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Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-22

Mrs, D. W. Bushnell OF Council Bluffs
WIZ entertain at luncheon Thursday for
the Council Bluffs Daughters of the
American Revolution. The Omaha
Daughters who will be present are Mrs.
]. ]. Stubs, Mrs. C. H. Aull, Miss Nit
cheil and Mrs. A. X. Gault who will
respond to the toast For What Are We
Organized?"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-22

Mrs. A. X. Gault, vice president gem
eral OF the Daughters OF the American
revolution, attended the annual state
Daughters of the American Revolution
conference in Des Molnts last week.
where she made an address on 'srhe
Daughters Mission"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-22

The music department of the woman's
club will give a Franz Liszt program
Thursday afternoon at the First Congre-
gational church. Mrs. w. E. Bingham
has arranged the program.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-22

The Mu Sigma club viii meet wednes-
day at 9;l5 a. m. at tho home Of Mrs.
Frank Boyd. Mrs. Frank S. Holmes viii
lead the lesson, which will be Gu "Prede-
cessors OF the shapespearean Drama"
Mrs. George c. Thompson Will give a
review Of Or Faustus." and Mrs. A. o.
Peterson will read a paper on the "Origin
and Development OF the Pageant"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-22

The art department OF the woman's
club will meet Thursday morning at the
First Congregational church. Mrs. J. C.
Hammond will be the leader The artists
studied will be Roger van der Heyden,
Hans Hemling and Quentin Matsys.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-22

The class in Persian history, conducted
by Mrs Ida Hauchett OF Council Bluffs,
will meet Tuesday morning ut 10 O'Clock
in the public library. The class in French
history taught by Mrs. Hanchett viii
meet in the library Friday at 10 o'clock.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-22

The women's Auxilliaries Of the Epis-
copal churches of Omaha. South Omaha
and Florence will hold their first
monthly meeting OF the season Friday at
ESQ p. m. in st. Marks church in Flor
ence. Under the leadership OF the presi-
dent. Mrs. A. X. Gault the societies
will study the missionary work being
done IN different countries. The first
topic will be the missions in Mexico.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-31
PE7}IZ
Is to Be Given the Winning
Team at the Game at
a. B1ueReld.


Manager Gucius Hoge of the Elks'
baseball team is in receipt OF a letter
from the entertainment committee
of the BIuefield lodge, in regard to
the baseball game which is to be
played at ,Blueheld between the
Clarksburg and BlueheTd Elks teams
September IA. The letter is VERT
fication of the telegram which Man
ager cHoge received earlier stating
the the local lodges challenge had
been accepted, and further stating
that the entertainment committee in
charge OF the game has offered a.
prize Of $50 to the winning team.
Captain Tracy Martyr has stated
that the prize Is already the property
of the local lElks team, and all that
is necessary is the collecting Of the
same after the game OF September
IA. However. there are two sides to
the story. and the Blueheld team has
stated that the local team would
know that it had been In ball
game VIXEN the last inning had been
played, and furthermore that It
did not intend 70 see northern
team invade III sacred precincts
IN tie soutiern end of he re. Beat.
SO. TX 1.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-31
Mrs. Uoseph CLARK
DeIfRl1tfuI Dinner Parry

Mrs. George M. Holt and Mrs. 2.
IS. ,Alleman gave q beautifully ap-
pointed z O'Clock dinner Wednesday
evening at the home of Mrs. Alle-
man at los Holt avenue. in honor
.of Mrs. Clemson, of Geadville, Pa,
and Mrs. verna Caste, Of Buckhan-
non. The table was tastefulIy dec
Grated with lilies and tube roses The
guests present were Mr.. and Mrs. Jay
Reefer, Mrs. Clemson, OF Meadvillc,
Pa; Miss Verna Caste. Of Buckhan-
non; Miss Freda Morrissette, Mr.. wv.
B. Robbins, ar, 7. tB. Newton. Harry
Creighton. Chauncey and foreman
Holt and MIR. "A. G.. Bartlett. Music
was the chief entertainment Of the
evening and some very beautiful Sc
lections were rendered.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-31
steeIelSIcBee Reunion.

NIoRGANTOWN, Aug. 31-The
annual reunion of the steele+McBee
families Will take place at Goshen
church Saturday, September 9.
There will be reports OF commit
tees, election Of officers and the
usual business of the organization.
a good program has been arranged,
consisting of songs, recitations and
readings.
The REV. NJ. Steele viii make the
principal address of the day. Prizes
will, be awarded to the oldest and
youngest descendants present. "A
pair Of solid gold spectacles will be
presented to the member present
securing the greatest number of
names signed by descendants of the
families. IA large num-
Der present and good time are
expected.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-31
LIGHT SHOW
OF ON in the Mamie
Farm in the Shintls on
Field.

