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Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-05-17
Public Sale
OF Valuable
Real Estate

alEucTIV Nestel IN flem
oy decree OF he Circuit Court OF Berkeley
county, W. Va, entered in the chancerv
cause OF Z. 3 hettering VS.. Charles E ket-
tering, Ell al. April 18th, A D. ISL, the IN
designed special commissioner Will offer at
pubic sale, at he 'front.' door of the County
Court House, on
Saturday June S, 1907
at so p. N, the 10 lowing describe 4 real es-
tats OF which john W. kettering, died seized
First Tract. One halfof lots Nos. one ana
Two, III the villags OF Inwood, lying close to
S Slsl.a Almost bordering or me Cumberland
nave frontage on the Gerardstown road
anu are liable business or building lots
Second Tract. Eight .ots IN Inwood.
81 AnoWh a tae hetteflas hone place, being
lots \ os. nfteen, sixteen, Sc vesteen, sighteen
twenty-four, Twenty-Five. tweaty-six ana
t"enty-seven- These are imp owe b,a
Nlne-Room Modern Frame House
good elster /, large chicken yard, COED stable
win Tour stalls, Two wagon sheds; the lois
l.oL ing the Geras astowD ROAD, ana lnwsoQ
raih. These lots are ser cut In goo fruit ana
me home is REGARDED as one Of the choicest III
Fourth Tract A tract of twenty-seysn
acres, known as the coal land, supposed 10
be lderlsid with coal anu silua e about
Two and one-haif miles west o, Shanghai on
lie SnanguAl grade Ihls tract Is supposed
to be partly covered with timber ana partly
clear and can be adyantageously used ia
Fiflh tract; A tract containing seven
acres and u fraction, at GanotoWn Post Orfice
This tract is Improved by
Frame Dwelling of Seven Rooms.
and By
Store Room
which IL now occupied by Charles E. Ketter-
ing, the stand being regarded as one OF tie
best stands in Back Creek Valley, and is also
occupied by the Ganstown Post Office
Terms
AS required by the decree, the Commits
sioneI Will sell the aforesaid tracts of lana
upon the ter otoHe-tnird cash on daV OF
sale, ano tie balance in two equal, snnual
payments, with interest from day OF sale the
purchaser or purchasers OF the several respee-
tive tracts TO give mis- promisSory, neg etiauie
notes for tie deferred payments, and the title
to De retained until the purchase money is
paid.
Clarence E Marin
j. III. Woods
Special Commissioners
State of " est Virginia.
County OF Berkeley to-wit:
/. l. Dew. Gerhardt, Clerk of
the Circuit Court of Berkeley County West
Virginia, do certify that clarence +. Martin,
one OF the special commissioners aforesaid
has executed bond with approved security as
required by the de- rec in said cause.
l.. D. W. Gerhardt Clerk.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-05-17
9 ROOM HOUSE

good blacksmith shop, Story
paint shsp stable for horses or cows,
NOW holds 8 tons of hay, corn crib,
good cistern at house and good lime
stone water good fruit, located at
spring mills:
PORTERFIELD & Boyer
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-07
RETURNING CONFIDENCE.
Convincing Evidence Found in Strong
 Tendency of Prices.


 New York, Nov 6-The small vol ume of transactions in stocks to-day was the index of how far financial con- ditions still hamper the conduct of op- erations in the market, but the strong tendency of prices was a convincing evidence of the returning confidence in values of securities. Brokers on the floor of the stock exchange summed up the situation by saying that stocks Were scarce. This was shown not only in the diminished pressure to sell, but continued manifest on the execution of buying orders, when prices were bid up. The response of the bond market to the brighter outlook was as decided as that for stocks. Prices at which bonds have been forced to sale under pressurt of recall of loans by marketing ing of collateral, or by sales of bonds to protect unmarketable collateral are not accepted as the measure of true value of the bonds. There was wide readiustment of prices all through the bond list on these lines. The action of the securities market was regarded as the natural effect of the clearing fin ancial horizon.
 The money market showed the effect of the arrival of the first consignment of over $7OOO,OO0 of imported gold and the scarcity of currency was reported somewhat relieved from the same cause, the premium on currency not being so high as last week. The as- surance of adequate measures of sup port to protect the trust companies did much to inspire belief that confidence soon would be restored and relaxation follow from the tie-up of resources, purely due to distrust and not at all to actual lack of facilities. The passing of control of the Tennessee Coal & Iron company to the United States Steel corporation had strengthening effect on the stocks of that corpora tion, but it was considered of even greater importance in opening a meth- cd of settlement for trust com pany conditions by substitution of more readily marketable collateral for loans in that field. The continuation of the engagements of gold for import gave promise of still further relief. The violent relapse in prices of sterling ex- change represented an adjustment to the declining premium for currency here and left conditions still open to the import of gold,
 The prospect of ' per cent. Bank of England official discount rate seems not 10 Impair conadenc, that the gold Import movement Eill continue. Anxi- ety over the New York situation being
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-07
The Committee of One Hundred.

