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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-28
CARMACK'S
FRIENDS
BELIEVE MEMPHIS CHARTER De.
clsIoN MEANS cARMAck's
ELECTION.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, June 22--NC
decision handed down by the supreme
court OF Tennessee in twenty-five
years has created as much political
interest here as the decision at Jack.
son today declaring the Memphis
charter bill unconstitutional. The de-
olson will unquestionably have an i'm
portant bearing on the gubernatorial
contest next year, and the opinion
was heard frequently tonight that it
means the probable candidacy for gov
ernor next year of Senator E. w. Car
mack.
AS to the effect of the decision on
Gov. Patterson's future. opinion is
divided. His opponents declare it is a
body blow and that the governor will
have hard row to weed in his race
for denomination. His friends scout
this idea, however, and say the courts
opinion on a purely legal question
canont have any political significance.
At the same time, they cannot con-
ceal their deep disappointment at the
adverse decision.
Logical Sequence.
Senator Carmack's friends believe
he will undoubtedly be a candidate
and say that the courts decision
makes his candidacy a logical Sc
quence.
1t is pointed out that, by the over
throw of the charter, Gov. Patterson
loses control of the Memphis city gov
eminent, which means that the prac-
tical control of Shelby county affairs
passes back into the hands of Senator
Carmack and his friends.
Shelby county, having the largest
vote of any county in a state conven-
ton, it is easily seen what an advan-
tage the political control of that coun-
ty is to the man able to command it. |
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-28
JUST A HINT.

The manager of a shipyard is re
ported to have assembled his men to
uether in the time office and told them
10 vote in a municipal election as
they pleased. I'm fact shant tel
Won how am going to vote" he said
"but after It is all over shall have a
barrel of beer brought into the yard
f.Hear heart" shouted the menu
put | shan't tap It unless Mr.. Blank
rets in."-Argonaut
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-28
PRICES or MEAT
MAY GO HIGHER
SECRETARY WILSON EXPRESSES
BELIEF, SAYING 1T is
NATURAL.

CHICAGO, June PA dispatch to
the Tribune from Washington, De-,
says In the opinion of Secretary OF
Agriculture Wilson the recent increase
natural and even further advance in
prices may be expected. That the
cost of meats is greater today than
ever before is conceded by Secretary
Wilson, who believes that American
prosperity is at the bottom of the sit
uation. The people are eating more
meat and the farmers are not raising
as many cattle as formerly.
There is also an enormous export
trade which cuts great hole in the
supply. Last year we sent abroad
more than 1923, 100000 worth of ami
mails, meats and animal products.
1t was suggested to Mr.. Wilson that
the price of meats was due chiefly TO
the determination of the meat packers
of Chicago to SO far increase prices
as to make the public pay for the
losses sustained by the packers as
result of the meat inspection law.
Il do not think there is anything IN
that" said the Secretary. AS mat
ter of fact, Chicago does not Tx the
price of cattle. New York and the
East have their buyers at Chicago,
and they compete too sharply for Chi
cago alone to fix the prices.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-28
TWO CENTS
A MILE
RATE TO BE INAUeURATE0 BY
AL ROADS, SAYS REPORT.

CHICAGO. June 2s.-The Inter
Ocean today says:
Passenger rates on all railroads OF
the United States will be reduced &c
2 cents a mile. The lowering Of the
price and complete abolition Of the
old Scent rates will begin on July
This was the decision reached in
Chicago yesterday after a long and
heated discussion by the leading rail-
road Presidents of all the Western
and Transcontinental roads. 1t was
not formal agreement, but is equally
binding, for two large roads doing a
transcontinental business are said TO
have served an ultimatum TO others
that they would put the rates into
effect Immediately. Following the
meeting officials of several of the
roads admitted that they had been
forced to bow to public opinion and
anti-railroad legislation. They said
that no further fight would be made
on the interstate laws already passed.
and that the roads would accept the
inevitable.
Among those who are said to have
attended the secret meeting were
President G. L. Winchell, of the Chi
cago, Rock Island & Pacific, and Pres
ident A. j. Farling, of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & Sa. Paul. Neither would
discuss the report last night.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-28
CHILD FOUND DEAD
LITTLE COLEMAN MoRToN'S DE-
MISE ATTRIBUTED TO EAT
ING TOO MANY MUL-
BERRIES.

