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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-20

Chinese government was 20 secure the
loan by a mortgage on the road and
an imperial guarantee, and also by the
issuing of gold bonds To be sold at 20
per cent, and To bear 8 per cent in
terest Calvin BriCc had no trouble In
getting men To- go in with him. Among
those who offered To- join In raising the
money, as ID came due for building the
road were PicrpOnt Morgan, John u.
Rockefeller T.. r. Hartman, Russell
Sage. George Gould, Jim Hill and the
Nandcrbuts. With such names but lit
tie real money was necessary, and the
road could have been completed on
credit Altogether about 5000 shares
OF stock were issued. and OF these over
1000 were still I'm the hands Of the
Americans when the road was turned
back TO China.
According TO the conditions. tho
Americans were 10 survey the road at
once and begin its construction. They
were to push II rapidly forward To a
completion. 1t was also the UNDER
b. luding that they were not 10 sell the
control OF that concession 10 other ma
tons. nor 10 allow them 10 have much
stock In IL. They violated these con
ditions. They made an incomplete
survey and then built about 30 miles
of line and stopped. Later on they sold
1000 shares of the stock TO french
banking house ana controlling IN
terest 10 Tho Belgians Much of the
Relgiau stock was taken by King
Leopold. who set about trying 70 gam
possession OF the concession. HIS peo-
pie already owned much OF the Han
kow-Pekin road. and. Ii he could have
secured the right to build into Can
ton. the Belgians would have con-
trolled the chief trunk line of China.
Worse than this II is generally believ-
ed here that the Belgians were merely
tools IN the hands Of the Russians
and the Chinese could not AFFORD TO
have the Russians own their chief
railroad The result was that China
upon hearing of the Belgian plans, de-
clared that IL would have 70 annul the
concession or buy back the road.
PROFITS 900 PER CENT.
This fact was communicated TO
Washington and the American capital
lists took advantage Of the situation.
Pierpont Morgan, who was disgruntlod
at some trcacherOus financial trlnsac-
tions which King Leopold had had with
him. forced the latter 10 sell his stock
to the American company; and tho
king. not suspecting that the deal with
China was possible, did so for low
price Then an arrangement was made
with the Chinese government, By which
the American rights were sold back for
1896 900 taels. or about 100000 in
gold. and this money was divided
among the 1000 odd stockholders. How
much hard cash the Americans put into
the scheme 1 do not know. but that is
what they drew out. What China got
for All this money is only a little stretch
Of railroad, 30 miles long. running from
Canton 10 the town of Samshui, which
could not have cost I should say more
than 81 600 000 or S33 900 a mile. II IS
"a standard gage road, laid with 10
pound rails and 1t has. altogether. only
about II miles of double track and Is
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-20

MIS- j. A. Ifemayhe' o%e9 H"uth Sta''
ST.. CITY.
Mrs Nary NJ. schrayen. ses W. Isl So.
Mrs Clara b. Kelly $40 Washington
Mrs Anna Nicholson. $50 So sth
West City.
Utah
Mrs Rose Haf Amsterdam, y. Y.
Mrs M. J. Hardin. grocer. city
Mrs A. O. HAMBURG. nov OF Los An
Feles Cal. formerly Miss Irene Douglas
on salt Lake city.
Mrs. Augusta l.. Scott. ll-l5-i6 Eagle
Block city.
Mrs H. A Moss now Of Denver colo.
formerly Miss Gertrude Allen Of Salt
Lake city.
Mrs. Dora Ripe Croft CITY
Mrs Mary Riley. Mercur. Utah.
Mrs Mary Ann FreN. SYRACUSE, " tan.
Mrs. Chris Christensen. binEham Can
Airs Ella T.. oswald. 271 u. ist So.
Mrs Mable Moon. 200 Washington
Ave. ogden.
Mrs NJ Ruzzo OGDEN, Utah
Mary / Stevens lls Center s.. city
Turn in your claims and We viii "a
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MILLIONS FOR WOODEN NUT
MEGS.

asked Mr. Tsou 10 tell me the in
side story OF the concession for this
road 20 the Americans, and what they
made out OF a. He was Chary in
speaking of the matter, but said that
china had not been fairly treated
From other sources ] learn that the
Americans played somewhat the part
OF the Yankee who sold wooden nut
megs They gave China a gold brick,
and carried away millions. ! doubt not
that our capitalists acted In good faith
Tn the beginning. and that had calvin
Brice lived their contracts would have
been carried out. The concession was
granted by the imperial government
10 Brice and others. through Marquis
Shrng and WA Ting-fang, on the
ground that they would raise $20O0o090
to build and equip the line The
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-20
CHINA's NEW RAILROAD.

