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Evening star., 1922-08-13
Z HEN you stop to think that
~ the United States had ap-
" proximately 1000, 900 young

1
men under arms in the
world war, you must realize that 1t
| cost the taxpayers lot OF money TO
supply enough guns for these fighting
men, and II the rife barrels de-
teriorate rapidly the cost multiplies.
So you see what the War Depart
ment was up against during the war
when It was found that no matter
how carefully the rife barrels were
cleaned they were suffering from
corrosion. which meant that they
must very soon go on the junk Pile.
But all this has been corrected now.
thanks to effective experiment WORK
by the bureau Of mines. illustrating
spirit Of corporation which some-
times exists in the federal service ana
is almost invariably allowed to pass
without encouraging comment.
The short cut to federal economy
and efficiency would seem to lie IN
encouraging appreciation OF a heIpInl
SANS workshop. Much has been said.
and sometimes without overmuch
study to get the real facts, regarding
the duplication and overlapping ana
waste In the federal service. Some
instances can also be found where
for the federal Treasury through
interbureau and interdepartmental
cooperation.
To get back to the prevention
of after-corrosion on the bores Of
firearms, during the war the bureau
Of mines was requested to investigate
the causes Of the after-corrosion
which generally appears on nub.sonea tns o.ea
to the use of high-pressure smokeless
powders. A careful review OF the
scientific. patent and trade literature
and the application OF the experiences
Of many practical rifiemen showed
much confusion in the theories in
practice recommended for prevention.
Generally this corrosion has been
attributed to acid products such as
acid nitro -cellulose residues in the
bore, or to diffusinF acid powder
gases occluded within the steel. or
to acids produced by the primer
other theories were encountered. thus
cupro- nickel fouling and the produc-
ton of chlorides have been advanced
as contributory causes Phenomena
such as the occurrence and recurrence
Of corrosion after repeated cleaning
A critical laboratory study. COM
prising the exposure of fired rifes
and fouled barrel sections to known
humidities, the chemical examination
of the corrosive residue, the use of
special ammunition, and the analysis
and testing Of many "nitrosolvents"
and other compositions recommended
as preventives showed:
+ + + 4
The present infantry high-pressure
smok eiess cartridge leaves no nitro.
ce eilulose residue and no acid residue
of any kind.
After-corrosion following the use of
such cartridges is caused "a by the
explosive deposition Of . water-solu.
BE salt. or salts, in whose aqueous
solution steel corrodes.. (2) by the
presencs Of . high humidity. and 60
Evening star., 1922-08-13

will be settled in few days continues
to be persistent.
Evening star., 1922-08-13

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Evening star., 1922-08-13
THEODORE W. MOVES. Editor
Evening Star Neyspaper Company

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Evening star., 1922-08-13

Nothing was known of ectoplasl
as demonstrated photographically
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-08-19

irlls. In Lakehurs, many OF the build
ings were shaken. hut the gases were
not noticed.
The atmospheric phenomenon is said
To have lasted for about a minute.
Only tiny streak OF light nj first. II
became beautifully colore,i as Il neared
earth and at times appeared TO halt
momen,Rrily In space. adopt new
course. then zig-Zng back again.
The meteor fell into the sea. about
mile Off shore. at Seaside Park. 81
miles south cf here. with an explosion
that shook residences and threw spray
To u great height. Volumes Of steam
then arose. and. drifting ashore. nnu-
seated many.
The meteor Is described as having
the appearance OF "a gigantic airplRne
an FIRE
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-08-19
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They will also improve your appe-
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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-08-19
Jsqae' Little wsndsr CAPSULES Relieved
Obstinate Intestinal Indisss.isn

I. II. Phillips. OF 26s West 12sth
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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-08-19
RESCUE LIKE MOVIE THRILLER
Engineer stands on Speeding Engine
Pilot 20 Scoop Up Baby
From Rails.

