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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-11-08

There was big surprise Saturday
night among the gridiron fans when
the football results were announced.
The most telling scores were those
made at Cleveland, New Haven and
Bloomington, when Brown, Case and
Illinois walloped Yale, Ohio state and
Indiana
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-07-30
TO CLEAR MURDER
Negro in Penitentiary at MoundsviIIe
Thought to Know of Hood Mys-
tery-Case of Long Standing.

After a search lasting over year,
during which time few clues develop
ed, United States Marshal Dan Cum
bingham thinks that at last he has
secured enough evidence to clear the
sextuple murder of the Hood family,
which was committed over year ago
at their home near Beckley,a full ac-
count of which was given in this pa
per ct the time.
Through Luther Sherman. convict
now confined in the penitentialy, the
United States Marshal hopes to be
able to get the last link in the chain
of evidence The mystery has baffled
the authorities for over a year He
hopes then to be able to run to earth
the fends who committed the most
fiendish and brutal time in the his
tory of the Little Mountain State.
While sleeping in their home in the
town of Beckley the Hood family were
brutally murdered, Hood, his wife and
four small children were killed by re-
volver shots. The interior of the home
resembled a slaughter house 10 the
neighbors the next day when the
crime was discovered
Although every effort was made by
the police to run down the murderers,
they were unable to do so. Cunning
ham has since been working on the
case, and announces that within a
few days the murderers will be arrest
ed, In all probability the convict at
Moundsville will make a confession
duplicating a number of persons in
the crime. He resided next door to
the Hood family and is said to know
all about the crime.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-07-30
WONDERS OF ALFALFA.

Alfalfa has found a way into the doc
tors office rs a curative agent. DR..
Marion n Clark Of Los angeles,
claims that there are remarkable cur
alive qualities in the grass and its
blossom. She tells Of success in pre-
scribing alfalfa juice for the nerves,
and claims that ii is one Of the won
ders for waking people up cut Of le-
thargy and making them feel like
working harder. Also that a few tab
lets OF alfalfa will cure men of the
smoking habit and take them out of
the jimjams and into sound reason
and good bodily health in a remarka-
bly, short time She uses the grass
reduced to small bulk, though in some
cases she admits that men are so
foolish about their habits that she
might make a mistake and prescribe
alfalfa in the hay form, as though il
were for other doukeys.-WOrche
Telegram.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-07-30
PROBABLE MEETING.
c. v. Fnemen May Meet Next Year at
WaYnesboro.

Officials of the Cumberland Valley
Firemen's Association, at a meeting
held at Waynesboro, after the trans
action of other business discussed
the advisability of holding the next
meeting and demonstration at Way
nesboro. 1t was pointed out at this
meeting that it has been seven years
since Waynesboro has had a fire
mems demonstration. The last one
was a most cred table one and the
are enthusiastic that the
next demonstration and meeting of
the Cumberland Valley Firemen be
held there. The town is most
ideally located for such a gathering.
President f. B. Munson named
d. Berlin, r. w Moore and A. E.
Gordon to ascertain the sentiment of
the Waynesboro fremen in reference
to the matter
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-07-30
MUNICIPAL STUDY or TueERCU
LOSIS.

The outline of work of the munich
pal Tuberculosis Commission IT. the
next three months, prepared by DR..
Fulton, shows that the whole problem
of prevention, cure and amelioration
Is to be faced by means of careful
study of existing conditions. Mem
bers OF the commission will also
take stock so to speak, of agencies
now engaged in combating tuberculos-
Is, so that deficiencies may be noted
and measured. What hospitals, camps,
sanltoriums, charities, have we? What
provision for health in the nursery, in
schools and where cooking is done?
What regulations have we for the fac
tory and workshop? How is the aver
age Baltimore home and place Of
public meeting equipped for confront
ing the danger of infection? Above
all, what attention is given to the ex-
istence of tuberculosis among the ne
gro population and to the relations Of
the races as respects the conveyance
of infection?
Bwered, the commission will be in an
improved position for fighting the
plague which the world has agreed
TO fight and obliterate. Fifty years ago
consumption was regarded as virtual
Iy incurab!e and as hereditary We
have now so far improved the position
that we know it is not hereditary and
can be prevented We know also that
cases taken early can be cured, whi'9
chronic cases can be materially ameli-
GRATED. The medical profession is not
without hope that its studies will ulti-
mately lead to the discovery of a
means of curing even bad cases. Pre-
vention, however. is within our reach,
and when it is fully developed there
need be no bad cases to cure Baltl-
more Sun.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-07-30
TROUBLE OCCURS
Freight Train Split in Pieces at
South Bend. Ind, Due TO
the Strike.

