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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-06
House Democrats Favor
Compromise Plan.
Will BE FREE IN FIVE YEARS
Ways and Means Committee Con-
slider Plan to Lower Duty
Annually After Immedi-
ate Reduction.

Washington, May ga compromise
proposition 10 reduce the duty on raw
wool may be agreed upon by the Dem
ocratic members of the ways and
means committee in the house. II Is
said the committee stands to s for
the proposition.
This is an immediate rate of 6 cents
pound on the raw wool, with re-
duction OF cent pound in the rate
until. at the end of Ave years. wool
automatically goes on the free list.
II has become apparent of late that
the house leaders are very much dis
turbed as a result Of the fact that a
majority of the Democratic members
OF the ways and means committee. as
we'll as majority of the Democrats in
the house itself. favor free raw wool
Speaker Clark, Representative Under
wood. of Alabama. the ways and
means chairman and majority floor
leader. and other prominent Demo-
Gratis are doing their best to stem the
Up to date their efforts have met with
little success.
Now that they have put the annual
reduction proposition up to their col.
leagues on the tariff framing commit
tee there is possibility that they
may save the day by postponing the
placing of the commodity on the free
list As Ii is, the six-cent rate will
constitute q SO per cent reduction
from the duties imposed on raw wool
by the Payne Aldrich bill.
A round of speeches on the farmers
free list bill was the order of the day
In the house. Representative Simms.
of Tennessee, discussed the bill from
what he called "a common sense.
practical standpoint" demanding to
know what his Democratic colleagues
were going to do in the way of reduc-
ing the annual expenditures of the
government to conform with the re.
duced income resultant from the free
list bill.
Representative Burke. OF South Da-
kota, was unkind enough to refer to
Speaker Clark's first speech in the
house of representatives, when he ex-
pressed desire to see all the custom
houses torn down.
you have been false prophets In
the past. my Democratic brethren"
said Mr. Burke. For fifty years you
have been able only in one four-year
term to exercise full control OF the af-
fairs OF this nation. and that was from
1893 to 1897 Now with that to your
credit II seems to me that before you
go on making many more predictions
and prophecies you had better demon
strate that your theories are practical
and have to your credit record that
you can point to to prove that you can
do what you say you can do
Representative Mondell declared
that under Democratic tariff laws
losses of more than s800,000,000 we're
sustained by the live stock interests
OF the United States. He vigorously
opposed the measure as offering OPP
portunity for a repetition of such
losses TO one of the principal indus
tries of his state.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-06
NEGLIGENCE CAUSED WRECK
Workmen Taking Up Tracks When Spe
cial Train Bore Down Upon Them.

cial Train Bore Down Upon Them.
Trenton. N. j., May 3.-As result
of the wreck Saturday at Martins
creek there is said to be a possibility
of a serious shake-up in the manage
ment of the Belvidere division of the
Pennsylvania railroad.
1t is understood that the real cause
of the disaster was failure on the
part of the proper officials of the com
pany to announce the approach OF the
special train.
Workmen repairing the tracks
where the accident occurred are said
to have been unaware of the presence
of the special train in their vicinity,
and employees declare that the rails
were actually being taken up when the
engine bore down upon them. Some OF
the workmen, it is said, had narrow
escapes from injury.
After the passing of the regular ex-
press they believed that they would
not be disturbed for some time and
were working away when the special
came upon them.
A thorough investigation of the
facts as here outlined is now said to
be in progress, to be followed by sum-
mary action by those in authority.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-06
Rebels Advise Them to
Leave Mexico.
MANY QUITTING THE COUNTRY
Insurrectos Say if There is No Peace
q Agreement by Thursday Night
They Will Attack All Dor.
der Towns.

Nogales. Ariz.s May 3.--High officials
of the Southern Pacific railroad lines
In Mexico, arriving here from the
Mexican interior, said they had re
ceived notice from the rebels, advis
ing all Americans to remove their fam
lilies into the United States.
The rebels are quoted as having
said that if there were no peace
agreement by Thursday night of this
week they would attack all Mexican
border towns.
Many American families are leav
ing Mexico daily.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-06
Arrested For Bribery; Resigns Office

New York, May 3. - Charles II.
Hyde resigned as city chamberlain a
few hours after he was taken into GUS
tody ON an indictment for receiving a
bride. Mr.. Hyde was arrangned be.
fore Supreme Court Justice Davis,
pleaded not guilty and went free on a
$500 bond The bribery indictment
charges that Hyde took bride from
Joseph G. Robin, of the Northern
bank, when he induced Robin by
threats and promises to lend $4,000
to the Carnegie Trust company.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-06
BALDWIN PLANT SOLD
Rumored In Philadelphia That Drexel
e. Co. Bouqht Locomotive Works.

