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spectiyely, and the meetings OF the
directors and stockholders OF the
Lessee Company being held at Phil
adelphia, Pennsylvania, on June %,
1920. and March s. 1921. respective.
ly, rs shown by certified copies OF
the minutes of said meetings here.
to attached aud marked Exhibit
"B" and made part of this petition
said recited action constituting full
compliance with the requirements
OF the laws OF the several states
to which the parties to the said
proposed lease are subject in re-
spect thereto; and your petitions
ers have otherwise fully complied
with all the laws OF the States un.
der which they are severally incor-
porated aud in and through which
they are authorized TO do business.
Your petitioners are authorized TO
enter into this proposed lease by an
Act of Pennsylvania approved Feb
ruary II. 1870: Code of Virginia
Annotated u9t9) Section 1857 (e)
as amended by an Act approved
March l6. 1920; and Section SO.
Chapter 81 of the Code of West Nir.
ginia, as amended by an Act passed
February II. 1919.
WHEREFORE, said Cumberland
Valley and Martlnsburg Railroad
Company and The PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad Company severally pray
that the Commission, after hearing,
may issue an order authorizing and
approving said proposed lease un-
der aud by virtue OF Section 5 OF
the Act to Regulate Commerce as
amended by the Transportation
Act, 1920, and other applicable sta
tutes and that the Commission may
grant such other and further re-
lief in the premises ae may be nee.
essary or proper.
Respectfully submitted.
CUMBERLAND VALLEY AND
MARTlNSBURG RAILROAD co.
By: NJ. c. KENNEDY.
President.
Attest: w l.. RITCHEY.
Secretary,
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD co.
By: A. j. COUNTY.
Vice President.
Attest LEWIS NELSON.
Secretary.
Mex ENNEY & FLANNERY,
Counsel for Petitioners,
Hibbs Building.
Washington, H. e.
Apr. % % q
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PUBLIC SALE
OF VALUABLE
COLD STORAGE AND ICE
PLANT OF R0THWELL AND
COMPANY

By virtue of the authority vested
in the undersigned by a deed-of-
trust made by Rothwell and Com
pany. a corporation. to the under.
signed Trustee. dated the Sth day OF
December, 1914. and OF record in the
office OF the Clerk OF the County
Court of Berkeley County, West Vir-
ginia. In Deed-ofTrust Book No. 8
page 262. and by virtue of the fact
that the said Trustee has been re
quested to make sale of the real es
tate mentioned in said deed-oftrust
by holder of some of the bonds Sc
cured in said deed-of-trust, default
having been made by said Rothwel
and Company in the payment of in
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| terest on said bonds for period OF
more than sixty days, he will ofer
at public auction at the front door
OF the Court House in Martinsburg.
West Virginia. on
SATURDAY the 23rd day Of APRIL,
1921, at ONE THIRTY p. NJ,
all of the following described real
estate.
That certain lot or parcel OF land
isituate In the City Of Martinshurg,
County OF Berkeley, State OF West
| Virginia, known and described as
!. Lot No. IA in RothweltLovett's Ad-
ditionato the City OF Martinsburg.
which lot has y frontage OF 500 feet
on the Cumberland Valley Railroad
and frontage OF GA feet on Fac
tory Street In said Addition, togeth-
er whit all improvements thereon
and appurtenances thereto belong-
ing. as we'll az Its switches, rights
of-way. excepting the right-of-way
conveyed by c. p. Rothwell TO the
Cumberland Valley and Martinsbbrg
Railroad Company. or what is known
as the Distillery Switch. together
with the corner of said lot cut off
by the said switch and lying on the
West side thereof. the whole being
the same real estate conveyed to
Rothwell and Company, corpora
ton, by deed of The Rothwell-I1ov-
EFT Company. corporation. dated
the LIST day of May. 1911. and of rec
ord In the office of tho clerk OF the
County Court Of Berkeley County,
West Virginia. in Deed Book No.
12S. Page 40
Those certain lots or parcels OF
land situate. lying and being In the
City of Martinsburg, County OF
Berkeley State OF West Virginia.
known and described on the plat of
Rothwell-Lovett's Addition To said
City as Lots Nos. 10. IS. as. IS,
SIS. So, 81, 60, II, "a, 10, 81,
81. So, 90. 90. 95. 9s. 100. 122. 1s6,
1876. 1870. 1872. 142, 1a7. las. 149. 1917.
III, Us. l79. 202 and the plat
of said addition is recorded in said
County Clerks Office in Deed Book
No. 80. Page 416, being part Of tAe
SAME real estate conveyed 10 Roth
we'll and Company. corporation, BY
deed of kittje l.. Rothwell, ct H.
dated the 22nd day OF April, 1872.
and Of record in said County Clerl&s
Office in Deed Book No. 1928, rate
IS" III
Said real estate Is improved byHu
large two and three story b|hk
building used and operated by 1&ti.
well and Company as an leo pftht
and cold storage warehouse, ID
also, by a large frame barn. The
lee Plant has capacity OF Him
thirty to thirty-five tons per Wk.
and cold storage capacity OF apppti-
mately $4,000 barrels. and in Ayoi-
ton thereto. ordinary storage calac-
ity OF approximately 5000 BATHS.
and there is a cooper shop conkkkt-
cd with the storage. I'LL
TERMS OF SALE-One-thire bf
the purchase money cash in Hid
on day of sale, balance IN two 6Rhl
payments of one and two yearS Id
ferred payments to be evidenceea ~
the negotiable, promissory notdH bf
the purchaser. bearing interest S&tn
date and the title to be retainept BY
said Trustee until all OF the ib1r.
chase money has been paid. sbA
II H. EMMERTssi
Trust H
/ 331 II wk. 4wks. wi
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-15
3 NOMINATIONS
ARE APPROVED
(Rv lnternatlonaI News servIce.l

