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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-07-31

Rumors are current, says a Grafton
dispatch, that huge petition has been
sent Governor Hatfield asking that State
Tax Commissioner Fred o. Blue be re-
placed by another man. No specific
charges are made against him, and so far
as can be learned he has been thoroughly
satisfactory. II is reported from reliable
sources there that the liquor interests
want to Gust Blue, who is strong "drY'
sympathizer, and replace him with man
more favorable to the "wet' interests.
Blue is most highly regarded.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-07-31
Open-Air Services.

Open-Air Services.
The ministers Of Shepherdstown have
arranged TO hold open-air services dur
ing the month of August, and the first OF
the series will be held Sunday evening,
August Sd. The meetings will be held
on the lawn at the old college building,
beginning at 6 o'clock and continuing for
one hour. Comfortable seats will be
provided for all who will attend, and the
people OF the community generally are
cordially invited to be present. Familiar
hymns will be sung. Should the weather
be Indictment, the service will be held in
the college auditorium. Opportunity will
be given for voluntary contributions.
We hope that our people will attend
these meetings and help make them a
success. They have been found to be
very beneficial in other towns, and in
Winchester they have become delight
full feature of Sunday evenings in the
summer time.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-07-31

Hosiery plays a very important
part in the fashion world today,
and the well-dressed woman is
paying more attention to quality
than ever before. We have an ex-
cellent grade of Silk Hosiery at
$l.0O, Silk Hosiery with cotton tops
at SOC, Mercerized Stockings that
look silky at Is cents per pair,
and other good values at 10 and Is
cents.
Agency for the famous Hole
proof" Hose, for men, women and
children.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-07-31
Disastrous Farm Fires.

While Oscar Ballinger was threShing
his wheat crop on the Keller farm a mile
or two west of Harper's Ferry Monday ev-
enihg, sparks from the thresher set fire to
the stacks, and most OF the crop was de-
st.oyed, causing loss OF about 5000,
eqnally divided between Mr.. Ballinger
and Mr.. Keller. The threShing outfit,
belonging to John Myers, of Mechanics
town, was also destroyed. His loss is
$500. Mr.. Ballinger has been most un-
fortunate this summer, having lost his
barn by fire month or two ago, when it
was struck by lightning.
There was disastrous fire on the farm
Of Alexander T. Jones, tenanted by VIM.
Hoover, near Summit Point, last Friday
afternoon. While threshing was in prog
ress fire was started in some way, and
the barn and its contents and about 300
bushels OF wheat and 200 bushels of bar
ley were destroyed. The thresher and
wagon OF r. E. Boyd were also burned
up. The loss was about $1,000. The
barn and thresher were insured, but
there was no insurance on the grain.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-07-31
The Face in the Wood.
By The Shepherdstown Bard.

Once in the heart Of a summer day.
As sit in the wood alone.
Worrying and sobbing IN dulleSt dismay,
Up came maiden unknown
From the opposite side OF poplar tree
And gave me a charming smile.
And murmuTed low, may talk to thee.
For happy and sociable while2
And as she rolled her beautiful eyes.
She said, what do ye here2
AT thou writing OF the sunny skies
Or the flowerets growing near
Yes. miss, answered. and limited why
She asked Of me to tell
II ! were writing OF the sky.
Or the flowers so sweetly In smell
Twas quick she answered most tenderiy.
Giving me her smile anew,
Pretending 10 tell me so gracefully
That she was writer too.
Then still unknown, she pondered away,
As she whimpered my stranger. goodbye,
The words OF which still hear say.
Goodbye, my stranger. goodbye
Oft I've wondered with memory sweet
OF that damsel who suddenly came
And danced around on her blessed feet
In the shade OF that country lane.
And to her here. smile IS given,
That long shall sparkle DER her way,
By il, streaks OF love are driven
From the Bard she saw that day !
-ShipIey.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-07-31
Death Is Ever Busy.

