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New-York tribune., 1917-12-16
Home Charities
'unt Kisco. n. Y, Dec. Z, 1917.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The well known adage that charity
should begin az home is accepted as q truism
by every one. In times OF public excitement
there is danger Of losing sight of the fact
that charity should continue at home as well
as be manifested elsewhere.
One of the disastrous effects of war is that
public interest and support are apt 20 be de-
tached from social movements of great i'm
portance. This is most unfortunate, as home
and neighborhood charities depend for their
operation, and even their continued existence
upon money and labor that must be eontinu'
ally given. II is greatly 70 the credi, OF the
English people that, in spite Of the heavy
load Of taxation and general burden Of the
war, their social and religious charities have
not been allowed 70 suffer.
AZ our country is now engaged in right
eous war, which. q 10 advances. will demand
more money ant r.acc. We must see 70
that our general charities 10 not suffer. Our
hospitals and other relief agencies are facing
serious deficits, and toe RAPIDLY mounting
cost of food and supplies is threatening
the continuance OF their WORK. WINE o"
charities are thus suffering, those devotsd %
the relief OF children are feeling the pIueh
in the greatest degree. With the awful waste
of life that war entails, the call for eonser'-
ing life and health in the rising generation
is NEST impelling For this reason there
should never be any tagging in our endesvor
FOR children.
In times OF stress We must get back OF 'h'
government. support the Red Cross and he'P
soldiers and their families when necessary,
but while doing these good things iwe nu,'
be careful not 20 neglect the sick ard neeo,
who are with us always. This Is very rs'.,
present danger Let the eharitably inehhs'
thus be sure to continue their usual So,
scriptions 10 home charities, even y ~'
country at large calls for wider benevoieh'
HENRY DWIGHT CHAPLIN. N. u.
New York, Dec. 10. 1917.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-16

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New-York tribune., 1917-12-16

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New-York tribune., 1917-12-16
Negro Songs
Plantation Melodies Recorded on the
Coast of South Carolina


The following article from the December
issue Of Poetry" was suggested by poem
GLOW Samson Bore Away the Gates Of GAIA;
Negro Sermon by Nachel Lindsay which
appeared in the October issue These lines
viii give IN idea of Mr.. Lindsay's attempt In
the negro manner:
The moon sbone out, the stars were gay
lie saw the foxes run and play.
He rent his garments nc rolled around
In deep repentance on the ground.
Then he felt honey in his soul;
Grace aboundng made him whole.
Then he saw the Lord in a chariot blue
The Gorgeous stations whinnied and flew;
The iron wheels hummed an old hymn-tune
and crunched in thunder over the moon.
And Sampson shouted TO the sky
"My Lord my Lord is riding high
Like stccd, he paved the gates with his
hoof;
He ratified the gates like rocks on the roof,
And danced in the night
On the mountain-top;
Danced in the deep of the night
The Judge, the holy Nazarite,
Whom ropes and chains could never bind.I
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-09-15
GEN. T. J. STEWART ~
DIES AT n YEARS

HARRISBURG, Pa, Sept. 11,-Adjt.
Gen. Thomas J. Stewart for % years
the administrative head of the Ma
tional Guard Of Pennsylvania and
former national commanderiA chief
of the Grand Army of. the Republic,
died suddenly today. s.
General Stewart. who had not been
in good health, had handled all the
details throughout the mobilization of
the National Guard and its transfer
to Federal service and literally died
on duty. He was taken i'll late last
night and died in few hours.
General Stewart died on his birth
day. He was born near Belfast, Ire
land, September II, 1S4S, but was
brought to this country when less
than ayear old.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-09-15
Made Old Hen.

Two young men from Cedar Creek,
Va, were taken to Moorefield and
tried before Squire Paskel,. on a
charge of disorderly conduct at the
Wlardensville camp meeting and also
for making that famous West Virginia
drink, "Old Hen" 1t is not known
how they got hold of the recipe in
Virginia. They plead guilty ond tie
squire gave them 500 fine ana 60
days each.
Governor Stuart has signed an or
der closing the hunting season for
pheasants in Virginia for a period of
three years. The order is effective at
once. 1t is pointed out that the state
is making considerable effort to In
crease the number of phesants and
that it is not desirable to have the
small fiocks depleted. Heavy penal
ties are provided for violations.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-09-15
TERRIBLY SWOLLEN
Suffering Described As Torture
Relieved by Black-Draught.

