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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-23
RYN "a BOYS MEET.
Will Attend Festival in a Body
Colors Adopted.

Ryneal Co. No. l met in regular
session in the firemen's hall Monday
night, Captain J.. Fl. Matthews, in
the chair Several applications we're
received. An amendment to the by.
laws regarding meeting nights was
laid owe until the next meeting. The
invitation OF Hose 90. No. 8 to at
tend its festival was read and accept
ed, the COMPANY deciding to meet at
the fremen's hall, Thursday evening
at s O'Clock, and attend in a body.
Orange and blue were adopted as the
colors for Ryneal Co. No. /.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-23
MISS AcKso S
She Cannot Recover Price of Room
Lots From Brother-in-L Law

She Cannot Recover Price Of Room
Lots From Brother-in-L Law
The suit Of Miss Mary Jane jackson
to recover so. 800 from her brother IN
law, Rev. Jonah j.. Reese, which has
been pending in the Frederick Gonnfy
Circuit court, was dismissed Monday
by Judge Harrison, who also toak 0c~
casion in his written decision to Elk.
onerate the defendant. who is a lead
ing and weo Thy farmer aud widely
known mi1ister of the Society o
Friends. Mss jackson bought
boom lots OF Mr.. Reese, which
had previously been sold to him at
boom" prices in johnson City,
Tenn, and The alleged fraud in fhe
deal Evidence showed she had a re-
ceipt in full settlement. and the conrr
held that it could not disturb she de.
contract between Miss Jack
son and Mr.. Reese.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-23
ANOTHER STAR ADDED
President Roosevelt Signed State.
hood Bill Saturday.

hood Bill Saturday.
Another star was added to the flag
Saturday when President Roosevelt
signed the bill admitting Oklahoma
and the Indian Territ,ry as one state.
The measure also provides that Ari.
zona and New Mexic NAV be admitted
to statehood under the name of Ari-
IONA, provided the people OF the ter
ritories vote in favor of admission on
the terms submitted to them by con-
gress. The president used two pens
in signing the measure, writing his
first name Theodore. with a solid
gold pen presented by the people OF
Ariz.na. and the family name
Roosevelt" with an eaRle's quill,
taken from an American eagle in Oak
lahoma.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-23
Doctors to Meet.

The Berkeley County Medical soci.
ETY. will hold its regular June meeting
on Wednesday afternoon in the board
of trade room at 8 O'Clock. Only rou
tine business will come up for discus
sion.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-23
MAY CONSOLIDATE.
Colleges May Combine
Theological Departments.

Az the late meeting OF the board Of
directors CT the Lutheran Theological
seminary at Gettysburg. a committee
was appointed to consider the consoli
dation Of the theological department
Of Susquehanna university with the
Theological seminary at Gettysburg.
This is a matter long contemplated
without definite action, until now.
This is considered one of the most
important matters that has had the at.
tention of this body for years.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-23
Laying Concrete Sidewalk.

Mr.. George ID. Lambert is placing a
new concrete sidewalk in front of his
residence on West Martin street.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-23
MAN STRUCK.

Henry Jackson, colored resident OF
Banker Hill, was struck by lightning
and badly stunned. He was Rocked
senseless, bat recovered in a short
time. Aside from the scare he war
not badly hurt.
Minor damage TO farms In the east.
ern section is also reported, hut the
chief loss is as sfatsd above.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-23
Post Card Album.

Post card albums, 10 coats to so
cents. Good assortment,
w. E. Hoffheins & CD
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-23
ANIMALS KILLED.

A bolt OF Lightning descended on The
place OF Mr.. Michael Healev, near
Kilmer Springs, and a valuable young
horse was instantly killed. The
animal was valued at $i75.
A valuable SOY belonging to Mr..
Thomas British, of Dargesville, was
struck by lightning while standing
under a tree and killed.
A horse belonging to a farmer whose
name could not he learned was struck
by lightning neal Bunker Hill and
instantly killed.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1906-06-23
VIOLENT STORM
Great pamage Done IN Jefferson
and Berkeley Counties.
DRIVING PARTYS ESCAPE
Lighting Strikes Near Two Young
Ladies and Gentleman Mr.
Frank Trump Suffers.


