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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 SHA ESTBLISHED 1882. TOBACCO STEMS AND STALKS ARE Valuable Fertilizer and Should be Used to a Good Advantage Should the demand of Europe for American tobacco stems cease, these stems, which contain large quantities of plant food, especially potash, may be used to good advantage by the American grower of tobacco as fertilizer. Soil fertilized by these stems secured from the cigar and tobacco factories and stemmeries, will produce leaf-tobacco of better burning qualities and texture. Tobacco stems as fertilizer should be applied in smaller quantities than manure, because they contain larger quantities of the constituents which feed the plant, according to the department's tobacco specialists. Tw tons per acre of "seed stems" (stems from cigar factories) or 2 i-2 tons of "Kentucky stems" (stems from the stemmeries) are known to give good results in New England and, so far as available, these stems will undoubtedly furnish a very satisfactory source of potash, as well as other plant foods, in other tobacco sections. Considerable quantities of tomacostems have long been exported to Germany and other parts of Europe where they are often used in the manufacture of low-grade smokingtobacco and as a source of nicotine. Tobacco stalks which are not removed from the farm under prevailing methods, are not always used to the best advantage as a fertilizer. Like the stems, they contain considerable quantities of valuable plant food (though not so much) and may be used freely as a fertilizer for tobacco and other crops. They may be profitably used to improve the hay lot by simply spreading the stalks over the land in the land in the fall or they may be plowed under at the same season for cultivated crops such as cotton, corn, tobacco, etc. The practice of piling tobacco stalks in heaps and leaving them exposed to the weather means a waste of valuable material that might be returned to the soil. The practice of burning them is also wasteful unless they are infected by such a serious disease as the Granville wilt. YOU WANT TO ATTEND THE ROAD MEETING YOU WANT TO ATTEND THE ROAD MEETING Southern Appalachian God Roads Association Meets At Bristol, October 8 and 9. A. D. Williams, chief road engineer, of the state road bureau, ofWest Virginia. Morgantown, sends out the following letter, which is self-explanatory: "The Southern Appalachian Good Roads Association, which consists of the states of Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida and Alabama, will hold their annual meeting at Bristol, Va.-Tenn., October 6 to 9, inclusive, and has asked to ascertain who would be willing to attend from this state. Would you find out who would possibly attend from your county, including yourself, and let me know at the earliest possible date?" Kansas contemplates planting an extra 2,000,000 acres to wheat. We foresee that next year's Kansas clamor for harvest hands will be louder than ever.—Manchester Union. WILLARD HOPEFUL OF THE OUTLOOK Gives Out Optimistic Interview After Attending Conference of Railroad Men. Daniel Willard, president of the Baltimore and Ohio and one of the railroad executives who held a conference Wednesday with President Wilson on the railway situation, was in New York Friday and expressed himself as being hopeful of the outok. While declining to make any predictions, he said: "One or two of the newspapers have said that the railroads should beelear frankly what they want and take the public into their confidence. They are trying to. In Europe the people of all the nations are fighting and dying to perpetrate their institutions. Americans are called upon to do so little in comparison. All that we have to do is to bury personal differences, and personal interests, so that we may meet the situation that exists here on the highest and broadest ground. Facts and conclusions of six weeks ago no longer have any application. The circumstances of today are wholly extraordinary, and call or extraordinary measures. On the other hand, there is no occasion to become excited or to act precipitately. "We did not expect any immediate answer from the President. The question is too big to deal with offend. There was no idea in our minds that he should ask the Commerce Commission to increase rates, because neither he nor the commission can act otherwise than the law permits. "All we have asked is that the President, after considering the case deliberately and if he thinks it wise, to indicate to the public the seriousness of the situation the railroads are in, and to urge that they be given special consideration at this time. It has been said that the railroads are not alone in being obliged to pay higher rates for money since the war began. That is true; but the other industries, or the majority of them are private enterprises. The railroads, while built wholly out of private capital, are wholly public institutions. If a manufacturer cannot operate at a profit he can shut down his works. A railroad cannot cease to operate under any circumstances." MR. GRASTY RETIRES FROM MANAGEMENT OF THE SUN Charles H. Grasty, who for the last four and a half years has been president and general manager of the A. S. Abell Company, has