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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-04-10
CounteTvaiIing Duty is Cut Out
Of Tariff Bill
81 DUTY TO Be RETAINED
An Attempt to Take Hides From the
Free List Was Defeated by Over
wheining Majority - WranoIing,
Confusion and Fiery Language
Marked Debate on the Schedules.

Washington, April - Wrangling.
confusion. captious objections. per-
sonalities and language bordering on
vituperation marked the first days dis
cussion OF the Payne tariff bill for
amendment in the house Of represen-
tatives. With practically full attend
ance, the members we're wrought up
to high tension and were prepared
to fight to the last ditch for those
things which their constituents were
demanding
The entire day practically was con-
sumed in discussing the lumber and
hides schedules. Led by Mr.. Tawney,
or Minnesota. the advocates of free
lumber in the rough went down to de-
feat by the narrow margin of six
votes. following the striking out of the
countervailing duty ON lumber.
An overwhelming majority was mus
tered against amendment by Mr..
Scott, of Kansas. taking hides from
the free list and fixing duty upon
them of 10 per cent ad valorem.
The barley schedule came In for a
lively discussion, and when the bill
was laid aside for the day there were
pending two amendments. one raising
the rate In the Payne bill from Is to
25 cents bushel and the other fixing
the rate at 10 cents per ad valorem.
The sum total OF the days work.
with the exception OF the elimination
OF the counteryailing duty on lumber,
which was committee amendment,
was to leave the bill in identicaatX the
condition in which the committee re
ported 1t. This grants free raw hides
and duty If 81 per thousand on sawed
lumber.
The amendment to the lumber
schedule strikes out the proviso In
paragraph 1877 OF the Payne bill
The paragraph fixes the duty on
sawed lumber at 81 per thousand feet
and also fixes the duty on other class
es of lumber The proviso requires
that the maximum rates provided for
In sections three and four Of the bill
shall be imposed upon lumber coming
from any country which fixes an ex-
port duty on lumber shipped to the
United States or which In any other
way discriminates against or restricts
the expectation of lumber or other for
est products to this country. The para
graph was directed especially against
Canada. and In case OF discrimination
would have had the effect of increas-
ing the rates provided for In the main
portion of the paragraph.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-04-10
KILLS HIMSELF SO
WIFE CAN LIVE WELL
Writes That He Hasn't Enough
Money For Both.

New York. April chambers NICK
Craig, capitalist and member of the
American Society of Civil Engineers
killed himself in his apartments by
shooting himself through the head, He
left this letter. written on March 81,
to his wife, who Is in Atlantic City:
my Dear Annie-The inevitable
smash always comes from living be
yond our means. II has been delayed
somewhat and might have gone on
some years but for the hard times.
have enough left for you. but there is
not enough for both of us, and you
will be better of without me. wish
you great happiness. and wish that
might remain with you"
Craig leaves brother. Major Ed
ward S. Craig, U. s. A., retired, who
lives at Keswick. Albemarle county
Virginia
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-04-10
STRIKES A BLOW
AT OIL TRUST
House Cuts Duty to One Per
Cent, on Petroleum.

Washington, April s. - Wednesday
was a bad day for the Republican or.
ganization OF the house, BY coalition
between some Republican ''insur-
gents" and the Democrats the ways
and means committee was bowled over
and the advocates OK free crude oil
aud its products won signal victory.
when an amendment by Mr.. Norris. Of
Nebraska. placing the insignificant
duty of per centum ad valorem on
those articles was adopted by sub
stantial majority.
A decision OF the chairman that
amendments could not be offered 70
the oil schedule other than the one
covered by the special rule OF last
Monday and which provided for the
removal Of the countervailing duty on
crude petroleum and applying an ad
valorem duty of rs per cent. was over
turned, and not even q fervid appeal
by the speaker. In an endeavor to rally
the Republican forces, was sufficient to
stem the tide avowedly against tho
Standard OIL company. BY practi-
caily unanimous vote the countervail-
ing duty went out as the committee
had recommended
On all other propositions the COM
mlttee was sustained. The barley
schedule ran the gauntlet without =
change. Tea and coffee were placed
on the free list. and tn duty on barytes
increased from rs cents ton to $50
a ton
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-04-10
Wind Caused s1a5.ooo Fire.

