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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-11-03
SCOTT TO Be CHAIRMAN
Nest Virginia Senator to Head
the National Committee.
TALKS ABOUT PRESIDENCY
Says the People Of This state Ac-
cept Roosevelt's Decision Nss
to nEaln BE 4 cann,dAtn


70 again Be candidate.
4 special aispatci. from wassis on
saNss
~ = updors'ood that before Mr..
Cortelycu lsaves tine pestcfiice DEPART
ment 10 become secretary Of the treas.
ury Re will resign his position OF
chairman of the national COMMITTEES.
shortly after Mr.. Cortelyou came
postmaster general Ii was generally
understood that he concentrated
resiTnine, and il was regar ed a. GER
tain that Capt. Harry S New. Of
Ind 'auapolis, would be designated bv
No Cortelyou as his successor, but
nearly two Years have elats d and Mr..
0ofteivou il still chairman Of tho
naiioaa. republican COMMITTEES.
The presence of Senator Scott. at
West Virginia, in Washington on Fri
day has started the rumor that when
Mr. Cortelyou resigns Mr.. Scott. who
is vice chairman of the national cnm-
ittee. may succeed him, bat there il
no authority for the rumor. As
matter OF fact. tie hairmanslsin OF
the naticnai committee is at prs sent
nothing moe than a title. Tor the
entire activity of the chairman Of
the national committee is limited
solely 20 calling to order the next
republican nominating convention and
a king for the nominations 81 the
temro'ary chairman b. the conven.
tiou.
Senator Scott WAS ore of the gssi-
tors at the White House Fridag morn
ing. AS ne was leaving ~ was asked
about the statement OF senator Elkins
that tbs people a West Virginia
wanted PRECEDENT Roossv, Ii for
another term Senator Scott replied
at once
II believe the people OF the state
take the president at his word when
he declared that nothing could in
duce lin to accent another nominal
tiOH w Will ltIttIuUHT tDHL the
republican convention OF 1883 was
held open from Saturday until Mon.
day waiting TO hear from james G..
Blaine, who was in Scotland,
whether he would ACCEPT the presi.
DENTAL nomination. He cabled to
the convention that his atti ude had
induced Others to become candidates.
and he was not go to accent the
no"niation anv longer =
Senator Scott thinks that the yresi-
dents attitude now Is the same as Mr..
Blain's was IN 1883. Speaking
about the present campaign. Senator
Scott said that the camnaign speeches
of Secretary Straw were doing more
good and attracting more attention
than those OF any man ON the stump.
Up in my state Secretary Shaw
made fine imnression on both re-.
publicans aud democrats y
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-11-03
TAX APPEAL CASE.
Governor Dawson An Important
Witness Saturday.

Governor Dawson An Important
Witness Saturday.
Jpdce K. Boyd Faulkner has returned
from Failmoi {. where tie attended the
appeal trial Of the Baltimore and
Ohio rail Dad against the assessment
Of the railroad proneriy by the state
buara of ruelic wo,ks. State Tax
Commissioner Dillon conducted me
Sc for the board Of public works.
aud Governor Dawson was a promi-
nont witness Saturday. Among the
witnf ssed introduced by the railroad
company was Civil Engineer Brady,
who fnr the pst two or three weeks
has been engaged in going over thu
line and making estimates OF the
actual valBe OF tie railroad property
OF tie se Is that the assessment
was based on wrong premises. 1t was
claimed that the state board of public
works took the total earnings 1T
the whrls road, both IN ard out of
the state, as a basic OF fixing the
value OF the road in the state. aud
then apportioned the value among
the several counties through which
the road runs. The railroad claims
that the value should ne fixed by the
property actually within each county.
The case Is being hotlv contested.
and the decision viii not be harded
down for some time. All the Judges
Of the ci'cuits traversed by the road
attended the hearing.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-11-03
BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY.
Prof William Gerhardt Completes
His seth year.

