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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-20
THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE
PRESS IN AMERICA.

The Revolt Against "GonFe.ism."
Events of the greatest import
ance are passing before US. The
members Of the strongest railroad
brotherhood in this country have
reDldiated heir leaders and declar-
ed strike to force the payment OF
higher wages to meet the rising
cost Of living. One of the leaders
of the "rebelIious' railroad workers
said the f0'i0Wips This is not a
strike 1t j. rebellion against the
Railroad Brotherhood leaders, who
fooled the masses for MANY months.
We are tired waiting for the better
ment Of our conditions which was
promised to US.
SO doa'sre the wolkmen Many
railroad centers are paraly7ed on
account OF the walGout The strike
continues 10 grow and is threaten
ing to tie up all traffic in this coun-
try The situation is alarming and
dangerous. IT. cannot be taken in
entity. The official representa-.
- Of the brotherhoods are work
u-F Aard and doing their best to
reason with the strikers, and are
promising them new things in the
atTre. But the workingmen. hay
Ing lost all patience and faith in
their leaders, do not want to begin
to work They insist GA the fulhu-
meut Of all previous promises and
won't have anything % do With their
p0litician-leaders.
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D { A 7 H
Miss Annie C. Sperry

Miss Annie c. Sperry, a prominent
resident of Middletown, Frederick
county Va, died at the home Of
her nephew, Mr.. f. r. Sperry, in
that place on Sunday morning at II
o'clock from a complication of dis
eases, after a brief illness. Miss
Sperry will be much missed among
large circle of friends and ac-
quaintances, and particularly in
church and charitable circles as she
had been a devoted christian,
hard worker in the various societ-
les of the churches. and was of a
sympathetic nature.
She was 72 years of age and'
leaves enc brother, Mr.. A. R. Sper.
~, Baltimore and Ohio passenger
agent at Martinsburg. and a num-
Der OF nieces and nephews. She(
had been resident of Middletow1
for the past IS years residing wit
her nephew, Mr.. Z. r. sperry
whose home she died.
The funeral took place this. afte1
noon at 2.30 o'clock from 'Grac
Methodist Episcopal Church Soutl
Of which she had long been a men
Der. Rev Fred 3. Wyand ofiiciate
and the tnterment was made in t
cemetery at Middletown.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-20
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS

No single track minds have been
tied up by the switchmen', strike.
TOLEDO Blade.
According to Mr.. Gombers the
striking railroad men aren't strik-
ers, they are only quitters.-Man-
chester Union.
New York Evening Post has
an article on the better side of
Congress. That must be the outside
Charleston News and Courier.
Paderewski and Pilsudski are fair
ly close together in name, but polit-
ically the two men are as far apart
as me Poies.-Boston Transcript.
A noted detective has figured out
that prohibition has made thieves
more nimble witted Well won't it
have the same effect on detectives
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A new tax is to be levied for the
praiseworthy purpose Of helping the
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-20

