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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-17
TO ATTEND MEETING

Ensifn Whorton, who has charge
Of local Salvation Army work, will
leave Friday. accompanied by .Irs.
Whorton, for Philadelphia, where
they will attend special meeting
aud council under Army auspices.
Among other transactions plans
and methods will be outlined and
discussed for the next Home Service
dyivn
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-17
COAL DECISION
BEFORE FRIDAY
(sy international News service.)

(sy International News SerVIce.)
Washington, March 17.-President
Wilson Will render d decision in
Re coal miners wage controversy
thin IS hours. it was stated at
tire white house today.
The president, it was indicated,
* Of the opinion that the differen-
ces themselves upon the basis Of
the majority and minority reports
of the coal commission.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-17
A BEAUTIFUL DAY

st. patrick's Day dawned bright
and developed into an ideal day.
The bit O green and numerous
shamrocks are in evidence.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-17
ST PATRick,s DANCE

A St Patricbs Day public dance
will be held tonight. commencing at
9 o'clock at Thornwood HaA. Whit
acres Orchestra will furnish the
music
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-17
LICENSED TO WE'D.

N the county clerks office n
cense to wed was granted Myrtle
boxes and William Dean. both col
ored. The groom Is employed at
the auafliss Both 2so natives Of
Virginia.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-17

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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-03-17

Mr.. w O. Landes. of West King
street, has purcased from Mr. j. d.
Banner a handsome Lexington tour
ing. car.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-04-16
DON'T WHINE IN SICK ROOM
Remember to Carry Cheer, Not Sym
pathy to Those Who Are Tenn
porarily shut In"

Every one is called upon now and
then to visit the sick room. COndi-
tions surrounding the bedside vista
tons present a wide variation. There
is one rule that holds good under all
conditions, and that is TO carry cheer
and sunshlne-not a long face. but n
smile. If the patients are able talk
TO them of what is going on outside.
Help them TO forget themselves. a
man who for over twenty years had
been paralyZed, was visited by n
friend who was p~rOfuse in expressing
his sympathy and regret at the sick
mans helplessness. AS he was about
to leave, the afflicted man said, Come
again, won't you, but when you do
please forget to tell me that you are
sorry for me as every one tells me that.
I've heard it every day for twenty
years. Help me TO forget it.. Bring
me a breath of the outside world"
Flowers are always a gracious help
In making the sickroom a place of
cheer. A book or a magazine also
helps.-Thrift Magazine.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-04-16
Rare SUGAR Found in Honey.

Investigation of certain stores of
c~rystalliZed honey found in various
places in Pennsylvania where the bees
had died from starvation led TO the
discovery of a quantity of rare sugar,
known as melezitose. which has been
extracted and purified and placed at
the disposal of the bureau of chem
istry. The weekly news letter of the
department of agriculture says that
meleZitose is one of the rarest sugars.
Minute quantities of it have been avail
able TO men of science for many years,
but the supply has never been suffi-
cient to permit of extensive experiment
tatiOn. Now the United States de-
partment has several Kilograms.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-04-16

son goes on, they become mature and
enter the ground, there undergoing the
transformations which are completed
by the issuance of the moth in mid
summer.
If the garden is known to have been
weedy last season, the proverbial
ounce of prevention may be exercised
by scattering thinly over it, just be-
fore setting out the plants, q poisoned
bait. This is prepared by mixing thor
oughly a quart of dry bran with -four
or five tablespoonfuls of white arsen-
ic or Paris green. 1t is then made into
a wet mash by the addition of q quart
or more of water, into which has been
stirred a half cupful of cheap strip or
molasses. 1t may be scattered thin
ly over the field a day or two before
planting, or will serve as a protection
to the newly set plants if a little is
sprinkled around the roots after wet
ting them down. Better results are
secured by putting out poison after
sunset, since cutwOrmS begin to feed
about dusk.
Poison Is Dangerous.
Care should be taken that this bait
is scattered thinly, as it might be dam
gerOus to children or domestic ami
mails.
In small gardens, transplanted vege-
tables may be protected by surround
ing their stems when setting them out
with a somewhat stiff paper band ex-
tending from about an inch below the
surface TO two or three inches above.
Tin cans with ends removed afford
similar protection.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-04-16

