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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-08-27

Some women confde In men for the
purpose of extracting secrets from
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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-08-27
Warning to Strikers.

~ \ quite possible for the members of great CON-
~ " munity, in all except their food supply, to sub
sst when the outputs of mills and factories
less than half of the amount which it posi-
BILE them produce But such shutting-down
that the great of the wage-earners longer
in receipt of earnings which rise in degree above what
Is necessary merely maintain existence. Under such
conditions the operatives in American factories made
realize by painful personal experience that there
other qualifications besides the better rate of wages and
the minimum hours of daily determining whether
who find work only for onethird one-half Of his
time rs ordinarily hard pressed to support his family and
would suggest the labor organizations that
while their demands in instances may be just
and worthy of determined maintenance such demands
should be made with discrimination and that sympathetic
strikes which dsarrange trade should be deprecated and
not advocated We say this because it is easily possible
by al extension of the troubles having to
parayze industry bring what is known business
prosperity to prompt and for years to come
effective ending.-Boston Herald
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-08-27

Man is OF Few days and fun or CON
densed cussednCss
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-08-27

Any one in Paris is likely to have
Santos Dumont drop in on him.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-08-27

Always view scene with mule
in II from the foreground.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-08-27

A mans true friends keep quiet when
some one is enumeratlng his virtues.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-08-27

BROKEN BOW, NEBRASKA
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-08-27
Caster County Republican

.. M. AMsDERRY, EDITOR a PUBtIsHEp
The progressive farmer., 1903-06-23
GENERAL NEWS
Urban Transportation.

The development of the electric
railway lines in our cities is a phe
nomenon which staggers the imagi-
nation and bellies the memory. Can
it be that only fifteen years ago there
were practically no trollery lines in
existence? It is almost inconceiva-
bic, but it is true. Their effect upon
the cities is as phenomenal as their
own growth. Nobody pretends to
live down town any more. Splendid,
well-lighted, well-warmed cars whirl
the throngs from amid the city Crime
and smoke over smooth ribbons of
steel far out to where there is space
between the houses, the flowers bloom
and the birds sing in the trees. They
dash through the streets at a speed
that would have left us breathless
twenty years ago-a speed which
even the railway trains at that time
rarely exceeded. They bring in enOr-
nous receipts upon charges which
often amount to less than a cent
mile, and their properties are so
valuable and their positions so pow
erful, that the people who live in
cities are fast coming to think that
they ought to own their own trans
portation lines. A measure permit
ting this in Chicago has just become
a law in Illinois without the sigma
ture of the Governor, who was~torn
between rival interests. The expert
ment will be watched with much So
licitude. And the trolley cars are
not confning themselves to the cities.
In handling beth freight and pas
sengers they are beginning to COM
pete sharply with the steam railways
in all the thickly populated sections
of our cOuntry-Nashville Christian
Advocate.
The progressive farmer., 1903-06-23
To Circle the World in Forty Seconds.

Arrangements are being made for
a celebration" on July 4, which,
though it will be a silent one and in
no wise spectacular, will mean more
to the world than the firing off of all
it's mighty guns at once or the burn
ing of all the fireworks in the uni
verse. 1t will celebrate the advance
in the worlds progress in the direc
tion of quick communication be-
tween the uttermost narts of the
earth. In connection with the open
ing of the new cable to the insular
possessions of the United States, an
effort will be made to circle the
globe in forty seconds. The message
will be sent from the main office of
The Postal Telegraph Company in
New York, and it is hoped will be
received on the opposite side of the
room within forty seconds after the
operator sends it on the other. This
feat will Immediately follow the ex
change of messages between Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Governor Taft at
Manila. The message will probably
travel over only two lines. These
will be the land and ocean wires of
the Postal and Commercial Gable
Company, which may be considered
one, and those of the Eastern Tele-
graph Company. The message will
go from New York to the Pacific
coast by the land lines of the Postal,
and thence to Manila by the Com
The progressive farmer., 1903-06-23

mercial Gable lines. At Manila it
will be taken up by the Eastern and
hurried on to London, where it will
be again turned over to the lines
of the Commercial Gable for trans
mission under the Atlantic. To make
the time calculated on there will have
to be instant communication between
the various relays.-Chicago Rural
Voice.
The progressive farmer., 1903-06-23

in which nearly 100000 persons nov
ticipated. Meanwhile campaign Of
"passive resistance" against the on
forcement of the general law has
been organized, and many non-
confOrmists are refusing to paw that
portion of the rates assessed upon
them which represents taxation for
the support of the schools, on the
ground that it is not right to place
under the control of one denomina-
tion schools sustained by taxes levied
upon the members of all denomina-
tions.-Youth's Companion.
The progressive farmer., 1903-06-23
Education in England.

