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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-09-17

At IL O'Clock public memorial SER
vices were held in st. Johns church,
the Rev. Mr. Guinness delivering an
address. The funeral took place at
4 o'clock. The services lasted twenty
r.'nutes, The funeral was private,
only those invited by Mrs, Hartman
being present.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-09-17

Whitesburg, Ky, Sept 11.-"Aunt"
Liza Franklin, aged 20 years, a re-
spected woman of Colly Greek, a lew
niles above here, is dead. She was
the mother of Byrd Franklin, mer-
Chant, and leaves many descendants.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-09-17

Kentucky must have produced some
hne fruit after all this season, says
the Winchester Democrat. A num-
Ter of our exchanges mention apples
that weigh over a pound, and big
peaches are so numerous they are
not worth mentioning, In the vege-
table line sweet potatoes are reported
EAat weigh from three to nine pounds,
seventy-pound pumpkins are frequent
B met with, and a Fleming county
woman boasts of raising a beet that
weighs fourteen pounds. All in all,
Kentucky is mighty good place in
which to live. ilarI
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-09-17

Edward H. Hartman died Thurs
DAY afternoon at his home on Tower
PHI. He succumbed to an intestinal
disorder from which he had been
suffering for long time. Mr.. Harri-
man is said to have retained his
mental faculties to the last. The end
Eas peaceful. The family were at the
Sedside. The death was not an
nounced until thirty-five minutes az
Ter the close of the New York Ex-
tsmnge. The burial was at Arden.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-09-17

Marion, KY, Sept. 11,-This morn
ing under every electric light in the
town the streets We're completely
covered with small green bugs about
the size of a grain of wheat. They
were very much alive and upon a
close investigation proved to be
g.asshoppers. The air was alive with
them last night, making it almost
impossible for any one to exist out
side of a well-screened room. Sew
cral bushels of them were swept up
and burned on Main street
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-09-17

Little progress has been made to-
ward the settlement of the Peary-
Cook controversy over the discovery
nf the North Pole. Germany and
France came forward with recommen-
cations for deciding the quarrel by
the appointment of scientific arbi-
Il alton commission. DR.. Cooks ad-
herents are still firm In the belief
that he was first to reach the pole
and are producing many things to
the discredit of Commander Peary
Peary's friends say that the Com
mCnder has proofs that pr. Cook is
q, impoStor Wireless dispatches told
Fl DR.. Cooks homeward Journey OH
tire steamship Oscar IL, which Is
g6ily decorated in his honor In New
York, the Arctic Club of America is
completing arrangements for ban
qlet to be given DR.. Cook on the
evening Of September %. Commander
Peary was still at Battle Harbor last
Sunday night repairing the Roose-
welt, which will probably be delayed
for five or six days before reaching
Sydney, Cape Breton.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-09-17

Danville, Ky. Sept. 13-Rufus May
nard, a well known farmer, living
near the Boyle line in Casey county,
vas called to his door last night by
two unidentified men. who, after. beat
irs him into unconsciousness, tore
his ears from his head and almost
removed his noce A Sheriffs posse
is at work on the case.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-09-17

Covington, Ky, Sept. 1.-THE rob-
berry of the Queen and Crescent rail-
way station at Erlanger early this
morning was reported to the Gov
lngton police this evening by detec-
tives for the railway. Eight hundred
railway tickets are missing and a
sack Of mail was gone through and
every letter opened. 1t. is supposed
tat the thieves got about 5000 In
money and money orders,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-09-17

Gen. H. C. COrbin, for many years
Adjutant General, died in New York
Wednesday after a long period of i'll
health. He had been on the retired
Est for three years. He was with
President Garfield when he was as
Iassinated in 1881. He is survived
by a widow to whom he was married
sight years ago.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-09-17

Gordon Rockflint, United States
Marshal for the Western district of
Wisconsin, and his deputies, seized a
carload of flour at Madison, Wis,
and another at Mazomaine, Wis. All
Sf the flour is alleged to have been
bleached with nitrogen-peroxide, in
violation of the pure food laws. The
company will test the statute.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-09-17

