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Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-09-20

The most destructive fire in
the history Of Martinsburg oc-
cur Sunday evening when the
plant of the Stewart Vehicle
Company was burned.
The fire started shortly after
six o'clock and just about the
time the people were starting for
the early services in the church
es, the Ryneals went out Burke
street and many turned their
steps away from the church and
followed the fire wagon.
Some minutes after the chem
ical wagon had responded to the
call the big fire bell of the city
hall struck seven, which is the
general fire alarm calling out all
the fire companies. This was fol
lowed by the general ringing of
the bell followed at intervals by
the striking of the ward number
and the sounding of the general
alarm.
When the general alarm was
sounded the people began to
leave their homes and when they
found out that it was the Stew
art Vehicle works that was on
fire, they made their way to the
southern part of the city. 1t
seemed that everyoneswas going
to the fire and when the flames
began to break out just as it got
dark and showed the greatness
of the fire the stream of human
ity going south was increased.
1t was just about dusk wher
the firemen got to work, for the
evening was cloudy and it got
dark early, and when the flames
began to break through the win
dows of the big factory building
it made an illumination that at
tracted the curious from al
parts of the city.
To those who arrived on tht
scene first there was nothing but
a huge volume of smoke issuing
from the building. Later the
flames began to break out nov
and then from the windows but
they were driven back by the
vigilant firemen and those watcf
ers who were not close enough
to take in the real seriousness,
of the situation thought thai
they were going to be successful
in putting out the fire.
In about half an hour one o
the big machines fell through
the floor and that left a big a
shaft, as it were, and the flampI
started for the roof. The roo
was made of a tar composition
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-09-20
MORE MEN LEAVE
FOR PAINT CREEK
CAPTAIN Viewer Takes Number Of Sol
diers to Paint Greek For Guard
Duty

This evening on train No. Is Cap
tain George l.. Viewer viii leave for
Paint Creek Junction with number
OF men where they will join Company
f ard remain until the trouble there
has been settled Today Captain View
er had the armory open and number
of recruits enlisted, and they will be
taken along. The men going with the
captain are S. ]. pearell, A. r. Clio
han. ID. N. Pearell T. r. Anderson.
G. w. Butts. G.. T. Fravel, j. 4, Jac-
obs. c. +. Gordon. S. J. Snyder aud
Walter Watkins.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-09-20

New York. Sept. t4.-Fire today de-
stroyed the United States army stables
at Fort Totten, Long Island, Thirty
eight horses and mules were burned
with a loss OF fifty thousand dollars
Five hundred soldiers fought the
flames but we're unable TO stop them.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-09-20
col. rRIPpE RErlRss.
Had served Thirty-slx Years In
Army.

Washington, d. G., Sept. i4.-~col.
Percy E. Trippe, recently on duty at
TIE Mounted Service School at Fort
Riley, Kas., was placed on the retired
HIST Of the army on his own application
today, after more than thirty six
years of active service. Col Trippa ID
from Georgia and was graduated from
West Point In 1880. Ills entire SER
vice las been with the cavalry
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-09-20

New York. Sept t4.-Deputy Police
Commissioned Mckay today found
former inspector Hayes guilty Of max
Ing false statements and dismissed
him from the court.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-09-20
STEWART VEHICLE CO.'S PLANT
IS TOTALLYDESTROYED BY FIRE!
LOSS ESTIMATED OVER S1OO,OOO BUT WELL COVERED
BY INSURANCE. REBUILD At ONCE

Fire the Largest Ever Visited Martnsbug and Reflected Light
Seen For Many Mes-Thousands of People Attracted
the Spent Considerable Time Watch
ing the Destruction of the Big Plant.
The plant of the Stewart Vehicle Company totally destroyed
Sunday evening The fire started shortly after o'clock and burn
this afternoon
The fire is said to have started from defective electric wires
The total loss is estimated to be than 100000.
The insurance, which carried with the H. S. Thompson
Agency $107,500.
Many suburban residences and much valuable factory
erty was in great danger of destruction.
The fire. blythe excellent work of the remen confed to
the factory building
The had gained such Roadway when the remen arrived
Immediately that it would be impossible
to the factory
the volunteer fire department saved the
surrounding property.
pressure beginning the fire handicap
ped the fremen in their work
inadequate supply of hos prevented the remen from play
ing streams on the fire.
The line of hose from the Klboum Mill supplied by the big
pump their plant did effective work in preventing
spread of the flames.
5000 people gathered the fire to watch the
conhagraton.
The reflection from the fire all parts Of the
rounding country far Pen Mar
While the officials of the company would make statement
this morning expected that when the insurance is adjusted
that the building will be rebuilt and operation resumed
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-09-20

