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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-03-20
CANAL READY FOR SEASON
Water VIII be Turned Into Williams
port Level This Week--Ncw
Concrete locks.

Active preparations are making foF
the reopening Of the G. & o. Cans
for the coming season II is anIloun<|
ed that water will be turned into III 3
Williamsport level this week. M
canal will be filled and navigation ri
suined In about two weeks.
The Canal Towage Go. has over
hauled all Of Its boats One new hos
has been built this winter and IL
thoroughly oyerhauled al the Cumbe
iaiid decks. The company win opes
ate a fleet OF over 100 boats this SOS
sea One Of the large contracts fo
the season will be filled for the COY
eminent at Indian Head teattuI
ground alssug the Potomac river. bf'
low Washington. The cana boats ar
hauled down the river from WASHING
ton By t,tgs The contract is for 40ss
900 tons of coal
A canal ofluIsl statsd that fhx
waterway Is In better condition thak
II has been In many years and tbf
prospects are bright fer prosperous
season. Three concrete locks have
been built between Dam No. s arr
Cumberland replacing wooden locks;
improvements have been made to the
property along the line; several con
crete culyerts have been constructed
and the banks strengthened
During the winter floating dirrickE
which is used for removing lock gafef
was built at the Cumberland: yard
The machine is knownn among cana
men as a Handy Andy" and was n
vented by Samuel Young. who ~
connected with the canal for man
years. s2 NJ
WHY NOT HERE. -, 4
The last legislature appropriated
thirty thousand dollars for the pur
chase and equipment Of an industrfs
farm IL the state. This is an institu|
ton that Is much needed BY the state
There is no section OF the state that II,
better adapted for the location Of sue /
a farm than here in the vicinity Q
Martinsburg. All the advantages tha
are required for the farm will b y
found here. The climate Is delightful
the soil is the most fertile and the oI
portunity to get everything that
needed for the institution can be foun{
here.
There Is no reason why this institf
ton should not be located here In prx
ference to placing on some OF ID
mountains OF the state which WHIT
make 1t almost inaccessible. This VII
be proposition for the new Board
Trade to orlS on and they may be abb
to land the farm In this neighborho0d
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-03-20
SOCIAL EVENTS
OF THE DAY
sig Surprise Party Hcre--5lrthday
Party at Berkeley station
Dance in the Country.
From The World Of Thursday

From The World OF Thursday.
Ar enjoyable surprise party was Civ.
en- last night al the home az Mr.. and
Mrs Wade McKenney, West Stephen
street. Refreshments we're served at
II o'clock.
Those present were: Misses Lulu
Wellen, Lulu Chapman, Nora Chap
man, Bernice Grimes. Mamie Thomp-
son, Mary Heblin, Florence Bowers.
Mamie, Florence and Daisy Lock.
Margaret Dunn. Katie ArvIn, Laura
Grim. Mr.. and Mrs George Smith, Ray.
mond and Arthur Smith. Harry Fritz,
Louis Brumbaugh, David Gregory. Al
bert Coils. Fred. Eddie and Louis KEEL
ter. Goldie Weller, Thomas Fritz, Robt.
SlIer. VIM LLOYD. Anon Watson and
Harry Mckinney
Birthday Party.
The birthday OF Mr.. William Myers.
OF Berkeley Station, was celebrated
today by big dinner and large gath
ering OF friends and relatives. At
tending from this city were: Mrs. Sal
lie r. Gerling ard family. Mrs Frank
Geyer. Mr. Ohio Cushwa and family,
Mr. Frank Myers and family, Mr., John
Myers and family. and Mr.. and Mrs.
James Thatcher and Miss Fannie
Myers OF Hagerstown,
Dance In Country.
A very enjoyable dance was given
last night at the residence OF Mr.. Geo.
Heating. on the Riley's Cord road nm.
der the management Of Messrs. Cnas.
Caskey and Harry Tabler. this city,
Refreshments were served at mid
night.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-03-20
MARCH BR|DESAT
HYMEN'S Al TAR
Berkeley County Couple Married Here
Miss Grim WEEDS Bruins
wick Man.

