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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-04-09
Would Die for Lack Of Hat.

Because her prospects for buying
new Easter hat were discouraging.
Mrs. Sadie Emmons, of indianapolis.
determined 10 die and swallowed
dose Of muriatic acid. She will live
20 get the hat.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-04-09

from nery0li,ne.,
andotherailnoyin,
symptoms. and 7
can truly sly that
LydiaE.liuklamr-''.,
getable Com.
pound has proved u
worth nlouutaiDs
OF gold 70 me. asit
restored nyh altb
and strength. I
never forgetto,eii
my friends what
IydiaEpiull.sw',
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-04-09
Inferences.

She-You don't act as If | was the
first girl you ever kissed.
He-lf am the first man who ever
kissed you. how do you know | don't?
-Lippincott's Magazine
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-04-09

Roderick-I see they have discov.
cred some new green spots on Mars
Van Albert-That so? Bet the green
hat craze has struck that planet, too.-
Chicago News.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-04-09
Ae nHandledo a shotaun.

Glenn Snyder. seven years old. son
OF Mr and Mrs. John Snyder. Of Hills
burg. while handling shotgun at his
home, was killed
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-04-09

rs aseravating 10 remember that
eoon' the time we cult buying cough
medicine we are up against the need
Of window screens and ny paper.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-04-09
Rather Undecided.

Sanford So you're in love with
Miss Fairly? She's decided blonde,
isn't she?
Chappy Well-er--I can't say that
she's quite decided yet. - New York
Life.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-04-09
Natural Gas eusher Struck.

a gas Well from which a flow OF
more than 100000 cubic feet OF gas
Is escaping was drilled in near Oak
land City.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-04-09

young man who cannot grow
mustache is almost as ashamed OF il
as a girl who can.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-04-09

Ryer-Why SO sad. old man?
Dyer-Somebody promised TO loan
me $40 today, and I've forgotten who
It was.-New York Herald.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-04-09
Still They Go "Dry."

Nermillion. Henry. Bartholomew and
Jennings counties Joined the ranks OF
the drys' last week.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-04-09
Heaviest Woman lc Dead.

Miss Adelia VI Weaver. the heaviest
woman in the state. died last week at
Richmond. She weighed over 400
pounds
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-04-09

When Bishop Brooks wished ~
move people he never depicted vice
out exalted virtue recalls the Boston
Post This new theory Of instruction
Is unnatural and debasing. II not Il.
legal II ever this experiment "a per.
formed In the public schools Of tbis
city i IS TO be hoped that the snper.
intendent will Immediately stanp !,
H. and that the parents Of the chill.
dren VINO are forced 70 witness the
antics OF intoxicated puppies viii
give the names Of the experlmenters
to Mr. Angel. lie viii do the res,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-04-09

Won can ALWAYS TEN whether a new.
~ made Benedict is same by watching
him ear his wife's first apple dump
inCs,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-04-09

In case Of accident. cuts. wounds
burns. scalds. Sprains. bruises. efc. r.,h.
ing will SO quickly take away ai balm
and soreness rs IIamlins Mizlrl on
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-04-09
VIII Finht sunday Ball.

Indianapolis clergymen are pre-
pared 10 test the legality OF Sunday
baseball IN the courts. A bitter fight
is expected
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-04-09

There are lots Of nasty tbjnqs !,
life that are true. admits the Now
Haven Register Perhaps we are des.
tined 70 have some more OF them
worked into the plot Of the nlav.
wright who is striving for sensation
but we hope not. These true things
In life are not covered up 10 any ~.
tent that would hinder progress The
newspaper tells the millions OF them
every day. That is the newspanar.s
business-to set down the record me,
as II happens. That the stage does
not have TO do. and the sooner Some
persons get the notion out OF their
heads the better II will be for tbo
stage end for US all.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-04-09
"HOOSHRISMS"
Little Items of Interest
All Over the Length and
Breadth of Indiana.
Pottery Clay Near eoonvIlle.

\ rich vein OF fine pottery clay has
been found near Boonyille
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-04-09
At the Restaurant.

III you want a thing well done"
"Oh, that's old-do IL YOURSELF"
Nope: order IL rare "-Clevelant
Leader.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-04-09
New Traction Line Projected.

A traction line between Crawfords- .
vile and Coyington is projected for
this summer.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-04-09
Land owner is Dead.

