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Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-01-27
Communicated.
TO the Statesman Democrat:

To the Statesman Democrat:
Mr.. Editor:
Hon. John T. McGraw, resident Of
Grafton, Taylor County, West Vir-
ginia, where be has resided all hts life,
man Of good reputation aud personal
character, personally or stherwise
known to fifty Per cent Of all tine pop
uIation Of the State, whose voice has
been heard in the defense Of the princ-
Piles be loves from the Potomac river
on the North to the Big Sandy on the
South; a gentleman of National repu-
tation, for number of years State
Chairman and National Committee
man. This is the kind and character Of
man whose name on the 18th was pre-
scented to the Democrats of the West
Virginia Legislature, In Caucus as
sembled for the position of U. $. Sena-
tor. No man in the State had n better
right, or more assurances to expect
this honor than Col. McGraw. For a
quarter Of century he has (sisce he
attained his majority been fighting
the battles Of Democracy He has given
Of his time, means and brain as liberal,
or more than any Democrat in
the State, for the advancement and
success of his party. After the de.
feat .of the party in 1885 and 1900,
II it bad not been for the hard insistent
work Of Col. McGraw and few kin
dred spirits the party would have dis
integrated, but he above all others, by
advice, counsel and hard work pulled
together the remnants of defeated and
disorganized minority, and get them
in line for future contests. Most of us
are cognizant that ia the defeats of
1896 and 1900 the opposition were ma
terialIy assisted by Mr.. &. w. Watson
the Dem cratic Caucus nominee for the
U. 3 Senate. We have referred to Col.
McGraw's ability as speaker, lawyer
and statesman. This, | think, is con.
coded as second to none in the State.
This is the kind and character of man
that was on the 18th of the month de-
fcated by, las we believe, a venal
bride offering, bride taking Legisla-
tare assisted by as rotten, dishonest,
corrupt gang of heelers as ever travel
ed over the railroads of this State,
with passes in their pockets and free
rooms and board at the Kanawha and
other Charleston Hotels, where TWEEN
ty-three rooms engaged by one candi-
date and private trains by another, and
tens of thousands of cash sufficient for
the undoing of Mr.. McGraw.
Now, to come home, lets see about
our delegation. A member of the Up
per house from an adjoining County
is reported as saying i'll an interview
That the sentiment in his County
vas generally for Mr. Watson, and he
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-01-27

We have not been nearer Charleston
this winter than Msrtinsburg aud we
do not except TO go but we have heard
many, many things. When it came
to voting for United States in the VIC
houses on Tuesday Hon. Nelson Hub
bard, a bright, bold young man from
Wheeling arose ard refused to vote for
the Caucus nominees because he said
he had grounds to believe that the
Caucus had not been fair but that
bribery had been resorted to and
believing that he could not as an hon
est man vote for the nominees and
then 60 backto face his people. He was
followed by Hon. Jas. w. Robinson, of
Clarksburg in the same vein and
they were followed by eleven others.
TIL ere are all sorts of ugly reports OF
of men hitherto high in public esteem
selling cut TO the com bination and If
we are to have as many governors as
are said to have been promised we will
have one at nearly every cross roads in
the state. 1t is said that Martinsburg
is to have three postmasters and that
the federal positions coming to West
Virginia will have to be multiplied
several times to meet the promises.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-01-27

was sure that the same conditions OBJ
tanned in Berkeley and Jefferson"
Who told McIntire that there was
any Watson or Chiffon sentiment in
Berkeley County? He must haveknown
that bis statement was false. If he
had cared to have told the truth, he
would have said that there was no
Watson sentiment in Berkeley Coun-
~ EXCEPT such as was manufactured.
That there is not fifty voters in the
County who ever heard Of Mr.. Wat
son, that 95 out of every 100 Demo
cratic voters in Berkeley County want
ed their representatives vote for Col.
McGraw. One of them pledged him.
self when nominated to vote for the
Grafton man. Another, understand,
told a gentleman THAT he could not
vote against McGraw. The other one
was, he said in favor of McGraw and
Chiffon. What brought this wondrous
change, in their minds so suddenly
after being snugly ensconsed in pala-
tial hotel in Charleston with their
families. We have been informed thai
on the 18th nearly or quite 80 tele-
grams from representative Democrats
from the City and County was for
warded them, urging them to vote for
Col McGraw. They were not even
courteous sufficient to say that The pc
titioners would have consideration.
BY their actions they have stuetifid
and o TRACED the feelings of the cleo
torate of this and Jefferson Counties.
They have kept and filled solemn
covenant. They have merited and will
receive the political execration and
curses Of the Democracy OF this, and
Jefferson County, who they have so
shamefully deceived, and let them not
Hatter themselves that the honest
democracy of this County will forget
them or their votes. Many, however,
think they are in mood TO retire.
Lastly, let them not deceive them
selves with the idea that this article is
the opinion of enc man. Let them
ask the Democrats of the County, the
City voters, the sturdy Democrats of
the vii ages, and they will tell them
where in the future to "head in"
A Plain Voter.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-01-27
PUBLIC SALE
of valuable
Personal Property.

