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The Washington times., 1907-08-06
RETURN COLLATERAL,
ASKS MISS M'LAURIN

Requesting through her attorney, w.
Z. Ambrose. that the forfeiture OF her
collateral be set aside. Miss Laura
McLaurin, living at 2lO5 r street north
west, who is charged with having made
an assault upon her dressmaker, Mrs.
Edith NJ Hill. appeared before Judge
Mills IN the Police Court this morning
Her case will be tried next Thursday.
The Washington times., 1907-08-06
Talk Labor Circles

One hundred and forty members OF the
Wood. Wire and Metal Lathers' Union
following the vocation OF wood lathers.
formed a separate organization last
night at Costello's Hail. Vice President
MeSorley Of the organization was pres
ent
Brewery Workers Union. No. lis. has
pledged Its moral and financial support
10 the building trades in the event OF a
strike by that organization or a lock-
out by the employers.
A special meeting OF the International
Brotherhood OF Carpenters and Joiners
has been called for tonight, at which
time the question OF participating in the
proposed strike OF the building trades
will come up.
There viii be a special meeting OF the
local OF the international Bricklayers
and Stonemasons' Union tomorrow night
when IL Is expected that that orgunlza-
ton Will by practically unanimous vote
decide 10 join the building trades fight
against the Employers Association.
The bricklayers and carpenters are the
key 70 the arch OF strength Of unionism
OF the Hiding trades. and upon their
decision TO either join the strike or
continue at work hinges the whole sltua-
tion. II IS believed that the bricklayers
Will go along with the other trades and
The Washington times., 1907-08-06
QUITE sol

The difference between that several
hundred-year-old Pennsylvania tree.
which still yields chestnuts, and our
most popular after-dinner speakers Is
that our popular after-dinner speakers
are not several hundred years old-In-
dianapolis News.
The Washington times., 1907-08-06
CHAUFFEUR EXONERATED;
KNOCKED DOWN NEGRESS

Knocked down by a rapidly moving
automobile at Seventh and Z streets
southwest. Annie Hill. an old coIored
woman. Of 81 G street southwest, was
severely injured about the hip. should
ders and head. After her injuries were
dressed at the Emergency Hospital she
went to her home.
Persons who saw the accident exon
crate w. 3. Ramesberg. Of the Traders
Bank. who operated the machine.
The Washington times., 1907-08-06
GOVERNOR CONFER SIGNS
GREATER BIRMINGHAM BILL

MONTGOMERY. Ala. Aug. 6-Gover-
nor Conner will sign the Greater Bir-
mingham bin after luncheon today
North birmingham viii be included with
other suburbs
The Washington times., 1907-08-06

ball park here had been boycotted by a
number Of unions affiliated with the cen
trail body by reason Of stockholder OF
the building trades. He asked to be in
formed II this was true. and why The
secretary was directed 20 inform Presi-
dent NOyes that Central Labor Union
had no grievance against the baseball
team or park
The Washington times., 1907-08-06
GALEN HALL
Vermont Resorts.

SUMMER HOMES IN GREEN HILLS OF
VERMONT AND LAKE CHA vPr.aTr
Terms 81 to $40 per week.
New trains between Boston New York
Springfield ard Vermont points As good a a
any on the continent 150-page illustrated
procure mailed free en- receipt OF &c IN sta,eos
Tor postage I'Ps
Address q. w ECCLEsToNr. 60 D..
RroAdWaV. New York -
The Washington times., 1907-08-06
Nova Scotia Resorts.

DIGBY, N. S. 9g6gETERTN g614TERTS E6qEgg> HoTEI>
On beautiful Digby Basin Fine boating.
bathing, fishing. golf. Average temperatura
80. Rates, IS TO s12 per week.
tyl2-sot c. A JORDAN. PROPHECIES.
The Washington times., 1907-08-06
TREMENDOUS BANANA YIELD.

An acre OF rich land IN the parts OF
Central American suitable for -aislns
that fruit viii yield about 5000 bananas
IN a year.
The Washington times., 1907-08-06

and that committee TO the joint confer
ence tomorrow morning.
The Washington times., 1907-08-06

but contains nothing new from what
has been previously contended for by
organized labor.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-30

south OF Pennsylvania there are In
the Appalachians 1000 600 acres OF
forest lands which are probably
capable of producing, under proper
management, three billion cubic feet
OF wood annually without injuring the
forests, and this is about the present
annual consumption The small sup
ply still coming from other regions
Will make a margin of safety.
Germany's experience shows that
the annual harvest under proper man
agement will even increase gradually.
The sooner such policy can be adopt.
ed the shorter will be the period Of
famine.
This argument by Mr.. Hall suggests
to the mind "A different aspect of the
plea for Appalachian natural forests
from that usually discussed. The ar
gument heretofore has been largely
on the line that forests must be es-
tablshed by the government, and paid
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-30
Kino Under Assumed Name.

