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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-02-02
RANKED FIFTH

According to government statistics
West Virginia ranked fifth in the list
of principal apple-producing states
in 1916. according to these reports,
West Virginia produced 3,344.O00
barrels, end was surpassed only by
New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia
and MARYLAND in the order named
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-02-02
HAeERsToWN APPLIES.

Now that it seemed to have mar
rowed down to very few cities, with
in the lead, as the most
logical site for the proposed govern
ment aFmor plant, Hagerstown en-
tiers the arena and this mornings is
sue of the Herald makes a bid for
the plant,
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-02-02
CHOIR SINGER ARRESTED

Dayton Main, %. was arrested
while singing with church choir
here, on charge of neglecting his
wife and child at the latter's death.
When arrested he ran and was about
to board a car when the officer brought
him down with rock. He was fin
ed $50 and costs or sixty days in JAIL
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-02-02
ATHLETE KILLED

Harold Stephenson, aged rs, form
& resident Of Parkersburg, who low
cred worlds track record while a
student at the West Virginia Univer-
sity. was killed in nitroglycerine
explosion in an old field near Chau-
tauqua, Kan, according to messages
received here.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-02-02

Mrs. John Clarity, of Pittsburgh.
with her mother, Mrs. Mary Young,
South Spring street, left for their
home.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-02-02

ond offense, and allows trial judge
nc discretion in the matter.
The law automatically repeats all
amendments to the Yost law.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-02-02

Beginning with SATURDAY, FEB.
10, 1917, the city subscription price of
the Journal win be increased to help
meet the tremendous increase in the
cost Of paper and other materials. We
dislike to make the change as none Of
the increase comes to us--it all goes to
the manufacturers. The Martinsburg
papers are among the last to increase
their price but it is now forced upon
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-02-02
Notice OF Increase OF Local Subscription Rates
OfThe 1l0yt5nsburg EUeDing Journal Due
TO The Increased Cost of White Paper

them by circumstances over which they
have no control The Journals in
crease is only about ope-half that Of
most other newspapers and is not suf-
fcient to pay all the present increased
cost Of the paper.
The following rates apply only to the
Journal when delivered by the Journal
carriers in Martinsburg:
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-02-02

One week, payable weekly .......S 10
month, payable in advance. 40
Three months, Q3 weeks) payable in advance LIS
weeks payable in advance. 225
Oncy payable 45O
apply present until further
mail
shown above positively be paid IN advance-aH stop
The mail subscriptions will ped at expiration
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22

corners. They believe they constitute clerical ari socracy and that worth something lieu of higher wages
 There hard worked clerks there, for in public employment generally there are clerks who utterly incompetent, than worthless for they in the way. The real work therefore devolves upon those who competent. We find this situa- ton all about us: It is painfully apparent to us every two years in legislative sessions.
 An eight hour day is not long day. Some time, we suppose, when the world gets back its feet again there will be a six hour day and there may even be realization of the dream of a day In normal times if we would not allow ourselves to be obsessed by the desire to create unnecessary wealth, all the worlds work could be done in six hour days.
 But at present. before the war. we had come to the eight hour day for many lines of employment all of them much arduous than the toll of the Washington clerks There is therefore, no reason why they should balk at a minimum of eight hours.
 If competent clerks only were at work in the de- partments and if they worked under an eight hour schedule, much more would be done than is done and it would be done with much less confusion The in competents would then be released for other service which they could perform and where they are badly use some thousands of them, hoeing and picking cotton. The turning of them loose would help solve the domestic problem which is becoming and more serious according to the complaints of house. wives. Every of them could be turned to use at this time when the shortage of labor is becoming painfully acute.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22
Washington