From The World of Thursday:
Miss Elizabeth Virginia Small,
daughter OF Mr.. w. c. Small, OF Ope-
quon district, and Mr.. David Throck-
morton a farmer OF the Arden dis
trict, were married yesterday evening
at the Lutheran parsonage by Rev, G,
s. Trump. Following the ceremony
reception was held at the home OF
the bride. They Will reside near town.
Both are popular and well-known resi-
dents OF the county
Detter--crim.
Miss Daisy Grim, this city, and Mr.,
David II. DETER Oh Brunswick, were
married in Frederick on Tuesday.
They will reside in Brunswick where
the groom is a B. & o. empI0ye.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-03-20
ORGANIZATION IS COMPLETED
FOR THE new BOARD OF TRADE
COL. S.W. WALKER MADE PRESIDENT
MAX ROBINSON VICE PRESIDENT
Twenty Men Were Selected for Members Of the
Executive Committee--Bylaws are Presented
and Adopted--Q Question Of Schools and
Higher Taxes Come in for Consider
able Discussion Committee APP
pointed to Solicit Members.

Another enthusiastic meeting was
held in the Firemen's hall on Monday
night to complete the organization of
a Board of Trade. The meeting was
not so we'll attended as the first one,
lbut it was interesting and enthusiast
| tic. Those who were present We're
active in its organization and there
were at times animated discussions on
various subjects that arose. The spirit
of a Greater Martinsburg' prevailed,
and il the interest continues we will
soon have the greater city that we are
looking forward to.
| Judge Faulkner, who was chairman
of the temporary organization, presid-
ed and called the meeting to order.
This was followed by calling the roll
OF those who had signed as charter
members A great many answered to
their nasaes.and neally evsryon,n pres
ent had enrolled. Strange as It may
seem, the nlinatss CT The first NEE ing
were not read. The action taken
at the first meeting was often re-
ferred TO during the meeting but
no one seemed to realize that they
! had not heard the record of that first
meeting, 1t was simply an oversight,
and as the proceedings OF that first
meeting seemed to be fresh in the
minds of those who We're present
everything provided for at that time
was taken up in its order at the meet
inc Monday night.
The committee appointed to draft
constitution and bylaws reported
through its chairman C. f. Martin.
The bylaws contain all the articles
and provisions necessary Tor the gov
eminent Of such a body and the re-
port was received and adopted, with
out decenting voice.
Officers Elected.
The chairman of the committee
named on permanent officers and Or
ganization, through the chairman Mr..
Alex. Clohan reported the nominations
for officers and members of the execu-
tive committee a. follows
For president, Col Stuart w. Walk
err;
First vioo nras,dant No. poh,u..,
Second vice president lanes =
thompson;
secretary, Z Z. Martin;
incentive oomm ~ se
c. P. Rothwell
n r. Tnorn,
Fl G Hensbaw
LII. Thompson.
Edward Ruthledge,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-03-20
MRS. ANpERsoNs FUNERAL
Body Brought From Weston--F uners
in Catholic Church.
Etron, The World nf Thurs iav

The body or Mrs Anna Anderson
OF Jones Spring who died at Weston
Tuesday night. was brought here th8
morning on b. & o. train No. 4. Uf'
dertaker Wilen took charge OF th'
body and latter conveyed It to N
home Of Mrs. James Orr on Faulkne
avenue, daughter Of the deceased
The funeral will be held Saturday 3
II a. m. In ST Joseph's CathoI
church. Interment In Catholic cen
atery.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-03-20
Hancock Merchant WEEDS.

A marriage license was issued in
Baltimore to Isaac Conn, widower and
merchant, Hancock, and Dora Miller,
Baltimore.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-10-15
DR.. COOK IS RANK FAKIR ACCORDING
TO AFFIDAVIT MADE BY MONTANA Man
Declares That Explorer Did Not Come Within Fourteen Miles
OF Summit OF Mount Mckinley Which Was De-
scribed by Him in His Book

in the possession of the New York
Globe.
The affidavit then proceeds as fol-
lows:
"On the evening OF. September 8,
1905, DR.. Cook and started alone for
the purpose of exploring Mount Nc
Kinley. He informed me before start
ing that his purpose was to find way
for ascending the mountain as he and
Professor Parker intended to climb the
mountain the following year.
"As shown by my diary, we took
the ice on September 8. From and in
Guiding the 9th, down to and includ-
ing the 18th of September, all my
writings in my diary are byOm me, but
were made under the direction of DR..
Cook. also changed the dates dur
ing this time under his direction. On
September 12, DR.. Cook directed me
to stop keeping my diary and leave the
pages therein blank. | cannot now
remember the exact dates or figures
which I had in my diary, because I
was so directed to change them, but
| know the elevation under which
what now appears September 12, was
not to exceed 5000, and I think it was
5000.
"We quit any further attempts to-
ward ascending the mountain on Sep
tember Is, and returned to the boat,
a launch which lay in the water at
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-10-15

