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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-15

Save the little chicks from In
digestion, Bowel Trouble, Diar-
rhea, etc. Conkey's Cholera Cure
in the drinking water is guaranteed
by James Plummer. 25c and SOC
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-06-15
The j
Semi Weekly Watchman,;
-. " i
he Weekly RecOrdi

which ever it may suit you
to call it, 1t amounts to the
same thing. These two pa
pers are published, 80 far as
news is concerned, as a
semi-weekly. The Carolina
Waterman is published
and mailed at Salisbury on
Tuesday of each week, and
The Rowan Record is pub
lished on Friday of each
week. This makes two pa
pers per week. THE
WATcHMAN gives you the
news of the first half and
The RECORD gives you the
news of the second half of
the week. Subscribers who
do not take both papers
will miss much news that
they would get by taking
both papers, If the news
is what you want these two
papers should be consider
ed as one, as two issues of
the same paper. By taking
the two papers you will get
the news oftener, fresher
and more of it,
Send in you subscription
to them both. When paid
cash in advance, we will
send both papers to one ad-
dress for only $1.0O.
Address
VIM. H. STEWART,
Salisbury, N. c., or
j. H. Raglan,
China Grove, N. c.,
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-31
SOME NOT SURPRISED
Coast and .Geodetic Survey
Complaints Were Known.
EMPLOYEES FEARED TO ACT
Clerk Finally Unburdens His Feel
ings to McHarg.
REPORTS QUIETLY FILED AWAY
Perkins and Gilbert Adopt Pigeon
hole and Private Correspondence
in Treating Alleged Abuses.
EMPLOYEES FEARED TO ACT
REPORTS QUIETLY FILED AWAY

The suspension of Frank Valley Per
kins. acting superintendent of the coast
and geodetic survey. and the reduction of
the salary of John J. Gilbert, inspector
of photography and topography, from
$3.50 To s2.H0. as announced in The
Star yesterday. did not come as n sur
prise, II is declared. to those acquainted
with the conditions existing i'm the sur
vey.
From time to time serious complaints
which seemed TO deserve investigation,
il is charged. appeared to be entirely
ignored. and those who preferred them
were made to feel in more ways than one
that they were engaged in a perilous I'M
dertaking.
One month ago clerk in the survey
called at the Department of Commerce
and Labor and unburdened his feelings
to Assistant Secretary McHarg. He told
of numerous complaints that had been
made by employees in the survey. both in
the office and in the field, as well as on
the vessels, viii. had not received the
attention they deserved. Among them
was one that CAPT Hodgkins of the coast
and geodetiC survey cutter Bache so
taxed the accOmmoda tiOns of his vessel
for the benefit of his family that the
crew and others aboard were incOnven-
,enCed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-31
READY-To-WEAR CLOTHES.
Charles Kaufman & Sons Have an
Up-to-Date Stock.

The ready-to-wear clothes offered al the
establishment Of Charles Kaufman & Sons.
AL and i3s eth street northwest. are
said to ~ of the best finish, fashion
and workmanship. and "a fit TO perfection.
To secure the best results for their GUS
toners this firm has found il necessary
not only tn design its clothes, but To die
tate the manner of making. choose the
fabrics. the lining and other materials.
and 10 watch the cutting and making
from start To finish IL is stated that
i'm no other way could results such this
hrm had acComp iShed he attained. nota-
bly, the c'ose-titting collar and perfec;
shoulders. and the tailor madish" effect
OF every garment
IL is this. IL is claimed. that has built
up for the nrm AN immense patronage.
AS AN up-to-date method of stocking the
store with clothing this firm has done
away with the old method of placing the
clothes ON tables. by which. il IS stated.
they become dusty and wrink ed. and has
installed. at II considerable cost, solid
,op cabinets with glass doors, I'm which
the clothes are neatly placed away from
dust and are kept well pressed. There
are slides In these cabinets, on each OF
which are about twenty suits-coats.
yests and pants-upon patented hangers
The suits received are carefully pressed
the same as II they were made by a
custom tailor. and put into the dust
proof cabinets. where they are easily
accessible to the customers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-31
WOMAN ROBBED OF HANDBAG.
Unidentified Colored Mans Exploit
on Public Thoroughfare.

