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The Washington herald., 1913-03-04

hurricane. the tall Gothic steeple that
had been one Of the Distinguishing fea-
lures of the church since its construc
tion. was blown down. and no attempt
has been made to rebuild 1t. At the pres
ent time the church In one of the most
prosperous in the city. The membership
Is large, and 1t has two missions in the
city-Bethany and Faith chapels.
DR.. Wallace Radcliffe. the pastor, was
born in Pittsburg; Pa, a center of Pres
byterian history in the United States.
He attended the Washington and Jeffer-
son College and Princeton Theological
Seminary. His first pastorate was in
West Philadelphia, where he worked for
some years, and finally succeeded in
building the handsome edifice that 10
known as the Woodland Presbyterian
Church. Thence he was called to the
First Presbyterian Church of Reading.
Pa. and In 1885 became the successor Of
the celebrated DR.. A. T. Pierson, at me
First Presbyterian Church at Detroit,
Mich.
Detroit was the scene of some of the
most active labors OF DIR. Radcliffe's ca
reer as a minister. He was closely iden-
titled with the University Of Michigan,
and organized and directed the Tappan
Presbyterian Association in connection
with the university. Through his untir-
ing labors funds for the building of Nc
MILAN Hall at this institution OF learning
were raised. with a large donation from
Senator James Mcmillan, in whose honor
the building is named.
DIR. Radcliffe came to this city in 1895
and Immediately became a leader among
the ministers of his denomination, both
professionally and socially. He has mad
many testimonials of the esteem in which
he is held by Presbyterians throughout
the country. having been elected mod
orator of the two large synods of Penn
sylvania and Michigan and being elected
three times as the representative of the
latter synod to the Pan-Presbyterian
Council Of the World. At the General
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in
1895 and 1872 DR.. Radcliffe was elected
to the highest position within the gift of
his associates as moderator Of the assem-
bly,.
Dr. Radcliffe has beautiful home at
1900 x Street Northwest, filled with art
treasures and souvenirs OF his travels.
He is highly esteemed by the members
OF his congregation and is one of the
most eloquent Presbyterian d!vines in the
country.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-04
President Wilson to Worship
At City's Historic Edifice
Nev Executive the Ninth Nations Chief to At
tend Divine Service at New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church.

Although il is claimed that President
eject Wilson has not yet definitely an
nounced which Of the presbyterian
churches in this city he will attend. 1t is
confidently expected that he will select
the New York Avenue Presbyterian
church. of which Rev Dr. Wallace Rad
ciiffe is the pastor. for that purpose.
This church is called The Presidents
Church." by reason of almost a third Of
the Presidents OF the United States wOr-
Shipping within its walls.
The familiar old edifice has been the
wOrshipinG place of many distinguished
Americans. Among the modern pews on
which the congregation is seated is one
old. black bench which was the pew of
Abraham Lincoln during the time he was
President. The arm of the seat now
bears a plain brass plate. on which is en-
EraVed Abraham Lincoln-lN6l-lS65' ''
Other great men who wOrshiped there
were John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jack
son. James *. Polk. Franklin Pierce.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-04
Great Trees of Oregon.

FINN the Portland Journal
In the forest reserve between the head
waters Of the west fork of Hood River
and the BulI Run Lake are some large
trees bigger than any l have ever seen
anywhere else in the Northwest" savs
George T. Prather. a pioneer of the Hood
River Valley.
The trees are said To be several hun
dred feet high and TO stand on the fiat
OF hidden canyon. Steep bluffs on
either hand shut in the gorge in which
they rear themselves. and this reason Is
given for failure Of those who fish in Ii"
Lost Lake district to have found the
trees. There are two species Of the gre1r
trees
One has yellowish and not very roUEh
bark. Is straight and as round as can
die. IL has no limbs to a great height
and has a beautiful crown. The second
species is cedar
The Washington herald., 1913-03-04

