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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-02-26
BOX FOR EVERY U
Odd Clause Of Possofice Bill Prohibits
Carrier From Delivering Letters.
Except In Receptacle.

Washington, Feb. 19.-TherA be a
commotion from one end of the coun-
try to the other when the most in-
teresting provision Of the postofficeap-
preparation bill. which was reported
to the House yesterday by Repre-
sentative Weeks. of Massachusetts,
chairman OF the Committee on Post
Offices and Post Roads, becomes gen.
orally known. The a contains
a provision prohibiting any letter car
rier from delivering mail at any house
unless there is a suitable mail box
conveniently placed On the outside TO
receive it. The radical proposition
will go into effect. if Congress APP
proved of it, June 80, 1911.
This means that between the pass
age of the bill and the date when the
provision in question becomes eff
fective the mail box manufacturers OF
the country must make about 1S,00o.-
900 mail boxes, which viii cost the
people of the country more than $780,
00O, 900. The committee expects
there will be something OF a howl
raised, but figures hat the govern
ment will save 100000 by means of
the boxes. After numerous expert
ments, the committee determined that
the average postman spends between
| fifteen and thirty seconds at each
house ringing the door bell and wall
ing for a response. The committee
says the provision will either reduce
the number of carriers or greatly in
crease their service and efficiency.
This years p~ostoffice bill carries
s239, S12,195, an increase of s5,119,s25
over the appropriation for the current
year. and a decrease of S3,SS0,50
from the estimates submitted by the
department.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-02-26
OFFICERS ROUGHLY HANDLED.
Woman Knocks Out One; Husband
Attacks Another.

Parkersburg, w. Va, Feb. 1s.-A
hand-to-hand battle occurred on the
banks of the Little Kanawha river,
here between F. B. Burk and r. X.
Petty. deputy sheriffs, and William
Hoselton and his wife, which came
near resulting fatally for the two Of
ficers. When the latter tried to ar
rest Hoselton on a charge OF felony
the accused grabbed Burk, pulled him
into the river and tried to push him
under a shanty boat and drown him.
In the meantime Mrs. Hoselton at
tackled Deputy Petty and inflicted half
a dozen blows on his head with a
sharp Ratchet. He was rendered un-
conscious, everyone OF the cuts pen
esrating to the skull. Hoselton and
his wife then escaped to Ohio In a
boat, but the was later ar
rested and is low in jail.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-02-26
GREAT REVENUES
Total Fees Almost Three Times As
Much AS Any Former

Charleston. w, Va, Feb. 1s.-Alt
records for fees collected in the Office
of the secretary Of state went skywarR
in January, according to the report
for the month made public yesterday.
Last December was a record breaker
when the total collections reached
$S,315.20, but the collections in Janu
airy reached sl5,27775, almost three
times as much as in January OF any
year in the last five.
The report for January shows that
charters were issued to So resident
and rs nonresident corporations, a
total OF "A, while five foreign corpora.
lions were admitted 10 the state.
Eight corporations were dissolved
while one foreign corporation With
drew from the state. Fourteen cor
porstions increased their capital stock
while only one decreased, The large
Incl ease In collections was due to land
tax paid by the West Virginia Pulp
and Paper Company and the Cole
Crane Land Company.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-02-26
MEETS SUCCESS IN WEST.
Mr.. John r. Horner, Former Resident
of County, out Now Of Omaha.
Communicated

Mr.. John T. Horner. a former resi-
dent of this county, but now of Omaha
Neb., spent the past six weeks in this
county with his PARENTS, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. l.. Horner, near this city.
Mr.. Horner holds a very responsible
position with one of the Western rail-
roads as clerk in n of their main
Offices. We were more than glad to
see John, this being his first visit in
four years, and glad to see that he
still retained those noble, manly quail
ities that characterized him from child
hood. His visit was made short ow-
ing to busy times with which his is
connected, but we sincerely hope to
see him again n the near future, and
trust that success may be his portion
through life.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-02-26
FOR BIG FRUIT FARMS.
Property In Hancock District Bought
Bv New Concern.

