The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-07
RlsRIRgElIIlEETTER.

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wAsHINaT ron. september win
IN q few weeks the United States
Geographic Board. composed of ON.
clals In various departments OF, the
goycrnment will hold It's semi.annual
meeting 10 determine upon the cor:
rect names OF various geographical
points whore differences OF opinion
existed. The board Is assisted In Its
work by various Subsidiary boards 10.
Gated In different parts Of the United
States and It's gpossessions which for.
| ward to the Washington headquarters
all the data they can obtain, as to the
names In dispute One OF tho most
Important subsldlary boardss is that
maintained In the Philippines, where
more than the Ordinary confusions as
To- proper names exists. 1t Is largely
with sthesdata now. enronte from tho
islands thatlthe coming meeting will
act upon. ...4., Il i Z. I, y i5, 3 z z
Lest Spring the board adopted u
large nup,bep oiTnames which3it had
decided should be applied TO various
streams, lakesgand portages along tho
Canadian border, from lake OF tho
Woods. in Minnesota, eastward. These
names were decided upon as the re.
suit OF meetings hold In conjunction
(. wilma similar board Of Canada. How.
ever, there are sstillta few OF these
names which have not been acted up
onsandE these Will be considered at the
boards next meeting. x /:
Another matter; or dispute TO be
settled III the pr5per name Of arrange
Of mountains in Eastern Oresan! mid.
way between the Cascades aand the
Rockies. The Range is now known as
Powder River Range, NWallowa Range
and Cornucopia Mountains. A great
tamount Of data on this dispute has
been received and Is now awaiting
final consideration.
4 oust Father Duncan.
One Of the incidental reasons for
Secretary of the Interior Fishers pres
cnt trip Ito SAlaskn is to GUST Father
Duncan from his on Meth,
lakahta Island.
Father Duncan Is a priest who has
been in 'laska ever since man can re.
{ member and during most Of that time
has been nominal chief of the Math.
lakahtla Indians, on the island, which
was set aside for their use by the
government. I
I Under Father Duncan's guiding
!, hands, the Mathlakahtla Indians have
built up n community Of moro than
/ ordinary prosperity, possessing as II
does, a cannery,5a saw mill and var!
ions other, industries Of considerable
size. Father Duncan, however. has be
come little too independent to Nsult
Uncle Sam, and for this reason there
y has been an effort on foot for a long
while to zdislodgel him. 90: 3, e III
Agents, commissioners and all sorts
of representatives OF the government
E have been dispatched to. Til island to
llumor him into Aletting loose, but sto
( no avail. ,lHowevor.The 9ihas finally
agrcedt ttotreat With the government
through an attorneyswhom he had re
comfy retained and Secretary Fisher
and lsjparty will stop atSMethlakah
Z Tia to attemptto reach an agreement
with the old Epricst whereby he will
turn his 'lndustrles over to the govern
. mcnt. ~ . e;,it5'
~ Sites for Summer Homes.
when President returns. from his
anticipated tour Of the1west this fall
he will doubtlcts have visited moro
ideal sites for summer home" thar
he can count on the fingers OF botl
his own and Archie" Butts two hands
for the West has made great plan.
for convincing the Chief Executive o
the nation that he should spend the
! hot weather months in that part Of the
} country.
The little town Of Wayzata, on Lake
Mlnnetonka. Minnesota, which started
the recent summer capital hurr,
that became nation Wide almost Owe
night, is still much in earnest over thu
matter, and when Mr.. Taft reache,
Minneapolis on his big swing ;,
principal feature of the presidential
entertainment program in that city Il
a trip across Lake Minnetonka t
Wayzata. the home Of Bald Hill, which
1t is hoped some day will be crowned
with miniature White House.
The state OF Washington, too. is un
derstood TO have the cream of Its rea
,, estate sharks In readiness for con
vlnclng Mr.. Taft that there Is no plac,
like Ehome II home lisItin that state
y Spokane has two sites to offer tn,
President, Seattle. Tacoma and Ever
cit have each picked out choice tract
of land overlooking Puget Sound, AM
Eothcr cities Of the state. well equip
ped with press agents, are expected Il
d enter the race.
State Department.
: The State Department is encounter
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