LEWISBURG, Tenn, June pa
Coleman, son of Mr.. and Mrs Richard
Morton, of near South Berlin. aged
about II years, was found dead in a
corntield near his home. He had been
to a neighbours house and was on his
way home when, it is supposed, he
became suddenly i'll and was unable
to go further. 1t is thought that his
death was caused from eating too
many mulberries.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-28
FISH THAT ARE FISH
33-POUND CAT AND 19-PoUND
DRUM CAUGHT IN RICH
LAND CREEK.

PULASKI, Tenn, June 20.-Si Riv'
ers, of Aspen Hill. caught catfish
with rod and line in Richland creek
that weighed 33 pounds The fish bit
at small bait in the early afternoon
and Mr.. Rivers succeeded in landing
il after play of one and one-half
hours. David T. Ridgeway and Ben
Copeland. Of Elkton, caught with a
trot line drum that weighed 1914
pounds. the largest fish of the kind
ever seen in this section. This fish
was taken from Elk river.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-28
FAST OF TWEEN
TY DAYS
CAUSES MAN TO SNIFF AT BAN
QUIET BOARD.
Waiting For Appetite To Return He
Passes Stipulated Date
Of Abstinence.

Belleville, ILL.,, June 20.-Dr. l. j.
Eales, who began fast of twenty days
to test his theory that his health
would thereby be benefited, completed
the stipulated time at noon today. He
decided, however, not to eat anything
until his appetite demanded food. and
will continue to fast until he gets hun
CRY. The fast has reduced his weight
from 1870 pounds 10 170% pounds.
Last night he attended banquet,
smiled the appetizing viands and
served the chicken salad himself, but
ate nothing.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-28
MAYOR MALONE
SAYS PATTERSON WISHED TO
BUILD UP POLITICAL MA
CHINE AND WAS BACK
OF CHARTER FIGHT.

| MEMPHIS, Tenn, June 23.-When
questioned as to how he felt with re-
spect to the decision of the supreme
court declaring the new charter void,
and as to his views with respect to the
new charter and his future policy,
Mayor Malone said:
Il have never for one moment doubt
ed that the act of the legislature, COM
monty called the new charter, was I'M
constitutional, null and void.
"Of course, | am much gatified at
the decision, not so much on my own
account personally, as on account of
my friends, but especially and above
all things because it is in the inter-
est of good and pure government and
is a blow at vicious legislation, enac-
ted, not in the interest of the people,
but of self-interest of those who are
looking for special privileges under
the guise of law.
THE cities and towns of Tennessee
ought to be divided into classes and
have one charter for each class, so
that if partisan or vicious legislation
is proposed to subserve some local
purpose, its object and purpose will be
discovered by the people of other |
cities and towns that would fall under |
the same class; and thus this species
of thoroughly vicious legislation would |
to a great extent be destroyed This
is the law in many states-and the
sooner it is enacated in Tennessee
the better for the citizens of Tonnes
see.
"A few years since ripper bill
several cities in Pennsyl
vania, was passed, and unfortunately
sustained by the supreme court of that
state, though by a divided court of
four to three. Every one knows what
that legislation led to in Pennsylvania,
and it almost took revolution to
destroy it in Philadelphia.
The one man more responsible
han any one else for the so-called
charter is the governor of Tennessee,
md his purpose was to build up POI
itical machine in Shelby county to
urther his political ambition and to
'xtend that machine throughout the
tate, Notwithstanding he made his
ostensibly TO destroy machine
olitics in the state of Tennessee.
Many good citizens were misled into
him and aided him in the
nactment of the so-called law. but S
many of them long since have seen b
hat they were deceived, and have n
Ince been praying that the supreme h
Durt would declare the act void. L
1T can be safely said that IL the G.
,gislature was In session today, II Ct
ould be impossible to re-enact the OF
larter The scheme was a bold one, VI
nd 1t was proposed to legislate out 50
Office the men elected by the peo- IA
e, thus committing crime upon the T
ective franchise. and legislating into re
e Offices OF those removed the very bl
en- defeated at the polls. Ire
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-06-28
EGG CONTAINED
TWIN LIVE DUCKS.

A remarkable egg story is going the
rounds at Paris, Tenn. A duck egg
was broken by Mrs. Edward Whit
thorne, of that city recently, and con-
tanned two live ducks, who jumped out
and ran into the yard. The twins are
doing fine"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-07-26
Most Enjoyable Recital.

