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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-06

Despite the fact that many farms in
the United States are wearing out the
fertility of the newer agricultural sec
tons is increasing at rate that gradu-
ally is increasing the average produc
tiyity Of the country
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-06

Tie international prison congress
adopted resolutions recommending
that prisoners be allowed payment
for work and that any sum of money
credited to them should be available
to their families.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-06

Missouri mas sixteen memb ers Eof
the house Of representatives, and the.
census returns indicate that it will be-
called upon to surrender one of these
to Oklahoma.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-06

The state Of Oregon is to publish .
Newspaper sort OF an ideal affair.
The publication will contain reports
Of state Offices and the eeesdings Of
MI state boards, and the reports Of
penal institutiO ions. Not . bad iSea
sthat. s
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-06

"A shipment Of ballot boxes was res
8ceiyed Wednesday at the court house
~ rs used through ont the county at
The c0ning election. The boxes are
snnusually large and we're evidently
sordered especially for the eight foot
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-06
COUNTY OFFICIAL pAPEIs

~ t1.tG FEH YEAR If ADVANCE,
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
Entered in the postotiice at Pierre, 5.
as second class matter.
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REPUBLICHN TICKET
CONGRES SIGNAL
For Members of Congress
Charles II. Burke of Hughes county
Eben w. Martin of Lawrence county
STATE
For Governor
Robert S. Wesley
For Lieutenant Governor
7. M. Byrne.
For Secretary of State
Samuel C. Policy.
For Auditor
H. b. Anderson.
For Treasurer
George C. Johnson.
For Attorney General
Royal G. Johnson.
For Superintendent of Public Instruction
C. G. Lawrence.
For Commissioner of School and Public Lands
F. F. Brinker.
For Railroad Commissioner
William G. Smith.
JUDICIAL
For Judges the Supreme Court
E. G. Smith
~; j. FL. Mccoy.
For Judge of Circuit Court
John F. Hughes.
LEGISLATIVE
ForSenator District
John J. Dalton.
For Representatives. District
Theo. Quale.
COUNTY
For Treasurer
j. e. Damn.
For Auditor
Joseph Ihli.
For Sheriff
john w. Laughi,.s
For Register of Deeds
John w. Latta.
For Clerk of Courts
Lew w. Sandys.
For Superintendent of Schools
Wallace E. Calhoon.
For States Attorney
Glenn w. Martens.
For County Judge
j. H. McCord.
For Coroner
G. M. HOLSTER
For Assessor
Fred L. Pigney.
For County Commissioner 1st District
Charles 81. Harmon.
For Commissioner-srd District
Samuel McGaffee.
FOR Commissioner 4th District
J. H. Starkey.
For Member State Central Committee
G. G. Bennett.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-06

4 4 y y bushsls 81 alfalia
1lll ~ ~ ~ I IS ~ ~ NJ
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-06

Entered in the postotiice at Pierre, 5. D
as second class matter.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-06
REPUBLICHN TICKET
,0NGREs SIGNAL

CONGREs SIGNAL
For Members of Congress
Charles H. Burke of Hughes county
Eben w, Martin of Lawrence county
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-04
AGRUEsOME FIND.

Mus evidences Of q terrible stlulRle
agains. the elements aud The laundering
Of Chesapeake Ba. oyster boat with
the lo5s OF the entire crew resched Ohrir.
field Md yesterday, when Captain J,
ii suIy Nelson, Ct that place, clme In
With the boSy of the captain OF the III.
fsted craft, The vessel was the tugese
Fife Smith, with Capt William E
BiadsbaE, son of William E Bradshaw
OF Smiths Island, 10 command, and 9
crew Of three mep.
The vessel was last seen battling With
the gale last Monday evening and it "a
gu opposed that Il foW ldsTed shortly after
tta' time. The iugeye was discovered
on Wednesday RI the Middle Grounds
10 the bay about three miles from Mar.
rows Island light, In about 25 feet oil
water, completely submerged but for the
tip Of the mssts. Captain Bradshaw was
on his way from the Potomae river 10
Ohtis6ald With bis vessel heavily loaded
with OYSTER, to which fact the disaster is
partly sscrlbsd.
Captain Nelson who discovered The
wrecked vessel Was sailing en- route 10
the Potomac, when the sight of two
masthea5s above The water attracted bis
attention. Upon investigating he dis.
covered the body of Captain Bradshaw
Isshed TO one Of the mss.s. he bad
evidently been dead some honrs. No
trace Of the crew wss obtained and it is
tulht they we're washed overheard and
drownfd.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-04
Virginia News.

