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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-07
INTERRUPT HIS FUNERAL
BY WIRING TO "WIDOW,
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Springfield, Mass, Nov. when
Charles Tiff, son of the city treas
urer and former broker of this city,
was taken i'll with infiuenss at Camp
Zachary Taylor, the man on the hos
pital cot next to him died. Through
some mistake the dead man was list
ed as Mr. Tiff and the body ship
ped home following a telegram an
nouncing Mr.. Tift's death. The fam
lily was gathered at Mr.. Tifftis home
to comfort his supposed widow when
a telegram came from the real Mr..
Tiff saying hat he was recovering
from the "fiu," and was coming home
on a fl1rlough.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-07
LOCAL ELECTION NEWS
SCANT THIS AFTERNOON

The most, absorbing topic this aft
ernoon has been the reported capt.
ulation of Germany. In the interim
politics have been adjourned and
not much attention is given to addi-
tional election reports. No further in
telligence has been received from
the Elkins-Watson race for Senate,
il being generally conceded that Ma
jor Elkins is easily the victor. Also
that Congressman Bowers is safely
returned to the house.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-07
STATE PROPERTY IS
WORTH over BILLION
Tax Commissioner HaIIanar
Makes Annual Report.

The seventh biennial report for the
years 1918. of the state tax com
missioner, Walter S. Hallanan, has
been received from the public Print
er. 1t is volume of 766 pages, and
deals mostly with figuees, asses.
ments and valuations and taxes.
The two principal portions of the
report deal with valuations and layies
for all the subdivisions of the state,
Down to districts and municipalities
and the different public utilities TO-
the different divisions and. sub-divis
ions.
The report shows the total yalua-
lions of all property in the state fol
the year 1917 was s1,376, 49, 2S, made
up as follows: Real estate, -s72S,77S.
$50: personal property. S316.C55,4 26
public utilities, 1886, 305,s19
The total taxes levied on all prof
erty of the state for the same yeal
was $1S,437,a14. made up as follows
From real estate, s10.S17,315; from
personal property, s4,637,977; from
public utilities, s442S.314.
The items of interest for Kanawha
county are: Value of real estate,
s4S,7Se.73O; personal property. 800
102,3S0; public utilities. sa2,540, 2S5;
toatl, S91,439,345
The taxes levied for state purposes
amount to sleO,5S3, OF which sS2,295
is state and $1S,2SS is for state war
defense.
The county levy is $685., 040, made
up az follows: County, regular, s22S,-
500; main county road, s22S,59S; dis
trict road, $6s 1878; special court house
$45,720; special district road bonds,
s7s,S56; special railroad bonds, Sill
2S8. Total county and district levy,
including districts and municipalities,
$656,040.
Levy for teachers, $296,S66; build
ing, $153.Ss7; high schools, s1S,o93;
special bonds, $S1,19O; special addi-
tional, s7,25s; special library, s2,16s.
Total schools, s559,443.
Municipal, regular $162.545; special
bonds. $92.191. Total municipal levy,
$254,Ts6.
Grand total of all levies for the
county. $1,570S02.
Total average rate of levy on each
800, s171S.
Levy on real estate, sS67,759; per
sonal property, $685., PSF; public utili
ties, sS5O,sls.
In recommendations contained il
his report, the commissioner has ths
following to say under a discussion
of Inheritance tax:
1.-THE right of inheritance taxation
is peculiarly state right The fed
eral government has many valuable
sources from which to draw its rev
enue that the state do not have"
The commissioner takes the posi-
ton that the property of the citizens
OF the state should belong to th'
citizens OF the state or the state ii
self and not be drawn out of tn
state by a federal inheritance tax.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-07
, Relief from, Eczema

Don't worry about eczema or otbo.
skin troubles. You can have eI ,.:sl
healthy skin by using a little ze Tal
obtained at any drug store for 35e ~ y.
extra large bottle at $l.O0. - VI
Zemo generally removes pimples, bIact.
heads, blotches, eczema, and rinpwor rn'
and makes the skin clear and heath a.
Lemo IS a Clean, penetrating, antisen+?g.
liquid, neither sticky nor greasy and sts; ~
nothing. 1t is easily applied and COST >
mere trifie for each application, Il i
always dependable. !. !" 10
The E. W. Rose Co.. Cleveland. O.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-07
GETS TAR AND FEATHERS
ON PRO-GERMAN CHARGE

