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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-10-18
HUMPHREY.
From The Democrat

From The Democrat:
Mac Andrews. Hugh Drake and
Squire FolIiott went up to Sioux City
last Friday evening and are putting in
few days hunting and camping up
the Missouri river
a land deal Of considerable note
tranSpired here this week when S S
Choat traded his half section farm
Just across the linz. in Madison county
To Ben Cphoff, OF Cedar Rapids, for d
half section Of Boone county land.
We did not learn what the consideration
WAS on either tract Of land. We IN
Gerstand that this deal mean that Mr.
and Mrs. Uphotf will again take up a
Residence in this community, but
whether or not it means that Mr.. and
Mrs. Choat Will leave. here. We do not
know. but We would rather believe
that it will not.
A Very substantial and fine looking
iron fence has been erected along the.
front of st. Francis cemetery the past
We. k which adds wonderfully to the
appearance Of the place. At the en-
trance. a larg, arch appears over the
gate upon which is attached the name.
of the cemetery in large white letters.
With this last improvement and other
minor improvements which have been
made in the chemetrry of late. St.
Francis Cemetery presents an appear
ancr which Is Very pleasing and it re
fleets great credit on those who are
responsible for thu improved condition.
Norman Maclarrn. former Hum
phrty boy. died on tn, third Of this
month at the home. of his sister Maud.
Near Prospect, Montana. and the re-
mains Were brougt here and buried
beside thoS,. of his father and "a brother
IN the Humphrey cemetery The
cause of the young man : death is said
have been tuberculosis, Of the throat.
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ST. EDWARD.
From the Advance :

TON Tie -ttiH
a new paper reached our exchange
table. this week under the familiar cap
ton of The Boone Enterprise. Its
,ditr i t. ID. Crisis, and from the ap-
pearance of this sheet and the lots of
spicy news items contained therein, it
is evident that a man is behind the
paper who understands his business.
DIR. T. J. Jones Went down to Col
umbus Tuesday and returned home
with Jas. Cummings who has been in
the Columbus hospital for the past
two weeks as result of injuries re-
ceived from fall from q windmill
tower. While Mr. Cummings is still
i'm a serious condition every hope is
now entertained that he will Recover
in the course of time.
The K. f. Case building on Third
street,. more Familiarity known as the
old opera house. is being torn down
this Week and i'm its place will be
erected a new opera house. The build
ing is AN old land mark and has long
since served its days Of usefulness.
In the erection of new playhouse in
St. Edward. a long felt want will be
filled. Upon many occasions move
ments have been started to build a new
opera house here but every attempt
has thus far failed as it is generally
recognized that an opera house is not
as paying an investment as it might
be- This may be due to the fact that
our chautauquas and lecture courses
have set a standard with which the
ordinary road show cannot compete.
and they no longer receive the patron
age which makes playhouse paving
proposition. With this idea in mind,
Mr.. Case does not propose to depend
upon the few shows and dances which
may come St Edward for the support
of his house. but expects to also run
a moving picture show in the building
on such evenings as it is not otherwise
used.
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with national reputation who has
made success for many other mer-
chants in the same position as your
self. 1t would be- impossible to buy
those advertisements at the low price
at which they are sOld-frOm one dol
lar per week up-but for the large
numbers Of each kind that are sold to
thousands of retailers throughout the
country. Only one merchant in each
trade is allowed to use service in
his own town.
The retailers here would do we'll to
get full particulars of this new syn
Dictated advertising service from the
editor of this paper. The use of such
advertising craftsmanship on paper
which may be called advertising with
punch in it's the straightest road
to advertising success.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-10-18

LINDSAY.
From the Post:

Willie Duucey threw his wrist on
Of place Saturday. while engaged in ;
friendly scrap.
| Joe Hoffman. Nick Thomas ant
Ralph johnson formed a party tina
Went to South Dakota to register fol
a homestead.
Miss Sadie Moore. of Omaha. /;
niece of Mrs. David McAuliffe arrive,
Saturday evening to visit relatives ant
to act as bridesmaid at the Winklel
and McAuliife wedding.
Messers. and Mesdames William
Lewejohan and Henry Lachnit of Col.
umbus. and Joe Smith Of Humphrey
attended the wedding dance given in
honor of Mr. and Mrs. McAuliffe Tues
day evening
A deal was made the fore part OF
the week whereby Peter Jensen sold
his livery business to Anton Hansen.
of route one. Mr.. Hansen has taken
possession and expects to run the bust
Ness with good accommodations.
Last Saturday Ed. Mortensen, the
genial calrk at Lausen's. had the mis-
fortune to strike his left eye. cutting
a dep cash just above with the mach
inc they use i'm loading salt. Ed. also
has black eye to remind of the oc-
casiOn.
Tuesday morning at s 80 at the
Holy Family church occurred the
marriage OF Mrs. Maud Winkler to Mr..
David McAuliife. The wedding was
performed by Father Clement. the
ceremony being the nuptial high mass.
The bride was handsomely gowned in
grey satin messaline and wore hat to
match. Miss Sadie Moore of Omaha.
a niece of the bride. who was brides
maid was becomingly dressed in white
messaline with lace trimmings. The
groom and his attendant, Michael
Ducey Wore the conventional black.
At the conclusion of the ceremony the
bridal party We're escorted to the home
of the bride mother where an elabOr-
ate reception was given. MIR. and
Mrs. McAulitfe are both too Well known
to Need any introduction to the people
of this city. Mrs. McAuliffe is a
woman of many graces of mind and
person and has the respect and esteem
of all that know her. Mr.. McAulitfe
is from ole Of our best families, and
much admired for his manly qualities.
In the evening wedding dance was
given in their honor at the Firemen's
hall.
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Advertising.

When You are attacked by some one
who wants to do you bodily injury. i:
you are the average American man.
you straighten out your body and give
him a straight hit from the shoulder
that lays him out-a candidate for
the hospital.
That is called a punch.
But there are other kinds of punch.
Every kind of human action originated
by human being may be strong or
weak according to the energy put into
it by the person, The effect of those
actions on the rest of the world. or
on any particular person. when those
actions make a deep and paralizing
impression. is called punch. We talk
about the punch of a theatrical play,
meaning the strong permanent blow
of its action on the feiings Of the
audience. A story has punch and the
most ordinary clerk in your store can
give punch to his daily work and life
that will leave lasting impression
on the people with whom he comes in
contact. 1t is punch that makes you
successful-without punch you cannot
even hope to start on the road to pros
perity.
Punch should enter into every &C.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-10-18

SILVER CREEK.
From the Sand:

From the Sand:
Will Rowland and wife came up to-
day from Schuyler. Will is rapidly
recovering from his recent illness.
Supervisor W. H. Campbell Went
through here Tuesday on his way to
attend the Farmers Congress at
Cincinnati. Ohio. He will also visit
his old home in Kentucky.
Ed Adams found a mailpouch in his
corntield near Gardner about two
hundred feet from the track. 1t was
letter sack and had heen cut open and
I the contents taken. No shortage has
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1911-10-18
The dancing season is here
Remember the Owls on
Oct. goth.
4 Medicine that gives Confidence

Is Foley's Honey and Tar Compund.
Mrs. 7. J. Adams. 522 No. Kansas
Ave-. Columbus. Kansas. writes: For
:. number of years my children have
been subject to coughs and colds.
used Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
and found that it cured their coughs
and colds. So l keep it in the house all
the time. Refuse all substitutes
For sale by all Druggists.
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New Country Opening! !
Railroad Gap Closing!

The KAMA. City.
|Me1ooandO nentR Railway
i now closins IL sp q
l65milesaes de famous
Lower Peeos Valley in
Wesaezn Tens This neh
undeveloped empire i nsw
beiag sPeoe1 10 setdess md
invesioss. Here is your
chance to buy fertile lad
At opening preesbefote he
railroads get there. Such IN
opening comes only oaes
IN q lifetime.
LOWER PEcoS VALLEY
FRUIT - wos nasy psiss q
Ns6oaal Expo:6o0 I'd . 1seahb
H. u lsyoe I'd Gae.
LOWER PEcOS VALLEY
ALFALFA eus J soas q 90
pa sasn I'D nako $7SoSl1
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New-York tribune., 1911-12-12
RUSSIAN VIEWS on IMMIGRATION

