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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-03-17
CATHOLICS PROHIBIT
CARDS DURING LENT
Clergy Ordere1 to Stop Gard Parties
insofar AS They Are Held for
Benefit of Church.

Card playing during Lent for
church purposes has been placed un-
der the ban of Bishop Owen B. Cor.
rigan, of the Catholic church. The
clergy and others in charge of par
ish or institutional work are ordered
to stop card parties. insofar as they
are held for church purposes.
The order is signed by Bishop Cor
rigan, as auxiliary Bishop of Balti-
more and copy has been sent to
every priest and head of asylum, home
or other institution in the diocese.
The ban will apply during Lent only
and applies to all Catholic churches
in this SECTION. Usually, such orders
come from Cardinal Gibbons, but he
was in New Orleans aat the time of
the issuance OF the decree and Bish.
op Corrigan was in charge of the
Archdiocese.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-03-17
Governor WRITES
FIRST APPO|NTEE
That "No Politics. VIII Be His Rule
During His Adtainistra-
tim

Governor john :. Cofnwell in APP
pointing Dr. H. L Goodman superin-
tendent of McKen dree Miners hos
pital No. ?, at McKendree, addressed
a letter to the appointee, in which he
says that the appointment was made
because DR.. Goodman has been rec
commended by large number of ply
sicians, surgeons and business men
as being capable and particularly
well fitted for the place and as pos
sessing character and personality
'Of course. the fact that YOU are
Democrat was greatlg in your favor.
but it was not the determining fac
tor" SAYS the governor in the letter.
He said further:
Il have no desire to take from you
or any one else any element of citi-
zenship. or to deny you the right to
express honest convictions in tenn
perate way upon all proper occasions,
but in accepting THIS appointment you
will do it with the understanding
that during your term of Office you
must not accept or hold any official
position with any political party or
organization or engage in partisan
/ politics or anything else TO such an
extent as to take you from your Of
/ fetal duties for a single moment
Every appointment [ make will be
upon these conditions. and the fail
ure of the appointee to observe them
will be cause for removal A copy
Of this letter will go to each ap,
pointee, consequently you will under
stand this is a statement Of policy
and is not personal in any sense. My
one wish is that those few persons
whom I shall be permitted to appoint
to public Office shall, during their
terms. give all their time to the pub
/ lie service.
MY administration will be judge
to no small extent by the character
OF men l appoint to manage the yari
Gus state institutions, and whether
those men succeed or fail. conse
quently you viii understand the dou
bic interest | will posses in watch
ing their work. Ny information il
J that you are courteous and possess
: the ability to make friends-a mos
valuable asset in any employe, bu
: especially in public official. | shall
2 nor undertake to dictate to you Tit
york is yours. as the responsibility
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-03-17
ST. PATR|CK'S DAY
TO Be CELEBRATED
Shamrocks viii be Very Scarce This
Year But There viii be Plenty
of Green


Saturday St Patrick's Day will
dawn, to be celebrated by all true
lrishmen wherever found. But, alas,
there is sadness in the hearts of all
the colleens and lads who make their
homes in America. The beautiful
green shamrock is missing.
st. Patrick's Day and no shamrocks
the fact brings a cloud and dark
ems the eyes and saddens the tender
hearts of all the loyal sons of Erin
when they bring to memory the isle
across the sea. And then the dark
ened eyes and saddened hearts leap
with anger, for they have found the
reason why no shamrocks will be here
to add luster to the celebration. The
U-boats are at work.
"Begorra, and may it place God TO
sink every dang one of them" is the
outspoken wish of the Irish.
Every effort has been made to So
cure shamrocks, but to no avail They
are not to be gotten. Ships from Ire
land are few and far between, owing
to the Prussian warfare on the seas
And thus the gloom in Celtic circles
has spread.
But never fear, ali true and loyal
irlshmen will not change the color
they wear in their caubeen. ItIl still
be green--shamrock or no shamrock;
u7hoats or no U-boats-sons of Erin
will be true. They'll stick to wearin
o the green.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-03-17
SATURDAY MARCH II, 1917.
STATE NORMAL SCHOOLS.


