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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-12-08
Secret Service.

Last year an amendment was incor-
porated in the measure providing for
the secret service which provided that
there should be no detail from the Sc
cret service and no transfer therefrom.
1t is not too much to say that this
amendment has been of benefit only,
and could be of benefit only, to the
criminal classes. If deliberately in
troduced for the purpose OF diminish
ing the effectiveness of war against
crime IL could not have been better de-
vised to this end. 1t forbade the prac-
tees that had been followed TO a
greater or less extent by the executive
heads of various departments for twen-
ty years. To these practices we owe
the securing of the evidence which en-
abled us to drive great lotteries out of
business and secure quarter of a
million of dollars in fines from their
promoters. These practices have en-
abled US to discover some of the most
outrageous frauds in connection with
the theft of government land and
government timber by great corpora
tons and by individuals. These prac-
tees have enabled us to get some Of
the evidence indispensable in order to
secure the conviction of the wealthiest
and most formidable criminals with
whom the government has to deal,
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-04
MORNING JANUARY 1908

mands cf fee officers all over the county are in some cases double what they were a year ago. A greater amount was levied for roads in 1907 than in any two previous years. The territorial penitentiary is full to over flowing and must be moved at an expense of $150,000. Both Douglas and Bisbee voted an additional To- cent levy for high schools which is not a part of the county taxes, al though collected by the county treas urer and made to appear a part of the county taxes this year for the first time in the history of the coun- ty. A far greater amount was collect ed for schools this year than ever be fore owing to the gambling license being taken away from that fund yet the schools must be kept running, and all this requires an immense amount of money.
 Now. with reference to my appoint ment being the result of political deap'-I do not believe you believe this statement yourself. If you will take the trouble to examine the rec ords you will see that was made as- sessor by a unanimous vote of all three members of the board of super yisors. And further, you have the statement of Chairman William Riggs, whose honesty and integrity is above question wherever he is known, that there was absolutely no trade or deal of any nature-that a well known democrat of your city had been offered the appointment of clerk and agreed to take it, but at the last moment declined for business req sons Of the two remaining gentle men having petitions before the board for this appointment, Mir. Riggs considered the republican applicant by far more capable, and voted for him. I believe MT. Riggs was con scientious in this matter, and believe he would, if necessary, make oath to substantiate the above facts.
 In conclusion I might add that I am as much in favor of electing all county officers as either the Interna- tional-American Or the late grand jury, though it is not the first grand jury to make such recommendations. However, Cochise county's last ex- perience in electing an assessor was not all that might have been expect ed as when his term expired, his sue cessor informed me, that instead of turning over to him maps. plat books and official data, as the law required, he did actually turn over to him a room full of empty whisky bottles. With kind personal regards, am, Very Respectfully Yours,
 CHAS. R. HOWE,
 ... Assessor Cochise County.
 Tombstone, Ariz., Dec. 3l, 1907.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-04
STAGE FRIGHT.

Actors Have Been Known 70 Die From
 the Malady.
 Perhaps the most terrible malady which can attack the actor in the course of his performance in the pe- culiar disease known as stage fright Through its evil effects strong men and women have been known to faint, break down and do many other queer things. and there are even on record several cases of people who have died through this horrible seizure.
 Some years ago young novice who was to appear for the first time ar rived at the theater very white and shaky. Brandy being given him, he appeared slightly better, but no sooner had he set his foot on the stage than he clapped his hand to his heart, with low cry, and fell down dead. The overwhelming sensation induced by stage fright had attacked his heart, and his theatrical career ended thus even at its beginning.
 Quite as ghsstiy was the ease ef the young amateur actress who, strangely enough, had never experienced stage fright when playing with her fellow amateurs. but who was seized with the attnck on making her first professional appearance. She went through the scene aided by the prompter, her eyes glazed. her hands rigid, and when the exit came it proved her exit from life's stage as well as the mimic boards. for she staggered to her dressing room and fen into a comatose state, from which she never recovered.
 Perhaps, however, the most peculiar instance of all was that of the veteran performer who had gone through thirty years of stage work without experienc- ing this malady. One night, however, he confided to a fellow player that a quite unaccouHtable nervousness had suddenly taken hold of him and that he did not think be could ever act again.
 His comrade laughed at the notion and urged him to go on. as usual. but his astonishment may well be conceiv- cd when the poor old player went on the stage and. after making several vain efforts to speak. fell back and ex- pired. The doctor who made the post norton examination stated that death was due to failure of the.heart's action, evidently induced by the presence of an attack of stage fright.-Pearson's Weekly.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-04
LEE S. ovERMAN.

