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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-01-20
TREND FAvoRs BORROWERS.

1t was expected by many, and right
ly, that after the turn of the year the
money situation would work more
strongly in borrowers favor. With
the unprecedented annual disburse-
ments out of the way, and with bank
reserves mounting rapidly, interest
charges have logically moved toward
a lower basis. Concessions in rates
have been general being apparent
both in call and time accommodation
and the ruling quotation of 2 per cent
for demand loans contrasted sharply
with the Is per cent figure named a
little more than a month ago. Resump-
to London has not unnaturally follow
ed the further relaxation in money,
while coincident with this more gold
has come from Canada, the first con-
signment in 1917, amounting to $780,
100000 in coin.
Within recent weeks, rehabilitation
of the banking position has made ex-
traordinary progress. Thus, whereas
on December last the Clearance
House institutions OF New York held
only about SAL 100000 in excess of
legal requirements-th smallest sum
reported since the Inauguration of the
Federal eserve systematic surplus is
now above $140,000.000, a gain of
practically $50 per cent in five weeks.
Compared with the low level of early
December, loans show net contrac-
ton OF about $25,000,00 in New York
"a relatively small amount-but the
aggregate reserve has risen no less
than $116.000,0O0 and, in view of this
striking increase, it is not strange
that the money trend favors borrow
ers.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-01-20

a protection against rigorous weather,
wooden clothing is without a peer.
Unfortunately real wool is almost
beyond the price of the average fam
lily today. The demand is heavy; the
supply light. Wooden socks could be
bought in Germany before the war
Tor II cents. The same socks in this
country at the time cost so and 70
cents a pair. Wooden cloth for suit
ings are sought in England by wise
Americans not only because it is some
what cheaper, but because it is gen
uine. To be sure of getting real wool
in America, one must be aecompani-
ed by an industrial chemist.
1t ought not to be so. America
ought to raise enough wool to make
its purchase and use available for
those who need it most and are least
able to buy it. The whole problem,
of course, is an economic one. So
long as the price of wool can be kept
up, so long will the wool growers keep
it up, but experts should find way
to do justice both to the growers and
the consumers.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-01-20

Heavy impure blood makes mud
dy. pimply complexion, headaches,
nausea, indigestion. This blood
makes you weak, pale and sickly. For
pure blood, sound digestion, use Bur
dock Blood Bitters. $100 at all stores
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-01-20
NATIONS WOOL CROP.

The nations wool crop last year,
wn.Ie not as good as many had .lopcd,
IS a commendable one, and shows that
che people are stil interested in ne
INDUSTRY Unless the economics Of
the. industry are al against it, tie
American people can become indig-
nant that such comparatively little at
tention is paid 10 sheep raising Wool
is as essential to the wardrobe Of rich
and poor alike as water is to the diet
kitchen
If present generations wonder pny
their fathers and forefathefs couiC
breast the wintry storms without pay
ing pneumonia ana other ills as tho
price, they are likely to be set righ
If they consider the factor wool was
nthe clothing OF old generations. Al
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-01-20
WAR NEAR PALESTINE.

War dispatches telling that the
British and the allied armies are over
the threshold Of Palestine in pursuit
of the Turks will bring shudder to
thousands of persons who regard
that section of the earth's surface as
sacred.
Already this war, respector OF moth
inc. has violated the most sacred
shrines. The answer of the ravisher
is military necessity Military
aeropIanes have lowered over the
Holy Land scouting and dropping ex
plosiye bombs. The latest move indi
Gates that before long. the land which
shelters Jerusalem, Bethany, the
Dead Sea and the other towns which
fieck the pages of Bible history will
be baptized in human blood.
Doubtless man in christian lands
would welcome the extirpation of thu
TURKS from the control OF Palestine
but even the most eager falter at thu
thought OF OBTAINING these holy places
with the heel OF war.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-01-20
Guard Your Children
Against Bowel Trouble

