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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-12-28
KETTER|NG IS
NAMED RECEIVER
He Wil Have Charge Of the Leaaey
Bequeathed County by Late
!. n. Alexander.

At Saturdays session of the Coun-
ty court Sheriff 4. B. Referring quail
fled as special receiver OF the legacy
~begueathed the county by the late
Josiah II. Alexander. In his will Mr..
Alexander left Berkeley county a GER
tain share of his estate, and as the
county is now ready to come into pos
session OF it the sheriff was made the
receiver. He appeared and qualified,
giving bond in the penalty of $4,000
with the Fidelity & Guaranty Com
pany, of Baltimore, as surety. The
legacy amounts TO a little over SILL
600.
s. Alonzo Sprinkle qualified as dep
uty sheriff. AS Sheriff elect Tabler
has furnished the bond required OF
him by the county, no bond was asked
of Mr.. Sprinkle.
j. w. Lloyd qualified as justice of
the peace for Martinsburg district.
Bond $4,000 with the Citizens Trust
& Guaranty Company of West Virgin.
la as surety.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-12-28
MANY RED CROSS
SEALS SOLD HERE

OF the 10000 Red Cross Christmas
seals sent here for sale, there have
been sold, so far as reported up 10
Friday evening, 1880 seals, yield
ing $103.50 for the antituberculosis
fund. A lady will be at the postofiice
today, Monday and Tuesday to sell
seals, and 1t is hoped that the aggre.
gate sales In Martinsburg will be con,
siderably larger by Christmas than
now reported.
Among the larger purchasers Of
seals are the following: Citizens Ma
tional Bank. Bank OF Martinsburg,
Old National Bank and Peoples
Trust Co., the ]. w. Bishop Co., 1000
each: the Norwalk Motor Car Co. and
the National Commercial Co, 500
each; ii. p. Thorn and s. w. Walker,
200 each; Martinsburg Power Co. and
the Colonial Hotel. 100 each.
These persons sold the following
number of seals: Miss Rose Cutting,
500; Miss Ida Kimmerle. 800: Miss
Marvin Knowles. 300; Mrs. Il. C. Hen
shaw, 100; Mrs. Max von Sciilegell,
1850; Mrs. Charles Matthews. $50;
P~ostoflce. 1900.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-12-28
Catarrh Cured
Expert Medical Scientists Announce
Startling Results Obtained
BY Senpine.

New ork:-Thopsands are taking
advantage OF the generous offer made
by The Woodwork Company. Dept.
D., 1161 Broadway. New York City,
requesting an experimental package
OF Senpiue, the great discovery for
Asthma. Hay Fever, Bronchitis, and
Catarrh, which is mailed free OF
charge to all who write for It. 1t is
curing thousands Of the most stub
born cases. 1t makes no difference
how long you have been suffering or
how severe the climatic conditions
are where you live. Senpine will cure
you.
II you have experimental with other
treatments and have failed to find a
cure do not be discouraged but send
for a trial Of this wonderful truly mer-
tious remedy which Is a scientific com
pound discovered by a Professor OF
Vienna University, and Is being re-
commended by thousands.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-12-28
WEST VIRGINIA NEVER
PRODUCED A PRESIDENT
Washington Comes Nearest to t4av.
ing Seen a West vir,
nlnnIan.

