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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-29
EVENING SMILE.
WOULDN'T GET A TONY PIT.
World War.

Mother had taken Bobby over 10 play
with Cousin Walter and his dog. Upon
arriving home Bobby seemed quite dis
contented. He no longer cared to play
with his new engine, but decided that
he must have a doggie. Undaunted by
a first refusal, he kept nagging away
at mother numerically.
why can't have a dog? Walter
has one" he demanded.
That's quite different" explained
mother: they live in a fine. large home
of their own and we live in just small.
cramped apartment"
Pooh. that's nothing" airily replied
Bobby well get dog that isn't too
high-toned to live in a little fat like
this.-Exchange
What beautiful things are made OF
celluloid." said lady TO a shopman;
do you think you could fashion q pipe
out Of it," why. madam exclaimed
the shopkeeper. aghast don't you
know that" "Oh. ] don't care what
it would cost" she interrupted. L
4 want TO give IL 10 my husband as a
birthday gift-Exchange
Pa. what is the difference between
an epithet and an epitaph?" One is
applied TO a man before he is dead, and
the other after. my son.-Boston Tran
script.
So the fair defendant was acquitted2'
oh. yes. The foreman Of the jury
laid his hand on his heart and bowed
her 10 freedom" who was the pros
porous looking man in p fur coat who
approached her as she left the court
room7 A relative" NO. motion pic
ture producer. He implored her 20 ac-
cept a mere pittance of 5000 a week
10 star in a new film. m."-Chicago Ledger.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-29
Careless Storage.

II seems evident that neither can %
wholly avoided. but at least such
aagrant carelessness as existed before
the war can he avoided. The enforce
nent agents found high explosives
stored in all sorts Of sheds and ware
houses. Many magazines Of the better
class were easy enough FOR criminals
IL enter being locked only with pad
locks. In many cases dynamite was not
locked at all One boy eight years old
blew himself to pieces with a stick Of
dynamite which he took from an un-
locked shed in "a stone quarry. Another
one put his eyes out with detonator
which he took from Workman's tool
box.
We have always supplied our crimi-
nals ahundantly With high explosives.
and the damage they have done with
them is enormous. For instance, IN
Eertaor southern states, recently there
was much resentment on the part Of 4
certain element of the population
against regulations made 10y the De-
aartment OF Agriculture making it
compulsory to dip cattle in order to rid
them uf ticks This lawless clement
begAn blowing up the dipping vats In
Il DAYS - dipping vats were destroyed
IN one state The honest farmers had
10 arm themselves and take the field
This little war. which attracted wide
attention. was made possible largely
hy the fact that the criminals
could easily get al the dynamite they
wanted.
The prevalence Of bomb outrases is
well known But 1t would appear taAt
much less damage is ordinarily done by
The cranks who try 10 bomb officials
and public buildings than by profess
sionat criminals ana by spite workers
like the Southern vat blowers, who art,
seldom heard Of. 1t is striking that of
All the terrific bomb plots which were
rumored or exposed during the war. hay
ing for their purpose the destruction OF
hieh officials, not one succeeded. The
attempt ON Palmer. which resulted In
the death of the bomber was the near
est thing To success, When arrested.
these alleged anarchists are nearly al
Nays found to be feeble minded Ca in
sane persons But il is sufficient
documentary on our control Of eX-
plosives that the feeble minded and the
insane nud them easy TO get
Safe-hIoWing. which is one III the
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-29
!, y SoN.s RECOMMENDATION.

correspondent writes 10 Us regard
tr- Afasor General Hunter Llggett, Is
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-06-09
GENERALLY UNKNOWN ASSET

just United Geological Survey
valued $123999o
seluced during
The the much includes the
onequarter lathe
diameter grinders
ing a pound
eight
thickness from i weight
OF the grinders usones which chiefly
grinding fiber
These inches diameter
require
N weight
Prices OF according quality
which sold by the
value than the large Ordinary
a quarries
Virginia of
remarks the Caksburg Telee Well they
know all they about their and west Virginia happens
be the foremost producers grndstone
The virtually
the gndstones this Michigan
emphasized although probably
about this and its relation Virginia
But is wonderful producer tremendous
all
Anybody taking with the recently
and growing with the would we'll
Virginia
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-06-09
THE NEW ROAD COMMISSION

