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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-06-22

closed to them that the door had sud
denly opened. They turned 10 face
drunken, infatuated. leering figure.
He had on = short, thick fur Jacket,
which left his hips completely un--
covered. Is heavy revolver had, dan
gled IN his holster. He dragged Il
out a. he spoke and trained It on tn
boy.
You're going for longer Journey
than ron plannedl'' no painted thickly.
% no strove to steady the weapon and
cover the other.
The hoy was fumbling at the fasten-
ingD Of his cost His own revolver
Waa mot get.at-abls instantly. as il
should have been and would have
been had he been : native to the
west. 5
Tumble X EN-. you fool!" cried
~ man. .s.Befors you get 'em open.
III shoot you dead don't do 1t now,
canse ! want you 70 tsste death and
hell @ long % possible before you
% Into 'Hln. You THOUGHT you'd make
fool out Of mo. did ron. and you.
too. yosl Y Al AZ
ae lung ! frixhtful, mordans word
~ 8 ss..s< Len. kes
eenas + Was a lArxs MEASURE unde-
[sssTysd. q least - ~ g the boy Va
[eoncafned
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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-06-22

Jiggs-That marriage broker was to
get 10 per cent of the girls estate for
arranging match with French mar
quis, but he did better than that-he
took it all.
Wiggs-How?
Jiggs-Married the girl himself.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-08
CHARTERS ISSUED

The following charters were issued yes
'eTday By the State Corporation Commits
sion:
The Norfolk Journal Company Qnc.)
Norfolk, Va J. L Hubbard. president: s.
B. App!ehy. Jr.. v!ce-prcsident; Thurmer
HogsaFd secretary and treasurer-au OF
Norfolk, Va. Capital: Maximum. $1,000;
minimum, $500. Objects: Publish news
paper.
Covesvllle Orchard UncD. Charlottesville
Va Charles w Kent. president. S. H
Watts, vlce-president; C. C. Maphis. secre-
tary and treasurer-ail OF Charlottesville
Va Capital: Maximum, $4,000; minimum
si5.t9o. Objects: Plant and grow orchards
An amendment was issued TO the charter
OF Strause Brothers Il Co. Unc), OF Rich
mond. elminating the provision for pre-
ferred stock.
An amendment was Issued to the charter
OF the West Highland Park Corporation. OF
Norfolk decreasing the capital stock from,
$1,000 10 $500
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-08

burned. where she had spilled car
bolic actd. A doctor was called and
pumped her out, Miss Conrad said. and
saved her life.
Miss Conrad told me then that her
father was a Russian prince, and that
ezuela to Louisville. Ky, where hs
eloped with her mother. Miss Conrad
told me that she was born in Blue
fields, Venezuela. She told me that
her father. the prince, owned a mine
worth 100000. but that he had been
Killed In riots there. and that her
mother had sold the mine for $4,000.
which sum she invested in real estate.
But revolution and bloodsh caused
the burning up of the real estate. and
she and her mother came to New York
and collected $4,000 Insurance.
Left Her Poor.
Then Miss Conrad told me that her
mother had married an ugly man who
had squandc:ed the insurance money
and LETT her poor. She had to work,
MISS Conrad said. Her brother, she
told me, would come from Mobile and
take her back to Mobile with him.
She said she had come to see me on
her lawyers advice to tell me about
the letters she found on the table
with the suicide note.
II told Miss Conrad that Miss Gra-
ham was an undesirable woman" said
Stokes. land that would not give Miss
Graham one cent. but said would
give Miss Conrad money for g nurse
10 look after Miss Graham Miss Con-
rad wanted me to sign note for 5000
to allow Miss Graham to go abroad.
| said l would not. I would give NO
agreement because I thought Miss Ora
ham dangerous woman"
stokes said he offered to draw
check for $500 TO enable Miss Graham
10 get 10 Belgium TO join her sister,
whereupon, he continued:
Miss Conrad said: o. no; don't draw
check; there might be some scandal
about II Give me the cash. l said:
An right and gave her the money"
The two defendants and Miss Ora
hams sister and Mrs. John Singleton,
wife OF a wealthy California mining
man, who accompanied them in court,
listened TO Stokes's testimony with
frequent derisive smiles. All three.
dressed in the da!ntiest OF summer cos
tune. present refreshing sight in
the torrid court room. The pretty
young defendants We're dressed alike
to-day in striking gowns of white
serge trimmed with satin. Stokes
wore sombre black. and carried a boat
shaped straw hat of the coolte fash
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-08
Ruin Accompanied by Hou.

