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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-31
M AMW

Ing disposition, mixing little with peo-
pie generally.
He believed the world owed him a
living and in numerous letters writ.
ten while he was In Garner said that
the United States owed him q liveli.
hood and that he was going to collect
1t though he was having difficulty In
doing SO. Because of this attitude be
was considered by many to DO men.
tally deranged but was never locked
upon as dangerous or desperate
man.
After giving up his machine shop he
peddled patent medicines for q time.
Steel was IS years old He has Q
brother, Charles Steele, living al
Klemme, 10,
Steele'S widow and family live al
ITO North Ashland avenue, ChloaGo
His father. now dead. was an active
Socialist.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-31

Philadelphia.-It was just 40
O'clock, 20 minutes before closing time
at the Fourth National bank on the
morning OF January 5. when tall,
dark, unkempt stranger entered the
bank corridor from the north corridor
OF the Bullitt building. Patrons of
the banlS-not many In number, for
tunately-were passing in and out to
make deposits or drafts before noon.
The clerks and tellers were busy to-
falling up their sheets for the day. The
officers were hurrying to wind up their
business. Scarcely anyone noticed
the newcomer
I He had on a dark blue suit Of cloth
Ing, those who saw him remember,
ragged and shiny from age. He wore
a black SLOUGH hat. He peered around,
hesitatingly, and then caught sight of
President Rushton standing near one
of the vaults, which were soon to be
closed He must have known Mr..
Rushton for he did not ask anyone for
the president, but approached him and
spoke TO him Immediately
my name is G. r. Williams" he
said, "and I live in the suburbs OF
Philadelphia. I-want to know il you
can let me have loan of $4,000"
Mr.. Rushton saw that the man was
some sort of crank, and to get rid Of
him, asked that he name his securl
ties, which the president would con
slider before making the loan. At the
same time, Mr. Rushton signalled t.
Crump, the Waterman, splendid!
built big negro. who wore a gray uni
form and to the banks patrons, wa
one OF the most familiar figures abou
the place.
AS the Waterman responded MI
Rushton whispered Get rid of thi
fellow, won't you, Bob" addressing
the colored man by the hickman,
which the financial men of the dis
trict long ago applied to him. But tn,
Intruder pressed up close to the presi
dent again before Crump could reacl
him.
Insurance Policy as Security.
my securities-why, I've got III
Insurance policy that runs out in fly
years" said the stranger, His name
was hesitating and he stawmere
eighty. IN show you some dcture
that are worth lot of money. too"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-31
Bomb Thrower an Iowa Man.

Robert Steele, who undoubtedly is
the bomb thrower who wrecked the
Foyrth Street National bank in Philn
delphia, left Garner, Ia, six years ago
with his wife and two children, going
to Chicago where he secured employ
ment From there he went east and
while he did not correspond with per.
sons in Garner it was learned there
that he had located In Philadelphia. .
While in Garner he ran harvesting
machine shop in which he was NOT
overly successful in securing work.
He was OF morose, Respondent, retir.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-31
SERMONE TTE.


FaithfuIness to a Promise
There is no more striking Illus
tration In the Bible, we think,
of the faithful fulfiIlment of
pledge given than this incident
of Joshua going up to the aid OF
Gideon. Here was a people
doubIy despised in the eyes of
Joshua and the people Of Israeli
} first, because they were a heath
en- people, and second, because
} they had tricked Israel into a
distasteful alliance. And yet,
when the cry for help came
Joshua and the people with him
hesitated not but made haste to
90 up to the defense of the Glib
eonites. Under a strict inter
!. probation of the agreement
made, Joshua was under no OBJ
legations to fight Gibeon's bat
ties, and what more natural
feeling for Joshua and the peo-
Pile of Israel, who but a short
} time before had wanted to de.
stroy the Gibeonites notWlth-
} standing the oath of Joshua and
the princes of Israel, than for
them to welcome the peril which
threatened Gideon as an easy
and fortunate escape from a
most dstastefuI alliance. But
no. The spirit of the agreement
was that Gideon should dwell
with them in the land; she had
identified herself with Israel,
and had acknowledged the SUI
premacy of the true God; there
fore Israel would fight for her.
Because of the promise Joshua
and his men would face peril
, and hardship. GIBBONS plea for
help should not go unheeded.
What a noble devotion to lofty
ideals.
To-day there is not the same
fine conceptions, the same faith
fuIness in the fulfiIIment of
promise. The modern Joshua
looks for technicalities, the legal
loophole which will let him slip
free from the fuIfillment of an
5 obligation. He keeps the agree
: ment that he cannot escape, but
5 as for doing more, not he. If
the Gideon who is in trouble
can show undsputed claim upon
his time and resources, then he
will go up to his help, but if
there is convenient escape from
? the promise given, then he will
s let Gideon shift for himself.
2 But Joshua of old had the d.
5 vine conception of the impor-
? lance and invioIabIity of an
oath, and he did all and more
2 than that oath demanded. And
5 God honored such spirit of self
2 sacrificins devotion by giving
joshua power over the forces of
2 nature, and Iengthening the day
that the task undertaken
z i5ht be fully done.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-31
unioue Midday Services.

