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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-08
REGULAR APRIL SESSION
OF the Board Of Supervisors Of Lee
County, Iowa.
(Continued.)
w. n. South, county Auditor.

G. N. vermiIIion, Special Deputy coun-
ty Auditor, keokuk.
Fees received and paid to county
treasurer
For transferring titles ......$ 46. 90
The following quarterly report of
w. H. South, county auditor, in ac-
count with the Permanent School
Fund and School Fund Interest ac-
counts for the months of January,
February and March, 1909, was ap-
proved and ordered filed, to-wit:
Quarterly Report
! of w. H.. South, county auditor, on
Permanent School Fund and School
Fund Interest Accounts for the
months OF January, February and
March, 1909.
Permanent School Fund.
Jan. 1, 1909.-To balance IS 140. 90
Jan. 90, 19o9.-To amt. reed
from Dubuque county 49,. 1907 90
Feb. s., 1909.---To amt. note
reed from G. A. Pearson. 1000. 90
Total -. ...... $780,. $l,249 OO
CIR.
Feb. 5, 1sos.-By amt loaned
to G. A. Pearson. ......s1,2o0 90
March 81, 1909.-By balance
in treasury .........,. 1000
Total ...... ......... s1,24o. 90
School Fund Interest.
Jan. /, 1909.-No balance on hand.
March. /, 1909.-To amt. ap-
portionment order receiv-
ed from state .......... 81 $50 40
March 81, 1907 To amt, In
terest received since last
report 80. $3.50. loo 20
Total 80. ...-s-...,... 9l,lt'' 70
| CIR.
April i, 19os.-By amt bal
ance in treasury -. $3.50. $l ~ %
rotaI .. s1719 So
/ hereby certify the foregoing re-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-06-08
Or. CORAL r. ARMENTRouT
PHYSICIAN AMI cttpcEnA,

StSif%N AMI SOHGEON,
office--l. M. c. A. Building. Resi-.
oence 9l2 Fulton street Office hours:
~ to a. M; 2 to 4 p. n; evening
hours by appointment. Iowa phone,
o1s'f. and Hub. phone 20s2. office
phone Residence phone. Iowa 12-M;.
Hi S515.
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II. [. couRTRIGHT, M. o.
Office COL Main street.
Special attention to X-Ray md cleo
trical work.
Office hours. 10 to 1880 :. M: to
4:S0 and to p. m.
residence. 1923 Franklin street.
w. M. HoGLE, M. D.
COL Main street.
ONCE hours. to and Z 20 8 D. m.
Residence. 604 High street.
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Jos. A. Mum. Justice fees. IT.

Jos. A. Num-, justice fees, Fl.
Madison =. .......... 8. 400 90
D. F. Alley, same 191 so
Same, balance per experts re-
port 90
D. A. G. Hancock. justice fees,
Charleston twp. ..... 8 so
w. G. Pickard, constable's fees,
same ~. ~. IS 10
On motion the board adjourned to
meet Wednesday, April z, 1909, at 9
o'clock a. m.
Ito be continued.)
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and practically none at their full
value. Reports from practically all
the counties thus far received show
that the average price Of an acre OF
Iowa land is not far from 500.
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(To be continued.)
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Total ... ............... $685.
The following report of Fred Kor-
schgen, superintendent of the poor N
the city OF Keokul, for the months OF
January, February and March, 1909,
was approved and ordered filed, to-
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-03-29
N.P.CHE||:|C|RIS'i' WORK
Of RIVAL LINE
SURVEYORS FOR HILL ROAD
SENT TO KEEP TAB ON SUR.
VEYS OF MILWAUKEE AND
OTHER SYSTEMS.

