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terest in the election and each road
has state political agent to look after
politics in its territory. The terri
tory of the state is divided among
these railroad political agents who are
always found working together when
ever railroad interests are in jeopardy.
These state political agents of the
railroads pass the word along the line
to their trusted tools at each station,
giving them the names of particular
candidates to be supported or opposed
at each election. Sometimes the sup
port of or opposition to a candidate
or candidates by the railroad machine
is open with no attempt at conceal
ment and at other times it is very
quiet, working with much secrecy. 1t
works in the latter way when the peo
pie are watching them for the purpose
Of detecting the railroad favorite and
opposing the election of the same.
The control of the state means much
to railroads in the way of escaping
taxation and collecting extortion. The
people of Nebraska are mulct out
of approximately ten millions annually
in excess of what is just and reason
able. This the railroads do not in
tend to give up. The agents of Har-
riman, Hill and Rockefeller in our
state are expected to see to it that
men are nomina+ ed and elected to
office that will protect their inter
ests. The presence of the railroad
political agents in Lincoln when both
state conventions were being held sug
gest that they were laboring to earn
their salaries and protect their jobs.
The railroad politicians found their
task more difficult this year than ever
before. This cannot be better Illus
trated than by the fact that they
dared show themselves in the lObbies
of the Lindell hotel when the repub-
lican convention was in session, and
to avoid public knowledge of their
presence in the hotel they went up
to their rooms by means of the freight
elevator which is off at one end OF
the building and used exclusively for
handling trunks and furniture. What
change when railroad political
bosses sneak to their quarters instead
of being the center of the show as
heretofore at republican state con-
ventions.
But, the railroad agents were on
the ground and in position to give or
ders at the state conventions this
wear as usual. They were, however
compelled to adopt a new tactics. They
were powerless to prevent the adop-
tipns of anti-railroad platforms and
were compelled to work secretly and
| secure the nomination of a friend
wherever they could. That they have
succeeded in securing the nomination
of candidates that can be relied upon
to protect the railroads is the opinion
of all men who lay claim to being
posted in Nebraska politics.
The railroads will leave no stone un
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-10-11

equalization. But it is believed that
he railroads lost out on the govern
ship in both conventions this year
because both candidates seem to be
meeting the issue squarely upon the
stump. Such action, however, cannot
be taken as conclusive evidence OF
the honesty and good faith of the can
didates, because to do otherwise
would be to surrender the contest.
In proof of this note that in the SEN
ate of the United States during the
heated battle over the rate bill last
winter Aldrich, SpOoner and Knox
vociferously claimed that they were
working to perfect a bill that would
be just to all concerned when every
intelligent person knew that they were
working exclusively in the interest of
the railroads. The influences through
which candidates secure their nomi-
nations and the fact of whether or
not they are receiving the support of
the railroads in the election are far
safer as a guide for the voter to fol
low than any prediction professions
Of candidates seeking votes.
But whatever may be said in favor
Of the republican candidate for COVER
nor nothing can be said in favor of
the balance of the state ticket The
denomination Of Searle and Eaton
whose votes kept down the railroad
assessment last year ought to be suffi-
cient to condemn the whole ticket
The spasm Of virtue on the railroad
question in the republican state con
vention exhausted itself in the nomina-
ton of Sheldon and Norris Brown,
when 1t seems the old railroad pro-
clivities of the delegates returned and
the subsequent work of the convention
did not have even an anti-railroad We
neering.
But whatever of doubt or misgiv.
ings may linger in the mind of any
voter regarding any member of either
state ticket the voters ought to be
able to determine beyond doubt the
fitness of candidates for the legisla.
ture The Importance of electing a
fusion legislature cannot be too strong
ly urged, as it will be the duty of the
incoming legislature to define the pow
ers of the state board of transporta
ton which is to be elected in Novem
Der. Experience is wasted upon any
voter who will expect honest railroad
legislation from republican legisla
ture. The record of the last legisla
ture ought to dispell any illusion re
garding what may be expected of g
| legislature, a majority of which is
| republican.
The fact that United States sen
ator is to be elected by the incoming
| legislature ought not to influence any
one to vote for legislative candi
date of either party unless such can
didate be absolutely sound on the
| question Of state railroad regulation
| 1t must be constantly borne in mint
that a Nebraska legislature alone is
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-25
Whipping With Ring and Sound.

