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The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-03-09
Notable Anniversaries In March

The first day of March GOLD
lis the one hundred and thirty
first anniversary of the charter
for the first bank in the United
States. and the forty-fourth ann
versary of the admission of Ne
braska into the Union. The sec
ond of the month is the, ninety.
first anniversary of the Miss
ouri Compromise Measure" and
the fourth is the two hundred
and thirtieth anniversary of
PENIS gift of Pennsylvania from
the King of England. The sixth
is the seventy-fifth annivers ary
of the massacre at the Alamo,
Texas; and the eighth is the one
hundred and forty-sixth anpi-
versary of the passage of the
Stamp Actof the British Parlia-
ment. The twelfth is the seventy
sixth anniversary of the birth of
Simon Newcomb. America
greatest astronomer. and the
fifteenth is the thirty-second
anniversary of creation of Bishop
McClosky as the first American
Cardinal. The eig hteenth is the
one hundred and forty-fifth
anniversary of the repeal
of the Stamp Act; and the
nineteenth is the two hundred
and ,twenty-fourth anniversary
of the assassination Of La Sale,
the greatest explorer. The
twentieth is the one hundred and
seventh anniversary of the birth
of Neal Dow, the great Temper
ance Apostle Of Maine; and the
twentysecond is the ninety-first
anniversary of the duel between
Commodores Barron and Deca-
tur, in which the heroic Decatur
met his death. The twenty
third is the one hundred and
twenty-first anniversary of Fran
klin's petition to Congress to
dDC1toh SlhNSl Us uhu lnO wv
fourth is the two hundred and
seyenty-third anniversary of the
purchase of Rhode Island from
the Indians for forty fathoms of
beads. The tWenty-seventh is
the three hundred and ninety
eight anniversary of the dis
covery of Florida by Ponce De-
LeonA and the sixty-fourth ami
versafY of the capture of Vera
Cruz by the American forces in
the Mexican War. The thirtieth
is the 'forty-fourth anniversary
of the purchase of Alaska from
Russia for S7,200,000, and the
thirty-first is the fifty-seventh
anniversary of the treaty be-
tween United States and Japan,
which opened up Japan, to the
civilization to the west.
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me into pretty mess. Let me
think"
And said, she went on, after a
minute, Gentlemen, as you all
know, the prize Of the zoo, the only
living white elephant in captivity,
has been missing for ten days.
Through the extreme diligence,
bravery and, / may say skill, Of this
gentleman, indicating Peter, the
elephant once more adorns our ZOO.
have called this special meeting to
present to Mr.. Peter Pumpkin the
reward of $4,000 offered for his re-
turn
Before Peter could realize what
had happened the money was pressed
into his hands. As soon as he could
he got away from the grateful crowd,
paid the landlord, even buying from
him the pumpkin shell, and hurried
back to Sue, whom he found much
upset by his disappearance. When
he had explained it all to her, how
ever, she forgaye him, and and
and when he repeated his all-impor-
tant question she accepted him-and
and that's all I know"
Molly looked up in confusion, t.
| find empty chairs. One by one, un,
noticed by her, her friends had
gone, with the conscious feeling thai
they were intruding and oyerhearing
something not meant for them. That
is, they had all gone but Ralph.
Molly looked at him reproach
fully.
GLOW dared your" she asked.
1T succeeded he answered, com
ing over to her, "and | simply
couldn't wait"
you've got to finish the story
That's the rule Of the game. Th'
beginner always finishes"
sMay II" he asked.
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u. C. rs Meet in Huntington.

