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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-10-12
OF GUILTY
One Man is Sent TO a Fed
eral Prison for Four
Years.
BABY PICTURE CASE
Is Settled When Man Pleads
Guilty and Pays a
Fine of $50.

Several federal prisoners pleaded
guilty Friday in United States dis.
trict court TO charges of violating Inc
internal revenue laws by selling
whiskey and like liquors without gov.
eminent licenses, and Judge A. c
Dayton fined and sentenced them as
follows:
Stella Douglas, James Harris
George Jones. William Swan, Doggic
Litton, William Hatcher, George Nor.
gan and Bob Graham were fined s1OC
each and sentenced to serve thirty
days each in the Preston county jail
William Russell was fined $500 and
sentenced to serve sixty days in the
same jail for like ofrense. He
was acquitted of another like charge
Robert Page and Walter Drummond
drew like penalties for like offenses
and were committed to the Berkeley
county Jail.
Pet Hornet and George McCull.
ough were fined $500 each and sen.
fenced to serve thirty days each II
the Randolph county jail.
James jenkins and Guy Cross also
pleaded guilty to charges Of boot.
Logging" and we're fined 500 easL
and sentenced to serve thirty days
each in the Harrison county jail.
Ray Smith, Michael Doyle AM
Henry Johnson will be put on trla,
on like charges az all three PLEADED
not guilty.
The case Of NJ, o. Fuller, accused
of violating postal laws, was con
tinued until the next term.
Prosecution was dropped in thu
case Of Toder Tuna, accused of send
ing obscene matter through the mail
An appeal from confirmation o
sale by the referee in the bankruptc!
case against b. C. Williams, OF Fair
mont, was submitted and argued
John Hooker was placed on tria
Friday afternoon on a charge o
"bootlegging" whiskey Sunday
August e, at Moundsyille and tel
case was given to the jury at
O'Clock.
( In the case of Albert Jcnes, Judg
Dayton announced that as 1t was tn
second offense the fine and mprison
ment would be greater than for tn
first otfense and that If he came be
fore him again on similar chargs
he would send him to the penitenti
airy. He was fined $500 and give
ninety days in the Beverly Jail.
In Toder Tuma's case, which a
stated was dropped, it appears tina
Tuna, a young Bohemian, residing /
Wheeling, wrote an obscure letter 70
another man and directed it to III
editor OF a newspaper in CLEVELAND
o., but Tuna did not mail 1t. AS III
offense consisted in mailing the lie,
ter, the government held that Tum
was not guilty, and he was according
ly discharged from custody. Accord
ing TO Tuma's story he is secretar
Of a Bohemian secret society, whic
makes 1t a practice to send out OF
scene letters to mark its displeasur,
Before the self-confessed men we.
taken uot of the court room to jail
Judge Dayton warned them that
they ever appeared before him agai
on similar charges, the penalty woul
be far more severe.
The case of Mike Scott, charge
with white slave traffic, was tran,
ferrcd to the Philippi docket.
A son of j, L. Martin, Of Parker.
burg, married against the wishes Z
his parents and they would hay
nothing to do with his wife. Th
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-10-12
AERoPLANE FALLS
And Youthful Richie Aviator Drops
Thirty Feet TO Ground.

HlARRIsvII,I.E, oct. 7.-Homer II.
Woods, Jr., son OF Judge IL b. Woods.
of this place, fell about thirty feet
when his alrship capsized a few days
ago. The boy was uninjured although
the machine was badly damaged.
The mochine is of the boys own
construction and proved successful on
the first tryout. 1t Is built after the
mode! Wright blplane.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-10-12
MOVES TO CHICAGO.

Mrs. Charles Kiedel and children
will leave Friday night for Chicago,
where they will make their future
home. Mr., Kiedel went to Chicago
several weeks ago and has every
thing ready for the arrival of his
family.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-10-12
LOCAL CONTRACTOR
Is Now Ready to Begin Build
ing the Elks' Home
at Grafton.

