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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-13
FAUCET G YES DIMES
Coins Dropred Into Glass When Girl
Turned on Water to Get Drink.

Bloomfield, n j., May 9.--Through
water iaucet IN the kitchen OK
Thomas Nugent's home. in Washing
ton street. seven dimes were passed
In less than an hour.
His eleven-year-old daughter Ruth
turned on the water 10 get a drink,
and to her surprise dime dropped
into the glass she held.
The child called her mother and
turned on the water again, just to
show how II happened. AS she did SO
two other dimes tumbled into the sink.
Mrs. Nugent turned on the water
every few minutes. and the faucet
Welded seven coins In all.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-13
COMMITS SUICIDE.
Murderer of Israel Eshieman Hangs
Himself in Jail.

Jane Landlord the murderer of
Israel Eshleman, sen Of David Fl.
Eshleman, of near Maugansville, north
Of Hagerstown, few week ago COM
mitted suicide in the Dixon, Tenn, jail
Saturday by hanging himself. Young
Eshleman worked on a farm in Ten
nessee and had his washing done at
the Lankfcrd home and it is said
Landlord was jealous of Echleman in
connection with Landlords wife.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-13
IMPORTANT DECISION
ON COUNTY SALARY ACT
Handed Down by Judge Charles Dice
Of the creenbrier Circuit
Court.

Am opinion of much Importance to
the public, and particularly to county
officers. has been hacrded down by
Judge Charles Dice, in the circuit
court of Greenbrier county, in the
proceedings of the State of West Vir-
girMa for the use of the county court
of Greenbrier County VS.. John s.
Crawford, clerk OF the county court
of Greenbrier county.
The action was Instituted against
the clerk and surety on his bond TO
cover the amount claimed by the
county under what Is known as the
county salary act, and the court in
the opinion constitutes section 3. chap
ter Is of the Acts of the Legislature
OF 1908, the court upholding the
construction of the section as con-
strued by the State tax department,
and unfolding the ruling eff the de-
pertinent as to amounts required to
be paid by the different county Off
GERS under the act referred TO.
The court held that the county
clerk was required TO pay into the
c1ruty treasury, of his county, 10
per centrum Of all fees, costs, perquis-
tiles percentages, penalties, commits
s;ons and emoluments collected by
him other than and except:
(a). The salary authorized by
law and fixed by the county court
and paid him out Of the county
treasury and,
(b). Such allowances, authorized
by law ais have been made to him
as such clerk by the county court and
SO received by him, unless payment
of such Is per centrum into the treas
ury reduced the net amount received
ly the clerk to- less than $4,000
The contention of the State tax
department has been that whenever
the fees, allowances and income from
all sources exceed the sum of $1,000
that then the clerk of the county
c-mrt must pay Is per centum of the
amount of all income Except salary
ard allowances made by the court
into the county treasury. In othel
words. if the fees, perquisites, emol
uments and all either income texclu
sive of salary and court allowances
amounted to $4,000, and salary and
allowances made by the court aggre
gated $500, then the clerk of tbs
county court should pay into the
county treasury Is per centum o
the $500, or 1915; while Oh the
other hand the clerks have been con
tending that they should pay in only
Is per centum OF $500, or $500. Judg'
Dice in his opinion fully sustains and
upho,ds the contention of the tax de
partment. :
The aggregate annual compensation
Of the fifty-five slheriffs of the Stat'
Exclusive of income from iails Is
In round numbers, $685., 900, or $1,O0'
each day of the year, and out OF which
inccrne of 1856, 900 they return to thu
county treasures $4,000 under thu
salary act.
The aggregate compensation t.
the fffty-five county clerks of thu
State is s215 900, and out of this
sum thy return to the county treas
laies the sum of $4,000.
The aggregate annual compensa
ton to the sheriffs in ten OF tht
larger counties Exclusive of income
frvm jails) dis s150,000, or an aver
age of $4,000 to each sheriff; ant
the aggregate annual gross compen
sa+ion TN the clerks in ten of the
larger counties is $SS,0OO or an av
erage of $500 to each clerk.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-13

Doctors Decided Physical Exhaustion
led Killed Woman.