The National Bureau of Education
in reviewing the state normal schools
of the country says that there are
279 private and state institutions OF
this character scattered throughout
the country. New York leads with
%, Pennsylvani is second with Is and
Massachusetts supports II. West Fir-
ginia has I, while Florida. Utah and
Wyoming have no normal schools but
have normal departments in connec-
ton with their state universities.
The public appropriation for state
normal schools during the past 26
years was as follows: for buildings,
s3S,123,757; and for support, $107,761,-
OTIS During the past year eight
schools ceased to exist
In the regular training courses for
teachers in the 273 normal schools
there were enrolled 10O,325 students,
as compared with 1926 reported in
1914, showing an increase OF 5,059
students. OF the 1OO,325 students re-
ported, there were 2,S42 preparing to
be kindergarten teachers. In addi-
ton to the students in training
courses for teachers in these public
and private normal schools, 25,721
students were reported as pursuing
such courses in 1889 public high
schools, and 1852 in 292 private high
schools and academies. The univer-
sites and colleges reported 1881
students in professional courses in edu-
cation. 1t will be seen that the en-
rollment of students preparing for
the occupation of teaching was 1917
S29. so far as reported TO this office.
OF these students. 1904 were in
1.4S4 public institutions and 90,735 in
5s4 private institutions.
The number of normal graduates re-
ported from the 273 public and pri-
waite normal schools for 1915 was 81
9d4, or - per cent of the number of
normal students in these institutions.
Public appropriations for normal
schools for the year 1915 total Si2,-
6S3.656, as compared with S2.212,952
a quarter of a century ago-an in
crease for public appropriations for
state normal schools of over 500 per
cent in the last % years.
1t is evident from these figures that
ii is not the "old-fasdioned people"
who believe there is something pecul-
lar i'll a public normal school. pub
lie normal school is, indeed a pecul-
lar school 1t is equally true that the
peculiar work of such school can
not be delegated to any other school.
No other school can prepare teachers
so well for their work as the school
which makes such preparation its
sole business.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-03-17

Advertising is the most effective
force new at work for the reduction
of selling costs and prices The man
ufacturing cost of a commodity rep
resents only a part Of the necessary
ultimate selling price. The selling
cost must be added. " prices are to
be reasonable, the selling cost must
be low. Advertising lowers this sell
ing cost, and therefore works for the
interest of the customer.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-03-17

Finally, it is understood, the Vat
lean noticed the many announcements
OF dances in the Baltimore Catholic
Review, the official weekly paper Of
the archdiocese, and notified the edi-
tors that it must be stopped An edi-
torial appeared several months ago
stating that henceforth no advance
notices of dances would be published
in the paper.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-03-17
Decree Put On Dancing.

This order is in line with one re.
Gently promulgated which forbade the
holding of dances under the auspices
came from Rome direct and stipulated
that no priest should assist in the ar
rangements for or attend any dance,
even though the proceeds were to be
devoted to parochial work. Little at
tention was paid to the order, since it
was thought that itaapplied more di-
rectly to Canada than to the United
States.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-03-17
DR.. Miles Nervine

advertised in the papers and ] at
once began to take It. continued
to take it for some time and now !
am we'll"
II you are troubled with loss OF
appetite, poor digestion, weakness,
inability to sleep; if you are in q
general run down condition and
unable to bear your part OF the
daily grind OF lire. YOU need some
thing 70 strengthen your nerves.
You may not realize what is the mat
ter with You, hut that is no reason
why YOU should delay treatment.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-03-17
DR.. Miles Norvine

has proven its value in nervous dis
orders for thirty years, and merits
a trial, no matter how many other
remedies have failed 10 help you.
Sold by all druggists. " first bottle
fails to benefit your money q rcturned
MILES MEDICAL CO., EIkhart, Ind.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-03-17
Woman Finally Receivers
From Nervous Breakdown

