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Amador ledger., 1910-02-04

nearer my God to thee. y Bobby Burns
wrote long ago, "Mans inhumanity to
man makes countless millions mourn. -
Charity of thought and action builds up
good; the wants of it tears it down. No
man or woman is so great but they fall
before the reaper, and when they do all
the prestige that gave them honor in
their lives is buried with them. The
laudation of what they have done is only
held in the vesper winds that sweep
above their graves. Selfishness may
sustain the flesh-it cannot sustain the
spiritual 1t mortifes and polutes the
individual. 1t ears down those ennob
ling qualities that carry mankind in soul
uponsa higher plane. 1t needs no philo-
sophic cal reasoning to discern this in
almost every walk of life. May the
good that the Odd Fellows bring in
charities be augmented through efforts
of countless others, until I'VE have
reached the universal brotherhood of
mankind wherein is the realm Of God
the Supreme.
CHAS S. BELL.
Amador ledger., 1910-02-04
Hotel Arrivals.
Globe.

Globe.
Thursday A McKinty, Virginia,
New; J Harmon, Angels; L Katz, F
Menessni, San Francisco.
Friday-William F Gardner, San
Francisco; H S Porteous, Oakland /;
Chas Kendler, Salt Lake.
Saturday Mrs Bradshaw, John Wer-
ley, Pine Grove
Sunday-G Camis Chas P Fondas,
San Francisco
Monday John Hart. W T Farnham, F
Farnham, Plymouth; P ellis, lone
Chas H Bennett, San Francisco.
Tuesday-Jas Mcbride, Sacramento
Edward Lynch, San Francisco; S H
Laumeister, Nicola Costa, Valley
Springs; John Hart, Plymouth.
Wednesday-Hudd Hansel, Clements
] F Handy, Mokelumne Hill; A B
Summers Plymouth.
National.
Thursday-F J Dietrich, Sacramento
] Hoist, S Smith, San Francisco; A
Goblin, Tulare n Schroeder, Dia-
mond; Alfred Jones, H E Hartin, G W
Sangdon, e w Reams, Suisun.
Friday-F W Lloyd, Orange; H
Scohffner. A w Barnum, T E Reilly,
San Francisco; w ] Graham, Bakers
field; t D Boydston, Volcano.
Saturdays Daboyich, Oakland
Sunday-A L Cohen, Geo Sontag, Sar
Francisco.
Monday-w Y Showler, Sacramento
A GYle, J A Newell, D A Fisher, Sar
Francisco; C Hale, Atlanta, Ga.
Tuesday-C w Bellmer, Electra
John Hancock, San Andreas d F
Madden, Sutter Greek; c E Campbell,
EO Regensburger, ] N Lotion, Cha:
Gracey, San Francisco; M Eudey,
Eudey, B Holbrook, A Dalgliest, Oak,
land; W Y Showler, ] L Glazies, ] r
McDongal, Sacramento.
Wednesday, z D Peck, H P Sawtell,
A L Lissner. S Gordon, San Francisco
] Linney, Sacramento; ] C Pahley
Santa Rosa; F A Mozzero, Oakland
Robt Willett.
Amador ledger., 1910-02-04
NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL

In the superior court of the state of
California, in and for Amador county.
In the matter of the estate of Sarah
A. Serine, deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that Saturday,
the 22d day of January 1870 at 10
courtroom of said court, at the court
house in the city of Jackson, Amador
county and state of California, have
been appointed as the time and place for
proving the will of said Sarah A.
Serine, deceased; and for hearing the
application of H. Z. Potter for the
issuance 10 him of letters OF admin
istration with the will annexed thereon.
Witness my hand and the seal of said
court this 10th day of December, 1909.
J. r. HUBERTY,
Clerk
VIM. G. Snyder, attorney for plaintiff.
81
Amador ledger., 1910-02-04
Taxing Bank

