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Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-05-30
AGED COFFIN FOUND
BY GRAVE DICGERS
Ancient Casket Puzzles JET
terS0n.

Antiduarian6 of Jefferson county
have something to puzzle over when
the facts concerning a mystery
grave discovered a few days age
are presented. In digging the grave
for the late Miss Matte Coyle
whose burial took place on Monday
afternoon in the Coyle family bur
ial lot on the Leetown road, the
grave digGers discovered metal
Casket at depth underground as
deep as bodies are usually buried.
The digeere at once abandoned this
grave and proceeded to eXcavate
for another one. Then curious by
stander examined the old metal
case, finding a slide near one end
that opened on a hinge. This slide
was moved around, disclosing the
remains OF a human body. Some OF
the skin Of the face was intact, dis
heveled hair of the head covering q
PORTION OF it. The slide was then
moved back in place and the old
grave again refilled.
Whose grave is it? No one now
living thereabouts knows. There is
no stone 10 mark the last resting
place of the mysterious stranger. II
is reasonably certain that the body
has been there a long time, 1t is
likewise reasonably certain that the
occupant Of the grave was a per
son OF means, as a metal casket al
the time the buril took place must
have cost a tidy sum OF money
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-05-30
FIRST BERKELEY
COUNTY MAN TO
DIE IN the War
Thomas Adams Memory En-
logized Sunday.

Before a large audience Sunday
morning at Second United Brethren
church memorial services were con.
Quoted by Rev. II. F. Richardson in
memory of Thomas Adams, mem-
Der of that church and well known
fraternal society man. who was the
first man from Berkeley county to
die on the field OF battle in France.
the first from this city to make the
supreme sacrifice for his country. A
large portrait of the dead hero was
unveiled in front of the pulpit and
after the service the congregation
filed by II in silent tribute to the
young hero, many of whom were
| we'll acquainted with the deceased
and five of whom went forth with
him to war Patriotic hymns were
sung and the speaker made a brief
but eloquent eulogy to the life of
Private Adams.
The speaker alluded 10 the storm
and stress Of war giving place to the
ministrations OF peace and the man
ifestations Of affectionate regard for
fallen comrades in which the great
body of people cheerfully and rev
erently unite. He included In hie
memorial remarks all those who
have made a similar sacrifice 10
that of Tom Adams and said the ser
vice Of today is far more to us than
10 those in whose memory 1t is per
formed. 1t means nothing to the
dead; but everything to the living
1t reminds us Of what our strick-
en- comrades did and sacrificed and
won. 1t teaches us the awful cost Of
| human freedom and liberty and
| bids Us guard with sacred and
| sieepless vigilance the great and
immortal victory which they won.
As Lincoln once said Of tho Union
soldier that from these immortal
dead we take increased devotion:
and that we highly resolve that
these dead shall not have died in
vain"
No nation has honored its heroic
dead as ours Other nations have
decorated their great captains and
knighted their great commanders,
while monuments and triumphal
arches have marked their graves.
America honors her illustrious Off
GERS, who led their armies to vic
tory but our gratitude is of the kind
that recognizes no distinction and
bestows equal honors upon the plain
soldier, who wore no insignia Of
high rank. yet beneath his uniform
beat n true hero's heart.
The speaker would have all re-
member that the grave only buries
the dead dust, that worldly wealth.
honor and rank are perishable and
faulty but not 50 with character
and loyalty to God and to country.
This IS something that no sword
point can pierce and no cannon ball
can shatter.
In the same connection Rev Mr.
Richardson elaborated his remarks
so as to embrace within the scope
Of his address a tribute to those
who wore the blue in the Civil
War, appropriate tn memorial day,
which will be observed throughout
the land today in memory of those
who fought and died in that great
conflict
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-05-30
3. &c D. ASKS
REIMBURSEMENT

Although the Baltimore and ONO
Railroad Company has not made,
nor attempted to make, and eener-
al reduction in the wage scale Of it's
employees, 1t has Joined with practic
ally all the other roads In the coun-
try in petitioning the Railroad La
Dor Board for a readjustment in the
rates of pay Of the various classes
OF workers. This announcement was
made by the company at Balti-
more. with the added Information
that. while the petition did not or
ginally include train and engine
service employs. all OF whom be
long to the Big Four brother
hoods. these have been included in
the amended petition
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-05-30
WAR VETERANS HEAR
MEMORIAL ADDRESS
AT FIRST METHODIST
Rev. SteeIman Speaks On
America As Experiment.

