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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-01-06
a GOOD RESOLUTION.

A new year started yesterday. The
old one is gone, its joys and its sor-
rows. its conquests and its errors,
gone forever. Its one function now
to serve only as guide for the fu.
ture.
Sentiment ard tradition have com
bined to make the first day one OF
resolutions and pledges, a few to hold
but a great many more to break.
There were intimate personal oaths
taken Of which the public will hear
nothing and in which it is not inter
ested.
But there is one oatn that every
Martinsburger. every West Virginian,
every American could and should have
taken on the first day in the interest
of a better country, better state and
a better city. It is not new. The
parchment on which it was written is
stained and frowsy with age, but its
spirit burns with eternal truth as it
Gid the first time the young men OF
Athens came forward to pledge them
selves to the city's good
That oath may well serve as a med
ium for a new conservation of citi-
zenship. II you haven't taken it. do
it now. and pledge not to violate it
as you read:
I'VE will never bring disgrace to
this our city by any act of dishonesty
or cowardice, nor ever desert our SUI
fering comrades in the ranks. We
will fight for the ideals and sacred
things of the city, both alone and
with many, we viii revere and obey
the city's laws and dc our best to in
cite like respect and reverence in
those above as who are prone to an
null or set them at naught; we will
strive increasingly 10 quicken the pubs
lies sense Of civic duty. Thus in all
these ways we will transmit this city
not only not less but greater, better
and more beautiful than it was trans
mitted to US"
Government cannot suffer so long
as an oath like that is kept inyiolate.
AS a New Years resolution it serves
an admirable purpose.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-01-06

The name -Doan's inspires conf
dence -Doan's Kidney Pills for kid
ney ills. Doan's Ointment for skin
itching. Doan's Regulets for mild
laxative. Sold at all drug stores.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-01-06

The United States is feeling also the
effects of an imitation in the purchas.
ing medium As dollars multiply, the
amount of food which they viii buy
tends to decrease. The stock OF gold
in this country now is about $2,T50,-
.000.000, one-third of the worlds sup
ply, Which represents an increase OF
about $850.0OO,O00 since the beginning
Of the war More than $600,000,000
in gold has come in during the present
year As every dollar forms the basis
Of five dollars in bank credits it Is
readily seen that this is an important
factor in the higher prices, The per
capita circulation of the nation has
increased around rs per cent in the
last two years, now being $42 per
son.--From High Food Prices and
Their Causes by David Shelton Ken
nedy. in the American Review OF re
views for January, 1917.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-01-06

Bilious, feel heavy after dinner?
Bitter taste? Complexion sallow?
Liver perhaps needs toning up Doan's
Regulets for bilious attacks 25c at
all stores.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-01-06
SECOND TRIAL IN
DYNAN|T|NG CASE
IS Up AT FRISCO
ATTORNEY w. BoURKE COCHRAN
OCCUPIES SPOTLIGHT AS DE-
FENSE's COUNSEL.
AFFAIR HAPPENED LAST JULY
WHEN SEVERAL PEOPLE
WERE KILLED.
BIG CASE BEING TRIED BEFORE
WELL KNOWN JUDGE IN
CALIFORNIA.
(By United Press.)


| SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 3.-With w
Bourke Cochran occupying the spot
/ light as chief counsel for the defense
! the second trial resulting from the
Preparedness Parade dynamiting here
began in superior court today.
Thos ;. Mooney, alleged leader Of
the four men and one woman accus-
ed of having plotted to place the
bonn which exploded in the midst
of paraders on July last, killed ten
persons and injured so, was on trial
for his life.
The presence of Cochran has drawn
the attention of the country to the
trial in much tht same way that Clar-
ence Darrow's activity in the defense
Of the Mcnamara brothers drew the
country's attention to that trial five
years ago.
Following the conviction in septem-
Der of Warren X. Billings, first of the
five alleged conspirators tried.
Cochran, noted New York lawyer,
volunteered his services to the de
Tense He will serve without com
pensation, according to officers of the
International Workers Defense Lea
que which is conducting the defense.
Indicted with Mooney as a code.
PENDANT is his wife, Rena Mooney, a
music teacher and strike organizer,
Thomas Mooney, leader of the defend
ants, was active in spreading strike
propaganda and had planned to cause
a general strike of United Railways
platform men here a short time be-
fore the fatal Preparedness Day pa
rade.
| Il was alleged by the prosecution
that the bomb had been set to explode
at time when non-union employees of
the street railway lines would pass
the point where the bomb had been
placed at Steuart and Market streets
but that a delay in the start Of the
parade upset the plans of the dyna-
miters.
The defense declares all the defend
ants are innocent and are victims OF
circumstanital evidence. Mooney sur
rendered to the police after reading
|
newspaper statements that he was
/ implicated in the crime, He was stop
ping at a summer resort at thai
time
The case has been featured by sew
| eral alleged confessions which were
later refuted. A number OF photo
graphs taken on the day of the Pre-
paredness Parade are held By botl
| sides as evidence.
/ The trial opened in superior Judg,
Frank p. DUNES chambers. DistTic
Attorney Charles M. Fickert, and {
corps of deputies represent the pros
ecution while Cochran, and Maxwell
McNutt, represent the defense.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-01-06
Heart Disease Almost
Fatal to Young Girl

My daughter. when thirteen years
old. was stricken with heart trouble
She was so bad we had to place her
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-01-06

wherever he is placed. Every one
should understand the herculean
task it is to be secretary of war
when, we are on the half-and-half
plan, that is hais war aud half
peace. and that "goesy when speak.
ing OF the national sentiment. The
constitution was made for the state
militia; Congress never tries to
override this part of the constitu-
ton except in tame of war. The
preparedness" talk has left the
people about where Bryan and
Roosevelt would be if forming a
party platform together. The aver
age citizen wants preparation for
war but he desires it not to inter
fere with his own family or bust
ness. Congress is informed that the
National Guard is a failure and the
working people and the pacifsts
are saying force us to be soldiers
IL you dare"
Baker is neither apologizing nor
begging, but is working night and
day at the task of doing the best
thing possible with the military
laws and timber available. He is
running the War Department, but
the people are dead sure that no
one can run Charleston Gazette.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-01-06
NEWTON D. BAKER.

1t is about as cowardly as it is
commonplace to criticise public
official in the way that certain news
papers hammer at Secretary OF
War Baker. Boiled down, the es-
sence OF these criticisms is that the
Secretary believes more in the war
college than in unsolicited advice;
and chooses to obey the acts of Con-
gress and to respect the plans of his
military men, rather than the news
papers that supported Hughes. We
have faith in Newton D. Baker. He
was born in West Virginia and we
gave him good start in life. He
went to Ohio and helped the progress
siyes Oh Cleveland breathe the doc
frine nov put to fest in Washington
into the lung Of that old boss-ridden
state of Ohio. The work Of Baker
and the men who have his vision and
\ determination, was seen in the vote Of
Ohio last November. Baker is one Of
that kind who do not quail at din
culties When he and his little band
then called "reformers.v tackled Ohio
the task seemed as hopeless as would
be that of the Salvation Army il
Medina. But they took their defeat
philosophically; opened new cam
paign the morning after the cleo
ton; stuck to their principles
spoke with confidence and enthusi
asm and never trimmed" till nov
Ohio is Democratic 1t requires
landslide to make it Republican
He was born what Wall street call
a reformer. that is he sees n
reason for not doing little thinl
ing while serving the public, an
denies the right OF any public officii
to do less than his fun duty to tn
people His critics viii later fin
that he is educated; that he reat
much. thinks deeply and fears nor
of them. He does no blowing
his own horn but he does all ii
pulling on his own trace chain. 3
cause he does not fling brick eyel
time fool newspaper undertakes 7
amend The law Is no sign that he b;
glass arm; nor does it signify tn
editors heads are immune when the
chatter really interferes WITH the RI
ming of the War Department
Ohio and West Virginia know tn
Baker can and VIII make 90
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-01-06
PROSPECTS BRIGHT.