Many children at an early age
become constipated, and frequently
serious consequences result. Not
being able to realize his own con-
dition, a childs bowels should be
constantly watched, and gentle
laxative given when necessary.
DR.. Miles Laxative Tablets are
especially we'll adapted to women
and children. The Sisters OF
Christian Charity, 53I Charles St,
Luzerne, Pa. who attend many
cases of sickness say of them:
Some time ago we began using Or.
Miles Laxative Tablets and find that
we like them very much. Their action
is excellent and we are grateful for
having been made acquainted with
them. We have had good results in
every case and the Sisters are very
much pleased"
The form and favor OF any medl-
cine is very important, no matter
who IS to take it. The taste and
appearance are especially important
when children are concerned. All
parents know how hard it IS to give
the average child medicine" even
though the taste Is partially dis
grised In using DR. Miles Lax
alive Tablets, however, this dim.
culty is overcome. The shape OF
the tablets, their appearance and
candy-like taste AZ once appeal 10
any child. with the result, that they
arc taken without objection.
The rich chocolate favor and
absence oi other taste, make DR..
kf.fasi asvafttsa Tafsiefz the tidea al
remedy for children. -
If the first box fails TO benefit,
| the price IS returned Ask your
druggist. A box OF IS doses costs
only e cents. Never sold in bulk.
MILES MEDICAL CO., El&hart, Ind.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-01-20
HIS FIRST TIME SICK
IN FORTY-ONE YEARS
DR.. A. M. Gilbert Confned to Home
Sunday for First Time in Num-
Der of Years.

Dr. A. NJ Gilbert, the well-known
druggist, who for years has been OPP
Grating at the corner of North Queen
and West Race street has establish
ed what is believed to be record in
this or any other section for health.
On Sunday DR.. Gilbert was confined
to his home on West Burke street
with cold but was able to resume
his work yesterday. The doctor stat
ed yesterday that Sunday was the
first day in forty-one years that he
has been confined to his home.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-01-20
SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1917
WOMAN REFUSES JOB.

In choosing material for the new
tariff commission created at the first
session of the Sixty-fourth Congress,
President Wilson elected to appoint
Miss Ida NJ. Tarbell as member oil
that body. but the woman has refused
TO accept the $500 a year job and
the President appears to be much per
turbed over her declination. 1t is to
be regretted that Miss Tarbell saw
fit to decline the Presidents proffer
but from the pre-eminence it would
have given herd sex in being repre-
scented on what is likely to prove one
of the most important deliberative
bodies ever created by Congress. Ide
President was entirely confident that
in Miss Tarbelrs appointment he Sc
lected a person in every way qualifi-
ed to deal with the intricacies bound
to arise in solving the tariff prob
lem.
In offering a position on the tarift
board to Miss Tarbell President VIII
son considered that she would be full
av able to demonstrate that she would
be fully able to demonstrate by her
ability that woman was competent to
deal with any important questions, in
yolvgd IN The conduct of public busl-
ness. The adeptness with which she
conducted the Standard Oil inyesti-
CATION and in the handling OF social
problems fully convinced the Presi-
dent that Miss Tarbell was fitted for
the task of mapping out plans neees-
sary in dealing with so complicated
a public question as the tariff. Now
that she has declined to become a
member of the board it is said the
Presidents plans in announcing the
personnel of the commission have
been materially disarranged and fur
Their delay in naming the members
has been the result. as
When Congress created the COM
mission the law was enacted with the
express purpose in view of eliminat-
ing the tariff from politics. The
question has been more or less dis
turbing factor in the business of the
country for years Immediately proceed
ing a presidential election. The mem
beers OF the new board arc to be ap-
pointed on non-partisan basis and
political questions are not supposed
to be considered in the body's delib-
erations. If this idea will prevail in
dealing with so vital question as
the tariff much good is bound to re
suit from barring its discussion dur
ing political campaigns.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-01-20

For any itching skin trouble, piles
eczema, salt rheum, hives, scald head,
herpes, scabies, Doan's Ointment is
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-01-20

Mr. Robert Hammerslea, of North
Mountain, is attending to business
here today.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-01-20
ATTEND MEETING
OF POWER COMPANY
Local Directors at Session Held Mon
day in Raltimore-Annual
Meeting Here.

Senator Cray Silver Or. S. n. My
ers and Frank E. Wilson have return
ed from Baltimore, where on Monday
they attended special meeting of
the directors OF the Potomac Light and
Power Company Much routine bust
ness was transacted, after which the
meeting adjourned to convene again
in Martinsburg on January 30. In
ANNUAL session. when officers will be
elected for the ensuing year.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-01-20
highly recommended soc a box at
all stores.
PRECIPITATION
FOR 1915-1917
Report Made Today BY George w
VanMetre, of the United States
Weather Bureau.