Hagerstown, Md. Feb. 2t.--The Ell
berta Fruit Farms Incorporation, re-
Gently formed. purposes raising fruit
on a large scale In Hancock district,
where the conditions for fruit culture
are exceptionally good.
Four large farms In Hancock dis.
trict have been purchased by the cor
poration and will be planted in fruit
trees as soon as the land can be clear
ed and gotten in suitable condition.
The tracts purchased are: From
Clarence w Sprigg. zoe acres, for
So, TOO; from Joseph II. Exline. ~
acres. for $2,525: from Attorney Chass
G.. Watson, lao acres, for 5000; from
Benjamin Barnhart, 1o7 acres, for
1880.
The corporation organized by cleo
ting the following officers:
President--Alfred w, Sisk, OF Pres.
ton.
vice President-George A. Harrison
OF Berlin.
Treasurer-orlando Harrison, OF
Berlin.
secretary-George m. Brooks. OF
Hancock.
Frisby Smith was chosen manager
and George II. Brooks. assistant man
ager.
Besides growing fruit the corpora
ton will operate canneries, deal IN
lumber and land and operate tram
ways.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-02-26
LECTURE ON S. AMERICA.
Noted Traveller Took Audience
Trip Through Continent.
From The World of Saturday:


Mr.. e. NJ. Baxter, of Mifiinburg,
Pa, gave a very interesting lecture
last night in the Sunday school room
OF the First Methodist church on
South America 1t was unfortunate
that the audience was not larger as
the lecture throughout was very in
structive. especially SO since it de-
scribed a country comparatively little
known to the average reader and
still less so to average globe trotter.
The lecture was illustrated with a
succession of beautiful and interesting
steropticon views from photographs.
Most Of these were taken by Mr.. Bax-
ter himself on a recent visit to Brazil,
Paraguay and Bolivia, covering a dis
lance from Rio into the interior Of the
country to the foot of the Andes and
return Of about 5000 miles.
Music by an orchestra and a recita-
ton by Mr.. S. u. Kennedy were en-
joyable diversions.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-02-26
MYSTERY SOLVED
Woman Killed in Male Attire Was
Mrs. C. Yohn, Whose Maiden
Was Mary Fleming.

Wheeling, February 19.-The mys-
terry surrounding the identity of the
young woman, attired in mans clothes
who was killed at Benwood, January
s. has been solved. She was Mary
Fleming. daughter of Mrs. Mary Elem
ing, of West Fairview.
Three weeks after the woman's
death. boys found a suit case hidden
in the underground on the hillside
east of Benwood, in which were let
tiers. Officer Luke Garvey, of Benwood
wrote letters to each of the persons
whose addresses were found in these
missives.
Constable ]. F. Evans. of Newport,
Pa, writes that Miss Nettie Yohn. OF
Newport, a sister of Charles Ellis
Yohn, the man with the woman before
her death, when shown the photo
graph, identified 1t positively as her
sister-in-iaw. A letter from Thomas
Gutshell, OF Carlisle. identifies the
suit case the GIRL had as his prop
erty.
Several who furnished valuable In
formation requested Officer Garvey
not to make their names public, sew
eral expressing fear OF Yohn,
Yohn was born in Perry county, Pa,
SO years ago and weighs about 200
pounds, and Is 5 feet 8 inches In
height.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-02-26
Over a Hundred Injured in Phila-
delphia Street-Car Strike.
GIRL SHOT, WOUND is FATAL
Traffic P~araiyzed and Several Cars
Burned On the street-Many Cars
Stoned-Police Not Prepared-Dis-
charges Of Union Men Bring On the
Ti~e-up-Crowd Fired Upon.

Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. 2I.--More
than a hundred people were injured
in the strike riots yesterday, many OF
them seriously, Four Thousand extra
police are to be recruited 70 cope with
the disturbance. It is rumored that
the State c~onstahulary viii be called
in. A general strike of one hundred
thousand men Is threatened. The
transit company says 1T viii spend
every cent in its treasury rather than
give In an inch to the strikers" G. o.
Pratt, for the strikers. says There
viii be no compromise" Not a car
was running last night.
A dozen riots, two Of them being OF
big proportions, marked the progress
OF the street car strike yesterday In
South Philadelphia. Nearly every car
that the company operated was bat
tered and wrecked and the crews and
guarding police roughly handled.
while one car was set on fire. A boy
passenger received a fractured skull
A number OF persons were more or
less seriously iHiuItu.
In every ease riot calls were turned
In. The streets were filled all the
afternoon with thousands or strike
sympathizers and struggling police.
Dozens of arrests were made. Two
girls are among the prisoners.
The mob showed a freight car from
the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Will
mington Railroad across the trolley
tracks at Wharton street, complete
ly blocking traffic. Two police We're
on the first car which reached the
barrier. also several passengers. The
mob charged the officers, who fred q
number of shots over the mob's heads.
The police were finally overpowered
and the car crew was chased away.
The passengers fed and the mol SCI
the car afire. The police sent a riot
call. and also called for the fire en-
CINE. The police were then reinforc-
ed. The mob OF five thousand strong
began to stone the cops. The police
made many arrests. Hauling the
wrecked car to the barn ended the
trouh,e .R@i
The storm centre OF another big
riot was on Eighth street and Tasker
street to Snyder avenue, a distance
of five squares. The crowds on the
roofs OF houses stoned the cars,
broke windows and did other damage
and also blocked the tracks. The POI
lice shot in the air. The crew and
passengers were driven away, and
one car stoned.
A boy was struck with a brick and
will probably die. The crowd did not
dispense until the fire engine came
and played the hose on the mob.
There were smaller riots and stone
throwing throughout the city. fire
man was badly hurt with a brick. Dur
ing the disorder Violet Bizam, aged ID
was shot by a policeman. She will
probably die.
Strikebreakers to the Scene.
New York, Feb. 21.-Five hundred
strikebreakers left yesterday evening
for Philadelphia. Two Thousand more
are expected to go today.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-02-26
AGED MAN DEAD
Venerable Resident of County for
Many Years In the Milling Bust
ness on the Tuscarora, Dead.

From The World OF Saturday:
Mr.. Samuel S. Smith, for years a
resident on the Tuscarora, died here
this morning at 9.15 o'clock at the
home of his nephew Mr.. Charles s.,
Bender, SAB North Queen street, of
heart disease, aged 81 years. He had
been remarkably active for n OF his
great age up to last Monday when he
was taken very i'll and never rallied
from it. He is survived by n brother
and three sisters: George d. N
and Misses Henrietta and Urilla Smith,
on the Tuscarora, and Mrs. G. w. Ben
der, North Martinsburg. He was un-
married.
Mr.. Smith was born nea B~oonsboro,
Md, but came to Berkeley county
when a boy with his father and passed
almost his entire life on the Tusca-
rora, west of this city. He was brought
up in a Touring mill with his father
and followed that occupation for over
half a century. He was widely known
in this part Of the county and was
highly respected. Since last Septem-
Der he resided in this city. He was a
lifelong member of the Lutheran
church.
Funeral Monday at 10 a. m. in the
Lutheran church, Rev. c. S. Trump Of
ficiating, and increment in Green
Fill cemetery.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-02-26
Eleven Bodies as Natural as Life
Taken From Mine.
Persisted LAST NOVEMBER
Lives Snuffed Out In the Coal Mine
Disaster at Cherry, lll.-shut In
An Air-tight Chamber With the
Temperature Above Blood Heat
The corpses Dried Up AS If In
Ancient Tombs Of Egypt.

Cherry. H., Feb. 19.-Eleven bodies
Of miners were recovered from the st.
Paul coal mine yesterday. To the
a-nazement of veteran mine inspect
ors the bodies, entombed since last
November 10, when brought to the
surface We're found to be almost per-
fectly mummiied.
The mummified condition was
brought about by the bodies having
during the three months been in a
part of the mine which was dry and
warm, and the bodies were going
through a slow process of drying up.
This is one Of the most remarkable
incidents of a disaster which has
been full Of wonders declared an
old mine inspector. The mummies
are in such good preservation that
they might have been taken out of
the ancient tombs of Egypt"
Fighting through fire and the deadly
black damp which ever since the dis
aster has stood between them and the
1865 or more bodies still entombed IN
JDG Hlllt, the tHlutlo lOAhA th0 -
bodies in what is known as the second
level. They were about lis feet from
the main air-shaft. The men instead
of ~retreating to remoter parts OF the
mine, evidently had made a desperate
effort to escape when the fire broke
out, and they were among the first to
die. They were found with their arms
stretched forward and face down, hav-
ing been s~uffocated as they ran,
probably by a gust of heat and gas.
Shut in air4ight chambers when the
mine was finally sealed up they re-
NAMED in a kind of an oven in which
the temperature was a little above
blood heat. Their clothing was so bad
ly scorched and their features so bad
ly disfigured by falling rock that iden.
LITIGATION was difficult.
Fire is still raging in the mine. A
new tunnel, or entry, $50 feet long,
had to be cut around a fire area be-
fore the bodies were reached, AS soon
as this opening vas made work was
i begun on ~barricading with concrete
all the fire area. Four other bodies
were seen in the same place, and
these soon will be brought up.
Among the IL bodies recovered yes
terday was that OF John McGill, a boy,
When the alarm of fire spread through
the mine last November McGilrs
father strapped his son to him and
ran several hundred feet before he fell
unconscious. The father was taken
out by rescuers and revived. The boy
| could not be taken out because of fire.
The father is now working to helr
! clear the mine
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-02-26
MRS. PEARRELL E A
Mother of Mrs. Lee Siier Died at
Mlddleway.
From The World of friday

