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PERSONAL.

Col. Theodore Roosevelt defed
death by going up in flying machine
at st. Louis while 10000 people looked
on. The ex-president made his initial
air trip with Arch Hoxsey, an aviator
for the Wright brothers, and he was
up in cloudland for exactly three min
utes and twenty seconds.
President Taft was warmly com
mended for placing assistant post.
masters under civil service by F. M
Filson, president of the Southwestern
Postal association, in an address at
Kansas City, Mo.
George w. McCaskrin, mayor of
Rock Island, ILL.,, while attending a per
Torrance at theater heard Miss Ma.
bel Nahum sing Has Anyone Got a
Kiss for Me?" He jumped from his
box, exclaiming "Sure!" and kissed
the girl three times before the audi
ence.
Lewis Johnson, an amateur aviator,
made several successful flights at
Terre Haute, Ind, in monoplane
built by himself and brothers. The
machine Is said to be the first Amerl-
can-built monoplane to navigate the
air successfully.
Bill" Barlow, editor of Sage Brush
Philosophy" city editor of the Lara
ME Boomerang when that paper was
famous under "Bill" Nye, is dead at
Douglas, Wyo., Of heart disease.
James S. Barrett, president Of the
German Security bank and German
Security Insurance company Of Louis
vile, KY, is dead. He was probably
the oldest banker in Kentucky. Mr..
Barrett was seventy-six years old.
Miss Julia Dent Grant, granddaugh-
ter of former President Grant, was
united in marriage at Adrian, Mich, to
Edmund G. King of Portland, Ore, a
member of well-known Toledo fam.
lily and connected with the Western
Cooperage company e Portland.
Word from Fort Dodge reached Des
Moines, Ia cancelling the speaking
dates of Senator j. P. Dolliver, owing
to the latters serious illness. Friends
and callers are not admitted to the
Dolliver home and the family is much
worried.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-10-20
Illinois Primary Law Def7ed.

Bloomington, H., Oct. 1O.-Beliew
ing that the new primary law rs un,
constitutional and will be so declared,
the Democrats of the 26th senatorial
district met in conference here com.
plying with the old law and under the
Australian ballot system, and placed
D. d. Donahue Of this city in nomina,
ton for the legislature. This is the
only convention of the kind held in
Illinois since the new primary law has
been adopted. A certificate Of the
nomination was fled Immediately With
the secretary Of state.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-10-20
GENERAL NEWS.

The American Board of Commits.
sioners for Foreign Missions cele.
brated its centenary by the dedication
OF a boulder monument at Bradford.
Mass, where the society was founded.
Application was made by the Grand
Trunk Pacific railway to the British
Columbia government for permission
to employ Chinese on the railroad.
The request was not granted.
Fire rangers through the Minnesota
fre-swept zone report that they have
recovered 1879 bodies of those who
lost their lives In tho forest flames.
Sixty of the bodies have been identi-
ned. Most of them were homestead
ers near spooner and Baudette. The
estimated toll Of death IL now placed
between $50 and 100.
Paris 10 practically cut of from rail.
road and steamship connection WITH
England. America and the eeathsA&
BY general strike on the nsgtAsra
and wsstern railroads. which threat
ems to spread until every Aae II
France 10 tied UP.
A suspicious appearing Portuguese,
who came direct from Lisbon. 10 usdes
arrest at Gibraltar. Since the man
has been in custody special pYecau.
lions have been taken to guard King
Manuel. a. 1t 10 feared an attempt 70
assassinate the exiled monarch nay
be made. The suspect was armed
with revolver.
The first case Of Asiatic cholera has
appeared in England. A man who
lived in one of the Rowton houses. in
London, series of poor mans ho-
tells" died in public hospital.
Wilson r. Evans, receiving teller Of
the Farmers and Merchants hank.
Los Angeles, CAL, has not returned
from his vacation and officers of the
bank estimate he is short $50. 600.
George Johnson, believed to be q
bookmaker, shot Percy Ward. a ne.
gro, dead in a poolroom at Akro, n
and escaped to the woods, where he
has since held 16 officers at bay.
The Supreme court OF tho United
States reassembled for the fan tern,
with crowded docket that includes
such important cases as those involv.
ing the American Tobacco COMPANY
the Standard Oil company and the
corporation tax. Associate Justice
Harlan presided
The American Society Of Munio,na,
improvements met in annual sassio,
in Erie. Pa.
The new constitution of Nicarayuo
gives the people greater liberty than
they ever before enjoyed, abo,ishaa
the lash and grants jury trial and
privacy Of the mall.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-10-20
Ely Descends After II Miles.

