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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23

had no idea that I was connected with the prosecution. They lost their money of course, and that like thousands of others who have invested in this stock.
 Swindling by Mail
 Can you give some idea of the swindles carried on through the mails?" l asked.
 Their name Is legion. We have farm option swindles. mail order swim dies and rubber plant men. We have fraudulent employment bureaus, fake correspondence schools and fake patent agents. We have swindles run by in dividuals and swindles by corporations, and in short all sorts of swindles un- der the sun. As 1t is now we are strik ing at the big men. and we hope to wipe out great part of the business. We have score or more of schemes which are being carried on all over the country. some of which we are rap idly eliminating. We have the swind- Ter syndicate by which the schemers try 10 induce the unsuspecting to buy green goods or gold bricks. We have swindlers who pretend to sell counter felt money, and for good hard dollars give the would-be rascals green paper or sawdust instead. We have diamond ring swindlers who pick up diamond rings near jewelry shops and sell them for half the value. so changing the ring that the victim gets only a cheap imitation.
 We have also swindling loan agents and swindling real estate dealers. Among the latter was Clarence D. Hill man of Seattle, who made about s. 000,00 in land schemes and town lot schemes, Often selling land to which he had no title at all. He had laid out towns and published pictures of i'm provements. including railroads and factories, which had no existence. He was considered one of the largest real estate operators on the Pacific coast, but we exposed his fraudulent methods and he is now in the penitentiary for over two years"
 Fake Prize Fighters
 How about the fake prize fighting schemes, Mir. Inspector?'
 "They are among the singular frauds carried on through the mails," was the reply They are usually backed by men who pretend 10 be millionaires and their victims try to make money by swindling the swindlers. Take Ma bray, who together with his oryaniza tion made something like s5,000,000 out of that game. His victims came from all parts of the country. and each was robbed of from $100 to $30 900. In these cases the victim was approached by one of Mabray's confederates, who con fidentially told the man that he was secretary of a company of rNllionaires who had prize fighter with them whom they were matching at the vari- ous places in such a way that the re- suit was n sure dead thing. The cop- federate claimed to have charge of the bets and he got the victim to bet some money for him and at the same time put in lot of his own money
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23

1 on our good faith when we quoted the price to him. I really admire the young mans conduct"
 MT. Day, upset by his partners sur- prising change of attitude and MT Hanneys plain words was pettish and Inclined to quarrel with Mr. Hubbard | first. and Mir Hanneys next. but MT. Hubbard was adroit enough to point out at an advantages moment that there was a handsome profit at SIP & ton for the firm, and after that he grad ually unbent.
 The two elderly gentlemen and the young one shook hands in great good nature when they parted that night. Next day Mir. Hanney got more orders and more the day following. Before the strike ended he sold all the smoke less bituminous Day x Hubbard had | on hand. On some of the deals his profit was narrow, but when he closed his accounts he had s30OO in bank to his
 credit and had what is of lar greater
 value-confidence in himself.
 It was nearly three months after the
 strike ended that Mir. Hubbard called to see MT. Hanney. Godfrey" he said. MT. Day and I have been talking
 things over and have been confessing
 to each other. It is not pleasant, to know 1t or to say it, but we are not so
 young in age or feeling as we tried to deceive ourselves into thinking, and we are not active or thorough in busi- ness we once were. I am afraid
 we are going to seed. That action of yours was shock to both of us. You have no training in the coal business, except that one affair. and we have been in it all our lives, but William and I want you. We need you. I think you'll make an excellent junior in our | firm"
 The firm of Day & Hubbard passed out of existence some years ago It now Is a corporation with Godfrey Hanney IS president Day & Hubbard are the biggest shareholders and Han- ney, who is just little past 31 years of age, gets s1S,000 q year in salary and fair dividend from the shares he owns in the company.
 Copyright, 1911, by Richard Spillane.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
Tit for Tat

