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New-York tribune., 1908-12-07
HARD TO STOP THAT LEAK.

TO me EUIJOT OF Inc ITIOu-It
Sir: The following letter sent TO GeOrgs u
Mcclellan Mayor OF New York city. this date
Dear Sir: Three months and a half ago the water
was leaking on the sidewalk in front Of No 30
West 2oth street. running waste in the gutter
Policemen have been notified. policemen have seen
IT. the proprietor or his bartender the corner
have also been notified. all 10 purpose on No
vember Is 1 myself made journey over there 70
ind out the condition The water was. stiE pour
ing out Of the middle of the sidewalk in front %
the JunksEOp. which is at the back end OF the i't
] went to phone in the neighborhoOd. called u9
the Water Department and told them Of the CIR
cunStance They asked ME particularly where r.
was told them. also. that il had been running
for three months They informed the matter
would be attended 70. Yesterday I heard that the
water was still running. and again made journey
to the West Side this morning finding 10 20 Be
fact We have to paw enormous rates Tor Croton
water in this town. among other sxtravaS8ucss-
Don't you think it's about time this waste vas
stOpped2 There must be something decidedly
wrong IN the Water Department Probably yoI
stir them up. p ;
New York, Dec. 5, 1905
New-York tribune., 1908-12-07
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New-York tribune., 1908-12-07
HOW FAR A WAITER WALKS.
From Tit-Bits.

Have YOU any idea of how much ground wait
er covers In performing his days work? At
certain hotel which has long, narrow dining
room the matter was recently put to the test. and
the head waiter armed with a pedOmeter
when he went on duty at Z a When he had
retired after the dinner hour he had covered ten
miles and fraction He asserts that this long
record of distance covered in a single room h
largely the result OF the telephone and the social
life OF the hotel he not only must seat All
patrons, but he personally carries to them the
names Of callers and all summonses to the teie-
phone The latter. he says, IS OF the sreatsSt
anuoyapCes the head walter undergoes
New-York tribune., 1908-12-07
REo Cross 10 RE.ELEcr MR. -

Washington. Dec 6.-The fourth annual meeting
OF the American National Red Cross will be held III
this city next Tuesday. and Presdent-eect William
h Taft viii be reelected 20 the presidency Cf me
society, which he has held since February. 1sV9-
Important innovations are to be considered n ths
organization Of the personnel OF the Red Cross
which, II is believed. viii extend the usefulness OK
the society by keeping t in closer and perruA-
nent touch with conditions that need reuedyins-
Earnest efforts viii be made TO Increase the an
dowinent fund of the society from $4,000 10 a.
least 100000. SO that there may be secured
substantial permanent income to respond 70 calS
for help without waiting upon the receipt of eonI+
buttons
New-York tribune., 1908-12-07

- mas too much to expect that all the Re
nrb1ican leaders who attended the recent con
ference in this city would favor the Governor
programme Of direct primaries; but even those
who do not like the reform must see from eA-
nsrience the useIessness of opposing the Gov
ernor on a question like this. where ne Is sure
to have the support of the people
New-York tribune., 1908-12-07
cHlNA,s BABY EMPEROR
From The Philadelphia Ledger.

From The Philadelphia Ledger.
Poor little Pu vi fnds himself at the age ~ thu.
called upon To rule over a pODuIafi - - ~
40e00J and an area OF 10000 OF souara t, some
II would sseem to be job a man ~, .tliIes-
Ihe estimated population OF the United Sratss -
euginf our nsuiar dependencies is something 1ss ~,
than 1p0tl0HoO. and our area 3 750 NO 80 -lS 'tss
miles. And the President OF the fy,3t ot square
certainly h-t likely 10 ind single brv~ 'etes s -
y al AuaS aAS haIAA1ng heavy Oh his hands. u 'lS
New-York tribune., 1908-12-07

be content to emulate even so illustrlous al ca
ample, and just sail along the Nehezuei"h 'O"e,
and then sail away again 1t is a good deai
,,,oro Iil,oIv that something else viii happen and
+bst some results will be produced.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-07
Inder to Advertisements.
:retp91ork DAILY CIibn1rs.
MONDAY. DECEMBER :. 1905

