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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-22

Washington, October 2l.-The depart ment Of justice today issued the fellow ing statement concerning the tobacco seizure at Norfolk this afternoon:
 'The collector of customs at Norfolk, Va, under direction of the Secretary of the Treasury at the instance of the At torney General, and in conjunction with the United States attorney for the East ern District of Virginia has seized 175 ceases containing s,750o GOO cigarettes, valued at S7272 .50, which were in transit from factories of the British American To- baeco company, limited located in Peters, burg. Va, and Durham. N. C., to New York and foreign countries.
 This seizure was made under section six of the sherman antitrust law, which reads as follows:
 e Any property owned under any con- \ tract or by any combinaticn or pursuant 10 any conspiracy. (and being the subject Whereof, mentioned in section one of this 1act, and being in the course of trans portaton from one state to another or to a foreign country shall be forfeited to the United States, and may be seized and condemned by like proceedings as those provided by law for the forfeiture, seizure and condemnation of property imported into the United States contrary to law.
 '"rhe information on seizure will be filed today at Richmond. and will state the cause of seizure to be that the prop erty was under d contract entered into in 1901 by two American Tobacco com panies, that is to say, the American To- bacoc company and the American Cigar company, with three great English con- cerns, namely. the Imperial Tobacco com- pany of Great Britain and Ireland, im- tied; ogdens. limited, and the British America Tobacco company, limited, in which contracts it was agreed substai- tially that the American and English companies should not compete with one another in the territories given to each. In this contract the corporations named in effect divided up the world among them, so far as the topacco business was concerned. The information also con- tains counts charging that the tobacco was owned by combination in re- straint of trade" and pursuant to a con- spiracy in restraint of trade.' which is a mere variation of the language of the charge stating the causes of forfeiture
 This is a proceeding in rem, that is to say, against the property itself and not against any individuals. If the own CTS of the property want to make de- fense they must come into court and claim the property and file theis written pleadngs denying the charges set out Tn the information, and show that the un- lawful combination in restraint of trade charged in the information does not in fact exist.
 ..rhis is the first time that proceedings have been taken to inforce this section of the Sherman law
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-22

CONTINUED ON FACE is.,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-22
Negro Burglar Shot Dead.

Nashville Tenn, October g.-E. J. Schott well known druggist here. and Charles schott, his brother. had a des- rerate encounter this morning about , o'clock with negro burglar armed with a hatchet The burglar was killed. and both Of the brothers were injured in the encounter. Nr. Sch0tt used Winchester fife, firing three bullets into the body of Ne burglar. ,yho fought to tine death.
 arles schott was struck on the head
 he with a latchet and seriously hurt.
 ]. schott was struck several times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-22
Formal Gall For Meeting.

Washington, October 2l,-The formal cali for the meeting of the republican national committee was issued today over the sig natures of Acting Chairman Harry $. New and Secretary Elmer Dover, as foi- lows
 '"rhe members of the republican ma tional committee are hereby called to meet at the Shoreham hotel. in the city of Washington. D. C., at Il o'clock a. m.. Friday, December 6.
 .'rhis meeting is called for the purpose of fixing the time and place of holding the next republican national convention, and to transact such other business ds may properly be presented, and the ses- sion will probably continue through Sat urday December [.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-22
EMPEROR IMPROVING.
Doctors Are Still Careful For Fear
 of Relapse.

Vienna October 2l.-For the first time since the first of October, when Emperor Francis Joseph came down with his pres ent Illness the information obtained this evening from all sou,ces indicates that the condition of the patient is very much improved. Last night was q good night for him and this has been q good day. The doctors in attendance declare. how ever, that the improvement cannot yet be called decisive. and that there Is still A possibility of q relapse
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-22
LOST OPPORTUNITY.

