Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 September 1912 — Page 8

WTP >T a ’ P tflF Item* of Interes News Notes oi m 7 M towns Tersely Told Nearby Towns Ip peningi in th* Territory y Adjacent to th* Jaiper A» Fumiihed by Our Regular Corre»pondent» £ County Metropolir

j FOUR CORNERS. j W. H. Marble was a Crown Point visitor -over Sunday. Effie Fisher returned to Laporte to resume her work Tuesday. A goodly number from here attended the fair at Kankakee this week. Miss Pearl Keene, who has been working at Mt. Ayr, is home, for a few days. Mrs. F. M. Scott of Wheatfield is very sick from the effects of a recent operation. Ed Wesner, who lives on the Hehny farm, is delivering corn to the Tefft elevator this week. Louis Pinter, who has been in Michigan for his hay fever, is reported to be but little better as yet. John Pinter, the Wheatfield merchant, still lingers at the point of death, with little if any hope of his recovery. Rev. Charles Hickman and wife, the former a former pastor of the M. E. church here, are spending a few days with friends of bygone days here and at Wheatfield. It is reported that a ( double Gypsy wedding in addition to the ball game would be the attraction at the ball park at Wheatfield Sunday, when the Regulars play the All Stars from Kankakee. Mrs. William Meyers of Walker tp., is quite sick at this time. She had not fully recovered' from the severe illness she had last winter and is now very weak and n)ot strong enough to withstand any severe attack now. The Wheatfield Regulars went to Monon last Sunday to play the Monon baseball team. The boys had it easy up to the seventh inning, when the hoodlum element surged into the diamond and ordered the umpire off the field. The score then stood 8 to 2 in favor of the Wheatfield team, and the team refused to play unless the (umpire remained, but the manager, A. S. Keen, to quell the tufuult, put in another umpire and urged the boys to resume the game, which they did. But the decisions they received at the hands of the Monon gang tied up the score and when the game was called in the eleventh inning the score stood 8 to 8. 'the Regulars proved the better team all around in every way, but the unfair tactics and low down cussedness of the Monon gang takes the cake. They certainly were raised in the back woods, or grew up without any proper training.

| MILROY. I Dan Chapman was at Monon Wednesday. Wiley Latta’s little daughter is on the sick list. Mrs. Thomas Spencer was a Monon goer Tuesday. Earl Foulks attended a surprise dinner at Mr. Ford’s Sunday. G. L. Parks visited relatives at Mentone the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Branson Clark spent Friday with Clell Clark and family. Mrs. John Mitchell went Saturday to visit relatives tijj£ week. Viola Beaver, daughter of George Beaver, is suffering w’ith typhoid fever. Mr. and Mrs. Abersoll and sons spent Sunday with relatives at Monticello. Mrs. John Southard and daughter Belle were Rensselaer goers on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Johnson of Lafayette have moved into the Horner house. Mr. and Mrs. Bivans took dinner with their daughter, Mrs. Bullington, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. May and children took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Foulks’ Wednesday. Misses Lural Asderson and Cecil Jordan of Lee spent Monday night with Miss Martha Clark. Mr. and Mrs. George Foulks and Miss Pearl Abersoll took dinner with Thomas Spencers’ Sunday. Mrs. Belle Parks and children and James Boone spent Sunday with Grandma Ravenscrpft at Remington. •—]- ]_ | LEE. I —| |— Mrs. William Zable and younger children have been visiting relatives in Illinois. Mrs. Carl Westphal had a bad spell Tuesday with her heart, but is better now. Veta Young and wife of Monon Chapel visited at W. L. Stier’s, Sundaty afternoon. < Morris and Hollis Jacks attended the old settlers’ meeting at Monti-, cello Saturday. J. H. Culp and wife visited with his father, Uncle David Culp, and wife, Thursday. Walter Culp of Delphi visited his nephew, J. W. Rishling, and wife here the first of the week. Three silos are being unloaded here this week, for J. R. Clark, W. E. Culp and Thomas Spencer. Bruce Brown and Charles Ward were buying hogs and cattle in this vicinity the first of the week: Mrs. Orval Holeman and baby of Rensselaer visited here Saturday night with her mother, Mrs. Ida Miss Lural Anderson, who has

been attending school at Lake Winona this suiii'ici, returned :.»,me Saturday. Mrs. Harold LaMar came to her mother’s, Mrs. Ida Lewis’, last week sick with symptoms of typhoid fever, but she is improving now. J. W. Mason and wife attended the funeral of his aunt, Mrs. Matilda Mason, last Monday in Monon. The burial was made in Barkley cemefeny.

