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CITY OF ST. LOUIS
STILL ON THE MAP
DIRE PREDICTIONS OF NOTED IA
NATic uNFuLFlLLED.

st. Louis, April list. Louis is
still on the map and wagging along
with the world, despite the pre-
diction of an evangelist that the me.
tropolis of the Mississippi would be
wiped out by earthquakes, cyclones,
fire and flame during the present week.
John Moss, known as the "boy preach
err" was the author of the dire fore.
boding as to the fate Of St. Louis.
which he has branded as the wick.
eldest city in the world" Many Of
Moss's followers fled from the city,
but are now returning, their confidence
in the ability of the "boy preacher as
a prophet considerably diminished,
Moss admits that he may have made g
mistake in his calculations but in
sists that st. Louis will soon lie in
ruins and that its destruction will
herald the end Of the world. Moss
declares that st. Louis is the plague
spot of the universe and that it II
worse than New York, Paris, Chicago
or San Francisco.
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To HOLD PRIMARIES
IN QUAKER STATE
WILL ELECT DELEGATES TO MA.
TloNAL CONVENTION.

Harrisburg, Po., April 1.-THE first
real test of Pennsylvania's new prim-
airy system took place here today,
when the republican, democratic,
socialist, prohibition and city parties
nominated candidates for congress.
the state senate, house Of representa-
tives and judges throughout the state.
Under the new primary election law
of Pennsylvania, district conventions
are done away with and the candi-
dates of all parties will be selected at
the primaries, at which from present
Indications, more voters will partici-
pate than at any previous election.
In the same primaries there will be
elected delegates and alternate dele
gates to the national and state con
ventions Of the various parties. The
republican state convention will be
held in this city on April 20 and the
democratic state convention will open
here on May 20.
The democracy will battle over the
question Of whether the national dele.
gates will go to Denver uninstructed.
The Bryan Democratic league of Penn.
sylvania has announced candidates
for national and state delegates
against the regular adherents.
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RECORD BREAKING CONTEST NOW ENDED
More Than One Million Votes Cast In The Gazette
Oriental Tour Contest.

Gregory Of Cody, Wyo., was third
with 59,711. Miss Antoinette Rice OF
Sheridan, Wyo, was fourth with
26,924.
The Final Count.
Promptly at z o'clock last nigh. the
polls were closed and County Clerk
Ira Whitney, who had sealed the bal
lot box, broke the seal and opened it.
turning the ballots in 1t over to the
judges, who were appointed by the
contestants, one being named by each
contestant. Assisted by a clerk with
an adding machine the counting be-
gan.
The special coupons, or those .s-
sued for payment Of subscriptions,
were the first counted. The counting
Of them was finished by 9 O'clock and
it was definitely known that Miss
Scovell had won In District 1, though
the result in District 2 was not SO
sure as there were several thousand
coupons clipped from the issues Of
The Gazette to be counted. The work
Of counting the single coupons proved
tedious, but by 10 o'clock the work
had been finished, the judges had
compared the votes and the receipts
and announced the totals.
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DELEGATION PROTESTS AGAINST
OPENING RESERVATION.
FAVOR THE DIXON BILL
Indians Declare THAT Plan to Have
Them Raise Horses for the Army
is NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. cIapp Says
Tendency Is 10 Open Lands.