Lee Slater Overman, United States senator from North Carolina, was born in Salisbury, N C., January 3, 1854, and was graduated from Trinity college with the degree of A. B. in j1S74. He taught school for several years after his graduation and then became private secretary to Cover nor Vance, and later occupied the same position with Governor Jarvis He began the practice of law in 1880 Five times he was elected a member of the legislature, and in 1887 he was the unanimous choice of the demo crats for the speakership. but was de feated by a combination of the repuD, licans and independents. He was elected speaker of the house in 1893 In 1894 he was president of the North Carolina Railroad company. In 1895 he was the choice of the democratic caucus for the United tSates senator. ship, but was defeated by Senator Pritchard through a combination of democrats and populists. In 1900 MT 'Oyerman was appointed president of the democratic state convention, and in 1903 he was the successful candi- date of the democrats to succeed Senator Pritchard in the United States senate.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-04
JANUARY 3.

174O-Benedict Arnold born. Died June 14, 1901.
 1777-Washingto surprised and defeated the British at Princeton, N J.
 1780-Benedict Arnold appointed a brigadier-genefai iIs the British army,
 1798-Rev. Jacob Duche, who de, Hvered the first prayer before the continental congress, dieG in Phila, delphia. Born there in 1737.
 1S25-Parliament building in To ronto burned.
 1S55-James 4. Tawney, member of congress from Minnesota, born in Pennsylvania.
 1S95-PubIic degradation. of Drey, fus at Paris.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-04
The Old Romans.

Do you know that the Roman nor tar was harder than the stones which It held together? It Is remarkable thing that we do not know how to make mortar like that now. And what an eye those old Romans had for DO sitiou. It is a pity that some historical writer doesn't write romance with Julius Caesar as the central figure. Shakespeare seems to be the only ,au- thor who has done anything of that sort really wel.-London Captain.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-04
wha. sbe Poet Says.

After their honeymoon to Niagara falls they ceme hack and settled on the old farm.
 sGracious, Siler' said Cynthia. "Why are you in such a bad humor"
 Making butter is blamed hard work" grumbled sIlas, removing the beads from his brow.
 "Oh, cheer cp. Sile! Don't the poet say that it is love that makes the world go roundT"
 ~ "Yes; but. by gosh, 1t don't make the churn go round. d."-Chicago News.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-04
Irs ua wsy ano -rs Fvsvs.

The young lady from Boston was ex- PIaining. Take sn sgg," sks said, land make 2 perforation in the base and 6 corresponding one in The apex. Ther- ysu apply the lips to the aperture ana sy fercfbly inhaf1ng the breath the shell is entirely discharged of its coE- tents"
 An old lady who was listening ex- claimed:
 "It beats all how folks do things nowadays. When I was a gal they made hole in each end and sucked. {" Judges Library.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-04
REAL ESTATE VALUES.

