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Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-04-03

By virtue of authority vested In the under
signed Special Commissioners OF sale oy u
decree entered Ia tine Chancery causes of W.
q. kilmer, administrator against Sarah
Sarah Stump Ct nj on the 9Th day OF January,
1905 they Will offer for sale ut the front door
of the ourt House III Martinsburg, w. VA,
Saturday April 1908
at l.sa O clock, D IN. that certain house and
lot II land lying and being ia the District of
0pequou in Berkeley Co W. Va, which was
conveyed by W. 5 Snyder and wife to
Sarah Il Stump by deed dated the 26th day
OF April, 1906 aud recorded in the office of the
W. VA. III Deed book No. ia page l45 to
wbicn said deed reference is hereby made for
a more complete description OF This property
This lot is improved 10y good new
Two Story Frame House
jast built lust year rhe property is ronven-
jentv located aud viii make a good home for
a small family
Terms
One third of the pure aase money TO be paid
In cash on DAY OF sale ana the balance to be
pad In two equal annual payments due In
one and Two years. the purchaser TO give his
notes for the defered payment with Interest
from uaie OF SAFE and TIRE title to be retained
ualii ali me purchase money is paid
W. {. Kilmer
Alien b. koil.
-. w. snyder, IT.,
Special Commissioners
State OF West Virginia:
County Of Berh eley to-wii:
her, by certify that w c, Kilmer, ono of
the above named special Commissioners above
has given bond with approved security in the
aonvc entitled cause. conditioned according
to law.
L. ID. w. Gsrhardt, Clerk Circuit Court
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-04-03
For County Clerk
TO be Continued.

At the earnest request Of manv
friends hereby announce myse'
candidate for Clerk Of the Cov
Court, sEbIect to the action Ct s'e
Democratic County Convention.
Very respectfully,
E. II iLe
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-04-03
a CONVENIENT. RELI-


ABLE METHOD
of conducting a. expense account is
the paying of all hi lis by CHECK. Both
men and women soon leeru its value
ny experience, and once forming the
habit, never rcllnguish il. Its com
venience, accuracy simplicity and its
positive uplifting of the financial rat
Ing of both the merchant and family
purse-holder commerds it on sight.
T. Il u ERCHANrS aud FARMERS
BANK
welcomes the depos t. of men and
women who can appreciate its many
benefits.
THE MERCHANTS and FARMERS
BANK
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-04-03
POSTPONED SALE

The following sale has been post
poned from Saturday March p to
Saturday April 4.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-04-03
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Havingiqualified as administrator c.
t. a. of the estate of Michael Goheen,
decease, hereby notify all persons
knowing themselves to be indebted to
SAID estate 10 come forward and make
prompt settlement of same, and per-
sens holding claims against saId estate
will please present same duly authea-
ticated to me for payment.
c. j. Seibert, Adlns. C. t. a.
of Michael Goheen, deceased.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-04-03

KEAL 70 a 4 r
BY virtue OF the authority vested in the undersgn
ed trustee by certain deed of trust ma e by Ora
s. Grandstaf 70 X. Poo.e, Trustee Of the Bank
of Martinsburg. Berkeley County, West Virginia,
dated the 24th day Of May, 1907, and recorded in
the office Of the clerk OF the county court o said
Berkeley Comfy. West vmg MIA, in Deed Book No.
ia page a17, he vii sell at public ton 10 the
highest bidder at the front door OF the court house
in Martinsbuig, Berkeley County, West Virginia on
Saturday April 4th 1908
Commencing at i.3o O'Clock m thar certain lot of
ground, together with the improve merts thereon.
situate in Arden District, BERKELEY {, unty, Mesf
Virginia, fronting on the east side 81 ia artios-
burg and Winchester turnpi and being known
and designated as all o To-, number hrty u
ana five feet from the Southern side OF lot number
thirty-sight 1881 block number seventeen N7l FLAT
number four ID Of the MartiIisbug Mining, Man
ufacturing Il improvement ompany's addition 10
the said town OF Martin burg w Va, which said
plat is Of record in said clerks office OF the county
court Deed DO * No. 70 paSc so2; the total
FRONTAGE OF this parcel Of beng IS feet along
the eastern side OF the Martnsburg md Winchester
turnpike, and extending back eastwardly along the
northern line OF Third Street 70 ten foot alley,
and being the same properly which was con eyed 10
Carver and wife. This property is improved by
Good Frame Dwelling House Con-
tanning 5 Rooms
Il For further particulars, sec trustee
Terms
l., cash on day Of sale, and the resId in two
from day OF sale, said deferred payments to bear in
from day OF sale and be secured by the notes
of the purcL aser, and lien to be ned upon the
property sold until all the pu Chase money paid
in full, deed Of trust 10 he taken TO secure said
unpaid purchase money at the option OF sud trustee
Y. PDOl T.. Trustee
The National tribune., 1908-05-14

