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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-05-12
EDNA MOORE GETS ONE; HENRY
WARNER OF GREAT FALLS
WINS BOYS PRIZE.
ANCEWNE SECOND CHOICE
Local Boy Gets Silver Medal-Fran.
els Higson Of Helena Third in Boys
Event--Mae Brock Of Glasgow Sec.
ond and Ruth Faulds OF StevensviIIe
Third in Contest for Girls.

Henry Warner of Great, Falls was
last evening declared the winner of
first place m the interschoastic de-
clamatory contest for boys, while Miss
Edna Moore of Butte was awarded first
honors in the contest for girls. Eugene
Angevine. who spoke for the Mssoula
high school. was given second place In
the boys contest, and Francis Higson
Of Helena drew third Miss Mae Brock
of Glasgow won second place I'm the
contest for girls, third honors going to
Miss Ruth Faulds Of Stevensville
The y0nng ladies spoke last evening.
the boys having held the stage the
night before. The contest was inter-
esting clear through. Each speaker
performed creditably and the task
placed before the judges was no easy
one. Despite the difficulty of selection.
though. the audience seemed pleased
with the awards and applauded the
winners heartily.
The Winner.
Miss Moore. who won first place,
spoke "A Shaker Romance" Her de-
livery was charmngly natural. her
voice was clear. her enunciation dis
tinct. She was admittedly the winner
of the contest.
Miss Mae Brock delivered as her Sc
lection. "Ole Mistis." n story of horse
race. She handled n difficult selection
very crcditably.
Tho winner of third place. Miss Ruth
Faulds of Stevensville. spoke Van
Dykes Lost Word" She performed
remarkably well and won her prize and
her applause deservedly. The judges
last evening were Professor Fannie
Corbin. Dean Of Women Mary Stewart
and Miss Gertrude Buckhouse. The
prizes for each contest are gold. silver
and bronze medals of the same kind as
those given the winners Of the athletic
events. To tle winners of first, second
and third places, respectively.
The Program.
The program lst evening was as fol-
lows:
Music orchestra
How the La Rue Stakes Were Lost.
HOOD
Nadia Chambers. Hamilton.
Winners by Their own Lengths connor
Mary Grigsby Park county
Vocal Solo Selected
Miss Hughes
t)p MlStlS .u'oi
Mac Brock. Glasgow
How the La Rue Stakes Were Lost.
Pearl Rowe. Victor
a shaker Romance, ce,...................". Phelps
Edna Moore, Butte
Violin Solo Selected
Miss Lyden
King Robert of .Longfellow
Effie Tadsen, Forsyth
The White Allen
Anna Belle Funk, Fergus
The Lost Word ord.......,..............a...Van Dyke
Ruth Faulds. Stevensville
Decision of Judges.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-05-12
A MESSAGE

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class ad page today.
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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-05-12
THE WEATHER

Today-F'air.
Tomorrow--Probably fair.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-13
PRYOR DECLINED THE HONOR
AGED Confederate General Tells "hs
He Didn't Fire First Shot at
Sumter.

