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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-24

Fifteen years ago the South was
debtor community. The greater part Of
its area was covered by mortgages. The
farmers labored from season to season
with the bare expectancy of meeting the
interest on fertilizer notes. The bulk of
the cotton crop was marketed In the form
OF raw material and at prices that barely
cleared the cost of production without
allowance for interest or profit, says a.
writer in Progress.
Such capital as was needed for improve
ments or developments Of any kind had
naturally to be supplied from outside
sources. Such capital as the South had
accumulated by its own efforts was need
ed TO carry on the ordinary course OF
business. Even the funds necessary to
move the cotton crop were largely bor-
rowed In New York City. and all South
ern banks were huge debters at GER
tain seasons of the year.
With the return Of general prosperity
after the depression of 1895 the South en-
lcItu upUu llCN oih VI
financial development Fl came the
cotton mills IN the Carolin a7ias
the white staple on its j. -Hev aor'.l-
ward and making 1t into 71 n
for the worlds consumptio
Alabama'E iron and Goa
opened up, and new Pitts
that State. Gradually the
to be less and less depende
OF the world. first for manu- Pre-
ucts and then for accumuk pia+
Not until the panic Of ov yer
was the extent of the Sou ha nciai
Independence made mani H1e
Southern industries were me 'ess AZ
fected by that stringenc' some
Southern banks collapsed she
strain, yet the whole world .e' WIZ
amazement the comparati1 ~lih
which our people weathere orn.
With New York City in tas GRID ct 2
money famine such as ger rasl5n lad
not witnessed the South vent ereneiy
ahead. raising her cotton an paying ~
her negroes in greenbacks. At tns hrsi
intimation of returning F. rerity ire
Southern States were first lal f1e re-
turning tide.
All this Is a matter OF cC 8on ElcFl-
edge What the average n sho 81 no
In the Investment business l9s rot ACov
Is that there is now more o IA tas
South seeking profitable ir al thAi
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-24
RUSTSANATIONAL MENACE
Senator Knute Nelson Believes Railroads and Corporations
Must Be More Closely Controlled

with two steers hitched TO a load OF
wood / had brought the wood to heat
my room Also l had q Norwegian
chest, containing my spare clothing
mostly wooden stockings. / guess-end a
weeks supply OF food from home. I was
at the academy three years, walking six
teen miles every Friday afternoon to my
mothers farm and back again on Sun
day with a fresh stock of bread. pork,
and other provisions. From first to last
I didn't have or spend more than SIS In
money.
Then Fort Sumter surrendered, and a
recruiting officer marched up to the
academy with fife and drum and a
half dozen volunteers in uniform. He
made a patriotic speech. and twenty-one
OF US students enlisted without the per-
mission Of our parents. l got into a
company Of strangers who were friendly
among themselves. and so served until
July, 1864, as a private and noncommis-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-24

my first money in America. But my
mother married again. and when I was
eight years old We moved to a sandy
farm in Walworth County. Wisconsin.
There I came under the influence Of a
remarkable woman by the name OF Mary
Dillon. Her father belonged 70 the great
Irish family of that name He was en-
gagged in manufacturing pottery some-
where in England. but failed in business
during period OF severe financial de-
preston. Coming TO America. the Dill
Ions settled on one of the sterile farms
OF Walworth County Mary. the daugh-
ter. large. dark-complexioned woman.
with masculine mind, kept the family
together after her fathers death by
teaching school, She spoke italian,
French, German. and Norwegian.
Taught without Textbooks.
Among her peculiarities, and she had
many OF them, was a prejudice against
steel pens She made US pens OF quilts.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-24

