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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-03-25
SATURDAY, APRIL IS, 1911,
AT ONE O'CLOCK p. M.

That certain real estate on the west
side Of North Queen street opposite
Whetzers store, improved by a TWO
STORY FRAME DOUBLE DWELL
ING HOUSE. being the same proper
ty of which the said George o. Sperow
died seized and possessed of one-half
interest and the said Mary s. Sperow
died seized and possessed of a one
half interest and which was conveyed
to the said George o. Sperow and
Mary S. Sperow by Peter S. Sperow
by deed bearing date the 21st day of
November, 1905, and now of record in
the aforesaid office in Deed Book No.
40. page 1856. The buildings upon
this property are in good condition.
The house has a slate roof and each
side contains six rooms besides a sum-
mer kitchen. There is also upon the
lot OF good stable with slate roof,
The lot is 81 1.2x130 feet in size.
There is also large cistern upon the
Int
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-03-25
HELD FOR FEDERAL COURT
John p. Creque Held As probably
Guilty of Conducting a Saloon in
Another Mans Name.

John p Creque, who conducts a sa-
Icon at the corner of North Queen and
Race streets, had hearing Monday
afternoon before U. S. Commissioner
| Wilbur II. Thomas on the charge of
conducting a saloon in another mans
name. The violation charge was fill
ed by Deputy Revenue Collector o. E.
Summers. Attorney w. w. Downey
appeared for the defence and the trial
lasted from / to 4 o'clock. The wit
nesses were Collector Summers and
Stamp Deputy w. E. Gordon for the
government and Robert Mcdowell for
Creque.
The defence was that Creque had
sold the saloon to Mcdowell on July l,
1910 and he had continued in posses
sion of it January l, 1911. But the
testimony of Collector Summers was
that Creque had made application for
saloon license on December 80, 1910,
to date back to July l, 1910, aud that
Mcdowell, according to Creque's own
sworn confession to Collector Sum-
NUS ""9 SAAS an tiHpioSC - Wv
cue. that he (Creque) had received
the profits Of the saloon during the
time designated. 1t was on the
strength OF this confession, Collector
Summers testified that he filed the
violation charge
In view of the facts the Commits
sioner held Creque for the Federal
Court to be held at Martinsburg in
April, the bond being $500 and which
he promptly furnished.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-03-25
POUL TRY BUSINESS
BEING BOOSTED
There is Room For Great Develop
ment In This Inductry in
West Virginia.

That there Is room for great deveI.
opment in the poultry industry in
this state will be apparel from a
study of the conditions Of the indus
try and OF the markets in West Vir-
ginia. There is large and staple
market right at home, with the de-
mand increasing faster than the sup
ply. This is clearly shown by the
increase in prices during the past
few years and by the increase in the
importation Of eggs and poultry from
ether states. There IS no doubt that
the farmers of this state could double
their fiocks of poultry and double the
output Of poultry products without at
all affecting the prices. The profits,
of course, do not depend upon the
markets altogether. The markets may
be good. but the egg yield must also
be good, otherwise the flock will be
kept at a loss 1t Is possible to get
an egg yield of $50 to 200 eggs per
fowl per year, or even better than
that II these eggs can be sold at
an average price of 30 cents per doz-
en- they would bring $3.50. If a larger
proportion of the eggs were laid in
winter the average price would be
higher, but allowing for fair aver
age winter yield the price CT 20 cents
might be little low.
1t has been demonstrated by some
CT the experiment stations that eggs
can be produced for less than FIVE
cents dozen. Say the fowl consumes
sixty cents worth of food during the
year and lays an average of $50 eggs.
You see you have quite nice little
profit from each hen. These esti-
mates are very small compared to
others.
Missouri still has fast hold on
the title of Poultry Queen of Amer
lea" having in the year 1909 placed
on the market poultry, eggs and
feathers at the value of s45 ,902 655. |
Just think of it-poultry, eggs and |
feathers wcrth nearly SAG, 100000 were
sent to market in one year by the |
farmers and poultry raisers of Mis- |
souri's ia counties. Missouri leads |
all states in the Union for surplus
poultry products. AS high as Mis- ,
scuri ranks in lead, zinc, iron. coal
and other materials, and for its raw
quarry products, yet the value of the
poultry surplus is about s10,000,000
greater. Missouri boasts in five years
hence the annual output will be worth |
800, 100000, and every farmer in the
state will be in the business, devoting
all his spare time and energy to it,
and using the income to Increase the
size of his farm. The state will then
be covered with a net work of good
roads and farm crops will be hauled
to market in auto trucks. West Vir-
ginia is gaining very rapidly in her
poultry industry and it is | predicted !
right here in the next ten or fifteen
years her poultry product will excel
hat of any other one enterprise.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-03-25
What the April Woman's Home
Communion Hoptaire

