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I . ·· :~ ~~E TO,E~ f . • •• -· • •' • . - - SlJDDEN :Q<OBJ!;ASE :~· B~~- ~~e~;!tf:~;~::lr ~~~~:~g:e fr:21\, PRfSIDtNT lowing: TO WAS Not within five years ,has there . 'been such a.n extended droutJh as' there is now preva!llng over · thds nortJh country. For nearly five weekS. -aside from a little sprinkle .that did not Last for ilve minutes, not a drop of rain· has fallen. The fields are dried up .and othe leaves on th~.trees. · DAY WITH are turn.'ing just as ·i-f they he.d--been[. ROOSEVE.-..TS S1;llitten by Jack. F1'o&t, -a-nd all be-l ITAL. OYSTER BAT. SEPTEMBER 24, -----~·I•VOT~~\Elt.'iOR- 1 60MPtRS IS WA.IU\1 .W.IllATHE~ BRINGS OUT THE APPI•E BI:.O:Ssi»IS. Rudolph Berger,\ who reili~es on the plank. road to Fonda·, ~as an ap\')le tree which he Is eXbi.bl~ing to his many friends with II_lUCh [ pride. Thls tree, which Is -of the anfw ap- and in these asp1rants . ~contest fo,· the NOT TBFl . ple. variety has a~secon~ crop \of ap- ple b~ossoms, .and presents ·a very . WORIU.....,.GMEN'S Fl~IfElJ~A;:rJ4:ll'l·l. beautiful appearance. Many ·people OF THE STATE OF fro.m this city are making ttips IN ROCHESTER. Mr', Berger's home, in order :to thlS curious· tree. UOCHI~S'l'E.R, uunl convention of th{> W1~rlillm~.en's Fedel'tttlon af the state HUGHfS .IS ~e'- .BRIGHjl! .pj~mm WEEK- AT. OQ'(fflTY.GBOUJSJ >toWN. ·•lNG AREAS IN .NORTH WO?DS .. _ .. : .. ;EX.eEPT 0~ THE THEORY 'l'IIAT - , .. • I '• \ ~ ,_ . ': '~~J,EONE IS TR~G TO BUR.\\ -~:. ::~~~ TJ,.~R. cause of want. of ra\n. FOrest fires 11.i\e ·raging all oa.bout Gouver-n-eur, a.nd' the atmosphere is latt~n with thEll smok-e comjng :fl\'m· them. lt was reported here this morning illhil.t the forests rubout Benson Mines were a; roaring furnsce of fire, and 'that lit• tle. Adioonda.ek town wa.s threatened. But a laJter report this a!ternllQrl tlon during his pr•~ell.~teJrm as president of the came to an end this \\Y\ ~\'111.\ with his family and mElm'bEh:s summer White House ex•ec~fitllre lieut~nant governorship is between Spealter JO'hn NJ Col~. -<>f Andover, Former Speaker l!.ouis A. Frothing- ham, o'f Boston.· ~nd R~bert L. Luce, of Somerville. I ft6ltltNti~1Hf.' COO~·. HARD <.penPil at 10 o'clock this lm(irniinll t•onveution hail. J,resideut of the ATn<>>ri<'••n'l of Labor, will not b~·nr~~~nt11 J!l'tt.m: received ft·om ~Ir. 1:\l'>ijl·:Pel:·s Presidtmt Daniel Barris fedt'I'stion, stnted that .-ompnnY injundton SfRlN~DfD • ·•\VIliile m~· ot the llres tlJat ~ sta~ thG!It by berote·eftorts the fimnes lbur-nJ,ug, a.t ·'llhe time tlhat <the 11resent ba.ve •been quenched. Tb.e · oswe- ::.<.,· .:~,Q1U~ng~tilf. 1 ns. 0 egan ··bavi Men put gatchie River •has not been so low as 'the.· ,fira wardlemS, lb. i;be·v:an_ ·oos :at ;tJhe present time -in years, and the .... :: .. ~·:Gnt:.