the foot of the glacier We reached
the launch on September 10, having
Travelled 26 miles or more on the top
of the glacier from the place we quit
the climbing on September Is.
"On September 16, when at our first
camp returning from the glacier |
doctored and changed the entries
therein from and including September
8 down and including September H.
These changes were made upon the
orders of DR.. Cook. From the 18th
to the 10th, was written at the first
camp returning on the night of the
18th, and from the 18th, and including
the 18th, was written in our last
camp returning on the evening of the
18th and written solely under the di-
rection of DR.. Cook and just as he
said. From and including September
19 down to the end of the diary on
November 8, the entries there are my
own. They cover the actual facts and
were not dictated to me by any one
DIR. Cook first told me to stop my
diary on September 10 and when we
were in our fifth camp going up the
glacier and at or near the point which
DR.. Cook claimed was the top of
Mount Mckinley. This point was with
in sight of us at the time. DR.. Cook
stated at this time and place that the
same conditions existed there as did
exist on the top Of Mount Mckinley
and directed me to stop my diary un-
til further orders. At this time he
had been to the top of the point claim
ed by the doctor as the top of the
mountain, and the doctor had taken a
photograph of the point with me
standing on top thereof, with the
American flag in my hand. The pho
tograph to which refer is shown op-
posite page 227 of the doctors book
entitled "To the Top of the Cont
nent," before mentioned. The Jagged
marks on the apex of the snow in that
picture and shown from the bottom of
the picture up to the granite rock
forming the top of the point, are my
footmarks and those of DR.. Cook.
my best recollection of this is as
| follows:
"Dr. Cook and I went to the top of
this point together and he said, We
will go back down and get picture
of this. We did not take our bags
with us to the top of the point, hav-
ing left them down in the saddle
| above the glacier. We then both
went down from the point to where
4
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-10-15

IN EW YORK, Oct. 14-The Globe
IN this afternoon prints a copy of
the affidavit made by Edwin N.
Barrill, who accompanied DIR. Fred
erick A. Cook at the time he announc-
ed his reaching the summit of Mount
Mckinley. The affidavit was made be-
fore notary public at Tacoma, Wash,
October 4, and has just been received
in New York
Barrill's affidavit states in effect
that he was the only person present
with DR.. Cook on the date when he
claims to have reached the summit of
Mount Mckinley, that they did not in
fact reach the summit, and the nearest
point to the summit reached was at
least IA miles distant from the sum-
NIT of that mountain, the elevation at
no time exceeding 10000 feet. The af-
fidavit also brings into question a
number of photographs which DR..
Cook has given as representing the
summit and other high attitudes of
Mount Mckinley.
Barrill in his statement says that
he was born in Buffalo, in 1864, and
now resides at Darby, Mont. He says
he was the only person present with
DR.. Cook when he claims to have
reached the summit of Mount McKin-
ley, and that he is the person referred
to as Barrille, or Edward Barrille, in
DR.. Cooks book entitled, 'To the Top
of the Continent" bearing upon the
climb to Mount Mckinley. He details
his meeting with Dr. Cook in Missoula,
where the latter was accompanied by
Professor Parker of Columbia univer-
sity, o. w. Parker and others. The
organization of the Mount Mckinley
expedition consisted of Fred Prentiss,
guide; Belmore Brown, an artist
and naturalist of Tacoma Walter Mil
ler, photographer of Seattle; Sam
uel Beherer, who acted as cook for
the party, and Barrill.
The party sailed from Seattle May
II, 1906. Barrill recounts that at the
start of the trip he prepared to keep
an exact diary and sets forth that this
diary, marked Exhibit A." attached
to the affidavit, ''is pocket diary kept
by me all the time that DR.. Cook and
were together near Mount Mckinley
and the same is truthful record,
with the exception of the entries and
changes made by me therein under
the orders of DR.. Cook"
This diary referred to by Barrill, is
attached to the affidavit, and is now
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-10-15
Declare That
Business Doesn't Pau
Evidence Before Commission as to
Why Rates From Coast Points
Should Not Be Reduced

