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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-07
CHANGED HIS OPINION.
He Guessed Four Times Before As
Properly Labeled tho Crowd.

He Guessed Four Times Before As
Properly Labeled the Crowd.
At banquet attended by nearly 3Oc
members Of fraternal order in one
Of the large cities not long ago, given
In honor Of citizen who had been
elected president of the order, the or
chestra. after playing several selec-
tons. struck up wearing Of the
Green" Apparently everybody pres
ent began to sing it. almost drowning
out the instruments.
Its easy to see," remarked one of
the guests. that this is an Irish
crowd"
Presently the orchestra began the
well known strains Of die Wacht am
Rhein." and the audience sang it en-
masse
II see was wrong" said the guest.
'This is a German crowd"
A few minutes later the musicians
started up Dixie" There was the
usual clapping of hands, and every
body present turned his voice loose.
again l was wrong" he said. ''This
is a southern crowd
At last the orchestra began to play
MY Country, IT'S of Thee" 1t Is
scarcely necessary to say that every
body stood up and sang with all bis
might.
Il take it all back" said the guest.
This Is an American crowd"
Yet be was right. in one sense, In
all four of his guesses. Yes, this Is
wonderful country.-Youth's Com
panion.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-07
aoo1RLAcK's CORNERS

John R. Walsh, the ex.Chicago ban
ker and railway magnate serving a
sentence in the federal prison at
Leavenworth, Kansas, is again seek
ing pardon, several efforts have been
made to secure the aged bankers
release, and the matter has even been
up to President taft, who denied the
petition. Walsh has record some
thing like that of Senator Lorimer. He
began his career in Chicago as a
bootblack and newsboy. Both became
millionaires, one landing in the U. S.
senate and the other in prison. One
got pinched in big speculation and
the other did not.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-07

S6O-John C. Oberg, Bismarck, N. D..
S63-M. J. Moran, Grand Forks, Nd.
864-F. P. Lewis, Mtnot,::N. d.
865-W. C. eastman, Bismarck, N. D..
Subsidiaries Peterson, Bismarck, N.
s6s-Nellie E. Scott, Bismarck, N. b
S69-Jos. Haga, Northwood. N. D.
867-Oscar Dahl, Hoople, N. D.
S71-Sander johnson, Grand Forks,
N. D.
S72-Sigfried Johnon, Max N. D.
S73-E. G. Hannald. Ashic::'.
875-Benedict Hanson, Minot.
SSS-W, A. Halberg, Minot.
$685.. F. Wilson, Lakota, N. d.
89O-Jacob Raub, Valley City, N. D.
SET. B. Peterson, Rolette, N. D.
892-John Roth, Ventura, N. D.
893-Geo. Rempher, iceland, N. D.
Solar Hendrickson, Berthold, N. D.
895-Selma .Sennes, Ryder, N. D.
897-John P. Chance, Ober0n, N. D.
898-R. P. Forest, Brinsmade, N. D..
9O1-J. ]. Larson, Minot, N. D.
903-Charles P. Mcdonald, Bismarck
9O5-Ambrose Palm, Richardton, N.
Oak.
eo7-August IL. segerstrom, Sawyer,
N. D.
9O8-Madison Eaker, Dickinson, N. D.
9O9-Grover Pevgn, Ryder, N. D.
Cir. J, Piper, Minot, N. D.
912-Hannah L. Falconer, Bismarck,
N. D..
913-J.. D. Healow, Bismarck, N. D.
914-G. Johnson, Wa>~ick, N. D.
915-John Dieter. Anamoose, N. D.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-07
Tho North While Person.

Certain qualities 60 to the making
Of any human being whom other hu-
man beings esteem. Certain ingredi-
ents are as necessary to a man as
nour and yeast to bread or iron ani
carbon to steel. You cannot make
them any other way. There is com
bination of steadiness of purpose
breadth Of mind. kindness, wholesome
common sense. Justice, perhaps fash
Of humor, certainly capacity for the
task in hand that produces a worth
while person. The combination occurs
In every rank in life. You find 1t Is
often in the kitchen as in the parlor;
oftener, perhaps. In the field than In
the Office. The people who are so COM
posed have spiritual length, breadth.
thickness; they are people Of three di.
mansions. Everybody feels alike about
them.-Atla1tic.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-07
PUZZLED ALL AROUND.
a Russian's First Encounter Wit
English In London.