Orlando Vanderver of Indianapolis came Saturday to visit with Mrs. C. A. Holeman. Sunday he and Miss Cassie Holeman of Monticello Asa Holeman and family and Glenn and Gail Culp visited Orval Holeman and family in Rensselaer. Last Sunday the Jacks reunion was held at the home of L. M. Jacks. Tables were spread under the shade trees on the lawn, with all the good things that go with such a gathering. Those present from a distance were: Mr. and Mrs. Rubush, Indianapolis; Mr. Sorrel and family of Tipton; Mr. Dillman and family, Mr. and Mrs. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Downing of Battle Ground; Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Jacks and baby, Mrs. Len Lefler and Mrs. Woolsiefer of Lafayette; Mr. and Mrs. William Jacks of Monticello; Mrs. Clara Rogers and children of Wolcott; Mr. and Mrs. Al Jacks of Montmorency; Mrs. Will Jacks of Logansport. There was also present a large numebr from the surrounding territory. In all there were present 96. The party lined up and had their pictures taken to help them remember the happy occasion.

| UNION. “Everybody works but Father.” Schools in our township begin Monday. Yah! John Lesh is going to buy an automobile, too. Say, you! who said my horses’s name was Dick? Nick? Mr. and Mrs. Mac Comer called on Joe Norman Tuesday. Miss Margaret Schultz called on Miss Lena Schultz Sunday. Misses Indus and Lizzie Wiseman called on Carrie Hahn Sunday afternoon. Matt Wenrick’s rig of near Mt. Ayr is now threshing in the Schultz Settlement. I. F. Meader took Mr. and Mrs. John Reed of Virgie to Goodland Wednesday. Tu Todd and Art Millspaugh are building, an addition to Mr. Mcgowan’s house. Misses Gertrude Faylor, Marion Meader and Josie Dexter started to high school Monday. Lois Meader returned home Friday from Terre Haute, where she has been attending normal. Albert Fetchner of Monterery is visiting here with his sisters, Mrs. Amiel Stibbie *and Mrs. Paul Schultz respectively. Mrs. Jhon Reed and little son and Mrs. William Cooper and little daughter of Virgie, were Rensselae goers Tuesday. Miss Mary Reeder returned to her home Saturday after a two weeks visit with her brother at Remington. We're glad you’r home, Mary. Misses Hattie and Antona Schultz attended the dance at Virgie last Saturday night with their friend who has “schust pen over from Germany a short while yet.” Mrs. Michael Jungles and children of Kniman and Mrs. V. M. Peer, called on their uncle near Wheatfield Wednesday. They went to remind him of his birthday. "Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wolfe, Mr. and Mrs. Lavene and daughter of Hammond, motored out Sunday to spend a day or so with A. Schultz and family.. Sunday evening they all visited the Schreeg 'family at Parr. They had what they called a moonlight party, out under the moon and stars. Some Chicago people were also present.

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ZAPATA HOLDS KEY TO MEXICO CITY

Can Cut Off All Railroads Entering Capital. DYNAMITE TO STOP TRAINS Rebel Force of 1,500 Capture Town of Zongollca After Six-Hour Battle and Kill the Garrison. » ' Mexico City, Sept. 6. —Emillano Zapata, head of the bandit rebels of louthern Mexico, who is in a position to cut off all railroads entering this city If he so desires, has Issued an order forbidding the National railways of Mexico to operate any more trains on the Cuernavaca branch. The order was presented to the train crew of a passenger train coming to Mexico City from Cuernavaca at Roman station by a messenger from Zapata. Threatens to Use Dynamite. The message warns the National railways that the next train run either to or from Cuernavaca whether It carries freight, passengers or troops, will be dynamited. The message Is written In excellent English. The National railways has suspended traffic on the line, Inasmuch as the government Is unable to afford protection. Eufemlo Zapata, brother of Emlllano, has crossed from Guerrere Into the state of Vera Cruz at the head of 1,500 men. They captured Zongollca, a town of 2,000 Inhabitants, after a sixhour fight, killing the garrison and there united with Pedro Gerabay, another rebel leader, with 600 men, moving on toward the port of Vera Cruz. Vera Cruz Fears Capture. Officials of Vera Cruz have asked aid as they believe the rebels plan to take the port, which Is practically defenseless. Although the government denies It there has been serious trouble for more than a week in the barracks of the Third artillery In Mexico City. Several of the leaders of a plot to loot the Cuartel of arnffs and join Zapata have been executed and more than 100 men of the company have been re? moved to the federal penitentiary at Santiago. Capt. Pablo Ortega was Injured In arresting the prisoners, two of whom were wounded. The Zapatistas have attacked Zacualpan and Tenanclngo, towns of about 4,000 and 15,000 Inhabitants respectively. They were repulsed at Zacualpan, but returned to the attack and the fighting Is reported as about even at Tenanclngo. Rush More Troops to Border.

