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Gilpin observer., 1911-07-13
SPORT
WESTERN LEAGUE STANDING.

The Florence baseball team was de-
feated by Salida in a loosely played
game. II to 6.
Joe Carney, the Pacific coast pool
champion, won the 500-point pool
match from James Mature, champion
of Colorado.
Arrangements are being made for
Western Slope tennis tournament to
be held in Grand junction soon.
Yen Weldensaul, formerly utility
player for the Grizzlies of Denver, will
manage the Greeley Spud baseball
team of Greeley hereafter.
In a closely contested game at
Santa Fe the Albuquerque baseball
team defeated Santa Fe by score of
4 to O.
The training quarters for Frank
Gotch, worlds champion wrestler,
have been completed in Humboldt. la.
The quarters, which the champion has
christened Riverside Camp" will con-
sist OF large handball court, a regu-
lation wrestling platform and dress
ing room.
The managers of the South Dakota
Baseball Association have decided to
close the league schedule. The teams
have paid SO far, but the invoking of
the law to stop Sunday games has
been the drawback. Redfield finished
in the lead and will get the pennant.
Aberdeen was second, Watertown
third, Faulkton fourth, Mitchell fifth,
Huron sixth.
Gilpin observer., 1911-07-13
WASHINGTON.

The United States Steel Corporation
announces that the untitled tonnage on
its books June Both, totalled 3,361 ,058
tons. ~
Postmaster General Hitchcock says
applications from depositors to pur-
chase postal savings bonds July 1st ag-
gregated $4,000.
Comparatively cool weather is to
prevail throughout the country, ac-
cording to the general weekly forecast
issued by the weather bureau.
Director Joseph A. Holmes of the
Bureau of Mines, left Washington to
make a study Of mine conditions in
Colorado, Utah, Montana and Alaska.
Postmaster General Hitchcock has
designated 90 additional postoffices
as postal savings repositories. The
offices are located in twenty differ
ent states. They will begin opera
tions July 31st.
The amendments offered by Senator
Cummins OF Iowa and the two offered
by Senator Simmons of North Carolina,
all seeking to increase the number OF
Canadian manufactured articles that
shall be admitted free Of duty. wer,
voted down. The voted stood IA to So.
With the Supreme Court decision
still ringing in the ears the tobacco
trust received another jolt when DR..
Harvey Wiley made the prediction
that within fifteen years smoking and
chewing tobacco in public will be
abandoned.
The loss OF the battleship Maine
was caused by the explosion of her
three magazines. No such effect as
that produced upon the vessel could
have been caused by an explosion
from without. Such is the opinion of
Gen. William H. Bixby. chief of en-
gineers, U. S. A.
A sweeping investigation of all ex-
press companies of the United States
mas been ordered by the Interstate
Commerce Commission. It will be
one of the widest in scope ever under
taken by the commission and will
not only be conducted as to rates, but
will include practices, accounts and
revenues of the various companies.
The defeat by vote Of 32 to IA of
the first OF Senator Cummins' amend
ments to the Canadian reciprocity
bill In the Senate made 1t clear that
the measure is scheduled to emerge
from the Senate without any change
from its original form. The Senate
refused to attach to the bill Senator
Cummins' proposal to give Canadian
fresh meats and meat products free
access to the American markets.
Postmaster General Hitchcock. in
announcing the addition of fifty more
postal savings repositories, noted with
satisfaction that the opposition OF
banking institutions had almost dis.
appeared. Applications for authority
to receive postal funds are being re.
ceived from forty banks a day.
The repayment to the Southern
states OF more than $6S,000,00 collect
ed by the government between 1862
and 1865 as a tax on raw cotton, Is
provided for In a bill introduced by
Repi esentative Clayton Of Alabama.
Gilpin observer., 1911-07-13
New orleans Man New Ruler.

