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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-05-03
SUIT ON ACCOUNT
NOW BEING HEARD
IN CIRCUIT COURT
r. D. Sherrard Asks That Phil
lip Hite Pay Him $89.
PANHANDLE FAIR CASE
MAY COME TO A TRIAL
Test Case to See If Payment
For Stock Could Be Enfqrc-
ed Scheduled For Hearing
Late This Afternoon.

In tin Circuit Court this morning
tive suil Of r. D, Shcrrard, a mer-
fchan or Gerrardstown, against Phil.
Iip Tito. Of Gcfrardslown district,
which involves the settlement of q
merchandise account was called for
trial before Judge Woods and The fol.
lowing jury:
Edward Armbrestor, l.. l.. Wynd-
ham, Il A. Jacques. w. o. Kcrney
Peter Ruble. George Aikens, J. b.
Reynolds John Eichelborgcr. o. NJ
Ramsey. j w Myers, Grover Burk-
hart aud John Turner.
The suit was brought into the Cir
cult Court ON an appeal from mag
iBtrate'a court. and the plalntig claims
n balance of $50 on the above-men.
TONED account The plaintiff Is rep
resented by Martin & Seibert, while
the defendant Is represented by At.
torney H. II. Emmert and Attorney
John H. Hrkle
Aler Suit Settled.
Attorney Decatur H. Rodgers. OF
counsel for the defendant in the suit
of the American Clay Machine Com
pany against f. Vernon Aler, of this
city in which the company was re-
Gently awarded judgment for 49,
coo, announced to the court this morn-
Ing that all matters In controversy
had been settled. and asked that the
sui be dismissed Judge Woods will
enter an order to this effect
Fair Suit Is Called.
The civil suit of the Eastern Pan
handle Fair Association against AT
tolney Allen Il. Mol was scheduled
10 come up for trial this afternoon.
This is test suit brought by the fair
association to determine whether tho
balance remaining unpaid on notes
given for the purchase Of fair stock
can be collected by process OF law
IN aggregate Of several thousand
dollars In notes is hold by tho fair
association. and the outcome of tho
case viii be watched with great in
tereai by many persons Tho plain
tin association asked that the suit DO
heard by Judge Woods alone. but the
defendant demurred to this, asking
for jury trial. as Offering two
chances al success, instead of one.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-05-03
NOTICE

The water rents for 1917 are due
and in my hands for collection. Same
can be paid at the City Collectors
,fnce
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-05-03

Mr. Ira e. Frye Of corner Raleigh
and Buxton streets. who had severe
spell Of pneumonia, is able TO be
about
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1917-05-03

Mr. K Hammerslea, of North
Mountain, was in town today.
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WEATHER

Probably showers tonight and Friday;
somewhat warmer.
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-27
ETTERS SENT TO THE EDITO OR

dustry without plenty o, substantial.
nourishlng food.
With beans at f5c per pound. cab
bage f0c. carrots SC. potatoes &c.
onions i5c. and everything else In
proportion, will some OF our "patri.
o;s." who are handing ont 80 much
advice these days. please figure out
for us who arc too busy working
and too ignoranttodoit for ourselves.
a system whereby We can pay rent,
fuel, light. water. milk. meat and
grocery bills on $3.50 per day NJ
present high priest DO not ask
them to provide for medicine or doc
tors bills. for. OF course. We never
need them. or clothing, for II viii
soon be summer. and wo won't need
any: or amussneuts. for Ee are too
tired at night TO enjoy play. or
car-fare 10 get TO and from work.
for the walking IA very good right
now.
Just please show how the average
family OF five can live on the pres.
ent pitiful wage scale. or use your
influence by giving a living wage to
those who do the unskllled. heavy.
but very necessary work OF tho
world. VIM F. CHASE.
s20i Gath Ave. ". w.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-27
FOR WAGE INCREASE