One effect of the recent financial furry which seems to have attracted but little notice. is the fact that real estate has not only held it's own in the market and in value, but in a great many communities has ad- vanced substantially in price, in con trast to the shrinkage in values of every other form of investment
 Writing on this subject and of the reasons for the stability in values Of this class of property in San Antonio (and what he says of San Antonio real estate is equally true of Bisbee real estate) the editor of the San Antonio Express says:
 "One of the significant features of tho recent money scarcity has been the solidity of real estate While the values of stocks and bonds have de preciated, the values of real estate have held their own everywhere, and in many places have greatly in- creased. The reason for this condi- tion is plaiu. Persons who have been in the habit of dabbling in stocks have fared badly during the last three months. Those who have had stock investments have fared no bet ter. In some cases stocks have been sold at a sacrifice in order to obtain currency for actual needs but in many other cases investors who would ordinarily invest in stocks have turned to some other form of invest ment Immense sums of money have been withdrawn from banks, to be boarded or invested The low price of stocks have tempted some persons to buy, in spite of the uncertain con dition of the market. But others, more conservative, have either kept their money in the strongbox or bought real estate.
 During the last three weeks there has been a dcidedly stronger tone fir the real estate market. Deals that were held up in the early days of the furry have been pushed through, and persons who have been unknown as real estate investors have surprised dealers by coming forward with ready money to invest. It would be diff cult to ascertain just how much mon ey in the shape of savings has been put into real estate in this city, but it is surely very large. If the total of such investments in the large cities could be learned it would prob ably throw much light on the thrifty and cool-headed habits of the people.
 "The experience of careful real es- tate investors in American cities, from the days of John Jacob Astor down to the present, has been that city property. selected with care and with reference to future growth is one of the safest forms of invest ment, and perhaps the most profit able of all At any rate the twin ele- ments so desired by nvestors-safe- ty and proft-are blended in city real estate more perfectly than in any other investment available to the average man! The solid real es- tate market affords the best possible proof of the shrewdness of those who demand safety as we'll as good profit in considering any investment"
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-04

I am a great believer iR the value Of tea as preventive sf gsst aas as aid lag in the elimination Of srie seid. II should be taken weak and quits fresh ly made. I also always insist sa the avoidance of sweet fruits and on the free use of green yesetsslss.-Lendon Hospital.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-04

The announcement by Assessor Howe shat he will lower. the assess ment valuations next year will be welcome news to the taxpayers. How ever, this reduction Of assessment rate should not be on the theory that the property is worth less this year, but on the ground that 1t was as sessed too high last year.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-04
a chanoe i'm Temuerature.

q hear the audience last night was rather ooldT' said Hi Tragedy.
 'sThey were at first" replied Lowe Comedy. .sbut when they remembered that they had paid good money to see the show they got hot" Catholic Standard and Times.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-04

Manager-we must put a good dea: of realism in this wood scene. Can you get some one to growI so as to re semble bear?
 Assistant--I think so. There are SIX or seven actors who haven't received their wages for ten weeks. I'll call them.-Pick- -Me-Up.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-04
FaIse.

Miss Blondlock-How dare you tell people my hair Is bleached? You know 1T is false? Miss Ravenwing- Yes. dear: know it is. told them it was bleached before you got it.-London Telegraph
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-04
The wor,t part

50 your daughter is going to marry a title?" said the old acquaintance
 ''No." answered Mir. Cumrox, its worse than that. She's got to take a fellow that I don't lika. along with it. --washineton Star
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-04
His Version.

Sunday School Teacher-Freddy. do Eou remember the precept about spag- ng the rod? Small Frcddy-Yes. na'am. Spare the rod and lose the ish.--New York Globe.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-04
Cold Comfort.

T have no money" the man con plained
 'syou have been given" responded supIter. a sense Of humor instead" ITO what end?"
 That you mag enjoy watching those who have."-Editor.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-04

President Roosevelt has a marvel ous mind When he began to write this years message he found eleven galIeys of his last message still set up in his memory.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-04

It is proposed to organize an Illi- nois society in Phoenix. This should cause Uncle Joe Cannon not to lose hope of the Arizona delegation.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-04

Two very prominent people in the crowd of passengers on No. 1 yester- day afternoon who alighted from the train for a stroll along the station promenade, were w. F. De Lacy, the popular Pullman car conductor, and a very pretty young woman, whom it is said has every right to walk at his side all the rest Of his life. MT. De Lacy hasn't made any formal an nouncement of his step in matrimony but he did tell one or tw3 of the train crew confidentially and they say they nave every reason to believe his state ment.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-04
RAILROAD PERSONALS.
Douglas Dispatch.)