Mr.. WiIloughby Newton Lemen, for
mer resident of the vicinity OF Shepherds
town, and Oldest son OF the late Martin
B. Lemen, died very suddenly at his
home in Brunswick, Md, last Friday.
He had eaten his dinner alone. his wife
and daughter at the time being at North
Mountain, and after finishing his meal
went to the stable yard to hitch his horse
to wagon. Several children were near
him at the time, and they saw him sud-
denly pitch forward and fall between the
shafts of the wagon, where he lay mo-
tionless. They quickly summoned some
men who were working nearby, but when
| they reached him life was extinct. A
physician was summoned, who stated
that his death had been caused by apo
plexy and was instantaneous. Mr.. Lem
en-. who was in his 58th year, spent his
early Ife in this section, but some twenty
years ago moved to Brunswick, where
he has since resided. Monday OF last
week he was in Shepherdstown!to attend
the funeral of his uncle, w. N. Lemen,
and seemed to be in his usual health.
His death was great shock to his rela-
tives and friends. Surviving him are his
wife and his eleven-year- daughter
also four brothers and three sisters: Thorn
as T., Charles c. and James A. Lemen,
OF Martinsburg; S. F. Lemen, OF Shep-
herdstown; Mrs. ]. A. Hendricks, Miss
Augusta Lemen and Miss Catherine Lem
en-, of this vicinity. The funeral was
held at his late home in Brunswick Sum-
day morning, after which the body was
brought TO Shepherdstown and inferred
in Elmwood Cemetery.
DR.. George Porterfield Morrison,
well-known physician and surgeon OF
Martinsburg, died at his home in that
place last Thursday, aged SO years. He
had been an invalid for twelve years, due
to complication of diseases following a
stroke of paralysis, and he had suffered
greatly. DR.. Morrison was son OF the
late George Morrison, and was born and
reared at Bedington. He was a graduate
Of Shepherd College, class OF 1876, and
after finishing here graduated in medicine
from the University of New York. He
practiced in Kansas for time, but re-
turned 10 Martinsburg about q years
ago, where he has since resided. He is
survived by his wife and two daughters.
Mr.. John E. Thompson, for many years
resident OF the Kearneysville neighbour
hood, where he was keeper of the toll
gate on tie turnpike, died last Saturday
morning in Martinsburg, where he had
made his home for some time past. He
was in the 10Th year OF his age. Surviv-
ing him are his wife, six sons and four
daughters He was buried in MartinSburg
on Tuesday. his six sons serving as pail
bearers.
Mrs. Annie Plotner, wife of Moses
Plotner, died at her home in Berkeley
county last Saturday, after long illness,
aged 40 years. She is survived by her
husband, son and daughter.
Harriet Neill, the eight-months old
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon N.
Simmons, died Tuesday at the home OF
her parents in Hagerstown.
Mrs. Portia Jane Ogesbee, wife OF D.
w. Oglesbee and mother-in of DR..
T. X. Oates, died last Thursday in Mar
tinsburg, aged 63 years.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-07-31
Notes of the Churches.


The Winchester District Conference OF
the M. E. Church South will be held at
Winchester next week, beginning on
Monday and ending on Thursday. Rev.
T. ]. Lambert, presiding elder, is preSi-
dent of the conference, and w. p. Lick
lider, OF Shepherdstown, is district lay
leader. Wednesday, August 9th, will be
missionary day. II is expected that there
will be large attendance at the confer
ence, for which an interesting programme
has been prepared.
Christ Reformed Church-Preparatory
services Saturday, August 2, at 3p. m.
Holy communion Sunday at II a. m.
Sunday school at GAS a. m. Preaching
at Kearneysville at 3 p. m.
There will be services in the Presby-
terrain Church Sunday, if Providence per-
mits, in Shepherdstown at 1920 a. m.
and at Kearneysville at 100 p. m.
Rev. w. A. Lynch, Of the Methodist
Church, will preach at Shenandoah juno
ton Sunday at II a. m. and at Bakerton
at s p. m.
There will be service Sunday in the
Lutheran Church at Uvilla at II a. m,
followed by congregational meeting.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-07-31

A storm like cyclone devastated the
city of Washington yesterday afternoon.
Wind, rain, hail, thunder and lightning
terrified the people for half hour OF
more. An office building was wrecked,
causing the death of three persons and
the injury of twelve others. The city
was paralyzed for time. 1t is estimated
that 5000 shade trees were uprooted. l5C
houses were unroofed and 500 plate glass
windows were smashed.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-07-31
Real Estate For Sole

