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Boost the Development of the Rogue River Country by Subscribing Liberally to the new Medford Pamphlet UNITED PRESS DISPATCHES By fat the largest and best newa report of any paper In Southern Oregon. Dlffletilferd lOftily; Grftune. The Weather Fair weather is promised for tonight and tomorrow. THIRD YEAK. MEDFORD, OREGOX, "WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER !l, 190H "No. 231. L City Votes to Remain In Dry Column by 170 Majority-Mayor and Coun Gilmen Get Salaries ASHLAND, Or., Die, 1(1. (Special.) Tho bankers' tiekot completely snow ed under hero yesterday at tin annu;:) city election and for another year at least, Ashland Iiiih decided to stay in the dry L'ohim n. Tito ollicors elected am: Mayor Samuel Snoll. Counoilmeu First ward, Willimn Loom is; Second ward, William Myor; Third ward, F. W. Monro. Itoeordor-Oaptain Egglcston. Tho amendment appointing :i park commission w:ih carried by n majority of 4i0. The amendment tit give tlx mayor nd councilmcn a Halary wan carried by n vote of 77. Tho amend meat providing that the inr.yor servo two yours together with tho city recorder curried by a ntall majority. Prohibition is growing in the city evidently as is shown by the fact that tlio city went diy this year by a ma turity of 170 votes, or v. gain of 70 over a year ago. Ham Snoll won his race against, J. F. Moot by n majority of A'.VA for mayor. Tho result was a big surpriso to many who expected Knot to give Knell a much closer ran. William Loom is won over It. C. Neil for councilman in the First ward by a majority of H), William Myer, v. ho hail the impport of Undo Hilly Willis, beat L. h. Mulit by 47 majority. , F. W. Moore ran away from Hanker 'arter by 127 votes. According 1o tho Amendment passed; the mayor will receive ii imlary of $100 v. year and tho eouneilnieu $."S0 n year for their services. FORJCOUNTY Miss : Marian B. Towne, Deputy County Clerk, Toils Nightly Jackson county is soon to boast of its first woman lawyer Miss Marian B. To wae, the popular deputy county clerk has been study law, at an age when most young ladies are studying mm rimmiy, aim expects Boon to com piere nor amnios ny a course in some law school, when she' will hang out her shingle as attorney and counsellor at law. As assistant"" county clerk, Miss Towne is in a position to acquire more knowledge of law procedure than most law students acquire in colleges, though why a charming young woman should bother her head with dull and dreary JUackstone wheu so many more lively topics present themselves is a mys tery. Perhaps, however, after studying grand jury justice, M iss Towne has come to the conclusion that the services of a woman are needed to put the old courthouse in order. "1 want to earn more money than 1 can earn in a clerical position," says Miss Towne, "and I can do it prnetie ink law. I like the law and am sure I can build up a remunerative prac tice. No 1 have no matrimonial in tit nations," laughed the fair disciple of Mlackstono. " "If parts of fiv (if tho best men 1 have met were put together and a composite man formed 1 might consider a proposal, but that's about the only kind. '? Meanwhile Miss Towne siwndn her days toiling over the county records. and the long winter evenings she labors over tho dusty volumes of the law. I tn nqtiet M in 's ( 'i vie I trot herhood Wednesday, December 10. at 7 o'clock in the Christian tabernacle. Don't for get to remember it. 7 o'clock. W. K. Price of Tolo, member of the grand jury was in Medford Wednes AM SNEL NEWMAYOR OFASHLAND WOMAN LAWYER DAI day. REBEKAHS ENTERTAIN Enjoyable Social Evening Spent by Local Lodge and Invited Friends Tuesday night marked another one of the popular social evenings enjoyed by Olive Rehokuh lodge, No. 28, mid their invited friends. A program was rendered which con sisted of several readings by Hev. O. lit; Roy Hall, violin solos by Mr. Olin and vocal solos by Mr. Hastund. About 11 o'clock tho party adjourned to the banquet room, where the usual well loaded tables were in evideucfl. ' Following the luncheon several more selections were rendered by Mr. llas luud. The committeo to whom tho credit for the evening's enjoyment - belongs were as follows: Mesdames Masking Smith, Streets, Philbrook, Dixon and Messrs. C. (,'. Taylor, Dixon and Homer Harvey. RAISED TON OF BEETS ON EACH 100-FOOT ROW A farmer who lives on Williams creek near Jacksonville raised four tons of beets oa four rows each 100 feet long. He also brought in a load of carrots weighing from 7 to 10 pounds each. An xlnlut has been established in the Bank of Jacksonville building, and a fine exhibit of fruit ami vegetables