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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-01
ADVICE TO
RHEUMATICS
NOTED PHYSICIAN TELLS HOW
TO PREVENT AND CURE
RHEUMATISM, KIDNEY
AND BLADDER
TROUBLES.

If you would avoid Rheumatism
and Kidney and Bladder Troubles be
moderate in the consumption Of
heavy rich foods, substitute as far
as possible soups, broths. fresh milk
and drink Water dots OF water.
Take plenty OF time to eat, and don Z
eat after you have ad enough. even
If 1t does taste good If your work
is combining take a moderate amount
OF exercise each day in the open air.
OF course, neither diet. water. rest
nor exercise will cure these amic-
lions. I advise them as preventives
only. For the benefit of the readers
of this article who are now afflicted
with Rheumatism, Kidney, Bladder
or Urinary trouble, and desire to be
cured quickly, I give below, com
plete in every detail, the famous
prescription which has made me so
successful in the treatment OF these
diseases. It is the most certain
cure for these diseases that I have
ever used. 1t is pleasant to take.
it is not expensive. it can be filled
by any druggist, and | believe It IS
the greatest prescription for Rheu-
matism, Kidney and Bladder trouble
ever written. 1t is also n valuable
spring tonic and blood purifier. II
you are a sufferer, save this. take
1T to your druggist and have it filled.
or get the ingredients and mix them
at home. Fluid Extract Cascara
Aromatic, IL ounce; Concentrated
Barkola Compound, 1 ounce; Fluid
Extract Prickly Ash Bark II drachm
Aromatic Elixir ounces.
Adult dose, take one teaspoonful
after meals and at bedtime; children.
one-fourth to one-half teaspoonful
after meals.
After you are cured follow the
advice I have given you in regard to
diet, exercise and water, and you
will not need the services OF
physician again for these ailments.
Other papers are privileged to
copy.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-01
GOOD GOVERNMENT
BOUND TO WIN IN THE CITY on
BLUEFIELD.

Never before i'm the history of
the city have the people been SO
much aroused. Our best people are
determined TO rid themselves OF
boss and ring rule. On every side
you can discern the uprising of the
masses OF the people. They will no
longer submit to the self-constituted
masters of this city who claim that
they can bargain away the future
status of the voters. Shame on any
man who would vote for a gang who
openly claim thpt they can make
you vote as they dictate.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-01

The "Telegraft" seems to have run
down to the small end of nothing
In its argument to yindichte the
ringsters, Of which it is one, in this
city. 1t is grasping at phantoms in
its desperation and pleads pitifully
to save the old purified ship of the
ring in Bluefeld. Even the colored
people are deserving the stranded
wreck. The gangsters are in the
last throes Of despair. They will 20
out OF power unwept and unsung.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-01
Some things are not al
ways as they seem. Monitor
Pulverized seems good al
ways" So says the user.
LOCAL NEWS

A few nights ago, an employe of
the Crystal Steam Laundry gav9 TO
one of the street car conductors 4
50 gold piece through mistake. After
few hours the gentleman discover
sd hts error, and went to the con-
ductor with a brief explanation,
Wherein on his IS was immediately
returned Wonder what that con-
ductor's politics is?
Mr.. w Franklin, OF Bland street,
was transacting business at Taze-
well yesterday.
Voters Of Blueheld. is 1t true that
the gang in Bluefeld can bargain
your votes away? They say they can
and they do not deny that they
made that statement. Yes, they claim
that they can vote you as they
wish and they go so far as to bar
gain your votes away that they may
carry n point in their own interest
Think OF this, voters OF Blueheld.
when you come to vote on the 7th
OF May.
Mr.. Thomas Huddleston, OF Bed
ford County, is visiting friends in
the East End.
Mrs r.. II. May. of Giles street,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. r. l..
Pierce. OF Dayton, Ohio.
When the gang attempts to ar
ray capital against the good gov
eminent movement it is Simply alb
surd. There is more capital and
more solid worth in the good gov
ernment club in one meeting OF the
citizens than. there would be In n
lifetime of the gang. The wealth
OF the city composes the good gov
eminent movement and such prattle
as the gang puts forward Is worse
than nonsense. We want our streets
paved in South Bluefeld and else
where and II we can get honest
and pure government We shall soon
have these public improvements re-
gardless OF the past record OF the
gang OF ringsters.
The three year old daughter OF
ID. Cummings, OF Park street, this
city. fell on yesterday and received
severe injuries.
II. B. Ashworth, OF this city, left
last night for Richmond, where he
goes to enter the Massey Business
College.
Mr. Samuel Ray, an employee OF
the DeepwateJ railroad, was brought
to the BlueReld Sanitarium this
morning to undergo an operation for
appendicitis.
Mr.. Walter Woolwine, OF this
city, has returned from the James
town Exposition and other historic
points east.
DR.. ]. r. Vermillion, OF Princeton
is social visitor here today.
Mr.. Jesse w. Easley, OF this city.
Is transacting business today in Po-
cahontas coalfelds.
Some OF our citizens are travelling
the streets in divers conveyances
YOU can shun the bicycle, get out
OF the way OF the automobile, but
Judging from what happened to a
little dog on the avenue yesterday.
II you get in the way OF the
divers you are a gone sucker.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-01