The general education act of last
year did not touch the schools of
London. These were left to be dealt
with in separate measure, which is
now pending in Parliament. The
religious questions which arose in
connection with the general act are
involved also in the London Educa-
tion Bill, together with certain spe-
cial question of administration.
There was a great demonstration of
labor and non-conformist opponents
of the bill in Hyde Park, May 24th,
The progressive farmer., 1903-06-23
PHENOMENAL RAINS AND FLOODS.
The Year 1903 Will be Memorable for
It's Great Floods.


The year 1903 will be memorable
for it's phenomenal rains and Hoods,
which have caused loss of life and
property over wide areas and in many
different sections of the country.
The early floods of the Mississippi
River produced much alarm from
Memphis to New Orleans, washing
away leeves and damaging extensive
agricultural districts. They were
followed some weeks later by great
storms and floods in Kansas and
Iowa, along the upper waters of the
Missouri, with the result of paraly y
zing industry and destroying life on
a large scale. Seldom have the Incl
dents of the flood in the Missouri
River valley been paralleled in our
history in their tragic efforts:
GAINESVILLE, Ca, and Pacolet and
Clifton, S. c., are more recent suf-
ferers. Their experiences are, If
possible, even more dreadful than
those of the Western towns. Gaines
vile was struck by a tornado. The
other places were washed away by a
flood sixty feet high, caused by
"clOud burst" or extraordinarily
heavy fall of rain in the mountains
where the Pacolet River has its
source. Cotton mills and the homes
of cotton-mill operatives we're swept
away by the sudden rush of water
which gave the occupants little
chance of escape. A fourishing in
dustry was arrested by the destruc-
tion of valuable spinning plants. The
heavy rainfall extended through
western North Carolina, western
South Carolina, northern Georgia,
east Tennessee and southern Vir-
ginia, producing notable freshets in
many streams. James River in Vir-
ginia is reported 'Ehigher than for
several years." but heavy rains fell
also in the area drained by the Ra-
wanna. The destruction of railway
bridges was very large in the special
ly flooded regions of North and
South Carolina. The whole. northern
part of the Union was recently cover
ed with a pail of smoke from forest
fires. It is known that particles of
smoke or fine dust in the air cause
rain, each particle attraction mois-
ture and condensing it upon itself.
If the smoke of the extensive forest
fires was carried south, where the
air was saturated with moisture, the
conditions of a phenomenal rain
fall we're realized. It is not impOssi-
bic that there was a casual connec-
ton between the northern haze and
the southern foods.-Baltimor Sun.
The progressive farmer., 1903-06-23
The Postof1ce Department Scandal,