From Judges Library
 Miss Bings." stammers the young man, "I called on you last night, did I not?'
 What an odd question:. Of course you did"
 "W-w-well. l just wanted to say that 0 l proposed to you was drunk.
 ITO ease your mind. I will say that 4 1 I accepted you was crazy -j
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-07-04

ment by the Union fleet and batter
les and all in vain, for it was never
ca Dtured but was evacuated only
when the Confederates evacuated
Charleston in February 1865. Its long
and successful resistance to so terri
ble a bonn bardment is one Of the Won
ders Of the war and reflects great
credit upon the ConfederateS who
were defending it.
After Charleston was evacuated be-
cause Sherman's army in its march
from Savannah had cut off that city.
there was nothing else to do but evac-
uate Fort Sumter and on the 22nd of
February, 1865 national salute was
fired at every fort, arsenal and army
headquarters in the United States in
honor of the restoration of the flag of
the Union upon Fort Sumter. And on
the 18th of April. 1855 there was
grand celebration at Fort Sumter that
day being the fourth anniversary of
its surrender TO the Confederates. A
large party of prominent officials.
both civil and military, came from
Washington Cfty to Join in the cele-
bratiOH. A notable address wa1 made
by Rev. Henry Ward Beecher and
with impressive military cexem onieS
the Union flag was formally raised on
the fort by Major Anderson. who
had surrendered it four years before
to the Confederates, and who was now
general in the Union army
Since the Wdr With Spain Fort
Sumter has been entirely rebuilt and
armed with the mGst form ida4ole guns
in use. and is now garrisoned by
United States soldiers. some of whom
are the sons and grandsons Of Con-
federate soldiers, who are as true to
the Stars and Stripes" as their fa-
thers were to the Stars ana Bars
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-07-04
RECOILECrIONS OF THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES
=
Ry MAI. HENRY A. LONDON

citement caused by this comparative
~ insignificant affair fifty yefrs ago
today. Like the affair at Lexington on
the 18th of ApriI. 11l5. very fe" per
sons were killed in the Baltimore Tiot.
but the effects and result produced
by both were most far-reaching ana
important
After the resistance to the passage
Of the Massa chusetts soldiers through
Baltimore no more soldiers from the
North attempted to pass through thal
city for several weeks. but all "ent
round by Annapolis. until large
enough force of soldiers was assem-
bIed to Oyerawe the unarmed cl1zenS
Of Baltimore and repress any further
outbreak After the Federal --oops
took possession OF Baltimore the mil
itary usurped the authority OF the
civil government and ruled With
mailed hand The writ of habeaS cor
pus was suspended and men arrested
and imprisoned Without any warrant
Of law. Among those arrested were
the chief Of police ana the city caun-
l'cil and they were not informed or the
cause Of their arrest and detained in
prison without trial. They submitted
a petition to Congress to have the
cause of their Illegal arrest lnvesti-
gated and Congress accordingly pass
ed a resolution requesting the Pres4-
dent to communicate the grounds.
reason and evidence" upon which
their arrest had been made: but Pres
ident Lincoln declined to do so. saying
that it was '.ineompatible with the
public interest" to furnish the desir-
ed information
Not only We're the highest officials
of the city OF Baltimore arrested and
imprisoned without any warrant OF
law. but nearly all the Maryland Leg
islature were arrested and imprisoned
by the military officers in command at
Baltimore. Maryland was in dire
straits and her citizens completely in
the power of the military forces. who
We're guilty Of all kinds OF high-hand-
ed acts And all this time Maryland
was still q sovereign State of the I'm
ion had not seeded. and her citizens
Weer entitled to the same protection
from unlawful arrests as were the
citizens of any other Northern State.
Truly The despot's heel was on thy
shore, Maryland. my Maryland.
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-07-04