New York, April S.--The high winds
here are blamed for $125,000 fire that
destroyed the repair shop of the Sec
ond Avenue Elevated railway. at the
corner of Second avenue and One Hun
dred and Twenty-eighth street A large
sign which hung at the east end OF
the shop was blown down, and in fall
ing dislodged several electric wires.
one of which dropped into barrel OF
oil. Instantly there was an explosion.
which blew a section of the roof OF
the building. and moment later the
entire end of the structure was mass
of flames.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-04-10
An Automobile Street Car.

New York. April IA street car
run by means of gasoline engine
similar to that used In high powered
automobiles is one OF the traction
novelties promised to New Workers
shortly. One Of the cars has been or
dered by the management Of the Third
avenue road and will be used expert
mentally for short time. II It proves
successful 1t will replace horse cars
on all the lines where they are still in
use ia this city.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-04-10
Another Kentucky County Dry.

Ashland. KY, April 6.-Boyd county
voted dry by majority of 107. In
Ashland, which is the center of the
iron industry and the commercial cap.
ital of the Big Sandy valley, church
bells were rung hourly and women
stood at the polls and worked, while
children paraded the streets singing
and bands played. Now So of the 119
counties in the state are wholly dry
under the county unit law.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-04-10

Syracuse, NY. April 1.-THE body
of Ross A. Freeman. of Brooklyn. a
freshman of the College of Liberal
Arts of Syracuse university. was
found by Professor Scott In the bot
tom of the swimming pool In the new
gymnasium. 1t is thought that the
young man, in trying to learn to swim
by himself, went In beyond his depth
and was drowned.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-04-10
WOMAN WAS ASSAULTED
Aged Father, Who Ran to Her De-
Tense, Beaten Insensibie.

Shenandoah. Pa. April s. While
walking to her home in Mahanoy City
from Shenandoah with her aged faith
err Mrs. Albertina BarteI was held up
by two foreigners, Peter Marowsky
and John Wilkoskwi and assaulted.
Her father, who ran to her defense.
was beaten into insensibility and lies
in critical condition in the hospital.
The two foreigners who committed the
assault were lodged In the county Jail
by the Shenandoah police. The woman
is in grave condition.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-04-10
Mahanoy Valley Suffers.

Mahanoy City, Pa. April S.-Maha-
noy valley was hard hit by a violent
windstorm that at times assumed the
proportions of tornado. Trees were
uprooted and awnings and shutters
were ripped from their fastenings.
Much damage was done to property
in the outlying districts.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-04-10
GETS rs YEARS FOR ASSAULT
colored Man Held White Woman =
Prisoner Four DAYS.

Philadelphia, April 7.-Twenty-five
years in prison and $4,000 fine. the
maximum sentence for the crimes he
committed, were imposed by Judge
Barratt on George Washington, the
colored man who held Mrs. Ella Cur.
tin, white woman, prisoner in his
room for four days and assaulted and
robbed her.
The jury found Washington guilty
of all the counts In the bills of indict-
ments without leaving the box.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-04-10
N. J. SENATE HITS TRUSTS
To Increase Tax 800 Per Cent on Com.
panies of Over SIS, o0O, 900 Capital.

Trenton, N. j.. April THE senate
passed the Frelinghuysen bill increas-
ing the annual tax upon the capital
stock of corporations formed under
the laws of New Jersey.
The bill applies to corporations with
$5,OO0,000 or more capitalization and
increases the tax from $50 a million
to $3.50. This would provide an an
nual revenue to the state of about
$500,000 The bill affects about 200
corporations.
1t would compel the United States
Steel corporation to pay the state
about $S5,O00 year in addition to the
$4,000 paid now.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-04-10
Two Lake Boats Missing.