The "Novoe Vremya" seems to he
trife mixed in its views of immigration
and allied topics. II declares in an cr
cGthcdrG manner that 10 country can
grant more extensive rights to foreign
prs than to its own subjects. which Is,
of course incorrect, and then proceeds
70 pilory the United States for "incredl-
bic cruelty" in not doing that very thing
bv granting polygamous privileges 10
Russians which it denies to its own
native citizens. Thus it condemns TINS
country for not doing the very thing
which II declares 1t cannot do.
The Russian journal also appears TO
lack in discrimination between immi-
grants who purpose 10 make their per-
manent home in the new country and
become naturalized there and travellers
or visitors who seek TO spend merely
limited time I'm some foreign land. There
is no analogy whatsoever between the
unwillingness of the United States to ad-
nit paupers and polygamists as perma-
nent residents and potential citizens and
the refusal of Russia TO honor passports
for transient visitors. The qualifications
of those who seek TO make their home
here are purely matters of domestic
legislation. The conditions on which
travellers from other lands, retaining
their foreign allegiance, may be per-
mitted to visit this country are matters
of international treaty stipulation
Such inconsistency in its utterances
suggests how little weight is to be at
tached to the "NOvOe .Nremya'S' amaz-
ing theory that American Jews are agl-
tating for the abrogation Of the treaty
of 1892 i'm order TO secure the exclusion
of all the rest Of their Russian fellow
religionists from this country. If the
"Novoe Vremya" itself believes that, it
must he capable Of believing anything.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-12
Az historic DEFICIT ENDED.

IN HiSI OHiC DET i'ii H.fb'''
Postmaster General Hitchcock $
achievement in turning a postal dencit
of S17.ON0OO into a surplus of S2l9'oV
within the space of two years Is noth'
inc less than wonderful. A deficit has
| been so regular a thing in the fost-
office Department that the public had
come TO look upon it as inevitable. And
there were good reasons for regarding II
as inevitable For was there not the
franking privilege. with its enormous
and constant abuse? And was there not
the established, and proper custom OF
carving on certain large parts OF the
business at a loss in the belief that the
loss was justified by certain social or
political considerations But the frank
ing abuses remain unabated and the
rural free delivery is being extended,
and the mail rates which in the Post
master Generals opinion are not re-
munerative have not been made remu-
nerative. Yet there Is a surplus.
All this has been accomplished ap-
paIently by the simple application Of
business methods TO the department.
The Postmaster Generals boast is that
the service TO the public has not been
cut down. but rather extended. And i'll
spite of the fact that some of the re-
forms have called forth complaints
from those adversely affected. The
Tribune has seen no evidence that the
Postmaster Generals boast is not jus.
tilted. His appetite for business methods
is unabated. He would apply other and
more farreaching reforms to rates, from
which it Is not so evident that the pub
lie would not suffer But even if 1t is
not possible to agree with what he
would like to do in all respects praise
should not he withheld from him for
the notable work which he has accom-
plished. His success is Il standing re-
buke TO pessimistic attitude toward
the conduct of public enterprises.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-12

would tend To force weaker roads ~
bond issues at high rates in order To
raise capital. That is bad hnance ana
leads toward bankruptcy. Ihe other
would afford latitude to railroad man
agement and 1t would, nevertheless, proo'
ably serve to prevent abuses.
And the rigidity of the former method
would he felt in the regulation of rates,
for. as the commission points out, once
the federal authorities had approVau
stock issues as in exact correspondence
with investment they would he virtually
compelled TO take them into consldera
tion in determining the reasonablenesS
of rates The commission thinks that
stocks should be regarded and treated as
certificates of participation iii more
or less hazardous enterprise rather tnar
as evidences of investment and accord
ingly it favors stock issues without fc
ures indicating par value.
All in ALL the report is sane anc
impressive argument for the fair anC
reasonable treatment Of the railroads
and at the same time the full protector
of the public The railroad managers
should not be deprived of full discretion
in the financing of their roads. and q
the same time they should be compelled
10 inform the public of every necessary
detail. For the sake Of simplicity il
finance and with q view to uniformity IL
reoulation the commission thinks thu
the federal incorporation Of interstate
roads is desirable. The complications %
intercorporate relations; with their ten
dency 10 multiply bond issues. would b'
avoided by federal incorporation and the
public understanding of financial state
ments would he promoted. The report II
full of sane and well considered discus
sions of the questions appertaining t'
railroad finance in its relation to tht
public II should serve as guide to th'
country upon the subject.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-12