with rings and with sound they
| whip race horses In my State" said
| the wooden nutmeg salesman.
How is |. possible" the feeder asked
''to whip a horse with ring or with
ali empty noise?"
I'll explain" said the other Con
necticut is n State of good and kind
people. These people. a great many
years ago, decided thai horse racing
was not bad, but that the whipping
of horses in race was wicked and
cruel Accordingly they made II q Grim
inal ofIense In a race to larrup a nag
And the result of this law prohibit
ing the whipping of a single horse was
that every horse, as like as not, is now
whipped in our races.
The Jockeys. the day before the
match. go from stall to stall. and
jangling chain in one hand, ply the
whip like fury with the other. They
whip every horse TO the music of y
tangled chain Then. In the race naxt
day when a jockey wants his horse To
dig out, he pulls length of chain from
mis- pocket and jangles It, The moor
animal instantly redoubles its pace ex
pecting, of course. heavy beating
SO Connecticut race horses ara
whipped with sound. The ring thev
are whipped with is called a spur rim,
IL has spur where the stone shopId
be. The jockey wears ii with the snur
turned in until the race begins. when
ne Turns the spur out, and seated I'm
his sulky well over the horse. he docs
nothing. apparently. but flllip the mas
with the reins. but each film means y
cruel cut with the spur ring
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-25
BURGLAR BEGS TRUCE
TO DECIDE ON SUICIDE
Caught in First Attempt, Fights
Till Cornered; Dies to
Shield Mother.

BALTIMORE, July 24.-After a
running fight with policemen Alfred G,
Hudson detected a 4 clock this morn
ing IN his first attempt at burglary,
deliberately placed his pistol in his
mouth and shot himself. death being
instantaneous
Hudson had been a window dresser
In department store, but was recently
employed as collector and solicitor
for q New York weekly. lie lived with
his mother at SIS North Paca street
and bore an excellent reputation He
was rs years old and, was divorced re-
Gently, Need of money drove him to
attempt to steal.
a patrolman saw the burglar drop
from fence In the rear of n grocery
store early this morning and gave
chase, but the man got away, dropping
as he fed brace and bit. The Off
Ger returned to investigate and found
holes in the rear door, but had not been
able to get in. He met Sergeant
Nicholson and together they resumed
the chase through back streets and al
leys,
Officer In Pursuit.
From his window Police Sergeant
Carberry, who had just been relieved
from duty, and had undressed, saw the
fugitive, He Joined the race. and
100 w llt DuCSltT, lUc OIUpI
pursuers being winded.
Tho burglar fred several shots at
Carberry and finally ran into blind
alley. Here the fugitive and the Off
Ger faced each other, each with pis-
tol pointed at the other Sergeant
Nicholson also came up. The officers
parleyed with the burglar, urging him
to surrender but Hudson in desperation
warned them he would shoot to kill if
they approached, Finally he said:
Now, you fellows wait few
minutes. / know there will be ten
years ahead Of me and | want TO de-
eide whether TO 90 with you or kill nv
self j dom care for myself, but 7
don't want to bring disgrace on my
Further parleying followed, Hudson
Keeping Carberry covered with his re-
volver. The sergeant resorted TO a ruse.
He shouted: "Don Z hit him with that
sledge hammer - Hudson turned quick
", and as he did so the sergeant closed
In on him. In the struggle Hudson
to get his revolver in his
mouth He pulled the trigger and fell
back corpse.
There were only few cents in his
pockets and nothing to identify him
except laundry marks. His identity
was not established until tonight.
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y party mad their hats knocked off and
were naturally alarmed. The flsh,
members OF large school. continued
ieaping into the boat thick ana fast
Sa Smu wnen a count was possible it was
IN ,hi t .nat nearly 400 of them were
i in me boat. They ran to about foot
III length and made good eating"
Lions are reported TO have hoan
sSIy troublesome of late I'm The Mazoe
district OF MashonaIand. cav. So,I,I,
@!r,Sa, HS "A group Of eight have been
iiitueilns iriiii. around the Mazoe valley
hllllhg mules and cattle Three OF
mem ohem have been shot. but one of them
vinaIgeu young farmer named Mar
r,ott' who was brought into bosnital
oadly wounded. Tetanus sJ,nerSened
aha ne died the following morning :"
,1., ~ STORY OF a man-eating hippopota-
,,us , comes from the neiGhborhood cg
baroerton. in the TransvaaL II is as
serted thet the animal came our or =
river. walked into a kraal ana seized
small native boy in its mouth crush
t"s MN TO death. The natives then
ate It, ''"i ana
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-25
Shopping Tour to Blame,

