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The Elbert County tribune., 1918-01-04

1t was signed with crudely drawn
Black Hand!
Marie and looked at one another
gan to sense the danger menacing Ar
turo.
How real Arturo's danger was We
did not then guess-nor could we have
dreamed that 1t came from nothing In
all the world so much as just the SIM
pie fact of his love for his pretty
wife.
The note which 1 had read seemed
not to frighten him at all-it merely
gave him Wild zest for speed. He
went rushing up the street as II the
furies themselves were in pursuit.
Close to the doorway of the garish
Italian saloon at the corner stood a
blind man with heavy smoked glasses
covering his eyes. In his hands was
the tin cup of his ilk and across his
chest placard. Help The Blind"
Arturo went close to him and stood
hesitant for moment. Then he drew
a roll of bills from his breast pocket
and dropped 1t In the cup.
In response to quick impulse I
rushed over and attempted to take
the money from the cup. The blind
man seized my wrist and dragged me
toward him fiercely.
There was a snarl of vindictive
hatred on his face.
1 knew that 1 was in the grip of
the Black Hand itself and that need
expect no mercy.
Then weapon swung over the head
of the man who held me captive. Ar
turo had recovered his lost courage
and was using his violin case to at
tack my assailant. In another mo-
ment Arturo had seized me by one
hand and Marie by the other and was
dragging us up the street with desper-
ate haste.
Back of us we could hear the thud-
ding pursuit of the coarsely hoofed
blind man" and another Italian who
had come to his rescue.
On and on we rushed In that sheer
panic which people in retreat must
always feel Suddenly Arturo dragged
us into doorway. I looked up in
stiDctively to get some clue to my
whereabouts and saw over my head n
swinging sign of photographers
shop.
Still impelled by that wild terror
which had started our flight, we
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-01-04

ment, and at last 1 succeeded In dis
covering why she was attired in this
way.
Her impatience and suspicious had
at last come to be more than Marie
could endure. She kept imagining her
husband. her Arturo, in the arms of a
rival and now she was going to see.
With the trusting face of child
she burst out: But 1t ALA right now
you here. You coma too? We go to
the Theatre di Venezia-"
"But why are we going to the Vene-
tian theater, Marie? Don't you think
you'd better tell me little more about
II 6rst--so 1 can really help YOU"
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-01-04
SECOND EPISODE
The Adventure of the Jealous
Wife
"Chief wants you"

CHiel wants you
Arnold the office-boy, marched up
to Jimmy Barton's desk with this
terse statement, stopped with a CHEEKY.
Good morning Miss Fairfax" and
then went on his way.
Jimmy Barton got up from his desk
quickly, and followed Arnold across
the city room and then turned into
the corridor that led to the editors
sanctum.
A few minutes later Jimmy Barton
came dashing back to his desk, so near
a neighbor to mine, and cried to me
with the enthusiasm each new assign
ment gave him, ''the chief has given
me a wonderful story to follow up.
''He knows / can speak Italian and
so he's sending me to investigate the
most recent Black Hand epidemic over
on the East Side"
Just as l was leaving the office,
one of the office boys came in with
letter which arrested my attention at
once.
This is how the letter read:
Dear Miss Fairfax-My husband
received a letter this morning which
he would not let me see. He has
taken most of our savings and gone
out. Do you think he has another
wife?
Marie Bocetti,
23S East 117th street.
So strongly did the letter appeal to
me that l knew at once / could not
dismiss 1t with a mere paragraph of
advice in my column.
determined to set out for East
117th street at once.
| had queer. uncanny feeling that
the Black Hand outrages which Jimmy
had been sent to investigate did not
lie entirely outside the field into which
1 was so serenely venturing.
When 1 arrived at the neighborhood
Marie's letter had indicated found it
dark and sinister. But when / came
to the block in which Marie lived, l
found it almost deserted.
The air seemed charged with some
portent of coming evil.
OF all the forbidding houses on that
dark street there was none more
gloomy and unfriendly than Number
238.
l climbed four flights of stairs be-
fore 1 located Marie Bocetti. Then I
had very pleasant surprise. An ex-
tremely neat-looking young woman,
pretty and sweet and fresh, opened the
door leading to hallway that was i'm
maculately clean.
1 handed Marie her letter. She
stared at it moment in great amaze
ment. Then she fairly gasped out I:
You not Mees Fairfax
"Yes, 1 am"
She seized my hand and fell to
| kissing it with the warm impulsive-
ness of her southern blood. ''You
come to helpa me? Justa to helpa
me-Marie Bocetti? OH the blessed
saints all time so gooda to me-and
not believe"
Then she burst into tempest of
tears. 1t was quite easy to see that
this simple. elemental young woman
would suffer tortures at even fancied
Indifference on the part of her hus-
band.
My hostess was dressed for the
street-hatted and coated. l kept try
Ing to calm her volubility and excite
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-01-04