is on lisplay. ASHLAND MERCHANTS SWELL COMMERCIAL CLUB FUNDS A, committee of the Commercial club, composed of II. F. Pohlaml, J. K. Young and Klmof Patrick, says t ho Tidings, secnnuL subscriptions to tho amount of marly $4(M) to imiki! up the deficiency in thi! club's exchequer caused by ex traordinary expenditures in public en terprises during the year. Secretary 1 'oh land is continuing the work to swell the fund to $000 or more ind is willing to receive nuy subscrip tions proffered for the cause. Ho re ports that the call for funds has been most cheerfully rosy ponded to gener ally, while refusal is rare. ;e is on Cards Have Been Arrang ed for Those Who Do Not Care to DanGe Piepnrations for the danco to lie giv en by tho ladies of St. Ann's society on next Friday evening have been all arranged for and nothing has been left undone which will add to the pleasure of the evening. For those who do not can to dance cards have 'been nrrangerl nnd a qniet Kaine may be indulged ill. Mr. nnd Mrs. Kdynr Hafer are to lend the grand march. Supper will bo served nnd will be in the charge of Itennie I'lj-male, the stew ard of the Hotel N'ash. The patronesses are: Mesdames V, I Vawter, Kdgar Kafir, D. I). Rus sell, George 1'. Minis. A. A. Davis, F. II Hopkins, John 7J. Olwell, B. Paul Theiss, Nicholas (,'ooke. Hunt Lewis, .1. I). Heard, John S. Orth, J. Stillmnii Vilas, V. Hyde Stalker, J. F. Hedily. Tin; following will be floor mamrgers: Messrs. W. C. Debley, Fern Van Dyckr T. K. Daniels, Sam T. Hiohards, Will Murphy, S. M. Moars, Jr., John Wil kinson, Howard S. Dudley. REPORT SHOWS TOLL THAT THE CORPORATIONS OBTAIN WASHINGTON, Dec. lfi. Between ii.imui and 3.-,niin workmen nr killed during one year by accidents through out the liniled States, according to the rritort of the bureau of labor, made pub li. f..driv. The report, covering tho years from 1 HIM) to l'.MUi, shown that in more than a million deaths of males, more than ! jwr cent were due to accidents. The reMrt, in giving tho statistics of the toll that the workinguian pays to the cause of commerce, shows !he dif ferent causes that resulted in the great est number of fatalities. Prominent among theni is the failure of corpora tions tn provide safety appliances for workmen. NEXT FRIDAY MAY SHOW APPLES IN CHICAGO The National Apple Show There Next Year and Move on to Send Ex hibit From Medford The next national applo show simi lar to that, jtist. held in Spokane, will be held in tho city of Chicago, if the plans of tho fruitgrowers who assem bled at the Spokane show dr not go astrav. Such is the report brought back from Spokane by John D. Olwell, who visited the show and spent some time in visiting other fruit districts of the northwest recently. Mr. Olwell is hopes that it will bo possible for tho Rogue Kiver fruitgrowers to exhibit at leiiHt two earn of iipploa in (.lnriiKo next, year a ear of Spitxciiliprgii anil a car of Newtowns as the ndvertisiug for this section that would result would be far reaching and of much benefit to the vnllev. And with a good crop on tho orchards nlready in bearing ami those that hnve just como in tho valley should be able to send east two car loads of apples that would hold their own with tho best pieced on exhibition. The date for the show is not as yet definitely determined, but it is planned lo hnve it nliout the time of the annual stock show in that city, which is in the early weeks of November. "There is but little benefit derived," said Mr. Olwell, "of holding n great apple show in the center of an apple growing territory. Ji of conrso stimu lates interest on the part of the apple- growers, but wo get. that anyway from other sources, and the great shows should be held in cities like Chicago, where the people are not as familiar with the great apples wo grow out here. "It is to tie hoped that the ltogue River valley growers will be able to exhibit some two cum of fruit in ('hi engo during the show next year, for it would be of great benefit. The Spokane Show. "The Spokane upple show just, held was in many ways a success and in some ways n disappointment. There were about lo carloads of fruit on ex hibition, buf most of it was from the state of Washington. Colorndo was not represented at all. Idaho had a small exhibit, as did British Columbia. Tn Oregon Hood Kiver placed a few ap ples on exhibit ion, wbile, of courr.e, we had none. Hood Hiver would have prob ably exhibit, d more had there not been a ruling made whereby high-priced fruit was placed on the level of cheaper coin nii rcilll vnlues in being judged. But the Spokane people are to be congrat ulated on their efforts and their liberal contributions to the fund which