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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-02

From The World of Thursday.
The county court, in session This
week, adjourned this evening for the
Dec mber term. President Lemaster
was absent yesterday and today on
account of illness.
Yesterday afternoon the court re-
appointed Coils Nicely steward of the
county aims house.
County Commissioner G. w. Stuck
ey, James II. Smith and Joseph III.
Thatcher were appointed county d.
rectors OF the Berkeley and Hamp-
shire Turnpike Co.
S. E. Ellis & Bros. reported to the
court that they had completed the
concrete arch bridge over Ev-lns run,
along the Snlpner Spring road. The
bridge. -ogether with the stone abutt-
ments and approaches cost about $500
A lot of miscellaneous bills We're
audited and paid.
At the session this morning County
Commissioner Alexander Parks,
whose terra Of oaaoa expires today
was appointed to supervise the work
in progress on the old court house.
DR.. G.. B. Hedges was appointed a
committee over Victor A. Rohrer OF
the county. he being feeble minded.
The court this afternoon increased
the salary of the circuit court clerk
to s70O and that of the prosecuting
attorney to 5000.
The court was still in session at
o'clock. this afternoon engaged in
winding up the business of the year.
Changes at Court House.
There will be lively doings around
the court house tomorrow and though
1t will be New Year and supposed to
be holiday, some new officials will
be busy. 1t will be a change from
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-02
starts up Business.

The Oriental Rug Co. commenced
business today in the new building on
South Raleigh street. With new ma
chinery and newly housed business
is bound to boom out there.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-02

PEsIiLENcE AND FAMINE
THREATEN STRICKEN CITY
atest Estimate Of Dead is $4,000
4 King is Organizing Relief Parties
Fires are Burning Helpless Victims
Pinioned in Ruins---second Quake
Kills Survivors and Recue Parties.
Rome, Dec. 3f.--Reggio was first
heard from direct this morning. After
the first shock the earth opened to a
width of so feet and boiling water
oushsd out of the fissure as high as
the surrounding houses. The king IS
organizing relief in all the cities.
In Messina the starving fight for
. food.
The latest estimates place the total
dead at $4,000.
In the city of Messina alone oo,ooo
are dead. other and later estimates
place the dead here at 10000.
In Reggie the dead number 100000,
4 1t is feared that pestilence and
famine will follow.
Tens of thousands of tons of lime Is
! being shipped into these sections to
. shHsused In disinfecting.
fires are creeping through the
ruins burning the helpless.
A Second Shock.
Rome, Dec 31-Another violent
earthquake shock occurred at Messina
yesterday afternoon. This second
shock completed the work of ruin.
The few buildings which were left
standing in the quake of Monday col
lapsed, and it is feared that many
more persons were killed.
1t is beliyed that the ruin of Messi-
ma is now complete and absolutely
irrevocable
Practically all the survivors who
were awaiting conveyance by war
ship from the scene were killed.
Many persons who were engaged in
the work of rescue were also killed.
The immensely of the earthquake
disaster in southern Italy and Sicily
can only be measured by the fact that
it is now estimated that 10000 per-
sons persisted in Messina and Reggie
alone.
score of other towns have been
devastated, and thousands of victims
in these places must be added to the
roll. In the face of this awful total all
Italy stands appalled,.
Nor has the full death list yet been
reached Shiploads of fugitives have
arrived at Naples and other pirts, and
the vast majority Of these are sorely
injured other thousands remain near
the ruins of their homes or wander
half starving, half naked, over the
land. The forces that on Monday over
whelmed the cities also destroyed the
neans of subsistence.
TeIegraphic communication has been
'tablished with Messina, the appa-
ratus having been installed in a rail-
way van. Messages which have come
over the line, though they have been
meager in detail, show that hope is
gone. Nothing remains of the city
but "a mass Of ruins that have been
swept by fire. 4
Survivors, Distress Appalling. !
A mere handful of survivors are
being cared for by the rescuing forces
but their distress is great, and it has
been increased by the violent, icy /
wind that followed the deluge of rain.
Destitution is everywhere, and APP
palling. There is little food, and less
water. OF Messina's 10000 population
ii is believed that fully 10000 perish
ed Ia Reggie. 10000 people died.
King Victor Emmanuel and Queen
Elena were in Messina yesterday The
king explored the ruins, regardless of
the danger to which he exposed him
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-02
COURT
IN SESSION
Coils Nicely Re-appointed Stew
ard Of County Aims House.
DIRECTORS APPOINTED FOR
TURNPIKE COMPANY
DIRECTORS APPOINTED FOR

