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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-01
WIN. {. DAVIS LOCATED
Popular 8. 4 0. Dining Car Cor
ductor ia Norfolk.
Walked sunday evening 70 shensn.
dear Junction ara BosFden
Train to ealtsmors.

From The World II Mou8aa
The whereabouts Or Mr. WilAam
T. Davis. Of kegser. the peii known
p. and o. dining car coadactov. who
mys,eriouslY disappeared from Mar
tinsburg about ave o'clock Sunday
evening. we're learned here today
A telegram received here A. noon
from baltimore stated thar Mr. Davis
walked down the y. and o. tracks TO
Shenandoah Junction where he board
ed passenger train No Il. arriving IN
Baltimore before two o'clock sunday
night. This morning be left by boat
for Norfolk. Va. where he viii VISIT
his wife and three children who have
been there for the past two weeks.
He was traced BY the dining car de-
partment officials.
Another report received here today
was to the effect that he was at the
home of his parents IN baltimore and
under the care Of physician.
In either case Mr.. Davis is m the
hands of devoted relatives. fact that
will be very gratifying to his many
friends in Martinsburg and elsewhere
along the road allaying. as Il does.
grave fears as to his whereabouts
From the manner OF his leaving
here Sunday evening and his actions
in the dining car just before leaving
it lead to the conclusion that Mr..
Davis must have been laboring under
a temporary arrangement OF the
mind. induced perhaps, by recent III
health.
1t is hored by the host ~ friends C
Mr.. Davis, on and off the railroad,
that with period OF rest and the
ministrations of family and friends he
may soon regain normal conditions
and be able to resume his duties on
the railroad where he Is universally
esteemed.
His sudden disappearance caused
no little excitement here and with the
railroad men Sunday night and today
up till noon.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-01

RoosN xELT IS NOT COMMITTED
TO CENTRAL BANK PLAN.
Currency Agitation in Congress Takes
o. Ne3 phase--Letter From
Secretary Loeb.

Washington. Jan. % President
Roosevest himself took hand in the
currency agitation yesterday BY hay.
lng 1t specifically aeaied that he was
committed 70 the plan fr central
bank Those who favor an asset cur
rency scheme have been susily engag.
~ circulating the story that the pres
ldent Would view with favor he pas
sage Of che bin recommended by the
American BANKERS association The
president ia not IN fovar Of either OF
these plans now. but HI IS in favor
~ bin 20 impart elasticity to the
carteney 20 prevent duplication
next fail Of the trouble hast October.
The presidents denial Of his up
port OF the Central Bank bin came
about in = swer 70 letter received
by him from Albert o. ciozier, Of
wilmlnefon. Del Mr. crozler said
that the central bank idea was being
pushed by Wan street men. and a
conclusion he said
Any currency legislation which
taxes from the federal government
control over The contraction and ex-
pansion OF the volume Of emergency
proposed win. believe elect NJ. Bry.
an president Ia exchange for that
dangerous power which will enable
WaH street. any day to create panic
that viii scare the 1900 banks OF
the country into eating loans ana
boarding more money than the whole
$3.50 100000 emergency fund.- Wall
street Will gladly elect Bryan, and
thus punish you--the desired efiect of
the laws passage.
TO this letter Mr. Loeb made the
following reply
Your letter OF the i4th instant has
been received and the president
wishes me to say IN reply tnat any
statement he has TO make about the
currency wiz be made over his own
signature and in authorized fashion.
1t would be absurd to pay any heed
whatever In the way Of confirmation
or denial to any other reports"
1t is felt by the members OF the
finance committee OF the senate that
the bankers OF the country have a
mistaken idea OF the situation In con.
gress. What the finance committee Is
seeking to do now is to impress the
bankers with the fact that II win not
do to allow congress TO adjourn with.
out some action and that 4 they do
prevent legislation there is almost
certain to be a repetition on larger
scale of the panic Of October.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-01
HON. HENRY c. DAVIS ILL.
Groom-To-Ee Confined To His Hotel
BY Sudden Attack.