in any other part Of the United States in
proportion 10 population, that this money
is not only being used for development
of home enterprises. but is even seeking
an outlet In the North and West.
The writer calls TO mind a syndicate OF
Atlanta gentlemen who recently made
few thousand dollars In New York City
real estate, a number of individual IN
vestors who cleaned up a profit OF from
$500 to $4,000 each on Union Pacific,
United States Steel. and other stocks
which they bought outright during the
panic and had sent down 20 their strong
boxes in old Georgia to say nothing sof
Southern money which has already gone
into the building Of Western railroads
and is now going into such enterprises.
The Southern investor is a great be-
lever in real estate having seen values
IN his own community rise to such as
founding heights. He also is partial to
home industries. You can organize cot
ton mill In any town Of more than 2,000
Inhabitants by merely telling the people
that the mlH Be- Foirs 8, b
In iae IOWA. When + c"ne- -a
promotions in dis-aai iaLda
your soUtheTuG tu.Hs 3eaH
Al h,s IS as p sEoul5 De
perp- arr tuHalr fr own trfor
hlg one so he desired The
heet OF p tho cotton mark
cn Is nor an investment n51ft 90 1AD
f,.-F ah-, "a l,r,-.7ri,r "a g-lf.lra Z, IT,.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-24
THE WAIST LINES OF SINGERS.
Tendency of Artists to Dine Not
Wisely but Too Well Developed.

Tendency of Artists to Dine Not
Wisely but Too Well Developed.
Slezak Will return to New York In No
vember, leaving Cherbourg on the second
day Of that month, says the New York
Post. His cabins for himself and family
and servants on the Kronprinzessin Ce-
ellie will cost 1900 crowns. Concerning
his sojourn in New York last season, he
mark which is important:
took along from Vienna.
rat cc me. the main thing Wen
rass re, no doubt, good tlHngs TO
Hsee ha. a this case one cannot help
ralliuE me old saying; There is hoth-
irs so nful as bad cook-except-
gs q socd cook"
Eia0n cooks tempt one 20 eat too
lrs are given to eating too
much. ak is far from being an ex-
hen he dimes too well he does
n.t 90 well His friends always
h-ee i he has dined too well. His
sir -aa c some occasions last winter
was s.lr Us, on others 1t was not. 1t
wa1o wiser for him TO leave his
Fiela cook at home and take his
meals To- an average New York hotel.
Then would not be tempted TO dine
ely but TO we'll An instructive
ght be written on the waist
singers. The names might be
not a few whose career was
matureiy and ANONYMOUSLY be-
paid no attention to the waist
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-24

other gambling mania, Is stu the bane
OF this community.
Why Southern people. who are always
bulls on cotton. should fstter themselves
that they can make any money out OF
the staple when nobody makes any ex-
cept the bears is more than I can under
stand. We Of the South have never been
accused Of gambling in stocks. This is
much 10 our credit On the other hand,
it may be remarked with equal justice
that we do not have 10 lose any money
on stocks because we have already lost
II on cotton.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-24
Sill There.

From Youths Companion
IT suppose" began the inquiring sum
mer visitor. engagingly. that the wealth
in this part OF New Hampshire is in the
soil7''
The native regarded the shining blade
OF hts scythe reffectively.
81 reckon II IS" he mildly sssented.
II don't know anybody hereabouts that
ever got any out Of il"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-24

Boston Transcript.
aged seyen)-Ma, ] want nickel.
What for, dear?
I asked Willie Jones to play
citing married. and he says he
it unless ! have a dowry.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-24

when / went away. as he told me
afterWard, he thought he would never
see me again. IN that he was mistaken.
He didn't know Knute Nelson. I re-
turned In December and Senator Nelson
laughed so hard that be all but choked,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-03-19
A FOR WORK.
Mr.. Rowe viii Have Machine Rebuilt
and Brought Here.

From The World OF Wednesday:
The Waynesboro Record had the
following article yesterday concern
ing the Rowe Motor Company that
will be of interest to readers OF this
paper:
S. ]. Rowe. president Of the Rowe
Motor Company. OF Martinsburg. w.
Va, who is at his home here for a
day or two, will go to Elnira. N. Y,
to ship his large touring car, which
was manufactured here, to New York
to be rebuilt along more modern
lines.
Mr.. Rowe will put into his lates.
designs for a fast and strong auto
mobile and will equip II with every
Improvement that can be obtained.
He will substitute a water cooling
attachment for the a~ir-cooling feature.
will put on a new body and new fend
ers and add other improvements.
% Is his purpose to have 1t finished
and attractively painted in six weeks,
so that he can show the Martinsburg
stockholders the merits OF he car ami
begin the equipment shops and the
manufacture OF automobiles in a very
short time.
The first cars built will be for the
1911 trade. The 1911 season really
begins in July next and II will take
prompt work to get ready for the
early part of he season. but Mr.Rowe
thinks good progress can be made.
He Is much impressed with the ener
gy the Martinsburg people are dis
playing. They are very DESTROYS OF
acquiring more industries for Martins
burg and having them under their
own ownership and they are very
ready to subscribe the capital for
such factories as seem to promise to
them employment for the town peo-
Pile and to become substantial, perma-
nent institutions.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-03-19
AN APPEAL.
To PubIic-Spirited Persons for Assist
ance in Correcting Wrong Ideas.

