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The National tribune., 1903-07-23
BOARDS OF PENSION EXAMINERS.

The newspapers, with their customary
ignorance of everything pertaining to pen
sion matters. are making much clatter
over Commissioner Wares action in re-
moving a Democratic Examining Surgeon
in order to make the Board non-partisan.
This is an old story which has in the past
attracted much attention.
Up to Mr.. Cleveland's second term. the
Boards of Examining Surgeons were nom
partisan. When the Republicans were i'll
the Boards were made up usually of two
Republicans and one Democrat, and when
tie Democrats were in the proportion
was reversed Mr.. Cleveland proceeded
to change all this. Positions on the
Boards under the new regime he intro
duced in pension matters We're quite as
valuable as post offices, and quite as de-
sirable pl, ms for fedgling young physi-
clans, whose lack of practice allowed
them time to do good work for the party.
From $1,000 TO $1.500 per year was
quite common revenue from these posi-
tons, and the result was that all over
the country the Boards were made strict
ly Democratic. At one time it WAS an
nounccd that there were not more than
three or four Republican physicians on
the Examining Boards in the whole State
of Ohio.
In the last days of his administration,
Cleveland covered all the changes he
made in the public employment, to the
great injury of the veterans, with a
blanket order putting them under the
Civil Service. This was an outrage
against President Mckinley, because he
failed to undo it. as he had the power
But wide as Cleveland made his Civil
Service order, it did not extend to his ap-
pointments on the Examining Surgeons
Boards. though these latter vigorously
claimed that ii did. Their claim was re-
peatediy shown TO have no validity. and
the Solicitor of the Treasury gave an
opinion, published in The National Trib
une and editorially commented upon, re-
jecting the claim OF the Cleveland ap-
pointees. and showed conclusively that
they were outside of Civil Service.
Still. Commissioner Evans adhered to
the idea that they We're covered by Civil
Service, and retained them upon that the
DRY, except when it suited his conve-
nience TO do otherwise.
Therefore the claim made by the pa
pers. that Commissioner Wares action is
Il violation of Civil Service is absolutely
without foundation. He is simply return
ing to the original, non-partisan idea of
the Boards, and his action has been per-
fectly proper, no matter in what light it
is viewed.
Apropos to this question of the profit
ableness of these appointments, it will
be seen by the report of the Commissioner
of Pensions that the number of Pension
Examining Surgeons in the country is
4,:855, and the amount paid them annual
ly sometimes reaches as high as S964 600,
which would make their average income
S221 a year, a very comfortable addi-
ton to any country practitioner income.
Of course, very many of these, particu-
larly in the South, get very little, but the
revenue of those in the districts where
the veterans are numerous must average
over $1,000 per year.
The National tribune., 1903-07-23

THE Department of Iowa, G. A. R., has
done itself credit and insured a good ad-
ministration for the coming year by the
election of Col. L. B. Raymond, of Hamp-
ton. as Commander. Comrade Raymond,
who is big man physically as well as in
tellectuaIy, and brimming over with ear
nestness for the G. A R., as well as all
other good things, served in the 9th Wis,
which was one Of the famous Iron Bri-
gade He has been a resident of Hampton
ever since the close of the war, and is
editor and owner Of the Recorder" one
of the best weekly papers in the State. He
is held in high esteem by his neighbors
for a life Of good, unselfsh work.
The National tribune., 1903-07-23

20, your corn'Il be all right, Father"
his partner consoled him. You are al
ways worrying about getting your corn in.
but I've noticed that when you've worried
most you've had the best crop"
And the fences" continued the Deacon.
The rains have been awful this Spring.
and the high water mustye taken away
lots of them, with the cattle going any
where they pleased. l never could learn
Abraham Lincoln the least thing about
keeping up fences. He thinks no more
about them than he does .bout his i'm
mortal soul. He wouldn't even put up
again gap he'd just laid down. unless
stood right over him. I've got so hot that
I've been tempted at times to reason with
him with an ox-gad. but that looked too
much like Uncle Toms Cabin. for Chris
tians who are trying to lift up man and
4 brother
20, Father" said Mrs. Klegg, reproach-
fully. But. them she softened her re-
proof, I've found out myself, since I've
been down here, that these lazy, shiftless
The National tribune., 1903-07-23

