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Evening star., 1917-09-23
TITLES NOT PLENTIFUL
IN FOOD ADMINISTRATION
Nor Are Men Kept on the Job Just
to Watch Wheels Go
Round.

Here is tip on office management.
which might cost you good money in a
correspondence course. afforded by rhe
policy of Herbert c. Hoover, one OF the
worlds foremost executives, in running
the food administration
Be chary of titles. Don't keep man on
the same job too long.
Though the food administration is fun
dedged government department, so far as
Importance and functions are concerned.
titles are as scarce hens teeth about
the food administration If you ask
what anybody's job is. from the head
messenger up to one of the college presi-
dents who is working in some cubby hole.
YOU are most likely TO be told, ''Oh, he is
an assistant to Mr. Hoover.
Gentlemen used TO government ways
went 10 work for the food administrs-
tion. organized their forces, then sat back
to watch the machinery run smoothly.
while they directed it. At about that
stage they usually were assigned TO some
other task, giving full play to their abil-
ity and efficiency
And the best of if is they like if and are
happy
Evening star., 1917-09-23

Frank NJ. Green of the bureau of as
signments and reviews resigned his po-
stion in the bureau last week to accept
a position on the clerical force in the
War Department.
The following women were appointed
plate printers assistants in the bureau
during the week past: Mrs Barbara
Opdyke, Miss Hattie b. Jones. Miss Hol-
Mrs Marie J. Smith Mrs. Hester Jack
son. Miss Anna NJ. Speaks. Miss Kitty
Downs. Mrs. Bertha NJ Young. Mrs.
Martha Pollard, Miss Geraldine Harris.
Miss Ella p. Burr. Miss Margaret Mel
1ington, Miss Louise b. Jennings. Mrs
Elizabeth J. Murdock. Miss Florence h
Burgess, Miss Artie c. Ross. Mrs. Zoio
V. Lester, Mrs. Lola b. Wallace, Miss
Louise p; Crawford, Miss Lucille NJ.
Swami. Mrs. Jennie c. Quander. Miss
Madeline Burnley. Miss Beulah v
Blackwell, Mrs Florence Boyd, Mrs.
Catherine l. Brown. Miss Estella Rob
nson. Mrs. Sarah j. Gaskins. Mrs.
Florence G. Plummer. Mrs. Marie Bos-
ION. Miss Selena B. Ford. Miss Mary Y.
Matthews. Mrs. Alice F. Lee. Mrs. Mar
tha c. Berkeley. Miss Pearl f. Williams,
Miss Mary A. Booker. Miss Lulu Jordon.
Mrs. Eta Morrow, Mrs. Blanche b Pey-
ton. Miss Eleanor J. Rranson, Miss Vio-
letta &. Harris. Miss, Minnie l. Penn.
Miss Cecil Douglas. Mrs. Marjorie ].
Wormley. Mrs. Marie Burton. Miss Mary
G. Perry. Mrs. Helen +. Whiting. Miss
+. <,
Mrs Rosa A. Turner, Miss Nellie V.
Leake, Miss Mary A. Johnson, Mrs.
Alice J. Blake, Miss Emma c. Williams.
Mrs Mary Z. Whatley, Miss Mary E.
White. Mrs. Daisy NJ. Brown, Miss Vir-
ginia NJ. Kelley. Mrs. Florence Colbert,
Mrs. Adlene Stewart. Mrs Mary A.
Haney. Mrs Claudia w. Tyler, Miss Sc
lena r. Ward, Miss Mamie f. Washing
ton. Miss Ethel Stokes Moran and Miss
Geneva z. Runnells.
n
plant last week include: Miss Agn1s L.
Martin. Mrs. Mary f. Moriarty, Mrs
Edna F. Eckstein, Miss Elsie NJ. Brad
ley, Miss Blanche f. ellison, Mrs. Kath-
Miss Lydia E. NJ. kuever, Mrs. Hilda A.
Juenemann. Miss Mamie y. Spaight.
Mrs Ernestine T. Driscoll. Miss Gather
inc r. Benson. Mrs Bessie l.. Thomp-
Rider. Miss Pauline II. Wettig. Mrs.
Anna L. Washburn. Mrs. Rhoda John
son. Miss Ellen Naeff. Mrs. Gertrude c.
Ingram, Miss Marion /. Walters, Miss
Elizabeth Staffard. Miss Beatrice Rich
ardson. Mrs. Frances Shipley, Miss Mar
garet L. Jones. Mrs Josephine Brown,
Mrs Matte Taylor. Miss Lulu A. Aston.
Mrs Edna Virgins. Miss Louise NJ. Jar
Wis. Miss Susia Johnson. Miss Ida b. Har
ris, Miss Jessie 3. Thomas, Miss Irene
A. Lewis, Miss Beulah NJ. Ross. Miss
Ruth e. Houser, Miss Estelle Houser.
Mrs Lena l.. Seldom. Miss Jennie NJ.
Richards, Mrs. Eleanor Z. Grove. Mrs.
Mamie j. Lloyd, Miss Susie l.. Lewis,
Miss Bertha Randall. Miss Pearl A.
Briscoe, Miss Isabelle V. Parker. Miss
Mamie IIavnell, Mrs. Myrtle A. Smith,
Miss Viola Strickland. Mrs. Adele NJ.
Pulliam. Mrs. Bessie r. Willett. Mrs
Annie 5. Hurdle, Miss Sophia Nitowitz,
Miss Emile f. Murphy. Mrs. Josie S.
RYAN Miss Nora B. Whelan, Mrs. Altos
G Ward, Miss Marguerite W. Reitz,
Mrs. Elizabeth l.. Vance. Mrs. Cora L.
Nicholson Miss Eunice Walton, Mrs.
Evening star., 1917-09-23
ASSAULTED AND ROBBED
IN ALLEY BY A NEGRO
Alphonzo Tettinato's Skull and Nose
Are Broken-Virginian Shot by
Pursuing Chauffeur.