withdrawn from his active connection with The Baltimore Sun. Mr. Grasty retains his stock in the Abell company and will continue to be a member of the board of directors. The other directors are Van Lear Black, Harry C. Black, Robert Garrett, James C. Fenhagen, J. J. Nelligan and R. Brent Keyser. Van Lear Black is chairman of the board. Gingerbread—Sift one teaspoonful baking powder and half teaspoonful salt twice with two cupsful flour. Stir to a cream half cupful butter, half cupful sugar and half cupful molasses. Warm mixture slightly and beat lightly before adding a well-beaten egg, half teaspoonful ground mace and teaspoonful ginger. Dissolve half teaspoonful baking soda in tablespoonful hot water; stir this into half cupful sweet milk, lastly, stir in flour, teat hard for one minute, bake in two well buttered shallow pans in moderate oven till ready. HIGHEST POINT IN FOOD PRICES For Two Years, According to Dun's Index Number Occasioned by War in Europe. As a result of the sharp rise in commodity prices occasioned by the war in Europe. Dun's Index Number on September 1 reached the highest point attained in about two years and a half. The total on that date being $126,975, against $120,740 on August 1 and $122,053 on September 1, 1913. The present figure has not been equalled since the beginning of May. 1912, when the compilation showed $128,986. Until the opening of the current month, the general trend of values of the leading articles of consumption had been downward this year, and the recent rapid advance in quotations may be attributed almost wholly to the abnormal conditions created by developments abroad. Importations of many products have materially diminished or ceased entirely and this naturally has had a strengthening effect, while the increased foreign demands for domestic breadstuffs have been reflected in a violent upturn in the grain markets. On the other hand, cotton has declined sharply because of the pronounced falling off in the export movement and certain lines of finished goods are cheaper in consequence. Of the seven separate divisions into which the Index Number is divided, aii, save two, disclosed more or less gain on September 1 as compared with August 1, while the same is true with regard to the statement for September, 1913. Examination of the returns indicate that in comparison with the preceding month there was some recession in meats and clothing, the difference in the former group being due to the lower cost of beef. In clothing, the decline was confined solely to the raw materials, notably on cotton, quotations of which are largely nominal. An advance of about 16 per cent in the class embracing breadstuffs marked the greatest change in that direction, wheat being 22c a bushel dearer than on August 1; corn, 4 1-2c a bushel; oats 8 3-4c a bushel; barley 20c a bushel, and rye 31 1-4c a bushel higher than on the earlier date. Moreover, both beans and peas rose sharply. While the reduction in provisions was accounted for mainly by the downward trend of beef, a lower level was also reached for pork, sheep and lard, whereas there was more or less upturn in bacon, ham, hogs and tallow. Advances were rather pronounced in the groups including dairy and garden products and other food, sugar, in particular, displaying exceptional strength. Finished lines of both cotton and woolen goods showed some gain, while hides and leather reflected increased firmness. Not much net change occurred in metals, but there was a general upward tendency in the miscellaneous division, notably in drugs and chemicals as a result of the European war. 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. In the Case of Judge Dayton But it is Expected This Week. No intimation has been given by members of the sub-committee of the house judiciary committee as to when they will have their report ready in regard to the resolution for the investigation of the judicial conduct of Judge A. G. Dayton. The committee has been reviewing and summarizing the evidence which was taken before the committee and probably will have its report ready this week. EMERGENCY SERVICE B. & O. FIRE FIGHTERS EMERGENCY SERVICE B. & O. FIRE FIGHTERS Organized to Protect Railroad and Other Property—May Stop Train to Fight Fire. By virtue of a circular issued by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad to its employees the men working for that company are to be constituted into a vast organization of fire-fighters, ready for emergency service in protecting the property of the public and that of the railroad against destruction by flames. Employes in train service and others whose duties require them to travel over the property are urged by the management to maintain a constant vigil against fire, either on the property of the railroad's neighbors or along its own right-of-way. Suggestions concerning precautions against fires are requested of the employes. In the event that fires be discovered by engineers, conductors or other employees in train service, they are pre-emptorily authorized by the company to lend assistance in extinguishing the blaze; but the regulation requires that in such emergency any delay occasioned by assisting in putting out a fire must be reported at the first telegraph station. While the regulation