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Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-07-04
eiteher Pape S pissatl sfied.

Larry Pape. a pitcher with the
worlds champions last year. but who
has been with Buffalo this season. says
he will give up baseball rather than be
shunted of to club In the Canadian
league.
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The Water Supply.

In order to prov de an adequate wa
Ter supply the government expended at
the Gettysburg camp about $4,000
The lighting of the streets Of the tent
ed camps cost about $4,000 while tht
rakes, spades, brooms, garbage cans
and other utensils needed in the proper
sanitation of the camp adds stiI an
other item of about $500.
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The Camp Arrangement.

The emp Itself was laid out under
the direction OF the regular army. 1t
is about mile and a half long by half
a mile wide and skirts the actual bat
tlrdeld Immediately adjoining it a
great tent. capable Of seating nearly
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lNVENTS A NEW TOBACCO.



Professor Il. NJ. East of Harvard
university has just succeeded in pro-
dueins a hybrid tobacco from cross
between the Sumatra and Havana va
Tieties which has resulted in a better
quality of smoking material and a
yield Of so per cent more than either
of the individual leaves.
The new plant is especially suitable
for the sunny tobacco districts Of Mas
sachusetts and Connecticut. Another
hybrid from broad leaf" and Cuban"
gives a much higher yield than broad
leaf" and promises to be Of better
quality.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-07-04

st Paul. MINI
June % Pastor
Russell s. = here
this afternoon and
Indianapolis this
evening The ana
n0mcemeut Of his
coming is always
sufficient to draw
a crowd We re
port one Of his ad
dresses. on t h e
text. Were there
not ten cleansed?
but where are the
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Show tie Old Spirit.

But of them aiI whether feeble and
faltcriug with their advanced Years or
crippled ANA manned with old time
wounds. not one is less stern Of eye or
mion or weaker in patriotic purpose
than WHOM hr marched into Hcnusyl
wanna that long 20 juno day to the
strains of "UiNir" or 1.-The Star Span
sled Banner"
They came FROM nil parts of the re
public. those stuut hearted warriors Of
fifty year, ago, to fight their wonderful
battle Seventeen northern states were
the homes of Onion men and ten south
orn CONFERENCE.-The the native heath
of the CoufaIejatcs
They or the gray descended from the
north ia lN63. although their homes
ANA general supply base were in the
southland one vccl, before June -,
1N&- their great Commander Lee had
ordered his Second army corps leader
Lieutenant General Richard S Eweil
to cross THE border Of the keystone
state This Ha speedily did with 20
900 mru cI-cr Tor Invasion, and by The
night of Iure ~ 1863. these troops
had occupied ChamberSburs. Carlisle
and York With their advance artillery.
pointing their cannon at Harrisburg
from tbp u"nasil. side of the Su~lue-
hWul river TEar felt that Pruusyl-
yauU'a c1nful would surrender to
.hou v..uu tie coming week and
Were confident Die close OF .fuly would
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THE LEPROSY or SIN
A SAVIOR NEEDED
Every UnrighiaOuSneSS Is
Sin" So There Is None
Righteous, No, MOI One. "

open Sirs-Seoret slns-Hypoerisies,
False Aecusers--What God Approves.
What God Hates-Ths Wles Of the
Rdversary--The Redeemer Soon to
Be the Good Physteian--Ten Lepero
? Cieansed-only One Appreeiative.
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nine? Only one hath returned to give
glory to God Luke I'LL, Is.
Leprosy. said the Pastor, has long
been regarded MS iucunbe. and there
fore used us an Illustration Of sin.
which also is lucnrabie. AS only the
Masters word could heal leprosy. 50
only n Divine remedy can cure sin. In
uldcn times Iepers were required to
separate themselves from others, and
whenever approached TO cry, IN
CLEAN So sinners by Divine decree
are isolated from the pure the holy
The Pastor then reminded dis hear
ers that humanity constitutes but n
small proportion Of Gods great family,
amongst whom are angels. cherubiin,
seraphim. etc, who always have fcl-
lowship with God and with each other.
But while the Scriptures declare that
mankind are sinners by heredity. all
do not appreciate their condition. nor
cry aloud. Unclean. God wishes each
to realize that he comes short of the
Divine standard of perfection-of what
God would bless with everlasting life.
While the I5bIe declares that all are
sinners, yet it does not unreasonable
say there is no difference. 1t does say,
however. that the slightest degree of
sin means that we are sinners; aud
that the person with the least faint
would need the Sayior-need to he
cleansed. Each must see his sin and
nv Jfpplronf ord ga%e or | ppTiSE 4
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BLUE AID GRAY
GETTYSBURG
Survivors of Great Battle
Now Are but a Few
Thousands.

