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Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-05
2l628O Property Valuation Increase In County This Year
Break I'm Tense Situation
Expected Within 4S Hours
Saw Government Officials
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES
|. MS Staff Correspondent

Waship IN. Aug. 5,-The rail-.
way striA ,oved swiftly toward .
s srys,a' '9e p' ps'at where nave
quick break In the tense situation
may be expected within As hours.
according to government officials
in close touch with conditions.
The break may come in the di.
rection of peace or toward more
serious condition of affairs through
the spread OF the strike to other
classes of railway workers beside
the federated shop crafts. The OPP
inion prevailing among officials was
that 1t would be the introduction
OF peace.
Jewell, Johnston and John Moo.
nan. head OF the electrical workers
appeared at the White House at
l105 o'clock and Immediately went
into conference with Mr.. Harding.
Hard on the heels of the increas-
ingly menacing aspect OF the stu
alton and contributing to the be.
lief that important steps are i'm
pending were these Developments:
1-B. NJ. Jewell. national director
Of the shipments strike and Will
liam Johnston, president OF the In.
ternational Association of Machin.
lists, the largest single union In
volved in the tie.up, reappeared in
Washington for renewal of confer
ences with President Harding.
2-Onicials of the powerful Big
Four" brotherhoods were quietly
gathering here to bring their griev-
ances to the attention of the gov
eminent with the threat In the
background that they will be COM
PEELED to join the walkout unless
there Is a sudden betterment OF me-
chanical conditions on the roads.
Mr.. Harding, it was learned TO.
day, has determined upon a fresh
line Of action designed to bring the
strike to a speedy end and this
will form a. substance OF his renew
ed conversations with the strikers
spokesman at the white house to-
day. Administration officials were
chary Of commenting today upon
any new plans" but it is under
stood that Charles II, McCord.
chairman Of the Interstate Com
morce Commission. has had hand
in their preparation.
The attitude of the brotherhoods.
who are not members Of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, and who
have record of never joining In a
"sympathetic strike" was fully
summed up in their joint telegram
TO the white house which said:
THE plain intention of the rail.
road executives to smash the shop
craft union3 is resulting in more
ana more Of the locomotives and
cquipmGnt getting into disrepair
and the dangers Of most hazard
Gus occupation are being daily in
creased
we fear that a continuation OF
these conditions will inevitably re-
suit in GU memb ers. as means
Of self protection, being drawn in
10 the controversy and we greatly
doplore such a contingency"
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-05
HEAR RUM0RS OF
NEW STATE ROAD
Surveyors Working On Line
South OF B. and O.

The Farmers Advocate, of Char.
les Town, yesterday reported on
work OF group of surveyors who
have been running trial line for
what is believed to be a ther pos,
sibility as state road route be-
tween this city and Charles Town
Nerfjcation Of the report could not
he secured this morning at county
headquarters Of the state road com
mission division engineer in this
city.
The Charles Town report says:
estate road disputants who are
encouraged to expect the proposed
new state road from Martinsburg to
Charles Town to be built by Wal.
pcr's Cross Roads will be alarmed
over the operations Of surveying
party engaged in surveying a tenta.
tive route that is being kept So
verely on the south side Of the -
& o. Railroad main line.
con Monday a party of five men
operating from headquarters a.
Shenandoah Junction, started to
survey at what is known as Starry g
corner, a mile norJh Of Charles
Town, on the Lcctown road. They
took a course almost due north
from that point, crossing portions
of tine starry, Wyatt, Bradshaw, for
merly Mrs Helen BFinRtOn's and
Trumont Sechret farms TO the hun
drod acre woods on the Aglionbv
forms. The county road was FOL
.lcu5ed ro,. - 1hort distance al0pp the
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-05
Dogs [: Fail To
7 Trail NEGRO
ASSaiiIdIlI

