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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-03-10
DIVORCE GRANTED
In the Sensational Stirling.
Cross Suit and Children
Given to Husband.

EDINBURG, March 1O.-rhe SEN
satlonal stirllng-cross divorce suit
was decided today by Lord Guthrie,
who granted the husbands petition
and awarded him the custody of his
children and who denied the Cross
petition. Mrs. Sterling before her
marriage to Stirling was Clara Eliza
beth Taylor. an American show girl
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-03-10
MAYOR PEDIGO
OF Parkersburg is, Renomi-
mated at Republican
Primary Election.

PARKERsBURG, Mar. te-The
Republican primary election here
yesterday resulted IN the nomina-
tions of the following candidates:
For Mayor-W. ls. Pcdigo.
For City colleclor-Jack HeEmick,
For Board Of Atairs-H. r.
Dickel.
For Council.
First Ward-W; II. Rittcnhouse.
Second Ward-H. p Dunbar
Third Ward-H. P. Boite.
Fourth rWard-P. L. Jones.
Fifth Ward-J. Young.
Sixth Frank Hesdenreich.
Seventh word-Dr. "A. X Ross.
Eighth Ward-J. ". WhItlatch.
h
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-03-10
SERIOUSLY WOUNDED
Is a Young Lady at Elkins
While Hunting a
Squirrel.

ELKlNs, Mar. 1O-Falling over .
log as she was hunting a squirrel,
Miss Meryie Keister, closely related
to the Hon. John D. Keister, dele.
gate from Pendleton county, acct
dentally shot herself at Red crek.
The bullet from the revolver ranged
lcngthwise through the large intes-
tine perforating it in twenty dh-
ferent places Twelve hours after
the accident the girl was brought 10
lslkins and operated uoon at the
City hospital.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-03-10
BROWN AND DELBRIDGE
WINNERS OF TOURNAMENT

In. the second series of games .,
the tifty-bail pool tournament attbe
York billiard parlors last night
samuel Brown defeated Frank Nc
Donnell by a score of SO to 81 and
william DelbrIdge defeated D. Car
per by score of so to. 80.
Tonight Guy zinn viii play Her
man Diily and Wilbur Cork win 20
against Russell coe.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-03-10
PRIEST KILLED
BY Three Unknown and
Masked Men BY Being
Shot BY Them.

NEWARK, \. j.. Mar. 1o-The
Rev. Father Erasinausion, rector OF
the Polish church OF st. Stauislaus,
was shot and killed by three nm
known and masked men today. His
honsekeeper, who attempted to pre-
vent the assassination was slightly
wounded. The shooting is believed
TO have eben the result OF a disnu,e
over church matters. Four suspects
were arrested.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-03-10
FUNERAL
OF William sl,owaltcr Is Held at
Home Of Mr.. Dcison.

With large number Of sorrowing
friends in attendance. including a
large delegation of members of the
local lodge 81 Elks. OF which he was a
member. the funeral OF william G,
showaiter was held Wednesday after.
noon at $3.50 o'clock. Services were
conducted at the residence Of George
". DeisOn on West Main street, where
Mr.. Showalter made his home. and
the burial was in the Masonic GENE.
tery.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-03-10
BOARD
or Control WIN BE Appointed DC.
fore First Of April.

CHARLESTON. W. va. Mar. 10
Gov. GiasscOck will appoint the mem-
bcrs of the board OF control before
April ]. Their time of service Will
begin juno l. Among those promI-
nently mentioned for the places are
Andrew u. Wilson. OF Wheeling;
Thomas L. Hodges. Morgantown: c.
\. swearingcn, John T. Harris. L. NJ.
Gilkcson. ParlSersburg; Newton og-
din. Charleston; ]. s. Lakin. Terra
Alta; c. NJ. wetzel, Jefferson county;
c. E. Methin. Keyser, and David Dick.
Charleston.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-03-10
EllKlNs,s BROTHER DIES.