A MOST useful life closed at Winnipeg,
Manitoba, July 16, in the death of p. nj.
Arthur, for many years Grand Chief En-
gineer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers. Mr.. Arthur 'acceded to the
Chicfship Of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers at a time when the rela-
tons Of the order to the employers We're
in very irritating shape, and strikes had
been ordered with as little sense or ius-
tiication as many Of those in other labor
branches of recent years. Strikes were as
selfishly disregardful of the rights, conye-
nience, and even lives, of the public as
others have been. Trains We're abandoned
on the minute, without notice to the
travelling public, frequently leaving wo.
men, children and invalids in the midst
of great forests, far from food, fire, or
succor Of any kind. Mr. -Arthur's course
took cognizance Of these evils, and while
maintaining in the most satisfactory way
the rights Of his people, regarded the
rights of others, and finally brought about
such relations between the engineers and
their employers that there has not been a
strike for many years, and both sides to
the contract are well satisfied with their
relations. This was great work, and
Chief Arthur's character and methods can
be well emulated by other labor leaders.
The National tribune., 1903-07-23

THE work Of converting the Pacific into
an American lake goes on with astonisL-
ing rapidity. We have now nearly all the
best harbors around the great Ocean, with
Unalaska on the north, Midway Island
and Hawaii in the center, Tutuila in the
south, and Guam and Manila on the east.
There is no doubt that Pearl Harbor and
Pango Pango are incomparably the best
harbors in the Pacific, and the American
flag floats over them.
The National tribune., 1903-07-23

THE proceedings Of the Cancellation
Board in the Wilkesbarre mining district
gives much hope that way has been
found to amicably. settle disputes between
capital and labor. Both sides have sub
mitted grievances TO the Board and it has
decided them apparently with the great
est justice, and the decisions are so far
accepted. OF the three grievances de-
cided last week, two favor the contention
Of the men and one was against them. -
The National tribune., 1903-07-23

KANSAS has been doing something be
sides talking and bobbing up above the
drainage Of the Rocky Mountains. She is
row harvesting a wheat crop which will
beat her banner year of 1901 by about
100000 bushels. She will also have
Ru immense corn crop, superb yield of
oats, and more hay and grass than was
eyer known in the history of the State.
The National tribune., 1903-07-23
KANSAS. TOO.

We grieve to say that the Kansas Legis-
lature is also suffering from the epidemic
malaria of boodIing. Editor William AL
len White, of the Emporia Gazette, wakes
up the prairies with very specific and ac-
curate charges of corruption. He calls
upon the Governor and Attorney-G encral
to go to the bottom of much of the talk
that is current in the State, and find out
what grounds there are for it, particularly
for the allegations as to bills which were
introduced for blackmailing purposes in
the last Legislature, and smothered when
they had served their purpose. A number
of quite prominent politicians would not
show up well in such an investigation and
several bosses would be removed from
Kansas politics. Both camps, the Leland
camp and the Burton camp, are equally
implicated. He says:
'There were no thousand dollar bills
used in Kansas during the last .Legisla-
ture. But there We're Il lot of little pick
pockets who would sell their honor for
anything from a good cigar to SJ00-and
it was always dear at half price-whO
practiced systematic holdup and dinkey
little sand-bag games, to the disgrace of
the State and the annoyance of honest
men with honest business before the Legis.
lature. These human gnats should be
wiped off the earth. Kansas needs a man
with a jaw-not the jawbone of an ass;
not jawsmith full of wind and wonders,
but a man with firm jaw who can set ii
1y time lock and go after the petty lar.
cenists. of both parties and of both fac
tioIs Of both parties, who poster the real
workers in every Legislature. 1t won't
hurt the Republican party to unearth
them. That kind Of talk is foolish Are
the postal scandals hurting Roosevelt?"
The National tribune., 1903-07-23

THE message of the President of the
United States of Colombia strongly favors
o ratification of the Canal Treaty, and
gives Congress, it would seem, unanswer-
able reasons for ratfying the treaty. The
matter is now in the hands of Congress.
The National tribune., 1903-07-23

IT LOOKS as if great deal of expla-
nation will have to be made by Congress
man Littauer to have appear entirely cor
rect a transaction in which goods We're
shipped direct from his factory to the
Ouartermaster-Genera of the Army.
The National tribune., 1903-07-23

THE Cuban Senate continues to show
craftsmanship. 1t has ratified the treaty
granting the United States coaling sta
and that accepting the sovereignty over
the Isle of Pines. There was some noisy
opposition, but it was quietly disregarded.
The National tribune., 1903-07-23

AMERICAN sharpshooters have again
carried off the trophy from all the rest of
the marksmen in the world. They made
the best showing in nearly every test and
Great Britain came second. This has al
ways been the case since the world began
tn shoot
The National tribune., 1903-07-23