made the largo premiums possible. "It was after the show was over that the fruit growers me nnd decided to try and arrange the next national apple show for Chicago. It will then be time for Hogue Hiver to get busy and send along some of the local fruit to bring home the big prizes, ns the fruit has. brought home the big prices in tne past. " SMALL STORE THAT DOES " BIG CHRISTMAS BUSINESS Mow such a comparatively small store manages to enrry such a largo stock ml do such a big business, not alone for Christmas and holiday trade, but for everv dnv in the year, is a remark constantly brought forth by a glimpse -i The Totfiierv now in festive attire. draped with laurel :nd evergreen and ftonned with scarlet ribbons and Christmas bells. No store in Medford has grown faster than the Toggery vet it occupies comparal iveiy to mace but everv inch is utilized nail eutnnrehelisive mid scientific fashion by Toggery Mill n"id one would not ilrnam tv.mt tt interior iifu'ear!' nee that it was the store of a y-ar or so ago, Modern dust proof cabinets contain hit et stvles of clothing, haiolsome plat- glass showcases are laden with a pro fusion of neckwear, nuspcixlerf-, hirls, etc. while the shrives that exteinl 10 the ceiling on all four sides of the store room an; literally laden and crammed with everything in the line of men's furnishings. Medford has grown rap idly, but rod more rapid iy than the Toggery an op to date -stock is carried lhat is turned over often so that only lale patterns are carried and that, is .me of the reasons that the Toggery's iDines is expanding o rapidly. BORN. FlTZfiKRALO December 15, to the irife of .T. H. Fitzgerald, a diiughter. William Scott of Antiuch was in Med ford Tuesday. MAKE REPORT Conservation Commission Hears Report of Com mission on Public Lands The most interesting point made pub lic through the report of tho work conducted during the summer and fall by tho secretary of luuds of tho na tioiial conservation commission, of which Senator Knute Nelson of Min nesota is chairman, is that the inven tory of natural resources has demon strated that tho soil of tho United States as a whole is not falling off, but rather is in most parts of the country, if not actually gaining, at least holding its own. The report declares, however, that our iiifripultuntl IuiiiIh will soon he required to produce at least twice us much as they do at present ill order to meet the nation's demand for food. Such an incrouso in crop production is:"" appeal from the United States dm possible with propor methods. There nro in tho United States prop er, according to tho report, a trifle less than 3,uu0,UUU sqnnru miles of luad surface, of which a littlo moro than ouo fifih in under eultiviitinn. About quarter in covered with, forenln. ami a smaller proportion with woods, young growth and uutover land. With tho ex ception of waste lauds nnd a relative ly small amount of mineral lauds, all tho rest is grazing hind. Public Lauds. There are hi tho continental United States :1K0,S73,7K7 acres of unappropri ated ami unreserved lands and almosl an etpiat amount in Alaska. Ill tho year ending June M0, ItmS, thorn were IMty O.ifi entries, covering l,iilU,"l()..'ll uores, ii number which has been exceeded in only two years. It. is ovhlcut, there fore, that there is no present need to increase tho si.e of holdings granted to each homesteader, as has been recently urged, since the desire to secure a home stead of Kit) acres is still strong enough to increase rather than to diminish the average number of cut Hon per year. Tlx public laud laws, as they exist today, do not furnish tho necessary pro tection to the people's interests in the public lands. Changes are necessary not ouly because tho present aws are not suited to existing conditions, but iilsn partly because those laws, us orig- nally drawn, contemplated conditions 1 needs which have been greatly mini fied, both by changed conditions of the country and by various decisions of l he land department and of tho courts. The nation should hold its own pos session, and maintain in efficient; coijdi tion those areas which are less valua ble for agricultural use or homestead ii:g-than for conserving unbpio natural beauty and wondiTi, the water supply ind the timber. Should Exploit Resources. The resources ntiil belonging directly to the nation, which must iiecettHarily bo diminished and liniilly destroyed by use. should be exploited and used in a way to return the greatest bonefit in tho long run to the greatest number, 1 he ntial caution being to prevent waste, and, without prohibiting or hind.