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Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-06-30
Special Commissioners Sale
Of valuable
Real Estate.

The undersigned special commissioners bv viz
tue OF the authority vested Id them o. a decree n
the Circuit Court of Berkeley County, West VIZ
ginia made on the 9th day 0. May loil in the sni+
10 chancery therein pending in which c, s. BaiI.v
was plaintiff and France Bailey and Others were
oeendants will sellby public auction at the fro,,
door Of the County Court House OF Berkeley Coun.
ty, West Virginia,
Saturday, July l, 1911,
commencing at 80 o'clock p. NJ that Certain tract
parcel Of real estate situate in Mill Creek Dis
trict, Berkeley County, West Virginia, COMBINING
20 Acres and one Rood
and being the same real estate Of which John Bail
ey died seized nd possessed and which was cor.
veyed to him by deed from benjamin Loekhart
bearing date the 5ta day ,ot March, 1873 ana re.
corded in the office of the Clerk OF the County
Court OF SAID County in Deed Book Nc. 60 page
44j which said deed reference is hereby had Tor
more particular description OF said real estate
This property is improved by
Dwelling house
and all necessary outbuidings all of which are in
good repair 1t is close to schools and churches ana
will make desirable home.
TERMS.
One-thi of the purchase money cash on day Of
sale and the remsinoer IN two equal payments due
in one and two years from date respectively the
Purchaser to give his notes therefor with interest
from ,te and the title be retained until all OF
the purchase money is paid.
W. q. kilmer,
Allen b. Noll,
Special Commissioners
I, L. Dew 'Gerhardt, Clerk Of the Circuit Court
of Berkeley County, West Virginia hereby certify
kat Allen b. Noll. one OF the foregoing special
commissioners, has executed bond in the above
entitled cause in the penalty and with the security
CURED by the decree OF sale.
l.. Dew Gerhardt, Clerk.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-06-30

Cheapest accident iusurance-Dr
Thomas! Electric Oil. Stops the pain
and heals the wound. All druggists
sell it, limo.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-09-22
RODGERS GAINS
 ON JIMMY WARD THREE ANIATORS AFTER $50. OOO PRIZE IN TRtNS-CONTINENT.
 AL FLIGHT.
ONE HAD A GOOD DAY
Rodgers Went % Miles in 7S Minutes Rain and Wind Checked Ward and
 Fowler Makes Ready.

Hancock, N Y., Sept. 21.-Calbraitb
 P. Rodgers, racing for the $50. .0o0
 trans-continental prize offered by William Randolph Heart, flew 95 miles in IS minutes this afternoon, starting from MiddletoWn at 2..2l D. m. He landed a short distance East Of Hancock at 3::39.
 A leaky radiator and a defective spark plug which put a cyelinder out of commission caused him to descend for repairs. A soft field contributed a broken skid while a distance sBe- cial train with impending 4ain filled up the quota. If the train had been anywhere near Rodgers he could have made repairs ill half an hour and been on his way to Binghamton, but Rod gers was running too fast for any train, having covered 95 miles in 72 or at a rate of II miles an hour
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FOUL TRYsMFN
 TO MEET TODAY
County and District School Poultry Tub To Be Organized at Gather
 ing This Afternoon.

E. w. Phillips, secretary of the Jeff terson County Poultry Association. has Received letter from E. N. Hop= kins, of i'ort smith business manager of the Union Poultry Journal and member of thC executive committee Of Arkansas Schools Poultry Club, stat ing that. he and l.. M Long, secretary and treasurer of thc same oFeaniza- lion, Would arfiye in the city today and will meet the Jefferson County Poultry association members this af- ternoor 1t 2 D. m in the directors room of the Citizens Bank. A large number of local poultrymen are cX- pected to attend the meeting. !. How atd Sledd associate editor of the Southern Poultry Journal. at Dallas, Texas will be in the city Saturday and will address the local associa- tion Saturday night.
 A distlict and county school poultry club will be organized at today's meeting. County Examiner A. w. Lowe is also a member of the executive committee of the Arkansas Schools Poultry Club.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-09-22
II hGE MARTiNEAE HEARS 1T. I6kNEis FOR IND AGAINST
 GoFERN0R'S PET LAW.
IS UNDER AMUSEMENT
fr'tt! Constitutional Question Raised Alh Il Wifi Go ro The
 Supreme Court.

