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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-11-14
FELL 40 feet
To DEATH
Harvey W. WattersOn Plunged
Through window.
SON OF FAMOUS EDITOR

It 10 Supposed the Young Lawyer At
tempted to Lower Window On Nine.
teenth Floor Of Building. and Stun.
bling Over Radiator, Pitched For.
ward and Down to Death-Almost
Every Bone Was Broken and His
Head Crushed.
New York. Nov. 12. - Harvey w.
Watterson. lawyer and younger son
Of Henry Watterson. editor of the
Louisville Courier Journal. plunged to
his death from the nineteenth floor
OF his Office building at 81 Wall street.
His body shot downward for il0 feet
and landed on the roof OF ten.story
building adjoining. Almost every bone
was broken and the head crushed. and
death was practically instantaneous.
While there were no witnesses
to the tragedy. evidently 1t was en-.
tirely accidental. Mr.. Watterson's hat
and overcoat were on his closed desk.
Presumably he had attempted 10 lower
the window, and either stumbling over
the radiator which was in front OF the
low sill. or losing his footing in some
manner unknown. pitched forward and
down to death on the roof below
Mr.. Watterson was thirty years old
and married. He was junior member
of the law firm OF Wing. Russell &
Wattcrson.
After having discussed case with
clerk in the Office library Mr. Wat.
terson remarked that he was going
home and passed from the library
through the Office Of F. r. Bagg. the
managing clerk. into his private office,
the door of which was closed and lock.
ed automatically as he entered Bagg
was the last person to see the young
lawyer alive
A few minutes later the superin-
tendent of the building rushed In and
informed Thomas T. Wing. senior
member of the firm. that he believed
Mr.. Watterson had fallen from the
window. and when they looked down
from the window the mangled form
was seen lying on the roof below.
The body was removed to the Wat
terson home. after the coroner had
declared that the death of Mr. Waiter
son was due entirely TO accident.
A peculiar feature OF the case was
that Mr. Watterson's watch and cigar.
ette case in one pocket and a pipe in
another pocket were not damaged by
the fall Mrs Watterson was nrOs.
trated when informed OF her husbands s
tragis death.
Mr. Wing said that Watterson had
been a member of the firm about three
years. two years after he was grad.
uated from Columbia university law
school He was sure. he said. that
death was accidental. since Watterson
had no financial or domestic troubles
The firms business was In good con
dition. Mr.. Wing said. and Watterson
had been very successful
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Tax Ditch Notice

In the matter of the petition of John
w. Bethards, Benjamin I. Shockley.
William 7. Parsons, Frank NJ. West
and others for the apr ointment of Com
missioners to locate and lay out ditch
for the purpose of draining certain low
grounds situate in Colbourn's Election
District of Worcester County, Mary
land. and running through the lands of
the said petitioners and others.
In the Office of the County Commits
sioners of Worcester County, Maryland,
to wit:
Ordered by the Board of County Com
missioners of Worcester County, Mary
land. that the oath day of November,
A. d. 1908, be and the same is hereby
appointed TO hear objections to the re-
port and return of Charles F. Truitt,
Samuel +. Shockley and John II. Shock
ley, Commissioners appointed in the
above case, and to correct, ratify
and confirm or reject the same; provided
at least twenty days previous notice of
the time and place of such hearing be
given by publication of the copy of this
order in some newspaper published in
Worcester County aforesaid at least
twenty days before the said oath day of
November, 1908. and by written or print
ed notice mailed to each taxable named
in such report or return.
BY order of the Board
f. II. TAYLOR,
President.
J. EDWARD WHITE. Clerk.
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At a Studio Tea.

She put Gown her cup and rose.
Thanks awfully." she said. ''for let
ting me see your academy picture. Mr..
Brush and goodby."
lie accompanied her gallantly to the
door.
And are you going To see Black
academy picture over the way now:
he inquired.
She gave him her brightest smile
"Oh, no." she said swcetiy. Il shall
see that at the academy. you know. -
Exchange.
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AMANDA A. TRADER

late of Worcester County, deceased.
All persons having claims against the
deceased are hereby warned TO exhibit
the same, with the vouchers thereof,
to the subscriber, on or before the l1th
day of May 1909. They may otherwise
by law be excluded from all benefits
of the said estate. All persons indebt-
ed to said estate are requested to make
immediate payment. Given undar my
hand this 9th day of October 1908.
EDWARD b. TRADER.
Administrator
Test: EDWARD p. DAVIS.
Oct. 3l-3t Register of Wills.
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The Other Bows Eault.