On Sunday, October 80. Professor
Gerha-dt reached the ripe age of 50,
and has started towards the 90tn mile
stone of his life's Journey. This an
niverslry occurring on the Sabbath. it
WIS the wish of the professor to eele-
brate it in quiet and hcme-like man
ner Only three OF his six children
found it convenient to be present a1d
partake of the birthday dinner, which
was served by the mother at the
parental home. These children were
H. B. Gerhardt. OF Harrisburg, and
l.. Dew. GerhaIdt and Mr. vii lam
Burb hart, of this city. In the even
ing all. including a number of grand
children. repaired to the home of
Mrs. Burkhart. While there Quietly
and happily seated IN the paIlor. a
side door swung omen and in march.
ed the members of Columbia Tenn
pie, Ra'hbone Sisters, who cordially
grasped the hand of the Old knight.
by turns, and offered their congra,u-
lations wishing him still length Of
DAYS" This wus clear cut surprise
to the Old knight and cheered his
heart which has pulsated for Pythian.
ism nearly half a century. There
upon Rev. a.. I. Brantner, a promi-
nent Py THAN, in behalf Of the Temple
made short address, marked for
eloquence and pathos, and plying
beau tiful tribute to the Pythian and
Christian character of the veteran.
which was briefly bot feelingly re-
sponded to by him. This social fea.
turo was then followed by the tangible
and substau tial An excellent lunch
was served by the members of the
temple, and greatly er joyed by all.
Professor Gerhardt says that tits
was one of the brightest sunshines in
his life.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-11-03
HOLDING BACK POTATOES,
Berkeley County Farmers Expect to
Get Higher Price.

Ii rs stated thas MANY farmers in
Berkeley county are holding back
their po,atoes with the expectation OF
getting 81 per bnshel this winter,
The CROP in this county was partial
failure, owing to the wet season, and
there may be scarcity unless the
outside market is called on. The bulk
of this years crop in the county has
been stored away. and only those
who have been compelled to sell have
done 10.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-11-03
RACES WERE EXCITING.
Several Accidents on the Old Fair
Ground Saturday.

The races on the old fair ground
Saturday afternoon proved to be very
interesting and unusually. exciting,
there being several incidents not down
on the official program. The most
exciting race of the day was the free
for-all trot, with several entries, in
GLIDING Sleepy Fred, Farmer Vest
fhal's speedy stopper. and a horse
from Winchester, brought here to heat
Sleepy Fred. The latter won the first
heat in handy style, but the driver
claims he was fonled in the second,
causing him to leave the track and
lose the heat. Before the race could
be decided it began TO rain. In the
race a colored boy named Beverly
Kirk became so enthusiastic over the
sport that he stepped on the track in
front of the racer driven by Mr.. Ko2ei-
schatz, upsatting the sulky and throw
ing Mr.. Kogelschatz to the ground.
Kirk was painfully injured, but Mr..
Kogelschaiz escaped with slight
bruises. In the running races Deputy
Sheriff Wolf and Officer Blake were
thrown from their mounts, but luckily
escaping injury. The afternoon
sport was concluded by cloe and
exciting race between the spectators
and the rain, and the latter won by q
narrow margin. giving many persons
IA ducking.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-11-03
INSPECTED THE ROAD.
Cum berland Valley Officials Here
Saturday Afternoon.


The annual inspection Of the Cum
berland VALLEY railroad and its
branches took place on Saturday. The
inspection train consisted of an open
observation car in front. engine 40 a
coach, private car Al and an obserya-
ton car on tile rear. Leaving harris
burg at s a. M he train ran to Dills-
burg Junction and thence over the
DilIshurg branch. The main line
to Waynesboro junction and the
Wayneshoro branch were next gone
over. Arriving at Chambersburg the
party took DINNER at the various
hotels and left at p IN. 10 90 over
TIE South Penn branch. and coming
thence to Martinsburg and on to
Winchester. leaving there at y. IN.
Henry Betz was engineman and W..
II. Kuhn. conductor. la addition to
the officials of the Cumberland
Valley railroad aud all the section
foIemen If the line there were num-
Der of Pennsylvania railroad officials
on the train.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-11-03
ROBBED A STORE.
Cherry Run Merchant Lost 5000
Worth of Goods.

The general store of Mr.. William E
Bnlts. at Cherry Run. was entere1
bs thieves Thursday night and a large
Quantity of goods and small amount
of cash taken. The thieves broke open
a window, and worked 50 quietly and
exreditiouslv that they wsre not
heard aud succeeded in getting away
with their plqnder without leaving
a clue behind Among tie articles
missed by Mr.. Butts were 46 pairs
OF corduroy trousers, s5 PAIRS Of shoes
and some smaller things In addi-
tion. the till was broken open and
81 Sc in cash taken. The total loss
is placed at more thansS200. Tie post
Office is located in the same building,
but the robbers did not touch any
thing belonging to that department.
Mr. Butts offers reward Of $50 for
the arrest and convict on Of the
robbers. 1t is believed the thieves
carried their hootv awav in wagon.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-11-03
YOUNG MAN IN TROUBLE.
Amos Beard Accused of Robbing
Passenger Coaches.