concerning the suppression of fires has in view primarily the protection of railroad property, the Baltimore and Ohio urges its men to take a broad interest in the communities in which they reside so that at all times they may render assistance of direct benefit to society. In the cities and towns, division points and terminals the railroad has provided fire-fighting apparatus for the use of employees in emergency cases, and to increase the efficiency of such protection the men are drilled in order that they keep themselves on the alert. Numerous instances have been reported of railroading forces preventing serious fire destruction. The campaign waged by the Baltimore and Ohio against fire losses extends beyond the employees to the mechanical operations of the property. Locomotive stacks have been equipped with spark nettingts to prevent particles of fire from being scattered along the right-of-way or on adjoining property and the fire grates in the engines are so designed that hot coals are not dropped along the tracks. In the ends of sidings where locomotives usually stand when waiting to pass trains, wooden ties have been replaced by steel ties for the prevention of fire. VOL.33 NO.29. BIG INCREASE IN B. & O. MILEAGE On October First Quarter of a Cent Will be Added to 1,000 Mile Book The Baltimore and Ohio is included among the eastern trunk line railroads which have filed new tariffs with the interstate commerce commission raising the price of 1,000 mile books a quarter of a cent a mile. The change is set for October 1, and it is believed that the commission will authorize it as it intimated in its freight rate decision that passenger rates were too low. Baltimore and Ohio milleage books good east of the river have always sold for $20, but, the new rate will raise them to $22.50. Interchangeable books will still be sold at $25.00, but rebate when the cover is returned will be but $2.50 instead of $5.00. PARODY ON KAISER WILHELM'S WILL PARODY ON KAISER WILHELM'S WILL Joke Sad and Serious In Its Meaning Aimed At Arrogant Ruler. PARIS, Sept. anything anti- German or anything that ridicules condemns Germany and the Kaiser gose in Paris. An enterprising printer made a pretty penny from the sale of "Kaiser Wilhelm's will," which read as follows: "My fortune to all the widows, orphans, and others of whose bereavement I have been the cause. "To Belgium, as a souvenir of her heroic defense of Liege, the Cross of Honor in diamonds, my sword, and the right to jeer at me. "To France I restore by force Alasce-Lorraine, her clocks, and her billions off ranses. "To England I give back her title, which I usurped—viz., 'King of the seas. "To Servia I give Austria. "To Russia, all my cannon, as a surety of universal peace. "To Austria I leave my last cartridge, in order that she may end the business in honorable fashion. "To all the other countries that I have forced into mobilization and war I give the wealth that remains in my empire. "To my family I give the nothing I have left. "As executor of this will I choose William Deibler to whom I regret I can not give my head, which is claimed by all the world." (Deibler is the Paris chief executioner.) STATE SOCIETY Preliminary steps looking to the formation of a West Virginia state society in Washington were taken Saturday night, when a number of West Virginians residing at the national capital effected a temporary organization with Col. J. William DeGrange, formerly of this city, a clerk in the war department, as temporary chairman, with authority to appoint the necessary committees. He named D. W. Gall, Henry Baker, J. E. Hart, W. T. George and Alfred Bates as the committee on by-laws; S] C. Cross, W. J. Lyle and J. C. Gall as reception committee. Plans for a Hallowe'en party were discussed and the arrangements were left in the hands of a committee of ten to be named by the chairman. The Pioneer Press Devoted to the Meral, Religious and Financial Development of Humanity. RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION: 1 year ..... $1.80 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. Clifford, Editor and Proprietor Drawer 869, and Bell 'Phone 60K Martinsburg, W. Va. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19,1914 The McDowell Times certainly touched Mr Fountain on the raw, and if he fails to squirm and kick, he has lost his sense of feeling. President Wilson is telling big business men that business is "looking up." Of course it is. It's flat on its back and can't look any other way.