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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-05-18

president and County Auditor Loiehot will
act as secretary for the board. II will
take some time for the equalisefs to con-
clude their labors as there is considerable
property TO be looked over.
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Presbyterian manner Chartered.

HARRIsBURG, May 10. The Presby-
terian Banner Publishing company OF
Pittsburg, capital $1,000, has been
chartered
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BOUND TO OPEN SUNDAY
Worlds Fair Directors Will
Return Government Money.
THE ATTENDANCE IS VERY SLIM.

Employees CIamoring For Their Pay,
While Cash Is Too Low to Give Them
Money Promptly-Editors Gathering
For Their Convention.
CHICAGO, May 1.-THE directors of
the Worlds Columbian exposition have
decided to abrogate their contract
with congress by which they bound
themselves to close the fair on Sun.
day in consideration of an appropri-
alton of s2,5OO,0O0. The money will be
returned to the government and here
after the fair will be opened Sundays.
This course was decided upon at a spo-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-05-18
Died Of Paresis.

BUFFALO, May 16.-James Cronley, Ckl
well'known editor, died at the State In.
sane asylum OF paresis.
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Diabio Won th. KandIoan.

BRooKLYS, May 10. --Diab!o won ths
Brooklyn handicap Lsmplightsr seconi.
LeonawRll third,
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sho wn here, is the
gral,dchild Of Mr.. J.
%. Palm ateer Of
Athens, N. Y. who had
been cured of gravel
n the kidneys and
insomonia, (sleepless-
nes) finishes his letter
by saying:
But this Is not all DR..
Kenpedy's Fayorite Rem.
edy has done for our fam
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LYNCHED.
The Dead Body of Negro Found Hanging
to n Treo.


ton Treo.
ATLANTA, Dec. 4.-Thc deadly body
of Lucius Holt, negro, was found Sum
day morning three miles from Concord
hanging to tree Over five hundred
bullet holes were found in his body,
che amount Of lead In him rendering It
difficult for four strong men to carry
the body to wagon in which he was
hauled away. The lynching grew out
of the murder Of Arthur Reynolds, COM
mitted Thursday night. Arthur Rcy-
nolds, white. 81 years DID, lived ut
Moriweather across the river from Pine
county. He went over to Concord
Thursday evening with a load of cot
ton-secd. He sold it and started home.
Tic was taken from the wagon, beaten to
death and robbed Of his money. Holt
was arrested and confessed his guilt
At the preliminary examination Holt
was declared responsible for the
tragedy. When the two consta bles who
had Holt in charge were within mile
OF Zebulon they were surrounded by
over hundred armed men, who dc.
handed possession of the prisoner
They told Holt that the time had come
for him to pay the penalty OF his
crime. lie described the murder.
The regulators, after hearing the pris-
oner's story. adjusted the rope and
swung him into the air. The crowd
exhausted the contents of their re-
volvcrs at the swaying body and dis
pcrsed. There was q largo number Of
Negroes in the lynching party.
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N : : :: W Horfolk2Hestern RR
ErfF1yzJEEM
Schc,lule in effect Jrnc. 1. 1901.
SOP LEAVE BRISTOL, DAILY,