This afternoon the authorities
were stiu without definite Informal
ton as to the whereabouts of the
strange negro who has been The
object of manhuut in the Aliens.
vile section since Yesterday morn.
Ing when he made an unsuccessful
attack TO assault criminaIIv Mrs.
Clifton Beard Sheriff bean return.
cd at noon today after having been
AT the head OF a posse since yps-
terday about noon. pcpufies Har-
per. Lord and Jack remained in the
AIIensvil1e section This morning 10
continue the search in which two
bloodhounds. BELONGING Ia Sheriff
Clover of Marion county and in
charge of Lee Wright. have been
used without avail Most Of the civ.
iIfan volunteers in the manhunt
this morning deserted the chase
after spending twenty four hourg at
H. hnt a still hunt is being main.
tanned and strict lookout kent for
the man.
The negro. who is descrihod as
fairly short and heavy. yellow com
nlayionod and wearing n black
sloueb hat has moi beon seen since
the attack 81 FAR ms known nv any
one in the vicinity. The dogs were
given the scent carly this morning
after their arrival last night hut
they followed If to tho brick miami
near North Mountain and there
were hafTIAd. The negro Is believed
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-05
PEACE PROPOSAL
MAY END ILLINOIS
COAL STRIKE
Old Scale TO Be Effective I'm
til March 81, 20.
(By International News servlce)


Chjcaeo, Aug. . The end of the
coal strike in Illinois. affectine
$4,000 bituminous miners, was seen
As possibility today as the result
of a peace proposal drafted by the
Illinois Coal Operators.
The operators under the nlan ap.
proved at a meeting held here,
would have the miners return 10
work under the old wage scale
which would continue to be in ef-
feet until March 81. 1928 The en-
Tire controversy OF wages and
working conditions would be sub
mitted to a board of arbitration. 1t
is suggested that this board be NH
tually decided upon CT be chosen
by President Harding
The proposal was forwarded to
Frank L. harrington, president of
the Illinois district of the miners at
SPRING. cid
If it is accomplished the Illinois
mine fields will he ready to resume
operations within IS hours, Dr. +
{. HonnOld, secretary Of the oper
ators' association declared.
The plan of the operators would
do away with the practice of nego-
ttating a four state or central com
petitive field wage agreement and
would establish in future a policy
Of an agreement annlying only Il
the Illinois coal fields
Cleveland, o. Aug Quick az
tfgt, tpa1Zinr % aorcsl,,6t,f rp,, III
1921 wage scale as a basis for re
sumption of coal mining at union
mines throughout the country.
when the joint conference called
by President John J.. Lewis con
Yenes here Monday, is predicted by
coal operators here today.
Unlike previous wage confercn.
ces, no time is expected to be
wasted in preliminarics but it wa
con1dentially said that the joint
conference would get down to brass
tacks' Immediately. While no Off
cial announcement has been made,
it is considered certain that an
agreement has been made or will
be made upon this point.
Some operators, while declining
the invitation to the conference
expressed willingness to resume
operations unon the 1921 basis
The representation Of operators
here will include those from every
field in the competitive field As
well as Michigan and northwest
Virginia, it was learned The basic
fs,
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-05
Want Levy Reduced,
Total increase n2 per cent? j..

On the theory that the disburse-
ments would not exceed those Of
LASH year and, with the given addi-
tional increased valuation as a base
for the levies, the lew should he
reduced to the extent of making the
income approximately the same as
that OF last year. the taxation com
mittee of the Chamber of Commerce
at a meeting last night which was
attacked by two members of the
County Court. empowered the
chairman, Wilbur H. Thomas TO
name A committee to confer with tha
Lowing bodies when thew maat
new Tuesday for the purposa of
malTinr estimates for tho encrir >
YEAR and advise with them in com
mon affo,t to roduce the 1evies en-
that tho total taves for the conntv
would NOT no increased This com.
r,ittee consists IF G NJ Lamar
cba ,; r. NcKour 7 q uen'
SOW = = Cn,it, ard Nelson
O.NeaI and II was off7cialIv stated
that il would snnear before the COM
49, Co. ~ q 6aboo, p.ard aod ~
Citv ConrniI on g T,a sd sor M
nurnose named
Same donbt % - tho ,,,ssih,litv
=, dacroase uas ona,,1,t o,,nre-s
ed last nipbt and +bis ,,,o.,irg M
view Of The f,ct tbat w. ~, nr TO-
and election his vaon t,,o,IId ''. Ia -
srhst,ntio1 outlay o-4i,,,a 49, en-
non 70 tba hudget e. rti ~ oa az ia
49, tho iroon,a 49,, - en7 Vai a,,',
,orId nave - tailo o o@l az, rs pt %q.'tu
8, oyerdrawn during the na ~. l ro,r
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-05
$1,763,970.00
EALING WATERS DISTRICT