COLUMBUS, Mo-. Mar. 1.O-sam.
mel r. Elkins, GO years old. brother
Of Senator stephen b. Elkins ol
West Virginia. is dead here after an
illness Of Is months. He was post.
master here for 16 years.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-03-10
CLARK sB URG7 w. Va. WEDNESDAY MARcHIo Igoa
ILL ONLY TWO DAYS
HurshelI Kidd suco,nnbS to Acute
Indigestion =, Northsiew.
indiaestio6S ea,,

Acute indige stion calied lie
death Of Hursheli II KIDD. son 81
Mr.. and sirs e. Il Kdd 81 Nortils
view. at mis- home l'aesday night Il i
s:45 O'Clock. He lad been I'M Tor
only two days. age was ~
years
Arrangements for Tie funeral have
not yet been made.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-03-10
DENSE TRR0NG
In the Court Room to Hear
Arguments in Cooper
Sharp Trial.

NASHVILLE. Tenn, March to-
Another dense throng was In the
court house to hear the arguments IN
the cooper-sharp trial. when the
session Of court opened Attorney
General Garner began ms argument
Tor the state.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-03-10
rosroFFIcE ROBBED.

cHARIEsToN. ". Va. Mar. lo.-
The pOstoiliee at ST. Albans. W. Va.
was broken into ana robbed of a
quantity Of stamps and the contents
of the money drawer. No clue Of The
robbers has been obtained.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-03-10
MEETING 10 FORM COMPANY

a meeting for the purpose Of or
ganizing stock company poultry as-
sociation TO succeed the clarksburs
Poultry and Pet stock Association win
be held at the Merchants National
Bank Saturday afternoon at O'Clock.
All interested in the project are asked
70 attend.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-03-10
VISITS ms OFFICE.

OYSTER BAY, March io.-Aceom-
panied by hts son, Kermit. ex-Presi-
dent Theodore Roosevelt today paid
2 VISIT to New York City. It Is ex-
pected he win visit the ONCE Of The
magazine of which he Is an associate
editor.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-03-10
SCHOOL EXAMINATION.

County Superintendent way1lan
ogslen announces that ttie nee school
diploma examination wfii 81 heia q
the circuit court room ana & tiII open
tonosteN morning & s. o,eloel.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-03-10
NEw POSITION.

Charles CalIaghan has resiebe,,i
his position with Hayman q coston.
and accepted position win de q
K. Fairbanks Company as t5aveIi,,s
salesman.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-03-10
EVE ARE DRowNrn.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, March 10
Five persons were drowned TODAY /,
the Alabama river here in tbs ris,ns,
waters, which followed last nIgbs.s.
storm. ls :
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-03-10
BURNED TO DEATH.

albany. Ky. Mar. 1O.-The vie
oi Aillard Pitman and her two chiI-
uren were burned TO death today ii 4
llEe that .siestsoyea their home near
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-03-10
RENTS ROOM.

AIRS. 6. P. stout has rented the
building occupied by the d. 4 God.
frey Carpet Company ana win move
the Porter millinery store into II
within ten days
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-03-10
WILL PLAY rARKERsBrRG.

clarksburg win play basketball at
Parkersburg Friday against the P.
H. 8. This wiz be the second game.
for these teams Clarksburg won,
he aFst " . ssoss Of . to 4
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-03-10
MOVES INTO RrcToEY.

3 The Rev. str EWeil, rector oe9
christ Episcopal church, has moved
into the rectoty aad ca6 be found in
his office there daily from q until
1876 O'Clock. He can be reached
By Ben teispheae No. Isl.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-03-10

=. p Hupp. United States depa-
Il marshal. was here wednesday
from Park fsbu4
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-03-10

Boyd E Hor1sE, 81 I.amberpotf
vas here lasI aIglIt..
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-03-10
The WEATHER

snow lurtics and much colder To-
night Thursday far and colder.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-25
Working Girls Unions,

''Only the working girl knows what
the working girl needs" said Miss Jo-
sephine Casey. who is organizing work
ing girls unions. MEN may be all
right" she added, but they cannot leg
islate reforms about things they do not
know about. Girls in factories. stores
ana shops sometimes work under terri
BILE conditions, and reformers find their
greatest difficulties lie in educating
those whose good they desire to the
realization Of the reform and change
necessary. Once let the working wo-
men awake to the power Of the vote
and it will be gained by sweeping
majority. The vast army of women
toilers are coming to the understand
ing Of what representation would mean
to them. These protected Ivy horne and
husband should wa"t to win ont for
those less fortunate and less protect
ed.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-25
:. Woman :.
Features in this Column:
Success Of Mrs. kitson
A Girls Homestead Life
Widow Head OF a Bank

