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ESTABLISH D 1882. FOUR MEMBERS OF FAMILY MURDERED Police Have Arrested Monioc Who Confesses to One Murder—Has Bad Record. CHICAGO, IL., July 7.—The police believe that four members of the Mislich family who were butchered in their home on Blue Island, a suburb, with an axe, are the victims of maniac, who is slowly working his way east, leaving a trail of blood and death. The suspect is Galasko Enchevy, a mad Bulgarian, who confessed to the butchery of Mrs. Jennie Cleghorn Police Superintendent Schuttler believes the Bulgarian has killed 27 persons. The superintendent says he killed a family of six at Colorado Springs, five at Ellsworth, Kansas; two at Columbia, Mo.; seven at Villina, Iow, and three at Monmouth, Illinois. Enchevy was deported for insanity, but it was not known he had returned and was at large. In a pocket was found a photograph covered with bloody hand prints. The police are also looking for William Mansfield, who is missing with a daughter of Mischich. SENATE COMMITTEE HEARS WITNESSES About Their Dealings With the Gold Hill (North Carolina) Mine Company. WASHINGTON, July 7.—Controller of the Cancuney John S. Williams and Walter George Newman, promoter of the Gold Hill, North Carolina, nine were re-examined today by the senate investigation committee. Williams admitted introducing Newman to Jennings, the mine expert, and Fessington, the reserve member of the firm of Williams' Brothers, who sought to buy the mine although Williams denied that Newman insisted on being introduced to Cleveland Perkins, a partner of Jennings. William Bishop, a New York detective, testified as to the circulation of the senate stationary, which was used to boost letters among the curri brokers. Senator Swanson admitted buying stock, and held nobody responsible. THE CROPS IN MORGAN COUNTY Fruit Plenty In Some Sections—Tomato Acreage Far Short of the Average. T. P. Hovermale and wife, of Omps, Morgan county, spent the past two days as guests of his brother-in-law, A. C. Grove at Pikeside. Mr. Hovermale is assistant assessor in his county, and says the values were little changed by the recent assessments. Horses ranged from $100 to $150 and there was practically no change in real estate. Of the crops, he said fruit is irregular in some places very light, while on Highland Ridge it is good. and the peach crop about Paw Paw is very heavy. The tomato crop will be far short of the usual acreage because of the drought which prevented plowing the ground to plant. WEST VIRGINIA IS BIG CONTRIBUTOR To Uncle Sam's Revenues as Shown By the Income Tax Collection. West Virginia is a pretty liberal contributorf to the revenues of Uncle Sam, as shown by the statement of income tax collections for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1914. There are two classes of courections under this heading—corporation excise and income tax, and individual income tax. Out of total of $43,679,44 paid by corporations in the United States on their income; West Virginia corporations paid $332,327,75, while out of a total income tax of $28,306,69 paid by individuals in the United States, West Virginia individuals contributed $94,627,67. The total of the income tax paid by West Virginia corporations and individuals thus amounts to more than $26,000. MILEAGE QUESTION DIVIDES HOUSE MILEAGE QUESTION DIVIDES HOUSE BLOCK SYSTEM APPLIED TO SANITATION WORK The Community Club has perfected the system of house-to-house canvases in the interest of sanitation, and now has a captain for each city block who is superintending the work with miserly care. It is the purpose in this way to be able to make formal comparison of the progress and accomplishments in each subdivision in the city more definitely in this way. West Virginia Congressmen Fail to Agree and Senators Refuse to Talk. WASHINGTON, July 7.—Senator Chilton draws about $145 mileage for each session of congress and Senator Coff draws about $110 each session. The members of congress draw mileage at the same rate, the amounts varying only with the distance of their homes from the national capital. The rate allowed to both senators and congressmen is 20 cents a mile each way. Recently in providing appropriations for the coming fiscal year, the house of representatives provided in the bill that hereafter mileage at the rate of five cents a mile should be paid instead of twenty cents a mile. It was argued that this would about pay all Pullman charges, provide meals on trains and take care of the porter's tip, in addition to paying fare at the rate of two cents a mile. When the bill went to the senate that body declined to permit a record vote showing how each senator stands on the matter, but without a roll call refused to concur in the house provision reducing the mileage allowance and made it 20 cents as heretofore. The matter came back to the house and the house refused to agree to the senate amendment by a vote of 138 to 125. Of the West Virginians Congressman Avis voted to concur in the senate amendment fixing the mileage at 20 cents; Congressman Brown, Moss and Sutherland voted for the five cent rate and Congressman Hughes and Neely were absent and not voting, each being out of the city. How the West Virginia senators voted on the proposition cannot be stated as the senate refused to permit the roll to be called. DRASTIC LAW UP IN CALIFORNIA Vote Will Express Themselves On Drastic Eight-Hour Law. (By United Press.) SACRAMENTO, Cal., July 7.