lFrom the Chatham Record. WedneS-
day. April 26. 1919

day. April 26. 1919
Today is the 46th anniv versary of the
surrender of the Confederates under
Gen. Joseph f. Johnston to Gen. w. T.
Sherman, which may be called the last
closing event of the War Between the
States. This occurred on the 26th OF
April 1865. about four miles north
west of Durham (then an insignificant
railroad station) at an old farm house
belonging to a Mr.. Bennett, which can
still be seen near the railroad between
Durham and University station
Gen. Lee had surrendered on the
9th of April, 1865. at Appomattox
Court House. and Sherman'S army
had entered Raleigh on the 18th of
that month and had advanced as far
as Chapel Hill and Durham. while
JOhndOns S army was between Hills
borO and Greensboro. The Union fore
es SO largely exceeded in number the
Confederates that further resistance
would have been a useless and Suicfd-
al sacrifice of lives and Gen John
ston very properly deemed it his duty
to surrender For that purpose, after
an exchange of notes, he and Sherman
met at the Bennett house on the L Sth
of April. 1865. and agreed on certain
terms of surrender which. however
were subjected to approval by the
goverDme ent at Washington. and in
tIle IuSdHIlIIle All dTHllSIlce OF truce
was agreed on.
These terms. the agreement between
Johnston and Sherman, We're for
warded to Washington for approval.
but they were not approved, President
Andrew Jackson and his cabinet un-
anlmOuSly refusing to assent to them
and ordered Sherman to march on and
capture the ConfederateS wherever to
be found. AS soon as Sherman reeeiy-
ed this information he notified John
Ston and thereupOn the two met again
at the Bennett house on the 26th Of
April and the final surrender was then
and there agreed on. the terms being
the same as had been given bv Cen
Grant to Gen. Lee. The actual surren-
der took place in fe. days at
Greensboro where most of Johnston's
army had assembled and therefore
JohnStons surrender is generally
spoken Of as occurring at Greensboro
This surrender practically closed the
war and ended hosti1ities. although
the Confederates west of the Missis-
sippi were not included In it
The terms OF surrender first agreed
on by Johnston and Sherman on the
18th Of April and which were disan
proved by tha President ard his Cab
met. would have spared the South the
horrors or reconstruction if they had
been approved and carried out AS
matter or history fnot generally
known) We publish those terms as fol
lows:
First The contending armies now
In the fieid to maintain the status quo
unul notice is given by the command
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-07-04
THRESHiNG PROBLEMS THE hoGEf
MACF-r.E SOLVES THAT.

ThresheS peas. soy and velvet b--1nA.
from the mown vines. ana don't hF"7h'
over per cent. Also wheat, oats, rye.
rice. milfet. orghum. peanuts. etc. Two
sized machines. IiteratUre fire.
kO0ER PEA AND BEAN THRESHEA
CO. MnrrisIown Tenn
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-07-04
NO. 2.-TWO NOTABLE ANNIVER-
SARIES
ttrom the Chat ham Record Wednes-
day April 10, 1910

day. AprIl IL, IBID
Today is the anniversary of two no.
table events. to which We will refer
for the information of our younger
readers and to refresh the memory CT
our older ones. The first was the bat
tie Cor rather skirmish> at Lexing-
ton. Massa chusetts on the 18th of
April. 1I73, and the second was the
RaltimOre riot on the 18th of April
1851
Every school child has heard Of
read OF the skirmish at Lexington,
when was fired the shot that was
heard around the world" and is re-
garded as the beginning of the Revol-
utionary War. The American patriots
nad stored some arms and ammunition a
at Concord, a small town a few miles
from Boston, and force of British
troops was sent from Boston to de-
stroy or capture them. The alarm had
been given by the famous ride of
Paul Revere anQ when the British
reached Lexington (betueen Boston
and Concord) they We're confronted by
small! force of the neighboring far
mers, who so successfgulIy resisted
the British that they were orced to
retire in retreat to Boston. The news
Of this skirnlish. in which few
Americans were killed, spread like
wildfire throughout the Colonies and
rushed to arms and began the war
that resulted in American independ-
ence.
The Baltimore riot occurred fifty
years ago today and is no doubt well
remembered by many of our older
readers. After the fall of Fort sum
ter and the proclamation of President
Lincoln calling for rs 600 volunteers,
troops from the Northern States be-
90 9 IT
cessary for them to go through BaIti
more in order to reach Washington
and in those days passengers
passing through BALTIMORE had to
change cars there. On the 18th of
April 1861. the Sixth Massa chusetts
regiment arrived at Baltimore on the
way to Washington. and while march
ing from one depot to the other they
were attacked in the streets by an in
furiated mob, composed of Southern
sympathizers who threw stones and
other missiles and some fired guns
and pistols. killing three soldiers and
wounding quite q number. The SOL
diers fired into the crowd, killing and
wounding some of them. This was
really the first blood shed though
not by Confederate soldiers.
This blOodShed, this skirmiSh or
riot at once aroused intense excite
ment throughout the North and
South. Northern people regarded the
affair as the bloody and unprovoked
attack Of a lawlesS mob upon the
soldiers going to the defense of the
nations capital and thousands of
men volunteered to avenge the deaths
of those who had been killed At
the South our people regarded the af-
fair a heroic effort on the part of
their Baltimore friends to resist the
Northern invaders in their march
TO subjugate the Southern States.
These citizens who had been gflled by
the Massachusetts soldiers were re-
garded as martyrs by our people and
the South sprang to arms with wild
enthusiasm. In these peaceful and
prosperous days the present genera
| ton cannot imagine the intense ex-
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-07-21
Public trustees Sale.