Caldwell. y. J.-Iiere's a thrilling
movie rescue-enacief In real life.
Speeding into Rlyerdale. y. J.. John
J. Cotter. engineer of an Erie passen-
ger train. saw baby. 200 feet ahead.
playing with pebbles between the rails.
Coiter damned On the air brakes.
Then he sprang on the running
board and climbed on TO the side step
Of the pilot. Leaning forward. h~
sc"oped up the baby With one arm.
saving II from death The child was
Adele Lillian cushman. seventeen
months old. granddaughter % Ira
Meade. veteran Erie engineer She had
tumblel down an cInbankment and
rolled on the truck
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-08-19
FIND GAS IN THE PHILIPPINES
Standard Oil Well "shot" on Island
Of Luxon. Says Message %
Company.

San Francisco.-The Standard OH
company. which year ago sent an
expedition to the Philippines. has die
covered gas on the Island 81 Luzon,
possibly Indicating the presence o.:
"ii. acrouliIs "a u cable received by
the company. X. Il. Kingsbury. pres
islent Of the Standard OH company q.
California. said:
"Gas has been encountered at q
depth of 2.4I5 f.-i. Preparations are
being made to test this sand for oil
and gas and To drill - lower levels
The finding Of this -as Is considered
favorable sian tia; there Is oil g;
lower depths"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-08-19
irwin. wed IRWIN, o. Same Name.

John Kuhn and Raymond Kuhn and
Miss Anna Kuhn and Miss Mary
Kuhn were married recently At Rays.
Knns. John and Raymond are twins.
as are Anna and Mary. The young
men and women were NOT related In
spite ~ their names. The brides are
twenty-nine years old and the bride
gTo0ms twenty-five
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-08-19
RAGGED MISER LEFT $4,000
Riches Found In Home Of Man Whsss
Body Almost Went 70 Pot
ter's Field.

New York.-A ragged old Iniser. who
went by the name Of Leopold and
never spent more than 20 cents day
for food. left $4,000 In stocks and
bonds and other valuables In his dIngy
home. In the East side Of New York
city. when he died.
Discovery Of the valuables was made
when his property was searched In an
effort 10 learn his real name for the
white headboart On his grave in the
potter's field
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-08-19
TELLS or BATTLE
WITH INDIANS
Hastings (Neb.) Man Was Pierced
by Arrow During Fight
on Homestead.
BROTHER ALSO SHOT
Father Believed Both Boys were Dead
and Fled. but Returned Next
Day and Found Them
Both Alive.

Hastings, Neb.-Hastings has the
distinction Of having the only living
man on record ever shot clear through
the body with an Indian arrow. the
arrow passing through his body and
into the body Of his brother. pinning
the two together. He is Nat Martin.
He is now u retired farmer. living In
Hastings, seventy-four years Of age.
strong and husky. and rather enjoys
exhibiting the arrows, showing the
wound in his side. and telling Of the
incident.
He and his brother, Robert. lived
with their parents about 10 miles
northwest Of Hastings on homestead.
They had been with their father In n
field all day making hay. II was to-
ward evening when nine Indians rode
up on ponies, bent on stealing the Mar
tin horses. The father, who was on
one load of hay. began shooting, and
wounded two or three OF the braves.
One. slipping behind the wagon. and
shooting through the hay, wounded
the father.
Father Wounded First.
Though wounded. he kept on shoot
ing as best he could ms the horses ran
ON toward the house. The boys. riding
together on horse. started also for
home. The Indians tried to head them
of, but failing. began shooting from
behind.
The first arrow lodged in Mats right
elbow. wedging its head In between
the bones of the joint, and the shaft
was broken of. The second arrow en-
tered his back. just under the shoulder
blade next TO the backbone. passed
through the right lung. came out be-
low the right breast, and stuck into
Roberts backbone. pinnlng the two
together
Escaped Being seaIped.
The third arrow grazed his hip,
making a slight flesh wound, and
lodged In Roberts hip. Thus pinned
together the boys rode on until faint
from the wounds and loss of blood
they fell from the horse. In falling.
the arrow was pulled through MATS
body. The Indians came up. thought
they were dead or would soon die.
and when one Indian suggested scalp
ing them. an old brave replied: PA
poose scalp no good. No honor TO kill
papoose."
Thought Boys Dead.
The father. seeing the boys fall and
supposing them dead. took the other
members OF the family and fed for
safety Ia Fort Kearney. Meeting a
train OF wagons he came back with
them to recover the bodies Of his boys.
The boys. in the meantime. managed
to crawl 10 the barn. where they were
found next morning and their wounds
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-08-19
METEOR DISCHARGES
GAS IN ITS FLIGHT
Explosion Skaters Windows and
Fumes Almost 0verpower
New Jersey Residents.

