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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-04-09
HIGH PRIZE IN 1904.
Meals at 25 Cents and Whiskey at IL
Cents Half Pint Declared to
Be Extortion.

Butler, Pa, April Records vel
low with a century's age was unearth-
ed in the Office of Clerk of Courts
Robert M. Mcfarland yesterday
which show that "a high-costof-living
crusade was in progress as early as
1904. A document filed with Judge
Moore in that year is signed by 100
citizens petitioning the court TO set
a stipulated price on provisions for
man and horse and on liquors in the
taverns of the county.
The petitioners prayed for redress
and asserted ut is the %concensus of
opinion that IS cents for a meal OF
victuals and ~ cents for a half pint
of whiskey is an extortion, as ghiskey
has been purchased for 40 cents a
gallon, pork from 8 to 4 cents a
pound and -four for 81 per hundred
weight"
The records give no evidence as to
whether the prayer. which was led by
Michael Martin, was ever n gened.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-04-09
MISS SMITH DEAD
Aged Lady Passes Away After Long
lIiness-Her Family Bought Luth-
eran Church Bell.
The World Of Friday.

from Inc world Oh rrlody.
Miss Henrietta Smith died this
morning at 6 O'Clock at her home
three and a half miles west of town,
aged about 20 years. She had been
ill for several years with consumption.
She is survived by M brother an
two sisters: George and Miss Urilla
Smith, at home, and Mrs. G. Washing.
ton Bender, this city. All except Mrs.
Bender, lived together at the old
Smith mill on the Tuscarora. as did
their brother, Samuel Smith, who died
about three months ago.
Miss Smith was almost a lifelong
resident Of this vicinity and was high
ly esteemed by all who knew her. She
was a member of the Lutheran church
and she and her brother and sisters
paid for the bell On the Lutheran
church in Martinsburg.
Funeral Sunday at 2 p. m. at the
house, conducted by Rev. C. s.
Trump, and interment in Green Hill
cemetery.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-04-09

The miners, OF the UNI
ted Mine Workers Of America, de-
clared the walkout was lot a strike,
but merely a suspension of work pend
ing an arrangement between them
selves and the operators of a wage
scale for another year, the old scale
having expired with the month of
March. The men demand an increase
of pay in some instances of 5 cents
a ton and in other instances more
and certain changes in working con-
ditions.
Confidence was expressed by the
operators that there will be no gen.
eral coal famine, large supplies of fuel
having been secured in anticipation OF
the walkout.
While the miners predicted the sus'
pension would be cut short by a
prompt signing of wage scales some
OF the operators maintained the mines
might be kept closed for a month or
50 days or longer.
The first victory for the men came
in an announcement from Brazil, Ind
the center of the Indiana block coal
district, where it was announced the
mems demands for a %ive-cent in
crease would be granted.
Reviewing the situation President
Lewis said:
when the national executive board
adjourned last night we all felt that
the prospect was very satisfactory for
the miners. In many districts it is
now only a question of the miners and
operators sitting down together AMI
talking over business.
I'm eastern Ohio it is reported to
us that three of the largest compan-
les are ready to sign the contract we
formulated at u recent meeting in
Cincinnati.
"In Indiana and the Hooking dis
trict of Ohio we will reach a settle
rent next week. There probably will
e more difficulty in Western Penn
~sylvania and Illinois, where the pow
der and shot-hres wage question are
involved.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-04-09
NEW BANK BUILDING
S. A. w~estenhaver Gets ore cs the
Contracts For Merchants ard
Farmers New Structure.
From The World Of Friday.