This neicspap5r - oioTred ana p''0''S"e" 0S
The Tribune Association, Aeio 1"h q" pO'"
fion- Office and principal ptdce OF business
yrfbune Building. No f54 Nassau street Ne"
York: ogden MiiIs, president; james IL Bot
retf. secretary and treasurer. The dddreSS %
The officers is fhe office Of this neioSpdper.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-07

primaries Shucksl That's r th1ng' why
here in the good ola days. W USED 10 vote o,i
names Of men who never had existed at all
r-Loso C,bica0o cbaps are lacking In inventive
ia,,,it,, and even in initiative skill.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-07

aeroplanes but for while lntefha'ioi,ii
r,eo and the interests Of patentees will dictate
tho 1oI;cv of manufacturing at different centres.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-07
THE TALK OF THE Day.

In an interview published in THE Jewish Chron-
icle q" Of London Isaac N Seligman. the New YORK
banker says as to the Jewish vote: yes both
political parties are desiroUs Of obtaining theH
votes and great efforts made by the press
especially by Tamnany papers, but on the Whoie'
the Jews on the East Side of New York generally
side with what Is decent and moral Their infiu-
ence has been more important than one with but
little idea of American politics would suppose.
What we try to discountenance is any so-caIied
Jewish partv' There such political party
and 1 trust that there never viii be such cor
diton in our country. which has been so generous
to all immigrants and which accords liberty ana
equality TO all"
New-York tribune., 1908-12-07

rbe~bridge over the Hudson to cost SfooVO'-
600 seems a trffe luxurious. especially when we
think Of the greensboro Bridge which actuaiiy
cost twice the original estimate.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-07

1t used to be assumed that when a warship of
any kind sank she was hopelessly lost and there
was no use in trying to raise her But the Jap
anese taught the world better. and now France
and America are showing that they have learned
the lesson.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-07

Now that the English women advocating the
suffrage for their warning upon one an
other the tyrant man may escape.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-07

1t is three times and out" after ali. with the
British education bill, and it is pity. for the
late lamented measure was really pretty good
one, and deserved to be enacted
New-York tribune., 1908-12-07

Poor old Chicago! How far she lags behind
the effete East! She seems to think it a clear
case Of Amt il awful, Mabel" that the names
OF insane and dead men were voted Oh at her
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-04-16
STANDARD OIL OUsTED
Denied the Right 10 do Business
In Tennessee.
DECISION OF STATE COURT
Company Charged With Restraining
Trade NJ GaIiaaion. T~nn.-Wni
Take an Appeal To United ssAies
supreme Court

By the judgment OF the Supreme
Court Of Tennessee In an exhaustive
opinion delivered b. Justice NJ. NJ.
Neill. the Standard Oii Company il
ousted fro the State of Tennessee
for the acts Of this company at Gal
latin. Tenn. In restraining trade. By
the judgment of the Supreme Court
the Standard OH Company can only
engage in interstate commerce as
far as Tennessee Is concerned and
the court holds in affirming the de-
cision of Chancellor J. W. Stout at
Gallatin that In the trial OF the case
at Gallatin, the Standard Oil Com
pany did violate the provisions of
section / Of the acts of 1903, chap
ter lao, and the punishment i'm
posed in section 2 OF that act should
be imposed. Wig:
That the Standard Oil Company
be denied the right TO do business in
this State"
The counsel for the company have
taken an appeal to the United States
Supreme Court.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-04-16
Bryan and Watson.
Charlotte Observer.