Mrs. Thee HUGHES kitSon. wife of
the noted Boston sculptor shares with
her husband the h"nnrS of their stu
do Her first Wnrh WAS in snow.
When she was Il child Alice Ru-gleS
modelled Il SNOW horse in her fathers
yard in Brooklil,c fifty years ago.
Her parents encouraged her longin. to
be Il sculptor. Later on she became
pupil of Henry Hudson kitSon. Her
aptitude for modclin. won her i'll
stiucturs admiration and confidence.
She went to Paris to finish her tut
ton. but all the time she was there
she was under the guidance of Kit
son. When she was eighteen years of
age she had done 50 we'll that some of
her modelling WAS exhibited in the
Pans salon aud received honorable
mention. She returned t. her home
and soon after became the wife of her
teacher. Her specially is the model
i'm. of military subjects. She has
made several notable military monu
mcntS. One Of these stands in the
national battle-ground at NiekSburg.
Another which has attracted much
favorable attention is the monument
erected in G;lleShUrg H.. known as
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-25

married woman attends a tea alone
she leaves her husbands card as well.
When mother and two daughters
have been invited and one CT the la
dies only attends she puts not only her
own cards Tone for each of the ladies
receiving) in the tray. but one each for
her absent mother or sister. When
there Is butler he asks the guests
name at the door and announces it to
the hostess. The guest comes forward
at the same moment and shakes hands
For Il special tea to meet certain
person the hostess sends her own card
a week before. with Il line written be-
low the engraved name-as. ''To meet
Miss Blank of Washington" then low
err down in one corner II to o'clock. -
adding the month and day of the week.
These cards are slipped into small en-
yelopes and posted.
A little reception Of this sort is pure
~ informal. The door is opened by a
maid. and the hostess pours tea
Chopped nuts. red peppers, cream
cheese, ported chicken or lettuce and
watercress are the favorite filings for
afternoon tea sandwiches There
should be plenty of small frosted cakes
and bonbons MAUD ROBINSON.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-25
:. Woman :.
Features in this Column:
Serving Afternoon Teas
Arrangement ci Table
Rules For Guests Cards

Tie custom uf serving. afternoon
ten is now very nearly universal. We
call a halt in tiat. middle of the after
noon and refresh ourselves with tea or
chocolate and Il sandwich or cake.
\ cup Of something ho, or Il glass
Of something cold. according [" the
weather. invariably fits in with the
call late in lie day.
Formal tea. Of course. can only he
served on the day ut home. and for
this reason many women set aside one
afternoon in the week for this pur-
pose.
For this tea guests may adjourn IL
the dining room. where II table cover
n with Il la.'r r"nterricre has Il lacG
dolly for each guest. On this is SCI q:
plate. usually Of fancy design. fer
The cakes. etc. ami the ln~trSS poIirS
at one end q. the table from a massive
silver tp; service set in u silver tray.
The maid AT her lott passes the cups.
\ more formal arrangement consists
in mnv in. he table ii little to one side
of the room and ranging chairs
around The walls. The table is cover
cd with lace cloth over the edges
of which is draped SmiIaX or ferns.
There is an elaborate ccntcrpiecc of
flowers or spun sugar initiating
basket of flowers. with two or mere
shaded candnlabra to match the dee
orations. On this table are n,aSSed The
ices. sand witches. cakes, etc. which
form the menu of the tea Walters or
maids 90 to each guest bearing Il tray
on which is Il cup Of tea. of choco
late or Il glass of lemonade. The
guest makes her choice. and then tho
waiter brings a plate of assorted good
things.
At very elaborate affairs it is Gus
tumary 10 serve bouiIlon and creamed
oysters. mushrooms or croquettes. to-
getler with ices frozen in fancy
forms.
Daylight is excluded and rose color
ed lamps or candies take its place.
At a formal affair half an hour is
the proper time limit. One grects the
hostess and guest of honor. passes into
the dining room and there makes
adieu.
At an afternoon tea which partakes
more of the nature Of reception
dressing rooms are provided. where
guests leave their outer wraps.
The hostess ut an afternoon tea
wears Il high necked gown Of light
silk. chiffon or velvet and jewels.
Men should wear double or single
breasted frock coats Of black or very
dark gray. trousers of gray and top hat.
Women guests never remove their
hats nor. it is needless TO add. their
gloves. The hours for ordinary tea are
frOm4 to 6.
On entering the guest deposits her
cards in the tray in the hall. When a
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-25
AN ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE
Ordering special election to be held in
School District No. E of Ward One
of Caddo Parish, for the purpose OF
levying three-1nil per annum tax
to erect and furnish a public school
building in said school district.
Whereas, one-hftf of the property
taxpayers Of school district No. E in
Ward One of Caddo Parish, Louisiana,
have petitoned the Police Jury of said
parish to levy special tax Of three
property in school district six of Ward
One of said parish for a period of fif-
teen years, beginning with the year 1910,
for the purpose Of erecting and con-
structing public school building in
said school district, therefore,
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Po-
lice Jury of Caddo Parish, State of
Louisiana, in legal assembly convened,
that special election be held without
expense to the parish, under the general
election laws of the State of Louisiana,
at the usual polling place i'll the town of
Belcher in said school district No. g.,
in Ward One of the said Parish of Cad
do, for the purpose of obtaining the
wishes Of the property taxpayers in re-
gard to said assessment and levy. The
form of ballot shall be as follows: "For
the special tax Of three mills per an
mum on the dollar of the assessed valua-
ton of the property in public school
district No. in Ward One of the Par
ish of Caddo, for the purposes ex-
pressed in the petition of the property
taxpayers for the period of IS years. ="
against the special tax of three mills
on the dollar of the assessed valuation
of the property in public school district
No. 6 in Ward One of the Parish of
Caddo, for the purposes expressed in
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-25
Widow Banker and City Official.