The undersigned Intending to en-
gage in other business will sell at what
is known as the old Philip Showers
barn on East John street near the Gas
house and old water works, on
Saturday Jan. %, 1911,
commencing at 10 o'clock sharp, the
following property to'Wit;
5 Head of Horses and Mules
2 black mares, ore No. / barshear
leader and the other broken to single
line. Both will foal by Belgian horse;
work anywhere hitched, weight 400
lbs; pair mules work anywhere hitch
ed
Farming Implements,
Street sprinkler, capacity Is barrels;
9 cess pool pumps with hose, cess pool
tank and wagon heavy low wheel
truck wagon capacity 3 tons; three
inch tread wagon; two-horse wagon
and one cut under fifth wheel wagon,
heavy platform running gear, spring
wagon, two hacks, Deering mower,
Hoosler corn planter with fertilizer at
tachment; Oliver Chilled pillow, spring
tooth harrow, one single and one dou-
BILE shovel pillow, one cutting box.
Harness..
two sets yankee harness, sets front
gears, one set single harness, s collars,
6 brides, 2 sets fly nets, pair spreaders,
fifth chain, lot of log chains, 2 sets
breast chains, lot of good heavy rope,
grain cradle, lot of blasting tools con-
tains drills and mask and boom pole
for derrick, also some household
goods.
Terms.
A credit of nine months on sums of
$40 and over purchaser to give his note
with approved security, negotiable and
payable at the Peoples Trust Co. bank
with interest from date but if paid at
maturity interest will be RENTED I'M.
der 80 cash. No property to be re-
moved until settled for.
MRS. S. j.. DICK.
Dodd & Hoffman, Auct
Hagwood Burkhart, Clerk.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-01-27
Virginia Congressman.

AT the Congressional caucus in
Washington last Thursday night three
Of Virginia's Cungressmen were honor
ed with Important chairmanships. Mr..
Harry ID. Flood get the Craftsmanship
of the committee on foreign affairs.
Mr.. james Hey gets the committee on
military affairs and Mr.. William A.
Jones goes to the head of the commit
tee on insular affairs. These three gem
,tlemen have been serving for years in
Congress with an ability and fidelity
which has won for them not only the
esteem Of their constituents but rec
ogntion of their ability, and worth on
the part of their associates in Con-
gress,
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-01-27

The harmony which prevailed at the
caucus of the democrats who will sit in
the next Congress and who will have
to assume the responsibility Of that
congress, held in Washington on last
Thursday night, is most encouraging
1t has been SO freely prophesied and
fervently hoped by leading republicans
that the democrats would never get to-
gether on any thing and that as soon
as they made an attempt they would
begin to meet trouble. We are happy
to say that the prophets have been DIS
appointed and chagrinned. There was
plenty of diversity of opinions and the
discussions were animated aud force
full but every conclusion was reached
by unanimous vote and every body
was satisfied and more than pleased.
Even the vexious question of chair
man ships of the various important
com mittees wa, settled without any
trouble. OF the 227 democrats who
will sit in the next house there were
220 present and the asbentees were all
sick and could not get to the ceucus.
The republicans are really heartsick
over their disappointment ard the
democrats are correspon dinghy pleased.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-01-27

The next House Of Represent atives
will be composed of many new men,
men who have never been prominent
in public affairs but the most Of them
are men of known ability and it Is
quite certain that they will be heard
from. We are proud to say that West
Virginia viii enter four and probably
five men who will be new figures in
Cor gress but they will be able To hold
their own with any and all corners.
1t seems that the democrats must have
been guited by some supernatural
power 10 select the beat men in the
state for candidates IN the several con-
gressional districts last fall for we are
certain that there are few men in any
OF the districts who could ia any way
be superior TO those who were selected
and who were elected.
We feel certain that West Virginia
will have cause to feel proud Of her
Representation on Congress Mt the next
session.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-01-27

