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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-09-12
TRADE BOARD

Is true that the state board is not
possessed of legislative. executive
or judicial powers, but it occupies
n place whose influence from a sug-
gestive and educational point of
view is greater than all these. While
it is not claimed by any means that
the policies and theories advocated
by this board are perfect or invul-
nerable, nevertheless, when at each
annual meeting we find a constantly
increasing membership composed OF
men-each of whom occupies
prominent place in his field of OPP
erations-c contributing their time,
energies and wisdom to this work
there is every reason to believe that
thefiual conclusions and recommen-
dations of this board, so long as
they are unalloy6d by political pre-
judices or individual selfishness, are
worthy of the most careful consid-
Grafton Of every citizen of this com
nonwealth and by this appeal to
the Judgment of the arbiters of the
fate OF West Virginia assist, in SO
/ far ms it may, in the moulding OF
that Irresistible agent public opin-
ion, whose power has, at some per-
iod, been successfully measured
against the dynasty of every nation
on the face oruthe globe.
There is natural law, in ODE
dience to which all matter is con-
stantly changing and never in a
state Of absolute rest. and in keep
ing with this law, men and nations
have been divided into two classes
one of which advances, the other
retrogrades. In this great country
of ours, we have a nation composed,
not only of sovereign states but oil
men in whose veins way be found
the blood of every civilized people
on the globe. and because Of the en-
couragement and cultivation OF thosl
virtues and noble characteristics
/, which predominant in all other ma
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-09-12
TORTURE
OF a Ship-Wrecked Grew is
Portrayed by the Scrawl-
ing 1t Leaves.

HOUSTON. Tex. Sept. 12.-Mute
testimony OF storm tossed, suffering
sailors, marooned on Il wreck
schooner lost at sea, was found by
shin carpenters repairing the old
Kate Foere, towed into port months
ago. n derelict. This schooner was
caught in the Gulf hurricane which
went inland near Mobile last year
ana for ten days it was thought to
be lost. Finally an English Boat
sighted the dereIIct and picked it up
when on board was found three dead
bodies of sailors and a fourth saidor
with lust the spark of life left. The
hull was beached, but was recently
brought into port for recaulking.
The messages referred to were
found carved with knife on top
of the matches covering the deck
house. The first was under date CT
September 26, reading as follows
"waterlogged six days; beginning
to suffer agony for want of water
and grub"
September 81, nothing in sight;
suffering intense; bill just died and
Frank is crazy
September IS. agony, water wat
er: now I'll"
The last inscription was scrawled
and scratched over wavering line
and the letters were uneven and ILL
formed. showing the writer was evil
IDENTIFY weak and partly\ delirious.
Retwen September IS and 80 there
we're no markings, but under the
latter date the following message
was carved: water; in agony for
water"
October first appears the last in
scription. hardly legible' ill-spelled
and scrawlIng in every direction
"About gone. goodbye wife, mother
babies, Then as a final enor'
could be traced the letters spelline
%R. j whitman"
It was on the scond of the month
that the wreck was found and
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-09-12
LADIES TATLoR-NIADE
GARMENTS

