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Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-03-25

charge il construed to mean that the
morse" method Of speculation by
national banks in stocks Of other banks
and corporations and dummy transac.
lions for the purpose Of concealing
these purchases from national bank
examiners will be driven "out of fash
ion" by the federal authorities.
The prosecution in this case means
20 make a complete raid upon all con.
cerned, meaning those behind the men
arrested. The grand jury has the mat.
ter in hand and will find out IL possible
what became Of the 100000 lost by
the bank, il IL supposed, in question.
able specyations, and about watch, 80
far as stock purchases OF irregular en-
tries are concerned, they disclsirncd all
knowledge.
This trial, should it reach the courts,
will be worth watching. A banking
business that deals with the public and
q, the same time ignores the safe.
guards by which the public Is sup.
posed to be protected, has no claim to
leniency when found out. Besides, in
Uncle Sam IL now reasonably sure
that Japan will hand no ultimatum in
this direction
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-03-25

Mike LesiD, of Monongahela, Pa, is
a Haender and sport and be docsu Z
mind who knows il, but be is not going
10 buy fnery for a girl and then have
her marry another. fellow, not Mike,
and he has fled suit before Squire
Hilton, b'gosh. to recover the ",ruso "
he bought for Anna Rutik, who had
promised to be his wife and then ran
Oh and married Stino Turbo. Here is
the statement Of the purchases he made
and Of the amounts paid for the vari-
Gus bridal articles:
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-03-25
SHERIFF RETURNS
IN BETTER !.
HEALTH

sheriff Lowry returned TO the city
Yesterday after being absent since Feb
ruary, during which time he. toured
southern California and made a trip TO
the Nevada line. While absent
Sheriff Lowry underwent. an operation,
in Stockton, and returns to Prescott in
better health than ever, he declares.
"The preparations being made in
San Francisco for the reception and en-.
ter,ainment of tne American battleshi -
fleets officers and men are stupsndous
in their scope" be told q Journal
Miner representative. For instance,
the entertainment committee has order
ed enough silver spoons, 10 be used at
the banquets to be given during
Fleet Week, to reach frsm Los An.
geles TO Frisco, il laid end to end.
Enough bunting viii be used In decor
ating the city 10 reach from San Fran
cisco 10 Perscott. Tsere will be uiore
fiags in evidence than thefe are trees
in the Verde and Prescott forest re
serves. Eleven thousand head at cat.
tie will be butehered and baTbeeued 10
feed the sailors, and IL there are any
chickens and turkeys left in California
after the Zee, departs j, will be be.
cause they were overlooked by the CON.
mittees having the arrangements in
charge. Every governor in the Union
has been invited 70 be present and
mos, of them have accepted.
81 was the gurst Of Boss Head, Of
Camp Verde, for two days, 10 San
Francisco. lie has a-fne bone in Oak.
land now. We talked for twelve hours
of nothing but old Yavapai, during
which the Boss asAed after practical.
ly every man, woman and child witain
its boundaries. -
Speaking Of the business outlook on
the coast, the veteran sheriff said nun.
erous skyscrapsYs were In course Of
construction in the Golden Gate City,
and that there were more. people there
now than before the earthquake and
fire.
81 enjoyed the trip immensely, but
after all I'm glad " get back to An.
IONA, where humanity is not continual.
ly elbowing itself from the sidewalks
and the women do not have 10 stand
up In street cars" concluded Sheriff
Lowry, as ne turned to ask one Of his
constituents concerning, the latest
phase in the Democratic race for the
nomination for sheriff Of .Yavapai
county.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-03-25
COST OF LIVING LOWER

