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The Brinkley argus., 1914-05-08
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CIRCUIT COUR1
A Busy Week in Court Juries "Set Down" on ,A.
 Big Damage Cases

Judge Trice was in error in th;.3 point. As the various othe, technical points in the ca,a were thrashed out before Judcl Lankford it was evident th,t| Judge I,ankford didn't conside,| them of sufficient merit M justify a Accession except uul the merits of the case and beI asked the attorneys J. B. MoO,,] and c. F. Greenlee when they1 desired the case to be heam No time was set for it.
 CRIMINAL DOCKET
 Dock Williams. gaming; non pressed.
 Tony Hawkins. perjury; dis] missed.
 s. T. Holloway. forgery; cons] tinued by agreement. Robt. Spivey and Lillie D Lynch, murder in first degree;;] trial set for Monday, May lltha Geo. Hamilton, grand lareeny;@
 
 forfeiture on bond.
 Henry Wynne, misdemeanor:| dismissed.
 Al Hoy, assault; nol pressed. Al Hoy, carrying pistol; pleal of guilty. fine $50 Willie McGahee, selling liquOr;;ll mol pressed.
 Albert Thomas, grand larceny;| mol pressed. Clint Bogard, grand larceny;ll 3 casses, set for the first day oi3 next term.
 c. c. fBotsford. obtaining money under false pretens verdict for defendant.
 Bush Tolbrook, disturb peace; fine $5.
 Alex Wood. assault to ki6;l plea simple assault, fine $25 and| costs.
 Jno. Verden. assault with intent to kill; plea aggravated assault. fine $50. Jno. Verden, misaemeanor;5| cases. fined $5 and $10.
 Jno. Verden, carrying pistot| mol pressed. Beve Dyer. grand larceny; x1| for second day next term.
 George Lenox. arson; verdit|| not guilty.
 Will Pickenpack, gaming; hns| $1O. Roscoe Riggs and Dock| Moody, horse-racing;; judgmeD9 on appeal bond for fine ana| costs.
 Will Pickenpack. gaming; llns| t$lO.
 Reese Hughes, selling liquo1 dismissed.
 Will Irish, gaming; contlnuea by State.
 Nose Racllett. selling liqu0h one case dismissed at defendant costs. and fined $50 in two eases Jim McRee. grand larceny3 $25 fine and one day in jall.
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Justice In HaytI.

The theft of governmental fus4s Hayti is very common. If one o' subjects or officials Is caught ih \ act. or even suspected along sue. line, 1t is merely a question wie' he lives or dies. In sncl eases Wy president drops clay manikins ca Y cement floor of his private omce, the manilzin breaks the prisoner NJ Y, If 1t fails to break he lives as % as the moist atmosphere of the pliss he is confined in will let him
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W0On0Sudy evening uIllll HcAt Monday, May 11th. at which time the case of Mrs. Lilly Spivey-Lynch and her son Robt. Spivey charged with the murder of R. c. Lynch, has been set for hearing and trial will be had.
 Among the important cases desposed of on the Civil Docket this week was the $l5, ,0O0 dam age case. against the Brinkley Car Works & Mfg. Co. by Gus Wagner. Gus was injured in a mix up" with a gasoline motor and speeder wreck on the log road operated by the Car Works. His Attorneys were G. O. Bogle, Manning, Emmerson & Sharp while the Car Works Co.,. was represented by C. F. Green lee. Quite a bit of spice was injected into the case thro' the grilling of witnesses by Attorney Manning. So severe did the strain get, and intense the feel ing, that witness Benj. Emmons resented the effort of AttOrnev Manning to prejudice his testi- mony and from it there was a show of personal feelings which brought a fine of S25. % for both Manning and Emmons, from Judge Lankford. The verdict of the Jury was against Gus recovering any part of the $l5, 900 sued for.
 The Vim. Strickler case for damages against the Southwest ern Tel. & Tel. Co.,, was a defeat for Strickler.
 The suit agalnst the Rock Island Ky. by Dillahunty was also in favor of the railroad.
 It was intimated in this case that the splendid and eloquent plea of Attorney Greenlee in the Gus Wagner vs Car Works case the day before, as he pleaded for the jury to put a stop to the un- just damage suits against cor porations, served to influence the verdict against his client who got nothing also.
 The case in which Sarah Hicks sued the Brinkley Sewerage Com missioners for $500 for burning her servants house was another one of the many failures to re- cover damages.
 The case of Harris & Miller vs A. Boysen for $15, ,000.OO was a water hauP' also.
 The Brinkley whiskey petition case on appeal from Judge T. G. Trice's court was called for hear ing. It will be remembered that when the various petitions for whiskey license at Brinkley were presented to Judge Trice and it appeared that they were not of the exact caption as the petition published in the ARGUS that Judge Trice ruled at the instance of attorney J. Burton Moore, that they were not regular and according to the legal require ments. On this point, Attorney c. r. Greenlee representing the saloon men, appealed the case to Judge Landlords Court. Judge Lankford held that
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Easy to Make Happiness.