Seven members Of the Grand Ar
my OF the Republic, the few soldiers
remaining in this city from the
ranks of the army, with two score
members of the American Legion,
veterans of the World War. attend
ed a Memorial Day service in the
First Methodist Church yesterday
morning and heard an address by
he Reverend Frank Steelman on
America as an Experiment in
Christian Institutions The veter-
ans sat together at the front of the
church and the sermon was address
sed primarily to them. AS closing
hymn Reverend Steelman read Col
onel McCrae's I'VE Shall Not
Sleep" The church pulpit was dec.
Grated with flowers, including repli-
cas- OF Flanders field peoples.
Reverend Steelman said that
while observance OF Memorial Day
services could add nothing to the
great work which the veterans had
accomplished, the recalling of these
days and the things for which they
stand could serve to stimulate the
living. He declared that the issue
of the Civil War, which he stated
was the liberation of the slaves and
the establishment OF an actual as
we'll as a theoretical democracy in
the United States, paved the way
for the entrance by the United
States into the World War for the
preservation OF democracy because,
he said, American could not have
taken up the fight for this cause if
she had not had clean hands her.
self as regards her democratic in
situations. He spoke of America as
new experiment in Christian insti.
tutions and civilization, and added
that the issue tOday,-a constant is
sue in which the fight is ever on
is the testing Of the enduring ma
ture of the institutions which are
fundamental in the life and history
and traditions of America. He re.
ferred to the speech of Ambassador
Harvey which declared America
had entered the war to save Ameri-
ca; and Reverend Steelman insist
ed that in the hearts OF most Amer.
leans there was something more
fundamental in their conception of
the motives which sent America in
TO the fight,-a conception which
included a conquering fight against
the paganism, barbarism and cruel
ty which asserted itself through
the campaigns of the Central Pow
ers. The experiment in this coun-
try is beset with dangers, he said.
even as all earlier attempts TO
found a democratic government
have been in danger. God" is the
explanation OF America, he said, in
contrast 10 gold and other fac
tors which explain neighbor ma.
tons. He appealed for a determin-
ed opposition to the radicals who
constitute, as he said, a danger to
our democratic government, and he
also declared that the people must
look the pleasure crowd" in the
face at this time and tell them
hey will not permit pleasures to
make OF Sunday that continental
Sunday which expressed itself in
soulless Germany. Sunday must be
kept es Sunday, a day set aside
from the interests and occupations
of other days. He declared Sunday
is fundamentals American in its
nature. and that the test is being
made today of the desire OF Amer
leans TO keen the day as it had
been handed down by American
pioneers.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-05-30
LUTHERANS HEAR
SPECIAL SERMON

DR.. F. r. Wagner. pastor OF St.
Johns Lutheran Church. this morn
ing preached a special memorial
patriotic sermon, recalling the COM
parative losses sustained in wars
in history, showing how the World
War loss, in point of manpower
lost, exceeded all others, and pay
ing tribute to the men who made
the sacrifice. Special music, appro-
PIRATE to the occasion. was sung by
the choir
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-05-30
LONG TRUST oEElcER

E. Leslie Long, former state treas
urer but recently practicing attor-
ney in Charleston, has been elected
trust officer OF the Clarksburg Trust
Company, Clarksburg. w. Va. sue.
ceedng Carl l.. Currey, who resigned
to become cashier Of the Tucker
County Bank al Parsons. ". Va
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-05-30
J. X. HOWARD AT
FARMER PICNIC

President ]. r. Howard, of the
American Farm Bureau Federation,
with offices in Washington, will at
tend the sixth annual picnic under
the auspices of the Berkeley Coun-
ty Farm Bureau at !. d. VanMetre's
farm. it was learned today, and
will probably make brief address
az that time. President Howard
spoke at a Martinsburg Fruit Ex-
change banquet here two years ago.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-05-30
Or. HENsHAW IN BALTIMORE

Dr. " r. Henshaw, recently ap
pointed Health Officer OF West Viz
ginia, yesterday visited the State
Department of Health in Baltimore
and was escorted through the var,
ious departments by DR.. John S
Fulton, State Health Officer, and
his assistants.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-05-30
A Merry CLIMBER