GRAFTON. Oct. : Contractor
Albert Breternitz. of Clarlisburg,
who has the contract for the con-
struction of the new home OF the
Grafton lodge of Elks, to be built
on East Main street opposite the
Willard hotel. is in the city and he
has force of men at work placing
the forms for the concrete founda-
ton, the pouring of which will be-
gin in a day or two The excava-
lions for the splendid new structure
have been about completed and work
from now on will be rushed on the
foundation.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-10-12
SUDDENLY DEMENTED.

CINCINNATI, O., Oct. 6.-Arthm
Mowery, of St. Marys, W. Va, became
suddenly demented. jumped from 4
train, fought the police and landed III
a hospital.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-10-12
HELD FOR GRAND JURY.

John R. Nuzum was held for the
grand Jury under bond of $500.
which he furnished, Friday afternoon
by Justice G. H. Gordon, on a charge
Of feloniously hitting Charles Stewart
with a beam several months ago near
Dola.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-10-12
BORDEN BEGINS.

OTTAWA, Oct, 6-The LaurierI
cabinet resigned today and PREMIER
elect Borden accepted a call by his
excellency to form new ministry.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-10-12
TEN LOCATIONS MADE.

The South Penn Oil Company
made ten locations in the shinnston
field this week This will cause
quite a little activity in that field
within the next few weeks and will
be gratifying news to :ha oil people
there.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-10-12
HEAVY EARTHQUAKE.

PORT AU PRINCE, Oct. GA
heavy earthquake occurred here to.
day. 1t continued thirty seconds but
no damage was done.
Hc5s6EE;1s,RTHsSsL.g y7SxrTyyySVE FursT,.,y-
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-10-12

n NJ. Hooker, of Buckhannon, is
in the city
NJ. A. Samples was here Thursday
from Salem.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-10-12

Mrs. William II slviter and Miss
S!viter. OF PIttsburg, and Mrs. Aston
n. Dayton, OF philippi, are guests of
Mrs, Samuel r. Harrison for few
days. '
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-10-12
ADMITS DISTURBANCES.

BADAJosE, Spain, Oct. 6-The
Portuguese government admits that
Royalist disturbances prevail in
northern provinces.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-10-12

FOR sALE-Lot 40 12o feet, in
one of the best residence sections,
CT city, five minutes walk from
Empire Bank. For particulars
Address &c. A. F." care Telegram
Office, Clarksburg.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-10-12
Money Couldn't Do t.

Money wouldn't really pay for
some medicines. In cases of acute
or chronic cases OF rheumatism
Martins Rheumatic and Blood
Elixir has more than a dollars
and-cents value.
You can always feel safe with a
bottle OF this reliable medicine In
the house. Makes the blood pure
and rich. Has no equal as a tonic
for enfeeblsd conditions OF the sys-
TEN. Cures rheumatism by dis
solving the uric acid. All dealers
sell It
H0RNOR-GAYLORD Co
WHOLESALE DrsTRmrToRs.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-10-12
vs. w.. 3 & 3 e! e:
hanneIs

names
Flannel season now on-stocks
full, and ready for your demands.
New Scotch, French, Viyella
and Heavy Shrunlen Flannels;
Country Flannels, Shaker Elan
nels, White Flannels, Embroid-
lred Flannels.
Great collection OF new Scotch
Flannels-sfripes, and embroid-
cred, 35c.
New assortment viyella Elan
neis, for day and night wear
Shirts. Waists, Pajamas, Night
Gowns-75c.
Hundreds Of different patterns
Silk Embroidered White Elan
ncls, 45c, SOC, Coo, 75c to $3.50
yard.-plain hemd, scallopt, or
hemstitcht edge.
Yard wide woven stripe Elan
ne!ettcs-fabric Of much merit
for Pajamas and Night Gowns,
10c.
Woven Flannelettes, 61ac.
TIC to Pic.
Flccct Cottons for House
Dresses and Wrappers, 7l2c,
8lac, 10c yard.
Yard wide. 1215c to 15c.
The Nc5r Antmn caiorog CONFIRMS
complete Price List Of Fiarncis aud
Flannclettce.
BOGGs & BULL,
NORTH SIDE, PlTTsDuReH, PA.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-10-12

G. b. Newhouse, of Keyser, is a
city visitor.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-10-12

Great collection Of new Scotch
Flannels-sfripes, and embroid-
cred. 35c.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-03-29
NEWS
BUCKsPORr.

