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Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-06-17
Trespassins on Railroads.
Monday June 18th, 1911

MONDAY june lotn, 1911.
Trespassing on railroad property in
violation of the law has caused the
deaths Of more than $4,000 people in
the United States IN tho last eleven
years. In this same period more than
IS, 600 trespasssrs have been injured.
With view to reducing to mini-
nun the practice of trespassing ON its
property, the Pennsylvania Railroad
has determined to redoubls its efforts
to secure on Its lines that rigid en-
fercement of the law against trespass-
ing which In foreign counties has
done go much to decrease the number
of fatalities resulting from tresPsssipg /.
In 1907 the Pennsylvania inaugural
ed vigorous campaign against tres
passing, and, due doubtless 10 this,
the Number Of trespassers killed in
1908 was only 757. In 1909, 1872 lest
their lives In this way. Ia the eleven
years prior to January lat, 1910, exact
ly 1872 people who were on the sPenn-
sylvsnia Railroads right Of way In
wilful violation of the law in spite Of
thousands of warning signs along the
railroad, were killed. 1t is thus seen
that in the eleven years an average Of
tive trespassers day have been killed
on Pennsylvania Railroad property.
This long death roll is every year
charged up to the Railroad even
though these people are killed as a re-
suit OF their violating the law, aad
under conditions over which the Com
pany has no control.
| 1t ia not only tramps who are killed
and Injured while trespassing, though
thousands of them lose their lives in
this way every year. Men of the
laboring class, factory workmen, their
wives and children, who use railroad
tracks as thoroughfares, are killed by
the hundreds That the practice Of
walking on railroad tracks ts prsva-
| lent in industrial districts gives added
significance to the fatalities on the
Pennsylvania System as q result Of
| trespassing. Tire tracks Of the Penn
sylvania are lined with factories, A.
| they run through the densest indHst-
rial section, through territory which
holds more than half of the pepula-
lien Of the United states. Over 10000
trespassers were arrested in the year
1909.
In 1898, 4,063 trespasssrs lost their
| lives on American railroads; five years
later the number was 5000 and ia
1907 the number KILLED WAS 5,6l2,
more than 10 day.
The Pennsylvania Railroad has
now posted its tracks and stationed
watchmen to see that warnings
agais st trespassing are respected By
redoubling its efforts the Company is
endeavoiing to reduce the number OF
trespassers who are killed and injured
by an even greater number than 1t
has done in the past three years.
The cooperation Of City and Coun-
ty authorities has been solicited in
this campaign. Heretofore the act
ual punishment of persons violating
the laws forbidding trespassisg on a
railroads private property has been
infrequent. The cost of imPrison-
msnt has deferred the local courts
from holding those arrested while
trespassing on Railroad property.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-06-17
U. D. C. rete.

The ladies of Berkeley Chapter U.
d. q. are making arrangements for
holding a grand fete at Inwood park
on Friday July s, 1910 The ladies are
known far and wide for the fine din
ners which they serve on thess occa-
sions and this together with the merit
Of their cause will doubtless bring GU t
large crowds.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-06-17
Notice U. D. C.

There will be aniimportent meeting
OF the local chapter Of the U. ID. C. st
the Firemen's hall on next Tuesda y
evening at o'clock. 1t is deslsed tina {
there will be full attendance Oh tina t
occasion as there will be business of
Importance to attend to.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-06-17
hiarrlPd.

Miss Azlles DeGrange Jones and DR..
Albert Eye Craig, Of Washington,
were married at Shepherdstown on
Thursday. The bride is the daughter
Of Mir. and Mrs. Thomas f. Jones OF
that vlciaity and the groom Is young
business man OF Washington where
they will reside.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-06-17

Mrs. Frank Keller and her niece,
Miss Edna Sutton, are visiting Mrs. {.
w. Ramsburg, in Winchester.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-06-17

Read Guy II. McKee's new ad to-
day.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-06-17

Read Guy H. MsKee's new ad to-
day.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-06-17

Mas Frances Deck, widow OF the
- fohn Deck who died more than
.ontv wears ago, died at her home In
rr,.visk, Maryland, at the age OF 70
|ears. shsis survived by three sens
hid three daughters.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1910-09-23
VICTOR PEOPLE AND EVENTS.