In the shinnston distFic
county, the South Penn q
pany has drilled MO. s on ii 6l
Lowe farm hftyIive feet INTO
hfty-foot sand and has
for oil. In Eagle *
Clarksburg Light and Heat
has started to drill a te eii oa.
the Il. Boggess farm. irIutc II
and Company have just
drill at their test on the td
farm. The Lumberport oi alIC
Company is drilling At 500 sat
a test on the r.. w, Cum
farm.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-31
B LOU
Has Some Nice Comedy Pic
lures on Its Play Board
for Today.

The popular Bijou theater is show
ing two fine Biograph pictures today
both comedies and real screams. The
public has been asking for comedy
1t will have something fine today
The Diving Girl is the title of thf
first one. With her uncle she gocf
to the seashore and goes bathing
with party of her brothers friends
The uncle also takes a dip and is
annoyed by the perilous performance
of the girl He orders her from the
water and locks her in her room, but
the brother releases her. He finally
concludes that home is the best place
for her, for there she will run nc
chance Of droMtring.
The seconde picture is $4,000 Re
ward" IA burglar enters the house
OF wealthy man and steals, val
liable necklace. A reward Of $5oo.Ot
is offered for the theifs apprehen-
sion. A couple of rube detectives
start out to find the robber and sue
coed in being taken in by the victim
of the robbery and the real detective
who is. on the case. An ordinary
policeman gets the robber and wins
the reward. They are two fine COM
edies and they will keep one in GOOD
humor for an hour. The Bijou ii
also showing fine drama from the
Edison studio, "The battle Of Bunker
HILL"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-31
MIS-. Grumbine a Guest.

Misses Jeanette and Carolyn
Bright have been entertaining sew
eral friends the last few days. In
the party were Mrs. Frank Grumbine,
of clarksburgi Mrs. VIII Lawhead, OF
Athens. Ca; Mr., and Mrs. Harry
Barnes, OF Cleveland, o.. and Mrs.
Nellie Hammond, OF Pasadena, Cal,
Mr.. and Mrs. Barnes and Mrs. Ham
mond have been at Blackville. and
will visit at Glarksburg and nearby
points befoFe returning to their
homes -Fairzqplt Times.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-31

gofEeFfne X SmlIl,

kllH44-A ~
The weather man played havoc
with the attendance at the Morgan
reunion scheduled Is be held at
Traction park YESTERDAY, and AZ
though there was small gathering
fcf the family descendants from this
section, no attempt was made to carry
out the program as ARRANGED.
Had the weather been good the
largest Attendance that has ever been
at any OF the reunions was expected
Some from the country districts went
to Fair1hont yesterday morning, hop
ing that the weather would clear on.
but as the rain continued they did not
go to the park at all, but returned
home later in the day.
A small gathering met at the pavil-
ion at the park in the afternoon and
attended to the annual business pro-
ceedings OF the association. with the
election OF officers. as follows:
Presfdent-Dr. J. A. Cox Of Nor
gantown-
vice presfdent-Mr. Hayes Morgan,
OF winfield. Marion county.
Mrs. Fanny May Rodg-
ers. OF Fairmont.
A committee was appolnreu ar
range for the next reunion to be held
next year to choose the place of
meeting and the date, and arrange
the program The committee. consists
of DR.. j. A. Cox, OF Morgantoyn;
Prof. ]. w. May and Mr.. James E.
Morgan. OF Fa'rmont.
Judge e. F. Morgan, OF Fairmont.
presided at the meeting.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-31
weston wedding.

WESTON. ,sApg.s Last night al
the home of Judge Henry Brannor.
Of the West Virginia supreme court
his granddaughter, Miss Mary Agnes
Whalen, became the bride Of Mr.
George Norvell, Of Huntington. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev,
Father Thomas Toner, rector. of st
Patrick's catholic church, before
many friends OF the contracting par
ties. At q reception which followed
nearly 4 900 guests. were received
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-31
rules an regulashuns.
Rucl.n,an-sweenex 1sngagement.

MISUNDERSTANDING Engagement.
Announcement has been made by
Mrs. Lulu &. sweeney. OF Wheeling.
of the engagement of her daughter.
Miss Grace DelaplaIne, and Mr..
Francis vinton Ruckman, of Provi-
dence, Ky. The wedding will take
place at the sweeney home, in High
land park, in the early autumn.
The brideEroom-elect Is former
Fairmont boy. who has hosts OF
friends in that city who will learn OF
his approx hing marriage with inter
est, He is son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. J..
buchanan. former residents of Monon-
gah. For the last few years he has
been located at Providence, KY, and
is successfully engaged in the coal
business there.
His bride-to-be is member of a
prominent wheeling family. and is
popular in society circles in that city.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-31
Epworth League Party.

