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Amador ledger., 1908-10-23
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO. IA.

vigorous campaign being prosecuted i'll certain quar-
ter in favor the adoption of consonal amendment No.
a. This amendment proposes increase the salaries OF
certain state officers The governors salary if this amend
ent carries will be $4,000 instead of 6ooo secretary of
state controller and surveyor general $1,000 each
instead of $4,000 as The attorney general will get
raise of 900 per instead of $3ooo The lieu
euanteovernor have fixed salary of $4,000 per year
In behalf the adoption of this amendment is urged that
the population of the has than doubled since the
present salary schedule adopted while the assessed value
of property has full ebed This involves great deal more
labor on the part of officials than formerly Many
pointed officers salary than these elective
officers Many counties pay their county officials bigger
salary than some of these officers receiving
All of which is doubt Still it is doubtful if the
measure will command the approval of majority of the
voters The people in no lmood to additional pay
their If they given the opportunity they
would down the compensation of the overpad officials
rather boost those which appear by comparison to be
underpad The aggregate of these proposed increases will
amount between 5000 and $4,000 per The spirit
of extravaganza has pervaded and county
to such an that really mertorous propositions some
times suffer in mood of the citizens to seize oppor
tuny to ebuke the tendency pile up additional burdens
upon them.
Amador ledger., 1908-10-23
LOCAL EDITORIAL COLUMN.
GROUNDLEsS OBJECTIONS.

We informed that exception has been taken in official
circles the article published in Ledger last week. showing
that Notwithstanding the exceptionally favorable conditions
regards compact territory and concentration of population
within comparatively limits the levy in Amador
county is and has been for years past considerably above the
average throughout the Of course this pleasing
picture for the contemplation of those entrusted with the
management of local affairs and naturally there is
wggng to explain away far possible the damaging
facts In the prosecution of this rather difficult task
main point urged namely that the heavy floods of the win
before last caused great damage by the washing of
bridges involving large outlay in their restoration We
have heard this pretext for eXcuseor that is all we can
call i-beoe The Ledger accused of being unfair be-
cause did mention this fact extenuatng crcum
stance There is absolutely nothing i'll this contention In
deed would have been open the charge of unarness to
other sections had singled Amador entitled to
sderaton this The floods of two winters ago
general and caused corresponding damage and public
pense in other counties If great disaster had bealien
Anador alone might have furnished complete ustihca
ton higher than in other less afflicted sections
But we sufferers common and hence the abstract
comparison of the tax rate with sister counties is just ap
pcabe for that particular year for any ordinary
The flood does down the situation IN the
slightest degree 1t is merely graspng at straw, and
serves emphasize the straits which reduced IN
mands for the maintenance of the local government
Amador ledger., 1908-10-23
Ordinance No. AZ.

An Ordinance concerning
the Keeping, Conducting and
Carrying on of Saloons, Bars,
Bar Rooms and other places
where Intoxicating Liquors,
Wine. Ale or Beer are Sold
or Given away in less guam
titles than One Pint, or are
Sold, or are given away to
to be served. or distributed
or drank, or used on the
Premises where sold or given
away, providing for Licens-
ing the same. and repeating
all Ordinances and parts of
Ordinancesin conflict there
with.
Amador ledger., 1908-10-23

ness of keeping conducting and
carrying on of saloons, bars, bar
rooms and other places where intoXi-
eating liquors, wine, ale. or beer, or
any mixture containing the same are
sold OF given away by the glass or
in less quantities than one pint, or
are sold or given away to be served or
distributed or drunk or used on the
premises where sold or given away, -
approved January IL, 1906, and
Ordinance No. 20 amending Section .
of said Ordinance No. 6. approved
February s, 1906, and all ordinances
and parts Of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
Section H. This ordinance, before
taking effect, shall be published for
one week in the Amador Ledger. a
weekly newspaper published in the
city of jackson. and shall take effect
and be in force from and after the
first day of February, 1909.
introduced, October 9Th, 1908, by
Geo. A. Kirkwood.
Passed and approved this 18th day
of October, 1908, by the following
vote:
Ayes: Geo. A. Kirkwood, VIM.
Penry, VIM. lam, II. Lean, V. S,
Garbarinl.
Noes None.
V. s. GARBARINl.
President of the Board of Trustees
of the City Of Jackson.
Attest: g. NJ. KELLEY,
(Seal) City Clerk.
Published for one week in the
Amador Ledger, viz: October 23.
Amador ledger., 1908-10-23
phear's Express

