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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-07
PROPHET SMITH
TALKS ON SUGAR
lance with Trust-Many
Women at Hearing.

Washington. - When Joseph +.
Smith, the venerable president Of the
Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day
Saints, was the principal witness at
the hearing of the Hardwick sugar in
vestigating COMMITTEES his presence
attracted a larger crowd than had
been seen in the committee room
since the inquiry began.
Many women eyed the prophet curl.
ously as he entered the committee
room and crowded closely around him
as he told the story Of the relations
OF the Mormon church with the sugar
trust
Prophet Joseph is seventy-three
years OF age. He is tall, spare OF fig-
ure, has keen blue eyes and like
prophets of old wears a beard that ap-
proaches the waistline. He stepped
orlskly into the committee room and
when called to the stand responded
with a smile.
From the venerable and pic
turesque president OF the Mormon
church, the COMMITTEES heard an &C.
count of the struggles of pioneer Nor.
mons, the upbuilding Of the beet
sugar industry through Church aid,
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT alliance, and
the dual operations Of the Church as
religious and business organization.
Concerning the inside workings of
the business Of the Utah-ldaho Sugar
company, the president both Of the
Church and of the company knew lit.
tie. Pressed for details. he suggested
that the committee "ask Cutler" Mr..
Cutler is the general manager OF the
Utah-ldaho company But President
Smith did know that Mr.. Havemeyer
and the American Sugar Refining
company had acquired so per cent. OF
the stock in the Mormon companies
in 1907, and he declared that Have
mey er's money was welcomed and
was largely responsible for the pres
ent prosperity Of the bee sugar con
Germs in Mormon territory.
The Mormon church, Mr. Smith as
serted, had invested about $500. 900
in the sugar business ito help the IN.
dustry and those who had put their
money in it, The combination with
Hsvemeyer, he thought was entirely
within the law, and it was undoubted-
ly advantageous to the beet sugar
people. Havemeyer was described as
| "bcnefaCtor."
Did you consider such a Combina.
tion in restrain of trade?" asked Rep.
resentative Sulzer.
81 considered it as an extension of
| trade, replied President Smith. ~
enhanced the value of our farms, il
encouraged the growing Of beets, it
/ cheapened the cost of production. and
that trade has been one Of the great
est blessings ever visited upon Utah
and Idaho"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-07

The more one reflects on the good
old spelling bee, the more enthusiastic
one becomes. There were spoilers,
you know, in the days when our par
ents and grandparents stood up in op-
posing rows in the little red school
house and were bowled over. one aft
YER another, by "phthisic" and "caout-
chouc" and "abecedarian" and gauge" "
and when much fame was acquired
by those master intellects that al
ways knew whether It was niece" or
"neice," dying" or "dyeing," "judg-
ment" or judgement" and Judge
ship" or "judgship."
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-07
GREAT BRITAIN ACCEPTS
Taft's Arbitration Treaty Will Go to
Senate Session.

Washington.-lt was announced at
the White House thst the Anglo.
American arbitration treaty has been
agreed upon in every important pro
vision, there now remaining only a
few minor details for settlement be.
tween the State Department and the
British foreign Office.
Ambassador Bryce OF Great Britain
called up PresiGent Taft and the an.
nouncement was made following a
conference between the two. The
anal nesotis lions IN the work OF
smoothing out the unimportant points
OF difference between the State de
partment and the British foreign Office
will be begun at once between Secre.
tary OF State Knox and Ambassador
Bryce, and il is hoped that the treaty
will be ready for submission to the
Senate at this session of Congress.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-07
ROBBERS HOLD UP ERIE TRAIN.
Engineer Sees Obstruction on Track
In Time.

Erie, PA dozen bandits held up
and robbed passenger train No. AZ on
the Philadelphia and Erie Branch OF
the Pennsylvania lines five miles east
of this city at 10 O'Clock p. m. Four
men were injured in a battle between
the robbers and the train crew. Two
are in the hospital The bandits got
away with a number of mail sacks,
but il is believed they got nothing OF
great value.
G.. II. Block, mail clerk Of this
city, was shot through the right thigh.
He emptisd two revolvers at the rob
bers before he fell wounded. Con.
ductor H. ID. Rooney borrowed re.
volver from one OF the passengers and
emptied II at the bandits. One Of the
desperadoes hit him in the back with
a stone. He was badly hurt, but he
crawled through the woods to farm,
house and telephoned 20 this city.
EXpressmah Hart was shot through
the left leg and Brakeman c. +,
Bemis suffered a flesh wound.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-07
ALAS FOR THE PETITE.