Virginia Beach will get the military
encsmpmsut and state rife range,
DR.. John ]. Lloyd, j., son OF J. j.
Lloyd, has been appointed coroner oil
Lynchburg.
Judge D. A. Grlmsley, Of the
rWentyeslxlh circuit, was psrAlyEsd at
his home In 0ulpeper Wednesday. HIi
condition is critical, Judge G;imsley,
who is q Confederate veteran, Is sbont
70 years old, has been judge Of the cir
cult for many years.
A case OF smallpox was discovered
t,day in The Virginia Theological H.
stitute, a school Jr negroes, at Lynch.
burg today. Two hundred students,
mostly 10 the ministerial branch, have
been exposed to the disease aud a rigid
quarantine has betn instituted.
As the result of 90 explosion Of @
va! of lime ct the shops Of the SsSbOsrd
Air Line Railway, In Portsmouth,,
yesterday, Gsorge Oarstlng and s. j.
PeIz ger sre 10 Norfolk Protestant Hos-
pitaI, aud will lose their eyesight,
should they not die.
Meredith Kendall, OF Orange cfulty,
yesterday killed an esgle that measured
s feet aud inches from tip to tip and
weighed over 20 pounds. It was Of the
brown mountain variety. 1t took FIVE
loads OF Nc. 2 shot 10 kill II. Mr.. Ken-
dali has lost II lambs and be says the
eagle killed them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-04
A Defiant Murderer.

Walker, MINI, Feb. 4 -Shtr q De-
larry aud heavily armed posse today
Surround TIE home of Walter Mcdonald,
who shot HIWsrd Sjxtou In the LOBBY
of The Hotel Chase yesterday. Sexton Il
reported dying 10 the hospital.
Mcdonald entered the hotel, walked
up to the counter Whtr5 the day clerk,
Howard Sexton, was sanding and DE-
msudsd a. drink. S.xton refused, and
after some argu nent Mcdonald walked
10 his home. He returned in a ieW
minut's and without q word, 1t is raid,
shot Sexton five times. Sex on fell 10
thu n)Or MORALLY wounded. Holding
the revolver 10 bis hand Mcdonald
threatened bystsuders and returned to
his hOma.
A few mlnutes later Delary demand
Ell that Mcdonald surrender. The only
answer WAS ile nuEzls throus b
ole OF the wlndeIs accompanied by Nc
Donsld's declaration that he would Kill
anyone who attempted to approach the
house. Tue sheriff stationed a gusrd
about he Mcdonald home. Il Ia prob
able an attempt will be made to rescue
Mr'. Mcdonald before closing in On hsr
husband today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-04
News Of the Day.