·D~ wells ·a-r,e drying up. Fanners ~ he departed amid -throng of residents House at Washington. time Oyster Bay cea~ed. summer capital of the a title it proudly has :'c:f:·i'A~tf<:tD~ others mte been ~ SO oo:pipl·aiDdng .tbJat they have ·no feed · · ·'l.tJ~t ·.'!.here ·has ·been a contil;.uous !barn· for the4r cattle, a.nd reports from var• years. 1~\' ~t the torests ln the' difEerent iQus localities staJte th-a.t manY of them There is not a resident '~ have not suf!loo_ int stock N> ·reed them. tie village from the ''yo•u.n1geen; tots of the sti!:ll~. As soon as tt. fire is dis- i h th. id 't h ' · · ' · The drou,th Ci>ntinues wlthout a.llY n w om e pres en; as tpvered the fire wartlen of that dis- prospects of Min in the. immediate been greatly Interested to feeble. trlct !hu&tleil a large f;ang or men out fut-ure. white haired old mep, -lvho have ~ theJ~rt1w-ey that Is burn~g ~nd as known the president: for I years and M A Wells dlspateh sa.Yll: • 1w ( !t ~1¢ he SU(lCeedB \n ·au , Uili,lt thP. T.he forest llre situation is assulli· years, that doee not l?ok 1 ith regret . fiame& But while -ll~ Is fighting this upon the close of the 'ast presidential .. th h u· t th·... • ·ing a t~erious aspeot in this section. summer vacation an\· t~·'-e final de- .,~. · e ,e ~s are l'a l'!re ·•S an- oh account< of the extreme dryneSS \' other ~re. startin~ up in .his terrJtory that prevails it is imp~~ble for tlte · parture of their. esteilme citizen to tb~t also requb.\~ Ill~ attentlDn. So, it Jlis last term or duty. in fu:ldlng the till sta:rt fire ~,a.l'dens to make anY •progress nation. . :IS, a~ one .fix;e is put out ~ · erS · toward staying the eprea.d.~· of t'he ftres, · ~ ur; a.md :the;re Is thel'~fore a continuous In several respect.s th · has been every strea.m ·bei~g, a.b iu~Jy dry • . ·blaZfug'UP 1Jf1!he fQrests, jluring·a dey an exceptional vacatlb 1 n fir the pres- . ' · There are ei~ht ·fires naw bu.rni'nig, t,peli: S\1-cll Ill) the sta.te ill ~J_i:periencing two .in the West River 1!00tion, ~ite ident. B:e nas ente~ain d at Saga- lilt .ptesent. · on •the mountain east of the vllle.ge more B111 more visitprs han before. ' .A.~tb:OU!d~ there lhnve l:!ee!l a number near the Pete Gstrander pliWE', two· and at. the same tim£! has done much ·t9f. ftres ~xtittgulsh~ ,m thEf ne!P.:llibO'r-1 on the Wi'!ldfa.ll, one a~bove the Jep · more work than on: pr vious vaca- ·llt.O'Od of Ilake.;Pleastm.· :t, ·tt h'!l!! !Jeen 'al- tions. The political situation, both · Bayes place, one on Forks !!lountalin ' !,.,.. 11U0j!t an a-s!lllred, ta~t that there are and one on the lla.ke Pleasatlit road. national and state, ljave i.'ade a tre-, ·,fireS ~i:lg in dlffeJ.'