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THE MEDFOItD MAIL TRIBUNE, MHUPORD, OREGON, MONDAY, .TAff tTAJtY 10. 1010,
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Official Paper of
GEORGE PUTNAM.
fettered m second clui matter November
uregon, unuer me net 01 i:u .
sunscniPTi" onIiates:
tie year, ey taall.
...S.OO
AN ECHO OF
Iu another colunin that stalwart pioneer, J. S. Howard,
attacks the Mail Tribune, Councilman Merrick, the city ad
ministration and the proposed charter amendments. This
papjer is only glad to publish
more effectively than could be
flimsy and shallow arguments and village prejudice is
based the opposition to Mayor Canon's administration.
The Mail Tribune has the
feelings for Mr. Howard who
in Medf ord and Jackson county since he first surveyed the
townsite on a brush covered plain. His final adminstration
as mavor broucrht to a close the village era. The water
- - - w
tower, in the park still stands as a monument to the days
-when the water problem was supposed to be settled forever
by bringing the water of Bear creek through an open ditch
to it, and interest; is still being paid on the bond issues ne
cessited by water and electric light plant fiascos of that
jra, and the present council's water record compares very
favorably with Mr. Howard's own.
It is-not so long ago when Mr. Howard's hat was Med
ford's postoffice. Then a soap-box replaced the hat as
the new town grew. It has continued to grow ever since
and at no time faster than at present. Consequently it has
outgrown its present charter, which must be altered to fit
the conditions, as it has outgrown the soap box postoffice,
and the public business even of the last Howard adminis
tration can not be compared in volume with that of today,
and it is a decided economy to pay men for looking after
the public business when so much money is being spent
for it is asking too much for officials to devote the neces
sary time and energy without compensation.
Mr. Howard has a decided grouch on. He is "agin the
government," but he usually is. TTis vigor and energy are
surprising and a tribute not only to the man .himself but to
our wonderful climate as well, anditis too bad his abilities
are wasted in efforts to block municipal progress. He
should join the Commercial Club and become a booster. He
is mad because Central avenue was not paved, yet he did
anore to block the pavement-than anyone else, and at the
;-aame time opposes councilmen who are trying to get it
paved at a lower figure.
The wild assertions, they can scarcely be called argtr
ments, made against the charter amendments by jSLr.
Howard are answered by Mayor Canon. It can be added
that amendment No. 3 enables the city to secure interest on
.its deposits, something it has been hitherto unable to do,
the bank. that furnished the treasurer's bond receiving.the
deposits and keeping' the interest. The amendment pre
Tcnts just what is now possible, "the power of a favorite
bank to manipulate funds."
In his. argument against amendment No. 4 Mr. How
ard raises a man of straw and proceeds to demolish it. The
working man's home is not in danger nor is the council
given greater power than it
provements.
Mr. Howard evidently sighs for the old village days
when the town was torn with
ing was like a gathering of
ney. But those old days are
ory pf the.past one with the petty squabbles okyesterday,
and his arguments are like those of Eip Van "Winkle come
back to visit his native village
As Mr. Howard says of Mr. Merrick, so say we of Mr.
Howard: "Please understand we do not crticise him as a
citizen, believe he is one of our best and wish we had a lot
more like him, but we believe his judgment has been at
fault in some matters of public
hopelessly behind the times.
TOMORROW'S
Tomorrow's election has
against Harry Wortman as
ward and Robt. W. Telfer as
of the administration ticket
tie opposition.
A comparison of these candidates w0h the opposition,
must be made upon their records, not upon their perosnal
ity. Mr. Wrtman has well and faithfully served his con
stituents. The second ward has received more public im
provements than any other during his term of office, more
than since its creation as a ward. He has been an indefati
gable worker for the public good at a personal sacrifice of
his business interests. He takes a broad and progressive
view of public matters and his defeat would be a distinct
loss, not only to his ward but to the entire city.
In Mr. Telfer, the city has an ideal recorder, an efficient
book-keeper, prompt, accurate, accommodating and cour-
tho City of Modford.
Editor and Manner.
1. 10. at the postoffice at Medford.
One month by mail or carrier....! .