Alphonzo Tettinato. 519 New Jersey
avenue. was held up In Dingman alley.
rear OF his home, yesterday morning apout
5 O'Clock and assaulted and roopeo oi
$50. His skull and nose were fractured
and he is in a serious condition at CAS-
ualty Hospital David Wilmore, tWen-
ty-two years old, Edinburg. va, was
shot in the left hip by Adoiph WALDORF
a chauffeur in charge of the automople
of the detective force. He, too, is IN
Casualty Hospital.
Tettinato, who is a huckster. went TO
his stable yesterday to get MS team
ready to go to the wholesale market 10
get a supply of fruits and vegetables,
and while there he was approached by
a young colored man, who requested
the privilege of accompanying MN 10
market The huckster told the ponce
he recognized the man as having been
emnloyed in n provision store on Louisi-
ana avenue and he consented TO let him
ride to the market.
Instead of boarding the wagon. how
ever the colored man dealt the dealer a
at,lnning blow with blunt instrument
and knocked him down. Tettinato was
TOO badly stunned to make an outcrS,
ne stated, and was unable to prevent
the colored man from taking MIS- money
When he had recovered from 'ne
shock he went to the sixth precinct po-
lice station, only square from MS
home, and. related the story OF his ex-
perience with the holdup man He saio
he could readily identity ms assaliant |
because he had seen him in the LouiSi-
ma avenue business house MANY times
Tettinato was taken to the hospital
and the police started an investigation
Detective O'Dea and Chauffeur Waldorf
hurried to the scene or the assault anu
robbery and the former stopped white
and colored man found there and pro-
,ceeded to question them
where do you work. the colored
man was asked.
He gave the name of the provision
store mentioned by Tettinato.
Recalling what Tettinato had SAID
about the place where his assailant was
employed, O'Dea deemed it advisable to
detair both men until he could get their
statements. but Wilmore. stranger in
the city. and unemployed, quickly con.
cluded to make a getaway aIoorl
fred several shots to frighten him, but
wilmore displayed no signs of fear He
seemed to run all the faster when the
shots were fired, and Waldorf says his
pistol was accidentally discharged While
he was engaged in the pursuit
Precinct Detective Walsh and Police
men Rome and Grimes of the sixth pre-
cinct took up the investigation later
in the day and arrested Maurice Angus
tus Butler, colored, twenty-five years
old. 643 Acker street northeast. Butler
had only 40 cents in his pockets when
placed under arrest and he denied that
he had assaulted or robbed Tetttnato.
The prisoner was taken to the hos
pital, where the wounded man saw him
and declared him to be his asSailanS
Butler was returned to the police sta
ton, charged with assault and robbery,
and locked up.
Evening star., 1917-09-23

