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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-30
Has a Hearty Laugh.

Mr.. Pinchot was spoken to about the
summing up by Mr.. Vertrees Satur-
day in the Ballinger inquiry. and said:
''Oh, l. read about that. Some papers
were handed to me aboard the boat last
night l see he says I am a small pos
sum up a big tree. Oh, we'll" The
rest of his remark was lost In peal of
laughter by the speaker. Then he went
on to talk about the conservation ques-
tion.
.At the big meeting in ST. Paul. he
said. I'VE hope to accomplish some very
large results in getting the attention of
the people of this country increased
in the subject as 1t has presented itself
here"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-30
Murder Theory Advanced.

The body was found by plumber, who
had been sent into the cellar to stop a
leak in a water pipe. which had flooded
the basement. Chief Of Police Lindsay
and Coroner Ellis Duncan, who came
hurriedly to the scene, announced that
the body was that of Alma Kelner, and
the chief later gave it out that he be-
lieved it to be a case of murder. One
hundred children convened in several
rooms of the first and second floors were
hurriedly dismissed from their classes
and sent home when the find was re-
ported to those in charge of the school.
The leak in the water pipe, the cause
Of which has not yet been learned. had
caused water to flow until the floor was
covered to a depth of about three feet.
Lamps were quickly brought and the rel
atives of the child summoned.
1t was to attend services at St. Johns
Church on the morning of December 8
last that Alma left home about S:45
clock. She was seen a few moments
later, as she neared the church. by a
druggist who noticed her stopping for a
moment to play with cat which was
sitting in the window of the store.
The druggist was the last known per-
son to see the child alive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-30
owns TO POISONING
Negro Woman Confesses At
tempt at Triple Murder.
ACCUSED HER OF THEFTs
Resented Constant Accusations That
She Was Dishonest.
POISON PLACED IN COFFEE
Declares She Was Sorry Afterward,
But Feared to Give Warn
ing to Family.

Nellie Clarkson, the tall. phlegmatic
colored woman who is under arrest at
the house Of detention, admitted to De-
tective Cornwell yesterday afternoon that
she had put rough-on-rats in canister
Of coffee in the kitchen of the house of
Mrs. Florence D. Barrow of > Dupont
circle 1t was this poison which made
Mrs. Barrow and her two daughters. Miss
Mary f. Barrow and Miss Florence d.
Barrow. seriously i'll Saturday immedi-
ately after breakfast
The Clarkson woman made her admis-
sion in a most matter-of-fact and casual
manner after she had been subjected to
long examination by Detective Cornwell.
She seemed to have no realizing sense OF
the extreme gravity of her offense or of
the severe punishment which is provided
for it by the penal code Of the District
She told her story in an easy. conversa-
tional tone without betraying any evil
denceS OF emotional feeling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-30
WEATHER.

Partly cloudy tonight. Tues
day fair, with light to moderate
northwesterly winds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-30
"Old Guard" as Escort.

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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-18

MT X. /. Manning was seen
on his return from Clemson. He
stated that he had been there to at
tend the meeting of the Finance Com
mlttee, and particularly in the mat
ter or insurance on the property, and
tnat TINS matter would be acted on
early in July; and that it was desired
that those insurance agencies in
South Carolina that were Interested
IN this matter would communicate
with him at Sumter, as the commit
tee desired to have offers of the
lowest rates and best terms from the
different agencies.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-18
A Reluctant Candidate.

During O. local election In a Crrnan
town only ono man appeared az the
nom lnaticn desk.
Whom do you nominate?" lnquir-
cd the official.
Myself" was the answer.
DO you accept the nomination
We'll. no."
The officer laughed and said:
Then we must try again. Whom
do you nominate?"
Myself"
you accept the nomination."
mo"
A subdued "Donnerwetter-" escap-
ID the lips of the perplexed official.
out he went on:
For the third time. whom do you
nominate?"
Myself" came the invariable re-
ply.
Do you accept the nomination."
The man rose up, and a smile of
sltisfaction spread over his face as
h = answered proudly:
Having been three times solicited
80 my fellow citizens TO accept the
rpmination. I can no longer decline
go accede TO their wishes" He then
tired.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-18
BOARD OF HEALTH NOTES.
Now is the Time To Wage War OH the
Mosuitoqes.