Roger Atkinson Pryor of New York,
soldier, editor. lawyer, on tho occasion OF
the fiftieth anniversary OF the firing on
Fort Sumter, told for the first time In mis-
life-he is now SO years old-why, after ne
had been requested by his superior officer
to fire the first shot that opened the war,
he arranged for his old friend Edmund
Ruffin to do It
THE first shot on Sumter freed the
slaves said General Pryor, but that was
not my intention when l Viewed the can
mons fuse prepared to touch 1t off. But,
as Emerson says, L builded better than
knew AS l look over all these days
since that eventful day, l am more than
ever convinced that never, except by war;
could you have got rid of slavery"
General Pryor, then a lawyer of 80 from
Virginia, had made a speech from the
balcony OF the Mills house in Charleston,
Just a few days before April L.
1861 In which he said: Strike one blow
and Virginia will secede in an hour by the
Shrewsbury clock" 1t was in compliment
for this speech that General Beauregard
bestowed upon young Pryor the honor OF
firing the first shot.
1T would have looked theatrical" said
General Pryor, seated in an arm chair,
his right manu- TESTING Oh al "N'Ns'NFi'
copy of a photograph of General Lee
which contained the subtle blend OF ma
, jesty and gentlemanliness. Il did not &C
cept General Beauregard's kind offer be-
cause 1t was not for me to accept it,
Let me tell you Of my friend. Edmund
Ruffin, however. Ruffin had paper OF
which he had been editor for many years
1t was really an agricultural paper but
when the war talk began he gave 1t q
political tone. 1t was Edmund Rufnn
who first advocated secession, as distinct
from Calhouns doctrine Of notification
Virginia did not favor Rufnn's notion
| strongly, for the convention then in session
at Richmond, had thrice voted on seees
sion and had each time voted against Il
with an increasing majority. That is why
Ruffin went to South Carolina to pro
pound his doctrine where 1t would have
more effect
| He came to Charleston in early April
! Charleston was beleagured with 5000 o.
! 1000 young southern gentlemen at th'
time who were all in fighting trim. VIII
these boys Ruffin enlisted, donning th'
South Carolina uniform and shouldering {
musket-this man with snow white hail
and almost IS years old. And he was pres
| ent when General Beauregard asked me L
fire the first shot l introduced him L
the general and told the general wha
Ruffin had done to further the cause o
the south and persuaded him to let Rufnl
| fire that shot.
The general was persuaded RufhI
fired the shot Virginia thereupon seeded
uniting the entire south. Ruffin then re
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-13
GIANTS OF THE CRIMINAL BAR
How Aaron Burr Produced u Trial
Thrill and Saved His
Client

II IL undoubtedly true that In former
times, in all parts of the country, 1t was
considered more important and more credit
able to save a mans life or liberty than to
get O. verdict where property only was con-
cerned. These days have passed, however,
as far as New York is concerned, and IN
a lesser degree possibly, in nearly all the
other states. and despite the agitation on
the subject they are never likely to return.
1t is interesting to turn back more than
a century and a quarter, to the earliest
days of the republic and the careers OF two
lawyers who would have been giants in any
age or In any country, and who were an
tagonistic in character and purpose-Alex-
ander Hamilton and Aaron Burr Both men
accepted criminal as well as civil cases
One of the greatest efforts OF Hamilton's
life was his APPEARANCE for one Crosswell,
charged with publishing a scandalous libel
upon Thomas jefferson. The court was d.
vided in its verdict, but the prisoner was
never punished.
Aaron Burr, that erratlc genius, who
lacked n balance wheel, is said never to
have lost a case in which he alone was
counsel 1t is also OF record that ne won
a case. where by a queer trick of fate, his
associate counsel was Hamilton. II was a
murder case. The actions and manner Of
the principal witness against the prisoner
seemed TO Burr exceedingly suspicious, and
it is said that both Burr and Hamilton
we're undecided in their own minds. which
was the guilty party-the witness or the
prisoner. Hamllton's summing up was per-
functory. Burr began to address the jury
when it was nearly dark. The witness for
the prosecution was leaning against a pillar.
His face was pallid and covered with per-
spiration He listened intently to the law
yer Suddenly Burr seized large Candida
Drum and throwing the light on the face
of the witness, shouted: Behold the muir
derer. gentlemen" The witness turned and
rushed from the courtroom and the prisoner
was acquitted.-F. p. Ward, in Harper
Weekly.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-13
Lady Decies Has
Acute Appendicitis
Granddaughter of Jay Gould Under
goes Operation in London
This Morning.

LONDON. May 12-Lady Decies. who be-
fore her marriage to Lord Decies was Miss
Helen vivien Gould. underwent an opera
ton for appendicitis this morning. The
surgery was done at the residence Of her
mother-in-law. Dowagsr Lady Decies, and,
according to subsequent announcement.
the result was most satisfactory.
1t now appears that Lady Decies had
been suffering from more or less severe at
tacks of appendicitis for some time and
among intimate friends of tho family it
had been frequently stated that she was
about TO submit to an operation. These
statements were always denied and only
yesterday on the reply to inquiries con-
corning the condition OF his wife, Lord
Decies wrote that while she had expert
enced some trouble from the cause re-
ported. an operation was unnecessary.
1t is now explained that a more acute
attack occurred last evening and a resort
to surgery suddenly decided on.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-13
APPEAL IN STRACY COAL CAST
Fight over Richest FueI Deposits I'm
World to Supreme
Court.