year ago to help materially the
conditions Of the workers They
called committees together, talked,
advertised, wrote a lot, but nothing
developed from adj this. President
Wilson took a hand in 1t and in a
diplomatic manner succeeded in
quoting down the workers until the
road passed back into the hands of
the owners. The workers waited.
The owners got back their proper
ty, but this did not affect the CON
dition OF the workers. The work
ingmen intended to strike before the
roads were returned. but the lead
era appeared on the scene and q
strike was averted There was
nothing left for the railroad work
ers to do but to resort 10 the tried
out method to strike. No one sig
nailed for this stake. 1t started as
a rebellion
The railroad workers strike is a
symptom OF our times. 1t shows
the trend of thought among the
workers and registers their dissat-
isfaction with the old rotting planks
into which the trade union program
crowded them. Life tears up all
Obstacles which are IN its way. Life
has outlived long ago the policies
Of Gompers and mis- colleagues. The
American workuen are no longer
satisfied with "Gomperism" They
haze gone forward And the Com
perses, the leaders of the Railroad
Brotherhoods, must step off the
stage. They must reverently bow
and be one--Ameikanskya Izvest-
ga tRadical, organ OF the Director
ate of Russian Trade Unions in C..
S. A. New York.
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Z falo Times DEM springs to the
defense Of the expenditures for the
Bulletin, declaring that the criti-
cism is absurd coming from those
whose "spoutingB in the Congress
sional Record" are "a scandal and "A
Joke" and that the Public Informa
lion Committees printed speeches
were absolutely for the encourage
ncnt OF national morale while the
country wag at war
Without questioning the value Of
the Bulletin itself the Detroit Free
Press UndD declares that
Whether Mr. Creel and Fir. Bah
son are innocent or guilty of improp-
o. procedure. there is not the slight
cot doubt about The wide spread i'm
Etcssion that the Committee on
"ubIic Information made anything
bot a good record that it was gull
~ OF hideous waste OF money and
white paper. and that IL lent Itself
10 Improper political propaganda
%h!in pretending 10 serve only pub
re Interest"
the latter charge, however, the
Charlotte Observer end. Demo
4aet, with the ironic comment that
The thing that brought Senator Bor
ali into activity was discovery OF the
fact that the Government publica
lions with which George Creel had
to do We're in favor OF the League
of Nations BY all means, Creel
should BIZ hang 4.
The Richmond News Leader Gnd.
DEM takes up the opposite view.
asserting that
the country Is not prepared to take
up the cudgels for George Creel or
for for Official Bulletin Rather viii
voters familiar with the facts sup
rort any reasonable action aimed
to. limit governmental propaganda
to a basis of education and public
service.
The appeal for q cessation of
"pressagentiua' is seconded bY The
Colorado Springs Telegraph (Repg
which SAYS:
The evil is an elusive one for
Congress to meet and effectively
down. TINE and again appropra.
tions for press agents in various
departments have been refused, but
they have bobbed up again In the
guise of clerks. -. Even efforts
to get an accounting Of the vast
sums expended by the Creel bureau.
which newspaper men believe to he
Il typical example of administration
press-agenting. have met with but
little success"
And propaganda, not publicity
the Lafayette Journal Courier 0nd.
Rep) agrees, was the chief pro
aget of the CrCel b0r6au. But no.
few writer's, though willing to eX-
raise the or yof partisan politics, de
anime Senator Shoots evidence,
claring. like the Arkansas Gazette
tDeED that the country knows this
is a presidential year" and "if Creel
is guilty he should suffer, hut if he
is able to prove that he vas wrong.
fully accused in order that personal
haired might be vented aad political
taqltal made his acCusers should suf,
fer
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THE PEACE
TREATY.

Our laxative and trusted law
makers In Congress have aaain re-
turned to the President the peace
treaty and refused to adopt it in
the form in which the President
wishes il adopted. With his usual
stubbornness President Wilson has
refused to give an inch.
To express it mildly, Il Is ratheg
unfortunate for the country thai
these men, who agreed so harmon
oIsly in the matter Of plungine the
country in to war for "humanit,
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THE INTERNATIONAL
HONEYMOON is OVER

