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New-York tribune., 1918-02-22
Five Other Members of
Markets Council May Go,
Is Report
At Odds With Farmers
Senator Wagner Offers Hylan
Measure for Central Pur-
chasing Bureau
staff Corrcspondencel

ALBANY, Feb. Ex-Governor Whit
man mas asked Charles II. Belts, secre-
tary OF the Farms and Markets Coun
cll, Tor his resignation, according to
"A report here. Five members of the
council have also been told that SINH
lar action on their part would not be
unwelcome in the Executive Chamber.
The council met to-day in execu-
tive session, but did not transact any
routine business. What it did is not
known. but it is surmsed that the
men discussed the likelihood of some
Of their number getting out.
There has been much opposition to
the present council by the farmers of
the state. At four meetings of farm
ers recently resolutions were adopted
urging the Senate not to confirm their
reappointment. The Governor sent in
the names of the present council about
a month ago, but the Senate Finance
Committee has not yet acted on them.
The Wagner bill. fixing the margin
Of profits on all ioodstuffs, was re
ported favorably day by the War
Committee of the Senate The chances
for its becoming law arc considered
good.
Senator Robert +. Wagner, Of New
York. introduced another Hyan meas
urc to-day. 1t established a central
purchasing department for the City of
New York. Under the provisions of
the bill this department will have in
New-York tribune., 1918-02-22

it's organization a bureau of purchase
and bureau Of stores, and will have
charge of the purchase. storage and
distribution of all supplies. materials
and equipment for city departments,
as we'll as supplies for county Offices.
for which payment is made out of the
city treasury.
Call Bills "Camoufiage"
The Anti-Saloon League, which is
conducting a campaign in the Legis-
lature for the ratification of the pro-
hlDltion amendment to the Federal
Constitution, issued statement to-
day characterizing the war emergency
prohibition bills and the state wide
prohibition resolution as "camoufage"
Council Unpaid
The council is unpaid. Some Of them
draw salaries from other state Jobs.
The president of the council is John
Mitchell, the labor leader. The obiec-
tion to the council by the farmers has
been that it should be composed en-
tirely Of agriculturists The real OBJ
ject of their fire, however, is Belts,
whom they characterized in the resolu-
tions as "notable for his political ac-
tivities and utter lack Of agricultural
knowledge.'
1t IS known that two weeks ago It
was intimated to Belts that no tears
would be Shed if he quit his two jobs,
one as secretary of the Farms and Mar
kets Council, which pays him nothing,
ana the other as secretary of the State
rood Commission, which pays $4,000
put Belts, who was looking for po-
lltlcal job for wears, with no success
uhtll iast summer, was not disposed to
get out of $4,000 job, it is said.
Seeks to Appeasc Farmers
Inc Governor wants to appcasc the
FARMERS, who are angered at things gen
orally. They arc unable to get supplies
and labor, and this has been the chief
cause or thelr unrest, which has been
capitalized by the anti-W Whitman forces
he Emerson war measure." tho
statement set forth ''is camoufapo Of
the most transparent sort While pur
porting to be a prohibition measure. i.
would actually place no further re.
strlct'ons upon the liquor traffic than
now exist except TO prohibit the sale
OF distilled liquors during tho perioe
OF the war and dcmobiliztion. Tn.
manufacture of distilled liquors is nov
prohibited under the Federal food con
troll act. and with tho supply steadily
decreasing and the price ascending. Tho
sale of whiskcy and other distilled
liquors is only fractional compared
with the unabated manufacture ant
sale of fcrmentcd and malt liquors. in
volvlng an enormous daily waste o.
foodstufs. fuel, transportation. horse
power and manuower, which the Emer
son bill is deliberately designed Il
protect and perpctuate. The bill IS ;
pure liquor deception. and not area
New-York tribune., 1918-02-22
Drafted Pacihst's Choice

A one Of the draft examinations an
lrasciblc young man made it clear that
ne did not care for any part of war
nile surgeons were humping him he
explained that he would not claim ex-
emptlon, but that he wished heartily
mat the government had asked him to
40 90 any. service except fighting. He
mated tigting on any account.
surgeon looking over his official
examination paper noticed that the
young man was a chauffeur.
- ell, the surgeon said. at is a
Iz-to-l shot that you will be driving
ah ammunition wagon or something Of
.hat sort. How would that do?' The
young man looked Thoughtful. "The
hhhiy JOB Id like in war he said, would
10 10 operate taxi for retreatjnr
general. l.-Portsmouth Chronicle.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-22
Homicidal Suggestion
Concerning Critics