a Russian's First Encounter Wiz
English In London.
A Russian tells funny story Of biz
first encounter with the English Ian
guage.
The day after his arrival in London
he made a call on friend in Park
lane and on leaving inscribed in his
notebook what he supposed to be the
correct address.
The next day. desiring to 60 to tho
same place again, he called cabman
and pointed to the address that he bad
written down. The cabman looked him
over, cracked his whip and drove awa:s
without him.
This experience being repeated will
two or three other cabmen, the Rus
sian turned Indignantly to the police.
with no better results. One Office
would laugh, another would tap b:
head and make a motion initiating the
revolution Of a wheel, and so on.
Finally the poor foreigner gave it
up and with great deal of difficulty.
recalling the landmarks which he had
observed the day before, found his way
to his friends house. Arrived there
and in company with one who coul'
understand him. he delivered himsel
Of a severe condemnation Of the CAT
men and the police Of London for theft
impertinence and discourtesy.
His friend asked for look at the
mirth provoking address and the mys-
terry was solved. This was the entry:
Ring the Bell"
The Russian had with great care
copied, character fort character. tho
legend on the gatepost, suppOsing that
It indicated the house and street.-2ear.
a0n'a
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-07

The word hobo does not offend Jas.
Eads How. He wears it with pride.
He could not be classed with the un.
employed, for he is busy man. He
is employed all the time. In study
ing the conditions and ministering to
the wants of the unemployed. Let
men in derisiQn or any other spirit,
call him whaS they please. BY any
name he will continue to smell sweet
to those whose welfare he has conse-
Grated himself
But the word is stigma and Mr..
How, with all his courage and philos-
ophy, cannot give it good standing,
says the Washington Star. Whenever
it is used the vision will arise of
Weary Willie" sleeping on the road
side, or soliciting a handout at the
sidedoor or back gate, not only unem-
ployed but averse to employment
For this reason Mr.. How offends
against history when he declares that
st. Paul was a hobo. The first and
greatest of the evangelists was any.
thing else. He travelled a great deal
but was never unemployed. He was
one of the busiest men of his genera
ton.
And he was producer. He had q
trade and worked at it. He boastcd
of his independence. He was never
a charge on his brethren. T"cugs
often misused it was not for idling
The labors of the tentmaker support
ed the evangelist.
And not only was he ,self-support
ing, but he helped others in finan
cial way. After one of his long journ
eys he was able to carry to the infan
church at Jerusalem a sum of none!
very much needed at the time. Thi!
he had collected from his converts
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-07
Very Proud Indeed.

'+Once," said a labor leader. the
garbage collectors in a small town
struck for higher pay. While the
strike was on the municipal employees
1.-The cashiers and clerks-were called
on to perform the collectors work.
Az they went about the town doing
this work. clad in high collars, patent
leather shoes, kid gloves and fur lined
overcoats. they attracted q good deal
of attention. One old dame was heard
to say:
"sNy goodness, the slopmen must
have got that raise they struck for!
Look what dudes they are now! And
% proud and cold ike! They'll hardly
speak to you ~ they take your slop.' ="
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-07

That Chicago murderer with seven
ty-five detectives and twenty county
constables after him is in rather q
perilous position. When it comes to
a surrender he will probably choose
the detectives; that is if he has any
choice in the matter, the work of
county constables is generally rather
coarse. They lack the polished touch
of the city bred officer.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-07
FIERY DRAGONS.
They spat Out Fury From Tongues
Barbed With Flame.

8arbOd with Flame.
Dragons were important animals In
ancient and medieval natural history.
Until comparatively recent tire no
scientist ever thought Of quests MINI
the existence of this most formidable
Of beasts. The annals of Winchester
for ll77 gravely state that I'm thu
year dragons were seen Of many In
England" Gesner. professor Of nat
uraI history at Zurich. gave a detail
ed description Of the dragon, while
Adrovandus in his History Of Ser
penis and Dragons" published in 1910.
devoted fifty pages to the monster.
"A good specimen Of dragon would
seem to have been beast about the
size Of sheep. incased in coat of
scales which shone like silver. Its
back was serrated like a saw. 1t pos
sessed long tail, q pair of batlike
wings. four heavily clawed feet and
q wolvine head, the jaws Of which
were armed with very formidable
teeth. The tongue WAS barbed with
fire. and fury issued from the mon
sters mouth. and the head bore a
crest. Dragons were the most wicked
and indicative Of creatures. They
seem always to have been in tow
ering rage and spent the greater por-
t1on Of their time in rushing up and
down the earth destroying everything
that came In their path.
The origin Of dragons was disputed
point among medieval naturalists.
Some maintained that these animals
were generated by the. heat Of India.
Others were Of opinion that the voice.
noes Of Ethiopia used to belch forth
the monsters. One scientist, John Leo
by name. declared the dragon 10 be a
hybrid. a cross between an eagle and
q wolf
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-07
CRUSHING 4 NATION.
The cambray League and the Fall of
the Venetian Republic.