—One of the most drastic eight-hour measures ever written will be submitted to California voters at the November election and its passage is believed almost certain. The bill, drawn by Assemblyman Kingsley, the only Socialist member of the California legislature, affects all employers of labor and reads as follows: "Any employer who shall require or permit, or who shall suffer or permit any overseer, superintendent, foreman or other agent of such employer, to require or permit any person in his employ to work more than eight hours in one day, or more than 48 hours in one week, except in case of extraordinary emergency, caused by fire, flood or danger to life or property, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $500, or imprisoned in the county jail not less than ten nor more than ninety days, or both so fined and imprisoned." Y. M. C. A. DURING MONTH OF JUNE Y. M. C. A. DURING MONTH OF JUNE Report Shows Increase In Membership and a General Renovation of the Building. The dormitories and corridors on the second an dthird floors of the Y. M. C. A. building are being thoroughly renovated, papered and painted. Several of the showers in the bath room down stairs have been sent to the factory and properly adjusted, and the others will be sent one or two at a time, so as not to put the service out of commission. During the month of June, 678 baths were taken outside of the dormitories, and thirty new members joined the association. On October 1, 1913, the membership numbered 90, and on June 30, the number of pai dup members was 201. Weekly services have been conducted at the county jail since January, and when the county alms house asked to have religious serv SEARCHERS CLASS IS ENTERTAINED Monday Evening At the Home of Miss Sue Barnard—Very Enjoyable Occasion. The Searchers Bible Class of the First Baptist Church, of which Miss Lillie Robinson is teacher, was entertained at the home of Miss Sue Barnard Monday evening. Owing to the rainy evening there were only about half of the members present. A business session was held and after that the meeting was turned over to the social committee, who entertained those present in a very enjoyable manner. The hostess served delicious refreshments and the class departed after having spent a very pleasant evening to meet again next month at the home of Mrs. Mack Foster. The class has just recently organized and this was the fourth meeting, it having been previously entertained by Mrs. Bates Minghini, Mrs. A. Bowers and Miss Sue Snyder. GOOD ROADS IS BEST O FSUBJECTS And One That Confronts Officials and Citiezns Everywhere—Making Experiments The one most important factor at present confronts the people of the country is the matter of building durable roads. $ I_{n} $ solvving this question, the good roads department of several states have tried different plans and experimented with different road construction materials and several kinds of construction have been decided on as satisfactory. In circular inetters that have been set out from the different offices of good roads meq and automobile associations, the statement is made, that while the appropriation for this purpose are large, it is in immediate danger of being reduced unless the business men of the country take concerted action. In Connect out the state highway commissioner has asked for an annual appropriation of $50,000 for renewals and construction of maiq roads throughout the state, with a large share to be used for placing a hard surface of some durable substance on the rods. BUT TWO COUNTIES BUT TWO COUNTIES ices held there a few weeks ago, the Y. M. C. A. was the only organization that respinded to the appeal, and services are being conducted there regularly every two weeks. Plans are now being worked out to complete the thorough renovation of the building, fit up and thoroughly equip the boys' department, where the boys who join the association and come to the rooms, can play such games as are adapted to them under proper adult supervision without coming in contact with the senior members. This report shows some of the possibilities of the association and the work that can be done when the conditions are in any way normal. FABULOUS COST OF TR ANSPORTING FRUIT FABULOUS COST OF TR ANSPORTING FRUIT Across the United States Under Refrigeration—California Oranges Cost $400 a Car. Few people, even fruit growers locally have any conception of the cost of transporting a carload of fruit, under refrigeration, across this country. Yesterday Ferrari Brothers received a car billed from Lateen, California, containing 396 boxes of oranges, and on this the total transportation charges were $402.89, refrigeration in transit $75, and the balance haulage. It was about eight days on the road, and of course in this class of freight, fruit being time is lost except by accidental delays. SUNDAY SCHOOL REPORT. Roll At. Pct. Lutheran 625 333 .53 First U. B. 600 310 .51 First M. E. 529 270 .51 M. E. South 430 235 .54 Reformed 326 151 .46 First Baptist 357 198 .53 Christian 265 212 .80 Second U. B. 205 131 .60 Presbyterian 130 93 .71 Church of Christ 112 56 .50 Second Baptist 85 65 .87 VOL. 33 NO. 19. FEDERAL BUILDING AT CHARLES TOWN Will Be on the Site of the Jail Where John Brown Was Incarcerated The federal government is about to acquire historic ground for a new post office building at Charles Town. The site of the old jail in which John Brown of Ossawatomie, was confined prior to and during his trial, and in which he awaited his execution, has been selected as the site for the new structure and steps looking to its acquisition have been taken. A delegation from Charles Town was in Washington a few days ago and went with Congressman Brown to the treasury department to express their views on the proper location of the new post office, for which an appropriation has been made. After going over the ground thoroughly, and after hearing a report from an inspectore who had been to Charles Town, it was decided to locate the new building on the jail site, diagonally opposite the court house, at the intersection of two of the principal streets of Charles Town. The old building in which the famous prisoner was confined will be removed to make room for the federal building, but the work will not commence for some time, as the preliminary steps will necessitate delay in the beginning of work. FIRST 4TH OF JULY VICTIM REPORTED FIRST 4TH OF JULY VICTIM REPORTED Giant Cracker Fatally Injures Three People—One Man Binded—Two Disfigured. PHILADELPHIA, July 3.