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The Ely miner., 1911-06-09
HAPPENINGS
OF A WEEK
Latest News Told
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Washington

E. H. Gary, chairman of the United
States Steel corporation directorate,
told the house committee investigat-
ing the steel industry that enforced
publicity and government control OF
corporations must come, even as to
prices. He said he believed the Sher-
man antitrust law was too archaic to
deal with modern situations and never
could fully prevent great combinations
of capital.
A lively controversy over the execu-
tive's right to withhold confidential
papers from a congressional investl-
eating committee was precipitated by
a fiat refusal of Secretary of State
Knox, on the instruction of President
Taft, to lay before the house commit
tee on expeditures in the state depart
ment books showing the record OF the
payment for the portrait of ex-Secre-
tary of State Day.
The senate Of the United States
passed the resolution offered by SEN
ator Martin of Virginia, directing the
standing committee on privileges and
elections for the second time to as
certain if corrupt methods were used
in the election of William Lorimer as
senator from Illinois, and to probe into
the world-famous Jackpot" fund of
the Illinois assembly. The vote was
4S to 20.
q
Criminal prosecution Of the officials
of the Standard Oil company, the
American Tobacco company and their
constituent companies is proposed in
a concurrent resolution introduced by
Senator Pomerene Of Ohio. The reso-
luton would instruct the attorney
general to proceed against the off,
cials at once under the recent de-
cisions of the Supreme court.
The decisions of the Supreme court
in the Standard Oil and American To-
bacco company cases will result in
sweeping attempt to secure criminal
conviction of violators of the antitrust
law, according to Attorney General
Wickersham, who appeared before the
house committee on expenditures in
the department of justice.
The Ely miner., 1911-06-09
Foreign

The steamer Ypiranga with former
President Diaz on board sailed from
Havana for Spain. Spanish clubs and
societies of Havana gave the retiring
executive a great parting demonstra.
ton.
Nearly one million persons wit.
messed the dedication at Rome of a
magnificent monument to King Victor
Emmanuel II. The monument, which
is the most colossal structure of the
kind in the world, when completed,
will cost $2O,O00,O0O, and will have
represented 80 years work.
Gen. Francisco l. Madero departed
for Mexico City without knowing that
an attempt which almost succeeded
was made to assassinate him and sew.
eral hundred of his guests as they
danced in the customs house at
Juarez. Cruz Rey, former mayor of
the town of Guadalupe, was arrested
and bomb was found upon him.
About $50 soldiers were killed
and the presidential palace and other
buildings were damaged when Las
Lomas, the Notifications overlooking
Managua, Nicaragua, were blown up.
Andrew Carnegie was the guest OF
honor at banquet given at the Ma
tional Liberal club at London. The
ironmaster's peace speech was
cheered vociferously. especially his
one reference to President Taft. the
company rising and waving serviettes
| and handkerchiefs.
Fire burned the town of Silverton
B. c., to the ground. With the excep
tion of few buildings nothing was
left standing. Five persons were
burned to death and seven others arr
! missing.
The Ely miner., 1911-06-09
Begins Work on Barrows Mine.

Brainerd.-The M. A. Hanna Co.
has commenced unloading cars Of ma
chinery to be used in it's work of sink
ing the first shaft on it's properties
leased from the Drained Mining COM
pany near Barrows. A timbered shaft
will be sunk and the shaft proper will
measure 10 by IA feet. 1t is not
known what depth will be attained.
Surveyors have been working on lines
from Crosby to Barrows and it is be-
lieved the 500 line may run an exten-
sion to Barrows to tap the rich ore
country of the south ranges and the
agricultural regions of this part of
Crow Wing county.
The Ely miner., 1911-06-09
RATINGS OF NAVAL GRADUATES
Minnesota Boy is Fifth in List oi
"Stars" With 684.63 Average.

