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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1911-09-14
LIBRARY GROWS
FROM DAY TO DAY
AUGUST STATISTICS SHOW A GAIN
OVER THAT OF JULY m
BOOKS READ

1t is gratifying to note the cons
tant growth in the use and appre-
citation of the library. For July
the total circulation amounted to
969 books, of which 548 were adult
and 421 juvenile. The August
statistics show a gain of 3l9 over
July, the adult circulation being
718 and the juvenile SO, making
total of 1888. If this is true of
the summer months when the read
ing is always lighter, the winter
promises some tremendous gains.
The following books are now ready
for circulation:
Montgomery. Anne of Green,
Gables. The story of an orphan
child adopted by an elderly brother
and sister on a Prince Edward
Island farm. Anne is as natural
and refreshing a youngster as has
appeared in literature since Rebec.~
ca of Sunnybrook farm.
Sage. The District Attorney.
The son of a wealthy New York
fnancier refuses to follow his
fathers footsteps, and finally OPP
poses him as position as district
attorney brings him in contact
with some of his fathers schemes.
Richmond. The Second Violin.
The story of the Churchill family
which ran serially through the
Youths Companion not long ago.
OF particular interest to yolder
girls. ~,
Finnemore. The Wolf Patrol.
A tale Of Baden PowelPs boy
scouts. The boy scouts need no
introduction in these days, but this
story will make their work and
object clearer.
Pyle. The Counterpart Fairy.
A story for the smaller folk.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1911-09-14
SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS
These VIE Received Certificates at the
at Examinatiol

At the last teachers examination
and the first held under the new
law fifty per cent of those taking
the examination passed the pres
cribed test. The following re-
ceived first grade certificates:
Mable Arndt, Darlington; Gena
Ausland, Bonetraill. Second grade,
Thomas w. Bickell, Wheelock; ;
Gertrude NJ. Hanley, Ray; Mrs.
Anna Morgan, Williston; Margaret
Packard, Wheelock.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1911-09-14
Scare Over

The grades, first, third and sew
cath taught by Misses Brown, Moe
and Grindley was closed Monday
while the rooms were fumigated
after the diptheria scare the first
of the week when the little son of
Mrs. McGaw was taken with a
mild case of that disease. The
child was taken to the detenation
hospital accompanied by his moth
er and is getting along nicely.
All the grades resumed Tuesday.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1911-09-14

the city; it's sole purpose is to put
business methods into the work of
administering city affairs.
Mayor Brown has gone far in
throwing the city hall open to pub
lie observation. A few days after
his election he said to the news
paper men:
Boys, the public has a right to
see everything that is going on in
my Office. The public can't get
down here to see; it is your job to
see for them. My Office will be
open to you all the time. There
will be no conferences from which
you are shut out. There will be
no locked drawers in the mayors
desk. You are welcome to come
in at any time, no matter who is
in this Office, and to see and hear
all you can and to tell the public
about it. 1 think it is time that
the people know what their mayor
is about.''
The mayor had been a court re-
porter for many years. He knew
both sides of city affairs. Mayors,
he knew, are hampered by public
distrust and by politicians impor-
tunities. And when he inaugurated
his cabinet scheme and threw wide
open the doors to his Office he
brought the public nearer to him
and drove the politicians away.
THE dav has passed." he says,
'for politics to rule a city hall.
But the people must help if any
city administration is a success" :"
His opponents call him a shrewd
politician. But they admit that
the city is getting the benefit of
his shrewdness.
After a short discussion of the
above Mayor jackson brought up
several subjects of Importance for
the consideration of the board.
Methods of assessment, Power
Plant, Improvement and manage
ment, and other subjects were dis
cussed and from the interest shown
it would appearthat the city would
get a great deal of good from this
advisory board. AS they become
more fully acquainted with the
problems confronting the mayor
and council and in touch with the
affairs of the city the members
will naturally become more inte-
rested and Williston will get the
benefit of their business training.
We believe that this is a move in
the right direction and one that
will tend to get the affairs of the
city running on a strictly business
basis.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1911-09-14
$50 Reward

| will pay fifty dollars reward
to any one finding the body of my
husband A. L. Webster, who was
drowned in the Missouri river near
Williston Sept. l., and giving me
notification.
Mrs. A. L. Webster,
402 South 80 Street,
Billings, Montana.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1911-09-14
Sells Magazines