The April number Of Woman s
Home Companion is brimful, pressed
down and overlooking with the spirit
of Easter It is riot of joyousness,
OF frilly Easter frocks, Of new spring
hats, of gardens, music, verse and en-
tertaining fiction. But underneath the
sparkle and lightness of the surface
attractions of this magazine lies the
splendid bedrock OF all its helpful de-
partnelts and strong special articles.
The fiction in the April Womans
Home Companion includes the second
part of The Flight of the Magic Car
pet a charming story Of love, adven-
ture and a motor car by c. ~ and A.
NJ. Williamson; Mrs. Be1son's
Brains" by Anne Warner homely lit
tie tale of a mother who thought she
had very little brains" but proved
the contrary; other contributors are
Mary Heaton Worse. Maude Radford
Warren, Grace M. Sissons AID Louise
Forsslund.
An Easter sermon by DR. Charles
F.. Jefferson. pastor of the Broadway
Tabernacle, New York City, is one of
the features of the April Woman's
Home Companion. This number also
contains al Easter hymn by Richard
lie Gallienne. illustrated by Earl Stet-
son Crawford, and an article on equal
suffrage, why / Want the BALLOT"
Time was when man scorned to read
a woman's Magazine, That time is lolg
past and the man of the house" will
be keenly interested in Mr. John d.
Adams article on Furniture Max
ing" which includes design, with
working drawings Of a comfortable
porch swing.
Spring house-cleaning and general
overhamling will lose its terrors for
the young housekeeper If she will
read and put into practice the First
Principles of this important subject,
compiled by Mrs. Christine Terhuae
Herrick. 1t is possible TO enjoy the
Comforts Of home" even though the
awful hour of stocktaking and renov-
alton is at hand, we are told in the
April Woman's Home Companion. Lit
tie gardens and big gardens flower
and vegetable gardens-they all have
a corner in this splendid Easter num-
ber.'
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-03-25
POLO DATES FOR 1911.
international Match viii Probably Be
PLAYED In June.


At the annual meeting OF the Polo
association in New York recently II
was announced that date in June
would probably be agreed upon for the
match with birmingham for the inter
national cup The old officers were re.
elected and tile following dates allotted
for club tournaments: May II to "a.
Washington Polo club; May % TO 81,
Squadron A. n. q. N. Y: May 20 TO
June 3, Great Neck Polo club; June 8
TO 10, Philadelphia Country club: June
IL to II, Bryn Mawr Polo club: June
10 to 30. Meadowbrook Polo club;
June 26 to July j, Devon Polo club.
July / to 10, Rockaway Hunting club,
July IS TO %. Rumson Polo club: July
IL to "a, Myopia Hunt club: July "a
to 20, Southampton Horse Show as
ISOLATION; July "A to Aug 10, Point
Judith Polo club. including national
and open championships: Aug. 81 TO
%, Westchester Polo club: Aug. % TO
Sept 2, Buffalo Country club; Sept. 4
to 0, Dedham Polo club; Oct. to A.
Kansas City.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-03-25
A. A. U. Aquatic Championship Meets

The championship committee of the
Amateur Athletic union announces the
following dates for the national swim
ming championship:
March 15-Breast stroke and fancy
diving championship. Chicago Athletic
association
March 24-Fifty yard championship
Argo Athletic association, Philadel-
phia.
March 25--Hundred yard champion.
ship, New York Athletic club.
March 2S-Two hundred and twenty
yard championship. Pittsburg Aquatic
club
March 30-Back stroke and $50 yard
championship. Illinois Athletic club.
Chicago.
March 81 and April Five hundred
yards, plunge for distance and water
polo championships. Missouri Athletic
club, st. Louis.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-03-25

good fight. The Texas health officials
are issuing bulletins warning the pub
lie against their subtle Zoe. The Mer-
chapts' Association of New York has
issued "rules for dealing with the fly
nuisance"
Campaigns of education should be
most efficient method of dealing
with the fly evil for people should
learn that to get rid of flies il is nee
essary TO get rid of filth.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-03-25
Wed Under Difficulties.

