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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-01-27

counties in which said municipalities are
located:
Resolved by the President and Com
m!ssioners of the said Town of Elkton,
that the object sought to be accomplish
ed, as hereinbefore set forth, meets the
cordial approval of said President and
Commissioners Of Elkton and that H
Arthur Mitchell, NJ D., President Of said
Town, be and he is hereby requested to
represent the said Town of Elkton on
the Committee mentioned in the pre-
amble of this resolution.
Passed January 8, 1912.
H. ARTHUR MITCHELL, Pres.
" R. BENNETT, Sec'y.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-01-27
E Frame Dwelling House

barn, wagon house, granary and other
outbuildings.
The property is along an r. F. D.
route from Elkton, and projected stone
road to Newark, and is convenient to
school near the property and the
schools of Elkton, and to churches, stores,
mills, etc.
TERMS OF sALE-Tne purchase money
to be paid in cash on the day of sale,
but these terms will be modified to suit
the convenience of satisfactory pur-
chaser. Cost of deed to be paid by the
purchaser.
GEORGE A. BLAKE,
Attorney named in said mortgage.
p. NJ. Groves, auctioneer. jan 13-4'
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Notice to Creditors.

This is to give notice that the subscriber, of
Cecil county, has obtained from the Orphans
Court of said county letters Testamentary on the
personal estate Of
CLARENCE A. KIRK,
late Of said county. deceased All persons hav-
ing claims against the said deceased are hereby
warned 10 exhibit the same. with the vouchers
thereof duly authenticated,
or before July 1. 1912,
otherwise they may. by law be excluded from all
benefit Of said deceased's personal estate. All
indebted to said estate are requested to make
immediate payment to the subscriber. Given
under my hand and seal this 10Th day Of De-
cember, 1911.
SARAH E. KIRK,
Executrix of I. A. Kirk. decd.
Test: Thos. B. Miller. Register. jan 6-5w
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Notice to Creditors.

This is to give notice that the subscriber, of
Cecil County, has obtained from the Orphans
Court OF said county, letters testamcntary on the
personal estate of
MARY A. SPENCE,
late of said county deceased. All persons having
claims against the said deceased are hereby
warned to exhibit the same with the vouchers
thereof, duly authenticated
or before June l. 1912,
otherwise they may by law. be excluded from all
benefit OF said deceased's personal estate. All
indebted to said estate requested to make i'm
mediate payment to the subscriber.
Given under my hand and seal this 30th day Of
December, 1911.
MARY r. ABEL,
Executrix of Mary A. Spence, decd.
Test:-Thos. b. Miller. Register jan IS ow
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-01-27
II Fine Poland China and Chester County
White Shoats, weigh from IS lbs. to 100
lbs. apiece.
Farming Implements

Two farm wagons, good as new; 1 seed
sower, l milk dearborn, l good market
wagon, l top buggy, good as new, built by
Burns Bros; l runabout, manure spread
er, (Success), used one season, good as
new; Superior grain drill good as new;
l Mccormick binder, used one season,
good as new; l Mccormick mower, in
good order; l horse rake, l roller, 2
thrce-horse plows, spring harrows, 1
sixty-tooth iron harrow, Randall harrow,
wheel cultivators, 2 hand cultivators,
2 hay riggings, / corn shelter, / grind
stone, 2 sets wagon harness, work brid-
les, collars, / set buggy harness, sets
pillow harness, lot 4-horse, 3-horse, dou-
bic and single trees, forks, shovels, hoes,
hedge and corn knives, lot of other
things too numerous to mention, 8 bed
steads and 4 milk cans.
TERMS-Al sums of 500 and under,
cash; over that amount credit of ten
months will be given, purchaser giving
bankable note with approved endorser
with interest from date.
JOHN H. HARRIS.
Geo. w. Padley, auct.
Byron Bouchelle, clerk. Jan 13'
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Marriage Licenses

Oswald H. Irwin and Rosa A. Reynolds
both of Theodore.
Edgar Leopold Thibon Ia West Indian)
and Bessie ]. Herman, both of Baltimore.
COLORED.
Samuel Rice, of Rowlandville, and
Mrs. Caroline Weldon, of Port Deposit
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-01-27
Is II Head Horses and Colts

