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The Washington times., 1921-07-11

chair for psyin' for advice be
doesn't follow.
"Step-and-a-half" IL the nom de
goof which Thoner grabbed during
the war for always being a step ana
a half ahead OF trouble. Now II
seems that the war leaves this
grasshopper with something or
other the matter with his dogs
which don't allow him to get around
very good, but he carries his war
citation righ; into civilian life
with him and always seems to be
there with his box about a step
and-s-half ahead Of whore the news
is Dustin.
BABY WON'T STAND
FOR GETTIN' FACE TOOK.
Anyway he 10 down at the court
house sat'day lingerin' around to
grab OF a picture of n itinerant
derelict who has some business
with the Judge, when the blosk
tries 10 get nasty about settin' his
face took.
Refusin' which to look pretty for
"Step-and-a-half' this bird gets his
faceprints taken anyway: for being
bashful is one trait which eggs
Thoner on to do his worst. which is
pretty bad under the best OF condi-
tions.
You can't rHke my picture" he
informs the wide, wide world, Just
after the desil-box had clicked.
who are you that you are so
tough that your mug can't be rog-
istered?" annoys "Step-and -a-half."
who giggles. shown his gold tooth
"a ~ L..
men than YOU"
With which the loafer makes the
worst mistake of his life. What
does he do but step up to Step
and-s-hslf" and jostle him by the
arm. at the same time tearing the
sleeve pretty near off of a shirt
that isn't two years old yet.
NOBODY hyER yosTLED
MEMBER OF TBoNER FAMILY.
"Step-and-a- half" never took a
jostling offea anybody and he amt
goin' to start now. even IL his dogs
Is bad and he is under the doc
tors disorders.
What with slipping the nosebox
with its uniujured plate to a confed-
crate standin' hard by, "Step-and-a
half" doesn't do a thing but haul
on and plaster this noisy guy right
whore he Is sunburned the worst
on the end OF his beezer which
makes him play dead dog for
minute or two and gives the curb
hangers-on something to giEgle at
In the bargain.
Right then and there my esteem
for grafiex chauffsurs hopn up like
the odds on Dempsey and IL step
and-a-half' brings this clipping
Into the spo0flng department I'll
ask the boss TO buy us both a new
shirt
The Washington times., 1921-07-11
STANDINGS
AMERICAN.

YESTERDAYS GAMES.
Warrington. Q; ST. Louis, T.
Cleveland, 10-1; Phladeiphis, 90.
Chicago, 4: New York, 1.
Boston at Detroit (rain).
ToDAY's GAMES.
Washington at st. Louis
New York at Chicago,
Philadelphia at Cleveland.
Boston at Detroit
NATIONAL.
pnurrA VI is tsf ssi rroosrynw W 10 i /, fit si,
New York " ~ .62I | Chicago. az 10 .tts
Boston. tosi.6bs Cincinnati 2T Il SIS
st. Lous... 40 IS .S2f Phiis...... ii 81 ass
The Washington times., 1921-07-11
MONDAY, JULY11. 1921,

Experts In all tines Of local sports are
daily looking the togn over for unusual
and attractive teatu Dougher Morse.
Thomas and Miller are on the JOB always
The Washington times., 1921-07-11

the stand and Charity grabbed IL.
spelling the Browniee' chances. VIII.
liams was so peeved that he threw his
bat all the way to the home bench.
The Washington times., 1921-07-11
MONDAY. July II. 1921.

The National Open Golf Championship.
which will be held at Columbia Country
Club, July 1o, will be the greatest in his
tory. Read The Times for the real dope.
The Washington times., 1921-07-11
ToBIN GETS FOURTH.

Rice was called out on strikes. ending
the frame.
The Washington times., 1921-07-11
ST. LOUIS.

