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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-25
NEW 12-cENT STAMPS.
II Will Send a Registered Letter un-
der New Order.

A stamp OF a new denomination Is
TO be issued by the p~ostofice depart
ment to conform with the recent In
crease of the price Of registration
from s to 10 cents.
The new Issue Is 30 be a 12-cent
stamp, so that on ordinary letters one
stamp Will suffice TO pay for postage
and registration.
This new stamp may retire the 13-
cent stamp, issued for registered let
tiers going abroad, s cents being for
postage and 5 cents for registration.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-25
CUTTING OFF corn.

The farmers are now busy cutting
off corn. The crop is nearly up to
the average in some places In the
county but way be'ow 1t. generally
speaking, because OF the prolonged
drouth this summer.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-25
scHERR IS BETTER.
Was Considerably Improved and Pass
ed a Good Day.

Charleston, w. Va, Sept. 20.-The
Hon. Arnold G. Scllerr Is reported as
considerably improved, and BIT was
stated that he had put in a good day
Sunday. Conditions are now much
more favorable for Mr.. Scherr and his
friends confidently expect his recovery
a5fer his sudden and serious Illness.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-25
REAL ESTATE SALES.
Geo. p. Walters Buys One Farm and
Stanard Co. Another.

NNU' ''"S'S W. O"N "F"' ~F'u
Stanard Co. Another.
Autioneer ]. w. Dodd Saturday af-
ternoon sold ait public sale the farm OF
Mrs. Robert Thatcher ana Mrs. George
p. Walters, two miles west Of town
and known as the Hawk farm, con-
tanning $50 IL acres to George P
Walters for sS6.25 per acre. Posses
sion April 1 next.
At the same time he offered for sale
the G. o. Lambert farm of IS acres,
at the north edge of town. 1t was bid
up Ito SIS an acre and withdrawn.
Shortly afterwards it was purchased
at private sale by Mr.. Danl. Baker for
the Standard Lime and Stone Co.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-25
cottreli--eroves.

Mrs. Judith Groves. West King
street, and Mr.. Frank Ccttrell, OF Bum
ker Hin, were quietly married Tues
day night at s o'cock by Rev. Or. w.
F. Locke at the Southern Methodist
parsonage.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-25
SPECIAL MEETING AT Y. M. C. A.
Religious Committee OF Association
and Ministers viii Confer.

An important meeting viii be held
this evening at 1880 at the Y. M. G. A
building where the religious commit
tee OF the association and the minis
tiers OF town will jointly discuss some
religious interests OF a local nature.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-09-25
Amonu the sick.

Mr.. Charles Price, West Race street
who underwent an operation yesterday
for stranguhated hernia. is getting
along nicely.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-07-22
Worlds Most Curious Road

men and laborers who came back from
the United States, all with more or
less experience in railroad construc-
ton.
The construction work commenced
in the middle of 1906 and part of the
line was opened to traffic at the begin
ming of 1908. The whole road is pro-
vided with telephone lines for dis
patching
Trains run three trips day from
each end, taking about two hours for
the trip. The average daily receipts
are from s225 to $3.50 on passenger
traffic and from $40 to $50 on freight.
with daily expense of about $3.50.
The capital of the railway is 81. $3.50, 900,
divided into shares of $3.50 each. all
OF which are owned by Chinese, and
pay good dividends to the stockhold-
ers.
There are two loops, one at Kung
Yik and one at Summing There are
no turnstiles at present. but these
will be put in at Kung Yik. Summing,
Chung Lau. and Au Shan. The head
office is in Summing city, II miles from
kung Yik port. where a printing Office
is established for printing the tune
tables. tariffs and advertising matter
for the road.
AT Kung Yik there are an office,
a storeroom. machine shop. black
smith shop, foundry. There are no
overhead bridges or tunnels on the
line. The road is sand. gravel and
earth ballasted. standard gauge and
single track. with side track at every
station
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-07-22
China May Rightly Lay Claim to Line
That Is Unique Among Earth's
Railroads.

