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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-05-15
PRESENTED WITH FOUNTAIN PEN
Foreman James IL. McGraw Presented
with Souvenir by Jurymen.

When the grand jury had finished its
labors last Friday and just before the
results were handed into court, Mr..
John G. Speed arose and in neat
speech presented to Mr.. James II. Nc
Graw, of Madison, the foreman of that
body, a handsome silver covered foun-
tain pen. The gift was planned as a
to Mr.. McGraw and was sue
cessfully carried out. The pen is suit
ably inscribed with the compliments
of the May, 1903, grand jury.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-05-15

The hod carriers have returned to
work-that is, all who could get
work. They were unable to get the
boss masons to make an increase in
their wages, and therefore decided to
give up the fight and go back at the
old rate.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-05-15
GOLF CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP.
Mr.. j. Bates, Last Years Champion
Turns in Best Card of Quail
flying Round,

JAh@ hOubW'
The qualifying rounds for the club
championship were played at the
Morris County Golf Club grounds last
Saturday. j. d. Bates, last years
title-holder, turned in a card of So,
the best score made during the day.
J. Bates S5, Howard Colby 81, Morgan
Smith So, James A. Tying SS, S. H.
Plume SO, w. d. Vanderpool 81, W.
p. Letchford 81, w. N. Marsh and w.
L. Thompson 81.
The following are matched for to-
morrow's play, which will be at match
play, Smith VS.. Letchford, Colby VS..
Plum, Vanderpool VS.. Bates, Tying VS..
the winner of the tie.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-05-15

Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. McCurdy
gave an elaborate dinner and enter
tainment at the Golf Club last night.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-05-15
LIBRARIANS
In CONVENTION
Held a Meeting IN This City
During Which Many Things
Were Discussed.
FAVOR MUNICIPAL CONTROL

Attendance from Towns was Large,
Nearly One Hundred Being Present,
but Representation from the Cities
was Disappointing. An Endowment
May Prevent Consummation ofa Plan
for Making City owner of Library.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-05-15
Alderman BELLY III.

: Alderman James e. Belby was taken
i'll yesterday afternoon and removed to
An Souls Hospital
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-05-15
NEW BOARD
IS ORGANIZED
DR.. Becker Reelected Director
And Charles H. Bennett IS
Clerk Whites Successor
GEORGE G. RUNYoN IS COUNSEL

Changes Were Made in the c1erksbip
and Counsel of the Board, Republic
cans Being Chosen to succeed
Democrats who Have Been Filling
Those Positions. william f. King
Reelected County Engineer.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-05-15

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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-03

IOtal ......... Z,3OO,OOV
This enormous amount OF stock will
call for large sum Of money. Few
realize what It means to put so many
cattle in the feed lot.
In the first place they will weigh on
an average about 1000 pounds, per.
haps more. They will be worth four
cents a pound at least when they 60
into the lots, or $40 a head, which
means ss2.00O,O0O Invested by the
farmers before they begin on the 90.
day process of Transforming them into
beef
In addition there must be feed racks
fences, hay and, most important OF all.
corn to pay for. It Is safe to say that
practically all the corn that is grown
In the States of the feeding belt will
be put into fat stock, except what is
needed for the home consumption.
Then there is another new element
In the feeding industry. OF late years
1t has become very profitable to fatten
sheep.
There are at this time along the
line Of the Union Pacific Railroad alone
more than 100000 sheep that will be
offered to the feeders when the season
opens. The estimate of the number to
be fed In the States named is as fol.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-03
BLIND MAN ELOQUENT

Washington. Dec. Rev. W. M 1.
Milburn, the blind chaplain of the
Senate. who Is now In California. has
forwarded his resignation to Presi.
dent pro TEN Frye. 1t will be placed
before the Senate tomorrow. His sue.
cessor will be elected by the Senate.
Mr.. Milburn. In his letter to Senator
Frye. says that nl-health compels him
TO. retire from the position, and he
adds:
1T Is with deep sorrow that I have
come TO this decision, as II was my
cherished wish that. under the favor
OF the Senate, should conduct Its re-
liglous services during the remainder
of my days"
Santa Barbara, Dec. 1.-Ill-health
alone was the reason given for his
resignation as chaplain Of the United
States Senate by Rev. william Henry
Milburn, the Blind Man Eloquent"
when interviewed at his temporary
residence in this city today. Concern.
ing his resignation, which was pre-
scented to the Senate by President pro
tenn Frye. Immediately after the body
convened. DR.. Milburn said he had de-
cided upon Withdrawing from the ser.
vice which he entered In 1s45. about
two months ago. when he discovered
his failing health would prevent his
returning to Washington this winter.
Speaking of his seryices Mt Wash.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-03

