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The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1916-11-24
CHRISTMAS FOR THE k!DLElS
'"'- 80. looms o. LARGER DAILY
The Review Doll and Toy Fund For the Poor Children
Is Growing Fast

The following little letters are
sufficient in themselves to show the
manner of interest that has been
aroused in the Review Doll and Toy
Fund. The two organizations repre-
sented by the writer's of these letters
are comprised of children of from
seven to fifteen years of age Their
unselfish and generous offering
contributed to the Doll and Toy
Fund means that many of them have
divided their Christmas with the
little poor children of Morgan City
and want to do every thing in their
power to insure their less fortu-
nate little neighbors merry, merry
Christmas.
Morgan City, La.
Nov. Goth, 1916.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1916-11-24
CLORIA'S ROMANCE

More than a score Of the wealth
lest patrons Of fashionable Palm
Beath, Florida, appear in the early
chapters of "Gloria's Romance" the
new motion picture novel from the
pen of Mr.. and Mrs. Rupert Hughes,
in which Billie Burke is being
featured. The unusual opportunity
of both appearing in a motion pic
pure production and acting as a
cast for so famous a star
as Billie Burke, appealed to the
colony at Palm Beach as
a great lark. The film will be the
feature at the New Theatre soon.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1916-11-24

An internal explosion destroyed
the new Russian Dreadnought Imper-
atrista Maria, with heavy loss Of life.
The Greek government refused to
the demands of the Entente allies
for the Surrender Of part Of its sup
plies of arms and ammunition.
Arrangements for the solemn
ceremony that will mark the funeral
Of Emperor Francis Joseph were be-
gun in Vienna.
Villa was said to have been re-
pulsed after a series of desperate
attacks upon Chihuahua City.
President Wilson's message to
Congress was said to point to rail-
road legislation as the most pressing
problem confronting the country.
Attorney General Gregory and
counsel for the railroads reached an
agreement to expedite the test of the
AdamsOn law.
A resolution introduced in the
West Virginia Legislature charged
a wholesale attempt to corrupt men,
bers. =
The new efficiency committee of
the American Railway Association
instructed all railways to return
coal cars, whether empty or loaded.
Following the testimony regarding
the accused mans condition and &C
tions following the murder of Judge
Lawler, the state rested in the Over
ton trial.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1916-11-24
We hope that you will rec

We hope that you will receive
many bigger ones than ours.
Sincerely,
THE Children's Hour.
Elizabeth O'Brien, Sec.
All funds contributed to The Re
view Doll and Toy Fund will be dis
bursed by The Kings Daughters of
this city. The Peoples State and Saw
ings Bank is the place of deposit for
the Fund but contributions will be
accepted by the banks of Morgan
City and by a number of the bust
ness men. Be certain that your name
and the correct amount you contri-
butte appear in the columns of this
paper.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1916-11-24

Stop coughing! you rack the lungs
and worry the body. BILLIARDS
HOREHOUND SYRUP checks irri-
tation, heals the lungs and restores
comfortable breathing. Price csc,
SOC, and $1.0O per bottle. Belanger
Drug Co.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1916-11-24

The Barnett Fountain Pen has a
Guaranteed lax Gold Point. It is
a perfect pen and sells for $500 the
world over. Ask Review Contestant
to show you one of them.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1916-11-24

If you want to win one Of the big
prizes in the Review Voting Contest
you have only to make q small ef-
fort to do 20. There are seven big
prizes to go to the winners and
every candidate will be rewarded in
proportion to the results obtained.
Start Il now.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1916-11-24
Kings Daughters Circle:

My dear madame President: In
closed please find our check for SO
for which we beg you to accept as
our contribution toward the Doll and
Toy Fund for your annual Christmas
Tree. We hope that some little girl
and boy will be made as happy in
receiving as we are in giving
Sincerely,
Little Women"
Per Gertie Lee Conner,
Secretary.
Dear Mrs. Pharr:
We want to be among the first to
help the Doll and Toy Fund, so we
have collected the sum Of $4.25 from
our Club and we send you our check.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1916-11-24
News Flashes From
Fran far and Near

