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The Washington herald., 1908-06-13
JOHN R. BERG PROMOTED.
Public Printer Leech Makes Him
superintendent of Manufactures.


superintendent of Manufactures.
Public Printer John S. Leech yesterday
appointed John r. Berg superintendent Of
manufactures, 10 succeed B. F. Constan-
tine. Announcement Of the appointment
Of Mr.. Berg was received with general
satisfaction. he being well known in
Washington and popular among his as
sociates.
Mr.. Berg came to Washington from Ne
braska City. Nebr.. as compositor on the
Congressional Record in 1883. Four years
later he was promoted TO proof reader,
and in 1Sy, was made assistant foreman
of the Congressional Record. In 1903 he
was made foreman. which position he
resigned 10 accept his promotion.
He was president OF Columbia Typo
graphical Union, No. 10l, in 1905 and 1906,
and was delegate TO the international
Union at Colorado Springs in 1906.
+. A. NJ Lawson was yesterday APP
pointed chief Of the division of money
order printing by Public Printer Leech
succeeding Edward II. Ryan. who was
assigned to position I'm the proof-room
An order was also issued yesterday af-
ternoon abolishing the position Of tracer
Of work, which was held by Andrew j.
Benton, who was restored 70 his former
status in the typographical division.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-13

flag. Pine Tree flag. and the Rattlesnake
flag, known as the three first naval flags.
and some twenty others.
At Western High.
Flag Day was celebrated at Western
High School at o'clock yesterday morn
ing, in the assembly hall Miss Edith
wescott. principal. presided, and intro
duced the speaker. Col. John Tweedale,
u. S. A. retired. Following prayer.
the school sang MY Country, 'Tis of
Thee" Col. Tweedale then made an ad-
dress.
He said in part:
I'VE hold these truths to be self-evi-
dent-that all men are created equal, that
they are endowed by their Creator with
certain inalienable rights; that among
these are life. liberty. and the pursuit OF
happiness.
such a declaration made at this time
would occasion no remark. and would not
be disputed But when announced or
July 4. I776 il was revolutionary, and LED
to a long and bloody war. Indeed, one OF
the benefits was not fully accepted until
the civil war settled the question for al
time"
The exercises closed with the singing
OF The Flag" and salutation OF th'
! flag.
At Eastern High.
At Eastern High School. DR.. Thomas
| Calver. poet laureate OF the Crane
Army. was the principal speaker. Th'
exercises began at o'clock. DR.. Cal
yer took as the text OF his remarks {
song. entitled The Flag OF the Morn
| ing Skies" written by himself for th'
schools OF this city. After declaring
that the Stars and Stripes make th'
most beautiful flag in the world. DR.
| Calver urged the pupils 10 keep the fal
In mind as an inspiration to patriotism
The exercises closed with the singing
Of DR.. Calver's song by Miss Christin
! Church
Among those on the stage was Capt
A. S. Perham, chief patriotic instruc
tor of the Department Of the Potomac
G. A. r. Mrs 3. X. Bruce, widow o
Senator Bruce, was the principal speak
er at the NJ street High School Speak
ing to the pupils, she said in part.
you know little Of the struggl
which transformed the human chatte
into a citizen. You should know thi
past history in order 70 measure tn
present achievement. There need b
nothing in the awful facts OF the his
tory Of slavery 10 discourage you"
The Washington herald., 1908-06-13
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
A RATIFICATION MEETING
Continued from Page One.

that farmer in the country town, OF that
street car man or merchant or banker
at the big convention. works out the
great problems Of human growth; and
though he is sweaty and lonesome and
ignorant Of all he thinks is going on
about him, this man makes the destiny
OF the republic.
For in his heart is the average hon
esty Of the nation, and to keep within
that circumscribed area Of average hon
esty, and still work out their fractional
designs. the workers and fixers and ma
nipulators in the rooms upstairs are lay
ing their schemes and drafting their
plans.
But the lonesome little man with the
tired. aching feet, with a Pullman shine
on HIS hot shoes. IS. after all. the arbiteT
Of the two camps Of generals and cap
tains OF politics; so, after all, they are
not FAR apart. They are working 70
please him. They have his limit in
mind always. and do not dare 10 60 be-
yond it. Therefore no matter who steers
the boat in this country. its course is
in one general direction, so It keeps on
serious rocks.
ACTS on NATIONAL LIVER.
Talk Of graft and Vaccinations and du-
plicity and wickedness is good talk. Il
acts upon the national liver. But because
It gripes US a bit, there Is no reason why
we should feel that the nation is falling
into slow decay or galloping disease. We
should cheer up.
This national convention Is a festive oc-
| casion. The wise-looking little man who
doesn't know a thing In the world about
/ it. is. after all. the man who is running
the whole performance, and ne is depend
able
Men Ike him proclaimed the Declaration
of independence. a man like him wrote
the Emancipation Proclamation He-thiS
weary. uncOmfortably dressed-up man.
with throbbing corn. a thousand miles
from home and sorry for it-and not the
beautiful Statue OF Liberty in New York
Harbor. should emblemize the perpetuity
of American institutions in freedom and
/ equality.
(CopyTight l9os. BY George Matthew Adama)
The Washington herald., 1908-06-13
WOMAN SAVES HER JEWELS.
MrS. Dan SuIIy Returns Home and
Surprises Servant.