—Ceredo Advance. The great editor, T. Thomas Fortune, has assumed charge of the editorial department of the Washington Sun. Of one thing everybody can rest assured, and that is, the Sun is going to shine brighter than ever. The Turkish Ambassador who boldly criticised this country for lynching its citizens, did well and right. That he displeased the powers that be goes without explanation. If all the foreign representatives would do likewise, good would surely follow. O for more Ruitem Beya and Wu-Ting-Fangs. It's enough to make a horse laugh when one soberly thinks over the news that the "poor railroad president's", or a delegation of them were at Washington to see President Wilson to get him interested in an effort to do something toward improving the condition of their greatly depleted finances. There was, as we see it, no mistake made when Mr. Melvin J. Chisum, editor of the Baltimore Tribune, (erstwhile Colored Man), was elected President of the National Negro Press As, sociation, when that body met at Muskogee recently. He is an all around newspaper man, knows how to write a good editorial, and gets out a paper which is calculated to both serve and please the public. Congratulations, confere, and may your administration be eminently successful is the sincere wish of the Pioneer Press. If we "ain't" said enough, speak up Brother Chisum! That was a gracious act when the white business men of Montgomery, Alabama, invited the colored business men of said city to select one or more representative colored men of that thriving place to accompany them to Washington on a mission which had for its object the improvement of that section of Alabama in which Montgomery is located. True democracy, and we would be pleased to see the example set by these Alabamians followed everywhere in the North. South. East and West, because whatever is good for the white man is likewise good for his darker brother. Bravo for the Montgomery white men and may their tribe increase Our brother editor, the Hon. H. C. Smith, jumped on Booker T. Washington with all fours for advising his people to oppose segregation by making their homes and their surroundings better and better. There are but few things Booker does and says, that strike us to favorably comment on, but this is one. To illustrate: Fifty years ago the Jews in Baltimore were sternly segregated. Did they whine and cry over it? No. They worked the harder, made their homes better and better, and today they have the finest street, and buildings in Baltimore. Go to Baltimore, and you are taken to Eutaw Place, where every house is a palace and the street an earthly paradise. The time and people who treated them then like dogs are now ashamed and are compelled to envy the Jews their homes and their beautiful surroundings. Let us do the same. We can. Sheriff-elect John Blankenship, of Knoxville, Tennessee, has appointed Mr. Rab Brabson, of that city as one of his deputies. The latter is a Negro, and the new sheriff thinks that his appointment is due the race with which he is identified. A correct conclusion, and one which white men everywhere could emulate with advantage to themselves and their colored constituents. This paper has always been of the firm opinion that where Negroes vote, they should receive both elective and appetitive recognition, and that is the only logical conclusion to reach. Our people themselves, though, can do wonders toward improving their political condition and they should use the precedent set by Knoxville and some few other sections in governing them in the use of their suffrage rights. The commercial travelers of the United States should at once get busy and make a determined effort to forestall the Eastern Railroads in their contemplated proposal to raise the price of one thousand mile books from twenty to twenty two dollars and fifty cents after October 1, 1914. They have petitioned the Inter-State Commerce Commission for the increase, and their request will very likely be granted unless the traveling public besirs i self. It should do as suggested, and that without delay. As long as we can remember mileage books good on the railroads selling them, have never been more than $20, and that is a plenty for them now, because, in many states traversed by railroad companies, it is not necessary to expend the lump sum of $20 to avail yourself of a two cents a mile rate—it being obligatory. This is a matter which vitally concerns people who ride on trains, and they should protest by the million to the Inter-State Commerce Commission at Washington against the greedy action of the railroads in trying to still squeeze the poor public, which is already overburdened along nearly every line. It is amusing to see how easily white people side-track their prejudice and put their dislike for black people in the background when their association with them means the getting of the almighty dollar. The particular case which we now have in mind is the persistency with which the white teachers in Richmond stick to their positions in the Colored High School. To date it seems almost impossible to pry them away from the soft berths which they now hold, where they are thrown in close contact with Negro children, but the Negroes of the former Capital keep constantly after them, and we hope some day that they will be successful in dislodging them and having competent colored teachers put in their places. Richmond has separate theaters hotels, street cars, railway trains—in short, separation is rampant therein, and that is why, to be consistent, the separation propaganda should hold good as between the white teacher and the black pupil. Consistency is held to be a jewel, but it has no place in the mind of the average white man who stands between him and his dollar. The case in Richmond is one of many. Here is hoping that there will be a speedy end put to all such arrangements as those referred to above, unless school's are mixed, and then we are heartily in favor of competent teachers of all races being employed in them. RAILROADS HELP FOR