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Evening journal., 1909-06-15
FOUR IN TOWNSEND
GRADUATING CLASS
speclal % rHE EvENING JouRNAI.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
TOWNSEND Del, June 1.-THE COM
mencemcnt OF the Townsend Hifh School
was held last evening In the Methodiht
Episcopal Church and was largely at
tended. There were four graduates as
follows; The Misses Ethel Lee, Lillian
Hart and Eva Alfree and Harold
Outtcn.
the address TO the graduates and the
diplomas were awarded by Superinten-
dent Of County Schools, A. r. Spaid.
The Smyrna Orchestra furnished mu-
sic.
At the close II the exercises Walter
Hart, father Of Que OF the graduates.
entertained an who participated In the
exercises and the members OF the school
board al his home on the outskirts of
the town.
Evening journal., 1909-06-15
West Pointer on VisIt.

Lieutenant James r. Hill, who was
graduated from West Point on Friday.
has ben visiting Mrs. John w. Reed
and Miss Veva Roberts and other
friends in this city. He left early
this afternoon for his home in Port
land oregon. He expects to go to the
Philippines later
Evening journal., 1909-06-15
After Court Positions,

There are a number Of applicants
for positions as officers of the New
Castle County Court but it is under
stood there will be few, If any changes
made by the new judiciary. The court
crier as well as the bailiffs have given
satisfaction.
Evening journal., 1909-06-15
Epworth League Meetina.

The Epworth League of Scott NJ. L
Church will hold its monthly business
and social meeting on Friday evening
at No. ia Spruce street. A fine
musical program is being arranged by
the League quartet.
Evening journal., 1909-06-15
win Build Two Houses.

Building Inspector johnson issued
permit today TO J. Warren Barkley. 70
build two houses for Samuel Wormald.
on the south side of Eighteenth street.
near Woodlawn avenue, at d cost Of
$1,000 each
Evening journal., 1909-06-15
STATE SELLS
$4,000 IN BONDS
specIal % rHE EvEN1Ne JouRNAI.

special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. June 15-Ten thousand dol
lars worth Of state bonds were sold
here to-day by the State treasurer
and were purchased by the state In
vestment Commission. OF the whole
sum. 5000 was invested in school
funds and the remainder in the Guar
antee Railway Deposit Fund.
The $4,000 realized viii be used tu
erect an experimental barn and build
ings on the State Farm at Newark.
Evening journal., 1909-06-15
HoIy Name soeiety . Moo.

special meeting of the Holy Name
Society of ST. Pauls Church will be
held on Thursday evening. The Society
expects 10 make extensive improve
ments to its rooms.
Evening journal., 1909-06-15
To End Membership Contest.

Wilmington Company Of the Uni
formed Rank. Knights Of Pythias. win
end its membership contest tonight
Teams under the leadership of j. J.
Cohen and Harry Dalby have been
sontesting
Evening journal., 1909-06-15
Graduate Of smith coIIeoe,

Miss Lorena Bates Emmons Of Will
mington is a graduate at Smith Col
lege. Northampton. Mass. where COM
mencement exercises are being held
today. She ranks high In scholarship
Evening journal., 1909-06-15
Prohihitions to he Aotive.

FTuWTUTIIUWo 10 DC NNIINC1
The Wilmington Prohibition League
at a meeting in w. c. T. L. head
quarters last night decided to continue
its work and to hold meetings monthly.
Committees will outline a plan Of ac-
tion.
Evening journal., 1909-06-15
street car Traffe Held Up.

Car No. 104 of the East Fourt street
line Of the Wilmington City Railway
Company, jumped the track at Fourth
and French streets today and delayed
street car traffic for a half hour.
Evening journal., 1909-06-15

II pays TO advertise. II
pays big TO advertise we'll.
This is no longer a debsfsbIe
question.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-08-04
CRUISING MlLLloNAiRES MUST
NOW PAY FOR THE PRIVILEGE
AND PAY PRETTI HIGH.
TAX FOREIGN BUILT YACHTS
A Few Who own American Built
Yachts Not Affected, as Such Craft
Were Previously Tased-Pstterned
After an Act Of 1894.