Mrs. Lillian Stance of 1916 North Caro-
lima avenue was robbed last night of her
handbag by an unidentified colored man.
the handbag containing s1.3O. key and
two handkerchiefs. The robbery was
committed in front of the house of Alonzo
w. Skunk. lI2O East Capitol street, about
1:15 O'Clock. and the GOODNESS of the rob-
Der and sNIuiet method were so surpris-
ing to Mrs. Silance that she could hardly
realize that the theft had occurred.
He just reached out, took my handbag
and went of with it, Mrs. Silance told
the police. She added that she had been
engaged in missionary work and mad
Travelled in all parts OF the city, day and
night. and had never before been molest-
ed. She was walking west last night along
the north side OF Lincoln Park. and was
almost directly opposite a lamppost when
the robbery occurred
She saw "A man standing near a tree.
His hat was pulled over his eyes. she
stated, and she thought he was a police
man stationed there to see that boys In
the neighborhood did not violate the
tention To him. she stated, not even no
ticing his color
Standing at the second story window or
his home. Mr.. Skunk witnessed the foot
pads exploit He raised the window and
called to :, me boys on the street TO ap-
prehend the man. They pursued him
north on 12th street. but he turned west
on y street and was soon out of sight.
The police were told that the robber Wore
dark clothes. blue overcoat. SLOUGH hat
and white gloves. his description tallying
with that OF the cOlored man who robbed
Miss Marion Bond In = street northeast
week ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-31
WEATHER FORECAST.
Fair Today and Monday; Rising
Temperature

For the District of Columbia, eastern
New York, eastern Pennsylvania. New Jer-
sey, Delaware, Maryland. Virginia and
North Carolina. fair Sunday and Mon
day; rising temperature; moderate south
erly winds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-31
CASTS DOUBT ON "CAMP NO. 6"
PHOTOGRAPH IN DR.. COOKS
BOOK DIsCREDITED.
Russell w. Porter, Explorers To-
pographer, Says It Cannot Be
Top Of Mount Mckinley.

PORTLAND, Me-, October :;0.--In a
signed statement given to the Associ-
ated Press today Russell W. Porter. to-
pograp her ION the Mount Mckinley ex-
petition of DR.. Frederick A. Cook, de-
clares that If it is true that one of the
photographs in Dr. Cooks book was
taken on the evening of the day the
doctor reached what was known as
Camp No. q, the photograph cannot be
one Of the summit of Mount Mckinley.
Porter. in his statement tells of GO
ing 10 Alaska in the spring of 1906 as
surveyor. When DIR. Cook and Barrille.
the packer. made the trip on which
Cook says he reached the top of Mi.
Mckinley Porter remained behind to do
some mapping. He had finished his
task, a few days later, when the doctor
and Barrille reappeared with the ac-
count Of the ascent of Mount Mckinley.
Then Believed, Now Doubted.
AT that time" Mr.. Porter's state
meEt continues, Il had no reason to
doubt the statements that have since
been described in the doctors book
To the Top of the Continent
In the published affidavit of Barrille
he states that the photograph opposite
page 1872 in DIR. Cooks book was taken
on the evening of the same day that he
took him with the flag at what he
claims to have been the top OF Mount
Mckinley and was taken at Camp d.
This camp was only three or four miles
from one OF my surveying stations. a
locality which l recognized distinctly.
II is at about the J,UOO-foot contour,
and is some twenty miles from the
summit. according to my Typographical
maps purchased by the government.
IF il is true that the photograph
signed The Top of Our Continent was
taken the evening of the day they made
this camp this photograph cannot be
the summit Of Mount Mckinley"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-31

We feature Legal Printing"
because we have the facilities for
doing 1t best.
Qui.k. accurate work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-31
Moore & Hill, Inc,
1888 c. St. NV.
oc2s-t f2O
NEW FRAUD IN DIAMONDS.
Contracts Emitting to Gems
dividends Not Carried Out.
,c26-tf.20