: Washington, October 21.-(Spe- < !. ciaI )-At 16 years of age Theodore < Roosevelt gave high promise of { l. heinz an nithologist. This is < |. the discovery made today in clean < |. ing out a part of the Smithson- { i, ian institute. In round boyish {
 band From Theodore Roosevelt. {
 Os.ster Bay, New York, November, { , ls74r was ticketed number of { > species of birds not thought wor- { . thy of exhibition until now, when { i. the same Theodore Roosevelt { |, reaches his 18th birthday next { } Sunday.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-11-06

Only a month ago we heard a
republican business man of this
city say that next year he propos-
ed to vote the democrat ticket from
president down. When pressed for
a reason he said he ha d SO much
business he couldn't ia Ike care of it
all and he wanted a democratic
administration and hard times so
that he might enjoy rest. Well
he got his rest before he got
chance to vote for a democrat pres
ident. There never was time in
the history of the country that bus
mess was paralized on such short
notice as it was last week. And
to think that it all happened under
a republican administration, too!
Please remem Der that this great fl
nancial system was built up exclu
sively by republicans. Talk about
your Cortelyous, your Roots, your
Cannons-Grover Cleveland in all
his glory and trust fostering ten
denotes, was not arrayed like one
of these.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-11-06


The Kansas railroad board
seems to have made a move in the
direction of slightly lower freight
rates. The board has filed a new
distance tariff with its attorney
with instructions to institute the
usual proceedings to enforce it.
The reductions are as low as five
per cent on some commodities and
as high as forty per cent on some.
averaging about eighteen per cent.
These rates, if enforced, will leave
Kansas rates still a little higher
than similar ones which were re-
Gently put into effect in Iowa and
Minnesota, which have proved
quite satisfactory.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-11-06
We expected it. The Cresset de

We expected it. The Cresset de-
clares that the financial troubles
were caused on account of the ad-
verse criticisms of the Harrimans,
the Goulds, the Rockefellers and
"sich." We don't know whether
it was or wasn't, but has it come
to this, that eighty millions of peo-
pie must sit idly down and omi-
nously quiet lest these great lords
of finance will throw the country
into panic, peradventure the peo-
pies protest againt paying tribute
to these heirs of fortune? Perish
the thought! If a crash must come,
in order that the rights of the
American people be preserved let it
come. There is too much indie
pendence, too much spirit of the
fathers, in the people of this nation
to be blufed by the Kings of FL
nance who seem to have a temper
airy grip On the country's commerce.
Perhaps they have been permitted
to go farther than the safety of the
republic warranted but it is never
too late to stop wrong and thetime
seems to have come to say ethus
far shalt thou 60 and no farther, y
and like calf weaving on ranch,
it makes things unpleasant for
awhile but when it is finally over,
things will be better for all con-
cerned and every individual will
have to depend on his own energy
and his own resources instead of
sapping profits out of Others. In
Russia and other benighted lands
the lord and servant theory will
work, but in enlightened America,
never!
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-11-06
First Published in the Barber County Index
Oct. 20, 1907.
Road Notice.
State OF Kansas, I &C
Barber County. 90

s Rs1n Of K Ea,Ssx. SIS.
County Clerks Office, October IA. 1907.
Notice is hereby given, that on the 9Th day
Of October, 1907, Q petition einged by v. 3.
Cook and others, was presented to the Board
Of County Commissioners of the County and
State aforesaid. praying for the establish.
ment Of q certain road described as follows,
viz:
Commencing about rods west of the south.
east corner of section 16. township "a, range
IL west of the 9Th p. m. thence north and north
easterly about 80 rods to section line between
sections Is and 16. same township and range,
thence north ON section line to the northeast
corner of the northeast quarter (neA) south
east quarter (seA) of said section 16, thence
east one mile through center of section Is,
township 81, range II west to the southeast
corner of the northeast quarter (neN) of said
SECTION Is and also cause to be vacated the
Following described road: That part of road
No 16 commencing at the southeast corner
of section 16, thence east one mile between
sections Is and ~. thence north one half mile
ter {seA) of section Is, all in township "a,
range IL west of the 9Th D. m.
1Whereupon, said Board appointed the fol.
lowing named persons. viz:
A. b. Jarvis, Dwight p. Mills, and Sam
GOOD, viewers, with instructions TO meet, in
conjunction with the County Surveyor, at the
commencement point Of said road in Moore
township, on Monday the 18th day of Novem.
Der, A: ID. 1907. and proceed to view said road
and give to all parties 3 hearing
By order Of the Board of County Commits
sfonere. 8. W. IRELAND,
County Clerk.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-11-06