No. 40 Fine. smooth farm OF ll2 acres Of ex-
cellent limestone land. scarcely rock upon Il.
Three miles from Shepherdstown. on good road.
less than two miles from Dufiieds. Frame dwell
ng-house new barn IS BY 10 feet. and other needed
buildings. Large variety OF small fruit. 80 peach
trees and nice orchard.
No. I4l. Forty acres OF splendid land adjoining
the above thirty acres OF which IS set out ~ apple
trees two years old-Black Twig Stamen WineSap.
York Imperial and Grimes Golden. Trees in nice
condition.
No. l42 Good brick and frame house on Fair
view Avenue, Shepherdstown. in fine location.
with pleasant surroundings. Only 81 $50.
No 49, Large lot overlooking the Potomac
river in ShepherdstOwn on which are three small
houses Beautiful location for fine homo.
No. IA Large and substantial brick house on
Main street. ShepherdstOwn. Good location and
H. L. SNYDER geo.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-07-31

Judge w. E. McDougle, OF the Circuit
Court at Parkersburg, has overruled the
demurrer in the suit of Governor Hat
field against S. w. Walker, OF Martins
burg, and George w. Summers, Wash
ington newspaper correspondent, for
$4,000 damages. The suit will very
likely come to trial next October. Gov
ernor Hatfield brought suit because oil
certain statements in an Ohio paper at
tributed to the defendants.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-07-31

The best thing the mills have
done in a long time is to make
fadeless draperies. You can select
the prettiest floral figured goods to
match any color scheme and have
the satisfaction that the goods will
hold their color when exposed to
tie strongest sunlight.
We are now showing some
twenty-odd patterns at from 10
cents to Is cents a yard.
Let us show you these draper
les.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-07-31
FOR SALE.

One TO s H. P. international gasoline engine,
practically new. One No 20 Scientific Crusher and
Grinder and full SET of buhrs for meal &c. This
machHe will crush from three TO five barrels oil ear
corn per hour. Also one roler-bearing corn shelter
hand or power. All the above are IN good working
order and will demonstrate at any time Call at
Old Furnace Mill for further information. Please
addRss me at Old Furnace Mill, Hlrpers Ferry.
q. w. JONES.
Iune ( lQi3-4W
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-07-31

President Wilson has appointed Prof.
Charles F. Marvin to be chief of the
Weather Bureau in place of Willis L.
Moore. Prof. Marvin has been connect
ed with the bureau for many years.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-07-31
Administrators Notice

Having qualified as Administrator Of George s.
Knott deceased all persons indebted 10 said es-
tate are requested to come forward and settle, and
all persons having claims against the same are
ticated for payment.
All persons having any property OF the deceased
borrowed from him in his life time, are requested
TO return the same TO his late residence al once, 50
said property can be included in the appraisement
w. ]. KNOTT. Administrator
June 20, l9l3-4w
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-07-31
Tenant Wanted.

Tenant wanted on Fruit Hill Farm OF
Miss S. p. Andrews, near Shepherds
town, beginning the LIST of April, 1914.
Address Miss S. P. Andrews, Shepherds
town, w. Va.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-07-28
DANIELS BLAMED
 BY SEATTLE DEEMS.
Others Make Report to President UphoIding the Speech of the
 Secretary.

Seattle, July 28.--The Demo- crats of this city held a meet ing today and after failing to come to an agreement as to the responsibility flor the recent riots in this city, when the l. w. w. headquarters was raided and the furniture burned in the streets and Socialist headquar- ters was also raided by mobs cJmposed of citizens, sailors and soldiers, because of the attack made on the army and navy by I. WI. w. orators, two reports were sent to the president.
 One report denied that the speech of Secretary Daniels had caused the riots or gave the l. w.. w. spiders Justification for their attack on the army and navy.
 Another statement sent to the president and signed by a great many leading Democrats, criti- cized the navy secretary very much for making the speech he did and placed the blame on Dan- ieis for discussing a vital sub ject at private meeting without first weighing his words.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-07-28
DO NOT WANT GOVT. RAILROAD
Attorney Roland Appeared Be- fore House Territories Conn.,
 mittee and Opposed Plan.