.Batted for Bayne in eighth.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-07-23
IT IS EFFECTIVE

check the facts
enthusiasm
realizing enthusiasm. Projects
which cold
enthusiasm them has has
that gainsad This is of baseball
wher the team comes from slump into winning streak "hen
feels from audible demonstrations that the crowd is behind it, and
Of equally enthusiasm
makes the feel that he is working people who believe in him
and his ability political where phrase
idea perhaps fundamentally the sound
wisdom the world catches the thought of the and
sweeps increasing victory
church which known
the launched
the attention brought the subject res
ious crystalzaion community affair We
generally opening day
soldier
popular rally project perhaps
passing appeals people
being possible
things projects thought
support perhaps might
tanned agitation for new subway under the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
unquonaby hurry accomplishment projec.
available auditorium, perhaps
but the definitely expressed wishes of the public as re-
need in mind or perbans move some citizen r. ivo
the building We paving
ued; the citizens
getting unreasonable upon it. the program will be carried along even
though t thing is of
the generally
is having difficulty anann the General inrovene work because
little has paid
bor talk it over and then call in vou other friends and mako Main
think
the City in this then the difficulty will
The wish is wish
wishing
with reasonable other which
That the o country A
thoughts
making,
thoroughly than apathy
ton And the other nothing
concrete enthusiasm for specific
iy of If
the rulers of their city
they wish II they will
expansion be pushed beyond
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-07-23
ODDS AND ENDS

curb market is berg given =
trial in the city hal at PcrEef5t II;
where the farmers and h4gksteTs er3
given an opportunity to offer til r
farm and garden products to hoi :
keepers OF ParKersburg. The irr1-
walton has p-oyeI very sac"osS'll.
The mayor ana members % coarci
looked upon the proposition VII
great favor. The ma9l,ct WI 30
held Tuesday. Friday aaa Ssturd y
of each week.
The body Of Eail Fraaci.,
Moundsville boy. hil.eJ a. Chateau
Thierry, has arrived IL Kew York.
The Noundsyilla posi- Of t'a. Ano :
can Legion carries Tho 1ama Ct tlis
boy who wa8 The FIRST Mars Ill
county boy to fall in the world war.
Monkey-faced owls a.e not coal-
mon in West Virginia - when Il H.
ert L. Harry found ena on his pie g,
On Little Kanawha river, he ot1erl
day, it was taken to ParIcrsbufg
and put on exhibit. 4 pair Of such
owls captured on Meals Island, near
Petersburg, a f0E- Ycae1 age. were
objects of interest IL Tue geological
collection at the Park fer a9me tims
before being taken possession of by
the tax;dermist.
A number OF old she lis a Hinton
have been tern dom Re EMILY By
order of the state fire mcraecl.
There are seventy prisoners in
the Ohio county jail at tbs time,
which is the record number in 3
period OF three years.
A swimming contest viii be heil
on the island a. Wnea!in@. .tu9agt
7, in connection with the s.ato fair.
The ANIMAL picnic Of Cabail ca1n.
ty farmers viii re held todoy at no
Wilson farm Oh Pea Ridge IN that
county.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-07-23
PROMINENT PEOPLE
OF WEST VIRGINIA
IN NEWS OF TODAY

Charles II. Ahrens, the new fed
eral prohibition commissioner for
West Virginia, will keen the head
quarters of that work in Parkers-
burg and not move it to Wheeling,
which is his home. Mr. Ahrens
conferred with state officials at
Charleston after assuming his new
duties and then went to Parkers-
burg.
City Manager Charles F. Suther-
land, of Morgantown, rises to re-
mark that there is danger in care
lessly dropping objects from the
windows OF apartments and pre-
diets that "some of these days"
there will be serious injury to
some pedestrian" The remark was
suggested by some one throwing a
cigar butt or cigarette stump out of
an apartment window which set fire
to an awning below.
City Manager Harrison G. Otis nc
more than gets located in his Job at
Clarkshurg than he decides that he
needs assistance and suggests that
some man be employed as assist
ant city manager"
Rev. 0. w. Baylor, pastor of tho
Christian church at Morgantowr,
has been authorized to name tho
building committee" which will ST.
peryise the erection of new church
for that denomination in Morgan
town. The plans for the new edi-
fee have been drawn and it ia
claimed that the structure will be
modern in every respect.
Mrs. Sam B. Montgomery is one
OF the committee from the auxiliary
Of the American Legion, which will
formulate plans for the erection of
Legion home in Kingwood. The
Woman's auxiliary is behind the
movement for clubhouse. The
committee will make its report next
Monday night
j. c. Mckinley, Of Wheeling, is of
the opinion that Wheeling was Gig
nored' in the allotment of recruits
to be sent to the Citizens Training
Camp at Camp Knox. The officers
promoting the drive said that
Wheeling quota would be fifty men
and it turned out that Wheeling
only got six.
Rev. c. c. Perkins. presiding cid
err of the Parkersburg district Of the
NJ. e. Church, South held quarterly
conferences in Roane, Calhoun, CLAY
and Braxton counties which are the
last quarterly conferences of this
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-07-23
CONTINUATION SCHOOLS.
(Frop1 the ,Moraantown New Do
nninionO