Ashland, Wis, Nov. Accused
of having refused to purchase Liber-
ty Bonds or to help the war in any
way, John Oestrycher, also said to
be pro-German in his sympathies,
was tarred and feathered by a mob
of citizens. He had to go to the hos
pital to have his coat of tar remov-
ed.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-07
INMATES or WCRKHOUSE
RAISE CITY VEGETABLES
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cleveland, Ohio, Nov 7.--Cleveland
as city, is going to do its part to-
ward lowering the cost of living. Out
at the Warrensyille workhouse the
inmates have produced crops consid-
erably above the needs of the institu-
ton and these are to be sold to resi-
dents of Cleveland at a cost consid-
erably lower than asked at the mar
kets in the city.
The first sale put on was of three
hundred bushels of green tomatoes,
which were sold at Is cents half
bushel, not more than one bushel to
any purchaser.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-07
SERCT. D'A|UTO IS
FAST RECOVERING
Writes From Hospital About
Great Fight Againsl l1uns.

Base Hospital No. 60, Oct. 6, 1918.
Will write you few lines to let
you know | am feeling fine today and
hope to be well enough in short
time to return to active service at
the front
have Vincents Angina. My mouth
IS 81 torn to pieces and my teeth and
throat are in bad condition but with
the treatment ] have been receiving
for the past few days they are i'm.
proving rapidly. | also feel weak at
times, my whole body aches and
can hardly move along but this dis
ease is commonly known as trench
mouth. | thought at first that it
might be caused by water or eating
certain thigs. | have been in gas but
this did not come from this.
Conditions are wonderful here in
the hospitals considering the time
they have had to fix them up. We
have mighty fine quarters and plen-
ty of attention. I'll tell you this is,
paradise compared to the front but
| would rather be at the front than
here.
Up front you march night and day
You only stop to get a .can.of corn
ed beef and start out somewhere to
do something, sometimes it takes
two days, sometimes four days and
again maybe two hours. l worked
mostly at night when Fritz" could
not see and then he was busy with
his machine guns shooting through
the darkness. Shell holes are good
things, fine place to hide in, to stop
and eat piece of corned Billy"
Beef and curse the man who first
made is process known to man |
Then you open your can of hard tack,
biscuits in tin cans, eat few and
drink a few drops of water to swell
'em up. They put the biscuits in tir |
cans to keep the rats from commit |
ting robbery thereby preventing |
them breaking one of the command I
ments. If you get time to sleep you
shelter half in the bottom of shell |
hole, pull your evercoat around you
neck and adjust you tin lizzy' hel
met, so as to keep shrapnel away |
Maybe you fall asleep for 3 or min
utes and you wake up to scratch
"cootie" or t-vo and when you get |
this done. We. dreaming about |
the home folks vixen three or foui |
big ungodly rats have to be chased |
off. After Il IS is yer you doZe of |
when somebody Y, lis gas and or |
goes your gas mask: after thou
sand and one other things you man
age to sleep an hour or so and wake |
up to find ". are sleeping in bath |
tub filled with water because it has |
rained and filed your shell hole. The |
telephone line is broken by one of
"Fritz's whizz bangs" and you go
out to splice il. It's pitch dark mind |
you and you fan into holes, barbed |
wire entanglements and over or A |
good Germans" dead ones,) may.
be they have been dead day or
nearly week. which isn't so very
pleasant.
This is a great life, it really is ben
cause you know and you realize that
you are doing it for your country's |
sake, for the sake Of those back
there a. home, for the liberation of
the world. ~ ~yan,s*sxps 81"
Thank God. that today here in the
hospital l hear the good news that
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-07
ORGANIZE ELEVEN.