Atlantic City, N. 1.-THE Grand
Lodge of Elks elected John Patrick
Sullivan of New Orleans grand ex-
alted ruler, but the remarkable race
made by Charles Rasbury of Dallas,
Tex, made the result long in doubt
Sullivan received S14 of the 1902
votes cast; Rasbury, $40, and Arthur
Moreland of New York. editor OF the
Elks' Antler polled 233. Millard Tick
nor of Buffalo received eight.
Gilpin observer., 1911-07-13

times, and said that ought to have an
operation. I would not listen to that,
and when friend Of my husband told
him about Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and what It had done
for his wife, !! was willing to take it:
Now l look the picture Of health and
feel like 1t, too. can do my own house.
work, hoe my garden, and milk cow.
l can entertain company and enjoy
them. I can visit when I choose, and
walk as far as any ordinary woman,
any day in the month. wish could
talk toevery sufferingwoman andgirl."
Mrs. DEMA BETHUNE, Sikeston, Mo.
The most successful remedy in this
country for the cure Of all forms Of
female complaints is Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
1t Is more widely and successfully
used than any other remedy. It has
cured thousands of women who have
been troubled with displacements, In
hammation, liberation, fibroid tumors,
Irregularities, periodic pains, backache,
that bearing down feeling, indigestion,
and nervous prostration, after all other
means had failed. Why don't you try it,
Gilpin observer., 1911-07-13
St. Louis Balloons Win Race.

Kansas City.-Official figures are
lacking, but it is the belief here that
the St. Louis " and the Million Pop
ulation Club are the winning balloons
in the elimination race that started
from here. The flight of the Million
Population Club is roughly estimated
at 4s5 miles, of the St. Louis ~ of
525 miles and OF the Miss Sofia AS
miles.
Gilpin observer., 1911-07-13
To Utilize Und erflow.

riggsdale.-Probably the most ex-
pensive irrigation pipe line and pump
ing plant system ever established in
northern Colorado is being installed
by w. S. Freeman, Chicago attorney.
on his ranch, near Briggedale, at a
cost of $47,5OO. The water is to be
drawn from underflow streams nd
seepage from Crow creek, and 1000
acres will be irrigated.
Gilpin observer., 1911-07-13
$50 Bounty for Wolves.

Axial-So numerous have becomes
wolves in the Axial basin country that
they are carrying on their depr> da-
tions even in summer and stockmen
have held a meeting at Axial and
formed an organization which voted
to place bounty of $50 upon wolves
killed on the south side of Bear river.
The county commissioners may levy a
tax to secure funds for payment of a
county bounty.
Gilpin observer., 1911-07-13
To Make Fruit Jar Rubbers Last.

To have fruit jar rubbers last. keep
them we'll covered In a jar full OF flour
until used, and as soon as removed
from empty jars. One can then AFFORD
good quality of rubbers. as kept
thus they will safely last several sea-
sons. When there is doubt of old
rubbers. they may often be made to
eke out one more season by using two
of the rubbers to each jar and screw
ing down tight. Always stand newly
filled jars upside down until cool, to
test the tops and rubbers.-Designer.
Gilpin observer., 1911-07-13
Must Reach own Conclusions.

Washington. - Although denials
have been made that government Of
ficials intend to permit the Guggen-
transportation through monopoly on
the water front of Controller bay in
that territory, the administration has
decided to let Congress reach its own
conclusions.
Gilpin observer., 1911-07-13
Lady Burglar Makes Haul.

Grand Junction.--Entering the office
of the Independence Lumber Company
through window, lady burglar.
pried open the cash register and stole
SAL. fine Navajo blanket and coat.
Her footprints were found in the mud
outside teh window.
Gilpin observer., 1911-07-13
Dosheens Doing Well.

Platteville. The peculiar semi.
tropical plant, dasheens, resembling
potatoes growing on George Hodg.
sons farm here. are doing finely. II
the plants prove adaptable to this eli
mate and soil, farmers generally will
plant them next year to supplement
the potato acreage.
Gilpin observer., 1911-07-13
Three Horses Are Killed.

