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The record., 1911-09-21

WHEN Captain Webb swan the
English Channel flying machines
had not been invented. Now that
anybody can lly across The channel
In twenty-five minutes there Is no
reason Why William Burgess, of
Yorkshire. should spend twenty two
hours in swimming across.
The record., 1911-09-21

\ CHCACO man, after sPat with
his wite, landed in the prison where
he spent the night. The following
morning he made the statement thai
hehad just experienced his inst night
of quiet sleep in thirteen years.
This seems to indicate that there are
worse places in the world than jlls,
after all.
The record., 1911-09-21

Or course il is rox; door to trca-
son, but The Baltimore Sun ventures
to suggest as a palliative for the un-
due pnce Of sugar; "Po:sibly the
removal OF The diGcrcniial IN duty
between raw and rpGued sugar would
relieve the situaUon.' Tell it not in
Iavemeyer, breathe It not IN Ar
buckle.
The record., 1911-09-21
CUT GLASS
TUMBLERS
The Kentucky Society for FrieadIeSs.

This Society is incorporated for
prison work in the State OF Ken
lucky. It's non partisan and nom
sectarian. It works on the lines OF
prevention Of crime, prison reform,
jaii and prison evangelism, and the
aid of the friendless ex-pnson-
ers. Hundreds OF persons go out
Of the two prisons of the State every
year, and without help, spread over
the country and become a menace
to life and property.
Rev. K. a. Hoffman, the Dist.
Supt.. of Pdducah, has spent sew
eral days in this city, preaching in
churches, in the county jail and at
the public school Those who help
are aiding 4 worthy cause.
The record., 1911-09-21

The Chicago News blurts out the
uncanny truth that there are now
Two kinds of English: "Kine's
E;Slishp and rhesdline English. "
But 1, neglects to add that the dab
ster in producing good headline En-
glish is al the top of his profession.
lie can pat into monosyllable a
chapter of swift commentary.
The record., 1911-09-21

WHETHER Washington was dc
scended from William the Conquer
or is immateIisl. The essential
thing is that he was the conqueror
of George III. II Washington were
the defendant of the Conqueror il
would be more important compli-
ment TO William than to George.
The record., 1911-09-21
Burr Gfisl Hill.

My new burr gust mill is IN oper
alton; call on your merchants for
White Flint meal. Also ready to
furnish the public with chicken feed
and chopped corn.
il IS J. y. SHAVER.
The record., 1911-09-21
HENRY RHOADS
---------------------.------
The Godfather OF MuhIenbeTg County
By OTTO 4. ROTHERT

Bv OTTO 4. ROTHERT

o f pioneers
who settled in that sec
ton of the Green river
country which included
what is now Muhlenherg
county, were men or
sons of men who had
fought in the Revolution
The record., 1911-09-21

Give US your job work.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-07
MADE HIS OWN WAY
Immigrant Boy Becomes a Law
School Professor.
Samuel Want Was Penniiess When
He Came From England Ten
Years Ago-Now an Expert
Commercial Lawyer.

Baltimore, Md.-At twenty-five yeara
Of age, Samuel Want. who came to this
country a penniless immigrant ten
years ago. mas been appointed a mem
Der of the law faculty of the univer-
sity of Maryland. Mr. Want is also
an assistant editor of the American
and English Encyclopedia Of Law
Lawyers Reports Annotated and sew
eral other legal publications, lie Is
instructor in commercial law at the
eastern high school. member OF the
Maryland bar. and is engaged in other
activities and labors.
The appointment by the faculty OF
the University of Maryland. OF which
Chief Judge Harlan is dean, Is the
result of sheer force of merit and
effort on the part of young Want.
He entered the university in 1907 as
freshman and was graduated from
the school in June. 1908 He made
the three-year regular course in less
than IL months and the faculty were
quick to appreciate the intellectual
and gifted qualities of the young man
His special duties on the faculty are
to instruct students in the selection
of books and authorities. The young
professor has had varied and pic
turesque career made interesting be
cause he came to this country PENN
less and without friends at the age
of twelve years from Newcastle. Eng
land.
Young Want knew a former En-
glishman who lived in Darlington. S
c., and straightway made for tina
southern town. He astonished tn
residents of that city when he amble'
from freight train into the pos
office and inquired for the man whom
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-07
JUST ENOUGH FOR THE WIDOW
This Thoughtful Pennsylvania Hus-
bands viii Does Not Allow for
Waste Provisions.