The legumes are our most important
crops.
Farming is a profession as much as
a business.
Garden, chickens, bees, fruits and
other sidelines are worthy of atten-
ton.
Some seed and manure might cover
up that pare spot in the meadow or
pasture field.
Hogs should never have damp Sleep
ing quarters and their bedding should
be changed often.
Examine clover and grass seed with
a magnifying glass to see whether
there are any noxious weed seeds in
the lot.
Do not neglect the fences til plant
ing time when it will be a difficult
matter 10 spare the time required to
repair them.
A good cellar under the house where
il is cool in summer AID warm in win
ter is one of the best places TO operate
an incubator that can be found.
The farm library goes with the farm
office. The bulletins from your ex-
pertinent stations and state college
ought TO be handy TO the desk where
you keep your papers and accounts.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-04-16
HARDLY PAID FOR EXERTI0N
Small Sum Collected From Burglar
Didn't Recompense John for
His Disturbed Repose.

The clock struck the hour Of three.
The wife rose on one elbow and lis
tened. Then she nudged her side part
ner.
John" she whispered. there's a
burglar downstairs"
THE deuce there is" exclaimed
John. jumping out of bed. "Ill show
him."
He crept downstairs. There was the
sound Of Il crash. a revolver shot and
the sullen thud Of men engaged In
mortal combat. Then a window
smashed and all was still. The terri
fed wife turned on the light and hur-
ried into the hall.
John !" she called timOrously.
"All right, my dear" called John. "I
found him. All he had was GO cents"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-04-16

the hauling of crops to market or ship
ping point. This is a very important
use, but it is a long way from cover
ing all the farm needs for q truck.
The truck SaleSman's hauling-to-mar-
ket argument is comparable to the
earlier days of the tractor when it was
sold around the blowing idea princi-
pally. Both the truck and tractor will
be bought by the farmer not as single
purpose machines, but for their appli-
cation to a variety of uses.
The farmers hauling requirements
may be divided into two general
classes: Cd Hauling on the road and
(2) hauling on the farm. On most
farms where trucks are used the haul
ing on the farm will constitute by far
the greatest number of uses for n
truck.-POwer Farming.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-04-16

elsewhere than at the government printing office; advertisements, photographs
In thfss statement set forth in detail the name, address, position, busl
ness o. occupation of each payee, together with al explanation Of the pur-
pose for which such expenditures we're made. If the expenditures were fol
travelling, including subsistence, state fully the purpose Of such travelling,
whether the expenditure therefor included persons other than the payee; if 10
the names addresses o. such person, together with a general statement
IS to the extent and purpose of the travelling.
A statement IF the unpaid accounts of the committee o public informa-
tor mint the sam form as the foregoing statement.
a statements of the funds IN property in the possession Of tn committee
on public information, its employees, agents, or representatives, and the To-
cation of he m a tn time h council Of nattnal defense vas placed in
charge of its affairs.
and disposition of files and mailing lists and all other pertinent facts in con-
mhtee.
Apparently, ako the senate is in a hurry, since if the information is o
ready a preliminary and partial statement is requested.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-04-16
Much Alike.

The stage manager was hurriedly
giving instructions 10 his property
man.
Did you say you wanted a window
or a widow, sir" asked the latter,
somewhat perplexed.
Il said window" he replied. and add
ed, with a laugh. "but they're both
much alike"
The property man scratched his
head.
Don't see how you make that out.
sir"
well" replied the stage manager.
when / get near either Of them / al
ways look OUT"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-04-16
MOTOR TRUCKS VERY USEFUL
Bought by Farmer Not as SingIe-pur.
pose Machine, But for Variety
OF Uses on Farm.

