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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-02
SUPERVISOR FRIEND
CALLS ATTENTION
To SCHOOL NEEDS
IS Present High School
Building Soon Inadequate.

Building Soon Inadequate.
The following letter relative 70
| physical conditions al the local
. high school was read before the
. Martinsburg Board OF Education
Monday and aroused renewed inter
est IN the matter OF making this
phase OF local educational life more
adequate:
Nov. %, 1918
Mr.. Lee Siler.z,
Secy. Board OF Education.
Martinsburg, W. Va.
Dear Sir:
On Nov. 9Th visited the high
school maintained by your board Of
education at Martinsburg and spent
the day observing the work OF the
classes and inspecting the equip
ment Of the school Il is my custom
after visiting a high school 20 make
a report TO the board of education
controlling IL concerning my obser-
vations and Impressions. I desire.
therefore. 10 make through you TO
your board Of education a report
school at Martinsburv
found opportunity during the day
10 visit one or more classes taught
by each OF the new teachers en-
ployed in your school. did not
have time 10 visit the classrooms Of
all Of the older teachers Most Of
the classroom instruction | ohserT-
ed was vel done. In enc O. two in
stances. however, the instruction
obserTed did not seem 20 be as e.
feetiYe as il ought 70 be. I discus
ped this matter fully With Mr.. An
thouy, the principal Of the school.
IN the physics laboratory | found
\ noticeable lack OF adequate sn-
paratus and supplies. discussed
the matter with the science teach
p and with Mr.. Anthony and was
assured that all needed apparatus
knd supplies E5gid De ordered a.
bnce.
As I have pointed out in previous
reports the greatest need OF your
bigh school is more room. The
present build ug L entirely made
huate TO meet the needs OF the
|chool. According 10 facts which
obtained from the principal there
re now thi-ty-one classes that are
90 large 70 permit OF the most e.
ective classroom instruction. Most
4 these are classes N hrst-year
ubjectz n which small classes are
Especially important To corTeet
his situation additional teachers
re needed but Il your present
buiIding additional teachers cannot
10 Accommodated as all Of the rooms
re fully occupied. Furthermore,
ou have in your present building
10 room for instruction in house
old science and art and in man
al training These subjects have
Ereat practical value and should be
rovidef for in every modern high
ehooi. A gymnasium IS another ne
essity which your present building
oes not and cannot supply
realize that your board Of edu
alton already has on hand a tnaa
ia burden % some magnitude n
royidlnE for tle splendid new
rade building shortly 70 be erect
d IN your citv Your high school
such an important part Of your
chool system however. hat 10
axpayers Of the city cannot AFFORD
permit its work 70 be handicap
ed because ~ an inadequate buiId-
ne en- though fairly hIgh lax
are is necessary t7 provide a SUIT.
bic building For the school Your
igh schael ls growing rapidly and
he crowd q condition 81 which
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-02
cLas MEErs ToNLa- 2.

Farmers ~ Failing #aer com
uani u get azhe one o..
aeir eammunty CATHERINE tonight
Broad Lane school douse for the
purpose 81 passing upon business
marter pertaining 20 tae agrcul-
turaI program Of the community.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-02
We Fiddle and Fiddle While Rome Burns
Oh The PITY of It,


The world is hungry for the things we eat, wear
and use. Stark Hungry. The cupboard IS bare as
bone Prices mount to staggering figures and the cry
of our worker IS = more pay shorter hours and then
shortage shoots the price Of things UP another notch
again the cry pay; less hours.
Ye Gods Must the vicious circle continue Shall
we never see that it is hours need, that to re-
duce the cost Of the things use must produce rot
less but more?
Just received cabegram from my brother in
London reading, Market bare prices awful, hopeless
sailing home On if Americans would grasp their op-
portunity.'
Prices had gotten so high in this country and mer-
chandise so scarce sent two Of our firm abroad hop
ing to find what we needed and at lower prices. Ine
cable message IS the answer! Merchandise is even
shorter on the other side than here They have moth
ing to sell and their shelves bare They want to
buy-to buy from America-to buy the things that
Americans make and the answer Of our workers Is
reduce our hours - A hours week instead Of 90 =
cut in production Of 25 per cent.
The writer sympathzes with those who work He
understands what hard work priVaton and the strug-
gle of life Is = he has lived il. He has walked eight
miles day earn fifty cents carrying water for the
workers who built the town Of Pullman. He has got
ten out of bed at 300 o'clock to milk - cows on Win
ter's morning He has pat in ID hours day in a store
He is not a natural born plut0Crat rather - he IS the
son of steel worker He feels that he knows the needs
Of those who struggle but anyone would be indeed fool
ish who failed that the waste Of time by earpen
ter plumber other worker IN turn raised the price OF
rent raised the price Of the very clothes that he himself
wore and everything used by MIN or his fellow worker
Short hours in the city has made the farm worker
restless he wants short hours and increased pay
May Kind Providence preserve us If farm workers eEer
insist on Al hours per Week Or an elghhOur day You
and my friend will 20 hungry. farm 500 acres and
know what short hours ia the city IS doing for the
farm.
We may keep nigh wages We may keep Our pres
ent scale and still reduce the cost Of living by simple
remedy = work good hard. honest, faithful service
not hours rather 10 and then some. Let us for one
wear. at least. resolve to work. and work Ike
JNO. s. CAPPER.
The Journal believes that increasing production is
the greatest need Of the world today - that Why We
are writing these articles and we invite comment and
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-02
W0men's Coats and Suits
At Big Reductions a.
Krson' 5 Women Store.
= Ii 1t