One Of the oldest stories on earth
tells of the boy who wanted to know
what a critic was, and who tried to find
out by reading criticism. He did find
out. "a critic he discovered, ''is
man who writes in the newspapers
about things he doesn't like" We have
all known this critic. Sometimes he
goes in for standards, and pretends to
be sorry that no artist of day can
paint or write or make music as well
as the artists who had tact enough to
die many years ago. He is lying, you
know. He is not really sorry for this
decline and fall. He is as pleased as
Punch. Sometimes the critic goes in
for modernity, and tells you that the
littlest innovations made by the young
est living artists are larger than all the
innovations made by all the artists Of
earlier days. Both these critics. the
partisan Of the good old times and the
partisan Of the latest wrinkle, are
sectaries. Both are nuisances. Both
ought to be killed.-The New Republic
New-York tribune., 1918-02-22
Drawing Closer to France

One of the interesting results of the
war is a proposal to make greater use
Of French science and learning in this
country. One Of the methods pro-
posed for doing this is to establish ten
or more graduate fellowships for
American students in French univer-
slties, to be awarded competitivcly for
ten years. After the revelation of the
limitations of German professors
movement toward making greater use
of French universities should succeed
And no doubt. after what America is
doing, France would welcome the
Americans. Chronicle.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-22

The second of the groups Of statuary
for the two pcdestals on tho north side
of the Washington Arch is being put
in place and would have been unveiled
to-day as q part of the Washington's s
Birthday ceremonies but for the Sc
verify of the winter, which delayed the
work. Washington at about the age Of
sixty is portrayed, with Wisdom and
Justice at either side. A. Stirling
Calder, of 81 West Tenth Street, is the
sculptor. The following description of
the group is Mr.. Cader's:
at is Of heroic size. Washington
as President, occupying the centre of
the group, is carved in full relief.
Wisdom and Justice, the supporting
figures, forming a compact background,
are in bass-rclief, the two united by
the accessories.
Washington stands bareheaded in
Colonial civil dress as of some sixty
years Of age, firmly planted on his feet
with head erect, regarding afar The
vision of the future. The poisc OF the
figure is easy. yet characterizing la
New-York tribune., 1918-02-22

committee viii be dealing with local
matters only for some time to come,
and il would seem membership in the
auxiliary district committee will serve
every necessary purpose for the pres
ent. Perhaps it would he as we'll,
therefore, to let vacancies in the coun-
ty committee remain untitled tempo
rarily.
"Third We recommend that there be
ono woman member of the executive
committee from each political unit now
represented therein, with equal voting
power now accorded to the male mem-
Der. In order that immediate effect
may be given this determination, a pro-
posed amendment to the rules of the
country committee is herewith sub
mltted, and We suggest that if this
meets with your approval q meeting of
the county committee be called as soon
as possible to act upon the proposcd
amendment to the rules
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tent energy. The arms hang unaf-
fcctcdly. evdencing his straightforward
but reserved temperament; tne left.
with papers lightly held. rests on the
shelf of lcctcrn, while the right arm,
extended at full length, has completed
a sweeping gesture. He has spoken.
behind Washington. modelled less
realistically, as symbols Of those an
cent virtues of mans striving, stano
Wisdom and Justice. Wisdom. CON
ccived as the modern Athena, hcl-
mcted. musing. with downcast glance.
her left hand resting ON the shoulder
Of her mate. Justice. drapcd and
crowned, as defender Of cities. bears
the sword and scales, supporting be-
hind the bead of Washington the book
Of record with the motto 'EXitus acta
probat.''
The two groups and their cmplacina;
were provided for by private subscrip-
tion at cost of So, 600. The same
method was used to build the arch,
which cost $134, ,O00. Recent cXamna-
tion showed that about 81, 800 worth Of
lcpalrs We're necessary for the prescr-
vation of the structure. An effort will
be made 10 obtain the sum from the
BOARD of Estimate. A similar plea to
the last Board Of Estimate was refused
New-York tribune., 1918-02-22
Lord Readings Sea Legs
Won as Common Sailor