& Co. Bought Locomotive Works.
Philadelphia, May "a report that
Drexel & Co., bankers, had completed
negotiations for the purchase of the
Baldwin Locomotive works caused a
stir in financial circles and consider
able speculation as to the object of
the transfer of ownership, but the
widespread rumor could not be veri-
fed.
1t is said that the negotiations were
completed when e. T. Stotesbury,
head of Drexel & Co., sailed for Eu-
rope several weeks ago. Since his
departure it is said that Horatio S.
Lloyd, of the banking firm, made the
final arrangements with the directors
of the Baldwin works. When ques-
toned concerning the rumored deal.
Mr.. Lloyd would neither confirm nor
deny it.
The only official of the Baldwin
works in the Office was Samuel Vau-
CLAIM. He said that if there had been
it. w. l.. Austin, president, would
neither discuss nor deny the alleged
negotiations.
The Baldwin company was ircorpo-
rated under the laws of Pennsylvania
in 1909, taking over the business and
plants of Burnham, Williams & Co.
There was authorized and Issued $780,
100000 of stock and an issue of $751;
100000 of per cent thirty-year sink
ing fund bonds was authorized, of
which s10,000,000 was sold.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-06

Inquiries Received For Persons on III
Fated Teachers Train.
Easton. Pa. May Enquiries for
four more persons who are believed
to have been passengers on the Ill
fated teachers excursion train that
was wrecked on the Pennsylvania rail-
road at Martins creek, near this city,
on Saturday, have been received here.
The additional missing are:
Miss Margaret Jones, OF Utica. Her
name does not appear among those
heretofore reported as having been
burned to death. There Is Sarah
Jones is the missing list, but she is
not the person who is now being
sought.
Mr. and Mrs. William Feeds. of Nor
wich, N. T., reported to have been on
the train, but have not been account
ed for.
S. Wolf, OF Utica, newsdealer. has
been in communication with Easton
several times since the accident oc-
Cured in an effort to learn something
of his wife. She was not among those
admitted to the hospital, and the sup
position is that she persisted in the
flames
Should these persons be dead the
total casualties to date would reach
fifteen.
There remain at the hospital in Eas-
ton fifteen patients. Some OF them are
recovering rapidly. but George W.
Parsons, of Lambertville, N. j., the
fireman of the train, and Miss Augusta
Lyle, one of the teachers, are in a
precarious condition.
The remains of the victims of the
fire were gathered in boxes and taken
to the morgue of Undertaken Hag-
gerty, where relatives and friends
made an effort to identify them. After
hours of work this task was aban-
doned and it was determined to place
all the remains in one casket and ship
them back to Utica and hold union
funeral later in the week.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-06
SECRETARY MACvEAGH SUED
Former Cleveland Collector Wants
100000, AIIeainq Libel.


Chicago, May 2. - Franklin Mac
veagh, secretary of the treasury, was
made defendant in a suit for 100000
which was brought in the circuit court
by Charles F. Leach, formerly collec-
tor of customs for Cleveland, o.
The suit against Mr.. MacVeagh is
to collect damages for alleged libellous
statements made against Leach. Leach
had occupied the position of collector
of customs for thirteen years, but was
removed from his Office on March 10
last by order OF President Taft.
Leach in his complaint, which was
filed by the law firm of Ferguson &
Goodnow, sets forth that at all times
''he honestly, faithfully and diligently
discharged his duties as collector Of
customs under the laws of the United
States"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-06
A STRANGE FATALITY
Four Members OF Easton Family Met
Violent Deaths.


