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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-25
new CHIEF WILL PROBE
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Major G. y. Sherry Declares Evil
Will BE Stamped Out il Ii In
lists Among Policemen.
AFF1DAv1Ts GO TO GRAND JURY
Statements Obtained by Mayor Arc
Delivered to commemorative At
torney for lnquiry-Othcr Dcrcl-
opmentS Expected.

Except for the statement OF CEiet
Of Police c. 4. sherry that thorough
inquiry would he made INTO the ro-
lice Department and that all the de-
partmcnt's machinery would be placed
at the disposal OF the grand jury Of
the Hastings Court when the inquiry
is begun by that body next month.
Richmond's police scandal Guietcd down
yesterday. Many reports were circu-
lated on the streets and the action OF
Mayor George AiDslie In removing Ma
ior R p. Sowcl! was widely discussed.
while former Patrolnau Harry +.
Sweet intimatcd that he knew Other
facts which might hc considered by the
grand jury. and declared that he would
talk at the proper time.
Chief sherry declared yesterday
morning when he entered his Office
that he would stand for no shady"
work. An inquiry into the department
will be conducted by him. he said u
rid it of every irsinuation sud impli.
cation of wrongdonE. If evil exists
In the department" he said, Il vii! see
that 1t is stamped out. viii not
tolerate any questionable work"
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-08
AMERICAN ARMY HAS MANY EYES
 THAT NEVER SLEEP

WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES IN FRANCE, Nov. 8.-An army has many eyes, and they never close. At night the eyes are not so useful as during the day, of course, but when darkness comes the army uses its ears-lstening posts here and there beyond the front line. Sol diers crawl, sometimes even within the enemy's lines, and crawl back again before daylight and report what they have heard.
 During the day aviators are re- porting from time to time after flights, detailing what they have seen beyond the front. From hills, tree tops, high buildings, village church steeples and various heights, including captive balloons, move ments of the enemy are observed by strong glasses ten to fifteen miles back of the lines. Every qmovement of troops or equipment seen by an observer is reported. From these reports the commanders, taking in to consideration various other ac- counts from numerous sources, make their plans for the future and act as guides for he officers in making infantry and artillery attacks.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-08
MORE PRODUCTS
 ARE RAISED OWING
 TO. DAYLIGHT LAW

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. S.-As a result of the daylight saving law all records for home gardening were shmashed in 191S the National aWr Garden Commission announced in a message just received here.
 War garden crop values were in. creased by millions of dollars as a result of the luw,' said Charles La throp Peck, President of the Nation al War Garden Commission whose demonstration garden at Camp Dix produced $25,000 worth of food
 Figuring 26 working days in each of the seven months you have 132 extra hours in which to work. Our nation wide survey shows there were five million, two hundred eighty-five thousand home food producing plots. If only one gardener worked this extra hour in each plot it means nine hundred sixty-One million, eight hun dred and seventy thousand hours of extra time. Since there are S.760 hours in a year, we find credited to food production work the staggering total of 109,S03 years of A hour days"
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-08
ENEMY PRISONERS ADMIT ALLIES ARE
 SUPERIOR IN AIR

~ AN ALLIED AERODROME IN Nov. 8.-Entente air su- premacy is admitted in German doc recently captured. A Ger man battalion report captured on the Flanders front says:
 Enemy airmen are absolutely masters in the air here. They are far more numerous than ours They carry out their reconnaissances by day and night and scouts, singly or in larger formations, penetrate far behind our lines"
 The same German report goes on to reveal that troops in that sec tor had received no hot food far three days owing to their kitchens being destroyed bombing machines.
 ''The inadequacy of our protec- tion against aircraft" another re- port by a German corps commander states, lis being felt more and more. All the aerial combats were on our side of the lines"
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-08
PORT FACILITIES OF PORTLAND TO
 BE DEVELOPED

PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. S.-To provide funds necessary to develop the port facilities of Portland, so that this city may share in the commerce of the world after the war, the City Council and dock commission have decided to submit to the voters at the municipal election soon a char ter amendment authorizing tre issu- ance of $5,000,000 in bonds.
 The Government has recommend ed that ample drydock. wharf, ware house, fuel supply and other facili ties necessary to accommodate great fleet of cargo-carrying ships. be provided immediately. It is esti mated that it will need five million dollars to supply the Improvements. If these are provided, the Govern ment will grant an allocation under an operating agreement, of six ships of the United States Shipping Board for operation from this port, it is declared.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-08
VOLUNTEER SACRIFICE IS
 NEEDED MORE THAN EVER

For the allies the danger of priva- tion is passed; the need of rigid ec- onomy is still present.
 For the people of the United States, the need of voluntary sacri- flee, of willing devotion is as great as ever
 That same spirit by which Europe was saved from it's gravest peril dur ing the season of food shortage is still required of us. By easier meas ures, now, by sterner measures 1T want comes again, proving our en- durance as we have proved our en- ergy, the American people are to keep the trust committed to them.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-08
LOVE OF COUNTRY.

In a public restaurant the other day, a man was seen to empty the contents of the envelope of sugar furnished him and then nonchalant- ly supplement this supply with a very generous helping from large sized envelope of sugar which he drew from an inside pocket There was no outward sign of any feeling of guilt. He thought nothing about it. He cared less. He merely knew that he wished three spoonsful of sugar in his coffee and could get but one at the restaurant. Therefore he would buy extra sugar and carry it around with him. What do you think of that mans patriotism?
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-08
Sugar Honor Roll.

Will your name appear on the Hon. or Roll of those conserving sugar that it may be sent to the soldiers at the front? The holder of every ra- tion card who has not consumed. during any month of the sugar cam paign the allowance of three pounds per month, may have the card stamp. ed Honor Card" and signed by the Federal Food Administrator for Alas ka at the end of the year as me- mento of patriotic sacrifice for love of country-a souvenir well worthy of the effort
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-08
SENSE OF HONOR
 AND OBLIGATION

Some sheep herders, in laying in their stores before going up into the mountains to be gone all winter, laid in their sugar supply on the basis of three pounds month. When they found out, however, that the ra- tion advocated by the Food Admin istration was two pounds instead of three, they put away one pound a month to give back to Uncle Sam when they should return to civiliza- tion next spring.
 This is the spirit at the bottom of all the work done in food conserva- tion. We do not conserve food be- cause there is law to force us We conserve it from a sense of hon.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-08
FOR BELGIUM RELIEF.

Mir. Hoover stated last month that 42,500,000 bushels of wheat, barley, rye and corn for bread purposes; B. 500,000 bushels of beans and rice; 303,600,000 pounds of pork products and corned beef and 903,0O,O0O lbs. of coffee, soap, cocoa, condensed milk, sugar and food for children, must be provided for the relief of the 10,000,000 Belgians and French people now within territory occupied by the Germans. This amount of food to- gether with the native produce, gives an average ration amounting to about 2,000 calories-about one-half the consumption of the American people,
 Phone 1t to The Empire, No. 374
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-08

ent upon charity gives rise to specu- lation as to where the profit comes in. The Y. M. c. A. headquarters frequently has to discourage would be spectators who figure that there must be some way to buy from them in quantities what is freely given away in carload lots.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-08

Father Alphonse Biskup, of Chi- cago, went overseas some time ago as a volunteer Knights of Colum- bus chaplain. Father Biskup. wear ing the Knights of Columbus uni form, was in Paris few days ago when the Czecho-Slovak Legion was organized to go to the front. The Chicago priest did not hesi- tate. He entered the ranks of his countrymen and is now serving somewhere in the fighting line as . private
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-08
BUTTER PROFITS MUST
 NOT BE UNREASONABLE

The Food Administration is turning the full power of it's enforcement machinery against all dealers who are attempting to reap larger profits from the rising butter market. But ter, both storage and fresh, must be sold at prices not to exceed stipulated margin over cost. Dealers are not allowed to profit by abnormal ad- vances in market quotations.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-08
CHRISTIAN MEN
 ARE ASSISTING
 RUSSIAN PEOPLE