Now Is the accepted time for the
city health officer TO do his very best
work putting down oil and disinrec-
tants in low places; drains, and open
bitches, drains and branches have
Heretofore most of the low places.
idtches. drains and branches have
been dry as chip. but the present
heavy rainfall has filed many
places heretofore without water
And by the same token now is the
accepted time for city council to fur
nish that horse and buggy to the
health officer which the city Board of
Health unanimously recommended
more than one month ago. No one
can expect an officer to carry enough
oil and dislnfectants in his pocket 20
keep up the fight aaginst mosquitoes
The health officer should be properly
equipped for his work. The Board
OF Health has done its duty; the
health officer has done all that he can
do. III the city Is raided by mosquitoes
without the sanitary official being
properly equipped as has been asked
for the burden and the blame will
rest, not upon the health officer; and
anonymous communications to the
newspapers criticising the health Of
ficer will be out Of order. Remember
this.
This week should be cleaning up
We In order TO make the entire
city look bright and clean during
Firemen's Week. The tournament
starts next week. Lets all get busy
right away and then let us all be
merry next week. Put your grouches
away until after the bali"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-18

more the Banner Oil Producing Dis
trict or Field of California which
means of the world. I must. how
ever, go still further and inform you
that:
Its monthly average production
per we'll, according to authentic fig
ures furnished for last month, is con-
siderably in excess of the average of
all the producing wells in Kern Coun-
(which is saying a good deal, as
one Of the fields so included would
take in the immense product of the
present big we'll from the time it was
brought in and averaged at least 3O,-
600 barrels per day.
Incidentally, / may mention that
the Coalinga field is wonderfully we'll
hooked up in so far as transportation
facilities are concerned. For in ad-
dition to the usual Tank Car Rail-
road service (to which this biref ref
erence is ample), it has connection
through five great through or trunk
pipe lines to tidewater.
And now, Uncle, for your particular
edification 1 must tell you why I
choose the California National Crude
OIL Company as the means or agent,
If you wish, through which I would
make an investment in California Oil.
Because they are big concern in
somuch as they have something big
to offer the investor. To be able to
secure an interest in, and "hook-up"
with a reliable concern which has
and absolutely controls thousands Of
acres of oil lands in the Coalinga Oil
District, is an opportunity you can
hardly afford to let go by the board,
Tor when one considers what they
have, and is further informed that
the total capital stock of the concern
which includes all their holdings is
but five million shares at par avlue
of S1.OO each, I honestly know of no
similar offer or any opportunity to
make an investment that is so sound
and attractive"
Now, dear Uncle, you wrote me to
give you about ten reasons showing
why you should invest in the oil busi-
ness, in return for which you promis-
ed to send me a box Of cigars.
found it too much of a task when
writing on the subject to limit N.Y.
self to but ten reasons. Now. there
fore, l will expect to receive about
twelve boxes Of cigars, as l have al
ready given you about one hundred
and ten good reasons why you should
invest now in California oil and The
California Crude Oil Company,
Yours, -
RUBE.
Stock in the company referred to
above is selling at 60 cents per share.
You have watched this stock advance
from time to time until it has reach
ed price of so per cent above what
it was selling for four weeks ago. You
will see it advance still higher inside
OF four weeks more. Why wait for
a higher price? Mail your order to-
day using the attached coupon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-18

roller. The cost of the oil method
is about $102 per mile for a two
track width road. and it is claimed
there is no doubt that the oil dress
ing, which lasts six months on heav-
lily travelled roads, is more economi-
cal than the continuous work neces-
sary to keep shell roads in good
shape in the old way, to say nothing
of abating the dust nuisance.
number of Bay street merchants
and property owners have been in
quiring into the cost of oiling the
street in front of their places of
business, and the Gazette is now
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-18

able to give an approximate estimate
of the cost of such q dressing. The
material put on the street, if the
town should furnish the labor, would
cost about SIS to 300 foot block.
The supervisor says the cost Of dress
ing an equally wide road approx
mated $17 per 800 feet, including
labor.
Bay street with such dressing
would be a great deal less dusty in
dry weather and much drer in wet
weather, would wear better and be
much more satisfactory all round
Beaufort Gazette.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-18
THE ANSWER.

