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single street. The citizens have no
horses and no automobiles, but they
all have boats which they generally
tie up at their back doors.
They have two MISUNDERSTANDING
and populating--and both are flour
ishing. The annual output of children
is so great that no two persons agree
in estimating the number on the
island. Certainly the families are big
enough to delight the late Colonel Of
Oyster Bay. All the children are
brought up in the subtly blended
odors OF sanctity and fish. They go
to school with fair regularity, and In
going to Sunday school their regu-
larity rivals the solar system.
Once there was a bank on the
island, and the story of It's passing
Is this: II was announced that the
banking hours would be from In
the morning until 3 in the afternoon.
On the first day the population stood
in line to deposit their coin and bills.
On the first afternoon they stood in
line to withdraw their deposits.
When the disnayed cashier asked
why. the answer he got was, 80 the
legend goes, as follows, do you ex-
pect us to leave II overnight?" Any
way the bank is not there now, and
those OF the islanders who bank at
accounts, too, for the fishing indus
try is prosperous and there are few
ways OF spending money on Tangier.
THE SUPREMACY. OF AN ALL.
POWERFUL CHURCH.
The church is the all-powerful and
all-suficient institution of the island
Il not only runs the Government, but
| II is the Government. At present
there is a new minister, the Rev. w
F. Godwain, who came at about the
time of the Parks shooting. They say
he has not yet got his hand thor.
oughly in, but he has the able guild.
ance of the veteran Joshua Pruitt
Dean OF the Town Council. And thu
organization of the elders 10 not 60
ing to yield to the liberal element
without a merry struggle. The cleo
i ton in June will be some election.
And here is a secret not yet know
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LANDLORD CALLED
RANK PROFITEER

Justice shlei in the Seventh District
Municipal Court to-day passed on eight
rent cases I'm every one OF which the
tenant was victor. In the case
every one from his house because they
would not pay an eNorbitant rental,
Justice Shiei decided the rental should
be rs per cent. over a year ago and al
lowed the tenants until next OCTOBER TO
find other apartments.
In case where landlord wished TO
move into an apartment WITH his fam
ily, ne granted the tenant n stay Of
forty-fiye days, whereas the usual stay
in cases OF this sort Ia thirty days.
One landlord who had appeared in
court on several previous occasions was
called "a profteer Of the rankest sort. p"
by the Justice.
Justice Sheii's previous rulings have
shown an Interpretation said to be err
roneous by most Municipal Justices, and
his change Of policy to-day caused sur
prise!
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SHOOTING OF BOY IN BLUE LAW FEUD
SHOWS return TO PRIMITIVE DAYS

Whereat the girls blush violently and
the elders shake their heads.
There is a report that one wal hero
greeted his fiancee on a reckless eve
ming with "donne5 Wioi un petit bGiser,
sI voHs pldit," whereupoh she served
him right by breaking the engagement.
AS yet there Is no ordinance against
the use OF the French language by
former soldiers, and there is some
doubt as 10 whether such an ordi-
nance will be passed, for there Is real
fear OF the effect OF the soldier vote
at the approaching election.
Besides, as Larry Crocker says,
there amt a word in the Methodist
discipline about talking French. May
be It amt exactly fit for mixed So
ciety, but II ain't ag'n the law of God
or man, neither"
The island has no Jail. Generally
there is no need for such an lnstitu-
| ton. for the law ls SO strong that 1t
is seldom broken, and when 1t ID
broken, as Roland Parks broke 1t by
sitting on the porch on Sunday. the
thing needed was not a jail but
hospital. =.
some OF those who say they don't
blame Charles Connorton, the police
man who shot Parks, call attention
to the fact that he has very few otn-
cial duties to perform, and say that
any officer Is likely to get excited ana
lose his head II he has to act only
once or twice a year in his official
capacity.
Tney Jay, too, that when Conner
ton tried to arrest Parks II was tne
first rebellion he had encountered IN
two or three years: In fact, the IiTs'
arrest since the time Tom Boylar' a
foreigner TO Tangter, was tugged OF
a peculiar violation OF the old liquor
law of Virginia ,,
two quarts from Baltimore and he
wanted to go to Tangier. Tangier II
part OF Virginia and the Virginia
law prescribed that only one quar-
could be brought IN at che time pS
one person, and that this quar-
should be carried openly in the hand
where everybody could see exactiS
what II was.
quarts when the boat approached
Tangier. He was a bold man, and h
stood in view of everybody when HI
, poured down his throat the rest o
the nearly empty bottle, then steppet
ashore with the full one in his hand
Policeman Connorton at once arrest
ed him, admitting that there wa
only a quart in the bottle but insist
ing that Tom was carrying som
r more inside OF him, in violation o
= the sovereignty OF the State OF Vir
, ginia-
Tangier u an island about thre
miles long and a mile wide, but tn
A Inhabited part OF 1t is a narra'
strip along the west shore with
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HURL POKER CHEAT
OUT OF WINDOW
IN JUDGES VIEW
Cards Produced in Court and Vic
tim of Game Shows How to
"Read" Them.

