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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-07-12
Tho uraent Need.

Ths Urgent Need.
She GATHERING with eyes and voice.
Arthur, dear, l find that we still
need a few things to make our little
household more serviceable.
He-What one thing, perhaps?
She-Well. for instance. we need a
new hat for me.-Harper's Bazaar.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-07-12

Lewis Single Binder straight Sc cigar.
You pay l0c for cigars not SO good.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-07-12

None are SO blind as those who are
visionary.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-07-12

The robe of righteousness will Meth
er shrink nor stretch.
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REAL ESTATE.

FARMERS OF THE CENTRAL STATES
Your fathers came West in the pioneer days
changed and again Horace Greecys advice to 90
West"is heard throughout the land of your hnn,ea
Valley Of British Columbia Canada, you will dna
their autos have light and telephones 10
their homes and railway transportation ut their
farm yields from & 600 TO 81 600 annuaily Think
Of these returns per acre berries, cover 1i0
tsS e ss5 per toni 500 oO; CABBAGE: $4,000 Onuna
4525.00 Carrots xSOO.DO: Turnips 5000: Rhuharta
65O.00 Raspberrics and Blackberries $4,000: Applts
and Pears, 81 200 to 5000 Last year poultry ank
Southern States and Eastern ca nada. Poultry Rais-
ing imhense profits here. II you are interested
able IL every Par1enlar You can depend on ma
~. Kerr, Ltd, New Westminster British Columhis
Canada. fFl4,- 81
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All mankind loves a lover.-Emer-
son
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Anxious to Know

ones that slip through Is nothing short
OF marvelous.-Harper's Weekly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-07-12

Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA. safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-07-12
N0o~1Alu n Oldest but still the Best Farm
VUnobuVuH Ing State In the Union Our
catalog will put next to some rare ba rEains IN
s!ideWater Section" OWENS BAGBf, Wed tsia, VI.

go 900 ACRES OF Canada Lands for sale Henn
Of farming district, lowest prices. Don't let this OPP
portunity escape you. Invest now and become indie
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Signature sssss ss q xxAZzzx
In Use For Over 30 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-04
HoW's THIS?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known f.
j. Cheney for the last IS years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system
Testimonials sent free. Price 75c pei
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti
patton.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-04
A FEW OF THE ITEMS
USED BY POSTMASTERs

Washington, Feb 4.-Estimates by
the officials of the postoffice depart
ment of the stationery needed by the
so 900 postmasters during the ensuing
year include some large items. Among
them figure 100000 led pencils, 2,0O0,-
600 pounds of Irvine, 6,100 gallons OF
mucilage, $50 dozen quarts of ink, $50
gross of pens and 1920 stenographic
notebooks. Postmaster General Hitch
cock has encountered opposition from
several quarters because of his desire
to reduce the expenses of the depart
ment, to its disadvantage, his oppo
nents claim.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-04
indebtedness of $4,000, which deed of

Indebtedness of $4,000, which deed OF
trust is recorded in book 2, at pages
46O, of the records of Mortgages and
|I3s81sepf sErust on land for Forrest
|tSzisf3< 1ri1stS sippln \ tbsssaid Trus-
|f&1Is6 Idot IA ,svn ssl1os>sb 4 ~ u
III Feki6li> 1llf9oi' m "a l'sxs'
that being the first M0n611, "a Esev
ruary, 1911, sell at auction, duriHs
legal hours, at the front door of the
Court House of Forrest County, in the
City of Hattiesburg, Miss. 10
the highest bidder or bidders
for cash, the following de-
scribed real estate, default having
been made in payment of said debt
and l having been requested hereunto
by the beneficiary in said trust deed
said real estate being situate in the
County of Forrest, Miss, and described
as follows:
The Noreast quarter of the North
west quarter of Section %, Township
four (4) North, of Range twelve (l2l
West.
| Dated. this January 14th, A. D. 1911
w. L. CARTER,
1A.Asats Trustee.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-04
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE.

