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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-12-09
Fell From Bridqe.

Bismarck. N. D., Nov. ga young
Swede about % years old who has
been employed for the past week on
he new hotel building here. fell from
he N. P. bridge across the Missouri
river last night and broke his neck
and crushed his skull, killing him in
stantly.
He had been here for but a short
time and up to the present time it
has been impossible to learn his name
or where his home is. The accident
happened on the Morton county side
OF the river n the body was taken
to Mandan where the inquest will be-
held this evening.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-12-09
Want Uniformity,

New Orleans, La, Nov. 29.-Repre-
sentatiEes from more than thirty states
gathered here to attend the conven-
ton of the Association Of State and
National Food and Dairy Departments
opening today. The convention will
be in session for four days. One Of the
important questions which is expected
to claim attention will be thai Of uni
formity in state and national pure food
laws.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-12-09
M ust Come to Trial..

Chicago, ILL.,, Nov. 29.-Judge Scan
Ian today refused to allow a further
delay in the trial of Attorney Charles
Erbstein who is indicted on charges of
bribing in the second trial of Lee
O'Neil Brown. an Illinois legislator
who was accused Of bribery in con-
nection with the election of United
States Sen. VIM. Lorimer. The trial
is set lor Dec. 1. Judge Seaman also
denied Erbstein's plea for a bill Of
particulars from prosecution.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-12-09
Dine American Officers.

London, Nov. 29.-The mayor of
Gravesend gave a luncheon today for
Rear Admiral Murdoch and the Of
ficers of the third division Of the Ann
erican fleet at the town hall. A num-
Der Of British naval officers and Of
ficials were present as were Com
mander Edward Simpson, American
naval attache at London, and Captain
Sydney A. Cloman, the American mill
tary attache here.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-12-09
Twenty Hunters Dead.

Calumet. Mich. Nov. 3O.-During the
deer hunting season which opened
Nov. 10 and closed today. there were
rorty-six accidents in the upper PENN
sula Of Michigan. twenty Of which
were fatal. More deaths are expected.
Practically all the accidents were
due to carelessners. In -four cases
persons who were killed accidentally
were left to die without attention. In
twenty-eight cases hunters were shot
BY mistake for deer.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-12-09
~Gerrymander Undecided.

Washington. Nov. 28.-Leaving to-
n side the question as to whether
or not states may "gerrymander'' their
territory for congressional dlstricting
purposes independent of the limitations
by congress, the supreme court Of the
United States today dismissed for
want Of jurisdiction the appeal from
an attack or an alleged "gerrymander'
in Kentucky.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-12-09
Governors are Catherine.

Louisville, KY, Nov. 2S.-Governors
~eX-governOrs and governors-elect from
states in all sections of the United
States will attend the governors con-
ference to be held in Kentucky begin
ming Tuesday. nj opening sessions
of the conference will be held at
Frankfort, the state capital, and the
concluding sessions in Louisville,
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-12-09
C.. p. r. r, Train Wrecked.

Winnipeg, Man., Nov. 2S.-The
Canadian Pacific railway express
bound for Montreal, which left Win
nipeg Sunday morning. was wrecked
at M~ackensia. %twenty-one miles east
of Fort William, this morning. No
passengers were killed, but several
were injured.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-12-09
Census Returns of Minnesota.

Washington. D.. =. Nov. 3O.-The
population of the state of Minnesota
is 2,O75, 7OS, according to statistics of
the 18th census made public today.
This is an increase Of 324.314 or 1876
per cent over 1,751,394 in 1900.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-12-09
Five Killed in Explosion.

Durant, Okla, Nov. 28.-Five men
were blown to atoms and nine others
were entombed beyond hope Of rescue
by a gas explosion in a mine of the
Choctaw Asphalt Co.. at Jumbo, near
Antlers, Okla, today.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1910-12-09
AGED Man Cored bv Bull.

