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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-12-01
Head of Marine
Corps Retires After
Conspicuous Service

Washington, Nov. 30.-The off,
cial life of gallant warrior expired
today, when, by reason of the fact
that he had reached his sixty-fourth
birthday anniversary, Maj. Gen.
george L. Elliott, commandment OF
the United States Marine Corps. WAS
retired from active service. The re-
tirement Of General Elliott is under
stood to be the prelude to a COM
plete reorganization OF the Marine
corps, according to plans which have
been under consideration for some
time by Secretary Of the Navy Mey-
er. Until these plans are thorough-
~ worked cat and the necessary
sanction Of Congress obtained, 1T is
probable that the corps will be
placed in charge Of an acting COM
mandant.
IL Is gallant and highly credita-
Bile record that General Elliott
leaves upon the pages Of the Oldest
Dranch OF the fighting service OF the
country, OF which he has been in
command for more than seven years.
A native of Alabama, he. was an
pointed a second lieutenant in the
Marine Corps from New York in
1917. After serving on various,
shlps and at the navy, yards in
portsmouth, Brooklyn and Norfolk.
ne reached the grade Of first lieuten-
ant. In 1885 he was with the bat
lallon or engineers which rendered
such efficient service on the Isthmus
or Panama, when the American nav
al forces commanded by Rear Adj
mlral Jouett were landed there fO.
the protection Of American interests,
At the outbreak of the war. with
spain General (then coloneD Elliott
was assigned to duty with the mar.
Inc battalion Of the North Atlantic
squadron and served with speclas
ulstlnct1on in the engagements at
guantanamo, Cuba. In 1899 no WAS
sent to the PHILIPPINES in command OF
the Second Battalion of Marines and
Dehayed with conspicuous gallaDtrv
IN the. engagement at Novaleta. in
october o. that year. For his be-
having oEFthat occasion he was sDt-
clallv recomm ended for promotion
by Major General Otis, commanding
the United States troops IN the Phil
ippines.
Colonel Elliott was broken down
by his services In the Philippines ana
was sent to the Naval Hospital at
Mare Island In March, 1900. Wien
ms health had been restored he was
placed in command Of the marine
barracks at Norfolk, being subs,-
quently transferred to the marina
barracks IN washington. He SIC
ceeded to the command Of the Mar
Inc Corps In 1908 and was appoint,
ed major general in 1908.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-12-01
Inter-Urban Railroads
Using Safety Devices
to Avoid Wrecks
SPECIAL TO THE NAIL.

SPECIAL TO THE NAIL.
Chicago Nov. 30.-Interurban
railways of central states which have
had some bad wrecks of late, are
said to be outstripping the steam
railroads in efforts to safeguard
their passengers and at the same
time to prevent the enormous money
loss caused by wrecks. A bulletin
of the League for Public Safety
says: "Tcsts reported by interur-
ban lines near Chicago Of late Of
safety devices and block signal ap-
paratus indicate more initiative by
traction than steam roads in respect
to the greatest need Of modern tray
ell, viz, automatic safety stop de-
vices. Such a device, which was not
dependent upon uncertainties Of
Electricity upon-human agency
was tested on one Of the traction lines
near Chicago. 1t was officially re-
ported to do the needful things sue
cessfully and 50 entirely without hui
man aid that its operation was al
| most uncanny. The simplicity and
consequent low cost Of the device
promises much for the future reduc-
| ton OF The enormous death ard in
jury roll Of the railways" Details
| Of the tests have not been divulged.
The Illinois Traction System has
been investigating signal devices
| used in the east, none of which
however, are automatic, non-electri-
cal stops sought by the expert board
Of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. This system has been asking
! for bids on block systems to equip
| 100 miles Of track. One of those
considered provides that the dis
Datchers' signal indications be given
by semaphore blades in the day time
and lamps at night. The system
provides an answerback and record
in the disDatcher's Office for tho
movement Of each signal. The huge
sums paid out as transportation ex-
Denses for damage Of property and
INJURY Of persons Is shown by the to-
tails reported by the Interstate Com
mercc Commission, the New York
! Central leading the personal injury
list With $1,530,S01 .33 for the year
ending June 80, 1908, and expenses
for clearing wrecks Of $375,479,
damage to property Of $3,098,796.
The expenses Of the Pennsylvania
system were $897,004 for personal
Injuries, $1,S54,988 for damages to
freight and $776,535 for clearing
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-12-01

