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Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18
AFRENcH CANADIAN JUDGE

The first French Canadian ever ap-
pointed to the superior court in the
old Bay state took his seat on the
bench when Judge Hugo A. Dubuque
presided at the opening session OF the
fall term for Plymouth county at Ply
mouth, Mass. 1t fell to the lot OF the
Fall River practitioner to be named
for this responsible and honorable po-
sition by Governor Foss when the
legislature authorized the addition OF
three new members to the court to
help clean up the congested docket
Hugo A. Dubuque was born in Cav
ignac, Quebec, Canada, November 4,
1857, but has lived in Fall River since
1870. He was graduated from Boston
University of Law school In 1871 In
1907 he was appointed by Governor
Guild as a Massachusetts delegate to
the National Tax conference held at
Columbus, o. In 1890 he published an
article which was reprinted in the
American Law Review on phase OF
duty of judges as constitutional ad-
judgeS in supreme court cases and also
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18
LAWYER IN MCNAMARA CASE

Clarence S. Darrow of Chicago is
the attorney who marshaled the legal
forces for the defense Of John J. Nc
Namara, secretary-treasurer OF the
international Association of Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers. Seven
lawyers in all were engaged by the
American Federation of Labor to con-
duct the defense. Leo M. Rappaport,
attorney for the Structural Iron Work
ers union, at the instance of the Of
ficers, selected attorneys who, in his
mind, were capable OF waging great
battle. He selected six lawyers, the
most noted of whom is Clarence 5.
Darrow Of Chicago.
Darrow is fifty-four years old and Is
independent in politics. He has de-
voted his time and proffered his aid
gratis in many instances to the cause
of labor. His success in this class OF
cases has been phenomenal.
He was legal adviser for the United
Mine Workers of America during the
time of the arbitration of Pennsyl-
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18

Walter L. Fisher, Secretary of the
Interior, underwent slight operation
on his throat in Chicago.
Late returns from the California
election showed that woman suffrage
had won by small majority.
Mayor Gaynor reviewed parade in
New York OF $4,000 persons, who
marched in honor OF Colombus's dis
covery of America.
Bishop Greer officiated at the cere-
monies which made the Rev. DR.. Gros-
venor the first dean Of the Cathedral
of st. John the Divine.
Government officials raidcd four
opium dens in the shadow of the Cap
itol and found evidence that many
white women patronized he place.
James Bryce, the British Ambassa-
dor, presented to the town of Hing
ham, Mass. an old stepping Stone
which has stood in the public square
at bingham, Eng, for 100 years.
President Taft was said by close
friend to favor the selection of Col
lector Loeb as chairman of the Ma
tional Committee in the coming cam
paign.
The Public Health and Marine Hos
pital Service in Washington expressed
it's approval of vaccination for ty-
phoid, saying mortality from the dis
ease was cut in half by its use.
The Public Service Commission,
Second District. announced at Albany,
~ ", that it had decided on the elm
Ination of thirty grade crossings in
the State outside Of Greater New
York
With the announcement by ]. F.
Wolters at Houston, Tex, as candi-
date to succeed United States Sena-
tor Bailey, there are now four in the
field.
Father Vaughan. who arrived at
New York on the Minnetonka, stirred
up a suffragist meeting on shipboard
by expressing his opinion of fthe new
woman
Archbishop Farley, in an unexpect-
ed speech at the unveiling of a tab
let to Governor Dongan, in New York,
while disclaiming any political intent,
favored the election of Catholic as
Governor
Prison for life was the sentence i'm
posed in Chicago upon Giuseppe and
Carmello Nicolosi, brothers, found
gully of kidnapping five-year-old An
gelo Marino.
Memorial exercises were held two
years after his death for DR.. T. R.
Timby, who claimed to be the inven-
tor Of the Monitors revolving turret,
in Battery Park, New York, where his
body lay in state.
A decree convening the Portuguese
Parliament in extra session for the
purpose of passing special legislation
aimed at royalist offenders, was is
sued; mcnarchists were intrenched
near the Spanish frontier.
Harold Bruff, promising young
lawyer and son of the president Of
the Union Metallic Cartridge Com
pany, doomed by tuberculosis to give
up thoughts of marrying the girl he
loved, committed suicide in New
York
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18