Little Rock, Ark. Sept 21.-The ! T4rnel-Jacobson bill was argued
 Thursday afternoon before Chancel-
 Tor Marineau, who reserved his de-
 cision until he has an opportunity In
 go through the transcripts and briefs
 in the case which he ordered the
 parties 10 file D. H. CantreH, W.
 R. Smith and Assistant Attorney
 General Rector appeared on behalf of the Attorney General and the as- sesSor of Pulaski county. while for mer Congressman C. C. Reid ap- peared for the Tax Commission. These briefs were filed today, and 1t is expected that the Chancellor will render his decision in few days q.
 The Question is whether or not the bill which is just now causing such fHrofe in state politics Is in effect; also, has the Legislature de- eided that this is ah emereent meas ure for the preservation of the pub lie health, peace and safety. By the omission of the emergency clause the friends of the measure contend and the retention in the text certain ex- p8essions indicating that it is an emergency, and that it did not there- fore require ninety days for tfa bill to become effective further, lat be- ing in effect now fl is not subject to reference underline l. and E. amend ment
 Those who oppose the act contend that fl is mol in effect, that it is referable because Of the omission of the emergency clause. and that the inte1nal evidence of the passage of the bill will show the expressions retained in the bill were left there through clerical oversight, as it was the evident purpose of the lawmak- CTS to leave the bill in a condition so that the people might vote upon it.
 very pretty constitutional ques- tion has been raised and whatever
 N'iioi ha'''llledd ueclSlon mdy be, if will be appealed to the Supreme 'ourt for final determination
 The suit is brought by the Tax Commission to compel the taxing of icials to proceed under the new law n Pulaski county, and Attorney ieneral Norwood files motion to lismiss on the ground that the act s not a law. It arose originally 'ver the action of the Commission in certifying to the assessor assess nents on the public utilities corpor- tions of the city, which the asses or refused to accept
 tG-pA, ffimcfoteXpreEersshr W
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-09-22
Ward Still "tground.o

Addison, N. Y.. Sept. 21.-Wild gus ty winds and peiling rainstolm hept James J. Ward and his aeroplaae firmly anchored to the ground here today in spite of the impatience Of the youthful aviator who still holds the lead in the contest for the $58, ,001 prize offered by William RHndoIpa Hearst
 Ward is now fervently hopeful t...4t he will be able to continue his flight across the continent early tomorrow morning. The flight that Rodgers made today has fired Little Jimmy with the desire to take all kinds of chances
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-09-22
PINE BLUFF MAN
 CHARGED WITH MURDER
We'll Known Cotton Belt Switchman Under Arrest at Davenport, Iowa,
 On a Serious Charge.

E. r. Cochran, former Pine Bluff
 fan who was employed for many months as sWitchman by the Cot ton Belt here, is under arr est at Dav- export Iowa, on a murder charge A letter was received here yesterday by Chief of Police Evan Parnell from the Davenport police department, making inquiries about Cochran's record here. Special Officer Ed Cheek, of the Cot ton Belt, who knew Cochran well and knew of his local career, forwarded the information to the Davenport off, cers.
 Cochran was employed as a switch man by the Cotton Belt from Decem- Der IF, to May 31, 1911. He lost his job with the Cotton Beltshere when he "shot up' the yard office at the Cot ton Belt shops one night. He also had personal difficulty with w. c. Alex ander, local saloonist who is now in Little Rock jail charged with the murder of J. P. Kelly in this city some months ago, and in the fight Alexand- CT was badly worsted. The fight oc- cured one night on East Third ave- nue. Cochran was married to Mrs. Mamie Baeder in this city, but is said to have deserted her in April. 1911. Mrs. Baeder is said to have since ob- tained divorce from Cochran.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-09-22
BAD WRECK ON
 IRON MOUNTAIN

Train No. 106, northbound, on the Iron Mountain, was six hours late Wednesday afternoon and did not ar- rive here until 1O:30 last night. The delay was caused by the derailment of several freight cars a few miles be- low McGehee. The heavy rains of Tuesday caused the sinking of a small trestle and this was the cause of the accident. No one was injured and the trains will resume their reg ular schedule today, as soon as the trestle is repaired.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-09-22
Fowler Resumes Flight Saturday.

