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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-02-18
How lia Mnuld Ant.

This Is not the hoary bearded tale oi
the raw recruit who halted the object
cf the day in the middle Of the stream
and forced him 10 dIsmount and wade
Through the water to be recognized
although there be a similarity OF set
rings.
A cavalry rookie" on his first nights
Jour was approached by the oliiccr
who. after demanding bis special and
general orders aud asking number Of
more or less reasonable questions
Wound up by requesting the guards
|nicthod OF procedure n he were 10 see
steamboat coming toward him across
be parade ground.
To which the rookie respectfully re-
licd. I'D quit drinking, slr."--Judge.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-02-18
Notice Of Administration

Having qualified as administrators of
Wilson A. Jackson, deceased, this is to
notify all persons having claims against
his estate TO present them to the under
signed on or before January 10. 1909, or
this notice will be plead in bar of their
recovery. All persons indebted TO him
will please come forward and make inn
mediate payment.
This January I9, 1908. =.
A. A. MURDOCH.
J. B. NICHOLS.
-. Administrators.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-02-18
Mortgage Sale.

The undersigned trustee will sell at
public auc ioi!, for cash at the Court
House door IN DarilAln, North Caroline,
on
Saturday, February Goth, 1908
ct IL O'Clock, nj. to the highest bidder,
that vacant lot in Durham City, ". C.,
corner of Canal and New streets, pur-
chased by Fl. Wilder of {. e. King. See
Deed Book No, 26, page SOS, the same
{ onting so feet on Canal street with a
depth of I7o feet.
Ihls sale is made under deed of trust
recorded in Mortgage Book No. 46, page
I42. R. w. WINSTON.
Trustee.
This January 2eth, 1908.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-16
REPUBLICANS TURN
RAPIDLY TO MILLER.
Goshen Maj be Easy Winner for
Long Term to Succeed Congress
man Brick.

Everything in Republican circles
points to Charles W. Miller of Gosh
en- as the probable nominee for req
resentative from the Thirteenth dis
trict TO succeed Congressman Brick.
There was an informal meeting of in
fluential party men at South Bend
Monday and it was understood that
the consensus of opinion was that
Mr.. Miller is the popular choice and
is good man to nominate.
1t is understood that District Chair
man Moorman has about given up
the idea of running for congress in
the near future and that he will re-
tain his position chairman.
The large number of prospective
candidates mentioned Immediately
after the death of Mr.. Brick last week
has been thinned down to very few.
AT present it looks as if the field had
been abandoned to Miller, who has
not yet announced his CdnuludCy. II
is said in Goshen that he will make
the race if nominated, but will not
seek the honor.
Chairman Moorman does not insist
on his contention that there shall be
no special election There is report
that many of the politicians wish to
have a trial OF strength for the short
term. Mr. Moorman is disposed TO
let the affair rest with Governor
Hanly, who in turn desires the opin-
ion of the Republican leaders Of the
district There is no question as to
the attitude OF the average voter-he
does not want any special election.
Reports that the district convention
is TO be called for date late i'll May
could not b. verified, although an
announcement is expected.-Sou h
Bend News
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-16
UNCLE SAM SENDS
GOOD SEEDS
Farmer Gets Best Germs Possible
from His Representative.

The bureau of plant industry at
Washington has just issued a pamph-
let treating the subject Of the ger
mination of vegetable seeds, which
was prepared by Edgar Brown and
Willard L. Gross in which the in
tegrity of Government or congress
ional seed" is maintained
For the purpose of comparing seed
sent out by the department on the
orders of congressman with seed pur-
chased in the open market and known
TO the trade as commission" s-~ls,
several hundred packets of the latter
seed were purchased I'M the States of
Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts,.
Kentucky, Wisconsin, North Dakot5!
Kansas and Colorado and the germin-
alton closely watched.
In all cases the average germin-
alton of the Commission" seeds test
ed was lower than those sent out in
the congressional seed distribution.
The officials of the department. be-
lieve that this destroys he claim
of the critics that Governemnt seeds
are of lower quality and designed
more for the purpose of aiding poll
ticians than the Supplying of good
seed to the farmer. of the country.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-16
MAKE EARLY START
ON LOGANSPORT LINE.
South Bend & Logansport Co. Has
Rights on Michigan Road and in
the City.
(South Bend News.)

