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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-08-01
BERLIN.

Miss ZenObia Hams, of Kansas City
came last Saturday to spend some time
with her friends, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse
Baker
Mrs. Leon Messick, of Salisbury
came last Saturday to visit her cousin
Miss Mary Marshall, and aunt, Mrs
Georgia Wise.
Mrs. Thomas Truitt. of Pittsville, ha.
been the guest this week of her sister
Mrs. Ebe Holland.
Miss Margaret Harmonson left Wed
nesdav for Philadelphia in company
viii. her grandfather. Mr.. Francis Har
monson, who has been in bad health
for some time. He has gone to consult
specialist. Miss Margaret will visit
Rehoboth before her return.
Mr.. Oscar Trader has purchased from
Mr.. William Collins the house and loi
on Mill street.
Mrs. r. d. Jones and daughter. En-.
lily, of Snow Hill, are the guests of their
mother. Mrs. Sarah Franklin.
DIR. Parsons mother. who has been
with him for some time, returned to
her home in Baltimore Wednesday.
Miss Annie Sneeden. who has been
visiting her friend, Miss Rida Savage,
returned to her home in Philadelphia
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Parsons, of Snow
Hill. came Thursday to visi her broth.
er, Mr.. Harry Davis.
Messrs. Willie and Stewart Ham.
mond, and aunt, Miss Ruth Willett, ARE
spending this week at Ocean CITY.
Messrs. Ernest and Lacy Hardesty
who have been visiting friends at Den.
ton, Burrsville and Easton, returned
home Wednesday.
\ Nr. Jones Workman. formerly of
Rl lin. and Miss Maud Thomas. of Alb
frdeen. were quietly married at the
fhomeef the bride on Tuesday. July IS,
and then came to Berlin to visit his
mother. Mrs. Eliza Workman.
Mrs. Harry Palmer and children,
who have been visiting her sister at
North Beach, returned home Monday
Mr.. Harrington. of Annapolis. came
this week to see his sister, Mrs. Brooks,
who. we are glad to say, is now conva-
descent.
The Presbyterian Sunday School had
royal good time Tuesday at the picnic
at Williams Grove. 1t was an idea
day. the company was genial and hap.
Ply, they had several boats and the sail
ing was fine. Mrs Hester Nelson. who
is in her Odd year. attended the picnic,
took sail across to the beach and was
as bright and CHEEKY as the youngest
one there.
Misses Annie and George Hardesty
have gone to Mount Vernon to attend
the camp meeting.
Miss Alice Powell, of Germantown,
came home to-day to visit her mother.
Mrs Sarah Powell.
Rev. G. l.. Hardesty is attending the
camp at Wheatley. Dorchester County.
Mr.. Nathan Cloud and daughter,
Miss Mary. who have been visiting at
the Manse returned home Thursday.
Mr.. W. Richardson, druggist for DIR.
Cyrus Dirickson, has gone home for a
weeks vacation, and Mr.. William
Cannon, of Milford, is substituting for
him while he is gone.
Miss Grace King. of Pccomoke City,
came Tuesday to visit her cousin, Mr..
Daniel Hudson and family
Miss Addie Birmingham, of Mount
Vernon, N. Y, came last Friday to Wis.
1T her friends. DIR. j. O. Dirickson, and
wife.
Mr.. William @. Franklin, of Balti.
more. spent few days this week w
his mother, Mrs. Sarah Franklin.
Miss Aline Duffy. of Snow J.
last week to visit her
Stella Powell.
Miss Rosa Dennir
companied by her
Reddish, came
sister, Mrs.
Mr..
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-08-01
PORTER:

We are surrounded
ing corn, bursting forth
grain.
Miss Nettie ShockleyN 4
after her weeks visit with
friends at Franklin City.
Misses Vica and Bessie
Sunday with Misses Lot
Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Co
and young friend, Ma
last Tuesday to spend
the sea shore.
Quite a large crow
North Beach to ell.
oc' and its refreshi
les Jone
CIV co;
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-09
JAYHAWKER JoTs.