1t IL asserted frequently, " late,
that the cost of living has been reduc.
ed materially since the panic begun.
Unfortunately, the most reliable index
Of prices We had, that Of Dnn's Com.
msrciai agency, was discontinued las,
year, presumably owing to the pro.
tests Of the business interests. Brad.
streets list does not comprise nearly
no many commodities, and, for this
reason, il no other, is not 50 reliable.
The high level recorded by Brads,reet y
last year was SIS per cent above that
Of July !, 1896. .-
According TO the report just issued.
there has been q decrease Of 1875 per
cent, the average cost Of living, now,
being only forty per cent more than q
dozen years ago. Sixty.three products,
including provisions and textiles, are
rated az lower, and thirty rs higher.
Among the increases are sugar, coal,
and petroleum products controlled by
trusts. The trusts have been putting
on the screws, despite the hard times.
IL ~ denied that the cost Of living
has actually decreased. Manufacturing
and jobbing prices are, generally, low.
or, but it Is asserted that the consumer
nas not shared this advantage. The
Chicago Record. Herald, after making
careful, independent vestigation
unhesitatingly declares that the Brad.
street report is misleading. The Re
cord Herald says:
Wholesale grocers, meat dealers,
clothing concerns and shoe houses pro
vided an array Of statistics showing
that the cost at many Of the necessities
Of life has increased and that prices of
others indicate comparatively. little
decline. In many lines Of canned goods
there has been marked increase in
cost, Sheep are higher than they have
been for many years, dealers say, al
though the price Of No. ! beef in Is
per cent less to the consumer that IL
was four months ago. The latter de.
crease, 1t is asserted, is due to the
large amount Of cattle now beinQl
dumped upon the market. Working.
men = shoes are cheaper, but the finer
grades the same AS Of old. Clothing is
higher according to dealefs, than 1t
was three years ago"
D. But, admitting that Bradstreet's in
correct, and that the merchants, and
their customers are mistaken, the fact |
remains that, in a period of business
depression, following great panic.
prices are, at least, forty per cent high.
"r than twelve years ago. There has
been no such increase in wages, even
OF organized labor. And, IL the trusts
are able to raise prices, even at time
IKE this, what may we expect, lateri
IL "a to put stop to this that Presi.
dent Roosevelt is trying to curb the
trusts.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-03-25

Editorial Comment

dividuai responsibility on the part Of
the public ofieial elected by tho people
TO do its will. Then We should hear
very much less Of nutteriug sgsins,
the impotence Of law in desling with
the eomnission Of crime. In short, q
return TO the days Of old.fsshioned
honesty and Of Official integrity IL the
sore need Of the country ms this time.
Let Washington set the pace.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-03-25
QUESTIONABLE METHODS

Charles W. Morse and Alfred Curtis,
Former officials of the National Bank
of North America, were arraigned in
New York few days ago under FEEDER.
al indictments, charging them with
conspiracy to defraud the United
states government. Curtis was presi.
dent of the defunct bank, and Morse
the vice president The eouspiracv
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-03-25

An exclusive society has been formed
by the young women who have chris.
tened battleships Another one il
about to be organized by the kings
ana queens who have been shot at
and missed.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-03-25

Six geisha girls from Japan have
been engaged to act as attendants in
tea garden at Richmond, Va. The
establishment was rathskeller until
its license was revoked. Has Georgia
duly considered the resources of a dry
Pikei
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-03-25

IL il remarked that the hardest
place to find recruits for the farms IL
the park bencn in cities. The call of
The farmer to the unemployed is grow.
ing loud, and ought to be needed in
behalf Of general prosperity.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-03-25

An American hciress who recently
married foreign. noblcman mas reach,
er her palace. and finds II without n
presentable bathroom. The process Of
establishment in such cases is rapid
and general.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-03-25

The object Of our feet in the Pacific
Is something of puzzle to several
countries, but it will be noticed that
the jingoes in the Orient are no lon.
ger trying to pull feathers out Of the
tail Of the American eagle.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-03-25

In ga primer Of wood preservation +"
the agricultural department tells how
fence post can be made TO last
eighteen years instead Of two. This
achievement touches tender spot in
any one who has ever dug post holes
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-03-25

are your furnished rooms yacant,
lns 1ournal'Miner want columns viii
oil them.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-03-25

A paper OF pins or a gold mine
Journal Miner want ads will sell either
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-09

licitation of or contributions by cor.
rorations to the national campaign
fund. The law is Just one
The republican party is to be ap
plauded for putting plank of that
sort into its platform, particularly af
ter it's happy experience in 1904 iI
gathering from a few insurance com
panies of New York S240,0O0 for use
in that state.
The democratic party in its plank
relative to the publicity of campaign
contributions adopted like resolu
ton pledging the party to the enact
mcnt of law prohibiting corporation
contributions.
Says upham SoIicits Aid.
Now the issue that is raised, ant
i, is not one at all personal to Mr.
upham, is simply that he has ad
dressed not to individuals, but tt
corporations letters asking for cpn
tributions and pointing out how the
federal statute can be evaded. HI
says, according to at least a dozel
letters which have come to me, Con
sress recently enacted a statute max
ing it unlawful to solicit money 70
political purposes from corporations
All the funds. therefore, must be sup
piled by individuals. You are re
quested. to bring this matter to tn
attention TO your business associate
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-09
VIOLATING THE LAW.

