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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1907-04-23

0orti9en 3ltit6noe perionlid fennen
5u lernerl, meroen iid in Chicago am
26. Npril 5ltiammenfin0en, bon BORT
in eillem GrtrozS6 loflpoggon, ser
Dem llcberlonO5ug o~ngeDGn9t miro,
na6 San 6raneiSco fobren uno lid
bort a1tf DEM Sruppen . transport
oonlpfer u9uforO" am 80. 9lpril nod
Sotuoii einIdiffcll. Ser 9ltforo"f0brt
nit 2ebcnSmitteln fin Die Suntgerlt.
oen in China nod Sbongboi, mo
oos &rtegSOepartement bat geItottet,
Dob oeriel6e Die GongreBmitglieoer
bis na6 Sollolltlrt mitt1immt. 9ie
Neiiegeielli6oft iebt iid 5uiommer
Ii. u. ans: Senator Samuel $. 8ileS
bon 8aibin9ton, ben Mfttglieoern 0cs
MISUNDERSTANDING IS. .. Sep
burn l1no Srau bon Soipo, CHARLES
&. 2ittlefielo unb 6ron bon Moine,
@orren &iefer BON Obio, 8. Q. 4ler-
onoer uno 6rou bon Iem-Yorf, 9.
=. SopeQ nno Srolt bon Netu.SSeriep,
uno Sobn S: 6ibgcralD bon Getp-
0orf. Die &iifreiie nod Sen Ser.
Staaten peroen bic @enonnten at
Gnfang Suni ontreten.
81 ooepelfS llfos gegen ste
9cri6 ct ltattcr.
Grdiioent GooiepeIt lit bereit ge.
mig, 1piafGbrige 8ertreter bon Der
laBlifcn &Ominiltrotions6lGttcrn at
Ii6 ST. bei6eiben, Inn i6ren iol6e
n9teuigfeiten" ein5rltridtcrn, Die CT
germ Der @elt ~por9eiebt bobcn mG6tc
bebltfs angeneiiener 9eeinfluliung
Der 0ffentliden Mcinung, ober es
%oerbrieBt ibtl, nenn 3inge o6rle icille
Grma6tigurlg b~erolsgebolt peroen,
penn Nelliofeiten bonn @eiBcn Soltic
pltbli5irt per0en, mel6e Die Genillr
nttt paiIirt ba6en nn6 nidt in sic
poIienoe 6orm gegolien iino.
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mlltblid) 81 plalloerr, BON pe9ela.
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notbpeinliden Nusfrogllng untertpor.
fen ipi1roen. 81 Elm 1tngliidli6es
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ploppert lid mandmol un6 ooS lit
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geborigfeiten ei1en Giegel por3uI6ies
ben. 90 lit es iett ongeor6net nor
ben, oob 3eitunqsleute iiir6er niht
mebr oaS Portal bes @eiBen SonieS
11dd)tlider 8eile unii6er MADDEN oiir-
fen. SogirenOe Decentralization oieier
&lole miilien bon Sen goli5iIten
ltrengItenS ferngebolten lpcroen, 0a.
NIT ntdt ctmo ltnperiebens mirfli4c
Neltlgtetten, meld)e nidt oifi5ieQ bonn
Erdlioeltten o0er SefretGr 2oeb o6oc-
ltelnpelt iin0, Dem Tltblifllm 6inter.
rlldS lcrbirt iperoen. Gonlit lit cS III.
1loglt6 genlad)t, bob gebeiml,iBpoQe
geItd)er 5lpiId)en Ser Sbiir ocS 8ei-
BEN SoltIeS INTO oeat Dor Dem Yorto(
boltenoen @agen obgcfongen llno
alls9epumpt neroen; es miro iiber-
boltpt eridtuert, In Grfobruna at
brlngett, pelde pronlinente 8eri0n.
lldfeit ben ErGiiOenten bimoeiudt
bot, nno ooOur6 miro ser 8fob al
a~llerbono nnbequemen Spefulotios
men periperrt, lpelde reidlid iprieben
ipiiroen, loate etluos @reif6ores nidt
aus benz 9eiuder bero1sgebolt uer.
ben fonnen.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1907-04-23
Stu0entenpri ii gelei II
SO on

