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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-24
LAWYERS PLEAD FOR BECKETT
Committee Of Two Hundred Sends letter %
AL New York Members Of E.

The Lawyers Committee OF wo Hum 7--.-s
Is working fer Surrogate Beckett, mail al s--
peal last night 70 every lawyer IN T. er--.e.
eleven thousand altogether. and WIS ---
their candidate The letter which sE.-- So
each member OF the committee including che -l1z-
prominent lawyers IN the city. SAYS THAI they can
think Of bette way OF carrying out their worG
than by submitting 10 their brethren AT the bar
the pTopriety and dIty OF united effort IN Surro-
gate BeckettS behalf
succeeding judge who had been nominated and
elected by both political parties says the letter.
lit hoped that Surrogate Bscketr's peculiar
fitness would have resulted in his unanimous nom
nation, which would OF course have insured his
election without further effort Inasnuch how
ever there other candidates FOR the
Office. II becomes the duty OF the lawyers OF this
county. who best know the ability industry and
efficiency OF Surrogate Beckett. To exert every
effort 70 bring about his election Partisan politics
should have sway IN the selection o. 1udsez,
aud this Is peculiarly true u the Surr0SaGN''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-24
GO BACK ON PALMlERI
Prominent independence League
Hen Ont for Beckett.

The threat Of prominent men n the Independence
League 70 bolt the nomination OF John Paluliert
for Surrogate carried out last night when
Melvin G. PaIIiser. who nominated for the
Supreme Court and later refused 70 run James b
Butler member Of the state executive COMMITTEES
ana treasurer OF the National Inde pendencs Club.
who was chairman OF the Lyric Hall convention:
John ] Hopper. member OF the state executive
committee Sylvester l. Malone Harry Miller.
Philip Schneider and others delivered letter 10
Charles II Beckett in which they went
ord as urging his candidacy
Mr. Hearst was in California when the Lyric
Hall convention met on October s The leaders Z
the Independence League in This county. headed
by Clarence J. Shearn had agreed that Surrogate
Beckett although a Republican. should receive the
nonlina ton On hts record Mr.. Shesrn. Just be-
fore the convention sent letter TO Henry F.
Miller chairman OF the Beckett lawyers com
nittee declaring his strong belief in the principle
that "a tudga who has been coed Judge and
has demonstrated his fitness should be reelected.
no matter what his political Affiliations may be-
for the appearance Of Arthur Brisbane. who forced
the nomination OF Mr. Palmieri
The letter 10 Surrogate Beckett says
We the undersigned. members OF the Infepen-
dence League. desire 70 appreciation %
and tender our support the Hon Charles II
Beckett in his campaign FOR election as Surrogate.
our reasons for this first. that believe
in 4 non-partisan Judiciary, second the admirable
record OF efficient service which Surrogate Ee~Sett
has made In his present position. and HIS eminent
qualifications for rendering further useful pubic
service.
We earnestly urge oil public spirited cit!zeus r.
respective Of thei- partisan af7tlcns 20 vote for
Charles Fl. Beckett for Surrogate
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-24
REPUBLICAN MEETINGS TO-DAY.

Commercial Travellers Sound Money League No b
Union Sluare-EIhu Root IT.. and Edmund Wilson.
EVENING.
Cau1p and Third ayeuue-Charles
+. T. I.ovatJ Joseph Beihit William NJ had
bourne and John W. Cartwright
Atwood. William II Wadhams and Joseph I>eyfnsou-
Camp Hughes l+gth and Third ayenue-Tke
J. Wesley HIN and J. J Realm
10th Building I5Oth Amsterdam
The Rev. j. Wesley HIN. James l. Feensy r. H.
ney II Hickey
Republican Club o he 5th Assembly District 80
West 18th Stre"t-Narttr SChenck William pukan. \ Z
Jetmore. Joseph Hacket r. \. Atkins. Edmund Bod.ne
and Prrius
Hungarian club. No. 80 East 18th street-A 5 New
Aroo Han. No io3 clinton strcet-E.x Senator y A.
F;iRler,s Senator Martin samuel : kpeng. Fred
ertCk /. J D. Wefmors
Republican q 18th Assembly District-Out-
door meetings Eighth a ana 5gth
Columbus and esd Lsndon Bates
Goldberg Francis ". Bird Douglass Green and Louis
h Hosner
Pioneer Republican club OF the 3tth Assembly Dis
ttict -Cutdoor meetings fremont AID
Read and fremont and Washington Joel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-24
JUSTICE TRUAx DECIDES FOR WALDO