-,O. Z IfN\ l. EMS lVl.' UhIl.l,
! 20 y, NJ arrives a, Enlaski 10 .3p. w. arrive
Rulford II 20 p. M. arrive Eos!,"kr l.2i J.. II
arrive I.ynchhurg 30 p. m. P'trr-AurT 20 ~,
Richmond S35 -. M. Nnd Norfolk 1000 III.
Pullman sleeper Bristol to Norfolk anc Lynch
burg To Richmond.
7.oa IN. I.imiirI stop. only =, Ra'!'"rd ,rr'rs
Ro-u"sr 1915 p. N. Ila- Pullman Sleeper
tor Washington Via Roanoke. ShcnAdoah Junction
end Il. & o. Also f.: Ecw York via lias"gsiovu
and Harrisburg. Dining cars attacked.
40. 5.
100 a M arrives R"amrsc 1910 p. m, l.ar"y Goo
y. IN, laycrs;"wu a."0 y. nj. srriy"s Washing
Ton, VIA l.. g. K. Il. amp Shcnadosh Junction
1880 r. II" Through sleeper for Now To's
Arrive I.ynchburs as y. m. arri-". Petersburg
CSC p. IN. Richmond 30 p. M Norfolk o 10 p.
Pusman parlur car Roanoke 70 Norfolk.
WINSrON-SNLEM niElSOE.-l.eaNr Roanoke daily
Sl' a. m. for Winston-Salrul ana Intermediate
NORTH CAROLINA plvlSlON-T.rayr rue,si s "a
=. M, ,'sy except Sunday. tvr BETTY Baker Az
a,G.3o y M. sally Tor lvanhoe, Az" 2oo p. VI.
daily. f"r Iyaihoe AMI Go-son.
SEW RIVER BRANCH.-I-ayc Radtord daily ss5
a.. m. Tor Rllrirli ana rOcnhoutas and coal Re
~iou- also for all stations C!iuch V.iry And Cor
J."ui>'l. Vii Norton.
Leaves Radiord !"r Blueiichl. Pocahonta,, krnorh
Columbus. Chicago and all points west. Pullman
SIccprr- through trom.Nor!oIk t" Chicag~ via
Radforl.
CLINcH VALLEY nivISloN.-l"a,. ElucncI+ ni.
" 30 a. m. for Norton and l.l:i ~ m, Tor Nor
ton Loui>vl. atr stations, T.. 4 y i 4 vis Nor.
ton.
DURHAM DIVlSlON.-Irayr l.vuchhu- union -,..-
'inn 40 III. and S.1I y. IN. dati- f"r South
E">t"n. Durham, a!': I'll interim. dis'" stations.
Trains from the East arrive Bristol iAiIv ~ "a u.
m. l2.t5 (vc>,ibulc limitrd) 81 m, l2l5 night.
For further Information apply to f. c. Wright.
Ticket Agent, I;;istol.
". +. EEvll.I. &. T. A..
Rouunkc, Va
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rive large cartridges, supposed 10 Do
flied with dynamite, were found BESIDE
the Lehigh tracks little above the
railway tracks at Rochester, n. ~
Friday.
The Hamburger Nachrichtcn says
that Prince Bismarck, who has been
compelled to spend most OF the LOST
three months on sofa. is now aolo "
take regular walks
Robert Ewing, a rich farmer near
Wooster, O., finally beat OFF five lnasHe0
robbers, but not until he had ocen
proba bly, fatally wounded. Two OF inc
rascals left O bloody trail.
The Mississippi river closed ~ Bur
lington, Ia, Friday, the leo bridge
forming solidly from shore to shore ~
is remarkable for the river to freeze
oyer so eaf1y in the season.
The Charles Bcrghoefcr G. Supinsky
Manufa curing Co.. Milwaukee, WIS.,
makers of milling end ice machinery.
made an assignment Friday. The bona
of the assignee was fixed ut $4,000
The n. B. Haynes Co, one OF tho
largest millinery houses In Chicago, as
signed Friday afternoon. Tho cause
was an attachment by Erickson
Stewart, hat manufacturers, OF New
York.
Floyd Vandal, q prominent young
business man and well-known hunter
living Mt Crcston. ". Va, killed HIM
self. he was walking along with his
gun. when he fell and the gun dis
charged.
Ex-Secrctary OF the Navy Benjamin
f. Tracey sailed Thursday for Europe
on the American line ship New York.
He is going to London to represent tho
American stockholders of the II. II.
Warner Co.
At Pittsburgh, Pa, the Jury in the
uudGleston murder case has returned
verdict Of not guilty. and Mrs. lluddle-
stop and daughter, Mrs. Kitty Coyle
and The lattcr's husband, Claude Coyle
were dismissed.
games p. inrdnor, q oolorcd man
and ex-policcman, who WIGS arrested in
one of the Columbus O.. saloons pulled
Sunday, and held as IL witness, has
sued Chief Of Detectives John Mnhony
for S. 900 dninn1es
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-12-07
PREHISTORIC AMERICA.
Evidences OF q High State Of Civilization
Reached by M Ancient People.