BY virtue of the authority conferr-
ed upon me by certain deed OF trust
executed by w. G. Weatherford- and
NJ. ]. Weatherford on the 9th day OF
December, 1906, to secure an in
debtedness of 100000, which deed OF
trust is recorded at page 142 of BOOK
tx" of the Records of Mortgages and
Deeds of Trust on Land for Forrest
formerly End. District of Perry
County, Mississippi, l, the said Trus-
tee, will, on Febreuary 9Th, 1911, that
being the first Monday of February,
1911, sell at public auction, during le-
gal hours, at the front door of the
Court house of Forrest county, in the
City of Hattiesburg, Miss, to the high
est bidder, or bidders, for cash. thu
following described real estate, de
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-04
Banker GETS pAHb6 So. gs' /.
AFTER o0fHihni

Olympia, Wash, Feb. 4.-Having'
reimbursed his bondsmen and repaid
thousands of dollars to depositors lost
by them when his bank failed in 1898,
]. K. Edmiston, president of the Walla
Walla Savings Bank and the Security
Savings Bank of Seattle, who has been
fugitive from justice since his con-
yiction in 1895, has been pardoned by
Governor Hay and can now return to
this country. 1t is not known where
Edmiston is, but he is believed to be
| in Honduras.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-04

FOR SALE
"a acres land and Groom house,
south of city.
dwellings, store and 20 acres
land in Harvey.
brick building, Pine street.
Groom dwelling, 4th street.
large building lot, Mabel.
S-room dwelling, Main street.
. nice cottages on Miller street.
g nice cottages on West 7th street,
near Main.
5-room houses on Bernice avenue,
Groom house on George street.
I 5-rcom house on Eufaula avenue.
lot G0xlj0, Walnut street (choice)
broom tenant house (brings IS
month"; 1925.
9 tenant houses bringing SIS no.
price low
& houses, 10 acres land, $500. In
come $3.50, guaranteed LIST year.
-l-dCle DlOtk near 4NOl maj COAiSoN'
,oA-acre block, fronting Normal Col
plege grounds.
~ acres in Burkett addition to city
. tenant houses, lots 5oX15O, renting
SIG mo-, $50.
100 acres, > miles West Normal Col
lege
4u-acre farm, with dwelling, miles
south city.
4So acres splendid farm land, fmile'
from city. Price, $500 per acre
+ room house, POP Buschman street
-room house, 2O4 Buschman street
hous, on Main street.
5.room dwelling on Edwards street
BENNETT & PERKINS,
Citizens Bank Building
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-04

kinds of high class
saw-mill men to fill positions with
first-class companies in La, Texas,
Ark, Miss, Fla, Ala, Tenn, MO-
Ariz., Wash, Cal. and Old Mexico. Our
services extend to over 5000 saw
mill companies throughout the
South and Southwest. State pol
ton desired, salary expected and
location preferred. Address MACKS
Beaumont, Texas, Alexandra, La
or Little Rock, Ark. 4-zsats
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-04

FOR SALE-Single comb white leg
horns. Dependable strain. Eggs
from our special matings of cocker
els to year-oid-hens, $500 per 10;
$500 per 100. Burgess Co. & Son.
Ripley, Tenn. So-u
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-04

While it is often impossible to pre-
vent an accident, it is never impossi-
BILE to be prepared-it is not beyond
anyones purse. Invest 20 cents in a
bottle of Chamberlains Liniment ana
you are prepared for sprains, bruises
and like injuries. Sold by Hays q
Field.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-04

fault having been made IN payment OF
said debt, and | having been request
ed hereunto by the beneficiary in said
trust deed, said real estate being
situate in the County of Forrest, Miss,
a1,1 klssefi2zea s.esuLQllows;
s. II. IA Of y. T. IL Secs.sgzI ". 4
! ]. !'|'s =
except that portion descf7bed - r9f
lows Begin at the S. w, corner OF
n. w. IA of S. f. IA, Sec. Z, TIP. n.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-04
THE HATTIESBURG NEWS

THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL AND
HOTEL-KEEPERS IN PARTICU-
LAR ARE NOTIFIED THAT j. w.
REDMON HAS NOT BEEN IN OUR
EMPLOY FOR SOME TINE AND
WEDO NOT KNOW HIS PRESENT
ADDRESS KEMPER-THOMAS co.
CINCINNATI. 2-Tt
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-04
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE.