would compel the Government at WASH
ington to accede to their wishes.
Every man who was prisoner of
war will remember the repeated efforts
of the officers in charge of the Confed-
crate prisons to get delegations to go
North and represent their condition at
Washington. All will remember how
the great majority of the prisoners un-
derstood this plan of the Confederates.
and steadfastly refused to vote to send
delegations or to do anything to bring
a pressure upon our Government to
were sent never represented the mass
of the prisoners, and no man on those
delegations is to-day proud of the fact
that he accepted such a place.
Nor is it true that the South was un-
able to provide for the prisoners better
than was done. The horrors of Ander-
sonville were emphasized by lack of
shelter, in spite of the fact that the
prison was located in the midst of an
unbroken forest, where the material for
was necessary was to allow the prisoners
themselves to gather the material and
build their own shacks. They suffered
from lack of frewood in a country
where the ak had never been laid to
the root of single tree before the erec.
ton of the stockade. As to the sup
plies of food, Sherman in traversing
that country found abundance of food
for his great army of $4,000 men, and
the rations he took in his wagons when
he started from Atlanta were untouched
when he arrived before Savannah.
These are plain, indisputable, historic
facts, which any man who cares to even
casually read the abundant literature
of the war can easily ascertain.
The National tribune., 1908-05-14
THE NEW SAN FRANCISCO.

The evidence is strong that the earth
quake and fire were not unmixed evils
to San Francisco, since they have walked
up the people to the necessity of a re-
sumption of their old enterprise and
activity to keep their rivals on the Pa
cific Coast from getting ahead of them.
With all their genuine sympathy for
the overwhelming misfortune that fell
upon San Francisco, Seattle and Los
Angeles could not repress little graft
fication over their being more favored
than their great rival, and that prob
ably her misfortunes would result in
good to them in driving her trade away
and diminishing her pre-eminence over
them. There was the same sort of sat
corruption in the Municipal Govern
ment and tyranny of the labor unions
These calamities, however, had the eff
feet of arousing to the utmost the old
American energy and farseeing previ-
sion of the San Franciscans, and now
the wonderful results are beginning, to
demonstrate themselves. According to
the bulletin of the California Promo
ton Committee, the residences and
business buildings erected during the
past three years will aggregate a value
exceeding s117,000,000. This expendi-
ture has been in addition to the neces-
sity of restocking all the warehouses
and stores, reinstalling their factories,
refurnishing their homes and even re-
filling their wardrobes. In place of emil
grating to Seattle, Oakland and Los
Angeles, the people have shown a ten
dency to return to San Francisco, so
that it is now estimated that the popu-
lation is within 5000 of the 500, 900
in the city before the earthquake There
are now homes for all of these, whereas
Immediately after the disaster tempo
rary homes had to be provided for
$4,000 people. The bank clearings last
year exceeded by $50, 100000 the com
bined clearings of Los Angeles, Seattle,
Spokane, Tacoma and Oakland, and the
bank deposits were some $12,750, 900 in
excess of the combined deposits of the
cities named. The buildings destroyed
have been generally replaced by finer,
larger and more pretentious erections.
and this has gone on to such an extent
that in year or two it will be difficult
to find any yestige of the great disas-
fer
The National tribune., 1908-05-14

George Burger. of Australia, says that
he is well acquainted with the japanese,
who are an immensely clever people.
They are as proud as Lucifer, and re-
sent bitterly the imputation that they
are not as good as white men. If Japan
were not on the verge of bankruptcy
the United States would likely have
trouble with her. 1t is merely a ques-
tion of lack of money. Australia is in
the same position as the United States
in reference to keeping out the Japan
ese, and Parliament passed a law ex-
cluding all immigrants from Asia. This
did not meet the approval of King Ed
ward, who stood up for his Japanese
allies, so the. Australians framed new
law which prohibited every immigrant
who could not show that he could read
and write "a words of a standard Eng
lish author.
The National tribune., 1908-05-14
aUARTERMAsTER VOLUNTEERS.

