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New-York tribune., 1909-05-24
RUNAWAY TEAM 1MPALBs MoToRMAN
smashes Into Car and Jams Pole of Coach
Through His Body.

In a collision of runaway horses attached 70
a heavy coach and streetcar the pole OF the
coach pierced the body of John Mullen, a motor
man. of Mount Vernon. who was standing on the
platform of his car. Boston Road and fremont
avenue Yesterday. Mullen was hurried to Fordham
Hospital where the surgeons said last night that
he had an even chance for his life. y number OF
women passengers in the car tainted
Abraham BIott, the driver Of the coach lost con-
troll of his horses near fremont avenue just where
the car stopped Blot tried to turn the frightened
animals but they bolted into the car and the pole
of the vehicle shot through the gateway OF the
front platform and struck Mullen.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-24
BOY OF FIFTEEN WIRELESS OPERATOR
Put in Charge of All Messages or the Mallory
Liner Nueces

All the wireless business on the Mallory liner
Nueces en- the north from Tampa which end
ed here yesterday. attended to hy RAYMOND
caldwell. fifteen years old, who was pressed into
service the day the left her Southern port
ON the run down the coast Frank Howland, the
VireIess operator, became i'll and went ashore at
TAMPA When he not able to return to New
York on the Nuoces. Captain Avery appealed To
the land operator in Tampa, who remembered that
,-oiug Caldwell had made wireless his hobby. and
also recalled how the 50-foot antenns in the boys
ard had often intercepted and mixed up his mes
saGcs.
The hoy accepted the Job. and II was found that
ne .krew the game backward
New-York tribune., 1909-05-24
MINTSTERS TO BE FANS.
U1W Support Ball Team If Sunday
Games Stop.
rBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune

Chicago May 23.-AI the ministers in Elgin
and a large number of church members and
residents opposed to Sunday baseball to-day
pledged themselves to buy season tickets from
the Elgin baseball club provided the manage
ment would aboIish Sunday games and play
ball on Saturday afternoons instead.
The action was taken at meeting Of Prote%-
tant cIergymen. lay members Of the various
denominations and others who anxious t.
stop the playing of baseball on Sunday. \ com
mittee was appointed to draft resolutions II
protest against Sunday games and to confer
with the management of the baseball club reIa-
tive to the proposition of the ministers
New-York tribune., 1909-05-24
NEW POLICEMAN FINDS AN EARRING.
Bit of Jewelry Valued at $3.50 Turned Over
TO Property Clerk at Headquarters.

A small object that lay glitteriug the Sidewalk
1scer the rays of a sJlee, lamp caught the eyes #
Pa,roman Murphy. Of the East 5lst street station
as Ge reached Madison and 5grh street early
yesterday morning and, STOPPING. the officer found
in was an earring containing several diamonds and
saprhires
PatroImau Murphy took the earring 10 the East
5Ist street station, and il later sent 10 the
property clerk at Police Headquarters. The ear
ring WAS valued about $3.50 by the police As
Yet uo report OF the loss has been received.
Fatr"Imau Murphy the hnder Of the earring, has
been ea the police force just month.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-24
ICE FIELDS UOTvE SOUTH.
Three Steamers Lcdyc. T5r0 Enter
Harbor # st. JOhR'&.

s. JOINS. X r.. Nav The Labrador cur
Tent continues To carry with II on its course
past Tire Eastern Newfoundland ports @ steady
procession II ice foes. constituting fields of
great length During a temporary break in the
hslds three steamers ran tEe blockade to-day.
The steamer Hasalind. four days late in start
iAs on Lar regular trip managed To- slip
taTougn one ~ Tie narrow open spaces and got
away for Nen York Tie steamers Eriardene
IRON Cadz. and THE Hyhope. from Montreal
succeeded ir entering the harHor.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-24
NEGRO CONVICT sURRENDERs.
Had Been Hiding in Ohio Prison Since
Wednesday,

Columbus, Ohio. MAJ 23.-Harvey johnson, a ne
gro burglar. serving life sentence. in soli-
rary confinement. following his disappearance on
Wednesday night and hiding a the prison until
early to-day. when hunger drove him 10 uncover
himself.
Despite tie utmost vigilance of guards. Johnson
had eluded capture 10y hiding under the porch Of
the prison postoffice- Last night ne boldly stole
the lunch of guard, but was seen while leaving
u. guards kitchen. He 10 wash house and
lid on the roof as three rife shots rang out For
three hours johnson lay on the roof. Then he sur
rendered
New-York tribune., 1909-05-24
Sass SS6