Easton. Pa, April 2S-A strange fa-
tally is hanging over the Michael fam
lily, of this city.
Josiah Michael, the father, was kill
ed by falling from ladder; the moth
er was burned to death. a son, Asher.
was killed by the cars. and another
son, Oscar hanged himself In the eel
lar of his home.
Oscar had been Ill for some time
and his wife was supporting the fam
lily by working for silk manufact-
urer. This SO preyed on the poor fell
low that his mind gave way.
Michael tied piece of twine to a
rafter and. slipping the moose over his
head, kicked box from under his
feet The twine broke and his body
fell TO the floor. but he was dead when
a physician arrived.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-06
Opera by Yale Men Wins $4,000 Prize

New York, May 3.-"Mona," an OPP
era in English, by Horatio Parker.
professor of music at Yale, and Bryan
Hooker, of Pennington, Conn. for.
merly of the Yale faculty, has been
awarded the $4,000 prize in the Met
ropolitan opera contest The decision
of the jury, which was unanimous.
was announced and, pursuant to the
terms of the contest, the opera will
be uroduced by the Metropolitan Op-
era company next season.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-06
TRAIN KILLS THREE
Boys Stepped In Front of Express
Train to Avoid Freight.

Greensburg, Pa, May 3. Three
boys. each about fifteen years old
were run down and killed at Devils
Bend by an eastbound Pennsylvania
railroad express train
The boys were returning to their
homes in Westmoreland City from
Jeanette, where they were employed
in the bottle factory. The dead were
Isaac Cook, Charles Rackley and
Usher Hall.
AS the boys reached the bend in the
road they stepped from the westbound
track to permit westbound freight
to pass AS they stepped on the east
bound track they were run down by
the eastbound express No. 81.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-06
Schooner and CARGO Burned.

San Juan, P. r., May 3.-The Amer
lean schooner Mary Bradford. Of
Thomaston, Me, from Mobile with a
cargo of half million feet of lum-
Der, was burned in the harbor Of May
aguez. The fire was caused by an ex-
plosion on board one OF the West
India Oil company's lighters The
schooner and her cargo were destroy.
ed. The captain and crew were saved.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-06
SUE TO RECOVER S45o,OOO
Receivers of Defunct Building Associa-
ton Bring Action Against officers.

Trenton, ~ j., May 3.-Thomas e.
French, Samuel X. Robbins and
George j. Bergen, receivers for the
State Mutual Building and Loan as
sociation, which has been in litigation
for four or FIVE years, filed in the court
of chancery a bill against the officers
and directors of the company.
The action is brought to recover
about $4,000, which 1t is alleged was
lost as the result of mismanagement
and negligence. The headquarters Of
the concern were in Camden.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-06
Walk Out Because Company Rejects
Checkweighman They Elected.

Wilkes-Barre, Pa, May g. - Seven
hundred mine workers of the Lehigh
&c Wilkes Barre Coal company at the
Maxwell colliery at Ashley went on
strike because the company officials
refused to permit checkweighman
they had elected TO serve.
The officials staed that the check
weighman did not have the proper
certificate. and that as soon as he OBJ
tanned it he could take charge of the
weighing of the cars.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-06
Commissioners Confident of Peace.

COMMISSIONERS Confident of Peace.
San Antonio, Tex, May 3.-Francis-
co j. Carbajal, Mexican peace commits
sioner, left Antonio for Juarez. He
said he was confident of the success
of the peace commission. He did not
think Madero would insist on Presi-
dent Diaz's resigning.
Saltillo, Mex, May 3.-Colonel Mi
guel Ahumada, acting governor OF
Chihuahua, arrived here and, joining
Francisco ]. Carbajal, Mexican peace
commissioner, both proceeded for La
redo. 1t is believed that Ahumada has
been named by the federal govern.
ment as member of the peace com,
mission.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-06
Hoffstot Wins a Point.

Pittsburg, Pa. May 9.-Frank N.
Hoffstot has won his first bout with
the commonwealth. Judges Shafer,
Fraser and Haymaker in the criminal
court decided that Hoffstot need not
appear before the grand jury at this
time and tell what he knows, If any
thing, regarding alleged graft
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-06
HURT DOING CIRCUS STUNT
Boy Rides Through the Air instead OF
on Horse.

