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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-09-15
PICNIC
AT MIDDLEBROOK

Middlebrook, September o.
One of the most enjoyable Sun
day school picnic of the season was
given by the ladies of Holy Trinity
church on Friday in the beautiful
grove of Mr.. John Carwell's near
Middlebrook. After a bountiful din
ner was served many games were
played ythe young people, and
at O'Clock all departed for their
homes, expressing their thanks to the
minister, teacher and members of the
congregation who helped make the
day delightful one.
Besides the Sunday school scholars
and teachers the following visitors
from distance were present: Mr..
and Mrs. A. D. Feete, of Baltimore;
Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. Pugh, OF Wash
ington; Mrs. Moore, of Long Glade;
Mrs. Lottie Smith, of Staunton; Mr..
W. c. Hanger, of Roanoke; Mrs. p.
L. Harris, of McComas, w. Va; and
Mrs. Newman also Of McComas.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-09-15
Admission Dav Celebrstion

Santa Rosa, Cal, Sept. Especial
and regular trains brought to Santa
Rosa today thousands of visitors for
the annual Admission Day celebra-
tion tomorrow. The visitors come
from every nook and corner of Cali
fOrnia and the railroad men estimate
that fully 10000 strangers will be
in town before tomorrow morning.
In honor of the occasion the busi-
ness section of the city is handsome
ly decorated and Illuminated. Many
of the delegations are accompanied
by bands and drum corps. The fes-
tivities will begin bright and early
tomorrow morning and continue
over Sunday. The program will in
clude in addition to the big parade of
Native Son parlors and Native
Daughter parlors free street enter
tainment, band concerts, dancing,
athletic events and fireworks.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-09-15
Noted Speakers for Fair

Knoxville, Tenn, Sept. 9.-The
management of the Appalachian Ex-
position has everything in readiness
for the opening of the annual exhi-
bition next Monday. Governor Hoop
er and his staff will be here for the
opening and big parade will be a
feature of the program. President
Taft is scheduled for an address at
the exposition on September 18. Other
noted speakers who will be heard
during the three weeks of the show
are William j. Bryan, Governor Har-
mon of Ohio and Champ Clark,
Speaker of the house Of representa-
tives.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-09-15
MZDDLEBROOK

Middlebrook, Sept. 11.-Mr. A. D.
Feete of Baltimore is spending some
days at Mr.. H. 7. Rosen's.
Mr.. Wallace Hanger, of Roanoke,
is visiting friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pugh, of Washing
ton, is visiting at Mr.. N. F. Cross.
Miss Lottie M. Smith, who holds
a position at the w. S. Hospital, is
spending her vacation at her home
here.
The lawn party given at St. Johns
church Wednesday night was quite a
success. Something over $40 was
taken in.
Rev. ]. P. Harner, was taken sud-
denly ill at the st. Johns lawn party
but is now reported better.
Miss Margaret Smith, of Raphine,
is visiting her friend Miss Mary
Belle Hyde.
DR.. w. F. Hyde has returned
home after spending several days in
Charlottesville.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-09-15
Mrs. Sage e3 Years Old

Lawrence, L. l., Sept. 8.-Many
parcels containing flowers and an
almost countless number of congra-
tulatOry messages were received to-
day at the home of Mrs. Russell Sage
to remind the philarthropic widow
o. the famous financier of her eighty
third birthday anniversary. Despite
her fourscore and three years Mrs.
Sage enjoys vigorous health and is
able to devote several hours daily to
the task of examination applications
for charity or philanthropy and to
reviewing reports of the work ac-
complished by the many colleges,
homes and other institutions that
have benefited by her liberality Mrs.
Sage gives little to the individual
applicant for charity. 1t is said that
if she responded to all the begging
letters she receives the Sage millions
would be exhausted within a year.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-09-15
SCORES ARE RESCUED
FROM SINKING SHIP

Moline, ILL.,, Sept. Silk hundred
and fifty passengers were rescued
early today from the steamer Sydney
which went on the rocks in the Mis-
sissippi River near here yesterday.
The passengers were taken by car to
Davenport, none the worse for their
fright.
The Sydney, which left Dubuque,
Ia, was loaded with the mayors of
three towns, four boards of alder
men and hundreds of merchants and
professional men, accompanied by
four bands. The party was on an
"Iowa-boOsting" trip.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-09-15
10 DIE IN CRASH