Washington. Aug Sailing in pa
latial foreign built yachts will come
pretty high to American millionaires
who own such craft IL provision
in the new tariff bill becomes cffec-
tive.
wei known Americans. such "a
George J. Gould. the Vanderbilts.
Mrs Robert Goelet, James Gordon
Bennett Joseph Pulitzer Morton +.
Plant. c. X. G. Billings, \. ]. Drexel
AMI many others. will have to help
swell Uncle Sans Golfers On the
other hand. such Americans as r. II.
Hartman, J. Pierpont Morgan. ]. ].
Hin. Howard Gould and others own.
ing yachts built by American labor
viii not be- affected by the tariff pro-
vision referred to.
The new bill provides that foreign
built pleasure yachts now or here
after owned or chartered by Ameri.
can citizens shall be annually taxed
a sum equivalent 20 tonnage OF
81 per gross ton. Il is provided.
however, that as an alternative TO
tnc annual tax, the owner of for
"ign built yacht may pay a du'y or
30 per cent ad yalorem and secure
an American registry. excmpting the
vessel from further federal taxation.
The values OF these yachts range
from $4,000 to 100000.
Hitherto foreign built yachts owned
by Americans, on their first arrival
in the United States have been sub
jcctcd 10 tonnage tax at the rate
OF 81 net ton, amounting in the
case OF the largest yachts TO about
$500 and on subsequent entries from
foreign port to tax OF only fifty
cents net ton
The provision in the new bin was
drawn carefully on the lines OF the
act Of congress OF July >. 1894 That
old statute levied an annual tax of
so on ever coach, s. on ever chariot
81 on every phacton and 81 On every
other top carriage. It's constitutional
ity was sustained by the supreme
court in the case OF Hilton versus
the United States
Besides the palatial yachts Of well
known owners, Americans own about
fifty smaller foreign built yachts on
which the annual tax will range from
S15 to s2,S0O. amounting in all 70
about s235,0OO.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-08-04
MINGlE PRAYS IN PRISON
WEAkENS ON EVE OF hABEAS
CORPUS HEARlNG-WlFE SAYS
KEEP UP YOUR COURAGE"

Oklahoma City. Aug. 3.-Pending
the final argument on the writ OF
nabeas corpus. to be heard before
Judge \. y. Munden I'm superior
court tomorrow morning. Forest
Cecil Ningle, convicted Of the brutal
murder of pretty Pearl Pearson, IS
said to have weakened under the
strain of confinement in the county
Jail and spent all day yesterday pray.
ing feryenty for his release
Only the receipt OF letter from
his young wife, enclosing marks rep.
resenting kisses from his four-months.
old baby. served to cheer and bright
en- the spirits OF the convicted man
yesterday afternoon.
Considerable interest is cyinced in
the hearing OF the writ of habeas
corpus proceedings in behalf of Min.
gle before Judge Munden. and the
result of the judges decision in the
matter Is a source of conjecture. In
the event that the writ IL denied by
Judge Munde ntomorrow, the youth
convicted OF the murder of Mrs.
Pearson will be- taken 10 the state
penitentiary az McAlester on Tuesday
by Sheriff Garrison.
Mlngle's praying was Interrupted
yesterday by the receipt OF a letter
from his wife. The note is said TO
nave read as follows:
MY dear husband: On the eve OF
the hearing OF your writ OF habels
corpus proceeding, for the saks of
your wife and baby. please try to
keep up your courage. for God Is
merciful and just, and your reward
In heaven will be great. Always re-
member that your wife IS by your
side in all your trials and troubles
| viii kiss our baby for you many
lines. With best love and kisses
Lovingly your wife,
''MAYME."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-08-04

Fawhuska, Okla. Aug 3-Iatest
Developments In the McCracken ar
fair Indicate some unexplainable con.
ditiouS. Shcrin Bird returned here
today from London, Ky, without
Mrs. McCrackon, for whom he had
reQuisition She secured release from
custody ON bond. She has express
ed her willingness to return to Okla.
homa whenever she is wanted.
The sheriff failed TO find McCrack.
on himmselt in Kentucky after having
been informed that he was there.
Attorney Mitchell, representing Mrs.
McCracken is in Kansas City, taking
deposltions
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-08-04
Twas a Glorious Victory.