Editor The Star: read ia your
issue OF this evening the article sug.
gesting that the government set the
minimum price OF corn a, 81 and
wheat $50 per bushei.
Personally. am heartily in favor
OF a price that will guarantee. good
pay to those who till the soil. but
why hare you. az web as tho rsst OF
the daily press. ignored or forgotten
the fact that there are thousands OF
Ms men working In the mills and fac
tories who are stu getting the same
old wage OF three years ago. and no
prospect OF an advance.
The average wage OF factory work
ers here In Seattle is $40 TO si2 per
week. Mil yard laborers doing the
hardest kind OF work. piling lumber.
etc, get the same old 1928 per day.
while a few or the heavier man
bullins" Jobs pay $3.50.
I think you Will agree that 81 a
day three years ago was as good or
better than - at the present time.
You cannot run a steam engine with
out fuel. Neither can the worker
keep UP HIS strength and efficiency
under our present slayedriving,
speeding-up process OF modern In
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-27
Give California Syrup of
Figs" at Once IL Bilious
or Constipated

Look nj tho tongue, mother II
coated. II Is a sure sign that your
little ones stomach. liver and bow.
els need a gentle, thorough cleans
Ing at once.
When peevish, cross, listless,
pale. doesn't sleep. doesn't cat or
act naturally. or II fevorish stom.
ach sour, breath had. has stomach.
ache. sore throat. diurrhooa, full OF
cold, give a tcaspoonful o, "Callfor.
MIA Syrup OF Figs" and in n few
hours all the foul. constipated
waste. undigosted food and sour
bile gently moves out OF the little
bowels without gripping. and you
have n well, playful child again.
You needn't coax sick children 10
take this harmless fruit laxative"
they love its delicious taste, and Il
always makes them feel splendid.
Ask your druggist for a 50-cent
bottle of California Syrup OF Figs"
which has directions fer babies,
children OF all ages and for grown
ups plainly on the bottle. Beware
OF counterfoits sold here. 70 he
sure you get the genuine, ask to see
that II Is made by California Fig
Syrup Company" Refuse any other
Kind with contempt.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-27

THERE has been a good deal said about
= German inhumanity In this war but
nothing illustrates the brutishness OF the Ger
man official character like the following story
by no less an authority than American AM
bassador Gerard:
"One day | read in the North German
Gazette a paragraph which told that mum
Der Of the inhabitants OF northern German
town had been guilty of improper and un-
patriotic conduct toward prisoners OF war;
and that they had been jailed for varying
terms and their names printed in the North
German Gazette, that their NAMES MIGHT
4 BE EXPOSED TO SHAME AND THEIR
FALSITY MADE KNOWN TO GENERA
TIONS OF GERMANS TO COME.
II said to myself. Good at last some OF
these Germans are TO be punished for NAL
treating prisoners OF war ! directed the
American consul there 10 make report on
the matter He sent back word that train
load OF Canadian prisoners Of war was being
taken thru the town when It was necessary
TO put the train on siding Some OF the
prisoners communicated 20 curious townstolk
gathered about the train that they were
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-27
STAR BEAMS

\ We expect 10 hear soon that the
prizes OF honey has gone up on ao-
count Of the war. You know II
costa . great deal more now 10 feed
= bee than Il did before the war.
A friend OK ours out In Ballard
has been sick from German measles,
but he IL afraid 10 tell anybody
} whak was the matter foe fear that
(. someone win think he Is not pat
r1otic and may slug him
A Chicago Tribune reader sug-
/. eests Z row song: Sister Susle's
sowing Spuds for Soldiers"
Mole 81. Nicolas was another
place that reported heavy firing
during tho spanish-Anericsn war.
The reports from there we're daily.
III that place does not report
sounds OF heavy firing" within the
next week we shall be greatly dis
appointed and sstonished.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-27
BY e. d. III.

Hardly a week passed during tho
standardization war without Dos.
ton reporting heavy firing or myS-
terious ba,tieshlpa. when. as a mat.
ter OF fact. there was neither firing
nor mysterious ship within q
thousand miles OF tho MaSsachu-
ss,tn coast The people IN the
nalshborhood of Boston sec and
hear moro ghosts than do the plan.
tatlon workers % the entir. South.
mlsfortunes Seldom Come sirely
Ernest Chapman has a new Ford
car. Ito also has tho rrnaslea .--
shabhona 0ll) Express.
II the war lasts FOR 30 years. says
DIT. Jamos G. Snyder you1i find lot
OF these var brideErooms votinE for
unrestricted oouscripti0u.
Old man Won fiindcrburw's limo
NEEDS a couple OF props under g.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-27
CHAPTER Xxx
WAITING
VARlIlWf"a father sent for her
the moment eho returned.
u Where have you been

