Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 36, Number 27, 6 December 1910 — Page 10

PAGE TEX.

THE RIC1T3IOXD PAL LADIU3I AXD SU TELEGRA3I, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1910.

vMle at the sane time requiring that ; many permanent Improvements l-eeded to complete a fitting capital c:ty aball b carried on from year to f r and at a proper rate of progrens with funds derived from the rapidly incraaslug revenue. Fraadman'a Bank. I renew my recommendation that th clatma of the depositors in tl.si Treedmen's bank be recognized and pild ly the passage of the pending bill 0 that subject. , Negro Exposition. I also renew my recommendation that steps le tak n looking to the holding of a ni'pro exiosltlon In celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Issuing by Mr. Lincoln of the emancipation proclai .tlon. Civil Service Commission. The rlvll service comralMs'.on haa continued its useful dutlea during the year. The necessity for :h maintenance of the provisions of the civil err Ire law was never greater than toBay. Officer responsible for the kj1Iry of the administration and their Immediate personal assistant or depu

ties should not be Included within the rlaanlfiod service, but in my judgment public opinion haa advanced to the point where It would support a bill providing a secure tenure during efficiency for all purely administrative iniclal. I entertain the profound conviction that it would greatly aid the cause of efficient and economical government nd of letter polities If congress could nact a bill providing that the executive shall have the power to include In the classified service all local offlces under the treasury department, fjie department of Justice, the potClre department, the Interior department and tho department of commerce and . labor, appointments fo which now require the confirmation wt the senate, and that upon such jls unification tbe advice and consent f the senate shall cease to be required In such appointments. By their certainty of tenure, dependent on good service, and by their freetorn from tbe necessity for political activity these local officers would be Induced to become more efficient pubHe servants. . Tbe civil service law is an attempt to solve the problem of the proper selection of those who enter the service. A better system under that law for promotion! ought to be devised; but, given the selected employee, there remains still the question of promoting bis efficiency and bis usefulness to the government, and that can be brought bout only by a careful comparison of Bnlt v.-ork done by the individual and I pointing out of the necessity for improvement in this regard where Improvement la possible. Inquiry Into Economy and Efficiency. Tbe Increase In the activities and In the annual expenditures of the federal government has been so rapid and o rrrat that the time has come to check ine expntialnn of government activities In new directions until we have tested the economy nnd efficiency with which the government of today is being carried on. The responsibility rests upon he bend of the administration. He is held accountable by the public, and properly so. Despite the unselfish and patriotic efforts of the heads of departments and others charged with responsibility of government there has grown ap In this country a conviction that the expense of government are too great. The fundamental reason for the existence undetected of waste, duplication and bad management la the lack of prompt, accurate Information. The president of a private corporation doing o vast a business as the government transacts would, through comietent specialists, maintain the closest scrutiny on the comparative efficiency and the comparative costs in each division or- department of the t.uslness. lie would know precisely what the duties and the activities of ch bureau or division are in order to prevent overlapping. No adequate machinery at present exists ror supplying the president of tbe United Btatna with such Information respect ing tbe business for which be is responsible. For the first time In the history of the government congress In the last ession supplied this need and made an appropriation to enable the presl rlent to Inquire Into the economy and ettclency of tbe executive departments, nd I am now assembling an organ atlon for the purpose. At the outset I find comparison be tween departments and bureaus lmpos Bible for tbe reason that In no two de partment ' are the estimates and ex pendltures displayed and classified alike. The first step Is to reduce all to a common standard for classifies tlon and judgment, and this work is now being done. When it is completed the foundation will be laid for a businesslike national budget and for such i Just comparison of the economy and efficiency with which the several bu res us and divisions sre conducted as will enable the president and the beads of departments to detect waste, ell ml oate duplication, encourage the intelli gent and effective civil servants whose tfforts too often go unnoticed and se cure the public service at the lowest possible cost. Economy and Efficiency. The committees on appropriations of eongrees have diligently worked to reduce the expenses of government and have found their efforts often blocked by lack of accurate Information con talntng a proper analysis of requirements and of actual and reasonable cost. The result of this Inquiry should enable the executive In his com munications to congress to give information to which congress is entitled and which will enable It to promote economy. I have requested the head of each .leparttnent to appointment commit toes on economy and efficiency In or der to secure full co-operation In the movement by the employees of . tbe government themselvs I urge the continuance of the aprroprlation of $100,000 requested for the fiscal year 191 rvnenenc leaax raw to Deiiere a . . . - tw-.l tlint. htt government methods are ritich criticised, the bad resnlts-lf we d have bad results are not due to a U.ck of seal or willingness on the part of the civil servants. On the contrary, t believe that a fine spirit of willing- . &es to work' exists In tbe personnel.

