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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-11-24
MRS. CHAMBERLAIN
CLAIMED BY DEATH
ESTlMABLE LADY sUccuMBS AT
HER HOME HERE-MRS.
WILK EXPIRES.

Mrs. Maude Corine Chamberlain,
wife of DR.. j.. y. Chamberlain, n
prominent citizen of M~artinsburg.
following a long Illness. died hast
night at IL O'Clock at her home on
West Martin street.
Mrs. Chamberlain was 81 years OF
age and was a native of HARRISON
burg, Va. She was a member of the
First u B church and was Il we'll
known and likeable lady and en-.
ioyed the friendship OF all with
when sne came in contact.
Surviving ara Ter husband and
three children. Misses Minnie. Carrie
and Catherine en- lnabertain. The fu-
neral viii take place at 2:30 o'clock
Thursday afternoon with interment
in Green Hill cemetery. Services
viii be he'd at the home by the Rev.
DR.. w. F. Gruver. pastor OF the First
III n chf,rnb
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-11-24
HIDES N FURS N

We pay the highest cash
prices for Muskrat, Skunk
Coon, Fox and all 9TH
er kinds of hides, including
horse and beef hides. See
LOUIS ~KLEBANSKY,
Dealer in All Kinds Junk.
SIS n. Queen st.
Both Phones. Martinsburg.
IL 10 limo p1
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-11-24
Mrs. sophia WIKI.

Mrs. Sophia Elizabeth WIKI, fol
lowing an Illness due to her ad-
vanced age, died at 2:30 o'clock yes
terday afternoon at her home on
East Burke street. She was a years
OF age.
Mrs. WIKI was born in Germany
ana came to this country while quite
young. She is survived by two chill
dren, Miss Sophia Brieninger. at
home, and Fred Breininger, Of Wash.
ington.
The funeral will take place at 2
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon from the
home. with the Rev. DR.. Charles s.
Trump. plstor Of st. Johns Lutheran
church, officiating following which
the remains viii be inferred in Grees
Hill cemetery.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-11-24
Reneetlon on state Seen.

CHARLESTON, w. Va. Nov. IL
Charae ten. ENG the refusal OF Gov.
Mccall, OF Massachusetts, to lionor
his requisit on for the return to
Weyt Vipginfl for trial CT John
Johnson. a negro, charged with at
lacking a white girl IN this city, as
constituting "a reflection upon the
state Of West Virginia. . Gov. John ].
CornweIl late yesterday made public
q letter which he had written to the
Ma sachusetts execut. We.
Previous to receiving Gov. Nc
Calls letter declining to honor the
requisitIon. Gov. iCornwell had writ
ten to the Massachusetts governor
a personal letter gulrnteeing that
no harm should come TO Johnson and
declaring there IL absolutely no
danger OF Johnson being lynched OF
otherwise mistreated."
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-11-24
Young Girl Attacked.

The crime with which Johnson Is
charged Is IN attack on Nell Kellen-
berger, a 14-year-old white girl,
Alleged 10 have been committed in
December. 1916. Nine persons were
indicted in the case. seven of whom
o are serving sentences for the
crime.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1917-11-24
InvstIaator Is crItIcIsed.

Gov. Cornwell's letter AZ sent to
Gov. Mccall yesterday says In part:
with all due respect to the repre-
ser tltiyes of your state who visited
this city = . I am compelled to
soy that he has evidently mi5ied
o az to the facts in this matter.
The suggestion that exaggerated ro'
ports Of the crime have been gen
orally circulated in the community
and that On account of the nature of
these reports and the race of the de
fenG31nt, there EXITS a prejudice
which would be difficult. Ifs not i'm
possible. OF control by the most up
right Judge is not only unwarranted
and untrue, hut Is a reflection tlpon
this state. and its courts, which /
very frankly and respectively recent.
""The prosecuting attorney of this
county in a letter to me advises that
your trained officer who came to
this city for the purpose OF inyesti-
eating the case was here several
days before calling upon any officer
OF the state or county. that he FIRE
quented the red light district,
where Johnaon's alleged crime was
committed. in an apparent effort to
obtain information which would war
RANT his making an adverse report;
that on the very day he left Charles-
ton he called at the Office OF the
prosecuting attorney for the first
time; that the prosecuting attorney
gave him the names of q great many
witnesses whom he could have inter-
viewed before leaving the city, and
gave him all the facts within the
possession OF the states representa-
tiYes."
Young Girl Attacked.
Tb. .o5rn.a udith a1yhioh Tohnann Ia
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-17
SOCIETY women
At COUNTRY Inn
INJUNCTION SUIT
Hearing Is Opened Before Dis
trjct Judge HaySon,
TRIAL BY JURY IS DENIED
Dancers Were intoxicated,
Says First Witness,

