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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-01-27

pected the trial would be finished at
that time The crowd of spectators
was no more eager to learn the result
of the trial than to hear Col. Walker S
argument for the defense and see him
rip the State up the back, so to sneak,
But in the latter aspect of the trial
the people were disappointed, because
the case was given to the jury with
out argument and the oratorical fire
works were not forthcoming.
The penalty for Bakers offense is
from to 6 months imprisonment in
the county jail and fine not exceed
tng $500 and the costs of prosecution.
The first of the Nartinsburg liquor
cases having been disposed of there
yet remain four others to be tried at
che present term of court, namely
John P. Creque, Chas A. Weston
haver, Martin & Powell and Larkin G.
Thurston, saloon keepers indicted for
selling liquors since the town went
"dry" on the first of last July.
Thursday Afternoon Session.
The court proceedings Thursday af-
Hernoon were as follows:
The first witness called was County
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-01-27
What the Governor Says.

Gov. William Il. Giasscock OF
West Virginia said he believes
Col. Roosevelt will accept the
nomination.
He declared he is going back 10
his state to take active measures
to obtain the nomination OF the
ex-President.
The governor asserted that the
anti-third-term cry would not
hurt the Colonel. who had be a
elected only once.
Further, the governor said,
Roosevelt Is not candidate In
the sense that Wilson and Har-
mon are candidates.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-01-27
JUR RETURNS VERDICT
Of GU|LN|V BAKER CASE
First Conviction in Famous Martinsburg Liquor
Cases--Jury Deliberates Forty Minutes
Defendant Gives $500 Bond for H
Appearance February First

At 4.4O o'clock Thursday evening
the Jury brought in a verdict of guilty
IN the case of the State against
George T. H. Baker, proprietor of the
Colonial Hotel, indicted for selling
liquors without state license.
The verdict was no very great sur
prise to the public, considering the
mass of evidence against Baker at
this memorable trial which began in
Circuit Court on Wednesday morning.
an fact no other verdict was expected
by the majority of the hundreds OF
people who closely watched the pro-
gress of the trial from the beginning
co the end Some sympathy, of course,
is felt for Baker, yet his conviction
under existing circumstances seems
to be right and proper from the stand
Ioint of law and order.
Col. Walker, counsel for the defen-
sdaat, Immediately moved to set a -ide
the verdict of the jury and asked for
an arrest of judgment pending the
necessary proceedings for an appeal
to the Supreme Court. 1t is said,
however, that Prosecuting Attorney
Noll does not believe a writ of error
will be granted by the higher court.
This ended one of the most remark
able liquor trials in the history OF
the Berkeley county courts. Aside
from the wide attention the trial at
tracted In this community, because OF
certain peculiar local conditions, it
was notable by reason of its length,
the unusually large number of wit
nesses called to testify for the State
ard the array of legal talent employed
on both sides of the case, not to men
ton the probable bearing the result
may have on similar cases now pend
ing at the present term of court
Court Room Thronged.
The court room was thronged at
the afternoon session, as it was ex-
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-01-27

