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Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1911-04-29

F1rmcr Senator Charles james
Faulkner has resigned as president
Of the Young Mems Christisn Asso-
citation. He gives as his reason for
30 doing tho fact that his large law
practice in Washington and else
where occupies almost all his time
therefore rendering further retention
Of tho position impractical bic. The
Senator, baing such thorough man,
has made an excellent president, and
the place made vecant by him will
be hard to fill
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1911-04-29

William jennings Bryan Travelled
The world Over and gathered some
ideal eege, came home and hstcbe d
them, knd 10 be eurc of their growth,
fed the chicks only on the yolk of
sound argumeutative eggs, The
cbicF'e did wall snd the demsnd for
them was almost universal. and Mr..
Bryan was much talked of for Pres
idint.
Later en- Theodore Roose vel k
crotsed the ocean blue, and traverse d
The globe. He too found come eggs
and brought them home and set
them but only one hatobed With big
squire, and began 10 crow in the east,
Topped end crowed over the west,
ill 'be thing grew desperate, aud
flying back 10 The state of New York
end BY winning a Sherman skirmish h,
it. decided ibat on the 6!h Of No.
vember 1910it would be called The
world over the greatest and gamest
cock on earth. but on shat dsV if
died poor Teddy-LoDg live B7y-
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1911-04-29

Since the resignation of Mr.. Frank
S Emmf ri fro" Via BOARD Of A fairs
of the City Of Martin sbulg, We have
heard the names OF several gentle On
mentioned in connection with the
vacancy Cccasioned. Which,, apy
disraragement TO the Others men
toned, the name Of Mr.. Robert l..
Snodgrass souI ds especially eocd to
US. AS everyone in Mar,insburg
knows. he is the well known drug
gist Of the Northern section of this
t 'wn, and on account of his keen
foresight, fine business ability ard
general excellence OF character we
know Of no better map to fill the
vacancy on the Board Of Affairs
than Mr.. Snodgrass. We don't
know thai Mr.. Snodgrass could b.
persuaded to accept a place Oh the
Board Of Affairs, because be has so
much private business to claim his
attention, but if he is, Mayor Caskey
would 90 tha iowa and himself
credit by appointing him.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1911-04-29
the Great Seal of the
State, at The Capitol, in
the City of Charleston.
THE eighteenth day of
April, A. ID. 1911, and in
the for'y.eigh,h year Of
the State.
" N. E Glasscock.
By the Governor:
Stuart +. Reed,
Secretary of State.
TELEPHONES O. X. ONB, g. O.

The report from Clsrksburg, W.
Va, etatlng that the telephone Ger.
vice installed some months ago oy
the Baltimore and Ohio railrasd in
connection With. train :. dispatcbine,
having proven unsatisfactory had
been discon tin ued, was brough. 10
the attention of Charles Sslden, emp.
erin'endent of telegraph, who den led
positively that such course bad
been decided upon. This report
evidently grew ou. of change re-
Gently made in the method of dis
patching over u portion Of the Moo.
ongsh Division of our line in the
mining district of West Virginia.
Some time ago the : Baltimore aud
Ohio installed the telephone system
of dspatcbing on a section of it's
line between Salem and Parkersburg,
w. Va, when.it was deemed advise
BILE, owing to the volume Of traffic,
10 divide the division between Graf
ton and Petersburg into two dis
patching districts. Traffic on this
section ofithe line has fallen off,
however, TO the extent that,tbe dis
patching is again being handled at
Grafton for the entire division, and
the telephone service between Salem
and Petersburg has been temporal.
lily suspended. its further extension
over this territory. The Baltimore
and Ohio recently iDstalled a/tels
phone system Of train dispa!ching
covering On entire dispatchiue dis,
trios on the Monongah Division
where Dumerons trains are handled,
and the system has proven 80 much
more satisfactory than The telegraph
az to assure ise extension to other
sec'ions of the road, in fact | believe
the telephone ia certain to be adopted
in general railroad operation"
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1911-04-29

Massochnset's has passed law
and governor Foss hiss signed it, and
very other state ia this union should
fall in line aud do the same. No
q ference Low just ana right man 8
csuses mev be, and no difference how
glarinely their rights in our courts
from tile lowest To the highest are
played With, should they or their
attorneys epeal az men 10 free gov
eminent have u right, any court can,
to cover Its infringement and COW
the parties, send the citizen to Jail
fer contempt Of court Thank God
the law that Massachusetts has Just
passed takes~it out Of the hands of
the Courts, and hereait, T no differ
ence what goes on In court room
between attorneys and judges, or
c t ems aud jud q G =.
ajucge Is power ees 10 send
him to jnil uult SIS he be tried by
jury and found guilty, and then he
has the right of appeal, from the
Lowest TO the highest court.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1911-04-29
SATORDAY. APRIL 20 1910

