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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-25
LIMANToUR AT BoTToM.

Developments at Mexico City are
regarded as a direct result of Liman-
ttour's conference with the insurrecto
sagents in New York. The demand
Ithat Dfaz declare null his last cleo
tion and agree to'a new election for
president viii not he relinquished
and the popular election Of governors
, Of states and jefes politico will be
. insisted uDCn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-25
BRODERICK HELD
NOT GUILTY, TOO
Springfield Jury Refuses to
Convict of Giving Hoist
law Bribe.
TO VOTE FOR LORIMER
Takes but ID Minutes to Decide
Evidence Presented by State
Considered Unreliable.

Springfield, ILL.,. March 25.-The
Broderick bribery case, which has
been on trial in the circuit court since
Monday morning OF this week, was
yesterday afternoon and
the jury returned a verdict of not
guilty" at Alp o'clock, after being out
only % minutes.
When the verdict was learned. Brod-
erick said; q am not guilty of the
crime charged against me-"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-25

Continued on Page Ten)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-25
WAIT FOR DIAZ To QUIT.

Ell Paso. Texas, March 25.-Con
fident that the resignation OF the
Diaz cabinet means the end OF III,
present political regime OF Mexico
and the institution OF great reforms
but still uncertain as to the immed
late results which may follow tn,
selection OF a new cabinet, the in
surrecto junta today insisted the in
.eurrection will proceed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-25
WHAT JEFFERSON SAID.

Continued on Page F0ur.)
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-10-06
Petition for Pardon.

To His kxceilency E. F. Noel, Governor
Of the State Of Mississippi:
The petition Of the undersigned
respectfully represent that Thurston
Quaries was indicte d for murder, and at
the January term, 1911, Of the Circuit
Court of Le1ore County, Mississippi,
was convicted of m~ansiaughter, and
sentenced to Imprisonment in the State
p~eniJenuiary for eve years. This
petition further represents that the
said ! huIston Quaries was not guilty of
murder or nansIaushter, aid that he
acted in Sc II defense; that he was un-
able to present bis case On the trial of
the cause ter the reason hat several
matelIai WITNESSES in his behalf were
4DseI;; that he Was conti Jed i'll the
County al Tor over l. year before
going tu the p,Eitt ntiaiH; mat he has
b"eE >uftciDsl. punished to III, ct III,
lids Oi Justice
here 5urs, 9nn.ises considered, your
petitioners pi"s ,iIst a pa, Gun Dc s.ani
~ tic sad iLn.sJ.i .af.es.
Respectfully submitted,
IHUnSrON QUARLES,
slaON AAittlN,
a:tu vtne.c.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-10-06
ittiti,.n iUr Pdrdyn.

T., His Exc ilrnry, T.. +. Mel, Governor
OF III. -tate 4 Mississippi:
the petition f I'll. Undersigned res
.,ert,nlty reIsres nts tha1 Alien Butter
vas convict d of n,urd*r at the January
arm, A.. ID, 1891, Of the Cont ct Lee
q re county, mississippi, anG sentenced
20 imprisonment III TIE State penicen-
tiary for lite.
This petition furfh r rapr~sents hat
the said Alien Butler vas rot guilty. al
m1rd. +, that he acted in self d fens.
and b vt he has beau stiti i'ntiy pan
ished to meet the demands 81 justice.
Wherefore, the pr misses eonsid red
YOU petitioners pay hat a l'ardou be-
grant. d to the said Alien bptier.
Respectfully submitted,
ALLEN tU TIER,
j. Z. JOINER
and others,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-10-06
RA|LWAYsNILLH HELP
Southern h&ss1ayss Representative 10
Traversino Its Line to Secure
Comprehensive Exhibit for
This Great Exposition.

Meridian, Miss.-Mr. W. d. Clayton,
OF Livingston, Ala, was In the city re-
Gently, and stated that he was busily
engaged in preparing for the exhibit
the Southern Railway system is to
have at the Observation-Disclosures Fair
mex fall. He is going among the far
mers who live in that territory ira
versed by that system n is having
them to select some particular piece
of ground and is having it cultivated
intensely in an efor to obtain the
best results possible.
The Southern system has already
engaged space for an exhibit at the
fair, and it has been learned that they
intend to make it a large and repre-
sentative one of the products raised
in this section. 1t is their aim to
show comprehensively and attractive
ly the agricultural products of the
territory traversed by their lines.
After the fair is over the exhibit
will be united with those at other fairs
in the South, and will be sent to the
American Land and Irrigation Expo
sition, which is to be held at Madison
Square Garden, New York city, NO
vember 3-l2. The purpose of this ex-
position is to exhibit the product of
the American soil; to give to the peo-
pie of the towns and cities, as we'll as
to those of the farm and country, a
thorough demonstration of the agri-
cultural opportunities of the United
States and to illustrate the progress
OF American agriculture to it's present
high level of achievement.
The Observation-Disclosures Fair will
be the only n In Mississippi that
will have an exhibit at the exposition
through the efforts of the Southern
system. Mr.. Clayton states that the
farmers of this section have obtained
some fine results this cal, and states
that no pains will be spared to make
tn exhibit here as attractive as pos
ssble.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-10-06
For Sale.

