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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-09-07
BERKELEY SPRINGS
HOTEL UP AGAIN
Members OF the Board and State Off
cisls Have Meeting at
Charleston

Charleston, Aug. 30---A meeting was
held yesterday in the capitol by mem
bers of the Berkeley Springs Hotel
Property board and the members of
the board of public works. The pur-
pose Of the meeting was to have the
board Of public works confirm the ac-
ton OF the commissioners in leasing
the Berkeley Springs property which
belongs TO the State, to Alexander
Mcneil, Of Washington. The lease has
been under consideration for long
time, and up to now everything has
worked satisfactorily and the time
has come for the final action. which
will be that OF the Board of Public
Works, sc that the Eastern capital In
terested in the project may be used
as soon as possible in improving the
property and making additions, the
first one OF which will be new build
ing, the total cost OF which will be in
the neighborhood OF s250,000
The members of the Springs Board
who met with the state officials and
concluded the negotiations, are Sena-
tor A. C. Mcintyre, Berkeley Springs;
Hon. Oscar jenkins, of Parkersburg;
and Hon. James II. Marcum OF Hunt
ington. Messrs Marcum and Jenkins
called on the governor yesterday morn
ing and discussed the big deal with
the executive for some time. They are
very well pleased with the progress
that has been made and believe that
the State win have made a good con
track when everything has been sign
ed and the improvements on the prop
erty have been begun.
Berkeley Springs will be made one
OF the greatest resorts Of its kind in
the world, and by far the greatest ever
dreamed OF in West Virginia.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-09-07
PRESIDENT WOOD
PLEADS NOT GUILTY
Head of the Amercan Wooden Com
psny, Charged Win "piant-
ing" Dynamite, Is Arraiened

Boston. Mass, Sept William w.
Wood, president of the American
Wooden company, was arraigned today
before Judge Raymond, of the Suffolk
Supreme court, on the charge Of
planting" dynamite in Lawrence dur
ing the textile strike. He pleaded
guilty, and gave bail in the penalty of
FIVE thousand dollars and was re.
leased.
During the strike at Lawrence a
quantity Of dynamite was found
planted" near the textile mills. An
investigation was started by the au-
rhorities, and within a short time Mr..
Wood and others were arrested The
business men of Lawrence demanded
that punishment be ueted out to the
guilty parties without delay and last
week when Mr.. Wood was first ar
raigned the court house was crowded
with men demanding that he be pun
ished.
The Burns detectives say that the
case is equal to that OF the McNama-
ra's, and If Wood is found guilty he
will serve a long term in the state
prison.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-09-07

Mrs. Henry II. Rodgers, widow OF
the late Standard Oil magnate, who
died suddenly on train just as 1t was
drawing into the Grand Central eta
ton, N. Y. city. Mrs. Rodgers WAS on
her way from her summer horne at
Breton Woods, N. II to New York to
make arrangements for starting on an
extended European trip. Mrs. Rod
gers was sixty-two years old. Her nus
band, who preceded her in death, was
one of the country's formost captains
of industry. He died suddenly at the
Rodgers home in New York on May
10, 1909, from a stroke Of apoplexy.
A conservative estimate of the vast
fortune he left was $75,000,000. AS
Abbie Il. Clifford, school teacher,
Mrs. Rodgers met the oil magnate
when he was barely past his majority.
He was then employed in the Pennsyl-
vania coal fields as laborer at slI6
per day, but shortly after his marriage
he set out for the oil fields, where the
foundation was laid for his huge for
tune.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-09-07
Wife Of Congressman Brown Laid Al
Rest At kinsWood--Mother Re-
ported Dying.