Allentown, PAN disposing of his
estate Stephen Bloss of Washington
township made will, one of the most
original ever put on record at the Lee
high county court house.
After providing for his widows
property rights, the testator directs
that the executors are to provide for
her each year 10 bushels of wheat,
rye and oats, Il bushels of corn, Is
bushels of potatoes, rs pounds of lard,
one hog, weighing about 200 pounds,
about 30 pounds of beef in the fall, s
pounds of sugar and coffee, bushel
Of salt, gallons of good molasses,
gallons of oil and gallons of apple
butter.
If the apple crop is failure she
shall receive less apple butter. says
the testator, and he directs that II
she goes away they shall fetch her
and If she gets sick they shall fetch
the doctor, but she shall pay him, and
they must furnish wood and coal and
make fire for her. and IF my wife
makes trouble when she is sick fol
my daughter Flora, she shall get the
real estate $1,000 cheaper" The es
tate is valued at $4,000.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-07
GERMANY WILL GET ITS SHARE
Stakes Claim in Southern Morocco
In Anticipation of the Possible
Partition Of the Country.

Berlin.-Germany. in sending the
gunboat Panther to Agadir, and stalk
ing claim in southern Morocco in
anticipation of the possible partition
of the country, according to the
general Interpretation of the German
press, will take it's share in the prov
ince of Sus, with it's rich copper and
mineral deposits, its great agricul-
tural possibilities. unless France and
Spain withdraw from the present ad-
venture and respect the integrity of
Morocco
This is confirmed by the semi-of-
fetal statement which appears in the
Cologne Gazette. pointing out that
France and Spain, under assurances
| Of purely temporary and benevolent
action, both landed troops and occu
pied territory in violation of the AL
| geciras act.
There are some indications. &C
cording to the Morgen Post, tina
France and Great Britain have as
sented to the step that Germany hal
taken. Baron Won Kiderlen Waech
ter, secretary of foreign affairs, ha
gone on a short vacation, indicating
that he does not consider the situa
ton urgent.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-07
Expect to Catch Bandit.

Rigby, Ida.-The sheriff of Fremont
county and Deputy Sheriff Obey of
Idaho Falls have returned from the
chase Of the desperate who shot Con
ductor Kidd and wounded three other
men without apprehending him. They
report that the bandit has succeeded
in getting into the rough mountain
country on the Wyoming-Idaho line
and cannot very well be captured
now. They report that he will be picked
up in the near future when he is Least
expecting it-after he comes out OF
hiding
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-07
HENwooD FOUND GUILTY.
Slayer OF Amateur Balloonist Con-
victed Of Murder In the
Second Degree.

Denver, Colo.-Frank Harold Hen
wood, salyer of George E. Copeland
OF Victor, Colo, a well known mining
man, who was shot accidentally by
Henwood when the latter fired upon
and killed Sylvester l.. Won Phul, the
amateur balloonist, of st. Louis, was
found guilty of murder in the second
degree on Thursday. The penalty is
from ten years to life in the peniten-
tiary.
On May "a, in the bar room of the
Brown Palace hotel, Sylvester L. Won
Phul knocked down Henwood, and
the latter, as he arose from the floor,
drew a revolver and fired five shots
at Won Phul. Three of them struck
their mark and the other two went
wild. One hit George G. Copeland
and the other struck John Atkinson
of Colorado Springs. Won Phul and
Copeland died, but Atkinson recov
cred.
When arrested Henwood told the
chief of police and reporters that the
trouble was over chorus girls. It de
veloped, however, that Henwood hat
been trying to compel Won Phul t.
return letters written to Won Phul b.
Mrs. John w. Springer, societ.
matron and wife Of prominent Den
yer banker.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-07
TWELVE MEN HOLD UP TRAIN
Pennsylvanians Are Given an Expo
sition Of Life in the Wild and
Woody West in the Early Days.