A bill has been introduced by Repre-
sentative Pearre. of Maryland, which
reads:
A BILL to grant honorable discharges
to the Quartermaster volunteers who
served in the military service in the
civil war, and include their names in
the roster of Union and Confederate
armies.
BE it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assem-
bled, That the Quartermaster volunteers
who served in the civil war in a military
capacity shall be furnished honorable
discharges from the Union army, dated
at the expiration of the time of service
rendered.
Sec. 2. That the names of the Quar-
termaster volunteers be included in the
roster of Union and Confederate armies.
As the bill was reported in the press
it was entitled "a roster of the Quarter
master volunteers of the Union and
Confederate armies" which was mis-
leading. The intention of the bill is to
have the names of the Quartermaster
volunteers published in connection with
the roster of the Union and Confederate
armies provided for by the act approved
Feb. rs, 1908, and is the only way in
which the names of the Quartermaster
volunteers can be put on the roster of
the Union troops
The National tribune., 1908-05-14

Mr.. John c. Sparks, of Chicago, gives
us some comfort in regard to the de-
struction of bacilli, and particularly the
typhoid bacillus. Awhile ago scientists
alarmed us with the statement that the
ordinary cold Winter was not destruc-
tive to bacilli, but they survived it un-
harmed. Mr.. Sparks's tests, which have
been accepted by scientific men general
ly as being conclusive. show that 80 per
cent of one type of bacilli were killed
by two weeks of freezing. that the ty-
phus bacillus disappeared after three
weeks and the sewage bacillus by five
weeks of freezing. He arrives at the
conclusion that tho ice may be cut from
water which has contained dangerous
bacilli, it is incapable of passing on dis
ease If stored for some time before be-
ing distributed.
The National tribune., 1908-05-14

The veterans of Licking County, O.,
are anxious to have the Republican Con-
gressional Convention of the 18th Dis
trict of Ohio nominate Comrade d. w.
Wood, of Newark. The district is DEM
ocratic, with little prospect of electing a
Republican, but the veterans feel that
the honor might as well be given to a
worthy veteran. Comrade Wood served
in the Goth Ohio for three years and
10 months, marching with Sherman to
the sea, and is healthy, active man of
SO. He has been a practicing lawyer
for more than 40 years, is a representa-
tive of the labor element and is vet
eran who has never apologlzed for fight
ing for the Union. He spent portion
of his service in Confederate prisons,
The National tribune., 1908-05-14
JApAN.s FINANCIAL sTniSGENcy.

The financial needs of Japan have be-
come so sharp that a delegation hes
been sent abroad to consult with the
fnanciers of Europe and America with
reference to procuring relief. The Treas
ury is absolutely unable to moo the
demands upon it. At the beginning of
the war with Russia a great wave of
patriotism swept over the country and
the people themselves took the first
loan of 100. 200, 900 yen at five per cent.
These bonds are now due. and instead
of being able to meet them the Govern
ment has to report deficit this year of
120, 100000 yen. To meet other press
ing demands a new tax of 16 yen per
capita has been laid, which falls with
crushing force upon the people, since
the average income of the japanese
man rarely exceeds eight yen (sD per
month. The Treasury is trying to OBJ
tain relief by inducing the holders of
the bonds to accept an extension at
nine per cent interest. To this tempt
ing offer the Treasury adds that s1,050l
face value of bonds will be given for
each 5000 bond. This enormous inter
est is more than triple what other Gov
ernments are paying, and it excites the
alarm and distrust of the japanese peO-
pie. The first effect has been to make
all the Japanese banks greatly raise
their interest charges, which brings dis
tress to the commercial world. Many
of the banks have actually raised their
interest charges to 9.45 per cent, so asl
to offer more than the Government does
to keep their business from getting
away from them. Several severe runs
upon banks have followed, and the
business situation is very acute.
The National tribune., 1908-05-14
A NATION WITH A swELLED HEAD.

