lawyers produced evidence to show that in many cases people had been stung to death by bees. They proved the facts of the case and let 1t go at that. The defense. independent of Roscoe Richards personal interest in the outcome, has brought up one of the prettiest points in the history of the Georgia criminal courts.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-03-03
COMMITTEE AGREE
 ON ARMY BILL
MEASURE WOULD AUTHORIZE PEACE STRENGTH OF 143,-
 900 MEN,

Washington.-The House military committee agreed upon the general terms of a bill it expects to get be- fore the House in ten days, providing for regular army with an author ized peace strength of 143000 men, a federalized National Guard, which would reach a fixed minimum strength of 424,000 in five years, adequate re- serve systems for both of these forces, and organization of civilian training camps with wide discretion reposed in the War Department as to the terms of enlistment, training and govern ment.
 Members of both the House and Senate military committees frankly admitted that they had doubts wheth- CT a requisite force could be enlisted in the National Guard, even under the proposed federal pay and regulation provisions, and growing tendency to provide for federal army resera,'..--- : addition to the regular army ar,
 erxlized National Guard VI Co i in botn committees !. Members said they favored practical test of the possibility of forming a federal vol unteer army in peace times on lines somewhat similar to the continental army plan. The apparent intention to abandon the continental project wholly was one of the causes leading up to the resignation of Secretary Garrison.
 The Senate committee has agreed tentatively to plan under which training camps would be authorized in every congressional district where sufficient men volunteered for training under an obligation for war service. The maximum force to be thus raised in any district would be a battalion, or substantially the same number as proposed for the first year of the Gar rison continental army plan. The camps would be under command of full complements of regular army of fieers
 This tentative plan is in addition to the regular army and the federal ized National Guard proposals, and is intended to reach men who would not be found in either of those sery- ices.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-03-03
Locked Up Potash.

About two miles northeast of Su- perior, Wyo., are the Leucite hills, which are made up largely of igneous rocks in the form of volcanic necks, sheets intruded into the stratified rocks, and dikes cutting across the sedimentary strata.
 Associated with these intrusive rocks are volcanic cones and lava flows. These rocks have long been objects of scientific interest because of their unusual character.
 Lately they have attracted addi- tional interest by reason of the pot ash-rich mineral, leucite, they contain, which may some day be utilized if a process can be found for extracting the potash cheaply.
 It has been estimated that the ig- neous rock of the Leucite hills con- tains more than 197.000,00o tons of potash.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-03-03

Pws that I stand it real we'll. l took \ Compound when my ten year old E ohter came and it helped me lot. sye also had my oldest girl take it N it aid her lots of good. l keep it in
 house all the time and recommend
 ,--Mrs. DEWITT SNCEBAUGH, West snby; N. Y.
 |fleeplessness, nervousness, irritabil- sbackache, headaches, dragging sen- gjons. all point to female derange- s sntB which may be overcome by Lydia
 Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
 hfs famous remedy, the medicinal |'redients of which are derived from i've roots and herbs, has for forty
 rs proved to be a most valuable tonic
 linvigorator of the female organism.
 men everywhere bear willing testi- ny to the wonderful virtue of Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-03-03
Stops Sucar Industry,

New York-A strike and lockout of agricultural laborers, most of whom are natives, has paralyzed the sugar industry on the Island of St. Croix, Danish West Indies, according to pas sengers on the steamship Parima. The strike has assumed such propor- tions officials fear violence, the pas sengers asserted. Armed guards pa trol the streets and marines with ma chine guns have been landed from a Danish cruiser
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-03-03
SINK LINER MALOJA
 IN DOVER STRAITS
MAJORITY OF PASSENGERS, AC- CORDlNG TO AN ANNOUNCE
 MENT WERE SAVED.
FORTY-FOUR KNOWN DEAD
Scene of Disaster Was Two Miles Off Coast of Dover and Explosion Shook Houses Along the
 Water Front.

