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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-08-15
WARD PRIMARIES
HELD MONDAY NIGHT
Ward Meetings All Very Largely At.
tended-Dciegates Favor Eph.
Kettering for Sheriff.

kettering for Sheriff.
The democ ats OF Martinsburg hello
their ward primary elections Monday
evening at o'clock to elect dele
Yates to the democratic county con
vention in the court mouse Saturday,
August is. and to select members OF
the county executive committee.
There was big turnout at all the
meetings, especially in a couple OF
the wards, but they were all very
harmonious and orderly, not even a
scrap or noisy contention to relieve
the monotony on the proceedings.
This does not imply, however, that
there was any lack of interest on the
part of the faithful as to the outcome
OF the primri.s, because the direct
opposite spirit was everywhere mani
fest.
The chief factor in the primaries
was the election of delegates favor
bic to the nomination Of Lee Siler.
OF the third ward for clerk OF the
county court, other nominations for
county offices being of secondary cor
sideration, with the possible excep-
tion of sheriff. Mr. Siler got 16 OF the
20 delegates, the four first ward dele.
gates being for ais opponent, Charles
A. Young for the first ballot in con-
vention.
Another feature that marked the
primaries is that the ward delegates
are all, SO far as is known, for e. B.
Kettering, OF Inwood, for sheriff.
From this it will be seen that Siler
and Kettering will have easy sailing
in the convention so far as the Mar
tinsburg delegation is concerned.
Following is the list OF delegates
and members OF the county executive
committee:
First Ward.
The first ward primary meeting
was held in the grand jury room.
Chairman-Clarence e. Martin.
Secretary. Frank Thompson.
Delegates-John, Parks, w. H. Sci
bert, Lyle Bentz and d. A. Davis.
Charles A. Young was, on motion,
allowed to select his own delegates,
who are the above named.
County Executive Committee
C. E. Martin ana J. Frank Thompson.
Second Ward.
The meeting was held in the board
of trade room.
Chairman--H. A. Bush.
ecretary-Percy w. Letter.
Delegates-Charles Wolf, Charles
Teller, ]. N. Rentch and A. j. Girls
well.
County Executive Committee
H. s. Cushwa and Charles L. Stuckey.
Third Ward.
Meeting held in the third waro
school house.
Chairman. e. DeGrange.
Secretary-Dudley Harley.
Delegates. e. DeGrange, Bert
Barr, George d. Roberts AMI Charles
O'Brien.
County Executive Committee
]. e. DeGrange and Fred Seibert.
Fourth Ward.
Meeting held in the fourth ward
school house.
Chairman--G. Wellinger.
Secreary--Walter Shoafstall.
Delegates-G. Wellinger, Richard
Boyer, William Wigginton and H. S.
The above delegates, on motion,
were elected by acclamation.
County Executive Committee
G. Wellinger and James Larkins.
Fifth Ward.
Meeting was held in the fifth ward
school house.
Chairman-George w Schill.
Secretary-Oscar Sprinkle.
Delegates-Jonn l.. Johnson, L. S.
Barton, William Smith and Edward
Dorm.
County Executive Committee
John L. Johnson and Robert L. Kear-
fott.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-08-15
TAFT LEADS GERMAN
AT WHITE SULPHUR


