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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-12-29
Irony of Fate Enables Him
to Name Majority of Su-
preme Bench on Which
He Yearned to Sit.
By JAMES A. EDGERTON.

BY JAMES A. EDCERTON.
WY his recent appointments to
the supreme court President
~ Taft has named five members
Of that body, or an actual ma
jority. AS he has been in office only
twenty months, such a record is with
out precedent since Washington named
the members of our highest judicial
tribunal at its inception.
The circumstance is given an almost
pathetic interest for the reason that
Mr.. Tafts lifelong ambition was him
self to be Il justice Of the supreme
court. At one time he was offered an
appointment, but declined on the
ground that it was his duty to remain
in the Philippines. What pangs that de-
cision cost him none outside his most
Intimate friends may ever know. Yet
as a result Of the freaks of fate and
as a species of poetic justice he be-
comes the mau to remake the court
and appoint Il majority of its men,
bers.
The justices named by President
Taft are Horace Harmon Lurton Of
Tennessee and Charles Evans Hughes
Of New York, whom he designated in
time to be confirmed during the pre-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-12-29

est in politics. belonging to what was
then known as the reform element.
One Of the hardest fights he made was
to do away with the Louisiana lot
terry. In 1887 he managed the cam
paign which resulted in the reelection
Of Governor Nichols and the next year
was a candidate for the United States
senate. There was a hot fight. three
other candidates being in the field. n
Eustis. White won and took his seat
in 1891.
The appointment Of White as an as
sociate justice Of the supreme court is
a story in itself. The president and
Senator David B. Hill Of New York
were then in the midst Of their great
fight. The vacancy in the court was
supposed to belong to New York, and
Cleveland, without consulting the New
York senators, sent in the name of
William B. Hornblower. AS a matter
of courtesy the southern senators
stood with Hill, and the appointment
was held up without action. This was
at the special session, and on Dec. 5
Cleveland again sent in the nomina-
ton. This time it was rejected. Then
the president named Wheeler Fl. Peck
ham, still without consulting ELL OF
his colleague, Murphy. Confirmation
was again delayed and finally denied.
At that time Senator White was liv.
ing with his sister. One morning at
breakfast he received a summons to
the White House. Thinking of the
break with Mr.. Cleveland on the sugar
schedule and supreme court matter.
White said to his sister:
well. ! suppose ] will now 60 down
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-12-29
to have my last quarrel with the pres

to have my last quarrel with the pres
ident.",
Quite a different reception awaited
him. however.
"Hello, Whittier" cried the president
cordially. "How would you like to go
on the supreme court of the United
States?"
The senator intimated that he would
like it and took his seat in February,
1904.
In his sixteen years service Justice
White has won the respect of the bar
and the people. He is rather a plod-
der than a genius, but has shown him.
self n Of the hardest workers on the
bench, and his opinions have been solid,
logical and able. He has dissented
from the majority in two famous cases,
once against the government and once
in its favor. In the Northern Securi-
ties case he was against the dissolu-
ton Of the merger. In the income tax
case be upheld that time honored form
of taxation and contended that it was
constitutional.
Shortly after his elevation to the SUI
preme bench Justice White married
Mrs. Virginia Montgomery Kent, wild
ow of a Washington lawyer and sister
in-law of the late Senator Gibson of
Louisiana.
Whites appointment came as a sur
prise, since it was universally believed
that Hughes would be the man. 1t is
said that the president decided three
times that he would appoint Hughes.
but was each time dissuaded. The
chief objection to the New York justice
was that be lacked legal and judicial
experience.
Chief Justice White is sixty-fve and
has five years to serve before he reach
es the voluntary retiring age, or twelve
years if he lives to the age Of Chief
Justice Fuller.
Willis Van Devanter recently par
ticipated in the famous decision dis
solving the Standard Oil company. He
also sat in the lower court that tried
the Northern Securities merger. He
has been a United States circuit court
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-12-29