(DougIas Dispatch.J
 H. H. White has succeeded J. G. Lindsey as trainmaster of the Dawson division of the Southwestern. MT. Lind sey has been assigned to the position of chief train dispatcher, made vacant by the resignation of W. M. Brewer.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-04

Conductor Leslie NJ. Wattles, who has been i'll at his homeson Fifth street for ?: VasC two months, is, once more ahle -.. De out, though still quite weak from his long sickness. MT. Wattles was up and about several weeks ago after one siege of chs grippe, but he WAS taken sick again with either re lapas or another attack, he is not sure which.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-04

Yardman DiIIoway is confined to his home on account of illness.
 Conductor Frank Don has just re turned from a tip to Schenectady and Patterson, N. J. for the E. P. & s. w, where he received a number of locomo. tives for the company.
 The handsome lew private car Ala mogordo came up from Naoozari on the regular Nacozari train yesterday noon and was taken to Bisbee on No. 1 in the afternoon. The car contained a party consisting~of MT. and Mrs. Ben Williams and Mir. and Mrs. James Douglas.
 It was said by local railroad men that small reduction had been made in the force at the freight house in Fl Paso of the c. H. & s. WA, but the pagers from that city state that it con sisted of only four men who had taken on during the recent busy season, and that the force now is not at all below the normal.
 Review Want Ads. Brinq Results.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-04

Yardman DiIIoway is confined to his home on account of illness.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-08-27
FALLS DEAD ON STAIRWAY
Heart Failure Causes Death of
J. M. Henry.
Sudden End of One of the Oldest Native
Citizens of Faulkner County
Last Saturday .

Climbing the stairway over the
Faulkner County Bank last Satur-
day morning James NJ. Henry was
seized with heart failure and tell
dead upon the steps. About an
hour previous to his death Mr..
Henry had gone to the office of
Doctors Brown and McCollum an'
obtained some medicine for he It
trouble. DR.. Brown advised him
to go home at once and gave him
a prescription. 1t is supposed that
he felt an attack of the disease
coming on and was endeavorlng
to return tc the physician Office
when the attack struck him. Every
effort was made to restore him to
life, but without avail.
The funeral was had at Pleasant
Valley Sunday afternoon, Rev.
Gus Graham and Rev. H. B. Flip
pen conducting the services.
Mr.. Henry was one OF the old
est native citizens of Faulkner
county, having been born in this
county May ?, IS45. He was mar
ried Feb. IA, 1866, to Miss Nancy
Casey, and to this union were born
six children, FIVE of whom survive.
The living children are James and
Walter Henry of Enola, Mrs. w.
H. Mcdonald of Naylor, Mrs. J.
d. Brady and Miss Lou Henry of
Conway. Mr.. Henry was married
the second time in 1902 to Mrs.
Mabry, who survives him.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-08-27

Jail about four o'clock in the after
noon and took him a few miles
from town where the night was
spent. Sunday morning the pris-
oner was taken to Little Rock,
boarding the train at Preston, and
was placed in the penitentiary.
Cartwright tells confused story
story of his crime, saying that his
wife and several other men were
plotting to kill him, but no one
who knows him seems to put any
faith in the story. He had been
living on the place where the
tragedy occurred, farm belonging
to !. A. Batson, for nearly two
years past, coming there from Hig-
den, Van Buren county.
1t is likely that Cartwright will
waive his examining trial and will
remain in prison until the next
session of the grand jury. Some
effort is being made to prevail on
Judge Eugene Lankford to call a
special session of the court to try
Cartwright, but it is thought that
this will hardly be done.
Cartwright's father and brother
of Higden were here Monday, but
refused to discuss the tragedy.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-08-27
DEFER SIDEWALK MEASURE
Street Committee Recommends That 1t
Do Not Pass at Present.