George Yontz, Western Mary
land railway shop machinist. with
out the aid Of ropes or straps,
climbed the 113-foot fagpole at the
Western Maryland yards at Hagers-
town and fitted a now rope through
the pulley at the top. As reward
for the feat he was presented $50
BY the shop employes.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-05-30
CUMBERLAND TAX

The tax rate for the city OF Cum
berland has been fixed at $1.05 on
the 800, the same as last year.
The council passed the levy list
Thursday, The Total sum 20 be
raised is $316,730
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-05-30
A NEW GRANDDAUGHTER

Mrs. ]. W Brathwaite of Virginia
Avenue, received a message from
Washington announcing the birth
OF daughter in the home OF her
son and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. E Brathwaite The mes
sage also stated that mother and
babe were doing we'll.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-05-30
WITH FIFTEEN CHILDREN,
MAN HANGED HiMSELF

Wheeling. May 27.-The body Of
Frank Burns, a coal finer was found
dead, hanging to the ceiling OF his
bedroom at Boydsvillc. Ohio. this
morning The man leaves Gfter4
children. the oldest of whom is p
and the youngest - months old.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-05-30
CHILD DIES

The funeral Of Donald Ray Bohr-
er, son of Mr., and Mrs Cecil Bohr-
or, who died at his home at In
wood, took place Sunday morning
The little one was about three
months OF age.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-05-30
BATHING SUITS FOR MEN
AND Rows

Classy al wool worsted at bar
gain prices.
THE HUB, t4t NJ. Queen St.
Up 1t
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-05-30

Mems Crepe de Chine Sample
Shirts at SEAS. Last year $500
THE HUB. t4t N. Queen st.
Up 1t
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-05-30
DAILY MARKET REPORT

The following are tha prevailing
pslce,. being paid b. Martinsburg
merchants and elevators today.
Note:-The prices quoted below
for the local markets are the prices
dealers are offering at noon today.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-05-30

For this paper and pay rs cents
every two weeks.
ALWAYS RELIABLE
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-23

NEW BRUNSWICK, Dec. 20
Drastic regulations were enacted by
the Board Of Freehclders yesterday
afternoon to prevent the further
damaging OF improved county roads,
by the opening of pavements for h
purpose OF making connections 10
water and gas mains.
The opening of roads has grown
to be a common practice during the
past year and in mary cases the road
surfaces have been seriously dam
aged and never properly repaired,
despite the fact that the person do
ing the work was required In every
case TO file "a bond. which was for We
purpose of protecting the county.
In order to make the regulations
drastic enough, the county board in
Railway reformatory by Dominic
Parello, alias Dingbat and his con-
duct while there, will decide the con-
viction against hin, in this country
in connection with the liquor holdup
in front of the Hotel Pines. Parel-
10 was recently sentenced from Es-
sex county 20 the Railway reforma-
tory. When his time at the institu-
ton is up, Middlesex county authors
ties will be notified.
Pleas Taken
Martin w. Sill recently returned
from Rochesta, Pa, by County De-
tective William Fitzpatrick. pleaded
not guilty IT, an Indictment charging
him. with deserting his wife. Anna
of Perth Amboy. Bail was fixed at
81 000.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-23
SNOWPLOUGHS BUSY

NEW BRUNSWICK. Dec. %
Three of the State Highway Com
missioner's snow p.cughs were on
the state r..utes early this morning
scraping the SNOW and ice from
them between Metuchen and New
Brunswick. These ploughs have been
assigned to this particular district
and with fall of snow endeavor to
keep the roads cleared to such an
extent that the full width of the road
is available for traffic,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-23
AMb0Y MEN
ARE SENTENCED
Jordan Gets Term in Railway
Reformatory--0 Other County
Cases Are Heard