The forces of the Teutonic allies
continued their steady progress a.
cross the plains of Rumania.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-05-25

guilty, not guilty whereupon he arose and said
"Your Honor killed the man, but did it to my
life,'-without further procedure, Judge Brown
carefully read the law and turning to the sheriff. said
Mr. Sheriff. take this out and hang him in three
days." The attorney his feet instantly, telling
the court that he had not tried the man. and that he
could not hang until he convicted. Judge Brown
piled, "Haint been convicted? Didn't he say he killed
the man. and don't the law read, IF kills
another he must be hanged? He don't need no trial"
Fields persisted in his objections until finally Judge
Brown became angry and addressed him follows:
Richard, don't want to hear out O. you your
client has confessed his guilt and you don't set down
and shut up I'll fine you and have you whipped for
being accessory and Fields sat down. but appeal
later made to the chief who nterfered and induced
the judge to grant the prisoner trial. Another
striking instance of arbitrary ruling occurred in the
Canadian district court in the early nineties w. W.
Hastings present representative in Congress from the
Second Oklahoma district, and w. P. Thompson of
Vinta, partners, having graduated from Wander
bt University, and starting the practice of law in the
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-05-25
May, 1916

were much more radical and far reaching for morality
and the welfare of society than many lax state laws OF
today For instance the Cherokees prohibited, abso-
utey the marriage of relatives extending to cousins,
and made specific provision prohibiting the marriage
of insane, or persons of weak mind and though you
may have read highly coored stories of Indian romance
where the white marries the Indian Princess, yet
il was no easy matter for outsider to come into the
Cherokee Nation and marry of its daughters Be-
fore he could do this he had to present certcate OF
good citizenship from the clerk of the county where he
had last lived and been voter. In addition he had to
present certificate of at least ten reputable citizens OF
the Cherokee Nation declaring that they knew him per-
sonally and could vouch for his character; and
after he had the clerk of the district where he
applied for his license that he of good char
acter he must then pay license fee of $685. all of which
was preliminary the consent of the fair maiden not
always as easily gained in reality has been penned
and pictured by the writer of cheap romance There
are many other provisions in which the founders OF
Cherokee government displayed remarkable knowledge
and understanding of good government. Not content
with the constitution of 1927 they again drafted an
organic act in 1889 which continued until the Cherokee
Nation dissolved and the Territory became part of
the state of Oklahoma.
There are many incidents of court trials under the
old Cherokee laws vibrant with humo though running
through them there is always strong thread OF phlo
sophy and goodly amount of common sense. The
narration of how justice was meted out in many OF
these earlier courts may at first blush ludicrous,
it is true with great number of our less en-
Hghtened justices of the peace courts of today. Of
course error often occurred just find it in
highest courts After all courts composed of moth
ing but human beings. However, if mistakes made
by these quaint though conscientious interpreters and
of the law they usually resulted in favor of
the weak against the strong the oppressed against the
oppresser, and the ultimate right against the wrong
hoJ ir1ricn
of district courts corresponding justice county
courts; circuit courts corresponding to district
courts; and appellate court known the Supreme
Court, the Their prosecuting officers were
called solicitors for each district, and national at
torney, the have attorney general. Until
1875, most all crimes punishable by whipping.
Murder and rape were both punishable by hanging.
rI,or.a nf
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-05-25
Page Seven

various circuits of the old Nation. They had driven
many miles through the country to appear before Judge
Barker of the Canadian court, where they spent two
days in the trial. There appeared to be repre-
sentng the other side, although it observed that
Major W. I. Hutchings, prominent lawyer of Mus
kogee sat in the presence of the throughout the
trial. but taking part in the proceedings Under the
rules, could practice before the court except per-
of Cherokee blood, and Major Hutchings was a
white who had out from Virginia Late in
the day the court took the under delayed consd
GRAFTON and at the end of two weeks notified the at
toneys to return for further argument Again the
Vanderbilt graduates ourneyed through the country
and argued the all one long July day. When they
had concluded Judge Barker observed that if there
nothing further to be said the court ready to render
its opinion and he withdrew from his inside pocket
typewriter opinion, containing six eight
pages which he proceeded to read at length When he
had finished the two young attorneys expeetant of
against side without representation glanced at
each other in astonishment then at the court. Finally
they engaged the court in conversation relative to the
opinion and asking for further explanation which
brought look of perpexity upon the countenance of
the court. When young Thompson had propounded
question which Judge Barker unable to parry, the
puzzled juris turned appeangy to the silent lawyer
from Muskogee with this request: "Major Hutehings,
will you act amieabe cure for the court and give
further explanation of the courts opnion?" This
readily done, since Major Hutchngs had prepared the
opinion in the first place.
The Cherokees have always had a very high regard
for oath, and perjury of the most serious of
offenses known their law An instance occurred in
the United States court at Fort Smith when fun
blood Cherokee being used witness Yankee
lawyer from down East" interested in the case, reg
stered his objection to the full bIoods testifyng the
ground that Indian could not sufficiently understand
the effect of oath. The turned to the inter-
prefer and asked him to nterogate the witness to
whether not he understood the meaning of OATH
to which the Indian replied with nod The lawyer
him to explain what he understood oath
to mean and in few soft syables he made reply
translated by the court interpreter foIlows "That
thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neghbor
md the court held him to be a competent witness.
Once trial in progress in the old Going Snake
Ii.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-05-25