-riug economical development, prevent such monopoly as might artificially increase tho cost of the resources to the people beyond what would bring to the exploit or a full reasonabl" profit and no more When the land itself, independent of the minerals under its surface, is mon valuable for agricuturul use than for permanent dedication to public use, it should be given, in such areas as will furnish a reasonable living to an aver age family, to those who will actually make homes on it, and to no others, HEAD IS COMPLETELY SEVERED FROM BODY RKPPINC1, Cab, Dec. HI Frank R. Collins, a blacksmith from Han Fran cisco. was beheaded Ha turd ay evening almost in front of the Redding depot. He was killed, probably, in attempt ing to get aboard a southbound freight train that left at H:'0, Tin.' maiigh-d body was not discover ed until an hour later. The head was nt from Die trunk as though by a Heaver. The featur-s were not marred. The trunk of the body, with both feet cut off, was found 20 feet down the truck from the head. A hand was fcund 20 feet op th't track front the head. Collins was a nt ranger in Redding, lie came down in the afternoon from Ken rut;, r.-li Tf he had been In search of I wf.rk. Coroner l.uti-n identified the! d' ad bv papers found ill the pocket, 1 showing that Collins' address was I'Jo'.t Kentucky street, San Francisco. Hi' was a blacksmith by trado and had ft let ter of intntduction from l'aul K. Morse. untMer m.-chanic of the (J real Western Power poinpany of Oroville. An em blem indicated that he was an Odd Fellow. He was ngM about 4.. Coroner Houston received word from Hnn Francisco yesterday that Colli in left nnd wife and children in that city. The body will be shipped tonight to San Francisco for burial. HI S RKMAY GO FREE; IS CONVICTED Decision of United States Supreme Court Will Free Real Estate Dealer Al though Found Cuilty I'OHTl.ANl), Or., lVc. 10. While n jury m tlu f't'ili'riil court in UiiH city leliu'-nitinn uu tln i'Uho of Al ! '"'rt 1'. L'uniek, the real estate dealer of j Mi'ilfonl charged with perjury, tho Unit M Elates supremn court Kave a decision trict court of Colorado which must nec essarily give the accused man his free dom. My tho irony of fate, the jury brought in a verdict of Kuilty against Cusick at 10 o 'clock after being out IS hours. A motion in arrest of judgment was immediately made by Attorney James Cole, representing the defendant, and a motion to (piash the verdict ami dis miss the case will undoubtedly prevail, as the government realiz.es that on appeal it would certainly meet with de feat. Decision Is Sweoplng, , la all probability tho decision of the United States supremo court will also free .lames 11. Marker, the Maker City banker who was recently convicted of penjury on complaint of Fred Wunder, an old prospector, who alleged that Marker had sworn falsely in an appli- cat ion for timber lauds, inasmuch ns he knowingly declared the land to be valueless for mining purposes though Wunder had lcou working several claims ou it for a lengthy period. Many men have been convicted tin ier the section which the highest tribu nal in the land has decided did not law fully apply to their cafes and have serv- d time in federal penitentiaries for their various offenses. It, is deemed likely that a nunibei are now serving time for tho offense of perjury in gov ernment penal i list it ut ions. In such use all may now be taken before a jurisdictional court on writs of habeas orpus and giaven their lilierty. ( 'us ic k wa s c ha rged w i t h ha v i n g sworn falsely to, an application for hool indemnity lands at Roscburg by alleging I hey were valueless for mi li ra I purposes r. ud were unoccupied. The arguments were concluded ami 'lie cohc was submitted to th ' jury n few min utes after 1 o'clock yesterday after noon. Tho jury was out all night, and it 10 o'clock thici morning handed in the following verdict, signed by J. M. Mrowu, tho foreman: "We, tho jurv, find the defendant guilty as charged in the complain and sincerely recommend him to Him inorcy of the court." Mending tho action to be tuken by Cusick 's counsel, he has his liberty on a bond, as his counsel was preparing to take an appeal. Applies Ouly to Pensions. In the Cusick c.ise a demurrer was end nd by Attorney Cole to tho com plaint on the ground that section 470 of tho revised statutes, prescribing the peuHlty for perjury, did not apply to lend cases. The United States district court for the District of Columbia held that it did apply to such cases ami in Iiitt decision on th demurrer Judge Wolvertoa took the name ground. la the cases of F. W. Kietel, Robert Korrester, Charlen K, llerr and (leorge C, Franklin, convicted of conspiracy and perjury in the Cniled States dislnct court of Colorado, th-; Fnitid States :tu promo court, through Justice White, who wrote the decision, sustained the con Miiurev clause of the indict meat , but held that section 4710 of tho revise, iatntcs, covering false nwearing, r. plies only to pension ca::ei:. "This decision will probably throw the Cusick case out of court," said Cniled Ktales Attorney McCourt. "H may have the name effect in the Marker J cane, but not iiecesKarily so. It will not i essarily detent SMitence iieing pass ed I think. 