Washington, Sept. 6. —The war department announces that additional troops are being rushed to £he Mexican frontier to reinforce the patrol guard there, especially in the Big Bend territory, where the Mexican rebels are waging a guerilla warfare and are looting ranches and mines. General Steever, in command of the forces, wired from El Paso that he has ordered six troops of the Fourteenth cavalry stationed at Fort Clark, Tex., to proceed with all dispatch to Big Bend to strengthen the American line at that point. He states that he was forced to take this action because of the presence of rebels in large numbers in northern Mexico and their depredations on the properties of foreign residents in that section of Mexico.

IOWANS CHARGED WITH GRAFT

Present and Past Officials of Clinton County and Three Contractors Among Those Accused. Clinton, la., Sept. 6. —Thirty-one indictments against three county officials, two former officials and three contractors and supply men were returned by the grand jury which has been at work since last April on the Clinton county courthouse scandal. The indicted men are: George E. Wilson, Jr., and Charles E. Barr, officers of the Clinton Bridge and Iron company; Thomas fc. Hauke, recently resigned as supervisor; Charles Mordhouse, ex-supervisor; F. W. Leedham, county auditor; W. H. McKenna, county treasurer; Thomas J. McLane, Frank Kearney, supervisor. The Indictments comprise several counts, the principal one being misappropriation of public funds, malfeasance in office, conspiracy and fraud.

DR. F. L DUNLAP QUITS POST

Chief Accuser of Harvey W. Wiley Resigns His Position In Department of Agriculture. Washington, Sept. 6.—Dr. F. L. Dunlap of the department of agriculture, bureau of chemistry, who was the chief accuser of Dr. Harvey W. Wiley In the controversy which shook the department last spring, has resigned his position. He has accepted a place with a chemical concern In Chicago. Doctor Dunlap denies that there is any connection between the Wiley controversy and his action in resigning.

Try Hyde in January.

Kansas City, Mo., Sept 6.—The trial of Dr. B. Clark Hyde, charged with the murder of Colonel Efoope, was continued until January 6 on agreement of the prosecuting attorney and ' lawyer for the defense.

CAPTURE BANDIT AFTER GUN FIGHT

Arthur Abshire Is Taken Near Hartford City. SEVERAL SHOTS ARE FIRED Horse Thief Is Arrested After Driving the Animal to Death and Threatening Persons With Revolver.; Hartford City. Arthur Abshire, thirty-five, stole a horse and buggy frorfi A his aunt, Mrs. Minnie Abshire, living north of town, and before he was arrested three hours later had driven the animal to death, at the point of a revolver had attempted to force several persons living south of this city to hitch up a fresh horse for him and had engaged in a running fight with Sheriff Townsend, who were armed with a repeating gjiotgun. Shots were fired by the officers, but none took effect. Abshire had thrown his gun away when his horse dropped, but he put up a stubborn hand-to-hand fight before” he was subdued. Deputy Sheriff Lennon suffered a broken finger in the scuffle. Abshire was brought back to this city and lodged in jail. He says he has spent twenty years in Sing Sing prison. The man is believed to be insane.

Big Fire at Goshen.