which. If properly encouraged, wll'.i produce results equal to those secural in tbe best managed private enterprises. In handling government expenditure the aim is not profit the aim is the maximum of public service at the minimum of cot We wish to reduce the expenditures of the government, and we wish to save money to enable the government to go into some of the beneficial projects wblcb we are debarred from taking up now because we ought not to Increase our expenditures. At a later date I shall send to congress a special message on. this general subject. Civil Service Retirement. It la impossible to proceed far in Mich an investigation without perceiving the need of a suitable means of eliminating from the service the superannuated. This can be done In one of two wayseither by straight civil pennlon or by some form of contributory plan. Careful study of experiments made

by foreign governments shows that t bree serious objections to the civil l'iiljii payable out or tue public treasury may be brought agaiiiKt It by the taxpayer, the administrative officer and lhe civil employee, respectively. A civil pension is bound to become an enormous, continuous and increasing tax on the public exchequer. It Is demoralizing to the service, since It makes difficult the distuisKal of Incompetent employees after they have partly earned their pension, and It is dis advantageous to the ma In liody of employees themselves, since it is alwas-a taken luto account in fixing salaries, and only the few who survive and remain In the service until pensionable age receive the value of their deferred lay. For this reason, after a half century of experience under a most liberal pension system, the civil servants of Eng land succeeded about n year ago in having the system so modified as to make It virtually a contributory plan with provision for refund of their theoretical contributions. The experience of Knglnnd and oth er countries shows that neither can a contributory plan be successful, hu man nature being what it Is, which does not make provision for the return of contributions, with Interest, in case of death or resignation before pensionable age. Followed to its logical conclusion, this means that tbe simplest and most Independent solution of the problem for both employee and the government is a compulsory savings arrangement, the employee to set aside from his salary a sura sufficient, with the help of a liberal rate of Interest from the government, to purchase an adequate annuity for him on retire ment, this accumulation to be Inalien ably his and claimable if he leaves tbe service before reaching the retirement age or by his heirs in case of his death. This is the principle upon which tho Gillett bill, now pending, is drawn. The Oillett bill, however, goes fur ther and provides that the government shall contribute to the pension fund of those employees who are now so ad vanced in age that their personal con tributions will not be sufficient to cre ate their annuities before reaching tho retirement age. In my Judgment this provision should be amended so that the annuities of those employees shall be paid out of the salaries appropriated for the positions vacated by retirement and that the difference be tween the annuities thus granted and the salaries may be used for the employment of efficient clerks at the lower grades. If the bill can be thus amended I recommend its passage, ns It will Initiate a valuable system and ultimately result In a great saving in the public expenditures. Interstate Commerce Commission. There has not been time to test the benefit and utility of the amendments to the Interstate commerce law con tained In the act approved June 18, 1910. The law as enacted did not con tain all the features which I recom mended. It did not specifically denounce as unlawful the purchase by one of two parallel and competing roads of the stock of the other. Nor did it subject to the restraining Influence of the Interstate commerce commission the power of corporations engaged In operating Interstate railroads to Issue new stock and bonds. Nor did it authorize the making of temporary agreements between rail roads, limited to thirty days, fixing the same rates for traffic between the same places. I do not press the consideration of any of these objects upon congress at this sesslou. The object of the first provision is probably generallr covered by the anti-trust law. The - oond provision was In the act refrM to the consideration of a commission to be appointed by the executive and to report upon the matter to congress. That commission has been appointed and is engaged In the investigation and consideration of the question submitted under the law. It consists of President Arthur T. Hadley of Yale university as chairman, Frederick C. Strauss, Frederick N. Judson, Professor B. II. Meyer and Walter L. Fisher, with William E. S. Grlswold as secretary. The third purpose led to so much misconstruction of its object that I am not disposed to press it for further consideration. It was Intended to permit railroad companies to avoid useless rate cutting by a mere temporary acquiescence in the same rates for the same service over competing railroads. with no obligation whatever to maintain those rates for any time. Safety Appliances and ProvWons. The protection of railroad employees from personal Injury is a subject of tho highest importance and demands continuing attention. There have been two measures pending In congress, one for the supervision of boilers and the other for the enlargement of dangerous clearances. Certainly some measures ought to be adopted looking to a prevention of accidents from these causes. It seems to me that with respect to boilers a bill might well be drawn requiring and enforcing by penalty a proper system of Inspection by the railway companies themselves which would accomplish our purpose. ' The entire removal of outside clearances would be attended by such enor-