How about the new railroad move
ment? l. il to continue?"
Nothing can stop IL. We Chinese
are slow to begin, but when we really
start we keep going. No one now ques-
tions the value of railroads Both the
government and the people realize that
they are an absolute necessity to our
existence and progress. We shall keeI
on building just as fast as we can raise
the money. We would like to construct
our railways as far as possible with
our own funds. In our present con-
dltion we do not wish TO mortgage
our country 10 other nations and this
we do when We make heavy foreign
loans. The road from WuChang TO Cam
ton Is now TO DE made with Chinese
money and By Chinese workmen. II
win be a Chinese railroad throughout
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-20
TmousANDs OF DOLLARS ron TmE LADns.
6 Main st'.

the following ladies' our fa
n
OF the thousands OF lazy
for Read he you "
Putnam patriot., 1909-09-17
with brought down to more detailed

with brought down to a more detailed basis and corrected 10 sbsoi1teiy fit the needs of the high school ard the grades that we have recommended shall be placed in a high scbool building wben bnff. and to aseeataiH tae cost of the purchase ef such land and the building Of such building in ace fdsnce vifh the plaus perfected under their direction, and ss FsIsaFt % gAe f5Fn st needing the result Of their doings. 1ith their rscom- Heffa=tleHe, showing fhe requirements needed h order that the sppropriati' n uea5s1 10 csfrg out the plan as submitted may he made.
 in theae Investigations that se have made ae E ee consulted and met 0ith the sebssi e5mmittse we have consulted md not sItA teachers of the yarioaa se seaeols. we have been to the seboois, ws bave consulted and have eoffespsndea 3ilb eminent school authorities ze ha4s taken great ? ihs 10 Inform osrselyes on tbe various points mentioned in this re- pot.
 We wsib to state that we fully appre oiate the assistance which we have re ceiyed from all those whom we hsve called upon to assist ns, and especially de we wish to express our appreciation foi the courtesy showD us and the time spent with us by the principal Of our high school and the principal Of the Israe Putnam School. We wish it fully under. stood that this report must not be con strued ss in any way Jan unpleasant criticism of our town school committee Tor we fully believe that in M far as ths changes we have recommended in regard to the Smith Street School are concerned each and every member of the school committee will fully agree that the im- provements We have heren suggested should be made and would be very glad 10 carry these suggestions out with the proper support of the tax payers.
 We sincerely regret the death of MT Barber, who vas member of this com mittee, and We wish to state that he vas in full sympathy with Us, and we believe that each and every word of this report would have met with hie enlire approval had he been here with us to sign his name
 All Of which is respectfully submitted
 EDWARD MuLLAN,
 WILLIAM i. JOHNSON,
 RICHARD GORMAN,
 JOHN r. CARPENTER
 Dated this fourteenth day of Septem Der, 1909.
Putnam patriot., 1909-09-17
Notice.

The -eiectmen and Town Clerk of the Town Of Thompson will be in ses- sion on : stnrday, Sept. 2, 1909. at the Court Room in the Post Ofiiee Block al North Grosvenordale, to examine the qualifications of applicants and ad- init 10 the F. ectors' Oath those who shall be iound qualified, from 3 o'clock a. m. until o'clock D. m.
 THOMAS RYAN.
 CLAUS HAGsTRoM, Selectmen. PHILIP WoIsARD,
 Dyer $. Elliott, Town Clerk. Dated at Thompson, Sept. l3, 1909.
 3s .39
Putnam patriot., 1909-09-17
II has it's own individuality, perhaps

II has its own individuality, perhaps its own Limitations. II may have been accounted somewhat slow going but 1t has q certain sturdiness and persist eney. When in it's erection as town 1t inherited debt, il took prompt measures for is extinction and has 1eeolute.y refused ie incur subsequent naeumBranees. When after hsid fight wili fam~A0les, pf0aog and "Lsne raverns9 it took the first op- pDftanfIy to decree @No Lieense,Y 1t has never revoked is decision. It hopes tbat its children. old and yoaHg, native and foreign, will accept these faadamental principles and stand by the old town in every effort for good living and advancement
 trust that al residents Of our town Will lake special interest in this new educational institution, that il may prove a supreme benefit to coming generations and stimulate that local patriotism that has led our friends, snd many who have gone out info the wider world, to devise such liberal things for their native town. Some oi you have not heard that to our honor cd townsman, Gen. George W. Dasi entrusted the completion Of the Ma. tional Monument at Washington. Fol his skill in rectifying the insecure foundation he received the official con. graduation and thanks of Congress. And so we may hope that all who en- joy the benefits of this Memorial Insti- tution may be so well grounded as to bear their part In reetifying unsound conditions in town, state or nation.
 Thompson Hill, Sept. Is, 1909.
Putnam patriot., 1909-09-17
Republican Caucus