The most curious railroad in the
world is in China. and 1t was built
and financed solely by Chinese. 1t is
also operated by Cinnamon. 1t is
known as the Summing railway. and its
terminus is at Kung Yik port, 120
miles southwest of Canton.
AT present there are 32 miles in op-
Grafton, and there are four miles un-
der construction. and four miles more
proposed. making a total of 40 miles
when the whole enterprise is finished
The idea of building this railroad
originated with Mr. Chin Gee Hee,
who was then in the United States,
and some subscriptions for stock were
secured from other Chinese residents
of the United States. The majority of
the stock, however, is now owned by
residents of the Province of Kwang-
tung.
When the road was surveyed the
villagers were very much opposed to
It and refused to sell land to the com
pany to be used for railroad purposes,
but after meeting all these obsfruc-
tions for considerable time with
great patience the projectors finally
obtained their consent to and co-opera-
ton in its construction.
The line is being constructed entire
ly by non-scientific Chinese. No per-
son of any nationality other than Chi
nese has ever been connected in any
way with the building of this road. It
is being built under the direction of
Mr.. Chin, president of the railway.
who returned to China from the Unit.
ed States after 40 years experience
there. some Of which was as a railroad
foreman and contractor
He has no engineering or railroad
knowledge other than the experience
gained while in the United States. He
has the help OF about 100 Chinese fore
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-07-22

an?" demanded the sergeant, sharp
ly- 1T was dark. wasn't It? The moon
was behind the clouds. And you was
way up there from the steps-come
here and let me look at you," he add
ed, suddenly. He took the man by
the arm and turned him around SO
that the light from the dimly burning
gas Jet fell squarely upon his face.
ii m! You're in nice condition to
give evidence, you are!" the sergeant
grunted. You'd call hoss a woman
or an alligator
In fact 1t was evident that the wit
ness eyes were In state popularity
supposed to be more favorable to
double sight than to nice distinction
OF facts; and. it transpiring presently
that he was a young college alumnus
who had only shortly before returned
to his room from his class banquet,
the sergeant was about to order him
back to bed when Mrs Philpots spoke
up.
Il didn't think of 1t before" she
said. hastily. 'but 1t might have been
woman l saw, after all. The light
was indistinct, as said. and of course
an"
The sergeant scowled This young
man was probably a good boarder.
whom she liked. and she would not
stand tamely by and see him discredit-
ed. That was all the stock he took
in her evidence He turned to the
wounded man.
You saw that it was a man, you
said. Are you sure of that?''
Il thought of course that II was
mani would not take my oath on
it," he answered.
But" the sergeant growled at Mrs
Philpots: You said this person that
you saw had on a derby hat. Does
women wear derby hats?"
Yes, they do she said, defiantly.
They wear all kinds of hats that they
can get to wear-that are becoming"
She eyed the officer. and he realized
that he had made the mistake OF rous-
ipg her hostility by his manner. She
would say nothing now, he felt sure.
"A nice bunch of witnesses we've
got!" he whispered, disgustedly to the
doctor. Ones drunk and ones mad
and ones hurt SO he can't think. And
none of 'em knows a woman from a
man when they see 'em!" Then he
addressed Mrs. Philpots. his tone
somewhat softened from It's former
gruffness:
You say woman called on these
people once-did you know her?"
The boarding mistress hesitated,
glancing at the wounded man who. the
sergeant thought, flashed a warning
to her with his eye. He waited grimly
for the answer to his question.
NO, l didn't know her." Mrs. Phil
pots said, finally. He regarded her
cynically a moment, and then asked
the man on the sofa:
who was she? You must know"
Certainly he answered at once
She was my wife's laundress who
came"
That is enough!' exclaimed Mrs
Philpots, sharply to him. Il wasn't
sure what I'd better say until heard
your explanation. and If you are going
to lie about tt" She turned to the
sergeant with restrained indignation
in her face. That woman was no
laundress," she said. "She was lady,
or looked like one. and in all but one
thing acted like one. ] saw him with
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-07-22
OF Two Evils choose the Lss,er.