cessions The local merchants are
gradually abolishing the old-time
complimentary methods Of selling
goods to ministers. All of the other
avenues of outside help are becoming
more and more clogged. until they
will soon be closed entirely. The
calls upon the minister's purse are
not lessening in number or insistence.
He is considered legitimate and easy
prey by many persons. members Of
his own flock included While all this
is true, the cost of living is steadily
mounting higher and the salary that
several years ago might have been
ample to provide living is no longer
sufficient
mo matter how small his salary.
whether it is barely sufficient to keep
him and his family from starvation.
or not. the minister must wear good
clothing and dress his family well, be-
cause the pride Of the congregation
demands it. What a shame it is that
this Christian pride does not extend
to the point that the parishioners are
Wiling to pay their pastor salary suf-
ficient to enable him to dress as he
should without sacrificing his own or
his family's physical well being in so
doing.
Ministers belong to the noblest
profession on earth They deserve
better treatment than they are re-
ceiving- They are not beggars. In
the very nature of their profession
they cannot be and probably to that
fact is due the disposition of churches
to pay them the least salary possible.
Few churches are paying what they
can afford The tendency is all the
other way"
The Rev. Mr.. Greenleaf is forty-six
years old His family is his wife. five
daughters and one son. He came
here from Indianapolis, where he was
employed in the city engineers office
as mechanical and civil engineer
craftsman. He thought that by extra
work as a craftsman he might earn
sufficient funds in addition to his sal
airy to support his family here in
comfort. However, the work of min
istering to three country churches
took too much of his time and the
opportunities for doing outside work
were few
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18
Jap AIRsHIP DREADNAUGHT
Greatest Aerial Machine in the World
With Speed Of Seventy Miles
an Hour.

San Francisco.-Japan is building
the greatest dirigible balloon In the
world. 1t will be 500 feet long. ex-
ceeding by 80 feet the length OF the
British dirigible launched recently at
Barrow.
1t will be little more than SO feet
in diameter and will be fitted with
six motors. each Of 120-horsepower,
SO that its total driving force will be
equivalent to 720-horsepower, or about
twice that Of the motors on the Brit
ish airship.
These engines are expected to be
capable Of driving an airship OF its di-
mensions against wind of 40 miles
velocity, that is. a storm wind al the
rate OF 80 miles an hour. But II there
should be no wind it could force its
way through the air at speed Of 70
niles per hour.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18
SALARIES A SHAME.
Striking Pastor Utters Criticism
Of CIergy'S Income.
Advocates State Board of Control Over
Establishment Of Congregations
Pictures Preachers Often
Near Starvation.

Lebanon, Ind.-"The manner In
which the pastors of many OF the
churches in rural communities and
small towns have to exc out misera-
BILE existences on the pitiable salaries
given them, is disgrace to Christian
ity, reproach to American civiliza-
tion and reflection upon present
day church government" declares
Rev E. T. Greenleaf. who recently
resigned the pastorate of the Leban-
on circuit of three rural Methodist
Protestant churches. because. in view
of the present high cost of living. the
salary was not sufficient to provide
an adequate living for his family,
and who because of the publication
of the reasons for his resignation. was
left by the conference without an ap-
pointment for the ensuing year.
THE business world today does nj,
know the conditions surrounding the
financial affairs of the ministry" con-
tinued Rev. Mr.. Greenleaf. The
church itself covers up the matter
because if the truth became known
the whole religious institution would
be shamed. The ministers them
selves suppress the facts because OF
their fear that the pulpits Of churches
would be closed to them In the future
or because of belief that the money
mad world would charge them with
being mercenary If they should de-
mand more pay.
Salaries of ministers in rural COM
munities and small towns do not
grow appreciably larger as the years
go by. On the other hand. the preach
ers' old-time perquisites are passing
away. Railroads have withdrawn, or
are Withdrawing. transportation COM
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18
TO COLONIZE A VAST AREA