Like English women, French women
are growing taller-at least, in Paris.
The results OF the careful and minute
measurement of 255 Parisiennes, aged
from twenty-one TO fifty-five years"
have been communicated 10 the Acad-
emy Of Sciences, says the Pail Mall
Gazette. 1t was found that the aver
age height of the Partisan woman has
Increased from feet 6-100 inches TO
5 feet 23-100 inches. They are taller
by almost l p inches than the women
OF the rest OF France. At the same
time we are told that In 1909 1873
English mothers and daughters were
similarly measured, and the results
communicated there. The average
height for the mothers was found TO
be 8 feet S4100 inches, and for the
daughters feet % inches English
women had thus grown just over 12
inches In a generation. Whether the
255 Parisians measured were mothers
or daughters, or both, is not stated
The only conclusion 10 be derived
from the statistics In this connection,
accordingly, is that the Parisienne OF
1911 in height comes between the Eng
Dish mother and the English daughter
,of 1911. But she is not half an inch
taller than the former. and has still
much TO grow before she reaches the
contemporary English girl
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-07
EXPRESS RATES COMING DOWN
Companies Announce Great Volun.
tary Reductions.

Washington.-Me Members of the In
terstate Commerce commission were
taken by surprise when bulky pack.
ages were delivered 70 them contain
ing new express tariffs from all the
express companies in the United
States except the Long Island com
pany. The new rates when checked
showed that the tariffs call for large
reduction in express rates beginning
on August !.
In the case Of long hauls of express
packages TO non-competitive points
the general reductions amount to as
much as so per cent officials OF the
commission say that the new rates
will bring substantial reductions on
9G per cent. of the traffic handled by
the sixteen or seventeen express com
panies OF the country.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-07
HARVARD oUTRoWs VALE.
Crimson Eight Sweeps Across Eish-
teen Lengths In Front

New London, Conl.-Harvard row.
ed Yale down to the worst defeat the
Blue has ever suffered on the Thames
river sweeping over the finish line a
full eighteen lengths in front OF the
New Haven eight.
Rushing TO the front almost with
crew led Yale all the way down the
four mile course.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-07
PoIsoNs HIMSELF IN HARVARD.
Despondent Senior, Failing TO Pass,
Ends Life with Cyanide.

Cambridge, Mass.-Despondent, il
is supposed, because of his failure 10
qualify for the degree of A. b. from
Harvard university. Arthur +. Smith.
senior. son OF David O. Smith Of
Salt Lake City. committed suicide In
Perkins hall, one OF the college dormi-
tories.
A bottle of cyanide of potassium,
found near the body, showed the man.
ner of death.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-07
No Initiative for Bay State.

Boston.-The initiative and refer.
endum bill was killed IN the House OF
Representatives here by n vote of 125
To 75. 1t is necessary to have a two
thirds vote in order TO make an
amendment TO the constitution in
Massachusetts.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-07

The new president Of the Chicago
shoer. Cheer up. You may some day
amount to something, even II you are
merely writing epics or painting pic
lures that shall many years from now
be included among the works OF old
masters.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-07
KINGS BREAD BASKET EMPTY.
Silver One from Saskatchewan Rob.
bed en- Route TO London.