mous expense that some other remed) must be adopted. By act of May t. 1910, tbe Interstate commerce commission is authorized and directed to investigate accidents, to report thetr causes and its recommendations. I suggest that the commission be requested to make a special report as to Injuries from outside clearances and the best method of reducing them. Valuation of Railroads. The Interstate commerce com mission has recommended appropriations for the purpose of enabling it to enter upon a valuation of all railroads. This hss always been within tbe Jurisdiction of the commission, but tbe requisite funds have been wanting. Statistics of the value of each railroad would be valuable for many purposes, especially If we ultimately enact any limitations upon the power of the interstate railroads to Issuo stocks and bonds, as I hope we may. I think, therefore, that In order to

permit a correct understanding of tho facts It would be wise to make a reasonable appropriation to enable the Interstate commerce commission to proceed with due dispatch to the valuation of all railroads. I have no doub that railroad companies themselve. can and will greatly facilitate this valuation and make It much less costly ir time and money than has been supposed. Fraudulent Bills of Lading. Forged and fraudulent bills of lading purporting to be issued against cotton some months since resulted In losses of several millions of dollars to American and foreign banking and cotton Interests. Foreign bankers then notified American bankers that after Oct. 31, 1910, they would not accept bills of exchange drawn against bills of lading for cotton issued by American railroad companies unless American bankers would guarantee the integrity of the bills of lading. The American bankers rightly maintained that they were not Justified in giving such guarantees and that if they did so tbe United States would be tbe only country In the world whose bills were so discredited and whose foreign trade was carried on under such guarantees. Tbe foreign bankers extended the time at which these guarantees were demanded until Dec. 31, 1910, relying upon us for protection In the meantime, as the money wblcb they furnish to move our cotton crop la of great value to this country. For the protection of our own people and the preservation of our credit iu foreign trade I urge upon congress the immediate enactment of, a law under which one who in good faith advances money or credit upon a bill of lading issued by a common carrier upon an interstate or foreign shipment can hold tbe carrier liable for the value of the goods described !n the bill at the valuation specified in the bill, at least to the extent of the advances made in reliance upon It. Such liability exists under the law of many of the states. I see no objection to permitting two classes of bills of lading to be issued: (1) Those under which n carrier shall be absolutely liable, as'above suggested, and (2) those with respect to which the carrier shall assume no liability except for the goods actually delivered to the agent Issuing the bill. The carrier might be permitted to make . small separate specific charge In addition to the rate of transportation for such guaranteed bill as an Insur ance premium against loss from the added risk, thus removing tbe princi pal objection which I understand is made by the railroad companies to the Imposition of the liability suggested viz, that the ordinary transportation rate would not compensate them for the liability assumed by tbe absolute guaranty of the accuracy of the bills of lading. I further recommend that a punishment of fine and Imprisonment be imposed upon railroad agents and shippers for fraud or misrepresentation in connection with the issue of bills of lading Issued upon Interstate and foreign shipments. Except aa above, I do not recommend any amendment to the interstate commerce law as it stands. I do not now recommend any amendment to tbe anti-trust law. In other words, It seems to me thai the existing legislation with reference to tbe regulation of corporations and the restraint of their business ha reached a point where we can stop for awhile and witness the effect of the vigorous execution of the laws on the statute books In restraining the abuses which certainly did exist and which roused the public to demand reform. If this test develops a need for further legislation, well and good, but until then let us execute what we have. Due to the reform movements of the present decade, there has undoubtedly been a great improvement in business methods and standards and in the earnestness of effort on the part of business men to comply with the law. They are now seeking to know the exact limitations upon business methods imposed by the law, and these will doubtless be made clearer by the decisions of the supreme court in cases pending before it. I believe it to be in the interest of all the people of the country that for the time being the activities of government, in addition to enforcing tbe ex isting law, be directed toward the economy of administration and the enlargement of opportunities for foreign trade, the building up of home industries and the strengthening of confi dence of capital In domestic investment. The White House. Dec. 6, 1910. Two Schools 1,300 Years Old. A controversy has arisen In England as to which school has the right to claim greatest age. There are two schools which were founded In thearly part of tbe seventh century the King's school. Rochester, and the King's school. Canterbury. Justus on his appointment to the see of Rochester In 604 made provision for a school in connection with tbe cathedral. Augustine established tbe Canterbury school about tbe same time. St. Peter's at York dates back to tbe eleventh century. Noble blood Is an accident of fortune; noble actions characterize tbe great. GoldoL