@ B. Richards and son Clifton left Mon
day for trip to Boston.
Frank z. Miller and Harry Burr were
the guests OF George N. Towle and wife
recently.
Mrs. Harriet Andrews, with daughter,
NM Naomi, OF New York, arrived Monday
for visit to her sister, Mrs. w. 8. Webb.
Hrs. w. L. Luce left on the Boston boat
Aouday to attend the millinery openings
and also 70 visit her son, A. B. Luce, who
70 with the Thomas e. Shea company at the
Rsand opera house, Boston.
Charles E. Jackson and wife, OF Portland !;
A. r. Burr and wife, of Brewer; Mrs. Mae
L. Cash, Mrs. Alice e. Hayes, Of South
Portland, and Miss Grace E. Walton, of
Belfast, were guests OF Mrs. Frances C.
Homer while in town.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-03-29
BROOKLYN.

Clifton Stanley was in Ellsworth last
week.
E. B. Kane and wife have gone to South
Bluehiil.
Miss Jennie Cole will have a cottage
built this spring.
Chaies Blake and Clarence Stanley left
Thursday for Boston.
Schools open to- morrow, with the same
teachers as the past term.
Miss Belle Allen, of Sedgwick, is the
guest OF Miss Alice Herrick.
Mrs. Adelaide Marks and Miss Addie
returned Wednesday from New York.
Walter Crockett has moved his family
into part of Wallace Tainter's house.
G. &. Hall has gone to Someryille, Mass,
to visit mis- daughter, Mrs. G. w. Herrick.
Mrs. Amanda Sellers has returned from
Somerville, Mass, where she has spent
the winter.
Maynard Biaisdell has bought a house
lot OF Mrs. Jennie Dority, and will build
this spring.
Harry Moody and wife, OF South Had
ley, Mass, are visiting Mrs. Moody's
mother, Mrs E. l. Hill.
Rupert BIance, who has been visiting
his grandparents, r. w. Nutter and wife,
has returned to his home at Prospect
Harbor.
Mrs. Nellie Batcheler has sold her farm
and buildings to James Henderson. Mrs.
Batcheler has purchased Walter
Crockett's house, and has moved in.
March "a. UNE FEMME.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-03-29

Indigestion Goes
Prescription ON the Money
Back Plan,

Z
Prescription ON the Money
Back Plan.
Almost everybody knows that SEA
headache, nervousness and dizziness
are caused by q disordered stomach.
Upset stomach aud indigestion pap
pen just because the food you eat DOG
not digest-1ut lies in the stonss1
and ferments or turns sour.
You can stop fermentation au9
stomach distress In five minutes y
using Mo- A stomach tablets,
prescription that has done more 4
cure indigestion and put the stona5
In fine condition than all the stomaed
specialists on earth.
A large 50-cent box of Ml-uN1
stomach tablets is all you need 10 u
quick and lasting relief. G, a. ri
cher guarantees them. al
Mrs. Attic Etson, Of 50 Dun hosS1
Battle Creek, Mich. used Ml-o-Na
and within two months was In as gW1
health rs ever. and has good stsous|
stomach and eats anything she LII n,
She attributes her good health 10 Fl
o MA. ,
II you have heartburn, belching "
gas, heaviness, or any stomach trouv'Il
no matter how chronic, try NILE
stomach tablets on money-baek pss1
Sold by g. A. Parcher and feSaD
druggists every where. -,
People who suffer from constipaI!Is
should not forget that when
stomach properly digests food ~
constipation disappears. The ins!,ss
tons that come with every box Oh
O-NA will tell you how to cure COZ"
patton.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-03-29
pEp1cAroRY EXERCISES.

