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The Washington herald., 1912-05-13
DIED.

HEMPHILL-Suddenly on the morning
Of May II. 1872 at l2:I5 O'Clock. OF
angina pectoris, JOHN ]. HEMP
HILL. of Chester. S. c., IN the sixty
third year Of his age
Funeral services at his late residence.
nos Bancroft Place, Monday after
noon, May Is. at $50 o'clock
KAISER-Suddenly on Friday, May 10,
1872, at his home. 3a Thirteenth
Street Southeast, EMIL A KAISER,
beloved husband of Elizabeth Kaiser.
Funeral Monday, May Is at II a m.
from his late residence. Interment
private.
members Of the Associa-
ton Of Oldest Inhabitants Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia are respectfully in
vited to attend the funeral services OF
our late associate, WILLIAM A LIN
TON, at his late residence, $50 Fourth
Street Northeast, Monday. May 13. at
3 D. m. THEODORE W. MOVES,
President; BENJAMIN W. REISS,
Recording Secretary.
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Americans are the most liberal con-
tributors to religion in the world. In ad-
dition to providing S12000, 900 a year for
the redemption Of the heather Of other
lands. they give to the churches the
munihcent sum OF s177. 900 a year for
their support and maintentnce.
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Local Temperature.

Midnight. IS: Il N, 8; 4 a m. s.; 6 g. m, s.;
a m. g.; 10 a. N, 6s; II noon, 66: p m, %;
p. m, 20; .. m. q; p N. 20; 10 p. m. s.
Highesf, q: lowest g.
Relative humidity-s a. N. q; p. m, n. Rain
fall % .. N TO p nj. o.A
lowest, 20.
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EDWARD CALLAHAN DIES.
Noted Feudist succumbs to Pneu-
monia-shot Last week.

Lexington KY. May 12-Edward Cal
lshan. former Sheriff OF Breathitt
County, and noted feudist, who was shot
from ambush ten days ago, died to-day
at Crockettsyille.
Pneumonia developed in the lung
through which the assassin's bullet sped.
The Washington herald., 1912-05-13

The value of church-owned property in
the United States is 81, ,T57 575, ,ss7. Only
IS, 900 of the s5,0OO.00O inhabitants of
continental United States are church
members
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Largest Morning Circulation.
Try MURINE EYE REMEDY

For Red, weak, Weary, watery Eyes and
Murine DOesn't smart-sOathsa Ezs Pain.
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Temperatures in otner Cities.

TemperEtures in other cities. together with ths
amount Of rAinfan for the tEentyfour hours ended
At .. n yesterday. are as follow:
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Tide Table.

To-day-HiEh tide. 4Ss a n and SO .. N low
tide II % q m and II 50 ?. m.
TOnorUv-Hish tide, 5:A a. N. and s:T p m
low tide. l28 a m.
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BAND CONCERT TODAY.

BIZ ne b. s soldisr Home Bsud. Joha
S. N. zimnszusnn. director. frun 4 70 SsD
p N. Pronnmme:
March. ~on NE DeInwHrs'' -. .zimnernsnn
Overture. ''Maritana'' '................ws Wallace
Entr'act-
ta ''Ektase d'An0ar'' .Ross
bl Swing soAg''. Ethel barnes
Selection, ia sonnsnibulA'' '..........B Bellini
Rag oddi,y. "A slippery PiAcs''~.. Hacker
Excerpts from '-Tns FHtme Teller
.-...........s..........,-..... Herbert
Finale, Hearts of Gold'' .L'Albert
The Star spsnsied Banner. 40,
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

YIAvI SCIENCE OF HEALTH. NATURAL.
nonsurE.cal; cop. book free. Apply b. nal. sls
Colombo Bldg. Frss lecture for women Wednss-
days At - .. N. 1ed
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-21
CHILD LABOR MEETING
Huntington viii Entertain This Years
Convention Of Well-known State
Organization.