Washington, Jan. 25.--Forme~ Sen
ator Henry Gassaway Davis. whose
engagement to Miss Ashford, of this
city, was announced this week, Is
confined to his apartments Il the
Shoreham by an attack of Intestinal
trouble While the patient is not con-
sidered dangerously Ill, not little
concern is felt by his family and
friends.
Mr.. DaNts was apparently in good
health Thursday when he accom-
panied his daughter, Mrs. stephen b.
Elkins, to Philadelphia.
Mrs. Arthur Lee, another daughter.
and his brother Col. Thomas %. Da-
Wis. called to see him yesterday. They
said there was no alarming symptoms
though such might occur at any time
because OF Mr.. Davis age.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-01
SIGNALS FOR AUroIsrs
To Prevent Accidents and Aid Many
chauHeurs.


chsuHeurs.
Autoists are agtattng a system OF
signals which ought to become popu-
lar.
At present It does not matter how
many blasts are given. They simply
mean the same thing. A case In
point. Two cars pass each other go
ing in opposite directions after light
ing up time. and one driver notices
the others tail amp IS out. II Il was
possible for him TO do so, he would
inform the other driver aud thereby
save him. In case OF stranded car.
it would be quite an easy matter for
the driver OF an approaching car TO
inquire If any help was required with
out stopping, and again. two cars APP
preaching cross roads at right angles
OF each other, It would simplify mat
tiers greatly II each driver knew what
direction the other intended take.
This could all be done quite simply in
a perfectly ineligible manner, by
using the horn TO an arranged code
OF signals, say:
One blast, am going straight
ahead.
Two blasts am turning to the
right.
Three blasts. | am turning 70 the
LETT.
-Four blasts to mean Your lamp $
out"
Five blasts to mean, do you re.
quire : elp?"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-01
MUST CUT OUT BOOZE
VICE PRESIDENT POTTER or
3. & 0. ISSUES oEoE5.
no Men connected With Running Of
9. and o. Trains Hereafter Al
lowed to Use lntoxieanss

The Evening World has received
the following news item from Mr..
Manael Sener. OF the advertising de-
partmnt az the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, under date Of Saturday.
January Is and which Will be Of In
terest to the reader especially 20
railroad men;
Employees Of the baltimore and
Ohio railroad having anything to do
with the direction os or running OF
trains will not be permitted to use
intoxicants al any time hereafter
either on or off dutyan no person
using such beverage will be employ.
ed, according 70 general notices sent
out today by Mr. George Il, Potter.
third vice president and head or the
operating department. Under 10 cir
cumstances will exceptions be made.
'1t Is believed BY the management
OF the road that this Is an important
step In the effort to reduce accidents
TO the minimum and raise the ef-
ilciency of the service and The safety
OF patrons in travel to the highest
standard. The object for this action
Is plainly expressed III the first para
graph OF the circular which states:
For the protection of life and prop-
erty and good Of service the rigid en-
forcement of the cumpangs rules
against intoxicants is imperative
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-01
MR.. eoHEEN's WILL PRosATEo
Thomas Goheen, Son Of Deceased,
Named as Executor

The Will of Michael Goheen. late
of this city, was admitted to probate
Saturday afternoon.
He bequeaths the use of all his es-
tate, real and personal, to his wife.
Ellen Goheen, and after her death
the executor is directed to make sale
of all his property and divide the pro
ceeds equally among the heirs. Be
quests of certain sums of money from
the sale of the property are to be
made to his sons Michael, Thomas
and John Goheen.
Thomas Goheen is named as nxecu-
tor. The Will is dated October 9th,
1897
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-01
FAMOUS BIOLOGISTS AT WAR
Become Involved in Dispute Over
Search For Life Germ.

Berkeley Cal. Jan. "a war Of
world-famous biologists, who are
searching for the germ of life, was
started yesterday when Pre-. Jacques
Loeb issued bulletin in which he
threw down the gauntlet to Overton
and Hoeber, scientists of the Univer-
sity of Cambridge in dispute over
the permeability OF cells OF salts and
ions and water
While the language OF Loeb's but
letin is technical, he defends his
theory of the creation OF life by the
entrance OF salts or ions into the
cell which his English conferrees are
trying to batter down by an array Of
data that they have collected.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-01
STRANGE AND CURIOUS.

