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The San Francisco call., 1909-07-14
Conquest and Confiscation

This recital of conditions was based
upon personal investigation and OBJ
servatfon. and it was. proved by Off
cial reports and statistics. The causes
involving historical review cover
ing some hundreds of years and the ex
animation of many statutes and legal
custonas-were treated as exhaustively
as the limitations of newspaper articles
would permit. 1T was shown that con-
quest and confiscation had been merci-
lessly invoked against the Irish peo-
pie until they, the natural and just
owners of the land, had been reduced
to economic serfdom, dependent virtu-
ally upon the charity of their masters.
and usually certain to find it wanting
From historical documents it was
made clear that the land was taken
by force from the people in the six
teenth and seventeenth centuries, and
conferred upon adventurers and titled
favorites OF the sovereigns. The means
used were confiscation, colonization,
seizure in time of war and as reprisal
b. the victors. and. finally. penal laws,
which stripped Roman Catholics of
nearly every right enjoyed by citizens
under free government. Out of these
unnatural methods of acquiring land
grew the monstrous evil of absentee
landlordism, and this in turn bred new
injustfces. The very severity of the
laws that were brought into operation
against the Irish so hampered the own
ers living In England that they subIet
their Irish estates to middlemen, who
ground down the hapless peasantry at
will
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-14
This Tariff Bill Is Bad--W. J. Bryan
10 /
Roosevelt, if Taft Fails-Bishop Bell
DEMOCRATS ARE
READY TO MAKE
REAL REVISION

u ANSAS CITY, July 13.-"This
n tariff bill is bad BILL said
William ]. Bryan here today.
But am waiting TO see what is
the republican definition of the
word revision l know what the
dictionary says about it. l suppose
I shall not have long to wait But
il IS important to know
Mr. Bryan said he believed there
would be no new party because of
the tariff situation. IF the people
want tariff REFORM said he, they
can get it through the democratic
party. Some democrats are now
misrepresenting the majority senti-
ment of their party, but they will
not be able to control the party's
action.
TT must be remembered that the
rates fo1 which the democrats
voted arc very low and not to be
compared with the high rates the
republican leaders have voted for
or have supported. The democrats
did wrong, 1 think, in not voting
for every reduction proposed"
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-14
BIG PROGRESS IN
MEDICAL METHODS
Advanced Thought and Health
Matters Undergoing
Revolution
Many Scientists Ahead of Their
Time in Treatment of
Disease

Revolutionary advancement in theo-
ries of health during the last 10 years
was the theme of an interesting discus
sion yesterday by the Cooper ''stom-
ach man. who has been meeting the
people of San Francisco. He said:
In the last decade men have come
forward who are half a century ahead
of their time in medical science 1t
will be long time before the great
body of practicing physicians, bound
by ties of precedent and fogyism, come
around finally to the new health
ideas, but it is nevertheless true that
advanced thought is making great
strides.
The days of dope and pills are
fast disappearing. Public sentiment is
changing. Led by a few honest men of
science. the people themselves will
usher in the new era of common sense
treatment of disease.
The great curse of today is over
eating and lack of exercise This
throws the stomach out of gear and the
whole intricate, complicated human
system is affected in consequence. NV
experience in introducing my treat
ment in all the great cities of America
mas taught me that 80 per cent of all
chronic III health is caused by stom-
ach trouble. Constipation. kidney and
liver troubles, bad blood, nervousness.
headache and even rheumatism have
been traced to this one central cause.
L believe that the reason my treat
ment has been so successful IN helping
all OF these ailments Is that ii is far
advanced in principle over the old
time materia medica. 1t goes right to
The root of the troubIe-the stomach
1t makes Nature do the real work. I
DO not try to cure illness of possibly
years standing in a day. 1 know I
can't do IT. But / do know that my
treatment will tone up the stomach,
purify the blood. loosen UP the clogged
machinery of the body and make a
man or woman who has been half sick
all the time sleep well at night, forget
nervousness and enjoy life all day
Owing to the increasing demands
upon my time here I have been COM
PEELED time and again to lengthen the
period of my visit. When L first ar
rived 1 said 1 would stay only 80 days,
but that has stretched into three
months, and now / have just made ar
rangements to stay another month
longer. / will be at the Owl drug
store from 9 O'Clock in the morning
until at night and until o'clock Sat
urday nights to meet all who desire TO
talk with me about my remedies be-
fore I leave"
Michael McGovern of 334 Shotwell
street was relieved of stomach trouble
and catarrh of 10 years standing by
Cooper's treatment. He called yester-
day to thank the stomach man" for
what he had done for him. Mr.. Nc
Govern said:
81 had tried every remedy I had ever
heard of before 1 took Cooper's treat
ment. Nothing else did me any good
but Cooper's remedy made me we'll
again. / suffered intensely from gas
on my stomach, malassimi1ation of
food, catarrh of the head and constr
patton. / have just thanked Cooper
personally and I am willing to tell
this same story to anybody who asks
me-"
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-14
Nation DYING by Inches