Washington, April 1.-THE nomi-
nations OF Col George Harvey as am
bassador to London and Myron r.
Herrick as ambassador to Paris. were
reported favoTably to the Senate to-
day by the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee. The committees action
was taken without record yote,cel
tain Democratic opposition to Mr.,
Harvey's ambassadorship failing to
materialize. The Senate is expected
to confirm both nominations prompt
ly although several Democratic Sen
ators are expected to express their
disapproval of Harvey's appointment
because OF his biting criticisms o.
former President Wilson and his pol
icies.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-15
BANK FUNDS SAVED
BY PlUCKY CASHIER
Kills One. Wounds Two And
Captures Another.
(sy international News servIce.)

Chicago. April 15.-One bandit
was killed. two were wounded and a
fourth captured by officials of the
bank during an attempted robbery
of the Cicerco State bank, in Cicero.
suburb today. Six armed men en-
tered the bank and herded +. b.
Vickowski cashier, and five other
employees into a vault. They then
scooped several thousand dollars
from teller's cage and started TO
leave VickowsH seized a revolver
that was kept in the vault, dashed
after the bandits, sho tone down,
wounded two others and captured a
fourth. The other two escaped. All
of the money was recovered.
Can't Cash Them.
Chicago, April 15.-Checks said to
be worth half million dollars were
stolen today when three armed ban
dts held up an Illinois Central sub
urban train within the city limits OF
Chicago The checks were taken
from three passengers for the Chi
cago clearing house. who were on
their way to "clear" with several
suburban banks. Altho yalueless to
the bandits, the loss of the checks
will cause considerable confusion
and probably some loss to the banks.
One passenger aboard the train was
shot at. but not injured, by the ban
dts.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-15
MEXICAN POLICY
ABOUT READY

Washington. April 15.-The State
Department is moving toward the
formulation of a definite policy with
regards to Mexico George T. Sum
merlin, charge of the American en-
bassv at Mexico City. has been or
dered to Washington for conference
with Secretary of State Hughes and
Under Secretary of State Fletcher
the result of which is expected to be
the formulation CT a Mexican policy
the State Department announced to-
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-15
NOTICE
CUMBERLAND VALLEY AND MAR
TiNSBuRG RAILROAD CO.
and