The legal voters of tho town of Put nam Who are qualified to vote in Re- publican caucus are hereby requested 10 meet in caucus in Hammond Hall in so.calied Armory building cn lhuNday evening, Septemeef ssfd, al eight o'clock in the evening te place in nomination town officers 10 be voted for the first Monday oi October, lsta. The officers Ia he nominated include: Seaectmen, Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, Board Of Relief, Registrar of Voters, tonstables, Collector of Taxes, Auditor, School t'ommitiee. Directors os Public Library. Tree N arden.
 Also To transact any other business necessary or proper al said meeting.
 Per order Of the Republican Town Committee.
 ARsaas INTENTIONALLY, Chairman.
 Dated ai Putnam, >epl. ia, lses'.
Putnam patriot., 1909-09-17
Notice.

Notice. The SelectmeD and Town Clerk Of the Town of Putnam will hold ses- sion to examine the qualifications of electors and admit to the electors oath those who shall be found qualified, at the Selectmen's rooms In Union Block, on Saturday, September 2oth, igO3, from nine o'clock in the forenoon until day.
 4. \ r F. ia,ssfs r,EseE, selectmen. FREDERICK N. SEWARD, Town Clerk Putnam, Conn, Sept. Is. 1909.
 3s- 8
Putnam patriot., 1909-09-17
Special

RE-LY-ON Umbrellas, 26 and 2s inch. Warranted for one year, for Men and Women, SIPS
Putnam patriot., 1909-09-17
REPORT or THE CONDITION
 =-Df 1HE-- First National Bank of Putnam

at Putnam in the State of Connecticut, al the close af business September 1. iaUl.
 KfsoIRGFs
Putnam patriot., 1909-09-17
correct Attest
ItalN e fuNs Directors, t..k4N E

ntStkINI uF kAStFNkh ss. fRohAI iS curt sepfemNst 18th, t9tEl.
 Estate of Honroe Y, latham, late of kastford. ia said district
 upon ths application ot ohser II, Latham pray lpg that an administration may be granted on sA1d estate per application en nle mere fals spptaps. tt is
 ofderea that said application be heard and determined ai the rr0haeti uflce. in kasiford la ssid distetet the th day ot sept A, ps, iss al l o'clock ia the afternoon, aud that notiee he siysn of the psndracs of said application aud the said timp and place af hearing thereon hy pubiishiaS this OrSier twice tn some newspaper hasiag d cifculstioa tn ss d district and by post. ing aceps pahiic -tgn poss ia the town of kHsifard in Satd District. at least 70 days before said day ei hearing. -. A>-s9 JOHN NJ, fAlkM, Jadee. lNisiklNl of ks>ffphp. Probate lyGears. Sertemeer IS. is@.
 kstatv It George \. Lyon. late ef ksstferd ln sala district deccssed,
 Inc Administrator having exhibited hts sd. suinisfFatioa accoant with saia estate to this court for allowance. it ss
 Ordered that tue ssh day of ssat.. A. D. iSH, ia Esssfstd tr aud the same IS sssigned tor s hsAfisx an the allowance et said administration ,oani. and thi, Court directsths Administration ta cite all persons interested the eia te appear si sslt tune and pace hs publishing this erieF uWe tn some avwspaper having sircaa- tioa la said District and ey posting Cop, en tsr ,suhaic ssn pest ta said town oi kastford nearest where the ieeessed laSs awvlt, at ttAst days belarv said stulv assigned
 Certlned from Record,
 k JOHN N. rArkA, Judge.
Putnam patriot., 1909-09-17