Annapolis, Maryland. = The rat
ings of the seven "star" members of
the graduation class at the naval acad-
emy for their four years course was
announced as follows:
F. S. Hatch, New Hampshire, 705.16;
H. H. Rouson, South Carolina, 697.S1;
w. W. Webster, North Dakota, 691.9S;
B. S. Bullard, Wisconsin, 691.O5; o. o.
Hagen, Minnesota, 684.63; R. M. Grif-
fen, Virginia, 6S3.29; R. H. Bolton,
Wisconsin, 681.96.
The Ely miner., 1911-06-09
Australia Rich in Libraries.

Victoria's (Australia) five hundredth
free library was opened lately. One
and all Of the older libraries are well
patronized. The gross revenue re-
ceived by them in the aggregate from
halls, members subscriptions, and
grants is about $4,000. There are
about q million books in these libra
ries, and it was claimed that some
think like 100000 visits are paid to
them in the year. While works of fic-
tion are read to the greatest extent,
general literature and history receive
a good deal of attention.
The Ely miner., 1911-06-09
Mankato Firms to Pave Streets.

Mankato.-Mankato contractors have
procured contracts for laying twenty
one blocks of pavement in the business
and residence sections of the city.
The North Star Concrete company was
the lowest bidder on fifteen blocks of
creosoted block and one block of brick
pavement. Fowler & Pay were the
lowest bidders on five blocks of btu
minous macadam with granite surfac-
ing. The creosoted block pavement
went at $2.3S yard, the brick at 81 .95
and the macadam at 50 cents. =
The Ely miner., 1911-06-09
DIES ON THE TRAIN.
Charles Barnes of BiseIow, was on
Way to Rochester.

Mankato.-While on his way to Ro.
chester to consult specialists, Charles
R. Barnes, who lived near Bigelow,
died on an Omaha passenger train just
before it reached Mankato. He was
accompanied by his wife and son. The
body was sent home last night. Mr..
Barnes was 63 years old. Death re-
suited from a goiter.
The Ely miner., 1911-06-09
Personal

Miss Mary Manneripg, the actress,
was married in her apartments in
the Presada, New York city, to Fred
erick o. Wadsworth. wealthy manu-
facturer and clubman of Detroit,
Mich.
Benjamin Priest of Sumter post, G..
A. R., Canaan, Me-, was 100 years old
May II, and marched in the Memorial
day parade there.
Congressman Henry George at a
New York Memorial meeting in honor
of the late Tom L. Johnson of Cleve-
land characterized Mr.. Johnson "the
greatest mayor of the best governed
city in the world"
An inventory of the estate of David
H. Moffatt, filed in the Denver county
court, shows that the testator died
possessed of property worth more
than $15,OO0,O0O.
Queen Dowager Margherita granted
an audience to Mrs. Heloise Durant
Rose, the American authoress, in
Rome, and said she would probably
visit the United States in the autumn.
Charles p Taft of Cincinnati. broth
er of President Taft, was presented to
King George at Buckingham palace by
Whitelaw Reid, the American ambas.
sador.
The Ely miner., 1911-06-09
FIFTY TAKE X. OF c. DEGREES

FIFTY TAKE X. OF c. DEGREES
st. Peter. = Many prominent lodge
workers from all parts of Minnesota
came to st. Peter to attend an initia
ton conducted by ST. Peter council
Knights of Columbus. Delegations
were present from Minneapolis, St
Paul, New Ulm, Mankato, Belle Plaine
and Faribault, and class of so can
didates was initiated.
The work was begun in the morning
and the first two degrees were given
by team from the New Ulm council
the third being conducted by District
Deputy Neal Cronin
The Ely miner., 1911-06-09
Burglars At Reading, MINI.