BY virtue of the authority conferred
upon me by a certain deed Of trust,
executed by Elizabeth Travis on the
Gath day Of May, 1916, to secure an
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-04

WANTED-Everybody in town to see
II Trovatore photo play at the Lo-
mo Theatre Friday, Feb. 3rd. Natl
nee and night only. Matinee be-
gins at 3 p. m. quot
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-04

!"
wives and daughters of the 1nefab<rs
of congress. The Slate 81 officers TO
be elected at today's meeting will be
the object of attack by the insurgents
of the club. Peculiarly enough, the
women insurgents in the club are al
most without exception the wives and
daughters of regulars in congress.
The insurgents are fighting the cleo
ton of Mrs. Samuel Mccall, wife OF
| the member from Massachusetts, as
president, claiming that her frequent
absence from the city would leave the
club under the control of Mrs. John
Sharp Williams, wife of the next sena
tor from Mississippi, and of necessity
a Democrat.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-04

s negro houses, close IN; price $1,000,
will rent for $4,000 per month. M
J. Epley. 30-o-t, e. o. o.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-04

FOR SALE-360 acres cut-over land
well located. Price $500 per acre.
M. ]. Epley. S0-lot., e. o. u
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-04

FOR SALE-One Humphreys grain
bone cutter. bran new, never used.
VIII sell cheap. Call Cumb. phone
$40. z-St
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-04

mn nostling salesman TO
"" ea, pant. and overalls rails. as .anv s,ae
ing the hest rade adjacent .' 10 line line
tiesou.s' .-.F. frst.class reference
The J, . 26-6t
non, ohio
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-04

R. II W., and run North 200 yards,
thence East 116 yards, thence
n. E. $50 yards, thence East
to East line of said fifty-acre tract,
thence South to S. E. corner thereon,
and thence West to point of beginning.
Dated, this January Il, A. D. 1911
~. N. Richardson, Trustee
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-04

For RENT
,o.room house Main street.
..,.om house, 2nd and Evans Sts'
room house, list avenue.
,I,om house, Elizabeth avenue
5r.on. houses, with gardens near
Hardy street.
b" .h...o.. house. John street.
foR business house, East Pine street,
u. op house, near South Mississip-
3. NIECE
5. mall suburban houses
..l muse and acres land neai
..a. prick yard.
... .ose and 9 acres lanu' ne'i
r, pei. =,
...s East 9Th street; a.
yeuiences. Rate $zO'Oo
.Ne aa on North Main street
l. uurh,
Y NETT & PERKINS
citizens Bank Building
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-04

FOR SALE-Single comb Rhode
Island Red eggs; 81 for 15. Mrs
G. q. Pickel, Petal, Miss, 26-lmo.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-04
DRAWING PARTY LINES
IN THIS WoMAN's CLUB

washington. Feb. 4.-Insurgency
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-04

WANTED-To buy all kinds second
hand furniture. Cumb. Phone SfS.
e. Reynolds. oo-ot
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-04

FOR RENT-Two rooms for light
housekeeping, or, will take -boarders.
Apply 400 Bay street or call Home
nbona r4e 3-2t
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-04

.1, ..N Two large unfurnisneo
tft light housekeeping
-" BAILEY, AIS Buscnmah
"# AIT
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-04

FOR SALE Forty-acre farm IL
miles West of Hattiesburg, l IL
miles from Normal College site.
Must go at once. H. b.. care The
News 3O-6t
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-02-04

14-4sats
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1911-08-04
Foleys
Kidney


Cures Backache, Kidney and
Bladder Trouble.
II corrects irregularities,
strengthens the kidneysso they
will eliminate the impurities
from the blood and tones up
the whole system.
Commence taking Foley's
Kidney Remedy at once and
avoid Bright's Disease or Dia-
betes. so. and $500 bottles.
Sold BY al druggists.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1911-08-04

The Eagle drug mercantile COM
pany got a new well on their land
northeast Of town this week. II is
14s feet deep, and the water rises 40
feet in the we'll, A pump was run on
its full capacity, some 80 gallons a
minute, without feazing It. The well
evidently struck the same river Of
water as the one brought in a week
or so ago, but is not in the current,
as it takes longer to clear the water
after drilling. John t. McCabe in
tends to build a house On this place.
and plant all kinds of greenery. He
will have a chance to make a beauti-
full home on this place, and there will
be plenty Of water to make it a great
success.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1911-08-04

The big horse race tomorrow will
be the interesting thing for all the
people who are interested in horse
racing. The black horse has beaten
everything matched against him this
season, and Jim Parks says it is a
cinch that be will win this
race. Those who bank on Jim's
will bet their money
accordingly. The hackers of the
Gardner horse say he is inyincible,
and that the only reason the black
horse has not been beaten Is because
he has not been matched against this
horse. They say the Gardner horse
is a sure winner, and If any body
wants to make a few easy dollars
that the sure way to do it is to bet
on this horse. SO there you are.
Take your choice, and If you win it
is good judgement, while II you lose
1t will be hard luck.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1911-08-04
TELEPHONE DIRECTORY
Office Hours: Z a. m. to 9 p. m.
Sundays: Z a m. to noon.