Ring up Sam Phear for prompt de-
livery of trunks, baggage and express
packages. Rates reasonable. Leave
orders with p. Il. Cassinelli, phone
Main 35; and Express office, Main "a;
eaidenee Black 374.
Amador ledger., 1908-10-23

That WORK Overtime. for which
organized labor demands extra pay,
is far preferable in republican times
to the half time, half pay, or no time
aud no pay results of the democratic
blight of paralysis to American in
dustTles.
Amador ledger., 1908-10-23
upon them.

The wage -earners of the country are
aot alarmed about the guarantee of
their deposits. What they desire is
the guarantee of earning those de-
posits, and republican policy toward
American industries affords the guar
antee.
Amador ledger., 1908-10-23

10 restrict production, as the
democracy proposes, would be to
hamper industry and penalize in
Vention.
Amador ledger., 1908-10-23

Organize labor is awake to the fact
that republican victory means uncut
pay-rolls on full time.
Amador ledger., 1908-10-23

1t has always taken a thorough
course of republican treatment to
remedy the effects of a single dose OF
democratic oure-all.
Amador ledger., 1908-10-23

Receipt books, location blanks, deeds
mortgages, promissory notes, etc.
FOR sale; also mining signals on
cloth, graduation diplomas, at the
Ledger office
Amador ledger., 1908-10-23

San Francisco offers great oppor-
tunities. Prepare tor them by taking
a course in the San Francisco Busi-
ness College, 1913 Fillmore St., s.. f.
Amador ledger., 1908-10-23
More Than Enough is Too Much

To maintain health, a mature man
or woman needs just enough food to
repair the waste and supply energy
and body heat, The habltual con-
sumption of more food than is neces-
sary for these purposes is the prime
cause of stomach troubles, rheu-
matism and disorders of the kidneys.
If troubled with Indigestion, revise
your diet, let reason and not appetite
control and take few doses OF
Cham berlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets and you will soon be all right
again. For sale by Jackson Drug
Store, Spagnoli, Prop.
It is fair to remember that the
batteries of the White House are fired
for the welfare of all the country.
Amador ledger., 1908-10-23

Secretary Taft is member of the
Steam Shovelers' Union. He is show
ing the West an illustration of high
pressure campaigning.
Baby won't suffer five minutes with
Group if you apply DR.. Thomas
Eclectric Oil at once. 1t acts like
magic.
Official figures show that more than
so, GOO idle freight cars we're put to
work in the closing fortnight of Sep
temher.
Amador ledger., 1908-10-23
For Chapped Skin

Chapped skin whether on the hands
or face may be cured in one night
by applying Chamberlain salve. 1t
is also unequaled for sore nipples,
burns and scalds. For sale by Jack
on Drug Store, Spagnoli, Prop.
Amador ledger., 1908-10-23
Special Small Ads.

Advertisements under this head, not exceed
ing lines, will be inserted dt soc per month, or
cents per line for less than one month.
Amador ledger., 1908-10-23

l.. oETTINGER
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3o5 STUDENTS DISMISSED.
College Boys Had Formed Oathbound
Conspiracy.

CLEMSON COLLEGE. s. c.. April o.
Three hundred and five cadets. more. than
half the total number of students in at
tendance were formally dismissed from
Clemson College yesterday as the result
of April fool pranks. The cadets dis
missed were escorted to the armory,
where they turned in their rifles, and
We're then put off the college grounds.
April l the dismissed cadets refused
to report at drill or, at their ciassrooms.
They paraded over the college grounds
crying April fool and finally went to
PendletOn, a nearby town, where they
spent the day skylarking. The faculty
got evidence that the prank was the re-
suit of conspiracy and that the cadets
had taken an cath to leave college i'm a
body If one Of their number was punish
ed for the prank. The authorities con-
sidered the conspiracy and oath most Sc
rious and accordingly dismissed al, in
volved.
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Movements of River Tugs.