The little fools who said that the
present war would be the last war,
that after the war world democracy
would bloom forth into a beautiful
flower, are ashamed today for haY-
ing shown themselves TO be such
easy, believing souls.
The truth was spoken when it
was said that the imperial wolves
could not be changed into harm
Tess lambs. The great world pow
ers are now at each others Threats
as though now for democracy had
been fought. Their honeymoon was
soon finished.
Each of these powers is arming,
no one speaks Of disarming. Britain
is increasing her navy without con
sidering the awful cost
To increase her war machine,
France, has forced universal mill
tary training upon her colonies in
Africa. She figures that with the
aid OF 100000 negro soldiers she
will be better able to weaken the
movement Of Democracy than she
would be with the bayonets OF
white soldiers. Japan is increasing
her army and navy She has even
become accustomed 10 the name of
the ''Prussian of Asia.
The relations between ENGLAND
and France are becoming more
strained every day. French imper-
ialists ,ook 1iD0n Fngland as their
strongest competitors who have ia
ken the place of the Prussian.
France Of course gets mad when
She recalls that England said at
the beginning Of the war that she
did not want one foot Of foreign
laad, and in suite OF this ahe has
taken Persia, Egypt and Mesopo-
tamia, and Il seems that she is just
finishing up with Thibet. The
disagreement has
benefited the Turk because due to
their diplomacy and mutual fears
and distrusts. the Turk viii be per
mitted TO remain in Gonstantinople.
France believes that it is better
tn have the Sultan in Constantine
PIE than the English. SO the Sultan
stays.
The Baltic States have broken a
few more strands in the link OF
English and French friendship. The
French leok unkndly upon Eng
lands efforts o control Latyija, Ii
thunia and Fsthonia.
The Allies speak Inherently of
America. The cooling of the dove
has ceased. Almost all of the CORE
spondents OF New DIRK papers who
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TELEPHONE NUMBERS
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American Legion. But when will
some old tax be abolished to help
the American people ?-Wheeling
lntelligencer.
The announcement that cleyerly
executed $50 bills are in circulation
should move ali plumbers and hod-
carries to examine their small
change closely every pay day.-Des
Moines Register.
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ded all the fools who disclaimed
about the new virtue, a reborn
world and other changes.
THUS il was, thus it will be-"
Words of a former Car. Until the
stream Of history is taken in hand
by new master-the working
class.-LaisFe (Lithunian) Brook
Ign.
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the sake of humanity. 1t is peace
we want; peace before all else-we
want to get back TO a peace basis,
with repeal Of war taxes and war re-
stictions. President Wilson was ac-
cused both before and during the
war Of being an "Anglophile"-it
was even stated that ne was the
lest president England ever had.
1t looks as though there were some
thing in this. The only country which
has any pleasure and profit out Of
the situation of our being still tech
nically at war with Germany is
more of themselves and their party
England, and that country is profit
ing by the delay The whole Amer
dean people wants peace, but it
seems that our politicians think
more OF thmselyes and their party
interests than Of the wishes Of the
people and the welfare of the coun-
try.--Tacoma Tidende Norwegian,
Ind Rep.
When one reads the immigration
Restriction bill which Is now be-
fore the house and on which an
open hearing ia nov Icing held, he
must be surprised At all these re-
strictions that the committee would
put in the way Of those who want
to come to this country and those
who are already in the country.
We are not mentioning the details
and the character OF all the points
IN thls Dill winch IS intended to
make America immigrant Tree, nor
are we mentioning tho practical
hafdshlps OF the enforcement OF
ali these restrictions. The most
PecuIlar fact IN tai5 bill Is the hat
req with which the author or It mas
MED II. as u against a dangerous
ciass oil people ana as II America
would feaIIy nave cause 10 lear,
day ana night this immigrant
pest
The entire bill with It's antagon.
ism to the immigrant, looks more
humorous now than ever before be-
cause of the fact that there is a
shortage OF immigration IN THIS
country ALREADY the emigration
serious problem OF many American
business men and manufacturers
now is not how to get rid OF the
immigrant as quickly as possible
but rather how to find a way 10 get
a new masses into the country.
Only last Wednesday Congress
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-04-20
Mr.. FISHER ANNOUNCES

Mr.. James B. Fisher late yesa
day announced his candidacy
the Democratic nomination
member OF the county court u
L. Dew. Gerhardt, circuit clerkf
Newark post., 1920-02-25
Newark Children
Make Good Showing
In Wilmington

Sixteen children from the
Eighth grade were taken to Will
mington on Saturday in the Mid
dletown school bus, to serve as a
demonstration class. Miss Agnes
Snyder conducted a combination
history-geography lesson compar-
ing the industries of Newark with
others in the State. The children
conducted themselves very credit
ably in spite of the 100 or more
teachers and school officials who
made up the audience: These
children have made recently ac-
curate maps drawn to scale show
ing the location of Newark's in
dustrial plants.
Miss Anna Gallaher, eighth
grade teacher accompanied the
group. They were taken to see
Mary Pickford in Pollyanna under
chaperonage of Miss Marion Gal
laher in the afternoon. The same
children will be taken to Middle
town where teachers meeting
will be held next Saturday.
Newark post., 1920-02-25
Patriotic Service Held At
St. Thomas Church

A most impressive patriotic SER
vice celebrating jointly Washing
toms Birthday and the first Sun
day in Lent was held by Rev.
Walter G. Haupt at St. Thomas P.
E. church last Sunday.
Mr.. Haupt added the special
military feature of unfurling the
flag at noon in conformity with
the custom advocated by Bishop
coadjutor Reese who wanted an
American flag put into every
church. He recommended that the
flag follow the Cross in process
sions and that it be placed on the
epistle side of the chancel in the
churches in order to teach the re-
lation Of the church to patriotism.
The choir last Sunday sang for
the offertory "Unfurling the
Flag"
The handsome flag used for such
ceremonies at the Episcopal
church was presented by the Jr.
Order American Mechanics.
Newark post., 1920-02-25
CENTURY CLUB
ENJOYS VARIED
PROGRAM
Hears Relief Committee Re-
port and Musical and
Literary Program