PACKY M'FARLAND, WHO MEET lei
IN NEW ORE
son always refused to fight him unless
he made 1873 pounds ringside and didn't
appear anxious for a match even then.
Mcfarland can make 1873 pounds four
or five hours before fighting and be
strong. He did it for Welch in Eng
land a few months ago. WEIGH is fast
and clever. Mcfarland made him look
like a novice. With his superiority in
reach, height and weight he should be
able to do the same thing with Attell.
1t has been limited that there is an
agreement between the pair. Attell
has done SO many queer things in the
ring that a little diplomatic work be-
fore a match with such a dangerous
mar as Mcfarland might be expected.
But Packy's record is absolutely clean
and clear. He has always fought to
win, and if he fights Attell he can be
depended upon to go through with his
contract and do his best.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-12-29

v1ous session of the senate, and Chief
Justice Edward Douglass White of
Louisiana and Associate Justices Will
lis Van Devanter Of Wyoming and
Joseph Rucker Lamar of Georgia, his
latest nominations. To be exact, the
president had only four vacancies to
fill. The fifth he created himself by
advancing Justice White, already a
member Of the court, to the chief JUS
ticeship.
Although the president has power to
name cabinet officers. foreign ambas-
sailors and ministers, governors of ter
ritories and practically all federal ex-
ecutive and judicial officials, the place
OF justice Of the supreme court is
rightfully regarded as the highest in
his gift. The strange feature of the
Taft nominations is that, although
himself a Republican, three out of five
of the men he has appointed are Dem
ocrats.
Edward Douglass White is the son
OF a governor of Louisiana and on his
mothers side is the grandson Of a
former marshal of the District of Co.
lumbia. He was educated in Catholic
schools, finishing at Georgetown col.
lege. While yet a student he became
fred by the war fever and enlisted as
a Confederate soldier. On the staff of
General Beale he served in the siege
of Port Hudson, was captured when
the most surrendered and was nIacad
on parole. After the war he studied
law and was admitted in 1868.
There is a romantic episode at this
stage Of the new chief Justices career
that is not usually included In his
Biographies. One Of the Mardi .Gras
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-12-29
A Happy Retort.

The motto Of the amateur actor, ac-
cording to Seymour Hicks in his auto
biography, is that "it is better to have
had a frost than never to have played
at ALL" On this subject he quotes a
happy retort of Sir w. S. Gilbert's.
What do you think of our amateur
club?' said an enthusiast. II think
they are not so much a club as a bun
die Of Sticks" said the master of rep
artee. !.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-12-29
TAFT PLACES OTHERS IN
POSITION HE LONG CRAvED
Advancement of White
and Appointment of Van
Devanter and Lamar
Generally Approved.

carnivals in New Orleans was attend
ed by a Louisville belle. Young White
was then a handsome six footer who
had just hung out his shingle ana was
waiting for clients.
He was but n Of a long train of
s%uitors, but rumor have it that with
his logged persistency the future JUS
tice was winning his way to favor
when a richer swain from the east ap-
peared on the scene, with the usual
result that follows where the great
American dollar gets into the game.
There were wedding bells, but not for
White. AS a result he remained a
bachelor until he was fat and fifty
and an associate justice.
In 1872 Mr.. White began his career
in politics by being elected to the state
senate for four years. This was in
reconstruction days, and there was
plenty of excitement. The young SEN
ator became an active partisan Of Gov
ernor Nichols and at the end Of his
senatorial term in 1876 was appointed
by Nichols as associate justice of the
state supreme court. which he held
until the new constitution vacated all
state offices in 1879.
Returning to the practice Of law,
Justice White still retained his inter-
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-12-29

Worlds total -Dreadnought tonnage 81, 700
OF this tonnage the United States
and Great Britain own within S6.5Oo
tons of half, while the three leading
nations divide among themselves 500.
100 tons Of the total.
Within the last few weeks several
nations have been reported as author
izing additional ~Dreadnoughts to those
included in these tables, Japan in par
ticular being listed as having ordered
q battleship OF the proportions Of the
New York.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-12-29
sArnlored cruisers.
America Climbing Steadily.