&C A CHEATING in the Amer
"A Ican game of poker is
not usually brought To
TO court. but thrown out Of the
window" said Magistrate Dale in
the Bridge Plaza Court to-day
when Samuel Braun. thirty years
old. OF No. IS Morrel street,
BroolOlyu. was arraigned, charged
with using fraudulent methods in
cards. y
Braun was arrested to-day on
the complaint OF Samuel Goodman
of the same address. Detectives
produced in court a pack OF cards
they said were used in the game,
and which are known az read
ers." The tip OF birds wing on
the backs indicates the Identity OF
each card.
Goodman showed in court how
Il was done. Braun was held in
$500 bail.
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Continued From First Page.)

The other u said to be the fact that
even II there wore a curfew nobody
would stay up late enough at night
TO ring II.
Also. there is no law against girls
using paint and powder and this for
the same reason that in New York
there Is no law against cleaning your
shoes with the table cloth when you
dine at the Ritz. Nobody ever heard
Of such a thing. No need OF legislat-
ing against crimes that nobody would
think OF committing. The Coney Is
land regulations about bathing suits
are stricter than those Of Tangier
Island on. the same subject, but no.
body on Tangier Island would wear
a Coney Island costume. even in the
privacy OF her bedroom.
But 1t would be an error to assume
that there are only good people on
the island. There are sinners secret
sinners, some OF them vaguely su-
spected at home, but not yet con-
victed. They lead exciting lives.
Sometimes they come over to Cris-
field, pretend TO have missed the mail
boat back, and spend shocking nights,
going, perhaps, to the gaudily lighted
Lyric, whore they may see this week
the Fox production Of Checkers" But
nobody accuses even the worst Of the
islanders OF going to the Opera House
next door, where the wickedness OF
Now York Is Haunted in q bold NOV
ielzed version OF "Fair and Warmer"
Sid Wallace himself. who lB the
avowed leader of the Liberals" would
not go to see Fair and Warmer" He
is liberal. but no so liberal as the
Rev. DR.. Straton OF New York City.
SOLDIERS BRING BACK GODDESS
FOREIGN ATMOSPHERE.
Some say that evil days are In store
for Tangier, and they speak with hor'
ror OF the Influence Of Goddess
France" They say that this evil in
fluenoe has been brought back b!
soldiers. CeSt Ia OWerrei Boys VIII
grew up as they should In the grav'
companionship Of the elders and oys
tera, making Tangier safe for Meth
odism, eagerly answered the loude
call to make the world safe for demOc
racy-and what a difference whe
they come back! Not even their dec
oratIons land quite a number Of ther
have medals) could offset their dan
gerous new French manners. You wi
find them out in front OF Joe Daily
barber shop or the variety store a
late as s o'clock in the evening, an
remember that means . o'clock by tn
city Hall cupola, greeting the gir
with a ribald Bon sOiT, MadeTnotseIIe
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BILL WOULD SEIZE
ALL WAR PROFITS
FOR ARMY BONUS
Congress Measure Provides
For ConfiScation of Billions
to Pay Soldiers.
tspeoih % me prsnInr waid.l }

Especial % The Evening WOfid.l
WASHINGTON. April ga reSo-
luton which would. II made into law,
enable the Government to confscate
all surplus war proHts earned during
the past six years by every corpora
tion and individual in the United
states whose income was increased
by the war, was introduced by Repre-
sentative Little Of Kansas to-day
The resolution, which was referred
to the Committee on Rules. directs
the Attorney General of the United
States 70 bring injunction suits In
Federal courts against the Standard
OIL and ahiliated companies. the
United states Steel Corporation and
associates and all iron, coal, railroad,
banking, manufacturing and other
corporations and all individuals who
proflted during the war, including
s., 900 contractors who did Govern
ment work. to restrain them from
distributing, by stock dividends or
otherwise, their six years surplus
earnings.
The Ways and Means Committee is
directed TO draft and report a bill tC
provide for taxing into the Treasury
all surplus profits above described and
distributing the same to each soldier
sailor, marine or nurse who served
in the military or naval forces during
the war against Germany.
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General Strike Ordered in France
PARTS, April 2s.-The General Fed
eratIon Of Labor Of France to-day de-
cided to support the Railwaymen's
Federation by ordering a general strike
10 begin at midnight OF May 1.
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MAYOR is WRONG
ON HIS FIGURES OF
TEACHERS NEW PAY
New York City Gels a Greater Al
lotment Of Tax Than Any
Community.