a m derD home on Dewey street 3
blocks from school. The bjggtst bar
gain III the city. Look qaick.
LEE ARTERBURY.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-10-06
EXHIBIT OF RELICS
COLLECTION OF VALUABLE Gu
RIOS WILL be ON ExHIEE
TICN AT MERIDIAN.
Nothing About the MississippIAIa-
bana Fair Promises to Be
More interesting-Cc-
tober JIG to II.

Meridian. Miss.-Nothing about the
Mlssiss. ppt-A1abama Fair promises to
be more intensely interesting than the
exhibits in the relics and antiques de-
partment. Nc antique or relic will be
allowed TO be put on exhibition that
does not antedate the civil war. and
1t must also be in coed condition. A
number Of entries have been made,
and principal among these is that of
Mrs. D. G. M~cI4aurin, who will place
On exhibition her entire collection of
valuable curios.
Mrs. McLaurin has almost q small
museum. and some of the articles have
a history lat goes back for several
hundred years. The most famous of
ali this wonderful collection is a
beautiful Etruscan vase, the origin of
which dates back to the sixth century
B. C.
This fact is made authentic by the
hieroglyphios found where the vase
was e~xcavated in the ancient country
OF Etrusia, or Hetrusia. as some Latin
authorities give the spelling.
1t was found in the tomb of a war
ricr, his %avocation being signified by
implements found in the tomb. Around
the vase is a continuous scene, show
ing persons using these same instru-
ments. The coloring of the vase is in
various shades of brown and black.
The vase is all the more interesting
on account OF the history of Etrusia,
its people and their customs, which
the vase illustrates to perfection.
Etrusia was nee what is now the
Gated on the shores of Italy, which
country was at the he ght of it's civil
zation at the time Rome was being
built. The Etruscans were famous
for their war tactics. and also for
their articles of comfort and luxury
They were acknowledged as superior
In art to all contemporary nations ex'
.cept the Greeks.
The old Etruscans left nothing OF
their architecture. but they made a
practice. of bury:ng their dead in sep
ulchres, and with these bodies they
also buried many articles in common
use In life, all the sepulchres contain
ing boxes of alabaster or metal. The
work or man of the relics is in bas
relief. and the colors are various
shades of brown, with figures in black
Mrs. McLaurin was given her vase
IL years ago, and it was bought at ar
auction sale. It had been the prop
erty in England of an author who had
a fancy for collecting all kinds of pot
terry.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-10-06
Petition for Pardon.

To the Honorable E. f. Noel, Governor
Of Mississippi:
Your petitioners respectfully show
that Jim Williams was convicted at the
January, 1907. Term Of the circuit court
of Lelore County, Mississippi. of MUIR
der and sentenced 10 the ~penitentiary
for life. Your petitioners further show
that the said jim Williams had never
been in troubi. before :haS time, but
had been a law abiding citiz n ard that
that the crime was committed by him
n a fi5 of pa sion in a large measure
justified by the crnduct of the
party killed ty him. Your petit
~ticn.rs further sfo that tn. y
peIieve the said Jim Nitliams has been
sufficiently punished for T.. crime and
they therefore pray a pardon for MIN.
JIM VILLAINS,
G. W. sPANN,
u. W. EVANS,
and others.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-10-06

Notice is hereby given that under
and by virtue Of the power vested in
me ~ trustee Ia hat certain deed cf
executed to me as trustee by E d
Stone on the 18th day Of April, 1903, to
b payment of certain money
therein. due tai the Delta Bank of Green
wood, Miss which deed Of trust il Of
record at page A. of trust deed book No.
5 in L-f1ore County, Mississippi, l will,
within legal hours. on saturday, the
2lst day of Oetobsr, 1911. in front of
the court house door in Greenwood, L--
i,re county, Mississippi, oIer for sale
and sell to the highest and best bidder
for cash that certain tract or parcel OF
and described "a the East half Of the
south east quarter of section s (E ] of
the S E ! CT Section 81; the East half of
the North asst quarter Vt section z Il ]
of the N e ! of Section y; the West hail
of the South west quarter OF Section s
Nv of the S W of Stction 81; the
South half Of the North west quarter of
section 8 IS of the N N4ot Section 81,
and all that part Of the North half of the
North west quarter OF ). elton 8 IN ] of
the N W ! of Section 81, lying south of
Smith or Lacas Bayou, all in Township
twenty coy, Range one Vest q W, in
Leaore county, Mississippi.
The little is belle. to be good. but |
sell and convey only such title as is
vested in me as trustee.
Witness my hand this the ISL day of
September, 1911.
p. ". PARSONS, Trustee.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-10-06
Notice to Creditors.