Because of numerous complaints re-
ceived from contract holders VINO mao
Maid all their installments and who, II Is
alleged. had failed to receive promised
dividends. the Post Office Department
following an investigation by post once
Inspector, has issued fraud order DE-
priying the Amsterdam Diamond Company
of Buffalo OF the use of the mails.
The company. ii is declared. sold con-
tracts emitting the holders under certain
conditions to diamonds. or. In lieu there
of to cash dividends. The promises oil
tie dividends. a statement made at tne
posi- Office Department says. were totaiis
unwarranted. ,,o.
II appears from the official records thal
the company obtained from the PUBIC
about S4SD 40 and paid out S3'29nS' the
balance being unaccounted for.
Joseph H. Miller, the president OF lhe
company, was arrested upon the charse
30 fraudulent use OF the mails and was
held under bail for hearing before the
grand jury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-31
COUNTING UNCLE SANS CASH.
First Step Toward Change in the Of
fee of Treasurer.

The first step In the big work of count
ing the treasure of the government Incl
dent to every change In the ONCE o.
treasurer OF the United States was taker
yesterday. when a committee was ap
pointed to examine the assets In the book,
OF the treasurer's office and to assist IN
the transfer Of that Office from Charlie:
Ii. Treat TO Lee MuClung.
The committee consists Of L. b. Das
kan. chief of the division OF public
moneys; A. T. Huntington. chief of tho
division OF loans and currency. and Ar.
thur r. Brice of a local bank. Besides
this committee a large force selected from
the personnel of the Office, averaging from
thirty to nifty men. will be busy on the
count for several months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-31

r,o,.arsop Rockwell. son OF Thomas
pd.lsrreil of Williamsport. Md. died at
the washington County Hospital as , im
ras,,lt of an operation. He was NATIVE
of Mercersburg and was aGeo '"e'''
years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-31
CHURCH NOTICES.
UNITARIAN.

ALL SOILS CHURCH. COR. 14TH AND L
SITS. DIR. Ulysses q. p. Pierce. minister
9:45 an. sunday school Class for the Com
parative Study Of Religion. and Unity Study
Class: IL o'clock. morning service sermon by
the minister; 100 pm. Young Peoples Re-
Iigious Union. The public Invited to all
services. Oc3O-St
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-31
HOMES

Tho hest the market affords are always 10 OK
found on our list and at the lowest prices
Thi. office has made reputation for suitin.
.hso wbo have rot found what they desire
aISawhere GIVE Us 4 TRIAL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-31

Miss Anna Elizabeth Pennet OF Langs-
dCrf Pa, and Wilkens Fellow McLaren
OF Harrisburg were married in Hagers-
town, Md, at st. Johns +. b. Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-31

For the District of Columbia, eastern
New York, eastern Pennsylvania. New Jer-
sey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and
North Carolina. fair Sunday and Mon
day; rising temperature; moderate south
erly winds.
Aside from few light showers in the
lake region. fair weather has continued
in all districts east of the Rockies. n
we'll defined storm. however. is developing
in the middle Rocky mountain region.
!. The temperature has risen quite gener-
ally east of the Mississippi. except in
portions of New England and New York
state and in Florida, while in the far
west the temperature is falling again.
The western storm as 1t moves eastward
will cause rain in the northern portion or
the great plains states and the western
portion of the lake region, but fair
weather will continue in eastern and
southern sections until Monday night.
The temperature will rise considerably
in the eastern states. Cooler weather
sissippi region during Sunday or Sunday
night, and the balance of the middle
states during Monday and Monday night.
Storm warnings are displayed on the
Washington and Oregon coasts.
The winds along the New England coast
will be light variable; on the middle At
lantic coast light variable. shifting to
southerly: on the south Atlantic coast
light variable; on the east quit coast nSnI
easterly: on the west gulf coast moderate
southeast to south: on the lower lakes
moderate southerly; on the upper lakes
increasing southerly on Michigan and
huron, variable on Superior.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 1925 am; sun sets.
J:O2 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises. 6:26 am.
Moon rises, 7:l6 pm. today.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset !;
extinguishing begun one hour before sun
rise All arc and incandescent lamps
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and
extinguished forty-five minutes before
sunrise.
Yesterdays Temperature.
Midnight, 80: . am. 30: am. 38: +
am, Sc; S am. 30; 10 am, Al: II noon.
80; pm, 50; pm. 81: pm, 10;
pm, 45: 10 pm, Al. Maximum, IS; min
imum, 81.
Relative Humidity.
am. .66; . pm, %; pm, .63.
Rainfall 6 pm. to y PM, o.
Hours of sunshine, 1O.1.
Per cent OF possible sunshine. o5.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum, So; minimum, II.
Temperatures in Other Cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-31
Secretary McHarg's Statement.

