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Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-02-15
Tax ON Everybody

Ao4oh EseFyDooy
Charleston, w. Va. Feb. 11.-"Rev-
enue, more revenue 10 meet the def
cit, is the cry, and in the Senate an
other bill amending the general license
law was introduced by Senator Miller,
chairman of the committee On taxa
ton and finance.
This. bill taxes aim ost every special
privilege, and increases the taxes on
intoxicating liquors to almost double.
Under it, the state license for retail
lag liquor is raised FROM $500 to $3.50.
For wholesaling it is raised framsS375
to $3.50, or doubled, the tax en- barrel
of whiskey being fixed at Is cents.
Brewers must apply to county courts
for sales license and paying tax of
500 or double the spresent tax, and 10
cents on each barrel of beer,i which is
also double the present tax.
The one thing reduced is the bank
ers and brokers tax. Now it is $500.
Under the new bill twill be but $50.
Slot machines are also reduced from S.
to 81, on the rule that they do a.. bank
ing business, it is said.
In the clause that taxes all 'fortune
tellers'' SIS, ''jackasses and similar ami
mails are taxed S25.
Roller skating rinksyare hit hard.
In cities of $4,000 or more they must
pay $500; less than $4,000, but, over
5000, $50; less than $1,000, S25.
All theatres must.pay tax of $40 "a
week, except in cities of more than
$4,000, where they must pay $50.
These latter may have reduction !. if
they pay by the quarter.
Circuses must pay to the tune to $50
performance, and menageries .at the
rale of $50 for each exhibition. Com
bined they must pay SIS for each per-
formance. Dime museums caa show
onIy when they pay $4.00 day, while
magic lantern eXhibits-nickelodeo
must pay So week. The festive
street carnival will have to come across
with SIS week. for each separate tent,
from "Little Willis, who eats 'em
alive" to the hoochie-csochie dancers.
"Patent right" statesmen must pay
$40; music peddleis, $40; and the light
ming rod agents must cough up $40.
Public parks, where exhibitions for
money are given, are taxed. So are
autamIles.
One feature that may meet public
approval is the one taxing book agents
$40
All social clubs must pay at the rate
of 81 head on its membership; and
if it ideals" in social drinks and fails
to pay it will be penaIlzed the same as
a saloon man, who fails TO comply
with the present law.
Divers and Sundry other things too
numerous to mention are included in
this new revenue dragnet, which as
one member of the Senate said:
"Includes tax ON almost every
thing except the Republican state and
county officials
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22
Insurrection in Transvaal.

Cape Town.-The Germans arc
threatened with revival Of the in
surrection in their South African ter
ritory. Jacob Moorengo, the chief
who has cused them more trouble than
all others combined and who has been
in the custody of the British since ne
sought refuge in Cape Colony after
the last hostilities, escaped, formed a
junction with another chief from the
German colony, and with 400 follow
ers returned swiftly to German South
west Africa. The Cape police fol-
lowed, but the difficulties Of the coun-
try prevented them from intercept
ing the fugitives' chief. Moorengo
has repeatedly ambushed German par
ties, killing 20 to 80 in each affair,
and the German authorities have five
times joyfully, though mistakenly, an
nounced his death.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22
Conflicts in Central America.

The news from Mexico of an i'm
pending conflict betweent all of the
Central American states, except Costa
Rica, was received here with sur
prise and incredulity, for all of the
advices from that quarter of the
world which have reached Washing
ton were to the effect that the asper-
tiles caused by the last Nicaraguan
attack upon Acajutala, Salvador, had
been smoothed down under the COM
bined influence Of the governments Of
Mexico and America. 1t was the be-
lief of the state department officials
here that arrangements were about to
be perfected for conference in
Washington next fall or winter OF
delegations from the Central Ameri-
can states.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22
Carpet Tack Beats Science.

Utica, N. Y.-Edward Cox Of Will
Jamestown months ago suffered a
stroke of paralysis that left him
speechless. The doctors thought a
blood clot had formed on the brain
and they said Mr.. Cox would never
recover the use of his speech. A car
pet tack did what medical science
failed to do-brought back the lost
voice to Mr.. Cox and gave him speech
as fluent as in days before he was
stricken dumb. The tack rested on a
chair, point upwards, and Mr.. Cox
sat upon it. The surprise and pain
brought to his lips a forceful exclama-
ton. A moment afterwards his wrath
changed to joy when he discovered he
had regained the power Of speech.
The doctors say it is permanent
eurp
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22
Hands Off in Strike.