Under especially favorable conditions
tn" Colorado farmer can make twenty
five per cent annually on the valuation
Of his land the Average Middle West
farmer is very often content with
profit Of five per cent. There IL con-
stant sunshine during the growing sea
son in Colorado The orchardist thus
gets a color in his fruit that the East
ern farmer cannot get. The fruit
growers ~ the West insist upon uni
form methods Of packing. which also
enhances the reputation of Western
fruit in the market. The farmer OF
the East and the Middle West can
learn much from the modern method
.of the men who. for one reason OF an
other. have gone TO the far West and
started over again. Environment makes
modern methods almost compulsory
\ fresh start often means new life.
-Four - Louis rrblir s"hool buildings have
been officially declared dangerous fretrsp-
The Washington herald., 1913-03-04
The Western Farmer.
krnm Cnllisr'A

Prom Golfers
Colorado sold more apples in 1911
than Oregon, Washington. Utah. New
Mexico. Wyoming. and Idaho combined.
The Jonothan is the best OF Colorado $
apple crop. Colorado also raised good
crops of peaches. strawberries. and
raspberries. Its Rocky Ford Canta-
Ioupe is known wherever CautalOuTes
are known. CoIorado's orchard growth
is almost exclusively on the western
slope OF the Rocky Mountains. Alfalfa
can be raised wherever irrigation Is
possible. Alfalfa is not only valu-
able crop. which to-day sells for five
times the prices OF a few years ago,
but il puts the land back in excellent
condition for crops which exhaust the
soil otherwise. The Greeley potato-a
CoIoradp crop-has high reputation
and is sold in States which are them
selves heavy producers OF potatoes.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-04

James Buchanan. Andrew Johnson. and
Benjamin Harrison. almost a third of the
Presidents Of the United States; John {.
Breckenridge, William A. Wheeler.
Schuyler Colfax and Adlai Stevenson.
Vice Presidents of the United States;
Justices Mclean. Campbell Joseph F.
Bradley, Stanley Matthews and John NJ.
Harlan, of the United States Supreme
Court: Daniel Webster. Simon Cameron,
Lewis Cass, Zach Chandler. Daniel La
mont, Maynard. Keith. Trumbull. FIRE.
inghuysen. statesmen and diplomats Of
the days gone by.
Gen. Jackson. while President, with
drew frcm the church as the result Of
the turmoil over the famous Peggy"
O'Neil. She was the daughter of a ia
nous boniface in Washington's younger
days, and at the ONeil hostelry jackson.
then Senator from Tennessee. met Mar
garet or Peggy she was known.
The girl considered great beauty, at
sixteen married John Bowie Timberlake.
The Washington herald., 1913-03-04
Lost steeple In q Hurricane.

Little has been done either TO improve
OF add to the old church building so far
as exterior decoration is concerned In
1897, when Washington was visited by
The Washington herald., 1913-03-04

-Four -. Louis Irbir s"hool buildings have
been officially declared dangerous hrrtrsp-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-01-24
MASQUE BALL
Owls Masquerade viii be Some
Event on February 3

Arrangements have about been
for the Prize Masque
Ball to be given by Ely Nest No.
1868, O. o. o. The ball will take
place at the Turf Hall on the even
ing of February 3. Knutson S
Orchestra will furnish the music
and everything will be done by the
committee in charge to make the
affair a social success.
Advertising matter has been
posted giving the list of prizes for
the several costums. $50 in prizes
will be distributed to the ones get
ting up the best representations OF
the various costumes called for.
The lodge has hung up prizes for
the best costume6 couple and also
for the best representation of Mutt
and Jeff. Several of the local bust
ness men have also donated cash
and merchandise for various repre-
sensations and altogether the affair
promises to be success.
The Owls are recognized as en-
tertainers and will be the first in
field for this season with their
masque ball. Door rights have
been reserved to preclude the pos
sibility of undesirable visitors and
everything will be done by the floor
and door committee to entertain
the guests.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-01-24
ed marriage.
When the marriage license clerk
has filled in the prescribed form and

