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Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-26

celebration of some sort, and this
Ak-Sar-Ben is the best kind of a cell
ebration ever heard of. 1t is orig
inal and unique and people from the
east who have visited the Den or
seen our parades have been more
than enthusiastic over Ak-Sar-Ben.
We are getting better every year,
the initiation this year eclipsed any
thing we have yer had before and
the parades to be given at the COM
ing carnival will excel anything
heretofore seen in Omaha.
Regarding the future I cannot
say much, except thai Ak-Sar-Ben
will keep on going. Just what sort
of a program we will have in future
] years it is too early at this time to
say. NextyeaE WI hope to have the
army maneuvers, two years hence we
may be able to import the Cheyenne
frontier day celebration bodily, and by
the time a third year rolls around
something else will turn up"
C. E. Black, while prophesying
great things for King Ak-Sar-Ben and
his worthy knights and subjects, is
more exercised over the loss of the
Kings Highway than anything else,
though he rightly says the king
brought this on himself, as through
his own energy prosperity has come to
Omaha and his highway has been
taken for business enterprises.
After this year We have got to get
along with less space, and hat is all
there is about it," said Mr.. Black.
I'VE can never have the use of Doug
las and Eighteenth streets and the va
cant property adjacent again. for there
is not much of this vacant property
left, and the streets cannot be fenced
in on account of the increasing and
spreading out of business, My idea
is to get hold Of some sort of show
of the character of 'Paprika Schnitzel,
for iu-tauCC-that can be put on in a
small space, in a building, for we must
have a show or a sepblance of a car
niyal to get the dimes and nickels to
pay for the expensive parades. But
! am not worrying over the future Of
Ak-Sar-Ben. Its past has been bright,
its present is brighter and its future
will be the brightest. The king may
lose his highway, but that is all. He
can noyer lose the city and the city
can never lose the king. We nee
him, and that is certain"
Charles r. Courtney said he did not
know what could be said of Ak-Sar-
Ben's future at this time, what i'm
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-02-19
STATEWIDE PROHIBITION LOST.

And so after all the work aud troub-
le on the part of the people oflsthe
state, in getting their will expressed
before the state Legislature on the
question Of state wide prohibition
now, after all, the bill 10 to fail.
That looks rather anomalous, In view
OF the fact that the will OF the people
WAS expressed so plainly and so unant
imouslyl One might ask seriousl J
without being considered a. fool,
''Have We In reality popelar govern
ment at all?" Itdooksrather doubt
ful. c 80 l-al ci.,4 %
What, then, is standing "a the way,
and prevents the viii OF the people
heiug made into law? The question
IL not difficult TO snswer, now that
the facts are knowH.as {sus@tIi REL
rember that the prospects for the pas
sage OF a state widealawBWAre exceed.
ingly.S bright before the 1eaisiatafe
Ioonveneii. Ia fsos, 90 iittIe was heard
tn pppesition GO asaeha bilfs that rs
passggs was accepted as a foregone
eopdihsaons Butthes flret eIoed' apun
the summer sky appeared when stae
governors vuluminous message came
with not word on this most impor.
tant issue. The News" the cham
pion Of prohibition, came forward at
once with a seemingly plausible ex.
plsnation, II declAred that the fail
ureS6t the Sovef1or to take d6te OF
the question was merely an oversight.
wsii, that seemed plausible to some
peorie' Tor about two minutes; but AZ.
Ger sober second thought, every per
son began 10 wonder how the govern.
or could possibly think Of every. lit
tie thing from EogaH to st asroee
that needed TO be called to the atteu-
tion of the legislature, and yet forget
entirely this great issue about which
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-02-19
Friday. Feb. 10. 1900.
WE STAND FOR PROGRESS.

Considerable opposition has been
unaffected during the last few days
10 the proposition OF the mayor aud
CITY council Go tax tho residents OF
Cedar City for the purpose ot I'm
proving tho streets aud sldewslks.
Much OF this opposition IL due. we
believe, 60 tho fact that the people do
not understand clearly tho meaning
aud purpose OF tho measure submit.
ted. When rightly understood. IL
seems very unavoidable that any reas
enable obiootiou san posalbly be
raised TO the proposed measure s0r II
certainly means great deal 90 the
people OF this oity who are interested
In good sidewalks and streets
This measure l. not the halluolna
tion d night'a dream IL IL the re-,
sult OF serious aud prolonged Thought
on tho part OF our oily fatbera to bet
,er condition that has become al
most intolsrahle. Who that waiks
our public thoroughfares today hat
realizes the absolute Necessity OF re-.
pairing Rad improsins them. ''But''
ssys some othSrwls ei industrious aud
prugrssslv~ oitiaen, al keep my own
sidewalks inisgood repair. l spead
eaah year moTesthan this proposed
law will required SsAnd why should
the eonncihdsaire la make my burden
compulsory aad obligatory. 4 dolnnt
object TO doug the work OF my own
irce will, hut 10 nUleot to he driven
90 n1iy aalu'xtN4 aet IS ssiJaw 4
so that olasa'e progressive cltnens
We cay thlslaw wtNnat WORK ,t'pea
yon any hardship whatever Tue tnhn
who lives above the iaw IL FREQ FROM
the law pnd 10 ARE nlessrd 10 esav
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-02-19
A QUERY.

