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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-02-13
FAMOUS OLD SHIP
TAVERN is CLOSED

London, Feb. 18.-The Ship Tavern.
one of the most famous of London's
riverside inns. located in Greenwich,
has closed its doors after an existence
extending back to the days of the grrat
English statesman, William Pitt. It
was at h Ship Tavern that Pitt insti-
tuted the famous ministerial whitehall
dinners during his term of 16 years as
q member of the ministry.
In the days when Greenwich was a
fashionable riverside resort, the Ship
Tavern became known all over the
world. 1t was while William Pitt was
leader of the ministry, 120 years ago.,
that he introduced the custom of gath
erinS together yearly at the close of
the parliamentary session the cabinet
ministers, judges Of the high court and
other members OF the government to
partake of a banquet at the Ship Tav-
ern, known rs the ministerial white
bait dinner. Its feature was whitehall.
q small fish not much more than an
inch in length. for which Greenwich is
famous, and which is considered a great
delicacy. 1t is eaten with cayenne pep
per, lemon juice and brown bread and
butter.
The custom of the ministerial white
bait dinner at the Ship Tavern was con-
tinued regularly from the time 1t was
by Pitt until 1880. After that
time the custom was not observed reg
ularly, and ten years ago it fell into
entire disuse.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-02-13
N R JOKE WAS so
FUnNY, YOU KNOW

New York. Feb. 12-1Tcnry Lamberson,
SOP First St, Brooklyn, a young bride
groom, generally has Il new Joke to tell
his bride at the dinner table each even
Ing. and she anxiously awaits his return
from business for that nightly laugh.
Lamberson had run out of jokes this
night, but his wife, Mary. n pretty bru-
net of rs, gave him a cue unconsciously
when she suggested chopping u little wood
for the next mornings range fire. AS
he started down the cellar stairs he sang
out:
Mary, dear how much wood would a
woodchuck chuck il a woodchuck would
chuck woodT He would chuck as much
wood as a woodchuck could if a wood
chuck could chuck wood
Mary fell back in a chair in a fit of
laughter which she might have overcome
had not her husband asked her 20 repeat
what he had said. The thought of such
a thing seemed SO funny to Mary that
her hilarity became alarming, and before
hyste-ical laughing fit she had dislocated
her Jaw.
OF course. Mr.. Henderson did not know
what had happened TO her and ran mas.ly
into the street and hurriedly summoned
an ambulance from Senev hospital. Sur
geon Harden. when told OF the joke that
had brought about the dislocation, imme-
diately set TO work, remarking:
well. if it was no more laughable than
that, l guess we can fix her for n better
joke quickly" and he soon had the jaw
back in place.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-02-13
DREW CHECK F0R 1000
KISSES; WIDOW SUES

Newark. N. j., Feb. 11.-Yhen the
preach of promise suit of Mrs. Mar
garet Ives. a widow. against Edwin CT.
koenig, an ex-widower. comes up for
Jersey adjudication next spring, the
friends of both litigants promise to at
tend in large numbers.
Mrs. Ives, who at the decease of her
husband was supposed TO be a woman
of large means, began her suit against
koenig yesterday. She sets forth that
until it was known that the late Mr..
Ives had left little instead of much.
she was besieged by suitors, OF whom
koenig was the most ardent.
koenig, she AYERS, wrote her 81 in
teresting letters and gave her n check
that she couldn't cash.
The check is On the federal bank. ant
Is for o II thousand Kisses payabl
to Mrs. Ives. The check was duly pre-
scented, 1t seems. and u facetious teller
wrote on the back of 1t:
Bank cannot honor. Maker will have
to pay in person.
Koenis married another roman. ant
now Mrs. Ives demands 5000 darn.
lGeS. ".
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-02-13
OUT A
To AID A HOSPITAL

New York, Feb. 11.-Mrs. William X. Van
derb.lt. jr.. again has come to the aid of
the Nassau hospital in Mineola, L. I. She
Is deeply interested in the institution which
is near her summer home, and has aided
the management in any ways in the
past. A short time ago it was feared the
institution would AVE to be closed for
lack OF funds, but later 1t was arranged
to keep the hospital open.
Now Mrs Vanderbilt has planned to give
a big benefit to reduce the debt under
which the hospital has struggled. She has
arranged with the management for a spe-
cfal matinee performance of 1.-THE Merry
Widow to be given in the New Amster-
dam theater Tuesday. February II, and
has bought out the entire house for that
day.
The seats and boxes will be sold and
the audience promises to be one of the
notable society gatherings Of the winter.
The tickets will be placed on sale at Ty-
sons agencies in the hotels as we'll as at
the theater.
All of the Long Island colonies in the
Mineola section are interested in the hos
pital. and it ts anticipated there will be a
general respons to the plan for aiding the
Institution arranged by Mrs. Vanderbilt.
Mrs. Clarence II. Mackay and Mrs. o. II.
T. Belmont are others who have con-
tributed generously to the hospitals needs
In the past.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-02-13
''GEN." COXEY TELLS
YOUNG TRAMFS TO
SETTLE DOWN.; VOTE