NEW BRUNSWICK, Dec. 23-Ed-
ward Jordan, Perth Amboy bus
3river. was this morning sentenced
% the Railway ~reformatory for a
fuli term after he had pleaded gull
" to a conviction on a serious
charge. The girl in this ase re-
seDtlly was sent to the House of
Iood Shepherd. In referring to the
sase after Attorney F. NJ. Richie
had made a plea for feniency, the
court declared that there are many
~scoVndrels in the bus business in
Perth Amboy who lure the girls in
o their cabs. and in the line of his
iuty to the goot citizens of Perth
Amboy, the court further declared.
!. was hard to evade tho task of
sending the defendant to states
prison.
John Wargon of Perth Amboy, ar
rested in Perth Amboy on Novem-
Der "a, for carrying a loaded revolt
YER. was given a technical sentence
of one day by Judge DAILY today. In
as much as the man had been in Jail
for a month awaiting trial. previous
to his pleading guilty to the charge
to day, Attorney F. NJ. Richie made
a plea for leniency. and SO as to al
low the man to return to his wife
and children for Christmas the SEN
tence was imposed.
Three months in the workhouse
was the sentence imposed in the
case Of John Forbs and Clifton Cole
man, recently arrested in Metuchen
for carrying concealed weapons, af-
ter the men had entered pleas of
guilty in the county this morning.
The probation officer was unable to
get much information on the pre-
vious record of the men.
A fine Of $1,000 was imposed on
James Tizzano, owner of the Market
Square Hotel in New Brunswick,
who was convicted under the old
crimes act for the illegal sale of
liquor. His bartender. Fred liz
zano, was fined 81 al is usual in
cases of this kind.
Earl Crawford and Ralph Cashier,
sixteen year old boys of the Linde-
neau section of Raritan township.
were put on probation for the full
term after they had pleaded guilty
to breaking. entering and robbing
candy and chewing gum from the
establishment of Carl Berger In the
township. The probation officer re-
ported that the boys have a good
reputation.
The length o ftime TO be served In
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1921-11-25
AUSTIN PEAY
FOR GOVERNOR

In formal letter addressed to
the Democracy of Tennessee, Hon.
Austin Peay of Clarksville Sunday
set at rest all rnmors that he might
not be q candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Governor in
the August primary, and made the
statement that in due time be
would set fortii.in detail the issues
upon which his candidacy would
be based.
"My views on the matters Of first
consideration in this State are
known to the people," says Mr..
Peay, "and are unchanged since
Hast expressed them"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1921-11-25
TELEPHONE COURTESY
WILL ALWAYS WIN

A generic term applied to tele-
phone practice Courtesy" covers q
great many things. Were Lord
Chesterfield living in this tele-
phone age he would undoubtedly
enlarge upon the Importance Of tel
ephone courtesy in his famous let
ters to his son.
Telephone courtesy not only in
cludes common politeness but rea-
sonable consideration for the con-
venience of others. It gives a
pleasing blend to all business inter-
course. The late Andrew Carnegie
commenting upon the retirement
of one of Americas leading busi-
ness men once said:
"This young man actually sweet
enad sordid business dealings by
the amiability of his manners" It
is the voice with the smile that
wins.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1921-11-25
EAGLE ATTEMPTS TO
CARRY OFF A GOAT

Lebanon, Tenn, November 18-
While working on the farm of Har-
ley Thompson, where he is ten
ant, Halton Richards was attracted
toa woods lot nearby where goat
was blesting as if in pain.
He went to the house, secured
his shotgun and went to the lot,
where he discovered that a large
eagle was trying to carry off full
grown goat. He fred and killed
the eagle instantly.
After carrying the eagle to the
house be measured the wing spread
and found it to be over eight feet.
The immense bird weighed over
twenty five pounds, and the largest
ever seen in the county. The kill
ing took place near Cherry Valley.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1921-11-25
MOTHERS PENSIONS.

legal action was started at Nash
vile last week to force payment of
mothers pensions by every county
in Tennessee. The County Court
ofDavidson County is directed to
enter appearance December 5 and
show why it should not carry out
the requirements of the mothers
pension law enacted by the Gener-
al Assembly in April, 1921. The
bill AYERS the law required every
county to levy tax for mothers
pensions or to make an appropris-
tion for the same purpose.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1921-11-25
PARIS BANK EMPLOYE
rs SENT TO PRISON

Paris, Tenn, November 18.-S.
Barton Lssater, former bookkeeper
of the Commercial Bank here,
plead guilty to charge of larceny
and making false entries in Circuit
Court today, and was sentenced to
the penitentiary for from % to 80
years. Lasater's shortage was al
legged by the bank to amount to
$164,328
The amount was stolen, the bank
officials claimed, over a period Of
several years and the shortage COW
cred up by the substitution of bogus
accounts in the loose leaf ledgers
of the bank.
A large part of the shortage was
made good by directors and stock
holders and the remainder was
written off from the undivided
profits of the institution.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1921-11-25
PUT THE WORLD RIGHT"
SAYS PRESIDENT HARDING
"BY THE SAVING OF MONEY!

