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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-03
BROOKLYN BRIEFS.

Frank Hollywood is spending the week at Walnut Beach.
 John Malone of Bank street spent yesterday in Branford.
 Edward Fury has taken posi- tion in Walkers drug store.
 Edward Kahl of Washington avenue is on a two weeks vacation to Walnut Beach.
 Miss Minnie Hughes of Railroad Hill street has accepted a position in Latus's store on Bank street.
 The majority of stores in this section will close at noon tomorrow The barber shops will observe Inde, pendence day by closing in the af- ternoon.
 A party in honor of Miss Mary Petroski of Shenandoah, Pa, was held last evening at the home of Miss Elizabeth Wallace of North Leonard street. Miss Petroski is spending a two weeks vacation with Miss Wal lace.
 John Schiosser who has been
  in Greenwich the past week, returned home last evening. Schlosser work ed in a garage and also played ball with the town team. Although he was receiving fairly good salary he did not like the position and decided to hurry back to Brooklyn.
 There is not likely to. be any meeting of the Brooklyn Improve ment society this evening, although it will be their regular meeting night. No notices of meeting have been sent out, the officers evidently think ing that the members would find 1t impossible to attend on the night before the Fourth.
 -ir you want 10 cure that .pring fever get a box of sulphur and cream of tartar lozenges at Walkers drug store for 10 cents; they do the work and the formula is no secret. Try 1t.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-03
COST OF COLLECTING MAIL.
ssOO,OOO Appropriated for That
 Purpose This Year.

Washington, July 3.--The post of fee department pays the largest liv- cry bill in the world. For this purpose the department now has at it's disposal the snm of ss00,000. For many years congress has appro- priated large sums for the purpose of collecting mail in cities, designa- tions of which are left to the de- partment, and this years appropria- tion is the largest of any preceding year for the hiring of horses and vehicles.
 It is the intention of the depart ment this year, however, to make an experiment which, if successful. will do away with the use of horses altogether and substitute in their place the automobile for the collec- tion of mail. A contract has just been closed with a Detroit firm un- der the terms of which six automo- bIles will be furnished the post of- fee of ihis city for the collection of mail. and If satisfactory service is obtained from the automobiles they will be used in other cities.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-03
WATCHING FAKE SOLICITORS.
Police Looking Up Records of Freight
 Handlers Agent.

Superintendent of Police Beach and Lieutenant Dodds think that not only are the agents of the Interior Freight Handlers and Warehouse Workers union are fiim-fammers. more or less. but also are of the opin- lon that the union is more mythical than anything else. The lieutenant says that he talked with one Kava- naugh a day or two ago. who Is sup posed to be president of the union. Kzvanaugh declared that the rights of the journal are sold to Agent Mo ra7 who was arrested In this city during the last political campaign, for the sum Of $50. O'Brisn and Darcy are simply the agents Of Mo ran. StilI if would seem that since the union admits it sells the rfghts for sse and the journal Is published there is not not much chance of ar resting the agents on any charge ua- lees they offer false inducenenss while soliciting z6vertisensntA
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-03
ODD REQUEST BY ACTOR.
De AngeIis Asks Reporters to Keep
 His Name Out of Psprr~

New York. July 3.-JeEerson Dc Angelis. an actor. was a prisoner in the West Side court yesterday on a charge of speeding his automobile. Almos- with tears in his eyes he asked that his name bs not men .,ioned la the papers. as he was deeply affected at being a prisoner. p
 Policeman William Delaney cap tured the actor on Broadway as he vas coming from his Tonkers sum- mer home after q chase from Sixty sixth street 10 Fifty-seTenfh stree. Emanuel Hendei of No fag West One Hundred and TweIfth street. vent on tke s1oo bond imposed hy NsEistrzts Harris De AnxsIIs again asked the reporters not 10 pat his name in the papers. saying ~r never vas ia Jail before En real fife: 60 please do1t dissracs mAr
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-07-25

