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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-22
kalispell Students Drowned.

SEATTLE, May 19.-Three young
college students, two men and a girl,
were drowned in boat on Washing.
ton lake today. Another young man
barely escaped with the assistance of
friends, who went to the rescue in
sail boat while the squall was raging
on the lake.
The two men were j. F. Goshorn,
son of Robert NJ. Goshorn, editor OF
the kalispell Mont. Inter Lake, aud
a junior at Stanford university, and
Glen Jacqueth, son of a Kalispell
civil engineer and sophomore stud
ent at the same institution. The girl
was Edith Vogt, a junior in the uni
versity Of Washington.
These three, with Eugene White, an.
other Washington university student,
were on the lake in q small canoe,
when a sudden squall came up and
struck them. The canoe filled with
water and sank, leaving the occupants
struggling in the choppy waves.
White almost succeeded in getting
the girl to the canoe, when both the
other men threw their arms around
him and the four sank, White alone
coming up. Three students, in
small sail boat, made q sensational
rescue, picking him up while the boat
was going at a high speed. The
Stanford students were on their way
home, the university having closed
for the year, and were visiting at the
home of Miss Vogt, who was also
from kalispell,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-22

rier's rates on refined oil, at the date
of the petition. from Erie, Kan, to
Joplin, Mo-, 20 miles. and to St.
Louis, 400 miles, were Il cents per
100 pounds. Later the rate from Erie
to Joplin was reduced to Is cents,
which is the rate prevailing from
other oil shipping points in Kansas
to Joplin.
In its decision. the commission says:
1.-THE rate to Joplin, St. Louis and
Kansas City from these producing
points are apparently adjusted with a
view to placing the shippers on ar
eq quitable basis aud affording them ar
equal opportunity on the market"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-22
Burglars Wanted County Funds.

MIssOULA, May 10. - Cracksmen
shattered the door to the treasurer 3
vault of Missoula county at an early
hour this morning, but before they
could secure the money almost within
their reach they were frightened away.
The treasurer's Office, in the court
house, is within IS feet OF the Jail and
the sheriff s Office. The explosion was
heard by the prisoners in the Jail, but
owing to the fact that the deputies
were engaged in arresting several sus.
picious characters elsewhere in town,
nobody in authority knew OF the at
tempted burglary until later.
The burglars used nitro.glycerine,
filling the crevices about the huge
door with soap. The explosive shat.
tered the frame about the door so that
it would have been the work of few
minutes to pry it off and to secure sew.
eral thousands dollars, just inside.
There is no inner safe within the
vault.
1t is supposed that the return OF the
sheritf's deputies, with several prison.
err, frightened the robbers into leav-
Ing their work unfinished. The officers
passed by the windows of the trea-
surer's Office, and when they arrived
a. the Jail the prisoners gave the in
| form alton that an explosion had Oc-
cured few minutes previously. An
iuve5tig alton showed tina the county =
strong box had been blasted, but no
trace was found Of the burglars.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-22
The Rates Were Fair.

WASHINGTON, May l6.-In a deci.
sion rendered today dismissiug the
complaint in the case of Z. H. vii.
hoyt against the Missouri, Kansas x
Texas Railroad company, the inter.
state commerce commission held tha
'to make distance the sole factor iu
determining a reasonable rate would
introduce undue discrimin alton and
create chaotic commercial condi.
tions."
The complainant stated that the car.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-22

of destination. This is specially true
OF coal used by the railroads for fuel
purposes. Coal shipped to a given
point from the mines for q railroad at
rate far below that which . dealer
at that point would have to pay in
freight charges, the commission holds,
is In effect discriminate and that
the railroad must pay the same tariff
a. the individual. The second ruling
relates to the return of estray chip.
ments.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-22

GREAT FALLS, May IS. - Jacob
Gavouder, a miner. was accidentally
shot and seriously il not fatally
wounded while out hunting near Nei.
hart Thursday afternoon. A compan-
ion accidentally discharged shotgun
while within ten feet of Gavonder, and
the ch arge lodged in the latter's back.
He is now ia hospital and his death
may result. He has a wife and child.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1907-05-22
IMPORTANT, IF TRUE.
Spokane Lawyer Says Reclamation
Act Is Unconstitutional.