Asbury Park. n. j. A meteor. dis
charging odorOus gases. flashed through
space to the south Of here and disap-
peared In "A thunderous roar. frighteD-
Ing residents Of many coast towns.
Window James in residences In Toms
River were shattered 10y the explosion.
and the gases, polluting the atmos-
phere for more than quarter of an
hour. compelled the residents 10 hold
dampened handkerchiefs TO their nos
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-08-19
Ask. $4,000 for Los. Of Smile.

Ability to smile j. worth $4,000.
That allegation Is made In the suit
Of J. =. RaInel OF Kansas City. Kan.
asking $1,000 for the loss OF his six
year-old sons smile. The suit Is
against T.. r. Ray who figured in an
automobile collision with a car driven
by Ramel In which the lad was cut
IN q way that drew his mouth down
AZ the corners. mfking him unable 20
smile.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-08-19
Give TRISTAN DA
CUNHA RADIO SET
Lonely Island at Last to Have
Outside Communication.
NATIVES ARE IN SAD STATE

Mostly Descendants Of Soldiers who
Guarded Napoleon at 81. Helena
British Possession In South Atlantic
Has Only 40 Psopie-continued In
termarrlace Has Produced Some
Pitlful Children - People Listless
and Without Ambition.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-08-19
Man Smoking on Powder
Keg Held as Bootlegger

Prrchcd on kcg labeled gun
powder" Patrick Kane smoked
a peaceful pipe a. he fcrried
across the Delaware river from
Camden. y. j.. to Philadelphia.
But when his pipe went ont and
he nonchalanily scratched n
match upon the 'gunpOwder"
sign. prohibition agents eau
tiously tapped the key. They
found ten gallons Of ''hOoch."
Kane and two alleged partners
are under arrest
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-08-19

dressed. Robert lived until about Is
years ago. Nat Is still living here In
Hastings. The ARROWS he proudly ex-
hiblts are the arrows with which he
and his brother were wounded, and
the one that passed through Mats body
still has some Of the blood stains In
the groove OF the arrow shaft.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-09-21
Notes of the Churches.

There will be services in Zion Pres
byterian Church Sunday at 3 p. m,
Sunday school at 2 p. m. The con-
gregation will please note the cahnge
in the hour for Sunday school and
services. Services in Elk Branch
Church at II a. m.
Rev. w. T. Hall, pastor of the
Baptist Church at Radford, Va, has
accepted a call to become pastor Of
the First Baptist Church of Martins
burg. He will take up his new work
at once.
Trinity Episcopal Church-At GAS
a. M, Sunday school; at II a. m. morn
ing prayer and sermon; at 40 p. m,
evening prayer and sermon. Dutelds,
at 3 p. m, evening prayer and SER
mon.
There will services in the Presby-
terrain Churches Sunday, if Provi-
dence permits, in Shepherdstown at | |
a. m, and at Kearneysville at 3 o. m
The fall season of Winchester Pres
bytery will be held in the Presbyterian
Church of Front Royal, beginning
Tuesday, October Sd.
M. E. Church South-Services Sum-
day at Bethesda at $50 a. m, at Uvilla
at II a. M, and in Shepherdstown at
100 p m.
Lutheran-Servicei in Shepherdstow:,
at / a. m. Sunday school at 9.45.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-09-21
p. 0. s. of A. Officers.

The State Camp of West Virginia,
Patriotic Order Sons Of America, adj
journed its seventeenth annual con-
vention at Piedmont to meet next year
at Martinsburg, after electing the fol-
lowing officers:
State President, D. T. Powell, Pied
mont; vice-president, S. S. Cushwa,
Martinsburg; master of forms, G. r.
Paskell, Moorefield; treasurer, X.
Hammersla, North Mountain; secre-
rotary C. E. Meredith, Salem; con-
ductor, G. o. Wiley, Charles Town; in
spector.. w. F. Wilt, Kearneysville
guard, c. E. Harden, Berkeley Springs
trustee, John w. Hershey, New Greek
delegates to the national camp to be
held in Philadelphia next year are DR.
T. a.. Ramey, John w. irwin, r. b
Price and F. o. Trump.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-09-21
Notice of Special Meeting of stock
holders.