!!1nt,parts of Bum- A l)ig territory has al·rea.dY been mendous amount o~ wo~k for him, tnton colin\; DC>W. 5me origin o'f · d ke t th ta• of t tlv \ · · \\' - • burned over &nd ·t.he dwmag<» to'· for- an P e 8 u e execu e .. pllies seems to •be ·~dn~l1Y carel~s- ests Is heavy. No estimate can ,be oftlcers busy daY and nt~ht. .:ri,~. but .some of the. dld hunters wh:() President Roosev~lt went about . ,ue, ... ~1Jllim.ted wit'h tiu{ D,mth. -m>odi!:' maif.e of the da-mage t:ha.t w'lll b~ d{)ne more this vacation ihan 1 he did last _,. :to -the ~ts if Jj.e!a.Vy ra.tn,s dO 'not ; men aild th~ <!Il-unii~'15elieve - . ,, ' ' , .. \ . .com~ soon. 'T!.mQer ·~)'ke~ are mUch. -t tb~n\e soti\:ei'ID.'~ tbat ' - . . .. ,. . - .. ·•····---· . a.J.a,rJi:led over the eonddtlon of thln:, gs. · ... ~le~n~s. ana w. H.·Pitlma.t'E'(!r-of' .A. repor-t from 4l'ba.nY follo,ws: I' . ~~v~· ~ \¢cently. returned 6()lonel W. F. Fox. 11ta.te f?Uptiriu· f!J:~m.'lM~ :f.~~~~t;~an<l ~te' th~et'Q~'e tende)llt qf. forests,· l,.e~i; J;od;ay .. ~1'. · ed the fi ·tn thlrt B~tnilton county 1n the Ad1rond-a.cks ' i quite, well Jl()i'<t on. < ~· • • • to investigate the forest .llre oondi- f l~UtY. W'!leJL tJ'!ey ·wen,t into · the ,,j 'WOCldS the tlrst of Ia.st 'W'eell;~. there 'ti'ons reported in the vicinity, of -!:··Were IW·fire!l' to S!)esk ~· but whtie North Creek. Aooording to reports r:'theY' w~e- there, they ·l~ned of aev- received here the fire ward~ns are : eral :fires fuat were rag_~!{j5J?. trui.t y.W· warning out every available man to ··t ~Icy, ;T~Y 1 are of the .. opli:i;{on · tb~tf fight the flames, 'but with. tlhe ~tin •ftre:'\'V~'delllS•OJ ga·JD;e Pl'9tectors should ned drought the fires are spreading t·:·:~~,~·~ 1 ;DP..gr~unds a,nd,.:~va~ii the jj.'res. despite effoi'ts being made to lfeap .fz~!iP.eclllltr the origin of fuet.n. ·When tliem,ln check. , J;'ibnateer wa~. ~pprOI:\Ched. thiS Thlir.ma.n reports the followin-g· of I liA.....,.ILA RESORTS TO COMPUL• I would k~ l\Ir. G~•m!Pet'<!lll~ NITru.-hil\\\\ t'Oll. .Secretary of State y,..·h,.>l· lillililo..,. len presided at tbe op.eni'/11!' the con'\\Pntion cpenkers. MaYJQr Elllger.fCI•m dent Garfield, of the ch!...nl.ib& merce. 'welcomed the -dellel:'ldes. SORY 1\IETiiODS TO FORCE IG• ! NOBA.NT NATIVES TO GIVE UP .Sew York S:tnte Br1me•bj PLAGUE VI~JS. ·MANILA. S®t 22.-The vig'()roll!! edmpaign for the era-dicaltron of ci.tol· era is believed \:o Q6 >pi\eYentlng any appm-.clable inel'~ast> in •tht> spread of the disoose. Ttlt>re ·~ 1m average of al.Jout Mty new 1 Clisef dally, 11l1Jbough tot!JtY promises to snpw a record ma- terially Iowel'. ln ofil.dal drd.es it is maintained that there is stlll a vossi- bility ih-at ·~ ~icy may oo 'l'idded of the cl:tolera bef~re th ... arrival of 'the ..\.merletm · battleship fleet. WILLIA...'\1 BARNES, ,JR.,- OF . B~\'i'Y IN!.fRoDUCE$ !I'd, GOV- 'ERNOR AND PLEDGES S~POBT OF THE ORGANIZATl~~ ' ALBANY, Sept; 22.-s~k~g froiD the .briiliantly lighted. steps of 1 t.Qe -cliP· ltol to the members of f()Ur $rehlill; -clubs nnd 4.000 other people 'Wlbo came · to ~enade him, Gov; Bngb.b! made nn urgep.t appeal last n.J.g~t for party h!l.rmony. William Barnes. JJr., whO led t11e d{!SJ.lerate fight of fue.orgrutlZa• tiiJon bosses against the reoomiiJ.I!