Salaries of Circuit Court Clerk and
Prosecuting Attorney increased
Bridge Over Evans Run Completed
at Cost Of saoo--Dr. Hedges Ap-
pointed Committee Over Old Man.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-02
SOCIETY EVENTS
IN FULL SWING
Mr.. and Mrs, Crawford Give Ante
---New Years Dance Tonight
DINNERS, TEAS AND CARD
PARTIES MARX SEASON
DINNERS, TEAS AND CARD

Mrs. Faulkner EntertsIns At Dinner.
Mrs. Mcsherry at Tea, Mrs. Walker
at Cards.. ). Fisher Entesaina
Sunday School Class ard store
Clerks.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-02
From The Nosld 81 Thursdaa

From The World OF Thursday
The holiday season In Martinsburg
has been marked BY an unusuaI
number OF social events. especially
this week. so that the strangers
within onr gates are mostly enjoying
their visit hugely Dinners teas.
dances and card parties have been
the vogue, the town can rot be called
dull on the social side.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-02

mains. 1t will be days yet before the
story OF their destruction can be
known.
All accounts now agree that the
time occupied by natures gigantic
spasm was but 80 seconds. 1t was
some minutes later that a great wave
came to complete the havoc in the
Inflated coast owns. The violence of
the shock seems to have been unpre-
|cedented, except in volcanic erupt-
ion of limited area.
Both Cities Destroyed.
The buildings in Messina were not
merely shaken down. Their founda-
tions were literally torn from be-
meath them. To one side or the other
they were toppled from the perpen-
dicular. and fell in ruins alongside
their original sites. That was the ex-
perience of Messina.
That of Reggie, on the opposite side
of the strait, must have been more
violent, for scarcely one stone re-
mains ON another of what was a
flourishing city only two days ago.
No one has yet been found to recount
the fate of this town and its inhabi-
tants.
Messina probably will not rise
again from her ruins and ashes. This
last overwhelming calamity will alter
the future history of Sicily and south
ern Italy. 1t may be regarded as GER
tain that considerable portion of the
population of this fair land will seek
homes elsewhere.
Next to italy itself. America will
feel the effect of this calamity more
than any other country, for large
proportion of the stricken population
will seek refuge there as soon as the
means OF flight can be secured.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-02

One Of the more elaborate fanc-
tions this season will be the ante-
New Years dance tonight given By
Mr.. and Mrs. w II. Crawford at their
spacious home on South Queen street
iii honor OF their house guests A
large number Of Invitations have been
issued to the dance. including q mum
bier to young people out Of town.
Thonlpsons orchestra will furnish the
music.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-02
plnnef Panty.

Mrs. chas. J. Faulkner entertained
The tuesday Dinner club ri even
O'Clock dinner last evening 1T Boyd.
Vile. Her guests were Mrs. Higgins.
New York; Mrs. Douglas Fuller, Win
chester; Mrs. Stephen r. snqdsrasG
Mrs. H. H. Enmert Mrs. w. H.
Crawford. Mrs. Robert H. Boyd, Mrs.
y. VIM Stewart and Miss Belle Stew
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-02

Country Dances.

There will be big dance tonight
al Mt. Clifton hotel in Hedgesvilre
and one at vancleyesville. A number
OF folks Of town will attend both.
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Mrs. ]. w. Mcsherry gave ave
o'clock tea at her East Burke street
residence last evening. Covers were
laid for forty persons. The function
was In the honor of her house guests:
Miss Virginia Fuller and Miss Wini-
fred Rodgers, of Winchester, and her
relative. Miss Addie Green, OF Parn.
cab, KY. The other guests we're
young ladies' and gentlemen of town
and their visiting friends. The table
decorations were American beauty
roses and eyergreens.
Card Party.
Mrs. Stewart w. Walker, East
Burke street. entertained the Thurs
day Bridge club this afternoon at
2.3O o'clock.
Mr.. Fisher Entertained.
Mr.. James b. Fisher, West Burke
street, very pleasantly entertained
his Sunday school class Of Christ Re-
formed church and the clerks in his
drygoods store last night About
thirty persons were present and all
thoroughly enjoyed themselves
Games and music, both vocal and In
strumental. abouaded A special fea-
ture was the music Of the Crescent
club In masquerade Bountious re-
freshments we're served and the fun
kept up till a late hour.
Country Dances.
There will be big dance tonight
al Mt Clifton hotel in Hedgesvilre
and one at VancleyesvjlIe. A number
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-02
Starving Survivors Fight For Food
in Streets Of Messina.
.PEsIILENcE AND FAMINE
THREATEN STRICKEN CITY