Justice Truax Of the Supreme Court. denied yes
terday ar application Of counsel for the Indapen-
dence League for a review Of the proceedings Of
the Board of Elections. which refused to remove
the name Of RhInelander Waldo from the league
column on the official ballot The league asserts
that the convention which nominal d Captain
Waldo who Is the regular Democratic noruirs.
for Congress in the 18th District, was Irregular
and illegal
Justice Truax held that review could OIL be
had IN the aridavits pres .ulrd 10 the Board cf
Elections. and ia this ihc testimony was taken
orally ami FreHidvat Doolns OF tAe Board refused
to produce a transcript.
An appeal taken 10 The Appellate Division
ard it VAS set down Tor argument before mat III
bunai Oh OctOU-r -, IL 10 4. 81.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-24
BIG LEAGUE MASS MEETING.

Two big meetings will be held tonight in
Manhattan and Brooklyn under the auspices OF the
Independence League. At Carnegie Hall Nj Hearst
has announced that he will read a few OF
those letters" Thomas l. Hisgen. candidate for
President on the Independence party ticket his
associate. John Temple Graves. ard Clarence J.
Shearn. the Independence League candidate for
Governor will speak. For Brooklyn meeting
at Cernont Rink the speakers will be practically
the same as the Carnegie Hall meeting. There
will be mass meeting at Grand Central Palace
on Tuesday night and a labor rally at Cooper
Union Thursday night
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-24
HUGHES FOR PROGRESS, SAYS PARSONS
Head Of County Committee Praises Governor
-Elihu Root Jr, Prods Chanler

Representative Herbert Parsons. president Of the
Republican County Committee. said last night IN
addressing a meeting WoIby Hall IN East sd
street. Governor Hughes has rendered a great
educational service 10 this state The people are
fortunate to have 2 leader who Is wise not hasty
with strength withstand clamor and demand
proof He is the must have If we are 10
make progress
Elihg Root. jr- said "C7anIer is nonentitv-
not q bad man just d cipher descendant Of good
family. When a man remains silent about his
principles it Is safe TO say h. has none, or that
those he has make him ashamed"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-24
KINGSLEY cRITIcIses HUGHES

The Brooklyn Citizen" published yesterday
letter from Darwin =. Kingsley IN which he criti
c.ses Governor Hughes FOR ;he laws governing life
insurance which were passed rs. result Il the
Armstrong investigation. which was conducted
under the direction Of Nj. Hughes Mr. kingsley ie
nov the president Of The New York Life Insurance
Company. which one Of tire companies in the
mana cement OF which The Hughes probe laid bare
many abuses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-24
CLEVELAND ON BRYAN IN 1906.
Platform Cannot Cover Unrepented Sins or
Deficiencies of the Candidate

The New York Times" published yesterday
letter written by President Cleveland to Colonel
Felix A Reeve In 1896. in which he expressed his
sentiments in regard TO Bryan and the Democrat
party. Colonel Reeve. who is Assistant Solici-
tor Of the Treasury Department and was the Soil
citor under President Cleveland. acknowledged the
authenticity of the letter to correspondent Of
The Times" The letter follows
Tamworth. y. II. July T. 1905.
Nv dear Mr.. Reeve l desire TO thank you for
your very friendly letter OF the llrh INST recov-
cred sufficiently a few days to undertake the
tourney 10 our summer home here. where. amid
Iur- air and family delights. l expect to entirely
regain my health.
note what you say in regard 10 the unfortunate
Might of Democracy. 7 dumfo lnded when see
its APPARENT willingness TO turn again 20 Organism
sugar coated, but otherwise UnChaneed-aS mani
Tested by the cool chsra cterSticaly modest In
tarEiew Of The Peerless published in the news
papers Of yesterday
I cannot put out or my mind the idea that how
over good party PLATFORM may he, II cannot
cover the unrepented sins or Deficiencies OF the
candidate. nit,
an, more saddened by present political cond.-
rions than | have thought | could be IN any sucn
,,,r,,r,7stauCes ! am. very sincerely.
tSEnei GROVER tl4tN tIlA\D
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-24
BAR SAMPLE BALLOTS IN MARYLAND.

BY TelegTaph % The TribuneI
Baltimore oct 3-Attorney General Straus de-
cided to-day that sample ballots for the instruction
Of flterate negroes only be distributed in
those counties in which the ballot contains the
party designation This prohibits the OF speSi-
men ballots in the black belt sections the
Wilson law. The Republicans have had sample
ballots printed that the niterate might be taught
how to mark their ballots for Republican can
didates
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-24

Mr.. Bryan will arrive in Schenectady and re-
main there until %, in which time he expects
make TWO speeches. Mr.. Bryan will stay in Troy
all night His schedule for Thursday is as fol-
lows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-24

D o
Syracuse Observation-Disclosures. 6.35 p Mass meeting
Ex-Judge Parker will speak with Mr.. Bryan at
the Syracuse meeting. On October 81 the
judge Will speak in Buffalo.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1908-01-31
Sheriff's Sale.