Washington perhaps not the foremost military man of his time and perhaps he was not the wisest statesman. But he was the best balanced man or ms or any other age, and he was such man as was especially needed in the birthpangs of the new re- public No other could have been agreed upon by such widely divergent partsans as Hamilton and Jefferson or who could have become the choice alike the Republicans and the Federalsts for the presi- dency For no other man would the armies and fleets of Bonaparte and the armies and navies of Great Britain have stopped in the midst of war to do momentary honor when the news of his death was re- eeived.
 Washngton's judgment of men invaluable for it was with the abest men of the period that he surrounded himself in the task of laying the founda tion of the republic. That it was so well done was due to the exercise this talent rather than to the unaided wisdom and foresight of the first president
 Washington was not lacking in gratitude to the French when he withstood the demand that the new United States should join that nation in the Napoleonc war. There yet his own nation to build and make secure. That was higher duty than the exercise of gratitude
 And after al the French which then claimed the aid of this nation not the France which twenty years before had to the assistance of the srug gng colonies. Nor was the England which had oppressed the colonies the England which later called the people of the United States as knsmen
 The European quarrel one which might ap- peal the emotions of the American people but was not one that concerned them politically. It was at later period Washington enjoned upon the nation to avoid "entangling alliances" injunction which within the last four years has been so frequently and freely quoted by pacinsts and Germans. Wash ington could have had in mind only such situation as the Anglo French quarrel and not situation in which we had vital concern, one which threatened the existence of the nation or it's liberties.
 If they not worth fighting for against foe on the other side the Atlantic they not worth eontending in 1776 If their preservation to be nterdicted because the foe happened to be foreign what a waste of blood had there been in their es- tablishment
 Until Germany had sunk the first American ship; we may say until Germany had notified of its purpose sink every American ship in the prescribed zone washingtons injunction would have applied. Our intervention in the previous to the sinking of the Lusitana would have been the seeking of an entangling alliance. Any time after that we were enmeshed in events to which we had not contributed and which inevitably drawing into the war. and into an alliance against Germany
 This alliance may extend until after the war and, indeed may be perpetual but if so it will be an al
 ance peace for the tranquility of this nation. It was to such a tranquility that Washington looked,
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22
Next, the Primary

After a brief breathing spell following the paign for registration of voters for the city pri mary election another campaign should be instituted at once to get the voters at the primary. That will be one week from today, March 1. The time is short enough Unless the voters attend the primary the registration will have been in vain, for mayor will be elected the primary. Probably also both commissioners will then elected and the usual gen. eral city election will be dispensed with
 We think that the interest manifest by the people in the election is a good sign that there will be heavy vote the primary It will be easier to vote than it was to register. The polling places more numerous and more convenient to the and it takes less time to vote thann Aid to certificate of registration. NM
 All who have automobiles and have any interest in the city government should give their time and their to the business of getting out the vote all the voters regardless of the tickE they will vote. What we want is free and full Repression of the voters and then we will have good government. We believe that the majority may be trusted to do the right thing and the wise thing. and believe that the officers elected the result of heavy will be more responsive and will feel a greater responsi- bity than if they go into office by margin which is a small minority of all the voters. A heavy vote Friday will be the best guaranty of better government.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22

cated the situation and plan by which crippled soldiers may be trained for particular work and placed in positions with as little delay as possible, instead of allowing them to enter work in con-; petition with unmaimed workers and women must be considered in working out the problem, he said.
 F. C. Stanford of Ishpeming, Mich. told of training workmen for positions of higher responsibility. He said that not only were men given a chance to earn higher wages, but that as the training went on they showed a changed attitude toward the work of the company. From being apathetic. or openly antagonistic, they came to exhibit a lively interest in their work and became valuable to their employ CTS.
 Accidents in mining operations may be materially cut down. according to Herbert M. Wilson of Pittsburg. Pa. If the men are given systematic train ing to protect themselves and others. The work, he said, begins outside the mines and extends into the homes of the employees, every effort being made to insure contentment among the men and to bring about wholesome condi- tons which are reflected in their gen. eral health
 An honest days work is a psycholog- lcal porblem, according to E. E. Beach Of Ellsworth, Pa., who described social centers which provide wholesome en- tertainment for workmen in a mining town. He declared they were of great value in intoxicating sobriety among the men and the work may be extended to embrace the education of the foreign porn element in patriotism. i A psychological analysis of the Bol- sheviki was made by Dr. E. E. South ard, psychologist, of Boston, in discuss ing the mental ills of laborers. which he said had increased since the war be- gan
 They are not sick" he declared. speaking of the Bolsheviki.
 They are insane. They are men, tally abnormal under stress of excite ment brought on by the war. There is something wrong which hardly comes under the head of medicine Their type of men is often found in the great labor settlements"
 Disease, ignorance, vice. bad habits crime and poverty are labor's psycho- logic ailments, the speaker said, and must be cured if the value of the labor I ing unit is to be maintained during the war.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22
PHYSICIANS SHOULD STUDY MUSIC