Interests the Nominee.
White Sulpaur Springs, w. Va,
Aug. 8.-Judge Taft drove 40 miles
over the mountains OF Virginia and
West Virginia, lent himself as the
chief feature Of Greenbrier county's
first horse show, and in the evening
led the german at the famous old
Greenbrier hotel, where be VIII re-
main until Monday. Mr.. Taft made
no speeches and contemplates none
during the trip.
At 500 o'clock in the morning the
party started from Hot Springs in a
four-horse break, with high uncovered
seats, bugler, and other coaching at
tachments. Mrs. Taft occupied the
front seat with Driver Sterrett, Mr..
Taft and w. Cameron Forbes, vice
chairman Of the Philippine commits
sion. had the middle seat, and General
Clarence r. Edwards, chief Of the in.
sular bureau of the war department,
brought up the rear. Thomas j.
O'Brien, United States ambassador to
Japan, with his secrtary, Mr.. Post
Wheeler and Mrs. Wheeler, together
with Charlie Taft, drove in a three
seated blackboard.
After the first dozen miles. fresh
horses were obtained, which brought
the party to the lunch STOP rs miles
from the start, at half hour after
noon.
RECALLED With Roast Corn.
Here, in most picturesque spot,
with wooded peaks on all sides, and
an energetic stream for company, the
party spent an hour. The hostlers hao
a pot of roasting ears merrily boiling,
and the luncheon hampers supplied
the rest of the refreshment. At an
hour after the midday start, without
sufficient warning to don wraps, came
deluge of rain. A bright sun follow
ed, and as the party bowled through
the village of White Sulphur, they
were greeted with modest cheers by
the populace.
At the horse show, held two miles
from the springs, the 5000 spectators
had been dividing their interest be-
tween the track events and watching
the etrance gate for the Taft wagon.
1t came at o'clock. Cheers greeted
the arrival
Gaines Held Jumpers for Taft.
Representative ]. H. Gaines, of
West Virginia, who had induced the
Taft visit, knew OF the candidates |
fondness for horses, and particularly |
bis liking for jumpers. The exhibition /
of this class mad been delayed for the |
arrival After the dis
guests were given seats OF !
honor, ribbons were awarded in the !
coaching class and for high steppers, |
a running race was run, and then !;
NohlC dnOLhti uiOuAbdlD DuOWtI. Ills 4
muddied the track, but shortly before
z the jumpers were put over the hur-
dies.
1t had been scheduled that Mr. |
Taft would reach the hotel at IL |
o'clock, and from that hour until 2,
enthusiastic crowds wawited there to
make the demonstration which later
developed at the track In the evening |
the scene at the ball was entirely
typical of southern society, elegance !
and warm hospitality Thee old NOS
telry was crowded. with guests and
the festivities went merrily on long
after the candidate had made his
goodnight bow and retired.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1908-12-11
i /N5H6 RWMIss

II don't know what to think. They're
both innocent. She told the truth.
You noticed how led her into 1t. She
has remarkably psychic mind, and
knew the storm was coming before II
broke"
"She is innocent, but / have my
doubts about the doctor. He confessed
his guilt to her. He wouldn't have done
that IL he were innocent"
When l reached the courthouse the
proceedings already had commenced.
The first evidence OF real impor-
tance was that Of the drug clerk. who
swore to the facts he had told Clarke
and myself Chief Darling's police
man swore to the early morning meet.
ing and the effect seemed to be to
turn the tide OF sentiment decidedly
against DR.. Smith, who was preserv-
ing his composure admirably during
the trying ordeal.
Now, Mrs. Williams" continued
the coroner, after a few formal Ques-
tions. Il want you to tell the jury
what passed between you and DR..
Smith when you met early yesterday
morning"
"Dr. Smith simply came to ask me
II there was any assistance he could
render in my trouble. l expected no
less OF one have known since child
hood"
why did he come to the back
door?" asked the coroner.
After his close connection with my
husbands death / suppose he wished
to avoid publicity"
Did DIR. Smith offer you any ex-
planation as to the cause of the, trag,
edy?"
Mrs. Williams hesitated and looked
appealingly at me.
endeavored to instill strength, into
her wavering courage with all the
power of my eyes. but the poor, haE
assed little woman was unequal TO the
strain OF the ordeal. And perhaps to
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1908-12-11

her mind II seemed that she was be-
ing led on to give discriminating evi-
dence against the man she loved.
With a pathetic out-throwing OF her
hands toward her inquisitor she rose
to her feet. mo! MOI" she cried In
pitifully shrill voice. 'He had no
explanation to offer. / alone know
who killed DIR. Williams. It was
who"
stop" commanded voice at the
back of the hall.
"Mr. Coroner" said Clarke, on reach
ing the railing with HIS prisoner, Il
wish to put this boy In evidence be-
fore Mrs, Williams finishes her testi-
mony. Here is the instrument OF DIR.
Williams death"
Everybody in the hall was on his
feet, and there was n great craning Of
necks to see Clarke's captive.
Mrs. Williams is excused for the
present. You will be sworn, Mr.. -"
Carlton Clarke" answered my com
panion, taking the oath.
Now" said Clarke, this boy Is in
no condition OF mind TO be examined
but when he sees that he has not com
mitted a crime, and that no harm will
come 10 him, he will corroborate what
have to say. found him in the far
thest corner OF DR.. Smiths hay
loft praying for dear life. He is
the boy that DIR. Smith sent after the
package OF imitation powder which he
had left at Mrs. Williams house when
he called there the afternoon previous
to the tragedy to deliver another pack.
age at the request OF the drug clerk
Paget. This boy intended going rab-
bit hunting the next day, and on his
way TO Mrs. Williams he stopped al
Tobys gun store and bought nickels
worth of gunpowder. This he slipped
into his left pocket. When Mrs
Williams gave him the package DR.
Smith had left he put II In HIS right
pocket. Being an absent-mindad
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6O\MEWDENCE:'