The funeral of Mrs. Flora Martin
Brown, wife of Hon. William G. Brown
representative in Congress from this
district, was held Tuesday afternoon
from the home of her husband at King
wood. The services were conducted
by the Rev. Robert Ramsey, Presby-
terrain. minister of Newport, Pa. as
sisted by the Rev. A. d. Craig, of the
Kingwood Methodist Episcopal church.
The funeral was very largely attend
ed many friends and relatives of Mrs.
Brown from distance being in at
tendance Mrs. Margaret p. Brown,
pother of Congressman Brown, is iy-
ing at the point of death.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-09-07
NO.
ONLY ONE CASE OF TYPHOID
All Soldiers Escape Fever Except One
OFFICER Who Refused

Washington, Aug. 31.--But one case
Of typhoid fever has resulted from the
maneuyers of the National Guard OF
the District Of Columbia. in Maryland
and West Virginia. Sergeant Eugene
Il. Roberts, Company b, First Infsn-
try, who refused to be inoculated with
anti-typhcid virus. has developed the
dread camp disease.
Every member Of Roberts company
barred their arms and received the vac
cination, but the young non-commis-
stoned officer declined TO undergo the
ordeal Not one OF the 1900 guardsmen
who We're inoculated has shown any
symptoms OF typhoid during or since
the encampment.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-09-07
THlRTY-NINE LIVES
LOST IN FLOOD

Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. 3.--The latest
reports show that thirty-nine persons
are known to have drowned during
the food that swept the valleys OF
Western Pennsylvania, Ohio and
West Virginia yesterday and Sunday
night
The property loss Is estimated high
in the millions. Hundreds of families
are homeless and are shivering on the
damp hillsides. Railroad traffic is
impeded and many towns are in dark
ness as the gas and electric plants are
flooded
The towns that principally suffered
are Washington, Beaver Burgerstown,
Cannonsburg and many other smaller
places in the CHARTERS, Cherry and
Beaver Valley Pennsylvania. Col.
lieries and surrounding territory suff-
cred chiefly in West Virginia.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-09-07
WEST VIRGINIA
HAS MUCH MONEY

Charleston, Sept. 4.--The financial
report of the state issued from the
Office of the state treasurer and state
auditor, shows the total amour Of
money in the various funds to the
credit OF the state and invested to
be S2,792,171.25. There was placed to
the credit o. the state fund during the
month 1915. 7e7.1s of which amount
S176,257 came from Ohio county for
license taxes. The money derived from
automobile licenses that formerly
went to the road fund which was abol-
ished by the last Legislature. now
goes into the state fund.
The balance in the state fund on
August 81, was s1,130.25S.91 in the
general school fund. S661, S12.34; in
the school fund, s2O,sOO; investments
bonds etc, S979,20Q. Total invested
and In funds, $2.792,171.25.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-09-07

hi Paso, Texas, Sept. 2.--Adyices
received here from Canea Sonora,
where two thousand americans are
besieged by Mexican rebels, state that
the attacks was made during the night
by the instructors, but were beaten
off after a sharp battle. "A message
was dispatched by the besieged to No
Gales demanding that federal troops
be sent to protect them.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-09-07

Washington n C. September a.---
General Schuyler, who was sent 10 AZ
certain the conditions along the vest
ern border Of Mexico, has reported
to the war department that the situa-
ton at Eltigre, cannanea and Noco-
zari, where there are two thousand
Americans, as being most grave. He
also reports that the rebels are hostile
and continually fighting.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-09-07

New York, Sept 2.-Leaders of the
vice system are continuing to send
out OF town all people they consider
liable to betray their secrets to Dis
trict Attorney Whitman. Tickets have
been bought for more than score and
all expenses are paid If they stay
away until after the Rosenthal muir
der trial ard graft investigation.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-09-07
MRS. MAUD DARLINGTON BOOTH

MRS. MAUD DARLINGTON BOOTH.
Albany, N ~, Aug. S1.-Mrs. Maud
Ballington Booth, of New York, who
has selected baseball team of parol-
ed men to play baseball with con-
victs confined in the Great Meadow
prison, at Comstock, on Monday next,
is here to- confer with the state prison
officials She said that twelve former
conyicts had agreed to accompany her
to 0omstock and pay their own ex-
penses.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-09-07