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In. ANnnLnm.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-06
GOV. SULZER HAS
CASTRO GUEST AT
LUNCHEON TODAY

Albany, Feb. 6-By Invitation of
Gov. Sulzer, General Castro visited
him at the capitol, today, and after
ward was entertained at luncheon.
Gov. Sulzer det it be understood that
he had no sympathy with the treat
ment General Castro had received by
the Federal officers and said plainly
that had he been in Congress he would
have introduced a resolution relative
to It.
''I always have been firm friend
of the Latin-American people, said
Gov. Sulzer. ~and correspond now with
many of them. L saw the very great
advantages that would accrue to
American business by friendly rela-
tions with the Latin-Americans and
have done all could to foster them
Our commercial relations are mostly
advantageous with those of the West
eT.n Hemisphere rather than with the
East and our business men are work.
ing successfully along these lines.
these lines.
general Castro comes here to visit
US from sister republic and he
should, in my judgme ent, be permitted
to do so. I am very glad to have him
come to the capitol"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-06

make a differenc of nearly $1,000 In
the assessment against this estate.
This means about $500 in taxes based
on IL mill rate.
The BudaJ1 heirs have had new maps
made by Scofie1d & Ford, and these
will be filed in the assessors Office to-
morrow.
According to reports, the survey Of
the property of the Standard Associa-'
ton in Fairfield avenue is alleged to
be incorrect by the owners. A private
survey of that property, it is said,
found that the city engineers survey
gave an additional foot frontage in
Fairfield avenue to that property. This
property is valued at $1,100 q, front
foot, an appreciabie, difference in the the
grand list, is the allegations of the
owners are true.
That the city engineers maps
charge nearly half a foot over the
fronta ge in Main street claimed by the
Wheeler estate.s Is also reported This
is one the property occupied by the
D. NJ. Read store and Is valued at
$2,750 front foot. The estate claim
ed to own $50 feet and the survey
It is understood that this ease has
been taken up by the assessors already
and amicable settlement Is promised.
Another prominent realty man, who
wishes his name withheld at this time.
declares a discrepancy of b foot front
age WIS found t1 flae survey Of one
of his properties. T4e took the matter
ised frnm mediate correction of the error.
The action of the property owners
in thus printing themselves in their
fight to gain a reduction, indicates
that a warm row is going to ensue at
the public hearing Monday night.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-06
EXPERT SEEKS
MORE SCHOOLS
Or. Van Sickle to Ask
Additional Buildings
in His Report
Wants Size Of Classes Cut
Down to Prevent OVerCTOWd-
ed Conditions Here

That DR.. James H. Van Sickle, head
of the Springfield public schools, who
is investigating educational conditions
here, will recommend the immediate
erection of several new schools, was
reported today at City Hall. DR.. Van
Sickle is now engaged in formulating
his report which will be presented to
the Board of Education in the near
future.
DIR. Van Sickle came here today
from Springfield to gather further
data relative to the school organfza-
tion in this city. The second semester,
which started last Monday, found
many new pupils enrolled and q con-
sequent overcrowding of rooms in
some schools resulted. DR.. Van
Sickle's visit here today was to get in
formation as to the present enroll
teachers Clerk Alfred j. Eagen is
preparing the data requested by DR..
Van Sickle.
with DR. Van Sickle was Edward
H. Webster head of the department
of English of the High School of
Commerce, Springfield. Mr.. Webster
course in the graded schools and his
findings will be included in the final
report of DR.. Van Sickle.
According to reports, DR.. Van Sickle
will recommend that the future pos
sibi1ity of overcrowdig in school rooms
be precluded by placing a maximum
will favor that the average class be
composed of 35 pupils, and additional
rooms be provided to make this
change possible.
tfThe need of more schools, here is
a absolutely Imperative he told The
Farmer today. Rooms are over
| crowded now and pupils suffer as a
result. tt is impossible for teachers
satisfactorily to instruct a big class
|. that overcrowds a school room. My
recomn nendations along this line will
be presented formally to the board OF
education in the report of my investi-
cations
DR.. Van Sickle said he had read in
1.-THE neWspapeFS4that a bond issue has
been authorized for the erection OF
additional school buildings. He ex-
pressed himself as pleased that some
steps had been taken to relieve pres
| ent conditions, at least.
His recommen dations in regard to
| other branches of educational work
| here, DR.. Van Sickle would not dis
cuss. It is believed, however, by those
| interested in his investigation that
some startling disclosures will be made
| in the report and sweeping changes
| Will be recomm ended.
The Russell Sage Foundation, OF
| New York, which has been investi-
eating the comparative cost of school
operation here and in other cities OF
work. The findings with tabulated
data have been Forwarded to DR.. Var
Sickle for Incorporation in his report
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-06
PULLMAN FLAYS
KEEPER OF RESORT
every Clothes You Wear
Are From Earnings of
Women" He Declares
Sergeants and Patrolmen
Testify That Marcanton-
los Place Has Bad Repu-
tation.