Northern Pacific surveyors have
been sent into the Columbia river ba-
sin to check up the work of North
Coast and Milwaukee engineers and
to give to President Howard Elliott,
of the Northern Pacific, who spent
several days at Pasco and Kennewick,
week ago, full information as to
the work of the competitive systems.
Moreover, Thomas Cooper, land
commissioner of the Northern Pa
cific, WHO'S the most prominent mem
Der Of Elliott's encourage now on the
Sound, went over part of the North
Coasts projected line and personally
examined the irrigation districts to
the north of Pasco for the acknow-
lodged purpose of ascertaining what
traffic requirements will be made by
| the people of the district on the
Northern Pacific in the future.
The land department of the North
ern Pacific, of which Mr.. Cooper is
the head, has been working ener-
getically to build up the Kennewick
country during the past two years.
the company, was personally res
ponsible for the construction of the
Northern Pacific canal, which re-
claimed 1900 acres of land.
| Milwaukee engineers have COM
lpleted the survey of a branch line
from the Columbia river crossing
down to Richland, which is ten miles
north of Kennewick. According to
Howard Anon, of the Richland Land
company, the whole Columbia river
basin has been covered by the sur
veyors of the rival roads. Mr. Anon
says:
"It is evident from the actions of
the railroad people that the Columbia
river valley irrigated districts will
come in for a whole lot of attention
| in the near future. Land Commits
sioner Cooper drove over consider
able part of the territory few days
ago and told me that the Northern
Pacific would do all in its power for
the upbuilding of the country. The
trains of that road have brought in
thousands of bomeseekers and it's rap
l. id development has attracted the at
tention not only of the Northern Pa
cific but of the officers of other
roads"
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CANNOT BEAT
BOARD BILL
SUPREME COURT HAS HELD AID.
VERSELY TO JUDGE GRIMSHAW
REGARDING BOARD-BILL JUMP.
ERS.

In a decision rendered last Satur-
day by the supreme court, in the case
of the state VS.. Fred Mileke, Spo-
kane, convicted of violating the law
providing for the Imprisonment for
Jumping board bill, the court held
that this law was not unconstitution-
al. Mileke sought release by habeas
corpus but the court says that this
law Is constitutional and does not
privide Imprisonment for debt, but
simply Furnishes for fraud.
This case is of local interest from
the fact that Judge Grimshaw held
it unconstitutional only few weeks
ago. Other superior court judges in
the state have held likewise during
the past two years and there is some
satisfaction in having a decision on
the matter from the supreme court.
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DON'T BUY HAY AT A BIG PRICE
when you can raise it yourself on
the following plan: / have 80
acres of wheat land 6 miles from
Wenatchee, which I will sell for
$4,000. 1t will average $1,000
net per year in hay alone. If sew
eral of you fruit men can get to-
gether on this it will save you
money on feed. Land close to
school. 3 room house; barn; good
cellar and cistern. Write me. l..
F. Ward, R. F. D. No. 3. 4-24
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10 acres, " miles below bridge on
Douglas county side; volcanic ash
free of sand. Scenic view of We
natchee and surrounding points.
Owned by D. Shattuck, one of the
Wenatchee Canal company's en-
ployes, who picked the land among
the first. Enclosed by wire fence;
plowed twice. Will sell the land
for 1925 per acre for 10 days only.
ENQUIRE at the ferry. Al
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FOR SALE-A cosy 5-room house,
with stable and sheds. Water in
kitchen. Two acres bearing Or
chard. Two blocks west of Lewis
and Clark schoolhouse. 214 Spring
water avenue. Call on James
Ajax. tt
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FOR SALE-Cheap, five-room house,
SO foot front 1910 feet back; lawn.
barn for two horses wired for
lights. For price and terms, in
quire 80 Mission street south,
Thompson's repair shop, or South
G street. tt
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DRESSMAKING

misunderstanding and plain
sewing. Those who want sewing
done call at 1875 Methow street,
phone 1875. AZ
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'C[ASS|F|ED c [ASSIFIED
Is CENTS PER INSERTION; 41.00
A WEEK FOR NOT MORE THAN
FOUR LINES.
FARM PROPERTY FOR SALE

