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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-22
SykeSVille.

Mrs. Milton Duff, OF Luthersburg,
visited with John Null and wife Sunday.
Miss Gertrude Clowser, of Falls
Creek, visited with Miss Ruth Sykes on
Sunday.
Mrs. Diltz and daughter, May, Of
Rossmoyne, visited the formers sister,
Mrs. Emma Nupp, last week.
Mrs. 1. G. Mansfield and daughter,
Miss Zola, visited with Rev. and Mrs.
J. P. Hicks in Luthersburg last week.
Miss Clarice McMinn, had her left
arm broken between the elbow and
wrist last Monday evening by falling off
table.
Roy Moore and Miss Cora Smith, of
near Reynoldsville, visited with the
latter's sister, Mrs. Charles Gumbert,
on Sunday.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the NJ. E.
church met at the home of Mrs. Thomas
Randall last Wednesday and held a 25
Ceub uluuer n ucde oulu W do tcdllAcu'
Rev. Smith, pastor of the Reformed
church of Troutville, will preach in the
M. E. church in this place next Sunday
afternoon at 2.3O o'clock. All are in
vited.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Null celebrated
their thirty-irst wedding anniversary
last Wednesday evening by having the
band serenade them. Refreshments
were served.
Misses Nena Nupp and Hattie Ritten-
house and Messrs. Harry and Myron
Rittenhouse left Thursday morning for
Richmond, where they will visit with
r..at,ves some t.ino.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-08-22

the Western Conservatory OF Music OF
Chicago and is lovely singer. Her
mother was formerly young lady OF
Reynoldsville, known to many OF our
people. Her maiden name was Mary
Taylor.
Miss Cecil Yost is visiting in Clarion
and Armstrong counties.
Mrs. Geo. w. Groves, of Burlington,
N. j.. is the guest of Miss Annie Sny-
der.
NV. F. Herpel and wife, OF Punxsu-
tawney, were visitors in town this
week.
| ,;M.s Alice Rickard, of Fayette City, is
visiting Misses Lena and Myrtle Binney
on Jackson street.
Miss Name eastman, of st. Marys,
visited her brother, P. A. eastman, in
this place last week
Mrs. G.. Newell Meeker of Ovens
boro, KY, who was visiting her mother,
Mrs. Cora MITCHELL in this place, re-
turned to OwensborO last week.
Miss Ella E. Seeley left here Friday
on trip to Buffalo, Niagara Falls, N.
Y, and Thousand Islands, Canada. She
will stop at Chautauqua, N. Y, on her
return trip.
George Reynolds, carrier on rural
free delivery route No. 3, is off on a two
weeks vacation and his brother, Richard
Reynolds, is mail carrier in his absence.
George is at Chautauqua.
NJ. Montgomery, son, Charles Mont
gomery, three daughters, Misses Ros-
eta, Margaret and Martha, left here
yesterday on pleasure trip to Buffalo
and Niagara Falls.
Robert Robertson, OF Bitumen, is WIS.,
iting old friends in Reynoldsville this
week. He is now employed as assistant
bookkeeper and stenographer in large
company store at Bitumen.
Joseph Kerr, of Kingsville, Pa, and
two daughters, Mrs. James Haggerty,
OF Vowinkle, Pa, and Sister Hermania,
of'Fort Lee, N. j., are visiting the form
er's sons, G. J. and [. j. Kerr, in this
place.
Irwin d. WinslOw, yardmaster for
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company at
Driftwood, is spending few days with
his mother, Mrs. Anna Winslow, on
Jackson street. Irwin is taking his an
nual vacation.
Mrs. Alex Riston returned yesterday
from nine weeks visit In Cleveland,
Ohio, Erie and Warren. Mr.. Riston
went to Warren Saturday to meet his
wife. They spent couple Of days with
Charles s. Kirchartz and wife.
Mrs. James s. Alternately, who wa:
called to jamestown, N. Y, three Of
four weeks ago on account OF serious i'll
ness OF her mother, returned home
Saturday. Mrs. Alternately stopped a
Warren and spent couple Of days will
Mrs. Charles S. Kirchsrtz.
Nal Eason, formerly OF Brookville
now one Of the pitchers FOR the Brook
lyn, N. Y, base ball club, was in Reyn
oldsville Sunday to see his father
David EasOn, who is spending few
days in town. Nal. has been doin
good work for the Brooklyn team.
Joseph Macro, who graduated il
Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa.
: at last commencement OF that univer
sity, and who was in New York City
couple of months, returned to Reynolds
vile last week to remain until the fal
term of the Columbia College in Ne,
j.. York City opens, and he will then tax
: up course in that college.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-10-13
TRUTH