London-Twenty thousandd wheat
growers of saskatchewan. Canada's
bread basket" sent TO King George
as a coronation present a silver bread
basket weighing II pounds and filled
with bread made from Saskatchewan
wheat flour.
II is supposed that some one stole
the bread ell route.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-07

Balkan brigands are holding a Ger
man scientist for a ransom of $4,000.
II he ever lets loose at them with a
few volleys Of the philosophy that he
undoubtedly has stored up with him,
they will be glad TO let him go.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-07

Owing to the decrease in the amo"1t
of cloth required for women's dresses
since the advent of the hobble skirt. 1t
has been necessary to close some Of
the mills in Rhode Island and other
eastern states. Has anybody noticed
a decrease in the price of his wifes
clothes?
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-07

People who returned on the steam
ship Celtic from Europe the other day
report that they saw a sea serpent
that had wings. Even the sea serpents
appear to recognize the necessity of
keeping right up in the line of prog
ress
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-07

An English physician tells us that
singing song will promote ones ap.
petite, but il is likely to kill the appe.
tite OF ones neighbor. good many
prefer that a neighbor's singing be
done mentally.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-07

Philadelphia lady with a Song hatpin
accidentally brushed against a ply
stefan and caused him TO lose an eye
let us hope the lady and few OF her
pisters zee the point.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-07

The building inspector of Allentown,
Pa. has been injured by the exploding
OF his glass eye. This may explain
why one of the prisoners in the Cam.
orrist trial threw his glass eye at the
dudge.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-07

One OF the kleptomaniacs has de-
cided to submit to a surgical examina-
&ion for the purpose of trying to be
cured OF the desire TO take things that
do not belong TO him. Some of the
Wall street fnanciers will regard IT as
"a very dangerous experiment and per
nicious precedent
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-07

A Texas woman whose specially Is
raising onions expects 10 make $780,.
600 out Of this seasons crop. She is
likely to be pretty popular, even II
she eats part OF her product
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-07

A Chicago man died from the effects
OF tight shoes, and a Yonkers, n. Y.
man was choked 10 death by high
collar. Life continues TO be full OF
dangers.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-07

A perplexed correspondent wishes
70 know "how far a man will have TO
wade before he is knee deep" Ans
swering at venture: Until the en-
tire calf is submerged.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-07

A Roman doctor says that work
makes woman ugly. Mothers, how
,ever, continue to be the most beauti-
kul women on earth.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-07
Lightning DESTROYS Church.

Montreal.-The St Jean Baptiste
Catholic church, a magnificent stone
structure. was struck by lightning
and practically destroyed by fire.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-07
STEEL TRUSTS
VAST POWERS
Commissioner Reports II Was
Formed TO Kill Competition
COMMON STOCK ALL WATER

Action Under Sherman Law May Be
Based on Corporations Control OF
Ore Deposits and the Trans
portation to Ore Fields.
The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-02-02
OLD HICKORY CHIPS

one OF the ,! varieties OF suicide.
It begins to look as if Mr..
Taft's program would be carried
out by Congress out the back
door.
Wouldn't old Andrew Jackson
be proud if he could see us
Democrats now, as we celebrate
Jackson day.
An improvement of the quality
rather than an increase in the
number of congressman is the
is the great point.
We hope the Houston Post"
will not throw fit when it hears
that the Battleship Texas is to
be used as a target.
We don't think Nat Goodwin
will ever amount to much as a
husband unless our Lillian Rus
sell takes him in hand.
1t is curious that most of the
fatal accidents to the airmen be-
fall those who are trying to win
reputation as a cut-up.
A Utah woman says polygam
lis the only remedy for divorce.
The general public then will pre-
fer the disease to the remedy.
Four hundred million dollars
worth of cotton at nearly Scents
IA pound spells prosperity with a
great big P for the Southern
planter.
The next time Bill Lorimer's
friends start out to buy Sena-
|torship, they will probably dis
tribute their money among men
who won't tell.
sNggkaptxalE1rs,s B Jssssss4sssSS
This much is as certain as GER
tainties can be-that if Senator
Lorimer has to walk the plank
his friend, the Lumb Der Trust,
will not supply it.
We call upon the Secretary OF
the Navy to tell US right now
whether that big new battleshlp
was christened the Ark-a n-saw
or the Arkansas.
Twelve Alabama counties
want liquor From which
statement the natural infer.
ence is that the rest have nc
trouble in getting it.
Chauncey Depew says the
country needs more statesmen
and fewer carpenters. I Also
fewer joke-smiths. New York
seems to have decided.
The eminent lawyers do not
see how the Supreme Court car
have the heart to strike such in
nocence, purity, and beauty as
exists in the trusts.
Judging from the ordeal Peary
is going through, every member
of the House Committee on Nava
Affairs halls from Missouri,
when it comes to that North Pole
business.
Watch for thu millionaire
twenty years hence, who viii
tell you he got his first start BY
depositing his savings in tht
70. S: postal savings bank as !
little boy.
The Philadelphia Press says
THE state of Pennsylvania is
practically out of debt, and there
is a large surplus in sight" Blu
1 f s
our contemporary wisely re
Trains from any conjecture as t
how long it will be in sight
knowing as it does the prob
cheney of Pennsylvania politi
Clans in the high art of grating
The fight for the great Pana
ma Canal Exposition which vii
be held in 1915 when the cana
is opened, is waxing warm
New Orleans and San Francisco
are the main contending giants
who are striving to win the ex
position, with Washington new
competitor in the race for the
honor. San Francisco points
with pride to the great fund she
has guaranteed, the largest evel
pledged by any city. New Or
f1aanc claims RI ha Sfha 1cuica
The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-02-02
Store Robbed.