LONDON. Jan. 81 By maiD.-Lord
Readings journey across the Atlantic
as British High Commiss ioner and Spe-
cial Ambassador to the United States.
was in strong contrast to his first voy-
age in early life, says "The Liverpool
Post" He went to sea as common
sailor in order to escape attendance at
Cambridge University, journeyed to Rio
de Janeiro, and on arrival had enough
of the sea He later tried stock brok-
ing and managing a branch of his
fathers business, but did not find him
self" until he took to the law.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-22
Only Two Labor Centres
Report Shortage of Helm

WASHINGTON, Feb 21.-Of twelve
agencies reporting to- day to the Bu-
reau Of Labor Statistics only two
Bridgeport and New Haven. SAID there
was amy shortage Of labor Boston.
Providence, New York. Philadclphia.
Cincinnati, Cleveland, Milwaukee, chi
cago. Detroit and St Louis reported
sufficient labor for all present pur-
poses.
John h. Dcnsmorc. director os the
United States Employment Service,
SAID most calls for labor wcrc axag-
geratcd and frcquantly asked for scv-
eral times the number Of men acfuallv
needed.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-22
Federal Food Boards s
Daily Price List

Retail 9roccrs' associations here hare
agreed not to charge more than the prizes
beiosO on cnsh-and-cur basis 1Ao prices
are suggested by the Fcdcrul Rood Board.
and persons compelled to pay highcr prices
arc asked to report to the Federal Food
Board, 220 West Fifty-seue1h Street; telo-
phone Circle 800.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-22

prohibition measure in any sense of
the word.
"The state amendment proposition Is
off the same piece. That the proposal
is an attempt to stall and delay action
on the Federal amendment is cbviois
to any one who has been watching The
moves Of the liquor interests in the
Legislature"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-22
Wolves In Missouri?

Wolves have done much damage in
the hills north Of Poplar Bluffs, Mo.
recently. Many hogs and calves have
been kllied during the cold weather OF
the last few days Kansas CITY Times.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-22

"Pr'ces 10 retailers buying in large guam
titles and doin9 orn cGrtino
Wholesalers are sailing eggs "at ,nGrI,"
tuncdndled). At tilts time Of yeur e0gs an.
caadlcd for very fancy trade only
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Guns Ready For Action.

The guns were not pointed toward
to swing instantly and in the plotting
the German ships, but they were ready
room the range was kept constantly.
The commander said, IF they start
anything. Zowiei In 40 seconds we will
be blazing away practically point-blank
from both sides. 1t would be plain sui
eide for the Germans
But the German ships drew in with
no false moves. the officers sullenly
pacing the decks.
Lord, how I'd hate to be in their
Shoes" said Yank after Yank.
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Couldn't Tempt Hun From Base.

American and British ships it may
now be published, conveyed by mine
sweepers, cruised dozens of times close
to the German base. but the German
ships could not be tempted to come
out
Nevertheless the boys OF the allied
navies, tense and eager, could not con
ceal their hope for scrap with the
German until the German ships We're
anchored obediently at their designat
ed stations.
I'VE know we would get them, but
not this way, damn it, growled an
American gunner, and he summed up
the sentiment of all the U. S. navy.
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EARNING IMPLEMENTS.

Two 2-horse wagons, or 3 pa Jay
ladders, one Osbourn binder, 7-ft, cu''
one mower, Mccormick, in good SHAPE
one Deere corn planter, fertilizer az
tachment, good as new; one sl''s'9
corn planter, one Buckeye cultivatoh
two No. 40 Oliver chilled plows on7
spring tooth harrow, two one'iloFse
cultivators, two cutting boxes.
HARNESS.
Two sets Yankee harness, two Se'S
lead harness, one pair check ili'e7'
three collars, five brides. fouf h"i
tiers, two pair breast chains, one pan
butt traces
TERMS or SALE.
A credit of months will be give"
on all sums Of $4,000 and over FUR
chaser to give note with approved So
curity, negotiable and payable at inc
Old National Bank, aof Martinsbufg !,
W. IVA. with interest from date oul :
paid at maturity, interest will be re,
nitted. No property to be remo'e'
until terms of sale have been com
piled with.
ALEX TARlCo.
r. C. Hoffman, Auctioneer.
HARDWOOD Burkhart. Clerk. =.
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PUBLIC SALE
OF
PERSONAL PROPERTY.