ed marriage.
When the marriage license clerk
has filled in the prescribed form and
the person desiring the license has
signed his name the clerk issues a
Notice to any person lawfully au-
thorized to solemnize marriage in
Minnesota, which is an authority
for the solemnization of the mar
riage. The notice states that no
legal impeachment exists.
The record is in three parts on
the page OF the record book. There
is first the application, then the
notice and finally the certificate.
This latter is to be filled in by the
person who performs the ceremony
and it is intended, shall be return
ed to the clerks Office for filing
within 80 days. But as stated, it
is often not returned and in such
case it is not recorded that the
parties were ever married. 1t is
contended by those who have
delved into the question of the
Minnesota marriage records as they
are, and made comparisons with
the statistics that are kept by other
states that for the purposes OF the
future and for information that
would be of any benefit whatever
| in establishing an identity or trac-
ing a family connection, that the
Minnesota records give no inform
alton. The records are elaborate
in the way of blank forms and
massive bound books but they are
almost entirely devoid of any in
formation.
Other vital statistics required to
be kept by the laws of the state are
very complete and thorough. These
com prise the deaths and births. In
regard to the consanguinity restric-
tons as to marriage the laws reads
that there shall be no marriage be,
tween parties who are nearer of kir
than second cousins, whether ot
the half or whole blood, computed
by the rules of the civil law.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-01-24

Mrs. Susan Odgers, for the past
ten years and has host of friends.
During the summer he was running
the steam shovel at the Section 80
mine and lately has been employed
in the machine shops of the Oliver
Mining company. The bride has
been the efficient chief operator at
the local telephone station and her
happy greeting and CHEEKY dis
position will be missed by the pat
rons of the exchange. She has
grown to womanhood at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
LaBeau, in this city and numbers
her friends by all who have had the
pleasure of her acquaintance.
The Miner joins their many
friends in wishing them all possible
happiness. They will be at home
in this city after their return from
the honeymoon trip.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-01-24

A. WULoTz, Observer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-01-24
MARRIAGE RECORDS
Minnesota Documents Show Little
and Are Va|ueIesS

Some one has made the discovery
that the Minnesota marriage re-
cords are of no value or of so little
value that they might almost as
well not be kept. Summarized, it
is contended that the sum total of
all the information that can be
obtained from any particular mar
rage record is that Mr.. So and So
of Such and Such county obtained
a license to wed Miss So and So of
Such county. The man obtain
ing the license asserted that he has
attained the age of FL and speaking
for the girl who in go per cent of
cases is not present, he states she
has attained the age of IS. 1t is
recorded that the license was OBJ
tanned and he goes away. In
many instances it is never placed
on record that the parties were
married. The clergyman or civil
officer who performs the marriage
is supposed to make return for
entry showing the day and date OF
the marriage but for the reason that
the clergyman or officer is required
to pay a fee for doing this, it is
sometimes overlooked. In many
instances no one other than the
contracting parties and the clergy
man or civil officer knows of the
marriage. There is no record any
where of the specific age of the
parties. They may be FL and Is
or they may both have passed the
four score years and ten. Parent
age and nationality are not indicat-
ed as they are in many states. The
nearest the record comes to giving
the place of residence of either
party is the county in which they
live.
1t is stated after his and
"her" names are given, that they
are not connected by the ties OF
consequently, that neither has
husband or wife living, that neither
has been divorced in any court
within six months prior to the date
of the issuance of the license and
that neither is afflicted with in
becility. feeblemindedness, epilepsy
or insanity and that no legal i'm.
pediment exists to said contemplat
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-01-24
A Home for the Winter

Chief of Police Kotchevar went
to Duluth Wednesday and &C.
companied Steve Medved to the
latter city where Steve will spend
90 days in the county Jail. Med
we'd was convicted in municipal
court Tuesday of using foul and
abusive language and abusing his
divorced wife, Mrs. E. Medved.
It is said he threatened her with
revolver on several occasions and
that Mrs. Medved's patience was
exhausted and she had him arrested !.
His reputation is not of the best
and when brought before the court
was given a straight Jail sentence
of 90 days without the option of a
fine. Mrs. Medved has put up
with considerable from this ex-
husband and her friends are pleased
to note that she will be rid of his
attentions for 90 days at least.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-01-24
ODGERS,-,
Two Of E|y's Popular Young People
Married in Duluth Yesterday

Melville Odgers and Miss Nellie
LaBeau sprung a surprise on their
many friends here when they left
yesterday morning for Duluth
where they were united in mar
rage. After the ceremony the
couple left for the Twin Cities and
other places for wedding trip.
Both are too we'll known to need
an introduction. Mr.. Odgers has
resided in this city with his mother,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-01-24
Died at St. Cloud