Washington. April 1.-THE dele.
gates from the Crow Indian tribe. now
in the city, appeared before the sen
ate committee on indian affairs today
and all opposed the passage Of tbs
bill presented in the senate fol- the
opening Of their reservation for Nel-
Element.
All but one of the delegates favored
the Dixon army breeding bin, from
which the land should be opened $780,.
900 acres would be set aside for the
tribe to breed horses for the army.
The delegates will go before the com
mittee next Monday, when they will
give their views on the details Of the
horse bill.
Senator Clapp. chairman OF the
committee, told the delegates today
the policy Of congress raj clearly in
favor Of making such lands as theirs
available for settlement.
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committee signed the minority report.
Edwin Merritt and Congressman Matt
by opposed In committee passage Of
q resolutions requesting that the
tariff on wood pulp be taken OF and
their. opposition prevailed.
It was not until near the end OF
Chairman Sherman's speech that the
committee on resolutions finished It's
labors and its chairman, State Sena-
tor White Of Syracuse, took the plat
form amid q silence that indicated
suppressed excitement and read the
platform endorsement and commend
ing tho state administration. The
selection OF the four delegates-atlarge
end their a~lternates was quickly ratl-
fed by a unanimous vote Of the con-
vent!cn.
Platform.
The platform states in conclusion:
1--WE endorse Governor Hughes as
chief executive. He has set an ex-
NGII
ample Of courage and fidelity.
::Under his administration the bust
ness Of the state has been transacted
SO as to receive generous commenda-
ton. It has been carried on economi-
cally and prudently. The public serv-
ice has been on q high plane.
"1n the settlement Of those eco.
nomic questions in which the state,
the individual and the corporation
share IN their rights and responsible.
ties, Governor Hughes has striven to
insure to each an exact measure OF
Justice. His policies and his acts
have been laid before the people like
an open book.
Relying upon his devotion to the
interests Of the American people and
trusting in his wisdom, his courage
and his craftsmanship, we direct the
delegates on the day chosen to pre-
sent his claim to the republican con
vention to be held at Chicago, az New
York's candidate and to use all hon
orable means to bring about his nomi,
nation for president.
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Crowds Waited Returns.

5N&45W SIVvv0O NVv4sSVO S4a9Gha
The contest created more excite
Ment than an election. From the
time the counting began until 1t was
over the office was crowded and the
telephones were kept busy answering
inquiries from friends Of the con.
testants. Everybody seemed to be 'iu-
terested in the result.
The three contestants of District ]
were present and when the result was
known the two defeated young women
extended their congratulations to Miss
Scovel. The same friendly spi.!l
that had marked the contest from tn
start was evident in the finish, when
the result was determined.
The Trip Planned.
Congratulations were Immediately
extended to the young women by The
Gazette. The winning Of the contest
means a most delightful summers va.
cation for them. They will spend the
heated part of the year In a trip to
Hawaii and Japan and every expense,
except absolutely personal expenses,
from the time they leave their homes
until they return will be borne by this
paper. The best to be had will be
provided for the young women.
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HEARST CONVENTION in JULY.
Date Of Independence Party Gathering
Will Be Announced Later.

Date Of independence Party Gathering
Will Be Announced Later.
New York. April 11.-Announce.
ment is made here that the national
convention Of the independence party
will be held in Chicago the latter part
OF July, the exact date to be decided
later by the national committee.
Authoritative statement is made
that the decision to hold the Independ.
ence party convention after the con.
ventions of the democratic and repub'
lican parties was reached so that the
plans and nominations Of those two
parties might be taken into account,
Organizations have already been es.
tablished in "a states, where state
committeeman have been chosen.
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From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
Miss Laurie scovel Of Billings and.
Miss Elizabeth Coleman Of Miles City
are the winners Of The Gazette's
Oriental tour contest. The voting
closed last night at Z o'clock and BY
10 o'clock the judges had completed
the Official count Of the ballots. The
victory OF both young women was by
d good substantial margin.
The contest proved to be the most
successful ever conducted by q news
paper IN eastern Montana. The finish
was most exciting. All day yesterday
throngs visited the Gazette office cast
Ing votes for their favorites and 1t
was not till the last ballot had been
counted BY the Judges that the result
was certain.
In District 1.
The vote was q phenomenal one,
more than a million coupons being
cast-to be exact 1,143,196. OF this
number more than one-half ere cast
between the closing Of the ballot box
on March "a and the final count last
night. The votes Of all the candidates
yObtoEUdy WSTO MO6k 6uIY1A61A6s Gu0y
were SO large. Miss Scovel, the win
ner in District 1 lead, casting a total
Of 199,389 coupons, making her total
vote, 294,57e or nearly 100000. Her
exact plurality In the contest, over
Miss Leona Keil, who a second,
was 37,1O5. Miss KEEL cast 175,745
votes yesterday, making her vote
257,467. Miss Norma Conner, VINO
was third in District 1, cast 156,59O
votes, making her total in the contest
255,593.
In District 2.
Miss Elizabeth Coleman, who won
the contest in District 2, went from
fourth place on the last count to the
lead In the finish. Her vote counted
yesterday was 72,066, making her to-
tai 90, 73322. Miss Emma Cornwell Of
Forsyth, Mont. was second with a
total vote Of 85,723. Miss Florence
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sort Of National Lecture bureau where
the best Catholic speakers Of the land
may be secured to give talks upon
various subjects Of interest to Cath
Ole students and people generally.
SIX NATIONS IN
GENERAL COUNCIL
MEMBERS OF ONE TIME POWER.
Full INDIAN TRIBE GATHER.