Denourscing him as an owner of one
of the lowest resorts in Bridgeport,
City Attorney John s. Pullman gave
Louis Marca ntonio a bad gril1ing at a.
hearing before the county commission
ers this morning why the very
clothes you wear declared the city
attorney as he shook his finger at the
saloon keeper, ''aBe obtained from the
earnings of unfortunate women
The city attorney declared that for
seven years Marcantonio'S place. at 35
Bank street, had been a. notorious dive
DfssoEute women lojtered there and the
mattresses were accustomed to enter
tain men.
The city attorney urged the commits
sioners to refuse the applicant a re-
newa1 of his license
SergeantS Hazel, Prout, OR1eary and
BlanSfield were called as witnesses for
the city. They testified the place had
a bad reputation for the past seven
years and that women Ioitered there
any women in the vicinity. Police
men Joseph Coughlin, Bray, Glennoh
and Ho1brook also testified that the
place had an evil reputation.
Marcantonio was the only witness in
his own behalf. He admitted that in
past years his place had not been a
model one but said that recently he
F. A. Bartlett also made a plea for
the applicant.
This is one of the resorts against
which Mayor Wilson remonstra ted.
The hearings on the rernonstrances
against John Lynch, 425 Water street,
and PasGua1e Richards, 389 Water
street, were continued until tornorrow
reserved decision in Marcantonio' 8
case ~
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-06
TAFT FAVORS
CONSTRUCTION
OF RAILROADS
Recommends Government to
Build 733 Miles at Cost of
$35, 100000 to Open Up
Alaskan Coal Fields

Washin gton, Feb. 6-Recomm ending
government construction of 733 miles
of railroads, opening the vast Ber-
ing and Matasuaka. coal fields of Alas
ka, at a cost of $50, ,00O, 200, President
Taft, today, in a special message to
Congress transmitted the report of
the Alaskan Railway commission. Pri-
yate operation of the government g
proposed railroads under lease, the
solution of the difficulties presented
in Alaska.
Two Independent railway systems
one connecting the Yukon river valley
and the Tannana river, tributary of
the Yukon, with tide water and the
other devoted to the development and
needs. of the Kuslkekewim and Susit-
ma rivers-are recommended by the
commission. Quoting the commission,
the President said:
'FThe best available route for the
first railway system is that which
leads from Cordova by way of .Chitina
to Fairbanks and the best availa Bile
route for the second is that which
leads from Seaward around Cook 8
be connected with the Bering coal
field and the second with the Mata-
suska coal field
The necessary inference from the
entire report the President contin-
ued. sis that in the judgment of the
commission it's recommended tions can
certainly be carried out only if the
government builds or guarantees the
construction cost of the railroads rec
commended. If the government is to
guarantee the principal and interest
of the construction bonds, it seems
clear that 1t should own the roads
the cost of which it really pays. This
is true whether the government itself
should operate the roads or should
provide for their operation by lease
or operating agreement I am very
much opposed to government owner
ship but I believe that government
ownership with private operation un-
der lease is the proper solution of the
difficulties here presented"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-06
CITY PAYMASTER
PREY FOR CROOKS
Dozen Husky FOremen and
Dangerous ''Young Smoke
Wagon His Only Pro-
lection
Peter Whites Report Results in
Formation Of Keating Camp
City Hall Rifles