From The World of Friday:
Mrs. Margaret Pearrell, widow of
Rein Pearrell, and mother of Mrs.
Lee Siler, this city, died yesterday
evening at Middleway, Jefferson coun-
ty, of paralysis. aged about 70 years.
She is survived by two children: Mrs.
Siler, Martinsburg, and Mrs. N. r.
Roberts, of Middleway, with whom her
mother made her home; also a sister,
Mrs. L. f. Howard, of Hedgesville.
The late VIM. T. Logan, this city,
was a brother of the deceased. The
funeral will be held tomorrow at IL
o'clock at the house and interment at
Middleway.
Mrs. Pearreli was a Miss Logan be-
fore her marriage and was born at
Little Georgetown. She resided near
this city for some years and was well
known to many people in Berkeley
county. She was a member of the
Methodist church and was a most es-
Unable woman.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-02-26
Sandy Baker Goes West.

w. A. (Sandy) Baker, the Winches-
ter baseball man, has gone to St.Louis
to work in his fathers branch choco-
late house. Without Sandy Winches-
ter is not likely to have any baseball
club this summer worth talking about.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-02-26
Couahs and Colds,

At this sason when coughs are so
prevalent, an effectual remedy, and
one easily obtained. is Perry Davis
Pamkiller. 1t Is no new nostrum ,vend
ed by unknown agents, but has stood
the test of over seventy years; and
those who S the article, internally
or externally, will connect with it
grateful recoilections OF It's worthy in
venaor.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-02-26
Quail to Be Plentiful.

State Game Warden J. A. Viques.
ney, of Belington, VIVA, who has just
returned from a meeting of the State
Game Wardens OF twelve states at
New Orleans, is OF the opinion that
quail viii be plentiful next season m
West Virginia. While the heavy
SHOWS and cold weather made it hard
for the quail to secure sustenance, the
state game warden says that his dep
uties throughout the state have report
ed that the quail are in good condi-
tion.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-02-26
CHOCOLATE : CAKE

Beat TO a cream one cupful OF but
ter and two cupfuls of fine graduated
sugar. Add five z yolks. well beat
en-, a scant cupful OF milk and "
and a half cupfuls pastry flour that
has been sifted with two and a half
te~aspoonfuls baking powder. Add
-four and milk all ernately. then beat
vigorously. Lastly, add a teaspoonfui
vanilla and the stifiy beaten whites
of three & which should be foided
in. not stirred. Bake in three snai-
low cake pans. f
For the filling use the remaining
two whites OF eggs beaten stir with
enough confeetioners' sugar to make
spfeadable, Melt n square of choco-
late In the oven or over the tea ket-
tie and add to the frosting together
with a tablespoonful cinnamon extract
and a little vanilla. Put the layers to-
gether with the chocolate frosting.
adding a hin layer OF current jelly IL
you do not care for the excessive
sweet taste of the chocolate.
White Filling.
Beat together one and a half cups
OF sugar and a half cup OF butter; add
the yolks OF -four eggs well beaten.
one-half cup of sour milk In which a
half teaspoonful OF soda has been dis
solved; two cups OF -four sifted with
a half t~easpoonful Of soda and a half
cake OF chocolate melted in one-half
cup OF warm water; bake in layers
and put together with a white lemon
icing.
Chocolate Cream Filling.
Melt a square and a quarter OF choc-
olate in the oXen or over the tea ket-
tie: mix together one cup of sugar n
three-quarters OF a cupful Of -four and
a pinch Of salt: add two eggs slightly
beaten with two cups Of milk and cook
in a double boiler until creamy and
thick; add the melted chocolate and a
teaspoonful OF vanilla and when cool
spread between the layers.
Plain Chocolate Filling.
Melt two and a half squares or
chocolate in a double boiler; add one-
half cupful Of powdered sugar, and
three tablespoonful OF milk and stir
until perfectly smooth; add the beaten
yolk OF n egg. half a teaspoonful OF
vanilla and a half te~aspoonful OF Gin
namon and cook in a double boiler I'M
til ~thickened; when cold spread be-
tween the layers.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-02-26
Their New Positions.