MEMBERS OF ONE TIME POWER
Full INDIAN TRIBE GATHER.
Oshkosh. Wis. April 11.-For the
first time in q century the scattered
remnants Of the Six Nations. the pow
erful Indian tribes which inhabited
New England in colonial days, are
holding a general council. Quincy,
IN Indian settlement on the shores OF
Lake Wtnnebago, is the Gene of the
conference, which has for its purpose
the perpetuation of the ancient forms
and customs Of the Six Nations.
Delegates are in attendance from
many states. Historians of the tribe
have been busy for months in pre-
pairing elaborate accounts Of the Prov
ess Of their ancestors, with which to
regale the assembled redskins. The
w%anderings and the trials and tribu-
lations OF the tribe since 1t was driven
from its New England home will be
recounted for the benefit Of the young
er generation.
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DINNER Al THE WHITE HOUSE

President and Mrs. Roosevelt Enter
tain Distinguished Guests.
Washington, April 11.-President
and Mrs. Roosevelt entertained a dis
tinguished company at dinner at the
White House tonight. The guests in
clude Baron Rosen, the Russian am
bassador; Secretary of the Navy Met
calf; Assistant Secretary Of State and
Mrs. Bacon; Representative and Mrs,
Longworth; Mrs. Whitelaw Reid and
Mr.. and Mrs. Humphrey Ward.
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DEFEAT coNGREeATioNALlsTs
BY SCORE OF 2e TO 10.
FOULS ARE FREQUENT
Largest Crowd That Has Ever Wit
messed Athletic Event in Y. M. c. A.
Attends Game Which Decides Cham.
pionship Of City League.
From Sundays Daily.

From Sundays Daily.
Before the largest audience that
ever witnessed an athletic contest in
the y. M. @. A. gymnasium the Epis-
copal team last night won the basket
ball championship of the City Sunday
School Athletic league by defeating
the Congregational team &c to 10. The
contest had aroused much interest be-
forehand and more than 800 people
we're present to witness the game.
AS a preliminary to the champion
ship contest an indoor baseball game
was arranged between teams cap
tanned by McCracken and Thorine.
Three innings were played at the end
of which Thorine's team had six points
to their opponents foar.
The main event commenced shortly
after 8 o'clock. At the blowing Of
the whistle both teams responded
quickly and for the first five minutes
no scores were made on either side.
The more skilled handling of the
ball by the E~piscopalians loon began
to change the score. Several fouls
were counted on each side, the score
at the end Of the first half being Is to
4 in favor Of the wearers Of the g."
Second Half.
In the second half the Congregations
alists heroically endeavored to over
come the lead of their opponents.
Fouls were much more frequent than
in the first hall, the Episcopalians
coming In for a large number. Reed
was substituted for Reuben Smith at
guard on the Congregational team.
Both teams player hard, up until the
last whistle when the official scorer
announced the score 26 to 10 in favor
Of the Episcopalians.
The silver loving cup that had been
offered to the winners was presented
by Director Hopkins Of the Y. M. C.
E Gs&VO LIE WAAAAAA6 IC0A1s l0AOu4u Liz
Episcopalians win again next year
the cup will become theirs perma
nently.
The number Of points made by the
individual players was recorded II
the 0 book as follows:
Lineup Of Teams.
Hansard, center, 10; McCracken
forward. s; sackett, forward, 10;
Frank and Charles Burton, guards.
Congregational Dittemore, center
8; Simpson, forward, 4; Allen, for
ward; and Reed, w. and Reubel
Smith, guards. Twenty-one foul
were tailed against the champions
while the Congregationalists erred bu
eight times.
The oficials Of the game were
Referee, Ollie; umpire. Thorine; scor
Ell. Bonnette; time keeper, Carwile
The halves were both 20 minutes /,
length.
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DEMOCRATIC DOLLAR DINNER.
Representative William suIzer Terms
Aldrich Bill Patchwork.

