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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-03-11
VIRGINIA PLEASED
Interview With Governor Mann, Who
Says Defendant Will BE Made
To Pay Full Amount.

Richmond, Va, March S.-The de
cision OF the Supreme Court of the
United States in the case Of the State
Of Virginia against the state Of West
Virginia, in which it was found that
the latter Stats vas liable for over
si,o00,0 900 of the debt incurred by the
former before the division, has aatur-
ally been a subject OF discussion
throughout the city. Wherever law
yers or politicians have come together
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-03-11
MILITIA OFFERS SERVICES
West Virginia Guardsmen Would Go
to Texas Frontier.

Charleston, w. Va, March 9.-Fol-
lowing requests from a dozen militia
officers. Adtt General. Charles d. FL
lott yesterday wired the War Depart
ment rendering the service of the
West Virginia national guard in case
shy contingency might arise follow
ing the mob lizaton cf regular troops
IN Texas requiring the services OF any
Part or the organized militia.
This State has two regiments of
minimum fighting strength, which
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-03-11
In the matter 0,

March ?, 1911.
II the matter OF
BRUCE MACKEy. Bankrupt
Martinsburg. w Va.
Take notice that the above person
having been adjndIcated a bankrupt
by the United States court for the
northern district OF West Virginia in
Bankruptcy on Mar J. 1911. meeting
OF the creditors will be held at Mar
tinsburg, w. Va. in the office OF John
o Lenen on March IL, 1911 at I
o'clock p. m, for the purpose OF al
lowing claims, examining the bank
rupt and selecting trustee or trus-
tees.
JAS. ID. BUTTS.
1t Referee in Bankruptcy
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-03-11
DROPPED DEAD
Heart Disease Quickly Takes Calvin
Roberts, Boiler Fireman at Bunk

~N't<FNfJ rfNNH &NANfAt
Roberts, Boiler Fireman at Bunk
err Hill stone Cuarriss.
From The World or Tuesday:
Calvin N Reberts. night boiler tiFe-
man at the Baker quarrles mile
southeast OF Bunker Hill, dropped
dead from heart failure last night at
1875 O'Clock in the boiler house at
the Qnarries. He WAS 40 years old ana
leaves wife and Eve children; also
his father, John r herts, near bunker
Hin. five sisters and one brothes.
Caarles Roberts.
Mr. Roberts had very severe az.
tack e typhoid fever last fall. sinee
waien time be had nat been strong.
He compla ned - oct feeling Welt
Inst oisht to some men In the boiler
Rouse end as he sat down N i chair
he Gropped over lead.
DR., Gee w. swimley, justice OF the
peace at Bunker Hill, was notified and
this morning he held an inquest over
the body at the quarries. After hear
ing the testimony or several witnesses
the jury returned verdict that the
man came 10 his death by rea son of
heart failure He was mcnb 4
lr. Order Tn ted American Mechanics
Of Bunker Hi and was well thought
OF IN the community. The funeral
viii b. held Thursday morning at 10
O'Clock at the house and interment at
Rest. VA
/ John r. EversoIe.
Mr.. John Reese E,versele, former
y & 0. track hand died this morning
at $50 o'clock at his home at Hedge
Vile, after an illness Of several
months. He was in the 1.-THE year OF
his age RE IL survived by his Wild
CIV and five children: William, Ha-
gerstown; james. Hedgesyille; Chas-
Iverssle and Mrs. James Fink. Aliens
vile. and Mrs. John bartles, Martins
hnrg
Funeral Thursday at 10 a. m at the
honse, conducted by Rev. G. Fl Ca1~
ron Of the Southern Methodist church.
| lnterment in the Dunkard graveyard
at Johnsontown
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-03-11

commanding IS n iasAef + Bliss
. u marines At Gnantanamoe 900 the aeet there ana
~ - iahaed q once; 700 an ira ps
'n'luepnh Tor Guantanamo and Friday
0led eusersTennessae Montana North Carolina and Wa,
As'oH '9sVV onieers and assemble at Gnapanan -
Sidney a stauaton commanding ~ Aam'fas
% q racine Meet to assemble san niego chi R
Admiral Thomas commanding - 50
Mai Gen William Garter win be II susrene as
troops ~ command 50 tho
The troops are equipped win ball cartridges which are not ao j
r - eo :"
Th-siS companies been pressed into service
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-03-11

Nashville, Tenn, March 9.-The
spirit of war brought about by the
preparation OF troops to depart for the
Mexican border was the Indirect cause
OF the death OF Mrs. Thomas McMil-
lin, wife cf farmer. Soldiers were
drilling in the suburbs. A gun in the
hands of Ewing Spencer was loaded.
When he snapped 6le trigger the top
Of Mrs. McMillin's head was blown eff.
She was watching tfre maneuvers.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-03-11
Mr.. Shickle's Trim.