The United Commercial Tray-
elers of America are, perhaps,
the best known insurance and
fraternal organization Of travel
ing men in the world, and is
growing rapidly in all parts Of
the country. Like all other
large bodies the U. G.. It's are
governed by Supreme and Grand
bodies, which meet yearly, at
stated periods to attend to the
legislative part of the order.
This year, our sister city of
Huntington will entertain the
Grand Council, composed of rep
resentatives from Maryland. the
Virginias, Kentucky, and the
District Of Columbia, bringing
to that city the largest crowd Of
strangers ever seen. and anyone
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sight met his eyes. In the center Of
the room he saw
ssHa, haw the narrator laughed
gleefully. What did he see?''
nudging his neighbor.
He saw-he saw q white ele-
plant. Standing supremely alone in
the room which had formerly been oc-
cupied BY his comrade was this rare
beast Of the jungle. In OPEN
mouthed establishment Peter gazed
at Che animal, and then, turning,
fled from the building, the landlord
in hot pursuit. In his haste Peter
had neglected to shut the door and
the white elephant was following
him, too. Up hill and down they
ran, this curious procession, until
they found themselves approaching
the ZOO. AS they came up to 1t, Peter
noticed that they we're creating wild
excitement among the attendants,
who rushed forth in great numbers
with the director at their head. As
he came up to the painting Peter, he
exclaimed:
@sOh, ! simply can't take it, ex-
postulated the next person. It's
absolutely out of the question. How
do know what he said p
"Let me go on the fifth one put
in eagerly. He said, Where did you
get that white elephant? Found
him. Peter replied.
"The director looked at Rim in
amazement, and then took him by
the shoulders and led him off. All
night they kept Peter and the land
lord there, giving them two little
sleeping rooms in one of the build
ings. Early the next day they were
brought into large assembly room
where they found many men gath
cred together. They put Peter on q
platform and the director went to
the front of it and said:
go on, Molly. It's up to you
now"
Molly sat bolt upright. well, !"
she declared, 81 must say you've got
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A Winning
q Game
By Harold Strong Latham

Copyright, 1911, by Associated Literary
Press.
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w. G. T. u. COLUMN.

March Goth is Prohibition
Rally Day. Let each aunion on
or near that date hold a suitable
program. It is Neal Dow's
birthday and it should be an en-
thusiastic meeting when we re-
member the liquor tribe is work
ing so hard to overthrow what he
worked so hard to establish
Prohibition in Maine.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Neal Dow was born March 20,
1904, in Portland, Maine. He
was lineal descendant of John
Dow, who died in Tyler, Norfolk
county, England, 1861, a grand
son of whom, Henry, was the
first of the family to come to
America, settling in Hampton
Falls, New Hampshire, in 1857,
where Meals father was born IN
1866. His parents we're Josiah
and Dorcas (Allen) Dow; the lat
ter DIED IN 1851 at SeVenly-HVe
and the former in 1861 at ninety
five yeaes of age.
TRIBUTE TO Meal Dow ON HIS
NINETIETH BIRTHDAY
Very few reformers have been
so staunch, steady and unf1inch-
ing in proclaiming the truth as
Neal Dow has been. He got hold
Of the truth which one of our
medical papers declared the
other day that it had arrived at,
namely, that the cause of drunk
enness is drink. I" Basing himself
on this truth for the generations
he has worked for the overthrow
of drink. OF course the numer-
Gus people who love to tinker at
at symptoms" rather than strike
at causes have sighted and de-
spized his efforts, but yet his
policy is stronger today than it
ever has been.
(SIR) WILFRID LAWSON.
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POPULAR ELECTION OF SENATORS