South Bend, Ind, July 26.-As a
climax to long period of rioting in
the yards Of the Grand Trunk railway.
in which freight train OF fifty cars
were cut into ten sections, Pinkerton
detectives stoned and five passenger
trains stalled for hours, an attempt
was made to defail eastbound passen-
ger train No. s, known as the Detroit
and New York express.
The engineer by chance saw the
thrown switch in time to bring his
train to stop and prevent terrible
catastrophe. When he left the engine
to investigate he was stoned by the
mob in which were many foreigners
but the timely appearance Of the
police prevented him from being
seriously hurt.
Shortly after the attempt to derail
the train was made, Jay Freei, car
repairer in the employ of the railroad
was shot and seriously wounded by
John Peck, Pinkerton detective, who
with two companions, Eldridge Ora
ham and William McReynolds all of
Battle Creek, Mich, were arrested
and are now being held by the police
pending the outcome of Freels wound
which is in the back close 20 the
spine. Freel is in the hospital
A mob which congregated at
divers, the first station of the Grand
Trunk within the limits of the city
burned several cabooses, but efforts
to burn freight cars were made fruit
less by the arrival of detectives and
the fire department.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-07-30
GROWTH OF THE STATE.

West Virginia is growing faster in
population, wealth and development
than any other state in the Union. She
ranks first in the production OF high
grade oil and natural gas. Besides
our own towns and cities, we supply
Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Cleveland, and
Maryland cities with natural gas,
some pipe lines being 175 miles long.
There is now agitation about taxing
the gas production and one company
pumps 200,000,000 cubic feet into 9th
er states each day Is it any wonder
millionaires from the East and West
are crowding each other to secure in
vesments in West Virginia? Some
New York and Philadelphia folks who
put money into our coal and gas fields
a few years back have doubled their
cash rapidly. Coal lands worth S25
an acre not long back are now worth
$500, and still rising. Our fruit in
dustry is somewhat over-shadowed by
the mineral and oil productions, but
bless you the fruit raised in West Vir-
ginia last year sold for more money
than all the coal mined within state
lines. Try and buy fruit farm in the
eastern counties around Martinsburg
and north Of il and you Will be asked
$400 an acre for land that sold fer $25
an acre ten years ago. One farmer, a
Republican farmer, too, cleared s4O,'
goo on his apple crop last autumn. Six
train loads Of apples for New York
alone leave Martinsburg every day in
the shipping season. Well. the good
work goes on in all lines of industry
and why should We not be proud of
our state.-Doddridg Republican.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-07-30
TO CHURCH ON KNEES.
Wife Forced to Do Severe Penance
For Leaving Home.

Waukegan, ILL.,, July 26.-Charged
with having eloped, but repented and
returned to her family, Mrs. j. Ander-
son was forced by her husband to do
penance and crawl a block on her
knees over the cobble stones to
church. A large crowd witnessed the
woman doing penance as, sobbing pitt
fully, she made her painful way, but
no one offered 20 assist her or inter.
fere with her husbands mandate Ar
irving at the church was further We
quired TO confess her sin.
The woman and her companion got
as far as Buffalo, when her con
science smote her and while he slept
in the depot, waiting for another
train she slipped away and boarded
train for home
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-07-30
KILLED AT CUMBERLAND
Headon Collision Between Two En-
qines at that Place--McKintry
is Well Known Here.
Boom The World Of Tuesday.