The cambray League and the Fail d
the Venetian Republic.
The League of Cambray was the p0'
litical combination Of continental Eu.
rope in 1903 against the Venetian re-
public. which tore from the "Queen OF
the Adriatic'' her resplendent crown
and forced to her lips the cup Of deep
est humiliation.
Back Of the league and causing its
formation were Jealousy, ambition and
the desire Of Gripping the proud peo'
pie, whose history was the wonder and
envy Of the world. Too powerful to be
overthrown by any single power, It
was resolved that Venice should be
crushed by the combined forces Of oil
Europe.
During the terrible days Of Attila.
about A. D. 453. Venice was founded
out among the lagoons of the Adriatic.
where, 1t was felt, safety would be
found from the ravages of the. Hun.
The history of the thousand years from
the foundation of the city to the year
1903 reads like magic. Rising from the
waves, Venice became the wonder of
the world. Her navy cut the waters
Of every known sea. Her merchants
were the greatest on earth. Her bank
was the financial center of the world.
Her palaces. which seemed to be float
ing upon the blue waters Of the Adrl-
attic. were the envy Of the kings and
queens of the continent. Wealth, fash
ION, splendor-their abode was Venice.
And so for more than ten centuries
did Venice remain the glory of the
world the center Of wealth. opulence
and power, the bone Of culture and
intelligence. the hearthstone about
which sat the finest of the Intellectual
graces and Inequalities. and such she
might have remained but for the
League Of Cambray. which. with its
overwhelming forces. gave her the
blow lat Agnadello in 15W from
which it was impossible for her to
recover.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-07
STORES IN BURMA.
You Can Make Purchases In Thorn It
You Try Hard Enough.


You Try Hard Enough.
You may walk through the muddy
old markets Of Rangoon for hours at a
time or through the bazaar at Manda-
lay without any Of the salespeople TAX
ing the slightest notice Of you as a
possible purchaser of their wares. The
dear little ladies sit crosslegged upon
long tables In front Of the high cup
boards containing their goods. They
are plactdly smoking or chatting or
painting their faces or braiding their
hair. They are not attending to busi'
ness in the least.
II the European Is conspicuously
dressed or presents figure which the
Burman. with his finely trained sense
of humor. considers at all ridiculous
then a gay ripple of laughter passes
along the stalls. and then indeed the
would be customer Is noticed. but 9th
erwise the tourist Is an object Of no
interest whatever.
It requires q great effort to get a
Burmese shopwoman Nhey are nearly
all women) to show you her silks. and
when at last she has spread her mer-
chandise broadcast upon the table and
you are reveling In the illusion that
you are living in the;middle Of rain
bow, with chance Of holding fast to
some Of its colors. she will ask her
price, which is seldom more than a
rupee too much. and will stick to It
like glue.
She is an indolent lady In many
ways. who loves a quiet life. and she
has determined that her most com.
Portable course Is not to haggle In the
market place. So you may make up
your mind that bargaining and persua'
sion are useless arts to practice In
Burma. however valuable they may be
elsewhere. Magazine.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-07

Who says there is nothing in a
name? The German meaning of Click
is luck Click drew the prize number
at Minot and has first choice of the
Fort BerthOld land.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-07

How do the opponents of reciprocity
in the United States reconcile the op.
position to the adoption of the past
in Canada? Maybe on the theory
that it Will be bad for both countries.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-07

There is a sermon in the death OF
Gustav Seidenkranz, who lost his life
on the rail near Hankinson. Three
mutilated beer bottles were mute wit
nesses as to the cause of the accident.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-07
The Cuckoo.

No CUCKOO.
In the middle ages the cuckoo was
thought to be god who took the form
Of a bird. and it was a sacrilege to
kill him. The Romans were less super.
stitious and more practical. They
caught him, killed him and ate him
and held no bird could be compared
with him for sweetness of desh.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-07
A Champion.