Society women, business men, chaui
fcurS and laborcr' filled the court
room Of District Judge lIayson today
when the hearing OF the Injunction suit
against the Country Inn, roadhou'e
located near the city. began Seats were
at a premium and many witnesses and
spectators were forced to stand along
the walls
Jury Denied
The case was delayed somewhat be
cause OF other bu'lne" Judge tayson
had to attend TO- but finally got under
way a, II o'clock + 6. McAdsms,
attorney for Fred Cameron, Billy
Gragg and Mrs Billy Gragg. propri-
etors of the place, asked for a jury to
try the case, but his motion was over
ruled by Judge IIayson and an exccp
tion allowed County Attorney Sclhy
and Assistant County Attorney Nor
gan Represented the state.
Howard Tucker. local newspaper
man, was the first witness called by the
state. He described the location OF the
place and declared he was only there
once and that he did no, go inside then
but could see the interior OF the dance
hall through the windows lie though,
he saw little rooms leading off from
the dance hall but he was not positive
What character OF dancing did yo,
observe there and what was the oonduc
OF the danccrsr" County Attorney Selb,
asked.
Women Staggering.
II can't say what kind OF dances wet,
going on, for | am not dancing ex.
pert, was the answer
We'll, what did you sec ?"
y saw bunch OF people who seemed
to be staggering and were extremely
hilarious ! saw several soldiers stag
gerlng around in the building"
Were they dancing with women
"Yes."
Were the women drunk ?"
hey were staggering
How many automobiles did you see
outside the place"
Five or six"
Did you see any OF them leave the
place"
mo, saw one come up just as W,
started to leave The machine stopped
the lights were put on, and the women
IN the car covered their faces so | could
not recognize them"
Tucker was asked If he knew the gen
eral reputation Of the place, bu, tn,
question was objected to by the defense
As the witness started TO answer, h,
and the attorneys started TO talking a
one time The objection was overrulcc
by Judge llayson who said
Reputation Bad.
Just a minute, gentlemen Let m,
have word to say please. | nigh
get jealous il YOU do all the talking
Tucker stated that the general rcpu
Continued on Page 2, Column ~
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-17
REAR-END CRASH
ON ILLINOIS LINE
KILLS I PERSONS
Six Iowa StoCkmen and Negro
EmpIoye Lose Lives,

AURORA H., Sept l7.-Six Iowa
s,ockmcn and negro stock handler
were killed last night IN a
rear end collision ON the Burlington
railroad near Earlville, Ill, iorty-iive
miles west oi Aurora. Ten OF more
wcte injured The men who were
killed and most OF those injured Mere
sleeping IN two sleeping cars and a
way car attached to the rear OF the
stock train A merchandise train
pluwcd through these three cars.
The identified dead arc
" II. DIXON, Hamilton, Iowa
OTIS McCAUlEN. kellerton, Iowa
THOMAS BENDER. Fairfield, Iowa
WILLIAM fOULkS, Charlton
Iowa
IOHN WALKER, Milo, Iowa.
One body recovered this morning y
believed to he that OF Fred Manley o
Osccola, Iowa
The body OF a negro stock handler q
trcSluu Iowa, has not yet been re
covered The wreck was caused, rail
road officials say, by the merchand,s,
train running through a block sigma
Mos, OF the seriously injured wer
brought to Aurora hospitals.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-17
Third Attempt
Made to Place
Quebec Bridge
Eighty-Four Killed in Previous
Efforts Great Engineer
ing Feat

QUEBEC, Que. g Sept H.-Wnh
thousands Of spectators lining both
sides Of the St Lawrence, the great
engineering feat Of raising the central
span of the Quebec cantIlcver bridge
into position, 80 feet above the river
was begun today
An attempt made last September 10
place the span in position failed, the
span falling into the river, resulting ~
fourteen men losing their lives. Priot
to that All attcmp, ended unsucccsS'ully
also with loss of life seventy persons
dying Tha, was in 1907 The two ac.
cdents caused monetary lo" ot
abou, s8,SOOOoO
The structure when completed will he
j.2j9 feet from shore to shore and VIII
have two railroad tracks, two street car
tracks. two roadwayS II will cut tho
railroad journey between Halifax and
Winnipeg by half day. The steel
used in the construction weighs lNl,
WOOm pounds and the total cost will he
$llOO,0OO The central span being
raised today is 90 feet long-thc long
est bridge span IN the world.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-17
MINISTERS VOTE
TO UPHOLD STATE
PROHIBITION Law
Alliance, However, Takes No
Stand on Sacrament,
LAUGHBAUM ONE SPEAKER
Prohibition Officer FayOrS
Strict Enforcement,