To the average American citizen a
question somewhot like the follow Ing
might nc the present time be consider.
able food for thought: What 10 a
Representatives IL he sent ut the
Legislature TO enact into law his own
will OF the will of tho voters that sent
himl II he is sent TO OK press his >wn
will. why Ia he called representa-
tivey II he Ia sent not to express the
Will Of the people why not change the
nameg We mean tu cast no aspersion
on the honorable citizen who now rep.
resents us In the lower house neither
do we reflect upon his distinguished
predecessor. Rut at the same time
these questions cannot be brushed
aside; aud II looked squarely in the
face they will cause any man OF or,
dinary Intelligence 20 wonder wheth.
cr or not we are drifting away from
the moorings marked out by the faith.
ere o. our Institutions
Lust week n body of very disting-
uished men from Utah county, con
slsting Of college professors, busi-
mess men. farmers, tradesmen aud
waited upon the two senators from
Utah county aud presented TO them
tho sentiments OF ten thousand vot-
ers, In their combined districts, on a
very important question which IL now
before the Legislature. TIE delega-
tion gave the senstors 90 understand
that they we're voiolng. not merely
their own sentiments, hut she senti.
menta of practically every voter IN
those two senatorial districts. alrs2
Win what rtsultss The senators,
we are told, bowed eracIously aud
smiled bl6udiy aud afterihe meeting
was over went up II the Kenyon, met
the ''Federai hunchu and had COED
hugh over the whole'SHair. Speak
ing more specifically. they have sinoe
declerod against the Will of their
constituents, ard will votA Iirst and
last against any measure looking TO-
wstd statewide prohibition. a
This IL ouEy Gus lnstance out OF
msny. But II 10 enough 10 make as
wonder n we have representative
government at ell on the resI vital
questions 20 1t1#f e. q AoA ,sfTt9a
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-02-19

raska Organization are that the wool
growing industry has been fostered In
the west, where 1t should be devel-
oped and encouraged because nf a
just and adequate tariff; that as a
result the percentage of shearinR
sheep west of tue Mississippi river
has been increased from 20 per cent
In 1870. to 70 per cent In 1907 and
the figures for 1908 show that 81 per
cent of the shearing sheep of the
United States ere now west of the
Missouri liver.
Attention Is also called to the fact
that of the 27I.35l,3i5 pounds of
wool clipped in the United States. 20
per cent 10 produced In tho states
west of the Missouri river; that thou
sands of acres of western lands are
particularly adapted TO the sheep nnd
wool industry alone and are made val :
liable because OF the present tariff
schedules which make wool growing
profitable aud ct the same time work
a hardship on neither manufactures
nor consumer Of WOODEN products.
IL Ia the duty Of every western con
gresham, according TO the Omaha
view of the situation, to stand iirmly
for the maintenance Of the present
schedules IN wool and when the snb.
iect comes up, as 1t is anticipated ut
gress PROMISED by the new republican,
administration. doubtless many otEer
organizations Of similar character
which have the interests of the wool
growers az heart, will have communi-
cations before their representatives 10
congress-, urging them to stand up for
TIE WEST. r cessna
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-02-19

improving the sidewalks and streets
there will be a corresponding two or
even three dollars added In tho In
creased value OF the property thus i'm
proved. So after all 10 will be like
casting bread upon the waters; after
few days 1t will return four. fold.
Let every citizen stand behind the
mayor and lend his influence toward
making the law apply in every street
la Cedar City.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-02-19