VILLAGE DAYS.
the communication as it shows
otherwise shown, upon what
highest regard and kindliest
has played an important role
already posses in forcing im
factions, and a council meet
the celebrated cats of Kilken
outgrown and a jangled mem
to find it grown into a city.
policy," and we might add,
ELECTION".
narowed down to opposition
councilman from the second
city recorder. The balance
will be re-elected with but lit
teous. He conibincs qualities rarely found (ogodier and ho
should bo chosen again by a big majority. Such men as he
are raro in public office.
Both of the opponents of these men aro untried in of
fice, and whether they would do as well (they could not do
better) or whether thoy would do worse, is a matter en
tirely of speculation.
The city would gain nothing by chango and might lose
much. It is not likely therefore, that a chango would bo
considered, for there should bo no discord introduced in the
program of progress.
WE REFUSE AN AD.
The Mail Tribuno is in receipt of a good sized advertis
ing contract with Meier and Eranlc, tho Portland depart
ment store kings. It has refused tho contract and roturncd
the copy accompanying it, though it needs tho money.
The Mail Tribune belioves in patronizing home indus
try and in helping build up a city here. This cannot be
done if the people send out of town to buy products,
Portland houses do nothing to help Medford, they pay
no taxes here, do not contribute to tho publicity fund, pay
no payrolls and do nothing to aid in tho upbuilding of the
city. Local merchants do, and it is tho duty of every Med
ford citizen to keep the money at home.
While the Mail Tribune appreciates the compliment
paid it by Meier and Frank, who recognize its value as an
advertising medium, it cannot print their advertisements
as long as it receives considerable patronage from houses
in the same line in Medford and its only valid excuse for
printing foreign advertisements would be the lack of ap
preciation at home by merchants. . .
The Mail Tribune has set an example that every resi
dent of the Rogue river valley should'follow patronize
home industry.
4- UIUAT DADPDC CIV HP
DISMISSAL OF P1HCH0T 1
Chicago Tribune.
CHICAGO, Jan. 10. Tho country
will stand by GIfford Plnchot, dis
missed chief forester, right or wrong,
according to tho Tribuno which says
editorially:
"Without Inquiring Into tho tech
nical justice of the dlschargo of Mr.
Plnchot, tho Tribuno must repeat
that tho country will stand by Pln
chot, right or wrong. It does not
understand lecal technicalities and
!t is prepared to accopt tho presi
dent's statement that Mr. Balllnger
has acted within tho law. But long
since tho country has been ablo to
distinguish between mon who are
"law noneat" and those who aro
moved by moral zeal for tho preser
vation of tho public Interest against
prhato privilege. In il.et sense tho
Tribune belioves that tho great ma
jority will dlsapprovo tho action of
the president In discnarcing Pln
chot. Plnchot who of all mon undor
President Taft represents In . tho
.clearest senso tho spirit of tho ad
ministration of Theodore Roosevolt."
Xcw Tork World.
NEW YORK, Jan. 10. Tho re
moval of Chief Forester Plnchot
clears tho way for a direct investiga
tion of Secrotary Balllngor, says tho
Now York World In an editorial,
which in part, follows:
, "Taft's removal of Plnchot from
pftlco has dono much to clear up tho
situation. Tho administration Is no
longer under tho necessity of main
taining a truce between two bitterly
hostile factions. Tho simple question
for congress to dctermlno whether
tho charges made against Secretary
Balllnger aro truo. If thoy aro true
Mr. Balllnger will bavo to follow Mr.
Plnchot Into retirement,"
St. Pnul Pionccr-Press.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 10. Com
mentlng on tho dismissal of GIfford
Plnchot, as chief forester, tho Pioneer-Press
says:
,"Tho dismissal of Forostor Pin
chot Is destined apparently to mnko
plain who aro tho truo and who aro
tho falso friends of what tho public
knows as tho 'Roosovslt policies.'
Tho Ploneor Press condones Pin
chot's dismissal and tho possible ns-
cpndancy for a tlmo of destructive in
torestB ho opposed."
LANGF0RD WILL MEET
FLYNN IN LOS ANGELES
MEMPHIS, Tonn., Jnn. 10. J. A.
Woodman, noting for "I3cggnr" Sam
Lnngford, announced today that tho
Boston 'negro will meet Jim Flynn be
fore the Pacific Athletic club of Los
Angeles on February 8.