Owing to the failure on the part OF
Goshen, South Bend & Chicago Rail
way company to commence work on
the air line between here and Lake
vile within the specified time the
franchise was forfeited and granted
to the South Bend & Logansport
Railway company, the same being FL
ed in the county auditors office Mon
day afternoon.
Tne company is contemplating the
construction to begin not later than
Oct. 1. 1908. and for hourly service
1t has been granted the right of way
beginning ON the Michigan road,
where the south line of the city limits
intersect to Dunmoyer avenue, and
thence to the east side OF the road and
thence south to the town of Lake
vile, the county line. The right of
way is TO be 30 feet in width, except
where same runs from the city limits
to DunmOyer avenue.
The franchise calls for work ON
the construction to be not lated than
Oct. l. 1908, and for hourly service
for the transportation of passengers
daily between a. m. and II p. m.
The representatives of the company
in this city are Samuel S. Perley and
7. p Moredock. They state that
there is no certainty as to when the
construction of the road will be COM
menced, but it is expected that wctk
can be started some time within the
next six weeks.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-16
Ill-Advised and Unnecessary.

The expense of a general election
in county like St. Joseph is some
hing over $4,000. A special election
'or choosing a member of congress
'o fill the unexpired term of Mr..
Brick would involve an expense of
)ver $4,000. Congress is morally GER
air to adjourn during the month of
May 1t will reconvene in December
There is neither political nor legis-
lative necessity for filling the existing
vacancy before November, when the
general election is by law prescribed
20 be held. The only effect special
election within the next few weeks
could have would be to put the seven
counties composing the Thirteenth
district to a large and wholly unwar-
ranted expense and to put into the
pockets of the successful aspirant the
salary provided for a congressman,
without performing the service for
WHICH compensation ID HitShoCu
There is absolutely not single
valid argument that could be advanced
IN favor of a special election. To force
such an election, for the sole pur-
pose of making congressman of
some one for SIX or seven months,
would furnish ample justification for
making the holding OH an unnecessary
special election. with all the expense
attaching thereto, the paramount IS
sue of the special campaign.
1t is to be hoped that Governor
Hanly will see the force of this con-
tention and that he will have suffic-
lent regard for the taxpayers OF this
district to put his veto on any prop
osition having in view the holding of
an election prior to- next November.
South Bend Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-16
MANY ANARCHISTS
in UNITED STATES
GROWTH OF THE RED" DOCT-
RINE SURPRISES OFFIC-
IALS OF THE GOVERN
MENT--PLAIN CLOTHES
MEN GUARD POST
MASTER-GENERAL

As the result of the work of the
Government recently undertaken for
the uprooting of anarchy and anar-
chists in the United States it leaked
out Friday that Government officials
have been absolutely astomnded at
the Widespread growth of anarchy
in the United States. Groups of an
archists have been discovered in al
most every state in the Union, and in
the most unexpected places. Detail
ed information concerning the loca-
ton and numbers was declined by
steps are now being taken by the
Governemnt to get acquainted with
the various groups and their individ
ual members, and they will be kept
under strictest surveillance hereafter.
The clew to the location of the an
archists is said to have been fur
nished by list containing the nam-s
OF several thousand anarchists w1i'n
recently fell into the han ,! thr
Gov.r ,ment Tracing down this list
it has been found that for every name
ON it there are several anarchists
ranging from two to three to an en-,
tire group of ten or twenty or even
more, living in the same town.
Many of the addresses were in rural
districts where foreigners have set
tied within recent years. AS a pre-
'cautionary measures the secret SER
vice is understood to be watching
high officials of the Government with
care. Many highly inflammatory and
threatening letters have reached
members of the Cabinet within the
last few weeks and several such let
tiers addressed to the President, have
been confscated by the Postoffice De-
partment.
According to the local police extra
men have been assigned to the neigh
borhood in which Postmaster-General
Meyer lives and that official was ac-
companied by plain clothes men when
he went to Boston to preside over the
Republican convention. Several of
the letters have been traced to their
original sources and in most instances
it has been found that their authors
were harmless individuals who mere
ly wanted to scare somebody.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-16
WILL FORCE AN
, INTERVENTION
More Islands Troubles May be Foist-
ed Upon Uncle Sam