A resolution submitting an
amendment to the federal con-
stltution requires a tWo-thlrds
vote in both branches of Con-
gress, and the amendment for the
popular election of senators has
now been defeated in the Senate
for want of only four votes.
Ten of the Il New England SEN
ators joined hands with nearly as
many southern extremists to de-
feat the resolution and keeping
them company were the senator's
from New York and Pennsyl-
vanla and a scattered number
from the rest of the country, in
GLIDING the bes mlrched Lorimer
of Illinois whose bribery case
provides a striking example of
the weaknesses of the Spresent
method of election. The union
of the New Englanders with that
which Mr.. Lorimer represents
in Illinois offers a theme worthy
of the treatment which old John
Randolph gave to certain polit-
ical coalition in his day. It is
nothing for this section to be
proud of.
But for the. extreme position
taken by few Of the southern
senator's the resolution would
have gone through with a rush.
They were all, or nearly all, in
favor of the change proposed.
They insisted, however, upon
making the resolution carry a
provision which would have taken
away from Congress one Of the
original powers conferred by the
constitution the power to regu-
late the times and manner of
electing United States senator's.
When that provision was ruled
out by the Sutherland amend
ment which had the effect of
leaving this power of regulation
as tits, they revolted and voted
against change which they act
ually favored. Thus, as a mat
ter of fact, over two-thirds of the
United States Senate is today il
favor of sending this amend
ment in its essential feature tc
the states. Only a beggarly mi
nority blocks the way and half a
dozen of the members of that
minority have been voted out oil
office and will retire on March 4
If there is an extra session of the
next Congress the resolution
may accordingly be brought for
ward again with even better
chances for success.
The movement is certain t.
succeed. 1t cannot much longer
have its way blocked by inter
ested instructions in the Senate
Although the House has severa
times in the past so years or s.
sent such a resolution to tn,
Senate, this is the first time tina
1t has been reported out of com
mittee and brought to a vote il
that body. Only a small minor
ity there now ventures longer t,
antagonize the obviously over
whelmlng drift of public opinion
IN this matter. The question
has been long under discussion
1t is mature and not a sna,
judgment which the country i
rendering in respect thereto
The states in their revolt agains
: the miscarriages and corrup
tons of election by the Legisla
ture, are in most cases providing
devices for achieving indirectl
what the Senate obstruc tons an
bourbons would prohibit ther
from doing directly; and tn
Legislature of nearly two-third
of the states have already gon
so far as to demand of Congress
constitutional convention /
submit an amendment for popr
lar election, which this sma
Senate minority refuses to allow
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The A. Il. Beall Hardware Company,
WILLIAMSON, w. VA.


who knows how the knights of
the grip" entertain at any time,
at home or abroad, can well inn
agine what a great time is in
store for those who attend the
meeting in June. The business
sessions will embrace the 9Th,
9th and 10th, but the entire week
will be put in entertaining the
visitors. The citizens of Hunt
ington are keen to realize the inn
portance of such meeting, and
are lending the local com mittees
all possible aid in the preliminary
arrangements for the big meet
ing in June next.
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FOR SALE.

10 room house and lot on Vim
son street. See VIM. Williamson.
Is room cottage, newly built,
plastered and electric lights, on
Vinson street. See VIM. Will
hanson.
1-8 room house on Second ave-
nue., known as the John Nj.
Maunts property. Terms rea-
sonable. See Vim, Williamson.
The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-03-09

If the Senate continues to OBJ
struct much longer, this constr
tutional convention will no doubt
be called. But the Senate is
clearly at the last gasp in its long
fight to prevent this reference.
Springfield Republican.
The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-03-09

Red top timothy, clover, or
chard, lawn and blue grass seed
cheaper than any other place.
Mark Russell & Co.
The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-03-09

The Designer and the Stand
ard Fashion Book for March are
for sale at ] Lewis & Co.
The Williamson enterprise. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1907-1911, 1911-03-09

We carry the largest stock of
seeds of any dealer in West Vir-
ginia. Call and see. Mark Rus
sell. & Co.
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UNITED (a)

Hewitt This is a united nation.
Jewett-I guess you don't read the
news of the divorce courts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-15
LIVESTOCK MARKET.

