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Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-06
81 IS G:2 a!E sss7

Unless a fellow happens to b9
run down by an auto, struck by
street car, run over by a train
drowned while bathing, struck By
lightning, pierced by a stray bulle7
operated upon by a surgeon, poison
ed by wood alcohol, bitten by
mad dog or contracts some deadl !
disease his life is pretty safe II
Charleston at this time. 1t has mol
always been so. When the first SCI
tlement was made in Charleston
the historian w. S. Laidley declareI
that the residents had cause Il
worry and explains their fears
and dangers" adding 1--WE are ad
vised that settlers life was no pfd
mic" He explains: Your imaginaI
ton will aid you when you heat
that none went outside the house.
but what some skullsing Indian wa
likely to fire from some hidde1
post"
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-06

that decision will be made at thel
meeting of the board to be held Au
gust %. DR.. Trotter hopes to haveI
new dean in charge by September
l.
Governor E. F. Morgan in letter.
to Arthur C. Frey, of the Fairmont|
Automobile club, says that eff prop
er punishment was melted out to|
some of the reckless drivers" ii
would go long way towards break
ing up this disreputable habit" The|
governor thinks the judges can do
much to halt this growing menace.
DR.. Edward A. Knapp, in ser1
mon at Morgantown says that wom1
en- have never dressed so sensiblyI
as now and declares that he is nod
afraid of the women continuing I'd
cut them off top and bottom until
but a string string Of yarn is left. I
James c. Palmer, Jr., counsel fo1
the Wheeliag Traction company
says that the mob attack on c. Pl
Billings will not deter traction offi1
Gals from pursuing their policy I'd
make the bus lines conform with
every requirement of the state lawI
"The traction company Is not perse1
cutting the bus companies" he I'M
sists.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-06
PROMINENT PEOPLE
OF WEST VIRGINIA
IN NEWS OF TODAY

Frank B. Haymaker is the oldest
merchant in Clarksburg, starting in
business there in 1873, R. T.
Lowndes is connected with the old
est business concern in Clarksburg,
which started in 1881, but Mr..
Lowndes was not partner until
later than 1873 when Mr.. Haymak-
er engaged in business.
Mayor w. w Conway, Of Fair
mont, for many years Sunday
school superintendent and promin-
ent in the recent Billy Sunday cam
paign, has declared - against
betting on results o. 'oi1l games
The Western Union, cooperating
with him, refuses to give out the
scores by inning and so there is
nothing known Of how games are
going in Fairmont until after six
o'clock in the evening.
H. M. Morris, president and gen.
eral manager of the West Virginia
Standard Oil Company, thinks that
West Virginia coal fields will not
be operating at capacity before APP
ril l, 1922 and possibly not before
July 1 Of that year. THE recovery
will come" he predicts, with the
gradual restoration to normal con-
ditions."
George I. Neal Huntington attor-
ney, has resumed work after being
incapacitated for several weeks
with eye trouble.
Do 81
spoke on "welfare work. at the re-
cent meeting of the civic club at
Edgemont, one of the suburbs of
Fairmont.
A. W. Martin, Of Haywood, has
been elected president of the Har-
rison County Sunday School Asso-
citation.
Mayor John A Bowen, Of Proc
torville, was exonerated by the
town council of the charge that he
permitted his grandson, Clarence
Darling, to escape from jail. Will
liam Ellis, town marshal, preferred
the charge against the mayor.
Charles M. Cohen, president of
| the Huntington National Bank
rises to object to unjust and unWar
ranted" criticism of the federal re-
serve board in its intelligent and
atriotic struggle to save our coun-
try and the world from industrial
and financial chaos" and defends
the defation policy of the federal
reserve bank.
DR.. R. H. Elmondson, recently ap.
pointed health officer at Morgan
town, after various factions staged
bitter fight regarding the status OF
that office, says that the health OF
Morgantown people is exceptional
1y good" and that there have only
been three cases of typhoid fever
there so far this year.
DR.. Frank B. Trotter says that the
state board of education is consider
ing a successor to Dean Jones, OF
the University, and that it is likely
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-06