The Napa saving bank and the st.
Helena bank of savings Of Napa have
won their suit to recover 81, 1854 and 81, e.
056, respectively, money paid in taxes
in Napa county under protest. This
finishes one Of the most famous and at
the same time ridiculous cases in the
history o. Jurisprudence in California
One of the noted features of the case is
the prominent part which Theodore
Bell the democratic politician and
Office -seeter, played
AT the nstigation of Mr. Bell the
Napa board of equalization decided to
tax the deposits in the banks of Napa.
The proceedings was outrageous and
without precedent in the state, but that
did not matter Theodore Bell, always
aiming to make political capital regard
less OF the methods employed, told the
members of the board it was right and
urged them to 60 ahead. They went
ahead with the result that the question
finally wound up in the courts for ad-
Iudication. Bell took up the case for
the county and was beaten every step Of
the road. There was nothing for
the county to do but refund the money
paid under protest when the higher
courts decided the board of equalization
had no right in law or common-sense to
tax bank deposits.
What rarufot;op Theodora Poll bod
that rested on his legal knowledge has
been swept away through the persistent
albeit it was mos. foolish-manner in
which he bounded the Napa board of
equalization and the courts with his
chimera of taxing bank deposits. He
carried his fantatical hobby for this
class of taxation in the meeting of the
assessors of California, where he re-
ceived just as stout and humiliating re-
buff as he encountered in the courts
There is not all assessor in California
but could have told Theodore Bell, and
did tell him, that he was cherishing a
legal delusioiI in his fight to tax bank
deposits AT the meeting of the asses
sors in Chicago few months ago as
SCISSOR Dodge of San Francisco made
such fool of Bell that he retired in
humiliation and disgrace as a lawyer.
One of the most disastrous things that
could be conceived or attempted in this
or any other state is the taxation of
bank deposits. |! the scheme were per-
sited in it would undermine the stability
of every industry and threaten the
country with a crisis without parallel. |
The natural consequence of such a law
would be the withdrawal of deposits by
depositors shortly before the assessor
makes his annual assessment, leaving
the bank practically bankrupt and a
financial wreck. What bank could carry
on business uuder such fictious and in
secure conditions?
Tax bank deposits and you ruin every
bank in the state and jeopardize every
industry and enterprise founded on the
ability of the promoters to negotiate
loans. The thing is too ridiculous for
and we are glad the courts
have put quietus to Theodore Bell and
his wild vagaries. Grass Valley Tran
script
Amador ledger., 1910-02-04
.jDIAN GIRL BRIDE
OF CHINESE BOY
After Legal Difficulties Are
Adjusted, Jackson Couple
Make Unique Union.

William Charles Wahkee, a full
blooded Chinaman took for his wife to-
day before Justice of the peace Clarken
Sadie Leona, comely daughter of a
full-blooded Digger Indian squaw and
white mining man. The couple came
from Jackson, Amador county, to be
married and upon completing the cere-
mony returned home to 60 to housekeep-
ing.
When the young couple first appeared
at the county clerks Office yesterday
afternoon, county clerk Hamilton was in
doubt about issuing marriage license
because the bride looked to be a
white woman, showing but little of her
Indian blood. Henry Bradley, timber
man of Jackson, vouched for the girl be-
ing the daughter of squaw, so to make
everything legal the district attorney
was consulted.
Statements we're taken before notary
public Norman Doan today in the pre-
sence Of deputy district attorney John
O. Brown, who gave the legal advice to
the county clerk. The state law pro
hibits white persons from marrying
into other races, but other races may in
termarry to their hearts content.
The affidavit of the groom showed that
he was 26 years old last December, hav-
ing been born at Plymouth, Amador
county. He is a registered voter at
Jackson, where he is employed in
livery stable. He did not know the
maiden name of his mother, who was
also born in California. He stated,
however, that his mother divorced his
father in this state and is now
living with her second Chinese hus-
band.
The bride stated in her affidavit that
she was born on June 25 1891, being l8
years old now. The name or identity of
her father she does not know, except
that he is whiteman and was engaged
in mining. She has been living with
her mother on the Indian reservation
in Amador county. Her mother is total
ly blind, so she has been a dutiful
daughter, leading the parent about.
To support the statement of the girl,
showing her to lie the daughter of an
Indian, Bradley swore that he has
known the girls mother for many years
and was personally acquainted with the
young woman since she was a girl about
5 years old.
Bradley says he has seen the father of
the girl occasi onally, but does not
know his name. The girl, however,
does not know him, never having seen
him nor heard his name, so she as
sumed the cognomen of Sarah Leona,
but generally calls herself Sadie.
Yankees name was originally Wah-
Kee, but now that he considers himself
thoroughly Americanized he uses a
name which does not show its Celestial
origin. He is several inches shorter
than his bride.
AS told in The Bees Superior Cali
fornia department today Wahkee and his
Indian sweetheart were denied license
by the county clerk of Amador county,
and on the advice of travelling man had
planned to go to San Francisco hire a
tugboat and get married on the high
seas.
Amador ledger., 1910-02-04