AS enquiries are being made by
many as to who to apply to regard
ing information as to the employ
ing of school teachers for the next
term We wish to state for the in
formation Of such parties. that after
July lst 1907 the School Board OF
this-Beaver Pond District-wilI he
composed OF w J. Newenham. Blue
field, w. Va. Isaac Wright. Blue
heId w Va; L. M. Stinson. Ada.
w Va. Mr. Newenham and Mr.
wright were elected last fall Mr.
Stinson has been a member OF tbe
Board for the past two years. and
Us hoidover FOR next term.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-01
CHANIBERLAIN'S COIHC. CHOL-
ERA AND DIARRHOEA
REMEDY.

There is probably no medicine
made that is relied upon with more
implicit confidence than Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarhoea
Remedy. During the third of a
century in which it has been in use.
people have learned that it is the
one remedy that never fails. When
reduced with water and sweetened IL
is pleasant to take. For sale by an
druggists.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-01
A CALL TO PRAYER

The women OF Bland street church
ana Grace church will meet at
Bland street church tomorrow a. 2
CLOCK in a prayer service to invoke
Divine Blessing upon the Woman,
board of Foreign Missions. which
VIII convene in Richmond Va
Thursday. May Q.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-01

there must be a fair and honest bal
lot In Bluefield this time. We have
confidence in the pledges Of our
citizens and we believe they are
determined that this municipal
election shall not be stolen bv an H.
legal vote or an unfair count.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-01

The remains of Mrs. w. b.
Eads arrived here this morning from
North Fork for interrment. The
funeral will be conducted this af-
ternoon by Rev. Thomas Priddy, and
her body laid to rest in the Walnut
Grove cemetery. Mrs Eads was the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. Har-
ris, of Marion, Va.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-01

Mr. r. Meadows, business man
OF Athens, is in the city today.
Mr.. c. w. Butt. prominent mer-
chant OF Flat Top, is business
VISITOR in this city today.
From little things men go on to
great.-Dutch.
He lives in fame who dies in vir-
tues cause.-Shakespeare.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-01

Rev. S. Fl. Thompson, pastor of
the LIST Baptist church, this city, re-
turned last night from South Bos-
ton, Va, where he delivered special
sermon on an anniversary occasion.
Mr.. Brown Weber, of this city,
is spending the week with relatives
at Copper.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-01
SHOWS FRAUD

me good government club should
give special attention to the registra-
ton Of voters in this city. It f. stated
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-01

FOR RENT-Six Room Cottage.
Allen Street. Apply to @. p. Ed
wards.
5-1-1wk.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-01

Read the Daily Leader.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-01

Mr.. w Franklin, OF Bland street,
was transacting business at Taze-
well yesterday.
ViÌnland. [volume] (Minneota, Minn.) 1902-1908, 1907-09-01