st. Louis, Feb. 1I.-Boy tramps who
we're drawn here by he national con-
venticn of the unemployed, now In ses-
sion, n who were not permitted in
the councils, which were limited 10 "ho-
boes," held a ! leeting at which adj
dresses were made by men OF reputa-
ton among the wanderers. Kansas
City Kid" was the guest of honor, be-
cause his 'moniler" ~(nonograrn) is on
more water ank than that of any 9TH
er traveller, and short speeches, brim-
fnl of advice. were delivered by other
well known tramps.
New Haven Kid" contrasted condi-
tons in the East and West and said
his experience had been that a tramp
is more liable to arrest in the East than
the West. kid Murphy" Of Spring
field (1llinois), advised against the use
of white line" (alcohol and water},
saying 1t caused many hoidups.
Jersey Red" who recently returned
from Africa, advised tranps to keep
away from Il e sea because they had to
work hard on ships.
Cen" J. S. Coxey urged the tramps
to settle down, that they might be vot-
ers by the time his bill came up for
action in congress.
Rev. John Fills and DR.. Reitman, who
styles himself King Of Tramps,' also
spoke. urging the tranps to become
n seek after work.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-02-13
CORPORATIONS WOULD
WELCOME SUPERVISION
SAYS GEO. w. PERKINS

New York. Feb. 11.-That managers
of the giant corporations would vel
one supervision by the federal gov
errGmlent, was the opinion expressed
by Geo. w. Perkins, of the firm Of J..
p. Morgan & Co, in an address be-
fore the students Of Columbia univer-
sity. Mr.. Perkins defended the big cor
porations as a natural outgrowth of
business conditions and declared that
it has accomplished great good and is
capable in it's further developments of
accomplishing much more.
there is scarcely g. corporation
manager of today he said, who
would not welcome supervision, could
he but feel that it would come from
the national government, acting
through an intelligent and fair minded
official, but to be faced with the re-
uu1Tements to report to and to be SUD-
ervised and regulated by 40 or SO gov
cr1lnents with varying ideas and laws,
of course. suggests difficulties that are
almost tnsurrnountable. National SUI
perVision, under u law requiring that
those Who supervise should be prac-
teal men thoroughly versed in their
calling would solve most OF our diff
culties.
1T is almost heresy to say that
competition is no longer the life Of
trade yet these have como to be fact
as applied TO the old unreasonins and
unreasonable competition by the con-
ditiors OF our day.
"Th spirit of cooperation is upon
us, it must of necessity be the next
great form of business development
AMI progreSS,"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-02-13
JAPANESE LABOR IS
MENACE SAY UNIONS.

Denver, Feb. 10.-The wage workers
Of Denver hive perfected a permanent
organization for the purpose Of pro-
tecting themselves against tile invasion
OF Japanese labor into Colorado. 1t will
be known as THE yellow Peril Exclu-
sion league" Members Of the indus
trial Unions are advancing the move
ment.
During the past few months Japa-
nese iaborers have been imported into
Denver and Colorado by the hundreds.
They are entering every line of trade,
1t is eharged, in competition with Amer
c labor, and working for wages
much below the union scale.
Peaceful measures Of dealing with
the problem were advocated by a ma
jority Of the speakers. Two or three
expressed themselves as In ave of
radical action. All were agreed that
the question of excluding the Japa-
nese has grown to such proportions
that immediate action must be taken.
1t was decided that the movement
will not be confined to organized labor,
and a resolution was adopted calling
upon all lahoring men to take an active
interest in the campaign that has been
inaugurated against the employment OF
Japanese laborers.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-02-13
ADMIRAL DEFENDS
UNCLE SANS SHIPS
AGAINST MUCKRAkE

