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Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-12-09
FOR SALT.

$50 acres of good limestone land, 80
acres of timber, s acres orchard years
old, 8 miles from town, good location,
2 good houses, good barn and other
outbuildings. Water in every field.
IA acres, good building, spring with
running water through place, close to
school, ID mile from railroad station.
81, 200.
l01 acres, good house, new barn, all
outbuildings. Very cheap.
Porterfield & Boyer.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-12-09
Public Sale.

Public Sale.
| will sell at my home II miles North OF
Kearneysville on the road leading from Wal
per X-Roads to M artinsburg on
Tuesday, Dec. ID, 1910,
IL Horses and Colts,
1S'Head Of Cattle,
So Head Of Sheep,
II Head Of Hogs.
Full limo OF Implements and harness.
Terms.
10 months credit.
G. W. HOFFMAN
Dodd & Hoffman, Auct.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-12-09


Apropos Of the movement that has
been gwen birds in New England 10
do away with Santa Claus and sub
stitute for that genial gentleman The
Quaker statesman and philosopher,
Benjamin Franklin. The Sun recalls
an editorial from the New York San
of Septem Der q, 1907 having been
called forth in that that paper by
question which bad been asked 1t, lis
there Santa Claus?u The editorial
fellows:
ave take pleasure in nsgering at
on ce and thus prominently the COM
muuication below, expressing at the
same time our great qualification that
its fsithful author is numbered among
the friends Of the sun:
"Dear EDITOR: | am eight years old,
me of my little friends say there il
no ,nta Claus. p pa says "if you see
it III the san, It's So" Please tell nae
the truth Is there a Santa Claus?
"Virginia o. Hanlon,
"'1l5 West Ninty-Gftb street,
"Virginia, your little friends are
wrong. They have been affected by
the skepticism of age They think that
nothing can be which is not eompre-
hensible by their little minds. All
mines, Virginia, whether they be
mems or chiJdren's, are little n this
great universe Of ours man is 81 m ere
insect, an ant, in his intellect, as COM
pared with the boandless world about
him, as measured by the intelligence
capable of grasping the whole OF truth
and knowledge.
eyes, Virginia, there is q Santa
Claus. He exists as certainly as love
and generosity and devotion exist, and
you know that they abound and give
to our life its highest beauty and joy
Alas! how dreary would be the world
II there were no Santa Claus. 1t would
be as dreary as if there were no Vir-
ginias. There would be no chldlike
make tolcrsble this existence. We
should have no enjoyment, fexcept in
sense and sight. The eternal Hight with
which childhood fills the world would
be extinguished
"Not believe in Santa Clausl You
might as well not believe in fairies!
You might get your papa to hire
men to watch in all the chimneys on
Christmas eve to catch Santa Claus
but even ifthey did not see Santa
Claus coming down, what would that
prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but
that is no sign that there is no SAINT la
Claus. The most real things in the
world are those that neither children
nor meu can see. Did you ever see fair !
les dancing on the lawn? OF course not,
but that's no proof that tn y are not |
there. Nobody can conceive or imagine
all the wonders there are unseen and
unseeabIe in the world
"You may tear apart the baby's !
rattle and zee what makes the noise |
inside, but there is veil covering the /!
unseen world which not the strongest
man, nor even the united strength of
all the strongest men that ever lived,
could tear apart. Only faith, fancy,
poetry, love, romance, can lush aside
that curtain and view and picture |
the supernal beauty and glory beyOnd |
1sit all real? All, Virginia, in all
this world there is nothing else real
and abiding.
"No Santa Claus! Thank God! he
lives, and he lives forever. A thous-
and years from now. Virginia, nay,
ten times ten thousand years from
now, he will continue to make glad
the heart Of childhood.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-12-09
NOTICE.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Acts of the
Legislature 1906 for the regulation OF licenses
notice is hereby given that the following appli.
cation has been filed In this Office for the sale of
porter, beer, ale and drink of like nature at
wholesale only:
Applicant, w. O. Rau, residence Harpers
Ferry, W. Va Place of business. No. 500 North
Eannis Street Martinsburg W. Va said appli.
cation TO be considered by the County Court of
Berkeley county W. Va, at the expiration of 30
days from this date.
Given under My hand and the seal of the
County Court of Berkeley County, w. Va, this
26th day of November, 1910.
dts r. A. HOBBS CLERK
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-12-09
MALE HELP WANTED
Pennsylvania Automobile col
lege and Greater PittSburg
Automobile School now
Combined.
7I3I KELLY STREET
WANTED CHAUFEERS!