Poo' old Ben TilIAsn is rapidly
going crazy-would 10 God thst es.
cry true cbris,isn of the race could
unite IN prayer for the restoration Of
bis fscnl,ies and for all tho, vast
aruIy Of our race be caueed 10 be
murdered, ecurred, and outraged By
bic hellish council, and tho: 10 cure
10 eurround bis dying, in order that
be might confess 10 the world the
death Of Il human devil.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1911-04-29
Some time ago John e. Bruce, the

Some time ago John e. Bruce, the
well known newspaper correspond
ent, had something creditehle to
say in cur columns about Mr.. Edwin
Barclay, who is reputed to be the
most distinguished poet in Africa.
This week Mr. Bruce fnvors us with
some Of bis poetry, and it will be
found sB another part Of the current
issue To us it appears to have the
sound Of real poetry, and we think
will repsy anyone who takes the
time to give 1t a careful and critical
perusal.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1911-04-29

The incident in which a Miss
Beers figured a. the U. S. Naval
Academy at Annapolis, shows to
wbat an alarming extent tie Ameri-
can people are travelling in their ef-
forts to follow the lead Of Europeans
II embellishments. The idea Of an
American girl, being snubbed st an
American institution, supported by
t g general populsce, simply because
she has to estn hlY living. Why,
there was time, when such Niog
would have been uDheard Of in this
country, but times have charged and
people With them, and that is why
We are permitted to witness Naval
Acade ny Ccmmandant informing q
midsbirmau that a young lady is
pot the fit person to escort to q
"hop" because she works, In view
Of the various circumstances con-
pected With this unfortunate affair,
and the consequent en- barrass ent
10 all parties concerned, it is fttihg
that the Secretary Of the Navy has
ordered that Miss Beers be extended
on apology, aud that the incidsn.
cIcee, At the same time it will be
fine thing if the Naval Academy is
forever free hereafter from any such
ridiculous spectacle as the one Of
which we treat above.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1911-04-29
Ill wv A RID
UNIVERSITY.
w ASHINGTON, u. T..
PRESIDENT.

Located in Capitol Of the Nation.
Campus or over twenty acres. Advan-
tages unsurpassed. lOueru scientific
and geueral equipment. New Carnegie.
Library. New oclouco Hail. Faculty
Ut over Ole hundred. 1852 Students
from 50 States and ii Other countries.
Unusual opportunities for selt-SuppOrI.
No young nIau Or woman OF euergy or
CAPACITY need be deprived OF lis auvan-
tageS.
THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND
SClENCES.
Devoted TO Liberal studies. Courses
III Ens llSh, Mathematics, Latin, Creek.
French, Germdn, Physics, Chem lSLry,
Biology, History, Philosophy, aud the,
Social oclonceS, such as are gwen III the
best approved colleges. 10 professors.
Kelly MllIer, ~. NJ, Dean.
The TEACHERS COLLEGE.
Special opportunities for teachers.
Res uiar college courses in Psychology.
Pedagogy, EducaLlon, &c. Win degree
OF ~. q; Pedagogical courses leading
W Pin. u. degrees. Hlgn-grade courses
Ill Normal IialDing. Music, Manual
ATS, ahu Domestic ocleuceS. Gradu--
aveS helped 10 POSITIONS. Lewis B. Moore
a. Nj, Pa. u, Deau.
THE ACADEMY.
Faculty Of IL. Three courses Of four
years each. hign grade preparatory,
school. George }. Cummings, A. M.
Dean.
THE COMMERCIAL COLLEGE.
COURSES III bookkeeping, Stenograpny =
Commercial Law. History, GIVES, &C.
Business aud English high school edu-
cation combined. George w. Cook, A.
M. Deau,
SCHOOL, OF MANUAL ARTS AND
APPLIED SCIENCES.
Furnishes thorough courses. Six.
Instructors. Offers Jwo-year limited
courses i'll Mechanical and Civil Engi-
ueeriug.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1911-04-29