from a vacation spent at one OF the
Chesapeake bay resorts.
Postal Cashier Robert H. LoVeet -
away on leave this week.
Miss Irene Carter. detailed to the
civil service commission. has returned
to her desk after a rest Of ten days
Frederick Gilmore. messenger in the
postmaster's office, is back at his post
after several days spent in painting his
residence.
Merton r. Duckett. who is the chick
en- fancier of the carrier force. Is
spending his vacation building an ad-
dition to his henhouse.
Nicholar J. Weyand is back at work
after a few days rest at his home:
Henry c. Richter has been unable to
perform his duties for several days on
account Of illness in his family.
Francis T. L. Van Doren is on
weeks vacation IN the country.
Joseph w. Zimmerman has returned
from his camp in the Maine woods.
where he has been resting during the
greater part Of the summer.
Evening star., 1917-09-23
LABOR NOTES.

The executive committee Of the Cen
trail Labor Union at meeting In typo
graphical Temple last Thursday night
recommended sending delegate rep
resenting the central body to the con-
yention of the American Federation OF
Labor in Buffalo. N. Y. in November.
Frederick c. Swanson, chief clerk of
the mechanical division of the Panama
canal, attended the Federal employees
Union convention in Washington last
week. Mr.. Swanson represented gov
erment clerks employed in the Panama
Canal Zone.
Joseph Proebstle. one of the secre-
taries of the United Brewery WORKERS
Union of North America, with head
quarters in Cincinnati, Ohio. was In
Washington last week on business for
his organization.
c. c. Coulter. business agent for Re
tail Clerks Union Local No: 2s4: lei,
auto trip TO Erie, Pa. His mother and
father accompanied him.
A number of applications for member
ship were approved by Columbia Typo
graphical Union, No. 101, at it's meeting
in typographical Temple last Sunday
Seventeen new members were admit
ted into Carpenters Union. Local No.
1872. at its meeting recently in Typo
Era aphical Temple. Seventeen members
ferred to the rolls of the Washington
union.
C. H. Adams business agent for the
District Council of Carpenters. was in
Quantico, Va, last week in the interest
OF his organization.
President w. L. Hutchinson Of the
Int ernational Brotherhood Of Carpenters
has returned to Indianapolis after a
weeks stay in Washington. While in
this city Mr. Hutchinson held an i'm
portant conference with Samuel Com
tion of Labor, on matters relative to
the governments shipbuilding program
and the construction of the Army can
| tonments.
| More than 300 applications for men,
bership were approved by the District
Council Of Carpenters at its meeting in
Typographical Temple last Wednesday
night. According to Business Agent
Adams. the demand for carpenters In
Washington at this time is much great
er than the supply. II could put 25G
carpenters to work Immediately were
they available" he said.
| The International Brotherhood of Car
penters has established an Office in the
American Federation of Labor building
in this city. T. NJ. Guerin, member
of the executive board of the brother.
hood. is in charge Of the Office.
| The Brotherhood of Stationary Fire
men, Local No. 63, held an interesting
meeting last Wednesday night in Build
ing Trades Hall.
| Plate Printers Union, Local No. .
will nominate its officers for the en-
/ suing year at it's meeting in Typo
graphical Temple Tuesday night. Sew
| eral applications for membership will
| be acted upon.
Evening star., 1917-09-23