AT a meeting held at the High
School this afternoon Elmer Bremen
was reelected as manager of the
Mhrtinsburg High School base ball
team and David Musser was re-elect-
ed as captain. Plans are being made
play the first game here Thanks
giving Day
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-07
State Of Ohio. City of Toled
Jnraa C1rn&u ur

Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he
Is senior partner Of the Aria Of F. ].
Cheney G. Co.. doing business in the City
OF Toledo, County and State aforesaid,
and that said firm will pay the sum of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLATS for each
and every case OF Catarrh II at cannot be
cured by the use of HALLS rATARaH
MEDICINE. FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence. this 9Th day Of December.
A. d. 1856. A. w. GLEASON.
fSeaD Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Medicine Is taken In
ternally and acts through che Blood on
the Mucous Surfaces OF the System. Send
for testimonials. free.
r.. j. CHENEY & co Toledo. O.
Sold by sall -drueGixts. 75e
Halre Family Pills Tor 9 nsttpAtloi.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-07
CREAM FOR CATARRH
OPENS UP N0STRllS
Tells How To Get Quick Relief
from Head Colds. It's Splendid!

In one minute your clogged nostrils
will open, the air passages OF your head
will clear and you can breathe freely.
No more hawking, snuffling, blowing,
headache, dryness. No struggling for
breath at night, your cold or catarHh
will be gone.
Get . small bottle of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist now Apply
a little of this fragrant, antiseptic,
healing cream in your nostrils. 1t pen
etrates through every air passage. OF the
head, soothes the inhamed or swollen
mucous membrane and relief comes in
stantly.
It's just fine. Don't stay stuffea-up
with a cold or nasty catarrh-Reliei
comes 80 quickly.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-07
SEATTLE GIRL DRAFTING
HULLS FOR Y. S. SHIPS
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Seattle, Wash, Nov, Although
only 10 years old, Miss Esther M.
Dill, Of this city, enjoys the .iistinc-
ton of drafting plans for United
States ships to lbe used in defeating
the Hun She is quite sure that
drafting h-ills-hulls are her special
tY--is Just a little better than any
other part of the work of planning
Uncle Sans great vessels.
Miss Dill is rated in the drafting
department at the Puget Sound Navy
Yard on the same basis as any man
in the shops.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-07
ABOLISH OFFICE.

The city council has abolished the
office of desk sergeant and MIR Char
les A. Dawson is no longer men,
Der of the police force.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-07
OWES LIFE TO WATCH CHAIN
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Thompsonville, Conn, Nov. t.
Policeman Alton G.. Payne. Of this
place, owes his life to a heavy gold
watch chain which he wears. When
shot by former policeman the only
shot which would have proven fatal
struck the chain just over his heart,
cutting out three links and penetrat-
ing his clothing. He sustained only
flesh wound.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-07
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to thank our neighbors
and friends, also employees of the
interviewer Edills. for their kindness
ana sympathy during the illness and
death Of our son and brother. also
thanw those who kindly loaned Their
Mr. and Mrs. D. Allen Entler and
family. 1t nd
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-07

Large clean cotton rags wanted at
the Journal office.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-07

Mir. wv. S. Reed, of indianapolis
formerly with the Norwalk Motor Co.
is in town.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-07

MIR. Charles Johnson, of Washing
on, was home for the election.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-11-07

is in Town.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-01-24
&4VVVV~N
RESOLUTION

THE Council of National
Defense desires to inform the
people of the country that
abundant food is supplied to
the soldiers and sailors in the
camps and environments, and
that the sending OF food to
these men by their friends
and families is not IN any re-
spect necessary; that the ag-
gregate quantity of food thus
privately sent is enormous,
and that much of it, having
been conveyed long distances
in heated expressor mail cars.
is more or less spoiled, and
consequently injurious to the
health of the men. Therefore,
in the interest of the conser-
walton of food, and also in the
interest of the health of the
men. the Council of National
Defense requests the public to
discontinue che sending of food
stuffs to the camps"
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-01-24
THE PEOPLE ARE
SAVING

1t has been pointed out as
evidence of how strongly the duty
of saving had been impressed upon
the English people by the war
savings campaign in that country
that in the year 1915, although
purchasing billions of dollars of
war bonds, the small savings bank
depositors in England increased
their deposits in savings banks
over $50. 100000, this in face of
the fact that the English have been
noted as spending rather than
as saving people.
1t seems that a similar process
has taken place in America. Two
great Liberty Loans were foated
in the year just closing. and nearly
So. 100000 of Liberty Loan Bonds
were purchased by the people.
Yet instead of being depleted the
savings banks deposits of the coun-
try have been increased. The
president of one of the large New
York savings banks is quoted as
saying on December 20, 1917:
Zone of the most remarkable
things about the Liberty Loan
campaigns is the small effect they
have had on the savings banks &C
counts, which show an increase.
This we lay to the appeals made
to the American people to pur-
chase the bonds out of their earn
ings, paying for them from week
to week or from month to month
The people appear to be doing as
they have been urged. purchasing
the bonds from current savings. D
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-01-24