Goshen.—Fire gutted the double business block of W. D. Platter in Goshen. The fire started below the kitchen in the restaurant that occupied the ground floor in the south half of the building. John Boyts, owner of the restaurant and lodging rooms above, lost $4,000, partly insured. Glenn Lytle, assisting in the restaurant, lost household goods valued at $1,000; C. B. Stiver, occupying the north half of the building and basement as a stdre room and stove department connected with his big furniture store two doors north, sustained $7,000 damage, nearly fully Insured. The business block was valued at $12,000 by Mr. Platter and was partially insured. Five lodgers above the restaurant lost their personal effects.

Mystery in Garl’s Death.

Indianapolis—Myyrtle Vincent, formerly of Evansville, died under mysterious circumstances after having returned home in an automobile an hour before. Neighbors saw a big black touring car drive up in front of the house where the young woman lived. She was seated in the tonneau. A young man wearing the cap of a chauffeur Opened the door and assisted her from the machine. She went to rear of the house. A few months after she arrived, the young woman was heard moaning. Detectives were assigned to the case but the woman died before their arrival. Coroner Durham began an investigation. ’

Beta Phi Sigmas Adjourn.

Terre Haute. The selection of Fort Wayne as the meeting place of the 1913 convention and the election of officers closed the 1912 convention of the Beta Phi Sigma fraternity. Frank W. Budd of Muncie was the unanimous choice for grand president. Walter R. Bonnell of Charleston, W. Va., defeated Kirby Allen for the office of grand vice-president. For secretary, Jack Butler, of Marion was chosen. Dan V. fjroodman of Terre Haute was elected representative to the grand interfraternity council, Carl K. Ehnes of Indianapolis chosen grand treasurer and Justin Maiony of Crawfordsville grand counsel.

Lay Library Corner Stone.

Plainfield. —The corner stone of the New Carnegie library was laid with interesting ceremonies. The exercises were in charge of the Plainfield lodge, No. 653, A. F. and A. M. A number of the ofllcers of the grand lodge of Indiana were present, including Grand Master Elmer F. Gay, Calvin W. Prather, grand secretary; Rev. Lewis Brown, grand chaplain, and Frank E. Gavin, grand treasurer. George McCumber, deputy grand master of the local lodge, was master of ceremonies, and Rev. O. L. Martin, pastor of the M. E. church of this place, delivered the oration.

Prisoner Escapes Jail.

Evansville. —D. K. Somers, twen-ty-four • years old, held at the county jail under, $3,500 bond on two charges of attempting to defraud Evansville milling companies on forged bills of lading, escaped from jail, walking out of the main entrance while Jailer Sanders was at dinner in the basement. His escape was discovered in ten minutes, and the posheriff’s officers and a private detective agency started a search. No trace of him has been found.

Arrange School Fund Plan.

Marion. —A committee of twenty citizens has outlined a plan for raising funds with which to purchase the buildings of the Marlon Normal college and to establish a new college in this Mrs. Warren Springer of Chicago has offered to finance the school if the people of this community acquire the property. Her offer undoubtedly will be accepted and the committee hopes to raise sufficient funds within two or throe weeks.

GEN. MAC ARTHUR DIES

IS SUDDENLY STRICKEN WITH ACUTE INDIGESTION. Former Commander-In-Chief of Army Succumb* While Speaking at Reunion of Old Regiment. Milwaukee, Sept 6.—Gen. Arthur MacArthur, retired, former command-in-chief of the army, was suddenly stricken with acute Indigestion while speaking at the reunion of his old regiment, the Twenty-ninth Wisconsin, late last night He had been in ill health, the heat was intense, and he sank back in his chair, saying he couldn’t continue. He lapsed into unconsciousness and died in a few minutes. General MacArthur was born in Massachusetts and served through the Civil war. He was brevetted lieutenant colonel and colonel for gallantry in the battles of Perryville, Stone River, Missionary Ridge, Dandridge and Franklin, Tenn., and in the Atlanta campaign. Congress presented him with a medal for bravery at Missionary Ridge. He was the commander of a division in the Philippines and later commanded the department of the lakes.

ANGRY MOB LYNCHES NEGRO

Body of Assailant of White Girl Is Riddled With Thousand* of Bullets. Bluefield, W. Va., Sept 6—When they were informed that troops from the strike section along Paint creek would be rushed to the scene by Governor Glasscock, the mob of nearly 800 angry men heavily armed who stormed the Princeton jail Wednesday and took Walter Johnson, negro, accused of assaulting a young white girl, from his cell and have since had him in their custody, just at midnight last night lynched their prisoner. The negro was hung to a tail tree and while in a dying condition his body was literally torn to small pieces by being pierced by thousands of shots from Winchester rifles fired by the mob.

