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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-02-12
WHAT FIRES COST
IN UNITED STATES
People of This Country Suffer Loss
of Sass, ABS, 900 Each Year and
Causes Many Deaths.

Fires cost the people of the United
States s456, 900 in the year 1907,
caused the death of i,449 persons,
and resulted in injuries to 5,65A
others, according to statistics pre-
scented yesterday by the United States
Geological Survey. The total OF fire
loss includes the excess cost of fire
protection due TO bad construction
and excess premiums over insurance
paid. 1t does not include forest fires.
This fire loss of over a million a
day is eight times as much as that of
any European country-a per capita
loss in the United States of s2.5l
against an average of 33 cents abroad.
These figures are based on the direct
loss from destruction of buildings and
their contents amounting to $215,084,-
700 during 1907
Wooden buildings, defective coll
struction and faulty equipment are
chiefly blamed for the insurance loss.
The report says the difference of cost
between fireproof and infiammable
buildings will soon be so small that it
will cease to encourage f1imsy con-
struction, The federal government
already spends s2,o00000 annually for
new fireproof buildings, none of which
have to be insured.
The sass 4S5 900 of the fire loss is
far in excess of the total value of the
gold, silver, copper and petroleum
produced in 1907 in the United States
it indicates that over one-half of the
value of all the new buildings con-
structed throughout the nation in one
year is destroyed by fire.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-02-12
COOLEST DAY OF YEAR
Mercury Failed to Climb Above q
Degrees During the Day--Drop-
ped to Above.

The storm that had been lowering
about the Rocky Mountains for the
past week and was not permitted TO
move eastward by several low pres
sure areas that came in from the Gull
States and the Great Lakes, finally
gained Roadway yesterday and struck
this section with full force. II brought
the mercury down TO the lowest point
this year and was accompanied by a
cold brisk wind from the Northwest
that averaged eight and nine miles an
hour.
The mercury began to drop on Sat
urday afternoon and shortly after
midnight 1t had gone down to twenty.
two degrees BY o'clock yesterday
morning 1t had gone down to seven
teen, but during the snow fiurries 1t
again moved up couple degrees.
From that time on. however, It went
down and last evening the thermome.
tiers registere lten degrees. The mer
curry continued 10 fall during the night
and dropped 70 six degrees.
Although the offlcial thermometers
registered six above, others through
out the various parts OF the city went
still lower. Some as low as 2 below.
The highest mark reached during yes
terday was 20 degrees.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-02-12
IS DEAD MILLIONAIRE
ELMER SWOPE'S FATHER
Inquiry Being Made to Establish for a
Certainty Relationship, If Any, Be
tween the Two Swopes

vision of army with title Of colonel.
/ was supposed that Col. Swope, was
killed during the war and no effort
was made by the widow to learn OF
his whereabouts before her death,
which occurred just shortly after the
war. Other friends, on account of the
arrangement. took no interest in the
matter. and Swope being too young,
never though much about the unac-
counted for parent until the sensation
al case developed Just recently in the
west.
If 1t should happen that the murder
ed millionaire was the father of Elmer
Swope, he might have some difficulty
in making good his claim, as it APP
pears that the murder was committed
in order to secure the inheritance.
Swope has written to Kansas City for
information concerning the early his
tory of the millionaire but as yet has
received no reply, and until he gets
hold of something tangible he will
not be able to put in claim as heir
to the murdered millionaire.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-02-12
CIRCULAR ISSUED
II Concerns the Common School Di-
plomas As Sent Out From the
Department OF Schools.

A circular has been issued from
the department of free schools in re-
gard TO the issuance Of common
school diplomas, for the information
of the county and district superin-
tendents throughout the state and F..
M. Longanecker. supervisor OF exam
nations, is mailing copies of the bulie-
tin to the different counties in the
state.
The bulletin states that, in accor =
ance with Section 70 of the school
law, which provides that the state
superintendent provide for the ex-
animation and graduation of pupils
who satisfactorily complete the grad
ed course Of study, and Issue diplomas
to such student, rules and regulations
have been established as follows:
l. Two kinds of diplomas will be
granted, viz: the elementary and the
graded school The elementary school
diploma will be granted to pupils
passing on the following subjects:
photography, physiology, grammar,
and language. U. S. history, state his
tory, reading and literature. civil gov
eminent, geography, agriculture,
arithmetic, and penmanship. The
graded school diploma will be granted
to those passing on the above sub
jects and general history and book
keeping.
2. Uniform questions for the en-
tire state will be prepared and sent
to the county superintendent, who
will plan the details for the examina-
tions.
8. Three examinations will be
held the present year (1910), on the
following dates: March S-4, April
7-S, May Sc.
4. In order to secure diploma
pupils must make general average
of rs per cent with no grade below
so per cent
5. If pupils have made passing
grade on certain subjects at a prev
ious regular examination, and If the
grades have been recorded and APP
proved by the county superintendent
these grades viii be counted without
further examination.
6. The county superintendent
will have charge of these examina-
tions and teachers who have pupils
interested should notify him at once
and ask for information.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-02-12
EXAMINATION HELD
Official Test Conducted at the Federal
Building Today, and Many Appn.
cants Were On Hand.