~
ance in Correcting Wrong Ideas.
The enumeration of the population
during a census of the United States
always presents numerous difficult
ties; chiefly, the apprehension of q
large element that their answers 20
the enumerators' questions will cause
increased taxation, legal entangle-
ments, or Injurious consequences 10
their persons and properly.
In order to quiet such ~unfounded
fears, which would, unless removed,
materially affect the coming census,
April Is, next, the Census Bureau has
prepared the s~ubjoined brief ate
ment relative to the ~decennial celi-
sus, its origin, purpose and uses.
It should furnish complete assur
anSe to those concerned that informa-
ton given the ~enumerators is held by
the Census Bureau in the strictest
confidence. with reference to the
identity of the informants, as requir-
ed by the policy of the bureau and
commanded by the la wof the United
States.
1t is. therefore, earnestly hoped
that c%lergymen, priests, physicians,
school teachers, employers, and other
public spirited citizens who come in
contact with large numbers of people
will cooperate with the CensusBureua
by telling persons who are believed
to entertain opinions of the
census the real facts. urging them to
give full replies to the enumerators.
Teachers are particularly requested
to speak of the census to the school
children and ask them to tell their
parents about it.
For further particulars, or such
other printed census information as
there Is on the subject, please address
the supervisor of your census dis
trict.
e. DANA DURAND.
Director, Bureau of the Census.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-03-19
MAN FATALLY HURT
AT BLAIR QUARR|ES
David Cook Fell SixtyFeet and Died
in Hospital Here Six Hours
After Accident.
From The World Of Thursday:

From The World of Thursday:
David Cook. aged about 80 years.
died this afternoon at $50 o'clock in
the Kings Daughters Hospital, as the
result of injuries received this morn
ing at the plant of the Baker Bros.
Limestone Company. two miles east
of Mar.insburg. He leaves a wife,
who Is the daughter of Mr.. John Ra-
mey, formerly of this city, and one
child about two years old; also his
parents, three brothers and a sister in
Warren county, Va, where he came
from.
This morning about 3 o'clock Mr..
Cook rode up on. n of the trucks
that carry coal TO the iimekilns which
was contrary to the explicit orders OF
the company. In some n the
truck tipped when 1t had almost
reached the top and the poor fellow
was precipitated to the ground 60
feet below His skull was crushed
att the base of the brain, right leg
broken in two places, left leg broken
In three places and he was terribly
hurt internally.
The man was brought here a couple
hours afterwards and taken to the
hospital where DR.. Henshaw did all
that could be done in his case. He
never regained consciousness and
died as stated.
Mr.. Cook came here about eight
years e and had since been working
in THE stone quarries In this vicinity
A couple months ago he moved down
to the Baker quarries along the Ope
quon where he had since been work
ing. The friehtful accident this
morning greatly shocked his fellow
workmen and the fear was gener'l
thar he was fatally hurt.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-03-19
MARTINsBURG. W. VA, SATURDAY. MARCH 10. 1910
FOR NEW STYLE
IN HEADGEAR
Arabian Turbsn Will BE Proper Thing
For Spring Wear Says a
Leading Miliiner.