·Uon· of the govern~Jr, introduced hilm to tlie crowd. Both Baxnes a!lid · tll.e gover- n-or were loualy cheered·. ' · Pl'iOl' tA;I the .se~eilad~ the Clubs Jllli\ a,ded with red light& and fire-works. In lntr-od.nciug the governor: Mi-. J:Sa,rn<eB.I said: / \At the ilal'lll'toga convention I fa'V- ~red fol' the. nOI!linatlon for IG<>VE!rn.or the a'ble >and pnpular Speaker o~ -the .assembly, Mr. Wadsw><>rtli. The same a:rgnments which I' 1 adVlllJ(!eil · ,i:h~e In ·behalf of b!s candidacy nnd · in opposition to tbe renomination ~f· ~ governo1'-'tlh9se of:. partY re,;pons\· '.fhe <!ampaigtt insti.tuted by the au· thorll1es against th<- plaFJE' proce>?ds with inereaAing. vigor. Although the l•'llipinos cnntin!ue to concrol stl·icken I>atlents through ip;nornn('e and fear, a house to h-ouse 'tnspe<'tlon now in pro- gress is dlscl0$~ng practically all the -cnB!'IS.' F~· cbf\ml('~\ englnt>!l -and ·a do7-efl.:'big str~·sp.tinkk>rs·•Sre being and .party re~lilrl>ty2J no\\' m• dent, August llolter, bflrst 1 voke in ·b~f.'(,f the governor's ft. vice 'P'N'Sillent, .Jlames AI an;y; el~tlon. .... ~ • .. ,, . I :. · us~d with g~od \effeet in a g('neral dis· Infection r)f all tainted sections. second vice preside~t. Schultz, \The·stlllte.-coD.ventlon is tile $Upreme Rome: tl).lrd ,vice J.lN!'f:ll~lent.. George aut~Qrity '(}f. tfu} paTtY and~ its actio~ Rb?dnack.er, Auburn #i~l;amt•Y and i~· binding upoo an whO' adivocafe the treasurer, Bomer D.· prlnci·pn!!l of the Rep;,buca>b. party. it woqld ·be impossible for ~jl-'~· us ngrt>e Utlon every subjeet' of 1 legislation nnd adminilltratiQn. But, agreeing m tlhe mal.n, It ·becoll)es the duty ot the minority, in order to pr,Jserve the N. Haskell, 9l~:lahom:a,J·solidarlty of the parly, ro bow to the .a.nd-treasurir of ~~,OOI·at'lc com- <W111 of the maj<)rity an<;l to 1 proC!<ed m J.1aces; ·tractive .aud 1 co!nt~~ilis] w.ili ,Please all {)f~!tlitlSe ta.ir; Many person~ have herolcu11y volun- rr.ered their seyvlcE'S as nurses Ol' ln- \'lJectors. A nlfl'ber of firms have of. fered to fit up 'emporary hospitals for tbe accon.1modlljtion of l)'lltients and a ·wnrd ad' tlle ~~ary Johnson :Memorll!ll hospital is being prepat•ed for the re- Cf'>ptlon of choiera yictims. Th<> Ro- man Catholic a;uthorities have offered the use of a large convent within the walled city for the snme pU1-pose. mlttee, pa'Bsed thi:'OUII:ti City urnted column against our ?PlXJ'I18ll'b!.\ last night en route · llbc governor .mndl' a ·brief speech in waS. helcl in the which he replied to tl1e aftack of the _l • Monda.Y afternoon, maklntr s\\\\'hes .foc 1J~en1ocrat:ic-J DemOI'ratle Convention .UpVn the Pilfb. - ··-~- members were ):lfllse:nt: ticket. Mr. Haskell .... ~11..11 '\\\'. he •Service CommissionS. Be said in , chal'ges of William R. :part: Briggs, preslde11t; A. O'Neil,· Edward· W;~s. ··:mtiJ:~~lng he stated opE!!P,·It ~the cq!J• the fires in tbat section: t!id:ered.the fires in il:he victil1ty of .Gus 1llspector E. S. Lombard, of. the recreation. t, .