Longford and tho Pueblo fireman
will bnttlo over tho tcn-ronnd routo
necessitated by tho law in Los An
geles, Tho newspapers will announce
Uw winner.
Lnngford is scheduled to moot the
Dixie Kid hero tonight. Following his
match with Flynn in Los Angoles, ho
plans to appear in Paris and Lon
don, sailing from New York ' about
March 1,
"f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-
THE FRIVOLOUS
SIDE OF LIFE
A Dii
tmffli.
Tho Futnro Queen Stop crying and
hurry up.
Tho Worm I enn't hurry. I've uot
two buttons left over, and they won't
go In the same buttonhole. O. N
Smith In Princeton Tiger.
Would Fill tho Dill.
Mum Uass So you think mo nice,
Mr. Pelican?
Mr. Pelican I think you would Jus
ail tho bill.
Came For Suspicion.
"I believe George fooled inc. When
we were murrled he vowed 1 was an
old bachelor, but I hdlovo ho was a
widower."
"And why are you suspicious, dear?"
"UccauHo ho can uctually understand
what I nay when my mouth Is full of
hairpins. It takes long experience to
do that."
Miss ITolen Watt, who haB boon
spending the holidays with hor par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J, E, Watt, Kift
Sunday to rosutno hor studies at St.
Helen's Hall, Portland.
THE CHARTER
FOR THE AMENDMENTS.
(I)y Mayor W. II. Canon.)
The proposed charter amendments
which are to be voted on next Tuesday
were framed by the cltr attorn? unilor
tho direction of the council to moot
what seemed to them to be needs of tho
city. It In fait by All the. member of
tho city council, iui well as thn writer,
that It would be unfortunate If any of
these amendment vrcre to fall of pass,
ago, and It In for thin reason that 1
desire to briefly net forth the reason
why they should receive tho support of
the voters of the city,
IoHc Court.
Tho first chartar amendment provides
for a city court, of which the mayor Is
to bo the Judge.
Heretofore this work has been donu
by the recorder. Tho work of the re
corder's otftco has boon growing no
heavy, by reason of the largo number
of assessments for strict Improvements,
water mains, sewern, etc, which must
be entered, collections on which must bo
noted and accounted for, that It seemed
wise to relievo tho recorder of the police
Judge work and to put It on the mayor's
shoulders.
To meet the possible contingency that
the poople of the city might at some
future time want a man for mayor
who would be unwilling to look after
this police court work, It Is provided
that the council may, with the consent
of the mayor, appoint a special police
Judgo to perfojm these duties, and may
deduct from the mayors salary the
salary paid tho police Judfie for his snr
vices.
The second amendment Is one provld
Ing salaries for the members of the
council and the mayor.
I do not believe that thn people of
the city wilt object to paying the mon
who look after the public business a
reasonable compensation for their ser
vices. Speaking for himself, the writer,
aa mayor of Medford, has durlnc thJ
past year devoted to the work almost
the whole of his 4lme. This tins been
absolutely necessary In order to properly
porfarm the duties of the office and
look after the Interests of the cltr.
Any man of fair Intelligence who will
give his time and attention to the duties
of the office of mayor of Medford can
save tho city many times the salary
that lias been fixed. It Is not possible
for n man who must earn his livelihood
to hold the office and Ktve It proper at
tention without some compensation, for
tho simple reason that It renders It Im
possible for him to stve his attention
or time to sny other business or voca
tion. The salary of the mayor has been
placed at $75.00 per month. If tho pollen
court work were left with the recorder,
It would be necessary to employ an ad
ditional clerk In that office, whose sal
ary would amount to as much aa that
provided for the mayor, so, In reality,
the expense of running the city la not
increased.
The salary of councilman has been
placed at 138.00 per month, and all that
has been oald abovo with reference to
the salary of the mayor applies to the
matter of a salary for councilman.
The members of the present council
have during the past year davoted to
tho work a large portion of their time,
and It will be necessary that the mem
bers of future councils do the same
thine If thn Interests of the city are
not to nuffer from lack of attention.
The salaries are rtxed by the charter
amendment, and the council or mayor
has no power to Incrcale them to any
extent.
Tho third charter amendment relates
(a thn matter of thn treasurer's duties.
and Is dcslKned to placa It In tho power
of the city council to secure Internal on
!ie.5u?af-0Ll,"r J"-!?