Points Out SOM; Of the Very Serious Defects Of
the Present City Charter, and Indicates the
Methods Of Securing Real City Government
of the People and BY the: People 49,

dunn and the recall will bring to Tho
people of Charleston a real Democ-
racy in municipal government, and
all important questions, the peopla
Will have the right to settle by
their ballots at the polls. furthar-s
moro believe that 5our city charter
should he made non-partlsan rather
than remain bipartisan. Why
should we have partisanship politics
IN this, city government? City Off,
Gals do not exercise political func-
tions affecting the policies OF either
the state or the nation and their
chief concern should be to serve tho
city and not political party. Here
tofore the people have been in total
ignorance Of the terms and condi-
tons contained in the passage OF all
or our public service franchises 3and
under the initiative, the referendum
qnd recall, the people have the right
to pass on the merits Of every fran,
chise proposed by public service cor
porat1ons. IF such had been the
case, this city today would enjoy bet
ter bargains In water, gas and light"
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-12-01
Supreme Court to Hold no
Session Till Next Tuesday,

Kind as that which results therefrOm
to all other property owners, affect
cd thereby, even though it be greater
IL degree
A loot bridge or passage way over
a railroad, erected by the company
owning the railroad, at the instance
OF city council, by way of partial
restoration of grade crossing which
the railroad company has destroyed,
Is an improvement made by the rail
ROAD company, under a duty enjoined
upon 1T by the 9Th clause of section
80 Of chapter 81 Of the Code Of
! 3O6; and, for damages occasioned
to the property Of an abutting land
owner by the erection and mainten-
ance OF such structure, the railroad
company is liable.
Under such circumstances, there
us no liability upon the city for in
Jury to abutting land.
IN such case, the injury is perma-
nent in its nature and permanent
damages are recoverable -----
AS to Land Title.
IN such case, it is immaterial that
the owner Of abutting land has no
title to the fee in the street on which
such structure is erected and main
tanned. The right Of action is given
by section 9 Of Article IT. Of the
| constitution Of this State, inhibit-
! ing the taking or damaging of Dri-
! F&te property for public use, with
out Just compensation.
in an action for damages to prop
ierty, occasioncd by q public improve
fneht, 1T is error to refuse to instruct
the jury to set off, against the dam
ages, the value of peculiar benefits.
lnSuring to the property from the
CONSTRUCTION Of the Improvement.
Results Of ADULTS.
! Within the next few days it will
DC reported as to the findings Of the
,"ndltOrS from the state tax commits
S'ohcr Office concerning officers and
tiormcr officers Of different counties.
80 information is to be given for
1nDllcatlon until the full reports are
"'aNe and certified by the auditors
uhder the direction Of e. A. Dover
}, Is likely the figures from some OF
lho counties Will be Of much public
1l(erNSt, and will be a further in.
"uccm"nt for the county officers &c
oF more careful in the future If
Keeping the books of their office il
'"e manner prescribed by law. 4
NUMBER Of them have already beer
SHOWN to be short in their account!
ana some Of them short because the,
i"lleo 70 conduct the business o
their otticc like they should hayt
oone to Keep everything straight.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-12-01

The partnership with land, which
nowadays and particularly at the
Chicago land show, gets so much
boosting has made the fool luck of
an Indiana farmer peculiarly apro-
pos. He Joined the migrating horde
that is leaving Indiana and all the
central states for the north, east
south and west and his very first
crop was threatened by drought. His
land hadn't cost him but $40 an acre
diana home and left eighty acres Of
milo maize down near Amarillo in
the Texas panhandle "to go to thun-
der" The crop had received but one
working, and when the farmer left
it he told his neighbor it seemed to
back in the ground" What was
the sequel? Along in early Sep
tenn Der a fine rain came, the weather
was still warm, and one day the far
mer was astonished to receive let
ter from one Of his neighDors in
forming him that 'if he wanted to
get anything off his crop he had bet
ter come down and attend to it, for
the rest Of us are all to busy to look
after it for you" The man scarce
ly dared believe the message con-
siderinS it to be a hoax, but finally
decided to return. He was amazed !,
|astoundcd to find a fairly good
crop on the ground, and he pitched
in with characteristic Indiana ener-
gy and began harvesting. The So
acre crop sold for CT cents per BUSH
el net, bringing him just 81 ,220, an
average Of $15.25 an acre in money
and an average Of rs bushels of
grain to the acre. He got all the
benefit Of the faithfulncss and dill
gence of his partner, the land.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-12-01
THE FABLE OF THE
GOLDEN PLOUGH
(Clifton B. Dowd in December Tim
nInCOLLSl

