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The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19
RIVER news
Thirteen isn / an unluckr numbers.

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Thirteen isn t an unlucky number.
or at least some riyermen do not so
regard it. The steamer Mountain
state, with thirteen letters in its
name, has Just been authorized by
Charles T. Reed, surveyor of the GUS
toms of the Port of Wheeling, to
change it to the Walter Needhamn
which also has thirteen letters. The
boat in its construction is also defy
to the hoodoo. There arc thirteen
supports on either side of her deck
for the roof, while there are thirteen
skylishts arranged along either side.
The boat has been prosperous throas-
out its career.
The Bre'r Fox H., the speedy Gin
einnati motor boat, arrived in New
Orleans Sunday at dusk, establishing
a new record for marine endurance
unequaled in the history of speed,
says the New Orleans Picayune.
Leaving Cincinnati on the morning
of Thursday, April s, at 1917 :o5
o'clock, the Bre'r Fox covered the
entire distance between that point
and New Orleans, distance of
1854 miles in 81 hours, 81 minutes
and IS seconds. The Fox passed
the Canal street ferry landing 5
hours, IS minutes and 9 seconds
ahead of scheduled time. The fast
est recorded time from Cincinnati to
New Orleans, on the Ohio and
Mississippi rivers was made by the
steamer Queen City, covering the
distance in 100 hours.
The Greenland run her usual ex-
cursion from here to lock and dam
&c last Sunday and had a large crowd.
Capt. Oscar Barrett, the well
known towboat man, was at Point
Pleasant last week looking at the
towboats Florence Marmet and E. R.,
Andrews with view to buying.
Both are excellent boats. The Mar
met is held at $4,000 and the
Andrews at $40, 900.
Iivermen all along the Ohio and
Mississippi Rivers are discussing the
flight of the big towboat, Sprague
from Louisville to New Orleans,
breaking all records, says Louisville
Courier Journal. Thereport has Just
reached Louisville. 1t shows that
the big towboat clipped several hours
from former records in trip just
completed. The Sprague had tow
of forty-six coal boats and after leay-
ing Louisville did not make stop or
put out line until Baton Rouge
was reached, where four coal boats
were landed and the boat continued
down stream. When the whistle
was blowing for the landing at New
Orleans the boat had been out ten
days and ten hours from Louisville,
eclipsing all former trips by nine
hours. The forty-six coal boats
comprising the tow of the Sprague
carried l,ll5,ooo bushels of coal,
which, if transported by railroad,
would have required 800 cars. The
pilots on the Sprague were Captains
Henry Sye and John Maurer.
July first the Kanawha Dock Co.
this city, will begin building new
hull under the towboat Otto Marmet.
The Douglas Hall came out from
the mines Saturday and left for
Cincinnati; the Otto Marmet left
Sunday.
The Ashland ferrybOat, wenona,
is on the Enterprise Docks undergo
ing repairs.
The serrybOat, Proctor K. Smiley,
from Ripley, o., is being repaired by
the Enterprise Dock Co.
The Otto Marmet and the Hat
field left with tows of coal for Gin
cinnati Sunday.
The Florence Marmet in charge of
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19