"And what is this" we ask, gazing
at what seems to be q table Of some
sort neatly framed and hanging upon
the wall in the home of our suburban
friend-"a baseball chartY'
NO" be says. THAT shows was
the champion last year,
THE champion what?"
"Well. you see we keep score on all
who catch the 1926 every morning.
and, as you see. my catching average
for the year was .997."-Chicago Post.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-07

Employees of the Illinois Central
lines are debating the advisability of
going out on strike. If there has been
any benefit from a strike it must be
figured on a percentage basis.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-07
The Primitive Man.
'Jones ia 80 dreadfully primit.ve!'

s'What's his lateStY'
"Why, we were at the opera house
the other night, and stage hand re-
moved table, and Jones yelled "Supe,
super We were dreadfully morti-
ded.'
II was at q dinner the other night,
saw the row Of spoons and forks and
knives beside his plate he beckoned to
the waiter. Say, boy he hoarsely
muttered, 4 guess you spilled the
SPOON holder!"
swell, it's lucky he's rich"
sAfn't it?"-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-07
=. -. p . -: ~, 81 F'g2.!Ts n
MALADlEs OF METALS

Curious Contagious Disease That A.
taoks Tin, Brass and Lead.
The alleged contagious diseases OF
metals is a topic that has been men
toned from dme to time. but shall be
mentioned again because it tends to
promote uniformity in our views of
mineral life and other kinds Of life
and to dlscredit the fashion of regard
Ing anything in nature as dead and
inert.
In a lecture before the Societe de
Chime Physique at Paris a'professor
spoke of the fact that tin when e.
posed to a temperature below the
freezing point of mercury shows
kind of eruption Of pustules In which
the metal loses its ordinary. shining
surface, becomes gray and on being
cut with a saw either falls to powder
or breaks up into a bundle OF 1bers.
This affection is capable Of being COM
municated by contact, for the appl1ca-
ton Of q few grains Of the powder to
the surface Of block OF perfectly
sound tin brings about Its TRANSFORMED
ton in q few days.
In another transmittable disease OF
tin the structure Of the metal is chang
ed and becomes crystalline. This dis
ease has a: special tendency to attack
Joints which have been soldered, but
it. attacks brass and lead AZ well.
Metals do seem more alive and or
xanized than the earthly minersls.-
Century Patti, ''
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-07

Another gentleman who has made
a tour of the state in an automobile
adds his testimony to that of num-
Der of others as to the favorable con-
dition of late crops. He says corn,
flax and potatoes will give very pro-
fitable crop.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-07
His Mean Comment.

His Mean Comment.
"ln three months from now said
the man cheerfully. II expect to own
my own home"
"How long," inquired his cynical
friend, lis your wife expecting to te
aWayT"-Cleveiand Plain Dealer.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-07

Dickinson, always to the front, has
broken another record, this time it
is precipitation. Ten inches of rain
fell there Tuesday night.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-07
Unplsasant Suggestion.

II WISH" said the girl thoughtfully.
that you wouldn't use that expression
launched upon the sea OF matrt'
mony.'"
"And why notT' asked the young
man anxiously.
well. you know what kind Of time
I always have on a sea voyage."-
Stray Stories =
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-07

There ia no greater mistake In the
world than being discontented.-W. E.
Norris.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-07
mo. 2434)
Report Of the Condition Of
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK

At Bismarck in the State of North
Dakota, at the ose of business Sep
TENDER 1, GIL.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-07

Iotal ..................$1, 1S1 ,5S2.4S
state OF North Dakota, County Of Bur-
leigh, IS:
l, c. B. Little, president Of the
abovenamed bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is .trua to
this 9Th day of September, 1911.
G. B. LITTLE.
President.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 9Th day OF September, 1911.
r. PENWARDEN.
Notary Public,
Correct, Attest:
JOSEPH HARE, 49,
J. L. BELL, 80.
Directors. =,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-07

M attention paid to sno ,'st Ss ku s
: q tSe editor: but not nec'''a'"' "
publication.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-07
,,v,,1rp OF ASSOCIATED PRHss

Entered - secon6-cfsss ms'''''
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Continued from page ~
Continued from page AZ
HUNDREDS Of DAk.
0IANS AMONG Winners