Mr. d, p. ShiclIle, of Inwood. has re-
turned home after accompanying his
daughter Grace to the Shenandoah
Collegiate Institute at Dayton, Va,
and also making a weeks visit to his
sisters at Broadway, Fulks Run and
Pleasant Valley, Va.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-03-11
FIRST CASUALTIES.
Lovesick soldiers Suicide--Woman
Killed BY Soldier,

Leavenworth, Kan. March GUAR
'termaster Sergeant Fred Snyder, Of
fine Thirteenth Infantry, shot and kill
ed himself yesterday Immediately AZ
ter he had hidden farewell to his
sweetheart
Snyder was a native or Berlin and
had relatives in New York. No reason
Is known for his suicide except that he
was Respondent over the prospect Of
beng separated from the girl, whose
identity has not been learned Sny-
der.s lieutenant said that the mans
accounts were in good shape and his
record excellent.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-03-11
TRADE CONGRESS OPENS.
Roosevelt viii Speak Today and Taft
Tomorrow.

Atlanta. March 9-Judged by the
cp ming cay the Southern Com-nerchai
Congress which conveaed here yes
terday to continue through satrrday,
promises ta be the greatest CONNER
cial demonstration ever made in the
South There were at least 1000 del
egates present, representing sixteen
States, when the congress was formal
" opened yesterday ty President
w f. Parker, of New Orleans. who
briefly outlined the purpose Of the
gathering.
The day was devoted to addresses
End to the organization of committees.
Today former President Roosevelt
will be the guest of Atlanta and the
and on Friday President TAFT
is scheduled to address the gathering
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-03-11
PRESIDENT DIAZ
SAID TO BE DYING
Army is Ready to Crush Chaos if Mexi-
can Government Fails. Troops
and War Vessels Rushing
to Vicinity of Trouble

Washington o. c. March oThat
first recovery admitted at the Mexican
Unless the better he NAV n
quish the al time
Later however, Embassy
mexican Minister
oen The American anceuvers have nothing poll
HIS retirement may within week ten days
The Embassy when probable effects
We're realized In Diplomatic
statement
OF a division Of troop ordered
the border all proceeding Mexican waters at their sta
uons and thoroughly nized.
Daz dies It IS feared condition OF chaos win that
necessary that an effective protect
and foreign interests which undoubtedly peril
Members statement
dent Dz is dead They said
subsnate this
authentic
Whether President
with a author
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-03-11
Looks Like Demonstration.

For these reasons the assumption =
d clared warranted that this military
activity looks to demo astration. II
need be inst ad OF military maneu.
yers intended TO give army officers
and men practice" n mimic warfare.
Those who are inclined TO criticise the
sincerity CT the government n the Of
fetal statements issued point TO the
fact that II il were the purpose mere
H to police the frontier. the cavalry
would be more generously used than
il appears 70 be In the orders for the
movement of the troops And Just
Why field and coast artillery should
be called into action for police pur-
poses" IS query that arises in the
minds OF those who may be looking for
the real facts.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-03-11
Soldiers Pass Through.

About 300 United States troops
passed through here this morning at
10 o'clock on third AZ Il. & o. train,
westbound.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-03-11
WEDDINGS
Miss May Small Becomes Bride of
VIM. A. Johnson-Msrlo
Couple Wed.
Couple Wed.
From The World of Wednesday:

From The World of Wednesday:
Mr.. William a. Johnson. South RAJ
leigh street, a popular clerk in the S.
V. Fiery shoe store, and Miss May
Small, North Queen street the at
tractive daughter of the late Contrac-
tor w. s. Small. slipped off to Wash
ington on an early train this morning
where they were married. The an
nouncemelt OF their wedding will
come as a pleasant surprise to their
many friends.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-03-11
The White House Reason.