In the matter of selecting United
states senators to succeed Messrs.
Scott and Elkins by the legislature
now IN session we have been disap-
pointed and III a measure dismay-
ed. Early in the fray we espoused
the cause of Col, John 7. McGraw
who has been the head of the party il
West Virginia for the past twenty
ysars. We have been closely allied with
Col. McGraw, we have become ac.
quainted with his methods and the
men whom he he'd drawn around him.
We know there never has been man
VINO made moce or greater sacrifices
Tor the party, we know that he alone
could see hope during the dark age of
The dem 'cracy and that il it hat lot
been for him all would have absn.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-01-27

doned the old ship and let her drift
upon the rocks of utter ruin and dis
aster. We knew his ability, his titness
for the position Of United States 5ena-
tor as well as bis lifelong aspiration,
HIS life goal.
During the years which we have fol-
lowed him as party leader we have
rot always had things our own way
and matters have not always seen the
people iput forward to pleased us,
but we always took it as our duty to
follow the leader whom we always
found true aud efficient and his plans
we may say, always worked out to the
best barring mistakes which all men
are heir to.
We espoused his cause because we
knew that he was the peer of any man
aspiring ana that of all men in the
State he had earned it and that the
party owed it to him. We looked upon
II as q well earned reward for a faith
full leader, we stood by him and have
done the best we could in our humble
way iii an honorable manly course and
though he has gone down before the
powerful combination of trained,
shrewd politicians and unlimited
money we have no regrets, no apollo
gies to make. In supporting Col. Me.
I ~ Ill
sition we were but voicing the sentl-
ment of large and influential clan
tile for as we stated weeks ago fully
eighty per cent of the democrats
OF this aud Jefferson county were and
still are for McGraw and The men who
went from here to Charleston and
stated that the people of the Eastern
Panhandle were for some one else must
have known that they were mIsrepre-
senting the people and this includes
the people who did the voting again st
| him.
We have gone down with him but
he Will come up again and live TO be
NiSA "a viz PoibJ' nc people Oh
West Virginia are TOO appreclative of
merit aud duty well done 10 cast off
John L. McGraw and his friends. The
man who can put up such fight as
he did against such a combination
must be reckoned with and cannot be
thrown overheard to be food for the
| fishes
He may be banished for short
while buI there will be a returnin %
from Elba and when he lands the Old
Guard will rally to him as of old.
Of the gentlemen who have secured
the honor which was so eminently
his 1--we have no unpleasant thing to
say but the representatives from this
district and especially fIom this conn.
ty we must say proslituted tbe,,
tfust, they misreptesenteu their con.
ituent7 aud have not y ct learned Tia,
first les On IN terubIican government
Thes men VIII have an indignan,
p' ople o deal with when they return
10 give % account of their stewardship
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-01-27

We understand that There has been a
bill introduced in the legislature abol-
ishing the office of County Road engi.
neer and it Is most devoutly hoped
that it will become law and that the
useless luxury may be saved the tax
payers of The state. The truth is tn
the whole system ought to be revised
and put back to where it was before
the last legislature gave US the farce OF
the present law.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-01-27
Administrators Notice.

Having qualified az administrator C.
t. a. of the late William Hunter Small
I hereby give notice that all claims
against said estate must be presented
at once with due Authorization for
settlement and all debts due the estate
must be paid at once.
Fl. l.. Couchman,
Dts. Administrator, C. t. a.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-01-27

w. 7. McQuilkin, living west Of
Shepherdstown, has lost 40 hogs
in the past month from what appear2
to have been cholera. Tuesday 800
FOUNDER died from the disease.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-01-27
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS

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Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-01-27
Peruna Secrets
You Should knOM

Golden Seal, the root of the above
plant, is very useful medicine. Many
people gather IL in our rich woodlands
during the summer. Few people know
how valuable it is in dyspepsia, catarrh.
and as a general tonic.
Many thousand pounds of this root are
used each year in the famous catarrh
remedy, Peruna. This fact explains why
everybody uses Peruna for catarrh.
The evening world., 1911-04-17
TWO IN ELEVATOR
KILLED BY FALL
OF 7 STORIES
Safety Clutches Fail to Work
IN Apartment House Shaft;
Boy and Girl Die.