"A strong tendency Is developing at present for legislation taking the form of increased federal control. This is an important cause for which the committee of one hundred stands, a committee of 10 citizens. It serves as a nexus of cooperation among many of the great associations, which are capable of yielding vast influence and represent the possible power requisite for accomplishing definite objects. More than 120 powerful associations are represented on the committee of one hundred. Separate sub-commit- tees have been apointed by the com mittee of one hundred on legislation, finance, publicity, organization of To- cal health clubs, and cooperation! To the latter committee, belongs the task of working out effective co-oper- ation to secure mass action and defin- ite results.
 "In the way of legislation, many measures are under consideration by the National Medical association, the National Legislative Council of the American Medical Association, by various members of congress, and by other associations, as well as by the committee of one hundred"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-07
.VoN BULLION INNOCENT
ACCUSER SENT TO PRISON
Chancellor Denies Responsibil- ity for the Attacks on
 Won Moltke.

Berlin Nov. 6-''The charges against me are absurd and untrue" said Prince von Buelow the imperial chancellor in court to-day, during the trial of journalist, Herr Brand, on the charge of calumnating the chan cellor by intimating that he indulged in conduct similar to that referred to i'll the Moltl5e~Harden case. Brand, a sickly looking young man, formerly an anarchist, has already been sentenced three times to impris- onment for calumnies and publishing indecent literature. Prince von Bue- low appeared as the first witness in his own behalf, and gave his testimony in a firm voice, adding the following to his declaration of innocence: Tt is untrue that I have ever been the victim of blackmailing schemes connected with perverse impulses Nobody ever approached me in this manner"
 The chancellor further denied all responsibility for Herr Hardens at tacks upon General Kuno von Moltke and Prince zu Eulenburg, and added that he had only heard within the past few years of the alleged perversities of Prince zu Eulenburg and General Count Wilhelm von Hohenau, but had no proof of the charges made.
 Prince zu Gutenberg, who was sum- moned as witness, although he de- clares he knows absolutely nothing about the allegations made against the chancellor, appeared at the court house though in q very broken condi- 1 tion of health. He required a quarter of an hour to drag himself up the staircase
 The public prosecutor brought the action against Brand at the chaneel- lor's instance.
 1 Prince gu -Eulenburg entered the court room supported by two attend ants. Replying. to question by the, presiding judge the prince said:
 "I know absolutely nothing about the matter. I have been Prince von Buelow's friend from my youth up, and would certainly know if he was guilty of the matters charged in the act of accusation, which are absolute ly false"
 Prince gu Eulenburg then referred to the trial of Herr Harden, asserting that he, the prince, was completely innocent of the practices charged against him and other persons having close official relations with the chan cellor, and also testified to the falsity of Brands accusation.
 Counsel for the defendant then read a statement made by his client, in which the latter said he had be- icome convinced during the progress of the trial of his case that the charges he had made were without foundation.
 The states attorney thereupon moved that Brand be condemned to leighteen months imprisonment and Ethat he be immediately taken into GUS tody.
 Brand was sentenced to eighteen months imprisonment and was imme diately taken into custody.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-07
Bureau of HeaIth Informnllon.
!: .Pii lies
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 for Free Trial Package.

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 After you have tried the sample treatment and you are satisfied, yoI can get a full regular-sized treatment of Pyramid Pile Cure at your drug glsts for 50 cents. If he hasn't if. send Nus the money md we win send you the treatment at once, by malt ia plain sealed package.
 Send your name and address at once for $ trial of this marvellous srick sure cure. Address Pyr2al q Drug co aa Pyramid B.Jga MITshall, Mich.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-07
The Labor Vote Important.

q Tn addition to arguments based on statistics of the death rate and nor bidity, there are also the more specific points of view, such as the efficiency of the army in times of war and the interests of the labor unions. It has been said that health legislation is the sanest kind of labor legislation. There are two forms of labor legisla- ton, one, although more direct In the public view, is inefficient and superfl- cial Another, which, although indi- rect in operation, Is far reaching, and virtually effective, actually accom- plishihg noticeable good for the labor ing classes. The eight-hour day, is an illustration of widely effective legis- lation which has been of undoubted benefit The justification of such la- Dor legislation is on grounds of public health. Although much labor legis- 1ation on legal grounds is both desir- able and of great value to prevent in- justices to the wage earning class, labor legislation which has it's justification on grounds of public health, is of immediate and pressing importance.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-07

typhoid is in constant occurrence; the infection of whole populations by travellers; the danger of the bubonic plague which already has foothold in California;: the extension of the federal quarantine and kindred ques- tions. The progress already made in pure food legislation should also be maintained. There can be no ques- tion that laws regarding child labor and female labor adulteration of drugs and food, contamination of wa ter supply or such destructive scourges as tuberculosis, are amply justified on the grounds of public health, and at the same time result in legislation that is of incalcuable bene- fit to the laborer."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-07
Federal Regulation Imperative.