tribntion of the funds arising from
sale OF the real estate.
Moler & Sklar VS.. Elizabeth VIII.
liams; decree establishing the plain.
tiff's debt as a lien against the real
estate OF the defendant.
Morgan Morgan vs.. 2. s. Morgaa ct
al; decree authorizing deed-..to be
made to purchaser OF the real estate
J. T. Catrow, committee, etc, VS..
Margaret Vanmetre ct al; decree re-
fusing to declare resulting trust" IN
favor OF Sadie G. Pitzer. setting aside
dover fund due said Sadi. C. Pizer,
and distributing the balance of the
money to the parties entitled thereto.
Court Notes.
DR.. f. II. Kortright, professor OF
chemistry at the West Virginia Unit
versity at Morgantown, who mnde the
analysis of samples Of so-called near
hcer' sold by the defendants in the
Martins5urg rauor cases. is here 10
testify when called upon Several Of
his former students Of Moreantown
are residents of this city. few Of
whom are young attorneys, and all
have given him a warm welcome TO
this city. Prof. Kortright viii re-
main here all week
The Pittsburgh detectives who
worked UP the cases against the
liquor men prior to the MEMORIALS
raid the week before Christmas. are
here oad are ready to take the wit.
ness stand when called upon.
The arson case against Roy Hetfen-
houser, charged with setting Gre 90 a
dwelling house on Center street aud
burning it down on New Years eve a
year ago, was, ON motion this morn
ing dismissed because the principal
witness against Hettenhouser caanot
be found
Judge Faulkner Tuesday afternoon
sentenced Roy Hettenhouser 10 two
years in the penitentiary at Mounds
vile for forging the endorsement of a
Pittsburg business men to check OF
$3.50 drawn by +. Botti, an italian
grocer OF this city. Hettenhouser has
already served a term in the State
Reformatory.
Wan. Brent, colored, was sentenced
to one year in the penitentiary, hay-
ing been convicted OF stealing thirty
dollar suit OF clothes from the tailor
shop OF ]. VIM. Kastle on East Mar
tin street. after breaking into the
shop.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-01-27

The Holy Communion will be adj
ministered tomorrow morning and
evening in Christ Reformed church.
Rev. T. X. Cromer, pastor Of the Re-
sormed church in Winchester, win
officlate at both services.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-01-27
slelahina Spoiled.

The snowfall OF yesterday made
fairly good sleighing, but the bright
sunshine OF today spoiled it. Nobody
very sorry about It. However. the
" Gather forecast is for more snow to-
right or Sunday, although it didn't
'lcok like it this afternoon.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-01-27
Saturday afternoon.

The State finished its evidence 5000
after court convened at 2 o'clock this
afternoon, and then several witnesses
were put on the stand by the defense
Their testimony was to the effect that
the liquor they got from John p
Creque was given to them as pres
emit, being old friends Of the place
and was not sold to them at all.
The evidence was all in by 1880
o'clock and both sides rested their
case. After the necessary prelimin-
aries, argument began shortly before
4 o'clock, and which was on when this
paper went to press. When the case
would go to the jury could not be
known. Prosecuting Attorney Allel
Il. Noll argued for the State and Col
s. w. Walker for the defendant.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-01-27
WILL ACCEPT
REPUBLICAN NOMINATION
Makes His Position Known Through
West Virginia's Governor, Who
Lunched With Former President
Friday and Later Told of
Interview With the Colonel
What Col. Roosevelt says.


Col. Roosevelt, who arranged
the manner In which Gov. Glass
cocks interview should be given,
declared what the governor might
have said will be carefully consid-
cred.
Roosevelt said Gov. Glasscock
is fine type OF man and that
they talked over the political
situation at some length.
When told the governor had
said he believed Roosevelt would
be nominated and elected. the
Colonel said. with hearty laugh,
That Is kind of him!"
Giasscock Out for Roosevelt.
New York. Jan. 27.--Goyernor VIII
liam Ellsworth Glasscock, of West
Virginia, said to be bearer OF CALI
from several other governors to Colo
mel Roosevelt to become his partys
candidate this year, came. saw and
lunched with the colonel. but he didn't
conquer, II 1t WIS his mission to get
MIR. Roosevelt to announce himself as
an active candidate.
But Governor Glasscock was far
from downcast after his interview
with Coli mel Roosevelt. He was not
commissioned to speak for the colonel,
but he saw no reason to ahate his eff
forts to secure MIR. Rosevelts nomina~
ton.
In my public utterances," said the
West Virginia governor, Il have said
that | believed Mr.. Roosevelt was a
patriot and TINT he would run II nomi-
mated. 1t Is still my personal opinion
that he'd accept If the American peo-
pie demanded his nomination think
he viii be nominated. and / haven't
the slightest doubt he'll be elected IL
nominated
DO you think Colonel Roosevelt will
decline a nomination.?
No man las ever yet declined t."
replied Governor f3lasseoek n am go-
Ing back 10 West Virginia to work for
Colonel Roosevelt ana expect that
West Virginia will send sixteen dele
gates for him to the Republican ma
tional convention
Il was reported that the West Vir-
gin!a governor intended to put tho
question whether be would accept tho
Republican presidential nomination di-
rectiy 70 the former occupant OF the
White House and that he would ask
the colonel 10 make q definite answer.
Whether no asked this allimport-
ant question and whether he got an
answer that lent color To his state
ment that he did not believe Roose-
Welt would DO candidate for the NOM
lnation, Governor Glasscock refused to
say.
II was also reported that Governor
Glasscock was TIE bearer OF letter
signed by himself and three or four
other Republican governors, asking the
colonel to come out with a fat-footed
statement as to where he stood with
regard to the presidency.
Before the luncheon Colonel Roose-
welt was asked:
1T is reported that Governor Glass
cock is the bearer Of note signed
by several other governors asking
your position In regard to the nominar
ton for the presidency"
II don't know OF that at all" was tho
only reply that Roosevelt would make.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-16