One of the warst electrical and hail
storms that has visited this section in
receEt year swept aver the eastern
aud southern parts of Berkeley county
and the western section Of Jefferson
county on Sunday afternoon about A
O'Clock, leaving a trail Of great damage
in its wake. The storm came up sud.
danl-, and for awhile the play of
lightning and the fall of rain and hail
were vivid and terrific.
While the storm was at its height.
two Young ladies of this city and Mr.,
Max Won Schlsgell, of Frederick.
were driving on the Winchester turn.
pike neal Inwood, and had an exceed
iugly narrow escape from death. The
party, while driving for shelter, over
took a COW in the road, and the young
gentlman, who was handling the reins,
pulled out sharply to pass around the
animal. The COW moved toward one
of the telephone poles along the road.
and just as the party in the carriage
passed q bolt OF lightning tipped
across the wires, ran down the pole
and killed the cow. The party con
tinued the drive for shelter, somewhat
shaken by their narrow soape.
CROPS RUINED.
The heaviest part Of the SO m APP
parenty passed over the Kearneysville
section. and great damage Mas done
there. On the farm OF Mr.. Frank
Trump practically all the anples were
stripped from the trees. a big field OF
corn vas cur TO shreds and the grow
ing wheat was battered to the ground
Limbs Of trees weie also torn off,
and damage TO other vegetation re
suited. The fall of hail was terrific
Spheres OF ice a. large rs w~alnuts
fell in great quantities, and 200 young
chickens belonging to MI. Trump were
caught by the hail and battered to
death. being bewildered, by the bom-
bardment and unable to find shelter.
On the farm of Mr.. Thomas N. Boley
considerable damage was also done by
the wind and hail. Fruit was stripped
from the trees and the corn and wheat
suffered. His damage was not sc
heavy.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-18
NEW Los ANGELES
TRAIN PUT ON

Los ANGELES, Dec 1.-THE South
ern Pacific inaugurated several changes
today in its service between this city
and San Francisco and between here
and New Orleans. One new train each
way daily was installed on the coast
line between here and San Francisco.
Trains on this line now leave Los
Angeles as follows: a. m. $3.50 a. m.
p. m. and 1880 p. M, arriving in San
Francisco at $3.50 p. m, 11:45 p. M,
9:20 a. m. and 1920 a. m. The same
trains leave San Francisco at a. M,
$50 q. m, 3:15 p. m. and s p. m, reach
ing here at $3.50 p. m. 11:4o p. M, S:45
a. m. and IL a. m.
The New Orleans train over the val
ley line now leaves San Francisco at
1922. a. m, arriving here at 7:05 a. m.
and leaving for New Orleans two hours
later. The two other regular trains
on the valley line remain unchanged.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-18
GIRL s BODY FOUND
IN A BARREL
Mysterious Murder Case
Revealed by Gruesome
Discovery in Mountains
REMAINS DISFIGURED

TIAZLETON, Pa, Dec 17.-The
charred remains of young woman
were found today on the mountain be-
tween here and Ebervale. A slipper,
combs and the frame of a woman's hat
were picked up near by. Under the
body were three wire hoops, such as
are used on barrels. 1t is the belief of
the police that the woman was muir
dered and then placed in the barrel
and burned. This theory is strength
ened by the odor of kerosene near the
place. The identity of the woman has
not been established.
County Detective Jones said tonight
that in his opinion the body found Is
not that OF a Hazleton woman, but of a
girl murdered elsewhere. the body
having been placed IN the bar
rel, sent here and then burned.
A post-mortem examination revealed
the fact that an ak or hatchet
was used in chopping around the neck
to enable them to get the head into the
barrel. The legs were also broken go
that they could be forced in. Dry spots
of blood were found in the bottom of
the barrel, but the physicians who ex-
amined the remains say they cannot
tell whether or not the murder was of
recent date.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-18
DRUNKEN MAN THE
VICTIM Of FIRE

WOODLAND, Dec 17.-While three
men were in a besotted condition in the
cabin of John Wilson, sheepherder at
the Laugenour ranch, near here, Sun
day afternoon, the clothing of one Of
them took fire and he was burned to a
crisp while dragging himself from
room to room, his companions being too
drunk to render him assistance.
That the cabin and the other two
men escaped is remarkable.
Edward Woodward was the victim of
the tragedy. He took some provisions
to Wilson from Woodland and carried
along a quantity of whisky. He did
not return and his wife sent his cousin,
Charles Woodward, to find him.
Neighbors who saw Edward Wood
wards horse wandering about the
cabin went to it and found his charred
body on the floor. while the other two
men lay in a stupor in an adjoining
room.
Edward Woodward had evidently
tried to feed the fire in the fireplace
during the night and his trousers had
become ignited. A hole was burned
in the floor where he first fell and an
other in the floor of the room into
which he had dragged himself in his
agony.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-18
PRESIDENT wATCHFUL
Car Shortage Is Being Studied at
White House