The Chicago Record-Herald is
repenting at leisure. That great
paper enlisted with the thug ele-
ments last year and assisted in the
defeat of Mayor Dunno and the
election of the present mayor, Mr..
Busse. Ina recent editorial it has
this to say concerning the policies
of the man whom it assisted in
electing: "Mayor Buses course in
ignoring the offenses- of the hun
dred saloonkeepers recently con-
victed in the criminal court ofvio-
latiRg the state laws, and permit
ting them to retain their licenses
and continue their Offences has just
this effect. 1t is a mistake to say
that Mayor Busse is the patron of
the liquor interests of Chicago.
What he really is the patron of is
the lawbreaking and persistently
lawdefying elements in that bust
ness"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-11-06

Mr.. Roosevelt and the Taft man
ayers appear to be having some
trouble with the politics of Secre-
tary of the Treasury Cortelyou
and Harry New, who is just now
acting chairman of the republican
national committee. A correspond
ent for the New York Herald, who
accompanied Mr.. Roosevelt's party
down the Mississippi, says that MI.
Roosevelt has learned an interest
ing political fact on his recent trip.
This correspondent says: 1.-THE
Taft men are now talking in a most
ugly way about Secretary Cortel-
you. They fear that he is not 60
ing to help them, and suspect him
of being a candidate for president
himself. The secretary of the treas
ury has quiet way about him, and
they are trying to smoke him out.
/ am informed that Mr.. Cortelvou
has never declared himself for or
against the Taft candidacy, al
though he has probably felt with
other members of the cabinet that
the republican party would gladly
give denomination to Mr.. Roose-
welt, but might hesitate about let
ting him transfer them to some
man of his choice. Secretary Cor
telyou, however, has given the Taft
boomers considerable advice when
they called for it, and in their ex-
Pressions of dark suspicion of the
secretary of the treasury they also
admit that he gave it truly. Some
of his suggestions. were followed
and some were rejected. As to Mr..
New there is also equal perplexity.
Mr.. New lives in Indiana. 1t has
been generally accepted that there
should be no opposition in Indiana
to the candidacy of Vice President
Fairbanks. Where Mr.. New stands
the Taft boomers do not know and
they have appealed to President
Roosevelt to find out for them. If
New is for Fairbanks they want to
know how enthusiastic he is and
whether he can not be induced to
get on the Taft band wagon. And
then they want to know whether il
Mr.. New is for Fairbanks, his sec.
spnd choice is Cortelyou or Taft"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-11-06
The railroads are the first to a.

The railroads are the first to an.
nounce a scare. Some of them
have given notice that they are
going to lay off men aggregating
approximately 5000. And this in
the face of the fact that they haven't
a sufficient force now to handle the
traffic. The principal argument
against government ownership has
been that the government could not
successfully operate the railroads
The service that the country has
been getting the past year has put
a quietus to that sort of rot, how
ever, for even the most stupid mind
can perceive that the service now
is as unbusiness-like as could be
imagined. The threat to further
curtail the force at this stage OIL
the game is in keeping with other
railroad methods.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-11-06