New York. May Q. - Mrs. Bertha
Gordon danced all the evening at a
house part, given by Lewis Rose, at
Furman Lane. Patchogue, L. |.
Then she complained of exhaustion
and sat down to rest Her friends no
ticed that she looked white and was
breathing hard. Suddenly she fell to
the floor, apparently in faint
Friends tried in vain to revive her
and finally sent for Drs. w. Bennett
and Charles Willis. They found the
woman dead. They said she had sue
cumbed to heart failure. the result OF
physical exhaustion; that she had lit
orally danced herself to death.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-13
soon A priest.

Rev. Mr.. F. B. Martin, who was in
Washington on business. stopped over
here today before returning to Mt. st.
Mary's Seminary at Emmittsburg. Md.
Rev. Mr.. Martin VIII be ordained to
the priesthood next. ninth.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-13
BERKELEY SPRINGS
BEAT PALACE TEAM
Visiting 5owiers Down Martinsburo
BY Twenty Pins in Hot Duck pin
Game Last Might.

The Berkeley Springs bowling team
csme down yesterday evening and
wiped up the earth with the Palace
boys to the tune of 90 duck pins, tho
same number they beat their oppon-
ents up at Berkeley last week. BY the
way, this Is the first defeat the Palace
team have met with on their own al.
legs.
The sore follows.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-13
TO HAGERST0NN
AND WERE MARRIED
Miss Mary Cromwell and Mr.. Stewart
kllmer Give Friends a Pleasant
Surprise.
From nae Word Of Monday:

From The World of Monday:
Mr.. Stewart H. Kilmer and Miss
Mary A. Cromwell, two we'll known
young people OF this city. slipped over
TO Hagerstcwn Saturday morning
where they we're married at the Bap-
list parsonage by Rev. Mr.. Thomas.
They returned home the same day
The bride is the daughter OF Mr.. and
William Cromwell. OF Melville, rear
Hampers Ferry, Since last December
she has been employed at the XIII
hourn mills The groom is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Aarcn Kilmer, West
King street, and is also an employe OF
the Kilbourn Knitting Machine Co.
Roth are popular and their wedding
was pleasant surprise To- their many
fIdends.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-13

brane resulting from Catarrn and drives
away a Cold in the Heao quickly. Restores
the Senses of Taste and Smell. Full size
50 cts at Druggists or by mail. Liquid
Cream Balm for use in atc~nizers rs cts.
Ely Brothers. Sc Warren Street. New York.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-13
The sccre follows:
Berkely Springs.

IVtElI6 ~ V'I 'fV I'VV
May had high score. 1T, aal high
average. los.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-13

Miss Sylvia Ruble and MIR. Joseph
H. Grimes, this city, eloped to Ha-
gerstow1 this morning and were mar
ried by Lutheran minister. Mrs. b..
Moran and Messrs. Henry Gettle and
Harry Zimmerman went over with
them on the train and were Witnesses
to the wedding. The bride Is from
near Winchester and has been work
ing in one OF the mills here for the
last three eu' four years. The groom
is the son of Joseph P. Grimes and
is a we'll known plasterer Of town.
The many friends Of the young cou-
pie viii Join inn CONCENTRATIONS.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-05-13
Jones--EusIoW.

Miss Ethel May Euglow and Mr.. G.
Custer Jones, this city were married
in Winchester Saturday evening. The
groom is an employee of the Stewart
Vehicle Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-01

Out of "prep" school obscurity the fast squad of the Birmingham High
 school jumped into front rank yesterday
 afternoon. Not so much by the defeat Of the skyscrapers from Georgia, but by an exhibition of classy team work, mag nificent passing and wonderful goal shoot ing, the high school team asserted it" right to have its measure taken with the best
 The score was 46 to "A.
 Young enthusiasm took. the place or
 old experience and laid it in the shade. It is a delight to see boys put every ounce that's in them into athletic sports ana then squeeze out little bit more. That S what the high school did in that first half. They came off with blue mouths and heaving chests, but they had won,
 as was attested by the yells of great
 crowd of fans and high school students The spirit at the high school seems
 better than ever before. A large delega- t,on turned out and tuned up with giant
 noise. searight, Hood and the names of ail the players tore holes through the ceiling. It was great beginning TOT the high school.
 From the minute the whistle blew the high school boys had their whole souls
 in the game The goals were made m
 ou,ck succession. Aggression was the
 word. The boys got theirs first. Georgia
 required 10 minutes to wake up to the fact that they were up against It, ana then the jig was up. for every one or them was up in the air.
 The half erided 34 to 10. Nothing could have been prettier. Such work would
 show up we'll against Columbus. In the second the high school was on the de- fense. and Georgia picked up The Georgia boys were individual stars.
 Carter did some pretty work. Their hold ing habits are excusable for they have evidently been allowed to run wild in practice.
 For the high school no one shone with special lustre. Strange and Searight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-01
FOUR STRONG PITCHERS
 GREATEST NEED OF BARONS
 FOR 1911 WINNING TEAM