Economic-The nation is dy-
ing by inches. Every year the
population grows less. In 1880
it was 100000, in 1S47 nearly
100000; now 1t is 4,456, 900.
Emigration is ceaseless. The
young and vigorous of the race
are fleeing from the island as
II there were a blight. In the
last 80 years 3,S50.00 have fed
from the land of their birth.
Nowhere. save in a few re-
stricted farming and manufac-
turing districts, is there a con-
dition worthy to be called pros
perity. Agriculture is the en-
ployment of eight-tenths of the
population, and for hundreds of
thousands OF these agriculture
spells destitution. Most of
these exist only through con-
tributions from relatives in
America and England. In
thousands upon thousands of
families the men and boys must
spend six months of the year
in England IN order to earn
enough money to carry the
families through the winter. In
a word, the Irish in Ireland
the countless victims of the
system, at least-are kept alive
by the Irish who have been
driven to other lands.
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DIVISION EVEN
IF REVOLUTION
is THE RESULT

1/OSEMITE, Cal, July 13.-
Bishop William NJ. Bell of
l Los Angeles, in an address be-
fore the Yosemite Valley chautau-
qua, declared that IF William
Howard Taft fails to make good
tariff and disappoints the people
after making them promises, it may
be necessary to recall to the White
House our dearly beloved Theo-
dore."
Bishop Bell said further that the
times demanded a strong, fearless
man for president. and also clean,
fearless press. He declared that
the clergy had been too indifferent
TO politics in the past. Wealth, he
said, was centered in a few indi-
viduals and the time was coming
for division "even if revolution
is necessary"
He condemned the business con-
ditions that made possible the re-
cent murder OF Miss Carolina
Brasch, book keeper for Gray
Brothers Of San Francisco, by
James Cunningham, an employe of
the company, who had difficulty in
cashing time check and shot the
innocent representative of his en-
blowers
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-14
FOLLOWS ROOSEVELT'S
CONSERVATION POLICY
Secretary BalIinger Tells OF
Reclamation Work

SEATTLE, July 13-Secretary of the
Interior Baliinger said today that the
policy of conservation instituted by
President Roosevelt was being fol-
lowed faithfully by the Taft admins
tration. He said:
Regarding the conservation OF
water power, my department is con-
tinually withdrawing under temporary
Withdrawals all available water power
sites located on public domain in order
to report to the next congress and
recommend additional legislation
The president has sent me out into
the west that I might become fully
acquainted with the necessities of the,
reclamation service and be able IL
make such notifications in its admin
istration as may be necessary to facfli-
tate the work and keep 1t within the
legitimate scope of the law
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Dividing of Huge Estates Into Small Farms
Affording Relief to People
Continued from Page 1

suits in arbitrary imprison-
ment. In the British parlia-
ment the balance of power held
by the Irish members. who are
united in a determination to
obstruct the government at
every turn In ireland the
United Irish leagu is spread
ing its organization every
where, its platform embracing
the abolition of landlordism
through the compulsory sale of
lands and ultimately the es-
tablishment of national self
eyOuar0 fT1a0f
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-14
POSTMASTER OF NAPA
FILES RESIGNATION
Gives Advanced Age for Desire
to Retire
[Special Dispatch 10 The Call

Especial Dispatch 10 The Call
NAPA. July 1S.-G. NJ. Francis. post
master at Napa for the last IL years,
today forwarded his resignation to
Postmaster General Frank H. Hitch
cock.
Mr.. Francis desires TO leave Septem-
Der 80, although his term does not ex-
pire until next spring. He gives as the
reason for his resignation that he has
reached an age when he does not care
to engage in the executive duties con-
nected with the Office. Francis served
as postmaster from 1881 to 1885 under
President Arthur. was again appointed
by President Mckinley in 1898 and by
Roosevelt twice.
Assistant Postmaster Camillus r.
Smith is circulating a petition to be
named as Francis successor,
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-14
HAIL STORM FLOODS
THE STREETS OF ROME
Unusually Cold Weather for
july in ItaIy