THE STATE OF TEXAS,
COUNTY OF MARIoNJ By virtue of an
alias order of sale. issued out of the
Honorable District court of Marion
County, on the 10Th day of January. A.
D. 1908, by the Clerk thereof. in the
case of State of Texas, versus Fl. G.
Latham, No. 1916. and to me. as Sheriff,
directed and delivered, will proceed to
sell for cash, within the hours prescribe
ed by law for Sheriff's Sales. on the
First Tuesday in March A. D. 1908, it
being the 3rd day of said month, before
the Court House door of said Marion
County. in the City of Jefferson, the
following described property, to- wit:
Beginning at the 5. E. corner of the
William Gilbert, two labor survey in
the West line of John Hanks, 129 labor
survey; stake from which Willow
Oak 10in in dia brs S. "a W. A yrs mkd.
I. F. another brs YRS. Thence w with
said Gilbert survey, at South line at 6l5
yrs, the N E corner of VIM, Smith, 800
acre survey. Post Oak lin in dia. brs
80 w 233 yrs, mkd 7 F; pine in in
dia. 10 brs S. 70. 24f yrs. Thence s. E
with the Erst line of same at 1900 yrs,
Facross Scott Creek at road at 1872, yrs
/ E corner of said Smiths Survey at l475
yrs at stake, a water oak ISin in dia brs
y 2 Is E 4 yrs mkd F; Black Jack
Gum Gin in dia hrs n S4 E 8 yrs mkd X
Thence East 595 yrs to the West line of
said John Hanks survey, "a stake whenco
A B Gin in dia brs N w 10 $40 yrs
mkd x; pine 18in in dia brs n % W 8
yrs mkd Theme North with the west
line of same; t475 yrs to the place of
5egining. containing orc hundred and
fifty eight acres of land, more or less,
Patented to Joseph NJ Fitzgera :, Au-
gust 23rd 1859, Presumption be ,daight.
leviee on as the property of III. G. La
than to satisfy Judgment amounting
to $29 68 in favor of State of Texas and
costs of suit.
Given under my hand. this 18th day
January. A ID. 1913.
w. S. TERRY, Sheriff.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1908-01-31
NOTED DIVINE DIES.
Rev. James A. Duncan Departs
This Life at Temple.

Temple, Tex, Jan. 27-At his resi-
dence In this city Rev. James A. Dun
can departed this life after brief III
ness.
Born in Scotland in 1921, he cams
to the United States In 1S4S, settling
at New Orleans. He went to Canada
In 1858, but returned after an absence
OF one year and located at Algiers,
La. In In 1853 he became resident
OF Grimes county, Texas, residing
there for twenty-three years. In 1861
has was ordained a deacon In the
Methodist Epispoca1 church, South, at
La Grange. For twenty-five years he
preached in Madison, Grimes and Leon
counties, where he organized several
churches.
Subsequently he was stationed at
Bastrop, Columbus anu Weimar. Orig
inally q communicate Of the Episco-
pal church, Mr.. Duncan had affiliated
with the Methodist church for the rea-
son that no church of his persuasion
was accessible. but in 1888 he formal-
ly returned to the Episcopal faith and
served as missionary at Lampasas,
and later became rector of st. Luke's
parish, Bolton, and also assumed
charge of the Temple mission.
In 1891 he removed to Temple He
resigned the charge at Temple in 1893,
but continued in charge Of the work
at Cameron, Rockdale, Bolton and 9TH
er places.
Mr.. Duncan was twice married. He
first married Miss Marian Locke at
WATERFOWL, N. Y, in 1S48. This union
was blessed with three sons and two
daughters, all of whom survive, name
ly, Messrs. A. P. and s. D. A. Dun
can of Waco, ]. 3. Duncan of Austin,
Mesdames Lewis Ellers of Bastrop and
J. w. Martin of Bryan. The first wife
died In Bolton in 1888.
In 1891 Mr.. Duncan was united in
marriage to Mrs. E. T. Young of Tenn
pie, and their home was blessed with
one son, Donald, fifteen years of age
Burial was at Bolton, services being
conducted by Bishop Kinsolving and
Rev. e. G. Seaman, rector Of Christ
church, Temple. Masonic order con-
cludsd the services. Mr.. Duncan was
thirty-second degree Mason, with
membership in Rose Croix consistory,
Galveston. The funeral cortege was
one Of the longest ever seen in Bell
county.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1908-01-31
COLONEL MANN NO MORE.
Prominent Grand Army Man and High
IL M,enni. N;,@I>,