A meeting Of Catholics has been held
IN Madrid to protest against the reopen
ing Of lay scboola which we're closed
sf.er the rebslitui outbEesd 10 BARGE.
loua.
Joseph Miller, aged 50 years, of Dam.
dsp, n. j., was struck and instantly
killed by ths inbound Atlantic City
'xprcss at Camden today. The two
horses be vas driving were alec killed.
At Welcb, W. Va, yesterday the
trial OF Attorney General Sam W. Will
Giams, OF Virginia, charged With feloni.
iOus assault on Judge j. N. Saunders,
Of West Virginia, was postponed until
April.
The soldier who fought through the
civil w0r IS the substitute of Abraham
Lincoln is to hsve statue erected in
commemo'atlOn of HE service, If the bill
introduced 10 the Hluse yesterday pro-
viding i0r the sts!uI bscomes law.
That Ali Mirzs, the depOsed shah OF
Persia, 10 plotting lhIs restoration to
power, was proved yesterday by CORE
spoudeuee found on Sslder Khan, the
Opposed sbah's chef supporter, who vas
arrested while crossing the frontier at
Resht. TIE correspondence Involves
sevsrGl members Of the Persian parlIa-
men',
A mysterious woman, young aud
pretty, sod believed 10 be a "Mrs
Ffe5cls," appeared at the hearing Of
Lawrence Perrin In New York, yesterday.
Perrin sSys she Is his private wife, not
his official wife, and that they have one
child.
Vice President Sherman, sc.iDg I'M.
der rule Of the 5eusle adopted in the
last Osugress by way of rebuke to Presi.
dent Roosevelt and Secretary GaTfeld)
yesterday reu ned to Secretary BalIip.
ger the drsft Of q bill which the acre.
tsrg had sent TO the Senate Eat the re-
quest OF the presidenI,"
Most Of the session Of the II 1use yer
terdsy vas eonsured in consideration of
The agriculture appropriation bill, which
passed shortly before adjournment. TIE
measure authorizes expenditures amount
ing to $lS All. 1856, In The Senate
Senator Elklns attacked the Aldrich CO.
telic and charged them With avoiding
real investigation into the causes Of high
prices. Mr., ElkiGs threatened to be-
come al ipsurgeni.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-04
From Washington.
IConsspondenos or1hs Alexandria GsTetse
Washington, FEBRUARY 4.


The army of the United States Is
totally lprepared for war. The elsbor.
ats system OF COST defense offers little
security owing to lis deieOselessness
sgelost land attack. II was harmed to.
day that these tWO facts will be pointed
out with startling cltsruess when the
general staff of the army makes public o
report upon which il has been working
Tor the past two years. The report will
set out comprehensive plan for the re-
organization Of The srmy, vi b properly
p,oporioued aud effective fighting
mschioe IS the objective.
Bsc. use Of thu recent discovery that a
broker 10 New York has given a fine In
voice on the value Of az imported auto,
thereby deiaultlDg the government ont OF
more thsn 8 In died dollars OF revenue,
Secretary of the Treasury MsoVesgh
proposes to renew the effort to secure
iegislstion providing fJr the federal lictn.
siog Of tuNoms at New York. William
Loeb, il hiss drafted bill which Is now
u1der consideration by the secretary and
lbe Law OF cares OF the government. II
sslll provide disbsrmeni as punishment
for any tr5ker who attempts TO commit
fraud, or eVades the customs regulations,
bat permits him an sppfal to the Score.
Of the Treasury and to the CuIloDs
Court It's expected that the bill wi ]
be introduced IN Congress within few
days.
Toe pr'sidert today sent to the Ser
ste tie nomination Of CHARLES I. Stokes,
TO b, surgeon general of the navy.
Stoke il DOW assistant surgeon general.
The PRESIDENT signed the order retiring
surgeon G.persl Rixey yesterday. TIE
president also ss1t TO the Senate the
nomination Of JOAN G0ffiyo 10 be col.
lect)r of cu'.ums for the district OF Cher
rvs tone, Virginia.
The city OF Msusgua is In stste boz.
dering upOn panic over the spprosch Cf
the insu gent forces under General E.
trads according to advices received at the
State D5psItmeut fIom Consul Olisarles.
II Is reported there that Estrada hss
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-04
TOday's Telegraphic New S
Farmsrs' Short Course