Passenger Coaches.
For several months past the Balti
more 81 Ohio railroad officials have
been on the lookout for thief who
las been in the habit OF entering pass
enger coaches at this point and steal
ing mirrors, axes. saws, lamps, racks.
etc., and Detective Martin was de
tailed on the case, Suspicion pointed
to young man named Amos b. Beard
who has been employed as freight
fireman, and Saturday afternoon a
warrant was secured and Detective
Martin and Constable Wild went TO
the house occupied by Beard on East
Stephen street. A search of the place
disclosed about wagonload Of articles
said to have been taken from the
passenger coaches, and Beard was
arrested aud placed in jail to await a
hearing The value of The articles re
covered is about $40. Beard comes Of
a very respectable family, his father
and brothers being honest and indus.
trious people. The young man. how
ever, has fallen into evil ways recently
and has been In trouble a couple
times on the charge OF non-supnort
and beating his WIFE He SAYS lie
bought the goors fromsa colrred q an.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-11-03

Freight Brakeman Christ Fuller, Of
the Cumberland Valley. was cut about
the head BY the flying end Of a
broken chain in the Cumberland
Valley yard this mornina. His in
jnries, which are not serious: were
dressed BY DR.. Myers.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-11-03
Monster Turntable.

The monster tnrntable of the Cum
berland Valley railroad at Chambers.
burg has been put in operation. Ii is
rs feet long and is operated by pow
erful gasoline engine.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-11-03
MILFORD sPOHS.

Mr. Milford Snohn. brother Of
Messrs. M. e. Sachn. 0. Il. Spohn
aud Mrs. G. W. Humrichouse. Of
Shepherdstown. died at his home In
Washington on Tuesday, aged 80 years
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-11-03
Scarcity of Teachers.

In some of the southern counties.
of West Virginia the shortage Of
teachers is so serious that schools are
being closed.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-11-03
MR.. TRUMP TO ASSIST.
To Be Present at Corner Stone Lay
ing In epherdstown.

Rev Charles S. Trump. pastor Of
st. johns Lutheran ehnrch, will as.
sist in the laying OF the corner stone
of tile new Lutheran church in Shep-
hercstown. Saturday, November 10.
The corner stone will be laid with
Masonic ceremonies, and several visit.
ing lodges of that order have beer
invited to be present
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-11-03
VIII Teach In Antioch.

Miss Dslia Oliver has gone to
Antiock. W, Va, where she has
accepted a position in the public
schools.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-11-03
DEATH OF MRS. CASKEY.
xxptMRD ~ DENLy TnRR nomA
HEHN sasURDAY a,Gur.
nrs dehn Long, Former ne.i.seot ~
rhis City, nied as der Home ~
Cumberland on sunday.

Cumberland on sunday.
Mrs. Lille Caskey. wife at Condur
tor William Caskey and well.knowt
and most es'imabtle lady, died yer,
suddenly at her home on North Col
lege street Saturday night at II
o'clnck. her death being dne tn
rupture Of the blood vessels of ~,
chest While not in robust health fot
several months. her death was wholly
urexpscted and came as great
shock TO her family and fIieu =.
Mrs. Caskey. had been in her custo
mary health during the evening. but,
WINS seized shortly before 10 o'clock.
aud Ter death speedily followed.
Mrs Caskey who was Miss Doolty.
was native Of Mar tinsburg, aud
had resided here her entire life.
with the exception of few wears
spent in Baltimore. She had been
married about rs years.
She was aaed II years. and is sur.
viyed by her husband and four Young
children Lawrence. Luther. Annie
and Mabie.
The funeral. took place at Trinity
Methodist Episcopal church, south. of
which she was member, this after.
noon Of O'Clock. The services were
conducted by the pastor. Rev DR.. !.
W. Canter. Interment was in Green
Hill cemetery.
MRS. John LONG.
Mrs. Elsie Long. wife Of Mr.. John
Long and former resident of Mar
iinsburg, died at her home in Cumbor-'
land, Sunday morning after an illuess
of several weeks of typhoid fever. She
was aged rs years, aud Is survived bv
her husband and one child The re-
mairs were brought to Martinsburg
on Sunday evening ana taken TO TIE
home of Mr.. Joseph Long, on Third
street, from where the funeral will
take place Tuesday afternoon ut 30
O'Clock.
BURIAL OF MRS LONG.
Ire funeral Of Mrs John Long,
who died Sunday morning At, her
home, in Cumberland. took place
Tuesday Afternoon from the home
Of Mr.. Joseph Long. on North Third
street. Rev. CHARLES s. TRUMP. pas
fnr - Tai - ol rrf,
conducted the services. and inter-
ment was in Green Hill cemetery.
The active palbsarers were William
Long. Robert Long. Oscar Long.
Philip Long, Harry Long and 9 D.
Walker
MR.. FRANK J. MANNING.
Mr.. Frank J. Manning prominent
farmer. died Thursday evening at
his home. near Charles Town, aged
about IS years. week ago he was
stricken with paralysis. He was gal
liant confederate soldier. He is sur
vived Nv a widow. three daughters
and one sou. He was tile owner of
Yintop, one Of the finest estates in
JEFF rsor counts.
THOMAS q. CLIPp
Mr.. Thomas O. Clipp. one of the
most widely known trackmen along
the Baltimore ana Ohio railroad. aud
who had been employed as track
hand for more than 80 years. died at
his lome in Yarrowsburg, Washington
county, after an illness Of only few
DAYS.
MILFORD sPOHN.
Mr.. Milford Snohn, brother of
AZ. NJ G,.Is n G..ol&.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-11-03
MR.. FRANK J. MANNING.
THOMAS q. CLIPp