Washington. Feb. 1~1.-Admtral Converse
today submitted to Secretary Metcalf q
report upon the results of his inyestiga-
ton into the recently published criticisms
of the designs of American naval vessels.
1t Is not probable its contents will be
made public until the president has had
an opportunity to read it, IL then. 1t may
be stated the report undertakes TO dem
onstrate as clearly as possible the fgurea
and comparisons Of foreign navics. The
scale drawings can establish the fact that
the fighting ships of the American navy
at the date of their design were the best
ships In the world of their class and thai
they are today comparable on even terms
with the ships Of any other navy.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-02-13

Washington. Feb. ~1..-Congress to-
d a received the preliminary report or
the joint commission appointed during
the last congress to investigate the
business methods of the postoff1ce de-
partment and postal service II sub
init recommendations for legislation to
effect changes in their administration.
The commission points out many Cd
jectionable features to business meth
DDS both in the department n In the
service.
Chief among the recommendations is
a plan to place the actual direction Of
the business of the postoffce depart
ment and service into the hands OF an
officer. with the necessary assistants
to be appointed by the president, with
the advice and consent of the Senate,
for long terms so as to insure con-
tinuity of efficient service. Under this
plan the postmaster general, as a mem
Der of the cabinet, Is c~hargeable with
general supervisory control N with
the determination of the questions or
policy.
The commission recommends that the
business of the department be decen-
Iralized so as to void congestion at
the national capital, which i1npairs eff
ficiency M increases the cost of
service.
Submitted with the report of the
commission is a report of considerable
volume frem two New York account
ing firms who were assigned to inves-
tigate the department by the commits
sion last May. This report goes at
length into the abolition of the bu-
reaus, the organization of administra-
tive divisions, the merging of the
money order and postal accounts, the
use of labor saving devices. the classifi-
cation, auditing and accounting and all
of the many branches subject to it
and contains an elaborate synopsis
Tf a plan for recognizing the di-
visions.
It is pointed out that these criticisms
are directed at methods. not at indi-
u
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-02-13

Jackson, Ky, Feb. 10-Former County
Judge James Hargts, for many years
m of the state democratic eXecu-
tive committee, accused Of completely
in many murders n q prominent fig
ure in the feuds which have disturbed
Breathitt county for several years, was
shot and instantly killed In his general
store here by his son, Beach Hargis.
The son fired five shots in rapid sue
cession at his father. who fell dead
while his clerks were waiting on Gus
toners.
The two men are reported to have
had a quarrel several night ago. when
the father. it is alleged. was compelled
to resort to violence to restrain his son.
Young Hargis. 1t is said. has been
drinking heavily of late. Judge Hargis.
1t is said, spoke to his son about his
drinking and a quarrel resulted. Father
and son stepped behind q counter in
the store, when the son, after only a
few minutes conversation. drew a re-
volver and fired five shots. Four took
effect, the noted mountain character
falling dead. y
Young Hargis was arrested and
placed in jail. He was raving like a
mania and the officers were COM
PEELED to drag him to jail.
Purchased Own. casket.
Judge Hargis will b. buried In a
cdskel WHICH ne nlHtSeII purchased
about a month ago. Some time during
the early part of last month Judge
Hargis went to the National Casket
company at Louisville and requested
that he be shown the most elaborate
coffin the company had I'm stock. Moth
ing suited him and he finally ordered
one along his own ideas, costing S ,5O0.
The following telegram has been sent
to the company:
Express the casket selected by
James Hargis. as he is dead.
Mrs. (,Iudgel James Harrisn
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-02-13
BIG WOODWA :E FIRM
IN RECEIVERS HANDS

New York. Feb. 1o.-The appointment O,
Nicholas II. CeIweil as receiver for the
Hardware and woedware Manufacturine
company, which owrs and operates six
teen hardware and toy manufacturing
plants in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Mas
sachusetts. New Hampshire, Vermont.
Pennsylvania, Michigan. Ohfe aud Mis-
souri,, was announced today.
The company took ever tlaa property
and business of the National Novelty cor
poration last year and is capitalized at
So. 10000. Counsel fer the receiver said
that it's assets are S., 800, $50 and its liabili-
ties 81 ,l6o.Gb The ecnpany's c-naarrass-
ment. he said. IS due to contraction OF
Its bank credMs during the reoent finan.
Cial stress.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-02-13
GRIEF KILLS BOY WHO
WOULD BE MUSICIAN

New York, Feb. 11.-Heartbroken because
his musical ambition was thwarted, IA
year-old Ernest Roth dropped dead today
In Broadway on his way to a manual
training school. The lad had remarkable
musical talent, and begged to be allowed
to study as a musician, but his father de-
eided that he must learn engineering. He
was a trail child, and was bitterly disap
pointed when sent to the Stuyvesant school
for manual training.
While in a Broadway car on his way
to the school, the hoy vept
bitterly, and when he tried to get off he
staggered and fell dead on the sidewalk.
He was taken to the Roosevelt hospital.
why the boy is dead!'' said the doctor.
His heart failed-a very remarkable
case
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-02-13
RAILROAD EARNINGS
TO TO DECREASE HHlL
Great Northern Magnate Does
Not Take an Optimistic View
Of Situation.