—The explosion of a cannon cracker, in a premature Fourth of July celebration here today, blinded one man and disfigured two others for life. This is the first fatal case so far reported leading up to the coming Fourth of July. INVESTIGATING GOLD HILL MINE Several Witnesses Officer Testimony as to the Workings of the Enterprise. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 3. With the tears streaming down his cheeks, Walter George, the man who is promoting a gold mine in North Carolina, told the senate investigating committee about the Gold Hill property. He said his brother had become discouraged and blew himself up with five sticks of dynamite. He also said he had urged Williams to make the amount of the mine appear smaller than $60,000,000, which he had estimated it would be worth. Asked as to the effect of using senate stationery he said the stock had gone down from 75 cents to 50 cents. Neman testified that Henning Jennings, a friend of John Skeleton Williams, had tried to buy the mine after sending an expert to examine it. Williams testified he had sent an expert to the mine, and refused to reopen the assay office. Director of Mints Roberts stated he attended a meeting of the mine owners, which was called by Williams. An Independent Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Moral, Religious and Financial Development of Humanity. RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION: 1 year ..... $1.50 6 months ..... 75c. 3 months ..... 40c. Pay for all advertisements is due in advance unless advertising is run by yearly contract, in which case the advertiser pays every three months. Advertising 1 inch one time 75c. Standing ..... 50c Reduced Rates to Clubs. Send for Sample Copies. Entered in Post Office at Martinsburg, W. Va. as Second Class Matter. J. I. Clifford, Editor and Proprietor. Drawer 869, and Bell 'Phone 60K, Martinsburg, W. Va. SATURDAY JULY 11, 1914. What has become of those never dying Progresives of West Virginia? The principles are the same and the cause needs agitation as much as it did in 1912. How persons who lay claim to education and morality can destroy womanhood and try to look wise, in the face of infants in young girl's arms, is shamefully strange. Not one of the South's Senators voted for the confirmation of Judge Terrell, but Senator Chilton along with 14 other Northern democrats did. Mr. Chilton accept our thanks. Truly humanity is a bundle of habits. Before the first of July 1914 a class of people arose early and could be seen going down town. They still keep it up. One coming back, jocularly we said: "Don't you know the saloons are closed? His reply was. "Yes but I just can't help it—looks like Sunday down town." Yes and it seems like Sunday on East Martin St. Where and whenever Masonery and Odd Fellowship are used to cover up down right devilment, exposition is the best thing. If other towns in this State carry on both orders as does this, shame turns into a legal crime. We warn the craft of this State, and notify them with a promise to soon turn on a flood of truth that will disgrace this section of West Virginia regarding both orders. This ought to be the last country on this green earth to find fault with Huerta's election. The absurdity of talking about the few votes he got, and that it will not stand for it when our Congress is full of men by disfranchisement and ballot robbery. There are men in Congress on 8 and 10 thousand votes, wherein if justice was carried out, they would stay home and some other person get the majority of 135,000 votes. Let Huerta and Mexico alone, or woeful will be the crushing finality in store for a country. God would delight to see as He once saw it the "Garden of Eden." Anyone who fails to read closely and carefully relative to the strained conditions existing between this nation and Japan does not realize the serious pending gravity. That this country, behind a dark cloud foresees more trouble with Japan than Mexico, is as true as the sun shines. America will never fire a gun on a Mexican by order of this administration, for it would lead up to the bloodiest international war the world has ever known. But if it be God's will let it come, for a few million souls in God's ranks living strictly in keeping with the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man would be far better than the multimillions of color crazed man haters. What a terrible thing, for a peaceful laboring and country-loving people, whose patriotism has been to this nation gloriously tested in every war, to be denied a man's rights. In come foreigners, who know nothing of our country's laws; speak not a word of our language, yet they can eat in restaurants, ride on first class trains and boats, stop at hotels; in short do what any white man can. It is quite time that decent and refined colored people every one of more or less mixed blood, should be accorded the same right. Shame on America. If true, and God declare it, that; what people sow that shall they also reap; what a heart-reading harvest is opening to be cut. There is no prettier sight to be seen than an old person properly cared for, and especially by those to be led for when he pleas. It is a debt every one owes to the aged who have pleased God in doing as best he can with those he has the care of. The serious question with us is, can the young prosper, live and the peacefully who neglect their parents and ignore the toottering ones far down on the shady side of life's mountain. If we had been guilty of such ingratitude, old age would not be coveted, for the pangs attendant thereupon, must be earths fiestest hell, and rather than be collected thereby, we would prefer the ending of this life, at the halfway station. We have had a war claim in Congress for the past 15 years. It was first put in Mr. Jayton's hands. Nothing done. Then into