:, Once there was man whose wife be
liered sho could teach him TO shop On,
day sho took him shopping with her
Ihey went carly in the morning. A.
they had only been TO exchange box oi
wire hnirpins. buy dozen needles. so
at dusk "'t"o'
They had spent half an hour on the
hairpins. which needed 10 be both crinkIcd
and invisible two hours soliciting n dozen
needles OF carefully asserted sizes ono
they would have for lunch five minutes
oettling on one OF two patterns for thc
bonnet and one hour and forty minutes
OF solid hurry matching the insertion.
When they arrived home the husband felt
as II me legs were worn of to the knees
and as II the word tired had taken on
about ten now meanings for him
The wife was n bit tagged, bu, she boast.
ed that she had saved q cents ON tbe irss-
tion by going to the eleventh store 10 look for
Just what sho wanted
Also, she was glowing with a sonse Of
duty done, in that sho had taught her hus.
Next day she wanted some carpet tacks
three yards of silesia and two boxes OF toile;
powder. ''''''
SO she tied three strings around three
OF her husband fingers and told him what
she wanted
He wns so glad she wasn't along To wear
the life our OF him that nc bought whatever
they showed him. paid whatever ;hey asked
and rompcd out OF the store.
He was through in fifteen minutes ten Of
which he speDt in waiting for his change
Whom his wife snw tho brass headed fur.
niturc nails. the half bolt OF pnnne velvet
and the twelve packages Of insect powder
be brought home. she gaYo up hope and
wept-Chicago News.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-25
BABE LOST FIVE DAYS
Boy of Three Years Will Survive Thrill
ing Experience.

NEW LONDON, Conn, July 24.-After
being lost five days in the woods, Solo
mon Lefkowich, New York baby years
DID, was found mile from his summer
nome In Montville today. Search was
kept up increasingly since last Tuesday,
when the little fellow strnyed away.
The boy was in remarkably good con-
dillon. He was naked, and his garments
were picked up one by one at short dis
tances about the spot where he appears
to have been moving since he disap-
peared. In babyish prattle the child
said he drank only water and slept His
hesh was badly bitten by flies and mos
Quitoes. but rain gave him temporary
relief at times from these plaques. A
physician fed the little chap sparingly.
and said that in few days he would be
none the worse for his long fast and ex-
posure. The doctor said IL was doubtful
II an adult would have borne the hunger
so we'll. Solomon was plump, and lost
about eight pounds
There was a Joyous reunion when the
little wanderer was carried home to his
mother. Mrs. Lefkowich had given up
hope OF seeing her son alive. She was
In bed. prostrated with grief. when a
host of neighbors trooped In, jubilant
over the finding OF the lad.
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beware of the CnmcI-Uc Hitcs

All who are not "shrInors., IL
know that the camel is a deneero,,. ~,
iiai 20 ride-a much more dangerous
animal than the horse-for the reason,
'na', with his serpentine neck he can
eaen around when annoyed and bite
his rider ''''' oi'e
Camels are not AT all tha .,
Is'e', va Kindly creatures thcy are nair,,
GU ihey nave nasty tempers' .ar car
@ crossing the desert, js aiwa,,,
norssLthe loud and angry snarIs Of dSa
''.nels make the waste places resouna rne
Tbs sarnels LINERS bite is a serious matrnr
sfohg teeth lock in the wound
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-25
AWFUL TALE Of
CRUELTY IS TOLD
Peonage in Worst Form Said to
Exist in Southern Lum-
ber Camps.
LAB0RERS ASSERT THEY
WERE BRUTALLY BEATEN
Officials of Offending Company
Will Be Arrested if Story
Is True.

