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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-02
Celebration Next Tuesday.

The committee OH entertainment re-
ported that satisfactory progress had
been made in preparation for the celebra-
ton of the forty-fourth anniversary of
the association next Tuesday in the
rooms Of the Chamber Of Commerce
In commenting upon the report Of the
committee, President Noyes said: at
ought to be we'll understood by the MEM
bers OF the association that we are not
going to have dinner THIS year, as hereto
fore We are to have a few words, in
the nature of a report of the work of the
association for the year. little speaking,
then some music and other entertainment
features until about 10 o'clock, when a
simple buffet lunch will be served We
sociate or honorary members to come at
O'Clock without having had his dinner"
Announcement was made that Clifford
*. Bergman would give 'chalk talk
during the evening.
The committee on the ladies' auxiliary
reported progress, but was not yet pre-
pared to make a complete report.
Mr.. Noyes informed the members of
the association that a letter had been re-
ceivsd from II. X. Willard conveying his
and his fathers appreciation of the SYM
pathy shown them by 1.-THE Association Of
Oldest Inhabitants at his mothers flu
neral.
Judge Bundy reported from the special
committee on the purchase Of house for
the home of the association that the COM
mittee had decided to lsarn the views and
wishes OF the members Of the associa-
ton as to the need for a home and the
amount Of money that they wish to
ing the joint committee on Improvement
of the engine house to make a report, il
practicable. at the next meeting of the
association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-02
Portrait Of Mrs. Van Ness.

A portrait OF Marcia Van Ness was pre-
scented by Mrs. Bell and Mrs. Hoover.
two Of her descendants. to the ASSOC
citation, and the secretary was directed to
notify them OF its acceptance and thank
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-02
Put Down Weights as Called.

Nearly all the afternoon was taken up
by the ca ling of witnesses to identify
pages in certain books, which were then
marked in evidence. 1t appeared from the
examination Of these witnesses that their
singing a page of weights did not mean
that they had taken all the weights them
selves
In most cases they marked down the
weights the city weighers called off to
them, and II they went away another of
Spitzers men took their places, and they
signed the sheet when they came back
just the same.
In all cases the men examined were
checkers on the scales used by city
weighers, not on government scales.
There were ten of these Witnesses
The last man ca led at the session was
William H. Teare, a clerk in the employ
of the sugar company He proved O hos
tile witness, much to the surprise Of Mr..
DenisOn.
Charles NJ. Beattle. Bendernagers law
yer. took lite part in the proceedings
during the day. and there was no effort
as on the day before. to show that the
defendants had been ordered to do as
they did by men higher up
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-02
Tells of Payment to Inspector.

Questioned further about the payment
by Bendernagel to a customs inspector
in uniform, the witness described how
he was able to see 1t, and said the Incl
dent was not one of simply making
change or cashing check. but was the
talk Of the Office at the time. He was
not allowed to proceed further along this
line.
Howard B. Sands, confidential secretary
Of Justice Bischoff, was called and gave
corroborative testimony regarding making
up the pay rolls.
Then David Fragner, a customs in
spector, testified as to the manner in
which the sugar was weighed when he
was an assistant weigher.
He said there had been no checkers on
the government scales since November,
1907, the time of the seizure Of the scales
and in answer to Mr. LeXow, on cross
examination, gave the figures of the
amount of work done in an hour.
He said too, that the scales were bal
anced every half hour and that, while
there was nothing between him and the
checker who sat beside him at the scales
he was too busy to watch what the
checker vas doing.
This explanation was a surprise to Mr..
Lexow. who gladly desisted in his cross
examination on Henry L. Stimson's OBJ.
lection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-02
Yesterdays Proceedings.

Slowly and with technical objections
raised at every point the government
began yesterday weaving the web OF
evidence by which it expects to inmesh
the six minor employees of the sugar
trust who are alleged to have been
directly responsible for defrauding the
government out of milliI ms in duty.
A mass of detailed evidence. pro-
nounced inclination on the part of the
defense to keep the trail away from III
Wall street, tie head office of the trust.
and a gu billing witness, who contradicteo
himself while on the stand, were features
OF the days proceedings.
Tuesday Winifred I. Denison, special
attorney general, announced that the I'M
derweight recorded by the government
weighers by reason of the crooked scales
averaged thirteen pounds to the truck
.oad of sugar. Witnesses stated at the
same session that the members of the
big SIX received SIS a day, or 10 cents
more than ordinary checkers-a total for
the six checkers said to have been assign
ed to the crooked scales of ST week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-02
Longer Sessions to Be Held, An
nounces Judge Martin.
IMPLICATION OF DEFENDANTS
Prosecution Endeavors to Connect
Men on Trial With Manipula-
ton of Crooked Work.

