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The Glenwood post., 1908-01-11
BEST PLACE FOR BEER.

Oklahoma City. Jan. 9.-Twen-
ty-three hundred barrels of beer,
valued at $1,000. and belonging
to the New State brewery, were
emptied into the sewers by Inter
nal Revenue Collector Charles
Howard.
The Glenwood post., 1908-01-11
Georgia Anti-Saloon League.

Macon, Ga. Jan. 9.-Scenes Of
jubilation were witnessed in the
auditorium this morning when the
leaders of the State Anti-Saloon
league assembled for the first con-
vention they have had since Geor-
gia joined the list Of prohibition
The Glenwood post., 1908-01-11
CLAUSE INVALID

Colorado Springs, Jan. 9. -
Judgment in the sum of $4,000
has been awarded the plaintiff i'll
the suit of Mrs. Delos Powell
against the Brotherhood of Amer
lean Yeomen, to collect on life
insurance policy taken out by her
husband. Powell committed sui
eide in 1904 and the payment of
the insurance policy was contest
ed by the Yeomen. In finding for
the plaintiff, Judge J. w. Sheafor
holds that a suicide clause in an
insurance policy is invalid.
The Glenwood post., 1908-01-11

Juite a number of baseball
players and umpires are manag-
ing bowling alleys this winter.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-01-04
THE IDAHO SCIMITAR.

the thrtyfive families in the place to arrange how
their revenues were to be divided. They arranged
the matter to their satisfaction but not to that of
the rural chief an official appointed by the Minister
of the Interior. He opposed their decision and the
matter referred from the village council to the
district council, which upheld the original resou-
ton of the peasants The rural chief was still dis
satisfied and the matter laid before the provn-
cial council Again the peasants decision was rati-
ted, and ukase drawn up ordering the rural
chief to carry it out.
The majestic progress of the law in the interests
of handful of moujks whose interests are protect
ed by the highest court of appeals in Russia very
agreeable to contemplate. Unfortunately excellent
laws in Russia abominably administered The
rural chief Tipped his fingers at the Senates order,
and said that he bothered if he would carry it
out From that time to this he has distributed the
village money exactly as he chose, and persons who
have right to it have been given share
The Rus paper always ready to defend the cause
of the weak, published couple of articles on the
subject, written by clever barrister showing how
small official was fouting imperial ukase The
editor was promptly fined hundred guineas by
General Drachevsky, project of the town. He is ac-
cuStomed to pay fines and to go to prison for press
otenses, but in this instance it seemed obvious that
mistake had been made Accordingly the writer
of the article in question called the project to ex-
plain matters. That gentleman stated that he had
not read the article but had fined the paper in order
to do friendly turn to the provincial Governor
General Zinovieff, who desired it, and he suggested
that the latter the proper person to refer to.
Certainly not" said the culprit; you signed the
order for the paper be punished in fine of one
thousand rubes, and it is your business to see that
an injustice is not done"
But the Rus will have to pay or, to be accurate
will have to choose between paying and yielding up
a victim to sit in prison for three months
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-01-04
The Delegate Field.

1t is the belief of the New York Commercial that
the South is this year of the most inviting
of the workable fields for delegate getting to the
since 1895 it is open field, too The Federal
office holding contingent down there-the whites and
blacks alike who make up the "huckleberries-
cream county, district and State conventions-con-
trolls the selection of delegates almost absolutely
and in ordinary Presidential years the trick" is easy
enough-merely a matter of seeing to it that no
wrong man gets into the delegations; it required
for instance, political acumen or judgment to Sc
solid Mckinley delegations in 1900 and solid
Roosevelt one in 1904. But back in 1895 the Hanna
Osborne forces actually captured many weeks be-
fore the St. Louis convention practically all the
Southern States delegatons-captured them from out
the Harrison and Reed and Morton camps and land
ed them the convention floor with the Mckinley
buttons their coats. It simply a matter of
demonstrating to the leaders in the South the sure
thing" that the Ohio aspirant had and then trad
ing" with them for the Southern offices in advance
There about 225 of these delegates who will sit
the Chicago convention next year. All that the
leaders want to know is the name of the aspirant
most likely to get the nomination-the delegates
will all be for him. The art of Southern delegate
getting probably didn't die with Osborne and Hanna
but who is there that in 1908 really help the
Southern Republicans to get into the right band
wagon one, two three months in advance of the
The next five months promise to yield
more Republican activity and excitement below the
line than has been witnessed there in dozen years
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-01-04
Law In Russia.