Mr.. Keith has just completed the
installation on the top of the city
hall, for use by the police and fire
departments, OF big wireless sta.
ton, which he hopes to develop to
the point OF putting a receiving ap-
iaratus upon the coat lapel OF every
policeman in the city.
An officer may be strolling placid.
ly along his beat, perhaps assisting
a pretty maid in the locomotion OF
q baby buggy, when a buzzing at his
APPEL will cause him to drop the
handle of the buggy-or the hand
Of the maitland cock an attentive
ear to the aforesaid lapel
Officer 13 Officer 49,. Off
GER 49," the lapel station will
say. Robbery reported at No. 1928
Blank street"
And off he will speed, leaving a
displeased maid and surprising,
perhaps, an equally displeased bur
glar.
1t is said the ether waves seek
ing this lapel" station will invade
the walls of kitchens, where officers
of the law are said to receive cpl
ouran delicacies from friendly
pQ0kS
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-06
MAKE A TEST CASE

sufficient legality Of the
license making test and carrying
decision The
applicable to all
City does
which
inclined
enforceable Is illegal
the legality determined the en-
holding Ii
the local officials and those holding residence in
liable the city be spotted from
question
fair principle practice to ask the
willing which used by all the
rides fact that
proposition The levy is
NJ he a
object, far able to
legal and Is
Their only against the mpo-
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-06
MartinsburS
In The Past
(Taken From the Files Of The
JournaD
TEN YEARS AGO.

Three car carnival reaches city
for week s stand at old ball park.
Camp meeting at Ridgeway At
tracts many Martinsburs people.
Rev c. D. Harris, Of Baltimore,
addresses NJ. E., South, congrega'
tion in absence of Rev. w. F. Locke
Cool weather strikes section with
unreasonable intensity.
FIVE YEARS AGO.
Many visit Boy scout camp near
Hedgesyille over Sunday.
ONE YEAR AGO.
Frank w. Doll is paralyzed on
street.
Blondel property at Martin and
Queen streets is bought by John w.
Dean for $4,000.
Firemen train for convention con-
tests at Winchester, opening Au-
gust 8
Rev. Hugh, Robinson here for Tus.
carJra. service foliowlIl, day.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-06

portion the that ought to be derived
which burden portion OF the re-
persons which makes others who do either
appear evaders charity riders The motor
the equally clean cut en-.
construction the City will do we>to take
that the for the benefit
it Is illegal
and unfairly gumbng and
with arrival Of the time
arisen again. with the result That
something
safeguard itself friendly suit to test
the City collect the would seem
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-06


camoufiaged or concealed as an in
crease in postage.
Our method, however, is to soften
the blow; to disguise the tax wher-
ever possible.
This letter tax leaves open only
one tax-free means of communica-
ton.
We have a tax on telephone con-
versations, tax on the kilograms
and are about to have tax on let
tiers, but we have as yet no tax on
the verbose political communica-
lions Of congressman to their con-
stituents.
The ranked envelope, which car
ries no stamp, will evade payment
of the new letter tax.
Yet the tons upon tons Of free
mail sent out from Washington is
no small contributor to building up
postal deficit.
| II the new letter tax were made
to apply to congressional mailings
it would help the government f1nan-
cially in two ways.
1t would bring in revenue direct
| ly from all necessary congressional
correspondence.
And 1t would cut to one-half or
one-quarter the volume OF political
buncombe that now cutters up the
government printing offices and the
mails out Of Washington.
That would be tax rate that
would benefit us all!
Bandits keep on holding up banks,
indicating that the publicity about
all the money finding lodgment in
! the United States was misplaced
advertising .-Bluefleld Daily Tele-
graph.
Can aviation be made safe? Ger.
| tainly, 1t is safe now, except when
flyers attempt startling feats or
indulge in the human folly of care
lessness An airplane line has been
operating between London and Pa.
ris for more than year, Carrying
scores of passengers daily, without
single casualty. This is aviation
as conducted on a business basis.
There are no stunts, no endurance
tests, no efforts to set up new al
titude or speed records
ton Herald-Dispatch.
Babe Ruth delights to swat the
| f1y."-Huntington Advertiser.
| A 50-cent watermelon cut into
sixteen portions and served in a
restaurant at 20 cents a portion is
not an Improbable Investment
Morgantown Post.
And we might remark that cuss.
ing the government buffers no bus
mess parsnips.-Charleston Daily
| Mail.
Cuba Is desperate" say a head
line A couple Of years ago she
made everybody else desperate by
hiking the price of sugar to 50
cents; but some of our private
banks will probably go to her aid
and we can but express the hope
| l0dL IuDd Has ltGIDeu Sdlutdl :.
lesson in Observation-Disclosures
! News
The fellow who fails most con-
sistently to provide his wife with
the dough is the fellow who com
plains the most about her biscuits.
Charleston Gazette
Just for change there would be
an agreeable sensation in reading
about some wealthy and fashionable
couple celebrating their fiftieth
wedding anniversary Huntington
Herald-Dispatch.
Since Northcliffe and Lloyd
George are so impolite as to hurl
the lie back and forth across the
broad Atlantic, it may not appear
too vulgar to suggest that the dis
lance is quite safe one for the
rpose.-Charlesto Mail.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-06
COMMENT over
WEST VIRGINIA
THREE CENT LETTER POSTAGE
From The Grafton SentineD