Rossville, GAINS. Kate Lee Able, o.
this place, writes: "My husband is an
engineer, and once while lifting, he in
Iured himself with piece of heavy ma
chinery, across the abdomen He was
so sore he could not bear to press en-
himself at all, on chest Or abdomen. He
weighed l65 lbs, ard fell off until he
weighed 10 lbs, in two weeks.
He became constipaied and it looked
like lie would die. We had three different
doctors, yet With all their medicine, lis
bowels failed to act. lie would turn up
ten-cent bottle Of castor oil, ard drink
it two or three days in succession. He
did this yet without result We became
desperate, he suffered SO. He was swol-
len terribly. He told ME his suffering
could only be described as torture.
sent and bought Thcdford's Black
Draught. made l,iE, take a big dose,
and when it began 10 act he tainted, he
was in such misery, bit he GOT relief and
began to mend at once. He got well,
and we both feel he owes his life to
Thedford's Black Dfaugh!"
Thedford's BlacS-Draught will help you
to keep fit. ready TOR the days work,
Try il! NC-i3i
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-09-15
Death of Aged Editor.

In the death of James Davis Shaw
editor of the Moundsville Echo, West
Virginia loses worthy citizen and
2 good Democrat MIR. Shaw was 81
years of age. His life was active
throuhout and although he did not
enter the newspaper field until CON-
paratively late in life, he was of
that conscientious, unfearing type OF
man necessary to be successful in
the newspaper field and it may be
said that the Echo under his careful
management was always a success
Wheeling Register
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-09-15
Loss OF LIVE STOCK
ON RAILROAD TRACKS
SERIOUS TO PEOPLE
FARMERS ARE URGED TO KEEP
ANIMALS AWAY FROM THIS
DANGER AND RAILROAD
EMPLOYEES ARE WARNED TO BE
ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
"STRAYS"-THOUSANDS
OF HORSES, MULES, CATTLE.
HOGS AND SHEEP KILLED AN,
NUALLY IN THIS WAY.

! Railroad officials have received
from the Commission on Car Service
communication, in which the com
mission forcibly presents the impor
lance of the preservation of live stock
by seeing that much less live stock
is killed on the railroad tracks.
! As shown by the circular, the
amount Of live stock, including horses,
mules and cattle killed each year by
the railroads, is enormous and much
greater than the average person
would believe.
The circular is addressed to own
ers of live stock, town officers, news
paper editors and employees of rail
road companies and is as follows:
DO you know that thousands of
horses, mules, cattle; hogs and sheep
are killed annually by railway trains
in this country, and that this econo-
mic waste, approximately many mil
lions of dollars, can be reduced.
"The( thousands of horses and
mules that are killed every year
would fill the artillery requirements
Of many regiments. and the thousands
of cattle. hogs and sheep that are
killed every year would provide meat
for thousands OF soldiers.
'trTl,;. aooon,&;-
duced by:
Owners of stock keeping their ami
mails in fenced enclosures and not
permitting their stock to roam at large
on railroad right-of1way;
Town officials passing ordinances
prohibiting the practice of permit.
ting stock to roam at large;
superintendent, road masters and
section men making a personal ap.
peal to the owners of stock to keep
'their animals i sfenced enclosures;
Engineers taking every precaution
within their power to avoid striking
stock and never failing to report
stock seen on rightof-way;
Section men driving stock off
right'of-way, keeping farm gates
closed land fences and cattle guards
IN good repair; giving preference in
locations where liabilities Of stock
getting on right-ofway is greatest.
Newspaper editors presenting this
important matter to the public thru
the press?"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-09-15
!. w. w. EDITOR WANTS
TO AID GOVERNME NT