Especial to The Times Dispa tch.l
Tazewell Va, July THE heaviest
rain for several weeks fell here this
afternoon. The rain was accompanied
by a storm of hail. but no damage
was done by the latter
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-08

: eminent commences to bear its fair
1 share of the burden of improving our
public roads. that day will mark the
| beginning of the end of bad roads in
this nation. 1t Will open a new chap.
ter in our history. eacn leaf OF which
when turned. will CLEAN with more
happy country homes, Better schools
and churches. and larger and more
| prosperous rural communities. Imagi.
! nation would be powerless to picture
through the vista of the coming years
| the increased health and happiness. the
increased wealth and power. the great
moral and material advance which
inauguration of this great national
| policy"
Mr.. Swanson pointed out that Amer
leans have become the greatest manu-
featuring people in the world. that
their mines furnish the world more
than one-half of its mineral products
and wealth. their plains and prairies
are the grararies of the world. Cotton
he said, continues the king Of plants
and the worlds comfort and clothing
are dependent upon the white fields OF
| the South"
Our wealth." he continued, is
greater to-day than that OF any other
nation; we have become supreme in
| finance and foremost in the worlds
commerce.; we surpass in money en-
| pended for primary and general edu-
cation and in mileage OF railroa IS,
navigable rivers and improved har-
| bors; the story of our progress reads
| more like romance than history. Yet. >
he said mo other enlightened peo-
pie in the world are cursed with such
a wretched condition OF roads, with
more than nine-tenths of the public
roads and highways in the United
States during rainy seasons almost
tmpa ssa BILE"
Over Public Roads.
He said 1t Is estimated that 90 per
cent. of our internal commerce (Which
exceeds the 'interforeign commerce
of the entire world") must first or
last be hauled over the public roads.
The average haul of this vast com
| merce over the public highways mas
been estimated at a little more than
nine miles, averaging in cost 90 cents
| per ton per mile, against z cents in
France and II cents In England and
| Germany. Based on estimates of what
| he termed good autho improve
ment Of main lines Of the system Of
roads in this country along methods
adopted abroad would save in hauling
alone more than s2s,0oo,ooo annually
to the people OF the United States.
This Is what Senator Swanson called
| the mud tax" paid each year by
Americans for hauling their products
over poor roads.
Senator Swanson. urging ms bill.
[ contended that the people of the
| United States should be treated by the
! government as generously and con-
/ siderately in the matter OF road i'm
provement as are the people of the
American colonies. for whose roads
the Washington government has ap-
propriated generously: that the Ameri-
can people have greater demands upon
the public treasury. filled with their
contributions. than have the people of
Porto Rico and the Philippines. He
said that in his bill ne had endeav-
ored to so safeguard the Federal gov
eminent that II would spend no money
and incur no expense except after 1t
had received full value in improved
'road4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-08
WHO SUPPRESSED
REST OF LETTERS?
CONTINUED From First Page /,

circumstances with little money and no
clothes. and that she had taken her
to her rooms.
Found Suicide. Note.
When / went out this morning 70
business. Miss Conrad said. I left Miss
Graham In bed I forgot my pencil
and returned for It, When l got into
the room 1 was shocked to find a note
on the table, together with a bundle
Of letters, the note saying that Miss
Graham had committed suicide. and
She had addressed the letter to the
press
Miss Conrad also told me-" con-
tinued Stokes. that some of the let
tiers were mine. and some belonged
to other men. She said she rushed
into the bedroom and found Miss era
ham in bed. her face all hlistered and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-08
WOMAN VICTIM OF
FATAL ACCIDENT
Especial to The rlmes-Dlspatcb.l

Bristol. Tenn. July Mrs. Wexler
wife of Z. b. WeXler a wealthy coal
dealer here. was instantly killed to-
day while returning from the funeral
OIL friend. The buggy in which she
and her daughter, Miss Donna Wexier.
and Miss Beulah MassengNl, were rid
Ing was almost turned over. throwing
the party out. when the horse became
and ran away.
Mrs. WeNler's head struck the pave
ment. and her skull was crushed. The
girls escaped serious injury. Mrs
Wexler was forty years OF age. She
was formerly a Miss Cassell. a mem
per OF prominent Smyth county fam
lly. Her brother. Frank Cassell. is
prominently identified with the hard
ware business in Louisville. Ky. She
OF Radford
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-08
HOUSES UNROOFEO
BY SEVERE STORM
Great Damage in fredericksburg
and Vicinity, but No
Fatalities.
Especial to The rlmes.pispntch. ,