state"
"An objection often heard against
an increase in values was that it
would lead to eXtrava gance on the
part of the local levying bodies and
consequently, an increase in the al
ready heavy tax burden.
Il have been in hearty accord
with the state tax commissioner in
his efforts to eqaulize the tax bur
den Of our people, because ! be
lieve that it can be accomplished
only by valuing the property OF the
state in the manner provided by
law. and have not joined wits
those who believe that increased
valuation will result in an extrava-
CANT attitude on the part Of our tax
levying bodies While there has
been curtailment in many instances.
taXes-federal state, county. dis
I trtCt and municipal - are burden
some and it is our duty, wherever
possible to lessen the burden"
Real Estate Mainly Increased.
The statement has been awaited
with more than the usual annual in
terest because of the announced in
tention Of the tax commissioners
Office to assess the real estate at its
true and actual value. Fruit grow
ers and farmers especially have
been curious to know Just how the
ambition would work out. The
, statement shows that. Of the local
assessors work as well as on the
public utilities assessment. the real
estate has been given the bulk Of
the increase, the personal property
showing practically no increase. 1t
was stated officially at the asses
sOr's Office that of the increase in
real estate, farms and fruit lands
had shared alike in the increase.
while the real estate in the city had
also been increased although not 50
much a s a whole. The fruit men
made an organized protest month
ago to the Board Of Equalization
and Review against the proposed
substantial increase in the fruit
land valuation scale on the ground
that the prospects for a crop this
year were so poor as to make ii
probably profitless, the third sue
cessive wear of that nature,-and
the Board at first indicated its in
tention to make a horizontal reduc-
ton. Instructions from the tax com
mssioners office warned the Board.
however, that any horizontal in
crease would be illegal. and that
policy was abandoned although the
way was left open for individual
requests for reductions. No such
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-05
LABOR MASSINC WAR
CHEST TO SUPPORT
STRIKING SHOPMEN
Tens OF Thousands Threaten
To Quit Train Service.
BY WEBSTER X. NOLAN
|. NJ. S. staff Correspondent.

Washington, Aug. 3. Organized
labor modifying for what easily may
be its greatest struggle today began
the massing of a huge war chest"
to support the railroad shop crafts
in their nation wide strike. While
union leaders throughout the coun-
try were preparing to issue the for.
NAL call for raising a gigantic strike
fund. officials of the order of rail
road leaders fatty predicted that
tens of thousands of train service
employees in all classes will be forced
to quit their posts If the railroads
continue to operate crippled equip
ment.
Spokesman for the leaders propos-
ed warning of the engineers and fire.
mems brotherhood officials that &C.
cidents Will result soon from the run
down railroad stock
Appeal For Support.
Labor's war chest, it was learned
WAS launched with an appeal TO So.
goo members of the Order of Rail.
way Photographers to donate one full
days pay in support OF the striking
shop crafts. This union alone will
raise 100000 for the strike fund 1t
was said.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor it was
authOritatiycly learned will shortly
appeal to the ran kand file OF organ
lied labor TO mobilize their financial
resources to back the strikers In a
1, u
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-05
TRUCK REPAIRED.

The left front wheel Of the auto
tire engine Of Hose Co. No 5, and
the end Of the spring on the front
axle, which we're smashed when the
truck was making run to the Lip
sic fire last week, have been re
paired under the direction Of a rep
resantative from the American La
France Fire Engine Company Of
Elmira, n. " from whom the truck
was originally purchased. The
truck was put back INTO commits
sion tins morning,
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-05
mr.. BOOGHER
DECLINES
R1LTO. CALL

While known to members Of his
congregation the general public Is
not aware Of the fact that Rev.
Dudley Boogher. rector of Trinity
Episcopal Church, declined a flat
tering call TO become rector of st.
Bartholomew Episcopal Church.
Baltimore Rev. Mr.. Boogher took
everything into consideration and
CONCLUDED he would not leave the
work here Mr. Boogher, since com
ing to Martinsburg. has taken 3
prominent part in the work through
ont the West Virginia Diocese and
the family has become firmly estab-
lished in the friendship and esteem
Of the public as we'll as the esteem
and affection of members Of his
parish.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-05
NO CHANGE IN STANDING.