8ien.
@ien %. Ipril. - Die Inimoii.
tat 5lpiiGen ben politil6en 8ortcien
inter Der biciioen itubircnOet Sit
geno fiibrte 0eitern. gu elmer miiiten
S6l0gcrei 3pii6en Oeuti6-notionos
len rno flerifolen Stuoenten oltf
DEM 8lobe Dor Der @iener ltnioer.
lit0t. Son peldcr Seitc Die Yropp.
fotion olrsging, lit nod nidt conito-
tirt. Die 8riigelei no6m eincn Der
artigen llmfong an, boB Elm groBeS
Poli5ei-Iltfgebot 5ur @ieOer6erltel-
lung ser Gllbe notbig mar. 9(uf BET
Den fGmpfen0en Soften porett 5a6(-
reid)e, audi bebenfIi6e 8ernunour-
gen porgefonmen, n1b piele Ser S1t.
matltuonten lpuroen nit perbunoenen
&opfen 5ltr 8o6e gebro6t.
Sn @ro3 bcrboftet.
@ien %. 9(pril, - No6 elmer tc-
le9ropbii6en Weloung ans @ro5 lit
BORT Der olt6 IN Imerifo befonntc
Sogbidriftlteqer Sans Morio bon
&a0i6 ber6aftet noroenL nod)oent er
Dor lpeni9en Gogen BON 8ien geflo-
bet un0 Ourd1 einen Stedbrief Der
folgt mor0en nor. 8ooi6 miro be-
iduloi9t, Dem @icner Sogbidutber-
Elm, in OeIiet Geripoltung er cine Gol-
le Ipielte, einen 9etrog BON 1000 &ro-
men mtteridlo9et 81 boben. 9olo
nof Gntoedung bes 9efi5its mar CT
bon @ien beri6mlunben lt1o Der linn
Iofort no6geion6tc Sted6ricf beron-
loBte feline Gerbaftl1ng nod fiir5elter
Belt.
Ole ausgGei6s Ger6anh-
| ungen.
8ien, %. Mpril. - Ger 0Itreid,i.
l6e Winiiter Sr6r. b. 9ef
9ob benz auSiduB Scr SnouitrieQen,
ser Sen Gremier nm cine GrfGGr1ln9
ti6er bic Gage Ser g1tsgIeids = Ser
bo1olungen erlu6te, cine 6arafteri-
Itiide Inttport. Srbr. bon Bed be-
3ei6nete Sic oQgeneine ltnrllbe ii6er
ben gegcnipartigen Stanb oes Mus-
gleid)s ols boaig grunblos uno fii6r-
te ais, Die Te9ierun3 bertrete ben
Stonopunft, boB Elm IongfriItioes
abfommcn I'M oegenIeitigen Snterei-
ie liege. Gin fnr5friItioes gbfom.
men Jet nod Inii6t Scr .Gegicruug
MIR oonn m0glid, ipcnn lie ais 9le-
quibolent 0ofiir entiprehenb bebell.
tenoe iodlide gerbelierungen er5ie-
len lieber.
Stolien's f.
Sori6laq.
81 o m, %. Npril. - Die furiiren-
ben @erii6te, no6 oenen S5tolien lei
men GomproniB = 8orl6lng fir sic
Scta1tolllng Ser abriiltth9sfto9e int
5oog 5lriidge5ogen bobe, mer0elt Of
fi5tea Oementirt. Gs miro oeio0t, oab
Serbanolungelt, DEFENDERS nit @roB-
brltonlliell, nod int @onge. lino, Tim
Die Weinnngen Der WGdte fir llnb
oen Soridlog inter einen SUIT
SIT britgen.
9 Of IN eoi d. 8rtn5 fommt t.
Stod6olnt, %. 4pril. - Ser
idmebiide &relt5er nSplgio" unter
Dem Commando bes grin5en @il-
belm, Ser5ogs bon Sooern1nnlonb,
eineS @nfels bon &onig Ssfor, miro
I'M Sl.li fir cine ISOLDE 5lr Sones-
topn Nus IteQung fabren uno olsbonn
Ntep-Dorf, Bolton lnb onoere ameri-
fonildc SGfen beiudelt.
Wrin5 @ilbelm lit Oer 5meite Sobn
oes aronprin5cn @llltap bon Sdme-
oen.)
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1907-04-23
@rnan's Meiie.