The squirrel slaughter OF Russia
amounts to $4,000 00o anlmsis per
year.
The Vatican contains thousand
rooms and covers thirteen acres OF
ground.
F.ench doctors are prohibited from
receiving money wiiled to them by ie-
ceased psten
The Gutsch Mountain, Of Svlizer-
land, 1000 feet high. was climbed last
summer by centenarian.
A London fog means not only great
loss OF business 20 tho railroads, but
greatly increases operating expenses
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-01
A BIG 22ND
For ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ars

Preliminary pans for the ceIebrat
ton TO be held In Williamsport on
Saturday, February %, were arrang-
ed at a meeting OF those interested In
the affair held In the council room In
that place on Tuesday evening. q.
~ Hurd vas elected president. Henry
Melown, secretary, and Charles
Harsh. treasurer.
committee consisting Of G. W..
Hlnd, chairman: q. w MeCardeil and
Emanuel HOFFMAN was appointed to
complete the arrangements Joseph
II Downs was selected as chief mar
shal and the following aides: j. II.
Hoffman. OF s.. Howard 1'rone, Char
ence cossard. Wesley HornIbroker, Az
bert Eyerly Michael Cover.
Richard Houpt, Scott Mc1tlroy and
George Wilson were appointed com
mittee to arrange plans for the Byron
tannery division. which will include
floats. stc. and be headed by the POt0-
mac band. Albert EVERY Will furnish
a four-horse team In which rs young
girls will ride IN the parade.
Invitations have been sent TO the
Potomac Fire CO., the Willialnsport
Drum Corps and all the secret organ
izations Of the town to participate ~
the parade. The two bands OF the town
and the SIlverine band. on Hagers-
town, and the Clearspring band hare
been secured for the day. Messrs.
Robert Ardinger. Lewis Kraps ana
Adam Hawbecker, OF the Williams
port Gun Club are making arrange
ments for shooting match to be held
along the river In the afternoon fol-
lowing the parade
In the evening the cornet band will
open fair In Goddard's hall and the
events Of the day will close with
display OF fireworks
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-01
EARLY MORNING BLAZE
Pile of Rubbish Catches Fire in
8. 4 0. Station.
FIRE IN CASHMERE nlLL
Unfinished Goods and Cotton ignite
and Results in Loss Of 500 to
Company.
From The World 81 SATURDAY

From The World OF Saturday
Two slight fires here this morning
created considerable excitement for
awhile The frst one was at the b.
and o. passenger station and the
other was at the Cashmere mill on
West Stephen street.
A few minutes after ) o'c'ock this
morning, Charles Williams. night bag
gagemaster. and y NJ. f'nfler, clerk
to the track supervisor, smelled
smoke in the station and on making
an investigation they iiscov red a
pile OF rubbish on FIRE IN the corner
or the tool room on the second floor.
An alarm was sent in and Ryneal Co
No. / quickly responded and soon had
the fire extinguished with chemicals.
Hose Co, No. Q ran the reel 70 the
scene but 1t was not needed.
The origin OF the fireissapposed
be spontaneous combustion. The loss
is slight, the damage being confined
TO some OLD file papers consumed and
a portion OF the washboard burned
Fire at Cashmere Mil.
About $3.50 O'Clock this morning the
second fire alarm was sounded Fire
broke out In pile OF unfinished cas-
simere in the picker room In the
rear OF the cashmere min Of the Mar
tinsburg Worsted & Cashmere Co.
Before the fire hal gained any
Roadway the Ryneal Co. boys appear
ed on The scene and put ont the blaze
with chemicals. Hose Go. No. 2 Fan
out line of hose and Hose Co. No,
2 was on hand waiting orders
The fire Is supposed to have started
BY a spark from a nail or piece OF
wire passing through the picker ma
chine. The loss Is estimated AZ 500
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-01
ANOTHER STORE ROBBED
w. n. Temple, Of Level, Hampshire
County, the Victim.

The general store OF w, H. Tenn
pie at Level. Hampshire county, was
entered Friday might last ana met
chandise to the amount Of about 500
was stolen. The booty consisted OF
forty pairs Of shoes, clothing, etc.
There is no clue to the robbery
but it is believed that the thieves be-
long to the same gang that has been
robbing stores a'ong the 3. and O.
railroad and Potomac river in this
section OF the state for the past three
months or more. and who, in every
Instance have escaped apprehension.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-01
3. and o. Shops Looking Up.