The greatest territorial magnate in
Great Britain, the Duke of Sutherland,
is about establishing in the new world
a system Of tenant farming similar to
that practiced in England from time
immemorial and is now in the Cana
dian northwest The duke owns 1,500,-
900 acres in England and Scotland,
most of it in the County of Suther-
land, in Scotland, which is named aft
er the family. For some time he has
been gradually getting rid of his land
ed estates and investing the money In
the provinces of Alberta, Saskatche-
wan and British Columbia. The lands
purchased there he intends colonizing
and his plan is favored by the Cana
dian government, which wishes to see
settled on these virgin acres the
hardy tenantry of England and Scot
land. The duke believes the tenantry
will be as faithful to him in the new
world as they were to his family for
many generations past and the work
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18
WEEKS Jews
STORIES RE TOLD
Events That Made a Stir Con-
densed to a Paragraph.
WHAT WASHINGTON IS DOING
News Of Interest That Tricxics From
the White Houee and the Various
Departments - Catalogue OF
Crimes ard Casualties.
WaShiH6fOn

The English system OF navy yaro
management will be tried at Noriolk
by Secretary Meyers order, WASH
ington dispatch says.
Opening of the Supreme Court IN
Washington was marked by motions
In many important cases, several oI
them of nationwide interest.
Attorney General Wickersham re-
fused to deny that the government
contemplates bringing criminal suits
against officials Of the Steel Trust.
George Won L. Meyer. Secretary OF
the Navy, said the discrepancy OF
more than $3,OO0,O00 found in the
Washington yard accounts was due to
antiquated bookkeeping methods.
An investigation of charges against
]. B. Alexander, of the Pima, (Ariz),
Indian agency, was begun by the In
dian Commissioner and the Interior
Department.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18
HAS GUARDED TAFT ON TOUR

Lucien Wheeler, or Jack, as he is
known to every railroad official ana
nearly every police chief and news
paper reporter in the United States.
is the man who perfects the arrange
ments for presidential trips, such as
President Taft has been making. 1t is
he who weeds the goats from the
sheep, and has every railroad connec-
ton, every social function and every
banquet working without hitch and
assures the president Of smoothness
and safety in his journey. He is the
advance agent Of the presidential trav-
cling show. President Taft has trav-
eled close on to 10000 miles since he
was elected Lucien Whee'er has
travelled a trif1e over 100000 miles
ahead of him.
Lucien Wheeler Is in every way an
American. He was born in Iowa. He
received his education in the schools
of Cedar Rapids and among the peo-
pie of the whole United States. He is
thirty-five years old and has been in
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18
Sporting

Having beaten three third class
heavyweights with knockout punch,
Kid Mccoy is prepared to tackle hard
er game.
Backs are no faster than they used
to be, but with the present day game
forcing them to get out in the open
more, more is seen of their speed.
In one of the most sensational finish
es ever witness in a billiard tourna-
ment, Alfredo De Orc, the challenger,
wrested the title of three-cushion car
rom champion from John Daily, the
champion, at New York by the final
score of $50 to 146.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18
General

1t became known that the reluted
$4,000, 900 estate of Alexander Nc
Donald, inherited by the Stallo girls.
had dwindled to about 100000.
President Taft travelled sixtJ miles
through virgin forest to the base of
Mount Rainier and spoke briefly on
peace at Puyallup.
Five thousand persons watched Cal
braith P. Rodgers, the aviator, arrive
in Chicago. He left New York three
weeks ago.
General Bernardo Reyes arrived in
New Orleans. He scouts the theory
that he is to head another revolution
in Mexico and says he is going to San
Antonio, Tex, to edit a paper.
DR.. Frauenthal, chief surgeon of the
Hospital for Deformities, New York,
said that 80 per cent. of $500 cases
of infantile paralysis treated there had
been cured and in tie remaining cases
the benefits were great.
Henry NJ. Whitney, who was de-
feated for the governorship Of Massa-
chusetts on the Democratic ticket sew
eral years ago, issued statement in
dorsing Louis A. rockingham, the
Republican nominee this year.
The convention Of the Christian
and Missionary Alliance, New York,
contributed $4,000 for missions, as
against $4,000 given in 1898. The
Rev. A. B. Simpson, a roted exhorter,.
made the appeal at both meetings.
Frederick Allen, IS years old, of
Conquest, N Y, was mistaken for a
deer H. lanes Deavy, 81 years old,
ana shot to death in the Adirondacks.
DR.. Bro, ks, of New York City, shot
his guide dead near Lake Moxie, Me-,
through a like error.
Solicitor McCabe, Of the Depart
ment cf Agricult e, and DR.. F. L.
Dunlap, associate chemist. both Bit
ter opponents of Dr. Harvey w Wiley,
were relieved by Secretary Wilson
from duty on the Pure Food and Drug
Board.
F. C. Rosel, president Of the Ital-
ian-Swiss Colony, who was knighted
by tn, Italian King for his services
to italian people Of the West, was
killed ,r runaway near San Fran
+ cisco.
Ten employees of Clinton Prison
have been dismissed for allowing
convicts to rob the State of tools and
supplies.
Henry Scherp, sheriff of Westches-
ter County. died at New Rochelle, N.
Y, the result of injuries suffered when
his automobile crashed into the end
of pole carried on a truck.
A witness before the Senate com
mittee investigating the election Of
United States Senator Stephenson,
| testified that probably 100000 could
have been spent to advantage in Sc
curing the Senatorial nomination.
The October crop report showed a
gain in the principal products over
September, but all except fax prom
ised to be smaller than last year.
The Kings County grand jury has
ordered indictments drawn against
Edward M. Grout and James T. Ash
ley, who was cashier and secretary
Of the failed Union Bank, Brooklyn.
The reports of the Tariff Board on
wool, cotton, sugar, paper and chemi-
| Gals are ready, and 1t Is said show
| that the tariffs on wool, cotton and
chemicals can be reduced and sugar
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18
Personal