The tug Minerva. belonging to the CO.
lumbia National Sand Dredging Company
of Georgetown, IS lying at the wharf
of her owner. having extensive repair
work done to her boiler TO meet the re-
quirements Of the United States cam
boat inspection service. The Minerva. it
is stated will be out Of service for two
weeks or longer. and when she returns
will be employed in towing sand and
gravel carrying lighters.
The little tug Powhatan Capt. Samuel
Sisson. is also lying at Georgetown pier
having extensive repair work done to her
boiler and machinery. On the completion
of the work she will he inspected by off,
Gals of the United States steamboat. in
spection service for her annual license to
tow on the Potomac and its tributaries
The tug Capt. Toby of the Taylo, fleet
is under charter 10 the. John Miller Com
pany. and is doing duty as tender to the
Miller dredge working at deepening docks
at Alexandria and Georgetown.
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TAKES up ITS CASE-IN-CHIEF
y
ACTION BY PROSECUTION IN
LAND FRAUDS HEARING.
Walter X. Slack, Believed to Be One
Of Governments Star Witnesses,
Gives Testimony.

From the more or less uninteresting
relation of the methods of procedure in
| the general land Office the government to-
day, in the trial of F. a. Hyde, John A.
Benson. Henry P. Dmond and Joost H.
Schneider. in Criminal Court No. I. for
conspiracy to defraud the United States
of public lands. leaped into the midst Of
its case-in-chief and presented to the jury
a detailed description of the acts of the
defendants Hyde and Benson in securing
| and holding the lands which form the
basis of the action. Walter h. Slack, for
many years an employe of Hyde and
Benson. stated that he saw and frequent
~ participated a witness in the signing
of applications for school lands in Hyde's
office. Mr.. Slack IS expected to be one OF
the governments star witnesses. and his
testimony was offered in confederation of
many points in the opening statement of
the case. particularly to the allegation
that applica tons for lands were often
taken to notary and affidavits placed
upon them without the applicant being
present. With reference to claim made
in the name Elizabeth Dimond." the
witness said he never knew such a per
son. though he admitted having witnessed
land. This was during one of the periods
of his employment by Mr.. Hyde and he
identified the signature of IF. A. Hyde
on the same paper as being in the hand
writing of his employer. Mr.. Slack said he
had gone to Tucson Ariz.. after Mr.. Hyde
had received information that Joost II.
Schneider had given information to the
government concerning the operations Of
the land ring. He saw Mr.. Schneider and
brought back the latter's promise to Mr..
Ivdo hat M he,
made.
Entered by Mr.. Dimond.
For the first time since the beginning
of the trial the name of the defendant.
Henry P. Dimond. was mentioned in the
testimony this morning. wheu United
States Attorney Baker introduced the
papers in public land case No. 5000 in
evidence. and read an appearance en-
tered by Mr.. Dimond as representative
before the department of Isaac Liebes.
claimant for certain sections of the
land.
Intimate description of the activities Of
Messrs. Hyde and Benson was given by
the next witness. Walter l.. Slack, who
described himself as a land attorney. Mr..
Slack said he was in the employ of r. A.
Hyde in 1878: then for seven years
clerk in the Office of John A. Benson:
again in MFR. Hydes Office for two or
three years about 1886 and 1887. and
after an intermision of about ten years
again in Hyde's employ from 1897 to
October. 1902.
Witness stated the office of Mr.. Hyde
was at 4l5 Montgomery street. San Fran
cisco. and Benson's Office at JO7 Mont
gomery street, less than half square
apart. The offices were connected by
private telephone line. he said, and he
described many land transactions in which
Hyde and Benson were Jointly interested.
According to Mr.. Stacks testimony. he
kept the books of record in the joint &C
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GREAT NORTHERN FINED.
Railroad Held Guilty of Paying Re-
bates to Sugar Trust.

NEW YORK. April 9.-The Great
Northern Railway Company was found
guilty in the United States circuit court
Tuesday of having paid rebates to the
American Sugar Refining Company in
1904 in violation Of the Elkins act.
Judge Holt imposed a fine of $4,000.
after United States District Attorney
Simpson had put in good word for the
railroad. The maximum fine that might
have been imposed was 100000. The re-
fning company was convicted a year
ago OF having accepted the rebates and
was fined $4,000. The railroads at
torneys obtained stay OF sixty days
against the execution Of the sentence,
and they will file bill OF exceptions.
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TUBERCULOSIS REGISTRATION.
Senate and House Conferees Reach
Agreement on the Bill.