Active preparations are being made
to do more work in the shops here.
The company is getting ready to in
stall some new machinery in the low
err shop. while a new steam engine
and lot of shafting win soon be
added to the equipment. This is an
encouraging sign as. it means the em-
ployment OF more hands.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-01
JUSTICE FELKsR TO MOVE
Grocery store To Be Opened in
Present Office.

Justice S. S. Felker. Constable r.
IT. Lemen and Coal Dealer c. G.
Lemen will this week move their Of
fee from the Snyder building on
West Burke street TO room across
the street In the rear OF the old Ey-
erett House. recently vacated.
The present owners o. the Snyder
building, Messrs. Lord & Lord, viii
open grocery store this spring in
the room now occupied by the gentle
men named above In the meantime
the cellar Will be lowered. an open
front put in and the entire room re
modelled and repaired.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-01
MIDNIGHT FIRE ALARM
Fire Breaks Out Saturday Night
IN. Dwelling House,
LOSS SUSTAINED OVER 500
House Occupied BY colored Family
TWO Small Fires Today But NO
Damage.
From The World q Monday.

From The World of Monday.
A fire broke out shortly before one
o'clock Sunday morning in house
owned by Mrs Joseph Welsh at 314
South Maple avenue. entailing loss
to building and contents estimated at
500. The house is occupied by Mrs.
Florence Kirk, a colored woman, and
family.
Mrs. Kirk was awakened by what
she thought at the time to be an ex-
plosion Of some sort or other, but a
strong odor of smoke IA the room in
Dictated fire and the household was
quickly aroused The fire was locat-
ed under the casing in rear bed
room on the second fioo~, originating,
it is believed from defective fue.
The flames soon crept through to the
garnet and then to the roof.
Meanwhile fire alarm was sent
in and the whole neighborhood arous-
ed. Assistance was soon at hand and
much of the household goods were
carried out as the house seemed
doomed to destruction
When Ryneal co. No. arrived on
the scene two lines of hose were at
tached to the water plug at the cor
ner of John street and Maple venue,
and it wasn't long before the flames
were extinguished. Hose Co. No. 2
also responded but their reel and
hose were not put into service
Before the fire was gotten under
under control the flames had swept
over the garnet, consuming lot Of
clothing, a sofa, sewing machine.
screen doors and windows, etc, and
burning two pretty good sized holes
in the root. Carpets. mattings. etc.
on the second floor were deluged with
water and a lot Of the plastering in
jured by the same cause. Prompt
and heroic work alone saved the
building.
Mrs. iKrk's loss is al least $50 with
no insurance. The damage to the
building is estimated at $50, fully
covered by insurance.
MRS Kirk feels deeply grateful 70
the neighbour, white and colored for
their kindly assistance.
Too FireIets.
A small blaze was discovered this
afternoon in some rubbish in the
back Part Of Mr.. J 3. Bowen's gro
Gerry store. corner of John and Raleigh
streets. The fire was soon nut out
by employees OF the store and there
was little or no damage sustained.
Spontaneous combustion is supposed
to have caused the fire.
Shortly after eleven O'Clock this
morning the chimney Of T. J. Browns
house on North Queen street near
the city limits. was discovered to be
on FIRE The boys of Ryneal Co. No.
/ went over with their combination
wagon and put it out with chemicals.
No damage to property.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-01
Standard Oil Has 4 blaze.

Baltimore, Jan. 27.--The new para+
fine works of the Standard Company
at Cation. a suburb, is on fire The
general tanks are all ablaze and are
burning fiercely.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-01
General Jurson Reheaded.

st. Thomas. Jan. 27-The Haytian
government forces captured General
.hlrson. commander OF the insurgent
forces. and beheaded him in the pub
lie square at Port au Prince.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-01

The new roller skating rink 81
South Queen street was opened thi
afternoon at two O'Clock with larg
attendance. Mrs stephen r. Snoe
grass announced the opening Of th
new resort by striking the gong.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-01

Since the foundation OF the govern
ment. in 1888. three states have fur
nished % OF fhe IS attorneys gener-
al Pennsylvania supplying eight,
Massachusetts seven and Maryland
FIVE.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-01
viii study in New York.