SPOKANE, May 19.-All reel am alton
OF arid lands by the government, in.
vo!ving tens of thousands of acres
and representing the expenditure OF
$50, ,OO0, 900, will be stopped on pro-
jects where all or the majority of the
land is not owned by the government,
II the suit brought by the Irrig alton
Land 4 Water company, OF Yuma,
Ariz., through its attorneys, Judge
George Turner and Happy & Hind.
man. Of Spokane, is decided in favor
OF the company. The suit was brought
before the United States supreme
court to enjoiu the government from
carrying out the Yuma irrig alton pro.
ject, on the ground that the reclama q.
ton laws are unconstitution al, for the
reason that the constitution does not
empower the government to engage in
reclamation work.
That there is possibility OF this sui.
being decided in favor of the irriga.
tion company is shown by q recent de.
cision of the supreme court in the
Colorado-Kansas case, in which Jus.
tice David Brewer wrote an opinion,
saying that the constitution makes no
provision for reclamation work by
the government, the power resting
with the individual states. The opin.
ion also intimates, according to Hap.
py 4 Hindman, that the government
can not carry on construction work
| relative to reclaim alton unless it owns
all or majority of the land. and
even in this case congress has no
power to override state legislation re.
garding reclamation in general.
On the grounds which are hinted at
by Justice Brewer as being defects OF
the reclamation laws, the }attorneys
for the Arizona company are urging
their case before the supreme court.
The case will not be argued until this
fall, and may not be decided for sew
eral months later, which may enable
the government to complete some of
its projects now under way. Such
projects as are completed will not be
affected by such decision. Probably
the Minidoka project, in southern
Idaho, will be completed before de-
c.sion is rendered by the supreme
court, but the Arizona project, which
has only been started: the North Iaki.
ma project. and others under contem.
plation, could not be carried out.
Both Judge Turner and Cyrus Hap.
pt are in the east bu, w. W. Hind.
man said that he felt confident tina
the reclamation act will be declared
unconstitutional.
~ have made a careful study of the
laws" said Mr.. Hindman, "aud We
are ba-ing our suit wholly on these
grounds. No power or authority il
given the government by the constitu
tion to reclaim arid lands. 1t i.
specifically empowered TO buil(
navies, improve harbors and carr!
on other kinds of public works, bu
reclamation is not included anon,
them, either specific ally or in genera
terms.
1--WE do not claim that the govern
ment is prohibited from reclamation
work on land which it wholly owns,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-26
COURT
Continues to Grind Out the Crisis
of Justice Between Man
And Man.

In circnit court Thursday the
civil suit. of Meigs shinn against
the Lumberport Development Com
pany occupied most of the day.
The jury in the ejectment suit OF
S. G. Monroe against Frank Caval-
la. on appeal, found for the defend
ant.
= juror was withdrawn in the
suit of the Stout Lumber Company
against G. c. Sounthern and an or
der of non-suit was entered.
A jury awarded the Salem Term
inal Traction Company damages to
the amount of $1.23S.5O against
John T. McGraw
Non-suit was entered in the suit
of William E. Tate against A. NJ.
T. Cunningham.
Demurrer was sustained in the
suit of Viola Toothman against Sid
Wright and leave was given to file
an amended declaration.
An order of dismissal was enter
ed in the suit of Joseph Kearney
against the Wells & Kearney Co.
Accounts of sets-off were filed in
the suit of Waren-Ehret Co. against
Elliott & winchell.
The suit of James Supler against
James S. Criss was dismissed.
Issued was joined in the suit Of
Sarah c. Lang against Mollie A.
Nusbaum
Sale was ordered in the SUIT of
William Blair against the Monarch
Oil Company.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-26
DEATH ANGEL
Aged Lady at Good Hope to Her
Reward In Heaven After
Long Life.

The death of Mrs. Phoebe Yerkey,
relict of the late Enoch NJ. Yerkey.
took place Wednesday evening at Z
o'clock at the old Yerkey homestead
on Isaac's creek, near Good Hope,
and was caused by a complication
of diseases. She was about rs
years of age.
The only surviving son is Harper
Yerkey at home. The daughters
are Savannah, wife of John Bailey,
of Freeman's Creek; Adaline, wife
George B. Killingsworth. of Ritchie
county. and Virginia, wife of George
W. Caynor, of Good Hope.
Mrs. Yerkey was member Of the
Methodist Episcopal church more
than fifty years and most exemp-
larry woman.
The funeral will be held Friday
forenoon at her late residence and
interment will be at the Masonic
cemetery at Good Hope.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-26
CONVENTION
OF the Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society is to Be Held at
Fairmont.