WASHINGTON. May 1.-THE fight over
probably the richest coal lands in the world
was transferred today by the supreme
court OF the Uniteo States when the gov
eminent docketed an appeal from the order
OF the federal court of washington, quash-
ing the so-calied 'stracey group indict-
ment.
Judge Hanford Of the lower court qpashed
the indictment on the ground that under
his Interpretation of the coal land laws
applicable to Alaska the indictment had
not stated an offense. The appeal from
the decision will bring before the supreme
court the determination of the law under
which Alaskan coal land may be entered
and sold.
The appeal involves the indictments
against Charles F. Munday, an attorney OF
Seattle, Wash, and Archie w. ShIels, en-
ployed by Algernon Stracey. IL does not
include that against Algernon Stracey, who
was indicted along with Munday and
Shiels, but who was absent when the 9TH
ers were arralgned.
Get Bee catalogue OF 5000 book titles
It will help solve puzzle pictures. on sale
at Bee office, 25 cents; mail. 80 cents.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-13
LEFT $4,000 TO
BE LOANED OUT
In Small Sums, to Needy Peo-
pie at a Low Rate

A gentleman who has Just gone
abroad, has left $4,000 with me to
be loaned out in sums from $40, up
wards, to needy people. at low rate.
on household goods, pianos. horses
and wagons.
All loans will be drawn to be re-
paid in small monthly installments,
to suit the individual borrower.
II you need money and want to get
it at reasonable cost and in "a strict
ly confidential manner. address G16s,
In care of Bee, stating the amount
wanted, the security you have to offer.
your address and the time it will be
convenient for me to see you.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-13
LIFE ON THE PLANET VENUS
Scientist Thinks Earth'a Nearest
NeiEhbOF May Teen with Pre-
historic Monatera.

That the planet Venus, the nearest OF
the earth's celestial sisters, may be popu-
lated by million of huge prehistoric mon
sters and lizards, such as roamed the earth
400 900 years ago, is the astounding asser-
ton which has just been put forward by
Prof. William II. Pickering OF the Harvard
university astronomical department.
Prof. Pickering's statement comes as
Complementary to the startling announce
ment made by Prof. Thomas Jefferson
Jackson See of the United States Navy OBJ
servatory at Mare island, Cal. who re-
Gently has given out word that intelligent
creatures such as might be called human"
now populate Venus.
Prof Pickering, keenly alert to all as
scertions Of this nature. particularly when
coming from one OF the most authorita-
tive OF Uncle Sans star gazers. is doubly
interested from the fact that for a num-
Der OF years he has been gathering OBJ
servations which lead him TO a belief in
the life" theory upon Venus.
Already the astronomers OF the world
are beginning TO ask after centuries OF
| baffled investigation whether the mystery
among the planets is about 10 be solved
| Has Prof. See finally pierced the belt OF
/ atmosphere that surrounds this nearby
world like a pail? What sort Oh "intelli-
gent creatures" has he found? Is there a
chance that communication can be e.
; tablished with them, the plan for which
was set forth by Prof. William Pickering
as was proposed in the case of the planet
Mars little more than a year ago?
Prof. Pickering offers the opinion that
Venus may be the scene today Cd the life
the earth knew far back in the Pleistocene
and earlier periods before the advent OF
man. In other words, the cloud banks
that have shut off hitherto the gaze OF
human astronomers may conceal the vision
| OF a planet OF interminable steamins
swamps in which welter and wallow great
reptilian creatures OF the kind whose fos.
sils are dug up today thousands of feet
below the surface Of the earth.
J This theory has been held tentatively by
! Prof Pickering for many years. and
therefore, he Is all the more interested by
the news that Prof. See has found the
higher forms Of life on the mysterious
planet As to the possibility Of this Prof
Pickering says:
Certainly. there are many physica
reasons for thinking that II any Other
planet besides the earth is inhabited it ia
probably Venus.
1t is about the same size as the earth
and its destiny Is about the same. Tn,
force Of gravity upon It's surface Is onl!
slightly less than that Of the earth L
has been estimated that roughly speaking
the gravity Of Venus as compared will
that OF the earth Is as eighty five to 100
We feel reasonably sure that at the plan
cts surface the atmosphere is many time
that OF our own.
Venus is the nearest to US Of the plan
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-13
It's Big Help to Careful Parents