most OF them prescribe that when the
facts were not known 10 the pleader.
he could make denial on his informa-
ton and belief, yet none OF them held
that when the allegations or denials OF
the answer related TO matters peculiar
ly within the pleader's knowledge. as
in this case, he could not for that
reason make denial on information and
belief.
BY sections ABB and 413i OF U. s.
Revised Statutes, Il is prescribed how
an American vessel can be registered.
and sections 4137 and 413s Of the Re-
vised Statutes OF the United States pre-
scribes how q vessel belonging to a
corporation may be registered: also
that sales OF vessels must be recorded
with customs officers; so section 4192,
Revised Statutes OF the United States
and 41s3, wherein II appears that no
sale of a ship shall be valid unless re-
corded, and so the record must furnish
notice OF the ownership.
So II is provided by Sec. Abb Re
vised Statutes, that no vessel shall be
deemed a vessel OF the United States,
unless duly registered. and such YES
sci must be wholly owned by citizens
of the United States, and the officers
OF all vessels of the United States shall
be citizens OF the United States. So
by Sec. ABB OF the Revised Statutes OF
the United States before referred to-:
mo vessel shall be entitled to be reg.
istered. or. II registered, to the benefits
Of registry, " owned, in whole or In
part by any citizen Of the United States
who usually resides in foreign coun-
try, during the continuance Of such res
i,lence, unless such citizen be a consul
OF the United States. or an agent for
md partner in some house OF trade
or copartnership. consisting OF citizens
OF the United States actually carrying
on trade within the United States"
In this case the question OF citizen
ship of the owner Of this vessel sought
to. be condemned largely controls the
matter involved.
II has long been the law and the pol
Icy OF this Government to register all
American vessels engaged in the for
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-03

At page .Si3 OF Volume ! Of the En-.
cyclopodia OF Pleading and Practice. II
IL said that:
A defendant cannot deny knowledge
Of his own acts. nor can he deny knowl-
edge Of allegations which include u
personal transaction with him. In
such cases n positive answer Is re-
quired. See Lewis vs. Acker. II How.
Prac. N. Y. Supreme Court. 1863: Sher.
man VS.. Boehn. 10 Daily N. Y. ~; Knox
VS.. Galliagan. u Wis 40: Lawrence
VS.. Derby, 10 Abb. Prac n. Y. 3f6.
Nor can party plead ignorance OF
public record to which he has ac-
cess. andwhicha ffords him all the
means of information necessary to Sc
cure positive knowledge of the facts.
Union Lumber Co. VS.. Chippewa Coun-
~. AZ Wis. 246 Goodell VS. Blummer,
Al Wis. 444; Mulcahy VS.. Buckley. 100
Cal. asa
In this case Il would be against COM
mon reason for defendant not to konw
whether he was an American citizen
or an Englishman. or whether he made
this AFFIDAVIT or not.
The question then arises. are the al
legations Of the answer necessarily
within the personal knowledge OF de-
PENDANT? II so, defendants answer be-
ing sworn to, must tell the truth. and
he must know what is the truth.
To repeat. think defendant I'm the
above case must have known whether
he was citizen OF the United States
or OF some foreign power and II of q
foreign power what one. for every ono
is presumed 10 know his nationality
his name. age and race. and all men
are presumed to know what they have
recently done. like the making of this
affidavit.
This action Is brought under Sec
tions ili2 and ili3 Of the Revised
Statutes of the United States. Section
4142 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States prescrihes among Other
things. that:
I'm order to secure the registry oil
any vessel an oath shall be taken and
subscribed by the owner or by one OF
the owners thereof. before the officer
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-03