The charges against the Italians were
made in general terms, without particu-
lar specification, and were supported by
nothing more than the word Of few
correspondents and observers, some OF
whom relied upon mere hearsay. But
the charges against the Turks are made
in detailed and sworn reports of Red
Cross doctors and are backed up with
photographs of the hundreds of tortured
and mutilated bodies. 1t must. there
fore. be said frankly that the latter are
not only the more grave but are far
stronger and more convincing than the
former. AS for presumption, 1t must
further be remembered. as we have al
ready said, that atrocities Of the kind
described have never been characteristic
Of the Italian army or nation, while II Is
only too well remembered that they have
been not uncommon in Turkish history
in Bulgaria. in Armenia and elsewhere
II is an appalling story and 1t ought
tn he. as il is TO be. told at The Hague.
The Italian authorities are taking tne
rlTuI COURSE. uISl III hH''it"'h'HS ''N
facts by thorough investigation. as they
seem TO have done, and then In laying
them before the tribunal at The Hague
and before the individual powers sigma
tory TO The Hague treaty. That Is I'M
measurably better than mere reprlsals'
in which. indeed, 1t is 10 he hoped tneE
will not indulge. The butchery of Turks
would afford no compensation for lives
already taken or pangs already suffered
nor Is it likely that it would deter 'ne
Turks from further eXcesses. mere
have been times-for example at GAVIN
pore-vhen men would have been either
far more or far less than human to re-
strain themselves from retribution. but
we must hope that the present Is not
such a time. Turkey has become con
stitutional country and is strongly bid
ding for recognition as civilized ana
humane nation. Under such circum-
stances it must he amenable To lnterna-
tional opinion. It cannot defend or con
done. and certainly cannot continue, such
nractices as those which have been re-
ported from Tripoli.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-12
ARMY POSTS

That part of Secretary Stimson's excel
lent report which relates to the wide dis
tribution in small units of the army Of the
United States must appeal forcibly even
TO those who have no particular knOwl-
edge of military affairs. 1t illustrates the
governmental tendency to preserve a
system of administration after the con-
ditions which called it into existence
have passed away. The army posts
were established in many cases at points
where il was judged that the regular
soldiers would be most available for the
suppression of Indian disturbances.
That was a good reason for the creation
of posts i'm regions which require them
no longer. The service to be rendered
i'm those days was real and the need
was imperative. Other considerations.
such as cost Of maintenance, facilities
for training etc. were properly ignored,
as of relatively small importance. But
the system which then answered an in
dispenSablc purpose simply shows now
! how miSchievOus administrative inertia
may become.
"The result" as Secretary Stimson
| says. "is an army which is eXtraordina-
"rly expensive to maintain and one
whose efficiency for the main purpose of
/ Its existence has been nullified, 50 far
"as geographical location can nullify il.
Because of the profit which an army post
| supplies 10 the neighboring communities a
| strong local sentiment against its removal
naturally exists in every case. In this
respect the Secretary of War. in under
| taking to effect a change, must expect
to encounter opposition of sort similar
| 10 that which the Secretary Of the Navy
encounters In seeking to abolish navy
yards at places where their maintenance
! involves waste of money and of etii-
| cheney Mr.. StimSOn presumably does
| not underrate this obstacle. but we are
| glad TO have him report that steps have
been taken, and others are in process
Of adoption. 10 correct this fault Of or
! 2anizatiOn as far as possible. The mill
| tary ideal is an army which, whatever
its size may be, is always in forward
state Of preparation for the contingency
| of war.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-12
TRIBUTE TO COL. ETHAN ALLEN