BOY ntoes through tnc Air tnsteao OF
on Horse.
Beverly. N. J., May a.-Circus pos
ters on his barn. showing daring feats
OF horsemanship, enthused Sumner FL
let with the desire to initiate some
of the stunts.
Elliet leaped astride horse and
tried TO make 1t vault a fence and
walk on its hind hoofs. The animal
rebelled and Elliet dashed It. The horse
revengefully sought a favorable posi-
ton on Elliet's body when he turned
his back and lifted both Its hind feet.
The aim was accurate.
Elliet was hurled distance OF over
twenty-five feet thorugh the barn door.
He was picked up unconscious. badly
bruised and with two ribs broken.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-06
York. pa. Man Dies From Scratch.

York, Pa, May IA small scratch
from a willow basket caused the
death OF George F. Thorwart, eighty.
eight years old. Handling wicker
basket, he knocked the skin off the
back Of his hand Blood poisoning set
In and resulted fatally.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-06
AVIATOR Fell $50 Feet; stlll Living.

Muelhausen, Germany, May 3. -
Lieutenant Roser, of the German
army, who recently obtained an avia-
ton pilots license. fell with his aero
plane from a height of $50 feet and
was so badly injured that there is no
hope of his recovery. His machine
was smashed to pieces.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-06

Leo Houck Gets Decision over Lewis.
Paris. May 4.-Leo Houck, of Ian
caster, Pa, the middle-weight pugilist,
won from Harry Lewis. the American
welter-weight and welter-weight cham
pion of England, on points in a fight
Of twenty rounds.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-06
Siege of oiinaaa Raised.

San Antonio, Tex, May 8. - The
siege of Ojinaga has been raised and
the revolutionists driven in disorder
toward the town of Hulato, according
to advices received by government
officers here.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-06
MRS. CARNEGIE ILL
Wife of Iron Master Seized With Nose
Hemorrhaae at Peace Congress.

Hemorrhaae at Peace Congress.
Baltimore, Md, May 4.-Unknown to
her husband, who was seated on the
stage of the Lyric theater, Mrs. Car
negie was seized with hemoErhage
from the nose at the meeting of the
National Peace Congress.
The wife of the iron master at the
time of the seizure was seated in one
o fthe boxes. She was removed to an
ante-room and received medical at
tention.
Later she was able to go to her
rooms at the hotel.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-06
ONE LEGGED TWlRLER IS
WONDER or COAST.

Los Angeles fans can boast OF
a deaf and dumb catcher and a
one armed second baseman. but
Dutch Coombs Of the Redondo
club. so far as known. is the only
pitcher with cork leg. While
railroading coombs met with
misfortune In the loss Of his leg
Despite this handicap, his work
excels that OF the average semi
pro pitcher. and he is to the Moon
stones in the Trolley league what
John Coombs is TO the Athletics
I'm the American league. Coombs
recently pitched sixteen inning
game and at the finish declared
himself ready for more. Last
season he pitched for the Ben
nett (Mo.f club. which won
thirty-three out OF thirty-five
games.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-06
lndict Woman In Poisoned Candy Case

Harrisburg, Pa, May 3.-The fed
eral grand jury returned a true bill
in the case of Helen Barnhart, of
Shiremanstown, charged with sending
candy, sprinkled with strychnine,
through the mails to Buelah Mountz,
of Mechanicsburg. A family quarrel is
said to have been the cause of the al
legged action. The case will be tried
during the present term of court.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-06
sank Robbers Get $500.

Hastings. Neb.. May 3--The bank
at Rosemont was entered by robbers
and the safe was blown after the third
explosion. The robbers got $500 in
cash and escaped without leaving a
clue to their identity.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-06
Five Brown When River scow upsets

Edmundston. n. b., May 3-Three
men and two boys were drowned in
the ST. John river near here. They
were crossing from the American to
the Canadian bank in ferry scow op-
Grated by a wire cable. The cable
broke and the scow was upset.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-06
RAPs TAFT AND HITCHCOCK
Democrat Charges Postmaster General
With Manipulating Political Machine.

Washington, April Postmaster
General Hitchcock was charged by
Representative CuIlop, Democrat. OF
Indiana, in the house with being the
creator and the presiding genius of
a powerful political machine. organized
within the postofiice department"
Mr.. Cullop also declared that the
power given to the president to APP
point government employees was too
dangerous to be confined to any one
man"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-06
DURANGO Reported Taken.

Mexico City, May 3.-Unconfirmed
reports that Durango, capital of the
state of that name, had fallen into
the hands of rebels, and rumors that
attacks were to be made soon upon
Cpernavaca and Puebla, two state cap
itals south of Mexico City, have in
creased the feeling of alarm here.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-06
Mrs. Charles Gates Granted Divorce.