After three hours debate on whether
churches IN Oklahoma had the legal
right to use icrmcntcd wines in their
religious services. the Oklahoma City
Ministerial Alliance finally resolved
that the whole matter IN ITS last analy-
SIS was beyond ITS jurisdiction, and in.
stead passed a resolution that II sup
port the prohlbitory laws OF Oklahoma
as they now stand, but without in any
degree impugnlng the right and priv
ilege OF any denomination to follow ITS
own chosen course in the use OF fer
mented wines IN its worship.
Second Meeting
Today'S meeting was the result OF
another held last Monday which, IN
turn was the result Of the recent ruling
OF Attorney General Freezing to the
effect that under a strict lntcrprcta-
ton Of the Oklahoma bone-dry law, fer
mentcd liquor could not bc imported
into Oklahoma even Tor sacramental
purposes
II. T. Laughbaum, superintendent OF
the Oklahoma Anti Saloon league, was
one OF the chief speakers at today $
meeting, as he was last week He SAID
-In every fight We fellows had ior
prohibition you AnGllcanS and Catho-
lies refused to lend your aid We would
gladly have incorporated INTO the law
the permission to import wine into the
state for Sacramental purposes but at
The time you sent no delegates and iR-
nored us so completely ,ha, we let the
law GO on record as 1t stood
Various radical opinions on the right
of the churches involved to use WINE
were given and were the occasion OF
Reverend Osweld Helsing OF the Unii
tartan church to rcprlmand the speakers
for their oficnSc against liberty OF con
science He said
Catholics Sincere.
81 do not admire the Catholic church
but il is not for me or for YOU to say
10 them when they believe that the
bread and wine after the conSecratior
OF the mass becomes the body and blood
of their savior that II is nonsense. II
their belief they are sincere. Since iol
1900 wears they have used wine ior
sacramental purposes ! am not III favor
Of forcing them to use grape JUICE, un
iermented when IT IS not IN kecplns
with their ritual II there is to be
change in their forms let IT come iron
them, not us.
The meeting was brought to a cloS'
by the Very Rev Frederick J Bate
rector of ST raul'S cathedral, who eN
plained TO the strict interpreters OF IN,
law that all the churches IN question
diluted the wine with water until I
could scarcely contain enough alcoho
10 come under the law He requested
the alliance to 60 on record as bclnl
IN favor OF amending the law maklnl
the Importation OF wine for sacramento
purposes legal ..
This matter was deferred for conSid
Grafton until the next regular meeting
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-17
Classen Confident
of Camp Location

"No other place can beat Us We have
absolutely the bes, proposition to offer
OF any town under consideration" sad
A. II. Classen, chairman of the com
mttee appointed to take up the work ot
bringing the new army camp here
Col. N Mcfarland general staff
corps MAJOR + w Lewis and Captain
Paul { Potter. will arrive on Wcdnc,-
day to hear what the Chamber Of Com
mcrce has to offer
Plan, for putting the proposition hc.
fore the committee will be discussed at
a meeting Of the Chamber OF Commerce
IN the Lee lluck'ns hotel today
we will be ahlc' ,o meet every re-
Quitemcnt asked by the government and
We are confident that no better Sltua
ton for an army camp can be found
anywhere than near Oklahoma Guy.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-17
Red Cameron Must Serve
Sentence On County Roads
Ruling of County ledge Zwick
County Commissioners Pre-
sent Request to Court
Prisoner Appears to Be Un-
concerned,

