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Evening journal., 1908-11-12
Personal and Pertinent

When Commissioner Allen had charge Of the Patent
Office In Washington he very punctihous about the
respect him position demanded full tri-
butte from everybody.
one day he was sitting at his desk two men came
in without knocking announcement and without re-
moving their hats.
looked up impaed the with his gilt
tering eye. Gentlemen" he said severely who are
visitors this Office are always announced
and always their hats"
Huh replied of the men, 'we amt visitors
and don't give hoot about seeing YOU We came in TO
hx the steam pipes"-Saturday Evening Fost.
Evening journal., 1908-11-12
Thursday, November II, 1908
DIVIDED RESPONSIBILITIES.
W HILE the loss Of the lower house Of tho


w HIlE the loss Of the lower house of the
Legislature was disappointing to the
State Republicans, there are some grains OF con-
ISOLATION which they can pick out of the Incl
dent No United States senator is to be chosen
by the coming session and, therefore, the Legis-
ature can devote itself strictly to the consdera-
lion of such legislation as is needed for the wei
fare Of the State. For some years the Democrats
have been relieved of the responsibility of initiat
ing of enacting legislation; They have occupied
the advantageous point of being critics and on
lockers ready to take up the mistakes of the
other fellows and to profit thereby.
The last time the Democrats were i'll power
some years ago their record was not such as TO
commend itself to the voters, and the Democrats
lost control.
During the recent campaign an effort was made
TO show that the Democrats had purged them
selves of their misdongs, and if entrusted with
power there would be new Democracy. Some
OF the voters have taken the Democrats at their
word and therefore have given them chance.
They will have the opportunity in the lower house
OF the Legislature to show what they can do.
The Republicans have been held responsible for
all the legislation affecting the liquor interests,
and all other interests, and they have had to stand
sponsor for the acts of the Legislature They are
also responsible for the very good administration
that the party has given in the State and in this
county. But the new legislation that is to be en-
acted will cause a divided responsibility and the
people will therefore be enabled to Judge of the
merits of the parties.
Evening journal., 1908-11-12

But the Hon Timothy l., Woodruff. chairman Of
the Republican State Committee of New York, is
an aspirant for senatorial honors and a lively
fight is promised 1t is unlikely however, that
Mr.. Woodruff will be chosen. He and the ma
chine leaders of New York opposed the rencm-
nation of Mr.. Hughes for governor but the gov
ernor was named and won a triumphant victory.
And it is highly probable that Mr.. Woodruff and
his friends will meet the same defeat in their con-
test to control the election of a senator as they
did in their efforts to rebuke Mr.. Hughes.
Evening journal., 1908-11-12

Postal receipts for October, 1908 show a gen
eral increase over the same month of last year. A
statement of receipts at the fifty largest post
offices Just made public by the Post Office De
partment indicate that the New York office took
in $I,7o46o76o during the month-just six
per cent above the figures for the same month
last year. San Francisco is high on the list. with
$IO2628o0 for October. IOoS-an increase OF
nearly % per cent The increase in the postal re-
ceipts show the general improvement in business
throughout the country
Evening journal., 1908-11-12
FORWARD IN CITY AN STATE.