Worthington. = The state bank
at Reading was robbed and $500 90
in currency and silver was taken.
The robbers were pursued in an auto
mobile by the banker and citizens to
Greene schoolhouse. six miles from
Worthington. Here the cracksmen
made stand and held the posse at
bay with guns, sharp battle taking
place, during which the men made
their escape again by stealing team
belonging to S. T. Fair. They made
their way to Worthington, where they
disappeared.
The Ely miner., 1911-06-09

Winona.-William Buse, who after
completing term in the city prison
refused to leave there, and threatened
if sent away to do something that
would bring him back again, was
brought before Judge D. e. Vance of
the probate court and examined as to
his sanity. He was committed to the
asylum at Rochester.
The Ely miner., 1911-06-09
Domestic

The constitutionality of the penal
sections of the Sherman antitrust law
were attacked before Judge George A.
Carpenter in the United States district
court at Chicago by attorneys for the
indicted beef packers in their final ef-
fort to escape trial on the charge of
being criminal combination In re-
straint of trade.
President Taft, in a speech before
the Western Economic society at Chi
cago, declared that the principal oppo-
Sition to the Canadian reciprocity
agreement came not from the farmer,
but from the lumber trust and from
American manufacturers of print pa
per.
The mammoth lake passenger
steamer Northwest, owned by the
Northern Steamship company, was
damaged to the extent of nearly $780,
900 by fire at Buffalo, N Y. Nothing
but her steel hull remains Her sister
ship, Northland, was badly scorched
No one was injured.
Postal savings banks have been so
well received and patroniZed by the
public wherever they have been estab-
lished that Postmaster General Hitch
cock has decided to extend the sys-
tenn from 100 to $50 offices a week.
Railroads cannot limit their liability
for baggage lost in transit in New
York state when the traveller is not
asked in advance as to it's value, ac-
cording to a decision of the state SD
preme court.
Saloon men from all parts of Ia
coma, Wash, were booked at the DO.
lice station when detectives made
twenty-one arrests for alleged viola.
tion of the city's ordinance, which pro.
hibits treating in saloons.
In a stage coach runaway on the
steep grade between the big Tree
grove at Wawona and the floor of
Yosemite valley, r. C. Licering of AL
lentown, Pa, was instantly killed,
three women were seriously hurt and
several persons were slightly injured.
Conspiracy is charged in restricting
bids on supplies for the Puget navy
yard and the assignment of the award
by the Fowler Metal company to the
Great Western company at Seattle
Wash. Several arrests have been
made.
The capsizing of the launch Gallilee
by q sudden squall on Utah lake, near
Salt Lake City caused the drowning
of six persons, the victims including a
prospective bride and groom in whose
honor the outing was being given. Ter
others of the party were rescued.
An amicable adjustment has been
reached between representatives ol
the car men. boilermakers, black
smiths and sheet metal workers OF
the Southern railway and other lines
according to a statement issued by
the American Federation of Labor
The Ely miner., 1911-06-09


of an estate the Robb Heirs associa
ton of Kentucky will claim in the
| next few days. A committee appoint
| ed by the association, after touring
| the country near Beaver county, Penn
| sylvania, ascertained that there were
tenable claims amounting to this sum
Expressing the belief that any fu-
ture war in which the United States
may engage will be decided largely
by battles on the sea, Assistant Secre-
tary of the Navy Winthrop in an ad-
dress to the graduates of the Annap-
oils naval academy said he was i'm
pressed strongly with the necessity of
maintaining a navy sufficient in power
to diminish to minimum any danger
of losing control of the sea.
The bitter taste of go grains of
strychnine in less than a pint of milk
saved Mrs. Ralph Rafel, the young
mother of a six-months-old baby at
Los Angeles, Cal, from death by pol
son. Her husband has been arrested.
The national anthem, sung on the
streets of Denver by 100000 people.
will be one of the features of the
"safe and sane" Fourth of July cele-
bration planned for that city.
In the Putnam (Conn.) city court
William White, twenty-seven years
old, of Plainfield, was sent to Jail for
a year and fined $265 for placing his
arms about a woman as he passed her
on the street.
The Yale Art school announces that
]. H. Halladjian, student from Ami
tab, Turkey, is the winner of the Ethel
Child Walker prize and the Yale
anatomy prize. two of the most
coveted awards Of the year.
Mrs. John F. Jackson, wife of Mil
waukee business man, jumped from a
fourth story window of the Parker
house IN Boston and was killed. She
was on the way to sanitarium.
Professor Abel of Johns Hopkins,
formerly of the University of Michi-
gan, has produced heart stimulant
from poisoned toads. His idea was
gained from the Chinese doctors, who
ground up toads for medicine.
A move that is strongly suggestive
of railway operation on the scale of
the Northern Securities company was
by j. J. Hill, chairman of
the Great Northern Railway company
when in a typewriter statement he
made known the execution of $780,
100000 first and refunding mortgage
to secure bonds of the Great North
ern and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railroads.
Nine hundred cans Of opium, valued
at $4,000, were seized by United
States customs officials on the Japan
ese liner America after the vessel
passed San Francisco quarantine.
Pat Crump, a negro, who. 1t Is
charged, tried to attack the wife Of
a planter at White Haven, Tenn, was
hanged by a mob near Memphis.
The Ely miner., 1911-06-09
TWO YEARS FOR TWO DOLLARS