London.-The Peninsula & Oriental line steamship Maloja, 12,432 tons gross, carrying approximately 150 passengers, and a crew of about 200, mostly lascars, was sunk in the Straits of Dover, presumably by strik- ing a mine.
 A Central News dispatch from Do- yer states that the death roll of the P. & O. liner Maloja has reached A.
 A majority of the passengers, ac- lcnrding to an official announcement were saved &ld ~. -.''1i -fficiaf s report Q says that about 25 bodies were landed al Dover.
 The steamship Empress of Fort Will. Hams, of 2,1S1 tons gross, while at. tempting to rescue the survivors of the Maloja, struck another mine and sank in less than half hour. Her crew was saved by other boats
 The scene of the disaster was two miles off the Port of Dover, and the explosion shook houses along the wa ter front
 Relief boats quickly put out from Dover and succeeded in picking up a number of the Maloja's passengers when the liner went down
 The Maloja carried in the first-class cabin 26 men, 23 women and seven children. Among the passengers was Justice Oldfeld, of the India High Courts.
 The Peninsular & Oriental Line steamship Maloja was an Australian mail boat and a sister ship of the Persia, which was torpedoed and sunk off the Island of Crete, December 30, last, with the loss of 336 lives. The Maloja was last reported as having arrived at Marseilles, January 31, bound for London from Sydney, New South Wales.
 In February of 1915 it was reported that the Maloja, on entering the Eng fish Channel with 400 passengers on board, was ordered to stop by an un- known armed merchantmen. The mail boat is said to have ignored the or der and made for Plymouth, where upon the merchantmen fired five shells at her, but all fell short.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-03-03
Tn America After War.

New York-Twenty million men who have been living in the trenches in Europe and have developed the spirit of democracy will become rest less under old restrictions after the war and wish to come to this country declared Frederick c. Howe, United States commissioner of immigration in an address before the National Democratic Club. The largest influx of immigrants, MT. Howe points out, may be expected from Russia and the Balkan states, while Great Britain and Austria Hungary also will have trouble keeping their people.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-03-03
Britain Best Customer.

Washington.-Great Britain is using three time as much American prod ucts as any other foreign country and is absorbing more than one-third of all American exports. Figures by the of Commerce show Brit ish purchases in the United States last year amounted to s1.191, 100000
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-03-03
U. s. Saves a Mexican.

Washington. = Representation by the State Department have resulted in suspension of the order of execu. tion pronounced upon Jesus Ramos, a wealthy Mexican of Sonora, accused of being an enemy of the Carranza government. American friends of Ra- mos appealed to Washington.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-03-03
To Make Murjatjc Acid.

Pittsburgh.-With the zinc plant of the United States Steel Corporation scarcely complete at Donora, near here, at cost of $3,000,000, work has commenced on S1,000,000 addition for the manufacture of muriatic a id. Negotiations were said to be in prog ress for the purchase of land near by on which will be built plant 200 by
 500 feet for the, refining of zinc oxide.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-03-03
Tap Lines Agreement.

Washington.-The Interstate Con- hierce Commissions order requiring trunk line railroads and tap lines reaching the Southern yellow pine lumber districts to divide the through rate on a basis of the mileage hauled over the tap lines, was upheld by the Supreme Court.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-03-03
Prunino the Grape Vines,

As soon as the frost kills the foliage of grape vines they may be pruned back and laid on the ground ready to be covered with earth. They should be covered before the ground freezes.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-03-03
McAdoo Endorses Plan.

Washington, D. .C.-Secretary Nc Adoo, in a hearing before the house Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, endorsed Congressman w S. Goodwin's proposed amendmen to the shipping bill which would extend the provisions of the act.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-03-03
Iranedu,s ToiI Is Nine

Mexia, Tex.-With the ruins of the old Mexia opera house and four ad- joining buildings practically cleared, the death list from collapse and ex, plosion remains at nine. The proper. ty loss was approximately $10O,00O.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-03-03
Allies to Pay for Loss.

Paris,-The French and Britis ministers to Greece have given assu ances to the Greek governm ant tha the allies will pay indemnity to a who suffered damage from the recer aeroplane raid on Saloniki.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-03-03
Ship Gold to Holland.