MANY Of these. such the items providing
Tor bnspitaIs charities. armorieS and various
ribIfc purposes represent worthy objects but q
must b.. remembered that apart from the Items
thIs disaIIovcd. large appropriations are made
for purpoSeS within the same classes respective
N I'm the case OF hospitals for the insane, for
example SL356.5I5 is allowed m the special hos
,.it,I tiiIs i'm addition to the maintenance items
i'm th,. general bills Besides &+59,3i5. apPr'-
r,ri4ted l,v the special bill for charitable inSti-
t1tiouS there have been signed this year bills
for H.. new building of the Rome Cust'd1dl
ASYLUM tS165o0Ol and for the extension of the
Ravbrook tuberculosis Hospital tSZfbS"e)
The state Fair bill passed at this session car
ried SIS. uOa for improvements and new ould-
iucs Large appropriations have also been Ilatia
tor agrio ulturdi purposes WITH respect 20 ti-
needs of the national guard, i'm addition %
SIZE 00o carried by the supply p-i Tor repairs
and improvements, $2I5.oc0 vas appF'ptldI-L
during the session for the neV rifle ranges FOt
New-York tribune., 1909-05-24
WIND MARS AgRoPLANg CONTESTS.

Juvisv France May 23-Sixty thousand persons
attended the aeroplane race meeting at the new
aerodrone here to-day. \ high wind prevailed.
and the contest was greatly marTed thereby Leon
DeIagrange made flight OF minutes for the
81 on prize but as he did use his own machine
q has not been definitely decided 70 make the
award TO him. There were other competitors in
New-York tribune., 1909-05-24
THE D4NTON STILL FAST.
French Dreadn0ught Vii Remain
T7cO Weeks on Ways.

Brest. May 23,-The battleship Danton is still
on the ways. where she stuck yesterday at the
attempt to launch her All efforts of tugs to
release the battleship have failed and it will be
a fortnight before the launching be com
pleted. The accident is attributed to the in
sufficient incline Of the ways and the sinking
of the supports under the immense weight.
which caused the hull to deviate from its
course.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-24
RIOTS At PERE L4CH1ISE.
udnY Socialists and Police Injured
an Paris.

Paris. May 23-The Revolutionary Socialists,
annual demonstration TODAY before the nonu-
ment erected in Pere Iachaise To the Com
munists in which many dismissed postal en-
pIoyes took part, marked by violent scuffies
with the police. A large number on both sides
were injured and about twenty arrests we're
made.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-24
DOG BARKED, SAVED FAMILY.
vide Awake Pet Terrier Gave Warning That
House Was on Fire

= pei terrier saved g. n Evans hIs VIE and
el-ldre. from being burned o. death early
'iaaE morning III fire which totally destroyed
nome . f1go story franc cottage m stephens
s.-=l- l-e Ne" Dora staten Island. Shortly after 3
,A ne Evans family WAS awakened bE ih-
-'-1 barking or rae dog
ti,-e - descended tHe stairs Mr. Evans found rI..
g3s,s5 al-aze- IlSisiue back tp lls room Dee a--
ssfef- s hife and children ru dress and 2Oi them
fa--- ,li n f.- 5IiidIlz- The volunteer ar.. de-
- t=+l Hs- helpless. there was u1 ~as-r.
: a, t'.lair- fr.ueI go tie ground. T-a joss
New-York tribune., 1909-05-24
BIG ORDER FOR ENGINES REPORTED.

Dunkrk. y y May 23-It is reported that the
Union Pacific has placed order for one hundred
engines with the American Locomotive Company
1,b.v will be built at the Schenectady and Brooks
ulauts 4 large number of skilled wCrkmen who
have been lille for months have been ordered to
pnrt for duty Monday.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-24
NoNGoLIAN. DAMAGED. AT HALIFAX.

fs-,taE- 5las with her forepeak fun Of
Fals- uus .f t.= blades ~ her propeller smashed
sta Inc paint torn from her lows and sides, t1a
"a Line steamer Nrugo'iaH from Glasgow and
,-'e'H'o- tnr TINS port and Philadelphia, arrived
se To-day. affer being inebagnd rhree DAYS off
= seit y r. Al rle hundred passengers Ger
:, '1 10 1ae good discipline. of captain Han and
New-York tribune., 1909-05-24
SIX LIVES LOST At SEA.
Captain, FOur Sailors and Boy
Washed Orerb0ard.