There's rejoicing in Fedora, Tenn.
\ mans life has been saved and
now DR. Kings New Discovery is the
talk OF the town for curing c. V.
Pepper OF deadly lung hemorrhages.
Il could not work nor get about" he
writes, land the doctors did me no
good, but, after using DR.. Kings
New Discovery three weeks | feel
like a new man, and can do good
work again For weak. sore diseas.
ed lungs. Coughs and Colds. Hem.
Orrhages, Hay Fever. Lagrippe. As.
thma or any Bronchial affection II
stands unriyaled Price SOC and
Sl0O. Trial bottle free. Sold and
guaranteed by Ardmore Pharmacy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-08-04

Guthrie OKLA. Aug 3.-On sunday
and week days. in churches. opera
houses. court rooms and public halls
law and order leagues. sometimes
called civic leagues. are being OF.
gauizcd in practically every county
in Oklahoma for the better enforce.
ment OF law encouragement for this
organization is given by H. 7.
LaughJaum, special prohibition ell.
forccment attorney, and W. H. Muir.
doch, Inspector attached TO the state
by them primarily for the purpose OF
closing the Joints and suppressing
the sale Of co. .aband liquors and
afterwards was taken up by citizens
in the different communities.
II Is estimated that not less than
a hundred aud hny leagues have
been formed IN the last three or four
months. their membership including
bankers merchants mechanics min.
listers and lawyers The leagues have
constitutions and bylaws adapted to
local needs and many Of them deal
not only with the prohibition qucs.
tIon. but with all other forms Of law
violations \ number OF counties,
notably Payne county, have organic.
ed from a county standpoint. the
different towns belonging to central
organization. The president and eX.
"cutlye committee of each league are
most actively concerned in the local
enforcement OF law The member.
ship committee passes upon the de.
STABILITY OF applicants for member.
ship. that persons who at heart may
be- unfriendly to the work OF the
league may be- debarrcd from know.
ledge of its plans
In many towns the leagues hold
meeting at state intervals at which
citizens and officials are asked to
speak. Frequently these addresses
disclose the attitude of the officers
toward the enforcement Of prohibit
tion At one town a member Of the
city council, saying he was not pro
hibitiOnist. complained. nevertheless,
that the law was not being enforced
locally. and said that he had told
the other members of the councu Of
the location Of the three Joints. q"
but without results.
The other members of the council
admitted that What he said was true
and excused themselves by saying
that there had been delay because
Of lack of evidence TO convict. This
provoked the city marshal to get up
and say that his toes were being
stepped on" and that the truth was
that he had been instructed 10 be-
lenient with the "jointists" and boot.
leggers.' The meeting was highly
instructive TO the citizens,
In counties where leagues have
been organized there has been a
marked increase in the number OF
convictions. There were lately five
out OF six az Okemah and the same
number at Sayrc. The leagues en-.
pl2y their own detectives and their
own attorneys The detective sys-
tenn maintained by the state prohibit
tion department last year was found
TO be- not only expensive, but often n
failure, because of delays and change
of venue.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-08-04

Cured Hay Fever and Summer Cold
\ 5 .NuSbaum. BatesyiIle. Indiana,
writes. Last year | suffered for
three months with summer cold
so distressing tnat It interfered with
my business. had many of the
symptoms of hay fever. and doe
tors prescription did not reach my
case. and / took seyera. medicines
which seemed only to aggrayate IT,
Fortunately | insisted upon having
Folry.s Honey and 1nr It quickly
cured me My wife has since used
FoIey'S Honey and Tar with the
same success Sold by all druggists
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-08-04
The Crime OF ldleness,

ldlcness means trouble for any one.
IT'S the same with a lazy liver. II
causes constipation. headache. jaun-
dice, sallow complexion, pimples and
blotches, loss Of appetite, nausea,
but DR.. Kings New Life Pills soon
Danish liver trouble and build up
your health, 25c at Ardmore Phar.
macy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-08-04

Mr.. John Hale OF Comono Texas,
a brother of Mrs. y. p Scales, who
died yesterday. arrived this morning
10 be present at the funeral
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-08-04

Mrs. Eb Evans OF Galveston and
her sister, Miss Vera Olive, are the
guests OF relatives this week in Ber-
wyn
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-08-04

Mrs Edward Currie of Clinton,
La, is in the city the guest of her
friend, Mrs. Chas w Hunter
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-08-04
lEAGUtRS HAVE BYLAWS

Nearly Every County Has Law and
order orsanizations- Merchants,
Bankers, Mechanics, minster5 Be.
long and Have Stated Meetings.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-08-04
THEY STEP
ON LEGAL TOES

IN OKLAHOMA $50 CITIZENS
LEAGUES ARE FIGHTING JOINTS
AND SALE OF LIQUOR.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-17
FEEL FINE IN
FIVE MINUTES
If YOU WILL TAKE SOME
INDIGESTION WOULD VANISH
Why Not Begin Today and Rid Your
self of This Dread Misery of stom-
ach Trouble Forcyer-Eat Your
Favorite Foods without Realizing
You Have q Stomach.