No. Harry, back horse, years old,
good driver, will work in all harness.
No. 2-Barnie, sorrel horse, 10 years
old, Will work in all harness, fair driver
No. Bob, bay horse, years old, good
worker in all harness, an excellent dou-
BILE driver, fearless Of anything.
No. 4-Grover, lark bay horse II years
Old, good worker in all harness, ali ex-
cellent driver, single or double, cannot
| hitch him wrong.
No. 5-Bill, dark bay horse, IA years
old. good worker in all harness, fair
driver, cannot hook him wrong.
No. 6-Fanny, bay mare, IL years old,
good work mare, in foal, by Uric Con-
| ner's Percheron horse.
No. Kate, brown mare, IL years old,
| good worker in all harness and fair
| driver.
| No. shamrock, bay colt, coming 3
years old. sired by (Torino, Jr.,) a very
promising colt.
| No. 9-Leonard, black colt, coming 8
years old, sired by (Torino, Jr.,) very
promising colt.
| No. 10-Frank, bay colt, coming years
old (sired by Duroc). This is promis-
| ing colt.
| No. 11-Tobe, bay colt, six months old,
sired by Uric Corners Percheron horse.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-01-27
Lot holland
fE#f FRAME DWELLING HOUSE

of IL rooms, fronting on Lewis street,
also a barn on Biddle street, with stabl-
ing for eight horses; an office building
and other improvements
The buildings and improvements are
all in good condition and the property is
located in a pleasant part of said tt wn.
TERMS OF SALE-One-third of the
purchase money to be paid in cash on
the day Of sale, and the remainder Ito
be secured to the satisfaction Of the
trustee) with interest from the day of
sale. in six months thorefrom. Cost of
deed at expense Of purchaser.
GEORGE A. BLAKE,
Harold Ste lie, surtioneer. Trustee.
Jan 13-4t.
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PUBLIC SALE
OF
Personal Property

The undersigned intending to quit farm
ing, will sell az public sale where he now
resides on the Cleaver Farm, two miles
north of Pivot Bridge. four miles south
of Elkton, on
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-01-27
Tuesday, January 30, 1912

BEGINNING AT 1890 A. M. all his Per-
sonal Property, without reserve.
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Mortgage Sale
A FARM
Tuesday, February 9Th, 1912
Arm O'CLOCK A. N.

all Of that farm or tract Of land situated
in the Third Election District of said
county along the Elkton and Newark or
Chestnut Hill public road, adjoining lands
OF Morris Dunbar Sr., and others, about
miles from Elkton and l 12 miles from
Iron Hill Station, P, B. & w. r. R., and
whereon the said mortgagors now reside.
The farm contains
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-01-27
54H Acres

all of which is under tillage, except
about 26 acres of woodland. The soil is
Of good natural quality and of the same
character as that of the adjoining farms.
1t is well adapted to the raising of the
usual crops or for trucking, with mar
kets at Elkton and Newark or Whining
ton. There is an apple orchard and a
variety of fruit trees
The imnrnVi m ants consist of a
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-01-27

Thomas B. Ferguson and wife vsrsus Nary 4.
Ferguson & al.
N me circxit Court for Cecil County.
In Hquity. No. 2961.

Ordered this I'd day Of january. 1912. that the
sale Of property mentioned in these proceedings.
made and reported by George A. Blake. Trustee.
unless cause 10 the contrary thereof be shown on
or before the 7th day of March next provided
copy of this order be inserted in some news
paper printed and published in Cecil county oncs
rsary next
The report states the amount Of sale to be
s. $500.
cBcIL KIRK. clesk.
True copy-Test:
Jan s-5t cEcIL KIRK. Clerk
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-07-11
The BIG HORSE RACES.
Large Crowd nd-EVerybOdy Enjoy
ed The Ddy-HOme Horses Win.