Nine. Maerie, president of the Nd
tional Association of Milliners, an
nounces an artistic creation of the
millinery art which will put a quietus
on the nationwide clamor against the
hat pin.
Nine. Maeric declares the Arabian
tailored headgear for women. 1t will
be worn ON crowded STREETS, in street
cars and in other places where walk
ing hats are the correct thing.
The turban is an oval shaped affair,
taking on the appearance of a half
melon. Its crown is high nd II is
trimmed with ribbon of chantecler
red.
The spring hat for evening wear, a
pattern of which has just arrived
from Paris, is fashioned after the
Louis XVI. style of floral design. The
crown is done in violets trimmed
with No. 129 ribbon OF c~hantecler
green.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-03-19
HELP THE HIGH
SCHOOL LIBRARY
Supt. Morton Makes Earnest Appeal
to Martinsburg People to Attend
Shakespesrean Recital.

The principal OF the High School, NJ.
/. Wachtel, and the superintendent OF
schools have arranged for a Shakes
pearean recital Friday night. March
Is, at the Y, NJ. G. A. building. We
beliey that In the encouragement OF
such entertainments we are giving
students of the High School and the
citizens of Martinsburg the best pos
sible educational and cultural adyan-
Mrs. Hannibal AWilliams has been
secured at considerable expense to In
terpret one Of Shakespeare's best
plays. "As You like IT." The ability
of Mrs. Williams is mqlestioned.
Wherever she has appeared. both at
home and abroad. she has delighted
her audiences. | feel c%onfidenf, there
fore, In saying that everyone who az
tends the recital Friday night will
feel more than repaid for the small
financial outlay.
Among those who endorse Mrs. VIII
Hams in splendid terms are: Dr.Wm.
Thornton. University of Virginia:
Prof. Robert 7. Fulton, Ohio Wesley.
an UNIVERSE ": DIR. Edwin Minis. Van
derbllt University; President Henry
l.. ~Southwick, Emerson College OF Or
atory, Boston. Mass; DR.. Cyrus w.
Negrus, pastor First Baptist Church.
Cooperstown, N. Y: Rev. Stopford w.
Brooke, pastor Unitarian Church, San
Francisco: Or, Griffin w. Bull, pastor
First Presbyterian Church, Scranton.
Pa.
The proceeds OF the entertainments
will be devoted TO the purchase Of In
teresting books for the High School
students. The advance sale Of tickets
indicates interest on the part OF the
community, yet not to the extent that
It should be. Win you not be m of
800 to fill the Y. M. @. A. gymnasium
end show by your presnce ihat yon
appreciate our efforts TO give to the
people of the city an entertainment
both culuural and educational IN
character?
Very truly. AZ
VIM. G. MORTON.
.~~sxa SIpt. City Public Schools.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-03-19

ed braid, brim rolled off the face.
lined with light blue, trimmed with
two black willow plumes and jet ca
bachon and two black ~chrysanthe-
NUNS. A medium size wisteria hat
trimmed in gold lace and wisteria vel
vet ribbon and green and gold foliage
band. Am automobile bonnet shown
that is very chic is made of tanned
batavia cloth. trimmed in green silk.
Mr.. F. S. Emmert had his annual
opening today Of spring and summer
dress goods, trimmings. dress skirts,
fancy neckwear, upholstery and cur
',ain materials, and his beautiful store
never looked more attractive.
MT. Philip Hack had his spring
opening today in his brand new room
in the Miller building, though 1t took
hard work to get moved and fixed up
by this morning. He has a beautiful
store and a handsome stock OF goods
in ladies apparel A carnation was
presented to every lady visiting the
store today.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-03-19
THE POLICE PATROL.
Keepers and inmates Of Some Bawdy
Houses Heavily Fined.

From The World OF Thursday:
Justice Felker disposed OF several
cases of 1ewdness yesterday evening
the defendants all being colored peo-
pie.
For running "a house of ill-fame on
West Martin street, extended. Ada
Hunter was assessed s11 or twenty
days in Jail. Major Williams. of the
same, was soaked So, which he paid.
Henry Young, a visitor at the same
place. was also soaked Sc. Preferred
ten days In Jail.
Harry Manuel and wife were as
scssed Sc a piece for living in the
bawdy house Of Sue Uargent in the
western section of town. They will
arrange to pay their fines. II not to
JAIN will they go.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-03-19
John w. Daniel Succumbs to
ParaIytic Stroke.
PASSES AWAY IN FLORIDA
Fatal Termination of the illness Of
Statesman-His Long Public Ca
reer and His Many Services TO His
Native State-Was in the United
States Senate Over Twenty Years.