Still Term Given For Theft of Small
Sum.
New Ulm.-Peter Martinka must
serve two years nthe state prison at
saltwater for having held up Hans
Martinson of Kasota last winter. The
evidence showed Martinson engaged
Martinka and a companion to show
him about the city and while on the
trip he was robbed of two dollars.
The Ely miner., 1911-06-09

Saltwater. Losing his bal
ance, Chris Christopherson plunged
headlong into a 30-foot well at South
Saltwater and was dead when taken
out.
The Ely miner., 1911-06-09

Start afresh this Spring-cleanse and
purify the system by a course of Garfield
Tea, Herb laxative and blood-purifer.
The Ely miner., 1911-06-09

But few novels are written for think.
ing people; most of them are written
for the entertainment of women.
The Ely miner., 1911-06-09

Steamer Aground; Passengers Safe.
Yokohama, Japan. The Pacific
Mail steamer Korea wort aground near
this port. All her passengers have
been landed.
The Ely miner., 1911-06-09
sHAKE INTO yOrR sHOrs

Aliens Foot Ease, the Antiseptic powder for Tired
aching, swollen, nervous feet. Gives rest and
comfort. Makes walking delight. Sold everywhere,
26c. Don't accept any substitute For FRHI
sample address Allen 8. olmsted, Le Roy, MI.
The Ely miner., 1911-06-09

A halting speech may be the result
Of . lame excuse.
The Ely miner., 1911-06-09

Occasionally girl doesn't try to
firt because it's involuntary.
The Ely miner., 1911-06-09

Ely, Minn.-There are five cases of
infantile paralysis here.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-10
MURDERER SOUGHT
By MEN AND DOGS
Interior Of Coal Mine is Be
ing Searched for Man
Who Kills Railroader.

TUN2NELToN, w. Va, July 10
"a posse of local officers and a large
number of citizens. nearly fifty, are
guarding all the entrances and ex-
its of an abandoned coal mine here.
within which it is believed the muir
derer of DOmInick Marcki is in
hiding. A search of the interior of
the mine is beng made, and 1t is
believed to be certain that the
criminal will be captured.
Marcki, a railroad lahorer em-
ployed on the Baltimore and Ohio
improvements now under way here,
was called to the door of his home
at a late hour at night, and just as
he opened the door there was a
flash from the darkness and the un-
fortunate man received the charge
of a shotgun, fired at short range,
and dropped to the floor corpse.
His wife gave the alarm, but the
murderer had made good his es-
cape. leaving no trace. 1t was said
that Marcki and another man had
had quarrel over woman, and
this may have been the cause OF the
killing.
sunday young man claimed to
have seen man peering from the
abandoned coal mine, who retreated
into it's depth when detected.
After the killing OF MARCH, sew
eral persons claim to have seen a
man running from the house.
The Lands bloodhounds were
brought here from Fairmont last
night, and are being used in an
attempt to trace the murderer.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-10
LOST LETTERS
Stokes Wrote to Girls Are Still
Being Sought by New
York Policemen.