1t IL reported, declares Mr.. McHarg.
that last winter Capt. Hodgkins had his
father as his special guest cruising od
the coast OF Porto Rico. This year it
was his wife. daughter and child. Com
pla .nts concerning these manifest viO.a-
tons Of the regulations fell into the hands
Of ii. bert, who destroyed the correspond
ence, but communicated with Capt. Hodg-
kins about them i'm d semi-per:onal, SEMI
official manner. filing copy of his letter
In files that were not the official files OF
the survey. but of MS own creation. and
termed seml-official flies.
Acting Superintendent Perkins treated
a number of similar complaints from
Clerks and others i'll the service in about
the same manner.
THE matters complained OF were not
brought to the attention of the depart
ment at all, but were disposed OF in
semi-official manner, else quietly
pigeonhOled and left to time to remedy
them"
Inquiry Clears Up Ali Doubts.
II was only when the clerk called upon
Assistant Secretary McHarg, it is further
stated, that the nature of the facts be-
cane known to the department. A months
investigation seems to have cleared up all
doubts upon the subject, and action was
taken in the final moments Of Mr.. Nc
Harg's connection with the department,
because ii was believed the situation de-
manded II.
Mr. McHarg had nothing to say against
Supt. Otto III. Tittmann OF the survey; but
he said action had been taken which
blazed the way for Secretary Nagei on
his return next week. 1t is said by some
connected with the survey, who assume
to be posted, that the end has not yet
been reached, and that further action of
a corrective character will be taken by
Secretary Nagel. both in the personnel of
the survey, as well as ill the manner IN
which the regulations have been interpret
ed and enforced.
Mr. Perkins left for his home early
yesterday afternoon, and could not be
seen. Supt Tittmann declined to say any
thing regarding the charges against his
branch of the service and the officials
who have felt the drastic effect Of Mr..
McHarg's action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-31
Yesterdays Temperature.

Midnight, 80; . am. 30: am. 38; +
a IN, SO; am. 30; 10 am, 43: II noon.
80; pm, 80; pm. 81: pm, ~;
pm, 45: 10 Pm, Al. Maximum. 5s; min
imIlm. 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-31
HOME RULE IN THE POST OFFICE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WANTS
LOCAL MAN APPOINTED.
Directors to So Declare in Matter OF
Choosing Successor to Post-
master Barnes.

The Chamber of Commerce is expected
to 60 on record at a regular meeting
of the board OF directors next Wednes-
day in favor of the appointment or
strictly local man for the position or
postmaster of Washington to succeed
the late Benjamin F.. Barnes. 1t is
stated on good authority that this SUD
iect will be preached at the meeting,
and if resolution is offered embodying
the idea il is believed to be certain OF
adoption.
When the subject of the appointment OF
a new postnaster was first brought to the
notice of President GUIDE of the cham
Der. cit looked for a few days as IL he
would call special meeting to consider
il, but when il became apparent That
President Taft would not make SeIec-
ton until after his return from his tour
of the country. Mr.. Guide decided 70
await for the regular meeting of the
.sJar1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-31
Among Those Recommended.

ASIDE from the Endorsement of DR.. W.
=. Richardson for the vacancy by
meeting of South Washington business
men last night. there have been no new
DEVELOPMENTS in the situation. James
S. Henry, Washington representative or
the Philadelphia Press. and Noi man A.
Merritt. assistant postmaster under the
Barnes administration, and nov serving
as temporary postmaster. continue to be
the most prominent candidates
1t has been repeatedly stated that both
of these men are on very good terms
with POSTMASTER General Hitchcock. who
will recommend u man for the place to
the President.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-31
Relative Humidity.

