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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-10-08
BY CARL SANDBURG


a special committee of which Judge
Lockwood Honore is chairman to go
over and through the Office of County
Recorder Connery and pass on pol
icies and methods in that Office.
Last year special committee of
Judges Seaman, Kersten and Gibbons
made a probe of the Office, turned
down the demands of Harris Keller of
the Bureau of Public Efficiency and
gave an o. K to Connery's call for
As extra employees to rewrite old tract
books.
What's Connery been doing with
the extra help granted him? That's
the question the judges will look into.
And Connery says he's glad to have
'em all come and look in.
Over 100000 transfers and &c.,
205 instruments are on record. It's
the job of Connery's Office to tell you
what's what and who's who when
you want to know about a piece of
land you're buying.
My impression is that Connery is
running the office for the people in
better way than most public offices
are run.
l get this impression from the way
Connery and his men handle people
who come into the Office and from
what the Torrens committee mem
bers of the Cook County Real Estate
board say.
Service-give the people every
thing they've got right to call for
and keep away from the bunk. That
seems to be the idea in the recorders
Office now.
It's public ownership plant. Al
most across the street is the Chicago
Title & Trust Co., a monopoly that
charges twice and three times as
much for the same kind of abstract
writing.
AS vice president of the Chicago
Title & Trust Co. is Abel Davis, for
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-10-08
HOW COUNTY RECORDER CONNERY RUNS A
REAL PUBLIC OWNERSHIP PLANT

900 a year now as a. knocker of the
Torrens system of land titles oper-
ated in the county recorders Office.
When Davis was recorder the Tor
rens system didn't make much head
way. It's cheaper, simpler, surer
system for recording land titles than
any so far tried. Joe Connery gets
credit from the Torrens committee
of the Cook County Real Estate
board as the best hacker of the Tor
rens system who has had charge of
the recorders Office,
Here's politician who has played
the game with Roger Sullivan. He
runs a public ownership plant so as
to build it bigger and make it give
more service. He's going on with a
policy that if held to will end with
the private outside monopoly being
crowded out of business.
If Harris Keller of the Bureau of
Public Efficiency comes in again as
he did last year it will be in perfect
order to again call the roll and show
that one director of the bureau is
Julius Rosenwald, who joined with
Abel Davis when Davis was county
recorder and the two of them Or
ganized the Real Estate Title & Trust
Co., went after business among their
brethren and forced the Chicago
Title & Trust Co. to buy them just as
the Ogden Gas Co. forced the gas
trust to buy.
I'm free to say that Connery's
Office is healthy change from the
bunkshooting and the sham spirit of
service and the smell of politics in
most of the rooms in the city hall
and county building. There are only
two other offices it's equal. Those
are other stories.
WHEAT CROP GOING UP
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-10-08
WHEAT CROP GOING UP

Washington. - 1915 American
wheat crop will total LOOP, 1000
bushels, according to October esti-
mates of department of agriculture.
Increase of 22,7OO,OOO bushels over
September estimates
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Of the day with better understand
ing of the work that IS being done
for him and for his neighbors.
The men in charge Of the various
departments will he constantly in at
tendance and will co operate with
the County Agents and other guides
who have been selected, 10 bring the
various lines Of work 10 the atten-
ton Of visitors There will be an
Inspection Of the dairy barns, the
poultry plsnt, the Experiment Station
green houses, and the hog and
cholera serum Laboratories, where the
farmer can gain an idea of what is
being done to improve livestock son
disions on the farm, to test various
feeds for poultry, and in the investI-
eating of truck and fruit diseases
that we have learned to control by
scientific methods of spraying. He
will also witness the demonstration
CT the use Of hog cholera serum 20
prevent The spread of that disease,
and it is hoped in many ways be will
become familiar with the various
methods which the Agricultural Col
lege uses for bringing information Of
value to the attention Of the country
p .ople Of the State.
The visitors will have an cpportu-
nisy to visit the various class rooms
OF the College, where they can see
the equipment and methods employ
e in teaching the students in both
agricultural and engineering branches.
They will aiso visit the new College
dormitory, which was d, dicated on
Farmers Day last year, and see how
well the College is equipped for tax
ing care Of its students The inspec-
ton of the uew horticultural labora-
tories and green houses, which have
been especially arranged for Il .
practical work for the students TAX
ing up horticultural work, will be
especially worth while. 1t is hoped
that in every way the farmers and
farm women Of the State may learn.
through this visit to the Agricultural
College, the results of the effort 1t is
making to be Of service to them and
to their SONS and daughters, both in
teaching better methods of farming
and home making, as well as in Civ
ing instruction in the regular courses
which lead to the equipment of its
studenti- as teachers, inv sstigators,
and trained workers.
The picnic lunch to be served by
the College authorities will afford
pleasant opportunity for farmers and
farm women fr3m all parts of the
State to mingle in social hour and
exchange views concerning the work
Of the Agricultural College and the
development OF the rural life Of their
respective neighborhoods. Farmers
Day affords splee did opportunity
for the rural people of the State 10
get together and become mole strong
ly unit 10 the Improvement Of agri-
cultural conditions in this State. II
is ped and expected that every
county in the Stat- will send strong
+, preventative delegation to take
part in making the day red letter
occasion in the Agricultural history
Of 1915.
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the ELECTION N BALTIMORE.