Christine, N. D.. Nov. 2S.-Michael
Pixie, aged y years. was fatally gored
by a bull on his farm. six miles from
this place last evening. He died al an
early hour today.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-09
FEDERAL COURT PROCEEDINGS

The condemnation suit of the Uni.
ted states vs. w. = Eager Is being
heard in the United States court here
this afternoon The Government IS
refusing to accept the value of slO,-
600 returned for Eager's property by
the board Of appraisers, alleging that
i Is too high
Ford Chapman and Charles Noles
Of Enid were convicted on charge Of
selling liquor without Il Government
license by Jury this morning Judge
Coteral will pronounce sentence
this afte noon.
United States Attorney John Fin,
bry filed suit In The United States
circuit court here today against Guy
II Freoman, II III Ross and ] NJ
Hays to cancel patents TO Woodward
county land which. IL Is alleged, were
secured by fraud. The defendants
all reside In Kiova county. The
$lA000 damage cause OF C A Bow
erman VS. The Rock Island. brought
IN the district court Of Garfield conn
~, was transferred 10 the United
States circuit court here today.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-09
RAILROADS ANSWER
TO CONTEMPT CHARGES

The corporation commission PM In
The forenoon hearing complaints
against The Katy. Rock Island and
Frisco roads for alleged violation Of
the commissions orders
Conductor Wallace. during The
hearing on the complaint of s. Mey.
er OF Bennington VS. the 81 Louis
and Iron Mountain road, for viola.
iion Order No. III entered a plea Of
guilty to violating he order by do.
mandng tickets from passengers be-
fore permitting them 10 board train
at Hanson. Okla
General Manager Whittenton Of
the Rock Island entered plea OF
guilty for the Rock Island agent at
Guymon on the charge OF violating
the commissions order by charging
storage to country merchants with
out allowing the free time allowed BY
he commission General Manager
Whlttentou asked for light fine for
he rioleiion. stating that Il WAS
caused by a change Of agents ut that
point.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-09
MASONIC GRAND
LODGE At M'ALEsTEn
First Work Taken Up Was
Exemplilication of Entered
Apprentice Degree

Special to Daily Leader.
McAlester, Okla, Feb. 9.-fhe sec
ond annual communication Of the
most worshlpful grand lodge Ancient
Free and Accepted Masons OF the
state OF Oklahoma. began at 2 o'clock
yesterday, the honor OF calling It be
ing given TO Deputy Grand Master
George Ruddell OF Weatherford,
delicate compliment extended by
Grand Master II. l.. Muldrow OF Tish'
omlngo.
Varying the usual order Of business
the first work taken up was exempll'
flcatlon OF the entered apprentice de-
gree OF the work prepared by the spe-
cial committee authorized at the firsl
annual communication of the grand
lodge 10 prepare a revision OF the
work for submission to this communl'
cation OF the grand lodge.
The team exemplifying the work
s now composed OF the following' ID
y. Hoag, Anadarko. p. G ". Of y. T.,
VIM. NJ. Anderson, Wanrika, p. G NJ
of o. r. and G.. Sec of Oklahoma G
IL; W. A. Mcbride. Atoka. p G NJ
lJ. S Murrow. Atoka. =. @. NJ OF
m: WIN. Perry Freeman, McAlestor
2. NJ and q Sr. d., Oklahoma G. h.;
w. T Swearngen, Guthrie. NJ and
present w. Nj: Ell WalIeman. Atoka
! w NJ: Harry Light, Waufika, 7. NJ
H. W., Morgan, Apadarko. S. d., Al
bert g.. Hail. Oklshoma City. S D.;
/ Il. ID. Bevitt. McAlester. w. A. Me
Bridge, Sr, Atoka. J. D.; VIM II
Talmage. McAlester. secretary. w II
| Harrison.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-09
DISTRICT COURT PROCEEDINGS