A time must come when every
child in the United States will re
ceive mis- full share OF education
uation is far from realized AS all
interim measure the extension OF
continuation schools appears to be
offering more children an oppor
tuni[y to complete, or at least carry
further toward completion, thei'
scant public school education.
The continuation school is de
signed to afford the child who has
left school for employment oppor-
tunity for further education by pro-
viding part-time compulsory school.
ing for specified number of hours
each week. There are now %
states having some sort of contin-
uation school laws. In some of tho
states attendance in such schools
is compulsory also for unemployed
children who are 10 longer sub
iect t. l2y-srf19l attendance re-
Quirements The age limit var;eH
10 states ra4unlng attendance up
to is years Ct age, one state up to
II yea>.j, end IL states up to 16
years. From four to eight hours
a week are spent in school, and
usually this period is counted as
part of the childs LEGAL working
hours. Eight states permit no ex.
emptiols. In others there are ex
emptions, three states eXcusing chill.
dren who have completed the eighth
grade of school,
Compulsory school attendance Is
necessary in a nation which would
lave its people intelligent and lit.
crate. 1t imposes great responsi.
hllity on public and school author.
tiles. Not only should buildings
and grounds and schoolroom equip.
ment be OF the right sort, and teach.
ers well paid and we'll trained. The
education Of the boys and girls
should prepare them for life as we'll
as for making a living. That is
the thing on which our school sys.
tenn chiefly falls down. In the end
the child who is fitted for imme
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-07-23
Martinsbur,s!,
In The Past
(TaHcn from the Files Of The
JOur1aD.
TEN REARS AGO.

Warning issued to national banks
that frequent meetings of tn 2di-
rectors must be held; otherwise the
bank examiner will make frequent
visits.
Mrs. j. L. Poland. well known
here, died at Great Cacapon.
Misses Sarah and Daisy Tice en-
terrain Woodside Outing Club at
their country home.
FIVE YEARS AGO.
Eugene William Diez, captured in
Denver, Col, of charge of completely
in the robbery of train No. l near
Central Station, w. Va, brought to
local jail.
In sermon at First NJ E. Church
Rev. Wright links tragedies on Will
Transport pike with the saloon.
Presbyterian church at Gerrards-
town announces that Wednesday,
July &c, will be annual cleanup day.
ONE YEAR AGO.
Crandall interests lease Strand
Theatre.
Charles w. Brown, Berkeley
Place, murders his wife.
Mrs. Hazel p. Stuckey, this city
dies at Los Angeles, California.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-07-23

compelled desert travellers to form
armed caravans to escape the row.
ing bands Of brigands and our early
settlers in the West to travel and
live in companies to guard against
the attacks of Indians.
But even travelling in trains does
not furnish necessary amount of
protection to the trucks. Bandits
following close in their wake pick
off every truck that is forced to
drop behind. Only this week two
machines, which were trailing on
account Of engine troubles, were at
tackled, the drivers tied to trees,
and the trucks with their valuable
contents driven triumphantly Off by
the robbers.
The highways pirates have not
yet gone to the length of attacking
an entire train, but struggling is
inevitable, when they are always
sure of rich harvest IN trucks
that they can cut off from tho rest
Of the train.
The situation has become SO
serious that some of the largest
truck operators are said to be con-
sidering abandoning their business.
All this outlawry happening in a
thickly populated region between
two Of our greatest metropolises.
Conditions in Mingo county are
hardly parallel, although pointing
out others faults will hardly con.
done our own shortcomings in the
matter Of law enforcement.
1t all leads to the plain, clear
cut question of whether our laws
and our organizations for the sup.
preston Of crimes and violence
are failing before the spread OF
crime and violence, not only in the
mountains of West Virginia but in
our greatest cities. Our growing
record Of holdups, slayings and
other crimes is presenting a menac.
ing aspect.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-07-23
SATURDAY. JULY 23