An innovation in church circles has
been the holding of midday services
in the new Madison Square Presby-
terrain church, New York city, the pas.
tor of which Is the great Tammany
Hall fighter, Rev. DR.. Charles H. Park
hurst. These services commence at
1910 o'clock and last just Is minutes.
The organ plays for ten minutes be.
fore the meeting begins. DR.. Park.
bursts aim has been to keep the gath,
erings as simple end informal as pos.
sible. They have been in the way of
an experiment. being held every week.
day except Saturday,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-31
HAVOC BY EXPLOSION.

The Fourth National Is the
Uealthiest national bank in Phil
adelphla,
President Rushton is the head
OF the Philadelphia Clearing
House association.
Steele, tho bombthrower, is
known in Chicago as an anarchist.
When the demand for money
was refused Steele dropped the
bomb at the feet of himself and
the cashier.
Both the cashier and the bomb.
thrower were blown to pieces and
scattered over the bank.
The interior Of the bank was
wrecked and money and blood
blown even out the windows.
The police reserves and firemen
were called to prevent looting
Panic reigned throughout the
eight-story structure and in the
vicinity of the bank.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-31
International PRAYER Circle

An informal organization, to be
known as The Interdenominational
Prayer Circle of America" has re-
Gently been formed. Its purpose is
to enlist as many church people as
possible, in all denominations and
throughout the country, for definite.
covenanted prayer invoking revival.
A fuller explanation of the plan may
be obtained by addressing Rev. Henry
b. Roller, Huntingburgh, Iud.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-31

And he drew from his pocket two
photographs. dirty and torn. One was
of woman, the other little girl. 1t
is supposed that they were pictures
Of his wife and daughter The banker
would not take them in his hand and
scarcely more than glanced at them.
They could not be found later
BY now Mr.. Rushton was sure that
the man had no legitimate business
With him. so he excused himself on a
Urea Of considering the security CT
fered, and went around corner OF
the corridor, waving his hand in the
direction of the cashiers office, to in
dicate that Crump should conduct the
unwelcome visitor there.
The man was so big and strong that
| he would have been a match for the
negro had 1t come to a physical en-
counter, and probably both Mr., Rush
ton and Crump unconsciously decided
that the best thing to do was to let
Mr.. McLear attend to him. The
Waterman had already taken the WIS.,
itor towards McLears office before
President Rushton's signal
The cashier was sitting at his desk,
which was behind waist-high coun-
ter and separated from the main cor
ridor OF the bank only by law rail-
ing. William McLear was big,
hearty, jovial chap, who could handle
any sort Of man without giving him
offense, and could get rid OF him with
out creating a scene.
He was good fellow" with every
body, handsome, likable man. Every
bank has man of that type as a val
liable business asset, q man who rep
resented the institution at conven
tions, banquets and social affairs. whC
: by his personality secures and hold:
:, the business of the smaller banks il
3 country towns. That was McLear!
!, place here. He had been with the banl
I nearly 20 years had gained for i
3 much business, and had been pro
0 noted upon his merits from one pos
. to another until not long ago he be
r came cashier >when Vice Presiden
i Shunbacker took his present place.
Just exactly what happened thel
@ may never be known. A bushes
# man who was not far away saw Nc
IL Lear rise to meet the stranger and
moment later heard the latter's voice
$ high-pltched and angry. Only tn
" words five thousand dollars" coul
l. be made out. The business man, no
l. interested in the talk, turned away.
n Crash Heard Blocks Away.
y Then came the ripping, grindin
l. decorating crash, The roar of 1t wa
Is heard six blocks away. A great pu
1t of smoke swept upward with the d,
bris and drifted as high as the eight
r. or top story OF the Bullltt building
liz Every pane OF glass about the ban
e was shattered In a twinklng, an
10 every piece OF brass grill work wa
s. bent and twisted and torn.
10 A score of desks within a radius
H. ten yards seemed to leap straight
h the air, and then drop back and cras
upon the marble floor There appeare
to be a sheet OF flame in the immeC
fe ate vicinity OF the explosion. for son
70 OF the desks were blackened al
er some curtains and woodwork at Il
ed eastern end of the inclousre in whiC
es McLear had his desk took fire.
Every person within the radius
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-31
Accounted For