WE SEEM to have done quite as efec-
tive work in cleaning up Manila as We
did in that other plague spot, Havana. The
death rate has steadily decreased from
the frightful 1850 per thousand when we
took the city to 22.17 for this year, which
is less than that of the average American
cities
The National tribune., 1903-07-23

TIE Pennsylvania Democrats are bring
Ing out Ex-Governor Pattison for consid-
Grafton as good Presidential timber. He
is quite as promising as Cleveland was at
his first election.
The National tribune., 1903-07-23

Things seem to be coming our way all
round the extensive boundaries Of our
empire. The Massachusetts fishermen
have been gladdened by the return of the
mackerel TO their coasts after an absence
of eight or 10 years. This means an ac-
cession Of wealth greater than is dug out
of the mines of California.
The National tribune., 1903-07-23

The Post Office Department has just
Issued 30-cent stamp. Investigator Bris-
tow has been putting it on certain ofii-
cials for some time.
The National tribune., 1903-07-23
AGE LIMIT REMOVED.

Comrade Ivory G. Kimball, Commander
of the Department of the Potomac, G. A.
r., has been laboring long and hard to
open a little wider the doors to public
employment for the Veterans. He has at
tanned a qualifying measure of success in
the issuance of the following Civil Ser
vice order by the President:
EXECUTIVE ORDER.
In the tests prescribed under regula-
tions governing the employment of un-
skilled labor the element of age shall be
omitted in the case of soldiers and sailors
of the civil war, and their relative fitness
decided by their physical qualifications,
moral character, industry and adaptable
ity for manual labor.
(Signed) THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
White House, July s, 1903.
This applies not merely to the veterans
of the District of Columbia, who are
seeking employment in the Departments
as laborers, watchmen. messengers, ETC.,
but to those all over the country. 1t is a
distinct benefit to them everywhere.
The Civil Service Commission has done
them a cruel wrong in making age bar
to their employment. They We're certain
ly entitled to a preference for any labor
or employment of which they were fully
capable without reference to age limita-
tions. -,
The National tribune., 1903-07-23

THE United States Courts in Alabama
are continuing to pay special attention to
the hideous peonage Outrages, but the
question is whether they can get juries to
convict This remains to be seen.
The National tribune., 1903-07-23

An UNPLEASANT exhibition of the sur
vival Of the rancorous COpperhead spirit
is shown in the action of two anti-imper-
ialist trustees of the Public Library at
Springfield, Mass, who have succeeded in
preventing the erection of statue of e1-
President Mckinley upon the library
grounds. This required unanimous con-
sent and therefore the two recalcitrants
were able to prevent it. This is positive
disloyalty. No matter what any of us
may have thought of certain acts of any
President Of the United States, he was
still our President and entitled to our
honor and support as such. Bitterly
though we may have criticized certain acts
of several men who have been President,
yet, the great majority Of their acts have
been such as to receive our approval and
were to the honor and glory of the coun-
try, and this must be kept in mind. The
action Of the Springfield Trustees was SIM
ply anarchy, and therefore detestable.
The National tribune., 1903-07-23

AT THE Annual Encampment of the De-
partment Of South Dakota, resolutions
were unanimously adopted which, after
stating that the question OF pensions can
never be settled until settled right. and
that it is burning shame that over $4,000
veterans who gave the best years of their
young life to the Government died last
year without the relief which the law az
fords, said:
Il hat, in order to prevent, as far as pos
sible, the further misinterpretation- of
those laws, we favor a service pension law
which shall give TO every honorably dis
charged soldier or sailor Of the army OF
navy OF the United States who served dur
ing the war Of the rebellion, a pension OF
81 per month, TO apply to those who are
now receiving less than that amount, ol
who are receiving none at ALL
The National tribune., 1903-07-23

THE Department Of California has de-
cided to bring out Col. c. Mason Kline for
Senior Vice Commander-in-Chief. Col
Kinne eminently deserves this promotion,
as there has been no more Jealous or eff
fective worker for the IA. r. than he.
He is always on duty and always doing
good work, and, besides, is very genial
and popular. .comrade- He was Com
mander of >the Department of California
and Nevada in 1SS0-'S1. The main thing
against his success is .the disposition of
the National Encampment to do away
with the old practice of electing the Sc
nior Vice Chief from the
Department entertaining the Encampment
This, however, has been broken so often
in the past few years, that the election Of
Comrade Kline may not be considered
establishing precedent for q. return to it.
The National tribune., 1903-07-23
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GsezN M7dMeB eBlyV@rl1 e.
VYzA On the March MduudAe CarOlinaS
A Lively Experience in Pamlico Sound With
Hatteras Wreckers.