coSJ " NpaNC IaPptUS3Us
 A philosopher says that the true secret of earthly happiness is to en- joy pleasures as they arise; for that man who can keep his eye on the bright present, while it Is bright, tastes the cup of sweetness prepared for hima but we are prone to look for ward to dark objects, while we should be enjoying those that are more agree able.
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Bad roads cost the American people millions of dollars annual ly. The average cost of carting oneston over one mile of Ameri can road is "A cents, as against l2 cents and less per ton per mile in Europe. "
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VcIce Worth cultIxatIno.

Think at least twice before using your voice once if it is well trained, and try never to utter word that is not clear. distinct and well modulated. Hurried, careless habits of life and a tendency to irritability are respon- siDie for the harsh tones of many voices which nature fitted for some thing better than to grate on our ears as they do.
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heathens.

This word originally meant who lived on the heaths. or ID s. country. It acquired its present NV M ing because or the fact that ~ X, time of the introduction of Chrlst'as,sx,| ,s, in Germany the dwelI6rs on the nes. were those who were most strenuo' oprnsed to the new religion.
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are going to get their eyes open soon and when they do, there will be something doing for real roads in "Old Monroe. v
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Plum Pudding .sn Ancient

Plum Pudding m AncIent 11
 The exact origin of the r plum pudding Is 90 obscure t < N s ficult to obtain any information { than an occasional note in rec%s .s, covering the early part of the " VI teenth century. It is supposed o rss' .ss been in use many years before ,... but the first mention of puSs made from flower and raisins found under the date of I'll.
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pat OK.

Guest-Waiter, are you sure this is ox-tail soup?
 Waiter-Yess
 Guest-But I've found tooth in it.
 Waiter-Well. don't know. suh: but I reckon dat ox mnst havo been lhkang nh ~ 1A 4as se chrsk ~ ss s,ua1nns,an.s ., lAj
The Brinkley argus., 1914-05-08
IHE GOOD ROAD AGlTAIlON

have written on the question and there is possibly more earnest and serious consideration of the road situation in Monroe county than for years. Nearly every issue of the three county papers has something on the road question and that is exactly what the ARGUS hoped for when we began the agitation several months ago.
 If the county will only THINK on the road question it will not be long before they will act, and action, real definite action, is the thing needed just now. Already some action has been taken. Judge T. G. Trice has purchased a traction engine for use on the Monroe county roads and this is good as far as it goes. The only bad thing about it is, that it is probably going to ne cessitate the voting of the road tax again and just as long the road tax is voted just So long will the present impractical, unsuccessful system of road work be continued and the build ing of real roads will be deferred.
 Roads s- that is, real roads cost money and you don't get lem any other way, There is not a single instance ,on record in America where permanent roads have been built by such a system as is in vogue in Monroe county just now. and on which more than $150, OOO.00 has been wasted during the past twelve years.
 More than one-half of all the taxes that would be needed to build permanent roads in Mon roe county would. come from nonresident property owners and more than one-half of the remaining amount that would be paid would come from the big land owners who live in the towns and do not have to travel over the miserable excuses for roads. The idea of issuing bonds is a night mare" that serves to scare the people into opposing the building of permanentroads, but this is about the only way on earth, that a county ever gets this or any other kind of perma- nent improvements. Would that the Monroe County farmers who suffer and pay the heaviest tax for not having roads 365 days in the year could but go to the farmers of Indiana, Hi nois, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee. Kentucky. Alabama. Georgia and other states where money has been secured for building permanent roads by the bond issue plan and hear what they have to say. These farmers would invariably give the same testimony, i. e. roads cost money but the increase valuation of the lands are double the cost of roads so that the land owners are ahead 50 percent in real money besides having the roads for their immediate use.
 The people of Jackson county, of Lonoke county and a number of other of the best counties of of the state have settled on per- manent roads and are issuing bonds to build 'em just as is being done all over America where people are alive to the spirit of progress and develope- ment. It is coming in "Old Monroe for our farmers are 5 ooinr tn demand and stand fol
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Tell 'em you asw It sc ths xrssa
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-22
RESIDENTS OF COUNTRY DIS
TRlCI OF MARSHALL AND
Three thousand Acres Of Land Un.
der lease-Offieers to Be
Named at Meeting
Thursday.