1t is only in the past two or three
years that tractors have been used ex-
tensively as general-purpose machines.
They were bought for and used prin-
cipally for blowing. and. to quite an
extent, for threshing and filling silos.
Now they are used for harvesting. pre-
pairing the seeded, drilling, hauling
manure spreaders, and so On. The
tractor, to be a paying investment on
most farms, must be profitable for a
variety OF work.
So it is with the motor truck. The
truck salesman lays special stress on
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-04-16

however, the report states, in some
sections, compared with those of last
October, when the National Education
association conducted an inquiry into
the situation.
Based on returns from state school
officials, the reports show that on Feb
ruary IL last there were 1920 schools
closed because of lack of teachers and
1900 were being taught by teachers
characterized as "belOw standard, but
taken on temporarily in the emer-
gency." Greater shortages are shown
to exist in southern states.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-04-16
STRAW ROUGHAGE FOR STOCK
That Obtained in Threshing Soy Beans
Has Been Found to Be Salts
factory for Cows.

Soy bean straw which is obtained
from threshing out soy beans for seed
makes a very good roughage for all
kinds of stock. 1t will not dry up
COWS, but on the contrary it has been
found that it will increase milk pro-
duction. 1t is a common practice in
sections where the crop is grown ex-
tensively for seed to bale the straw
after threshing and sell it to dairymen
and stock feeders.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-04-16

F0rs VI sdrHy q sfuS: IL Is or
and American.
a statemen of the program of the nw organization is substantially Is
follows:
The Gray Brotherhood will attempt to help individual prisoners during
their incarceration, and especially on their release.
The Brotherhoo will provide jobs for released prisoners try to eu-
cate the public to more intelligent attitude toward the man who has commit
ted a breach of te law
An attempt will be made to clean up the prisons, morally, hygencaly,
an politically. A fight will be made on h. gratis said to b rampant in all
prisons.
The Brotherhood will fight he political control Of prisons b y entering
the political field itself. 1t will try to force the wardenship and other prison
offceso M of he hands of politicians m int those of psychological Experts n
students.
The Brotherhood will be organized in every state 10 force advanced
prisonreform measures through the legislatures. 1t is the purpose to wipe
utterly the present penal system.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-04-16

IN THIS country In It's history AT stead
lily increasing prices and at the mo-
ment the United States, next TO Rus
STA. is probably he greatest consumer
of fur garments in the world.
While London still disputes the
fact. American fur dealers say this
country has become the center Of the
fur industry. 1t is interesting TO note
the 1900 Alaska sealskins offered for
sale OF account of the United States
government were dressed, dyed. and
machined in this country instead of
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-04-16

UT ITWTTH rs OMtTy.
The furs sold in February in ST. Louis came from every corner of the
world and included 100000 China dog mats used mostly for coats colo north
west countries: from Siberia. 100000 squirrels, 100000 ermne, sun white
foxes 10000 koinskies, 100000 marmots 12aoOo fitch IN 5000 russian
sabes.
Australia sent 100000 pounds OF rabbit skins, 100000 Australian opos-
um 10000 walaby, 1000 kangaroo, 100000 rngal opossums, and 10000
red foxes
From Persia and Turkestan were offered 10000 Persian lambskfns.
Europe contributed 10000 moeSkins and many thousand RED foxes.
The United States offered 100000 muskrats, 100000 skunk, 1900 beavers,
$1,000 wolves. 1000 silver foxes, $4,000 raccoons, and many other varieties
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-04-16

enato SmoOt or Utah, q
resolution the other day, which "a
read, considered by unanimous coz
sent and agreed TO in part as follows:
Resolved, That the director of the
council of national defense is here
by directed to report to the senate as
soon as practicable: A statement
showing all the expenditures Of the
committee on public information by
principal classes, such as salaries;
travelling; printing done at the govern
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-04-16
SAYS PILES ALL GONE
AND NO MORE ECZEMA

II had eczema for many years on my
head and could not get anything TO stop
the agony. L saw your ad and got one
box of Peterson's Ointment and | owe you
many thanks for the good il has done me-
There isn't a blotch on my head now and
l couldn't help but thank Peterson. for
tie cure is great" Miss Mary Hill. 40
Third avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa.
81 nave had itching piles for 10 years
and Peterson's is the only ointment that
relieves me, besides the piles seem 10
nave gone" A. 3. Kruger, 1927 Washing
ton avenue. Racine, Wis.
Use Peterson's Ointment for old sores,
salt rheum. chatting and all skin diseases.
80 cents. Druggists recommend il. Mail
orders filled by Peterson Ointment Co.,
Buffalo. n. Y.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-04-16
TREATMENT Fog SICK FOWLS
posed of at Once, or Separated
and Treated.