For two days nov. however. W" have seen no
stsna Of ifc apart from our boat. not II flah-
Ing smack steamer any living thing OK.
cept on" or TWO Heabris so far AS ocular
eyidonc" goes. Nigh, be the sole and solitary
Inhabitants Of au orranvcuvrtcd planet Aud yet
sou would not think al this uuleaa you did So
deliberately: tho at~aiucr carfira such IA little
world In i,soif that he-tna self au ric.ut; and
somehow. too. tho ocean In It's every phase seems
tn breed il spirit of complacency aud satisfaction
such the dry land no~ hare knows. Those that
80 down Ia the in ships those that do b,ts-
ness In great wators-~do they not Hccm to have.
IN all eases ia certain calm confidence aud rrpoae
such IL would seem more natural Ia associate
with the immoyublc ma tebty Of tho hills and the
mountains On the ocean time goes by with
noisclcss tread We have now been on board five
days aud nights aud have done nothing more .<~
citing than eat and sleep (oating with It's three
full aud regular meals II day. and two or three
other halfway meals in tho shape or tea broth
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-07-25

lis colder, ot course. tn" ~ay X" hare come.
tho "Sorlhnrn routo" aH II In called. landing US
In Scotland. After leaftag Now Work. 40 skirt
he $uw England cnaas aud Keep 20 tho northeast
pntil so through tho banks" OF So~touui~
land This put far north that tho aurora
horoais "nnythevn itgh.e" plainly Visible
as 'hey ~ero laas nghi and might before.
These banks" uguas reader. kno~. sub.
iect 10 toTTthi" fog@. tuEs deu#" that vessels
ho oniy short distance AWAY. so that
II steamer did not sound It's aerco and sovri-
hi" los horn every four avr minutes FOR hours
at tsnc sometimes. there ~nuia br serious ian-
scr nt running into some small aud unauwpcc;sng
nahlug craft II has been but nhort umc since
such an accjdcn; did really occuE: gr"a; steam
dashing through n. mist upon htuall fishing
boat with tho rrsult that seventeen wore
knocked into tho water and drowned before they
could Do. rescued.
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-07-25

To the list of parties which have pat on; cand'
dates for tho Presidency and Vice ce-rr~sid"ncy
must be- added this week tho Prohibition party.
Its National Convention ~aa held In Columbus.
Ohio The nomination for President wen, TO
Eugene ". Chain. Is Chicago lawyer who waa
born In Waukeaha. Wisconsin. lie has bean %
candidate for Governor on the prohibition ticket
both In Wisconsin and Illinois. Aaron +. Wat
ksns. OF Ada. Ohio. nominated for Vice
President. The platform declares for such re-
forms M the election Of Senators by the people.
income tar postal savings banks and guaranty
OF deposits and n constitutional amendment
against tho Importation c1portation or transpor.
tation Of intoxicating liquors.
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-07-25
" What's the News7 y
A GLANCE OVER THE FIELD.

With the exception OF III" amalisixed r"solu-
ton going in Paraguay over change In
presidents there Is nothln. new this week In 'h"
way of war and hoodsh"d. In Russia III" dnama
has adjourned until October and In England The
Olympic Games Of London. opened by klng Ed
ward. have been n great holiday affair for Eng
lishmen. Colonis,n. Europeans. and Americans. In
the United States politics Presidential politics Of
course occupy The stage.
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-07-25

The National ropnl!n, Party han formally no
iihed Thos. r. Watson. the brilliant Georgian. of
his nomination for the Presidency This .yeut
took place In Atlanta .and wnn the occasion for
an elaborate and stirring speech By the nominee
The Republican notification of Mr.. Taft ia 10 be-
In Cincinnati on the @Sth of tha month. The
nominees speech Of acceptance is To bo brief. but
his letter OF acceptance n expected 10 20 more
fully into political issucB.-Mr Bryan will receive
formal notification the 18th Of August aud. OF
course. may be expected 10 take notice OF any
utterance Of Mr.. Taft 10 which he may wish to
reply.
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-07-25
\ THOUGHT ron THE WEEK.