Mr. Thomas @. Clipp, one Of the
most widely known trackmen along
the Baltimore ana Ohio railroad. aud
who had been employed as a track
hand for more than 30 years. died at
his 1 ONE in Yarrowsburg, Washington
county, after an illness Of only A few
laws
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-01-26
4 HOLLAND 1IRSHIP.
Inventor of Sub-Marine Boat Is
Working on One that Will Fly.

The report comes from New York
that John p. Holland, the inventor of
the submarine boat, is about to give
to the public an invention of a flying
machine said to be of as perfect a
construction as the submarine bearing
his name. Mr.. Holland has been work
ing on flying machines for nearly
twelve years, during which time four
models have been constructed and de-
stroycd on account of their imperfec-
tions. He is now working on the fifth
model. which he believes will be made
to fly. This latter model weighs only
thirty pounds. 1t is arranged to be
strapped to the back of the person de-
String to soar in the air. There will
be two vertical arms crossing at right
angles with the axis and two pairs of
wings; these are to vibrate in oppo-
site directions. One pair of wings will
be placed at the back of the head and
the other pair near the waist. They
are of light steel construction, weigh
ing about pound each. In speaking
of his invention. Mr.. Holland said:
Any man who walks three miles an
hour can easily fly the same distance
in ten minutes with my invention and
l do not consider that statement an
exaggeration.
81 have taken birds as my pattern.
With this machine men will be able
to fly on the same principle as a bird
fys. If a cog breaks or something
else goes wrong. or If he becomes eX-
hausted and the propelling ceases,
there will be no danger, for he will be
able to descend gently to the earth and
land easily upon his feet"
Mr.. Holland discounts the course
taken by number of flying machine
experts who use a combination of bal
loon and aeroplane. This form, he be-
lieves, will never become practical for
aerial navigation because he considers
the gas bag offers too much resistance
to the air, and, on the other hand, be-
lieves that flying machines and the
aeroplane idea-the latter of the Lang
ley class-will be the real means of
navigation OF the air in the future. He
expressed his belief that with the new
Holland airship he will be able to fly
from New York to Washington to at
tend the next presidential Inaugural
tion and get back home the same
night. 1t is his intention to make ex-
periments with his machine next
spring.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-01-26
YANDERB1LTS NEW AUTO.
1t is Planned to Make $50 Miles an
Hour.

Mr.. Alfred G. Vanderbilt is having
constructed secretly an automobile
which he hopes will be the fastest ma
chine in the world. He is an automo-
bile enthusiast and is determined with
the aid of the wealth at his command TO
break the present record. The ma
chine which he is having built is estl-
mated to be capable of developing l52
miles an hour with $50 horsepower.
Such speed is the equivalent Of 21S feet
for every clock tick; it means mile
in % 2-5 seconds. The present mile
record is 80 AS seconds made by II. l..
Bowden, at Ormond Beach, Fla, last
February.
Should Mr.. Vanderbilt be able to at
tain such extraordinary speed with this
automobile it will mean that 1t Will go
faster than anything in the world
heretofore. The best time ever made
on a railroad was a mile in 80 seconds;
this was on the Plant System on a run
from Fleming to Jacksonville, Florida
when five miles were covered at the
rate of 100 miles per hour. Not only
will 1t go faster than the speed ma
chimes of to-day but the new automo-
bile flyer promises to carry its driver
faster than man has ever Travelled be-
fore in the world. In fact it is stated
that even few birds could fly at such
pace.
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-01-26
Facts About Henry Hudson.

