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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-09-28
Lafayette Girls in Contest.

The contest for the prizes offered
by the Church Point Democrat IL be-
ing participated in by the following
young ladies whose number Of votes
up to Saturday are opposite their
names:
Miss Ruby Mcbride. e............ IL 900
Miss Henrietta Lacoste. $500. Ia, 900
Oneide Leblanc. ................ 1900
Miss Agnes Roy. ........ .l1,lOO
Miss Marie Olivier. .52 600
Quite a number of valuable prizes
are being offered by the Democrat.
and We hope some Lafayette girl will
be lucky enough to get at least one.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-09-28

The experiment Of raising rice tn
Caldwell parish, induced by the raw
ages Of the boil weevil, is reported as
very successful. Next year it is
planned to plant a heavy crop.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-09-28
SIM BOUDREAUX,
FELIX NUGENT,

The lists were signed by about two
hundred and fifty farmers who con-
tributed to the fund.
Mr.. Hopkins was deeply moved by
this expression from the farmers and
replied to the committee, expressing
his high and sincere appreciation OF
the gift.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-09-28

Louis Guilot, an employe of the
Westfield Refinery Of PaincourtVAle,
walked in his sleep and fell from the
second floor Of the boarding house, q
distance OF over thirty-five feet. He
sustained internal injuries and was
sent to New Orleans for treatment.
A large delegation from Eunice and
Vile Platte and Mamou, in the pro-
posed new parish Of Evangeline. ap-
peared before Governor Sanders at
Baton Rouge Friday and Saturday in
an effort to reach . compromise 40
ceptable to all parties In the matter
Of the selection Of the parish seat.
The governor has set the date Of an
election Ia be held Nov. 9 for the
purpose Of selecting the parish seat
md By agreeing at the conferences
III contending towns win have repre-.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-09-28

Ascommittee of Covington business
men held conference with Congress
man Wickliffe Saturday with the view
Of securing federal aid in deepening
Bogue Falaya river as an aid to navi-
cation.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-09-28

A conference of Wholesale lumber
men from Central and North Louisi-
ana was held at Alexandria Friday
and conditions in the lumber business
were generally discussed.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-09
DENTIST SS1'VEEDL
STA.BS|'I HEART 4 {
AND GIRL DIES OIL WORKPLACES
AFTER THREE DAYS OF En-
y RIBLE sUFFERlN

PTrTSBURG, Sept, q. ~ Her heart
stabbed by 4 needle swallowed while
a dentist fixed her teeth, accordfnE tns
her sister. Miss stella Levy, agedk So.
died in agony at her; home. s24 Mellon
street, East End, J, at {; 10 o'clock Tues
day morning. A shemprrha tlnally
caused death. She was q 5tllansh ct
Henry Levy. y
Miss Levy went to ya South Sid q DEM
lists oflce last Friday. .lS Sine wisheds to
have u tooth filled ..t3sl3s #;
"Stela couldn't bear3 the pal 50 5ttie5
dentist decided to inject some fluid to-.
stop it, As he put the instrument tnS
her mouth Stella felt somethinE Ike 2 I
small. cold needle stri ikes her throat
She told the dentist he had dropped
something said the sister, Mrs y.
M. Weiss, "'and She He'd to Scous 1t
UP, but failed. The dent list lenlafs he
mad lost any part ot his Finsttument.
and went ontwith his work
"F1nally ste1la's coughing became So.
pain In her chest. and she cough sfnr
and rhe come home. She fel tsas slight
pain in her chest, and sch congll cd for
almost three days. part OF the needle
being cougned UP. Then it SCENE tneN
needle or wire. whatever ltsw was. work
ed Through the lung tissue and plercetl
the heart casing. Every tlnne tfls I
heart beat ltwns stabbed By the point
OF the needle. Her suffering was ms
tense. A pay ysiclan could not relieyss
tho raIn. and a henorrlnge result "
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-09
ONE L|FE,L0ST
ON 7 PEARY E: ! j J | !. TRIP I! RI }
PROF. MARVIN, oF5coRhELL, WAS
ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED ON +
% APRIL 10. SfRr
(By United Prcss.)