Nice, France, Sept 8.-Sixteen
workmen are known to be dead and
over forty are missing in the collapse
today of the Casino Ell Doredo, which
was undergoing repairs. Thirteen of
those buried in the collopse managed
to scramble out of the debris unhurt,
and five wounded were taken out of
the ruins
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-09-15
SYMPATHY FOR BEULAH
CAUSES HER SUICIDE

Pensacola, Fla, Sept. 8.-After
reading a story in newspaper that
Beulah Binford would probably be
prosecuted in connection with the
Beattie murder in Virgia, Mrs. Laura
Sullivan became respondent yester-
day and swallowed laudanum with
suicidal intent.
The poison not proving fatal, Mrs.
SULLIVAN thereupon stabbed herself
in the side and head and tried to
blow out her brains, the bullet only
making a scalp wound.
She will recover.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-09-15
De. Quse.Party

A very house-party is
being entertais 9'Rugby," the
home of Mrs. GesA 4 Rosser, at the
University of Virginia, the guests,
being her school mates, of 61. There
are eight of the old friends assem-
bled and the school girls of the war
times are reciting incidents and liv-
Rolf is refreshing in the minds of
the readers of today. After the
party disbands, two of it's members,
Mrs. George P. Haw, of Dundee"
Hanover county, and Mrs. Major Bal
lard, of Washington, will be the
weekend guests of Mrs. John P.
Nef on Sherwood Avenue.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-09-15
Suing Her Neiqhbor

Waynesboro, Sept. Magistrate
leonard today heard the case brought
by Mrs. Bette E. Arey against Char
les Freed. The plaintiff seeks to re-
cover $50 damages from the defen-
dant under the provisions of the Au-
gusta county stock law. F. B. Ken
nedy, of Staunton, represented the
plaintiff, while w. w. Glass, local
attorney, is looking after the inter-
ests of Mr.. Freed. The magistrate
reserved decision
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-09-15
To Tramp to Highland

Virgil M. Hook will leave early
Monday morning for Highland coun-
ty to visit his grandfather, Mr.. T. NJ
Devericks, at Head Waters. His
friend, Gardner Middlekauff, will ac-
company him. They expect to make
the trip on foot, going by way of
Buffalo Gap, thence across the noun
tains. They expect to be at Monter-
ey during the stock show. Hunting
and fishing will also occupy their
time while away.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-09-15
ROBBED ON TRAIN

Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 8.-Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern rail-
road detectives reported today that
a woman, giving her name as Mrs.
A.. A. Mccormick of Chicago, was
robbed of a handbag containing
$1,000 worth of jewels last night on
a. Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
passenger train somewhere between
Toledo and Cleveland.
The robbery took place in the din
ing car. Detectives are looking for
young man who sat opposite Mrs.
Mccormick and engaged her in con-
verSatiOn.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-09-15
Strobe is Defeated

Richmond, Sept. SIN long dis
tance telephone conversation today,
about noon, State Senator Aubrey E.
Strobe, of the district composed of
Amherst and Nelson, admitted his
defeat by ex-senator Bland Massie,
whose friends claim his election by
a majority of 200 or more.
Senator Strobe was the author of
the Strobe statewide submission bill,
which had the backing of the Virgin
ia Anti-Saloon League at the last
session of the Legislature, but which
failed of passage.
His defeat will probably be argued
as a setback for statewide prohibi-
ton.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-09-15
OAKLAND

Oak Land, Sept. miss Florence
Vanlear and brother are visiting
friends and relatives near here.
Misses Bernice and George Crosby
have returned from Covington where
they have been visiting friends.
Jarman, the ten year old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Mcclure, fell
from a fence yesterday and broke his
arm at the elbow. DR.. Marshall
Burton was summoned and rendered
the necessary assistance, and the lit
tie boy is getting on WE'LL:
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-09-15
HoWard.Jefferson Weddino

Buzzards Bay, Mass, Sept. g.
Miss Cornelia Frances Jefferson.
daughter of Thomas Jefferson and
granddaughter of the late Joseph JEFF
ferson, the famous actor, was quietly
married today to Darlington Howard
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. John R. Howard,
OF Montclair, N. ]. The bride is an
actress of considerable talent, having
been on the stage since her sixteenth
year. In her professional life she
has been associated almost wholly
with her father.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-09-15
DISASTROUS STORMS
SWEEP OVER ALASKA