Evidences Of High State Of Civilization
Reached by an Ancient People.
In Central America avoh@ologists
have found very promising field for
exploration It Is not SO much the
temples and buildings which tho peo-
pie of comparatively modern times
have erected that interest the student
but the remains Of towns and cities In
dicative of tho existence in the remote
p.tst of a people whose civilization wus
Of high orden
ghe penipsulas region Of Yucatan-
which includes the states of ampeachy
and Yucatan, is especially rich in such
ruins
Although the language and history
Of the ancient inhabitants Of Yucatnn
have been lost to the world. they have
left behind thom monuments by which
it is not difficult to determine tho fact
that. in many respects, they were q
worde rful as we'll As warlike race pro-
vious to the discovery of the country in
1909. That they wese warlikc. the
early European Adventures found to
their cost; but, apart from that, all
along the low-lying coast of Iucaten
and extending inland, arc found small
wstch-towers OF stone, standing in
tcrraced mounds so arranged that It'd
ings Of forays of enemies could easily be
conveyed from ono to the other.
In addition, the walls Of the edifccs
in many instances arc covered with
paintings Of warriors In battle array.
The wonderful character OF the peo-
pic is amply demonstrated BY tho ruins
Of their cities, all Of which display ro-
markable architectural ability.
Massive in structure, intricate, rich
and grotesque in carving. many of
these buildings stand to-day almost in
their entirety, though nearly or quite
flvo hundred years have passed away
since their erection. And all this rich
carving and general stone-cutting was
done by chisols Of hard stone and NAL
lets of wood.
On immense terraces the temples OF
the people stood, while macadamiZa1
roads, raised two or more feet above
the general Lowell and surfaced with
hard, smooth cement led from torrac,
to terrace, and from one community t.
another.
We are prone to think of the people
OF the past as having occupied plane
Of civilization far below that of the
present. Continued explanation and
the researches of arch;aologists, hoy
ever, are bringing to light many con
elusive proofs Of the intelligence ana
high intellectual development of pre-
historic RACES. OF course, we have n.
written history Of the races who, hun
dreds-yes, thousands-of years hgo,
flourished on the American continent.
but the few remnants OF their handi-
work that have withstood the ravagc4
OF time show them to have been very
superior people. Golden Days.
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AMERICANS AT RIO
ClEpleased With the Discourtcsy Of Our
Commander, Capt. Pickering.

Displeased With the Discourtcsy Of Our
Commander, Capt. Pickering.
MoNrEvIDEo Dec. 4.-Citizens of tho
United States resident at Rio are dis
pleased with what they term the dis
courtesy of Capt Pickering of tho
Charleston. 1t is almost impossible to
hold communication with the United
States warships from the shore in case
Of need, and Capt Pickering. they COM
plain, seems to them to think they do
not need bic protection of his squad
ron. Use of the warship's launches is
reserved for the diplomatic ministers
in Rio. who all live in Petropolis now.
while the consular officers are dobarre0
from this privilege. Cadet Wilson, OF
the Newark, was suspended Gully tho
other day for taking Legation Score
tary Anderson from tho shore to De-
troit.
The United States warship Yantic
has arrived here.
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NATURE AS A SCULPTRESS.