UNFOLDING the position that they
nave held for some time as being
farmers of the progressive type. about
fifty landowners OF Union district.
Marshall county. and Richie district.
Ohio county. have formed a mutual
association for the testing of their
farms for oil and gas. Not being sat
isfied with the slow way in which OIL
companies often act these men met
at Mt. Olivet hall and selected n
board of directors for their organiZa-
ton.
c. w. McCombs. l.. W. Bromer and
Henry Mier were named as leasers
for the company. and have. up until
the present. secured a block Of land
containing over 5000 acres Not
from a standpoint of material gain.
for the organization. but for the ben
EFT OF all concerned. Is the idea Of
the association. The plan Of the com
pany IS worked on the same basis for
the present at least as the Farmers
Mutual Telephone company that has
created quite stir in telephone cir
Giles.
In addition to the above named
men the following were named as
members OF the board Of directors Of
the newly formed combine: VI. 4.
Marple. a. VI. Snedeker. ID. NJ Garvin.
Dennis Williams. j y. WiCkham and
y. o. Wolfe. There will be n mass
meeting Of the farmers Thursday
evening On the Mt Olivet hall aud
further plans for organization will be-
taken up. a president. secretary and
treasurer viii be- elected and possibly
contracts viii be- considered
The directors will take full control
OF The association and let contracts
for the work 81 sinking test wells on
the various farms. Experts maze Wis
itcd The district az different times
and have informed the farmers that
bon their opinion. the two above named
districts are very wen situated for the
pay substance The company has
been under organization for some
time. but. on request nothing was
published until they had acquired n
business aspect No company name
has yct been selected
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-22
LARGE AUDIENCE
PLEASED BY ELKS
SECOND ExHIBITIoN EVEN MORE
PLEAS1N0 THAN FIRST
NIGHTS PERFORMANCE
Blaek Faced Comedians Kept the Large
Audience in Roars of Laughter
During the Evening.

When the curtain vas raised last
evening on the second exhibition Of the
Elk's Alabama Ministries. the Court
theatre building was crowded 20 st. ut
most capacity. Not an UNHAPPY or dull
moment was spent by the audience dur
sprung on local persons and originality
on the part 81 the different black faced
"Elks kept the vast crowd in an ur-
roar throughout the evening The
Minstrels' will reToat their perform
nnco this evening for the last time and
none should miss g. Made up entirely
~ local talent. ~ shows that In the wav
n entertainnent wheeling is not behind
the times.
Probably the climax was reached last
niEht when Master Julian Tlrict came
uu with his watermelon party. Respond
Ing o. encore after encore the house
WaF thrown into the widest applause
when large bouquet ~ roses was
banded 90 the little dancer from n mem
Eurdatte. as Major Lftficueld was pre-
Feutcd with small horse on whecis
nun bouquet uf lettuce when tho cur
tain arose Tho doctor took 10 with good
grace.
Miss clarke. In Sailing Down chess-
penke Roy iu The second Introduction
produces n sensation when she appears
ON an extended Platform over The audi.
euco Tom McNahh and Ted Elir appear
ir You Made sic Love YOU" are favor
ttre. while happy Henry NCnkcmeIIer Or
tlT Etfr ~ She occasion with his banjo
Mr. Erfnk kircheioc iu H Characteristic
dice rInra "Dlcaudrr" while Judge
llHn iI Robinson renders Last NiFht
Was fnr l-ld uf The Worfd' n wav 81
hIe own. There nrc scr seats on ale
f1r Che closing performance oi the
event
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-22
MILLER HELD TO
THE GRAND JURY
PRELIMINARY HEARING GIVEN
BEFORE v. S. COMMISSIONERS
BODY YESTERDAY.
On Charge Of Receiving and Selma
Stolen Goods by Inter state
Shipment-Bond $4,000
Furnished.