The County Court last night fin.
lshed its canvass of the primary
ballots cast on Tuesday. The totals
had not been completed at noon to-
day but there was no indication
that there would be any material
change in the totals announced I'M
officially on Wednesday.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-05
TO OUR PATRONS

Al business, such as the
settlement of accounts, de-
livery of packages, ETC., is
now being transacted at
Chas. E. Thompson's Shoe
Store, where we will, as US
ual, cash our friends and
customers checks. Il
Thompson & Thompson.
1p 1t
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-05
FESTIVAL. .

At Westraters Lawn Monday and
Tuesday benefit Class No. ], First
L. +. Independent Drum Corps will
attend
S. 1p 2t
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-05
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

After August 9th, the city viii IS
sue executions on delinquent per
sonal taxes with the added costs Of
such execution.
HATTIE L. ZEPP,
9 3 tp cod wk City Sergeant.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-05
R0SEMONT PARK
square Dancing Tonight
Seals Imperial SerenaderS

Monday Aug. Eth An exception
ally fine dance orchestra. 50 cents
to all,
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FOR SALE

Residence, sol West Martin st.
s 8 IL
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-05

Miss Margaret Kidwiler is i'll at
her home on North Raleigh street.
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'ASsEsS9R'S REPORT SHOWS REAL ESTATE
bearing IA Per CENT INCREASE over 1921;
S1,167,465,52 PUBLIC UTILITIES Raise
Statement For 1922 Ready To Go To County Court AS Basis
For Estimates And Levy-Personal Property Shows Little
lncpease'TotaI Valuation Is $29,318 ,431 81

Berkeley
public today
County
lows:
Personal Property dS per cent? ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS S1235oo
Utilities 1t67A652
Total increase az per cenh.... .......$ &1162So52
econs
Inmates year
Real Estate 1b5121S00o
The detailed statement from the office, including the
public utilities
pfce and which be added
valuation follows he detailed public utilities
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-05
Weather Predictions

Fair tonight and Sunday; no
change in temperature.
ToDAY'S NEWS FIRST
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-01
WATERBURY,

At the Congregational church Sunday
the pastor, Rev John G.. Prince, has
for his sermon topic, 'The Church, a
Fellowship Of Christians. I" Vesper serv'
ice at 5 o'clock Lenten sermon, "A
Cali to Fellowship" Special music
by choir.
At the Methodist Episcopal church
holy communion will be celebrated at
lO.s5. The children's vested choir will
sing. In the evening, the lecture will
TO aThe Modern Samaritan" which will
be illustrated by IS handcoiored slides,
Monday evening the first meeting Of
the Waterbury Parent-Teacher asso-
citation will be held at the high school
building. The speaker for the evening
will be Clarence II. Dempsey, state
commissioner OF education; music,
school orchestra; reading, Miss Celley;
vocal solo. Mrs. Lamb. All interested
in our school and the welfare Of the
children are asked to attend.
Joseph Messer has returned to work
for d. w. Cooley after his recent
illness.
Tuesday evening new sugar on snow
will be served at the Congregational
church.
Edwin p. Palmer continues 70 gain
and il sitting up for an hour each day.
Word from Samuel Baird from
Waitsheld shows improvement in his
condition.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-01

has been closed to traffic for vehicles
weighing, with their loads, more than
800 pounds per inch of the tire width
of any wheel. This restriction is or
dered under the authority of the state
highway department and is to continue
until such time as the frost is out of
the ground and the highway sufficient
~ settled 50 that it would not be se-
riously damaged by heavy traffic. This
highway is one of the most important
routes in the state and has been main
tanned, over a part of the distance at
least, in exceptionally good shape. Its
condition will be protected in great
measure by this restriction. Any yio-
lation, or suspected violation, ought To
be reported to the selectmen of the
towns or to the state highway depart
ment Immediately, il the order is TO
be of full value.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-01
Investigate Federal Aid.