There is noted a remarkable change
of sentiment over all the world with
regard to Japan since the close of the
Russo japanese war. The European
American in condemnation of the often
sive swell-headedness which overcame
Japan as the result of that war. Dur
ing the struggle most people sympa-
thized with Japan, because she was felt
to be so much the weaker and was the
victim of Russia's constituencies greed
and grasping. After the defeat of Rus
sia the japanese began to believe that
they had no equals on earth, and the
press and people made themselves in
tolerable to all foreigners. They showed
an absolute lack of gratitude and in
suited their best friends, the Americans
and the English. They stirred up trou-
BILE with Americans on mere bubbles
of pride, and the japanese press openly
asserted, I'VE intend to deal death
blow to English commerce" Naturally,
Englishmen resented this sort of thing,
and one form of their resentment was
to improve their fortifications at Singa-
pore and Hong Kong. In Manchuria
the japanese behaved as if they owned
the country toward foreigners who were
doing business there, and this brought
about the sharp reminder from our
State Department that we still adhered
to the Open Door and the integrity of
China, and recognized China's sover-
eighty over Manchuria. The japanese
papers, official and semi-official, adopted
bellicose tone toward every other Ma
ton, as well as the United States, and
the Government seems to be behind
these utterances by the extraordinary
steps it took to increase the army and
navy. This has necessitated that the
order to halt should be spoken quite
sharply to her, and it has been done
by u general consent not to lend her
any more money. She is on the verge
of bankruptcy, her taxation has been
increased until it is an intolerable bur-
person in the Empire. Japan has
learned many useful lessons from West
ern civilization, but the most valuable
one she should have learned from the
United States. At the close of our great
war we took immediate steps in every
possible way of retrenchment Our
Army was reduced to the lowest possi-
BILE limit. We had at the conclusion of
the war the most powerful Navy in
the world, but we Immediately began
to sell off the ships at auction, put out
of commission all that we could possibly
spare, and reduce our Navy until it
fell to the rank of the goth among the
world powers. Our debt was paid off
world, and the burden of taxation was
reduced every month. Tho we had
abundant occasions for quarrels with
other Nations. particularly with Spain,
all thought of war was frowned upon.
even at "a great expense to National
dignity. This was the course that Japan
SHOULD have followed. but she has chos-
en- just the contrary course, and it has
alienated from her the good opinion of
the entire world. 1t brings her to a
point of extreme danger. Should Rus
sia pull herself together again and at
tempt to reassert herself on the Pacific,
she would have the sympathy which
has been alienated from Japan, and
the next encounter.
The National tribune., 1908-05-14

The Stamp Division of the Internal
Revenue Bureau reports that last month
the demand for stamps was much larg-
er than in any previous month in the
Bureaus history. The advance of pro-
hibition is held to account for this, be-
cause Of the great demand for stamps
for beverages which will have smaller
alcoholic content than those prohibited.
"Beerine." hop tea." "maltine" and
similar brews are made the same as
beer. but have much smaller alcoholic
content, and these are being sold In
enormous quantities.
The National tribune., 1908-05-14

One of the queer manifestations of
how far the rest of the world was be-
hind US is that the American dime nov
els which were the rage a generation
ago now possess Russia, Spain and some
other countries. Travellers say that
he finds great piles of these novels
translated into the languages of the
country, but retaining their lurid covers
and pictures, and these are selling in
immense quantities. 1t looks very funny
to see the titles of the books and the
names of the heroes translated into
Spanish and Russian.
The National tribune., 1908-05-14
Purposes of the Union.

The International Union, for which
the building is erected, is a voluntary
association, the members of which are
all the American Nations from Cape
Horn to the Great Lakes. 1t had It's
origin in the first Pan-American, Con
ference held at Washington in 1889,
and it has been developed and i'm
proved in efficiency under the resolu-
tions of the succeeding conferences in
Mexico and Brazil. ,
Its primary object is to break down
the barriers of mutual ignorance be-
tween the Nations of America by col
lecting and making accessible, furnish
ing and spreading information about
every country among the people of every
other country in the union, to facilitate
and stimulate intercourse, trade, ac-
quaintance, good understanding, fellow
ship and sympathy. For this purpose
it has established in Washington bu-
reau or office under the direction of a
governing board. composed Of the Off
! ciai representatives in Washington of
all the Republics, and having Di-
rector and Secretary, with a force of
assistants and translators and clerks.
Imposing Scene.
The cornerstone laying proper was
an imposing ceremony which followed
the speaking. Thru a guard of honor
ing from the center of the north stand
President Roosevelt, followed by Car
dinal Gibbons, Bishop Cranston, Secre-
tary Root, ambassador Nabuco. An
drew Carnegie and John Barrett, walk
ed to the stand in the center of the
open court where the large marble
stone was ready to be swung into its
place over the big brass box. in which
had been previously placed various pa
pers and photographs. Suspended from
derrick fastened to a tall and stately
old tree, planted by member of the
Van Ness family. the one-time owners
of the tract on which the building will
stand, the marble cornerstone bore the
following inscription:
Building of the American Republics.
Erected thru the public-spirited gift of
Andrew Carnegie and the contributions
of all the Republics upon land provided
by the Government of the United States.
May IL, 1908" <ire
After reaching the stand President
Roosevelt shook hands with the mason
in charge of the laying of the stone
A few dabs of mortar were spread on
the spot where the stone was to rest.
Then the President, with a handsome
silver trowel. from whose handle fiut-
tered the colors of all the American
Republics, spread the mortar. He
handed the trowel to Andrew Carnegie,
who spread the mortar a little more.
Secretary Root, ambassador Nabuco,
Cardinal Gibbons and Bishop Cranston
all touched the mortar with the trowel.
Then with a gavel, bearing a silver en-
graved plate, the President struck the
stone and declared it laid. The party
returned to the stand, and the benedic-
ton was pronounced by Bishop Gram
ston, concluding the ceremonies.
The National tribune., 1908-05-14