Victor, Sept. 22.-J. s. Hodge left
Monday for the coast to join his fam
lily.
A boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
George Bolles on Friday, September
16.
Mrs. H. c. Croft, worthy matron of
the Eastern Star, went to Helena
Wednesday morning to represent the
Victor chapter at the grand chapter.
The windows OF the Farmers State
bank are well filled with fruits, of
which anyone would feel proud at a
state fair. The specimens are the
finest ever produced about Victor,
says an authority who has examined
the display. There is from the Cur
lew orchard box of fine Flemish
Beauty pears, box of 17-inch Wolf
River apples, which require only "a
to fill an apple box, and box of AL
exanders. Frank Engler is exhibiting
some of the choicest highly colored
Alexanders, box of Snow apples and
one of Wolfe Rivers. There is also
fine box of the famous Mcintosh Reds
George Woods of Helena is in Vic
tor in the interests of N. B. Hotter.
Mr.. Hotter expects to ship a large
number of logs from here in the near
future.
j. H. Inch of the Mssoula Mercan-
tile company is in Victor on business.
Mrs. G. b. Clarke left Wednesday
afternoon for a visit at several cities
in eastern Montana. She will be in
Helena for the meeting of the grand
chapter of the Eastern Star.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emanuel Johnson and
family leave today for California to
make their home. Mr.. Johnson recent
ly sold his ranch near Stevensville.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1910-09-23

Special railroad rates from valley
points will be in force during the
Great Ravalli County fair. An effort
has been made to secure rates from
the principal Montana cities, but thus
far this has been fruitless The COM
missioners advised the Northern Pa
cific Railroad company that it should
do something to aid the fair when the
residents of the valley have done so
much.
The commissioners will meet today
in one of the last sessions before the
fair. Proposals for work and for con-
cessions will be opened and disposed
of. There is a great amount of detail
work to be gone over and from now
until the gates swing open will be a
busy season.
The work of laying off the grounds
will be taken up this week The COM
missioners will visit the site of the
exposition and mike final arrange
ments for it's preparation. Temporary
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1910-09-23
"MADE IN MONTANA,

The following firms covering a wide
range of industry as well as territory,
have Joined the "Made-in-M Montana"
movement, exclusive of the Bitter Root
concerns, all of which are actively in
terested: Butte Carriage works, Mon
tana Iron works of Butte, Great Falls
Iron works, Casey Candy company of
Butte, Card Engineering works Of
Helena, Bozeman Milling company,
Allen company of Anaconda and the
Montana Engraving company of Butte.
Inquiries are arriving daily at the
Hamilton Chamber of Commerce re-
garding the movement and informa-
tion blanks are being sent out in an
swer. No statewide movement of a
chamber of commerce has attracted
greater attention than the "Made-in-
Montana" movement which was
launched by the local organization.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1910-09-23
JUDICIAL OFFICERS MUST
Be NAMED BY PETITION
Non-P Partisan Law Passed by Last Legis-
lature Requires This Method of
Getting on the Ballot

The non-partisan judiciary law
passed by the last regular assembly
will be invoked all down the line this
fall. 1t requires the filing of a GER
tificate of nomination by candidates
seeking a judicial office, whether for
supreme court justice, district Judge
or justice of the peace. The nomina-
ton of candidates for justices of the
peace by the recent Ravalli county
conventions are void under the law
and the men named will have to get on
the ballot by petition or remain out of
the race.
Judge John B. Clayberg of Helena
has the distinction of being the first
man to file under the new non-parti-
san judiciary law a certificate OF nom
ination for the highest judicial office
in the state. The nomination petit
ton of Judge Clayberg, containing the
names of over 1900 qualified voters
of the state, has been filed in the Of
flee of Secretary of State A. n. Yoder,
and together with such other nomina-
tions as may be filed for this office,
will be certified by the secretary of
state to the various county clerks and
recorders who will make up the coun-
ty ticket. About 1850 names are re-
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1910-09-23
ACTUAL AER0PLAN|NG At
STATE FAIR
HELENA TO BE SCENE OF FLIGHTS
BY NOTED BIRD MAN IN
CTRTISS BIPLANE.