PENSACOLA, Fla, July e4.-Peon.
age In vicious form is charged against
the officers Of the Jackson Lumber COM
pany at Lockhart, Ala, and United
States deputies, armed with warrants
for their arrest, LETT here today for that
place.
If the allegations arc true, about 100
Immigrants, mostly Germans, are held
in the lumber camps of that company
virtually as slaves, a party of Ger
mans reached here today from the
camps, stating that they had escaped,
They went to the German ViceConsul
for protection and told him tale of
ill-treatment and cruelty that has hard
ly a parallel in tho South.
They snid they were brought South
in February under representations that
they would receive So and So per day,
but only 81 was received from the com
pany for the labor. They allege that
they were compelled to eat after the
Americans, and if nothing was left,
they got nothing. None Of them was
allowed to leave camp, and when they
attempted to leave they were caught
and severely beaten. When in the
woods the bosses go armed, and if the
men do not work to suit them they are
stripped and while two OF the bosses
held man across a log third plies
a strap or any instrument Of torture
handy.
The Jackson Lumber company is one
of the largest in the South
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-25
BOY FOLLOWED HIS
BABY SWEETHEART |
Went Alone From Ohio to Iowa
Just to Pay the Child
a Visit.

DEs MONIES, Ia, July 24.-Ches-
ter Dulaney, the 10 year old son of
Charles S. Dulaney of Bowling Green,
Ohio, followed his little sweetheart,
Marie Longman, also of Bowling Green,
from the Ohio city to Des Moincs. The
two are now in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Tearse, 1905 Twentieth
street The boy will return to his
home Just as soon as his father ar
rlves,
About two weeks ago the little girl,
in company with her mother, Mrs.
Henry Longmau, came to this city for
visit with Mr.. and Mrs Tearse. Ches-
ter, left alone, soon became lonesome.
He longcd for the companionship of his
little friend, and asked his parents If
he couldn Z take tfip to Des Moines.
They refused. saying that she would
return In a short time.
few days nfterward the boy disap.
penred, taking with him SIS which he
had found in his mothers purse. Moth
ing was heard of hlm until Mrs Long
man, who is in this city. telegraphed
to Mr.. and Mrs. Dulaney that their
son was with her. He had boarded
train in Bowling Green and had come
all the way west alone
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-25
BIG T|E-UP Of
FREIGHT IN FRISCO
Railroad Officials Are Puzzled
As TO What Course to
Take.
CONFUSION OF TRAFFIC
is INCREASING DAILY
Merchants Sent Rush Orders
for Goods, Now Cannot
Receive Them.

SAN FRANCISCO. July 24.-Every hour
adds TO the serious nature Of the freight
tie-up, which threatens TO become a SIT
uation OF the gravest peril to the city.
In spite of the fact that all shipments Of
lumber have been forbidden from the
north to this city. about 400 cars OF
freight were added TO the congestion to-
day and increased the confusion that al
ready exists conference was held by
the leading officials OF the Southern Pn-
cihc today and E. e. Calvin. G. w. Luce
and other officials devoted their time
and energy TO solving the problem. Ju-
lius Kruttschnitt, who has come to the
city TO give his attention to the meet
lnS. has left the details to the local off,
cials, after warning them OF the grave
situation that confronts the city and
urging them TO take drastic measures,
Officials Are Bafled.
AS a result OF this conference the ON
cials Of the Southern Pacific decided to do
missionary work among the consignees
and show them the extremity In which
the city and State are placed on account
OF the lack OF cars, and appeal to them
TO do their part and help clear the
crowded tracks. II this method Is uu-
successful and the consignees are still
unwilling TO unload their freight, other
methods Will be tried
AS soon as the ashes OF the Are had
cooled large orders for all kinds of goods
were sent East and the goods were
rushed out with the greatest possible
speed These goods arrived in the city.
but the merchants found that, instead Of
being provided with ample accommoda-
tions' they had a hard time to get any.
The result was that the freight stood
on the sidlngs waiting to be unloaded
and the consignees had no place TO put IT,.
Freight Handlers Strike.
Between 400 and 500 freight handlers
In the employ OF the Southern Pacific
company In Oakland, went on strike to-
day. Their action further complioates
the freight tie-up in Oakland. The
freight handlers demand an increase In
pay from 22h cents to 30 cents an hour,
such as was granted the freight handlers
on this side of the bay over week ago.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-25
MAY COME TO UTAH
To GROW BROOM CORN
Sucker State Man Believes Soil
Here Is Well Adapted
to Crop.