Mr.. Claude Stewart said this after.
noon that the company will com
mence to rebuild the plant at once.
and that the prospects fof future bust
ness In their line was never brighter
than now,
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-09-20

bling walls and smouldering ruins the
building and contents being entirely
DESTROYED
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-02
NORTH BENNINGTON

Miss Mary Henry is spending
few days with Mrs. George Hinsdill
of Main street.
Postoffice Inspector Sharp of Pitts
field, Mass, was in town on official
business Thursday.
Ralph Gaul has moved from the
Hawks house on upper Main street
into the Huling tenement on School
street.
The postoffice receipts for January
were 5000 in excess Of January, 1911,
and $50 in excess OF any previous
month.
We notice that Frank Beagle is
around again and understand he is
ready for spring paper hanging and
painting.
The Rebekahs of South SALISBURY
will hold a food sale at the home OF
Mrs. George Griffith Saturday after
noon from 3 to o'clock Everyone
invited.
William J. Hurley passed away
early this morning after lingering
illness of a complication OF diseases.
Funeral arrangements have not yet
been made.
A turkey supper will be served by
the Ladies Aid society Of the Con-
gregatlonal church in the newly com
pleted rooms Tuesday evening, Feb
ruary G. All are cordially invited.
The ladies will meet for sewing at
2 o'clock All having church table
cloths, either old or new, are re-
Quested to bring them ready for use.
The funeral of the late Henry Du-
ane Brundage. who died at his late
home early Tuesday morning after a
lingering Illness with a complication
of diseases, was held from the house
at Z O'Clock Thursday evening. He
was forty.two years OF age and has
been resident OF this village for
fifteen years. He leaves to mourn
his loss his wife, one son, Emmett,
one daughter, Lillian, one sister, Mrs
John Kuhuler of Pittsheld, Mass,
three brothers, Emmett Brundage of
Troy, Ernest +. Brundage and Bert
A. Brundage, both Of Pittsheld. The
remains were taken to Pittsfeld this
morning for interment In Pittstield
cemetery
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-02
FEDERAL TREASURY DEFICIT
January Statement Shows $19,Ooo,oo0
Difference over Last Year.

The deficit of the federal treasury
for the current fiscal year has risen
to $22,35S,000. At the close of Jan.
uary a year ago, the excess of dis.
bursements over receipts was only
$41S7,00 The treasury gathered up
during January $52,462,0OO The
months expenses of the national gov
eminent, however, reached ,$53,422,-
900 a deficit for the month of $780,
900.
The total balance in the general
fund when the treasury opened yes
terday was $123,414,OOO, a month ago
it was 1926. 926.000. The working bal
ance in the treasury at the close of
January was S64,451,00O, against ST.
475,0OO at the end Of December The
total amount of gold coin and bullion
held in trust by the United States for
the redemption of notes and certifi-
Gates on January 81 was Sl,O35,612,-
600. The calendar year closed with
Sl,010, 900 in these funds.
The construction Of the Panama
canal called 1921, 900 out of the
treasury during January. while De
cember's disbursements in this re-
spect were $3,123,OOO. Work on the
canal up to date during the current
fiscal year has cost S20,99O,OOO
There are 734s national banks in ex-
istence today, according to the con
troller of the currency. The total
amount of national bank circulation
outstanding is S741,494. 900.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-02
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Sews Of the Town and Village Told Briefly
s0r Busy Rea1ers-