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The National tribune., 1903-07-23
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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-31
John Griffith, in Macbeth.

This distinguished actor so favor
ably known for the immense success
he achieved in Faust" will appear
at the Thatcher Opera house in April.
Alden Benedict, who now controls
eight dramatic companies, has secur.
ed John Griffith for a long term of
years. The entire scenic outfit, prop
critics, lights and effects are carried by
this company Of recognized dramatic
artists.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-31
Local Jottlnss.

Heavy Ribbed hose for children at
G. X. w.
Noah Waddell Of Hyde Park came
to Logan yesterday.
Herschel and Newell Bullen of Rich
mond were in Logan on Saturday.
35c Granite Carpets at 25c per yard
at Spande Furniture Co.
Henry Matkin and family are down
from Canada, visiting Mrs. Matkin of
Hyde Park.
Big reduction I'm clothes at
Thatcher and Hansen's, q Main st. I
Dan Stewart one Of the leading
farmers of Wellsville was In Logan on
Saturday.
Leave your orders for Rocksprings
and Clear Creek coal at Spande
Furniture Co.
Mrs. Emma Biglow Is down from
Canada visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Holt of this city. Mrs.
Biglow was formerly resident of
Millville and has been residing in
Alberta, Canada, for the past twelve
years.
Twc of the largest cars Of shingles
arrived at Smith Brothers that ever
came to Logan. +2t2
The people Of Sewer county are
busy circulating petitions praying for
the establishment of one the five ex-
pertinent farms provided for by the
Legislature in that county. They are
also working for the establishment In
the mountains of that county OF an
oats farm such as have proved so sue
cessful i'm parts of Colorado.
The Cache Valley Tea Company at
the old Fair stand, will be ready for
business next Thursday. Everybody is
invited to inspect their elegant selec-
tions in Teas, Coffees, Spices, etc.
The board of trustees of the A. c.
met in session last Saturday and went
through routine business. w. S.
Mccormick was reelected as president,
p. w. Vaughan secretary, and A. NJ.
Fleming treasurer. There is to be an
other meeting on Saturday OF this
week at Salt Lake City.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-31

The Cache Valley Tea company is
doing good business.
Latest styles Of Baby Carriages at
Spande Furniture Co.
A great many outside people patron.
lied Corianton last night.
Two car loads Of Rustic at Smith
Brothers lumber yard. Att
The crack shots Of this city are all
after the championship,
The finest and best line Of ladies
Muslin underwear at G. X. w.
Ladies Egyptian Cotton Hose,
pair guaranteed to wear all summer
at c. X. W.
The G.. & f. Building Co. has just
received two car loads of additional
stock. See ad elsewhere.
James Thurston, one of the up-to-
date farmers and gardeners of the
comfy, came to Logan from Hyde
Park on Monday.
Carbon & Burnhan have just receiv.
ed the finest line Of Wallpaper that
ever came to Logan.
The Woman's A. c. Club met at the
home of Mrs. L. r. Martineau Mon
day afternoon and held general dis
cussion of German paintings, Mrs.
Flora Chamberlin leading. Quite a
large selection of Copley prints were
on hand for inspection.
Take peep in at Thatcher and
Hansen's. New stock just arrived.
Watch our window.
Fred Turner Jr. of Magrath, Can
ada, reached Logan Sunday night.
He reports very late spring In the
north. While there has been some
late snow storms, it is thought the
stockmen will pull through alright
with but very little loss,
Another large shipment of Douglas
shoes has just arrived at Andreas
Peterson'S. Alta
1t Is stated by Salt Lake papers that
Mr.. Henry A. Vallez is in Utah for the
purpose Of installing osmose plants In
the sugar factories at Ogden and Logan
this summer. This process enables
the factories to make up into brown
sugar a vast amount of what was for
merly refuse syrup and that was run
into sewer.
Herbert Stayner, of Fielding, Box
Elder County, drove over to Logan on
Saturday. He reports the roads In
good shape for travelling. The people
of Fielding are much elated over their
future prospects, it being expected
that a branch Of the o. S. l.. Il. X.
will reach that point this fall in time
to haul the beets to the new sugar
factory that is now being built. The
farmers almost universally are con-
tracing to raise beets. The price
there Is 81. so t. o. b. the cars and $4.7
delivered at the factory.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-31
Challenge.