She--Mr. Dudleigh 10 looking more
like himself don't yoL Think
10 dead.-Puck.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-01-31

Scripture Authority:-Joshua 10:
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-05-21
THE PRESIDENTS FREE PASS.

President Roosevelt's zeal against
the twins Of rebates earns another
large and obtrusive question mark by
his acceptance OF q free pass for life
from the big League of profession
al h~aSebauists Baseball is certainly
a national enterprise in which the
spectators have their rights. Many a
man and boy goes 70 great sacrifice
to scrape together the price OF admls-
sion. which is of ourse higher in pro-
portion as the pass list Is longer. \
discrimination on grandstand or
b~leachers' is a slogan that would win.
We are against government oWner-
ship of ball clubs, but we are for the
man who wants 10 be on hand when
the home team makes its rally in the
ninth. And we are against official
d~eadheads. except on the annual occa-
siOns when the Governor or the May
or pitches the first ball"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-05-21
FAIR PROMISES BUTTER NO
PARSNIPS.

LAST week President Finley, Of the
Southern Railway, spoke by invita-
ton before the American Cotton Man
phia. OF course he made a good
speech. He has lately devoted most
Cf his time to speech-making and has
developed marked talent as an orator.
The press reports tell us that .'Pres;-
dent Finley called attention to the as
sistance rendered by the railroads in
the development of the Southern In
dustries and pointed out that the de-
mands for railway service in the
South have have almost reached no
maximum capacity" inveighed against
state laws reducing rates. saving
they made 1t difficult to sell bonds
and declared that the litigation bee,,,
by his rOad to prevent the execution
of State laws was mot in a defiant
spirit He told the manufacturers
that the chief aim of his railroad was
to advance their welfare. gave an
"Old Glory" and God bless" Us ner,-
ration, and went back to continue TO
charge southern cotton mills nearly
twice as much to haul the goods they
make for the Asiatics to St. Louis %
the Northern railroads charge "a
Northern mills on re same goods for
a longer distance.
IL was notable that while Mr.. Fin
ley criticised State laws and annour,-
ed that his road was lighting thece
laws IN the Federal courts, he had
no wore of condemnation of the ma
tional rate law his predecessor ,yaa
condemning when it was pendine in
Congress. TIE reason is that IN r.
this good hour no consumer or shin
per has been given a better rate ~
any action of the Interstate Com
mercc Commission. Not only 81 ~.
only last week that body refused
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-05-21
KICKING AGAINST THE PRICKS.