Word was received here early in
the week of the death at St. Cloud
on Monday of Mrs. cyrilie Fortier
after lingering illness, of tubercu-
losis. Deceased leaves a husband
and one child. She had many
friends in this city who regret her
demise. Mr.. Fortier who is log
ging at Mesaba was called to St.
Cloud last week and was present
when the end came.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-01-24

For SALE-Household furniture
of all kinds. Apply at the home
of Mrs. Finnegan near the Pioneer
School.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-01-24
BASKET BALL
First Game Of the Season Turned
Out Well for the Ely Boys

The Tower basket shooters run
up against the buzz saw Saturday
evening at the Lincoln gymnasium
when they came across to the Ely
High School team to the tune of So
to 8. The game was well put on
by both sides although the Ely
boys outplayed their opponents, the
latter showing lack of team work.
After the game reception and
dance was rendered the visitors at
the gymnasium.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-01-24

los. Martinetti will call for and
deliver your laundry and dry clean
ing weekly ADV.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-01-24

Next Saturday evening the CHS
holm boys will be here. The
Chisholm team is rated as of the
hard ones to beat and our boys are
anticipating some rare sport besides
a hard battle:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-01-24
OUR WEATHER

Temperatures for the past week. The max
imum of heat and cold is given as shown by the
government thermometers as follows
uaaf oil
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-01-24
Event OF SEASON
The Merry Travellers" Obe Staged
TOnight---S. 0. Sign Promised

Tonight and tomorrow afternoon
at the High School Auditorium
local talent will put on the musical
comedy, The Merry Travellers.
There are over 100 in the cast and
the rehearsals promise an event
that will long be remembered.
The various choruses and also the
lead work are said to be of the
most tuneful and histrionic powers
and especially we'll cast. Miss May
Palmer, who is here in the interests
of the Home Talent Entertainment
Bureau of Randolph, N. Y. and
who is directing and staging the
play, speaks in glowing terms of
the rendition to be given tonight
and tomorrow afternoon.
Tickets were placed on sale at
the James Drug Store yesterday
morning and before night almost
the entire plat of reserved seats had
been sold out. The cast comprises
the best local talent and is as
follows:
The Daily Missoulian., 1913-05-16
assisting to bring on Industrial dis

.4
turbance.
Nnen q great manufacturing In
stitutlon, he said, 'is ready to threat
en- us laborers with a reduction OF
wages because they say there has
peen ADVERSE action and legislation in
cohe!ess, or to reflect on the action
OF the government of the United
STATES that bureau has the power to
walk into their offices and ascertain
wnetner there is real reason for their
cuttlhs rates Of wages of labor or
wnetner it is merely a selfish attempt
to put money into their own pockets
Tne statement has been made that
this tariff bill will act on labor and
aI1ect the wages of laboring men. I
give you notice now that when the
men from whom you bring that mes
sage endeavor to grind labor in the
interest OF republican politics, there is
a bureau of this government that is
gong 70 ascertain the reason why"
The Daily Missoulian., 1913-05-16
DEMOCRATS OF THE SENATE DISCOVER
THAT THEY HAVE BEEN LEFT IN A HOLE
Underwood Knew Amendments to Tariff Must Be Made,
but Refused to Have Them Passed in the House-He
Will Get Credit for Low Rates and Senators Bear the
Brunt of His Duties.

