Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-06-17
WORLD WAR VETERAN IS MADE CHIEF
OF THE MARTINSBURG POLICE DEPT;
LIEUT.. JOHN D. LICKLIDER ACCEPTS
Two Bids Submitted For Construction Of New Fire House
Citizens Want Waterman At WIiamsport Avenue Cross
inu-Worthinu's Meat Probe Sent To Ordinance Com.

The city fathers, in executive SEES
sion Thursday night. following the
special meeting called upon the eve
of Mayor c. NJ. Seibert's departure
for Bermuda where he will spend a
month resting up and recuperating,
sprang surprise on the public by
naming a chief of police The posi-
ten, entirely unsolicited by the re.
cipient. was accepted by the new
ehief-Lieut John D. Lieklider. vet
eran of the World War and wearer
Of the distinguished service cross
for bravery in action At present
Lieutenant Licklider, some time
since retired from the L. s, Army
has been employed at the Baltimore
and Ohio shops. He is a Martins
burg boy. about 80 years OF age
and spent six years in the L. s.
Army. In France he was several
times cited for conspicuous valor,
but mostly refrains from mention
Of the same. reeretting publicity.
He rose from mere private to
first lieutenant through application
to study and ability and was pro-
NOTED to first lieutenency. No
change in the present force Of five
men was announced, but It is I'M
derstood the force will be given a
try-out under the new chief for a
month. Chief Iicklider. is quiet and
unassuming. a young man of excel.
lent character and habits, and a
prominent worker in the Lutheran
Sunday school. There has been no
chief OF police since the present adj
ministration came into power. Off
Ger Lee Lewis has been acting as
captain of police.
After The Butchers
Councilman w. ]. Workings sec.
ond attempt to induce the city coun
ell to take some action on the al
Martinsburg for (esh meats. got no
further than being referred to the
ordinance committee. Councilman
Worthing presented a letter from
II. j. McIntire, of the county, urg-
ing the city fathers to adopt some
method whereby the stock grower
and farmer could sell fresh meats
in Martinsburg He declared the
- o." o"tiiot4i ~ =
Ike $50 on the average beef, show
ing by calculations and figures that
farmer or stock grower now re
eelFes about cents a pound tor
beef, an average of S43 for the an
imal, while the butcher retails it for
about $50. He claimed that by adj
hitting the farmer and stock grow
or. the farmer would he PAID about
$50 for his beef, making a reason
able profit, while the purchasing
public would get their meat aboht
40 per cent cheaper. IHose oppos-
ing the proposition argued that The
local butcher pays license ana the
farmer does not; the local butcher
pays a municipal tax Tor oPefatlne
his delivery automobile, while the
farmer does not; also claiming thai
the farmer and stock raiser would
not dispose Of their beef as cheap
ly as Mr.. Mclnttte int3mafed. The
letter was ordered referred to the
ordinance committee which IS un
derstood TO he working on a plan OF
taxation that Will include meal
dealers.
ASKS Crossing Waterman
Mr.. Leo ijyers, OF The Thorn
Lumber Co, appeared before the
council and urged Waterman e.
some measure being taken to pre-
vent a recurrence of the accident al
the Wllliamsport avenue crossing Of
the Baltimore and OHIO, on which
olcasion his company lost a valuable
morse h1llREG6 thAt