district, when an Indian was
upon trial for hog stealing.
The prosecution had proven
guilt conclusively by three
witnesses who saw the man
steal the hog. 1t appeared
that there was no defense to
be offered, but old Wilson
Rider, a prominent lawyer
in those days, was not to be
so promptly defeated. Dur
ing the adjournment for
noon, he found some twelve
or fifteen witnesses in the
community who were will
ling to swear they had not
seen the defendant steal the
hog; and when court con-
vened, he promptly put them
upon the stand, one after
another. Resting his case,
it was argued that he had
offered a preponderance of
evidence which he believed
ought to convince any SEN
sible man beyond doubt,
that the defendant had not
stolen the hog. The court
rendering its opinion, held
CONTINUED on Page Is. I
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-05-25

There were no degrees of
murder. Larceny of stock
was a very serious offense,
the punishment being fifty
lashes upon the bare back
for the first offense, one
hundred for the second Of
Tense and if the third was
proved the .culprit was
hanged.
One did not have to be a
lawyer to practice before
the courts, although those
pioneers of the territorial
bar were men of sound and
a clear understanding of
human nature. One OF the
earliest murder cases re-
ported was tried before
Judge James Brown, a man
of robust character, strong
physique, but without any
knowledge of law. T h e
prisoner was represented by
Richard Fields, an attorney
of some reputation among
the Cherokees. The clerk
called the prisoner, who was
arraigned to plead II the
judge asked him if he was
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-07-08
THE VERY ACME OF ABsURDITY

Last evening" the council passed another or dinance imposing tax on all itinerant mer- chants. The municipality had previously passed such ordinance, but the "all-powerfuP' district court called it unreasonable" and therefore null and void.
 The court in it's opinion said that S10 a day was unreasonable and figured that at that rate it would amount to $500 a month and nearly $3600 year, consequently was prohibitive and equal to restraint of trade, some such ex- pression.
 The absurdity is astounding. AS though a man who would want to do business for even month would not take federal license and rent a store Supposing he would do business for S10O0, all he would have to pay to the federal government would be S10 and he could rent a room and do business. Surely if man wanted to do business for any length of time, he would not be so foolish as to pay license from day to day. He would merely rent room, pay his little federal license and be done with. This shows the kind of logic that some of our rulers" use to arrive at a conclusion. Ten dollars day was not unreasonable with due respect to the courts opinion to the contrary notwithstanding. Be- sides, the local business men must be protected.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-07-08
FACING THE CANNON.

As marched forward toward goal, huge geysers of spoued into the air rising behind backs from the of "75s supporting In front the fire curtain outlined the whole length of the enemys line with neat ness and accuracy that struck with wonder the flames burst through the pail of smoke and dust around Above all backness, but at it's lower edge the curtain frnged with red and green flames, marking the explosion of shells directly the ditch and parape in front of The low flying clouds mingled with the smoke that the whole brightness of the day obscured Out of the backness fell trcking rain of pieces of metal Jumps of earth, knapsacks, rifles cartridges and fragments of human flesh We went in steadily, and nearer. Now seemed very close to the wall of shells streaming from guns ing just dropping the in The effect terrific almost braced myself against the rocking of the earth like sailors nstinctive gait in stormy weather.- Edward Morea)
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-07-08

If Carranza really fight he will have to get a cordwood stick his shoulder President Wilson can't the big chips the first chief has caryng-Ta- coma News)
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-07-08
ROUND THEM UP CHIEF.

Evidently the ight-ingered gentries have made their appearance in our community. Ac- cording to report yesterday it appears that some sneaking thieves robbed hardworking honest woman of some chickens They almost cleaned her chickencoop Yes indeed, they were not satisfied with one or two, but took eight nice fat chickens and a hen. They might have taken the chickencoop also if they could have packed it away.
 Every summer and fall something of that na- ture happens here. Periodically gangs of thieves come to pay us visit and incidentally, help
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-07-08
ADVERTISED LETTER LIST

of the Ketchikan. Alaska, Post Office for the week ending July 1, 1916.
 A. Borger, Ben Bratland, H. H. Car ney, C. B. Kinge, J. McDonell, J. Nell son, John Orvik, Capt. Tom Penny, Wilfred Samson.
 When calling for the above, say Advertised" Parties claiming let ters from the above list must pay a fee of one cent for each letter claim ed. All letters unclaimed by July Is, 1916, will be sent to the Dead Letter Office, Washington, D. c.
 M. E. Swineford, Postmaster.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-07-08
THE PRICE OF LIBERTY.
(Elihu Root, in Leslie's.)