Dancing class in N. E. o. P. hall
this evening. eight to ten.
Attorney p. NJ. Meldon of Rutland
is in the village today on business.
Miss Mary Shaw of Old Benning-
ton who has been i'll has recovered.
Dance in N. E. o. P. hall Saturday
night. Music By Frazier's orchestra.
The Bennington club Is to give a
'1adies night entertainment on
Thursday evening, February l6.
William J. Hurley, one Of the well
known citizens Of North Bennington,
died this morning from compiled
ton of diseases. He has been III for
some time.
A cutter owned by Mrs s. II. Black.
mer and driven by p. j. Ryan was
accidentally overturned in front of
Griswold's store on Main street this
morning. No damage resulted.
Bennington council, Knights of Co
lumbus, following a regular meeting
this evening will install the officers
recently elected. District Deputy Mi
chael Malone of Fair Haven will act
as installing officer.
The body of the infont child Of Mr..
and Mrs. l.. c. Pierce Of South
Branch street who died Thursday
evening, was placed in the vault at
the Old Bennington cemetery this
morning. The child lived only a
few hours.
Charles A. Wood, manager of the
Bennington opera house makes the
following statement: North Ad-
ans, with two theatres, gets
from three to four larger attrac-
tons a season than Bennington The
question is often asked why can't we
have them. The problem is easily
solved. North Adams is much larger
/ than Bennington and has more veal
thy patrons. We have only about %
people here who would pay even 81
to see the Lords supper with the
original cast.
A robin in one of the shade trees
on School street was observed by a
number of persons this forenoon. Con
trary to the generally accepted belief
these birds can be found in southern
Vermont during the entire winter.
Not all OF them go south. People
who are accustomed to visit the
woods frequently during the cold
months declare that 1t is possible to
find robins in the spruce and hem
lock thickets at any time between
November and early spring. 1t is
rarely, however, that the birds leave
the protection Of the dense ever
greens for the leafless shade trees of
the village streets during the winter
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-02
B. Wells
Veterinary Surgeon
AS Main Street
Telephone Connections
DR.. ROLLIN D. JENNEY
DENTIST,
Will be in Arlington on
Thursdays. $50 a. m. to 5p. m
Arpaston-Phons pu
Estate of Jerome b. Johnson

Estate OF jerome IS. Johnson
CTATE OF VERMONT The Honor.
- District OF Bennington. ss, able Probate
Court for the District Atoresaidi
To the heirs and all pers ms interested In the
estate OF jerome II johnson late OF nennng-
ton In said District, deceased. GREETING;
WHEREAS. application hath been made g.
this court In wrhing. 10y Irving X. Gibson.
Adminisi mtor. praying tor license and author
ty to sell I'LL Of n al estate of SAID deceased, for
the payment Of debts and charges of admin.
s,ral ION. setting forth therein the amount of
debts dne from 'aid decea.ed, the charges OF
admit istratiun. and the amount of personal
estate aud the situation OF the real estate.
waEREupnN. the said Court appointed aud
assigned the 2lih day of Feb. 1919, nc the Pio-
buc ON G in Termination In said District Go
hear and decide upon said application aud peti-
ton, and riercd public notice TO be given to
all PERSONS interested Their In, by publ shinR
said order, together with the time aud place
OF hearing, three weeks successfully In the
Bennington Evening Banner. a newspaper
which Circulates IN the ncigubrhoOd nt those
persons interested In said estate, all which
public ,tions shall bo previous to the day as
signed for hearing.
THEIR FORE you are hereby notified TO APP
pear before said curt, at the time aud placA
assigned. then and there In said Court to make
your objections TO the granting OF euchhcens
II you see cause.
Givcn under my hand at bennington IN said
District this lHt day of February, 1912
GRACE b. HOLT. Register
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-02
sHAFTseURY CENTER

Harlow Bottum is on the sick list.
Miss Luela Galusha came home
Saturday evening.
The prayer meeting will be held at
Byron Carey's this week.
Miss Carolyn Phillips came home
from Bennington over Sunday.
Several from here were in Bepning
ton Tuesday evening TO hear Fields
mlustrels.
- Mrs. Solomau Carpenter led the
Christian Endeavor meeting Sunday
evening. Rev. Mr. Gavin preached ID
good sermon subject, who is on the
Lords Side.
The Ladies' Mite society met with
Mrs. Geo. Galusha Wednesday after
noon. Jan. 81. The officers for the
coming year were elected. Presl.
dent, Mrs. Agnes Cornell; vice presi
dent. Mrs. Agnes Bottum; secretary
and treasurer, Miss Debbio Lane.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-02

We wish to thank all kind neigh
bors and friends who assisted us dur
ing the Illness and death of our hus'
band and brother.
Mrs. II. Duane Brudage,
Mrs. John Kuhuler.
Emmett Brundage,
Ernest II. Brundage,
Bert A. Brundage.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-02
Card

We, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on a 90
cent bottle OF Greene's Warranted
Syrup of Tar II 1t fails to cure your
cough or cold. We also guarantee a
% cent bottle to prove satisfactory
or money refunded
Coles Pharmacy, A. s. Hath ay.
Harwood Drug Store.
G. H. and A. Is. Hawkins.
q A. Ouinlen, H. G. Woodwork.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-02
SHOE REPAIRING

