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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-06-02
The Liquor Question.
Views of an Earnest Prohibi-
tioniSt---HiS Advice to Vo-
tiers.

liquor question. AS we have
heard so much about it and saw
SO much of it, l can't help from
speaking out against liquor in
every form that it may present
itself.
Some people say we can't
have prohibition because whis
key will be shipped across the
line into our state. Then, what
must we do-sit down and do
nothing2 No, no, ten thousand
times, no. That is just what the
devil and all the whiskey men
want the prohibition party to do
keep still.
| know that there is a great
deal of whiskey shipped into
Lancaster county, but drunken
ess has decreased, at the least,
so per cent since the dispensary
was voted out here last fall.
And what is good for this
county is good for the whole
United States. To those who
can't see how we are to have
prohibit ion, l will tell you
my idea is to keep ever-lastingly
at it Keep working and praying
until we get our forces strong
enough in Congress to pass a
sweeping Prohibition law. 1t
may not come while we live,
but | surely believe it will
come, and that in a few years.
But if it don't come until we
are dead, Jul work will not
have been in vain-it will be
good for our children. There is
plenty for us to do yet, so let us
get right down to work and see
that there is no one sent to the
Legislature of our state, nor TO
congress, who is not a strict
prohibitionist. Let us pick men
with clean hands and with an
honest heart-men who love and
honor God and want TO work for
the betterment Of our homes and
country. | will not vote for any
man, | care not who he may be,
who lines himself up on the
whiskey side.
The man that will not vote for
prohibition because some men
will order and drink whiskey,
and because he can't stop it all
at once, will vote for the whis-
key side; that is, the man that
has been nothing else but a
whiskey man. And let me tell
you, God says that you are a
fool. He says strong drink is
raging, and whosoever is deceiv-
ed thereby is not wise. Whatso-
ever a man sowelh that shall he
also reap So, then, if you vote
for a whiskey man and he goes
and makes a whiskey law, you
will by that reap a harvest Of
drunkards. That law will cause
many a back to go naked, and
little feet to 90 bare and many
poor one to fiji a d]runkard's
grave and a DEVILS hell. SO may
God help you as a voter to look
this thing square IN the tace, and
know when Won do that. Won
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-26
THE CAR SHORTAGE PROBLEM

Washburn IN. d. Leader-The loss to
farmers Of the state thru the shortage
Of cars is hard to estimate, but will
reach large sum. In many Of the
places the farmers are unable to dispose
Of their grain, and in consequence there
Of are unable to meet their bills, and the
tradesmen must suffer with them: The
Minneapolis Journal has taken up the
matter and Is doing good work in giving
1t publicity.
Marion IN. d. sentind-The Minne-
apolis journal Is to be oonplimented In
the way Of bringing forthafaots tn regard
to the car shortage in the northwest this
season. = Congressman Marshall, 1.-The
man who does things" intends to make
the railroads 'sit up and take notice."
Dassel (Minn.) sAnchor-The Minneap-
oils Journal Is conducting good cam
paign Of publicity on the question Of the
wheat blockade, caused by the failure of
the railroads to furnish empties at nom
competitive points. There is a great
cause for complaint without doubt.
Cakes IN. d. Times-The Minneapolis
Journal, with its usual energy, Is laying
bare the facts why there Is so much of
a congestion Of wheat In the elevators
and at loading stations all 'along the rail-
road lines in North Dakota. The agtta-
ton has attracted the attention Of our
public men. and Congressman Marshall
has taken the matter up with the inter-
state commerce commission to the end
that the grain may be moved and the
farmers get the money they had de
pended on to meet their obligations.
Ortonville r. Journal-The MINNEAPOLIS
Journal is doing a very commendable
work in an effort to assist outlying
northwestern towns to secure fuel That
something is radically wrong with trans
portation facilities when fuel is plenti-
full at the terminals and people who have
the money to buy with suffer because the
railroads do not supply the dealers with
fuel ordered months in advance does not
even admit Of argument. Publicity will
undoubtedly assist the management of
railroads to SEQ their duty. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-26
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JysTUs MILES EoRMAN AS A BAL