Big wages nice on tdoor work, plenty of jobs
big chances for advances. Does 1t look good
Then learn. It's easy, Don't cost much
When considering school why not select the
best one, recommended by automobile dealers
one where they give practical instructions by
expert automobile mechanics and enein GERS
men who are conyersant with every detail of n,
automobile and its mechanism The road pract-
Use is a miner part of the course, as most any
young man can be taught to drive car in
short time.
The aim of this school is to qualify our stud.
ents thoroughly in the mechanism and general
up-keep of the machine, so should he have trou.
BILE on the road he knows where to locate the
defective part and how tie mr. edy 1t. (Thats
what counts.) We have seven different cars
including an electric, which we give instruc-
tons on. All graduates guaranteed to pass H.
cense examination. No cOlored students. Spec
ial correspondence course of home study for
those unable to attend school Ask about it
lPHa winner. Call, write or phone for partcu-
est, Day. or evening classes. Pennsylvania
Automobile. College, 7i3l Kelly street, near
ormewood avenue. PittsburgPa
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-12-09

For any pain, from top to toe, from
any cause, apply DR.. Thomas Flee
trio Oil. Pain can't stay where it is
used. mo.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-12-09

the limestone section OF West
Virginia, good smooth white oak logs 10 to d
Inch Is In diameter first and second cuts only
cash for them delivered at r. t.
Address Martinsburg Statesman.
2mos,
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-02


ers TO get their names out in time for
"A scrap on the floor OF the county con-
vention on September "a. In case
Mayor Bransford will not run for Con-
gross. a. is likely that Thomas Weir
will again be in the field. as on two
previous occasions.
For justice OF the supreme bench the
names Of ogden Hiles and John A.
Street have been mentioned.
There are quite a number OF Amer
lean party workers out after the nom
iuation for constable in Salt Lake.
Among these are George T. TinEes. now
a patrolman on the police force, who
is busy boosting his game. Tom Fow-
Ter. 7. +. Griffith and Frank Jordan.
For justice Of the peace. Dana smith.
who formerly held the office. and
Harry $. Harper. are making a play for
the choice
A. J. Charon is again out for the Of
flee Of sheriff. and this time has Joe
Raleigh and c. +. Morrison as cOntes-
tauts in the race.
For recorder. Thomas Homer. =. r.
Connor and Charles w. Lawrence are
already making themselves known and
VIII probably fight 70 out in the con-
veution. with Lawrence holding a
strange hold on the nomination at this
early stage. though much may happen
before the convention date.
Frank Swenson. formerly city treas
urer. Is out for the nomination as
county treasurer. and none others have
yet been announced.
!. =. McGinty. famous as a county
chairman. r. j. Leonard and Dominfck
Burns. the latter from Bingham, have
announced themselves Tor the offices
OF county commissioner.
For clerk. auditor. assessor. auditor
and surveyor no names have yet been
announced. but good party workers
have their eyes on these and Will prob
ably come out in she open within a
few days in the statement that they are
in the race.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-02