From The World OF Saturday:
The examination for census enum-
orators for Berkeley county and the
city OF Martinsburg was conducted TO.
day in the court room in the federal
building, and more than 30 persons
were on hand at the appointed hour
to undergo the ordeal The appll-
cants We're all men. not single wo.
man being present, although the
ladies were placed upon an equal
footing with the males.
Assistant Postmaster III G. Kitchen
and Postman Charles G. Pitzer con.
stituted the examining board. the third
member, Deputy Internal Revenue
Collector Henshaw. being unable to be
present on account OF sickness, There
were about 20 applicants from the
county, the remainder being from the
city. Included IN the list were a uum-
Der of men who have had experience
in either census or registration work
In the city and county
The examination was decided sur
prise to many. as the list OF questions
to be answered fairly hristled with
catch questions" and puzzling prob
lens. This was particularly true Of
the agricultural schedules. and sew
eral of the applicants who started the
examination for the jobs in the coun-
ty threw up In disgust after making
Intellectual efforts to get their papers
straight, and abandoned the attempt.
The time allotted was three hours
for the city applicants and four hours
for the county, but II the time limit Is
rigidly adhered TO a number OF appli-
cants will be disqualified. The papers
were taken in charge by Mr.. Kitchen
and Mr. Pitzer, who will place them
in proper shape and send them TO the
census officials, The two members Of
the examining board conducted the
test In very fair and impartial man
ner, and afforded the applicants every
opportunity within their limitations
to get through successfully The re-
suit will not be known here for sew
eral weeks.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-02-12
PERSONALS.
from The World of Tuesday:

From The World of Tuesday:
Mr.. ]. |. Mcdonald was business
visitor to Berkeley Springs today.
Road Commissioner Chas. P. Light
went to Waynesboro today on bust
ness.
Mrs. 2. T. Brantner, West Burke
street, spent the day with relatives in
Brunswick, Md.
Judge E. Boyd Faulkner left yes
terday evening for Charles Town
where he will hold Circuit Court this
week.
Mr. Il. w. VanMetre, who spent a
weeks furlough' here, left this even
ing for Washington to resume his
duties in the Postoffice Department.
Mrs. T. P. Goldstein, of Chicago, let
this afternoon after spending two
weeks here with her mother, Mrs
Annie Matthews, who is undergoing
treatment in the Kings Daughters
Mr.. Hammond Mitchell. a former
popular resident OF this city, but now
a travelling salesman for a Baltimore
wholesale house, was a business Wis
itor here today looking up the trade
and greeting old friends.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-02-12

and year before when the effort was
made to build the present home 81
fhe " NJ. G. A. He Is always wei
coined by the members of the associa.
tion and yesterday he was given mark
ed attention by those present.
His talk was along practical line
and he spoke Of how men seem to con
sentrate ALI their efforts towards busi-
ness and pleasure rather than their
religious life He took "Who art Thou.
Lord" for the basis Of his remarks.
He took his audience through the av-
erage life of a man and showed how
every thing worked together with his
business ambition. This he showed
could be changed so that his religion
could be put to the same great use as
his business. He told how men were
today doing greater work for human
ity and at the same time carrying on
their business as means Of further
ing their religious work.
The address was followed by pray
er by DR.. Hoffheins. AT the close Of
the service Rev. w. ID McCufdy pro-
nounced the benediction.
Some good instrumental and vocal
music was an enjoyable feature OF the
The former was rendered
by an orchestra Of twelve pieces, with
piano accompaniment by Master
Frank Keedy. A male quartet, con-
sisting Of Mr. Harry NJ. Grove, DR..
Bruce Geyer, Mr.. Frank d. Steger and
Mr.. Leon Fl. Ware. sang with fine ef-
feet Far at Sea
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-02-12
Seize $4,000 Worth Of Apples.