FOR SALEIA tract In East Wenat-
chez. This is a snap. From 1925
to 5000 per acre. Only 2 miles
from the ferry and under the High
Line ditch. This land may be sub
divided into 5 and 10 acre tracts.
See Knowles & Lucavish, real es-
tate, Orondo avenue. Phone 1855.
4-19
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LAND FOR SALE-Do you want to
clear $4,000 in FIVE years? You
can do 1t on this piece of prop
erty. 1874 acres near Malaga.
Good water right. 80 acres In
bearing orchard. Will easily pay
for itself in five years. We want
you to look at this before purchas-
ing elsewhere. Phone 1176, NAL
aga Real Estate company, Wenat-
chez, Wash. Al
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Mrs O'Brien, wno served such ex-
cellent coffee at the social says:
Keep the cover OIL your Folger's
Golden Gate tin closed tight. The
flavor and aroma Is In the coffee
wen you buy it."s"s
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FOR SALE-A good work team.
Each weighing about 1900 pounds.
Call on F. M. Lucavish, or phone
1912 or 1855. tt
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FOR SALE-Two SO foot lots, eight
room house, lawn, fruit trees, ber-
ries; on Wenatchee avenue south.
$4,000 will handle this property.
For terms write M. B. Jackson, P.
o. Box 558. tt
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100 ACRES FOR SALE miles
from Wenatchee AMI four miles
from station; 5 acres bearing Or
chard; 35 acres alfalfa; good four
room house; large barn; good well
of water; fine water right. In
quire of or address N. E. Harris,
535 Wenatchee Ave. So. tt
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PEACH TREES for. sale, Elbertas
and Crawfords. First class stock.
Will sell at SC each. Jesse Parker,
North Chelan street Phone 1896.
3-31
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proposed constitution. If favorable
action is taken the union convention
will meet again in June to put the
finishing touches to the plan Of gov
eminent.
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ELECTRIC CARPET CLEANER
Carpets cleaned on floor without
dust. We do all the work. Leave
orders at or phone to The Palmetto.
sss
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HORSES FOR SALE-We have Is
work, driving and saddle horses.
All broke. Phone X2S. City ad-
dress O'Connor's barn. L. A. Big
ham, w. F. Lang. 4-6
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TO EXCHANGE

FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE-141
acres in the Methow valley for
sale or exchange for Wenatchee
city property: 100 acres under
fence, 40 acres cultivated, 40 bear
ing trees; lots OF berries; house
14x2S; other good building. Liv-
ing water on the place. Good
homestead adjoining. For sale for
$4,000. Phone 1744 or call Room
over Mechtel's Bakery. 4-6
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FOR SALE-One-half interest in
pool hail and cigar store; best To-
cation in town. This is snap.
Address Open Box, Leavenworth,
Wash. 43
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Ladies, have you tried dsnatured
alcohol for your chafag dishes. II
Is cheap, safe and clean. Phone SIS.
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FOR SALE+A snap. II you want a
fine 9-acre fruit ranch, very cheap
and on good terms, telephone 1882.
AZ

$50 ACRES FOR SALE
TRACT containing $50 acres,
just across the river, one mile
from the bridge. Lies just above
the High Line ditch and can be
easily watered by pumping. A
good proposition to cut up into 5
or 10 acre tracts. Has good house
and outbuildings. Fine spring fur
nishes water for house and barn.
One hundred acres may be pur-
chased If desired. Small cash
payment and balance on terms to
suit the purchaser. This is bar
gain for somebody. Write H. j.
Betty, Route No. 8.
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FOR SALE-A model home, COM
prising 800 acres, near Wenatchee.
Springs for irrigation, water piped
to house and stable. Plant in
cludes plows, harrows, drill, wa
gon, hack, header, threshing ma
chine and tools, 3 head work
horses and harness, bob sled and
small sled, chickens, fresh COW,
and other things. Price $4,000:
$4,000 down and three years on
balance. For further particulars,
address P. o. Box 26S, Wenatchee,
Wash. 4-16
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Several thousand dollars to loan
on approved city and farm property.
J. A. 0sllatly. 80
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FOR SALE-Eggs for setting. Full
blood White Rock. 800 for Is
or $500 a hundred. Good layers.
Got eggs all winter. Call on ]. R..
Phipps, or phone 3S6, or leave
orders at P. P. Holcomb's store.
4-15
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PERCHERON Stall
LION, viii stand the season OF
1899 in WeAatchee. at the Farmers
Feed Stable and at my ranch. 3
miles south OF town. Exact dates
for each place will be announced
later. This horse has been pur-
chased by me from the Farmers
Percheroa Horse Co. Terms, $40
single service; SIS for season;
see to insure. T. R. Chisholm,
Proprietor. Phone X107. 5-15
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20 ACRES, 6 miles from station, 10
acres bearing; good water right;
berries and small fruit for family.
Spring water piped into 6-room
house. Price $4,000; terms.
Phone xiii, or write P. o. Box
So, Wenatchee.
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Is CENTS PER INSERTION: 81 90
A WEEK FOR NOT MORE THAN
FOUR LINES.
CITY PROPERTY FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Seven room modern
house, with three 50-foot lots set
in bearing fruit. Will sell house
or lots separate. SEQ w. z. Thorn
hill, 238 North Chelan ave.
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FOR SALE-Light Bramah eggs for
Matching. $1.00 for Is. Mrs. S.
C. Fickel, 637 South Mission. 3-31
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100 acres under the Loup Leup
irrigation project. Water guaran-
teed next year; 21s acres bearing
orchard; IL acres young orchard:
100 acres in CIVILIZATIONS; fine soil;
perennial springs; all farm machin-
cry. 500 per acre. No agents.
Address H. o. Hinde, r. F. D. No.
1, Okanogan, Wash. tt
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FOR SALE-A good 10-acre fruit
ranch, year old trees, near En-
tiat. Terms. A bargain. Call on
or address M. O. Pressnall, Entiat,
Wash. 4-19
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FOR SALE-500 Bartlett pears at
25 cents each. The Cashmere Muir
sery. G. A. Loudenback, Phone
226. AZ
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25 ACRES for $4,000; $500 cash
takes it. Balance easy terms.
About IL acres of good orchard
land, some under the pillow. Is a
good place for a man to get q
start. Lots of good water. Some
timber; some good dry land. Sur
rounded by beautiful scenery.
Write P. o. Box 467, Wenatchee.
4-3o
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FOR SALE h. p. gasoline engine
and 2in. centrifugal pump. o. G..
Fish. Phone $40. AZ
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IF LOOKING FOR SNAP-Have 80
acres or any part, with water
right, in best fruit section on Col
umbia river. Address Box rs,
Wenatchee, Wash. 1923
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FOR RENT-Have one single room
to rent. Corner Fifth and E street
north. Phone 1914. 4-3
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FOR RENT