Valparaiso. May 23-The Dutch shin Neder-
land, which sailed from Melbourne. Australia
for Falmouth on March % has arrived at Co
quimbo in distress. Captain Sparud four sea-
men and boy were washed overheard off Cape
Horn
New-York tribune., 1909-05-24
TWO MORE ARRESTS THAN WEEK AGO.

The total number of excise arrests yesterday
"a tyyo more than last Sunday OF these Y were
I'm Manhattan and The Bronx, against 20 last
sunday I'm Brooklyn there were Is arrests. in
Queens and In Richmond
New-York tribune., 1909-05-24

Increase in 1912

The appropriation bills passed by the Legs
Iatura this wear exceeded in amount the 1puro-
priations approved last year teXcluSIVe OF sink
ing fund contributions boy S9l4s-7o>- ENtel-lNe
reductions have been imperatIVrly required ms
executive has the power to object {" any ittin
of appropriation and thus. after adjournment u
the Legislature, diSalloW H. But ne t4LhoI re-
duca an item Where a single item IN the @eu-
eraI appropriation or supply bill covers an ~
crease of allowance for "a given purpos" t-i5
iter, cannot be reduced. but must either stand
or he wholly diSalI0vCd cd general retdj is
rnenr is therefore impractiCable, ana the burden
Of curtailmeut must be borne "t lH'Sg St-cl-..
80 ,f .T,rrouri4tiou which can be- diSalipNe1
without dislOcating administration
,Tbe items and bills disapproved by me ars IS
follows
New-York tribune., 1909-05-24
AMERICAN SHOES FOR PRINCESS.
Seventeen Pairs Being Made for the Holland
Heir in Brockton, Mass.
IBy Telegraph 70 The TTibun0

5,ra.Etau Mass Nav 2%.-The tiny feet ~ Hoi-
lands baby princess 20 be incased in American
..-solad shoes the most costly infants shoes that
were ever made I'm tbs countI>- They bear the
sfarrp uf q Broclton hrm.
There. are seventeen pairs in the order just FIN
t-.e5 Ia one Of the seventeen pairs the lining is
niece of satin nom Queen Wiihelmfna wedding
....s. Anette- pair is made OF cloth of goid. one
~ Us oG cloth IF silver and sun another is OF the
1r.ezt white Partisan kid.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-24
SPECIAL TRAIN TO PRINCETON

I.-- zrHaurG ffaEfaId -l'l.E...fal Ita-.aH
.ssd --c4.aE. Nag - Va Peansy.auia Hail-
lst-8-5-7' N-n f.EH -s , ST. >orar a 20 T. n
-'-s :. L.-l-ttS L:ler EaLle--A<sL
New-York tribune., 1909-05-24

eRF-TON WOODS HOTELS WHITE MIS-. N. H..
T'.f'-.~sItat. t.,es al IISU B Nay, Tel. iiis Mad
AGEE
New-York tribune., 1909-05-24

The total appropriations exclusive Of reap
prnpriatlons- of contributions canal ami
highway debt sinking funds and af
slut.rr
trust funds. and from proceeds bond
sales which 81 bE he -
isature this rl---.----- So $50 9as %
The bills and items disalnUei by
10 -fs~ Is
Leaving the total of said appropriations as
allowed So acS O25 as
Add ContribEt1ns from the general fund ia
lieu Of direct
81
Highway debt sinking fund Less vuU
Loq7. snn %
Making a total of approximations .. S3,oJ5 a2S 60
As compared with the total
pr0priat1uS a.,
proved exclusive ~ sinking
f,In,IsI .........---.-.--.- So "a. +11 20
nd contributions
fund
Canal debt sinking
fund ......... - 81. $1,000
Highway debt
l.lI 90
81
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-01-29
EXECUTORS SALE
OF Valuable
Real ara Personal
ESTATE

The undersigned having duly qua flied as
executors of the last will and testament of
the late j ohm w. Mason, we will proceed to
sell ut public auction at the late home of the
deceased located 3 miles west of Shanghai
and miles northwest of Ganotown, on
Wednesday, February 10, 1909
beginning at 10 clock a. m.the following real
and personal property all of which the de-
ceased died seized to-wit:
PERSONAL PROPERTY
Ore Fine Mich Cow
Same will be fresh about March |, IS bundles
of fodder. lot of hay some inillet. ana some
curp. pieces of good bacon and some lard,
steelyards; AGO lbs. lot of canned fruit and but
tiers, No 8 cook stove and utensils, heating
stove, rocking chairs. CUPBOARD. tables, 3
bedsteads, lot of bedding, bureau, chest, 2
stands, safe, 80 yards of carpet2 brass kettles,
lot of dishes, sewing machine, clock, and
many other articles
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-01-29