VVARltlUf~s father sent for her
the momont she returned.
IL Where have you been,
daughtcr1" ho asked.
Il have been driving with Mr..
Eaton ia u motor" she said.
Helping him 60 escapo7" A
spasm crossed tho blind mans face.
lilo said not. he-he was follow
ing tho men who shot Cousin Wal
lace"
Tho blind man lay for an instant
still Tell me-" he commanded.
She told him. beginning with her
discovery OF Eaton In the garage
and ending with his leaving her and
with Donald Ayery's finding her In
the motor. Sho held back ono word
only-his name. Hugh.
Ills father listened intently and
made no move. no comment. no 70
proach Later
you and Mr. Eaton appear 90
have become rather vol acquaint-
ed. Harriet" he said. Has he told
you nothing about himself which
you have not told mot You have
seen nothing concerning him which
you have not told"
Her mind went quickly back 10
the polo game. sho flushed
No" she answered She knew
be knew aho was conccallng some
thing
"NoihingT' hs asked. again.
Nothing" sho eaid steadily.
Tho blind man summoned the
steward Neither spoke until the
steward had come
Farley" sRntolns said then.
quietly. for the present all reports
regarding tho pursuit OF the lneu
who entered the study last night
are 90 be made direct 10 me"
Then 10 her:
THAT Is all. dear" he said.
quietly.
She got up and left him. and went
10 her own rooma. to an eternity Of
aEonlEed waiting
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-27

DO some foods you eat hit back
taste good. but work badly; ferment
into acids and cause sick. sour.
gaHay stomach? Now. Mr.. or Mrs.
Dyspepilc. 80, this down: Pape'g
Diapepain helps neutralize the er-
cehsiyo acids In tho stomach 20
your foods won't sour and upset
you. There never was anything 70
safely quick. 10 certainly effective.
No difference how badly your stom-
Ach is upset. you usually get happy
relief in five minutes. but what
pleases you most is that II helps TO
regulate your stomach so you can
eat your fayorite foods without fear.
Most remedies give you relief
sometimes-they are slow. but not
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-27
rNE FOOD sprcULAToR

TIE FOOD SPECULATION
Editor The Star; In your paper
OF recent date you make tho claim
that tho recent sharp and eroFbliant
advance In foods,uffs wAs caused by
tho suddea demand for an extra
supply by tho housewives. and ask
why
As ono OF tho housewives I VIII
tell you.
For tho past two years prices Of
groceries have been creeping up.
then the past few months. ever
time n housewife went 10 her grocer
FOR a few goods. she was told that
tho price had gone up little. and
that she had better tako what she
wanted then. as tho jobbers and
wholesalers had told the grocer that
the next order he gave them for this
or that article OF food would eos,
him more. stu the average house
wife waited before laying IN n sup
I ply. thinking and hoping that thinvr
would surely get no worse. and
might settle down 20 something Ike
normal conditions and got better
Then came the sinking OF tho Al
gonquin. with It's 100000 cargo
OF swlft's products. and again all
meat and meat products took n
sharp advance Then. came tho
declaration OF war between tho Z.
9. and Germany. and foodstuffs
took another leap up over night.
Then Il was that tho housewife
began 10 lose all hopes Of conditions
resuminR anything Ike normal.
reasonable phase. and concluded
before the food spectators got pll
tho foodstuffs stored up 10 hold FOR
sim higher prices. or 10 ship 20
Europe by tho hundreds OF boat
loads.
II was tho almost prohibitory
price OF all foodstuffs that caused
the housewives 10 rush 10 lay IN a
small supply. and not the demand OF
the housewives for this small sup
ply that caused prices 20 soar.
You assure the people that there
is plenty OF food for all Bless you,
the people all know that already,
and that is why they resent It's
being withheld from Thorn.
The declaration 81 war only
caused tho spectators. who had
been holding onto their vast stores
OF food rather tentatively. TO tighten
their grip on what they had and 20
buy more.
This is tho view hold by thou
sands OF people hero and elsewhere.
who had been hoping and expecting
the government 10 tale some steps
TO overthrow tho system OF specua-
ton IN foodstuffs. with food neces-
stiles 70 high as 10 be almost pro-
hlbitory now. tho people wonder
what n will be like with 900 ships
carrying It away I'm few moro
months.
This may bo the answer 10 tho
apparent apathy IN voluntary enlist
ments. MRS. r. r. LANTZ.
723 25th ave s.. city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-27
Birds and Butterflies