An attack of the grip is often fol-
lowed by a persistent cough, which to
many proves great annoyance Cham
berlain cough remedy has been extern
siyey used and with good success for
the relief and cure OF this cough. Many
cases have been cured after all other
remedies had failed. Sold by all dealers.
Amador ledger., 1910-02-04

Fourteen people mostly girls.
Enhancing musical numbers.
Pony singing and dancing chours.
Comedians who will make you laugh.
Entire change of music, vaudeville
and comedy nightly.
Advanced Vaudeville.
Prices 25-35-50 cents.
Amador ledger., 1910-02-04

The biggest clubbing offer ever
made. Amador Ledger and Bulletin.
the leading evening daily paper of
San Francisco, only So per year. in
advance. Subscribe now.
Amador ledger., 1910-02-04
OLIVER
Typewriter
The Standard Visihla TvnaWrifar

The Oliver Typewriter is money maker right
from the word got" SO easy 70 run that begin
ners soon get in the 'expert" class. Earn as
you learn. Let the machine pay the II cents a
day-and all above that is yours1
Wherever you are there's work to be done
and money 10 be made by using The Oliver
The business world is calling for Oliver oper-
ators. There are not enough TO supply the
demand. Their salaries are considerably above
those OF many classes OF workers.
An Oliver Typewriter in every Home
That is our battle cry today We have made
the Oliver supreme In usefulness and absolute
ly indispensable la business Now comes the
conquest OF the home.
The simplicity and strength Of the Oliver fit 1t
for family use. lt Is becoming an important
factor In the home training Of young people,
An educator as well a money maker.
Our new selling plan puts the oliver on the
threshold OF every home In America. win you
close the doors Of your home or oflce on this
remarkable Oliver opportunity?
Write for further details OF our easy offer and
a free copy OF the new Oliver catalog. Address
Amador ledger., 1910-02-04
lO87O
Typewriter
for Il cents a Day

Please read the headline over again. Then its
tremendous significance will dawn upon you.
An Oliver Typewriter-the standard visible
writer-the 500 machine-the most highly per-
fected typewriter on the market-yours for II
cents day!
The typewriter whose conqUCct Of The com
mercial world is a matter of business history
yours for II cents day!
The typewriter that is equipped with scores Of
such conveniences as "The Balance Shift" the
"Rullng Device" the Double Relea3e,' the "Lo-
comotive Base" the "Automotic Spacer," the
Automatic Tabulator," the disappearing In
dicator,' the Adjustable Paper Fingers" the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-14
THE AUTOMOBILE WORLD

might say a few words for cement if it would.
 Two thousand Chicagoans are repre- sented in a petition that has been presented to Congressman Mann, Chairman of the House Committee on Interstate Commerce, favoring the Cocks bill for regulating and register ing motor cars. Federal registration, the petitioners urge, would not inter fere with the police powers of any state, and would result in an annual revenue to the Government of more than $1,0OO,OOO.
 According to a consulting motor truck specialist who has made con- scientious search, there are in this country, 230 different manufactures of motor delivery wagons or trucks. The desire for strenuous motor truck efficiency contest is so wide spread that w. Irvine Tickling, who has taken charge of the preliminary arrangements, has decided to invite manufacturers of this type of vehicle to contribute suggestions as to rules and conditions that ought to cover such a contest.
 Explosions in the muffler are very often caused by missing, the unex- ploded charge finding it's way into the muffler, there to be exploded by the next exhaust flame coming that way. The explosions so caused, especially
 
 them will sometimes blow the muffler to pieces. Failure of the spark through weak batteries defective magneto, spark plug or coil is gener- ally where the prime cause may be found.
 One of the oldest arguments against local option that has yet been advanc- ed emanates from Rochester, town in Michigan, 25 miles from Detroit, and on the way to Flint. Rochester is in Oakland County, which went dry" two years ago and wet" this spring. The automobilists there are rejoicing, because they say in the days of the dry wave they cut their tires all to pieces running over empty flasks and bottles in the roadway Now that there will be regular retail emporiums, the use of the bottle on the streets will be restricted.
 Do not leave a car standing for hours where the sun will strike it. If you do you may find a flabby tire on your return as an immediate re- suit, with the ultimate ill effect not so readily overcome. It is far better to stop in the shade and walk hun dred feet to your destination. In the case of the car that is run mostly at night it should be covered through the bright hours of the day when in the garage. The man with his pri- vate garage can obtain this protec- tion by providing heavy shades for the windows. Sections of old carpet or rugs are excellent for this purpose.
 vale serges, English tweeds in brown mixtures of not too heavy a weight make the best summer mo- tor coats, and the simpler models smartly cut and with horn buttons and perhaps a bit of leather trimmings are the wisest selection for all around use. Mohair and tuSSah coats are comfortable on very warm days, and some of these lighter weight coats are quite as smart in style as the heavier sort but no motoring trip should ne attempted after sundown without a good warm wool coat ready in the tonneau, for even midsummer mists are cold enough to penetrate to the very marrow of the bones.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-14