To ~ Editor Of ISs Brcerins wGh,
Mayor Hylan, in the public
press attacks the Lockwood
Donahue Bill and states that New
York City is paying for increases
for up State teachers.
This statement is Incorrect.
Usually Now York City, by rea-
son OF the fact that the assessed
value Of the real property in the
city Is 67 per cent. OF the total as
sessed value OF all real property
in the entire State OF New York.
pays moro than II receives, but
this time New York receives a
greater allotment per teacher
than any other community.
The figures are as follows:
23,st5 teachers, allotment 5000
each. tl4,SO7, 900.
Direct tax. $40. $4,000. 81 per
cent Of which Is SIS, ,Ss7y 500.
City receives moro than II
pays, ST.SS5,O
Yours very truly,
CHARLES c. LOCKWOOD,
Chairman senate Committee on
Public Education.
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LLOYD george
SAYS GERMANY
MUST DISARM
Premier Tells Commons Allies
Are Fully United on
That Policy.

LONDON. April 2s.--Premier Lloyd
George, speaking in the House of
Commons to-day on the subject of the
recent AIlied conference at san Reno,
said that before the conference there
had been some Observation-Disclosures
serious enough in themselves, but
made grave by deliberate fomenting
on the part Of very reckless persons.
But" continued the Premier, 81 am
glad 10 say that the sky is once more
clear. 80 far as can see every one
is satisfied az what happened at san
Reno"
Mr.. Lloyd George said there had
been no difference of opinion between
the AFlies as TO enforcement OF the
Treaty. A Misunderstanding arose
over the question as to who should
put down the disturbance in the
Ruhr, which threatened the peace not
only Of Germany but of Europe. The
French thought It ought TO be sup
pressed by the Allies. the Premier
asserted, but all the others believed
II should be left to the Germans.
This difference had been settled, Mr..
Lloyd George said, and the Germans
informed that the moment the Ger
man troops in the Ruhr were reduced
to the proportions fixed by the Allies
last August the French troops would
be withdrawn from Frankfort and
Darmstadt.
The premier asserted that the mis-
understanding Of France concerning
Great Britain's intentions, regarding
revision of the treaty had been re-
moved. He said he had made it clear
that Graf Britain did not desire re-
vision of the treaty which must be
made the basis of policy of the Allies
and that Great Britain would, act
with France and the other Allies in
Its enforcement.
Great Britain had also made II
clear, Mr.. Lloyd George continued
that she would not sanction any
policy Of annexation bv France in
Germany. II was impossible, ne de.
clared, to have another Alsace-
LORRAINE.
Il need hardly assure the House.
( Mr.. Lloyd George said. that M. Mil
lerand and his associates readily and
sincerely gave assurance that the
vast majority of the people of France
were just as much opposed to a pol.
icy Of that kind as the people Of
| Great Britain / attach enormous
! Importance to that"
There was no difference of opinion
on disarmament, Mr.. Lloyd Georg'
said, but when II came TO ordering
, disarmament there was no one il
Germany who seemed to have th'
power 70 enforce the decree, and tina
was one of the greatest ddfficultie
the Allies had to face.
Their guns and airplanes we mus
get" Mr.. Lloyd George declared
THAT is essential. We cannot alloT
these terrific weapons of war to b.
left lying about"
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Johnson TO TAKE
PRIMARY BALLOTS
TO Jersey COURTS
Returns From Camden, Essex
and Morris Counties Are
Under Suspicion.
MOODS LEAD NOW 7ii.
While johnson Men in Jersey
Cry Fraud" New York Man
ayers Claim Clerical ErorS.

