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Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-07-08
CORNER STONE LAYING.

Sunday afternoon in HagerstoWn a
large audience attended the corner
stone laying at the new Grace I. B.
Church Rev. a. NJ Eyers, an uncle
Of Dr. Evers, of this city, and Rev. c.
" Hutsler, brothef-in-law of Mrs.
Katherine Friskey. of West Race
street, took part in the exercises 1t
is expected that the new church will
be completed by Dec. l.
Mrs Margaret Howard and son,
Harry, Of Big Spring, are visiting in
Charles Town.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-07-08
is OFF FOR GRAFTON.

Mr. D. H. stuckey, left this morn
ing for Grafton, to attend the CON
vention of the Democrats of the Sec
ond Congressional district which will
be held in the mountain city tomor-
row Tuesday. Congressman William
G. Brown will be again nominated by
his party, and the fight between that
affabIe gentleman and Hon. William
G. Conley, the Republican candidate,
promises to be very pretty one.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-07-08
OFF ON VACATION.

Mr. r. b. Smith, local manager of
the Western Union and Chesapeake
and Ohio Telephone Company, Will
leave this evening for Virginia, where
he will spend most of his two-weeks'
vacation, taking a much needed rest.
He will visit ia the vicinity of Staun-
ton and Natural Bridge
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-07-08
REPRESENTED WEST VIRGINIA.

Supt. w. c. Morton is back from
Va, where he looked
in on the Summer School Of Methods
at the University of Virginia. On the
Fourth Of July Supt Morton was one
of eight from West Virginia who rep
resented the state in a pageant held
by me pedagOgues
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-07-08
NEW MEAT MARKET.

The new West End Meat Market
at 5@2 West King street. will be OPP.
ened Tuesday evening and your pat
ronage is solicited, Reasonable prices
and good service assured. 1p1t
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-07-08
TAKEN SICK ON VISIT.

Miss Ethel Chambers, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs F. A. Chambers, of South
Raleigh street, who was taken ill ri.
day at the home of her aunt, Mrs.
Bette Day Clark, West Race street, is
not yet able to return to her home.
The young lady's illness is not of
serious nature
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-07-08
lNFLAMED HAND.

Mr.. John Sme1tzer of East Martin
street, has a painfully intiamed hand.
The other day, while walking along
Queen street he pushed aside an OBJ
struction with his left hand. As he
did so the back of his hand was
bruised, terminating in present in
fiammatiOn
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-07-08
LEAGUE MEETING.

There will be a business meeting
of the Epworth League Tuesday night
at s O'Clock at Trinity NJ e. Church,
South, A full attendance requested.
Up 1t.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-07-08
BROWNS IN CANAL.

Dewey Kelbaugh aged IA, son of
John Kelbaugh, inspector of the B. x
o. freight yards at Brunswick, was
drowned while bathing in the c. & O.
canal near Knoxville, Md. Compan-
ions tried to save him. Later the
body was found on the bottom, stand
ing erect
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-07-08
SCOUTS AT THE FERRY.

One hundred Boy Scouts from Bal
timore are to arrive at Harpers Fer
ry Tuesday and spend two weeks in
that vicinity. They viii be in camp
and enjoy themselves as only boys
can.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-07-08
HOME FROM THE WEST.

=. c. Durham, who mas been tray J.
in, in the west with his father for the
pa two weeks, and who spent Sunday
with his wifes pa. ents. Mr.. and Mrs
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-07-08
REV. o'coNNoR ELECTED.

Rev. b. c. O'Connor presiding ell
der of Williamsport, Pa, has been
elected president of Dickinson Semin-
airy at that place.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-07-08
THE OLDEST ODD FELLOW.

Rev John Davis, aged "a, retired
Protestant minister, died in Baltimore.
He came here from Oxford, England,
when six years of age. and was the
Oldest Odd Fellow in Baltimore.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-07-08

Z. r. Ml-...a in Martinsburg, returned
Monday to his home in Berkeley
Springs Mrs Durham, who was also
visiting her parents, returned with
MIN Berkeley Springs Post.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-07-08
HUNG I'M EF. ICY.