With the exception of the extraor
binary high cost of living the pros
poets for the year 1917 were never
brighter at the beginning of twelve
month period in the history of the
United States than they are at the
start of the New Year now in its in
fancy. Prosperity prevails every
where on the American continent in
all industries. with no apparent rea-
son to believe that there will be any
falling off in the volume OF business
during the ensuing year. The year
1915 was noted for remarkable prog
ress in all avenues of trade and 1917
is starting out under conditions which
bid fair to excel those of its prede-
cessor.
Whether the sudden termination OF
the European war<would have a tend
ency to reduce the extent of the pros
perity wave now enveloping the Unit
ed States is conjectural. A glance
at our trade with foreign nations
since the big conflict began in sta
tistics as compiled by Dun & Co, viii
show that 1916 was the banner yea
in American exporting, the figures fol
eleven months up to December
showing exports amounting to $4,961
! 100000 as against SO, 1875. 400 900 in thu
same period of the previous year an,
but $1,S6S. 100000 in 1914. There i
no denying the fact that the war ha
played great part in stimNRting in
dustry in this country as we'll Nbein
responsible for large percentage q
the increase in the cost of food prod
ucts here.
4 But whatever has been responsible
for the prosperous results in thi
country in the past two years til
people are looking forward to eve
brighter prospects in the preser
year, whether European warfar
ceases or not. And with the implic
confidence of the American public i
+ the bushes stability of the natio
J there is little apprehension that an
drastic change downward will be Q,
! perienced at least not in the yea
, 1917, according to the present on
J look
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-01-06
Confined to Her Home.

Miss Christine Bremen is confined
to her home on South Spring street
with sickness.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-01-06

checked girl. No one can imagine the
confidence l have In Or. Miles Heart
Remedy" A. r. CANON, Worth, MO
The unbounicd confidence Mr.
Canon has in DIR. Miles Heart Rem
cdy is shared BY thousands q
others who know its value from
experience. Many heart disorders
yield to treatment, if the treatment
is right. II you are bothered with
short breath, fainting spells, swell
ing Of feet or ankles, pains about
the heart and shoulder blades, pail
pitation, weak and hungry spells,
you should begin using pr. Miles
Heart Remedy at once. Proht by
the experience of others while you
may. -
Or. Miles Heart Rense5y is sold and
guaranteed b. al druggists.
MILES MEDICAL CO., EIkhars. Ind.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-01-06

bed near a window
so she could get
her breath. One
doctor said, Poor
child. she is likely
to fall dead any
time A friend
told me DIR. Niles
Heart Remedy had
cured her father.
so l tried 1t. and
she began to i'm
prove. She took
a great many bot
ties, but she 10
spared to me to-
dav a. fat. rosy
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-01-06
PROFIT BY THIS
Don't Waste Another Day.

Don't Waste Another Day.
When you are worried by back
ache;
by lameness and urinary disord-
ers--
Don't experiment with an untried
medicine.
Follow Martinsburg peoples ex-
ample
Use Doan's Kidney Pills.
Here's Martinsburg testimony.
Verify it if you wish.
e. A. Bowers, railroad conductor,
SIG N. High street, Martinsburg,
says: THE first symptoms of kid
ney trouble that | had was with my
back. There was an ache through
my Kidneys and when stopped over
/ had sharp pains in the small Of
my back. The kidney secretions pass
ed too frequently and ! had to gel
up several times during the night
Mornings ! felt all tired out. | trieC
Doan's Kidney Pills and they put {
istop to that tired feeling and m,
! kidneys became normal. The pain
in my back and kidneys were als'
relieved. l am glad to recommend
Doan's Kidney Pills"
Price soc at all dealers. Don
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the sam
that Mr. Bowers had. Foster-Mi
burn Co., Props. Buffalo, \. Y.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-11
SOLICITSPLAN
FOR REDUCING
Price OF FISH

Has any one in Honolulu feasible
plan for regulating and reducing the
price of fish? If so. submit it to the
territorial food commission. Such
plans are being solicited.
The supply of fish in Honolulu is
now limited and is regulated entirely
by the number of fish caught and
taken to market, says J. F. Child, as
sistant executive officer of the com.
mission Prices are naturally high,
and the principal cause is the lack OF
bait. Nehu and lao, the principal bait
fish, are being driven out Of Honolulu
harbor by edible fish which are now
swarming in the waters and which
are drawing hundreds of fishermen to
the waterfront a..
Just now the demand is greater
than the supply" says Mr., Child. IF
the consumer will shop and not hold
out for any certain kind of fish, con-
ditions will be relieved to great
extent, believe. There is always one
fish of which there is an over supply.
and the price of which is lower. This
is tho fish to be bought when practic-
able"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-11
ICELAND HELPED
INBLOCKADEOF
VENEZUELA PORTS
Dutch Cruiser Now in Port
Acted as Convoy Through
Submarine Zone