WHEREAS, l.. O. Allen. of Peckhsm, OK la
March 2tS 1910 and h reco1ded in ths Office Of
the Clerk and Recorder of Delta County, Colo
r,do, in Book -s, at Page 1913. conveyed to the
land and property in said County. fowl
The Southwest quarter tSwl.l Of the South
Township Fourteen 40, south of Range Ninety
three 1881 West of the Sixth t6I Principal
nsfla,an, containing iot,y scres more o, ie7
intea est IN the reservoir known and recorded a.
the Hill Top Reservoir. and a one-tentb lilo
interest in the water belon ging said reservoir
and all the interest of the party of the hrst part
In ditcnes OF lat-ral- leading to or from said
reservoir and all the interest of the party OF the
first part in bitches laterals leading TO or
rom The property OF the Lerou1 Ditch IN
lanai xompsnT The ne bee FIRE Fh Hoen am
Reser' or company; also three and one quarter
shares of the capital stock of the Dog Fish Lake
one shares OF the capital stock OF The I'm
Mountain Canal Company, and forty shares OF
Enlargement Company tSerie> A. in trust, TO
secure four principal notes OF even date with
said Trust Deed for $1,000 payable to j: ID
Harper. A NJ. Sears aud Alfred Prudential or
order, !, ,, and years after date with Interest
thereon from date at the rate Of eight per cent
per annum, payable annually, and evidenced by
AND WHEREAs, Default has been made by
the said grantor in said Trust Deed in the per
formance Of the covenants and conditions i'm
posed upon him by the terms OF "a d Trust Deed,
IN this to-wit: that said grantor has failed 10
pay the annual interest due on sal principal
notes on March 9Th. 1871, any of said notes
or any interest due thereon. but has made de
fault thereon
AND WHEREAS, The legal holders of the j. g.
debtedness represented by said notes has FLED
with said Public Trustee notice and demand in
writing, declaring said default, and electing to
declare the whole debt represented by said
notes, and interest thereon TO date OF sale, due
and payable, and demanding the sale of ssid
land under said Trust Deed
Now THEREFORE,, Notice is hereby given
la Aal 81 .Sfl do
mand. and under and by virtue of the authority
vested in me by said Trust Deed and the law 4,
Bert n Crawford. Public Trustee of said
County, will sell The above described land and
water rights and stock for cash at public auction
to the highest bidder. at the font door of the
County Court House IN said County. on saturday
the 18th day of August, 1911. at 10 clock in the
forenoon. for the purpose OF paying .aid notes
interest aud expenses of this sale. and will give
10 the purchaser thereof "A certificate of purchase
therefor provided by law.
Dated July 18th, 1911
BERT \. CRAWFORD
Puplic Trustee Of Delta County, Colorado
First pub. July p. 1911. Last pub Aug Is, 1911
The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-07-21
Public trustees Sale.

| WHEREAS Lee o. Allen of Peckham, County
OF Kay, and State of Oklahoma, 10y his Trust
Deed dated April I. 1910 and recon ed IN the
ONCE of the Clerk and Recorder of Delta County.
colorado, in Book ~, Page S2i, conveyed 10 the
land, property and water rights in seid County
of Delta and State OF Colorado. to-wit
of the Northwest quarter of Section three %
township hfteen llSl South Of Range ninety
three IsSl West of the sixth t6) Principal Mendi-
an, de-cIbed as follows; Beginning at point
81 feet West of the Northeast corner Of the
Northwest quarter of Lot three ,sl in said Sec
eSo.s feet TO the Northwest eorner of said Lot
three tsl; thence South along subdivision line
26tu. feet more or less, to the Southwest corner
of the Southeast quarter of the Northwest
quarter; thence East along Subdivision line
cast corner OF the Southwest quarter of the
Southeast quarter OF the Northwest quarter OF
SAID Section three 81; thence North o, II East
sbSs3 feet along line of Stone fence to the place
OF beginning. containing 26.h7 acres. Together
with thirteen and one half shares of the capital
Company IScries A. and twcnt, thrcc shares of
the Capital Stock of the Ieroux Ditch and En-
Of the capital Stock of the Dog Fish Lake
Reservoir Company, and an undivided one
fourth interest in the Lateral used To convey the
In trus, TO secure four 90 principal notes of
even date with said Trust Deed for Six thousand
three hundred and fourteen Dollars lSd,3lI oo),
payable TO William $. Reynolds, order;
81 ,oo0v0 due June /. 1910: $1,000 in one year;
sl,toOoo in three years; s9,Sii00 in i've years
after date, with interest thereon from date at
the rate OF sN per annum, payable annually.
AND WHEREAS, Default has been made by
the said srantor in said Trust Deed In the per-
fornance of the covenants and conditions inn
posed upon him 10y the terms Of said Trust
Deed, in this, to-wit that said grantor has
failed to pay said principal notes when due,
and has iailcd to pay the annual interest due ON
said principal notes ON April LIST 1911, or any of
said notes, or any interest due thereon, except
suo.Vo ON the principal and SSts.UI on the inter
est, and has made default thereon,
AND WHEREAS, The legal holders OF the
indebtedness represented by said notes has tled
with said Public Trustee notice and demand in
writing, declaring said default, and clectine to
declare the whole debt represented 10y said notes,
and interest thereon to date of sale, due and
payable, and demanding the sale of said land
and water rights under said Trust Deed.
NOW, THEREFORE, Notice is hereby given
That pursuant TO said notice, election and de
invested in me by said Trust Deed and the law.
Bert N Crawford, Public Trustee, OF said
county Will sell the above described land,
property and water rights for cash, at public
auction to the highest bidder, at the front door
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Notice Of Guardians Sale of Real Estate

NOTICE is hereby given that under and by
virtue OF an order issued ont of the couHty court
OF Delta County. Colorado, wherein | am com
manded TO sell certain Real Estate belonging to
the e~tate of Henry J. Artholt, insane; that
will on saturday, August 18th 1911, at the hour
OF 10 o. clock A. NJ. sell at pubic auctisu To the
highest and best bidder or at private sale i've
acres more or les-, described as follows; begin
ming Mt point 10 rots east of the SW corner
OF the NWA of the NEL. Section H. Township
IL, s. X. " ", of eth Principal Meridian.
thence north 40 rods, thence east ~ rods. thence
south 40 rods, thence Wee; ~ rods TO
place of beginning. in Delta County.
Colorado, together with all bitches and
water rights including five shares of the srnet
Ditch Company. also the W. Of the SWsa OF the
SEA of Section Sc, Township Is, 5 X ~ ". OF
9th Principal Meridian, together with ~ shares
oil the Gypsum Ditch Co; said land in DELTA
County, colorado. Said s-e will be made al the
Office OF II. ]. Baird in Delta, the terms being
ono half cash in hand, and the balance
before five years from date of sale at interest,
secured by inst mortgage on said land sold.
CLARA ARNHOlT
Guardian of the Estate
of Henry J. Aruholt.
First pub. July 81. 1911. Last pub. August II, 1911
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Value of Spraying Laws.

All the western states have adopt
ed effective laws for the protection
of orchards from insects and dis
eases. The destruction of orchards
which was formerly regarded as
unavoidable is now considered as
easily preventable. The work of
spraying and inspection to prevent
the introduction of diseases is
rightly held to be n necessary form
of orchard insurance. 1t is no
longer possible for individuals to
ignore such evils and allow diseases
to creep in for the destruction of
their own orchards as well as those
of their neighbors. The enforce
ment of protection of the orchards
is now regarded as state duty.
Colorado has a law which has been
on the books for years providing
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been forfeited and abandoned, and
to remove the cloud from the title
to Lots l3, IA, l 5 and 16 of Block
so OF Plat C. of the Delta Townsite,
Delta County, Colorado, and to de-
termine what interest, If any, the
defendants. or either of them. may
have in and to said property, as will
more fully appear from the COM
plant in said action to which refer
ence is here made; a copy of which
is hereto attached.
And you are hereby notified that
If you fail to appear. and to answer
the said complaint as above reQuir-
ed, the said plaintiff will apply to
the Court for the relief demanded
in the complaint.
Given under my hand as attor-
ney for the plaintiff at Delta, in
said County, this 9th day of June
A. d. 1911.
MILTON r. WEIGH,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
First publication June 80. 1911.
Last publication July %, 1911.