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The Pioneer Press. " HERE SHALL THE PRESS, THE PEOPLE'S RIGHTS MAINTAIN, UNAWED BY INFLUENCE AND UNBRIBED BY GAIN " Department of Archives The ' HERE S The HERE SHALL ESTBLISHED 1882. AFTER AUTOISTS WHO DODGE LAW Auditor John S. Darst Will Conduct a Filed Investigation At Once. Although the records of the State Auditor's office shows that 7.377 licenses to operate automobiles had been issued in West Virginia at the close of July, the first month of the new license year. Auditor Darst is convinced that several hundred owners of automobiles have not complied with the law and are now operating their machines in violation of the statute. Comp'aint has been made to the auditor from some sections of the state by the owners of licensed vehicles who assert that there are others who have evaded payment of the annual license tax of $10,00 imposed by the state. Those who have readily paid their license tax say that in the event of accident those who have dodged the payment of the annual tax and are not using proper tags, escape responsibility. One citizen from Elkins declare that one dealer in that city has taken out a license for one car and is operating several for one car and is operating several in hack service. The same citizen says that in some instances one of the duplicate tax mailed from Charleston has been given to another party than the person for whom it was ordered, the same number appearing on two different cars. "The law is plain," says Audito Darst. "Such practices are in violation of the statute which prescribes that there shall be two tags on an machine, one attached in a conspicuous place on the front and the other on the rear end of the machine. The law is specific on the point that an person who shall maintain or or create a machine without such tags shall be fined not less than $20.00 no more than $100.00. "There is no doubt that many automobiles are now being operated with out a proper license. While the auditor is given no fund with which to enforce the law, the deputy tax commissioners have been vigilant in the pursuit of those who have failed to take out license. At the same time the local officials can be of material assistance in the enforcement of the law and in many instances they have been alert. The tags for the present fiscal year are blue and white. They should be two on every machine, one in the front and one in the car." BELGIUM PREPARES TO PENSION WIVES BELGIUM PREPARES TO PENSION WIVES Fifteen Cents a Day to the Women Whose Husbands Have Been Fighting. NEW YORK, Sept. 10.—Fifteen cents a day will be paid by the government of Belgium to every Belgium woman in America whose husband is with the Belgium army. If she has children she will receive in addition 5 cents a day for each child, which will be increased to 10 cents a day in case the husband be slain, Pierre Mall, the Belgian consul-general here has announced. This applies to all families of officers, indistinctive of their financial situation. About 200 families in the city of New York, it is estimated, are entitled to receive the renumeration. Many families in the Souther nstates, it is said, also are eligible. Allies, Russians And Montenegrins Desperately Forcing Advantages. According to today's censored dispatches, the French-British forces and the Russians and Montenegrins are pushing to the utmost their advantages already gained. On the main battle lines in France, the Germans with greatly reinforced center and right, are making desperate efforts to regain ground lost in the fighting of the last three days. General Galliene emphatically insists that the Allies are holding and continuing to gain ground at several points of contact. The German masses that have been vigorously hurled against the Allies for the past month are showing the effects of sheer exhaustion, and the fresh troops being pushed forward fro mthe rear are failing to display the enthusiasm and courage that marked the fighting by the Germans in the earlier part of the conflict. Reports from Paris persist in the statement that an extremely strong expedition is being pushed from Ostend by the Allies and the German lines of communication are seriously threatened. It is stated that the retreat of the Germans beyond the Ourne and Marne rivers is entirely due to this surprise. Just at what point the flanking attack will be delivered is unknown. The compact, so far-reaching in its parts as to the action of the nations of the Triple Entente, France, England and Russia, in the continuation of the war, made last week, has been strengthened when Tokio notified England that Japan would not conclude terms of peace with Austria and Germany, except upon terms acceptable to the Entente. Dispatches received in London before noon today said that the German attempts to force back the center of the Allies' lines, has again resulted in failure. The German right, though materially reinforced, is being steadily driven back. The losses to both sides in these engagements have been heavy, and especially to the Germans. The success of the Allies against the German right is credited largely to the British aviation corps which has succeeded in locating large bodies of masked troops and masked artillery of the enemy. Great praise is also given Gen. Smith Dorrien, whose British troops from August 26th to 28th withstood the massed attacks of Germans five times their number, and the turn of the side of battle is said to be largely due to their valor. The Russians are continuing a pursuit of the Austrians defeated in the recent engagements. The Austrians have been heavily reinforced by Germans, but with his own forces largely strengthened, General Rouzsky is able to maintain the offensive and drive all ahead of him. Twelve thousand prisoners, including one hundred and fifty officers with commanding general, and thirty-one guns, of the Austrian Fifth army division, taken by General Rouzsky yesterday. The Austrian Fourteenth corps lost very heavily also. The Russian investment of Przemysl continues and the Russians are shelling the Austrian fortified position. It is officially admitted at Vienna that Austria has lost one-quarter of her first line fighting strength. The losses in Galicia, Russian Poland, alone are placed at one hundred and twenty thousand. Arch Duke Franz Frederick commanded the defeated Austrians. It is admitted that the loss to the Austrians in stores and munitions has been enormous. The Montenegrins commanded by Minister of War Wucotich have occupied Fotcha in Bosnia en route to assault Sarajevo, and Wucotich is expecting Servian reinforcements when he hopes to drive the Austrians entirely out of Bosnia and Herzegovini. Bordcaux dispatches say the French are re-occupying all of upper Alsace, having crossed the frontier near Belfort. The small German force left in Muelhausen is retiring, acting entirely on the defensive. General Joffre believes that the high tide of the German offensive has been passed, and that the seat of government can soon be returned to Paris, while the Allies continue to drive the Germans far to the northward. KAISER PROTESTING AGAINST "DUMDUMS." WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.