Jake Fisher, ever on the 10 pkout for
the interests Of the people, at the be-
ginning of the session of the legisla-
ture introduced bill compe ling rival
telephone companies operating in the
same town to made connection so that
subscriber on one phone can be con-
ne cted TO any subscriber of the other
system without extra expense to the
phone holders and that the phone
companies shall apportion the cost of
such messages between themselves.
This is certainly a most meriterious
measure and will meet with the APP
probation of every phone subscriber.
II would mean saving to each hold
erin Martinsbnrg, who has two phones,
the cost Of one. Among all the econom
ic measures introduced in this legisla-
lsturs there will hardly be one which
will mean NJ ere saving to the people.
Nearly every business house in this
city must pay for two telephones to
get the service, terrible was e n
point of economy.
This measure we have been watch
ing with some interest since it was n
PRODUCED. 1t was at first referred to the
judiciary committee and the commit
tee promptly reported it back with
recommendation that it pass but by
that time the interests were on to the
bill and Oh Tuesday it went back to
the committee and now just what will
be its fate is, at least fromthls dis
tanco, hard to tell
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-01-29

The spirit of the age seems 70 ieau
men in public life into all sorts 81 es
trayagances and especially those who
are elected to membership in legisia-
tive bodies. Congress last year added
6fty per cent to their salary and now
the members of the West Virginia
LEGISLATURE have caught the fever. III
has not only been suggested to increase
the salary but to lengtheu the term
frem forty.five days to ni2ty. Inc
history for the state for the past de-
cade OF TWO proves the assertion we SO
often hear that ''the eftener we have
a meeting of the legislature ana tAe
longer they stay the worse the state IS
eff Halt the time the state would pc
served better If the Legislature weulo
meet, pass the Appropriation bills ana
30 home. The people will not stand
for ary such action as increasing the
er diem from $4to $40 and extend
ng the session from forty-fve days to
pintv. The fellow who vote for this
extravaganza will hear from his con-
stituents.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-01-29

The new charter for Greater Martins
burg has passed the Legislature, re-
ceived the signature of the Governor
and is now the law. We are now IN
deed and in truth GreaterMartinsburg
We haye,grave doubts that the town
is going to DO materially benefited by
the expansion of its boundaries. Ihs
additions are tbinly settled and the
demands for improvements in the
way OF street paving. water-mains etc.
will we fear add to the cost OF admin
istration and thus leave the cor
poration with less money to make I'M
provemenls so essential in the busi-
ness section of the town.
In our opinion the town VIII he
greatly benefited by the new method
of govern ment. The old charter had
become obsolete and out of date ana
did not meet the needs of the times.
The effect of the extension Of the
boundaries of the town in political
way is variously figured by the peliti-
clans Of both parties. 1t seems to be
agreed, IN the main, that the demo-
Gratis VIII have slight advantage but
not enough to make matters comfor-
table and easy.
The mayor and the couneilmen who
were elected last spring will hold over
for year and the following spring
there will be one councilman from each
ward elected and mayor who shall
constitute the council fol- two years
and thereafter we will have city elee-
ton but once in two years.
On the LIST of next June Mayor Cush-
wa will appoint the Board of Alias
three freeholders of the city, two of
whom shall be of one party and the
other shall be of the opposite political
party. One shall be appointed for two
years, one for four years and one for
six years and each newly elected
mayor shall appoint one member of
the board who shall serve for period
of six years.
There is one thing certain in polit-
ical sense, that hereafter there will be
nc sCram BILE over the election of the
members of the elty council as their
election Will mean little or nothing
il 5 political sense but sll willbe cen
tered in the mayor as he will in the
future make all appointments that
have in the past been made by the
citV council
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-01-29

The city If Martinsburg may well
point with pride to its excellent new
Y. VI, G. A. building. 1t is very cem-
mendable in our people to so generous
ly provide for the care and entertain
ment of our young men but we have
long maintained that we owe duty
to the young girls of the town as well
as to the boys. There are probably sew
eral hundred girl who have come to
this city from different sections with
IN radius Of more than tifty mites
seeking employment here and who
have no one to care for them and no
home excepting the boarding houses
of the town. 1t would be most chris
tian act for our people TO establish .
proper home for the homeless girls.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-01-29