From The World OF Friday:
The directors of the Merchants and
Farmers Bank at a meeting late yes
terday afternoon opened bids for the
construction of the new bank building
to be erected on South Queen street.
There were three bids for the car
pentry and masonry. one of them be-
ing from a firm in New York and an.
other from New Jersey. s. A. West.
enhaver, Of Martinsburg, was awarded
the contract. The granite work was
let to NJ. McGrath & Co. of New
York.
The heating. plumbing, lighting.
plastering, decorating, marble work
and furnishing are separate contracts
and will be awarded later.
Mr.. Westenhaver bought the build
ing, known as the Charles Tunnel
property and which has lately been oc.
cupied by the George F. Evans tobac-
co store, and next week will com
mence to tear it down and afterwards
begin excavating for the new bank
structure, the latter work being in
cluded In his contract, which amounts
approximately. to $1,000.
The Merchants and Farmers Bank
bought the Thumel property last Feb
ruary a year ago. paying $4,000 for Il.
On this site the new, ornate and inn
posing bank building will be erected.
The lot has a frontage OF q feet and
is 103 feet deep.
The plans for the building were
drawn by George w. Cobb. jr., a prom
inent New York architect who makes
a specially Of bank work.
The plans call for a structure AZ
feet high and running back 81 feet.
The front will be of granite. ornament
ed with two granite pillars extending
TO the cornice. The side and rear
walls will be OF brick. The style OF
the architecture is much In vogue in
the large cities and is especially adap-
ted for bank buildings.
The interior will be particularly
ornate and striking in Its appoint
ments. The banking room will be so
ltei iouS anu inc Cciilh6 o. ACth hA5hs
affording every opportunity for artis-
tic decorating and furnishing. The
wood work will be solid mahogany,
italian marble bases and a tiled floor
completing the effect, Over the S-foot
wide entrance will be a mezzanine
floor and here will be the presidents
room, overlooking the entire banking
room. To the left OF the spacious en-
trance will be the cashiers room and
TO the right the ladies' Back of
the banking room will be three priv
ate or coupon rooms and back of them
the vaults. The real part of the build
ing will be two stories and the d.
rectors' room will be on the secoad
floor over and back of the vaults.
The estimated cost of the bank
building, exclusive of the lot and pres
ent house thereon and the handsome
furnishings, will be $4,000. The en-
tire cost when the building is COM
pleted and ready for occupancy will
not be far short of $45. 600. The build
ing is to be finished by the middle of
December next.
This structure will mark a new de-
parture in building operations in Mar
tinsburg, and with its imposing facade
and beautiful interior finish it will be
an architectural ornament to the town
and a monument to the enterprise OF
the builders.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-04-09

In the afternoon the anniversary or
the Freedman's Aid Society was cele-
brated. An address was made by Rev.
DR.. ]. O. Spencer, president OF Nor
gan College. in which he asked for as
sistance in raising 5 10000 for the col.
lege, Andrew Carnegie having prom
ised to donate a similar amount as
soon as It's equal is raised.
The evening was taken up with an
Illustrated lecture by Rev. DR. Oliver
Huckel, pastor OF the Associate Con-
gregational church. His subject was
student Lift at Old Oxford" A
large audience attended.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-04-09
MOOSE MEMORIAL SERVICE.
McIntire Made Address at
Sunday Meeting.

IM%arttnspurg Lodge, Loyal Order OF
oose, held a memorial service Sun
ly forenoon in the Blondel building
'r the departed members of the or
pr. Senator A. c. McIntire, OF Ber-
ley Springs. delivered the address
Itch was a very able n and highly
spreciated by his hearers.
1.-THE service was in charge of Dicta-
N J. G. Tonry and Mr. F. H. Graich-
4 led the singing. A similar service
lis held by the order the same day
over the country.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-04-09

Last week the first instalment of
Louis Joseph vance's great Detective
story, "The Brass Bowl" appeared in
the New York Sunday World, Next
Sundays World will contain a COM
plete synopsis of the story and 10000
words OF a new instalment. Any one
getting next Sundays World can sat.
isfactorily begin the story.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-04-09
VICTORY.
will Result In State II Republicans
Continue to Fight Over Senator.

Wheeling, April 1.-The Scott fac
,tion which held a rally in the Carroll
Club auditorium claim that the affair
was a bowling success. The Hubbard
men of Wheeling say It was a frost.
Ex-Governor A. B. White, of Park.
,ersburg, was the principal speaker
ind he urged the republicans of West
Virginia to get together. Unless they
10, Governor White says that the dem
h,crats will carry the next legislature
md elect the next United States sena'
or.
The Wellsburg delegation was head
id by a brass band thus making the
lAnly spectacular affair of the meeting
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-04-09
SPILLED OIL STARTED FIRE.
Mount Hope, w. Va, Destroyed BY
Servants careIessness.

The splitting OF kerosene oil near q
burning stove is given as the direct
cause OF the fire which destroyed
Mount Hope, w. Va, last week. This
was the verdict of State Fire Marshal
Ellison.
The evidence developed that an
Italian servant had spilled oil on the
door OF a saloon and permitted it to
stay there within a few feet OF a
stove in which a fire was burning.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-04-09

The officials of the Norfolk and
Western Railway Company and rep
resentatiyes Of the roads locomotive
iremen reached an agreement on a
new wage scale at Roanoke, va. on
Thursday, by which the iremen re-
eeive an increase OF about 5 per cent.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-04-09
SENATORIAL PRIMARY LIKELY.
Conflict May Lead to Test Of Plan II
West Virginia..