In most of the States where the Leg
islature has reduced passenger fares
the law-making body has not been
met with a veto Of a Federal judge
who puts government by injunction
above government by the people
through their constitutional agents. In
the Southern States alone, whose peo-
pie have long been made to pay ex-
cessive rates, have the syndicates de-
termined to repeal the State laws if
possible. They may succeed in deferr-
ing action for a brief space; they may
subject the State to heavy EXPENSE;
they may still further outrage pub
lie opinion already strained to the
breaking point. But they ere kicking
against the pricks. During the past
year or SO the following is the record
of the Legislative acts reducing rail-
road rates:
Pennsylvania-Two-cent bill passed.
Ohio-TWo-cent law enacted last
year.
West Nirginia-Two-cent bill passed.
North OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
~ter-cent bill passed.
Observation-Disclosures bill
pdSStd.
acknowledgements bill passed.
Kansas-TWo-cent bill passed.
NebraSka-TWo-cent bill passed.
North Observation-Disclosures
bill passed.
South DakOta-Railroad commission
authorized to order tWo-and-a-half-
cent rate.
Indiana-TWo-cent bill passed.
lllinofs-TwO-cent bill passed the
house.
Missouri-TWo-cent bill passed.
loWa-TwO-cent bill passed apply
ing only to roads earning $4,000 q wear
gross per mile.
Minnesota-Two-cent bill now pend
ing.
WiscOnsin-Rate Of two-and-a-half
cents fixed by railroad commission.
NlrSinia-TWO-cent bill passed.
The people of the Southern States
are long suffering, hey are Just. but
When after long investigation their
legislators have passed a fair rate bill,
the attempt to destroy the good re-
suits of such Legislation by the rail-
roads viii meet with the resistance
which this good State has always OBJ
posed to wrong and injustice. The
railroads are kicking against the
priCkS.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-05-21
TIP NIZZLE OF EDITOR ROBERT
DICK.

Expugating almost 2aily -pronuncja.
mentoes extending through severa
weeks. the situation as to state chair.
man Spencer y. Adams and Rcpuhn-
can Boss Marion Butler. may he con
densed from tho candid expression
Of these two authorities. recognize
as TO the scope Of the controversy, a,
follows.
Marion Butler is q dead politician.
seeking n crumbs Of patronage 81
INSCRIPTIONS mcndacity and misrep-
resentation and in - doing IS merely
following the dictates Of q scout tina.
is too sordid TO consider anything ex-
cept gain. undetcrrcd IS the ancient
conscience that died at birth. if eyer
it WAS born.
While Spencer y. Adams f. n brutal.
coarse fellow. u~nc1ucated and unman-
nered, who. having done political
chores. was lent d little brief author
ity Is state Chairman as a humillatfng
alternative 10 the selection for the
same position OF a vu.ga soldier Of
fortune who was considered to be
even more 'impoeeible."
Neithe-. accor, ng To the latest and
most accurate Information. Is 10 be-
either trusted or believed; neither has
either ability or prestige: each is Il
species Of adverturer who win hesitate
at neither crime nor BETRAYAL in he
accomplishment ~ base ana degraded
purpose.
Both are hypo rites and either is \
har-and the news comes on both
counts from Butter ia the one in
stance and from Adams in the other
That Il the situation. as expre4sal
IL columns Of interviews IurIa g.fth
adjectives ana frantic with abuse n.
say that the statement are not de-
seriptive would be To deny to both
parties that familiarity with the ner-
sonnei and the methods Of the Reprh-
Iican machine with which they bac,
I've thiak rightly) been widet.- crc1-.
i'ed- i Is none OF our fight ana az
can therefore with a good conscience
cheer impartially as the one reacbes
for the point Of the jaw Gnyunerab1.
spot1 or the solar plexus Or Office dt.-
tribution II is a frantic mill gjtb
h"nors even and tickets worth 70 the
grardstand.
In the midst % the broil stands
n lone and solemn ngur-.
piquanf in his isolation and ~touchinvI
with the pregnancy Of deep and unut-l
tered thoughts + silence IL eyer elo-
quent, indeed the Hon Robert Dics
Douglass is { very D-emo4,hcna- III
oratory. Yet We doubt that H.
enjoys tho role The Hon. Robert
DICK i ike 2 son who stands b. while
his parents fight IT out. He i torn
DOUBTLESS with conflicting emotions
'ugged this way and that, hung as i
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-05-21
NEWS AND OBSERVER HOUSE
WARMING.