ROME, July 13.-Italy and especially
Rome is experiencing unprecedented
weather for this season of the year.
In July it is customary to have a
drought with the temperature about 100
degrees in the shade, but 1t has been
raining daily this month and the
temperature registered so degrees.
A violent hailstorm broke over the
city today the streets were flooded
and number of trees were struck by
lightning.
The rivers have been turned into
torrents, overfiowing their banks and
agriculture is suffering.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-14
REQUESTED TO RETIRE
BY THE OPTOMETRISTS
G. w. Chester Criticised State
Board of Examiners

LOS ANGELES, July 13.-G. w. Ches-
ter left symphony hall this morning
at the formal request of delegates to
the third annual convention of the CAL
Iifornia State Association of Optomet-
rists.
This request resulted from criticism
of the state board of examiners in op-
tometry accredited to Chester, and the
alleged circulation by him Of a petit
tion to the governor to remove the
members OF the board for failure to
comply with the law.
Chester had license to practice
optometry, but II was taken away from
him." said NJ M Ring. secretary pro
TEN, when asked about the incident
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-14
PAYS for His Industry

An important explanation then
made-one that is vital TO an UNDER
standing Of the problem-was the radi-
cal difference between landlordism in
Ireland and land1ordism in England
In the latter country the owner of a
large estate makes farms and rents
them. He keeps up the buildings,
fences and drains, and collects rent for
completed farm. In Ireland, on the
contrary, all such improvements were
the work of the tenant. He rented land
'in the raw" and spent from one to
three years of profitless labor in pre-
pairing it for cultivation. He drained
the bog, gathered out the stones, built
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-14

The first transportation company re-
turning TO the familiar location so
Pacfhc Coast steamship company. whose
city ticket Office is now permanently
located at the Palace hotel, 653 Market
street, San Franciscns Cal Telephone
Kearny 492.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-14

FENCES, erected the house and outbuild-
ings. All these were the work of his
hands. True, any pioneer must do these
same things. But the system was just
beginning with the victim. The first
turn Of the screws came when the ten
ant had completed his preliminary
work. Having improved the land and
made it habitable, he must pay for his
heartbreaking industry. The landlords S
agent visited the place, estimated the
value Of the mprovements-and raised
ba
The Columbus journal., 1909-05-05
ITEMS OF
INTEREST
GENOA.

rom 11ule-.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Cunningham returned
from California last Friday after an ab-
sence Of several weeks. They visited
with their daughter, Mrs. Geneva Har-
Ian. at HOltville, and then went south to
Los Angeles where they remained until
their departure for Nebraska. Mr.. and
Ms. Cunningham went TO California
with the intention of remaining if they
liked the country. Evidently they pre-
fer to live in Nebraska or they would not
have returned
Peter Storm dropped dead at his home
on the south side at 8 o'clock Sunday
morning Funeral services were held
Monday ut the Catholic church south OF
the Loup. Deceased was 81 years old
and been in poor health for some time
a sufferer from heart disease. He served
in a Wisconsin regiment during the Civ
II War and was drawing q pension at
the time of his death. He came to Ne
braska thirty five years ago. settling in
Columbus, but for the past twenty five
years has made Genoa. his home.
The Columbus journal., 1909-05-05
MONROE.

MONROE.
From the Republican.
Mn. Alice Percy and son Charlie were
at Columbus on Wednesday.
Mrs. Ruth Kenyon and her mother,
Mrs. ". w. Warrington, we're in Colun-
bus Tuesday.
Mics Alice Schram came up from Co.
lumbus Wednesday to visit a few day 9
with home folks.
Mrs. Chas. Christer and children left
Tuesday fo. Shickley. Neb, where they
will visit with relatives.
Mrs. P. Muater and son, after few
months visit with her parents returned
to her home in South Dakota last week.
Tuesday evening the local Odd Eel
lows enjoyed a banquet and good time
in honor of the anniversary of the found
ing of the order.
About the haudiest thing out is an at
tachment that Ed Hill has for his gang
pillow. 1t is a email rotary barrow tina,
pulverizes the ground behind the pillow,
just as 1t is turned over fresh and moist,
and leaves it in fine shape for the plan
ter. And apparently it does not make
much difference IN the draft.
Last week w. T. Stroller received
Findlay, o, newspapers telling Of the
death OF his aunt, Mrs. Sarah Strother
At the time OF her death she was 80 years
old, and for many years was one of the
prominen: temperance workers Of the
country. She come to Findlay in 1856,
when Ohio was a new country.
The Columbus journal., 1909-05-05
This Mixed-Up World.