Richard Benjamin. q negro BOY who
The Rosemont Apartments. No. 1894
West One Hundred and Twenty-seventh
strseA. for the past two weeks. took DR..
c. r. W. Horn 10 the seventh floor OF
tie building at $40 O'Clock last night.
when he reached the ground floor
Helsn Levy. who has been employed as
. maid since last Friday by Charles
apllka. also living on the seventh floor.
VA waiting for the car.
Something went wrong. the car shot
Up and crashed into the framework sup
porting the cable puileys. Then Il fell
to he bottom OF the shaft with a jar
that was felt throughout the building
and that threw Mrs. John Nelson. wife
Of the %janitor. from the chair in which
she WA sitting in the basement.
Both Fatally Hurt.
Hrusst Bailey. who lives on the third
ioss. reached the DOT of tho shaft al
mest - quickly as Nelson did. DR..
Horn was not far behind them. n be-
Fireman Hassett Of Engine Company
Ne q. who had . called from his
heves around the corner. Benjamin and
xlss Levy had been carried to the en-
trAncs hall
While Or. Donneily of Harlem Hos
ptta, was taking Benjamin to that In
stitution tho boy died. His skull had
ben fractured and his spine broken.
Helen Levy. whose left log and pelvic
bones had been broken. died In Hsr-
lem Hospital at LIS A. NJ. to-day.
Cable Was 6 New One.
Tue car ir which the two fell was
practically unchanged. Its top was
sonswhat twisted. but that had been
doos BY the weight of the cables. which
hal been torn loose and had piled up on
the cas- The main cable had been II
us only . week. The grease pan.
plaesd beneath the puilsys at the tor
Of the shaft had been damned agains,
the framework there In q way thai In.
d3catsd the car had got out Of Benja.
mau's control on the way up. and tina,
10 tall had been started by the rebound
from the blocks at the 'op Of the guides
P1lka. for whom the injured glrl
worked. is \ Wholesale m!lliner at No,
~ Broadway. In a statement made In
the name Of Mrs. II. koenigsberger,
who was said TO be wn.r of the huiid.
Ing. II was declared that an exau nina.
tion OF the car and the shaft showed
that the safety clutches had been pro,
vented from doing their work by tn,
swiftness OF the cars fall.
The evening world., 1911-04-17

execution. and Wood was pronounced
dead q few minute later by the prison
physician. He vsnt to his death with
out faltering, and said nothing at all
about the crime.
Wood, who was a big. strong man.
was the second to be killed by a single
shock since Warden Frost has been
in charge OF the prison. The current
used vas $50 volts OF from seven and
one-nalf to eight and ono-holf amperes.
and IL was turned on for one minute
and ave seconds
wood was In charge OF Chief Keeper
Connoughton. who has teen trans
ferrcd back to sim SIM after an ABB
sence OF three years.
The Rev. s t.. Jones. tho prison
chaplain. walked with Wood to the
chair.
The killing OF Mrs. Recap was par
ticularly brutal Wood forced his way
into tho room where she and her .wC
children were sleeping add shot her.
lie fled to Baltimore and the local 30.
lice were unable to locate him until
he had n picture taken which he Sent
to a relative here. The picture was
promptly turned over to The police anJ
Woods arrest followed.
Wood tried to escape the conse
quences OF his act by shamming insan.
ity when placed on trial. lie declared
no had killed his niece by the direct
command Of God. lie came into court
with his vest buttonod up the back anu
his trousers on hindslde foremost. lie
declared the Lord had commanded him
to cease his practice OF drinking two
quarts OF whiskey daily and he had
done no. Then he was commanded to
XIII his niece to keep her good.
on the witness stand Wood carried a
small manual OF prayers and g%esticulat.
ed constnn with his right had In u
very autocratic n
Wood was sentenced to death by Judge
Foster. but ne appealed his case. His
effort to escape was futile and on
March 3 the Court Of Appeals affirmed
his conviction n set a new date for
his execution
The evening world., 1911-04-17
SLAYER Of NIECE
PAYS PENALTY IN
ELECTRIC CHAIR