youth. he had forgotten all about his
Smiths house. The doctor asked
him suddenly for the package. and
being left-handed. as may be proved.
he reached for his left pocket. The
next morning when he heard Of Dr.
Williams death and found what he
had done, he hid the other package
in the hay, where I found II. He has
been in a condition OF absolute terror
and In hiding In the hay ever since.
Isn't that 30. Timothy Dolan?"
"Y-y-yes. thir." sobbed the boy.
Then the court room broke into
cheers. and whatever formalities the
court took 10 free DIR. Smith were lost
In the excitement.
AS Clarke and ! watched the spires
OF AurOvia fading In the distance that
evening, could not help wondering II
DR.. Smith greatly regretted the mis-
take OF his freckled stable boy.
More than year after the events
recorded in the foregoing narrative
Clarke and | were idling in our rooms
one morning when the mail brought
square envelope addressed to Clarke.
Here" he said, as he tossed the
card over to me. This will recall
to your mind the mystery OF the fa-
nous Aurora Lodge case"
II was an announcement OF the mar
riage of Mrs. Lucille Williams to DR..
Homer Smith.
Copyright, 1905, by w. @. ChapmAn.)
Copyright in Great Britain.)
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1908-12-11
VIII Fish for sponaes.

A company has been organized by u
New Orleans business man to engage
in the sponge fishery OF the coast OF
Yucatan, near the islands of MuJeres
and Cozumel. The necessary conces.
sions have already been secured aud
appliances with diving crews ars on
the way.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1908-12-11

VERY man who has been
a newspaper reporter and
survives has one case
which he gives the post
Of honor in memory. This
is the story of the assign
ment | like best to remem-
ber. not only because 1t re-
suited in the solution of
one Of the most mysteri-
Gus cases that ever arose
in Illinois, but rather for
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1908-12-11

Doctor Slain at Initiation by Subsfifu-
ton of Gunpowder for Fake Explosive
-CarIeton Clark to the Aid of Chi
cago Newspaper Reporter i'm Solving
Mystery.
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The Elbert County tribune., 1908-07-02
EDGAR ALLAN POE

IF the vote for Cooper gave cause
for wonder. what of the insufficient
tally score for Poe. whose names prob
ably will never cease to be vexed by a
willing class of followers, but concern
ing whose place in imaginative litera-
ture the world at large has not the
slightest doubt? AS writer he
was among the first to recognize the
powers of Hawthorne; both were
idealists, and if one produced no sus-
tanned romances like "The Scarlet Let
ter" the other gave voice to no lyric
melodies such as "Israfel' and THE
Haunted Palace" These artistic,
beauty-haunted compeers were twin
orbs in their nineteenth century con-
stellations. And as for the matter of
renown-of place in the Hall of
Fame-what is fame? On your con-
science. fellow judges, whether you
are realists or dreamers, jurists,
scholars or divines, pay some slight
regard to that voice of the outer
world, which one of our own writer's
termed the verdict of "a sort of con-
temporaneous posterity; note that
thCiC 10 othittiy al
tongue into which Poes lyrics and
tales have not been rendered-that he
is read and held as a distinctive
genius, in France, Spain, Germany,
Italy, Russia. Scandinavia-that the
spell of his art is felt wherever our
own English speech goes with the flags
of its two great overlands. Fame! Is
there one of US still unconscious of
Poe's fame?
where. 1t tolled
Increasing like bell.'
Those who have given their votes
for Franklin and Hamilton surely
have not demurred on ethical grounds
to one against whom no charge of i'm
morality can lie, seeing that his life.
like his handiwork, was chaste as
moonlight. That he was poor and
headstrong is true; and that he was
the congenital victim of an abnormal
craving for stimulants, now accounted
disease, is true; but what of all this
beside the gift that made its shining
way against such odds-beside, ones
gratitude for his capitalization of
our inchoate taste and for the recog-
milton which his poetry and romance
did so much to gain for the literary
product of his native land"
When Maarten Martens visited
New York city last summer to attend
the peace conference one of the first
things he touched on in an interview
lin the New York Times) on literary
matters was the subject of Poe. He
said:
Can you tell me where Poe is
buried? / scarcely expected tine an
swer have been inquiring for ever
since landed. He is buried some
where, isn't he? and he is your great
est writer, isn't he? The greatest in
terest attaches, IL one might Judge
from the controversy which RACES to
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-07-02