ss1I :; = H. Hutchinson; Mandan'
395-Thomas O'Connell, Brinsmade,
396-Bertha O. Hauan, Mayville,
413-Susie Trottle, Minot, N. D.
414-Charles Edward Romans, Grand
N. D.
397-James D. White, Litchville,
N. D.
39S-W. A. Banded, Hebron, N. D.
40O-Carl A. Knudtson, Eckelson,
4O1-John Wishmiller, Bismarck, N.
Oak.
4o2-Charles L. smyth, sykeston, N.
Oak.
405-Floyd McQuay, Drake N. D.
4O6-Alvin Langley, Rolette, N. D.
4O8-Martin Kringlee, Norwich, N. d
410-John Liffering, Harvey, N. D
411-Jennette Rice, Towner, N. d.
412-Elik Turnham, Plaza, N. D.
415-tred H. Wilcox, Minot, N. D.
416-H. M. Heath, Beach, NJ D.
417-F. Lockead, Chaffee, N. D.
41S-Carl Brady, Bismarck, N. D.
419-Wm. Kohn, Berthold, N. D.
420-Chestian Adams, Lansford, N. D..
421-Henry Lund, Ashley, N. D.
423-Elmer Labrash, Gray, N. D.
424-John Newman, Gackle, N. D.
425-Aksol Krogvold, Towner. N. D..
42S-Geo. Hanwell, Wilton, N. D.
429-P. J. Brown, Denhoff. N. D.
430-Otto Engbretson, Gardena, N. D..
431-Bernat Spigal, Darlington, N. D..
433-Theodore F. Jenries, Fargo, N.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-07


N. D. !.
809-Thomas Buchanan, Wolford, N.
Oak.
SOS. Nigaard, Noonan, N. D.
S12-Charles ,Nordstrom, Hamilto,
N. D. 4.
Clarence T. Berg, washburn, N.
Oak.
S15-Grover c. Filar, Minot, N. D.
S16-John L. Dunckel, Jamestown, N.
Oak.
S1S-Charley Bichler, Tolley, N. D.
s19-John Luchsinger, Surrey, N. D.
S20-E. H. johnson, Minot, N. D.
S21-A. G. Hohen, Stanley, N. D.
s22-L. c. Eby, Minot, N. D.
S23-John Palmer, Columbus, N. D.
S25-John Linqulst, Minot, N. D.
S27-Olaf Warwick, Glinburn, N. D.
S2s-Ibelle Bryns. Minot, N. D.
S30-Anna Huligan, Kenmare, N. D.
S31-Louis Kunkel, Fessenden, N. D.
S32-Genevieve Weist, Ludden, N. D.
S34-R. C. Williams, Fargo. N. D.
S35-Jayne Perdy, Steele, N. p.
S3S-Robert A. Highly, Steele, N. D.
S42-Hannah LagerwaIi, Minot, N. D.
S45-Edw. J. McCurfy, jamestown,
N. D.
SAB. Gromen, Minot, N. D.
84S-Bert Varloe, Finlay, N. D.
849-Sondre Halverson, NorthVood,
| ND.
S5O-H. H. Nat%ick, Mayville, N. D.
S51-W. M. Marks, Great Bend, N. D.
S54-Grover Lane; Lansford, N. D.;
S57-A. J. Frazer, Minot. N. D.
S59-Thomas Thompson, Buttzville N
l., Oak. g. d. y.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-02-17

they assert. 20 remove any stigma
that might attach itself to their
togas. while the opposition would
have the inquiry with the hope OF
bringing out some evidence that
might reflect on Watson aud Chill
ton,
The resolution providing for the
inquiry directs the investigation In
to the Democratic senatorial Cau-
Gus, In justice 10 the new Senators
Il might be stated that neither
have been charged personally with
the offense Of bribery but the state
ment purported TO have been made
by Delegate LATE Shock, OF Braxton
county, was TO the effect that n
friend OF the allied candidates had
brlbed Shock TO vote for the allies
In the caucus.
II Shock agreed, In consideration
OF the sum OF 81 500, to vote for
Chiffon and Watson. he did not
keep his agreement, for he was a
consistent supporter OF McGraw and
Holt In the caucus lie did, howey-
err vote for Chiffon and Watson at
ter they were declared the caucus
nominees.
Since the bribery charges were
first made Il Is claimed that Shock
has said that the money he reoely-
ed was delivered on the night OF
the caucus. after he had voted
against Chiffon and Watson. by two
men whom he did not recognize.
The strangers approached him and
demanded the money after he had
failed to keep his contract and was
surrendered,
The friends OF the two Senators
claim they will be indicated with
an investigation Il is asserted by
some that the charge was made
preliminary 70 the caucus with a
view Of Influencing the result Of
the caucus or having II postponed.
There Is not much tangible evl.
denoc Tor the committee 10 work
upon at present except the examI,
nation Of Shock and Senator Jake
Fisher who arc alleged to have
written the statement purporting 10
have been made By Shook. Chair,
man W. @. Bennett, Of Weston and
John J Davis, OF Clarksburg. the
father of Cougrcssman-eleCt John
W, Davis, are likely to be wit,
nesses, together with sam Stcph,
cnson. OF Charleston, and J. W
HambrIck, OF Clay county.