EI.MIRA, N. Y, Sept. 9.-Prof. Ross
Gilmore Marvin. of Cornell, the only
man who lost his life In the Peary ex-
piAition. himself went firther north
than ali the Arctic explorers with the
exceptions OF Nansen, Abruzzi and
Peary. Gi.5, 4; y
Prof. Marvin headed the party fol-
lowing Peary. He was sent back after
food when supplies began to run short.
He met Peary returning ind furnished
him with food. He was accidentally
drowned As miles from Cape Columbia,
on April 1O.,S Mrs. Mary Marvin re-
ceivcd telegram today from her
daughter Mt Wi1kesbare. FR.. confirm
ing his death. Mrs, Marvin Is bearing
up we'll. snying that his Heath was the
will OF God. X " Il .-ry5 =,
PORTLAND, 3 Me. Sept. 9.-Mrs.
Pearv left here at noon today for SID
ney to join her husband. She receiy-
cd messnge from Peary before Sher
departure, which she refused to Ill
vll1rP - ~ b iL-5 s 80 IL s.a "a f-tsG5s-7
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-09
DR.. Cook Wifi Send I 0
Etah For His ESkinlOS
I e;
] VIII I Go {. ! "a, I 10,
Neu York
Try United Prcss.)

COPENHAGEN Sept. s.-Dr. Cook
to-day asked knud Rasmussen to 90
to New York and act as interpreter for
the two Eskimos, Etukishuk and All
welab, who accompanied him on the
trip to the Pole. Capt. sverdrup viii
leave shortly for Etah to bring the
Esklmos to New York to verify Cooks
|statements.
The great speed made by Peary In
his dash from the Pole Is Interpreted
by Cook as a link In the chain of
proofs which he believes Peary's own
statements make for his claims. One
of tho greatest doubts of Cooks claims
was caused by the unprecedented
,speed travelled. He went from Cape
Thomas Hubbard to the Pole In 81 days,
Pcary's chronology, which Was shown
Cook to-day, Peary went from Cape
Columbia to the Pole, 49o miles In 81
days, with IL days lay up on ac.
count Of open leads. The return was
made In is days. Cook says the fig
urcs are not Incredible. He DOESN'T
intend to enter into discussion WITT
Peary until after scientific investiga-
ton vindicates his claims which will
be rcfutatfon of Peary's charges. He
said: "The point 4 wish to bring out
Is that Peary made even greater speed
that I claim" Cook pointed to tho
fact that he was assaiIed for not max.
Ing detailed report of his trip, where
as Peary has not told as much as he
did but Is unassaIIed. Cook leaves
here to-day. He will arrive at Brus-
scis Saturday.
The University of Copenhagen this
afternoon conferred an honorary doc
toratc upon DR.. Cook. The kir:.
Queen, other members Of the royal
family leading scientists, professional
men and diplomats were present at the
exercises. sT hereyie no indication That
Cooks popularity has waned the least
hit. - i.
sages here show the cook-Peary claims
are a subject Of international contro-
veraies In Europe. Denmark and Ger
many are entirely pro.cook. France
is neutral, demanding proof from both.
English authorities refuse to accept
the Cook story and hall Peary as
hero.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-09
TROPHY COMES.
TO FAlRM0NT'
TEAM OF SHOOTERS BROKE REC
= ORD AT WHEELING AND
:, WON THE DAY. &

The Fairmont team defcateA. the
Wheeling team in the !iftn annual
shoot for the w. J. Luktns cup at
Wneeling yesterday. The cup S q
handsome trophy valued at $3.50 The
team was made up OF members of tho
Fairmont Gun, Club. The Fairmonl
Shooters were: .Joiln F. Phillips, r.
H. Taylor George T.. Watson, y.
Wfedcbusch andIT. Nelll.
The record was also broken for
team shooting by Fair1nont. when tnry
rolled by n total OF 223. while the best
pcore heretofore was 211. The series
between the two cities now staDtl
three for F'airnlnut and two for Wheel
ing. The members wondered a. tie
cause OF so few teams contesting for
the ". !. Lukens cup. which is one Of
great value and beauty and no. m
either State In the Union has such n
handsome prize to award their gun
club. The cup Is more valuable than
the one awarded last year at the
Grand American Handicnp- In the
practice shooting Phillips and Mc1n-
tyre Ecored 81 eacl out of the possible
100.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-09
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Died of piphtherla.

