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The Wrangell sentinel., 1909-07-15
THE PASSING OF H. H. ROGERS.
Former Grocery Boy of Fairhaven, Mass, Who Became a Money King.

Former Grocery Boy of Fairhaven, Mass, Who Became a Money King.
 The death of Henry Huttleston Rog- CTS. multi-millionaire and Standard OH magnate. came as shock to the men of the financial world. Mir. Rog- CTS died of apoplexy. an ending which he had reason to anticipate, for nearly two years ago he had suffered from stroke which compelled temporary retirement from business activities.
 Henry H. Rogers was a native of Mattapoisett, Mass, and was 50 years Of age when death brought to a close his marvellous career. As boy he attended school in Fairhaven. Mass. where his father was a grocer-a town which years afterward was the recip- lent of his financial favor in many ways. He began his business career selling newspapers and driving a de livery wagon for his father Then he worked as a clerk in New Bedford for g a week. After five years he became a railroad brakeman and baggageman at s1.16 per day. Shortly after reach ing his majority he went with his young wife to the Pennsylvania oil of $500. There he came into contact with that group of Oil City boys many of whom later were to be numbered among the financial kings of America. In 1866, after five years in the oil fields. he went to Brooklyn as partner in the firm conducting the Charles oratt Oil Works.
 In Standard oil.
 In 1874 the union of the chief oil refners in New York, Philadelphia. Cleveland and Pittsburg brought into existence the Standard Oil Company and Rogers was in on the ground floor Second only 10 John D. Rockefeller, he was responsible for the remark able success of that organization and secon1 only to him he reaped the greatest financial reward.
 Two great ideas MT. Rogers contrib uted to the development of the oil business. He invented the machinery by which naphtha was first success fully separated from the crude oil, thus making the way for all that has been done since in the use of naphtha and Its kindred products, and making the handling and use of the residual oil far safer than 1t had even been before because the volatile constituent had been removed.
 Of late years Mr. Rogers. with Will fam Rockefeller, left the matter of oil production and distribution with oth- CTS, and devoted himself to the man. agement of the many millions of dol larss which make the Standard Oil
The Wrangell sentinel., 1909-07-15
WHY GOOD PAINT PREVENTS RUST.
By William 1T. Walker.

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 Inasmuch both moisture and oxygen are | M necessary in order that corrosion may pro- | N ceed it can easily be that the duty of l H | protective paint Is to exclude both of these l Y | clements. It is we'll known that a linseed l | oil film is expansive porous structure act l \ ing somewhat sponge toward moisture AN ] and freely allowing the passage of oxygen Ez2J J The function of the pigments employed in paint is therefore at threefod First the ob vious of impartng color thereto; second the most important of filling mp the pores interstices in the oil film. thus rendering little imperyious 10 moisture and possible and third, to aid the com posite film in drying or oxidzing to compact impen etrabe covering Very little work has yet been done upon paints from this point of view, but with clear conception of the factors involved in the corrosion of iron. intelligent study is made possible and val uable results be predicted with certainty.
 The porosity of paint films containing linseed oil but composed of various bituminous materials which may be adapted for the purpose is also field which can be studied with profit, with view to increasing their moisture and oxygen excluding properties-Eng neering Magazine.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1909-07-15

been spent for coaling this fleet alone. What benefit has nation received from that expenditure? Over 65 per of this counrys due to the army and navy. In 1907 the spent in this way toaled s365 900 0o0-the largest sum spent by any nation
 There never has been nation that built great army or navy but that got into Peace born of force is only temporary. Not until all nations settle their differences by arbitration will the world enjoy peace- Ieslie's Weekly.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1909-07-15

At what age does the devil develop in a boy? We saw a 4-year-old boy splitting on another boys shoes this morning, because they had just been shined.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1909-07-15
FLEETS TRIP MONEY WASTED.
By Justice Brewer.