Long distance charges % cents for
five minutes or less. Free to phone
renters. Non renters using a custom
er's phone will pay the renter, and
the amount will be charged to the
renter on his monthly bill.
Keep receiver nung up. Ring of
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1911-08-04

A new srtesian we'll has been
brought in at San Simon. Tits abouta
mile and a half west of the town we'll,
the first one brought in, and has about
the same flow, SO gallons a minute
NJ. Q. Hardin has located a quarter
section that is crossed by an air line
connecting the two wells, which
practically proves that piece of ground
as being in the artesian belt, although
Mr.. Hardin lever had any doubt
about it. Mr.. Hardin heard of the
new well Sunday, and Sunday night
he left for San Simon, to look the
wells over, and try and figure out
how much his plac e is worth.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1911-08-04
PUBLIC LAND AND MINING
CASES.

II you are interested in any contest
or any matter before the Interior De-
partment, write to Clark & Wright,
registered land lawyers, oo2 F Street
N. w. Opposite Gen1 Land Office,
Washington, d. c. Free information
about contests and where to obtain
scrip, locatable upon public lands,
without residence or cultivation.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1911-08-04

Mrs. McGrath, Mrs. Cannon, and
the children returned from Silver
City Sunday, where they had been
to pack up and care for the house,
hold and personal goods Of Mrs. II. j.
McGrath.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1911-08-04

Some three years ago Mrs. W. b.
Conner found three seedliug peach
trees in her yard, that had started
from pits that had been thrown out.
She transplauted them and cared for
them, as a matter Of curiosity, to see
what they would do. Last year two
OF them bore a small crop Of very in
different fruit, about what vas ex-
pected OF a Seeding. This year the
third tree bore a crop Of peaches, and
proved TO the one Seeding In a thou
sund, and was a new and valuable
variety Of peach. Mrs. Conner brought
some samples down to the LIBERAL.
They weighed between ten and eleven
ounces, and we're ten and one-half in
ches in circumference. She estimated
that there we're $50 pounds Of fruit on
the tree. Unfortunately Mrs. Conner
was unable to get the full flavor Of
the fruit, for, in order to have any Of
it, she have to pick it before it was
fully ripened, as the kids Of the
nelghborhood were picking it as fast
as it began to turn, but the flavor Of
those picked green, and allowed 70
ripen on the tree, Indicate that a
fully ripened peach would be delicious.
New varieties Of peaches are obtain
ed from seedlings, which are never
true to the parent stock, and expert
mentors have to grow many thousands
to get one of value. Mrs. Conner was
very fortunate in getting one valu-
able tree from three seedlings. Next
year she will build a hog and kid
proof fence around the tree, and let
the peaches ripen naturally.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1911-08-04
500 Reward.

A reward OF 500 will be paid for
evidence to convict any person Of un-
lawfully handling any horses or cattle
OF Seven Spear Cross, Cross Spear
Cross, Spear Cross S, and of Spear
Cross A brands. Range Burro Noun
tains.
hip SAM RICHARDSON.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1911-08-04

The report of the weather observa-
tions made by Cooperative Observer
j. II. Mcclure, show that the month
has been an unusually cool and wet
one. On only two days in the month,
and those the last two, did the Their
mometer reach 100, and in the day
time il ranged from 100 down to "a.
The nights were comfortable being
in the sixties each night, except two,
on one Of which it was SO, and the
other 10. The mean of the maximum
temperatures was 9I.3 degrees. The
mean of the minimum temperature
was 64.6 degrees. The mean of the
two was IS degrees, while the average
of the means for a period Of eleven
years has been 1873 degrees, showing
this month was SO degrees cooler
than the average. The totals Of the
means by months for the year, is
430,4 while the average total for
eleven years has 1912, showing the
year is a little bit cooler than the
average. The precipitation for the
month was 2.46 inches, while the
average for 20 years has been LA in
ches, or 70 of an inch more than
usual. The total precipitation for
the year was 6,45. inches. while the
average has been four inches, so we
have had 245 inches more rain than
usual this year.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1911-08-04

Ask any Of the Older Residents,
about Or. Moran's Dental work.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1911-08-04
WESTERN LIBERAL.
PosToFFICR HOURS.

