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ington and shows him to be a most
dashing and gay looking gentleman.
Another is of his son, Steptoe Wash
ington, who, we are told, used to be-
come so furiously angry whenever
his father refused to give him all the
money he thought he ought to have
that in his tantrums he would go
into the drawing room and shoot at
his fathers portrait Judging by
the number of holes in Samuels
picture the young man must have
been angry much of his time. The
third portrait is of Mrs. Samuel
Washington, which one is net
known. as the gay gentleman had
five wives during his life of Just
little over fifty years. The fourth
portrait is said to be of Dolly Madi-
son. There is also a glass and
wood cabinet in this. room which IS
filled with little relics which he
longed to the early members of the
Washington family. At the huge
fireplace is marble mantle which
Lafayette presented to Samuel
Washington after one of his visits
" Ildlth NoH anu WHICH, We were
told, was made in France
The stairway Is very beautiful.
The panels and ratings for it as we'll
as the paneling in the drawing
room were all imported from Eng
land
The last home that was visited
by the chapter was "Claymont
Court originally owned by Bush
rod Washington but later sold sew
eral times At one time it was own
ed and occupied by Frank r. Stock
ton, the writer. Now it belongs to
Mrs ]. F. Murphy. This is R beau
tiful and imposing place and per
fectly kept up The gardens are
very extensive and attractive while
the lawn is truly beautiful with its
wide vistas and huge old trees At
"Claymont Court" one finds many
things both beautiful and interest
ing and romance hoyers about tho
old place with its dungeon and its
walled in sidcboard.
The weather WAS delightful and
the whole pilgrimage from beginning
to end was an absolute success
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BRITISH FEDERATION
IN COkCRESS--MA
MANY DEMANDS
Revision OF Versailles Treaty;
Prevention OF Wars.
ley international News servlce)

Trankfort-on-the-Main. Germany.
Aug Immediate revision and
modification of the treaty Of Yer.
sailles and worldwide unity of la.
Dor to resist capitalist politicians"
and prevent future wars were de-
manded here today by Frank Hod
ces. Secretary of the British Fed
Grafton of Miners in an address
formerly opening the congress of
International Federation of Miners.
MIR. Hodges did not refer to the
coal strike in the United States.
The veteran British labor lead.
ers words were received With thun
derous applause. especially when he
called upon labor in all countries to
resist the efforts of "capitalistic
politicians" to destroy the eight
hour working day and to reduce
wages to the point whore workers
could not live decently.
Hodges left ii to the American
delegates-John Gay, of the Iowa
| state Federation of Minors, and
John MitchelD to bring the subject
of the American strike before the
congress. The two American repre-.
yentatives told International News
! Service that important resolutions
bearing upon the United states
coal strike would be introduced.
| Both will address the congress he
! fore 1t concludes at the end of the
week
Wartime promises IN labor have
! been shattered" said Hodges.
Capitalists are trying to destroy
/ the workers hard Won rights In
/ Great Britain and in America, these
attempts have been supported OPP
emily by the governments.
Proposals will be adopted in
this conference dealing with the
determination of miners through
out the world to retain the fruits
of their past victories.
First and foremost We sincere
ly resolved that never again shall
the dogs of war be Embossed Int err
nationalism takes time. 1t Is inn
4 possible TO 80 to bed nationalists
I and wake up internationalists. But
I we will drive war back into the
hell from which 1t sprang. We
cannot have a member OF the civ
ilized organism of nations cut off
and the rest of the body continue
in perfect health. 1t is an elcmen-
tary truth that prosperous Ger
many and Austria means prosper
Gus France and Britain.
The treaty OF Versailles must
be radically changed Not hcsitat.
ingly and in peacemeal. hut radical.
" and Immediately. Our statesmen
begin to realize that colossal
mistake has been made.
The capitalist politician has
less courage than his master cap
talism-for the latter actually rea
Lies the folly of the Versailles
treaty and is taking steps to undo
the evil, while the politicians laci
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SECOND ATTEMPT TO
SETTLE NATIONWIDE:
TIEUP UNDER WAY
Operators And Union Leaders
Meet In Cleveland.