President Roosevelt will not con-
Germ himself personally with the tele-
graphers' strike, according to the best
obtainable. Appeals to
the president to take some action
looking to a settlement of the strike
were received at the executive Office
here from the boards of trade and
commercial bodies of large number
of cities. The applications were SIM
liar to those formulated by the Chica-
go board of trade. The communica-
tions have been referred to Commits
sioner of Labor Neill. 1t is under
stood that no instructions or recon-
have been forwarde to
Mr.. Neill.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22
President Disturbed.

Affairs at the Navy Department are
rapidly coming to such pass that It
would not he, surprising if President
Roosevelt should feel compelled short
ly to intervene personally and force
fully. The appointment of special
board, composed Of technical officers
to take in consideration the conditions
under which the recent accident in the
turret Of the battleship Georgia oc-
Cured is accepted by those on the
inside, not only as indicating that the
board of construction does not enjoy
his full confidence, but that in the fu-
ture he intends not to leave absolutely
to the regular boards of the navy the
fulfillment of those duties for which
they were created.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22
Trunkful of Shoes.

Decatur, Ala.-What to do with a
large trunk full of ladies' and chill
dren's shoes, which has been in the
police station here for the past sew
eral days, is a question that is wor-
rying the Decatur police force. The
trunk of shoes were found by the po-
lice in negro house and were evident
ly stolen from a freight car, but an
owner cannot be found. notwithstand-
ing the fact that the officers have
searched far and near. Several rail-
road detectives have been working on
the case, trying to find an owner, but
have failed. The shoes were shipped
by a Chicago house, but to whom Is
the mystery.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22
OUR WASHINGTON
NEWS ITEMS
ATTORNEY GENERAL BONA
PARTE RETURNS TO HIS
DUTIES AT WASH
INGTON.
ADMITS BELGIAN BEAUTY
Irene Vanderauwera Permitted to
Stay in America.-President Does
Not Relish Conflicts Between Naval
Boards.

Washington. - Acting Secretary
Herbert Knox Smith Of the depart
meht of commerce and labor has sent
the following telegram to the immi-
grafton inspector in charge at New
Orleans:
'fDecision of board of special in
quity in case of Irene Vanderanwe-
ra sustained. Admit her..
Iii this laconic order Acting Secrs-
tary Smith disposed of the case OF
Miss Irene Vanderauwera, young
and beautiful Belgian woman, whose
efforts to obtain admission to the
United States have attracted national
and international attention.
Miss Vanderauwera reached New
Orleans on the fourth of last April
Surgeons of the marine hospital SER
vice certified that she was afflicted
with trachoma and she was ordered
dep{rted. She appealed from the de-
cisidn and later was examined by a
spefal board of marine hospital sur
geo,E, the members of which unani-
morkly declared she had trachoma.
III the latter part of June Senator
McIEnery, of Louisiana, appealed to
the president to prevent Miss Wander
auw Era's deportation, but he decided
on July 26 not to intervene.
A Eting Secretary Smith ordered the
spec lal board of inquiry to reconvene,
and by a vote of 2 to 1 the board de-
cidee to admit her to the country.
The dissenting member appealed to
the department of commerce and Ia
Dor, and, in an opinion rendered to-
day.I Acting Secretary Smith sustain
ed tie finding of the majority OF the
board.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22
MEETING OF MoNARoHs.
Conference Between British and Ger.
man SoYereigns.

: Paris.-Diplomatic and other cir
cles here are now discussing but one
topic. This is the recent meeting be-
tween Emperor William of Germany
and King Edward of England and tho
number of reports Of the various sub
jects which were taken up in the con-
ference between the two monarchs.
1t is generally construed here that the
event marked another great relaxa-
ton in European tensions and that
in the future the relations between the
two great countries will be Of the
most amicable nature. By some it IS
declared that tn understanding
brought about between the two coun
tries is of even more friendly nature
than that reached by King Edward
and King Alfonso of Spain several
months ago.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22
Girl Operator is kidnapped.

Pittsburg, Pa.-Miss Villa Jeermy,
one of the Western Union operators
who refused to strike when the order
was given in this city and was kid
naped by two strikers and so far the
police have been unable to find any
trace of her. Miss Jeermy started for
work as usual. She was just entering
the stirway leading to the Western
Union Office when two men strikers
seized her and urged her not to go to
work. She insisted, whereupon one
Of the men caught her up in his arms
and carried her away. She has mol
been seen since. The police are at
work on the case.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22
Officers to Investigate.