Washington, July 28.--Attor- ney Roland, of the Alaska Nor thern railroad, appeared before the House Territories committee today and testified that two groups of capitalists were ready to finance the cOnstructionu of the Alaska Northern from Seward to the Matanuska coal fields.
 The attorney also asserted that with the coal lands opened the road would be built as fast as men and money could do the work and that as the dcvelop- meni of the interior justified it the road would be continued into the interior.
 The Alaska Northern attorney opposed the government con- struction of railroads, claiming that private capital was better able to construct and operate the lines.
 Roland urged that the bill be so aHerated as to authorize the president to decide whether the road should be built by the gov ernnlent or by private capital.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-07-28
TRAIN ROBBERS
 ARE SCARED AWAY
Had Big Charge of Dynamite All Ready to Explode When
 Discovered.

Homestake, Mont., July 2S.-- Three masked bandits held up the North Coast Limited train at this place, cut the express car free, ordered the engineer to run ahead and were about to dy- namite the safe when they were discovered and immediately made for the hills.
 The dyna|mitt charge was ready to explode when the bandits left and had they had another five minutes would have secured a big haul, hs the safe contained a large sum of currency.
 A posse has been organized to capture the highwaymen if pos sible and bIoodhounds have been sent for to trace the men through the country.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-07-28
FREE AMERICANS
 DEMANDS BRYAN
1isseIl and Mcdonald Held at Chihuahua--WaEt Murders
 of Dixon Punished.

Washington, D. c., July 28.-- The State department has made a demand on the Mexic8Il gov- ernment to punish the Mexican soldiers who murdered Charles DiAon, an American immigration official stationed at Juarez, and a ,. 'nard was also made for the inn diate release of Bisse ell and Mcdonald, mining men ihpris- Gncd at Chihuahua.
 The demand is worded in such a manner as to leave nui mis- understanding as to the mean ing of the American government.
 The American troops have been ordered to be prepared to enter Mexico and the Navy department has been working night and day to have the ships of war ready for immediate service in south- ern waters.
 The condition existing is con- Sidered as serious here.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-07-28
SLATE CREEKERS
 WANT WATER
Work is Handicapped for Lack of Water. -Season Cold and Few
 Men Working.

GeorS,, CristO retudned yes 'crCay tron Slate creek and Te |. rOr,s conditions on Slate crees az. very ad this year, the mir CTS being unable to operate be- cause of the lack of water.
 Jack Miller, who has a three- nozzle hydraulic plant on the Ia coma claim but is only able to use one of them and that is a small one and half inch affair and the water is held back for five minutes until a head is se- cured and then used until tho water is gone, when they again: stop to allow the water to gath CT. The season has been very cold.
 Cristo reports only 25 men working in the Slate creek sec tion and no work being done on the Middle Fork. Fred kraemer is working eight meb on his claims, but the lack of water will curtail the output.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-07-28
GREECE REFUSES
 MAKE ARM|ST|CE
Will Fight Until Peace is Signed by the 1uIgars--Many
 Atrocities.

London, July 28.--The fighting Balkan states will hold a con- ference next Wednesday in an effort to settle the present war and ,bring about peace in the Balkans.
 King Consta antine of Greece has refused to stop fighting and await the outcome of the peace settlements claiming that the Bull garian atrocities pass all imag- inatiJn, and that no armistico will be granted until peace is signed, as it simply means the recuperation of the Bulgars, who will then renew the fighi,. which they are now losing.
 Balkan correspondents send further accounts of the alleged Bulgarian atrocities on the au- thority of eyewitnesscs.
 A Salunika dispatch says that the prosperous city of Seres was entirely destroyed by fire, and 20,O0O persons were left without food or shelter. The atrocities committed by the Bulgars pass all imagination. An Armenian eyewitness has arrived at Salon. ika half demented from the hOr-
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Valdez daily prospector., 1913-07-28
WOMAN SCARES
 LONE BANDIT
Comes Upon Him Unexpectedly and He Flees From Her
 in Fright.

Bellingham, July 28.--The lone bandit, who held up two bank clerks at Nainamo and took from them a few thousand dollars be- 'longing to the bank, was seen yesterday by woman of Shaw island, who ran on the bandit before she oticed his presence and he, in surprise and fright, fled into the brush.
 Several hundred deputies are waiting about the island for the bandit to come out and surreh- der himself, but up to date he has refused to do so. The police have made no effort to beat the island for him, as they fear he will do the Tracy" act.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-07-28
MANN DEFEATS
 THE DEMOCRATS
Forces Them to Allow De pate on the Prostitution of Jus-
 tice in California.