Latest estimate Of Dead is $4,000
King is Organizing Relief Parties
Fires are Burning Helpless Victims
Pinioned in Ruins-second Quake
~
Kills Survivors and Recue Parties.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-04-28

FIRST class service at the Airing.
ton Barber Shop. adv
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-04-28
ORDINANCE NO. 118

An Ordinance Amending Section One
Of an Ordinance Entitled "An Ordi.
nance to Prevent the Obstruction
Of Sidewalks, Etc. approved March
2e, 1851
The Board of Trustees of Carson
City do Ordain:
SECTION l. Section one of said
ordinance is hereby amended t read
as follows:
SECTION l. No person or busin ess
firm shall place or cause to be placed
upon any street, sidewalk, square or
thoroughfare any box, bale, lumber
whatsoever, so far as to obstruct the
same; provided, that any person erect
ing or repairing any building may
occupy and use the sidewalk and one
third of the street in front thereof
for such reasonable time as is neces-
sary for the depositing Of material re.
QulI III lOI liz COuotl uSlloA " 1CpIil
thereof; and provided, further, that
merchants and others receiving and
delivering goods shall be allowed six
hours from the time such goods are
deposited until they are removed.
And, provided further, that at least
six feet of such sidewalks shall be
kept clear at all times.
SECTION 2. Ali Ordinances here.
tofore adopted, so far only as they
conflict with the provisions of this
Ordinance, are hereby repealed.
Approved April II, 1909.
H. B. VAN ETTEN, President
Board of City Trustees.
f. o. PATTERSON, Clerk.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-04-28
PROPOSALS FOR OFFICE FURNl
1URE

TURE
Sealed proposals will be received
by the Board of Capitol Commission
ers, Carson City, Nevada, until j.
o'clock noon, Wednesday,, May twenty
sixth, 1909, for furnishing and install
ing freight prepaid, in the offices Of
the Governor, Secretary of State, At
torney General and Surveyor General.
in the State Capitol, Carson City Ne
vada, the following:
Governors Office
Steel furniture: 5 roller book
| shelves, clear, 10 inches wide, 8 inches
high and 10 inches deep, with door
and lock; 3 cupboard lockers, 17k
in. wide, 81 in. high and Is in. deep.
with doors and locks; 6 drawers for
3 5 cards, not less than 14is in. deep.
40 document files not less than Az
in. wide, 10 in. high and 12k in. deep:
Is letter (verticaD files. not less than
II in. wide, 10 in. high and 12k in.
deep; 2 drawers for maps 2R in.
high, SO in. wide and 10 in. deep.
Also 40 feet of wood sectional book
cases. at least IL inches high. with
sliding glass doors, bases and tops
to complete.
Also l quartered golden oak fiat
~ inches long, with built up top, all
exposed work panelled; l quartered
golden oak leather covered, revolving
and fitting office chair; l Quartered
golden oak leader covered office
couch; 4 quartered golden oak leather
bottom office chairs with arms, one
velvet Brussels carpet, size about Is
15.
Secretary of States Office
Stel furniture and equipment as per
per plans and specifications on file in
the office of the Secretary of State.
Attorney-General's Office
Steel furniture: Section steel book
cases to accommodate 100 linear feet
of law books, two bottom rows of
which must accommodate books ap-
proXimately Is inches high, and the
balance IL inches high; 8 vertical let
ter file drawers, standard size; 40
document files, standard size; 4 rOl-
Ter book shelves, standard size, with
shelves 4 inches apart; 3 storage cas-
es with steel doors and locks, not less
than IS in. wide nor more than 20
in. deep, equipped with shelves 6 in.
apart; 3 lockers with shelves.
Also l leather covered couch; !
double office desk, fiat top Quartered
oak, built up top, p%annelled sides; 2
revolving office desk chairs, arms and
leather padded; 6 revolving office
chairs, leather cushioned; l dust proof
typewriter desk. Partial plans are Oh
file in the Attorney Generals office.
Surveyor-Generai's Office
Steel furniture and equipment as
per detailed plans and specifications
on file in the Surveyor Generals Of
fee.
All SlLCo oAu SihChlS 40 III
Dictated above are to be estimated APP
proximately M unless otherwise par
ticulariy specified standard measure
ments may be accepted.
Bids will be received for furnish
ing all or any portion of the above
described furniture or equipment.
A certificate check for ten per cent
Of the amount bid must accompany
each proposal.
The Board reserves the right to re-
feet any or all bids and to make al
terations in the plans or specifica-
tons.
BOARD OF CAPITOL COMMISSION
....ERS, Carson City, Nevada.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-04-28
ORDINANCE NO. 119