Washington, Sept 3.-~The cruiser
California landed eight hundred more
marines at Corinto, Nicaragua. today.
A largo force started at once TO re-
heve tho Americans at Grandita and
Mataeaipa. Commander Terllnne and
force arrived over the Managua rail-
road, and the telegraph lines are now
working from the capital to Cornto.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-09-07
WARRANTS ISSUED FOR THE
STANDARD OIL OFFICIALS
John ID. Archbold and Others
Are Indicted In Texas.
Officials of the Standard Oil and 9th
Err Companies Are indicted Charged
With Trying to Drive Out Of HusI-
ness Their Competitors Who oper-
ate In Texas.

Washington, Aug. 30--The depart.
ment of Justice has ordered warrants
prepared for John d. Archbold and
other Standard chi representatives
who were indicted at Dallas Texas.
Yesterday for conspiracy to drive com
petitors out Of Business. The war
rants will not be served for three
weeks. in which time the defendants
will voluntarily appear
Mr.. Archbold is In Europe at pres
ent, but notice was given that upon
his return he would appear. The issu-
ing of the Warrants caused no alarm.
as the interested parties. since learn
ing OF their indictment in Texas. had
been expecting this action.
1t is alleged the individual defend
ants, the Standard Oil Company and
the Magnolia Petroleum Company, con-
spired to destroy the business of the
Pierce-Fordyce Oil Association of Tex
as
The specific offense is alleged 10
have occurred June 20, 1912 The nam
es of the following appear in the in
dictment:
Calvin N. Pain, Of Titusville. Pa.
John d. Archbold, OF New York; Hen
ry C. Folger Jr.. of New York; John
Sealin, of Galveston; A. c. Isp.e. OF
Dallas; e. r. Brown, of Conscan, Tex
as: w. s. Teagle. of Plainfield, N. j.;
the Standard oil Company of New
York, and the Standard Oil Company.
of New Jersey, and the Magnolia Pc
troleum Company, of Texas.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-09-07
Cleveland Sails

San Francisco, Sept 2.--Carying a
detachment of marines from Mare Is
land an extra number Of one hundred
and seventy-fiye blue jackets the
cruiser Cleveland sailed today for Cor
into, Nicaragua.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-09-07
Win Not Submit Question

Washington, Sept. S.--The Omitted
States viii not consent to a submis.
sion OF the Panama Canal toll ques-
ton to arbitration whether England
demands it or nos. This was learned
4. ay at he gate Department after
the question had been thoroughly dis
cussed.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-09-07

In charge of the New York Division
of the U. S. Secret Service and for
mer Second Deputy Commissioner of
the New York Police Department, who
is expected to lend his aid in the In.
vstigation into the corrupt condition of
the New York police department
which has been exposed as result
Of the murder OF Herman A. Rosen-
thai. In fiat contradiction to the
statements of several city officials to
the effect that 1t is impossible to en-.
tirely abolish gambling in New York
city, Mr.. Flynn has declared that it
Is quite possible to close up every il
legal resort and gambling dive in the
metropolis.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-09-07

New York, Aug. 30.--Mrs. II. Fl.
Rogers, widow OF the Standard Oil
magnate, died suddenly on New
York Central train today on her way
from Brotton Woods, N. H., to this
|city,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-09-07

Elgin, ILL.,, Aug. 31.-H. B. Landon
was killed and two other dangerously
hurt in collision between an automo-
bile and an electric train on the Auro-
IA, Elgin & Chicago railroad near
Wheaton.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-09-07

London. Sept 3.--The British
government to-day issued an official
statement declaring the announce
ment that England will demand arbI-
tration OF the Panama Canal issue at
the Hague is inaccurate and pre-
mature" II is further stated by the
Government that such line OF action
is not now being considered"
Evening journal., 1912-04-01
S2O3,OOO THE
MARCH FIRE LOSS