The Roanoke Racing Association
held their fourth and chief race Of
the season on Thursday of last week,
July 4th, and it was an enjoyable
day for those that love real horse
racing. The crowd was variously
estimated. but it is safe to say there
were fifteen hundred people here
that day.
The purses were $4,000 for both
races-the free-for-all and the $50
trot Or pace. The entries and re-
suits Of each heat as well as the win
ners were as follows:
FREE-FOR-ALL.
First heat-Zach wins the heat,
owner w. B. Parker, Of Scotland
Neck, driver Charlie Bush; Ruby
second, owner W. C. Bush, driver
Bush; Stardillon third, owner A :.
Kelly Hobbs, of Norfolk, Va, driver
Hobbs. Time, 2:314.
Second heat-Zach wins the heat;
Stardillon second; Ruby third. Time
2:254.
Third heat -StardilIon wins The
heat; Ruby second; Zach third. Time
2::29.
Fourth Ruby wins the heat:
Zach second; Stardillon third. Time
of the heat 2:2O.
Fifth heat-Ruby wins the heat.
Stardillon second; Zach third. Tine
of the hert 2:2S.
Sixth heat-Ruby wins the heat
and race; Zach second; Stardillon
third. Time of the heat 2::25. 4
First money went to Ruby, second
to Zach, third to Stardillon.
2:30 TROT OR PACE.
First heat Silverblaze won the
heat, owner DR.. J P. Wimberly, of
Scotland Neck, driver C. Bush;
Hobo second, owner W. L. Harrell
of Scotland Neck driver Harrell;
jolly ]. third, owners Jones e Bow
ers, Of Scotland Neck, driver w. c.
Bush; Sandy fourth, owner A. Kelly
Hobbs, of Norfolk. driver Hobbs.
Time of the heat, 2:453.
Second heat Siverblaze Won the
heat; Sandy second; Jolly J. third.
Time of heat 2:44a.
Third heat Silverblaze won the
heat; Hobo second; Sandy third;
jolly J. fourth. Tinle Of the neat
2444,
First money, Silverblaze; second
money, Hobo; third money, Sandy.
Judges George Dali, OF Green
vile; F. S. Neal, of Washington;
| VIM. CarSkaden. Of Cleveland. q.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-07-11
Death Of Nj. Joseph j, Bell.

Mr.. Joseph J. Bell died at the
home of his son. Mr.. j. I. Bell. near
Scotland Neck, Monday morning,
July 1st, 1912, at five O'Clock, after
a lingering illness Of several weeks.
He had been in feeble health for
many ears but was able to be up,
until about three years ago when he
received fall from which he never
fully recovered. He bore his suffer
ings very patiently and seemed to be
ready to go when the summons came.
Mr.. Bell was born July s, 1922,
making his stay on this earth 50
years II months and "a days. He
was brave old Confederate soldier
having served in the civil war the
whole struggle Of four years. He
was engaged in many fierce battles
and was always ready to perform
any duty assigned him. He was &
faithful member Of the Primitive
Baptist church and always attended
his services as long as his health per-
mitted him.
He leaves to mourn his loss de-
voted wife, one son and one daugh-
ter, Mr.. J. I. Bell, Of Scotland Neck,
and Mrs. D. c. Bradley, Of Smith
field.
His funeral was preached at Law
rence's church Tuesday afternoon By
Elder Billy Station after which the
remains were taken to the cenetery
near the church where it was quiet
ly laid to rest to await the glorious
resurrection.
Weep not for him who is ROW at rest.
Where care and pain no more an
nOy
He has reached the heaven Of The
best
And realized immortal JOY.
His spirit smiles from that yonCe,
shore,
And softly whispers, weep nc
more.
4 FRIEND.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-07-11
LOCAL NEWS.
EiegnS Gathered Prom the Town
and Country.