Daily a. m. to 8 p. m.
Sundays, 8 to 9 a. m, and long enough
% wait on all applicants after the ar
rival ofeTrain No. 1, If It is on time.
On Sundays p~ostonices must be
kept open All hour, Postal laws and
regulations, Section 264.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1911-08-04

Joe Q, Chearis, a we'll known min
ing man of Globe, who was mining on
a lease Of a portion Of the So, with n.
II. Shelley, here some years ago, shot
himself through the head, in his
room at the Jones hotel, in Stafford.
No reason is known why he should
have committed the act. He was in
comfortable financial circumstances.
having $50 in his pocket, and a bank
book that showed he had some $4,000
on deposit in a Globe bank, and he is
known to own a large amount of real
estate. He was unmarried, and not
known to have any complications or
troubles that should have caused him
to commit the rash act. Further in
vestigations show that this is a very
mysterious matter. There were no
powder marks no burns on Chears
head, which indicetes he could not
have fired the shot himself. There is
no reason in the world why he should
have committed suicide. The letter
he posted a few minutes before his
death gave no intimation that there
was anything wrong about him. He
had no known enemy who wouldhave
done it. His pocket book and watch
we're not stolen, showing no robbery,
the bullet ven through his head in
almost a horizontal direction, showing
the gun could not have dropped to
the floor and been accidentally ex-
ploded. 1t is indeed a mystery.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1911-08-04

The assessment of San Miguel coun-
ty of this year totals $1,000, 211, a gain
Of $4,000.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1911-08-04

A 5-inch flow was developed upon
the Stanley tract, five miles northwest
of Dexter.
Gilpin observer., 1911-04-06
THE WEEKS NEWS EPITOMIZED

Tommy Mcfarland Of Chicago lost
to Jake Barada in the third round
at st. Joseph, Mo.
George HackenschmIdt, who is ac-
knowledged to be the only legitimate
contender for the worlds champion
ship wrestling title against Frank
Gotch, the present champion of all
champions, sailed from New York for
his home in Germany. Hack" is a
German, although he is called the
Russian lion."
Stanislaus Zbyszko. the Polish
wrestler. defeated DR.. Roller of Seattle
in two straight falls at Wichita, Kan.
but he was given a hard tussle in
the first fall. This fall lasted one
hour, seven minutes and thirty Sec
onds. The Pole fairly wore Roller
down and won the second fall in elev-
en- and one-half minutes with a head
chancery hold.
Gilpin observer., 1911-04-06

In accordance with the plans of
Secretary Meyer for the Atlantic fleet
of twenty .battleships after July 1.
1911, the battleships Maine. Missouri
and Ohio have been ordered in COM
mission June 1st.
Postmaster General Hitchcock has
designated forty-five additional post
offices as postal savings repositories
in as many states and territories,
mostly industrial centers, where there
are many wage earners.
Keen disappointment prevailed at
the Supreme Court of the United
States when that tribunal finished its
weekly task. without touching on the
dissolution suits against the Standard
Oil and the Tobacco Corporations.
The governments charges of GRIM
inal libel against Joseph Pulitzer OF
the New York World and Delevan
Smith of the Indianapolis News, for
publication of charges of graft in con-
nection with the Panama canal, have
been formally dropped.
James Bryce, the British ambassa-
dor. held lengthy conference with
Secretary Knox regarding the pro-
posed arbitration treaty between the
United States and Great Britain. The
negotiations are still in tentative
stage. 1t is said in official quarters
that no hitch has been encountered
and that reasonable progress is being
made. -,
Since the enactment OF the. Curtis
bill empowering the secretary of the
interior to modify and rearrange spe-
cific payments to the Reclamation
Service, with a view OF affording re-
lief to needy settlers under reclama-
tion projects, a steadily increasing
number of applications have reached
the department through members of
Congress. The disposition of these
cases presents a serious problem to
the secretary. who has thus far an
nounced no definite procedure to gov.
ern this class Of cases.