At Colonial Beach Bryan was hung
III ettigy The efIigy was riddled with
bullets, soaked in kerosene, fired and
then hurled into the water Had
this been done by strikers it would
have been stigmatized as anarchy.
The chump who proposed the action
deserves punishment.
Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1912-07-08

Mr.. Reuben Fine left for Sunberry
IA
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
RESERVE CLAUSE
WEAKEST POIN 7
Department of Justice May
Cause Trouble in National
Commission.
Ispeciol I'd INC rlmes-pispatch.l

tSpeCihl 10 lhe Times DiSpatch.]
Washington, March la.-In story
in this afternoons Washington Times
concerning the proposed probe of the
baseball trust, T. Is. writes as fol-
lows:
Some mighty interesting develop
ments are promised when the Depart
ment OF Justice takes up the work Of
investigeting the so-called baseball
sressman Gallagher. calling for a
probe.
THE, men highest in baseball de-
clare that they would court any action
the Illinois legislator, and that they
viii, In all probability. be forced 10
ofer strong defense of the machine
nodded In the past ten years, is the
with baseball politics.
W nile there may be some justifca-
ton for Mr.. Gallagher's charge that
INC National Commission is sitting
competition and maintaining unfair
territorial limits, the feature that will
be the principal subject OF attack viii
De the reserve clause in the players
contract. AS the document now reads,
man who once signs becomes tho
property OF tho powers that be for the
rest OF his baseball existence. This
has often been declared involuntary
servitude, but whenever some dis
me matter into the courts the whole
thing has usually been hushed uu.
That the reserve clause would stand
n Trial before any legal tribunal Is
doubted by many. but. on the other
hand. the National Commission has
long contended that unless such rule
should prevail II would be impossible
TO conduct baseball on its present high
plane.
Congressman Thomas Gallagher.
who introduced the resolution In tho
House yesterday. is n Democrat from
Chicago: II was born in New Hamp.
shire siHty-two years ago, but moved
to Chicago years ago. where he learn
ed tho trade of an iron molder. He
drifted into politics, being elected to
several city offices before being sent to
Washington
Once the Department OF Justice gets
Its machinery at work It Is expected
that all of the biggest moguls In the
sport Will be forced to come to Wash
lngton as witnesses. This list will
probably include Ban Johnson. Tom
Lynch. Garry Hermann, Charles p.
raft reputed owner of the Chicag o
Cubs and Philliee; Pat Powers and
others who arc most familiar with the
upbuilding Of the National Commits
sion. which is the supreme court OF
baseball.
Action at this time is calculated to
greatly help the Columbian and United
states Leagues, that are just forming
independent Of the commission. These
two circuits have maintained the re-
serve clause in the contracts rs unfair
and unlawful, and representatives of
the outlaws are likely to he heard
before the investigation is through"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
CHARTERS ISSUED

Appalaohc supply Company. Inc.
;M Senf E, w Va o,,a A. L s.nrm pres
s. Riddle. secretary and treasurer@
all OF Appalachia, Va OBJECT MGR
camille business. Capital; $4,000 to
$4,000.
lnond: j. w. McComb. prosid ent; James
Il. McComp. Weep esident, both OF
lR7ichsm7,end; cc. Walton. secretary.
iness. Capital: 10000 to $4,000.
Home Insurance Agency, Inc, Ports
Myers; L; Il. Fox, secretary-ail of
b1sineas Capital $685. to ,i5coo
Corporation OF Richmond. creating a
Underwater Fraternal Benefit Society.
Inc. Newport News, Va James
Howard, president; Fred Watkins
Of Newport News. object: Fratcrnal
Beneficiary Association. no capital
stock
Virginia Ice Cream Manufacturers
Association. Norfolk. Va. AN associa-
ton to safeguard the business of the
Ice cream manufacturers OF Virginia.
): III Fentress. president Norfolk; p.
l. K. Shepherd. Richmond
Joyce's, Inc. Portsmouth, Va. John
Joyce. President; David @. Blake.
vice. pTeSiuents .JOnn >. " BrlcU, sec
retary-all OF Portsmouth. Va Object
Liquor business. Capital: $1,000 TO So.
600.
Dulaney- Boatwright Company. Inc.
Lynchburg, Va. j. NJ. Dulancy. presi-
dent: j. Boatwright. vice president; J.
r. Marsh. secretary-all CT I.ynchburg,
Va Object: Printing business. Cap
Tho Northumberland and Potomac
Packing Corporation. Sunnybanle, Va.
r. L Williams. president: Luther Rice.
vice-president: w. II. Blackwell. sec
Ietary and treasurer-all of Reedville,
Va. Object: Canning business. Cap
ital: $500 TO $4,000
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
ADJUSTMENTS.
Acndemy--"rhc Fortune Hunter"
Hitou--"Dont Lie 10 Your Wife,