NEW YORK;. July I0-The police
today re-doubled efforts to solve
the mystery of the lost letters in
the Stokes case.
Tomorrow the last evidence will
be taken to show whether Lillian
Graham and Ethel Conrad shall be
held for the grand jury for the at
tempted murder of w. b. d. STOKES.
The apartment house superintend-
ent was summoned before the po-
lice commissioner today. He is In
terested because of charges that
some of his men permitted private
detectives to carry away the letters.
while city detectives were present.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-10
DIR. TAYZ0R
breaches Fine Sermons and
Will Likely Be Called TO
Pastorate Here.

The Rev William g. Taylor, D.
ID, OF petersburg. va, flied the
pulpit of the First Baptist church
sunday morning and night, preach
ing to highly appreciative congre-
cations of Baptists and others. Dr.
Taylor came, here upon invitation
of the pulpit committee and the lat
.tew will recommend that he be
chosen pastor OF the church, sue
ceeding the Rev. B. D. STEELE, who
recently accepted pastorate in
pennsylvania The, recommended
ton viii probably be made at the
business meeting of the church
wednesday night.
Both sermons by DR.. Taylor were
deeply appreciated by his auditors
and the impression made by him as
a profound thinker and an able
speaker was highly favorable
Those who heard him speak highly
of the sermons and they entertain
the hope that the church viii de-
eide to call him as pastor
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-10
Atlanta Man Named Piper
Suddenly Takes Charge
Of Garys Room.
CALLS BOARD MEETING
Before Executive Force Re
covers from Ssrprise and
ThenLed to Hospital

NEW york., July 1O-For time
today the Steel Corporation had a
new boss.
Business in the executive Offices
was moving along in the accus-
toned compIaeency. when a man
gIvin the name OF C. E. Piper, OF
Atlanta, Ca, walked briskly into
Chairman Gary's room and an
nounced that he was now in charge
OF the corporations affairs He fol-
lowed this by calling a meeting OF
the board Of directors.
When the executive force recovered
from its surprise. Piper was led
away to Bellevue Hospital for ex-
animation. He had been overcome
with the heat.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-10
E DE-
BIG REUNION
III AI Ilg
West Virginia Is Vel 81
scented at the Annual
Meeting
STATE MEN HoNoREB
Patrick HI. Shields to BE Re
Elected State IS Strong
for Sullivan
sTATB MEN HoNoRED


ATLANTIC CITY, July 1Os--Af1g
the West Virginia deIega lions 10 tiIE
annual convention OF the ElIa
arrived. Blueheld. Eail llstons q.
Charleston delegations are due laf
this afternoon. wheeling. PlriSeFae
burg. ClarlSsburg Eflzina aolIt
and other lodges are represented hae
now. p. n. Shleldss Of Cllrl
grand tiler.-it-is rnderato TODD. VII be-
re-elected with no opposition, ese6pe
from EflCins lodge which ia1fov Esels
berry. Of Texas.
West Virginia Is about solid for Ill-
Ivan. OF New oEieans. Tor Grand
aIted ruler Thesyvest virginia llete a.
quarters have been opened at t1a
Strand hotel and about 90 have rex
stered- The WheeIing delese ton
came over In a special car llead et By
Grand Trustee Charles Schmidt
Capt. w. 2. Price. kof Elarlsers plis.
has been appointed aide to the gEall
esquire. and WIN head the srand p
rade on=as white horse. P. 2. 49,
slick. ana Or. I'm Reefer. OF Wneel-
ing, will also be afdes and assist a
the second division Dr.
Lynn Osborn. Of. CiltlE5t ~
pointed an aide hut ala not esmes
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-10
SI9FL CORPORATION HAS
NEW BOSS "A SHORT TIME
ARTHUR SEE HIDES
BEHIND TIE SklR IS
Of Women Says Prosecutor
in Scathing Arraignment
of Accused Man.