During March there we're fourteen
fires which required the attention OF
the firemen. Six we're box alarms and
eight were still calls One false alarm
was sent in.
The biggest fire occurred early on
the morning of March 8 in the pulp
keg mill of the dupont Powder Com
pany The loss was about 100000
The total loss by fire for the month
was about S203.l25.
The police made 3O7 arrests during
March as compared with 244 during
the month Of February The increase
is primarily due TO the arrests made
for Sunday selling Of intoxicating
liquors and the witnesses taken into
custody in the raids.
Evening journal., 1912-04-01
and
GERMAN SHOOT
TO A TIE MATCH

w. s. Colfax, Jr.. State amateur trap
shooting champion, and Lester S.
German, shot to a tic over the dupont
Club traps ON Saturday, each man
getting "a OF his rs birds at the end 0i
so targets each shooter showed
clean slate Il was one Of the classiest
matches ever shot over the club traps
There were several special events
on the card for the day.
Captain j B. Doe. of Boston, repre-
sentative of the u. s Cartridge Com
pany, aud George l.. Lyon, Of Durham
n. c., representing the Union Metallic
Cartridge Company were guests Of
the club Captain Doe shot an eXhibi-
tlon match with William Coyne, at
fifty targets. the former winning 40
TO 40
a match at 20 double targets for a
silver watch fob with twenty COM
petitors was won by IA. p Carlon with
II breaks out of 20.
Alden b Richardson won the Cole
man dupont Glass A spoon event. He
broke % straight Mr.. Richardson
lost the Class A challenge cup, which
he won on Thursday from % A. w.
Eyeritt by breaking so straight, to II.
/ II. Lukcns Tho winner broke 4S out
of so, Richardsons score was 46.
subsequently W. A. Joslyn Of this
city, challenged Mr.. Lukens for the
same cup Lukens again won, break
ing AZ as against i5 for Joslyn, win-
ming the trophy and also successfully
defending It the same afternoon.
j. VI. Minnick won the Class b cup,
which was offered in open competition.
He broke % straight He also won the
Coleman DUPONT Glass b spoon event
BY the same score The other winners
4 in the merchandise events were;
Class c. W. b. Smith. Jr.. % out OF
25: Class ID. ID A. Grier. % out of 25
At the Eastlake Club Martin was
high with 40 breaks out Of so targets
The scores we're
Evening journal., 1912-04-01
TENNIs CLrR OFFICERs.

The Glover Tennis Club has elected
these officers: President. l.. r.
Beardslee; vice president. Edmund G..
Robinson; secretary. Miss Edith Mas
tors; treasurer. William p. Poole;
membership committee. Charles f. Ar
mold. Edmund c. Robinson. and ].
Warren Vedder: grounds committee
w. b. Douglas. Preston Kent and Har-
old Souder. The reports Of the officers
indicated very prosperous condi-
ton and the club is looking forward tc
successful season. II has two courts
one al Eighteenth and Van Buror
streets and the other at Nineteenth
and Monroe streets.
Evening journal., 1912-04-01
LIFTING Lid
ON BASEBALL
City LeaguerS Show Fine Form
in Saturday Warm
Up Games
BREAK into TIVE
SCHEDULES THIS MONTE

