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RANDOLPH.

The relatives Of Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold
r Fish happily surprised thrm Tuesday.
il being the 5lst anniversary Of their
na,riaGe program Waa carried out
consisting Of music anu two poems. ono
"Reminiscences" ~ Mrs Fish's sister.
Mrs =. \. Keyser ~ Rochester who
is the only living person who witnessed
TIC marriage ceremony, ana ono Greet
inrs" by y 4. Kevser ~ Rochester.
Aside FROM silver and other useful ar'i-
oles so dollars In gold was presented
By . y. Fish OF ciavsVillc DurinG the
evening ice cream and cal.e were served
Mr.. and Mrs. Fish have four children,
F. ?. who lives with his uarerts g. r.
Of StoCkbrii2e. Ernest OF Richmond. and
Mrs. ". G. Allen Of GnysVille, all OF
ger and NJ md Mrs. r. L. l(eYser
OF Rochester Mrs. G r.. Fish and
Daughter Of Stocabriige II. {. Allen and
two childrnn ~ G1vsvii'e, Mrs. Ernest
Fish of Richmond. and Mrs, Josie Dut-
ton of Concord \ u
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GREENSBORO.

The ". c. T. L. VIII mcet With Mrs.
J. 4 Goss Friday afternoon William
Tate Va, purchased farm in crafts
bury OF David Tric.-John Eliict OF
Iivdc park Mass, w7s in town for New
Years.. W. Campbell la. rented his
farm to Samuel Ladd for one year
About 30 attended tho roll call of the
Congregational Church January J. Eight
nov members were admitted Tho mem
hers OF the United PRESBYTERIAN church
and friends 81 the pastor held n social
Mt tho parsonage Tuesday evening. Dc
Gambler % II was surprise to the pas
tor, tho Rev. John Hood Several hcoutl-
ful and useful gifts wore rendered him
from tho reople hy Elmer Edison 4
dainty luncheon was served by tho
ladies and an enjoyable evening PASSED
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PROFESSIONALLY.

About - couples attended the annual
New Years ball az Hotel MelendY.-slrs
~. e. Harmed who has been seriously ill.,
Ia improving Mrs. l.. 4. Page. who has
been III long time, does not improve
Frank y Eastman Of Hardwick and
FLORA Patch Of this town were married
~ me parsonage by the Rev. ". T..
Warned December Ala rold Bishop ~
Montpelier is a guest AT r. Il. Thomass
The funeral Of Mrs Joel NJ Wilcox,
whose sudden death occurred Monday OF
last week, was held at the residence Of
j NJ Wilcox Wednesday afternoon. The
Roy, II, c. Howard OF Lunenhurgh as
Sisted BY the Rev H. l. Harmed Of this
place. ofiiciated, and tho burial In the
Family lot IN tie Jeffersonville cemetery. A
1uartette composed Of II r. Raymore,
W. 9. Lease, Mrs j. n. Rean aud Mrs
J.. r.. smith sang and the bearers were
-FOUR relatives, +. T.. wilcox. @. u. Girls
Eold, Clarence Powell and Earle Smile.
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visited her father, Jerry Goodhart, Friday
and Saturdav. Friday evening the annual
election OF officers for thu Bethany
Church was held as follows: Clerk, Z. T.
Salisbury treasurer, T. W Tewksbury;
receiver Of offerings, Z. A. Thomas;
trustees. n N. Wilson, J. II. 1Amson, ..
J. Marcott. and A. H. Beedle: wardens.
g. W A. putnam. p. c. Woodard. u. p.
Rix and A. O. OsRood: deaconesses, Mrs.
Eugene Wardner. Mrs. A. ~ Tewksbury.
Mrs w. p. I.amson and Mrs B. 4.
Lombard. superintendent OF sunday
school. Dr. T.. 0. Blanchard; chorister. A.
IT. Bcedle,-trarry Osborne Of Montpelier
has been the guest of his sister. Mrs. J.
". Dubois. the past few ioys.-Fred Nc
earthly of Northfeld spent Sunday In
town.-Roy Giffin returned Saturday to
burlington --Wclby McCcllom " Boston
Is with friends In town
The Rev. Father Pcnders was sum
moned to Cohoes. y. Y. Sunday by the
death OF his sister. Miss Annie Pencers.
with consjimption.-Pau the two year-old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs t. q. 'rhaycr died
Sunday morning with sugar diabetes.
Funeral services were held Mt their
home Tuesday afternoon at o'clock. the
Rev. Frazer MetzRer officiating Mrs.
Lizzie Smith ~ North Springfield and
daughter, Miss Essie. OF Albany. y. Y.
hnve been visiting hare since Saturday
Miss Esther hubbard had a reunion OF
tho r ". s. c'ass " '0s. NJ her home Mon
day cvcring Among those present we're
Miss Tssla Smith o' tho Albany Business
College. Arthur Gaiarreau Of tho Uni
veIsitv ~ Vermont and James Rand of
Norwich University Roxy Grow
viii lcava Friday for New York. vhcro
sfe I. to mako y lengthy visit.
MANY friends ana relntives gathered in
Bethany Church 1uesda,' for the ~
neral service ~ Eugene Scger. Tho pro-
fusion ~ soVcrs vas beautifU, ana tes.
tinad as - thc esteem in which the de-
ceased vas held Among those present
IRON, away wctc III" Wid oW Madame /,
y Se-ar and Charles 49, II ~ Bur
,iurto~ Nj aNd Mrs. lr1 Whitcorlb
I'D Mr. and Mrs. DanieI Morse Of Barre
Miss Edith Abbott ~ New York and
M and Mrs Richardson ~ PoxhurY.-
Mordav morning William Seely % Bur
l,ngton nd Frank Ice % Bennington
pisa .le,i gui't. - tie charge of vagraucN
hrforc ,Iu~ti-c Homer Vail They were
tsl;en 20 rroiSca Wy Constable u. u
Howe sentenced 70 20 DAYS In county Jail
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BRADFORD.