JUsTUs MILES FoRMAN As A BAL
KAN LlEUTENANT.-Ther is always
trouble in the Balkans and so Justus
Miles Fornan, the novelist. best known
by his "Buchanans Wife, went into the
Balkans not long ago to see what the
never ceasing trouble is all about.
He found a sort of 'holy war; in prog
ress, and also found that his advent was
hailed with delight, because, being there,
he was expected to take part in the fight
ing-to do in the Balkans as the Balkan
ese do. .'@:
He is tall and athletic and Of eminent
1y capable appearance, and was promptly
made a first lieutenant (his friends insist
that he isn't even yet entirely clear as
which side Of the holy war; he enlisted
ON, and was mounted on shaggy noun
tain pony and given a rifle and huge
pistol, officers in the Balkans having no
use for pretty swords. f.-T, .
For some weeks he took part in active
guerrilla campaigning, covering many
miles Of mountain country, ''roughing
it, in every imaginable way, and taking
the hardships Of marching, fighting and
camping as a hugely pleasant experience.
After a while, however, he began to
| think that the novelty of being Balkan
target had worn off, and so, with the pro-
fuse and courteous regrets Of his wild
companions in arms, and before any Of
| the always imminent accidents of war
could chance to come his way, he re-
signed his commission and returned to
! civilization. 4..s@ i. $3.50. ..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-26
GOALS FROM THE FIELD

Ralph w. Wheelock announces his re-
turn to the editorial tripod (this is fiction,
ne really Is to have a desk) In a pink
circular trimmed with lazy Language and
garnished with poetry. @Rafe" has been
absent from his regular job, issuing ped
dlers licenses checking up police pay
roll and editing speeches for the mayor
Tor Two years, Should think he would be
glad to get back to the steady and not
too arduous duties Of an editor.
In welcoming Bro. Wheelock back to
the ranks it may be well to remind him
OF some things which have passed q giv-
en- point while he was away and which
II Will be necessary for him to give his
Views upon before he can be considered
caught up.
First-It is known that Carrie Nation
IS ABOUT to sue the Brownsville soldiers
for violation Of copyright.
Second-It is admitted that Mark Twain
Is not yet even partially dead.
Ih1rd-The politicians no longer point
with pride or view with alarm. They
point to Roosevelt and view themselves
Fourth Rockefeller's conk is sttn bald,
on the outside
Fifth-The report that Ida Tarbell will
so on the stage arose from the fact that
she Is making up the forms Of a new
book. l71f
S1xth-The tariff has not been revised.
BY beginning at page S65 and working
forward on the even numbers and back
ward on the odd numbers, Ralph will ar
rive at the point Of departure at half
past 2, 1907. =
At the starting point for new volume
OF Thoughts on Things, what. is the mat
ter with his telling us what he thinks
about J. B. Foraker? .s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-26
QUARRIED THE ROCK
FOR CARDIFF GIANT
Michael Foley, VINO Made Fort
Dodge Famous, IB Dead at
the Age of 80
SpecfK1 to The Journal,


. Fort Dodge, Iowa, Dec. 2e:-Mtchad
g Cardiff GIANT that made Fort Dodge
famous, is dead at the age Of 80 years,
after a residence in this city of forty
eight years.
About forty years ago two New
Workers. came to Fort Dodge in search
of large piece Of rock Of certain d.
mansions and kind. They had searched
the country pretty thoroly and were
on the point of leaving without hav-
ing found what they were searching
for, when it was suggested to them
that Foley might find it for them.
Foley undertook to get 1t for them,
and when it had been excavated from
large bed of gypsum it was found to
be twice the size wanted. It was cut
in two and half Of it hauled to Fort
Dodge and used in the foundation of
dwelling house.
Boone was then the nearest town
having a railroad and contract was
made to haul it there, a distance Of
forty miles, and place it aboard of
fatcar on the North Western road.
The man who took the contract broke
down every bridge between this city
and Boone in getting his load there.
When within six miles Of Boone the
man gave UP the contract in disgust,
owing to the heavy roads, and another
man with six horses finished the task.
Before he started with his load he
chiseled off about 1000 pounds of the
stone to tighten the load.
Twenty-four grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren survive Mr.. Foley.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-26
Lighting and Telephone Service.