Nome, Alaska, Sept. "a fierce
storm, rapidly increasing in intensity
is raging here, with the surf running
under the waterfront buildings and
flooding the streets. Several barges
owned by the John ]. Seanon Com
pany have been driven ashore.
The steamers Luchenbach, Yucca
tan and COrwin are anchored in the
roadstead. AS yet the damage done
has not been heavy.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-09-15
Basic Lad is Injured

Basic City, Sept. 9.-Lurty Wood,
fourteen-years-o was hurt by a
horse which became frightened at an
automobile here today. A great cash
was torn in the child's head, and he
was otherwise injured. No fatal re-
suits are looked for, however.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-09-15
Prize Tomac Plan

Lynchburg, Va, Sept. 8.-Mr. Ed
ward Brewer of this city, this year
raised a cluster of six tomatoes on
one stem which weighed four and a
half pounds. The tomatoes were
about equal in size and were beau
ties.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-09-15

Mr.. D. E. Euritt is in New York
buying goods for the firm of Euritt
and WcodhQuse.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-09-15

Miss Josephine Sadler, of Blue
field, w. Va, is the guest of Miss
Daisy Tanner.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-09-15
TILTED BOY ENDS LIFE

Cape Charles, Va, Sept. S.-Jilted
by the girl he loved, Walter Beech,
the seventeen-year-old son of John
Beech, farmer living three miles
from Beaford, jumped in front of
the Old Point Comfort express train
on the New York, Philadelphia, and
Norfolk railroad, and was instantly
killed today.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-09-15
COMMISSION FOR LAWTON

Lawton, Okla, Sept. 8.-The COM
mission form of government was
adopted by Lawton yesterday by a
vote of 724 to 264.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-09-15

Clarence A. Cleveland, of the coun-
ty, has been awarded a scholarship to
the Medical College of Virginia, which
institution he will enter to take a
course in pharmacy.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-09-15
Ex. Senator Peffer is Eiohty

Topeka, Kan, Sept. 9.-Former
Senator William A. PETER, who rem
resented Kansas in the United States
senate from 1891 to 1897, and who
was one of its picturesque members.
will celebrate his eigthieth birthday
anniversary. For nearly a decade
after leaving the senate Mr.. Peffer
continued to reside in Washington.
but last spring he returned to Tonaka
10 spend the remaining DAYS of HIS
life.
1T vas With a sense OF the utmost
satisfaction that the former senator
reyerts to the part he has pIayed in
pupilc affairs. In the current trend
or the peoples will he sees a yindica-
tlon OF his theories and, in part at
least, fulfillment of what as a sena-
tor he demanded. In recent inter
view he said: 'The country now
hotly demands legislation it abused
me for advocating. l ANTICIPATED the
evils against which it now cries ont
Mrs. E. R. Holmes, of Yazoo Citv.
Miss, and her son, who had been
visiting Misses Mary and Janet Ber-
kelley, are now at the Mary Baldwin
Seminary. Mrs. Holmes was form
erly Miss Sharp Williams.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-06-25
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT LOSES
THE HARTMAN MERGER CASE

and immediate effect of the combl-
failed to prove this
The governments suit in equity
against the Southern Pacific Railroad
company and the Union Pacific Rail-
road company to enjon the continued
control of the latter by the former,
was filed in salt Lake City. Utah, Feb
ruary 2, 1908.
The bin charged conspiracy and the
formation of combination In violation
of the Sherman antitrust act passed
by congress to protect trade and conf
merce against unlawful monopolies.
The defendants named in the case
Were the Union Pacific, Oregon Short
Line, Southern Pacific, Oregon Rail
road & Navigation company, San Pc
dro, Los Angeles Il Salt Lake Railroad
company AtchIson. Topeka Il Santa
Ire, Northern Pacific, Great Northern
railway, the Farmers Loan & Trust
company, Edward IL. Hartman, Jacob
man. Henry II. Rogers, Henry G
F'rick and illiam NJ. Clark.
The governments petition was
signed by Attorney General Bonaparts
and his special assistants. Ii sets
forth In detail the agreements by which
the defendants at times since 1870
were alleged to have secured for them
selves and others the management ant
! control Of the various defendant roads
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CONGRESS IS ASKED
FOR MILLIONS
OF ACRES
'iNTERMoUNTAIN GOOD ROADS
CONGRESS ADOPTS SOME
GOOD RESOLUTIONS.

