Evening journal. [volume], November 04, 1907, Image 1

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WEATHER—Fair Today,
VOLUME 1-NO. 161
MARTINSBURG, W. VA., MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1907.
PRICE 2 CENTS
HE FOR THE BONDS
(Citizens Should Do Mr Duly a!
Polls Tuesday.
ELECTION TO BE HELD THAT DRY
foist Ticket Is Sure of Success, But
the Patrons of the Schools
Should Remember the Bond
Proposition.
Vote For the School Bonds. *
A report was current on the *
streets today that a number of ♦
t * voters purpose to vote against *
,the increase in the rate of inter- *
est on the school bonds because *
the contract for the building has
or will be awarded to outside par- *
ties. *
Officials of the schools declare *
emphatically that no contract for *
any portion of the proposed work *
* has been awarded to any one, save *
* and except the plans, and that *
* this contract was cancelled when *
* it was found impossible to sell the *
* bonds. At the present time there *
* is no contract of any character for *
* any portion of the work. v
* The officials further state that *
* no contract will be made by the *
* present board, but that the matter *
* will be allowed to rest for 60 days, *
* in order that the new board can *
the matter. The board *
* will advertise for bids and the con- *
* tract will be awarded to the most 4
i * favorable bidder. All other things *
* being equal, the board would, as *
*4a matter of course, give the con- *
i* tract to local people. *
The Election Tomorrow,
The election for three commission
ers for the independent school district
of Martinsburg, Including one mem
ber from each of the third, fourth and
fifth wards, will be held in this city
Tuesday. Only one ticket will be vot
ed, the democrats and republicans hav
ing agreed upon a joint ticket, as fol
lows:
Third Ward—H. L. Alexander.
, Fourth Ward—Thomas R. Kline.
Fifth Ward—J. H Whetzel
Mr Whetzel is the present encuni
s bent from the fifth ward, while Mr.
H Alexander will succeed Mr. .John Snow
den and Mr. Kline will succeed Mr. A.
T. Russler, present members of the
board.
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VESSEL SINKS IN HARBOR
ALL THE MEN ON BOARD WERE
TAKEN FROM SHIP.
Three Persons Killed In a Wreck
Near Chattanooga—President
Goes Home to Vote.
Special dispatch to The Journal.
Boston, Nov. 4.—A big vessel, whoso
name could not be learned, sank in the
harbor at Birmingham, Mass., thisj
morning. A great hole was torn in
the side of the ship, and the loss is
total.
The members of the crew were res
cued. The vessel is said to have car
ried no passengers.
Three Killed In Wreck.
Special dispatch to The Journal.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Nov. 4.—Three
persons were killed and a number in
jured in the wreck of the Pan-Ameri
can express, near this city today. It
is said that the orders to the train
crew were misunderstood.
Will Vote at Ojister Bay.
Special dispatch to The Journal.
Washington, Nov. 4.—President
Roosevelt will leave Washington to
night for Oyster Bay, where he will
cast his vote in the election tomor
row.
HERE AFTER MAM’ YEARS.
Mr. Charles 'front Visiting His Broth
er, Engineer Trout.
Mr. Charles Trout, a prosperous
farmer residing near Wood River, Neb
is visiting his brother. Engineer Trout
of the Baltimore & Ohio, on West Mar
tin street. This is Mr. Trout's first
visit to Martinsburg in 14 years. Aft
er a trip to the Jamestown exposi
tion he will return to this city to spend
the winter as the guest of his brother.
He lately retired from active life, aft
er having amassed a snug competence,
and will spend the balance of his life
In enjoying the fruits of his toll and
industry. As he is in the prime of
life, he expects to take things easy
for many years.
Burglars Near Elkina.
Burglars entered the store of County
Commissioner S. H. Wood, of Minge
W. Va., near Elkins, and blowing open
the safe, secured about $50 in cash.
They also took a quantity of goods.
There is no clue.
Rev. W. D. McCurdy, pastor of the
First Baptiste hurch of this city, left
this morning for Stantleton, Va., where
he will assist in conducting a revival
meeting.
WOULD BANISH ALL THE GUM GHEWERS
Girls Willi Wagging Jaws and Boys Willi Deadly Cigarettes Not to
Nemo's Liking-Great lliclorg For a Free Press.
(Written (or The Journal by “Nemo.”)
"All things come round to those
wh0 wait.” It has come at last,
that for which we have waited for
lo these m^ny years—the chewing
gum crusade. We have done a lot
; of crusading ourselves in that line,
but ours did not amount to much.
We had no authority and no school
board to back us up. We salute you,
Professor Cool, and endorse your ef
forts to keep girls from spoiling
Ftheir faces and disgusting other
'folks.
We never see a girl chewing gum
or a boy smoking a cigarette but that
we wish we were the Czar of Ameri
ca and owned a far-away Siberia,
where we could exile these boys who
are ruining their health, as well as
their brains, with the nicotine hab
it^^a.nd the gum-chewing girls who
ing their faces, making their
id and prominent by raov
oni'tnnUy just a cow
a
does in chewing her cud. This dis
gusting habit will in a few years
make a pretty face ugly and an ugly
<#ace hideous.