Mr. Ekins's hands. Dutton. Then Senator Scott took it. Did nothing. Mr. Sturgiss took it up, but dropped. Mr. Brown then took charge of it. Getting no results, we shifted it to Senator Chilton. He went after it like a man and placed it in the court of claims in less than a month. It then be there for over a year, and is in our lawyer's hands. But to our surprise, last week, we got a letter from Congressman Brown informing us that our claim was in the Court of Claims and that he stands ready to help push it through. Thanks to Senator Chilton—a man of his word. There is more tom foolery about this dry state law than was ever heard of before. That F. O. Blue's long tire-one prohibition lecture made matters no plainer goes without discussion. Before a year rolls round the dumbest fellow will understand it, as well as Mr. Blue does. That the whole thing is a game that politicians are playing with as plain as the nose on a man's face. For, if two thirds of the voters shall have ordered, paid for and signed for their whiskey, the politicians would be for the resumption of saisons. Under the law, any one can get all the whiskey he wants, and no law can prevent him. This government has, in past, lived on whiskey money, and is going to long as it exists: Those who are used to rubbing themselves down with alcohol after bathing, can find a better thing—lye water made by soaking theky ashes in water. The best way to kill a bad law is to enforce it. --- HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES. I never was more remi, died of the words of the late Dr. Cowper, when he said on one occasion that. "Fleecy locks and black complexion cannot forfeit natures claim, in white and block the same." This was demon-trained to me in the person of a little colored boy who was sent from Pittsburg by his parents to Clifton, Va., to spend some time there during the hot summer months and wrote Mr. J. A. Savoy to look out for him and see that he make the proper change for Clifton at Union Station. This was readily done but the train was too late to catch the Clifton train, and consequently the youngster had to remain here in the member's barber shop until the evening train. Congressman Chas. H. Burke, who was nominated for U. S. Senator from South Dakota was the first to be waited on in the shop, and seeing the little strange boy, inquired who he was and where he was going. After being told and seeing what a bright little fellow he was, he invited him to get in his auto and he would take him up by the White House and show him some of the city. They took the drive, and the auto broke and the little fellow came back to the shop in company with Hon. Sereno Payne as his guide. J. G. SALESMEN Wanted to sell Our West Virginia Grown NURSERY STOCK Fine canvassing outfit FREE. Cash Commissions Paid Weekly. Write for terms. The Gold Nursery Co. Mason City, W. Va. Anecdotal Literature W G AN OBSERVATION Hicks. — "Dick, what is your idea of a patriot?" Dick. — "Weil there are various descriptions. The kind I have most frequently observed express a willingness to die for their country, but, pining that highly improbable thing, expect o live as comfortable as possible at their country's expense." PROTEST. Mrs. Boggs — "Never count your chickens before they are hatched." Mr. Boggs — "Of course you count other one of those people who will take the chief, ensure out of the positive business." RIPPELING LAUGHTER After extended investigation, the conclusion has been reached that rippling laughter is the giggling of the girl that is tickled by flattery. SOME HOPE. Rescuer — "He may not be dead yet." Small Girl — "I don't think he is, Mister. He was the slowest kid in the neighborhood." * * TLE OLD NEGRO. The reading public today gets its idea of the old-time Negro in part from the jokes in the papers. It is true that he was full of kindly humors, but life was very real to him. He believed in God with a stronger faith than is always found today. But the world has been cold to the freedman: He has yearned for some one to whom he had a right to go with his cares and troubles. And as the twilight shadows fall upon him this feeling of loneliness has grown upon him. The specter of the poorhouse is always in front of him, growing larger and more dreadful. The "old massa" and "missus" have long since gone, and he is left on the shores of time like a wanderer in a trackless desert. \* \* FOR DEMOCRATS "Carnegie admits he wouldn't have entered the steel trade, if he hadn't first been able to get a prohibition steel tariff put on the statue book." The speaker, representative Abercrombie dighted a cigar and resumed: "This sort of thing reminds me just a little bit of old Calhoun Clay." "Is this your first theft, Cal?" the old man's mistress asked, after she had caught him walking off with a bottle of beer. "Yes'm" Cal replied. "yes'm, I reckon on this year's first theft man." "Now, Cal, be careful," said th mistress, smiling,—for she liked the old man well. "But didn't you sometimes use to take a chicken from the O.d Massa, when you were a young fellow down South?" Wy, yes'm mebbe I did take jes' one chicken, Cal agreed. 