nFHEcAGo. July 1O-Evelyn Ar
thur see was accused OF hiding be-
hind women's skirts, when the ar
guments on the evidence was begun
today. Assistant States Attorney
,Burnham pointed out that four
women were on the witness
stand, two of whom admit
ted writing what the prose-
cutfon considers the most dam
aging portions of the book OF
truth. He declared that the testi-
mony had been of nature which
probably would not be heard again
in many years.
Burnham's arraignment Of the
defendant as hypocrite and profit
gate yelling his misdeeds with the
cloak OF religion was scathinE.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-10
BONDS FORFEITED
In Police Court by Couple
Arrested for Immoral
Conduct.

No arrests were made Sunday by
policemen and consequently no ses-
sion or police court was held this
morning at the usual time.
AT Sunday mornings session of the
court. cash bonds of $500 each were
forfeited by couple who gave the
names of John Doe and Miss Doe
a nd who were arrested Saturday night
in Glen Elk 10y Policeman shInn for
assembling for an immoral purpose.
one man was also convicted OF drunk
enness and was sent across the city
line by a policeman in default OF pay
ing a fine OF So and costs. Mayor
Frank II. Moore presided.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-10
DROPS DEAD
Member of Michigan's State
Supreme Court Expires
in Railway Station.

ALBANY. N. Y. 5a,y 1o-JIs-
tee OF the State Supreme Court
Frank A. Hooker of Lansing, Mich,
dropped dead in the New York
Central railroad station here this
morning.
Justice Hooker was born at
Hartford, Conn, January 16. 1914.
He was graduated from the Univer-
sity of Michigan in 1856 with the
degree of LIB. He was admitted
to the bar in 1865, and he practiced
one year at Bryan, o., and the next
year at Charlotte, Mich. The fol-
lowing two years he was county SUI
Derintendent of schools there and
then jstice of the peace two years.
He then served four years as pros
ecutinE attorney and was elected
Judge OF the fifth judicial circuit Of
Michigan in 1877. serving Ave years
after going on the bench the fol-
lowing year. In 1898 he became a
member of the state supreme court
and his present term of ONCE as
such would have expired in 1914.
He was Republican.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-10
.HEAT BOTHERS
Aviators in Their Air Flight
from Atlantic City to City
of Washington.

ATLANTIC CITY, July 1O-Harry
Atwood and charles Hamilton. avi-
ators. CHANGED the elements again
this morning and succeeded in
making a god getaway at 1850
O'Clock on their flight to Washing
ton. At 9:45 they were reported
to have descended two miles east OF
Baltimore. hey had no mishap.
The avlators were forced to
abandon their air journey at Balti-
more temporarily because of the in
tense heat. They will resume later
IN the day and expect to reach
Washington for dinner.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-10
RUSHING
Western Maryland Line from.
Cumberland, Md, to
ConnelIsViIle, Pa.

CUMBERLAND. Nd. July TO-
Construction work on the oonneile-
Vile extension OF the eWstern Nary
Vile extension of the Western Nary
isfactorily to the omciaIs Of that
company. The Carter Construction
Company is strainIng every effort %
complete its contract for the building
of the whole line ahead Of the
agreed-upon time, with the prospecs
excellent that trains will be runnins
from Baltimore through to Pittsburg
before the first OF next November
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-07-10
BADLY BURNED
Is An Interurban Motorman,
When a Fuse Blows
Out.

Thomas Vernon. interurban motor
man, was painfully burned on the
face ut the interurban station Sum
day night at $50 O'Clock, whom n
fuse tlew out in his face While he
was working with the fuse under a
side of his car, some one attached
the trolley to the wire and the fuse
was blown out o. L. Flowers, local
assistant superintendent standing
By him, had his hair scorched. YER
non was taken to his home at Fair
mont There Is a possibility that
y, may IoSe dri s. eye