whether or not such allegation Is true. "
(Mulcahy VS., Buckley. 100 Cal. .. 4s7;
Hathaway VS.: Baldwin, II Wis. Gle. !;
Goodell VS.. Blumer, IL Wis i4i)
A person cannot truthfully deny mis-
| nationality for no one Is presumed 10
be man without country. and II is
against common reason to assume that
all rational men do not know their
nationality. (Mulcahy vs., Buckley, 100
Cal. 4Si; Zivi VS.. Einstein. 20 N. Y.
Supp. S93: Union Lumber Co VS. Chip
pewa Co. AZ Wis. 246.)
Nor can a defendant deny knowledge
of his own acts. on the contrary he Is
presumed to know what he does he
fendanfs answer that he did not know
that he made an affidavit IL too absurd
for serious consideration. Drown VS.
Lacrosse. 81 Wis 81; See note to 20
American. Dec. G21; IS American Dec
g.
The denial OF facts presumptively
within defendants knowledge must be
In positive form. (Humphrics VS.. Nc
Cleall, 20 Am. Dec. GIL
At Common Law mo facts could be
alleged on information ana belief"
(See not TO 10 Am. Dec. 625.)
So the allegation that he does not
know the law cannot afford any de-
Tense. II has been held that false
pleading is an abuse OF justice. See
Smith vs.. Webb, Blackf Ind. 2S8;
Allen vs.. Wheeler, 81 N. J, l.. 1873.
Facts clearly within the knowledge
OF defendant cannot be denied on in
formation or belief by him. (See
(Mullahy vs.. Townsend. 119 Cal. AZ:
Mulchay VS.. Buckley, 100 Cal. 484;
Smalley VS.. Isaacson, 40 MINI. 1901
The Court is clearly of opinion that
eth parts Of defendants answer strick-
en- out are sham, frivolous and irrel-
evant, and should be stricken out, and
Il is so ordered.
To constitute a good denial, II must
be certain and definite and must raise
some issuable fact In the case which Is
material. (Pomeroy Code Remedies.
Sec. G13; Vevezan VS.. McGrcgor, 23 Cal.
339.) So 1t has been held that no
evasive answer is allowable. (23 Cal.
$3.50; 10 Ohio. 1858; 40 Ohio, 437; s
Wash. 659; Kulp VS., Snyder, "a Fed.
613.)
It is the duty OF Courts Of Justice to
control the pleadings in each case. so
that justice may be done TO all parties
and so that all the real issues between
the lltigants may be tried and settled,
thus no sham, evasive or improper
pleading is allowed
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-03
Judge Estee's Exposition Of American Law

eign trade. This Ia alike important TO
American seamen and American COM
merce. The record OF all American
vessels is thus found in the customs
departments OF the nation, and the
record primarily shows the ownership
'of all such vessels. The law makes
this record prima facie correct, and NO
collateral attack can be made against
such presumption.
The register of American vessels is
an accommodation to the ship owner
and the sailsr. II authorizes the use
OF the American Flag and the protcc-
ton Of American law, and in doing
this our government exercises Its SOW
ereignty.
For instance the American Govern
ment in common with all other civil
lied powers, treats Its seamen as the
wards-of the nation. When ships are
wrecked. II sends the sailors home:
when sick. Il cares for them. In this
and in many respects II Is fraternal,
but IT never knowingly registers for
eign vessel as an American ship. nor
does II permit foreign ship to sail
under the American flag American
sovereignty on the land and on the sea
means something and no American or
foreigner has, ever hitherto been per-
mltted to trifie with the rights Of Amer
lean citizenship. II is too fallacious
10 bear repeating that this defendant
did not know what nation he was cit
izen Of; lisping American children
know that, and as a rule they are
proud Of that citizenship. The order
OF the Court is for the parts OF de-
PENDANTS answer referred to above. be
stricken out. and that defendant have
five days to make and file an amended
answer.
EsTEE.
United States District Judge, District
OF Hawaii.
December "a, 1909.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-03
Total