of the railroads that rates from Port
land east cannot be lowered if the
road is to operate at profit.
For the Oregon Railroad & Naviga-
tion company a tariff expert produced
comparative tables to show that the
rates charged in the Pacific northwest
compare favorably with rates in the
other parts of the country; it's audi
tor declared that the road earned not
over per cent year; it's right of
way agent asserted that taxes are
higher than heretofore, and it's gen
eral freight agent said that no east
ern jobber of less than carload lots
can undersell the jobbers of Port
land and other coast points in terri
tory south Of the Snake river in
Washington and west of Pendleton,
Ore.
The Spokane, Portland & Seattle
railroad, which has now been in oper-
alton about year, presented evidence
to show that its net earnings were
very small and that dividends cannot
be paid for some time. The auditor
of the this road said it's net earnings
in the last fiscal year have been but
$255000. The general freight agent
testified that the country which it
traverses consists largely of waste
land; that the rest of it is so sparsely
settled that it will be years before it
will originate much freight business;
and that the roads main revenue
comes from traffic turned over to it
by connecting lines.
H. G. Fairchild, chairman of the
state railroad commission of Wash
ington, testified that his estimate of
the cost of rebuilding the portion Of
the Oregon Railway & Navigation
company's line in Washington is some
thing like $6,00O,OOO less than the es-
innate made yesterday by the engi-
neer employed by the company to ap-
praise the company's property.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-10-15

HRAND CANYON, Ariz., Oct. IA
NW picnic lunch at Grand View, a
sunset trip to Hopi Point, and a
stage ride of 35 miles riding made up
President Tafts stay at the Grand
Canon of the Colorado today.
The president tonight was the guest
of honor of Governor Sloan of Arizo-
ma, at formal dinner at Ell Tovar
hotel and left at IL p. m. for Albu-
querque en- route to Ell Paso, Texas,
where on Saturday morning he will
meet President Diaz of Mexico.
The presidents first view of the
canon, where he gaZed 13 miles across
space to the opposite rim, had the
same effect upon him, he said, which
it must have upon all who see it, a
feeling of awe in the face of the ter
rifle force that through ages cut such
a rift in the rock.
The president, accompanied by Gov
ernor Sloan, Postmaster General
Hitchcock, John Hays Hammond and
other members of his party, arrived
here before daylight this morning. Aft
er breakfast at the hotel the day S
sightseeing began with stage ride
to Grand View, where the greatest
panoramic view of the canon is to
be had Luncheon was served picnic
fashion at the edge of a great preci-
pice. Mr.. Taft was anxious to go
down the trail into the valley, but the
time did not permit.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-10-15
IS OUSTED
FROM JOB
Taft Accepts Forced
Resignation Of
Crane

RAI ASHINGTON, Oct. 14.-All doubt
w as to what action the president
" would take with respect to the
resignation of Charles R. Crane, min
lister designated to China, was dis
PEELED by the receipt this morning of
the following dispatch addressed to
his secretary, Mr.. Carpenter:
Prescott, Ariz., Oct. 13.
Convey to Mr.. Crane following
communication:
I concur in the letter under date
of October 12 which the secretary of
state has addressed to you and I great
ly regret that the circumstances found
to exist by him make it necessary for
me to accept your resignation.
(Signed) TAFT"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-10-15
Officers Haze Battle
With a Band of Highgraders

the shaft for the members of the gang
to come out. A demand Of Deputy
Sheriff Martinson for their surrender
was answered by a fusillade and the
officer fell with a wound in his scalp
The officers returned the fire and the
robbers dashed for the nearby tim
Der, dropping one sack of high grade
ore in their flight Fifty shots were
exchanged in the battle and it is be-
lieved that one of the robbers was hit.
Dense darkness and no description of
the number or appearance of the men
could be obtained.
A posse is making a search for the
robbers
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-10-15
Money to
Get BdrrilL
Story

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. IA. I'VE
have learned that money had
been offered for information re-
garding my ascent of Mount McKin-
ley" said DR.. Cook today. 81 have
not paid any particular attention to
the talk regarding that trip because
l did not think it was worth while.
81 will not speak of it until Barrill
returns east. He is coming east
now. Since my return to this coun-
try l have had only short message
from him. That was in answer to my
telegram asking him to come east and
he replied he could not do so at that
time"
rs there any reason why Barrill
should make the assertion that you
did not reach the summit of Noun,
McKinley?" DR.. Cook was asked.
"He was not paid in full for all oi
his services, but neither were the
others. 1t was just an oversight"
do you think that would make him
vindictive?"
81 don't think it should"
Regarding his ascent of Mount Nc.
Kinley, DR.. Cook emphatically salt
that he had sufficient evidence tt
prove the statement that he had beer
there. Asked if, he had other photo
graphs than those most frequently
published on the summit of the noun
tain, DR.. Cook said:
THAT picture was not taken of me
IT was a DICture of Barrill We tool
pictures from every possible view, bu
many of them did not turn out well
and were not published"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-10-15