Parkersburg, April u. Mentor
Caldwell, secretary OF the Third dis
trict senatorial committee, has receiv-
ed a letter from Congressman w. p.
Hubbard, candidate for United States
Senator, stating he was wiling to
meet Senator Scott. who is trying for
reelection, in any primary plan, whetn
er by counties or Senatorial districts,
the choice between them to be made
by the voters on ballots bearing their
names. Wood and M~onongalia coun-
ties have already adopted this plan.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-04-09
STAYING OUT
OF Politics Former Governor W. NJ. q.
Dawson Says He Is.

Washington, d. c.. April For
mer Governor Dawson. who Is here
in connection with the Virginia debt
suit, said he Is trying to keep out OF
political entanglements and attend to
BUSINESS. which he had largely neg
lected for six years while in public
office. The debt case alone, he said,
has been keeping him busy for some
time and he has paid little attention
to politics.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-04-09
New Maryland Postmaster.

Mr.. Herman w. Meyers has been
appointed postmaster at Security,
Washington county, vice M. Q. Tur-
ner, resigned.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-04-09
100000 MINERS
OUT ON STRIKE
All Union Men in Eleven States
Drop Their Tools.
10000 OUT IN WEST VIRGINIA

Hundred Thousand Men Out In
Pennsylvania and $4,000 Out In
Illinois - Business Suspended at
Midnight Pending a REIMBURSEMENT
of Waees-Miners Ask Increase of
Five and Ten Cents a Ton-confer-
ences Are Now en- to Adjust Mat
tiers.
Indianapolis, Ind, April Three
hundred thousand miners in the BIZ
luminous coal fields of the United
States suspended work and demanded
higher wages last night, according to
the official statement given out at the
headquarters in this city of the United
Mine Workers of America. Coinci-
dentally, the national officers of the
organization, who had been in secret
session here for two days, departed
for their respective states to advise
the miners in the district conferences
with the mine operators. President
Thomas J. Lewis made the following
estimate of the number of miners
affected by the suspension of work.
Wnc+arn and CantraI panusvI-
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-14
CLINTON.

The Temperance Alliance held its
monthly meeting at the Clinton Cen
tire church last Sunday evening.
F. N. Rude recently purchased a
new draft horse.
Mrs. A. j. Merwin and son. Irving,
spent a few days the past week with
her parents.
Messrs. F. NJ. and W. K. Rude and
Bernard Groat and c. r. Bunting
are busy hauling props from their
lumber tracks on the mountain.
James Damn and son recently
purchased tract of lumber land ad-
joining the Mud Pond of Merson
Hauenstein and Snediker.
George Cramer and son Daniel
were Sunday guests of his brother
on the Bethany turnpike.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Garrett returned
to their home in Honesdale on Sun
day
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-14
HIGHER AND HIGHER GOES THE
RECORD.

Mourmelon, France, Jan. S.-Hu-
bert Latham yesterday established a
record for height when he sent his
monoplane to an altitude of $500
feet, beating by more than 1000 feet
the previous record height, the exact
figures of which are disputed.
Louis Paulhan is credited with a
height of 1000 feet, over the same
course that Latham followed to-day.
Latham used an officially controll-
ed barometer and there is no ques-
tion of the height he attained.
Latham began his flight at 2;3O
o'clock by circling over Mourmelon.
At o'clock he was 200 feet in the
air, when he pointed his monoplane
upward and in ten minutes had at
tanned the dizzy height of $500 feet
From this height he made a rapid
descent. the drop of the monoplane
resembling the downward sweep of
a giant bird.
When Latham alighted he was
smoking a cigarette, as usual. He
declared he could easily have gone
several thousand feet higher, as the
conditions were ideal.
Paulhan, the Frenchman, yester-
day at Los Angeles, ascended in his
bi-plane to a distance estimated at
least one mile.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-14

other markets, that is sucking away
at the American consumers pocket
book. Until this leech is found and
beheaded, prices of living will be
tremendously high and will grow
higher just so long as there remains
anything in the pocketbook to be
sucked out.
1t has not yet been shown that the
leech is not the railroad. the express
and the packing companies.
In 1909 the railroad companies in
creased their Indebtedness by one
billion and fifteen million dollars
The interest that is to be paid on
this, of course. comes out of the pub
lies pocketbook. And the express
companies during the year paid uivid-
ends that ranked among the highest
on the whole list of Industrial insti-
tutions. And the Packing Trust is
waxing rich and rolling in millions
to Armour, Swift, ct al.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-14
LAKENILLE.