Chicago. Oct. 10.-Eugene Ely, lone
entrant in the Chicago-New York aero
plane flight. started on the record.
breaking test Sunday afternoon, but
remained in the air only twelve min
utes. At that he Travelled eleven miles
and landed. The young aviator de-
scended because of clogged carbure.
ter. Repairing this was a matter of
a few moments, but in the rapidly
gathering dusk In trying to start again
Ely ran the machine onto a rock and
the front running wheel was torn
away.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-10-20
c. n. MOVER TALKS TO MINERS
President Of Western Federation Nov
In Black Hills District.

Lead, Oct. 10.-Charles H. Meyer,
president of the Western Federation
of Miners, is in the hills on short
business visit and is addressing the
different miners unions on the labor
situation. While many of the union
miners who left the employ of the
Homestake at the time of the labor
trouble last fall have quit the coun,
try, there are still several hundred
here.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-10-20

thinking there was no danger, started
to pull them out of the town.
Later, the flames subsidized and 500
refugees landed in International Falls
strong men, shaking like leaves in
q gale, women and their children,
fever patients on shutters, burned men
and women swathed in bandages and
a whole motley crowd in stock-cars
like cattle.
International Falls met them at the
station, opened the city hall and hotel
for them and gave them beds, such az
could be provided.
There was ne escape to the west.
The east was the only chance and II
was 4 slim one.
Bridges and culverts had burned
out, wires were down and trains were
run at their full speed. All the way
from Beaudette and Rainy River west
to Warroad, a distance of SO miles,
was solid mass of flames.
Beaudette is only a charred rem
nant of town. Spooner is wiped
off the map. Cedar Spur, Graceton
let's, are burned to the ground.
Every settler in district bounded
by the Rainy River and the Lake OF
the Woods on the north to Is miles
south, and from Warroad west, who
Is not accounted for, is dead according
to the most conservative information
obtainable.
io1 inf h.
Minnesota and International railroad
bearing provision destined for Rainy
River and the Bemidji company of the
Minnesota National Buard, which will
take charge of the distributes of sup.
plies and the preservation of order
The burned district will be placed
under martial law.
Mayor John Berg of International
Falls appointed a relief committee to
arrange further to care for nearly
300 fire reguees now quartered here.
There are three typhoid fever cases
among them, six men badly burned
and it seems that every family of set
tiers has from two to ten children.
They are absolutely destitute. The
women have borne up under the ter
rible strain with wonderful fortitude
and all stories from the fire district
are that the women and not the men
were the heroes.
When the refugees fled in panic for
the freight train that bore them from
Rainy River Saturday to this city
men crushed women and children and
in spite of the fact that the cars were
choked so that standing room was AT
a premium, they insisted on examining
themselves in.
Miss Myra Burt, prominent young:
woman of Beaudette, stationed her
self 1t the door of one car. kicked
every man In the with her point
cd shoe who attempted to board the.
car. and herself reached out and took
babes from the arms Of mothers.
When the train started, there were
i've babies aboard whose mothers
were left behind. They are being
care for in the hospital here.
Duluth Sends Relief Train.
Duluth. O. 1o.-Six hours frsn
the time an appeal to Mayor CulluD
came from Beaudette. a special relief
train was flying along the tracks Of
the Duluth, Missabea nd Northern ans
the Canadian Northern toward the
fire stricken region. II carried Mayor
Cullum. President w. A. McGonaglS
Of the Duluth. Missabe and Northern:
Superintendent J. F. Kritter of the
same road: Col. F. q. Resche, Third
Regiment M. N. G.; Ray Higgins Of
the Kelly How Thomson company and
newspaper men.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-10-20

M. Lagercrantz's Successor Named.
Stockholm, Oct. 10.-Count Enrens.
ward, Swedish minister to Belgium.
was appointed minister at Washing
ton in succession to M. Lagercrantz,
resiEned.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-10-20
Mr.. pebs Endorses Mr.. Taft.

Fargo, Oct. 10.-Eugene v. Debs is
strong for the denomination and re.
election of President Taft HE has
made safe and sensible president
and deserves well at the hands of the
voters of the United States" said Mr..
Debs.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-10-20
Malta Enterprise.