From operative at s1.75 per diem and
% cents per hour to operative at S2:50
per diem and 80 cents per hour: Miss
Josephine NusSear. Miss Mary NJ. Lin
kins and Miss Mary NJ. Manning.
From printers assistant at S1.75 per
diem to operative at $3.50 per diem and
l32 cents per hour. Miss Maysie Law
renee.
From operative at 1924 per diem and
IS cents per hour to operative at $3.50
per diem and 80 cents per hour: Miss
katherine Murtaugh. Mrs. Ada F:
Thorpe, Miss Margaret c. Feeney and
Miss Ora T Redd.
From temporary press feeder at s2.24
per diem and 2S cents per hour to tenn
porary press feeder at $3.50 per diem
and 80 cents per hour: MISS Mae L.
Kane.
From printers assistant at s1.75 per
diem to operative at S2.24 per diem and
2s cents per hour: Miss Jane {. MuT-
ply and Miss Phyllis T. Greene
| Harry C. Howell, Joseph P. Carley
and Robert F. Wilson were appointed
temporary plate printers in the bureau
last week.
Temporary offset pressmen appointed
in the bureau during the past week and
assigned to the surface division are:
Edward W. Bartling, Gustavus kilner,
Harold Gillespie and Joseph Schulze-
Those accepting position as tempo
rary pressmen in the surface division
Of the bureau during the week include
| Thomas y. S. Bugden, Louis b. FLOCK,
Harry A. Ryan, Andrew L. Quesada. An
thony E. Jordon, Earl f. Williams, Mar
tin ]. Quinn Carl H. Klein. Osias korn,
Edward T Negorta, John ID: Hartigan.
George J. Myers. Richard H. Powell,
Joseph T Wahl. George p. Jones. Frank
A Gilmartin and Samuel Byron.
Writ c. Holstein has been appointed
as watcbman on the bureau watch
force.
Mrs. Bessie w. Franzoni accepted a
position in the bureau last week as
temporary examiner. She was assigned
to the examining division.
Frederick Zulch has been appointed
as a plumber in the engineering and
machine division of the bureau.
A position as temporary compositor
! and proofreader was given Charles ).
| Creamer during the week.
! lester e Holmes was appointed as
| skilled helper in the bureau last week
/ A position as steam filter has been
accepted by Charles r. Crulckshank
| He was assigned to the bureau engl-
! neerine and machine division.
| Angela V. Nicholson, Julia e. Collins
| Lillian V Funkhowser and Ella H
| Wright resigned their positions as op-
| eratfves in the money-mak1ng plant
| during the past week.
Mary c. Burke and Jane f. Haup,
| Mate printers assistants IN the bureau,
| resigned last week.
| The resignation of Theodore NJ Hardy
has been accepted. He was employed
| as a temporary bookbinder in the bind
| ing division of the bureau.
| Pressman George f. Campbell of the
| surface division of the bureau, has re-
| signed his position.
,ba bureau was transferred to the
| T'raasury Department during the week.
Evening star., 1917-09-23
BY Webster.

Matte B. Randall, Mrs. Estella G. Tay-
1or, Miss Lillian A. Watson. Mrs. Emma
W. Burnell. Mrs. Olivia S. Atherton.
Miss Ida Holland, Miss Katherine A.
Shea. Mrs. Viola NJ. Hunter. Miss
Roberta Ball. Miss Marion M. Shreve.
Mrs. NJ. Edyth Cline. Mrs. Lucy S. Free
man, Miss Marion V. Monroe. Mrs.
Blanche A. Goodloe, Miss Rosa NJ Cox.
Mrs. Elizabeth T. DAILY. Miss Marguerite
E. Reed. Miss Aileen Wurtzer. Miss Ma
bel Suydam. Miss Annie f. Adams. Miss
Trammen. Mrs Milburnia T. ]. Queen,
Mrs. Louise Thompson, Miss Florence
E. Williamson. Miss E. Viola Brooks.
Mrs. Marjorie V. D. Grisby, Mrs. Eva
Alvey, Miss Louise c. Burley, Mrs. Ada
Saunders. Miss Edythe NJ. Jobo. Mrs.
Sadie B. Jenkins. Mrs. Bert Price, Miss
Mary E. Thomas, Mrs Marie E. Sharp.
Miss Rosetta Jordon, Miss Louise Man
kins, Mrs. Alice r. Nollmeyer, Miss
jeanette H. Sweeny and Mrs. Emily X.
Honesty.
Evening star., 1917-09-23
CITY POST OFFICE.