The question as to how long you
are going to continue to surfer lroii
indigestion and stomach trouble Is
merely a matter of how soon you DO
gin taking Dlapepsin.
II your stomach is lacking in dl-
gestive power, mhy not help the
stomach to do its work, not with
drastic drugs, but re-enforcemeht
of digestive agents, such as are nat
urally at work in the stomach.
People with weak stomachs shoulu
eat DiapepsIn after meals, and there
will be no more indigestion, no feel
ing like a lump of lead In the stom-
ach, no heartburn, sour rislngs, gas
on stomach or belching of undigesteu
food headaches, dizziness or Voihit-
ing. and, besides. what you eat VIII
not ferment and poison your breath
with nauseous odors. All these symp-
toms resulting from a sour stomach
and dyspepsia are generally relieved
five minutes after eating one Tri-
angule of Diapepsin.
Go to your druggist and get oo-
cent case of Pape's Diapepsin now
and you will always go to the taoie
with hearty appetite, and what you
cat will taste good, because your
stomach and intestines will be clean
and fresh and you will know there
are not going to be any more bac
nights and miserable days for you
They freshen you and make you fee
like life is worth living.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-17
REND LABoRER STUMBLES
ONTO VALUABLE STRIKE

Bend. Ore, April 16.-L. M. car
tor n laborer of this place, recently
picked up an odd looking rock, which
had been thrown out in the excaVa-
ton work for an irrigation ditch near
Bend. He carried 1t home. A few
days ago a prospector passing through
this city stopped at the Carter nome
He noticed the rock and told Garter
It was highly mneralized. Carter
sent 1t to a Portland assayer. The re-
port just received shows that the
rock contains, ton rate, $3.50 in cop
per. SIS in gold and 80 cents in sill
YER Carter has made an examina-
ton of the locality where the rock
was picked up and says there seems
to be a quantity of the same kind OF
rock. He will locate claim.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-17
BERKELEY ATHLETIC
FIELD ENLARGED

San Francisco, Calm order to
accommodate the record-breaking
crowd expected at the annual inter
collegiate field day between Stanford
and the University of California to-
dav at Berkeley, extensive and long
delayed improvements have been in
augurated by the student body man
agement. An entire new set of bleach
ers was constructed on the west side
of the oval commencing at the north
end of the track and extending as far
south as the famous 200 turn.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-17
INDOOR MEET IS
ON IN PORTLAND

Portland, April 17.-With more
teams and entries than ever before
the sixth annual indoor meet of Co.
lumbia university will be held this
afternoon in the big coliseum at Uni
verslty Park. Everything has been
arranged for the comfort of the great
crowd that is expected to attend the
athletic meet. Special cars will be
run on the ST. Johns line, insuring
quick service between the city and
the coliseum.
Owing to the long program, the
first event will be called promptly at
1880 O'Clock. In order tnat the spec
tators might not miss this event, the
special cars will start running at II
O'clock.
This year the entry list is classier
than ever. One Of the greatest ath-
letes the world ever saw will be pres
ent in the person of Forrest Smith
son. holder of the 120 yard hurdle
record and three or four indoor rec
ords. oliver Huston, the best sprint
er on the coast, will also be among
the entrants.
Following is summary of entries:
Catholic Young Mems club, six
men.
Multnomah Amateur Athletic club,
eight men.
McMinnville college, eight men.
Oregon Agricultural college, 19
men.
Pacific university, four men.
Y. NJ. c. A., Portland, five men.
Astoria high school, five men.
University of oregon, 25 men.
Allen preparatory school, two men.
Eugene high school, four men.
Hill military academy, seven men.
Lincoln high school, Portland, 16
men.
Portland academy, nine men.
Vancouver high school. nine men.
Washington high school, IA men.
Willamette university, one man.
Columbia university, II men.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-17
BIG ENROLMENT
AT UNIVERSITY