Now York. September -. 1911
bEEtE sLkeceipts. - cars. or l'3.i hsa 90
head, were for slaughter. 40 trading. Feel
ing steady. and light receipts expected Tor
Fridays trade Dressed beef unchanged ~
CALyEs-Recepas including late arrivals
yesterday, S57 head. 81 on sale TO-DAY. No
and medium veals sold at s. 23il 50 per 100
ID; Indiana caive, al s5fg7. Dressed Giles
steady 70 strong at la lGAe for city dressed
Salcs-Kerns Commission Company p In
diana calves. f239 III average. 81 per 100 10;
49, $50 III. 81 so; 8; 3J6 ID. IS: Jersey W.
SHEEP AND IAMBs-Receipts. - cars or
3 sol head including 10 cars for the market .
IA cars on sale. Sheep were steady; lambs
slow and weak. closing casiar. The pens wef''
not cleared Common to prime theep sou at
81 50as4 per 100 10: common prime lamor
So % n So I2i1 Dressed mutton dull az 0WSct
dressed lambs slow at ga a l2c. outside nsures
for hog dressed.
o. 10 average So 1914 per 100 H. sheep loo
10. 81: . 90 III. s. 90. vi,
Kerns Commission company: III West VI ~
GINA lambs. - ID: 81 20; l:o, Oh 10, s 80 o
robin hi & Shannon: ~ state sheep, ios b.
newton g. Co: 2T9 West Virginia lambs
G5 IN. So: III. 63 III. 81; 273. 90 Id. - 20. 200
Ga 10. 81 "a 90. 81 ID, 50 10; SO. 81 H. - 3D.
Andrew Mullen 40 state lambs. 10 ID. &c.
sheen. 100 10. 81.
HOGs-Rcceipts. cars or SIG head all Tor
slaugh terers except few head: Feenng cas-
Ter Good 23l-lb hogs sold ~ 81 % per ~ ID
sai.s-s Sanders: : Pennsylvania hoes,
osl 10 average. 81 80 per 100 ID; rooshs' 40
Andrew Mullen date yes,4rday!:. y state st
hogs I7c ID. 81 ~; -. l24 ID, 81 ~; al. ~,
10. 81 81; 2 roughs. 273 10, 81 So ! stlg' ana
J. c. curtis & Son 1ate Yesterday: %
state hogs 100 ID. 81 10; 40. 40 10, ~ 90
4. 1872 TO- 81 60; 8. ii7 Id. 81 80; rougns'
eGS ID. SO 30.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-15
CURB STOCK IN A CORNER
Bucketing Porcupine Central Or,
ders Proves Disastrous.

4 little corner. in which the sufferers
arc alleged bucketers OF orders, is being
succeSsfui'y worked in Porcupine Central
a curb stock. Porcupine Central was
brought cut on the curb several months
sgo, and there were no wide fluctuations
in is price until within the last week or
two. IL closed at % cents a share on Au-
gust 81, and since then has risen sharply,
sales YESTERDAY being made al 3 30 a share
RsN e tho Hnal figure.
Shortly before the advance started. II
IS said some men interested in the stock
pnt representatives 10 the Offices Of sew
ssl concerns which had been credited
viii pursuing bucket shop methods these
agents buying Porcupine Central on mar
sin The brokers with whom they were
dealing. however. instead Of filing the or
deFs ~ purchases Of stock on the curb.
hucketed the orders expecting 10 make a
. profit for themselves by bearing the stock
and buying in At lower level what they
needed
Bu, Porcupine Central advanced and
while il was advancing the men who had
bought n on margin paid In the rest Of
NJ purchase price and demanded delivery
Of their stock. This demand the bucketing
trrns were obliged TO meet. and 10 get the
shares required have been compelled 10
nay prices representing heavy losses 70
hen and corresponding profit to the mani
puiators OF the corner as a scarcity in the
hosung supply developed with the rise in
market value. II was said yesterday on
me curb that several traders had refused
70 b. marked up any further, practically
fepudati1g their contracts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-15
OTHER LIVESTOCK MARKETS.

