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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-31
SORRY YET JOYFUL.
Burns Mother While Downcast over
Defeat, Happy if it Causes
Retirement.

Preston, Ont, Dec. 27.-There is
one person in Preston, the town in
which Tommy Burns was born, who
is mingling tears with rejoicing to-
day over the outcome of the great
fight for the heavyweight champion
ship of the world at Sydney, N. 8. w.
This person is none other than Mrs.
Brusso, mother of the fighter who lost
his title to Jack Johnson.
Noah Brusso, the real name of the
man who fought under the name of
Tommy Burns, was born in Preston,
and his mother has been a resident OF
this city for more than fifty years.
He played with local lacrosse teams
here as a lad and was considered a
promising athlete in his younger days.
Mrs. Brusso declared yesterday she
was confident her son would win, but
tonight she says she is almost glad
he has lost, as 1t may mean the end
of his career in the fighting game.
OF course, she was sorry her son was
not victorious, but the thought her
son would quit the boxing business
seemed to be uppermost In her mind.
Noah has always been good
son." said Mrs. Brusso. Ever since
he was a child he has been able to
take care of himself, and | think
there must have been some trick
about his being defeated at Sydney.
But if 1t is true he was defeated am
almost glad of it, for we will have
him with us all of the time now, per-
haps"
Mrs. Brusso says her sons wife is
with him in Australia.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-31
BIC FUND
In Hands of California
Outlaw League
To Fight
ORGANIZED BASEBALL

ALI the efforts of Ban Johnson and
Harry Pulliam, presidents of the Amer
lean and National Leagues, respec-
lively, to bring the alleged California
Outlaw League into the field of organ
lied baseball, have proven futile and
have ended in a failure. 1t seems
that the Pacific State League had a
good sized scrap of their own on when
the peace ENJOYS arrived upon the
scene and despite the eloquence of
Presidents Johnson and Pulliam there
was nothing doing in the way of sign
ing a treaty Of peace.
1t Is reported that the California
State Leaguers have a fund of $780,
000 back of them, subscribed by the
big business men of the state, TO fight
organized baseball. In that case 1t
will be impossible to gather them into
the fold until the money In the fund
has been spent and even then II is
very doubtful whether they will come,
for the very fact that they arc fight
ing the alleged trust is enough to draw
the fans and baseball enthusiasts to
their side.
Plans are now under way to place
opposition teams by the Coast League
In some Of the State LeagIs towns
and II they do the State League will
retaiiate by putting clubs in the Coast
Leagues'e cities-that Is where they
are located at present. The Coast
League will nave the assistance Of or
ganized ball In a way-such as SYM
Dathy and possibly The loan OF few
players cheap-but that will be the
extent OF the help.
There are at the present writing
over thirty minor leagues In the coup-
try and by taxing each one say from
800 TO $500 or more, according to
grade. they could help the Coast
League greatly, but the chances are
they won't. Il will be a fight to q
finish between the Coast and state
Leagues IN California and the State
League will have the advantage IN
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-31
AKRON GAS CASE IS TAKEN UP.

Akron, o., Dec. 27-In circuit court
in Cleveland Tuesday, Jan. s, the
case involving the right of the East
Ohio Gas Co. to remove its pipe
and mains from this city because of
the councils fixing the price too l.
to suit the company will be heard on
appeal from common pleas court
where the gas company lost.
The company is under permanent
injunction restraining it from with
drawing from this city.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-31
CUPID WINS LONG RACE.

Akron, O., Dec. 27-Though lovers
in their youth, it was not until last
night, after reaching an advanced age
that Edmund Thomas of Newton
Falls and Mrs. Mary Collins of Ak
ron, superintendent of the Second
Baptist Sunday school, became hus-
band and wife.
A rival of Thomas years ago won
the hand of the girl, who at that
time became Mrs. Collins. The ac-
quaintance between the woman and
rejected suitor grew cold and they
lost track of each other.
Last October, when Thomas came
here to attend the Summit county
fair, the two met by accident. The
marriage tells the rest Of the story.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-31
CENTRAL LEAGUE RooTERs TO
BE HARD ON THE uMPlRES.