inc Whlte rouse Reason.
The following explanation Of these
military activities was given yester.
day at the White House:
The War Department is modifying 4
division Al fu1 strength at san An.
tonic, Tex, FIR the purpose 81 Geld
training OF officers ana mea, and FOR
the purpose OF holding maneuyers in.
volving possible operations against
Galveston. There Will be assembled
at Galveston force Of three regl-
ments for the defense of that place
against theoretical attack by the navy.
On the Pacific ceast the mobilization
win involve a brigade OF infantry in
the Los Angeles district for the pur.
pose OF defending San Diego ard san
Pedro against possible attack by the
aGyy,
The mobilization Of these troops
will furnish an excellent opportunity
for the instruction Of number Of
senior officers In the elements or high
er command
It viii also put to a practical test
the preparedness OF the staff depart.
ment for the mobilization of troops
Maj. Gen. William II. Carter will COM
mend the provisional division.
Two brigades at San Antonio will
he commanded by Brig. Gems. NJ. p.
Maus. r. A. Smith. and Ralph W.
Hoyt. The troops at Galveston viii be
under the command Of Brig. Gen. A, T..
Mills The troops in the Los Angeles
district viii be commanded by Brig.
Gen. Tasker II. Bliss.
The American people may be guile.
less, but their credulity cannot always
be counted upon to accept nnchal.
lenged every Official statement hand.
Cd ont to them Not since the war with
Spain has there been such feverlsh
taste to transport troops and test the
mobility" OF the army. The test Il
teoi severe to ascrlbe It to-maneuvers
Probable Situation.
II may not be always wise for STATE
Department officials TO take the public
into their confidence Probably II
would not be wise IN this case. but Il
the truth were known. IL perhaps
would turn out that the United states
insisting upon the Monroe doctrine
/ which denies interference in the az
| fairs Of the western hemisphere by
any foreign power, has been called up
oD by interested foreign powers te
prove her authority to maintain thai
doctrine by enforcing law and order in
! Mexico and a respect for the rights
and property OF foreign citizens and
subjects In that section or Mexica now
| harrassing by rebellion and insurrec
ton against the constituted govern
ment OF the republic
1t was strongly nted last night by
one official. who ought to know the
genesis OF this movement, that such
vigorous representations We're made to
this movement concerning this subject
| a few days ago by Ambassador Bryce
| that the American State Department
came to understand that unless fer
eign interests were promptly protect
ed, Great Britain would be compelled
TO act on her own behalf. Representa-.
tons from other powers whose citi
zens have property investments n
Mexico also arc understood T. have
been received through diplomatic
channels. Particularly is this said tc
be true CT France
Looks Like Demonstration.
For these reasons the assumption &
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-03-11

Gen. Elliott says can be consolidated
into one regiment ready to move on
one days notice.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-03-11
Smaltz-Kerns.

Miss Annie b. Kerns, daughter of
RAIDER B. Smaltz, sen of Mr.. and Mrs.
l. w. b. SmaltZ, all of near Marlowe,
were married here this morning at the
Episcopal rectory by Rev. John S.
Douglas. Mr.. L. Dew Gerhardt, clark
CT the circuit court, and MI Earl Wat
son We're witnesses to the wedding
and the former gave the bride away.
The groom is a young farmer IN the
Ealing Matters district
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-03-11
Marshall Bromley.

Miss Garry Alice Bromley, daughter
Of e. L. Bromley, of Ridgeway, and
Mr. Lee Allen Marshall. son of r. Hite
MARSHALL, CT near Bunker Hill, win be
iaarried Thursday at Ridgeway, The
ggoom-elect is a young farmer and he
in their neighborhood
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-03-11
NOTICE. IN BANKRUPTCY.

March 3. 1911
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-11
HOME Of A sE:EER|EE:ss
Where Mother shipton, the Noted.
Prophecies, Lived.
Story Of Her Birth and Scope Of Her
Remarkable Prophecies-Foretold
the Automobile and the Fly
I. ing Machine.