The Epworth League of the Bridge
port Methodist Episcopal church has
issued the following invitation to the
public:
Yew air asst too "Povurty Parity
that US foxes Nv thee Epwurth Leag
is agoin' tn hav at the howse WHARF
Mr.. Harter Stoute livs with hiz wife.
Friday mite septembur furst.
p. IS. Kun at handle lite an stay
til bedtime.
Rules an regulashuns.
Chaptur -wun-Evry woman who
kumes mus ware a ca1iker dres an
apurn or sumthin equally approprt-
ate.
Chaptur tu-Awl men mus waro ole
,clode. Stan up collurs an starchu
shurts air furblden onles ole an
hinkled. Admisshun 8 sents.
Bring lots o. pennys to pa fines.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-31
quick getaway.

Manager Martyr has added two
new players to his lineup in the
.Coombs brothers, Of Weston. Both
of these boys are members Of the
CIarksburg lodge and have signiied
their intention Of making the trip,
ana they Will be placed on the team.
one is a pitcher and the other a
catcher. This will make another
good battery. for the locals besides
courtright and Carr, while both Of
the Coombs may be played elsewhere
II Martyr starts the game with
COPYRIGHT and Carr as his battery.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-31

Miss Freda lMorrissette has re-
turned from a visit to. friends in
wheeling. She also visited Pitts
burg and Philadelphia.
Samuel Watkins and family, Of
Warrington, passed through the city
Thursday enroute to Bartellsvilie
Okla, where they Will make their
future home.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-31
MURDER
May Result From stabbinG Array
Near FairnOnt.

FtAIRSloNT, Aug sl1-s tabbed
through the lungs and in a pre-
cariops condition, ANTONY NapolIe is
patient at the Cook hospital and
vito calvacant. his nephew, IS in
jail accused OF felonious assault as
the result Of stabbing ARRAY at
4ighIand TeFrace near Barn sYills.
The nerneya has y "a cen cut in hig
leEt should qslle men
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-31

Miss Grace Cobun entertained p
number OF friends last evening at her
home, 314 BOydston street, conpli-
mentary to her sister, Mrs. George
M. Fleming, Of Chicago, who has
been visiting here for a few weeks.
six tables were occupied at 800. y
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-31

az 5ll 81 lone
prtzs 81 m. s1urtlefI Z
the conc joi the games . temp
ing repast was served The dining
room was enbellEshed IN color
scheme OF yellow ana white
mont Times.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-31
TOO LATE 10 CLASSIFY

FOR RENT-One furnished room on
first floor. good location and handy
to good board Apply TO Apart
ment A, Cunningham Flats, SSS
Meohanie street.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-31
InNItatlone Issned. Z

Invitations reading as follows
have been issued at New SIartIns-
Vile:
Mrs. Uoseph CLARK
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. q. Clark
Mr.. and MRS. George v. Umstead
Mr.. and Mrs Cecil q. Highland
AT Home
Monday evening, September fourth,
from eight to twelve.
Mr.. and Atrs. Friend .. Clark.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-31
Extra large Stout Women
Read "a

Four years ago three
prominent ladies of Fair
mont came here to buy
suits
They heard of our "sys
tenn" tailoring and sizes.
They measured 48, IS
and 81 respectively.
One was tall, extra stou
(like illustration), the
other two just the oppo.
site, stout, but very short,
Each bought and ex-
pressed themselves a s
"glad indeed" there's one
place big women can buy
clothes.
Our clothes shop is a
haven Of refuge for the
large, stout figure. Gar
ments for stout folk made
under the "Parsons-S Sou
ders System" are not sim
ply models from smaller
garments made large size.
They are designed es-
pecially for the extra large
n
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-19

their political rights in our glorious
democracy the gallant little army sud
denly resolved itself for me into a
back ground for one majestic young
figure who led the parade. | was
impressed by the fire of indomitabie
courage and lofty purpose in her glo-
rious eyes which made her seem to
me the very incarnation of the fem
mist movement l found out her name
from a bystander. and then rushed
up to the national suffrage headquar-
tiers. where was given access to big
pile of press clippings.
"Of course found many articles
about the doings of Miss Milholland.
All of them gave evidence of her orig
inallty. observation-disclosures and con-
tempt for small and petty convention
alities. What impressed me most per-
haps In the whole series was an ac-
count Of her leaving a smart dinner
party to go down to the night court to
look after the interests of some young
girls who had been arrested for pick
citing In the shirt waist strike
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-19