The Central league should have
trouble in signing up umpires next
summer. Bottle throwing during a
ball game has been upheld by the
courts out there, and Edward Parks,
who threw a bottle at the opening
baseball game of the league season
in Grand Rapids last May and killed
Willie Haverkamp, small bay, was
Saturday found not guilty of man.
slaughter by jury in the superior
court Parks, it is alleged, threw a
bottle and struck the Haverkamp
lad, who was an innocent occupant
of the bleachers.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-31
Basket Ball on Wednesday,

St. Peters Athletic club will play
league games on Wednesday evening
instead Of Thursday. Rexalls will
play Marsino Colts; Athletics VS.. Tel
lings. The next regular meeting will
be Sunday af.erroCh, January 8. All
members are requested to attend as
election az Officers will lake place and
arrangements are to be made for a
banquet on their first anniversary
The past year has been a very sue
cessful one
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-31
Local Notice.

State Of Ohio, Stark County, q. g.; In
Court Of Common Pleas
lillian Reed. PIaintiff, vs. Walter REED.
Defendant No f933s
The defendant, Walter Reed, whose
place Of residence IL unknown. will take
kOtice that the plaintIn. Lillian Reed.
fled her petition IN the Court OF Common
Pleas. Stark County, ana State Of Ohio,
on the 22nd day Of October, 1893, and be-
yorce from the defendant on the ground
Of wiiifw absence and gross neglect ol
duty, ana that said cause will b f0r
hearing on and after the First day a
February. 1909.
LILLIAN RuBD.
Sy Piero and Mills, her AttornsyA
December 10 leos.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-31

The U. S. Government in its "Pure
Food Law" does not Endorse" or guar
antee" any preparation, as some manu-
facturers in their advertisements would
make II appear. In the case of medicines
the law provides that certain drugs
shall be mentioned on the labels, If they
are ingredients of the preparations. Ely's
Cream Balm the well known family rem
edy for cold in the head. hay fever and
nasal catarrh, doesn't contain single
injurious drug, so the makers have simp-
ly to print the fact that It complies fully
with all the requirements OF the law.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-31
Arrested for Murder.

Colorado Springs, Col, Dec. 27--
Mrs, Josephine Atkins and her
daughter, Theodore, aged Is, are un-
der arrest, charged with attempted
murder as a result of the shooting
yesterday of formers husband, Vel
verton Atkins, aged 80. A warrant
was his third wife. Atkins is still
living.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-31
Legal Notice.

State of Ohio. Stark County, sss In
Court OF Common PleaR.
Mary Adams, Plaintiff, VS.. Claud q.
Adams. Defendant No, 1881. Notice
for Publication.
The defendant, Claud C. Adams, who
resides in the City or Chicago, Cook
County, Illinois, will TAXA notice that
the plaintiff Mary Adams hled her De-
titioh In the Court of Common Pleas
of Stark County, being cause No. 1881,
praying for u DIVORCE from the defendant
and extrsmS cruelty. and that said causa
win be for hearing on and after January
18th, 1900.
wAt: J. PIERo. Hsr Attorney.
December 10th, 1908
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-31
CENTRAL WILL co AFTER
STAR PLAYERS

Toledo, o., Dec. 27-President Car
son, of the Central Baseball league,
declared today that his league will go
after the big league star players and
will also place teams in the Ameri-
can association circuit If war is the
result Of the m Getting of the National
Baseball commission and represent
atives of minor leagues with the
American and Eastern league mag
mates January 4th.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-31
BASKETBALL

At the Y. M. c. A. Saturday night.
in the Walter H. Double League the
Agates easily defeated the Emeralds
by the score of 38 to 18. The con-
test was almost featureIess, there be-
ing no plays OF the sensational order
to mark the game. Owing to the
inability of number of the players
Of the teams scheduled to play in the
Klein & Heffelman League, to be on
hand, the contest had to be postponed.
Following is the lineup and summary
of the Emerald-Agate contest:
ARates FmeraldR
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-31
JEFF OFFERED $4,000
To FIGHT JOHNSON

Sydney, Australia, Dec. 27.-Promo-
ter Mcintosh leaves January Q, Will
offer Jeffries $4,000 If he will meet
Johnson at Los Angeles. When shown
cable Jeffries said: I'm through
with the game forever. VIII never
fight again"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-31
MASS MEETINGS
WILL PROTEST

New York, Dec 27.-Centra1 FEEDER
ed Union this afternoon starts gi-
gantic movement against the impris-
onment of Gompers. Mass meetings
throughout the country will protest to
Roosevelt.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-31
Tua Crew Drowned.

