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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-23

meeting was left in the hands of the
executive council,
Officers named to the American
Bankers Association are as follows:
Vice President for West Virginia
Henry 0. Aieshire. of Huntington.
Member Nominating Committee
T. italle., of Wheeling; alternate,
James A. Sigafoose, of Moundsville
Vice President-Trust company sec
ton, E. l.. Yaeger, of Wheeling
Vice MISUNDERSTANDING bank sec
ton, A. C. Thomas, of Huntington
Vice observation-disclosures bank see
ton, A. c. Thomas, of Huntington.
Vice .President-National bank sec
ton, Gus j. Warfield, of Elkins.
Vice Piresident-Stateb bank section
W. E. Nelson, of Lewisburg.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-23
POSITIONS THAT
ARE NON-ESsENTIhL

Because of labor shortage of mil
lion and half men skilled and un-
skilled in the war industries of the
war nation, with an increased army
coming the most drastic Instructions
ever issued in this country will reach
all Community Labor Boards in West
Virginia instructing them to prepare
and publish in every city in the cum
try list of non-essential positions new
held by men that could be filled -
women.
These instructions are coming TO
the Community Labor Boards from
Nathan a. Smyth Assistant Director
General of the United States En-
p1oyment Service.
The result of this drastic actioa
will be that men failing or recr sirg
to get out of such positions of their
own accord and take iih es szns u
work, will be looked upon as slae.-
ers.
The order is intended % forea Ike
hand of both non-essential labor aHl
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-23
HUNTINGTON PAPER
ASKED TO SUSPEND

Huntington's youngest newspaper,
the Evening Journal, was requested
by Thomas B. Donnelly, chief of the
pulp and paper section of the War
Industries Board, to suspend publica-
ton for the duration Of the war. The
Evening Journal is owned by the
Huntington Herald Company, pub
fishers Of the Herald Disatch, of which
it was regarded as an afternoon edi-
ton. The paper was first issued on
June. g. Since that time it has at
tanned circulation of approximate
ly 1900 copies.
At the same time another news item
states that agriculturists in Virginia,
West Virginia, Pennsylvania and 9TH
er nearby states now have a farm
paper of their own, fer the Maryland
Farmer weekly publication, appear
ed Saturday. No doubt it will receive
a similar communication.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-23
OFFICERS ELECTED
BY STATE BANKERS

Featured by an address by former
President William H. Taft and the
annual election of officers, the 25th
annual convention of the West Vir-
ginia Bankers Association adjourned
in Huntington Friday afternoon, af-
ter a two days session. The deliv-
cry OF Mr.. Taftis war message to the
bankers was the inspirational feat
ure of the day, an enormous crowd
greeting him at the city auditorium.
Officers were elected to the West
Virginia Bankers Association as fol
lows:
West Virginia Bankers Association
James A. Sigafoose, of
Moundsville; vice president, l.. A.
Hooper, of Bluefield.
The election of the secretary-treas-
urer and the selection of the next
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-23
SIX BLUE BOYS ARE
NOW IN The SERVICE

Two sons fighting in France, one
son. stationed at Camp Lee, Petc.3-
burg, Va, three sons who registered
in the eighteen to forty-fve draft
Elaw, and another son doing essential
work for the Government at Hog
Island. is the record. held by Mrs.
Ida NJ. Blue, sixty-four years old of
apartment IS, the Warrington, Eigh-
tcenth and Wyoming avenue, north
west.
Two of my boys are fighting in
France and another is at Camp Lee,
Va" Mrs Blue said today. 81 sup
pose they will take all my boys away
to fight. Well, all l can do is hope
and pray"
All seven sons of Mrs Blue were
raised and educated in Washington,
Four of her sons are married. Her
seven sons are Frank l.. Blue, Ed
ward S. Blue, William F. Blue, Ralph
H. Blue, Norman r. Blue, Walter r.
Blue and Lou A. Blue Mrs. Blue
with one of her sons, Edward S.
Blue. keeps a cigar store at 1906
Eighteenth street northwest. She al
50 has one daughter, Mrs. Gertrude
V. Duff
in Franco Wal
ter r. Blue and Norman r. Blue.
Walter and Norman were both draft
ed last April and were sent to France
in July. Both were sent to camp
from Washington within three days
Of each other and both went over
during the same week in July. Nor
man is in the medical corps and is
twenty-eight years old while Walter
is twenty-three years old.
Lou A. Blue, a prominent profess
sional ball player, was drafted last
week and sent to Camp Lee, Peters
burg, Va, Lou was formerly a crack
player on the Martinsburg Blue
Ridge Club team and played with the
st. Paul baseball team before going
into the service. He is twenty years
old and is the youngest of the seven.
The three registered last week are
all married Frank L. Blue, thirty
eight is a newspaper man in New
York. Edward S. Blue, twenty-five
years old, the only son now in Wash
ington is keeping cigar store there.
William F. Blue, thirty-two years old,
is now in Philadelphia.
Z Ralph D. Blue, thirty years old is
working with the Shipping Board at
Hog Island. E0 was put in a defer
red class bee:'.'z7 of dependents. His
work is considcle essential.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-23
FIDDLERSBURG MAN
LOSES MUCH. WHEAT