OFFICE ROOMS FOR RENT have
two corner Office rooms for rent,
cheap. Phone 1865 or call N. M.
Streeter. 3-31
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FOR SALE-Blacksmith shop, tools
and stock all complete, for sale or
rent. Also 10 houses and lots for
sale; easy terms. 80 acres at
Sunnyslope for sale. Knowles &
Lucavish. Phone 1856. 4-22
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LIVE STOCK

FOR SALE-One good team, wagon
and harness. For particulars call
on Virgil Dunbar, 246 E St. NJ,
or phone 636. Al
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CLASSIC
~ CENTS PER INSERTION; $1.O0
A WEEK. FOR NOT MORE THAN
FOUR LINES.


THE WENATCHEE UNDERTAKE
ING COMPANY. c. G. Hall, presi-
dent; H. n. May, sec., treas. and
mgr. Funeral Directors and LII
censed Embalmers. Mrs. c. G.
Hall, lady assistant. Parlor NO.
10 Mission street north. Second
door north of Great Northern no.
tel. Phone 1165. Open day and
night. Wenatchee, Wash.
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FRED BERRY, Civil Engineer. Land
surveying, subdivision work, esti-
mates, and irrigation projects.
Phone 1864. County Engineers
ONCE, Wenatchee, Wash.
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FOR SALE

FIRST CLASS SPRAYER for sale.
Inquire Phone GIL. If
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SPRAYING IN CITY LIMITS
[ HAVE AN equipment and am now
ready to do spraying in the city.
Call w. ]. Crow. Phone 1912.
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CIVIL ENGINEERS

g. C. WARD. Civil Engineer and
surveyor. Irrigation work . sps
cialty. Once, Columbia Valley
Bank Building. Wenatchee, Wash.
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CLASSIC

as CENTS PER INSERTION; 500
A WEEK FOR NOT MORE THAN
FOUR LINES.
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SEEDS