r Olive Conwell. the four year old
twin daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. b. +.
Cpnwell, OF Bnrrnckville, died las!
night at nine o'clock after an il'hess
from diphtheria. About two weeks
ago she was taken Ill Of sore throat
which developed dtphthertaf Which
caused her death. Her Twin sister.
Genevieve. { Is Ill Of dipltheria bu. her
condition Is not thought to he serious.
Funeral services were held this aft
ernpon at four O'Clock at the resi-
dence and intennent was made In the
Monumental Cemetery. Undertaken
r. C. Jones In charge.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-09
!. ..PE:IARY J ! IANDElAFI ! |
EXCHANGE MESSAGES ON He
triMpINGSoF. T4EEM oHTl4 i
POLE BYaFo RIM e r. +

BEVERLY. Mass. Sept Colit
mander Peary delivered the anprth
pole TO President Taft, who repiied,
graduating the explorer but tiess
'clar!ng that he ,dtdn't know actly
what hc could do with the pole. The
message: follows Z. y. X
"Indian Harbor, ,9via Cape Ray; Al! !; a ~
.eWiliinm H. Taft. Preside dent Of the
United States, Washington p.
"Have honor to place north pole Ia
your disposal. tSigneh1
"R. E.. PBARY e. 8. Navy: w /. :..
t'Bev erlE, Mass. Sept
ACpmn1ander r. ID. I Peary, u: Isl: ~
Indian Harhor, via Cape Ray.
Thanks for. your intere ting and
generous offer. / don't know exactly
what l. could do with II. cong ai:;
late you sincerely on nnving acndeyed
after the greatest eTort, the eh5ecti
OF your trip, and I slncerely hope
that your observati ons will cpntri ributel
substantially to- scietrifi fic; sknpwled dEe:s
You have added. 1listre to the name:
American es Signed
.l s,'WIILIAATfH.I.A .AEy
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-09
HOW !. 4 P||EAR'Y|' ]; A! ! ] |
REACHED POLE
NIADE.PLAIN
Tells Story. j AS IT. IL.
HEapper e ]. 3 By
Days

LONDON Sept 9.2f-sTne London
Times tnis Thursday morning prints
Peary's story of ..ihis Arctic expl0ra-
tons under lnteg OF Battle Harbor.
Labrador, and .isfsP Peary's plain and
dmnle statement.8 Deta!lssof :ts tr!F,
will be wired when sP cary reaches a
ele.,raph station. 81,
1.-The sledge exped tion. the summary
suys. left the Roosevelt Feb. IS. sos:
started north OF Cape Columbia March
1: passed the. British record on March
2: was delayed by open water on
March 2 and IS held UP by open water
from March 4 ITO aAiarcns11: crossed
the s4tn parallel March IL: encounter
ed an open leadson March, Is; crossed
the S5th parallel Marcni:1s and the
seth on March S22s encountered an
open 1esd onsNIarcr 23:: passed the
Norwegian record March 20; passed
the italian record March "a: encoun.
tered an open lead. on March 2G;
crossed the S7tn parallel on March ~
pasesl 1.-THE American record Marca 2S.
on which day { encountered an open
lead. and on the succeedins day was
held up by open water. Crossed the
'sstlli parallel on April.ie2. the S9tt. on
April 4, and reached north pole on
April g.
{, son the return we left the north
pole April h, reaching Cape Columbia
on the 23d and the Roosevelt four days
later. We left Cape Sheridan july IS.
passed Cape Sabine A.fg. $. left Cape
York Aug. 2G. and arrived at Indian
Harbor to-day. --ise :. 4
"All OF the. members who returned
are In good health. ii
,"Prof. Ross G. Marvin was drowned
near Cape Columbia pn April 10. Prof
Marvin was a graduate of Cornell.
which sent him. to join the Peary ex.
petition when Peary asked Cornell to
give him a man to collates scientific
data: Hegwass about thirty years OF
age. --iF5... 7i,5-}
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-09
CAPT IPI'RI!ClH|ARID: ! ] | |: ! /.
PAS !! J 'SES' I: AWAY A

tier the last form was locked up
stlI1u afternoon a IN essage was received
from Mi. Lake Park BY. Mr.. J. Guy
A 9PrTchad stating that Capt. a. N. Prlci1-
ard had dled at i: 20 O'clock today. Capt.
$Prlchardts dealt WAS mentarlly ex-
2pectedl las he had been lns, sinking con-
sditlon zfors two or three days.
No 5dctalls aa TO the funeral arrange
Sn,ents have been made, and no attempt
scang Be made at this late hour to speak
sof Capt. Prtchard's iifeEand character
further than to say that he was on 9
al tho best known an q highly respect
ed dgc1tIzens of Marlon county. r.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-09
% lIiii1'l s Z !. Z. q
NUMBER l3s
ll||OR|THCjO11l8l may
Be ! Recalled ] 4 .
coLoMBtAN $GoVEFlNMEnl nlTsy ylTH.
,5 DRAWS ITS lPLnMAT 70
CORPS ROM WAS H
Z. s 81 4 a INGTON. sf @