MANHATTAN, New, Oct. IA
gang of high graders today succeeded
in getting away with haul of rich
ore at the Stray Dog mine near here
after wounding Deputy Sheriff Martin
son. They were discovered at work
800 feet below the surface by the
sheriff's posse.
The high graders passed into the
Stray Dog mine through an aban-
doned shaft and thence through the
Plamenez shaft to the Hanson mine.
The lead from which the ore was TAX
en- has been closed. A watchman saw
the light in the shaft and notified the
officers who waited at the mouth OF
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-10-15
Idaho Gouemor Has
Named His Delegates
Some of the Strong Men of Sister
State, Headed BY Speaker Me-
Cutcheon Are Coming

G HoWING the interest that is be-
ing taken in the work of the
Dry Farming congress in the
state of Washington, Governor M. e.
Hay has written to the secretary of
the congress that he has exceeded the
number Of delegates apportioned to
governors in the official call of the
congress and has appointed Az. Gov
ernor Hay states that he considers
the dry farming movement one of the
most important forces in western de-
velopment and he believes it is vital
that Washington shall have as large
a delegation as possible at the COM
ing convention. His letter indicates
that the majority Of the delegates
named from that state will come to
Billings.
Governor James H. Brady of Idaho,
has appointed 20 delegates to repre-
sent that state at the Dry Farming
congress. The Idaho delegates are:
e. A. Burrell, Montpelier; D. Bur-
rell, H. H. Struthers, w. H. Philbrick,
American Falls; James A. Fryer, M.
]. Gray, St. Anthony; J. w. Webster,
Rexburg; Hon. o. E. McCutcheon,
Stuart Lee, J. M. McGregor, A. H.
Beasley, Idaho Falls; M. G. Nicholson,
Shelley; P. G. Johnson, E. NJ. Kenne-
dy, Blackfoot; James Mcmillan, Twin
Falls; J. o. Webster, Grant; L. H.
Sweetser, 'Burley; S. P. Worthington,
Oakley; H. B. Williams, Sand Point;
Charles Furey, Leslie; Charles Pow
er, tennessee; E. F. Campbell, May;
w. J. Todd, Pierce City; Charles A.
Hackney, Meadows; Thomas F. Kerl,
Occur d'Alene; E. K. Abbott, Salmon; |;
Frank NJ. Roberts, Sites; H. o.
O'Donnell, Kooskia.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-10-15
HawZey Has Acquired Control
Of Missouri, Kansas G. Texas

NEW YORK, Oct. 14.-Edwin Haw-
ley gave out the following statement
today regarding the acquisition of the
Missouri, Kansas & Tevas railway by
him and his associates of the Rock Is
land-Frisco system:
"a large interest in the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas railway has been
purchased by Edwin Hawley and B.
F. Yoakum, which in connection with
that of Speyer and company gives
them predominating strength in the
property.
This adds an important territory
friendly to the system which Mr.. Haw-
ley has through the purchase of the
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-10-15
PROTECTION FROM BEATS.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 14.-The
Western Hotel Mems association op-
ened it's first annual convention here
today. The chief problem before the
convention pertains to the best means
of protecting hotels from swindlers
and deadbeats
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-10-15
SPLIT in FEDERATION.

TOLEDO, O., Oct. 14.-The Ohio
State Federation of Labor, seated the
contested delegates from organiza-
tions under the ban of the American
Federation of Labor, by vote OF l9S
to 1853. One hundred delegates rep
resenting fifteen delegations immed1-
ately withdrew in a turmoil and called
a rival convention.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-10-15
HENEY rs SUSTAINED.

SAN F'RANCISCU, UcI. III TdHCIs
J. Heney was sustained today as the
candidate of the Democratic party for
district attorney at the coming munic-
ipal election, when the recount being
made by Charles Fyckert, Republican
and Union Labor nominees for the
same office, was completed. The vote
in II precincts was contested by Fyck-
ert. The recount resulted in a gain
of Cd votes for Fyckert, reducing Hen
ev,S majority to "a.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-10-15
CHINESE ARE AROUSED.

PEKIN, Oct. 14.-The Japa-
nese legation today laid be-
fore the Chinese government
and also gave to the native and
foreign press the explanation
of Secretary of State Knox for
the recall of Charles R. Crane,
United States minister desig-
nate to China.
The incident impresses the
government officials as unfor-
tunate and has aroused the
feeling among Chinese officials
that the hope of national Sc
curity rests in the co-opera-
ton of the powers.