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Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-06-24

such lnaliciously false rumors Of
injury to their union officials, time
after time? They were deceived
1919, in exactly the same way. The
writer can see now, in his magma
ton, the distressed countenance OF
a miner past middle age, who pc7r-
ed into our faces in the moonlight.
up on Lewis Creek on a certain Sep
TENDER night, with a gun flung
across his shoulder, as he asked:
rs it true they are numbering WON.
en- and children over in Logan coun
ty9" He had evidently been told
that. He had been told that Secre-
tary Mooney had been murdered
over there. so he threw down his
pick, took up his gun and with thou
sands Of his associates who had
heard the same thing, was heading
for Logan county to clean up the
non-union crowd. In the meantime
the men in Logan were working
away blissfully ignorant of what
was going on across the mountains,
forty miles away.
The trouble is not so much In the
fact that lies Of the character men,
toned are set afloat Rumors and
falsehoods are of ancient lineage.
1t will be a long time before the
world will be freed from the liar
and the rumor monger. But most
people don't grab gun when they
hear an unverified rumor that an
noys them. The trouble is deeper
seated. 1t is the state of mind OF
the men who do that on frequent
occasions and that state of mind is
due to the in1ammatory and incen-
diary utterances that are poured
out to them year in and year out.
The writer knows some of those
men, quite a. few of them. They
think they are doing the right thing.
They regard themselves as cru
saders, as defenders of liberty and
of the right to join a labor organiza-
ton. But they have heard so much,
and so often, speeches of threats
and of violence that they do not
think of invoking the law but rath-
er of fighting the thing out.
The state has a responsibility and
the people of the state duty, that
of educating people away from SUCH
primitive and savage methods, fG3
it can only be settled by educatids5l
and christianization. Force musN
he met by force but clashes of armed
men and the spilling of blood will
not settle these problems, only ag-
/ gravate them The right Of free
speech must not be carried to the
point of melting instructions aud
/ civil war
BY all means fad cut who starts
these uprisings ard punish the
guilty. but Nh. Keeney and his as
soeiate officers could do much more
by counseliug moderation, on the
part of their followers and by al
laying the susTSeion and distrust
that exist among them even though
thev may feel it is justified in whole
or in part
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-06-24
THIRTEEN MISTAKES.

Judge Mccormack, of San Fran
cisco, says these are the thirteen
commonest mistakes in life:
To attempt to set up your own
standards Of right and wrong.
To try to measure the enjoyment
of others by your own.
To expect uniformity OF opinion
In this world.
To fail TO make allowances for
ineXperience.
To endeavor to mold all DISPOSE
tions alike.
Not to yield to unimportant tribes.
To look for perfection in cur own
actions.
To worry ourselves and others
about what cannot be remedied.
To consider a thing impossible
that we cannot ourselves perform.
Failing to help everybody, where
ever, however and whenever we can.
To believe only what our minds
can grasp.
Not to make allowances for the
weakness OF others.
To estimate by some outside quail
ity when it is that within which
makes the man.
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Knockabout
Notes
MUST HAVE MONEY.

W. 70 NAV l. "OlN-
The schedule Of special city Ii
censes announced yesterday by the
City Council despite the fact that
it will probably come as a surprise
to most people, was known to be
inevitable six months ago. The
city must have more money for its
general expenses 1t is embarked
at present upon an extensive pro
gram Of civic improvement, every
phase OF Which costs money. AS is
always the case, the outlay durmg
the period that it is being paid
seems heavy; but it almost inyaria
bly, happens that even the people
who have to do the paying find
themselves quite satisfied with their
investment after they have cleared
the indebtedness away and enjoy
what they have paid for. a sewage
disposal plant which has the reputa
ton Of being the best in the state,
a complete system of surface and
house seWerA, paved Streets whose
beauty and durability cannot he
questioned, Improvement in the wa.
ter system, these physical CYL
dences show where most of the
money is going. Aud of course it
requires tremendous Office and di-
fecting assistance to see that these
improvements are carried through.
properly, also costs money.
Therefore II becomes necessary to-
End additional revenue; and the
Council mas fallen upon taxation for
special city privileges as the source
of it SrcvGnue. SO long as there is
10 discrimination among the taxed,
50 long as no constitutional guaran-
tee is violat "a 50 long as only those
who make special use of the pub.
lic property in more than the or
binary degree are required to pay
for these privileges, there can be
little genuine complaint. The peo-
pie as a whole are taxed heavily
enough now, and it seems only fair
that the specially privileged should
help bear tho public expense.
One thing might be borne in mind
by the city management; there is
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COMMENT over
WEST VIRGINIA
THE MINGO SITUATION.
(From The cIarksbura Exponent