TO the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In "A quiet and unceremonious man.
ner the funeral of Colonel Ethan Allen was
held this morning at the home of his sis
ter. Mrs. T. U. Vantne. No 567 West End
avenue. New York City. The writer, who
attended the services, could not help but
remember that the quiet tone of the SER
vices was in accord with the simple manner
and quiet life this great American led Wnen
he was among us
Great American call him-and he justly
deserved that name. The public at large
can hardly realize the great loss TO hu-
manity and good government that II sus-
tains by the death Of this man. His patri-
otism knew no bounds-his love of freedom
was not confined to efforts to hberate
the slaves of his own country, but went
far beyond Il. His valuable services rem
dered to the Cubans in their struggle for
freedom should always be remembered and
appreciated.
His keen intellect broad mind and gem
erous heart, which he applied toward and
handled public questions, could hardly be
found. all grouped together, in any other
man.
He never vavered from the independent
stand he took In political questions. HIS
frank expressions Of opinion and Judgment
of public men and upon pablic policies were
given without fear or favor, and called
forth the admiration of those who were
fortunate enough to listen to such express
sions of opinion and judgment
The pleasure was given only to few who
had personal acquaintance with this
great man to learn his sterling qualities
and noble character, and no one of his
friends mourns his loss greater than the
undersigned. ISRAEL ELLIS.
New York. Dec. H. 1911.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-12
TURKISH Atrocities

So much was recently said about the
excesses of the Italian soldiers in Trip
oil that there Is a certain qualification
of the sense Of justice In the publication
Of what we may regard as the other side
of the case, namely, an account Of the
excesSes of the Turks. This latter por-
trayal is. on the face of il. by far the
darker and more revolving of the two.
The actual number Of victims appears
10 have been larger and their treatment
much worse The Italians were charged
with bloOd-ust which led them to give
no quarter but 10 slaughter indiscrimi-
nately soldiers and nOn-combatants. men
and women. young and old. But the
Turks are accused of having wantOny
and prOtractedly tortured their victims
10 death with horrors Of mutilation
which are usually associated with only
the most savage of savage tribes. The
story reads, in its explicit statements
and in the unpriDtable suggestions be
tween the lines, like one of the most
hideous tales Of a Sioux massacre.
So much for the two indictments on
the face of them. When we look deeper
the difference is further emphasized.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-12
A TINE LIMIT NEEDED.

The question of setting a time limit
on lawmaking is up again in New Jer-
sey. as it needs 10 be until it is properly
settled. There seems 10 be no indispu-
table prescription of the time within
which. after the passage of bill ana
the adjournment of the Legislature, the
Governor may act upon the measure.
Some Governors have held that they
were required to dispose of all bills,
within a certain period while others
have held that they could postpone ac-
tiOn for months, according to their own
| convenience. II does not appear that
any practical attempt has been made TO
have the question authoritatively set
tied.
A proposal is now made by the steer
| ing committee" of the Legislature. which
| is. of course. in political opposition TO
the Governor. TO meet this condition Of
uncertainty by not adiourning the Legis-
lature sine die when ii has completed its
regular work but merely taking a recess.
so that il may meet again In lew
weeks. after the Governor has passed
upon the bills left in his hands; this
supplementary session being for the sole
and expressed purpose Of considering
and acting upon the measures which he
has failed to approve. Without such a
session the Governor could veto any
bills Of which he disapproyed, and they
would he dead. With the supplementary
session. those bills could be taken up
and passed over his veto. That is, Of
course. the object Of the device.
While there is undoubtedly some
ground Of provocation for such an ar
rangement, it will generally be regarded
as of doubtful expediency. II is true
| that under the present system the Gov
ernor may kill any bill Of which he dis
approves on political or other grounds,
simply by delaying action upon il until
after the Legislature has adjourned !;
and il may be argued with some force
| that the Legislature ought To have an
opportunity Of exercising its constitu-
| tional privilege of passing Il bill over the
Governors veto. But it would seem TO
be preferable to attain the desired end
/ by some other means than that which is
now proposed There might well be
some statutory if not constitutional pre-
Scription concerning the time within
which the Governor shall be required 10
act upon every measure which is sub
mitted to him. not only after adjourn
ment but also, perhaps, during the ses-
sion. There ought surely to be re-
form OF legislative methods, so that all
| important measures. and particularly
| those in fufilment Of platform pledges.
shall he sent 10 the Governor "A sufli-
cient time in advance Of adjournment 10
permit him TO act upon them while the
| Legislature is still in session. In former
and recent years the spectacle has been
presented Of Legislature playing poll
| tics" for many weeks and then rushing
| through some of its most important
measures In the closing hours of the
session.
If the Legislature does lis part i'm
passing bills with reasonable celerlty
the Governor ca. be depended upon TO
dispose of them without unreasonable
delay. We should not expect to see any
Governor holding back bills week after