NEW YORK. December 2.-On top of
the mass of detailed evidence already pre-
sented in an effort to convict six former
employees of the American Sugar Refining
Company Of under-weighing frauds, the
government today offered further testi-
mony of alleged crooked work on the
Williamsburg sugar docks.
At the best the case is expected to take
two weeks to try. Judge Martin is evil
dencing every disposition to hurry the
proceedings as much as possible.
The court consistently frowns upon tao
tics that kill time. Today it announced
that longer sessions would be held.
From showing the extent of the de-
frauding process, which one witness esti-
mated to have proceeded at the rate Of
nearly $4,000 week, the prosecution to-
day worked further into the personalities
of the case in it's attempt to establish
direct connection between the manipu-
lation of the cheating scales and the men
on trial.
The Springdale news., 1909-10-29

best entry-winning two first prizes on q pair of fine drivers.
 Miss Mary Jones k sick with typhoid fever. She was acting as nurse for the typhoid cases in Jack Johnson < family when taken sick.
 Tom Eubanks has rented the bottom farm of Garret Williams near Buckeye for the coming Tom will now be able to farm on d greater scale than ever.
 Brack Jones. who has been receiving treatment for consump- ton for several months from d physician in Eureka Springs has, we understand. entirely re covered.
 The writer k al home again after an absence of several weeks Many things of impor tance have oJulred here in our absence. Among them was the death and burial of Hinte Naag- han, d highly respected and prominent citizen Of Buckeye. He had suffered several months with lung trouble, which caused his death about the 20th of Sep tember
 The apple season is closing. All the dryers in the apple belt around Buckeye are closed down after q prosperous season. with the exception of Garret Will iams and Garlocks evaporators, They will run for some time yet. About 100000 pounds of dried fruit has been manufactured in that section this fall and togeth or with the several thousands of barrels of green apples will bring in quite neat little sum to the people of that country. .Franze =calwell s=home place presents to the passerby q pie lure of the work of modern and practical farmer His resl=
The Springdale news., 1909-10-29

k attending .the. Grand Lodge of Arkansas at Hot Springs this week.
 Bro.speers of Ridge filled his regular appointment here the 4th Saturday and Sunday.
 =Divilbliss and wife FL kins visited her parents. Nf and Nrs. .B1reheft.hefe= Sunday.
 f'fankZIIarfis ana= sister Mrs. Jennie Morrison. visited rela= lives neal. Fafmineton Saturday and sunday.
 Jonathan Nelson. aged se years. died Tuesday morning at his home nraf@ Low Gap. He Was member of the Free Mil Baptist Church. and Was ihe father ol =ehildren.. .a=bz his first marriage and II h1 the last. of which he has 2 sons and , daughters living Four sons and one= daughter IiHe af Dallas. Texas. one daughter. Mrs. Rachel Miller. lives at Fayetteville: one son in Missouri. one in Oklahoma and , here All were present al the funeral except , sons i'll Missouri and Oklahoma. His wife and children have the heartfelt sympathy of the com munity in their sad bereavement. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Edwards of Round Mountain and his body iaid 10 rest in tile Reeee grave yard. The writer of this sketch can remember seeing Uncle .Jona- than over 30 years ago when We lived on the prairles of the Cher okee Nation when he came with his turning blow and two yoke of oxen and plowed q few fur rows around our home to secure us from the prairie fires. May God in tender mercy bind tip the broken hearted IS the prayer of your humble servant.
 Lone Star.
The Springdale news., 1909-10-29

dence IS modern and convenient for q farmers home His barn and other buildings are strongly built and conveniently located. His pasture lands are kept free from noXious growth of weeds and bushes by the browning goats. His growing orchard shows the results of good prun- ing and cultivation and his farm land Is kept in high state of fertility by the correct rotation of crops. Mr. Calwell is q pros porous farmer. His prosperity 1s due to the practice of modern methods of farming.
 Eugene Johnson. aged Is, son of Jack Johnson died Thursday evening of typhoid fever. He had been sick 10 weeks and had passed the critical stage of the disease and everyone had great hopes of his recovery. ae had d sudden relapse Thursday af- ternoon and death soon followed. He professed d faith in Christ q few wee ks before the end His body was buried Friday evening in the Huntsville Cemetery. Flu gene was model young man and was highly respected and loved by everyone here for his noble and kindly traits of char acter. No greater tribute could be paid him than to say that he was good 10 his mother. He will be sadly missed by his home cir cle and his many friends. The family have the deepest sympa thy of the entire community in their bereavement.
 Wilkin MiCawber.
The Springdale news., 1909-10-29
WHITENER.