A report of the work accom-
plished by the Relief Committee
recently formed in connection
with the work of Child Welfare
was given before the New Century
Club yesterday afternoon by the
chairman, Mrs. G. o. Houghton.
The Civics and Health Committee
of the club is cooperating in this
work through Mrs. c. H. Blake
Mrs. Houghton gave credit for the
inception of the work to the public
school teachers and reported sub
stantially the same facts as report
ed elsewhere in this issue.
The work of providing milk for
children of the primary grades be-
gan auspiciously with the demand
exceeding the supply. An order
for two more quarts was placed
for Wednesday morning. Every
child paid on Tuesday morning
when the project began.
Mrs. Houghton commended
highly the work of Miss Grace
Stephens County Nurse whose
work in the regular line of duty,
she said, was excellent and whose
,efforts "above and beyond the call
of duty" were worthy of highest
praise.
Mrs. w. H. Evans told of hel
attendance at luncheon given by
the Milford New Century Club re
Gently. Mrs. A. T. Neale reported
attendance at the club luncheon a
, Dover.
An instrumental duet, "ltaly'
by Moszowski, was rendered b.
Mrs. F. M. K. Foster and Mrs. q
, E. Dutton.
Mrs. C. o. Houghton read tn
, poem for the day, "The Chaper
, one" and Miss Frances Hurd rea'
very effectively play "The Oh
( Lady Shows her Medals fror
y ECHOES of the War"
At next weeks meeting, Dea
q Winifred J. Robinson will read
e paper on the life and achievement
of DR.. Anna Howard Shaw.
Newark post., 1920-02-25
"Y" Cagers Have
Two Games Scheduled
This Week

According to recent reports the
Y. M. C. A. basketball teams will
meet the cagers from Old Swedes
tonight in Wilmington, next Sat-
urday night a game is scheduled
with Wilmington A. c. on the "Y''
floor here.
The game scheduled with the
Grace team last Friday night was
conceled by them early in the
week, whereupon a game was ar.
ranged with the Pusey and Jones
quintet. The local cagers were
ready and waiting on Friday but
the Wilmington quintet failed tt
appear.
The locals are anxious to ar
range game with the strong
Grace aggregation before thu
season closes.
Newark post., 1920-02-25
METHODIST CHURCH
REPORTS SHOW BEST
YEAR IN HISTORY
Pastor Will Begin Series OF
Sermons for Women
Next Sunday

There was union meeting of the
Woman's Home Missionary Socie-
ties of the Presbyterian and
Methodist Episcopal Churches
held in the Methodist Church on
Friday afternoon at $50.
Mrs. H. Warner McNeal and
Mrs. Ernest Frazer presided.
Each of the societies rendered
their own program which consist
ed in a recitation of the homes
and stations and work accomplish.
ed under the National Societies
A devotional service preceded the
program consisting of missionary
hymns and prayers for the worlt
in it's after-war condition-Mrs
Roberts widow of the much loved
former pastor was present ant
took part in the meeting. The
benediction was pronounced b.
DR.. w. J. Rowan.
Newark post., 1920-02-25
ormer Resident Of Newark
Dies In Wilmington

David Constantine for many
BARS a resident of Newark died
] his home in Wilmington last
riday morning as a result of a
aralytic stroke suffered in Aug
et, 1918.
Mr.. Constantine came to Ameri-
from England 81 years ago and
|ade his home with the family of
homas A. Mullins father who
ere cousins. He worked at the
ade of cabinet maker and was
terested in all civic activities.
e was a skilled musician and
Ir a time was instructor and
.sader of the Minnehaha band. He
as also choister at the M. E
hurch here.
His wife joined him in short
me and they moved to Whining
IN where the family has liveo
Ter since and where Mr.. Constan
he was identified with various
usical organizations until his
Fath.
His wife has only partially re
vered from an attack of grill
Id on this account the services
ERE as simple as possible. The.
ere held at his late residence
80 West Fourth St., Wilmington
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clocl
Id interment made at Riverviey
metery. A number Of the |. @
F. of Newark of which lodge h
hs member, attended tn
neral.
Newark post., 1920-02-25
Property Changes and
Rumors of Changes