Special .Ne 9f MN Buy
SHOES. CiO.dine sweaters ader
Wear, Hats Lnmatchable bargains.
TIE HUB 141 ~. Queen St.
IL II u
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-02

scappy i1e young men FtStz a
zaving ~ 1900 az
HE HUB "a ~ Queer S..
> n q
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-02
Weather Predictions

Cloudy and colder weather tonians
and Wednesday with snow fur
ries.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-02

The Journal believes that increasing production is
the greatest need Of the world today that is Why we
are writing these articles and we invite comment and
discussion
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-02
PRES. IGNORES TREAT Y
Read What Cabber Says

While we do not expect that several articles
urging IMMEDIATE INCREASED PRODUCTION
will meet with instant approval by all who read them
by all for whom they intended we are more than
gratifed by the comment that have heard about
them. And we hope that this comment will result in
serious thought upon the matter We know that those
who give serious consideration to the subject Of IN
CREASED PRODUCTION cannot fail to see the great
benefits that will come to them from such policy.
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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-02

Even with the conditions that prevail throughout
the world today there still some people who cling to
the old theory long since proven false that low pro-
duction is good for employer and employee.
But today, every dollars worth of food fuel cloth
ing, machinery, etc. that is produced in the United
States find ready market in foreign countries at
quiry will satisfy anyone that this statement is
rect Europe and practically every other foreign
try is today crying begging for the things made in
the United States yet are not producing enough to
supply our own needs.
That should prove how absurd is the policy Of Inn
iting production at this time,
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1919-12-02

The following article item by John S Capper Of
Capper & Capper, man who knows from experience
what work means and also knows about markets anC
production, is we'll worth reading
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-11-21
MYTHICAL TX ARMY"
HELPED WIN VICTORY

and represented itself at a different
station every day or two.
The first message from the ak
army" headquarters was a general
dispatch to all wireless stations in the
army area (none Of which actually ex.
isted), In the new code of course, dl.
recting that none of the stations an
swer or make use of their sending in.
struments, for fear of the enemy locat.
Ing them, but that they be on the
alert at fixed hours to receive mes.
sages. The effect was to convince the
Germans that large number o. wire
less stations had been set up and TO
advise them of the hours wien the en-
envy intercepting stations should be
on the alert for the American mes.
sages.
This was followed by a series of
messages designed to indicate that tho
"N army" was preparing for a full
fedged operation. In order to inform
the enemy of the geographical limits
of the sector of the "X army" many
messages were directed to imaginary
officers at existing towns on the Etain
front.
Wireless Works Night and Day.
Meanwhile the rowing wireless sta.
ton was working overtime day and
night. 1t began sending out messages
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-11-21

comprising the nucleus Of the colony
and seven were servants or hired
wOrkmen. The seven remaining adult
males were either too Ill to sign (they
all soon dled) or else the list Is i'm
perfect. In this compact lies the germ
of the Declaration Of Independence.
1t Is as follows:
"In the name of God. Amen. We,
whose names are underwritten, the
loyal subjects of our dread sovereign,
Lord King James, by the grace of God,
Of Great Britain. France and Ireland,
King Defender OF the faith, etc. hav-
Ing undertaken for the glory Of God
and the advancement of the Christian
faith and the honor Of our king and
country, a voyage to plant the first
colony in the northern part of Vir-
ginia. do by these presents solemnly
and mutually In the presence of God
and one another. covenant and COM
bine ourselves together into q civic
body polite for our better ordering
and preservation. and futherance Of
the ends aforesaid, and by virtue here
of do enact, constitute and frame such
Just and equal laws, ordinances. acts,
constitutions and officers. from time to
time, az shall be thought most meet
and convenient for the general good
of the colony, unto which we promise
all our submission and obedience. In
witness whereof we have hereunto
subscribed our names at Cape Cod
the eleventh of November, in the
year of the reign of our sovereign,
Lord King James Of England. France
and Ireland. the eighteenth and OF
Scotland the fifty-fourth. Ammo Domini.
1909"
Americans should understand and
appreciate the difference between the
Pilgrims and the Purltans. The Pill
grims were few; they were Separa-
fists; they withdrew from the estab-
llshed Church Of England; they came
to America to secure freedom Of wor-
ship, they cared not how other men
worshiped; they did little colonlzing.
their influence upon the nation was
small as compared with the Puritans.
The Puritans came over In thou
sands, beginning with 1880: they re-
tanned their membership In the Church
Of England; they brought the church
with them to reform II; they intended
to worship as they pleased and to
make everyone else worship the same
way; 'they fell first upon their knees
and then upon the aboriglnes !" they
colonized widely and effectively: frcn
them the American people got what
Is known as the ''Puritan conscience"
In the famous book entitled Mounts
Relation" one win find the following
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-11-21