- "N"N III LISCSUUST LID
DlncoJUs.)
1here was once a Benevolent FAIRY
VINO was accustomed to doing good
deeds in whimsical ways. One dav
she was flying across the country 10
attend q meeting Of the A. O. p, r
when she noticed a farmer laboring
I'D the fields. His horse was. atYen.
uated and decrepit, and his plough
was heaVy and old fashioned, Often
ne would pause and wipe the sweat
from his brow. Plainly he was hav-
Ing hard time.
Inc Benevolent Fairy watched
MIN a moment and observed his has
gard look and his general air Of mis-
cry. Suddenly an idea came to ber
to make this man rich, so that bn
would no longer have to delve and
struggle to exc out a bare living. So
she sWooped down and touched tbe
plongh with her wand--she was Of
course lnWsible-snd tneythnt1y it
was changed to solid gold. Then
with an amused but kindly back
ward glance, the Benevolent Fairy
went on her way.
a year later, membering the oc-
currence, she flew over to see how,
the farmer was enjoying his good
fortune. She found him in the fields
ploughinB laboriousIy, and, if any.
thing, he and his surroundings 1nol-
ed meanSr and more miserable than
they had before. Much surprised
the fairy new closer, just in time TO
near him murmur; -.....- -
- So 4.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-12-01
SHOULD Be JOHN T: M'GRAW
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Mr.. Ignatius Brennan, the we'll
known poet Of the Wheeling Regis
ter, who is well known in this city,
rythmcally sums up the senatorial
situation in the State In the follow
ing clever lines which appeared in
the Wheeling Register recently:
The legislature, as we sec, is Demo
cratic sure;
They'll name man for senator or
type the Simon-pure
\ dozen names already have been
suggested for the place,
1t looks, just now, as if twill be 4
scientific race,
rs all the men SO spoken Of have
friends and friends galore
And each bunch sure they'll name
their man by twenty votes or
more,
But to MY mind the rightful man, a
man without flaw
AS far as 'hewing to the line" is our
John T. McGraw.
- <e.4. GO
We Of the brand "Original" wko'vc
stuck thru thick and thin.
Who took the famed salt River
trip 'ThOut crowdin' to get in;
Who've tried through every righteous
means to make the rooster crow,
should have q little bit to say-in
fact, we ought to know
About who's who" as far as rank
and file would rightly name:
We know the one who's always "stay-
1d' aid never quit the game"
And with one voice we name the man
and proudly grasp his paw
AS be has done when we were scarce,
that's plain John T. McGraw.
Way back in eighteen ninoty-six,
when bOOdl@-purcha sad CORPS
Placed everything disastrous at the
Democratic doors
When men Of Billy wilson's type
were vilihed and nared:
When Democrats could scarcely raise
a corporals brigade;
when orders had gone forward that
mo faVors should be shown
To Bryan or his followers" when
eer the case was known
Who vas the one who had the grit
the sand within his craw''
70 fling the gauntlet at their feet?
None but John r. McGraw.
ruw
so Democratic brethren Ccoursc Just
now we're all akin
let stop and think moment on the
days our lines were thin"
Lets think Of how our fights were
fought, who generated tho game
And who it was, with things adverse
and always just the same.
Ihon start to boost from now unit
The legislative days,
Ana give tn" man the credit who's
deserving Of the praise.
J AND ask our lads who have the vote,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-12-01
When it Will Again Hand
Down Another List
of Opinions