day in the year. and who are willing to deliver those goods.
 In the outfield one other absolutely de- pendable man Is needed. The new out fielder must be able to hit the ball at least as hard as .2S0, must be able to cover regulation territory, and must not be slow on his feet. It would be a gerat inn provement if one other rattling good man was added to the infield. At the present time, Birmingham has two good players who will rank with all others in the league, McGilvray and Phean. Two others are needed, but one additional man, if he be an excellent one, will suf- flee With Elliott behind the bat, Bir- mingham is well fortified, although sec- ond catcher of great merit is a necessity. He might be found In Yantz.
 This is the situation as we see it to- day. Manager Molesworth has been put to work, and by this time he should be interviewing Charles Comiskey of the White Sox in Chicago. Rick Woodward, everyone Knows the meaning of Wood ward getting busy. He is one who intends giving Manager Molesworth full rein, but who intends, at the same time to have a winning team
 The nucleus for next Gilvray, Elliott, Phelan, Molesworth, and Mc- Bride-is good enough. Some active strokes are needed, however, and the opinion Is general that they will be taken at once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-01
JOCKEY BELL BREAKS
 HIS COLLARBONE

Jacksonville, Fla, December 31.Jockey M. Bell sustained a fractured collarbone during the running of the second race at Moncrief today, when his mount, Bad News II, who was trailing his field around the first turn, stumbled and fell, throw ing the boy heavily to the ground.
 A steady rain fell throughout the day. making the going very heavy.
 Font found track to his liking and outgamed Donald Mcdonald, the favorite. winning the New Year handicap. value $2OO0 after hard stretch drive. Guy Fisher came third.
 , Only one favorite finished first, but the winners were well played at good prices. Summarizes:
 First race, selling, 3-year-olds and up. five and half furlongs-Mark Anthony II, 10s Davenport) to 1, ? to 1, even won; March Hyde. 109 (BelD, g to 1, 8 to 5, to 5, second; Sylvestris, 104 (Wilson), to 1, 3 to l, even, third. Time, 1:0S 1-5 Mcleod F, Bedminster, Lord Nelson. Billy Bodemcr. Radium Star, LaSalle. Stafford Peep Over, Flrecatcher ran. Second race, selling. s40o. 2-year-olds one mile-Trustee, Ill (Gross). 10 to l. to 1, to ?. won; White Wool. 115 (Swe- ney), to 1, 8 to 1, even, second; Idle weiss, 106 (HerberD, to ?, to 5. 1 to 2 third. Time, 1:42 3-5. Scrimmage, Fort Carroll, Limpet. Miss Nett ran. Bad News fell.
 Third race, purse $500, all ages, six fur longs-T. M. Green, 112 (Davis), to 5 to 3, out. won; Bosom. 115 (Goldstein), ' to I, 2'to 1, z to 10, second; Master Rob- ert, 115 Q4utwelD, to ,. to 2. to D. third. Time, 1:13 4-5. George s. Davis Hoffman, Longhand ran.
 Fourth race, the New Year handicap S2O00 3-year-olds and up, mile-%Font, 9l CIcCahey), 9 to .2 s to 5, 2 to 10, won; Donald Mcdonald, 125 (Burns), to 5, 4 to 5, 1 to 3, second; Guy Fisher, 116 Lang) 20 to 1, to l, 3 to 1, third. Time, 1:42 +Jack Parker, Mary Davis, Ragman, Tom Hayward, Karlton G ran.
 s-Coupled.
 Fifth race, selling, $4OO, 3-year-olds and up. six furlongs-Lawrence P. Daley, 10i (BulwelD, ' to 2, ' to 5, to 10, won; All Red, Ill DavenporD, to 2, to B. to 2 second; Star Blue. 104 (McTaggart). 10 tc i. 4 to 1, 2 to 1, third. Time, "A 3-5. Ida D, Salvolatile, Mannette, Huck, Smoker ran.
 Sixth race, selling. $400. 3-year-olds and up mile and 70 yards-Earl of Richmond f0s (Goose), 12 to 1, 5 to 1, to 9, won Camel, 100 Davenport, IS to 5. to 5, to 10, second: Spindle, 99 (Gross). 12 to i 5 to l, to 2. third. Time. :47 4-5. Star over, Austin Sturtevant, Arondack. Minot Stoneman, Ten Faces, Mamie Algol ran. .i Jacksonville Entries
 Jacksonville. Fla, December 31-En. tries for Monday:
 First race. purse a-Sear-olds. mile
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-01
GEORGIANS WILL GO TO
 CUBA ON BASKETBALL TRIP