The result Of the Mayoralty cleo
ton IN Baltimore while not surprise
to as brings out many things Of in-
tersst particularly from party stand
point
Mayor Preston had behind him the
record Of good business administra-
ton and aside from the politics play
ed by him in office made a good
Mayor. With all this, however, his
majority should no. and void not
have been as large had the men, who
called and styled themselves LEADERS
and REPUBLICANS given Mr.. Heintz-
man the support and backing which
the latter should have had. The re-
suit looks more like the heads
of The Democratic and Repub-
lican organizations were worked
hand in hand. No Republican or
Democrat either will ever be elected
to public ofIics if the pretended lead
ers Of the respective parties sit 81
lently by wheL a big political fight is
being waged by the parties or who
quietly help the other fellow This
election shows conclusively that there
are a lot Of sc called Republican lead
ers IN Baltimore who are only ener-
getic and active when they have
THEIR OWN cHEsTNUTs TO PULL OUT
OF THE FIRE. Party interest first is
their creed when they have plums to
pull from the tree. And they dieker
and deal with the opposing party
leaders of the same class to accom-
plish their selfish ends.
The election shows further that
there is DEAD LINE iividing Balti-
more and those across the Falls must
keep their heads under water. The fact
that man lives across the line il
no reason why be should be condemn
ed. Ii the Republican party is to b.
a factor in this state and the mel
who bear the brunt of TIE feh
through atriotism are expected t.
figure in future campaigns for SUI
cess il looks like a party re-organiza
.ion is absolutely necessary. Will
it is hard to defeat men who hav,
the kind OF record behind them tina
Mayor Preston bad, nevertheless ha
the pie eaters Of the Republican par
ty stood periodically behind thei
ticket a different tale in the vot
would have been shown.
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SPECIALS IN
Cascade Whiskey,
Trimble Whiskey
Hunter Whiskey
Thompson Whiskey
Green River WHISKY
Overholt Whiskey
Old Jordon WHISKY
Duffys Malt Whis y
Paul Jones Whisky
Scotch Whiskey
Irish Whiskey
Black Label WHISKY
Canadian G ! u b
whIskey.
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Nealon, Jos A, house and lot Is
acre Ia Indian Head also ] 1-2 lots in
Indian Head assessed at $3.50; deed
from Margaret v Frasier, liber + y NJ
No 10, 4 40 detd from Francis + Mat
tingly 4 VT, liber II &C No 20, q 507.
due for State tax................ 10
co. " ........ ..--.... IL 81
Pfleiger, August, lot Q block 2 at Nc
Ghiesport assessed at 500, deed from
Layton ] McGhie, liber H @ @ No 20.
folio 066.
due for state tax .................. 81
co, ............. ..-. 60
Simmons. Y. personal property con-
sisting of stock merchandise assessed
at $500.
due for state tax --..........-..... 81
CO. .-........... 49,. 10
Wilkerson, J Ernest, II acres and
buildings part OF Market Overton on
road Pomonkey to Ac 'okeek assessed
at S625, also personal property assessed
at $l40, deeds from Hattie r Clagett
4 al liher y d N No 10, A, 1872, iiber
b G S No 10 q 694. liber + D NJ No 10,
folio 100.
due for state tax. .-.............. "
- co. ............. 6 So
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levy Of said taxes to the day Of sale,
or until paid; for advertising fees in
each case $3.50; Treasurer 25c, Clerk
Of the Circuit Court 25c, and for other
costs and expenses and fees after sale
all to be paid by the deliuquents, or 10
be collected out Of the proceeds Of said
property in case of proceedings for nat
iication, etc, as the case may be.
The above property, in case Of fail
ure Of payment Of all sums due there
on (taxes, interest and COSTS before
the day of sale, will be sold by the
Treasurer as authorized by Chapter 1854
Of the Acts Of 1910, and 1899 Of the
Acts Of 1904, to the highest bidder for
cash. The hours Of sale shall be from
10 A. M. TO p. M. each day.
THOMAS NORMAN,
Treasurer of Charles county, Md.
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FARMERS DAY AGRICULTURAL
COLLEGE ON nay 10Th.