VLADIVOSTOK, Nov. 8.-The phil antropy and non-commercialism of the Young Mems Christian Associa- tion is beyond the grasp of the aver
 age new Russian mentality. Free distribution of foodstuffs and even cites, to those not actually depend
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-08
BUTTER FAT IN CREAM
 NOT TO GO OVER 2OM

No licensee shall purchase or sell cream which contains more than 20 per cent butter fat after September 25. Public eating places must not serve cream containing over 20 per cent of butter fat.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-08
MAIL NOTICE

Mail will be sent on all American boats, the Hum- boldt, Dispatch, Pacific s. s. Company boats and Alaska s. s. Company boats.
 In case steamers are due before nine o'clock first class mail for boat leaving from the Citly Dock will. close at 2 p. m., and from the Pacific s. s. Co. dock at p. m.
 All second class closes ct 4 p. m. for both docks.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-08
CRIMINAL PROSECUTION
 UNDER THE FOOD ACT

The first criminal prosecution un- der the food act-an action by the United States against the Germania Catering Company and Rudolph Oels- ner, for hoarding sugar, in New York City, resulted in a verdict of guilty and the maximum penalty of $5,000.O0 was imposed upon the defendants.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-08

Games of love often result in tie,
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-08

roday's, News Today-ln Ensire
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-08

Phone 1t to The Empire. No. STA
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-08

This ad. contains only slight de- scription of a few of our coats, suits and dresses; better see them for yourself.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-08
BLACK SILK PLUSH COAT

This model is copy of coat exactly twice the price. Method of bringing out the lines of the garment through attractive belt. Lined throughout with good quality coat lining. Price $37.5O
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-11-08
MADE OF GREEN VELOUR

ted lined o he wastlne with a good quality lining It close fitting collar and novelty pockets.
 pr;co S37 s(l
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-18
MR.. NEEDY'S AUTO
HITS QUARRY ENGINE

About $40 o'clock this morning
the trip of Mr.. p. G. Needy. of West
John street. was rudely terminated
at the Burke street crossing. when
he ran into the quarry train coming
up out of Frog Hollow. Mr. Needy's
car was pretty well smashed. but he
escaped without injury. He was on
his way TO the country to help his
brother butcher and was drifting
down the Burke street hill Although
the bell at the crossing rang and
the quarry engine made its usual
noisy outburst as it labored up the
grade. Mr. Needy got the sounds
confused with noise made by trains
in the yard awd the collision result
ed.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-18
BRIDE AND GROOM
NOW IN METROPOLIS
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen R. Emmert
Stop Off In New York City.

Word received from Ensign Allen
r. Emmert and his bride, formerly
Miss Rosa Rogers, of Roanoke, Va,
indicates that they are now pleas
antly located at the Wialdorf-Astoria,
New York City Miss Rogers and
Ensign Ernmert, who is the only son
OF Mr.. r. s. Emmert of this city, and
junior partner in the firm OF f. s..
Emmert and Son, were married on
Tuesday at the home of the brides
parents in Roanoke, leaving immed-
lately thereafter on their wedding
trip. The groom will shortly return
to Pensacola, Fla, and it is expected
that he will soon be honorably dis
charged from the naval aviation SER
vice. He and his bride will then re-
side in Martinsburg and she will be
charming addition to the younger
social set
Young Mr. Emmert is one of Mar
tinsburg's most progressive and en-
terprising business men and since he
became a member of his fathers firm
has greatly enlaged the scope of that
substantial establishment until the
Emmert stores are equal to any in this
section of the country
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-18
WELL KNOWN YOUNG
PEOPLE ARE welded
Miss Dess Kline and Vernon
Brown Married In Penna.