New York-Although the gener; balance of trade is in favor of th United States since November b tween $8,0OO,00O and So,00O,OO0 gol has been shipped by New York ban CTS to Holland. The shipment has b come profitable because of the hle premium at which Dutch guilders al quoted.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-03-03

Washington.-The Carranza arm, estimated at 100000 men, is to 3 gradually reduced and supplemente by National Guard, patterned some what after the National Guard of th United States.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-03-03

Lydia E. Plnkham 8
 V e g e table Con-
 pound for nerves and for female trou- bles and it straight ened me out in good shape. Iwork nearly all the time, as we live on 8 farm and 1 have four girls. I do all my sewing and other work wi tn their help, so it
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-03-03
Called to the CoIorS

London.-A royal proclamation has been posted, calling to the colors the recruits of Class l, under the military service act. They are to report be- fore March 31.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-03-03
Skunks Relish Field Mice.

When skunks are scarce field mice and girdled trees are plentiful. The skunk pays. Girdled trees are poor property.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-03-03
wv Enforced.

-bW Enforced. TeX.-For the first
 lday laws were en-
 Christi. The ban 1.-the sale of tobacco, kzines, gasoline and u'ohi5ited by statute. Ollre show operated
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-03-03

lptan Women Suffered Untold Tortures \. who wants to be Spartan? Take smenfna" for all female disorders.
 ace soc and $1.00.-Adv.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-03-03

toper once said that life's sweets
 more to drinks than they did to ,.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-03-03

fromthe bulldogs point of view this very quarrelsome old world.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-03-03
] I-4..lcneSS on

feel the refn- g influence of with whom we intact, and our ghter and the And
 are suddenly
 ng, of one of tions where a more hell in a ere man can fife time of eff an t discourse
 en. The sub- Y us, and we { not until we hat this com .ly and signally
 ity of it's. wo-
 IF things.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-03-03


 convicted them of certain facts. In directly by skillful repetition of Jew ish history, and a review of the prophets, he discloses the vacillation and sinfulness of Gods chosen people (23, 29). Directly he accuses these leaders of having been subservient tc certain customs as being superior to the law they professed to obey. Ste phen's accusers were, as we have seen, from without Jerusalem (6:9, 10), and his first battle was concern ing the truth about Jesus. His second great battle, and one of his ultimate victory, was with these avowed ene- mics of Jesus (6:11-S:3).
 II. Stephens Death. The real con test of this occasion was Satan vs. the Holy Spirit. Stephen put to rout these men from the foreign synagogue, hence the Jewish authorities deter mined to take hold of the problem themselves and put a step to this Christian teaching. Stephens sud- den application of the Scripture to his judges caused intense anger. He preached the word of God in the dem- onstration of the Holy Spirit, and such preaching always either produces con- victicn of sin, or else arCuses anger at the preacher. These men could not deny the truth of his accusation; they therefore turned upon him in anger. Being full of the Holy Spirit is an abiding condition ard inevitably in- wolves a conflict with Satan. It led Stephen to look up and not about him, and in his hour ot testing he saw a wonderful vision of heaven-"The glory of God and Of Jesus standing Let us accept the testimony of this dying man as literal fact. This sight strengthened him for his suf- fering and for his witnessing. Death had no more terror for Stephen and he was faithful and steadfast to the end.
 III. Stephens Burial. These men overreached themselves, for persecu- tion simply scattered those who gave the Christian testimony wider and a more effective hearing (11:19-2D. This force of circumstances thrust the early church forth from Jerusalem. Now, after q period of perhaps five or seven years, we see the beginning of the literal fulfillment of the Pente- costal program (Acts 1:S). During this storm of persecution the apostles remained at their posts in Jerusa- lem.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-03-03
WOMAN HAD
 ||| ||uOUS TROUBLE
B. Pinkham's Vegeta- ie (ornpound Helped Her.

', Danby, N. Y.-"I have had s,s Trouble all my life until 1 took
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-03-03
100000 to Beluium.

pnerica has contrib
 f( the relief of Bel ;r E. Van De Vyvere,
 . If finance, who sail Ill the steamship St. n1ag several weeks in oh
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-03-03

H. lift Jr., million as t serve six months OtE for reckless d~iv- b,, lle, according to a
 lrt of Appeals.
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-03-03
INTERNATIONAL. SUND&SQll)OL,
 LESSON

By E. O. SELLERS, Acting Director of Sunday School Course, Moody Bible 1nStitute.)
 Copyright. 1916. Western Newspaper Union.)
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-03-03
LESSON FOR MARCH 5
THE DEATH OF STEPHEN.