Notice is heSeby given that, pur-
suant to the call OF the Directors, a
special meeting Of the Stockholders Of
the Virginia and Maryland Bridge
Company will be held at the Farmers
Bank, in Shepherdstown, w. Va, on
the 29th day of September, 1922, at
s o'clock p. m, for the purpose Of con-
sidering and acting upon a proposition
for fixing price and purchasing the
Bridge Of said Company, and for the
transaction of any and all business
necessary or desirable in connection
Herewith.
Given under my hand this 18th day
of September, 1922.
f. +. BILLMYER,
Secretary.
Sept. 81, 1922-2w.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-09-21
BULL CALF FOR SALE.

BY Buttercup's Oxford Majesty and
out of Majesty's Prue. Maiesty's
Prue is not only bred in the purple,
but is great worker also, as she gave
9,675 pounds of milk in one year as
a three-year-old and handicapped by
being shipped 200 miles from Penn
sylvania, dropping from 30 to 40
pounds of milk per day. Mr.. Heath
selected this COW for me and says he
thinks she is capable of milking SIS
pounds per day. An opportunity for
some one to get great line bred Ma
jesty bull CHAS. S. BILLMYER.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-09-21
Moonshine Notes.

On information that 60 quarts of
whiskey were stored there, Deputy
Marshal Meade Bowers, assisted by
Sheriff w. o. Macoughtry, visited the
farm home of James A. Clipp, two
miles south of Rippon, Monday after
noon. The officers had provided them
selves with a search warrant. They
found the premises in charge of II. A.
Carroll in the absence OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Clipp. With the caretaker as a guide,
the officers had little difficulty in ne
gotiating the search. A clothes closet
on the second floor was found locked
and no key available for opening it.
Using a chisel, the deputy marshal
soon pried it open and there found
the object Of their search. Instead Of
the reported 60 quarts, only four
quarts were discovered. These we're
hastily loaded into their automobile
and the raiders were on their return
trip 10 Charles Town when they made
critical inspection Of their load. The
bottles were found to contain rye
whiskey made in 1907, and bearing the
label Of the Roxbury Distilling Com
pany. The age of the liquor with the
evident genuineness of the stamps and
| labels impressed the officers. They
concluded after some discussion that
the liquor was bought before the pro,
hibtion law became effective, with the
result that they faced about and re-
turned the wet goods to the shelves
from which they had been taken. Mr..
Clipp has been given the names Of the
people who gave the information to
the officers.-Charles Town Advocate.
Edward Turner, who had been ar
rested on the charge of moOnshining
in the mountains near Manning's
| School House, had hearing before
Justice Sheetz in Charles Town. The
Justice imposed a fine Of $500 and
sentenced Turner to work on the
county road for six months. To the
| fine and sentence Turner excepted, and
appealed TO the Circuit Court. He
was then released on a bond Of
! 81, 800 for his appearance at court,
! An additional bond OF $500 was re-
qured of him to abstain from making
any liquor while his case is pending.
Charles Scandals, Of Mechanics
burg, Pa, Greek. who was said to
| have been at the head of big gang
of bootleggers, and who operated in
the Cumberland Valley and occasion
ally got into West Virginia, was shot
and killed last week in Fair Haven,
N. J., by his cousin, Charles Rappas
Constable Landon Quick, of Charles
| Town, visited the home Of Robert
Staubs on the east side Of the Shen-
andoah river in search Of moonShine
liquor. Nothing unlawful was found
at the house, but following a we'll
beaten path into the woods the Officer
found a keg of cold hen" with pro-
nounced kick. No arrest was made.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-09-21
TUESDAY. OCTOBER Sd. 1922.

beginning at I o'clock sharp, the fol
lowing personal property, to-wit:
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-09-21
LITTLE LOCALS.