With Sol burning the atmosphere,
every baseball team in the city was
out for practice again on Saturday.
The diamonds we're soft, to be sure,
but the boys ran bases and hit in old
time form and before another week
goes into history all the teams viii
be in condition for the season open
ers this month
With the arrival of the Chicks on
Wednesday of next week, the big
game will hum for sure. On April 20
the All-Wilmington League will hit its
schedule. to be followed by the Semi
League on the following Saturday
Then will come the sound of the
swish at the Front and Union Tri-
State opener on May ,, with the
Church League and the Wilmington
Juniors breaking out on the follow
ing. Saturday. Indications point to a
big season for all the leagues.
George Raymonds Vandever team
showed good form in its Saturday
workout game against the Central
hoys and if the big leaguers keep up
their gait they ought to make the
other Wilmington League teams
90 hard to win.
Penn got a bad start, when they lost
to dupont A. c. by an Is to score.
The DUPONT boys hit Taylor for 70
hits
Clarion defeated Elsmere at Els
mere by the score of s to ?.
Old Swedes Juniors defeated Delton
in a close contest by the score OF 3
to 6.
The Tigers defeated the Irish A. G
at the Pennsylvania Railroad grounds
at Fourth and Church streets by the
score of 10 to g.
Cedar Juniors defeated Fifth Avene
Juniors in a listless game "a to iS
The feature was the timely swat OF
Beckley for complete circuit of the
sacks with the bases full.
st Alloy sius Jrs. defeated Franklin
Jrs., 2S to 3. The feature was the WORK
of pitcher John Mckinney.
Silverbrook and Elsmere Of the
Church League battled for nine in
nings IN a practice game on the
former tear's grounds. Both teams
cot away to a GOOD start in the hrs'
inning. but SliverhroOk kept up its
betting streak and when the last
Fismere man was thrown out Silver
brook had the larger end of a Il to
score.
ST Paul A. c. defeated Conrad A c
bv the score of u to 10 in sluggini
contest.
Madison and Browntown will NEE
next Saturday in their annual game
As each team has a fast lineup SOM
real sport ought to be seen. Mcken
nov will Dlav Thomas and Nichols
catchers: Cy Young and Curlett
pitchers; Stillwell first base; Jame
Raney. second base: las. Valentine
short stop: Charles lyman. thir'
base: Ruth Mcclure, Jackson. Slime
Connor, Curlet. ID. Rainey, for the out
held.
Browntown will play this team:
r. Slavln catcher; Clark. secon'
hase: Ruth, third base; B. Raney
short stop; y Raney first base; Por
ter right field: Valentine. center
field; Philips. left field; jeff Conroy
pitcher.
Evening journal., 1912-04-01
JUNIORS GET
QUAKER GAME

Wilmington Juniors will play North
East Third. Of Philadelphia, ON next
Saturday afternoon, at Ninth and Rod
ney streets. Wilmington Juniors won
one game from North East last year
and lost the second Both teams are
i'm fine form. Eddie Abrahams, man
ager OF the Wilmington Juniors. will
use Donohue in the box Donohue
last year defeated North East and eX-
poets to do IL again.
Eddie Abrahams will pick the team
from the following players: Jehers'
Donohue. Swift. Coale. Mink, Dunn
+. O'Neill. p. O'Nein. OKeefe, Robin
son and Daley North East will use
its regular lineup. The Juniors are
playing fast ball.
Evening journal., 1912-04-01
"BILL" CLAY No HOLD0UT.
RumOr That He Had Not Signed I'm
founded "Old Man" Declares.

Bill" Clay who lives in York has
signed his contract with the Trenton
Tri-State baseball club.s despite ru-
mors TO the contrary at Trenton and
which was causing considerable anx-
iety among the fans of that city.
Bill says his contract has been re-
posing IN Manager Heckert's pocket
for some time and that the omission
of his name in Mr.. Carpenters spring
bulletin must have been the mistake
OF printer. Clay said that he will
report at Trenton next Thursday, and
that he is feeling as fine as ever. He
expects to have a record breaking sea-
son that will make the people who
nicknamed him "the old man" sit up
aud take notice.
Clay will cover che right garden for
the Trenton team and will receive the
Tri-State limit
Evening journal., 1912-04-01
u-NIORS WIN SWATFTST.