paign. If the republicans can't win
with him at the head of the cam
paign they couldn't win with any
body.
Daily the evidence of corruption in
the police department accumulates.
From what has already been made
public no reasonable man can doubt
but what serious abuses exist Gam
blers who contribute to the private
purses of some of the officers receive
protection, blackmail is levied on the
women of the town and criminals are
protected. These things are so evident
that we think the American" organs
and to some extent the leaders of that
party are making a grave mistake in
sustaining and attempting to justify
those who commit chose abuses. The
administration would appear to much
better advantage before the public
if it made an honest effort to clear
its skirts by cleaning out the grafters.
There is more than a strong suspi-
cion that other departments are just
as rotten as the police department. In
fact graft seems to De the general rule
in the city government.
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It's rather remarkable that there
were so many destinations in the DEM
ocratic convention. Every fellow
seemed to be working to get some
other fellow on the ticket
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-10-13
KAFFIR WOMAN WAS BRAVE
Armed Only with Hoe, She Forced
Lioness to Drop Human Prey 1t
Was Carrying Off.

One of the first explorers of tn
interior of South Africa was William
Cotton Oswell, noted hunter and a
friend of Livingstone, to whom he
rendered important aid. In his biog-
raphy the following story is given
from one of his African letters: "An
incident highly creditable to Kaffir
womanhood occurred just as we
reached Mabotse. The women. as is
their custom, were working in the
fields, for they hoe, and the men sew.
A young man, standing by the edge
of the bush, was chatting with them.
A lioness sprang on him, and was
carrying him off, when one Of the
women ran after her, caught her by
the tail and was dragged for some
little distance. Hampered by the man
in her mouth and the woman behind
her, she slackened her pace, where
upon her assailant straddled over her
back and hit her across the nose and
head with heavy short-handled hos
until she dropped her prey and skunk
to ver"-Youth's Companion.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-10-13
Day of the Biz Ranch Gone,

The day of the big ranch Is passing
In California and the example set Is
rapidly being followed by the remain
Ing owners of large tracts, who see
mat they can sell their immense hold
Ing and invest the property to great
5dVantage under present conditions.
these tracts will furnish homes for
hore than 100000 people if proper
y suDdivided and this increase in Cal
lornia's population will mean in.
reased opportunity for the invest
Hent of the money secured from the
ale of tie big ranches.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-10-13
NAUvOO LEGION.

The next monthly meeting of the
association will be held Monday even
ing, October 10, at the Bishops Off
ce tithing yard. All members who
can do so are requested to come pro-
vided with their Mortuary fund and
settle up for our late comrade and
brother, Edwin Entwistle's mortuary,
and oblige,
VIM. M. BROWN,
Secy A. N. l..
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-10-13