Omcers who at one time Tere IN
close touch with King George Of
Greece say that he used TO compete
at Greek amateur athletic sports
under the assumed name OF George
Papadoulos, and was always so sue
cessful that spectators and partici-
nants began 10 suspect a masquerad.
ing professional The feeling once be-
came So strong that an attempt was
made 10 mob the athletic monarch
who rendered helpless By numbers.
vas obliged TO reveal bis identity T.
IL police and trust them 20 suIggls
him away.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-30

they, as rule, live on percentage of profit,
and the larger the figures, the greater the
profit Even if the percentage is less than in
former years, the increased volume Of business
gives a larger return.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-11-30

New uaphtha springs ano a large
paphtha lake haya been discovered
about eight miles from NabiIskaya
hay. In the Russian portion Of sag
euleQ.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-14
Much Sickness In Old pike.

Along about the 1st of July or
little before, the only saloon in
Clarksville was compelled to close
owing to the fact that one OF the
proprietors bad killed one of the
patrons. Since then there has
been no place where the sick could
get their medicine but at a drug
store. There is law in effect in
Missouri, that druggists must file
with the County Clerk each month
the amount of whiskey prescrip-
tions filled. We were in the
County Clerks Office Saturday
when the report of DR.. E. N.
Moody of Clarksville came in. The
length of the report attracted our
attention and We proceeded 10 do a
little figuring. In the month of
July, DR.. E. N. Moody sold 296
pints or 81 gallons of whisky on
prescriptions. The report fled
was 56 inches long. BY this you
can get some idea of the number
of people who were afflicted with
diseases for which whiskey was
the only cure.-Louisiana Times.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-14
Not Cruel ur Unusual.

Though there are always large
possibilities of error in so long a
trial as that of the Standard Oil
Company in Judge Landis's court,
the company can hardly hope to
get abatement of its big 6ne by
pleading in the appeal courts that
it is excessive, or that the punish
ment is cruel or unusual.
Punishment by fine, so far from
being unusual, is the commonest
form of punishment, and a cor
poration, having neither flesh,
blood nor nerves, is incapable of
suffering cruelty. The provision
of the Constitution Of the United
States forbidding cruel and un-
usual punishmsnts wac not intend.
cd for incorporeal bodies. The
indiYidual officers and stockholders
arc protected by this provision,
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-14
Waated-h Political Term.

We notice a political designation
that is new to us-namely, ''Roose-
welt Democrat.
We know that stalwart Demo-
cracy of New York which is led
and ornamented by Mr.. August
Belmont, of the Traction Trust.
In Illinois powerful and domi-
nant wing of the larty looks for
guidance TO Mr.. Roger Sullivan,
of the Gas Trust. In Indiana, we
believe, Mr.. Thomas Taggart still
commands a numerous and decid-
edly enthusiastic following.
Borrowing an admirable phrase
from MIR. Hearst, we shoHld call
this ''The Democracy that Acts.
MIR. BeImont's activities produced
an imitation of about hundred
million dollars in the capitaliza-
tian of the Traction Trust. while
MIR. Sullivan, in his humber field,
got action to the extent of six
millions on the capitalization of
the Gas Trust.
The speaking Democracy of
Mr.. Bryan is, of course, contrast.
ed to this active school in a manner
painfully sharp. If there is to be
injected a Rooseveltian Democracy,
disagreeing both with the Demo
cracy of Mr.. Bryan and that of
Mr.. Belmont, the outlook may
fairly be described as confused.
We like words to which cer-
tain meaning attaches. As the
Presidential campaign looms less
than year away, we begin to
yearn for a word, or words, bv
which organized opposition to the
Republicans may be terseley de-
signated.
Of course we shall haYe the Pro.
hibitionists. Everybody knows
Whist they mean.
But, unfortunately, the Pro-
hibitionists, as a political power,
are a subject fol editorial discus
sion only after the election is over
and the final returns tabulated in
percentages. Evening
Post.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-14