PENNSfl VANlA hAlLROAp CO.
hereby gives notice that on the Sth
day OF April. 1921. it filed with the
Interstate Commerce Commission
at Washington, its application for
certificate of public convenience
and necessity to lease a line of
railroad in the States of West Vir,
ginia an Virginia.
Pursuant to the requirements OF
the Commission, said application is
now published as follows:
TO THE HONORABLE
THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE
COMMISSION:
Now comes the Cumberland Val
ley and Martinsburg Railroad Com.
pany. a corporation organized and
existing under the laws OF the
States OF Virginia and West Nir.
gnia Hereinafter. for breyity. des.
ignated as the LESSOR, and The
Pennsylvania Railroad Company. a
corporation organized and existing
under the laws OF the State of
Pennsylvania Hereinafter. for brev,
ity, designated as the Lesseel the
full names and postotilce addresses
of said Companies, their respective
presidents. secretaries and counsel
being set forth at the end hereof
and respectfully represent to the
Commission:
The said Lessor for and in consid.
Grafton of the rents, covenants and
agreements mentioned, reserved aud
contained in certain proposed
agreement OF lease to be fully and
faithfully paid. kept and performed
by the said Lessee. desires to grant
demise and lease unto the said
Lessee. for the term of nine hun,
dred and ninety-nine (999) years
from and including the first day OF
July, 1920, the railroad owned and
operated by the Lessor extending
from Powelfs Bend, on the line be.
tween the States OF Maryland and
West Virginia, to Winchester in
the state of Virginia, having q mil
three hundredth (3373) miles, to
gether with all property and facil
tiles connected Herewith.
Aud the Lessee desires to take
and accept said lease upon the
terms, agreements and covenants
therein set forth.
A copy of the proposed lease Is
hereto attached marked Exhibit
"a and made a part OF this peti
ton.
All OF the issued and outstanding
capital stock OF said Lessor Is now
and has been for many years owned
by said Lessee.
The Company mas no bonded In
debtedness and the current assets
will be more than sufficient to sat
isfy current liabilities.
"
The directors and stockholders Of
the Lessor and Lessee Companies
have authorized the proposed least
| and the making and filing of thii
application for the approval OF thu
Commission at meetings regularly
called for the purpose, the meetings
of the directors and stockholders o
the Lessor Company being held a
1 Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, OF
July 3. 1920, and July 10, 1920, re
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RECTOR RESIGNS.

Rev. William Hudson Cumpston
who since the fall of 1919, has been
rector of Christ Protestant Episcopal
Church at Luray, Va. and in charge
of the work at Shenandoah. Ingham
and Pine Grove, last Sunday tender
ed his resignation, effective the 30th
OF this month. 1t is reported that
Mr.. Cumpston has accepted call "a
West Virginia field.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-15
TRIAL In MAY.

The trial of John Kelly, one OF
the alleged bandits who robbed the
Sandy Springs Md. bank. and said
to he the man who shot and killed
Francis NJ Hall0well, one of the Of
ficals, Will be held in Frederick MAJ
2 or 3. He has been removed from
the Toledo Jail to the Baltimore jail.
from where he escaped several
months ago and will be brought to
Frederick fer trial under heavy
guard
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-15
EXECUTORS NOTICE

Having qualified as executor of
the estate OF Bessie l., Miller, de.
ceased, all persons knowing themsel-
yes indebted to this estate, are here
with notified to come forward
promptly and make settlement, and
all persons having claims against
said estate are hereby notified to
present same to me properly authen-
ticated for settlement.
l.. p. MILLER.
p. o. Box 54S, Martinsburg, w. Va.
Executor of the estate of Bessie L..
Miller, deceased.
4 IA II %
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-15
RESIDING CENTRAL PLOT

City workmen today are resodding
dead spots in the grass plot around
the band stand in the Public Square.
The grass being replaced was worn
out by traffic. composed principally
of children. across it.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-15
OPPOSE kU kLUx.

Resolutions urging Governor DAVIS
OF Virginia, to take steps TO prevent
the organization In Virginia OF the
Ku Klux we're made pubic there by
Richmond Chapter OF the United
Daughters Of the Confederacy.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-15
PIGEONS RELEASED.

Even now and then bunch Of
carrier pigeons is received by the
bagga aemaster at the local Balti-
more and Ohio depot, sent here from
WASHINGTON to be liberated
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-15

skLESMEN sideline, Free pocket
! samples. Big seller to restaurants
cafeteries and soda fountains.
commission on recorders. Terri
ltory L. S. outside of New York
City, Brooklyn, Chicago. Standard
WCheck & Menu Co. Room 1901
I461-Sth Ave. New York, n. Y.
III ZS8s
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-15
LEGION MEMORIAL.

The Jackson Perks Post OF the
American Legion, Of Charles Town,
has undertaken to erect memorial
10 the deceased soldiers from JEFF
ferson county in the shape OF com.
mp,nity building. A lot on Main
sheet, one block east of the court
house, has been secured as a site
\fQA the proposed building.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-15
BULL ASSN. TO MEET.