1 have not seen I he deris ion in this case and cannot speak defi nitely until I have." SOME CROPS OF 1907. i orn Cotton fesld). Hay Wheat Oats Mot aloes Marley Sugar Meets . . Rve .l.tiiri.otHi.noo . i.r.on.oon.iHM) (i'il.OOU.IKMI :vj l .oou.Moo MMI.fJIHI.IMHI xo.ooo.nnii 4.".ooii,oiHi 22 IHIM.O00 Dairy cows prod ucts, nearly,.... R00,000,000 ROAST FOR . 0. ROADS Magazine Writer Does Not Say Very Complimentary Things About Roads In the December number of Motor, a New Vork magazine devoted to au- toniobiling, Mata C. Hover has an ac count of h motoring trip, "(.'oust' to Coast; Lakes to (lulf, that incident ally touches up southern Oregon wagon roads. She and her husband started in California and passed northward through Oregon. She says: ' We were hardly within Oregon, however, before our real troubles be gan, with rough mount ai A country, through much of which there had been rv little improvement to the roads, this being tho old Oregon trail from California, which wan traveled by the early pioneers in the early fifties, be fore railroads had bade nit acquain tance with this part of the country. i lie climax was reached near Kosoburg, where in the Calapooia mountains, there is probably the worst road of any transcontinental trail in tho Unit ed States, This road was originally largely corduroy, but, in the Tit) years since built, has rotted uway under the influence of ciinsfaiit rains, which west ern Oregon experiences ('very your, leaving the broken corduroy to be interspersed with bottomless mud, im mense slumps, nnd terrific ruts which have been washed in every slope; it besides oft t-u being necessary to cut away trees that have fallen across tho trail. There is a piece of road here 24 miles long which took us two days to travel, with the aid of a good team, and in doing so we broke three springs. This, however, was a very good per formance as compared with that of some other unfortunates who passed before with automobiles, The machine (decoding ours required seven days, with I he aid of six men and a team and broke every spring, a front wheel and t he rear axle. ' ' CHINESE CONSUL SAYS TONQ WAR MUST STOP RAN" FRANCISCO, Cal., Dec. Ml. Tho Chinese Six companies, together with llsu Ming Chen, consul general, havivtukeii slops to put an end to tong wars. The ilend walls of Chinatown wore vestorduv placarded with proclamations signed by the consul general warning the tong men and the highbinders that unless tho fighting ceases immediately the mutter will bo taken up with the Chinese minister at Washington nnd steps will be taken to punish tho fatui- I lies of the coiitcstaulf -in China. i The proclamations nro the direct out growth of the tong war between tho Suey Ons and the On Vicks over the possession of a slave girl. Twico dur ing the last week hostilities have been mi between the two tongs. On ono oc casion lit pistol shots were exchanged lot ween gunmen of the two tongs, the other lime 70 shots were exchanged. No one was injured in either of the street fights. Three men are now held in deiiuuo at the city prison until the affair can be investigated. The present tong wnr is the first since the war between the Hop Sings and the Mink Kongs a year ago. The polico detail in Chinatown has been doubled with the view of nipping trouble in the bud. SPECIAL SCHOOL EXERCISES NEXT FRIDAY AFTERNOON Special exercises will be held in all grades of tho public trchools, including. the high school, Friday afternoon, De cember I beginning ut 2 o'clock. Mar eats and friends of tl hildreu and of the schools are cordially invited to be present at these exercises. While no elaborately arranged programs will be given, It is certain that, all who will visit the schools at that time will not only enjoy a pleasant time themselves, but by their presence they will contrib ute to the enjoyment ot the pupils. The occasion will nfford an opportu nity to see the pupil" in their school surroundings, to nice; (ho teachers, and to see at least some of the work which is being done. It is hoped that many pirents and friends will plan to spend Friday afternoon in the schools, which will be sure to result in the mutual pleasure and beliegit of all. The