The Malta Enterprise Pub. Co., Inc
M. r. OSGOOD, Manager and Editor
MALTA, MONT
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-12
CARPENTERS WIFE
WAS GOOD "j|NFR"
Lodge Meetings Five Nights a
Week Too Much for
Marital Bliss

OAKLAND, Feb. 11-Belonging to
too many lodges and insisting on at
tending their meetings at night was
the trouble with Mrs. Therese Lilien-
thai, according to her husband. Her
mann Lilienthal, carpenter, who gave
testimony to that effect today in Judge
Ogden's court
4 made my breakfast and dinner
myself for 20 years without complain
ing," said Lilienthal, but when my
wife wanted to go out five nights a
week 10 her lodge meetings l thought
1t was time to call halt
The long suffering husband is being
sued by his wife on the ground of eX-
treme cruelty. Mrs. LilienthaI says
that he used bad language. The pair
were IN court today when her motion
Tor temporary alimony was heard
Present also were Mrs. LilienthaTs
mother and the latters daughter by a
former marriage, both of whom sided
with Lilienthal They kissed him af-
fectionately at the door OF the court
room after Judge Ogden had ordered
him to pay his wife $S.T5 a week. Judge
Ogden advised a reconciliation Lilien-
thai said he was willing, but his wife
went away in tears
My married life has been farce"
Harry r. Nerrue said to his wife. the
latter declares. She brought suit for
divorce today. The pair were married
in 1890.
Dolly y. Hamm brought suit for di-
Vorce today against Andrew j. Hamm
on the ground of extreme cruelty.
She says that he twisted her arm,
threw her to the floor and called her
bad names.
A marriage into which she swas forced
by her parents resulted unllappily for
Mrs. Nora h. Silva of Centerville, ac-
cording to the story she told in the
divorce court. She testified that she
married Frank Silva, a farmer, in 1905
because her father and mother com
PEELED her to do So They gave the
groom five acres of Land at the time.
She was granted an interlocutory de-
cree of divorce today.
The following new suits for divorce
were begun: Louise E. Scott against
Chester A. Scott, failure to provide:
Katherine NJ. Jarrett against Morris
Jarrett, desertfon.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-12
.fNDfAvORERS SEEK \
1000 MEMBERS
Alameda County Societies Open
Annual Convention in
Oakland Church

OAKLAND. Feb. 11.--An effort to Sc
cure 1000 additional members OF the
Alameda county Christian endeavor
union was launched today at the union
convention. which was opened this aft
ernoon in the Friends church. The
opening session was largely attended
a three days meeting will be held.
The session was presided over by
Ralph : Hawley. president of the
union. Prayer service, led by Paul c.
Brown, began the proceedings. This
was followed by a workers conference
Addresses were delivered this evening
by President n. E. Munro of the state
organization OF Christian endeavor,
who chose for his subject. Christian
Endeavor in 1911; and by DR.. L. A.
McAfee on "A Life of Prayer a Life Of
Power"
Tomorrow morning the convention
will reasse mble at $50 o'clock. \ con-
ference. prayer meeting and lookout
social will follow. At 5 o'clock there
will be symposium led by Paul c.
Brown, and at o'clock a fellowship
supper, with Charles L. Campbell as
POSTMASTER, when officers viii be in
stalled.
The convention committee consists OF
Miss Leda Gregory, b. II. Mcdonald,
Alfred S. Dingle. Bert T. Hunter. Jo-
seph Letter and Ralph II. Taylor.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-12
PROFESSORS TO TALK
AT MAP EXHIBITION
Savants Will Discuss Display on
University Campus

BERKELEY, Feb. 11-As the result
of the display in California hall under
the auspices Of the American geograph-
ical society of 110 typical books, maps
and aliases, a number of lectures on
the subject will be given by members
of the faculty
Prof. Don E. Smith of the depart
ment of history will lecture Februa ry
l6 at II o'clock on Historical Maps: !:
Prof. Lincoln Hutchinson will speak
on Economic Maps February 10, and
NJ. g. Linsley will talk on physical
Geography Maps February IS, at 4
o'clock
The exhibit viii be continued until
February d, when it will be removed
to Stanford university
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-12
BLACKSMITH KILLED
BY KEY ROUTE TRAIN
George Rutherford of Santa Bar
bara Meets Death i'm Berkeley