Admin str.t ks Notice to r ditors of
j. NJ. Syke-, ii. ceased:
l.. tiers If adai.'Atre'ion having be-. n
grant.d uu h 18Th day "f Septen,nr =,
A. ID. 1911. by the I bancvrs curt of
L finre G. UNITY, Of the Z i, D strict f
Mississipps, TO the undsraignth UP u
the estate 81 j. NJ. ssk s, dec. as.d, Eo-
Jag cisIn.s against said . state To present
same t., tbs. oh .nc-sy clerk OF said
county for probate u d reg stration ae-
cordif to law wittin tne year ttota
this date. or hey vii. y. forever o.rrs d.
This the 10 h day Of > ps, A D. iy!i
Mr.. 4 4 SYKES,
Aam -nissraerix.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-10-06
LESSONS IN COOKING
ALL LADIES ATTENDING BIG FAIR
ARE TO BE TAUGHT GULL
NARY ART FREE.
Mrs. n. C. eeeks, a Graduate Of the
Chicago School Of Domestic Sci
ence VIII Be in Charge Of
This Department.

Nerd an, Miss.-Scarcely a day
passes now but that there are new de-
velopments pertaining to the good
things hat are to be offered at the
Observation-Disclosures Fair mex fall.
The latest made public is that free
cooking lessons are to be given to all
the lad es attending the fair, and Sec
rotary StripliE states that it there are
any men attending who have never
gotten beyond the stage of boiling wa
ter and desire to learn to WELD the
1ap-jack turner and any other of the
mysterious utensils that usually adorn
the kitchen, that special arrange
ments will g ms 70 accommodate
them also. The worx will be in charge
of Mrs. H. G. Beeks, a graduate of the
Chicago School OF Domestic Science.
A series of cooking lessons will be
given each morning at the fair
grounds. Mrs. Beeks will give les
son in cake and bread-making, and
in the various other branches of the
science with which all good cooks are
more or less familiar She will also
betray a number of the methods to
"AlCA IAO 6OOu YUM 1C6OIlS u CON
coct some of the delicious salads and
sandwiches that tempt the palate Of
the masculine members of the family.
The latter will also be pleased to learn
that Mrs. Beeks will give valuable
suggestions in marketing.
Mrs. Beeks is a most charming talk
er, besides be ng an expert deiicates-
sen. By her lessons she will endeayor
to teach economy and good living at
the same time, hat all drudgery can
be eliminated in cooking, and demon
strate that with modern kitchen uten-
sils and cabinets, the preparation of
meals without hand labor has been
alta ned.
Every lady visiting the fair will be
given a dainty cool book Of tried and
valuable recipes. If for no other pur-
pose than to be taught the rudiments
Of coed cooking every housekeeper
should spare the time to visit the
cooking booth at the M:ssissippi-Ala-
lama Fair.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-10-06
NICE PRIZES
Handsome Premiums VIII Be Given to
Exhibitors in. the Arts and
Crafts Department.

Meridian, Miss.-In order to stimu-
late interest in the arts and crafts de-
partment, which is being taught by
Mss Bessie Murphy in the Meridian
city schools. the members of the pres
ent board of trustees and a number Of
the ex-members have offered several
nice prizes for work of this class ea-
hibited by. pupils of the schools st the
first annual exhibition of the Missis-
sippiAlabama fair which yer
next October is.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-10-06
POULTRY 4 FEATURE
k.iSslssiPPLALAaAMA FAIR TO BE
HELD At MERIDIAN Oc-
TOBER IS TO 81.
Premiums Offered That Are Certain
to Attract the Attention OF
Exhibitors During Next
October.