TAJ ILNINGTON should get into closer
w touch with the State. how many Della
varcans from the lower counties are there who
hardly know that Wilmington is on the map eX-
cept at election times? They pass us by. They
are not Interested in they should be. They
don't realize what live city of 10000 population
Is Wilmington. They don't know personally how
many fine new buildings have been put up in
Wilmington how our stores have been steadily
Improving how the business atmosphere is
changing and what desirable place Wilmington
is in which to do shopping and transact other
business. The face of Market street is constantly
changing. Improvements are being constantly
made. Our stores are getting metropolitan air
Our business men are becoming more and more
hopeful New merchants want TO come here, If
thev can secure accommodations. There is
optimistic spirit in the city This spirit must be
directed and helped by the public authorities by
tAe men prominent in the industrial and CONNER
Nal life OF the city, by the city represented in
the Board of Trade.
We sometimes wonder whether the hand
some new station of the Pennsylvania Rail
foad Company is appreciated. The Pennsylvania
railroad stations are marks OF the progress of
Wilmington. How they have changed in the last
quarter of a century. Not so many years ago we
had the old brick station suitable TO Wilmington
in those days. Then we had a larger and finer
station, that we thought great improve
ment at the time. But now we have handsome
" fitted up station that is metropolitan and must
impress the traveller that Wilmington is OF some
account The citys progress has kept pace with
that Of the railroad company. So when the
folks from down the State happen this way and
see our fine new station which is a source of
gratihcatoB to the people, as it must be to the
railroad company let them stop off, and if they
are acquainted, let them get better acquainted.
Let all Delaware work together one, and the
State will become better anj brighter place
than il is to-day, and it is not dark and dull
by any means.
Now that politics is finished, let us have an
other campaign for Wilmington and Delaware, a
campaign in which all can join. There is going to
be great revival of industry, a quckenng of the
pulse Of the arteries Of trade and let Wilmington
be foremost in this progressive movement that is
starting in all parts OF the country.
Evening journal., 1908-11-12
The United Publishers Association

The publishers, Bulletin official organ Of the UNITED
PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION, prints the following;
"rTiE WILMl NGTON EVENING JOURNAL ,ias a
guaranteed circulation OF than 1920 daily, which mas
been verified by examination"
The examination was made by Mr.. Arthur Koppeli, gem
the association who offers 60 81 200
his money undertake that the EVEN
ING JOURNAL has the largest paid crcuaton Of pa
printed In Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1908-11-12
GRAND OPERA HOUSE

when Knighthood was in Flower" will
be produced at Opera House matinee and
night next Saturday by Miss Grace Mer-
ritt and her excellent company. MARY
Tudor" the heroine was an adroit plead
er, knowing her power full well, she did
not always plead, having the Tudor tern
per and preferring to command" Miss
Grace Merritt is the personifcation OF
that descriptions real Mary Tudor"
She more than grauhes the wish OF
Charles Major, the author.
Evening journal., 1908-11-12
Trick Ballots in MARYLAND.

Baltimore American.
The need Of tho state is free and
honest ballot AS long as trick ballots
of any kind are allowed or tolerated so
long will Maryland be behind her sister
states In national Importance and In the
self-respect OF her own citizens. A trick
ballot Is a virtual robbery from the pub
lie Of its most vital public rights.
Evening journal., 1908-11-12
Peoples Column

Anonymous communications for
the peoples column will not be
printed. Names of contributors to
the column will not be printed, but
must he furnished THE EVENING
JOURNAL as an evidence Of good
faith on the part or the contributor.
Evening journal., 1908-11-12

Not even our Democratic friends are asserting
that the election was carried by the wholesale use
OF money. We are thankful for that. The stories
of corruption funds will have to take their places
with the discarded things of the past, and our
Democrat friends will have t. find a new tune
for their organs TO grind out.
Evening journal., 1908-11-12
Yale Princeton Football Game-Prinee'
ton. November u.

Special through train via Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, leaves Wilmington,
Saturday. November IA, at 1887 a. m.
Returning leaves Princeton 80 minutes
after the game. stopping at Broad st.
Station. Philadelphia, 80 minutes for
dinnero
Evening journal., 1908-11-12

Revival Services at Second M. p.
Revival meetings began at Second NJ
p. Church last Sunday and will con-
tinue indefinitely.
Evening journal., 1908-11-12

II seems that after all the President intends to
name the new senator from New York State to
succeed Mr.. Platt The senator is not to be Mr.
Roosevelt, but Mr. Elihu Root Secretary of
State and one OF the abest men in the country
Evening journal., 1908-11-12
OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENTS.