"Thc Fortune Hunter"
The Fortune Hunter" will be pre-
scented ut the Academy to might and
Thursday, and Thursday matinee
Probably no play produced OH tho
American stage in the past decade has
created the amount OF Favorable dis
cusslon from people in all walks of
life as has The Fortune Hunter
This has been emphasized most con-
clusivcly ny Il record OF two seasons
at the Gaiety Theatre. in New York,
and a run Of one year in Chicago. The
Fortune lluntcrh IS an ideal comedy
Its atmosphere is absolutely free from
vnlgiar thought and suggestion. To
quote from the extensive vocabulary
of eX-Prcsident Roosevelt: 1T is as
clean as a hounds tooth" In writing
The Fortune Hunter" Winchell Smith
set at naught the theory of many OF
his contemporaries that American
amusement seekers clamor for import
ed French and German plays and the
salaciousness that their translation Ell
tails. Mr.. Smith tells q story in The
Fortune Hunter that is entirely
plausible. In fact. it is a true story,
which has happened and Is happening
every day, and ne has told 1T in SC
mastery a manner as to convince his
critics OF the moral he undoubtedly In
tended to convey.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
{ lNAL MEET ING
NEXT TUE S D A \
Weather Conditions Prevent Full
Attendance at Good Roads
Meeting Last Night.

y Meeting Of the board OF directors
OF the ltichmond Division OF the Que
tec-i9-M Miami lnternationel Highway
aasociatlon was held i'll Room $50 OF
cohen was elected chairman of the
meeting. while Robert Il. Airport acted
as secretary Because of weather con
aitions, 1t was decided to postpone the
meeting until next Tuesday night at
$40 o'clock. at which time committees
VIII be named TO take charge OF the
canvass in Richmond for the purpose
OF raising $4,000. the sum which this
city Is expected to appropriate.
The chairman addressed the meet
ing and told of the great value which
the proposed highway would be TO
Richmond He also spoke OF the en-
throughout the country along which
the roadway would pass. Following
the chairman, j. G.. Corloy addressed
the meeting. His words simply added
Thought It was the duty OF the citi-
ecrfs of Richmond TO give the sum
needed. A lstter from Richmond
Council. No. !. fSA United Commercial
Travellers. was read. in which that
organization also heartily Endorsed
the proposed route via FredericksburS
and offered It's services toward accom-
plishins the purpose OF the organiza-
zion. The letter was signed by r. S.
Gtbbon. secretary. who attended the
meeting last night
|, Preston Belvin. president OF the
Virginia State Automobile Association
made a speech. in which he recounted
what had been done by the interview
ing counties. He told of what Fred
ericksbuTg would do, what Bowling
Graan Contemplated accomplishing
and so on regarding the several towns
and Stties through which the highway
VIII pass. It is expected that at the
next meeting final plans for raising
iShe money needed will be completed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
RIG H NJ 0 N D MAN
ELECTED CAP TAIN
N. D. Hargrove in Charge of
Next Years Quint at A. & M.
College.
Especial to The Times-pispatch

lSpeclal 10 Inc Times DIS patch.
West Raleigh. y. c., March 12.-N. d.
Hargrove. OF Richmond, a member of
tho agricultural and Mechanical
basketball team for tho season lust
closed, has been elected captain of the
quint for next year His election for
this position meets with general ap-
prevail, his playing of his position OF
forward being all that could be desired.
Before coming to a. and NJ. last fall,
HarErove attended tho V. z. l., being;
captain and manager OF the basketball
team OF that institution last year.
Saturday night In the banquet hall
of the Marlborough Hotel tho local chap
ter of the Kappa Alpha Fraternity held
their annual banquet, DIR. Hubert \.
Register, of tho Raleigh alumni presid :
Ing as toastmaster Short talks were
made by Professor w. c. Riddick, DR..
and by other alumni. Those were as
follows Professor ". C. Riddick, DR..
Il. p. Harrison, DR.. II. A Royster, F. NJ.
Thompson, c. T. Macdonald, Gordon
Smith, Jesse Primrose, I. G. Riddick,
Jr., w. B. Aycock. From Trinity Col
lege-Lucas, Jones Bagley and Lewis.
From Agricultural and Mechanical
e. P. Whitfield, c. ". Newcomb ].
8 Thompson, II. IIartsell, a. T. Bowler,
r. Z. Page, ~ w. LeGrand, w. p.
Gwathmoy, a. ]. Phillips, Jr., j G.
Murchson, Jr., r. j. Franklin. ]. A
Chambers, r. w. Nichols. II. NJ. Cool.
r. \. Newcomb, B. White, D. S. Harper
and j. II. Hall, Jr.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
JIIPMORGANW WILL
TACKLE FRANKIE
MARTIN VI { RIOAY
Local Lad Believes He Can
Best Washington Demon.
Club Rooms Repaired.