Ben Holman, negro youth OF Me-
ridlan, was found guilty by jury IN
the district court today ON the charge
of stealing -four from the Miles AL
len grocery store at Meridian several
weeks ago, and fixed his punishment
at thirty days In The county jail and
TO nay fine OF $l25.
The civil case OF l.. l.. Biley VS..
S. r. Cassus, involving foreclosure
Of a mortgage, u being heard this
afternoon by Judge Huston
Judge A r. Huston has set Fri.
day February II. as date on which
he will pronounce sentence on the
persons convicted on felony charges
during the present term OF court and
ON those who have entered pleas OF
guilty.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-09
THE WEATHER
(Asstd. Press)
New Orleans,
La, Feb. 3 9To.
night fair an d
colder in east, f,
Thursday fair.

on the liver was supported by atIida-
Wits from pr. Walter s Haines and
Victor G.. Vaughn The report on the
condition Of the stomach was given
verbally by DR.. Hektoen. DR.. HEX
toen said the examination Of the or
gans Of the body had not been com
pleted.
question that may have great
bearing on the case, was asked by a
juryman during the afternoon. 1t
was.
Gould the body absorb strychnine
that had been injected after DEATH
Yes" Dr. Hektoen replied III
strycbnine had been injected after
death and the body had lain for q
long time. the poison could have
found its way TO other parts of the
hcdy through diffusion Strychnine
would have TO be in solution for that
and It would spread through the tis-
sues
Coroner Zwart then asked Dr. HEX
loen II it would possible. in view OF
The fact that the body OF Col Swope
had been frozen, TO have injected
strychnlne after death, so that It
would have been dfrused through the
system. DR.. Hektoen said That It
would not
Mrs. Swope told Of the many &C.
centriciies OF Col. Swope. She said
he hod thought for twenty-five years
that his death was imminent.
" I'm the same as a dead man, F."
she testified that he once said to a
relative, I'm Just walking around to
save funeral expenses.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-09
STATE LANDS SELL
ABOVE APPRA|SEMENT
Five Tracts in Oil and Gas
Belt Withdrawn
From Sale


l.awton, okla, Feb. 9.--The state
yesterday realized $32.60O more out
OF the sale OF twenty-f0ur tracts OF
state school land than the tracts
we're valued at by the appraisers. The
sales totalled $4,000, and $3.50 acres
were disposed Of. Five tracts were
carried over for reappralsement b..
cause OF their being held more yalu-
able for oil and gas purposes than for
agricultural purposes. Six persons
other than lessees were purchasers,
three of them being from Nebraska.
They purchased adjoining tracts Tor
Sl6,350
Tract 30, w Z. Worden, lessee, ap-
praised al $l,750, sold 10 Belle NJ
Jackson OF Mangum for $i,050. Tract
81, j r. Smith, lessee, appraised al
$1,000, sold to l.. S. Powell Of Snyder
ior S2,500 Tract 80, .. w Todd, les
see, appraised at Sl,75O, sold for So,
100. Tract 81, A. NJ Tandy, lessee. ap
praised at $1,000. sold for 1920
Tract 80, b. ID. Tandy, lessee. apprais
cd at $3.50, sold for $4,000. Tract &c
D. v. 4 i'NSttf dVpl nibtu at FAi
$50, sold for $4,000. Tract 3S, Wash
ington McManomy. lessee. appraised
at $4,000. sold for $4,000 Tract ~
Ernest Long, lessee, appraised at 81,
4ea. soM 10 s. d. Oaks 'of Seward
\ NeA, .)orI si250. TIact 40, H. 70 Greer
LESSEE. yppraised ,ap $Aa60. iaola 10 n
Y Aasieumannl OF Ssw3rti.f Nebiaforl s6
leo Tract Al. j. G. Houghion, lessee
appraised at $3.50, sold TO w. c. Nil
Ter OF Seward, Neb., for $4,000. Trac
ito. T. J. Dltson. lessee. appraised a
$4,000, sold for $1,000 Tract 81 W
{ sorrels lessee, appraised al 5000
sold foi $4,000 Tract 5S, Thomas A
Harris, lessee appraised at Al sl,ae
sold for $1,000.
Tracts leased by r. J. Walker. r.
Orr. J. r. Bowman, A. M Gllfz an
liensy ID siiiier were nol Offered 10
sale because of their being in The o.
and gas belt.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-09
TATE BRADY PUSHES BILL

