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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-07-17
Sore Feet.

Any one with bad feet win please
give their names to j. F. Martin, at
his shoe repair shop. as he expects to
have a specialists in that line here
soon. ]. F. MARTIN.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-07-17

Tine for Potato bugs, Day I = is rec If
Miller's Pharmacy.
Bay fountain pen OF Aiiler's Pharmacy.
New ribbons for hair, bows. sashes, grid
les, snd trimmings. at 8. II. Lands
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-07-17
Attention. Red Men

All members of Shenandoah Tribe
Red Men are requested to assemble at
the wigwam Thursday evening, July
26, in uniform to take part in patriotic
demons trstion.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-07-17
Notice.

There are good many of our ice cream
freezers that have been out some time. If
you have one kindly send it in or notify us
at once. BROWN BROS
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-07-17

Impure blood runs you owr--makes you
an easy victim for disease, For pure blood
and sound aige stion-- Burdoek Blood Bit
ters. At all drug stores. Price 81 co.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-07-17

When baby suffers with Group. apply and
give DIR Thomas &c 'ectic Oil at once Safe
for children. A little goes long way, $50
and 50a. at all drug stores.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-07-17

For regular cton of the bowels, easy
natural movements. relief of constipation
try Dosn's Regulets. Csc at all stores.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-07-17
lawn c,oIOred Man Died Suddenly

\. weirlcK, a well known and
4 - colored man died sud-
I,'.,srdsy mordlng. He had gone
10 Plant after load of ice and
4 .s.,s keeled over, and died IN a
e. minutes. He had been in the
IN John C. Burns for a go' q
E..rs and was one of his most
L and trusted employ ees. he
4 ,ssr, of age Funeral srrvices
/. hold tomorrow at 2 p, m in st.
1 Episcopal Chapel and inter-
En- he made in Fairyiew Gene
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-07-17

Itching, bleeding, protruding or blind
piles have yielded to Doan's Ointment. soc
at all stores,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1917-07-17
Board Of Education APPOINTS Teachers

sN - -AMS~sss" .sff~.As~ ASeS1ssA
4 The Board of EducrtIon of Charlie,
Town District at meeting last Friday
appointed Mr.. Arthur G. Ramey teach
j er. in place Of Mrs. Mamie johnson
resigned. Mr.. Ramey is graduate Of
Ham n-Sidney College. has consider
able experience in school work, having
been Assistant Principal of the Stras.
burg, Va. public school for the past
year, and is well qualified for the posi-.
| ton.
The matter of a successor to Prof.
Preston, resigned. is still under con.
sideration by the board.
| At the regular July meeting the fol.
lowing business was transacted. the
teachers named being reapp 1inted:
I. G. Henkle who has been secretary
Of the Board for several years was re-
elected for another year. 1t was de
cided that the salary for teachers hold
ing fest class certificate should he
$50; second-ciass $40 and third class
$50 per month for term of nine months.
In determining the number of teachers
to be employed the coming year, it was
decided to engage l6 for the Charles
Town Graded and High School; for
the Eagle Avenue colored school; 2 for
Shenandoah Junction, and one each in
the other schools of the District.
Following are the appointees in the
Graded and High School; Wright Denny.
Principal; Misses Craighil, BeIer,
Howell. Stump, Kercheval, Laboyteaux.
Campbell. Leslie, Mrs. " 5. Mibourne.
Mrs. |. w. Dick, Mrs Annie Baker and
/ N. Bonham. assistants.
Three trustees were appointed in
each sub district. The first one named
IN each sub-district was appointed for
three years; the second for two years,
and the third for one year. These are
the trustees: Manning's school, Hum
phrey Dillow, Charles Wilt and Samuel
Penwell; Mechanicftown, NJ. H. Hum
mer. Joseph Bell, T. ]. Yates; Shenan
doah junction, DR.. w. w. Brown, F.
G. Littlejohn, Rosser Engle; Ramey's,
j G. Aldridge, George Slusher, Viii
liam NARROW; Wiltshires, o NJ Harris,
j. B. Wiltshire and J. Ernest Watson;
Zoar, Guy Cook, N. W. Myers, j.. NJ.
Garrett; Riverside. VIM: M Burns
Edward OFT and George MARROW; Bar
dane, j. T. Smaliwood, Robert White
and Elias Nj. Bell
The Board of Education of Kable-
town District gave an increase in the
5 .lary of teachers. Holders of Num-
ter one certificates will be paid $55.
per month. Ten dollars less will be
paid those holding number two certi-
fcates, Schools of the District will
open September 10.
Below are the trustees appointed for |
the various sub-dstricts:
Summit Point l.. G. Stull, C. w.
Snyder, F. B. Crawford.
Nheatland- w c. Feagans. H. L. |
Young R H. Higginbotham.
Nippon Thos. j. West. Sr., d. d. |
P. w. Hairston.
Kabletown-L. c. Walter, j.. Frank
Mason, A. N. Bush.
Fairmont-James B. Clipp, Nathan
lei Gray, Joshua Ciipp.
Pine Grove-Geo A. Boyd, Geo. W.
Bell, Andrew Penwell
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-12
A Disavowal of Dynamiting