TO HOLD MEETING FOR MAYJESTIVAL Committee in Charge of the Event Will Meet to Hear Report on Program.

A meeting of the executive committee of the May Festival will be held tomorow afternoon at four o'clock in the Commercial club rooms to consider the report of the program committee and other important business. Verdi's requiem mass has been chosen as the major work for the chorus of adults, and the cantata, "Legend of Berzog," by Bundsall. the work for the children's chorus. These selections were made by the program committee and will be considered by the executive committee. The symphony orchestra has already held six rehearsal, and having played together for three years will be able to produce better work than ever before. It Is composed of fifty-eight pieces. The rehearsals are being held each Sunday afternoon in the auditorium of the new high school building where also the chorus rehearsals will take place. The soloists have not yet been chosen. NOTICE TO BIDDERS. Proposals for supplies for the use of the Eastern Indiana Hospital for the Insane for the month of January, 1911, will be received by the Board of Trustees at the hospital before 3 p. m.. Monday, December 12, 1910. Specifi cations may be seen at the Second National Bank, or at the hospital. By order of the Board. 6-2t S. E. Smith. Med. Supt. REAL ESTA TE TRANSFERS Jos. Collins to Annie McShea, Dec. 2. 1910, $480. Lots 557, 558, 588, 590, Beallview. Bertha Moss to Simeon II. Davis, Nov. 30, 1910, $1. Lot 26. Home add., Richmond. Simeon H. Davis to Abram E. Moss, Nov. 30. 1910. Richmond. $1. Lot 26, Home add. ROUTINE MATTERS BEFORE COUNCIL An ordinance was passed , by city council last night, transferring $30 from the account of miscellaneous expenses of public parks to the payroll of public parks. The "right and left" ordinance was read for the second time. It will come up for passage at the next regular meeting. A petition for the improvement of Sheridan street, from Sherman to Boyer, with a five-foot cement sidewalk, was presented and sent to the Board of Works for approval. It was signed by Mrs. Ida Davidson and several others. President Hammond, of the Board of Works, asked for the opinion of council on the cluster light method if lighting Main street and Councilmen King, Von Pein, Engelbert and Wessel spoke favorable of it. NOTICE, F. 0. E. There will be an election of officers Wednesday night, December 7, 1910, including three trustees. Signed Ed. H. Myers. Worthy Pres. Frank Hartzler, Secretary. 6-2t HE WAS BANISHED For the first time in several days a drunk was "fired out" of town by the city court. Charles Preston, fined $1 and costs, for public intoxication was given the privilege of paying or getting out of town in an hour. He "got.". The case against David Brumley, alleging that he sold liquor to a minor, was postponed until Saturday. LOGAN CANNOT BE FOUND FOR SERVICE John A. Logan at one time a well known liveryman in Richmond who is defendant in an action for divorce by Ella Ix)gan, cannot be found. It was thought that he was in Ixs Angeles. California, but two notices which were sent to the authorities there so that the proper legal notice might be served on the defendant, were relumed with the information that he could not be found. IS ADMINISTRATOR OF BOND ESTATE William A. Lewis, of Williamsburg, has been appointed administrator of the estate of the late Larkin T. Bond who died in November and has filed bond in the sum of $6,000. The widow, Nancy Bond, renounced the right to serve as administratrix of the estate. The heirs include the widow, a daughter and a grandchild. The Ladies' Aid Society of Reid Memorial church will meet in the parlors of the church at 2:30 Wednesday afternoon. RED CROSS SEALS Red Cross seals are now on sale, a large number have been sentto Richmond to be disposed of. The Palladium has these seals on sde. Call for them at the business office. Each penny spent for a'Red Cross seal goes into the war it nnd for the campaign against the great white plague. t S

IS MOT OH WARPATH Mrs. Eddy's Son Not in a Hostile Mood.