:, Why should the people Of the
Iountry outside of New York City.
possibly, become alarmed? The
real wealth of the country has not
been reduced by any stock slumps.
The farmers have their crops to sell
and good prices are being realized
for all our cereals and fcodstuffs.
The manufacturer has his markets,
the employer continues to produce,
the employee gets his good wages
and maintains his high standard OF
living. The exchange ofcommod-
tiles and services goes on and will
go on at the full rate of the last
few years CT prosperity, and all the
real conditions for the continuance
of such prosperity are still with us.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-11-06

Senator LaF gillette, of Wisconsin
is finding it very difficult to main
tain intimate relations with the
republican party. The Washing.
ton correspondent for the Chicago
Record-H Herald (rep .)says: "There
IS a chance-not so extremely re-
mote-that Senator LaFollette OF
Wisconsin, an avowed candidate
for the presidential nomination,
may have to fight for admission to
the republican national convention
next summer. Confronted by the
same conditions he went up against
IN 1904, there is again the possibil-
ity that he may have to carry on
his individual battle outside the
national party breastworks. The
Record. Herald's correspondent
adds: Incident to the gathering
of republican leaders here this week
for the purpose of arranging the
preliminaries for the national COM
mittee meeting in December, some
significant facts relating to the
calls for national conventions have
been unearthed. Unless the ex-
ecutive committee of the national
committee, which will issue the
call for the 1908 convention after
the time and place have been set
for the full committee, breaks all
precedents the call will provide
specifically for the election of dele
gates at large from all the states
and territories by conventions, tax.
ing no cognizance of the direct
primary system prevailing in Wis
consin under which LaFollette's
friends would expect him to be
elected delegate at large from the
Badger state and to head the Wis.
consin delegation" But our pre-
diction is, nevertheless, that Sena-
tor LaFollette will be in the con-
vention and while his admonitions
will not be needed by that great
body his voice will have a most
salutary effect throughout the
length and breadth of tie land.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-11-06
REPORT OF
County Superintendent
Of Public instruction
FOR
BARBER COUNTY, KANSAS.

Quarter begins July 1. 1907, and ends
September 80. 1907
/. Number of district schools visited this
quarter. giving number OF each district:
Total No. visits
2. Average length of time spent in actual
school inspections:
8. Number of written reports of such visits
made to the district board:
f.. Number of consultations with district
boards:
5 Number of days Office has been kept
open at county-seat: So
8. Number of examinations of district
clerks records: Give numbers of districts
which records are not kept according 10
aw:
Z. Number of examinations Of district
treasurers' records: Give numbers of dis.
tricts in which records are not kept as requir-
ed by law:
8. Number of teachers meetings attend
ed:
9. Number Of lectures delivered: None.
10. Is the Office supplied with suitable rec
ord books. as required by the existing iaw?-
Yes.
IL. Number of certificates granted: 60
FIRST grade,4; second grade. 10; third
grade, %; professional,
L. Number of certificates endorsed: Is.
To the State Superintendent of Public In
struction, Topeka, Kansas:
thereby certify the above to be q correct
statement of the work Of this Office in the mat
tiers herein reported, for the quarter ending
this day.
Dated at Medicine Lodge. this soth day of
September. 1907.
j. e. THOMAS,
County Superintendent Barber County.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-11-06

The state text book commission
has conceded that the answers in
some of the arithmetics are wrong.
For this much. the commission is
deservant of commentator. Give
Satan his due.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-11-06

This much will have to be con-
coded: New York does control the
nation in the matter of finances.
1t has been demonstrated that the
financial system of the country is
in need of improvement.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-11-06

But coming back to the original
proposition, it all happened under
a republican president, republi-
can cabinet. republican house of
representatives, republican SEN
ate and republican governor in
New York. Take that and"chaw."
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-11-06

After Hoch had endorsed Dick.
erson and Long had endorsed Gill,
the president is said to have re-
marked: 81 wonder who Kansas
will be for if l should endorse a
man not endorsed by either Hoch
or Long" And that looks decided
ly ominous.-Wichita Eagle.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-11-06
Official Paper Of County and City