Miss Bernadetta Dean, formerly OF
this city, now residing in Cum5er-
land. will 90 to New York shortly to
pursue her studies In music.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-01
OLD LANDMARK GONE.
A. 3. Stewart Win Erect Brick
Structure an Site

Structure on Site.
MIR. A. r. Stewart commenced this
morning TO tear down the old frame
house recently purchased 10y aim on
East Martin street. adjoining the
Hobbs building. On its site M. Stew
art will erect two-story brick build
ing, occupying the first floor as a
saloon.
The work Of excavating will be
commenced in couple weeks and the
building completed this summer. This
win be one Of the many needed inn
provements on East Martin street and
ii is to be hoped that others will soon
follow.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-01

Mrs Eddy. the founder OF the
Christian Science cult. changed her
residence Sunday from Concord, NJ
IN. to BroolSline. suburb OF Position
Complete mystery enshrouds The
move.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-01

The annual yield II the gold mines
OF Australia is valued at sso,0Oo.oOo
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-01

.Of course. there are men who
would rather work for q living than
60 into politics.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-01

The Portuguese authorities 1t Ma
Gao have sanctioned the plans for a
railway 10 extend from Macao TO Can
ton "a far az any such line would
pass through Portuguese territory.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-01

The Flipinos' future Is bright ard
se'f-government Is looked for in two
generations, says Secretary TAFT.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-01
NEWS BRIEFS.

The trial Of the accused Capitol
looters opens today in Harrisburg.
Judge Knnlsel. presiding.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-01

Work In the Monongah mines, Nos.
s and . of he Fairmont Coal Com
pany was resumed today There
were. hundreds OF applications Tor
work.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-01
MUCH IN LITTLE.

The Vatican contains 1000 rooms
and covers IL acres OF ground
The rnbber tip on the end OF lead
pencils make it's inventor ricn
One million dollars was made by
the inventor Of the gimlet-polnted
screw.
The squirrel slaughter OF Russia
amounts to $4,000, 900 animals year.
Two hundred designs OF cheap toys
are turned out by London factories
weekly.
French doctors are prohibited from
receiving money beqneathed to them
by patients.
-- -
In Austria the product of every mar
garine factory Is frequently analysed
by government chemists.
Only 254 women were among the
45.i3C matrlculated students at the n
universities OF Germany last oar.
II Is reported that gold coinage
law IS being drafted for Siam, and
that the measure may become a law
within the year.
In parts OF Northern Australia the
natives live chiefly on the rats which
swarm everywhere. and on 'fminu-
tive species o. dog hardly larger than
a rat.
The Portuguese authorities IT Ma
Gao have sanctioned the plans for a
railway 10 extend from Macao to Can
ton. as far az any such line would
pass through Portuguese territory.
Since the foundation OF the govern
ment in 1888. three states have fur
nished % Of he IS attorneys gener-
a.. Pennsylvania supplying eight,
Massachusetts seven and Maryland
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-01

All the appointments for the Gladys
Vanderbilt wedding are said to be
magnificent II VIII take place 70
day. 100000 won't cover the value
OF the wedding gifts.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-01

In parts OF Northern Australia the
natives live chiefly on the rats which
swarm everywhere. and on fminu-
tive species o. dog hardly larger than
a rat.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-01

The California orange harvest, nov
in full season. promises TO ne rec
ord breaker both In quality and quan
tlty. The output. it Is reported, VIII
reach 100000 boxes.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-01

Only 254 women were among the
45.f3C matriculated students at the 21
universities Of Germany last oar.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-01

II Is reported that gold coinage
law IS being drafted for Siam, and
that the measure may become a law
within the year.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-01

In Austria the product of every mar
garIne factory Is frequently analyzed
by government chemists.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-01

The Vatican contains 1000 rooms
and covers IL acres OF ground
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-01

One million dollars was made by
the inventor OF the gimletpolnted
screw
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-01

French doctors are prohibited from
receiving money bequeathed to them
by patients.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-01

The squirrel slaughter OF Russia
amounts to % ooo 900 animals year.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-02-01

Two hundred designs OF cheap toys
are turned out by London factories
weekly.