There is a reason to believe that
measures are now being taken in
Port Au Prince to force the inter-
vention of the United States if pos
sible. At the moment apparent tran
guilty prevails but here is good
authority for the statement that hos
tility against the present Haitien gov
ernment is growing more intense.
1t is rumored-and the rumor is
very general one-that those who
are opposed to the present govern
ment, including the better classes of
Haitiens, contemplate a movement
which will bring matters to crisis
within a very short time. 1t is said
that they will take advantage of the
presence in the harbor of the United
States warslhips to make an armed
demonstration not in the expectation
of owerthrowing the government, but
in the hope of precipitating landing
of marines and subsequently Ameri-
can intervention. A prominent Hal
tien official who is highly esteemed
N the foreign colony said Wednesday
AT present conditions here are in
tolerable and it is impossible that
-hey can continue beyond few days.
Prompt intervention on the part Of
the United States or some other pow
er is the only means of avoiding a
condition of absolute anarchy.
THE Haitien people are not able
TO maintain a stable government. The
better educated Of them realize this,
and they would gladly accept pro-
visional American control if only as a
guarantee of protection of life and
property. | do not believe that there
exists a single Haitien capable of
exercising constitutional control as
president The present government
5 merely military dictatorship per-
Detuating its power through sheer
errorism."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-16
A CHANGE OF MANAGEMENT.
]. R. Fry has Taken Charge of Opera
House-Will Run Vaudeville

]. R. Fry proprietor of "The Ply
mouth Inn," has taken charge of the
management of the Centenn1el Opera
House, and will run scent vaude-
vile.
Tuesday evening will be the open
ing of the new vaudeville. The SER
vices of a proficient pianist have been
secured and Miss Blanche Mccoy will
sing to the illustrated songs. The
box office will be located at the foot
of the stairs, and will support post
er announcing the attraction for the
evening.
Monday and Friday evenings will be
amateurs nights. and will be devoted
to local vaudeville talent.
Changes will be made in the opera
house and Mr.. Fry expects to put it in
first class condition. The vaudeville
program will change every evening
and will be suspended for theatrical
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-16
|. u. PLACES BAN
ON MERRY WIDOW
Immense Leghorn Hats Under Ban
of Professors at University of
Indiana.

Merry Widow" hats have taken
Indiana University by storm with
the result that several of the profess
sors have put the ban on them IN
their clasSrooms.
Before the spring vacation the big
hats were unknown in Bloomi ngton,
but nearly every coed came back to
school Monday with one of the giant
straws, and the campus is dotted with
them.
Prof. AN. Brooks, head OF the fine
arts department. says the hats are a
revival of style in vogue in the lat
ter part of the eighteenth century.
They were called leghorns because
they came from Leghorn, Italy.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-16
POWERS WILL
DISCUSS COURT
UNITED STATES WILL BE REP
RESENTED AT LONDON
CONFERENCE ON MARI
TIME LAW-PRIZE
COURT IN
BALANCE.