Giulio Gatti-Casazza, returned from
Europe, said Carusos voice was fine
as ever and predicted a great season
of opera.
John D. Rockefeller has a new
handshake known as the cant
squeeze When he meets friend
he folds his hand with his thumb ex-
tended directly under the first finger.
President Taft spoke in Bellingham
and Seattle, Wash, on conservation,
reciprocity and the Panama Canal.
He said the canal might be opened
on July l, 1913.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18


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Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18
Foreign


Falls, Wis, is placed at $1,520,700.
Monarchists at Sac Miguel, in the
Azores, have hoisted the royalist flag
and are defying the authorities.
The French minister of marine is
sued orders that hereafter no powder
shall be kept aboard warships more
than fonr years.
A survey was held on board the
steamship Olympic in the dry dock at
Belfast 1t was estimated that it will
cost $1,000,000 to repair the damage
caused by the cruiser Hawke.
Thirteen hundred Maltese refugees,
who fed from Tripoli on an English
vessel, were rendered most frantic
for lack of food and water; seven of
them became violently insane.
Italy's whole expeditionary corps
OF $4,000 men, having landed in Tri-
poll, Commander-in-Chief Caneva
ordered an immediate advance against
all the Turkish positions in the pro-
vince.
An Italian squadron captured a
town on Bomba Bay, making prison
ers of the few Turkish soldiers who
refused to evacute the fort.
The American Ambassador in Con-
stantinople was reported about to
have an interview with the Grand
vizier to discuss the possibility Of
stopping the Turco-Italian war.
The British Consul at San Juan del
Sur notified the Nicaraguan govern
ment that the Ethelburga Syndicate
will press it's claims against the rev.
enues if the coupons are not paid.
The Chinese rebels are planning a
republic, Hankow dispatch stated:
they practically control Hupeh pro-
vince, the trade centre of mid China;
an army of 10000 Manchus was
ordered to retake Wu-Chang in CO.
operation with a fe It.
A band of Zapatists, after blowing
up a railway bridge in Mexico, held
up a passenger train and refused to
allow an oncoming freighter to be
tagged; in the resultant collision one
man was killed and many injured.
The German balloon, Berlin II,
| landed at Ladysmith, Wis, winning
the James Gordon Bennett cup, cover
ering 468 miles; Lieutenant Lahm,
plotting the Buckeye, was second in
the contest.
At mass meeting of Mahometan
East Indians at Calcutta, cable mes
sage was sent to London asking Eng
lands Intervention in checking Italy's
war on Turkey.
Portugal has put several hundred
monarchist suspects in prison, is
rounding up more and has called the
Cortes to meet to Judge them.
Strong representations to the Porte
by the German Ambassador resulted
in Turkey virtually recalling her de-
cisions to expel all italians from her
territory, and to place cereals in the
! list of contraband of war.
Knud Rasmussen hss given up try
ing to find the Mikkelsen Arctic ex-
petition He believes that Mikkelsen
| is dead.
| Speed in the back field is very
much In evidence in this seasons
football and the play brings out
many swinging end runs or attempted
runs of that description.
| The fort at Tobruk. Tripoli, was
fred upon and damaged and marines
landed by Admiral Aubrey.
Spainards suffered heavy losses in
driving the tribesmen into the inter
| ior Of Morocco
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18

A man in the island OF Capri did
not know the address of his friend In
New York. but he knew his telephone
number to be "S90-R East, New
York" So he sent registered pack
age to this address end it was prompt
iy d<liyered
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18
Luther

The character OF Martin Luther
was the great secret Of his achieve
ment-it was strong. rugged. noun
famous, with faults that were cavern
GUS but heart great and strong and
full OF love Rev L. Guild, Methodist.
San Francisco.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18
Purpose il Life.