There is very little difference be-
tween what Mr.. Bryan believes in
and what Mr.. Watson believes in" /"
remarks The Catawba County News,
in commenting upon the Populist
National Conventions proceedings,
$50 those who wanted to wait and
endorse Bryan after the Democrats
have nominated him were not to
wide of the mark as some people
might suppose" We don't believe
anybody ever supposed; for a micro
scope of diameters magnifying pow
er would be needed to detect the
slightest difference between the Bry-
an and Watson creeds, and very few
command. Mr.. Bryan
people have such instruments at
command. Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Wat
son stand for the same things, they
are both honorable men; and if one
excels in physical emotional energy
the other is greatly his intellectual
superior. Mr.. Watson might be
termed the brains of Populism. and
Mr.. Bryan its tongue. Mr.. Bryan
if nominated at Denver, will receive
| official Democratic sanction; other.
| wise, choice between this Westernel
and this Southerner, whether regard
ed as choice of evils or the re-
verse, would be the nearest possible
approach to no choice at all.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-04-16

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active part In szsilsixs To the sxssas
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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-04-16
BIG FIRE IN BOSTON
Twenty Business Blocks Wiped
Out Entirely.
THE LOSS OVER TEN MILLION
Two Persons Perish and Fifty In
jured - Fire Originated From
Spontaneous Combustion - More
Than One Square Mile of Manu-
featuring. business, and Tenement
District Devastated.

Boston, Mass, was visited by fire
Sunday which devastated more than
one square mile of the manufactur.
ing, business and tenement district
of Chelsa, entailing a loss estimated
at fully s10,000.0e0. The fire
started near the Boston Blacking
Company's works, ON West Third
street, near the Everett City line,
and crossed the city, a distance OF
one mile and a quarter to Marginal,
opposite the East Boston shore. There
were two fatalities and half a hun
dred persons injured.
Among the buildings burned were
13 churches, Frost Hospital, Chill
dren's Hospital, City Hall, Fitz Pub
lie Library, five school houses, a
dozen or more factories and about
800 tenements and dwellings.
The residential section of the city
where the wealthier classes reside,
escaped the flames.
In the retail section, through
which the fire passed were twenty
business blocks which were destroy
ed. The United States Marine Build
ings were not damaged.
Two women are known to be dead
as result of the first. Neither body
has been identified.
The fire originated in the rear of
the Boston Backing Company's
works on West Third street, near the
eastern division of the Boston &
Maine Railroad and in close proX-
unity to the Everett City line.
The flying embers and the showers
of sparks were carried across Chelsa
creek to the East Boston district and
the East Boston Engines were oblig
ed to return from Chelsa to protect
property in their district.
A militia call by Mayor Beck, of
Chelsa, brought out the first COM
pany, coast artillery, in order to
guard property moved into the
streets from buildings in the path of
the flames. The marines at the
Charlestown Navy Yard, volunteered
the services of the Fifteenth COM
pany stationed at the navy yards and
on the request of Mayor Beck the
company was sent to the fire. Rear
Admiral Swift, of the Navy Yard,
also sent out all the men from the
receiving ship Wabash who were not
already off on leave. These sailors
were not already off on leave. These
sailors were instructed to give their
services wherever needed.
Marines were fixed bayonets held
back the crowds, while the
militia and sailors helped families
remove their goods. Advance squads
of the military and police were sent
ahead warning families living in the
path of the fire, which leaped block
after block with astonishing rapidity.
The crowds were easily handled. Oc-
casionally some excited house owner
would burst through the Gordon of
militia and marines to dash into a
house for some forgotten valuables,
but the presence of so many uni
formed guards overawed the rougher
element.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-04-16
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
BY the Duplin County Republican
COnventiOn-When State Chairman
Should be Elected.