WASH1NGTON.ss d. G., Sept. . .--4l& l&ns
nouncement was made yeste dnys thai
the Colombian government had witlis;
drawn its minister and other sdip ploniitt
tc officials accredit ted to this conntry.
This leads to the ntimaa lon THAT this
nation will have to Wd thdraW finiEter;
Northcott, Of; West Virginia. until din.
lomatic relations are full estiMeh
between the two count lies. AS North
colt mas only just assumed shig once,
after n long Journey efforts MAJ be
male to prevent eve q temro
recall. 5sS
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-09
TOOK ILL IN CHICAGO
Robert Mccoy, Ct Meadowbrook, Was
n Brought to Cook Hotpital.

Robert Mccoy. of Mealowbrook, was
admitted to Cook Hospital this morn
ing. Mr.. Mccoy started tn the Yukon
Alaska Exposition and got as far as
Chicago. There he developed a severe
case of pneumonia and had to give up
the trip. DR.. C. O. Henry went to Chi
caEo to bring Mccoy home. They :sr-
rived here this morning cn train No. s.
Mr.. Mccoy is probably the tallest man
In this section Of the State. He was
too long for the Pullman berths. He
Is very sick man.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-09
REARkAaLE WORK.

4 Mr.. Alexander. the Clalrvoyant, wno
has for the past several dkys been
located at SOC Ogden avenue. where ae
has rooms and parlors. Is proving him
sell. to be all he advertises himself TO
be-n wonderful mind reader. Mt. Al
exanher Is an educated German Psyco.
logical student of refinement OF gen.
tlemanly aud pleasant bearing and
people who have experienced his Won-
.derful power over mind are simply
dazed ut his forecasts and his exac..
reproduction of the thoughts known
only to party whose mind Is being
read. Mr. Alexander guarantees mis-
work to be perfect tly satisfactory or no
charge Is made and 1t would see am that
no ffdrer PROPOSE lion could be made;
al more detailed out line Of IhissworF. .is
To he found In anotaer column OF sttls l
Pap Il
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-09
HARTMAN.
IS DEAD
Great r. R. mag
nate Died at 1856
To-day

New York, Sept. 9th.-E. n. Harri.
man died at his home at Tower Hill,
near Arden, NY. this aftern oon at 3:35
A message was tcleph1ned to the
Union Pacific offices by cx-judge Low.
ett, Harrlman's advisor. 1t said. "Sim.
.ly say Hartman died at s:35 No fui.-
ther statement will be marie till tomor-
row." b.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-09
= = ll4,iY "
placed In5JalI.

placed In jail. n
Michael Metz was scnn11nit feI to jail s.
by Justice Barracks d Z da1nin nstqit Il,
The prisoner was place In sth g count
Jail to-day. ~ II
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-09
!. Junior ,Endeavor Social.

The Junior Chrjstian Enileayor Sd
ciety4 OF the Centralt tairistian Church
will hold "a HCentennial4S Social at the
parsonage. 52S Walnut avenue, on. Fri
day evening. Sept. 10. All the juniors
and all who intend beconllngmembers
OF the society are invited. ~ good time
is in store for, the juniors. ES
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-07-21
"TINELY AND APPROPRIATED
Judge NLeniminger Sounds a Warning
Against the Crime of Perjury.
tYorkville Enquirer.)