On account of the gross inequalities in health regulations that are in oper- ation among the various states, result ing in certain cases in actual injury to the industries living up to the re- quirements.
 Among the more progressive states 1t is for the interest of capitalists also that health regulations shall be made uniform. That adequate labor legislation should be passed by the present congress with the result that by transference of bureaus a power full national organization shall result is the opinion of many people. By |such an organization only can the pressing problems be met-such as the pollution of our rivers, by means of which contamination of whole pop |ulatfon happen, and as result
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-07

allayed, attention is turning to the out side situation. Suspension of some small interior banks made a bad in- pression. and a failure In the, New England cotton goods trade even more so. The latter influence caused consid- erable reaction in prices late in the day.
 Bonds were buoyant in tone. Total sales par value s2,766,0OO.
 U. $. Ss coupon advanced IA per cent. on call,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-07

health. Now the public have no means of obtaining such information, and the thousand questions which anxious fathers and mothers ask themselves go unanswered simply be- cause there is no well equipped office at Washington If strawberries wilt or lambs fall sick. the Depar Inent of Agriculture gives elaborate instruc- tions as to remedies But 2,000,0 ,000 of human beings lie each year--ft large fraction, and literally because they cannot find out how to live.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-07
The Bubonic Plague.

The bubonic plague has already gained such a foothold in California that national aid has been ssiled. This plague has behind 1t a history of de- vastation more terrible than human words can portray. should once tbis epidemic gain a foothold in g. crowded metropolis, and sporadic cases baain to develop in radiating cll cl4s this dis ease will cost more In lfo and effort, than the adequate appropriati )ns fer a great national organization eff health operating over the period of a generation. Only by extending the national quarantine can other states be protected against laxity in the en- foreement of health regulari 1ns by single recalcitrant state.
 Bureau of Health Information.
 A federal bureau should furnish re- liable information regarding human
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-07
A NARROW ESCAPE.
Express Company Employe Thrown
 Fifteen Feet by Express Train.

It is not given to many to approach death as closely as did Charles La Morie, an employe of the Adams Ex- press company, and yettescape. While piloting baggage truck along the platform of Union station yesterday the incoming New York express due here at 9:59 a. m. struck him and hurled him fifteen feet through the air. Many persons on the platform expected to see the man instantly killed, but he was thrown by the en- zine pilot to one side of the rails and uninjured, save for a few cuts and bruises.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-07

Strange what a little thing will upset 8 man and keep him so all day, when he ought to be alert and cheerful. A heavy, hot biscuit for breakfast has been known to create a scrap between lifelong friends.
 If you want a peaceful day eat 6 dish of Grape Nuts (chew it slowly and cream. The deliberate chewing of the crisp, nutty granules, which have a delicious flavor with cream, will not only put you right, but give you strength of mind and body for the mornings work at the office. Try 1t. There's a reason" Read the lit- tile book, "The Road to Melville" in pkgs,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-07
Infant Mortality.

During the next census period more than 6,OOO,OOO infants under two years of age will end their little spans of life while mothers sit by and watch in utter helplessness. And yet this number could probably be decreased by as much as one-half but nothing is done.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-07
General Mortality Great.

In the United States alone, of the S0,O00,000 living to-day all must die, after having, say, 9 little more than 3, ,200,000,000 years of life, on the average slightly more than two score years Of these years, 1,600,OOO, 900 represents the unproductive years of childhood and training.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-07
The Life Waste ApalIing.

There are four great wastes to-day, the more lamentable because they are unnecessary. They are prevent able death, preventabIe sickness, pre- ventable conditions of low physical and mental efficiency and preventable
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-07

ignorance. The magnitude of those wastes is testified to by experts confs petent to judge They fall like the shades of night over the whole human race, plotting out it's fairest years Of happlnesg.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-07
Can State Regulation Remedy These
 Conditions.