The following Is the report of Co
operative Observer George w. Van
Metre, of the United States Weather
Bureau for the rainfall during 1915
and 1916, and shows that the precip-
itation was less in the past year than
in 1915:
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-01-20
DR.. TRUMP ARRANGING
FCR 44oTH ANNlVE RSARY

Rev Dr. C. S. Trump is in Hagers-
town today comforting with a COM
mittee of the conference to arrange
plans for the proper celebration of
the four hundredth anniversary of
professionalism in the Lutheran
churches of the Western Conference.
He will return this evening to con-
duet the prayer service at 7.45.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-01-20
THE WORLD TO HAVE
SPECIAL ARTICLES
ON FARM LOAN ACT
INTERESTING STORIES WILL BE
WRITTEN BY a BUREAU
EXPERT.
EVERY ARTICLE WILL BE DIFFER
EMIT AND WILL GREATLY IN
TEREST READERS.
chow TO GET A LOAN UNDER
THE FARM LOAN ACT" TO.
DAYS ARTICLE. E

Following is the first OF series
of authoritative articles. prepar- "
ed expressly for you, on the work .
ings of the new Farm Loan banks. .
They are stripped of technicalities =
and tell in plain English just =
what the farmers want to know 8
about the new system.-Editor
. y So m .
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-01-26
TEACHER AND MUSICIAN SLAIN
J. M. Couch of Oklahoma City Charged
With Double Murder-Spurned
by Woman.

Oklahoma City, Okla. Jan. 90
Charged with shooting and killing Miss
Nellie VI. Dunn, a teacher in the
Wheeler school building on Thursday
afternoon and suspected of later
shooting to death Rowland d. Will
liams, vocal teacher holding q position
in the same building in which Miss
Dunn was employed, John NJ Couch
surrendered to Deputy United States
Marshal Stallings at Guthrie, Okla,
where he was lodged in the federal
Jail.
While a warrant has been issued
charging Couch with the murder of
Miss Dunn. the police believe he also
killed Williams. 1t is believed Couch
killed the girl and then lay in wait in
the building until Williams came by.
Couch was a brOther-in-law of Miss
Dunn. Mrs. Mary Couch, wife of the
accused, said Couch had for several
years attempted to force his attentions
on her sister, but that Miss Dunn
Stunned him.
Williams had taught music in the
schools of Fort Worth, Little Rock and
Memphis.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-01-26
NAMES GRAYSoN AN 6MIRAL
President Names Friend tsz1afIoa
Director of Navy-New P6
Created by Congress

Washington, Jan. 2O.-Dr. ca, T..
GraysOn, friend and private physician
of President Wilson, was hOnored for
four years of successfully keeping the
president In good trim by a promotion
to medical director in the navy with
the rank of rear admiral.
The new position is one of two Gre
ated by congress at its last session.
Doctor Grayson now holds the rank of
past assistant surgeon.
In addition to Doctor GraysOn'S
name, President Wilson on Thursday
sent the following naval promotions to
the senate:
Medical Inspector William BREASTED
to be medical director; Naval Con-
structor David w. Taylor to be naval
constructor inspector; Paymaster Gen
eral Samuel MCGOWAN to be pay di-
rector, and Civil Engineer F. r. Har-
ris to be civil engineer; Lieut.. Col.
George o. SQuier of the army signal
corps to be chief signal officer with
the rank of brigadier general.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-01-26
IMPORTANT NEWS
ITEMS

London, Jan. 19.-VictOr Alexander
Bruce, ninth earl of Elgin and Kin
caroline, is dead.
London, Jan. 19.-The reichstag will
not assemble this month, but will meet
on February 10, according to an Am
sterdam dispatch to the Central News.
Lexington, KY, Jan. 10.-JacOb
Tantz, David Long Frank Long and
Richard Fee, the last three young
boys, were killed near Harlan when an
old mine caved in.
Detroit, Mich, Jan. 1S.-E. III.
Thomas of Chicago was elected vice
president of the Lumber Carriers as
ISOLATION of the Great Lakes, at the
closing session of their convention.
Chicago, Jan. ia. B. Brinkerhoff,
general freight agent for the Chicago
& Northwestern railroad in Chicago
for 20 years and former president OF
the local freight agents association
of Chicago, died at his home in Hunt.
ley, ILL.,, aged eighty years.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-01-26
GERMAN RAIDER OUT
BRITISH ADMIRALTY ADMITS
LOSS OF EIGHT SHIPS.
Survivors Reach Pernambuco and
Give Details of the Sea Row
ers' Exploits.