Willis j. Abbot in the Chicago Trib-
une makes the following comments
on the political situation.
With all possible Difference to Fred
w. Upham, friend of mine, friend
OF host of people, and business
man whose acumen nobody in Chi
cago ever questioned, am impelled
to say that he has got himself in a
rather unfortunate mess.
Talleyrand once said of Il political
error committed by one of his asso-
GATES in French politics, :" 1t was
worse than a crime; it was a blund-
err And the same cynical diplomat
and politician of Francois responsibl
for the sagest of all political max
inns, "Above all, no zeaL!"
fear that Mr.. Upham has blund-
cred in over zeal. He has violated
both of the maxims of Talleyrand.
Let me without passion and with
orl shred OF personal hostility. eX-
plain what is the position in which
the assistant treasurer of the re.
publican national committee has put
himself, inadvertently, l am quite
sure.
| A federal law passed by the repub
licans in congress, signed by the re
publican president, prohibits the so
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-09
CHARLES ELLIOTT.

Charles Elliott, the Democratic
nominee for congress in the third
district, is the county superintend-
ent of schools in the strongly re-
publican county of Blackhawk, being
the first democrat ever elected to
/ that position in that county. When
first nominated in 1908 to the post
in which he is now serving his Sec
ond term, there was little expecta-
ton on the part either of his friends
or opponents that he could be elect
ed, although it was conceded by both
that he would run ahead of his ticket.
The average republican. majority in
the county for many years had been
in the neighborhood of 1900 and no
democrat had been elected to a
county office since 1858. The most
that Mir. Elliott or his. friends hoped
to do was to cut down the republican,
majority. When the vote was count
ed in November it was found that he
led his republican opponent by 275
votes, to attain which result he must
have had the support of about 800
republican voters in addition to the
solid democratic strength.
HE can't do it again." was the
prediction of the politically wise, but
when the votes We're counted in 1906,
| it was found that he had been re-
elected over very estimable and
well equipped young republican by
nearly 1000 majority. This year there
were few prophets so rash as to pre-
dict that he could not win a third
election to the same place. The uni
versal expression has been that the
county superintendency belonged to
Elliott just as long as he wanted it
because of the conspicuously able
service he has rendered the schools
under his charge. His hold upon the
school officers and teachers of the
county, with whom the superintend-
ent deals most directly, is such that
/ if left to them, his election would
have been pretty nearly unanimous
Up to week before the last day
of filing nomination papers. MIR. Ell
liott had been expecting to be a
candidate for reelection. Some OF
his friends then urged him to offer
himself as candidate for the dem.
ocratic nomination for congress. The
response to inquiries made in the
various counties was SO encouraging
that he decided to enter the race
and was accorded a unanimous nom
ination at the primary election.
Mr.. Elliott is native of Wiscon
sin, where he was born in 1856. His
parents moved to Iowa in 1866 an(
most of the years since that time he
mas been a resident of this state. He
attended Cornell College from 1871
to 1872 and then went into a print
ing office where he learned thorough
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-09
He will be seen