Active preparations are being made
ar the Agricultural College for The
entertainment Of visitors at the insti-
tuition on Farmers Day, May 18th
This is the third annual event Of the
kind and record breaking crowd il
anticipated, some FIVE hundred farm
ers and farm women having attended
last year. Farmers throughout the
State are showing much increased in-
terest in the work of their Agricul-
tural College, and it is expected that
many organizations will send repre-
sentatives to report ON the progress
the College and Experiment Station
have made during the past year in
promoting agricultural development.
Special transportation arrangements
have bsen made with the railroads o.
the STATE, to provide for the accom-
modativn of the visitors.
An especial feature of the day will
be the dedication Of what is I, be
known as aFounders' Gate" which
is being located at the entrance of
the College grounds. Work on the
new gate is nearly completed and it
will be in finished condition for the
dedication on the 29th. The pro-
gram for the day following the in
spection of Experiment Station and
College grounds is as foilows:
1890 D. m. Picnic lunch, served
by College.
200 p. m. Assembly for after
noon program.
Music by College band.
Invocation, Rev. d. G. Keenan,.
Greeting. DIR. II. J. Patterson,
President Maryland Agricul-
turaI College.
aThe New Agriculture" Hon. Carl
Vrooman, Assistant Secretary
II. S Department Of Agricul-
ture.
Music.
Address, Robert Grain, Charles
county, Maryland.
Procession TO Gate.
Address, r. NJ. Pindell, President
Alumni Association.
Unwilling OF tablets, Miss Mary H.
Goldsboroueh.
Ranediction, Rev. Henry Thomas.
Muse BY College band.
There is probably no time OF the
vear when a greater variety OF work
c,n h seen 10 progress at the Agri-
cultural College and Experiment
station Crops are sufficiently adj
vsnced to show the differences which
have been brought out by selection
fartiIizing, lining, etc As a result,
ths farmer who has been told. for in
stance. that top dressing Of grass
lands improves the grass yield, can
saa for himself the difference be-
tween the land on which fertilizer
has been left to make natural
Growth. He will also see for him
ssslf the results Of experiments with
, III. -, winter oats snd other cereals,
and viii leave the College at the end
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NOTICE..

By virtue Of Writ Of Fieri Facias
issued tut Of the Circuit Court for
Charles Cou tg at the suit of F. Br o .
Matthews and Bernard A. h Il
tracing as the Matthews, Howard In-
plemrnt Co, against the goods and
chattels lands and tenements OF d.
Oden Bridgett to me directed, have
seized and taken in execution, all the
right, title. claim, interest and estate at
law and ia EQUITY. Of the said d Oden
Bridget in ana to the following pro-
perty, TO wit:
corn threader, l OK cart, corn
painter, pillow, cows, l threshing
machine, wagon, bay horse, wagon
harness, Prick traction engine saw
mill and fixtures, l lathe mil.
And hereby give notice that will
offer for sale at Newport in Charles
county, Md, on the
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J. MITCHELL C0CHRANE
Duly Commissioned
Notary Public
For Charles County, Md.

VIII be pleased TO attend all
calls for the purpose of taking
acknowledgements and affidavits
for usage either within or beyond
the limits of the State of Mary
land. OFFICE CocHRANE's STORE.
LA PLATA, MARYLAND.
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10th day Of Nay. 1915.

in the daytime between the hours Of Q
and II o'clock the said property so seized
and taken in execution by public AUG
ton to the highest bidder for cash.
RUDOLPH BURROUGHS,
Sheriff of Charles County
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TreaSurer'S Sale
Property Of Delinquent
TAXPAYERS.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE l.
SEVENTH DISTRICT.