D,,+, M IT,, I'LL .--. o.
" ~
-'-o8t OF 'ne crops are faliiy clear
o. grass ana IHey aHe growing.
500 cures chilIs and fever: it acts
= 49, = ~ ~ ''''''i -@''o'''ei' ~
Our columns are open FOR an
CounceInents OF candidates foT coun-
tT Offices. Rates for cards are very
reasonable.
- Tho 7,aot;7,c. of t',o h,. oss,o;
alton At Morehead C;tv last week
Nh. K. {. Dunn, OF i.ntieid, was cleo
ted second vice-Dresident Of the as
sociation.
The rrcruo;z German Climb cove .
6anoa al rfa,3,,z,,s o2n~a horsa We'd
resdav rioht of last weak Mr.
Henry I. Clark with Miss Matte
Josey LED the dance.
Mr.. 4. T. Dickens, who has charge
&C TIE county chain ranr, has done
some Of his best road building in En-
field township the past several
months. We hear nothing but praise
Of the roads he has made.
W. ,-., 1o.1:,
~ T,S.,..SS.. Ca.t.,. $500, 41 ,-.'+: e
-,.'.' 1 - l , w. w., 49, 40
fore have done such pretty work on
the race track here, lost entirely at
the RattlebOro races On the 4th. of
july.
rto a1;77..,,,,. a,-- ~
,,o+l,o.e;-L o},,,u,,,, IT, ,,,,aIa4- n;erl, :
>',,.' .,.4 49,. ..:+ol1 .
. : 80 l,-o,,.'-'I-, :'l,s' :a,,4 ~
&c l''' = ,o-'4 :? ..'.I5'l - p 49, NJ
''-l -, - ', - 49,, = .'> ,: -" Cla az
~, ~. - 49, ''''''''
- 40 \ -
Mr.. r. J. Jones showed IL an old
clock Tuesday tnat is over one hun
dred years ole, The clock was made
by / Of9StVl!te IJ2nulactuflEg co.,
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DEAFNESS Gamma. BE- Gured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion OF the ear.
There is only one Way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an iniiamcd con-
dition of the mucols lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube x
intiamed YOU have rulnbllnG SCUM"
or imperfect hearing, and when 1t Is
entirely closed, Deafness Is the result.
and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to IL
normal condition, h"ari:g will be d.
stroyaG forever: mn" eases on. ot ten
are caused by Catarrli, winch - moth
ing but an iniiamed condition o. the
mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case Of Deafness Caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by H"il' 4.
! Catarrh Cure Send for circulars, frcc.
Z. ]. CHENEY q Co, Toledo, ..
Sold by druggists. Zoe.
Take Halls Family Pills for const-
patton.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-07-11
A Quick Trip.

Messrs. G. C. Weeks. L. l.. Cherry
and Harry L. Mcdowell left here
Sunday morning at O'Clock for
Rocky Mount, DISTANCE OF over 81
miles, to meet Mr.. N. b. Broughtor
and bring him over TO Scotiano
Neck where he was to deliver ar
address to the Baptist Sunday schoo.
that morning. The trip was made
in Mr. J. +. Woolard's handsome
R,,ick car Mr.. Broughton said II
was one of the most peasant lripS
he ever took in an automobile.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-07-11
pzs1 ann HEALTH TO MOTHER AND CHILD

Mrs. MISSIONS Soothing -, Si NI1T lions ION OF
used for over SIXTY WEARS AIS ~ p MiA Willie
Mo THIN fo %,it 1PERFECT SUCCESS It
id1r risth the Climb soETENns t ths g Gom and
ALIAys ali rA1s f cg BIan MO S Is sb-
i the ac5t I.i,.GS ne sure and ask for Mrs
5s:.n ,a.Ivs ootinc Sup" and take no o'ne'
Ia. Ir-yeuty-fve cents bctt4e'
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-07-11
HenderS0n-JCSey.

Mr.. and Mr.. Napoleon Bonaparte
Josey
announce the marriage of their
daughter
Anne Eliza
to
Rev. James Kennedy Henderson
on Tuesday, July the ninth
nineteen hundred and twelve
Scotland Neck, North Carolina.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-07-11
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
The Coming, Going and Whereabouts of Our
People and Other Folks.