The recital given in Bickner' ,
hall Wednesday evening was at
tended 10y a fair sized aud thor
oughly apprcciative audience. The
program was full OF interest and
well executed. Mrs. Rose Duniord
who was programmed TO render
the greater part OF the vocal selec-
tions was unavo'dably absent OH
account OF illness.
Miss Stella Camping opened the
evening 5 entertainment with well
executed piano solo. She was fol.
lowed by Mrs, Geo. Hall with one
OF her pleasing elocutionary selec-
tions, which was delivered in her
own inimical manner, As an en-
core she gave breezy little sketch
that captured the crowd,
DIR, Vincent proved his elocu-
tlonary powers in reading entitled
The Federation OF English Speak
ing Races of the World. The
reading was much more interesting
than the topic might indicate,
Mrs IT, l., Young sang a solo in
her usual pleasing style, and was
followed 10y Miss Alice Bradley in a
select reading. Miss Bradley ac-
quilted herself in highly credita-
bile manner and pleased the audi
ence immensely.
Prof. G.. Lester Paul handled a
rather mournful subject in a fault
less manner, and was followed by
Prof, Rasmus in several amusing
and entertaining recitations, The
Professor has a remarkable voice
and is past master in the elocu-
tionary art One could not help
but experience keen sense of en-
joyment upon hearing him recite.
l.. L. Perkins, in a baritone solo
entitled Daddy" did himself
proud, lie has a beautiful, sym
pathetic voice aud il is we'll trained.
Miss NJ, NJ. Bode gave an excellent
true To life illustration OF a fussy
young woman at an afternoon mas
Inee. II was a rare opportunity for
some of those tiresome creatures to
see themselves as others see them.
The recital was for the benefit of
The building fund OF the Congrega.
.lonal church.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-07-26
A DepIorable Case.

Mrs. M. Mellen presents a sad
case for the consideration of our
charitable people. Recently her
husband died, leaving her destitute
with the care and support of several
small children. This burden, ag-
gravated, we are told, by some peo-
pie who should have had more
sense or consideration, finally drove
the poor woman crazy and she was
taken to the asylum last Friuay.
1t seems almost or quite a crime in
this land of abundance that single
individual should be brought to
this extremity. We do not believe
our people would permit it if they
were aware of the facts. But the
trouble is that all seem so busy
with their plans for their own adj
vancement or amusement that they
neglect their neighbors who may be,
through misfortune, in want. This
should be carefully guarded against
and our sympathies kept in touch
with the unfortunate who may hap
pen to be in our midst. In this
way, and this way only, may we
avoid being a party to such crime.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-07-26
Guard Rail Needed.

There will be frightful accident
where the willamette boulevard
used to cross the Hill road if some
kind of a guard is not placed at
that point to warn autoists that
there is precipice there. Recently
a gentleman with a party of friends
were skipping along there and none
Of them had been in that section
since the cut was made and the
bridge erected on the street above.
II was growing dark and they did
not discover the cut until they were
within so feet of 1t. Had they not
noticed it just as they did the whole
party would likely have gone to the
bottom of the precipice. There
should be lantern placed there. or
fence that could be distinguished in
the dusk, so that belatcd travellers
will not go over the bank.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-07-26
LIN NTON LOCAL 5
ny JOHN NJ. TEES.