quaint account of the landing of the
Pilgrims at Provincetown:
"Wednesday the sixth Of September
(1620) the wind coming East North
East, fine small gale. We loosed from
Plymouth. having been kindly enter
tanned and courteously used by divers
friends their dwelling, and after many
difficulties In boysterius stormes, at
length by Gods providence upon the
ninth of November following, by breake
of the day we espied land which we
esteemed to be Cape Cod. AMI so II
proved. And the appearance of II much
comforted us, especially on seeing so
goodly land, and Wooded 10 the
brink Of the sea, II caused us to re-
joyce together and praise God that He
had given 1t to us once againe to see
land. And thus we made our course
South South West, purposing to go to
a River ten Leagues to the South OF
the Cape, but at nlghte, the wind be-
ing contrary. we put rounde againe
for the Bay of Cape Cod, and upon
the IL we came to an anchor in the
Bay, which is a good Harbour and a
pleasant Bay, circled round except in
the entrance, which is about four miles
over from land TO land, coiapassed
about to the very Sea with Okes, Pines,
Juniper, Sassafras and other sweet
wood; 1t has a harbour wherein one
thousand sale Of ships may safely
ride, there we relieved ourselves with
wood and water, and refreshed our
people. while our shallop was fitted to
coast the Bay to search for a habita-
ton, there was the greatest store Of
fowle that ever we saw"
The Pilgrims had hard time the
first winter at Plymouth. but in 1921
determined 20 have a period Of rec
reation, combined with thanksgiving
for their many mercles." The gov
ernor thereupon sent out four hunts
men who In one day secured enough
game for the purpose. Massasoit, the
Indian chief was invited to participate
In this first thanksgiving. He accept
ed and brought 90 people with him.
The celebration lasted three days.
The first Thanksgiving day observed
by all the states of the Union was rec
commended by proclamation Of con-
gress after the surrender Of Burgoyne
in TIT and was fixed for Thursday,
December IS. Each year thereafter
until 1854 congress continued to rec
ommend day for Thanksgiving. the
several states accepting the date. Then
for a time the observance was left
wholly to the states. The day had Its
ups and downs. President Lincoln
nationalized 1t b. proclamation in
1868.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-11-21
WOMEN ARE HELP in
FINLAND POLITICS

Having thus such an excellent
foundation to build upon, 1t Is small
wonder that the woman's movement
soon found many active supporters.
In 1863 the diet had accorded the mu-
nicipal vote to woman taxpayers living
In the country, and In 1872 to women
living Up the towns, all of whom were
also given the right to be elected,
members OF certain local self-govern-
ing bodies. In 1900 the woman social
democrats included the suffrage In
their program, but the special activity
for the suffrage began only In the year
1904. although In 1897 a petition had
been officially presented to the diet at
the request Of the Finnish woman's
association.
THE reason why so little was done
in direct furtherance Of the cause of
woman suffrage between the years
1897 and 1904 is that Just at that time
Finland was passing through a severe
political crisis
Women az Strike Managers.
"After the outbreal. of the October
revolution In Russia (1905) a sympa-
thetlc strike was declared In Finland.
and seveisi of the members of the CEN
trail committee elected by a mass meet
Ing TO manage the details of the strike
were women.
''The first action taken by the com.
mlttee was to close all the liquor
shops, saloons and barrooms and to
organize a volunteer police force to
keep order. After the second day
the markets were reopened and the
strikers were not allowed TO cut OF
the water supply. In short. the strike
was managed In most orderly ap1
systematic way and no outrages OF
any sort were committed.
"Durlns the course Of the strike nu-
merous dnputs sions were sent with pc
tltIons 10 M governor general. and
in each d,sVlistion there were women
members f1ns. even In moments Of
grave polvScti danger and Mt times
when the unrest moderation and fore
sight were seeded. the Firms were not
afraid to vast their women.
~rhe ven great interest that the
women took In the elections may be
gathered frsm the fact that In Helslne-
fors, the capital. at the time OF fhs
second elections Gin 190S). there were
1860 woman vrers and 1876 nen
voters registered II is true that the
majority Of the somen voted Tor men.
as there were ouly 20 women elected
In house Of go. but one woman re-
celved larger aumber Of votes than
was given 10 any Of the men candf.
dates OF her party"
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-11-21