—Kaiser Wilhelm's message protesting against the use of "dumdum" bullets by the British is before President Wilson, according to the announcement of high officials. Administration officials admitted having received the same some hours before it was delivered to the President, which kept the matter shrouded in mystery. The Kaiser is understood to have also protested against the entire Belgian population, without regard to age or sex, participating in the war. He, however, expressed regret at the burning of Louvain. This act on the part of the German emperor is believed to be a crafty move to forestall the report of the Belgian commissioners en route to Washington to protest against alleged German atrocities. BIG SENSATION AT RICHMOND HEARING When West Virginia Claims An Offset of More Than Eight Million Dollars. According to exhibits filed by West Virginia before the court conducting the Virginia-West Virginia debt case, West Virginia does not stand indebted to the mother state in any sum, but Virginia is indebted to West Virginia $225,799.63. What will be held by Virginia to be fallacious is that ini its offsets West Virginia has computed on a gold basis Confederate securities and vouchers which were greatly depreciated in value. Figuring the full debt of Virginia as $33,346,477.75, 23 per cent of which is to be assumed by West Virginia, according to a ruling by the supreme court of the United States, West Virginia's indebtedness amounts to $7,836,415.22. Against this sum West Virginia files offsets aggregating $8,061,214.85. If these offsets should be sustained they would throw a debt, balance against Virginia of $224,799.63 When the hearing was resumed at Richmond, C. W. Hallman, expert accountant employed by West Virginia, resumed the stand. As before, witnesses were examined at length by Judge Holt of West Virginia with an idea of explaining certain exhibits and completing the record as presented by that state to the court. Before the adjournment was had on August 19—owing to C. W. Hillman, expert accountant and West Virginia's chief witness having been suddenly called away by the critical illness of his wife—it was agreed that certain schedules that had been prepared by him should be filed and a copy furnished opposing counsel; that the same should be considered in evidence and treated, as though the witness were present and would testify to the accuracy of what they contained. The following facts were shown by these schedules: That the Blue Ridge railroad was built by Virginia; that the par value of its stock was $1,604,723.23, and that its sales value on January 1, 1861, was $623,348.08. That the state of Virginia held stock in the Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad Company to the amount of $993,248.00 and that the sales value thereof of January 1 1861, was $49,662.05. That Virginia made a loan to the Winchester and Potomac Railroad Company or $83,333.33 which was worth a like amount on January 1, 1861. That a loan was made the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Company by the State of Virginia amounting to $1,000,000, which loan had a sales value of $886,685.00 as of January 1, 1861. That the state of Virginia made a loan to the South Side Railroad Company of $800,000; no value was given to this as of January 1, 1861. That the State of Virginia made a loan to the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad Company of $300,000 and that the total received from it was $137,000. That the state held stock in the Roanoke Navigation Company in the amount of $80,000 which had a sales value of January 1, 1861, of $3,332,00. That the stae of Virginia held stock in the Alexandria Canal Company amounting at par, to $272,000,00 but it was such an unfortunate invest ment that it only had a sales value January 1, 1861, of $764.47. That the State of Virginia bought VOL.33 NO.28. FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES FEAR Because of the Situation in Which the European War Places Them Fire insurance companies all over this country are now in great fear of a big fire because of the situation in which the war places them. In every city and town, the companies are sending out stern warnings to policy holders, advising the into exercise extraordinary precaution to guard against fires. A costly conflagration would bankrupt the fire insurance companies and perhaps by straining all their resources, they could not pay the claims against them. The reason why the war in Europe is worrying fire insurance managers is that it has paralyzed stock trading. Stock exchanges all over the world are closed, and the market is entirely out of business. The funds of the insurance companies are invested in securities and it would be utterly impossible, under present conditions for the companies to turn over their stocks and bonds to raise money to pay fire claims. Their security holdings at the moment are worth not much more than the paper on which they are engraved. It is generally known that the insurance companies are enabled to do business by investing the money paid in for policies. By banking the money or by loaning it at small interest, the companies could not pay their losses, much less make any profit. With their investments tied up because of the war, therefore, the companies could not get hold of enough ready money to pay claims of any great amount. A fire like that which destroyed the heart of Baltimore several years ago, therefore, would bankrupt the companies, and the policy holders would not even then get their money. Under such circumstances the fire insurance companies are naturally worried, and are impressing on their patrons, the necessity of using the utmost precaution. stock in the Upper Appamattox company amounting to $56,500.00 that had a sales value January 1, 1861, of $16,14.26. That the State of Virginia indulged in stock in the Dismal Swamp Company (not heeding the warning of the name) and was voracious enough to want $190,000 of it. On the 1st of January, 1861, the sales value of this stock was $9,925.00. Included in the schedules filed was a loan of $2,000 to Washington College, with an actual value of the same amount; Richmond Academy bonds in the sum of $400 with a like value; a claim against the government of the United States for $298,-369.74;, worth the money; a claim against Selden, Withers & Co. with an actual value January 1, 1861, of $152,023.04; and a loan to the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac railroad of $149,98 with a like value as of that date. 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. The Pioneer Press Devoted to the Meral, 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 ad- vertiser pays every three months. Entered in Post Office at Martinsburg, W. Va. as Second Class Matter. J. lt. Clinford, Editor and Proprietor. Drawar 869, and Bell 'Phone 60K, Martinsburg, W. Va. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1914. Please, the blackguard got a black eye in his trial for the U. S. Senate. Even Ben. Tillman poked fun at him. "Please go away back and sit down" We seriously doubt if the war in Mexico is over. Believe Villa and Carranza are scheming to involve America in bloody battles. For any one to get a proper conception of the bloodiest battle of all time in progress for the past four days and still going on, just think of three times as many men armed and fighting in France, as there are men, women and children in West Virginia. Truly "war is hell." Washington and Monroe gave this country Godly counsel. Keep out of war, work our own soil and keep our own gold. The six billions of dollars this country owes abroad, may be an excuse for the depleted nations to combine against us, for we could not pay it—hence keep our gold at home. If ever there was a time when God shut his eyes and frowned, it must have been when President Wilson suggested the 4th of October be set aside as a day of prayer for peace in Europe. Why not pray for the rights of humanity and peace at home where the blackest crimes on God's green earth obtain? Already big enough, but every day he, Theodore Roosevelt gets bigger and bigger. The greatest of living men on earth today is this man. He is our choice for President and if he gets the nomination he will be elected with the least resistance and will get the largest vote of any man since this country became a republic. The editor of this paper is at a loss to reason on a cause for taxation of war, when this country is at peace. Whoever heard of such a proposed proceeding? If President Wilson thinks more of his country than taking the stump in defense of his party, why not set an example, by giving half of his yearly salary and urge all office holders—congressmen included, to do the same? That would soon put the hundred million dollars to be raised by a war tax, in the national treasury. When General Sherman declared "war is hell," the church people condemned such remarks as "blasphemy," but now they see it and pronounce his vision perfect. If said church lovers had lived side by side with Tom Paine and Robert Ingersoll from their births to now, and carefully observed the neighborly conduct, and refraining spirits to fuss, no doubt they would be dubbed infidels. Ingersoll said: "When you white christians take the black man into churches and treat him as a brother, I'll join your church." "Tom" Paine said. "The world is my home and to do good is my religion." Both gospels are good enough for Clifford, and he honors the men who preached it. Dr. Elliot, Ex-President of Carvard College is out in a lengthy article defending President Wilson's administration as one of the best. America ever had. No one should take it seriously, from the fact the old man is far in his dotage. His judgment is not the best, for he prefers his new fangled religion to that preached and handed down for ages from man to man. It taught the fatherhood of God and brotherhood of man, but Mr. Eliot preaches the hatred of one class to the other. If he would say and do what Tom Paine did, "the world is my home, and to do good is my religion," he might be as decent as was Tom Paine. Osler's dose for old cranks like him might apply well and to this world's good. When a thinker goes into a blacksmith shop, and carefully observes the anvil, bellows, hammers, and coal that gives heat by forced air, the brain and muscle of man that work all for the good of humanity, show us the sense of throwing away or aside, the invaluable anvil, the bellows, the coal forced air and hammers for some new fangled substitute. The same, as we see it, applies to the destruction of allopathics in favor of osteopathics. The hog if given rooting territory; the dog liberty to find his grass; the cat its weed, and the snake its counter poison, can cure themselves, and if man would study himself as he does other animals, he could do the same. Ye editor, tomorrow, will celebrate his 66th birthday. Was born in Hardy County, Virginia, now Grant County, at Williamsport, a spot on earth supremely loved by him, and where a horse-sensed good old grandmother lived and cared for him. Doctors? Only in crises. Herbs were gathered and applied and cured the ills of life, and if the science of allopathics had been rigidly looked into, osteopathics would only be a risible name. Go back, learn of the lost art, as you should spinning, knitting, weaving and making linen, and be independent. The biggest farce of our churches is prayer as prayed. Not long ago, an old-time Negro, who is leading the new-time ones, in praying to God said: "Lord I am nothing but filthy rags in thy sight," &c., but bless us. No doubt he told the truth, but whether he did or not, on what ground should God bless such a being? Go where you may, the plea is for God's love, his mercy, his blessings. There is just as much sense in asking him for water, air and soil to grow edible products. They are all yours and its useless to even thank God for them by prayer of the mouth. The kind of prayer God wants is for you to use all for the glory and good of mankind and yourself—hence work is God's prayer of pleasure. To a sincere thinker enough has been here said to convince the world that God's love, mercy and blessings are constantly ours, and if we fail to partake of them freely as we drink water, breathe air and till the soil, it is our own fault. If we do these three things, when thirsty, gasping for pure air and need food, spontaneous thanks soar to the divine source, and lessons of divine thirst, the spirit of the Holy Ghost and hunger for heavenly food will purify our nature and fatten our souls. STRONG PLEA FOR SCHOOL. To The Board of Education, Arden District, Berkeley Co., W. Va. We the undersigned colored citizens of South Arden, feeling the need of better educational facilities for our children, whom we realize are sadly handicapped in the race of life without an education, whom we feel can never measure up to the full standard of citizenship, whom we fear cannot perform the duties, nor meet the responsibilities, resting upon them as members of a progressive and enlightened commonwealth, cannot exercise the rights, nor enjoy the privileges of a free and unrestricted franchise, with judgment and discretion, cannot worship God with sense, nor give best service to man, without at least an elementary education. do hereby most humbly petition the Board of Education of Arden District to kindly reopen the colored school at Arden thus aiding in the promotion of intelligence and the banishing of crime, fostered by ignorance and superstition. An increase in the colored population of this District, a new generation coming to school age seem in our minds to justify an effort for the reopening of this school and to assure its continued patronage. Colored Citizens. "WAR TAX" BILL HAS BEEN AGREED UPON "WAR TAX" BILL HAS BEEN AGREED UPON Beer Gets 50 Cents, Wine 20 Cents and the Value of Freight Three Per Cent. WASHINGTON, The internal revenue "war tax" bill na been agreed upon by the house way and means committee. There is an increase on beer of 50 cents a bar rel 20 cents a gallon on wine and three per cent on the value of freight President Wilson, finally agreed to accept the plan to tax freight. INCREASED COST OF CRIMSON CLOVER And Hairy Vetch Causes Much Concern Among Those Who Use Clover Crops. Prices for imported crimson clover and hairy vetch seed have recently shown such a marked upward tendency that specialists of the department of agriculture fear that the cost of these seed, of which Europe is the chief source, will interfere with the increasing use of these leguminous cover crops. In fact, it is feared that he prices of the seed of these legumes may go to high as