International attention was attract
ed to the part the Dutch cruiser Zee
land, which arrived in Honolulu har
Dor yesterday morning, took in block
aiding Venezuela ports a few years be,
fore the beginning of the war in 1914
At that time the European powers
wished TO make President Castro OF
Venezuela pay some OF his country 5
debts, but were restrained by the
Monroe doctrine of the United States,
With the assent of this country il
was thereupon agreed that the duty
OF correcting" Venezuela should fall
to Holland as a harmless neutral, and
also because the Dutch had some
claims of their own against the Castro
government.
The iceland and a few other ships
OF her class were sent to Venezuelan
waters, with results satisfactory TO
the International creditors.
When the iceland was despatched
from Holland to Java on this VoH age,
she acted as convoy to some Dutch
merchant vessels making the trip
through the submarine area to New
York
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-11
CAN import SAKE
DESPITE new Law

That sake does not come under the
government ban prohibiting the i'm
portation of distilled liquor from for
eign countries is the inference Of
Acting Collector Raymer Sharp, after
receipt of some recent treasury de-
cisions from Washington. These de-
cisions, which were published in a
treasury bulletin on September l, do
not specifically mention sake, but
make clear beyond dispute that dis
titled liquors are the only ones pro-
hibited from entry.
Sake is brewed and not distilled"
has been frequently asserted by food
inspectors and others recently.
If shipment of sake was to arrive
here tomorrow it would be granted en-
try after the duty had been paid
says the acting collector.
Instructions have been issued to the
Honolulu customs force to seize all
shipments of foreign liquor coming
here and to report the same to L. S.
Attorney Huber.
Under the sub-heading Of THE i'm
pOICdllOu VI ulSIlllSu spun piOulDItC0
after September g." the decision COW
ering liquor importations, to which
collector of customs attention is cali
ed, reads as follows:
Your attention is invited to sec
ton Is of the act approved August 10,
1917, which provides that from and
after 80 days from the date of ap-
proval of this act no foods, fruits, food
materials or feeds shall be used in the
production of distilled spirits for bev-
erage purposes 80" Nor shall there
be imported into the United Statese
any distilled spirits.
You are hereby instructed to re-
fuse entry to any distilled spirits arr
irving in the United States after mid
night of September 9, 1917. Any such
spirits arriving at your port should
be refused entry and seized by you
and the case reported to the United
States district attorney, in accordance
with article 922 of the customs regu
lations of 1908" .....
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-11
AID CLUB PLAYERS HOLD REHEARSAL
FOR CIVIC CONVENTION COMEDY

That Old Jinx was frustrated yes
terday when the members Of the Ad
Club Dramatic Company held their
rehearsal at the BiJou theater Harry
Decker and Tom Sharp did a Sherlock
Holmes stunt trying TO locate the Old
Jinx' which had broken loose. They
did well.
With the aid of Mrs. Rose Janowitz
and Bill Prestidge. the ink was dis
covered hiding i'll LOnnie Magoon's
private office. Neil Slattery was the
hero, surrounding the said jinx with a
curtain of fire. and special gas gun
There have been a number OF acct
dents which mitigated against the sue
cessful staging Of the Ad Club play
False Fabrics" but the members Of
the cast are all wearing a bright
smile now. The first stage rehearsal
held last evening was a real success
from start to finish.
Miss Dorothy Mayo, the leading
lady of the AID Club Dramatic club,
gave a realistic Interpretation Of her
part. She has AN excellent speaking
voice, and bids fair to annex laurels
in her work Miss Mayo as Miss
Spearmipt typifies the office stem,
ographer, and one sees at times in her
manner resemblance to Rose Stahl.
who is one Of the foremost actresses
in this line.
John Ness as Will Hustle is
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-11
SLAYER ENTERS
PLEA OF GUILTY