II have for many years been
pretty we'll convinced that saving
money is largely matter of habit,
and people who make good be-
ginning at it presently discover
that by no means impossible, and
it is altogether a good thing to do.
just at this juncture in the worlds
and our country's affairs it is GER
tainly one of the most useful con-
tributions that people could posi-
bly, make to putting the world
right
II do not believe there is any
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1921-11-25
MAKING 1T LIVEY
FOR LAWBREAKERS

We learn from the Paris Partisan
that "Sberif Amos L. Story and
his corps of deputies have had a
busy week past with the white mule
stills in the county" Sheriff Story
seems to be after the Henry County
law breakers with shark stick.
A prominent Waverly attorney
informs us shat Sheriff j. L. Smith
has destroyed ten illicit stills in
Humphreys County in less than
half that many weeks.
"Sheriff S. G. Alden and posse
raiden a good sized illicit outfit in
Carroll County last week" says the
Huntingdon Democrat. The Car
roll County Sheriff has been max.
ing it decidedly warm for the law
breakers over in his bailiwick.
What is Benton County doing
along this line? 1t is claimed that
there are illicit stills in the county.
What evidence have we that our
officials have been doing anything
to break up, such lawlessness?
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1921-11-25

Road building has recovered
from the setback received during
the war, and prospects are bright
for the future. Approximately
$4,000 miles of road have been con-
structed during the present season
by the States in conjunction with
Federal aid, according to the Bu-
reau of Public Roads, United States
Department of Agriculture, and
probably an equal amount inde-
pendent of Federal aid.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1921-11-25
GOOD SEED CORN.

That Tennessee farmers are COM
ing more and more to appreciate
the value of good seed corn is indi
Gated by reports of county agents
throughout the State. These re-
ports indicate that more attention
is being paid to field selection of
seed than ever before and it is be-
lieved that the amount of seed corn
that will be saved in this way this
year will exceed many times that
saved in previous years.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1921-11-25

other way to straighten out the
tangle of financial and economic
concerns into which the world has
been precipitated by the war, ex-
cept to produce good deal more
than we. consume, which means to
save, and by our savings to rees-
tablish the worlds stores of work.
ing capital.
81 have no more earnest hope
than that the public may take this
lesson to heart and learn to save as,
in view of our great national good
fortune, they could be able to do"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1921-11-25

One of the features in the month
ly bulletin just issued by the Fire
Prevention Department of Tenn
essee is an article "Why Not Make
Christmas Safe" The danger of
fires and accompanying fatalities
originating from Christmas decora.
tions is stressed and the people of
the State are urged to take precau-
tion to make Christmas, the most
beautiful holiday Of the year, safe
and sane.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1921-11-25

State missions among Tennessee
Baptists had the most successful
year in the AZ years of the Baptist
State convention, according to the
report of the executive board pre-
sented to the State convention at
Nashville Thursday. The report
showed STA conversions, 1928
baptisms and 1852 additions from
all sources. Collections on the
$E5, 100000 campaign for the year
were $625,066.61.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1921-11-25

In recent letter to Earl r. OBJ
ern of Chicago, President Harding
goes on record as an enthusiastic
advocate. of the practice of saving
money. He declares that saving is
the only means to reestablish the
worlds store of working capital,
and expresses the hope that the
public may take this lesson to
heart. The Presidents letter fol-
lows:
"You ask me for an expression
regarding the subject of saving
money.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1921-11-25
FOR SALE.

A beautiful thoroughbred Jersey
cow with young calf; a big mixer;
good butter.
A red Durham COW. with young
calf; a fine mixer and an average
butter cow.
Several good scrub cows that
will be fresh in four or five weeks.
Price, from $40 to $75.
0. P. DoBsoN,
Camden, Tenn
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1921-11-25

Charges that heresies are being
taught in one Baptist school in
Tennessee and that some text books
used in the State and denomina-
tional schools are calculated to un-
dermine the students faith in the
Bible, will be investigated by the
executive board of the Tennessee
Baptist convention.