LESSON TEXT-Acts 71-S:3
 GOLDEN TEXT-Be thou faithful unto death and I will give thee the crown of life.-Rey. 2:10.
 This lesson closely follows that of last Sunday. There are some battles ot life that are not fought with fists or weapons. The boy who holds his temper is more manly than the one who goes into a fight simply to win. Paul tells us how and what to fight (Eph. Gil, 12). We must show the scholars clearly the two great bat ties Stephen fought and the victory he won as described in todays les son. The charges made against Stephen were made by false wit nesses." This does not mean men who invented false words, but men who took isolated statements, distort- ed them and by innuendo used them for their own ends. Stephen was charged with three things: (a) Bias phemy against God (6:11-13), (b) That he had said Jesus would return and destroy the temple (6:14), (c) Ah1t ilC IleilllCu tu1C JSouo WOuAu uS- stroy or abrogate the law (6:14). This great passage of Scripture is so pro- found and so closely connected that we hesitate in trying to separate it into divisions or sections. We much prefer to note the logical argument and presentation Stephen the Spirit anointed deacon made to the Sanhe drin.
 |. Stephens Defense. Stephen was Grecianized Jew, whose name means "a crown" He answered the charges of these foreign accusers made before the Sanhedrin, seriatim His point of contact was to respect fully remind the council that he was an orthodox Jewish believer ant worshiper (v. 9. He called the coun cil Men, brethren and fathers" The! were common believers and all wer' standing before the God-appoiEte' leaders of Israel. Stephen in his re ply showed that he reverenced Go and Gods prophet Moses, thereby al swering the first charge (v. ID, an while he reverenced the temple h showed that it wes not essential { .vxprship (7:47:49). This last was neSswer to their second charge (6-14
 answer to their third charge St , Sn then turned upon his enemi fsE t1f
The Green Forest tribune., 1916-03-03

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The Green Forest tribune., 1916-03-03

LESSON TEXT-Acts 7:1-S:3
 GOLDEN TEXT-Be thou faithful unto death and I will give thee the crown of Hfe.-Rey. 2:10.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-08-26
Joseph NJ. PAYNE
DIES EARLY TODAY
At HIS HOME HERE
MEMBER OF OLD COUNTRY FAMl-
LY sucCUMBs TO LONG ILL
NESS THIS MORNING
LONG BEEN IN ILL HEALTH AND
WAS INVALID FOR THREE
YEARS
FUNERAL THURSDAY MORNING
AT HOME AND BURIAL IN
PAYNE'S CEMETERY

Joseph Milton Payne, a widely
known resident of Berkeley county,
died this morning about $50 o'clock
at his home, 449 Winchester avenue,
following an illness of several years
duration, the past three of which he
was an invalid.
The deceased was born at the old
Payne home known as Glover HILL -
a few miles south of Martinsburg, and
was the son of the late Mr.. and Mrs
John NJ. Payne, prominent county peo-
pie. He was sixty years of age, and
had been life long resident of the
county.
Surviving are his wife, who was
Miss Belle Rinker, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs Jacob Rinker, of Clark
county, Va, and theiefollowing chill
dren: Frederick, of Pikeside; Ernest,
OF Stephenson, Va; Mrs Marshal
Grove, of Martinsburg. and Misses
Eva, Maude and Elizabeth, at home
Two sisters, Mrs. NJ f.. Trussell, of
Charles Town, and Mrs. Rose Coyle,
of Tablers, and six brothers, Charles,
Martin and William, of the county,
and Edward. Robert and Marshall of
Wichita, Kansas.
The funeral will take place Thurs
day morning at 10 o'clock from the
home with the Rev. DR.. Henry p.
Hamill, pastor of Trinity NJ E. church
south, officiating. Mr.. Payne was a
member of this church, and was ac-
tive in its affairs. The Rev. Dr. w.
f. Gruver will assist. The interment
will be made in the cemetery at
Payne's chapel, at Bunker HILL
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-08-26
FINAL SERVICE At
CAMP MEETING AT
RIDGE WAY IS HELD
ANNUAL AFFAIR BROUGHT TO A
CLOSE WITH MONDAY NIGHT
SERVICES.
1T is ESTIMATED THAT NEARLY
5000 PEOPLE WERE PRESENT
SUNDAY.
REV. HARDESTY WAS IN CHARGE
AND WAS ABLY ASSISTED BY
OTHER MINISTER'S.