From The World Of Tuesday.
Charles McKintry, so years old, a
Baltimore and Ohio yard engine fire.
man, employed in the Cumberland
yards, and well known by yailroai
men in this city, was killed early yes
terday afternoon by his engine collid-
ing headon with an engine drawing a
west bound freight train. The injured,
all belonging to the yard engine. were:
Henry Wegman, engineer, scalded
and bruised and shocked by jumping;
w. A. Fuller, brakeman, riding On the
steps Of engine, badly bruised and cat
by jumping; Joseph Davis, brakeman,
cut in face and bruised by jumping;
Conductor Fraley, riding in the rear,
jumped, but escaped injury.
The crew Of the freight train was
Jared by the collision. The yard en-
CINE was returning to the shop, run
mig about twenty miles an hour The
collision occurred on "Hogpen grade
between Cumberland and South Cum
berlanG
MchIHtfy was caught IN tue DuCh-
ling up Of the tender and cab Of the
engine and was instantly killed. He
was a married man.
The heavy freight engine was much
damaged and the accident is attrib-
uted to the ignorance OF the crew of
the yard engine, who did no know
about the freight coming n On the
track Yard crews are supposed to
move cautiously at this point as the
tracks are in almost constant use.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-07-30
FELL 35 FEET AND LIVES
Girl Dropped Into Haeerstown Quar-
ries AS She Was Playing.

The 4-year-old daughter of John s.
Cox, OF Hagerstown had a miraculous
escape from instant death or fatal in
juries while playing with several OF
her older brothers at the Angle stone
quarries, in the western suburbs of
HagerstOwn.
While running she made a misstep
and lost her balance, falling heaHore-
most to the bottom Of the quarry, a
distance Of between 35 and 40 feet.
Although badly cut and bruised, the
little one sustained no broken bones
and is expected TO recover.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-07-30
Bow Broke His Arm

Howard, the 15-year-old son of Mr.
Ben Braithwaite. at the big spring
south of town, met with an unusual
accident a couple days ago. He was
riding a horse sidewise, and as the
horse turned his head to brush off the
flies he struck the boys foot and tilt
ed him of The lad fen backwards
and broke a bone in his.EAsht forearm.
Or. Barnes reduced the fracture.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-07-30
Bit BY Copperhead.

While cutting grass with a sickle at
Berkeley Springs, Mr.. c. p Ambrose,
of that place, well known here, was bit
twice on the hand by a copperhead
snake A physician was sent for and
administered aid and while the poison
from the snake made him very sick
he is now out of danger.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-07-30

The New York Stock Exchange has
stricken from the list the Western
Marland COmpanys Equitable Trust
Company certificate of deposit, for
general lien and convertible mortgage
4 per cent. bonds. Application has
been made to the New York Stock
Exchange by the Western Maryland
to list $25, 469 coo additional common
stock.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-07-30
WAS AN ELCPEMENT.

Falling Waters Young People Now
Announce Their Wedding.
The marriage of Miss Sallie Miller,
aged 10, and J. T. Pine, both ~ Fall
ing Waters, which took place at Will
Transport on June 3, has just been an
nounced
The young people eloped to Will
Transport and were married by Rev.
C. w. Hutsler, of the United Brethren
Church at II O'Clock at night and re-
turned to their respective homes
The couple are now living at the
grooms home, The bride evaded her
parents by quietly slipping from the
house and Joined the groom, who wait
ed down the road with team, and
they drove away to happiness.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-07-30