Lighting and Telephone Service.
Te the Editer Of The Journal.
A few words, please, in regard to the
lighting Of the city, and the use Of the
telephones. understand the gas fran
chise& expires this. year. It is abso-
1utely necessary for the city to be ready
to take advantage of this and purchase
the plant. And when the franchise of
the Minneapolis General Electric Light
company expires. buy that also. Then
the city can be lighted at a saving to
the taxpayers Of thousands Of dollars.
Why give these valuable franchises
away when they can be so prohtably
utilized? .- ~
f The telephone is another very tmpor-
tant matter that needs attention. I con-
slider It a great injustice to our people
that we have to- have two phones. It
is an unnecessary expense. Every firm
doing business in the city Is forced to
put in both phones. It is high time to
begin to agitate the proposition Of con-
Meeting a Twin City patron with a North
western line patron, so that a Twin City
patron can do business with a North
western patron without extra charge.
When this is done there will soon be
double the number Of phones in use.
A great many cities have this privilege.
This is matter that the city council
should take hold of, and, If possible, set
tie it to the satisfaction Of the people.
These franchises are also very valuable.
Mayor Jones, in his message year ago,
dwelt on the value Of franchises granted
by the city to the different companies
now operating here. He said the need OF
the people is the very thing that gives
value to the franchise. II K. Gray.
sThe gas companys franchise does not
expire till 1910-Editor. 1882 r-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-26
States Dipping into National
Treasury.

f Congressman Tawney, chairman OF
the house appropriations committee, in
discussing the tendency toward FEEDER
al Capitalization, which was the theme
Of Secretary Roots recent speech, calls
attention to another side Of the ques
ton. This is the tendency Of the states
while yielding up some Of their powers
to the national government, to make
heavier demands on the national treas
ury. Congress is more and more called
upon to appropriate for purposes that
once fell within state lines. This ten
dency, the congressman says, Is chiefly
exhibited in the agricultural and sun
dry civil bills.
It would be interesting if Mr.. Taw'
ney would go little more into details
in his Indictment of the states. Evi
IDENTIFY, however, he has in mind such
appropriations as those for aid to state
soldiers homes, agricultural schools, ex.
pertinent stations and some of the ex.
penditures for river, harbor and irri.
cation projects.
dency to centralize authority at Wash.
ington, there should go also tendency
to centralize appropriations there
States which once undertook great
projects Of internal i'm rovement, now
look to the national government to
. finance these plans. with the single
exception. of New York's large expen.
future for the undermining of the Erie
tanal, there has Of late years been
nothing of this sort undertaken by sin.
gle states. The great irrigation prof
ects Of the arid west, which will people
the deserts Of the benefited states, in.
crease their wealth and their taxrolls
are national projects. On the other
hand, it is the public land owned by
the national government that finances
them.
4 There can be no doubt that the tax
! ing power of the federal government
will grow with it's other powers
President Roosevelt's tentative discus
sion Of income and inheritance taxation
In his recent message is one presage OF
the changes that are coming. The
whole subject Of Capitalization, which
Secretary Root so cogently discussed
and which congress finds confronting il
at every turn, has become one of the
most important problems of the day
In Its solution is bound up the solu
ton Of many another problem thai
vexes our political thought and growth
Santa Claus ran well ahead Of hi!
. ticket b.. T..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-26
Sugar Trust Methods,

Receiver Earl of the defunct financial
institution in Philadelphia, of which
Frank N. Nipple was president, says
that the sugar. trust deliberately set
out to ruin Adolph Segel, the sugar
refinery promoter, and in doing 50
carried down Nipples bank and drove
him to suicide. Mr.. Earl has brought
suit against the sugar trust. The evil
dence which, he promises to produce
shows that disreputable methods were
used to crush Segel. Agents of the
trust wormed themselves into his con.
fdence as spies, threats and other pres
sure were used, money was borrowed
from him, under the guise of friendship
until finally the trust had him in its
tolls. Then it squeezed him to death.
This suit will be watched with deep in.
terest. ..,- ..... ...,.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-26
THE.TWENTY-SlxT