Helent, Sept. 22.-Helena is to be
the only city in the northwest where
there will be an actual aeroplane exhi-
bition this fall Aviator J. c. Mars,
who was under contract to make
flights at both Helena and Spokane,
has cancelled his engagement in the
latter city and Immediately after the
close Of the Montana state fair he will
proceed to Chicago, where he will be
a contestant in the areial race from
the Windy city to New York for a
purse of $4,000.
President T. E. Hammond of the
Montana State fair has just returned
from St. Paul where he witnessed the
achievement of Mars in a Curtiss bi-
plane, and to state that he was pleased
with the efforts of the bird man. is
putting it mildly.
"One must see these feats to appre-
ciate what they really mean," said Mr..
are to be congratulated upon the op-
portunity so soon to be afforded them
Of witnessing the ascensions of this
daring aviator. l saw him at the Min
nesota state fair and he easily out
classed all others in the manipulation
of his machine. He is as graceful as
bird and his control of the aircraft is
little short Of marvellous. though.
once that he had lost contro! and was
doomed for smashing OF his ma
chine and possible injury to himself,
but it was only one of his evolutions
to demonstrate how perfect his control
is.
Mars will arrive in Helena in a few
days now and make all advance ar
rangements for his daily flights at
the Montana State fair. These are
matters of more or less detail, but the
one thing l would impress upon the
public is that he will certainly be here
and further that he will make daily
flights from starting point directly in
front of the grandstand. That he will
be greeted by immense crowds cannot
be gainsaid."
All other plans are now complete for
the fair-September 26October l, and
in every respect it will be larger and
greater than ever before. Helena ex-
tends cordial welcome to all visitors.
Fifteen new boxes have been add
ed to the grandstand and all will be
sold at auction at the secretary's office
Monday, September &c, at 10 a. M,
while the sale of reserved seats will
be held the same day at 1890 p. m. at
the fair grounds
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1910-09-23

A part OF the CloW Indian reserva.
ton will be sold to t4e highest bidders
at Billings October IS. The land can
not be sold for less than ~ an acre.
Unentered land in the former Unitah
Indian reservation will tie sold at
Provo, Utah, November /, not less
than so cents al acre.
Anyone may purchase cot more than
$40 acres in either of these reserva-
tions, either in person OF by agent,
without showing his qualifications to-
make entry under any of the public
land laws. Only one-fifth o. purchase
price of the Crow Indian lal.,ts must be-
paid in cash while the remainder may
be paid for in four equal ;lnual in--
stallments without interest.
These lands are suitable principally
for grazing and cry farming purposes.
No residence c.. clltivation will be re-
quired by the government. Patents
will be issued as soon as the whole
Of the purchase money is paid. :.
By remitti2g 25 cents after October
l, 1910, any person can obtain map
of the Grow lands from the United
States land office at Billings.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1910-09-23
IN COLORADO.

Colorado Springs, Sept. 21.-Pro-
gressive republicans won a substantial
victory in the republican state con-
yention which concluded it's sessions
here tonight by the selection of full
state ticket. In one of the sharpest
fights in the history of the party in
this state they prevented the adoption
Of resolution condemning the initia-
tive and referendum, secured instead
plank favoring it's submission to the
people and commencing the action of
the republican legislators who voted
for such submission.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1910-09-23
DARBY NEWS NOTES.