Attachments aggregating more tssan
$4,000 were issued in Winchester
against Sam Haines wealthy apple
buyer. whose home is in Lockposz. NJ
Y. Papers were placed In the hands
of attorneys representing Frederick
county apple growers who claim that
they sold apples to Haines for whicfs
they have not been paid.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-02-12
Baker, Watts & Co. and Ffambrs-
ton & Co. Highest Bidders
NINETEEN BIDDERS FOR ISSUE
$4,000 city Bond Issue E-@sssass
Sought BY Bankers East and NAess
and Finally Sold at a Coco pr~sss
iun--Money to BE Used 10 Exeenra
and Improve the Water system.

From The World OF Monday
The time limit for receiyiar h2sss
for the $4,000 city bond issue exsareez
at IL o'clock today.
The Board of Affairs. together wfzss
Recorder T. w. Letter and Cts Al
torney c. Il. Martin met this afteracors
AZ 2 o'clock In the old board OF TRADE
room and proceeded TO open the bias
for the bonds There were ninss@em
bids coming frcen as far north sAs
Boston and a. far west as Kansaa
City Two representatives from IA
timore banking houses were EfaSea&
at the bid opening.
President r S. Emmert Of the
Board OF Affairs opened the bids azs2
read them. In all cases, save tw4A sx
check for 5 per cent OF the aueount
accompanied the bid The fulloniez.
were the bidders:
Baker, Watts & Go. and HauBAzfsrs
A. CO.. Baltimore bidding togashsr
sl06.6s3. Premium, s2.673.20
Wuodin, McNear & Moore, Cities go
slo4.2s. Premium. SLIP
VIM. A. Reed & Co. New Eares.
sind,53. Premium, $i.Sf2.
n w Harris 4 Co. New ysae
$l0914. Premium, 1856.
Easterbrook 4 CO.. Baltimore, s1aE
50. Premium, $l.226.
Western German Bank. Cincinnasa.
O.. si030S Premium, sl232.
provident Savings Bank and Trust
Co, Cincinnati. O.. slO4s39. Premiumss
$1.756.
ulin. Sutherlin 4 Co. Kansas Citx.
Mo-. $101.67. Premium, $66S.
Mansfield Savings Bank. MansfelG
TO-, $1O2.5o25. Premium, sl,00l
G. III. Kaufman Chicago slO3.a2F.
Premium, $l.2ol.
Otis g. Hough, Cleveland, O., siaas~
2i25. Premium, SASS.
s. A. Keen & Co, Chicago. stp2 s2.
Premium, $1.20s,
Seasongood &c Mayer, Cincinn1aS
O., $104.S. Premium, 1920.
II Rollins \ Sons, Baltimore, sTsas-
81. Premium. $62S.
Wen, Roth Il Co, Cincinnati, ssAa
755. Premium. $7o2
Thos. J. Bolger & Co., Chicago.
$f02.17 Premium, 1868.
w. X. Compton 4 Co., ST. Isoxis.
$102. Premium. $500.
A. b. Leach q Co, Chicago, sIDa.nS
Premium. $472.
First National Bank, Cleveland o..
si0I.32. Premium, $52S
At 3 o'clock the board held an aK~
ecutive session to carefully examin@
the various bids.
Bonds Go to Baltimore
AIT $3.50 o'clock the bonds werm
sold 10 Baker, Watts Il Co. and
Hambleton Co, Baltimore. al thals
bid of $l06.GS3 on the thousand dol
lars, the premium amounting 10 So
$500, they baing the highest bidders
The proceeds Of the bond sale. H.
viii be remembered, are for extending
and repairing the city waller works
system, the ordinance also authorizing
special bond levy.
The bonds are In denominations OK
500, $500 and $1,000 and are payable
"a years after date. December i, 1saSs
and redeemabe anytime after no
years after date. with interest at the
rate OF per cent per annum payable
annually on the first CT December o.
each year
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-02-12
Was An Attractive Display.

The February "Haberdasher,' Just
out has a large cut Of the display OF
hosiery Of the interviewer Stocking
Company, which the company had at
the recent Wearing-Apparel Show in
New York city These goods are
manufactured only by the Kilbourn
and Middlesex Knitting Mills, Of this
city. and their display was one OF the
finest OF the kind at the show.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-02-12

Mr.. John Kastle, while at work IN
the b. & o. shops had the misfortune
to have a large piece of iron fan ON
his left foot on Friday. badly mashing
It, He Is able 10 hobble about. and II
getting along as we'll as could he exs
pected.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-02-12

Chas. NJ. Noll qualified, yesterday
before County Clerk Hobbs as admin
istrator OF the estate of his wife,
Mary Elizabeth Noll, late of this city,
deceased.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-02-12

Mrs. H. T Carmichael of Cham
bersburg is here to spend several
weeks with her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
joan j. Hetzel, before removing to
White Plains, n. Y.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-02-12
SOC ACRES OF COAL LAND SOLD
Eastern Capitalists to Open Mines ass
1000 Acre Tract In Elk Lissric..