The carrier uniform committee at a
meeting held Saturday, September Is.
awarded the contract for furnishing
winter uniforms to the carriers for the
coming season to the Utica Uniform
Company, Utica, y. Y, and the contract
for caps to Harry kaufman, Inc, this
city. The personnel Of the committee is
as follows: Albert whitworth, chair
man; George W. H Soelner, James C.
Reagan, Charles A. L. FarQuhar. James
NJ Presgraves, Denis A. Lane. Wallace
W. Blount, Louis G. Colvin and John
Sherman.
Marion X. Eppley is spending his
vacation motoring through Pennsyl-
vania.
Marshall B. Dowling has returned to
duty after an extended leave due to
illness.
frederick J. Doering is on a pleasure
tour through the western states.
Robert S. Ashford is taking two
weeks of his vacation visiting friends
in Indiana and nearby states.
John F. Cook has left for his annual
fishing trip down the Potomac.
William f. Waggener is due to re-
turn Monday from Atlantic City, where
he has been resting for the past week
substitute 1dlilei fHliip SOIOnOn
was called to Richmond last week on
account of illness in his family.
Carriers Francis A. Hart and Henry
IC. Ardeeser. are enjoying a weeks rest
at Indian Head. Md.
Harry II. Meiners and James H.
Winkler have been appointed regular
carriers.
Lamar W. York, stenographer in the
division of mails. has returned from a
successful fishing trip.
Leon p. Martin is taking few davs'
rest at his home.
Lorenzo Wingfield. Wesley Chees-
boro George W. Jones and John w
Janifer have returned from their va
cations
Postmaster NJ. o. Chance has returned
Evening star., 1917-09-23
Alleged Fcrger Brought Here.

Harold Ernest Noble, twenty-nine
years old, giving his address as 30s
West 29th street. New York city. has
been brought here by Detective War
rsn from Easton, Pa, where he was re-
Gently releas sed from Jail. to answer a
charge of forgery. He is charged with
having given a forged check to M.
Keith Hall of this city in payment for
~ automobile. Noble was arrested
a. Easton on a similar charge and ft
was when he completed his sentence
there Thursday that Detective Warren
got him.
Evening star., 1917-09-23
RusIA MAY SELL NAMCHATKA.
Rumored U. S. Will Pay Several
Million Rubles for It,

PETROGRAD. September 22-The
Russkia VOLTA says that strange rumor
was circulated yesterday that the Rus
sian government intends to sell the
neninsrIa of Kamchatka, on the north
"a stern coast of Siberia. TO Americans. The
report said that Americans were Offer
inp several billions of rubles for the
tarritory. The project is prompted by
the financial difficulties of the treasury
and the desire of the government not
TO increase the national debt.
Evening star., 1917-09-23
Strand Theater.

The program at Moore's Strand Thea
ter Will be supplemented on Sunday
evening by Roy Glider, prominent So
ciety singer, who will introduce new
songs by Charles Flesher, local COM
poser
Evening star., 1917-09-23
FILM NOTES.

A whole city of boards was erected for
the photoplay, Their Compact" starring
Francis Y. Bushman and Beverly Bayne
The scene is a mining town, Silverville,
a community OF shacks. and more than
eleven thousand feet OF lumber was used
in the work.
Evening star., 1917-09-23

Lew Fields of the famous team of
Weber Fields is the picture star of
The Corner Grocer" which will be shown
at Crandalrs for the first time locally
character is a whimsically appealing
groceryman, who sends his son to col
lege and his heart is nearly broken when
the boy returns a thorough snob. THE
Hostage" featuring Wallace Reid: Vivian
Martin In Little Miss Optimist." and
Elsie Ferguson in "Barbary Sheep" are
also included in next weeks attractions
With a three-inch field piece and a
navy trench rattlesnake" a name
given to rapid fire gun that has
worked havoc among the Germans,
trowning down on the passerby. a re-
rruiting station has been opened in the
'obby OF the Casino Theater, and both
he Army and Navy expect to benefit
by it, Two soldiers and two sailors
shells have been loaned by the COM
-nander at Fort Myer. which add to the
5isplay of guns and shells to draw at
'ention to the pictures. war AS 1t
he theater. Capt. Thompson. who
made the pictures. is the official movie
nan for the French war office He
eook over 10000 feet of flm, which
shows the bigger side of modern war
eare in all branches.
Douglas Fairbanks in his latest Art
,raft picture, THE Man From Painted
Post" will be the film feature at Loew's
Columbia next week. 1t Is a drama of
,attle rustling days and pictures Fair
banks in various athletic stunts" for
which he is famed. Among those who
supported the star is Frank Campeau.
he well known western character ac-
tor, one of the best known players of
his type on the stage, who created
Evening star., 1917-09-23