One OF the most interesting events to
take place in Bucksport in many years was
the dedication of the new Odd Fellow 8
hall, Thursday evening, March %. A de-
scription Of the new hall appears elsewhere
in this issue.
The dedicatory ceremonies were beauti-
fully and impressiveiy carried out by
Grand Master Frank B. Miller, OF Rock
land; Deputy Grand Master Charles E.
jackson, of Portland, acting as grand
chaplain; Grand Warden Louis E. Flan-
ders, Auburn; Grand Marshal Oliver B.
Lovejoy, RockIand; and Grand Treasurer
William e. Plummer, OF Portland; Past
Grand Master Reuel Robinson, OF Camden !;
Past Grand Master Samuel 8. Adams, of
Belfast; and d. d. Grand Master George
N. Towle, OF Bucksport, as heralds.
Appropriate music was rendered by q
chorus consisting of Mrs. "A. X. Googlns,
Mrs. J. M. McInness. Mrs. W. L. Luce,
sopranos; Miss Mary Pond, Washington,
d. C., Miss Anna Raguse, Boston, altos;
Prof. Mitchell, John L. Holmer, tenors;
William Snowman, Fred 8. Blodgett,
bosses; Mrs. Mary L. Hopkins, accompan-
in; Miss Celia Smith, pianist.
Eloquent speeches by the grand officers
and assembly officers present were greatly
enjoyed. The assembly officers present
were: Mrs. Mae L. Cash, South Portland,
president; Mrs. Frances G. Homer, Bucks
pert, vice-president; Miss Grace E. Wal
Ton, Belfast, secretary; Mrs. Alice E..
Hayes, marshal, and Mrs. Mary A. Burr,
Brewer, past president.
Al the close OF the ceremonies an in
formal reception was given the grand
ohcers and assembly officers, after which
coflee, cocoa and cake we're served in the
dining room. There were over 400 present.
March %. j..
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-03-29
sARGENTvILLE.


Mrs. George Turner is home from Sedg-
wick.
William H. Simmons has gone to Airing
ten, Mass.
Miss Evelyn Gray has returned to Cas-
tine normal school.
Frank Harding and son Ralph were in
Portland last week.
Byron Wood left Monday for Belfast to
join the steamer fremont.
Mrs. Minnie Blaisdell is the guest Of
friends in Brockton, Mass.
Mrs. John Bennett has returned from
Boston, W here she spent the winter.
Joseph w. Spinney has been the guest
OF his daughter, Mrs. J. H. Bennett.
Lawrence Eaton has returned to the
Maine Central institute in PittsfieId.
Miss Josephine West, OF Sedgwick, is
spending q few weeks with Mrs. Fred J..
Sargent.
Mrs. Arthur Grindle and son Wade, OF
Penopscot, spent Sunday with Mrs. Clara
Bowden.
Capt. Collins Powers and wife, OF Deer
Isle, visited Capt. c. l.. Babson and wife
last week.
Mrs. II. J. GrindeIi has returned from
South BiuehilI, where she has been visit
ing friends.
Mrs. Wallace Hinckley and little daugh-
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-03-29
FRANKLIN.

Samuel Bragdon lost valuable COW last
week.
Miss Hazel Swan has gone to Bar Har-
Dor, where she has employment.
Horace Sinclair has spent few days
with his sister, Mrs. }. H. Bunker.
Earl Balm, who has spent his vac alton
with Thomas Macomber, returned to Ban
gor Saturday.
The Bangor basketball team will play
Franklin high school team at franklin,
Friday, March 81.
Miss Katherine Bunker has returned
from q visit with her sisters, Mrs. Harry
Springer, Of Foxcroft, and Miss Alice, OF
Augusta.
Miss Elizabeth Fraser returned We'd
nesday from Winter Harbor, where she
spent few weeks. She was accompanied
by her cousins, Randolph and Carlton
Smaliidge, who returned to Winter Har-
Dor Sunday.
March Is. Z.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-03-29
COUNTING HONEY.