'But dot won't no stealin mum. Dat was jes' prop'ty takin,' prop'ty to support prop'ty." Mrs. Clayton Myers of Denver, Colorado, was a very pleasant visitor to Martinsburg, recently, and was royally entertained by Mrs. Nannie Ross. She was cordially recieved at the Press office. REVENUE RECEPTS SHOW BIG INCREASE Almost Two Hundred Thousand Dollars More Collected in 1913 and 1914. The report of the internal revenue officer for the fiscalu year has been completed, a marked increase being noted over the preceding year. The income tax payments are taken as adding much to the amount of collections but other collections have also increased materially. The total collection on the year is $2,083,790.33, while that for 1913 was $1,898,998.78. This shows an increase of this over last year of $184,791.55. The deputies had worked on the report both day and night for several days that no delay should be occasioned in sending it forward to the department. MATINEE RACES AT AUURNDALE Auburndale Driving Club Will Hold Meet On Saturday Afternoon, July 25. On Saturday, July 25, the Auburndale Driving Club will hold another race meet on the Eastern Panhandle Fair Grounds at Auburndale. The first meet this year proved so successful that the officials have decided to give another before the work of rebuilding the track has been started. After that date, the track will be rebuilt, made the regulation size and placed in first-class condition. Since the racing spirit has been revived in the city, the lovers of the sport have been clamboring for matinee races. They have grown tired of having to visit other places to witness speed contests because they believe those who are interested in the game should entertain the people at home. At Winchester Saturday the horsemen signified their willingness to bring their strings, thus assuring that all races will be well filled, and the various contests participated in by a large number of entries. Perhaps, after the track has been rebuilt another meet will be held. ALCOHOL RUBS ARE HARD TO SECURE ALCOHOL RUBS ARE HARD TO SECURE Under New Law It Is Necessary to Get a Prescription First, Says Mr. Blue. Not much comment concerning the use of alcohol for purposes other than internal use was made until the time the new prohibition measure went into effect. Now, those who have been in the habit of taking an alcohol rub-down following the bath find themselves hard hit along with those who have consumed a good amount heretofore inwardly. Commissioner Blue has been queried about the purchase of this liquid for the bath and he has stated clearly that a prescription from a reputable physician is the only means by which it can be sucered in this state. The law itself is also clear on the matter. As but a certain amount of the liquid can be purchased at one time too, it will prove a little inconvenience for the users to be running to the family doctor frequently for license to purchase. It has been suggested by Mr Blue himself that the physician would be permitted to sign several of the prescriptions at the same time and avoid some inconvenience. As it is, however, it is probable the use of alchol after the bath will be to some extent limited. Another important ruling made by the commissioner is that claret and sherry wine as a flavor and "spike" for soda fountain drinks must be abandoned by all such vendors. PRESIDENT WILL TAK ELONG CRUISE Will Break the Summer Monotony With An Ocean Trip On the Mayflower. The President is preparing to take an ocean cruise on the presidential yacht Maybower. How long he will be gone or where he will go is yet unsettled, but the trip probably will be made in August. Because of the uncertainty over how long congress will remain in sessio, the President has about given up getting to his summer home at Cornish, N. H., before September. The cruise, he expects, will break the monotony. The President took a week-end cruise last year, and found it a most successful way of getting out of the public gaze—that is, of course, literally. The reporters have found it impracticable to try to follow him at sea. A BUSH MEETING. Next Week in Myers Woods On Iron Bridge Road. There will be a bush meeting in Myer/ woods on the iron bridge road. The grove is an excellent one and a delightful place to spend a day. Just folluow the crowd Sunday, July 12. Bring your baskets and stay on the grounds all day. The meetings will continue all week. SOME GREAT GUNS FOR STATE MILITIA Technical Description of the New Service Guns Being Built by United States. Following is a detailed description of the new field guns that are to be distributed by the United States Government to the state guards of the different commonwealths. The quota for West Virginia is four of these new field pieces and the detail for their management has been announced by Adjutant General Bond. Captain Rollo J. Conley, or Fairmont is to be in charge of the field pieces and a company of about sixty members will be enrolled to handle them. The dispatch from Washington which describes the making and working of the new guns it as follows: Field artillery of a much more powerful type than has ever been furnished for the National Guard in the past is now under construction at the Rock Island Arsenal. Six-inch howitzers, with a muzzle velocity of 900 feet a second, which can be elevated to an angle of forty degrees, will be the new equipment, and it is expected that at least two batteries of these guns will be furnished the New York militia when they are completed. Thanks to the trouble to Mexico the $2,100,000 appropriation $n for field artillery went through congress as originally asked by the war department. Before the Vera Cruz incident the house of representatives had cut down the estimate and sent it to the senate reduced to $750,000, but the war-like spirit brought the sum back to the original figures, which were placed in $n the bill by a senate amendment. In addition to this a further appropriation of $3,000,000 for the manufacture of reserve ammunition for the field artillery of the original militia, was also passed. The plans of the army officials are that the troops should have 3.16 field artillery guns for each 1,000 men in the infantry and cavalry branches of the service. Thus, figuring on an army of 270,000 men, Gen. Crozier wishes to be able to have in use in the regular forces, militia and in reserve, 232 batteries of field artillery. All these guns, there being four guns to a battery, are manufactured at the government arsenals and cannot be obtained by purchase, as there are no such weapons made in the United States save by the government. Speaking of the plans of the war department for field artillery, both for militia and for the regular army Gen. Crozier says: "The proportions of