Huntington, w. Va.-John C. Gran
berry, chairman OF the West Virginia
child labor committee, has called
meeting for November q and %, to
be held in Huntington. With the ex-
ception of one, all previous meetings
have been held in Wheeling. At the
coming meeting legislative program
Is to be mapped out and officers for
the coming year elected. An interest
ing program of speaking events has
been arranged for the coming session.
The officers of the committee in
clude the following: John G. Gran
berry, chairman, Barboursville; r. A.
Riggs, vice chairman, WEIGH; Miss
Nola Mckinney, secretary, Fairmont;
Mrs. Mary 4. Rathbone. treasurer, of
Parkersburg; executive committee,
Henry M. Russell Wheeling; G. w.
McGinnis, Wheeling E. B. Hawkins,
Fayetteville; A. X. Thorn, Clarks-
burg, and Rev. John L. Hold, OF Hunt
ington.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-21
LIME ON THE FARM.

1t now seems to be quite generally
understood that many of our so-called
4"sour" and worn out" soil may be
greatly improved by intelligent appli-
cations of lime. Lime may affect the
fertility of the soil in several different
ways, all of which are interrelated
and consideration of which is neces-
sary to a proper understanding of it's
effect in correcting so-called "acidity''
and building up so-called WORKOUT"
soils. Thus, lime may ~ improve
the soil texture, (2) favor the growth
of grass and clover, (3) encourage the
development of beneficial bacteria,
a. aid in the decomposition OF vege-
table matter and the formation OF hui
mus, S(5) help make the plant food in
the soil available to the plant, and
(6) correct the acidity in the soil.
For proper understanding of the use
of lime in correcting acidity and in
creasing soil fertility, all of these fac
tors must be considered. These diff
ferent effects of lime ON the soil are
fully discussed in free circular.
Send your name and address on a
post card and we will send you the
circular.-B. H. Hite, Chemist Agri-
cultural Experiment Station. Morgan.
town, w. Va.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-21
TO INSPECT NURSERIES
STATE DEPARTMENT WILL HEED
WARNING OF GOVERNMENT.
Gypsy Moth and Other Pests Must Be
Exterminated or Kentucky Fruit,
VIII Be Guaranteed.

Misunderstanding upon a warning
from the Federal Department of Hop-
ticulture, Commissioner of Agriculture
J. w. Newman will send inspectors to
all the nurseries of the state to inspect
them for /. the gypsy moth and other
pests. which are devastating plant life
all over the country. Unless this is
done promptly quarantine against
Kentucky nursery stock is threatened,
as other states are taking up the work
OF Graduating the pests They spread
rapidly all over the country through
interstate shipment of plants, trees
and shrubs. The department commu-
nicated with State Entomolgist Gar.
man, who informed the department
that the state had made no appropria.
ton for such inspection. The federal
department then communicated with
Gov. McCreary, who turned the letter
over to Commissioner Newman. AL
though no appropriation available for
this purpose has been made, Commits.
sioner Newman said he will take care
OF 1t out of the departments apprc-
priation.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-21
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER UNITED.

Wheeling, w. Va.-Margaret Dorrf,
aged "a, Of IS Forty-sixth street, this
city, and her mother, whom she has
not seen since she was 1 year of age.
will soon be united, the police assert,
because Of the publication of letter
written by the girl to Chief OF Police
Copeland, of Cincinnati, asking him to
search for her mother. The letter.
which was received by the chief and
given out for publication, stating that
the girls mother left her after the
death of her father, which occurred
when she was baby. The girl stated
that she was cared for by relatives,
and that she had no clew to the where
abouts Of her mother until recently,
when she heard that she had remar-
ried and was living in Cincinnati. She
also stated that her mothers name
before her marriage was Daley.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-21
SAPPHIRE A POPULAR STONE
Have at Least One Excellent Reason
for the Marked Favor They Are
at Present Enjoying.

Sapphires are coming into favor
again, the reason attributed to the
revival being that the stone of azure
hue is the only gem which cannot be
initiated successfully and made to
suffer from undue popularity. While
imitation pearls. rubies and diamonds
can be manufactured to look exactly
like the real thing, sapphires stand
alone as the inimitable gem.
According to well known jewel
er. sapphires have not been really
fashionable for years, although they
are becoming to women of almost any
colored hair.
Sapphires bring out all tine shades
of color In blue-eyed women, and they
can be worn with equally pleasing re-
suits by women with eyes in that in
definite shade of gray which changes
to blue In certain lights. A drawback,
however, Is the fact that sapphires
cannot be worn with certain colors
In dress.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-21
More Trees For .Arboretun,..