The assertion that the best way to preserve peace is to build up great navy and army shows an ignorance of history. The trip Of the fleet around the world, as boastful show of our naval strength, has been nothing but a waste of money.
 After all its folly its influence on the Orient has not brought peace one day nearer. Over five millions of the peoples money has
The Wrangell sentinel., 1909-07-15

The morning after big wedding the women are nearly always cross
The Wrangell sentinel., 1909-07-15

of air is at C. On the right there is shown a cross section of wall with outside opening at D and inside open ing at E. valve is arranged at E to regulate the supply of fresh air.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1909-07-15

best sncerest compliment ever paid you We dwell greatly upon what parents teach their children but we forget to record in equal detail the opposite side of the ledger what children teach
 It would be difficult say which side the balance could be found to fall The child Is not merely the ideal pupil but the greatest teacher in the world The lessons that learn from him. If we approach him with proper humility, the most valuable part of our education.-Success Magazine.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1909-07-15
LEARNING FROM THE CHILDREN.
By Woods Hutchinson.

Treat the child more as an equal-not as a hopeless inferior. There isn't so much need of coming down to his level as of giving him ap opportunity to come up to yours-which will not require such frightful effort on his part as you sometimes imagine. If you can get a child to recognize and treat you as his equal you will have gained the highest posi-. tion of influence over him and earned the
The Wrangell sentinel., 1909-07-15
WEALTH OF THE UNITED STATES
 By Vice President James Sherman.

We have to-day s0.000 900 of people. occupy ing 3000000 square miles of territory, and they own s120, 900, 900, ,000 of wealth. On farms valued at s25 0o0, 900 we produce annually agricultural products valued at ss0o0 000, 900. It is nothing that we produce annually 2,500,- 900 DOC bushels of corn and Il 900 900 bales of cotton, If there is no demand for the corn and cotton and if the demand is not al fair
The Wrangell sentinel., 1909-07-15

return. But have the market Our 5,0O0000 of peo pie who produce 100000 900 of manufactured prod ucs annually. and receive in wages s230 000 make the market These figures apply only to finished prod uct get the products to the consumer by 250.000 miles of railroad which is three times the railroad mile age of Great Britain, France and Germany combined When side tracks taken into have railroad mileage than all the rest of the world On these railroads we have 100000 engines carrying mil lions of cars and hauling 1000 GOO of freight This practically equals all the tonnage carried by all the railroads and all the ships of all the of the world This monstrous task is performed by 5,500.000 of employes who are yearly paid s2.3o0 o0oo0 and this business is conducted by o00000000 of bank cieararces.
 Do we prosper: Only two decades ago
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-08-14
MAN AND Wife FIGHT
DUEL IN PARLOR
Woman Killed and Husband
Shot Twice.

Chicago, Aug. 10.-After locking
their two children In bedroom and
fastening all the doors of their fat
Antonio Spizzirri and his wife, Anna,
went into the darkened parlor and
tried to kill each other. The woman
was shot twice and stabbed twice with
a stilletto. and died before the police
arrived The husband was shot twice
also and he may die. A revolver and
knife were found near the sofa on
which the woman lay dead, and an.
other revolver was found beside the
husbands body. The disordered room
Indicated a terrible struggle.
Spizzirri turned on his side as the
police, called by neighbors, broke into
the room with a sledgehammer. and
tore letter which was on the floor
by his side into bits before the police
could stop him. This letter, when
translated from the italian, may solve
the mystery. It is thought that Spiz-
xirri was jealous of his wife.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-08-14
TEDDY, JR., TAKES
Up AERONAUTICS
Determined to Go In II For tho
Sport and May Buy Graft.

New York. Aug. 10. Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr., temporarily abandoning
the carpet manufacturing business In
Connecticut, came to New York to ar
range for learning more about aero
nautics. He lunched with A. Holland
Forbes, acting president of the Aero
Club of America, and will file an appli-
cation for membership this week.
Since making two trips In signal
corps balloons last year young Rooss-
welt has determined to go In for the
sport and may purchase q craft. At
any rate he win apply for a pilots II
cense, to qualify for which requires
ten trips in balloon. one to be made
alone and one at night. If he is suo-
cessful he may participate in the ma
tional races to be held in the west
this fall
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-08-14