(From The Carksburg Exponent.)
The senate is not taking kindly
to the proposal that recent disor-
ders in the Mingo mining district,
this state, be made the subject of q
congressional investigation. man, Of
the members of that body holding
that it is matter which the state
of West Virginia ought TO be able -
take care of itself This, too, in
spite Of the fact that the United
Mine workers, and also the coal
such an investigation be conducted.
Senator Johnson who introduced the
resolution authorizing it has also
been very emphatic in urging its
adoption, but to no purpose thus far.
In his remarks on the subject on
Tuesday he delivered himself Of
some statements, which If true, re-
veal a state Of affairs that needs to
be remedied. He declared that "a
passenger cannot get off train in
the Mingo region without the per-
mission of one of the alleged en-
ployes of the coal companies
This may have been an exagger-
alton Of speech, We hope it was,
for the existence of such a state of
affairs as the senator describes
would be a disgrace to the state of
West Virginia and ought not to be
tolerated for a single moment.
American citizens ought to be per-
mitted to get on a passenger train
or get off it at any place in the
country where they please without
being molested by the servants of a
coal company or any other corpora
ton. This is supposed to be free
country and no corporation has any
right whatever to interfere with a
private citizen who Is travelling
about strictly on his own business.
no matter what that business may
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Martinsbur6
In The Past
TEN YEARS AGO.
(Taken from the Files Of The
Journal.

DIR. C. s. Trump and party return
from New England trip.
Woodside outing Club entertained
by Misses Sarah and Daisy Tice al
their country home near the river
Aeri-Form Chemical Company,
capitalized at $4,000, organized
here with H. H. Emmert as a char
ter member
FIVE YEARS AGO.
SellsFloto circus gives two per.
formances at Rosemont. the main
attractions being Jess Willard and
frank Goteh.
Martinsburg Gas Company i'm
froyps nlant on East John street.
Applause greets Company F as
boys drill on streets. awaiting Or
ders to entrain for Kanawha City
Camp.
ONE YEAR AGO.
Railroad strike throws many local
mon out of employment.
" r. Caskey, president. address
IS annual convention Of Potomac
states Association Of Bakers at Nor
f5lk, Va.
J Sloan KuyEendall institutes suit
against Hampshire Review for S.
Gao
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ents an opportunity to send their
children away from the streets and
perhaps warm homes otsuperyise
perhaps warm homes to supervised
play with congenial playmates. The
playground has done excellent work
in the northern end, even as the
one at the Burke Street School also
served an excellent purpose; and
the people of the northern end are
just as proud Of it and supporting =
just "a heartily as they do their fire
company and their other sectional in,
terests. 1t deserves the support OF
a wider patronage; and we would
urge you to ride or walk out to the
festival this week and lend help
ing hand
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NOW COME THE CARRIERS.