this day, to the cause and manner of
his death. but apparently no one
knows or cares whsre his body lies or
can direct the foreign pilgrim whith-
er to repair to render his need
of reverence"
Mr.. Stedman's Judgment is thus con-
firmed-indeed, more than confirmed,
1t is strongly emphasized by Mr.. Maar-
tens, who places Poe at the head of
American men of letters. Let us
now listen to a voice from England
that of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who
said of Poe in recent article in an
English (Cassells) magazine:
Il have said that ! look upon Poe
as the worlds supreme short story
writer. His nearest rival. should
say, was Maupassars. The great Nor
man never rose to the extreme force
and originality of the American, but
he had natural power, an inborn in
stinct towards the right way of max
ing his effects, which mark him as a
great master. He produced stories be-
cause 1t was in him to do so as nat
urally and as perfectly as an apple
tree produces apples. What a fine,
sensitive. artistic touch it is. How
easily and delicately the points are
made!"
Poe was proud OF being virginian.
In 1S41 he wrote to a friend In Balti-
more: Il am Virginian-at least
I call myself one, for l have resided
all my life. until within the last few
years, at Richmond"
Another writer, Mr.. Charles L.
Moore, invites attention to Poe's
merits as "tone-painter," in an arti-
Gle in the DIAL Most epics and great
works of fiction, he thinks, have no
trace of tone-the region of tone be-
ing the drama. the lyric and the prose
story. Hamlet begins with a tone
picture. the scene on the platform at
Elsinore. hardly equaled in Shake
speare. Continuing Mr. Moore says:
with, of course, other immense in
feriorities. Poe cannot come into COM
parison with Shakespeare in variety
of tone. Shakespeare's different
pieces are keyed to all the notes of
color, from ebon black to the purest
gold of sunlight. Poe keeps in the
main in the dark side of the spectrum.
But within his range there are great
differences in shade and always abso-
lutte certainty of effect. Consider the
varieties of tone in the grave, somber
colors of The Fall of the House of
Usher the restless brilliancy of The
Masque of the Red DEATH and the
sober, ordered daylight of Landor's
Cottage;' or the range between the In
tangible shadows of 'Ulalume,' the rich
gloom of the Raven and the faceted
sparkle of The Ha~nted Palace As
the modern world Uf letters has main
iy gone to Keats to learn style-the per-
fection Of word phrasing- 1t has gone
to Poe to learn tone, the truths OF
keeping an atmosphere in composition.
Poe did not set himself to write
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-07-02
R0ES COTTAGE AT ne144nMWNeN1

copy-book maxims Of morality. but the
total effect of his work is that of lofti-
ness and nobility. His men are brave
and his women are pure He is the
least vulgar of mortals Perhaps, II
books have any effect at all. his tend
to make men too truthful. too sensi-
tive, too high-minded.
Standards, evidently, have changed
since Emerson referred to Poe as
that jingle man." Abiding to this
disparaging comment DR.. II. G.. Wells,
the English novelist and writer on So
GEOLOGY. said at dinner in Boston: II
think hardly of your New England
writers for their contempt of Poe.
shall never be able to forget that
Emerson called him that jingle man.
To-day thousand read Poe where one
reads Emerson. and not to know Poe'e
work is rather disgrace"
Rupert Taylor, LII. b., in a recently
printed Study of Edgar Allan Poe"
has this to say of Poe's private life:
Poe took pleasure in the softer in
fiuences of home life, although there
is little or no reflection of 1t in his
writings. He dearly loved his wife
and her mother. of whom he speaks in
an excellent sonnet addressed to her
after the death OF his wife, as more
than mother In the Black Cat he
gives evidence of a fondness for do
mestic pets. His cottage at Fordham
was beautified by vines and Towering
plants, and he kept In cages several
singing birds and tropical birds of
plumage. He was as all who knew
anything about the matter attested on
every occasion a devoted and model
husband"
People In general are so accustomed
to regard Poe as a poet and short
story writer that they fail to realize
that he was also profound specula-
tive thinker. In an article entitled
Poe as an Evolutionist" popular
Science Monthly. Septombsr) Mr..
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-07-02