BuenoS Aires, Jan. ia German
raider, believed to be the protected
Cruiser VineX, has sunk ten merchant
steamers and two French schOOners in
the South Atlantic, according to dis
patches received here from Pernam-
bcuO and Rio de JaneirO, detailing the
landing of survivors at PernambucO.
One additional message from Rio de-
clared that the raider had sunk still
another British ship-withOut warning
causing the loss of 400 persons.
According to Information received
at Rio de Janeiro from British Off
cial source, seven vessels in the Allan
tic have been sunk and none captured
by German raiding vessel.
The Brazilian minister of marine has
made formal request for a report from
PernambucO, but as yet has not re-
ceived reply.
First news of the raider came in dis
patches from PernambucO detailing the
landing there by the Japanese steamer
Hudson Maru of sailors from five
steamers sunk by the TeutOnic COM
merce destroyer 30 miles off Pernam-
buco. The ships which fell victim
were said to have included the British
steamers Dramatist and RadnOrshire,
the latter bound from Bahia TO Havre
and London, and other French and al
lied merchantmen.
A subsequent message reported the
sinking of English and French mer'
chantmen off the Brazilian coast, in
Guiding the Voltaire."
London, Jan. Height British and
Two French merchant vessels are be
lieyed to have been sunk by a German
raider.
The steamships st. Theodore ant
Yarrowdale were captured. Theil
whereabouts is unknown.
The ships sunk by the German raid
er are: British-Dramatist, RadnOr
shire, Minieh, Netherbyhall, Noun
Temple, King George, George and Vol
taire. French-Nantes and Ashieres
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-01-26
PLOT TO KILL WILSON
PROSECUTOR QUOTES ARTICLES
FROM "RED'S" PAPERS AT
SAN FRANCISCO HEARING.
CLUB KNOWN AS "BlASTERS"
Purpose of Movement Backed by An
archists Was to Stop Preparedness
in the United States at Any Cost,
Says e. A. Cunha.

San Francisco, Jan. 20.-PreSident
Wilson's life was threatened by an
anarchist organization known as The
Blasters," of which Thomas ]. Mooney,
on trial here for bomb murders, was a
leader with Alexander Berkman, as
sistant District Attorney Edward A.
Cunha charged here on Thursday.
Beginning his address Cunha out
lined the history of the bomb explosion
here last July in which ten persons lost
their lives.
Il will prove" said Cunha, out of
court, prior to opening argument in the
Mooney trial, that Mooney and Berk-
man belonged to an organization
known as The BlasterS.' The purpose
of the organization was to .overturn the
government and stop preparedness at
any cost"
Cunha quoted an article in Berk-
mans paper, the Blast:
1--WE want to warn the weathercOck
In the White House that it may not
prove safe. Suppression of the voice
VI ulSSOiltHl ltduS u dSSdSSl0dllOu.
"Vide Russia" read the article writ
ten March 4, 1916, in protest of alleged
federal suppression of free speech in
Chicago and New York.
Il will connect Mooney with this
conspiracy by letters in his own
writing and by articles he wrote in
the Blast. 1 will show that they
planned to create a prejudice against
and to betray the American Fedora.
ton of Labor.
Il will show that before the parade
Mooney declared preparedness mus
be thrown back into the teeth of fits
advocates Mooney declared that II
the government had a large army the
revolution would be nipped in the
bud"
Cunha said that Mooney and the
other cOnspiratOrs in their campaign
against preparedness decided that the
first one of them to be approached
by a recruiting officer should shoe
him down.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-01-26
ORDER $4,000
TROOPS HOME
KENTUCKY, INDIANA AND OHIO
INCLUDED IN COMPANIES RE-
LEASED FROM BORDER.
LEAVING $4,000 ON BORDER
But They, Too, Will Be Given Their
Freedom-AIl Organizations to Start
Homeward as Soon as Transporta-
ton Facilities Can Be Provided For.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington.-More than $4,000 Ma
tional Guardsmen now on the Mexican
border have been designated by Major
General Funston for return home and
muster out of the Federal service, I'M
der the order issued by the war de-
partment. All these organizations
will be started homeward as soon as
transportation facilities can be provid-
ed. Their departure will leave be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 men of the
guard still in the Federal service do
ing border patrol. War department
officials continue to withhold comment
on reports that the movement of Gen
eral Pershing's regulars out of Mexico
soon will be under way, and the state
ment announcing the guardsmen des-
ignated for relief does not connect
these orders with the withdrawal plans
in any way. The understanding has
been, however, that with the return of
the expedition in Mexico and readjust.
ment of the border patrol all of the
state troops gradually would be sent
home.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-01-26
RUSS CAPTURE TWO POSTS
Deliver a Successful Surprise Attack
Near Baranovitchi, the Petro-
grad War Office Claims.