{ New York, May 13.-From Sir Robert Ball.our foremost astronomer,
 comes the last and final dictum con corning Halley's comet. It should set at rest the fears of a grand catas- trophe in tine minds of those folks net who nave 6een ise neene the tentialities. Sir Robert is the royal astronomer of England and tffe au- thor of several books, including '"The Story of the Heavens" in which he
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-14

this earth, though we have been visited by at least five comets every year. If comets could ever have done the earth any harm they would have done 1t long ago, and you and would not be discussing comets or anything else. AS far as I can learn, we were in the tail of HalleyS comet May 12. I sincerely hope we were, and I think Sir John Herschel says somewhere that a whole comet could be squeezed into a suit case. Robert s. Ball, Ob- servatory of Cambridge"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-14

deals with Halley's comet: "I have received mUltitudeS of letters relat- ing to. the comet, and so many have expressed alarm as to the possibility of collision that I venture to send a reply: My dears, a rhinoceros in full charge would not fear collision with cobweb, and the earth need not fear a collision with a comet. In 1861 we passed through the tail of a
 comet. No one knew anything about it at the time. For a hundred mill lion years life has been continuous on
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-14
STATE OF CONNECTICUT. DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, .ss.. PROBATE COURT.

May F, 1910. Estate of Joseph A. O'Brien. late of the town of Bridgeport, in said Dis trfct, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis frict of Bridgeport, hath limited and allowed six months from the date thereof for Creditors of said Estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly attested, within said time, will be debarred a recov- cry All persons indebted to said Els tate are requested to make inmedi- ate payment to
 MARY c. O'BRIEN. R 12 s Administratrix
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-14
HORSES

We have 2S head of fresh Horses direct from the farms, consisting of drivers and heavy draught horses, from 1000 to HOO pounds. Don't fail to call and .lsee them. You can save money Iby buying here.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-14
CANNON X FERGUSON
ElWOOd X Sons Stables I'll JOHN STREET
 BRIDGEPORT, CONN.
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, ss,. PROBATE COURT.

Estate of Annie G. Lush, late Df the town of Bridgeport, in said District, deceased.
 ';- The Court of Probate for the Dis trict of Bridgeport, hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the Creditors of said Estate to exhibit their claims for settlement Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly attested, within ssid time. will be debarred a recov- cry. All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make inn mediate payment to
 CHARLES H. LUSH,
 R F EXecutor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-14

took a bad luck hack at one of Uncle Sam's big sea fighters here yesterday when flames started on the battleship North Dakota which is lying at the Charleston Navy lard. A red hot rivet falling into pile of cotton waste started the blaze. which soon spread to some cork insulation in the maga- zine. Immediately the sailors aboard the ship got busy and the fire was ex- tinguished before the city department had time to respond to an alarm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-20

books, the total capital of these being
81, T75,OOO The banks which received the
subscriptions were literally mobbed. In
few minutes the two chief companies
were oversubscribed, and later in the
day the shares in them were selling at
a premium of 600 per cent.
1t is obvious that IL every one of the
new stock-selling companies should. soon
become rubber-selling company the
market price of the raw material would
quickly fall. The stock-buying public,
however, does not stop to figure out this
sort of mathematical problem. A stock
buying public is seldom in a calculating
mood except to the point of computing
profits. OF course, in such
a collapse must come. The in
vitation to the swindling promoter is too
great to be resisted. No one can now
tell what percentage of the companies
that havei recently been floated in Lon
don has any substantial foundation, but
1t is quite certain, in the light of pre-
vious London booms, that most Of them
are frauds as far as the immediate pros
pect of producing rubber is concerned.
When the collapse comes, and it is now
being freely predicted in London by dis
interested observers, it will undoubtedly
cause great distress, and the British
public is in no financial condition to
stand such a strain as that which is GER
tain to occur when rubber breaks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-20
The Defeat of Aldridge.