• ,.A'Ji1elrl~B pl~lj to.·be''of :q:Ue!l'tio~ble ori· State forest, fil!ll and ·@a'llle =mm1s- number of fine which J!e. stat~ ~at 1 ne ~~- ~~c<Wn slon, who ca.me <!,own from the .&d~- he has used ill a bout the in vieui.itY (Qr a:•long t\IIle, . rondacks yesterday, announced ,tba.t pretty country of Nn,t't.l,.,'r·n Long Is- ~Was conneeted with \In the state- we confront a pariy , __.. · · Everett Kenne~Y. company would cause rea...,.ion. In the nation our oPJ;JOD:<-11Jts-1 \' ft·om tlt.e national <•fter flighty schemes of centralization· man, W. A. Antho)lt . he: and vlsiJOn'lley t>Ugg>estl~ns 'of ~trbitrarY man. i ' .. · \Resign' Postively prohltitl.ons which would :wo:&k havoc The meeting wast called: SCHOOl PR~BUMS ,Jl.!!.~J!Jellev~· tna,t 1;11~ ·fl~·;mi\ght h.l\ve the Delaware. & Hudson com-panY 1md ·land, usually by either .incendiaTY. orl11;itr, lbeeau~e· 9f dosed down the iron ·mines a~t Lyon Mrs. Roosevelt o~ one his sons. that a ~- l.ltwple might 1ie mountain. in order tb!rut the 'big force Mr. It:oosevelt is very :<\je~MI~tll¢ by ~h~ fir~ •. :a;is stft{ements of men employed there, eati.ma:~ in tennls and scarcely a · · maM·:h'ankl:y, but he s~id'he lj-ild busy times a.t 1,000 men, migf: be thiTteen· weeks he has . . ~·, '.!IOOQf against a.ni of 11be ·north turned in the fa~ests to fl'!llht t:~ fires more Hill, with the : :·.'~:o~smen. . . · all along . the Oh111teaugay rai\roa.d. sunday, has passed wl!tb!cmt · · :·;,In: i:egilrd to th~ fiM!, he. stated that This fire in the Clmteaugay co)mtry· Uclpating In a -~lex. ~udln hadi ·heen .OUt last wf!l'k centres round Bradley pond, between someone. . . ' days :11-gbtlng t11e flumes Lyon mountain and Oh>azy pond. just He has found time several times O'fer boys and in the~e sli4~ed~ld in putth1g them ~1lt o~ north of the rallroad, and Is n~.w es- . ,_,~\'\'L~. th.¢. one \OCcasion: ·Just ·how tlmated to •be .held und<lr control. -or :Qow se\eTe :fires have stn~ The worst fire Is reported a;bn\ut fif- 'M•''\\\\. Fa}mateer a!ld C·aTl have teen miles 'back of stonY Creek sta- :ti!'tfurte4L.)is not knim'll•· lbwt there has ·tlon, ·w'here a strip of timber ,seven in the waters of Cold .{ilJ~il~~'itb,tetll:V ~1!,. aome. since. miles l{)ng and three w:ide is reported , where his estate: :all!:P!~teih from :N'ortli Cree'\t says: as ruined. Along th-e D. & B. art. Thur- EarlY In the vac~tion ~)l'!)'u~uis of· aer~ Cit 'PU'blic\ ·a~d· man ali old fire was Whipped lnto a amount of hay and ·lands b1a.ze by t'he strong breeze Salt'\lrday, ed and in this ~ork C\>U.Ut.Y •. o.re. necessitating instant action. A pa- was active assl~tlng -a.n'i}. '1f r<ain does, not trol wruJ sent out and a. gang of men almost. every day. a._!e.w 'h9Y-~ tJ!.e d~truc- di!SP-atched 'from Saratoga by the D. ·ping. also the pn 1 asi,cieJjt · 'be wtdwpread. The worst & B. to combat <t.M fiames. 