The Berkeley County Jersey Bull
Association will have its monthly
meeting tomorrow afternoon in tho
Office OF County Agent Degen.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-15
HA sWHoopING COUGH.

Mr.. F. Ashbury Chambers is con
fined to his home on Virginia ave
nue. with an attack OF whooping
cough.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-15
STARTS REGISTRY TESTS.

Professor II, c. Henderson, of the
dairy department of the university,
is in the county for few days start
ing advance registry tests for cat
tie. The work will give the cattle
which pass the tests wide recogni-
tion as registered stock 1t is the
first time. it was said this morning,
that the more important tests have
been made in this section.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-15
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN.

Notice is hereby given that JOHN
F. WAGNER and REEVES HILL,
residing in Berkeley County, West
Virginia. will apply to the Circuit
Court of said county on the 26th day
of April, 1921, at the Regular Term
of said Court then and there to be
held, for license to carry revolver
or other pistol under the provisions
of the Act to amend and reenact
Sec. 7, Chapter 14s, Code of West
Virginia. relative to offenses against
the peace.
JOHN F. WAGNER,
REEVES HILL.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-15
WANTED

MEN WANTED-Men TO plant %.
600 apple trees. Apply at once 10
Richards Brothers, Shenandoah
Valley Bank Building. Winchester,
Va. Z-39
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-15

ANTED-Salesman for 5000 mile
guaranteed tires. Guaranteed sal
airy 500 weekly with extra COM
mission Cowan Tire & Rubber Co.
Box 7S4, Chicago, III. q IA
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PAINTS HOME.

Mr. ]. W. Ambrose, OF South Wa
ter street, has had his property at
tractiyely painted.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-15
MEN wANTED-Men who are am
statesmen WANTED.

sell salesboards. en-
tirely new plan, to merchants in
small towns and country. Unre-
stricted territory; commissions
1900 on order. Write for selling
supplies. Novelty Sales Co, Nor
folk. Va. Z-68*
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-15

SAVES YOU MONEY - Put your
eggs down for the winter with wa
ter glass. Pints CSC. quarts, soc.
Get it at Glbert's Drug Store.
Z-l67%
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NOTICE

| hereby notify the public that
will not be responsible for any debts
contracted by my wife, Pearl Gano.
1t pd GILBERT GANO.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-15

WANT D-Painters -Call West End
News Stand. Z7Ss
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WANTED Safety Razor Blades to
res&rpen. Double edge &c; sin
gle zfge &c. Saumss 325 W. Wash.
ing@n Street. Hagerstown, Nd.
~ 40
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Los

toST-Red pig between Warm
n Spring Road and AubuIndale. Re-
turn to D. w Bowers, Spring
Mill. Z66%
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE - Baby buggy, Light
reed; reversible body; storm GOV.
ers. us y. High Win. Phone
256-y-c Z.110%
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-15

PAINTING AND pAPERHANGiNG
Wall paper at reasonable prices.
W. j. Rutherford, 314 W. Stephen
St, Winchester phone. us
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-15

FOR SALE THE MOUNTAIN
VIEW NURSERY CO. Williams
port, Md. offers several thousand
APPLE and PEACH trees for sale.
These trees are in fine dormant
condition and will give best re.
suits. Varieties in apple are Vel
low Transparent. Wealthy. Grimes
Golden, York Imperial. Ben Davis,
Staymans Winesap. Mcintosh,
Rambo, Old WEnesap, n. w. Green
ing, jonathan, Black Ben Davis,
Gano. Maiden Blush, Etc. In peach
we offer Carman, Hiley, Beers
Smock. liberia, Iron Mountain,
Salway. Wonderful. Etc. Kindly
communicate with us at once We
can supply all classes OF Trees
and Vines in both FRUITS and
OREAMBNTAIIS. EVERGRE7''-
and all leading varieties OF shrub
berry in stock. Those sufficiently
near are asked to visit the Nur
sery. Zl0S
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FOR SALE

PATCHING EGGs-Regal Dorcas
White Wyandotts matings direct
from Martin at $500 per setting.
$1,000 per hundred. H. T. Murphy
r. +. d. No. .. Bell phone S30Fl3
Y35"
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-15