ColfaX, Cal, Sept 21.-Saturday morning at 6 o'clock will find Robert G. Fowler ready to resume his trans continental fligat for the Heal st prize. Repairs to his machine are practically complete and tomorrow will be spent in trial flights. He is scheduled to reach Fallon, Nevada, about 9 o'clock and he will leave Fallon in time to alight in Winne- mucca about , o'clock that evening. His course calls for 3O6 miles Sat urday and he has figured for an al- t,tude of $500 feet in the air at Summit.
 From Winnemucca he will go to Ogden, the second day out from Col fax. That is 365 miles in jump from Nevada to Utah.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-09-22

Presidenl Taft, tboroughly ra4l down
 over the defeat of Ghe=tssun, OH 4a.ea
 ne had counted somlch tu help liu in
 his tlip through tbc West it's aa off set to his Ta ilf tetoes, had no ex- tended comment to make.
 "1 am greatly disappointed over the result of the RceiproeitY election sa far as the returns have indicated, said the president T de aoI car to say anything further untI haE. heard the complete official returns shall have nothing further ee aaY te- night"
 At the banquet later the president n his address said l have just been informed that Reciprocity has failed in Canada. For mc fl is a great disap- l had hoped that il would be put through. II would be a good thing for both countries, H takes two to make bargain and if Canada de elafes against il We can still go on do- ing business at the old stand" The president made no other reference 10 Reciprocity. His voice Was low and his tone showed his keen disappoint- Aent He left Kalamazoo at 1a:3h oni9ht
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-09-22

Fred Senyard, who recently went to Chicago to visit his mother. who was quite sick, returned home yesterday. While in the Windy City MT. Senyard attended the National Good Roads con- ventlon as delegate from Pine Bluff and Jefferson county. He says the was one of the largest ever held and much good work was accom- plished. MT. Senyard says the con vention urged the use of convict labor on the highways throughout the coun- try to bring about better system of road
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-09-22
MAGISTRATE FRAZIER HOLDS WILLIAM T. NICHOLS TO
 GRAND JURY.
CUT WIPES THROAT
Defendant Appears in Court Without Counsel-Said He Put Up With
 Many Brutal Things.

MT Nichols, you have committed
 the most brutal crime that has eyer
 been recorded in this county. 1 have
 no sympathy or respect for you. I am
 going to do my duty and send you to
 the higher court and hold you without
 bail. And l sincerely hope that when
 the higher court gets to you that it
 will also do it's full duty towards you"
 This was the manner in which Mag &istrate J. A. Fl azier bound over Will
 liam T. Nichols, the young contractor
 who on Sunday morning cut tke
 throat Of his wife, Mrs. Minnie K. Ni-
 chols, from the effects of which
 wound she died within three minutes:
 when she went to her former home,
 four miles south of Pine Bluff on the
 Warren road to get her three children,
 who had been turned over to her by
 Judge J. N. Elliott in the Jefferson
 chancery court for two days each week, during the pendency of a di- vorce case in Wlich the Nichols fig ured. At the time of her death Mrs. Nichols was contesting divorce peti- tion Of her husband and was teaching music in this city. She was for a num- Der of years organist at the First Baptist church at McNeill. Ark
 When Magistrate Frazier conclud- ed his reprimand iii folding the de- fendant to the grand jury. Nichols ad- dressed the court and said: Judge, what did may have been brutal, but you do not know anything about the brutal things l have had to put up with When asked by District At- torney Nixon if he cared to say any thing in his behalf, before the court disposed of the case, Nichols, who ap- peared in court without counsel, climbed into the witness chair and Informed the court that he did not wish to say anything more than he had already told the officers and a Graphic representative at the county Jail, Sunday night immediately afte. he had been taken there.
 It was thought that the three small children of the slain woman and the prisoner would be brought into court at the preliminary hearing yesterday and it was intimated that the oldest child might be used as a witness against her father, but District At torney Nixon did not need them. He said he would probably lave the chf1- dren brought before the grald jury when the murder case is taken before that body. The children were eye witnesses to the tragedy. Owing to the horrible nature of the < crime and the prominence given the { divorce case, which led up to the mur- der, the court room of Magistrate i Frazier was damned with spectators t long before the hour for the hearing. I Many of those present were neighbors l of the Nichols family on the Warren C road; others were townspeople and t still others were summoned to give t estimony. It is known that Nichols "
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-09-22
THE LAIRiER GOVERN SEE. FIRED SWINGING DEFEtIStN
 NESTERDNN'> ELECTION.
EIGHT MINISTER'S GO
Conservatives To Have Big Majority In The New Parliament
 Trusts Responsible.
By William Hester.