The PostofiCe Department Scandal.
Editor Of The Progressive Farmer:
The Postmaster-General has finally
been forced by the pressure of public
opinion to give to the press the Bris-
tow reply to the TuIloch charges, and
the inspectors reports which Bristow
submitted to Payne should have been
ample to convince Payne that the
Tulloch charges were not "hot air"
The total matter submitted to the
press by Mr.. Payne aggregates 30
100000 Words There is every evi-
dence therein of all that TullOch
charged, that Perry Heath, as First
Assistant Postmaster-GeneraI, used
the Washington postofice without
scruple to appoint personal and poll
tical friends to office regardless of
the necessity of their employment,
etc. In one instance Inspector Little
reports finding eight char-women,
drawing salaries salaries aggregating
$4,000 a year, but who performed no
service. The inspector, taking as
basis the expense for these services
in the Postoffice Department, points
out that at the utmost three women
drawing an aggregate sum of $3.50
per year could have done all that was
required, thus saving the Govern
ment $2,84O. In what purports to be
an explanation of Little's charges,
ex-Postmaster-General Smith issued
a statement in which he says: ''lt
was the duty of the Postmaster to
find work for these women who were
regularly appointed" Of course, 1t
is well known that Heath appointed
these women to Oblige friends and
that he knew there was no work for
them, this being clearly shown by the
facts and by Civil Service Commits
sioner Proctor's report.
In the case of E. 0. Fowler, the
inspectator states that he had been
an invalid for many months and un-
able to perform any satisfactory
service. He says: "a place was
found or made for him as assistant
for the time-keeper in F. D. division
(Machen's division). The time-keep-
er draws $1,000 per year. The assIS-
tant draws $1,7OO." In view OF the
wholesale prostitution of the Govern
ment service by the highest officials
the petty stealings of their subordl-
mates. pale into insignifcance;
Apparently Postmaster General
Payne is still doing everything III
his power to suppress and hamper
the investigation. The President
does not wish to part with Payne
although the pressure Of public opin11 IN
ion may become as strong as 1t dld
in the case of Alger and force
Payne's resignation. But IN no
event will the President permit any
suppression of the facts or the re-
tention of unworthy officials. MI, MI
J. S. Clarkson, the collector OF the
port of New York, has just been III
Washington trying to suppress tn7
scandal and incidentally to get RFI'
tow's official scalp. A. A.oBB B. 1ao9 M
VHoz1S4oo n n lime ~, lOOO'
The progressive farmer., 1903-06-23
Reducing Southern Influence in National
Republican Conventions.

SOANCAI4OuSs
The South will, of course, some
day see matters in their true proper.
tions, and will then do justice to
President Roosevelt's attitude, which
has been so free from mere political
calculation on his own behalf as to
be truly quixotic. He could with
perfect ease have made his nomina-
ton safe and sure by the simple ex-
pedient of placating the professional
negro politicians. Owing to the fact
that more than a third of the voting
strength of Republican national con-
ventions comes from the Democratic
"solid South" the President took his
political life in his hands, so to speak,
when he entered upon the policy of
appointing white Democrats to a
great many of the leading Southern
offices. AS for POstmaster-Gener
Payne, who is said by the newspapers
to be seeking to control the Southern
negro delegates to the next National
Conventional in President ROOse-
,velt's interest, it is strange that the
one idea with which he has long been
most cOnspicuously identified should
so often be overlooked For many
years past, Mr.. Payne, as a prOmi-
nent member of the Republican Ma
tional Committee, has tried to secure
the virtual exclusion of the South
from national Republican Conven-
tions by total change in the method
of apportioning delegates to the
States. At present, the representa-
tiOn of each State is in accordance
with it's membership in Congress
Mr.. Payne would base representation
upon the actual Republican vote
Now, it happens that South Caro-
lima at the last election gave Nc,
Kinley only 3,579 votes, while Penn
sylvania gave him 1865, and New
York about $4,000. On the strict
basis of the popular vote at the last
election, in a Republican National
Convention of a thousand members
Florida would be entitled to I; Mis-
sissippi and South Carolina combined
to /; Louisiana to 2; Georgia to 4
or 5; Arkansas to 6; Alabama to Z
and the other Southern States tC
considerably more. 1t would not only
be an excellent thing for the Repub-
lican party, but also a very good
thing indeed for both races in the
South, if a sweeping reform could
be brought about in the makeup of
the Republican National Conven-
tions. The Hon. Henry G. Payne
POstmaster-General, deserves the
highest credit for his persistent work
to bring about such a reform. He
hopes to see it accomplished in
the convention of 19O4-it would
have been accomplished at Philadel.
phia in 1900 but for lingering mem.
ory of services rendered in certain
quarters in 1896.-Dr. Albert Shaw
in Review of Reviews.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-14
The Eighth Ward.