This table. which includes all of the
battleships and armored cruisers Of
10000 tons and upward, discloses some
interesting facts. For instance, it
shows that of the ten largest battle
ships and cruisers either built. build
ing or ordered the United States owns
four of them-the New York. Texas,
Wyoming and Arkansas. AS Brazil
owns the Rio Janeiro. and Argentina
the Rivadavia and the Moreno. it is
seen that of the ten greatest of
battleShips are owned in the western
hemisphere. Great Britain owns two
OF the other three in the first ten and
France the other. 0
1t will also be noted that Germany
Is far down i'll the list SO far as Dread
nought tonnage is concerned. but as
SIZE has six in the more than 10000 ton
Grass b must be clasSed ahead. Of her
rival. France. which. while she has
larger ships projected. has only two of
them. Japan and Austria make the
poorest showing. each having two
ships a few hundred tons in excess of
2o,ooo. while Italy. which is just ahead
o. them. has only three. Russia makes
a good showing for her new navy with
four battleships Of $4,000 tons each.
Another interesting fact is that the
worlds three largest battleships are
owned in South America. Brazil own
ing the largest and Argentina the other
two.
Britain Leads In Tonnage.
The table also shows that Great Brit
ain leads in Dreadnought tonnage. with
the United States a close second. the
other powers trailing along far in the
rear. The total tonnage table tells its
own story. Here it is arranged in the
order of the standing Of the nations:
t..a. .H N11pohar Tofol IL
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-12-29
Second to Great Britain, With
Germany Third,
BRAZIL DREADNOUGHT LEADS.
Battleship With Displacement of 3d.
600 Tons Heads Worlds List, With
Argentina Next, With Two Vessels of
$4,000 Tons Each-Japan Is Far Be-
hind, but May Pick Up.

In the course of a recent conversa-
ton among several naval officers the
battleship New York that is to be
came up for discussion. Incidentally
it came out that only two South Amer
lean neighbors, Brazil and Argentina.
have battleships. built or contracted
for, that will displace more than the
new New York. England, Germany.
France. Russia and Japan. the other
great naval powers that rams any
where near the United States, have no
vessels in commission or on the ways
that in size or armament approach the
great battleship that is to be built at
the New York navy yard.
Recently there was prepared for the
United States Naval institute by Pro-
fessor Philip R. Alger Of the United
States Naval academy at Annapolis a
table showing what the great nations
are doing in the way Of new battle
ships, every one Of which is of the
Dreadnought type, with "all big guns"
Table Of New Warships.
In the table that follows the battle
ships. including those now building or
contracted for. are arranged in order
of size:
Displace-
Name of ship and nation ment.
Rio de Janeiro, BraZil............... $4,000
Moreno. Argentina. $4,000
Rivadavia. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $4,000
New York. United States............ $1,000
Texas, United States. $1,000
sLion, Great Britain................... $3.50
*Printess Royal. Great Britain....... 26,35O
wyoming, United States.............. $4,000
Arkansas, United States.............. $4,000
Courbet. 23,5OO
Jean Bart, 23,50O
P~etropavlovsk. Russia ............... $4,000
Poltav'l, Russia $4,000
Gangoot. Russia $4,000
SeVaStopol, Russia 23, 900
Orion. Great Britain................ 22,5OO
Monarch, Great Britain................ &,50O
Ihunderer, Great Britain. 22,500
Conqueror, Great Britain. 2,5OO
Ginlio Cesare, $4,000
CaNour. Italy $4,000
Leonardo da Vinci, Italy............. $4,000
Florida, United N,S25
Utah, United 21,S25
*Moltke, Germany 21,5OO
1.-TWO unnamed, Germany.............. 81 500
Ersatz Hagen, Germany............ 21,GOO
Ersatz Aegir. Germany.....".......... 21,OOO
Ersatz Odin, Germany................. 21,OOO
kswachi, Japan 2O,SOO
Settsu. Japan 2O,sOO
NAptune. Great Britain............... 2O,250
Colossus. Great Britain............. 2O,25O
Hercules. Great Britain............... 20, $50
Della ware, United States. .......... 10000
North Dakota, United States......... 10000
Tsgetthoff, Austria ............... 10000
kAiser Franz Josef. Austria. ......... 10000
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-12-29
ABE ATTELL's BIG TASK.
Will Have to Use All His Skill In Bout
With Mcfarland.

At last a man has been found who
will force Abe Attell to show all his
skill in the ring. The featherweight
champion has consented to meet Packy
Mcfarland at the Paramount club, in
New York. Dec. 10. The match looks
like the greatest drawing card secured
by any club in years. This is in spite
of the fact that it is a decidedly one
sided match. Mcfarland, as fast and
clever as Attell and weighing fifteen
pounds more, should win easily.
Mcfarland is a rushing. aggressive
fighter. and he thinks he can't be whip
ped. He's so dangerous that Bat Mel
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-15
American Waste of Life