Mother hear you were at the foot
OF the class last week. Tommy Tom
my-'Twasn't my fault. Johnny Smith.
who's always AT the foot. was sick at
home. Circle
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sians.

"Do you believe in signs?"
We'll. I must confess that when I
see man wearing one proclaimlns
that he Is deaf and dumb get little
shaky. y."-Philadelphla Ledger.
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j. EDWARD WHITE,
Clerk and Treasurer.
Notice to Creditors

Notice is hereby given that the sub
scriber has obtained from the Orphans
Court for Worcester County, Maryland,
letters of ADMINISTRATION on the personal
estate of
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SATURDAY,
November 2Sth 1905,

beginning at 2 O'Clock 2. NJ. at the
Front Door of the Court House in Snow
Hill, Worcester County. Maryland.
CALVIN +. TOWNSEND,
Sheriff of Worcester County.
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DEPOSIT AND SAVINGS BANK
SNOW HILL, ND.
All HaIIOWS P. {. Church.

Holy Communion, 7.45 A. M, every
Sunday except the first of each month.
Sunday School. 1000 A. NJ. Morning
prayer and sermon. IL A. M. Evening
prayer and address, 7.3O p. M.
Fridays, 7.30 r. NJ.
All Holy days, Holy Communion, las
A. M.
REV. ALEXANDER M. RICH,
Rector.
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FOR ALL THE PEOPLE

There are some people in every com
munity who think that banks were
made for the rich. If you are one of
those who think this, let us again en-
phasize the fact that ours is bank
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-11-14
ANGA HUDSON

late of Worcester County. deceased.
All persons having claims against the
deceased are hereby warned to exhibit
the same. with the vouchers thereof.
to the subscriber. on or before the 18th
day of May 1909. They may otherwise
by law be excluded from all benefits of
the said estate All persons indebted
to said estate are requested to make
immediate payment. Given under my
hand this 9th day of October 1908.
GEORGEANNA BUNTING,
JAMES b. HUDSON,
Executors.
Test: EDWARD L. DAVIS,
Oct 3l-3t Register Of Wills.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-11-14
10 More Farms
WANTED

To list in my new catalog
which is nearly ready for publ
cation. Do YOU want To sell:
If SO. put the right price on
your farm and place it in my
hands. There will be no cost in
advertising it unless sell. |
will advertise in catalog and
Northern papers.
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JOHN W. STATION, Att'y-at-Law.
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Notice to Creditors

Notice is hereby given that the sub
scriber has obtained from the Orphans
Court for Worcester County, Maryland,
letters Testamentary on the personal
estate of
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FOR ALL THE PEOPLE

A deposit of $1.00 at our bank receives
the same welcome and the same court
eous attention as deposit of $1,000;
for this reason; many deposit of $i.00
has grown into an account of many thou
sands of dollars. Begin To Save Now
Then Stick To II.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-04
THE BOARD OF TRADE AND THE pAssAlc DAN JOB.


It was evident enough at the Board of Trade meeting lsst night when
he subject of the Senate bill authorizing the State Water Supply Commits
sion to tissue about $500 600 of bonds for building an enormous reservoir by
flooding $4,000 acres of land in the Passac Valley that the East Jersey Water
Company representatives had summoned to h meeting all the forces they
attempt And yet it was astonishing To see al many members of the board
stoBdly yote in favor of this nonsrous bill as did last night, wen after its
provisions and objects had been SO vel riddled and ate it had been made
pain even to the fullest comprehension that the East Jersey Water Company
vas promoting the bE that it had been put through the Senate by covert
means. that thu company intended 20 market the bonds at tho csto the
taxpayer. and that the object was. Is ce o the company's peades navely
suggested. to supply water to New York. which needed thu water. A ques
tin by Mr. coult how 100000 annual interest on s1ooOnoW bonds was to b.
paid remains as yet unanswered. The explanation that much lower-priced bonds
would be issued at once raised the presumption that the East Jersey Water
Company intended to take the bonds as a mortgage On the property, which it
could well do. paying 10 itself the additional interest out of the big profits
from the sale OF waterT The action by the board condemnatory of the bill
conveys the general sentiment of the people Of the Passaic Valley, who have
just begun to comprehend the enormity of the proposition and understand
state water supply Commission was created last ear, and why Foster NJ
Voorhees, who is connected with a private water company, is at the head of
the commission. MI. van Duyne asserted positively last night that the ways
had been creased for the passage OF the bill 1t remains to be seen if that
charge applies to the House o Assembly as we'll Is the Senate
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-04
HER POPULARITY WILL WANE
IF SHE MARRIES DE SAGAN
Anna Gould Cannot Hope to Have American Sympathy and Respect
if She Again WEEDS into Effete Nobility, Says Ada Lynn.
BY ADA LYNN.