John Martin, an Indianapolis,
Ind., lad is here selling Life and
Health, a magazine published at
Washington, D. G. The boy has,
but lately been let out of the. hos
pital after an operation and is SELL
ing the publication in an effort to-
put himself through school.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1911-09-14
Camp in Mckenzie

DIR. and Mrs. Baker, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Mcintosh, Misses
Oleta Lukins, Dora Boyd and
Cora Boyd and Messrs. H. G.
Skarie, Austin Belyea. Eldridge
Whitman, Oscar Prebble and John
Harris were out at the Charley
Howett ranch in Mckenzie county
this week on camping and hunt
ing trip.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1911-09-14
Has Typhoid

Edward Crune of the Auto Mart
garage is confined to the hospital
with typhoid fever. This is the
first case in the city to be reported
at this writing.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1911-09-14
Fall Opening

Second showing of fall millinery.
A fascinating disp lay of late mil
linery modes, Friday and Satur-
day Sept. 18th and 18th at Miss
Taylors.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1911-09-14
On Hunting Trip

Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Jackson and
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Arthur Cunning
ham motored out to the Howard
country Sunday where the gentle
men of the party spent a few days
hunting the first of the week.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1911-09-14
Marriage Licenses

Tuesday Judge Butler issued a
marriage license to Peter Lang
berg and Maren jacobson both of
Bonetraill.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1911-09-14
Go to kennare

Drs. L. O. Kron and Jones
started for Kenmare Tuesday
morning in the Kron machine
having as the objective point the
formers farm near that city. They
expect to spend several days in
that locality.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1911-09-14
Sundayed at Pleasant View

E. A. Sharp and family, w. G.
Tatem and family, E. M. After
berry and family, V. R. Asbury
and family, H. V. Smith and fami-
ly and Mr.. jacobson spent Sun
day at Pleasant View farm. A
su mptuous dinner was the crown
ing feature of a day that was high
ly enjoyed by every one. The
party autoed out to the farm.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1911-09-14

H. V. Smith for fire and tornado
insurance. 10.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-10
(By Associated Press.l

London, Aug. 10.--London's dock
neighborhood is practically under
mob rule, with the result that there
was such dwindling of food supplies
that much suffering followed. Unless
progress Is made today in negotia-
tions for the settlement of strikers
on the dock work, the calling Of
troops seems inevitable as the police
are unable to deal with the emer-
gency. Fish porters at Billingsgate
got their demands and returned to
work today. On the other hand hun
dreds of railroad car men quit this
morning and several stations were
practically in a state OF siege, strike
pickets preventing all attempts tc
handle goods.
The strikers declare they will tie
up all street traffic unless their de
mands are conceded within a few
hours. Should they be successful
London would be perilously near IA
mine conditions.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-10
Monopoly ALLEGED TO
EXIST At GULF9ORT

Gulfport. Miss, Aug. 10.-R. ]. Bud
dendorff. of this place, has brought
suit in the Circuit court against the
Gulf and Ship Island railroad, the Gulf
port Shipping Company and ]. w. Cor
nv e. Co. for damages in the sum OF
S11 900, alleging that the defendants
are in a combine to create a monopo-
". Mr.. Buddendorff. formerly of New
Orleans, is in the brokerage business.
It is represented by the plaintiff that
his efforts to carry on business have
been prevented by the defendants, the
railroads refusing to give him rates OF
TO handle his shipments, while the
shipping company, which he claims in
reality is the railroad concern, referr
ed him to the Cory people when he
applied for rates, and that the latter
informed him that they had the ex
elusive right to the pier for the hand
ling of articles of merchandise al
brokers. and that they could not at
ford to give him, as competitor, th'
benefits of the privileges.
II is alleged that the monopoly eS
lists in all lines save lumber and naya
stores.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-10
(By Associated Press.)