ANDREW CARNEGIE. point master to
hear testimony. The master so ap-
pointed will take evidence In various
parts of the country. 1t required a
year and half to take the testimony
in the Standard OH case. That was
considered fairly quick time. The gov.
eminent expects TO do as well with
the Steel corporation.
When the taking of testimony is fin
ished and both sides have been heard
the circuit court will decide the issue
Whichever side loses will appeal, and
by the operation of the so called ex
pediting act the case will jump to the
supreme court. where the fate of the
corporation will be decided
The governments desire for speedy
elimination of the suit is evidenced
by the certificate of public impor-
lance" fled with the bill In this GER
tificate it was set forth that the great
Importance Of the suit should entitle
it to be given precedence over other
suits and assigned for hearing at the
earliest practicable date.
Department justice officials do not
feel that the supreme court decisions
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-19
MISS ENEz MILH0LLkND.
Equal Suffrage Advocate Is Made the
Heroine OF a Novel

Equal Suffrage Advocate Is Made the
Heroine of Novel
Miss Inez Milholland. VassaF grad
uate, law student and strenuous cham
pion of woman's rights, has been made
the heroine of n book, AN American
Suffragette." written by Isaac \,
Stevens, one time district attorney OF
Denver.
MIR. Stevens book is not about suf
frage in the propaganda sense. One
of the principal characters is woman
of a type just opposite to that of the
heroine. She is the parasitical WON
an, whose whole existence depends
upon some man. She Is murdered by
a man. Mr.. Stevens makes Miss Mill
holland the lawyer for an innocent
man, who Is charged with the murder.
and she brings the guilty one to justice.
In telling how Miss Milholland came
to be the inspiration of his book he
said
LAS stood On Fifth avenue on the
9th of last May watching the ad
vance of that magnificent procession
Of women who are trying to establish
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-19

or the Missouri legislature in 1869 and
was delegate from that state to the
Democratic nationa: convention In
1880.
In 1883 he bought the New York
World from Jay Gould. He was elect
ed to the Forty-Dinth congress in New
York for the term 1857. but resign
ed after few months service.
In 1887 be suffered Il nervous break
down. which was followed by total
blindness. From that time. although
he continued to guide and control the
policy of his newspapers. Mr.. Pulitzer
lived in practical retirement He had
one of the most expensive households
in America. He bad home in New
York, fine estate nj Bar Harbor and
another country PLACE on Jekyl island.
or the Georgia coast also he usually
had two or three places abroad under
lease and / 500 ton steam yacht that
added 100000 year to his expendi-
lures.
His blindness made it necessary for,
him to have large personal staff. No
man kept more closely in touch with
what was going on in the world, and
all the information had to come to him
by word Of mouth He could not read,
he could not distinguishathe faces Of
those about him
In his encourage was professional
pianist. usually German.
Joseph PulitZer's newspapers did
many striking things under his man
agement He persisted honestly and
sincerely against the special rights of
special classes. His principle was to
submit to the control of no influence
hostile to the people and to fight wrong
doing and injustice wherever they ap'
peared. Tributes 10 him offered By
noted editors and other men described
him as a newspaper genius
The career of Joseph Pulitzer was a
striking example Of the opportunities
that have been found in the United
States for advancement from penury
and friendlessness TO wealth and pow
er. Few who have come here TO find
their fortunes have been more handi-
capped at the start
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-19
The PASSING
OF Joseph
Pulitzer