Governor Folk is having a few
troubles in enforcing his ''lid" law
in 81. Louis county, for the rea.
son, it is said, that public senti-
ueut is against it, and the officers
whose duty it is to enforce the law
argue that they can accomplish
noshing in enforcing it against
this sentiment. We do not believe
this il slt0gether the cause. The
opposition to the Sunday closing
law does not come 20 much from
the people as from those who are
making money through its non
enforcement. The general public
10 law.abiding and quickly adjusts
itself to any change of conditions
following the enactment and en-
forcing Of a new law. The oppo'
sitioD comes from those whose ma.
terial interests are affected. In
the St. Louis county case the issue
involved is simply a question
whether the saloon.keepers or ths
law shall prevail.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-14

The Post Office inspectors last
year collected $50, 900 in $40 fines
from persons who placed written
messages on the inside Of packages
of N erchandise on which postage
was paid at one cent an ounce.
Most of the cases were technical
violations of the postal laws, the
offence being due to ignorance. A
good many people it seems do not
know that it is against the law to
enclose written messages in pack
ages of merchandise, newspapers,
etc. Such messages subject the
packages to letter postage. The
Postmaster General has Issued an
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-14

but not the corporation itself. The
only alleged ground ON which the
magnitude of the fne may be con.
tested is that it is excessive. Bn.
ever since the enactment of the
Elkins law, fonr years ago, the
Standard Oil people have known
that every rebated shipment Of oil
made them liable to a maximum
fine of go, ,0m They must since
have been doing business upon the
theory that it would be more pro.
fitable to pay the fine on every
such shipment of which they could
be convicted than to discontinue
the practice.
1t is not improbable that this
theory was correct. Rebating has
for many years been the Iifeblood
of the Standard Oil monopoly.
Deprived of this advantage over
competitors, the company would
still do large and profitable busi-
ness, though it could not gather
into it's Golfers the fabulous sums
it receives by means of rebates.
In the testimony of Standard Oil
officials before Judge Lands it ap-
.peared that the capitalization of
tho company is $9S, 100000 and
its dividends amount to about 80, :
600, 900 year. That means $3.50,
600, 900 of dividends since the EI-
kins law went into effect. 1t is
said that maximum fines in each of
the seven other suits pending
against the company would amount
to more than Sss, 900, 900. Add
the S29, ,240, 900 of the Lands fine
aud the total woald be about $1lS,-
600, 600. Subtract this from the
aggregate of the four years divi-
dends and there would still be left
the not Insignificant sum of $42,-
600, 900.
In other words, the company
could pay all possible fines to date
and have money enough left to pay
more than 10 per cent year upon
its capitalization.
Whatever other means the CON-
pany's lawyers may have of delay
ing or defeating payment of the
fine, they cannot convincingIy ar
que that ii is excessive.-Republic.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-14
Dogs as Items Of Food.

North American Indians ext
dogs because they love them so;
also because they are convenient.
and, moreover, according to Har-
per's Weekly, an eaten dog never
bites. Bnt in Germany the people
eat dogs because beef, mutton and
poultry are very scarce and high.
During the year 1906 there were
slaughtered for food in the king
dom of Saxony (which constitutes
one thirty-sixth of the area and
contains about one thirteenth of
the population of the empire) 49,
922 horses and 1886 dogs. This is
an increase of 224 horses and 1873
dogs over the year 1905. In all
Germany during the year 1906
there were slaughtered for food
1872. 900 horses. This is an increase
of abont twenty Thousand over
1905, and of about forty seven
thousand oyer 1904. Complete
figures are lacking in regard TO
the slaughter of dogs for food in
the German Empire, but fragmen-
tary statistics indicate that the to-
tai number was abont seven thou
sand-probably more rather than
less. In the city of Chemnitz alone
69S dogs were slaughtered In 1906.
an increase of SS over 1905, and
during the same period 1910, an
increase of 81 over 1905. Saxony
also consumed 2l4,64O head of
cattle (steers, bulls and cows),
1922 1891 calves, 1,1l2,714 swine,
2O6, ,0S2 sheep and 74,247 goats.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-14

We see it stated BY the depart
ment Of justice at Washington that
it 10 difficult to place the violations
Of the law by tnonopolistic corpor-
ations upon individuals. There is
somsthing in this statement that
does not appeal very strongly to
ordinary men who are not up On
all the ''technicaIities" OF the law.
Oss would imagine from the vari-
ous dissertations upon the subject
that there is NO guiding mind di.
fsctipg ths operations Of the trusts,
that thAy are SET going sponta.
tsoualy and keep running without
u intervsntion Of individual d.
1eclion. No ons set them going,
- one 10 srssponaible for their con
1x1g. To o0r duh miBa this con.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-14
sHERlFFs SALEM PARTITION