Cleveland, Aug. "A second at
tempt to settle the nationwide tie.
up of the coal industry in the Unit
ted States is under way today
with representative of every field
in the central competitive region,
comprising Ohio. Indiana, Illinois
and western Pennsylvania and
some outside interests represented
as we'll as the fun strength OF the
Uaited Mine Workers policy com
mittec consisting of 1i2 members,
representing union coal miners in
all sections OF the United States
who have been on strike since
March 81
On the eve of the assembling OF
the Joint conference, which went
into session at TO o'clock today, op.
timistic expressions were voiced by
John l.. Lewis, President of the
United Mine Workers and coal OPP
orators, with headquarters here
who had taken a prominent part in
the effort to re.estahlish peace.
Il believe We will reach an
agreement but, of course. | cannot
forecast the exact forms" rresi
dent Lewis told the International
News Service
Similar expressions were made
by prominent operators here, NJ
official forecast OF tho terms upon
which the settlement will be
made. was given out. but it ia The
general belief that they Will com
prise renewal of the 1921 wagC
scale. in effect when the strike was
called, until March 81. of mex
year with provision providing fol
joint commission of miners ant
operators to work out new wage
scale before that time. 1t is prob
able. the international News Sorv
fee, learned, that tho ills of the
coal industry will be taken up by
such commission if one Is ap
pointed.
Between so aud 81 percent of Tho
coal tonnage in union fields wat
here either in person or by proxy
those present, it was said. havine
total annual tonnage OF $1,000,
| wv loIlS, 'Hin Hau inc SllpuGeS
presentation between Is and S.
percent ofits annual production
being present. while Is percent o.
that of western pennsylvania, Il
| percent of the Indiana mines ant
n small percentage Of Illinois opc"
+ ators participating.
The willingness of the Illinois
! operators to renew the 1921 sealo
| is reported to have forced Thu
| hand Of the operators AS to wage
and but little discussion is expect
/ cd on that issue.
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REV. Mr.. BooGHER
AND Mr., GOODWIN
WILL MAKE SURVEY
four Hardy And Pendeton-
To Visit "Smoke Hole

Rev. Dudley Boogher. rector OF
trinity Episcopal Church. will util-
Re his vacation period this month
b an effort to extend the work OF
lie EPISCOPAL Diocese in the eastern
arr of the State. Today in com.
any with Rev. Conrad H. Goodwin.
ector of Zion Episcopal Church,
,harles Town, he will start in Mr..
scodwin's car on a tour Of Pendle-
on and Grant counties whore no
branch of the Episcopal Church is
n operation. The two clergymen
rere delegated by Bishop w. L. Ora
Patt at the conference held some
months ago in Parkersburg. to make
religious survey Of the two coun-
les and upon their report to the
bishop and the Church Council will
depend the establishment of the
work in the section mentioned.
|They will endeayor to avoid coming
n conflict with any other deHom-
nation in the two counties.
incidentally they will visit the IA
nous Smoke Hole region Of Hardy
county where for years, according
b rumor and mOuntainside gossip.
the "moonshiner' and his followers
|haye held undisputed sway-it be
|ins considered exceedingly danger
|ous for visitors to show up there
unless they are favorably known o.
for. Revenue men and Of
ficers of the law are said to dread
going into "Smoke Hole" and there
are but few Instances where any
one has had the temerity to visit the
place However that may be, the
two clergymen Will hold services in
Smoke Hole" if any inclination to
hear them IS shown by the inhabi,
tants and it is possible that a
branch of the work will be launch
ed there if sufficient interest IS
SO far as can be learn
cd there Is no semblance Of a
church or place for religious meet
ing in Smoke Hole and there has
been but one or two instances
where minister of the gospel has
gone through the locality.
It is understood that Pendleton
comfy has neither a railroad nor
telephone line, while the only roads
Hardy are the tail end OF
the Greonspring branch OF the Bal
timore and Ohio, from Romney,
Hampshire county. to N0orefeld,
thence to Petersburg, Grant county,
and the little country line recently
built from Winchester, Va, on
around through the West Virginia
mountains to Wardensville. Conse-
luentlY. the two cIerics are making
the tour by automobile.
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NAIL IN EYE
CAUSES LOSS