Montreal, Canada, Sept. 21=-Can
 ada rejects Reciprocity. At thi.
 hour the returns indicate d landslid,
 against the pact. The Gonsei vative
 majority in the neW Parliament vii
 be at least twenty and il may gc
 h gher The latest summary of ro. turns gives the respective parties tie following standings in the new Par liament Conservatives. 1lG; Iiber- ais, 11
 This leaves but 2> ridings to be heard from, western constituencies lal gely, and conceding every one of these to the Liberal party. the Con- serNatives will still have d clear ma aority of eleven in the new parlia- ment
 The defeat of Reciprocity. Jhere- fore, is absolute. II is not at all likely, however, that the Liberals will secure all of the 2S seats yet 10 be 4eard from. Half of them is as much as they can hope for, which will make the standing of tle paaties in the new Parliament approximately as follows:
 Conservatives 134; Liberals. o1, or Conservative majority aga nst Reci- Afoeity of 39 The Liberal majority at dissolution was I'll.
 Nc doubt k.@aias therefore as to t6oszdtfeat 0f Reciprocity for the time being But as to the ability of the Conservatives to hold together long. under existing ciraumstances, an analysis Of a5c returns and the future alone must determine.
 Eight ministers of the Laurier gov ernment have gone down 10 defeat, including Finance Minister Fielding and Minister of Commerce Patterson who negotiated the agreement at Washington. Other cabinet ministers who have gone down in the wreck are Mackenzie King, minister of labor; Sir Frederick Borden, minis ter of justice; C. P Graham, minis ter of railways; M Templeman, min ister of inland revenues; Sidney R. Fisher, minister of agriculture.
 The Province of Quebec is appar- ently the only one in the Dominion where Sir Wilfrid Laurier displayed any of his old time strength. It was a landslide against Reciprocity in Ontario. The heavy vote of the cities where the manufacturing and financial influences were potent. en- ,ompassed the defeat of the pact, al- though the farming distlicts in On- arior did not give the support to Reciprocity that was expected of hem
 The Montreal Herald, government and strong advocate of Reciprocity, at 1920 D. m. conceded 1 he defeat of Laurier by from ten o fifteen majority
 Ielf j shrdlue lynn
 After fifteen years as Premier and head of the Canadian government, uring which Canada has enjoyed
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-09-22
Taft Is Disappointed.

Kalamazoo. Mich., Sept. 21.-Presi- dent Taft heard t.e news of the de- feat of Reciprocity in the Canadian election while at a banquet here to- night. The intelligence cast gloom over the presidential party and caused the president intense disappointment.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-09-22

father has been talking with Attor- heys Taylor and Jones and A. H. Row ell with view to having them defend his son, but no definite announcement to this effect has been made An in sanity plea will most likely be resort ed to at the final trial of the accused
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-09-22

Come out and say Howdy P. A. P. with the Moose Friday, Sept. 22, at Forest Park g 21 2t.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-09-22

Good music and good time as- sured at the Moose dance Friday night, Sept. P, Forest Park. g 21 2t.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-09-22

Be Moose for one night anyhow. Dance Friday night, Sept. 22.-Forest Park. g 21 2t.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-09-22
Crime d Cold BlOOded Affair.

Sfime COlu BlGOded A1falf.
 The testimony introduced by the
 state showed that the crime was a
 cold blooded affair. The defendant of
 fered no witnesses, but merely waiv-
 ed examination. Sheriff Edgar Brew ster exhibited the knife, with which
 the woman was killed. It was just an ordinary pocket knife and appears to have been freshly sharpened, the blade used being as keen as that of razor. City Detective W. A. Branson testified that he, in company with Sheriff Brewster and others, was on when they met Deputy Sheriff Will Hams and Constable Will Babcock. of Njven township, coming to the city with Nichols. The latter was placed in the back seat of the auto with Sheriff Brewster and Branson. Bran son said Sheriff Brewster remarked to Nichols that he had committed an aw- ful crime and asked him why he had done such thing. According to the so slow ill disposing of his divorce case and his attorneys did not seem anxious to get through with it. He said his wife was not endeavoi ing to do him any harm when he killed her. Coroner H. E. Williams told of the in- quest and described the wounds across the dead woman's chin and throat. The stab across the neck, he said, ! would have alone proved fatal II l looked as if it had been inflicted by i; one from beiaind
 Constable Will Bahcock, who ar. rested Nichols, reviewed the days ! hunt with the posse and told how he [ walked into Nichols house, after the latter returned there later in the day. I md found him talking with four boys, who had gone into the house to talk with him. It was then, said the con- stable, that he was placed under ar est.
 Henry Nichols, a brother of the de- sendant, admitted that he had told and others that his father W. H. Nichols, had told him that he vas going to help Will get rid of his yife. He also admitted that w. T. Ni- ,hols had talked with, him about CUTS ng his wife on former occasions.
 An Eye Witness.
 The testimony of Mrs. Ada Parnell vas possibly the most damaging in reduced during the hearing Mrs. 'arnell said she had accompanied , lrs. Nichols to what was afterwards he scene of the tragedy on Sunday corning. They went together in a uggy and Mrs. Nichols went to get CT three children to kepe them for T
 day or two. After their arrival :, Irs. Nichols went to the gate in front her former home and addressed :, CT husband most pleasantly as he + as seated on the front porch holding c leir little boy. She called him "Wil- e Boy,' said the witness, as she had c ldressed him for years. Mrs. Par f el! said she heard no cross words e ass between Mrs. Nichols and her isband. Mrs. Nichols waited outside le gate, as if she was afraid to en- ~ x the yard, until her little girls went :, to the house and dressed themselves ',
 accompany her back to the city. a ne little boy remained in the fathers -. p on the porch, until the girls came o 1t and when they reached the gate ~, e mother and little girls beckoned l.. e boy to come on and go to town .,, lth them. He did not seem to want
 accompany them and Mrs. Nichols ., ant in the yard and walked to the t.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-09-22
UMBRELLAS RECOVERED AND RE.
 PAIRED