Joe and Walter Throckmorton, of
Fleming county, while returning from
Eork in the field recently, came
dEIough the pasture and drove up
sheir two milk cows. On the way,
Ehey stopped at a spring to let the
COWS drink. Turning from the spring
10th animals fell to the ground dead
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-09-17

Co II you shoot their dogs and 60
around Dragging about it.
Jackson, Ky, Sept. "a double
tragedy occurred at Decoy, near The
Breathitt and Knott county line. Ben
Stacy, a school teachre, and Floyd
Shepard being the victims Stacy had
dismissed his school and started 10
lis home when he was followed by
Shepard and shot in the back. The
school teacher fell to the gruond
dead. Shepard walked a hundred
yards away and raising his pistol
fired a shot into his right temple,
killing himself instantly. Both men
belonged to prominent and influential
families, Mr.. S. L. Stacy, the father
of Ben Stacy, being the weallhiest
man in that section of the country,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-09-17

Go If you shoot their dogs and g
around Dragging about it.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-09-17

The Mauritania OF the Cunard Line
Eoke all transatlantic records by
Eaking the voyage between Queens
aSwn and New York in four days,
sleYen hours and thirty-five minutes.
Statisticians who are eminently
qualified to form estimates believe
Aat the United States census to be
aaken next year will show a popula-
SOn of between 100000 and $4,000
90. They would not be surprised if
the figures ran as high as 1OO,OOO,OOO
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-07-31
TIE KNOCKERS cluR.

What would be thought OF the man
in Martinsburg who would publicly
propose to organize club with the
following constitution and bylaws:
l. We viii make fun of the begin
ming Of every effort.
2. We will exaggerate every fault
Of fellow-menbers.
3. If strangers come to town we
will give away" fellow-members.
a. We will SANDER and back-bite
each other as much as possible.
5. We will do all we can TO prevent
a fellow member succeeding.
6. We will in every way hinder each
other and strive to live up to the title
Of our society, The Society Of Mu-
tual Injury.
The man who would propose it If
he had conscience and self-respect
enough to care for the opinions of
others, would be ashamed to be seen
on the street, yet The man who will
do secretly the things provided for in
such bylaws is much worse than the
one who would do it openly. To all
Of the other bad things necessary to
be in mans heart to subscribe to and
carry out principles, would be added
the element Of cowardice. To harm
and impede each other is one Of the
most injurious things that can exist
in any community. The man who has
in his heart nothing but envy and
jealousy will do anything else that his
cowardice will allow
The difference between a great big,
brodd-minded, liberal man and little
shriveled-up, four-penny creature, rep
resents the greatest distance between
any two elements of human character.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-07-31
The ROAD TAX.

There is some mystery in connec-
ton with the way the state board OF
public works handled the one cent di-
rect state tax for road purposes. The
board met and fixed the state tax at
five cents, but took no action on the
road tax. In fact some OF the mem.
bers look upon it as unconstitutional
and have said as much.
The constitution provides that the
county courts shall have charge Of the
roads. How then is the state road
fund to be disbursed is the question
which has arisen. The department of
roads believes that the money can be
certified to the counties to be paid on
the order of the county court. But
there is still mystery about the action
of the board and none OF the members
would discuss it after the meeting.
The board OF public works in fact
is not levying body. The legislature
provides for a state tax and leaves il
for the board to fix the amount. This
was done. But with the state road tax
1t is different. The legislature fixed
the amount for this year at one cent
and really there is nothing for thJ
boarc 10 do about it. 1t is up to the
county officials to include the road
tax in their calculations and collect
II
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-07-31

drastic cut In wages to an extent
far beyond anything actually at
tempted by any of the employers, and
that prices and wages were so well
maintained was due very largely TO
the power of the trust.
The managers OF the big corpora
tion have also given their employees
opportunities to acquire stock in the
concern on terms more favorable than
the same stock could be obtained by
the general pubic. 1t has likewise
been the policy Of the administration
to promote men from the ranks OF the
skilled workmen to positions Of respon
sibility and opportunity and altogether
the workmen in the many plants OF
the United States corporation have
been pretty well treated. 1t may turn
out that the managers do not really in.
tend to rob the men even IL they
should succeed in establishing the
principle OF the open shop in all the
sheet and tin plate works the country
over.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-07-31
EQUALIZATION OF TAXES.