W. T Newsom the owner OF 5000
acres in Bartholomew county. died
last week
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-04-09

A brass band is said 10 have ex
tingmshed a fire in New Orleans by
playing Roll Jordan. ROLF"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-04-09

The girl who firts always takes
chances on meeting some fellow who
can beat her AZ the game.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-04-09

Twenty-Five young preachers were
graduated last week by the North In
diana Conference
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-04-09

a powder 20 shake into your shoes n -..,.
Sore, Hot Gallons. Aching ~W.a+I, ~.
ana lnsrowiug Nails Aliens Fo.-r..s
masses new or tight shoes easy S.i.t IN
Druggists and Shoe stores. .5e S,
mailed FREE. Address Allen ; O.n.t.I
IL Roy. y. \
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-04-09
Negro Gets Life Sentence.

Charles Jackson. colored. was sent
up for life AT indianapolis for the
murder o. a colored man and woman.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-04-09
Woman is 1o2 Years old.

Nancy Carter Williams. OF Shoals.
celebrated her 1921 birthday last
week.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-04-09

The only two animals whose brains
are heavier than that Of man are
the whale and the elephant.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-04-09
Benares.

Benares, India. was an ancien- can.
ital before Babylon or Nineyea Ia.
founded
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-04-09

Il IS easy to affect 10 desnise he
things we can not understand.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-05-08
Didn't STAY tl,kt.

Didn't Stay Light.
Ens-BcLi blsichcd he: bair. but ths
original color u comias bics again.
stel.a-Ncs. II se~us to " cass ol
tho light that alled.-New york rrssA
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-05-08

A c,ubwvu,au. wr,Iiug ~ tir fhh
.lrIphla l,c> ord, reveals team III, W
,,,,,sistsn,y In the Ie, Uir views Ic'
py sou,r NNGuru aIoai the Use VI 'h''
urs, uumes She says!
"A couple ut years ago ! oiu "c'
siou To send u r,tcr H. u Gih,reI W"
nlau. ard IN addressing Der l wrS"
.A,rS ilcury - Imagine ~! sa'
mise when iu reply ! ~ rircd ~ L.
l!ruaut letter trvlu her, III WI u sh'
. i'd, 4 do put ut all lie IL nave III
|. Guilty sup,acricd u that oi my hn'
bird dp not see why ! canna, IL
uLLrSsrl by my own name lccaus'
/ mn married Il that any wiscn va,
| snnulI loSr my mlividu sli.rI NJ,
n lulr l. Anna The ucSi ictiei !
vr,r to the intIuaul wife yDu eat
p. sup Il Gnrr the HrSi ulmrr OF iir
wumau Ia question. hri the elm -
raue ~ ~auy. wb~e t~ hus AMI ui'''
agI %, II. ,t,nus fr,r.d Wl' r' "
UI,N NUiS hrr ~ IN hI -
rlL l''rIui In mind her ire "
ms. Iuul p.r,l,Ullr pals I. q
r,r us '.v, Anna - Ttr d
., TIL r.,m her mtscs ur vi
l,n fru 'lm Iuu ih,nN
.tr Er. uJ,rr my bclrvrl -
Ill .us o. Hr Willing ira ..
BE- tnr nl,u. 'rr. | with ~
"a lryy r.r "a Mrs i!curr II tir =
.'rr pi,rr may ,y az uu'UrtuuI
vI,uw I.I SIN bear uy hush
,mr. ! ,rirE
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-05-08
Different New.

Cihefent New.
A. . lightning scenic artist !
Once thought that I was IN II
But my wife now has me fadet-
She mAkss scsnss In hslf minute
Houston psos
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-05-08
EXPERIMENTAL ,,aTIlGoAt
r,,sl msrisss Is tSs Rul. sr :',
Msry FSCflss,