New York. Feb. Thames ]. Hill.
chairman Of the board of the Great
Northern railway, says b coming
summer Will show a decrease In rail-
Dad earnings over last summer.
II am not so much Of an optimist,"
he said, "as to predict that railroad
earnings this summer will not be be-
low those Of last summer. I am sure
they will be. But there are more peo-
pie in this country tina eve before.
they are people of fair intelligence.
What the country needs now is rest.
Let us nave rest n let a stop be put
to this ghost dancing: everything will
work out all right.
Things are quiet enough every
where, but up in the northwest we are
feeling 1t less h in other places.
We have no large Industrial plants
there. The farmers will plant as much
wheat as ever. I should say the per-
centage idle equipment on Great
Northern was somewhat less than the
percentage reported to be idle on roads
Of the country as a whole
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-02-13
PUSH CAR SERVES AS
HEARSE FOR FEUDiST

Jackson, ky.. Fss. 1.-The funeral Of
Judge HarEis teos place IN the little fam
lily burial sTeurd at noon to-day. The
body was placed IN a grave adjacent to
the graves of Harsis' three brothers, all of
whom died of bullet wounds Inflicted by
tmplacahlc enen1fe1.
The funeral certcGe was q unique spec
tacle. The bedy was taken across the
river via the s7Tegc and there placed upon
q push CIR and retIed Down tao tracks OF
the Lexington and Eastern railroad and
thence carried asout go yards to the
grave.
The attendants walked. forming a pro-
cessson In the track behind the car which
served as a hesrse. There is no heayeo in
the town, neither is theve a professional
undertaken IN CIas region.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-02-13
MAN WHO FOUND"
n. c.. FRiCK DEAD

Tittsbnrg, Feb. 10.-Judge Thomas
Mellon. who discovered the genius in
II. c. Frick and loaned him $40, 900 to
begin the coke business, died here on
his 95th birthday. He was stricken
as he arose TO celebrated with his
aged wife their natal anniversaries
Mrs. Mellon being 81 years old.
Though he founder of a fortune. es-
timated at s125, ESQ 900. h books in the
assessors office show he is possessed OF
only 3 O,O0e personal property. Eighty
three Years ago Judge Mellon walked
into Pittsburg with a dollar in his
pocket. About Is years ago he turned
his fortune ever 60 his sons and they in
creased 1t.
Judge Mellon founded the banking
house which bears the family names
and has deposit. OF over $25, 600, 900. He
once successfully fought the Standard
OIL company, building with his grand
son., W.. L. Mellon. a pipe line to the
seaboaTd, which they later sold to the
Standar' fer 81, $50, 00e.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-02-13
ABANDON MOTOR A
ON BOkESTEEL LINE

Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 11.-Northwestern
railroad officials say that the expert
ment of using a motor line between
Norfolk and Bonesteel has proved I'M
satisfactory. and that it will be taken
off February IL and a passenger train
~reinstalled. The motor will be taken
to Pierre and used for i%nterurban trans
p%ortation over the big new railroad
bridge there.
1t is expected that the old schedule
Of one train q day to Bonesteel and
one to Dallas, S. D., and return will
be reinstated. This was the first mo-
tor car used OF the Northwestern lines,
but it was unahle to perform the ser.
vice required.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-02-13
new BURLINGTON
LINE N Q EGGT7
Appreve Branch Be-
tween kearney, Neb. 4 and a
Montana Point.