Mount Vernon, n. Y. June 12.-Be-
cause Mrs. Dan Sully, wife of the for
mer cotton king. who has country
house in Pelham Manor. returned home
Unexpectedly. she saved her house, she
believes, from being robbed OF jewelry
and silverware worth close to 500, 900
by a servant whom she discovered pack
ing up valuables on Thursday night
Mrs. Sully found that Mary McMa-
hon, her cook. had concealed in her
room many fine silk dresses and other
garments belonging TO her. while on
the dining-room floor were pieces of
silverware ready to be taken away.
Mr.. Sully is now in Arizona on business,
and when the cook was searched by
the police a key to room where Mrs.
Sully had jewels worth $4,000 locked
up was found in the cooks possession.
The Mcmahon woman denied her
guilt. She was held in $1,000 bail for
trial
The Washington herald., 1908-06-13
OIL TRUST FOUND GUILTY.
Fine Of SSOO,OOO Can BE Imposed for
Accepting Rebates.

Rochester, n. Y, June 12-"Guilty, as
charged in the Indictment" was the
verdict returned by the Federal Court
jury which tried the case Of the Stand
ard oil Company, accused Of violations
Of the Elkins law through accepting con
cessions from the railroads
As there are forty counts In the in
dictment and the jury has convicted
the company on each one. a fine of $780,
600 could be imposed If the court wished
10 mete out the maximum penalty.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-13
MRS. EDDY HALTS MEETING.
Executive Committee of Christian
Science Church Not to Meet.

Boston. June 12.-For some reason
which cannot be learned tonight the an
nual meeting Of the executive committee
OF the Christian Science Mother Church
viii not De held tomorrow. as had been
the custom. Each year on the Saturday
preceding the June communion service
the committee has held a meeting and
made a report on the business end of the
cult. but this year Mrs. Eddy called it
of. and even Alfred Farlow. the pub
licity agent OF the cult. professed to-
night to be in the dark concerning the
motive Of Mrs Eddy
The Washington herald., 1908-06-13
Prince Not 10 Get Money.

Paris. June 12--Under the marriage
contract between Anna Gould and
Prince de Sagan. their respective prop
erty IS 10 remain separate. the former
retaining as much control OF hers as
though she married under the English
or American law. II is not likely that
the marriage will occur in France.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-13
NAMED PAPAL SECRETARY.
Rev. w. f. Hughes, of New York, (,
Come Here.

Seminary, DunwoOdie, n. Y, has been
appointed by Archbishop Farley 70 the
secretaryship of the papal delegate at
washington.
Father Hughes was assistant pastor OF
the Church Of the Immaculate Conception
in East fourteenth street, New York
for four years, and left there TO be-
come professor OF history in the Theo-
logical Seminary at Dunwoodie. He is
a graduate of the College of St Francis
Xavier. class of "a, and Of Dunwoodie
Seminary, class Of '9S
The Washington herald., 1908-06-13
TEN KILLED BY DYNAMITE.
Railroad Construction Has
Long List of Victims.

Winnipeg Manitoba. June IA dyna-
mite explosion to-day on the Lake Su-
perior branch of the Grand Trunk Pa
cifc Railway. twenty-five miles from
Kenora, added ten to the already long
list Of victims due TO carelessness with
dynamite on the construction Of this line
directly east Of Winnipeg.
What fired the dynamite is a mystery.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-13
D. A. R. GIVES FLAGS
Patriotic Women Plan Cele-
bratiOnS at Fairgrounds
KEY MANSION ALSO A CENTER

Commissioner MacfnrInnd VIII Pre-
side at Principal Exercises of the
Day, and an Elaborate Programme
VIII BE Given-VariOus Chapters to
Take Part in the Celebration.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-13
Women Who Have Charge.

The Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton Fairgrounds committee consisted OF
the following women;
Mrs George T. smallwood, Ms. MaC r. WI
cox Miss Harriet Richardson. Miss Anna 5 Hazle-
ton Mrs Margaret VI. X. White. Mrs. Man 5
lockwood. Mrs. j. H. Milsaps. Mrs William r.
Lowe Mrs r. C. Dubois Mrs. Morgan d. Lewis,
Mrs l. II Mattiugly Nirs. Woodbury. Pulsifer.
Mrs T. b. Townsend Miss Mau Desha. Mrs.
Drlry c. Ludlow Mrs.. Harry T. Guss. Mrs. c. b.
Nlerwin. Mrs Albert ]. Gore. Mn. William Van
Zandt Cox Mrs. George G.. Martin. NlrS- Ellis
Logan Mrs. Bertha Robbins. Mr.. MaT G. Beach.
Al the Post-ofiice Department elaborate
arrangements for celebrating Flag Day
have been made The exercises VIII be
held at noon. Flags Of all sizes are dis
played around the court Of the Post
office building. around which the exer-
cises Will be held. The programme viii
consist Of the singing Of patriotic airs.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-13

regent. assisted by Army and Navy Chapter. Mrs
r. g. Du Bots. regent Mary Bartlett Chapter. Nrs
Woodbury. PulsifeT. regent, Emily Ncson Chapter.
Mrs George g. Martin regent, JUDGE Lynn Chap
ter. Mrs. Bertha VI. Robbins. regent and Monticello
Chapter Mrs Mary G.. Beach. regent The state
regent Mrs. Howard l. H0dgSius. VIII preside. and
Mrs Cox win speak ou Our Flag. She VIII also
present the flag which Charles +. Weller VIII ac-
cept- Charles Lyman viii speak.
Juvenile Court playground. lsl6 + street-Con1Trs-
oner Of Patents Moore viii present the flag for the
Marcia Burns Chapter, Airs. Ellis Logan. regent and
Judge De Lacy viii accept II for the playground
The salute to Che Gag VII be given by the Children
O.. the American Revolution.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-13

Age 25.-
$20.14x20 years=S402.SO
Subtract guar d returns, $4,000
Result=$172.60
$172.80.2O=$S,64
Which is the average annual cost
per $1,000.
To be reduced further by divi-
dends.
The Washington herald., 1908-06-13

Age 35.-
$26.35x20 years=$527.00
Subtract quart d returns, $32S00
Result=S1990O
S199: :20=S9.95
Which is the average annual cost
per $1,000.
To be reduced further by divi-
dends.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-10-15
Total increase over last
years assessments IS 276,5O5
ENFORCE THE LAW.

In one of the forcible editorials
for which the paper is famous. the
Memphis Commercial Appeal de-
plores the fact that so slight pre-
MUM is placed on human life in
Memphis and the surrounding terri
tory The article was called forth
by the killing of Will Whitehead, a
young man who was mysterIousfF
shot several weeks ago and whose
murderer has never been apprehend-
ed. Immediately after the killing OF
Whitehead it was openly charged
that he had been shot by a police
man, and the inactivity Of the police
department in the case seems to give
credence to the charge. An uncle or
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-10-15

The readers of this paper viii he
pleased TO learn that there is AT least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able TO cure IN all OF its stages.
and that is catarrh. Halls Catsrrh
Cure is the only positive cure nov
known to the medical fraternity. Ca
tarrh being a constitutional disease.
requires a constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system.
thereby destroying the foundation Of
the disease and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitu-
ton and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have SO much
faith in its curative powers that they
offer one hundred dollars for any case
that IL fails TO cure Send for list OF
testimonials. Address
+. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo. O.
Sold by druggists. rs cents
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-10-15

one on the Military street line of the
company, and the additional car has
been put in operation, which gives
employment to four of the men laid
off on last Friday.
Mr. Greenland states that this
schedule is just fifteen minutes slow
er than the schedule which has been
maintained here for the past several
months, which has been a fifteen
minute schedule. and he states that
he believes that it will give satisfac-
ton to the people, especially as the
schedule will be maintained to the
minute and the people will soon be
educated to the time of the cars.
Whether a twenty-minute schedule
will be satisfactory to the public re-
mains to be seen. There was general
kicking last week when there were
only two cars running, and this COM
plant came from the patrons of the
company. The new schedule will be
tried for a while at least, and Mr.
Greenland states that every effort
will be made to give satisfactory
service.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-10-15
Administrators Notice.