ly the printers trade in the old, fash
ioned way, working his way from dev
il to foreman of the country news
paper office in which he was en-
ployed and then part owner and edi-
tor of the newspaper Most of his
maturer years have been employed
in newspaper work, but as varia-
ton from such duties. at one time, af.
ter the sale of the paper with which
he had been connected, he accepted
a place as teacher and temporarily
engaged in school work.
At the time of his election as
county superintendent he was city
editor of the Waterloo Daily Report
er, with which he had been connect
ed for about six years The com
ment of this strongly republican news
paper upon his candidacy for con-
gless is significant of the esteem in
!. which even his political opponents in
Waterloo hold the democratic nomi-
nee. The Reporter, in its issue of
April 90, said editorially:
MIR. Elliott will make a strong and
splendid candidate for the third dis
trict democracy. The party never had
available candidate better equipped
nor more fully qualified for the dis
, tinguished office. He is man OF
merit in every way-clean, capable
,, consistent in conduct, courageous in
conviction, convincing in his consid
Grafton of public questions. He is an
able speaker, presenting an argu
/ ment that is taking, and with con
science that will never consent to the
, small things sometimes done in the
playing of politics. AS the candidate
of his party for congress Mr.. Elliott
would combine some very substantial
i elements that the organization ha.
lacked in previous campaigns
| Mr.. Elliott was member of the
| Reporter news staff for several years
and quite naturally a man of his su
perior attainments was held in tn,
(, highest esteem. He was faithful il
| all things, and the Reporter was new
er deprived of the services of an EN-
ploye whom it more regretted to los,
than it did Mr.. Elliott. 1t will als'
be the duty of this paper to oppos'
his election to congress il he shoul,
be nominated by his party becaus
his views of questions which divid
the great political parties are not tn
same as those held by this paper. Blu
the Reporter does not feel constraine
on that account to refuse to voice TIL
high appreciation it has of Mr.. Elliot
as man and as former bushes
associate, and it would not if
could neglect the opportunity to sa
that he is splendid citizen and on
Of the highest class candidates tn
! democratic party in this compression
al district has ever had the opport,
nifty to enlist for service in can
: paign.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-09-09

sabject, for Mr.. Bryan himself does
not hesitate to say that the matter
was brought to his attention during
his first term in congress.
Mr.. Revell has issued within Il fsw
months pamphlet On the subscai
covering th, proposition IN ali IL
phases. Said Mr.. Revell in his inter.
view with me: Don't Imagine tha,
because l warmly fayor the demo
cratic plan for the guaranty of hanl
deposits am sacrificing my party
fcalty or changing my pagty alliance
That is but one issue of many il;
your platform, but it happens to be
ore of which l heartily approve.
1T is impossible for me 70 under
stand how any one can antagonize
it. If it is adopted by the nation oi
by states millions of dollars will e,
coaxed out of hiding, placed in banks
and thence proceed into general cir
culation.
ut seems incredible, but | have
heard of farmers who during the re
cent bank panic drew their money
and actually buried it near theil
houses.
Cites the Walsh Failure.
Moreover. in clumsy way. we
have had the system of bank deposit
guarantees. When. for example, the
Walsh banks here in Chicago failed
some two years ago number ol
other bankers. in order to avert what
might have created. general panic
announced that they would take the
assets of the banks and pay all de
positors in full.
This was done through voluntary
cooperation. but not with the prompt
iiude and efficiency with which il
would have been accomplished hat
an official system of guarantees beer
in effect
There were many days of unres
in financial circles in Chicago, where
as if the national government ,hat
been able to step into the wrecke,
banks the morning after their sus
pension and begin paying depositor.
in full there would not have been ;
ripple on the financial waters. While
differ with Mr.. Bryan on one OF
two of the lesser details of his plan
am in hearty sympathy with it.
spirit and principle"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-11-07

workers accompanied nearly all the
conveyances and they we're strong
factors in getting many of the voters
out
The Republicans elect their entire
ticket by majorities from $50 to over
1900. The Republican elector MAORI
ties range from 1245 to 1892, thus
confirming the prediction of the Trib-
une that Canyon county was Republi-
can by from 1000 to 1900 The fight
the Statesman made on a portion of
the ticket naturally had its effect but
the fact that the paper supported Bra
dy and opposed Lansdon and Hastings
and that these two officers ran but lit
tie behind the governor is proof that
it makes but little difference what the
Statesman has to say when it comes
to supporting or opposing candidates.
Now that the election is over, the
Tribune is Of the opinion that there
never was cleaner or more compe-
tent set Of officers elected in the coun
ty than those selected Tuesday All
eyes will of course be turned to the
representatives and when the matter
OF selecting a U. S. senator, the pass
ing of direct primary law, and the
enacting Of a local option law, the
Canyon county representatives will all
be found standing by their county
platform and will not require dele
CATION from their constituents to force
them to vote as they promised. The
future of the Republican party in this
county is in their keeping and they
will be held responsible for the fulfill
ment of party pledges so far as their
votes are concerned.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-11-07
ELECTION DAY
in CALDWELL