Why do you let your daughter
play the piano all day while you and
your wife do the work."
Because" answered Farmer Corn
tossel. Its better than havin' her
play 1t In the tveniR, when me an ma
is in the sittin' room tryin' to rest"
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-07-22

R S PHIL :
POTS started
up and leaned
forward in bed
s u d d e n | y .
e v e y sense
strained to a
painful degree
of acuteness.
Some kind of
an O m 1 n o u 8
sound. appar-
emily coming
The Billings gazette., 1909-12-17
SUMMONS.

In the District Court of the Thirteenth
Judicial District of the State of
Montana, in and for the County of
Yellowstone.
William Hunt, plaintiff, vs.. Camille
M. Hunt, defendant.
The State of Montana Sends Greeting
to the Above-Named Defendant:
You are hereby summoned to answer
the complaint in this action which is
filed in the office of the clerk of this
court, and to file your answer and
serve copy thereof upon the plain
tiffs attorney within twenty days after
the service of this summons, exclu-
sive of the day of service; and in case
of your failure to appear or answer,
judgment will be taken against you
by default, for the relief demanded in
the complaint.
The said action Is brought to dis
solve the bonds of matrimony hereto
fore and now existing between plain
tiff and defendant, it being alleged
that on or about the Gath day of No
vember, 1908, at Billings, Yellowstone
County, Montana, the defendant, with
out any just reason or cause therefor,
deserted and abandoned the plaintiff,
and ever since said date has contin-
ued to, and does now, live separate
and apart from the plaintiff without
his consent, and against his will, all
of which more fully appears from the
allegations of plaintiffs complaint on
file herein.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said court this 18th day of December,
1909.
LORIN T. JONES,
(SEAL.) Clerk.
By f. w. DUNNE, Deputy Clerk.
The Billings gazette., 1909-12-17
FORMER FIANCEE and
new LOVE ARE SHOT
Jealous ReStauranteur Lies Low In Il
Doorway Until Victims Appear
Neither May Live.

NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-Jealousy OF
a man to whom his former fiancee had
transferred her affections is believed
to have led Herman Klatske. res
taurant proprietor, to murderous at
tack on the man and the girl early
today.
Darling from hallway on For
sythe street, Klatske opened fire with
d revolver on Max Goldberg, a the
atrcal man, and Lizzie Shapiro, a
vaudeville actress.
Four shots took effect and Gold
berg, with three bullets in his body
is believed to be dying in hospital
while the young woman, shot in the
back, is in serious condition at the
same institution.
Klatske was arrested after chase
and identified by the injured pair as
the man who fired the shots. He is
being held to await the results of
their injuries.
The Billings gazette., 1909-12-17
RETORT OF
COLLEAGUE
Majority Leader Gets
Pettish and Is
Called
AGAIN, Mr.. HOBSON
Hero of Merrimac Tells Congress Of
Our Unpreparedness for War and
Pleads for Liberality to Army and
Navy.-First President to Advocate
Economy in Expenditures.
hI IASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Taking up
W. the presidents annual message