(From The Grafton SentineD
President Harding has indicated
favor for an increase in frst-class
postage as a means of increasing
government revenue. Net income
from the higher rate would be turn
ed into the United States Treasury
for general purposes.
Congress, searching wildly for
sources from which revenue may be
wrung, thinks favorabIy Of the idea
also.
SO we may set it down as reason
ably certain that the increase will
be made. 1t will raise between $40
100000 and sS0,000,0O0 a year and
without costs of collection. You'll
simply pay the postmaster three
cents for a postage stamp instead
Of two cents; or two cents for a
postcard instead of one. Very sim.
pie.
There will be loud protests, prob
ably, from mailorder houses and
other businesses which conduct
their advertising campaigns largely
by circularizing.
The average letter-writing citizen
too, will growl some. Here, to him,
will be visible evidence that the
cost of government service has
gone up, not down. For on its face
there Is no separation OF the
amount that goes to defray the cost
of carrying his letter and the amour
that goes to the treasury as war
tax.
Up in Canada they do it differ
emily. They have a one-cent war tax
on letters there. But it is a separ-
ate and disticct stamp 1t is labeled
as a tax stamp, and must be licked
and nlaced alongside the postage
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-06
UP IN THE AIR
WIRELESS ALARMS

The coat lapel Of every Chicago
policeman soon may harbor an indi-
vidual wireless receiving station
that will permit him to receive,
anywhere on his beat, urgent alarms
from headquarters, if the plans of
William G. Keith, city commission
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-06

Clarksburg is credited with being
the center of the drug habit In West
Virginia. So great Is the danger
from that evil in Ciarksburg that OIL
ficials are constantly watching y
and taking steps to curb It's growth
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-06
.Kn0ckabout
Notes
SW EETS CHEAPER

SWEETS CHEAPER
Reductions amounting to approx
mately so per cent on candles, ice
cream and soda fountain drinks go
into effect today in the Miller Sandy
Company in the counfectinery
Ste, in New York. This is the
first general reduction to be made
since the war by the Miller Candy
stores, OF which there are seven III
Manhattan and one in Brooklyn.
UP IN THE AIR
George Hauser, employed by an
airplane company, was up in the
air when ne became engaged to
Miss Mildred Armstrong, teacher
in the local high school.
Richard Depew, the pilot, who de
clared he played the part Of Gu
pid, said Hauser proposed to Miss
Armstrong in his airplane yester'
day when they were 5000 feet high
but she hesitated. At $500 feet she
said yes" and at 1000 feet she
held out her finger for the ring. She
was wearing it when they came
back to earth. The wedding, Depew
declared, will take place soon.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-05-20
RESULT OF NEGLECT