From the New York Tribune.
The defeat of Mr.. George w: Aldr1dge
in the special congressional election In
Rochester may be partly due to a tenn
porary reaction against the republican
party of which some observers profess
to discover evidences. but 1t is almost
entirely the result of the moral issues
presented in his candidacy. 1t was 10
these. more particularly to the recensly
disclosed incident of the Kennedy nre
ed. The explanations Of leading repuoii-
cans in the district of their support OF
Mr.. ravens almost invariably turned
upons that incident, and they stfnc1entiy
show what was uppermost in the pubic
mind. The nomination of Mr.. Aldridge
with that incident so fresh In recoiec-
ton was only another illustration OF
the utter failure of many politicians 70
appreciate public sentiment. 1t was cal
culated to invite just such an overturn
in the politics of the district as has taken
nlace. The result is not to be regretted:
TO a party bent on purging itself or
legislative scandals, the election TO
high place of one who either personally
or as the representative of a party com
mittee, participated in the traffic In iegis-
lation would have been embarrassing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-20
Defense of the Third Degree.
rom the Hartford Times.

From the Hartford Times
Employment of the so-called third de-
gree" in extracting information from per
sons accused of serious crime was de-
Tended by police officials at the meeting
of the American Academy of Political and
Social Science in Philadelphia yesterday.
Police Superintendent Baker of New
York and Maj. Sylvester Of Washington
pronounced the third degree a myth,
and strongly defended the sharp question
ing of a person charged with serious
offense They insist that there's no punish
ment or torture. either mental or physical,
in the process as generally applied. If it
hadn't been for the series of loaded inter-
rogation points hurled at Bertram U.
Spencer, the Springfield murderer, 1t
might have been a long time before he
confessed to having committed job lot
of felonies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-20
The Rubber Craze in London.

London goes crazy on speculative prop
ositions periodically. From it's colonial
possessions come occasional reports Of
vast fortunes to be made almost for the
asking. At one time it Is Kaffir gold
mines that draw the pounds, shillings and
pence from the British pockets into the
Golfers of corporations upon the boards of
directors of which sit members of the no.
biIity. Again it is diamond mines that
lure the spare coin from it's hiding places
into speculative channels. Sometimes
Chinese railroads offer the best apparent
advantages for the investor. Just now
rubber rules the London Stock Ex-
change.
London is rubber mad. Shares in fully
800 different rubber plantation compa-
MES are being sold at extraordinary
prices. Most of these companies are of
recent origin and the number increases
daily 1t is to be feared that in some
of these cases the corporations do not
own a tree. When the London speculat-
ing public is in the mood to buy ii asks
for few particulars. A we'll engraved
stock certificate with the magic name Of
the dominant speculative commodity con-
spicuously emblazoped upon 1t will sell
like hot cakes particularly il q few high
sounding guinea pig titles are sprin-
killed. through the list of directors.
There is no mistaking the fact that the
price of rubber has risen. Two years
ago the London price was shillings
pence a pound and yesterday 1t touched
the record figure of IL shillings and 10
pence. 1t is this remarkable rise in the
actual commodity that induces the phe-
nomenal flooding OF the market with
shares The other morning eight new
companies Opened their subscription
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-20
The Changing Senate.
From the New York Sun.


Death and resignation have made great
changes in the United States Senate dur
ing the last five or six years. and now
comes the report that the Hon. Nelson
w. Aldrich Of Rhode Island and the Hon
Eugene Hale of Maine will retire at the
expiration of their present terms, March
3, 1911 Mr.. Hoar of Massachusetts, died
in 1904, Mr. Plat of Connecticut in 1905
and Mr.. Allison of Iowa in 1905. and In
1907 Mr. Spooner of Wisconsin resigned
These were among the great names In
the Senate, as are those Of Mr.. Hale and
Mr. Aldrich today. Long and useful serv-
ice commends such men as leaders, and
the business Of the Senate is really con-
Quoted by them. 1t is Of course idle and
flippant to say that any one man con-
trolls and directs the affairs of the Senate
Leadership is nominal, and it is group
of tried veterans who shape legislation,
the men at the heads Of the big commit
tees, who are masters Of practice and
precedent.