NOW COME 7 HE BARBERS.
The public is a very exacting deal
er, taken as a whole. There are
some VIII care easy for tradesmen,
some who are easy for tradesmen
is asked and make no protest; but
The general ability of the trading
so far as Martinsburg is concerned,
these men who watch every cent
are reminding us very persistently
that the BARRIERS in this city have
lost sight of the general trend of
prices downward during the past
year,-that these men fele sorry
mat the tonsorial Srtists have fall
en- out Of line, and some one ought
to remind the artists that their own
wartime scale is now out of date.
At the same time our informants
are fair enough to remind us that
their remarks are not to be applied
TO every barber because some of
them are getting back to the old
scale and are keeping pace with
the genera Trend of prices. Hair,
we suppose, is more valuable than
Il used to be; and therefore the
cutting of ii is worth considerably
more than 1t formerly was. But
there are some obstinate patrons
who still want to apply the general
economic theory to prices of shayes
and haircuts THAI they apply to ev-
cry other price field; and these men
insist that, inasmuch as the cost
of living for BARRIERS has come down,
their contribution to the cost of liv-
ing for others shodld also come
the general trend Of prices. Hair
tinsburg now Is 90 cents for shave
(supposed to include the neck of the
men. but our own experience is that
they do not offer to shave the neck
unless one asks for it, and If they
do it they feel il somewhat of an
impOsition), five cents extra to trim
the mustache OF patron they will
shave off the mustache entirely with
out charge, but it costs five cents
extra to have 1t trimmedD. and
thirty-iive cents for hair cut. There
was a time when shaves were only
ten cents and hair cuts twenty or
TWENTY-FIVE; and that was at time
when prices generally were not SO
far different from what they are
today. We are informed that even
in Baltimore City,-where higher
prices are more or less to be ex-
pected,-that haircut and shave com
binaton costs considerably less
than it does in Martinsburg where
living costs will not compare gen
orally with those Of the city. And
so there you are These exactins
finaneiers claim they are between
the devil and the deep blue; they
are bIed if they pay, and they are
literally roasted if they let their
hair ind whiskers grow and boycott
barber shops i'll general.
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DESERVING OF PATRONAGE

Over in The northern end Of the
city the people are irving to find
funds to continue their playground
work at the -fooge Street School.
and are holding on the remaining
nights of this week a festival at the
school the proceeds from which are
to be applied to the plan Play
grounds as a general and particular
proposition arc to be encouraged
wherever po &,ble. They are be
coming in the modern day one Of
the mainstays in the direction Of
the young peoples minds in the
right way; they stand during the
summer as a medium for clean ana
healthful and iuvigorating exercise.
at the same tune affordins the par
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reed for economy in the regular ex-
penditures by requiring all officials
to give efficient service, by eiimina
ton Of all duplication of service, by
dropping all superfluous officials.
We, and many others, think at times
hat there is considerable wasted
energy in some instances, and the
city officials can win the confidence
Of the taxpayers as effectively by
careful supervision of all monies as
we'll as by deyising projects which
require money.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-06-24

Flick Wiltshire. a student during
the past year at Mercersburs
Academy, at Mercersburg, Pa, has
returned to his home here for the
81 M NOR Nacatinn 3
The Republican journal., 1921-08-11
Good Coal for State.


The following statement from Cover
nor Baxter shows that he and his Coun-
Gil are determined that the State and all
State institutions shall have good coal.
In the years past the various institu-
lions and departments of the State have
generally purchased their coal supplies in
the open market. The present Governor
and Council felt that if the State pur-
chased its coal in large quantities it
might effect considerable saving and get
better quality of coal, especially in
view of the fact that the State buys
more than $4,000 tons of soft and 1000
tons of hard coal each year.
After discussing the matter notices
were inserted in the daily papers TO the
effect that the State was about to pur-
ch use its seasons supply of coal and that
parties desiring to bid could procure the
specifications upon application. In adj
dltion to this, copies of the specifications
were sent to those dealers whose names
were on file at Augusta. In these speci :
locations it was provided that the State
might reject any or all bids. When the
bids were opened it was found that there
was a wide difference in price offered
and a still wider difference in the coal
offered the State.
The Governor and Council concluded
that it was poor policy to buy cheap
grade of coal and felt that the companies
that offered coal to the State ought tn
enter into written guarantee that the
coal was of the best quality. Bidders
whose prices were low enough to be CON.
sidered sere then asked if they cared tn
enter into such a guarantee with the
State. Some OF the bidders replied in the
affirmative, while others either did not
reply at all or declined to guarantee their
coal. In view of this it was decided that
coal should be bought only from those
companies who guaranteed their product
and all other bids were rejected. The
Governor and Council did not buy the
coal direct, but after having collected the
information necessary and having insist
ed upon the guarantee, recommended to
the various State departm nts and state
institutions that the heads of those de-
partments and trustees of those institu-
lions should buy only coal that was def
nitely guaranteed. This is the first time
that the buyer has had an opportunity to
insist upon the quality of the coal to be
bought.
This will save the State great deal of
money, and will insure the States re-
ceiving coal of the highest grade Poor
coal at any price is a bad investment,
and the Governor and Council have es-
tablished the principle of buying only
guaranteed coal, the same to be bought
IN large quantities and thus great saw
ing for the State has been made.
The Republican journal., 1921-08-11
WEST MONTVIl.LE