London. The little village OF
Knaresborough in Yorkshire, is local
~ celebrated as the native place OF
Mother Shipton, the seeress. although
the guide books do not mention that
it is her birthplace.
The house in which was born the
remarkable old woman who foretold
the flying machine, the wireless tele-
graph, the automobile and such lat
ter-day wonders nearly four centuries
before their Introduction, is no long
#er standing.
There is a reminder of the prophet
ess in the village. however, In the
form of a curious well, known as the
Dropping well, near which stood the
cottage in which she was born.
Near the well is cave, known as
Mother Symptoms cave, and in the i'm
mediate neighborhood is an inn called
the Mother Shipton hotel The well
and cave are the stock in trade OF
the inn, whose proprietor makes
much of these valued properties.
In front Of the inn is sign, said
to be zoo years old. It bears On g
copper plate, a portrait of q witch
like dame, with hood, basket. cat and
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-11
Culture at any Cost

I'VE came back from Sicily this Octo,5
ber," said a literary woman, ION a big
emigrant boat. Along with some 1900
Hungarians were five Americans, forced,
like ourselves. out Of their regular route
by the cholera In Naples. They had
embarked at F9ume and were already
warm friends with each other and with
the officers, so we newcomers deciAed
not to butt in, but to spend most Of cur
time reading. There was only the Off
GERS library and the only really worth.
while book in it was loaned, SO the
ships doctor informed me. It's Henry
James's Ambassador" he continued
and the lady from Oklahoma has it
She not only had It. but she kept it.
Morning, noon and night 1t was under
her arm, as Jealousy guarded as nun
guards her breyiary About a week
later, when we had scraped acquain-
lance, she accosted me one morning
with, Say, | hear you write, SO maybe
you can tell me what this mans trying
to get at, anyway. II can't make head
nor tail of the darned thing! ! suppose
you've heard Of him, haven't you2 His
names Henry james.
Hoping to discourage her into giving
up the book, I assured her she was not
the first who had been numerically tor
stured by Henryes8 curious, involved style
that that was precisely what he was
noted for and that nobody ever pretend
ed to understand him.
There, now, she calculated, I knew
I'd get lemon the minute I struck the
first page! It made me SO mad / felt
like cnuclkfng it overheard. But you see,
the doctor, who lent 1t to me, told me 1t
was sign of culture to be seen reading
Henry James, 50 I'm going to stick to it
right straight through the whole roy
age.'
And she did,
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stick, and the legend: Mother Ship
ton. Near this petryfying well, first
drew breath as records tell This be-
ing In the familiar doggerel of the
prophecies.
The hotel keeper. gaging properly
the widespread interest felt in Mother
Shipton, has issued volume OF con-
venient size containing q sketch Of
her life, as well as her leading proph-
ecies and their Interpretation. This
he sells to his visitors at cents a
copy. The title of the book is The
Life and Prophecies OF Ursula Som
theil, better known as Mother Ship
ton .
According to the text, many and
varied accounts have been published
of the life of Mother Shipton. She
was the child Of an orphan gid named
Agatha Sontheil, who lived near
the dropping well. Agatha was
born about 1472. or 20 years before
the discovery Of America. Her child
was misshapen. The date Of her birth
is set at July, 1888. After the child's
birth-it was named Ursula-the
mother retired to convent.
Ursula Sontheil grew into an unusu-
ally keen girl, though she was far
from lovely, being Of Indifferent size,
with large bones, crooked limbs, long
nose and goggling eyes.
Her mental powers were first no
ticed by her ability as a youthful
scholar. She was said also to have
had peculiar power over her school
fellows, and ability to pull their hair.
| pinch them and throw them to the
| ground without being near them.
| Ursula was neither SO ugly in per.
son nor SO uncanny in mind that she
could not find a husband. and when
| "a years old she married one Toby
Shipton Of shipton, near York.
Thenceforth she was known ala
Mother" shipton. Her fame as d
| prophecies was Of gradual growth,
beginning locally, and extending
throughout England. Her first clients
were the neighborhood lassies who
wished solace or advice in matters OF
the heart. After telling them as they
came whether lovers would be true
or false, Mother Shipton branched out
4 as seeress in the broader affairs OF
] the nation, and finally Of the entire
world, and counted among her clients
the nobility and high church digDi
i taries.
Through frequent repetition ID the
prints Of the present time, her pronhe
cies are familiar. Many Of them re
lated to things that were to happen II
England, and did happen, such as the
accession of Queen Elizabeth and hel
reign; the death Of Mary queen o.
Scots; the great plague of London
and the great fire; the various wars
4 OF three centuries; the destruction O.
the Spanish armada; the reign O
James /: the gunpoWder plot; thu
union iii marriage of the royal house.
of England with those Of German
blood and many other things.
The things Of greater range foretolt
i by Mother shipton were Sir Waite
Raleigh's discovery and transporta
] ton to England of the tobacco plan
and the potato, the automobile, tn,
telegraph, iron ships tunnels unde
i water, the steam engine and man,
j other things thai have come into TIL
world as Mother Shipton foretold
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-11