The Board OF Equalization, which
has been sitting at the Court II use
since the first Monday Of this month,
has nearly completed its work, and
will finish work about the last of next
week. The work of the board is to
examine the books Of the assessor,
with a view of equaIizing the various
assessments of the county, raising
those which seem to be too low and
lowering those which seem to be too
high.
An examination OF the books by a
representative of The Evening World
shows that the board has made a
number of changes all over the coun-
ty, and that for the most part these
changes are to raise the valuations
placed upon the properties by the as
SCISSORS. This is particularly true as
to the property on Main street in the
city and to the various apple orchards
throughout the county.
What appears to be defect In the
law is that no notice of these changes
is required TO be given to the proper
ty owner, yet If he fails to appear be
fore the board, and offer evidence he
cannot appeal from the boards de
cision. This provision is not gener
ally known to the taxpayers through
out the county. If he appears before
the board and contests the valuation,
he may appeal from it's decision to the
Circuit Court, where 1t is heard upon
the same evidence heard by the board.
For this purpose, the evidence before
the board is required to be reduced
to writing
So far as we have been able to
learn, no appeals have been taken,
and while this seems to indicate a
satisfaction upon the part OF those
who have learned what their assess
ments are, it might be well worth
the while of every taxpayer to go to
the curt House and see what his as
sessment is, so that in case it is too
high, he may take steps to have it re
duced before it is too late.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-07-31
STATES GARDEN FINE
Warden Joe Matthews Says It Takes
No Little Quantity of Produce to
Feed at His Hotel.

Huntington, w. Va, July 2S.-War
| den Joe Matthews Of the state peni
Tertiary is in the city for short visit
He tells many things Of public inter
est concerning the government of the
state institution.
yes" he said I'VE have real pen.
itentiary up there. There are at pres.
ent 1888 conyicts incarcerated and
all Of them in excellent condition and
apparently appreciative Of the work
that is being done to make their life
as easy as possible for them. OF
course It Is hard any way such a life
is taken, but we do the best we can
for them
I'VE are running mighty fine gar
den now in connection with the pris-
on, in which fifty convicts are en-
ployed. There are 100 acres under
cultivation, and in that garden are
planted 10000 cabbage plants, 10000
tomato plants and 600 bushels of seed
potatoes. A crop like that promises
to be enough to last for a little while,
even in an institution the size Of the
penitentiary.
Il met with a funny experience the
other day." continued the warden, lin
which a commission man figured. He
came around and said he had lot
of fine string beans and would like to
sell me few. All right" / replied,
you may send me around one mess,
anyway, and well try them
All right, Mr.. Matthews, thank
you, he said.
I" Better send around about rs
bushels; that quantity ought to make
a fair mess ] replied.
!" Good Lord' he yelled, 70 bush
els! Why, l couldn't get that many
beans from all the commission men
from Pittsburg to Cincinnati
1T serves as an illustration" said
the warden, "of how much it takes
to feed the inmates of my hotel. 1t
takes rs bushels of beans for a mess,
% barrels of cabbage and seven or
eight barrels of flour are used daily.
Our garden looks pretty good now
and If our tomato crop turns out
right, we expect to get about 5000
gallons from them for winter use.
ITO show you how things are man
aged there, it takes just 25 minutes
ia take 1883 convicts to dinner and
back to work again.
Warden Matthews has instituted a
great may changes about the gov
eminent of the penitentiary since he
assumed charge and is obtaining ex-
cellent results from every department
He will spend a day or so here be-
fore returning to Moundsville.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-07-31
THE TRUST AND WAGES.