Trouble with the colored vote was ex-
perienced in the Eighth almost as much
as in the wards that have a much larger
colored population, due apparently to the
fact that the Democratic officials had in
structions to hold up, or TO attempt to
hold up, every colored man who approached
the polls with the intention of voting. This
challenging by the Democrats was carried
to such point in one ward, not the
Eighth, however that Eudorus NJ. John
son, a well-known Democrat. was led
through his sense of fairness to swear in
colored man who he knew voted the
Republican ticket.
In the eighth precinct OF the Eighth,
former Attorney General w. II. III. Miller,
Republican who has been active in OPP
posing the reelection OF Mayor Bookwalter,
was instrumental in keeping young coll
ored man who was polled as a Republican
from voting. The young man formerly
lived In Irvington, but has been living at
Frank Darlingtons. North Delaware, since
the voting place the Democratic poll book
holders recognized him and asked him
when he expected to go back to Irvington.
He said ne would move back next week.
Thereupon his vote was challenged. He
made affidavit that he was legal voter
in that precinct and a householder was
found who knew him and would swear him
in, but at the critical moment Mr.. Miller
his vote and instead of leaving the voting
place, stopped in response to a question
from one of the Democratic officials as TO
his opinion on the colored mans conten-
ton that he should vote there. Mr.. Miller
heard the statement of the case. that the
man had lived in the precinct since June
ID, but expected TO move out TO Irvington
next week. and then pronounced as his
verdict that the man could not legally
vote in that precinct. The young colored
man wilted in the face of such an opinion
from such an authority and refused to be
sworn in for fear OF dire consequences that
might be visited upon him. The Republican
workers about the polls were willing to
assume all responsibility. but at a late
hour in the afternoon the man had not
been persuaded that his declaration of in
tention to move from the precinct was not
sufficient to lose him his vote.
The vote in the Eighth came in more
slowly than in any of the other North
Side wards, according to the reports OF
the Republican poll book holders, but il
was thought that Bcokwalter had held his
own. Some Republican losses were ex.
pected in that section of the city
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-14
Tenth Ward.

The Tenth ward showed up well for Book
walter, even better than was expected by
the party managers. In the fifth precinct
the Republican managers were well salts
fled, and their estimate showed Bookwalter
slightly in the lead. In the sixth precinct
Bookwalter was also leading. Hitz was
scarcely represented. The Republican esti-
mate in the seventh precinct at o'clock
gave Bookwalter twelve votes to the good.
In the eighth precinct Bookwalter was well
in the lead. and the party managers SAID
the precinct was showing up better than
ever before. In the morning meeting or
the Republicans in the precinct was held
and all without exception brought into line.
They had been more fortunate in getting
their voters to the polls than the Demo-
Gratis, who were having all kinds OF trouble
in locating voters. In the eleventh pre-
cinct Hitz was making his best run, as II
was the neighborhood of his church. How
ever, Bookwalter was in the lead. The anti
Republicans cast most OF their votes Tor
Hitz, while the Independent Democrats reg
istered for Bookwalter- The twelfth pre-
cinct showed Bookwalter with a majority
of q votes. according to the estimate. while
Hitz was running on a par with HOFFMAN
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-14
Ninth Ward.

All over the Ninth ward yesterday after
non there seemed to be feeling among Re-
publicans that the Democrats were voting
their way" There also seemed to be an
impression that it was the "quietest election
day. in the history of that locality. W. H
Rooms, of the second precinct, who has been
interested in politics since 1856, remarked
that he never saw it as quiet. c. S. Darnell.
who voted for Lincoln in 1864, and who is
committeeman in this precinct, said he had
never seen as quiet an election day.
One Republican who visited all the pre-
cincts in the Ninth ward, said late i'm the
afternoon that unless the Democrats were
great "fabricators' many of them were yot-
ing for Bookwalter. 81 know" said he,
that one Democratic challenger i'm this
ward deliberately walked in and voted for
Bookwalter."
1t was said in this ward that little scratch
ing was being done. At least the voters
remained in the booths but short time
which convinced the election officers that
straight tickets were being voted In the
Fourth precinct of the Ninth ward some
excitement was created during the morning
when IL was discovered that the "slip
books belonging to the Republicans had
been taken No one seemed to know what
had become of them and the Republican
election officers naturally accused the DEM
ocrats of carrying off the slips. The Incl
dent Inconvenience the Republicans but
slightly.
The most exciting event in the Ninth ward
during the day was the arrest of Albert S.
Bannworth, precinct committeeman, on the
charge of attempting to buy votes. Bann-
worth Is a Republican. He was arrested on
complaint of Edward Little, Democratic
candidate for police judge. Bond was fur
nished for Bannworth and he was released
within short time. Frank Kenworthy is
the prosecuting witness against Bann-
worth.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-14