Hon Tate Brady, commander Of the
Confederate Sons of Veterans for lis
dian Territory. arrived IN the city
this morning from Tulsa and is busy
in conference with Mrs. Culbertson
and the other people pushing the Con-
fcderate house bill which will likely
become law within the next two
days. Brady Is one of the wheel hors.
es of the East side and big booster
for Tulsa. Oklahoma and Democracy.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-09
, O DO @ o 20 ooooo o @ @ o

Brown declared that he had com.
pletod arrangements for the opening
OF large office for st. Louis invest
ment companies to loan money In
Oklahoma as soon as modern office
rooms could be secured He also
stated that other large Eastern com.
panles would open up state offices
here as soon as suitable buildings
were erected.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-09
, @ o Q o o o 0 @ o o @ . . 0 q
ToDAYs MARKETS.

6 Chicago, Ills, Feb. o. May
Q wheat closed az s1.10 is: July
@ at $1.00 7.S. May and July corn
g both closed at 65 Use
o Kansas City Grain.
Q Kansas City. Mo, FEB o.
. May wheat closed a $l05 81;
Q July at 95 lee. May corn closed
@ at 65c; July AT Ga l-2c.
G Kansas City Livestock
@ Kansas City, Mo, Feb o.
o Six thousand cattle were receiy-
@ ed on market ten higher Hogs
O Receipts, 10000 five higher.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-09
PQ|As9h|ED
VERDICT REACHED B Y
coRONERS JURY IN
SWoPE CASE
POISON ADMINISTERED
IN CAPSULE BY HYDE
But Whether With FeIoni0us
Intent, or Not, Jury is
Unable TO Say
(By Associated Press.l

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb 9.-"Col0nel
Swope came to his death by reason OF
strychnine administered in capsule
hy DR.. b. c. Hyde, but whether with
ieioIious intent or not, we, the jury,
are unable to say
This verdict was rendered at
o'clock this afternon by coroner jury
at independence, after being ont one
hour
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-09
Mules For Lanqston College Farm

Secretary '. L. Mitch. of the Doafa
OF regents fer the Langsion college
lasr evening purchased a fine span
Of mules to be used al the college ex-
detrimental station farm. II Is one Of
the finest spqns OF mules ever exhlb-
lted la oAiaAoAia- .Ad Aefe iceeH,',
received from Missouri by local
dealer.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-09
CRUDE OIL BURNER
PROMOTER ARRESTED
Said to Have Realized Several
Hundred Thousand Dollars
From Stock Sales
Special to Daily Leader.

FL Reno, Okla, Feb. &C. L. jack
son. president and general manager
of the Little Crater Crude Oil Burn
er company, was arrested here today
by Deputy United States Marshal
Jacobson OF Guthrie and will be TAX
en- TO Guthrie TO answer TO the charge
of using the United States mail for
fraudulent purposes. Jackson says
that the charge is based on the origin
a. contract issued by his company and
holds that the present contract form
is in full compliance with the law
The charge was preferred against
Jackson by a postoffice inspector
Jackson organized his crude oil
burner company abont year ago and
has agents in the field selling stock
/. is said that several hundred thous
and dollars have been obtained II
this way. Jackson came here from
Frederick and has been doing bust
ness largely through Frederick
bank.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-09