Any weak or sick hens should be dis
posed of as soon as discovered, or
separated from the flock and treated
because they are not only likely to die
but they are likely to infect other mem.
bers of the flock with disease germs.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-04-16

Salaries paid teachers in 1913, statistics show, we're o N a average of
S6O6 for elementary teachers and 1881 for those teaching in high schools.
From salary schedules collected from various states, giving salaries received
by individual teachers in three counties in each state. it is shown that wages
paid rural teachers fell. far below the foregoing average in many states, many
In 100 state. county, city and private normal schools. representing 60 per
cent of the total norma schools in the country, here were L, 800 fewer stu
dents enrolled November 1 1919, than during the prewar period. a similar
falling off is shown in teachertraining departments in colleges, while other
departments show great increases in enrolment.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-04-16
Baked His Desire.

A gentleman and his wife were ad-
miring some college buildings erected
by wealthy alumni. Presently they
came to a noble hall, over the main
entrance of which was a tablet read
memorial TO his beloved wife"
"Oh," he said with a sigh, that is
what l should like to do for my col
lege." And for the life Of him he
couldn't understand why his wife sud
denly became cold TO him.
There would be q very stable rush
Of own boys TO the farm if town boys
had their way.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-04-16
ESSENTIAL PIG POINTS

The essential points in the
are and feeding of the brood
SOW and litter are
/. The provision of comforta-
BILE narrowing pens.
2. Individual attention to each
SOW and litter at the time of
narrowing.
8. Plenty of exercise and sun
shine for young pigs.
4. Liberal feeding of the pigs
on grain in addition to milk of
the dam.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-04-16

toward cleaner and better lives. It's
officers and leaders are unnamed, but
the head, who is known as the Gray
Brother, is said to be a man of much
capacity and influence. He is on terms
of friendly intimacy with several Uni
ted States senator's and is said to be
not unknown at the White House.
The Gray Brotherhood is responsible
for several prison Investigations
brought with the desire to improve
conditions and not merely to play
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-04-16
8 ~
- SDELIGKTS =
Light on Late Committee on Public Information

WASHINGTON Congress o at least the senate apparently would like to
w know something about the actual operations OF the late lamented com
mittee OF public information and the present condition of its affairs. ANYWAY.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-04-16
Shortage of School Teachers Threatens Nation

T HE country is faced with a serious shortage of school teachers. chiefly
Il through failure to provide adequate salaries, according to reports to the
United States bureau of education: Conditions are becoming SLIGHTLY better.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-04-16
MAKING WAR ON
INSIDI0US FOES
Cabbage Grower Likely to Be
Discouraged at Prospect
of Fight.
CUTW0RMS MOST INJURIOUS
Larvae of Number of Kinds of Medj-
um-Sized Grayish or Brownish
Moths Are Found in Garden
Allowed to Grow Up in
Weeds.

When the grower enters his well-kept
garden, in which q day or two before
he has set out a fine lot of cabbage or
tomato plants, and finds that a goodly
part of them have been cut off near
the roots by some invisible and insid-
iOus foe, he is likely TO become dis
couraged at the effort to fight the
stealthy attacks of these nocturnal ma
RAIDERS, and TO wonder whether the
game is worth the candle, especially
after the plants which he resets are
attacked in the same manner.
If he is familiar with the habits of
cutworms, however, he will, before re-
planting, make a search of the soil
within q few inches Of the base of the
damaged plant, and will probably be
rewarded by uncovering a smooth,
greasy-lOoking, gray or brownish cat
erpillar from an inch to an inch and a
half in length, the foe for which he is
seeking.
Found in Weedy Garden.
Cutworms are the young or larvae
of a number of kinds of medium-s:zed
grayish or brOwniSh moths, and are
likely to be found wherever a garden
has been allowed to grow up in weeds
the previous season. They pass the
winter as half-grOwn caterpillars bur-
led in the earth, and iii spring come
forth with a severalmonths' appetite
which they satisfy with the first edible
vegetation that comes TO hand, this
often being the gardeners choicest
transplanted vegetables. AS the sea-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-04-16
America Rapidly Becoming Most Befurred Nation