to make it inadvisable to plant them this year. Before the present European conditions arose, crimson clover seed was selling at from $4 to $5 per bushel. Up to August 15 there was a scarcity of this seed in the United States, owing to the fact that the receipts from Europe were smaller than usual. The prices then advanced to from $7.50 to $9 per bushel. Since that date importations have continued to arrive; until there is now more imported seed available for fall seeding than there was in this country a year ago at this time. This seed, according to the department's information, was all imported at approximately the same price as that sold for $4 to $4.50 per bushel in the early part of the season. The present high price, therefore, is regarded by the department as unwarranted from the standpoint of the supply and the import price of the seed. Some dealers are continuing to sell at the former price, but these are exceptions. If the present high price is maintained, the specialists are doubtful whether crimson clover can be profitably used as a green manure crop for seeding in corn or on vacant ground, or under other conditions where the catch is not reasonably certain. Under such conditions they point out that it will be better practice to sow rye this fall and use the difference in price in adding nitrogen to the soil in the form of nitrate of soda or some other highly nitrogenous fertilizer. The rye will afford a winter cover preventing washing and leaching, and can be plowed under in the spring to add humus to the soil. When crimson clover is being used regularly as a winter cover crop in orchard culture, or where local experience indicates that a good catch and a good crop are practically certain, payment of a higher price for the seed will no doubt be justified. A somewhat similar condition exists with reference to hairy vetch seed. There has been approximately si-sevenths as much seed imported since November 1, 1913, as in the year previous. This shortage, however, is partly counterbalanced by the increasing domestic production of hairy vetch seed. Wherever the price of hairy vetch seed is found to be exorbitant, the same change in farm practice is recommended as that suggested in the case of crimson clover. ANNUAL MEETING OF THE U. B. CHURCH Conference Began Wednesday at Grafton and Will Continue Over Sunday. The West Virginia Brethren Annual Conference opened in the United Brethren church at Grafton Wednesday with Bishop William Marion Weekly, of Parkersburg, presiding. There are about 200 ministers and laymen in attendance. The Rev Frang G. Radabaugh, of Belington, superintendent of the east district, is treasurer of the conference. The sessions will continue over Sunday. At Hansrote Wednesday Francesc Dalanzo was seriously injured, by being struck on the head by a heav. boulder. He was brought to the City Hospital by Dr. Shuler, and an examination showed he had sustained fracture of the base of theskull. NEW WEAPON FOR PROHIBITIONISTS Senator Chilton's Amendment Would Stop Shipping Liquor Into a Dry State. According to politicians a new weapon for the enforcement of prohibition has been fashioned, more or less unwittingly; by the senate is the acceptance of an amendment offered by Senator Chilton, of West Virgin'a, to the Clayton anti-trust bill as it passed that body last week. Members of congress are puzzling their brains to determine just what effect a senate amendment to the bill will have on the prohibition question. A new section was added to the bill providing that "it shall be unlawful for any corporation engaged in commerce to do any business in any state contrary to the laws of any state under which it is incorporated, or contrary to the laws of the state in it may be doing business." The full import of this amendment was not realized by many, until after it had been passed, and because of its reference to the liquor business it may develop an interesting fight in conference. After consideration, was found according to the Chilton amendment, that corporations brewing beer or distilling whiskey are forbidden by federal authority to violate the laws of any state into which it may ship its product. So simple and inoffensive a thing did the amendment appear on the face of it, that it was passed after strong insistence on the part of the West Virginia senator. The Webb bill, passed two years ago, subjected a liquor dealing corporation to the laws of the state; but the Chilton amendment subjects such corporations to federal authority in case a state law is violated, bringing distilleries and breweries as corporations under both state and federal law. U. S. NOT TO PROTEST ENVOYS' WAR TALK Feeling Exists, However, Against Too Much Discussion of American Attitude. WASHINGTON, No steps will be taken by the Administration to have Germany and Turkey censure their diplomatic representatives here for discussion of the European war and the attitude of the American people toward the several nations involved. Administration officials hope there will be a general let down in the issuance of statements by representatives of belligerent nations. Rustem Bey, the Turkish Ambassador, conferred with Secretary of State Bryan. Neither he nor the Secretary would discuss the conference. It was ascertained, however, that the Turkish Ambassador called to explain his statement regarding the activity of Great Britain in the question of the United States sending a warship to Turkey. The statement of the Turkish Ambassador with regard to the United States sending a warship to Turkish waters to be present in the event Turkey became involved in the war and foreigners in Turkey endangered caused considerable feeling among high officials. PRESIDENT MEETS RAILROAD HEADS PRESIDENT MEETS RAILROAD HEADS WASHINGTON. President today held a conference with the heads of seven big railroads and discussed with them the financial situation, the stagnation in the export traffic, dwindling of domestic and passenger revenues, the piling up of unpaid obligations and the passing of interests. The hundred million railroad securities were also discussed. CHEER UP! THE PEACE STAMPS ARE COMING They're Hard At Work on 'Em in Washington and They'll Be Ready to Lick By October 1. WASHINGTON The Bureau of Engraving and Printing has practically completed its work on the new 2 and 5 cent stamps to commemorate 100 years of peace between the two great English-speaking nations, dating from the Treaty of Ghent, which was signed on Christmas Eve, 181. It is expected that the stamps will be ready for issue by October 1. The 2-cent stamp shows two female figures, clasping hands, across the hemispheres, the one holding the Stars and Stripes and the other the Union Jack. Beneath the figure typifying America is the date "1814," and at the feet of the representative of Great Britain the date "1914." This stamp is red. There is no attempt at fanciful work. The 5-cent stamp is blue. It bears a winged female figure. Leaning n one palm, her right hand is spread out as though bestowing the benefits of peace upon the English-speaking nations. The word "Peace" is prominent on both stamps. It looks now as though there will be no general celebration of the Ghent Treaty centennial. The plans that were made included general celebrations throughout Great Britain, Canada