Ata cnnrt of Probate h~is ss wood-sock within "A aBa sor the district of woofstsek the 1s day of Aug. A. D., 1893
 PreseBr. Cssr+nes H. Child Jstge.
 On rnerfoE of JadsoH -aneer of -=ssfn Wood sfee< conn .sassiuisFre.fr fhe ia testa.s es- fate gf EffHira X. H@ilS 3afe Of Tcad<foek G0nn Hittttn said district. dereae.d.
 fhss court doth decree that sfx uouths he al. ioNed and iimi. e3 for fh4 dfysy- 8s .sid eStsfe t0 .xafbit she5r etaIsa< azainsK fh te fhe AdmtAi@tTsfgT stsd directs tfa: Eahffr ho4ies be given uf f1fs order sf esAeeffis51x iu S newspaper having a EfFeHssrfan iH said dfsf- Fies. ana ts uo-ftr.g as=lr thsresf oa fhe p4tle ssrH g9sf i4 szls t4 0e Ns.l 1Hs0sk 8ssIess fss place where the deesaeed iass AWer.
 Csr.I1iea from Record. s< fHsAkENCt q. CHILD Jnsgs
Putnam patriot., 1909-09-17

iatti eH.4soif ~ State of New York. County of ptscgo $ l. s. Il. tiipatiie Cashier of the above nantVd bank. dc Snicmuly swear thai the above statement k true to the best of my Knowledge and belief b. II. GurAfkte. Cashier. Subscribed and swarn to before me this 18th oi Septemhef iisls JsNHs MgkEf.
 Notary Public.
Putnam patriot., 1909-09-17
Special

Coat Sweaters for Men, Women and Children, all sizes, each 50c
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-05
$4,000 l. 0. O. f. HOME
OKLAHOMA ctTY TO ERECT A
HANDSOME FIvE-sToRY srsUc-
TUsE IN NEAR FUTURE.

ok,AsOma City. Okla. FEB. a
Plans FOR the elegant 10000 Odd
FelloSs building we're completed yes
terday by Architects Layton. Smith
& Hawk and work will begin with.
in a few days for the erection OF
this building az the southwest cor
ner OF Grand avenue and Walker
street. just north OF the Auditorium.
With frontage OF so and $50 feet
respectively. the five stories Hill
have an exterior finish OF gray brick
up 70 the second story wintow heads
while the third. fourth and fifth s,o.
ries will De inclosed in a series OF
Co-inthlan columns In fact this will
be feature Of the building.
The first floor will be used for
mercantile purposes. the second floor
FOR offices of the grand lodge. and
the third fourth and fifth will be
devoted exclusively 10 lodge pur
poses. There will be three lodge
rooms beautifully finished ban.
quet hall and property and smoking
roms. The smoking room and par.
Tor all be located on the fifth floor.
The entire front OF the first story
will be OF plate glass. thereby civ
ine an unusually handsome effect
10 The biz building Perhaps the
greatest care and effort will be OK.
erted In The lodge rooms whore the
architects will resort 10 the most
modern and decorative methods
known 70 their profession in finish.
ing the interior.
Much stress is also being placed
upon the fact that a handsome pipe
organ Is 70 be installed in .he build.
ing for lodge purposes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-05
How's This

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case OF Catarrh tha
can not be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure
F. J. CHENEY & co. Toledo. o.
We. the undersigned. have known
F. j. Cheney for thel ast 10 years.
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and =.
nancially able 10 carry out any OBJ.
legations made by his firm.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin.
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O..
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter.
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system.
Testimonials sent free. Picer 70 cents
per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for con
stipatlon. d&w
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-05
RAN AWAY With $4,000
BECAME KING OF TONGA ISLE

-s.' JOB power Do. manage 20 main.
-aa DIS rH1.nca BOZ es.I as 20 halk
'ar efforts ,la, Fera put forth 90
I.af1- mm from bis place
Time after time ,he detectives
sent 90 ..sa. a king Re-e leI De
Fore DIS majesty. The a,mosphefe
became chilly a troop of dusky
soldiers taI,@l outside They repre-
.en'.l .a'. conduct 10 The ,oe 50
and guard until ,ho mex, ship ap.
psa-ed Always me same message
Was conveyed from tho king 20 the
COMPANY and 8. was this.
You tell the Wells.Fargo 20 20
20 he'll"
tn" picture Of Charlie Banks
hangs ln the Office OF every Wells
Fargo superintendent go the service
o. i- one OF a large group and was
taken 1uf short time before his
disappearance. 20 be mounted on a
large card along with tho other gen
eral employees The post be- occupied
Ha- one OF tho most impor,an, az
'hD -posll 81 the division chief and
carried with i' "a large salary FOR
those days
To- San Francisco Banks occupied a
high place IIo was q yachtsmau and
spent the most OF hls time Of lclsur,
on 'ho bay or ocean. He vas a gen
il'mansailor with what no termed
a born instinct for the sea.
\, the time Of his disappearanc,
o. happened that the Fourth OF Jul,
came ON MONDAY The office was
. closed as usual ON SATURDAY. night
au' when Tucslay came Banks wa
not ou hand when noon came hi
abs nee vas noted and by night hi
+ closed desk caused r.mart Division
officials became alarmed and an iu
1I'~N was started It was discoyerc
that fHo funds of 'h, office vcr.
missing and the hunt commenced
80 Tho water from, lt wa. a-cor
. tH.ucd that Banks had proylslouc,
and manned his Yacht as lr for
long cruise. and l,0 the harbor uu
+ der rlI saIl ou the Saturday pr,
c'd.ug Hy dark that day his yes
sri was hull down ON the horizon
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-05