Roes Howe 81 burlington has been the
guest Of his parents. NJ. ard Ms. Frcn
Howe. during the holidays. Mr. and Mrs
q. r. Spearc visited her father al Windsor
last week. --Niss Dora Crafts. teacher IN
South Fndev. Mass. Is with her parents
Nj and Ms. =. Z. Crafts. NiSs
Gertrude rrurY has returned to Mont
pelior--N-ilar1 Sargent % TNfts College
&c with Lis parents. NJ. a"d Nr> !. A.
Sargent for tho hclda" vacation Frank
V. johnson sud daughter ~ -NW York
city were NJ thoir suUr'e- homo on tho
Upper plain last week Mrs. ". q. Cole
and con. Philip. are - Boston. Miss VIDA
AlNec Is listing her sister. Mrs c A
Peaie at Dorchester. Mass. Mr.. ana Mrs.
Walter II. Chase ~ Hanover, y. VI nre
visiting NJ. and Mrs WArren DAVIS.
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EDEN.

Mrs. Esther Buxton died at the home
Of her daughter. Mrs, r. L. Blake.
eceml 81 Z. after an illness Of only five
days. The deceased WAS born iu Eden.
daughter OF the late mr. AtVell and vas
twice rlnrried. hor FRS, husband being
the lato Dr. Newcomb, two sons were
horn to them ". &. % GAYS Falls and
James ~ Worcester. Mass. and she IS
also survived by ono daughter by tho
Feoord marriage. Mrs Is. r. Blake. One
brother - s-iil living, J. Atwell.--Ash-
Icy Sargent hae rore with two teams. 70
Monteonlorv 20 draw logs --Dcforest
owls remains In "erY poor health. -Mr
CooledGc "a gaining s'.uly.--Mr. Merrill
Of s.. .iohrsburv proa ~hed at tho Corners
SUNDAY morning and Miss Grace cool
edge At the Mills w th- afternoon. TIE
next meeting ~ tie nor-as society VIII
he January - at the church paror. --
Mrs. Katie Farkhu-~t has returned from
her visit in New York State.
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RANDOLPH CENTER.