and the United States, on Dec. 24, 1914. TRAINS COLLIDE NEAR WEVERTON Second Section of No. 12 Strikes Freight and Ties Up Traffic. A wreck on the B. & O near Weverton Thursday morning delayed traffic several hours, causing a general tieup in business, but no one was injured. Train No. 12 was run in two sections, and after the first ha dpassed a freight which had been waiting for orders, it pulled out on the main track. the engineer apparently not knowing that the second section was so near. The siding had just been cleared when the passenger train swung around the curve and struck the caboose, which was completely wrecked and several cars derailed. Train No. 13 lost three hours, and No. 55 failed to arrive on time because of the track not being clear. The Brunswick crew was called. POPE BENEDICT IN PEACE WORK POPE BENEDICT IN PEACE WORK Dispatches Notes to Ambassadors of Warring Nations to Ascertain ROME. As a prerule to the definite program which the vatican is about to begin in the interest of peace between the Allies and Austria and Germany, Pope Benedict has dispatched notes to the ambasadors of all the warring nations to ascertain the sentiment of their respective governments relative to the papal's appeal. It is believed that Austria will reply favorably. WASHINGTON: President Wilson today issued a proclamation setting aside October 4 as a national day of prayer for cessation of the war in Europe. J. R. CLIFFORD Attorney At Law MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA. Practices in all the Courts of West Virginia, the Supreme Court of Appeals and the United States Courts. THE CORRECT COST OF ORCHARD MANAGEMENT A PLAN OF COST ACCOUNTING FOR ORCHARDS OPERA- TIONS HAS BEEN DEVELOPED WHICH PROVIDES FOR ALL CURRENT EXPENSES—THE COST OF GROWING AN ORCHARD IS YET TO BE WORKED OUT. \ What does it cost to run an or. chard? A plan of cost accunting for apple-orchard operations for tra t growers wishing to find out the an nual cost of managing an orchard has been outlined by ‘the United States Department of Agriculture. The metled presented is the result ef records covering 19 years’ work in several New York orchards. The bulletin gives details for two years’ werk on one of these orchards. The method is applicable to all s’milar operations, and is the resultn) TAOI operations and the result is given in great deal, The orchard for which the details are given is over 50 years old and well located for the production — of fruit. It consists of nearly 15 acres Rid coxtans 527 trees. The total anmiel cost of the operatio of the or- chard during the two years covered Ty the detailed studies was divided into labor, cash, and fixed costs. Nine Lundred and thirty-seven marketable varrels were produced the first sea- son for a toal of $1,217.92. Two thou- sand one hundred and four barrels were produced the second year at a total expense of $2,125.69. In the table below, the labor costs refer to the man ad horse labor; the cash ests cover the expense of ma: nure, spraying, barrells, and seed for cover crop; the fixed costs included the use of machinery, land rental, and overhead expenses. Two clements of cost were not measured in the estimates; namely, the cost of creating the orchard and the depreciation of the orchard as its production declines as the resuit of advancing age. The presence of in- sects, ipests and fungous diseases an] the throughness of their control also will have influence ‘n the life of the orchard. The two years’ study on the farm in question have not yield ed sufficient data on this particula: item toQ warrant definite conclusions All apple growers, therefore, should bear ihis factor 1 mind. Another item ‘neluded under“ fis- ed” costs should vary little from year to year, The land rental, including interest and taxes is about six per cent. Fer this particular orchard it TAXING PICTURES OF WEST VIRGIN The working forces of the West Virginia commission, te Panama- Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, Cal. 1915, are meeting with very pleasing success in secur- ing exhibits, both of material pro- ducts and in motion picture, looking to the state having creditable repre. senation throughout the forty weeks of the big show. Quite a number f the biggest manufacturing enterpris es of the state have now under con sideration the placing of material ex- hibits, while not a few are arranging for the manufacturing firms now pre- paring their exhibits are several that will have displayed their wares for the first time in an exposition of the kind. The contract made by the commis sion some time since with a New York film company for the produc- tion of fifteen to twenty thousand feet of motion picture film, is in course of fulfillment. The president of the Ray Film Company, Inc., in company with Commissioner of Agriculture Howard ©. Williams, and Assistant Secretary to the Commissioner G. A. Bolden. last week completed a tour of a dozen counties of the state, made up of Fayette, Raleigh, Summers, Monroe, Greenbrier, Pocahontas, Pen @loton, Hardy, Grant, Hampshire. Mineral and Preston making a couple thousand feet of film which will dis- will be noted that the fixed costs ap proximate $20 a year per acre. The cost of growing apples is les sened by growing them in connection ‘with their crops and utilizing the man and heres labor on hese other crops whea they are not needed in the or chard. ‘The eaperience of the best apple growers in old-apple-producing regions indicate that proper manage ment of a well-diversified farm is as important a factor in profitable apple raising as the use of different cul. tural methods, reduction of packing cost, or even cheaper wages for help. As an example a farm of 122 acres is given. Firty per cent of this area is devoted to general crops other than fruit, and of the 39 acres de voted to fruét only about 15 are used for apple raising. Enough hay, oats and corn are raised on ihe farm for feed. Potatoes are raised, but only for home use. Wheat and beans, as well as fruit, are cash crops Each year 20 or 30 sheep are kept and pas- tured dur'ng the summer Lambs. re raised and fattened during the early spring months. Six horses are kept for work and one for family use. One or two colts are raised each year, The actual costs given are not the most important result of this study as other farms in, the same commun. ‘lg might show different results. ‘The nethod of analyzing the varius cost factors ig the feature that is of most practical value. The — depart. ment's new publication aims to out- he for the independent apple grow ‘ya method that will enable him to tctermine the actual cost of maintain ng and operating h’s! fruit enter vrises on his own farm. It does not {tempt to give a concrete example >, just what the costs will be. Be de the fact of the depreciation hs appte orchard already mention sd, other factors such as the variety ‘ee, and size of tees, the soils, and he climate will influence the actual ‘sts, but not the method of analyz ne these costs. Apple growers wil ind much to interest them in the new publicat’on which is beine sent free of charge to such persons ~ apply nk: play farms and orchards, landscapes, forests, live stock, etc. Many of the views of farm and forest lands ob- tained from high points will depict scenes of great