hl ASHINGTON, Dec. 14-Taking UP
W. the presidents annual message
to congress, the house of repre-
sentatives today went through the for
mality cf referring it and distributing
it among the various committees. Mr..
Payne, who brought in the resolution
offered an amendment providing that
paragraphs relating to appropriations
be referred to what he designated as
sleeping" committees on department.
al expenditures of which there is one
for each department
Explaining his amendment Mr..
Payne said:
For the first time in my recollec-
tion a president, in wise and we'll
chosen words, has pointed out the ne
cessity of economy in expenditures in
the various government departments. -
When Mr.. Fitzgerald of New York,
interrupted Mr.. Payne to question him
about the amendment, the Republican
leader sharply exclaimed:
THE gentleman from New York can
never get rid of the idea that some
one is trying to hoodwink somebody y
ME? l am sorry my colleague can
never get rid of the idea of trying to
befoozle somebody with his resolu-
tions," was Mr.. Fitzgerald's retort
The amendment and the resolutions
were adopted.
Warning of the nations unprepar-
edness for war was given by Repre-
sentative Hobson of Alabama in an
extended speech in favor of more
liberal policy. His colleague, Mr.
Richardson, made a speech of more
| than an hours duration in advocacy
of liberal waterways policy, partic-
ularly affecting the Mississippi river
and its tributaries.
, Representative McDermott of Hi
nois, spoke briefly in favor of free
wood pulp.
! The District of Columbia appropri
alton bill. carrying an appropriation
of more than $10,0OO,OO0 for expenses
! of the District in the fiscal year o.
1911, was reported, as were also sew
eral invalid pension bills. The latter
were read and passed.
The house today agreed to take re
cess next Tuesday over the holidays
voting to reconvene on Tuesday, Jan
uary 4.
/ At 2:47 p. HI. the house adjourned
until tomorrow
The Billings gazette., 1909-12-17
TEX RICHARD WILL
WAGER A THOUSAND
Declares He Did not Give Jeffries
Money to Favor His Cause
Division of Purse.

NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-"Tex" Rick
ard, the prize fight promoter, who has
just returned here from Boston, de-
MED there is any agreement between
Jeffries and Johnson over division
of the $1O1 900 purse he offered.
While in conference with Jeffries
and Johnson before the final articles
were signed" said Rickard today, Il
told them they could divide the purse
any way they desired and even sug-
gested a SO per cent division as 1t
seemed the betting odds would be
about even. The fighters discussed
the matter, but when | told them
would insist on the public being given
the full details they dropped the mat
ter.
"I will bet any one $1,000 that there
is no agreement between Jeffries and
Johnson of any kind, excepting to di-
vide the purse rs per cent to the win
ner and 25 per cent to the looser. And
will bet Tom McCarey of Los An
geles, or any one else another $1,000
that l did not give Jeffries $4,000 or
any other secret inducement to favor
my bid for the fight.
'I have not the least doubt now that
the fight will be held in Salt Lake
City"
The Billings gazette., 1909-12-17
LONG PAUSES
OF INACTIVITY
Forced Sales Causes Wide Breaches
and Gives Impression of
HOIlOWnesS. @
READING Has INTEREST
Attempts to Draw Deductions, as to
Its Speculative POsitiOn-AbsOrptiOn
of Independent Telephone COmpa-
nies Encourage Others.

NEW YORK. Dec. 16.-Difficulty
was found in throwing off the lethar
gic tendencies which crept into specu
lation today. The movement in prices
was halting and irregular, and there
were long pauses of inactivity when
many stocks practically dropped out
of the trading. Forced sales under
such circumstances caused wide
breaches in. values and gave an i'm
preston of hollowness and of manipu-
lative origin for the short lived actiy-
ity.
The principal interest of trading to-
day was in attempting to draw de-
ductions from the action of Reading
as to the general speculative position
Yesterdays dividend increase did not
induce sufficient new demand to lift
the price. .Adherents of the bull po-
sition derived considerable satiSfac-
ton from the lightness of the pres
sure to realize on the good news. The
increase in the dividend has been so
long anticipated and the price lifted
so high that a violent reaction has
been dreaded. AS long ago as early
September, Reading had risen to 1873
in anticipation of a dividend increase
and has not risen as high since. In
view of the prolonged and constant
speculative use which has been made
OF the higher dividend expectation for
Reading, the reactionary force in the
stock today must be regarded as ex-
tremely moderate. s
The demand in the general list was
scanty. The passing of the year end
period was felt TO be dangerous be-
fore attempting large market opera
tions. The question OF a gold move
ment to London was left open by the
active demand for remittance in con-
nection with year end requirements.
The reduction in the premium on
New York exchange at Chicago this
week indicates less inducement here
to draw funds from the interior. The
news of the absorption of independent
telephone companies by the banking
house which has transacted recent
financing of the American Telephone
and Telegraph company, strengthened
the impression of the uninterrupted
campaigns of consolidation OF corpor-
ate interests which is in progress.
Bonds were steady. Total sales, par
value, $3,862,000.
United States bonds were unchanged
on call.
The Billings gazette., 1909-12-17
TRAINER BUTTON
FRACTURES FOOT
Instructor of Teddy Ferrell Breaks
Small Bone While Wrestling
With His Pupil.
VOSS IS HEARD FROM
ChOteau Man, Given Up as Lost or
Moved Away, Writes Busch That He
VIII Come to Billings at Amy Date
Match First of Year.