Representatives Of United States
Senator Hiram johnson. on the face.
Of the returns beaten by III votes In
Yesterdays preferential primaries in
New Jersey, will 80 a. once before
one OF the justices Of the New Jersey
Supreme Court with a petition for a
recoune
This step was decided upon this
afternoon BY Angus MOswesu and
Alexander Joy. respectively the East
ern manager and assistant Eastern
manager Of the johnson campaign. at
n conference in the Hotel Pennsyl-
raaaa- N was admitted that the Two
managers were IN close touch with
their candidate by telegraph.
While in JerEsy the Johnson man
ayers on the ground raised cries Of
fraud. "You were robbed In Camden.
Essex and Morris Counties" W. p.
Verdon wired 70 Senator johnson
from Hudson County. Mc8wefn and
JOY apparently found II unnecessary
70 make such n claim.
zone or two clerical errors," Joy
said. might sweep a ~ majority
into the discard in a minute"
: Gen. Woods lead of III was based
on rsturns from all but forty-five
districts. The vote stood. Wood,
1880; johnson. $500. Thareen dis
tricts are masAng in Atlantic County.
twenty in Cape May, eAght in Hunter
! don, one In Morris and three in Ocean.
An these counties, with the exception
. Of ocean. have returned majorities
for Wood dn the incomplete returns.
u Gen. Wood maintains his lead
to the end, he will have pledged tc
him At the Republican convention In
chicago all members Of the big four.
eor two members, EDWARD c. Stokes
and william N. RunyAn. are Wood
advocates, ana the other two. Sena-
tors Edge and F'reiinghuysen. have
pledged themselves TO support th'
candidate favored by the voters o.
their State in the preferential con
test.
Indications now point to election
of12 Wood delegates and nine John
son. with three unpledGed. II com
plets returns. therefore. do not upse
(, the Generals district prospects. anC
he should by winning the preferen'
tial contest gain the aid Of all th'
"Blg Four" he would have 10 out o
the States 2s delegates, while hi
opp6nent wSuld have nine and thre'
would be unpledged. In certain cases
however. there are close contests 70
district delegate.
What stirred the johnson
leaders was that, IN the fac
Of 90 close a vote OF this. Wood ShOnl'
have p0lled big mAjOrtties in Camden
Bssex ana Norris. They pointed par
7ticuiarly to thevote In Camden. wher
johnson was beaten 10 L The Re
publican leader In Camden is Davi'
Baird. Other organization Republi
cans were envaOus OF him to-day.
Tue vote In the three counties owe
which the JOhnsoniana have raise
ths 'frAud" cry II reported as:
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Woods lead in three eountieS--6y sol.
william p. verdon, in Jersey City
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Com mmissiOn on DR.. A. X. Hills
Ordered.
Supreme court Justice Richard p.
Lydon to-day granted the motion OF
Mrs. Jessie Norwell Hills, wife OF DR..
Alfred X. Hills, one OF the best known
physicians in the city and formerly
publisher Of the Medical Review. for
status Of the doctor. Mrs. Hins. who
lives at No. 1870 Riverside Drive, de-
clares her husband Is no longer COM
petent to manage his estate. which she
values at S902, ,4S0.78.
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MILK "BER" FOR BIG FAIR.

Orange County Agricultural So
ciety Considers Installing One.
MIDDLBToW'N. N. Y, April 2S.--
Advisability Of conducting a milk bar,
similar to the regular bars Of the pre-
dry period, at its annual fair here next
August, was considered to-day at a
meeting OF directors OF the Orange
County Agricultural Societ
A special committee was appointed
to report on the matter.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-29
ASSESSORS BEGIN
WORK THURSDAY

For the eighth time County As.
SCISSOR J. W. Dodd and deputies. S. l..
Dodd, ST., and l.. 5, Hoffman. will be.
gin work Thursday morning, April
!. to assess the property Of the coun.
ty. At the same time they will col
lect the capitation taxes, and those
eligible TO pay such are requested to
be ready, Mr.. Dodd will assess the
city property. S. L. Dodd. Sr., will
call on the property owners in He'd
gesyille, Opequon and Failing Wat.
ers district, and Mr. Hoffman Mil
Greek, Gcrrardstown and Arden dis
tricts,
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-29

At the urgent solicitation of many
friends OF various political parties !
have consented to announce myself
candidate for denomination OF AS
SCISSOR Of Berkeley county subject
to the action of the Democratic PR
mary to be held in May.
8 Il lot + o p JOHN ". DODD
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DOLBY AEELICETn

Mr. Y. II. Rudy, the we'll known
lostler at the local yards of the Bal
limore and Ohio, Is off on the iniue-
Cd list. One day last week. while
working with some copper wire. he
was scratched on The left arm, in
faction following. The next Gar,
while propelling tank Of Sas, p1sa
ed a ligament in his leg As re-
suit he is crippled in both arm and
leg.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-29
ALLEGED RORRER

John Smith, said to be from Fall
.ng Waters. was arrested in Hag,
erstown charged with robbing John
Denoa's house Of clothing and SOS
in money. a woman saw Smith
leaving the Denoa house with cloth.
ing in his arms and shouted to him
- drop the clothing. which he did.
He ran, but was caught by Harry
NarDel. He was committed to jail
in default Of $500 bail.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-29
COUNCIL MEETlNG.