The safe and sane Democracy has
won out in Ohio in the nomination of
Judge Harmon for Governor after stiff
fight with the Tom Johnson forces Har-
mon belonged to the Cleveland wing of
ahe Democracy, but maintained fairly
pleasant relations with the Bryan wing,
.and, at least give the Ohio Republicans
q good run for their money
The National tribune., 1908-05-14

-, While the Ohio Republicans seem to
be hopelessly rent the Democrats are,
if possible, worse divided. Tom John
Son has issued a proclamation in which
he denounces Harmon's nomination "as
q. trap set by Bryans enemies to catch
Bryan's friends He says that the
liquor interests are behind it. and "at-
tempting to plaster the whisky label all
over the Democratic Party" ard that
Judson Harmon is a tool of Wall Street
and the corporations
The National tribune., 1908-05-14

Even the Methodist Church has its
factional troubles, and these have as
sumed the magnitude of charges of mall
administration against no less than four
Bishops-Bishop Joseph A. Goodsell, of
Boston; Bishop David H. Moore, of
Portland, Ore; Bishop j. H. Berry, of
Buffalo, and Bishop w. +. Mcdowell, of
Chicago. Fortunately there is moth
ing more grave in these than allegations
of favoritism and injustice in connec-
ton with trials for heresy and the
treatment of the charges against Chan
cellor Day for his attacks upon Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
The National tribune., 1908-05-14

If Thaw is released from imprison-
ment and taken, as his family promises.
ITO Germany to live for the rest of his
,5ife, will not that be an Offset against
Cur protests against European countries
deporting their criminals to this?
The National tribune., 1908-05-14

Y. c., in memory of Names dead in the
prison pen, was dedicated May s, in the
presence of 5000 persons. A delegation
Of 25 veterans from Maine were pres
ent, headed by Thurston L. Burns. Gov.
Glenn, of North Carolina, Secretary of
State Grimes and Mayor Boyden, of
Salisbury. a Confederate veteran, well
coined the visitors.
The National tribune., 1908-05-14

1t will be a qualification to everyone
to learn that ex-President Cleveiand's
condition has SO improved that he will
probably be able TO be taken to his
home this week. Mr.. Cleveland's life
since he left the Presidency has been
such as 20 give him a warm place in
the affection and esteem of all Ameri-
cans. Dignifed and spotless in his in
tegrity, he has made a figure of an ex-
President to which we all look with
pride, and he makes a useful object
lesson to other countries.
The National tribune., 1908-05-14
FOR SENIOR u, VICE COMMANDER.

DR.. George AZ Hall, Executive Direc-
tor of the t9onplifiittee plit for the Depart
ment of Ohio at, Lima. has been unani-
mously ind6rsed flor Senior Vice Com
mander of 1.-The Department, and this
Endorsement, is regarded as equivalen,
to an election. He has been twice Com
mander of Mart Armstrong Post, and
is now a member of the Department
Council of Administration.
The National tribune., 1908-05-14

.enThe temperance movement in Ger
many is taking several notable forms.
One of these is proposition among
the students themselves to abolish COM
pulsory drinking at the meetings of the
Students Corps. At present no one is
admitted if he is an abstainer, and when
initiated the candidates are compelled
to drink to intoxication.