Great Britain has extended an invi-
tation to the great maritime powers
t0 participate in a conference at Lon
don, preferably next fall, to determine
if possible, on definite principles of
maritime international law capable OF
being applied by the proposed prize
court provided for at the last Hague
conference The United States will
be represented at this conference, az
cording 10 announcement at the State
Department today
While the conference is designated
as INFORMAL upon its deliberations
and conclusions will undoubtedly de
pend the fate of the proposed inter
national prize court Should the co..-
ference of experts succeed in formu-
lating a code of maritime law which
shall become international by being
accepted by the maritime POWERS, the
success of the proposed court would
seem assured. In the mean time It is
predicted in an authorative quarter
that all governments will refrain from
ratifying the Hague treaty establis' :
ing the prize court
The precise difficulty which the
British Governments is seeking to
have remedied through the confer
ence lies in the existence of the "con-
t;nental maritime law and Anglo
American maritime law" and the
consequent question OF which of
these systems shall be administered
in any given case before the court.
Should the matter of settling this
question be left to the court IT'S pow
ers would in effect be legislative as
we'll as judicial. a proposition which
Great Britain declined to- adhere to.
Both Russia and Japan declined to
sign the prize court agreement at
The Hague on the same ground
The objectionable feature of the
treaty IS contained in Article z, which
provides that where the relations be-
tween the nation which is before the
court as the captor of the prize and
the nation which aggrieved are reg
ulated by treaty, the terms of the
treaty shall govern the court; in the
absence of such a treaty the court
shall apply the rules Of international
law; if there be no generally recog-
nized rule governing the subject the
court shall give judgment in accord.
arce with the general principles OF
justice and equity. The criticism lies
as to the last two provisions. AS o
matters of contraband, blockade and
the doctrine of continuous voyage,
the continental rules and the Anglo
American rules are at variance and
the conflict would at once arise as to
which should become the basis of the
action of the court.
Still another objection to this
treaty has been found and that is that
it might be held TO justify ain appeal
from a decision of the United States
Supreme Court, a procedure which 5
expressly prohibited by the American
Constitution:
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-16
FARMERS OF
INDIANA PROSPER
STATE STATISTICS SHOW
THAT MORE MORTGAGES
WERE PAID OFF FARMS
IN 1907, THAN IN
PREVIOUS
YEARS.

If the paying of mortgage loans
counts for anything, the people OF
Indiana were fully as prosperous in
1907 as they were in 1906. Reports
compiled by the Indiana Bureau OF
Statistics ON satisfaction OF mort
cages recorded for the year ending
December 81, 1907, shows that the to-
tai amount of mortgage loans paid
was $7O,69s,74s. The total amount of
such loans paid in 1906 was $70,114,-
COS. The total number of mortgages
paid off in 1907 was 57,415, and the
total number paid off in 1906 was CO.,
74s.
The report would seem to indicate
too. that farmers, in particular, have
been prosperous during the last year
The number of farm mortgage loans
paid off in 1907 was 35,626, and the
amount S54,432,S70 The total num-
Der of farm mortgage loans paid off
in 1906 was only 2s,497 and the total
amount only $32, ,s9O.566 In the pay
ment of mortgage loans on city and
town lots just the reverse was true
The total number of mortgage loans
on city and town lots paid off in 1907
was 21,7s9, and the total amount was
$16,274.s7s. In 1906 the total number
of mortgage loans on city and town
lots paid off, as shown by the records
was 32,2S7. and the total amount
reached $37 .224,O3
1t is explained by the Bureau of
Statistics that the figures given out
are not conclusive evidence that mon
ey in the sums named has been raised
by those whose property was mort
cages. In some cases the money may
have been borrowed and the payment
Of the mortgage may simply repre-
sent the transfer of the loan from one
source to- another However, the pay
ment of mortgages in large sums is
usually taken as an indication that
those who own the mortgaged prop
erty have been making money. There
fore, the 1907 reports when compared
with those of 1906 would indicate that
the farmers have been more prosper
Gus. while in the cities and towns op-
posite conditions have obtained.
The Bureau of Statistics has receiv-
ea reports from all countries ON the
amount of money paid out in the sal
aries of county officers in 1907. The
aggregate sum paid out by all coun-
ties in county officers salaries was
1,297,4s4.39, distributed as follows:
Auditors, $313,07O22; clerks, $685.
1910; sheriffs, $25s. s.59422; recorders,
S193,52s17; treasurers, $205,755.24,
and surveyors, s5s,3s535. The small
est salary on the list is that of the
surveyor of Union county. His salary
for 1907. according to the report, was
$84.5O.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-16
BAD DOLLARS OUT
Silver Dollars With Half the Silver
Dug Out Are Being Passed in
This Vicinity.