Merle Hurd of Knox was in town re-
Gently.
Harold Bowler and family have re-
turned home to Lowell, Mass.
James Bartlett and son James, Jr.,
were in Thorndike Thursday on business.
John Downer and son Fremont of
Freedom have been helping Will Bowler
with his haying.
The annual grange field day meeting
will be held August % at the trotting
park at South Montville.
Misses Esther and Ruth Sawyer of
West Midway, Mass, are visiting their
grandmother, Mrs. w. D. Bowler.
Miss Sadie Gowen of Troy gave talk
to the children in the schoolhouse, Sun
day afternoon, July "a, and Sunday, July
81, she was IN Palermo and Albion.
William Thompson has bought the old
building known as the Garry shop of
Mrs. Dodge in Freedom. He will take it
down, move it to his home and put it up
as shed to take the place of the one the
heavy wind tore down.
The Republican journal., 1921-08-11
MILLION DOLLAR INCOMES.

The number of Americans with incomes
of a million dollars year dropped of
slightly in the year 1919, according to the
recently published income tax statistics.
it being 65 for 1919 as compared with 81
in 1918 The number is now about what
it was before the war, 90 persons with in
comes of a million being recorded in 1914.
Then there came rapid increase with 12C
in 1915 and 200 in 1916. The latter figure
marked high water mark. Then the
United States entered the war: and there
came the graduated income and excess
profits taxes and sudden elimination of
the million dollar incomes, these dropping
to 141 In 1917.
The conclusion may be drawn that the
greatest opportunities for immense in
comes were found before this country
entered the war, but there will also be
the thought that when the government
began to take it's toll of the million dollar
incomes to the extent of two-thirds, that
smaller incomes with lesser payments to
the government became more attractive
for the wealthy.
The Republican journal., 1921-08-11
FREEDOM

Dana Banton and Frank Pickett were
in Waterville last Friday on business.
Rev. j. B. Perry from Massachusetts,
was a welcome guest at the evening
meeting July 81.
Miss Ethel Clark has returned home
from Old Orchard where she had en-
ploymentf for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Clement were the
guests Sunday of Mrs. Clements sister,
Mrs. John Cornforth, in Montville.
Fred N. Flye, Thomas Vose and Thelma
Clement motored to Boston last Sunday
and will return sometime this week.
Mr.. Pearley Clark from Augusta was
here the past week in the interest of in
stalling electric lights in Knox and Free
dom
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Smith from Au-
gusta have been the guests of Mr.. Smith
sister, Mrs. Knowles bangs, for few
days.
Rev. G. B. Holstenholme will be unable
to fill the pulpit at the church again until
Sept. IL. If we have services before that
time it will be announced later.
Mrs. Annie Murch, Mrs. Ralph Clement
and daughter Thelma Clement went to
Waterville last Thursday with Leon Wig
The Republican journal., 1921-08-11
ThORNDIKE.

Miss Ruth Small has recently purchased
new Ford car.
Miss Vera Patterson is attending sum-
mer school at Pennington.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Ward and family
passed July 28th in Augusta
Mrs. Mary E. Pitman recently visited
Mrs. Fred johnson in Jackson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cheney Higgins of Brooks
were calling on friends in town few days
ago.
Miss Beatrice Hogan of Belfast has been
the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Lena Higgins,
for several days
Mr. Herbert Merry of Belfast has re-
Gently purchased the place known as the
George Gordon farm.
While there seems to be scarcity of
grasshoppers, the browntail moth, potato
bugs and flies are very numerous.
Neatly all the farmers have secured
their hay crop in good condition and now
most fields of grain are ready for the
scythe.
Mrs. Flora Hunt, matron of the Plum
mer Hospital at Dexter, has been passing
a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Albert S. Higgins
Mrs. Fred L. Higgins and family, who
, have been guests for few weeks of Mrs.
A. B. Ward and Mrs. V. N. Higgins, have
returned to Augusta.
The showers have been a blessing to
everything and August LIST came with a
cool west wind which makes one glad to
be alive after the intense heat of July.
Miss Adelaide H. Files of Pittsfield,
who has been visiting her grandmother,
returned home Aug list accompanied by
the Misses Virginia Higgins and Hilma
Wingate. who will attend the summer
school at M. c. I.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Moulton and son Eli,
with Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Higgins, pass
ed Sunday, July 81, at Friendship, Me-,
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Gilliatt of
Newport, who are summe ring at cottage
in Friendship.
The Republican journal., 1921-08-11
NOT FEELING MUCH BETTER,