4
Hawkins, George w lot and build
ings near Pomonkey assessed at $500;
al so personal property consisting Of
household and livestock assessed az $50.
Probably deed from B d Tupman to
Geo Hawkins, iiber B g S No l, fl II.
due for state tax................. OF
co. .................. 2 81
Indian Head Town dali Co.--lot and
ball at Indian Hall assessed at $2700;
deed from Francis E Mattingly & WI,
liber H c c No %, fl 253.
due for state tax. ......s......... s 81
co. ...-............. % %
jackson, John Tot and buildings on
road Marshall HALL to PomoDkey assess
ed at $l25; also personal property con-
sisting Of household, vehicles and live
stock assessed at SIPS; deed from Nell
son jackson Il VT, liber F d NJ No II,
folio 565 &C.
due for state tax. ST.
co. .............--.. Z Al
Jackson, Mara hrs, house and lot
near Marshall Hall assessed at SI25. no
record reference.
due for state tx ............. sol
co ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. l OS
Iohnson A,oova r In a.,as 81
road Pomopkey Id Marshall Hall assess
ed at 500. desd from Inhn p MsrshsiI
4 VT 10 Alonza T and Margars, n
johnson, liber H G c No II, Il 81.
due for state Observation-Disclosures. 81
co. !" ................ IS
.Ianl,;ns ramrai ,a.son.t ,o,,a,.
s,st;nn =, h...s "a SUI 4. oporSy eon
st Sss sss 80 sSSe ~ siso eAes A'u i've
A. 80 s'ssssou - FAoo' ~
~ 90 - 10
sistine Of household and livestock as.
sessed at SIG.
due for state tax. 49, 36
co. 90
Ioroanson Anna NJ lots No "a A
in Mol Ma Mcchi,snar, assessaS
5000. need trom FnisIia Y Nnnnsi,s
liber HUCNo 81 II 4el. deco fron,
ID I, Nulnollv. liner II @ q No "a A 127
due for state 90
co. 72I
Johnson. william A 10 acres and
buildings part CORVALLIS Neck near
Indian Head assesseu at $1,000. aIaa
personal property consisting .of house
hold and livestock assessed at sl4O;
deed from John W Waring, liber F ID
NJ No II, 4 10,
Que for state tax ...'.............. %
co. ....-...'.....-... ~
Jenkins, NJ Courtney, 450 acres Tn.
Wilderness and buildings assessed at
n -. Il lNa.n - a
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well eonsincnfi contain, over 1o
serpome things viii wish you pa knosn ,onx We
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NINTH DISTRICT.


American Can Co; Personal property
consisting Of can copper factory at
Benedict assessed at 500.
due for state tax. 81
co. ......-........... 50
Buckler, J 0, personal property con
sisting OF household, vehicles and live
stoak assessed at $3.50.
due for state tax. ................. 66
co. -" ................. 4 so
==EdeIen, Frank, personal property
consisting OF livestock assessed at $225
due for state II
co .,-....... ...... l "a
Higges, VIM A, personal property
consisting of household, Livestock and
boat assessed at $50.
due for state tax, Al
due for co tax. ..................,. i go
Horseman, Geo W; Personal proper
" consisting of Lcueehold assessed at
500.
due Tor state tax.-.. -. .....-...-3l
due for co tax. :. SO
johnson Melvin T, trustee, personal
property consisting OF household. ve-
hici-s and livestock ASSESSED at $3.50
due fof state tax..,-........ ... Al
co. ..-.-..-.......... ! 20
Moore, John W. 40 acres on road
Malcolm to Gallant Green assessed at
$40: deed from Vim I M ,ore ct al. H.
Der b G No 10. fl 60, deed from Eliza
beth A Moore, llber d NJ No 20, fl 304:
deed from Sarah Rosalir Moore ct al,
IIiber Fl c G M "a, Il 1868; deed from 4
d R Beas, liber II 9 @ No "a, folio 366.
due for state tax....... ......... Is
co. .........-........ 2 CO
Morgan, Peter, "a acre and buildings
in Benedict assessed ut $575: also per-
sonal properly assessed at 1915; deed
from Rosa NJ Berry Il nd, liber B @ S
No 10, folio 643
due for state taxi. ...... 276
co. ............-. =. I So
Messick, L, personal property con-
sisting Of household, boats and seine
assessed at $23j.
due for state ax.................. Is
co. "....,..........-.. 2 Oh
Wilkerson, Irene; personal property
Of household, vehicles and
livestock assessed at $3.50.
due for state tax..............-.. 33
CO. .,.............. 10
On all such property there shall be
interest due on the amount of County
taxes in arrear from the first day OF
September, and the State tax from the
irst day January, next succeeding the
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ency from one end to the other. he hImy
sheets that are the units in making an
Ostermoor are spun thin as tissue-lt takes
over four thousand Of these s.4eets to make the
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EIGHTH DIsTRI II.