A friend of mine has a country house near Mos
COW surrounded by pleasant gardens and woodland,
says a ST. Petersburg correspondent The only thing
against the place is that the sixtyve landlords per-
sist in coming in a body at holiday times for tips
and vodka They are peasants from village two
miles away, and the land belongs to the village com
mrne and the revenues from it are divided among
the villagers.
There is a hamlet not far from ST. Petersburg
where the peasants dispose of of their land
in similar way, and being businesslike people, in
the year 1898 they had meeting of the heads of
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-01-04
Reduced Dividend.

The Distlers Securities Company has reduced its
dividend from its usual ~ per cent quarterly to
one-half of 1 per cent says the BROOKLYN Eagle
This follows wave of sentiment through the South
and West, which is securing much more drastic laws
tor the restriction of the sale of liquors than those
States have known. Naturally many people regard
this rise of prohibition sentiment the cause for
the decline in the profits of the Distlleries Company
President Curley, of the company denies that in
ference He points out that prohibition laws in the
past have always conceded with an increased per
capita consumption of distilled spirits in the States
affected by the law. He does not expect any other
results from the present agitation for prohibition
which is attracting much attention in the South
and West He says that the falling off in sales is
not through the retailers, who are handling as much
liquor ever but that the wholesalers have not
been able to get the ready cash take stock out of
bond, because of the high rates of money and that
the falling off in business is due to that cause
1t has been shown in Maine, Vermont and Kansas
that prohibition has coexsted with great deal of
drinking and natural amount of hypocrisy in the
enforcement of the State laws. The prohibition laws
in all those States have been based upon the notion
that drinking liquor sin and that it should be
made a crime under the State laws, as the men
behind the prohibition movements believe it to be
under the moral law. In the larger towns of those
States, however, there such general, or in
tense, conviction of the sinfuness of selling or drink
ing rum
Many landlords and druggists, who were known
to violate the State law by selling quietly with
discretion to men who could be trusted not to make
spectacle of themselves, remained in good business
and social standing, made deacons or vestrymen
in the local churches and, in instance, at least,
such rum-selling landlord became Governor of his
ton law open, and its pretended enforcement
farcical in the highest degree.
On the other hand in the farming towns, where
the great majority of voters believed in prohibition
the law enforced, and it did great deal to
prevent drunkenness The difference in the two
moral conviction of the community behind the law
The people of the South have resorted to prohibition
in desperate effort to keep liquor away from ne
groes and to reduce the number of crimes committed
by blacks and the retalatory crimes of the whites.
If they find that they cannot keep away from
he criminal blacks by prohibition laws the local SEN
iment for such laws will be quite strong as in
he most remote New England hill town, and the
aw will be enforced accordingly
Thus the Southern prohibition movement has an
dement, in it which those in Northern States have
lways lacked For that reason the Government
nay become efficient enough to reduce the sale of
liquors and its working out will be watched with
allied to command
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-01-01
COURT HOUSE TO
Be OPEN TODAY
! OFFICIALS WILL TAKE PLEAS
ApRE IN SHOWING PEOPLE
MOVER THE BUILDING

In order that the people Of Bruins
wick may get a good look at Glym
countys handsome new court house
out in Magnolia park, the building
gall be kept open today and the Of
ficiaIs announce that they VIII take
pleasure in showing all visitors over
the building
The people Of Brunswick do not
fully realize what a hand build
Ing they have 10 the new court house.
One can, Of course get a pretty good
idea by passing by ard taking a
look at the outside Of the building.
but 10 appreciate IT You will have
to 20 all over the Interior Of the
handsQlne structure.
county officials INSTEAD Of taxi
Ry today will remain a.
Aouse ana they invite the
Re city to come around
ssass - pretty neN
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-01-01
CHANGE OCCURS
IN LEASE SYSTEM
As RESULT or INFORMATION
FILED WITH SENATE AND
PRISON COMMISSION.