Fredericksburg. Va, July THE
worst storm of years passed over this
city and vicinity this afternoon
Houses We're unrooofed telephone and
electric wires blown down. plate gla SIS
windows smashed and trees uprooted
The roof of w. a. Bell G. Bros and
Brown and Crismonds stores were
blown off, and the stores flooded
The roof blown off two boxcars and
several loaded cars on the tracks of
the Richmond. Fredericksburg and Po-
tomac Railroad were moved some dis
lance by the wind. The Casino Island
Company suffered heavy loss on the
island used summer re-
sort. wires, stands and concessions
being blown down, The city and in
candescent electric plants were put out
of business and the city was in dark
ness tonight. There was heavy
rainfall and terrific lightning, but no
IA alitieS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-08
Farmer suffers Henvy Loss.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.1
Woodstock. Va. July BARELY get
ting the last load OF his wheat crop
in his barn before a severe storm
overlook him, George windle. a
farmer living several miles north of
this place. lost the whole OF it, when
the barn was struck By lightning and
burnedburned A lot of old wheat.
some hay and farming implements
burned A lot of old wheat
severe in this section this year, did
much damage. At Strasburg several
inches of rain fell in less than an
hour. The temperature which has
been around 100 for week. has fallen
considera bly,.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-08
Heavy Rain in st,,n,on.
Especial 10 The Times-Disna,ch

ISptCIaI 90 INC IlneS- Dlspa tCh.
shortly after , o'clock this afternoon.
two and quarter inches of rain fell
In stanton within an hour. and the
temperature fell from Sc TO ~ de-
grees.
The business streets were like rivers.
and Lewis Creek. which drains tins
city. was Hooded The lowlands in
the Southeastern part of the city. in
Guiding the grounds of the Western
state Hospital and State School for the
Deaf and Blind We're covered TO a
depth of about eight feet The seats
in which patients at the hospital
usually sit on the lawn foated over
the seven-foot iron fence. Damage
was slight in Staunton The rain was
ably needed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-08
SWANSON PLEADS FOR
ROAD IMPROVEMENT
He Urges Annual Appropriation of $40, 900, 900
for Five Years for Post and Rural
Delivery Routes
Delivery Routes.

Washington. D. c.. July An ar
nual appropriation of 100000 900 for
five years TO improve the post roads
and rural delivery routes of the gov
eTnment was urged in the Senate TO.
day oy Mr.. Swanson. of Virginia.
Contending that despite the amaz-
ing achievements in many directions
scored by this country, il is notorious
that the United States has the poorest
public roads and highways OF any
civilized nation. he said he regarded
the subject as the paramount one be-
fore the American people.
Mr. Swanson explained that his plan
would open up more than 1000. 900
miles OF roads to government aid that
the States or local authorities would
furnish an amount equal TO that ap-
propriated by the Federal government.
and that the total would be divided
among the States according to popu-
lation.
He said the limitation to postal roads
and routes eliminated any constitu-
tional objections.
Good Road Department.
The bill would create a road depart
ment. consisting of engineers and ca
pable officials. to carry out the pro-
ject. The measure. he explained. was
modelled somewhat after the Virginia
law.
"The Federal government" said SEN
ator Swanson. should delay no longer
extending to the State and local au-
thorit!es generous aid for road i'm
provement. When the Federal gov
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-08
ScOtf-Doughty.
| Spe clal to The Times-Dis

Especial 20 The Times Disp atch.1
Pungoteague. Va. July IA very
pretty marriage took place Wednesday
at the home of Mrs. James c. Doughty.
when her daughter. Miss Mabel C.
Doughty. became the wife of Burleigh
Lee Scott. of Philadelphia The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. NJ. l..
Murphy pastor OF the Methodist
Church. After luncheon, the bridal
party was driven to Keller in an auto
mobile. where they took the train for
Philadelphia. at which place the newly
married couple will make their home
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-08
coNDITIoNs YESTERDAY.