The Association
Of American Ac-
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Tho Association OF American rcat advertisers
Advertisers (New York City, has Z this country
examined certified to the circulation he such
this Publication Only the figures OF pers as submit
circulation contained IN its report It's examination
guaranteed BY the Association. any any,,,ii moot
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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-01-02
| TlG News d South Dakota |
FARMERS ARE VICTIMS.
Real Estate Swind,er Operates In
South Dakota

The real estate CRATER is abroad in
this state, and he has been able TO
work his scheme with great deal of
profit in the north part of the state,
notably in Brown county. Twenty
two farmers were caught in the
smooth deal, and their notes are now
out waiting for some banker to collect
them when due. The queer" rea.
estate men went to farmer and asked
him If he would sell his farm, to
which the farmer replied that he
would not sell the land now. The
agent then made him an offer and fol-
lowed it up with several others, each
time going higher in price until the
farmer finally said he would take $50
per acre for the farm. The agent
said he could sell the land at this fig
ure and would make the sale provided
the farmer would pay him so cents an
acre for advertising purposes, payable
when the farm wac sold. To this the
farmer agreed, and the agent pro-
duced a contract which the farmer
signed. The contract simply reads
that the farmer shall pay the agent
SO cents for advertising the land, and
does not mention that the agent must
sell the land before the so cents is
payable. This little joker was over
looked by the farmer, and several
weeks later he received a copy Of an
advertisement of his quarter section
for publishing his advertisement. One
Of the farmers of the twenty-five
paid $500 as his share of the swindle,
but the others assert that they are go
ing to fight the payment of the con-
tract noes. Attorneys who have been
consulted on the validity of the notes
states that they are good and can be
collected through the medium of the
courts.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-01-02
BUSINESS MEN MEET.
Meeting of Dakota Federation Will BE
. Important.


All the commercial clubs in South
Dakota are being urged by George r.
Blackman, of Sioux Falls, secretary of
the Federation of Commercial Clubs
of South Dakota, to send from threer
to five delegates to the annual meeting
of the federation, which will be held
at Pierre on Tuesday, Jan. 21. This
meeting will be the second annual one
held by the federation, the first con-.
vention having been held at Rapid
City about year ago.
The meeting of the federation will
be an important one. Matters of gen-i
eral importance to the state, such as
the proposition of adopting some plan
for inducing the next legislature to
make an appropriation of money to,
be expended in advertising the statel
and its resources, and the securing of
pure seed for distribution among thel
farmers will be taken up and discuss
ed.
Secretary Blackman has been adj
vised that the commercial club OF!
Pierre is making elaborate prepara-
tions for the suitable entertainment Of
the delegates who will attend the jan
uary meeting in that city, The meet
ing is expected to be a very success,
full one. ss. ~...+~ ;
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-01-02
TO REPRIMAND KULP
LIGHT SENTENCE Fon DAvEN-
PORT MILITIA CAPTAIN.
Governor Approves Sentence Because
He Has No Power to Increase and
No Inclination to Lessen It--verdict
F1ays Telegraph Companies.

The courtmartial which tried Capt.
Oliver w, Kulp for charges arising
from his failure to stop the Daven-
port Iowa, prize fight did not find
him guilty Of willful disobedience Of
orders. It did, however, find him
guilty of such disobedience as to war
rant a reprimand. and it's verdict sub
mitted to Gov. Cummins and opened
by him Friday directed that a repri-
mand be administered
This verdict was communicated b,
the recent courtmartial to Gov. Cum.
minis and was disclosed Friday, with
the finding OF the commander in chief
to the effect that as he had no power
TO increase the penalty and no desire
to lessen 1t he would have to approve
II. But the governor promises to COM
ment later on the recommendation
and finding Of the court.
Secretary OF State Hayward COM
municated the verdict to Davenport
Friday evening at about the same hour
that Capt. Kulp received the now fa-
NOUS order which the courtmartial
has found not TO have been so specific
as to guard against his assuming pow
er to interpret it.
Following is the official charge as
made against Capt. Kulp and on
which he was tried before the court
martial:
Charge: Disobedience of orders
In violation or the twenty-first article
OF war. /.
Specification 1: In that Capt. o.
W. Kulp. having received lawful or
der from the commander in chief, did
willfully disobey the same"
The court found as follows: !.
AS to specification 4: Guilty. except
as to the word 'wullful.' Guilty also
of conduct to the prejudice Of good
order and military discipline. And the
court therefore sentences Capt. Kulp
to be reprimanded and to suffer the
forfeiture of all pay and personal
allowance due him during the period
of his arrest under these charges"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-01-02
ROW IN NAVY cFrYcE.
Brownson's Leaving Due to Breach
with Rixey.