Pcrftu PVT allir veitlngamenn 40 ia leyh slit
enaurnyjao.a prigggja manaoa fresti, az meo
pml mott var einnig hegt az svifta pa leyfnu
imam skamms, hven@r sem Peir syndu nokk-
urn m6tPr6a. peir keyptu PVT allir whisky
at felagi borgarstj6rans og PAD rakaoi saman
peningum. sRuef var az %nafninu malaf1utn-
ingsma0ur felags pessa og fekk fyrir PAD fmm
hundru0 dollara manaoarlega. Meo Pessu
bragoi emu hef0u Peir felagar graft of fjar a
fam arum, EFF engin 6h0pp hef0u fyrir komio,
en- a0ur on 'fuIt Ar var li0i6 var0 jar0skj alft-
inn mikli, og'0ll vinsala b6nnu6 / San Fran
cisco / marga manuel. Hilbert f6lagio var6
gjaldProta, svo a0 Peir Schmitz og Ruef
URDU az ]ata ser lynda PAD, sem Peir voru
bdnir az ia hja PVT til Pess TINA er ST auos-
uppspretta :Praut. I'm I Ie%yniskj0lum feIags-
ms fundu skoounarmenn eldsabyrgoarf6lag-
anna samninga pa, er Pao hafoi g j0rt vio
schmitz, og Pannig varo uppvist um Petta
tilteki hans.
En- Petta var ekki ems dmmi, svipaori
a0fer0 beittu Peir f6lagar 1 ymsu 0oru; Pann-
ig urdu ALTAR knqpur a0 kappa 81 slit fra 81
geroarhdsi, .er ntti Wreden STANDARDIZATION,
og vindla fra vindlageroarf6lagi, sem Drink
house logreglustj6ri atti, og g%lervi'ru ALA
urdu peer az kaupa :af f6Iagi, sem tveir aerir
l6greglustj6rar Attu mesta hluti /, og fra OIL
um Pessum %fgl0gnm fengu Peir riAega p6kn-
un fyrir %blunnipdin.
En- a6 Pessi vexlun ~@ri peim f6l0gum
notadrjdg me0an hun enlist, pa h0fou Peir
jafnframt miklu meiri TEX jur at spilahdsum og
sk@kjam. peir l6tu l0greglulioio g@ta
PETRA, vernda alt PETRA ath@i og geroust
f~jarhaldsmenn Peirra og t6ku svo az launum
akve0inn hlut af 0llum fjarada Peirra. Starsta
skakjuhas borgarinnar (G20 jackson street)
var alment nefnt THE Municipal Crib; af
pvi 40 allir vissu ao PAD var opinber s%tofnun
undir umraoum b@jarstj6rnarinnar, og PAD
hts gait Schmitz % Raef um f%j0rutfu Pus-
und dollara a ari, en- PAD var fjoroungur at
blum fjarada Pess. Anna0 has at sama tagi
borgaoi peim 40 dollara a hverri viku e0a
nal. tuttugu og Prjar Pdsundir um arid, og
a sama skapi fengu Peir peninga hja blum
hinum smarri. spilahds Kinverja part borg
inni ur0u 40 gjalda Peim ATTAIN Pdsund doll
ara at hond I Arsbyrjun, og par ao auki Pds-
und dolIara vikulega. BAR fengu Peir sjotiu
pnsund dollara um arid. Veorei0af6l0g bej-
arms guldu Peim tuttugu Pdsundir manaoar-
lega, pa sex manuel arsins, er veorei0ar voru
haldnar, par fengu Peir hundrao og tuttugu
pdsund dollara a ari. Hive mikils fjar Peir
hafa aaa0 ser med tilstyrk l0greglustj6rnar-
innar, er seldi h%verjum hestbj6oanda hvert
PAD atvinnuleyf, er um var soft, PAD nun al
drei uppvist veroa, en- Peir, sem kunnugastir
cru, geta Pess til ao PAD half numi0 a. m. k.
halfri million dollara um arid.
ViÌnland. [volume] (Minneota, Minn.) 1902-1908, 1907-09-01