Steamboat Springs. : Pete Lowe,
while on his way to Rock Springs,
Wyo., from Browns park. with a wag-
on and 800 worth of sheep hides, was
caught in a cloudburst, three horses
drowned and the wool racks and
wagon destroyed. Mr.. Lowe barely es.
capped with his life and one horse.
Gilpin observer., 1911-07-13
wechter Gets Respite.

Denver.-Acting automatically as a
stay of execution, bill of exceptions
and an application for a writ of su-
persedeas, filed in the Supreme Court
by Attorney H. E. Luthe, will prevent
the carrying out of the death sentence
against Lewis Wechter. who shot and
killed w. Clifford Burrowes, Feb. IL
in the White House cafe.
Gilpin observer., 1911-07-13
STATE NEWS
OF INTEREST TO
ALL COLORADO
PEOPLE
Newspaper Union News Service.
Tragedy at Brighton.

Brighton.-When Clarence o. Alex
ander, aged 20. shot himself through
the head with revolver, dying in an
hour without regaining consciousness,
he also tempted the life of Miss
Edna Downey. shooting so near her
that her cloak shows powder marks.
Gilpin observer., 1911-07-13
Peavey Company Hard Hit.

ago.-Unauthorized and con-
cealed speculations by James A. Petit.
president of the Peavey Grain Com.
pany, whose body was found in two
feet Of water in Lake Michigan were
authoritatively estimated at $1,000.000
in a signed statement given out by
the F. II. Peavey Company.
Gilpin observer., 1911-07-13
Austrian Is Killed.

Cheyenne, Wyo.-An Austrian was
instantly killed on the Cheyenne-Wel-
lington line of the Burlington, when
he fell between the cars.
Gilpin observer., 1911-07-13
Extrava can't,

Ada-Cholly Saphedde was in
brown study the other day. and I Of
fered him a penny for his thoughts.
Edith-You spendthrift! You never
did know the value of money!
Gilpin observer., 1911-07-13

for four or nve days
at q time 9 very
month, and so weak
I could hardly walk.
I cramped and had
backache and head
ache, and " q s SO
nervous and weak
that l dreaded to
see anyone or havo
anyone move in tho
room. The doctors
gave me medicine to
ease ma at those
Gilpin observer., 1911-07-13
Modern Ethics.

Do not kick a man when he is down.
Turn him over and feel in the other
pocket-Galveston News.
Gilpin observer., 1911-07-13
SEVEN
YEARS OF
MISERY
All Relieved by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.

SikestOn, Mo. -"FOr seven years !
suffered everything. was In bed
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-28
HOPE TO AVERT
A BIG STRIKE
Labor Leaders Hurrying to
Meet Railway Officials.
is NOT ROSY

Conferences TO Be Held at San Fran
cisco, Chicago and Cheyenne to
Take Up the Demands OF the Shop
men on the Hartman Roads--No
Strike to Be Called Until After
the Meeting With Vice President
kruttschnltt.
Chicago, Aug. 2S.-wlth one dele
cation of national labor officials hur-
rying toward San Francisco to confer
with julius Kruttschnitt in an effort
to avert strike of shopmen en- the
Hartman railroads, and another here
to take up the demands of the ILL
nois Central men, the labor situation
on the roads is expected to reach a
crisis in the next four or five days.
No strike will be called until after
the conference with Mr.. Kruttschnitt,
but unless he instructs the managers
Of the different roads to meet the
union committees, 1t was said the men
will walk out without any further
parleying.
j. w. Kline, president OF the Inter.
national Brotherhood of Blacksmiths
left for San Francisco, and before
his departure he said he hoped for q
settlement, though admitting that the
prospects for peace are not very
bright. Mr.. Kline will be Joined by
the other heads OF labor unions In
volved in the controversy at Chey'
enne, and on their arrival in San
Francisco they expect to call a con
ference of the general chairmen of
the union committees before talking
over the demands with Mr.. Krutt.
schnitt.
Mr.. Kline said that IL the man.
ayers consent to meet the committee
representing the federation II will go
long way toward a peaceful solu-
tion Of the difficulty, but that recog.
milton is not fhn only point in dis.
pute. The m.tl are asking for an
eight.hour day wage increase vary
Ing from 4 to cents an hour, ac-
cording TO the location and nature OF
the work. and the abolition of the
personal record" system on the
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
According to San Francisco dis
patch. Vice President Kruttschnitt
would not say whether he would rec
ognlze the different leaders OF shop
men as federation officials, but he de
clared he would refuse to see officials
who represented dissatisfied shop
men.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-28
ISSUE MEANS
LIFE OR DEATH
Beattie Braced Against Or.
deal Of Next Two Days.
HIS ATTORNEYS SEE HIM