ALI of the manufacturing enter
prises in the states east of the
Mississippi River, including Min
nesota and Louisiana were ordered
to suspend for FIVE days, starting
last Friday and for ten Mondays
as a drastic measure for relieving
the fuel famine. The order pre-
scribed preferential list of con-
sumers in which interest it was
drawn, who will get coal in the
following order:
Railroads, households, hospitals,
charitable institutions, army and
navy environments, public utilities,
telephone and telegraph plants,
strictly government enterprises,
excepting factories and plants
working on government contracts.
public buildings and necessary
State and municipal requirements;
factories producing perishable
foods and those for immediate
consumption.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-01-24
.ILLYOU SPEND
A DOLLAR TO
MAX E 0 u R
BOYS BETTER
SOLDIERS?
~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Every war-this war most
of all--has demonstrated that
soldiers need music. Even
in the gray dawn, when the
soldiers go over the top be-
hind a barrage of fire, bands
play them into action. 1t
is reported that 49, 900 bands
men have been killed or wound
ed in this war. Toscanini,
former director in the Met
ropolitan Opera Company,
has recently been cited for
bravery for leading a band
in an advanced position dur
ing an engagement On the
Italian front.
Our boys need music while
in action, and General Perish
ing intends to see that they
have it, But they also need
music in their huts and bill
let's. A dollar apiece from
eighty of the citizens of this
community will place an Ed
ison Army and Navy Phono-
graph and a Library of Edi-
son Re-Creations with our
boys at Camp Beauregarde
It will give them music while
they are training, and when
they 60 to France the Army
and Navy Photograph will
go with them. 1t will be a
source of unending pleasure
and comfort to them OVER
THERE.
The Army and Navy
Phonograph is 1,anu-
featured by the Edison
Laboratories without
protit--as a matter OF
fact, at a loss. Bring
In your dollar and get
your name on the
roll Of honor.
PEOPLES
HARDWARE (
FURNITURE co
NATCHlTOCHES Phone 1874
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-01-24

The women of Louisiana are en-
titled to suffrage as matter of
right, rot a sentiment. They bear
mems responsibilities and are en-
titled to share his privileges. If
the elective franchise came to them
as the result of a compromise that
injuriously affected another i'm
rortant reform, it would be retain
ed. The law of justice, not the
rule Of expediency should govern.
And it probably will. notwith-
standing the threatened efforts Of
certain affected interests to keep
i5 out of the reckoning.
Suffrage has not yet entirely
cleared the national bars. but its
strong advocates believe it will
soon be over the top. If their
hopes should be realized, it will be
necessary in Louisiana to not only
ratify the federal amendment but
to amend the state con stitution
which confines the electoral privi-
lege to males. Ratification with
out a constitutional change would
permit the women to vote 10 gen.
eral elections and deny them that
right in the primary. it Would
be a political paradox. -Shreve-
port journal
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-01-24

Thousands face starvation in
Germany where neither conscience
or patriotism want to march hum
cry and not only are the food pros
poets gloomy but the serious prob
lem and the difficulty of transport
and distribution is worrying the
food controllers who freely ack-
nowledge that the situation is ter
rible for the civilians as we'll as
army and navy.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-01-24
THE SMILEAGE CAM
PAIGN