Jake Miller. local junk dealer. was
held TO await the action OF the federal
grand jury, on a charge of receiving
and selling stolen goods. at a prelim-
mary hearing yesterday afternoon be
fore U. S. Commissioner George l..
Boyd. He furnished bond in the sum
of $1,000 for his appearance before
the wheeling term of the federal
grand jury which conYeneS Nav s.
VIM. Schwartz. who was thought TO
have been implicated in the case, was
dismissed OF the charge, but is held
as a witness against Miller.
The robbery occurred Tuesday.
April Z. A sealed car of metal con-
signed TO the Wheeling Corrugated
company at Martins Ferry was brok-
en- Into and some metal stolen while
the car was standing on a siding. II
was an Interstate shipment. conse-
quently. the theft came under the
jurisdiction of the federal authorities
The person who stole the metal
has not yet been apprehended. At the
trial yesterday 1t developed that he
had offered TO sell the metal to
Schwartz, who formerly dealt in Junk
Schwartz informed the man that he
Is no longer engaged in the business.
but referred him TO Miller. II was
eeiyed the junk he sold IL to Levy
Heller a Co. of Canton. o. About
.45O pounds OF iron was involved and
Miller Is said TO have sold II at Az
cents per pound.
Quite an array Of legal talent was
represented at the hearing The de
PENDANT was represented by Attorney
w. II. Robinson. while Assistant Dis
trict Attorney ]. J. r. O'Bripn an
peared for the government. Schwartz
was represented by Attorneys J. b..
Handlah. a. w Sawtelle and Ben l.
Rosenhloom. while Col. ]. r.. SOM
merville looked after the interests OF
the Pennsylvania railroad
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-22
FIRST BLOODSHED
(contanusd from FIRST Psgs.)
FIRE GUNS AND THOUSANDS
OF RIFLES.
nrd@r~d Ia Tan0ico


The president was in conference
with the secretaries Of war. state and
navy early tonight. No orders were
issued TO the army, but Rear Ad-
miral Badger was ordered to Tam
pico where another customs house
Iuay be seized. Mr.. Wilson intends
10 act slowly to force Huerta 10
Yield. and hopes TO avert war With
the taking of the railroad for a Few
miles inland from Vera Cruz and the
two customs houses. II is believed no
other aggressive steps Will be taken.
N Is admitted by many officials That
offensive action by Huerta may draw
the American forces into conflict
fantamount 10 war. All preparation
possible has been made by the army
and navy. No orders have gone out
10 the army or the militia of the
states, nor has the naval militia been
called upon
Joint plans of the army and navy
were worked over at the departments
during the night and the wireless.
the cable and the telegraph carrying
scores of government orders over
and sea making preparations Tor all
eventualities.
The national capital was thrilled
with excitement. Crowds thronged
the senate and listened TO the debate.
Newspaper bulletins were eagerly
quent extra editions. In executive
quarters clerks and officers of the
army and navy were busily at work
all night. Cabinet members were az
their desks after midnight and the
whole executive machinery of the
government was adjusted TO the Mex
can Crisis.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-22

Dollman q Co.'S test on the W. w. Thorn
farm are all completed and dry. IN
Grant district. Richie county, the Hope
NATURAL Gas company has drilled a test
on the George Rosson farm through the
salt sand and has a light l<nsser In
the same district. J. p. rownsell & co.
are drilling In the sand az a test ON the
william Shuttiesworth farm
on Straight Fork. Duval district. Lin
coin county. the Big Creek DEVELOPMENT
company has completed No. IL on the
Emma Griffith farm and has n iS-harrci
Punper. On the same stream. the same
company has started 20 drtll No. . on the
y, NJ. Grass farm The rag for No. on
the Nathaniel Mason farm has been
completed.
In the Wallace district. Harrison
county. the South Penn on Companys
No. on the s. II. Laahan farm is pro
dueing zoo barrels. and Grove q Par
rishs NO. j on the n. v. Moore farm
200 barrels a day.
Pcnnsyivania Compilations.
IN the Bristoria district In Greene
county. Pa. the Philadelphia Company
mas drilled Its test on the 4 +. Gil
mas show OF oil II f. stilI drilling IN
The Newport district. Aleppo township.
the Three U OIL Company has drilled "A.
test on the George Sough farm tbrouri,
All sands. and TO n depth OF 332g feet
ana mas duster. In the Bristoria dis
trict, the South Penn oil Company has
completed No. on the Sarah Morris
iarm and viii have a 1O-barrel pumper
IN the Gordon sand In the TaylorStoxxn
district. Washington county. the oil
lily Trust Company has drilled its 80
on the ~ Craft heirs farm through
the Fifth sand. and will have yery
light pumper.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-22
ACRIMONIOUS
DEBATE MARKS
Continued From first PagsJ