How She Carvcs the Face, OF Rocks TIL
Thsy Look Like Art Works.
Among the hills and valleys of Wales
and the lake district arc to be found
many specimens of natures statuary.
In Dwygyfylchi glen, North Wales, is
to be seen rock with profile not un-
like that Of her majesty the queen. 1t
Is in secluded part of that picturesque
glen, and many visitors fail to notice
it. In Borrowdalo. Cumberland there
is granite bowlder, which has soft,
artistic profile 1t stands alone on u
hillside covered with beautiful yerdurc.
Scathwnite valley also possesses a
rocky face, but this is Of a sterner type.
1t is the profile of woman of strong
will and strong mind.
One of tho most perfect faces to be
found on the rocks of the Irish coast is
to be found IN the vicinity OF the
Giants causcway. Two miles from
Portrush arc some huge cliffs Of lime
stone, which have been cut into fnntus-
tic shapes by the action of the sea On
one of these white cliffs the sea has
sculptured strikingly human face.
The outline is rendered more cOnspicu-
Gus by the wilderness of the rock out OF
which the natural action of the At
lnntic has fashioned It,
OF O different color are the faces oH
the sandstone rocks Mt Dawlish On
ono OF the cliffs of that picturesque
watering place are two sharply limned
faces which the sea has cut in the red
sandstone. They stand one above the
other, and for this reason havo been
designated the "parson and Clerk
Rocks" The "Parson" sits on the top
Of the rock and looks benignly down
on all that passes below. Underneath
him, and looking less happy and con-
tented, is the Clerk" whose head is
covered with short-cropped vegetation
resembling hair. AS Sinbnd was doomed
to curry the Old Man of the Sea on his
back. SO the Clerk is everlastinglv
doomed to hold up his ecclesiastical
superior. The expression on his face is
doleful protest against the IA to which
compels him forever to carry the Par
son" on his head. To find the faces on
these rocks visitors should take boat
and sail near the cliffs Then the faces
will be seen to stand ont with startling
distinctncss. Million.
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POST OFFICE
East Fifth Street,
p,v stone cap, va

Rixx - tome & 81 II,
J. n GGODIOE. Postmaster
General delivery open. week days o iror' i. VI,
20 s30p III. Monty Order Department "P'h 1907" ,
A. m. 10 G. NJ.
mil for North aud East, vi. l.. r., cl"N'.s pr"
:. 8. w., - $50 pm.
" South, via. $. A. 10, iSW w.
Exprcs. Pouch for Bristol, I"':' "'l" nm
To usnr. prompt dispatch Of mail m"tt"r il -h"nid
be deposited in sp"rt Office e'''r "'" '' "F ''"'
for cl.sins. rs lated Hl'ovs-
SUGGESTIONS TO TIE PUBLIC.
r-ou L. s. ONlrial t;n!t"
.,.r... al, mail matter lryihly ard iulIy. Give
,,ro q, ro., crrc and State in full sire" AMI aon'r
number II the Office q. a small o'r, add IN" nan''
of the county. 80.
hand corner NJ all matter malice! by v"i
3-On foreign letters n'"ay- place '"c name 81
county In full 60,
arc the best.
s-Hccisicr all valuable letters.
e.-Scnd money by Money Order
AM. stamp, securely on the upper righ'-h'nd
corner.
tilatsd az Ia M uncirrcn morc than twenty
cents in copper or nickel coins"
9-Do not ask In" postmaster or clerk TO a'hS
stamps for goa .,,.,..,
orders.
money orders or any money except that which l. I'-
rnl tender, and National bank notes.
11--I con corner 81 envelopes supplied by hotels.
direct what disposal shall be- made Of letter II nm
delivered.
Tn. Post Office Department deems il quite import
ant that ali the patrons ofr"N' "'c'. should @unry
themselves with Monthly Postal tH!". 1t ~onld hs
10 their interest and business advantage, ~ we'll ~
vastly to the Of the postal s"Fi:"' zinc" 1t
would bring about more accurate .n"wlg" OF III"
rnrfl.t he NJ
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Tho viking Sl,tD4.