city OF Mexico. Feb. To-day is
the anniversary Of the proclamation
OF the constitution Of Mexico and is
being observed throughout the repub.
lie as a holiday. The celebration in
the capital commenced early this
morning with a salute TO the nation
al flag. which was hoistcd over the
national palace and the municipal
building Bands are playing in all
the plazas and many sporting events
and pastimcs are scheduled for the
afternoon
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-05
THE RAZoR Back sTsTE NAMED
FROM rHE eHsAssA INDIANS.
As ORIGINALLY FOUND.
ACT OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Another Triee Of indians Gave the
Name 20 the sV7fio~er State
When :, Was Mace Official BY the
Legislators.

Ll''le Rock. Ark Feb. - Since
the Appropriation Tor the neW battle
ship Arkansas appears likely to bel
authorized and plans are already
under way for The construction of
the huge fighting craft. g. h. time 70
give the world at large the true pro.
nunciat.on o. the most often mispro-
nounccd name OF any state in the
union From effe'o and erudi'e Bos-
ton 70 the rough and uncouth Rockies
Arkansas is persistent. miscalled.
Not from any malign intention but
from sheer ignorance
It is we'd therefore. that the world
know the Arkansas by its true name
as well as by It's fighting powers. and
the tru" name IS pronounced as
though spelled Arkausaw. Not only DO
historical authorities grant this pro.
nunciation is the only correct one.
but resolution passed by the Arkaa.
sas legislature makes IL the only pro-
nunclation.
To many persons Arkansas sounds
and looks just Ike Kansas with a
couple Of letters prefixed But there is
vast difference ir the origin Of the
names and 30 their pronunciation.
Historical authorities agree that the
name Arkansas was derived from the
Arkansas Indians. a tribe Of beautiful.
ly built and warlike redskins found
dwelling On the Mississippi river BY
the early French and Spanish explor.
crs By the early settlers the terri
tory was universally known as Ar.
kausa or the land OF the Arkansas
meaning that portion OF the country
Inhabited By the Indians Of that name
The Indians called themselves by
many different names but We're gen
orally known by the one name Arkau-
sa This was what the great French
explorer Marquette named them
when he passed down the Mississippi
ard found them dwelling along the
banks Of that river.
The origin Of the name differs
greatly from 'he origin Of the name
Kansas. which was derived from an
entirely different tribe Of Indians
So much discussion arose over the
proper pronunciation Of the name Of
Arkansas that ,hc general assembly
90 1SSl passed a concurrent reso.u-
'iou 20 the following effect:
BE- ir therefore resolved by both
houses Of the general assembly. that
the only TRUE pronunciation OF the
state 90 the opinion Of this body is
that received by the French from the
native Indians and committed 10
writing On the French word represent.
ing that sound; and that 81 should be
pronounced iu three syllables. with
the final So silent. the "A" In each
syllable the Italian sound, and the ac-
cent ON the first and last syllables,
being the pronunciation formerly uni.
yorsally and now still most commonly
used, and that the pronunciation
with the accent on the second sylla.
bic with the sound Of "a In man,
and the sounding Of the terminal IS
Is a practice ro ho discouraged.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-02-05

The following warrants are now
good and can be collected at my Of
flee:
Court fund up 10 No COO
Salary fund up to 129
Contingent fund up 10 16l
Road and Bridge fund up 10 SIS.
All warrants on the separate
school fund.
d. VI. RUMPH,
i'2w2 Treasurer Carter County.