or foes-feliow Black Handlers or fell
low victims along with him. Jimmy
could not afford to investigate.
He lifted sturdy right arm and
dealt the other italian OF the studio
a busincsslike blow on the point OF
the chin. Jimmy was vaguely aware
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-10

=
sarsn peel ths right 1 on like sanfna
Tight shoes and dancing even when
you have a corn need not disturb
you u you apply o few drops OF
rGets-It" on the corn or callus.
You want a corn-peeler, not a corn-
fooler. You don't have to fool with
corns--you peel them right OF witt,
your fingers by using "Gets-It.,
Cutting makes corns grow ana
bleed. Why use Irritating salyehs
or mako bundle of your toe WIZ
tape or bandages? why putter anai
still have the corn? Use "Gets-M,
your corn-pain 10 over. the cor"
- q "goner" sure as the sun rises:
'Gets-It." the guaranteed. money.
back corn remover. the onp- SUR
way. costs but q trifle at any drug stonTgI'
Mf'd by II. Lawrence 4 Co.. Chicago Ill
Sold in Martinsburg and recon-
nended as the. worlds hest corn rem
'dy by w. s. Hamper Geo,
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-10
profit SHARING
GUM VENDOR" SLOT
MACHINE UNLAWFUL
Declares Attorney General In
Ruling Sent Recorder .ZirkIe.

When the City council ruled that
all slot machines should be abolish.
ed in Martinsburg, owners of Ger
tain machines, styled profit sharing
gum vendors" took issue with the
decision and protested that it was
unfair to them as their machines
we're strictly within the law, not be-
ing gambling devices. In conse
Guenca City Recorder John H. Zirkle
took this matter up with Attorney
General England. The latter has rul
ed the machines as illegal, stating
they are ingenious devices to evade
the statute prohibiting the same.
After citing the law and decisions
relative to the same, tho attorney
general goes on to say.
IF the machine in question were
run as advertised, it would appear
that the man who deposits a nickel
therein knows just what he will get
for his nickel, viz: package of
chewing gum and the number OF
checks shown in advance by the in.
dicator insofar as the playing Of his
first nickel is concerned, there is no
element of chance, but that which
is designed to appeal to the gam.
bling instinct and that in which the
element of chance does enter is in
playing the first nickel for what can
be obtained by playing the second.
Therefore, where moro than one
nickel is played the element of
chance is present Are the chances
Evidently SO, because "a"
may play two nickels and get two
ackages Of gum OF small values,
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-10

b. may play two nickels and re
ceive in addition to his two packages
OF, gum number of checks worth
r~e cents each, redeemable in mer.
cnandise. But are the unequal chan
ces IN favor of the exhibitor of the
machine? Evidently so, because az.
cordlng to the statements made on
the circular advertising the ma.
chimes. ten dollars worth of checks
VIII yield net profit of $4,000 after
the checks have been redeemed at
3 cents each. This profit is rather
conclusive evidence that the UNEQUAL
chances are in favor of the exhibi.
tor Of the machine.
| am therefore of the opinion that
II Is unlawful to exhibit the machine
OF the kind and in the manner out.
lined in your letter and circular en-.
closed"
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-10
HALLANAN ISSUES
ANNUAL STATEMENT
Biennial Report of the State
Tax Department,