Frederick, Okla, Feb 9.-It is as
serted that G. H. Jackson, who was
arrested In FL Reno charged with.
using the United States mail TO de-
fraud, came TO Oklahoma ye ar aga
with scarce dollar and thot IN
twelve months he has made big for
tune in selling Little Crater Crude Oil
Burner contracts, hundreds of which
are scattered over Tillman and other
southwestern Oklahoma counties. He
has a business associate in Frederick
and does most OF his banking with
the First National bank OF Frederick.
Another associate lives IN Sionv CITY,
Iowa
Jackson came to Oklahoma FROM
Texas and originally from MISSISSIPPI
His first company was organized In
Mississippi and bis last in Oklahoma.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-09

I'm huHIhsfIr spFftH'S WFfV nIHuF
hv Horace Speed, NJ Weinberger
Charles Seely. Milton Brown. Or, g.
"a. Hughes. 7 s, shenrer. Jake
nnuglag, ! n. Fairfield. John Colo
be. " NJ. Carter. ed G, Petersen
ahd Y ] ITourion. as to the impof-
tance or tho citizens OF Guthrie nc.
eeptlng ~. pvonosi;ion and subscrlb-
Ing for the stock. Judge Milton
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-03-05
Will Celebrated Hundredth
Anniversary of Acquisi-
ton of Florida by US.
MOVEMENT INAUGURATED WHEN
w. S. kEYSER INTRODUCED
RESOLUTION IN CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE AUTHORIZING THE
PRESIDENT TO APPOINT A
COMMITTEE TO MAKE PRE-
lIMlNARY ARRANGEMENTS

A Centennial Anniversary for Pen
sacola in 1919. That was the move
ment inaugurated in the Chamber of
Commerce yesterday by William S.
Keyser, when he introduced a resolu-
ton empowering the president to
name a committee to make prelimin-
ary arrangements. The event will
celebrate the one hundredth ami
versary of the acquisition of Florida
by the United States, and while it is
nine years distant, it will he the big
gest event ever pulled off in Florida
when it does occur.
The resolution, introduced by Mr..
Keyser and unanimously adopted, was
as follows:
BE it resolved, That the City of
Pensacola hold Centennial Annivers-
ary in this city in 1919, celebrating
the one hundredth anniversary of the
acquisition of Florida by the United
States, and the president of this body
appoint a special committee of citi-
zens to map out general plan of ae-
ton and take whatever initial steps
are necessary for the accomplishment
of that end
TO REPAIR CUT.
The erosion or washing away of a
portion of Santa Rosa island was dis
cussed at some length at the meeting
of the chamber, as well as securing
an appropriation to connect st. An
drews bay with Apalachicola river,
and also an appropriation to begin
construction of canals connecting
Pensacola and Mobile bays, VIA Per
dido bay. The resolutions, all intro.
duced by Mr.. Keyser, were as fol-
lows:
BE it resolved, That the Chamber
of Commerce of Pensacola urges the
Florida senators and representatives
in congress to use every effort TO
secure an amendment to the rivers
and harbors bill to include an appro-
priation to straighten the channel in
the narrows of Santa Rosa sound
BE it resolved, That the Chamber
of Commerce of Pensacola urges the
Florida senators and representa-
tives in congress to use every effort
to secure an amendment to the rivers
and harbors bill to include an appro-
priation TO begin construction of ca
mails connecting Pensacola and Mobile
bays via Perdido bay
BE it resolved, That the Chamber
of Commerce of Pensacola urges the
Florida senators in congress to use
every effort to secure the adoption
in the senate of the appropriations
to connect st. Andrews bay with
ApaIachicola river, and of the appro-
priation to improve the entrance to
ST. Andrews bay"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-03-05
BOIL WEEv|L
RUINS CROPS
ESTIMATES MADE BEFORE SEN
ATE COMMITTEE THAT PEST
CAUSED LOSS LAST YEAR OF
THIRTY MILLION DOLLARS.
BY Associated Press.