The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society of the ClarksDurg district
will hold its second annual conven-
ton in the Fairmont Methodist
Episcopal church tonight and to-
morrow. The convention will open
with reception to missionaries and
delegates. The following program
will be observed tomorrow:
Morning, . O'Clock.
Devotional
Roll call.
Appointment OF committees.
Round table: /. How our Mis-
sionaries Work; q The necessity of
keeping every pledge; 3. What the
Standard Bearers are doing; Little
Light Bearers, Kings Heralds; a.
me value of the mite box; 5. Thank
Offering.
Music.
A paper, Mrs. William Fisher.
Silent Hour, Mrs. A. G. Ross.
Afternoon, 2 O'Clock.
Devotional.
RSpOTC OF AuN1llaFleS, LltLle Light
Bearers, Kings Heralds, Young La
dies Societies.
Solo.
Discussion.
Our Motto:- Saved for Service"
What can be done for the child
rem?
For the circulation of the w. n.
Friend?
How to make an ideal meeting a
reality,
Song. Voices from over the Sea, {"
Mrs. B. L. Morgan.
Address. Miss Lenora Seeds.
Collection.
Friday Evening, 7:so.
Devotional.
Solo, Mrs. Edgar Hall.
Address Japanese Womanhood
from Infancy to Old Age" Illus
trated. Miss Mabel Seeds.
Quartette.
Offering. doxology. benediction.
Mrs. Amos Payne, of this city, is
second vice-president.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-26
CUBAN PLOTTERS
DECEIVE WORLD
BY Sending Fictitious Message That
Merchants at Havana Had
Held Meeting.
rBy Associated Prosa.i

NEW YORK. Sept. 2s-cuban
conspirators. whose plot to over
throw the provisional government
was th%arted by Governor Magoon
in Havana. attempted apparently to
use the New York World to further
their design. An unsigned cable
message was received by that paper
several hours before the news of the
plot became public, stating that a
meeting of prominent merchants of
Havana had been held Monday night
and resolution adopted to inform
the World of the true state of Cuban
affairs.
The message then said there would
be. general uprising today and to-
morrow. An inquiry as to the
identity of the sender of the message
disclosed that It was signed by a
fictitious name of a merchants as
sociation- No meeting Of merchants
of any sort in Havana could be
learned of.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-26
MISSIONARIES STOP HERE.

Miss Carrie Barge, field secretary
of the Woman's. Home Missionary
Society of the Methodist Episcopal
church. was guest at the home of
the Rev. and Mrs. S. X. Arbuthnot
Thursday She is on her way from
her headquarters at Cincinnati to
Sutton where she will hold meet
ing in the interests OF the society,
Misses Lenora and Mabel Seeds,
missionaries to Japan, were also the
guests of the Rev. and Mrs. Arbuth-
not Thursday. They are on their
way to Fairmont to attend the
Clarksburg district meeting of the
wOman's Foreign Missionary Society
of the NJ E. church.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-26

world wide circulation, and has spent
many years in this work, and in de-
livering lectures before Merchants
Associations in all the principal
cities of the United States. He
comes here direct from Chicago.
where he has this week delivered an
address before the Retail jewellers
Association of that city. AS. Mr..
Pilkington has devoted many years
to a careful study of this question it
hehooves every retail merchant in
the city to be present and hear him,
and to see that each and every clerk
is present also.
Remember, Friday evening, Sept.
81, at 7:3O o'clock. in the Waldo
hotel assembly room.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-26
UNWILLING
)
or the Monument Must Yet Be Pro-
vided For With Money From
the People. M

The soldiers monument in the
court house yard has now been erect
ed and the Grand Army ladies are
very busy at this time collecting the
funds subscribed. The funds thus
far promised are just enough to pay
for the monument and at least three
hundred dollars are needed to de-
fray the expenses OF the unveillng
ceremonies which will be held IN the
near future. A very prominent local
speaker will be on the program and
another of national repute. The
day promises to be big event in
Clarksburg and there should. be no
lack of funds to make itone to be
proud of. Contributions should be
sent to Mrs. C. C. Ridenour in the
Stealey addition at once.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-26