There seem 10 be- but three ways for Il nation
TO acquire wealth, The first Is by war as the
h"mana did. IN piundoring their conquered neigh
torH that IL robbery. tho second by commerce,
which Is generally cheating: the third. by agri-
culture the only honest way. wherein re-
'"iFea real Increase of seed thrown into the
ground. III kind Of continual miracle, wrought
by the hand OF God In his favor, AZ Il reward for
his innocent life aud his victorious industry
Benjamin Franklin
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-07-25
Notes of Passage Across the Atlantic.


cakes. sandwiches etc thrown In for good meas.
urc is our principal occupation). except TO play
AN occasional game of quoi,s and Switchboard.
walk the deck in tn" cool October breeze. or joke
and prank with fellow passengers. Still the time
has passed all too quickly. barring the time
when sea-sckncaa holds YOU In thralldom YOU
wouid like 4 voyage Of a month instead OF n week.
and no, many OF passengers have been seri.
ously sca-sick.
Such ia life on the ocean wave we have
found II thus far: our previous experience having
been confined 10 occasional trips between Norfolk
and New York between Norfolk and Boston and
Que brief trip ON the Pacific between los Angeles
cal. and the inoTahiy beautiful and romantic
Catalina Islands: spot where ones castles In
Spain s".m to ahap. themselves into reality and
whcr" T"nny#ona lo;u#-est.rs might well dream
their ltr"s away. Somehow III. Atlantic bius-
terry. practical. commercial. seems to partake OF
the natur. ot the busy English American and
German p"opl"# found on i;s borders while the
peaceful Pacific. With lta thousand sleepy and
~aaotul sstAuda do,,ins It's sunny bosom. seems
indeed In iyrtty the spirit Of III. oren, with Its
dreamy religious aud i,s easy going nations,
Thus far this trip hay. no, had a real
"tortu such AS tho Atlantic In It's more restless
moods IN capable Of bringing 10 pass hu, we have
had about the usual quota OF rough weather: high
wares last ntsht' aud this morning that showed
aB Indeed hos II su~ls 10 b. rocked In IN. cradle
81 the deep while At other times the sea has
boon smooth ~ a ul!ii pond
Thor" are yet tao more days before | can mail
th~s" notes. and bctor. that time there will prob
ahlY b" othrru that shalt wsh To aad-somc for
example. about my fellow passengers. represent
Ing all parts Of the United sta;cs aud tho utter
iH"s' parts Of tho earth aa far at least as Luck.
nov. India. \ number OF Scotch people arc on
board. aud my nrat definite aud cicar-cut impres-
"ion OF having really left my home country came
last sunday when In the Church OF England ser
vic" la The music room prayer made not only
Tor tho President OF the United States but also
Tor our gracious sovereign King Edward. Her
Majesty Queen Alexandra" and for tho Prince Of
Nalra and the nobility OF Great britain
CLARENCE H. POE.
On board Steamship Caledonia. Anchor Line.
J0ly ;. tooS
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-07-25

State requiring publicity of campaign contr,br-
tions: while Mr.. Bryan's managers declare tho.
they will practice what their platform preacho,
and give publicity to campaign contributions =.
the campaign progresses. and will receive no sim
gle gift larger than 10000. and no gift a, all
from any corporation.
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-07-25

for campaign purposes be made public. In the
past four years agitation has been going on which
has had an entirely good effect. If the public
conscience needed Sanitation, It has received n
very beneficial course. Mr.. Taft's managers and
headquarters are in New York and they announce
that, of course they will obey the laws of that
The Southern farm gazette., 1908-07-25
PUBLICITY OF CAMPAIGN FUNDS.

The healthy progress Of public acntimcnt is
shown by the respect commanded by the demand
that financial contributions To political parties
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-09
DYNAMITE BEING USED.
In Hope of Turning Current of Arkan-
sas Away from City.

Little Rock. Ark. Dec 4.-United
States Senator Clart, who returned
yesterday from Pine Bluff, Ark, sent
a message to Secretary Wright urg-
ing him to take action that would al
low the government levee on the Ar
kansas river, north of Pine Bluff. to be
cut for the sake of saving the city's
property.
4 dispatch from Pine Bluff says that
at / O'Clock this morning Boyde
Point, the extreme end of long strip
of land around which the Arkansas
river makes an immense bend, and
just opposite Pine Bluff, is be ing de-
mo ished with dynamite in the hope
of turning the current of the Arkansas,
so that it will strike below the city
or at least below the zone in which
are heavy and costly buildings, which
have been in the past Sc hours, en-
dangered by the caving in of the
river banks on which the buildings
stand Those who are firing the shots
are not known.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-09
WOODRUFF MAKES
SITUATION PLAIN
PUTS POLITICAL GoSslPS ON
EASY STREET BY PLAIN
STATEMENTS.