The great value of musical training to the prac- tcing physician is pointed by Dr. Ernest Zuebiin associate professor of medicine in the University of Cincinnati in an article contributed to Amercan Med icine. Appreciation of the pitch intensity and dura ton of sounds. and of rhythm which acquired by the musician in the study of his art, also necessary to the doctor, who is obliged to take not of these same sound qualities in making many of his diagnoses. The objective signs of disease Doctor Zueblin points out, closely related to acoustic phenomena, such conductivity quality, tonality pitch intensity, duration and rhythm. The con- ductvty of sound for instance quite different in a normal lung from where there is fluid between the lung and the chest wall The quality and tonality of sounds produced within the lungs heart, or transmitted through the abdominal viscera are es- sental for the diagnostan. The better the musical training the sharper the personal perception of the student, the more he will excel his competitors.
 Literary Digest.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22
JUDGE TOURS AMONG
 BACK YARDS TO SEE
 EXACT CONDITIONS
[RepubIican A. p. Leased wire1

CHICAGO, Feb. 21.-First hand in formation of living conditions in the district known as back of the yards, ," where many packing house employees live, was gained Wednesday by Federal Judge Samuel Alschuler, arbitrator between the packers and the laborers in the wage controversy, when he in- spected the homes there. He was accompanied by representatives Of the packers and of the employees.
 Statements made after the trip by Carl Meyer, representing the packers and Fras-l Walsh, representing the employees, show that for the first time since the investigation was started attorneys for the two sides agree on something. Both men de- clared that the buildings in which the laborers live were virtually unin- habitable and that fire danger was so great that remedial action should be taken at once.
 MT. Meyer was inclined to blame the conditions on the city, declaring that it should force the landlords to tear down the old buildings or not al- low them to be rented, while Mr. Walsh seemed to think the fault lay with the packers.
 IWtINe HOileS were NlSlIcQ, i've C1 them selected by the packers, four by the employees and three at random by Judge Alschuler.
 We found one home where an eight-year-o -old boy took care of seven brothers and sisters while his father and mother worked said MT. Walsh ''The place was filthy and all the children had contracted skin diseases from the filth. In the kitchen were l the remains of the midday meal boiled cabbage, coffee and bread The | boy said that was all they ever had at noon and there was no other food on the place except a half head oi l cabbage.
 | Many of the houses are fine in ap- pearance from the outside, giving the l impression of great cleanliness anC | sanitation, but insde they are filthy | MT. Meyers declared that while much filtha was found it was due tc the family and not to working condi- tions
 "The families living in filth anG dirt are the kind that would live tn, same way if wages were quadrupled, l he said. We found many places that
 were ideal in sanitation, but others
 where the people were making tho same wages, the conditions were bad. :
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22
The Eiaht Hour Day in Washington

We have at hand communication from an orga- nization called the National Federation of Federal Employees. Just why it was issued we do not know. It asks for help for it appears to need none. It seems to be nothing but of joy over the pros- peet of the defeat of the Borland bill. This is known the Borland eight hour bill which fixes minimum of eight hours all clerical workers the federal service in Washington.
 There is pretty widespread belief in this coun- try that the clerks of the departments not worked Their pay is not punificent as rule. but they be satisfied hold the jobs against all
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22

busy business man who has no time for church or thinking he has no time. until after he has surrendered to the mission. He may be a man whose clothes, he thinks, do not fit him for the church where he be- lieves people are all uniformly well dressed; or he may be one whose as- sociations have not been with the people who go to church.
 The address of Mir. Cotterell, like all the programs of the club begins at one o'clock. The dinner itself be-
 gins at 12:30 though one will be served if he cannot arrive before one o'clock. It is requested though that
 all who will attend meet at the Monroe street entrance at F: b for
 a get-acquainted meeting. Beside the address of Mr. Cotterell | there will be musical program. a violin solo by Roy NeR and The Man of Gallilee" by Rev. Mir. and Mrs. Wailes
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22
CONSERVING THE AoUE

To native of certain section of the Southwest that is well known for it's malarial tendencies St. Louis travelling man sad
 T notice that there is great deal of ague here about"
 "Yes," was the laconic response.
 That's great drawback. It units man entirely for work, doesn't it?"
 Generally it does" said the other. "Still here on my farm when my John has a right hard fit of the shakes fastens the churn -dasher to him and stranger, he brings the butter inside of fifteen minutes New York Times
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22

The first of a series of eight lunch cons will be given tomorrow by the Brotherhood Lunch club at the Gen. tral Methodist Episcopal church. At each of these luncheons some subject of vital interest will be discussed by some one peculiarly well quail flied. Out of this movement may grow a permanent Dinner club. The subject for discussion tomor- row will be ''The Rescue Mission" by Evangelist Omer L. Cotterell who will conclude a series of services here l next Sunday. MT. Cotterell is an elo- l quent speaker and the subject is one with which he is thoroughly familiar it is an essential part of evangelistic work.
 The Rescue Mission is regarded by Mir. Cotterell as a feeder for the churches, a means of reaching those l who for one reason or another escape | the touch of the church. He may be
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22
MINING ENGINEERS PLAN PROGRAM FUR
 TRAINING CR|PP[ES
Republican A. p. Leased Wire]