The property of Harry Heinel
on East Main St. has been sold re-
Gently to William Higgins for
$500.
The block on Delaware Avenue
consisting of six houses and 60
ft. lot adjoining the college prop
erty owned by Mrs. Nan B. Ken
nedy has been sold to William P.
Wollaston.
One of the houses owned by
Harry c. Cleaver was recently
sold to J. Thomas Moore.
The Albert l.. Teele property on
Main Street has been sold by the
Newark Trust Co. for $1,000.
Persistent rumors to the effect
that the Jacob Thomas residence
had been sold to the Misses Tweed
prove to be without foundation
The Misses Tweed in recent in
terview declare the rumors to be
false.
Numerous offers have been
made recently for the Office prop.
erty of S. M. Donnell. 1t is rum
ored that local young men are anx
ious to secure it for an insurance
office.
George L, Medill has recently
sold his property in Park Place tt
! S. l.. Conrad. Mr.. and Mrs. Me
dill have been here this week com
pleting arrangements for th
transfer.
Newark post., 1920-02-25
Many Taxpayers
Favor Dissolution
Of Special District
Think Proposed Rate Would
Block Progress
Some Unwilling to Vote Up.
on Subject Until Bet
ter Informed

An earnest desire to secure de-
finite information as to which is
the better of the two alternatives
facing the Newark School district,
was the outstanding feature of the
public meeting held in the high
school building on Thursday even
ing. Of the two, that of dissolving
the special district and becoming
part of the county system had
by trend of discussion and actual
vote, the greater number of ad-
herents. Out of So taxpayers
present, /only 20 felt sufficiently
we'll informed on the subject to
express an opinion by vote; 22
of these voted in favor of becom-
ing part of the county system, and
7 voted to retain the identity of
the special district.
The meeting was called to order
by Edw. L. Richards, president of
the Board of Education. He asked
R. S. Gallaher to state the purpose
of the meeting. The latter out
lined briefly the difficulties facing
the Board of Education and the
two propositions concerning which
they desired to get an expression
of opinion from the taxpayers. A
careful estimate of finances need
ed for next year would, he statet
make the tax rate approximate!
S1.50 on the $100.
Following his explanation, Mr.
Richards asked for free discussion
by those present. No immediat
response was forthcoming where
upon he called upon George L
: Medill, who as county commits
sioner and resident of the distric
is keenly interested in the out
come.
He explained that careful est
mates of building and mainte
o nance in the special districts ha
raised the question as to the abil
ty of such a small school unit t
bear the burden of the type {
school necessary to meet the n
quirements of the State Board an
of the School Auxiliary Associ;
r ton. He assured his hearers tn:
Il they would be treated fairly /
the county should they decide
= come into the system. The who
state, he asserted, is interested
the Newark school because of i
, function in the training of teac
- ers for the state. They are ans
~ Gus on that account to make it
30 model institution to which 9th
-, districts of the state may look f
20 guidance.
n Should Newark become part
ae the county system consolidate
is would undoubtedly be effect
<e with the schools at McClellant
ne vile, Ogleton, Milford X Roat
ic Welsh Tract, and other outlyi
b. Continued on Page 4)
Newark post., 1920-02-25
LOCAL MASONS
OBSERVE. PAST
MASTERS NIGHT
Many Visitors Present; Large
Turnout of Lodge
Members

Past Masters night was cele-
brated by Hiram Lodge No. rs, A.
F. and A. M. at Masonic Temple
on Monday night. The regular
officers all vacated their chairs
and gave them over to the follow
ing Past Masters:
Worshipful master, Orlando
Strahorn; senior warden, Profes-
sor Clarence A. Short; junior
warden, Firman Thompson; secre-
tary, R. S. Gallagher; treasurer,
DR.. H. G.. M. Kollock, senior dea-
con, Edward L. Richards; junior
deacon, E.Clifford Wilson; senior
steward, Arthur L. Beals; junior
steward, the Rev. William J. Ro'
wan, and tyler, Charles w. Col
merry.
Visitors from other lodges were
present from Wilmington, FEEDER
alsburg, Md, Baltimore, Chester
Georgetown, Somerville, Mass.
Newport, Troy, N. y, Raleigh, N
c., and Quarryville, Pa. In addi
tion there was an unusually 1arg'
attendance of members of Hiram
Lodge, of which Warren A. Single
is worshipful master and R. s
Gallaher, secretary.
Following the work of the even
ing refreshments, consisting o
chicken salad, olives, pickles, rolls
coffee, ice cream and cake, wer
served. That was followed by
smoker which was featured b
many short speeches and joll
good time.
Hiram Lodge has had a particr
larly prosperous year under tn
present officers.