Buffalo, April 11.-Representative
William sulzer of New York was the
first and principal speaker at the dol
lar dinner given by the democratic
society Of western New York at the
Ellicott club tonight.
John sayles of Buffalo, president Of
the society, acted as POSTMASTER. Mr..
sulzer was given a hearty reception
by the 300 members OF the society.
Congressman Sulzer in his speech
said the so-called Aldrich currency
bill is another little patch on the
banking crazy guilt. 1t is not merely
a makeshift; it is a miserable mistake
and in the end will do more harm than
good. Better no legislation than this
Aldrich special privileges for few"
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That do,wntrodden and Woodworking
householder who has been cartiug
ashes out of the cellar all winter can
now be seen raking up the lawn and
cleaning the alley. There is no ques-
ton but spring has come.-Helena
Record.
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Cattle fed on sugar beet pulp
topped the market last week. So
much for the sugar beet. Its pos
sibilities as q profitable asset for the
farmers are only beginning to be real
ized.-Laurel Sentinel.
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Under the existing rules of order in
the house. why not dismiss the mem
bers and permit the speaker to legis-
late? It would save so many salaries.
Butte Inter Mountain.
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TEA

IEA
The cost of good tea is
so very little: only a third
of a cent a cup! a cent
and-a-half or two cents
for the family breakfast!
Your grocer returns your money If YOU don't
like Schislinct 5 Best: We pay him. .
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HoBsoN THINKS UNITED STATES
AND JAPAN WILL CLASH.
MANY SPEECHES MADE
Representatives Advance Their Theo-
ries on Naval Construction In Dis.
cusslon Of the Navy Appropriation
Bill-War Talk scorned.

Washington, April 11.-Debate on.
the naval appropriation bill in the
house Of representatives today re-
solved itself in the main into a dis
cussion of the possibilities Of a war
between the United States and Japan.
In line with his well known views
on the subject, Mr.. Hobson of Ala
bama pleaded for four b%attleships in
stead Of two for the next fiscal year
and pointed out that from now on the
United States should have a fixed pol
icy with regard to naval construction.
A wal between the yellow and the
white he regarded as inevitable
and he asserted that Japan's present
military activity was with a view to
the supremacy Of the Pacific and as a
natural result there would be a clash
at arms with the United States.
On the other hand, Messrs. Burton
(Ohio) and w. ". Kitchin North Car
olina) disputed that contention, each
Of them avowing that a clash not only
would not come, but the United States
should remain in the forefront Of mod
ern civilization as the exponent Of
peace.
LIIIey c~riticises.
Others who spoke were Messrs. LII
ley (Connecticut), who criticised the
navy department for maintaining sew
eral useless navy yards; Gill Of Mary
land, who denounced the president for
mis- treatment of Rear Admiral Brown
son; Dawson of Iowa, who advocated
the construction of the several bu-
reaus OF the navy department; Loud OF
Michigan, who favored a naval pro.
gram Of two battleships a year for 10
years; Smith OF Texas, who made q
general assault on the republican par.
ty; O'Connell, Massachusetts, who de.
clared himself in favor of four battle
ships and the representative from Ok
lahoma, who condemned the dealings
In futures in bucket shops and else
where.
At 5 o'clock the house recessed un'
til 1880 a. m. Monday.
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-10
OLYMPIC ASSIGNMENTS.

New York, June 9.-Assignments of
the American entries to the different
events in the Olympic games at London
in July were made tonight at meet
ing of the Olympic committee. The
men were picked from the list an
nounced last night. Apportionment
was made for twenty eight events and
the best of American athletes are rep
resented.
Western athletes are well sprinkled
through the different events AS was
expected, May of Illinois and Huff OF
Grinnell are in both dashes, while
Hamilton of the c. A. A. is the 200
meter. In the distance runs are Light
body as well as Beard and Ramey
body and Ramey as well as Beard and
Merriam. Lightbody has been placed
in the 500 and 1900 meter runs and
also in the 400-meter hurdle and the
steeplechase. 1t is not likely that he
will start in either of the two latter
events Rowe and Coe are in the 500
meter run. Dull and Rowe are entered
in the f1ve-mfle run. Hatch and Thu
beau are in the Marathon race. Bren
men, Holmes, Irons and Schomrner are
In the standing broad jump. Jacobs
and Haggard are in the pole vault.
The west is fairly we'll represented
in the weight events, with GarreIls.
Rose, Burroughs and Schommer. In
the swimming Hebner, Fost<r, Gaid-
xix and Borneman are entered
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CHICAGO MAN At
FASHIONABLE WEDDING