Ras Mason is teaching sue eessful term of school at Buck eye.
 The Peter Morris Co.'S saw mill has not run since the early summer for want of water.
 Tom Drake of Wheeler Is visi- ting his brother Will Drake. q prominent farmer of this place.
 Cal Burnet has just had com pleted one of the most modern farm residences in this section.
 Si1as Morehouse lost an in- fant child last week. It was buried i'll the Buckeye Cemetery.
 Aaron Mitchell $ one day old baby died Thursday and was buried Friday in the family grave yard.
 Sam Cline has been delivering portrait orders for the White her Portrait and Frame Co. for the past week.
 Tom Mitchell started for Prai- rie Grove Saturday. He intends to move his family there If the locality suits him.
 Silas Clark and Oscar Mitchell are grinning like bucket full of greens this week-a baby ar rived at their respective homes.
 Wes Fritts Is spending the week days building handsome residence on his farm and his Sundays on the Bohannon Mount ain.
 Everett Gaddis of Co. B.. 10th Init, stationed at Fort Logan II. Roots near Little Rock, IS yisi- ting his father-in-law, Shade Mitchell.
 The Brush creek people are proud of the record their count " made at the Washington County =fair.in Wining prizes OH stock. Fred Williams made the
The Springdale news., 1909-10-29
 ZION

Rev. Thornsberry of Goshen was in this vicinity last week.
 Working the road is the order of the day in this neighborhood, this week.
 Mr. Morrison of Madison County has moved on the Charlie Watson place.
 sam Porter had the misfor tune to get his knee fractured by the kicking of horse.
 Mrs. Dave Cawthon has been very low with pneumonia fever but is some better at this writ ing.
 The Baldwin baseball team came over last Saturday. and played with the Zion team, but
The Springdale news., 1909-10-29
----------- SULPHUR CITY

Everybody is courting this week.
 Hugh Reece and wife visited relatives near Baldwin Sunday.
 Aunt Minerva Carter of Mo, nett, Mo, is visiting relatives here now.
 Boy Boaz and wife and Miss Maggie Harris visited at Mrs. Hicks Sunday.
 Brother Adkins of Winslow preached at Mt. Salem Sat day and Sunday.
 Mrs IIaskin and children of near Prairie Grove are visiting old friends here.
 Humphrey Mills. wife and child ren. visited at Fms Mills Sat- urday and Sunda
 Ed Mabry 4n wife visited her parents Mr and Mrs Lew Is. at Carter Sunday.
 Mrs. Anna Wallace, past grand of Sulphur City Rebekah Lodge.
The Springdale news., 1909-10-29
lllaAEt6EiE
 GOSHEN

Clara Gilliland is suffering very much with fisings III her head.
 John Anthony has moved 10 Goshen to taeius Parker s house.
 Mrs. P (. Miller and daugh- Ter Stella visited Mrs Dr Walk er last of last week.
 Little Myrl Swift, who recent ly moved to Elkins, is in Goshen this week visiting friends.
 Mrs. Thos Mayes visited her son Otis. who Is teaching at Ballard, Oklahoma. last of last week.
 Bro. Thornsberry preached his last sermon Sunday night till after conference. then We do not know who our next minister will be.
 Mrs. oliphant, Miss Lillie Lit tie k J. Mayes, W. k. Sweet ser and Dr. (. E. Swift left Sun day for Hot Springs to attend the Grand Lodge of the l. o. O. F.
 Sally Anne
The Springdale news., 1909-10-29
Remember, "If It Happened It's in The News"