The Senate and House conferees on the
G;allinger bill for the registration of cases
of tuberculosis in the District and for
disinfection In such cases reached an
agreement yesterday afternoon The Sen
ate recedes from it's position that suspect
ed cases as we'll as recognized cases
should come within the provisions OF the
bill. and the House recedes from its posi-
ton on two other amendments. one strik-
ing out the clause requiring fumiga ton
within twenty-four hours after tuber-
culosis patient has been removed from
an apartment and the other requiring
the District authorities to do the fumi-
eating.
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Railroad Aided Prohibition.

LINCOLN, Neb.. April 9.-Further re-
turns show prohibition to have gained
largely in the state. OF eghty-four towns
and cities reported. fortyseven have gone
dry and thirty-seven wet The same
towns a year ago were twenty-seyen dry
and ffty-five wet. Six towns have re-
pudiated prohibition to take up license.
while twenty-four have changed from
license to no license
Burlington railroad officials took hand
in the contests on the temperance side
and succeeded In clearing out the saloons
along its line for 321 miles from Grand
Island to Crawford.
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Another F Street Store.

The trend OF business toward 14th
street is evidenced again by the OPEN
ing this morning of a womea.s and
misses exclusive Outergarment shop at
1881 F street. Mr.. T. Edward ;<ibbey.
its proprietor. for the past eighteen
years has been buyer of outergarments
for Woodward & Lothrop. and. Judging
by the character of the garments on eN-
hibit, his store bids fair to become ore
of the most popular establishments in
this city selling high-gr exclusive
gowns wraps. tailored suits. skirts,
waists. etc. The store had the ;lppear-
ance today of flower conservatory,
Mr.. Kibbey having been remembered by
host of friends and we'll wiShcrS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-09

whether to. his knowledge any commits
sioner of the general land Office had ever
objected to the taking up of a case out of
its regular order Mr.. McPhaul answered.
Never to my knowledge" and then am
have been extremely unlikely that the
commissioner should know from the
number of any particular case that it had
been expedited
At the end OF the afternoon United
States Attorney Baker introduced In evil
dence a large tabulated list which Mr..
McPhaul identified as having been pre-
pared at his direction when he took the
reins of Office. and which, he said, was
complete summary Of the cases of
Hyde, Benson and others pending in the
Office at that time Witness named the
clerks who had prepared the list. speci-
flying from the handwriting the clerk
who had written each page
The document was turned over to the
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the Supreme Court of the District of Co.
!umbia was made in this state Yesterday

the Supreme Court of the District of CO.
lumbia. was made in this state yesterday,
when Surveyor General w. S. Kingsbury
was stopped at Truckee while on his way
to Washington with the records of the
state land office by an order issued by
Superior Court Judge Sewell of this city.
directing him to show cause why he
should not be restrained from taking the
records from the state.
Virginia L. Roberts Of Sacramento. a
searcher of records at the capitol. is the
ostensible plaintiff in the action. She
brought suit against kinksbury to COM
pei him to show her, documents she said
she desired to see In the pursuit of her
occupation.
When kfngsbury was served at Truckee
he could do nothing but wait for the next
train back. The documents that caused
all the trouble are those relating to sec
tons Is and Is and all the lands in lieu
thereof and the state indemnity lands.
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JULIA MARLoWE SHOCKED.
News Of Her Being Named Core
spondent Makes Her Ill.

ITHACA. n. Y. April 9.-Shocked by
the news that she had been named as CO.
respondent in divorce action brought
by Mrs. Clara Won Hermann against Karl
Stephen Won Hermann, Miss Julia Mar
lowe was SO deeply affected yesterday
she became Ill and was forced to cancel
her engagement to appear in Gloria"
at the Lyceum Theater last evening. The
house was sold out from top to bottom,
and Manager Gutstedt will have to re-
fund in the neighborhood Of 81. 800.
Miss MarloWe refused to make any
statements, and referred all who cared to
see her to Mr.. Ellsler, her manager. He
contented himself by stating that Miss
Marlowe would make answer at the prop
er time. Hermann has been acting as
Miss Marlowe's press agent.
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REFUSES TO INDoRsE TAFT.
Delaware Republicans Name Dele
gates to Chicago Convention.