Los Angeles. Cal, April 30, 1910.
Z My dear Uncle:
Your "affectionate" epistle just re-
ceived and contents noted. Also duly
noted the supreme ignorance you ex-
hibit regarding the great California
oil Industry, which ignorance / re-
gret to state is very prevalent and
must be excused in your goodself be-
cause from personal contact with
some business people / know it exists
right here in California to a certain
extent Now, Uncle. just make
note of this fact as it will by way Of
explanation help you out great
deal when YOU have advanced further
in my letter. II is this ignorance Of
the magnitude, the wonderful present
status, and the outlook for the future,
that makes the oil business i'm Cali
f"rnia the vcrtiahlc gold mine il now
Is for the stOckholdcr
I;y this statement mean that the
present or existing conditions which
show such tremendous difference
between the price of lands in the
great oil belts Of California and the
average Immense returns upon same
after developments i'm other words,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-18
ACT QUICKLY.
> lay Has Been Dangerous In Sumter.


% the right thing at the right time.
vet quickly In the times OF danger.
iackache Is kidney danger.
loan's kidney pills act quickly.
ure all distressing. dangerous Kid
ills.
lenty OF evidence To- prove this.
rs. Charles Browning. tO1 r.. Ca
ST. Sumter. :. c., says;
'Or some time my kidneys were
rdered and tho secretion from
organs became unnatural /
ncrcd from dun. nagging back
and had distressing pains
igh my lolns. My head ached
antly. 1 could not rest well and
morning l felt tired and Ian
Since using DOan's Kidney Pills
red at China's Drug store,
been free from backache. am
10 rest well and the kidney sec
IS are regular in passage. The
ches have ceased and 1 feel bet
every way. 1 give Doan's KID
ills the credit for this improve
sale By all dealers. Price so
Foster Milburu CO., Buffalo,
York. sole agents for the United
lember the name-DOan's-and
40 other. No. 20.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-18
OIL FOR ROADS.
Keeps Down Wear to Such Extent as
to- Make Application Cheaper Than
Repair.

Supervisor j. s. Claghorn has been
putting a crude oil and asphaltum
mixture dressing on the surface of
the road from the town boundary to
the depot, as an experiment in cost
and wearing qualities over the old
method of keeping the shell roads in
repair by putting new shells in the
worn places and crushing them with
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-18

a large oil distributing concern at the
low price of twenty-five cents a bar
rel (say, Uncle, that is just like SELL
ing coal at sc cents per tom. How
ever, this company has seldom failed
to pay regular 2 per cent. per month
dividend to it's stockholders and make
all necessary allowance, for mainten-
ance and improvements and mind
you, the stockholders paid only soc
per share for this stock. Now you
can do some figuring for yourself with
thA present price of oil netting over
nifty cents per barrel and with good
producing wells such as they have in
the Coalinga field, what will be the
return to the stockholders.
Now, Uncle, up to the present T
have endeavored to answer your
letter in general way, and also
gave you my reasons for believing
that an investment made NOW in
California oil, is without exception
the best and safest known today in
the industrial or, to be more correct,
in the mineral world, for oil you must
know is classed as mineral Mining
for OIL" Is the oil operators business,
but so sure is he of his returns upon
his labor and investment, it is called
an Industry, and it does actually COM
bSne all the allurement and big profit
making Of mining with the sureness
and safety Of an industry.
The oil business is also solid, it is
in California; and an investment to
be good must have behind it solidity,
and that in more forms than one.
Primarily it should show all the ear
marks Of being staying one. In
vest in a commodity and choose one
that MUST BE USED; you cannot
get along in your state without coal,
can you? We have no coal in Cali
fOrnia. Nature, however, always gen.
erous to this great state, has prOvid-
ed us with something better than
coal, and that is oil, which moves our
trains and trolly cars lights and heats
our buildings, hoists the elevators,
and to make a long story short fur
nishes our gas and cooks our meals;
in fact, in California, in some form
or another, we pay tribute to the
product of our great oil industry
every hour in the twenty-four.
And yet this great industry with
it's present development (and greater
demand) of over sixty million barrels
per year, is but an infant; we have
but scratched the surface as yet, but
oh what a healthy child it is, what
it has already developed into is
known, what it will develop into, if
comparison may be used as a criter-
ion, is at present beyond human COM
prehensiOn.
Now it is getting late, SO I must
get down to turkey and give as you
request, the field and company which
most appeals to me, from the stand
point of an investor, and that brings
me to the California National Crude
Oil Company.
Regarding the Wonder Field, as
Coalinga is called, / say but very little;
it would be unnecessary as / have al
ready informed YOU that it is now
and has been for about a year or
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-18