In the Circuit Court OF Washington
County, Missouri.
Christ Burggrabe, Fred Burggrabe,
George Burggrabe, Augusta Bury
grabbe, and Mary Burggrabe,
Plaintiffs,
Henry Burggrabe, William Burggrabe,
John HI. Fisher and Leo A. Fish.
er, Defendants.
By Virtue and Authority OF . decree
and order of sale made bv said court
10 the above entitled cause. and by
authority Of certified copy OF said
order, dated the 9th day Of May, 1907,
and to me directed, l will. on
TUESDAY, THE 9TH DAY OF AUGUST,
1907,
between the hours Of nine O'Clock In
the forenoon and five O'Clock In the
afternoon of that day, at the front
door OF the court house, In the city OF
POtosi. Washington County, Missouri,
and during the regular August term
OF circuit court of said county, sell at
public vendue, to the highest bidder,
the following described real estate,
situate. lying and being in said cOuD.
ty OF Washington, State OF Missouri,
tO-wit: The northeast quarter Of sec-
tiOn 8, In township 80 n, range 1'W.
Terms OF sale: One-fourth cash, and
the balance in twelve months with six
per cent interest per annum, or all
cash, at the election Of purchaser.
JOHN w. Collins,
Sheriff and Special Commissioner.
Potosi, Mo. July 3lst, 1907.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-14

tcntion approaches pretty near to
the ridiculous. All trusts and cor.
porations, whether they be '4pre-
,lacious" or operating honestly,
within the law, are regularly or
ganized bodies. They have their
officers and boards of directors,
whom the law, usder which ar
ticles of incorporation are grantee
to such concerns, assumes to be
the responsible and directing heads
through which they operate. No
attempt is made to hide the identity
of said officers and boards of d.
rectors, but neither collectively or
individually, does it seem, can
they be called to account when
they have broken the law. Now
if this thing works thus, wherefore
does it not also work otherwisea
For instance, let the officers of a
national bank conspire to loot it's
deposits; the time comes when the
crime becomes known; anyone held
responsible, individually or collect
iveIyg We know of a number of
not very remote instances where
the criminal heads of banking COR
porations were quickly located and
sent to do time in the penitentiary.
Isa dishonest bank officer any
worse than the dishonest officer of
a trnsta If there is, it is only be-
cause the former robs part of the
people directly and the latter robs
ell the people indirectly. The
moral obliquity of either is the
same. 1t is our opinion that the
department of Justice is not max.
ing a very serious effort to con.
front the law.breaking trust of.
ficials with the legal consequences
Of their misdoing.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-14

We zee there is considerable be-.
ing said about building a state
highway from st. Louis to Kansas
City, and at q recent meeting of
citizens interested in the matter it
was argued that it would better be
10 have two such highways between
these two cities. Now, we have
been whooping up good roads a
whols lot 10 these columns, but if
two state highways are to be built
we don't want to see them parallel.
ing each other within a very short
distance. If we may have two
such roads traversing the state, let
one run east and west and the
other north and south. That
would be a fine start on which to
hang q general system of good
roads in the state.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-14

Tho Russian government intends to
carry cut . series Of work connected
with Improving the ooaditioas and
general facilities q the leading ports
In European Russfa. A start % to be
made In the post q st. Pstsrsburg.
and then either the port Of Llbau q
the new port q Windau. both in the
Baltic provinces. win b taken In
hand. Afterward the authorities viii
deal with ths ports Of Archangel,
Odessa, Batoum and Astrakhan.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-14
Pointed Paragraphs.

The man who boasts of his ignor.
ance has reached the limit.
10 the bunko artist one mans
money is as good as another's.
It's up to a man to sit down and
contemplate standing offer.
One way to put money in cir.
culatiou is to take it to the race
track.
When a man has occasion to de-
fend his actions he admits bis
weakness.
1t is safer to Judge a man by his
daily talk than by his Sunday
pray ers.
Most men find it easier to take
two steps backward than to take
one forward.
Many a man is kept busy trying
tc avoid doing the foolish things
he would really like to do. ra
Sometimes after a girl has 6sheG
for 4 man and landed him sh.
doesn't know how to get him of
the hook.
When a small boy refuses sec
ond piece of pie it's a sign there il
something wrong with him-ol
with the pie.
Wise is the man who can dis
tinguish between woman's laugt
of amusement and the one intend
ed to show of dimple. .-Chicag,
News.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-14
"Wireiess" on Railroads.