(American News Service) Chicago. Dec. 6. George W. Glover, Sr., son of Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy, his son and daughter. Miss Mable Baker Glover, reached Chicago today from Lead, S. D.. on their way to the funer al of the late Christian Science leader. L.--MrGlover declared he was going to J Ms mother's funeral, not to fight the will and his statement that he was taking the trip without hostile attitude was taken as confirmation of the statement of Christian Science leaders that he would not contest the will, which leaves Mrs. Eddy's $2,000,000 to the church she founded. The party planned to take a train east in a few hours. "1 am going to the funeral of my mother," said Mr. Glover. I am not going with any hostile intent." "Is it true that you embraced the Christian Science religion recently?" "I won't discuss religion at all." answered Mr. Glover. "My mother's religion was her own and I don't care to talk about Christian Science." The ladies of the First Presbyterian ; church will have a Christmas sale : Wednesday, beginning at 11 a. m. They will have on sale, aprons, homemade candies, fancy work ot all kinds, and home-made cakes, pies, salads, etc. 2 LODGE ELECTIONS Moose and K. of P. Chose Officers. The Moose lodge elected officers at its meeting on Monday evening and these officials, who will serve during 1911, will be installed at the first meeting in January. The officers include John Taylor, dictator; John Darnell,. Vice-Dictator; Clyde Ryan, prelate; J. C. Rife, sergeant at ai i; Harry Walls, inner guard; T. T. Trobaugh, outer guard: Charles L. Ladd, treasurer; Ora Harrell, secretary, and B. G. Price, J. O. Edgerton and Nathan White trustees. Dr. S. G. Smelser was elected the lodge physician. Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias have selected officers to serve during the first six moths of 1911. The3e officers are as follows: A. T. Ireton, captain; William H. March, first lieutenant; William L. Weisbrod, second lieutenant; Jarred Fisher, right guide; George Ebenhack, left guide; August H. Schroeder, recorder, and M. T. Nordyke, treasurer. The order has plans to make the year 1911 a most interesting one to the members as well as important to the lodge. A COMMUNICATION TO THE GOVERNOR Addressing Governor Thomas R. Marshall on the divorce problem, the Richmond Ministerial association approved of a letter at its meeting on Monday in which it stated that the association felt it would be wise for the chief executive to incorporate something in his message to the legislature dealing with the problem. The association rec mmends that the laws on the securing of marriage licenses be made more stringent and no license given without a physician's certificate, i i Arrangements for the observance of anti-saloon day in Richmond were made. Eight, speakers, all officers of the Anti-Saloon league of the State, will each deliver two addresses in the city on next Sunday. Rev. E. S. Shumaker in the afternoon will speak to a mass meeting in one of the theaters. - CHARITY FUND IS DIMINISHING FAST Unless the contributions to the assoeiStetf charities come in more rapidly than they have been during the fall since the five hundred appeals were sent out, the treasury of the association will be without funds before the winter is over. Necessity for some action to make the public generally realize the Importance of the contributions was discussed at the meeting on Tuesday afternoon. ITALIAN STEAMER IS A TOTAL WRECK (American News Service) Tangier, Dec. 6. The Italian steamr North America. v,ith thirty five souls aboard, which is ashore at Arseila is slowly going to pieces in the turbulent seas which are running tliere, according to a commercial cable received here today. The vessel is commanded by Captain Carbonne and was bound from Buenos yres to Genea. NOTED EDUCATOR AND MISSIONARY (American News Service) Springfield. S. D., Dec. 6. The venerable Dr. Alfred L. Riggs, principal of the Santee normal training school and who is famous for his missionary work among the Indians, received many congratulations today on the occasion of his seventy-third birthday anniversary. CHARITY WORKERS HOLD CONFERENCE f- . (American Kcws Service) Louisville, Ky., Dec. 6 The annual meeting of the Kentucky conference of charities 'and corrections was openl ed in Louisville today with addresses by Miss Mary Bryson of the associat- ! ed charities of Covington, Ky., and I Mrs. R P. Halleck of Louisville. The sessions will continue through tomorrow. ,.