OF every description. My customers
know that my garments can always
lie depended upon to give entire sat
Isfaction. because 1 design costumes
In which the style. materials and
color combinations are in harmony
with the figure of each customer.
Suggestions OF patrons are always
considered and personal wishes as TO
the details OF SworK are carried out
whenever practicable.
also repair and remodel Furs'
fully guarantee superior qua, ,l,:
>, rect style. artistic workmanship
and perfect fit.
I cordially invite you to inspect Z"
display of Fancy Garments made UP
on figures. No obligations to D"S'
Respectfully. yours,
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81
tions, we have composite nation
of men in whom are combined the
good qualities of all; whose ener-
gies and abilities exceed those Of
any other nation ON the globe;
whose achievement, in the brief
span of our existence, have dazed
the civilized world and placed every
state in the union undeniable in the
class of those which advance" 1t
is a matter OF great Importance to
you to learn not only wherein the
but particularly along what lines
the greatest resistance have been
found, so that, by an increased eff
fort and more hearty cooperation
West Virginia may keep pace with
her sister states. This information
will be furnished you in the report
of your secretary and treasurer
whose fntiring efforts have contrib
uted to the success of this organf-
cation. and the reports of the chair
men of your various committees to
whom special work has been as
signed.
l shall not. therefore. engage your
time and patience by the presenta-
ton OF facts and figures which will
necessarily enter these reports. The
operations of the board in the last
year, will be outlined to you by your
secretary, not only that you may
know the measure of it's success, but
that your attention may once more
be invited to those matters which
have not yet been accomplished.
Without infringing upon the re-
ports of your special committees. l
beg to very briefly emphasize in
your presence, the general progress
of our state, and in so doing we
are brought face to face with the la
mentable fact that that according to
the last census reports we have
made the least progress in that
which has been recognized by all
people and at all periods as the
true foundation OF national prosper
ity and wealth: for there is no field
of human labor so extensive, so var
led, so productive, so certain of re-
ward as agriculture.
The development of West Virgin
ia means an enormous increase in
both intra and interstate commerce,
this in turn demands a correspond
ing extension and enlargement OF
our transportation facilities; the
construction OF lateral railroads in
all parts of the state; more efficient
and extended trunk line service; and
for all these things we must have
capital. Therefore. in your invita-
ton to capital by the advertisement
Of our resources-in guaranteeing
it's protection by the moulding OF
public sentiment to the end that
legislation will be fair. just ana
equitable to both capital and labor
YOU have the greatest power for
good of any organization in the
state. The progress of West Vir-
ginia means the prosperity and hap
piness of her people; the united CO.
operative efforts of this member
ship represents a force irresistible
guided by the wisdom of experience
and earnest counsel and carried for
ward by those indomitable charac-
teristics of the Anglo-saxon race
'.Then slow and sure as the oaks
have grown
From the acorns that fell on that
old dim day:
So this new manhood in city and
town
To a nobler stature will grow al
ways.
Winning by inches, holding by
clinches,
Slow to the contention and slower
to mutt;
Now and then failing, but never
once quailing.
! Let US thank God for our Saxon grit
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sprawled out on the deck house was
the wreck of a man. delirious
shrunKen and insane. He was tax
en- into New Orleans recovered and
is again at sea. mate of the schooner
Carrie wilkins.
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|. ISENBERG
LNDIEs, AKT TAILoR.

1t affords me much pleasure to an
nounce the arrival of the latest move
ties in Designs, Materials and Trim :
mInps that will be fashionable for the
coming Fall and Winter season OF
ISII-Ts ana that 1 am now fully p. G.
-nnrcd to execute orders for
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-10-06
FISHER AND TAFT IN ACCORD
Cabinet Official Says He and Prest
dent Agree on Conservation of
Public Domain.

Kansas City.-"I have just come
from Hutchinson, Kan, where had a
long conference with President Taft
relative to the policy OF my depart
ment," said Walter L. Fisher, secre-
tary of the interior, addressing the
National Conservation congress here.
II find that his views and mine rela-
tive to the conservation of the public
domain are in complete accord.
I'VE especially discussed the Alas
kan situation, and found that we
agree completely on a policy for that
neutrality-suspicious. country.
My idea Of the proper conservation
is a wise development of all the nat
uraa in the public interest
which recognizes the rights of ALL"
The following officers for the Ma
tional Conservation congress we're
elected without opposition: President,
j.. B. White. Kansas City; secretary.
Thomas r. Ship, Washington, d. c.;
treasurer, D.. Austin Latchaw. Kansas
City.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-10-06
Decline of the Boatswain.

The rumored disestablishment of
boats wains, as an anachronism dating.
from the days of sail, is no more likely
to come to pass than the extermina-
ton of the carpenters as a survival Of
the wooden age. But the former class
have little enough share in the gener-
al improvement of service conditions.
What was said in Truth the other day
as to the gunners getting all the plums
out Of the pudding is particularly
borne out by one grievance under
which the bo'suns labor. In 1891 there
were nearly 400 b~oatswains and a like
number of gunners. The respective
proportion of chiefs and warrants
were about equal. Today there are
262, including - lieutenants and 81
warrants; while there are 500 gun
ners, including Sc l~ieutenants and rs
warrants. The expansion of the latter
branch is a natural and necessary CO.
rollary of the growth of the fleet, but
it is equally true that the shrinkage
of the former class is unnatural and
unnecessary.-London Truth.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-10-06
DESTROY H0PPERS
NOW is TIME TO ATTACK GRASS
HOPPER PEST, SAYS PROF.
SEVERN.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capital City, the Various
State Institutions and Diff
ferent Parts of the
State.