Impoverished nerves destroy many
people before their time. Often be-
fore a sufferer realizes what the
trouble is, he is on the verge of q
complete nervous breakdown. 1t
is of the utmost importance to keep
your nervous system in good con-
dition, as the nerves are the source
OF all bodily power. Mrs Rosa
Bonner, SIS N. 18th St, Birming-
ham, Ala, says:
Il have been suffering with nerv-
GUS prostration for nine or ten
years. Have tried many of the best
doctors in Birmingham, but they all
failed TO reach my case. | would
feel as if | was smothering; finally
went into commissions. My little
girl saw
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-03-17
Come on Over, See
MY Germ Fall OFT"
Il Put 2 Drops of 'Gets.Ie on Last
Night-Now Watch"

'See-ail you have to do is to use
your two fingers and lift the corn
right off That's the way Gets-It'
always, works. You just put on
about 2 drops. Then the corn not
only shrivels. but loosens from the
toe without affecting the surround
ing flesh in the least, Why, it's al
most q pleasure to have corns and
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-31
The Russian Peace Offer.

| The efficiency of German censorship
would be astonishing if no news of pc
litical events known throughout Ger
many could get into Russia Yet tho
men who are struggling to keep them
selves at the head of affairs in Petro
grad show no acquaintance with the Sc
rious conflict between the German gov.
eminent and the Independent Socialist
party. The members of that party are
more closely in agreement than any
other in Germany with the political prin-
ciples and objects of those who follow
Lenne and Trotzky in Russia Social
ism of the Bolsheviki type is not coun
teuanced by the Socialist majority un
der the leadership of Philip Scheidmann.
He and those who act with him in the
Reichstag and the country are active
supporters and agents of the German
autocracy. But the Independents, led
by Hugo Haase, who has some of the
boldness OF Liebknecht, are advocates of
social and constitutional reconstruction,
without much care for the perpetuation
of monarchy or empire
ii the Bolsheviki have any real com
rades in Germany, these are they, the
men who would try to effect revolu-
tion there if they saw chance of in
ducing IA sufficient number of the people
to overturn the Hohenzoilern military
machine. Possibly it is because they had
begun to plan rising that hundreds of
them were arrested in more than doz.
en- German cities on Christmas eve by
order of the government With that
crushing of heads of the more extreme
Socialist section the hope of German
revolution dies. Have not the Petrograd
Socialist authorizes heard Of the Affairs
They are seemingly either ignorant or re-
gardless, continuing their peace negotia-
tions, not with comrades, but with the
autocracy by which the German com
rades are imprisoned
A peace concluded by the parties in
these circumstances cannot be pact of
peoples, an agreement securing the ad-
hesion of democratic nations. How far.
if at all, the Bolsheviki leaders NAV be
playing for the retention of their pow
er 1t is impossible to saw. but with them
the astute diplomats of Germany. Aus.
tria, Turkey and Bulgaria are PLAYING
playing for time, for removal of forces |
10 fight Russia's allies. for control of
Russian commerce and industry, for 81 /
Derisn wheat and Bsku OIL aud for ter /.
ltoriat acquisitions without mention of /
Peace will not come TO the
world through the Bolsheviki They cry |
Peace" for that which can be no peace I
Boston Herald
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-31
CURRENT COMMENT
Alien Enemies in Vermont.

There probably is a much smaller pro
portion of what are elassed as alien enc
mics in Vermont than in almost any 9th
| er section of the country and there is 1T
occasion for undue nervousness or hys-
terra over the few cases that have come
| to light as evidence that there is such an
element within our borders. German in
trigue is not rampant in Vermont.
On the other hand it is difficult to
understand why there should be any
great lenency or forbearance shown in
the treatment of those whose words and
actions have clearly shown them to be
German sympathizers or possible agents.
The case of Professor Appelmann is one
where forbearanee was exercised far too
long. The case of the st. Adams tailor,
an alien enemy OF German sympathies,
arrested few weeks ago, is now attract
ing attention, and il is not strange that
the federal governments action in di.
recting that he be released on parole
should cause surprise among he people
of the community where he is best
known
Prudence, at least, seemed 10 warrant
the arrest and confinement Of this party,
and now that the government has taken
a more lenient attitude il is permits
sible to hope that the terms of the
parole will be closely observed Bitter
experience has shown that German
leaning" may be mighty dangerous
thing Enosburg Standard.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-31
THE SCHOOL ORDER.