Letters of administration on the
estate of Mrs. r. p. Sanderfer hav-
ing been granted to the undersigned, d,
w. H. Sanderfer, by the chancery
court of Lowndes county, Mississippi,
on the second day OF October. A. D.
1908, notice is hereby given that all
persons having claims against said
estate are required to probate and
register same with the chancery clerk
of said Lowndes county within one
year from this date: that a failure
to SO probate and register will bar
the claim. w. II. Sanderfer,
9-11-4w Administrator.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-10-15

the unfortunate young man. near
whose residence the murder occur
red, declared that soon after the shot
was fired a policeman in uniform ran
| past his house, having come from the
direction in which the body lay This
circumstance, coupled with the mac
tiyity of the police, makes it appear
that the fatal shot was fired by a
member of the department and the
people as well as the press are MAX
ing exceedingly unfavorable COM
ments regarding the matter.
Coming nearer home, we find some
of the State, county and municipal
officials in Mississippi quite as dere-
lict in regard to running down muir
derers as their brethren in Tennes-
see. Postoffice Inspector Fitzgerald
was recently killed in Clinton, and
notwithstanding the fact that mui der
was committed IN a crowded railway
station the assassin was allow to
escape, while the murderer of Edith
MAXWELL a fallen woman in Jackson.
CAANO o0lCG1dCQ III C1u0ILS the AlSi-
lance" of the police Both of these
murders were committed within one
week, and are only two of a large
number of instances where criminals
have made their escape, with little
or no effort on the part of those
charged with enforcing the law to
bring them to justice.
This article is not meant to reflect
on local officials, who are always zeal
Gus in their efforts to secure the ar
rest of all violators of the law, but
is written in order to let offenders in
other communities know that the
eyes of the people are upon them, /
and they stand awed and amazed that
the perpetrators of so many crimes
should be permitted to escape un-
punished. One of the distinguished
jurists of the State declared a few
years since that human life was Mis-
sissippi's cheapest commodity, and |
urged a more rigid enforcement of |
the law against murder, as that, he |
said, was the only way in which |
the promiscuous shedding of human |
blood could be effectually stopped |
1t seems, however, that crimes of |
this character, instead of decreasing
are on the increase, and Mississippi |
is known abroad as State wherein |
the life of human being can be |
taken with impunity Such a state
of affairs should not be permitted to /
exist, and the people, who elect the /
officers, should Insist that they either /
enforce the laws or at once vaeate
the offices which they hold.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-10-15

State of Mississippi,

state OF MISSISSIPPI
County of Lowndes.
BY virtue of the power vested in
me as trustee In a certain deed or
trust, made and delivered on the end
day of October. 1907, by Mrs. Carrie
A. Stephens and John B. Stephens. TO
secure the payment to J. T. Wiley OF
certain indebtedness therein men
toned, record OF which deed Of trust
is made in the office of the chancery
clerk of said, county and State in
Deed Book No. IS, page 55T, AT the
request of the owner and holder OF
said indebtedness. I will seiE TO the
highest bidder for cash az public
auction, within legal hours. in front
of the courthouse door in the city OF
Columbus, on the 9Th day OF N0vem-
Der 1908, the following described
property, to-wit: That certain lot
and residence, thereon in ROoertson'S
addition TO the city OF Columbus.
Mississippi, designated as the north
half of lots nine (9) and ten (10l OF
square number two CD OF said Rob
ertson's addition Also the following
lands in Lowndes county. Mississippi,
to-wit: The west half and the west
half of the east half of section eight
cen, township seventeen, range eight
cen west CIV Il and " y OF E = or
sec. Is, T. IT, range IS, ~estl-
The title to the above property be-
heved TO be good, but / viii convey
only such title as vested IN me as
trustee under said deed OF trust
VIM. Baldwin. Trustee
Columbus, Miss, Oct Is, 1908
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-10-15
HELP lis OUT