Leon White, a young farmer of
the Middleway noighborhood, was
operated on in the Winchester hos
pital last week, one of his eyes be.
ing removed His eye was injured
last December when a fragment
from nail he was driving struck
him in 1t, and destroyed the sight
He had been getting along fairly
well without much suffering until
his sound eye began to weaken. To
prevent total blindness, it was de.
cided to remove the injured mem
her
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-07
SHENANDOAH Chapter, D. A. R., ENJOYS
PILGRIMAGE TO HISTORIC HOMES OF FAMED
REVOLUTIONARY GENERALS IN JEFFERSON CO..
travellers Rest" General Gates Home-"Lee Hall,
Where Major-General Charles Lee LWed-'HareWood
Hail." Planned BY Washington-Aso CIaymont Court.

The Shenandoah Valley Chapter,
n s y. A. r. on Thursday, August
the third. made a pilgrimage to va
ri0us historic homes located in old
Berkeley, now Jefferson county.
At ten o'clock in the morning.
eleven automobiles. holding fifty-one
persons, left from the house of Mrs.
q. B. Wiltshire in the Public
Square.
The whole trip was planned and
directed by Miss Nota Viewer. At
each stop a paper. written by her,
concerning the history of that par
ticular place was read by one Of the
chapter members.
The first stop was made at TRAY
elers Rest" the house which Ma
ior.General Horatio Gates, of Rev
olutionary fame, built and lived in
for many years hut which is now
owned and occupied by the family
Of Mr.. r. w. Campbell,
The society was cordially receiv-
cd upon the lawn by Mrs. Campbell
and her sister. Mrs. Willis. then in
vited into the house where the
whole building was thrown open for
inspection.
This old house is situated a short
distance off the main pike about a
mile from Kearneysville. 1t Is a
quaint old structure and very well
pres served, so that one can see II
today much as 1t was in the time
! of General Gates. 1t has an attrac-
tive stairway in the center hall snd
a large living room which is paneled
in wood There is a mysterious
walled up closet which makes one
wonder, and dark and secret pas
sage ways which run from room to
room in the second story.
! Before leaving "Traveler's Rest
Mrs. Walker read an historical
sketch of General Gates life and
character.
+ The next stop was at Lee Hail.
the old home Of Major General
Charles Lee. which is situated at
The southern end of Leotown.
Here, DR.. and Mrs. Hirst, who
have owned and lived in the proper
ity for years, received the society
very graciously and pointed out all
of the attractions Of the quaint old
place. This house originally con
sisted of just one very large room
and here the general lived with his
dogs and slaves. Now, however
the house is quite large and both
comfortable and attractive. y pa
per was also read here, telling OF
the peculiar man who built the one
l., Il -
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ARGUMENT OVER
PRGWESS CAUSES
MUCH EXCITEMENT
Five Punched. One In Hospital
As Result.

New York. Aug. An argu
nent between Michael Cooney,
ormer war veteran, and James ca
Afghan, as to which was the bes
winner early today had the TO
owing results:
flight companies Of fire
apparatus were called out in
Brooklyn.
2-The fire boats were rushed
through East river to a point
opposite the Brooklyn navy
yard.
3-Half dozen policemen
were summoned to the harbor
front.
4--cooney was taken to hos
pitaI.
5-Five other men were ar
rested charged with intoxica-
ton.
According to the police all had
been drinking.
To prove their proves Coo
noy and CaIIaahan tried to
swim East river but became ex-
hausted. In the meantime four
of their friends had plunged
into the stream-the whole six
having taken the precauton to
take off all their clothing, A.
tuqhoat picked up Cooney and
Calaghan but another member
of the party Thomas Tucker,
had already turned back and
landed. Without taking the
Formally to dress he ran a
couple blocks turning in all the
fire alarms and police alarms
in sight.
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the moral courage to even attempt
this.
The truth is that Europe and
America require an entirely new
starting point. In saying this | am
expressing the considered judgment
of the British labor movement.
The latter-British labor movement
constantly endeavors to mitigate
the severity of the terms of con.
quest established in a moment of
mad fury"
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NEW YORK STOCKS.