A special meeting OF the city coun
ell will be hsld tonight for the pur.
pose OF inspecting the registration
books, Any person not registered
should take advantage of the oppor-
tunty to attend the meeting and have
their names placed on the books.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-29
MORGAN FAv0RITE
WHEREVER he GOES

Charleston. w. Va, March %.
Judge E. F. Morgan is the fayorite
Republican candidate for Governor
In Tyler county and IN Il number OF
other counties he has visited. wds
the declaration here OF Attorney
Chas. y, kimbail. OF SisiersYille.
who was here returning from Ice
county, Kentucky whore be Is in
terested in tina Development Of
large acreage Of oil territory.
Mr. kimhall is a Wen known fg
IRE in state politics. He VAS seera-
tary Of the Progressive State Con-
mittee In 1912 and with former
Governor VIM NJ. o. Dawson con
Quoted the campaign IA West Viz
ginia for the late Colonel RoOse-
welt Their conduct OF chat cam
paign resulted In the election of tho
Republican State ticket that year
TIE Republicans Of sistersvtllc,
he declared, favor the nomination
OF General Leonard Wood for tho
presidency and reclted that the
first Wood club In West Virginia
was organized in that city.
The president OF the club IS
Chas. z. Schupbach, who in 1919
he said was the organizer Of the
first Roosevelt club in the State,
think you will find the Roosevelt
Republicans all over West Virgin
Ia favoring the Wood candidacy
because Colonel Roosevelt and Gen.
eral Wood we're the Narmest per.
sonal friends and / believe II M
We're alive he would favor Wood
nomination. To General Wood boz
longs the credit for whatever peA
paredness we had made prior t.
our entry into the world war.
Sentiment in Tyler county he
continued seems to be Altogether
in favor CT Judge Morgan for Gov
ernor. | fad the same sentiment
existing In many other counties
which ! have eizited on business
matters. The general impression is
that Morgan VIII win easily. The
friends OF Colonel Roosevelt arc
peeially enthusiastic tlis year
n support Of Jcdce Morgan. The
reason Is familiar TO those Wa9 8aYe
been acquainted Win The political
sanreniDes in the state for the lass
decade.
Judge N0rsans established cha
aetar, his courage and his cspahllitS
have impressed the voters Wao are
DESTROYS OF seeing a genuine Re-
publican victory In West VIRGINIA
mis- wear. It should be orr aim 10
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-29
POLITICAL. ADV.
TO THE VOTERS OF BERKELEY
COUNTY

l, f. A. Hobbs. hereby announce
myself to be candidate for the
nomination of Clerk of the County
Court of Berkeley county, West Nir.
ginia, subject to the Republican
Primary Election TO be held May
25th. 1920, and respectfully solicit
your support
3 If o. +. \. HOBBS.
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POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT

| hereby announce myself as u
candidate for Justice OF Peace sub
Jet to the Republican Primaries
lay 25th
FRED Il. BAKER.
3 L Up st = o p Il
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To the Republicans of Berkeley Co.
| hereby announce myself candi.
date fot the Republican nomination
for Assessor. And respectfully so
licit your support.
JOHN II. RlNER.
3 ) to ) % ed pd
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, tlSI

LoST-Brown coat belt. between b,
& o. r. r. crossing and Moler Ave.
Sunday. Return 10 927 \. High st.
for reward. Al207*
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AUDITOR GO0DHAND
AND WIFE SURPRISED

City Auditor and Mrs. Jesse "a
Goodhand were rendered a surprise
by a number Of their friends Wild
called at their home, Allegany
street and Rose Hill avenue, Cunt
berland. early Friday evening to Ell
lend concentration on the evant
of their soveuth wedding an4iYsr
aarp Mr. Goodhund was seated "a
his living room when tho door bel
rang and on opening 1t his guests
Immediately siermed the house
1'hey brought with them refresli'
meuts which were serytd after thA
Greater portion o. the evening had
been spent In playing 800" Their
were twelve couples including Nj
md Mrs. Gooahana, TIC latter was
formerly Miss May Ahern, of Mat
,Insburg