The arrest Of speedy is attended
by a series Of circumstances that not
only show a ludicrous state OF atialrs
I'm the police department, but also show
how easy il is for a criminal TO escape
through the Intellectual police system
After shooting Coslett at the Hell
delberg bar at 1850 o'clock on the
morning Of August 5. Speedy" ran in
to tho arms of one officer. who re-
leased him. and later encountered an
other officer who. after OBTAINING MIN.
also turned him loose. No warrant
was issued or asked for by the police
although &C was definitely known that
Speedy" was the slayer. He was ar
rested at Seattle for picking. pockets,
and a description. sent to the police
here. showed that he was the man
wanted. Chief of Police $. NJ Barlow
wired back for a picture. but in the
meantime there was danger of rcleas-
ing him on "floatcr." as is the Gus
tom with many suspects.
sheriff sharp Acts Quickly.
Sheriff Joseph G.. Sharp received a
telegram from Seattle while Chiet
and Immediately sent Deputy Sheriff
Smith to the Washington city. An hour
later chief Barlow and County AttOr-
ney job 7. Lyon appeared before Gov
arnor Spry and asked for reQuisition
papers. Not knowing that Sheriff
Sharp had already acted. the county
attorney requested that Chief Barlow
be named as the state agent IN inc
L
would issue the necessary papers and
would name Chief Barlow.
/ Later however. the Governor learned
that a deputy sheriff was already on
Ibis way to Seattle. and County Attor-
Iney Lyon. also learning Of THIS. re-
Iuuested that Deputy Sheriff Smith be
named as the Utah agent IN the
Irequisition papers. Governor Spry had
/ no alternative but 20 name the deputy
sheriff since he did not want 70 put
the state to double expense by sendinG
Ianother man. Chief Barlow WaNed
f,irious yesterday when he Was io4'
the credit 81 .catchfrE Co-lett-s isltii
Iderer. and ne charged the sheriff $ ~
flee with undue activity. although he
did not criticise Governor SprN. lie
was asleep at the switch
| letters arrest in the coast city was
I due to suspicion which surrounded him
Nh connection with piclpOcket cases
Which had come to the attention OF the
Seattle authorities. After comparinE
the description Of COsletts slayer with
/ the prisoner. they became convinced
that he was the man wanted by the
salt Lake officers. and wired Chlei
Barlow at once to that effect. THIS
was followed by n photograph. Whlcn
was identified here as that Of LETTERS
| Deputy Sheriff Smith was dispatched
| TO Seattle with instructions that requi-
Eition papers would follow and that
information Of the crime would he
wired ahead so n fugitive warrant
could be issued at once in the WASH
liugtou city and the fugitive held UNI
It'll Smiths arrival. The informa tlon
was wired Immediately after Smith 2
departure and requisition papers ISSUED
Iby Governor Spry and mailed 10 Hmltn
/ yesterday.
Gets Nwny From Police
| Following. the murder Of Coslett M
! the Heidelberg. early on the mornine
| Of August g. two hours inside the OpCr-
Continued ON PAGE TwO.D
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-02
ROBBER SHOT
BY ENGINEER
Attempt to Hold Up Passenger
Train Results in Death of a
Bandit and Wounding of
the Man Who Killed Him.

EADYILLE. Colo, sept. 1.-AS the
result OF an attempted train rob
- berry ON the Colorado Midland
railway between Divide and FlortSnnt,
one rObber n dead. Engineer stewart
shot in the leg and an unknown hobo
dangerously Injured.
The other two robbers made their
escape. hut n posse, organized by
sheriff Won Publ, has taken the trail.
When the Midland westbound No ,.
in charge Of Conductor wesley steele.
reached Divide. one OF the robbers
climbed on the tender and when the
train reached mile post No. 81. short
distance beyond. covered Engineer
Stewart with revolver Ihe tram
had stopped at this point TO meet train
stewart. however. drew his revolver
when the robber opened fire. the bullet
striking Stewart in the leg stewart
promptly opened fire. Killing the man.
At this moment. the other bandits
sent a fusillade OF bullets into the
door OF the express car, but the eN-
press messenger refused to open the
Rv this time the train crew opened
fire on the robbers and they immediate
lv fled in the darkness. An unknown
tramp. who was stealing ride on No.
3 was accidentally shot by the train
porter and seriously injured.
Engineer Stewart and the injured
tramp were both taken TO Colorado
Springs Sheriff Won Publ. OF Cripple
Creek. has ordered his deputies TO form
n posse.
The attempted holdup and the prompt
resistance OF the train crew all took
place so quickly that the passengers on
no. ; hardly realized what had oc-
CURED.
No ? carries the Welis-Fargo express
but the robbers obtained nothing.
The body OF the dead robber was left
at Bridge No. 80 close 20 where the at
tempted robbery occurred to await the
coroners arrival from Cripple Creek.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-02