1t is believed by many who are in
a position to know that if our Health
Commissioner and the Board of Health
had used common judgment at the
proper time, and taken measures to
nip the present small pox epidemic
in its infancy, the deplorable and
dangerous conditions existing in the
city today would never have occurred.
From good authority we learn that
the first cases of small pox made their
appearance in January, and instead Of
rolling up his sleeves and going after
the disease in the lusty manner of
his predecessor, the present official
let the matter drift along until today
there are about a hundred case of
small pox scattered all over the city,
with the list increasing daily.
The board of health, the city board
of education, the followers of the
various schools of medicine, and
citizens of high and low degree, are
quarreling among themselves and all
pulling in different directions; some
wanting one thing and others demand
ing something else, with nothing be-
ing accomplished. Children from
homes under quarantine, with the
small poX sign nailed on the outside,
are sent on errands to groceriec and
bakeries, and when a citizen and tax
payer endeavors to notify the Health
Commissioner of such fragrant viola
tions of law that public servant slams
up the telephone receiver and refuses
to listen.
Even the city and state health of
ficials cannot agree on the best mode
Of procedure to stamp out the disease
DR.. Schaefer, representing the state
health department, advises the re-
opening of the schools, general vac
cination and strict quarantine, while
members of the board of health in
Newark say nay, nay-keep the
schools closed, vaccination not neees-
sary, and quarantine in name only.
With this condition existing God alone
knows how things will end or how
many thousand of our citizens will be
afflicted with this terrible and loath-
some disease before it runs it's devious
course and dies a natural death from
want of more victims upon whom to
fasten its tentacles.
Meanwhile the public, as usual,
gets it in the neck, and suffers from
the almost criminal negligence of
those who are supposed to have the
ability and desire to guard the gen
eral health of the community.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-05-20
MERCHANTS AND UNEMPLOY
MENT

Next to the worker himself, the
merchant gets more money out of the
workers pay envelope than anyone
else.
1t is therefore, decidedly to the
financial interest of the merchants
that the workers should be steadily
employed, so that they will have pay
envelopes to open.
Merchants may at times-if they
belong to some organization that is
ruled by manufacturers and mani
pulators of investments - imagine
that their interests are in common
with these big fellows, and that they
should assist in knocking labor and
in knocking labor papers.
But that is an error for the reason
above mentioned
The merchants have benefited i'm
mensely during the past four years of
comparatively high wages and plenty
of work. In all that time except a
short period early in 1919, jobs have
been plentiful and there have been
pay envelopes to tear open, and when
they were torn open, the larger por-
ton of the contents went directly into
the cash registers Of the merchants.
Now there are multitudes of work
ers who have no pay envelopes.
There are multitudes of other whose
pay envelopes are lighter than
formerly.
And the cash register of the mer-
chant is correspondingly empty.
Hundreds of merchants in America
have gone into bankruptcy during the
past few months.
This due to the fact that there are
millions of workingmen who are out
of employment, and therefore not
making any wages which they could
spend at the stores-and to the fur
ther fact that there are millions of
workers who have had their wages
reduced.
The Newark Leader is a labor
paper. 1t is struggling against low
wages and unemployment-and it is
making that struggle primarily for
the benefit of the workers.
But the Newark Leader is also
doing the merchants a great service
by taking up the fight against low
wages, the open shop and unemploy-
ment-because high wages and plen-
tiful jobs will fill the menrchant's s
cash regnster again, and boost his
bank account.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-05-20
To Aid Hungry Workers

Birmingham-Officers of the state
federation of labor have supplemented
their donation of $500 to aid hungry
workers of this state with a financial
appeal to Alabama trade unionists.
"The unemployment conditions of
Alabama" it is stated, "are worse
now than they have ever been in the
history of the state and the general
situation has become serious. Thous-
ands of men have been out of employ
ment for several months throughout
the state.
"This, of course, was in itself a
serious situation, and then came the
governors decision in the miners
strike in which he (the governor)
stated that the operators were under
no obligation to re-employ the men
who had struck, and that he did not
think the operators were morally
bound to help relieve the situation.
The mines in Alabama are practically
closed down or running on part time,
and the miners are without employ
ment or anything to eat.
"We are reliably informed that
there are approximately 10000 men,
women and children in the mining
districts of the state and they are
practically destitute, without food of
any kind. Several thousand of them
are living in tents furnished by the
United Mine Workers of America"
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-05-20
Child Critics Wreck Show

The modern child had its innings the
other day in a theater at Halle,
Germany.
A company had been brought from
Munich to give a matinee performance
of fairy play and the theater was
packed with children. They, however,
considered the piece silly and the
scenery and dresses inadequate. Making
a tremendous uproar, they demanded
their money back.
BY the time the police arrived and
cleared the theater, the children had
broken up most Of the seats.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-05-20
STILL PUSHING OPEN SHOP