IN the Fresnes sector ana trying to
give the impression that It was sew
eral stations at widely separated To-
cations. One message In particular
was peculiarly designed to add to the
eBemys suspicion OF the approaching
trouble-an imperative demand FOR 200
copies more additional of the Contains
sheet, "plan dlrecteur map" This
could only be Interpreted by the Ger
mans, the Americans agreed, as prepa-
ration for coming drive on the Briey
iron center.
In addition to the wireless the *
army" also had In operation, on the
front between BezonauX and Fresnes,
a telephone squad-a careless squad
which set up telephone stations here
and there and sent messages and
talked shop and gOssiped all night
about the arrival of some old friends
from America with such and such an
outfit.
The tx" army telephone squad took
no chances that the Germans might
not hear the conversations the Amer
leans desired them TO record. They
deliberately grounded their wires, so
the enemy could ''lsten in" and
crawled out into No Mans Land In
the darkness and hooked one OF the
American wires on a German barbed
wire In front OF an abandoned trench
system. In the front line Of modern
warfare the telephone Is most dan
gerous instrument, for both sides de-
vised apparatus which within certain
limits could pick up conversations
over enemy lines with which II wns
not even connected. So the Amert'
cans felt certain that all their CONVEX
sations were heard by the Germans
Get Results at Once.
Two days after the "X army" began
It's operations the results began to be
noticeable, the nervousness on the
part Of the Germans being exhibited In
many ways, the enemy first sending
over large number Of alrplanes to
make "Reminiscences. The Germans
also began series of trench raids to
obtain prisoners for the purpose OF
identifying units Of the forces oppo
site them. German prisoners captured
by the French told of wild alarms in
the night on the part of the German
forces, hurried reinforcement OF the
main line of resistance, and various
other movements which Indicated that
the enemy vas exerting extreme
watchfulness on account of the actlv-
ity Of the "army" operated by hand
full Of Americans.
When the nrmistice became effec
ti,c on November IL the little Ameri-
can tx army" still held Its ground
IN the field near Verdun, and opposite
It's supposed position five crack Ger
ucn divisions stood their guard. not
even suspecting that they had been
tricked by a few ingenious young
Yankees who were delighted at the re-
suits obtained by their mischievous
schemes, which had worked so success
fully In deceivlng the wise German
veterans OF five years war.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-11-21
Country, Where SuffragiSts Won
13 Years Ago, Quick to Right
Self After War.
MANY SCHOOLS FOR GIRLS
Women Of Finland Fortunate From
an Educational Point of View
Work During Labor Troubles
Wins Them Vote.

Washington, d. Cit seems only
natural that Finland. land where
women have had the vote for IS years,
ana won 1t by their participation In
Quelling labor troubles like those which
now assall the United States Of Amer
lea. should be one of the first portions
of the dismembered Russian empire TO
get up a stable constitutional govern
ment," says bulletin from the Wash
ington headquarters Of the National
Geographic society.
This new member Of the family Of
free nations is described in COM
munication to the society by Baroness
Alletta Korfr as follows:
"From an educational point Of view
the women In Finland have been very
fortunate, rs there IRE many excellent
schools for girls and number Of CO.
educational schools throughout the
country which prepare students for
the university examinations.
Girls homittcd ~ 1910.
"Glrls were admitted to the univer-
sity In 1878. and. until the war inter-
vened. they not only attended lectures,
but took part In all branches OF uni
versIty life; they participated In all
the celebrations and festivities. and
were members Of the various clubs
and student organizations. In which
they we're on a footing of perfect
equality with the men and frequently
were elected to various official posi-
lions. After they were graduated from
one Of the several high schools or from
the university there were many
branches OF work open TO them.
They became teachers. even In the
state school for boys: cashiers or
bookkeepers In banks. clerks In state
archives and in many branches Of the
civic administration.
There are really not enough edu-
Gated men to meet the requirements Of
the country. and consequently the CO.
operation of the women Is a matter
o. vital Importance. II not iBfrequent-
ly happened. In normal times, that
even married women In comparatively
gooi circumstances sought employ
msnt outside their homes.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-11-21
ONE WAY.

MANY motor speeders arrested in
your town. Uncle ST."
mo. There used ter be. but we set.
tied them felIers all right. Hain't been
hardly an arrest In six months"
@How did you manage itT'
"wal. we Jest fixed the speed Itral,
at 70 miles an hour. en- derned few OF
'em kin make II. b'gOsh !--Boston
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