b acksouFg, Va, FEB. 2--Rapre.
sentative farmers irom over the stst-,
wac attended the "FIrmeFs' Short
Course" at the ate Agricultural Ool-
Iega here, are returning tOisy TO their
homes highly pleased with their ex'
p rieuee and the treatment accorded
then; also filed with the newest and
the best idess in modern and profla Die
fsrmiog, dsiryiDg aud fruit growing,
presented to them 10 such pracli al Wsyc
that they will be enabled to make large
use OF them 10 the future.
The four weeks OF the course we're
divided as follows; Tbs frs! two weeks
we're devoted to general farming end
live stock husbsDdry; the third week tn
dairyiDe; aud the fourth week to fruit
groning. The lectures were acCOmpanI
ed by practical demonstrations and
actual work In which all participated
The yau, of the instruction came with
such force TO The members OF the class
hat at meetiDg held by them few
days ago 1t WAS unanimously and With
OuL solicitation decided to urge every
farmer or fruit grower 10 Virginia, and
especially their sOns, to arrange to take
advantage of the next course offered,
il even but for srgIe week. Tne
only cost, aside from boarding, wss
81, paid the College as matriculs.
ton fee from each su lent, while the
benefits are almost incalculaole
"5hort Course" committee -ToRson
E. Smith, chsirmap, Flint Hill; JOl n
J. Kerr, Bedford Oily, and A G. Brown,
Roanoke.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-04
Attacked hY q Tfqsr.

g.. Pe!ersI urg, Feb. 4 H arndrleh
500, the well-knoUn animal trainer
formerly one of the favOIites 10 the
Europein Music Ii lie, is IN e local hos
pitsI toisy badly Injured sud may die
ss the result of az attack by tiger issl
night. The audience was thrown into
a wild panic when the beast attacked
Herudrichson. II )Irorstrieken women
scfesmed and tainted snd men fought
with each other TO reach the exits.
Finally The big brute was beaten of and
the trsiner taken out Ct the cage 10 an
unconscious condition. At the hospital
today i! IL said that bis condition Is very
serious. While many OF the terror
stricken spectators ere slightly Injured,
none we're seriously tur! 10 The scramble
FOR safely.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-04
FRIDAY EVENING. FEB. 4. 1917.

TIE general saf Of the army Ia said
to bs preparing a report which will set
firth that the American coast deienseS
can easily be conquered by land attack;
that the pitssn, standing army OF the
Ualted States Is not strong enough to
prevent foreign foe from capturing any
coast city; tdsi 1t ", nd lake ak months
even 70 prepare to repeel any foreign
Invaders; ths japan could, within three
weeks, land 100. 900 veteran troops on
the Pacific coast snd double that f1rcs in
ten days more; that Germany could,
10 tso weeks. place trained army oil
2OO. 900 90 tie Atlantic cols', aud thai
once intrenched 10 one OF our coss'
ci.ie,. q foreign army OF $50, 900 could
hold out indefinitely against Eve times
their number o. American iroops. The
remedy proposed 10, as may DO expected,
Increased strength and mobility OF the
slaEding army. These alarms ale sound
ed periodically, generally by people IN
favor of colossal expenditures, or BY
others more directly Interested 10 the
came. ALREADY, it 10 said, seventy per
cent of the receipts of the government
are expended on the army and navy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-04
Turkey and Greece.

Vienna, Feb. 4 Austrian diplomats
today ore refusing to jim in The optimism
expressed BY Other European powers re-
garding the trouble between Turkey and
Greece.
Turkeys note to the. powers, which
vas a virtual request for tue Te-occupa'
ton OF Crete, is considered here es 8
feeble blind to veil her military pIepars.
tions, which are declared 10 be proceed
log with gta, vIgor, NJ. Kelorgis, the
new Greek foreiga mInisser, Is said to be
planning TO force the band Of The Mill
tary Lasgue at an esIly day. Re Ia q
close friend OF The Irregular bands OF SOL
diers that are being recruited 10 Greece
snd 1t is expected soon to commit some
avert &C! that will precipitale a crisis 10
Greece. 1t Ia said here that The dispatch
OF the British A.et lrom Malta is to ell sct
q blockade of Greece in csss OF trouble,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-04
Watts chuichss Converted into
Dwellings.