Mrs. Minnie Y. Trickey of Rosedale,
Kan. just across the state line from
Kansas City. Mo-, is president Of the
Commercial State bank Of the town,
treasurer Of the municipality and own
er Of considerable property in the vi
cinity. She has been director of the
bank ever since it was established and
succeeded the first president after he
retired After her election she made
the following little speech: Gentle
men. this bank will be run in con-
sentative. businesslike way and ac-
cording to the banking laws of Kan
sas." AS treasurer of the town she
does that work in her home thus saw
ing the rent of an Office. The salary
when she accepted the Office was $50
month. She concluded that it was
not worth more than $50 and thus re-
duced the payroll at her own sugges-
ton When her husband was clerk
Of the district court Of the county she
was his assistant and it was while
In that place she made study of
business and became familiar with the
pc?jtics OF the state. although she has
no wish to figure in any party move
meni She lives alone and when not
Engaged in her work is fond of Dick
ems. Hugo and Thackeray. She at
tends her own garden and little or
~h,srd From He latter she gets al,
he fr,,:; uAcd in h.-r l.,n!t.
MARIA VII us CAMPBELL.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-25

the petition of the property taxpayers
for the period of fifteen years.
Sec. ?. Be it ordained, ETC., That
the nance the voter with the assessed
value of his property shall be written on
the ballot and that all taxpayers voting
at said election shall be registered vot-
ers, except women taxpayers, who shall
vote either in person or by their agents
authorized in writing.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
That said special election shall be held
on the 9Th day of June 1909, with the
following commissioners and clerks for
said school district No. 6, Ward One of
said parish and State:
Belcher: Commissioners, E. NJ. Adg-
er, D. p Hollis, Julius Gamm; clerk,
w. Hutchinson.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, ETC.,
That said poll shall be opened at 8
o'clock a m. and close at pm, and
said election shall be completed on said
day.
JULES DREYFUSS, Pres.
A. L. DURINGER, Clerk
Caucasian, April II, 1909.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-25
:. Woman :.
Features in this Column:
No Suffrage In Kansas
Indian Aid For indians
Amy bernardy's Mission