ing IrlendS ana reiatiVes.
Hon. Jas. B. Menager, of Char.
lesion, was here on professional
business yesterday.
ELS. Rifle, of Robinson district,
was in town Tuesday.
Carl Kurtz, employed in Stein
bach's barber shop, IS visiting his
mother at Ironton.
Elijah Mckinney, of Rollins, was
in town Monday.
chas. E. Jones returned from
Cincinnati Sunday morning.
Howard Long, of Maggie, was in
the city Monday.
Miss Gertrude Howard and Mrs.
Howard Robey and her brother
Howard, spent Monday with friends
at Gallipolis.
GriffT. Smith and Fred Riley at
tended the dance at Gallipolis We'd
nesday night.
LIN. knight, of Maggie, was a
business visitor here Saturday.
American Lady, Warner Bias and
front-lace Corsets, all guaranteed.
1t. E. B. Sisler $50.
Mr.. Nat Bloom returned Saturday
from business trip to Parkersburg
and other points in the northern
part of the state.
Capt. Jas. NJ. Hooff, of the new
steamer D. T. Lane, is home for a
short vacations.
Capt. W. H. Howard left Sunday
morning for Salt Peter, KY, where
he is employed by the Ohio Con-
struction Co., building dam at
that place.
Miss Bertha L. Fry, who has been
employed at the West Virginia Hos
pital at Spencer for the past four
years, was the guest of her mother,
Mrs. Mary Fry, and other friends
and relatives on last Sunday.
VIII C. Jewett and wife, of Hunt
inston, stopped off here yesterday
on their way to Wheeling to visit
friends.
Miss Leota Nutter returned Sun
day from visit to Huntington.
Misses Josephine Beale and veva
Haptonstall and Messrs. Fred Riley
and Fred Davis, of Middleport, drove
to Cheshire Sunday evening for
dinner at the Gathrie House.
Mr.. Daniel ]. Daugherty, Super
vising Inspector of this District, was
here last week on official business.
We regret to say that on his return
home Thursday evening he was
called to Arizona to the bedside of
his brother. who is not expected to
live. His brother went to Arizona
a few months ago expecting to re-
gain his health.
Frank coleman got into an alter
cation with Uncle Ben stribling
Monday night, in which he got de-
cidedly the worst of it. Uncle Ben
is only eighty-six years old, but he
has not forgotten how to scap, when
the occasion demands.
Mrs. NJ. f. Hutchinson, of Hem
derson, celebrated her nth birthday
on the 18th of this month. Mrs.
Hutchinson is still active in assisting
with her household duties and is en-
joyins excellent health for one of
her age. We wish her many more
pleasant returns of the occasion.
Mr., Philip zuspan and wife moved
back from Pittsburs to their home in
North Point Pleasant, Monday.
Messrs. capes &Dashner are max
ing preparations to start a business
school at their rooms in the Mossman
buildin1 Mr. nocbrer;S , rroct;ool
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19
A CORRECTION.

The round trip to Camp Algonac
for children between the ages of4ive
and twelve years old is $500 in
stead of $3.50, as stated in our page
advertisement.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19
PERSONALS

-NoOGEEZo u CO 9O90
!! PERSONALS ;
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VIII Filson has unique way of
displaying millinery at his store.
Miss Dana Burnside went to Day
ton, Ky, last week, where she will
make her future home with her
sister.
Mr.. C. a. Mccallister, of Ashton,
W. Va, was business visitor here
last Saturday.
PachOud Brothers, of Cincinnati,
contractors for the removal of the
Kline House, were here Monday
looking after the work.
Mr.. Robert Batement. of MERGERS
Bottom, was visitor here last Sat
urday.
Miss Bess Armstrong, employedas
Hoofss drug store, visited her home
at Ravenswood Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. Joseph Window, of the Flats,
was in town Saturday
Mr.. R. P. Casio, of Robinson Dis
trict, made business trip here Sat
urday.
Mr.. James Gibson, of Hunting
ton, was business visitor here Sat
urday.
Mr.. W. T. Curry, prominent
Socialist, came here from Hunting
ton Saturday and delivered aspeech
in the interest of his party.
Miss Carrie Rayburn returned Sat-
urday from Illinois, where she has
been for three years.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. f. j. Bog
CESS, of coIlinwood, Ohio, May 18th,
daughter. Miss Boggess was form
erly Miss Eliza Yeager.
Mr.. Arthur Kincade spent Sunday
in MERGERS Bottom with friends.
The new laws relating to forest,
game and fish have been printed in
pamphlet form and now ready for
free distribution. If you desire d
copy of same, address, ]. A. Vi
quesney, State Warden, BeIington,
W. Va.
Mr.. Will Machir, who lives in Rob-
inson District, lost two valuable colts
last week by poisoning.
Mr.. Fred Ward spentsunday with
relatives in Gallipolis.
We are sorry to learn of the sick
ness of lobe Lewis, whose. home is
at the Miller place, near Point Ple2s-
ant.
Misses Sue Haynes and Hannah
Lewis were visiting in the country
Sunday.
Engineer S. L. Wood, of Kanausa
who has been quite i'll for the
past six weeks with pneumonia, re-
sumed his position as chief engineer
of the steamer Tacoma, last Sunday.
Mr., and Mrs. Mike Lyons, of
Henderson, were in the city Satur-
day perfecting transfer of property
with Mr.. Norman Gibson. Mr..
Lyons is employed at Lock &c on
the Ohio river.
Mr.. Robt. Patterson, of Maggie, =.
accompanied by his wife and Miss
Knight were in the city in their
new auto Monday.
R. 7. Saul, of Mason City, was in
town Monday.
Capt. S. L. Parsons, of Hern,
was in the city Monday.
Mr.. Asa Musgrave, of the Flats,
was in the city on business Monday
Mr., Hugh Dousherty, of Flat
Rock, was a business visitor here
Monday.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19
THE CHURCHES
CHRIST CHURCH.