Many are not being benefited by the
summer vacation as they should be. Not
withstandiDg much outdoor life, they are
little it any stronger now than they were.
The tan on their faces is darker and makes
them look healthier, but is only mask.
They are still nervous, easily tired, upset
by trifles, and they do not eat or sleep
WELL
What they need is what tones the
nerves, perfects digestion, creates an ap-
petite, and makes sleep refreshing. In
other words, they should take Hoods
Sarsaparilla. Pupils, teachers and Others
generally will find the chief purpose OF
the vacation best subserved by this great
medicine which "builds up the whole
system"
If a. cathartic or laxative is needed
Hoods Pills will give entire satisfaction
1t is difficult to conceive of anything
better for biliousness or constipation.
The Republican journal., 1921-08-11
CENTER MONTVILLE

Avon Tasker has returned to Middle
town, Conn.
Miss Maud jackson of Morrill, recently
visited Mrs. p W. Jaquith.
R. ]. Thompson has sold his mare,
Maggie, to Miss Inez L. Barker.
Harry Walker of Freedom recently
visited at Mr.. and Mrs. OramandeI
Morse's.
Mrs. Caroline Arno, who has been the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Cushman,
has returned to Bethel
Mrs. Emma C. Cushman, H. E. and
Miss Cassie Cushman were guests at S.
E. BOWERS in Palermo few days ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Crosby, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey Crosby and child of Vassal-
boro were guests Of Hon. and Mrs. j. j.
Clement July 80,
F. W. Mason transferred his farm
here on Saturday to Daniel B. Durgin of
Brownfield. Mr.. Durgin is not planning
to move here until next spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Norton and son
Billy of Forest Hills, Mass, and Mrs.
George Andrews of S. Braintree, Mass,
have been guests of Capt. j. H. Terry fol
several days.
Mrs. CLARA, wife of C. P. Carter, pass
ed away at an early hour Sunday morn
ing, July 81. Besides her husband she
leaves two sons, Ralph M. of Belfast,
George C. of this town, and a number OF
grandchildren.
The Republican journal., 1921-08-11
CASTOR|A
For Infants and Children
In Use For Over 80 Years
a s,s". H. ss Of &fzzzzz5x
BOXING EXHIBITIONS

In the estimation of certain newspaper
writers sad mistake was made when the
press of the land advertised the late prize
fight so much. In order to get around the
law and have these films showing the
several stages of the fight shown to the
youth of the land, to help them to be bet
ter men, the prize fight is to be called a
boxing exhibition. 1t was for this that a
million and quarter dollars were paid to
see the fight 1t was for this that the five
thousand women applauded loudly when
the defeated man was knocked out and
laid under the ropes. 1t was only box
ing exhibition and as such it is to be
spread everywhere upon the screen as a
source of education for the youth of the
land. If this is to be the standard of the
future man, God save the nation.-Maine
Farmer.
The Republican journal., 1921-08-11
GIRLS STATEMENT WILL
HELP BELFAST

Many women will profit by the follow
ing statement of one of their sex: "Iwas
afraid to eat on account IF stomach
trouble. Even rice did not agree. After
taking Adler ka l can eat anything. "
Adler-ika acts on BOTH upper and lower
bowel, removing foul matter which pois-
oned stomach. EXCELLENT for gas on
the stomach or sour stomach. Guards
against appendicitis. 1t brings out pois-
onous matter you never thought was in
your system. City Drug Store, Read &
Hills, proprietors, Postoffice Square, Bel
fast