Conwel his Hampshire
follows
this writing Governor Morgan has members
Major p
f.
Control Major
ability
o
of
fairly politics.
something feared would not be done
of inflated little short of
He will his task the public be assured the
board for his that position
qualifications make his departure it distinct loss
Morgns third apponee the Road Commission is as
will be safe reasonably
max
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-06-09
RESULTS TELL,
There Can Be No Doubt About ,hc
Results In Martinsburg

Results tell the tale
Al doubt is removed.
The testimony of a Martinsburg
citizen
Can be easily investigated.
What better proof can be had?
J. A. Fristoe, carpenter. 500 W,
Race St, Martinsburg, says: "Some
time ago | had to use a kidney med
icine on account of weak and disor.
dered kidneys. My back ached all
the time and often it was so weak
and sore | could hardly keep about.
The kidney secretions were entire
ly too frequent in passage and an.
noyed me mostly at night used
Doan's Kidney Pills as | had seen
them highly recommended. A few
boxes which l got at Shepherd s
Drug Store cured me-" Statement
given December Is, 1860
On February 16. 1927 Mr.. Fristoe
said: "Doan's Kidney Pills have
been good remedy for me. If
have any sign OF my kidneys heing
out of order Doan's are sure to re-
lieve me-"
Price Coo. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same
that Mr.. Fristoe had. Foster-Mil
burn Co.. Mfrs, Buffalo, n. y. 1t
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-06-09
MartinsburS'
In The asst
rTahca ora tac !les OF lie
t2@fl.ci).
TEN YEARS AGO.


President Roop, of Eastern Col
lege, delivers High School COM
mencement address, at which nine
graduates are given diplomas,
Board of Directors of the y. NJ.
{. A. arrange reception for new
secretary, II. G. Wright, who will
&5sume his duties on June IS
State Tax Commissioner F. ..
Blue. Chief Accountant A. Z. Dow.
er, and p. II, Anderson, confer with
sheriffs, members of boards of
equalization, assessors, etc, of Der.
kelley, jefferson, Morgan and Hamp.
shire counties here relative to their
duties.
FIVE YEARS AGO.
Nartinsburg Fruit Exchange or
ganizes with II. L. Alexander az
president.
Security statesmen visit com
panys plant at Berkeley Station.
United States Senator Henry K
Eardaman of mississippi, addresses
sh School seniors.
one YEAR AGO.
Mrs. Elizabeth Emerson struck by
freight train at c. V. station and
tadly injured
Five thousand people attend
farmers picnic at |. d. VanMetre's
Stone Home farm. and the crowd
is addressed by Governor Corn
we'll
Juniors entertain High School
seniors at Thornwood Hall.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-06-09
10 PRISONERS
ARE RELEASED

Major Tom Davis, commanding
Mingo county. where martial law
was declared to be in effect recent.
ly by Governor Morgan, following
numerous disorders in the William
son coal fields, permitted all exc
cept two Of AZ men arrested Sunday
at the Lick Creek tent colony, near
there to return to their homes late
Tuesday after examination. Those
held were Lee Hatfield and Buc
Francis, both charged with viola
ton of the marital Jaw proclamation.
The AZ men were arrested by
state troopers and deputy sheriffs
after several motorists had been
fired upon in the vicinity OF ths
tent colony Of idle miners, accord
ing to State police headquarters.
Read the Martlnsnurg Journal.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-06-09
CELEBRATE THEIR
10TH Anniversary
Mr.. And Mrs. George w.
Horner Entertain Friends.

