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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-02-02

That fictitious personality OF legal
creation, John Doe, has finally been
given a black mark. Last May the SUI
preme court of Brooklyn handed down
an opinion that too much use was be-
ing made of the John Doe fiction, and
that justice often miscarried on that
account. Five justices agreed in this
conclusion. A more important and
binding decision along this line has
now come from the New York court of
appeals in the case of head book
keeper for Klaw & Erlanger, the heads
of the theatrical trust. He was hand
ed John Doe" subpoena and asked
TO testify, and he refused. He was
threatened with contempt proceedings,
and the court ruled that he did not
have to obey such a summons. 1t
held that many subpcenas issued in
that manner are worthless, and that
"no business secret would remain I'M
known if such a command were
obeyed."
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-02-02
Why Some Countries Are Unnhabited.

A mere glance at our maps i'm
presses a few general facts upon us.
We see that the largest areas of the
unknown are now in lands that ere too
dry, as in the Sahara, the desert OF
Arabia, and the steppes of Mongolia;
lands that are too wet and hot, slim
ulating almost impenetrable forest
growths, as in parts of the Amazon
and Congo basins; lands that are too
cold and bleak, as portions of the
northern areas of America and Asia
Even the characteristics Of the inhab-
itants influence the extent of the I'M
explored. In proportion to total area,
says Cyrus c. Adams in Harper's
Monthly, there is more unknown sur
face in Liberia than in any other po-
litical subdivision of the world, be-
cause the Liberians, content to live
along the coast, have scarcely entered
their vast forest maZes, though they
TEEN with rubber and other resources.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-02-02

That jolly old sea dog, Rear Admiral
Ccghlan, told a story at dinner few
nights ago which was given to illus
trate his distaste for being the last
speaker. Having the last words re-
minds me of story l heard not long
ago." said the admiral. "a certain
man died and clergyman was en-
gagged to offer a eulogy. The worthy
minister prepared a sermon Of exceed
Ing length and strength, but just be-
fore he entered the parlor to deliver
j.. he thought that it might be advis-
able to learn what the dead mans last
words had been. So he turned to one
of the weeping younger sons and
asked: My boy, can you tell me your
fathers last words?' He didn't have
none the boy answered; ma was
with him to the end
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-02-02
Shonts Resiqns.

The resignation of Theodore p.
Shonts, as chairman of the IsthiN ian
canal commission. was announced1 at
the White House Thursday, having
been rendered to the president and
accepted by him, according to cor.
respondence made public.
1t will take effect not later thar
March 4.
Mr.. Shonts was elected as presi,
dent of the Interborough-MetrO
company, which controls the rapid
transit and many surface lines in New
York
No announcement was made as to
who will succeed Mr.. Shonts. but IL
was learned authoritatively that head
quarters will be removed from Wash.
ington to the isthmus and that high
salaried chairman to serve in that ca
pacity alone will not be named. This
being admitted it follows that John F.
Stevens, the engineer in charge of the
construction of the canal, would not b&
made subordinate to another oficial o.
the isthmus.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-02-02

Harry NJ Ferris. aged 20, of Mar.
quette, normal school instructor in
the Philippines. met death by drown.
ing. The war department notified his
relatives Tuesday.
The executive committee of the
Flint Improvement league will call a
meeting of similar leagues in all the
cities OF the state. with view to
organizing a state federation.
The w. G. T. u. has entered a Wig
orous protest against the proposed es-
tablishment of cigar factory in Lam
sing, and the protest Is under consider
alton by the Business Mems associa-
ton.
A compilation of the building and
municipal Improvement work carried
on In Ioughton county in the past
year shows that two and quarter mil.
lions of dellars woul9 not cover the
cost of these operation
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-02-02

1t is claimed that the Pere Marquette
Jumps dead cattle, sheep and hogs out
# stock cars at Port Huron and leaves
he carcassev unburied for hours at a
ime. There Is considerable indignation
because of the stencil arising from
the decaying bodies, and the board OF
ealth will be asked to take hand.
For its mileage, it Ia probable that
the Steel Corporations Duluth, Mesabe
& Northern Is the heaviest freight
traffic line In the country, with the
single exception of the Calumet Il
Iecla Mining Co.'s seven-mile Torch
AXE road in the Michigan copper
egion. During the past season of navi
cation there were handled in the
light months by the Mesabo line q to
al of IL ,225, 900 tons of ore, or approx
mately 225.000 carloads.
Saginaw county drain commissioner
ct contracts in 1906 for about 8;
lilies of bitches. and this year, con
racts for the construction of 125 miles
OF drains will be let
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-02-02

At recital it so happened that two
ladies' were making their way to their
seats at thu very moment Won Buelow
finished his introduction of the first
movement of Beethovens Sonata Pa.
thetic. This so irritated him that he
parposely commenced the allegro at
such an absurdly slow pace as to make
the quavers in the bass correspond ex-
aetly TO the time of the ladies' foot
steps AS may be imagined, they felt
on thorns, and hurried on as fast as
they could, while Won Buelow accel-
Grated his tempo in sympathy with
their increasing pace.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-02-02
Got the Limit.

Oscar G. Downey, the widely known
proprietor of the Hotel Downey in
Lansing, for years the place of resort
for politicians, and during the sena-
torial contest the headquarters of all
the contestants, was sentenced by
Judge West to the county jail for 80
days and fined 5000 for keeping the
hotel bar, run in his name, open on
New Years day.
On New Years day there was an i'm
mense crowd OF politicians in Lansing
to see the Inauguration of state Off
GERS and to prepare for the assembling
of the legislature and the opening OF
the senatorial caucus the following day
and evening. The excitement was in
tense, the drinking free. One report
was that the bar took in 81 400 in one
day that week.
MI. DCwney was receiving many con-
CALCULATIONS on his entirely remodeled
and enlarged hotel. on the improve
ment OF which hundreds Of thousands
of dollars have been spent. He kept the
bar open because, as he said to an Off
Ger who warned him of arrest, "a man
cannot be hung twice for the same
offense, and l might just as well be ar
rested now and have it over with" He
seemed to expect that if he were ar
rested once he would not be molested
thereafter.
He pleaded guilty to the charge
when arraigned, and it was generally
expected that he would be merely
fined, although Judge West has estab-
lished a record for stern rigidity in
sentences.
The sentence astounded Downey and
his friends. The judge scored the ac'
ton Of the prisoner, declaring that any
saloonkeeper in the city might have
looked for a Jail sentence for this Of
Tense, and that Downey was no better
because he was the proprietor of a
frst-class hotel. This. the judge de-
clared, gave him no exemption.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-02-02
The Public and the Director.
G. A. LIsK, Publisher

More important than statutory re-
form for the future of life insurance Is
the reform of reason and moral senti-
ment, declared Francis c. Lowell in
Atlantic. We must come to consider
unpaid officers who give their time TO
public affairs as persons making
charitable contribution to the welfare
of the community. The corporate
members and the directors of an insur-
ance company, like the corporate mem
bers and directors of a savings bank,
must consider themselves, and must
be considered by others, to be engaged
in a work of public charity. A savings
bank, indeed, is supposed to be re-
ceptaclo for the savings of the poor,
.nough the supposition is not always
true; while a life insurance company
is receptacle for the savings OF some
well-to.do or even rich. Charitable or
public service, however, may be rem
dered, even where some beneficiaries
are able to pay for the service. Where
the we'll being of the community, or OF
many Of it's members, requires great
service rendered alike to rich and
poor, those fitted to render it may be
asked to give their labor without pay,
if, for any reason, that is more con-
venient. This is the rule with col
1eges and libraries, art museums and
hospitals.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-02-02
Both Were Dead.

Until her arrival in Monroe. a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Amasa At
kinson was in ignorance of the death
of her mother. She came home from
Kansas to attend the funeral of her
father, who died Friday, aged 81 years.
She was delayed by storms. and in
the meantime her mother. who was
"a years of age, passed away. The At
kinsons lived six miles west of town.
A double funeral was held.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-02-02
Broke Up the Dinner.

The Phi Kappa Psi fraternity of Ann
Arbor spen: busy hour Tuesday night
keeping it's home from burning down
in blaze started by the throwing OF
a cigarette stump into a waste paper
basket. Since the Chi Psi disaster at
Cornell the fraternities there have
nearly all taken extra precautions
against fire, and in many of them pro-
visions have been made to secure safe
exits from all parts of their homes.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-02-02

II. II. Hartman says he would give
up his wealth tomorrow II he could.
He has looked around, however, and is
unable to discover any man or set OF
men who would in his opinion be great
enough TO assume the responsibility of
he were to unload Il
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-02-02
Wayne's Good Roads.

BY decision handed down by Judges
Mandell, Brooke and Murphy in De-
troit the county road tax law, in its
application to Wayne county, has been
declared unconstitutional and the tax
itself illegal. The status of the measure
IN any county outside of Wayne is not
disturbed, the features that make It
unable to stand being lacking else
where.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-02-02

A writer in the Westminster Ga.
zettc says that European tourists,
who know their rights receive pay
from a landlord for allowing him to
paste on their baggage a label bear
fng the name of his hotel.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-02-02
Fifteen Hundred Persisted

The tidal wave which devastated
some of the Dutch East Indian islands.
south of Atchin, as n nounced January
II, practically ene led the island OF
Simalu.
According to the latest information
received here. Simaiu has almost dis
appeared.
1t is said that probably 1900 persons
lost their lives.
Violent earth shocks continue to be
felt daily. The civil governor of Atchin
has gone to the scene of the catas-
trophe. -
According to the brief officialg y
patch which first announced the de-
vastation wrought by the tidal wave
in some of the Dutch East Indian ISL
ands, 300 persons persisted on the ISL
and Of Tana and 40 on the island Of
Simalu.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1907-02-02

While en- route to his home in Niles
from Galien. L. r. Hike was held up
by two negroes and robbed of $50, he
says.
e. II. Gillett and Samuel Withrow,
of Muskegon, and David Duford, Of
Bay City, are suing the Prudent Pa
tricians of Pompeii in the circuit court
for $1,000 alleged to be due for promot-
ing the society.
Attorney Clarence Tinker, Of Fen
ton. had returned to him a pocketbook
which he los. containing checks, notes
and cash to the amount of $780,,
Nothing was missing when the pocken'
book was returned
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-08
DEFENDANT WINS.


New York. Dec. 9.-Affer being six.
teen years In the courts the case OF
MacArdell against Alcott was finally
settled by the court Of appeals. The
case grew out Of the reorganization Of
the Houston and Texas Central rail.
road in 1887. At that time the own.
ers OF the stock in the road went 70
bed with the stock at s5 cents and
awoke next morning to find that Il
had fallen cents. In 1891 MacArdeIl
stakeholder. brought suit TO recover
valuable lands in Texas which has
been the property OF the railroad com.
pany and ON reorganization had been
transferred to Frederick p. Alcoft.
president Of the Central Trust com.
pany. In trust for the cssolders
of the reorganixed railroad COMPANY.
The decision Is In favor OF the. defend.
ant. The suit has been carried on
for several years by the son OF the
original plaintiff. MacArdell having
died.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-08
eREviTles PUNCHED.

r. L. Evart shot himself to death AT
Fort Worth.
Miles hotel at Miles. Tex. was de-
stroyed by fire.
Natural gas has been struck In tho
center of jackson, Miss.
]. r. Bonham. a leading citizen of
Dsnison. died from heart trouble;
RI. Crane OF Chicago has presented
his wife si5o.ooo pearl necklace.
A. l.. Coffy. Dallas fireman. was
held up by negro and robbed OF $40.
Nine carloads OF pecans had been
sent out OF San Angelo. Tex. up to
the sth.
An oil company composed entirely
Of women has been organized at OIL
City. Pa.
Saloon at Dallas OF ]. ]. Pe,ch was
robbed Of much liquor. Eleven arrests
were made.
Ben Hurwitz Of Dallas sustained a
compound fracture of the jaw due 20
a mules kick.
The daughter OF J. r. Reagor died
near istHtftl ttius NiititiUtOu county,
Texas. from burns.
In a riot at Seoul. Korea. one Jap
anese was killed. one injured and sew
eral Koreans seriously hurt.
A hand and one side of the face Of
a child OF ". Vaughn OF Pendletonville.
Tex. were burned to a crisp.
w. A. T. Sanford Of near Center.
Tex.. was arrested on charge OF Grim.
inal assault. Son caused arrest.
Texarkana's $4,000 bond issue will
he sold At once and the proceeds APP
piled 10 putting IN sewers and improv.
ing streets.
Al Texarkana. Ark. Colonel james.
a negro. was convicted OF the murder
OF Jetty Mays. negress. He gets
death penalty.
Total city tax collections for Dallas
from Oct. II TO Dec. inclusive APP
proximate $4,000. Dec. 3 over $780,
900 was collected.
The trial Of President Hegeman OF
the Metropolitan Life Insurance com.
pany. charged In three cases with per |
jury. takes place at New York on the |
18th.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-08
CLEVELAND PRESIDED.
In Address Advocated Closer and More
intimate Relationship.

New York. Dec. 7.--Hon. Grover
Cleveland presided at the annual meet
ing OF the Association Of life Insurance
Presidents, which was held at Hotel
Belmont The presidents OF twenty.
five insurance companies who are not
members OF the association We're pres
ent when the informal session was call.
ed 20 order. and n was said that all
OF them would be admitted to member
ship.
The cultivation Of closer and more
Intimate relationship between the life
insurance companies and their po'icy
holders was advocated by Mr Cleve.
land in an address.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-08
NipPep IN BUD.
Revolution That Was Imminent In
Mexico Did Not Materialixe.

Houston. Dec. What Is believed
to have been an incipient revolution
In Mexico was nipped In the bud by
the quick action OF United States Al.
torney Lock Mcdaniel on Dec. 6. On
that date he with two deputy marshais
searched the rancho viejo. nine miles
north OF Brownsville and found eight
army carbines. 500 rounds OF ammuni.
ton, sixty sticks OF dynamite. with
caps and fuses concealed under the
floor. The place was occupied by
Alamaslo Santiago and Ramon Marti.
nee. citizens OF Victoria. Mexico. who
have been In Texas three years. No
seizure was made and no arrests.
Judge Mcdaniel acted on instructions
from Washington In making search
and reported the find TO the govern
ment
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-08
DANCING DETRIMENTAL.
Claimed II Lowers Standard OF Moral.
lty Amonu indians.

New York. Dec. THAT. dancing
lowers the standard OF morality among
Indians is the opinion OF the National
Indian association. which at Is annual
meeting passed resolution asking
that congress prohibit dancing among
the Indians. Other resolutions pro.
viding for more definite legislation
regarding the sale OF liquor to Indians
and other minor matters. The resolu.
ton referring to dancig reads as fol.
lows:
The National Indian association
would also place upon record its be-
lief that the growing practice for In.
dams OF both sexes to dance together
tends 10 lower the standard OF moral.
ity among them and the association
earnestly urges the government and
the Indian office to take the neces-
sary steps 10 prevent such dancing.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-08
SAVED BY BOY.
Six People Owe Their Lives to His
Act Of Herolsn.

New York. Dec. Edward Barlow
fifteen years old. Is the hero OF jana
lea, l.. I. BY his presence OF mind
and his knowledge OF horses he was
enabled TO save six lives. w. IT.
Spauldlng. his wife and woman
friend were driving. The Spauldings'
three young children "hitched" behind
the carriage with their sleds. Spauid.
Ing started across the railroad tracks
and as he did so he saw an express
train approaching. He whipped un
the horse. but the animal baked and
refused TO move. The carriage was
directly on the track. Young Barlow
saw the predicamenr. grasped the
horses head and after n struggle
backed him off the track Just In time
AS the engine passed Barlow was so
close that his trousers were torn.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-08
RANSDELL RETAINED.
Fifty Million Dollars Annually
to Be Asked.

Washington, Dec. IAN annual ap-
preparation OF at least $4,000. 900 for
the Improvement and development OF
the waterways OF America Is the gist
OF the recommendations OF the Rivers
and Harbors congress. which conclud.
Cd Its sessions Friday. No particular
project was advocated by the conven,
ton. the recommendation Of the com
mittee on resolutions. which were
adopted unanimously. being that ma
tienal policy for the improvement Of
inland waterways be adopted by the
congress Of the United States.
In introducing John A. Fox Of Ar.
kansas. the special director OF the con-
gress. President Ransdell said that Mr..
Fox had spent the past year In tray
cling over the country. and Is doing
splendid work for the congress. In
the course OF his report Mr.. Fox said
that during the present year he has
visited twenty-six states and ninety.
nine cities; had given out forty-four
public interviews. written five maya
zine articles and had delivered 1853 adj.
dresses, nine OF which had been before
the national organizations. He was
satisfied that II the United States con-
gross was In possession of the infor.
nation which he had presented. the
work OF the congress practically would
have been accomplished He urged
the appropriation by the association
OF $4,000 for the continuance OF the
work during the next year.
The following officers were elected:
President. J. Il. Ransdell. Louisiana:
secrefary-treasurer J. f. Ellison. Gin
cinnati. Among the directors Is $. W.
s. Duncan OF Dallas.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-08