Since the recent report. of Peter
White, relative to the manner in which
city 1aborers are paid, Bernard Keat-
ing, Jr. second assistant in the office
of the city auditor, has been a busy
young man. Mr.. White reported that
the city. paymaster, Mr.. Keating, Jr.,
was almost defense1ess against rob-
bers when he handled the $4,000 to
$6, 900 weekly in paying the city help.
The only protection he had, according
to Mr.. White, is a revolver that he
always carries on such occasions.
Now, friends of Mr. Keating declare.
the paNmaster is planning to take all
sorts of precautions against an IN
vasion by tax robbers or any other
brand of strong arm highwaymen. 1t
is reported that he has been pract1c-
ing daily at the Seaside Club range
with shotguns, rifle, pistols, putty
blowers and sIing-shots. He is rapidly
becoming proficient and can hit
dime three hundred yards away.
Mr.. Keating was asked about it this
morning ''It is true,' he said, that
1 have little protection on pay days.
A dozen husky foremen are the only
sistance in emergencies. Outside of
them I have no protection except for
q dainty little smoke wagon that could
drill a fair-sized tunnel through the
average human. 1 should worry a lot.
George Catlin, clerk of the board OF
contract and supply, today denied that
the city has asked for prices on the
riot guns kept at the armory, these to
city paynaster- Mr.. Catlin is a charter
member of Keating Camp, City Hall
Rifles now being organized
1t has been suggested that Mr..
Keating establish pay-officeS at the
Armory where the new 13-inch rifles
have been installed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-06
Main Street Business Men Declare They
Have Found Gross Discrepancies in
City Surveys
BUDAU ESTATE GRAND LIST INCREASED
$4,000 BY ALLEGED MISTAKE IN FR0NTAGE
Revised Maps Said to Show Four Feet Difference In
Measurements By City and Private Engineers =
Standard Association Said to Be Overcharged for
One Foot-Warm Time Promised at Hearing.

Glaring errors in Main street prop
based their increased valuations, will
be charged against City Engineer A.
H. Terry by realty owners having
holdings in the business center. Facts,
figures and maps to sustain these
charges will be presented to the Board
Of Relief, Monday night when Main
street property owners appear to pre-
sent their appeals from the assessors
valuations.
This is the sensational disclosure
that the effected property owners
have been Withholding in their fight
to gain relief from what they term
excessive valuations. The first step
in the case will probably be taken to-
morrow when revised maps, showing
the alleged discrepancies, will be pre-
sented to the Board of Assessors. This
will be followed UP Monday night by
the personal presentation of facts by
the property owners.
The property hardest hit by the al
legged errors on the part of the sur
veyorS is the BudAu estate. ScofieId
& Ford, engineers, at the request of
the B1dau heirs, today are completing
a revised survey of that property
According to those engineers, there
is a discrepancy between the city 8
engineer survey and the actual lineal
measurements of the Main street
ported that the city engineers survey,
if correct, would cause the building to
extend half way across the Fairfleld
avenue sidewalk.
AS this property is valued at $2,45o
a front foot; the alleged error Woulo
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-06
OF WORK
In LEGISLATURE
Senator Peck Introduces
Bill Providing 1000, 600
for Black Rock Harbor
Bridgeport Lawmakers Ac-
tive Tn General Assembly
Proceedings Many Bills
Introduced.
Rv Our staff corres.l


Hartford, Feb. 6.-Senator Lester o.
luton in the Senate today providing
for an appropriation of two million
dollars for the construction of wharves
Black Rock harbor in Bridgeport.
The language of the resolution fol-
lows:
ton and construction of piers and
wharves at Bridgeport in the harbor
known as Black Rock for the accom-
modation Of steamships and sailing
craft engaged in coast and trans
Atlantic commerce; that the state
shall appropriate two million dollars
for such purposes; that the governor
shall appoint five commissioners at
such salary as he may approve and
should any vacancy OCCUR in the board
thus created the remaining commits
sioners shall fill such vacancy.
The bill was referred to the COM
nittee on Roads, Rivers and Bridges.
The New London county members of
the Senate looked at each other in as
tonishnent as it was read, while many
of the other Senators, realizing its
bearing on the New London harloor
million dollar fund controversy, s1nil-
ed significantly.
Senator Peck said that if the State
developing harbors, Black Rock har-
Dor in Bridgeport was an ideal place
for such an experiment. Bridgeport,
he said, annually turns out one hun
dred million dollars worth of nanufac-
lures It has no dockage or wharf
trolled by the New Haven road. He
said that the matter was not 50 much
of joke as it might seem.
IContlnued on Page %
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-06
PHOEBE BRIGGS
RESCUES FOUR OF
FIVE VASSAR GIRLS