beauty, while the pic- tures of growing erops, orchards, gar- dens, and live stock will illustrate to a nicety—and possible to better ad- vantage than in any other way that could be selected—the value of West Virginia lands for agricultural, hortt cultural, grazing and other purposes, The picture makers had a week of fair weather followed by a week of heavy rains that made automobile travel an impossibility. The car was left at Clarksburg, Mr. Ray return- ing to Hampshire and Mineral coun- ties to complete film of the big peach crop and peach orchards, while Messrs. Williams and Bolden return- ed to Chavtesion, for a wees to look after other matters in connection with the exposition work. The making of fim will be resumed next Monday, when the State Fair at Wheeling will be visited and numerous counties gone over. It is the intention of the commission to have Interesting scenes from every county in the state thrown on the canvass at the West Virginia building of the exposition throughout the entire forty weeks. In the meantime, another force of solic itors are at work in other sections of the state, soliciting advertising fil (movies of the big manufacturing plants, coal works, ete.,) for which the owners of such industries will pay at least all the expenses of makiag the moving pictures and running them tree of admission charge throughout the term of the exposition. All who have studied the motion picture project are enthusiastic in praise of this method of making the advantages of West Virginia known to the great outside world. The pte. tures will be produced in a special- ly prepared picture theatre occupying one whole ead of the West Virginia building. They will be projected un- der special program, from day to day. and will be advertised in advance, in crder that all who may be interested in different lines of investment and who are s@tking new fields for their endeavors, or to make a home, may come to the West Virginia building and there see what this state has to offer. Nearly all the states participating in the exposition are now employing tue motion picture method of adver- tising to draw the eyes of the country toward their particular possessions and their advantages. West Virgin- ia was one of the first of the states to perceive the advantages to be de- rived, and we will doubtless be one of the states that will derive vast benefit thereby, as great care is be- ing taken in the making of the films to get the very best of so much that West Virginia has to offer. BiG IMPROVEMENT SOON EXPECTED It is said that the August report of the Balumore and Ohio will show a sl'ght improvement of that in July and for those of several months im- mediately proceeding. It is believed the lifting of the grain embargo and the free movement of this freight to the seaboard has had something to do with this increase in the receipts Those who have knowledge of the bet- terment in conditions say, however, that the gain is too small as yet to be of appreciable benefit to the road in meeting fully all the burdens which have been thrust upon it. * Baltimore and Ohio's July earnings suffered a loss in gross as compared vith a year ago, of more than $800, 10, and almost $400,000 in net, as ompared with the corresponding month a year ago. For a number of months past the company has been sustaining gross and net decreases, and until there {s some improvement ir. the shipping situation between the United States and Europe, the indi- cations are that not much imprdove- ment can take place. As soon as this phase of the situation is cleared, however, not only is it expected that the Baltimore and Ohio's earnings will enjoy substantial improvement, but practically all the railroads of the country will profit by the devel: opement. Benedict Fifteenth Also Bestows Red Hat on Six Foreign Cardinals ROMRE, Two cardinals have been created by Benedict the Fifteenth, and red hats were destow- ed on six foreign cardinals, previous- ly created by Pope Pius. The names of the new cardinals are not given, but are knowa however to be Mon- signor Bogglani, secretary of the re- cent conclave, and Monsignor Scapi- nelli de Leguigno, papal representa. tive at Vienna. The latter was sent to Vienna by Pope Pius with a personal letter beg- ging Franz Josef to avert the war. DR. MARY V. MPCUNE . . MARRIED MONDAY To Lewis Mismet Rosa, Australian, at Harpers Ferry by Rev. Nicholson. Dr. Mary Virginia McCune, of the Shenandoah Sanitarium, and Lewis Kismet Rosa, of this city, were maz ried Monday evening at Harpers Fer- ry at the Methodist Episcopal par- sonage by the Rev. V. Y. Nicholson. pastor of the church. They are spend- ing @ few days in the east. KEEPS YOUR HOME =(ifr. FRESH af/ CLEAN / RS Combination Pneumatic Sweeper | THis Swiftly-Sweeping, Easy-Running DUNTLEY Sweeper cleans without raising dust, and at the same time picks up. pins, lint, ravelirgs, etc., in ONE OPERATION. Its ease makes sweeping a simple task quickly finished. It reaches’, even the mozt difficul: places, and eliminates the necessity of moving and lifting 7/l heavy furniture. The Great Labor Saver of the Home—Every home, large or small, can enjoy relief from Broom drudgery end protection from the danger of fying dust. Duntley ts tha Ploneer of Prcumatic Sweepers— Has the combination of the Pneumatic Suction Nozzle and revolving Brush. Very easily operated and absolutely guar- med A anteed. In buying a Vacuum Cleaner, why not give » ta the “Duntley’’ a crisl in your home ct our expense? “Apr Weltte today for tuil particulars A 7 U ; oo | SENAY (cs filet Se CRAWFORD'S WILL ~PROBATED At Tuesday's session of the count court the will of the late W. HL Craw ford was admitted to probate, It bears date of May 24, 1909, and was wit nessed by J. M. Woods and John 0 Lemen, and recites that the home on South Queen street shall become th property of the wife to hold during her lifetime, and then it shall pass to the children; that the executor shall hold the stock in the manufac: turing concerns i which he was in. terested until the boys are 30 years of age, and that 1. 1. Emmert shall act as his executor with bond in the penalty of $10,000, On May [6,191], a codicil was at tached in which it was stated tha his son, Jacob Crawford, should ac with Mr, Emmert as executor. ‘This was written May 16, 1911, Before the State Supreme Court of Appeals At Charles Town. Argument in the case of the State against KE. Graham Wilson, of Jeffer son county, who is now in jail at Charles ‘Town under sentence to the penitentiary for 14 years on the charge of committing a criminal as: sault on Miss Kate M. ‘Turner, ocew pied the Supreme Court of Appeals there Friday. John L. Lee opened for the defense and C.K. Martin closed. Ff. W. Brown, Assistant At- torney General Morrison, of Charles: ton, and State's Attorney George D, Moore represented the State. The U. S. marshal’s office at Par- kersburg has been officially notified by the department of the judiciary, at Washington, that a bill has become a law, through the approval of Prest- dent Wilson, which provides for an- other place in which to hold regular terms of federal court in the Northern district of West Virginia. ‘This place is Elkins, in Randolph county. “The law provides for two terms to be held there, the samo as the other places for holding court, and