Wilmington Juniors easily defeated
Newport Juniors of the Junior League
on Saturday by the score OF 20 to 4.
The features were the batting oi
Donohue, Robinson, +. O'Neill, Mink,
Coale and Jeffers for the Juniors, and
Branton. for Newport. Donohue was
i'm fine form, striking out l3 boys and
allowing but four hits The Juniors
got 10 hits. two home runs, three-base
hit. three doubles and thirteen singles
Swift caught a fine game.
This is the victory for the Juniors
The score:
Newport 1000 o o OF o "a 4
VIII. Jrs. 5 1 o3 5 / a x-25 10
Batteries-For Newpart, Hanna an'
Dickely. for Wilmington Juniors
Donohue and Swift Strikeouts-Bl
Hanna. 8: by Donohue. l3. Bases ol
balls-Oh Hanna. 4; off Donohue, !
Umpires-La Barre and Ayerst.
Evening journal., 1912-04-01
DELAWARE CITY SPORTS.

DELAWARE CITY, Del. April L.
The bowling contests held in the
bowling alleys at Fort dupont resulted
as follows:
First prize. $50. won by Fifty-ffth
Company. Coast Artillery Corps.
Second prize, $50. won by Forty
fifth Company.
The third prize to the man making
the highest score Of the two winning
teams was won by John p. Bowers Of
the Forty-ffth Company, who defeated
Harry ID. Bowers. Of the Fifty-ifth
Company, by three points. The prize
was $40.
A baseball league will be organized
/ i'm the near future at Fort DUPONT, con-
sisting Of five teams from Fort du-
Pont. and two teams from Fort Mott,
n. J.
Several citizens of Delaware City
are endeavoring to organize an ath-
! letic association. They are also try
ing to organize a baseball team.
Evening journal., 1912-04-01
Shooting and Ends of Live Local Sport
MORRIS BACK TO
COAL HEAVINC

Carl Morris, one Of the most prom
Using of the white hopes. today was
back at the throttle of the same old
Frisco switch engine I'm the yards at
Sapuria. Okla. He quit the same en-
gine. July 4. 1910, to enter the fighting
game. Now he says he is undecided
whether he will ever enter the ring
again.
Joe Jeanette and Grin Jones, both
hard hitting heavyweights will meet
in New York tonight They will fight
as Jeanette himself puts it--ten
rounds or less.
McGraw. Of Baltimore, said to be
the best man of his weight In the
South. will meet Bull Anderson. Of
Brooklyn. before the Royale A. c., IN
New York tomorrow night
Resting up" for a week from his
theatrical activities. Jack Johnson to-
day announced that he will soon em-
bark on n campaign of short battles
TO clean up the white hope division"
before his championship battle with
Jim Flynn on July 4. The big black
said ne expects visit from Tom
ORourke. of New York. within the
next few days. when arrangements for
ten round fight with Al Palzer to be
staged in New York will be made
johnson celebrated his thirty-fourth
birthday yesterday.
Evening journal., 1912-04-01
BROWNSON WOULD
BUMP JOHNNIES

The peerless Johnstown FIVE. herald
ed from east to west as likely world
champions will pay their annual visit
to Brownson tomorrow night.
JohnstoWn has meet with but one
defeat i'm their transforming trip of
thirty games
Joe Foggariy their mainstay and
captain was out of the game-in which
they were defeated. He viii be down
for sure to-,Orrow and will give an
exhibition of goal tossing. Doc New
man, a Philadelphia favorite. will
cover one of the forward positions.
Newman mas been the star in every
game of their persent trip and has
averages FIVE field goals TO a game.
Brownson will present their rogu-
lar lineup and should give the John-
nies hard run. The lineup will be:
T..I.
Evening journal., 1912-04-01
NICHOLS TIES
FOWNES ON LINKS

PINEHURST. n. c., April AT
the head of a big field i'm the opening
of the amateur-profession golf
tournament Saturday, Henry c.
Oakmount, anG Gilbert Nicolls. pro-
fcgsional of Wilmington, made a
score of 1856.
The best individual thirty-six holes
of the day was the tic at 147 between
Professionals. Nichols and Nc
Namara While the field necessarily
was limited to the leading players
twenty-five pairs in all participated
Today the opening event will precedo
the qualification round of the anna
teur championship between North and
South Carolina.