Am carrying on the shoe repairing business
OF my late husband. Have competent assist
ancr and ask you 90 give me a trial. Work
guaranteed ali right.
Mrs. HfNwf1z
i0t GaFe ST.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1912-12-20

ion exists that side oats yield more
and shell out less that do tree oats.
So in all these black-upon-white
crosses, the endeavor is to develop
the side-growing characteristic of tho
black oats with the thin-hulled,
meaty, and white characteristics of
the other. The experiment station
now has some white-and-side-ear
plants, and another combination
aimed at is white-side-late
In the quest of the Washington
Experiment Station for good hull
less oat, Swedish Select was crossed
upon Chinese hullless. Seven hun
Gren and seventy-three plans were
secured. OF these 23 per cent were
hulled, &c per cent hullless, and 81
per cent hybrids-that is, a mixture
of hulled and hullless. The hullless
oats secured from this cross has the
tree habit of growth-as did both
parents-and skaters slightly, ne
cessitating early cutting. The plants
stool we'll, grow somewhat taller than
other oats, and the grain, free of
bulls, weighs Sc pounds to the
bushel 1t promises improvement
ever the Chinese huIIess, and is re-
served like the other barley and oat
Lybrids, for furthr study.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1912-12-20
PROMISING HYRREDS

A cross of rice barley and six
rowed and hulled barley, made in
the cereal naturalization work of the
State College at Pullman in the quest
for improved barleys, has developed
a winter barley-a freak unexplain-
able in science. The method, and
the object of this work is to cross
different kinds of barley, from the
progeny selecting individuals which
combine the desirable and eliminate
the undesirable qualities of the par
ents. A rule in all plant-breeding
work, which investigators the world
over rely upon. is that the progeny Of
parent cereals show no characteristic
not found in one or the other of the
parents. The development of win
ter barley from parents of the spring
type is therefore regarded as inn
portant, not only to the cereal-pro-
ducing industry, but to science as
we'll.
In another cross, bearded and bald
barley was crossed upon beardless-
and-hulled. The boards showed
tendency to disappear. In still an
other cross, two-rowed and bearded
barley was used upon six-rowed and
beardleSs. Again the beardless type
dominated over the bearded. 1t was
observed, furthermore, that the two
rowed type dominated over the six
rowed type. In an additional cross
of two-rowed and bearded barley
upon siX-rowed and beardless, the
beardless progeny still predominant
ed; and again the two-rowed charac-
lowed. 1t is fairly certain, there
fore, that from these four barley
crosses, four of them, at least one
good, beardless hybrid barley will be
secured An interesting cross was
that of bald barley upon hulled. In
the succeeding progeny, hulled bar
ley predomnated, indicating that in
this case hulls were a dominant
characteristic
The purpose or the hybridization
work with oats at the State College
has two principal objects, namely, to
secure a white-hulled, early matur-
ing, heavy-yielding kind; and to fix
the hullless characteristic upon some
of the best native oats.
A cross of black oats was tried
upon Sixty Day" oats, the former
being a late-maturing kind possess.
ing the side-growing, or horse
name" characteristic. The Sixty
Day oats are early, white, and OF
the tree type. Tree oats" are the
kind which develop in a cluster sur.
rounding and supported by the main
stem, instead of hanging to one side
as do the horse-mane oats.
In this cross it was observed that
early maturing was a recessive char
acteristic, tending to disappear; that
late maturity was dominant, tending
to remain.
: Another promising hybrid is the
one secure1 from a cross of black
cats upon thin-hulled, meaty kind
known as "Palouse Wonder" The
black oats were of the side-growing
type, while the Palouse oats were the
tree type. Quite generally the opin.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1912-12-20
Records of Whitman County

$4,000; pit 2S-t7-40, $4,000; pit 5.
16-4o, $5OOd; pit 3S-17-4O, $4,000.
Chattel Mortgages
Isaac Tye to j. p. Critics, live
stock implements. s625.
L. w. Wann to McGregor Land
and Livestock Co., stock of hardware
in Hooper, $500.
Walter Gum to King Gum, live
stock, implements. $500.
l.. n. Peck to Sally Stanfield, crop
on sections 2S, 80, 33 in 17-4O,
$500.
j. r. Stephenson ct ux. to d. f.
Staley, all equipm ents of the Arto-
pho Studio, Pullman, $482.
J. T. Hamilton to Farmers State
Bank of Colfax, household furnish
ings, $3.50.
p. NJ. Price to First Savings and
Trust Bank of Whitman ounty, crop
on nh 6-14-42, neg, sh 1-14-41, live
stock, implements, machinery, $4,000.
Releases
Jas. c. Vanskike to Lewis n. Peck.
real mtg.
II. S. Miner to f. f. Maurer ct
ux,, real mtg.
Northwestern and Pacific Hypo.
theekbank to Daniel Branch ct ux.,
real mtg.
J. A. Enbert to L. n. Peck ct ux..
real mtg
Sally Stanfield to L. n. Peck ct
uXo partial real mtg.
c. b. Henderson to John AIcGin.
mis-, chat.
Ernest Geppert to A. F. Montgom-
cry, chat.
Dan Keiger to L. S, Palmer, chat.
Bills of Sale
Pullman State Bank to J. r.
Stephenson, Artopho Studio fixtures
and supplies, Pullman, $3.50.
Conditional Bills of Sale
Whitman Implem ent Co. to C. p
Gotham, 400 sacks of potatoes, $73.
Assignments
Jane A. Case to John S. Brink.
real mt5.
Miscellaneous
Lewis n. Peck to the public, two
Lester Morrison ct al, bound unto
HV,or ~ teL l.. q
$1,000.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1912-12-20
MONDAY, DEC. 9, 1912
Deeds