Market

NEW YORK STOCK QUOTATIONS (Furnished by Correll and Thompson. Odd Fellow's Halt Phone New York, Dec. 6. Open High Low Copper ... 64 5i 61i Smelter ... 74i 75 71 U. S 73 74 4 71 H U. S. Pfd 116 116 115 Pennsylvania 12$ 12S 126s St. Paul 121 1211 119H B. & 0 105 105 1044 N'ew York Central HOi 111H 109H Reading , 1461 146 H23Canadian Pacific 193 192 19Hi Great Northern 12IH 1214 120 Union Pacific 169, 170 U6 Northern Pacific UZ 113v 112 Atchison ?9tg 1004 9SU L- & N 140tt ..... Southern Pacific 113 113H IIIs

CHICAGO CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS (Furnished by Correll nnd Thompson. Odd Fellows' Hall. Phone 1446.) Chicago, Dec. 6. Wheat -

Ore- Hf-b Lo-w Close Dec. ... 91 93 9U 93 May ... 96T 97 U 964 97 July ... 94 94 H 94 94 Vi Corn Open Hisb Close Dec. ... 46i 46 45" 46Vi May ... 4SVs 48 4S iS July ... 491s 49M, 4S" 4S Oa' s Open Illsrh Lew Clos Dec. ... 31 Ti 31 31 31 May ... 34 34 34 34 July ... 34i 34 i 34 34

PITTSBURG LIVESTOCK Pittsburg, Dec. 6. Cattle Steady; choice $6.25 6.50; butchers $5.25 5.65. Sheep Slow; wethers $4.25. Hogs Active; prime $7.907 95; yorkers $8.108.20. Calves $9.50 10.00. Lambs $4.256.20. E. BUFFALO LIVESTOCK East Buffalo, Dec. 6. Cattle Steady; prime steers $6.40 6.75; butchers $3.00 6.25. Hogs 10c higher; yorkers; $7.75 7.80; pigs $8.00. Sheep Steady; prime $4.25. Lambs $6.25. Calves Lower; choice $10.25. CINCINNATI LIVESTOCK Cincinnati, Dec. 6. Cattle Active; shippers $6.10; butchers $7.65. Hogs Higher; choice $7.557.66. Sheep Weak; $3.75. Lambs $6.40. Calves $10.25. INDIANAPOLIS LIVE STOCK Indianapolis, Dec. 6. Hogs Receipts 10.000; top $7.75. Cattte Receipts 15.000; choice $3.75 Sheep Receipts 500; prime $3.80. Lambs $6.00. INDIANAPOLIS GRAIN Indianapolis, Dec. 6. Wheat 93c Corn 46c Oats .34 Rye 75c Clover seed $8.60 TOLEDO GRAIN Toledo, Dec. 6. Wheat 96c Corn 49 c Rye 78c Oats 35 c Clover seed $9.20 A LODGE ELECTION The Whitewater lodge I. O. O. F., elected officers for the ensuing term as follows: R. A. Chattln, N. G.; J. D. Kirkpatrick, V. G.; L. A. Handley, secretary; E. D. Neff, treasurer, and O. H. Medearis, trustee. Third degree will be confired at the meeting Friday night. GOMEZ NOT TO BE CANDIDATE AGAIN (American News Service) Havana, Dec. 6. President Gomez will not be a candidate for President of Cuba at the general elections id 1912. This announcement was authoratively made public today when it became known that President Gomez is preparing an official statement to that effect. President Gomez gives ad reason, fear that Cuban history villi repeat itself and he be forced to ddicate by revolutionises. Vice-President Zayas will soon anrounce his candidacy for the Presidency. DAMAGE CASE WAS POSTPONED AGAIN By argeement of attorneys on both sides, the damage suit of Hannah E. Pickett against William S. Clendenin has been continued until the January term of the circuit court. The complaint alleges her health has been Injured by the obnoxious odors, which she avers arose from the defendant's fertilizing plant north of the city and near her home. She asks for $1,500 damages. The Picketts are determined, it would seem, to have the fertilizing plant either removed from the community or else operated in such a way that no offensive odors may result from the rendering of dead animals.