gittsfielb, MoNy 90. Mpril.--
Sr. @iaom S. 9rpan gebob lid) ge-
Itern gormittag 5llnddit in gegIei.
lung oes Gidtcrs Senrp g.. Nerpton
nno gIeranocr Groups, geioe aus
Nem-Sapen, bon Eropibence nad
Springfield, mo ct i'm Court Square
Sbeater inter ben auipisien Der
vOouna Wen's gbriition gilociotion"
cinen gortrog belt, beien G6ena
Ser 5rieoensfiirIt" Ia1ltetc ul,o lpel-
der fid bon politiideil anipielurlgen
tpollfommen frei bielt. Sier trof Sr.
.grpan Gbenos INN 6 l1br Elm, 1lno
nadoem er einen Diner beigepobnt,
ipel6es Gid5ter Sobn 6. Grosbp ibm
al Gbren beranitaltet bate, mieoer-
bolte ct lcinen 8ortrag i'm Colonial
9beater" gleidfous inter ben gu-
ipi5ien Ser ~. &c. 6. g."
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1907-04-23

-Sn ellington, Campbell ountp,
So, bat BET elmer ShieBerei Der Saul
mann gortp oen 9eleeropbiiten sSSobn
@robmat eridoiietl, neil Der 2ettere
Gartp's 6ran nadItelte.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1907-04-23

8ofio, %. 9(pril. = 9ie ,Soport
Moil" melbet, bob Die jopaniiden
9elegoten 5n Der Saager Srieoens-
@nferen5 eine Geibe eigener 8or-
ibldge unterbreiten neroen, inter
bieIen: slbidluB BON Gonpentionen
fir Die sSiibrung BON S1lodten 5l1
2anoe unb GUT See, Der @ebrau6
BON Seeminen auf SanbelsitraBen,
8ebrand bon brabtloier Geographic
5lpii6en belogerten 6eitnngen nnb
8loben auf nelltralem 8ebiet, Die
germenbung BON neutralen Safen
fir &riegs5mede, Gegeln fir Sic
&riegserfldrlng nnb Ginidrdnfiln.
gen Der milit1ril6en Hiiitungen.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1907-04-23

2oo5, Guiiiid- Golen, %. 9(priI.-
9retBig, NIT alitomotiiden giitolen
belpaifnete 1erroriiten bielten bette
gbello an Ser Hofinin-S troBe cine
&utibe an, in melder oie fir Sen 9fes
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-08-10
STOLEN HOSE RECOVERED.
klbourn Knitting Machine Co. Max
ing Effort to Break Up Practice.

William Kearns, better known as
Butch" was before Justice Felker
Thursday for receiving and selling
stolen hose from the Kilhourn Kalt-
ting Machine Co.. and Charles. Par
ker for receiving the goods. Both
were given 10 days in Jail and a fine
of $40 and costs.
This practice has cost the Kilbourn
company quite large sum each year
and they are determined to stamp out
the practice and the guilty ones will
be prosecuted to the full extent of the
law.
Frank Butler. colored, was given 10
days In Jail for trespassing on the
property OF the B. & o. railroad. De-
tective Martin took him off the cow
catcher OF the engine drawing No. IL
last night.
Butler said he had travelled from
the Pacific to the Atlantic on engine
pilots and this was the first time he
had ever been ''pinched."
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-08-10

nave to use several miles OF Western
Maryland main line to make connees
tons. Otherwise the distribution was
regarded as the most equitable one
that could be made In case such q
deal Is consummated.
The Baltimore G Ohio taps the two
ends OF the West Virginia Central d.
vision, one at Belington and the other
at Cumberland This company could
use both these divisions of the West
ern Maryland in handling the large
coal traffic developed on each coming
east to Baltimore. II would relieve
the main line of the system OF much or
this business, so II Is said, and enable
X to more expeditiously handle other
traffic, or such other traffic might be
diverted to the Western Maryland
line.
Under the regime OF the late Gen.
John Mr. Hood. while president OF the
Western Maryland. the Cherry Run en-
tension was built as link for inter-
changing coal and other business bo-
tween the Baltimore and Ohio and
Reading roads. This trade had grown
to enormous proportions before tho
Western Maryland changed hands.
Then. II will be recalled, much OF it
going as far as Martinsburg. where It
was sent north over the Cumberland
Valley division OF the Pennsylvania
lines, when destined In that direction.
The Reading. therefore. 1t was point
ed out, could readily reopen and use
this branch with profit
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-08-10