With money given by a generous, If
thoughtless, public for the relief Of the
alleged distress Of the streetcar strikers,
Michael j. Herlihy, financial secretary OF
the local union of the Amalgamated AS
ISOLATION of Street Railway Employees,
bought dynamite. This dynamite, accord
ing to his confession TO the police, he and
others used to blow up the 10th Street
station of the subway last fall during the
traction strike, and for this act he has
Just been convicted by jury.
Herlihy will get his deserts, under the
law, for this crime against his fellow men.
But what Of labor unionism, of which ne
was a not unimportant representative!
There has been a singular silence there
concerning his vicious course. he is not
martyr; there has been no frame
I'D" for he confessed TO the dastardly deed
which might have cost many lives. Yet
labor unionism in general, and his own
union in particular, have not rushed to as
sure the public that his crime was an IN
dividual's, and, far from representing the
ideas and policy of labor leaders in con-
Quoting a strike, was reprehenslble, re-
grettable and foreign to the ideals and
practices of honest and law-abiding labor
men.
Labor is not slow in charging against
the "capitalistic system any mlsdeeds OF
shortcomings of the employer class or Its
agents, from the killings at Ludlow to the
responsibility for the high cost of living
1t would be just as fair TO charge this out
rage, until disavowed, against labor IN
general, for it's poor rule that won't
work both ways. The effect Of this con-
viction, so far as decent labor union work
ers is concerned, is the more distressing
because they elect their own officials, and
so seem to bear some responsibility Tor
their conduct. Reputation of convicted
dynamiter might well have a place on the
business programmes Of union meetings in
the next fortnight
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-12
A Critic from Newark
.or of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir The frantic efforts of The Tribune and
other papers to have the United States de-
clare war on Germany would be amusing if
not so fraught with serious peril Go out
into the highways and byways and either in
terview or listen to the conversation Of your
fellow citizens and learn whether there Is
any such demand The average American
knows full well that Germany has no desire
TO harm his country or its citizens, but in
her desperate straits cannot be punetilious
in observing all the rules, especially when
her enemies make no pretence 70 do so.
Deep down in every Americans heart, which
has always been animated by fair play, there
IL only admiration for the heroic manner in
which Germany is holding her enemies at bay.
Thank God we have President who does not
want war and is not influenced BY the pro-
British press of Americal
W. T. OSBORN.
Newark, n. j., March Z, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-12
Civilizations Debt to the Teuta

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: | protest against your daily eh'i'e
terization of the European death strusgN
as a "war between barbarism and eiylia'
tom; in this sense only may 1t be I'VE
Germany is battling against the eneroa''
ment of the Slav, the semi-Mongol. Nay
leon, understand, made the prophecy 'S
Europe would some day be CossaeA. ln'A'
God, the valor and unity, which weld "ns'
the Teuton dwells, OF the Germanic po's"
have made this impossiblel
Would you have Germany crushed at ~
price of such a victory? Going back to 'i'
migration of the races, to the "e''a
movement of, first, the Celts' then n.
Saxons, etc, then the Teutons, ana n.'~
the Slavs, let me remind you that al o. II
Celts as well as the Anglo-Saxons, SV-.
be sucking yellow breasts II 1t were !"
for the valor of the Teuton hostsl nov ''-
tent with Finland and Poland, the h0'''
vites plotted with the bandit Serolsa .,
ton to absorb lands to the south -
Teuton powers and along the Danube h'.s
which is rightfully theirs just as muen ~ =
the lands along the Mississippi Gnu -
Grande rivers are rightfully ours! i.
The face of Russia is scared WIN
blood of the Mongol, but their ih's'.,
broke when they struck the BOUNDARY
the Teutons; this is heritage for w.
we are indebted TO tn Germanic pe 'pp.,
otherwise there would be the Nong0I'|. =,
and the Mongol-Saxons, etc, as well o. "
Mongol-Slavs. r1,.
II is not our war; this war between ~
don and Berlin is a replica Of the on. ,,s
tween Rome and Carthage; the pr'I'iasJ
are the same; the scene merely mas sNS =,
from the Mediterranean TO the Nor'n 49,.
some day it will shift to the Paei1e ;r' h.
il will be our war, with Toxic ara i.c l,
the gladistors. II. u. hlo1
Kansas City, Mo-, March 7, 1911
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-12