Some time Tuesday night the
store of n. V. James, on Fourth
avenue, was entered by the back
door by parties unknown at the
present time to the authorities,
but who are likely to be captured
shortly, as there are strong indi-
cations as to who are the guilty
parties.
Judging from the groceries
which were taken there must
have been two or three men
working together. AS they found
no cash they were satisfied in re-
plenishing the larder, which they
did to their entire satisfaction,
taking large quantity of canned
goods and an assortment of small.
er articles carried in stock. Mr..
James estimates his loss between
fifty and sixty dollars.
The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-02-02
THE WOLF
Will Be Presented at
WILLIAMSON THEATRE
friday, February ;
Placed in Jail.

Hubert Butcher, patrolman
for the Glen Alum Coal Company
at Glen Alum, assisted by Squire
A. H. Toler, Of Beech Greek,
arrested Joe Burnett, employed
as a coal miner for the above
company, last Saturday morning,
after a warrant had been sworn
out for him.
It appears that Burnett had
acted queer onfseveral occasions,
and his actions has always been
those of an insane man, Saturday
morning he becoming SO danger
Gus that it was thought best to
arrest him, which was done.
The prisoner was brought
here on the noon train and placed
in Jail for safe keeping. 1t is
thought that he will later be
taken to one Of the State institu-
tons for the insane.
The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-02-02
MAKE THE SERMONS BETTER
Or. Charles r. Aked Points His Les
son to Preachers With a Story
About Gladstone.

'Ilhe preacher who complains of
poor or inattentive congregations, !"
said DR.. Charles F. Aked, in re-
cent address in New York, would
perhaps do better to devote to the
improvement of his sermons the
time spent on these complaints
"I'his type of preacher generally
belongs to the Cannes class which
Mrs. Gladstone naively condemned.
"Mrs. Gladstone and ! her famous
husband went to Cannes one Janu-
ary, and on Sunday morning, of
curse, they repaired to the English
church.
But when the sermon began Mr..
Gladstone frowned and squirmed,
then whispered to Mrs. Gladstone,
frotfully:
4 can't hear him.
'But Mrs. Gladstone, whose ears
were better, said to her husband
with a reassuring smile:
Never mind, dear. Go to sleep.
It will do, you, ever SO much more
good
The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-02-02
uP-To-DATE ADVERTISING.

This is an extract from the diary
Of the little heroine in Kate Tribe
sharber's story, '.The Annals Of
Ann" which proves the sharpness
of youthful observation: 3'No matter
how fine doctor lady's husband is
she is never permitted to mention it
TO her friends, for this is called 'un-
ethical:' But if she's expecting com
pany of an afternoon she can happen
to have bottle with a queer thing
inside on the mantelpiece, and when
the company asks what on earth the
thing is she can say, For goodness
sake. Ny husband must have for
gotten that. Why, that's Senator
Hmuck's appendix"
The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-02-02
Notice.

This is to notify the public that
we, the undersigned, have en-
tered into a contract to purchase
the stock and business of George
Cantrell, who until recently con-
Quoted a grocery store on Third
avenue, in the building next to
the Tip Top Hotel.
All persons indebted to George
Cantrell are advised to come for.
ward and make settlement, and
all those to whom he is. indebted
are notified that we will not be
responsible for their. debts.
Our contract states that we will
assume charge on and after Feb.
ruary the 10th, 1911.
JOHN GocHEs & Co.
The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-02-02
Off for a Trip.