Frankfort, Mich, Dec. 27--Tug
Rhine crashed against pier in ter
rife gale last night Entire crew of
four men drowned. Harvey Hanrath.
Charles Kirby, Julius Dorry, Gus
Strauble. The bodies were not re-
covered. All were married but Han
rath.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-31
Not 10 be a Nurse.

Washington, Dec. 27.-AbsoluteIy
no truth in the report that Katherine
Ellkins is going to be a trained nurse
at the National Homeopathic hospital,
originated by her calling there to see
sick friend.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-31
D on HOLIDAY ~
D.0U. EXCURSIONS IL d
NEW YEARS DATES
Dec. 81, Jan. l, to return 4th.
@. P. A. Territory.
NOTICE.

The Stark County Board OF School Ex-
nation OF Applicants for teachers
certificates on the frst Saturday OF eaca
month High school lists will be given a.
each examination. Applicants for special
ten days before the examination.
h.XaInlna tons of pupils under section
aO2S, II. g., will be held on the third
day OF May.
Applicants should be present not later
than S:15 In the morning. They should
provide themselves with penholders and
pens. The Board will furnish inK and
paper.
Ali examinations will be held In ha
Canton high school building,
T. ]. TEEPLE. Pres, Massillon.
CARL H. MEYER, Canton.
JNO. H. F0CHT, Clerk.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-31

one way--its mileage is not nearly SO
great as the Coast League e--conse-
quently its expenses Will not be so
heavy. ~ M q
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-31

Officer and Ten Men Killed In Riot.
Annoy, Dec. 27.-Natives at Tunn Or
dered today to cease planting opium
poppies. They refused and riot fol-
lowed. One officer and ten men kill
ed. More troops sent
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-31
over Score Of Witnesses for Halns.

New York, Dec. 27.-Defense in
Thornton Hains case will call from
twenty to twenty-five witnesses.
Among them will be General and Mrs.
Hams, medical experts and two men,
the names as yet unknown who were
witnesses of the tragedy. Thornton
will be the last witness according
to present program.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-31
Eneralds.

NIGIu BUdI5-f' I1dWTtlU6 T. w. LdW-
renee l, Lefkoyits 4, Smith 1, Crum Q,
Howells 1. Turnbull s, F. Day 6, Swain
!. Points from foul line-F. Lawrence
1, Lefkovits, /, F. Day /. Fouls-F.
Lawrence 2, LefkoYits 8, Smith /,
Howells 1, Turnbull 2, r. Day /.
The standing of the teams:
WALTER H. DEUBLE LEAGUE.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-31
urday's results-Y's 13, AS 10; C's IL
MS 5.
The standing of the teams:
HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE.

In the Grammar School League:
Saturdays results-Cincinnati 8, st.
Louis z; Chicago 4, Boston 0.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL, LEAGUE.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-31

Cuyahoga Falls-Rev. ]. H. Lum-
ley, of Duluth, Mimi, has been called
to the pastorate Of the Congregation
al church here He will succeed Rev.
A. e. Woodruff.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-31
To Capture Live Animals for Zoo.

TO Capture Live Animals for Zoo.
Washington, Dec. 27--On his Afri-
can trip President Roosevelt will try
and capture a number of animals
alive TO send TO the Washington zoo.
A list Of animals needed will be
furnished the president.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-31
A Reliable
Remedy
Cream Balm

N'eNt
Gives Relief al 0nce.
II cleanses, soothes,
heals and protects
the diseased men,
brane resulting from
Catarrh and drives
away a Cold In the
Head quickly. Re-
stores the Senses Of
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-31

Marines Leave New Years.
Havana, Dec. H.-Nine hundred U.
s. marines leave for home January 1.
Others follow as rapidly as possible.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-31
Patents Issued.