Pocatello. Idaho. June 2i.--Resolu-
tions calling upon congress to grant
1.000,000 acres of public land to each
western state for good roads purposes,
To be administered by Il national high
ways commission I'm cooperation with
state road commissions or similar
bodies. and asking that each state
create a road commission. were adopt
ed by the second annual convention of
lntermountain Good Roads association
in this city today. Adjournment was
taken this morning following the
unanimous recollection of r. II. Sher-
man. Publ, Idaho, president, William
Wallm. Pocatello, secretary treasurer
A highway commission OF five was
A highway commission of five was
created to outline a system of inter-
capital roads. Today delegates, 200 in
number. hailing from five inter-
mountain states. Utah. Idaho Mon
tana. Wyoming and Nevada, were TAX
en- In automobiles and special train
to Ross Fork Indian agency and. en-
joyed a barbecue and witnessed break
dng ground for macadamizing siS
miles Of sand road at an expense Il
the state of $4,000.
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YOUNG WOMEN DIE
IN BOATHOUSE
Bl lAZE
CARELESS SMOKER STARTS FIRE
WHICH BURNS TWO GIRLS
TO DEATH.

Nantucket, Mass, June 2i-Two
young women Helen Wilson OF New
York city and Mildred De Haven Of
Brooklyn. and one man. Ulysses
Pahud. lost their lives in fire
which destroyed "A boathouse owned by
William Barnes, Jr.. chairman of the
New York republican state committee,
tonight. Several other persons were
injured. among them Thomas Kerr Of
New York city.
The fire started by a match thought
lessly thrown on Il recently oiled floor.
Almost Immediately the room was
filled with flames and those who es-
capped did so only by jumping over
board. The bodies of the dead We're
recovered but both We're burned be-
yond recognition. The young people
We're the guests of Thurlow Barnes.
and were having Il house party Mr..
and Mrs. Barnes are at their home in
Albany. Although In a serlod3 con-
dition from inhaling smoke and fumes,
| young Barnes was able to tell this
story of the fire:
we were sitting about the boat
/ mousse listening 10 u phUnDBfapn Wnti
one OF the young men who was sin5k-
ing threw match to the eloor. II
| landed close to n mop which haa'been
used to oil the floor. Almost imme'
diately the flames spread over thu
entire floor aud minute later tht
room was a mass of fire.
"All of the doors were closed and
with one accord we started for them
Miss Wilson and Miss DE Haven Wen
to the wrong door and were penned II
n small room. The rest of us reached
the outer air and We're able TO saw,
ourselves by jumping into the water
when we realized that the two girl
had not escaped, there was no way fol
us to go back after them. Miss Will
son was u years of age and Miss D'
! Haven 49,"
Ulysses Pahud, valet in the EN-
ploy of William Barnes, Jr., also wal
seriously injured and died shortly be-
fore midnight.
The only members of the party Il
escape without Injury were ilorry ant
Ruth Wilson, brother and sister Of tht
burned girl. and Miss Phoebe Judkns
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their branches and steamship lines
and to have ever since operated them
In restraint OF commerce.
Since the suit was filed. Mr. Har-
rlman and Mr.. Rogers have died.
Judge Il. $. Iovett, successor of Mr.
Hartman IN the railroad system, Was
made by stipulation defendant At
torney General Banaparte and Assist
ant Attorney General Purdy retired
from office while the suit was pend
ing, Hearings were held in many cities
of the country, Arguments were
made in the case before Judges Sau-
born, Hook. Adams and NandeYanter,
now a member of the United States
supreme court, October -, 1910, IN 81.
Paul. G. a. Severance and Frank u.
Kellogg afgded for the government
Judge z, +. Dunno. of California.
spoke for the Southern Pacific, for
mer Senator q, SpuOner appeared for
Henry G. Frlck. ~ II. LOOMS of
Omaha for The Union Pacific. and
David T.. Watson OF ntsburg sub
miitel u special brief aud argued FOR
All of the defendants. The judges Of
the Eighth judicial circuit OF the
United Suites court had the case UNI.
der advlsement since the arguments,
The suit was tried In the circuit
| court under the expedition act of CON-
gress An appel, yin be mnde di-
reetly to the United states supreme
court,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-06-25
CONVICTED FiNANClER WOULD
SECURE RELEASE BY THE
HAEEAS CORPUS.
SAYS HE'S NOT A FEL0N
Contends He Was Convicted Of Mis-
demeanor and for That Reason
Should Not Have Been Sent to
Federal Prison--Also Claims That
Sentence is Excessive.