We believe that the state school de
extend the present holiday vacation in
part of the schools for two weeks, or
until Jan. IA. The order applies merely
to the schools which are housed in build
jngs heated by coal those buildings us
ing wood as a fuel to be opened at the
originally scheduled date. We are in
rlined to believe that in the interests OF
uniformity, for one thing, it would have
been better to embrace all the schools of
the state in that order-to have them
all remain closed until Jan, IA. More
over, fuel is fuel whether ii be coal or
wood, and if we draw from the supply of
either we are reducing by just so much
the total fuel supply of the nation. Wood
is commodity. too, which cannot be
burned with reckless abandon even here
in Vermont, where the supply is ade-
quste, theoretically, but which, actually,
IS far below normal The situation as
regards wood is not so bad as it is in re-
lation to coal, but even so we should be
willing to sacrifice little of our school
service for the general good, No doubt
the communities in which wood is used
o. fuel in school buildings are just as
willing to join in the patriotic sacrifice
rs the other communities They ought
10 be given the chance
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-31

human beings and animalsi and deep in
roads have been made into the fuel re
serve of an already overstrained nation
because of the unprecedented demand
The month, with only occasional streaks
of relief, has been such as To try the en-.
durance OF the most hardy and the pa
thence of the most long suffering.
But, as If that were not enough, old
winter bore down with an even heavier
hand in one great blow of oppression and
brought frgid weather such IA has not
been recalled in the memory of the old
est inhabitant' (which expression this
time embelishes fact and not fancy !.
The closing days Of December have been
record breakers along the line of intense
cold. No longer do we point out the old.
fashioned winters as basis for fright.
fulness, for we have the most frightfnl
with us at the present juncture. For
two days the recording capacity of mer-
curry has been tested to the limit, while
so-called spirit thermometers have al
most gone ont OF sight. Man and beast
have suffered severely from the cold
a time, too, which was most inopportune
in view of the acute shortage of fuel in
many sections and when we should have
been practeing conservation to carry us
through the winter. But conservation
has been forced into the background for
the time being as we mortals have
damned the furnaces and the stoves in |
an effort to battle against the great of
fensive drive of Gen. Jack Frost. 1t |
has been stern fight indeed, but there
is reinsurance in the knowledge that this
sort of thing cannot last Nor has our
endurance been tried to its utmost limit
as yet. 1t is for us TO grin and bear it
As best we individually can, Old winter
has nothing worse in store for us, we
may rest assured.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-31
TIE WEATHER,

II Is trite thing TO talk about OIL
write about the weather; but when the
weather, with its present accompaniment
Df fuel shortage forces itself on ones at
tention almost to the exclusion Of every.
thing else it i pardonable to consider the
htrocious thing in some Of its phases. at
least. So let us say word OF two
about the weather
To begin with. the month 81 December.
1917, has been practically half filed with
feros. or worse than zeros. Morning
sfter morning the faithful mercury has
recorded temperatures below the great
divide. Day after day the people in this
rarthcrn cline have >hivered a. the
blasts Of the Frost King have chased
themselves up aud down the spinal cord
rf the human snstomy Business ma
teen almost starnated ~ TIE intense
reid; much suffering has been forced On
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-31

teen steamships, ranging from 5000 to
10000 gross tons are owned by an Anglo
American corporation, and eight Others
I by British steamship company The
other vessels are freighters belonging to
American, French, Italian and British
companies, and few steamships oper.
ated by the United States shipping board
in carrying supplies and horses to
France"
AT the same time. il is not to be
forgotten that ships are sailing all the
time from our ports as the government
provides for the departure OF those il de-
sires TO have proceed The condition in
New York harbor is valuable by way of
illustrating that the coal shortage is not
a local ISSUE as General Hancock termed
the tariff question in 1880, but nation
al problem inclusive in its reach. Even
more than that, il has become an in.
ternational problem since the United
States has been called upon SO largely
to coal the allied nations as well as IL
self. There has come to be a world wide
community of annoyance in this matter
of belated coal supplies, because Of the
vastly multiplied demand Springfield
Republican,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-31