Atlanta Dec 81 information has
been flied with the Georgia .senate
committee on penitentaries, headed
by Senator J. " Brock. to the effect
that state Warden Jake G. Moore
and a number Of the convict camp
wardens are guilty OF having re.
ceived varioua sums Of money from
the Iessees Of congicta.
Soon after the investigation Of
these Allegations was begun Warden
Moore filed his resignation. which
the prison commission VIII accept
at IS meeting IN January. Before
handing IN his resignation the ward
en- admitted, it Is stated, that he
had assisted certain lesses to sub-let
portions Of their allotment Of con
vlct at desirable rentals The ward
en- said be had not intentionally W3
lated the rules Of the commission but
that he had been asked by ONE oil
the lesses e. aid them IN plaoiue
portions Of their allotments, and he
had done SO, purely as a mates OF
accommodation
The alleged practices are aid 70
have lasted for years. and 10 de-
clarod that many Of the officials have
made fich on thet' incomes Tine
money paid the camp wagdea s.
said 10 have been for favor and
confederation shown the lessee q
the matter oil handling the eonyicts.
fhe investigation which ls bine
made Is likely 20 result in sone vert
sweeping changes in the lease
ten
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-01-01

Change Announced IL Sleeping Car
Service.
Effective With Pullman car leaving
Brunswick Monday night December
., the Brsnsw'ca Kansas City lino
VIII be changed to the Jacksonville.
Kansas city line an5 the Br9n wick
Atlanta Sleeping ear limo VIII be
inaugurated.
e. a. tioussman.
General Agent
The Detroit times., 1908-11-13
COUNT BALLOTS IN
EACH WARD IS
PROPOSAL
REP. COLBY suooEsTs MoDlFi.
CATION OF PREsENT SYSTEM
THAT WOULD MAKE FOR SPEED
AND ACCURACY.

Rep. Sheridan ]. Colby has @
scheme for simplifying the country ol
votes In elections:
The central counting board IL toe
large and unwieldy to get reasonably
quick results or proper supervision anc
inspection Of the work OF counting
and costs about twice what II should
II competent help could be obtained
and be properly Instructed and super
yised." says Mr.. Colby.
ITO return to the old system Of
counting In the booths Ia undesirable
because II has been demonstrated that
II IL impossible to get competent In
spectors elected; the booths are not
properly lighted; board which has
been on duty all day Is not physically
1t to count votes until midnight or
after, and, In the case Of primary,
for q day or two without sleep; the
work Is SO scattered out that 1t 10 i'm.
possible to get enough competent and
honest witnesses TO prevent frauds,
TO say nothing about the mistakes
caused by ignorance Of the board; II
II were possible to get enough com.
petent Witnesses, 1t would be SO ex-
fpensive that no candidate could stand
the expense unless he were q million.
eire or the son OF one.
The plan to make more districts
By reducing the number of electors In
each 10 about $50 Is both impractical
and undesirable, because II would
more than double the expense OK .he
election to the taxpayer and the can
tidate, and we all know they are now
two or three times as high as they
should be to BOTH and further, 1t
would only make It so much harder
% get enough competent and honest
len TO do the work. and II woulc be
Impossible for candidates to get
witnesses to watch the count.
Il believe what We want Is a sys-
tenn about half way between the two,
along the lines OF the bill passed by
the house OF representatives two
years ago, but not acted upon In the
senate. This proposed the selection
OF one central place in each ward in
some hall. school or other suitable
place for counting all the votes OF
that ward. allowing the council to
group two wards II thought desirable
In any case. II provides for a board
ct supervisors Of elections, similar to
the present counting board, but with
as many deputies as there are wards.
The central board could instruct and
supervise their deputies In each ward
so that the counting would be uniform,
and this deputy could also have charge
OF the conduct of the election in his
ward, and see that 1t Is conducted ac-
cording to law. which Is seldom the
case now. The clerks should be APP
pointed by the central board or the
deputy, or both under civil service II
possible.
With this system, the election dis
tricts could be made even larger than
at present, thus saving a considerable
expense to taxpayers and to candi-
dates, for witnesses and challengers,
and the different deputies would have
TO see that the work was done with
reasonable speed In order to make a
favorable comparison with other
wards. and | believe II would put the
whole matter on a business basis that
would be a great improvement"
The Detroit times., 1908-11-13
ONCE PROMINENT;
NOW IN CELL As
WIFE DEsERTER
FORMER RICH MANUFACTURER
IN CLEVELAND SAYS lWoMAN's
ExTRAvAoANcE AFTER FiNAN-
cIAL REvERsEs, DROVE HIM
FROM HOME.