Darby Sept. 22.-The little daughter
OF William Morris is i'll with pneu-
monia
Claude Waugh of Hamilton has been
driving the Sula stage during D. C.
Overturf's absence.
Forrest Sheriff. has been visiting
friends in Victor.
Curt Ray was in town from the
Kerr camp Saturday.
Grace Sorenson is up from Hamil-
ton visiting with her parents
J. R. Bones was in town from
Woodside Sunday
Mrs. A. J. Fowler has left for Cali
fornia, where she went for her health.
Mrs. N. E. Wilkerson departed Mon
day for Iowa.
Wayne Overturf left Sunday for
Mount Ellis academy His sister Lois
accompanied him as far as Missoula.
Lee Thornton of Kansas is visiting
relatives. He expects to leave Satur-
day for his home, accompanied by his
cousin, S. R. Brown.
Mrs. Bert Kerlee is able to be out
again after an illness of about three
weeks.
Miss Jennie Henderson will leave in
a few weeks for the Dakotas.
W. C. Hagle and wife have just re-
turned from a visit in Salmon City.
J. Downing and wife were in town
from Sula the first Of the week.
Glen Brown has accepted a position
as clerk in the grocery department of
the Laird & Kerlee store.
F. D. Dudley moved into his new
department store Monday.
AL Zoske has returned from Boze-
man.
The little daughter of Charles Ruck-
er fell and dislocated an elbow Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Claire Gilmore have
rented the Priscilla hotel.
Miss Blanche Mackay is expected
home Sunday from Dillon.
Jim Vance and wife were in town
today.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1910-09-23
NEW JEFFERSON SCHOOL
IN USE THIS WEEK

The new Jefferson school in Pine
Grove addition was put in use Monday,
when four of the primary grades we're
sent there for instruction. The grades
are from the first to the fourth, while
at the Washington school the same
grades are maintained. All grades
above the fourth are taught at the
high school building.
With the use of the Jefferson
school Superintendent Schwarm found
his teaching staff still overworked.
Several of the primary teachers have
over so youngsters each, class too
large, in his opinion, to handle prop
erly.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1910-09-23
SPECIAL RAILROAD RATES
FOR RAVALl| COUNTY FAIR
Visitors From Valley Towns Will Have
Cheap Transportation---Meeting
of Commissioners Today

buildings will have to be provided for
the displays.
With good weather prevailing the
fair is expected to attract bumper
crowds. Interest throughout the val
ley is increasing as the date of open
ing approaches. The liberal prizes
offered will cause much rivalry. The
premium lists will be distributed this
week and thereafter exhibitors will ar
range their displays. The fact that
the fair has been persistently adver-
tised is believed to have caused in
tending exhibitors to hold their best
products, thus making possible an ex-
position of the best the Bitter Root can
produce in farm, orchard and live
stock.
The fair will open October 6, which
is just II days off. 1t will last three
days and on it's closing a collection of
the best exhibits will be made by the
chamber of commerce for exhibition
throughout the state
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1910-09-23
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Frank Overturf and wife to Como
Orchard Land Co.-11.7 acres section
3, township 3, range q west.
Como Orchard Land Co. to J. Ives
Edgerton-Agreement, lots II and IS,
block 5, Lake Como Orchard No. a.;
$6,4OO.
Bitter Root Valley Irrigation Co.
to Leonard Goodwin-Northeast quar-
ter northwest quarter section IL,
township 8, range 20 west, near Vic
tor; $4,000.
julius A. Cobleigh to T. P. Hainline
-Triangualr tract near Corvallis.
w. T. Caple and wife to Edgar En-
sign-North half southeast quarter,
north half southwest quarter section
FL, township 10, range 20.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1910-09-23
TOLAN NAMED SENATOR
IN M|SSOULA COUNTY

MissOula Sept. 22.-John H. Tolan
was today nominated for state senator
from Missoula county by the democrat
ic convention. He will oppose Senator
Ed Donlan. Tolan made an excellent
speech before the convention.
Mr.. Tolan moved to Missoula last
year from Anaconda where he resided
for several years, serving a term as
county attorney of Deer Lodge county.
Two years ago he was the democratic
candidate for attorney general of
Montana. He is a whirlwind campaign
er and is conceded an even chance to
beat Donlan.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1910-09-23
quired to nominate for chief justice.
Four Candidates I'm Field.