Win ltixey.
That a serious breach exists between
the bureau OF navigation and the bu-
rsau Of medicine in the navy, involv-
ing the question of the responsibility
Of the latter bureau, was made appar-
ent Wednesday night In a statement
issued by Surgeon General Presley M
Rixey OF the navy, in which he touch.
es upon the circumstances leading up
to the probable selection by the presi-
dent of a medical officer to commans'
tho hospital ship Relief over the pro.
test of Rear Admiral w. III. Brownson.
chief OF the bureac OF navigation, who
Tuesday sent his resignation to the
president While disclaiming exact
knowledge as to the cause of Admiral
Brownson's resignation, the surgeon
generals statement leaves little room
for doubt that the controversy he re-
views was potent factor.
Surgeon General Rixey maintains
that hospital ships. as rule. always
nave been commanded by medical Of
icers with a sailing master and civil
ian crew for purposes of navigation.
This particular vessel, he says! for
merly belonged to the army and al
ways was commanded by a medical
officer when used as a hospital ship
In attempting to unity the medical
service of the army and the navy he
says that Joint army and navy boar5
Of medical officers, which was conven.
ed by executive order more than year
ago, recommended that hospital ships
should be commanded by medical Of
should be commanded by medical Off
approved by both the secretary Of war
and the secretary of the navy i'm gener-
al orders. Since the civil war, he says,
all hospital ships and medical trans
ports of the army have been placed
under the surgeon general of the army.
He says further that Japanese naval
hospital ships were commanded by
medical officers after having tried line
officers. These ships, he says, are sim,
ply floating hospitals, properly under
the control of the medical department,
and should be conducted In peace ex.
ictly as in time of war.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-01-02
BOUNDARY LINE PROBLEM.
County Treasurer Must Settle Cues
ton in LYMAN County,

A knotty problem with reference to
the exact location of the northern
boundary OF Lyman county has to be
solved by the treasurer of that county.
A line was established some years ago
by law, and this runs from the inter-
section of the township line between
% e. and 26 L. and ". and N,
directly east on the township line to
the Missouri river, which forms the
eastern boundary of the county. The
trouble is that there Is a difference
between the 5th principal meridian
survey and the Black Hills survey Of
one mile and 252 rods, this leaving q
strip nearly two miles wide and twen-
ty-two miles long whose status now
Is in dispute. The situation is one of
the most peculiar of it's kind in the
history Of the state. The property To-
Gated in the disputed trip always has
been taxable in Lyman county, but
recently the question was raised as to
the right of the county treasurer to
collect taxes there. 1t is understood
that in order to definitely determine
has the right to collect taxes from
owners of land in the disputed strip
that official has referred the matter to
the proper state officials and will
doubtless have the question decided by
the state supreme court.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-01-02
FARMER DIES IN WAGON.
Body Discovered by Neighbor on ROAD
I'm Aurora County.

William Grebe, a pioneer resident
Of Aurora county, died in his wagon on
a lonely road while en- route to his
farm from business trip TO his mar
ket point. Not for several hours was
the wagon and team. with the dead
body of the farmer in the wagon box
found by a chance passerby in the per-
son of John Williams. another farm
er. While driving along the road
about midnight Williams found q
team and wagon in grove near the
highway. He stopped to investigate
and soon identified the horses as be-
longing to Grebe. A further investiga-
ton disclosed the body of Grebe in the
wagon box and resting on one of the
front wheels. Thinking Grebe was
intoxicated, and never dreaming that
he was dead, Williams lifted the head
into the wagon box and drove the team
and wagon to the little town of Stick
ney, where it was discovered that
Grebe was dead. Whether or not he
died as the result of excessive drink
ing and the attendant exposure, or
suffered an attack of heart failure, is
not known. He had resided in that
part Of the state for period of about
twenty years. He is survived by a.
widow and four small children.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-01-02
"BLACK HAND" ROUNDUP.
Seventeen italian Conspirators 4
Pittsburg Sent to Workhouse.