on the following dates: Beginning on the first Tuesday in July and on the first Tuesday in December. ‘This arrangement will not interfere with any other term, as, by the old sched- ule, no terms were set for either July or December. The new yogular terms will, therefore, each come at times when there has formerly been a hiatus, except for the times when special terths were held in these in- terregnums. ‘The passage of — this bill was in response to numerous pe- titions from the bar of Randolph and adjacent counties and numerous vis- its of attorneys interested to Wash ington. It was claimed that these terms at Elkins would fill a long felt want and convenience to many Itt gants and their counsel, ‘The first ‘term at Elkins will be held next De- cember. d , HOW A RD 7 . v: UNIVERSITY, STEPHEN M. NEWMAN, A.M..D.D. PRESIDENT. COLLEGE OP ARTS AND SCIENCES, A.B. and B.S. Courses TEACHERS’ COLLEGE, SCHUOL OF MANUAL aRTS AND APPLIED SCIENCES. Courses in Engineoring Domestic Science Domestic Arts Manual Arta CONSERVATORY OF MUSIU ACADEMY ‘Three Preparatory Cours (Clusmical, Scientitie, Normal) COMMERCIAL COLLEGE Stenography Uypewriting Economics Bookkeeping, Etc. Professional Schools LIBRARY SCHOOL SCHOUL OF THEOLOGY. THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, College of Medicine College of Dentistry College of Pharmacy SCHOOL OF Law. All Courses begin Sept. 30th, 1914. For Catalogue, address Howard Unt- versity, Washington, D. First Day Shows An Enrollment of 1,505 Which Is Much Larger Than Last Year. . The cily schools openca the regus Jar term today with the largest en rollment in’ their history, the num ber being 1,505 as follows: High school, first year, 72; see. ond year, 46juniors; — scniors,i0 4 total 187. Boys Girls ‘Totat Burke street .... 182 0 149 BBL Jolin street es 16 wh BOT High street ...... 110 oy 209 Hooge street 2... 129 Wy an Sumner .. oy Mm 120 Berkeley County Apples Biggest Crop Ever in Eastern Panhanale Fruit Belt The Product News, of New York, which has had a special representative here for a few days, in the issue of Saturday contains the following matter of special interest about the Berkeley county apple crop: This week The News representative has been all through Berkeley county and seen the great apple crop in all its beauty, the wonderful effect of last week's rains and the rapid coloring of the fruit. The orchards are wonderful—clean and well cultivated. Not in the northwest, nor anywhere else are better cultural methods, more vigilant care, or more assiduous attention than here on Apple Pie Ridge. This, together with unusual natural advantages, is the reason why the fruit is of unusual quality. As to the size of the crop, many thousands of barrels will be rigidly excluded, in order to make the pack strictly standard. Many of the growers of the county will use boxes, and some of the pioneer box packers of the country are right here in Berkeley county; but the usual package is the barrel. However, the general faults of barrel packing are not here. The big Berkeley county growers take as much pains with their barrel packing and are as careful in their selecting and grading as the northwest fruit men. Not over 200,000 barrels of strictly No.1, high grade apples will be harvested in the county, and probably the amount will not exceed 150,000. There are two or three individual orchardists, notably John M. Miller, who have great crops, but the bulk of the fine fruits is in the orchards owned by large companies, whose stockholders, in the main, are business men of Martinsburg. Many of the lawyers, doctors, merchants and bankers of the city are orchardists or stockholders in orchard companies. Mr. Miller's orchards are well worth special mention. Mr. Miller (and his brother, Gold Miller, also a large grower) is son of the late W. S. Miller, who raised the first commercial crop of apples in the county about 40 years ago. (Incidentally, it may be said that only once since then has frost damaged the fruit of this section, and then only slightly.) John M. Miller has 290 acres in apple orchard, 11,537 trees, and his crop of strictly No. 1 fruit this year will foot upwards of 20,000 barrels, Grimes Golden, York Imperial, Stayman Winesap, Ben Davis and the other prevailing varieties of the county. The largest orchard companies are the McKown, the Gold, the Busey and Buck Hill orchards, of which Lawyer X. Poole is secretary, and Walter W. Trout, assistant cashier of the People's Trust Co., is treasurer; and the Cushwa, the Thomas, the Grimes Golden and the North Mountain orchards, of which E. C. Henshaw is manager. Of the first four named, the Gold orchard has 140 acres and 9,600 trees; the Busey, 155 acres and 10,000 trees; the Buck Hill, 125 acres and 11,150 trees; the McKown, 145 acres and 9,000 trees. Their aggregate crops this year are about 3,000 barrels of No. 1 Northwest Greening; 1,000 barrels of mammoth Black Twig and 25,000 barrels of York Imperials, Ben Davis, Gano and Stayman Winesap. Also there are about 1,000 barrels of Keiffer pears. The McKown orchard, H. H. Rutherford, manager, won a bronze medal at the International Apple Shippers' meeting in Boston for the second best single plate of fruit exhibited; also several ribbons as did the Gold orchard. The second group of orchards mentioned comprise the following: North Mountain orchard, 150 acres, 9.000 trees; Cushwa, 100 acres, 4,500 trees; Thomas, 70 acres, 3,500 trees; Grimes Golden, 80 acres, 6.000 trees. The aggregate crops of these orchards this season is: Grimes Golden, W. H. Thomas, secretary, 1,000 barrels Gano and 250 barrels each of Old Winesap, Grimes and York; North Mountain, 2,000 barrels York, Grimes. Stayman Winesap and Gano; Cushwa, 1,800 barrels York, Ben Davis, Black Twig, Baldwin and Grimes. The Highland Orchard Co., of which Alexander Clohan, one of the apple veterans of the county, is president, and H. L. Alexander, secretary, has 825 acres and 21,000 trees, mostly young, but of superm promise. The Cherry Hill orchards, Gray Silver, president, have 190 acres and 6,460 trees; crop this year will consist of 4,500 barrels of York Imperial and 2,500 barrels of Ben Davis. Faulkner & Bowers are one of the large firms. Mr. Faulkner is a former United States senator from this state and for years one of the leaders of the Democratic party. Mr. Bowers is president of the People's Trust Co. (all of whose officers and directors are interested in fruit growing), and is candidate for congress in this district, and for 16 years was U. S. fish commissioner. They have 130 acres and about 5,000 trees. Their crop this year consists of 1,500 barrels of Grimes and N. W. Greening, 2,000 barrels of Ben Davis and 2,000 barrels York Imperial. The J. N. Thatcher Co. has 33 acres and 1,076 trees; crop this year. 4,500 barrels York Imperial, 700 barrels Black Twig and 300 barrels Grimes Golden and Ben Davis, Charles W. Thatcher, president of the company is judge of the county court. He and his brother, H. C. Thatcher, succeeded their father as successful fruit growers. The Seibert Orchard Co., P. M. Seibert, president, has 115 acres, 4,600 trees, with a good crop of York, Ben Davis, Grimes, Stayman Winesap and Gano. There are 25 acres also in peaches. Boyer & Lemen have 46 1-2 acres and 1,800 trees, with 4,000 barrels of