Cleveland. O., April S.-The fishing
tug George Floyd, with seven men on
hoard, and the sand sucker Mary H..
with nine men. are missing, and the
barge Norman Kelley, with a crew of
four persons. was rescued after des-
perate fight. as result of fierce
windstorm. which ragged on Lake Erie.
The wind blew sixty mile gale. Life
savers have been unable to do effec-
tive work.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-04-10
bethlehem STEEL REPORT
Total Net income For Year Shows De-
crease of $446, 3O2.

New York, April THE annual re-
port of the Bethlehem Steel corpora
ton shows it's total net income for
the year ended December 81 to have
been $2192,355, decrease of $446
COZ as compared with the previous
year.
The net income for the year after
payment of interest charges and max
ing an allowance of 100000 for depre
citation, was $3s6.S64. decrease Of ST.,
Isl .925. The uncompleted orders at
the end of the year amounted to 81
592,502, as compared to sS.514665 at
the end of the previous year.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-04-10
Nail Works Resume Operations.

Harrisburg. Pa. April THE Ches-
apeake Nail works resumed operations
this morning in its puddle mill after a
suspension of three weeks. 1t Is prob
able that before long another blast
furnace will be started in South Har-
risburg
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-04-10
Killed Woman and Himself.

Harrisburg. Pa. April 7.-During a
quarrel Rade Orescan, a Servian, shot
and instantly killed Mrs. Milka Bar
Der and then put bullet into his own
brain, at the woman's home at Steel
ton. The husband of the woman,
Nicholas Barber was driven to the
verge of madness by the crime and at
tempted to cut his throat with ra-
zor. but neighbors prevented.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-04-10
Marched out Of eurnIno School.

Pittsburg. April 6.-Between 600 and
700 pupils were safely marched out OF
the McKees Rocks public school in a
suburb when the building was found
to be on fire. When discovered the en-.
tire roof was in a blaze, but the fire
drill was successfully employed and
not one of the children was injured In
any way. The building was practically
destroyed.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-04-10
Mother and Child Burned.

Washington. April 3.-As result Of
playing with matches. Stephen Keefe,
the three-year-old son of Joseph
Keefe. war department Waterman.
was burned to death at his home. Mrs.
Mamie Keefe. his mother, was terribly
burned in heroic effort to save his
life. She will recover.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-04-10
Drank Acid For Whisky.

Philadelphia. April 7. - Mistakine
sulphuric acid for whisky. J. X. Ander
son. fifty-five years old. was badly
burned at his photograph gallery. at
PIP South Third street. when he at.
tempted to swallow some of the poi.
son. 1t is expected he will recover.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-04-10
Withdrew from United Mine Worker,

Feenie, B. c.. April 7.--President
Sherman announced that District No,
IA of the United Mine Workers OF
America had withdrawn from the
United Mine Workers Of Ameroica.
The Canadians resented what they
considered the interference OF the
United Mine Workers with the pres
ent British Columbia strike
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-04-10
CHILD DIES IN WOOD
Little Girl Found Dead After AiI-Nioht
Search.

Iittte 1tFt = OuUo Ceau rseSS Nsrsvs0"s
Search.
Philadelphia. April Marie Vol
lone. seven years old, who started out
to walk along country road from
ArdsIey to Fitzwatertown, In Mont
gomery county. was found dead In =
void midway between the two VIII
lagos. The body was discovered after
an alI-night search by neighbors. I'D
by the police OF Abingdon township.
Though there we're no visible marks
of injury or assault, the tongue was
slightly protruding and clinched be
tween the teeth and drops of blood
were on the leaves beside the mouth.
Coroner King performed an autopsy
and declared that the child died OF
natural causes.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-04-10
Driver and Horse Killed by Lightning

Waterloo, Ia, April while driv-
ing in buggy near Laporte, Ia. Ben
jamin Brandt. sixteen years old. was
killed by bolt of lightning, which also
slew his horse and demolished the
buggy.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-04-10
SELL BILLS AS JUNK
Legislative Documents Sold by Whole
sale From Capitol.