Prominent Grand Army Man and High
In Masonic Circles.
Dallas, Jan. 27.-Colonel Martin W.
Mann, prominent Grand Army man
and leading Odd Fellow, died at his
residence here, aged seventy-seven
years. Born in Bavaria, deceased
came to America at an early age. He
was a Union soldier during the civil
war, participating in many engage
msnts. At Shiloh Colonel Mann dis
tinguished himself.
For over thirty years he was q res
idsnt of Texas, residing first at Bren-
ham. Colonel Mann came to aDIlas
nearly twenty years ago. In 1891 and
1889 he was commander Of the Texas
department Of the Grand Army q the
Republic.
He was a high priest of the Royal
Arch Masons and commander of the
knights Templar. He was president
Of the German Mutual Assurance com
pany.
Some years ago Colonel Mann was
the Republican nominee for governor
of Texas.
By occupation he was a building
contractor, but retired from business
some years ago. He was also mem
Der of the German Methodist Episcopal
church. ~
Mrs. Mann died Aug. 16, 1906.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1908-01-31
DEMOCRATS pINED.

Senator Bailey Invited, but He Was
Not in Attendance.
Washington, Jan. Ex-senator New.
lands Of Nevada gave a dinner Mon.
day night in honor of Hon. w. J.
Bryan, who is a guest of the senator
at "Woodley" his country residence.
Those invited to the dinner were one
half of the Democratic members Of
the senate according to the alphabet.
cal arrangement of names in the con.
gressional directory.
Senator Newlands had arranged for
a similar dinner Tuesday evening,
with the other half of the Democratic
senators to be invited. The invited
guests Monday night were Hon. w. ].
Bryan, Senator Bacon, Bailey, Ban.
head, Clarke, Clay, Culberson, Daniel,
jeff Davis, Foster, Frazier, Johnston,
Latimer and McCreary. Senator Bailey
was not present. Senator Newlands
said that no political significance at.
tached to the dinner.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1908-01-31
JEFFERSON. TEXAS, FRIDAY. JANUAR
PORT ARTHUR R6JO|CEs
Other Cities Send Represents
tives to Participate.
CANAL COMPLETION CAUSE
Event Marked the culmination Of the
Undertaking of Uniting the Waters
of the Neches and Sabine Rivers to
Ship Channel

Port Arthur, Tex, Jan. 2s.-There
was held at Port Arthur Monday a
great celebration, in which the peo-
pie Of this city, Beaumont, Orange and
Sabine Joined, with guests present
from along the Texas coast, the event
marking the completion of the gov.
eminent work on the Sabine Lake
canal, that gives deep water facilities
for Beaumont through the Neches
river, to Orange, just above the mouth
of the Sabine river, connecting those
two rivers with the Port Arthur ship
channel and to deep water.
The celebration took the form of
speech-making and general felicita-
tons on the completion of the work.
The home fleets of Port Arthur,
Orange, Sabine and Beaumont al d the
revenue cutter Window, ordered here
by Secretary Cortelyou, participated
and formed an imposing array of ship
ping. Among the visitors was Major
J. F. McIndoe of the United States
engineering corps, with headquarters
at New Orleans, under whose direction
the canal was constructed. BY OF.
ders of the mayor a. holiday was OBJ.
served.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1908-01-31

Wnen pIV0FS 1eI Angry
"One of the strange effects that div
ing has upon those who practice It,"
said veteran diver, sis the invariable
bad temper felt while, working at the
bottom. and as this irritability passes
away as soon as the surface Is reach
ed again it is only reasonable to sup
pose that it is caused by the unusual
pressure of air inside the dress affect
ing the lungs and probably through
them the brain. My experience has
been that while below one may fly
into the most violent passion at the
merest trff1e. For instance, the life
line may be held too tight or too slack;
too much air or too little or some i'm
aginary wrongdoing on the part Of the
tender or the men above will often
cause the temper to rise. have some
times become SO angry in similar
way that I have given the signal to
pull up with the express intention Of
knocking the heads off the entire crew,
but as the surface was neared and the
weight of air decreased my feelings
have gradually undergone a change
for the better until by the time reach
ed the ladder and had the face glass
unscrewed 1 had forgotten entirely
what it was came up for."-New York
Press.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1908-01-31