II Having accepted position at the
Baker quarries, will sell at my resi-
dence, 3 miles east of Bunker Hill, on
the Bunker Hill and Middleway Road,
on
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER %, 1918,
beginning at 10 a. M. the following
personal. property;
6 HEAD HORSES, COLTS ANo
MULES.
& Doll, bay mare, years old, fine
strap mare. Fannie, black mare, 8
years old. Prince, bay. horse, years
old, work any place One 2 year old
colt One pair mules. 2 years old.
$ HEAD CATTLE.
4 mich cows, and a fine heifer, s
months old.
Il HEAD SHEEP.
40 head ewes, one years old and
One buck
i2~HEAb HOES.
One brood sow, good one, viii lar.
row about the first Of January The
rest are thrifty shoats
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE,
ADAH Y. SMALTZ, Extrx. &c.

ADAE1 v, OMALIL, EALfA, c1C.
vs.. In Chancery
w. A. SMALTZ, ct al.
Commissioners Office,
Martinsburg, w. Va, Nov. s, 1918.
To all persons interested in the above
entitled cause:
BY decree of the Circuit Court of
Berkeley County, w. Va, entered in
the above entitled cause on the goth
day of September, 1918. the same was
referred to me, with instructions to
ascertain and report.
FIRST-The personal estate owned
by A. J. Smaltz, at the time of his
death, the character and value there
Of
SECOND-What disposition, Il any,
was made of the said personal estate
by the said Adah v Smaltz, Executriz,
as aforesaid of the said A. J. Smaltz,
deceased, and how much, if any, of
the personal estate is in her hands,
available for the payment of any debts
owing by said decedent.
THIRD-A settlement of the DAMN
istration of the estate OF the said de-
cedent, by the said Adah v. Smaltz,
Executrix as aforesaid.
! FOURTH-What debts the said A. j.
Smaltz owed at the time of his death,
to whom they are payable their M
ture and their respective amounts and
priorities. Is.
| FIFTH-What real estate was owned
by the said decedent at the time of
his death, its quantity, description and
J location
/ SIXTH-And such other matters as
any party in interest may require, the
same being pertinent, or such other
4 matters as the Commissioner himself
1 may deem pertinent, whether SO re-
/ quested or not
4 You will therefore take notice that
! have fixed on FRIDAY THE 18TH
i DAY OF DECEMBER, 1918, at 10 A
NJ as the time when and my Office in
MartiEsburg, w. Va, as the place
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where will proceed to execute the
said order of reference, and if from
any cause. the same be not complet-
ed on that day it will be adjourned
from time to time, at the same place
until it is completed.
Given under my hand this Sth day
of November, 1918. go
w. B. COLSTON,-
Commissioner in Chancery Of Said
Court IL Ii 20 81
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
To the creditors of A. ]. Smaltz, De
ceased: = "a.
In pursuance of a decree Of the Cir
cult Court of Berkeley County, w. Va,
made in cause therein pending, to
subject the real estate Of the said A..
j. Smaltz to the payment Of his debts,
you are required to present your claim
against the estate Of the said A. ].
Smaltz, for adjudication, to w 3.
Colston, COMMISSIONER, at his Office
in said County on or before the 18th
day of December, 1918.
Witness L. Dew Gerhardt, Clerk Of
the said Court.
L. Dew. GERHARDT, Clerk.
IL cts.
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TWELVE CARS DERA|LED
NEAR NORTH MOUNTAIN

Sunday morning Low Grade, near
North Mountain, was the scene of a
freight wreck which entailed loss
of approximately $4,000, as the result
of the engine on one eastbound track
striking the caboose on another train
going the same direction. The acct
dent occurred as the trains passed a
curve. dR Is i5e1i i4s
Nine cars were derailed and the ca
boose was knocked over an embank-
ment The damage was to the train
that was hit, the other escaping. No
one was injured but Low Grade was
tied up at least twelve hours.
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RIDGEWAY SERVICES.

There will be preaching at the fol-
lowing places on Ridgeway Charge, NJ
E. Church, South, Sunday, December
II: Rest church IL a. M, Darkesyille
p. M, and Arden lis p. m. The Sac
rament of the Lords Supper will be
administered at the morning and att
ernoon services.
An offering for the American Bible
Society will be taken at the night ser-
vices. 49,
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ports OF the merchant marine.

ports of the merchant marine
The American fleet was never at a
higher state of efficiency, than on the
day of the surrender of the German
navy
Aboard the Wyoming, | saw typical
scenes of preparedness to meet any
thing that might happen. No chances
were being taken. Every man was at
battle position.
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NAVY PREPARES TO
BRING ARMY HOME
SEES GERMAN FLEET INTERNED
AND WILL NOW GET READY
TO TRANSPORT YANKs.
Bv HAROLD BECHTOL.