CHRIST CHURCH.
Service at Christ Church Thursday
(Asccnsion-day) II A. NJ.
Service Sunday at p. NJ.
Service at Bruce Chapel Sunday
at IL A. NJ.
No service Wednesday night.
You are invited.
TRINITY CHURCH.
Rev. o. NJ. Pullin, Pastor.
Sunday School at 9:f5 a. m.
Preaching at II 100 a. m.
Preaching at $ 100 p. m.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19

Every individual is marvel Of nm
lncwn and unrealIzed possIbfites.-
Jordan.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19

The J. B. Lewis, Capt. John T.
Martin, commander, met with an
accident at Beech Hill Monday
night, and returned here for repairs
Tuesday.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-05-19

The D. T. Lane took tow of
empties up the Kanawha Sunday.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-15
Peculiar Railroad Accident,

GLASGOW, Dec. 9.-The express car
on the Great Northern eastbound Sun.
set limited was almost destroyed by
fire here this morning. As the train
was passing the coal sheds the vibra-
ton caused one OF the chutes to drop
just in time to catch the top of the ex.
press car, in which was located the
acetylene plant and dynamo used for
lighting the train. The chute tore of
the aues connected with the gas ma.
chine and In an instant the car was
enveloped in flames.
The train stopped and the express.
mar escaped uninjured. The train
was backed up under the spout of the
water tank and flooded with water.
The fire was extinguished, but the car
was badly damaged and one sleeper
was also damaged from the gas ex.
plosion in the latter. After q delay
of about two hours, with the assist.
ance OF Electrician Melvin, who went
With the car, the dynamo was con.
nected up 90 as to light the train into
st. Paul.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-15
War Clouds Are Gathering.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-Disquieting
news received from Nicarsguan at the
state department today that there is
danger of an attack by President Ze-
laya's forces being made on Blue
fields, where there are $50 Americans,
resulted in orders being sent out by
wireless to the protected cruiser Ia
coma to proceed under full steam to
B%luefelds, there to join the Des
Moines and await further orders.
The Prairie, now at Philadelphia,
has been ordered to take on board 700
marines, Iunder the command of Col.
onel Biddel, and steam as soon
as possible to Colon. The i'm.
portance of these orders was made
known at the state department.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-15
Cornered the Hay Supply.

SPOKANE, Dec. 10.-Shortage OF the
hay crop in Montana has enabled
Henry Klienburg at Ellensburg,
WASH, to corner the timothy supply
of the northwest. He has the call on
10000 tons of Kittitas valley hay In
his W and private barns and ware.
houses. Others estimate Mr. Klien.
berg's holdings in Ellensburg at 10, 900
tons. Hundreds Of tons have been
shipped by boat from San Francisco
to break this corner. The price OF
hay has gone to s22 per ton I. O. b.
Ellensburg.
Galbraith, Bacon & Co. OF Seattle,
ware pooled it'll Mr.. Klienbury.
Against this combin alton are all the
hay men of the northwest, including
the big houses in Seattle, Portland,
Spokane and Tacoma.
AT the present value of s22 per ton,
the hay he has on hand is worth 1926,
600. If his holdings total l8, 600 tons,
the hay he has on hand is worth $500,
600. Every dollar the price advances
means Sl8, 600 to him. Mr.. Klien-
burg's hay was purchased at prices
ranging from SIG to $40 per ton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-15
THE WAR AGAINST CANNON.