1000 Acre Tract IN Elk LlstrIcs-
The Kalbangh, Jameson asEa Fret
lock tract, consisting of 500 acres IA
Elk district Mineral county. " Va
was sold al public sale to Or. 2. T.
Kalbangh, OF Piedmont, and Williana
IA. Lilier, cf Keyser, on their joint bEfz
of $25. 450.
The purchasers own about 2-#39E
acres OF adjoining coal land, and it isa
said win turn over their holdings to
Eastern capitalists who will erect ors@
OF the largest coal plants at thee
mouth of Stony Run, and anothrr
plant on Howeli's Run. two miles frssn
Shaw
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-02-12

Miss Carrie Roush, West King
street, is visiting friends in Hagers-
town.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-02-12

Mrs. 2. T. Brantner. West Burke
street, spent the day with relatives in
Brunswick, Md.
The daily sentinel., 1910-01-22
BLACK HILLS MINES NON UNION
Especial to The Sentinel.

lopeclai 10 Inc sentinel
Deadwood, S. D.. Jan. 22.-With
the sweeping declaration that they
intend to establish permanently in
the Black Hills non-union labor con-
ditions and to inaugurate the card
system. the arrangements of the 13
largest properties in the hills today
issued notice to their employees and
all properties concerned were shut
down, with the announced intention
of resuming as soon as sufficient non
union men can be obtained.
While the move, on a much smaller
scale. has been generally discussed
for some time. in view of the Home
stakes fight against the Western
Federation. It came as a surprise to
many.
The operators held secret meeting
at which the final plans were com
pleted. two of the principal operators
having just returned from confer
ences with Eastern directors The
notice reads:
ITO Whom It May Concern--In
The daily sentinel., 1910-01-22
TAFT'S BILLS DISCUSSED.
Especial to The Sentinel. ]

Washington, Jan. president
Taft's bills on various branches of
conservatism, as prepared by Secre-
tary Ballinger, were discussed today
in a meeting of the house committee
on public lands, in which Chairman
Mondell explained the reasons for his
declination to introduce the meas
ures in the house.
Mr.. Mondell objects to the Ballin-
ger bill for classification of public
lands as entirely unfeasible. Some
of the others he regards as imprac-
ticable.
There are half dozen of the con-
servation bills in the batch sent to
Mr.. Mondell from the secretary of
the interior They will be considered
further and some member of the COM
mittee other than Mr.. Mondell may
introduce them.
Representative Smith of California.
a member Of the committee, declares
the presidents bill for oil lands
would meet with the unanimous op-
position of the oil men of California.
1t provides for an agricultural use of
oil lands. which. Mr.. Smith declares.
is impossible. He favors the land
classification, bill as submitted and
The daily sentinel., 1910-01-22

view of the fact that the mining in
dustry in the Black Hills district is
the source from which all other busi-
ness interests in said district derive
their main support, and that said in
dustry intends to establish perma-
nently in said district what are COM
monty called non-union labor condi-
tions it is respectfully suggested to all
such other business interests that
their action should be vigorously in
support of the aforesaid expressed
intention"
1t is signed by the Homestake,
Golden Reward, Mogul. Portland, I'm
perial. Wasp. Pahasa, Golden Crest,
Reliance, Anaconda, James ID. Har-
din, Lundberg, Dorr & Wilson and
Minnesota Mines companies.
The shutdown affects over 500
men, exclusive of those of the Home
stake, and it is estimated that at least
one-third are in sympathy. with the
move and will yield at once. Present
employees are to be given the oppor-
tunity to work before any miners are
imported.
The daily sentinel., 1910-01-22
IN A TRANCE FOR 2O7 DAYS.
Especial to The sentinel.1


Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 22.-Mrs. Kate
Mendelsohn, who has been in a trance
in the Passavant hospital here for
207 days, awoke at an early hour to-
day. smiled ard asked for her missing
husband and then lapsed back into
another deep trance, after leaving a
message of endearment for the miss
ing man.
A few hours later a nurse noticed
the sleeping woman's pulse had fail
ed. Examination by the physicians
disclosed that Mrs. Mendelsohn had
passed away, leaving the mystery of
her long sleep unsolved.
The woman was admitted to the
hospital Sept. 20, after members of
her family had failed to awaken her,
at their home, No. A Miller street.
1t was thought she was suffering
from poison. but antidotes and the
history of the case disproved this.
Every means known to medicine and
surgery was resorted to in vain to
arouse the woman.
AT no time during her trance did
the woman seem to suffer and occas-
ionally smile would play over her
pretty features. She awoke but once
during her long sleep and then re-
The daily sentinel., 1910-01-22
SAW THREE BIG GRIZZLIES.
Especial to The Sentinel. ]