GOOD ROADS Public Service Permits Them to Change Their Rates on Crushed Stone To permit the railroads operating in West Virginia to assist in the movement for the construction of permanent highways the public service commission is permitting the railroads to change their rates for the hauling of crushed stone without the required thirty days notice. The commission has granted the request of the Chesapeake & Ohio railway for authority for a reduced rate on this road building material from Fort Springs to White Sulphur Springs on less than the statutory notice. The present rate is 45 cents and for road purposes it has been reduced to twenty cents per ton. Similar authority was granted by the commission to the Monongahela Traction Company for hauling crushed stone for county road work from Mannington to Ice Run. whose name is not on the lists to cast his ballot. WEST VIRGINIA BANKERS FIRM Agree Not to Form a Separate Currency Association—Make Rec. commendation. Having considered the matter at some length at the meeting held at Parkersburg Saturday morning the members of the West Virginia Bankers Association, who had assembled there on Saturday for the purpose of organizing a currency association, decided that at this time such an organization should not be formed but that the banks of the state should be attached to associations in other states where they have already been formed. The sense of the meeting was that at this time it was unnecessary to form such an association. There, was a very small attendance at the meeting. H. W. hadduck, of Crafton, president of the state association could not attend and Charles Capito, of the Kanawha National bank, of Charleston, was selected to act as chairman of the meeting, which was called to order by J. S. Hill, also of Charleston, secretary of the state asssociation. Mr. Hill read the correspondence regarding the matter before the meeting which had been received from the treasury department. Robert L. Archer, of Huntington addressed the meeting and made the statement that it was the consensus of opinion of those present and also of those who had written to the secretary regarding the matter, that the formation of an organization at this time would be inexpedient. He spoke of the banks of the state being affected with those of larger financial circle and said that geographically it would not be possible to form an organization that would be of benefit. He suggested that instead of doing this that the banks in different sections of the state become allied with those of the larger cities. A committee was appointed to draft a report on the matter. Mr Archer W. B. Irvine, of Wheeling and C. T. H'teshew, of Parkersburg being named. The committee immediately went into session while the other meeting was adjourned until afternoon. The report was made at the afternoon meeting and follows: "Whereas, it is the desire of the United States Treasury Department that the National Banks of West Virginia should either form a National Currency Association composed of the National banks within the state; or, that said banks should be attached to one or more of the National Currency Associations now in existence and. "Whereas, owing to geographical conditions, the banking and commercial business of the state naturally flow to three or four of the larger cities, the banks of the state being more closely associated with the banks of said cities than they are with each other, and "Whereas, all the national banks in the state have been asked to send representatives to this meeting. After full discussion by those present and after hearing the written opinions of a number who could not be present it is on motion. "Resolved, that in our opinion it is inexpedient to organize a National Currency Association in West Virginia; "That the banks of the state should be attached to National Currency Associations of Pittsburg we recommend that there should be attached the banks located in the counties of Hancock, Wetzel, Doddridge, Lewis, Monogalia, Ohio, Tyler, Gilmer, Barbeur, Harrison, Marshall, Pleasants, Webster, Taylor, Marion Brooke, Ritchie, Braxton, Preston, Tucker, Wood, Wirt, Rane, Calhoun. "That to the National Currency Association of Baltimore we recommend that there should be attached the banks in the counties of Jefferson, Hardy, Randolph, Berkeley, Mineral, Upshur, Morgan, Grant, Hampshire, Pendleton. "That to the National Currency Association of Richmond we recommend that there should be attached the banks located in the counties of Pocahontas, Fayette, Greenbrier, Mercer, Raleigh, Monroe, Summers. "That to the National Currency Association of Cincinnati, we recommend that there should be attached Thousands All Over Country Responding to "S O S" Wireless Sent Out by Churches Think for one minute what this world would be without churches. Are you doing your part to support them by your attendance? In recent years there had been a surprising falling off in church attendance figures. People stayed away from church—some because they had lost faith, out the great number simply because they had become apathetic. It was time that this apathy ceased. And it has to a large extent. With the advent of the GO TO CHURCH movement there has been a splendid awakening all over the country. Religion had