1 finding that it , wail ~x·celler1t ill' at Mlll'brook, i~ the ·soutbern Baek 00' tb.e Three Sister 1 mnun- else. .:Of' tb:IS town · (JOihnsburgh) talns great clouds of e;moke c$-uld be 'Mr. Roosevelt .· . . a.1ine of ilaines, 18' niiles lo~g seen. Fifty men are tl{ere Jrghting ington in splendid ,· ;Nid 10 miles wide; ·aecomP.anied the steadily .advancing fire. bver at benefited bY hls --g~eat 'lllou-Q.s of smoke, J.s ealt1ng -Its Moose mountaoin a fire ·has bee:n b>nrn- spent much tim-e · ·~y from 'tbe H~dson. :Rl~er at Thur- ing for days. The efforts to put it informed htms¢lf m1J.h westWaTd toward the IJit~rlor of out were unsystematic at the begin- garding that pafrt of ·_the ,A,dioondMk ·st11Jt:e. ·~r)f: · . . nin•g, it is said, and It ·has crept down is to visit on his h•<lntiina . . ·',11'he :lire -w\ardens ~re,..ca.lllng out the mountain side, across the V>alley year. lie has ''read · ' .. every lli\'.a.Uaob}ie nfali ~nit a force of and up the side of a second. moun- 200 .Jlieln, under'. Fire W::aideii. Mer- . rlli· ~~I Game Frotect~r Robert;: Som- .eri:l1le·a're.1ii;htlng thil! fire day an'!l A dispatch from Indian Late says: -· n~lt,:~h~Y have ·been una~ble to hold Its of the· animals been ·perfecting his parts of hiS outfit, nearly ready n~adlhl~ hunt. exer- ill lbU in I th t 1: ... d by th~ pr~sident a d the_ ... · 1 was vindicated Qf s ess. n e s a e ,...ey con emn . the- provillions which have beroL made reports. concerning tile to secure _justicl' to ·th.., pnbltc ~d were submitted for; th~ , TO Bf DISCUSSfD Program Com,'plete for 46th Annual Convocatiort of the University of the State of New York. R<,..,><bf'a statements. veoper dlsl'h'B.rge of pu'bliq <~bllgations. the board. \The fQrces whi-ch are brntnd the a<t· Report of the secJ:\etarY. I ALBANY, $ept. 22.-The program has been eorn~leted for t'he 46th an- nual oonvocat~on of the University of the StBJte of New Yort.: to be held in the Senate chamber in the capitol Oct-ober ~2, ~3 and 24. It will deal with three -main topics. They are: • us falSI_71toods. I Aign a minute ago, :\Ir. Beal'l!t can m~ut I will quit at \Bea~th and hygiene in the public schools,\ part;i·cularly from two points of view: (1) rr.he need of more atten- tion to b·ealth In the publ'ic school; ( 2) How ~ar ;ought school authorities to assume rel!'ponsibllity for the phys- ical condition of the pupils. \The pi'on)otion of interest in the history of the state,\ a topic which ·has special significance in view of the approaching ;audson-Fulton and Lake Champla;.n tprcentenary celebrations. \The simplication or school pro- grams.\ Those w~o ar<:- to speak Include: Vice Chanc4llor St. Cla1r McKf'lway, President J . 