Whatever criticism may be in or
der as to the economic methods and
tendencies of the trusts in general
and of the steel trust in particular,
it must be admitted that the big
steel combination has, in the whole
course of it's career, shown an
amiable disposition toward its EN-
ployes. 1t suits the purpose OF the
Amalgamated agitatos to assume
that the ultimate object OF the pres
ent fight for the open shop is to es
tablish conditions which will make
possible a future cut ir wages. The
history of the citations between
the corporation and its workmer
does not furnish any rational
ground for such an assumption. The
power Of the big semi-monopoly tc
maintain prices during the recent
tremendous slump in the steel trade
was exercised quite as much in the
interest OF labor as OF capital. II
would have been easy to make the
panic and duh times an excuse fol
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-07-31
B. & O. ENGINEER DEAD
Adam Hansrote, Formerly Of Mar
tinsburg, Dies in Baltimore of
Blood Poisoning.

From The World of Friday:
News was received here this morn
ing of the death of Mr.. Adam Hans.
rote, a well-known B. & o. passenger
engineer from Baltimore to Cumber-
land and former resident OF this
city, which occurred in Baltimore
Thursday night shortly before, one
o'clock. He was about 55 years OF
age and his death was unexpected.
About ten days ago carbuncle form
ed on his neck and about a week later
he underwent an operation for ii. AT
forwards blood poisoning developed,
Surviving are his wife and four
children: Frank, in Cumberland;
Lawrence, Edward and Charles, IN
Baltimore; his father, Lawrence Hans
rote and stepmother, of Hansrote sta
ton in Morgan county; also two
brothers. and four sisters; Lawrence
and William Hansrote, Mrs. Harry
Riley, Mrs. Mollie Custer, Mrs. Susan
Hixon and Mrs. Sallie Dick, all oil
Cumberland.
Mr.. Hansrote was born in the west
ern part of Morgan county and came
to Martinsburg in his young manhood
He resided here until about ten years
ago when he moved to Baltimore
where he since resided He was an
engineer on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad for over twenty-five years
and was one of the most efficient ant
popular men in the service. He was
man of genial and kindly DISPOSE
ton and made friends everywhere
His death, therefore, will cause wide
spread sorrow. He was member o
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi
neers and the Robert White Mosoni'
lodge, of Martinsburg.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-07-31
JUST SuPPOsING.

Suppose that once annually the term
of service OF all employees OF every
considerable corporation expired, and
that unless the directors voted them
back into position they must seek
other places. And suppose that this
term of rehiring came at about the
same time for all. Wouldn't there be
considerable unrest among the en-
ployes, much scouting around to find
out how they stood. much distraction,
in fact, from the proper duties of their
position?
And If the men who did the en-
ploying were generally small-guage,
self seeking, with no particular inter.
est about how the employees worked or
how the business went on, so long as
them, would such concerns likely be
well manned and efficient? 1t would
be a miracle if they were. No sane
person would expect a Gems worth OF
return on the dollar invested in SO
shaky and irresponsibly and improper.
| ly organized concern.
| Fortunately for business, no such a
commercial system as this exists any
where. 1t wouldn't be tolerated. II
would cut down profits. No one could
| be secured to work under such a cut
throat plan. But this very system
prevails in public schools generally
1t is to be seen at its very worst in
Pittsburgh. Isn't it marvel that we
have as good schools as we do?-
Pittsburg Post.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-07-31
c. v. GRANTS REQUEST.
Will Run Night Train From Carlisle
to Martinsbura.

From The World of Friday:
President James II. Johnson of Hose
Co. No. received a letter last even.
ing from Mr.. w. H. Order, CORES
ponding secretary of the Cumberland
Fire Company's Centennial and Car
isles Old Home Week, in which he
quotes from letter from II. A. Rid.
die, general pa 'senger agent of the
Cumberland Valley Railroad, saying
that train No. II will run through to
Martinsburg both Thursday and Fri
day nights, August 26 and 81, leaving
Carlisle at $40 p. m. This win he
very gratifying news o all our fire.
men and the scores of other people
who intend to take in the big time at
Carlisle next month, as II will enable
them to spend nearly the whole day
and get home before midnight
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-07-31
NO SITE YET
Board Will Meet Again in Parkersbure
This Week, When Place
viii BE Chosen.