The RidgeWay camp meeting, which
was held for the past ten days at
Ridgeway, has been brought to close.
the final services being held last
night, when several hundred people
we're in attendance. The affair was
a big success. hundreds of people at
tending nightly, while at the service
it is estimated that nearly g.
900 people were present.
The grounds consist of about three
acres and during Sunday there were
several meetings going on at the same
time. Fhe Rev. w. r. Hardesty, pas
tor of the Ridgeway circuit, was in
charge. and was ably assisted by sew
eral other ministers who are pastors
Of churches in this county and neigh.
boring counties in Virginia.
Many people attended from Mar
tinsburg nightly, crowds going ON the
evening train and in automobiles, On
Sunday at least score Of automo.
biles carried people from this city 20
the meeting. Crowds also attended
from Winchester and other places in
Frederick and several other counties
i'll Virginia.
This event occurs annually for the
same lcngth of time, about the
middle of August and is growing in
popularity 1t has been held for the
past several years, and more success
is being attained at each meeting. On
the grounds this morning TIE lumber,
which was used to build the man,
platforms, benches, etc, was sold al
auction.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-08-26
DOCTOR TAYLOR IS
New PASTOR FIRST
BAPTIST Church
PROMINENT cLARKSBURG, w.
VA. MINISTER SUCCEEDS THE
REV. C. c. SMITH.
Will BE HEFE FoR SERVICES
FIRST SUNDAY IN NEXT
MONTH.
NEW PASTOR IS NATIVE OF vIR
GINA - EDUCATED IN
OREGON.

The Rev DR.. w. G. Taylor, OF
Clarksburg, w. Va, has written Jos
eph Seitert, clerk of the First Bap
fist church, that he will accept the
call recently rendered him by the con
creation to become their pastor Ii
is also understood that he will be
rle;"nt and participate in the SER?
lccs lie first >junda5 IN ScptcmJeH-
y few Sunda.s ago DR. Taylc, VS.
e: re church and preached two tx
csll1ht sermons. Tho congregation
@as - favorab'y impressed witt hi;n
that negotiations we're entered no
ard a.: soon asst was learned that
h" would accent call it was extend
cd
DR.. Taylor is native of Virginia
While young his parents moved to
Oregon, where he was educated at the
University of Oregon. Later he re.
turned to his native state and enjoy
ed successful paStorate at Lynch
burg, being pastor of the First Bap
list church when he accepted a call
20 become pastor OF the First Bap-
tist church of Clarksburg. In this
pastorate he has been very success.
full, and his place will be difficult to
fill
He will succeed the Rev. G. c.
Smith. who goes to Salem, Va, where
lie will have charge of the Baptist
church of that city. His leaving is
deeply regretted by the entire con
gregation, but ali join in wishing HIM
abundant success in his new field OF
endeaVor.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-08-26
TWO DEACONS WERE
ORDAINED SUNDAY
At the First Baptist Church BY the
Pastor, Rev. Smith-SerVice
impressive.

At the morning service at the First
Baptist church Sunday two deacons
Mack Foster and G. B. Wiltshire
were ordained, the pastor, Rev. G. c.
Smith, being in charge. The pastor
preached very helpful sermon, set,
ting forth the duties of the new Off
GERS, and also explaining how the
congregation in general should give
item assistance. The service was
very impressive
At the conclusion of the service
j. l.. Shaull read a letter from the
Rev. DR.. w. c.. Taylor in which he
accepted the call as pastor recently
extended to him.
Sunday evening there were two
conversions and three baptized.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-08-26
TO HOLD MATINEE.
RACES SEPT. End
Auhurndale Driving Club Holds Meet
ing Last Night and Decides Upon !.
Date

At a meeting OF the Auburndale
Driving club held last night in the
office of A. Kogelschatz, West Martin
street, it was decided to hold the
first matinee races of the Season
at the fair grounds Saturday, Septem-
Der 2, and plans were laid whereby
this affair will be the biggest in every
way of any yet held in Martinsbrrg
in recent years.
There will be several races and lib
eral prizes will be awarded to the WIN
ners, the list to be given out later.
1t is. expected that there will. be a
large number OF entries, and all who
wish to enter horses are requested
to notify ], Henry Kastle, racing Sec
rotary f.,~