Yorks, and 1,000 barrels each of Ben Davis and Black Twig this season. The Dry Run Orchard Co., of which U. S. District Attorney S. W. Walker is treasurer, has 70 acres of 3,078 trees, all young, and the majority not bearing till next year. This season's crop is 1,500 to 2,000 barrels of York, Grimes and Ben Davis. Next season the Black Twig, Stayman Winesap and Banana trees will bear. One of the best crops in the county is that of G. B. Wiltshire, who has 1,200 barrels of Grimes, York, Ben Davis and Snow apples. Mr. Wiltshire has already marketed his N. W. Greenings and some extra fine Wofl Rivers at excellent prices. Dr. S| N. Myers and Dr. Clifford Sperow, two of the city's leading physicians, also have fine crops; Dr. Myers, 85 acres, with 7,200 trees, yielding about 2,000 barrels this season of "Mione" brand York, Ben Davis, Grimes, Gano and N. W. Greenling. Dr. Sperow has a fine orchard of 2,000 barrels, of which 300 are Stayman Winesap on eight-year-old trees, especially fine; 200 barrels Ben Davis, the balance York Imperial. It should be said of all these orchards that they are conveniently located with reference to the turnpike and C. V. or B. & O. stations. The C. V. is a part of the Pennsylvania railroad system and makes as fine time to the eastern and western large markets as the B. & O. In fact shippers generally prefer the C. V., not only as it give sa quicker schedule, but its shipping stations are more convenient, as the road pierces the valley from north to south. A point not to be overlooked is that the fruit is only an over-night journey from New York or Pittsburg and all the intermediate markets. The nearness to all shipping stations enables shippers to load all fruit into cooled cars a few hours after picking, which means a whole lot for its keeping ability. It adds at least 30 days life to the fruit after it reaches cold storage. The Northwest Greening is a favorite variety which seems to grow better and of larger size here than anywhere else. It attains fine size. The Grimes Golden and Stayman Winesap also are especially fine. Indeed this might be said of all the varieties grown in the county, but the N. W. Greening, as a baking apple, has no peer anywhere. It "stands up" to perfection in the baking process. Reference has been made to the pack. If pjurchasers or commission merchants don't want to send their own packers (which they are welcome to do) they can rely on the orchardists here giving them the very best and most reliable pack Growers here pride themselves on this, and aim to build up a reputation for their pack and secure the best barrel pack in the country. Those who put up boxes, grade every whit as carefully as northwest growers. This Apple Pie Ridge got its name in the long ago. As far back as local history goes, there were apple trees on the ridge, when they wouldn't grow elsewhere and the three great varieties, York, Grimes and Pippin, came from ancient seedings. This county was the home of the apple ages before it became known commercially. In the way of marketing, considerable progress has been made. Carl Kimball and W. M. French, of New York, are getting quite a lot of commission, and the growers have gotten very satisfactory returns for their summer fruit and Northwest Greenings. (Some Philadelphia, Baltimore, Pittsburg and Chicago houses have men here, buying and shipping on consignment. Growers here believe that the excellent quality of the fruit, its accessibility, cheap freight rates (27c to New York, 17c to Pittsburg, 42c to Chicago and corresponding rates to other large markets) ought to make it the favorite section of the country for fancy apples, and in view of the general apple situation, it does seem the part of wisdom to invest in the Berkeley county fruit, which may be secured at reasonable rates and consequently sold at reasonable rates, as against the expensive northwestern apples, whose high cost to the consumer, no matter how little the grower gets for it, limits its consumption and diminishes materially the consumption of the better flavored eastern apples. John Nix & Co. are getting on consignment the bulk of the Northwest Greenings from John M. Miller, Gold Miller, Dr. S. N. Myers, G. B. Wiltshire, Dr. Clifford Sperow and some others. These gentlemen have very fine fruit and their returns, $3.50 to $3.75 a barrel, have raised their hopes mightily. They give full credit to the New York house, and that house's stock is mighty high in this valley Nix & Co. can get anything they want from this county. The only limit is the amount the house is willing to handle. These Northwest Greenings are very fine and deserve a good price, and the returns encourage the growers to hope that this may not be such a bad year after all. They have some fine apples through here, and there is a general determination to exclude all undersized, imperfect apples, and give the markets only the best. The growers figure that with the vast amount of undergrade apples sure to be shipped this fall, there will be a premium on the strictly fancy fruit, and that's the kind they have in this county. Some of the dealers who came through here two or three weeks ago pronounced the apples undersized. They said the trees were too heavily loaded to grow large apples. Those dealers should come again. The rains of last week have brought out the sizes wonderfully, and the average sizes are fully up to the standard. Furthermore, the growers here say no single orchard or cluster of orchards should be taken as a criterion. Some dealers come, go through the orchards of a single owner, find it not up to the standard, and form their ideas of the entire crop by it. This won't do, especially this year. There is some fruit here which isn't up to standard, is always the case everywhere, but it is the exception, and, moreover, it is due to specific causes, and not to the season or overloaded trees. This should be kept in mind. In another year there will be considerably more cold storage room in the county. S. W. Walker has let the contract for a 60x90 ft. plant at his orchards. This will be a model. The Highland Orchard Co. and others will do likewise in the near future, the idea being to do as other large growers and control the marketing of their own fruit, when they think best. There is much more cold storage room in Frederick county, Va., of which Winchester is the seat, and a number of the large growers there, among them S. L. Lupton, who has 10,000 barrels, say they will store and hold their fruit, until, as they believe, the heavy waste has cleared the situation. STOMACH TROUBLE Majority of Friends Thought Mr. Hughes Would Die, But One Helped Him to Recovery. taking other medicines. I decided to take his advice, although I did not have any confidence in it. I have now been taking Black-Draught for three months, and it has cured me—haven't had those awful sick headaches since I began using it. I am so thankful for what Black-Draught has done for me." Thedford's Black-Draught has been found a very valuable medicine for derangements of the stomach and liver. It is composed of pure, vegetable herbs, contains no dangerous ingredients, and acts gently, yet surely. It can be freely used by young and old, and should be kept in every family chest. 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