NEW YORK, Feb. 2l.--Crippled sol- diers brought home from the trenches will be trained so that they may speed fly take their places in the industrial activities of the country, the American Institute of Mining Engineers, in con- vention here was told Wednesday,
 An investigation of conditions in the industrial world, to discover where the opportunities for employment lie and to readjust industrial practice so that cripples may be utilized. was suggested ny Major Gilbreth. The entrance of womeh into many trades has compli-
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22
SALIVA BALL
 T0 BE TABOO
Republican A. P. Leased wire1

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-The end of the spit ball is coming. John K. Tener president of the National league. today issued a warning to young pitchers advising them not to cultivate the use Of the spit ball, and indicating that it was only the matter of a short time when it would be abolished.
 Young pitchers starting to play professionally will find it to their ad vantage not to cultivate the use of the spit ball." said Mir. Tener. Tt will also be advantageous to National league players using this form of delivery to experiment as much as possible with some other style of pitching during the coming season. The spit ball is a dis gusting unsanitary delivery not likely to endure more than a few more sea sons at the most. All the members of the National league rules committee, Dreyfus. Heydler and myself, are strongly opposed to it, and favor it's abolishment."
 MT. Tener said ma ajority of National league players still were unsigned. but asserted that the club owners would remain firm in their present position, as baseball conditions did not warrant the payment of larger salaries to players.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22
Our Bit

We're eating rye bread at our house, With bread the side: We've corn meal mush at breakfast time At noon we have it fried; We eat no wheat, we eat no meat And we'll soon form the habit Of eating carrots every day Just like doggone rabbit.
 Houston Poet
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22

If the Kaiser is still looking for a place in the sum- we know where he get all summer job on an American farm with board and lodging and as much as $3O a month in cash-Springfied Union.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22
Advance bv Retrouressio,

The rookie was being taken to the guardhouse
 Quick promotion" he muttered to himself C am already in charge of squad of men"-Bostor Transcript.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22
Woman Has Knitted 12.ooo Socks

Hamilton, Ont-Mrs. J. Margon who resides near the Delta in this city has the having 5000 pairs of socks for the soldiers since the be- ginning of the war. She has small machine with which she does the work, and manages it while at tending to her household duties and the care of a small family of children-Toronto Globe
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22
Pulnit Camouflage-"Mahel nnerl

Pulpit Camouflage-"Mabel" queried the caller of the minister's little daughter does your father ever preach the sermon twice?'
 "Yes, I think he does," replied Mabel but he talks loud and soft in different places each time so it doesn't sound the to outsiders -Indanapols Star.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22

Do not wait till tomorrow-phone that WANT AID. to The Republican and dispose of, or get what you want.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22

This blouse shown will be popular this spring should give The fawessy signed and of attractive blue and white Jap The white linen collar interesting beauty blouse The hat simple of model this spring and and only aonment band the
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22

Miss Elizabeth Howry, daughter of Judge Charles B. Howry of Wash ington, D. C., is chairman of the en- tertainment committee for soldier camps and cantonments near the capital. She is a gifted singer her. self and is often on her own gro- grams.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-11-22
ChIcngo Live stock anotntInn..

Chicago Hogs - Butchers, S17 G5af
Is 90: light s17t0m-N.s5: pacIsIng.
s l6 60T II 60; throwoutl SIS 25m164O.
pigs good to choice. St3.5O@ 1890.
Cattle-Good, choice and prime.
sl6.I5m 1873; common and medium
$3.50 q 10. 70. Butcher stock; Cows and
heifers. S650N 14.25. Gamers aud cut =
ters S5.5Om $50. Stockers and feeders.
Good. choice and fancy SI0OOm1a rs.
inferior common anh medium. $1,000
lp.pp. Veal calves good and choice.
sl700M Is. Western rance. Beef
steers, sl4.50M17.65; cows and heifers.
sS50012T5.
Sheep-Lambs: Choice and prime.
SIS 75l 1900: medirir srr good. Sf425
r, 1915; culls Sg75e,' p so Ewes.
Choice and prime 50 25N $50: medium
and good. SS.00m9.25. culis. s325Ms.5O.