Uncle Joe Cannon's presidential
boom was started in Chicago the
fore part of last week. If the
Speaker gets in sight of Taft he
will have to hurry.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-11-06

The Santa Fe must have been
next" 1t is paying its employees
In currency.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-11-06

Henry Clews has exonerated
the president. But have you heard
what MIR. Hartman said?
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-11-06

Now is the opportunity for Tom
Lawson to write another chapter
on "Frenzied Finance" 1t seems
to be "frenzied" right.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-11-06
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT-GUA

stare OF Kansas, Barber County, So:
In the Matter of the Estate of Edward e.
Burlington and Minnie p. Burlington. minor
heirs of Robert A. Burlington, deceased,
late OF Barber county Kansas.
Notice Is hereby given that on the 18th day
OF October. A. D., 1907. the undersigned was,
oy the Probate Court or Barber county, Kan.
sae. duly appointed and qualified rs Guardian
OF Edward E. Burlington ana Minnie P. Bull
fngton. minor heirs of Robert A. Burlington,
late OF Barber county, deceased.
All parties interested will take notice and
govern themselves accordingly.
Lizzie Bullfngton, Guardian.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-11-06
irst published in the Barber County indie,
Noy. 8, 1907.
Ordinance No. 722.

An ordinance authorizing the Mayor and City
Clerk to execute contract with The Atchi-
son. Topeka Santa Fe Railway Company
for use of city water.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and City -Coun-
cilmen OF the city Of Medicine Lodge. Kansas.
SEC L That the Mayor and City Clerk be
and they are hereby authorized to execute q
contract with The AtchisOn. Topeka Santa
Fe Hallway Company, corporation, organic
ed and existing In the state Of Kansas. grant
Ing said company certain water privileges for
the sum Of IS per month.
SEC. 2. That this ordinance shall be in force
and take eject from and after its publication
in Toe Barber County Index.
Passed and approved this 4th day Of Nov.
1907. SEWARD 1. FIELD,
IL. s.. Mayor.
Attest: GEO. W. HoRSEY. City Clerk
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-11-06

Nor1cEThe
anes OF the Clerks school
Of A. S.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-11-06

Will pay the very best price pos
sible for hogs. Am here to stay.
H. w. Skinner.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-11-06
Tax Levy Of Barber County.

nsofB
due
no
Treasure o.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-01-19
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department Of the Interior, Land OF.
flee at Santa Fe, N. NJ, January II,
1907.
Notice is hereby given that Pedro
Trujillo OF Trementina, N. NJ, has filed
notice of his intention to make final
five year proof In support OF his claim,
viz: Homestead Entry No. 6s06, made
January "a, 1902. for the N w IA. Sec.
ton %, Township IL N, Range 20 ID,
and that said proof will be made be
fore Robt. l.. NJ. Ross, United States
court commissioner at Las Vegas, N,
on February 25. 1907.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence up
on, and cultivation OF, the land, viz:
Benino Truiillo, of Trementina, N. NJ,
Marcos Gomez, OF Tremen:ina, N. NJ,
Erineo Padilla. OF sapello, N. NJ, Jea'
bel Ensinias. of Trementina. NJ. M.
MANUEL r. oTERo. Register.
ia
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-01-19

Yavapai county. Judge r. ID. Sloan.
OF the district court. thereby upheld
the right OF Morrison 10 the office.
says the Preston Courier. In the opin-
ion of the court Talbot has no ground
of action. which he based upon the
failure Of the board of supervisors to
designate the polling place for North
Prescott. II was %contended by Talbot
that returns from that precinct should
be thrown out. The court held that
the election board was not guilty OF
malconduct in receiving the votes and
In counting them. The decision also
disposes of the case OF Roland Mosher
against J. c. Bradbury. which was of
Identical character, for the office Of
county recorder. The contest of
George Hardiker for the justice Of the
peace office In Douglas was decided In
favor of Ben Rice, democrat. the court
not + finding that any fraud had been
committed.