Why doubling the loyalty Of the people of
German decent Did not the German-Amer
lean Turner's of st. Louis save Missouri for
the Union? Did not they come first when
Father Abraham called for 100000? Why is
that forgotten?
Now let US go to late history. Have you
seen the names of the men which fell in the
Vera Cruz expedition? German Jews, born
in the eastsde of New York. Look over
the names of the men which fell or got
wounded in Mexico and the Columbus raid
so per cent of them were German Americans.
You find few people of German decent in
politics. Why, because they do not believe
in graft, but they are there to help TO up
build the country. There devise is: Ny
country, right or wrong. II it is right keep
it that way, If it is wrong, help to get it
right.
like to ask you as d. A. r. why is all
that slurring against people which are for
eign born? II is always the dirty dago, the
d. dutchman, the bloody englishman, the
Irish Mike and so forth. We all came here
to live and increase the national wealth by
our work. Are we from inferior clay then
the native BORN We came with our shoes
on, as an Irishman said, which Is more than
a native born can claim. Birth Is an acct
dent anyway, euucatioH anu ChaiaSIer hiaAes
a person.
IL is not easy now to become a citizen, the
average native born could not pass the ex-
animation at all, he does not know enough
about his own country. That sounds bad,
but is trle.
Why do | write this all? | have kept my
mouth shut till now. But the abuse / have
to stand gets too much. You are in the
position TO understand my way of looking
at It, my feelings, my love for the country
and the flag. You can do much in educating
the superior clay and show them that even
foreinger is a human being with feelings,
yes with love, and intense love for America.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-12
AGAINST HEALTH INSURANCE
Medical Provisions of the Mills Bill OPP
posed by Bronx Doctors

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir At the monthly meeting of The Bronx
County Medical Society, held on Wednesday,
February 20, the discussion was entirely
taken up with the coming legislation on
compulsory health insurance. After lengthy
discussions by Drs. William s. Gottheil,
Henry W. Berg and Eden V. Delphey against
the Mills bill, and with no one present to
defend any of the sections in that bill, the
following resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, That this society disapproves of
the medical provisions of the bill for COM
pulsory health insurance and the appoint
ment Of a designated committee to study the
subject, and further directs its committee on
legislation, as delegated to the Medical Soci-
ETY. Of the State Of New York, to take proper
measures to oppose its passage by the Legis-
lature"
In addition to the discussion Of the bill
itself the society wished to place itself upon
record as criticising the council of the parent
state society for the usurpation of rights not
delegated to them, and therefore passed the
following resolutions:
Whereas AS a result of this presentation
it was resolved that the council of the Medl-
cal Society of the State of New York, con-
sidering that these essentials safeguard the
public interest, the public health and the
welfare Of the medical profession, hereby in
dorses and approves the medical provisions
of the tentative draft of the compulsory
health insurance act and instructs its COM
mittee on medical economics, in conjunction
with it's committee on legislation, to act IN
accordance with these resolutions; and,
Whereas, That in so instructing its COM
mittee on medical economics and its commit
tee on legislation to act in accordance with
its Endorsement and approval Of the tenta-
tive draft of health Insurance act the
council was usurping judicial and legislative
functions not granted to it under the consti-
tuition and bylaws of the Medical Society OF
the State of New York; therefore be it
Resolved, That the Medical Society Of the
County of New York disapprove and con-
denim this extra-legal, if not illegal, indorse-
ment by the council of the Medical Society
Of the State of New York of a measure not
fully approved of by the BODY of the pro-
fession, either in principle or in policy, while
it is still under discussion by those most
vitality affected by its provisions"
The society requests that you publish this
in your column.
l. J. LANDSMAN, NJ. D.,
Secretary, Bronx County Medical Society.
New York, March s, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-12
America and the Irish Manifesto