r,isi nsrtisss Is tSs Rule sr:'
Many FSCflss,
Anon. many people VI tlrr WI :,
rial maulugtS ate the uv,"ll" 81 cn>'
rm Aml.g : the GuCr..S "uHr tlnr -
onSldcrrl uuly as n Temporary cen
eulcuce. not hlgd,us on he pAri.r.
uore than one year" The ,nuSHurn"'
cling that II large pUrpurt,Iu ~ ne
I'D aud middle aged mru hy flrpurIi
'hauslng have had mauy wives, ~
sclr children. sC"''rrrl urrugi q :
uun,ry. arc rn,.uowu iu them :
lcuCcs OF sInllar pyavtl,cs NJ rNirr
mental mat.imuny ard Connuhial 'a''
r,y are foUul AMONG many ~ a."
Nm,rlcun indian ts.ues on boih 81. u
neuis.
In parts " Gnrn.and SlS uonthS
the trlal dead line. husband Snd W..
separating u the ''two. .h'ar;s'iv D.
minds" theory develops dlseurd ins'ra !
of harmony
Marriage a'lors the Eo;oruios, ~.
cord!ng to Eeiuc. Il " u purely 'rmr'
rary nature. dissolved on the sli:hic Z
pre,cxt or without AIRY prriexi AZ ali
merely through love Of change or Ga
price"
"In Tasmania" says Dr MillirHn.
"trlal Marriages result In 4 succcss!Js
Of wives
In Samoa the wI.e's tenure ~ odlte
Il frequently limited 10 few diys q.
a. 0 NVgs.. ..Vsf
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-05-08
KLAMATH FALLS. SATURDAY, MAY s. 1909.
Robert 9. Taylor. the ofielai re-

porter OF the proceedings against
the Hartman merger" probael!
lolds the worlds record for Ions
cour, record reporting. and II ther,
Il any "pot.hook" maker In th'
world Who has taken down more I'm
portant cases. his name 10 not gen
orally known. II was Taylor who
took down the testimony and Other
legal procsedings In connection will
the Government suit against th,
Standard OIL Company. the record
In this one case belns more than
10000 typswristcn pages. or . to,a.
Of. 100000 words lie took ali
this matter down and Transcribed
more thaa half Of It himself. This
reeord cost the Government more
than. $4,000 TO print. and the
typsvrittsa COPY Of the record
made . solid pile more thaa seven
tsee high.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-05-08
4 Modess Sinner.

DO not c,rv wt, rnsk-s ,hs laws
OF this srvat land % mine
u I can oniy sing her spn.s
And get one bone pr iir.
III tses tihr,rs
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-05-08

~ the Seattle Exposition this
summer tho management has taken
thought for the weary and footsor,
by providing numerous restins
places. and pure drinking water viii
b found on every hand.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-05-08
Her Standard ef cemeari:,n,

-Yes: he's Irr taIrd hushlud.-
-ilow were the u,l..r twor'
-9cih worthless.
Then be must show rp pretty good
ty coripirinny"
"Not hy comparison with the rren his
wife sa's shr might have ma.-ieJ."-
Clevslaal rlaIn Dealer.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-05-08
So rheu-b.yui.

Neil Yes, the roGl' Is very rt.cn.
tive TO her She aiul7el some ruscs
she saw IN n fo.lst's wiainw ihcr
were passing yesterday. 30 he hai
soa:e scn' up 10 her
Gclle-li1w thou:i:ful.
Nell-Yes: G o D.-Cathol!c Stand.
ard and Times.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-05-08
Sour O sasa.

what n Pity ruu are engaged s.,
youu;. my dear" sail the mall WIZ
was begil4.in. 10 carry weight f1r
nEe. You VIII never know what fun II
Il to refus,. nan."
NO. suWrosr not" rc5ninrd the fair
debr,ln'e "hGt you cRnf i'lagln. how
much fen ihrr" IL In accepting Qua
New York I'Isss.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-05-08

Probably the reason VII! - mam!
proHlr are not gooi 4. hr,lusr there
~ 20 man opportunities for NJ, he
n: good.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-05-08

Among the notable visitors &c
Seattle this summer during the pro
Oreoo OF the Alaska-YuKon-Pacia.
Exposition will be the Countess o.
Absedosn. She will attend the later.
poaienai Council Of Women.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-05-08

TIE Alsska-Yukou.Pscinc ExposI.
ios at Seattle now bids for fame
- the Ivory City," The soft tlats
chosen will help to make the fair
The most beautiful ever held.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-05-08

Delay In buying lots 10 Midland
means another disappointment
coming your wcy within 30 days.
Take Campbeil's tip.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-05-08

More than 10000 school children
Of SEATTLE and vicinity we're guests
Of ehs management Of the Alaska
Yshes-Pseiae Exposition q sasur-
day. March 37th.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1909-05-08

ABSTRACTS. no you need one
Bee MASON 4 SLOUGH. Firs, doc
eass Of the American Bank d Trusi
Co., on Main street. 3
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-09
PIRATES plLLAGE WRECK OF
AEON AND DYNAMITE HER
So SAYS Cablegram From the Owners in
Australia Rumors From
the South Seas.