If you want neat Job on you, umbrella. 4O2 West Second avenue the place.
 I. GLICKSBERG,
 The Umbrella Man. Opposite Telephone O6ice. ti
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-09-22

Il. o. o. M. No. 515 Dance Friday night Sept P, at Forest Park.
 921 2t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-09-22
Swell Stock of Suitings.

Let EISENKRAMER make your new Fall Suit. The best patterns that the worlds best mills have produced are made into the best fitting and most stylish clothes that you can buy.
 EISENKRAMER
 o-THE TAILOR-o Room 215, Citizens Bank Building.
 Second Floor.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-09-22

Matinee Wednesday and Saturda ' The MOON.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-09-22

-Carter's Classy Orchestra-The MOON.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-09-22

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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-07-06
DRAGGING ROADS WITH AUTOS
Flow Six Machines Helped to Make
Two Miles Smooth and Hard.

Flow Six Machines Helped to Make
Two Miles Smooth and Hard.
The Muskogee Okla, Motor club Is
improving the roads in Muskogee
county This club is composed Of fifty
motorists The members have bought
fifty split log drags and are using
them on the roads leading out of Mus
kogee The first trial was made a
short time ago and proved great sue
cess.
A stretch of road two miles long
leading out of one of the city's prin
opal thoroughfares was selected
When the ground was in the right con
Gition the six split log drags were at
chimes. and the two miles Of road were
thoroughly dragged The result is that
they are as smooth ard hard as could
be desired, 1t took the motorists about
quarter of a day to do the work
This work is to be extended. The
fifty members of the club are to be di-
vided into squads Of six each Each
squad is to be given division of road
to improve. More drags will he made
The material in a drag of this kind
costs $3.50 if bought mt IL lumber yard
and hardware store. but any farmer
can make one with ordinary tools for
practically nothing by using split logs.
as the name of the drag suggests.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-07-06
How to Get Good Roads.

Get together. agree OIL Il policy. Sc
.ect representatives, to put that policy
into effect, and you will have good
roads.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-07-06
Bible Brilliants.

Our soul waiteth for the Lord: he is
our help and our shield. Psalm xxxiii, 20.
Our fathers trusted in thee: they trust
ed, and thou didst deliver them.-Psalm
xii, A.
O magnify the Lord with me, and let
us exalt his name together.-Psalm
xxxiv, 8.
When thou saidst, Seek We my face;
my heart said unto thee, thy face, Lord,
will seek.-Psalm xvii, 8.
For then shalt thou have thy delight
in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy
face unto God.-Job xii, rs.
But the eyes of the wicked shall fail,
and they shall not escape, and their hope
shall be as giving up the ghost. xi.
20.
Let the lying lips be put to silence:
which speak grevious things proudly
and contemptuously against the righte-
ous.-Psalm xxi, Is.
The fear of the Lord is clean, endur-
ing for ever: the judgments of the Lord
are true and righteous altogether. More
to be desired are they than gold, yea
than much fine gold: sweeter also thar
honey and the honeycomb.-Psassm xix
9. 10.