After meeting in Clarksburg and
making an inspection Of the proposed
site for the new state homes for chill
dren offered by that city and subse
quently making an inspection of sites
offered at Buckhannon and Elkins.
the board of directors of the State
Humane Society adjourned without
taking any action on the matter OF
selecting site for the new institu
ton.
At the Clarksburg meeting 1t was
expected that the proposition OF a
Huntington man to donate tract oi
thirty acres to the state for the new
home would be brought up, but the
representative from that district fail
ed even to put in a bid for the home
and it is hardly likely now that Hunt
ington will be considered as a place
for the home.
In making selection, the boart
has many things to take into consid
GRAFTON, such as locating the institu
ton in section of the state where II
will be easy Of access from all points
and at the same time they want tt
locate it where the best advantages
will be obtained from climatic view
point. The site offered at Clarksburt
is a desirable one as are both thos'
at Elkins and Buckhannon.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-07-31
Notice to Creditors.

TO the Creditors of ]. B. Bowen:
Please take notice that the accounts
of Wilbur H. Thomas, trustee for the
creditors of ]. B. Bowen, are before
the undersigned Commissioner of Ac-
counts for the County Court OF Berke-
ley County, West Virginia, for settle
ment.
Also take notice that as per Section
Is of Chapter 81 of the Code OF West
Virginia, | have appointed Saturday,
August 81, 1909, at 10 o'clock a. m. as
the time and my office in Martinsburg,
Berkeley County, West Virginia, as
the place for receiving proofs OF debts
or demands against said ], B. Bowen,
at which time and place you are re-
quired to attend.
Given under ny hand this 9TH day
of July, 1909.
L. Dew GERHARDT,
Commissioners of Accounts for the
County Court of Berkeley County,
West Virginia 7-l06t
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-07-31
The Jersey TUNNEL

With the opening of the double tun-
mel under the Hudson river, connect
ing New York City with Jersey City,
the island of Manhattan practically
ceases TO be an island and there is
an end of the obstruction to COM
munication which has heretofore been
he-vy handicap upon the metropo-
lis. This is as great gain to the ma
ton at large as it is to New York
City itself, inasmuch as the travel ad-
vantage resulting will be enjoyed by
millions of citizens in all states OF
the Union whose affairs take them
from time to time to the financial
headquarters of the country. AS a
demonstration of engineering skill
the tunnel is a marvel, bearing wit
ness to the fact that to the genius Of
our modern engineers and builders
the only limitations are the limita-
tions of natural laws. We are in an
age of resistless progress and in that
progress American brains and Amer
lean enterprise easily take the land.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-07-31
EFFORT TO RESIST THE
NEW LAW OF THE STATE
Mr.. Emmert Denies Right to Impose
License Fee For The Collection Of
Rents For Clients in Face of Tax
Commissioners Order to County
Clerk Hobbs to Collect.
Clerk Hobbs to Collect.

Some time ago Assistant Tax Com
missioner Rathbone was here from the
State tax Collectors Office looking UP
people who were doing business along
lines where the state required a II.
cense. II found quite number who
were in the real estate and kindred
businesses who, after some effort, con.
scented to pay the license. Others dis
continued the business rather than
pay. There were some who refused
to pay at all.
Last Thursday Mr.. Rothbone return
ed and instructed County Clerk Hobbs
to issue a license to Attorney Emmert
for the privilege of collecting rents.
The clerk was instructed to turn the
license over to the sheriff to collect
if it was not paid to him. Attorney
Emmert refused to take out the IL
cense as provided by the county clerk
and, anticipating that the sheriff
would endeavor to force its collection,
asked Judge Faulkner for an injunc-
ton restraining the sheriff from col
lecting. Judge Faulkner on Monday
granted a temporary injunction in the
case
Mr.. Emnert refused to take out the
license on the ground that he was not
a real estate agent and that he did
not collect rents on commission or
make it business. That he was re-
tanned as attorney for several clients
on a yearly retainer to attend to their
business and in this capacity collected
rents from their property.
The law in the matter is broad and
prohibits any one from collecting
rents for another without the required
license.
This case will likely be made test
case as Mr.. Emmert will carry it to
the upreme court If he loses out on
the injunction, and If the decision is
granted in his favor it is likely that
the State will also carry it to the high
er courts. The affair will excite no
little interest.