On Monday. January %, the
National Campaign for the sale of
Smileage Books will begin. The
purpose of this campaign is to pro-
vide clean, wholesome entertain
ment for our soldiers in canton
ments and army camps throughout
the country.
A Smileage Book is book con-
tanning coupons emitting the hold
err to admission and seat tickets at
Liberty Theatres, Liberty Tents,
and auditoriums under the man.
agement OF the Commission on
Training Camp Activities in
National Army environments and
National Guard camps issued by
the Military Entertainment Coun-
Gil of the Commission on Training
Camp Activities, Washington,
d. @.
Smileage Books are of two
kinds: The first cost 81; the
second S.. The ST. Smileage Book
contains 90 coupons; the S. book
contains 100 coupons, good in all
Liberty Entertainments in all
National Army environments and
National Guard camps under the
management of the Commission on
Training Camp Activities.
One permanent theatre, seating
5000, has been built IN each
National Army cantonment. Two
chautauqua tents, seating 1900
each, have been erected in each
National Guard camp. Civilians
are allowed in these entertainments
only when accompanied by soldier
friend with Smileage coupons.
The goal for the drive of the
week of January 2sth has been set
at 100000 Smileage Books, but
| if a million dollars worth of
smiles are good for our soldier
boys, why won't two million dol
lars worth be much better9 Let
the next letter you send to any
camp contain a SIS or 81 book;
think of the laughter in those
coupons. And, of course, if you
have boy. son. brother, sweet
heart or husband of your own in
camp, you will see that he gets one.
The authority for this campaign
is that Of the United Atates Gov
eminent. The accounts audited by
men from the War Department.
President v. L. Roy and DIR, j.
e. Hazard, who have been asked
to manage this campaign. have
appointed the following committee
to sell the Smileage Books: Edwin
| McClung. Marshall Semmelman,
6. Ii. Pierson, Mrs. G. L. Brea-
zeale, Sen. e. M. Cunningham,
Mrs: Edna Macoomb, Miss Au-
gusta Nelken, DIR. j. w. McCook,
F. 6. Fournet, j. T. Iglenart,
Rev. D. J. Cumming, Clarence
DeBlieux, G. C. Wiseneunt.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-01-24

The internal strife in Austria
due to war WEAKNESS, high cost of
living and the constant demand Of
people for peace, which is over
shadowing every thing, has COM
pletely upset the Austrian cabinet.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-01-24

During the Spanish-American
war, Uncle Sans army at its max
imum strength aggregated 272, 900
men and officers. and now with
those in the field and in training,
it is practically six times as great.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-01-24
DR.. /. l. KATIE
DENTIST
OFFICE:
Amuzu Theatre Building
Phone i45
BARGAINS

We have traded for the follow.
ing cars,
/ Med. SOB Overland new Tires
"a l condition.
1-1917 Med. Maxwell Touring
car, first class shape.
,1-19t7 Ford Roadster used and
run only 1000 miles
These cars are still in the hands
of the present owners, but we will
be able to deliver them at short
notice. Call and place your orded,
The SERVICE" Garage
Phone124
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-01-24

This is bargain month in war
service stamps, the five dollar de-
nominations selling for $4.12 al
any postofice or bank until Janu'
ary 31st when the price goes up.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-01-24

Chas. f. Buck, the highest rank
ing Mason in the South and the
third in the worldwide organiza-
ton of the Scottish Rite, died in
his home in New Orleans, Satur-
day. He was about the most real
" notable and genuinely beloved
citizens of that city, and had
many personal friends in Natchi-
toches were he was often a distin
guished visitor in our midst, who
were grieved to earn Of his death.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-01-24

President Wilson has instructed
tina 100000 Boy Scouts of Amer
lea with a new and important com
mission, making them the govern
ment dispatch bearers in circula-
ting bulletins prepared by the
committee on public information.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-01-24

For the first time in the hist
tory of the Training School, it
closed down on Monday because
of the intense cold, the attendance
in the grades was so small that
the children, were dismissed and
the high school students we're tax
en- over to the Administr alton
building, where the heat was con-
centrated on Normal hill.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-01-24

The Council of Defense has
been handicapped for lack of
funds but at the meeting of the
Police Jury last week $500 or as
much as is needed to defray ex-
penses was appropriated to carry
out the demands of the State Coun
Gil which demands cover many
matters of the greatest Importance
to our parish interests.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-01-24

If you want any mechanical
work done, or your bicycle needs
repairing, or you want any Tx
lures for it phone at once to 293
where Jimmie Dipaola the expert
bicycle repairer and mechanic has
just moved into his new shop next
to the 5. Dipaola's store and he
will call at once for your work.