Senator Cunmins lifts his head
above the fruitful levels of Iowa to
hurl defiance at Mr.. Cannon, who
is apparently unconscious OF the de.
vsststion to which he has been
doomed by Mr.. Cummins and other
members of the upper house." Mr..
Cannon perhaps believes, as we'll he
may, that his peril, If there is any,
must reside in the house, not in the
senate, and that the tempestuous de.
n%uncistions OF gentlemen st the north
end Of the capitol cannot affect his
position.
Are Mr.. Cummins and other anti.
Cannon senators shooting blank cart.
ridges to make . gaping holiday
Such 10 the practical harvest OF their
v~ocifera*ion. The speaker. Of the
house Of representatives. 10 the crea.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-15
Montana Matters In Washington.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13. = Senator
Dixon has introduced . bill provid.
ing for the allotment of the lands in
the Grow reserv alton. A similar bill
Of his passed the ate last year but
It failed in the house.
The secretary of the interior has de.
MED the motion for review in the case
of Thomas O'Donnell, an appeal from
the decision of the commissioners of
the land Office, holding for c~sncella.
ton bis desert land entry In the Great
Falls land district.
The secretary has affirmed the com.
missioner's decision In the case of
Urish Boatz against Ida J. Wilcox,
an appeal by the former from q dis
missal of his contest against the des-
ert land entry of the latter, located in
the same district.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-15
His Smile Came Of.

In q Pen~nsylvsnis town where the
Friends abound Q prim old Quaker
spinster recently attended the mar
risge of her granddaughter, a young
person who had in the course of 81
years received much needed discipline
at her hands.
The old lady was at her best on this
festive occasion, and, at a pause in
the wedding breakfast, the happy
groom looked over al her with a be.
quilting smile.
"Tell US why thee never married,
Aunt Patience? he said, tcssingly.
"Thst is soon told, William" said
the old Quakeress, calmly. 1T was
because I was not as easily pleased
as thy wife was."
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-15
Yellowstone Dam Nearly Completed

WASHINGTON, Dec. l3.-The rec
lamation service officials in Washing
ton have been awaiting with some
concern q report from the engineer in
charge OF the work of constructing the
dam across the Yellowstone river, 10
miles below Glendive. Reports re.
ceived from the field are gratifying as
they indicate construction has passed
beyond the danger mark. The clos.
ure has been accomplished and the
river Is now passing over the com.
pleted portion Of the structure.
The engineers have been particu.
larry fortunate in their efforts to
control this stream and in accom- plish-
ing the most difficult portion OF the
work OF construction without accident
or delay. The lower Yellowstone dam
is q rock filled timber weir having q
maximum height of IL feet and q total
length of 700 feet on top.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-15

ture OF that body. BE holds the place
from o day to another by the
honse's will. There is no hour, or
even moment. in the session In which
q majority of the house cannot dis.
place him. He occupies the q post
of importance under our form of gov.
ernment which is subject to the i'm.
mediate caprice or within of the ma
jority. Presidents hold on when both
houses of congress are hostile to
them. but Mr.. Cannon's seat is al
ways at the beck and call of the re-
publican eide of the house. He can.
not sit . moment longer than the
house wishes, and his ''domin alto n"
is mere child's play.
If the outcry against Mr.. Cannon is
not q thing of aimless beat and pag.
eantry, why not suppress him in the
n sure way? The defiance of Cum
Minis is leather and prunella; the
frothings of LaFollette may excite
and crafty the groundlings; Mr..
Cannon presides by the will and con.
sent of the house of representatives,
and he retires by the same token.
Where is MURDOCH, where is G Gardner,
where is the true and only Fowler?
Where, in fact, ART all the groaning
and infuriated statesmen who writhe
under the Cannon yoke and would
shed their life blood to be free? With
The assistance of outside friends who
have nothing to do with It they make
noise enough to raise the dead, but
what a they do by Themselves, and
how do we know that their volunteer
,laQuers are at all representative?
Is there anything serious in this
proclaimed revolt against
Speaker Cannon? Certainly it should
be easy enough to demonstrate the
'act, ii so.-New York Sun.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-15
CORPORATIONS MUST PAY.
Treasury Officials Preparing For
Collection Of New Tax.

Treasury On1CoaIS preparing fOr
Collection Of New Tax.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-More than
400, 900 corpor ations in the United
States will have to make their returns
in conform ance with the new corpora.
ton tax. Secretary of the Treasury
MacVeagh has issued q very compre.
hensive statement for the government
of those corporation officials. The
statement is calculated to cover any
questions of classification and dis.
tinction which may arise In the max
ing of the reports and it sets forth In
terse language what the government
expects.
Secretary MacVeagh's statement
plainly begins with the statement that
the government expects returns to be
made to conform with the intent OF the
law and that the law had two intents-
fret that it should be q revenue pro-
Queer for the government and second
to levy q tax of one per cent on the
net income of corporations as pro.
vided in the law. After a concise
definition Of what ia considered not
income with the law the statement
says:
lit is clear that the purpose of the
law was not to put q tax or receipts,
but ajax on profits and that the terms
met income and gross income are
used because while they are practi-
cally identical with gross profits and
profts, they are yet more EN-.
brasive and consequently permit q
more comprehensive administration
of the law"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-15
ZELAYA IS NO GOOD.
President Of Nicaragua Denounced
BY MARYLAND Senator.