FOR RENT-Eight room cottage
one mile from town. also IS acres
for corn. Address 'E" care Jour
nal. Z-49.
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FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Front apartment in the
shenandoah Valley Bank and
Trust Co. building. Apply at bank.
Z22
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FOR RENT-One nicely furnished
bed room on West King street.
Address X" care Of Journal
Z-65s
The St. Johns herald., 1921-06-16

Disarmament of the big nations has the enthusiastic support of the small nations.
The St. Johns herald., 1921-06-16

Very naturally most of the teeth in- serted in preventive laws turn out to be false.
The St. Johns herald., 1921-06-16

Among other things, the ancient art of polishing a whisky glass is being lost.
The St. Johns herald., 1921-06-16

The time of year is at hand when every dog must have a tag as well as day.
The St. Johns herald., 1921-06-16

Dark glasses as a cure for tempera- ment would not work on a prima don na.
The St. Johns herald., 1921-06-16

Every little helps, including a drop of 5.6 per cent in the high cost of living
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-17
DANV|[LE NINE
IS DEFEATED
SchooIfieId, Bi-State Winner,
Wins First Game of Post
Season Series

The opening games of a five game
series between Schoolfield, Bi-state
league champions and the Danville
team. which finished last in the
Piedmont league. was played at the
Scheduled grounds on Wednesday
afternoon. Schoolfeld won the
game, 60.
Rogers, South Amboy twirler, was
touched for eight hits, six of which
were doubles, while the Danville
batters collected three measly safe
ties from the offerings of Lefty"
James. Regain, Worth and Rogers
were held hitless in this game. The
aSecond contest of the series was
for the Schoolfield
the third and fourth for
the Danville field, and the deciding
game will be played on the field de-
cided by the toss of a coin.
The proceeds of these games are
being divided among the players of
the two outfits. The Martinsville
club in the Bi-state league OF which
Bill Flynn and Ray Handerhan per-
formed, finished a game behind the
Schoolfeld combination in the last
half of the Bi-State season.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-17
POLICE PLAY
ELKS OUTFIT
New York Police With Romer
Pitching, Oppose Staten
Island EIkS Tomorrow

Art Romer, star portside hurler of
the Aquehonga nine of T~ottenville,
will do the hurting for the New York
Police Department nine in a game
against the Staten Island Elks dia-
mond combination at Sisco Field,
Port Richmond, tomorrow afternoon.
Romer was recalled to the New York
police ,piAe to aid the latter team in
a number of difficult games sched-
uled for the balance of the season.
The Staten Island Elks, Downey
Shipyard nine, Aquehongas and one
or two other teams from the upper
end Of Staten Island, are in the race
for the diamond championship of
the island. The Downey nine OPP
poses the A~quehongas of Tottenville
on the latter grounds tomorrow aft
o A victory over Romer to-
morrow afternoon will be a big thing
for the Port Richmond combination,
for the big left handler will probably
ppose the Elks again when this
team opposes the Aquehongas on
the T%ottenville grounds in the near
future.
Mayor John F. Hylan. Police Com
missioner Richard +. Enright, and
Deputy Commissioner John M. Shaw
of Richmond borough. will be in at
tendance at Sisco Field tomorrow
afternoon. The New York police are
DESTROYS of registering a win over
the crack Staten Island outfit.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-17
CHOSEN
TEAM PILOT
Will Manage Y. M. H. A. ST..
Team, Rufus Allen, Coach
--Gym. Class

Isaac Levine was chosen manager
of the basketball team to represent
the local Young Mems Hebrew AS
ISOLATION in senior circles during
the coming court season., at a meet
ing held Thursday night. Louis
Daitz was chosen as assistant man.
ager.
Rufus Allen, the we'll known To-
cal basketball, football and baseball
player, and a clever two handed
mitt artist, will coach the Y. NJ. II.
A.. team on the court again this sea
son. Aliens excellent work In
coaching last years team was
mainly responsible for the good
showing made by the associations
representatives He has made sev
eral good basketball players since
taking over the reins as physical d.
rector at the Y. M. H. A.
Manager Levine's team this week
will play on their home court one
night a week with teams in their
class. New equipment and new un-
forms bearing the association col
ors will be purchased. The first
practice of candidates for this
years team will be held in the near
future at the call of Coach Allen.
Gym Class
The first gym class Of the fall
season was held on Thursday night
with Director Allen in charge.