tie cry last fall was beat the 'Ameri-
cans with the republicans, beat
thompson with Lynch" Now the DEM
ocrats satirlcally ask, did you vote
for Lynch to beat Thompson" and
give figures to show that the republi
cans were the weaker and that Nor
ris, the democratic mayoralJy candi
date, was the proper man with which
to beat Thompson. But they didnr
beat Thompson. Morris ran away
ahead of his ticket He received
1880 votes while the average vote
Tor the democratic councllmanic tick
ct was only 6,045, but 412 more than
the average vote for the republican
councilmanic ticket. Morris excessive
vote and good many of the votes tor
the councilmanic democratic ticket
came from republicans. The plain de-
duction from these figures of last year
is that If the republicans had held
their strength they would have needed
but very slight if any democratic ac-
QUESTIONS to beat the Americans"
while the democrats with all their
acquisitions from the republicans fail
ed to beat them. Those people who
want to beat the Americans" this
year had better consider carefully
which of the two old parties are the
stronger so as not to repeat the mis-
take of last year.
Are the Americans" gaining or
losing strength? A great many people
are met who say they voted the Amer
lean" ticket last fall but won't do it
this year. Some American" canvas
sers, however report that the canvass
as far as it has gone shows a gam
for the Americans" The least gain
in any one precinct, they say, is fif-
teen votes. The highest claimed
gain they don't tell about.
There will probably be $4,000 votes
cast in this county this fall. These
will be divided amongst the five
parties. The socialists, won't, how
ever, cut much figure and for all prac-
tical purposes may be eliminated from
the calculations, which leaves the vote
to be divided among the republicans,
democrats, Americans and labor
ties. An equal division would give
each party in the neighborhood Of 5000
votes, but the division will not be
equal. The labor party may poll in
the vicinity of 5000 votes which
would leave $4,000 to be divided among
the republicans, democrats and the
Americans" The winning party will
have to poll somewhere about 10000.
Judge G. M. Nielsen is angry, very
angry. The cause of his anger is that
the democrats named a ticket and en-
tirely ignored the Scandinavian ele-
ment. He says there are nearly 5000
Scandinavian voters in Salt Lake
county and that among all those sure
ly one could have been found compe-
tent to fill some Office. The repub-
licans, Mr.. Nielsen says, found three
and put them on their ticket. Mr..
Nielsen Is not sore on his own ac-
count. He doesn't want the nominal
ton for anything, in fact, repeatedly
and absolutely declined to allow his
name to go before the convention for
any Office, but he thinks fair Scan
danavian representation would have
added to the strength of the democrat
ic ticket.
There is general satisfaction in the
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-10-13
ADDITIONAL Truths

ihS DSluS
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City Auditor Alff's statement of the
city's finances is not a good campaign
document for the Americans" A
deficit of s224.000 in the general fund
and only 100000 In the special funds
as compared with 100000 a year ago
does not look well. The deficit in the
general fund by the end of the year
will be so large that it will take prac-
tically all this years taxes to make
good the deficit and pay the interest
on the bonded Indebtedness leaving
nothing to run the city government
next year
The appointment of E. Il. Critch-
low as special counsel to assist the
government in the prosecution of the
coal lands cases has no political sig
nificance. 1t is, however, tribute to
Mr.. Critchlow's ability as a lawyer.
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The democrats made happy
choice in the nomination of Ashby
Snow for county attorney.
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dale existing between the democrats
and the Americans" The "Ameri-
cans" hate the republicans more than
the devil hates holy water.
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The Tribune must find great sat
isfaction in speaking of the two ma
tional organizations in this state as
the Church" parties, Church" quor-
ums, etc. In the face of the fact that
of all the Gentle politicians or voters
of the state a majority remain in these
"quorums," and that of such majority
none are in sympathy with the doc
trine of church domination or even
church interference while few are
associated with it in any way, the
sheet continues its asinine and utter
ly vapid reiteration. The republican
county convention contained more
Gentiles than Mormons, and not one
of the former has any more tolerance
for the doctrines of that church than
for those of any other, and as to some
features not so much. The deSigna-
ton of Mormon or Gentle was not
heard, thus carrying out the tacit
agreement arrived at when the break
ing up of the conditions which the
Tribune is vainly seeking to re-estab-
lish took place. The Philistine sheet
is not living in the glorious sunlight
of today, but rather in the dark and
noisome corner from which it has
occasionally emerged long enough to
find itself uncomfortable in the i'm
proved situation. Resolutions will not
go backward, and all the efforts of
that delectable sheet and it's "quor-
UNI" of political freebooters to that
end will have but the effect of accel-
Grating the grand forward movement.
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Attorney Frank B. Stephens said
in the democratic convention that l..
e. Hall, and himself, were about the
only Gentiles left in the democratic
party. There are a few more, but not
very many. The republicans have
great many, however, and they in
clude many of the best and most in
fluential people in the state.
The dispute goes merrily on as to
whether the republicans or the dem
ocrats are the stronger and as to
which is the party with which to beat
the Americans" The republican bat,
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-10-13

The dispute goes merrily on as to
whether the republicans or the DEM
ocrats are the stronger and as to
which is the party with which to beat
the Americans" The republican bat,
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-10-13

There is general satisfaction in the
republican party that J. U. Eldredge,
Jr., has consented to remain chair
man of the county committee during
this campaign. He is without doubt
the very best man that could have
been found for the position. He has
large experience in running cam
pa,gns, is better acquainted with the
situation, the predictions and tenn
per of the voters than any other man
that could have been selected, Be
sides he will run a business cam
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-11-20
BETTER THAN HE KNOWS.