Washington, D. c., July 28.-- The Demucratic majority were forced to allow the debate on the McNab charges, the Diggs- Cam inette white slave cases of Cali fornia and the alleged prostitu- tion of justice by Immigrant Commissioner Caminette, and father of the native son who is charged with deserting his wife and living with a young school girl and who was indicted by the California grand jury but was not tried on an order from At torney General McReynolds.
 Minority Floor Leader Mann continued his tactics of delay and proposed amendment after amendment to the currency bill and taunted the Democrats with carrying a lot of white slavers in the party and refusing to al low a public investigation of the charges made by men who holC the confidence and respect of the people of California, until the Democrats in despair gave up anC will now allow debate on the res olutiOn introduced in the House for an investigation into the Mo- Nabb charges.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-07-28
1ROUBlEFEARED
 CALUMET MINES
Carloads of Strikebreakers Ar- rive--State Troops Ready to
 Defend Buildings.

Calumet, Mich., July 2S.--The copper mining companies an- nounce that as soon as enough troops arrive to protect the buildings and the strike break CTS the mines will be re-opened and work resumed. The firemen and engineers quit few days ago and the mines were flooded, but the work of pumping them out has commenced and in few days the miners will be able to descend the shafts and start re- pairs of the immense damage done by the flooding of the prop critics.
 Several carloads of strike breakers have already arrived and werd smuggled into the. build ings, the men being taken in on an armored train.
 The first detachment of the troops arrived Saturday and have relieved the private guards of the company, who had been sworn in as special deputies by the sheriff.
 The strikers are in an ugly mood and have threatened to rush the mines and destroy the buildings.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-07-28
GOVERNOR COX
 WANTS DAMAGES

Columbus, O., July 2S.--Gov- ernor Cox, of this state, plans a suit against A. Marshall because of the letter he wrote to Martin MulhalI and recently published by the Senate committee, in which Marshall makes the charge' that Governor Cox, while congress- man. had held up the selection of postoffice site for specula- tive purposes. i
 Cox denies the charge and says he will demand damages from Marshall for libel.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-07-28
RATS
 AFTER DROWNING
Boston Doctor Demonstrates His Electrical Treatment Will
 Save After Drowning.

Boston, July 28.--Dr. Eastman succeeded in resuscitating rats which had been drowned for many minutes and brought them back to life after they were re- ported dead by the doctors, who witnessed the work of the Boston scientist.
 The process used by Dr. East man is an electrical treatment and he asserts that if the present experimens made on rats are equally successful on humans many people who now die by drowning will be saved. All the doctors who witnessed the experiments assert that the work done by Dir. Eastman places him in the front rank of medical .discOverers.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-07-28
RAILROAD WRECK
 NEAR COPENHAGEN 60 ||''!|:|| E.
Emigrants on Way to America Killed and Many Injured
 When Train is DeraiIed.

Copenhagen, July 28.--Sixteen Danish emigrants were killed to- day neal here when the train on which tEey were riding was de- railed and tumbled into the ditch. Many others were severely in- iuIed.
 The train was loaded with en- igrants who had been gathered at interior towns in Denmark by the steamship companies and were to have left here tomorrow for America.
 The government will make an investigation into the cause of the wreck.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-07-28
TRAIN WRECKED
 MANY INJURED
Boulder and Western DeraiIed Near EIdora, Colo, and East
 ern Tourist Hurt.

Eldora, Colo., July 28.--A train on the Boulder X Western rail- road, loaded with eastern tour lsts, was derailed and five cars wore overturned and the occu- pants nJuIe ed near this city yes terday.
 Several are dying and more than 30 are seriously injured. They are being cared for at the local hospital.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-07-28

Judge Jennings and Ike Ham, burger reached Dillingham; July 24th after mush from Iliamna to Bristol bay, and on the same day Assistant District Attorney and Deputy Clerk Tom Scott reached Neknek on BrisoI bay. The court will soon begin the work of grinding out saeiite tenCss for malfactOrs of no wealth caught to the westward.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-07-28
TESTIMONY NOT
 SAME AS BEFORE

The members of the grand jury which heard the testimony ten years ago against J. B. McDon- aid, !nOw on trial for murder, have all flatly contradicted the testimony now being given by witnesses against Mcdonald, who testified ten years ago and they all claim that at that time not a witness would admit having witnessed the shooting, while to- day a half dozen assert they saw the killing and that it was cold blOOdeu murder.