Brig. Gen. Ernest A. Darlington,
who was especially charged by Sec
retarI Taft to make a further inves-
tigation into the alleged Irregular
ties In the quartermaster's depart
ment lin the Philippines, is in Manila.
The original investigation was based
on The allegation that several army
officers stationed in the Philippines
had caused expensive furniture to be
manufactured for their use and for
souvenirs to be sent to their friends
in the United States, for which no
proper return was made to the gov
ernmeat. Gen. Leonard Wood, upon
discovering the condition of affairs,
made Ia report on the subject to the
War Department, which was the basis
of several special inquiries.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22
Pulling More Trusts.

Attorney General Bonaparte is the
first member Of the Cabinet to return
to Washington after his vacation. He
will not stay longer than two weeks,
however, for he proposes to take an
other rest after pulling few more
hapdfuls of hair out Of the trusts.
Various phases of pending suits are
constantly demanding the attention
of the head of the Department, and
Mr.. Bonaparte had not been long IN
his office before he was consulted by
Mr.. Charles w. Russell, who has been
acting attorney general for several
weeks.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22

Nashville, Tenn.-Outrages by So
called night riders in the dark to-
bacco district appear to be increas-
ing, and Gov. Patterson offers re-
ward Of 81 500 for the arrest and con-
viction of any night rider in the coun
ties Of Montgomery and Robertson
and says that he will stop these acts
of lawlessness that have caused ter
ror to the citizens of that section. The
governor has offered reward OF ST.
500 for the arrest and conviction OF
the persons who committed arson
when the storehouse Of w. E. Wall,
Of Montgomery county, was burned.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22
The Alton is Immune.

Tie Government many months ago
promised the Chicago and Alton Rail
roadI officials immunity from prose
cutit In for granting rebates to the
Stan Hard Oil Company if these Off
cialsk would furnish information with
which to convict the Standard Oil
Com,kany of receiving these rebates.
This promise of immunity was with
the approval of William H. Moody,
the then Attorney General of the
Unitfd States. On the strength OF
this promise of immunity the officials
of IL E Chicago and Alton gave infor-
matiE En respecting the case in which
Judeh 5 Lands recently imposed the
fine If $29, ,24O,OOO upon the Standard
Oil.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22
Cardinal Gibbons.

Cardinal Gibbons, who is resting at
Southampton, L. l., gave his opinion
of the Standard Oil Company. He
said:
"The fine certainly is large. But
I am not prepared to say, from my
knowledge of the case, whether or
not it is excessive. However, if the
fine is inadequate to compel compli-
ance with the law, the Incarceration
Of the Standard Oil Company's gull
ty officials, with its attendant dis
grace, would prove the more effee-
tive remedy.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22
Pennsylvania Road to Start Opera
ators School.

Pittsburg.-Profiting by the exam
pie of the prevailing telegraphsrs
strike and the possibility of strike
by the Order Of Railway Operators,
the Pennsylvania railroad has an
nounced that it will take steps to es-
tablish school Of biography at Bed
ford, Pa, and educate and train its
own operators. J. F. Cossua, one OF
the best-knowa telegraph Instructors
in the country has already been retain
ed as one Of the instructors at tha
proposed school at Bedford. With
more than 11,000 miles Of track and
its 100000 employees, the company
finds it profitable to establish tha
school and provide against future
trouble.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22
The verdict Of the eminent domain

The verdict Of the eminent domain
jury in the condemnation proceedings
brought by the New Orleans & Great
Northern road to secure right Of way
through the southern suburbs Of
Jackson has been referred to the Off
cials of the Goodyear syndicate at
Harrisburg, Pa, and they have not
yet indicated whether they will pay
the average price Of $4,000 per acre
or appeal to the supreme court.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22

State Revenue Agent Adams re-
ports that his department is working
in their investigation into the six
teenth section depreciation cases, but
that the Investigations are necessarily
slow and surrounded by numerous
difficulties. One Of the chief obstacles
to progress is the difficulty of get
ting at the information required
through county officers, as not all of
them are willing or anxious to give
up the data that is required.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22
Don't Want to Lose Fleet.