Miss Bertha Mock has accepted a
position as s~tenographer in the office
of the American Horticultural Distrib-
uting Company and Miss Reva Bender
has accepted a like position in Mr.. J..
NJ. Smalls real estate Office
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-02-26
Plain Chocolate Filling.
Gives $500 For school Libraries.

Republican National Committeeman
A. II. Martin. Of Norfolk. Va, who Is
clerk Of the Circuit Court of Norfolk
County, has given $500 to the schools
of the county. which fund will enable
every school in the county to obtain
libraries.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-02-26
aioamist Gets Three Years.

George Siler. who was arrested on a
charge OF bigamy at Rockford, w. Va.
one OF his wives being a resident Of
Cumberland, Nd, and the Other OF
Myersville, Pa, was found guilty and
sentenced to three years in the
Moundsville penitentiary.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-02-26
SAMUEL SMITHS FUNERAL.
Veteran Miller of Berkeley County
Laid to Rest.

From The World OF Monday:
The funeral of Mr.. Samuel s. Smith,
late of the Tuscarora who died in
North M%artinsburg Saturday morning.
was held in the Lutheran church In
charge of Rev. c. S, Trump. The in
terment took place in Green Hill
cemetery. the pallbearers being,
Thomas c. Aud, Chas. G.. Cushwa,
John n. Rentch, w. b. Cushwa, Will
liam Ettinger and J. II. Lloyd.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-02-26
Robert Neville.

Leesburg, Va, Feb. 19.-Robert Ne
vile died at his country home, Wei
bourne, near Upperville. of heart dis
ease. He was 63 years of age and a
son of the late Garrett Neville. He is
survived by his widow, who was a
Miss Mary Dulaney. daughter of the
late Col. Richard Henry Dulaney, of
Loudoun county. Mr.. Neville was a
member of the Metropolitan Club, OF
Washington, d. c.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-02-26
PLAYED FLUTE SOLO.
Mr.. Koueischatx on Visit Renders
Selection A. Christ Reformed.
r.r.n Tho MrnrLa nf Moniau.

Selection At Christ Reformed.
From The World of Monday:
Mr.. William Kogelschatz, a former
resident of Martinsburg. has been
here for the past few days visiting
his parents on West Martin street. He
has been located in Parsons but has
dispo ed OF his drug business there
and Is looking for another location.
~ eho corning service in Christ Re-
formed church yesterday he executed
= verv di#cult and pretty flute solo,
with pipe organ accompaniment. The
endi 7 was very much pleased and
he piven "a cordial greeting by
old friends after the service.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-02-26

Advertise in The Herald.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-25
PREDICTS OHIO VICTORY
MR.. LOOMS THINKS OUTLOOK
FOR REPUBLICANS GOOD.
Failure to Explain High Living and
Its Relation to Tariff
Greatest Danger.

In many ways the conditions arenmore
favorable for a great republican victory
at the polls in Ohio than they have been
for long time" said Francis B. Loomis
just returned from a two-week trip to
the Buckeye state. There is absolutely
no condition within the party to en-
barrass the republican state ticket this
year, and contributing to it's success will
be the President. the two senators and
the republican delegation in Congress.
1.-The gravest danger confronting repub-
leans In Ohio this year lies in a failure
to explain with sufficient promptness and
clarity the increased cost of living and
it's proper relation to the tariff. The dis
cussion of this subject has been made
difficult by delay and by the publication
of the too hastily considered and unscien-
tific conclusions set forth in report by
a committee of the Ohio legislature. The
committee did some excellent work ana
made certain important disclosures, but
its investigations were not comprehensive
enough to warrant the conclusions
reached in the report.
Another element OF possible danger is
the independent vote. There Is no in
surgent movement in Ohio, but there are
in all the cities a number OF boilers, said
to be increasing. who are not at all
bound by party ties. The people OF Ohio
are protectionists. They have been rear
ed in that faith, so to speak. and, though
the tariff may be violently attacked, it
is not probable their faith can be shaken
when q President whom they respect and
like gives them his personal assurance
the Payne law is a satisfactory one, and
when Senator Burton, in whose wisdom
and judgment and intelligence they have
the deepest confidence, gives the new
tariff his support. and practically the
whole congressional delegation likewise"