The Normal school resumed work
Tueaday.-M of the patrons 81 tho
White Cross creamery were notified last
week that their milk would not be &C
ceptod etter January :. bat the COM
pany would take their cream il they
chose 10 bring II and give market price
Mrs Moore, hoUsekeepor rOr the Eick-
foId,, has been in washington. visiting
her parents through tho holidav>-T. y.
PaGr IS in burlington mis- week attend-
ing the dairYmen'- meeting The Rev
Mr. Goddard of Montpelier coudVc. ~
services AT Grncc Church sunday fore
noon Representative and Mrs Parrish
returned TO Montprlier Monday. -Carmi
Z. White has bought the J ~ Pember
farm and stock e. A. Flint who Utc-
ly sold his farm, has moved 10 Kanlolph.
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JOHNSON.

Miss Ruth Parker has gone 20 Burling-
ton to attend business college Mrs J.
q. Sheldon has returned 10 Noodsviile
taking hcr youngest sister Dorothy 3.
A. HUNT = IN Boston.-Jo.eph Jacobs s
confined 10 the bed BY sickness as Is
William Fston.--it is feared TINT Samuel
Wilson Mil soon lose his oversight. He
is over 81 years I'D and has always been
very Tell until this affllction came upon
him.-H e. Parker returned to Mont
pelicr Monday. Patch has gold
his n'oat and grocer store - r. IT.
Royce ard =. b. Sn>alley ard will give
possession January I'.-Mrs. james
Stewart went to .hc FanuY Alien hospi-
tat last week for treatment. She has
hern an invalid for years II A. Eeech-
Or died SUNDAY uight from the effects
OF shock he had Thursday. runcral
services were held at Ia. l7te residence
Tuesday the Rev. G A. Williams Off
CiotiDc
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shutters employed during the day ana
two at might. The c. y. Is running
trains Vt 20 or more cars and unlng
two engines TO q train ana 10 reported
to have ordered several more engines
&C. 4. Tariston Of sprln sneld was In
town last wcek.--Mre. II. A. Wright
Of Denver, who WAS called here by the
dee III Of her mother, has returned. Il.
Buck left at tho same time to pass 4
short time with his wife who went to
Colorado FOR her heelth.--Arthur Man
sur Of Burlington 10 passing G few
days with his parents, Ar. and Mrs. z.
NJ. Mansur. Miss Jennie Bishop OF Nor
TIM n Ia tom
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BENSON.

Jud.on Y. Howard OF the Episcopal
Institute Of Concord. n. n, is in town
Mrs Taylor OF schenectady, wife o. tho
Rev. Leroy y. Tay lor. a former Meth
odist pastor here, Ia visiting IN Benson.
Austin and l.. r. Blanchard Of Wills
boro, y. Y, are guests OF Stephen Bishop,
Measles have broken out in town. two
cases being on in tho west part.--Ths
Rev. J Hall Long. who comes here as
0nipply for the congregational church
from Nereennes every Sunday, will spend
the coming week here and call on his
peonle. DIR. Chapman r. Strong OF New
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NEWPORT.

The railroad business at this point
~ fast increasing and at present the
companies are unable to take care of
tranic. The new arrangement between
the Canadian Pnoiiio and the New
York. Kew Haven & Hartford has,
nearly doubled tho number ~ cars
handled At present there are four
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CRATTSBURY.

Tho RENAME Of Frank Cass, Who died
in Lowell. Mass. we're brought here
last week and placed In the family lot.
The Rev. J. r. Badger preached In the
Methodist Church Sunday morning, at
East CYaftsbury Sunday afternoon and
at North Craftsbury Sunday evening Tie
gave an illustrated lecture in the tow,
hall Saturday evening. Henry Smith
has gone to rexas.--The Rev. " T..
Allen was called to Grand Isle Monday
by the sickness Of his sister.--Mrs. 7.
Crowley, who was quite Ill last week. 10
a little improved Tho infant and only
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Brewster died Friday morning. The fun
eral was held Sunday afternoon.
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HYDE PARK.