A vigorous attempt is being made
to prevent the sending Of the battle
ship squadron to the Pacific. Back Oh
it are the workmen who viii be
throwrs out of employment and the
contra Etors for supplies who will find
their business gone. Both classes all
along the Atlantic are dismayed over
the pdospect Of having the Pacific
coast aobble I'D their incomes.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22
Stands Pat Says Cannon.

Washington, D. C.-"There will be
no revision Of the tariff by the Six
tieth Congress, says Speaker Can
non. "The Republican party will
meet in national convention next June
Mr.. Cannon said, sand formulate
new policies or adhere to its present
platform, and we who are Repubh-
cans will abide by the conventions
decision.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22
Lost 3. Million a Minute.

New York.-John D. Rockefeller
lost money at the rate of million
minute for while Saturday in Wall
Street. Standard Oil dropped on the
curb to 45O, a total drop Of SO points
since Judge Lands rendered his opin-
ion at Chicago. 1t was the lowest
point reached by Standard Oil since
January, 1899, when it reached 434.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22
Cats to Fight the Plague.

London-The Salvation Army is in
augurAting at is colony at Muktipa,
India,I an antiplague campaign with
cats. accepting the Indian Plague
Commissions dictum that the plague
is spr@ad by rats, the members of the
Army there are importing English
cats I'd suppress the rodents. The first
batch Eof twelve feline missionaries
sailed lon the steamer Kincraig.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22
Squadron Goes to Japan.

With a squadron Of four crack
cruisers under his charge, Rear Admir-
al Dayton, in command Of the Pacific
squadron, will make visit to Yoko-
hama, which is one Of the courtesy
and for the purpose Of demonstrating
the friendly relations existing be-
tween the governments Of the United
States and Japan.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22
Standard Again Indicted.

After a month of investigation the
grand jury of a federal court in New
York stIte has now indicted the Stand
ard Oil company and two of the lead
ing railroads of the state for rebating
and the case will soon come up for
trial If the maximum fines are inn
posed on all the counts enumerated
in the indictment, the amount will be
half as large as that imposed by
Judge Lands in Chicago.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22
ofEce Transferred to Isthmus.

Presl ldent Roosevelt's order putting
Into effect Secretary Taft's plan for
a reogkanization of the administra-
ton methods of the canal commits
sion i'll now operative. According to
that piEln, considerable amount OF the
work dome in Washington heretofore
will b& transacted on the isthmus,
where The offices Of the secretary Of
the colElmission will be hereafter To-
Gated.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22

Lawrence county will vote this week
on the proposition to work the roads
by contract. 1t is a good plan to sub
NIT these important matters to the
people and Lawrence county is in the
right line
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22
J. E. TINsLEY,
Dental Surgeon,
NFs
Scooba, Mis-

Offers his professional services to
the people cf Kemper County. All
kinds Of dental work done neatly and
promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22

Geo. B. Neville. r. E. Wilborrn.
NEVILLE & WILBOURN,
Attorneys-at-Law
Meridian, Miss.
Offices: Masonic Temple Building.
Fourth Street, between Twenty+'ec-
ond and Twenty-third Avs. Rooms "a
26. Branch Office-Scooba, Miss.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-05
SAINTS SCORE
EASY VICTORY
OCCIDENTAL NO MATCH FOR
VINCENTIANS
Phillips Pitches Great Ball and Allows
HighIanders but Two Hits-onIy
Twenty-seven Occidental
Men Come to Bat