Total ..........1, 900
Other States further east have only
recently begun feeding sheep, but they
will this year be large factors In the
industry and heavy buyers on the
Western markets.
Colorado Is making remarkable
strides In this direction and is proving
herself able to produce the finest NUT
ton that goes on tho market. The
profits are larger every year and with
the extension of the alfalfa growing
and the raising Of sorghum and millet,
the semi-arid region is proving equal
to the task Of handling vast focks.
It is a curious fact that the South
has not yet entered the feeding field.
Even In northern Texas, where corn is
grown or Is accessible at a low rate of
freight, there is constant shipping Of
yearlings to the Northern pastures to
be grown, fattened and brought back
as dressed beef.
This is true of the South generally.
Some notable experiments have been
made to overcome this condition.
One of the largest was that of the
Illinois syndicate which bought plan.
tations in the Yazoo delta OF the Mis-
sissippl ten years ago. 1t intended to
make money by raising cotton and to
produce enough cattle and hogs to sup
ply the employees with food. Corn
was also to be raised for meal.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-03

Customs for the District and Territory
OF Hawaii. but then and there did not
read and had no knowledge OF the con-
tents OF said paper, but supposed and
believed the said paper to he purely
formal and then and there had no
knowledge or belief " such be the
facts. that the said paper represented
this defendant to he citizen of the
United States. or that no subject or
citizen Of any foreign power. either d.
rectly or indirectly. by way OF trust or
confidence or otherwise. was interested
issues thereof, and that the Gaid paper
may he the oath mentioned and
averrcd in said petition. but as to
whether II is or no. or Of the actual
contents of said paper this defendant
has no knowledge, although he is in
formed and believes that the said pa
per and the oath so averred in said
petition are Identical"
Formal Affidavit
This Is not a denial OF any proba-
i've id'A III 'hf NhHt anu tnio pdlN VI
defendants answer is also stricken out
and all of the allegations in the above
part of defendants answer II allowed
to remain would he trifling with pub
lie justice and would create false is
sues to he tried in said cause. Defend
ant alleges he supposed and believed
the affidavit signed by him was purely
formal. What does this mean. Can a
formal affidavit be anything but n
truthful affidavit. Let the whole of
subdivision five. commencing with the
word and" on line 10 page 3. be strick-
en- out on the ground that II is sham,
| Irrelevant and immaterial.
II has been held that:
III the defendant has no Informal
ton or belief upon a subject sufficient
TO enable him to answer any allegation
OF the complaint he may so state In
his answer. and place his denial on
that ground"
But a defendant is not at liberty to
answer an allegation in This form,
when he may be presumed TO know, or
when he is aware before answering
that he has the means of ascertainlng
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-03

authorized to make such registry de-
ciaring according to the best of the
knowledge and belief OF the person so
swearing, the name OF such vessel, her
burden, the place where she was built,
II built within the United States, and
the year In which she was built, or that
she has been captured In war, specify
ing the time, by citizen OF the United
states. and lawfully condemned as a
prize and declaring his name
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-03
OXNARD IS READY.

One Of the most energetic and ubiq.
uitous persons In Washington at this
time Is the Hon. Henry T. oxnard, Of
Nebraska In particular and the uni.
verse In general. Mr.. oxnard had re-.
opened his house In advance of the
meeting OF Congress, and already is
dispensing literature and other things
In the cause Of the sacred sugar beet.
Mr.. OSnard IL not often seen In the
company OF statesmen. albeit he darts
noiselessly through the haunts OF the
lawmakers. But he recognizes few Of
them. and still fewer OF them recognize
him.
But somehow Mr.. oxnard Ia instru.
mental In securing lodgment of great
economic convictions In the minds Of
more statesmen of contemporaneous
times than any other half dozen edu.
Gators who like himself make Wash.
ington their seat OF operations when
Congress is In session. Just now II Is
thought Mr.. oxnard has some new
ideas about reciprocity with Cuba
which he will manage by some means
to impart to numerous statesmen now
assembled In solemn conclave at the
Capitol. He is modestly claiming
credit for the defeat, or rather obstruc.
ton, of the administrations Cuban
policy at the last session, and II Is sup.
posed to be his purpose to completely
kill the reciprocity bill during the
present session.-Washingto Times.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-03