The committee of 100 stands for State and local regulation if health. Where the question of health resula ton can be handled by local boards, such questions should be so satt}e'l, That there are problems, however, rapidly developing on account Of the growing density of population re- quiring federal cooperation with it- cal boards, has become apparent to tho officials of the State boards. lTaw these conditions can most suoaNSsfuly be solved Is 8 paramount pr lblcm for the next session of congress-.
 The difficulty of dealing with the following conditions Is Q 1our,o of growing perp!ezity for local bo1ris.
 TI,e Pollution of Our Tlyers.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-07
CONGRESS- ID REGULATE
 HEALTH OF PUBLIC Committee of One Hundred Issues Bulletins Explain
 ing Its Work. PRESIDENTS APPROVAL Regards National Health as Physically Greatest
 National Asset.
PRESIDENT'sAPPRo

The committee of 100 appointed by Section l of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, on federal regulation of public health has recently issued bulletins explana- tory of the work of the committee of 100 on Federal Regulation of Pub lie Health, Prof. Irving Fisher of Yale University is the chairman, and among members Of the committee residents of the State of Connecticut are President Arthur T. Hadley and Prof. R. H. Chittenden.
 These bulletins say in part:
 The Yale Medical Journal will say in the November issue; That the movement for a nationaI organization of public health has gained a momen- tum which promises early and ex- tensive legislation by congress, few may doubt"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-07
PreventabIe Mortality.

The facts are cold and bare-1,50Q,- 900 persons must die in the United States during the next IF months; equivalent to 100000 persons will be constantly sick; over 5,Q00,0 900 homes, consisting of 25,0o0,0o0 persons will be made more or less wretched by mortality and mortality
 We look with horror on the black plague of the middle ages. The black waste was but a passing cloud com pared with the white waste visitation. Of the people living today over S,O00,- 900 will die of tuberculosis and the federal government does not raise a hand to help them,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-07
President Roosevelt's Letter to the
 Committee of 100.

"In 1t he said: Our national health is physically our greatest national as- set. To prevent any possible deterior- ation of the American stock should be a national ambition. We cannot too strongly insist on the necessity of proper ideals for the family for sim pie living and for those habits and tastes which produce vigor and make men capable of strenuous service to their country. I can most cordially commend the endeavors of your com mittec to bring these matters prom inently before the public
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-07
Extension of the National ouarantiae

When the aid of the national gov ernment was invoked at Nav Orleans at the time of the yellow fever cpi- demic much good resulted. That such a quarantine should be broadly ex- tended and made permanent would be an effective means of prevention of epidemics.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-07
President Roosevelt Approves.

"President Roosevelt in his speech at Provincetown, among other things said: I also hope that there will be legislation increasing the power of the national government to deal with certain matters concerning the health of our people everywhere; the federal authorities, for instance, should join with all the State authorities in war ring against the dreadful scourge of tuberculosis. I hope to see the na- tional government stand abreast of the foremost State government This stand taken by the President is in ac- cord with his letter to the committee of 10O."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-07
Practical Legislation.

"The practical work of legislation falls naturally into three groups: CD the readjustment of all bureaus now carrying on or having powers useful in public health work together with their unifcation and coordination in single existing department; CD the determination of the department best adapted at present for carrying on the work of the national department of health. A recent suggestion made by the Popular Science Monthly is for the utilization of the Department of the Interior for this purpose. With the tansference of pensions from the De- partment of the Anterior to the army and navy, where they belong, there would be left the Department of the Interior free to become essentially a department of science, education and health.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-07
The Department of the Interior Avail
 able.

"(S) Under the Department of the Interior, 12 to 20 bureaus could then be established for carrying on such work in public health as should be assigned to each by congress. Among these, there should be separate bu- reaus on infant hygiene, education and schools, sanitation, pure food
 of physicians and sur geons, registration of drugs, druggists and drug manufacturers, registration of institutions of public and private relief, correction, detention and resi- dence, organic diseases, quarantine, health information, immigration, la bor conditions, research requiring sta tistics and research requiring labora- tories. At the head of these bureaus which should be separate, should be experts of the first class With the of such an organization, a powerful organization would result withiut increasing the number of cabinet secretaries now in existence.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-07
Shall Tuberculosis Go Unchecked.

Out of S0,O00,Ooo of our people,, S,0o0,O00 must perish from tubercu- losis, the white scourge, which with proper regulation enforced by ths fel- eral power can be exterminatel as completely as the once dreaded small pox. The uniform enforcement of national health regulations in tll states is absolutely imperative because infected persons travol fl om s.ate 10 state spreading the disease. IT tho national government s tlstin Il in making appropriations of s7.O00, oG0 annually to ward off arlnrg other things cholera from tm ing swine IS well as the diseases and bllghts from other useful animals and paints, cjn- servative health regulation would not seem out of place.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-07

congress is the pollution of our rivers. How ominous the statistics of typhoid and fevers are few realize. Ta9 'lh!o river represents a thousand miles of typhoid fever, and the Hudson liver Q cloaca maxima from Albany to the sea. The prevalence of death among millions of our people arising from the contamination of drinking warer and of ice, and the rapid increase of pollution of our rivers, the boundary lines between states, which only fed eral regulation can control is mep- ace requiring speedy action. Federal cooperation with local boards s es- sential