There has been something doing at
Charleston during the past week in
the matter of uncoverins corruption
and fraud and even among the mem
bers of the republican party themselves
Delegate Moore, of M arshall county,
brought charges against the manage
ment of the state penitentiary of such
character that they were at first
made light of but when Mr.. Moore
came before the com mittee of investI-
cation he showed the figures and made
matters SO plain that the republicans
themselves began to sit up and take
notice. In other words he produced
proof for all he had charged and a
great deal more. Now the process of
white wash is in order and we expect
to see the matter smeothed ever some
way that will not be credit to the
state or to the party responsible for the
scandal.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-01-29
REAL ESTATE

The home farm of the deceased upon which
his sale is made and containing about
IT'S Acres
more or less 50 acres ct which is cleared land
and in good state of cultivation. Each field
has water. This land is well adapted to fruit
culture. the farm is improved by fencing good
s Room House
with cellar; good orchard and garden
Large Bank Barn
80 by 40 feet in good condition, This farm will
make good Investment a nice hOme
granary, smoke house. corn crib nd wagon
ehed, tool house and everything to make a
good covenient and comfortable homo
Terms
The personal property Will he sold on the
following terms: a credit of months will be
given on all sums of 500 and over the pur-
chaser to give his note with approved securi-
ty negotiable and PAYABLE at the Merchants
and farmers Rank, with interest from date but
II pard at maturity interest RENTED
The real-estate will be sold, one-third cash
and the balance in two equal annual pay
mepts of one and two years with Interest from
date and the deferred payments to be secured
by the retention of the deed to the property
sold
+. Nc and Cecil DeHaven,
l.. N. Parsons. Auct.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-01-29

Mr.. Taft has been having COCO
time dow in Dixie aud nothing has
tended to increase his popularity
more than bis promise to appoint a
better class of men TO Federal Office IN
the South. Hitherto 1t has been the
rule to appoint men who were most
successful ia handling the negro vote
at the National conventions without
regard to respectabllity or fitness. In
not few instances have ignorant, no
toriously unit and corrupt men white
or black have been placed In office in
the South, apparently for no. other
reason than to rebuke aud irritate tn e
the people.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-01-29
STATESMAN DEMOCRAT.
PUBLISHED BY

{. ". BOYER Editor.

The election last November was no'
80 bad fer the democrats as 10 o'seo''
aee them for besides electing several
governors in republican states ana
gaining several members OF the new
House of Representatives we pave
gained three msmoers OF the onis1.'
states Senate. They are Benjamin +.
shively, of the state of Indiana onas'
]. Hughes, Of colorado and George r.
chamberlain, of Oregon THESE fneu
are all true LETTERS ,nian democrats ano
amonr Inc ablest men of the country
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-01-29

From what we have been able to
learn from the city of Charleston the
tenn peTance fight seems TO be drifting
towards county LEGAL option. We have
sfteB heard people say that they
were opposed TO local eptien for the
reason that if one county had license
and another not that both might as
well have license for there would be
Just as much liquor consumed and
some say more.
The bill providing for county local
option has been introduced by j. b.
Santee, of WetZel county. 1t provides
that when 30 per cent of the qualified
voters of county petitionthe county
court he court shall order an election
held for the purpose of voting Tor or
against license. If the county votes
dry then ell saloons in that county
shall close within 30 days.
1t further provides against the solic-
itibg of orders by agents for liquors IN
counties W hich have been voted dry.
The penalty for giving away or selling
or furnishing liquors in a dry county
is a fine of not more than $500 nor less
than $50 for first offense, and ra
a second ofiense fine of not more
than $500, nor less than 500, the
abatement OF the guilty party's place
of business az a nuisance and bond Of
81 600 to he good in the future.
1t gives druggist autheG Y to iil
prescriptions for liquor, and also per
mits man to give liquor 20 his friends
in The sauetity Of his home provided
said home is not a place Of public re-
sort.
1t provides THAI for period of TIVE
yesrs after election no OF, er election
can be held on this subject, the result
of an election, however, if ii he ~ fay
orof the sale of Intoxicating liquors
shall not affect, iepeal or amend ANY
lawor ordinance of ms nieIplaIiy
prohibiting such sale