 days with relatives near Arnett. this county.
 Steve Farrell and wife are out at Hallett, Okla, visiting rel atives and looking out a pros pective location.
 Mrs Sylvia Reed, of Fort Worth. Texas, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Linda Maxey, and other Johnson relatives.
 \ protracted meeting was started at Shady Grove Sunday by Pastor King. who will con- tinue the services through this week.
 John Etherington and family left Saturday with their house. hold goods 10 make the overland drive to the vicinity of Boyn- ton. Okla.
 ]. $. Strain and family are now domieiled at Hallett, Okla. but We understand that they in= tend to journey on to New Mex leo in the near future.
 Mrs. Guy Pearee and children came down from Purdy, Mo, Sunday and will spend some time visiting her father, Allen Weaver. and other relatives and friends.
 Bert Hanks and Ol Grnm, who have been making apple barrels at Glennwood. Iowa. write that the apple season is over there. and that they will start for Ark ansas about Nov. I.
 Two more cases of typhoid fever are reported in the II. q. Ramey family Mr. and Mrs. Ramey and son, Guy, are eonva= leseing. Roy and Buelah are the two latest 10 be attacked.
 B. r. Johnson, Sr.. left Sun day evening for Mt. Vernon. No where he goes to attend To business concerning the estate of his brother. O. Johnson. who died there few years ago
 t. II. Eiehlyter. George Thompson, Wm Baskett and C b =Ritehey spent several days of 1ast week out among the mount aims near Harris. Ark. where they had great sport hunting squirrels.
 Dr. Otto Christian has located in Johnson. and k getting quite d bit of practice already He k boarding at Capt. Will Waves while Mrs. Christian k away visiting relatives in Southern California.
 ]. B. Vernon is not greatly struck on the famed Salt Lake City region Of Utah, and writes that he intends 10 leave there for q short visit to the Arkan- sas folks who are colonized at Price, Utah.
 S. Truesdale $ sale was held yesterday with J. J. Hiatt as auctioneer. Quite a bit of house hold goods and other personal property was disposed of at fairly good prices, and now . Uncle sam and wife will take the train in q few days for New Mexico where they expect to find a fortune near one of the little promoted towns of that territory.
The Springdale news., 1909-10-29
JOHNSON.

\ number of Johnson people are attending circuit court at Fayetteville this week.
 B. B. Johnson and mily.left to-day for soioarn= of= several
The Springdale news., 1909-10-29

Quarterly Conference will be held at this place Friday, Oct. 29th Presiding Elder Ilughey. will preach.
The Springdale news., 1909-10-29

on account of Zion Il. having all of their regular players the score was Baldwin 12. and Zion
The Springdale news., 1909-10-29

Everybody is courting this Keek
The Springdale news., 1909-10-29

Clara Gilliland is suffering very much with risings III her
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-17
From Idaho
MANAGER OF MINES HERE TO
ROUND UP LOCAL CAP
ITALIsTS.

Dan Davis, of Occur d'Alene, Idaho,
arrived in town this morning after an
all weeks trip from the above men
toned city. Mr.. Davis is the general
manager of the Cola Rate and Copper
Prince Mining Company of which
Sam Hltc is the local manager of the
Gold at and Sam. B. Holbert local man.
ager OF the Copper Prince Mining Co.
Mr.. Davis is here now lining up the
capitalists and says in six months
more the mines will be ready to fill
all kinds of shipping orders.
He stated that the money strin.
gency nit his state tne hardest last
fall and now seemed to be loosening
up; and that three different railroads
are now constructing branches through
Occur d'Alene.
Dan is a typical westerner and ex.
presses his dislike of OUR climate in q
very forceful way. He goes from here
to Plttsburg, from there to Philadel-
phia then to New York and Will leave
for the west about the fifth Or sixth
of May.
He is stopping at the Marley hotel
and will be glad to see all Of his old
friends at that place.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-17
GEL Ting READY
For J! BAS Bal l |.
PITCHING STAFF Is IN TRAINING
AND THEy OTHERS VIII Be
in FORM.

The pitching stan Of Tie local
baseball team is working into shape
for the coming season. Midget Jep-
ktns of Frostburg, and Ralph Carlisle
are keil known. Jenkins is the man
that scalped the Brooklyn tenn here
last summer. Carlisle is the faithful.
steady pitcher that could always be
relied upon to do his duty.
Pitcher stahl. of woodsaeld. Ohio,
Grant Brown, of West sunbury, Pa.
and Walter Prestos are new pitchers.
They seem to have plenty Of speed
and are good. heady twirlers.
Catcher Jackley came in from Cam
eron yesterday and helped Catcher
snodgrass warm up the men in last
evenings practice.
Durham, of Lynn, Indiana, is here.
He came yesterday but did not pu.
on a baseball suit. He looks Hike o
ball player.
Pitcher James Ralph, Of Cleveland,
will be mere Monday.
Pitcher Fletcher, with the clarl,s.
burg team last year, and sold to
Wheeling, was released yesterday AMI
reported TO Uniontown.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-17
A MESSAGE
FROM MARS