Harrisburg. Pa. April THE dis
covery in some junk shops of several
bales of legislative pink" bills caused
an order to be issued by Chief of Pc
lice George that the junk dealers
should beware.
They are not to buy such waste pa
per--or any that is not waste--excepi
from an authorized person on Capitol
Hill. According to recent information
a few bundles of bills fresh from the
printery disappeared from the capitol
and were found later in warehouse
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-04-10
Want DUTY Kept on stockings

Washington. April Speaker Can
non received over 300 cards from wo-
men in Philadelphia. evidently en-
ployed in factories, asking that the
proposed duty on hosiery be retained
In the Payne bill.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-04-10
WHEAT CONDITION LOW
Average Of s2.2 Per Cent, Against st.a
Last Year--Ryc Also Down.

Washington, April g. A winter
wheat average of 1922 per cent of nor
NAL. against 91.3 year ago. and rye
average III S7.2 against s9.1 year ago
were announced in the report of the
department Of agriculture.
winteF wheat averaged SO on April
1, 1907 and S66 on April ] during the
past ten years. The decline in condi-
ton from Dec. to April was 81
points. ais compared with an average
decline In the past ten years of 8
points. TIE average condition of rye
for ten Years on April was S9.2.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-04-10
Brother and Sister Killed.

Plattsburg. N. ". April 8.-Warren
Eldren, aged nineteen years, and his
sister, aged twenty-five years, were
killed here during fierce windstorm,
while driving to their home at Chazy.
N. Y. Without a moments warning a
tree was blown across the road over
which they were driving. killing both
brother and sister in an instant.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-04-10

Two Unknown Men Killed by Train.
Philadelphia, April 5.-Two unidenti-
fed men were struck and killed by
Pennsylvania railroad train here on
the tracks of the New York division.
The name James c. Wills. and the In
scription Born In Richmond. Va.
Dec. 4, 1876, was tattooed on the right
arm of one body.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-04-10
Sloan for Governor Of Arizona.

Washington, April 7-President
Taft sent to the senate the nomina-
lions of Judge Richard E. Sloan, of
Prescott, as governor OF Arizona. vice
Kibbey, whose term expired and
George ". Young. of Prescott, as ter
ritorial secretary of Arizona.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-04-10
Eight Dead In Michigan.

Detroit. Mich. April Sat least
eight persons lost their lives in the
strom that visited Detroit and Michi-
gan. The damage to roofs, chimneys.
plate glass. etc.. will probably reach
$4,000 in Detroit and Michigan. The
wind velocity was seventy miles an
h0ur
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-04-10

Lincoln. Neb., April 7.-Governor
Shallenberger has signed the day
light saloon bill. The measure. which
becomes effective July s, forbids the
saloons selling liquor except between
a. m. and p. M
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-04-10
MANY LWESLOST
IN HURRICANE
Wrecks Buildings and Cause
Heavy Property Loss.
INJURED NUMBER SCORES

States Suffer Heavily--Many Houses
Demolished and Hundreds of Work
men Made Idle.
Chicago, April S.--Reports of the
storm damage received here are that
ten persons are known to have been
killed in Mississippi and at least if
teen we're injured.
At Aberdeen, w. C. Mcmillan, cash
son, T. t. Mcmillan, were instantly
killed in the wreckage of the Illinois
Central station. Two negroes also met
death The tornado demolished the de-
pot and several houses.
At the Terrell plantation. east OF
West Point, Miss, number OF ne
groes were killed.
Reports from western Tennessee
state that the storm wrecked many
small buildings.
At Wabash, Ind. Mrs. James A.
Hayes and four children were pinned
down beneath the wreckage Of their
home, which caught fire. The mother
was badly burned being rescued; she
will die. The children were seriously
hurt.
High wind was followed by cloud
burst. Many bridges were washed
away. A dozen houses we're demolish-
ed in Wabash the damage reaching
several thousand dollars.
At Peru, Ind, four factories, several
school buildings and many small
structures were wrecked by the wind.
In Chicago the wind blew an aver
age rate of forty-eight miles an hour,
doing much damage to property.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-04-10
Wheat Highest For over Decade.

Lebanon, Pa. April 8. - Lebanon
miIIers are paying slips per bushel for
wheat. the highest price since 1898,
eleven years ago, when II was sold at
$135 per bushel.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-04-10
RAILROADS WIN VICTORY
Supreme Court Says Kentucky Com
mission Can't Fix Interstate Rates.