better to take advantage of the opening. We have played six games in a row, however, and the boys are so fatigued that they cannot do themselves justice. In fine shape, the team could make a pretty good showing against the Birming- ham teams, although the players here are not only numerous, but are among the best I have seen in the south.'
 Coach Cunningham is an old Vanderbilt star. and Is in charge of all athletics at the University of Georgia. He made a wonderful showing with the Georgia football team, and developed one or more stars entitled to positions on all-south- ern aggregations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-01

Memphis December 31.-Silas Will
 Hams captain of the Sewanee football eleven of 1909, made the only score oi today's post-season game, winning a hard fought contest for the Harvard law students over selected "all south
 ernv team. The score came in the third quarter when Williams corfalea ,
 n nerfectly executed forward pass from Ga,latti. Harvard quarter, and ran, un- Interrupted, for 25 yards to- touch- down. sorrv
 The game was played on a sosgy esld and neither team gained much py ,ssa nl,,naes. For Harvard Pfeiffer shared M honors with Williams, while o'' oT inc he southerners Kinnebrew, Carter, Barker and Lee. all of the universlty " of Mississippi, and Marre' ior"eriy oi Notre Dame. starred. % The Harvard players left tonight for New. orleans, where they will play another southern team Monday A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-01
SHOOTING
 WAS ACCIDENTAL
CORONER FINDS THAT MAN WAS
 CLEANING PISTOL AT HIS HOME WHEN THE WEAPON WENT OFF WITHOUT WARNING

William F.. Pearson, collector for the Ferguson Furniture company at fWoodlawn. was accidentally shot and li- istantly killed yesterday morning at S o'clock at his home at Scott station on the Gate City car line, when revolver that he was cleaning exploded in his hands.
 [ But one bullet was fired, entering the right temple and lodging in the left Pearson was alone at the time or the accident and died without regaining con sciousness Pearson was alone at tne time of tic accident but his wife ana fchi sren were in an adjoining roon9 They Tf1A liately rushed into the room when sth1 hot was fired and Mrs. Pearson fair d when she saw the body on the bed
 N Ct bner B. L. Brasher made prelim- Wal investigation last night and when lel ividence was in hand declared that his opinion the shooting was acci- htal The formal inquest will be held ', morning at the office of the coroner that verdict will probably be ar Wed at.
 ly, It was thought for a time tSat Fear son had committed suicide, but %he cor xlner after going over the ground de- jclared that this theory was discredited. There were no powder burns on the body and the cartridges were on the floor with the exception of the empty shell in the revolver. A piece of the showing that the gun had exploded and not been deliberately fired.
 The following account was given to Coroner Brasher last night: Pearson arose in a cheerful mood and immediate ly after breakfast asked his wife to get him some oil as he must clean his gun. Sitting down on the bed he went to work [ t,n the revolver and told his son to hitch up the horse as he must get to work. His wife went to milk the COW and the girls left the room. They were hardly | out of the room when they heard the \ shot fired and rushed back to find Pear ' son dying on the bed. Medical attention was called but he never regained con- sciousness.
 Pearson leaves a WldOW ana IlVe Siidii children, the oldest being 13 years old. He was their only support and it is un- derstood that the family is destitute. ! Mrs Pearson fainted when she entered ' he room and it was some time before f he was revived. Pearson was 35 years
 Id and had been employed by J. w. Ferguson as collector for four years E. 'aus to his tragic death.
 The .ody was taken in charge .by the Woodin Undertaking company, but no funeral arrangements have been made as yet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-01
HOW BIRMINGHAM's ASSETS ARE RANKED-ELLIOTvT, MGILvRAY, PHELAN, WORDSWORTH AND Me- BRIDE COMPOSE THE NUCLEUS
BY HUGH w. ROBERTS