~ WVVkE
SHAKESPEARE
THINK OE THIS

Here II an average example OF wit.
~ repartee Of the German converse.
tionalist OF the vaudeville stage. II
was not taken down in shorthand. as
Isaac Pitman failed to include some Of
the expressions in his dictionary, but
II ls fairly accurate:-
'Ton't get gay NIT me. dell you.
Maybe you tink you are pooty smart"
Pooh, pooh! am not SO schmart
as look, You lobster!"
Il toni pellet you. You got igno.
ramuses written large all ofer your OK.
bressions."
font you tink you can consult me
NIT your wiolencesl II I vas to chust
lift my leetle finger"
well, do II vonce."
IL say II lift my leetle finger, you
will see dot l am dooble-chointed."
Vat do I care? ! hat dog vonce
-
..Only vonceg hat dog dree times
alretty."
"Tont you say It. will not hat you
indimste me dot ven you tink Of dog
II reminds me of YOU
"0xcoose me II haf hurt de dogs
feelings. Vat mean is dot veneffer
I see dog 1t reminds you Of me-"
"Tont get me mat"
Watts de reason7"
"Dere is no reason. But ton't do t."
Maybe you haf Ats alretty. Blesse
throw me vun."
you are a steinkopf!"
you are sauerkartoffel!"
Whereupon they clinch and wrestle
about the stage to the screaming de.
light of an otherwise intelligent audi
ence of rational human beings.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-03
WAY Ur lKAlNlNU BUYS

Parents often make = mistake by
continually correcting their boys IN the
presence Of visitors. Let them not for.
get that the boy Ii the man In an i'm.
mature state. and has certain
amount of manly pride which must be
kindly appealed to. Many good men
have been spoiled by parents lacking
tact In the way Of handling boys, says
the Pittsburg Dispatch.
roor fellow How they get hectored
and scolded and snubbed and how
continual is the rubbing and polishing
and drilling which every member OF
the family feels at liberty to admins
ter! No wonder their opposition is
aroused and they begin to feel that ".
cry mans hand is against them, when
after all II they only in a quiet way
were informed what was expected OF
them, and their manliness appealed to.
they would readily enough fall into
line.
II might be well for parents to cut
out the following rules, and ask their
boys to read and re-read them and II
they endeavor TO put them into prac.
tice they will not fail to pass as well.
bred boys and gentlemen, but let them
not forget that these rules apply to
their wives. mothers, sisters and rela.
tives as well as lady friends and
guests:
Manners for the Street.
Keep step with any one you walk
with.
Hat lifted in saying Goodbye" OF
How do you do?"
Hat lifted when offering n seat in a
car or In acknowledging favor.
Always precede lady upstairs and
ask her whether you may precede her
In passing through crowd or public
place.
Manners for the House.
Let ladies pass through door first,
standing aside for them.
Let lady pass first always, unless
she asks you to precede her.
Look people straight in the face
when speaking or being spoken to.
In the parlor stand till every lady in
the room Is sea led; also older people
Rise II lady comes in after you are
seated, and stand till she takes a seat
Hat of the moment you enter a
street door and when yoa step into a
private hall or office.
Manners for Dining Room.
Never play with knife, fork or
spoon.
Use your handkerchiefs unobtrusIve.
ly always.
Do not take your napkin in a bunch
in your hand.
In the dining room take your seat
after ladies' and elders.
Rise when ladies leave the room
and stand till they are out.
Eat as fast or as slowly as others,
and finish the course when they do.
Cover the mouth with hand or nap,
KIN when Obliged to remove anything
from II.
Do not look toward a bedroom door
when passing Always knock at any
private room door.
II all go out together, gentlemen
stand by the door till ladies pass.
Special rules for the mouth are that
all noise in eating and smackihg OF the
lips should be avoided.
These rules are imperative. There
are many other little points which add
to the grace Of a gentleman. but to
break any of these Is almost unpardon.
able.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-03
HIGH BEEF PRICES AND
FEEDING THE CATTLE

Abilene, Kan.-The revival OF the
cattle feeding industry has begun In
the great feeding centers Of the corn
States. The stockers are coming In
from the range and will soon be In the
feed lots to be fattened on the record
breaking corn crop that has been
brought to maturity.
For two years little has been done
in this line compared with the demand.
Last season the corn crop was fail
ure and no feeding was done.
The result has been high price for
beef and that In connection with other
causes has made the industry very
profitable for the farmer. These arc
the estimated numbers OF cattle that
are to be fed In the corn States: