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The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1911-07-20
county.

Hayti has been fighting to hold
the square for the county.
1t is long story, but so many
people seem not to understand it
that we will once more attempt
to explain the natter in the
simplest manner possible.
When the Houck railroad was
built from Kennett to Caruthers-
vile in 1894, it came through the
Hayti settlement, about three
miles from Gayoso and seven
miles from Charlottesville. and
passing through about the cen
ter of the Dr.. Granville Nj.
Hayes farm, the nearest available
location to the center of the coun-
ty for a town, DR.. Hayes and Mr..
Houck had an agreement to plat
the Hayes farm into town lots
and establish a town.
The location of Hayti, in the
center of the county, made it an
ideal place for the county seat,
and in dedicating the streets,
school grounds, etc, to the pub
lie, it was thought best to dedicate
the square, in the center of the
the town, to the co unity for court
house purposes, so that while the
town would have a public or open
square, the county would also
have a desirable site for a court
house, should the county seat
ever be voted to Hayti.
In 1898, after much voting on
the part of CarutherSville, the
county seat was removed from
Gayoso to that city.
A few months after this, Dr..
Hayes, the founder of the town,
died, and left several heirs, who,
while they had Jared we'll from
his allotments of property in the
town, still coveted more, and
some of them made request on
the county court to return the
So uare to them.
Although the law provides that
county seats may be removed
every five years, the county
court claimed that as the county
seat had been "permanently' 10.
Gated at Charlottesville, the pub,
lie square in Hayti must be given
back to the Hayes heirs, and
ordered a deed made conveying
all it's right, title, claim and in.
terest back to the Hayes heirs.
Here is the beginning of the
legal battles.
Many people had located in
Hayti, bought property, builded
a city and become permanent
citizens thereof; they had paid
IL high price for business pro
perty around the square, built
business houses and engaged in
business, with the understand
ing that the square was public
and permanent, and the square
being an inducement for them to
buy such property, at an advanc-
ed price, they claimed that the
property owners had paid for
the square, that the Hayes fami,
ly had received their pay, and
that the square must now belong
to the city of Hayti, to hold in
t, ust for the purpose dedicate d.
We questioned the right of the
county court to give our proper.
ty and the property of the coun,
ty away, and do so without
money and without price
and by so doing damage the val
ne of our property and improve
mentS thousands of dollars.
So the citizens of Hayti made
up money and brought an action
before Judge Riley, in the cir.
cult court, to set aside the deed
of the county court to the Hayes
heirs.
Judge Riley decided in favor
of the county, holding that as
county seats are never perman
entity located, the dedication O1
this square was permanent. HnC
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1911-07-20

The Blytheville Herald is weep
ing great, crockodile tears on ac-
count of the fact that Postmaster
Sanborn of that city is in trou.
bic and must lose his job on ac,
count of solicitir g orders for
"government-printed' envelopes
in order to swell the receipts of
his office. This is a grave viola
ton of the postal rules. which
Mr.. Sanborn, no doubt, well
knew, and since in so doing he
was working against free and
open competition in the printing
business, the newspapers of that
section should be glad to see an
example set as warning to 9th,
er DOStmaSterS.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1911-07-20

LET US HAVE IT CORRECT.
We are sorry the Portageville
Critic made an error last week in
commenting upon the loss of the
Hayti public square.
Hayti has not been fighting to
take the square away from the
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1911-07-20

Charles Burge. The latter paid
for it twice and then refused to
pay for it again. He said he or
dered it stopped. But the court
of appeals holds that the mere
acceptance of the paper created
a liability. 1t adds:
The preparation and publica-
tion of a newspaper involves
mucn mental and physical labor
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1911-07-20

es gave the lots, block 90 to the
county of Pemiscot, for court
house site. When Charlottesville
got the county seat from Gayoso,
the. county court released all
claim it had on the Hayti square
TO the Hay cs heirs. They sold
their interest to Caruthersville
parties. The court now says
that the title is in those who
bought the Hayes heirs interest.
But Hayti will contest the mat
ter further. 1t has a city hall on
the square, valuable business
houses have been built around
the square, and the town will
never consent to lose piece of
property that it has considered
as belonging to the public.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1911-07-20

CarutherSville ID hmocrat: The
county court met in Specia Se-
sion Wednesday afternoon to con
slider the question of making an
appropriation for the construction
of silica road between this city
and Braggadocio. 1T was shown
to the satisfaction of the court
that the public-Spirited citizens
Of this city. those living along the
road between this city and Rlag.
gadocio, and those living at Rrag-
gadOciO, had subscribed 81. 500
for that purpose, and the court
made a like appropriation. This
wa : then certified To the state
auditor, and Il like amount is OK.
pec,ted from the road fund of TIN"
state. It is estimated that a
good silica road can be built be-
tween this city and Braggadociu
for about $4,000 or $4,000, and
with this road as an incentive, {
will only be a question of "A short
time when PemiScOt county will
have the best roads in this sec
ton of the state.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1911-07-20

square from the county taken an
appeal from the decision of
Judge Riley, and the supreme
court has decided AGAINST
THE COUNTY-that the county
has no right, title or claim to the
square, and that it belongs to the
Hayes heirs.
But it was Hayti fighting for
the county, and not fighting the
county, as stated by the Critic.
The citizens of Hayti will now
go into court in their own be.
half, contending that they have
paid for this square and own it
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1911-07-20

There is some wooping cough
in the country, and as it will not
be long before schools will open,
the various school boards and
boards of health should take vi.
gorouS steps to stamp it out be.
fore schools open. During the
past term of school in this city
small pox, chicken poX, measles
and whooping cough-eSpecially ly
measles and whooping cough --
caused a number of deaths in
Hayti, and was allowed to go un-
restrained. The same condition
cannot be permitted to continue
again, and the Hlyti school
board had just as well prepare
now for business. This term
the board and teachers shall be
held to a strict accountability to
the law, and if they do not know
the law, they had better learn it.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1911-07-20

as we'll as an outlay of money.
One who accepts the paper, con.
tinuously taking it from the post.
office, receives u benefit and
pleasure arising from such labor
and expenditure as fully as if he
had appropriated any other pro.
ducts of anothcr'S labor. and by
such uct he must be held liable
for the Subscription price"
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1911-07-20

The Frisco railroad has issued
a request to all railroad employ
eeS who travel on passes not to
monopolize the best seats and
berths. Every one who has
Travelled to any extent krowS the
great difficulty in securing deSira-
bic berthS in sleeping cars, espe-
cially for women and children,
but in this connection the fault
is largely with the agents and
employees in failing to make the
proper reservations. The rail,
roads might go step further
and sell pullman tickets to men
travelling alone subject to the
lower b erthS being used by wO
men and children. OF course
any old gentleman will gladly ex,
change berths with a lady. but
the trouble is with the young,
hybrid variety of two-legged
hogs. 1t is good idea, however
to give the paying passenger the
best there is going, as the non
paying passenger generally
shares a lot of special priviledges
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1911-07-20
Must Pay For Paper.

Taking paper out of the post.
Office makes the person liable for
the bill. O. ID. Austin. Butler
publisher, sent his paper TO
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1911-07-20

The Kansas Suprem" court
has upheld bloodhoundS as an
agent of justice. If the blood
hound had proven accurate in
following the trail of human
steps, that evidence was enough,
said the court, to convict.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1911-07-20
The New Madrid MiSSourian

The New Madrid MiSSourian
gives us credit for the following :
Justices of thi, town say they are
going to cut out conlinuance> and try
cases at the time set for. Both Judge
Neal and Jenkins say they are tired
Of lallylaggin' along with the law and
it's to be both sides on the spot or
they will enter judgements anyhow.
Hayti Herald.
While the credit to the Herald
is ii mistake. and we do not even
know the Justices named, the
idea seems to be a good one.
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1911-07-20
exchange news

Dunklin Democrat: The state
supreme court, last week, decid-
ed "A case involving the title to the
public square at Hayti. DR.. Hay
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-05-04
PRESIDENT TAFT
To PUBLISHERS
President Puts Leading QueS-
tiOns in a Clear Light.
He FLAYS ANNEXATION TALK.
Uni ed States Has All II Can At
tend 10 With the Terri
tory II Is Now
Governing.

New York Reciprocity with Can
ada must be adopted now or never
and must stand or fall by its own
terms. Amid tremendous applause
and the waving of handkerchiefs so
declared President Taft in an ad-
dress at the Waldorf-Astoria at the
fourth annual joint banquet OF the
Associated Press and the American
Publishers Association. His address
was the first of series in which ne
plans 10 evoke public sentiment In
support of his policies, and he ap-
pealed to the company Of editors ana
newspaper owners, gathered from the
length and the breadth of the land
to impress in the public mind that
reciprocity should stand alone and
ought not to be affected in any re-
gard by other amendments to the
tariff law" His recommendations
We're warmly cheered.
All talk of annexation he charac-
terized as "bosh" and said that the
United States has all it can attend
to with the territory it is now gov
erning. He praised the House of Rep
resentatives for its passage Of the
agreement; declared that it would
not injure the farmer nor any special
class, answered in detail the obiec-
tions that have been raised to reci-
procity and begged for at least "a
kind of test" to dispel the ghosts "eX-
hibited to frighten the agricultural
classes"
Il have said that this was a criti-
cal time in the solution of the ques-
ton of reciprocity" concluded the
President. 1T is critical because un-
less it is now decided favorably TO
reciprocity it is exceedingly probable
that no such opportunity will ever
again come TO the United States. The
forces which are at work in England
and in Canada will derive an
impetus from the rejection of this
treaty and If we would have reciproc-
ity with all the advantages that !
have described and that | earnestly
and sincerely believe will follow its
adoption we must take It now or give
It up forever"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-05-04

Easton, Pa.-Eight persons lost
their lives, several are missing and
believed 10 be dead and half hun
dred others were injured at Mar
tins Creek, n. j., in wreck OF an
excursion train carrying 40 school
teachers and friends from Utica and
Syracuse, N. Y, and vicinity to
Washington for a weeks outing.
The train was one furnished the
teachers by the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western Railroad, and
the accident occurred while It was
travelling at high rate OF speed over
a stretch of track controlled by the
Pennsylvania Railroad The loco
motive jumped the track, the cars
toppled over and were set on fire by
exploding oil, the wrecked coaches
having sideswiped an oil tank along
the track when they left the rails.
The entire train was quickly en-
yeloped in flames and completely
consumed by the fire. The eight
missing persons, seven of whom were
women and lived in Utica, are be-
lleved to have been burned to death
in the wreckage The finding Of
charred bones led the railroad wreck
ing crews to the conclusion that they
are dead.
The most seriously injured were
removed to the Easton Hospital,
where two OF them, Miss Eleanor p.
Rutherford, a Utica teacher, and
Charles VI. Parsons, of Stroudsburg,
Pa, a Pennsylvania Railroad conduc-
tor, died at night.
The cause of the wreck has not yet
been determined The place where
the accident occurred had been un-
dergoing repairs and unfinished work
may have been responsible for the
train leaving the track.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-05-04
DISpLEASING TO UNCLE SAM
heported Statement by Vice Presi-
dent Of Mexico--Demand
IL Be Repudiated.

Washington, D. C.-The reported
declaration Of Ramon Corral, vice
president Of Mexico, that Americans
we're fomenting trouble in his coun-
try IN order to force Intervention, has
encountered the disidyor Of the Unit
ed States government The State
Department has called the matter to
the attention Of Mexico in order to
establish officially whether the inter
view with the Vice-President, In
which the statements excepted to
are said to have been made, was
authentic, as published in Mexico
City.
The question will be taken up by
Ambassador Wilson at Mexico City,
TO whom the department telegraphed
a copy of an official statement which
It had issued unequiyocally disprov-
ing the alleged utterance.
The statement expressed the conf
dent belief that the Mexican Foreign
Office will promptly "repudiate and
prevent the promulgation OF any
such statements, calculated so seri-
ously to disturb the mutual con-
fdence and friendly good understand
ing between the two peoples" d"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-05-04
HOUSE VOTES TO
INCREASE SIZE
The ReapOrtOinment Bill Is
Passed.
ENLARGED TO 433 MEMBERS.
Rearraneement OF the Congressional
Districts Left to the Legislatures
Of States--One Member for
Each 211,977 inhabitants.

Washington, d. ca bill proyid-
ing for the enlargement OF the ma
tional House of Representatives from
891 to 433 members and the appor-
tionment of these members to the DIFF
ferent States on the basis Of the pop
ulatlon shown by the recent federal
census passed the House after vain
efforts Of members of both political
parties to amend 1t in important
particulars.
The proposed size OF the House is
Identical with that provided for In the
Crumpacker bill, passed by the House
at the last session of Congress, but
not acted upon by the Senate. The
Houston bill, just passed, leaves to
the Legislatures of the different
States the power to rearrange the
Congressional districts in their re-
spective State, on the new population
basis of one member for each 2l1,S1I
of inhabitants
The two important amendments
proposed, and defeated after lengthy
debate, were to put the redistricting
power in the hands of the Governors
OF States, when the Legislatures had
failed to act, and TO limit the House
In the future to a membership of 4SO
or 433, leaving future reapportion-
ments TO the Secretary of the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor
The increase Of the size of the
House was agreed to by members OF
both parties, but many Republicans
attacked It on the ground that 1t
would make the House more un-
wieldy Insurgent Republicans were
particularly vigorous in opposing the
Increase, declaring that if it were not
for the demands OF those States that
would otherwise lose members there
would be a general sentiment in favor
Of keeping the membership at the
present size of 391
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-05-04
WOULD ABOLISH THE SENATE
Victor 9ereer, Socialist, IN reduces
Re olution In the
House.

Washington, D. C.--Victor Berger,
of Milwaukee, the Socialist member
Of Congress, in resolution intro
duced in the House, not only pro-
poses to abolish the Senate, but aims
to strike from the hand Of the Presi-
dent the veto power and take from
the courts authority to invalidate
legislation enacted by the House OF
Representatives All this is proposed
as an amendment 10 the Constitu-
ton, which, If petitoned for by 3 per
cent. OF the voters in each State,
shall be submitted to a general refer
endum.
THE Senate has run its course"
said Mr. Berger after his threaten
ing document had been dropped into
the hopper on the speakers desk. III
must some day, as with the British
House Of Lords, yield to the popular
demand for its reformation or aboli-
ton"
The resolution was not referred to
the Judiciary Committee until after
several hours delay, caused by rails
ing the question as to whether
clause in the preamble attacking the
Senate might not be a violation OF
the House rules. This clause re-
ferred to the Senate as "a menace to
the liberties of the people" and as
a body, many Of the members OF
which are the representatives Meth
er Of a State nor of its people, but
solely of certain predatory combina-
tions." House rule % authorizes the
Speaker to throw out bills and reso-
lutions of an insulting character. 1t
was determined, however that the
resolution was not violation.
The rule prohibiting members OF
one legislative body against critics
ing or attacking the other body is ap-
picable only in debate on the floor.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-05-04
WORLD OWES U. S. s441,ooo,ooo
Only Once Did Balance Of Trade
Exceed This Amount

Washington, d. C.-The world
owes the United States $441,000,000
for food, clothing and raw materials
sold abroad. Only once has the bal
ance of trade been higher in favor
of this country, according to Gov
ernment figures. That was in 1908,
when it was more than $55, 100000.
Close observers of finance and
trade predict a record-breaking fis-
cal year if the favorable condition
continues until June.
While opinion is divided over the
significance of the fact that the bal
ance for March was less than half
the size of that of previous months,
some point out that March year
ago produced a balance entirely in
the other direction, with an excess
of imports of more than $4,000
600.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-05-04
The Fulton County News
McCOnneIIsburg Pa.
PLANT TREES.

If in rs years the present supply of
timber in this country will be exhaust.
ed, at the present rate Of consumption,
The admonltlon to plant trees becomes
eloquent with meaning There is
great value IN trees, says the Kansas
City Times The big lumber fortunes
have been made in the main, not In
buying and selling lumber, nor even
In manufacturing lumber for sale, but
In buying vast tracts of timber land
nd holding them for the inevitable
)dvances in timber prices incident to
be rapidly decreasing supply. Now
4 would not profit any man or cor
peration to buy large areas Of land
that could be profitably used for agri-
culture, fruit growing or grazing. and
set them in trees; but 1t would be
profitable for all who own timber
lands that could not be proftably
used for other purposes to maintain
them as permanent forests, using
only the matured trees and cutting
them and clearing the slash in such a
way as to give the best possible pro.
lection to the immature timber. Al
so, 1t would be profitable to every
owner OF land to plant trees on any
part OF It that cannot be utilized for
other purposes. II this great nation
could inspire its landholders with
this one purpose for a given time, to
the end that all land that should be
planted with trees would be so plant.
ed, the problem Of the future lumber
supply would be solved.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-05-04
MAD EROS VIEW OF 1T.
Says Diaz and Corral Started Inter-
vent on Scare

FL Paso, TeX.-General Madero,
speaking of the alleged interview
with Vice-President Corral concern
ing the United States, had this to
say:
II am not sure that Corral made
the statement credited to him, but
] do know that when the revolution
was in the formative stage 1t was
part of the Diaz-Corral strategy to
give the impression that the United
States would intervene in behalf Of
the Mexican government This was
TO make us appear unpatriotic.
However, the revolution got un-
der way and is winning, yet there has
been no Intervention. The govern
ment, therefore, is now trying to
make it appear that the revolt does
not owe its spread to the unpopular
ity OF the administration, but to
foreign elements which they allege
have come to the aid of the upris-
ing"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-05-04
TURIN EXHIBITION OPENS.
U. S. We Represented in Industrial
Show.

Turin, Italy.-The International
Exhibition of Industries and Labor,
the biggest affair of the kind ever
attempted in Italy, was opened Sat
urday.
The Turin exhibition occupies 49,
100000 square feet, extending on
either side OF the river Po, the two
parts being joined by four bridges,
two built especially for this occasion
The American pavilion comprises the
largest exhibit ever made abroad by
that government. In all there were
$1,000 exhibitors, representing the
European countries, North and
South America, Japan, Persia, Siam,
Turkey, Tunis and the British col
onies.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-05-04
San Bias Taken.

Nogales, Mexico. - a well-au-
thenticated report has been received
here that the rebels have captured
the important railroad city of San
Bias, on the Southern Pacifc-MeX-
leo line. in the State OF Sinaloa San
Bias is about so miles below Fuerte,
the former capital of Sinaloa, re-
ported yesterday to have been taken
by the rebels. The whole region ap-
pears to be overrun by insurrectos.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-05-04

The treasure chamber beneath the
palace of Necessidades, Lisbon, Por
tugal has been opened and examined
by the minister of public works at the
request OF King Manuel, who feared
for the safety Of the crown jewels and
certain personal property Of the royal
family. The jewels and valuables
we're found In the underground cham
Der intact. An inventory showed
them to be worth upward Of 100000
Among the jewels was the diadem of
ex-Queen Amelie and necklace given
her by her father, the Compte de
Paris. valued at 100000. There was
found also table service of solid Ger
man silver, weighing over a ton, also
a crown and scepter of gold studded
with precious stones; also several
bricks of gold, the largest weighing
40 pounds. The minister Of finance
announces that all yaluables which
are the private property of Manuel
and his mother will be returned to
them. Those belonging to the state,
such as the crown and scepter will
be placed in the national museum.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-05-04
se5.75o.o 900 Fer Railways.

Berlln.-The Government has laid
before the Diet a bill appropriating
263, 100000 marks ($65,75O,0OO)
for the building Of secondary rail-
ways, double tracking some of the
existing roads, continuing the cleo
trifcation of the lines between Mag
deburg, Halle and Leipsic, beginning
the electrihcation of the lines in the
6ilesian mountains and providing
new rolling stock.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-05-04
Divorces "Aff nItyu Earl.

New York.-Justice Newberger, in
the Supreme Court, signed the final
Judgment annulling the marriage Of
Julia Kuttner and Ferdinand Pinney
Earle, the artist, whose matrimonial
experiences added the word affinity"
to English slang. Miss Kuttner was
Earle's second wife, the artist marry
ing her after his first wife had OBJ
tanned a divorce in France.