Rome, Feb. 4.--Pietro Ohiers, q
socialist member Of the Chan Der OF
Deputies, believes that the government
should interfere at once 10 furnish homea
for the poor who crowd the cheaper tene.
mens Of Rome and the other cities
throughout Italy to a point which Is
far beyond the health limit. He made
the novel suggestion 10 the speaker OF
the chamber that one-hali ofthe churches
aud religious Institutions in the cities,
sill OF which are owned by the state, be
transformed into model tenements
As .ucb, he insists, they will be far
better for the use Of the people aud there
will still be eoough churches and places
ofreligious worship togo round. Twenty'
three fellow deputies have endorsed
Chiers's plan.
The cost and scarcity OF lodgings 10
Roma and many Of The larger cities OF
Italy Ia ssriC " matter, and there has
been so enormous amount Of suffering
aud several actual tragedies through the
exIrbitant demands OF landlords,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-04
The Navy Scandal.

Boston, Feb. 4.-The court.martisl
OF DR.. Asey n milton RObneti, on
charges similar to those upon which
Psymaster G.. P.Auid, hal been on trial
for the last three dsyP, sill be opened
at the navy yard here next Monday.
The specifications 10 The case determined
that he was guilty Of conduct uubecom-
ing an officer and gentlemen fslsehood
using insulting Language over The teIe'
phone and being party 10 Auld's acts
iu connection With the alleged assault
on DR.. EiWsrd ?. CjEles. His answer
ia a general denial and that he will be
defended by the same officers thst Aud
vas.
The verdict 10 tho Aud csse is on lis
way to Washington, No inklipg o, its
nature is 0btsinsble.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-04

JAPAN is psying the penalty OF con-
quest. The niksdo ia realizing that bis
slzsrainty over Korea is costly, and, &C
oOrdiug to a1vlces from Seoul and othe'
PLACES, japan will have hard work for
many years 10 keeping the lid down on
Korea, which will curb her aggressive
ness toward other and more powerful
na.ions. 10 the snIl-Japsnese outbreak
al Scu,h Phougsn the rioters murdered
the Korean aud Japanese OficlSls and
burn 81 the government building.
The mob vas dSperstd after 10 Of it'
members ware killed. This Is but one
OF tie many instances occurring almost
daily.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-04
IN MEMORIAM.

RUTH ELIZABETH BA MGARDHEB
who died February 4tb, l9.9-one year age
today.
We miss thee fiom our home, dear Ruth,
We misc thea from thy place;
A shadow DER oar life is cast,
We miss the sunshine thy face.
We miss thy KIDD and willing hsnd,
Thy fond and earnest care
Our home is dark without Thea,
We miss thee everywhere.
BY HEB Cousin.
Ir memory Of our dear darling, DOROTHY
E. Gu BITS, who died February 4. lsOs--one
yeH ego today.
BIZ FATHER AND MOTHER
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-04
The Seine Sill Falling.

Paris, FEB. 1.-The July column In
the Place de la Bastie, under VIII oh lie
tuded The hsToes Of he fai of the b istile,
vas clossd to the public today, owing to
the fsct that some of The stones seeliog
the tomos under the monument had bseu
lcoseued by the water that SURROUNDED
The column when the food wss at lie
hs'glt. The total fall OF the Ssire Ia
noN 9 feet aad four inches sni within
sno her week II is expected that It's stage
will be normal, as the fall Is becoming
more rapid and the s. u ton Is showing
g neral improvement, with the care Of
the lhtunnds of homeless and destitute
and The fight agsins! disease a big
problem Is confronting the municipal aud
government Il hOrit!es
1t is net believed that there will be
any further dest u ,tion Of properly.
TIE NE OF dislniectsDts 10 Paris, to pre-.
vent diseaar, has become so general thar
the odor of lime and csrbollc acid now
permea es the entire city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-04