West Virginia. along with 81 other
states, has never in its ffty years OF
existence, given birth 10 a president
OF the United States. Washington
comes the nearest to having been d
native of the Little Mountain State,
but the claim is of little consequence
MS 1t Is based merely on the fact that
THE Father OF His Country owned
land holdings at Round Bottom, six
teen miles below Wheeling and In
other parts OF the Old Dominion, in.
cluded in what later became q por.
ton of the new commonwealth Of
West Virginia.
However, In only one respect can
Virginia stiil be properly called the
Mother OF Presidents-only as to the
number OF years virginians occupied
the executive ONCE. not as to the nun
Der OF residents OF Virginia elected to
the Presidency OF succeeding to the
Presidency.
Since the beginning of the govern
ment Presidents have been taken
from only 10 states-virginia, Massa-
chusetts, Tennessee. New York, Ohio,
Louisiana, New Hampshire, Pennsyl-
vania, Illinois and Indiana,
There have been Ave from Virginia
Washington. Jefferson, Madison,
Monroe and Tyler.
There have been Ave from New
York-yanBuren, Fillmore. Arthur,
Cleveland and Roosevelt
There have been i've from Ohio
William Henry Harrison. Hays. Gar.
field, Mckinley and Taft.
There have been three from Ten.
nessee- jackson. Polk. and Johnson;
two from Observation-Disclosures Quin-
cy Adams; two from Ilinois-Lincoln
and Grant; one from New Hampshire
Pierce; one from Louisiana--Buch.
anan: one from Indiana-Benjamin
Harrison.
New York is the mother OF Vice.
Presidents. having had 10 out OF "a
Aaron Burr, George Clinton. Daniel
ID. Tompkins, Martin Van Buren,, MIL
lard Fillmore. William A. Wheeler,
Levi P. Morton. Theodore Roosevelt
and James s. Sherman.
or these three succeeded TO the
Presidency by reason OF death of in
cumbent.. The three we're Fillmore,
Arthur and Roosevelt.
1t was a remarkable fact that at
the end OF President Roosevelt's term
March 4, 9109, New York had had the
Presidency about 10 years out OF the
Is since the inauguration OF President
Garfield in 1SS1--the period covered
by the White House service of Arthur,
Cleveland and Roosevelt.
StiIl more remarkable Is the fact
that at the end OF President Taft's
present term, March 4, 1913, New
York and Ohio will have had tho Pres.
idency 32 out OF the SO years since
the Inauguration of Hayes,
Probably most remarkable of all Is
the fact that Virginia, New York and
Ohio have held the Presidency 73
years OF the 124 since the beginning
of the government.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-12-28
Two ROBDER|ES
COMMITTED IN
ONE NIGHT HERE
Stores Of Alex. Gioyannis and
w. G. Austin Both Entered.
MONEY AND WATCHES
FALL PREY TO THIEVES

Both Cash Registers In Candy store
Looted and Haul Made In JeweIry
Shop-Giovannis' Loss Sver Hun
bred Dollars and Austin Loses
Fifty.
Two bold robberies were commit
ted here last night, the loot amount
ing to over a hundred and fifty dollars
in money and valuables. The police
are working on what they think is a
pretty good clue to the robberies, and
it is believed the same party com
mitted both.
About 1890 o'clock a thief unlock
ed the back door of Mr.. Alex. Giovan-
MIS- confectionery store in the Walk
err building, South Queen street, by
means of a false key. and robbed his
two cash registers of s43 In money
and his fine gold watch and fob for
which he had paid s67 and which he
had left in one of the cash registers.
Nothing else was taken, so far as is
known, the thief evidently wanting
nothing but money, Christmas candy
being no temptation to him. The cash
registers we're left unlocked and ac-
cess to them was easy.
Mr.. Giovannis, who is a well known
Greek business man of this city and
who sleeps over the kitchen back of
his store, says he heard a noise AT the
alley gate at the rear of the store
about the hour mentioned above, but
thought it was Lee Ransom. the col
ored janitor of the building, coming
to fix the furnace fire in the cellar, en-.
trance to which is also at the real of
the store. With this thought in mind
he turned over and went to sleep. hav-
ing retired only a short while before.
Now he knows what the noise meant
that he had treated so lightly.
When Lee Ransom came to stir up
morning he says he found the alley
gate and the back store door open
He did not notify Mr.. Giovannis of
this fact, however, and the latter
slept on till 7 o'clock this morning in
blissful ignorance of the robbery in
his store. He at once notified the po-
lice of the theft.
Jewelry Store Robbed.
The jewelry shop of Mr.. William G.
Austin the southwest corner of the
Square. was also robbed some time
last night, and it is believed that the
thief was the same one who looted
Mr.. Giovannis' cash registers.
The thief at Mr.. Austin's place gain
ed entrance to the shop by breaking
out a corner of a pane of glass in the
lower sash of the front window, and
then reaching in he unfastened the
sash lock; but the sash also being
fastened at the bottom, he couldn't
raise it. The upper sash was easily
lowered, however, and the robber
crawled through the window and help
watches, but they were all cheap ones
except a gold watch belonging to DR..
w. f. Minghini that had been left
there for repairs. The face of the lat
ter ~timepiece was left behind on the
workbench. The thief made his exit
the same way he entered.
Mr., Austin places his individual
loss of about $50, nothing but the
watches, so far as he knows, being
taken. All valuables were safely lock
ed up. He also notified the police
this morning when he made the dis
covery that his pace had been rob
bed.
1t is hoped that the thief or thieves
may soon be apprehended and
brought to justice.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-12-28
Foils a Foul Plot.