year. Rev. Mr.. Perkins reports .,
large increase in all general work Of
the district, and seventeen hundred
conversions during the year
DR.. H. G. Nutting has re5aylea to
his work at Hinton hospital at Hin
ton after an absence of three weeks
part of which time was sGeHt ar
the Mayo clinic at Rochester. MINI.
He says the Mayos are doing marc
surgery than any other hcspltai la
the world.
Capt. Jeff T. Frame, Wtee1'ng
manager OF the Liberty Jra9 {
Company says West virgin.4 Is -
ing its full share in eieyat,1g +. II
navigation to It's hishass d-gtee 4
modern tran spo:taticn ard ira !.
He is especially pleased a. the i
terest being taken by business Z
all over the state.
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COMMENT over
west VIRGINIA
LAWLESSNESS HERE AND
THERE.
(From the Wheeling Renister.l

Many are the jibes and sarcastic
contents that have come out Of
New York and Philadelphia on the
subject of West Virginia's inability
to subdue the lawlessness in Mingo
county. How easy it is to see the
faults of others while we overlook
our own Reading in the news
papers of these two sedate centers
of law, order and civilization it will
be observed that the bandits oper-
ating on the highways between
these cities have become SO num-
erous and dangerous that the motor
truck transportation must be done
in fleets. The condition of affairs
| is exactly analogous to that which
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-07-23
S3o-THEN AND NOW!

About this time last year
nearly every merchant was sell
ing sugar at $4,000 the hundred
pounds; today, with $4,000 one
can buy not only hundred
pounds of sugar, but the follow
ing articles at average prices:
dozen cans peas. eight cans
beans, one bushel potatoes, one
package crackers. four pack
ages coffee. ten bars soap, three
pounls prunes, one can baking
pounds prunes, one can baking
flour, six pounds rice, twelve
cans tomatoes, two pounds tea,
two packages corn fakes, one
pound butter, ten pounds corn
meal, one package pancake
-four, six cans salmon, six cans
milk, three cans peaches, two
cans strip.
The above is an excerpt from
local news story printed in yestel
days Journal. It bears repetition
many times. If you think defatio
is too slow, if you think the retur
to normal and stable conditions ha
not started, read this comparativ
scale OF commodity prices.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-07-23
GET RE ADV.

Kissable young women between
New York and San Francisco are
hereby warned that they may be ap-
preached soon by young Irish-Bo.
hemian poet in a crushed opera hat
and khaki hiking suit and asked Tor
a kiss.
Two young poets from Greenwich
village made the rounds of New
York city editors today and exhibit
ed the champion kisser who they
declared, had wagered he could win
kisses from 1000 girls on a trip
across the continent
This main attraction Of the party,
who refused to give his name, said
the young women OF Ronkers would
be given first chance to kiss him
TO-DAY
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-07-23

and then spring began to show up
in February and March with only
temporary, although disastrous TO
fruit, short returns to cold weather.
Summer followed suit, we believe;
we had many very warm days in
June and have had a few Of them
this month; but nights now are
getting cool and 1t begins to look
like early autumn. We suspect we
have had the worst four summer al
though there is still, by tradition, a
full month for 1t to run.
LET THE LAW TAKE ITS COURSE
This Is, we admit, trite advice,
and we repeat it only because there
are certain indications that the cit
liens are threatening to take the
law into their own hands in a cur
rent local case and perhaps commit
an act which they could not or
would not be willing to stand by
later. The law works slowly at
times, but it works surely and it
gets results: and the proper thing
is to let the officers handle these
cases with exercise of undue
pressure one way or another. Has
ty acts are long remembered, usual
ly in regret, and that would be par
ticularly so with cases involving the
civil law
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Knockab
Notes
1T is DEAD.

Alas. George Freeman's pet buzz
zard has given up the ghost. 1t
broke its legs and sprained its neck
and deranged it's gyroscope, where
upon George helped it to a merciful
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Register.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-07-23
PRICES FOR FRUIT.