A Vermont civil engineer, who for
business reasons declines TO be quoted
but who signs his name to his letter,
calls for an investigation of the whole
federal-aid plan.
He questions whether by virtue Of
so-called federal aid we really get any
aid at all; that we may be merely do
ing our part to build up potent and
encroaching department in Washing
ton; that we cannot get something for
nothing out of the federal govern
ment; that before we appropriate
100000 more for matching federal
aid funds we ought to have a com
mittee of engineers to make a sur.
vey of our federal aid roads, built sc-
cording to Washington specifications
and report whether we should proceed
with any more such experiments.
The suggestion has some elements
Of merit, but it hardly seems best 10
wait for the legislature 10 act on such
plan. BY that time the whole bust
ness of roads will be hopelessly in
volyed in session politics, and. as The
Herald's informant suggests, this
whole matter Of highways ought TO lie
taken out of politics as soon a. pos
sible.
We have a highway board. a couple
Of commissioners and something like
twenty-seven engineers on the states
pay roll. Why should we not require
Commissioner Dix, the actual and ex-
ecutive head Of the department, to
make a special report on these fed
eral-aid projects. so that the legis-
lators will have the facts before them
next january
The Herald has confidence in the
ability of Mr.. Dix and staff TO 90 hon
estly into this matter and give the
real facts to the taxpayers, who Ger
tainly have a right to the best infor-
nation they can get on such an i'm
portant matter-before someone pro-
ceeds to spend their money for such
Herald
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-01

The Judith Lyford Woman's clul
will observe gentlemcn's night at th'
club rooms Tuesday evening, April 4
Every club member ia cordially invitct
to attend and is privileged to extend AZ
invitation to a gentleman. II is hoped
that a large number will be present
and enjoy this community get-togeth
err.
Harold 4. Wilson of Amherst, Mass.
and Miss Bernice Rollins Of Barre wer,
guests this week OF Mr.. and Mrs. 4
J. Rogers.
William Thomas and Cecil Thomas
of Hardwick were business visitors in
town this week.
Mrs. Madge Bullock and daughter
Pauline, are visitors in the home Of
Mrs. Bullocks father, i. G. Lance.
Mrs. G. y. HAYES, who has been seri'
ously i'll with the prevailing distem'
per, is gaining slowly.
Miss Louise Morris is spending the
spring vacation with her parents in
Wallingford, Conn.
Miss Estelle Preston was a guest
this week in the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
Earle Mears.
Miss Pauline Burbank, who is at
tending y. v. NJ, is spending a few
days az her home.
Miss Olive Smith, a student at Mas
son institute, is at home for a few
days vacation.
I. J. Orne is spending few days at
his farm in Barton.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-01
Weird Western Ideas About Vermont

The articles published elsewhere on
this page, headed Vermont States
men" is an amusing example of the
placid ignorance OF western editors
about Vermont, even, when coupled
with a very evident desire TO do honor
to our great men.
What would this editor say il told
that instead of being made up mostly
of granite rocks, with few remain
ing scrubby pine trees" Vermont was
actually more productive of wheat,
to the cultivated acre, than Califor-
mar
What would he say TO the statement
that it contains the greatest marble
business. the greatest hide business
and the greatest cooperative creamery
in the country
How would he explain such apple
orchards as he Buxton and MacRae
I'plantationsl Could we convince him
that in some of our clay counties is
the greatest grazing land in the United
Statesf
OF course, a man idling through a
Congressional directory doesn't get a
very vivid impression Of anything, but
even the arrogance ol ldHiufllth OuEnl
TO know better than refer 10 Vermont
a. waste, through which clashes oc-
easionally border-running bootlegger
taking Canadian whiskey TO the more
populous centers of New England and
New York
And, incidentally, he couldn't have
known much Of Vermont's grand old
man to spell his name "Morrell."
Vermont has nothing comparable to
the great citrus and grape plantations
of California. Its climate is strictly
northern and New English. Its side
hill farms take some scratching be-
fore yielding up a subsistence to their
owners. but the valleys of Vermont are
notably fertile. They have attracted
the attention of soil and crop experts
east and west, and when It comes to
scenic beauties and native character
why Vermont was doing all that be-
fore the forty-niners had their inspira-
ton toward the Golden West.
The pretty part of the California
contemporary article is its good
nature and evident. if condescending.
admiration for our great men. but
that only makes the quaintness Of its
ignorance the more pronounced
Rutland Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-01

Willis--What il the present law re-
garding the use Of liquor.
Gillis-The anti-beer bill allows tbs
use of whiskey, according 20 the in
depreciation Of government agents
who are forbidden 60 search your prem.
the supreme court, which permits the
sale Of booze, subject, of course, TO the
recent ruling Of the attorney general
that you can drink il II you don't con.
hict with the opinion recently rendered
by the federal courts, vacating the in
junction obtained in accordance with
the order Of the circuit courts a. *
pressed in the latest amendment ia
the drug act.-Judgs.