European Manager of the n. E. A.
WITH q. S. BATTLE SQUADRON.
GRAND FLEET, NORTH SEA.-Now
that the German ships are impotent
eaptiyes, officers of the American sea
forces are considering plans for the
Transporting OF the American army
home
Each ship has been ordered TO re-
port how many troops ii can carry and
the minimum crew necessary to man
the ship.
The remainder of the personnel will
be available to man regular trans
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w. R. HARDEsTY, Pastor.
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HARRY BYRER's SUGGESTION.

PHILIPPI, w. ", Nov. 27.-Harry
H. Byrer, assistant district attorney,
suggests that Y. M. C. A. hut in
Philippi would be fine monument to
the soldiers and advocates a branch
of the organization, which would make
a community center
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Dogs wool is being spun into com.
forts in England. King Edward when
alive, had a waistcoat from his Bor-
zois which he had himself clipped.
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~ tt.f ~
Martinsburg, w. Va,
November 21st, 1913.
Reliance Life Insurance Co.,
Originators of Perfect Protection,
Pittsburgh, IA.

Dear Sirs:-
On August 18th your agent Mr. A. C. Burns, talked to
my husband about your Protection Policy
My husband liked the policy but wanted to off buying
for month until he had picked and sold his apples
Knowing the uncertainty of Life and HEALTH your agent
persuaded him do it now The transaction closed
then husband giving his note for the policy to be paid
shortly when the apples sold and agent giving
him the binder receipt, WHICH protected him at 1t
seemed foolish do this because my husband
ceponay strong robust and healthy and felt that
he could insure just well a little later
On October 18TH just a little than weeks
mailed you November 18th and your draft for
100000 in full settlement received by today
just five days later also received additional check
from you SSH for the few days he sick, making
total received from you of S4O15.71
hardly know how to express appreciation for the
courteous and absolutely fair in which have
been treated by for the full of this claim
without my having go any expense trouble
in any way whatever.
Trusting this letter will help show others the great i'm
poane of securing Perfect Protection without delay and
with sincere thanks,
Yours very truly
MRS ALLEN H. VAN METRE,
R.F. D. Mol. Martinsburg w. Va
New-York tribune., 1918-05-08

lletVt UCcl ICCOSIllZeu ana uuly
praised by Dr. Georg Barthelme,
formerly Washington correspondent Of
the "Koelnische Zeitung." In an article
in that paper on April 3 Barthelme, after
enumerating the weeklies that had
worked more or less in Germany's inter
est, writes as follows:
"In the daily press the numerous Hearst
papers of New York, Philadelphia, Boston,
Chicago, San Francisco and other cities were
auxiliaries for US of valued influence. Read
ers of The New York American or The
indeed, to the poison Of the British cable,
but Hearst carried with him an effective
antitoxin. In the first place, he has his own
cable service, and was therefore rather in
dependent, although he made now and then
regrettable concessions to sensation. Never
theless, how far Hearst's International
News Service got upon the nerves of the
London atrocity manufacturers is shown by
the cable embargo which London finally
ting his European life nerve.
"More valuable, however, than the news
were the editorials of the Hearst news
papers. They were unexcelled models of
popular style and arresting composition;
they made the most complicated legal ques-
tons attractive to the simplest minds.
hQt tho Hoor
declaration Of war, now and then sported in
the universal deluge of mud, and especially
that they took up the disgraceful carica-
lures Of the Belgian Raemaekers. and were
the only daily papers to print them, was
not only regrettable, but even pitiable. for
Hearst is a millionaire and does not need
to lay out such British bait. His proposal
in words and pictures, too, to send hun
dred thousand aeroplanes over German
cities and villages to scatter not only propa
ganda literature, but even bombs, in order
to strengthen Germanys peace wishes. be-
longs among the alterations of time gone
crazy.
Con the other hand, Hearst last year took
the sting out Of one of the worst pests of
the American press when he had his editor
in chief of The Evening Journal'-Arthur
Brisbane, with his salary of $4,000, the
highest paid newspaper man of America and
probably of the world-to buy THE Wash
ington Times and conduct it in a line with
his other papers,"