Pittsburg. Aug l0.-The heat wave
that Is holding suffering humanity in
Its grasp In western Pennsylvania was
responsible for one death. while sew
eral other persons are in a serious
condition from being Frustrated by
the hot rays of the sun.
James McNary was stricken while
harvesting in field near his home at
Washington, Pa, and died within a
few minutes. j. X. Houston. = veteran
of the Civil War 10 unconscious and
little hope is entertained OF his recov-
cry. He was Frustrated while attend
ing the funeral of a comrads ut Beaver
Falls, Pa In this city several per-
sons were overcome, but It IL expect
cd that all will recover.
Several reports from towns in this
part of the state tell OF deaths from
heart trouble, which was supposed to
have been superinduced by the heat
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-08-14
THREATENS TO
BLOW UP P. R. R.
Mayor Of BuTkeylIe, Va, Ar
rested In Philadelphia.
HE DEMANDED $4,000

Accused of Sending Letter 70 Presi-
dent Mccrea Threatening to Use
Dynamite and Stalking His Life Upon
the Result Of the Scheme.
Philadelphia, Aug. g. This is a
declaration of war. My life is openly
staked on the result, for / am prepared
to meet you at any time and place you
may name The weapons / shall use
are dynamite and other high explo-
sives." Thus wrote Abram G. Eby.
mayor and referee in bankruptcy, of
Burkeville, Va, to the President OF
the Pennsylvania railroad, Philadel-
phia," on July 23d, naming $4,000 as
the ransom for the safety OF the rail
road, it's steamships and the travelling
public and other wise threatening the
Pennsylvania railroad. Following a
carefully laid plot OF the federal pos
tai detectives, Eby was arrested in
this city while in the company of Os.
wald J. DeRousse, chief clerk to Presi-
dent McCrea, who acted for the latter
in inveighling Mayor Eby to this city.
He was given hearing before United
States Commissioner Craig and held in
$4,000 bail for court.
Demanded $4,000.
The first letter written by Ely was
signed Adam Smith," In 1t he pro-
posed to use explosives in wrecking
freight and passenger cars along yari-
GUS lines of the Pennsylvania. when
you look for me in Pennsylvania, he
wrote, 81 shall be in Virginia ] shall
take care that the papers have details
of all wrecks. Every anarchist in the
country with nerve will follow this
lead. ] am ready to disclose my iden-
THY and keep the secret of this war
fare and its methods, provided you pay
me $45 900 and have your pledge that
go free. If you break your pledge. at
this stage, you will only get me at the
most for blackmail and threatenine
letters. take my punishment and d.
my worst when go free. and no one
can control my tongue or pen"
Eby sets forth further that he has
tried for thirty years to earn an hon
est living. but finds that the corpora
tion thieves get all and the rest Of
mankind must starve or stand in"
In this letter Eby also specifies that
he will meet no one except the piesi-
dent or some high official of the road
He designates that some Masonic sign
be used In the insertion of per
sonal' as an answer in the Richmond
Times Dispatch.
A personal" was inserted by post
once detectives and Eby's demand of
$3.50 and transportation to Philadel
phia was acceded to through Mr.. De
Rouse. Letters were received from
Ely telling OF his intended trip to this
city. He came here and was arrested
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-08-14
DEATH IN DUST

sprlnkling Carts May Check InfantiIe
Paralysis Epidemic.
Winona, Mimi, Aug. 6.-Winona is
fighting an epidemic OF infantile pa
ralysis, which attacks children be
tween the ages OF six months and ten
years. and where It does not kill leaves
the victims helpless cripples.
When efforts of the board of health
failed to check the growing number
of cases, the state authorities were
called in. They said the disease germ
is carried In the dust from the streets
into susceptible organs of the chill
dren. special meeting of the coun-
ell was held, and 1t was decided TO
sprinkle the entire city. alleys, streets
and sidewalks in an effort to rid the
city OF the germs.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-08-14
NEAT CAUSED
GREAT SUFFERING
Mercury Close TO 100 Degrees
In Eastern Pennsylvania.
SIX DEATHS IN PHILADELPHIA