Charleston, Dec. 10.-The bien-
NAL report of the state tax depart
mcnt, issued by Commissioner Wal
ter s. Hallanan for the fiscal year
Of 1918 shows total direct taxes
levied in the state for all purposes
il 1917 amounted to $19,437,314, an
incrsiase of s3,363,232 over 1916. The
increase wa divided as follows
For county and district road and
bridge purposes, $1,633,S72; for 9th
er county and district purposes $275,-
752; for local schools, $902,S55; for
municipalities, s205.715; for state
war defense fund, $275,219; and for
state general fund, $69,S19.
OF each dollar of taxes assessed
for the year 1917, it is shown that
39.4 cents was used for local school
purposes; 239 cents for county and
district road and bridge purposes;
III cents for other county and dis
trlct purposes; lis cents for MUM
clpal purposes; 6.5 cents for state
purposes and IA cents for state war
defense fund.
Approximately one-third of the
taxes assessed for state purposes
was paid back to the local schools
as state aid making the amount of
each dollar of assessed taxes actu
ally used for local school purposes
ALB and for state purposes AS
cents.
An indication of what is being
done in the state on road improve
ments is shown in the fact that tax
es for county and district road and
bridge purposes increased from S..
o04,623 in 1916, to s463S, 495 in 1917
an increase of 81 per cent.
Taxes for county and district pur-
poses other than for roads and brid-
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-10

SEES increased from $3,059,44S in
1916 to $685. 200 in 1917, an in.
crease of nine per cent. 1t is explain
ed that in many counties large ex-
penditures are made from the gen
eral county fund for roads and brid-
ges, hence the amount expended for
roads and bridges is more than
shown above and that for other
county and district purposes CORE.
spondingly less.
For local schools the taxes were
increased from $6,755,SS in 1916, to
81 ,744 in 1917, an increase of
$902.S55, or 10 per cent, divided as
follows: Teachers fund, $453,219
building fund, $317,55S; high school
fund, $8s.966; interest and sinking
fund, $9S,315; with total decreases of
$50, 203.
Taxes for municipalities increased
LIEN per cent. For state purposes the
increase was S1,1sS,71O in 1916 to
Isl ,23S .529 in 1917, an increase OF six
per cent, due entirely to increase in
property valuation the rate Of levy
being the same each year. The state
was fund was created in 1917, hence
the entire amount levied for that
purpose, $275,219 is an increase over
1916.
The report also shows that the to-
tai assessed value of all property in
the state increased from $1,376139,-
S2S in 1917, an increase of six per
cent, or $77,5S8,976 The increased
valuations were distributed as fol-
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-10
"QUEEN OF HEARTS"
DETECTIVE ROMANCE

In this big William Fox prodn.
ton, Virginia Pearson lis en4ed
IN the most tremendous drama Of sud-
den death, deep mystery, and clever
discovery ever shown on the screen
The greatest detective story of a gen.
GRAFTON! Around simple. clearly
uenned plot has been woven per.
picking web of battling clues and en-
'lcing problems that keep the specta-
TOR interested and guessing until the
maj unexpected solution and happy
coclusion. AT the Central tomorrow
also the 18th chapter of "The Eagles
Eye Extra attraction-Topics of
'ne Day. taken from the Literary Di-
gest.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-10
BUILD OR REPAIR
THE ICE HOUSE NOW
Department Advises Farmers
To Gel Read For Ice Harvest.

OF course you're planning to
plenty of ice next summer. 1t will
be mighty helpful on those hot days
in July-comfort in the home and
saving in the dairy.
Arc you ready? Is the ice house
il, good repair, or will you find. when
z good freeze comes, that you have
no fit place to store ice, 1t viii be to
Your advantage to spend some of
your spare time now in getting the
ice house in shape. Repair the sides
and see that the roof doesn't leak.
If you haven't built an ice house,
this is the time to do so. Don't be
without ice next summer. It's expen=
sive and inconvenient to depend on
1eighbors or haul from town. You
can build a good ice house. If you
want to know how, write to the
United States Department of Agri
culture, Washington, D. c., and ask
for a free copy of Farmers Bulletin
e23. Do it now
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-10

What will get rid Of my corn
Inc answer has been made by mil
nons-there's only one corn.remoyer
lutely certain, that makes any corn
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-10
lows: On real estate, s27,o4s,712; on

lows: On real estate, s27o4s,712; on
personal properly, $s7,s57,1s2; on
public utilities, $13,4S3,132.
For the year ending June 30, 1918
approximately one-third Of the states
general revenue and three-fifths of the
state war fund revenue was collected
through the office of the state tax
commissioner more than double the
amount it collected in 1917.
Excise tax on corporations. includ
ing $422, 94997 fer the war fund
amounted to s1,5445152S; general
license taxes amounted to S22.632.6O;
inheritance taxes, $33S,Ss517; and
tax fomeitures for failing to return
property for taxation, $177,O1S.15.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-10