- There will not be any further SEES
sion Of the Supreme Court of Appeals
until next Tuesday, at which time a
number Of opinions Will be returned.
The court was in session but a short
time yesterday and the intervening
Period will be devoted by the court
members to going over a number of
important cases Of appeal which are
to be decided as soon as possible.
The members OF the bar are aC-
Quainted with the fact that the court
really has more work to do than is
physically possible and the delay in
getting their cases decided has eliC-
tied but little complaint
Before the court adjourned yestey-
cay William G. MacCorkle, who re.
Gently graduated from the Washing
ton and Lee University law school,
was admitted to practice before that
Ncourt. Mr.. MacCorkle is local
Aractitioner, and is now president Of
thf city council. He is son Of
ex-governor w. A. MacCorklc, Dem
ocraNc senator-elcct from this dis
trict.
One Of the opinions returned bv
the court yesterday was an impor-
tant one from Mercer county, involv-
ing q number of intricate questions.
Judge Poffenbarger made the oDin-
ion, the case being that mentioned
yesterday as that Of the style FOw-
Ter, ct al, VS.. Norfolk & Western
Railway Company. The supreme
court reversed the lower court. So,
aside the verdict and rcm0ndod the
matter for retrial.
Judge Poffenbarger says that =,
action for damages for obstructing Z
highway cannot be maintained by :
citizen, unless he shows injury t.
himself or his property, peculiar an,
special in the sense that it is differ
ent in nature or kind from tina
which results to the public general,
from the obstruction.
No Right Of Action.
A property owner has no right o
action against railway compan
for destruction Of street crossin,
in consequence Of which his Dropert
suffers injury Of the same nature .
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-12-01
KILLS HIS INSANE, FATHER
Aged Man Threatens Entire Family
and Youth Fires

Staunton, Va, 1Sov. 50.-JaGob
Nichols aged fifty-fve, was shot and
killed by his son, Clyde, aged seven
teen, at Stanton, SUmday. He had
threatened to kill the whole family
and was trying to wrest rifle from
his boy when shot through the brain.
He was fur1oughed patiert Of the
1unatic asylum. Of Staunton, and had
recently been considered dangerous.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-12-01
OREGON APPLE SHOW

Portland, Ore, Nov. 30.--One Of
the largest apple shows ever given
in the Northwest opened in Portland
today under the auspiceos Of the Ore
gOn Horticultural Society and will
continue until Saturday Nearly
$4,000 will be distributed In prizes,
}n addition to several handsome
trophies.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-12-01

wrecks. The Frisco system lost
s2,110,945 by damage to freight and
$1,264,501 by injury to persons.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-12-01

. - to give one egana ahurrah, 49, ~
When Ger his names presented
make it ."Senator McGraw."
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-15
WOMAN COMMITS SUICIDE BY
SWALLOWING INSECT POISON
Mrs. Ida Tappio of Superior Mine
Location. Formerly Of Calu-
met, Dead
WORRY THE PROBABLE CAUSE

Mrs. Ida Tappio, As years old, of the
Superior mine location. committed sui
eide yesterday by swallowing a quaint
~ of insect powder. The deed was
committed about a quarter OF a mile
from the Tappio home.
The woman left home yesterday
morning about a. m. stating that she
was going to neighbours. About 3
p. m. in the afternoon, children of the
decedent becoming anxious as To her
whereabouts. started out to look for
her. and found her in the woods with
a box of insect powder and a small
wineglass beside her. The woman was
alive when found. but expired during
the time the children were removing
her to her home.
Sheriff Byers and Coroner Little
were notified. and the latter swore in
jury and viewed the remains adj
whereabouts are unknown at present.
ing.
The family formerly resided in CAL
umet. 1t is said that worry over the
absence of two of her sons, whose
whereabouts are unknown at present,
was responsible for the woman's taxi
ing her life.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-15
WORK OF DEEPENING HARBOR
AT ONTONAGON COMPLETED

Notice has been received that the
dredging has been completed in the
lake approach and in the short cham
nels leading from the inncr end OF the
government piers 10 the wharfs on
either side OF the harbor at Ontonagon,
Lake Superior This Information Is
contained in the government notice to
marines.
The report states that depths of II
TO 10 feet have been provided I'm the
lake approach. and from 10 to IL feet
in the channel between the piers and
In the inner harbor. The width of the
channel between the piers is 100 feet.
1t is further stated that private
dredging has also been completed along
the lumber dock OF the Ontonagon
Lumber a Cedar company, and that at
the present time vessels can load to
Is feet, from the county bridge on
ward.
Other harbors where depths have
been increased are ST, Joseph and Ben
ton harbors and at South Haven har-
bor Lake Michigan.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-15

tuned the instruments perfectly up to
this time.
Long before the steamship Roosevelt
Bearing the Chicago Association Of
Commerce delegation, arrives in this
port next Saturday, the operator in
the station on top of the Douglass
house and the operator aboard the
steamer, which is equipped with the
radio company's instruments. will be
able to communicate with each other
with ease. In addition to the opera
tor for this company ON board the
Roosevelt. that boat also carries G. ID.
Rhinehart, general manager of the
Radio company, and Roscoe Kent,
manager of the great lakes district,
who are coming to inspect the new
stations here and at Duluth and to arr
range for other stations along the
shores Of the lakes
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-15
ASKS HELP TO FIND MOTHER.
Detroit Woman Writes Police, Asking
Aid in Locating Parent.