IEIlhu Root, in LesIle7S.)
 We have enjoyed liberty and order long that we have forgotten how they Our people that they the air comes They have assumed that they will of their and by their force continue forever without effort An, mol Liberty has always been born of struggle has through sacrifice and the blood of martyrs and the devotion of mankind And it is be preserved except by jealous watchful and determination always be free. That eternal vigilance is the price of liberty is much truth
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-07-08

themselves to the best we have. It would seem that that class of men could be readily recogniz- ed. If so, a blue ticket or the rock pile should be their lot Round the mup Chief and see what you can do to protect honest peoples property.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-07-08
TAPPING" IN BASEBALL.
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(New Haven Register)
 Will some thoughtful man. with head enough to play successful college baseball kindly give if he has it, the information what good effect it has the playing of intelligent college players for of their number to perform dance of third first base and periodi- cally emit such insane expressions That's the boy Now you're lookin at it? These translations of of the less objectionable of the yaps that puncu ated the between Holy Cross and Yale Wednes- day, in which the blame of this oense about equally divided between the two teams
 There has been considerable condemnation. here at Yale of this of action in visiting The critics not going to discriminate however They had hoped that Yale going to good example by giving up the habit To repeat the question: what good does do? Isn't there way effectually hush it. in the of the home team? The crowd could be trusted to the visiting of it if the visiting the only offenders If Yale players to participate in the of fense the only is to condemn all alike Those who like clean baseball under comfortable and joyable conditions getting pretty sick of it.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-07-08
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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-04-07
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lHEREAI HOME
II. O. Allen, Dentist.


Special orders taken for Home
Cooked food-Johnson's.
Bert Zeller went to Denver Mon
day via the Williams steamer
route.
Mr.. aud Mrs. John Owen were
visiting in the valley the first of
the week
Mrs. Oscar Fischer returned
last week from an extended visit
in Denver.
Frank O. Garrabr took a day
of and visited the big city Satur-
day aud Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. J. Donnellv
drove to Denver in their Ford
Thursday morning.
The Shakespeare club will meet
with Miss Margaret Coffman
Tuesday evening, April II.
| Mrs. J. H Nankervis left Sun
day for Greeley where she spent
the week with Miss Leota.
Miss Unis Which has returned
from her vacation which She
spent in Denver and Greeley.
Joe Burke was among the Ida
ho Springs people who did bust
ness in the capital city This week.
c. A. Dart and William Pass
more have moved from the Hot
Springs hotel to the Merle rooms
H. G. Fowler of the Metals
Mining com pany made his usual
monthly visit to the Honest John
tunnel Sunday.
Bryan Bonner, a student at the
Boulder University, came over
Sunday and went 10 Lombard for
a few days visit with the old |
folks.
The Misses Richards, Dorsey,
Peterson, Ricketts,, Rose Ganson,
Van Gordon and Wheeler returned |
Sunday evening from their Two
weeks vacation.
Tom Parmalee has leased the
rooms over the Gem theatre and
has repainted and papered them |
throughout, making them first
class apartments.
G. o. Swanson of Dumont was
in town the first of the week Mr..
Swanson is one Of the fortunate
owners Of the big lease on the AL
bro mine at Dumont.
The time is getting short You
had better invest now in the oil |
land that l.. E Cassatt is agent |
for, and not have occasion to blame |
yourself afterwards.
Mrs, George H. Curnow re-
ceived the Neighborhood club |
Tuesday afternoon. The ladies' |
sewed and visited until the hostess, |
assisted by her daughter, Miss
Grace, and Miss Agnes Cribbis. |
served sandwiches, coffee, whipped
cream dessert and cake. The next
meeting will be in two weeks with |
Mrs. Clausen.
Simon Weinberger of New
York City is a guest of his broth
ers Nathan and Sol this week.
Mr.. Vein berger Is no stranger
in our city, having been engaged
in business here for many years,
and is still heavily interested in
real estate in the city. Notwith-
standing he lives in the big city of
the country he always retains a
warm spot in his heart for Idaho
Springs and its people.
Mrs, Alex Roy was the honor
guest at a very pleasant surprise
party last Saturday afternoon, the
occasion being her birthday ami
versary. The guests were Mrs.
Dumont and granddaughter,
Phyllis; Mrs. Jenkins and chill
dren, Mrs. Gustatson, Mrs. Cook,
Mrs. Gust. Nordstrom and son,
MrS Su,aa Sa:al