1t appears that Mr.. Redmond and his
supporters are profoundly disappointed at
the reception accorded in this country to
the manifesto of the Irish Parliamentary
party. According to "The Worlds" cor
respondent, it is probable that question
will be put in the House of Commons to-
day for the purpose of ascertaining
whether the censorship has been at work.
on the dispatches from London. Appar-
emily, then, it was expected that the APP
peal to Americans would bring forth an
enthusiastic response and perhaps lead to
further pressure on the British govern
ment through official or unofficial channels.
1t is, of course impossible to say wheth-
err we have had the complete text Of the
manifesto, but it is at least unlikely that
the censor meddled with it. If it has not
attracted as much attention as its authors
think it deserves it is probably because the
Irish party has lost something of the
authority it used to have, and even here
people are aware that its power has dwin-
died in the last two years, and especially
since the instruction of Easter week.
The truth is that it is not in Great
Britain alone that there has been Of late
a general Encouragement of party lines.
The process is quite as remarkable in Ire
land, as the result of the recent election in
North Roscommon showed. Nor can this
change of mind be attributed wholly to
the resentment caused by the treatment Of
rebels in all parts Of Ireland. 1t began
before, and was clearly enough reflected
in the helplessness and manifest amaze
nrent Of Mr.. Redmond and his group on
the occasion Of the rising in Dublin.
1t is reasonable to sympathize with the
Irish party in their trouble, but it is plain
that the leaders must have been utterly
out of touch with their country. Mr.. Red
mond and his friends had made light Of
Sim Fein, they had professed constantly
to regard the movement much less seri-
ously than many English observers, and
when the explosion came they declared
themselves dumfounded and completely at
a loss. Since then their attitude has been,
to say the least, weak, and so i'll defined
that there is some justification for the
suspicion that they do not clearly repre-
sent the general feelings and aspirations
of the mass of their countrymen to-day.
1t is perhaps for this reason that the
manifesto attracted comparatively little at
tention abroad.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-12
No Barbarism Here!

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: No matter what the outcome OF the
present ENHANCEMENT with Germany will be,
there should be no such unpleasant and re-
grettable occurrences here as those that
persons who were in Germany at the out
break Of the war experienced. At that time
Ito my personal knowledge Americans heard
speaking English were insulted and ordered
to stop it, and the same with all other non
German-speaking foreigners.
There are in America many German-born
American citizens who speak English with a
marked German accent; also a number of
German peaking Swiss, who have nothing to
90 with any international controversy. The
same remark applies 10 Germsn-bom or Ger
man speaking wives Of American citizens, 70
many other subjects of acknowledgement
powers and to persons who may look Ger
man" It Is to be hoped that none Of these
will be subject TO annoyance on the part of
unthinking, non-chivalrous Americans.
ROBERT GRIMSHAW.
New York, March 1, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-12
The Eclipse of the Speakership

Talk about rejecting Speaker Clark by
a Republican, Democratic coalition in the
new House emphasizes once more the
eclipse of the Speakership. Such talk
would have been inconceivable ten years
ago. Then the Speakership was an office
second in power only TO the Presidency. A
real Gar sat in the Speakers chair. All
the authority exercised by the lower branch
of Congress was concentrated in his hands.
He was, for all practical purposes, the
House of Representatives.
He appointed all the committees. lie
and his lieutenants constituted majority
of the Committee on Rules. He had the
absolute power Of recognition. He could
ostracize whomever he chose. The Speaker
controlled all the machinery of legislation.
Only at his nod could the machinery move.
The House rebelled at last at that des-
potism. Speaker Cannon's Czarism was
challenged in the 61st Congress by com
bination of Democrats and "insurgent"
Republicans. AS a result the Speaker lost
his place on the Committee on Rules. In
the next House, which was Democratic, the
revolution was completed. The Speaker
was deprived of the power of appointing
committees. The leadership passed from
his hands into those of the chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee, and the de-
termination of party policy was turned
over to the majority caucus.
The Speakership is now only an emolu-
ment and a personal distinction. Speaker
Clark in the last Congress had little more
power than is vested in the Speaker of the
House of Commons. His status had ap-
preached that of the Vice President in the
Senate, although, unlike the Vice-Presi-
dent, he could take part in debate and vote
on all rollcalls. He had become little more
than parliamentary moderator.
The Speakership is therefore no longer
n great political prize. 1t can be tossed
aside as more or less negligible in any
compact for division of authority in the
new House. If the two parties-each fail
ing to secure stable majority-decide to
partition the committees and the House
patronage they can easily carry their bar
gain through without reference to the
Speakership.
In course of time the Speakership may
become a non-partisan Office, filled from
term to term by some member who is quail
flied for the place by expert parliamentary
knowledge and an impartial temperament
Those are the only qualities which a
Speaker needs under modern conditions.
But what pale shadow of Speaker such
an official will be compared with Cannon,
Reed, Randall, Blaine and the other auto
Gratis or near autocrats who have ruled
the House in the past