Why should an Englishman who re
ceived by baptism the name of Henry
be dubbed Hendrix? For more than
half a century Americans have been
writing and saying Hendrix Hudson
This habit without a legitimate foun-
dation, has been emphasized afresh re-
Gently in the Hendrix Hudson Me
mortal Bridge" and the Hendrix Hud-
son Intercentenary Committee" The
only excuse that can be offered for US
ing the Dutch equivalent is that Henry
Hudson sailed under Dutch auspices on
one of his four voyages of discovery.
The Netherlands themselves knew him
only as Henry" Hudson.
In 1859 Henry C. Murphy, while at
The Hague examining the old Dutch
records for data referring to Hudson,
found in the royal archives a Dutch
copy of Hudson's contract with the di-
rectors of the East India Company. The
document was appended to manu-
script history of the company, pre-
pared at its request by p. van Dam
the counsel of the company from 1862
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-01-26
Y0W COMES THE MOTOR BOOT.
Threatens the Popularity of the
Motor Bicycle, the Automobile
and the Motor Boat.

Gay Paris has just been startled by
the apparition of a gigantic person
"whizZing along the Champs Elysees
at the rate of twenty-five miles an
hour" He was not on horseback, ac-
cording to the Washington Post,
neither was he in an auto. He simply
stood up straight on his own legs, and
the only unusual thing connected with
his appearance consisted of pair OF
immense boots. He didn't walk. He
never lifted either foot from the pave
ment. He simply carried himself erect
and fairly flew"
Subsequent inquiry developed sew
eral interesting facts. Fastened to the
soles of the tall strangers boots were
tiny automobiles, with rubber tires
eight inches in diameter, and in belt
worn about his waist were "accumu-
lators" of one and quarter horse
power, connected with the boots by
means of wires. Thus equipped, the
mysterious person sped along the ave
nue. at the speed above stated, exciting
wonder, admiration and alarm in about
equal proportions.
Seven-League Boots Not In 1t.
In other words. this astonishing but
highly uncomfortable gentleman-Con-
stantini is his name-appears to have
invented the long-looke ed-for and much
feared motor boot" AS matter OF
fact his device will enable the indi-
vidual citizen to acquire pair of boots
by means of which he can chase along
the boulevards of Paris or any other
capital at frightful rate of speed, and,
as long as the "accumulators" hold out.
make anywhere from SIX to thirty
miles an hour. 1t is the much-desired
consummation-the apparatus whereby
we may pay hundred calls during any
afternoon, evade policemen, street
cars, footpads. the carriages of the
aristocracy, and the opportunities of
the very fieetest newspaper reporter.
No more need to squander money on
night-hawks, herdics, "copays," or even
| broughams and victorias. Put on your
thrice seven league boots, light your
cigarette, push the button, and away
you go. The time is foreseen when
our greatest statesmen will provide
themselves with the Constantine boot
and laugh at would-be interviewers.
Only one misgiving is nourished.
There is always a fly in the ointment,
crumpled rose leaf on the couch of
| joy. Suppose, for instance, that Sec
retary Taft, or General Grosvenor, or
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-01-26

great middle class of Americans.
which made of the nation people of
intelligent thinkers. They already
possessed qualities of sturdy integrity
and self-reliance which constituted
them good citizens" and their system
of common-school education, sufficient
at that time to meet all the demands OF
the country, elevated them as whole
into body the superior of any mid,
die class" in the world, ready and
able in any period of crisis to decide
great public questions Alright, and to
do, with the courage of their convic-
tions. Since that time what we call
"hisher education" has developed, and
new systems and methods have sup.
planted "The Hoosier Schoolmaster.
and the birch rod, identified with the
The La Jara chronicle., 1906-01-26

Mrs. Henderson's vegetarian dinners
have always been a feature of her
social program during the winter. The
only plea against them is that diners
seriously object to being defrauded,
even if ever so skilfully, into believing
they are eating meat, patties and cro-
quettes, when, in fact, they are eating
lust vegetables"
This particular dinner in honor Of
delegates to the food congress was
voted a distinct success. Those who
were included in Mrs. Henderson's in
vitatiops declared that had they not
known the exact character Of
the dinner to which they sat down they
would have been convinced that vari-
GUS dishes were the result of the study
and ingenuity of Mrs. Henderson's
famous chef who had utilized meat in
a strange but most alluring manner.
Mrs. Henderson was formerly Miss
Mary N. Foote. of New York, and is
one of the most democratic and popu-
ar hostesses in Washington.