"Rcd" Cameron, king Of Oklahoma
county bootlcggerS, will not spend an
easy lie IN the county Jail, while sery-
ing out sentence OF one year and
fine OF 5000 but will do hard work on
the road gang, according 10 a decision
made today by County Attorney Selby
and County Judge Lwlck Ben Wilson,
negro porter at Cameron's place who
received the same sentence as Cameron,
will also serve his sentence on the Coun
ty road
Ordered to Jail
Cameron fought his case to the high
est court oi the state, but finally lost
II and was placed IN jail Because of
the number OF men with influence who
have escaped from the road gang in the
past few weeks Judge Iwlck ordered
that Cameron serve his sentence in Jail
and "Rcd" was expecting his life 10 be
bed OF roses
, CamcrouS dream OF case was shat
tered today, however. when the county
commissioners presented a written re
/ quest that Cameron be sent to the road
gang and assured the county Judge that
every effort would he made 10 prcvcn;
/ his escaping, ,as did Frank Pence Judge
/ Iwlck looked up the law IN the case
and found that the county commission
crs have the right to demand that any
! county prisoner serve out his time on
the county roads, therefore the reque It
was granted
The county commissioners intimated
that Cameron would be taken to the
road gang today. but Mike Casey, road
boss who was at the courthouse. LEFT
without him. II is possible that he vii
be taken to the gang sometime this alt
ernoon
Porter Also Arrested.
Ben Wilson, negro porter, was arrest
ed Saturday afternoon at the instiga'
tion OF Cameron, who informed Off
GERS where he could be found. Wilson,
sentence was also affirmed by IN:
criminal court of appeals.
While Cameron is awaiting his trir
to the road gang he has been making
friends with all the inmates OF the
county jail and jovlally tells the prs
oners that he doesn't mind working to'
the county at all and that he has no in
tcntlon OF trying to escape.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-17
INDIANA SUFFRAGE
Law DECLARED VOID

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept 1.-THE In.
diana womcns suffrage law was de
clared unconstitutional and void by a
Judge Of the Marion county superior
court today The decision was given
in suit to test the law and arrange
mcn,s are being made to appeal i'm
mcdlatcly to the Indiana supreme court
The court refused TO issue restrain
ing order to prevent women from reg
istcring pending a decision OF the high
er court
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-17
G0MPERS CHARGES
COPPER INTERESTS
DISCREDIT UNIONS

WASHINGTON, Sept H. Appoint
mcnt OF commission 10 investigate
labor conditions in Arizona copper
mines as advocated by the American
Federation OF Labor. was proposed to
day to President Wilson. President
Gompers Of the labor federation has
laid before the prcsidcn, charges oi
federation Investigators that ! w w.
ag,tatorS were encouraged hy copper
producing Interests for the sake Of dis
creditlng the labor movement Mos,
OF the miners recently departed from
BiSbcc were union members and not
/ W W men and this was known =
company officials who promoted the de
por,a,ions, the federation OF labor
charges
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-17
STORM ON ATLANTIC
COAST IS RECEDlNG

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Sept IL
The storm which swept the Virginia
coast Friday Saturday and SUNDAY
was passing away today the forty mile
gale which was blowing Yesterday hav
ing diminished TO thirty miles an hour.
Although a heavy sea was running and
the wind was high, shipping tied mp at
this port two DAYS because Of the storm
was released and few ships sailed
this morning No damage to shipping
has been received here Train sched
mles throughout Virginia and North
Carolina were disrupted and there has
been heavy property and crop damage.
Several lives are reported lost
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-17
NOTE
At FEDERATION
OF LABOR MEET
President Edgar Fenton Talks
on AmeriCaniSm,

There are, no doubt, grounds for
differences OF opinion as to the cause
OF the present war" said Edgar Fen
ton, president of the Oklahoma State
Federation OF Labor, IN his address be
fore the fourteenth annual convention
OF the organization here tins morning,
but even the most casual student OF
events leading up to the time our own
country became involved must realize
that the right OF self government, the
right oi each nation TO work out IT'S
own dlStny, has become involved The
interdcpcndcnce OF the nations OF the
world is such that IT is OF direct and
vital concern to mankind whether the
divine right oi kings or Of democracy
shall triumph "
Mr. Ecnton's address was one Of the
principal events OF the morning session
which was held in Columbus hall, DS1
North Broadway, More than two hun
drcd delegates representing every al
illiated organization, were present
After the Invocation by Rev f. y
Surface the delegates were welcomed
10 Oklahoma City hy Governor vii.
llams, Judge HaySon Mr fcnton and
{. E Iclgler former president OF the
labor federation Mr. Icigler acted as
temporary chairman and presided unit
after the address OF Judge HaySon
when he introduced Fcnton, who took
the chair
One feature OF the mornings program
was the presentation oi beautiful sill
American flag Carried by Mrs Rober'
Lyons OF Cincinnati, Ohio, who ha'
three sons now in the United State
army and followed by an escort OF 4
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column a.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-17
Tulsa Clearings
Lead All Nation