people Of this country and our duty
to the civilized world"
The resolution Senator Root said
called for "forceful armed compulsion
OF the de facto government of A friend
ly nation to make amends for an in
suit to the flag of this country"
Must Justify Selves.
We cannot justify this" nc con-
tinued, 'on our confidence in the pres
ident We must justify ourselves he
fore the conscience OF the people OF
our country and before the eyes OF
the civilized world. What Is thar JUS
tification? Mark you. I do MOI say
there - no justification. ! ask what
IL Is
Senator Root reviewed the Tam.
pico incident as the avowed "justif-
cation by the president. He said the
incident was an insult &c our flag "
But sirs." hel said. Amends were
Immediately made The officer who
made the arrest was himself arrest
ed. The commandant nj Tampico
apoloeized and General Huerfa also
apologiZed. These amends were Lot
sufficient TO tine commander Of tho
American vessels and he demanded a
salute to the flag"
Senator Root said he agreed that
the amends were not sufficient a.
coming from . dc facto government
although they would have been suf-
hcient coming from an individual \
dispute arose. he said. as 10 the de-
tails Of further amends. the custo-
mary end usual incidents surround.
ing such a salute.
This was the matte, in dispute he
tween this government and the de-
tacto government Of HcNico and this
Is the Justification LDon which the
resolution now before Tho aenatp IL
based
This Justification. n seems to me.
is painfully inadequate. n this Is ali
that there IL between this govern.
ment and the poor. harried people Of
Mexico. u h. painfully inadequate.
But ~ this all?
we learn tonight that Vera Cruz
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-22

other Quaker Remedies Here e. an
other case. reported 20 me recent
~.
Mrs. John Gerwin lives In aIar.
ri1burR. va She says she had been
suffering from e stomach trouble for
over ten wears Her breath was
foul. she had pains in the stomach
hes food would sour and cauep Dis.
tresT. her heart would palpitate. her
head achcd and quantities Of gas
would form after SIZE ate a hearty
meal She spent several hundred
dollars Tor various medicines. INT al
she got was n little Temporary relief
About xix bottles u Quaker Herb Ex.
tract cured her case. and she never
Tires oi telling what n grand f1edi.
cine 10 b.
William " Smith. assistant dep
MY shprih 81 Kalamazoo county.
Michigan. and Who lives a. ftfO III.
vision street In Kalamazoo. ~ "a
years Of age lie suffered from
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-22

stomach trouble for about two years.
lie had blOating and belching OF gas
pains IN the stomach troubled him:
dizziness assaulted him often: he felt
sore. weak and tired mos; OF tho
time. ie used medicine. but got no
better a. all. 7 sold him n treatment
Of Quaker Extract. and In four davs
after starting It's use he expelled n
tapewOrm. alive and complete with
head and neck. and over IS feet long
have many specimens OF the par.
asite on exhibition here. and want ali
who have never seen one 20 call and
let me explain the ravagcg of the
fearful life-sapping creatures 7 am
a. the original cut rate drug store
from ? q. m. till p. m. and charge
nothing TO tell you about your case +"
Fisher appears 20 be = courteous.
honest sincere young man. and o.
said 20 make friends BY ne hun.
dreds among the people. young and
old.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-22
FARMERS TO ORGANIZE MUTUAL.
OIL AND GAS COMPANY TOMORROW

also been made for q banquet at the
club rooms following the contest. the
feast To be furnished - Earl Braunhch.
Several other matters Of business
were also taken up. including the re-
ceiNing and acceptance Of abe rcsigns-
ton Of Secretary Herbert Cotton. IN
election was held. anc ~. W Douglass
was elected to MI the vacancy.
The race committee stated that with
In the near future they would 20 Over
the race course and mark out the sta
lions OF the road .uads. This will
take place IN the course oi the next fc.v
days. Several other matters OF minor
Importance were taken up.