only been dormant. The GO TO CHURCH call found a ready response. New churches have sprung up in many quarters. The old churches, when for some time past were remarkable for their empty pews, suddenly took on new life. The pews were filled. Men and women who had not been to church in a decade came back to the fold, they brought with them others. THE CHURCHES SENT OUT "S. O. S." WIRELESS. NEWS PAPERS HELPED. SO DID THE TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. SO DID THE TRADESMEN, NOVEL IDEAS FOR WORKING UP ENTHUSIASM WERE PLENTIFUL. IN CHICAGO, FOR INSTANCE, FIFTY BARBERS IN SHOPS ON THE WEST SIDE WERE ENLISTED. THE PLAN OF INTERESTING THEM WAS HIT UPON BY A CLERGYMAN WHILE UNDERGOING A RAZOR OPERATION. HE ASKED THE BARBER TO REFER TO THE GO TO CHURCH MOVEMENT WHILE SHAVING HIS CUSTOMERS, AND THE ARTIST OF THE STROP CONSENTED. SHOP AFTER SHOP WAS VISITED UNTIL FIFTY AGREED TO SPEAK ABOUT THE MOVEMENT. THE PLAN WORKED WONDERFUL RESULTS. ALL THAT THE PEOPLE WANTED WAS A REMINDER. THE STORY OF CHICAGO IS THE STORY OF WONDERDS OF OTHER JLACES. EVERYBODY HELPED THE TIAN ALONG. DO YOUR PART. GO TO CHURCH! Keep GOING TO CHURCH! SECURITY CO. MANAGER RAISES VITAL QUESTION Has Striking Article in Manufacturers Record That Will Arouse Great Interest The Security Cement & Lime Co. has in this week's issue of the Manufacturers Record a striking two-page advertisement in which statements are made that will probably arouse nation-wide interest. The advertisement appears over the signature of Prof. John Jermain Porter, metallurgical engineer, a member of the American Institute of Mining Engineers and of the Iron and Steel Institute of Great Britain, now general manager of the Security Cement & Lime Co., of Hagerstown. "Have you measured the magnitude of the fact that the number of men in Europe's awful war, withdrawn from work in the field and factory, is nearly twice as great as the total number of men, women and children engaged in all agricultural pursuits in the United States, including those in the fishing and oyster interests? "In our whole country we have a little over 12,600,000 people engaged in agricultural, producing about $10,000,000,000 of output a year. "Europe has about 20,000,000 men under arms engaged in destroying crops, destroying wealth and killing their fellow men." Prof. Porter, in a very striking sentence, calls attention to the situation which confronts the American people, and, indeed, the people of the world, in regard to the necessity for enlarging the supply of foodstuffs, says the Manufacturers Record. This is a question vital to every interest in the country, and Prof. Porter strikingly presents some facts indicating the supreme importance of developing to the utmost extent the output of foodstuffs on American farms in order to meet the world-wide condition which we face. His presentation of the matter is with a view to emphasizing the point that there need be no disturbances in our agriculture, by reason of the shortage in the importation of potash, as some have supposed. Tomato Toast—Prepare thin slices of crustless bread by toasting slowly until crisp and brown. Dip quickly in and out of hot water and arrange in a well-buttered pudding dish, buttering the toast and salting it. Now pour over the slices in the dish a rich, strained tomato sauce, lifting the oast that the sauce may get at each piece. Cover and bake. Serve in the dish as an accompaniment to chops, omelet or hash. the banks located in the counties of Cabell, Bone, Wayne, Logan, Mason, Kanawha McDowell, Mingo. Jackson, Clay, Nicholas, Wyoming and Lincoln." FRUIT PACKING DEMONSTRATION State Agricultural Extension Department Ready to Co-operate, But Date Must Be Fixed. Referring to a request to Dean E. Dwight Sanderson for assistance in giving a fruit packing demonstration in Berkeley county, C. R. Titlow, director of the Extension Department, West Virginia College of Agriculture, writes Senator Gray Silver that his department will have a man available for the weeks of September 28 to October 2, and October 12 to 16, and that he will be glad to cooperate in the work. He states further it will be necessary for the representative of his department to bring box and barrel presses, but assumes that barrels, boxes and packing tables are available here. As the Grimes Golden apples will require an earlier date than that that mentioned by Prof. Titlow, it is important that the matter of dates be taken up and settled immediately by local fruit growers that all possible benefits may be had from the state experts. COURT DECIDES IN FAVOR OF HOREN Sustains Motion to Quash the Warrant—First Criminal Trial Begun. At Monday morning's session of circuit court Judge Woods handed down an opinion in the case of the City vs. J. L. Heren. Recently Mr. Horen opened a store on West Martin street and began a special sale. It was claimed by the City officials that he was forbidden under the recent ordinance unless he paid a license tax of $10 per day. This he refused, and was arrested. Judge Letter fined him, and an appeal was taken to the circuit court. Judge Woods held that the warrant did not specifically state Horen is a peddler or a hawker, and, therefore, quashed the warrant. J. R. CLIFFORD MARTINGBURG. WEST VIRGINIA Practices in all the