Now. girls, it will be of no use to
| get mad at Nemo for telling you the
truth, for it is the truth. We have
only taken up the effect it has on
your faces. Professor Cool tells us
that it interferes with your studies.
We think that it would be woll for
you to give up a hibit that spoils
your face and your brains; don’t'you
think so?
This idea that some of you take
up that chewing "gum is good for
dyspepsia is all nonsense; if your
Maker had intended you to keep
chewing he would have given you a
second stomach like a cow’s. And
then you really ought to reason it
out that it is almost wicked in a
young person having dyspepsia they
will not if they eat plain food and
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MR ALBRIGHT DEAD
Aged Resident of Hie City Exdired
Saturday Evening.
BROTHER OF MR. WELLIHGER DEAD
Was a Prominent Resident of Hag- j
erstown, and Lived There Many
Years—Death of Mr, Hoff
man In Shepherdstown.
Mr. Lewis Albright, a native of
Berkeley county and for the past sev
en years a respected and well-known
resident of Martinsburg, died at t
o’clock Saturday night at his home on
West Virginia avenue, after an ill
ness of two months. Death was due to
cancer of the stomach.
Mr. Albright was born and reared
near Tomahawk, and for many years j
was a farmer by occupation. Several j
years ago he retired from agricultur-1
al pursuits and removed to this city, J
where he had resided since. He was ]
in his 72nd year.
He is survived by the following
children: Mrs. Sarah C. Graves, Mrs
Adron Johnson, Miss Delia Albright,
Mrs. M. L. Harper, Mrs. R L. MeDon- j
aid, Mrs. Catherine Avery, all of Mai -
tinsburg; Mr. Hammond C. Albright.
Mr. Elisha S. Albright, of Darkesville. I
this county; Mr. Moses C. Albright,
of Cumberland; Mr. Jonathan W. Al
bright, of Quincy, 111., and Mr. Wil
liam S. Albright, of Baxter, this coun
ty.
The funeral will take place from the
late home Tuesday morning at 9
o'clock. The remains will be taken
to the Providence United Brethren
church, at Baxter, where the services
wili be conducted by Hev. I'’. B. Chubb.
Interment will be in the adjoining
cemetery.
Jacob I’. Wellinger.
Jacob P. Wellinger, of Hagerstown,
a brother of Mr. G. Wellinger, of I
Martinsburg, died at his home, Wasli
ngton avenue, of dropsy, aged Ci
years. 1-Ie was an employe of the
Cumberland Valley railroad for some
ears and was also In the employ of
he city. Mr. Wellinger was a member
>f Company F, 142nd regiment, Penn
sylvania volunteers, and served all
hrough the war. Ho was a member of
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Charge Against Themlsmissed By
| Justice Feller.
CASE AGAINST THEM NOT PROVEN
Were Charged With Having Entered
a Baltimore & Ohio Box Car
With the Intention of Steal
ing the Goods.
Alburtis and Brantner Show .the
two lads arrested In Cumberland sev
eral days ago and brought to this city
to be given a hearing on the charge
of entering a Baltimore & Ohio box
car with the intention of robbing the
car, were given a hearing In Justice
Felker's court at 3 o’clock this aft
ernoon.
Several witnesses had been sum
moned by the prosecution, but the evi
dence was not of such character as
to cause the justice to hold the boys
for the action of the grand Jury, and
they were eonsnriucntly discharged.
Several days ago (lie boys were seen
to enter a box ear by the brakeman
of the train in the Martlnsburg yard.).
The brakeman closed and locked the
door of the car, and later a telegram
was sent, to Cumberland to have offi
cers there to arrest the boys. They
were taken in charge when the train
reached that, point, lodged In jail and
later brought back here for a hear
JUjk- -i
1 It was claimed that several pairs
of shoes had been taken from a case
in the car, hut this was not prov
en.
ms ti hn now.
Mr. Tnbler Will Get Even For Being
Yanked l'|).
C. E. Tabler, wno It will be remem
bered, assaulted the Morgan’s Grove
Fair association and kicked the police
force in the stomach and also pulled
^ revolver was not indicted by the grand
jury oyer there, but was released on
the theory that he was only defending
his rights. Mr. Tabler feels that he
! was grievously wronged that lawyers
came to the fore and took his case
Tor nothing, expecting to make it out
of the other side.
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HON. CHARLES 1’ESLEY SWISHER.
Mr. Swisher is the present secretary of state for West Virginia, and
has made an efficient and capable offi cial. Recently he announced his cue
didacy for the republican nomination for governor, and is making an activt
and-ensgrefmivo campaign for ’that (tonor.
TIN SHOP FOB NIARTINSBUR6
NEW INDUSTRY MAY BE LOCAT
ED IN THIS CITY.
Superintendent Brantner In Balti
more to Confer With Baltimore & ;
Ohio Officials Today.
Mr. Z. T. Brantner, superintendent
of the Baltimore & Ohio shops at (his
point, went to Baltimore today to.
hold a conference with the officials
of his road in reference to the estab
lishment of a tin department at
the shops in this city, and he hopos
to be able to secure the location o:
this industry here in a short time.