even assuming that its present owners
We're willing to part with It.
Notwithstanding these denlals, the
rumors are persistent that such a
change Of ownership IL being discuss
Cd Those who have heard them say
the sources of Information ire usually
reliable u IS on this fact that great
str0ss Is laid II Is known, of course.
that the policy Of the Western Mary
land argely directed from Mr..
George J GouIds office in New York.
He Is the leading spirit in its direc-
ticn and has perhaps, more money IN
vested In the property than any other
individual o. group OF capitalists. n
was but natural. therefore, II Is said,
that these rumOrs should come first
from New Yo~k
The reports which have reached Bal
timore go so far as to say how the
present Western Maryland Is to be di.
vided among the prospective purchas-
ers. The Baltimore and Ohio Is TO
take the West Virginia Central divis-
ION. the Cumbsr and extension and the
main line Of the road to Baltimore.
The Reading Is to secure the branch
from Shippensburg, Pa. to Cherry
Run, In West Virginia. while the Penn
division. including the lines to York
sy'vania will take over the Hanover
and Gettysburg.
Without youching for the truth OF
this statement. Ia fact. while absolute
ly discredlting 1t in view OF the en-
phatic denials of all parties concerned
In the DEAL former railroad official
pointed out that such division OF the
Western Maryland would be beneficial
to the acquiring companies on the stat
ed lines
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-08-10
His Name on Terrapin.

Nine years ago Mr.. Earl B. Thomp-
son found a terrapin near the Opequon
creek, about two miles from town, and
cut his initials on the back OF ii. On
Tuesday a colored fellow picked up
the same terrapin out in that section
and brought it to town and, hunting
up Mr. Thompson, showed it to his old
friend, Had it been of the Chesapeake
Bay variety Mr.. Thompson would have
known how to dispose Of the terrapin.
AS it was, he directed the boy to take
it back to its old haunts. z
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-08-10
BIG ODD FELLOWS REUNION.
Five Thousand People Spend Delight
full Day at Harpers Ferry,

The second annual meeting of the
Tri-State League of Odd Fellows in
West Virginia. Maryland and Virginia,
was held at Island Park, near Harpers
Ferry, on Tuesday. 1t is estimated
that 5000 people attended the reunion,
and a delightful day was spent on the
lovely island.
An interesting program was render
ed, the exercises beginning at l p. M.
and interspersed with music by the
Boonsboro band. Mr. A. T. Russ!er, of
this city, president of the league, pre-
sided at the meeting
Able addresses were made by some
men high in the ranks OF Odd Fellows.
These were Mr. John B. Goodwin. OF
Baltimore; Rev. w. Northern, Win
chester; Messrs. J. A. Jones and c..
Mowbry, of Maryland Miss Annie
Krause, of Staunton, Va, was to have
delivered an address in the interest
of the Rebekah lodges of the order,
but did not reach the park in time.
The fifty or more Martinsburg peo-
pie who attended the reunion and pic
mic reached home at $3.50 p. m.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-08-10
RAILROADS TO COMBINE
Baltimore & Ohio May Get Part
Of Western Maryland.
PENSY AND READING IN DEAL
West Virginia Central Is Assigned to
the Baltimore & Ohio by Rumor
Which Lacks Confirmation.

Baltimore. Aug. 7.-Rumors have
come to loca' bankers for several days
past from New York of a possible sale
OF the Yves ern MARYLAND railroad to
new interests Those said to be con
cernei in the purchase are 4 combina.
iicn of the Baltimore and Ohio, Penn
sylvania and Reading railroad com.
pantes. Ali mentioned in connection
with the deal here deny 1t. President
Murray was most emphatic in his
statement, SAYING that the Baltimore
and Ohio certainly had no such cor
temptation, nor did he believe that
the Pennsylvania was after the road,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-08-10
CONCERNING THE BIDS
MR.. RussLER HAS SOMETHING TO
SAY ABOUT THEM.
Statement by the President OF the
Board of Education in Reference
to Heating Contract.
Communicated