God has provided in the makeup OF
every man place for pleasure and
that man loves pleasure, but the
greatest pleasure anyone can lave 70
to have a purpose in life.-Rev. w. H
Rich, Baptist, Macon.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18


visited
the and has roughed over plains ana
accompanied
amid the sums
of strictly incognto
applying
o conditions
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18

There are moods In which we court
suffering. in the hope that there. at
least, we shall find reality. strange
peaks and edges Of truth. But 1t
turns out to be scene-painting and
counterfeit. The only thing grief has
tanght me is TO know how shallow it
Is. is.--Emerson.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18

And some Of the American heiresses
want to know what they have done
that King George should reconsider
hts intention to create bunch of new
English peers.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18

Few women ever do learn anything
about the proper use of weapons. A
girl in New York laid down copy OF
the Congressional Record to hit a
burglar with a rolling pin.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18

A San Francisco millionaire's wife
wants a divorce because he allows her
only $40 month. Come to think of
It, being millionaire's wife on $40
a month is not what might be called
q pleasant pastime.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18

A Chicago man has discovered that
COWS like to hear music while they
are being milked. This opens a field
OF useful and harmless occupations for
some of the singers on the vaudeville
stage.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18

A health expert in Chicago says
tended children to live in flats
Neither, It may be added. do land
lords.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18

The car has approved Of the addi-
tion OF a big slice of Finland to Rus
sia, which shows that as far as that
unfortunate people are concerned. he
Is beginning at the Finnish.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18

Ducks in Massachusetts post office
saved the place from burglary. but
they never will get as much advertis-
ing out of it as, the geese that saved
Rome
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18

A citizen of Boston. seventy years
old, announces that his health is due
to diet of oatmeal and crackers. He
does not even mention the sacred
bean
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18

In spite of the fact that an aeroplane
gun has been invented our sportsmen
are not clamoring for an open season
for aeroplanes.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18

Petbne charged with the
all his
on
he
ms fec O.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18

Kansas City doctors tell US that
shaved cats do not carry germs, but
when it comes to shaving cats we are
satisfied to be an innocent bystander.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18

Flats may be bad things, but houses
In which the maidless housekeeper
tolls upstairs with baby on one arm
and bucket of coal on the other are
worse.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18

In Vienna it is against the law to
make an aeroplane flight without the
consent of ones wife and children.
Hut suppose one has no wife and chill
dren-wbat then7
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18

Los Angeles is to have squad of
policemen on roller skates. They
ought to be funny, if they are not
very effective.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18

An aviator is called a birdman, but
there is many a gay old bird who
never has flown In an aeroplane.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18

California reports that single ranch
there produced $4,000 sacks of beans.
Business of rejoicing in Boston
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18

The French lady who has challenged
an editor to a duel will probably in
Sist on fighting with fatal hatpin.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18

Some people look on hay fever as
u joke, but the Texas man who
sneezed himself to death probably fails
TO see the point
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18

A new comet is coming. AS If this
poor old world has not already trouble
enough without this herald of more to
come!
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18

Feed your husband if he drinks:
don't nag him. says woman lecturer.
But what if he persists in coming
home full?
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18

should mean, to be correct. that be
does not care cross. the l'ngual
metathesis here being similar to that
which makes 'gooseberriel out OF
gorseberries.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18

Our ancestors got rid of bears and
catamounts instead of fleas and mos
Quitoes.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18

New York states hobo farm is show
ing good results. 1t is driving the
hoboes out of the state.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18

Fall styles in mems hats indicate
that even the bald can have little
wool on the top Of the head in the
place where the hair ought to grow.
Pleasantville weekly press., 1911-10-18

why reproach the katydid for its
failure as prophet of frost? Our
high-priced weather department also
has been known to make mistakes.