Brookings.-Now is the time to de-
Btroy grasshopper eggs, according to
Prof. II. G. SEVERN, state entomolo-
gist at the South Dakota State col
lege at Brookings. He says the best
way to destroy the grasshopper pest is
to destroy the eggs in the fall, by har-
rowing, disking, c~ultivating and plow-
ing the soil in which the eggs have
been deposited. The soil should be
stirred about two inches in depth,
which will reach practically all the
eggs. Female grasshoppers may lay
100 eggs each in the fall, and they
choose a moderately compact soil,
which is seldom touched by the plow.
GrasshOppers choose waste lands, road
sides, alfalfa fields, uncultivated
fields and margins along fences. The
eggs are deposited in podlike masses,
not eel two inches beneath the sur
face. Prof. SEVERN states hat if
these measures are followed at the
proper tsne this fall hat a locust pest
may be avoided next summer.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-10-06
TRUST PLAN IS READY
REORGANIZATION SCHEME OF
TOBACCO COMBINE AGREED TO
Court Following a Meeting With
Attorney General Wickersham.

New York.-Attorney General Wick
ersham attended a conference on the
plans for the reorganization OF the
American Tobacco company.
After the conference it was an
nounced thai a petition would be filed
with the United States circuit court
on October 2 setting forth the pro-
posed plan of dissolution in conson-
ance with the mandate of the Supreme
court and that public hearings on the
plan would follow.
Mr.. Wickersham was asked If the
plan outlined was n Of dissolution.
Il should prefer to call it one OF
disintegration." he said.
In response to many inquiries re-
garding the possible prosecution OF
the United States Steel corporation.
Attorney General Wickersham issued
a statement in which he emphasized
the position Of his department that
investigation OF a corporation does
not necessarily imply that disintegra-
ton will follow. What steps will be
taken cannot be determined until the
Investigation has been completed,
since each cas- stands on it's own foot
ing and depends Upon the particular
facts. In conclusion he said:
1T cannot be stated too positively
that the department is not inaugural
ing a campaign against the business
interests of the country or an indis-
cr1minate attack on all large prosper
ous concerns. On the contrary. the
care and caution with which the law
officers Of the government are pro-
ceeding to the examination of each
case should be a guarantee to the
country that the department is pro-
posing to enforce the law with care
not to unnecessarily injure any in
terests."
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-10-06
400 HEROES SLANl
MAGAZINES OF FRENCH WAA
VESSEL LlBERTE EXPLODE.
Sailors Work Desperately to Save Yes
sci, Needless Of Their Own
Safety.

Toulon, F'rance.-An appalling naval
disaster attended with enormous loss
of life occurred at daylight, when the
battleship Liberte, one of the finest
vessels in the navy, blew up in this
harbor. The death loss is estimated
from 300 up to 400 or more. The killed
include officers and men OF the Lii
berte, and also a large number of
those from nearby warships.
The precise cause of the fire and ex-
plosion is still a matter of speculation.
The Liberte was anchored in the road
stead. where she had lain since the re-
view of the feet by President Fal-
Heres on September 4. around her
and not far away were her companion
ships. all OF which by the very force
OF the explosion added from their own
crews to the list OF the Liberties
dead. The Verite was the nearest at
hand, and the flying fragments and
bursting shells played havoc with the
panfc-stTicken sailors helplessly watch
ing the fire from the decks.
1t was 5 O'Clock In the morning
when the fire was discovered, and
many of the Liberties crew were
asleep. The alarm was sounded and
the order given to food the hold, a
useless effort in the quick rush Of the
flames.
Almost Immediately a series of deaf
ening explosions fell upon the air.
The Liberte shook from one end to
the other, great holes opened in it's
armor n the terrified sailors, reaiiz-
ing their peril at last, would have
jumped frantically into the sea. They
were too late. Already the work of
destruction was complete. One final
and awful explosion infinitely more
terrifying than those preceding rent
the great ship in two. The huge frag-
ments shuddered, and a moment later
the Liberte was at the bottom of the
sea.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-10-06
ITALIANS ISSUE ULTIMATUM
Turkey Has But "a Hours in Which
to Give Answer to Demands in
TripoIi Dispute.