Wa-Keeney claims to have the finest
postoffice in western Kansas.
Leavenworth is troubled with a dog
killer who has no discrimination.
Alma's finances are in bad condition
and "retrenchment' is the spring cleo
ton cry
Bushton has the basketball craze so
severely that Sunday practice is in
dulged in.
Out at Spring Creek. Wabaunsee
county. COW bells are the favorite chart
vari weapons.
Thieves have no longer any fear of
ex-Sherif Davis of Rice county. Twice
since his retirement from Office they
have visited him in the wee-smaH
hours.
Old soldiers at Lakin pay for having
their pension vouchers filled with long
green tobacco
Two Wathena boys paid $3.50 each
into court for using a farmers chickens
as targets while driving by
A Florence girl boasts that she hasn't
missed a paid entertainment since going
with her present sweetheart.
The attention of the Alma officers are
called to a counterfeiting citizen. He
claims to be making good money out Of
eggs.
The fad with Eskridge small boys is
to catch on to moving trains. Sooner or
later it VIII mean quick run TO the
hospital
Epidemics have the stage at Emporia
now. Among them may be seen
"chiekenpox, measles, pinlkeye and scar
let fever"
Bison is troubled with lightning rod
sharks. One irate farmer made them
shake the snow with their feet" rather
than the dust.
Junction City thieves are so low down
that they stole the last chickens from
a widows coop. And eggs worth 20
cents Dozen too.
An Ottawa man is mourning the loss
of priced sweater that he wore at
his neighbors are not sorry, however.
An Atchison man who is advertising
for a wife draws the line at widows.
He intimates that they would con-
tinually sing the virtues of their former
husbands.
A fireman on the west end of the Lin
coin branch dislOcated his shoulder and
broke his collar bone and a local paper
gravsly announces Jake will be unable
to work again for some time"
A Leavenworth man in making the
for all his money by an accommodating
stranger. The man who has money to
burn can generally find his match
A golden eagle has been presented to
Manhattan college and we are told that
it is of the order Occepitres and family
F'alconidae The bird is the usual dis
lance from tip to tip and blind in one
eye.
A Troy man writes to the Weekly
mustard that has lost its fire" It
would have been a time saver to have
dropped your Uncle Cyrus an interro-
cation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-09
FprroRrA1 COMMENT.
One View Of vermont's Action.

Newark IN. j. News.
Vermont has removed Itself. from the
ranks OF the states in which the manu-
faCture and sale Of Intoxicating liquors
is prohibited by a majority OF l,O52 IN
a total vote of 59,642. OF the fourteen
counties in the state, nine pronounced
in favor of the new law, which is a local
option measure providing for seven dif-
ferent classes Of license at fees ranging
from 81 200 for a saloon down to $40 tos
drug store that dispenses liquors only
upon a physicians certificate The step
is significant Vermont has been under
a strict prohibitory regime since 1877.
Her citizenship ranks with that of any
state in the union in intelligence, moral
ty and thrift. 1t is distinctively Amer
ican likewise for the state has little to
offer that viii attract OF hold foreign
immigration There are no large cities
in Vermont either, the population being
strictly rural and the chief interest
agricultural 1t would seem, therefore.
that no community in the country -
more competent to pass verdict upon
prohibition. that is in accord with the
ethics of the case and governed By
sterling common sense. 1T only re-
mains to state that Vermont has been
a prohibition state for fifty years and
has had therefore a thorough experience
with the dogma.
That the change has not been made
without thorough discussion goes vita
the 50 ying. 1t viii be remembered THAI
+. w. Clements made the race for the
SpNEiLOASLtD u the STATE last Adlt UPON
a local option platform, and. though Z.
Independent candidate. polled such
vote as compelled the legislature to rec
ognize the strong public sentiment
against prohibition. AS a result a local
option bill with 81 referendum clause was
adopted and IN due course of time Wens
before the people at large. No other
question Obtruded itself into the discus
sion, which enlisted the interest Of every
voter in the state Perhaps since the
beginning no election has ever called
forth so much debate. The result.
therefore, may be taken as the verdicI
of The people of Vermont.
Vermont is TO be commended for put
ting an end to a law that was little
more than a farce in a manly and out
spoken manner. The mulct law by which
Iowa evades her own constitution is
essentially dishonest The fragrant man
ner in which Maine permits her liquor
law to be violated in the larger cities
is not only dishonest but demoraizing.
Nc one now even 9retends to believe
that prohibition prevails in any state Of
the union. There are comparatively few
who are not persuaded that it entails
evils that are a thousandfold worse than
the one which it processes to abate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-09
SUNDAY SESSION
Made Subject of Roll Call in
the House.