We want to ask all persons who
possibly can to turn in their renew
ais of old subscriptions and their
new subscriptions before next Sat
urday. This is the last date allowed
the people in the contest to secure
the special premiums, and the pros
pect is that We will be pretty busy
on that date with our country friends
who have taken advantage of the
offer. In this way our work will be
facilitated, we will have ample time
Ito giye you receipts and to mail them
TO all persons who have renewed or
subscribed.
Remember that you must have
your subscription money in this Office
by next Saturday at noon. Our spe-
cial premium offer of prizes in china
ware will close then, and the regular
voting contest will begin. The prizes
to be awarded on Saturday will be
the special prizes, and the voting con-
test prizes will not be awarded until
the end of the contest, and then the
ballots to her credit will have the
privilege of selecting the first prize;
!, the. second highest lady will take the
second selection, and so on, until all
of the prizes are taken.
In turning in your subscription
money on next Saturday, you will be
allowed to select your special prem
ium as advertised. Then, after you
have made your selection of these
YOU will be allowed ten ballots for
every dollar cash you turn in. You
will vote these in this office then,
and the count will be announced on
the following day. Sunday, October
18th. The lady who has the high
est number of votes to her credit in
this initial count will get a prize of
Eve dollars in cash, and the lady hay-
ing the second highest vote will get
$3.50 in cash. This is for the count
which occurs on next Saturday at
noon. the first count in the voting
contest.
After Saturday the voting contest
will begin proper. and the speclal
premium of china sets, etc, will be
withdrawn Upon the voting contest
will depend the award of the i've
machines and the other premiums
which have been offered and which
will be added to from time to time.
It's going to be interesting from the
beginning, and we want you TO get
a good start. Bring in your subscrlp-
ton money early. We will give the
candidates bringing 1t IN ten votes
for every dollar brought, and Will
allow them to select their speclai
premiums from the number offered
at first. We will mail the receipts
direct to the subscribers. so that
each will be sure to get proper credit
and receipt for any money paid
Come in early and avoid the rush.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-10-15

4 THE Ma AYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT.
We presented the annual report of
Mayor Donnell on last Sunday. 1t
proved a very interesting document
to the citizens and tax payers of Co
lumbus, for it revealed the fact that
the mayor and council have about
cleaned up the deficit which has bur
dened the city's finances for the past
few years, and the fact that this de-
felt has been wiped out inspires the
hope that it will be long time be-
fore the city is again plunged into
debt.
Another feature of the report that
commends itself to the people is the
reduction in the tax levy reduc-
ton in the levy does not always
mean that taxes have been lowered,
for it is an easy matter to increase
the assessments so that this lowering
of the rate may be more than equal
ized. But a little investigation re-
vea1s the fact that the reduction in
the levy this year carries really an
actual reduction of taxes of three
quarters of a mill, for of the $780,
10000 which is added to the realty
roll in improvements and increased
assessments in the past year. fully
seventy-five per cent. of it is esti-
mated by City Marshal Vandiver to
represent improvements and not in
creased assessments on old property.
The personally roll for the past
year and the present year show an
increase as follows:
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-10-15
Fancy Stationery.

The Dispatch has received a com
plete line OF fine. fancy stationery for
balls, banQuets. receptions. dances.
and all social functions We will be
glad to submit prices ana samples
upon anything in this line. and IL en-
graved work is desired we are pre-
pared to order same upon the short
est possible notice tf
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-10-15

Judge Taft is to invade the South
According to a recent special from
Cincinnati, he is to deliver speeches
at various points in Virginia, North
Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee and
Maryland. In announcing arrange
ments for his Southern tour, Judge
Taft said: Il intend to make few
speeches in several Southern States,
not so much with a view to carrying
these States as to show the people
that they are a part of the Union,
and as such ought to vote for the
party which will give them the in
fuential nation to which their pro-
gress, energy and enterprise entitle
them" The people of the South fear
four years more of the kind of pros
perity which the Republican admins
tration has recently brought them,
and it is not likely that Judge Taft s
Southern tour will gain for him a
single vote.
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-10-15
STREET RAILWAY SCHEDULE.

From Manager Greenland the Dis
match learns that the company has
about decided upon twenty minute
schedule for the winter service OF
tba company. In order to insure
this schedule for the patrons of the
company It will be necessary for the
company to operate two cars on the
Main street line of the company and
The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-10-15

There will be a special mseting OF
Columbus r. A. Chapter No. 4 on
Thursday evening at eight O'Clock for
the purpose of eonferring the Mark
Masters degree. Drill at 7-3e. All
Chapter Masons invited
7. NJ. Walker, 4. p.