%w FIFTH the death of Joseph Pu-
WAE liver. owner Of tie New
w York World and the st,
Louis Dispatch. the
MANAGEMENT and direction Of those
properties fall upon his sons, Ralph
and Joseph Junior respectively. Ralph
Pulitzer has been closely connected
with the World for some years. while
Joseph Pulitzer, Jr., has been similarly
connected with the rost-Dispatch
Ralph Pulitzer IS the eldest son and
is about thirty years old lie married
daughter of DR. W. Seward Webb,
W. III. VanderbiIt's son-in-law. Joseph
Pulitzer, Jr., married Miss Nellie WICK
ham Of St Louis in June, 1910.
Joseph Pulitzer's other children are
Herbert. who is at school; Edith and
Constance. Another daughter, Lucille.
died in 1897, and In her memory Mr..
Pulitzer endowed scholarship in Bar
nard college Mrs Pulitzer was Miss
Kate Davis, second cousin of Jeffer-
SOL Davis.
Mr.. Pulitzer's fortune is estimated at
S3O.OOO,OOO His death makes available
100000 which he gave 10 Columbia
university to establish a school of jour-
nalism. He had previously establish
ed ten scholarships at Columbia TO Sc
cure for poor boys q college education
Two hundred and fifty dollars year
for support as well as free tuition was
provided for each boy.
Joseph Pulitzer was born at Buda-
pest, Hungary. April 10, 1S47. and
came to the United States penn1less
youth seventeen years later. He serv-
ed in the civil war in a cavalry regl-
ment and when the war was over
went to St. Louis. After working as
stevedore on the docks, coachman and
digging trenches for the interment of
bodies of cholera victims he became
a reported on a German newspaper.
later becoming IFS managing editor
and part proprietor. In 1873 he bought
the ST Louis Dispatch and united It
with the Evening Post as the Post
Dispatch He was elected a member
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-19


xRcnBgsHoPs FARLEY tABovE) AND o'oon-
NELL AND MGR. FALCoNTO
of Constance and succeeded 10 the
archbishopric of Boston upon the death
of Archbishop Williams,
Archbishop Farley has been arch
bishop OF New York since 1902 He
was born In Ireland in 1912 and was
ordained TO the priesthood in the Etal-
ian capital in 1870. Fourteen years
later he was honored by being made
chamberlain to the pope and received
the title OF uonsignor. and in 1895 he
was chosen auxiliary bishop OF New
York. succeeding TO his present posi-
ton upon the death of Archbishop
Corrigan. Archbishop Farley is man
Of scholarly attachments. He first at
tanned ecclesiastical distinction when
in 1872 he was chosen as secretary 10
the late Archbishop McCloskey.
Mgr. Diomede FalconIo has been
apostolic delegate to the United States
since Sept. 80, 1902 He has been a
citizen OF the United States since 1868
as q missionary after the completion
of his studies and entry into the Fran
ciscan order In his native country.
italy. In 1892 he became a bishop
tof Lacedonia, and In 1895 40 arch
bishop. From 1888 to 1895 his work
was In Italy. and from 1899 to 1902 he
served as apostolic delegate to Cana
da. where he was great favorite.
Mgr Falconio is n native Of Abruz-
ri. which lies in the mountainous
country east Of Rome. on the Adriatic
He has himself said that at fifteen he
desired to become priest. but this
desire was rather discouraged by his
father. who. although q man Of pious
convictions. had cherished other plans
for his son. His mother. however. en-
couragea the idea. ana at the age Of
eighteen Diomede Falconio entered the
Franciscan order, sailing four year
later for America
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-19

the last two JACOB Nc. DICKINSON.
years or more are still gathering some
loose ends. This evidence has been
supplemented by some Of the testi-
mony given before the Stanley COM
mittee of the house of representatives,
which has been conducting an invest-
CATION into the Steel corporation.
Judges to Try Case.
The three judges who will sit in
Judgment upon the case are George
Gray of Wilmington, Del; Joseph Buff
fington of Pittsburgh and William NJ.
Lanning of Trenton. N. j.. the same
tribunal which recently decided III the
governments favor the suit against
the so called powder trust. In that
case the court said:
IF q corporation arbitrarily uses It's
powers to force other competitors or
to coerce them into a sale or union
with the combination it puts re-
straint on interstate commerce and in
n sense violates the antitrust act. Our
decree must forestal future violations
and compel the dissolying Of the com
bination now existing"
Judge Lanning will be sixty-three
years old Jan. l. Judge Gray is the
presiding judge of the Third judicial
district He was born in Newcastle.
Del. on May 4. 1910 Judge Buffing-
ton of Pittsburgh was promoted from
\; ;.,1r 70 hn .ir n
in 1906 He was born in Kittanning,
Pa. and is fifty six years old.
The United States Steel corporation
began it's corporate existence under the
laws of New Jersey, April ]. 1901. and
the operative end of the consolida ton
was dominated by the men trained I'D
der Andrew Carnegie. Charles NJ.
Schwab. formerly Carnegie's right
hand man and one OF the active par
Elephants in the merger negotiations.
was the first president and was sue
ceeded by another Carnegie man. W.
f. Corey. who held Office until he was
succeeded by James A. Farrell last
spring
Judge Ebert Fl. Gary has been from
the beginning the real head Of the cor
poration. however, as chairman of the
board of directors and of the finance
committee.
Worlds Greatest Corporation.
The United States Steel corporation
is the biggest corporation In point of
Capitalization and has the largest num-