Julia Sanderson, star of screen and
stage, pictured in lively film play en-
titled 1.-THE Runaway" will be the head
line attraction at Moore's Strand Thea
ter the first four days of next week and
Harold Lockwood will be pictured the
remainder of the week in Under Handi-
cap''
Evening star., 1917-09-23

William S. Hart will be pictured at
Moores Garden Theater all next week
in western photo drama entitled THE
Cold Deck" the story of gambler.
Evening star., 1917-09-23

October Brides VIII Do Well
to consult GUIDE now about the flowers
and floral decorations. 1914 + St
Advertisement.
Evening star., 1917-09-23

she has accomplished her object of get
ting her husband back. The Strand
orchestra will play specially arranged
accompaniment. The program is sup
plemented by the Pathe News. Selig
World Library and the usual comedy
films.
Evening star., 1917-09-23
Surface Division.

| Robinson. Miss Mary A. Buckley, Miss
Anna P Hall and Miss Mary f. Arnold
Evening star., 1917-09-23
Photoplay Features.

Continued from Second Page.)
Evening star., 1917-09-23

Jane Cowl, who won the name OF
Weeping Jane" with her impersona-
tions of prosecuted shop girls and serv-
ing maids. is to be pictured as "a sweet.
romantic girl of the sixties" in Basil
Kings story, THE Spreading Dawn.
Evening star., 1917-09-23

The story of Mary Turner in within
the Law" besides making fame for
many noted actresses on the legitimate
stage, has earned its producers. il il
said. s3,o00.000. The Mary Turner's
have included Emily Stevens. the orig
inal: Jane Cowl Helen Ware. Margaret
Ellington. Muriel Starr. Catherine
Tower. Clara Joel and host of others.
Alice Joyce is the last in the photopisy
production
Evening star., 1917-09-23

The United States district court at
Chicago has removed the censor's ban
upon The Spy" in Chicago. The
censor's name was Funkhouser and he
is quoted to the effect that the picture
was too dramatic in places. making
the sweat stand out on his brow"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-07-07

ed November IL, 1915, and recorded
in the office of the Clerk of the
County Court of Berkeley County,
w. Va, in Deed Book No. 1872, page
AIS, to which deed and petition of
Trustee filed before the Referee in
Bankruptcy reference is made for a
more complete description of the
property offered for sale.
TERMS OF SALE-One-third to
be paid in cash on day Of sale and
the balance in six and twelve
,nths. with interest from date Of
sale the purchaser to give his notes
for the deferred payments and the
title to be retained until all the pur-
chase money is paid in full. or
should the purchaser elect so to do,
and it appearing advisable by the
Trustee, he may pay the entire a
mount of purchase money in cash on
day of sale.
DENNIS S. K1I4MHR,
Trustee of the estate Of Charles M.
Wetherholtz, Bankrupt
6 27; Z A II IS.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-07-07


follows:
FllRST-What personal estate the
said Benjamin R. Sanders owned at
the time of his death; the character
and value thereof;
SECOND-What disposition if any,
was made of said personal estate by
w. c. Kilmer, Executor of the Estate
of Benjamin r. Sanders. deceased,
and how much, if any, of the said
|. personal estate now in the hands
of the said w. c. KilIner, Executor
aforesaid, available for the payment
of debts owing against the estate Of
the said Benjamin r. Sanders, De-
ceased;
THIRD-A settlement of the ad-
ministration of the estate of the
said decedent by w. C. Kilmer, Elk
ecutor;
FOURTT-What debts the said
Benjamin r. Sanders owed at the
time Of his death, to whom payable,
their nature, and their respective a.
mounts and priorities;
FIFTH-What real estate was
owned by the said Benjamin r. San
ders at the time of 1ig death. its
quantity, description, location, fee
simple, value and annual rental val
ne:
SIXTH-The liens, if any upon
said real estate, by whom held. their
respective amounts and priorities;
SEVENTH-Such other matters as
any party in interest may require,
the same being pertinent, or such
other matters as the COMMISSIONER
may deem pertinent, whether so re-
quired or not.
You iwilA therefore, take notice
that on FRIDAY, THE 18th DAY OF
AUGUST, 1917. at ten o'clock a. m,
at my office in Martinsburg. West