A silver dollar, with a true ring, an
excellent appearance, but which is
minus about half the allotted amount
of silver usually found in silver
dollar, is circulating in this vicinity.
1t is a counterfeit of the highest
grade and it is thought that there
will be a few in circulation in this
city if the merchants are not very
careful
The dollar has been ingeniously
cut almost in half and the silver dug
out of the center, after which an al
10y of some kind has been used to
make the face of the dollar. The
counterfeiter thus secures about fifty
cents worth of silver out of every
good dollar he uses and the true ring
OF the money makes it exceedingly
hard TO detect.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-16
e. w. MILLER
WILL ACCEPT
GOSHEN MAN is POPULAR
THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE
DISTRICT-WOU BE
THE MAN TO UNITE
ALL REPUBLICAN
FACTIONS.

Charles w. Miller of Goshen, will
accept the nomination for congress
man of the 18th district, TO succeed
the late A. l.. Brick, if his nomina-
ton be the wish of the 18th district
Republicans Mr.. Miller who is now
at Saegerstown, Pa. has upon inquiry
of his friends replied that he wishes
in no way to embarrass Republicans
of the 18th district, by announcing
himself a candidate for the nomina-
ton, but if in the forthcoming CON-
vention, his nomination is desired.
he will accept.
The Republican party in this dis
trict will make a great mistake by
neglecting to head their ticket in the
coming campaign with SO popular a
candidate as Mr.. Miller.
Charles W. Miller of Goshen is the
only man in the district who could
certainly unite all OF the petty fac
ions in the party. He would add a
great strength to the party ticket,
and would pull the district through,
with a great majority, as in the days
of old
OF course Mr.. Miller does not SOL
icit the nomination, but since he has
agreed to accept, if the nomination
is rendered him, it behooves all Re-
publicans of the 18th district, great
and small to unite on c. W. Miller,
for congress stand by him through
the campaign. and glide successfully
through election. without the anguish
and close shave of 1906.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-16
SAYS FAIRBANKS
IS STRONGEST
Former Senator Deboe Outspoken
for the Hoosier-Kentucbia
to Instruct.

Charles w. Fairbanks will make
the strongest candidate that the Re-
publicans can nominate for the presi-
dency," said former United States
Senator William J. Deboe, of Marion,
KY, in Evansville Tuesday night
HE is strong with both the business
interests and the iaboring men of the
country" he added "He has gone
the even tenor of his way, making
friends and admirers in many States,
and to my mind he is stronger by
far than any other man in the race.
He is the only Republican in my es-
trmation, who could carry Kentucky
in the election this TALL"
Former Senator Deboe said he be-
heved that at least eight of the eleven
districts in the State and perhaps
more, would instruct their delegates
for the Indiana statesman, and the
delegates-at-large from that State
will probably be for Fairbanks. Mr..
Deboe said that such leading Repubh-
cans of the State as Senator-elect w.
O. Bradley and Governor Wilson
are outspoken in favor OF the nomin-
alton of Fairbanks Only one com
gresslonal district in the State, the
First. has selected delegates TO the
national convention These delegates
are former Senators. Deboe and
Adolph We'll, of Paducaf, and they
are both instructed for Fairbanks.
Mr.. Deboe says he believes Fairbanks
would carry Kentucky by large ma
iority and run better in all the south
ern states than any other man the
Republicans could name for pres
dent
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-16
L. G. TONG, CASHIER. DEAD.
Breakdown Result of Worry Over
Financial Situation.

L. G. Tong, cashier of the St. Jo-
seph Savings Bank and one of the
best known men in South Bend, died
Sunday afte a long continued i'll
ness, following a nervous breakdown
early last fall Mr. Tong's disability
was the result of the financial situa-
ton of last October and he was re-
moved to a hospital at Milwaukee
several weeks ago. He failed TO i'm
prove and was returned to his home
Mr.. Tong was formerly mayor of
South Bend. In his early years, be-
fore he became connected with the
South Bend financial institution, he
was a professor in the university of
Notre Dame