At meeting of the city council
Tuesday night the proposed side
walk ordinance introduced at the
previous meeting, on recommended
ton of the street committee, was
deferred until some time later.
The proposed ordinance provided
for an eight-foot concrete walk
along the east side of Front street
and along the north side of Oak
street from the railroad to Locust
avenue, a fve-foot walk on the
west side of Faulkner street, from
Caldwell street to College avenue,
and a four-foot walk on the west
side of Davis street from Robinson
avenue to College avenue.
The street committee reported
that necessary street work would
be completed within a few days
and the work discontinued until
next year.
Accounts for street work, sup
plies and street crossings, amount
ing to S346. 60, were allowed.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-08-27
BUILDING BOOM FOR CONWAY
West Side of Public Square to
be Built Up.
Geo. w. Donaghey and S. M. Apple are to
Build Eight New Business Houses
and Others May Build.

A mild building boom has struck
Conway and as a result at least
eight new business houses are to
be erected on the west side of the
public square within the next year,
with the probability of several 9th
ers going up within the same time.
Geo. w. Donaghey, who owned
275 feet of frontage on the west
side of the square, has sold I25
feet to S. NJ. Apple and 25 feet to
Ben L. Griffin. Under a contract
between him and Mr.. Apple they
are to erect two business houses
each by January I next and two
each during the coming year, max
ing a total of eight. The buildings
will be one-story, SO feet long and
ffteen-foot concrete sidewalk
will be built in front of them.
1t is Mr.. Griffin's intention to
build on his lot at once and to in
stall large printing plant in the
building. George Schichtl and
w. B. Hines, who also own lots
in the same block, have also signi-
fed their intention of building in
the near future, and it is probable
that within year the entire block
will be covered with new business
houses.
Martin & Harton are putting in
a new plate glass front and new
floor in the building in which they
have conducted their general mer-
chandise establishment for many
years. The front or south part of
the building has been leased to w.
H. Norwood of Morrilton, who
will open a novelty store here
within a short time. Martin &
Harton will also put in plate
glass front in their other building
adjoining the one just mentioned
on the west.
DR.. H. E. Cureton has bought
the Harrod lots on the west side
of North Front street and is erect
ing a concrete block business house
which will be occupied by the
monument works of Pat f. Hun
ter.
A thirty-foot extension is being
built on the rear of the building
occupied by the Conway Printing
Company.
Prof. L. A. Niven of the depart,
ment of agriculture on the State
Normal school is making arrange
ments to build a residence in the
! Davies & Garvin annex.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-08-27
FAULKNER COUNTY'S SHARE
Pension and School Funds to be Distrib-
uted Early Next Month.

Nearly twenty-five thousand
dollars will be paid into Faulkner
conuty within the next few days.
This amount will come from the
state treasury and represents the
county share of the state school
and the pension funds.
Within the past few days these
funds have been tabulated by the
state auditor it is found that the
pension fund is sufficient to pay
only 6S cents on the dollar of
the pensions allowed, and SI.86
per capita on the school population
of the county. Upon this basis,
Faulkner county will receive of the
SII,75o pensions allowed, the sum
of s., 900, and upon school pop
ulation of 1854 it will receive the
sum of SIC, ,654.44, making a total
of S24, 644.44.
The county gets the better of it
by SII,I6o.II in the matter of state
funds. This year we paid into the
state treasury for school and pen
sion purposes a total of SI3,4S4.33
divided as follows: State school tax
$SoS9.55; state pension tax ,S44o4.- :
7S. The difference is therefore
nearly S1I 900 in favor of the
county.
The special district of Conway,
with a school population of 1887,
will receive S22o7.S2 from the state
fund, less the treasurer's commits
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-08-27
COMMISSIONERS ORGANIZED
Nominees Warned to Pay Fees at Once to
Get Names on the Ticket.

The newly appointed election
commissioners of Faulkner county
met at the court house last Thurs
day and organized by the election
of ". H. Duncan chairman and ].
B. Higgins secretary. H. w.
Hoover is the Republican member
OF the board.
The commissioners Lecided to
allow nominees until next Mon
day, August 81, to pay the neces-
sary fees for printing their names
on the election tickets. The fee
is S. for county officers and 81 for
township officers.
At the next meeting the board
will appoint the judges and the
other officers for the ensuing cleo
ton.