The annual meeting OF the Conerega =
tionai church was held Saturday. Dinner
was served To upward Of 100 There are
50 members OF this church Resolutions
were adopted thanking Col. and Mrs Nc
FRrlaud for the art Of bell. The officers
arc. Clerk. Mrs. Emma X. Wiswel. treas-
urer. +. VI. culver; business committee,
II. NJ. Mcfarland. y. y Foster. 7, H.
Lewis trustees. ~ NJ McFa rland. y. u.
Foster, \. G. wood; parish committee,
IT. \. Noycs. ". n. Strong. w. W.
1horlN.Miss Delta Collins returned 20
Montpelier Saturday. Herbert Siay,on
of Montpelier was in town New Years
fay.-Gcorge Hicks. who has been II, poor
health. Is spending n few weeks in eng
land. rocupor@ting and visiting tho sceree
Of his youth. Enos Sherv,in and his
mother from johnson s~srt Saturday in
town.--Ml.s Mabel Collin PASSED Surdny
~ BreozY hill-Mtss Margaret Thurs
ton ~ Boston IS the guest Of Miss Grace
Mcfarland Miss I.ilah Waite returned
Saturday TO hcr 81 '1ool at Franklin. Mass.
Cha'les Riley and family Of stowe wcrc
c1icste Of A d. Goddard Trifar
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MORGAN.

a. NJ. Gray has sone 10 Bellows Falls
to spend some time with his daughter.
"A road through tho swamp from
Morgan Corner to the west Cha rieston
road is being used by lumbcrnen again
th.s winter--Page's cswmill at the
Center has had TO run nights TO keep
40 with teams drawing iogs--E. G.
Burroughs Is in poor hcalth.--The CON
dition Of Mra. 4. J. Celklrs remains
unchanged Seymour Camp. N. W A.,
Installed officers saturday evening.
Dennis Elliott IL stopping with his
adopted father :. y. Elliott
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WARREN.

Erik" LNforI was reported sick the
first Of the weok.-Jamos Pierce was in
Northdeli SundaY.-Mr. and Mrs. T.. O.
Trask OF Worcester. Mass, and brother
6 j Task and wife are visiting in
Montpelier for few days Mr. and
Mrs. T. A. Heath returned from Bethel
Tuesday Mrs. John IeVanWaN was re
ported in the first OF tho week-Mr.
and Mrs, VIII Foley went Ia Bethel
TUESDAY to spend few DAYS Miss Net
tie Bruce las gone 10 Royaiton 30 make
her future home
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RUTLAND COUNTY.
BRANDON.


N'hN irie"'S vi MI n"o w.
seph - hc'Ies e"i''n '' '''''' '""
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'"eE 'ec'Ne" o'"'r p,N0eS VI S'i"
H"'"'''S /" 80 o'''ue' many va"
u~p'o ana hfn"SoI"e Bi's' h'Ir'sh-
I'ch's were serve" oF "'sSes Ol'c'a
'-ahsW"r, n.y. Mano ana ""pel he','E
ana MARION hihsS'cF' MT ana MIS-
Money "er" married IN 'h's town ano
nave always lived h"rr.-Ihe oficers
elected by NE Metnoh'st SUNDAY school
are Superintendent X. IT, wells; as
sistant superintendent, /" 4. Sevcry;
secretary, Cath"rin" Napen; treasurer.
carroll SlSco; librarian HoratlO
Baker; orEanist. Jessie sumner
Charles Dana 81 New York city is
spending few days IN town.--Nfis.
I:rtella Hicks. the cues, Of Miss Rut1
Spraguc. ha. returned TO Ruri,n- ,on
-prin T. Harold Fuller has re,urred
,ror, rvndon,ul. Mrs ,J,rrv &
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10 i'i"''N No''eS"' tiaruofd Ccnh, after
tNo ""ehs WIN ms fno'her' MIS- ~ -
N'"FS"'-'h IN N"N' 'lh''ca IS carpenter
ms Hon' 10 we" iorN CITY ahn VIII WISH
f"l'"ue'p'-a oelore returning nome MI
az p'"'V' e"Pt'' ~ Ne absent ''o''' TWO
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va 'c'"'""u rum A"SdO'e
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NORTHFIELD.