field artillery for the militia organizations as they exist now, at peace strength, would call for about eighty-two batteries. However, if the militia organizations were increased up to within war strength, without increasing the number of organizations, that number of batteries would be increased to 174; and we are contemplating providing batteries in proper proportion for the war strength of the present organizations of the militia." According to Gen. Crozier, the three-inch battery, which is that most generally in use, costs about $96,000 while the six-inch howitzer battery, the new arm which is to be made for the National Guard, costs about $188,000, so it can be seen that even the sum of $2,100,000 will not go very far in supplying the demands of the service. I. R. CLIFFORD MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA. Practices in all the Courts of West Virginia, the Supreme Court of Appeals and the United States Courts. B. & O. TIMEPIECES BEING INSPECTED With Beginning of Fiscal Year $ ^{1 n} $ asspectors Will Make Their Usual Trip. With the beginning of the fiscal year, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is conducting its regular inspection of its time service device, which includes clocks in all stations and terminals and the watches of trainmen, telegraphers and others whose work requires accuracy of time. All of the railroad timepieces are being inspected by expert watchmakers, in fact at this time of the year the clocks and watches are submitted to a rigid inspection and "shopped" the same as equipment if the performance is not satisfactory. The Baltimore and Ohio employees watch inspectors at all division headquarters and the terminal clocks and watches of employees are checked up semi-monthly by means of a card system. In addition to this a rule of the service requires the watches of the various members of train crews to compare with the standard railroad clocks on every trip that is made. The semi-annual inspection of timepieces is conducted in July and January. TUNNELS NAMED FOR ENGINEERS They Will Bear the Names of Three of the Company's Chief Men. On the Magnolia cut-ox improvement, the new double-track line which the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is building between Orleans Road and Little Cacapon, a distance of 11 miles, and which extends the road's four-mile track system east of Cumberland, Md., while saving six miles, the four tunnels will be named for three of the company's chief engineers—James L. Randolph, J. M. Graham and D. D. Carothers—and the present chief engineer, Francis Lee Stuart. Mr. Randolph was chief engineer from 1863 to 1883; Mr. Graham filled the oce from 1899 to 1904; Mr. Catothers from 1904 till 1909 and Mr. Stuart was appointed in 1911. The present chief engineer of the company, under whose direction the improvement is being made, started his career as a boy under Engineer Randolph. COURTS MUST PASS ON PROPOSED LAW American Federation Officials and the President Have Accepted It. WASHINGTON, July 8.—Does the debated "labor exemption" clause in the administration anti-trust bills now before the Senate really exempt labor unions from Sherman law prosecution? This is a mooted question at Labor Headquarters, the Capital and White House today, notwithstanding reams of arguments on the subject clogging official records. President Gompers and officials of the American Federation of Labor who have been leading the fight for incorporation of the exemption clause are satisfied with the phraseology now in the bill as passed by the house and senate leaders accept it as O. K. But the actual operation of the clause is still problematical. High legal authorities in congress—where legal "sharps" predominate—insist that only a test of the clause in the courts will decide whether labor receives or is denied any privileges under the new proposed law. The wording of the disputed section is as follows: "Provided, that nothing contained in the anti-trust laws shall be constructed to forbid the existence and operation of fraternal labor consumers agricultural or horticultural organizations, orders, or associations instituted for the purposes of mutual help, and not having capital stock or conducted for profit, or to forbid or restrain individual members of such organizations, orders or associations from carrying out the legitimate objects thereof; nor shall such organizations, orders or associations, or members thereof, be held or construed to be illegal combinations or conspiracies in restraint of trade under the anti-trust laws." President Wilson's view of the clause is that it exempts labor and the other organizations from prosecution because of the sole fact of organization—combination—but does not prevent their prosecution, or that of any individual member, for any illegal, unlawful act of combination or cospiracy in restraint of trade. Those who doubt the efficacy of the legislation point out that the courts have never declared that mere "organization" is prohibited by the Sherman law and that therefore, the "exemption" clause adds nothing to the law and does not, in fact, "exempt" anybody or anything. Agreements, such as "closed shop" working arrangements, between labor unions and big employers will still be prohibited and subject participants to a Sherman law suit, it is contended by many. TRAIN EMPLOYES FOR PROMOTION Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Inaugurates Plan to Assist Employees. To broaden the knowledge of its officials and give them the benefit of a thorough training with respect to the methods of administering the affairs of the company in the general office at Baltimore, the Baltimore and Ohio railroad has inaugurated a plan of putting its division officers which will equip them for promotion to positions of great responsibility. Officers in the operating branch of the service, including assistant superintendants, train masters, and in under the new arrangement