that there are many such men In De-
dar City. But what particular good
does II do you to improve the walks
aroma your own premises IL your
neighbors on all sides OF you are care
less about that matter. You cannot
live TO yourcelf. You must use tho
aidewiaks OF other PEOPLE as we'll as
your own. You will see at once,
therefore. that this matter of inprov-
Ina the sidewalks aud streets 10 a
community affair, and can be made
successful only when every man who
owns property adjoining q street 10
willing TO make gsoAssary improve
monts.
And " that we're the condition. that
every man was willing 20 repair the
sidewalks aud streets, there would be
no need Of snch law. But, we or,
sorry 20 say, that sentiment does not
prevail. There seems TO DO a class
that will not do anything In the way
of Improvement unless they ale com
pelled TO Aud II Ia for the benefit
OF this olass that the law Ia Invoked
We must have good sidewalks aud
streets aud u there are those who will
not from souss CT pride help to
malutalu them, then they must be
oompellea by law to do their part
There Is another mistaken idea thet
hss gone ont among tho people which
~ TO the effect that this tax b. epRh
tax Nothing could be fruther froIa
tho intent OF the provision. ~ IS
CLEARLY understood that every nan
affected by the Law sh0ll improve bis
sidewalks ny labor aud not by Saah,
Bn,, Ut course. ~ any enc prefers 20
hire too work done for blm that is
hls own bnsinesa Bot the tax IL IN.
tended to be a labor taN, aud not u
cash assessment. ~.ab Aaunts
Now. as to the provisions Of pro-
posed Law there can scarcely be any
objection. IL IL certainty not too
stringent. aud 10 far more moderate
than the average regulation OF eimi lsr
nature 10 other cities. IL asks that
each person who owns city lot Of
eight rode friontsge pay In labor each
rear the sum OF ten dollaIs. for the
purpose OF keepius IN repair the side
walks and street fronting the said
property Most progressive people
are doing now more than the proposed
law asks them to do nat many sFe
not, The intent is the Law 70 20 MAKE
regulation nriIorm, -
There Ia no doubt that for every
dellRr's worth OF work thus spent IN
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-02-19
HANDS OFF the Wool. TARIFF.

r What inipenSe the Cdpinefcial
Club Of Omaha sna I'll friends have
WITH the six members Of the House
and'tvo Senators from Nebraska, was
thrown against Ary reauction III the
present tariff on wool when the or.
gsneiation voted unaniihousiy this
wees 10 ofpose Ia every way possible
any move TO tamhee with the schSa
1ies applying on wcci. "Fs1 -
= As The otut has Gn,tm6stsisip 81
TOGO Representative OF the iarcesl
business Interests OF Nettaskh, the no,
tion means that the Nebraska repre-.
sehtAtttes In congress wiif bessnnons
the first to take firm stand for the
wool growers.
Arguments presented by the Neb-
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-02-19
everyone was ialking.

But as soon as the Legislators began
to trim their whiskers and HE for the
capital, certain more ominops signs
began to appear. The Federal
bunch" we're soon seen to look as
kance at this proposed bit of new leg
islation. They shook their heads,
and hummed knowingly to themselves
rs II something terrible might hap
pen. Then Mr.. Shoots own organ,
the Inter NJ fountain Republican,, began
TO see the awful havoc that might be
wrought IL such measure were
passed and from stand that has el-
ways .een opposed to the liqour trsf-
dc, 1t suddenly changed its front and
began to see hidden beauties on the
saloon mems side of the question.
Finally the vote came in the house,
and, notwithstanding the pressure
brought to hear on It's members,
vast majority voted for the Cannon
measure. AT once the stand .patters
in the senate. the machine men, who
hold their Offices, not ON account of
an particular merit, but because they
happen to be important cogs, in the
machine, these men tipped their
hands, aud let 1t be quietly under
stood TINT the prohibition bill as so
framed could not pass the Senateaas
But. although. that alone was suffi
cient to letth PEOPLE of the state
know Who'll was that was blnekiug
their expressed will, II Was not ALI
that they we're destined to Learn.
Representative Holman, In a speech
in the House Gu Monday, declared
that the Republ leaders had agreed
before the election last fall that. in
return for the saloon liufluenoo aud
vote, they'would sec that no question
dfsptohibition would be lallowed,sto
pass the present legislature. In 9th.
or woFds, that bargain bad been
struck Sliding the Republican party
to side step the liquor question 'dut.
ing this session. 1''lee" sut
MIR. Holman, who voted against
the Cannon measure. Charged the
members OF the house, whon sustained
it'i With ddisloyalty. to sheir party
leaders. 'HedidGot sSpisin just how
.ar Under what eirctaistaaeee ia1titee
'ootsris ot men 'eonid ssbindsg oVeraby
secretsagIeemeut an entire party con.
sisting Of thousands ofsiindepepaaot
voters s BHe.tiR did ray ienouab 20
OonVmcsehy Intelligent man, thstsa
bargain had beeu' entered into DE.
tween ms saloon men and the Repub.
lican Leaders whereby the wishes of
q the People yoqld, bs, Isid, aside aud
S."S isetY yppSgfhssIasI sss iue,,a .s,..e,
. New it, IS not Likely that sny, men.
.ber o. she House Will ehsnGs, his vote
because of theisiptoTmR;ien 4seosptly
impaired to him by Rep. Holman;
nor wilt tseyFsccepttSs view held by
NJ. Holnfsneth that RseCref arfaAessneot
entered into by the rHIty leaders -uu
known TO the great mass OF party
members binds every member TO abide
by such an agreement This Ia a gov
eminent ty common consent, and not
by secret sonslSasce. ahd the sooner
the mass a honest veters can give
their party leaders 10 understand that
snch agreements shall NOT bsfipermit-
ted to stand, the sooner viii our po-
ittical life be purgedEcf great feaI
OF its rutteuness. Meanwhile Rep.
Holman should be thanked for ex-
planning clearly whv the people can
not have prohibition during this ses-
sion OF the legislature.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-11-25
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
DISTRICT MEETING
Fourth Gathering of PYthian Knights
Will Be Held in Oakland.