The figures for the bOroughs. to-
gether with the increases. are as fol-
lows:
Bronx. $50. $50. an increase OF 2S0.4T3.
or 11f.9 per cent. .......
Queens. 2SA041. an increase Of 49,
Gal. S5.6 per cent.
Brooklyn. 1.634.371. an increase OF
i67.769. or 40.1 per cent.
Richmond borough. S5.969. an in
crease Of 1898, or 2S.3 per cent
Manhattan borough, 2.331.5i2. an in
crease OF 2S1.449. or 26.0 per cent.
New York city contains only 16f.6fe
fewer people than the combined four
teen cities OF more than 100000. che
population of which already has been
announced. namely. Pittsburg. ST
Louis. Detroit. Buffalo, Cincinnati
Newark. Milwaukee, Washington, m
dianapolis. Jersey City. Kansas City
Providence. 81. Paul and Denver. The
aggregate population OF the cities
named is given as 4.93t.532.
The city Of New York. as constituted
prior TO the act OF consolidation. cf-
fective January l. 1898. had a pcpula
ton in 1890 Of 1.515.3Oi. as compared
with s,4S7,202 in 1900, showing an APP
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-02
MAY Be CHOLERA ABOARD

New York. Sept. 1.-Two trans-At-
Iautlc steamships, one OF them the
liner Lusitania. were held up by the
New York health authorities tonight
because OF the cholera scare aboard.
the Lusitania left quarantine at $50
%. m. only TO be stopped off Stapleton,
staten island. for further inspection.
a steerage passenger had been found
seriously IN by inspectors, and while
there was nothing to indicate cholera
IL was decided TO hold the vessel and
take no chances pending a bacteriologt-
cal examination.
The steamship san Giovanni, from
Naples and Palermo. with passengers
aboard from TRAM. Italy. where cholera
has been reported. was detained at
quarantine until DR.. Alva \. Doty,
health officer Of the port. can investi-
gate the death at sea of a lf-year-old
girl, five days ago.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-02

by the workers around the track
Practically all Of the horses which
performed at the races this year have
been shipped to other tracks, but there
we're about 30 remaining in the stables.
mostly owned by local horsemen-
At first IL was believed the stables
would be burned. and the horses were
taken out and hurried away from the
flames to avoid a stampede. But the
work Of the stable men warded off the
advance Of the flames and saved the
other buildings
The night was without wind. and
TO this is attributed the lack OF spread
Of the flames from the grandstand-
The fire started I'm the north end Of
the grandstand and Travelled the
length Of the wooden structure with
startling rapidity.
Crashes TO Ground.
Within ten minutes after the fire
was discovered. the whole length OF
the seats was in flames, and IT was
not long before the supporting tim
Ibers gave way and the whole bulk
came crashing TO the ground. throw
ling sparks and burning embers far
Into the air.
! II is believed that the fire started
/ in the old bar room. This room Is
] y
William Dickey noticed the door open
Some Of the trainers at the track were
I pla wing cards there last night, and II
lis believed that one carelessly threw a
Lighted cigar into a corner. later re-
sulting in the fire. The paddock 10
the north and other buildings were
not damaged.
! The Buena Vista track was unished
lin August. 1903. and opened for races
/ in September Of that year. The grand
stand had seating capacity OF 1000
land cost about S12.500. The race
meeting in 1909 and the summer meet
ling in May and June OF this year were
1.-The only two meetings held at the
track. IT IS not known whether the
grandstand will be rebuilt, but owing
lit is probable the directors will not go
ahead with this.
Fire Department Helpless
The fire department was of no value
lin fighting the flames or saving prop
erty. Three calls were sent into head
Quarters at about II O'Clock, before any
response was made. The hose cart
from No. s department. Eighth South
and Eighth West streets, was sent, and
1.-THE engine from headquarters on First
South street. The hose cart arrived
about 10 minutes before the streamer
on until the engine arrived to pump
the water from a tank for the hose
1.-The fire was then burning itself out
land water was turned upon 70 TO fin
ish the work.
Because OF the stin night and IN,
lamount Of lumber burned. the fir,
from the burning grandstand ligh -
the whole western sky and attracted
lattention throughout the city. Mann
Inquiries were flashed to the fire dc
APARTMENT. but IL was not until after /
O'clock that action was taken
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-02