Atlanta, June 2i-'fhat the read
ing of a newspaper story led
Charles w Morse 90 apply for writ df
habeas corpus Inv IN effort to secure
his release from the local federal pris-
on, developed during the hearing OF the
application before Judge Newman in
the United States district court here
today. Morse Is serving a l5-yenr sem
tencc for violation Of the national
banking laws.
Morse read that seven men convict
ed and sentenced In federal courts
would not be sent to the Atlanta prison
because they had not been sentenced
la hard labor" and because the act
authorizing the construction of the
prison here specifically stated that 1t
was To be "A prison for felons. He de =
iermined that these facts fitted his
own ease and when President TAFT
recently denied his application for n
pardon he Immediately took steps tp
have filed petition for a habeas
corpus writ. The petition demanded n
hearing for the convicted New York
banker on two grounds. II contended
that as Morse was convicted on mis-
demeanor charge he cannot be ncar-
cerated lawfully In n prison erected
solely for felons. 1t Is contended
further that the 15-year sentence Il
excessive In that the law limits the
sentence to 10 years on any one count
on the offense charged against Morse
Morse originally was convicted on s,
counts, but the court of appeals sus.
tanned only II of them, all charginl
false entry. As no mention was mad,
of the counts by the court In passing
sentence, Morses attorney contendei
that IL must be construed AZ beint
on one count only, and therefore cxces
sve.
The government met Morse's con.
tention that he was being unlawful.
detained In the Atlanta prison by re.
calling II case where man convicte,
In a federal court on a misdemeano
| charge had been sent to a state prison
| for fe'ons Morse's attorneys replied
that the cases We're not similar.
Judge Newman VIII hear further ar
gument on the petition next Wednes.
day.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-06-25

st. Louis. June 24.-The governments
petition to enjoin the Union Pacific
railroad from continuing TO control
the Southern Pacific Railroad COM
pany was dismissed today by the
United States circuit court Of the
Eighth district. Judge Elnier H..
Adams wrote the majority opinion,
which was concurred In by Judge San
born and former Judge, now Supreme
Court Justice Vandevanter. Judge
William G. Hook wrote n dissenting
opinion. The decree was entered at
Salt Lake City, where the suit was
filed in FEBRUARY, 1908. and the opinions
We're handed down in st. Paul, Salt
Lake city and here.
Judge Adams found that the railroad
merger, engineered by dhe late Ed
ward II. Hartman and his associates
in 1901 and subsequently, did not
amount to direct and substantial re-
straint OF trade, interstate or inter
national.
He found that the suppression OF
competition between the Union Pacific
and the Southern Pacific was SO In
finitesimally small that it was unim'
portani
Judge Adams prefaced his opinion
with the statement that the govern
ment must prove the restraint II
trade, alleged in the bill, must b'
substantial in character, as the dlree
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-06-25
STORM IS TERRIFIC
IN FLATHEAD
VALLEY
SEVERAL PEOPLE NARROWLY Y
ESCAPE LIGHTNING, AND
PROPERTY Is DAMAGED.

kalispell, June 24.--(Special.)-A ter
rifle electrical and wind storm, one of
the worst ever known to the Flat
mead. which broke over the valley
early last evening, by narrow margin
missed taking toll of two lives besides
causing severe damage to stock,
fences, buildings and telephone lines
In limited section of the western
portion of the valley, according to re-
ports brought in by farmers late to-
day Owing to decentralization of the
rural telephone system, details were
unobtainable.
In Smith valley, seven miles west, a
farmers wife was struck by bolt oI
lightning, while taking i'm clothes
rendered unconscious and her owr
clothing set afire. Her name was moi
learned. A farm hand of j. 4. Hartt
narrowly missed death when n hay
shed In which he had taken refug,
collapsed in the wind, burying hin
beneath the wreckage He was un
conscious when rescued. Three yalu
able horses belonging to j. C. Kelle
were killed by lightning and man.
l'miles of fences in the affected regiol
were blown over while several cat
tie are reported killed by falling tim
ber in the woods bounding the vale,
on the northwest. The storm lasted
half hour and was followed by
downpour of rain which has continue,
unabated at s o'clock tonight. Nor
than an inch and three-quarters pre-
cipitation is recorded. Meager re
ports of damage to timber In the vi
/ entity of Fortine and Warland hav
been received Several small craft o
| Flathead lake We're hard pressed 1
make harbOr. Rain Is general through
out Flathead and Lincoln counties.