An Ordinance to Prevent indians from
Entering China Town.
The Board of Trustees of Carson
City do Ordain:
SECTION /. From and after the
adoption of this Ordinance no In
taxed, undomesticated male or female
Indian shall be permitted to enter that
certain portion of Carson City, bound
ed as follows to wit: On the east by
ROop street; on the west by Fall
Street; on the north by Second
Street; and on the South by Fifth
Street, SAID portion of Carson City,
being commonly known as China
Town"
SECTION 2. Any such Indian
found within that portion of Carson
City shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanOr, subject to immediate ar.
rest, and upon conviction thereof shall
be fined in any sum not to exceed
ten dollars or by Imprisonment in
the County Jail for a period not to ex-
coed five days or by both such fine
and Imprisonment.
SECTION 3. All Ordinances in
conflict with the provisions of this
Ordinance are hereby repealed.
Approved April II, 1909.
II. B. VAN ETTEN, President
Board of City Trustees.
f.. o. PATTERSON, Clerk.
Try one Of those SUNDAY dinners at
the Briggs House.
At the Briggs House 10 the famous
lunch served nightly
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-04-28

E. AND A. M.-Carson Lodge No. /;
holds it's regular communications
on the third Thursday of the month
in Masonic hall. at 1880 p. m. So
jOurning brethren are cordially in
vited to attend.
C. F. CUTS, w. M.
E. d. VANDERLIETH, Secy.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-04-28

At the Briggs House 10 the famous
lunch served nightly
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-04-28
LODGE NOTICES

r. O. 6-Carson Aerie, No. 1905
Meets the first and third Tuesday,
Of each month. So%journins Eagle
aIways welcome.
A. G. MEYERS, w. p.
F. A. CUSHING, w. s. .
r. 4. M.-Lewis Chapter No. /; holds
regular convocation on the third
Friday OF each month in Ma
sonic hall, at 1880 p. n. Sojourning
companions are cordially invited to
attend.
CHAS. ]. RULISON, H. p.
GEO. w. KEITH, Secty.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-04-28

Try n Of those SUNDAY dinners a
the Briggs House.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-04-28

Barley has the best beer In the
.city-Dudweiser.
The Paducah evening sun., 1909-06-28
CALLED MEETING
is CALLED INTO
QUESTION AT LAM


Whether ordinances passed at called
meetings OF the general council, au-
thorizing public improvements, are
valid will be decided IN the case of
George Bernhard against Thomas
Bridges & Sons. Judge Reed de-
clined to take the case under advise
ment Saturday and continued the
case until the September term OF civil
court. Through his attorney, Judge
lD. G.. Park, Mr.. Bernhard is seeking
to avoid the payment of the assess
ment OF the sewer district, No 2,
claiming that the ordinance, author
izing the construction was passed at
a called meeting of the council as
we'll as the board of aldermen. It Is
also contcnded that the property was
outside the sewer district, and is not
liable for the assessment. Should the
point be sustained that the ordinances
have to be passed at regular meet
ings, many of the franchises and con-
tracts would be invalid, 1t is stated.
The ordinance, giving the Paducah
Northern railroad the right to belt
the city would not be legal, as 1t was
passed at called meetings.
The Paducah evening sun., 1909-06-28
BOMB is THROWN,
POLICE BELIEVE
LABOR TROUBLES

Chicago, June 2s.-Ten special de-
tectives are investigating the bomb
explosions Sunday at midnight which
wrecked the central exchange OF the
Chicago Telephone company. and
damaged other buildings, causing a
total OF $125,0O0 damage. Twenty
one persons were injured mostly by
flying glass. John Leduc may die.
Nearly every operator in the tele-
phone exchange was hurt. It is the
thirty-first outrage of this kind in
the loop district in two years. II is
not known yet whether it was per-
petrated by gambling gang OF strik-
ing linemen, but the police have prac-
tically abandoned the gamblers gang
theory and favor the belief that 1t re-
suited from labor troubles OF the
phone company with the Electrical
Workers Union. Arrests are
promised before night.
The Paducah evening sun., 1909-06-28
ONE AVBNGES HHR
HUSBANDS DEATH,
OTHER STAYS him