- NE wonders how the Dc Sagan-iould teapot tempest will end.
II one OF the latest press announcements tells If q number of htters
having been sent to President Roosevelt by Cincinnati Socialists, ask
ing that thu prince be deported from this country, o the ground that he is an
undesirable citizen, with no visible means offs support.
They aver he belongs to that class which gets its living by the lahors of
others and is worset than a n anarchist that he doesn not return to society an
equivalent for the good living HI gets for nothing, and that his action in fol-
lowing Anna Gould to this country in his intense desire to get a clutch o. Ter
millions is beyond the pale of responsibility.
France does not want him because lie is a pronigate" they cry, and
surely we do lot var a mn among Is who is trying to get the millions in
possession OF a woman which were earned through the honest toll of thousands
of American workingmen"
Their letter to the Commissioner of Labor asks that the immigration rules
be revised so that it will be impossible for mel of the DE- Sagan sort to com
to the United States. When this latest move OF Tho Socialists becam
known 1t vas quite generally commended.
1t is about time that Brer Foreigner realized tat his title counts for little
or nothing On this side Of the water. Though a few money laden society
foks deem it. iHra fine % kow-tow to those whose glory came to them as
an inheritance rather than as the result of worthy endeavor, the great Ia
jorty eye tned Europeans with open contempt. To them a money hunting
lord" signifies something less than a mar and they ire proud of their opinion.
Let Anna Gould marry her prince. If HI wants to.
II disappointment comes, 1T is pom her that its great weight will fan.
and surely she is old enough and experienced enough to realize this
II she preferst the thin blue blood of a foreign aristocrat to the rich red
fluid which flows through American veins and which has made this country
the wonder it Is let her have her preference by all means. 1t would be an
american o restrict her
But she can never hope to be popular with the American people Nor
can hr prince hope to gain their respect
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-04
TIE POLITICIANS VIEW OF CIVIL SERVICE.

Dislike IT. the civil service bill is felt and expressed by nearly all men
who are active in politics They dc not believe in the establishment of a
permanent official class and Dc not believe that a departmental head should
They believe in rotation no office and pr serung for political parties h re-
wards of Office. declaring that when these no longer obtain. when there re
no official preferments 10 look for, party workers, upon whom 50 much de-
ponds to organize. discipline and get on the party vote. will become indfer-
ent and work no more. As IN prominent public man expresses it, There
seems to be "A concerted movement 10 destroy all party organization in a gov
eminent the fundamental principle OF which is government by party With
out conventions, o. platforms. or lead ers, and with the state county and
municipal government n vas bureau that Is fixed and Interchangeable. what
hecomeso of party organization ant party enort?' There is again the view
taken that it is as necessary for a departmental head to have control of his
suborHnates as for the ansge of private business. and that it would be
embarrassing to have a State commission in control of the most important
feature of a business department the employment and management Of the
labor These views opposed to the civil service bill pending at Trenton
may he contased with those which have been so strongly urged in avor of
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-04
NEWARK GOOD FIELD FOR
SOME MISSIONARY EFFORT
Money Sent to midas Heather Could Be Wen Used Right Here al
Home. Declares Popular Woman Writer.
sg s.xsAnxESr.