root, Unicorn root, Black Cohosh mt
Lady's slipper root and chemically pure
giycerine of proper strength. to extrac4
and preserve the medicinal princjnles
residing in the roots employed. for anv
length OF time in any climate. II il
scientifically prepared by experienced
chemists and pharmacists at the labo-
ratory of the Worlds Dispensary Med
ical Association, Buffalo, n. Y.
In the early sixties it was usually tina
duty OF Q practicing physician to ride
many miles every day on his regular
round or visits upon his patients In
those Gays a young man who had re-
ceived a careful medical training In one
of the best colleges of that day was acs
customed to ride ten, twenty and often
thirty miles or more, visiting the siclr
and afflicted. His success was SION
phenomenal. Doctors and families called
him for consultation to towns At can
siderable distances by rail. He became
especially noted in the cure Of ohstinate
and distressing diseases OF women He
had early discovered that bv comh;nino
the extracts of certain native medieinal
plants in just the right Proportion. with
out the use of alcohol. his wPrescrin-
ton almost invariably cured such
cases Later. in order to place this rem
edy before the public ina shape easily 70
ne grsr"re-. ne .esta biishe6-S bora tory
al bnualo, N W WI here regularly quail
he'd chemists and pharmacists were put
in charge 10 accurately prepare his q Pre-
scriptionp and put it in Shape for shin
ment This remedy, which he named M.
Pierce's Fayorite Prescription. is NOT a )
patent medicine, but is real prescri,s
tion OF real physician in a real practice.
and hence the name.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1908-01-31

Che story that comes to Wash
ington from Rio de Jeneiro about a
plot to destroy some if not all of
the American bsttleships. lacks CT
fetal confirmation. That is only
to be expected, seeing way that
the news service of the depart
10 ents is run, but there is enough
D.. Ss on the outside to indicate
thrre is something at the bottom
O. he story. 1t is an interesting
d ,elopment from several stand
points 10 the first place there
could be nothing more senseless
ly wicked than an attempt against
the American warships at any time
ani especiallyin harbor of a very
Fl IDLY foreign power. But it lie
j, I the sort of a thing that the an
q histic propaganda would prompt
I , fact that the plot seems to
have been Matched in Paris and
that the anarchists of Germany
and Italy we're mixed up 10 it 10
dicates how wide spread is the nei
" .rk of this crazy cult, the enemy
of all civilized eociety. What they
could hope to gain by this whole
sale murder and destruction is i'm
possible for sane people to uuder.
stand. But the mere fact-that such
a thing was contemplated ought
Il rouse the nations of the world
I fight this crazy sect to extsrmi.
tivn.
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1908-01-31
The New Ten Commandments

1. Thou shalt not go away from
home to do thy shopping, nor thy
wife, nor thy some, nor thy daugh-
tiers,
2 Thou ehalt patronise thine
own merchants; that they may not
be driven from their home to find
food for their children,
3 Thou shalt patronise thine
own merchant and also the printer
and they shall patronise thee.
4. Thou shalt pay thy bills
promptly that thy credit may be
good in the land where thou dwell.
est, and thy neighbors greet thee
gladly; then deposit thy surplus
in home banks,
5 Thou shaft not knock the
props fIom under thine own town
in order to be revenged on thine
enemy lest thou perish with him.
6 Thou shalt not incline thine
ear to the voice of pride, nor per-
NIT vanity to overcome thy heart
Z. Thoushalt spend thine earn
ings at home, that they may re-
turn whence they came and give
nourishment to such as come after
thee.
s. Thou shalt not bear false
witness against the town wherein
thou dweXest. but speak well of it
in the ears Of all men.
g Thou shalt not covet thy
neighbours seed wheat nor his meat
hog. nor the COW, nor the corn that
ia in his crib, but whatsoever thou
desirest thou shalt buy from him
and thou shalt pay the price there
of in the coin of the realm.
10 Thou shalt keep these COM
msndments and teach them to thy
children unto the third and fourth
generation, that they may be made
to flourish and wax rich while
thou art laid to rest with thy faith
ers.-San Diego. (0al.) News.
The foregoing commandments
are heartily commended to every
citisen of Jefferson and Marion
county, cut it land keep it where
you can refer to it frequently, or
better still, memorize it. and live
up to it's teachings. Every word
of it is as true as the ten command
ments you learned when a child,
lfyou would be happy and pros
porous, keep both the old and new
DJn't cast either aside
Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1908-01-31
HOw,s ThisY

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall 8
Catarrh Cure. F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned, have known F. ]. Cheney
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Wholesale Druggists oledo o.
Hall Catarrh Cure is taken internally acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 7s
cents per bottle. Sold by all Druggists
Address: F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.