Prosecution Expects to shattcr the
Prisoners Story Regarding the
Tragic Death Of His Wife, Reputed
to Be His Only Line Of Defense.
Herculean Task About TO Be un-
dertaken by Counsel for the Noted
Suspect.
Richmond, Va. Aug. 2S.-Henry G.
Beattie, Jr., sat for long hours with
his lawyers, Harry NJ. Smith. Jr., and
Hill Carter. who went over with the
young prisoner the infinite details of
the issue which means life or death
with him. The conference was de-
signed to fortify Beattie against the
ordeal of the next two days. when
the heaviest weight of the prosecu.
tion viii be hurled against him.
Before the prosecution rests It's
case there will be much grave con.
cern in Beattie's mind. He must
know that all his lawyers have to
build on in his defense is his story
Of tall whiskered man slddenly
stepping out OF the shadows Of the
forest on Midlothian pike AMI, with
out reason. almost without words, as
Beattle told the story. Staying his
wife as she sat by his side in an
automobile. Such of the prosecu.
tion's case Is before the court al.
ready as to indicate that when Beat.
ties counsel attempts to DEFEND his
story. which Is the only line of de-
fense that seems to be indicated now
they will be undertaking the most
difficult task In the recent history of
Virginia jurisprudence.
AS the case stands before the Jury
at this beginning of the second week
of the trial, the prosecution has com
pleted its task of pointing out the
alleged contradictions and incongrui
ties in Beattie's story of the murder
Today Witnessed the first step in con
structlye testimony. This was the
to fix the purchase of the shotgun
which is claimed to be the weapon
of assault upon Henry Beattie. The
third and last step in the prosecution
will be to establish the motive for
the crime which the commonwealth
seeks to fix upon him. i. F..
Mrs. Paul Beattle will probably be
another witness for the common
wealth. She VIII tell how. on the
day after the murder, when the shot
gun was found on the railroad tracks
where they cross the turnpike. heI
husband came to her and confided
his suspicious.
Upon Paul Beattie the defense will
bend all Of its energies OF cross ex
animation, for upon him the eonyic
tion of Henry largely rests
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-28
BUNCHfD PARAGRAPHS

Ella Smith, IA, and her young farm.
er sweetheart, Edward Ba'lou, are
held at Monticello, KY, under $500
charged with sending blackmailina
letters 10 Ernest Porter and Travis
Gibson Oh operators.
Ten persons were killed. among
them six women, when large motor
car carrying 33 passengers ran away
on a hill and colllded with n trCa.
The accident occurred near copso
England.
Six men are under arrest at Chi.
cago in connection with operations OF
an alleged arson ring, said 70 be re-
sponslble for 80 incendiary fires
which caused property loss OF ST..
100000 within the last ~ months.
Secretary of State Charles H.
Graves announces he is not a candi
date for the Democratic nomination
Tor governor Of Ohio an1 viii not no
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-28
Twenty Passenaers Injured.