4 Democrat who has been chosen by
Apostle Smoot to run his Repu blican
personal organ and to. attend TO the
squeaking part of his politico- ecclesi~
astical machine, emits a~sereech of Joy
over the prospective obliteration of the
Democratic party.
Or course, that Democrat, who edits
Apostle Smoot's Republican personal
organ, is insincere in this. That senti.
ment runs counter to his convictions
of lifetime; what he really wants is
the destruction Of the Republican party,
and be is lending such effective aid
thereto as his ignorant and stupid
laundering can afford. In the destruc.
ton of the Democratic party, there
would be left in Utah but the church
party and the American party, and
the result would necessarily be a vast
fastening Of the day Of political eman-
cipation for Utah.
So, while ostensibly serving his mas
ter, and pretending to work for the
interest Of the church Republican party,
that Democratic editor is forwarding
by every means he knows Of, the de-
structiou Of both parties, and the COM
ing Of the day Of deliverance from
church tyranny in Utah.
That, of course, is not at all what
Apostle suloot wants; but that it what
his Democratic editor is working for
Perhaps that Democratic editor doesn It
know the effect Of his efforts; more
likely he does know their effect, and
is really working for emancipation OF
Utah in his own awkward, silly way.
But at all events, his work by no
means tends to tho results aimed at
by his master.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-11-20

slightest regard for party principles
aud simply in the interest of the
church graft.
No party can vitally exist, as par.
ty of principles, in such circumstances
as these. The rough handling given
to the Democratic " party at the re-
cent election is no worse than the like
rough handling given the "Republi-
can" party in 1908. But the church
in each case made it manifest that 1t
could give victory to the one or the
other as it chose. II demonstrated to
both that neither could win without its
sanction and dominance; that it's alb
solutoly controlled vote was sufficient
to destroy all reasoning or estimates
based on party strength or votes from
one year to another, and take away
or confer success in spite Of any fam
presumption of either party vote 10
be cast.
1t is clear case that, though the
American people have for the most part
kept church matters out OF politics,
there Is one region in the Republic
where the church is not content to be
simply church. but insists upon he
ing also political machine, and ono.
too, Of tho most odiouS kind.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-11-20
UTAH THE EXCEPTION.

Commenting upon the far-reaching
effect Of religious questions upon pol.
itics in Europe and particularly in
Spain, an Eastern contemporary com.
placently says: "Ir our own country
religious questions are kept out of pol
itics.n
Fortunately for America, This is
broadly and literally true, and yet,
there is spot in America where the
rulers of church insist upon thrust
ing that church into politics, and ex-
acting political subservience from
their followers, which is at once a
brutal personal tyranny and an out.
rage upon our free Institutions
When the leaders Of q church will
sway ita electorate as is done in this
city. for example, there is little ground
for the claim that the church is not
in politics, or that church questions
are except out Of politics.
Look at the returns little In 1908,
the Republican candidate for Mayor
was elected in this city by over 1900
plurality. In 1904 the Democratic vote
was practically wiped out in Salt Lake,
the Republicans polling 1925
votes in the city, to the Democrats ,
5117; yet in the very next year the
Democratic candidate for Mayor re-
ceived 1880 votes to the "Republi-
can" candidate q 1870. Two.thirds of
the Republican vote had alto
gether disappeared, This year the
church dictation changed again TO the
Republicans and they gave Howell,
their candidate for Congress, 7497
votes in this city, to the Democrats >
427S for Powers. There is no posi-
BILE way of explaining these fuctua-
tions in this city's vote save on fine
basis that it is controlled and directed
by the church leaders. And that this
is the true explanation is so open, so
notorious, that no one of honest mind
undertakes to explain it any other
| way.
1t is shameful victory that the
Republicans won this year. 1t was
a shameful victory that the "Demo.
Gratis" won here in 1903. Both were
managed by the same men. without the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-11-20
PAYING TITHES.