west fields are light. The only vari.
ance from routine work and the aver.
age results iE the striking of an oc.
casiOnal good producer in some one of
the old fields. The size rather than
the location is the important feature.
In the salt sand development on Flat
Fork, Harper district, Roane county,
the Carter Oil Company has drilled in
It's second test ON the ley-MessGn-
ger farm and Il hours after the salt
sand pay was tapped the well produc-
ed $50 barrels. This location is GOO
feet northeast of No. 5 on the U. L..
Dearman farm.
The wells in this salt sand develop.
ment have not been at all uniform in
size. The new strike shows, IL any.
thing, an extension to the east OF pres.
ent production. There is some new
work under way and starting on Fla.
Fork.
ne" PRODUCERS In Brooke County.
In the Holidays Cove district In
Brooke county. C. Ferguson & Co.,
have drilled in their No. II on the J..
j. 4 Anna Swearingen farm and have
a Show for 15barrel pumper.
Near Wheeling Junction. in the
same county the Unity OIL COMPANY
has completed No. on the c. c. Dill
lenbach farm and has show for a
natural producer. good for 50 barrels
day, This location is 500 feet east
OF No. l on the same farm. The first
well completed on this rarm is a fair
producer, No. 2 is very light and No 2
is duster.
In the Meadville district, Tyler
county. the Carter OH Company has
drilled its test on the Carrie Campbell,
farm through the Cow Run sand AMI
has show for a very light pumpor,
Carter Company Gets a Producer.
w StTalght Fork, Duval district.
Lincoln county, the Carter Oil Com.
pany has completed its No. 9 on the
Hager heirs farm and has a 25.bnr.
rel producer in the Berea grit. No,
s on the same farm has started to drill
On Porter Fork. in the same district
the South Penn Oil Company bns
started to drill No. Z on the q. G, Grit.
filth farm.
On North Fork, Grant district, Wet.
eel county, the Parker & Edwards OIL
Company and the Benedum-Trees OH
Company are 146 feet in the Big In.
jun at No. . on the M. Barr tract and
have no show for a producer. In Eagle
district, Harrison county, the South
Penn OH Company has drilled its test
on the Richard Robinson farm IS feet
into ths stray and have developed no
eli % sas. \
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-17
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as~tp~aS~Gs-

Honoring her house guest, Mrs.
Z Charles Wesley swisher, of Charles.
ton, and Miss villa Hart Butcher. a
bride elect, Miss Lucy Raymond was
hostess to number of friends at
bridge yesterday afternoon. Mrs. 2.
n Robertson won first honors and was
I presented with a bunch of sweet peas.
AT the conclusion Of the games. a lunch
was served. Among the out OF town
guests present were Miss Elizabeth
Gallfher. Of Charleston. and Mrs. C.
~: Wysong, Of shepherdstown, W. Va.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-17
Miss Fleming Wins Prize.

Miss Katherine ID, Fleming, daugh-
ter Of Col. R, E. Fleming and niece
of the Misses Fleming of Locust ave
nue., has the distinction OF being the
Successful contestant in the annual en-,
,temporaneous speaking contest for wo,
men held at swathmore College on
Marcn the 18th. Thirty-five young wo.
men entered the preliminary contest,
from which ten were selected for the
final test Prizes Of twelve, eight and
aye dollars were awarded. Miss Elem.
ing is well known in this city where
she has frequently visited. She is a
5cultpred and talented young lady.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-17
SHADE TREES.
Are Being Planted on Grounds of Fair
Association.

The Falrmont Fair Association has
workmen planting the several hundred
shade trees that were ordered for the
ground. The new ground that was re.
Gently purchased is being enclosed
with a high board fence. There is a
great deal of work that needs to he
done before the spring meeting. The
Fair Association will have 1t done as
fast as 1t is possible to do so.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-17
Nfrain Soil.

We often hear people speak of viz
gin soil as IL that kind of soil were
superior to any other. To the soil
robber it may be superior, because
his whole process of farming con-
sists in taking out OF the soil as
much Of its fertility as possible and
then passing on to another lot of vir-
gin soil, says the Farmers Review.
But as matter of fact much of the
virgin soil is very undesirable till it
has been worked for some years, in
which time the top soil will be turn
ed under and furnish the lower lay
ers of soil with some humus. The
turning up Of the soil lets the air
into it, and this makes 1t possible
for the bacteria to begin work. The
work of the bacteria is to change
mineral matter into a form that can
be used by the plants. Some virgin
soil, such as the prairie soil, is al
ready in high state of adaptability,
and this 1t is that has made the
prairie states such prizes for the men
that knew nothing more about soils
than to take out OF them all the
plant food they could get. A soil
that has been properly handled for
any number of years is better than
virgin soil, for it has had the wild
ness taken out of It by the pillow and
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