1 G. Schurman, of Cornell University; ,William H. Burnham, of Clark Univlersit'y; Regent William Sottingham:; Presidt>nt Edwin E. Sparks, ·of I Penm;yivania State Col- lege; Fran! H. Wood, of Hamilton College; P esid.:,nt Edwin J, Good- win, of P cker Collegiate Institute. As his train pulled shout-i'd: \And don't forget eamtmign fund iR !!'l'rlwlln,. going home for n fA-Ivi>i·•~•··\ will 1!.0 baf'k again to ' I'm satisfied with t~l' IIPtlUUIOK.:· I ta<!k upon thl' publi-c seryi'<!e commi&- man: 1 slons dQ not want any etrtktive age-ncy Received fot: entry fees •••• of tbe state to supervise ~ublfc service Annual tickets ••• , ••••••.• ~ oor<poratlons. ln whatever words they Broo\dyn Joc)l:ey Ciub : ···r· . mny elothe tht>ir dl\signS wlmt they Br!Jedlng Bureau D~partm~nt reallY want is fr~dom ro rE'sol't to old Miscellaneous ••• 1 .•• , •••••. methods, f:reooom to h9odwlnk the Life 'Membership ~ • • • .•', • ~ ' •pn'bllc'with bl'{lr.>lvilmentR and manipu- i YlEII.:!,_ lotion~. spe<'tmens ot wbich we have Total &cmount rjlceived ••• ~<O?Pn in the great citY an,d fTom the re- Report of superintendent 'of suits nf whicll we are- no\v F;Uffe>rlng 80 siqns, Eugene Moqre: . · kP<'nly and freedon1 tO ighore just pu·h· Am,qnnt received f/rom con.- lic dtmnnds beicUUSI' Of t\hP 1\tbSfiDC(' of · cessions • • • • •'• • • • • • •; , any f<nitahlf' gov€'l'nmt>n!tal agen~y to Dis.bursemeuts • •• ; • $ Z,20· ntfor<'E' thf'm. · Check returned . . • 5.00 ·we Abnd for ju;~t ttrPatment of Paid to treasurer· .• 610.06 Report of treasurer, C. lard.: ceipts ••• Entry fees for horse races. Received from Mr. Moore, concessions • • . • ••••.• Total amount received .• $ ~,,,u_e\·•·· 'l;)le auditing committee : ing of Jo~n G. Ferres and Potter was present and was auditing the many bills t'n>nh'<tP.Ir., the_ association during the fair. The dlrec~ors were encouraged by the results of ·d.~ .11;1: ~~:It· howev~r, .a:it'liough ,at one · 110mt ~Jilin~ ot: fti'e. •trenches five miles UP SOME. On Oct~er 23, t:l:te semi-:~mual dinner of fhe Hudson River School- which was considered highlY· ':l:Ong,,h. ·been tl.ug. · . fnl- · -w:~~ward from NQrlih Creek, a.t Thirteenth La>k~. Indian · l.Jaili;e and '~~~·[Riv~r. >thousa.n·q~ of .'lliCI;es ~f tllfu.b~rL' are sa;td tit .'be . bumin-g a.rl.d .~eakef;t, Colvin, SUgar LaM and' Elev- . 'MO!Qltaln, a.11 ~re · in flaqnes. In the Indian Lake distr~¢t many lumber camp-s, barns and! bridges have ·been burned and scoresiof farm- houses are In danger. 'f'h~ ftre has adv-an<!ed to within three miles of In- dian Lake viHage and a lgh ·wind from almost any point of th compass will put the village in d!an ~r. The buildings of the Garnet M·lrtes Of t'he Bal'ton & Hooper firm are threatened, -and large forces of men a11e fighting without cessation to save /t;hem. In some ']Jl~s t!he fire-fightel-s ·are un• Sept. J;IlU.S'lers' c~ub is to be held, to which members ~f the convocation are In- vited. P~esident Albert Ross Hill, of Missou~i University, ·ard Homer Folk, president ·of the State Prob>a,- tion Comt)tlssion, are to be the speak- ~'>IWI'in> train nt 1 hm'. ·:\lll'h., whPrt' open n ir m<~tin·g buf<i!1l'Rf< ente-l'lpriRl' nnd 'Jmblic seJ•vice emporitlorls. We st-ind: f1lr tbe supre- ma··~· of th<' prople, E'xjlre>S!