Woman suffrage in Kansas WAS de
and Il woman, Miss Mona Ryan. TWEEN
ty-two years of ace. WAS the cause OF
it. Her father is one of the members
of the Iawlnaking body Of the state.
The night the vote was taken Miss
Ryan went to the capitol with her ia
Their. While The roll was being called
her father asked her what she thought
of the question. She replied that she
was against it, Her father asked her
why She replied that only Il few wo-
men seemed to be interested in it. She
said If Ia majority Of women wanted
suffrage they would ill the statehousc
and the streets as we'll At that mo-
ment her fathers name was called.
and he voted against the bill. Tie was
his act. governed by his daughter. de
cided the fate of the bill 10y 50 to 81.
Mr. Ryan has been Il member of the
lower house of the Kansas legislature
three terms He said that he acted on
the advice of his daughter.
The fairost Indian maiden since the
DAYS of pucahontas is declared by
Judges of Indian beauty to be Miss
Bula Benton Elmon,ison of Ta'cuual..
Okla. There is a large percentage OF
white blood in her veins. but she takes
pride in calling herself Il Cherokee
She is principal of the public S, hool in
Talequah. She is educated in books.
art and music and is an clocutioniSt OF
ability. She believes in high stand
ard for both Indian and white. In adj
dition to her work as head of the
school. she manages a farm Of eighty
acres. Oh which is an orchard that
yields the owner a fair income. She is
one Of the social leaders of her town.
Where women have possessed the
proper qualifications they have sue
cee(led in playwriting. The plays of
Olive Logan, who is believed to be the
pioneer in the profession. are still be
ing produced in many places. Frances
Hodgson Burnett is one Of the new
school playwrights and has been
successful Other women who have
made their mark in this line are Mar
, tina Morton. Madeleine Lucette Ryley
Marguerite MeringtOn, LOttie Blair
Parker, Marah Ellis Ryan. Mrs. Ro
maidO Pacheco. Mrs Doremus. Alice
Ives. Elizabeth Phipps Train, Anna
Katharine Green. Miss Edgerton. Mil
dred Bowling. Alice kaucer and Mrs
Craigie. Nearly every play written by
these women has been success.
Professor NIiss, Amy Bernardy Of
Smith college is one Of the active
workers for improving the condition
of immigrants to the United States.
Her present mission is in the interest
of Italian immigrants to this country.
Her investigation coDvinces her that
Italians who come to America are de.
ceived by the relative value Of money.
They do not realize that with higher
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-25
PROFEssol. AMY BEKNARDY.

wages they meet higher living ex
penses. Italy wants its people who
have come here to return. They are
needed at home. Miss Bernardy is CO.
operating with the Italian government
to this end. She is in that country
now, and when her plans materialiZe
she expects to return here and take up
the work in the Italian colonies with
the view Of inducing as many as she
can convince to return to the land Of
their nativity.
In California wife's husband has
the right under the law to all her
earnings. whether the money comes In
from washing or writing a book. She
has no legal right to her children. A
poor white woman who married Chi
nese appealed to the courts when her
husband sent her baby to China, but
the judge decided that as he was the
father the Chinaman had full right
to do what lie pleased with the child.
-
The first woman ever elected to any
public office in France is Nine. Gle
mence Jusselin. recently returned as
a Partisan councillor She is COM
mercial judge entitled to decide in
trade disputes. She was dressmaker
and was put up by the representatives
Of her profession. There We're four other
women candidates. all of whom were
defeated. The successful candidate
was elected almost entirely by men.
= =
Miss Mary Hartman. daughter of
the railway. magnate, accompanied her
father to Texas and lived in a tent a
part Of the time. entering into the
change with the abandon of frontier
NH. MARY DALE.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-25
Homestead Life Of a Girl.

Miss A. S. White Of Medford. Mass.
went west for her health. She staked
and proved claim of 100 acres in
North Dakota. Six months after filing
her claim the lumber for the shack
was delivered. Work on the shack. an
s by 10 building. began in the morn
ing. Miss White assisted the carpen-
ters. and by night the shack was I'M
der roof and fioored. The mattress
was laid on the floor. and there the
new "homesteadcr" slept that night.
Provisions had been delivered from
Chicago The first meal consisted Of
onions. potatoes and pork chops. The
chops were the last fresh meat the
young woman and her friend. another
girl, tasted for two months. Furniture
was added from time to time. This
consisted Of a couch and two boxes.
which also served rs chairs. The coal
was stored under the couch. Miss
White uug the cellar herself. and in it
were stored her provisions and canned
goods. Two other shacks near by were
built by other homesteaders. friends
Of the eastern girl. AS soon as the
newcomers We're ''at home" they re-
ceived calls from farmers. the nearest
of whom lived five miles distant. The
postoffice was sixteen miles away. The
family wash was carried to we'll
four miles from the shack. Cowboys
came in droves. In the city when 4
young woman's men friends call they
bring flowers and chocolates. The cow
boys who called on Miss White
brought potatoes and other table ne
cessities. In this shack Miss White
lived eight months