Local Forecaster w. A SnaW OF the
United States weather bureau reports "a
menn temperature foi December of 20
degrees. with n Ninum OF IL on the
lst and minimum of l. on tie llth
The mean temperature Of the month IT.
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York city has been In town the past
week, guest OF his father. w r.
strong Miss Katie Cieer Of this village
has gone to Burlington.
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Ing the holidays with her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. ]. r. Stephenson, returned
Saturday to Concord. n. H.. whore she
has q position A. teacher. AIRS. Wilson
ased abovt " Year,. died Dscefnbsv =
at the home Of her son. W1ilouOhby VII
son. Her remains wers taken Thursday
to EnosourSh for burial.-.Mr and Mrs
r. e. Newton Of Barton Landing visited
their daughter, Nrs. Arthur 0elo. last
week.
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WASHINGTON COUNTY.
MONTPELIER.

NoV. -. IL. Prouty. The petition was |
presented three weeks ago by Sheriff II
II. Tracy of this city and s sned by
many best acquainted with the man lie
vas sent to the House Of Correction for
not l"-s than 10 months nor more than
-FOUR years for breach Of tho peace
committed by assaultinE officer Harry
Gamble In Barre. when street fight oc-
CURED in which deputy shcriffs and every
officer Of the police force in Barre took
part. Olsen is hne fellow when not
drinking.
Frank Iurrae and Miss Mar Elca2ovich
we're married. Thursday afternoon IN the
presence Of n few relatives. They we're
attended by Peter Ihcich, a nephew. and
Mrs Ella Jurras. slster-in-law ~ the
groom. Ny .Iurras returned Thursday
morning from Vow York. whore ho went
TO meet his bride 20 he. He waited there
for % DAYS Tho boat upon which she
sailed was fo'r Gays late THEY par,cd
IN their homo town In Austria several
months ago with the understanding that
whom the groom wos settled herc the
bride should follow and the elimination
OF tho promise occurred Thursday
The work Of constructing tho dam AT
Kinney mills for the Barre 4 Mont
rener electric road, which was begun
last August Nv Dorusife K Mis,ier'ni.
The contractors, was completed Saturday
end tho gate was closed. Il Is % solid
concrete, Is feot thick at the base anu
''S"' '''t a'''SS tuc 'op' ne 'oo'"'"-
ton Of the work was celebrated sunday
by decorating tho dam with Nass. both
o. tho United States and OF other coun-
.rl'S represented in the "o'kfnen "Ao
have done the fob
Inc annuaI statements OF the w. saw
''s' ""hN9 IN 'oiS c''Y sAo" ''t' me
peopic OF M'htpener an" Nciil'F ave
''o'' INN "'-'''' on "e'osl, '.''
t"'" !" ''' '"o oankS ~ '-F''' "F''
one year ago me Montpeher ~ tihS'
"Ahf mas deposits "r s-"3'NoH'oi' ana the
'ap'al savings bank s"'-o"'.''
iurl"s ''e year l'" ''e'' "'f' ~ 'i@es
h"aro N CRY court asaihS' 10 III 1901
ihaSmuc" as a large propor' on o. these
sre h'ox'eaton cases the saloon IN
MiddIeseS near the three-mile bridge IS
naturally rredue1 with the large in
crease ia'i year
me o"dN - David a o l\ee'e w.
taken SATURDAY afternoon to s.. Johns
bury MS native place where the funeral
am h"rie took plac" Mond"y Mr.
Ok'e'" d'ed Friday evening a'ut" sud
dN ~ at'e' an Illness ~ se''ra months
vim tuberculosis. H' vas = years oid'
s'on- cutter and had lived in mis- city
for II years. lie is survived ny Two SIS
'ers ana three oro'hers.
Ward Mac aged r. and James Nc
Ne'!i' aged H. were seriously injured ri
DAY evening while coasuns "a" TIE Mid
d!-S-A '"n'HT road west OF tie state
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Among those in attendance from out Of
town were NJ. and Mrs. r. r. Wilcox
OF Georgia. j. Smith and sister, Annabcl.
OF St Adams. Mrs II. W. Thompson
Mrs. j. A. Waterman and Mrs. l.. f.
Harrington Of Burlington. Mrs Wilcox
leaves an Invalid husband, two step.
daughters and granddaughter.
ton for licensed Pharmacists They were
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Continued on page I5D
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-24
WESTERN PACIFIC RAILWAY
ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENTS

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 23.-The fol-
lowing appointments have been an
nounced at the offices of the Western
Pacific railroad:
c. H. Ketcham, formerly superin-
tendent of the New York division of
the Lackawanna railroad. was made
superintendent of the western division,
with headquarters at Sacramento.
r. M. Ogilvie. formerly with the Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy, was made
superintendent of the eastern division,
with office at Elko, New.
Mott Sawyer, formerly construction
trainmaster of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& Puget Sound, was appointed train
master at Sacramento.
o. Meadows, formerly trainmaster of
the Santa Fe at San Bernardino, is
announced as chief dispatcher.
c. NJ. Stansbury, at one time con-
nected with the Southern Pacific at
Elko, New, to be master mechanic at
that point.
e. w. Mason to be superintendent of
telegraph, with Office in this city.
T. M. Schumacher, general traffic
manager of the Ell Paso q Southwest
ern railroad, who will become vice
president of the Western Pacific De-
cember l. in charge of traffic west of
Denver, arrived here last night for a
conference with officials of the new
road.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-24
FATE OF ALMA BELL
WILL SOON BE KNOWN
CASE OF YOUNG MOUNTAIN
GIRL NEARS END
Woman Who Slew Her Sweetheart
Shows Strain of Trial and Effects
of Incarceration Since
Last May

AUBURN, Cal, Nov 23.-By noon
tomorrow the fate of Alma Bell, the
illiterate young mountain girl, on trial
for the murder of her sweetheart, Joe
Armes, will be in the hands of the
twelve men who have heard the evil
dence. They will decide whether the
young woman was guilty of murder,
was temporarily insane at the time or
was justified according to the "unwrit-
ten law" invoked by the defense, In
shooting and killing Armes when he,
as she alleges, deaf to her pleadings,
rejected her and refused to keep his
promise of marriage to shield her
from dishonor.
Pale ard showing the strain of the
trial and the effects of her incarcera-
tion since last May, the young woman
sat with downcast eyes, bordering at
times on tears, and heard herself de-
nounced in a crowded court room as a
depraved woman whose licentious pas
sion, turned into Jealousy, and not her
sulled honor, caused her to kill Armes.
She listened TO savage attacks on her
character by Prosecuting Attorney o..
w. Hamilton, who opened his argu-
ment to the jury with the request that
the twelve men bring in a verdict OF
murder, but a verdict the penalty of
which was not the scaffold.
II do not believe in hanging women
and / do not want you to bring in such
a verdict" declared the prosecutor.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-24
IRv Associated Press.I

SEATTLE, Nov. 23.-William A.
Langille, forest supervisor, continued
his testimony today in the land office
inquiry into the validity of the Gun
ningham Alaska coal land claims, and
told of his inspection of the claims last
August, when he found prospect holes
on most of the claims, but no real de-
velopment work.
Mr.. Langilles evidence was practical
ly the same as that of Andrew Ken
nedy, the government coal expert.
A letter from George II. Cecil, acting
district forester at Portland, Ore, to
+. E. Ames, forestry bureau agent in
Alaska, was introduced in evidence TO-
day. The letter, which attorneys for
the defense says shows improper inter-
ference by the forestry bureau with
land office business, follows:
Dear Ames-There is considerable
evidence the claimants in the above
cases cunningham claims) are not only
trying to get valuable coal lands fraud
ulently but are attempting to secure in
addition to the coal claims timber lands
gille has been authorized to employ
work their mines. Clarence Cunning
ham in one of his reports to the stock
holders admits that four of the claims
are more valuable for timber than for
coal, so the department has secured a
continuance Oh tle CASES " ihNS9t4SaeS
this thoroughly.
Special Agents Stoner and Kennedy
are now on the ground and will be in
structed by Mr.. CLAWS to cooperate
with you fully. They, of course, are in
charge of the investigation, and so far
as possible their suggestions should be
followed. 1t will be necessary to have
an estimate of all the timber on all
the claims. For this purpose Mr.. Lam
gille hae been authorized to employ
temporary assistants in making the
estimates. The general land office has
requested that this examination be ex-
pedited as much as possible.
"The forester has authorized the APP
pointment of Gabriel Wingate as a
coal agent to examine the claims in
order to ascertain which claims con-
tain workable coal and which are valu-
able for timber only"