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Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1907-12-30
RAILROAD EFFICIENCY is LESS.
Each Car Gives Smaller Average Serv.
Ice Than In Former Years.

The conclusion is unavoidable that
the railroads are not getting nearly as
great efficiency out Of their cars, hav-
Ing regard to number and carrying ca
pacity, as they did six or seven years
ago, says a writer in the Iron Trade
Review. Must the new condition be
accepted as one which is to remain,
or is it to prove but temporary? 1t is
hard to believe that American rail-
roads can never do better than get
300 ton miles per day Of paying freight
out of a car, the equivalent of ten
miles il the average capacity is 30
tons, or is miles if the average ca
pacity is 20 tons. If the cars were
worked but one-fourth the time, i. e.,
If they spent ~ hours idle, six hours
moving as empties and six hours NOV
ing with freight this would be 10 to
Is miles in six hours, or IL to 2.5
miles per hour, when actually at profit
able work Making the comparison
in another way, it appears that if the
freight is moved at the rate of Is to Is
miles an hour, then the cars work an
average of but one hour in "a hours.
Again, the actual statistics show that
the average length of haul in 1906 was
102 miles. At the speeds and loads
we have been considering, this means
that on an average car carries a
load to destination during 13 hours,
running time, but consumes the bal
ance of Is days in idleness.
Poor's railroad statistics for 1906
show a total of 1,979,667 freight cars
owned by railroads reporting, an in
crease of 222, 1852 cars for the year. This
is by far the largest gain for any
year, and with the exception of 1908,
which shows a gain of 120,201 cars,
is more than double the gain shown in
any previous year.
In tons of freight moved one mile,
there was a gain in 1906 over 1905 of
1871 per cent. This was the largest
gain, in point of tonnage, in the his
tory of American railroading, and the
largest in point Of percentage for
eight years.
There was mild shortage of cars
in 1906, but the shortage did not
compare in any sense with that which
developed in 1902 and seriously Grip
pied many branches of industry. Thus
far this year, the car building shops
have been turning out cars at least
as rapidly as they did in 1906, and the
prospect is that the end of this year
will find the railroads to have made
about as large a gain in number of
cars as they did in 1906.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1907-12-30

rendered against a saloon keeper for
4 large amount in favor of the fam
lily Of a drunkard who had patron
lied this saloon, thereby running his
business and drinking himself TO
death. The judge held that the sa-
loon keeper, who had sold him liquor
in defiance of the entreaties of his
family, was largely ! responsible for
his ruin and liable for damages.
There should be laws to this effect
everywhere. The habitual drunkard
is virtually an insane person, and
anyone supplying him with liquid
dynamite should be held RESPONSIBLE.
don't you think SO?
The same paper records that a
man named Faunce, who had been
FOR years a silent partner in whole-
sale liquor business, has withdrawn
from the firm, saying that the traf-
fic had become too vile for him. He
had investigated conditions and says
that cologne spirits and 1aisel oil
IS the base of mach of the spirits
manufactured now, and that these
drugs account for many of the sud-
den deaths that occur among those
who use liquor 'verhum sap"
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1907-12-30
NEED FOR DISTINCT coLoRsa
White Lights to Indicate Danger Are
Not Sufficient.

New colors for railroad signal
lamps appear to be due for general
adoption. The use of white lights to
indicate safety, long conventional on
American roads, involves several .ele5
ments of danger; with the increase in
population density and of settled
tracts along the railroads, too many
possible sources of white lights near
the tracks exist, with consequent la
bility of their being mistaken by en-
CINE runners for track signals; wheth-
er the colored glass used takes the
form of lenses in pivoted lamps or of
spectacles on semaphore arm, the
propensity of persons with firearms to
select such things as targets intro
duces another possibility of false sig
nails.
The tendency on number of roads
seems to be toward green for clear,
yellow for caution greens former
place) and red for stop. For num-
Der of years the Chicago and North
western railway has used green for
clear; green and red, side by side, for
caution; and red alone for stop. This,
in, view of the superior distinctness
and individuality Of these two colors
at night, and the possibility of error
in the nearness of yellow to red,
seems safe practice if not so simple,
perhaps, as the use of three colors
singly.
The main point in the abolition of
the so-called white light, and the use
Of distinct colors only in signaling, is
that the showing of a white light at a
signal point, from any cause-break-
ing of lenses or disks, or otherwise
viii indicate something wrong, and a
cautious engineman will STOP. Pos
sible inconvenience in the use Of
yellow or orange glass are on the side
of safety; if light yellow is mistak-
en- for white, or a deep orange for
red, it will only mean stop. Break
age of green tense of semaphore
glass, whether by accident or design,
would show white light and also
cause a stop. -Engineering News.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1907-12-30
Faithful Until Death.