1t is understood that there will be
four candidates for the chief Justice
ship of the supreme court at the COM
ing election. in addition to Judge
Clayberg, petitions have been circu-
lated in the interests of Judge j. M.
Clements OF Helena; Judge C. K.
Cheadle OF LeWistown and Judge The
odore Brantley, the present chief JUS
uce. While it has not been announced
in what order the names will appear
upon the ballot. it is understood that
Secretary Yoder favors the alphabeti-
cal arrangement. This will give Judge
Brantley the first place on the ticket,
Judge Cheadle second, Judge Clay
berg third and Judge Clements fourth.
In addition to the filing of the NOM
mating petition of Judge Clayberg, the
nominating petition of District Judge
II. H. Ewing OF Cascade county, who
desires to succeed L.mself. has also
been filed.
:. j. White. justice d the peace in
Hamilton, has a nominating petition in
in Compliance with the re-
quirements OF tie IoC-p7rt san law.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1910-09-23
WRITER PREDICTS BIRTH
OF NEW POLITICAL PARTY

In non-partisan article, headed
"The Collapse of the Taft Admins
tration," in the October Hampton's
Magazine, Judson c. Welliver gives
this remarkable birdseye view of poll
tics at the present time:
with insurgency fast building itself
into control of the republican party,
and with democracy in good prospect
of carrying the next house of repre-
sentatives, the administration of Will
liam Howard Taft confronts a crisis.
1.-TWO years ago Mr. Taft became
leader of party which held almost a
monopoly of public confidence. Today
he is leader merely of discredited
faction. Control of the party is fast
passing out of the hands of this fac
tion and into the hands of men whom
Mr.. Taft's administration was but
recently reading out of the party.
"The record of the Taft administra-
tion is a pathetic story of failures in
both politics and craftsmanship. Mr.
Taft has seemed incapable of steering
his politics in the course of wisdom,
and unwilling to support the progress
sive measures which the country ex-
pected from him. Congenital incapa-
city for practical politics might ex-
plain the failure to keep his party in
hand; but only a more unkindly ex-
planation can account for his apparent
purpose to repudiate the men and pol
icies to which his platform pledged
him.
"As a result of Mr.. Taft's failure,
there is struggle for control of the
republican party. At the same time,
the torn and divided party faces a
democratic opposition which needs
hardly do more than permit itself to
become the beneficiary of republican
misfortunes. 1t seems scarcely pos
sible that even democracy's facility
for doing the wrong things can prevail
against the fate which seems deter
mined to recall it to responsible par
ticipation in the national government.
A democratic victory, however, will
be no testimonial of confidence in
democracy. 1t will merely emphasize
the reputation of Taft's leadership.
Meanwhile the country, deter
mined to be progressive and yet find
ing itself without progressive party,
is embroiled in the effort to produce
one. 1t long ago lost confidence in
the capacity of democracy; it is fast
losing confidence in the intentions of
old-line republicanism. 1t wants a
new party, which it can trust; and the
turmoil, the factional controversies,
the intensity of discussion, the bitter
ness of contests within both the old
parties are the signs that new party
is being born"
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1910-09-23
EAST IS PROSPEROUS
SAYS Mr.. THE|S

THE east is prosperous" says J. H.
Theis, the merchant, who returned last
week from a trip to New York and
Chicago. Manufacturers are having
difficulty to meet their orders. The
financial condition seems good, and
the people are all optimistic"
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1910-09-23
OPEN EXCHANGE NOVEMBER 1.

V. H. Calhoun, manager of the Mis-
soula exchange of the Independent
Telephone company, was in town this
week. He says the company will have
its local exchange in operation No
vember 1. The exchange will be in the
chamber OF commerce building.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1910-09-23
Digressions of the Day

The Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
company has line on E. w. Akin-a
telephone line. When he moved last
week with J. G. Barron to the Nc
Grath building he placed his type
writer desk in a temporary position,
A telephone was installed while Ed
was out and the desk was wired to the
wall. There it must remain while the
popular young reporter of The Daily
Missoulian, whose versatile and dill
gent typewriter-while Ed grinds out
his stories.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1910-09-23
BORN.

Davenport--To Mr.. and Mrs. L. w.
Davenport of Hamilton, September 81,
a boy.
The Western news. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1890-1977, 1910-09-23
HIGH SCHOOL TRACK MEET.

A high school track meet will be
held next month at the baseball park.