Washington, May 15.-(Special.)-
With the passage of the recent Under
wood tariff bill in the house by vote
Of 2S1 to 139, the. second stage of its
legislative consideration commences.
In the senate, the bill faces a greatly
different situation from that in the
house. There Is no Limitation upon
the time which a senator may con-
sumo In discussion of any phase of
the bill except the limitation which
nature puts upon his physical endur-
ance. 1t will therefore be impossible
to shut off senators who are asking
information from the advocates of the
measure by invoking a. 'five-minute
rule as was done so many times in
the house.
This means that, while the bill is in
the senate, there will at least be OPP
portunity for the country to become
acquainted with the provisions Of the.
bill, even II senators are not able to
arrive at sound conclusion as to the
effect of some, or ALL Of these provi-
sfons 1t Is largely to be hoped, how
ever, that the senate debate will elicit
much information concerning the fac
tors that determined the ways and
means committee in fixing the rates
of duty levied by the bill and in agree
ing upon it's other provisions. The
ways and means committee may have
supplied to the democratic members
Of the finance committee some Of this
information, which they have sue
cessfully avoided making public dur
~ - doh - {y, hn INT to
not likely that senators will be able to
extract much OF it from the members
Of the finance committee
Present indications point strongly to
the passage Of the bill in the senate
without material change of any pro
visions regarded as important BY the
president and Mr.. Underwood. There
will be a considerable number OF
minor changes, however, depending
more pr less upon the temper and
complacency of the democratic mem
bers Of the finance committee There
Is already much private complaint
among these senators over the refusal
of Mr.. Underwood and his colleagues
on the. ways and means committee to
adopt certain obvious amendments
while the bill was in the house. 1t
has been shown in a number of cases
that rates carried by the bill as re-
ported to the house do not conform to
the announced purpose of the demo-
Gratis in drafting their measure.
These errors have usually come from
acting upon insufficient information,
or without sufficient consideration of
the information in hand Articles
widely differing in price and in cost of
production, have been subjected to the
same rate, apparently on the theory
that this error being pointed out to
The Daily Missoulian., 1913-05-16
ANNUAL CONVENTION
Of Y. ". CA. STARTS

Cincinnati, May 15.-The 1000 or
more delegates to the thirty-eighth
annual convention Of the y. NJ. q. a,
which opened today were disappointed
tonight when a telegram was read
from Secretary of State William j.
BRYAN regretting he could not be
present as he had hoped to be-
Nevertheless, Mr.. Bryan was given !
hearty cheer. The only address OF
the evening was that Of Robert f.
Speer Of New York, after which the
delegates went into committee ses-
sions in preparation for reports to be
made tomorrow.
DR. Ira Landrith, Tennessee, was
elected president today and j. w. Par
ker of Illinois, secretary.
The Daily Missoulian., 1913-05-16
FOR NINE MONTHS OF SCHOOL.

We ought to have nine months of
free schooling for every child In the
rural districts" says DR. p. +. Clax-
ton, United States commissioner of
education. In a letter to the super
intendents of public instruction In the
various states Dr. CIaMton calls at
tention TO the present short rural term
and makes an earnest plea for a cam
paign by the state officers to bring
the school term for country schools
up to that for city schools. Many Of
the state superintendents have already
pledged their assistance in a nation
wide movement to bring this about.
DR. Claxton points out how far we
are I'M this country from approximate
ing ut present even the lowest min
imum he names-a school term Of
1860 days, The average length of the
rural school term Is only 13s days. or
little less than seven months, while
for the cities 1t Is 184 days, or more
than nine months. Only two states
Connecticut and Rhode Island have
school terms exceeding nine months In
rural districts. Eleven others have
country school terms of between eight
and nine months. They are. Califor-
MIA, Iowa, Michigan, Maryland, KAN
sas. Nebraska, New Jersey, New York,
South Dakota, Washington and Wis
consin.
Many states are considerably below
the seven months average In a num-
ber of them the country schools keep
open for only six months; Florida and
Arkansas keep their schools in rural
districts open for five. months; while
North Carolina, South Carolina and
New Mexico have apparently been
providing their country children with
barely four months and a half OF
schooling every year
Nearly all the city schools, the COM
missioner shows, already have nine
months terms, $50 days or more, with
Well-trhlned teachers, and there Is nc
reason, he declares, why the country
children should not have aus many
Gays OF schooling and as good teach
eIs as boys and girls in the city. DIR
Glaxton asks a minimum school tern
Tor the rural districts Of eight or nint
months (eight temporarily, Il mini,
mum qualification for rural teachers
of four years of high school and mo-
less than two years of college or nor.
NAL school education, and good Ii.
braries for all rural schools witt
these, he says. should go an effor,
to 'ladjust the work of the rura
schools more closely to the needs ol
country life"
number of the states with shor,
rural terms are making splendid eff
forts to bring the country schools vi
to the standard of their city schools
In length of term and other essen.
tials DR. Claxton believes that all thu
states viii be aided by concerted
| movement for better rural school,
] throughout the nation. ~