| We, the Committee on Resolutions,
do unqualifiedly endorse the admin
istration of President Roosevelt and
approve of his policies. and We en-
dorse his untiring zeal in fighting the
corporate wealth in behalf of the
great masses, and we wish to express
our strongest endorsement of his
great effort to restore the govern
ment to the people in which the pow
ers granted belong.
Resolved 2. Realizing that Presi-
dent Roosevelt will not be again a
candidate for reelection, and feeling
that the country needs a continua-
ton of his policies, We, therefore,
recommend that our delegates to the
State Convention cast the votes of
Duplin County for the nomination of
Hon. William H. Taft, in whom we
| recognize as a true exponent of the
administration and to continue the
policies of the present administra-
ton.
We further resolve, Whereas, the
plan of organization of the Republi-
can party of North Carolina calls for
the biennial election Of the State
Chairman to the party's State Con-
vention, by which is meant the Con-
| vention held for the nomination of a
State ticket; and,
Whereas, this rule should be OBJ
served for the reasons that the State
Chairman's chief duties are to man
age the party campaign for the cleo
tion of a State ticket, and other NOM
inees of the party, and for this rea-
son his selection should be only by
the body of delegates called together
to select and nominate the party s
candidates in order that his selection
shall be in accordance with the wish
es of the candidates who may be
chosen to take the banner of the
party and lead the fight for success
from the Governor down.
| Now, therefore, it is resolved, that
this convention instruct it's delegates
to the State Convention, to be held
and urge that the election of a State
| Chairman shall not be had until the
meeting of the State Convention to
nominate a State ticket, for the rea-
son that an election before the hold
ing of such a convention will be con-
trary to the party law, and, besides
very unwise and detrimental to the
election of the party tickets to be la
ter nominated. This convention
therefore, sends this appeal to the
State, as we deem it of the greatest
importance to the party in the State
that the election of the party's can
didate for Governor and other State
officers should be made the chief con.
sideration of the coming campaign.
Delegates to State Convention: H
C. Faison, D. H. Garner, and J. G
Vann. Alternates: c. M. Middleton
J. c. Albritton, and James T. Shines
Delegates to Congressional Conven
ton: o! w. Sutton, Oscar Ward, and
Id. w. Fussel. Alternates: Feli1
Edwards, r. A. Parker, and Simor
Garner. MORD TAYLOR,
Chairman
| Kenansville, Duplin County, N. C..
April 6, 1908.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-04-16
Thomasville Boy Shot While Being
HaZed.

The Thomasville correspondent of
the Charlotte Observer states that
news had been received there from
Wake Forest that Mr.. J. Mills New
ton, member of the Freshman class
in Wake Forest College, and a son
of Rev. j. D. Newsom, of Thomas
Vile, with three of his friends, was
coming out of the society hall, Fri
day night, when he was attacked by
a band of masked men, who ap-
peared from behind an evergreen in
the campus, overpowered and black
ened him. During the scuff1e he re-
ceived a flesh wound in the shoulder
from a pistol ball. The college sur
geon removed the ball Saturday
morning and anticipates prompt
healing of the wound.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-04-16

If the Supreme Court had not de-
cided some days ago that it was not
unlawful for citizens of Anson Coun-
ty to have more than a quart about
them at one time the city officials OF
Wadesboro would now be above the
limit. A few days ago two police
men of that town rescued five bar
rels, twenty-five jugs and nine bot
ties of whiskey from one man, and a
ficials shot at negro and made him
drop a three gallon jug which was
added to the other collection.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-04-16
"Carpetbagger."

A Princeton graduate who died
recently was the inventor of the term
"carpetbagger." He was Col. Jo-
seph Hodgson, '56, of New Orleans,
prominent at law and in politics, a
Confederate colonel, and editor at
various times of the Kansas City En-
quirer, the Montgomery Mail, the
New Orleans Picayune and the Mo-
bile Register. 1t was while he was
editor of the Montgomery Mail and
engaged in the discussion of the re-
construction acts that he invented
the epithet "carpetbagger," and first
used it against the members of the
Alabama convention of 1S67.-Ex-
change.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-04-16
Serious Strike at Pensacols.