Probably all the 35 counties OF Ken.
lucky which neglected to be repre-
sented in the planting OF the state
arboretum here Arbor day will plant
trees before the time Is passed Sec
rotary Of State G. F. Creeclius said he
will furnish one for Pendleton, Gen.
Bennett H. Young one for Jessamine,
the greensboro Woman's club one for
Daviess, and Col j. Tandy Ellis one
for Carroll. Clay county has sent a
sumach, Carter a mountain. laurel
holly, rhododendron and azalea; Lin
coin county service berry, Shelby a
black cherry and mulberry, Robertson
two sugar naples, Clark burr oak,
Casey balm Of Gilead, and Boone a
scarlet oak. This leave unheard from
as yet the following countless: Barren.
Bracken, Breathitt. Breckenridge,
Flemming, Edmonson Grayson, Han
cock, Knott, Knox, Letcher, Martin,
McCracken, Mclean, Meade, Owen,
Owsley, Russell and Todd
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-21
The Kind Of Ear to Select for a show.

over very carefully, so that you know
it's good and bad points. Examining
them carefully, you will eventually de-
eide which ear in the lot Is the ideal
Use the ideal as standard for the Sc
lection of the other nine ears This
use of the one ear as a standard is
very essential, for uniformity of type
is very important. Each ear should
look like the other That is, be of the
same size, shape, length, and color of
grains and cobs, have kernels Of the
same size, depth, width, indentation.
and similar germs. Match the ears as
If you were buying match team Of
horses or mules from a large herd
Show corn is seed corn, and all the
ears should be alike, SO as to have
uniform product. Like produces like"
The ideal ear, which is used as
hibit, should be selected according to
the standard set forth by the score
card. Itsshould be up to the standard
In size, length, circumference and
weight Of ear, for the variety, and well
matured, the kernels firm on the cob
and well dried. There should be no
grains damaged by worm or mice and
moldy or stained corn should never be
exhibited. One ear which is dead or
unfit for seed corn bars the exhibit
from the show. Kernels should be uni
form in size, shape and depth. To be
this. the ear must be cylindrical, and
the tip and butt well covered. The
completely covered tip is rarely found,
but one rhould select ears approaching
the ideal. Select only ears which are
free from mixture with other varie-
ties. Mixed kernels in yellow corn
are easily distinguished by the white
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-21
POEM IS WANTED
VERSE OF LITTLE MOUNTAIN
STATE FOR sEMl-cEN-
TENNIAL.
Edmund Vance Cooke May Be Asked
To Write-$5oo The Sum TO Be
Paid for Appropriate Poem-con-
petition May Be Open To All.

Wheeling, w. Edmund Vance
Cooke, poet Of Cleveland, within the
next few days, according to informa-
ton furnished, VIII be asked to write
a poem fer the West Virginia semi
centennial. He is to be visited at his
home in the Forest city, in order that
the arrangements may be completed,
1t is understood.
The committee in charge of provid-
Ing poem for the West Virginia semi
centennial was composed of B. w.
Peterson, of this city; Hon Henry G.
Davis, of Elkins, and DR.. Thomas
Hodges, of Morgantown However.
Mr. Peterson has since resigned from
the semi-centennial commission and
therefore from the committee
sum of $500 was appropriated by
the semi-centennial commission for
the purpose OF securing a suitable
poem for the occasion, and it is I'M
derstood that Henry VanDyke, OF
Princeton, was first approached with
an offer of this amount to write the
poem, but was unable to give it his
consideration.
In the meantime it seems that con-
siderable opposition has developed to
the committees plan OF selecting a
well-known poet to write the verse
for stated sum, the general senti-
ment seemingly being that the $500
should be offered as prize in an open
competition, or better still, only to
West Virginians, since the money was
provided by the taxpayers of the state.
One local man said eff a man out
side the state writes this poem, what
have you? Certainly not a product
Of the soil Of the Little Mountain state.
The poetry could not be full of the
sentiment for these rocks and rills
that we want, the sentiment that over
flows only from the breast of West
Virginian."
Another opinion expressed to the re-
porter was that an open competition
throughout the state might discover
some genius who might otherwise
struggle hidden in. the mountains for
years, or turn to some other career
through lack OF finances. That piece
of poetry-better than any that could
be written outside the state-might
turn up from the students at Nor
gantown, Bethany or Wesleyan. or
from the least-expected source. seems
to be the general opinion.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-21
Louisville Wins Damage Case.