Lengthy Talk on Commuters Trip
TO Baltimore in Interest Of Sewer
Proposition and the Present Neces-
sity for Such System-other Pro-
ceedings of City Council.
From The World VI Tuesday:
The City Council held special meet
ing last night, Mayor W. r. Caskey
presiding Councilmen Smith, Oliver,
Wellinger and Bert were present and
Councilman Frank ]. Trammell alb.
sent City Attorney w w. Downey
and Recorder p w. Letter were also
present.
The ordinance fixing the salary of
the city auditor at $500 a year was
passed. Mr. Lee Siler is the present
city auditor and has been receiving
but 5000 year for his work.
Andrew Brooks, coiored, was grant.
ed restaurant license for West Mar
tin street.
The appointment OF DR.. c. e. Clay
as health commissioner by the Board
Of Affairs, vice DR.. G. ]. e. Sponsell-
er, resigned, was confirmed
Councilman Bert, one of the COM
mittee that went to Baltimore last
Thursday to make some Investigations
Of the new sewerage system being in
stalled there, made a verbal report of
the visit He said the committee OBJ
tanned much valuable information in
Baltimore and a practical insight in
TO what a modern sewerage system
and disposal plant should be, as appll-
ed to town the size of Martinsburg
where it is proposed to introduce a
modern system.
Mr.. A. c. Nadenbousch. member
OF the committee sent by the Board
of Trade for the same purpose, was
present at the meeting of council and
spoke at some length with respect to
the trip TO Baltimore Among other
things he urged the importance of
first getting not only a competent en-
gineer but one of national reputation,
such as Mr.. Calvin P. Hendricks, head
of the sewer commission in Baltimore,
to come here and tell the people just
what they can get and what they
should have at a given cost. He said
the services of Mr.. Hendrick could be
had at figure far out of proportion
to the pay he is receiving as engineer
in charge of the gigantic sewerage OPP
erations now under way in Baltimore,
and that by all means his services
should be secured since he has ex-
pressed a willingness to come. He
spoke OF the Importance of starting
right in a proposition of the magni-
tude that a new sewerage system on
modern scientific and sanitary lines
involves.
AS a result of what had been heard
an ordinance was presented and pass
ed its first reading appropriatng the
sum of $500, or as much less than
that amount as would be required, to
employ Engineer Hendrick to come to
Nartinsburg, make a thorough examl-
nation of the situation, make plans for
sewerage system, estimate the cost
and perform such other preliminary
work in his line as may be deemed
necessary before any other steps are
taken in the sewerage question.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-07-30
81 New Ovens Finished.

The Preston County Coal ana Coke
Company is finishing a wing of Al
ovens at the Cascade plant, AMI with
this wing the company has 1875 mod
ern ovens, Nearly all the ovens are
in operation despite the depression in
the coke market.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-07-30
Sent Some.

The people who attended the Luth-
eran Reunion at PenMar bought large
ly of post cards and the Pen-Ma, post
office had almost 10000 to cancel and
send away. 1t was impossible to get
them all on their way that day and
many were left over until the next
day to be sent.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-07-30
Corn Will Be Late,

Corn will be late this year due 10
the fact that the summer was late in
getting started and the long drought
which followed. which had a tendency
to make West Virginia's famous farm
product very late While the corn
crop will be late the crop will be a
good one.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-07-30
TO MARK STATE BIRTHDAY.
Ex-senator Davis Would Have West
Virginia Celebrate.

Ex-senator Henry G. Davis, chair
man of the West Virginia Semi-Cea-
tennial Commission, has called meet
ing at Webster Springs, August IA,
when some definite plan will be de-
cided on for the celebration Of the
States fiftieth birthday.
The commission will submit It's re-
port to the Governor, who will recon-
mend to the Legislature wnen it
meets next January that provisions be
made for a celebration. Some Of the
members of the committee are in
favor OF a worlds fair Others are in
favor Of the cities of the State holding
separate celebrations.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-07-30
NEWSPAPER ASSIGNS.
The Homecoming Star Goes to the Wall
at Homecoming.

at Homecoming.
The Homecoming Star, through John
J. Robinson, the editor and proprietor,
and Rebecca Robinson, his wife, made
an assignment to Tasker G. Lowndes,
trustee, who bonded in $4,000. Mr..
Lowndes a member of the Allegheny
county bar, is a son of the late Gov
ernor Lowndes. The deed of trust in
cludes the Star building at Lonacon-
ing and the Star publishing plant. The
Star is a Republican weekly. Some
years ago Mr., Robinson purchased the
Homecoming Review. which was con
solidated with the Star.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-07-30
Bio Lumber Plant Burns.

The entire plant Of the TriState
Lumber Company, one of the largest
operating in Preston county, ". Va,
was completely destroyed by fre, the
loss being about $4,000. The fire is
believed to have been the work of an
ineendiary
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-07-30
Ex-Mayor Of Virginia Town Victim
of Horrible Deed.
NO CAUSE KNOWN FOR CRIME
A. n. sousman Was sleeping In q
Hammock in Front of His Resi-
oence When the Explosive Fell
at His Feet-Mo Clue TO Murder
May Be Lynchng if the Guilty PR
son is Captured.