s am, 66; Q pm, %; pm, .63.
Rainfall 6 pm. to PM, o.
Hours of sunshine, 1O1.
Per cent OF possible sunshine. o5.
Temperature same date last year
Maximum, 90; minimum, IL.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-21

and buy these lands if proper terms
and prices were offered them. These
people are Industrious. They know
how to work. and are willing 70 do it.
They would make good citizens from
the start. They would holp to build
I'D and maintain our schools and our
churches, and will give moral as well
as material strength to every interest
of our county.
In order to enlist these people it
will be necessary at first 70 make
concessions in the way OF prices anu
terms that will be inducements suifi'
cient to warrant them in coming; Du'
once the start is made they Will con-
tinue to come. The improvements
made will give increased value to
everything around them, and conces-
sions made at first will be ins'guif1
cant compared with the advance in
prices of the millions of acres Of lands
now idle and worthless, SO lar as any
income from them goes.
Not only so, but the growth OF SCRUB
oaks that follows the rem oval Of the
large timber will take up tile potash
now in the soil surface, and impover-
ish the land to extent that put lew
people realize.
Feeling that the future growth anu
development of our highly favored
country depends upon the success OF
the carrying out the above Measure
earnestly hope that you may have
the hearty cooperation of all concern
ed. Yours sincerely
! L. e. HALL.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-21
:. :. :. :. {. :. :. :. :. :. j. :. :. = :. :. :.
/: IN THE OPEN COURT. >
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Editor the News:

Editor the News:
My Dear Sir-I see in your paper
frequent mention of the fact that tn
improvement and cultivatit4 of orr
cutover lands is a matter of prime
Importance in the development of our
section of the South.
note also that you advocate secur-
ing for this purpose the industrious
people who are now occupying the
crowded or WORKOUT portions of our
own country.
l want to say that l heartily agree
with you in both the above particu-
lars. 1t is clear to my mind that the
future prosperity of this entire section
depends on the development of the
lands that are being left naked by
the destruction of the timber now on
them.
When a tree is butchered in order to
make lumber there is noting left but
the stump from which 1t has been
taken. The land produces nothing
of value until it Is brought into cu'-
tivation. When this is done it is ca
pable of being built up to any stand
ard desired, and such thing as total
failure from drought or flood is total
ly unknown.
I have been over a good portion Oh
the United States, and some OF the
prettiest and best farms I have ever
seen are In a few miles of Hatties-
burg on pine lands, just such as are
seen on every hand unoccupied and
unemployed.
One important feature about the
of these lands is the fact
that while they are producing 'hlna-
BILE crops every year they are increas-
In In value with each succeeding year
With reference to the peop'c "hom
we want. I am sure that your plan is
he only. feasible one. There are
thousands of small farmers on the
yornout and broken lands OF our OWE
djoining states who would come mere
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-21
THE H ATTIESBURG NEWS.

that the defendant risked the chance
of not selling enough coupons to REIN
burse himself to the amount OF what
he would have to pay for the piano
That is, if he had paid in cash $5oo
for the piano. he could, by no sclen-
tific calculation or by expertness con
fidentally assure himself a reimburse
ment for his cash outlay.
1t was necessary, it was claimed
that he should take the chance OF
selling enough contest coupons 10
make good the $500 expended, and In
addition thereto, whatever expendl-
lures he might necessarily incur in
conducting the contest. In fact, as II
was claimed, he took the chance OF
inducing the public through the meeh-
cd and means he offered, to purchase
the necessary amount of coupons 10
make good whatever losses he might
incur,
In brief, it was charged that, in vi
OldUlOn OIL S6CtlOn lGi VI N~
the defendant, to use the code word
"adventured' his original outlay OF
the chance of the public not only re
imbursing him, but also took tn
gamblers chance of raising none.
for himself" to quote the code, In Tn
shape of material cash winnings
profit.
1t is believed that this case WI
prove to be a new one in the legs
procedure of the state in thus a
tempting to broaden the legal detln
tion of the word lottery as foun
in the penal code. Consequently III
ultimate result will be watched y
not only the legal fraternity, but -
pecially so by that public winch
frequently INDUCES in coupon Col
tests of sundry kinds.
The prosecution grew out OF r.
plevin suit brought to recover posse
sion of the piano involved in the col
test and in which the claim was mao
that the piano had been wrongluil
awarded.