Washington, Aug 10.-Democratic
harmony in the house was temporar-
lily ruffled yesterday when Democratic
Leader Underwood and Representa-
tive James of Kentucky, who have
been close friends, became involved
in heated words in the discussion of
a bill providing for the improvement
of Black Warrior river in Mr.. Under
woods district. Both men withdrew
their remarks and the incident was
amicably closed.
The bill provides for the building
of a dam to improve navigation on
the river. Tho construction of the
dam would create a large amount OF
water power. the rights to which, un-
der the bill, would be leased for 50
years to the Birmingham (Ala.)
Light and Power Company. Mr.. James
and others opposing this provision,
asserting the term Of the lease too
long.
| Mr.. Underwood declaring he cared
nothing about the water power fea
ture Of the bill, but was much inter
ested in the navigation feature, said
that II the bill were held up work or
the Black Warrior would go ahead
as originally contemplated at an ex
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-10
Ollie James Has a Tilt
With Leader Underwood

pense of nearly $250,00O more than
the proposed dam would cost.
Mn James asked if it was intended
to argue that unless the house passed
the bill, giving half century lease
to a corporation without limitation
Of its charges to consumers certain
work would be done costing the gov
ernment 100000 more than If the
rights were given away.
my friend from Kentucky" replied
Mr.. Underwood. "has Just come out
of a successful campaign for senator,
where a play to the galleries has
brought votes, but I will say to him
that to claim that one company con
trolling one water power is a monop-
oily, is to answer me with the pro-
position that am pleading for mo-
nopoly and is not fair to me-"
Mr.. James responded that he would
have expected "a statement more con-
siderate Of the people of Kentucky
among whom the gentleman (Mr. Un'
derwood) was born"
Then Mr.. Underwood, explaining
that he meant no provocation, with
drew his remarks. Mr. James With
drew his. too.
The house adjourned without act
ing on the bill
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-10
Committee Will Not Send
George w: Perkins to jail

can be shown that such contributions
were made with the understanding
that thereafter the contributor was
to be reimbursed by the Steel Cor
poration.
p "As to the question put yesterday
relating to the difference in the meth
cd of keeping records between the
United States Steel corporation and
the New York Life Insurance Com
pany, that matter is still pending.
Representative Beall, under direction
of the committee, will continue to in
terrogate the witness, and I wish 1t
understood that l will meet future
questions as they come to me-"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-10
Collins Speaks to Hudson
and Gets His Jaws Boxed

gentlemen and that he did not regard
Collins in that class.
The campaign between Hudson and
Collins was very bitter, the two can.
didates denouncing each other in pub
lie utterances and through the press.
General Hudson was incensed at a
recent editorial which appeared In a
South Mississippi paper rejecting on
his office in the Kinds Lumber Com
pany litigation.
No arrests were made. The men
Immediately left the scene. The only
sign of encounter shown by Collins
Continued on Page Six
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-10
WILL STICK TO
The PRESIDENT
Standpat Republicans Don't Want
Any Measures Passed over
Mr.. Taft's Veto.
(By Associated PreSs.)

Washington, Aug. 10 Standpat
Republican leaders of congress flock
ed to the White House today to in
form President Taft that they would
fight to the last ditch before they
allowed either the senate or house to
pass any measure over his veto.
I'VE do not propose to let any at
tempt at making laws over the presi
dents head 60 through without a
fight" said Republican whip John
Dwight Senator Murray Crane en-
dorsed this statement
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-10