The Eleventh ward stood pretty firm for
BOokwalter also. The fifth precinct sur
prised itself with the showing the Repub-
lican workers were making. Although the
poll showed large Democratic majority,
the latter were having the same trouble or
getting the men to the polls. By the middle
of the afternoon "A out of possible lis Re-
publicans had voted, while only IS out OF III
Democrats had visited the polls. Hitz was
not at all in evidence. 1t was expected that
the precinct would be carried by the Repup-
licans by a very slight majority. In the
ninth precinct the Democrats were In the
lead, as the workers had succeeded in whip
ping them all into line, and they stood flrm
for their party. The precinct has large
Democratic majority, but the Republicans
were holding their own. The thirteenth
precinct was badly mixed Many Demo-
Gratis had switched over TO Bookwalter and
vice versa. The voting was coming up 10
the expectations of the Republicans in the
fourteenth precinct. although the poll
showed a large Democratic majority. More
Democrats had been brought over TO Book
walter than Republicans lost. consequently
Ii was thought that the precinct Will go
slightly Republican. The eleventh precinct
showed about an even race between Holtz-
man and Bookwalter, with the Democrats
10 votes in the lead. HtZ was making
better showing than elsewhere.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-14
ON THE SOUTH SIDE.
BallOting in the Tenth, Eleventh,
Twelfth and Thirteenth Wards.

AS was expected, the South Side showed
up unusually strong for Boo.swalter at the
polls yesterday. Although the thirty-day
poll showed majority i'm favor of the
Democrats. the Democratic scouts found no
end of trouble in getting their voters to
the polls, while without exception the Re-
publican leaders had most of their votes
recorded early in the afternoon. There
was much irregularity as TO the precincts.
In some the Democratic majority was too
large TO compete with, but the Republicans
ran better than in any previous election for
many years. In other precincts the Repub-
lican vote as estimated show strong tide
for Bookwalter
The greatest difficulty met by the Demo-
Gratis was in getting their voters To the
polls Their wagons were speeding through
all the streets and by-streets i'm search of
party members who were among the miss
ing. Very little trouble was encountered
on the South Side. There were MANY chal-
lenges and number of minor fights hut
nothing serious occurred. In the fourteenth
precinct of the Eleventh ward the Renuh-
leans voted a Chinaman, which brought
fourth a burst of protest from the Demo-
cratic committeeman. but it was of no avail
and the Chinaman was allowed 10 vote
Another Chinaman was thrown ont as II
was shown he had not been naturalized
In the second precinct of the Twelfth ward
the Democrats challenged a colored man
named Cowherd and had him arrested on
the charge of illegal voting. However. he
had cast his vote and the Republicans re-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-14
BANK CLERKS ORGANIZE
A CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN IN
sTITUTE Is FORMED.
Twenty-Three Employees of Local
Financial Institutions Compose
Charter Members.

The Indianapolis Chapter of the Ameri-
can Institute of Bank Clerks was organized
at a meeting held at the Commercial Club
last night. Twenty-three employees Of local
banks, trust companies and savings insti-
tutions became charter members of the In
dianapolis chapter. The following officers
were elected:
President-B. C. Downey, American Ma
tional Bank.
Vice President-W. E. Balch. Capital Ma
tional Bank.
Secretary-C. NJ. Kuhns, Fletcher Ma
tional Bank.
Treasurer-J. s. Mccain, Indiana Ma
tional Bank.
Executive Committee-The officers and c.
IL. Coffin, Indiana National: Gus Mueller
Merchants National and Ralph Norwood,
Indiana Trust Company.
The charter members listened to short
address by A. c. Harris, who spoke of the
advantages bank clerks and employees OF
financial institutions could derive by be-
coming members of the American Institute
of Bank Clerks.
kers' exchanges and savings banks, or any
financial institution, are eligible TO mem
berShip. The object of the institute is &c
broaden the clerks knowledge of banking
affairs. Employees of banks work at ont
position the year round and have little
chance of becoming familiar with other
branches of work. but the institute, and es
pecially the Indianapolis chapter. will pay
especial attention to educational feature:
of financial business.
The indianapolis chapter will meet every
two weeks.