The Martinshurg Board Of Trade
held it's annual banquet on THURSDAY
night. 1t was quite an enjoyable
affair, and all those present enjoyed
themselves. Prominent among the
out Of town speakers were Senator
Chiffon and Congressman Brown.
Both are fine speakers and The occa-
sion was heightened by their pres-
ence.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1911-04-29
United States Of America,
State Of West Virginia,
Executive Department.
A PROCLA ION,

l, William e. Glasecock, Governor
of the State of West Virgins, by
virtue. of The authority conferred
upon me by section seven of article
seven of the Consultation of said
Stale, do hereby convoke the Lepisla-
ture in extraordinary session, 10 meet
n Ito chambers, in the Capitol, in
The City of Charleston, in said State,
at noon, on Tuesday. the sixteenth
day Of May, A. ID. 1911, 10 oct end
enter upon the following named
business:
First. To pass an set for the
holding of primary elections for the
domination by political par ties of
candidates for pu bile office, includ-
ing the office of United States Sane.
tor; and in connection ,heregitb, 70
provide for the selection of political
party committees and the holding of
political party conventions.
I Second. To amend and re-en
ecs chapter % Of the Acts of the
Extrsordin sry Session of 1908. com.
monty known az the "Corrupt Prac
tice Act" or to psss other cot or
ac's having the general purpose and
object OF that &C.; that ie, to prohibit
bribery and all other corrupt acts
and practices 10 or about sny cleo
ton, general, special, or primary, or
about sny caucus, conventi ton or meet
ing for The nomination or selection
of candidates for public office, inclu-
ding candidates for the office CT
United States Senator, or Of me N bers
OF committee of any political party;
TO prohibit the undue, lavish, or cor
rup' use Of money 10 or about any
such election, or in or about he
cbooslDg Of candidates for public
office, Including the office CT Uuited
Sie,ee Sepa'or, or the members of
political party committees.
Third. To pass 90 oct or Gets
approprls,ing money 10 pay The com.
peDsasion and mlesge Of TIE mem.
bers, end the compensation of The
officers, cler ks end o,ber attaches of
he Legislature. end the other *
penses of the Legislature for THE
exu 7ordinary session.
Given 10 der NY hand and
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1911-04-29
Professional Schools

THE SCHOOLOF THEOLOGY.
observation-disclosures. Five prOses-~
sors. Broad and thorough courses. Ad-
vanJages OF connection with greas
University. Students Aid. Low ex-
penses, Isaac Clark, d. D., Deau.
THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.
Medical, Dentai and Pharmaceutical.
Colleges
Forty-nino professors. Modern lab
oratories aud equlJ ment. Connected
Will new Freedmen 3 Hospital, cosJlng
halt million dollars. Clluical taclliJieS
not surpassed IN America. Post-grxd-
uate School aud Polycllnic. Edward =.
A. Balloch, M. d., Dean, 9Th and W.
Streets n. w. w. q. Mem Gill, N, D..
Secretary, 9Ol r St., N. w.
THE SCHOOL OF Law.
Faculty Of eight. Courses OF three
years, giving thorough knowledge OF
theory anu pracJice OF law. Occupies
own building opposite the court house.
Beojamln f. Leighton, LII. b., Dsao,
4ZU 9th street n. W.
For catalogue aud special information
address Dean OF Department.,
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1911-04-29

Initial bow TO the public about the
first week in May. The Pioneer
Press wishes Mr.. Higgins and his
associates in !he new venture a sue
cess, and hopes i, will prove bless
ipglto tue community which it is
goi1S 10 serve.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1911-04-29
- - eAi, Tim, sa.s !
Corrected to November 27.h ,o1o
Trains leaye MaItinsburp n follcwr
WEST BOUND