Paris.-War within twenty-four
hours will be the result unless Turkey
returns a favorable answer to ltaly's
ultimatum on Tripoli in hat time, &C
cording 20 semi-official advices from
Rome. If Turkey does not reply to
the ultimatum, Italy is prepared to
land troops and formally occupy Tri-
poll.
Turkey has declared that she will
look upon this action as cause for
war and will resist the invasion with
her entire armament. Foreign resi-
dents are fleeing the country, spurred
by the tear that fanaticaI Mohamme-
dams are planning a general massacre
of Christians.
With an Italian war fleet off the
Tripolian coast and an Italian ultima
tum in the hands of the sublime porte
in Constantinople demanding for Italy
the recognized right to establish a pro-
tectorate in the African territory I'M
der dispute, the crisis has now reached
Its most acute stage.
Six thousand soldiers were loaded
on Italian transports at Palermo. but
SO stringent is the censorship being
exercised by the Italian government
that 1t is difficult to learn whether or
not the transports sailed.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-10-06
DEATHS TOLL 100
THE EsTlMAToRs REDUCE THE
LOSS OF LIFE IN RECENT
FLOOD AT AUSTIN.
PROPERTY DAMAGE IS HEAVY
General Opinion Prevails that Iilfated
Village Will Never Be Rebuilt
Homeless Survivors Well Cared for
by the Outsiders.

Austin, Pa.-Estimates of the loss
of life in the Hood that overwhelmed
the town of Austin Saturday diminish
ed when an army of volunteer escue
worked it's way into the masses of
w~reckage. In the opinion of many on
the ground the number of deaths will
not reach $50, while the less hopeful
place the list of fatalities at 800.
The property loss will exceed $6,000,-
600, and it is the general opinion that
the town will never be rebuilt. Two
at least Of the large plants will not
be reconstructed, inc a majority of
the business men of the place have
been ruined financially.
State officials in charge of the sit
uation, after a hasty canvass Of the
population, expressed the belief that
not more than $50 are dead. Only six
teen bodies have been recovered at a
late hour Sunday night. Chief of Po-
lice Baker, however, believes that full
ly 800 are dead or missing.
The 500 men who had toiled all day
in a heavy rainstorm abandoned their
task with the coming darkness. AL
though they had moved mighty heaps
of debris, fought fire and worked on
without food, seeking to remove bodies
of the dead, less than a score had been
found.
A battalion of state police then sur
rounded the town and no person with
out a pass was permitted to enter.
Reports from Costello and points
further down Sinnemahoing grew IN
%couraging as the day advanced. At
Costello, while there was a heavy fl
nancial loss, it was said that no more
than two persons were dead. Beyond
that point no fatalities had been re-
ported.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-10-06
HITS RACK; 10 DIE
Signboard and Fog Obstruct View and
Engine Plunees Into Vehicle
Carrying Young People.

Neenah, Wis.-Twelve persons were
killed outright. one injured SO badly
he died within an hour, and nine
others were seriously injured. four
probably fatally, all members OF a hay
rack party. when a north-bound North
western passenger crashed into the
vehicle at the Commercial street
crossing here.
Nine occupants OF the wagon. IN
Guiding the driver, escaped with slight
injuries. Two OF the victims were
Chicagoans. the remainder OF the
party being residents OF Menassa.
The victims Of the crash weTe re
turning from the Peter Hanson farm,
three miles outside Of Neenah, where
they had gone ten hours previous to
attend the celebration of a wedding
anniversary and dance.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-10-06
MADISON EULOGIZED BY TAFT
President Pays Tribute to Dead Con
gresham at Kansas Semi-Cen-
tennIal Celebration.