j, G. Williams, who owns An exten-
stve broom corn farm near Arcola, ILL.,,
and whose experience IN that line OF
agriculture makes him an authority on
the subject, passed through Salt Lake
yesterday on his way home.
For the past fortnight Mr. Williams
has been making n tour through the
fertile valleys of Utah for the pur-
pose Of determining whether or not
broom corn raising on large scale
would be practicable and profitable in
this country.
In speaking of the matter to Trib.
une representative, he said that he was
quite positive that the character of the
soil in certain sections of Utah is we'll
adapted for the cultivation of broom
corn, and that as in Illinois and other
Eastern States. handsome profits could
be realized from the crops.
81 have looked over the Sanpete
and Salt Lake Valleys he said, "and
was surprised at the fertility of the
ground. The soil is 90 rich md dura-
BILE that it strikes mo almost anything
could be raised here, and if ] can OBJ
tain possession of certain tracts OF land
out here at reasonable figure shall
start in TO raise broom corn on a large
scale
''Ths is the first time that I have
been so far west. / predict for Salt
Lake and Utah generally q most pros
porous future, | consider Salt Lake an
ideal residence city, and expect TO
make frequent trips here both for busl-
ness and pleasure. -
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Demand for
Clean Food
Our American Product Everybody
Knows Is Pure and Clean.


Clean food to eat and drink is as
deslrabls as pure food Unclcan food
can never be healthful-neither enjoy
able. Nothing can 30 quickly steal
away ones appetite or destroy the en-
joyment OF pIeasure-be 1t eating or
drinking-ae the mere thought per-
haps II Is not clean, In those days of
much agitation as To clean and unclean
food We are often at loss what TO eat
and drink. There is sense OF dis
trust of what Is set before us. s'Is it
clean2" That is the question we ask
ourselves and Its very asking turns us
away.
1t Is the method Of handling" In
tho manufacture OF food product
that makes II clean or not clean. Pabst
beer Is not handled" 1t is manu-
factured from the purest materials bv
the most scrupulously clean MACHINERY
by the exclusive Pabst method NJ
brewing. which is most exacting In its
cleanliness.
Pabst beer is clean, wholesome
food and the Pabst brewery Is a model
OF cleanliness. No other food factory
In the world can show such a record
OF cleanliness In the process of manu-
facture as the mammoth Pabst brew-
cry, where the famous Pabst Blue Rib
bon Beer is made and bottled From
brew TO bottle or keg Pabst beer 10
never touched by human hands: II
never enters tube. pipe or storage tank
that has not been perfectly sterilized
beforehand. and, in fact In its entire
process Of manufacture 1t never comes
In contact with anything but sterilized
utensils and pure filtered air.
Whom you pour out a glass of Pabst
Blue Ribbon Beer you know you have
food that is clean and pure and
wholesome. You will not distrust IL.
You will not ask rs IL clean
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-25
RECORD IS SMASHED
Crowd at Salt Palace Thursday Largest
in History of Resort.

All records for crowds were broken at
the Salt Palace. Pioneer day. The man
asement thought the Fourth of July was
big day, but the Fourth was put away
In the shade by the crowd that visited
the resort Tuesday. The number is estl-
mated at nearly 10000 by the manage
ment.
In the afternoon the main attraction
was the balloon ascension and parachute
performance by the Coleman Balloon
company, consisting Of two men and
two women, who perform some truly
marvellous feats. This performance was
absolutely free, as was also the second
performance. which was given In the
evening shortly before the bicycle races
we're pulled off.
The Zeno brothers, trapeze performers,
also gave two free exhibitions
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-25

and a circular motion Is give
jaw, around and then back, g
teeth are withdrawn again !"
is horrible one. There are ~
drivers without camel scars
DR.. Nachtigal. the celebraleo
explorer. once said to q you.
expressed q sentimental deS'le
the Sahara on camel-bacK:
Young man. I'll tell you
can get a partial idea OF wnas ~.
camel i'm an African dese!l 10 =.
an Office stool. screw IT up -
possible, and put it, along W.
age dog, into Il wagon W..
springs. Then seat yoursen
stool, and have 1t driven os
and rocky ground during M
parts OF July and August ~
not to eat or drink more
every two days, and lettins n
bite you ever four hours.
give you a faint idea OIL u.
poetry, of camel-riding in me