When a Ashamefulplot exists be-
tween liver and bowels TO cause dis
tress by refusing 10 act, take Or.
Kings New Life Pills. and end such
abuse OF your system. They gently
compel right action OF stomach. liver
and bowls. and restore your health
and all good feelings. csc at all drug
gists.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-12-28
Abaut out.

How many times have YOU been
tried for this shooting ARRAY
Twice" replied the chorus girl,
;and the district attorney threatens
to try me again. II he does, III have
to have some more photographs TAX.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-12-28

A nRlAN c. NApENHouscH
n ATTOpNEy-AT.LAW.

Practices in State and Federal
Courts. Conveyancing and collections
a speciality. A commissioner Of ac-
counts win give prompt attention to
settlements OF estate accounts, etc.
oFFICE-Corner Public Square.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-12-28
nR. O. o. GEyER
~ DENTIST

Dental Pariors lit South Queen st.
Satisfaction with all work Guaran-
teed.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-12-28

Don't use harsh physics. Tho re-
action weakens the bowels, leads to
chronic constipation, Get Deans
Regulets. They operate easily. 25c
at HI stores.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-12-28

Hives, eczema, itch or salt rheum
sets you crazy Can't bear the touch
OF your clothing. Doan's Ointment
is fine for skin itching. All druggists
sell IL. soc a box.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-12-28
VA. {. 4. ~sENclNplVER

~ once West King Street.
OFFICE and residence West King
street, third door west OF Post Office.
Martinsburg, w. va.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1912-01-12

81 don't need any descriptive words
or a6jectives TO describe what mean
when l say republican, he said.
Mr.. Burke described those going
about the country declaring that Taft
cannot be reelected, if nominated, as
walking delegates" and said they
were encouraging democracy rather
than helping a faction of the republi-
can PARTY. He called attention to the
fact that a large percentage of them
were Just as hostile to Roosevelt as
they are now TO the president. "South
Dakota is and has been republican,
said Mr.. Burke, lard it will be in
1927
Prolonged applause followed the
conclusion of his address and the calls
for Congressman Martin brought
forth more cheering as he appeared.
Mr.. Martin followed out much the
same line as did his predecessors talk
ing for harmony and united party.
"Sodth Dakota republicans are going
TO see that President Taft gets a
square DEAL" he declared. "The pe-o
pie OF our state have had it thorough
ly taught to them by the president
and now they are going to recipro-
cate and give him their united sup
port, A volume of cheers followed,
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1912-01-12
INTERESTING FACTS
ABOUT VETERANS

The following article recently ap-
peared in the ST. Charles, la. News,
and contains considerable valuable
and interesting information:
1.-THE number of civil war veterans
on the roll June seth, 1911. was $780,
S4S. Loss during the year ending
June 30th, 1911, by death was 30, ,242,
which is 96 per day or A every hour
or one every fifteen minutes. As
nearly as can be ascertained, there
are about 25 per cent of living soldiers
who rendered service during the civil
war. The average age of the civil
war veteran as nearly as can be as
certained is 10 years.
2s7 pensions were forfeited by the
owners thereof failing to call for them
for period of three years previous
to June 80, 1911.
There were living June 30, 1911, OF
the civil war commissioned officers:
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1912-01-12