Sssas .aq sept s..v. s4G65a 10 E:;fs.
stockers and feeders. s8as; 80 cows md
refers S. ZJg1sG ~. calves. ST. 2, 70 -. ~ -
Receipts, 10000; &c higher than Yesterday
81 40: heavy aiSyi'' 81 e5as7 80: rough SO $3.50
50 So; good to choice heavy. 81 s so = 30 30
yeerlinss 81 7ogs4 So lambs. native sac
Cincinnati. sept. 1I-CATTLE-Recelpts,
1214; quiet good. steady; medium and com
mon, weak to a shade lover steers. ~ pig
catves steady. sass 50. HoGs-,Receipts.
2692: generally steady at Yesterday prices;
mon sows s+d 81 80: pigs and Lights, 81
s725 SREEP-Receipts. 964 steady; 81
s. %: lambs, s3gs6 %. cd.
LS-Receipts. 80; active and steady.
HOGS-Recelpts. 1000; active and "a loc
81 az: workers.. 81 i5as7 50: pigs SO 75@s7;
roughs, So 20a Sc 50; stays. 50 4S1 20; dalries'
81 q 81 SO. SHEEP AND IAMBs-Reeeipts.
2 400: active: sheep steady; lambs, Joe higher :
'Ai Kansas city' Sept. ti.-cArTLE-Receip
1900 including LOO southerns. STEADY,
Southerns strong to 10c higher; cows lOc
higher; dressed beef and export steers. s1g
81 90: fair TO good. So - a SO 80; western.
s. 90 Southern. 81 s5qs5 so: southern cows.
80 7E4Sl 20 native 81 60 n s.: heifers. 81
81: bulls. So n 81 20 calves, 81 - Nsi 81. hCb',
Receipts $500. steady to strong; bulk 81
sa les. So 90 81 Oj: heavy, SO 9OYSIi packers
and butchers So 90aS7 IN; lights So 50 asl 10.
SHFEP-Receiptg 1000; l0ql5c higher
lambs 81 25as5 30: yearlngs. 81 I5Gsf %
wethers So - n 80 60: ewes 50 y So 10; stock
ers and feeders, 81 j0aS3 -.
YittsburC Sept. 14.-CATTLE-Steady; sup
pIr light: choice 81 25 as7 70: prime, SO IS a
81 %. SHEEP-Steady; supply fair prime
wethers S4d 81 %. culls and common. 81 OF.
s.: lambs. SO j0asG2 % VEAL CALVES -
aSo 20. HOGS-Active; receipts 10 double
decks: prime heayies. 81 30 n 81 40; mediums
and heavy Workers. 81 Goa 81 So; light YORK
srs sTRs7 40; pigs, $eq 81 so roughs' $6g
Sc -.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune
Louisville sept 14.-SHEEP AND LAMBS
receipts. G19; market quiet; best lambs 10
Sc. cui,s and tail ends, ia &c. good Tat sneep'
SC: medium and common sheep dull
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune
St Louis Sept I4.-CATTLE-Receipts
. Tag. active and f0c higher: steers 81 10 n
81 So; heifers. 81 1881: cows, 81 30 a 50 ~
southern steers. s. 7jG s. 81. HOGS-Re-
ceipt. 6. ia2 fairly active and "a lOc higher:
chGIce. l70 to 10 10. 81 SJ@$I 10; bulk Of
sales 81 II q 81 30, packers, 81 I5dSI 10; best
liant. 700 10 fs5 h. S70 s. 80: fair do. S6m
s. %. pigs S425d5 10 SHEEP-Reeeipts;
2 S.i active and irmer on good; lambs, - ~
ass -. Gull lambs 81 5OGt4 10; sheep 50 -
y 80 60 common. S2p 81.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-15
CONFER ON TOBACCO PLAN
independent Dealers Say Trust
Is Increasing Power.

another conference on the reorganiza ton
ot the Tobacco Trust was held Yesterday
IN the Federal Building between govern
nent officials and representatives Of the
tooacco companies. This was the fourth
conference held thus far. Judges Iacombe.
Noyes and Ward were present.
Besides Attorney General wickersham
ana James c. McReynolds. Special Assis-
'aht Attorney General, who have rep
resented the government during all the
conferences. f. W. Lehman, Solicitor Gen
eral. came to New York yesterday to be
present during the consideration OF the
tentative reorganization plan James r.
Duke, president. and Percival s. Hill, vice
president, Of the American Tobacco Com
pany. and counsel were present on behalf
Of the companies.
Al the end of the meeting Attorney Cen
eral Wickersham said that further prog
ress had been made. though he. declined
10 say in what the progress consisted He
added that another conference would be
held on September %
a committee of five representing the Re-
tail Tobacco Dealers Association OF the
greater city called on Mr. Wickersham to
~ SNhAt eAitN dHNfS pNlOIt MN anu "
obtain proper consideration for their bust
ness interests in the final plan for the
reorganization OF the Tobacco Trust. Vim
cent Farley headed the committee and
Henry II. Hunter acted as its legal rep
resentative. Mr. Wickersham said he was
too busy to talk things over with the COM
mittee at this time and made an appoint
ment with them for September Is
Mr.. Hunter explained that the associa-
ton consisted of about seven hundred re-
tailers and owners OF small tobacco stores
throughout the city. They were indie
pendent dealers. he said, and anxious to
be protected in their business. A member
of the committee intimated that the Tobac-
CO.. Trust. despite the injunction issued by
the court. was still increasing its power,
and that the association wanted 20 inform
the Attorney General of this state Of af-
fairs
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