New York, Aug. TN the early
dealings, price movements on the
stock exchange were irregular, Pan
American Petroleum was down Ia
ut "A IL while Rock Island advanc-
ed Ia to IL rs h. r. 7. rose ~
To Il "a and Sinclair Oil yielded
rs To 80 3-S. Corn Products rose
ia to Ill "a Bethlhem Steel b
moved up Is to II is. Union Pa
cific advanced rs to IA. American
Locomotive was IS higher at III
a. ?Smdehaker rose is to 131 81.
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MANY PRISONERS TAKEN.

Dublin, Aug. THE capture Of
moro than $50 prisoners and three
towns from the irrcsulars was an
nounced today in advices from the
front" An official communique
from the Free State government
charges that the outbreak in Dublin
Saturday night was an attempt by
irregulars to isolate the city by
blowing up the bridges and tearing
up tho railway lines. 1t has been
completely frustrated.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-07
TYPHOID RAVhGES
TENT COLONY
(By international News Service3


Pittsburgh, Aug 7,-Typhoid few
er has developed in the tent colon
les of the striking miners of Fay
cite county and today the epidemic
was alarming state and county au-
thores. Within the last day or two
the spread of the disease has been
rapid and it is feared the situation
may get beyond control. At the
Palmer plant of the II. c. Frick
Coke Company. near Brownsville,
Is cases are reported.
Six persons from Palmer have
been brought to Il hospital here and
their condition is serious. Reports
from other tent colonies in the
county bring the known cases OF
typhoid up to so.
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STEAMER coLLIpEs WITH ROCK

San Francisco, Aug. Z. - The
steamer II. F. Alexander. formerly
the Great Northern and the largest
vessel in the coastwise service on
the Pacific, was reported by wireless
to he proceeding slowly to Seattle
today following striking Cape Rock.
80 miles south of Cape Flattery
early today.
Wireless messages received here
said the vessel was proceeding I'M
der her own power after grounding.
The number one hold was reported
taking water but number two and
three holds were dry.
The II. +. Alexander carried
large number Of passengers when
She left here Saturday for Seattle.
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SPEND DAY
AT SPRINGS

Mr. and Mrs. Herman Dague, OF
Newcastle, Pa, Mr. and Mrs Harry
Smith. Miss Jessie Smith, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Rutledge and Ira
Turner motored to Capon Springs,
w. Va, and spent a delightful dav
at this attractive summer resort,
r. c. Anderson, proprietor. Capon
Springs offers wonderful opportuni-
ties to tourists and many Martins
burg people visit the place. Usually
quite a number of summer vaca-
tionists can be found there.
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mon sense to simply treat the skill.
A bottle of s. s.. :. Will prove to- you
what Is happening In your blood. SIS.
10 a scientific blood cleanser.---it drives
out tho impurities which cause eczema.
tetter. rash. pimples. bolla. blackheads,
blotchos and other skin eruptions.
When these impurities are driven out.
You can't stop several very nice things
from happening. Your lips turn nat
urally rosy. Your eyes sparkle. your
complexion clears. 1t becomes beau
tifu Your face looks like that OF q
PROSPEROUS, rudy. well-fcd. refined
gentleman or IL you are a woman.
your complexion becomes the real knd
that tho whole world so admires. S.S.5.
Is also powerful body builder. be-
causo II builds new and more blood
ceils. That's why 1t fills out sunken
checks. bony neclSs. thin limbs. helpa
regain lost flesh. 1t costs little to
have this happen to you. S. s. 8. ID
sold Mt all drug stores. in two slxee.
The larger size 10 tho moro economical
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Common Sense
About Eczema
and Eruptions!
Here's Something Abou,S. SIS.
That You'll Be Glad to Hear.