the commercial
aspect Of inmi-
grafton, and his
brother was a
Greek c on s u |
here. Returning
home, all he had
to do was to talk
and talk again
everywhere on
the road, in the
coffee houses. on
the village green.
near the foun-
tain at s u n s e t
when men mel. rest
their cattle and
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-11

necessary m o n e y
for their landing in
New York will be
handed them when
they arrive in that
city.
This S b 0 W 8
plainly the three
violations of law
mentioned before
IT h e Italians
W g re solicited,
they were import
ed as contract la
borers and their
tickets were pre-
paid. All but one
or two entered
the country sue
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-11

Of the italian who furnished him names, which Sc
him against loss in his imported laborers
were refused landing. The agent, however, ar
ranged with this Italian write the expected cotton
workers individually and direct them how to violate
the United States immigration law by giving them
the following Instructions:
They musta pay great attention not to know at all
they have somebody In America who has prepared
them that they, the families have entered
s into agreement contract.
II they anything the opposite OF what am tell
ing you they will absolutely be sent back to Italy.
Also you will have inform these families that the
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-11

steerage h o ! d
W ! t b emigrants
the agent care
u1l y coaches
them In the ques-
tons an d an
swers which con-
stitute the Ellis
Island inspection.
This is intended
to secure alike
for the machine
the agent and
the ernigrant free
dom from detec-
! ton. These ques-
lions and an
swers the emil
gran I receives
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8
these commercial interests-with It's employment OF
not less than $4,000 European agents and subagents
whose sole purpose is to pack the steerage and load
the trains-wtth it's secret operations fortified by
enormous resources backed by the best Intelligence
in both continents-is practically In control Of all the
channels OF immigration.
Vigorous attempts are being made to successfully
combat every law now before congress which will
reduce the number Of these agents by restricting i'm
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49, - E - - -
exercise over the
ignorant minds.
they are in such
association with
each other that
they may be even
more accurately
described as a
fraternity than
the widely feared
Black Hand So
ciety and the In
fuence they ex-
ercise upon the
destiny OF our ma
ton and upon the
immigrants them
coJync ic farnoora
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The Glamour of the Show.

The Glamour Of the Show.
\ When Dustin Stax was a boy he
would work like slave carrying wa
ter to the elephant, Z
Yes. And now he works just as
hard carrying diamond necklaces to
opera singers
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-11

ship companies,
re ularly pay
commissions for
inland transpor-
tation to the At
lantic steamship
companies, where
such .transportar
ton Is purchased
from the Europe
an st e a m s h | p
agents of these
steamship compa-.
MES in Europe.
And SO the.
machine" an
"a
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-11

alarming. They hold the real key to the tmmigra-
ton situation.
An idea as to the extent OF the returns may be
gathered from what told me by steamship
agent in small community of the southern Pelo
ponnesus, Greece town far from railroad that
one must ride nine hours mule back to reach the
nearest station This worthy said that in five
years he had cleared In drachmas equal to
$4,000 He had been In the United States to study
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-11

s.one whose ticket passage Is paid for with the
money OF another or who is assisted by others 20
come" Is an excludable alien.(Sec. q s lmmlgra-
ton Act, February 20, 1909
n j single case all three Of these violations are
too often found The following Is an Illustration.
A wellknown American citizen, and MEMBER
of the Mississippi bar, is a member OF nrm OF
cotton factors which employs Itaian Immigrants
nnon liz nlantatIon An Italian steamship agent,
whose brother solicited emigrants in Italy worked
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uNkIND.

WifeyI smell something like leatf
er burning! Is 1t that cigar?
Hubby-No; but / wouldn't wonder
IL it's the crust OF that pie you just
put into the oven.
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law.
An even more
strikin g law.
breaking prac-
tice. however
and one which
cannot fail to be
a serious menace
to our nations
welfare because
1t is SO far-reach-
ing that in
which the immi-
grant appears as
prin ci al and
commits perjury
in violation of