French Envoy Injured.

Montfort, France, Sept. 6. —Camille Barrere, French ambassador to Rome, was badly injured in a collision between two automobiles near here. One man in the party was killed and another probably fatally injured.

THE MARKETS

Grain, Provision*, Etc. Chicago, Sept, 5, Open- High- LowWheat— Ing. eat. eat Ing. ?2%-% .92% .91% .91% 92%-% .B*% .91 .91% Ma r .98% .96% .95% C0rn—.....74%-% .74% .77% .77% £ ec - -66%-% .85% .54% .54% 54%-% .54% .53 .53% Oat*— ®% .32% .31% ,si% 32%-% .32% .32 .32% FLOUR—Steady. Winter wheat patent*, jute, $4.9005.00; straights, jute, $4.7004.80; clears, jute, $4.1094.20; spring wheat flour, choice brands, wood, 85.70: Mineaota patents, Jute, 84.8004.90; Minnesota hard spring, straights, export bags, $4.5004.65; first clears, second clears, |3 40 98.50; low grades, $3.0003.10; rye flour, white, Jute, $3.50@3.®; dark, jute,! $3,400 3.50. BUTTER—Extra creamery, 28c; price to retail dealers, 28c; prints, 29c; extra flrsta, 28c; firsts, 24%c; seconds, 28%c; dairies, extras. 28c; Arata, 22c; seconds, 21c; ladles. No. 1, 21%c; packing stocks, 200. EGGS—Miscellaneous lota, cases included, 17%018%c; cases returned, 17918 c; ordlnary firsts, 18c: firsts. 20c; extras, candied for city trade, 25c; No. 1 dirties, 16c; checks, 14c. POTATOES—Minnesota, 45950 c; Michigan, 45055 c; Wisconsin, 45955 c. LIVE POULTRY—Turkeys, per lb., 12cchicken?, fowls, 14%c; roosters, 10c; springs, 17c; geese, 6912 c; ducks, 13c. ■ New York, Sept. 5. WHEAT—Lower good trade: No. 1 northern, spring, "t 00 No. 1 red, $1.04%; No. 2 hard, $1.01%; No. 1 Manitoba, $1.03%; No. 1 macaroni, 11.03; September, 81.01%; December, 99%c; May, $1.03%. CORN—Weaker, trade quiet; No. 2 yellow, 89c. OATS—Steady, quiet business; No. 2 white, 89%940c; standard, 39c; ungraded. 87%®42c. BARLEY—Quiet; malting, 62972 c. Liv* Stock. Chicago, Sept. 5. CATTLE—Good to choice steers, 86.000 10.70; fair to good steers, 18.4099.00; common to fair beeves, $6.1506.40; Inferior killers, 83.7596.00; range steen, $6.5009 50fair to fancy yearlings. $7.25010.00; good to choice cows, $6.8007.00; canner bulls, $2.26 02.85: common to good calves, $4.6006 25good to choice VMhn, $10.00©11.85; heavy calves, $6.6009.00; feeding steers, $6.2607.26; Stockers, $4.4008,50; merlum to good beef cows, $3.6006.10; common to good cutten, $8.0004.00; inferior to good eanner*. $2.75 08.73; fair to good heifers, $5.5008.60. HOGS—Good to prime heavy, $8.4508.55good to choice butchers, $8.4508.*; fair to good heavy packing. $7.8006.10; light mixed, 176 lbs. and up, $6.8008.80; choice light 170 to 800 Iba. *.8009.00; pigs, U 0 lbs and under, 87-0008.00; pigs, 110 to 140 lbs., $8.0008.40. " ■ 4 Omaha, Sept 5. CATTLE—Native steen, $5.75010.25; cows and heifer*, $3.0006.76; western steen. $5.00 99.00; Texas steen, $4.0006.50; cows and heifen, $8.0006.50; cannen, $2.8504.00; ■tockers and feeder*. $4.0007.50; calves' $4.5008.50; bulls, stags, etc., $4.0005.50. HOGS—Heavy, $8.0008.35; mixed, $8.13 08.30; light $8.3008.45; pigs, $7.0008.00. SHEEP—Stronger; yearlings, $4.6505.25; wethen, $3.9004.60; ewes, $3.2504.10; lambs $6.3006.90. East Buffalo, N. Y., Sept 5. CATTLE —Market active and firmprime steen, $9.5009.85; butcher ■54.0098.75; calves, cull to choice, $6.50® 12.00. ’ SHEEP AND LAMBS—Market active and ttc higher; choice lambs. $7.2507 50cull tv fair, $4.5007.00; yearlings. $3,000 5.25; sheep. $2.0005.00. HOGS—Market light 10020 c lower; Yorken, *.2509.40; pigs. $9.00©9.25; mixed, $9.8009.40; heavy. 89.2009.25; roughs, $7.50 07.86; stags, $7.0007J0.