Federal Treasury Uses an N,ec,...
Machine for Counting Coins.
Uncle Sam ID nov too big. too n,a.
Gus and too much In hurry even to en-. ~.
his money, and instead OF counts. :.
coins by hand he simply runs 49,.
through a sort Of hopper, operates =
electricity, and an automatic re.,.,
shows how many went through ~
coins fall into bag and are tied IN ~
sealed, the government guaran,aa;r
that the correct namber is in the bas
The machine can make no mistake. H..
Uncle Sam feels safe in making his gn..
antec. In this way all the money i -
counted ont At Washington, to 20 IL 3,
subtreasuries and banks Throughout ~
country. The treasury does erea, A.,
OF counting OF money, and for the pn,ns-.
women are employed rather than men :
il has been found, after long experisn,.
that women make fewer mistakes. H.,o'
the operators at the electric machine. :.
Of the female sex.
But there 10 one place in the life a, N.
coin where it must be counted by h.n.
aud that 10 when II comes back IN A.,
treasury for redemption. The mop.v
then must Be gone over BY hand 10 sen.,
rate the foreign, mutilated, worn GU, srd
counterfeit pieces, . work that reooi,,.
very quick perception, and women nav.
been found to do it excellently well. u,o.
ally they can detect . counterfeit, coin bv
its color as il lies among the others on n.
table; but IL mot then, the operator ar
lures II when she tosses 1t from one hama
to another, for theSe 10 . false ring in h.
chink - IL leaps into her palm.
sit 10 remarkable, +" said treasury er.
ployee recently, "how many counterfeit
copper cents come in. especially when on.
calls to mind how little profit there !, in
making them. OF course a. they nm a,
such small denominations, they car 4.
passed without much chance OF suspicion
being aroused, ~ lev persons troubIe
themselves to examine = penny. 1t h.s
been found that most OF the coun,ssisit
pennies arc made BY the Italians in xr
York city, and they put them into circul..
and small storeksepers.
There ere, By the gay, some ia,e.sss,
ing facts connected with copper cents
You would think that inasmuch % peu.
mics are money, tAsy would Be iairiy vsu
taken care Of, wouldn't you, But sheyI
very mysteEioosly creep away. and N
seen no more. We havs to put so,mAk
Of them into circulation annually, and the
majority never come back for rsdsmpsioo
Yoo can hardly destroy such coin, - -
inter thas - they are changing hands In
quensly and arc Of small value they s,s
handled carsisssly and lost.
''One woman In thu treasury at Washing
ton spends Al Der time in making the
little paper covers which are seen around
the sacks OF smaller coins in the hanks
They are called cartridges, and are popG-
lar with the banks. as they are essls
handied.n
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-03-29
The Cause Of Colds and a Safe Clls .

A common cause Of many
the sudden checking Of the uncona
Precipitation by exposure TO a ens ns 3
temperature. Colds, whether takms
form Of Corysa with sneezing' ~ RI
nose. and perhaps sore throat, Q, .,oa
chilly and feveriah symptoms ~
never BE- neglected in the .s.al
stages, serious illness often
from such neglect "a q
II u well 70 gst early TO peg, n
the body well warmed, and m~ ~
portant 70 have tho bowels move =, q
There u no safer or better re ,s ~
uss at thu beginning Of 2 COW 80 y
81. r." Atwood's medicine; ,sliss1
four teaspooufuls viii quickly .mred|
eongsstsd conditions. drive o.. fs|
ties frum the system and vaid sest,e 4
thar trouble. Always ksep aSiT ri
tie house. Any dealer VIII sup ~
for thtrty-ove csntA Il y g
never ussd th1n, write today "a n
sample to tAs = =. Nsdicane w.
land. Maine
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-03-29