CHICAGO, Sept. II. - Carl Roth
fisher, associate editor of Solidarity,
the /. w. w. publication, raided last
week, wants to tell government offici-
ais all about the organization, but
they won't let him, it was stated to-
day.
'Rothfsher is anxious TO tell his
story" said Hinton G.. Clabaugh,
chief of the Justice Department Of
fee here, "but we don't need it. We
have plenty Of evidence without his"
Rothfsher, who was formerly edi-
tor of a Hungarian paper in Cleve-
land. and was arrested on a warrant
issued in that city, is held under $780,
900 bonds. He is alleged to have
been employed to translate anti
American articles into Hungarian for
distribution among aliens.
A statement Rothfisher is alleged
to have prepared, names a number of
prominent Chicagoans as having do
mated large sums to promote anti.
war propaganda.
The federal grand jury was SEIZED
uled tday to resume its examination
Of material gathered in the recent
raids on l. w. w, and Socialist head
quarters here.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-09-15
WILL TRAIN MEN
TO B; OPERATORS
COLLEGES, PUBLIC SCHOOLS
AND Y. M. c. A. ALL JOIN IN
GOOD MOVEMENT

Colleges, the public schools and
the T. M c. A. in West Virginia will
cooperate to train young mel
throughout the state for photographers
Tor service In the Signal Corps OF
the United States Army, according tc
advices received by the State Coun.
eli Of Defense in response to sugges
tons made a week ago.
From the headquarters of the cen
tral department at Chicago it was an
nounced by Lieut. Col. L. d. WED
man, signal officer, that West Vir.
ginla's quota of war photographers to
be secured through the educational
institutions of the state would be
300 and the suggestion was made
that the telegraphers be recruited
from young men who will --be in.
Guided in the second and later calls
under the draft
Favorable responses have been
made by the public schools of Blue,
field. the Huntington public schools
1919 0hn I>ihiuo 1OlttSe, IilH
Charleston public schools, the Y. M
e. A, OF Elkins, the Y. NJ. C. A. OF
Fairmont. Bethany College and the
Parkersburg public schools.
c. H. Newland, general secretary
of the Y. NJ. c. A. at Elkins advised
that the Western Union Telegraph
Company, after he had taken the
matter up with the local manager
forwarded six instruments for the
school. George S. Laidley. Charles
ton superintendent of schools. has ar
ranged for training of telegraphers
Otis G. Wilson, sup s-intendent at
Fairmont, advises that the Y NJ. c.
a in that city has started a class
and that the schools are willing TO
cooperate. ~ a4
President T z. cramblet. OF Seth.
any. College, writes that we shallf do
our best to cooperate in securing
West Virginia's 500 telegraphers."
i. W. LonsancclAer, superintendent
Of the Parkersburg schools makes
the announcement that we are
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-09-15
SoLT TEARS SHOES OFF IS
) OF GIRL IN STORM

M1DDLEBoRO, Mass, Sept. H.
Miss Marion Keefe, nineteen, who
has been visiting the family of
Charles Trees.enear here: is in a
critical condition today from shock
and terrible burns inflicted during a
storm. vs.
The family had gone to a band
concert, and; she was sitting in the
dining room. reading and awaiting
their return.
| A fire bali from . bolt of lightning
rolled through the door. Too ter
irifed to move, Miss Keefe sat and
watched it. 1t rolled straight toward
her. struck her just below the ankles
and ripped her shoes from her feet.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-09-15

Notice to the public Is hereby Civ
en- that the Potomac Light and Pow
er Company, of Martinsburg, West
Virginia, corporation organized and
doing business under the laws of the
State of West Virginia. and author
lied to do business In the State of
West Virginia, has this day filed with
the Public Service Commission OF
West Virginia, rates, rules, and regu-
lations for furnishing electricity for
light, heat and power at Martinsburg,
West Virginia, as follows:
GENERAL LIGHTING:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Com
mercial lighting, Fan motors, Irons,
Electrical appliances.
s cents per ki1owat--nour for the
first so kilowatt-hours used per
month.
6 cents per kilowatt-hour for the
next $50 kilowatt-hours used per
month.
s cents per, kilowatt-hour for the
excess over 200 kilowatt-hours used
per month.
Prompt payment 10th of each month,
discount per cent.
Minimum charge SO cents per
month.
Notice is further given that said
rates, rules and regulations are on
file a: the Office of the Potomac Light
and Power Company, 123 West King
Street, Martinsburg, West Virginia,
and subject to the inspection of the
public. The company will gladly give
any information without requiring or
requesting inquirer to assign any rea.
son for such desire.
POTOMAC LIGHT & POWER COM
PANY.
by Frank J. Schroeder, j,
Aug. 81, 1917. Manager
1t wk If
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-09-15
CAMPAIGN AGAINST 30
lNFANTfLE PARALYSIS