Brown. Amelia; 0 acres and buildings
near Bryantown assessed at $3.50. also
personal property assessed at 500: No
record reference.
due for state tax ...................7s
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1915-05-07

The result Of the Mayoralty cleo
ton IN Baltimore while not a surprise
to as brin.s out many things Of in-
tersst particularly from party stand
,,oint
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Hawkins, George w lot and build
ings near Pomonkey assessed at $500;
al SO personal property consisting of
household and livestock assessed az $50.
Probahlv need from r ID Tnnmar m
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-03
BECKER To SQUEAL
ON HIGHER Ups"
VIII Tell With Whom He Divided
100000 Graft His Squad
Collected

New York. July 3.-On the au-
thority of Charles Becker's counsel.
Martin t. Manton. it was stated to-day
that If Becker fails in his appeal to
the United States Supreme Court he
will. before going to the electric chair
for the murder of Herman Rosenthal,
make public disclosure of the names
OF the men with whom he is alleged
to have divided 100000 in graft
money collected from gamblers and
keepers of illegal resorts during his
career as head of teh famous police
strong arm squad. Six men. some of
them police department officials, are
understood to be involved in the state
ment Becker has prepared while await
ing the outcome of appeals to Governor
Whitman and the United States Su-
preme Court
Becker will make a clean breast
of the grating said Mr.. Manton.
He will issue a statement not for pay.
but to divide the guilt of graft. He
realizes his perilous position and does
not want to die. If die he must. and
leave a set of men to use others as he
has been used. He wishes to have the
truth off his mind as soon as possible"
1t was reported that Becker's state
ment would attempt to explain the
death of big Tim" Sullivan. who was
believed to have been killed by a
New Haven railroad train.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-03
Will Oppose Transfer of
Rum License to West End
at Big Mass Meeting

Residents of the West End, in
dignant at the action of Frederick w.
Ebel. proprietor of the National Ho-
tel, in trying to have his license trans
ferred from Fourth and State streets
to 1902 North Fourth street, will hold
mass meeting tomorrow afternoon
at $50 o'clock in Augsburg Lutheran
Church. Robert A. Enders will pre-
side and the Rev. L. A. Pyles, pastor
of the Fifth Street Methodist Church.
will be the principal speaker. Ad-
dresses will be made by other promi-
nent churchmen.
The meeting is open to all and it is
intended by those back of the meet
ing to start to circulate a petition
which will be presented to the court
as an argument against the transfer.
The National Hotel now stands in
the Capitol Park Extension zone and
will be razed eventually for the inn
provements. Ebel applied for the Ii
cense transfer on Wednesday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-03
GOVERNOR To FIGHT
ON FOR LOCAL. OPTION
VIII Garry Battle Into Counties;
to Oppose Liquor Owned
Legislators
Special to The Telegraph

Altoona, Pa. July 3.-Surrounded
by his relatives and boyhood friends,
who gathered for the ninth annual
Brumbaugh reunion yesterday at Mar
tinsburg, Governor Brumbaugh re-
newed his prediction pledges for
moral and political reforms and urged
his hearers to give more attention to
such matters and take a larger part
in public affairs.
He made strong plea for clean
living. high thinking and square deal
ing. The Governor told of the fight
he made for local option and gave no.
tice that it would be renewed. He de-
clared he intended to carry the fight
into the home districts of the legis-
lators who opposed local option if they
are candidates to succeed themselves.
Nearly every Brumbaugh in Blair,
Huntington. Cambria and Bedford
counties was present. John S. Imler,
former treasurer of Bedford county,
came from California. The Governors
appetite had been made keen by his
experiences on the road and he greatly
enjoyed the basket dinner