Washington, Feb. 9.-Speaker Hen
derson who has recovered from his re.
cent indisposition presided over the de-
alterations of the house today.
After the reading of the journal, Mr.
Richardson CTenn.) took exception to
the presentation of the conference re-
port on the department of commerce
bin at yesterdays memorial session. He
eontended that the session of yesterday
was void. The speaker ruled that it
was regular. He said in his ruling that
it had been repeatedly held that sun
day could be made a legislative day
There had as a fact been no legislation
a yesterdays session.
BY unanimous consent the house simply
permitted the filing of the conference re
port under the rule. The house when in
session at any time, he stated. was omni-
potent except for the limitations of the
constitution
Mr. Richardson protested against the
ruling as a dangerous precedent and
moved to correct the journal so as to
strike out the action of yesterday
Eleven Republicans voted with the
Democrats for his motion. but it was
defeated on rising vote of so to IS. Mr..
Richardson demanded the ayes and nays
and the roll was called.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-09
BACK IN COURT.
Fair Millions Once More In
VOWED in Litigation.
Relatives of Mrs. Fair Sue for
the Estate.

New York, Feb. 9.-The relatives of
Mrs. Charles D. Fair, who with her hus-
band was killed in an automobile acct
dent in France in August last, have
commenced an action here to set aside
an agreement which they entered into
with Mrs. Theresa OeIrichs and Mrs.
Virginia Vanderbilt, sisters of Charles
Fair, not to start a contest over the
estate. By the agreement Mrs. Nelson
was TO receive $125,000 and her daugh-
ter's Jewelry valued at 100000. 1t was
claimed at the time that under the
California laws Mr.. Fair outlived his
wife and therefore his relatives were
entitled to his estate, estimated at So,
600, 600
Mrs. Fairs relatives now say they
are prepared to prove that she lived 80
minutes longer than her husband and
as he had executed q will leaving his
entire estate to her. they are entitled
to the whole of it. Besides filing the
complaint counsel for the Nelson fam
lily filed lis pendens against property
or Riverside Drive and Seventy fifth
street, this city. which they claim was
the private property of Mrs. Fair
They also claim furniture clothing
silverware, jewelry, bonds and securi-
ties and real estate in San Francisco of
the total value of $500, 600, which they
contend Mrs. Fair possessed independent
OF her husband They allege that when
the defendantsc offered this settlement
which was accepted they well knew that
Mrs Fair outlived her husband and
that the statement thar she died before
was made to defraud them of the es-
tate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-09
ATTACKS AN EDITOR.
Playwright Thomas Resents I'm
complimentary References.

New Rochelle. n. Y, Feb. 9.-In sew
eral recent issues since Augustus
Thomas, the playwright, was elected
president of the Democratic club in
New Rochelle, the Pioneer, the official
Republican newspaper of that city. has
referred to him a Miss Gussie Thorn
as" Editor Henry Sweet said that he
thought that this was the serio-comic
way of dealing with the playwrigbt's
efforts in politics.
Mr.. Thomas, who is supposed to be
an expert on the subject of humor,
says that he can see nothing comic
about it. On the contrary, ne says that
the implication of effeminacy. is a re-
Election upon himself and his family
In last Saturdays issue the Pioneer
referred to Mr. Thomas as Miss Gus
sic again. The playwright Sunday
morning set out for Editor Sweets house
and administered a lesson to Mr..
Sweet with his fist. Mr.. Thomas was
arrested last night on a warrant
sworn out by Sweet charging him
, with assault in the third degree. He
was paroled in the custody of his
counsel.
According to the story told by Mr.
Sweet to Judge Edgar NJ. Phelps, the
playwright arrived a his home about
1880 O'Clock Sunday morning. The ed
itor says that Mr.. Thomas after round
~ abusing him, drew a typewriter
statement from his pocket and demand
ed that Sweet sign it Immediately.
sweet says ne signed II unQer QufSSS-
and for the sole purpose of getting rid
of Thomas and avoiding a tragedy. At
ter Sweet had signed the paper the an
gered playwright demanded to know
who wrote the articles. Sweet says he
declined to say. Thomas said that Sweet
told him that the articles were written
by man who is a lawyer in New Ro-
chelle. After pOcketing the retractiOn
which the editor had signed, Mr.. Thomas
went to the hall, and putting on his
coat. started to leave. AS he placed his
hand on the door knob he turned to
Sweet and said:
If any of your friends think I am
as effeminate as the articles in your
paper imply, tell them about this
Then he suddenly shot out with his
left fist, and landed d stunning blow on
Sweets neck, which sent him to the
floor AS the editor fell his wife heard
the noise and came rushing out. She
arrived just in time to see Thomas
hurrying out of the yard. Sweet and
+ his wife who is suffering from nerv-
! Gus prOstratiOn, are under a doctor
care The editor says he viii sue Thorn
as for $50, 900 damages, and the play
wright says he viii sue the editor for
/ libel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-09
KENDRICK is HERE.
Meets Trainmen Who Want
Wages Increased.