In view OF the outbreak of infan-
tile paralysis throughout northern
West Virginia this summer, adj
dresses on the treatment of the
disease are expected to take prom
inent place in the discussion during
the convention OF the West Virginia
Medical society to be held in Fair
mont October 2, 8 and A. The meet
ing will also be an observance of
the semi-centennial of the orga;liza-
ton, it having been founded there in
1867.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-09-15
AUSTRlANS WEAR ITALIAN
UNIFORMS, 1T is CHARGED

GENEVA. Sept. 12-1Charges that
Austro-iiungarian have been vlolat
ing tibet rules of war by wearing
Italian uniforms is made in dis.
patch from Rome.
Many OF the Austro Hungarians.
dressed in these false uniforms,
spoke Italian, it was said
AS the Italians would attack, the
AustroHungarians would cry out:
'Wo are friends. DO not attack.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-09-15
JELLY SOLICITED FOR
CONVALESCENT MEN

CHARLESTON, w Va, Sept. 12-
All the canning club girls of the
state have been asked to give a glass
of jelly or jar of preserves for the
diet of convalescent soldiers, and all
are expected to respnd. This will
mean 1900 jars or preserves or jelly
from West Virginia, as there are
many canning club girls in this state.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-09-15
GOES TO "WINDY CITY"
TO SWEAR ALLEGIANCE

Thomas j. Cowie, son of Dr. c.
S. Cowie, left last night for Chicago,
H., where he will take the oath of
allegiance to the United States. He
will return here in about week and
await his call to join the aviation
corps.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-09-15
GERMANY CUTS COAL
SUPPLY FOR HOLLAND

AMSTERDAM Sept. 12.--The Tel
egrsaf says Germany. has stopped
sending. coal TO Holland The paper
expresses belief that Germany's at
titude is intended as pressure on
Hola-d to gra-t q iozn, ykSc1 r.
thus sar beer reused.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-09-15

plinan .ettee0 NH minimum minimum
planning to install a course of tel
egrapy in our night school which
opens October 9th"
]. v. SULLIVAN,
Secretary Advisory Council of De-
tense.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-09-15
Or. HamIII Attending.

The Rev Or. Henry r Hamill,
pastor of Trinity NJ. e. Church, South,
is attending the mestins. OF the Wash
ington DISTRICT Conference in the in
tsrest OF eduostsou2l .nsatutlocs g,
Ea.Hmore coa3srsnGs
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-09-15
STARS AND STRIPES
FLY OVER VERDUN

PARIS, Sept. 1.-THE American
colors now fly over Verdun
The flag. which was the gift of a
prominent American Red Cross work
err to the city. was hoisted over the
ruin of the city hall after a cere.
mony attended by the sub-prefect,
Jean Grillon.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-09-15
glOO Reward, $lUV

The readers Of this paper WI last
pleased TO learn that there y So ~ has
one dreaded disease tnat sCte.les and
been able to cure in All ita So greatly
min & py constitutional conG.L'Sordt.
requires constitutional tt.gtaatr,naily
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken ~ ~ Mn aus
ana acts thru the Stood on t me IS de-.
Surfaces of the system ttnEd Giseas,
stToslng the foundation ~. q Iv tuildius
up ' he GO CONSTITUTION ana ASSN! u l55pris-
ture in doing It's work I .hs 5Rnrative
tors have Sc much faith IN tR gs,,r q' that
powers of Halls Iat5aTrldlii THURS for any
they offer one HUNDRED caend Tor list
CO so that il fails TO cure ~Su
OF Testimonials. ..,-., a 20 -l.s-a
Tshddrcsa: i. j. .cHE(NEI q
oaio Sold by ali pg'Hg'9ts' ''-
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-09-15
Marvels at Crowds.

There were crowds everywhere
and many times we had to wait I'M
til policeman raised his hand. Then
there was a gap in the crowd and
we moved through and kept on go
ing.
,"Akron's greatest asset is its PEG
pie. Here is city of men who are
bound to win. There are roundly es
timated $4,000 from West Virginia
] thought then that if there are that
number, they must be running the
city by now, but my guide informed
me that while they were not doing so
it was plainly manifest that they
could not run Akron without West
Virginia"
Prof Hodges was introduced by
w. b. Catlett, president of the soci
ETY., who expressed himself highly
pleased at being able to present a
speaker OF so wide experience.
The afternoon was spent with All
athletic program participated in BY
West Nirginians There also were
concerts by the Akron Ladies' band
and community supper at $50
Later in the evening, Prof. Hodges
gave tho address of the day.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-09-15
WEST V|RG|N|AN
SPEAKS AT PICNIC
FORMER PRESIDENT OF STATE
UNIVERSITY DELIVERS AD-
DRESS AT SOCIETY.