The District Meetings of the Knights
Of Pythias of Allegany and Garrett
counties has come to be an event in
local Pythianism fondly looked forward
to by the members of the fraternity and
all others who have that spirit of fra
ternalism and good fellowship which is
an essential in making such gatherings
successful socially. I. is has been the
history ever since the first meeting
was held some years ago and the ;ndi-
cations are that the gathering of
Knights in Oakland tomorrow will
eclipse all former efforts and viii re-
main a bright page in the history Of
Pythianism for years to come.
The arrangements for the meeting
are in the hands of a select committee
Of members of the Oakland and Friends
vile lodges who have promulgated the
program, neatly arranged on folding
bristol cards containing the list of
speakers to be heard at the banquet to-
morrow evening at SIX O'Clock when
two hundred Knights and their ladies
are expected. The toastm aster will be
MIR. B. Frank Williams, of Frostburg,
and the speakers have been selected
from the Oakland, Cumberland, Frost
burg, Homecoming, Friendsville and
Rowlesburg lodges.
An afternoon meeting will be held at
one O'Clock with Mr. A. T. Matthews
as chairman, at which officers of the
Grand Lodge of Maryland will be pres
ent and deliver addresses. At night a
class of new members will be admitted
to the Oakland lodge and the Knight
Rank work will be conferred by Cum
berland City Lodge No. so.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-11-25
NEW LUMBER OPERATIONS
Of The Croft Lumber Company, A
Garrett County Corporation.

Alexander is little town beautifully
located on the left fork of the Buchan-
an river, about % miles south of Buck
harmon, W Va.
The Croft Lumber Company have re-
Gently erected a new band saw mill of
about $4,000 feet capacity per day, and
have built 20 new sIX-rOom houses
F. o. Glotfelty, of Oakland, and l..
NJ. Shircliff, Of German. two of Garrett
county's most successful contractors,
have the contract of stocking the mill
with logs. They have ten teams and
forty men at work and are doing excel
lent work.
Under the skilled and able manage
ment of Jas. A. Dowler, the superin-
tendent and manager, the mill is run
ming at full blast every day and making
an average cut of sixty thousand feet
every day. They are shipping from six
to eight car loads Of excellent quality
and well manufactured spruce and
hemlock lumber each day. Mr.. Bowler.
who was resident of Garrett county
for number OF years, being manager
of the Meadow Mountain Lumber Co.
at Friendsvllle, where he met with
much success and made host of
staunch friends among Garrett county
woodsmen, who have followed him to
his new location at Alexander.
The mill is located seventeen miles
down the river from where the timber
is located and the log train makes two
trips a day and hauls from ten to
twelve truck loads of logs.
Garfield Glotfelty, of McHenry, has
the job Of scaling the logs and man
aging the train. He is one Of Garrett $
bachelor boys.
The Croft Lumber Co. is composed Of
some of Maryland and Pennsylvania 5
richest lumbermen. who have met with
much success in that business. and with
such an able and practical man as Mr.
Dowler to manage, success is sure to
follow.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-11-25
REPUBLICANS SPENT $4,000
National Committeeman W. p. Jack
son Alone Contributed Si3, 900.