I've washed my face an combed my hair
An not forgot to say my prayer,
An never jerked or slammed the door.
Nor gone slidin' on the floor,
Because four weeks ago I knew
mat Christmas day would soon be due
I'm waftfn' for the twenty-sixt'l
I've had thousand chances where
I might a yanked somebody's CHART
I've seen thousand dandy ways :
Where might do some things to raise
The dickens, but I've had to wait ;|
Till Christmas Is wiped of the slate
I'm waitin' for the twenty sixt'!
Three nights week Eve set an read
Until twas time to 60 to bed.
When I was tempted strong to go
An tease my sister an her beau;
Three nights a week her beau has smiled J.
An said II am model child =.
I'm waitin' for the twenty-sixt'l
I've been the4best bog in. the school,
Learned an' broke no rule: ,
. The teacher tells the other boys
TO notice how make no noise, szri
AM how get my answers right ) .
An how always. am polite &
. I'm waitfn' for the twenty
I've gone to Sunday school each week
An told why Moses was so meek,
An who was Cain, an all about
The way Cola got Knocked out, q.
The; teacher Sunday told my ma
I'm the best boy she ever saw r
I'm waitin' for the twenty
An yesterday man went by
Who wore a plug hat two feet high;
I had a SNOWFALL, an itched
An squirmed, an all my fingers tw1tched
To sock It one, but did not; @
A boy must sacrifice LOFT y sA5;fs..f =.
I'm Waitin' for the twenty -sixtI
Oh, Christmas comes but once a year.
But it's long time gettin' here.
It is hard to do just what you should,
1t is hard to keep on bein' good
When wall-eyed Walter King comes BY
And yells: flight me; you dassen't try''.
I'm waitin' for the twenty-sixt'l
r. Washington Star.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-26
VOTE.SWAPPINC PLAN IS
Barred IN HOUSE
IDLY to Fore in Debate Jamestown Exposition An
propriation the Remarks Causing Considerable Mirth

tween Mr.. Roosevelt as chief executive
and not only the corporations and
trusts on the other, but the combined
Municipalities Of various candidates
for the republican nomination to sue
odell Rises from Grave.
Recent reports Of E. II. Hartman 3
alleged willingness to rehabilitate Ben
lamin B. Odell in supremacy in. New
York politics is regarded here as only
one factor of the great game of the
political fnancials giants which will be-
Velop between the present time and the
next republican national convention.
Ihere is high authority for the state
ment that the Rockefe ller-Harriman in.
terests In the financial world, which
just now are seeking to throttle the
Morgan-Hin interests in the railroad
world, are determined to force the
nomination of Charles w. Fairbanks.
the present vicepresident, as the next
chief executive of the nation.
Mr.. Roosevelt believes in his
own right that he is the leader of the
republican organization in New York
that determined that Elihu Root shall
be the next United States senator from
New York. -
Root has been for years Platt's fac
t1onal enemy in the republican orpani-
cation in New York. 49, =. . =
The trend Of emigration from north
ern Europe to the countries around the
Mediterranean is strikingly illustrated
oy story which has come to Wash
ington from Greece. Emigration has
hitherto taken place principally from
the Paeloponnesus, but it is now Spread
ing to central Greece, to fThessaly and
the islands. Because Of this emigra-
ton, not more than half of the usual
number OF army conscripts responded
to the last call. It is estimated that
by the end Of the year the number who
10000. The situation is producing con
sternation in official circles, and a com
naittee. Of deputies has been appointed
to make an investigation. Probably
measures will be adopted to restrict
emigration: Of course practically all
OF the emigrants come to America.
But, tho losing their citizens, the
Greek officials know how to even up
with Americans. They have levied a
prohibitive tariff on American, shoes.
which promised to become quite as pop
4iar IN Greece as they are becoming in
France. One firm imported 500 pairs
| and had no difficulty in selling them
! as the Greek-made shoes are painfully
/ expensive. The Greek shoemakers
| raised howl, and the: tariff went nm
sky-high. So high was the tariff. that
the American firm, which had shipped
another lot of 500 pairs, found it
cheaper to freight them back to
State monopo1ies did not all die with
Queen Elizabeth. Rumania has them
on tobacco, salt, matches, stamps and
playing cards. They yield for the ifs
cal year, Of 1905-06 a revenue of $l1,,
400, 000,. which was nearly one.fourth Of
the entire revenues Of the country for
| that year.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-26
The Tariff on Art.