The large stone barn on old Harry
Herbert farm, owned by DR.. Daniel
A. Watkins, near Fiddlersburg, Md,
tenanted by William H. Herbert and
James E. Ausherman, was burned
Saturday. One thousand bushels Of
wheat, so tons of hay, threshing ma
chine, farming implements, harness,
outbuildings and a straw stack were
cued from the stables. The fire start
ed from sparks from a traction en-
CINE, it is believed. The wheat crop
was being threshed at the time. The
loss, five thousand dollars is partly
covered by insurance.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-23
OWNER GIVES AWAY
"HA'NTED" HOUSE

Because the house is haunted"
Babe Taylor, Graham, w. Va, car
penter has made present of the
property with it's 10 acres to Andy
Burton, "a, fireman on the Norfolk
and Western Railroad. Taylor also
threw in a good mich cow as an in
ducement to take the place. There
is bad crossing on the railroad
near the property and many have
been killed there. Taylor declares he
has seen headless men walking about
the place.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-23
THINK BOY KILLED
SELF ACCIDENTALLY

The coroner's jury at Elkins,
which investigated the death of the
eleven-year.old son of French White,
who resides on Cheat Mountain, rem
dered verdict that he came to
death by his own hand The boy was
found dead on the floor in the room
in the home. A rife was lying on
the floor nearby and it is supposed
the boy got the weapon down and
accidentally killed himself With it.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-23
SEEKS "cRIMELEss" FARM

by International News Service.)
Atlanta, Ca, Sept Ex-Governor
Dorsey has received card from one
Ed F. Bell, of Winder, Ga, who says
be wants for 1915 a farm away from
the pernicious influences of larceny,
stealing and men running away with
other mems wives and breaking up
and homes"
The executive is looking for a
farm filling these requirements.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-23

burned in giant pyres, it was found
that straw, when heated in a retort.
gives off more and better gas, ton
for ton, than coal. The tractor on
the university farm is driven with it,
Motor cars with overhead gas, are
run fifteen miles on one charge.
The apparatus has been sufficient
ly simplifcd so that it can be IN
stalled on the farm, and gives great
promise of becoming a practical and
widelyused piece Of farm equip
ment.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-23

Mrs. S. ]. Kramer and daughter,
Miss Katherine, who have been Wis
iting Mr.. and Ms Win. II. Flick,
left today for their home in West
minister. Md.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-23
JOINS HER HUSBAND.

Ms. Claude H, Long. formerly
Miss Ethel Shirley, left this afternoon
to join her husband, in Baltimore.
She was ACCOMPANIED by. her little sis
ter, Pauline.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-23
"GERMHUNS"

{Ry International News Service.)
San Francisco, Cal, Sept. "a
"Germhuns"
That's the newest designation in
San Francisco for our Teutonic
foes.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
yEGGMEN ATTEMPT
T0LO0T P. 0. SAFE
FoiIed by Deputy Sheriff at
HyattsviIIe, Who Exchanges
Shots With Gang.