Washington, April 6.-The inIunc'
ton suit of the Kentucky railroads. in
which the roads asked that the rail.
road commission of Kentucky be re
strained from carrying into effect the
order of the commission of June 20.
1906, fixing rates on interstate bust.
ness in the state, was decided by the
supreme court Of the United States in
favor of the roads.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-04-10
MURDERED AND cREMATED
Three Sheep Herders Killed and
Burned BY Masked Men.

Basin. Wyo.. April Joseph Emge,
Allemande Emge and Joe Lazier, sheep
herders, were murdered and cremated
by fifteen masked men. who attacked
sheep camp on the night OF April ,.
The news of the shooting was brought
here by sheep herders who escaped.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-02-13

immunities of such absent dIreciols'
Five directors shall constitute a quo
ira Beard of Directors at their hrst
meeting following each annual elec'io'
Shall elect one Of their number to be
president and another to be Vice'pfes'
ident, and they shall also elect a secfe'
tary. Said Board of Directors may ap'
noint from time to time, and dismiss AZ
Measure. such officers, clerks and
agents and other employees that they
NAV deem necessary for the business
and purposes OF said corporation saio
Board of Directors shall also have full
mower and authority to borrow money
execute mortgages, issue notes or bonds
and generally do all things pertinent
to the objects and purposes of said cor
uoration, as also to issue and denver
fu,, Maid shares Of stock or bonds, OF
obligations of said corporation at no
less than par value in payment 10
labor done, or money borrowed, or prop
j., ertv or rights actually received by san
corporation.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-02-13
ARTICLE VI.

Whenever this corporation may De
dissolved, either by limitation or from
any other cause, its affairs shall De
Inundated by three stockholders 10 De
Amounted at a general meeting OF the
stockholders to be convened for sucn
PURPOSE, after thirty days previous
notice shall have been given by adVer-
tisemsnt in a newspaper publlsheo III
the Parish of ~Plaquemines n a ma
iority in amount of the ~outstano'hs
capital stock of said corporation snal
be requisite to elect. Said commission
ers shall remain in office until the al
fairs of said corporation shall have pee"
fully settled and liquidated and IN case
of the death of one or more OF salo
commissioners, the vacancies snall "
5 filed by election by the surviving
commissioners.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-02-13
UNITED STATES OF AMEhiCA'
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH
OF PLAQUEMINES,

STATE OF LOUISIANA, PAhioh
OF PLAQUEMINEs,
Br IT KNOWN. That on this 18th day
# the month of December. in the year
our Lord one thousand nine hundred
Ind eight and of the independence OF
he United States of America the one
HIM fred and thirty.third u3ard), be-
fore me, Ernest Albert, Deputy Clerk
If Court of the 29th Judicial District
Of the State of Louisiana, for the Par
ish- of P%laouemines, and ex-oficio No
tarv Public, and in the presence Of the
witnesses hereinafter named and IN
dersigned. personally came and ap-
neared the several persons "nose
names are hereunto subscribed VINO
declared that, availing themselves OF
the laws of the State of Louisiana anu
Of the constitution thereof relative &c
the organization of corporations, they
have agreed and by these presents az
agree and bind themselves, as well d
such persons as may hereafter De
come associated with them, to form an.
constitute a corporation and body 20
;tic in law for the objects and purpose
and under the clauses, conditions Sill
u,at,ons and articles hereinafter 81
forth and expressed, which they hereO
y adopt as their charter. to-wit:
Lower coast gazette., 1909-02-13
ARTICLE VII.

This Act of Incorporation may be
modified, changed or altered, or SAID
corporation may be dissolved with the
assent of three.fourths Of the stock rep
resented by any general meeting OF the
stockholders convened for such purpose
after thirty days previous notice shall
have been given in a newspaper pub
|lished in said Parish of Plaquemlnes.
Such changes as may be made in rel
erence to the capital stock OF said cor
poration shall be in accordance Win
the laws of the State upon this suo)ect