Two bandits = UP Darrell Jack
at the point pistol Sunday ev-
ching near the E,.oodlown cemetery
Fairmont, and relieved him of a
twenty-five dollar watch and $3.50 in
faonev. Mr.. Jack, who lives in the
Jackson addition, was coming to
town about O'Clock Sunday even
ing when he was held up. At first he
thought some friends were playing
prank en- him, but he was soon
convinced that re men were in ear.
nest. AilaT talzinG his valuables the
bandits G'gc-1 cared in the dark.
ness.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-10
NO MORE RUNNING SORES
eap-Worthing, Ltd, sells An ONT.
msnt Called San Cura That is
Positive Relief

eap-Worthing, Ltd, sells An ONT.
nsnt Called San Cura That is a
Positive Relief
1t matters not how old, persistent
OF poisonous the sore is, San Cura
Ointment the powerful antiseptic
viii draw out the poison and prompt
ly heal the sore.
SO sure of this are the owners,
the Thompson Medical Co, that
they have authorized Leap-Worth-
ipgton to return the purchase price
if San Cura Ointment doesn't do all
tbs paper says it will do. No fairer
offer was ever made.
B. D. Dutton, Titusville, Pa, says
"My arm was covered with twenty
four running sores and swollen to
twice its natural size. San Cura
Ointment relieved the pain, drew
out the poison and healed the arm in
an incredibly short time 1t is the
greatest compound for healing / ever
used"
The healing powers of San Cura
Ointment are little short of marvel
Gus. 1t gives relief, and is guaran-
teed to help salt rheum, eczema,
bleeding, itching or protruding piles,
ulcers, boils, carbuncles, chapped
hands and chilblains. In cuts, burns,
scalds and bruises, it allays pain
and is healing, SOC, Coo and $120 a
jar. By mail on receipt of price, if
your druggist is out of it or does not
keep it.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-10
1ST u. B. REVIVAL
SERVICE CONTINUES

Revival at First U. B. Church. The
service continues with. increasing in
terest. Ten have professed CONVEX.
sion with present time. Much inter
est is manifested The meeting will
continue over next Sunday.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-10
SAN cuRA SOAP

For tender itching or irritable
skin, wash with San Cura Soap, tho
antiseptic soap that soothes and
heals, and kills germs of disease.
Great for pimples, blaekheads, and
makes the complexion clear and at
tlactive, CSC at Leap-Worthing, Ltd.
1t
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-10
INVESTIGATE fine
HAND OF FRUIT CO.
tBy International News Service,


Washington, Dec. 10--The part the
United Fruit Company is alleged to
hay played in the oyertuning of the
Gonzales government in government
in Costa Rica, and the setting UP OF
the present Tinoco government there,
came under investigation today by a
subcommittee of the Senate Foreign
Relations committee.
The subcommittee had before it the
Moses resolution expressing the sense
Of the Senate that the Tinoco gov
eminent should be recognized. Act
ing Secretary of Stat Polk laid be-
fore the committee all the documents
in the case in the possession of the
State Department.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-10

Read tho MartInsburg journal.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-10
WE'D IN HAcERsTowN

A marriage license was issued IN
Hagerstown to VIM. N. Marpole and
Leota A. Slonaker, both of Gerrards.
town.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-10
THIRD ARMY KEEPS
ON INTO GERMANY

(By International News Service)
Washington, Dec. 10.-The Ameri-
can Third Army, continuing its adj
vance into Germany. yesterday reach
ed the line from Rolansech to Brohl
General Pershing informed the War
Department today.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-10
CUT THIS QUIT is WORTH
MnMEN

DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this
sin. enclose with &c to Foley & Co.
1895 Sheffield Ave. Chicago, H.,
writing your name and address clear
+. vrn win receive in rotu1n->s trial
p = caats-ining Foles,'s Honey
AZ Tar COMPOUND. for coughs. colds
and Group. Foley Kidney Pills and
Foley Cathartic Tablets.
Sold Everywhere. 1t
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-08-20
MUST WORK OR FIGHT.