Trough oGgdhiegsS her SeroiSn in resoufng 0 four
of the five Vassar girls who tobag-
gained through the ice of the campus
Lake, last night, Phoebe Briggs, daugh-
ter of DR.. William L. Briggs, of Sac
ramento. Cal, a. Va.ssar student, was
spoken of today by the faculty as a.
candidate for a. Carnegie medal
Miss Briggs saw the girls go down
the hill, onto the lake and through
the ice. without hesitation she ran
out the thin ice and plunged into
the chilling water. She succeeded in
getting the girls to the edge of the
ice, where they found support. Miss
Briggs dove for the body of Miss Alice
Mylod, who had disappeared. After
an hours search the body was found.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-06
GIRL is
STRANGELY GONE
Booth Street Family Dis
tracted at Mysterious
Absence of Daughter

Slender, petite and pretty, Mary G4n-
ella, 10 years old, the only daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank GIneIla, whose
home is at "a Booth street, myster-
iousIy disappeared from her parental
roof on Sunday night Although both
the distracted parents and the polic6
have searched for her since that time
no trace of her present wheFeabOuta
has as yet been found.
While it was at first thought that
she might have been residing in
Bridgeport, it. is now the BELIEF OF
those who seek her that she has left
for New Haven or New York. She
is described as being slender, dark
complexion, wearing dark clothes off,
set by a, white hat and white feather.
One eye is set at a, slight angle to-
wards the nose She was last seen
when she left her home Sunday night
at 1870 ostensibly to visit friends.
Similarly disappearing at about the
same hour, Teresa Nemergrit 424 years
old, a domestic in the employ of a.
State street family, left the house to
visit and has not returned The two
cases have not been associated by the
police
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-06
Weather Indications

New Haven, Feb. 6-Frecast: Fair
tonight and Friday. Moderate TO brisk
westerly winds
Considerable cloudy weather was re-
ported this morning from the south
ern districts and snow ffurr-ies from
the lake region The temperature is
below the normal in nearly all dis
tricts east of the Rocky Mountains.
Zero temperatures continue in the
northern districts and freezing tenn
peratures extend as far South as Ala
baRna and Georgia
Conditions favor for this vicinity
good winter weather for several days.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-06
MERRILL TENDERS
CONGRATULATIONS
DENIS MULVIHILL

Former Mayor Denis MuIvihiII to-
day received the following courteous
note of congratulation from Frank H.
Merrill. of Norwalk, who was Mulvi-
hills rival for the Dem mocratic noni-
nation of county commissioner:
Ny Dear Mr. MuIvihiiI--
wish to congratulate you upon re-
cei<ing the nomination in the Demo-
cratic caucus for the office of county
commissioner I hope you will be
equally successful when the election is
held IN the General Assem- bly,.
Yours very truly,
FRANK H. MERRILL
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-06
CONVICT
DEFIES POLICE AT
HIS PALS FUNERAL

Chicago, Feb. 6-To show his con-
tempt for the Chicago police and the
special rifle squad OF detectives as
signed particularly to follow his trail,
HTr1lby" Thompson, escaped convict
and eldghwayxnan, attended the funeral
Tuesday Of his "pal''. James Higgins,
who died with his boots on, it was
learned by the police today.
Thompson led the daring escape from
Joliet prison. three months. ago, and
has eluded all pursuit. Higgins was
shot. while attempting to hold up a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-06
HOTEL MANS HOUSE
BURNED BY lNCENDIARY

Mianus, Conn.,. Feb. 6-Fire of un-
known origin, early today, destroyed
a house of Antonio L. Bruno on Re-
lay Place. The loss amounts to
about $4,000 and it is partly insured.
The house had been vacant since last
July when Bruno moved to another
house. Part of the furnishings We're
left in it. Bruno keeps a hotel in this
hamlet and saloon in Stamford
There were rurnors that he had trou-
BILE with neighbors but he denied that
story and said he knew of no reason
why anyone should bur n his house.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-06
JURY REFUSES TO
BREAK LOWE WILL

A jury in the superior court this
afternoon returned a verdict in the
matter of Susan Oakes' appeal from
probate in which it refused to break
the will. The appeal was taken from
the decision of the local probate court
in admitting the will of the late Grace
Lowe of this city. who left her estate
valued at about 500, to Mrs Annie
Parrott of this city. It was claimed
by susan Oakes, a niece of the tes-
tatrix. that Grace Lowe was not men
tally competent to manage her af-
fairs.