>
spent Monday in Enfield.
| Miss Mary Lassiter, of Aulander,
is visiting Miss Lizzie Flythe.
Miss Katherine Futrell is visiting
friends at Franklinton this week.
Miss Pauline Mitchell, of Aulan-
der, is visiting Mrs. Jerry Bunch.
Mr.. Robert Anderson, of Wilson.
visited Mr.. Mills Kitchin last week.
MIR. Harry Kitchin, of Ports
mouth, Va, visiting Louis Kitchin.
Mr.. T. 3. Wheeler left Tuesday
for F'rankiinton to visit for a few
days.
Little Miss Emily Kicks, of Tar
boro. is visiting her aunt, Mrs. E. N.
Nelson.
Miss Emily S. Biggs left Tuesday
for Franklinton to visit friends for a
few days.
Mrs. Walter Smith, of Suffolk,
Va, is visiting her sister, Mrs. w.
N. Steptoe.
Mrs. Maryss Bryan Fountain, of
Tarboro, is visiting Mrs. John
Coughenour.
Mr. J. E. Weeks, of Elm City, was
here Friday to see his brother, Mr..
E. P. Weeks.
Mrs J. 0. Station, of Rocky Mount,
visited her neice, Miss Era Lee Sta
ton, the past week.
Mr.. Harry Lee Mcdowell left Mon
day for Chapel Hill where he will
spend several weeks.
Mr.. A. Pender, Of Whitakers,
spent Sunday here with the family
of Mr.. Z. I. Brown.
Mrs. Eddie Pendleton is visiting
her father, MIR. O. K. Taylor. at
Whitakers, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Spence, of
Greenwood, S. c., are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. E. L. Brown.
MIR. Edwin E. Station visited rela-
tives and friends near Spring Hill
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. c. N. Pemberton, of Rocky
Mount, visited the family of Mr.. C.
/. Ailsbrook last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Lawrence, Of
Raleigh, are visiting Mr.. Lawrence's
sister, Mrs. Jas. M. Tillery.
FIR. J. H. Durham left Monday to
spend some time at Buffalo Springs
for the benefit Of his health.
Miss Mable Vaughan came up from
the East Carolina Teachers Training
School at Greenville Saturday.
Miss Sallie Baker, Of Palmyra.
was here Tuesday morning to attend
the Henderson-Josey marriage
Mr.. +. A. Phillips went to Wash
ington, n. c., Sunday afternoon, re-
turning home Tuesday morning.
Mr.. Robert Gray, of Rocky Mt,
was here several days the past week
to see his grandmother, Mrs. Mary
Grey.
Mrs. z. &. Shaw and daughter,
Miss Helen Shaw, Of Washington,
n. c., are visiting Mrs. C. T. Law
renee.
Mrs. Lucy Mangru.n and Miss
Lucy Camp Of Greenville, are visit
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. B.
F. TiIlery.
Messrs. Sam Hoffman and Ferd
Harrison left Monday no spend ten
days at Atlantic City, N. j., and
other points.
Capt. John Anthony, Of Charles
ton, S. c., is here on a visit to his
sister, Mrs. W. T. Vanlandingham,
and other relatives.
Misses Helen and Sally Hyman
| Lamb, Of Henderson. have been Vi
sitting relatives and friends here For
the past two weeks.
Miss Louise Proctor, Of Washing
ton, n. c., has been here the past
week visiting her cousin, little Miss
Ruth Gordon Proctor.
Mr.. E. 3. Josey was here from
| Tarboro Tuesday to attend the mar
rage Of his sister, Miss Annie Josey
to Rev. J. X. Henderson.
Mr.. c.. A. Lawrence, who has beer
here sometime on a visit to relatives
left Monday for Georgia where he
viii ne enoaged in business.
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80 1xT1c cYIeEES,

TT -E#r AND HINGS.-WE
..- e. .r prices. josey
-....-.. .-r..r.er,--
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EVER s s. His 2

we will cure your piles, no lnatter % Tow i"uS
standing, and accept whatever you think orr Scr
vice was worth. after you're cared
BENGAL SALES CO., d!chaolFiiic, y ia
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-07-11

GGG cures r'.,'' and fever; it acts
ontha Ijva........s han calomel. Csc.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-07-11

Rub-My-Tism will cure you. 25c.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1912-07-11

Me- %C u. JARS AND RINGS.-WE
arln, .n1lI at low prices. Josey
"0%are Company.
The Parker post., 1912-04-20