Jackson, Miss, Aug. 10.-The ugli-
est stage in the attorney generalship
campaign was reached at 2:20 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, when General
Spence S. Hudson, of Vicksburg,
slapped the face of Ross Collins, his
political opponent, in the Union Sta
ton in the presence of number OF
startled spectators. The men met by
chance as each were awaiting to
board trains to go to their homes in
opposite directions. Collins approach
ed Hudson with hand extended.
"Howdy General" Collins is said
to have greeted Hudson.
| Hudson turned his back upon his
opponent and then wheeled suddenly
and dealt Collins a stunning blow on
| the left side of the face. The force
of the blow with open hand dazed
Collins, and as he drew himself alert
Hudson struck him squarely on the
! Jaw once and missed the third blow.
Fight him. Collins" several men
in an excited group shouted
The scuffle attracted C. ]. Bolen,
! travelling sergeant of the penitentiary
who jumped in between the men just
as Collins was gathering himself to-
gether to ward off another attack
Collins was escorted to far end OF
the depot, and Hudson was taken in
charge by friends and placed aboard
the train which pulled into the depot
Just about the time the trouble
started.
The assault was so sudden that
friends of Collins who were with him
did not have a chance to interfere
Collins had reached the depot severa
minutes after Hudson. He stood talk
ling to Jewell and Fred Collins, Jr.
and then walked over towards Hud
son who was standing talking to Car
Fov, assistant attorney general. There
are several different interpretation
given to the words spoken by Collins
but all the witnesses agree that Col
Inns had his hand extended and wa
smiling when he approached Hudson
majority of those who were stand
ing near understood Collins to say
"Howdy General others declare tina
, / his words were "How do you do, Ger
eral?'
, The first blow struck by Hudso
was with his open hand, and the othe
two were with clenched fists. on
blow brazed Collins jaw. The othe
, two landed fairly but without sun
cient force to knock him down. Co
Inns staggered from the slap, but r.
gained himself in a hurry.
- merely wanted to show Generi
h Hudson that | had no hard feeling
e in the matter, and was willing to bul
If the hatchet,' said Collins. 81 ST
e have no enmity towards him. Had
5. known he was hostile I would new
r have approached him. | was promI
ed by the kindliest feelings only. IT
incident is regretted"
: General Hudson remarked in &
!: presence of bystanders that he aid n
: accept the hand of Collins becat.se
. was in the habit of associating wi
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-10
GENERAL Relief
FROM The HEAT
Mobile Hottest Town in the South
Today-One Fatality In
Chattanooga.
(By Associated PreSs.)

Atlanta, Ca, Aug. 10.-Relief from
the excessive heat of yesterday is re-
ported generally through the South.
Mobile. with ninety-one degrees, was
the hottest and Charleston, with
eighty.two, was coolest city reporting
at II o'clock today. One fatality re-
sulting from prostration was reported
Yesterday at Chattanooga.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-10
jim Smith TAKES AN
EXPENSIVE VACATION

Jim Smith. a negro prisoner, who
was doing time on the city streets
fer breaking into a drug store on
Mobile street some time ago and who
quit his job, was captured in Meri-
dian. Officer Tom Beverly, learning
his whereabouts, had him arrested
and went to Meridian Tuesday to get
the prisoner
Smiths little vacation proved an
expensive one as he was assessed
about thirty-five more days in addi-
tion to his unexpired term.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-10

London Docks Under Mob
Rule--- Troops Called Out

strikers. A fusilade of brickbats and
stones met the soldiers but they fin
ally assisted the police in effecting a
clearance of the provisions and other
goods at the central railway station.
A baton charge was required to move
each load of goods.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-10
DIES IN HIS BUGGY.

Humboldt, Tenn, August 10.-Steve
Barnett, aged So, farmer of the Six
teenth District of Madison county,
dropped dead in Humboldt yesterday
while seated in the buggy with his
son, Jack Barnett.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-10
STRANGER RUN OVER BY TRAIN

Dayton, Tenn, August 10.-An early
train yesterday morning ran over a
white man named Young, who is sup
posed to have been a tramp, cutting
of one of his legs, near Evansville
He was seen and picked up by an
other passing train a little later and
was being taken to Chattanooga where
he died.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-10
NEW ECUADOR PRESIDENT.

Guayaquil, Ecuador, Aug. 10.-Emile
Estrada, who was last January elected
president of the republic of Ecuador
to succeed Gen. Floy. Alfaro, was form
ally inaugurated today amid scenes of
general rejoicing.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-10
IMPROVEMENT CLUBS MEET

Bellingham. Wash, Aug. lo.-Wfth
several hundred delegates present, the
meeting of the Western Federation of
Improvement Clubs was opened here
today and will continue three days.
The visitors will be elaborately enter
tained without expense.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-10
FALLS FROM BOAT.

Louisville, KY, August 10.-At Har-
Ian, KY, Liddie Harris, Is years old,
was drowned in the Cumberland river
when she fell from boat.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-10
Latest Report.