DOVER. Del. April 9.-The republican
state convention. which met Tuesday
here to name delegates to the national
convention at Chicago. demonstrated fully
the defeat of the forces of former Sena-
tor Anthony Higgins of New Castle coun-
ty. former Senator j. Frank Alice Of Kent
county and Dr. Caleb r. Layton of Sus-
sex county. who sought to have the dele
CATION instructed for Taft.
The convention named delegates. who
will go to the convention uninstructed,
although two attempts were made to
bring the name of Taft before the con-
yention.
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CLEARLY AN 1NADvERTENcE.
Opening of the Tacoma's Mail Pouch
at La Guaira.

The Secretary Of the NAVY has re-
ceived report from Commander John
Hood. commanding the gunboat Ia
coma, in regard to the opening of the
mail pouch intended for that vessel at
the La Guaira post office. The report
confirms the statement of the Vene-
zuelan authorities that it was hot until
after the seal of the pouch had been
broken and the inclosed mail examined
it was discovered that the pouch
was intended for the American gun
boat then in port. The letters and
packages in the bag we're not disturbed
in any way, and the entire mail was
forwarded to the warship without de-
lay. 1t Is officially stated here that the
opening of the mail pouch was clearly
an inadvertence. and that the Incident
is closed.
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count. and frequently acted as adjuster in
the settlements between the principals
Witness said disagreement arose in 1900
and after it was settled monthly state
ments concerning the receipts and dis
bursements of moneys on the joint account
were exchanged between the two Offices.
Asked to state the extent of the land In
which Mr.. Hyde and Mr.. Benson were
jointly interested. Mr.. Slack said: 1T
must have been at least 10000 acres.
I'm what names was the land which
Mr.. Hyde placed in the joint account?
Assistant Attorney General Pugh asked.
Most of it in the name of c. w. Clark,
think" Mr.. Slack replied. Some Ore
Was the name Of Elizabeth Dimond
used?'
Yes. it was
I'm what name was the land which Mr..
Benson put in the joint ACCOUNT
Nearly all of it in the name of c. w.
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ROOSEVELT CASES."
Judges Comment on Theft to Keep
T. Family From Starving.

New York. April "A Roosevelt
family saved Frederick A. Minneriy, a
truck driver. from going to jail this week.
Minnerly had stolen a roll of cloth. and
his excuse was that he had to support his
wife and three children. The children,
twins. a girl three years old, and the
mother were in Judge Fosters court in
general sessions. Mrs. Minneriy had writ
ten letter to Judge Foster saying that
her husband had supported her and her
children until he lost his job. my chill
dfen and I are the only ones to suffer"
she wrote.
your case is one of class known here
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as Roosevelt cases." Judge Foster sa d..
You stole TO keep a home over your
head. 4 big. family and hard times are
an unfortunate combination. despite the
contrary views of some persons In high
authority
Judge Foster suspended sentence. send
ing Minnerly away with his .amily.
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BODY TO LIE IN STATE.
Plans for the Funeral Of the Late
Representative Brick.

SOUTH BEND. Ind. April 9.-The ar
rangements for the funeral of Represen-
tative A. l.. Brick are completed. The
body will lie in state in the rotunda of
the courthouse today and Friday. The
funeral will be held from the residence
Friday afternoon at z O'Clock
Charles M. Miller of Goshen. former
attorney general Of Indiana and late can
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At Tenth Street Baptist Church.

Prof. Joseph Douglass, the grandson of
the late Frederick Douglass. who has been
living in New York city for the past few
years, will return to Washington this
week to visit his father. Maj Charles
r. Douglass. and old friends He will
play the violin at the Tenth Street Baptist
Church, corner of 10th and r streets
northwest. Rev. G. s. Lamkins, pastor,
tomorrow night at o'clock.
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ANSONIA. Conn.,. April "a freight
engine on the New York. New Haven
and Hartford railroad blew up early to-
day at Wheelers Farms. about three miles
below Derby. Two men were badly in
jured,- one Of whom may die
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WIN. III. McKNEW CO., 933 PA. AVE.

didate for the republican Subernatorial
nomination. is mentioned as probable
successor to Representative Brick.
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Jacket Records.

United States Attorney Baker intro
duced the Jacket records of several typ
ical contested land cases. and the witness
pointed out what he specified as the cir
Irregularities" incident to passing the cases
ahead out of their regular turn. Asked