But 1t is pleasant to turn away
from such stuff to this sweet bit OF
sentiment Mrs. Cora Trevor died
the other day in Philadelphia, aged
81 years. Her husband had died 30
years before, but all the love letters
he had written her in their counting
days she had saved through all the
years. she read them over daily in
her widowhood; the loving. words had
faded and the pages were tattered
and torn, but she directed that her
white head should rest on them in
her coffin. Faithful until death
means an eternal reunion.
One loves to read about Mrs. Gore,
wife Of the blind Senator from Okla
homa. 1t was she who elected him,
taking down his speeches. making
friends and winning votes for him;
being what he called his right
hand and inspiration in his cam
paign, and now she sits in the SEN
ate gallery noting every move and
taking down every word that she
thinks he should know, and at the
close Of each days session she is with
him to supply the deficiencies OF
blindness and to strengthen him with
her loyal love. she is Of the type of
women that the world needs--don I
you think so, my sensible reader?
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1907-12-30

I saw your ad in The Journal.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1907-12-30
THOUGHTS FOR NEW YEAR
CONTINUED from page ~

mas holly for the sake OF others, and
then feel free to wrap ourselves in
our own thoughts.
But how dark is the time in prison
cells,
Where wretched lives shrink and
cover,
And they for whom the scaffold
waits,
How they hoard each passing
hour. aaeH 4
Alas for the mothers!t God pity the
wives,
Who kneel in anguished praying
For the loved and erring husband
and son
In sin and danger straying.
But the human heart will cling to
hope,
Even while our bright dreams per-
ish,
Yet love outlives the waning year,
And loved ones still we cherish.
Apostles Of Advanced Age.
1t certainly seems strange that
women who represent birth, breed
ing and brains would get up in pub
lie and advocate doctrines That would
upset the. civilization of the world
and turn men and women into crea-
Etures in whom the animal instinct
dominates the moral and intellectual
faculties, and this is the trend of the
abominable ideas of these women
who call themselves the apostles Of
advanced thought.
An English authoress, Mrs. Glyn,
gave lecture in New York last
week to the Pen and Brush Club,
and her definitions of love and her
analysis of one of her latest books
would have shocked the vilest man
who retained in his heart a decent
thought of the mother who gave him
| life. This Mrs Glyn is woman
Of fashion and culture, yet her lee
lures and books teach the affinity
doctrine to it's vilest conclusions, and
she prostitutes the holy word of love
| by using it as sugar-coating for ami
malism. Her ideas are more degrad-
| ing to womanhood than polygamy
would be. And following Mrs. Glyn's
doctrine, Mrs. Brewster, of Chicago
has deserted a luxurious home, hel
husband, children and father in or.
der to be free to preach up atheism
and free love. She avows herself &
socialist and says that God is only
myth to brighten children and PEG,
| pie of low mental caliber; she
| laughs at marriage shackles and fam
| lily ties, and defies Bernard Shaw
and Ibsen. When women eliminate
religion and duty from their lives
they become more wicked than men
they have greater height to fal
from. and their fall carries more
with it. The pity of it is that wo-
men with talents and opportunities
| to reach the stars should be content
to grovel in the dust; to have the
chance to rear roses and lilies that
would beautify the world and only
care to plant that which is poison
Gus.
| Men who are the gamers by the
affinity doctrines are not so enthusi-
astic over them. Mr.. Bartlett, in q
recent lecture, said:
1.-THE teachers of these revolving
IDEAS whether male or female
should be publicly horse-whipped and
driven from decent society,""
We endorse his sentiment. We be-
lieve in liberty, but not the kind OF
liberty that poisons fountain OF
! plants the upaS tree.
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First Installment january |.
Baltimore & Ohio R. R.
Schedule in effect Nov. II, 1907.
Leave Martinsburg.
snaily xDaily except Sunday. zSun-
day only.
EastbOund.