Yeggmen cracked the safe in the post
office at Hyattsville shortly after 4
o'clock this morning, but were driven
off by Deputy Sheriff Garrison before
they obtained any loot.
The deputy sheriff engaged in pistol
duel from his bedroom window with
the cracksmen. He thinks he wounded
one of the three safe blowers. who was
carried to an automobile in which the
trio escaped.
The deputy sheriff's home is near the
post office, and Mrs. Garrison was
awakened BY some one walking in the
yard. Just as she had called her hus-
band a muffied explosion was heard in
the post Office. Garrison opened his bed
room window and. seeing light in the
post Office, began shooting through the
rear dor of the building from the win
dow.
Garrison emptied the chambers Of his
revolver. and the yeggmen replied with
a fusillade of shots, several OF their
the window from which the deputy
sheriff was firing.
One Is Heard to Moan.
One of the night providers was heard
to moan as he was being carried to the
waiting machine, and Mrs. Garrison
heard one of them say:
Come on, John; let's get away from
here"
Charles Randall, colored, who runs a
shoe repairing shop just opposite the
rear door of the post Office, said he saw
three men come from the front Of the
building and pass directly in front of
his window Randall says they were
xx-h
take a chance against three men on a
safe blowing mission. But" he added.
'if I had thought to have grabbed my
old trusty Winchester. believe me, boss.
there would have been something doing
about that post Office"
After the duel with Garrison, Ran
dali says. he heard one of the men call
ing to John to hurry up and get
away" and he is certain the man was
wounded. Before Garrison could reoald
his pistol for a further attack the auto
mobile had disappeared, going in the
direction of Baltimore.
Entrance to the post office. which is
on the Washington-Baltim boule-
rear door, Several blankets were taken
from a wagon nearby. These, together
with two coats belonging to the
"yeggs," were used to deaden the sound
of the explosion. The coats. blankets
and a number of tools used in the job
were left behind in the hurry of the
burglars to get away. One Of the coats
was purchased from a department store
in Washington.
The entire right-hand of the safe
was demolished. the heavy cement lin
ing being blown away. The interior
compartments had not been opened. In
these were valuable papers. but no
money or stamps.
Miss Mary w. Tise. the postmistress,
puts the cash and stamps in banks at
the close of each days business
Charles II. Saffell, an inspector from
the Post Office Department. was on the
lob early this morning and said that
the work was done by professionals. Po-
lice in Washington and Baltimore have
been asked to watch for the yeggmen.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
COLD WAVE DUE TONIGHT
Decrease of Forty Degrees in Tenn
perature Forecast by Weather
Bureau.

A cold wave will strike Washington
tonight, with decrease in tempera
ture of 40 degrees from the maximum
registered today according to the
weather bureau. which flashed cold
wave warnings along the Atlantic
coast.
A cold wave is now moving over the
central states from the Missouri VAL
ley, the weather bureau warned. Sharp
drops in temperature will be registered
in all sections east of the Mississippi
river, particularly in the lower lake
region, Tennessee and the east gulf
states.
Fair and colder tonight and Thurs
day" read the weather bureaus Off
ciai forecast The lowest temperature
tonight will be around 90 degrees, it
was said. The maximum registered this
morning was 81, at 5 o'clock. The mer-
curry declined rapidly, dropping IL de-
grees from to IL o'clock.
There was a small precipitation this
morning. Rain fell between and z
o'clock. The change of the forecast
from rainy to fair and colder weather
was said by weather officials to be due
to a disturbance over the upper Mis-
souri, valley.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
AMERICANS ON LEAVE
HOUSED AT CHAMBERY


PARIS, February 20-A detachment
of American soldiers going on leave In
the department Of Savoie are housed
in the town of Chambrey. where the
Young Mems Christian Association has
leased three casinos and theater for
their amusement. Later other men on,
leave will be sent to Challes Les-Eaux.
The first arrivals. who are located ina
Aix-Les-Bains, are having a splendid
time mountain climbing, boating, fish,
ing, taking automobile excursions ana
attending concerts and theatrIcals rnr,
which professional performers haze;
been employed. =.
committee of American women enS
gagged in Y. M. C. A. work has undee-t
taken to launder and mend the clothoas
of the soldiers. which are badly woyna
as a result of trench duty.
Thirty states and twelve nationalttieas
are represented in the first two contiu..
gents of American troops to arrive IN
Savoie.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
TO GET
CHANCE TO VOICE KICK
D. c. Car Line Passengers Will Be
Given Opportunity to Express
Views on Skip-Step, Etc.