The United States pays pensions to
people living in "a foreign countries.
There are now no pensioners on ac-
count of the Revolutionary War on
the roll, the last pensioner of that
war having died during the last year.
Mrs. Phoebe M. Palmeter, who was
pensioned by special act of congress
as the daughter Of jonathan Wooley.
who served in New Hampshire COM
pany. died at Brookfield, N. Y, April
25, 1911, aged 80 years. The last wild
ow pensioner of that war was Esther
S. Damon of Plymouth Union, VT,
who died Nov. II, 1906, aged 92 years.
The last survivor of the Revolution
was Daniel F. Dakeman, who died at
Freedom, Cattaraugus county, N. T.,
April 3. 1869, aged 100 years. 6 months
and days.
The last surviving pensioned soldier
of the war of 1912 was Hiram Cronk
of Ava, N. Y, who died May 13, 1905,
aged 1O5 years and 16 days. The names
of $40 widows of the war o: 1872 re-
manned on the pension roll June ~.
1911.
find there are now living, or were
on June 80, 1911, 1859 Mexican sol
diers. 403 passed away during the
the year between June 30, 1910, and
June 30, 1911. There are now 1882
widows; 377 passed away the. last
year. On the roll, which includes
Iowa and Nebraska, we pay % Mexi-
can soldiers and 205 widows.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1912-01-12

Ohio receives the largest amount OF
pension money of any state in the un-
ion receiving s6,474 pensions amount
ing to S15, ,63s. .2S6, SO.
New York receives 1882 pensions
amounting to $12, ,172, ,30s.S3.
Pennsylvania receives S5,572 pen
sions, making S14, ,646, ,64O.04.
Iowa receives 31,102 pensions max
ing an amount of $5,69s, ,61S.38.
Nebraska receives 4,635 pensions,
amynnting to 81, ,507, ,Os4.41.
Aboye amounts are paid yearly.
The last two are paid from this
agency.
Payments in foreign countries are
made as follows, yearly.
Canada, 2,7l2 pensions, - $483, 1890
Germany, 532 pensions - 95,S53.30
England, 4s6 PENSIONS $500. so
Mexico, 1S9 pensions, - 33,705.70
The smallest payment made abroad
is in Korea, pension, $36.
Cape deVerde Islands, pension $4,000
Algiers, pension, ------------ l0S.OO
/ Barbados, pensions, ------- 2l6.OO
Insular possessions:
Hawaii, --------------------- oo
| Philippines - ------ 6O
Porto Rico - aS
Panama, -------------------
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-02
MOTOR BOATS AND ACCESSORIES

LOZIER BUTT LAUNCH. LENGTH II F-r.; III
hp.; be seen at Reynolds boathouse: also
one ship. gas engine, or gasoline; New Era
make; can be seen at 10S Fla. ave. NV. For
further information call at los Fla. ave.. or
phone n. 1881. 3s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-02

II you are looking for work cOn-
suit The Star Help wanted Ads.
More PAID Help Wanted Ads than
an ether Washington sewspapers
c0nbineA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-02

The Star prints more bona fde paid
classified advertising than all other
Washington newspapers combined,
and more than three times NJ much
~ its nearest competitor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-02
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

AT ONCE. GOOD HOME AND BEST CARE
for weaned, healthy infant, weeks; country
preferred. Address BEST CARE, Star office.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-07-23
CLOSELY PURSUED
SHOOTS HIMSELF
Would Be Double Murderer
Dies Instantly
Kills Girl He Loved and Man With
Her. hen DOdges OmC-r> IA
Long Time.

Allentown. Pa, July 2O.-Hard
pressed by policemen who wanted
him on a charge OF having murdered
Lovina Price. Of Scranton. Pa. and
South Bethlehem, Pa, Erie Schaeffer.
T. young man Of this city, came ect
from a corn field on the IRhigh
mountain this afternoon and com
mitted suicide by sending a bullet
into his head. Death was insaa Dtane-
Gus. Schaeffer had Travelled with a
theatrical company as property Man
and after the company closed for no
season was employed as a bartender
in Allentown.
The young woman had been mar
RED TO a man named Price
and whose maiden name was Caynes.
was shot while in bed at her apart
ment in this city early today. She
was found by neighbors and near her
on the floor was Free with a bullet
in his head and q finger shot off.
Suspicion at once rested on Schaef-
fer as he was known to have been an
admirer of the girl and to have had
some difficulty with Free over her.
When Schacffer could not be found.
policemen in automobiles set out 10
search for him. He was traced To
Emaus. where the police lost trace of
him. This afternoon the hunted man
made his appearance on the farm Of
John Muth, near Salisbury. He hid
in the corn field as officers passed and
rsAassed on the road near by. Muth
met him in the field and asked him
IL he knew tina the police were look
ing for a murderer. Schaeffer said
he did not know anything 0 a
murder and explained his presence in
the neighborhood by saying that he
was tramping his way from Wilkes
barre to Allentown. Muth left him
and the mar then walked to 4 tree
and shot himself in the head. He Was
dead when the farmer reached his
side. The officers were summoned
and they identified the man as Schaef-
fSr.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-07-23