Tulsa showed a larger percent OF in
tcaSe in bank clcaringS for the week
ndng September | as compared with
he same week last year, than any other
nv IN the United States The ten cit
s showing the largest increase were
Tulsa $50 percent
Chattanooga SIS
Richmond SO
Tacoma sO2
Nnlsc 13n
jacksonville a6lb.
ogden 6i2
Rockford -hpS
Sioux city 90 1
Atlanta
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-17
SECOND examination
FOR REJECTED MEN

NEW YORK. Sep, l7--Many men
in this city previously termed unfit for
service in the national army probably
will be examined when the local
boards get ready for the second and
third drafts The standards have been
relaxed and It was considered prob
able tha, large number OF those pre-
vlouSly rejected would be considered
1T Tor service under the new regula-
llnnN
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-17
Lane May Not Be
Able to Talk Here

Franklin X Lane secretary of ths
interior. ma not he able to leave hts
Jr,,c, IN Washington long enough to
J.l,yer an address At the State Fair
here Srptcmber y or u, according to .
telegram received today by J NJ. Ay.
J,lnrr chairman OF the state council
Of defense.
Mr. Aydelor, was told that he woald
f. advised within a few days whethoe
Mf Lane could be here. Mr.. Lane ~
accepted an invitation to speak -
hut a pre-. Of new business has 60
IL doubtful Il I've will be able 70 60
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-17
HARVARD STUDENT
KILLED IN FRANCE

PARIS, Sept, Paul Bentley OF
Chicago a Harvard student, died yes
,crday in a hospital at the front from
injuries received on Friday when an
exploding shell hit an ambulance he
WIS driving
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-17
Federal EMPLOYEES
ORGANIZE UNION

WASHINGTON, Sept l7-Organi-
ration OF national federal employees
union was begun here today by dele
gates representing federal workers IN
every section of the country 1t is eN-
pectcd that the organization when com
peted will comprise $1,000 members
Speakers for todays sessions included
Samuel GompetS, Miss Jeanette Ran.
kin and prominent labor leaders
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-17
Iapane.e visit Newport

NEWPORT. r !. Sept IA
glimpse al the workings oi the Amer
can naval and m,ltat, machine, will
he given the Japanese mission here io.
day Headed by NlSoount lshu, the
party visited Fort Adams. the torpedo
station and the naval training station
Al the training station IT was planned
that the visitors should review the az.
2enties ieamrn-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-17
Bishop Quayle limited to Pray
At Retail Liquor Mems Meeting

an address or prayer At = liquor
convention, but had prayer all
ready II such an invitation
should be received
Bishop Quayle left here las,
night for a church conference at
Btaymet Mo, and will be gone
about two weeks He Is in Kan
sas City today
Bishop Ouayle formerly was
bishop OF the Methodist Episco-
pal church OF Oklahoma and re
sided in Oklahoma City
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-17
j, S. CONSULAR
AGENCY WRECKED
BY TEUToN BOMB
American in Charge Not In
jured by Attack

WASHINGTON, Sept Il. -Oc,lruc.
ton OF the American consular agency
at Dunk,rk, France, by a German bomb
on September 7, was reported today To
the state department The consular
agent BENJAMIN Morcl, was unlnlurcd
and the archives Of the consulate were
saved
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-17

ST. LOUIS, Sept John p.
Penss, president Of the 81. Louis
Retail Liquor Dealers sssocia-
ton, said today that he would in
vite Bishop william A, 0usyle
Of the Methodist Episcopal
church, to deliver an address and
make a prayer al the next meet
ing Of the association, October
a. He made this statement after
learning that Bishop Qusyle, in
sermon here yesterday said he
never had been invited to make
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-17
No U-Bost OFF New England.

WASHINGTON, Sept l7-lhe navy
department after a. complete an inve'tl-
CATION as is possible, is satisfied there
is no foundation for reports OF hos.
tile submarine of the NNew England
coast
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-17
West Tenth Street
House Burglarized

The residence n, lbOS West Tenth
street was hurglar5cd last night. ac.
cordlng TO a rcpur, to the police dcparD.
menl Jhe list oi stolen articles had
not been filed today
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-17
TROLLEY HITS AUTO;
FARMER IS KILLED

FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept IL
William N. lahey, 7j years old, stock
farmer. was killed yesterday when his
and street car collided.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-17
Fair Tonight and
Tuesday, Forecast

LOCAL FORECAST - Tonight and
Tuesday generally fair; not much change
In temperature
STATE FoRecAsr-Generslly fair to.
npht and Tuesday
kANSAS Generally fair slightly
wnrmcr
kANSAS- Partly cloudy
WrSr TFNAS--GcnefnllN fair.