Ogden, Jan. 22.-The startling
sight of three huge grizzly bears
trailing along the well Travelled road
of Ogden canon, met the eyes of way
farers near the dam in the canon yes
terday morning. Driven by hunger
from the snowbound hills the big
beasts were evidently seeking food.
They came down from the rugged,
desolate places of Wheeler basin and
continued straight up the canon road
evidently bound for more open places
to the north of Ogden valley.
Hans Larson of Huntsville was the
first TO run on TO the travelling bruins
Driving at brisk rate around a
curve in the roadway he suddenly en-
countered them and was thrown from
his cutter by the frightened plunges
of his horses. Apparently as sur
prised as Larson was. the grizzlies
broke for the hillsides and making a
wide detour came down in the road
mile ahead and Just in time TO
frighten the wits out of two women
and a man who were driving towards
Ogden in q bobsled. Several other
travellers reported having seen tne
grizzlies when they reached the
Hermitage hotel farther down the
canon. A hunting party was organ
lied this afternoon and started on the
trail Of the three bears.
The severe winter in the noun
tains has caused much game TO seek
the level places of Ogden vaiiey IN
search Of food. A week ago q herd
OF eight deer broke through the fence
surrounding haystack belonging 20
The daily sentinel., 1910-01-22
ROBBERS TORTURE VICTIMS.
Especial to The Sentinel ]

Albuquerque, N. NJ, Jan. 22.-
News has reached here of a robbery
at Progresso, a village on the plains.
40 miles northeast of this city. last
Wednesday night. Five masked men
broke down the door of Portiro Vigil's
ranch house and demanded of the
man and his wife their savings,
which were hidden under the floor.
The money was refused, and the
robbers then wrapped the victims in
sacks and fired them. The victims
still refusing to give up. the fire was
put out, and one of the men shot Mrs
Vigil in the head. The money (s1SOJ
was then surrendered.
A posse Is after the robbers.
The daily sentinel., 1910-01-22

manned so but for few minutes. dur
ing which she said her trance had
been one long sweet dream. She
was kept awake that short time by
artificial methods.
Efforts are being made to locate
her husband. who is employed by the
Pennsylvania railroad. The woman's S
former home has been deserted and
the hospital officials are anxious to
find him and deliver the dead wo-
mans message, which was hurry
and come to me-"
The daily sentinel., 1910-01-22
MAY FIGHT HUGHES.
Especial to The Sentinel. ]

Washington. Jan. eff Senator
Hughes of Colorado is named on the
Ballinger-Pinchot investigating com
mittee. which appears likely. it is ex-
pected that a protest against allow
Ing him to serve will be filed by the
Pinchot supporters, who are calling
attention to a speech made by the
senator prior to his coming to Wash.
ington to assume his duties.
In this speech he expressed torci
The daily sentinel., 1910-01-22
Are You a Weather Prophet 2

Does your rheumatism tell you
when we're going to have rain or a
change in the weather? You'd be
willing to quit predicting the wealth
er If you could get rid of the rheuma-
tism. Then use Billiards. Snow Lin
iment. It's sure. Price Zoe. soc and
~ per bottle Sold by the C. d.
Smith Drug Company. Eve stores,
Grand Junction. Fruita and Palisade.
Colo,
The daily sentinel., 1910-01-22

William Winters and fed ravenously
on the hay. During the winter the
depredations of mountain lions. bears
and coyotes among the livestock on
the outlying ranches, have been heav-
ier than in many years. The hungry
animals seeming to lose all fear of
man.
The daily sentinel., 1910-01-22

may introduce it for the president.
The matter of the adverse recep-
tion of the presidents conservation
measures in the public lands commit
tee is one of large interest. as they
are the first of the administration
measures to reach the stage where
there is strong opposition to them.
The daily sentinel., 1910-01-22

ply his opposition to the Pinchot pol
icies and declared that part of his
mission in Washington would be to
defeat them.
The daily sentinel., 1910-01-22

II Colorado Eruil Z Commaaanas
stock has any valns, send me- Q ~
on fve shar0.-A. L Walksr, cue.
we'll Ida.