Aeon and her costly freight. Confir-
nation of the story will probably be
wired in from Tanning Island as soon
as "Rawhide Ben Low, the world $
champion cow-puncher who silently
folded his tent and slipped mysteriously
ont of the harbor in the little schooner
Concord short time ago, discovers the
true state of affairs there. As yet
nothing has been heard from Eben Low,
but it is presumed that he viii WIRE
Captain Miller, who is connected with
the expedition. as soon as he has sized
up the situation.
When it first became known that the
island schooner Concord had been fltfed
ont for long cruise in the South Seas
Jim McTnerny. who is the local agent
for Coffee and Duffy, the people VINO
purchased the wreck, eabled to the head
offiee in Australia the facts and the
general supposition that the concord
had headed for Christmas Island 10
pick up what she could from the wreck.
The owners cabled back to Mclnerny
CONTINUED on Page Fodr.)
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-09
GRAND ARMY MAN
STARVING To DEATH

In little cottage on Richard lane,
below Gulick avenue, near the poi fac
tory, an old man named [. Chairman,
who is said to be Grand Army of the
Republic veteran, was found late yes
terday afternoon in half-starved con-
dition, and quite weak, and his condi-
tion, considering his advanced age, is
so serious that his life is despaired of.
Since last Saturday no one had been
seen entering or leaving the cottage.
The doors and windows were closet
and there was something suspicious
about the quiet which reigned about
the place Richard Antoine, the land
lord, decided to make an investigation,
and with a friend of Chairman S, he
tried first the front door and then the
rear door. Opening this and going in
side the two men found Chairman lying
face downward on the floor He was so
weak that he could barely talk. From
what the old man IS friends learned,
Chairman had not eaten for many days
and he was slowly starving to death.
The police patrol was sent for and
the old man was taken TO the hospital
for treatment. He is about sixty-six
years of age.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-09

where they are to hold great evan
gelistic campaign. While in this city
they viii hold great evangelistic ser.
vice in the Central Union church I'M
der the auspices of the Protestant
churches of the city, all uniting to make
it great meeting.
All the choirs of the churches will
unite in forming a great chorus choir
which, under the magical leadership
of Mr.. Alexander, is expected to rem,
der excellent music.
DR.. Chapman is at the head of the
great evangelistic movement of the
Presbyterian denomination, and is with
out doubt the greatest general of a
campaign for the saving of the people
from sin that is now living. The ser
vice held here in April will be prelim-
mary to great campaign that is being
planned by the churches to be held
next fall under the leadership of DR..
Chapman and Mr.. Alexander.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-09
AERONAUT LOSES HIS LIFE
At ERNOON CABLE REPORT

WASHINGTON, March SIT is
stated unofficially that Oscar Straus,
former Secretary Of Commerce and La
Dor in the Roosevelt Cabinet, will be
appointed by President Taft as Amer
lean Ambassador to Japan.
WASHINGTON, March 8.-Former
Secretary of the Treasury George B.
Cortelyou has been elected President of
the Consolidated Gas Co. of New York
City.
ROME, italy, March 8.--Pope Plus is
much improved in health.
CEUTA, Morocco, March s.--King
Alfonso of Spain has arrived here.
WASHINGTON, March 8.-The navy
yards at Pensacola, Fla, and New Or
leans; La, that have been practically
abandoned of late years, will be re-
stored.
DETROIT, Mich, March S.--The
United States Steel Corporation has
purchased Isle Royal in Lake Superior.
This place is rich copper and timber
property.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-09

Pirates, the kind that wear red
sashes and fly the skull-and- cross1bones
flag, have leaped to the fore in the
South Seas once again and now stand
accused of having robbed the wreck
of the steamer Aeon, which went
ashore on Christmas Island several
months ago with rich cargo, and, to
finish the job in true piratical style,
dynamiting the rusting hulk as it lay
on the coral reef This is the sum and
substance of story which reached
here yesterday in the form of cable
gram to James d. McInerny from
Messrs Coffee and Duffy, the purchasers
of the wreck.
According to the message which came
over the wires to Jim MeInerny, the
wreck has absolutely disappeared. The
cable said:
Informed Aeon disappeared. Assume
pirates pillaged then dynamited.
This seems to be the somewhat ro-
mantle ending of the now-famous old
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-09
sPAN|ARDs DESERVE
BETTER TREATMENT