say are pensroneo DO you know
John Augustine Smith 1t is so
easy for these people I suppose
that Augustine came from the Go
Washington Bro Augustine I am
growing so liberal 1 would not be-
lieve some people on oath and they
occupy high Places"
A Middle Aged Man.
The stranger is a we'll dressed
ma about 40 years old, with dark
hair, sandy moustache and weighs
probably 175 or $50 pounds. He
was attired in a neat business suit
of clothing consisting of light
trousers, a black coat and a derby
hat. While he talked his eyes had
queer expression, somewhat like
one who had been drugged with
dope. One of the letters received
here was written from No. 200 Ely
sian avenue, Pittsburg, according to
the letter.
Efforts to locate the strange act
ing visitor throughout the afternoon
proved futile.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-26
STOGIE CLUB
Organizes For Sociability and to Pro.
mote Old Plantation and Ger
tain Other Stogies.

The r. X. Old Plantation Club is
one of the latest social and busi-
ness organizations here, sociability
among its members and the promot-
ing of the famous Old Plantation and
certain other stogies being its OBJ
jects. officers have been elected as
follows:
Charles Mcmillan, president.
Carl Mcmillan, vice president.
James Post. second vice president.
Fred Powell, treasurer.
willis Caywood, secretary.
Besides the officers the member
ship includes William Campbell and
Hubert Mcmillan.
The. club will have regular meet
ings quite frequently.
The club will have dining room
in the factory. where all the en-
ployes will eat, the men providing
the food and the girls in the factory
cooking and serving 1t. Sometime
the coming week smoker will be
given at the factory for the pro-
prietors and others.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-26
WINDOW GLASS MEN
VOTE ON COMMITTEE
As to Whether It shall Undertake
to Adjust the Wage Scale. go
Differences.
ALL FACTORIES TAKE VOTE
Action is Authorized at Meeting Of
Wage Scale Committee and OF
ticial Executive BOard.

The glass workers of the several
local window glass factories are
holding meetings this afternoon, as
is being done all over the country,
for the purpose OF voting on an inn
portant proposition in the present
trouble over the wage scale and the
refusal OF the operators OF the fac
tories to start the factories.
At the convention of the Amalga-
mated Association in Detroit the last
summer wage committee was ap-
pointed. This committee met the
executive officers of the association
at Cleveland last Saturday and at a
conference decided that a vote
should be taken by the glass work
ers on the question of permitting the
wage committee to make overtures
and adjust the trouble so that the
factories may start The vote Is be-
ing taken this afternoon on that
proposition.
The Lafayette factory. which is I
cooperative concern, intended to be-
gin operations night before last, but
owing to mishap the start was de-
layed. 1t hopes to start tomorrow
night. Sixteen shops will be run
and the wage scale as fixed by the as
sociation will be paid.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-26
FUNERAL or GoFF srARkEY

The body Of Con starkey. the
young man who died in local hos
pital Tuesday night of injuries re-
ceived when he was struck by Il
trolley car on the Fairmont-Clarks-
burg interurban line near Erie sta
tion a week before, was taken to
Rinehart on the Short Line train
Thursday morning and from there i:
was taken to the home of his father
G. w. Starkey, at Archer. The fu-
neral took place in the afternoon
with burial in funeral near the
Starkey home.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-26
SALEM COMPANY
Gets n Charter From the Secretary
of state to Do Mercan-
tile Business.

The Salem Supply Company, with
principal offices at Salem, has been
chartered. The objects are to con-
duct general mercantile business,
to buy and sell real estate. as viii
be necessary in conducting said busi-
ness. Capital stock. $1,000; par
value, $25. Incorporators: C. s..
Ross, R. S. startzman, W. A. Car
penter, E. H. Canan and T. B. Gil
bert. all of Salem.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-26
Queer Talking Man Calls on SmitI
WILL SPEAK
OF TRADE
W. p. PiIlington, Editor and Lectur-
err, VIII Talk to Local Bust
ness Men at Waldo.

W. P. Pilkington. OF Des Moines,
la. viii address the Retail Mer-
chants Association, of Clarksburg.
Friday evening at 1890 o'clock, at
the Waldo assembly room, on THE
Retailing of Merchandise a Science. .
All retail merchants and their clerks
are especially Invited. The admfs-
sion will he free.
Mr.. Pilkington is editor OF the
Merchants Trade Journal. OF Des
Moines, Ia. a paper which has
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-26

WILL RACE
At the Old Fair Here Next Week
and BE One of the Special
Features.