Petrograd, Jan. 22.-In a surprise
attack delivered at night, the Russians
captured two field posts from the Ger
mans near Baranovitchi, the war Of
fee announced on Friday. Seventeen
Germans were made prisoner and the
remainder of the garrisons were put to
the bayonet.
Near Zberow, in Galicia, the Teuton
forces, after q strong bombardment,
attempted to captute the heights held
by the Russians southwest of the
town. Some of die attackers penetrat-
ed the Russian trenches, but were
driven out by a counter-attack.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-01-26
ADMIRAL DEWEY DIES
HERO OF MANILA BAY SUCCUMBS
AT WASHINGTON HOME.
Head of American Navy and Ranking
Naval Officer of World,
Passes Away.

Washington, Jan. Is. - Admiral
George Dewey, who won the naval bat
tie at Manila bay, died at his home
here at the age of seventy-nine, after
an illness lasting six days. Mrs. Dewey
and his son, George NJ. Dewey, were
with him when the end came. The
son was summoned from Chicago.
Admiral Dewey was taken ill with
what at first appeared to be only
slight cold. His Illness was diagnosed
as arteiosclerosis. Since Monday no
hope had been held out for his re-
cOvery.
President Wilson has shown his
sympathy by sending huge punches OF
flowers to the admirars home, with a
request that he be informed of any
change in the patients condition.
Because of Admiral Dewey's rank,
the military funeral services will be
of the most impressive character.
During his residence in Washington
Admiral Dewey had lived very sim
pie and retired life. He was a. his
office in the navy department regu-
larly every day.
Admiral Dewey was the third Off
Ger who won the high post of admiral
of the United States navy.
His father was DIR. Junius Yemans
Dewey of Montpelier, VT. His mother
was Mary Perrin, daughter of Zacha-
riah Perrin of Gilead, Conn.,
George Dewey was born at Mont
pelier on December g. 1887.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-01-26
SHIPPING BOARD CONFIRMED
Senate Commerce Committee Votes to
Recommend All Presidents APP
pointments to the Body.

Washington, Jan. 1S.-After careful
investigation the senate commerce
committee voted to recommend con-
firmatiOn of all the presidents ap-
pointments to the shipping board. The
appointees are Bernard N. Baker Of
Baltimore, John A. Donald, New York !;
Theodore Brent, New Orleans; VIII
liam Denman, San Francisco, and
James B. White, Kansas City. The
committee found objection to Baker,
Donald and White insufficient to war
rant an unfavorable report on their
confirmation.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-01-26
MANY DIE IN POWDER BLAST
Munitions Factory Blown Up Near
London-Loss of Life May
Be Large.

London, Jan. 22.-The following Of
fetal communication was issued on
Saturday:
The ministry of munitions regrets
to announce that an explosion oc-
Cured in a munitions factory in the
neighborhood of London.
at is feared that the explosion was
attended by a considerable loss of life
and damage to property"
WOOlwich arsenal lies seven miles
east-southeast of the heart of London.
The arsenal itself has become the
center of numberless workshops. With
IN the arsenal, $1,000 workers are en-
plOyed.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-01-26
FUNSTON INSPECTS TROOPS
Praises Members of the Mexican Punt
tive Expedition Along u.s.
Mile Line.

Field Headquarters, Punitive Expe-
dition, Mexico, Jan. 1S.-General Funs-
ton returned to Colonia Dublan from
FL Vale, thus completing the inspec-
ton of 175-mile line of communion
ton and the review of about 10000
men.
1.-THE experience is surprising" Gen.
eral Funston said. For until now i
did not fully realize the responsible
itty of the officers and men of the expe-
dition, and l do not believe that the
American people fully appreciate what
job this expedition has had and how
well it has carried out its orders"