II things would not run into each
other so, it would be a thousand times
easier, and million times pleasanter
to get on in the world. Let the sheep
mess be set on one side and the
soatfness on the other, and immediate
ly you know where you are. 1t is not
necessary to ask that there be any in
crease Of the one, or any diminution Of
the other, but only that each shall
pre-empt its own territory, and stay
there. Milk is good, and water is
good, but don't set the milk-pail under
the pump. Pleasure softens pain, but
pain embitters pleasure; and who
would not rather have his happiness
concentrate into one memorable day,
that shall CLEAN and glow through a
lifetime. than have it spread out over
dozen comfortable commonplace,
humdrum forenoons and afternoons.
each one as like the other as two peas
In pOd?-Gail Hamilton.
The Columbus journal., 1909-05-05
PLATTE CENTER

PLATTE C6NT6B
From the Signal.
John Schumacher returned home last
Saturday from the Columbus hospital.
much improved in heslth.
Mn. Clarence Gerard and baby spent
q portion OF the week with her people at
this place, returning to her home in Col.
umbus Friday.
Mickey Zuerlein was fumigated and
released from small pOx quarantine last
Saturday. Mrs Zuerlein will be released
the last of the week, when the house
will be fumigsted and Mickey be allowed
to 60 home again.
Miss Jennie Hoffett. Q sister OF John
4offstt. of our town, arrived here last
Thursday evening from Philadelphia for
q visit With her relatives at this place.
This is Miss Moffett's first visit in the
west and she will remain here for some
time.
Frank Richter, who has been working
in Platte Center, left Tuesday for Col
umbus. He is going back to Washing
ton in short time, where he has some
property, and where his father has q
wheat ranch. They used to live q few
miles west OF here. but moved to Wash
ington Z years ago.
DR.. Pugh left here last Saturday even
ing with . mysterious air about him
which indicated that possibly something
might be about to happen. Thursday
morning cards were received here which
read: Married, April twenty.sixth
nineteen hundred nine, At the residence of
the bride. DR.. George F. Pugh, of
Platte Center, Nebr., to Mrs Cora E.
huffman, Of Osoeola, Iowa. At home
after May fret, Platte Center, Neb.
The bride will be recognized by our
people a. q lady whose home was in
Platte Center, until five years ago.
The Columbus journal., 1909-05-05
BELLwOOD,

From the Gazette.
Elias Sheldon killed nine young wolves
on Wednesday of last week as large as
rats. He found them in the timber
north of Taylor Loveless' residence. He
seen the mother wolf and could have
killed her had he been provided with q
shooting IRON.
Marshall Severn plowed up about 20
acres Of winter wheat this week and will
plant the same ground to corn. Nick A.
Schmit, also has q number of acres of
winter wheat that be intends blowing
up and plantiog to corr; bnt the majority
of wheat fields up and down tho valley
seem to look favorable for a fair crop
Oats are coming ny nicely. especially
hose fields that were drilled in
Two young girls from David City and
one from Bsllwood hung out their slum-
Der single at q farm house in Alexis
township Saturday night. The hired
man, who always has been in the habit
OF turning q somersault into bed, was out
until late hour that night, 90 the girls
thought they would play joke on him.
They fixed the slats Of his bed 60 that
they merely held up, covered them over
nicely with the bed clothes and as usual
the young man on returning, made his
nightly hand spring, when down went
everything with . thump, which was
followed BY few words in German
not his prayers. They also changed the
hour Of his alarm clock and made him
get up before he scarcely had the bed
warm. In fact he claims he pus IN q horri-
BILE night and next time city folks call on
their country cousins he hopes they will
know enough to not bother the Dutch.
The Columbus journal., 1909-05-05
HUMPHREY.
From the Democrat