On Friday night, Jan. 9TH, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank James, of Ariel, gave a
party 10 Hildegard Rebekah Lodge
of Lakeville and a number of neigh
boring friends. Dancing and card
playing were INDUCED in; had very
nice music for dancing by George
Smith and son Fred, and Frank
James, the former playing violin, the
latter, guitar Mr.. James and Mr..
Homer Sandercock also gave some
fine selections on guitar and mando-
lin. A delicious lunch was served
at midnight, which all did justice and
returned to their home at early
morning. Those present We're: Mrs.
A. Goble, Miss Minnie Locklin, Miss
Agnes Beahen, Mrs. Charles Daniels,
Miss Nellie Welsh, Miss Marie Sch
raider, Miss Maude Locklin, Miss
Hazel James, Lucy Shelley, Mr..
Philip Shelley, Mr.. George Welsh,
all of Lakeville; Mr.. Henry Smith
and Mr.. Frank Buckingham of Au-
del; Mrs. p. F. Osborne and daugh-
ter, Lena, of Arlington; Mr.. and Mrs.
George Smith, daughter Barbara,
son Fred, Mr.. and Mrs. r. Kelley,
Mr.. A. Cook, Mr.. H. Sandercock, Mr..
E. Samson, Mr. S. Treslar, Miss Sny-
der, Miss Andrews and Miss Samson,
of Ariel,
Ralph Spencer, representing the
Binghamton Cigar Company, was in
town on Saturday on business con-
nected with that firm.
Miss Julia Welsh is i'll with the
grippe; also Irwin Daniels.
James Shelley is improving slow
ly.
Mrs. Charles Rauchmier, OF Homes
dale, who recently spent a time with
her parents. j. Bishop and wife, re-
turned home on Saturday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bishop and Norman accompan-
led her.
l.. NJ. Bittner and A. Goble mace a
business trip to Honesdale on Satur-
day.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-14
WHO GETS THE FAT?"

The American farmer In 1909 re-
ceiyed i0O,O0O,OOO for the egg
crop. The American consumer paid
$54O, 100000 for the same eggs.
Who got the difference of S240,OO0,-
600? The farmer raised the hens,
took care of them. fed them. housed
them, and paid about so cents apiece
for the care of each one. 1t cost
him not less than S75,0O0,0OO to
keep the hens. So, all together, his
earnings were reduced to 1926, 5,OOO,-
900. But somebody else got S24O,-
00O,000-which is $15,OOO,O0O more
than the farmer received.
From the time the eggs left the
farmer to the time they reached the
consumer the price on them was al
most doubled. And the consumer,
Of course, paid. Somewhere there
is leech in the egg market and the
butter market and the meat market
and the grocery market, and all the
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-14
UsWICK AND LAKENILLE.

c. w. Pennell and William Seeger
are hauling MIR. Pennell's logs from
Uswick to the mill at Lakeville.
Joseph Richter, who has heen
spending several weeks in New York,
returned to his home at Uswick on
Thursday evening.
MIR. Eugene Stroh, Mr.. A. Sanders,
and Mr.. w. B. Bartleson visited Mr..
John Schleupner on Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Daniels and
family, of Lakeville visited Mr.. and
Mrs. S. r. Crane at Uswick on Sun
day.
Miss Clara Schrader of Ledgedale,
visited her sister, Mary, at A. Coolies
at Lakeville on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mains, of U.s.
wick, visited MIR. and Mrs. Robert
Loveless at Lakeville on Sunday,
F. r. Olmsted lcst horse to-day.
cake and coffee social was held
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
James, who live near Ariel. There
were fifteen members of Hildegard
Rebekah Lodge who attended. and
twelve people from Ariel. They were
entertained by music by the Ariel
Orchestra, singing, games and dane
ing. Refreshments were served and
they returned home, arriving at Lake
vile at 4 O'Clock a. m, very cold, but
happy. The sleighing was fine and
they had been royalty entertained
and their only regret was the hours
had flown too quickly.
ha.e l,alY 10
make fine sleighing and the people
are having gay times sleigh-riding.
Aaron, little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. A. Goble, at Lakeville, is very sick
with "a heavy cold. He is a little bet
ter to-day.
party of young people, students
of the Hawley High school, took a
sleighride to Uswick on Tuesday
evening. They stopped at Mr.. S. r.
Cranes. and announced their arrival
by their college Yell" as they call
it, which was heard by all the
neighbors and set all the dogs in the
neighborhood to barking. They
spent very pleasant evening there
and returned home about o'clock
in the morning.
A little child of MIR. and Mrs. John
Reer, al Arlington, has been very
sick the past week.
Irwin aad Birten Daniels are haul.
ing props for Mr.. /. Cohen to the
railroad crossing at Hoadleys.
Mr. j. n. stephens of Lakeville
called OIL f. R. Olmsted on Thursday
last.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-14
HANILINTON.