When federal
Messna
disaster heart
Such aid is be aid after the fact How
much better would be prevent catastrophe
Earthquakes predicted equally visit
of statistics that
diseases accident
loss Of
three months
sacrificed those there the United
had l776 only
accident in
Indianapolis died of degenerative
child
Pneumonia carried all the inhabitants of Whining
Yonkers killed by accident
whole world would be shocked
looking
dis
victims but
he country do nothing
about horses and
public Washington establish department
stretch of logic
Of research
develop women Fear has been
national health will
agriculture helped
UNNECESSARILY
We Kipng The American Spirit but there
We prodiga of life which
stopped by leaving the doctors
dens-Chicago Tribune
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-15

cradle. and the miners poured In theii
gold dust aud dumped their nugget
until 81 600 was donated.
And the parents we're ordered TO "get
anything the young baby needs anu
charge ii to me"
Rronze,l, hewhissered miners strokec
their boards In silence and took Iona
lock at the red mite In tae cradle
What memories were stirred cannot b.
told save by the size of the pile in the
dishpan. Only some as they turned
away were heard to mutter the name
OF a woman.
That" said the old miner. was the
end OF race suicide"
Miners wrote to old sweethearts.
Some used the telegraph. marking the
messages In haste"
And when the roses bloomed again
down the side Of the mountain there
was no Tack Of woman's nursing and
no dearth OF woman's tears
The moral. you insist?
Goodness gracious. man or woman.
the moral is in the story, and the story
as II lives in my mind Is like free
breath of the glorious air Of the noun
tain heights.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-15
This Is NY SSH Birthday
MELANcrAoN w. JAcosus.

Melancthon Williams Jacobus, act
ing president of the Hartford Theol-
ogical Seminary, was born in Allie
gheny. Pa, December Is, 1855. He was
graduated from Princeton college in
1877 and from Princeton Theological
Seminary four years later. After
three years Of theological studies in
G0ttingen and Berlin. and seven years
OF pastoral work at Oxford. Pa. he
was called to the chair of New Tesla
ment exegis and criticism at the Hart.
ford Theological Seminary in 1891. He
has been connected with that institu-
ton ever since. In 1902 he served
rs acting president OF the seminary
for one year and since 1903 he has
been dean OF the institution. Last
June he again became acting presi-
dent. DIR. Jacobus Is the author of a
number Of works on theology and has
been honored with degrees by Prince
ton. Yale and other leading American
universities.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-15
In Five Minutes
Upset Stomach Feels Splendid.

MONA stomach tablets will re-
'iieve distressed. sour or gassy
stomach in five minutes.
In three days they will make the
most miserable or cranky dyspeptic
feel that there is plenty of sunshine in
life.
In a week he will have an appetite for
and will eat without any bad after
effects food which now causes his
stomach to strenuously REBEL.
II continued from two weeks to a
month MONA will thoroughly reno
vate and cleanse the stomach and will
compel it, (no matter how obstinate ii
may bel to throw off it's weakness
and become. as nature intended il
should be, strong and elastic.
II you have coated tongue, heart
burn. sour food upheavels. uneasiness
in stomach, dizziness, biliousness. sick
headache. bad dreams or any kind oil
stomach trouble put your faith in MI
O-NA tablets.
Fifty cents is all a large box of Nj
O-NA costs at Leo H. Fines or lead
ing druggists everywhere. on money
back guarantee. Write Booths Mic
na, Buffalo, n. Y, for free trial sam
! pie.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-15
RICHMOND, INDIANA
"PANIC PROOF CITY"