Charles p. Kramer, once . prosper.
GUS manufacturer Of Cleveland, o.. was
arrested by Special Omcers Dibble
and Mcdonnell. of the Garfield sta
ton. Friday morning. as he was leav-
ing his boarding place, No. 1877 Smith.
ave., to accept q position as travelling
salesman for the Detroit White Lead
works. He il wanted on q warrant Is
sued In Cleveland, charging him with
abandoning his wife and three minor
chindren. Kramer admits the charge,
but insists that he was practically
driven away from home by his wife's
desire to keep up appearances. after
serious financial reverses.
Since leaving Cleveland Kramer has
been working as an auto trimmer at
81 q day. In the meantime he has
been looking around for something
better and was to have completed ar
rangements, Friday morning, to 60 on
the road for the paint concern.
Kramer was completely unnerved
by his arrest. II the onicers had
knocked him down the shock would
not have been greater.
And my wife has done this" he ex'
claimed, when he recovered his com
posture sufficiently to express himself
Kramer was formerly president and
treasurer Of the National File Co.. In
Cleveland. and owned palatial SIS,
900 home, according to his story to
the officers. At the height Of his
prosperity the plant burned down
There was no insurance and he host
practically everything. In spite OF
4 n a hn =
insisted on living as they had been
accustomed TO live when they had
money, bought expensive articles OF
furniture on the instalment plan and
was continually nagging him for more
money. he alleges. To get away from
II all he came to Detroit. His wife
traced him here and his arrest follow
ed.
The police have been looking fos
Kramer for several days. but were un
able to secure his address. He was
finally betrayed through an express
package. Donnell and Dibble learned
that the package had been sent to an
express once In the north end, ad
dressed simply to Kramer without Civ,
ing his house number. and arranged
with the man In charge to secure
Kramer's address when he called for
It. The plan worked out az they fg
ured II would. Kramer called for the
package late Thursday afternoon. and
Friday morning the officers were
waiting for him outside the house
They did not know Kremer by sight
but decided to brace" every man who
came out until they found the rigr
one. The first to put in an appear.
ance was Kramer.
Kramer is held In the central sta
ton pending the arrival OF oficers
from, Cloualapd
The Detroit times., 1908-11-13
.DETRO|T'S DEBT is
( SECOND LOWEST
Of BIC CITIES
COUNCIL. THOUGH, cosTs MORE
THAN THAT OF OTHER PLACES
OF SIMILAR sIZE-soME IN.
TEREsTINo COMPARISONS.

The Board Of Commerce has Just
received from the census bureau In
Washington q special report giving
statistics Of cities In the United
states. Owing to differences IN the
fiscal year Of various cities and dif.
ferences In the methods Of keeping
accounts. the preparation Of this vol
u1ns OF $50 pages involves q great
amount Of labor and some delay In
publication. The report ct hand COW
ers the year 1905. but the conditions
existing thon In the different citiss
probably did not vary greatly from
those Of 1905
There are ~ cities having over 500.
600 population each; Detroit has the
lowest debt Of any except 6an Fran
cisco. IT. actual debt 10 less than
one-Quartsr that Of Cleveland, about
one-third that Of Buffalo. about three
fourths that OF Milwaukee and one
sixth that Of Cincinnati. ClevelandS
per capita debt Il three and . half
times as large a. that Of Detroit. Buff.
falo's 10 about three times a. high and
Ctncinnati's six times a. high.
At the time this compilation was
made Detroit had an area Of about
80 square miles. the Fairview district
not having been admitted. Cleveland
had an area Of 40 square miles, Buff
falo - Ia square miles; yet for the
police patrol Of the city Detroit spent
$4,000. Cleveland 968s.000. while
Buffalo spent more than either with
a total Of $4,000; Cincinnati with an
area Of ~ Ia square miles. 3644.000.
Detroit spent more on its fire depart
ment than either Cleveland or Gin
cinnati, but e111.000 less than But.
falo.
The cost OF the common council In
Detroit 10 larger than In any other Of
the i've cities and more than twice
that of Milwaukee. q fact which might
be taken into account In connection
with the proposition to increase the
salaries of the aldermen.
The expenses Of the health depart.
ment are about the same In Detroit,
Buffalo. Milwaukee and Cincinnati.
but less than those OF Cleveland.
Detroit spent eight times az much
for sidewalks as did Cleveland, and
nearly three times as much as either
Buffalo or Milwaukee. showing that
the burden Of sidewalk laying In the
other cities is placed upon property
owners to a much greater extent than
It is here.
In the cost Of education, Cleveland
expended $2.162,000, Buffalo 81, sol 900,
Detroit 31.494.000. Cincinnati $685.
900, Milwaukee $1,224.000.
Detroit was exceptionally liberal In
its recreation expenditures, the
amount being second only to Cleve.
land. little larger than that Of Buf.
falo and three times AZ large as that
In Cincinnati.
Comparisons might be extended In
definitely. The conclusion may fairly
be reached that the Detroit budget OF
expenditures il on the whole better
balanced than that Of any other city
Of It's class.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-13
1855 MINERS WAIT
FIERY DEATH, OR
SUFFOCAT|ON
81 BODIES ALREADY TAKEN FROM
sHAFT-FURTHER HELP I'M
POSSIBLE AND WoRKMEN ARE
DOOMED.