CAPTAIN KIDS hidden treasures
have for many years racked the brains
Of msny people, and periodically per-
sops have been seen at different place
dredsia2 in 'i,ers Or digging at certain
iusola ed spots. Iu by'gOne years Son
dream sr, in ;Ined tbs, the captain de-
depos ed some Of bis Ill'gOtion gains In
the mouth Of Hunting creek. The Later
"prospecliug" bias been pr secuted In Il e
vicinity Of S mers Point, N. J. 1t msy
be sale to cay that the discovery OF TIE
golden place, the cave of the forty
ahieves end the pot Of gold at The foot
of the rainbow will be SyDchronouS
with the extu ming of treasures Captain
Kidd is supposed to have concealed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-04

OUR foudness fer pOrterhcuse steaks
snd foe clothes, the livestock shortage,
the trusts, the tariff, the ncrsssed pro.
duclion OF gol1-all OF thess are to
blame for lhs present high cost Of living,
according to the opinions Of different
people. When the comet shall have
"iulej," it will probably be male the
ecRpfg1a!.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-04

The big building of the medical sup
ply department. Of the United States
army, located 81 the ooroer of West aud
Ventry slsse's, New York, va, destroy
ed by are this Afternoon, causing lres
shst Hlll total half million dollars.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-04

Benjamin White, age g. died during
the night ct the Layton Home for
colored People In Wilmington, Del, as a
result of fight with Thomas Mccain,
aged IS, another inmate of the home.
White was Knocked dom and rendered
unconscious.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-04
Strike Machi0Ists,

Bethlehem, Pa, Feb, A strike
that may involve the entire plant of the
Bethlehem Steel COmpsry Is in pro.
gress because General Manager Grsce
refused The demand OF the machinlsIs
10 shops four and Elk that they
be paid tine and ope.half for all over
time work. One thousand men abandon
ed their lsihes Shen the demand was
refused snd their committee Of three,
sufficient TO confer With the general
manager had heen discharged BY him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-04

SENATOR BACON In speech yester-
da, declared that the Senate WAS being
dominated by the president of the
Uoiied States. What's The matter With
NJ. Blcon2 Has he bsen asleep
Wasn't he ia the Senate when Mr.
Rooaevel. vas president and don't he re-
member the domination Of that admin
istratlon
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-04

Peter Bornstt, for n any years fcomp-
troller of Elizabeth, n. J., aud who went
out OF office January /, committed
suicide by shooting this morning,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-04
Rshim Khan Oefeated

st. Petersburg, Feb. 4. --DIspstObes
todsy from the Persian province Of Ksr-
sdagh cay that Rshim Khan, the no.
torious br'gsud, and his army of iusur-
gents, have been decisively defeated BY
The government troops. The defeat
amounted to q slaughter aud Rshim,
With tbs Fenssut CT his cavalry, is nov
fleeing toward the Russian frontier, hot.
ly pursued by the Persian t'oops.
George p. Miller, sged 81 years, q
forems1 st the r, D. Wood works 10
Oamdeo, N. j., Sss struck BY train TO.
day. BE died on the way to The hOspI.
tal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-04
The Marke

georgetown, D, @. Feb. i, Wheat iiO-iss
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1910-04-15
cannot Make Roaas pav.

In Switzerland governmental rail.
road exploitation regularly works an
annual deficit With less than 5000
miles OF lines the budget for 1906
showed deficit of about 1925. 900. and
IN 1905 OF about si.2OO,OOO. without
taking account OF the interest on the
bonded debt amounting to $4,000.
600 Government operation in that
compact little country. with only about
100000 OF Inhabitants and an area
only about twice that of the State of
Massachusetts,, has given such unfa.
yorable results that the public are
crying out against 1t, and Il promises
10 be leading issue in the coming
electoral campaign