Has a population Of $4,000 and
10 growing. II IL the county
seat OF Wayne County. and the
trading center of a rich agrt-
cultural community. Il Is 10.
90 miles and 4 miles from the
Richmond is a city of homes
anc OF industry. Primarily
; %ssSnise,ar,ng city as Is ss0 IT,.
diana and enjoys the retail trace
OF tho popnlous community for
miles around.
Richmond In proud OF its SPLEEN
Old streets, well kept yards: us
shade trees. It has |, national
banks. trust companies and
building associations with COM
btned resources o. over 9S.0o0.ooo:
Number of factories 1875: capital
invested ., H o7.ooe.eoS; S With tn an an.
pay roll OF S3.700.ooc. The total
pay roll for tho city amounts to
approximately Se.3oO.oo0 annual.
There are five railroad COM
emit directions from the city. In.
coming freight hendled daily, l.
banded daily. 10000 lbs. YARD
facilities. per day. 100 cars.
Mpme Nrn Of npas.srsss trains daily:
daily. n. The annual post office
receipts. amount TO $4,000. Total
ss e: as: valuation OF tho city.
sYI;vV oH"a 49, -
Q combined circulation Of 10000.
Richmond 10 tho greatest hard
ware jcbbing center In the state
and only second In general Job
ping interests: II has a piano
plano every Is minutes. Z K the
leader In tho manufacture OF
traction engines. and produces
moro thrcshing machines. lawn
movers. roller skates. grain drills
Or city IN the world.
The city's area In 2.6S0 acres:
has . court house costing $500
900, 10 public schools and has tho
finest and most complete high
construction: 3 parochiai schools:
Ear!ham college and the Indiana
nusiness College: five splendid
fire companies in fine. hose
house,; Glen miller Park. the
IN indiana. tho home Of Rich.
mond's annual chautauaua: sew.
On hotels: municipal electric light
p:ant. under successful opcration'
and q private electric light plant
insuvinG competition: the Oldest
public library IN tho state. e..
cept one and tho second largest.
10000 volumes: pure. refreshing
water. unsurpassed: IS miles OF
improved strccts: 30 MILES Of
sewers: - miles Of cencnt curb
and gutter combined: ~ miles OF
eement walks. and many miles AZ
Nvick walks. Thirty churches. IN.
eludinR tho Reid Memorial. buijt
~ n cost % s:60. 900. Reid .Ycm.
oriat Hospital. ono OF tho most
modern IN tho state. =. NJ. q a.
Nutiding. erected AZ cost OF
st60. 900 ono of tho finest In this
state. Tho amusement centcr OF
Eastern Indiana and Western
Chto.
No city of the size 81 Richmond
holds ns fine m annual art ex.
Mint The Richmond Fall Fcs.
ttvat hold cnrh October ~ uniou~.
no other city holds similar az.
fair ~ n given In the interest
of the city and financed by the
business men.
Success awaiting anyone with
enterprise In tho Panic Proof
city.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-15
Heart to Heart
Talks.
By EDWIN A. NYE.
Copyright. 1908. BY Edwin A. Npe
SOME MEN AND A BABY.
By EDWIN A. NYE.

1t was in the smoking room OF a
Pullman that the old miner told me
this tale. which has all the flavor OF a
Bret Harte story. / have forgotten the
na-ue Of the mining camp, which was
somewhere up in the mountains OF
northern Wyoming. but l remember
the name Of the woman.
1t was above the timber line, where
the air is thin and keen and bracing.
The primeval silences are broken only
by the chug of the stamp mills and
the whistle OF the shaft engines. The
chapel of the missionary is crowded
by the 'booze joints" on either side of
the one struggling street.
The missionary had hard time.
There were no weddings, and the fu-
nerals were mostly without benefit OF
clergy.
In ten years there had been no WON
en- or children in the camp.
Three years ago, said the old miner
Mrs. Calkins went up the mountain
side with her husband. The woman
was treated like queen by the rough
miners. After year baby was born
And thereby hangs the tale which
harks back to the halcyon days Harte
has pictured, a phase of American life
rapidly passing.
Miss Calkins--the miners were glad
the baby was a girl-was born on the
day before holiday.
And the next day the fronts Of the
saloon shanties were decorated with
boughs, anvils were fred, and the min
ers put on their best wooden shirts.
And the baby's presents!
A. dtshoaa ives mt beside the crude
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-15
Natural Gas.

The natural gas OF Pennsylvania Is
odorless. Its presence cannot be de-
tected by smell. That Is the explana-
ton Of many Of the disastrous explo-
sions which occur. The gradual leak
age from a natural gas pipe may fill a
cellar or a room. This leakage may
occur directly from the pipe or the
gas may travel some distance through
a sewer pipe. Then when a light Is
brought into the cellar or room ter
rife explosion occurs. often destroying
the building and sometimes tearing up
the street In front. - Philadelphia
North American.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-15
MOTHER OF THREE
APPEALS FOR AID

Rose Newman, comeiy woman liv.
ing with her three children. aged two
and a half, four and six years, the
youngest Of whom is seriously ill, at
their home, 223 North Second street
was forced to appeal to the Wayne
township. trustee on Wednesday morn.
ing for assistance, inasmuch as she
receives no support from her husband
whom, it is alleged, deserted her about
eighteen months ago.
Since the illness of the child, the
woman has not been able to sustain
herself and children by taking in
washings and doing other work OF
such nature. She asked the trustee
to give her money with which she
might to go her father-in-law-. John
Newman, a real estate owner, living in
Hagerstown, and also have her goods
shipped to that place. She says that
her parent had consented to care for
her during the winter.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-12-15

Mrs. Austins Famous Pancake Flour
Delicious light cakes. all grocers.