Daytona, Va, March 17.-United
States Senator John w. Daniel, of
Virginia, who has been seriously i'll
from a stroke of paralysis for sew
eral days, died last night. The end
was not unexpected, as his entire left
side was paralyzed, and he had been
in a state of coma for several hours
before death came.
John Warwick Daniel, United So ties
Senator from Virginia, and N of the
most prominent conservative demo-
cratic leaders in the South, was born
at Lynchburg, Va, ON September ).
1912, the son of Judge William Daniel,
jr., and Sarah A. Warwick Daniel. His
parental grandfather, William Daniel,
ST., was Judge OF the Virginia General
Court and am ardent supporter OF JET
ferson and OF the revolution of 1913.
His father was Judge of the Supreme
Court of Appeals of Virginia and a
prominent figure in Virginia politics.
He was an elector for Van Buren, in
1910 and had the reputation of being
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-03-19

mated for governor in 1881, but was
defeated at the subsequent election
by w. E. Chameron, the readjustment
candidate. In 1885 he was elected to
Congress and during his first month
of service in House of Representa-
tives was elected to the United States
Senate to succeed Senator Malone,
whose term was to expire March Q,
1887.
Senator developed considerable ac-
tivity after he became a member Of
the Senate. In the Forty-Ninth Con-
gress he advocated the abolition Of
the internal revenue system, urged
free coinage of silver and supported
retaliation against Canada for curtail-
ing the rights of American fisherman.
In the winter of 1887 he opposed the
force bill. advocated tariff reform AMI
of the free coinag of silver. He was
reelected to the United States Senate
in 1892 without party nomination, and
also in 1898, 1904 and 1910.
Senator Daniel was elector-at-large
on the Tilden democratic ticket in
1876 and was a member of the Demo
cratic National Convention of 1880
and that OF Thurman for the Vice
Presidency at the convention of 1889,
and was permanent chairman of the
convention of 1896. He was noted
for the force and high efficiency of his
oratory and was often called upon to
deliver addresses at important occa
sions. He delivered the GRAFTON at
the unwilling OF the General Lee mon
umenE at Lexington. Va, in 1888; the
address at the dedication of the Wash
ingeon monument in 1885 by invita-
ton of Congress. and was the princi-
pal orator at many local celebrations
In Virginia and other Southern states.
He was a democrat, coming from
a long line of democratic ancestors,
and his convictions were thoroughly
in harmony with democratic princi-
pies, but the broadness. of his mind
tempered his partisanship and hade
him a conservative. He was the au-
Thor of several law books of STANDARD
value and was repeatedly honored for
his learning and meritorious activity
as a legislator. The honorary degree
of LII. ID. was conferred upon him by
the Washington & Lee University. of
1888, and by the University Of Michi-
gan In 1887.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-03-19
TRIES TO
COMMIT SUICIDE
Mrs. Tabier Tries to Swallow Poison
While at Police Headquarters-
Later Is Taken to Jail

From The World of Thursday.
Mrs. Alice Tabler. we'll known here,
was arrested last night in Hagers.
town AT her home there upon the
charge of being lewd and d~isorderly.
While being taken from her home
to police headquarters the woman
broke loose from the officers and start
ed back up the street on a run. She
made quite a lively chase for a while
but WIS caught after running about
half a block.
Mrs. Tabler was placed in the pr.-
vate room at headquarters and while
there attempted to swallow several
bichloride tablets, evidently with the
intention of committing suicide. Off
Ger Williams noticed her and grabbed
her arm in the nick of time. She
kept sobbing all the time.
After being searched Mrs. Tabler
was placed in jail. She said she
would not appear at headquarters
alive. Before going to Jail she deliv'
cred her watch to the man found In
the house with her.
The Tabler family is we'll known
there. After living here for a while the
family moved to Chambersburg
There they got into trouble and later
moved to Hagerstown. The husband
is a one-armed man and is now living
ait Elkins. this state. The couple
have four children, but none r al
home, one of the sons recently being
sent to a reformatory for being i'm
plicated in a number of petty robber
les in Hagerstown.
Mrs. TabIer was given a hearina
this morning.