The reports of Chairman John 3.
Hanna, Of the Republican State Cen
trail Committee, and Secretary and
Treasurer James l.. Goodwin. Of the
Republican City Committee, both of,
which were placed on record Monday
show that the Republicans, through
these two committees, spent $50, 429. Al
in the recent campaign. OF course,
this does not include the sums spent
individually by candidates, committees
and political agents. Mr.. Hanna filed
his report in the Circuit Court at Belair,
while Mr.. Godwin's report was filed IN
the Circuit Court for Baltimore City.
The report of Mr.. Hanna shows that
the Republicans III the State closed their
campaign with a balance on hand of
sos. Al, while in the city the Republi-
cans have a shortage of Sc 09620.
The largest individual contribution to
the Republican campaign was made by
Mr.. William P Jackson of Wicomco
county, the national committeeman
from Maryland, who gave 81, 900 to the
State and S., 600 to the city, making
total of $l3, 600. This is regarded as
the largest individual contribution re-
ceived by the Republicans for number
of years and, the party leaders say.
shows the wisdom of Collector William
F. Stone in confering the honor of ma
tlOnal committeeman upon Mr.. Jackson.
The father of Mr. Jackson, former
congressman William II. jackson, who
for number of years was one of the
most liberal contributors to the Repub-
Iicans and who generally financed the
campaign on the Eastern Shore es-
pecially when he was a candidate for
Congress, gave 81, 600 to Mr. Hanna.
Collector Stone gave $1,000 toward
the State fight and $1,000 to the city
committee. In addition Mr.. Stone has
also taken 81, 1888. 80 of the Indebtedness
of the city committee, which makes his
total contribution, if this indebtedness
is not made good from other sources,
SO, 3S8.35.
Former United States Attorney Gen
eral Charles J. Bonaparte and Mr..
Robert Garrett each gave 1,500 to
Mr.. Hanna
From the State fund Chairman c.
Edward Keller, of Allegany county, re-
ceived $500, while Treasurer A. J. Oes-
ter, of Garrett, received 500.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-11-25

Designs for the new postal cards to
be issued by the Government have been
approved by Postmaster General Hitch
cock. The cards VIII be furnished by
the Government Printing Office, in ac-
cordance with a contract effective on
January l.
On the ordinary card the head of the
late President Mckinley will appear as
now, but much better likeness of him
has been selected. On the new small
card, intended for index purposes and
for social correspondence, a likeness of
President Lincoln will appear The
two-cent international card will bear a
portrait of General Grant.
A novel and pleasing innovation has
been made for the double or reply, postal
card. On the first half will appear
portrait of George Washington, while
the stamp on the second, or reply half
will be likeness of Martha Washing
ton.
The borders of the stamps will be di-
versified in design, On all the cards the
words Postal Card, " required by the
Universal Postal Union Convention, will
appear on the borders of the stamp and
not, as now, separate Inscription. The
paper to be used is tie best for the pur-
pose yet manufactured.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-11-25
- HURCH DISTRICT
.z, STEWARDS MEETING.
Was Largely Attended By Representa-
tive Churchmen of Oakland Distric,

The meeting of the stewards of the
Methodist Episcopal church of the Oak
land District, West Virginia Conference.
was held in st. Paul's NJ. E. church in
Oakland Monday evening and Tuesday
of this week, when every moment of
the several services was interesting
and brought out some new theme for
thought and meditation and polished
some ruSting ideas into renewed action.
The services were opened Monday
night by sermon by DR.. A. B. Rjker.
pastor of First church. Moundsville. w.
Va, who spoke eloquently and convinc-
lngiy along evangeliZation lines. point
ing out to the large number of ministers
present their duty to themselves and to
their churches, urging them to renewed
efforts and higher aims. This service
was followed by social hour when old
acquaintanceships were renewed and
new ones made.
Tuesday morning the days services
opened with sunrise prayer meeting
at $50 O'Clock. when quite a number
were in attendance, followed at $50 by
devotional hour led by Rev. A. Mick.
of Terra Alta.
DR.. Carl Gregg Doney president of
the West Virginia Wesleyan College at
Buckhannon, spoke on the college aims
and what it has accomplished for the
young men and young women of the
Conference. At 1920 Dr. Doney, in
the absence of Rev. E. Weaver. deliv-
cred sermon to an appreciative and
highly interested audience.
In the afternoon at 230 O'Clock the
district stewards conference was held
when the salary of the District Super
intendent was increased from S202l
to $2100.
DIR. Riker preached again Tuesday
night. A polished man and brilliant
scholar his address will leave a lasting
impression upon those who were so for
Iunate to be present and those who
led to hear him missed rare treat.
Rev. DIR. Reed, the District Superin-
ndent, deserves much credit for hav-
- secured DR.. Riker at these ser
al hich throughout were highly
pPDle and profitable.