Logan, Utah, Mch. %.
Mr.. S. RICHARDS,
Champion Rife Shot of Logan City.
Sir:-I hereby challenge you for
the medal, Five scores each.
w. II. BURNHAM.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-31
DR.. R. A. GREENE

Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. In
DR.. Croxall's Office, the last day of
each month. Salt Lake address, 40
South Main.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-31
Summer Herd.

l will take horses and cattle to pas
ture this summer In Logan Canyon.
Jos. III. KNOWLES. 4"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-31
O. K. STORE

wear, and all wooden goods e ''""''' O"'oi
We ,v ppor
suls ghaI were formerly sold for $1,000
''''' iio''iJ
Also complete up-odae of Groceries
ny coming once you will come again. trial
j. NIELSEN
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-31

D. S. SPENCER, A. G. p. ct.
Salt Lake City, Utah
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-04-10
PLEASANT HILL.

Henry Barker moved into the
Tidrow house Thursday.
r. L. Harper and wife, of Rives
visited relatives here Sunday.
Mrs. Nell Mcdonald and daugh
ter, from Wolverine, visited Mrs
T. c. Callicott.
Mr.. Jesse Kitchel and wife, Of
Rives, visited relatives at Pleas
ant Hill Sunday.
Miss Josie Faux, of Hickman
KY, is visiting her aunt, Mrs,
Shropshire, this week.
Miss Leila Thorn returned home
Saturday, after spending several
days with friends in Number Seven.
Mr.. Jess Caudle and wife, OF
Number Seven, visited her mother,
Mrs. Tom Harper, Saturday and
Sunday.
Bob Shankle was called to the
bedside of his father, who is sick
with pneumonia at the home of his
son in Rives.
Mrs. Elmer Tribble and little
daughter, of Martin, spent several
DAYS this week with her sister,
Mrs. W. E. Shropshire.
The infant daughter of Mr. Nc
Pherron and wife died with Group
and was buried at Pleasant Hill
cemetery Tuesday evening.
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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-04-10
TROY ITEMS.

DR.. w. c. Pressly went to Union
City last week.
Mr.. Pink Bennett, of Union City
was in town last week.
Mr.. Frank Carter, Of Union City
was in town last week.
Mrs. Margaret Moffatt is visiting
Mrs. Fred Redett of Obion.
Mr.. Jno. Head visited his sister,
Mrs. Lucy Walton, last week.
Mr.. Basil Maxwell is in Memphis
this week attending the races.
Miss Mary Neil and Hurt Ro-
chell were in Union City shopping.
The farmers in this vicinity are
worried no little by buffalo gnats.
Miss Lottie Sherman, of st.
Louis, is visiting Miss Allie Mai
Reeves.
Mrs. Chenault, of Gallatin,
Tenn, is visiting her sister, Mrs,
Lucy Walton.
Mrs. R. c. Garth and children
and Miss Susie Carter are visiting
Mrs. ]. r. Mofatt.
DR.. Walter Brice has returned
from Vanderbilt University, where
he has completed his course in
medicine.
Messrs. C. P. Wilson and ]. R..
Moffatt went to Memphis Tuesday
to attend the meeting of the Troy
& Tiptonville r. R., directors.
BILDAD THE SHUHITE.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-04-10
PADUCAH JUNCTION.

What has become Of Ed Hardy?
Mrs. Melvin visited friends here
Tuesday.
Ed Hambett, Of Paducah, visited
friends here Tuesday.
Mr.. Lace Walker and wife spent
Sunday with Mr.. Jim Hurt and
wife.
Mr.. Artell and Miss Minnie Ward
spent Sunday with Miss Ina Mat
thews.
Miss Prather Hamilton visited
Mr.. and Mrs. B. E. p. Matthews
Wednesday.
Mr.. Bob CheatAam and family
spent Sunday with Mr.. Tom Cheat
ham and wife.
Misses Alma and Sp1cie Duncan
and Mr.. Nichols were here Sunday
afternoon.
Misses Ollie Matthews and Cor
die Cheatham spent Saturday night
with Miss Mary Cheatham.
Miss Lucy Harris returned to
Union City Sunday, after a visit to
friends and relatives in Glass.
Louis Kistner, one of Union City's
old saloonists, passed through here
this week on his way to Paducah.
Messrs. Ben Morris and Rob Hol-
man and Misses Anna Bell Cutler
and Mary Cheatham visited friends
here Sunday afternoon.
WILD FLOWER.