IMPORTANT NEWS NOTES OF A WEEK

LATEST HAPPENINGS THE WORLD OVER TOLO IN ITEMIZED FORM. EVENTS HERE AND THERE Condensed Into a Few Lines for th* Perusal of the Busy Man— Latest Personal Information. Washington Theodore Roosevelt is expected to appear October 2 or 3 before the special senate committee Investigating campaign contributions, to testify regarding the allegations of John D. Archbold and Senator Penrose that the Standard Oil company gave SIOO,000 to the Republican national committee of 1904 with his approval. • * • President and Mrs. Taft entertained the foreigh and American delegates to the eighth international conference of applied chemistry. • * • William Loeb, Jr., and George B. Cortelyou, both former private secretaries to Colonel Roosevelt when he was president; William Randolph Hearst and John D. Archbold have formally been asked to appear before the senate committee Investigating campaign contributions when it resumes hearings late this month. • • • Under an order by Postmaster General Hitchcock the pay of rural carriers is increased from SI,OOO to $l,lOO. • • •

Domestic More than 500 students at Columbia university worked their way through college last year, earning $95,000, according to the report of the committee on employment. • • • Private detectives who have been keeping a close watch over the John D. Rockefeller estate at Pocantlco Hills were equipped with a squad of watchdogs which will assist them in pursuing Italian bandits who have been responsible for recent holdups and petty crimes on the estate. • » • In 1890, when Kansas was passing through unusually hard times, the government census figures showed that 55.5 per cent, of Kansas farm* were mortgaged. According to the census figures for 1910 only 44.3 per cent, are mortgaged. • • • Specialists in the raising of vegetables from all parts of the country are in Rochester, N. Y. ( in attendance at the fifth annual convention of the Vegetable Growers’ association of America. • • • Unless the supreme court stays the order of a lower court the household goods of Gen. Daniel E. Sickles, veteran of many battles of the Civil war, will be sold at auction to satisfy a judgment for $8,066 in favor of the Lincoln Trust company of New York. The judgment is based on a promissory note given by the aged soldier. * * ' • Miss Annie Dorothy Nixon, twentytwo years old, the daughter of Richard B. Nixon, financial clerk of the United States senate, was drowned at Colonial Beach, Va., in a vain attempt to rescue her swimming companion, Franklin W. Wiseman, aged twenty, of Havana, 111. ♦; • * The fifth annual meeting of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways association opened in New London, Conn. * • • The Brotherhood of St. Andrew met in annual session at the University of Chicago. • • • A riot among convicts in the Michigan state prison at Jackson was subdued only after a pitched battle with several companies of militia under Governor Osborn, the local fire companies, the prison guards and special deputies. One prisoner was shot while trying to escape and the interior of the prison was wrecked. Threats of Instant death by bomb for himself and wife unless a specified sum of money Is paid at once to the society of the Black Hand are contained in a letter received by WUI- - Rutherford Mead, head of the noted firm of McKim, Mead & White, architects of New York city. • • • ' The trial of Police Lieutenant Charles Becker on an indictment charging him with the murder of the gambler, Herman Rosenthal, will begin in New: York city September 12, before Supreme Court Justice John W. Goff, appointed by Governor Dlx. • * * The thirtieth anniversary of the beginning of commercial incandescent lighting occurred Wednesday, September 4. September 4, 1882, Thomas A. Edison started in operation the world’s first central station In an old brick building In lower New York. ' • •' • Delegates from nearly every state In the union were it Denver for the opening of the fortieth annual convention of the American Fisheries society. President S. F. Fullerton of Bt. Paul called the convention to order. '