Seventeen Italian Conspirators In
Pittsburg Sent to Workhouse.
The seventeen Italians arrested at
Pittsburg, Pa, and alleged to be men,
bers of the Black Hand society were
given hearings Thursday before Magis-
trate Brady and sentenced to the work
house for thirty to ninety days or fined
amounts ranging from SO to 500
each.
The men were surprised in a So
called italian club in an alley base
ment. A secret tunnel leads from the
room to an exit on Webster avenue,
but the police had learned of this and
had 1t guarded.
From the men arrested a number of
vicious weapons were secured, includ-
ing many firearms and stilettos. Po-
lice officers are confident the club was
the meeting place of Black Hand out.
laws. "+ d"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-01-02
MITCHELL POULTRY SHOW.
Fifteen Hundred Dollars is offered In
Prizes. .


The premium list for the ninth an
nual exhibition of the South Dakota
Poultry and Pet Stock association has
just been issued and is being sent over
the state to the poultry fanciers. The
show has been held in Mitchell every
year since its inception, and has grown
to be the leading show of the state.
The officers of the association are: W.
s. Snyder, of Ethan, president: F. 4.
Gayden, of Belle Fourche, vice presi-
dent; William Scallin, of Mitchell,
treasurer; w. II. West, of Mitchell,
secretary: j. N. Crow, of Mitchell, SUI
perintendent.
The poultry show will open Jan. 2S
and close Feb. /. For the judge this
year T. b. Heimlich, of Quincy, ILL.,,
has been secured. The association has
put up the largest cash prizes this
year than ever before, and they will
aggregate, with all the classes being
full, $500. 1t has been the reputa-
ton of the show in Mitchell that every
premium was paid in cash at the close
Of the show. The poultry show will
be held in the city hall auditorium.
During the week of the poultry show
the annual meeting and stock sale of
the Improved Live Stock Breeders
association will be held. Reduced
rates have been given on all railroads
in the state for the exhibition.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-01-02
FOG BLAMED FOR WRECK.
Two Trains Meet on the Pennsylvania
Road.

Three persons were killed and more
than a dozen others injured In rear
end collision on the elevated tracks
OF the hefPennsylvania railroad Friday. a
short distance from the station In
Camden Junction, Pa. Several of the
injured may die.
The cars were so badly smashed it
was several hours before the exact
number Of persons caught in the
wreck was known. Fire added to the
difficulties of the work Of rescue.
The trains involved were the ex-
press from Atlantic City and the Penn
berton accommodation train. These
trains were due in Camden at S;3t.
There was very thick fog when the
accident occurred and it is believed
this condition is the primary cause Of
the collision.
The trains came together with con-
siderable force. The tender of the
Pemberton train telescoped the first
car Of its train. killing three persons
and injuring at least four. AS far as
known no one was killed on the At
lantic City train, but about half a
z dozen persons were injured.
The wreckage Immediately took fire
from hot Goals from the Pemberton
locomotive and the police and fire de-
partments OF Camden were called into
service.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-01-02
SUNDAY CLOSING.
1t Will Probably Spread to Many
Towns ThrOughOut the State.

The Sunday lid which for some time
past has been the subject Of much
comment throughout the Black Hills
has been put on at Rapid City by the
state authorities themselves and Rapid
City now has a dry and close Sunday.
The new situation came about as the
result of the petition which the ReVs.
Dolliver, Royce and Upton had cireu-
lated a few weeks ago. The mayor re-
ferred it to the state officials and the
ministers then proceeded to Pierre
where they saw Gov. Crawford and
Attorney General Clark. The latter
came to Rapid City and enforced the
statute, closing all the saloons on Sun
days and every store and stand ex-
cept those that sell meats, milk and
fish which may remain open on Sun
lay morning only.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-01-02
BANKS IN FINE CONDITION.
Excellent Reports Received from New
York Institutions.

Reports from twenty-nine state
banks in New York, pursuant to the
call of the state bank superintendent
for statement of their condition Dec.
10, have been received thus far. Near
ly all reflect on the readjustment of
loans and deposits made necessary by
the recent financial stringency, but the
than r:ight have been expected. 1t
Is a ncte worthy fact that only one
bank shows it had clearing house GER
tificates outstanding Dec. 10. In gen.
eral, the statement shows the state
banks hold ample reserves, and several
Of them have larger sums on hand
than the law requires.