Moving into a new printing office.
installing a new press, ster~eotyping the
forms and making many other changes
incident to removal of the plant of
a daily paper without losing an issue 5
a task calling for grace, patience and
muscle. The management proposes
when everything is in good shape. to
have a formal House Warming and to
celebrate the event by publishing a
large edition. 1t had been expected
that the House Warming could be held
this month, but it has been found nee
essary to postpone it until everything
Is IN perfect shape. Therefore the for
NAL House Warming viii be
until early in June, due notice of
which will be given. and a cordial in
NltatIon extended 10 the twelve thous-
andA subscribers Of The News and OBJ
server, their families. and friends.
Those who come Will then see run
nlng in perfection the best newspaper
plant in North Carolina in the los:
equipped newspaper building in Arueri-
ca in a city of less thar one hundred
thousand population.
The good friends of the paper.
whose partiality and loyalty has made
TINS forward step possible. are err
titled to see everything at its rest
and we Will name a day when every
thing Is running smoothly.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-05-21
III If the administration.

cy Of the administration
Accepting this, We ~ not see
that il makes very much diGeroue..
since the practice hus cou4'stcutIE obs
tanned during every Republican adj
ministration. tis.howevcr. . matter af
some humiliation Ia Tho country -
see the evidences multiply of the
presidential weakness for doing what
he likes with an Lama cformer nc
compartment Roosevelt has So huc
a or candid. straightforward
manly idiom that it is strangely Iit-
quoting to be again reminded that ~
IS ali as sounding brass and unkline
cynbal The bass drum which 81
nounccs the show Of Tie Square pc,l
seems to be the head ana front Il
the entcrtainmeut. In this instance
the recommendation Of Commissioner
Green is merely a eliminating Incl
dent 70 tho recent use of patronage
to effect the Presidents ends in the
matter Of Secretary Taft Requh j.
can Office holders, biz and iittIa, may
take courage ana prepare to enter the
big drive Of delegates or pay for their
absence with their heads,
As opposed TO the combination py
President Roosevelt Of zeal for ei,il
service reform with Migrant use uf
patronage against his enemies. Of loud
desire for impartial performance ~
public duty with tacit acceptance II
office holders rs henchmcn. the re-
cord Of Grover Cleveland. who was
- - - ,s-F1. ..v.-;,. L. ..I-st. /
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-05-21
All ForS1.7O.

There has never been offered
in North carolina SO much
good readlngtor so little money
as We are offering under the
following proposition: FOR
40 we will send the follow
ing for one year:
The North CarOlinian,
all 8-page Democratic weekly
newspaper:
The C%ommoner, the able
weekly journal published by
Hon. William Jennings BRYAN.
The Farmer and Me-
chanic, an 8 page North Caro-
lima home and farm weekly
journal:
Thus for One Dollar and
Seventy Cents you can get
all these papers one year.
ror particulars, address
DANIELS,
Raleigh, n. \.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-05-21

That excellent newspaper and pro-
gressive journal, the Columbia state"
is preparing to issue early in June a
magnificent "Charleston Export Edi-
ton" calling attention to the advant-
ages Of the South Atlantic states gen
orally in the matter Of enlarged COM
mercial relations with the great mid
die west, Cuba and Porto Rico. Al
though the primary benefit derived
by the logical redistribution of this
rich trade through the port to Char
lesion will accrue TO that port, the
benefit to the entire South Atlantic
seaboard and to every Southern COM
mercial center viii be i~nestimable. IN
deed, the growth of Charleston TO the
commanding port which her geographi
cal position assures she viii finally
become VIII do more than anything
else in a natural way to give the South
that justice in trade which has been
SO long arbitrarily denied her by sec
tionaI Legislation and railroad man
agement.
Already the thinking world is seeing
in the completion Of the Panama canal
a great shifting Of the centres of trade
and from the Northern to
the southern ports. 50 far this fact
stops at increased attention directed
to Charleston, Wilmington, Norfolk
and other Southern ports and to the
Southern States generally. The
States edition will no doubt be pre-
pared along the comprehensive lines
for which it is noted and viii fore
cast this future with detail and logic.
But, in the meantime, and in prepara-
ton, the state is going ahead to
demopstrate the advantages and the
opportunities in trade which now ex-
list and to nelp to set in motion and
direct the flow of m in the
channels that ultimately it will be
forced to follow.
The idea is a large one and it's work
ing out d matter of general interest
throughout the Southern section. 1t
Is the eastern trade from which we
must draw the great source of strength
INC energy. 1t is our cotton that We
must transport. which the East must
have. The setting forth of these facts
In the method and style of he
states edition viii be of utmost i'm
p~ortance and lasting profit.