You might just as well know II right
row.-~the cause of skin eruptiong.
plmplos. blacihoads, hoils and 30 on.
IL right in tho blood. There is no get
ting away from II. Science has proveu
It, We prove 1t. You can prove IT.
When the causo OF skin troubles anu
eruptions ia in tho blood, 1t isn't com@
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big house-Well known, good
reputation" etc, not realizing
that it was advertising that did the
work.
The next minute he may be ap-
preached by a new company, try
ing to make its name, and turn
down the loan because too much of
it is to be spent for the purpose Of
advertising. In the first applica-
ton he has helped the big adver-
tiser to cash in on his reputation,
and in the second was depriving
the newcomer Of the right to build
a reputation. This is only hypo-
thetical case, and | am glad to say
| don't believe it happens as often
as it did in the past. Just as we
learn something new every day. so
every day another banker wakes up
to the underlying power and pull
Of advertising.
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TWO KILLED IN GUN BATTLE

Joliet. us, Aug. 9,~One OiIleel
and a striker were killed, the sher
if of VIII county is dying and prob
ably score of others were wound
cd In a pitched gun battle on tn
outskirts of Joliet, OIL. today.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-08-07

Do | believe that banker con-
siders reputation, as developed by
advertising, in extending credit?
There probably are bankers who
will give a negative answer to this
question and believe they are Civ
ing the right answer.
But let those bankers be APP
preached by a credit-seeking ma
tional advertiser, who has estab-
lished his name, therefore mar
ket for his goods, and see what
happens. In nine cases out Of ten
the fact that those goods have be
come household "buy-Word" will
be the greatest factor in granting
the credit.
The banker himself will have be-
come subconsciously sold on the
firm, through its consistent adVer-
Using. He viii ~ay, oh, yes, that's
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A Far Sighted Banker s
Idea OF Advertise {
By FESTUS ]. WADE

President Mercantile Trust Company o. u. Louis
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Published by the Martinsburg Journal, in cooperation
with The Association of Advertising Agencies
Evening star., 1922-12-08

more, who "opened" the Memorial
stadium for the Army Marine Corps
foot ball game tho other day. when
Hanlon was manager of the pennant-
winning Baltimore "Orioles." with
such men as McGraw, Willie Keeler
and Hughey Jennings playing.
In the elder days Of the European
countries most of the best quality
glass came from Vienna. The mixing
of the materials so that they would
properly fuse and clarity and carry
wonderful coloring was a secret art.
The high degree. of skill that made
Venice and Vienna famous placed
these artists In the front ranks, and
they were for tho most part members
Of the nobility.
To Fred Zihlman the art was hand
ed down, father to son. The elder
Zihlman, with his two brothers. emf
grated from Switzerland right after
the civil war and opened a glass fac
tory. in a very small way. in Cumber-
land. Md. They were pioneers in the
manufacture of blown drinking
glasses.
Fred's father suffered breakdown
and Fred went in to support the
family at the tender age Of eleven.
when the pay was 35 cents a day
Now. glassblowing is looked upon
as very unhealthy occupation on ac-
count of the continuous use of the
blowpipe causing expansion of the
Evening star., 1922-12-08
A Maryland Corner
With Possibilities

To the Editor Of The Star:
There is q section Of Maryland on
the west side Of the bay that has a
place in its history dating back to
colonial days It lies in a boundary
between the Chesapeake and running
north from a point near Fair Haven
to West river, thence west to David
sonville, thence south to Hills Land
ing, thence east. following the Anne
Arundel county line. to the beginning.
This is q beautiful land, not only en-
joying q most fertile and productive
people Of rare culture and refinement.
To the average citizen of Baltimore
this is alien soil. though in point Of
fact the distance from the latter place
to this domain does not exceed thirty
miles But thanks to improved state
roads. the Washington motorists. con-
trariwise. have found the beauties
the nearness to the nations capital.
and with q quick appreciation Of it
bay resort features have within the
past two years developed building
operations at the North Beach, ow-
.ngs. Masons and Back Bay resorts.
our taxable basis. But our road sys-
,em at the present time does not fur
nish adequate facilities. What is
needed Is an extension Of the con-
crete road from Hills Landing. Pa
tuxent river. to Tracys landing. on
the bay, where most Of the develop
ing Of the beaches Is going on. max
ing . short cut and reducing the
mileage to and from Warrington over
third Of ths distance and making
he trackless trolley . possibility In
The neAF 1uture. and later the exeen.
sion oe o regular trolley gystsm;