The mystery Of the viking ships is
now passing away, owing to tho diS-
covery of their remains during this cen
fury. In 1867 gcod-sizcd ship wns
discovered near Surpsborg. while in
1852 there was dug ont of mural
mound at Gokstnd, near Christiania,
the entire remains of viking ship
with most OF her Equipments in a good
state of preservation. The ship WAS
evidently the burinl-tomb of It's great
captain for the bones OF his horses and
dogs lay beside it; and, strangest thing
Of all to relate, the bones of the
viking himself, q lncn of giant size, six
feet three and half inches tall, were
found in 4 covered place amid ships -
st. Nicholas
Robertson Gladstone, Il nephew OF
the prime minister, is dead.
Phil. Nelson, co1ored, is under guard
81 Bardstown, ~, to prevent lynch
Mtw
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The Objectionable habit of biting
the nails is not uncommon. Those who
indulge in it should take the following
history as warming y young girl
died from n painful internal disease
which baffied medical science. A post
norton was held, and in the vital part
there was discovered large ball,
formed entirely of morsels of nail,
which were quite indigestiblo, aud
which had increased gradually.
Whlie out hunting near Henderson,
NY, Walter Lyon shot at flock of
ducks. Ills gun exploded, hurting tho
Gash. 'r''a"'
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$4,000 REWARD.

NICO.OD iiE " AAO.
VIRGINIA Ata meeting OF tn !;oxrl 81 Suprr
visors NJ Wise county. continued and held for snh'
county ut tho court house thereof, Saturday tho
Eth yot June, 1892. iro-cnt thc sa:no Honorable
Board on yesterday. The following er,'r- We're
entered. to-wt Tie Board hrr"br n0crs 10 pay 10
any person or persons, who will AZ. est
Hcnnn and Calvin Fleming.
who are indicted in the County cour: ot Wirc county
for the murder u Ira Mullins and others. Mt romu!
tap Va, and are now going n large. and deliver
them to the Jalor Of Wise county. the Jail thereof.
tho sum OF Five Hundred Dollars, or the sum Of
Two Hundred ana FIFTY Dollars for either 81
them so arrested aud delivered ~ aforesaid.
4 copy. Trste: j. F.. I.lrrS. Clerk.
By C.. =. Arlington, u. {.
The Board hereby offers to pay to any person or
persons, who will ares,
SOlOmnn Osborn.
charged with the rirrlcr ~ jos. g. short at ruIud.
jliSc county, Va, ard deliver him to the Tailor Of
said county. At III" jail thereof, the Sun 81 Two
Hundred Dollars.
.,copy. Tc.ic: j. f. LIPS. Clerk.
IL C. i. A.,liIct"n. d.
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Admiral Stanton, who was relieved
of the command Of the American South
Atlantic squadron for saluting the In
surgent Admiral Mello arrived on the
steamer Thames at Southampton from
Rio.Janeiro. on November Is. lie left
Southampton for New York on the
North German Lloyd steamer Spree
which sailed ON November "a
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A Young Bismarck

BERLIN. Nov 24--The wife OF Count
Herbert bismarck was Thursday ac-
eouchod Of daughter.
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ral''"s' misunderstanding, Papcr-hanglns aud
i'ouse-i' painting Speciality. O0ice.in.. Sheen Build.
4l-lm
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Mexican Indians 60 Join the Revolution.
HERMoslLLo, Mex, Dec. A courier
arrived here Sunday from Casinipi, q
small settlement northwest of here in
che Sierre Madre mountains, with in
formation that the Yaqui Indians are
congregating in bands of several hum
dred near that place and are preparing
20 join the Mexican revolutionists.
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hRKIYALASD DEPARTURE OF
TRAINS
south Atlantic L. Ohio.