Even In the Mountains the Tempera-
lure Has Been Extremely High.
Forest Fires Raging Above VIII
Mamsport-Sehuylkil Lower loan
at Any Time In Its History.
Philadelphia, Aug 10.-The mercury
In the official thermometer reached 80
degrees here Monday, while many In
strumsnts ON the streets showed a
temperature above the 100 mark. Six
deaths were reported as due to the
excessive heat. Among them was Will
liam Fullerton. aged sixty years,
well known contractor and builder,
who was overcome by the heat in his
private office and died while being re.
moved to hospital
Throughout the state the suffering
from the extreme heat and the lack OF
rain has been great. Even In the noun
famous districts the temperature has
boen extremely high. In Altoona the
thermometer registered 81, while the
city of Johnstown sweltered under
temperature OF "a. Scranton was some
what cooler, a slight rainfall bringing
relief. Harrisburg reports the hottest
day of the summer, the temperature
reaching 80. In Allentown there was
. drop in the temperature Of few de-
grees from the high figures OF Sunday,
',ut owing to the increased humidity
very little relief was experienced Ian
caster sizzled under SO degrees, while
Pottsville reported one death and nu-
merous prostrations, with the mercury
close to 100.
Williamsport had a temperature OF
% degrees, and fierce forest fires are
raging In the Black Forest district OF
Lycoming county. Fires are also rag
ing in the vicinity OF Eagles Mere and
Lake Mokoma
The deficiency in rainfall since Aug.
1 already amounts to almost two
inches, and the Schuylkill river is now
lower than any time in its history.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-08-14

originality for which the suffragette
movement has come to be distinguish
ed will be directed TO advance her can.
didacy.
1.-THE best national housekeeper''
win be the slogan that will arouse the
supporters of Miss Adams. Her
views on socialism and utilitarianism
and her faith in the progressive de
velopment of the classes which have
been reached by settlement workers.
1t is believed, will make her an ideal
candidate.
Miss Alice Stone Blackwell has
come out in support OF Miss Adams
for president, while suffragettes are
arranging for mass meeting to put
into boom sentiment for her.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-08-14
90 In New York.

New York. Aug. 10.-The thermom-
ster of the local weather bureau regis
tered SO degrees Monday afternoon.
the hottest day OF the summer, and
within three degrees of the hottest
department. Hundreds Of thousands
sought Coney Island and the beaches
for relief, but by an irony OF nature
It was 95 degrees at Coney Island
when 1t was SO in New York. Pros
trations were continually being report
ed by the city hospitals. and Ave per-
sons-four of them infants and one old
man-died from the heat at the sea
shore .,,s - 1 ~ 1El,-
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-08-14
Girl. MURDERED
IN CEMETERY
Attacked When She Went to
Decorate Graves.
BODY FOUND CRUDELY BURIED
Was Covered With Bruises, Scratches
and BIood-GirI Fought Hard For
Honor and Life Broken Spade
Gives Clue To Murderer.


Gives Clue TO Murderer.
Rochester, N. Y, Aug. 10. - That
Anna Schumacher, the seventeen-year-
old girl whose body was found crudely
buried in Holy Sepulchre cemetery,
was choked and beaten to death after
being criminally assaulted, Is the con-
clusion based on the autopsy held by
the coroner, but many of the circum-
stances of the crime, even to the ex-
act place where it was committed. can
still be only guessed. Although the
authorities believe they have a clue
TO the murderer, namely a broken
spade found near the scene of the
deed. who is guilty of the crime is a
matter of the vaguest speculation.
The strange actions of man dis
covered at the scene of the murder by
IN empioye of the cemetery directed
suspicion toward him and for q time
gave promise that an arrest would be
made, but the man made his escape
and II Is not known who he was.
description of the man was given
to the police and a search Is being
made for him.
Body Covered With Bruises.
The autopsy emphasized the bru-
tally of the crime. The body was In a
pitiable condition the head, face,
chest, arms and hands were covered
with bruises and scratches; the bone
that supports the tongue, the hyoid,
was fractured, when the assailant
choked his victim; the body was Gov
cred with blood, and the hair was full
of dirt and leaves. indicating that the
body was dragged some distance, prob
ably by the feet Part of the clothing
had been removed. It would seem that
the girl, who was of vigorous ply
sique, made a desperate struggle to
save her honor and her life.
The young woman left her home on
Saturday morning to place flowers in
the family cemetery which is that of
the Catholic church, and when she
did not return at night her family be-
came greatly alarmed A search was
instituted, which was kept up until the
finding of her body by two officers.
The spot where the body was found
was well chosen for concealment 1t IL
back of an old ice house in the GENE
terry property and Is surrounded by
wild underground and trees.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-08-14
DBsERvE POPE'S ELEVATION

Great Pomp Marks Celebration Of
Sixth Anniversary Of Coronation.
Rome, Aug. 10.--The sixth anniver-
gary of the coronation OF Pope Plus
was celebrated with great pomp. High
mass was celebrated in the Sistine
chapel, with Cardinal Merry Del Val,
the papal secretary OF state, oficiat-
ing.
A large number Of cardinals, mem
bers of the diplomatic corps and of the
aristocracy and several OF the pope's
relatives we're present
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-08-14
BROTHERS INJURED
BY PAPER CANNON
Were Too Hasty TO Learn Why
It Didn't Explode.