ard fifty Thousand dollars t$150.00O,
oo) mum bered from ! to $50 consec-
utiyely, both inclusive, issued by the
said City of Lakeland for the purpose
0. raising funds for putting in. con-
srructing and operating system OF
sewerage in the said city, for paving
streets and sidewalks. therein, and
for erecting and charging public
buildings for the use OF said City pur-
suant to the provisions Of the Statu-
tory Charter Of the City, the same
being Chapter 1868, Laws of Florida,
Acts Of 1911 Of the Legislature of the
State OF Florida, as well as OF the
Ordinances OF the said city, and es-
pecially Ordinance No. 1872, adopted
and approved on the 29th day of No
yember, A. D. 1911, and an election
held pursuant thereto on the 3Oth
day of December, a. d. 1911.
1t is hereby certified and recited
that the proposition to issue this
bond, as we'll as all other bonds Of
this series. was duly submitted and
/! fayorably voted upon in the manner
required by law: and that all acts,
conditions and things required by
! law to be done precedent to and In
the issuance of this and said bonds,
have been properly done, happened
and performed in regular and due
form as required by law; that this
| bond is. and all other bonds of this
issue, with all other Indebtedness of
said city, are within the limitations
prescribed by the Laws and Constitu-
ton of the State of Florida.
The full faith. funds, property
credit and resources Of the City of
Lakeland are hereby irrevocably
pledged for the payment of principal
and interest on said bond
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said
City Of Lakeland has caused this bond
to be signed by its Mayor, counter
signed by the President Of Its City
Council and attested by its Clerk UNI
der the SEAL of said City, and the
coupons hereto attached to be signed
in like manner. BY the said Mayor,
President of City Council and Clerk.
with their Autographed signatures.
as of the LIST day OF March A. d.
1919.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-16
H. L. SHAFTS.
Speeding the Guest

The hostess was SO weary. after an
tnordinately long call from a bore.
that when he at last rose to 90 she
was almost incapable Of coherent
speech. and her verbs in consequence
changed places in her final effort at
hospitality. 1t ran as follows: "Oh,
Mr.. Peters. must vou stay! Can't you
GOT"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-16
FORM OF COUPON.

NO. I. $1,000.
On the LIST day Of September, 1912,
the City OF Lakeland, in the State Of
Florida, will pay the bearer at the
the City of New York, State of New
York, the sum Of twenty-five dollars
($25), being one-half on years
interest that day due on its Street
and Sidewalk, Public Building, and
Sewer Bond No. !.
Dated March LIST. 1912.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-16

City Clerk.
All of which several forms of bonds
and coupons are hereby approved,
ratified and confirmed.
SECTION >. There shall be. and
there is hereby ordered, levied annu-
ally until the principal and interest
OF all of said bonds shall be fully
paid upon all the taxable property
within said City an amount sufficient
to meet the accruing interest on said
bonds and to provide a sinking fund.
that at the maturity of said bonds,
shall be sufficient to pay the princi-
pal thereof.
| hereby certify that the forego-
ing Ordinance, No. 1873, was duly
passed by the Council of the City of
Lakeland. on the cath day of jan
uary, A. D. 1912.
H. L. SHAFTS,
City Clerk.
Approved by me this 18th day of
January, A. ID. 1912.
S. l.. A. CLONTS.
Mayor of Lakeland.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-16
Mayor.