Editor Evening World.
Dear Sir:-Tn yesterdays issue of
your paper, a complaint was made by
Mr.. G.. c. Keedy, relative to the bids
received for heating three of the pub.
lie school buildings. This complaint
is misleading and not as explicit as It
should have been. | herewith submit
the bids of Messrs. Keedy and Ham
mann, so that the public may be in
formed as to the actions of the board
of education 1t has been said that
this, with other contracts, had been
decided upon long before the bids
were received. This is false and a
clear fabrication of the truth. Capabil-
ity and exhibition of the work per-
formed has much weight with any per-
soa or persons. Following are the
bids in condensed form:
Mr.. Keedy's bid was s1S25, exclusive
of working by the day at $500 per
man per udgs CidA SAhS AOt uSHSo|cS
covering and extra fitting. The board
not knowing how many men and how
may days would be consumed, as well
as how many extra fittings would be
introduced. did not desire to take a
sight-on-seen contract; and besides,
this contract came to the board three
hours after the time advertised for
them had closed.
Mr.. Hammana's bid was $3.50 for
heating the second and fourth ward
buildings and all repairs to the fifth
ward heater, in strict accordance with
the plans and specifications Of the
board, to install and furnish all labor
and material and all to be done in a
workmanlike manner. leaving the
buildings in as good condition as
found.
The ABOVE is for the public for
them to draw their own inference
from Respectfully,
A. T. RUSSLER,
President Board of Education.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-08-10
TRAMPS COST MILLIONS
B. & Q. Official Tells Of Loss to
That Corporation.
ABOUT 25,oOO,0OO YEARLY
Many Railroads Adopt System OF
Policing Properties-Plans of the
Norfolk a Western.

Vagrancy costs the railroads Of this
country about SIS o00.0 900 year. ae-
cording to a representative OF the Bal
timore & Ohio railroad. Stats les
compiled recently from 1901 to 1905
show that more trespassers were kill
ed on American railways than the
combined totals of passengers and
trainmen killed, and that from one-half
to three-quarters of such trespassers
are estimated by railway companies to
be Migrants, undoubtedly the railroads
are the greatest sufferers from the
tramp evil, and yet they are one of the
chief causes of its growth Josiah
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-08-10

The. chief recruiting alton Of crime
tramp, crim.nal-so runs the sinister
scale. II is for this reason that va
g-ancy has aroused the atten ion OF
such body as the national confer
ence Of charities and correction, which
at its last meeting IN Minneapolis
started movemen. to obtain the CO.
operation Of the railways. charitable
societies and al other public organi-
cations IN an attack upon the tramp.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-08-10
Taken to Baltimore hospital.

Mr. John Garyey, VIII was struck
BIZ a B. & o. freight train late Satur-
day night near the Burke street
bridge. while walking along the rail-
road tracks on the way to his board
ing house on East Burke street, was
taken to Baltimore on Tuesday and
placed in St. Joseph's hospital for
treatment. His hip was dislocated in
the accident alluded to, which was as
certained after he was carried to the
Kings Daughters hospital here.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-08-10
ialIdraflon7 for week and. in good

ia4'Grafton for a week and. in good
hands. win be recuperated.
AS soon as the extradition papers
are ready "old Grizzly" will be taken
to the Chambersburg Jail to await trial
at the September term OF court.
Mr. Welty naturally feels much elat.
ed at the success of his untiring de.
tective work, and the recovery Of the
horse that has made a good record on
the race track.
1t may be noted here that Mr.. Wei
tvs father had fine horse stolen
about three years ago, which was new
err recovered and which was likely
taken by the same gang.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-08-10
Possible Connections.

II was assumed that joint contract
would be entered into by which the
three suggested purchasing roads
would give liberal traffic arrangements
to each other over the whole Of the
Western Maryland lines. For instance
the PENNSYLVANIA might want to tar
it at or near Cumberland for its lines
in that vicinity. running into the state
OF Pennsylvania or to its eastern ter
minus at Philadelphia or Jersey City
From Shippensburg to Cherry Run, 4
was pointed out. the Reading would
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-08-10
CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER.
CASE AGAINST ISAAC MCDONALD
is DISMISSED.
Arrested For Assault on Lewis Lee,
Who Died in County Jail Last
Week.