Feed them supply them with fresh watei
often, and teach your children that birds are
our friends.
II YOU have cat make sure that 1t doesn
chase birds away. even If you have 10 saeri-
flee all nine OF the cats lives.
This year the nation needs food all the
food YOU and every other patriotic citizen
can grow. BY the same token It needs birds
and doesn't need butterflies
There never was a time when this country
had less use for the butterily--those with
wings and those inane humans who toll not
but live in silks and lmousineS
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-27
BY VIM. MacHarg
and Edwin Balmer

Tho blind man wrote n short note
swiftly. folded. sealed and ad.
dressed H.
Have that delivered by q mes
senger at once" hs directed. There
will be- cent back-a photograph.
gas that IL IL brought 10 me al
once
Hs was shaking with anger. hor'
ror. resentment. he was almost
not qulte--Hure now of all that had
taken place.
lie lay shaking with rags: then.
by effort OF bis viii. no stretched
himself upon his bed. finally. he
slept
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-27
For Acid Stomach, Indigestion, Gas
or Food Souring--Pape' Diapepsln
Instant Relief! Neuralizes excessive stomach acids
stopping dyspepsia, heartburn, belching, pain.

sure. "Pape's Diapepsin" is posi-
tive in neutralizinR the acidity. 30
the misery won't como back very
quickly.
You feel different as soon as
"Paps's Diapepsin" comes in con
tact with the stomach-distress Just
yanlshes-your stomach gets swoc,
no gases. no belching. no erucia,
lions OF undlgested food, your head
clears and you feel fine.
Go now. make tho best invest
ment you ever made. by getting a
large J0-cent case OF Pape's Diapep-
Elm from any drug store. You real
lze in five minutes how needless II
IL TO suffer from indigestion. dys-
pepsia or any stomach disorder due
70 acid fermentation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-27
ID IRDS arc the backyard gardeners best

d IRDS arc the backyard gardeners best
- friends; butterflies are his enemies.
Therefore encourage birds TO come and live
In your back yard. and kill the butterflies.
That pretty butterfly. fitting from plant
to plant may look innocent enough, and II -
las long as it remains butterfly, but not when
il produces an army OF oaterpillars, which will
prey upon the leaves OF many of your vege-
table plants. taking the leaves and preventing
the plants from taking plant food out Of the
air.
Birds arc useful because they kill insects,
Without birds a eountry's food production
would be small
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-27
CHAPTER xXu

CHAPTER XAiL
After Eaton had plunged into tho
bushes he ran along as beet he
could in the darbncsB. Repeatedly
be fell. His clothing WAS soon In
shreds. But he pressed on. Iie
vas hunting. not escape. but a man.
4 man. he now knew. whom he
had wounded.
Tho wound in Daton's shoulder
4 wellsd blood he bound his
Useless left arm tightly ~ hls side.
30 felt his automatic pistol. then
be started forward.
Ito crossed narrow. unRuardsd
loads. Then, suddenly be came
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-27