The new State road through Shares.
burg has been completed and the cen.
tractors are now working on the sec.
ton between the town and the raj.
road station.
Among the jurors called to serve
in the United States Court at Mar.
tinshurg this week were c. NJ B.
Brown, L. ]. Shirley and j. W. wysong,
Jr., Of Jefferson county.
The Register has gotten a consider.
able number Of new subscribers the
past few weeks, but still there's room
for more. Send us your name and ad-
dress and $50 Sai Sc. the Register
for year.
The Gleane-' olcss of th- e-.,'"ern
Methodist ,.'5ay school will hold
soup supper III the schoc'-house att
town Friday evening, October O..
Soup, wienie sandwiches al c9ffc,
will be served. Candy Will also /.
sold. There will be fish, pond for r."
youngsters.
The garage and mill owned and
! operated by T. W. Jacobs and son at
kabletown, this county, was burned to
| the ground last Friday night, and with
il were destroyed three automobiles. a
truck and motorcycle. The estmat-
ed loss on building and contents was
put at $4,000.
II is rumored that the Western
Maryland Railroad will electrify its
lines from Williamsport to Hagers-
town and also its extensive yards in
the latter place. II is said that il will
use power to be furnished BY the big
| 81 100000 electric plant TO be con-
structed at Williamsport.
Mrs. Claudia Ceary, mother of
Sergeant Major w. G. Geary, who was
killed while fighting with the Marines
in France, has been presented with
distinguished service medal by Major
General Lejune, Commandment of the
Marine Corps. She is a sister of Mrs
George R. Bready, of Harper's Ferry
Unknown persons last Wednesday
night left baby boy on the steps Of
the Kings Daughters Hospital in
Martinsburg. The child, which was
three or four days old, had been care
fully wrapped in blanket and placed
| in a basket. A note, signed, "His
Mother" said that the baby was of good
blood on both sides and asked that
ii be given a good home.
A. Spottswood cambridge, former
Jefferson county surveyor, is engaged
in securing title to the land that will
be flooded by the water that will be
impounded when the Potomac Public
Service Company completes its power
dam at Ede's Fort on Cacapon river
in Morgan county, ". Va. The i'm
pounded water will form lake in a
setting of woodland, making one Of
the most attractive places for boat
ing and camping to be found anywhere
in the East.
At meeting of Pack Horse Ford
Chapter Of the d. A. r. on Monday
the following delegates and alternates
to the State Conference Of the D. A.
r., which will convene in Clarksburg
on October 10th, were elected: Dele
gates, Regent Mrs. A. D. Kenamond
Mrs. Paul Morrow, Miss Julia Rein
hart, Miss Susan Gibson, Mrs. Thos
G. Miller, Mrs. E. C. Drawbaugh: al
tternates, Vice-Regent Miss Ella May
Turner, Mrs. Mary C. Schultz, Miss
Florence Muzzey. Mrs. D. B. Lucas
Mrs. Geo. M. Beltzhoover, Mrs. B. F.
Harrison. Miss Rachel Snyder is al
so a delegate by virtue of her Office as
State Librarian.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-09-21
Scrabble News.

Encouraged by the success of the
Morgan's Grove fair this year. the
people of Scrabble are talking Of get
ting I'D fair of their own. Several
folks have promised curiosties of var
ious sorts, including four white mice.
a three-legged chicken and several
teeth from a saw once used IN Snyder
saw mill, the cemmunity's most prom
inent industry some forty years ago.
There is talk of establishing high
school at Scrabble. Consolidation OF
the Newtown and Scrabble schools has
been proposed, and there was try
out of the plan of hauling pupils by
motor truck from Newtown. There
were only three children, however, not
enough to fill a Ford, so the idea has
been given up until after corn cutting
time. Clarence Miller is proving HIM
self to be a mighty Nmrod and is evil
IDENTIFY giving the village protection
from the army Of groundhogs that is
invading that section. He has kiiIea
81 Of the beasts so far this fall ana
expects to get about thousand before
the season is over. There is tax OF
establishing a lanyard and harness
factory so as to utilize their macs.
II has been suggested that the ground
hogs be fed regularly on corn so taat
they may be used for pork this winter.
The cholera has made its appearance
among the swine of the neighborhood
and something will have to be done
There was such a scarcity of pork IN
Scrabble last winter that Harry Green
wood had to spend half of his time IN
town after the rabbit season was over.