4 good many sn.ewd observers in
Utah expressed the opinion some time
ago that the National Republican com.
mittee woald pay very dearly for its
apostolic whistle.
The day for n partial accounting has
arrived, according to common report.
Some Of the wholesale extravaeances
of the Smoot inac1luc here are to be
transferred to the National organiza-
tion and the ri ,-archy are TO be re-
licved from certt,u heavy expenditures
requisite f',r the maiEtenanse of jour.
nalistic agency hcre TO represent Smoot.
ism md TO misreprcssnt National Re.
publicanism-
What Republicans NAV think of the
matter is unin,poMant' the great point
is that the poor tithc-payers OF the
Mormon church ore To be relieved of ex.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-11-20
IAR'rISAN EXTREMITY.

There never WAS a greater abuse OF
language ,Ean tlat which is involved
10 the advocacy II so.callcd "uou-par
tisanship,' as applied to the coming
school el ,crion by the Mormon church
hierarchy and their politicu, allies.
Under IN aGcrted devotion to nou-
partisan coDtrol the hierarchs seek to
exercise partisars'ip in its extreme
sense, SO that .hry may retain the iu'
fuence which now they exert over the
public sch)Hl system Of tbi! community
The ohlect is to impose, if opportunity
will perm'., the same kind OF ecclesias
tlcal domination over, and sectarianism
within, the schoclo here that dishouor
the system elsewhere in the State
where they have complete asccudancy,
IN violation OF tie Constitution and III
disregard OF tbt best interests Of the
rising gelerstioa. The ecclesiasts never
think OF aon.psrtIsnuship where they
have praponderroce of numbers. Only
when it ia no longer safe to defy the
American population u the State do
they become suddenly anxious that all
interests shall bp represented in any
proposed movement.
The h,sr4rchs pie rot devoted to any
particular party except as the use of
that party and Its name shall serve
their purposes There is absolutely no
change in thei: 1es,res in the present
instance, and the movement which they
have attempted 70 put under way is
only another mdrLer in which those de.
sires may fni expression. They arc
themselves tho Pa ty devoted TO them.
selves alaAc, ana tfeir assumed name
for the time being j. but a. designation
Of the Temporarily convenient avenue
through which their eudE may be
achieved. So thar their present advo-
cacy of non.part rtiFanship in the coming
election is me-,!y their determination
Of the means by which, they hope to
perpetuatc theif domination in the mat
ters involved. 7. is not because of any
real devotion to non partiss nehip that
they are now i'npelied to its advocacy
and supp,-t-it is the same old selfish
ness 10 control 30 matter how incop'
sistent the method Of achievement
The eccl.siasts are just as much de.
voted 10 their owp special interests un-
der an assumption If non'Iertissnship
as they at7 wh-1 party name ia used.
It iE only 'he rrepond eranci Of Gentle
population th S cltv which is causing
the 1iers;ehical fight TO their present
cover. They can see no other way IN
which they u,ay retain the;l grasp upon
affairs, a aac .thi, latest move. of theirs
is made m rely to .porr,it an expression
and exercise Of devotion to their own
personal ara cut ipserests.
There is no doubr that people here
have seeMzn H,nGh-ct = the -hisrarcbiCai
political gyratian tni+ they Will not
be very sadily deceived b. the present
eccleslaeti.al> pretense Of ecncern that
al interests be represented by an elm
nation Of politics and a pretended de.
votion to non.partisan control. .
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-11-20

peusc. So much more money will be
kept at hGmc--urlesa thu hierarchs
choose to send il ont through some
other channel; lnd so much more
money is to be brought here--unlcss tie
National organization can extract it
from tic Golfers of tte church through
another pretended contribution by
Apostle Smoot.
How long the present arrangement
will continue l. is impossible to say,
but probrbly ursu the National Repnb.
lican committee discovers tfat in sup
porting Z SmooIye organ u Salt Lake
it is !aerelv payIag tithes t" the polygas
nous and traiJorcua bicrarchs of the
Mormon rhurch