From the Democrat
F. T. Walker and family came up from
Columbus Sunday in their new Buick
automobile and treated the Democrat
family to q ride. Frank has become an
expert chaffuer and runs his car like q
veteran.
Mrs. Augusta Korus. who for quarter
OF n century has made her home in this
part Of Platte county, died at her home
west of Tsruov Wednesday at the age OF
60 years. The funeral was held Saturday
forenoon at the Tarnov church.
Reinhard Joseph Freericke. familiarly
known as "Uncle" Freericks died at the
home of his brother, Franz, Thursday
evening, April 22nd. Mr.. Freericks had
only been ill a few days with a severe
cold, but was not considered in any dam
ger, consequently his death which caused
from hear: failure, was quite sudden and
unexpected. Uncle Freericks WAS a
familiar figure on our streets and our
citizens in general will miss this kindly
old gentleman who always had q smile
and CHEEKY word for everyone. Mr..
Freericks was born in Papenburg, pro-
vince of Hanover, Germany, Nov. ID
1897.
The Columbus journal., 1909-05-05
Salt Seasoned Timber.

A workman was packing salt about
a pile of timber. Seasoning timber
with salt, Ell? 1t sounds like a joke.
doesn't it," he said. 1T is often done.
though. especially in ship timber.
Ships built of salt-seasoned timber get
q better insurance rate. Some very
rich woods are seasoned in boiling oil.
That's an ancient and costly process
A new dodge is electrical seasoning.
With strong electric shocks the sap
is driven out of the wood and replaced
by a solution of borax and resin. The
scheme Is cheap; not half as good as
SALT
The Columbus journal., 1909-05-05

0CHUYLBR.

From the 6on.
Peter Prochssks wss buried by Kolm
Bros. out in the cemetery 1t the poor
farm last Wednesday. He was the
county charge sent from Howells some
two or three weeks ago. He was in the
last stages OF consumption and the in
mates objected TO his presence at the
farm and Was taken to Hafzekis in the
Third ward where be died Two of his
brothers came over from David City to
identify him as their brother. bat were
not able TO bury him and his body be-
came county charge.
Last Saturday evening Schuyler and
vicinity WA visited by rain, hail and
wind. The heavy vinde turned into .
real cyclone which did but little damage
owing to the small momentum gathered.
Az far "a We have bad reports it vas the
worst out 1t George Watsons and the
cemetery. 1t demolished nearly all of
the out buildings ct Wstsons causing .
damage OF about $500. Out at the ceme-
terry M. and Mn ]. B. Edgar, living in
the country. were doing some work.
When they saw the storm. coming they
started to leave the cemetery. By the
time they got into their wagon it vas up
on them and dust and trash made it i'm
possible for them to see where they were
going. They struck one of theiro posts
ct the gate with such force that they
were both thrown out and the horses
from the wagon BY the tongue
It is miraculous that neither
Mr.. nor Mn. Edgar was seriously injur-
ID. They we're taken home by one of
their nei khbors and after they had got
ten over their fright were not much worse
of for their experience. The cyclone
seemed to divide which lessened its fury
and at several other places only minor
damage were done. After the wind
spent its fury rain come. followed in some
places by large quantity of hail.
The Columbus journal., 1909-05-05
ALBION.
Form the News.

Form the News.
Clark Brown was in town Wednesday
morning. He claims to be the first man
in this part of the country TO plant corn
this year. He commenced planting Non
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. I'm Peters arrived home
Saturday from their winter sojourn in
the south. Mr.. Peters health is greatly
improved and they enjoyed the winter
very much, the westher being warm and
pleasant all the time.
James Gillian died Friday while en-
route to the springs at Burlington juno
tioa. Mo He had been sick for about
three months with rheumatism and had
suffered severely from it at times Last
week his condition became worse and he
desired that they take him to the springs.
The Columbus journal., 1909-05-05
ABOUT OUR NEIGH
BORIS AND FRIENDS
CLIPPED FROM OUR
EXCHANGES

The attending physicians did not think
it best for him to 60 until he was in
better shape but he thought that he
could stand the "trip all right. The
journey, however. was too much for him
and he died before reaching Fremont.
HIS remains were brought back here
Saturday and the funeral was held
Tuesday morning from the Methodist
church conducted by the local order of
Odd Fellows, of which organization he
was member.