Frederic Drew Bond points out that
in estimating his character too little
attention is bestowed on this phase
OF his work. He finds that Poe enter
tained in its broad outlines that idea
of the changes and development of the
world which goes, nowadays, by the
name of the theory of evolution. On
February 3. 1S4s. Poe delivered. as a
lecture at the Society library of New
York, an abstract of his speculations
on the material and spiritual uni
verse-its essence, origin, creation,
present condition and destiny. Short
ly afterward this was published by
Putnam under the title Eureka"
After quoting the paragraphs from
Eureka in which Poe sums up his
theory of cosmic development, Mr..
Bond saws:
THE statement OF Poe that 'hetero-
geneousness, brought about directly
through condensation. is proportional
with 1t forever appears to contain the
germ of Herbert Spencer's developed
formula: Evolution is a change from
an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity
to a definite, coherent heterogeneity
through continuous differentiations
and integrations.' Noteworthy, also,
is Poe's statement of the correlation
between mental development and
physical organization"
1T is improbable that Eureka had
any influence in preparing the way for
the reception of evolutionary ideas,
a little later; at the most such infiu-
ence must have been of the slightest,
for though his work was early trans
lated into foreign languages, the failure
to find fitting recognition of Its true
character, and the general obscurity
in which 1t has lain. seems to preclude
such a likelihood. Its interest lies
In the light 1t throws on Its author
and In the honorable place 1t assigns
him in that long line Of thinkers from
Thales to Darwin"
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The status, then, Of Edgar Allan
Poe. go years after. is as follows.
Mr.. Edmund Clarence Stedman
finds that Poe "is read and held As
distinctive genius In France. Spain.
Germany, Italy. Russia, Scandinavia
that the spell OF his art is felt
wherever our own English speech goes
with the flags of its two great over
lands"
Mr.. Maarten Martens declares that
Poe is 'at the head of American lit
erature," and that Europe is quite
agreed, as it has been from the first.
in recognizing the overshadowinE
genius OF Edgar Allan Poe"
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle looks upon
Poe "as the worlds supreme short
story writer" whose nearest rivals
was Maupassant.
Charles Frederic Stansbury pro-
nounces Poe "a brilliant genius to en-
ulate the work OF whom is the despair
of great minds and the confusion OF
little ones"
Mr.. Charles L. Moore tells us that
Poe was the least vulgar Of mortals."
and that "the total effect of his work
is that of loftiness and nobility"
Miss Myrtle Reed says that Poe
fought bravely against cruel odds"
Mr.. Rupert Taylor flnds that Poe
was "on every occasion a devoted and
model husband"
Mr.. Frederic Drew Bond points out
that Poe had provision OF the doc
trine Of evolution" and that he II
entitled to an honorable place In that
long line OF thinkers from Thalss to
Darwin"
This, then, is the testimony, on a.
rect examination. Of the year 1907 in
the case of Edgar Allan Poe versus
those electors to the Hall Of Fame
who have, 30 far. withheld from him
their votes.
Gentlemen. the defense rests.
FRANCIS MADISON LAR1Un
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-07-02

ciany of Londoners. for Dickens. it
was nearly 40 years after his death
he died. 1t will be remembered in
1S70-before a memorial of any kind
was erected to his memory in the Brit
ish capital. This memorial is a sim
pie portrait bust, with bronze tablet.
and was placed upon the site of Fur
nivals inn, Holburn. 1t was at Fur
nivals inn that Dickens wrote "Pick-
wick" and it was there, in a little
room on the third floor, that he awoke
one morning, in 1886, to find himself
famous.
Poe's failure of election to the Hall
of Fame is another very real griev-
ance to many of his countrymen, but
a parallel, in a way, to this situation.
too, may be found oversee. Last No
vember the authorities of the British
museum undertook to select 10 names
as the greatest and most representa-
tive in English literature to be paint
ed on 19 panels in the reading room
of the British museum. 1t was no
easy task, but the names finally set
.fled upon by the trustees of the mu-
scum were: Chaucer, Caxton, Tin
udle, SpenSer, shakespeare, Bacon,
Milton. Locke. Addison, Swift. Pope,
Gibbon. Wordsworth, Scott, Byron,
Carlyle, Macaulay, Tennyson and
Browning.
This selection. OF course, by no
means met with universal commenda-
ton. On the contrary. loud cries of
complaint and inquiry were heard
from all over the country as soon as
1t was announced. Where was Dick
ems? Where was Thackeray? Where
was Robert Burns? Where were
Dryden, Johnson and Burke?-and, to
continue: Where were Fielding, Shell
ley. Blake, Richardson, Butler and
Ruskin? And where, asked George
Bernard Shaw. in stern and
wrathful tone. was Bunyan?
Thus we see that other national
households besides our own have
! trouble in arranging their literary
treasures to suit all the members of
the family.
No one, perhaps, could speak with
more authority on the subject of Poe
than the late Mr.. Edmund Clarence
Stedman, himself poet, the writer
OF a delightful life of Poe, and one
of the hundred electors to the Hall
Of Fame. In the August number of
the North American Review he said:
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who deplore
the fact that the memory
of Poe has not been duly
honored in a conventional
way may extract a grain
or two of comfort from
the thought that it was
not until last summer
(1907) that the first me-
mortal to Dickens was
erected in London. De-
spite the great love of
E,poliebmap apd acpa.