London, Aug. 10.-G p. M0-De-
tachments of troops arrived here to-
day to assist the police who have
been unable to control the rioting
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-10
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:. Washington, D. c., Aug. TO- I"
:. George w. Perkins, director Of =
!: the United States Steel Corpo- .
!. ration, testifying before the I:
:. house steel trust investigating !:
!: committee today, stirred the Z"
{. spectators when he jumped to .
!. his feet and branded as false =
:. charge that the panic of 1907 =
:. had been started by the ruin of :
:. certain banks. Representative :
:. Bartlett of Georgia had asked =
:. Mr.. Perkins whether such was :
:. the case.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-08-10
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washington. Aug. 10.-George w,
Perkins. director of the United States
Steel Corporation and former partner
in ]. Pierpont Morgan & Co., was
not ordered before the bar of the
house committee of inquiry into the
affairs of the steel corporation. Mel
ther will he be.
After heated executive session OF
the committee today, in which was
discussed the refusal on advice OF
counsel on Mr.. Perkins part to an
swer suggestive line of questions
Regarding contributions of corpora
rions to campaign funds, the commit
fee reached an understanding where
bv all threats were waived.
At the outset the committee In ex'
ecutive session was induced by Rep
resentative Littlejohn to reconsider
the action of yesterday, in which the
chair was sustained in ordering that
the witness answer questions as tc
his personal campaign contribution.
After this was done, a plan was
agreed upon as to just what questions
should be asked, and 1t was under
stood that Richard Lindabury, coun
sci for the steel Corporation, woul6
declare he knew of one contribution
of $4,000 made by that corporation
to a campaign fund in 1904. This HI
afterward stated before the commit
tee and thereupon the political phas'
of the inquiry apparently was dropped
Perkins Summoned.
When the executive session OF tn
committee was ended. Mr.. Perkin
was called for by Chairman Stanley
Representative Littleton, upon the al
rival of Mr. Perkins, began a state
ment relating how he had been at
sent on the previous day, when MI
Perkins had been asked to what e1
, tent he had made contributions t
campaign funds after he became cor
nected with the Steel Corporation.
upon the admissibility OF this ev
dence." said Mr.. Littlejohn. "A Vot
was taken, and it was held to be legi
to ask such questions. have exam
ined thoroughly the resolution OF tn
house under which this committe
was appointed, and after much al
cussion and consideration, haV
2 made up my mind that any questio
= 70 anv witness as to his personi
3 campaign contributions is not ADM
sihle under this resolution, unless
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-08-26
Strike To Go On To Bitter End

Philadelphia, August.---Two of the strongest unions involved the strike against the Baldwin locomotive plant of this city, the machinists and the boiler makers, have voted unanimously to carry on the strike for the recog- milton of the unions to the bitter end, notwithstanding the uncompromising attitude announced by the company to the effect that no one would be en- ployed in future except he should sign a pledge never to join any labor union
 This action by the company has been taken up by union leaders in many crafts as challenge that should not be ignored by organized labor This has given rise to talk of sympathy strike in other industries. Financial aid has come from the American federation of labor.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-08-26
Buy Ancestral Home
 Of the WashingtOns

New York, August 5.---As a part of a great celebration to be held in 1915, to mark 100 years of unbroken peace between Great Britain and the United States, a movement is on foot to pur- chase by popular subscriptions of Britons in AmerIca, Sulgrave Manor, Northamptonshire, England, the home of the ancestors of George Washing ton.
 It is proposed to keep the ancient manor and estate intact as a memorial of the "F&ther of His Country" who has been described by ". T. Stead as the greatest Englishman of the Eighteenth century,"
 Assurances have been received that if the movement assumes proper shape efforts will be made to enlist the SUD- port of President Taft and King George.
Iditarod pioneer., 1911-08-26
Kansas Corn

William Allen White, the Kansas litterateur, praised, at a picnic in En- poria, the fertility of his native state.
 "It was @ Kansas boy, you know, " said Dr. White, "who tried to climb a cornstalk the other day to see how the corn was getting on. Unfortunately the stalk is growing faster than the boy can climb, and he is now out of sight.
 "A lot of neighbors with axes have been trying to cut the stalk down, but it grows so fast they can't strike it twice in the same place.
 "Tt was feared for a while that the boy would starve to death, but am happy to say that over the private wire in my office we have got news to the effect that the little chap has already thrown down five bushels of cobs: whence one may infer that his diet, though monotonous, is adequate. "- Buffalo Express.