Robert Francis Wood was e~lectrocuted
in Sins Sing Prison this morning for the
murder Of his niece. Mrs. Amelia Recap.
a widow. at her homo. No. col Yves:
Tifty-third street. early on tho morning
Of Sept. 10. 1909. Wood was led to the
death chair at 6.65 O'CLOCK. and less than
= minute later had bees strapped In and
the current turned on.
Du one shock was necessary for tne
The evening world., 1911-04-17
III EHRlIlC<HI BROS 10 COATS

tFOrmerIy Adams BuiIdingJ.
$3.50 Women's Long Coats. of tweeds,
mixtures, in black and white checks, at s4.9s.
$3.50 Silk Rubberized Rain Coats, in
tans, blues, blacks and grays, at IS.
$3.50 Silk Pongee and Cloth of Gold
and Taffeta Lace Coats. $3.50.
SIS Three-quarter Coats, made of serge,
broadcloth and covert, at s4.95.
1850 New Th%ree-quarter Box Walking
Goats, of tweeds. in assorted standings, at sS.25.
The evening world., 1911-04-17
a. EHiRiIIlCi:HfI BROS IL Famous Silks

e (FormerIy Adams BuIdin&).
Printed Foulards. in a large variety Of
designs and colors, Ehrich's price csc, sale
price 49c yd.
Rich quality of Faille Franchise. all
colors. also black and white, Ehrich's price
SOC, sale price soc yd.
Brocaded Silk. evening shades, Ehrich's
price 81, sale price soc yd.
Crinkled Crepe. pure silk. Ehrich's price
roc. sale price 35c yd.
Oriental Kimono Silk. SO inches wide,
Ehrich's price SOC. sale price SOC yd.
The evening world., 1911-04-17

1880 New Spring Tailored Suits. 80 to
46, blacks, blues, grays and tans, at sS.25.
s25 New Spring Tailored Suits. woIsteds,
mixtures, serges. in many styles, at sl2.49.
s32.50New Spring Tailored Suits. black,
white and navy serges, also novelty wcaves, at
$le.75.
$35New Spring Tailored Suits. plain and
novelty styles. in black and most popular
standings, at sl8.75.
$500 Wash Tub Dresses and Frocks.
made of mus!ins, ginghams, linons. lawns, 100
styles to choose from; values Sc, So, $3.50, SIS
and SO, at CSC. sI.49, sl.9s, s2.49 and s2.98.
$3.50 Silk Foulard Dresses. several
styles, designs and shades, at se.25.
$3.50 Silk Foulard Dresses, dainty
shadings, as well as darker colors, at 50. IS.
The evening world., 1911-04-17

O'Nenl Main store-second +
35-inch Black Dress Satin. Ehrich's
price $l.e5, sale price e9c yd.
3e-inch Black Dress Taffeta. Ehrich's
price 81 go, sale price CSC yd.
Imported Black Satin Messaline. pure
silk. Ehrich's price S5c, sale price SOC yd.
36-inch Natural Ecru Shantung pongee.
,Ehrich's price 81, sale price 4sc yd.
with Pr PoS aesdes ' e. ysso Eh tSSa, Sm price s sl.sc.
sale price e9c each.
Double Width Bordered Silk Warp
Pongec. Ehrich's price 76c, sale price 3sc yd.
The evening world., 1911-04-17

81 Long Linen Motor Dust Coats, sew
eral styles, at CSC.
$3.50 Long Linen Motor Dust Coats,
many models, at $3.50.
80 Silk Pongee Taffeta and Lace Coats.
an odds and ends assortment, at 1926.
sle.5 so New Spring Long Serge Coats. for
women and small women, in black, navy and
tans, at $8.25.
The evening world., 1911-04-17
MEHRIICs'Hi bros ~
Marabou Feather StOles,
COQue BOaS and MuftS

Gormery Adams "nuiidinxJ.
=. Coque Boas and Stoles, value $3.50 to
81. 9S, at 75c to sl.9S
Coque Sets. value 5000, at s2.25 set.
Marabou Feather Stoles, 5 and 6 strands,
value "a up to $3.50, at s2.75, 1878 and $3.50.
Marabou Capes, value S4.0S to $3.50, at
$3.50, 1926 and $3.50.
Spangled and Beaded Robes and Tu-
mics on Net and Chiffon, 500 OF
Value $40 to s59.9s, at IS to s35
Remnants of trimmings consisting of beaded
and embroidered colored appliques and band
ings, value soc to 1918. at loo, CSC and soc
yard.
The evening world., 1911-04-17

Real Venetian Edging
and Insertion, value $3.50
to $3.50, at $l.25 to $75 yd.
Real Irish Edging and
Insertion. value SIC to $40,
at l9c to 1913 yd.
Hand-Embroidered Linen
Robes, value $l2 to $50,
at 1898 to s59.96 each. Some
with real Irish lace and me-
dallions.
ealValenciennes. Cluny
and Irish Medallions, in
various shapes. value l0c to
Sc, at Sc to CSC each.
Real Lieere and Point
Applique Bridal Wells. val
Tie $40 to $50, at 1928 to
s29.9s.