East bound-No lravcs Eiy Stone Gap Iay
10 % A. m, nrri;c- at bristol rs p M no eaFct
- :45 a. M arrives AZ Bristol is p. m
West bound.-N-. l"ayoS Bristol ; :03 t. III, ar
riyes n Eis stone Gap II 81 y. IN. No. leaves
Counrc,innS-N"s. i 2and 3 connect With the l. 4
y. 1T Double Tunnel.
Sch"dul, in effect sunday. Jun" 26th. lSaS. stand
ard time.
L. a. PElcnAup. Agent.
Louisville g. Nashville.
Central timc.)
40 81. A,s,nScr dali Leaves l"riNviliS > 10 r.
m. arrives Biz SttuY Gap = ~ n II,
40 81. Passenger ,laily.--l.,av"s Big Stour CAP
6:lO y. III, arrives nj Louisville. Us II. m
~ m J. i. N"Vhr. Agent.
big stone Gapand pow"ll's valley.
STANDARD lim".)
R. A. Ayers. Pres't:
j. K. TagRart. V. Pres't.
A. B. Eaton, Superlntend'n Mt
GE>trAl OFFICES Er: Sro>h car, ".
\ transfer linz for freight unl passenger buru".r
between the South Alanc% Ohio aud Louisville 4
NA,h,illc Railroads and the nrracr- OF The AApri-
achian Steel lion Go.
Trains leave tn. lntnrncut aud Central h"tvl> D.
follows
wc+,........ ca. p. ".
s. A. & C. train, gons south. ...- 9:45 a m
For further Information regarding freight and
pasrcns"r traffic, apply t"
w. G. harrington. Sec.
Ayers building. KiG SroSr Gar VA.
The herald., 1893-12-28
UNSEEMLY GLEB.

Our friend, the enemy, is in great glee
because there seems to be good chance
OF considerable deficiency in the rev.
enues OF the government during the cur
rent fiscal year. This shows the extent
to which patriotism penetrates the grand
old party. One would think that this
would be a source of regret rather than
of triumph. the HERALD has no hesita
tion in charging on the Mckinley bill
ninetenths OF the misery from which
the country is suffering. Here was g
direct challenge to the whole world that
invited reprisals. The HERALD said at
the time that no country could place it.
self outside OF the pale OF civilized inter
course and commercial Interchange with
out disastrous results, and they came
Quickly-far too quickly to suit us. We
had no desire to figure as q modern
Cassandra, and enjoy nothing from
enacting the role of 81 told you So "
But everything took place exactly aa
We predicted. Unfortunately the crisis
was complicated by defective Dem O.
cratic leadership. President Cleveland
should have called an early session OF
congress-not later than the middle OF
March to revise the tariff, in accord
ance with the Chicago platform on
which he was elected. Still in accord
Ance with that platform, he ought to
have pushed forward measure remon-
citing silver, instead of one annihilst.
ing the white metal. If he had re.
aponded to the demands of this natural
national and patriotic initiative, the
Democratic party would have been
much stronger than it is today, and the
people would have been much happis r.
IL is never too late to mend, however,
and we still rely on the party being
placed upon the plane oi victorious
leadership,
The herald., 1893-12-28
VIOLATING THR CITY CHARTER.

There is a section in the city charter
that forbids the incurring of any bill to
the amount of $500 or over unless pre-.
viously the proper official shall have ad-
vertised for bids for the work or the
supplies, as the case may be. Some
time ago, during the incumbency OF
Michael Curran as chief OF the fire de-
partment. an old engine was taken down
to the Baker Iron works for repairs. On
examination it was found Chat it was a
good deal in the same plight as the cele-
brated bung hole that required q barrel
to be built around it. As a result
of the overhsuling of this old en-
gine the city is now called upon to
pay $1,000 for repairs. The several items
foot up that much. 1t has been go con-
trived that all the items which enter
into this large sum are made each to
fall little under $500. In other words
the devil-in this case the city charter
is whipped around the stump in o
most ingenious manner. Whether the
repairs were judiciously made, or
whether it is decided that the city has
got its moneys worth in the shape
of good engine, is not the question
now. 1t is whether the spirit OF the
charter has not been violated. and
whether such unlawful devices should
be tolerated. When the city attorney
was applied to he is understood
to have advised the payment OF
these sums, his position be-
ing substantially "You have got
good engine that would have cost you
$4,000 ii new, and pay for it," With all
due respect to the city attorney, we do
not take this view of the matter. The
law is imperative. and it has been vio-
lated in this instance. If it can be
violated once it can be violated indef
initely. That there has been a good
deal of this business we do not doubt.
1t is high time to call halt TO such ir-
regular practices. The letter and the
spirit OF the charter are both imperative
that there must be the utmost publicity
in such matters.