New York, Dec Satisfied that he
did the right thing in putting aside
his senatorial ambition to make way
for Secretary Root. Timothy L. Wood
ruff yesterday effectively set at rest
all spe culation about ambassador
ships and colIectorships that were re,
ported to be in store fcr him.
In the first place he said, there
is no Enthusiastically on earth that
would take Make that emphatic, for
it is true, So far as being collector
of the port of New York is concerned,
| would not take the place if it paid
a million dollars minute. l am not
looking for any place. and l shall not
have any place.
When Taft was here a few weeks
ago he minated to me that he regret
ted he could not have Root in his cab
met, and he said he would be glad TO
see him in the senate. Recognizing
that Roots remarkable experience
makes his an ideal man to represent
the president in the senate, and know
ing that for me to make fight against
him would pre- cipitate a bitter war in
the organization, | decided it was my
duty to step aside"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-09
BANKS TO REPORT
AS OF NOVEMBER 27
Madison. Dec.

Madison. Dec. 2.
State Commissioner of Banking
Bergh has issued a call to ali the
banks and other financial institutions
under the jurisdiction of his depart
ment to submit a statement of their
condition as at the close of business
Nov "a This is the last state bank
report Of the year and upon the com
pilation of figures resulting there
from the commissioner will base his
annual report, comparing the condi-
ton OF the banks at the end of the
present year with their condition at
the close of 1907 The comparison
will doubtless show a substantial gain
for the present year as at the close
Of 1907 the financial institutions were
just making recovery from the panic
of the autumn Of that year, The
comptroller of the currency has issued
a call for reports from the national
banks of the country as of the same
date, and the figures will be compiled
together, TO show the financial cOndi-
ton of the country at large.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-09
EXPLAINS PROCESS
OF LIQUIDATION
ARCHBOLD TELLS HOW STAND
ARD OF NEW JERSEY WAS
ORGANIZED.

New York, Dec 3.-The processes
through which the Standard Oh trust
was liquidated. and its 30 subsidiary
companies brought under control OF
the present Standard Oil company OF
New Jersey, We're developed yes.er
day by John ID Archbold, under cross
examination in the federal suit to
dissolve the Standard Oil company
Archbold declared that the trust had
been liquidated in the period from
1892 to 1899 with all good faith to
obey the pIandaIes of the Ohio su
preme cCur, ordering the trust dis
solved, There was no Interior move
in the fact that only about 81 per
cent Of the trust certificates were
liquidated into the stocks of the sub
sidiary companies, said Archbold.
Archbold made it plain that the
Standard Oil company of New Jersey
had been selected as "A holding com
pany because the laws of New Jersey
were reasonable in the treatment oil
corporations. All holders of trust
certificates. after obtaining their pre-
rata shares in the subsidiary compa
MES, turned them into the New Jer
sey company and received their pro
portionate amount OF stock. The
Standard OF New Jersey the presen
holding companhy is the combination
which the government is seeking t
dissolve.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-09
BANKERS DISCUSS
CHANGES OF LAW
GENERAL AGREEMENT THAT RE.
VISION is NEcEssARY-No
PARTICULAR HURRY.
COMPTROLLER MURRAY ASKS EN-.
AcTmENT TO AVOID FIN
ANcIAL DISTRESS.

Washington, Dec. 4.-Defects in the
methods of bank examination and the
inability of the comptroller of the cur.
rency to deal with infractions of the
banking laws without resorting to such
harsh punishment as the closing of of
Tending national banks, were pointed
out to the national monetary commits
sion yesterday by high officials of the
treasury department Interested lis.
teners We're officers and members of
the legislative committee and prom.
inent members of the American Bank
ers' association, who will be given an
opportunity later to approve or dis
approve of suggestions for amending
the administrative features of the
banking law.
Any general revision of the national
banking laws is not contemplated by
the present hearings. all of which are
executive. Such changes as will be
recommended in all probability will he
confined to amendments which can be
be made without friction between
banlIsrs and officials charged with the
enforcement of the national banking
laws.
No contest over the currency system
or banking laws will be precipitated
upon the present congress in the short
session. Suggestions of changes OF the
present laws which meet with opposi.
ton of a character that makes their
enactment doubtful. will be rejected
by the commission and be considered
later when the whole currency pro
b EN- is taken up 1t is believed. how.
ever, that there is substantial agree.
ment between treasury officials and
bankers that the methods of bank ex-
animation should be revised. Treasury
officials heard yesterday explained in
detail the amendments they think
should be made to the banking laws,
but many of them dealt with subjects
that admittedly would meet with VIC
len; opposition on the part of bank,
ers.
II
troller Murray's request for the pas
sage of law which would enable him
TO deal iudiciously with minor infrtl-
tions of the banking laws so as not
to inhict distress upon stockholders
not responsible for violations and not
to iniure community where bank
ing institution is situated, as would be
the case il the bank were closed. Muir
ray did not complete his statement
When the bankers have given their
views to the commission II Is not
doubted that II will be possible to
draft a bill covering such matters, and
along such lines as there is q unanim-
ity of expression of opinion which will
meet the principal needs.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-09
PABST ESTATE PAYS
$113,414.8S TAX
LARGEST AMOUNT EVER CON-
TRlBUTED TO STATE UNDER
INHERITANCE LAW.
SATISFIES JUDGMENT BUT CASE
MAY VET BE AP-
PEAlED.