President Of Nicaragua Denounced
BY Maryland Senator.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 13.-Speaking
on his resolution offered in the senate
last Friday, authorizing the president
of the United States to take all neces-
sary steps to a%pprehend P esident
Zelaya of Nicaragua and bring him to
trial on a charge of murder OF Groce
and Cannon, the Americans recently
executed in Nicar aqua, Senator Ray.
nor of Maryland today addressed the
senate at length.
Senator Raynor's speech, stirring
and denuci atary in tone and charac.
terized by dramatic fervor, was an
%unsparing arraignment of Zelaya,
whom he design ated as one of the
criminals OF the age.
"What I an concerned in now"
said Senator Raynor, sis not the
question Of the belligerent representa-.
tives Of the revolution or In case of
their success, their recognition either
as the defacto or the dejure govern
ment, but In the speedy apprehension
and punishment OF Zelaya.
"This desperate is everything the
secretary Of state says about him, and
a great deal more. If the country
knew what is known in official circles
In reference to his general depravity,
1t would regard the secretary's com.
m%unication as exceedingly temperate.
~ have watched for years the revo.
lutionary history OF Central America
and am familiar with the career of a
great many of the imposters and u.s.
urpers and the grotesque and motley
leaders that have sprung up from
their chaotic institutions, but Zelaya
is probably the most despicable figure
that has ever been it their midst"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-15
OFFICIAL PAPER OF cH0UTEAu COUNTY

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ter intended. for publication in this paper should
be addressed to "7he River Press, and the name
Qfthe scriter must BE- given to insure attention.
Local dduertisenents sciW be inserted IN these
columns at the rate Of ten cents per line from
transient and fee cents per line from regular ad-
|ertisers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-12-15
"Prints All the News"

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considers 1t worthy of recommendation
70 friends, the favor will be very high.
~ appreciated by it's publishers.
The Colorado statesman., 1909-03-27

the eX-president's second son. Kermit,
who will be the official photographer
of the expedition and, next to his
father, the chief hunter.
To Mombasa Via Naples
Mr.: Roosevelt will go via Gibraltar
to Naples, where he will board
steamer of the German East African
line for Kilindini harbor the port of
Mombasa. At the latter place the
party will be joined by R. j. Gun
ninghame, an Englishman of long ex-
perience in Africa, who has been en-
gagged as general manager and guide.
The party will spend short time in
Mombasa and then proceed by train
on the Uganda railway to Nairobi,
headquarters of the administration of
British East Africa Protectorate, city
of 1854 inhabitants, of whom 57s are
Europeans.
On MacMillan's Ranch.
William Northrup Macmillan, for.
formerly of st. Louis, owns a large
estate near Nairobi and his big, lux
urious farmhouse will be Headquarters
for about six months while the hunt
ers and scientists make trips of vary
ing length in all directions. 1t is in
this section that Mr.. Roosevelt hopes
to obtain most of his specimens, for
1t abounds with animals of all kinds.
The smaller mammals will be trapped.
The supplies of the party are packed
in tin-lined boxes. These boxes when
they have been emptied will be used
as packing cases for the various speci-
mems. Many valuable natural history
specimens have been spoiled by ants
and other insects, it has been found
from experience on other expeditions,
and 1t is to guard against this that
the tin-lined boxes are being taken
along.
Caring for Specimens.
When the specimens have been pre-.
pared they will be carefully packed in
the boxes and shipped to Nairobi
where they will be forwarded to the
United States. One of the taxider-
mists will always be with Mr.. Roose-
welt, and as soon as any big game is
shot by him 1t will be skinned and
prepared on the spot.
Mr.. Roosevelt will be greatly die
appointed II he fails to kill several
specimens Of the white rhinoceros.
This animal is the same as the square
Observation-Disclosures and is the nearest