Louisville Wins Damage Case.
new trial was secured by the city
Of Louisville in the court of appeals
IN the case in which Oracle E. Bird
veil secured verdict CT $4,000
against the city on account of the loss
OF her leg by being crushed when a
fire engine ran into the wagon in
which she was riding in Jackson
street. The ground OF liability was
that the street was in dangerous con-
dition through the negligence Of the
city, and this was responsible for the
accident. The city contended that the
flre horses We're running away and
that it is not responsible for careless.
ness on the part Of the firemen. The
court OF appeals, in remanding the
case for retrial, directed the Jefferson
circuit court to instruct the jury that
the city is not responsible for the
negligence OF the members OF the fire
department, however much such negli-
gence may have contributed to plain
tiff's injury, nor did its duty with re-
spect to Jackson street require 1t to
do more than maintain IL in such a
condition as would make 1t reasonably
safe for ordinary travel, and IL they
believe from the evidence that at the
time the plaintiff was injured the con-
dition of Jackson street made it rea-
sonably safe for ordinary travel, and
that the injury to plaintiff was caused
solely by the running away and uncon-
Ftrolled condition OF the horses and en-
CINE. they should find for the defend
ant"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-21

caps, and in white corn by the yellow
sides. Cobs in the sample must be
OF one color; that color characteristic
to the variety.
Depth Of kernel and size OF cob are
correlated, and one should select the
medium size cob, neither the largest
or smallest. A cob equaling one-half
the diameter of the ear is nearly cor
rect.
The ideal kernel should be slightly
wedge shaped, with straight sides and
one and one-half times as deep as
wide. Large, full, bright, smooth germs
presenting an oily appearance are the
most desirable. A study Of the cuts
will show many of the above points.
The West Virginia Grain Growers
association will hold their annual corn
show in Charleston, w. Va, during
the fourth week in January, 1913. Any
corn or grain grower In the state is
eligible to exhibit. Previous to the
holding of the state show, 80 counties
will hold county shows, at which will
be- exhibited corn grown by members
of the Boys Agricultural clubs, as we'll
as by farmers. These boys will also
exhibit at the state show. Further
particulars concerning eligibility can
be had from Prof. s. B. Nuckols, Agri-
cultural College, Morgantown, w. Va.
The premium list for the year is not
completed, but over three hundred
dollars worth of premiums have been
donated by the following companies
and individuals who are Interested in
better agriculture for the state and be-
lieve the State Corn Show an i'm
portant move in this direction:
/ J. l. Case Pillow Co., Racine, Wis.
2. Oliver Chilled Plow Works, South
Bend, Ind.
8. International Harvester Co., Par
kersburg, w. Va.
A. American Steel and Wire Co,
New York, ~ Y.
5. Pittsburg Steel Co., Pittsburg, Pa.
6. American Agricultural Chemical
Co., Baltimore, Md.
7 Standard Guano Co., Baltimore,
Md
8 Jarecki Chemical Co., Cincinnati.
Ohio.
y 9. Wallace's Farmer, Des Moines, la.
10. American Agriculturist, Spring
field, Mass.
IL. Stockman and Farmer, Pitts
burg, Pa.
IL. Rural New Yorker, New York.
N. Y.
10. National Seed Tester Co., Des
Moines, la.
IA. F. H. Douthitt, Cedar Rapids, la.
Is. Iron Age Manufacturing Co.,
Greloch, N. J. +
16. German Kali Works, Baltimore,
Maryland.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-21
Meeting Of Dairy Cattle Club.

1t Is announced by J. ]. Hooper, sec.
rotary <6f ina Kentucky Dairy Cattle
Association. that~a meeting Of the
Kentucky paiyy Cattle Club will be
held on Friday, (JaHnary 10. during
farmers week at NE Kentucky State
University In his public letter an.
nouncing the meeting Secretary Hoop
er, who is the head of the livestock de.
partment of the kentucky Experiment
Station, says: 1T is probable that the
president OF tho Holstein-Friesian Cat.
tie Breeders Association will make an
address in regard to the value of Hol.
stein cattle. In addition to the pro.
gram there will also be large exhibit
OF milk and cream and butter from the
dairy farmers of Kentucky. A liberal
premium list will be offered, and it is
hoped that dairymen will respond by
sending in large number of exhibits
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-21
No Compromise.