Third Vice President J. w. Kendrick of
the Santa Fee arrived in Topeka from Chi
:. ,sl+ - LIS eAi.s- ms a tei tlt3ll NE
and trainmen to hold preliminary con-
terence concerning the demand for a %
per cent increase in wages.
In addition to Mr.. Kendrick the follow
ing Santa F'e officials are here: General
Manager Wells of the Santa Fe coast lines,
Gulf lines, General Superintendent Cain of
La Junta- These, with General Manager
Nudge and General Superintendent Hur-
icy, comprise the whole stan of head Off
Gals of the entire Santa Fe system.
There are here fifty-two members of the
grievance committee representing the Or
der of Railway Conductors and Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen. These fifty
two men come from all parts of the Santa
Fe system and to them is delegated the
authority to treat with the officials and
arrange basis of settlement They viii
all be present at the conferences which
are to be held beginning Tuesday.
Both the members of the committee and
the Santa E'e officials have little to say
about the negotiations at this time. They
are unwilling to estimate how long the con-
ference will continue Some seem to think
that it viii come to rather an abrupt
termination by the acceptance mutually
of the 10 per cent increase which has been
the basis of compromise among St. Louis
roads Others are Of the opinion that it
ground involved in the situation and that
neither side has so far indicated the
slightest inclination to yield from its po-
sition.
COTTON BELT GRANTS INCREASE.
St. Louis. Mo. Feb. 9.-The agreement
reached between the St. Louis Southwest
ern Railway company Cotton BelD and
its conductors and trainmen in which the
latter are granted Is per cent advance
in wages similar to that given by the
three other southwestern lines to their
men, will be signed sometime during the
day, thus positively aVerting the strike
that seemed imminent last week. Tho
question of a raise of wages for train
men and conductors Of the Wabash system
nth of DfatT
employer and employees will be taken III
next Friday and definitely settled. Delay
in this matter has been caused by the alb
sence from St. Louis of several Wabash
officials In authority.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-09
LOCAL MENTION.