"Wiretess" on Rafiroada-
The Prussian and Bavarian authori-
ties are experimenting with system
of wireless telegraph signals for rail-
roads which is said to promise good
results. An aerial transmitter wire
is carried on the telegraph poles at
the side Of the road. transmitting sta
tons in the signal bell towers, and q
wire loop antenna is placed on the
top Of one Of the cars of the train BY
this means signals to STOP" go
ahead" go SLOW" and 20 ON, can b
transmitted to moving trains over .
distance of seven and Q half miles.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-14

Germany 10 ruled by one emperor.
four kings, six grand dukes. seven
princes and one simple count. These
sovereigns occupy very different de-
grees of importance, even in tho eyes
of their own immediate subjects. but
IN one degree or a1other they all enjoy
the dignitiss and privileges a king
ship, and al have to fAce some Of tho
responsibilities of state. Every one Of
them has a capital and . court Of Ais
own. Some Of the capitals II, net
very big cities. but they are Ill very
proud.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-14

Our Democratic exchanges seem
some worried over the surplus in
the national treasury and its ten.
dency TO grow under q Republican
administration. A surplus is
something the Democrats never
have to worry over when in power,
their concern ut such times 10 how
to overcome q deficit.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-14

Those deepwater schemers are
going to assemble all the craft
they can gather from half q dozen
rivers emptying into the Mississ.
ippi when the Prssideot makes bis
trip down that stream in the fall.
Its . bluff at deluding the Presi-
dsut into believing there is really
. traffic on the Mississippi.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-14

A necromancer. or call him . spirit
ualist or . thought-realer. for they
are all one, b now . prosperous gon-
tleman. not 30 picturesque - his pre-
decessors in cmce. but = good deaf
smarter, . Merlin In evening" dress,
With q motor car waiting for him st
the door and . bAg OF tricks in place
of the stuffed croc0dile.--ldacmillan's
NaGaxine.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-14

S.n Cook, Of .Old Guard" an
tscsdsnts, bobs up 70 proclaim
that Bryan can carry Missouri by
10, 90 mcjority. Its only three
.yests now sincs Sam thought Bry-
IN was Roia TO do that for him.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-14

With this number the Journal
CLOSES its thirteenth consecutive
vol0me without having missed a
single iesue. As we are not sn.
perslitous the thirteenth year of
our oarssr as publisher gave Us
little spprehsnsion, and we have
passsd through il dong pretty
we'll, thank you.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-14
PITY the Poor M,,llon.,rs.

Pity the Poor Millionaire.
The multi-millionaire looked sad. II
the body Of men who had approached
him for a large donation he said:
Il am sorry to refuse, gentlemen.
but even l feel uncommonly poor to-
night"
Doubtless" said the spokesman,
I'VE have come too late. you have a.
ready given away vast sums to some
other charity"
NO." said the muli.miiatonaire, and
this time real tears stood In his eyes:
mot that. My wife has been buying .
new hat."-Judge.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-14

II We 60 into fsssAnaas crowd. po1
. miscellaneous. outAoof oEowl, but
An Intensely feminine iadeor crowd.
We sss at once that vomsn have BE-
come more u1lformly beautiful Only
tAe appallinsly hidsous wo0ea are
really ugly. the others are 9anul1ely
attractive.
Among the w0men who go into
business" ut the present day the most
successful are those Who seriously en-
tor the business Of being beautiful
Exchange.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-14

Army ofacers in uniform abound in
foreign cities, and In Germany they
resent being stared at By tourists,
often assuming threatening attitudes
In retaliation. A the Law permits
then to shoot civilians ON provocatioa.
It IL wise not to sxette eAaW. Il =
well to remember that thsy - ~ issl
obliged to turn ct tR pedes1elaAA
even lad5es.-Travea MAoa11no.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-08-14
A HAPPY MAN

Is Amos F. King. OF Port Byron N.
Y, [s5 years Of age]: since : sore ou
his leg, which has troubled him the
greater part OF bis life, hes been en-
tirely healed BY Bucklen's Arutca
Salve; the world's great healer Of
Sores. Burns, cute, Wounds aud Piles.
Guaranteed BY s. +. Thurman, Drug
gist. Price 80.