A congressional committee, con
sisting of Representatives LIB. Hanna
of North Dakota, w. l.. Hensley OF
Missouri and Oscar Galloway of Tex
as, will arrive in Arizona within the
next few days for the purpose of in
vestigating the reclamation projects
and the Indian reservations and as
certain how the money of the govern
ment has been spent. 1t might be
advisable to invite the committee to
visit Parker, as there are certain
matters that will come up before con-
gress relative to the Parker project
sometime during the present session
Of Congress- The board of trade
should put the matter up to the com
mittee at the earliest possible mon
ent.
The Parker post., 1912-04-20
MESAVlLLE RUMORS.
WE HEAR:

That the land owners around Mesa
vile and Palo Walla met last Sat
urday, and will meet again on Satur
day, April goth, and every two weeks
thereafter on the same day at 2 o.
clock D. M at Saults General store
for the purpose of trying to get an
irrigation system under the Bridge
ford Act That great interest has
been manifested in the matter, and
if there is any possible chance to win
out, the water will be ours.
That l.. B. Todd & Co., are going
down at swift rate ON the IA inch
we'll for D. D. Shuck and at this
time are down IT'S feet without a
crook i'm the casing, which sounds
we'll
That w. H. Saults has just complet
ed large cellar under his store build
ing, which adds greatly to his chance
his wife has returned home from Los
Angeles, with her little boy i'm the
best of health.
That E. A. Green has returned
from Los Angeles, where he Went tC
prove UP ON his homestead, and it is
hoped that he will remain i'm Mesa
Vile as we always hate to lose any
of our neighbors
That IRVING Huberty and Walter
| Simons have finished planting cot
ton in the valley and are home fol
while now.
That Gilbert Graham has been or
the sick list but is about we'll again
That Messrs Bunch and Fine, o1
Palo Walla, were at our mass meet
ing last Saturday and we hope tc
see those parts better represented al
the next meeting.
That w. H. Saults, and Gordon
Shuck have been taking a fast OF
week or ten days for their health
That Knight brothers, five strong
have been cutting hay in the valley
this week on the ranch which they
leased from MIR. Kelsey
That c. T. Lang is going to Los
Angeles this week to make proof
on his desert claim.
That big auto truck, with a
capacity of about 20 tons and also
trailer, is being brought in this
week by Floyd Brown, which, if
found successful i'm the sand beyond
Browns we'll, will be used to carry
freight over the road.
The Parker post., 1912-04-20
A DEBT OF HONOR.

In 1906 the Colorado river broke
through its banks inundating thous
ands of acres of land i'm Southern
California, threatened the expensive
Laguna Dam of the government and
caused hundreds of families to be-
come homeless The rush of the wa
ters was so great that quick action
was urgent and the president Of the
United States, Theodore Roosevelt,
requested the Southern Pacific to aid
both the government and the strick-
en- people i'm that territory. This the
Southern Pacific company did
The work was accomplished swiftly
and capably The Southern Pacific
expended $1,836.367 in stopping thi
rush of mad water. Ever since that
time, six years ago, the claim of thc
railroad for reimbursement has been
before the government There is now
before congress, BILL introduced by
Representative Smith OF California
calling for such reimbursement, les:
the sum of 1852, ,693.O3, which the
government engineers insist should
be eliminated, that sum representing
the difference between the CONNER
cial rate on the material hauled to
the scene of the trouble and wha'
is known as the rate charged for rail
road material. No account is takeI
of the interest ON this vast sum. .whicl
up to and including February 30. 1919
amounted to $400. $50
The Los Angeles Express, which
9q4 o. uBsnIed re 4e HeM ou u! 81
interests of the Southern Pacific, in
fact, quite the contrary, in its editor,
ial columns of March 80. 1912, terms
this debt of the government as g
Debt of Honor" and says that it is
disgraceful that the government has
allowed the debt to go so long TN,
paid
The Parker post., 1912-04-20
ARIZONA BANKS SAFE.

In a private conversation in Phoe
nix not long ago, an Arizona banker
and an officer of the State Banking
associati ton, made a statement which
should be given publicity 1t wa
that within a period of several years
not a territorial bank had failed. One
small institution which could hardly
be regarded as bank had collapsed
and two others had gone into liqui
dation without loss to depoSltorS
Even during the fierce panic Of 1907
when the crash of banks everywhere
else was heard, no established in
stitution in Arizona suffered, though
a few were subjected to severe strain
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