are transferred to Baltimore so that they can study the problems of operation from the viewpoint of the general offices. While the staff officials are thus engaged their subordinate officials discharge the regular duties of the office, which has the double advantage of equipping the men lower in rank to qualify when vacancies occur. The officials who take the course in the general offices are employed for a period in the transportation department, in maintenance of way work, in the motive power office, the accounting, statistical, tonnage, discipline, employment, station service, rates of pay and other bureau of the operating service, so that when they return to their respective divisions it will be with a general knowledge of their work to the operation of the property. Several officials are in the Baltimore offices constantly, and the places are filled when they go back to their regular duties. RECORD FRUIT CROP IS PREDICTED BY THE INVESTIGATORS THE PEACH YIELD WILL BE NORMAL General Review Shows With the Exception of Peaches a Large Field of All Kinds of Fruit May Be Expected—This State Paying More For Potatoes. WASHINGTON, July 8.—A record fruit crop this year is predicted by the standing committee on statistics and standards of the United States Chamber of Commerce. In a report of investigations of trained observers all over the country, it is stated "that the general prospect for a large yield of fruit of all kinds, with the possible exception of peaches, has not been equalled at any time during the past decade, save in 1912." The peach crop was severely damaged by the cold early spring. Oklahoma, most of Arkansas, and a large part of Kansas suffered the heaviest loss to its peach crop. Damage less severe was reported in south central Missouri, southern Mississippi, northwestern Alabama, south and east Texas, southwestern Georgia, western Kentucky, western Tennessee, southern Idaho and portions of North Carolina. Elsewhere the outlook for the peach crop is so promising that a normal yield can be expected. The necessity of well organized associations of fruit growers for the purpose of gathering, packing and marketing the product is emphasized in a report of the United States Chamber of Commerce. Many of the states east of the Rocky Mountains, the report states, yearly lose much of the income of their orchards because of the lack of co-operation among growers, and a "lack of realization that an uncared for orchard is a steadily diminishing and deteriorating asset." The price paid to the farmer for potatoes is about 48 per cent more this year than last year. The average farm price for potatoes this year is 71.4 cents a bushel 23.2 higher than last year. In the eastern states gains in potato prices to farmers have been reported as follows: Maine 24 cents; Vermont 10 cents; Massachusetts 21 cents; New York 23 cents; New Jersey 13 cents; Pennsylvania 27 cents; West Virginia 30 cents; Virginia 14 cents; and North Carolina 14 cents. In the central states, the increase ranged from 32, cents in Wisconsin to 36 cents in Indiana. Idaho, Washington and Oregon had the lowest prices with gains of 18, 10 and 17 cents respectively. The department of agriculture is conducting experiments to test the value of visiting nurses in rural communities. In order to gain practical information on the subject, representatives of rural organization service of the department of agriculture helped the people of Chilton county, Alabama, to organize for the purpose of appointing a trained nurse and meeting her salary and expenses. The county board appropriated $500, the school board $500, and private individuals -500, and with this $1500 the services of a certified Red Cross nurse was secured for $960 a year and actual expenses. Features of the nurse's work have been school visiting, in which she examines pupils and delivers lectures; talks on the care of infants and general hygiene at mothers' meetings; and actual sick nursing in severe illnesses. According to reports from the country the work of the nurse is meeting with great favor on the part of authorities and residents. Rose growers who allow the flowers to be damaged by the rose aphis, have only themselves to blame, according to the department of agriculture. Although the aphis is widespread over the entire country, as well as abroad, it is easily controlled. Careful spraying of the plants with solutions of nicotine will chase the aphis at very small expense and trouble. More than 3,000,000 acres of land in western states have been thrown open to homesteaders under the enlarged homestead act by Secretary of the Interior Lane during the past few weeks. The enlarged homestead designations are situated as follows: 914,000 acres in Montana, 900,000 acres in Oregon, 170,000 acres in Washington, 250,000 acres in Idaho, over 400,000 acres in New Mexico, 101,900 acres in Arizona, and 450,000 acres in Colorado. Secretary Lane has also emphasized his policy of restoring withdrawn land wherever the public interest will permit by recommending to the president the restoration of 2,500,000 acres in western Wyoming. This land was withdrawn in 1906 because of reports of abundant coal underlying it. The geological survey has shown these reports to be unfounded. The government still holds about 3,000,000,000 acres of coal land in Wyoming. The secretary has also recommended the restoration of another area of 336,330 acres in Carbon county, Wyoming; 261,000 acres in northwestern Utah, and 68,000 acres in Socorro county, New Mexico. COULD SCARCELY WALK ABOUT And For Three Summers Mrs. Vincent Was Unable to Attend to Any of Her Housework. Pleasant Hill, N. C.