parent increase OF 1.921.9O1. or 1858
pc recent for the greater city.
Il IS expected the census figures Tor
Philadelphia, the third largest city I'm
the United States. will be issued go
morrow night. The population OF Chi
caEO.. the second largest city. probably
will be announced about September o.
The population OF NonlScrs. n. Y. is
79.S03. an increase OF 31.S72. or 66
per cent. as compared with 1881 in
1900.
The population OF Elimra. y. v. IS
37.176. an Increase OF 1898. or AZ per
cent. as compared with IS. 672 In 1900.
New York sept. while New York
City. according so the English census
returns OF 1903. stil is 2.662.SS7 behind
London I'm the race for the greatest city
in the world. she is so far ahead OF the
other great elites Of the globe that
there rs no likelihood oi any or them
catching her I'm many decades.
The census OF 1909 showed London's
population TO be T.f29.4fo as against 81
5S1 $40 in 1901. That Ncw York SIS slow
~ catching London is shown by tue
(CoDtinued ON PAGE Two.l
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-02

Anew ORLEANS. sept Tine
N women OF the south rejoice over
their successful fight for the
freedom Of Mamie Mclaughlin. Never
before in the history OF criminal law
I'm Louisiana have the women attempted
90 defend the principle Of the unwrit-
ten law as in the case OF this ls-year-
old New Orleans girl. who killed HuEn
smith. Tr.. a wealthy saloonkecper and
POLITICIAN who. she asserts betrayed
her.
on the first trial Miss Mclaughlin
wac convicted Of the crime and only
through the efforts Of the IRA club.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-02

Bowen mas won the Democratic con-
rrcssioual nomination over John L.
gcawel1. James IT. Hawley is nomin-
afcd by the Democrats for governor by
a heavy majority over John G. Rice.
The only positions on the Republican
side concerning which there f. doubt
are attorney general. secretary OF
state and superintendent OF public In
rtruction. John g. Morrison. former
governor. leads Daniel g.. McDougal In
cumbcnt by "a very small margin FOR
attorney general. and later returns
from the southeastern counties may
carry McDougal through. Byron Hyatt
leads on first choice votes for secre-
farv OF state. but Whitney may beat
him n n second choice canvass proves
necessary 10 decide the result Grace
M shepherd leads Belle Chamberlain.
Incumbent FOR school superintendent.
Robert ~ Bell mas defeated y. q. Cush-
fng and N. Moore. incumbent. FOR state
mine inspey tor.
Second choice ballots have caused
rnucf delay I'm completing tie count.
and en- some precincts the count Is just
being finished tonight Many OF the
county chairmcn report that II viii be
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-02

the leading wOman's organization.
and other women Interested in the
principle involved in the case was a
second trial brought about and her
freedom secured.
The fight was not for the ind vidu3l
girl. but the princiDlc OF the uuwritteu
law in such cases. Many OF the women
who supported the cause had never
seen Mamie Mclaughlin and had no
personal interest in her case. A fund
WAS oruani~cd Tor her defense solely
on tile ground of the unwritten law,
which the women claim ought 20 be
applied az well TO cases involving girls
and women as 90 the men.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-02
BURNS
AT BUENA VISTA
The Audience Structure and Betting
Ring Destroyed at Rdcetrack With
Loss of SIP 500; No Insurance

destroyed grand the
starting about 1885 O'Clock and entang loss
With
careey
rubbish starting the grand
trainers awakened by the
burning the heat and light
Thew scuring from the back
the stables of their efforts few small
were started near the these
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-02

Especial TO The Herald Republican,
Pocatcllo. Idaho. sept. 1.-Today's de-
velopments have demonstrated con
clusively that Brady will come ont or
the six southeastern counties with n
clear majority Of twenty-five hundred
over Fletcher, CiagstOnc and O'Neil and
that he VIII beat ONeil. VINO is the
high man outside OF Brady. by better
than two to one. All the large pre-
cincts have been heard from and the
minor precincts. from which returns
have not yet been received will not
change this result materially. and tf
results are affected at all 10 will be
favorable 20 Brady. This estimate can
be considered as final Tor the counties
OF Fremont. Bingham. Bannock. Bear
Lake. Oneida and Cassia.
McDougall still leads I'm the south
east. but it g. believed his ma iority in
this part OF the state will be INSULT
Client to overcome the lead attained in
the north and southwest by Morrison.
his opponent FOR attorney general
French's heavy vote for Congress in the
southeast was the surprise OF the cleo
ton. and Hamer IS badly beaten.