Gainesville. Tex. Dec. IAN un.
successful attempt was made to wreck
q Missouri. Kansas and Texas passeu.
ger train Just west Of this city BY
nlacing fishplates on the rails. The
train was running at a good rate OF
speed. and the Instructions turned
when the engine struck them. which
probably saved the entire train from
going into the ditch.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-08

Free tests are nov being supplied b. NAH
70 all Catarrh sufferers. There Il 70
expense-uo obligation whatever.
DR.. Shoop II combining Oil Of Eucalyptus.
Thymol, Menthol, Oil Of winterrreen, etc,
and is incorporating these ingredients into
. pure. snow-white eream-iike Imported
Pefrolatum. This Creation--Dr. ShoopS
Catarrh Remedy-sives immediate end
lasting relief to eatarrh Of the noss an6
throat That al may first test Il free, shess
trial boxes are being mailed without
charge. simply 10 encourage these tests
and thus fully demonstrate, beyond douhl
the value of this combination.
II Catarrh has extended down 10 TIE
stomach or bowels. then DR.. Shoops
Restorative must also Be used internally
u Q complete cure 10 20 Be expected
Otherwise the DR.. Shoop's Cssssrh
Remedy win alone be entirely sufficienf.
Write DR.. Shoop, Racine, Wis. for sample
and book. Sold by Druggists everyvhefs.
wAisA Ssss shan 80 ysss
e. g S 3: i'm sss E. E; S Y:
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-08
BOILER BLOWS UP.
Negro Lose His Life and Couple Of
White Men Injured.

Memphis. Dec. IA special to the
commercial-Appeal from Earle. Ark,
says: As result OF the explosion
OF boiler In the gin plant OF J. II.
Washington near here n negro farmer.
John Donaldson. was killed. and two
white men. J. b. Washington and
George Culwell. were injured. Wash.
ington was scalded about the head and
shoulders and Cullwell was badly cut
about the head.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-08
ARGUMENTS BEGIN.
Effort Being Made to Overthrow Dawes
Commission Allotnents.

st. Louis. Dec. 7.-Arguments were
begun Friday by the United State,
court OF appeals in the suits to over
throw the Dawes commission allotment
OF Chociaw and chickasha lands n
Oklahoma worth s2o.OOo.OOo The lane
was granted to the Indian tribes IN
1890. The suits were brought to deter
mine whether the matter shall be set
tied by congress. The plaintiffs de
clare they were deprived OF their In
terests In the land through fraud.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-08
Valuable poq Missing.

Fort Worth. Dec. while the work
OF disbanding the Fort Worth bench
show was In progress Superintendent
Platham suddenly discovered the loss
Of Viking, a $500 Boston prize ter.
rier that had been brought TO the
show from Memphis. The dog weighs
about twenty pounds. Is brlndle and
has a streak OF white about the neck.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-08
Private Bank Fails.

jefferson City. Mo-. Dec. THE
Bank OF Salisbury. at Stostbury. Yer.
non county. a private bank. owned by
d. A. Beck. ard having $4,000 depos.
its. closed. Its funds were on deposit
with the failed National Bank OF Com.
merce OF Kansas City,.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-08
Passed BY senate.

Guthrie. Dec. THE Jim crow pass.
passed the senate by vote OF Sc to
3. four absentees and one excused.
The bill will become effective In sixty
days after being signed by the gov.
ornor.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-08
Another Closes.

Enporia, Kan. Dec. THE State
bank OF Admire. at Admire. Lyon coun-
~. with deposits OF $4,000. closed
its doors. II had $4,000 in the failed
National Bank Of Commerce OF Kan
- City.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-08
Marsellus Hopkins Dies.

Chicago. Dec. 7.-Marcellus Hop.
klns. president OF the South Side Ele-
waited Railroad company. died at his
home here Of pneumonia.