University of Oregon, Eugene, Or,
April 14.-Five hundred and fifty stu
dents are enrolled in the local depart
ments of the University exclusive OF
the department of music and the cor
respondence SCHOOL,. In addition to
these. 10 students are enrolled in the
School OF Law at Portland, rs in the
School of Medicine at Portland, $50
in the School of Music at Eugene,
306 in the correspondence school and
23 enrolled in the Summer school IN
1908. Total registration in the de-
partments at Eugene (not including
the correspondence schooD, is 700.
Total registration in all departments
is 1871.
The $50 students enrolled in the
regular collegiate courses represents
the following states and counties OF
this state: Baker 2S, Benton 3, Clack-
amas IS, Clatsop s, Columbia l, Coos
IA, Cook 2, Curry /. Douglas IS. Gill
liam 1, Grant /, Hood River s. Jack
son 10. Josephine 6, Lane 1874, Lincoln
2. Linn 9, Malheur /, Morrow 1. Mar
ion "a. Multnomah 14S, Polk .. Sher-
man l, .Tillamook 4. Umatilla Is, I'm
ion 10. Wallowa /, Wasco 1, Washing
ton /, Wheeler Z. Yamhill 6; Alaska
2, British Columbia 2, California 10,
Missouri 2, Nebraska 2, New Jersey
/, Colorado 3, Idaho s, Illinois l, Iowa
2, Kansas /, Michigan 1, Minnesota 1,
New York 3, Ohio 1, South Dakota g.,
Virginia l, Wisconsin l, Washington
II, Russia !, China l.
Big Increase Over 1908.
The enrolment in the regular col
lege courses during the college year
of 19O7-OS was AIS. This makes this
years increase 35 per cent. Of the
present enrolment 202 are women and
S4S are men. 1t is thought there will
be an enrolment of $50 to 700 in the
regular college courses next year.
The following figures show the
number of students registered in the
various departments of the University:
Biology 1922, chemistry 81, civil engi-
neering III, economics and political
science 220, electrical engineering Sc,
English literature 392, English COM
position 377, German 167, Greek Sc,
history 1SS, Latin SO, mathematics
1877. mining engineering 45, educa-
ton and philosophy 1879, physics Ill,
psychology 50, Romance languages
1S9, physical education $50.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-17
TO HAVE
ARTISTIC LAMP POSTS

Philadelphia, April 17.-The best
architectural skill in the city Will con-
cern itself for the next few weeks
with designs for the lamp-posts to be
employed in the metropolitan illuml-
nation Of the city's center. The l.
Square Club has decided that these
ornamental posts which will be so
nrominent a feature of municipal dec
grafton. shall be made the subject of
the competition for the Walter cope
Memorial prize and since the honor Oh
winning this prize is one sought py
architects for many other reasons
than the money involved spirited
competition is expected.
The prize winning designs are
shown at the fifteenth architectural
exhibition held here today
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-04-17

chop, s2S0S1; alfalfa meal, $40 per
ton.
Flour-selllng price-Eastern Ore
gon patent, s6.O566.1O; straight
$50; export, $40; bakers, s6.O5;
valley $3.50; graham, rs, $50;
whole wheat. $40; rye, $5s; $3.50;
bales, SO.
Oats-Producers' price-Track, No,
/, white, $40; gray, s39.5O94O.
Potatoes.
Potatoes Selling, $3.50 LIS;
buying for shipment, per cwt., coun-
try extra fancy, s1.25; ordinary ship
ping buying, 1920; Common, S1.1O;
sweet, $2.50@3.
Livestock.
Hogs-Best east of mountains
$3.50; good. s7@7.25; blockers, $40
7.25; stockers, s6.50@7.
Cattle-Best steers. weighing 1900
pounds, $3.50; medium steers, s5.25;
poor steers, s47595; best COWS
$3.50; medium cows, $4.25; bulls
s2.5094
sheep-Best grain fed wethers
$5.5Oa5.75; best hay fed wethers
S565.25; spring lambs, $75OQS;
yearllng lambs, $3.50; straight ewes
$595.25; mixed lots, IS; sheared
sheep, 75c to 81 less.