The card for Friday nights meet
Ing of, the Virginia Athletic Club has
heen finally arranged by Secretary
Morano, and includes several contests
which should prove of great interest
locally The club rooms have been
overhauled during the week. the walls
repaired and the seats fixed in accord
ance with the building code.
Tho main bout with DO "A siX.round
so between Jip Morgan, local scrappcr.
and frankie Martin. Of Washington
1he lads will weigh in at les pounds
ct noon Friday. OF tho preliminarics
Battling Calvin and Walter Atkins,
ton of skill. should prove attractive
Vase Farley is matched fur three
rounds against Walt Chamberlain. \
bell fight Is also u part OF the program,
while as a semi -windup Kid Sarlcino
and Young Mickey Will go five fast
rounds. A battle royal will conclude
She evenings entertainment. Positive
~ no person, except nonresidents, not
a member OF the club will be admitted.
wrestling match between Kid
Easselmnn and ed Bass may be arrang
800. II not. Archie Holt will go against
FEasselman, Cassclman has thrown
Archie couple of times and Holt
wants TO bet some money that he can
Twin.
bstter condition in his life and wants
lfhe rounds to go the full three minutes,
with one minute rest. He thinks he
has a good chance OF winning the
match. The boys will weigh about l2S
grounds apiece
frankie Martin isn't saying any
hing. but he is working like a Trojan.
He is doing road work every night.
and when he gets back from the road
,aunt, he Jumps the rope for twenty
minutes, and then does shadow boxing
Tor four three minute rounds, punches
fhe bag and spars with his sparring
partner for about six rounds.
Farley and Chamberlain arc two
youngsters Weighing liz pounds, and
are as fast a s chained lightning.
y kid Sarrlcino" and Young Mickey
Dire two clever welters. Weighing 40,
rounds The boys are fast ana can hit.
md they know the game
Battling Calvin and Waltor Atkins
are Two dusky demons. They have
both sot good wallop, and there Will
be Nsome lively mixing for four rounds.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
FURTHER ARRESTS
IN HAWKINS CASE
Warrants Charging Guilty
knowledge Served on Two
Women.

Asheville. n. c.. March 1a-rwo adj
ditional arrests in connection with the
Myrtle Hawkins case were made here
tonight, when Mrs. Nora Britt and
Mrs. Lizzie Shaft wero arrested by two
OF the sheriff's deputies. the women be-
ing charged with having guilty knowl-
edge or being active participants in tho
criminal operation which resulted in
the death OF Myrtle Hawkins last Sep
tember. Mrs, Britt was lodged in tho
Buncombe county Jail. while Mrs. Shaft
was taken TO Hcndsrsonyille Jail, pend
Ing preliminary hearing on Friday
morning before a. local magistrate.
The warrants for the two women,
who have been under suspicion since tho
finding of Myrtle Hnwkins's body in
Lake Osceola last September were
taken on aGidnvits made by r. c.
Brown, local citizon. who was given
data for tho warrants from the sher-
IFS office. The county authorities say
that they Gun produce a witncss who
will swear that Mrs. Britt told him that
she had been hired to perform tho op-
Grafton. and that she had gone to Hen
dersonville for that purpose,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
WINNING TIE AIM S
AID TO COLLEGES
Harvard Figures Show Success
on Gridiron Brings Increased
Attendance.