Washington, March 1.-THE boIl
weevii is threatening destruction to
the cotton crop east of the Mississippi
river. According to the testimony OF
Senator Smith of South Carolina be-
fore the senate committee on agricul-
tuTe today, a reduction of about
twenty-five thousand bales annually
was caused in one county in Soutn
Carolina by the pest
Representative Dickson. of Missis-
slppl, said that fifteen hundred families
had left his county as the result of
the pest and estimates given the COM
mittee place the loss last year on ac-
count Of the pest at about thirty mil
lion dollars.
RESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.
Washington, March Nominations
sent 10 the senate today included the
following:
To be surveyor of customs at Knox
vile, Tenn, George Fl. Holiday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-03-05

Realizing the benefits to accrue to
Pensacola from a bridge spanning
Perdido Bay, President II. H. Thorn
ton of the Chamber of Commerce has
been quietly working up plan where
by draw bridge can be constructed
and Pensacola secure the Baldwin
county trade, which is rapidly assum-
ing large proportions.
Speaking to a Journal representative
yesterday Mr.. Thornton stated that as
yet he has been unable to secure the
rough plans from City Engineer Thorn
ton, but as soon as he can get an estI-
mate Of the cost he will put the propo-
sttion before the business men of the
city and he believes that they will see
the benegts to be derived and sub
scribe to the project
1t is Mr.. Thorntons idea to form a
stock company and build the bridge
He is enthusiastic over the project,
and is willing to subscribe to good
block of stock himself to show his
confidence in the project
Another idea, and one advanced by
prominent Baldwin county men, is to
build railroad bridge at point near
Millview and then about five miles of
track across into Baldwin county, the
whole to be leased to Henry McLaugh-
lin at a sum sufficient to pay interest
on the money invested. Mr. McLaugh-
lin will operate trains over the line
and into Pensacola. The money to
build this bridge and road would ne
raised through the sale of bonds, OF
which Baldwin county men will take a
neat sum. "a
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-03-05
FINAL WORD ISSUED 4,
CALLING BIG STRIKE
BY Associated Press,

Philadelphia, March 4.-Final word
making effective the general strike or
| dered to begin at midnight tonight
twas sent to union men. all over the
city tonight, when the committee of
ten received word from the secretary
of the car mems union that the last
effort to secure arbitration had failed
A proclamation was issued urging
all unorganiZed labor to assist in the
general strike by quitting work at
midnight and not to work until the
committee OF ten ordered the resump-
tion of work Another proclamation
calls for public demonstration by the
working people of the city tomorrow
afternoon. 1t was stated by the com
mittee that they had received many
letters from laborers not affiliated with
the union, declaring their intention OF
joining in the strike.
At four o'clock this afternoon more
than one thousand workers were
already out according to the labor
leaders.
It is estimated that fully 10000
workmen viii respond to the call for a
strike by tomorrow night, but the city
officials and Rapid Transit officials de-
clare that not more than $4,000 or 20
Continued orr Pace Two)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-03-05
Black Hand Letter is Sent to
a Wealthy New York Baker

the porch today and nonchalently
stopped down and picked up some
thing, watching detectives nabbed him.
After search they reported having
found the marked money In his pos
session and locked him up on the
charge of sending a threatening letter
The prisoner gave his name as Emil
Rosenthal and disclaimed authorship
of the letter, declaring that he had
happened to notice the bulky envelope
and had picked it up to see what was
in it.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-03-05
Taft i'm Dilemma i'm NAMING
Postmaster for Bristol Va.

that district Representative Slemp
however. represents the Virginia dis
trict which embraces the city of Brls
toll and maintains that there is no Tea
son why he should not have a chance
TO nominate the postmaster now and
then. There was every indication thai
Mr.. Slemp would be successful when
he induced the president to send tO
the senate the nomination of G. F.
GCwdell 4 decided element of doubI
was introduced though VIII an Repre-.
sentative Brownlow of the Tennessee
district marshalled his forces and had
the confirmation held up.
The president promises that all par
ties at interest shall be heard.