sem netnd cru ~ rench Restaurants. "A penn
hafa bajarbdar miklar maetur og mesti fj0ldi
mama 6tur par daglega, Pvf al matrei0sla
pykir par hin beta. Vim or par jafnan veitt
med mat allra drykkja NEST, og Pvf ver0a 0ll
pau hds a6 hafa vins0luley6, og PAD vildu
Peir Schmitz og Ruef ekki lAta 6notao. DER
sendu Pvl Panga0 ORD i laumi blum hdsra6-
endum og letu segja Peim, 40 Peir yrou franz
vegis a0 gjalda ser dalitla P6knun aukreitis
eoa vins0luley60 yr0i at Peim tekio ella, og
kvaoust mundu gefa Peim PAD a6 s0k, a6 Peir
hef0u allir sv%efnherbergi til 6leyflegra af-
Peir az satt var, og sau ser ekki f@rt az Meta
Pvf, en- hins vegar var PAD au6sett, ao Peir
mundu missa fiesta skiftavini sina eff beir
mettu ekki veita vim. DER kusu Pvi heldur
ao lata kdga sig til ao gefa fe til az fl vim
s6luley6o, og 81 var0 ni0urstan, ao Peir guldu
Ruef thu Pdsund dollara fyrir tveggja ara
vins0luleyti, en- i or0i kveonu atti Pao fe az
vera laun hans fyrir az vera l0gvarnarma0ur
Peirra um pam TINA. pessu fe skiftu beir
Schmitz og Ruef jafnt a MILL sin. og P6 pad
v@ri az tilt0lu liti6 / samanburoi vio anna6
STUNT, er Peim askotnaoist, pa sfnir PAD
hversu Peir notu6u ser hva0 Gina, og svifust
einskis par sam Peir sau fjarafa / vandum.
En- Pessi afskifti PETRA af fr0nsku veitinga-
hdsunam urou Peim NEST til 6gagns a6 lok-
UNI, Pvi ao eigendur Peirra urdu fyrstir til a6
kvarta opinberlega undan kdgun Peirra, og
sioar URDU Peir Peim hinir erf6ustu akerend-
ur, er ranns6kn var hafn / nahum beirra fe-
laga.
Ekki let be jarstj6rnin ser PAD fyrir brjosti
brenna ao hyIma yfr med Pj6fum og olga
meo Peim hlut i Pyfnu eff Pess var kostur, og.
ganga af PVT margar s0gur hversu vel hun
kom par stundum ar sinni fyrir boro. Elm er
Ell t. d., a0 verzlunarmaour nokkur, Douglas;
az nafni, kom til San Francisco fra Astralfu,
snemma um vorio 1906; ham var + pj6nustu
verzlunarfelagsins, Stevenson Pae & Co. i
Glasgow a Skotlandi og fer0aoist fyrir Pa6
arioandi verzlunarerindum. Daginn eftir as
ham kom til San Francisco spur0i ham mann,
or ham hi:ti a a0alstreti borgarinnar Market
street), hvar peningasmioja (mynt) Banda
rikjanna v@ri par I borginni; maour pessi
sagoi honum til vegar Panga0 og bauost til
40 fy]gja bonum q lei0, gengu peir pa spoil
korn og fylgdarmaourinn var him kompan-
legasti, bauo fe~r0amanninum vindil og talaoi
UNI ALA heima og geima. Svo BAUD ham
honum az koma inn med ser / heldri mama
,,kldbb: elm, er hann kva0 par vera a lei0
PETRA. Douglas pa boSio, og pegar pangao
var komio settust Peir ao drykkju, en- af PVT
fara engar sOgur hvort Douglas drakk of mix
ia af vfninu eoa honum var byrlaour svefn-
drykkur, en- hann sofnaoi par, og pegar ham
rakna0i dr rotinu m%orguninn eftir, sakna6i
ViÌnland. [volume] (Minneota, Minn.) 1902-1908, 1907-09-01