While wrestling yesterday afternoon
with Teddy Ferrell, Louis T. Button.
physical culture teacher, received a
fractured foot which will place him
on crutches for awhile and which will
seriously interfere with his work in
training the husky Billings lad for the
match with Carl Busch and his cam
paign for championship honors. Mr..
Button makes light of his injuries,
but admits that one of the small
bones Of his foot is snapped and that
it will be a matter of few weeks be-
fore he can again engage in his work
of training.
In speaking of Ferrells work yes
terday, Mr.. Button said:
"Ferrell is displaying some wonder
full strength and knack of getting
into the wrestling game which bids
fair to land him in the upper classes
of the sport in a few months. He is
decidedly improved over the form he
showed in his match with Busch on
Thanksgiving, and in him the German
will have lot harder proposition than
he faced on turkey day.
"Ferrell has the making of cham
pionship wrestler in him and the OPP
portunity of going up against as good
man as Busch will do him good.
Both are fine wrestlers and the match
on Dec 80 ought to be daisy"
Busch yesterday received letter
! from Vose, the dark horse of ChOteau,
who expresses his willingness to come
to Billings to meet the German at any
| time. Voss explains that on account
| of the slOWneSS of the mails in the
northern part of the state, his letter
is probably a little behind time, but
that he is still anxious for the match
| On account of his two coming matches
with Ferrell and Stanley of Sheridan
Busch will not take Voss on before
the first of the year, but will do his
best to arrange for a match with the
man from the north soon after.
The Billings gazette., 1909-12-17

Teply, Kalispell; second, George KIer,
Malta; third, H. Peterman, Kalispell.
Alfalfa Sheaf-First, Scott Willis.
Eureka; second, Robert Scott, Sand.
Coulee; third, W. ]. Arckary, Great
Falls.
Barley in Sheaf-First, Gus Seigel-
nuth, Kalispell.
Lists open to entries from Mon
tana only:
Premium No 80, Best Peck Wheat
First, Gus Siegeling, Arlington; sec
ond, w. D. Jones, Dupuyer; third, N.
Peterson, Kalispell; fourth, F. p.
Carey, Eureka; fifth, w. w. Withee,
Conrad; sixth, J. N. Mathus, Halstad;
seventh, w. A. Switzer. Kalispell;
eighth, E. Stephenson, Wibaux; ninth.
John Fay, Kalispell; tenth. Lester
White, Kalispell.
Premium No. 81, Ten Ears Corn
(any color) q. Mitchaels, Fair
view; second, e. c. Leonard, Glen
dive; third, w. r. Logan, Harlem;
fourth, J. f. Truscott, Glasgow; fifth,
Mrs D. Manning, Culbertson; sixth,
William Vert, Sidney; seventh, Sat
tier Bros, Glendive; eighth, A. G.
Johnson, Plains; S. S. Hobson, Phil
brook; tenth, Annie Gatien, Fair
view.
Premium No 90, Best Peck Oats
First, Thomas BIDDER, Red Lodge;
second, N. o. Albert, Kalispell; third,
w. NJ. Woodbridge, Hinsdale; fourth,
Walter Jacquette, Kalispell; fifth. F.
c. Spannuth, Kalispell; sixth, ]. NJ
Parker, Kalispell; seventh, James
Griffin, Chinook; eighth, Dan Payne,
Monarch; ninth, ]. N. Montgomery,
Col Falls; tenth. John FORESTER.
Gray Cliff
The Billings gazette., 1909-12-17
TAFT DlSCOURAGES
NATIONAL HIGHWAYS
Believes Road Building Should BE
Done by States.-Farmers not
Sufficiently Interested.

TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 15.-National
aid for permanent roads, system OF
national highways connecting capitals
of the various states and OF state high
ways connecting various county seats
use of federal prisoners for building
roads and the establishment of road
making on strictly business basis
are some of the suggestions made at
the opening sessions of the tenth
National Good Roads convention. A
letter from President Taft declares
against national aid to any great ex-
tent. The president says:
MY own view of the good roads
question is that it is chiefly state
function and that all states ought to
unite in an effort to promote good
roads. | do not think that the farm
ers are as much interested<in the mat
ter as they ought to be.
Next to education, the system OF
good roads is the greatest civilizer."
Arthur c. Jackson, national presi-
dent of the National Good Roads asso-
citation, suggested the plan of national
and state highways. Today he ap-
pointed a committee on resolutions.
One resolution will declare for ma
tional aid for road work. The sugges-
tion to nse federal labor in building
roads is contained in letter from d.
r. Anthony, a Kansas congressman,
who is seeking to interest the govern
ment in plan to construct military
highway from Fort Leavenworth to
Fort Riley, Kan.
The Billings gazette., 1909-12-17
zELAYA MADE A
TROPICAL LOVE
Seventeen Burning Missives Are Sub.
mitted from Volume of
Glowing Epistles.
SHELOVED ANIBEL ONLY
"Never Loved Any One Else," Miss
Hero Insists.-Her Letter Addressed
to Another Describes a Love so
Dear.-She Wants 100000.

NEW YORK, Dec 15.-Seventeen
letters full of picturesque expressions
of tropical love, constituted part of
the evidence presented today at the
trial of Miss Elizabeth Juliette Heros
breach of promise suits against DR..
Anibel zelaya. The plaintiff said she
had chosen these from the mass of
glowing epistles she had received from
young Zelaya when he wooed her
while attending Columbia university
zelaya is nephew of the Nicara-
guam dictator. Miss Hero insists he
is wealthy and that 100000 is none
too high price for the disappointed
affections.
Zelaya's counsel is trying to prove
that far from being blighted by the
discontinuance of his clients devotion,
Miss Hero accepted the attentions of
others after Zelaya ceased his court
ship about two years ago.
When Miss Hero took the stand, Ze-
laya's lawyer assailed her with ques-
tions about her alleged friendship with
other men. She hotly denied that she
ever had gone to dance with another
young Latin-American physician, Ze-
laya's friend, and would not even ad-
NIT she had played checkers with him.
81 never loved any one else," she in
sisted
I She told how she had purchased a
trousseau two and half years ago,
expecting, she said, to become Mrs.
Zelaya within a month. The young
Central Americans income at that
time, she said, was from $50 to 800
a month This brought question
from the defense:
i "Do you know how much it costs to
live?"
NO" replied Miss Hero, and later
she admitted that she did not know
even how much it cost to support one.
! She said she did not visit young Ze-
laya once when he was sick, because
"she did not consider it proper"
The defense later turned the tables
on Miss Hero by producing letters
they said she had written to another
admirer. One began, MY Dear. Dear
Eugene" and said:
/ 81 want to be true, and especially to
one l love so dearly. / want to share
your sorrows as we'll as your joys
and want to strive to make you
happy"