s. want to issue a warning to the
plantation managers with regard to the
lunas they have in their employ said
+. ]. Dutra yesterday afternoon to an
Advertiser representative. - stopped
a number of Spaniards from leaving
the country "a week or so ago and yes
terday L persuaded another family to
remain in the Islands.
f'These Spaniards, of whom there
are about three hundred left in the
Islands, positively cannot and viii noe
stand the kind of treatment they are
getting from the Portuguese lunas
who are put over them. The lunas
favor their countrymen and anyone
else besides Spaniard. and this the
latter will not abide I know of in.
stances where the Portuguese luna has
family were sleeping in the early
morning, ierked the bed clothes off the
husband and his wife, and ordered the
man to work in the fields.
"This is not the right kind of treat
ment for these people. The Spaniards
here are saving and industrious and
they should be given good treatment.
The man whom ! persuaded to remain
here the other day had, for all of his
poverty-stricken appearance, the sum
of 5000 saved up. The other Span
iards are mostly in the same fix, and
unless they are handled little better,
thew will leave the Islands. / want
this said ar warning to the planta-
ton managers.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-09
BOILED ALIVE
IN SOAP VAT
Employe of the Honolulu Soap
Works Meets With hor-
rible Death.

Falling into vat of boiling soap
yesterday afternoon, John Joaquin de
Refs was literally boiled alive, for he
died last night at 1890 o clock at the
Queen Hospital. When the unfortu-
nate man was drawn out of the huge
vat, strips of flesh peeled off his body,
but in spite Of his terrible experience
he remained conscious, directed his
rescuers how to assist him, and even
at the hospital shortly after he was
taken there in the patrol wagon, he
was cheerful.
Late in the afternoon de Refs was
working in his accustomed place above
the vat where the soft soap is boiled,
a place where he has been employed
for about two years. A board extend
ed over a space and into a vat where
the soap is boiled. From there the
soap is turned into funnel and then
passed into cooling vat.
According to the meager details sup
piled by de Refs, he was standing IN
the usual place by the board when
he thought he heard Manager Johnson
call out something. He did not under
stand, and he turned to ask what was
said when he slipped on the board, or
the board tipped up, and he plunged
into the boiling soap. His yells were
heard by Mrs. johnson, who called for
her husband He and other employees
rushed up into the building and dis
covered de Refs. Mr.. johnson pro-
cured rope and threw one end to the
workman, who grasped it, but when
the Others pulled on it, the flesh peeled
.off the palms of his hands. He man
aged to hold on and was eventually
pulled out and laid on some gunnv
sacks on the floor The flesh came off
in patches from his lower limbs and
his body presented a siekening sight.
Soap covered his head, but his eyes
were not affected.
In spite of his suferings, he spoke
kind word for his employer, saying
he was one of the best men he had
worked for Deputy Sheriff Rose en-
paneled a coroner s jury last night and
an inquest viii be held at the police
station this evening.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-09
To CONSOLIDATE
THREE OFFICES
Plan Working to Make Public
Works. Survey and
Land One.

There is.a plan simmering somewhere
in government circles for the consoii-
dation of the Public Works Department
with the Land and Survey Bureaus, to
bring all three under one head, pre-
sumablv of the Public Works Depart
ment, so that both economy and greater
efficiency may be gained.
There is said to be more or less of a
direct connection between all these de
partments and efficiency and dispatch,
it. is argued, would result from con
selidation.
Furthermore, it is argued that under
the present triple system much red
tape has to be cut which causes some
matters to be delayed in being worked
out. It is also argued that if all three
departments were under the head, say
of the Superintendent of Public Works,
that when an order is given for GER
tain surveys to be done, the order would
90 direct from the superintendent and
be carried out without loss of time.
The matter of saving in draughtsmen s
Offices is said to have been considered
in this connection.
Just who may spring the plan to con
solidate is not altogether clear as yet
but the plan is reported to have been
presented to certain legislators for
their consideration.
The same dieky-bird claims that the
Senate has been canvassed and stands
9 to 6 in favor of not confirming Treas
urer Campbell and Land Commissions
Pratt. Rumors have from time to time
been spread that these nominations, and
others. might be held up, but it is said
that there is more or less certainty
about the two officers named.