l0g' telef6nfel0g og gaslJ 6safelog par 1
borginni hvert vi0 annao um yms einkarett-
indi, er pau vildu fyrir hvern mum hreppa.
Sporvagnafel0g tv0 s6ttu hvort / kapp VIC
annao um az ia lag0ar brautir sinar eftir
borgarstratum, er beet lagur vi0 til umfer0ar,
og two t%elef6nfel0g vildu hvort um sig ia leyf
til az leggja talsfma sina um ymsa hluta
borgarinnar og bola hinu ut, og gas] j6safe-
l6gin vildu h@kka ver0 q lj6sum sinum. OIL
Pessi f6l0g vissu, ao Gina radio til Pess ao ia
Pessi hlunnindi var PAD, a0 mdta Ruef og
Schmitz til ao veita ser pau, og beinasti veg
urinn var sa, al kappa Ruef, Pvi a0 ham REQ
mestu / b@jarstj6rninni. Ruef ger6ist Pvi
ra6anautur allra pessara felaga, en- t6k hverju
PETRA vara fyrir 40 iata PAD uppskAtt, og
PAD gerou pau svo r@kilega, a6 hvort um sig
hugoist eitt hafa oroio hans hjAlpar aonj6t-
andi, og 0ll guldu pau honum svo hundra0
Pdsundum dolIara skifti fyrir Pj6nustu hans:
on hun var engin 0nnur en- ST, a0 TAXA ALTAR
P@r mdtur, er ham gat fengio hja hverju
Pessara fe]aga, Pegar tvs keptu hvort v1o ann
ao um sama einkar6ttinn, pa veitti ham pam
r6tt Pvi f6laginu, er haf0i getio honum til Pess
meiri peninga, en- h6lt au0vitao einnig Pvi
mdtufe, er ham baf0i Pegio af hinu, sem pa
fekk ekkert fyrir snd0 sim. M@lt er 40 ham
haf Pannig ada0 ser um million dollara a ari,
en- helming Pess fjar greiddi ham Schmitz
og l0greglustj6rninni. En- sjalfum ser kom
ham dr 0llum wanda vio f6l0g pau, er TT und-
an urdu + veitingum, PVT ao pa var begoar-
leikur az skella skuIdinni a %fulltrha b@jarins,
sem auovita0 r6ou PVT me6 interchangeable
hverj jun veitt yroi PAD, sem um var soft, og
Peir Pagu mdtur af 0llum keppinautum engu
sfour en- Ruef. pannig hafoi, t. d. al TAXA,
sporvagnaf6lag bejarins ged0 t6lf-af ATTAIN
-fulltrdum bajarins sextfu Pdsund dollara
(6mm pdsund hverjum) t. Pess a6 veita PVT
leyf til 40 leggja sporbrautir UNI undirborg-
ir bajarins. Hafoi pao pa kept fullan meiri
bluta Two Prioju) fulltrdanna og taldi scr sig
urinn vfsan; en- pa var anna6 felag = The
Parkside Realty Company-nystofoa0 elm
mitt + peim tilgangi 40 %Ieggggjja Pessar brautir.
A n@sta fund.- bejarstjornarinnar eftir ao
Petta ger0ist greiddu Peir fulltrdar, or Pegio
h0fou mntufeo, 0ll sin atkve0i ems og peir
h0f0u heitio, pa ur6u hinir sex, sem dtundan
voru bafoir, svo rei6ir 40 Peir h6tu6u az
koma 0llu upp um pa, er Pegi0 h0f0u mutt.
urnar, eff Peir veittu Pessu felagi rett penn
an. Hinir Por0u pa ekki annao en- undan ao
lata og malinu var fresta6 til n@sta fundar.
pvf n@st var Parkside Realty f6laginu CERT
aovart um hversu sakir steou, og PAD felag
s.kifti pa f%j0rutfu Pdsund dollurum jafnt MILL
a'lra fulltrdauna, og a nasta fund.- veittu Peir
PVT allir / emu hlj60i PAD, sem um var beoio,
en- HIT felagi0 tapa0i sfnum sextiu Pdsundum
og fekk ekkert fyrir.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-15

Two days after Judge Lands assessed
the big fine against the Standard Oil
company the Associated Press carried a
long dispatch from which the following
is taken: Significant revelations are
made public in a report submitted to
President Roosevelt by Herbert Knox
Smith, commissioner of corporations con-
corning the operations of the Standard
Oil company. In a previous report the
means and methods of the Standard were
explained. The present report sets
forth the results of these methods and
the effect they have had on the con-
sumer of oil and on the profits of the
Standard Oil company. Commissioner
Smith says: The Standard has con-
sistently used it's power to raise the
price of oil during the last ten years,
not only absolutely but also relatively
to the cost of crude OIL The Standard
has claimed that it has reduced the
price of oil; that it has been benefit to
the consumer; and that only great
combination like the Standard could
have furnished oil at the prices that
have prevailed. Each one of these
claims says Commissioner Smith,, lis
disproved by this report. The increase
in annual profits of the Standard from
1898 to 1904 was over S27,OOO,OOO.' The
report says: The total dividends paid
by the Standard from 1882 to 1906 were
S551 ,922,904, averaging thus PALS per
cent per year. The dividends, however,
were much less than the total earnings.
1t is substantially certain that the en-
tire net earnings of the Standard from
1882 to 1906 were at least S790O00,OOO
and possibly much more. These
enormous profits have been based on an
investment worth at the time of it's
original acquisition not more than $751;
100000
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-15