Erie, PA fast mail and passen-
ger train on the Philadelphia & Erie
railroad was held up Friday night five
miles from here by twelve masked
men. The mail and express cars were
rified and C. H. Block of Erie, mail
clerk; H. D. Rooney of Erie, conduc-
tor, and C. F. Bemis, brakeman, were
injured.
Block was shot in the right side and
was taken to a hospital In dying
condition. Rooney received serious in
juries when he was hit with stone
thrown by robber. Bemis was shot
in the arm.
When the train stopped because
Of an obstruction on the track, Engi
neer Albert Carey and his fireman
climbed down to investigate. They
were Immediately seized by masket
men, made to climb back into thu
cab and held under guard. Severa
robbers turned their attention to the
mail and express cars. The injured
men resisted and were shot.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-07
Clearing up Bank Robbery Mystery.

Salt Lake City.-The mystery of the
robbery Of the Commercial bank at
Tooele, Utah, on June Z. when the
cashier was bound and gagged and
robbed of 1896, seems to be clear
ing up. Saturday George c. Higgs.
who has been made cashier of the
bank since the robbery. and G. B.
Walton, a real estate salesman of
Salt Lake were arrested, on the
charge of being the robbers. The
charge was made by s. l. Shafer. the
cashier Of the bank when the robbery
occurred, who is alleged to have made
= confession, declaring that the robbery
was put up job in which he and two
other men were to share the money
taken from the bank. Higgs and Wei
ton it is said, also confessed to par
ticipation in the robbery.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-07
BOY Killed in Grain EIevator.

Malad, Ida.-Paul Poust, the 1S-
year-old son Of Mr. Poust, the Oregon
Short Line station agent at Malad.
was smothered to death under 1900
bushels of grain in the grain elevator
at the railroad station here early Sat
urday afternoon. The boy was watch
Ing some men at work in the elevator,
when approaching too near one of the
pipes the suction caught and drew
him in. An hour and thirty minutes
later, after part of the machinery had
been taken apart. and portion o.
the steel pipe cut away, the boys
lifeless body was extricated from un
der the grain.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-07
SAN FRANCISCO
AGAIN SHAKEN Up
TWO EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS
CAUSE PANIC AMONG THE
RESIDENTS.
But Slight Damage Done to Build
ines, Which Were Soon Depopulat-
ed When Tremons 6egan-one
Man Falls Dead From Fright.

San Francisco.-On Saturday this
city was visited by two of the heav-
lest earthquake shocks since the big
quake of 1906, and for a time many
of the residents feared that there
was to be repetition of that ter
rible catastrophe which resulted in a
heavy loss of life and the partial de-
struction of the city.
The shocks Jared the central por-
ton of California and western Ne
vada. The first shock came at 2
o'clock, and was followed in a few
seconds by one of similar intensity,
each lasting about five seconds.
1t was felt to the northward OF
Sacramento, in the Sacramento val
ley; as far southward as Fresno, and
to the east at Carson and Reno, New.
the former place experiencing the
heaviest shock in It's history.
Only trivial damage has been re,
ported from any section. but in San
Francisco and other cities in the af-
in stores and restaurants and there
was a pell-mell exodus from the large
buildings
Some slight damage was done tc
buildings in San Francisco Heavy
stones in the cornice of the Mechan
les bank building were moved slight
Iy out of alignment: superficial
cracks were made in large Office
buildings; cornices of the new post
Office building were disarranged, ant
minor damage was done to the in
terror walls of number of othe
buildings
Within few seconds after the frs
shock, many downtown building
were depopulated in a rush to tn
streets. Telephone and telegraph
service was suspended because O
operators deserving their keys. He
bert Hadley, a lodging house inmate
fell dead of fright and some cases c
: hysteria or of cuts or bruises su
fered in the semi-panic were treate
at the emergency and other hospi
ais.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-07
Morris Guilty Of Murder.

Salt Lake City.-Death by hanging
or shooting, according to his choice, is
the penalty that ] j. Morris must
pay for taking the life of ]. w. AK
tell on the evening OF May 8, while
making a desperate attempt to es-
cape after he and his partner, John
Murray, had held up and robbed the
Uncle Sam loan office. 1t is under
stood Morris will choose hanging. de-
claring it will cost the state more
than to be executed by shooting. and
that it will give employment to q car
penter in erecting a scaffold.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-07
ENI .a.z1zzzzz zkzsozz ~