Lillian Newlin and Herbert Cain,
Winchester, we've married in Hagers-
town, Tuesday afternoon but they had
to make two trips during the day be-
tween Winchester and that place. The
hitch came when the groom applied
for a license, being Is and so he had
to go back to Winchester to get the
necessary signature from his mother.
The brides age was given as II.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-03-25
Nav Start lnterooIIeoiate Fox;nr

If the plans Of the Polydeucean club,
the boxing organization of the Univar-
sity Of California. hold good. this sea
son will witness the inauguration of
intercollegiate boxing between Cali.
fornia. Stanford and st. Mary's. The
leading spirit in the movement has
been A. NJ Johnson. vice president OF
the Polydeucean club and son of the
governor elect of California. Johnson
is a clever lightweight.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-03-25
Wed On the Stage.

Miss Fanny C. Dougherty, Chicago,
and William S. Carlson, members of
the Flower of The Ranch" Company
were married on the stage of the
opera house in Chambersburg Tues
day night after the performance by
Magistrate Frank Orr.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-03-25
TERMS OF SALE.

One-third of the purchase money to
be paid in cash on day of sale and
the residue in two equal, annual pay.
meots due in one and two years re-
spectively from day of sale with the
interest evidenced by the notes Of the
purchaser. Or the purchaser if he so
elects may pay the whole purchase
money in cash, the title to be reserv-
ed until all the purchase money is
paid The property will be conveyed
with special warranty. Possession
given Immediately.
II. r. SPEROW.
Executor and Attorney in Fact. and in
his own right. 3-23-30-4-6-13
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-03-25
Citizens National Bank
ORGANIZED 1892.
Capital $lOO,OOO.OO
Stockholders Liability S2oo,o00.eo
Surplus and Undivided Profts
$4,000.

HOTEL BERKELEY BUILDING.
Receives deposits, loans money and
transacts a general banking business.
Accounts for individuals, corporations
and firms solicited.
DIR. J. WHANN McSHERRY, PresL
dent.
CHAS THuMEL and w. ]. LAMBERT
Vice Presidents.
EDWARD RUTLEDGE, Cashier.
CHAS. A. YOUNG, Assistant Cashier.
Directoro.
DR.. ]. w. McSherry, w J. Lambert.
Harry s. Cushwa, VIVA. Thatcher,
Chas. Thume, John l.. Williams, S.
G. Stuckey, Peter s. Sperow. d. R
Hudgel, Jos. B. VanMetre, John w.
Hollida, w. H. Mcdonald, H. s. Butts.
]. w. Welshans. DR.. q. L. Sencindivsr.
j. Taylor Catrow.
interest Paid on Time Deposits
DISCOUNT DAY, TUESDAY.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-03-25

Oh. w. e. MINGHiNI,
--Martinsburg, West Virginia
VIII practice Dentistry In all OF its
branches. Gas and local anaestheties
administered. All work guaranteed
Prices Reasonable. Office In
Ge.tinaer BUILDING, Queen r.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-03-25
\ PooLe

VIII give prompt attention to al
business entrusted to his care
special attention given to convey
ancing and settlement of estates.
Office over Merchants & Farmers
Bank. Martinsbure, West Va.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-03-25
5.1S-w2th1t

Chattanooga, Tenn, March 23.-An
officer of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen declared that firemen
from all the railroads south and west
OF the Potomac river, south OF the
Ohio river, and east OF Mississippi,
would probably be called out as a re-
suit of labor grievances. There are
1900 firemen on the railroads en-
braced in these several systems.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-03-25
NEW ORCHARD co.
Company Takes over seibert Farm
and Plant 100 Acres in Fruit

Company Takes over seibert Faeu,
and Plant 100 Acres in Fruit
Trees This Spring.
From The World OF Tuesoay:
The Seibert Orchard Co. 1.-THE new
est OF the kind in Berkeley county,
was organized in this city today with
a capital stock OF $50, 900. divided into
500 shares of a par value of 800 a
share. Application for charter viii
be made at once.
The company will take over the
George Wendell Seibert farm, about
two miles west Of town, containing
126 acres, 20 acres of which are now
in fruit trees, and will plant the re-
mainder in fruit trees this spring.
The officers of the new company
are: l.. III. Thompson, president; Alex
Clohan, vice president and general
manager; c. M. Seibert, secretary;
Ben j. Thompson. treasurer.
Big Orchard Sale.
Mr.. J. William Stewart today sold
his third interest in the Federal Hill
and farm at Tablers Station.
south of town, TO C. w. Lord, Of Dov-
Ell, Del. The other owner is G. A.
Harrison, of Berlin. Nd This is one
OF the finest orchards and farms in
Perkely county.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-03-25
WANTED-TRAcT OF LAND