Washington street car. patrons will
be given an opportunity to express
their views about "skip-stops" at a
public hearing to be held by the Public
Utilities Commission March 5.
The Capital Traction Company has
agreed to the suggestions of John A.
Beeler, traffic expert, for the elimina-
tion of certain stops on it's lines. and
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company has approved the recon-
mendations for that system, with one
or two exceptions. which are to be
made the subject of special studies by
Mr.. Beeler.
1t is now up to the public to say
whether it wants approximately 600
stops. as proposed by the traffic expert,
abolished in the interest of speeding
up service and relieving congestion. 1t
will be given an opportunity to say
exactly what it wants at the March 5
hearing.
Representatives of both street rail-
way companies conferred with the Com
today in regard to Mr.. Bee
lers 1'skip-stop" plan. They believe it
not only will lead to big improvement
in service, but will make possible a
saving in coal.
The Commissioners went to the Cap
itol again today to explain District es-
Inmates for the coming fiscal year, and
the chances are that their presence will
be required there throughout the week
This is delaying their preparation of
the report on the street car situation
called for by the Senate resolution
passed recently. Il also is delaying q
decision on the gas company rate in
crease application. Both the street car
report and verdict in the gas case
are looked for early next week.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
ORDERED TO COOPERATE.
Army Commanders and Red Cross to
Work Jointly for Soldiers Comfort

Full cooperation between Army COM
manders and the Red Cross was ordered
today by the War Department so that
everything possible for comfort and
welfare of troops may be done.
Officers are ordered to inform troops
of the presence of Red Cross represent
atives and their willingness to help SOL
diers or their families.
The order was promulgated to relieve
the anxiety and to sustain the morale
of soldiers worried about their families
at home and to promote the comfort
and well being of those families. Red
Cross representatives are authorized to
be attached to each base hospital to
furnish emergency supplies, to COM
municate with the families of patients
and render any other seryics fos pa.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
CONDOLENCES FROM CHINA.
Cable Message Regarding Loss Of
Life by Sinking of Tuscania

Gen. Tuan Chi Jul, chairman of the
Chinese war commission at Pekine
has cabled to Secretary Baker of the
War Department condolences for the
sinking Of the TuscaniaA He also ex-
presses his profound admiration for
the heroism and discipline displayed
by the gallant American soldiers in
face of imminent danger" He adds
that "the incident can have no other
effect than further uniting the whole
American nation in a more determined
manner to prosecute the war to a
successful issue"
In his reply to the message Secretary
that distressing though the loss has
been, 1t steels us to the sacrifice that
will insure the successful concIusion
of our common cause"
Evening star., 1918-02-20
AGAIN QUIT WORK.
More Than 800 Longshoremen and
Dock Workers Renew Strike.

NEW YORK. February 20.-More than
900 longshoremen and dock workers
employed by the Southern Pacinc
Steamship Company here failed to re-
port for work this morning. renewing
strike which was under adjustment
by the shipping boards labor adjust.
ment board.
According to officials of the company
the men quit work again today be-
cause the adjustment board had not as
yet announced its decision on their de-
mands. The men had been back At
work since February IL. when they
called off the original strike to await
the adjustment boards action.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
GERMANY MAY SEEK
PEACE WITH FLANDERS

AMSTERDAM, February 20. Com
menting on an article printed in the
Westfa1ische Zeitung,
which declared that Belgium had
ceased to exist as state, and ad-
vocating separate peace with Flan-
ders, the independent socialist news
paper, Leipsic Volks Zeitung, says that
doubtless the German government is
working in this direction.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
Motormen and Conductors Ask
40 Cents an Hour-0therS
Increase of 5 Cents.
HIGH COST OF LIVING
GIVEN AS THE REASON
J. H. Goodman, Business Agent of
Union, Believes Company Will
See Justice Of Request.