EastbOund.
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m; No. *419 a M; No. 10 *4.3i
q. M; Nos, *1O.05 a. M; No. 2,
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For Baltimore and Way Stations, Nc
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WestbOund.
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For Chicago, via Pittsburg, No. 55,
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Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1907-12-30

Cotton growing In Peru dates back
beyond the time Of the Spanish coun.
I try. - ....,......,4I
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1907-12-30
STRENGTHENING Trains.

"My brother was conductor of To-
cal on one Of the branch roads of the
Southern" said an engineer, "and he
once told me these two stories to illus
trate the slow time made in that Sec
ton of the country:
Zone day they were making the
usual trip, and one of the passengers
was awakened by the "toot-toot" OF
the engineers whistle. sThe passenger
looked very much aggrieved and ejac-
ulated:
y @ss.This-- train has caught up
with that cow again"
On another trip woman put her
head out of the door OF the last car
and said:
"s.Why, there's that niger on
horseback we saw 10 miles back from
here A passenger across the aisle
remarked:
@'"well, wouldn't own that
horse"
I'm glad never worked on that
road" concluded the speaker.
Tif,fff.s, Ornxr-fuC q, Dar,. Hafaa - a.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1907-12-30
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

The annual meeting Of the stockholders Of the
Berkeley section Of the Martinsburtg and Winches-
ter turnpike COMPANY win be held at the Office OF
the company in the Flick Building. in Martinsburg.
W. Va. on TUESDAY. the ldTH DAY or JANUARY.
1908 at 10 O'clock a. M. for the purpose OF elect
inn seven directors and the transaction of such
other bushes as may properly be 5onnsn stock
holders' meeting. p. r. HARRISON
Dec Sc-Jan 6 & 10 SECRETARY.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1907-12-30
| WHAT WILL
YOU GIVE TO HAVE
THAT COUGH CURED (!

25c?
You'd give more,
but what's the use,
when for that amount
you can purchase a
bottle Of Gilbert's
w hite Pine Tar
Cough Syrup, that.
nine times out of ten,
will relieve you to
such an extent that
you will find further
tire a TIM e n t unneces-
sary.
Can you 9fford to let
it run? 'Ph me us, or
call and get a bottle of
this syrup and cure
the cough 25c.
A. M. GILBERT.
300 North Queen Street.
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it for you will enjoy every
line from beginning to end.
You will be in a continuously
happy frame of mind while
reading it. The opening
chapters will appear soon.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1907-12-30

Mr.. Nc Grath keeps the whole world laughing with
him. His stories have that satisfying kind of humor
that appeals strongly to everybody, and in this of
his BEST he contrives many really funny stua
tions that it is continuous laugh. must read
The Tupelo journal., 1907-06-21
Non Resident Notice.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.

To CT. Ridley, R.C. Ridley, Josie Rid
ley, Mrs. Irby Pate, Mrs. Alex Wright,
G. R. Olliner and E. r. Olliner, all adults
and live at Mckenzie, Tenn, also
Charles Ridley. of Memphis, Tenn, and
Eugene Ridley whose post Office address
is unknown and Mack Ridley and Bessie
Ridley minors, and live with their pa
rents, also Austin Ridley Raiforl Rid
ley, Baxter Ridley and ali infant child
whose name is unknown, all minors and
live with their mother, Mrs NV. Rid
ley, also Sneed r diey ,.nt IA ME Ridley,
both minors, and live with their parents,
all the minors and their parents reside
OF Mckenzie, Tenn:
You are commanded to appear before
the Chancery Court of the county of
Lee, in said State, at Rules, .on the Sth
day Of July A. D., 1907, to show cause
if any you can, why the said last will
and testament of the said-H H. Ridley
deceased, should not be admitted to pro-
bate and recorded as provided by law,
and al 80 why the sad Ms Ada Sharpe
s,f III i,os Dc -. ,onfe a l.ninistratrix
cum t.-iasaengu !. seatof said estate,
wherein yoa are defendants.
This 18th day of June A. D., 1907.
G. w. LONG, Clerk.
Mitchell & Clayton, Sol's for Petitioners.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-06-21
Mrs. Caroline Clayton,