BERK ELEY. Feb. 1.-THE unknown
we'll dressed man who was killed by
Kew Route train at 10 O'Clock last
night at Shattuck avenue and Carlton
street was identified this morning by
his son, William Rutherford of Sl@
Tenth street, Oakland, as his father.
George Rutherford. who came up from
his home in Santa Barbara TO visit him
Wednesday.
Rutherford, who was a blacksmith.
90 years of a ge, spent the evening W.tl
friends in Oakland and accompanied
them TO Berkeley. He started back for
Ga kland, but aliShted at Carlton street
and attempted to cross the tracks i'm
front of the north bound Key I;oVtc
train.
He paid no attention to the warniu-
whistle and was struck. His body w5s
hurled ) feet.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-12
NEGRO TELLS WHY
RE WAS ARRESTED
Policeman Accused of Making
an Effort to Change
His Luck

OAKLAND, Feb. 1.-THE policeman
wanted to change his luck. so he ar
rested me because I'm black" Eras-
tus Stewart, colored. who SAYS that he
is the champion buck and wing dancer
of the Pacific coast. so testified today
in Judge Browns court. He was at
tempting to secure probation and es-
cape sentence on a charge of cutting
w. j. Enos, at the time, and while his
application for mercy is still under con-
sideration, he succeeded in convulsing
the courtroom with laughter by his
story.
Stewart referred to San Francisco
policeman who arrested him during
Portola week and then turned him
loose.
The stabbing of Enos was accidental.
he declared. The victim is a Portu-
guese, of very dusky hue Erastus
Stewart thought he was a negro and
slapped him on the back in a fraternal
spirit. Enos grew indignant and struck
at the colored man, the latter said.
Stewart himself was peeling apples
with knife at the time and he lifted
his arm to ward off Enos' blow, the
knife accidentally hitting the Portu-
guese. This was the version of the
affair given by the accused man today
According to Stewart he has no peer
as dancer. 81 once danced before
John l. Sullivan and the mayor of Mil
waukee," he boasted After his case
had been disposed of he gave an exhi-
bition of his talents in the district at
torney's Office in the presence of a num-
ber of attaches. Judge Brown con-
tinued his case for further investiga-
tion.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-12
Berkeley PIeases Buyers

BERK ELEY, Feb. 11-Realty dealers
report that there is considerable activ-
ity in buying along the Ninths street
line of the Southern Pacific company
as a result Of the operations Of the
corporation in Installing rails for it's
loop line.
The activity has been most marked
in southwest Berkeley and Northbrae.
In the former lots are being purchased
on speculation, while in Northbrae and
vicinity the buyers have been home
seekers who desire to take advantage
Of the prevailing low prices before the
road is completed.
In the Claremont district there is
more than the usual buying, a large
number of visitors having sought homes
recently. a few homes Of the better
sort are being built in Claremont now
as a result
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-12
WOMEN STUDENTS
IN MIDWAY SHOW
Novel Entertainment Will Take
the Place OF the Time Hon
Ored Colonial Ball

BERKELEY, Feb. ia Midway
and other sideshows will be feature
of the celebration of the women stu
dents of fhe university of Woman's
day February %, when the gentIer
sex VIII hold sway and rule the day
The sideshows end of the program
Will be held at night in Hearst hall
and ring the deathkneu of the time
honored colonial ball which for years
has been an established precedent
This year, however the women. real
izing the little interest in the ball have
decided to substitute the sideshow with
its many features and plenty of action.
Besides the dancers, snake charmers
and other attractions, dainty booths ap-
propriately dressed will be erected in
Hearst hall. The committee in charge
has been named as follows:
Concert, Rose Gardiner; magicians.
Louise Howard; ice cream, Elizabeth
Worley; chem pond, Christine Turner;
round the world, Harriet Judd; art gal
lery, Cheryl Merrill: coop, Hazel Nolt-
ing; haunt OF mirth, Ellen Ord pen
nants. Leigh Stafford; candy kitchen,
Florence Doyle; pensive place, Ethel
Jordan.
Debaters. of the two universities will
clash on the rostrum in Harmon gym
nasium tomorrow night for the gold
Carnot medal given by baron de Cou-
bertin in honor of the martyred presi-
dent OF France. \ specific question
from the general topic, The Divisions
of the Powers of Government in
France will be submitted to the de-
baterS two hours before the contest
for the question for debate. The win
ner of the medal will be judged as the
best eXtemporaneous speaker of the
evening. On the two teams will be-
California-Newton B. Drury, Charles
Kasch. f. M. Shipper. with j. G.. Sweet
as alternate. Stanford-G. F. Morgan
p. j. Batkin and r. j. Miller.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-12
Sunday Services in Churches
of Alameda