Employees of the Capital Traction
Company today submitted to the COM
pany petition for. fiat rate of 40
cents an hour for motormen and con-
ductors and an increase of cents an
hour for barnmen and switchmen.
After he had delivered the petition to
George E. Hamilton, president of the
company, ]. II. Cookman, business agent
for the Garments union said:
"Things look very favorable. We be-
lieve the company will see the justice of
our requests, but in any event, there
will not be a strikeI The men will live
up to their agreement and submit the
matter to arbitration if they cannot
reach an agreement with the company"
Wage Scale in Agreement. 8.
The wage scale for motormen and
conductors at the signing of the agree
year, 25 cents an hour; second year,
25h cents; third year. rs cents; fourth
and fifth, 81 cents; sixth. % cents, and
seventh and thereafter, 80 cents. In Oc-
tober the company voluntarily added
two cents an hour to each OF these
classes.
Under the increases granted in Oc-
tober switchmen now receive 22h
cents an hour and barnmen 20 cents
an hour. The petition submitted today
also asks that whenever a conductor
or motorman is detailed to instruct a
new man. he be paid 3 cents an hour
above the fiat rate of 40 cents an hour.
take effect March 80.
After reciting the increases asked
for. the statement submitted to the
company concludes:
Statement to the Company.
I'VE feel that 1t is scarcely necessary
for us to argue with you the neces-
sity Of this increase. since the last
wage was adopted. which at that time
was not sufficiently high to meet the
cost of living then prevailing. Since
that time the cost of living has so in
creased that it is not possible for US
to maintain the standard of American
living as now prevails in the Dis
trict of Columbia and cootinue to work
for the wage we are now receiving.
1--WE would ask that you give this
matter consideration at your earliest
convenience and notify us when our
committee can meet with you for the
purpose of conferring on this subject
as the agreement provides"
Supplementing this statement, Mr.
Goodman pointed out that the majority
Of the men make an average Of SIS a
month, taking into consideration the
four days a month which they must lay
of to enable the extra men to work.
Not Living Wage, He Says.
This is not a living wage. with the
present prices prevailing in Washing
ton," said Mr.. Goodman. Ordinary la
borers are making 35 cents an hour"
Mr.. Goodman also referred to the
great amount of hauling which the
bringing of thousands Of war workers
to Washington has thrown on the street
car companies.
1.-The men are working harder than
they ever did" said Mr.. Cookman, "and
are cooperating with the company to
handle the great crowds now in the
District. This has thrown a great ad-.
ditiona1 strain on the men, for it is a
strain to handle a car in Washington
now
The petition submitted to the COM
pany was agreed upon at two meetings
of the men held yesterday.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
STURTEVANT SEAPLANE
SHOT DOWN, SAYS ENEMY

Admiral Sims advised the Navy De-
partment today that the American sea-
plane in which Ensign Albert Dillon
Sturtevant. u. SIN. r. F., was lost Is
claimed by the enemy to have been
shot down in flames. Ensign sturtevant
was second pilot in the machine.
apparently this machine was at
tackled by. ten enemy planes" the dis
Evening star., 1918-02-20
GREAT BRITAIN SPENDS
S31, ,92O, 900 A DAY

LONDON. February 20.-Andrew
Bonar Law, chancellor of the excheuuer.
speaking in the house of commons to-
day. said the average daily expenditure
during the four weeks ending February
1G was f6,3S4.0O0.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
ENGINEERS OF ENGLAND
REJECT MAN-POWER PLAN

LONDON. February 20.-The Anal
Eamated Society of Engineers. accord
ing to a statement issued by the sec
refary Of the society. has rejected the
governments man-power proposals by
93.5F votes. The figures were: For
thesgovernnet proposal 25sA7o; against
Evening star., 1918-02-20
Gen. Won Kusmanek in Vienna.

AMSTERDAM. February 20.-Gen>s
Hermann Won Kusmanek. commanders
of the Austrian garrison which ds<s
Tended the Galician fortress Of Przo>
mysl up to the time of ita surrendAp .
to the Russians in March. 1916, hnnr>
captivity. according to . dispatch frouH 4
the Austrian capital. Gen. Won Buon
manek was greeted BY q numbaE =
Nigh e11kGxy 49,
Evening star., 1918-02-20
Confesses to Murder of Priest.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, February 20
Michael schramm of this city last night
confessed to the murder of the Rev.
Father Edmond Kayser of Gary, Ind.
on the night of August "a, 1915
Evening star., 1918-02-20
Cunard Lines New Building

NEW YORK. February 20. - The
Cunard line plans to build ten-story
office building. to cost between $40 ,ooo,-
900 and $15.00o.000. as it's permanent
American headquarters.
Evening star., 1918-02-20

Montana Ratifies Dry Law.
HELENA. Mont, February 20.-The
Montana legislature yesterday ratified
the federal prohibition amendment.
Evening star., 1918-02-20
Won KuehImann Says Teutons
Must See That Order Pre-
walls in East.
ARMIES OF THE KAISER
CONTINUE THEIR ADVANCE
Renewed Strife Not Popular in Aus
tria and Germany-Slavs Will Con-
duct Guerrilla Warfare.

= the Associated Press.
PETROGRAD, February
2o.-Gen. Hoffman,, the
German military representa-
tive at the Brest-Litovsk
peace conference, has tele-
graphed to the bolshevik
government for a written
authorization of the Rus
sian wireless peace message
sent yesterday to Berlin.
Gen. Hoffman,, according to
a Russian official statement
given out today, says that
the Authorization must be
sent to the German COM
mand at Dvinsk.
The Russian official state
ment says that a messenger
from Petrograd is being sent
to Dvinsk today with the
original peace message,
which was signed by Pre-
mier Lenine and Foreign
Minister Trotzky.