The American Free Art League of
Boston is inaugurating new campaign
for the abolition Of the duty on paint
ings and sculpture. It ought to be a
very easy and simple thing to repeal
the amendment to the act Of 1897, which
imposes asduty Of 20 per cent on art,
but it is hardly to be expected that
anything of the kind will be done at
this time. The ssstandpattero has
everything SO thoroly nailed down that
tariff revisionists in congress have
about abandoned hope of any action
until after the next presidential cleo
tion. It IS the plan appareHtly of re-
publican leaders to postpone all dis
scussion OF. the tariff question and the
Considerations Of any tariff schedule I'M
til the republicans have elected another
presidents.
The duty on art, however, il; a,natter
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-26
upon which there can Be 90 little differ

upon which there can be so little differ
ence Of opinion and the advantages to
be gained from its repeal are so many
that it would seem as if a practical,
common sense. view Of thetmatter would
remove at once this stupid provision
which, in the interest -of revenue, OPP
crates mainly as an obstacle Ii theway
of the art educationsof the peoples ~
IT is well und erstood, sof course, that
the artists of the country are In favor
Of free art. They are not asking for
anything so absurd as protection.
They know that no amount Of discrim-
ination in their favor will enable them
to paint better pictures, or build up a
larger degree Of skill as artists Pro
lection which shuts out the product Of
one mechanical industry may create a
market for domestic industry engaged
in producing merchandise, but the pro-
ducts of art are not affected in that
way. s..
The duty imposed in the tariff of
1897 was expected to produce revenues
to the amount of million dollars a
year. IT. has never produced over half
a million and instead Of benefit, it is
a positive detriment to American ar
lists. They have testified universally
against 1t and it cannot be contended
that the tax on art Is calculated to be
of material benefit to the artists. What
they want is that great works Of art
shall become more common, that the
taste for art may be stimulated and the
demand for their products increased.
This. is the only selfish interest they
have in the matter. They have also a
philanthropic interest, which is that the
public should enjoy more than is now
possible the educational benefit Of free
art thru the more general distribution
Of art works of merit.
So far from the duty on art being of
advantage to the artist, or even to the
general public, financially, it is doubt
less true that the free importation of
works of art with the probable i'm
proved opportunities for art study in
America would result in the saving of
more money than is represented by the
revenues Of the government derived
from art. The money expended abroad
by art students which might otherwise
be employed at home were opportuni-
ties for art study improved, as they
naturally would be by the free impor-
tation Of art, would amount to more
than the government collects in the
way Of taxes. 7s>,- ~ :"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-26
FUTURE DEALS ARE VOID
Illinois Supreme Court Holds Traders
Plan Is Illegal.

Chicago, Dec. 26.-The Board of Trade
practice of dealing in futures is illegal.
and contracts offered to be made and
then repudiated cannot be enforced, ac-
cording to a decision of the Illinois
supreme court yesterday in the case OF
Woods VS.. Bates
In another decision the Supreme court
held that the rules Of the Chicago Board
Of Trade do not infringe upon public
policy, and the courts of the state are
therefore powerless to interfere in their
enforcement.
In the future" case it developed from
the testimony that Harry Woods, a
broker, had offered Mark Bates $4,000
bushels Of December wheat at S2B cents,
leaving the offer open for specified time
upon the payment to him of $50 by Bates.
While the offer was still open Bates
decided to accept, but Woods then. re-
fused to enter into the contract.
Bates sued and obtained a verdict in
the trial court for $1,625 damages-the
amount it was claimed he would have
made out of the transaction had the con-
tract been made by Woods. After re,
viewing the testimony the supreme court
decided that a future deal was an
option, and as such was, illegal, and that
a contract based upon such a trans
action was contrary to law