UUBIICU 111 UIMIHBi 4iu
treasurer has hod the whole say as to
where the city funds should be deposited,
He and his bondsmen havo been abso.
k VTT , . hw f.l
they had been lost by a bank failure.
Tho present plan Is to give the city
council power to say in what banks thei
money shall bo deposited. In this way
the council can secure some corapeu on.
nnu uuuuwvso kqi i nig rem, un mo cur n
daily balances. Had this rule been en.
forced during the past year, tho city
could doubtless have secured a consld-
rVrA,"'U
furnish bonds for tho money deposited
with them, and Inasmuch as the treaa-
urcr will not be allowed to designate'
wnero me money is to pe aeposiieu. ne
for anv monev lost hv reason nf a hanV
fatlure where he has compiled with the
directions or the city council In deposit-
lit Lhm "Jm 7: A e1 "0V."' th,
city will at 111 have security ajralnst such
a loss, but the banks themselves will
furnish the bonds to cover this Instead
of the treasurer. This la the method In
u" . , r?r w ?iU"' ano 1
The fourth charter amendment relates.
merely to tho formal method of levying
assessments for public Improvements,
?.W!7.A0?!-!
blind and Inconsistent In this reaped.
ana ine cnarier amendment is designed
merely to remedy this defect, it does
"hat can be .cTed except "that It Tvc.
the council power to levy against the
property-owners a less amount than tho
full cost of the Improvement In a case
where the benoflt of tho Imraflvement Is
mnatlw rvtn sen 1 ttwiA vntttat ttinn ananlsl
to the nrooertv. There Is nothin In this i
amendment which will In nny way of-j
foot the Interests of any property-owner.
It merely makes It possible for the city
officials to levy assessments with somo
what less of expense, and will render
theso assessments lens subjcot to attack
by any tax dodgers.
W. It CANON, Mayor.
Notice.
Tho ladles aid socloty of tho Pros
bytorlan church will moot on Tues
day aftornoon at 2:30 In tho parlors
of tho church, A largo attondanco Is
dcBlrod,
Perkins Improves,
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 10.
Tho condition of Senator Qcorgo C.
Perkins of California, who was in-
jurod by falling on nn ioy pavpmont
whilo going fromipartmonts to tho
sonato chambor last wool:, is much
improved today. TTis physicians
stated that ho probably will bo ablo
to ienvo his room witujn a few days.
AMENDMENTS
AGAINST THE AMENDMENTS.
(Ily J. S. Howard.)
To tho Kditor;
In Inst Thursday's papor you oritl
clso a numlior of oUUoiui of tho find
ward of our city bocuuso n yonr ng
thoy snw fit to oxorolso tluiir porog
ativo in tho phnpo of n protust
ngivinst paving u portion of Central
nvonuo, and you gnvo tho public to
understand that for so daring to ex
press nursulvas tho city council Iiuh
punished us by iioglooting to install
n to' intprovotnouU in thai portion of
Modford hotweon tho railroad and
Honr crook, ami you statu that said
protectants aro sorry thnt thoy pro
tested and intimate that "now will
you ho good," Now, for goodncHrt'
sake, don't nceii.no us of boing good
wo don't proposo to ho very good;
novor was vory good, and God novor
made but ono good man, and his
noluhliom amcifiod hhn, and thnt
should ho n warning not to ho too
good. Ottos thuro'tj n whole lot thnt
aro in no danger.
'Now, tho truth is, wo considered
our protest well taken, and hiiIiho
quont oventfl havo proved so. Wo
wore novor opposed to paving Cen
tral nvonuo, hut at tho titna of our
protest wo considered tho cost ex
cessive, nnd now wo aro promised a
reduction of from 20 to 30 per cent
on tho cost of a year ago n margin
certainly worth saving.
Wo of tho first ward west of Bear
crook fool that our interests havo
boon sadly Deducted and that Mr.
Morriok ns councilman for our ward
hns fnilod to advnnco our interests
ns he should havo done. This state
merit is substantiated hy tho fact
that n petition for n candidate in
opposition to Mr. Merrick wtin signed
by a majority of tho voters of tho
first wnrd, hut wo regret to sny that
tho "hunch" persuaded him that "his
feet was cold," and ho rofusod to
stand.