Mrs. James Weston has recovered
from a recent illness and is around
town.
Mrs. Anderson has gone to Seat
tie for a stay of some four weeks
for her health.
We are very sorry to hear that
Mr. Reed is going to leave us, but
we wish you success, Earl.
Miss Eta Watts, formerly of
Linnton, came down to visit us last
week. We are always glad to well
come old friends.
o. NJ. Clark has started his
story-and-a-half bungalow 49, and
when completed it will be a very
fine summer residence.
Our new turpentine plant fired
up this week and everything works
beautifully. Best congratulations,
Messrs. Young and Williams.
When Mr.. Alcorn gets the water
works in running order, Mr.. Bolter
his pneumatic elevator, Mr.. Hardy
his new dock and the whole town
Joins hands and oils the main
street, Linnton will loom up like a
gooseberry bush in a fog. Just
watch us grow
Mr.. and Mrs. Chase. Nilsson en-
tertained last Sunday, Messrs. A. j.
Wilson, Iildon Nelson, George, Sim
clair and Edward Wilson, Edmund
Ryan, Frank TremaiDe and John
NJ. Tees; Miss Clara Nelson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Sheek, by
giving them an outing on the east
bank of the river. Everyone had
a good time and all join in express
ing their gratitude.
II is nearly time our friends and
neighbors in the busy little town OF
Linnton were awakening 10 their
interests. II is time they should
get together aud incorporate the
town. Look at the vacant real es.
tate right in this town that people
are holding for speculation, reaping
the benefit of the improvements
made by the people who are here
aud have the interest of the place
at heart aud are improving their
holdings. Let us incorporate and
make these holdings contribute
their proportion of the city expen-
ses aud build and keep building
until there is not black spot of
earth left in the whole city. This
is wha, we want. II is what will
develop I.inn,on. We were very
sore over an article that appeared
IN local paper recently, but feeling
sore and talking sore doesn't help
the matter one whit. We can af-
ford to take some lessons from Our
worthy rival (St. Johns) and get
busy.
We pride ourselves OF having
enough energetic business men in
this town To form as strong BODY
OF city officials as can be found any
where and, to tell the truth, they
are just itching TO get a chance to
show what they can do. All we
need is someone To lead. Will that
someone get next, and in a hurry
Water is very good thing to
think about and the sewerage is
another question OF eminent inn
porlance, and, we think, will be
enough to keep Us all thinking until
our next issue.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-07-26
ORDINANCE NO. l47
An Ordinance Licensing and
Regulating Roller Skating
Kinks.

The City OF St, Johns does ordain as
follows;
Section 1. Roller-skating rinks shall
paw a quarterly license of twenty-five dol
lars. under aud subject to the condition,
requirements and penalties prescribed
by Ordinance No. 81 of the City of St.
Johns, entitled IAN ordinance to impose
aud regulate licenses aud provide for the
manner of issuing the same" passed by
the Council and approved by the Mayor
OF said City OF St. Johns August 9Th,
1905.
Passed the council July a5, 1907.
Approved July ~, 1897.
X. {. Couch,
Attest: Mayor.
A. NJ. EssoN,
Recorder.
Published in the ST. Johns Review July
20, 1907.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-07-26
The DoCtor Away from Home When
Most Needed.

People are often very much dis
appointed 10 find that their family
phy siclau i, away from home when
they most need his services. Dis
eases like cramp collie and cholera
morbus require prompt treatment,
and have IN many instances proven
fatal before medicine could be pro
cured oI a physician summoned,
The night way is to keep at hand
a bottle of Chamberlaiu's Collie,
Cholera aud Diarrhoea Remedy.
No physician can prescribe better
medicine Tor these diseases. BY
having i, IN the house YOU escape
much pain and suffering and all
risk Buy il now; il may save life,
For sale 10y ST. Johns Drug store
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-07-26
To Water Users.

Water used through hose for
sprinkling yards or sidewalks or
washing porches or windows must
be paid for in advance, and used
only between the hours of 5 and s
a. m. and S and 9 p. m. 1t must
not be used for sprinkling streets.
Anyone using water contrary to
these rules, or wastefully, will be
shut of without further notice. St.
Johns Waterworks and Lighting
Co., P. ii. Edlefsen, Supt.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-07-26
ORDINANCE NO. lao
An Ordinance to Secure the
Protection Of Property and
Provide for the Cleanliness
and Ornament Of the City.

The City Of ST. Johns does ordain as FOL.
lows:
Section .. II shall be the duty OF the
Chief OF Police To insert or cause 10 be
inserted In the official paper OF the city.
a notice requiring all thistles within the
limits Of the City TO be cut down. dug
up. or otherwise destroyed. Every own.
eF or oeeupan, OF all occupied premises
aud every owner OF all unoecupied prem.
ises within the corporate limits OF the
City. who shall permit or allow any
thistles TO blossom or TO grow upon such
premises, or In front OF or abutting upon
the premises owned or occupied by them
after the publication Of the notice herein
mentioned shall, upon conviction before
the Municipal Court of said City of ST.
Johns, lie liable To fine Of not less than
Five dollars(sS ool nor more than Twenty
dollars (s2o.ool, or imprisonment In the
City Jail not less than three (5l nor more
than ten (Io) days.
Section .. II the owner or occupant
Of any premises as herein defined shall
fail, neglect or refuse 10 remove such
thistles as herein contemplated after due
notice as herein provided the Chief OF
Police Of said City OF ST. Johns shall aud
II II hereby made MS duty, 70 proceed To
remove such thistles or cause the same to
be removed and make return to the Re
eorder OF said City Of St.Johns Of the
necessary expense OF such removal OF
such thistles; and the recorder shall there
upon enter In the lien docket OF said
City the amount of such expense or
charge which shall thereafter be lien
upon such premises until duly paid
Section 3, II shall be the duty OF
the Chief OF Police to see that this ordin.
anee Is enforced.
Passed the council July %, 1907.
Approved July -, 1897.
X. c. CoUcH.
Attest Mayor.
A. NJ. EssoS,
Recorder.
Published in the ST, Johns Review July
20, 1907.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-07-26
YOUR LIVER