Cheyenne. Wyo.. Feb. 1.-THE Bur-
lington railroad directors have APP
proved OF a new line from the Bur
lington's connection witt. the Union
Pacific in Montana TO it's terminus at
Kearney, Neb, General Manager Hold
rege of the Burlington stated in a hear
ing before the state engineer of Wy
oming.
The hearing was for the purpose of
listening to a protest by the Burling-
ton against the erection Of a power
dam or the Big Horn river by S. A.
Boysen. The Burlington claims a right
OF way through the Canyon. and 1t viii
interfere with its purpose If the canyon
Is blocked by a dam, this being the only
route u of the Big Horn basin in
Wyoming for the road, the Burlington
Is now building.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-02-13
THREATS AGAINST LIFE
MADE FRANCO FLEE

lisbon. Fab. Ie.-The secret and s,,d-
den flight of Franco. the former pre-
mier. from Lisbon across the frontier
into Spain, accompanied by his wife
and son, was caused by the threats of
death which had been made against
him, Since the murder Of the king,
franco has been in receipt of many
letters, all threatening vengeance. AL
ready France as dictator had been
plotted against and had zone about pro.
tected by armed guards, who also
watched his house lest those who op-
posed his iron rule should do him harm
and OF late to these were added the
enmity of those who held that Franco
was responsible. indirectly at least. for
the tragedy of Saturday last.
Two OF Francois ministers also have
disappeared.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-02-13
NIGHT RIDERS BURN
$4,000 OF TOBACCO

Hopktnsville. Ky, Feb. PA band of
about $50 mounted night riders, masked,
heavily armed and wearing the insignia
of a secret clan. at midnight, invaded Ere
donia, Crittendon county, captured James
Scarberry. operator of the Cumberland
Telephone company, and cut all telephone
connections. They then forced Dave Pot
ter, a clerk in a drug store, 20 open his
store, in which they corrallel several cit
izens and held them prisoners. Leaving
a large guard N the town. The others gall
loped to the village of View. five miles
away, and blew ny Alfred *. Cardin's to-
bacco factory. containing 5000 pounds of
tobacco, and set fire TO and destroyed Mr..
Cardin's barn. containing 0.s0a pounds of
tobacco belonging to him ard his choppers.
The loss aggregates sIo,n5o, with 5000 IN
Surance.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-02-13
NJ HELPS MOORS
UNDER CONDITIONS

Berlin, Feb. 1.-THE reply of TIE
German foreign Office te the appeal
made by Add Ell Aziz, sultan OF Nor
Deco, for help against the French &C.
cupation OF portions of Moroccan terri
tory, includes two specific deciara-
tons: First, that treatment of the
Moroccan question must be clearly
within the terms Of tae AIegeciras act:
second. that followers of Add FL Aziz
have violated this act. Consequently,
the sultan must direct his appeal to all
signatories OF the act and not TO Ger
mary alone. The text of the German
note has been communicated to France.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-02-13
WEALTHY WOMAN
TO WE'D SElF-MADE MAN

New York. Feb. 10.--Mrs. Anna
Wcightman Walker, widow Of Robept J.
c.. Walker, OF Philadelphia, and daush-
ter of the late VIM. Weightman, made
announcement today of her engagement
to Frederick Cortland Pcnfield, diplo-
mat and author. The engagement is of
recent date, although Mrs. Walker and
her fiance have been friends for years.
1t was not intended to rot the
betrothal until months later, but
rumors had spread SO il was decided to
NIKE IL public at once.
Mrs. WeightTan walker inherited n
fortune Of $Ad,00e, 300 under the viii of
hey father, the late VIM. Weightman,
of Germantown. Penn. who gained his
wealth In manufacturing drugs. Fred
crick PenGeld,.a typical diplomat, is a
selfInade man. mt one time having been
q reporter on tho Hartford Courier.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-02-13
CANADA WOULD AID
UNCLE SAM m WAR

Boston, Mass, Feb. Fin the event
of an A1nerican-Japanese war, were it
not for the American attitude on the
tariff Canada would sever her alliance
with Great Britain and would come to
the aid of the United states. AS far
as / am able to judge Of the feeling of
my country1nen. the treaty or the
mother country would have no influ-
ence on their actions in the event of
war
This statement vas made today by
r. l.. w. Minard. president Of the Ca
madam club of Boston. The club has
as members most Of the leading Cana
dams In New England, and Mr.. Minard.
he says, voices their opinions.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-02-13
a RAIL SAVES
A WHOLE A

Detroit, Eco. Is-IAc heavy i-es and
cement guard raN on The Wabash rail
road bridge ever the Huron river at
French Landing. about thfrty Hiles west
of here, 81 vcd the fast New York Cticasp
passenger train which had been dsrailed
today ny a sprunc raj1. from falling Int to
the Huron river, whics is forty feet deep
ct this ofBt.
The train was moving at about thlrty
miles an hour wfcn all five passenger
cars behind the : car Jumped the
track. n wren the train was stepped
several Of thean were resting ssainst tho
guard rail.