expression Thomas Hodges, former
president OF the state university Of
West Virginia, Saturday evening car
ried $50 members of the West Vir-
ginia society of Akron back in men,
DRY of the high hills, undulating val
| leys and bubbling brooks of their ma
tive state.
Days of early statehood were re-
called in a talk that teemed with
patriotism and good humor. Early
days of the state when it battled
| to find a name after severing itself
| from the mother state of old Virgin
ia were recounted as were the strug-
giles of the pioneers in winning from
natureS lstorhouses the treasures
| there to be found.
State lines after all exist mere
ly on the map" said the speaker,
land we all belong to that great army
of common folk that make up this
great American republic. 1t was the
pioneers who saw in the west the
great possibilities of development.
They came from the stock of New
England and from the chivalrous
families of old Virginia and mingled
together in a great common cause of
upbuilding this land which was then
considered the west
Tells of Pioneer Days.
When land was granted by the
English government in early his
tory, it was granted for SO many miles
along the east shore. There was no
stipulation as to it's depth and the
pioneers were expected to so in that
direction as far as they liked. Many
did and then came the argument con-
corning all this Ohio land which has
since gone down in history as the
Western Reserve.
There were many arguments as to
whether it belonged to Virginia or
New York. Then these various states
turned their titles over to the govern
ment and states were formed. So
after all, Ohio is merely part of that
great land known as Virginia in
pioneer days. The people are much
the same and have the same aims and
objects in common.
while we are all loyal to our ma
tive state of West Virginia, our hearst
are all imbued with the some spirit
for the welfare of our great country,
with only state line intervening.
Produce Great Men.
And so it is that our new friends
from West Virginia are not to be
blamed when they look back on mem
ory's page to the hill country Of thei,'
native state. The hills may not grow
the grain crops of the western plains.
or have the industrial activity of the
great state of Ohio, or raise the corn
as does Iowa, but they 90 grow great
men and women"
Referring to Akron, Prof. Hodges,
who was introduced as one of the
dearest men to every West Virg:nian
said This is a wonderful city. I
was impressed on my arrival at the
crowds to be seen on your streets.
1t is a rubber city as you all know
and naturally enough, soon after my
arrival, / took advantage and rubber
ed ! saw a great many things and
Akron reminded me of the child ex-
periencing its growing pains. There
are no pavements like that to be
found on Michigan avenue, Chicago,
Or tall skyscrapers like those to be
found in New York. 1t hasn't had
time.
Marvels at Crowds.
"fIfhprP were crowds ere
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-09-15

q A Riddle. Cen. Pas. Agl
J. q. Toase. sapt
v -A.tiard. Agent nHrttnghnrE. " Y,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-09-15

In eject Sunday, July sth. 1912
IL p. N. "
spsiIy except sansav
Evening star., 1917-09-06
SCHOOL FOR TEACHERS.
IS TO RUN TWO WEEKS
Institute for Prince Georges County
Opened at Hyattsville
Monday.

HYATTSVILLE, Nd, September g.
The Teachers Institute for Prince
Georges county. the sessions of which
are being held in the Hyattsville High
School is being largely attended. The
Institute started Monday and will con-
tinue two weeks. Prof. E. S. Bur
roughs, county superintendent of
schools. in in charge. The institute is
held at this time to prepare teachers
for the scholastic term which opens
September II. Teachers who did not
this summer attend school or have not
taught before in the county are requir-
ed to attend the institute.
Glasses are being held each day from
to 1880 o'clock. followed by a gem
eral assembly of Il half hour.
The subjects in which instruction is
being given and the teachers are:
Reading, Miss Gibbs: science and geog
raphy, Mr.. Connick; English. Miss
Borchardt; history and civics. Miss
Gardiner: agriculture, Prof J. e Metz
ger and F. f. Heald. DIR. L. F. Buchner
is in charge of the instruction for
principals Of three or more teacher
schools, and is also conducting a course
in principles of teaching and educa-
iOnal ethOdS