In conversation with a representa
tive of The Evening: Journal Mr. Brant
ner stated that he proposed to use his
utmost endeavors to secure the tin de
partment for this city, and that he hop
ed to be able to make the officials see
that it would be a good thing to lo
cate the tin shops here.
Tho establishment of this industry
in Martlnsburg would mean the em
ployment of additional skilled workmen
at the local shops, and be of consid
erable benefit to this city.
Mr. Brantner was In Brunswick on
Sunday, having gone to that point to
conduct the religious services at the
Railroad Y. M. C. A. He delivered
an able sermon in the evening to a
large audience.
PRESENTED BY GRAND JURY,
True Mill loti lid Against Men Who
Operated Hero.
J. Llewellyn King, who was recently
arrested on the charge of making a
fraudulent uso of the United States
mails, by Postofllce Inspector Hooten,
was presented at Baltimore by the
federal grand jury. The presentment j
finds that young King was advertising
in papers as a representative of
Molson’s bank, and corresponding with
persons, stating that he proposed to
open branches at certain points. Kin-;
is from Williamsport, and operated in
Martinsburg.
Mooting of Firemen.
The regular meeting of Ryneal
Hose Co. No. 1 will be held in the
firemen’s hall Tuesday night at 7.S0
o’clock. Every member is earnestly
requested to be present.
Mrs. Catrow Improving.
The condition of Mrs. Jacob Catrow.
who suffered a stroke of paralysis, is
reported to be greatly improved today.
WILL FIGHT SCALE
•I ■—. ‘MiN h
Prof. Rumsey to Begin a Vigorous
Campaign at Once.
I TOWORK IN THE ORCHARDS HERE
— §
Small Fund Only Is Available For
This Undertaking, But Great V
Results Are Expected—Wider
Efforts Next Season.
Prof. W. E. Rumsey, of tho West
Virginia experiment station is expect*
ed to arrive in Martinsburg this even*
ing or tomorrow morning for the pur*
pose of taking charge of the vigorous
campaign to be waged againBt San
Jose scale in the orchards of Berkeley
and adjoining counties, as announced
last week in The Evening Journal.
The last session of tho legislature
provided a small amount for the pay
ment of tho expenses of inspections
and Inspectors have been appointed
in a number of counties. The fact
that their labors havo not been more
extended Is duo to the small appro
priation that has been made for the
purpose.
Many trees have been examined for
the peach yellows, the black knot
in cherry and plum trees and tho San
Jose Sc,ale In the apple trees. A great
many of the condemned trees have
been destroyed, but there has been
some trouble experienced from tins'
owners of trees who have not under*
stood the pressing necessity of get
ting rid of the Infection for the pro
tection of themselves and their neigh
bors.
In one instanco a suit ha3 been
brought by the owner of an orchard
visited by an inspector and ordered
to destroy a number of trees. Those
wero not destroyed, and the inspec
tor went in and cut down the trees,
afterwards removing them and de
stroying them. This is pending in
Berkeley county.
No poaches to count for anything
have been raised In the state this
year ,and much of the blame of this
condition Is laid to the fact that no
attention,, l\as been paid to Hvc care
of the trees by many of those who
own them.
Steps will be taken to render tho
work of next year more widespread
and thorough, but until the state shall
appropriate more money it will be an
almost hopeless task to accomplish any
lasting or adequate results.
FREIGHT TBHIN HURLED INTO THE RIVER
Runaway on the Baltimore > Ohio Crashed Into the Freight Train
Ahead-Two Men Were Killed In the Bad Smash-up.
An extra westbound Baltimore &;
| Ohio freight train got beyond the con
trol of the crew on the Cranberry
grade, near M tillan, W. Va,. west of
Cumberland t lay morning and col
lided with a l .it freight. The dead :
are:
Jacob William Oorlache, aged 30.
brakeman, Cumber', nd, Md.
W. E. Hammlll, u;;^d 34, brakeman.
Keyser, W. Va.
Missing and supposed to be under th
wreck, Martin J. Fallon, aged 40, en
gineer. Piedmont, W. Va.
Fallon's body had not been found
up to early this morning. He was last
3een on the running board of his en
gine two miles from the point of col
lision. At the top of the grade at
Terra Alta the air was tested and
was found to be all right, but in
ring down the train got beyond j
control, reaching a speed of 90 miles
an hour and making a terrific roar.
The collision occurred about two
miles from the bottom of the grade
after thee train had run about 10
miles. The freight ahead was moving
20 miles an hour.
Cars were hurled In all directions.
Fourteen, including the caboose, were
thrown down the embankment into the
river. Eleven were steel cars loaded
with coal, one contained apples and
one was empty. All tracks were block
ed. No one on the front train was
killed.
J. H. Cornwell, of Grafton, W. Va..
conductor of the front train, was injui
ed about the head. He was in the
wrecked caboose. The fireman af the
runaway, who was riding on the sand
dome, was thrown in a direction oppo
site the river and escaped,