Undersigned desires to purchase
IL, 20 or 25 acres of land in suburbs
Or abutting city of Martinsburg. DO
not want land with improvements
and must be fairly level, and adioin
ing street or public read leading out
Of city. Price must be low. State
terms and give description when writ.
ing.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-03-25
ED. NJ. HEERMANS,
Strike is Predicted

Reedsville, w. Va.
z ID 1
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-03-25

aed All vegetable Act directly the liver. Gently iaxa-
M Sold for nearly sixty years Ask your doctor about them
The Washington herald., 1911-08-13
CAUSTIC RETORTS
AT SEAL HEARING

The House will probably be called upon
to go on record before it adjourns with
reference to the alleged destructive
slaughter. with the connivance of gov
ernment agents, of the once great seal
herd of the Pribiloff Islands 1t is quite
likely that both Representative Roth
ermel, of Pennsylvania, chairman of the
House Committee on Expenditures in the
Department of Commerce and Labor. and
Representative Townsend, Of New Jer-
sey, author of the resolution upon which
that committee is investigating the al
legged Illegal killing of seals. will have
something to say on the floor of the
House in the near future concerning
United States Fish Commissioner Bowers.
At a recent meeting Of the committee
Mr.. Bowers made serious and sweeping
charges against the committee and
against Mr.. Townsend. which, he said.
were indorsed by his chief Secretary
Nagel, of the Department of Commerce
and Labor At one time the row became
so violent that Chairman Rothermel had
to threaten Mr.. Bowers with the author
ity of the Sergeant-at-arrns. - -.-- -.
The details of that sensational contro--
versy have never been printed, but yes
terday, for the first time, Chairman
Rothermel made public the stenographic
report of the hearing. 1t Is of unusual
interest. The charges against the COM
mittee in general and against Chairman
Rothermel and Representative Townsend
in particular were contained in q letter
addressed to Mr.. Rothermel by Mr.
Bowers. 1t y the warmest document of
its kind that has been officially presented
TO committee of Congress in a long
time
Mr.. Bowers declares in part that: '.The
proceedings before this committee are be-
ing held as a result of a resolution pre-
sented In the. House of Representatives
by Representative Townsend, of the Sew
enth district of New Jersey, and II was
Mr.. Townsend who appeared at the
opening session of the committee and by
virtue of his position, gave to the charges
OF malfeasance. violation of law. deceit,
and perjury that element of respectable
ity that would otherwise have been lack
ing. Mr.. Townsend. However, knew per-
sonaily nothing about the matter, and he
relied entirely on the representations that
were made to him by or through one
Henry w. Elliott
Mr.. Townsend might well have de-
voted a small fraction as much time to
inquiry into the credibilityeof his witness
ana prompter. as he has TO sustain, just
ify and explain the forged. fictitious. IL
belous, or long-since djscredited matter
onered by that witness; he might thus
have escaped responsibility for costly.
tedious. eand unnecessary Investigation.
The matter that IL being given to the
committee by the Townsend witness is
not intended to enable the committee to
ascertain the truth, but Is offered with
the deliberate purpose of conceaiing
the real facts In connection with
the fur seal and OF bringing the present
administration Of the fur seal service
into disrepute. Mr. Townsend Ia simply
permitting himself TO be made the tool
of an unscrupulons manipulator OF reel
-nrds. dangerous besnircher Of charaei
The Washington herald., 1911-08-13
LA TOILETTE HEIR
| TO FRYE'S SEAT

Through the process of seat-filling
NJ. La Toilette, of Wisconsin, has fallen
heir to the seat occupied for so many
years by the late Senator William p.
Frye, and in moving to that place In the
Senate chamber he has destroyed the last
vestige of the Senates Cherokee Strip"
Senator La Toilette. when he first
reached the Senate, was placed In the
little overflow contingent of Republicans
which occupied seats on the far corner
of the Democratic side of the chamber
The Republican majority In the Senate
decreased. and one by one the Repub-
licans of the Cherokee Strip found COM
Portable places across the aisle There
was even a seat for Senator La Toilette,
but he remained. lone Republican on
the Democratic side.
Having Fled on the choice seat occu-
pied by Senator Frye on the aisle In the
front row, he announced that he pre-
ferred to remain among the Democrats
rather than run the chance Of losing IL
when 1t became vacant, extended as he
hoped the years OF Senator Frye would
be
With the passing OF the famous Maine
statesman. the Senator from Wisconsin
becomes entitled to the seat-the most
prominent In the chamber on the Re-
publican side. Senator Frye occupied Il
during most OF his long service In the
Senate. While he was serving steadily
as the presiding officer OF the Senate
subsequent 10 the death OF President Mc-
Kiniey and the advancement OF Theodore
Roosevelt. he loaned the scat n MattbsN
Q. Quay. Of PennsyivaaiA
The Washington herald., 1911-08-13
NEEDY INVENTORS
TO GET BENEFITS
Bill introduced to Lessen
Cost of Getting Patents.

Designed as a boon 20 needy inventors
and as an encouragement for inventions
of a helpful nature to mankind, bill
has been introduced in the House by
Representative Barnhart, of Indiana, sthe
provisions of which do away altogether
under certain prescribed. conditions with
the red tape and expense now contingent
on the granting of letters patent by this
government.
The bill, which has been referred to
the Committee on Patents, will receive
the most exacting examination, and, 1t
is believed will raise a storm of protest
from the patent branch of the legal pro-
fession, as Il gives to employees of the
Patent Office in the prescribed cases du-
ties for which patent attorneys are draw
ing down thousands of dollars each year.
The bill is offered ''to encourage the
granting of letters patent to certain citi-
zens of the United States, or to those
persons who have declared their inten-
ton of becoming citizens, upon new pro-
cesses, any manufacture, agricultural
methods or devices, useful arts, life-sav-
ing devices, or upon any improvements
thereon, If any letters patent have pre-
viously been granted. that will tend to
cheaper the cost of production without
harmful or disguised deterioration OF
quality, and which must show an ulti-
mate resulting economy to the consumer
of these varied products or processes in
the aggregate."
The bill provides that, when the ar
ticle upon which letters patent are de-
sired be in the above classification, II
the inventor has an income of less than
Sc a day and a family or relative de-
yan1ap. on haf ipc0rne ha NAV no ex-
cused from payment OF patent fees and
may have the work of searching and
opinions on the validity OF the proposed
patent done free of charge by bosrd
of employees of the Patent Office. to be
appointed by the Patent Commissioner.
with the advice and consent Of the Sec
retary of the Interior.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-13

ter, and perennialiy recurrent Nuisance
The charges, insinuations, reckless
assertions, misstatements of fact, and
perversions of truth with which Elliott
Is occupying the attention OF the COM
mittee are nothing new. It is. of
course. well known to you that Elliott
has attacked in most scurrilous lam
guage every public official of this gov.
eminent who has refused to take him
seriously or to put any faith in his fam
tastic mental acrobatics."
Chairman Rothermel and the other
members of the committee appeared
indignant when Mr.. Bowers had con-
cluded his reading of the above letter.
must ask you," said Chairman Roth
ermel, ito stop insulting the members
of the committee or people who have
testified here. I do not wish you to
bring In statement that is practically
an insult" ...--. -. =
1t Is true" declared Mr.. Bowers
Every word in that statement is true
and can be verified"
The Washington herald., 1911-08-13
NEGRO is KILLED.
William Stewart Fatally Shot and
His Slayer Escapes.

In an argument over a woman, Will
lam Nixon, a negro, of 208 Gordon ave-
nue., shot and killed William Stewart.
also colored, of COL Gordon avenue.
shortly after midnight this morning.
Four shots were fired into Stewart S
body, the one causing death by being in
the left breast, just above the heart. He
died before reaching Casualty Hospital.
Nixon, after the shooting. made his
escape through an alley, and up to an
early hour this morning had eluded the
police The Union Station Is being
watched, while the section of the city
where the murder occurred is beins
secured by the police.
More than seven witnesses to the trag-
edy were arrested.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-13

new form is a time as well as money
saver.
In the case of many corporations who
are in the market for one or more large
trucks, the agent for the truck enters
into an agreement with them that he
will haul their produce wherever they
wish at the regular rate for hauling. He
adds that in case of an order that the
amount paid out for hauling will be de-
Quoted from the cost price of the truck.
This sort of an agreement is fair to
both the prospect and the agent In
the case of one, he Is getting his mer-
chandise moved at the same rate that
1t would cost him with horses, and the
agent is being paid for his time and the
wear and tear on his truck in case of
failure to close a sale.
This form Of demonstration will no
doubt last for some time to come or
until the business world has grown ac-
customed to the use of motor vehicles,
when machines will be purchased in the
same manner horses are bought at pres
ent -