Hartford. Conn, Aug. 28, "A New
York. New Haven G. Hartford train
made up Of seven passenger cars and
one baggage car was derailed about
a mile out OF IIigganum. Conn, two
miles from Middletown, and 20 pas
sengers were injured. A rail spread
while the train was making curve
at an approximate rate OF 40 miles
an hour. The engine. the baggage
car and the first two passenger cars
were thrown down a 15-foot embank-
ment. the rest of the cars being over
turned. The injured are mostly from
Hartford. and were removed to hos
pitfalls at Middletown, where It was
said two may die. Railroad men de-
clare the wreck TO have been the
workk ot train wreckers.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-28
Quarrel causes Murder.

Cambridge. o., Aug. 2S.-While
eating breakfast alta boarding house
here John Blaekinsop and John Dyers
became engaged in a quarrel. which
ended in Byers' death. During the
alteration Blackinsop drew revol.
yer and shot at Byers, bu. other
boarders separated them. Apparently
pacified. they were both let So, when
Blackinsop followed Byers TO his
room and shot him through the heart
He dropped his weapon and escaped
TO the woods south Of Cambridge.
The quarrel was over a trivial mat.
ter. eat fa
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-28
WOULD HONOR OLD MAIDS
Cincinnati Man Announces Creed Of
New Organlzatlon.


Cincinnati, o., Aug. 2s.-"Honor all
old maids, for they are worta more
in push, in ability and in character
than the mollycoddles they are re-
placing right and left every day"
This is the creed established by Hen
ry Andre, secretary of local manu-
featuring firm, for his new organiza-
tion will be established in 40 coun-
tries on the globe. The new body, he
says, will take the form of q new
seven-day-a-week religion which will
spread everywhere. so that everybody
may learn its doctrines. Mr. Andre
says the organization is not to in
clude suffrage clubs and sewing cir
cles, but rather is to be preached to
the men and to be preached by men.
He says that he Is to be the leader
Of men who appreciate the worth Of
the much abused spinsters.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-28
Passenger Train peralled.

Plqua, o.. Aug. 2S.-Fiye coaches
were derailed and one person injured
in the wreck of a southbound pas
senger train on the c., ii. & ID. rail
way near Kirkwood. A spreading
rail caused the accident. Engineer
Burton's head struck the rails and
he was made unconscious. II is be.
lieyed he was injured internally. The
train was travelling 25 miles an hour
when the locomotive struck defec-
tive rail- which spread and threw 1t
from the track. The locomotive ran
more than 300 yards before oyerturn'
Ing and dragged the coaches with It.
None of the coaches was upset.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-28
Ten Wreck vlctlms.

Dayton, o, Aug. ,2S,-Ten passen-
gers We're injured, one, Mrs. Kath.
crime Studer of st. Henry. o., fatally,
when train No. 43 on the DeIphos di-
vision of the Cincinnati. hamilton &
Dayton railroad was wrecl ed at Kin
sey.. ~ miles north of here. The
other victims resided in Dayton. The
train had just left the Knsey station
and was well under headway when
II is thought that the rails spread,
throwing two coaches from the track.
These snapped off the remainder of
the train and one coach was turned
completely over.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-28
Banker klIls Himself.

Toledo, o., Aug. 2S. Suffering from
remorse, said to have been induced
by excessive drinking in the past few
days, r. G. Spencer. rs, retired busl-
ness man of Ottawa. committed sui
eide In a local hotel by drinking car
bolic acid. Spencer had come to
this city last Wednesday. He is sur.
vived by wife. four sons and one
daughter. He was director of the
Putnam County bank at Ottawa. a
prominent wool dealer and well of
financially
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-28
FAIR OPENS AUSPICIOUSlY
Exhibits, Races and other Feature
OF ohio's Big Show.