Louis Voetsch, Houghton's chief OF
police, has received the following let
:er from a Detroit woman, who Is
seeking to locate her mother and would
be pleased If anyone having "A trace of
the missing woman would commune
cate either with him or the writer of
the letter, whose address is given.
Here is the letter:
/ have been informed that YOU would
assist me i'm trying to locate my mo-
Their. who, l am led to believe, has To-
Gated somewhere i'm the Lake Super .or
country. The last news that | have
been able to get of her is that about
% years ago she married hotel mat
who owns and operates a hotel some
where in the Lake Superior country.
/ have not been able to learn his name.
My mothers name was Minnie Pick
ard. sometimes spelled Picore. l
should judge her to be about 60 years
old now.
My maiden name was Minnie Pick
ard. My marriage name is Mrs G. a.
wineman' 2 Russell street Detroit
Mich.
sincerely trust you will do all In
your powerS 10 assist me in locating
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-15
GIVES LANDS FOR BIRDS.
John Watkins, Calumet Enthusiast,
Provides Preserve for Birds.

In consideration OF one dollar and
through his love for nature and sci
ence" is the way deed reads, convey
ing from John Watkins to the Mich
igan Audubon society 40 acres of land
described in the deed as the northwest
quarter of section 31-53-33. The
deed was recorded in the office Of
Register of Deeds Clyde Mackenzie
yesterday. .dt
The deed sets forth what kind OF
birds and animals may be killed in the
limits of this preserve and also sets
forth that Mr. Watkins. who is a
Waterman at one of the warehouses
of the Calumet & Hecla in Calumet,
reserves the right to cut the timber
from the land for the next twenty
years but that If he dies before the ex-
piration of this time the timber rights
shall go to the Audubon society.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-15
WIRELESS STATION READY.
Houghton office Of Radio Compan,
Can Communicate With Duluth.

The Houghton office of the Great
Lakes Radio Telephone company,
which has been ready for the sending
and receiving of messages for about
"A month but which has been unable to
do either of these things because there
was no other office of the company in
this territory which was ready to re-
ceive message sent from the Hough-
ton station or to send a message to
the Houghton station, can now do all
these things between here and Duluth,
the station at the head of the lakes
having just been completed. The COM
pany is not. as yet ready, to accept
any commercial radiograms, as the OPP
orators of the two stations have not
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-15
HoueHvoN saEvlrles.

~
Mrs. Harry Beach went TO Marquette
yesterday AFTERNOON to attend the grad
uation exercises at the normal school,
her friend, Miss Mabel Gillette of Call
umet, being among the graduates.
Gervase Brewer, former night clerk
OF the Douglass house, is again con-
nected with the clerical force OF that
hostelry, having taken the place of
Fred Beaudette. who resigned as as
sistant day clerk.
A. y. Gates, assistant to DIR. Koenlg
i'm the chemical laboratory of the
mining college, has left for his home In
Madison, Wis, where he will spend his
vacation.
A farewell party will be given at
Electric park tonight by their Hough-
ton friends in honor of Mrs. Thomp-
son and Miss Gendron of Negaunee
who are terminating a long visit with
local friends.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-15
HEAT OF THE COURT ROOM
CAUSES DELAY In CASE

When the lawyers in the case of
Nels Coupal versus the Estate of John
Grim had finished introducing their
testimony and summing up the case on
both sides late yesterday afternoon, 1t
was so hot i'm the court room that
when the judge asked the jury if they
wished to take the case then and try
to settle upon verdict or would prefer
TO wait until tomorrow morning to be
charged, they voted in favor of the lat
ter procedure For this reason the case
did not go to the jury yesterday but
they will be given their instructions by
the court at 8 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. The temperature reached IS de-
grees at one time in the court chamber
yesterday afternoon.
The entire day was taken up with
the hearing of this case, which was
appealed from the probate court Cou-
pal made a claim against the estate of
1924 for services and the probate COM
missioners were willing to allow half
the amount but Coupal appealed TO the
circuit tribunal. He is represented by
Attorney Lawton of HANCOCK and the
estates interests are being looked after
by Burritt & Burritt of Hancock Tho
next case on the docket Is similar to
this one, the Carroll foundry being the
plaintiffs and the Griff Estate the de-
PENDANTS. The foundry company's bill
is for work done to the extent of 1878
90.