Meridian. Miss.-When the Missss-
sfppi-Alabama Fair convenes here for
the first time on October Il. there viii
perhaps be no one thing that Wia at
tract more attention than b poultry
exhibition. The premium list OF tho
fair has been completed, and shows
that $15,OoO in cash prizes are to Dc
given away. and $1,000 OF this mount
is devoted to poultry alone.
There are also a numbsr of special
premiums given by outside parties
that are not included IN this amount
The fair management has realized
the fact hat a fair in this section with
the poultry end of it in the background
would not be a Observation-Disclosures
exhib -tion. and they decided to offer
such premiums as would attract exhlb-
itors frcin over both states
A building S2xI05 feet i'll size has
been set apart Tor the poultry EXHIBITS
alone, and it is the intention Of the
management to make b FcuitiJ
show enc of the features of the fair.
The East NJ. ssissippi Poultry Asso-
ciaticn, now in its third year. and
whose annual exhibition in Meridian
last fail attracted the attention OF tho
entire South, has joined hands with
the ia. association, and will combine
their show with the big fair in Octo-
Der. This has greatly encouraged the
management OF the fair association,
and no pains Will be spared to make
the poultry exhibition the best ever
held in the South.
Although the far is only a shor
time away, copies of the premium list
are being sent out to the poultrymen
throughout this section in order thai
they may know just what IL in store
for them. Every prize will be awarded
as named in the list, and there viii
positively be no scaling or trimming
Instructions pertaining to the exhibits
are very specific, and if they are com
piled with everything will pass of
without a hitch. There are very few
conditions regarding the birds, except
that they must not show any symp
toms of disease when placed on exhi
bition. Their will be no charge fol
exhibit space, and the entry fee will
be only rs cents for each bird.
All awards will be made by compar
ison, and the American standard o
perfection shall be the guide for thu
judges.
The outlook for a successful fair IL
Meridian October is to 81 is very
bright, and no feature holds out great
err promise than the poultry exhihi
ton. 1t is expected hat the largs
prizes offered will attract notaonly
large number Of fine birds in this sec
ton, but those from over the entirs
South.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-10-06
Citation.
MISSlS~ IPPI.

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
TO Ananias Bell, Defendant, vhese
t,nstofice address is nnk
You are commanded IL appear be
fcre the Chsncery Court Of L. fore Cnun
II, in said state, On the second Monda,
Of October, A. D 1911, ~ show csnse. If
an, you can, why G. W Crockett. guasd-
ian Of your estate, sheusd not pay 10
your Isgal heirs any balance in his
hands, as such guardian, belonging II,
said estate, III accordance with his
petition On hle.
This 49, day Of Sept 4. y, 1911.
G. ". lRockETT,
Guardian ol the Estate Auani2s Boil.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-10-06
Gulf & Ship Island Railroad
COmoanv

Ousu q Osuup sSsdsoO sNdStt
Company
PASSENGER SERVICE-MAIN LINE
Arrive Depart
No. No. 8
Lv. jackson, --...6:Oo Am. 1886 pm.
Lv. Hattiesburg .....9 :43 am. 7:I3 p.m.
Ar. Gulfport-~~.-l2:3O pm. 1000 pm.
No.4 No
Lv Gulfport ....--. TAO am. AIS p N.
Lv. Hattiesburg ...-1O:3O Am. 7:43 p IN
Ar. Jackson -........ l.: u:D ..
COLUMBIA DIVISION.
(Via Silver Creek and Coiunbia)
No. lOl No. 1872
7:2O am. Lv-~ Mendenhall Ar. 9:25 pm.
lao pm. Ar.... GuifpOrr ...Lv. 2:45 p,m.
SOUTHBOUND.
No. 100 No. 10
2:3O pm. Lv... jackson Ar. 1915 a.m.
$40 pm. Az. Columbia Lv. $40 am.
Connections at Jackson, H~attiesburg
and GulfpOrt with all lines.
For further information apply tn
J. L. HAWLEY,
Gen. Pass. Agent, GulfpOrt, Miss.
Effective Aug. %, 1908.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-10-06
"a N. Y. Z. Z. Schedsle.

TRAuso ARRyvR
No. S1S, from Aemphis aud Clark
dale 40 p. a.
No. &sl. from Grenada 500 4. N.
No. 341. from Charleston 1000 q. M.
Nc. 30, from 0renada ALB p. m.
No. SI4, from jackson 1915 q m.
No. So, IRON Jackson 800 p. m.
No. $50. from Memphis aud clarks
dale $50 p. "a.
TRAINS DEPART.
No. Stf. tor jackson 4:4V p. m.
No. 3l4, Tor ClarksdAie aud Memphis
1875 .. IN.
No. S31, for jackson 500 q. N.
N So. for Grenada 500 y. IN.
mo. 396. for Grenada Sis .. IN.
No. $40. Tor Ciarxsdxle aud Memphis
400 .. N.
No. 343, for Charleston $500 p. m.
Trains s87 a 500 Daily except Sun
day.
w. c. LEE, rkt,Agt.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1911-03-31