4 f4w yE need mare 1uarsy ar 1he nlsHmsrg work in India SAX .
wem-knawm unaa rsanmE ami 1mu . E0masrea ~hS O@r
wvmsn wan1 tn nmHt ahna pmr hsShFm sn SIR tsr away
when here arr sa mEnT pHnjh night IN nf pT VIM nam rsHgbou and --
trSaRs u1rpr1 1f emarRa q aupv Hfm1 me work. Bnnng as AsBhans In for
sn countries lis good am I Hu lmv 1wn ama vrE IN Newark IS more
necessary
II srers my EeuEs lesust mHssunHn HF urma M dS emwrrT certainly d &.
Look at se Destitute DGr vu hBme M way 10 HDpnr1 themselves except
through odd loAe-a@I nhv 4a FEW wrT nannau aw-a missionaries cor to
heir aid IN teach fhm1 r4bas vhna 1HE mem and which would make it
possible for them TO zasvna 1fanma7eH
There ars manF vita ~ mn 3eaRrE 10 amy eh@eh and know nt the laws
OF this country and hw an aasarF. EhemL Nhg NOT start schools among
these people. find OUT waau church damF wish t9 attend AND teach them how
to obey the laws um&r mhdtn we ans HmmeH
There ara 50 many Foreigners M r@s aaHHy vino do not know the neces-
sWy steps o bc1n@ cnue ~ ahs c@annw They are ignorant and lawIess.
and need some one to 8rea tsem an te msh pain Missionaries would have
good wrk there
charAahe institutions ans erszafzaHons in this city are always com
planning hat the funds ere BW- Why not ssdt these worthy people with
their work. instead y sending mpaeg to foreign Lands, where it is probably
not as much needed
vocathng work in this country 1 tank our first allegiance belongs to tbe
United States and when we find that 81 eope are well akenc care of ta,
We car always care for those in foreign lands
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-04
Re EoR TnAw.

IF the murderer of Stanford White really loves the souHess female for
whose sake he committed his great crime. his punishment is more severe than
any the criminal code provides. Branded With the mark of Cain, a inmate of
a madhouse. he finds himself abandoned by this creature, condemned to see
her haunt the Tenderlon eafestn the company If n o Its male habnues and
also to witness her CONTEMPORARY excluded from respectable hotels 1t is
ness Of their families and their worldly wealth. Thaw never has been any
thing but a social parasite. but the wors of men possess som instinct of honor
some germ Of manhness, something to redeem them from utter worthlessness
and Thsw is not wholly bad. Whether his feeling is love or mere nfatuation
his torture is the same. The creature who prompted his deed is the nstru-U
meHt OF his punishment There is poetic Justice in his situation, and retrbu-
Hn. in the conduct Of te woman to whom he sacrificed family honor. IS we'll
rs the life OF a man morally no worsethan himself and infinitely his superior
In all other respects.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-04
DATE OF EASTER.

To the Editor of the Evening star;
How is the date of Easter deter
mined? SEVERAL READERS,
[Isaster is a movable feast, h date
of which is determined through certain
astronomical movements. Ii is usually
reckoncd to occur OF the Sunday tol-
owing the first full moon which falls
upon or next after March II. OWING TO
the difference of local time in different
longitudes, when the astronomical time
of the new moon is taken which would
sometimes result in Easter falling on
different days in the various parts Of
the world. a method of calculation has
been evolved in which an artificial Or
ecclesiastical moon has been created
and in determining the beginning n
end of each lunation according to this
method no account is taken of any Diff
ference smaller han a day. Many
ways of finding the date of Easter
have been evolved, all replete with
complications. A lucid explanation OF
the variance of the primary rule was
once given in Mature" a London pub
LEGATION. supplied ON the authority of
DR.. Downing. +. r. S, of the Nautical
Almanac "In 1905 it states, the
moon vas full on the morning of Tues
day, March 81, at 4 hours 56 minute
Greenwich time, and, therefore. Easter
day would seem to he the Sunday fol-
lowing, March 26. But" explains DR..
Downing. "the moon referred to in the
ecclesiastical calendar is not the actual
noon in the Sky. which is full at a
definite instant of time; but a fictitious
MOON, the time of the phases of which
are so arranged as not to differ much
from those of the actual noon. These
phases are held to occur vaguely on
certain days and hold good for all
longitudes. In the instance before US
the actual moor is full at 4 hours 55
minutes a. IN, Greenwich mean time,
while the same moon is full at II hours
As minutes y. IN. ION the preceding day..
Washington mean time. Thus people
adopting Greenwich time would keep
Easter ON March 26. while those adopt
ing Washington time would keep it on
April %, the next full Don DR.. Down
ing gives as the simplest expression
for the date of the Paschal full moon
March H4-epact). When the epact is
equal to or greater than "a this express
sion gives the date of the preceding
fun moon, and the Paschal fun moon is
found by adding 20 to this date. In
1905 the epact was "a. and the calendar
moon was full IN March 90 and April
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-04
s14re COMMISSION pARAs,res uNptsruRseo.