The reported abdication OF King Ferdi,
nand of Rumania is not likely to be re.
assuring news TO the kaiser Of Germany
although Rumania is arrayed against
Germany in the war If it is true that
Ferdinand has given up the struggle
against the rising tide of sentiment in
opposition to monarchial form OF gov
eminent the action brings William II.
one step nearer TO the day when he him
self will have TO yield to the pressure in
side his own nation. Monarchy is doomed
to elimination from the world after the
splendid example of the success Of popu-
lar government in the United States 1t
may not be the kaiser's turn next, but
the day is surely coming when he or his
successors will have to give up the
throne. We trust that it win come dur
ing the reign of the present emperor, SO
that he may die with the consciousness
of his own frailty against the tide OF
world sentiment
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-31
Old King Coal on the Sea.

New York harbor presents an extra
ordinary spectacle at this time. with Toe
steamships aggregating over 100000 OF
tons gross held back for lack OF coal
Every pier in the East and North rivers
i occupied. and vessels have to anchor
either in the lower hay or mp the North
river until there Is docking room for them.
This depletion Of congestion in our chief
port which the New York Times set-
forth, exhibits q side OF the coal de-
msnd that must impress everyone.
What such delay means will best be
appreciated By scanning the part ieulars
given regarding these ships Twenty
tu0 Of the detailed steamships are
owned by a French company and have
been waiting for coal since November "a
hev include four ammunition ships Fif-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-31

We Americans are inclined to chortlt
too long over single minor successes For
instance, two American destroyers sank
"a German submarine and captured the
crew nearly two months ago; and the
navy department is just now calculating
/ he details of the encounter Meanwhile
big and memorable acts are being per
formed by the other belligerents, and
they say little about them. We must
become nation Of doors rather than
takers
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-31

New Hampshire's savings banks sui
ifered no more than did similar institu-
ltions in Vermont from the floating of
two issues of Liberty bonds. 1t is prob
able that they viii not suffer in any
harder proportion when the third great
loan is foated.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-31

The milkman has not had the most
pleasant of jobs during the past two
days. When most people were just be-
ginning to stick their noses out of doors
in the morning he has been completing
his rounds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-31

Nothing is being heard nowadays from
Theodore Roosevelt. Perhaps he is sat
listed with the progress being made in
this country.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-31

Christmas passed on all the war fronts
without excessive spilling of human
blood Ii was virtual arnistice al.
though not prearranged.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-31

Two feet of snow would make fit
ting climax to the present outburst of
winter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-31

Don't call on the Oldest lnhabitsnt to-
day: you don't have to.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-31

We wish you a happier and warmer
New Year.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-31

The next thing for the government to
do is to take over the coal mines.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-03-12
GOv. ASKS FUR
 BETTER LAWS

Juneau, March 12 - Senator Hubbard this morning temporarily withdrew his point of order, and a vote was taken for the permanent presidency of the Third Session of the Territorial Senate.
 The eight senators in attendance had not wavered in their determin- a:ion to stand by their original choice, and the vote again showed four to four.
 It is predicted that the dead lock will be broken within the next twenty-four hours.
 This afternoon Governor Strong read his message to the House of Representatives.
 He urged that the Legislature make fewer but better laws for the territory, and also suggested that some provision be made for a publicity bureau whose duty it would be to secure home builders for Alaska. .'. .
The daily Alaskan., 1917-03-12

Newcastle, Ind, March 12-Yester- d&y afternoon this city was visited by d tornado of terrific violence which swept through the town leaving death and destruction in its wake.
 Seventeen persons are known to have been killed by falling trees and tlyiug timbers, when the storm swept path two blocks wide trough the heart of the city, lev eliuz more than one hundred homes to the ground and dGm2ging three lIdred mere houses.
 Hundreds Of persons were more or less severely injured and this morning it is reported that grave !. crs are entertained for several.
 The property damage will run into the millions, as the path of the cyclone lay through the portion