Francis Murphy, who died at Los
Angeles, CAL, recently, was famous as a
temperance lecturer. The Los Angeles
correspondent for the Denver News, re-
ferring to Mr.. Murphy, says: HE was
born in Wexford, Ireland, April IA, 1896.
Receiving a scant education in the
pnblic schools of his native town, he
came to America, and from early youth
showed an interest in temperance work.
He married Elizabeth J. CHM in New
York April 10, 1856, and when the war
broke out he enlisted in the ranks of
the union army, remaining in the SER
vice until the close of the rebellion.
Murphy delivered his first temperance
address in Portland, Maine, April 3, 1870,
and during successive months organized
several temperance reform clubs in the
state of Maine, serving as the first pres
ident of the general assembly of the
clubs. After he delivered an address
in Pittsburgh, Pa, November %, 1876,
upward of $4,000 signed the pledge in
what was known as the old home church
on Fifth avenue. The work spread
through the country until the pledge
had been signed by over 100000 peo-
pie. He carried on successful war
against alcohol in England. He served
as chaplain in the war against Spain.
Murphy has made his home in Pitts
burgh and during the past several years
possed most of his time travelling in the
interest of evangelistic movements"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-15
GOOD FOR LANDS.

Judge Kenesaw Nj. Lands is a con-
spicuous figure at this moment-con-
spicuous because, in proceeding pend
ing in his court, he had the courage to
impose the extreme penalty against
history's greatest pirate on the sea Of
commerce.
It is true that fines are not adequate
to meet the situation for the reason
that the criminals can often afford to
pay the fines for the privilege of con-
tinuing the violation of law. Some
have expressed the hope that Judge
Landis would not impose the maximum
fine because they feared the oil trust
would merely increase the price to the
consumers and make them pay the enor-
nous fines even as they have been re-
quired to pay the generous" contribu-
tions made by Mr.. Rockefeller
to educational funds. But Judge
I Lands had nothing to do with
that theory and il is we'll he imposed
the maximum figure.
1t is more than likely that
the oil trust will shift the burden to
the consumers. but this will only aid
in the crystalization of that public sen
timent that will be expressed so force
fully that men in authority will cease to
trifie with the violations of antitrust
/ laws and will vigorously enforce that
criminal law which provides for the i'm
prisonment Of the arrogant monopolist
even as the common rogue is imprison.
ed.
Good for Lands. And now let us
have--just as a beginning-a few prose
cutions under the criminal clause of the
Sherman antitrust law.-The Com
moner.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-08-15
SENATORS BY DIRECT POPULAR
VOTE.

The election of former Governor Joe
f. Johnston to the United States senate
by unanimous vote of the Alabama legis-
lature including four republican mem
bers, is prophetic of time in the not
distant future when the election of SEN
ators by all or nearly all the state legis-
latures will be only ministerial func-
ton, ratifying the choice made by the
people at the polls.
The democratic primaries in which
Mr.. Johnston was chosen as one of the
alternates of the two aged senators,
who have since died, We're binding only
on the governor in case it should be-
come necessary for him to appoint sue
cessors to Senators Morgan and Pettus
during the four year interval between
sittings of the legislature. They were
not binding on the legislature itself,
and least of all upon the four republic
can members thereof.
And yet the legislature holding an
adjourned session at the time when
successors to both Senators Morgan and
Pettus were to be chosen, accepted the
verdict given by the people in the pri
maries as it's inviolabe law. This is
the more significant in view of the fact
that Mr.. Bankhead, who succeeds Sena-
tor Morgan, was strongly opposed by
Governor Conner and was, possibly, not
the first choice OF majority of the leg
islature.
Though the governor would have been
bound by the primaries to appoint Mr..
Bankhead, he urged the legislature to
exercise it's right to make another
choice. But the unwritten law that the
voice of the people must be obeyed in
the choice of senators is already so
effective in Alabama that no heed was
given to the governors recommends
tion.
Most significant of all is the vote of
the four republicans for Mr.. Johnston.
1t seems to mean that in Alabama the
verdict of the majority of the people,
rendered even in party primary, is
held to be binding upon all members of
the legislature without respect to
party.
1t is view that seems to be gaining
ground. One or two steps more in the
same direction and United States sena-
tors will be chosen in the general state
election without waiting for the slow
and difficult process of amending the
constitution of the U. S. The rule will
be established that candidate who re-
ceives the highest vote in the general
election shall receive full vote of the
legislature, no matter which party pre-
dominates in that body.-St, Louis Re-
public.