The conductors and motormen on
the street cars at Pensacola. Fla.
went on a strike some days ago
which completely tied up the street
car traffic of that town. The CON-
pany brought In outside men 70 ali
their places but the strike breakers
were stoned and many Of them run
out of the town. The militia was
called out to preserve order and On
Tuesday the cars began running. and
no further trouble has been reported.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-04-16

If you haven't paid your poll tax
for 1907, you should do so at once.
This poll tax must be paid before the
first day of May or you cannot vote
this year. There remains only two
more weeks in which to qualify your
self If you have paid your poll tax
but know of some friends who has
not paid his, ask him to pay it before
May 1st so he will not be disfran
chised, and can cast his vote for goot
government this fall.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-04-16

Solicitor A. l.. Brooks and Prof. j.
A Holt, two Of the candidates for the
Democratic nomination for Congress
in the Fifth District, opened their
campaign in Greensboro a few nights
ago. Professor Holt charged that
Brooks had collected money that did
not belong to him. Brooks intimated
that the charges was a lie. Of course
some may think this was a mild de-
bate, but the campaign has just be-
gun.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-04-16

Governor Glenn has at last decided
he will not make the race for the
United States Senate against Over
man. 1t took him long time to fig
ure out that he stood no chance for
the job.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-04-16

Charlotte is making great prepara-
tions to entertain the North Carolina
Press Association, which will hold
it's annual convention in the Queen
City on Wednesday and Thursday of
next week.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-04-16

The best thing that we have yet
heard in Mr.. HOrne's favor is that if
elected he would not forever be traV-
cling around the State ballohooing."
Durham Herald. The editor of the
words to that effect
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-04-16
A Flood Does Great Damage in
Montana.

The portion of Montana lying
along the Missouri River has been
flooded for the past two days caused
by the breaking of the great Hauser
Lake dam on the river. One small
town was swept away and there was
great loss of live stock. Thus far
no lives have been reported lost.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-04-16

Wonder what Senator Overman
thought of the Federal grand jury at
Greensboro for returning true bills
against eight persons for peonage the
next day after he had delivered a
speech in the Senate denying that
peOnage was practiced in the South?
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-04-16

The name of the little prince of
Spain is Alfonso Pho Cristino Ed
wardO Francisco Guillerino Corlos
Enrique EuginO Fernando Antonio.
If that name does not kill him it will
be useless for the anarchists to try
their hand.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-04-16

Some Of the Democratic leaders of
the Sixth Alabama District are pre-
pairing to wage fight against Con-
gressman Hobson because he is not
friendly toward Bryan.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-04-16

The only argument the Republi-
cans will need this fall will be to
read the articles the Democratic cam
dldatcs have published on each other.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-04-16

The Wadesboro Messenger and In
iclIigcncer intimates at some Of
Craig.5 managers haven't been wear
Ing their Democracy straight the past
IcW years.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-04-16

A dispatch states that the Japan
ese are learning to drink milk. That
Is uothing-the people in North
Carolina are learning TO drink water.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-04-16

The Charlotte Observer says that
its Republican friends need not rest
too confident that the Democratic
party will nominate Mr.. Bryan.
Even if Governor Johnson, of Min
nesota, succeeds in landing the nomi-
nation, the Bryan forces, or a ma
jority of them, will not support
Johnson. So, what is the difference.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-04-16

Locke Craig and w. w. Kitchin,
two of the candidates for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Governor, will
speak in Charlotte Thursday night
but not from the same platform.
Their friends have decided to keep
them apart since the small skirmish
at Wadesboro some weeks ago.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-04-16
BRIEFS.

Congressman. Hobson thinks that
war with Japan is inevitable. We
think that Japan knows better.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-04-16

Taft In Is~ry Nay Higtaiy oaAiifsrd.
HUT Has Thr~c iian<firsp. -
Thought That Rryan Might Isu~~l.
big Win IL Roo~-xcis IL Nox Sosni-
Aould Like n D-asiioek-E-sixral
Offire-Hoiders sast.~n<ied for rvr-
nAcious Partisan Activity.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-04-16
Taft i'm Every Way Qualified.

Probably no man in America is
better equipped and qualified from
experience and in every way to serve
the country as President than Secre-
tary Taft; yet many who recognize
this feel that his nomination would
the nomination of Roosevelt, on the
one hand, or the nomination of Bry-
an, on the other; and besides, it is
feared that the labor vote and the
colored vote will be very widely and
strongly organized against him.