cts. being about SOO0O.OOo miles away, but
we have experienced difficulty in studying
II as closely as Mars.
when Venus is nearest the earth the
planet lies between us and the sun. When
Mars is nearest us 1t is opposite the sun,
and Ia, therefore, easily observed. An
other and even greater impediment to
observation OF Venus is that 1t is always
cloudwrapped.
This has prevented us from making
many observations that we would like,
and as far as we have noted here at Har-
ward we have distinguished only slightly
larger markings that were evidently on
the cloud wrapping Of the planet.
FOR this reason i cannot express any
opinion on Prof Sees announcement OF
his belief in the existence OF life there
until he gives out the observation that led
him to the conclusion. Boston Post
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-13
Nebraska
Forty-Four High school students Get
DIpIomaa Next Friday.

Forty-Four High school students Get
Diplomas Next Friday.
FAIRBURY. Neb., May I2-(speoial)-
The class Of 1911 OF the Fairbury High
school comprises forty-four members and
is the largest class that has ever graduated
in this city. The commencement exercises
will be held in the opera house next Fri
day. May 10. and the following seniors will
receive their diplomas Ethel Yates,
Charley A.. Williams, Earl Glenn Wells.
Ottelia s. Weisel, Marcelle A. Weaver,
Reba True, Margaret NJ. Toomey. Albert
stutevoss. Theodore l.. shaffer, Max j.
Shelley, Dorothy X. simpkins, Grace e.
schoonover, Lillian L. Russell. Vera Rig
don, Lyle Pursell. Celia Armida Porter.
Mollie Margaret o'Neal. Alma Olzon,
Louis Meyer. Dick Mclean. Wanda Mccoy.
Annie q. Mccoy, Josephine Ingersoll,
Deyo J. Hughes. Elizabeth L. Hirsch.
Rachael Hauck, Allie q. Harvey. Ruth
Howell. Edward 8. Goodrich Warren p.
Fehlman, Vera Digger. Russell A. Davis,
Myra Alphonsine Cramb. John e. Collier,
Albert Lloyd Cooper. DeForest r. Cory,
Leroy w. Costello, Irene Loretta Cos
tello. Edith L. Cole. Lois Mildred Clark,
MelSa n. Brown. Iavera A.. Bone. Grace
Lois Bee and Sheldon G. Ayres.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-13
UNUSUAL CAUSE OF SUICIDE
philadelphia Man Distracted by
Efforts of Comrades to Get Him
to Join Union.

PHILADELPHIA, May 12-Driven to
distraction over the efforts OF fellow
workmen to force him into joining a union
Ernest Hebleb. % years old. an employee of
the Baldwin locomotive works, shot and
killed himself today. In a letter to his
wife he said.
MY Dear Wife: can no longer endure
the efforts OF my fellow workmen TO force
me into Joining the union. 1 do not be-
lieve In unionism. and they are making
my life so miserable that cannot bear it
any longer. So goodbye"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-13

One OF the principal charms Of
this stores equipment and ar
rRngemsnt r. that every piece Of
furniture, every table. every show
case, every shelf. svery office IL
planned ana executed IN one deco
rattvs scheme. visitors are not
confronted with y oonRlomsraaion
Of architectural styles. Every
thing Il restful and soothing 20
the eye. The fixtures in the rs-
mote corners are just - artistic
~ those at the front door. All
the woodwork IL Of thu richest
oUARTER-SAWED OAK through
out. n n the storO Of Artistic APP
pearanos ana beneficial method.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-13
BIoed PoIsonInE d Fatal.