WEST BOUND
No IS Daily ct 1913 a m for Pitt.burp.
Cincl-"iat, louisville and St. Louis..
Connects ter Romney except Sunday and,
at Grafton for Wheeling daily.
No Sc Daily at 1918 a IN foc Grafton
PiusDu.g ard Chicago.
No Dally. at 3.27 p m for Grafton,
Pittsb".: and Chicago.
No, ] Daryl .37 m for Wheeling ,Cel-
unbns and Chicago.
No, Daily at o.16 m for Cincinnatis
Louisville and St. Louis.
NO Daily at 40 a m for Cincinnati
Louisville and ST Louis.
Fer Cumberland and way Stations. No
SO. 5A4 p. IN.
NO. y Daily at 1913 p m: for PittsbvrR
NO IS Daily except Sunday at g.. 80 m
or CLl1 berland and intei mediate sta
tons. Connects for Berkeley Springs.
EAST BOUND.
No4 Daily at 4.Io m for Washing
ton, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New
York,
No 10 Daily Al m for Washington
and Baltimore,
No Daily at $40 m for Washing-
ton, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New
York, Connects for Lexington Va, aad
AAI SSiS1o"h ShSCPt ouAuSJ anu EcuSE~-
lex.
No. 40 9.5S a. m. for Washington and.
Baltimore.
No z Daily at 1919 M for Wash,ng-
ton, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New.
York.
No 6 Daily at ass p m tor w Arlington
Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York.
No Ii Daily at 8.I2 p III for Washington
Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York
NoI2 Daily Duquesne Limited" at,
1928 a. IN. for Washington, BALTIMORE.
Philadelphia and New YORK.
No 10 DAILY except Sunday at 1915 IN
for FreGcrlck, Balllmo1S ald ali AMER
II cdlaUc stations Via old line.
No4S ally except Sunday at o.3o pm
for Washington ana Baltimore and al IN
tcrmeul late stations, Connects for Fre ,e1-..
lex.
c. w. BASSETT, Gen. Pass Agent.
Baltimore Nd.
R. S. BOUIC Ticket Agent,
MartinsburS, W. Va
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1911-04-29

Attorney Thomas Il Higgins,
CIa,kruu,g's well k0nwn ard brsiuy
colorcd lawyer, proposes TO establish
coloted newspaper in that city,
We understand that the first issue Of
the new publication will make its
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1911-04-29

Tue Exf cutive Committee Of the
n q onal Independent Political
League, OF which Bishop A, Walters
was Pres dent and j. Milton Wal.
dron, ID. ID is National Organizer,
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-20
MlsolloTlNG BIBLE.

The Oklahoma State Board OF Agri
culture issues a monthly bulletin fol
free distribution It disseminates news
of the work Of the board and also con
tains an editorial page
In the current number the following
editorial occurs
The Bible tells us that when the
man went to Jericho he was stripped
Of his clothing and robbed In this
book we find all the way through that
the citizenship Of the rural districts
were always the ones free from guile
and lived even their happy and indo-
pendent lives
The Bible doesn't say anything Of
the kind The man was merely ol
his way TO Jericho and was sand
bagged by a bunch Of country toughs
on the road to town, and lay there
unaided until a drummer from Samaria
came TO his relief News-C Capital
If there is anything an editor ougft
to know it Is how to quote scripture
correctly Henry Robbins is good
Bible scholar and generally gets his
texts on straight but he makes a
worse bmnder in the above quotation
than does the state board of agricui-
ture. There is nothing in Luke's ac-
count of the tragedy that indicates that
the citzenry of the wild country be
tween Jerusalem and Jerico were re-
sponsible for the outrage 1t is just as
reasonable to suppose that these out
laws were refugees hiding in the fast
nesses of the rough country, indeed
until this day travellers tell us this
same section Is the rendezvous of bri.
gands and robbers The story is told
to illustrate the neighborliness of the
Samaritan as against the selfshness
of the Priest and the Levite that rode
around the naked and bleeding form
of the unfortunate victim because he
did not belong to their set, or perhaps,
nationality
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-20

Z Try more and more every year to
hold judgment of others in suspense
till can know all the facts at first
hand said one who was accused Of
being too lenient toward offenders
Certainly / am not qualified to Judge
till then. Gods commandment is
Judge mott" Suspended judgment is
the best kind Of judgment. 1t is so i'm
possible to know all the circumstances
and impulses that lead another to do
certain things we condemn, that our
judgment can never be altogether just.
AS we know instinctiyely, and often
Iprotestingly that others cannot judge
ms rightly, let us try to remember, sug.
gests The Wellspring that we are not
qualified TO pass judgment upon others
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-20
WILSON'S LATEST bad BREAK.
[From the Marshalltown Gowa)
Times-Republican