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-President
Roosevelt is taking a deep interest in
the situation as to car shortage, COM
plants regarding which have come
from many sections of the United
States. Some time ago a partial state
ment bearing on the car shortage was
submitted to the President by the In
terstate Commerce Commission, and
when the more complete report which
the commission has under way in the
Northwest has been prepared it will be
sent to the President for his informa-
ton in the event that he decides to
make any recommendations to Con-
gress on the subject. He has not yet
taken any steps indicating his prob
able course.
Among suggestions that have been
made to the President is one that he
recommend Legislation by Congress en-
powering the Government to take
charge of railroads and operate them
under certain contingencies, especially
in a case like the present, where the
shortage Of cars affects the transporta-
tion of fuel and necessaries of life This
proposition, however, it is stated at the
White House. has never been even re-
motely considered by the President.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-18
MILLS GRANT INCREASES
Thousands of New England Operatives
Are Benefited

BOSTON. Dec. 1.-THE week before
Christmas was ushered in happily to-
day for nearly 10000 operatives en-
ployed in the cotton mills at Lowell
and Chicopee. where an advance in
wage scales went into effect. In
Lowell the manufacturers granted to
about II, 900 operatives last Friday a 5
per cent increase in wages. The Tex
tile Council. however, had been con-
sdering a request for a 10 per cent
increase, and at meeting held last
night it was decided to postpone ac-
tion on the 10 per cent demand until
next Saturday.
In Chicopee the Dwight Manufactur-
ing Company posted notices in all de-
partments in it's mills on Saturday that
an advance in the scale of wages would
go into effect Monday. The amount Of
the increase was not stated. The COM
pany employs 1900 hands.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-18
SAY MANY CARS ARE IDLE
Washington Grain Farmers Make Ap-
peal to Northern Pacific

SPOKANE, Dec. 17.-That a million
bushels of wheat is being permitted to
rot on platforms of Northern Pacific
stations in Central Washington because
the railway officials refuse to permit
loading of empty cars which stand idle
on the sidings was charged today by
a committee representing the Central
Washington grain dealers at a confer
ence in the office of Superintendent
I3eamer of the Northern Pacific.
n. E. Hayes, Ned w. Munger, Simon
Mclean, ]. S. Inkster and Richard
Stevens constituted the committee.
They contended that the claim of car
shortage has been a mere pretext man
ufactured by the railways to meet COM
plants. n. E. Hayes was authority for
the statement that S65 empty cars were
standing on sidings between Pasco and
Sprague, and that the railroads excuse
for not filing them with grain was that
it lacked the motive power to haul them.
Members of the committee begged that
they be permitted to transfer their
grain sacks from the platforms to those
cars for mere storage purposes, as 20
per cent would thus be saved
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-18
ANSWER KNAPP's MESSAGE
Three Railroads Explain Their Inability
to Handle Business

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-Three more
Commerce Commission from northwest
ern railroads in response to Chairman
Knapp's telegram of last week calling
attention to the reported shortage in
cars and the complaints of lack of
transportation for the necessaries of
life and of fuel kilograms were sent
by the chairman to the presidents of
six of the great Western and North
western roads and replies have now
been received from all of them.
From the information conveyed by
the railroad companies today the Com
missioners express the opinion that one
cause for the shortage in fuel is that
the dealers have not stored up in ad-
vance sufficient quantities for the win
ter's supply, but have. as stated in the
reply by President James ]. Hill of
the Great Northern, ordered only suff1-
cient supply to last from day to day.
Whatever shortage may exist in car
lack of motive power, inadequate ter
minal facilities and insufficient track
age to move properly the great volume
of business pouring in on the railroads,
supplemented by the delays on the
part of shippers in loading and un-
loading their cars.
Replies were made public today from
President Hill of the Great Northern,
President A. J. Earling of the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul and President
Howard Elliott of the Northern Pacific
companies.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-18
EDITED BY o. NJ. BOYLE