FhlSEo run ' n VI l.
No one can tell what the apple
crop will be this year, nor the
prices; but every one can guess and
hope and wish and that is what is
being done today First sales show
high returns for summer varieties;
one man reports extra fine sales Of
summer stuff in Pittsburgh; and the
same day comes the information
from the western field that first
sales on futures in the standard
crops are well below what is being
asked locally and what apparently
is expected. No one in advance can
see what the prices will be for the
1922 crop. Certain it is that every
one will wish for good prices to help
make up for the shortage Of the
crop In this section.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-07-23
THEY EMAIN.

None of the several hundred Men
nonites of Washington county will
join the great religious exodus from
the U. s., it was said by members
of that faith, who live in the north
ern section of the county.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-07-23

G1ately earning livelihood is too
often without the broader founda.
ton which will enable him to ad-
vance in mis- work later
The West Virginia law against
lynching went into effect yesterday.
Persons rfempiating getting UP d
little recktie party had better re-
call all invitations. Such entertain
ments will not be so popular from
now Wheeling Intelligencer.
We receive copies Of some papers
that have the nerve to criticize the
preseut administration for the taxes.
Why, bless their souls, the former
administrations debts have to be
paid and it is their taxes that you
are paying 1t is about like a kind
parent cleaning up after a wayward
son. Nicholas Republican.
While the News believes that
pool and billiards are a healthful
recreation if rightly INDUCED in it
still reserves the right to the opin-
ION that the new law, passed at the
recent session OF the legislature,
which was among its provisions the
elimination of youths under the age
OF eighteen from places where these
games are played, is g. good one and
should he enforced tn the letter.
rarkprslurC News
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OUR SURMISE

For the past year it has seemed
that our climatic seasons have been
early. We broke early into cool and
cold weather last fall-we did not
have any real winter, it is true
Paragould soliphone., 1921-07-27
or strata the drillers hope to con. tinne lowering the ten-inch without further delay.
RESOLUTION OF RESPECT
Hall of Harvey Lodge No. 262 E. < A. M., Marmaduke, Arkansas
 July 25, 19021.

Whereas, God in his infinite wis- dom has called from our sacred re- treats our much esteemed and dearly beloved brother J. w. Roberts which occurred at his home two and one half miles Southeast of Marmaduke July 11th. 1921. Brother Roberts was born in Carroll county Tennessee May 21st 1862, moved to Arkansas in his boyhood days; professed faith in Christ, joined the Missioncry Baptist church at the age of six teen years and lived q consistent christian life until death; married to Miss Adda Owen December 21st 1881 at Gainesville, Arkansas; and to this union was born eleven chil- dren ten of whom are living: w. w. Roberts. Little Rock, Ark, A. VI Roberts, Gainesville, Ark, Mrs. Emma Rehves, Marmadukc, Ark, Mrs. Myrtle Wright, Marmaduke. Ark, Charles Roberts, Marmadukc' Ark. Homer Roberts, Beech Grove, Ark, Mrs. Una Murdock, Gainesville Ark. Frank, Otis and Ida Roberts. and
 Whereas, brother Roberts was made Master Mason in Gainesville Lodge No. 16S Gainesville, Arkan- sas, February 21st 1891 of which he |seryed as Master for several years; affiliated with Harvey Lodge No. |262 Marmaduke, Arkansas July 17th 1919 and
 Whereas. Brother Roberts is gone | but not forgotten and may his lifes Influence live on and be guide | to the living as the journey thru | life, and now let us bow in humble submission to the all wise Ruler and Architect of the Universe, realizing that He doeth all things well, and therefore be it
 1 Resolved, that we cherish his memory here below and commend This spirit to the God who gave 1t. land be it further
 Resolved, that in the death of Brother Roberts the country has lost good citizen; the lodge a lloyal member, perfect ashlcr made ready for that spiritual building that house not made with hands but eternal and in heaven, and ! therefore be it further
 l Resolved, that a copy of these
 resolutions be spread on tho minutes
 of this lodge. a copy tcndered the family of our deceased brother and
 a copy sent to the county paper
 for publications
 N. k. WILLIAMS w. E. RASPBERRY s. F. BOONE *2S Committee
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