He certainly could recall no case IN
which n man OF Eaton's age and
clnss had been 80 terribly wrongod
that double murder would have
been reHofted 10 for the conceal
ment OF the facts but he under
utood that he had probably been In
"A position to get tho information. II
be had known what specific matters
IL concerned. That. then. had been
tho reason why his own death
would have served for the time bo-
Ing IN place OF Eaton'h.
Those who had followed Eaton
had known that santoine could ret
this Information. that accounted for
all that had taken place on the
train. II accounted for this hubne-
quent attack on Eaton. when II be-
came known that Santoine was get
ting well. II accounted also for the
invasion OF his study and tho fore
ing OF the safe last night
Evidently something which would
have given SRntoine the informs
ton Warden had had. and which
Eaton now required. had been
brought into santolne's house and
put IN Santolne's safe. II waa 20
get possession OF this "somothing"
before II had reached santoino that
tho safe had been forced
santoino summoned a servant and
sent for his daughter.
Harriet. something has been
brought into the house--or the man
ner OF keeping something IN tho
house has been ohanged-within n
few days. What was that some
thlng'1"
Hia daughter reflected The
draft % the new agreement about
tho Iatrone properties and tho lists
OF stockholders In the properties
which came thru SIR. Wardcn'H Of
flee" che replied
Those we're In The safe"
Yea"
Who besides Donald knev"that7"
No one A"
Thank you"
Harriet went out
Tho blind man Felt the blood beat.
Ing fcrcely In his temples. II,
amazed. antoundsd him, 10 realize
that Narden's murder and all that
had followed 81 had sprung from the
IAtron case. lie himself had
known-or had thought he had
known more about the IAtron case
than almost any other man. he had
senior had thought he had seen
cven-hhndcd justice done there
! Now. by Warden's evidence. but
more ntill BY tho manner OF War.
denis death. he was forced TO be.
lieye that there had been something
I unknown TO him and terrible In
what had been done then.
And as realization % this came
60 him. he rccolicctrd that he had
been vaguely conscious. ever since
I i.atrons murder. OF something not
/ wholly open in his relations with
those men whose interests had been
mos, closely allied with Lairons.
lie seized the private phone be-
side his bed and called his broker.
How Is tho martctT" he IN.
| quircd
There vas something approach
/ INK n panic on tho stock exchange
81 appeared
How IS Pacific MiGlands'" San
tome asked
IL led the decline"
M and " smeliersr~ h. asked
Down seven points"
-. T. and d -
Eight points of"
Santoine's hand shook in tia
agitation: his head was hot. bis
body was chilled An idea no
strange. so astounding. 30 incredi.
I bio had come TO him that his feel.
ings refused Il. tho his reason told
him 8, was the only possible condl.
ton which could account for all the
Z facts
His hand reached for tho bell:
I he rang: servant came
Get mo note-paper" Santoine
commanded
Tho servant returned with paper
L
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-27

BilLiNoSLEY MYSTERY NOW
clEAREDi THERE WAS
NO LOCK-
J II W. Lock. guard AZ the de,en-
ton station. was the last 10 talk 10
Logan Billlnsslsy. He went home
ut ii:45 p. m. and when Logan saw
there was no Lock. he flev the coop.
What's the mystery
Switzerland has bought 1000 tons
OF sugar In this country. but We
will buy Il all back In tho Swiss
chocolate AZ cents a throw.
The Chicago butter and egg board
has adopted resolutions agreeing
not 20 speculate IN food. as a petri.
otto duty. We arc n strange people
IL il patriotic not 90 speculate tn
food IN war timos. but IT'S perfectly
proper IN times OF peace
For further Information. ask the
Seattle Chamber OF Commerce trus-
tees.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-27

According to Ambassador Gerard. Won Tir-
pity declared that after England is licked. Ger
many will collect the cost OF the war from
the United States. IL is redhot notice also
70 Brazil. Argentine and other nations trying
TO continue neutral.
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thisl"
For the flrst time since abe had
left tho garage nho was suddenly
conscious that hho was In hor
night dress with only n robe and
slippers.
After seeming eternity. she
backed her car away from tho ono
IN front OF Il and started home.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-27
German Kindness

starved and had nothing to drink. The towns,
people had given them food and drink ana
that was the crime for which they were I'M
prisoned and held up 10 shame
81 had seen small boys. with German SIM
plicitv and kindness. march about the prison
camps armed with bows and arrows, shoot
arrows tipped with nails at prisoners, but
had not before heard OF such thing as this
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-27

Won Reventlow, the red-hot German editor,
declares that Germany must have victory
or the German monarchy will cease TO exist.
In Von's place. we wouldn't rub this idea into
our readers too strong.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-27

Il would be much cheaper 70 hang Socrates,
in these times War has raised the price OF
hcmlock bark 10 SIP the cord.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-27

n you value your watch. lot
Haynes repair Il. Next Liberty the
theatre - Advertisement
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The Seattle Star

a second ois.. mst,r
ny month ts
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Some grill francesca. See
"Bambl."
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