FOR SALE-Cabbage celery, to-
mato, pepper, lettuce, egg, cauli-
flower and other garden plants in
quantities. Good varieties. Send
in large orders early. w. s. Mil
ner. Phone 1874. Washington and
e streets. tt
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WoMAN'S RELIEF CoRPS-Daniel
MeCoox Corps No. Is meets At
Spraguo Hall second and fourth
Fridays of each month at p. n.
Mrs. l.. Weaner, president: Anna
w. May, Secretary.
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I00E AND FOUND
LOST-A purse with some SIS In
coin. Will give q reward for re-
turn to my Office. r. r. Holm.
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BROTHERHOOD OF AMEREAN
YOEMEN, Columbia Homestead.
No. 6S2, meets hrst and third Tues
days Of each month at Sprague
Hall. For information, see U. r.
Lake, Deputy. w. A. Grant, Fore
man; G. w. Jorgenson, Correspon-
dent
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MARY A DAMBERGER, Profession
al Midwife and Nurse. Phone $50.
Or write P. o. Box 511, WsnatcAse.
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THE ROYAL HIGHLANDERS meet
the frst ami third Wednesday Of
the month in Eagle hall. Visit
ing members cordially invited to
attend. ]. G. Campbell, Illustri-
Gus Protector; Miss Anna Kyle,
Secretary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-12
CONGRESS FIXED IT.
Stopped a Lawsuit Between Porto
Rico and the Church

Washington, Oct. 12.-By appro-
priating money to pay the Roman
Catholic church of Porto Rico for
property taken from some of it's or
ders by the government prior to the
American occupation of that island,
congress saved the supreme court of
the United States the necessity of a
research into Spanish records
The case was that of the people of
Porto Rico versus the Roman
Catholic church of that island, which
has been dismissed by the court on
stipulation of the parties in interest
as the result of the action of con-
gross.
1t involved the Carlist war of 1888
in Spain, the concordates of 1851 and
the ecclesiastical ''disam or tization"
laws of those early dates as applicable
to the property of the religious orders
of Porto Rico.
The suit was brought in the su-
preme court of Porto Rico to estab-
lish the right of the Catholic church
to the lands held in that island by
the Franciscan and Dominican friars
prior to their seQuestration in 1888.
The insular court decreed that the
property is rightfully that of the
church. The property includes three
buildings formerly used as converts,
one of which is now occupied by the
Porto Rican supreme court in which
the case was first decided. The
property is said to be worth
81 600 900
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QUESTION OF INTENT.
Is the Issue in Panama Libel Case,
the Court Says.

Indianapolis, Oct. 12.-Judge A B.
Anderson of the United States district
court. after listening to arguments in
the Panama libel case, made it plain
that his decision would be rendered
largely on the question of intent"
What is the guilty intent to be
shown on the part of these defend
ants?" the court asked Stuart Mona
mara, special attorney of the depart
ment of Justice in charge of the pro-
ceedings. The judge went on to ex-
shown that the defendants had been
guilty of malicious forethought to libel
former President Roosevelt, Charles
P. Taft. William Nelson Cromwell,
President Taft, ]. P. Morgan, Douglas
Robinson and others.
The whole Panama canal project is
a great political project" said the
court, land there has been and is
much honest expression of opinion as
to the advisa bility of having chosen the
Panama route in preference to the
Nicaragua route, and now since the
cost of building the canal is SO much
larger than at first estimated, as to
whether or not the United States
should own any Atlantic-Pacific canal.
1.-THE press has a public duty to per-
form and in political discussions it
seems to me that the conception of
libel should be greatly different from
the conception that should apply to a
case of libel on a persons private
character. I am not seeking to preju-
dice the case at this time; I am only
seeking for light on the question here
as to whether criminal libel may be
possible in this matter. Criminal libel
is crime against society,"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-12
ONE MORE DREADNAUGHT
Contract Is Signed for the Construc-
ton of the Arkansas.

Washington. Oct. 12.-Secretary
Meyer has signed the contract with
the New York Shipbuilding company
for the construction of the dread
naught battleship Arkansas.
AS heretofore announced the Will
liam Cramp & Sons company are to
build the other dreadnaught. the
Wyoming, authorized by the last
congress.
With these two monster vessels on
the ways the navy department will
have under construction seven bat
tleships. the Arkansas, wyoming,
South Carolina, North Dakota, Flori-
da, Delaware and Utah.
The South Carolina, Delaware and
North Dakota are 95 or more per
cent completed, according to the
monthly statement just issued by the
bureau of construction and repair. In
addition there are under way several
GOLFERS, 20 torpedo boat destroyers
and sixteen submarines.
A number of these vessels already
are in service, lacking only finishing
touches before being actually com
pleted and accepted by the navy de-
partment-