Courts of West Virginia, the Supreme Court of Appeals and the United States Courts. GROW MORE CATTLE AND LARGER F000 AND GRAIN GROPS CRIMSON CLOVER IS MOST VALUABLE CROP For Improving Soil and Condition and For Grazing Purposes—Cattle Raising Industry Is Most Promis. ing—Horses Will be in Great De- mand. ciel oe eee) Se See ee ere mand. | Mr. Henry W. Wood, of the firm of T. W. Wood & Sons, Richmond,, Va., an old seed house the name of which. is familiar to agriculturists generally in the east and south, gives in the following article his view. in regard to how the European war is likely to affect prices of our form crops; also information as to the best crops to! grow, in view of future developments: | War Quickly Over ‘The indications are that the present European war will be quuickly over. The good roads throughout Europe, improved methods of transportation enabling the rapid massing and con- centrating of troogs, togather with the wonderful increase in the ef- feetiveness of the methods of warfare al! indicate that decisive act'on op either side is likely to be followed by powerful peacemaking efforts which will be brought to bear by practically all the people of Europe and which are likely to be effective, particular- ly considering the financial condition of most of the European powers. With peace declared, we are likely te witness a wonderful degree of pros. perity,, not only on account of the large amount of money which is being put into circulation by the different powers of Europe,, but because t will release enormous amounts of capital which are now locked up and which will seek investment and encourage enterprise in every possible way. Large Grain Crops ) All of the European powers at the present time are making every effort not only to secure, but also to grow and provide all possible food stufs. In England, Scotland and Ireland there will be practically nograsses and clov- ers sown this fall,but all available land will be sown to grain and food crops. On the Continent the same con- dition is sure to prevail and while the men are engaged very lively in war, on the Continent, more than any other place the women do the farming, and every effort will be put forth to provide food crops, in case of continuence of war. Cotton and Tobacco In case peace is declared, which is certainly most likely before another harvest rolls around, we would likely get the most enormous crops of grain ever produced, with correspondingly low prices. On the other hand, with peace in sight, there will be an en- ormous demanr for cotton and tobac- co and any stocks obtainable will be readily salable at low prices-as they will undoubtedly eventually be able to get good prices for their products. At the same time farmers sKould sell freely at fair prices as /\igh prices which have prevailed in the past are hardly likely for a considerable time to come.It a’so behooves the farmers to make every preparatio , in a reasonable way, for growing these crops without the expensive use of fertilizer, for growing these crops without the expensive way can this be done than by the uuse of green soiling rops, such as crimson clover, red ‘clover, vetches, and other legumin- ous crops. Cattle Industry Promising | Another induustry which promises to be very profitable for years to come is the raising of cattle and hor- ses. The large numbers of horses which aré being taken and used for ‘ar purposes has depleted to a very; 1 considerable extent th. supply of horses needed for use in Great Britian and on the Continent, and this is bound to keep the prices and supply of horses in good demand for years to come. | The scarsity of cattle, which ex. ‘isted even before the war, is already becoming acute, and the European powers are likely to use up their sup- plies of live stock to ~ muuch greater degree even than grain crops, and this will make a corresponding scar- city of meat supplies, with resulting high prices, for several years to come Our formers should make every prep- aration, where catle can be raised advantageously an dthis js practically all over the entire South to provide for the pasturing and feeding of as much liye stock as posible. About Cromson Clover. While in England, Mr. Henry W. Wood secured liberal supplies of Crimson Clover seed for prompt ship- ment, so that the indications are that we will probably have sufficient sup- plies for our customers this season, and that prices wil be more reason- able than was at first anticipated. There should be every encouragement for farmers to sow liberally of crim- son clover,so as to increae the pro- ductiveness more htan crimson clover and it is easily estimated that a crop of crimson clover plowed under is worth, in the fertilizing and improved condition of the soll, $20. to $30. per acre. Then again, crimson clover furnich- es a most excellent grazing and cover preo during the late fall,winter and spring, and also makes the best of early green feed and a good hay crop in case it is desired to use it for these purposes. , BASEBALL CHATTER. Although a pennant winner the Belton club of the Middle ‘Texas lea- gue finished the season $5,000 to the bad. | Catcher Frank Snyder, who has been doing such sensational work be- hind the bat for the Cardinals, is only 20 years old. Pitcher “Rube” Oldham, recently purchased by Detroit from Provi- dence, had a trial with the Philadel- phia Nationals in 1912. Joe Evers, the Dubuque second baseman and brother of Johnny Evers of the Braves, is reported ser- iously ill with malaria fever. Jack Martin, once a member of the Yankees and later with the Boston Braves, is making good playing short with the Phillies. “Rabbit” Maranville of the Braves has batted at a .397 clip aga‘nst the Pirates this year, having produced 25 hits in 63 times at bat. Rumor has it that Hal Chase will pilot the Buffalo team of the Federal league next season. As manager of the Yankees in 1911 Chase was a ‘good first baseman. Bth Traverse City and Boyne City have been dropped from the Michigan State league circuit. The league will finish the season with four clubs, Lud ington, Muskegon, Cadillac and Man- istee. The Pittsburg Pirates will have to travel some from now on to keep up Fred Clarke’s record of finishing in the first division every season since he took charge of the Piratical band. The Duluth club of the Northern league has sold Pitcher Cunningham to the Detroit Tigers and Pitcher Blancke to Toronto. Blancke is the leading strike-out heaver of the North ern circuit. Pete Kniseley, who was expected to do a heap of heavy clouting for the Cubs, has failed to deliver. Earlier in the season Pete did wonderful work with the stick in the Southern league. Add the name of George Burns to the list of players who have had the extreme pleasure of smashing a hom- er with the bases full. The Giant outfielder turned the erick against Brooklyn the other day. Scrambled Eggs—itter a saute pan, add eggs, beaten and seasoned with galt and pepper. Stir the eggs continuatly until they are of a soft, creamy consistency throughout. Serve at once. Snowy Baker the Australia pro- moter, has inaugurated a scheme for the training of Australian schoolboys in boxing and, physical exercise. » STATE LOST RANK AS LIME PRDOUCER WASHINGTON Sept. 1 .—while both the quantity and the value of the lime produced in West Virg!nia were greater in 1913 than in 1912, yet the state lost rank among _ the lime producing states, going down from fourth to fifth with respect to the quantity produced and from fifth to sixth with respect to its value. Vir- ginia passed West Virginia dering the year both in quantity produced and in its value. The figures are given by the geolo. ical survey, which explains that the increase in Virginia was for a large aiaiaelty of I'me burned and used by alkali manufacturers. In 1913 the five leading states in the production of Ime, in their respective order, were Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin, Vir- ginia and West Virginia, Maine docs not prduce nearly as much lime as West Virginia but gets more for it, throwing West Virginia one notch lower in the rank by value. | There were 31 lime — producing plants in operation in West Virginia in 1913, producing 232,683 tons of lime, valued at $769,901, an average o7 $3.39 per ton. The total produe- tion of the United States was 3,595, 00 tons, with an average value ot $4.07. GRAND CLOSING OF BASEBALL SEASON Arrangements are being made for a grand closing of the baseball season ‘n Martinsburg, which is to include baseball, basketball and a bafquet to the teams at the Y. M.C. A. In ap- preciation of the use of the Y. M. C. A building as headquarters during the season, the beys are going to give a game for-t¥ benefit of the asso: ciation, and incidentally give the Al Stars a much desired chance to try tiles with them. “Finney” Kelley, the idol of many local fans has been secured to pitch against the Cham- pions, and it is well understood that he will exert every effort to win his geme. The fact that the All Stars have, up to the present time, won eighteen straight games, gives the'r friends confidence that their chances are even with the Champs in the com- ing contest. The Tri-City League pennant {s now in possession of L. H. Thomp- son, president of the local team, and will be formally presented to the Ckamps at the ball park just before the game. It is expected that Col. Baughman, president of the Tri-City league, will make the presentation. After the game = banquet will be tendered the Champs and their op- ponents, by the Y. M. C. A. at-the association building, At eight o'clock in the evening, a ‘basketball team chosen from the pen- nant winners, will put on a game of basketball with the Y. M. C, A. five ins the gymnasium. ‘This game ts the result of a challenge recently is- aed by Morris's “Bunch.” The Y. /M. C. A. are will' ye to concede that ‘their opponents in. be able to play ‘baseball but they tink they will be able to show them something which does not look like a pennant, on the gymnasium floor. WITH THE BOXERE. Middleweights and lightweights bave the call at the present time. The crop of heavyweights seems to be getting poorer every year. Boxing bouts may be resumed in Madison Square Garden, New York, this winter under the old mangement of the Garden Athletic Club. Jack Briton figures he is the logi- cal opponent for Freddie Welsh, the lightweight champion. Britton claims he can make the weight and should be given a chance to regain the cham- pionship for your Uncle Sam. 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