He must have been very grateful
to you"
Grateful. ! should say so. Before
parting with me he made me promise
that / would come over as soon as
possible and see him. l couldn't 20
for a year. and then found him In
possession Of 10000 a year income
and married to the woman be loved.
he met me on the steamer, and the
drst thing he did was to impress Il
upon me that neither his mother nor
his wife nor any one living except his
solicitors knew that he was 1udicially
dead in America. He had often tried
to bring himself to unburden his Sc
eret to his wife. but had always failed.
Mathews entertained me royalty
and begged me to suggest some way
Tor him to pay the debt he owed me.
even II 1t required every cent Of his
fortune. assured him that / took
more comfort in his case than In ali
the cases ! had ever won, though had
lost 1t.
After spending month with him
ieft him to return. He could hardly
Dear to part with me and regretted
tnat IT wouldn't be safe for him to
come to America or he would cross the
ocean with me. He shed tears when
came away"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-03-29

terare spending few weeks with rela-
tives at Seaville.
tanned party OF her young friends st.
Patrick's evening.
Chandler Bowden has returned from
Portland, where he has been in the hos
pital several weeks.
Miss Helen Higgins is at home from
Charleston, where she is attending Hig-
gins classical institute.
March q. SIM.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-03-29
EAST BLUEHILL.

EAST BLCEHILL.
land.
John Thorn is home from Massachusetts,.
Mrs. Evelyn Hutchings has gone to Al
bion.
son was born to W. C. York and wife
March p.
Lester Grindle and Luther Bridges were
home from Frankfort over Sunday.
March "a. r.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-03-29
ASHvILLE.

Wilton Hanna will celebrate his birth
day Tuesday, March %, BY party.
Ralph Robertson, OF South Gouldsboro,
spent the weekend with his father.
E. J. Robertson, wife and daughter Lena
have returned home, after spending the
winter in Bangor.
March n. PHOEBE.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-03-29

ing space in a newspaper is rolaed seI
eording to the circulation Of that pafe'1
ADVERTISING space IN a journal rttAes7
circulation is dear al amy price the Pse7
Usher may demand. Without eireaiat'0'
there can be no results, and tsitaes1
results the moneu uhict the adrerii'sf
inrests ~ lost -feavenworth Kansas
Tunes.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-24
MEXICAN TROOPS TRAPPED
More Than One Hundred Reported
Killed by Rebels.

Presidio, Tex, Jan. 24.-More than
one hundred soldiers were killed in a
three-days' battle between the Mexi-
can federal troops and insurrectos in
the mountains between Ojinga and
Chichillio Parade.
The government troops were caught
In a trap and were literally moved
down by the storm of bullets which
swept their ranks from three direc.
tions.
The insurrectos occupied the cliffs
and mountains and the soldiers were
In the road, with only one way of es-
Gaping, and that blocked. OF the 200
men who went into the pass only forty
escaped so far as known. They
Joined the column under Colonel Du
rantes.
The revolutionists' loss is said to
have been slight only five men being
killed, according to their reports.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-01-24
BEGINNING OF
GREAT MOVEMENT
Progressive Republican League
Organized at Washington

Washington, Jan. 24.-Carrying a
possibly greater significance than any
political movement in years the forma.
tion of the National Progressive Re.
publican league was announced here
Backed by nine United States sena.
tors, six governors, thirteen members
of the house of representatives and
many other prominent progressives
the new organization binds itself to
make nationwide fight 'for the es-
tablishment of popular government"
Representing the progressive wing
of the Republican party the league is
looked upon here as the opening wedge
for the fight of the progressives To
gain control of the party before the
next presidential election.
In the senate the organization is
composed of the La Follette-C -Cummins.
Beveridge faction, with Senator
Bourne (Rep., Ore.) named as presi
dent Of the league.
On the house side the Norris-Mur
resentatioT. Among the private citi
gems appearing in the original list are
William Allen White, Kansas; Louis
d. Brandeis, Massachusetts,; Clifford
Pinchot, former chief forester; James
r. Garfield, Ohio; Francis j. Heney
California; Ray Stannard Baker
Massachusetts,, and many others.