Please understand, wo do not
criticise Mr. "Merrick ns n citizen. I
hcliovo ho is ono of our best, nnd
wish wo had n lot moro liko .him.
Hut wo hcliovo his judgment lias been
nt fault in soma nmttors of public
policy which might bo avoided by
some now man.
Tho fact that tho nets of tho wa
ter committoo in roforcuco to Wns-
son canyon wore turned down hy al
most n unanimous vote of their fol
low. citizens would suggest to men of
modost pretensions the propriety of
retiring for n while.
Tho fact that tho blundering ten
acity (to use u chnritablo phrase)
with which they clung to tho Wnsson
canyon scheme, ndvisrd hv a high
priced schoolmaster, who was long
on theories nnd short on practice,
has cost tho city tunny thousands nt
dollnrs of ncodlcss expense cor-
tainly would suggest thnt tho public
good would bo enhanced by thoir re
tircmcnt.
Now, I beg to call attention to nn
.. , lift I I
. ar UHlttor of which only Olio sidfl
hns been presented tho charter
amendments.
Tho first amendment provides for.
... , . . . . , .
ft lot of extra officials nnd instnlls
a lot or ItlUtCini mnchtnorv ns OX
pensivo nnd complicated as thnt of
tl0 w,10,c of jckf,on oounty. This
i . i
Kni expense 1 entirely UtlllPCCHSnrj
. and can only ho justified by thft
sentiment that "tho offices nro on
"rely i.adoo.mtc to the wants of the
i people.
Vote no on bnllot 401.
Amendment No. 2 provides pnlary
for , mnyor of $75 por month
(COOd), and providos that tllO COIlll-
oilmen shnll bo paid $H00 por yoar
each. Now, why maintnin a council
nt 1800 Por year when so manv are
. , 1 . ,
non to run and sorvo for nothing
" at prosont. EiKutoon hundred
dollars would not buy tho whole
bunch an ounco of brains. Voto no
on amendmont No. 2.
Amendment No. 3 rognlntcs the
duties of tho treasurer. Tho prosont
fully protects tho cityi and
li0 nmondmcnt puts t in the power
n n nmirnu nniiK 10 mnuipuinio lite
funds. Votp no on ninoiidniont No. 3.
, Amendment No. 4 is the most vie
limn unit RiwiminimiM ni nn, nnu pro
vidos thnt in tho mnttor of any pro
posed streot improvement tho council
rnnv ovorrn)o nnd set nnido nny pro
lt order said improvements,
regnrdloss of such protest. This
would enable thn spocnlntor and tho
rich to override tho workingmnn with
his modost homo nnd virtually con
fiscate his property by oxcessivo as
sessments, which ho would bo unnbln
to moot, and would doprivo him of
nny voice in tho matter.
Tho constitution of tho United
States guarantees (hero shall ho nn
taxation without representation, nnd
this nmondmcnt would veto this pro
vision. Whilo our prosdnt chartor
mnkos iih supnrior to thn Stnto of
Oregon, I don't think all of our char
ter amendments can mako uh Btipor
ior to tho U. R, A.
Workingmon, d(fond yonr hoinoH
and voto no on omnndmont No, ,
Yours for tho riirlit,
k jBjiowAnn.
poJtuBsoin
OJOJS (UU! poo9 u OJU
ojoiji pay '.iipo) aodud on,) tij oHub
-Bom-ojojs oqOfJloo joti B,ojot(x
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WHAT PAPERS SAY OF '
NEW STATE SISKIYOU
Tho Yroloi Jouninl of Octobor 27
printed n laruo mnp or thn proponed
now slato of HUltlyou, with Yrelm ns
tho capital. It tnltps In tho countlca
of Douglas, Coos, Otirry, Jackson,
Josophluo, Klnmnth nnd Iako coun
ties, OroRon: and Hoi Norto, Hum
boldt, Trinity, Siskiyou, Modoc, Shas
ta, Tolininn and Lassen coutitlos, Cal
ifornia. Crencont City Record.
Tho Yrekn Journal publishes a map
of tho propoood now stnto of Siski
you. This taken nearly half of Oro
t;ou nnd runs as far south In Califor
nia as thn northern boundaries of
Mendocino, Glonti, lltttto and Plutnns
counties, Of course Yroka la uonrly.