Walking slowly from his seat, and
apparently nervous, Kapeliela Kaeha,
a Hawaiian boy, stood before Police
Judge Irwin this morning, charged
with murder in the first degree, for
killing Otokichi Hoshino. Japanese,
and Arsenal Isidoro, Filipino, yester-
day morning. He was unrepresented
by an attorney, and when the court
asked him whether he had anything to
say relative to his case, the defendant
admitted his guilt.
81 am guilty of the charge said
Kaeha to the court. when asked
whether he wanted a hearing in po-
lice court, or would waive examina-
ton. The defendant, speaking through
an interpreter, admitted having MUIR
dered the Japanese, Hoshino.
Upon finishing reading Of the sec.
ond charge, for the murder of Isl
doros the Filipino, Judge Irwin in
structed Interpreter Baker to tell the
defendant what his rights are under
law. Kaeha then looked up and told
the court that he wanted to waive
examination in police court. He was
therefore committed to the circuit
court for trial, if indicted by a grand
Jury
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-11

typical AID Club secretary His lines
are replete with clever wit and local
take offs" Ness has evidently miss
ed his calling. as his ability TO char
actcrize the part is one OF the feat
uTes OF the play.
Honolulu's favorite. Neill S!attery,
who takes the part OF Mrs Gott Stung.
received an ovation from those pres
ent for a clever presentation OF a
character, not only difficult to handle,
but is brimfuI Of good clean comedy.
Julian Eltinge will please copy.
r. D. Marshall as Mr.. SelIUm, the
merchant, shows that although he was
led astray through false advertising,
he is open to conviction and his pOT-
trayal of converted merchant to the
truth in advertising is good.
Harry Decker as Nr. Publisher is a
clustering newspaper man who be-
lieves that all merchants taking ad,
vantage of cleverly written ads that
do not tell the truth and nothing but
the truth should be shown up in their
true light
Ross Page as the president of the
club, shows that he knows how to
WELD the gavel and Wallace r. Far
rington Will have something to learn
in presiding over an aggregation of
Ad Club men. c. B. Gage, Charles
Foster and other men occupying seats
AT the table in the play handle their
parts well
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-11
PREDICT Larger
RISE IN Price Of
| Tires FOR AUTOS

That the price Of automobile tires
will advance approximately rs per
cent within the next three months, is
the announcement made today by the
tire experts of the Schuman Carriage
Co.
All tires with the exception Of Good.
rich and Kelly-Springield have ad.
vanced rapidly since the beginning of
the war, and now these two specific
types are to advance on September
Is. probably about 10 per cent.
Several theories are advanced for
the rise In price. These include the
scarcity OF war materials, the con-
troll Of the principal rubber markets
by countries other than the United
States. the Increased cost of labor
and the increasing demand for high
grade tires.
Because Of the larger number OF
automobiles and motor trucks new be-
ing used by the government, the ill.
ing on the mainland OF local orders
Tor tires is very indefinite.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-11
PRDCTS.
REORGANIZATION
GOESOVER WEEK

No definite action was taken by the
stockholders of the Mineral Products
Co. Yesterday at the special meeting
called TO consider the ACCESSIBILITY of
cisincorporating the present Nevada
company and organizing another I'M
der the laws OF this territory, because
there was not SO per cent of the stock
of the concern represented at the
meeting.
Even If there had been the required
representation OF the stock, II Is
doubtful if the proposal would have
received unanimous approval as a CO.
ordinate part of the proposal is the
levying OF a two per cent assessment
for Ave months, to cover running ex-
penses, to investigate the possibility
of the manufacture of magnesium car
Donate, and to pay debts Of present
company, If necessary.
In making his announcement of the
insufficient attendance President Judd
said that there we're but two things to
do. One was to incorporate under the
laws Of Hawaii, turn over the property
of the company to the new corpora
ton, levy and pay assessments. in
short to carry out the proposals men.
toned in the call for the meeting. or
to abandon the whole Mineral Prod
ucts Co. project, hquidate its affairs
or turn the property over to the credi-
tors. Personally he favored the first
mentioned plan.