Northern Pacific Ry. Co to Henry
F. Troub, all 1-17-38, all 31-1S-39,
$S6S.
VIM. H. Mumford to Mitchell f.
Taylor, tract in 2O-17-4O, 81.
John F. Layson to Ida II. Layson.
lot l, blk 2, McKenzie's 3rd add,
Pullman, 81.
Effie Altainer Campbell ct vir to
John c. Maloney. lot 81, McGee's
subdivision of seq 23-15-45, $3.50.
Geo. H. Schlegel ct ux. to Rosa
Schultz, lots 1, 2. blk 2, Vests add
Rosalia, 5000.
Otto B. Smith ct ux. to Milan
still, VIII 1S-1S-40. $4,000.
Ella E. Galloway ct yir to L. A
Quaife, sh lot 81, all lot 80. blk IA
Rosalia, contract. $500.
Real Mortgages
Nellie A. Bowers to Real Estat,
Trust Co., pit sections IA, Is of ii,
SO, $4,000.
trust Co., pit sections IA, 15ETAO,
Mitchell E. Taylor ct ux to West
ern Loan and Savings Co., pit 2O-17
40, $1,000.
Lloyd H. Palmer ct ux. to ]. Fl
Jansen, lots 3. 10. IL. blk 2, Cat
let's add, Winona, $1,000.
Foy W. Sinclair ct Tx. to Mrs
Charlotte Harlan Laakso. nh nwo 20
1S-45. $4,000.
II. G. Widmayer to Potlatch Lum
Der Co.. lot Q, blk %, EVAN, $3.50
B. A. LeFaivre ct ux. to First Stat,
Bank of colfax. nwq 10. swq 3-17
43. $4,000.
L. N. Peck ct ux. TO Union Trus
and Saving Bank. VIII seq 32-17-4O
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1912-12-20
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1912
Deeds


Ira F. Cook, admir-, to VIM. Cook,
NEG nwq, lots /. 2. 3. of 1s-19-40,
$4,000.
E. E. Hench and wife TO G. a.
Weldon and wife, lots 2, 3, 4, blk
IL, Beach's add, Palouse, 81.
Robt. N. Mcclure to Thos. NJ.
Marek ct al, pit 25-16-43, $1,000.
Lester L. Hughes ct al. to II. l.
Hughes, lots 5. 6, 7. 16, Ell swq g.
1916, 81.
Anna NJ. Chamberlin. admrx., to
Andy Horton, nh lots Z, s. blk 2,
Penawawa. eh 12-14-40, $3.50.
Anna NJ. Chamberlin, admrx.. to
Chas. NJ. Chamberlin, nh lot s, blk
8, Penawawa, s12.
Real Mortgages
Thos. NJ Marek ct al. to Robt ~
Mcclure, pit 25-16-43, $500.
Albert Burman to Markham, May
and Coleman, swq 20-15-41, $1,000.
Marshall D. Roach and wife to II.
A. Kaeppler. Ell swq neq 24-20-42,
$500.
ChatteI Mortgages
w. A. Thomson to VIM. Cook, live
stock. $50.
c. D. Carlson to Jas. T. Heaslet,
live stock, 2-3 crop on Jeffries farm,
near Johnson, $500.
Releases
Pacific Loan and Investment Co
to VIM. Duerre, real mtg; to J. G.
Hoffman real mtg.
Assignments
First National Bank to First Say
ings and Trust Bank, real mtg.
P. B. Stravens to Ed Reinhard
real mtg.
John j. Bell to Jesse Banta, real
mtg.
Miscellaneous
Jas. s. Freeze to the public, affi-
davit.
Eliza ]. Swift VS.. Oscar ]. Swift ct
al, lis pendens.
H. c. Jordan with Hattie II. Jor-
dan, community property agreement.