he knew while little lad in England.
He secured employment as an office
boy in a store and at the same time
read his speller and arithmetic at
night.
At the age of fourteen the youthful
Want was made manager OF the store.
Instead of scrubbing the floor and car
rying bundles. he did the buying and
had charge of the sales department.
He read much and was determined to
become a lawyer He came to Balti-
moro at the age OF eighteen and en-
tered the University Of Maryland.
The members of the class of 1908
remember well how the spare, studious
and quiet stranger learned the law
with astonishing rapidity. Judges Har-
Ian and Stockbridge. Gorter. Rose, the
late John P. Poe and other eminent
instructors of the university soon saw
that the youth was possessed Of more
than the average ability. 1t was with
considerable pleasure that they saw
him receive his diploma. for he had
the second highest mark in the class
Want IL modest, unassumine
young man and strongly objects to
talking about his own accomplish
ments. He admits that he is a gradu
ate of the school of hard knocks, anC
this HIS path in life has been rather
rugged. but that is all he could be in
duced to say. He is a broadly cult
waited young scholar. Besides havinl
an extensive knowledge of the law, h,
| Is student of the classics and for
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-07
Ensland's King Thanks Subjects.

Lonodn-King George on Friday Is
sued a message of thanks to his sub
jects throughout the empire for the
loyalty expressed during the corona
ton period. His majesty says it has
encouraged him to go forward with
the renewed hope that whatever per-
plexities and difficulties may arise he
and his people shall unite in facing
them and that the ultimate outcome
will be to the common good.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-07
TRAIN ROBBERY IN OREGON
Three Masked Men Stop Train on
Southern Pacific and Rifle
the Registered Mail.

Eugene, Oregon. -For the second
time in the last fortnight, Southern
Pacific train has been held up in
Douglas county and small car rified.
Wednesday night, as northbound
passenger train No. 16 was pulling
out West Fork, three robbers brought
the train to a halt. They ran the en-
CINE and express baggage and mail
cars four miles up the track, where,
after rifling the registered mail and
attempting to blow up the safe in the
express car, they left the cars and
made their escape It Is impossible
to ascertain how much the robbers
secured.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-07
Alaskan Camp Destroyed by Fire.

Seattle, Wash.-A cable dispatch to
the Seattle Times from Iditarod City.
June rs, via Kaltag, June 20, says:
For the second time in its brief his
tory this camp was nearly destroyed
by fire early today when, following the
explosion OF a gasoline lamp. city
block between Willow street and Front
street, on the river, was burned, en-
failing a loss OF 100000. Ten stores
and number of dwelling houses were
destroyed.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-07
Bandits Use Automobile.

Greeley. Colo.-Yeggmen Saturday
night broke open a safe in the Gree
ley postoffice, extracted $40 900 in
stamps, 500 in cash and several reg
lstered letters, carefully closed the
strong box, loaded their loot into an
automobile and escaped. The theft
was not discovered until o'clock Sun.
day morning, and 1t was six hours
later before experts could open the
safe
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-07
Kansas Lawyer Drops Dead.

Colorado Spring. Colo.-Eugene F..
Ware, United States pension commits
sioner under President Roosevelt and
one of the best known lawyers in the
west, died suddenly from heart dis
ease Saturday night at Cascade. a
summer resort a few miles west OF
this city. Although he had been af
fected by the heat at his farm neal
Fort Scott, Kan, before his arrival
here last Friday to spend the sum
mer, he seemed in his usual health
Saturday afternoon.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-07
CAUGHT IN DRAGNET
STEEL PRODUCTS MANuFAc.
TuRERs ARE INDICTED FOR
CONSPIRACY.
Frank J. Gould and J. p. Morgan's
sOn-in-Law Among Those indict-
ed, Along With Alleged Pro-
fessionaI Promoter.

New York-The United States gov
eminent adopted new method of
campaign to uphold the interstate
commerce law on Thursday, when
federal grand jury returned nine
sweeping blanket indictments against
the leading manufacturers of pri-
mary steel products in this country
Among the prominent names of the
indicted ane Frank Jay Gould and
Herbert l.. Satterlee, son-in-law of j.
P. Morgan.
Perhaps the most startling revela-
ton by the grand jury indictment is
that which shows how the district at
torney has unearthed the keystone of
the alleged unlawful conspiracy in re-
straint of trade and commerce. in the
person of a professional promoter of
mergers among manufacturers. This
promoter is Edwin E. Jackson, Jr., OF
81 William street. He has been In.
dicted in each of the returns. He
could not be found at his office or al
his home in Brooklyn. Later it was
announced that he had gone tc
Europe
The indicted men represent the
Bare Copper Wire association, the
Rubber Covered Wire association, the
Wire Rope Manufacturers associa
citation, the Rubber Lead Encaset
Cable association. the Fine Magne
Wire association, the Underground
Power Gable association, the Horse
shoe Manufacturers association, tn
Telephone Gable association and tn
Waterproof and Magnet Wire asse
citation.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-07
American ships Leave Klel.

Berlin. William departed
on cruise to Travemunde and the
American visiting battleships sailed
from Kiel harbor Friday. The impress.
sion created by the visit of the bat
tleships is most favorable. The Ger
man papers generally have commented
upon the correct behavior and fine ap-
pearance of the American sailors and
found the battleships interesting.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-07
To Spend 500, 100000 on Navy.

Washington.-The general board OF
the navy has completed its proposed
building program for the navy for the
finance year of 1913 in which it rec
ommends the construction of four
first-class battleships, sixteen or eigh-
teen destroyers, a repair ship. a hos
pital ship and several Golfers, gun.
boats and transports. The program
eontemplates the expenditure of $780,
Doc, 900
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-07
Ban on Common Drinking Cup.

Chicago.-The law passed at the
last legislative session prohibiting the
public use of any common drinking
cup, became effective July l. Aside
from the bubbling fountains which are
being installed, probably the most fire.
auent substitute for the oldtime tin
cup will be an individual cup made
of naner
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-07
ship Subsidy BIZ Relntrodueed.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Hum
phrey of Washington has reintro-
duced his bill looking to the promo
ton of the American merchant ma
rine in foreign trade. 1t provides a
subsidy plan for fast modern ships to
carry the mails, increases the tom
mage taxes on foreign vessels and
provides for free ships for foreign
trade.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-07
Withdrawing Troops From Border.

ashington.-Leaving on the Next
can border a military force adequate
to meet any emergency that might
arise, President Taft has authorized
the withdrawal from the maneuyer di.
vision of four regiments of infantry,
the Ninth cavalry and the Fourth field
artillery. The infantry regiments to
be withdrawn have not yet been Sc
lected.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-07
JUDGE Overcome by Heat.

Denver, Colo.-Judge John Camp
bell, chief justice of the supreme
court of Colorado, was overcome by
heat while attending a conference Of
Judges in his chamber, Thursday, and
was removed to his home.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-07
Treasury is All Right.

Washington.-of6cial figures, sub
Iect to revision, indicate that the fed
eral treasury for the fiscal year OF
1911, which closed June 80. will show
an ordinary surplus of $45,681 $40
and an excess of 31.3O5.923 over all
disbursements. including Panama
canal and public debt transactions.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-07
Balloon Drops Into Sea.

Bremen, Germany.-one of the
four balloons which assembled at Paris
Saturday fell into the North sea near
the island of JUST of the East Tristan
group, Monday. A violent storm pre-
vailed at the time, and the aerial
craft was carried rapidly out to sea
Two persons were aboard her.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-07
Noted Georgian Dead.

Atlanta, Ga.-After lingering at
deaths door for nearly month, Gen.
eral Clement A. Evans, formerly COM
mander-in-chief of the United Confed-
crate Veterans, died here Sunday af-
ternoon of Bright's disease. He was
70 years old. His death was not ex.
0aofad
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-07
Lorlmer Case Postponed.

Washington.-After hearing a few
witnesses. suggested by Edward Hines,
who played a disputed part in the
election of Senator Lorimer, the SEN
ate committee investigating that cleo
ton on Saturday took recess until
Thursday, July 13.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-07
Escaned FLAMES onIy to Drown

Oconomowoc, Wis.-Leaping from a
blazing gasoline launch into the wa
tiers OF Conomowoc lake to escape the
flames, Miss Pauline Alexander, daugh-
ter of Lewis NJ Alexander of Milwau-
kee. was drowned
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-07
Opposes Probation system.

Paris.-At the final session on Sat
urday, the international congress for
the extension of juvenile courts
adopted resolutions in favor of the
aystem of probation practiced in
American courts.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-07
Death Follows Wedding.

Munich.-Felix Motif, director of
the royal opera at Munich. died Sun
day. He had been seriously i'll for
about two weeks and on June %,
when he learned he was in a critical
condition, he married Senta Fass-
bender, one of the foremost singers
in the royal opera.