Hutchinson, Kan.-The celebration
here OF the f1ftieth anniversary OF the
birth Of the state Of Kansas was
made notable by the presence OF
President Taft.
He delivered an address at the fair
grounds and was heard by an i'm
mense throng of people. thousands
coming from the surrounding towns
and country.
In opening. Mr.. Taft paid a grace
full tribute to the memory OF the late
Representative E. H. Madison, through
whom had come his invitation to
speak at Hutchinson. He said:
His death was a great shock to
me. as l doubt not 1t was to his fell
low citizens. / had not known him
long nor can l say that knew him
intimately. but knew him well
enough to know the strong qualities
Of his mind and heart, his judicial in
stinct, his intense desire to be fair.
and his clear perceptions of the law
as a jurist. and his level-headedness
as a legislator"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-10-06

The authorities of Witten have
awarded the contract for the drilling
of an artesian well, which is desipned
to furnish water for domestic and fire
protection purposes. 1t is estimated
that a fine flow can be struck at a
depth of 1900 feet. At the top the
we'll is to be three inches in diameter
and 81 per foot is to be paid for drill
ing it.
A South Dakota firm intends to get
into the procession by the manufac-
ture of aeroplanes, and has been in
]corporated at Sioux Falls under the
name of Midwest Aeroplane company,
with a capital of $25, 900 for the pur-
pose Of such manufacturing. The in
corporators are John Bigger, w. L..
Carr, Roger L. Dennis, all of Sioux
Falls.
Claim holders in eastern Butte
county report several bands of ante
lope ranging in that part of the coun-
try, but they are very wild and hard
to get near. AS the present law for
protection of these animals carries a
Jail penalty for hunting or killing
them, with no fine option, it is not
likely that the average hunter will
take n chances.
The Custer and Fall River county
fair at Buffalo Gap closed after a
thrce-days' success. The agricultural
exhibits were very striking in view
of the dry year and the tales that had
emanated of the condition of crops
here. The most remarkable exhibit
was that from an abandoned farm
The h~omesteader had left early in
July, secure in the belief that there
would be no crop at all. Rains came
soon afterward and his crop shows g
harvest of so per cent normal.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-10-06
Gases. Deaths.
a SHORTAGE of Teachers.

Brookings.-There is a great short
age throughout the United States in
teachers Of agriculture. The state col
lege at Brookings is in receipt of a
letter from the United States depart
ment of agriculture, asking for the
m of recent graduates who might
be available to teach agriculture in
high schools. offering a salary of ST.
900 to $1,000 per yea for beginners.
A number of last years class have Sc
cured positions in large schools in
Iowa and Minnesota at fancy salaries,
and there are openings for still more.
This great demand for teachers is an
indication of the growing Importance
of the science of agriculture as a col
lege course, and more and more this
work is drawing Upon teachers in 9TH
er lines on account of the greater op-
portunity it offers in the way Of sala-
ries, promotions, etc.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-10-06
SELECTION OF SEED CORN.
Prof. A. NJ. Hume Gives Timely A6
vice to Farmers.

NCe 10 FARMERS.
The selection Of seed corn and show
corn should be at the present time
lin full swing" in most parts Of South
Dakota. Corn growers all over the
state should not fail to kecp in mind
that there will be a very important
meeting of Corn and Grain Growers to
be held in Mitchell next January l5-
20. In connection with this meeting
a Corn Show will be held, for which
it is worth while to get ready. Corn
for corn shows should be selected now
Their are numerous advantages for
wide-awake farmers in attending such
a meeting as the coming Corn and
Grain Growers convention. The eX.
cellent program which has been pre-
pared is one of the chief of these, and
in addition to this it is not the least
advantage that tho most progressive
farmers of the state here have an op-
portunity to meet and get acquainted
with each other.
In comparison with other lines Of
business, farming heretofore has Of
fered comparatively too much of iso-
lation. Too much isolation is nor an
advantage to any people. 1t develOpes
strength, but if it is continued too
long, the strength does not become
active energy. 1t IS fair to urge the
Importance to the farmers of the state
of attending one or two good meetings
every year, and attending no meetings
can be of greater Importance in this
respect than the Corn and Grain
Grain Growers convention-Mitchell,
January 1920.
In round numbers, six hundred dol
lars in premiums are offered, SO it will
be well worth while to compete in the
Corn Show, ever from a financial
standpoint, even though the greater
value may come from the knowledge
that will be gained of good corn and
how to raise it. The programs and
premium lists are ready and will be
gladly mailed upon request of H. f.
Dawes, president, Fulton, S. D., or A,
n. Hume, secretary, Bookings, S. D