exer cises will last about one hour. At the close of the' cxcrciiio the schools will be dismissed fur th.' holiday vacation, which will continue until Monday, Jan nary 4. TALENT BANK IS ENTERED AND ROBBED OF 30 PLUNKS The Talent bank was cut n d on Monday night and robbed of $:W. The thief secured entrance by the back door and rifled tho monev drawer, C. W. Wolters beina the habit of each dv uuikinff remittance tn u Medford I bank, wiving considerable money In MATH COUNTY BACKWARD County Court Refuses to Appropriate Money for Crater Road-Road From Medford to the Lake . Will 0. Steel, secretary of tho Crater Lake roitd commission appointed by Governor Chamberlain and chairman of the state geographic boar,d, is paying Medford a visit in tho intorest of the ('rater lake road and will remain in the city for a number of days. Mr. Steel has a number of propositions to take up with certain business men of Medford .. in connection with the construction of the road, and until he has arrived at a business understanding with them he does not care to discuss the nature of his .business. It is now practically determined that life Crater lake road is to be construct ed from Medford to tho lake and not on to Klumath Falls for the time being. The taxpayers of Klamath county want the rond constructed, but the county court of that county, with the excep tion of one commissioner Is holding back and so far will nut accede to the request of the members of the Crater Uiko road roiuuiission, although they have tho backing of a largo majority of the taxpayers. The county court of Jack sou county, howovor, having de termined that the taxpayers of the county want the road constructed, are willing to levy tho tax, so that the ' county will provide tho $20,000 for each of two years to be used in the construc tion of tho road, with the aid of the stuto and national government. Recommends Appropriation. In his report recently the secrotary of tho department of the interior rec ommended to congress that tho sum of 421,000 bo appropriated with which to build the road contemplated by the gov ernment within the Crater Lake nation al park. This road is to be built about the park and will mnkc it possible for automobiles to make a complete circuit of tho lake ou an easy grade. It U with this road that the proposed high way from Medford will connect. The advantages of such a road are in no way made so clear as by a few fig ures shown by Mr. Steel regarding the tourist trade at the lake last year. Even with the difficulty which is experi enced oy those who visit tne lake un der the present condition of the roads, t hen? were over 5000 persons at the lake. The camp maintainod there by Mr. Steel, for the first time in its his tory paid money on the Investment, something like $1000 for the season. Tho Crater Lako Transportation com pany mndc over $5000 on the season, which all went to Klanmth Falls. With a good road opened up from Medford and with tourists stopping here and making the trip to the lako, the county would benefit greatly. The $50 000 is a good investment. The Geographic Board. As to his labors as the chairman of the state geographic board, Mr. Steel stated Wednesday that it was not the intention of the board to rename any placo or suggest new names unless they were petitioned to do so. In the case of Klamath Falls tho residents wish to have the name Link river changed to Klamath river, as it is a part of tho same stream. The board informed tnose people that they would have to petition the board, and this is to bo done soon. this the board works in perfect hnrnionoy with tho local peoplo. Mr. Steel is very enthusiastic over tho prospects for tho building of good roads throughout the state. Everywhere there have been onthusinstie meetings regarding tho building of roads and results are beginning to bo noticeable in some parts of tho state. FIOURES ON DIVORCES IN NEVADA METROPOLIS RENO. Nov., Dec. 10. Records in the courts of this city show that during the year jImiS there have been 147 di vorce suits filed nud a total of 72 lecress granted. Of theso decrees 23 were granted to unhappy wives and 49 to disappointed husbands. Of the 147 suits filed fill wore instituted by hus bands and 01 by wives seeking to have the matrimonial bonds severed. There are now 08 cases still unde itled and seven wore dismissed at the equest of the plaintiff. The fact that many cases still appear on the books at unsettled is explained by Judge Pike, who states that oftentimes people file suits for divorce and then decide not to seeure n divorce and leave tne etty without VaynK hc eo"a OT their torney This tcsuH In tn enmea; L remaining on. th.o boo unsettled. ;