—"I suffered for three summers," writes Mrs. Walter Vincent, of this town, "and the third and last time, was any worst. I had dreadful nervous headaches and prostration, and was scarcely able to walk about. Could not do any of my housework. I also had dreadful pains in my back and sides and when one of those weak, sinking spells would come on me, I would have to give up and lie down, until it wore off. I was certainly in a dreadful state of health, when I finally decided to try Cardui, the woman's tonic, and I firmly HUNDRED MILLION OF CARNEGIE MONEY Federal Education Chief Says He Would Give It For Rural Libraries. ST. PAUL, Minn., July 7.—A strong hint, so strong that it was almost a promise, that Andrew Carnegie is ready to donate from $75,000,000 to $100,000,000 for rural libraries, was given by Philander P. Claxton, United States Commissioner of Education yesterday before the National Education Association. Apparently all that is necessary is for the various counties throughout the nation to ask Mr. Carnegie for the money and agree to provide sites and upkeep for the libraries. "Mr. Carnegie was interested in the proposal," Mr. Claxton said, "and asked me how much money it would require. I told him probably $75,000,000 and possibly $100,000,000. He is determined to give the money away and die poor, and here is an opportunity to help him. "There are 2,000 counties in our nation with no public libraries, and only seventy-five counties where the people have access really to big libraries. I talked these conditions over with Mr. Carnegie and told him of the need of libraries in country districts. "From what he said I have reason to believe that if counties would make the proposition to him that cities make—but the lot if he will erecte the building—Mr. Carnegie would do his share. WARBURG DECLINES Is Insistent That the President Withdraw His Name As a Candidate. WASHINGTON, July 7. Paul M. Warburg, the New York banker, is insistent that the president withdraw his name as a candidate for a place on the federal reserve board. After three if the five members of the Federal Reserve Board nominated by President Wilson—Charles S. Hamlin, W. P. G. Harding and A. C. Miller—has been confirmed late yesterday by the Senate, it was reported that Paul M. Warburg, of New York had written the President asking that his nomination as a member of the board be withdrawn. Secretary Tumulty was asked at the White House if such a letter had been received, and he said he could not deny the report. Coincident with this report was an announcement by the Senate Committee on Banking and Currency that it had sent a telegram to Mr. Warburg, who is a member of the fax. mof Kuhn, Loeb & Co., that the committee would like to question him next Thursday. Several days ago Mr. Warburg was in Washington and conferred with believe I would have dled if I hadn't taken it. After I began taking Cardul, I was greatly helped, and all three bottles relieved me entirely. I fattened up, and grew so much stronger in three months, I felt like another person altogether." Cardul is purely vegetable and gentle acting. Its ingredients have a mild, tonic effect, on the womanly constitution. Cardul makes for increased strength. Improves the appetite, tones up the nervous system, and helps to make pale, sallow cheeks, fresh and rosy. Cardui has helped more than a million weak women, during the past 50 years. It will surely do for you, what it has done for them. Try Cardui today. Write to: Chattanooga Medicine Co., Ladies' Advisory Dept., Chattanooga, Tenn., for Nursing Instructions on your case and 61-page book, "I'll Treatment for Women," sent in plain wrapper. the President. Close friends of the President said last night that Mr. Warburg then informed Mr. Wilson he would request the withdrawal of his nomination if the Senate Committee attempted to humilate him. Considerable feeling against the members of the Banking and Currency Committee was manifested last night by friends of the President when they heard that Mr. Warburg had asked that his nomination be withdrawn. President to Stand By Him. It is believed that the President will not withdarwn the nomination until he has had a nopportunity to confer with Mr. Warburg and with members of the committee. It is likely he will ask some members of the committee to call at the White House today. It is expected Mr. Warburg will come to Washington and see the President. Senator Hitchcock, acting chairman of the committee, notified Mr. Warburg late yesterday of the committee's desire to have him appear and make a statement, concerning his relations with Kuhn, Loeb & Co. Senator Hitchcock said he did not expect a reply until today. A bitter fight has been made on Mr. Warburg because of his connection with Kuhn, Loeb & Co. and the fact that he so recently became a naturalized citizen of the United States. Mr. Warburg, in a letter to the committee, said that he first came to the United States to live in 1902; he became a citizen in 1911, and that he never voted for a President, as he was abroad on election day in 1912. A majority of the Republicans on the committee and at least two Democrats are opposed to Mr. Warburg. Thomas D. Jones, a personal friend of the President and nominee for one of the five memberships on the Federal Reserve Board, appeared before the Senate committee yesterday. Senator Hitchcock said that Mr. Jones made a good impression on the committee. After the meeting Mr. Hitchcock made the following statement: "Mr. Jones was interrogated especially with reference to his connection with the International Harvester Company and a zinc company, which he and his brother operate. The Harvester Company is now being prosecuted by the Federal Government on the charge that it is a trust, operating in violation of the law. "Mr. Jones said he is a director of the International Harvester Company, was elected in April, 1909, but only owns one share of stock, which was purchased to qualify him as a director. He only became a director to oblige Mr. Cyrus McCormick, a lifelong friend of his. He fully approves all acts of the company since he became a director in 1909, believing them proper and within the law. He said he is in full accord with the present policy of the company."