Washington. D. c., June 10-The
marriage of Miss Juliette Williams,
daughter of Colonel and Mrs. John r.
Williams. to Mr.. Joseph Letter, of Chi
cago and Washington, took place to-
day at noon at the apartment of the
brides parents, in the Connecticut.
Owing to recent deaths in the fam
lilies of both the contracting parties the
wedding was celebrated with the great
est simplicity, less than score of peo-
pie witnessing the ceremony, which was
performed by an uncle of the bride The
only attendant was the small sister,
of the bride, Miss Frances Williams.
The bride, who was given away by
her father, wore a gown of heavy white
satin made in the new directoire mode.
Little trimming distinguished the robe,
but draped about the brides shoulders
were quantities of rare old point lace,
once the cherished treasure OF her
maternal grandmother.
The wedding ceremony was followed
by breakfast at Rauschers, the
guests numbering about $50 and in
Guiding out-of-town friends of both
families. At the brides table were
seated twenty of her most intimate
friends. Colonel and Mrs. williams also
had table Of twenty covers, to accom-
modate the relatives and special guests
The smaller tables accommodated eight
persons each. The floral decorations of
the dining room were entirely of bride
roses and lilies of the valley.
This evening the bridal pair leave for
Manchester by the Sea, Mrs L. T. Left
er's country place, making the journey
by automobile. In August they will
sail for Europe and upon their return
in September will take up their home
in this city. They will live in the
elegant Letter home in Du Pont Circle.
which the elder Mrs. Letter has pre-
sented to her son and daughter-in
as wedding present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Letter were the re-
cipients of many other magnificent
wedding gifts. Colonel Williams gift
to his daughter was check for 81
600 with which the bride purchased a
horseshoe brooch of diamonds and sap
phires to match the betrothal ring. Mrs.
George Summerlin, wife of Captain
Summerlin, u S. A. under whose kind
ly eye most of the counting was carried
forward. presented the bride with a
gogeous ostrich feather fan mounted
on tortoise she'll and ornamented with
diamonds.
The wedding of Miss Williams and
Mr.. Letter unites two families that
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have long ben prominent in the social
life of the capital. The bride is 20
years old is regarded as one of the
beauties of Washington. She was edu-
Gated at a convent in Georgetown and
spent several years in Europe with her
parents, returning to Washington last
winter. She is a blonde, with a beau
tiful complexion, and is tall and slender
She is always well-gowned and has an
air of individuality and distinction. Mr.
Letter met her during his stay here last
winter with his mother, Mrs Levi z.
Letter
Joseph Letter is the only son of the
late Levi z. Letter, who died four years
ago. The elder Letters beginnings
were humble. He was born in 1884 at
Leitersville, Nd, a town founded by his
family, which came of old Calvinistic
Dutch stock. He went west while still
boy and finally located in Chicago.
He became partner with Marshall
Field and Potter Palmer and estab-
lished the firm Of Field. Palmer & Lett
er, which became one of the largest
and best known dry goods firms in the
world
From the time that Mr.. Letter began
to accumulate money all his savings
were invested in Chicago real estate.
He saw the tremendous future of the
city, which was yet a prairie when he
first went there, and no man as a
keener Judge of values than he. When
he retired from the dry goods bust
ness it was to devote his entire atten-
ton to his real estate holdings. Dur
ing the latter years of his life he di-
vided his time between his homes in
Chicago and this city and his summer
place at Bar Harbor
In 1895 the elder daughter, Mary Vic
toria Letter. was marred to the Hon.
Nathaniel Curzon, at that time British
under secretary Of state for foreign af
fairs. Three years later he was made
a baron and became viceroy nd gov
ernor general of India The second
daughter, Miss Mamie Letter, married
Captain Colin Campbell of the British
army. and the youngest daughter. Miss
Daisy Letter, became the countess of
Suffolk
Joseph Letter was born in Chfca go
forty years ago and received his educa-
ton at Harvard. In his spectacular
wheat deal of 1878 Mr.. Letter. in his
to corner the market. became
the largest individual holder of wheat
In the history of the grain trade. When
the crash came it cost the elder Letter
millions to settle his sons obligations.