Tuesday evening at their home at
Tabler's Mr.. and Mrs. George w.
Homer celebrated the tenth ami
versary Of their marriage Inc
home was beautifully decorated for
the occasion and presented a pref
ty appearance A large number OF
friends were present, and the host
and hostess received large num-
Der Of beautiful and useful pres
ents. At late hour the guests de
parted wishing Mr.. and Mrs. Hor-
ner many returns OF the day. A
sumptuous dinner was served. Those
Newbaugh, Mr.. and Mrs. Brent -~)r-
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r Gano and dau-
ghter, Maryanna, Of Tablers; Mr.
and Mrs. Preston Lewis, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gruyer Horner and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer Keesecker, Mr.
and Mrs. John Snapp, Mr.. and Mrs
j. w. Homer Mr.. and Mrs. Har.
land Griffith, Misses Pearl and
Tresa Horner, Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
Smith, Me3srs. Fred, Earl and Blain
Horner, Mr.. II. H. Stuart, Mr.. Bur.
kit Tabler. Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton
Newbaugh, Mr.. and Brs. Brent Hor.
ner, Mr. and Mrs J. f. Mcdonald,
of Green Spring, Va; Mrs. H. NJ,
Ritter, of Winchester. Va; Mr..
Thos. l.. Himelight, of Winchester.
Va; Mrs. Blanche Himelight, Of
Wheatlield, Va. Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Stimmell, of Green Spring,
Va; Mrs. D. B. Shickel, of Inwood;
Mr. Clarence Shickel, of Inwood;
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Barber, Mr.. Har.
Ian and Bessie Barber. of DarItes.
Vile, and Miss Lee Pine. of Darkas
vile.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-06-09
COMMENT OVER
WEST VIRGINIA
A WEST VIRGINIA EXAMPLE.

There is tendency in some OF
the more populous and, perhaps in
their own estimation, more erudite
communities to poke fun at states
which consist to a great extent Of
rural population. West Virginia
came in for its share of ridicule
during the last session of the leg
islature when some of the freak
bills introduced were worked over
time in the eastern press as example
of West Virginia legislation.
But among the many things which
ta legislature did. which the fun
rotipg press failei to notice was
one which might we'll be brought to
the attention of congress. and used
by that body rs The model for ma
tional legislation. That was the in
tibition placed on state boards ard
other authorities against spending
more money than was provided for
their use in the appropriation bills.
Under the provision of an act OF
the last West Virginia legislature
the members of the board Of con
'rol are held personally Responsible
for any money which they may ex.
rcnd in the management OF any
state institution over and above the
anont appropriated for the pur-
$50 hy the legislature and the re.
suit is that the board is in session
H3w Hou'ing on how much moro
work can be done in various state
institutions without exceeding the
appropriations for the present fiscal
year.
Such an act. passed by congress,
would bring terror to the hearts of
those in charge of the different de-
partnents and bureaus There is
hardly a branch of the federal gov.
eminent that has not acquired tho
habit of spending whatever the head
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-06-09
THE TRUTH IN FABRICS" BILL
From the Wheeling InteIligencer.)

The Truth in Fabrics bill, which
was ably advocated Friday before a
senate committee by Gray Silver, is
essential to the protection of both
the producer of wool and the wearer
Of wool garments. There is vast
difference between garment made
of virgin wool and one made OF
"reworked" wool or "shoddy," al
though both are all WOOL and can
be so advertised without violating
present laws.
As long as manufacturers can buy
shoddy, mix it with virgin wool and
sell the product at virgin wool
prices, they will do so. The demand
for new wool will thus continue com
paratively small and the wearers
of wool garments will continue to
be legally swindled. A law requir
ing the percentages of virgin wool,
shoddy and cotton to be stamped on
every yard Of the manufactured fab
ric would be the most substantial
encouragement the wool growing in
dustry could possibly receive. The
Truth in Fabrics bill should pass.
The people of America should get
behind it and see that it does pass.
No one is surprised to hear prom.
inent surgeons say that the human
anutonT resembles a hog. There
are unfailinc evidences to prove it.
Blueheld Daily Telegraph.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-06-09
FORFEITED BAIL