Report

Close 614 71 ;a 71 M 115H 126 imi 104H 109 143 191 120 167 112 98 i 140 111 BIG WOODMEN EVENT Will Be Held at the Pythian Temple. Visitors from Dayton, Hamilton, New Castle, and other nearby cities are expected on next Saturday evening by the local lodge of Modern Woodmen of America, when a class of twenty will be initiated into the adoption degree. Following the business sessiou the lodge members with their guests will banquet in the lower hall of the Pythian temple, this place having been selected in order that accommodations for all visitors might be had. There will be a hundred delegates from the Dayton " lodge. These will stay over and attend the morning service at the First M. E. church with the membership of the local lodge. The meeting promises to be the biggest event of its kind ever held by tho local lodge. At a meeting on Monday evening officers were elected, including A. E. Moss, consul; N. E. Sharp, advisor, F. F. Halsley, banker; ProfN. C. Heironimus, clerk, Thomas Parks escort; W. L, Buell, watchman; E. E. Thompson, sentry and A. E. Massey, member of the board of managers. HIGH SCHOOL NOTES By RALPH NEAL A committee is being formed by the high school for the decorations, of the school for the dedication of the building, on Friday, the seventeenth ot December. - The committee is composed of Miss. Marguerite Rush, Elsie Hart, Virgil Porterfield, Freda Scifert, Lucile Nusbaum, Lila Stevenson, Mary" Butler, Florence Burgess, Blanch Addleton, Lonzier Brown, Robert Taylor and Prof. Murray, Miss Tallant and Miss Bond, who will decide the decorations for the building. The program committee has also been formed. The members are Prof. Earhart, Prof. Torrence and Miss Hawkins. . A special meeting of the school was called this morning at the first period to hear Dr. Llndley. Dr. Lindley is of the State university of Indiana. He gave a very interesting talk on the subject of "Sleep." lie said whatever you do do not forget your sleep as it is one of the most Important things of your life. He recited instances which prove that he is right. He also gave an Interesting talk on tbe subject of "Dreams." He recited many instances In which peo . pie are not fully alive while they are asleep. He told many '-interesting dreams in the form of stories. Dr. 8. R. Lyons read the invocation and benediction. The lockers are assigned and each student has a place to hang wraps and place books, which Is a very big Improvement. POST OFFICE SALES LAST MONTH GOOD Postmaster E. M. Haas announced the sales of tbe local office In November to be $1,100 better than tbey were in tbe corresponding month of 1909. The total receipts were $6,974.24. A surplus of $1,638.49 was sent to Indianapolis. Tbe postofflce is the pulse of the business world and whenever a good showing is made by it, this is indicative of good buslnesa generally. FRANK COFFIN DEAD. Frank R. Coffin, about eighty years old; living near CentervIIle, died on Monday. He moved to this county a few years ago from Nantucket. It is understood that he had considerable wealth. HOMEOPATHISTS ARE HOLDING A MEETING (American Xews Service) Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 6. Homeopathic physicians from all over the South to the number of over 200 and several eminent representatives of the same school of medicine from, other sections of the country are in Jacksonville attending the annual convention of the Southern Homeopathic Medical association, which opened today with headquarters at tbe Windsor hotel. The sessions will continue over Wednesday and Thursday and many topics of national importance are scheduled for discussion. The president of the association is Dr. W. A. Boies, of Knoxville and the secretary. Dr. J. D. Crebbin of New Orleans. The Happy WmmUr Circle. Father maA mother. Bitters and brother, i set to know one another's intimate affairs. H the little bowel and ttver disturbance soon be come bonseboid comment. It is weU to remember that In constipation and indiarestion. and other tommies of the stomach, liver and bowels a qsick cure can be hnd by the use of Or. Caldwell's amp Pepsin. Take it tonight and yon H feet perfectly wn in the morning. Price rScentsaodSIatdrngrists. -