Unless all signs fail there will be
a newly welded couple on the even
ing train over the Cumberland Val.
ley when it pulls into Martinsburg
tonight. This morning Miss Bessie
Kline, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. d.
w. Kline, Pennsylvania avenue, and
Mr.. l.. Vernon Brown left for Cham
bers5urg with, 1t is understood, the
intention of getting married. Both
are well known and popular young
people. The bride is one of the most
prominent young people persons in
the First United Brethren church, a
member oof the choir of which her
husband is choirmaster. Both take
an active part in the work of this
church, the Sunday school and young
peoples organizations. The groom,
who recently returned from training
at Fort Ben Harrison, will resume
his duties as yardmaster at the G. v.
r. r. the first of the year. He Is a
son of Mr.. B. s Brown, OF route
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-18
SAWS
WAY TO LIBERTY
OUT OF LOOKUP
whit Coleman Once More
Escapes From Laws Grasp.

Contrary to expectations the CITY
authorities will not have the pleas
ure of making whit Coleman an
example to local wrong doors for the
slippery youth has In reality flown
the coop" When officers early this
morning went to "Whits" cell Ia
the lookup they discovered the cnge
to be empty, the unsayory occupant
having gotten out during the night
His whereabouts at the present are
o mystery, but we'll known Sher
lock has undertaken to secure the
apprehension of the bird" for Il
modest pecuniary reward.
Coleman was arrested for drunk.
enness and vulgar conduct on the
streets Saturday night. He was I'M
ed $25 and costs, or ten days in jail
with the understanding that he be
Wolht0 Oii tbC HthtttS WIN UuH
and chain hung to his leg Coleman
was to be displayed as an example
what the authorities intend doing to
his ilk from now on. but the next
culprit will have to be- the glaring
example.
Some confederate during the night
tore the wire netting from the small
outlet in the rear Of the cell and
evidently passed down a file to Cole
man. In the meantime Coleman. who
had been fed from restaurant man
aged to secrete one of the ordinary
case knives. With the fiIe he made
numerous Jagged notches In the
knife blade and when the COST was
clear last night calmly sawed out
two Of the "a inches OF stcll bars
In the cell door. He sawed them off
at the bottom and half way through
at the top, then breaking them out.
This gave him ample enough space to
squeeze through the opening. After
getting out he unlocked rear door
and went out side passage to lib.
erty
Coleman Is the same fellow who
murderously assaulted Mr.. Eugene
sharpless at the South Quarry. and
is also said to have been linked up
with the Bentz robbery some years
ago. He escaped with light penalties
in each case. However, the authort
les are determined the offender viii
get II all in bunch should he ever.
return.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-18
YOUNG co. COUPLE
WED THIS MORNING

Two we'll known young county peo
pie this morning prepared to enjoy
the approaching holiday festivities
with but one thought. Miss Fannie
May Henry. the pretty daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Henry, of Inwood
and Mr.. George Raymond Sewers,
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. George Sewers,
also of Inwood, and young coop
err OF that place, were united in the
holy bonds OF matrimony The cere-
mony took place at II o'clock Mt tho
parsonage OF Winchester-ave. Chris
tian Church. and Rev. II. r. schmuck
err was the officiating minister They
win reside at Tnwood.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-18
NOTICE

On and after Saturday, January
4th, 1919, the banks of Martinsburg,
members of the Clearing House AS,
ISOLATION, will not be open for bust.
ness on Saturday evenings from six
10 eight o'clock, as has been the Gus.
tom for some years past, but will
observe the same hours as on other
week days, viz; from nine o'clock in
the morning until three o'clock In
the afternoon.
The Clearing House Association of
Martinsburg.
THE OLD NATIONAL BANK
THE PEOPLES TRUST COMPANY
THE OLD NATIONAL BANK
MERCHANTS 4 FARMERS BANK
THE CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK
THE BANK OF MARTiNsBURe
l12 TIL IA as u Is IS Dec. 80 ed St
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-18
REAL SENSE OF HuMoR.