<>Pd in im- rartial la·ws. We :<~tand 'for the consti- tution and it!' lmpat·tinl enf>OI'C'I\ml'nt. We stnnd .for th!' ]lrOvi,$ion of gowrn- mf'ntnl maE'hhtE'l'Y to fa<'llitate the in- vP~tl~ation of <\C>lll'plalnts and th~ rP. dH'~>A of griP\'311('t>~: fm· thl' heari'llg '<!nd <'C.u!litll'l'Rtion bPfori' :wtion again~<t Dl\l>io·ary a!'<s·ault: for -Pnforl\in!': th\' l•llblic rlgM!'. not 1hror.tgh tumult and d1sordl'r. nor by ronsulting; tht- fan<·iPs of tht' imagination •but 'by stmdy faith- ·ful and pati<'nt t'ITort to gPt :tt the. fn<!ts ttnd to do wh:te the fac.1s cttll ~or. TllN'c is the ~urlty of indus- tr~- of ·hmrlnPss and of 'th\ public lnt<>r- t'St. We stand for etlh•fpnt lldttlinis- tTatlon in the in1{'rPst of all the peo· will leave in n lock fl>r Ann Ar- wlll address an' aft! TilOOn. 1~<' hl' will spt>alt :t.t ls a. big ili'e .sunounding· UllkjJ~iiPolid.- . I 6'en<lli out:.the following· dfs- \'11' ... \\'u;:' · J · • · a.xe. Big ttres are reported a Cold Riv- able to obtain water even jtor drink- ing purposes and ftghtlng~~he !lames has: to be done entir\l.Y wt h I>lck and '~'»'\\t''\' m•, 40 mlles northwest of North creek, where it Is said 2~0 m!\n un- der employ of thE) Santa Clara bum- . ber co!Ilpany have been !fighting for ~,;;ll~~l!i.,!?;i~~t;!fiVe· da}'So •. .....,.. .... : a'J!J\\'#···\'\' .. _:.. were severe)y . Many of t:he .,..n·Rsle•nl!A~~ odi•st nct•aoner !rom the ers. 1 i· GWYERJ;vu,LJ~ GIRl• GETS l•rt-t.'\JNl.SH CLASS PRIZI<l. \11h<• tl·~lning claSH scllolarshdp prize for 190~! known as the Hays prize for the b~ghest stanjling In the tr·aln- lng c1ass1of 19117-H, has l><'en award- ed to Mi~s Ali<'\ Fl. Colgrove of Glov- ersville. The 11rizn is $ r. in gold, given by !David A. Hays. OU(\P• they \Vt 1 l'e '\Ylt<'ll Hnhll....,.. .l!ilnl'\· whnl J· 1 !il(P. l t is like :u I>lc. llARTIX D'IS('!HARGED FOR L.<\.CK OF PROOF. tonight. and will Edward Martill, who was arrested a month or five weelrs ago on Ci>m- ·) \plaint of E. H. Gregory, was dis- . n Clm~ke nntl cha.rged th-Is arten~oou, by Justille ~OllP~o:e tugt>tht>r Pu.t-man. who presi~d over the case, iug of m~tnllhysics because of l;~ek of proof :that the d~ ·•I t<-11 ~·utl.l fflndant wa.s guiltY of the crime lll\~'IJ.•hph-s i~ ('1l.arged. 1_'ht> case: has been o~ trial spllttmg a l<>g. for some tmte and has I.Hlen consid- has two. to spiit.\ ered an irollortant one. . - GRAND PtAPIDS, MdQh., -.fohn Murray Dowie, father or John Alemnder \\~-\'·•' ' founder of Zion City, \=il rei ~tdl-ated by his son,~ died the home of his son'a · Jatffi Dowie, oii r lhlte;