other state, thus holding up the long established
reputation of the Connecticut Yankees" Next
comes the District of Columbia and then Cali
fornia, Washington Nevada, Colorado and other
western states.
The present commissioner of patents. Mr. Ed
ward b. Moore, is of the ablest administrators
who has ever been at the head of this branch OF
the government. 1t has been his aim and ambi-
ton to expedite in every manner possible the
aminations of all applications for patents pre-
sented-thereby enabling the quick issuance of
patents whose novelty If not validity can In time
be guaranteed by the government This will do
away with the criticisms of the patent office for
Its "slowness" In passing upon patents. and 1t will
also do away with large amount of the litigation
which now devolves upon inventors by being
drawn into suits for infringments, etc In line
with these improved methods there is now in
progress classification" OF all the material in
the patent Office This the systematic
classification of all the material through which the
patent Offices expert examiners have to search
when they are passing upon the applications OF
inventors. When this vast accumulation of
data is arranged for ready reference 1T will enable
the Issuing of patents more quickly after applica-
lions received than has heretofore been
possible and, more important yet, 1t will give to
every patent Issued greater guarantee Of validity
than is possible now when such document is
Issued following what may eventually be proven
to have been an incomplete Search" in which the
examiner inadvertently overlooked failed to
find an earlier patent on similar invention.
The work of the patent office is carried
through the medium of some half hundred diner
ent divisions, each devoted to some class OF
inventions. such carriage and wagons, fire.
arms, or harvesters or typewriters. At the head
of each of these divisions is principal examiner
who is specialist in his particular field, and he
is assisted by or experts who have
made a life study of the particular section OF the
inventive field to which they assigned. Many
of these men have been In their present positions
for twenty thirty years and have at their
finger tips everything connected with the history
and DEVELOPMENT of invention in their esDectiye
spheres. and yet Uncle Sam gets the services OF
these experienced authorities for salaries that in
most do not exceed 81 800 to 50 200 per year
In each division there is force of clerical
workers who file the drawings which must be
presented with every patent application in lieu
of the small working models which were once
required. These clerical workers also have to
stamp the date and hour of the receipt of every
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1911-03-31
n ZNaYcAZ Al1lVoN HEADQZl43zzR5 m IIT
P4zEIYT OFFICE

patent application, and this little detail often
becomes a matter of the greatest Importance
when two more men discover the same inven-
ton at about the same time Indeed. in the case
of certain of our most valuable inventions, such
the telephone, more than man hit on the
idea simultaneously, but the wealth that lay in
wait for the lucky inventor went to the man who
won In the race to the patent office 1t is because
of this keen rivalry that inventors all the
country welcoming the present movement
to issue patents more quickly. In days gone by
inventors have in some instances had to mark
time" for years before they could get their pat
ents. and this not only did injustice to the
inventor and to the workmen who might have
been employed meanwhile in manufacturing the
new product. but it also deprived the public at
large of the benefit of discoveries designed to
benefit 1t In one way or another.
In an average year there upward of twice
as many applications for patents granted.
Some of the things upon which patents are sought
not patentable, and In many instances 1t Is
case of another fellow found 1t first" The patent
Office officials tell many really pathetic stories OF
men in isolated localities who have devoted years
of hard work to working out some invention
ignorant all the while that some other person had
gone the same ground. worked out the In
vention and secured patent. perhaps many years
before. The number of patents keeps well
ahead of the number of patents that expire, the
latter totaling in the ordinary year not more than
two-thirds as many as there are patents
issued. One hundred to two hundred patents are
also reissued each year.
Each applicant for patent must pay to the
government a fixed fee OF $35, but II his applica-
ton is made through an attorney-as is the case
in most instances above explained-the total
expense inventor secures his coveted pro-
lection his brain-child is likely to be at least
double the amount OF the fee. 1t is sometimes
said that our American patent system Is not SO
effective as is that In vogue in Germany, but GER
tain 1t is that Uncle Sans patent machinery has
been the indirect means OF returning greater
wealth to inventors than has been attained by
the patrons Of any foreign patent establishment
Incidently It may be noted that there is disposi
ton the part Of all the leading nations of the
world to get together on patent matters and to
work in harmony in the issuance OF patents. In
deed. In late years, one OF the most important
duties Of the United States. commissioner Of pat
ents has been that represented by negotiations in
connection with international treaties this
subject, and seldom year goes by that he does
not visit foreign countries in the
effort to bring about better understanding be-
tween nations on this score.