The holidays are over and the
busy world moves on.
A good many people are now busy
filling their ice houses. Those who
are not thus employed are drawing
coal.
Almus Oliver left on Wednesday
for Syracuse, n. Y, where he is
practicing law.
Anna Boyce left on Friday for the
home of her brother, Rev. r. S.
Boyce, Davenport. n, Y. She will go
from there on Monday to reopen her
school at South Worcester.
II. NJ. Simons of Scranton, spent
Sunday with his brother, G. l.. Sim
ons.
B. G.. Hamlin, NJ. D., returned to
Camden on Tuesday, Jan. 18th, after
a short vacation.
Karl Stevens has returned to
school. He is a student at Perkio-
nen Seminary.
Miss Mae Walker was the guest OF
Mrs. John Bigart of Ariel, over Sun
day.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-14
CAUSE OF
DEFECTIVE FRUIT.

Commencing his letter with the
statement: " | have an orchard of a
few hundred fruit trees, of all kinds,
but for the last few years our fruit
has been extremely faulty, apparent
ly all of it stung by insects and worm
eaten" a Monroe county man wrote
Prof. H. A. Surface, State Zoologist
Harrisburg. for information, and also
inquired about "oil emulsions."
Professor Surface replied: II have
at hand your letter stating that you
find your fruits defective, and asking
what to do to prevent such troubles
| beg to say that the first thing to do
is to find out just what is the cause
of such defects You can send dam
aged fruits, leaves and twigs to this
office for examination. The cause of
each imperfeCtion will be given.
Then the next step is to apply the
right remedy in the right way, with
the right material, in the right pro-
portion, and at the right time. All
these thing are necessary for success.
Not one can be overlooked. For ex-
ample, the insect making the wOrmy
less, the codling moth. The preven-
tive is to spray with an arsenical
poison, such as Paris green or arsen-
ate of lead using either one-third
pound of the former, or two pounds
of the latter, in fifty gallons of water
or Bordeaux mixture, applying it
thoroughly as a spray blown with
force from above the fruit so as to
reach into the blossom ends of the
young fruits just after the petals
have fallen, and again in ten days or
two weeks.
"If you do not have any certain
kind of pest present, or liable to ap-
pear soon, it is unnecessary to spray
for it. For example, the l'me-sul-
phur and oils, used when the trees
are dormant, are for San Jose scale
and other scale insects. If such are
not present, there is no need of going
to the expense and trouble of spray
ing. However, you should be GER
tain whether your trees have San
Jose scale. To be sure of this you
should send to this office some clip
pings or twigs. Get twigs showing
the ring that was last winters termi-
nal resting bud, from which the
1909 growth started. 1t is here that
he will be most likely to find the
scale, if present. Specimens can be
sent by mail. Your spraying opera
tions should be in accordance with
what we find.
You ask about the use of oil
emulsions. l presume you mean the
commercial preparations. l do not
recommend them, for the fact that
they do not always kill the scale
without injury to the trees. Many
orchards in this and other States
have been entirely destroyed by them.
You can not afford the risk. The
commercial oils may be all right for
two years, but the next year cause
| thousands of dollars of damage in
the same orchard, as was experienced
! by one of Pennsylvania most promi-
nent and successful fruit growers.
At Mont Alto, Franklin county, an
owner lost between five and ten
thousand dollars worth of fruit in
1909 by using oil sprays, although
in 1908 and the year before, the re-
suits with the same materials on the
same trees had been apparently
] pOOd -
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-14

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