ALAMEDA. Feb. u.-First Baptist church.
Santa Clara avenue near Benton street Rev l.
p. Russell. minister
IL o'clock-Morning worship and sermon; sub
ject. How Grow
7:30 o'clock-Evening song and praise with
sermon; subject, The Man Who Had Room for
Jesus" This is the evangelstc hour Of wor-
ship.
G:3O o'cock-Evening. quiet hour. conducted
by the Young Peoples Baptist Union: subject.
Bible Texts That Help Us; leader. Miss Myra
Burdick.
Bible school at 9:45 o'clock morning: H. T.
Carvin. superintendent
Wednesday evening at 7:45 o'clock. the third
illustrated lecture Luther the RefOrmer''
viii be given.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-12
FACTORY OWNERS AND
BOOSTERS WILL MEET
Conference Arranged by Ala
media Chamber of Commerce

ALAMEDA. Feb. 1.-THE chamber of
commerce is arranging for a mem
bers' and factory night program for
February II. On that occasion those
affiliated with the organization and the
owners and operators of manufactur
industries in this city viii come to-
gether for a talk on matters of mutual
interest.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-12
Toal
HOUSE AT ROCK RIDGE PARK

The latest home to he started in
Rock Ridge park is being built for
r. L. Harris from plans drawn by A. w
Smith. the architect The general style
Of the exterior win be that Of a Swiss
mountain cottage with wide. terraced
rorchcs on two sides. The walls are
shingled and rough boarded and all
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-12
for R. L. Harris Ridge

the heavy exposed timbers are Of rough
sawed material blending most mar
moniously with the cedars and pines
and great gray rocks that give Rock
Ridge park its name.
The lot on which the house viii set
is one of the highest and finest in the
tract and fronts in Ocean View avenue.
The view from the living room. which
extends the fun length Of the house.
viii include the hills and canyons back
of Claremont as far east as Temescal
reservoir and to the west the pano-
anna of San Francisco bay without a
break from Point Richmond to High
street This is one of the most in
spring spots i'm Rock Ridge park
In the list of new suburban proper
ties Ivywood has taken a prominent
place. II is located on the Southern
Pacific company's new electric loop in
terurban line and the Oakland traction
companY's East Fourteenth street cleo
trio road. Climate is unsurpassed in
this section. Predictions of activity,
even to the boom" degree. are made
for the tract when the electric trains
commence operations this spring. The
Southern Pacific cOmpany's power plant
at Fruitvale is being rushed to com
,,1arfgn
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-12

PLACED ON FILE-Oakland. Feb. 11.-The
trial of Victor Heck charge of passing "A
fictitious check was begun today before Judge
Brown. He is accused of giving check for
S2J to Emma Adams which signed II.
Stearns Wright There is no such person as
Wriohf
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-12

Mrs. James Naismith will entertain
the members of the Hill club Monday
afternoon at her home in Walworth
avenue, taking the place of Mrs. Ella
Hughes, who was to have presided as
hostess. A delightful hour of read
ings and song has been arranged for
the little group of neighborhood friends.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-12

Mrs. Montel Taylor was a luncheon
hostess of this afternoon, an informal
hour being rounded out by a game at
bridge.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-12

Tomorrow evening Mrs. Harry
Knowles will entertain at an elaborate
~ appointed dinner at the Claremont
country club, her guests numbering
the members of one of the seasons
dinner clubs. The little party of
friends Will join the informal dance at
the club following the discussion of
the menu.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-12
Building in Alameda

ALAMEDA. Feb. 1.-THE feature OF
the realty market this week was the
activity in the building line The Ala
media national bank let the contract
for the construction of a business
block TO adjoin its present premises at
the northeast corner of Central avenue
and Park street The new structure
viii face Park street and Will have a
frontage of 70 feet and a depth of so
feet
\ portion of the lower floor Of the
building viii be utilized by the bank.
There viii also be stores on this floor.
The second floor of the building will
be arranged for lodge purposes. 1t was
expected that Company q of the ma
tional guard would take the second
floor for an armory. but the company
and the bank anagement could not
arrive at an arrangement that would be
satisfactory to both. The building Will
cost when completed about $4,000
Alameda aerie of Eagles has decided
to purchase a lot in Alameda avenue
near Oak street on which the oIganiZa
tion plans to erect a clubhouse.
The Worden- Meeker company is pre-
pairing to erect a large two story rein
forced concrete building in Banding
avenue between Park and Oak streets.
1t is estimatedathat the structure will
cost about $3.50. 600. The company is
to use the building as an adjunct to
its present paint manufacturing plant.