Steubenyille, Ohio, Dec. 1S.-4Er
nest Tromberro, rs, possesses an ex
traordinary, sense of humor Fleeing
from 2, man who accused him Of
theft he raced to the roof of the Nc
Gill building, where he tripped and
fell through the skylight, landing on
a counter in and 10-cent store
three stories below. The first thing
his eyes made out after the fall was
this sign: Everything on this coun
ter five cents Geet ne exclaimr
ed to the scared shoppers. 'T've never
felt so cheap in my life" He was
arrested, having been uninjured by
the drop.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-18
EDDIE MURPHY WAS
WOUNDED 4 TIMES
IN THE BIG DRIVE
His law Bones Broken-TWo
Men Killed Beside Him.

The friends of Pvt, Edward A,
Murphy, Co. l.. 500 Inf, A. Il. F.
France. will be glad to hear that he
will soon be back in the old U S. A.
once more following Is letter re-
ceived by his wife and mother.
France. Nov 2S. 1918.
Dear wife and mother. ! take
pleasure in writing you few lines
to let you know am still here in the
hospital This leaves me In pretty
good condition. Well have good
news for you. am coming back to
the old U. s. A. 1t may be tonight
and IL may be week but they de.
cided that 1t would be better to send
me back there to soIi1e hospital and
let me get we'll instead of ''over
here.
Well | will try to tell you a little
bit about how | was hit. guess
you have heard Of the great Verdun
front. Well that is where II happen
ed. We had been driving old Jerry
for several days, and driving him
hard. ! had forgot all about ever
getting hit and went after him for
all ! was worth. My captain sent me
over to another company for infor.
nation and on my way back is when
got struck. There was four of us
together and l was In the center of
them. The two on each side of me
got killed. was wounded and the
fourth man was unhurt. When 1t
first hit me thought half OF my
head was blown of. | got hit in four
different places, twice in the right
arm, once In the neck. and one Just
below the left eye. but the neck is
the worse for IL broke my jaw bones
in three places. 1t doesn't want to
heal up. can only get my mouth
open about an inch, so you see Il
goes pretty hard with me in the eat
ing line. The place under my eye
has healed up good and all the boys
tell me 1t makes a good little dim.
pie for me. don't know how "Duk.
lie" Rife and dad" O'Connor made
out in the last big drive but hope
they are O. X. 1t has been two
months since last saw them. / sure
did hate to lose my friend Tommie
Adams for he sure was a good boy.
But ! guess 1t was the Lords will
] hear they are sending all the boys
home from the camps. They sure
aid miss lot by not coming over
here, Well, you wont get this letter
until about Christmas and hope to
be in the good old states by that
time and home IL there is any way
Of getting there. If not | wish you
all a Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year.
With love,
EDDIE.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-18
LEARN OFFICIALLY
OF ROBERT WoLFoRD

Secretary William Dean, who wrote
to the War Department for informa-
ton relative to the alleged death of.
Private Robert Wolford, Of Co. c..
311th Machine Gun Battalion. receiv-
ed an official reply. 1t was stated
that the first report was an error,
but that Private Wolford had been
injured on November /. Private VOL
ford was member of the Martins
burg Juniors and had he been dead
of disease certificate would have
been needed before death benefits
could have been paid.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-18
DAVIS
CALLS ON THE KING
tBy international News service)

(By international News Service)
London, Dec. 18.--John w. Davis.
the newly appointed American am.
bassador to Great Britain, presented
his credentials to King George at
Buckingham Palace today. The
American ambassador and his aides
were taken to Buckingham Palace
from the American embassy in three
royal carriages. Mr.. Davis is the sue.
cessor of Walter H. Page, who re
signed on account of ill-health. The
new ambassador accompanied Pres
ident Wilson on the voyage from
New York to Brest and then came
to England.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-12-18
COMREY's BAND 10
HOLD USUAL FAIR

The Xmas holidays will not pass
this year without the customary fes-
tival and dance to be held by Com
rey's Concert Band at thor hall,
corner OF Queen and Race street.
This affair Is to start Monday and
continue through the holidays. There
is no organization that demands
more consideration than our own
home band. The boys have always
been ready to give their services TO
every cause. religious and patriotic,
without thought Of remuneration.
Now is the time to show your APP
probation.