New York, May 3.-Supreme Court
Justice Gerard signed an interlocutory
decree of divorce for Mrs. Mary G..
Gates in her suit against Charles G..
Gates. son of the Millionaire, upon the
report of David Leventritt, who was
referee in the case.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-06

Wisconsin's Civil Service Law Upheld.
Madison, Wis, May 3.--The Wiscon-
sin supreme court upheld the consti-
nationality Of the state civil service
law.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-06
Blow Bank; Get $4,000.

Danville, H., May 3-Burglars dy-
namited the private bank of Alexan-
der Pate. at Wellington. Iroquoi'
county, ILL.,. and escaped with $4,000.
700 MINE WORKERS STRIKE
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-06
Deserted For Widow. Bride is suicid,

New York, May 3.-Heartbroken be-
cause her young husband had aban-
doned her after becoming infatuated
with wealthy widow, Edna Holloway.
twenty-six years old, bride of few
months and granddaughter Of Colo.
mel Richard French, millionaire owner
of the historic French hotel, commit
ted suicide by inhaling gas in her
rooms at 1877 Amsterda mavenue.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-06
erlef.strIcken al Death Of Secretary

Washington. May 3.-The venerable
Senator Cullom. Of illinois, is grief
stricken at the death of his secre-
tary. William Martin Malloy Malloy
died suddenly in the arms OF his
roommate of gastritis. Malloy was
long secretary to the foreign relations
committee. clubman and author Of
several books on international affairs
Senator Cullom loved him as son.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-04
MORE WORK FOR coNVIcTs.
Warden Simpson Makes Them Earn
More For the State,

Jackson, Mich, April 4.-Warden
Simpson is still doing things in Jack
son prison. One of the latest changes
he has maugurated over the old order
Of things is placing the semi-idle con
victs i'm shops where they will be earn
ing something for the financially en-
barrassed state of Michigan.
The prisoners put TO work i'm the
shops have been doing certain tasks
along other lines, but not enough to
overwork them. In short the oneman
jobs i'm the prison, that were formerly
divided between two or three men,
are now being performed by one man
and the others are at work in the
shops. Warden Simpson in this man
ner has put 81 more men on contract
work than were employed January I.
This extra help earns for the state
more than $50 a day and something
like $1,000 a year
I'm every department from which
have removed superfuous help to put
to work on contract, 1 have noticed
a great increase Of efficiency" said
the warden. Some departments used
to be crowded; the men were i'm each
others way all the time | find the
change has wrought a big improve
ment."
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-04
KtWFENAW COUNTY HAS
CLOSE LOCAL CONTESTS

Outside OF the judicial contest the
most interesting fight I'm KeweenaW
county at Yesterdays election was that
for the office of treasurer in Allouez
] township, four candidates having made
strong bids for that Office Chris Ire
yerrow. the candidate on the nomina-
ton ticket was defeated by John
Nordstrom OF Mohawk, who ran on the
Peoples ticket. The vote for the Al
louez township treasurership was as
follows: Treverrow. 23O; w. +. Hanni-
men, 1l6; Michael Riley, 125 and John
Nordstrom, 81.
Following are the candidates elected
for Allouez township:
Supervisor-Willa j. Smith.
Clerk-John G. Benefits.
Treasurer-John Nordstrom.
Commissioner Of Highways-AleX
Kuivanen.
Member of Board Of Review-Thom-
as Rapson.
Justice of the peace-William j.
Barkla.
Constables-Ed. Medlyn, JOS. Chey-
noweth, Arthur King, Samuel Bryant
II. F.. Winter, Republican candidate
for the Office of county school commits
sioner easily defeated S. NJ Bradshaw,
who ran against him on the Indepen-
dent Republican ticket. The vote stood
as follows: Winter 645; Bradshaw,
1856.
In Houghton township the straight
ticket was elected except !
for the office of overseer of highways, /
John Canda, who ran on slips having |
defeated Andrew Kortila, the regular
nominee. Charles Bryant, the pres
ent treasurer of the township was de-
feated by Fred Bond, candidate on the
ticket.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-04-04

The population of Spain has increas-
ed in the past As years by only G,OOO,-
900.