Ridgeway, Va, July 26.-Former
Mayor A H. Bousman was assassinat-
ed with a dynamite bomb which was
thrown from the street into a ham
mock in which he was lying. He died
an hour after the explosion. No clue
to the identity of the murderer or the
cause OF the crime has been found.
Mr.. Bousman had been spending
the hot evenings sleeping in ham
mock swung between two trees on the
lawn in front of his residence. With.
out a word of warning, about 10
O'Clock, the dynamite bomb was
thrown by someone passing along the
street. II landed in the hammock at
his feet and in an instant exploded.
The mayors feet were torn away by
the bursting shell, and his legs fright
fully mutilated. In great agony he
died an hour later.
Although the town authorities when
notified of the murder made every eff
fort to discover the assassin, no clue
could be found, and it is believed he
escaped without being seen by any
one. The news quickly spread about
town and excitement grew to a high
pitch. 1t is believed if the perpetra-
tor of the assassination is caught he
will be summarily dealt with.
When Mayor of Ridgeway Mr. Bous-
man, presided over the police court Of
the town, trying petty cases. 1t is
thought that some person upon who
Bousman in his court had passed SEN
tence of punishment held a grudge
against him and had been awaiting
an opportunity to wreck vengeance on
him. This opportunity came wnen the
mayor lay sleeping in the open air
The terrific report attracted many
persons TO the scene, but the excite
ment was so great that apparently no
one thought to search for the assassin
until he had made his escape unde-
tected.
The charge of dynamite in the bomb
must have been a heavy one, because
the body of Mr.. Bousman was torn to
pieces. AS part of the fuse of the
bomb was found on the roof Of the
Bousman residence, where it had been
blown by the force OF the exp osion.
On the sides Of houses 60 feet away
blood had been spattered and bits of
flesh adhered to the walls Bits of
the body also were found on the roof
OF An adjoining house.
The assassinated man was 55 years
of age He is survived by wife and
son II years old, both OF whom are
Frustrated by the murder. Mr.. Bous-
man only recently retired from Office
of mayor. He had been offered the
nomination, but declined to accept the
honor. He was extensively engaged
in farming.
John o. Coan, a prominent tobac-
conist of Winston-Salem, N. c., is al
brotherin-law Of the dead man. Mr..
Bousman was connected with promi-
nent families in Virginia.
Ridgeway has a population of about
800. Mr. Bousman was very popular
among mis- townsmen.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-07-30
Teachers Examination.

The third and last Uniform Teach
ers' Examination for the year 1915
will be held at Mason school building
on Thursday and Friday, August II
and IL, beginning at 730 a. m.
WILLIS F. EVANS,
7-30-td County Superintendent.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-07-30
ATTEMPT SUICIDE
Love-Sick Girl In Hagerstown and
:, Woman i'm Winchester Swallow
Poison-Raby Poisoned, Too.

Polson-Baby Poisoned, Too.
From The World OF Tuesday:
Miss Lula Leggett, of Hagerstown
lies at her home in a critical cond..
ton, the result of swallowing a guam
tity of carbolic acid, following quar-
rel with her best fellow, also of Ha-
gerstown.
After swallowing the poison she
ran ont into the street and told what
she had done. Physicians worked with
the woman for over five hours before
she gave signs of recovery.
Further than admitting the serious
illness of the woman as a result of
poisoning her relatives refused to dis
cuss the matter.
Tired Of Life, Too.
Mrs Mamie McCauley, wife of Otto
McCauley, lies in a critical condition
at Winchester Memorial Hospital,
Winchester, from the effects of poison
believed to have been taken with sui
cidal effect, and her 17-month-old
daughter is in the hospital from the
same effects.
Mrs. McCauley declared that a man
who had been attentive TO her passed
the house three times last night with
out speaking to her and relatives be-
lieve she attempted to kill herself and
also gave poison to her child
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-07-30
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

A Proclamation By the Governor I
l. VIM. E. Glasseock, Governor OF
the State Of West Virginia, pursuant
to the Constitution and laws of said
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-07-30
Post Cares.

See our new line of Penny Post
Cards. Berkeley Stationery and News
Company.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-07-30
CITY To EMPLOY
FAMOUS ENGINEER
c. P. Hendrick viii Make Esti-
mate For Sewerage System.
COUNCIL HEARS STATEMENT

A. c. Nadenbouseh Gives Council
Lengthy Talk on Commuters Trip
TO Baltimore in Interest Of Sewer
Proposition and the Present Neces-
sity for Such system-other Pro-
ceedines of City Council.