Wife of John Clayton, departed this
life last Sunday morning. The deceas-
eds maiden name was Mann, and she
was married to John Clayton in Febru-
ary, 1851, so that their married life was
something over Sc years. Mrs Clay
toms parents lived near old Woodlawn,
in Itawamba county, Miss, and there
she intermarried with Mr.. Clayton.
They lived for many years, almost fif-
ty, in the neighborhood of old Moores-
vile, and there Mrs. Clayton entwined
herself in the hearts of her neighbOrs.
None knew her but to love and respect
her. She was so gentle and loving.
tender and true, that her smile carried
all hearts and enchained all affections.
She was the mother of large family
of children, most of whom remain to
mourn her loss.
Her husband who has been in rather
feeble health for some time, will miss
here more than all. They. in the vigor
and push of young manhood and ma.
tronly care, have much to live for and
to hope for, while the husband will re-
alize that he has lost the stay and COM
fort of his life. May God. who tempers
the wind to the shorn lamt, and cares
for each sparrow as it falls, bless him
and his children in their great loss.
Mrs Clayton was consistent and de-
voted member of the Baptist church
from her girlhood, and exempted the
teaching of the Christ in her life.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-06-21
Notice to Contractors.

Notice is hereby given that the
Board of Supervisors of Lee county,
Miss, will on Monday, the 1st day of
July, A. D. 1907, at two o'clock p. m.
at the court house door in the city of
Tupelo, Miss, at public outcry award
the following contracts for doing the
following public work to the lowest re-
sponsible bidder or bidders, the con-
tractor to give bond in double the
amount on contractprice and the Board
reser ing the right toreject any and all
bids readvertise, to-wit:
For new bridge on Town Creek run
on Verona and Plantersvllle road
For filling up two trestles on Verona
and Pontotoc road in Coonewah bottom.
For levee on Ballardsville and Tupelo
road near Bill Gregory's.
For levee in Branch bottom west of
Arthur Williams residence on Blaekland
and Fulton road.
For repairs on levee on Tupelo and
Pontotoc road in Little Coonewah bot
tom near Mrs. Walkers.
For new bridge over old run of Coone-
wah Creek on Verona and Pontotoc
road.
For two (2) bridges on Chiwappa levee
on Shannon and Red Land Road.
For fills on Chiwappa levee on Shan
non and Red Land road.
For levee in Younabee bottom on Bir-
mingham and Chesterville road near
Luther Livingston.
For new bridge on Camp Creek on
Birmingham and Sherman road.
For repairs on bridge in Sand Creek.
bottom on Saltillo and Mooresville road
pear lack Sandlin.
For two new bridges on levee in Town
creek bottom on Tupelo and Fulton
Rad.
For'n levee in Bogue Falah bottom
on Tupelo and Fulton road.
For repairs on bridges and levee in
Town Creek bottom on Belden and I'm
ion road.
Town Creek Levee at Belden to be re-
paired by filling up the 1st trestle soush
of the main creek bridge and removing
this trestle bridge and placing same to
the south end of the main creek bridge
and removing the dirt from under the
extended main bridge.
By order Of the Board Of Supervisors
this June 7th, 1907.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-06-21
Hon. John Sharp Williams
Speaks.

Congressman John Sharp Will
liams addressed a large and en-
thusiastic audience at the Court
House Friday night in the inter-
est Of his candidacy for the Uni
ted Stat s senate. Mr.. Williams
was introduced by Col. w. L.
Clayton in most felicitous terms,
and in beginning hi, speech ac-
knowledged pleasure in being
presented iL such complimentary
terms.
Mr.. Williams declared his OPP
position to the government own
ership of railroads, stating that
it would bring about race trou-
bles by reason of the fact that
negroes would be employed
through the civil service rules of
the government on equal terms
as white employees; and would
be thrown in coatact with the
whites in stations and on the
train. 1t was his opinion that
the government should not own
the roads but that they should
be placed under more strict reg
ulation through state and federal
laws.
He declared that it was his
opinion that the, discussion Of
the repeal of the fifteenth amend
ment was futile at this time, that
the north and east did not look
at the race question through the
same glasses with the south.
That several efforts had been
made to bring the matter before
congress, but the authors of the
bills had never gotten nearer
than the door of the committee
rooms.
He denied in toto the report
that he had voted to pension
Gen Miles, and branded any
statement to that effect as a
falsehood. He explained the
matter out of which the report
had been circulated, and referred
to the congressional record where
his remarks were recorded.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-06-21
Non Resident Notice.
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:


To Rufus Suggs and George Lee
Suggs, minors, residing with their fa-
ther, Butler Suggs, whose place of res
idence and post office address is Berwyn,
Indian Territory, and to said Butler
Suggs. whose residence and post office
address is the same, and to Mrs. Ola
May johnson. nee Suggs, minor over
the age of eighteen years. whose place
of residence and post Office address is
Berwyn, Indian Territory, and Mrs
Sallie Lou Frawick, nee Suggs, n1inor
over the age of eighteen years, whose
residence ard post Office address is Carl
Junction, State of Missouri:
You are commanded to appear before
the Honorable J.sQ. Robins, Chancellor
of the First Chancery Court District of
the State of Mississippi, at 10 O clock a.
m, on Monday, August the 18th, 1907,
at chambers in the city of Tup slo. in
said county of Lee, and show cause if
any you can, why the final acconntsof W.
ID. Anderson, guardian for all OF yda,
except the said Butler Suggs, now on
file in the office of the Chancery Clerk
of said county, being causes number,
1857, 1853, 1859 and 1760 inthe Cnancery
Court of said county, should not be rati-
fed, allowed and confirmed, and said
Guardian discharged as such, he having
rendered his resignation as such Guar
dian. This the 4th day of June, 1907.
G. w. LONG,
| Clerk of the Chancery Court of Lee
County.
| Anderson & Long, Solicitors for Guar
dian
! - ! --.---7s
Mason selIs Il for less.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-06-21
CANDIDATES FOR STATE OFFICES
SPEAK AT TUPEL0.
Hon. John Sharp Williams, Gov vardaman and Hon. Earl
Brewer Greeted By Large and Enthusiastic Audiences

which prevents any corporation
from buying and operating a
competitor. When the same ef-
fort was made between two roads
in the district in which he was
district attorney he prevented
the consummation of the illegal
combination by threatening the
official with a strict enforcement
of the law.
He paid his respects to bucket
shops and stated that he would
put them out of business If cleo
ted governor if he could get the
backing of the legislature.
In closing, Mr.. Brewer related
an incident between himself and
Hon. Chas. Scott and gave his
version of the controversy. The
audience frequently applauded
him and it was evident that
many Of them were with him.
This was Mr.. Brewers first ap-
pearance in Tupelo.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-06-21
Governor Vardaman Speaks.

Gov. James K. Vardaman
spoke to a large and enthusiastic
audience here Monday morning
in the interest of his candidacy
for the United States senate.
Governor Vardaman was intro
duced very happily by DR.. T. A..
Boggan, an old friend, in very
complimentary terms The Gov
ernor spoke two hours and a half
and received frequent applause
from the large audience.
He declared his position on the
government ownership of rail-
roads ard declared that the
question was not now an issue in
this state. He quoted what he
has said before, that rather than
see the railroads own the govern
ment, he would prefer to see the
government own the railroads.
He discussed at length the re-
peal of the fourteenth and fif
teenth amendments and declared
his faith in their final repeal
which could only come after a
discussion of the question both in
the north and the south. He de
clared that with the franchise
the negro was a menace to the
peace of the south, and that un-
til he was robbed Of the franchise
by the repeal of the obnoxious
constitutional amendments, he
would continue so; that there
was a constant danger to the wo-
men Of the south who were be-
coming more frequently the vic
tins of the unnameable outra-
ges perpetrated by the black
brute.
The governor then reviewed
his record as governor and stat
ed that ifanyone could point out
wherein he had proven unfaith-
full to his oath or his pledges
pledges in the canvass four years
ago he would resign the Office
and never again ask the people
to vote for him for any position.
Manyof Governor Vardaman's
old friends We're present to hear
him and gave him a hearty re-
ception.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-06-21
Mrs. Mary Howell.

Mrs. Mary Howell was born in 1861
at place formerly known as Blackland
in Lee county, and departed this life
June 10, 1907, aged Sc years. At the
early age of is she professed faith in
Christ and joined the Presbyterian
church, remaining devoted and con-
sistent member until death. All who
knew her loved her for the many noble
traits of character displayed in her ev-
cry day life. She leaves devoted hus-
band and one son, together with many
other relatives and friends. to mourn
her loss, to whom we extend our sim
cere sympathy. On the day following
her remains were laid to rest at Pal
metto cemetery, Rev. j. II. Jenkins
conducting the funeral services.