Columbus. o.. Aug. 2S.--The sixty.
first Ohio state fair was opened au-
spiciously at a. m. today, the ex-
hibits and attendance being all that
could be desired. Visitors found
everything in shipshape Decorations
had been installed, and the grounds
and racetrack were in good condition.
National Guardsmen. who are TO
act as policemen during the fair. and
farm boys, who are to help Put"
Sandles run the big fair, pitched
their camps on the lawn near the
Grant cottage. The Xenia boys also
will be encamped near by. The camp
is to be one of the attractions of the
fair, II being Adjutant General Wey-
brecht's claim II is a model outfit.
j. II. Burrell, national good roads
expert, who is to help State Highway
! Commissioner James Il. Marker. and
the Ohio Good Roads Federation
show Ohio farmers how roads should
be built. Is here. He and Marker
have their big exhibit ready.
According to the fair officials, there
are more exhibits on the ground than
ever before. A $4,000 pyro,echnic
display will Ia an evening feature
during tho wtsk. .
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-28

d. Martin, prominent attorney. IA
dead. Ito served one term in con
gress, from 1859 to 1861. and also
was n member Of tho supreme court
commission in 1880 to assist in dis
posing of the overflow business be-
fore that body Judge Martin was
so years old and leaves a widow and
three children. After graduating at
Kenyon college, Gambler. he came TO
this city and has been prominent in
politics since.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-28
Animals, Poultry and Bees.

Columbus, o., Aug. 2S.-Statistics
relative to the domestic animals,
poultry and bees reported on farms
and ranges for the state OF Chic at
the thirteenth decennial census, April
10, 1910, show that the aggregate
value of all domestic animals. poul-
try and bees as reported in 1910waa
$t9I221.0oO, as compared with $125.-
955,000 in 1900; the amount OF in
crease being s7l ,2G6,OO0 and the rate
56.G per cent.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-28
SKULL CRUSHED e
WITH AK HANDLE
WeN-KnOWn Farmer Dead, VIc-
tim Of kelghbOr.

Eaton. o.. Aug. 2s.-Frank Avery.
40, a well-known truck farmer living
eight miles south OF Eaton, died from
the effects OF blows of an AK handle
welded by Charles Price, 30, a farm
er living eight miles north Of Eaton.
Price has made a confession to Sher-
IN Boner, alleging that Avery struck
at him first. II is said that Price, at
the time OF the assault, was intoxi-
Gated. The inquest will be held late
this afternoon.
A postmortem by Drs. Conley, Ry.
der and Welsh showed that Avery's
skull was crushed by blow. Price,
on the verge OF a nervous breakdown,
fefuses food. This is the third kill
dng In this county in three years and
bas caused great excitement
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-28
Farmer Murdered.

Nashville. Tenn, Aug. 2S.-Discov.
cry of the body OF James l.. Miller,
Go. well-to-do McMinn county farm.
or, secreted in thicket near his
home has developed the story of a
brutal crime. Charged with tile mur-
der are G. w. Ross, one of Miller's
tenants his wife. Thomas Serter and
Roscoe Miller son Of the dead man.
One of them is said to have con
fessed. Rose. II is charged. prompt
ed and planned the crime for ven
geance, Miller recently having pros
ecuted him for stealing corn. It is
said he forced the son, who Is rather
half-witted, into the crime with
threats.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-28
SHOT AND KILLED HIS WIFE
Louisiana Youth Displayed Lively In.
terest In Beattic Case. af

Alexandria, La, Aug. 2Sl-After
displaying for several weeks an in
terest in the Beattie case that was
so intense that 1t attracted general
attention among his friends and
neighbors, C. W. Boatwright, %, shot
and killed his wife. The excuse
given was that "he didn't know the
weapon was loaded" Boatwright
had been married three months.
There were several points of similarl-
ty to the Beattie tragedy in Virginia.
Although he says he went immedi-
ately for physician. the body was
cold when the doctors arrived.