Three defendants in criminal cour
cases at Fairmont forfeited thoi.
bonds, two of them for $500 each,
by not appearing fer trials Tony
and Samuel Ferise. who were charg
ed with having IS quarts of whiskey
some time ago at railroad station.
each forfeited a bond of $500, and
Adrian ST Clair of Warrington,
wha was arrested and fined for
speeding and who appealed. failed
to appear and his bond of 500 was
declared forfeited.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-06-09

through the second distillation, at
the higher temperature, lasting
about six hours from which it emel.
ges as the finished briquet, "carko.
COAL" and after being cooled is
ready for market.
The principal by-products, gas
tar, and ammonium sulphate, arr.
recovered in both Installations. They
furnish the reason for the existent =
Of the process inasmuch as they are
wasted when bituminous coal is
burned raw.
In actual practice, more than
twenty-siX gallons of tar were re
covered at the plant during April
from each ton Of coal treated. The
average is about twenty-five gel
Ions a toa. and in addition 5000
cubic feet of gas and twenty
pounds of ammonium sulphate are
recovered per ton.
The tar is treated, and about for
ty per cent of distillates, disinfec-
tant, cresote and fiotation oils are
obtained, From the gas a yield Of
about two gallons of motor spirits
per ton OF coal are obtained The
weak ammonia liquor is run off
from the tar. and after being wash.
ed, is placed in still and brought
up to between eighteen per cent to
twenty-five per cent in strength.
Yield of ammonia is a little more
than two gallons per ton Of coal.
Thus the recovery from a daily
handling of 500 tons of bituminous
coal IS approximately as follows:
$50 tons of "Carbocoal," the bri.
quotes; 1880 gallons of tar; A..
100000 cubic feet of gas; about l.
100 gallons of concentrated ammon-
ia; 1000 gallons of high gravity
motor spirits. and 5000 gallons Of
tar oils. The gas recovered is pip
ed of and returned under the re-
torts, where it furnishes the fuel for
the process.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-06-09
WHAT CAUSES GAS
ON THE STOMACI

1t is caused by fermenttng, sou1
waste matter in the intestines. ThiG
cid, foul matter should be thorough
ly cleaned out with simple bGcI
thorn bark, glycerine. 81, IS mixed
in Adler-i-ka. This acts on BOTH
upper and lower bowels, removing
old accumulated matter you neveJ
thought was in your system. Adler
i-ka relieves ANY CASE gas on thu
stomach. EXCELLENT for sou
stomach and chronic constipation
Guards against appendicitis. Wor
things drug store. II
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-06-09
MASONS SAVE LIVES

Forty thousand dollars, dona.
ton from the supreme council Scot
fish rites masons. was cabled from
Washington by the state depart.
meirt to Minister Crane at Pekine
for aiding the starving Chinese
Minister Crane has reported that
one dollar will keep one famine vic
tim alive for thirty days.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-06-09

Read the Martinspurg Journal.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-06-09

| of it thinks should be spent, re-
CARELESS of what congress has ap
propriated for it, and the result is
that every congress- is deluged at
every session with bills appropriate
ing money to pay deficiencies. Hun
Areds Of millions OF dollars is not
TOO high an estimate Of the deficien-
cy appropriations passed at almost
every session of congress. And this
merely represents what has been
expended without authority from
Congress- in the expectation that
congress will make appropriations
to provide for it.
Should congress enact some such
provision as the West Virginia legis-
lature worked into law, and require
personal payment by those making
expenditures in excess of appropria-
tons, there would be a higher de-
gree of economy in the manage
ment of the federal government 1t
might be little more difficult to
get the heads Of departments under
those circumstances, but If the right
kind of men are willing to assume
the responsibility of administra.
ton in West Virginia and keep with
in the appropriations, it should not
he difficult to get persons for fed.
eral Offices who would do the same
thing.
Certainly, there would be no ne.
eessity for the presidents vigorous
efforts to have the departments
maintained on the amounts appro.
Eriated for them if such system
we're established, and congress
would not be called on to lay aside
everything else and pass deficiency
appropriation bills to care for work
never authorized by it, but put
through the bureau heads without
authority.
They may laugh at some of the
freak measures, which die a natural
death and which have been intro
duced by the jokesters Of the legis.
lature from time immemorial, but
there are some things to which the
national congress and other states
as we'll may take profitable lesson,
from West Virginia.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-06-09
THE WONDERS OF COAL.
From the Huntington Herald-Dis-
patch.)