HE truly correct, as the Chinese put it, never say
1 Il told you 20, but perhaps we will be paTdoned
for calling attention to the fact that some Of the dWd-
uas hereabous who are going to be swept INTO the army.
very much against their will after the power bill
is passed would not be the least danger from that it they
had taken the advice this newspaper Ofsred-OhsFed so
freely and persisteny that its very appearance on the
streets was ofenSe in the eyes OF some OF these gentry
who are now viewing with extreme dRase, It not alarm,
what is in prospect for them.
During statement before the members OF the House
Military Affairs committee Secretary OF War Baker yes
erday said that his previous remarks upon that subject
have been mscons,rued and that while the marriage rea'
ton will exempt many men from army service there Is no
intention to make general exemption, and married men
who do not support their families or who not engaged
in useful occupations will be called" Mr.. Baker added
that there are many men who ought to go into the army
When this country went into the war this newspaper said
TO the booteggers gamblers and other parasites Of the
community that would be the better part Of wisdom for
them to 20 to work Some Of them did Others did not.
And one or two who did not who within the existing
draft age were swept Ct mic the ranks. All Of them
came within the terms Of the West Virginia vagancy act,
but loang habit hard to throw of and not few OF
the gambling and boolleggng leisure class trusted to
political pull and influence OF other kinds to keep the
county and city authorizes from beng too curious about
their personal afairs-and Of their faith was jus-
fed But now comes abrupt boost in the draft ages,
and the example of the two or three who drawn from
deferred classes and started of to the front weeks
ago arise as a spectre to trouble their sleep.
Every one knows Them and those who are below IS
az good as on the way now Those who are above that
age had better take warning right away Man power is
one Of the big problems before the country and before the
year end, the dones and the parasites Of all classes
gong to be combed out
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-08-20
THE KAISER ON BOMBING.

was old Behmann-H olweg-he who invented ,bc
phrase about scraps Of paper and admitted tina, the
Invasion OF Belgium outrage but on. demanded by
military neeessily-who said that there is no more inte
national law. Il scarcely matters, but if was the old
chancellor that remark was just another illustration Of
bow wrong he could be. There is International law. W,
have on The word Of the All Highest unless the Cologn,
9azse. which before the war was regarded as one Of
Ne BIG newspapers Of the world. has been guilty of
shaslly jest
According . dispatch from Amsterdam where thew
h.f. % difficulty in ordinary times in obtaining possession
q ne Cemsn newspapers, Emperor William eiesraphed
y. burVonastsI Of Frankfort following recent raid
By Alice AiIu.n deeply 'ympathzng in the msfortunes
mich have befalen The open town Of Frankfort as M.
egi Of a. enemy attack which was contrary to nterna
liona law"
Wei. he All Highest was right, assuming tina, Frank
oIi an open town, Of which there may be reasonable
doobh view Of the defense system abou, which ibe Ger
mans permit themselves to boast when that suits their pur
pose However, il rather late for the All Highest 70
6ssn 10 plead International law No one is inclined IA
dispute with William about the exclusive paTtn.,bin
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-08-20
BROADENING THE BOYS.
so DIVISIONS AND VICTORY

~ ENERAL MARCH made the frankest statement
~ 50 far given BY responsible officer Of the govern
msni N he discussion OF the War Departments program
before he HOu'e Military committee yesterday when he
aid hal he 30 division plan should be able to bring the
war 10 successful conclusion in 1919" but that it would
take every man in class one between the ages of and IS
% make possible to put The so divisions in France.
Under this pFoUam, as he told the members Of the
committee The boys Of Is and 10 will have to be called
nol later than next spring order that they may be gy,r
her military training in lime 10 20 TO France
Put that way much Of the opposition 10 calling h.
boys into DE army will disappear From military stand
point youths Of 8 and 70 make the best of soldiers The
Civil war was fought OIL both sides largely by such sol
der. But that would not have justified putting hem irD
be war unless there was genuine necessity for it, Tn
nature judgment Of The Intcralled council seems 10 b
hat DE best chance to bring The war to an early and sue
ce,iiu end Is to rush in all the available force America
can muster without the loss Of single day. The people
81 ibis country the mothers and fathers of the boys
Of Is and l9. will take General March al his word and
sld he young men, cOn6den, that the war with Their aid
will end next year.
All prospect Of German victory is now past Even t
Germans realize that, but no one can tell ho; much OIL
ser The will drag cut if the nations that re hqhlr
Germany do not push to the im, the adyan,ao, which H.
strategy Of FOch has given them So The new war slogan
hai become, 80 divisions of American troops and victory
with lhe least possible delay.