A few days ago the following letter
was received in Los Angeles from a
resident of the Middle West:
Dear Nephew:
Friends of mine-some of whom
you know very we'll before leaving for
California as we'll as myself have, re-
Gently become very much interested
in the reports recently received from
California regarding the great i'm
petus given to the oil business in your
state. mainly due 1 understand
through the discovery of new oil
lands; consequently knowing that at
one time you lived in one Of the big
California Oil Districts, Bakerstown,
think you called 1.-THE place you
said where the natives were so fond
OF Crude Oil that they spread it on
their bread when shy on molasses-
WE'LL anyhow, you ought to know
something about this great California
oil business concerning which we read
and hear SO much, but as a matter
Of fact know very little Of, so the
boys asked me to write you and find
out &C." th.ngs.
Please ri your earliest convenience
"!.iU ~ ia.!y as You can and let us
have some general facts. as for in
stance: Is 1t true, as dispatch
reads, California produced during
the past year 60,OO0,00O barrels of
oil; how. why and for goodness sake,
what did they do with such an i'm
mense quantity? The figures, 1 guess,
must be right. because they are made
up by the government.
BY the way, when answering and
giving what general news you can
VIII you give some specific informa-
tion regarding what particular Cali
fornia field you consider to be the
best. We want the facts, because we
are talking about clubbing together
and making an investment in Cali
fornia. You might also give us the
right dope" which l know will be
o. K. because YOU wrote it and
know WHY WE WANT 1T. What
kind of a company we should invest
in? Give US the name of one which
you consider offers the best opening
now and why you think so; also tell
us where they are, what they have,
and what their prospects are; in fact
TO shorten a long story, give us about
ten reasons If you can, showing why
in your opinion California oil is a
good thing to get in on now.
y box of cigars will signify that a
satisfactory answer to this letter has
been received by your
Affectionate Uncle,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-18
LYON STILL after EN-.
ATTORNEY GENERAL IN NEW
BERRY TO-DAY.
spent Morning I'm Consultation With
solicitor and Grand Jury Told to
Meet This Observation-Disclosures
I'm Dispcnsary Cases Expected.

Columbia, June 14.-AttOrney Gen
eral Lyon Is I'm Newberry today and
has been In conference all the morn
ing with Solicitor Cooper The grand
jury was told TO re-assmbls this af-
ternoon. 1t Is rumored several in
dictments in the dispensary cases
may issue this afternoon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-18
NOTICE.

On Tuesday, the 18th day of July.
1910, the Supervisors of Registration
VIII open their Books of Registration
from 9 a. m. to p. m. at Mayesville.
S. c., for the purpose of Registering.
transferring and renewing lost certif-
Gates.
T. D. DuBOSE,
s. ]. WHITE,
w. S. DINKINS.
Board Sup'v's Registration.
6-11-1taw-5t
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-18

President Taft may discover in due
me that those who contend that
Irty pledges ought 10 be redeemed
Q not necessarily Sociallsts.-Kan-
City Star.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-18

The latest smuggler is a Minneapo-
D. s millionaire. and 1t Is almost a sure
"et that he is a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
fsr Herald.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1910-08-11
BIG MOVEMENT
OF POPULATION
MANY PEOPLE HAVE COME TO Us FROM
CANADA BUT MORE HAVE GONE
AWAY FROM UNITED STATES