(From the Huntington Herald-Ois-
patch,)
West Nirginians, who sit on the
outskirts OF the richest coal de-
posits in the world, are compare.
lively ignorant of the chemical
possibilities of the trainloads OF
black diamonds we see pass our
doors every day. Every year some
hew wonder Is developed.
The first commercial plant for
lowtemperature carbonization OF
hituminous coal and the manufac.
tare of smokeless briquets there.
from, as we'll as the recovery Of
various by-products, is being sue
cessfully operated by Clinchfield
Carhocoal Corporation. at South
Clinchtield, Va. The Smith process,
owned by international Coal Prod.
ucts Corporation, is used.
The principle of the process is q
continuous lowtemperature distilla'
ton. Two Installations are made.
the first at from $50 to 900 degree
+. and the second at about $500
degrees +. All necessary equipment
for handling the by-produet gas, to-
and ammonia is installed at the
plant.
The coal is first crushed to one
fourth inch or smaller and deliver.
cd to the primary ovens in which
twin sets of paddles revolve con
tinuously. moving the charge through
the ovens and insuring uniform dis
tillatiou. There are twenty-four OF
these ovens. each with capacity
OF twenty-four tons Of coal daily.
The product Is then crushed and
mized with pitch obtained from the
first distillation. passed through
presses which turn it out in egg
shaped form and delivered on cool
ing cOnveyors to the secondary
ovens Here ten per cent of raw
coal is added and the material nut
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-06-09

What has become Of the old-fash-
toned dance in which the dancers
moved their feet? - Morsantown
Post.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-03-25

The territory terrorized by the Gus
ter wolf Is about GO miles long by
wide. Trace an irregular north an
south oval In about the center of Gus
ter county, with Custer in the upper
and Pringle in the lower part of II
and the Pelgar mountains extending
along Its western line. Anywhere II
this terrltory-here tonight, and the
next night at the other end Of 1.-THE
Custer wolf was at home.
During these nine years the stock.
men paid tribute Of about $4,000 in
live stock. When he killed for food
he picked out the choicest. At times
he killed wantonly, for the sake of
killing. Often he mutllated for sport,
breaking legs, biting off tails and in
iiicting unspeakable injuries on an.
imals. Says the Letter:
HE loped through every kind Of
danger and spurned them all. He
shifted at the subtlest poison and
passed 1t by. The most adroitly con-
cealed trap was as clear to him as u
mirror in the sunshine. Old hunters,
unerring shots, drew the bead on him
and saw him glide away unframed.
The price on his head was $500. Boun-
ty hunters sought him for profit.
Sportsmen put forth every device to
Stay him for regulations sake. And
still the old wolf went unscathed
about his work of destruction.
"Credulous people said he was
charmed thing. Others attributed his
immunity to wisdom greater than
beast ever before possessed. Still 9th.
ers said he escaped by plain luck
the mysterious thing that adheres to
some animals as TO some men.
"All kinds of stories got abroad.
This thing, they said, was not wolf
not merely a wolf. They believed
that nature had perpetrated mon
half wolf and half mountain
lion, possessing the craftiness of both
and the cruelty Of hell. In public
opinion he had ull the qualities of
the werewolf of the Old World
legends"
This may be q bit exaggerated, es-
peclally in the matter of traps, but
the fact remains that he was an eff. !
cient bad wolf, so efficient that he es.
capped all perils. even a great round
up which was tried as last resort.
Here are two instances Of his efficient
nethods-the instinct school," please
note.
Four years ago his mate was killed.
lie did not take another, and the cred.
ilous declared he had devoted him.
ielf to revenge her death. The gray
wolf, however, Is one of the animals
hat usually mates for life. He eyi.
lently missed her services, for he
Don broke In two coyotes to helm
lin. They ate after him from his
ills, and never came near him. He
sed them as bodyguards, plckets and
couts. In travelling they ran on his
anks at from 100 to 200 yards dis.
ance.
He developed this strategy when
rallied. He would back trail to a
ONT where he could watch the trail.
r from cover. A bear will do this.
lso some other animals, but old hunt
RS say they never knew another wolf
D do II. (