= YRS in a temperate climate have always been a sign o. wealth. AS we are
l. the richest nation of the earth, We are rapidly becoming the most be-
farred nation; The last five years have seen the largest amount of fur sold
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-04-16
TWO STEMS OF CLOVER

Lime the land for clover.
A ton of lime on wheat in the
fall will make two stems of
clover grow where enc grew be-
fore.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-04-16
$4,000 Ex-Convicts Organize "Gray Brotherhood"

a MYSTERIOUS organization OF exconvicts, known as the Gray Brother
N hood has a membership which is believed to exceed $4,000. ii stated that
aim are toh umanize the prisons and develop the ambitions of the inmates
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-27
HELP FOR HOUSEWIVES.
DR.. s. P. W. Drew Says Colored
Labor Is More Plentiful.

Housewives will have no trouble get
ting colored help for spring house clean
ms.
For the first time in several years col
ored labor is becoming plentiful and
Washington housewives need have no
fear that they will not be able to obtain
help for their spring house cleaning ac-
cording TO announcement made today
by DIR. Simon p w. Drew. pastor Of the
National Cosmopolitan Baptist Insttu-
ional Church and head of the White
Cross Free Labor Bureau of America
The White Cross bureau can supply
colored women for day work and cook
ing, men for service as porters lawn
W orkers, kitchen helpers. window clean
ers and other forms OF day work Mr.
Drew said.
Neutrality-suspicious. can be supplied, he
announced. by getting in touch with
him at National Cosmopolitan Baptist
Church, at 921 y street northwest, be-
tween am. aand pm. Telephone
North 360S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-27
MARJORIE BENTON COOKE.

NEW YORK. April a7.-Marjorie
Benton Cooke. author and monologist,
Is dead in Manila, P. l.. according to a
cable message received here Her death
resulted from pneumonia. She was
forty-four years old Miss Cooke was
horn in Richmond. Ind, and was grad
uated by the University of Chicago. She
was the author Of numerous short
stories and of several books and plays
She was the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph Henry Cooke. For many years
she made her home In Chicago She
graduated from Chicago University in
1899. and began writing for magazines
In 1902 she went on the stage as
nonologIst and continued In the work
most Of the time until her death.
Her best known literary works were
Modern Monologues," Dramatic Epi-
scdes." plays for Children More
Modern Monoloeues.'' The Girl Who
Lived in the Woods" Mr.. David" ITO
a Mother" The Twelfth Christmas"
and a number Of plays.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-27
ADDS MEMBERS TO ROLLS
Board of Trade Committee Ap-
proves 90 Applications.

Twenty eight new members were
admitted to the rolls Of the Wash
ington Board of Trade at a meeting
yesterday afternoon of the executive
committee Of that organization. The
names submitted had been previously
approved BY the membership commit
tee. sampel J. Prescott presided
The new members are John Hemp
hill. William L. J. Robert. n G.
Gibbs, Franklin d. Jones, lie Roy
Allen. W. w. Wyman, J. d. Eason, jr.:
J. c. Petty. Arthur b. Gilbert. A.
Gumpert. A. W. Brewer. Leonard NJ.
Gawler. William G. Wieth, Albert f..
Steinem. Edward Popkins, James
Duvall. James w. Burch. Clarendon
Smith. Arthur c. Smith, Walter NJ.
Bauman, r. E. Read. Samuel Zirkin,
irwin A. Robinson. William A. Elliott,
L. c. Smith. John P. Collins, Earl E..
Lippard and Thomas r. Clark.