The old fair next week will have
the best specialties in the history of
the society and will outdo any fair in
the central part of the State along
such lines. not mentioning the other
great features of the fair
There will be balloon ascension
daily. This feature will be witness
ed by thousands of people every day
with considerable apprehension for
the safety of the. aerial flyer, as there
have been a number of horrifying
accidents to baloonists this year, but
all hope for the safety of those who
will perform here next week such
daring ascensions.
Then there will be the high dive.
which people behold with such great
astonishment over the recklessness
of the performers and seeming in
difference to their safety of limb and
life. This will take place twice
ever yday of the fair.
But, that is not all as the much
and long talked of ostEich races are
to take place this year. President
Denham has received the guarantee
that five race ostriches will perform
on the track here during the fair.
They are to come from Tampa. Fla.
by express and will perform every
day of the fair.
Besides, there are to be three big
bands. The srvics of tn gratrneee
bands. The services of the greater
Fairmont band, the greater North
view band and the carnival band
have been secured. So, there will
be an immense amount of good
music all the time.
Nor should the big carnival be
overlooked. This consists of a
number of excellent shows. clean in
their nature and well worth seeing
several times.
An expert turfman has had the
supervision of preparing the track
for the races next week, and he says
the track is in the best condition it
has been for twenty years.
The grounds are also undergoing
some finishing touches now for the
big home coming week and will be
in finest shape for the big fair.
The weather promises to be ideal
and with it will come the multitudes
from all directions to participate in
this great annual reunion OF the peo-
pie
Secretary HeSs of the society to-
day received the following letter
from w. W. Ford, manager of the
Tampa ostrich farm:
II played at Louisville last week
and am on the way to Point Pleas
ant, w. Va. SO as to be near enough
to Clarksburg to make a quick
jump there. Will leave Point Pleas
ant either Friday night or Saturday
morning for Clarksburg, where we
should be Saturday night or Sunday
morning"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-26
DEDICATION
OF New Baptist Church at Mt. Olive
Will BE Held October %.

The new house of worship of the
Mt. Olive Baptist church in Dodd-
ridge county near Salem, will be
dedicated Sunday. October 81. The
Rev. NJ. A. Summers, general mis-
sionary of the denomination, will
preach the dedicatory sermon. All
friends of the Lords work in Mt.
Olive and vicinity are cordially In
-vited to be present An all day SER
vile is being arranged for with din
ner on the grounds. The Rev. c.
E. Sheets is the pastor OF the
church.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-26
Y. P. s. c. E. MEETING.

A topic OF unusual practical i'm
Dortance will be considered by the
Christian Endeavorers of the Bap-
tist church on Friday night. Cities
are the test of the Republic. and the
topic Is. Religious Progress in Our
Cities" Jonah 3:1-1o. Leader. Mr.
S. F. Reed The meeting begins at
1:15 o'clock and you are cordially
invited to join in discussing this
subject.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-26
OIL NOTES.

In the Wallace district. this coun-
ty. the South Penn OIL Co. has drill
ed its No. on the T. J. Harbert
farm into the Gordon and has shut
down to move back the boiler. In
the same district. ]. H. McDermott
& Company are drilling in the stray
sand at their No. 2 on the /. N. Har-
bert farm.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-26
Welded SARAH ANN LEGG.

Morgan Gregory. who lives a few
miles up Back Fork, recently hied
himself to the county of Clay in
search of wife. While there he
met aud so ardently wooed the no.
torious Mrs. Sarah Ann Legg that
one day last week he returned home
with her as his wife.-Enterprise
Echo.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-26
BURIED ON HACKERS. CREEK

The body of Samuel Lawman. who
died at his home in the Stealey ad-
ditIon Tuesday afternoon, was taken
to Jane Lew Thursday morning ano
from there to Pleasant Grove church
on Hackers Creek, where the funer-
al and burial was held In the after
noon.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-26
RoBs JEwELRY STORE.

A burglar broke the plate glass
window in the front of A. E. Hayes
jewelry store 'ln Morgantown Tues
day and got away with two watches,
four watch cases and ring. con-
tanning diamond chip. The jewel
ry stolen is valued at $75 and the
window was worth $50.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-26
WEBB APPOINTED.

The representative for the Smith
Premier Typewriter Co.. ]. A. Webb.
of this city, has been appointed man
ager of the Wheeling oftice for the
company to take charge Oct. 1. but
Mr.. Webb will continue to call
Clarksburg his home.