Patents have been issued to F. u.
Kohler, assignor to Reinhart Varie-
ties Co., Canton, embroidery hoop,
and A, d. Zumstein and H. R
Schmidt, Canton, bottle holder.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-31

Beef Trust Case Begins Today.
Chicago, Dec. 27-Twenty witness
ses with documents from @. b. & @.
railroad and Morris & Co. will be
ready In the morning when prosecu-
ton against the beef trust begins.
Testimony will take two days.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-31
CATARRH


gistJ or by mail. In liquid form, 76 cents.
Ely Brothers, So Warren Street. New York
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-31
RALTER H. DEUBLE LRAGuE.
KLEIN g HEFFELMAN I.FAGuE

q the HIgh sehO0I Leagus: sat-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-31

Talent coupled with earnest, ener-
getic work, is the keynote of the sue
cess of VIII Clawson, the Salt Lake
artist. who has returned TO his native
town TO execute an order from the
state for a portrait of its first govern
or. Heber NJ. Wells. The portrait is
progressing from day TO day, for Mr..
Clawsons work is not done at the be-
hest OF inspiration alone, but is as
much matter of energy as is the
work of any toiler
Only a few strokes so far have out
lined the portrait that is To be, but al
ready those who have looked on il can
see the characteristics of the subject.
and within a short space il will hang
in the halls of state, a monument as
much TO the one of Utah's favored
sons as to the other. Nor will il be
by any means the first of the works
OF Mr.. ClawsOn 10 find an official resi-
dence here. Seven of the mayors of
the city in years past have been paint
ed by this artist, and the portraits are
hanging in the council rooms now. The
chief men who have figured in the af-
fairs of the Deseret = National bank
since its foundation have all been
painted by him and are hung on the
walls OF that institution.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-31

1t is. however, away from here, IN
the coast, that Mr.. Clawsons fame has
grown to its greatest proportions, for
in San Francisco, where for ten years
he was a leading portrait painter, and
in Les Angeles. where he now makes
his home, ne is even better known than
he is here. In the former city his stu
do was a center of art till the day of
the great fire. when paintings of liter
ally countless value were destroyed
within a few hours, many of which
had not even been preserved in photo
form. Besides this loss something like
$50 photOgra phs of portraits already
delivered were burned. copies of which
have been difficult to obtain.
Mr. CiawsOn has been fittingly called
the Sargent of the west. His style is
peculiarly adapted to portrait work,
and in il he has made his most signal
successes. Tie above group shows a
few of his noted paintings. that of his
father, Bishop Clawson, painted some
years ago, being easily recognizable
By acquaintances here. The two chill
dren are a brother and sister, whose
pictures were completed while tioy
Were guests at California hotel. The
picture of Henry E. HUNTINGTON is said
to be a marvellous likeness Of that
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-31

well-known man, and two copies of il
have been completed, one for the sub
ject himself and one for the Jonathan
club of Los Angeles, The beautiful
picture called The Woman in Red, -
which is one of Mr.. Clawson's most
admired works, is an idealized picture
not a pOrtrait-for which d girl who
was a noted belle i'm Salt Lake and
San Francisco posed.
cisco fire was considered San Francis
co.'s loss as well, for his work was so
well known and so highly valued there
that besides the intrinsic loss the loss
to the world of art, especially i'm the
west, was severe one.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-31
- - - REMOVES
-. -. 0eBL0OD HUMORS

Itching dshguing erupion rshes bo we'll pimples
irritating
blood These acids and
infected being constantly thrown through
the skim and the flesh famed diseased unsgh
don Nothing applied externally change the condition the blood
the outflow of these burning acids only constitutional treatment
do this Washes salves lotions reach the humoden
blood and useless except for the temporary comfort
The
be effected a
laon 1t completely eradates of mpuy restotes
vital fluid to its natural healthy adead blood
OF matter skin
shes with Misunderstanding properties and then the eupOn and
the medical
advice free THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA, GA.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-31

sen. Farley Poulsen, ]. NJ. Lauritzen, c.
2. Christensen. A. G. Young. Fred l..
Nielsen, VIM. T. OrrOck. Clarence Miller.
John Hood; Monroe-Peter NJ. Lundgren,
Hans Goldbransen, Nephi II. Nielsen, Luz
clan Winget w. 5. SWindle; Elsinore-
Thomas Nielsen, l.. G. Kirkman. Christian
CanutesOn; Joseph-Thomas B. Parker;
Redmond. F. p. J. Smith; Koosharem-
John Nielsen. Frans Peterson; Salina-E.
w. Crane, w. c. Murphy Glenwood-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-31
"~ This is the Way to
Keep Well without Cascarets