In tho center of this nreu nnd that
city will bo thn capital of tho now
ntntn. Tho odttor of tho Journal hns
a long head, Downlovlllo Messon
Kor. It seems that tho people In tho
northern part of tho stnto aro deter
mined not to bo behind Ij Angeles
and tho people In tho southern part
of tho stnto In tho matter of state
division. Tho Yrekn Journal of lnat
week publishes n laruo nnd Impos
ing looking map, comprising elKht or
ten counties In tho southern ond of
OroKon nnd about nn equal number
of counties In tho northern nnd of
California, which territory It Is pro
poiod to bo formulated Into a now
stato to bo called Btsklyou, with tho
capital located nt Yroka. Wo hardly
think tho nchomo can bo r.uecfinful,
but If It should succeed, and If our
southern brethren should succeed In
cuttlnK.off a fow counties In tho
southern ond of tho state, then thoro
will be nothing loft of thn good old
state ovcopt Amndor nnd n fow of Its
neighboring counties, In which cano
wo now placo Jackson in nomination
ns tho futuro capital of what Is loft
of tho old commonwealth. Jnckeon
Dispatch.
In southern Oregon many pooplo
and mnny nownpnpors nro fooling
unkindly towards Portland and tho
Wlllamotto valley. Thoy aro. ro
sontful hccauio tho Improvement of
tho Crator Lako road was blocked
nnd tho southorn Oregon normal
school loft without funds ns wan like
wise tho eastern Oregon normal
school. Southorn Oregontnns would
liko to form n now stnto nnd leavo
"tho Bnlom hog and tho Portland
pig to root undisturbed nmong tho
pest lndon orchards, wallow In tho
streaks of mtro called rends, drink
Arhucklo coffee and road tho Oro
Eonlnn." lint thn Oregnntnn only snoors at
tho talk of n now state. It feels safo
on thnt scoro bccatiso It Is difficult
work forming now states.
Vory woll. Uut tho pooplo of
southern Oregon havo still nnothor
recourse If they want to mnko ubo
of It. Tho sure way to roach n hog
Is through his stomach. If tho
Medfordltos wish to mako tho Port
land pig squonl nnd turn flip-flops
Just begin planning n healthy nlzoii
cnmmorclnl boycott upon tho Itoso
city. Lot southern Oregon turn Its
fnco towards 8nn Francisco for a
tlmo nnd Portland will soon lonrn
that tho narrow policy which many
of Its pooplo would follow won't do.
Or course this paper Is not advis
ing tho pooplo of southern Oregon to
boycott Portlnnd nt this tlmo. It
would hnto to do that. It Is moroly
pointing out a way to mako Portland
tnko notlco If tho now stato talk
doos not suf Ico.
Oregon la a gront and growing
stnto. I3astor:i Oregon nod southorn
Oregon cnnstltuto about nlnn-tonths
of tho aroa of this stato. It lu In
theso soctlons thnt most of tho do
volopmont Is now undor wny, This
progress must not bo blacked by nar
rowness and RplflBhnoss on tho part
of Portland and tho Wlllamotto val
loy. Portland should bo Jlbornl ond
fair townrds all tho stato. It must
not try to mako Bouthom Oregon and
enstorn Oregon n moro bnclt yard for
tho metropolis.. If t does tho poo
plo of enstorn Orogon and southorn
Oregon will hnvp to unlto In oolf do
onso. Whon ithoy do thoy mny
"stnrt something" that tho Portland
hog won't rollsh. PondltfJon Enst
Orogonlnn.
STEPSON SHOOTS TO
KILL; IS ArWESTED
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 10T.onn.
r.rd Smith, n motorman la tho om-
ploy of tho United Itnllror.ds. linn in
tho St. Francln hospital today with a
novoro millet wound In hln back, tho
allogod result of a dornosllo m.nrrni.
Tho shot wnB fired hy Morrll Smith,
tho victim's 18-year-old Btopson.
According to tho story told hv
young Smith, who did tho iilinnllnir
his mother nnd iitopfnthor quarroloti
ovor a row dollars which Mm. Rmin.
rofusod to glvo hor husband. Tho
dluptito ocourrod in Morrill's room
boforo ho had rlson,