NhohhfhitS IihlotiSI.D
Judge Memminger's remarks to the
grand jury yesterday on the subject
of the noticeable development of per
jury on the witness stand are both
timely and appropriate. There is
some qualification 10 be found in the
fact that he has not been so Impress
ed with this alarming development
In this part of the State as else
where. This means that false swear
ing has not grown SO common here
as 10 be the rule rather than the ex-
ception; but still 1t Is lamentable
fact that deliberate perjury is not
unknown even in York county. OF
course, every man who has been in
position to know, is aware that full
many a lie he's been deliberately told
from thu witness stand here, and the
record of isolated cases extends so
far back behind the memory of the
oldest inhabitant as to leave room
for the inference that there have
been cases of this form of crime from
our earliest history. II such a thing
were permissible, we could mention,
from hearsay testimony, that seemed
satisfactory to us, specific notable in
stances of false swearing that were
not only allowed to go unrebuked,
but were allowed to prevail in the
issues. Since the development of the
damage suit industry in this county,
dating back to a few years previous
to the Fishing Creek wreck. false
swearing has become more common.
Indeed, there are some instances
where men have almost made q Joke
of 1T. We have heard people who
ought to know better, actually
laughing at the way some particular
professional witness was able to out
swear some other witness, and we
have seen more than one instance of
situations like those referred to by
Judge Memminger, where the parties
at interest were concerned, not so
much by what the facts were, as by
what 1T was necessary to prove. And
as his honor took occasion to say,
this Is most horrible state Of af-
fairs Unless it is checked, the ten
dency is to make the administration
OF justice a most pitiable farce
While it is true, and truth to be
proud of, the average York jury can
be depended upon to lay aside per-
sonal considerations and find ver-
diets in accordance with the merits
OF the cases they have in charge,
even the wisest and most exalted
juror is necessarily at a terrible dis
advantage Wien confronted with the
necessity of trying to find the truth
IN maze Of perjury. And as we
see it, there is no greater or higher
work for the grand jury or the good
| citizenship of this county generally
than to try to see to it thnt every
individual who commits perjury in
any kind of a case, is made to suffer
the penalty the law provides for the
suppression of this most dangerous
and horrible Of all crimes.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-07-21
Faces Murder Charge.

Raleigh. N. c., July 5.-Leonard
SHAW, the oldest man living in Wake
county, beng 96 years of age, was
arraigned for his life in the supe-
rior court today on the charge Of
shooting to death David Hall, who
had induced the old mans grand
daughter to slip away from home
TO attend neighborhood party
against his will. The killing was
when the young people returned late
at night and were trying to get in
the house The defense will be that
of killing by some one outside of the
house inspired by jealousy.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-07-21
BUILDING FALLS; MEN BURIED.
Several Persons Dead and a Score In
jured I'm Philadelphia Building.

Philadelphia, July 16.-Several
persons were killed and about a
score injured by the collapse yester-
day afternoon Of a portion of a five
story brick building at the northeast
corner of Market and Eleventh
streets. Wreckage was piled thirty
feet high, and the number of killed
Will not be definitely known until the
debris Is cleared away. The police
say they believe eight workmen are
under the wreckage, and that they
are probably dead. This cannot be
verified at this time. None of the in
jured Is believed to be fatally hurt.
At p. m. three dead workmen
had been taken from the ruins. The
injured number about 20, all Phila-
delphians.
The building is an old-fashioned
structure about 25 feet wide on Mar
ket street. and 100 feet deep on
Eleventh street. 1t was being re-
modelled for the United Gas Improve
ment Company as sales department.
The two fronts up to the second story
had been torn out, and the upper
hoors were showed up by heavy tim
bers. The entire front and about
forty-five feet of tho Eleventh street
side fell.
The building stood at one of the
busiest corners OF the shopping dis
trict and the sidewalks were crowd
ed With people. The wall fell with
terrific roar. Tremendous excite
ment ensued.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-07-21
Five Sisters Wed Brothers.

Columbus, KY, July 17.--More
than fifty immediate relatives of
the brides and bridegrooms were in
attendance to-day at the marriage
Ceremony in Kent county, across the
river, which united Ave sisters to
f1ve brothers.
Misses Maud, Nellie, Kate, Anna
and Susie Martin were married to
John, Dan, Hugh, Jack and Dick
Hill. Five sisters acted as brides
maids and five brothers of me
bridegrooms acted as best men.
Mothers, grandfathers, fathers and
grandfathers and nieces, nephews
Aend granddaughters and grandsons
D%ere present, in addition to the nu-
merous cousins, aunts, uncles,
friends and relatives of the brides
and bridegrooms. A general hon
eymoon for the five happy couples,
to extend to st. Louis, was planned
but the lateness Of the crops pre-
vented the men members from leay-
ing at this time.