BERLIN, Nov. 1S.-Sealed up In q
mine and doomed to die by fire or
suffocation Is the fate Of 865 miners
Westphalia, by an explosion of coal
dust.
There were 400 IN the works
Of the Radbor mine when the disaster
occurred. and Of these only 36 were
taken out alive. Most OF them wsrc
80 badly burned that they are expect
ed to die.
Those who were not instantly killed
by the force Of the explosion, which
was Of unusual violence. were soon
doomed to death by fire that spread
rapidly and the rescue work was made
impossible and Theoretically closed the
opening OF the shaft in order to ex-
tinguish the advancing flames that
threatened to cause other explosions.
The bodies of 81 dead have already
been brought to the surface. together
with the injured, before the mine
opening was sealed
One Shaft Wrecked.
So great was the explosion that one
OF the shafts was wrecked and had to
Dc TtpdlESQ DcIOIe Tic WOIk VI TtbCuo
could be commenced. In addition the
flames and dense, choking smoke
proved insurmountable obstacles In
the early efforts of the rescue corps.
Following the explosions rescuers ar
rived from all directions. and the work
OF getting below was organized One
OF the shafts was soon completely
burned out. An improvised cage was
sent down with rescuers, but the head
way Of the fire was such that they
had to be soon called back.
Mine Disaster Veterans Aid.
A corps composed OF men who gave
valuable aid In a terrible mine dis
aster at Courrieres. France, In March.
1906, was brought to the scene at
noon, but was unable to enter the
mine. In the meantime heart-rending
scenes were being enacted at the mine
when the dead and wounded were
brought to the surface, and there were
similar scenes In the town when the
injured we're transported through the
streets to the hospitals.
BY afternoon the flames had made
such Roadway that after a consultation
Of the engineers II was decided that
any further attempts to rescue the en-
tombed men were vain. owing to the
impossibility Of entering the galleries
and the order was issued to food and
Theoretically close the mine.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-13
1T WILL BE LEWIS
AGAINST MITCHELL

DENVER. Nov. 13.-Rumors OF con.
tests for official honors In the Ameri.
can Federation Of Labor are beginning
to be heard. although the election OF
officers does not take place until the
latter part Of next week. No one Is
mentioned rs an opponent Of President
Gompers for reelection. but there is a
report that Thomas L. Lewis, who sue.
ceeded John Mitchell az president OF
the United Mineworkers Of America,
will oppose Mitchell for the position Of
second uce-president Of the Fedora,
ton. II IL reliably stated that Mitchell
wants reelection, but that In spite OF
this desire. Lewis will come out for
the office.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-13
SPREADS GOLD" STORY
(. TO MAKE EN- DIG

SAGINAW, Mich. Nov. Estate
Geologist Lane gave an added impetus
10 the proposed canal between this
city and Grand Rapids at a largely at
tended meeting here, when the rGnd-
Saginaw Valley Deep Waterway asso.
citation was permanently organized, by
telling Of gravel gold along the route
OF the canal which he believed dredg-
ing might develope In large and pay
ing quantities. He also declared that
Michigan's coal mining was still In its
infancy and that indications were IA
vorable to large coal areas covering
20 counties In centrl Michigan through
which the canal would pass. Peat. he
said, would also become a great COM
mercial product by building the wa
tcrway.