known as LabeF Hall. When this time
arrives every union in that city will
have Its headquarters in that temple.
The upper heoF is te be divided into
three large rooms and five small Of
fees viii be found in the front of the
building. The largest hall will be used
for meetings of the Labor Council and
the various unions and the smaller
halls will be devoted to social and
fraternal functions. There will be a
large banquet room extending across
the entire west side The work of ar
ranging the interior will be undertaken
at enee. The City Council has given
its permission and the work will be
FASTENED with all speed. The Santa
Rosa unions are to be congratulated
upon their enterprising spirit and it
speaks well for organized labor in that
prosperous city that 1t has or will have
shortly laber temple.
In speaking of Senator Beveridge's
proposed bill making it unlawful for
common carriers to transport the pro-
duct OF factories and mines which en-
ploy child labor, President Samuel
Gompers said: The protection OF the
children is desirable and necessary. AS
to the method proposed by the Senator
I am not yet sufficiently informed to
warrant a definite opinion. I am will
ing to go to almost any length in my
advocacy OF legislation that will posi-
lively stop the slaughter of the inno-
cents. In our time. with the wonderful
fertility Of the soil and the marvellous
ingenuity and industry of our people,
with labor, machinery, steam, cleo
tricity and water-great propelling
forces that are producing wealth al
most beyond computation-it is a blot
upon our civilization that children
should be employed at labor when they
ought to be in the schoolroom or on the
playground
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-18
ROADS To RELIEVE.
FUEL famine
Coal to Be Rushed to the
Stricken Section, as Re-
suit of Lanes Efforts
WILL ACT PROMPTLY

MINNEAPOLIS, Dee. 17-The fuel
famine of the Northwest will be brok-
en- within twenty-four hours, as re-
suit of the Interstate Commerce Com
missions inquiry in this city today. The
commission was represented by James
n. Harlan of Chicago and Franklin K.
Lane of San Francisco. Lane is TAX
ing personal charge of the fuel famine
inquiry, while Harlan is busily engaged
in the car shortage inquiry.
1t was decided that inasmueh as the
fuel .amine was the more important,
there being already many reports at
hand of suffering from the cold in
North Dakota, 1t should be the first to
be handled and settled Lane question
ed E. c. Blanchard, superintendent of
the Northern Pacific at Duluth, and
d. M. Philbin, assistant general agent
of the Great Northern road at Duluth.
today. Before he finished his examina-
tion both witnesses had promised that
relief would be forthcoming within the
next twenty four hours, and orders
have been given to rush coal to the
suffering towns all other traffic being
made secondary until fuel supplies
shall have been furnished.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-18
CASHIER k|MME[[
ADJUDGED SANE
Long Missing Banker of
Kansas Is Released From
an Asylum Ia New York
SISTERS SUIT FAILS

NEW YORK, Dec 17.-George J.
Kimmell, formerly cashier of the
Farmers State Bank Of Arkansas City,
Kans, who has been an inmate of the
insane asylum at Matteawan, was de-
clared by jury in the Supreme Court
at White Plains today to be of sound
mind.
Kimmell was sentenced to the insane
asylum under the name of Andrew
White. He disappeared while cashier
of the Arkansas City bank after
charges of shortage in accounts had
been made against him.
At that time he had three policies in
the New York Life Insurance Company
for $4,000. Mrs. Edna X. Donslott, a
sister of Kimmell, was named as bene-
ficiary in the policies and after her
brother had been missing for seven
years she made a claim to the money.
declaring that he was legally dead.
The insurance company contested and
finally located Kimmell in the asylum.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-18
SHOWS ROUTE OF
OCEAN SHORE

SANTA CRUZ. Dec. 17.-By the filing
of nine condemnation suits this morn
ing the attorneys for the Ocean Shore
Railway Company disclosed the route
of entry and location of the terminal of
that company's line in Santa Cruz. The
defendants named IN the condemnation
proceedings are Duncan Mcpherson,
Santa Cruz Railroad Company Harriet
NJ. Blackburn, Edward A. Wasserman,
Alfred J. Kinds, Theodore Nicolai, NJ B.
Kilbourne, Mary L. Neimes and George
G. Halsey. This means that the line
will cross from Lynch's Hill, next to
the beach, to the Blackburn tract over
the Southern Pacific tracks by means
of a viaduct; then by means of two
more viaducts the lines of the Union
Traction Company and Pacific avenue
will be crossed. The depot of the line
will be located at the corner of Cedar
and Laurel streets.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-18