bens and DR.. Mueller, purportinE to
deny this charge.
He presents an affidavit from H. II.
Evans to the effect that he has never
had any transaction with Rlease as
to d~iSpenSary affairs or that. he and
Blease were ever in Atlanta together,
nor has he ever had money paid to
him by any party for Governor
Blease. Governor Blease also pre-
sen fidavit from a dozen persons
that he was not concerned in any
liquor or other corrupt transaction.
The 1T. b." Letters.
AS to the famous IT. b letters, of
which Fielder has denied authorship,
mitted the letters to several gentle
men Of Columbia who are familiar
with the Handwriting of Fielder. and
that these gentlemen are willing to
go on the stand and swear that the
letters were written by T. B.. Fielder.
Persons in the state of Georgia, who
are also familiar with the hand
writing Of Fielder. had made the So me
assertions. II have also two letters
written by Felder-one from Eng
land and one from a point in the
United States-to a woman and the
writing of these letters compared
shows that the letters l hold we're
written by Fielder"
In conclusion, the governor says
tina he has endeavored to answer
every charge made against him. but
II any honest man in South Carolina
desires any information regarding
anything, however small. regarding
any alleged d~ishonorable act, he IL
willing to answer the accusation.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-07-23
bLEASE ANSWERS
Folders CHARGES
In Sixty Pages of Typewrit-
ten Manuscript
Palmetto State Executive Denies
Every Allegation. Whether a Di-
rect Charge or RnmOr.

Columbia, S. c., July 2o.-Gover-
nor Blease today issued his promised
statement, ~refuting the charges
brought against him by Thomas B.
Fielder, of Georgia, and W. G. Burns,
the detective. Including copies of
adidavits, the statement makes about
sixty pages Of typewriter manu-
script. Each and every charge or
m is taken up separately and an
swered by the governor.
says he went to Charleston between
the W primaries in 1910 to get
money from the tigers for his
(Blease's) campaign expenses.
Accuses Mayor Grace.
He says the statement that he IS
getting graft from the Charleston
blind tigers originated with Mayor
Grace, OF that city, owing to the gov
ernor's refusal to allow Grace to con-
troll the constabulary there.
The governor denies that he re-
ceived any money for his signature to
| the i~nterurban railway act or that he
| knew Of any plans to buy a pardon
for Gus Deford or anyone else. and
| saws that not one word about it had
been said to him by Nichols.
As to the pardon for T. W. Bent
ley. the governor denies hat he re-
ceiVed pay :Or its he says
a check for $25 vas sent him for the
Dayment Of Reutlev's rai,Ioad fare
to hjs home in Iowa, but that no
other money figured in the transac-
ton.
The Rabcn's Case.
The governor mentions persons
from whom petitions were received
recurring pardonS, Ii OF whom was
The Rev ". A.. g.. Mueller, a Luther
an pastor of Charleston. He says
the accusation made by Fielder that
$1,000 had been paid by Rabens for
his freedom was a wilful falsehood,
and be submits affidavits from Ra-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-07-23
FIELDER CONFIDENT.

Atlanta. Ca. July 20.-Thomas B.
Fielder, the Atlanta attorney who
made sensational charges Of official
corruption against Governor Cole t.
Blease, Of South Carolina, before the
special investigating committee Of the
legislature Of that state. tonight made
the following reply to a statement
made by Governor Blease today:
tBlease) substantiates his
statement by the amdavits OF men who
have been convicted OF felonies and
p]ardoned by him and by men who
are under Indictment for grating in
South Carolina. Further than that.
the reply that will be made to him
will be as soon as he is relieved Of
his g~ubernatorial robes.
1T is JUS as certain that he will be
landed in the p~enitentiary as it is that
the Ohio grafters, the Atlantic City
grafters, the McNamaras. Abe Ruef,
of San Francisco, and the land rob
bers of Oregon were placed behind
the bars
" have better and more conclu-
xive proof against Blease and MS as
scciates than Detective William J.
Burns has against any Of those people
who now are serving terms in various
penitentiaFiss Of the United States"