Secretary Wilson is receiving very
unwelcome attention from the minis
try and church associations through
out the country.
Many churches and church associa
tions have condemned the secretary's
complisance in permitting himself tC
be made honorary president of brew
ers' congress. In Iowa notable in
stance is the action of the Grinnel
Congregational church which de
nounces the action, declares the office
held by Wilson too high to be pros
tituted to such purposes and petitions
the president to use not only his in
nuence, but his authority to prevent
United States officials from promoting
|or taking part in the brewers con.
.gress.
Des Moines pastors and church and
Temperance people seem deeply stirred
over the secretary's action One OF
the ministers quoted the Brewer and
Malster, an official organ of the brew.
ing interests and the liquor traffic, as
printing Secretary Wilson's picture in
its issue of July 14th with an article
headed "Oficially Recognized.
Secretary Wilson has made bad
break. if only from a politicians point
of view, in his silly acceptance of the
presidency Of an association utterly at
variance with the rcck-ribbed convic-
ton of seven out Of ten of the middle
west farmers who have been his surest
friends and the hulwark of his popu-
larty In Iowa especially there is no
doubt that disgust with his action is
widespread Following upon his pc
culiar and unenviable position develop
ed by the Wiley case it cannot fail to
force many of his former friends to
the conclusion that he is better out
than in the cabinet
II may be that Secretary Wilson has
stayed too long in public life The
recent developments are not consist
ent with the shrewd, strong man whom
Iowa sent to congress and later to the
cabinet. No brewers congress or bar
keepers convention could have cozen-
ed the Tama Jim Wilson of twenty
years ago into accepting an honorary
presidency which much stir up a
storm of protest and assist in the
alienation of his best political friends.
There is about the acceptance a sug-
gestion of the complacency of senility.
The conclusion is apt to be that the
secretary of agriculture has arrived at
his period of dotage.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-20

Tie E'nita caIettaln knocks tae pro
D9sa. that ~ extra .oa y t1s .eg
Islatara be- held and taat tie member
serve i tae.r own 1pera The Chief
tsa Hat e a not pau
per ard that such proposals are not
aouhy ~ okah9nal The state
seems 3 D. de5t bat j cant AFFORD
= hang 9t ag pty tie blind" sign
Ee feel ne ame vas about the free
capitol proposal wishing that il had
nefer been suggested 4 free site for
the capitol would have been all right
but the IDEA Of this state building its
capitol from the money paid by suck
ers for to3nlots worth but fraction
Of their price. has never looked right
10 u.s. News-Capital
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-20
BOARD FEARS LOSS
OF RAILROAD TAX
Difficulty Arises over Wording of Auto
matte Tax Law Enacted BY
Second Legislature.

Oklahoma City, Oct. 17-Facing a
situation of possible suspension of pay
ment of all state taxes levied against
railroad companies for the fiscal year
ending June, 1912, the state board OF
equalization, which was expected to
act upon the automatic tax law of 1910
and fix railroad valuations, adjourned
its session yesterday without doing SO.
Attorney General West will endeayor
to get the matter before the supreme
court for decision which will guide
the board and steer the state away
from breakers that have been so dis
astrous in other state corporation tax
levies.
The difficulty arises over wording of
the automatic tax law enacted by the
second legislature. Section says
there "is to be applied to the payment
of the ordinary expenses of the state
government a tax in lieu of all other
taxes for state purposes" The act did
not become operative until the present
taxing year.
The board already has made a 2-miIl
levy upon the value of all public sery-
ice corporations; therefore, it con-
cluded, that if it proceeds under the
automatic law, railroad property might
be taxed twice for the same purpose.
Attorney General West believes the
act to mean "in addition" to ad
valorem taxes, and "in lieu" of all
forms of special taxes, such as gross
revenue, income, etc, as applied to
railroad companies only. The 2-mill
levy made by the board last month,
the attorney general says, is not
state tax, but is a general tax for all
purposes within the meaning of the
law.
Railroad companies are classified
under the new law and pay taxes ac-
cording to the amount of business done
during the year, and if the statute is
upheld their toll to the state will be
about so per cent of what they are re-
qured to pay under the ad valorem
system
The first suit was brought by the M
Q & 6 Railroad company in the dis
trict court of Pittsburg county, the
road contending that the automatic law
is the proper one to apply The court
held the statute to be unconstitutional
Five suits had been filed in other
counties, and judges of those districts
gathered at McAlester for arguments,
following which they sustained the
states demurrer to the pleadings, but
failed to assign reasons, or to pass
upon the constitutionality. One of
these suits now is pending in the SUI
preme court Since the railroad com
panIes themselves differ on which law
is correct the board feared that action
before the question is determined by
the courts might result in injunctional
suits which would suspend payment
Of both leyies, so It decided to delay
the matter.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-10-20

man was here today looking up
records Of a marriage that is alleged to
have taken place in Vinita twenty-one
years ago In those palmy days Of
tribal government no license was re-
quired and nearly every body solemniz-
ed marriages and hence little record
was kept Couples frequently came
here from the states and hunted up a
circuit rider and got married and no
sort Of record was made that could
now be found