HONOLULU, Dec. 17.-After having
been quiet for about a year, Halemau-
mau has begun to show fire again A
visit to the pit showed lava flowing in
four places on the floor of the
crater. There was a landslide, which
covered much of the old lava floor.
Three cones have formed, throwing
tons of lava to height of $50 feet.
There are explosions every few min
utes. Activity has increased consider
ably, and the glow, as seen from the
Volcano House at night. is magnif1-
cent and visible for many miles.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-18
ANOTHER ISSUE BY
ASSOCIATED OIL

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 17.-Officials of
the Associated Oil Company have de-
cided upon another bond issue from
the treasury reserve to the par amount
of s1,500,000. The issue has been un-
derwritten already by a syndicate of
New York and San Francisco capital
lists at 5000 for each $1,000.
The company has also raised the
price of it's stock from a par value
of 81 a share to 500. exchanging stock
with holders at that ratio
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-18
BURGLAR DESTROYS
BANK BUILDING

SEATTLE. Dec. IA special cable
to the Times from Valdez says a fire
in the Bank of Valdez, believed to have
been started by a burglar. totally de-
stroyed the bank and the Stella Hotel
and the Valdez Bank and Mercantile
Company's buildings, entailing a loss
of $4,000. A large hole had been
blown in the back of the bank vault
The absence of wind light snow and
the effective work of the fire depart
ment prevented the destruction of the
town.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-18
BURNHAM IS GIVEN
TWO-YEAR TERM

NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-George Burn
ham Jr., general counsel for the Mu-
tual Reserve Life Insurance COMPANY.
recently convicted of larceny, was SEN
fenced today to serve two years in
State prison. An appeal will be taken.
The indictment of Burnham, together
with his brother, Frederick A. Burn
ham, president of the Mutual Reserve.
and George D. Eldredge, a vice presi-
dent of the company, resulted from
disclosures made at the legislative in
surance investigation of year ago.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-18
BLAME WRECK ON OPERATOR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-The official
investigation of the Southern Railway
into the rear-end collision at Law
yers, Va, on Thanksgiving day, in
which President Spencer of the South
ern and six others. including a number
of prominent people, lost their lives,
has been concluded and the RESPONSE
bility for the wreck placed on C. ID.
Mattox, block operator at Rangoon Sta
tion, Va
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-18
PASSES SPURIOUS oHEcKs

NAPA, Dec. 17.-Sherif Dunlap and
Constable Record went to ST. Helena
today and arrested a man who had been
passing spurious checks in that place
St. Helena officers failed to find the
man, and the officers from Napa were
summoned They captured the man at
Rutherford, and brought him to Napa
When searched the man, whose name
has not been ascertained. was found
TO have several spurious checks in his
possession.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-18
LAND FRAUD CASE

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-Solicitor
Hoyt presented a motion in the Su-
preme Court of the United States to-
day to advance the argument In the
case of E. Gould, David M. Goodwin
Warren Gillelen. R. w. Kenney and
Lee H. Mathers, all of whom seek tc
avoid removal from California tc
Oregon, where they are under indict-
ment upon the charge of conspiracy tc
defraud the Government of the United
States of large tracts of public lands.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-18
CONDUCTORS FOOT CRUSHED

SANTA ROSA, Dec 17.-C. L. Taber.
conductor on the Santa Rosa-valleio
freight train on the Southern Pacific
line. suffered the loss Of foot at Glen
Ellen about noon today. He attempted
to kick the drawhead open to permit a
coupling to be made, and his foot was
caught between the cars and crushed.
Taber was brought to the hospital here,
where amputation was found necessary
He is a prominent member of the Elks.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-18
CHERoKEEs LOSE AGAIN

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE Su-
preme Court of the United States de-
MED today the motion made last Mon
day on behalf of the Cherokee Indians
to amend the Judgment in those cases
involving intermarriages with mem
bers of the tribe, recently decided In
their favor, so as to exclude from cit
izenship all but the two intermarried
whites who had paid the fee of $500
exacted by the Cherokee law.
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-18
UTAH COAL moNoPoL1zED

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-E. C. Clarke
of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion appeared before the House COM
mittee on public lands today to support
the suggestion made in President
Roosevelt's message that the Govern
ment cease to sell coal lands and hold
them under lease. Clark said his in
vestigation had shown that Utah coal
and coal lands in the vicinity of Den
yer had been "cornered' by monop-
DIV
The San Francisco call., 1906-12-18
FUEL FOR SCHOOLS

School Director Oliver announced
yesterday that the coal famine in the
schools had come to an end and that
the Western Fuel Company was fur
nishing all of the coal needed by the
department.