HURON. s. D.. May 12.-Funeral services
for Eugene Baxter, were held this after
noon. Less than a week ago. Mr.. Baxter
slightly injured one OF his hands, blood
poisoning followed and death resulted
Wednesday. He was 60 years Of age and
had been resident OF this city for
dozen years.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-13

newed his allegiance to Virginia. living in
Amelia county not far from Richmond
And II was there, when he heard of the
surrender of General Lee, that he blew
out his brains literally, thus firing the
last shot as well as the first."-New York
Times.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-13

become better understood it's trade the
of boys The accustomed the merchant tailor gets equally
$500 less than he the fellow limited be
than he before The little fellows clothes that last and
ing according to its worth, not according to its
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-13

The Omaha Bees Great Booklovers' Con-
test-Thirty-nine prizes. You can enter at
any time
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-30
EAST CHICAGO INDIANA HARBOR
SOME CITY, BELIEVE ME"

charge of similar operations in this
vicinity and she and her husband will
De In Indiana Harbor on Saturday, to
superintend the work. Not long ago
they built a church in Tolleston, and
some time thereafter they had charge
OF work of a similar nature In Ham
mond. The Tolleston church was built
from foundation to roof in five hours.
Mrs. Trimble declares that with good
weather Indiana Harbor will have a
Christian church parsonage within an
equal number of hours.
A goodly force of carpenters have
been secured for the work and they
Will make their saws and hammers fly
in an effort to break all past records,
If possible. Mrs. Trimble will herself
40 something in the construction, but
for the most part she confined her help
TO experimenting and encouraging
workmen. She will be supported by
women of the congregation who will
be on hand to render what aid they
may, and the women will later serve a
supper to the workmen employed upon
the building.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-30
TO BUILD
A GIANT
HOLDER
Northern Indiana Gas &
Electric Co. to Put up Mil
lioL Cubic Feet Gas Hold
er in East Chicago on Site
of New Power Plant.

Manager w D. Ray, of the Northern
Indiana Gas & Electric company, au-
thorizes the statement that new hold
err of / .ooo. 900 cubic feet capacity will
he erected on the site of the new $780,
600 power plant in East Chicago. The
new holder has been purchased from
the Bartlett Hayward company of Bal
tirnore. Md, and will cost $1,000
IT was the original intention of the
company to build this enormous holder
in Hammond next to the $4,000 cubic
foot holder which is in use here. but 1t
was found impossible to secure the
necessary ground at a figure that war
ranted the company in making the pur-
chase.
The gas will be manufactured in
Hammond and shot over to East Chi
cago under high pressure, where it will
be contained in the new holder. This
is also a recognition of the remarkable
growth of the city of East Chicago
The East Chicago holder is expected
to supply East Chicago. Indiana Har-
Dor and Whiting. The small holder in
Hammond VIII supply this city.
This makes total of $S50.000 which
the Northern Indiana Gas & Electric
company proposes to spend in the To-
caIity in which it has franchises.
The new holder will be constructed
under the supervision of Manager Allen
Graham, of the gas department of the
company. and by Engineer Baldwin.
The construction of the new holder
was authorized two months ago, but
the announcement was withheld until
the site was determined upon.
one Of the reasons for building the
new holder in East Chicago was that
II would be necessary to spend $4,000
for piling in Hammond. on account of
the poor foundations that were afforded
on the company's property in this city.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-30
Mem stunt
To BE TRIED
BY TRIMbLES
Especial to TIE TIMEs.l

Indiana Harbor, Ind, June 3o.-It is
MANNED to perform the seemingly i'm
nossible task of building a parsonage
for the Christian church at 3717 Grape
vine street in single afternoon. This
feat is to be accomplished on Saturday
afternoon, II the carpenters who are
70 come over from Hammond. Tolleston
and whiting, to say nothing or those
from Indiana Harbor, who are to be
selves.
Mrs Martha Stout Trimble and her
husband. Mr. Nelson H. Trimble, both
evangelists of the church, are expert
enced in lightning construction, es-
pecially the former. She has had
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-30
BOOM FOR
EAST CHICAGO

East Chicago. June 30.-East Chicago
VIII be considerably set up over the
fact that the Auto journal advises
those taking the down state" trip to
go through East Chicago instead of
Hammond as formerly. This will cut
off a detour of several miles and pro-
vide better road than tie old one
through Hammond. The new route has
been made possible by the paving of
Forsyth avenue.
East Chicago will lose some traffic
by the paving of the Canal road, which
will provide a direct route from Indf-
ana Harbor to Whiting, but this will
be more than compensated for by the
additional automobile traffic that will
be brought to 1t since it is ION the
map" as a point along the down
state" road.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-30

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