DR.. Cullen Amburgy will leave
Sunday for southwest Texas and
Mexico, where he will spend
about one month seeking pleas
ure, which will include several
hunting trips, as he is very fond
of this sport.
During his absence his brother,
Dir. Cleveland Amburgy, who
graduated in zoos, from the
Louisville Dental College, and
who has practiced here with his
brother for over two years, will
conduct the business.
The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-02-02
New Place of Amusement.

Mr.. W. Banks, of Keystone,
has secured lease from Bank
Hi. Williamson, for four years
on the lower part Of the Eureka
building, located on the corner
Of Second avenue and Pike street,
which will be converted into an
other place Of amusement for.the
public.
Mr.. Banks has let the contract
of remodeling this floor to Mont
Steele, who is busily engaged
these days With the task before
him.
This theater will be put in first
class order, and neatly fitted UP
on the inside, and will be thrown
open to the public about the goth
of this month, when it is report.
ed that first class vaudeville acts
will be introduced. Z.
The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-02-02
READ lr "DuTlFUL ROOSTER
Recipient Of Weldon crossnith's Po-
etic Compliment Could Not Make
Out His Fancy Whiting.

Weldon Grossmith, at a dinner
in New York, praised America.
Sand | like American art" he
said, "the art Of your magazines and
newspapers and novels and pictures.
It's direct art. 1t can't be misun-
derstood.
"Directness, plainness, is always
best / now write a direct, plain
hand, but | used to write confused
one, all aourishes and curls, and as
a result I often got in trouble.
"For example, a friend Of mine
sent me. by way Of Christmas card,
a photograph of his wife and five
beautiful children. /, wrote to the
wife in acknowledgment of this
charming picture. ! told her poet
ically that she looked like beahti-
ful rose tree she being the tree, you
know, and her children the roses.
ssBut my wretched, confused hand
spoiled everything, and the next day
my friend demanded Indignantly
over the telephone:
:" 'Grossmith what the deuce do
YOU mean by writing to my wife and
telling her she looks like a "dutiful
rooster ?","
The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-02-02
ARCHITECTURAL.

When Woodrow Wilson was ma
king his campaign for the governor
ship of New Jersey, he was asked to
speak at the dedication of a new
building in Jersey City. In the
course of his remarks, he had some
thing to say about architecture.
sThese modern New York hotels"
he declared, "remind me, in their
architectural style, of a cross be-
tween the early Pullman and the
late North German hIoyd periods"
Sunday Magazine.
The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-02-02
To Build New Hotel.


1t is reported that Harve
Charles is having plans drawn
for new hotel building here,
which is to be erected on the site
where his dwelling was. recently
burned on Third Avenue.
The building is reported to be
three stories high, and covering
his two lots which measure fifty
by one hundred feet.
This building will be con-
structed for hotel purposes only,
and theAe will be no store build
ings on tAe first floor.
The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-02-02
Miss Goodykoontz Entertains.

Miss Willie Goodykoontz, sis
ter to Attorney Wells Goody-
koontz, entertained few of her
friends Tuesday evening at the
home Of her brother.
During the evening the guests
played cards, at late hour de-
llghtful refreshments were
served.
Mrs. Hooper assisted Miss
Goodykoontz in entertaining her
guests.
Among those present we're
Misses Lillian Sampselle. Alice
Doolittle, Alice Morgan, Messrs.
Ed Lawrence, LATE O'Keefe,
George Brown and Harry Scherr.
The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-02-02
WIVES OF SCIENTIFIC MEN.

Nine. Gurie, who is probably the
leader among women who have dis
covered things, became interested
in chemistry through work with her
husband and with him made the dis
covery Of radium. Lady Higgins,
wife Of Sir William Huggins, the
noted astronomer, is her husbands
sole assistant in his observatory. Mrs
Walter Maunder is vice-president
of the British Astronomical observ-
atory and has written some books.
The wife of Professor Roberts has
also helped him in his work.