4~lRa-E 4
Punxsutawney, Pa, Aug. I. -- Leo
Phillips, aged fifteen years, and Greedy
Phillips, aged eight years, brothers,
are in hospital here in a serious con-
dition as a result of being little
hasty In endeavoring to learn why a
cannon which they had made of .
piece of paper and filed with powder,
mud and pebbles had failed to ex.
plode.
The boys loaded the cannon and
lighted the fuse, but the powder did
not ignite Immediately, and, thinking
the fuse had burned out, the lads ran
forward to examine 1t. The delayed
charge suddenly exploded. filing their
flesh with pieces of paper and bits OF
stone.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-08-14
Cir, Kills Herself Before Mirror.

Harvey. Ia, Aug. 9.-Her mind at
fected by 1. violent quarrel between
her stepfather and her mother, Helen
Mattox, fifteen years old, committed
suicide by kneeling in front of mr.
ror and shooting herself with rife
She was found dead by her stepfathel
w. A. Montgomery, whose wife was sc
much alarmed by the quarrel that She
walked ten miles to Knoxville, leaving
her daughter behind.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-08-14
She swallowed Paper wads.

Terre Haute. Ind. Aug. 10.-After
Miss Grace Shaeffer. aged twenty,
died in Paris, ILL.,, hospital. the sur
geons found that five feet OF her in
testines were clogged with paper wads
she was in the habit of swallowing.
Her mother says the girl devoured a
large quantity Of newspaper wads
daily, and had such a mania for 1t
that the family tried to hide all paper
from her.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-08-14
Alderman Accused of Larceny.

Reading. Pa, Aug. 10.-Alderman
Henry L. Wicket was arrested on two
warrants. charging him with the lar
ceny Of $3.50 from conhscated slot ma
chimes placed in his custody and with
selling some OF the machines. He was
held in $1,000 bail. He was arrested at
the request of District Attorney
SchAeffer.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-08-14

nanea, Island OF Crete, Aug. TO-
The Greek flag, which was run up
over the fortress and the Cretan mill
tary barracks here on July 81, the day
after the evacuation of the island by
the International troops, was lowered
az a result of the protests Of the four
protecting powers.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-08-14

Punxsutawney, Pa, Aug. s.-Doctor
~ the Adrian hospital here made an
abdominal incision on Peter Jackson
jackson, while drinking bottle OF
pop at his home, dislodged his false
testh and swallowed them. A physi-
clan, unable to recover the teeth,
forced them into the mans stomach
and then rushed him to the hospital,
where the operation was performed.
Jackson is in a critical condition.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-08-14
DROWNED IN WHIRLPOOL
Three Young Men Perish Bathing In
patuxent River Of Dukes Wharf,

Baltimore, Aug. 10.-While bathing
In the Patuxent river, off Dukes
wharf, three young men were sudden
ly drawn under in a whirlpool and
drowned. All we're Baltimoreans.
They we're Frank r. Schultze. George
HI. Combs and Dr. Howard Eastman.
Schultz, who was an expert swimmer,
persisted in an attempt to save the
other two.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-08-14
Fire DAMAGES Porcelain Works.

Trenton. N. j., Aug. "a portion
of the plant of the Imperial Porcelain
works of this city was destroyed by
are The burned buildings include the
kilns, but the main building was not
destroyed Five firemen were caught
by a falling wall and one of them,
George Woolverton, was seriously in
jured. The loss Is $50 900.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-08-14
Rox Lost on Mountains.

Scranton, Pa. Aug. mo trace has
been found OF Joseph Jordan, the
flfteen.year-eld high school boy, who
went alone TO the West mountain ON
a botany expedition Thursday night.
The most generally accepted theory is
that he has met with an accident and
is lying helpless In the woods.