Mayor.
Countersigned
President City Council.
Attest
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-16

Ever SUBJECT to Tender Passion.
Woman 10 too soft to hate perma.
neatly. Even Il hundred men have
been . grief to her. she will stfll love
0e hundred and 0rst-Johann 0ott-
hid Klnkel.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-16

Countersi gned:
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-16
Mayor.

President City Council.
Attest:
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-16

Attest:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-04

quarters of an hour before the market
opened, Briggs ran to him.
CLOSE me out! Close me opt!' he said
frantically.
Waddell told him to shut up.
you've got to close mo out Briggs
cried. THE markets going to smash"
What is the matter, anyhow" Wad-
dell asked irritably.
1T is like a balloon, said Briggs. ut
went up it went up, and now 1t has come
down. / saw 1t all yesterday
And then he told about Row he had
stood on the sidewalk and saw the man
| in the gutter blow up the balloons and
send them soaring. only to have them fall.
"And he stood right in front of James
r. Keenes office" said Briggs.
Waddell did what he could to quiet him
and show how silly he was acting but
| Briggs was almost hysterical. He Shrek
| ed his order to have his stocks closed out
and as Waddell refused to assure him
that the stock would be sold he was still
shrleking when the market opened. 1t
did not matter that Columbus & Hooking
opened we'll and advanced to ssh Briggs
insisted on selling and he had his way.
| Waddell gave an order to close out Briggs
stock and when he gave the order he
cursed the piker roundly. But before the
order could be executed the market was
in turmoil Columbus & Hooking sud
denly began to slump. II did not go off
point. two points. five points, ten points
p point two points. five points, ten
points.
1t was the widest day Columbus &
Hooking ever knew. From Ssh it fell to
63ls-to %. The piker was the only one in
Pulver & Gradon's who got out. lie did
not get out at SSl1 or at anywhere near it,
But he got out with profit.
There was a great scandal over Column
bus & Hooking Coal and Iron Whether
some of the pool tried to double-cross Mr.
Keene or whether Mr.. Kecne double-
crossed the pool is a matter of dispute to
this day. There was something of SEN
sation over the affairs of pulyer e Gra-
don. The firm CLOSED its doors a few days
after the smash In {. II. The inside
story is that MI Waddell had used the
firms money to speculate in Columbus a.
Hooking, and had almost brought ruin up
on his partners. The collapse In Column
bus g. Hooking broke Waddell's heart. He
had always been a free drinker. After
week and then he only went there because
| Then his mind began to weaken.
Mr.. Briggs got such scare In Columbus
e. Hooking that he has been in deadly fear
| of Wall Street ever since. He Is selling
tea, coffee and spices, and in time he
hopes to regain the trade he lost. He is
making progress. Since that fateful day
when he so narrowly escaped bankruptcy
he never visited Wall Street until last
week, and then he only went Their because
he had to visit friend.
As he was at the corner Of Broad street
and Exchange place he stopped suddenly
and gasped He saw something in the
roadway that almost made his heart
stand still 1t was a man selling balloons.
The mans clothes were shabby and much
worn. His shoes We're broken. his face wa
flabby, his eyes were vacant looking, like
the eyes of those whose minds have failed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-04