Milwaukee. Dec. 2.-Heirs OF the
late Capt. Frederick Pabst have paid
to State Treasurer A. H. Dahl the
amount of the inheritance tax ad
Judged against them by Judge Tar
rant and satisfaction of the iudg
ment has been filed with the clerk OF
the courts for Milwaukee county. The
total sum paid was $113,414SS, which
is the largest amount ever collected
from one estate in Wisconsin since
the passage of the inheritance tax
law by the state legislature.
The four heirs who contributed this
sum were Col Gustav Pabst and Fred
erick Pabst, sons, and Mrs Maria
Goodrich and Mrs Emma Seehnlein.
daughters of the testator The sum
assessed against them was SIS. 353.72
each, and this amount was paid to the
state treasurer yesterday.
The filing of the formal satisfac-
ton OF judgment was made Tuesday.
It recites the fact that the payments
are not to prejudice the right of the
defendants to appeal to the supreme
court from the judgment.
Following the death of Captain
Pabst and the levying of the inheri-
lance tax against his estate. the four
heirs refused to pay the lax on the
ground that it was Illegal because the
estate did not pass by will, but the
major portion of it was transferred
by deed to Capt. Pabst prior TO his
death. There were other grounds al
legged for the non-payment CT the tax,
but that was the principle one given.
This was followed by the institu-
ton of legal proceedings for the col
lection Of me tax and the case was
tried before Judge Tarrant several
months ago After all the testimony
had been presented and the argu-
ments were concluded Judge Tarrant
decided in favor of the state ano
against the heirs Il was announced
at that time that an appeal would he
taken to the supreme cGcrt In order
to do this it was necessary for the
defendants to satisfy the judgm, a.
of the lower court by paing the tax.
and this has now been done.
1t is said to be likely that the case
VIII be ""gued at the January term
of the supreme court.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-12-09
To MAKE MINISTERS
MORE RESPONSIBLE
! GERMANS AGREE THAT CHANGE
is NECESSARY IN FUNDA-
MENTAL LAW.

Berlin, Dec 2.-The constitutional
debate in the reichstag yesterday
was notable for the unanimous view
expressed by all the liberal parties
and supported by the powerful center
'party, that some changes in the con
stitution is desirable to the end OF
making the ministers responsible to
the country Motions were brought in,
however, that varied considerable in
Their phraseology. and because o. ex
isting party jealousies it does not
seem probable that an agreement re.
gardng a final formula can be
reached.
The present plan is to refer the
resolutions on the subject to special
committee for a report. this step to
be taken after the speakers have
threshed out the subject in the house
for three days more. This arrange
ment will delay the drawing up of the
final and definite motion until after
the Christmas vacation which beg ms
December 10 and lasts until the mid
die of January.
DR. Won Bethmanp Holweg. minister
of the interior, spoke for the federal
council He made a conciTiatory
declaration and said that although the
reichstag often had discussed changes
in the constitution no definite propos.
ais had ever yet been placed before
the Bundesrath This body, however,
was fully prepared to consider the
subject when a majority of the reich.
stag brought forward a clear propo-
sition. The tone of the speakers
throughout the day was very firm.
Practically every member of the
reichs.ag remained in his place dur
ing the entire sitting. The discussion
brought out large attendance. and
the royal and diplomatic and public
galleries were filed to overlooking.