is out of order. You go to bed in
bad humor aud get up with bad
taste in your mouth. You want
something to stimulate your liver.
Just try Herbine, the liver regu-
lator. A positive cure for Consti-
patton, Dyspepsia and all liver
complaints. Mrs. F.. Fit. Worth.
Tex, writes; Have used Herbine
in my family for years. Words
can't express what l think about it..
Everybody in my household are
happy and we'll, and we owe il to
Herbine. Sold by St. Johns Drug
store.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-07-26
THE JAPANESE SITUATION.

II we might believe everything
the modern daiies have to say re-
garding the operations OF the Japan
ese W. had be ter get out our old
musket and shine it up, and get
ready TO meet the little brown men
on the bloody sands Scareheads
announcing the little fellows drill
ing in secluded spots on the Rogue
and Umpqua rivers; the hundreds
and thousands of them coming into
Mexico under the guise of laborers,
meeting and drilling under veteran
officers of the Russo Japanese war;
the predictions of timorous public
speakers in different parts OF the
country, and, TO the superstitious,
the utterances of the stargazer who
predicted the Philippine and Japan
Csc scraps: all tend to create more
or less unrest and uneasiness among
the timid, shallow.thinking people.
There is, however, some consola-
ton in the prediction of the star
gazer, If only his prophecy might
be relied upon. II is to the effect
that within five years there will be
universal war in which the United
States will be pitted against the
whole world and win out in the
scrap.
We may not be very observing
may have a too optimistic view of
the situation, but we cannot scrape
up a single tremor of fear that the
little brown men will ever fire gun
at Uncle Sam. This nation has
been in too friendly relations with
Japan, has been too fair il all its
dealings with that nation: 1t is too
much TO their interest to be on
terms of good fellowship with us
for them TO make breach, even II
the leaders of that nation should be
so misled by their success with
Russia, so misinformed, as TO in
any way Judge this country by that
unfortunate nation. We do not he.
lieve the leaders or any considerable
portion of the common people oi
Japan are so ignorant aud egotisti.
cal as to do this. II is true they
are very young nation in modern
methods. they have made the most
wonderful progress IN advancement
in the history of nations: hav,
sprung from race OF savagcs to an
cnviablc position among the FIRST
nations Of the earth IN half cent.
ury. They are quick to learn, very
obscrvant aud readily adapt them.
selves to new conditions and Ell.
vironmcnls, aud these very traits
would guard them against making
trouble with the United States when
they know beyond the shadow Of n
doubt that II would ruin their own
country. They are the most pa.
triotic people on the face Of the
earth aud il would bc the last thing
they would do enter into any
course which would have for its
ultimate result the destruction OF
their native land, aud that is what
Il would mean to them should they
bring on a war with this country.
They are born diplomats, aud II is
one strong point IN diplomacy to he
able to put up bold front We
therefore conclude that all the Jap.
ancsc agitation, so far as Il comes
from the little brown men, is imply
a bluff
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-07-26

our city fathers deserve a leather
medal or some other neat reoogni-
tlon of their good work in passing
the weed ordinance at their last ses-
sion, and should be aided in the en-
torcemenI OF the provisions OF the
ordinance hy every one who has the
interest of the city at heart, There
is one feature, however, which has
not been touched, aud that is other
weeds than lhistles, our people
should make clean sweep and cut
all weeds along their walks, beside
the streets aud on vacant lots as
well, Lc, MS clean up.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-07-26
Unclaimed Letters.

List OF unclaimed letters at the p,
o, for week ending July 20, 1907;
Jack Hicks, Harlod Scisy Iohn-
son, William Lamb, +. w. Lytton,
Chas, Sims, Henry Snider, Geo. Il.
Scott, Everett Taylor.
+. ". Valentine, 7. NJ.