While Birmingham has an excellent nu- cleus around which to build winning team for 1911, there Is no dought but that much earnest work is ahead of Manager Molesworth and those who are standing behind the financial gun.
 As assets, in the opinion of the writer. the local club has,
 First Class-Elliott, catcher McGilv- rey,. first baseman; Phelan, third base man; Molesworth. outfelder; Mcbride. outfielder.
 Second Class-Marcan, second baseman; Emery, third baseman; Ellam. shortstop; Wagner, pitcher; Fleharty. pitcher.
 Third Class-Bauer, pitcher; Ryan, catcher; Boyle. catcher.
 Untried Class-Prough, pitcher; Che nault, pitcher; Yantz, catcher; Pratt, catcher. 2
 A winning team must have at least four absolutely dependable pitchers; one ordi- nary man can be carried. Birmingham, therefore, unless Trough and Chenault prove first water men, needs four pitch CTS, pitchers who have the goods every
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-01

Coach Cunningham of the University of Georgia Is planning to take his team to Cuba in February.
 Pima, one of the members of the red and black aggregation, Is a native Cuban, and his father is prosperous resident of Havana. Havana has offered Georgia a game as a result of Pima being mem- Der of the team and Cunningham is plan ming to take advantage of the offer. The trip will probably be made February 16
 In speaking of his team the coach re- gretted that two of his regulars, Creek more and McWhorter, were prevented from making the trip. we have very
 little opportunity" he stated. "of gettin
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-01
Field. Foul. Points
Referee, Truman Thomas. Time, 20-minute halves.
Awaiting Atlanta Athletic Club

Awaiting Atlanta Athletic Club
 With whole week for practice and all kinds of lessons learned from her scrim- mage against the University of Georgia, the Birmingham Athletic clubs big bas- ketball squad will jump into the Atlanta Athletic club Saturday night.
 The chances are that this will be a war to the knife, for Atlanta is the clubs most persistent rival, and is said to have fast squad this year. They will bring the best in the bread box, and promise at least to redeem their record of last year.
 Atlanta defeated the University of Geor- ga on that teams first night away from home 29 to 22. This demonstrates their scrapping abilities, for that Georgia squad, fresh and full of spirit, was no easy problem.
 In the meantime Coach Messer will put in hard work on the club team, and will probably have the squad slightly reduced in number With 15 men, all of them stars, he has his hands full.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-01
SPRING SCHEDULE OF
 PETERSBURG CLUE

Pittsburg, December 31.-(SpeciaL)- The spring training schedule for the Pittsburg baseball club was made pup lie tonight as follows:
 The whole team will be at West Ba- den. Ind. from March to IF and at Hot Springs. Ark. from March IS to April 3. April the second annual game will be played with the Univer- sity of Arkansas at Little Rock. Exhi- bitioh games will be played as fol- lows:
 April 6, Memphis: April s [. 8. Chat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-01
ALTER TRly'rS WINS FROM Pf JNTER

|nehurst, N. C., December n.-In the k round of the seventh annual holiday k golf turnament today Walter J. fsis of Garden City, former American British champion, defeated Paul M. ter of Midlothian ? up and to ,mer Boyer of southboro won the con kion. t~
 her division winners were: A. M.
 ta9 Of Garden City, e. w. Adair of
 and Richard s. Tufts of Bos-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-01
Tampa Ready for Races

a, Fla. December N.-With more { Jbo horses already here and others |.oute the annual mid-winter race ling of the Florida State fair will Monday afternoon at the Tampa [ track. The meeting will run for ys and perhaps longer. The feature carded for Monday Is handicap at |urlongs. Officials are: J.. J. Burke,
 dine judge: E. E. Smith, secretary Aassistant judge: William Murray.
 tSs and William Bills paddock judge