So he was in acute distress. He spoke to
Waddell haltingly about the prospect OF
the deal missing fire. Waddell was brutal
in his remarks of Briggs lack of game
ness. The stock went to Sc and Briggs
was ashamed of having spoken to Wad-
dell, but when Columbus e. Hooking sud
denly and unaccountably dipped to below
81. Briggs almost had nervous prostration.
The stock recovered and slowly resumed
Its climb. Up and up 1t went. 1t passed
its previous high record and steadily
marched onward. 1t did not stop until 1t
touched 91A. By this time Briggs spent
most of the day in the office of Pulver &
Gradon. Tt distressed waddel to see him
around. Waddell had enough on his mind
without having to quiet Briggs half a
dozen times a day.
From 91l4 Columbus & Hooking sagged
to So Next it ran off to S7i4. Briggs was
In such nervous state during this de-
cline that Waddell told him he would like
for him to keep away from the office.
Briggs, angry and upset. went across the
street and got him a drink Of liquor to
steady his nerves. lie stayed In the so
loon lUtli inc lidihtl tipSfhs nc gu ti'
record of Columbus d Hocking's closing
transaction-S7l4. Then he started for his
office.
out In the street WAS a peddler selling
his balloons Some OF them were the
spheres that are such a JOY to children
Others the man blew up into bladder-like
forms When they were full Of air he re-
leased them and they went .oaring. They
rose and rose to the first and second sto-
ries of the skyserapers. and even beyond.
Then they floated serenely for time, and
then suddenly, as the air began to escape,
they began to dEoop, and few moments
later they fell precipitately.
Briggs watched the balloon man and the
crowd of messenger boys and laggards
who generally surrounded him. How long
he stood there he does not know.
Long before the office of Pulver e. Ora
don was open next morning Briggs was
at the door. When Waddell arrived three
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-04

I'M his way up town in the evening
Mr.. Briggs merely glanced at the
- headlines in the paper and then
hastily turned to the financial pages. He
read the introduction to the stock market
report and then the gossip. On his way
down town in the morning he read the
review of the previous days transactions
and all the reports and all the gossip rela-
ting to Wall street affairs. He had
done this for ten years. few minutes
after ten each morning his telephone bell
rang and he got advices as 20 how the
market opened and sometimes a sugges-
ton as to what was good sell or a good
buy.
OCCASIONALLY through the day he was
called up by his broker or he called the
brokers' office. Mr.. Briggs was a dealer
in coffee, tea and spices. His father had
been in the business before him. There
was a fair profit in the trade. but not
enough to suit Mr.. Briggs. Dealing in
tea and coffee was slow and dull. He
could make good living out of it and not
much more. He longed for wealth. For
ten years he had been dabbiing in the
stock market. He started moderately,
dealing in so and 100 share lots. Occasion
ally he made winning. More often he
lost. At heart he was a piker. When he
had a little profit he was fearful the mar
ket would go against him, and he was I'M
easy until he closed out. When the mar
ket went against him he thought every
thing was going to pot, and he ran to COW
er in hurry. He was the lest sort of
rttct fnr the hrOkarg They got lots
of commissions out of his kind. He lack
ed nerve and he knew it. As he looked
back over his accounts he could see how.
If he had been less timorous, he would
have made hundreds of dollars here and
hundred of dollars there; how. if he had
not closed out in this or that transaction.
but had put UP more margin, he would
have had profit instead of loss. 1t was
extremely exasperating.
Sometimes he SAVIOR thought he saw
the market situation clearly. Once he got
In at the beginning of big rise. He was
confident there was going To be boom.
lie was right. The market started up
ward. He made $500 in a day Then he
closed out. Prices kept advancing. When
the market was 10 points higher he got in
again. Still the market killed. He made
little more than 5000 and get out. Then
he went short and lost nearly half of his
winnings. The market did not stop on
its upward flight until 1t was % points
higher than where he had started. After
that nearly every deal he made for month
showed a loss. He lost confidence IN him
self and got to taking tips. Sometimes
the tips came from the office manager of
the firm through which he speculated.
Sometimes he followed the tips of the
professionals in Wall Street who are too
poor or too wise to speculate themselves.
There are lots of men like Briggs. He
is but type. After ten years of pilSng
his one ambition was to win back what