The case OF the State against Isaac
Mcdonald. this city, charged with
manslaughter In having caused the
death OF Lewis Lee. colored. who died
n the county jail on August /. was
heard this afternoon before Justice
Felker.
The arrest Of Mcdonald was made
made at the suggestion Of States At
orney Noll as doubt existed In the
rainds Of some people whether Lee had
died OF natural causes, according to
the post norton examination OF DR..
$. n. Myers, an account OF which was
published in this paper at the time.
Some thought that Lees death might
be due to a slap In the face inflicted
by Mcdonald. causing Lee to fall heav-
lily to the floor of the saloon on Queen
street, in which the men together with
Others were drinking at the time.
This incident occurred on Saturday,
July 81, in McGinnis' saloon. McDon-
aid though that Lee had called him
vile name and he resented It by slap
ping Lee In the face. The latter was
drunk at the time and It did not take
much to knock him over. Shortly af-
forwards Mcdonald called at Justice
Felker's and paid his fine. Some time
later Lee called there also, and Justice
Felker advised him to go to a doctor
instead Of swearing out warrant
against Mcdonald for assault as he
had intended to do.
That night Lee was arrested for
drunk and disorderlv conduct and was
locked up and later sent to JAIL where
he died with commissions early In the
afternoon of August /, as stated above.
That same afternoon, on an order OF
States Attorney Noll. DR.. Myers made
post norton examination OF Lees
brain and found that he died from
natural causes, superinduced by ex-
cessive use OF alcoholic drinks and
piObfD,y uiuSo. i<dtcl he WdS DuIlcu-
Case Dismissed.
In the manslaughter case against
Mcdonald on Tuesday by JUS
tice FeIker, eight witnesses testified,
including DR.. Myers. All were exam
ined by the states torney. The testi-
mony OF the eyewitnesses to the inch
dent in the saloon all tended to show
that the colored man could not have
died as the result of the slap In the
face inflicted by Mcdonald with his
open hand. nor his fall to the floor as
a consequence, but that death was due
to other causes entirely The testi-
mony Of DR.. Myers was strong against
the state, as outlined above. Justice
Velker, when the testimony was all
heard, dismissed the case and Melon
aid went free
Mr.. Mcdonald Is dissiller at tho
Hannis Dist.Hing Co. and Is well
thought of by those who know him
and his acquittal will be regarded a.
just and right.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-08-10

Flynt is reported to have said that g
man who asks aims OF you in the
streets Of New York on Monday may
make the same request Of you in
Chicago on the following Saturday
Most of the railroads in the east have
recognized the dangers of perm ting
the stealing Of rides on their trains.
and the majority have adopted a regu.
lar system of policing their territory.
Police Protect Lines.
The Norfolk & Western in particH-
lar has an elaborate plan for the pro-
lection of its property It's police force
numbers more than 200 men. scattered
over the entire system, which is diyid-
ed into districts. Each district has for
it centre some important city or
town and covering Is or 20 miles OF
the surrounding country. Here lieu
tenant is stationed with force proper
tionate to the Importance of the loca-
ton The men under him scour the
yards and stations for thieves and
tranps, arrest suspicious persons and
keep a watchful eye on the rolling
stock. Each train of merchandise and
each passenger train when il leaves
the station Is accompanied by detec-
tive. If he is on a freight train his
headquarters is in the cockloft of the
caboose. At every stop he walks over
the train and puts off tramps who
may have tried to steal a ride and
tests the seals on the car doors. On
board the passenger tram the detec-
tive rides as an ordinary traveller.
ready to help the conductor in an
emergency and keeping sharp LOOK
out for pickpockets. He also tries to
prevent the riding of "blind baggage
that is on the front platform Of bag
gage cars without end doors.
In spite of the very best of care a
great deal of harm is done by tramps
Trespassers often board train at
water plug or at coal tipple, climbing
upon the bumpers of the cars and
crouching there until the train has
started. They then pull themselves
up to the top OF the car on rope lad
der which they always carry with
them. Thus they can get down to the
door OF the car, the seal Of which they
break and secure an entrance. Then
they throw out what bales OF goods
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they think valuable and these are col
lee ed aftervard and taken to a
fence or store where stolen ar
tic es are bought and sold.