Behind closed doors at the
Capitol Governor McCreary, Attor.
ney General Garrett, States Auditor
Bosworth. Secretary OF State Creciius,
Treasurer Rhea and Attorney Genera!
John L.. Rich, representing the state
Henry L. Stone, Helm Bruce and r. E.
Fleming, representing the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad; E. T. Trabue
and William L. Tarbott, representing
the Illinois Central Railroad; John E.
| Shelby and Garrett Wall, representing
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad; r
?. Ernst, representing the Cincinnati
and South Covington Railroad, and
John Calvin and Maurice L. Calvin,
representing the Cincinnati, New Or
leans and Texas Pacific Railroad, held
a conference.
The railroad companies made a
proposition to compromise the $780,.
100000 injunction tax suits they have
instituted in the Federal Courts, but
their proposition was spurned by the
representatives OF the state.
The proposition from the railroads
was made by Col Henry L. Stone, Of
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
and ii was in effect that the railroads
would settle without suit Of the state
would agree to reduction Of one-third
and pay the court costs.
GOV. McCreary, for the state, said
that the proposition was entirely out
OF reason, and he indicated that the
state would agree to nothing more
than a two per cent reduction for a
cash settlement
The railroad attorneys could not see
this and so the conference ended.
Gov. McCreary said: we agreed
unanimously that what transpired in
the committee room would not be di-
vulged"
There will not be compromise in
the interests of the railroad companies.
member of the Assessing Board said
1t would take no action that would
make the people think that 1t had been
bought
1t Is believed that the State Board
has no authority to reconsider it's ac-
ton after the assessment is completed
and the board adjourned The rail
road companies do not want to 60 into
court. They want to pursue the policy
OF give and take, but the Assessing
Board will not back up, and unless
there Is a very decided change in SEN
timent the question will go to the
Supreme Court
A member OF the conference said.
The meeting was feeder on the part
OF the railroads and they got shock
instead OF sympathy"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-21
FAIRMoNTER IMPALEo UPON
CART SHAFT.

Fairmont, w. Va-Fred Cunning
ham, II, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Cunningham. met with terrible death
here. While riding bicycle on Nor
gantown avenue he collided with a
mail cart driven by C. C. McGinnins.
a rural roate carrier. The shaft was
torn from the cart and IL pierced the
heart of the boy. killing him outright.
Great excitement was caused over the
accident The boy was well known
about town. The accident occurred al
sharp turn of the street.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-21
Workman Loses judgement.

The Woodford circuit court was re-
versed by the court of appeals in the
case Of the Central Kentucky Trac-
tion Go. against George w. Smedley,
who had been given verdict OF $4,000
against the company on account OF an
accident by which he had lost his
foot. Smedley was working on the
right of way, ballasting. He was rid
ing on motor car which was pushing
load of ballast when he was thrown
from the running board. The court OF
appeals reversed the case on account
or erroneous instructions to the jury
and because Smedley was not fellow
servant OF the motorman whose negli
gence. it was alleged, caused the ac-
cident.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-21
Many Licenses Are Issued.

Although figures will not be avail
able for month yet, rush orders on
the state game and fish commission
from county clerks in all parts of the
state, who have exhausted the extra
supply of license blanks sent them by
the department in anticipation of the
demand at the opening of the season,
indicate that more than $4,000 hunters
have secured licenses The depart
ment prepared itself against all con-
tingencies by having an extra number
of blanks printed.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-21
AGED MINISTER DEAD.

Lewisburg, w. Va-Rev. J. G. Brown
is dead. Mr.. Brown was 81 years of
age end had been Presbyterian min
lister since 1858. He was a son of
pr. James Brown. formerly Presby-
;erian minister in this city. and he
was located at Maiden for 25l or 80
years. Mr.. Brown was married to
Mss Virginia Tompkins. aunt of DR..
Tompkins, of this city, and by this
union eight daughters were born, all
OF them surviving. One daughter is
the wife Of Mr.. @. B. Couch, OF this
city.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-21
GENERAL FARM NOTES.

Cut out old wood in currant bushes.
Everyone should have strawberry
bed.
To increase the supply of cattle It
will be necessary to stop the slaughter
of heifer calves.
Get rid of the windfalls as fast as
possible. 1t means the destruction Of
many insect pests.
If you want 4 little fun leave the lot
gate open. But the stock Will get
more fun out of getting out than you
WIN get out Of getting them in again.