At a fairly we'll attended meeting
of american Plan" advocates held
at the Chamber of Commerce rooms
Monday night, motion to adopt the
open shop was carried by a large
majority, and a number Of firms and
individuals signed an agreement
pledging their support to the move
ment. Headquarters have been open
ed and S. E. Cripps, deserter from
the union fold has been placed IN
charge to receive applications from
those who are willing to violate their
obligations and beg for job on their
own hook.
In speaking of the movement one
of the instigators says at is not our
intent to antagonize the unions, but
we find it impossible to sign the mems
agreement, but members Of the union
will be received on the same equality
as before, only the bosses will fix
their own prices and hours of labor.
This shows up the real situation in
it's true colors-you will graciously
be permitted to work if you will sign
away your birthright and labor ten
or twelve hours at any old price the
boss wants to pass out to you. So
far not many of the boys have been
roped in, but--aEe- standing shoulder
to shoulder and presenting an un-
broken front.
A striking example of what the
open shop really is and some idea of
what the bosses consider fair wages
is furnished by the actual experience
of a baker who lives and formerly
worked in Newark This man, as an
accommodation, agreed to help out
his former employer, and last week
worked every day and put in over
time on four nights, and for these
many hours Of labor he was paid SIS.
This is only a single case, but un-
doubtedly is a forerunner of what
may be expected should the open
shop plan be generally adopted.
Some members of the Chamber of
Commerce are anxious to bring the
organization into the miXup, but as
that body under its present constitu
tion cannot take action on labor mat
ters, their efforts have so far been
futile. These trouble seekers have
therefore presented a petition, signed
by fifty members, demanding special
meeting, which under the rules must
be called, to vote on a proposed
amendment which will enable the
Chamber to dabble in labor matters.
A meeting to consider the question
has been called for Tuesday evening,
May 81, and a hot time is anticipated.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-05-20
UNION OFFICIALS IN EUROPE

Lasting benefits and much valuable
information is expected to result from
Investigations to be made by William
Johnston, president of the Interna-
tional Association of Machinists, who
is now in Europe, and will visit many
of the larger foreign countries for
the purpose of obtaining frst-hand
information about economic conditions
in those countries. The general coun-
selor of the international is accom-
panying President Johnston on the
trip.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-05-20
Are Again COnferring

New York-For the first time in
nine months, organized employers in
the ladies' garment industry are dis
cussing matters with representatives
of the international Ladies' Garment
Workers union.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1921-05-20
Not Worried,

He-"If l were to die you'd never
get another husband like me-"
She-"What makes you imagine l
should ever want another like YOUR
London Mail
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-15
PRESENT HARDING
WITH HIGH BACKED
EDITORIAL CHAIR
Fellow Newspaper Editors Pay
Tribute 10 Professions
First in Presidency.

WASHINGTON July IA high
backed editorial chair presented %
Priest Harding by more than 500
fellow newspaper editors. was added
Wednesday 90 the furnishings Of the
presidential study iu the white
house IL was made ~ wood from
the famous old schooner Revenge.
captured from the British on Lake
Champlain during the evolutionary
war and was presented through a
committee headed 10y Ernest r.. Bir-
m.uEham. of the Fourth Estate. sen.
Capuer of Kansaa publisher ~ the
Topeka Capital was selected 20
make the presentation speech and
another member az the committee
~ 15 which arranged for the pre-
sertatior was James ~ Cox. pub
Usher or the Dayton News and Mr.
Harding democratic opponent for
the presidency last year.
Sen. Capper said that the occasion
was unique iu that Mr. Harding was
the first member OF the profession TO
become president.
Pride i'm Profession.
I'VE believe the American press,
sxempIhed by your own huncra BILE
part in its upbuiidiug does much TO
make men more thoughtful and con-
sdderate and upright in the forming
OF the highest ideals Of American
citizenship. nc said. "That the
newspaper men have complete con-
hdence in your ability and deter
mination % measure up to the great
demands Of the time is shown in this
spontaneous expression.
In accepting the gift. the presi-
dent said:
1T goes without saying that I am
delighted TO have this token OF the
esteem Of men Of the Fourth Estate.