Mr. Ed Durein of Hutchinson spent
Sunday in the city.
During the month Of January there
were Il cases of contagious disease IL
Topeka. OF these is were diShtheria,
II scarlet fever chickenpox, small
pOX and 2 measles.
CYRUS Leland W. w. Hooper and Geo
E. Cole appeared before Judge Hook in
the United States circuit court this at
ternOon and qualified to their appoint
ments as trustees for the Kansas Mu-
tual Life Insurance company.
Mayor Parker returned Saturday from
Chanute. where he went to Investigate
the oil and gas fields. He was accom-
panied on the trip by B. NJ. Davies, c.
S. Eagle and A. B. Quinton They are
planning to organize a company to buy
some Oil land.
The Wichita Board of Trade has sent
to Senator Mcmillan its recommendation
for his railroad commissioner resolution.
Senator McMillan'S resolution calls for
the election of the board of railroad
commissioners by popular vote. It has
not yet been taken up for discussion in
the legislature.
Captain Peterson, Of 514 Monroe street.
Will 20 to central Illinois tomorrow to
visit relatives and friends and to at
settle a large estate in which he is an
owner. He says he expects to receive
for his share ST 900. all Of which will
be invested in Topeka.
DiDhtheria was reported today in the
family OF Chas- Chase, 715 Lime sfreet
The patient is grandchild. It is this
second case in the family. The quaran@
tine for the first case was raised only
last week Another case of diphtheriA
is reported in family on East Fourth
street near the Shunganunga bridge.
2ame unknown
The February meeting of the Com
lnercial club is to be held Wednesday
evening. Nothing of unusual import
q n I'm al ff1a i,7cr Errt
an interesting discussion is expected to
arise over the subject of what the club
ought to do this year for the town. A
long list of applicants for membership
in the club will be admitted this even
ing.
Deputy United states Marshal Nc
Grath made the arrest Sunday of C. r.
Tabor of Lawrence on the charge of
Topeka, examined before r. F. Hayden
deputy United States attorney. and
placed in the Shawnee county Jail for
trial. Tabor is charged with attempt
ing to pass spurious half dollars of his
own manufacture, and at his examina-
ton this morning he was shown to have
had IN his possession. metal intended
for the manufacture of coins. Tabor is
a middle aged man and has a bad rec
ord. He is said to have served term
Of IA years in Jefferson City for muir
der.
Mr.. Harry Alexander. formerly pri-
vate secretary to H. H. Embry. has
been advanced to chief clerk of the gen
eraI freight department in Kansas City
Mrs Arthur Massey. assisted by Mrs
James Love. Mrs. Wilson OF Kansas
City and Miss Kitty Raeland. enter
tanned Saturday afternoon from ? till e
I in honor Of her daughter Ruth's fiftii
birthday. The following little girls were
/ invited Zola Madoulet. Ruth Larimer
Alice Hughes. Helen fIol1ar, Mary Sam.
son. Katherine Stevens. Margaret Rust.
Mona Hines, Opal Granteer, Mary
Tincher, Lucille Organ, Gladys Organ.
Helen Lucas, Lem Love OF Perry. Okla.
/ Dorothy MadOulet. Ruth Massey.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-09

the holder of the mortgage would pay
the tax. as is intended.
''Waggener's theory that mortgages
should be EXEMPT may be right in &C
tual practice" said one member Of the
taxation committee today, but Il
ought not to be. and the people Will not
stand for any such action. The DeOple
sent US here to make a tax law to catch
this property that is escaping taxation
instead of legalizing its escape. 1t is
true, though. that where a mortgag
and the mOrtgaged property are both
taxed there is double taxation. and Il
doesn't give the real value of taxable
property. For instance. suppose I loans
a man a thousand dollars and he givea
me a mortgage on his farm for thar
amount. 1 pay taxes on the mortgage
and he pays on the full value Of his
land, worth. say. 50 600. That makes
$4,000 worth of taxable property. Ha
pays off the mortgage and a thousand
dollars Of that amount is wiped out
Others say that this argument is all
right when a mortgage is made but by
the time it is paid off another thousand
dollars of taxable wealth would have
been ereated-the debtor would have his
farm clear and he would be actually
worth $1,000 while the creditor would
have his thousand dollars in cash still
taxable to taxation.
I don't take any stock in this talk
that it is impossible to catch mort
cages and notes." continue the member
and collect the taxes. I receive mort
cages from other states for collection
and they are frequently stamped Taxes
paid on this mortgage There is no rea-
son why Kansas cannot do the same
and that is one thing the people sent
this legislature here to do"
Another amendment made q few days
ago, which will be reconsidered, is the
one which removed the lieutenant gov
ernor and attorney general from the
state board of railroad assessors. This
is really the only thing the governor
ever does besides presiding over the
senate, and his removal from the board
would cut off practically his entire sal
airy. For presiding over the senate the
lieutenant governor receives six dollars
a day. amounting to $500 during the two
years he is in office This would hardly
pay his campaign assessment. AT pres
ent as chairman of the railway asses
sors he receives 500 a year, which gives
him salary of 81, 900 the year the leg
islature meets and $500 in off years. a
number of the members of the tax COM
mission have told Lieutenant Governor
Hanna that the amendment was made
without due thought and that it will be
reconsidered.