Friday midnight temperature. rs
S A. NJ temperature ........... 81
Humidity .................. -. SIS
Wind, direction Observation-Disclosures. w.
Wind. velocity ................ 10
Weather ..........-.......C Clear
IL noon temperature ...,........ 90
P. NJ. temperature ........... SO
Il. NJ. temperature ............. 20
Maximum temperature up to
Minimum temperature up to
+. NJ. ................... a
Mean temperature ............. 81
Normal temperature ............. 10
Excess in temperature ....,..
Deficiency in temperature since
March ..-.''. ...-..... 100
Accum. excess in temperature
since January l ........,.... IL
Deficiency in rainfall since March
d. SO
Accum. deficiency in rainfall since
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-08
Observation-Disclosures.
TSpec 10 The TImes- tch. l

ISVuNIsiI 70 7 IIt I IIIIts DTS Pi INII' ]
Farmville. Va, July ION Wednes-
day. at half-after o'clock, Miss LII
liam keister became the bride of IL D.
Haverfeld, of Bath, Me. The ceremony
was performed By Rev. Dudley Boogher.
OF the Episcopal Church. in the pres
ence OF only the immediate family of
the bride. The couple left after the
ceremony for Atlantic City. from which
point they will go direct to Bath.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-08
MEMORANDUM.

The temperature ut 2,3O Il. VI. to-dny y
YVES within fraction of degree of
the 100 mark, exceeding the highest
previous July record of the local office
OF the Weather Bureau,
III addition, to-dny's reading exceeds
all high temperatures since August H.,
1900, when il was I02.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-08
No Relief in Dan,.ille.

lSpecla. 70 the Times Dlspatch
Danville. Va, July with the
thermometer at % in the shade. and
los in the sun here this afternoon,
there seems to be no check to the Sc
we're heat wave. which has been cross
ing this section of the country for the
past several weeks
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-08
THE WEATHER

Forecast: For Virsinin-Local Show
ers Saturday md probably sunday;
cooler Saturday southeast portions I;
moderate east and southeast winds.
North CnrOlina-Geuernlly fair, eH-
ccpt probable locnI thunder showers
saturday and sundays light, variable
winds.
Evening journal., 1911-05-16
EMPLOYERS LIABILITY COMMISSION.

II HE JOURNAL regrets that the Commission
i to consider the question of an Employers
Liability measure is not better balanced body
The vast army of working people and the consid-
erable number of persons in this State who have
been agitating social and industrial better
ment are almost ignored. But man who may
be called strictly representative OF labor" is
named on the commission What may be termed
the workers for social betterment, the men and
women who have been active in the various at
tempts TO have the Legislature enact progressive
laws, passed by
One thing however in favor of the commits
sion is that it is not burdened with lawyers. One
lawyer is necessary and good one, Mr.. Town
send, is appointed 10 that place
The large manufacturing interests are repre-
sented by Mr. Hlles We presume that Mr.
Jennings will be rated as a representative of the
workingmen. Mr. Finn is a merchant and Mr..
Moore is a real estate operator. Mr. Hoffecker
may be classed as manufacturer.
II may be said that il is proper TO have at
least one representative from the lower counties
on the commission. That is not asking too much.
The problem is one that chiefly concerns work
ingmen and manufacturers. The workingmen
have fashion of wanting men strictly Of their
number or their avowed friends on such bodies
as this commission. This could have been ac-
eomplished had two men or one man and one
woman, who have been conspicuous in the social
welfare movement, been named on the commits
Dion in addition to Mr. Jennings. 1t should have
been done.
The only answer that we can conjecture may he
made because of the failure to give recognition
to the welfare workers is that they really do not
represent anyone in particular. 1t may be said
in the talk of the street. that they are a small
bunch who make great deal Of noise but there
is nothing tangible no real body of voters. be-
hind them We suspect that this is the view
taken by some Of those who direct affairs in Della
ware, but they will find out that il is a mistaken
view. They do represent more than appears on the
surface. and let il be remembered that whether
you agree with the things they do, or some Of the
things they do, or oppose all the things they do
this welfare movement is going forward and not
backward. The campaign they are waging will
make strong impression in the end. Those who
do not believe this are blind
I he campaign speak of may be slower in
Delaware than in some other States il may move
with leaden heels, but it is moving Just the same.
A proper distribution in these appointments
ano proper recognition OF the workers for social
welfare would have done much to allay the spirit
OF suspicion often expressed that the powers that
oe IN Delaware politics are opposed TO progress
sive legislation.
We say this without oriticsinp the individuals
appointed on the commission But we do saw EN-,
pharcally that the commission as whole should
have been better one than it will apnear m he
TO those who have manifested concern in social
welfare in this State
Evening journal., 1911-05-16
THE ATTACKS ON THE GOvERNOR.

TT HE refusal of Governor Pennewill to sign
L the so-called factory inspection bill has
stirred up considerable bad blood The Governor
has been severely criticised by some of the news
papers down the State and by some persons in
this city. OF the newspapers we may say they are
not friendly to the Governor and they inclined
to lug politics into the matter. They see politics
in everything There is also effort in this city
10 make it appear that the Governors attitude
was prompted by politics.
The Journal does not believe in fairness to the
Governor that politics had anything TO do with it.
Two of the city newspapers which are surely not
very friendly towards the Governor politically
have approved his course in regard TO the bill.
Any so-called progressive legislation may be
called popular" Hence had there been sufficient
sentiment expressed in favor OF the bill, sentiment
which some profess to believe was actually be-
hind the measure, had the Governor been looking
solely at the political end of it, he would certainly
have signed the bill. A man who is playing poll
tics is looking for votes The votes of the workers
outnumber those of the manufacturers. Any po-
ltical party that would have the so-caled labor
vote against it, could not hepe to win. We can
not therefore see that political motives inspired
the Governor
Throughout the discussion there has been
tendency to hold up the manufacturers of the city
as men exploiting labor in the greatest degree for
the sake of securing high dividends, The condi-
tion of many of our manufacturing interests, un-
less we misinformed is such that they not
making high or any other kind of dividends worth
while
The objection to the law based upon
tain Of its features the authority Of the Inspector
The Governor came TO his decision not 10 sign the
bill The Journal thinks because Of what he learned
during his personal investigation.
In connection with il all it occurs 20 us that it
would be we'll for the manufacturers TO issue
statement They should certainly not be silent
when the Governor is sssailed as he has been with
out stating their side of the matter.
We may add that we believe if the criticisms Of
the Governor are continued il will be much hard
TO get a factory inspector bill without the
Objectionable provisions.
Evening journal., 1911-05-16
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.

DOSTAL savings bank depositors may, after
Il qualifying, convert their deposits into United
States bonds, prepared specially for their accom-
mediation, in denominations of $40 500 and $500,
II was announced yesterday at the Washington De-
partment The bonds pay IL per cent. interest
which is one-half per cent. higher than Uncle Sam
pays on postal savings deposits.
Under the present laws governing the banks, a
single individual cannot deposit more than $500
year. Complaints have been made against this re-
striction, and the bonds will relieve the situation
Either registered or coupon bonds may be pur
chased Interest on the coupon bonds is collected
by detachable coupons which can be cashed by any
one. The department advises the depositors who
are seeking a safe investment to buy the regis
tered bond interest on which is paid semi-annu-
ally and can be collected by the registered pur-
chaser only.
The condition of the Postal Savings Banks
which we're opened January ) last has surpassed
the expectations of the officials During April
36ls separate deposits we're made, in the forty
eight initial repositories, aggregating $50 G46 and
averaging S3l.s7 per deposit In January, the aver
age OF 1880 separate deposits, aggregatng Sol, >
SO5 was only Sl614
Evening journal., 1911-05-16
Stories of The Day
EASY FOR HIM.

The Assyriologists were puzzled.
They had evolved a complete key TO
the cunelform inscriptions and had
read all Of the tablets except one.
This one baffled all their efforts.
At this juncture an ordinary look
ing man appeared and offered TO de-
cipher the tablet Glad of any help,
they begged him to try it,
"Why, it's simple enough" said he.
ITS an account of chariot race and
reads like this: AS they came into
the bomestretch. Sardanscrappicus
the Scorcher began to close up the
gap between himself and Asshur-go-
like-sin who was in the lead. In front
of the grand stand Sardanscrappicus
passed mis- opponent and won the heat
by a neck
The wise men turned to the deciph-
erer and said You are the ablest
man among us. Where did you ,amass
your knowledge OF Assyriology?"
oh" said the man, IT don't know
anything about such things, but I
have always made a practice of read
ing the accounts of the baseball
games. so anything like this is sim
ply pie for me Puck.