The fine weather on election day was
largely responsible for the large vote
polled on Tuesday. 1t makes no diff
ference how enthusiastic party leaders
may be, IL the weather is rainy the
rank and file will not turn out. But
on the other hand when the weather
Is fine and the party organization is
complete, large vote is invariably
the result. The Republicans Of Can
yon county were at their best and es-
pecially was this true in Payette and
Caldwell Meetings were held Monday
night and all arrangements for getting
the full registration out were complet-
ed. The result so far as Caldwell pre-
cincts are concerned Is very satisfac-
tory, nearly the entire registration of
the south precinct was voted. Never
in the history of the city was there so
much earnest work done, and yet there
was nothing but good feeling manifest
ed.
1t was not long after the polls
opened before the counters were at
work, and by 10 p. m. the result was
known. Both parties were unusually
careful about having competent men
in the counting rooms. At noon near
fifty per cent of the vote had been
cast. The Republicans had two au-
tomobiles and seven other rigs while
the Democrats were equipped with
one auto and numeruos rigs. Lady
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-11-07
SOCIAL EVENTS
OF PAST WEEK

Mrs. Ed l.. Bryan and Mrs. L. 5.
Jackson entertained at a Halloween
500 party Friday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Bryan. The decorations in
the rooms consisted of pumpkins and
pumpkin blossoms and the invitations
were in the shape of pumpkins. The
score cards were decorated with black
cats and witches, those drawing the
ones bearing cats impersonated gen.
tlemen while the witches were ladies'.
Mrs. Hagelin carried off the honors of
the afternoon, beautiful china sugar
bowl and cream pitcher. The invited
guests were Mesdames Harrington,
Buckner, Love, Clarke, Flint, Van
Duyn, Stone, Hagelin, Devers, Red
way, Flynn, Juanita Stewart, Opal
Stewart, Sebree, Little, Beck, Bar
nard, Boyes, Wallace, Handy, Conover,
Cosby, Smell, ]. A. Simpson, Ruby,
Shelby, S. d. Simpson, Munroe, Ross,
Scatterday, Place, Zeh, Mcknight, An
drews, MaXey, Stovel, and Coughanour
OF Payette, and Ocheltree of Middleton.
The Forward club held its first reg
ular business meeting of the year on
Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Ed l.. Bryan,
the new president, was in the chair.
The following standing committees
were appointed for the year: Member
ship-Mrs. Cosby, Stovel, Herr, Wayne,
Frost, Conover; Cemetery-Mrs. A.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1908-11-07

X. Steunenberg, Mrs. G. B. Steunen-
berg, Hartly, Cue, s. D. Simpson;
Library-Mrs. Goldsmith, Miss Wood,
Mrs. Bailey; Historical-Mrs. Zeh,
Roberts, Marlatt, Miss Mcfarland: Ed
ucational-M esdames Boulton, Ochel-
tree, Christopher; Village Improve
ment-Mesdames Stone, Handy, Buck
ner, Jackson; Music-Mrs. Olmstead,
JUNIOR, E. Boone, Williams, Miss Will
kins. After Mrs. Stones account OF
the state federation meeting, where
she went as delegate of the club, an
adjournment was taken.
Mrs. r. v. Sebree entertained at
500 in honor of Mrs. Walter Sebree
of California. Her rooms in the hotel
were decorated with huge chyrsanthe-
NUNS in vases. The prize of the at
ternoon was a beautiful hand-painted
plate. Those present were Mesdames
w. r. Sebree, Doan, Flynn, s. d. Simp-
son, Stone, Little, Mcknight, Sutton,
Cue, Warren, Flynn and Miss Kelle-
her.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Pres
bytrian church hid "Rummage Sale"
in the Union Block Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday, at which they realized
something over $50 clear.
DR.. and Mrs. Cue had as dinner
guests Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Sebree.
MI. and Mrs. R. v. Sebree and Mr..
Howard Sebree, on Wednesday even
ing of this week.
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