The st. Vincent and Occidental base
ball teams met yesterday in the first
intercollegiate game since the memor-
able one a year ago, when the Presby-
terians wrested the championship from
the Catholics, who had been undefeated
for four years previous.
A large crowd was in attendance to
urge their favorites on. Those who
were not gifted by nature with power
full lungs carried a drum or horn to
make their presence known. The colors
of the two colleges were also much III
evidence. Keen rivalry existed among
the players, but the game was wrought
with little wrangling and was played
in a quick, snappy order.
The Presbyterians went to bat hrst
and were retired in one, two, three
order
The Saints started the bombardment
in the first inning, when Lamer tripled
to deep center. Capt. McCann bunted
and was safe on Thacker's poor throw
to first. Lamer scored.
Flick doubled to center field, scoring
McCann. Cunningham flew to McKen-
ny. Lane doubled to center, scoring
Flick. Lane went to third on passed
ball. Olhasso bunted and was out,
Lane scoring. Ammon singled to cen
ter and Whine brought the inning to a
close by striking out.
No more runs were made until the
fourth inning, when Thacker walked
Olhasso. Ammon struck out Winnie
flew to Ross. Phillips singled to CEN
ter, advancing Olhasso one base. Lam
er was safe on McKenny's error. Oh
hasso scored and Phillips went to sec
ond base. McCann was safe on Thom-
as error. Phillips advanced to third
and Lane to second. Flick flew to
Bird.
In the fifth inning Cunningham, the
hard hitting center fielder of the
Saints, singled to left center and went
to third on a passed ball. Lane fouled
to Brook. Olhasso walked.
Ammon flew to McKenny and Nc
Kenny threw wild to Ross in an en-
deavor to catch Olhasso off the bag,
and before Ross could recover the ball
Cunningham had camped on third base
and Olhasso second. Whine singled to
center and Cunningham scored. Oh
hasso was thrown out at the plate.
The Occidental nine scored it's only
tally in the sixth inning after the
Saints had made two more misplays.
Thomas, the Occidental shortstop,
reached first when Ammon dropped
Lamer's beautifully fielded ball. In
Phillips anxiety to catch Thomas off
first he threw wild to Ammon and
Thomas advanced to second.
Baer went out, Flick to Ammon.
Thacker was out, Lamer to Ammon.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-05
PITCHER BURNS
FINGER BROKEN
ANGEL TWIRLER OUT OF GAME
FOR A WHILE
Seraphs Again Trounce Oaklanders by
Heavy Sticklng-Great Bombard-
ment of Randolph Occurs
In Second Inning
Los Angeles 6; Oakland 8

Los Angeles won again yesterday
from the Oakland collection of ball
tossers, but at the cost of twirler.
Strange to say, it was Randolph, the
opposing pitcher, who crippled the Ser
aph slabster. If ever local ball player
experienced what is commonly known
as hard luck Bobbie Burns is the boy.
Yesterday marked his first game with
the Angels this year. He was unable
to begin the season with his mates
because of an operation performed on
his throat. When the soreness wore
away Burns thought to get back in
the harness for sure. AS he prepared to
pitch his first game of the season
slight form of smallpox affected him,
and it was Burns to the get well''
house again.
Plucky, to say the least, was the
action of Burns in the seventh inning.
Hackett. singled to left. Haley went
out to Hogan. Bigbee few to Delmas.
Devereaux shot a safe one to left.
Randolph came up and essayed to tear
Burns to pieces with hot drive toward
the box. Burns stuck out his hand and
stabbed the sphere, throwing Randy
out at first.
After letting go the ball Burns
grabbed his injured hand as though in
pain. 1t did not require an examina
ton to discover broken finger, and
Burns went to the club house. Nagle
took his place in the box and twirled
good ball..
Everybody took whack at the ball
yesterday, at least it seemed that way
after the scorer finished his days work.
Such a bombardment as occurred in the
second inning has seldom been wit
messed at Chutes park
No less than three doubles and one
single were scored, four runs coming
over the plate before the stickfest drew
to close. After Cravath flew to Dew
ereaux, Eager doubled to left. Delmas
popped an easy one to Egan. Then the
fun began
Hogan doubled to center and Eager
tailed. Burns also sent a two-sacker
where no one was. Carlisle singled to
center and reached second when Ran
dolph tried to catch Burns at third.
Ellis hit to Egan and Bigbee dropped
the ball, Burns and Carlisle scoring.
Ellis was safe at second on some more
bungling by Haley and Bigbee. Ber-
{ nard walked and Smith was out, Dew
ereaux to Bigbee.
The score:
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-05

land, team mate of Mum, vaulted II
feet is inches.
The meet was won by Berkeley high
with 80 points. Lick of San Francisco
was second with 3S points. Oakland
third with 81.
Five Bay County league records were
broken besides the worlds record in
the pole vault. Munroe of Berkeley
lowered his own record in the two-mile
by eighteen second. His time was 1914.
MacAuley of Alameda clipped two
fifths of a second from the record in
the 220-yard dash when he breasted
the tape in 221-5 seconds. He also
broke the record for the 440-yard dash.
His time was 81 3-5 seconds.
Hupp of Lick established new rec
ord in the 220-yard hurdles. His time
was 26 2-5 seconds
Mum, besides his remarkable work
in the pole vault, established new
league record in the 12-pound shot put
when he threw the weight AZ feet 8
inches. The former record was AZ feet
2 inches.