Live outdoors. and let your work be
exercise. Else walk ten miles day.
Eat little meat. no white bread, no rich
pastries. Eat many green vege-
tables, plenty of fruit, and bread
made of whole wheat
Do that, and you'll have little need of
laxative while you keep young.
But when you grow old, and the bowels
become less active, you will need
this help anyway.
Cascarets are for those who live indoors,
who eat rich foods, who eat and
drink too much.
This vegetable laxative does for them
exactly what proper living would do.
Itcauses no irritation, as pill cathartics,
salts and castor oil do. Its action is
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-31
EXCURSION TO OGDEN

Today via Oregon Short Line. Round
trip sl.00. Trains at 7:10 and $3.50 a
m. and l. 4 and els p. m, returning
leave Ogden 2:05. $40, 800. $40. ana
special at 1918 D. m
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-31
SEWER COUNTY JURORS.
List of Those Drawn to Serve at ths
June Term of Court.

Richfield, May 2s.-The jury list for the
June term of the district court of Sewer
county, TO be held in Riehfield. was
drawn on Tuesday by County Clerk
Magleby, Deputy Treasurer Mary Clark
and County Attorney Jorgensen as direct
ed by law. The names drawn are as fol-
lows: Richfield-N. c. Christensen. Ar
thur Henrie, ]. L Enee. A =. RaSmusS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-31

Here are reproduced a few
of the Iife-Iike portraits paint
ed by viii CIawSOn, the Salt
Lake artist who has achieved
enduring fame on the Pacific
coast, He is now in Salt Lake
to paint a portrait of Heber M,
Wells first governor of the
state of Utah.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-31

Isaac S. Hansen; Venice, NJ. S. Roundy;
Annabella-W. II. Spafford
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-31

just as natural-just as gentle-as
the action of laxative foods.
So choose your own way.
Give Nature the aid of proper food and
exercise, else the help of Cascarets.
One way serves as well as the other. But
some way is essential. For one can
not keep well unless the bowels move
freely once every day.
Cascarets are candy tablets. They are sold
By all druggists. but never In bulk Be sure to
get the genuine. with CCC on every tablet.
The box is marked like this:
(0OS0NRAQ
The vest-Iocket box is 10 cents.
The month-treatment box 50 cents.
1000. 600 boxes sold annually. 90
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-20
DEAD MAN WANTED.
Man Charged of Murder Committed
% Years Ago.

i KLAMATH FALLS, Or, June l9
The case OF ]. Fritz Moritz for
murder was called this week, as it
always is at each recurring session OF
the circuit court for klamath county,
though the homicide occurred %
years ago on Sprague river, in this
county, and it is regarded as certain
that Moritz died some years ago in
his native land, Germany. Moritz was
an elderly bachelor, who owned fine
stock ranch on Sprague River, and
had it well stocked. He was known
as man OF fiery temper, which had
caused him world Of trouble, so
that he was often in hot water with his
neighbors. In one alteration with
one OF the notorious Brown brothers,
who were themselves regarded as
dangerus men, and had figured in sew
eral homicide cases in the early days,
Fritz was shot, but the wound was
not very .serious and he soon recov-
cred.
His ranch was not far from the res
eryation, and his fiery temper led to
occasional trouble with the Indians,
though he employed them occasional
ly on the place. One day he quarrel
ID with Peter Showcase, a welI-known
young Modoc, who was a scout dur
ing the Modoc war, and refused to
pay Peter what the latter claimed was
due him for work This resulted in
an alteration, during which the Mo
dom struck Moritz, knocking him
down Moritz sprang to his feet and
ran to his house. The Indian, realiz-
ing that the man was going for his
gun, sprang onto his horse and under
took to escape, but had gotten only
SO yards away when Moritz fred at
him with heavy revolver, killing him
He was arrested without
delay, was brought before a magis-
trate and was placed under a 10000
bond to appear for trial at the circuit
court, but put up his property as Sc
curity for the amount Of the bond,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-20

I. D. Crothers, OF Hartford, Conn.
Today's program was in charge OF
the National Reform Bureau.
Resolutions offered by Rev. DR..
Wilbur Crafts, of Washington, pro-
vided for a concerted movement
throughout the United States for the
church and temperance organizations
TO meet the activities OF the saloons.
The resolutions call for joint ses-
sion from each National organization
to make the crusade.
DR.. Crafts suggested President
Doge, Of the National Temperance
Society, as president OF the joint com
mission. All National societies de-
voted wholly or in part to temperance
work were invited to hold their annual
meetings in 1909 in Washington dur
ing the first week of December.