Cambridge. Mass. March 1.-THE
Harvard Advocate in q recent num-
colleges like Harvard aud Yale to
advertise. and that success on tho
football field has u great hearing on
the university the year following.
When Harvard wins from Yale at
football Harvard's enrolment of stu
ing year jumps above tho previous
year, and when Yale wins there is q
noticeable slump in the figures. When
the score OF the annual classic foot
ball game is tie the iigures are nor
mai.
The Advocate says:
"A study of the registration, figures
following O. Yale football victory there
has always been an increase in tho
enrolment of freshmen from the pub
not apparent In the registration from
private schools. Most boys who 20 10
private schools have already selected
their college But In the public school.
where there Is no traditional prefer
ence for one college; the choice is
often made during the school course,
victory. may or may not he the de-
termining influence. At least, there
Is IL curious relation between the VIC
tories and the increases in rcgistra-
beginning With tho year 1901,
which followed "a severe defeat at the
ndnuS OIL oic one hnuS $50 freshmen
entering from the public schools. Har-
ward won tho 1902 game. and the
registration jumped from $50 to as3,
q gain OF % per cent. Yale won the
next game, and in 1903 the public
schools sent only 241 freshmen. Con-
tinued defects by Yale are followed by
continued repressions In tho registra-
tion--2s6 in 1904, and 205 in 1905 This
1913 reg stration was tho lowest
reached, and IL Is significant that in
the preceding football season not only
Yale but the University of Pennsyl-
gania had severely defeated Harvard:
victory. but held Yale and Pennsyl-
wanna TO q low score. and in 1906 a
81 ght increase In repatriation was
made, an Increase from EOS to 2l2
The next year It climbed to 2S7,
but u IL TO o victory for Yale sent
the enrolment down 10 2l0 the fol-
lowing September. Then came the 4
TO score that Harvard made against
Yalc in 1908. and In 1903 the registra-
ton went up again. this time from
21o to 24o. The 1909 game was a de-
feat, and again the figures came
down to I'll this time.
The relation OF football success 10
increase in the enrolment and of foot
| ball failure 10 decreases in the enrol
mcnt arc apparent in the records.
Athletics have become the most con-
! sp'cuous activity of Undergraduate life,
| 1t lis reasonable to believe that sue
cessful athletes arc good advertising
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
Alcos Fail to
Land Franchise

At meeting OF the Amateur
Bnsebnl Commission. held in the
nrmory of the First Virginia Itcgi-
iheht last might, rules for the pIny-
ing season were adopted. COM
mittce WAS appointed 10 attend n
conference with II like committee
from Wnshinrton for the purpose
or adopting uniform rules for the
iutcrcit: series. II Is not known
when this meeting in TO be held.
but ii Is thonght TINT the two COM
mittccs will get together mt very
carly date.
An application for franchise
was received through Manager Sea-
mons for the Alec team. lie pre-
scntcd his cnusc, after which the
commission went into executive
session. II was the sense of the
commission. expressed In n rcsoIu-
ton which was unnnintousiy
ndoptcd. that while II would he
Wei TO have the iIcos ns menu
Der of some amateur IcnEuc, fpnl
disposition of the question would
lie with the leagues themselves. ns
u WAS IN internal affair IitrectinE
The circuit of the two CInss 4
leagues. The rules. were. however.
amended 80 ms to admit the leagues
to increase their circuits tn eight
clubs. with the npprovnI or the
commission.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
HELD ON SERIOUS CHARGE.
Lynchburg Merchant Charged with
Attacking Dcnf and Dumb Girl.


Attacking Dcnf and Dumb Girl.
Lynchburg. Va. March 12.-William
G. Davidson. a well-known broker CT
this city, late to-day. was arrested on
the charge of attacking Estelle Fisher,
n ilfteen-year old deaf mute, who Is a.
student at tho state Deaf. Dumb and
Blind Institution. at Stanton, but who
has been at home for short time on
n vacation.
The girl has been deaf and dumb
since she had scarlet fever. when two
years old. since which time. hor mother
asserts, she has been mentally def
client. Davidson is identified with ono
of the largest merchandise brokerage
businesses of the city. and his arrest
caused a decided sensation.
Davidson was released soon after his
arrest under a bond In penalty OF
$4,000 for his appearance at prelimi-
nary trial on Saturday Fred Harper
has been retained by the defense, and
the girls family has secured Thomas
Whitehead to assist the prosecution.