The Legislature will probably adjourn, leaving all the useless and expen-
sve Stat commissions. with the reception of the Arbitration Commission
nw abolished, pensioners o. the state treasury. The State Water Supply
Commission. the nos obectonab' If all because it is dangerous, will cor
Riparian Commission ws recommended to be abolished by the legislative
commission which reported to last years Legislature, and it's abolition was
also recommended by Governor Fort. This commission is also to live. The
Flood Commission has 10 excuse for existence and the State Sewerage
Commission only lives to draw salaries But they all survive, and probably
will survive the session. In order to give unearned pay to these snecu-
rts appropriations necessary for public institutions must be cut down.
There must be less given o the wards Oft he State and less for needed I'M
provements. The power of the pull of the combined influences Of parasiical
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-04

the Constitution TART. III, sec. H., %
invests the Supreme Court with 10
original Jurisdiction in all cases al
fecting ambassadors, other public MN
isters and e%onsuls, and those in which
a state shall be a party; (2) appellate
Jurisdiction. both as to law and fact,
IN all other cases to which the judic,al
power of the United States extends,
with such exceptions and under such
regulations as the Congress shall
make The Supreme Court meets at
Washington, d. G.. from October to
May with short intermissions), and
consists at present of nine judges. This
number, however, is not specified by
the Constitution, and is therefore reeu-
lated by Congress.-Ed.l
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-04
THE WAY IT'S SAID.

"Thesc are the bridal rooms an-
nounced the bell-boy TO the blushins
young couple,
ooh. what d sweet suitei" exclaimed
the bride.
II don't know anything about that
said the bcll-boy, but the head clerk
says he hopes the suite suits Brook
lyn Life.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-04
HAVE A LAUGH WITH US
H CHEAP MAN.

Bilkins-The cheapest man in town.
We had a crystal wedding down at our
house last night and he had the nerve
other guest.
Wilkins-Hm! And what did he
bring to the crystal wedding?
Bilkins-Wby, the crystal Of a watch.
Chicago News.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-04
me Q ~ The .sLAcK nAND..

Black Hand" develops itself IN a ease revealed today in which two
negroes a man and a woman, figure as the principals. We believe that
this is the first instance in which a negro has attempted backman by eps-
toary threats Of violence. and he punishment IN the case is likely to be severe
enough TO discourage repetition by any other representative Of the race
The crime is a peculiarly atroeous one. Two families were kept in terror
on account Of children whom these miscresnts threatened to kdnap If money
VAS lot paid. The methods OF the Black Hand have heretofore been con-
fined to imported white criminals. VINO have proved more expert and elusive
than the two negroes. But credit must be given to the pdice detectives who
so eeverly made the arrests
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-04
U. S. 3 cnuRT-

To the Editor OF the Evening star:
In what cases may an ~ppedl be
taken to the Supreme Court of the
United States? VIII you please detine
Its powers? b. X. X.
1.-THE Supreme Court is a tribunal
against whose decisions there is ab5o-
mtely no appeal in the land; even CT
ders issued by the chief executive of
the nation and laws passed by Congress
are set at naught if pronounced uncon-
stitutional by this body. Specifically
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-04
THE RULING PASSION.

Satan-In what department did you
put thai new arrival2
Assistant-That janitor?. l set him to
work at the furnace.
Satan-Take him off at once; he'll be
turning off thu heat.-Boston Tran
script.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-04
DOWN TO THE MINUTE.

The reader laid a manuscript upon
the great publishers desk, saying with
enthusiasm:
"a rafting good automobile story,
SIR
The publisher nodded and said tersely:
Notify the author, Frederic, that ii
he win change the automobile to an
aeroplane Wen bring the volume out in
time to catch the Easter holiday trade"
Exchange.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-04
CONTINUOUS.

Things are always interesting in
| that house,
Woman always has the last word, I
suppose?"
BLESS you. no. There isn't any last
word"