New York, June 2S.-Loulsa La
bartia. 25 years old, widow, today
mortally wounded Dominico Versagia
nineteen years old. She shot four
times. She was arrested. Her hus-
band was murdered year ago. The
woman believed versagia the mur-
derer. but the police took no action.
The woman said: 1--WE came from
Italy. SO did versagia. My husband
and he not friendly. My husband re-
ceived threatening letters. A year
ago he was shot and killed. was
left penniless. The baby died be-
cause / could not take care of 1t.
swore TO kill the murderer. learn
ed versagia was a member Of the
black hand and slayer of my husband.
went to the police, who refused to
do anything. Then | saved money,
bought revolver and shot Versagai.
am glad OF II and hope he will die"
The Paducah evening sun., 1909-06-28
RALLY PROGRAM
AT WOMAN'S CLUB
FOR EDUCATION

The following Is the program fol
the educational rally TO be held
Thursday afternoon at the woman's
club:
America-By .he audience.
Invocation--Rey.M M. E. Dodd.
What 1909 and 1910 Shall Mean
for McCracken Schools-Supt. 5. ].
Ellington.
Educational Work by the Paducah
Chapter, d. A. R.--Mrs. I. o. Walker,
The Work OF the Jefferson School
League--Mre Hal Corbett.
The Educational work OF the Kalo.
sophie Club--Miss Elizabeth Sinnott
What the U. d. c. Educational
Committee Has Done-Mrs. Roy Nc
Kinney.
Educational Work by the DelphlC
club--Mrs. A. r. Meyers.
Some OF the Needs OF the City
schools--Miss Emma Morgan.
Music In the Paducah Schools
Mrs. n. S. Wells.
Manual Training for Paducah
Schools-Mrs. w. ]. Hills.
Address on Educational work-By
Dr. r. n. crossheld, president oi
Transyivanla University.
The Paducah evening sun., 1909-06-28
SPEAKING UNDER AUSPICES
OF AMERICAN MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION.
FAMOUS KENTUCKIAN. HAS
DONE MUCH FOR BETTER
SANITATION.

The visit of State Health Oficer
DR.. ]. N. Mccormack. who will speak
tomorrow night at o'clock at the
Broadway Methodist church to the
citizens of Paducah on matters per-
tanning to public health and the pre-
vention of disease, will be made a
notable occasion, not only by the
local medical fraternity, but by the
city officials. DR.. Mccormack will be
introduced by Mayor James P. Smith,
and will be followed by some local
speakers. DR.. Mccormack lecture
will last Just As minutes.
DIR. Mccormack is national figure
He has made speeches In nearly every
state In the union under the auspices
of the American Medical association,
and it is due much to his pioneer
work, that civic improvement asso-
lciations have been started, redeem
ing cities from ugliness and unhealth-
Ifulness. The woman's movement
owes much to his efforts.
DR.. Mccormack, aside from the
popular interest in his theme. is an
Interesting speaker. He wastes no
time in oratorical flights. but every
word he uses is important and to the
point. He shows by statistics the
woeful economical waste in lives and
wealth producers, and indicates how
city actually saves money as well
as lives. by well Invested appropria-
tions for the conservation for health.
DR.. Mccormack will address the
physicians at 3 O'Clock at the
Woman's club.
The Paducah evening sun., 1909-06-28
COUNTY TEACHERS
ARE ALL ELECTED

All appointments for teachers In
the county schools have been made
for the next school year. These ap-
polntments are all In the educational
division No. /. In subdivision No
1. known as Hoovers. Miss Bessie
Bllington was appointed; sub-distrlct
No. 2, or Farley's district, Professor
w. II. Elliott. principal. and Miss
Morlne Rudolph; sub-district No. 3,
or ReIdland district. Professor NJ. v.
Miller; sub-dlstrict No. 4. or Oaks,
Prof. Terrence Williams; sub-districi
No. 5. or Shady Grove, Prof. Ray
mond Roundtree. and sub-district No
6, or ROsebower, Miss Mamie Bag-
well. NJ V. Miller and Terence VIII
iams we're the only two re-appointed
to the same school.
In the colored schools there were
two appointments and they we're fol
district X, OF sub-district No. B.
Henrietta woodson. and for district
Il OF sub-district No 3, Norman Win
now. These appointments are made
by the board OF trustees, which Il
composed OF trustee from each sub
district. ~