Washington, D. c., Aug. A.
immigration from and emigration
to Canada is the subject of a state
ment issued today by the immi-
grafton bureau. In the twelve
months ending March 81, last there
were 1872 arrivals from aliens
and citizens from Canada against
81, ,517 the previous twelve months.
In the same period, there were
1O3, 789 departures of aliens and
citizens from the United States
into Canada against 59,832 the
previous twelve months. Citizens
arriving were not all counted dur
ing 1909 and it is estimated that
5000 arrived during the year.
That number has been included in
making up the total of 81 ,517 ar
rivals.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1910-08-11
Snag: Boat Was Here

The government snag boat Man
dan, Captain Gould, arrived at
Williston Monday morning on its
way to Milk river Montana, to
bring party of army engineer
officers down the Missouri on an
inspection trip. The boat has a
crew of about twenty men and
stayed here until Tuesday to lay in
supplies etc. The engineers will
inspect the rip rap in the river and
other work that has been done in
the way of improving navigation
recently. The work done at this
place seems to be accomplishing
the desired results, but there was
an appropriation of $4,000 for
Williston, obtained at the last
session of congress.
Leo Halloran of Bismarck was
one of the crew.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1910-08-11
Nontinued on page -
GIVES WlLuST0N
DESERVED BOOST
The EDl1DR Of GRAND FORKS HERALD
AFTER VISITING OUR CITY SAYS IT
IS an R.r0- date METROPOLIS

The following editorial appeared
in the Sunday morning issue of the
Grand Forks Herald and is GER
tainly q we'll deserved appreciation
of Williston, its opportunities,
present conditions and rapid i'm
provement:
The state editors had q good
time at Williston. They turned
out in good numbers. Aside from
the discussion of purely newspaper
matters, which are generally not
gone into very deeply in the hot
weather, the trip was of value in
bringing to the attention Of the
press of the state the resources and
possibilities of one of its great Sec
tions with which many are not very
familiar.
OF course every editor in the
state has known, even if he has
not visited the country, something
of the wonderful development of
the upper Missouri valley. No
editor who has read his exchanges
during the past few years can fail
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1910-08-11
HUNTING SEASON
OPENS SEPT. 9TH
SOME OF The ENTHUSIASTIC HUNTERS
May FORGET that THE SEASON
WILL OPEN A LITTLE LATE

For fear that some of the en-
thusiastic hunters may think that
the hunting season opens the first
day of September the Graphic
notes that the game laws of the
state gives the date for killing
turtle doves, snipe, prairie chick
ems, all varieties of grouse, wood
cock and plover from the seventh
day of September until the first
day of November, both days in
elusive. So the season opens Sept.
seventh and closes November Sec
ond or the night of the first.
Wild ducks, wild geese, brant,
crane and swan may be killed and
had in possession from the seventh
day of September to the fifteenth
day of November, giving a half
month longer for the latter than
the others mentioned.
The punishment for violation of
the game laws is not less than five
dollars for each bird and not more
than twenty-five dollars or i'm
prisonment in the county Jail for
not less than twenty days nor more
than thirty days or both fine and
Imprisonment in the discreation of
the court for each and every bird
killed or destroyed contrary to the
provision of this law.
Hunting license must be obtained
by both residents and non-residents
from the county auditor the fee
being one dollar for residents and
twenty-five dollars for non-resi-
dents. Applications for license
must be made in writing.
The Graphic also desires to state
that the district game warden for
the northwestern district is in the
city and has appointed + score of
deputies who will arrest and have
punished all those found disobey-
ing the game laws. S. Henderson
is his name and he intends to stop
any premature hunters no matter
how ''high up" they may be.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1910-08-11
DISTINGUISHED OFFICIALS
HERE THURSDAY, AUG. l8.

Sheriff Olsen and States Attorney
Braatelien were notified and i'm
mediately looked up the stopping
place of Johnston and stayed by
until the forger showed up to get
his grip, when Johnston was ar
rested and at q preliminary hear
ing before Justice Leonhardy Fri
day afternoon waived examination,
plead guilty, in district court
before Judge Goss and received
his sentence of one year in the
penitentiary Saturday morning,
and was on his way to Bismarck
Saturday noon, making a little
over "a hours from the time the
crime was committed until the
crimal was on the way to serve
his sentence.
MIR. Pevton lost his fifteen dol
lars as Johnston had spent it for
clothes when arrested.