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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-09-28
4 BOILED BALLOT
Referred Laws on Which Electors win
Vote by Title at The November
Election.

Pierre.-Dsputy Secretary Of State
John T. Nelson has prepared sample
ballots for the constitutional amend.
ment and referred laws which are to be
voted on at the November election, ac
cording to the new ballot law enacted al
the last Legislature. Titles only are in.
cluded ON the ballot, followed by the
question, "Shall the above law become
q law of this State7" The amendment
ballot is six inches In length and the re-
ferred law ballot but IL inches long.
The latter was seven feet in length two
years ago, and with the voluminous
Richards primary this year would be
fully IL feet from end to end.
The submitted amendment, which In
slightly varying forms has been unsuc-
esssfully put up to the people several
times before. provides for the amend
ment of Paragraph 2 Of Article XI of the
Constitution so as to permit the Asses
sors to successfully list corporate proper
ty. especially such intangible, though
very valuable, assets ais franchises, and
where the physical property involved is
not commensurate with the earnings, as
in the case Of express companies, then
to tax them according to their gross
earnings and nst income.
There are four measures to be voted
on this fall, of which the Richards pri-
mary 10 the most prominent. 1t will
be remembered that the Legislature
first squelchsd it at the last session, and
finally passed 1t after a heavy initiative
petition had been filed with the Secre-
tary Of State. The dill contemplates q
complete revision of the South Dakota
primary law.
A second referred law is that requir-
ing railways 10 equip their locomotives
with electric headlights. 1t was enacted
in 1909, referred and voted down in the
great "vote no" campaign against county
option in 1910; was again passed in
1911, to be again sent back to the people
by petition.
Section 10 and IL of the famous herd
law of 1907 are up for repeal. The law
provided that east of the Missouri the
cattle owner could let his stock run, but
that west of the river he who raised a
crop must take the liability of Keeping
his neighbours cattle out Of it. There
was an optional feature whereby any
County could accept the law as applied
east of the river. The repeal Of these
sections will make the statute apply
throughout the State.
The last of the referred laws is Repre-
sentative Buffington's county seat pri.
mary, and is designed to remedy the
perennial county seat fight deadlocks
which have occurred in such counties az
Gregory; Buff1ngton's home county, and
Charles Mix, where there are several
rivals for the honor. 1t provides that
prior to the primary as many towns al
can secure Is per cent petition may
have their names placed on the primary
ballot. The two leading towns are
nominated, and must be voted ON at ths
fall election, the one receiving the ma
jority vote becoming the permanent
county seat.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-09-28
Military school "Ags,n" Located.

Colonel R. ID. Mcneil, who at one
time wanted to locate military school
in Belle Fourche, Lead, Deadwood,
Spearfish, Rapid, and Sturgis, and who
did finally locate the same at Rapid,
Whitewood and Sylvan Lake, has again
found location, this time at Hot Springs.
The last preceding location, Sylvan Lake,
lost the school for the reason that at the
last moment it was discovered that the
Lake would be almost inaccessible dur.
Ing the winter months, owing to the ex-
treme cold weather of that particular
neck o. the woods-something that they
might have known from the start The
Hot Sprinps papers say that the city may
feel justly proud of the fact that school
of this nature is located there and should
the quarters, which at this time seem TO
have been announced as only temporary
be satisfactory, they will make the To-
cation permanent. 1t will be strictly
military, instructing infantry drill, sig
nal code drill, hospital corps and manual
of guard duty, together with the acade-
mic course. 1t will be -sectarian
and the life Of the boy will include music,
amusements and athletics. There will
be no age limit on students, the young
or cadets being under the care of a COM
petent matron.
1t might be pious idea at this time
however, to advise the people of Hot
Springs to hobble the wiley colonel and
then sncircle the Sloan property, which
he has chosen as the site for the school,
with seventeen wire cables and hitch the
Battle Mountain flag staff, or they may
wake up some time and find both the
school and colonel In Buffalogap OF
Oelrichs. Belle Fourche Post.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-09-28
SOUTH DAKoTANs "LBT
THE PEOPLE RULEp'

In the interest of the State, vote "YES"
for the proposed Party Primary Law in
November. 1t cleans up the official
spoils system. 1t makes principles in
stead of persons the issue. 1t provides
heavy penalties for buying votes. 1t
gives you popular vote on party en-
dorsement ofPost Masters. Itmakes for
majority rule. Itlimits the use ofmoney
by the candidates. 1t gives the poor
man show. 1t provides a conservative
party recall. 1t establishes represent
ative and popular party government
Don't fail to vote "YES." It will appear
first on the ballot.-Adv.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-09-28

A farmer by the name of Hendrick
Peterson of Kirley, this state, who came
to this country over forty years ago, and
who has been voting at all elections for
many years, when he attempted to make
final proof on homestead several days
ago, found that he was not citizen in
any form, and that he must take out his
"iirst papers" and wait two years before
he can secure title to the land as citi-
zen. regardless of his long residence in
the country.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-09-28
hInor1on LAW oonrLIoArIons

~~S-O~ ~~D1 LA W S-E @s@SA ~
The peculiar complications prscipi-
tated in dozen different states by the
sudden entrance of new political party
in the national aroma accsntuated the
defects in our election laws The pre-
sumed purpose Of this legislation is to
provide machinery By which political
parties may make nominations that
represent the wishes Of their mum bers,
and the candidates nominated may be
elected later in conformity with the
choice Of the greater number Of the
voters.
Manifestly q Law is defective that per-
mits the members Of one political party
to determine the nominations Of another
political party. And the law must like
wise be defective that permits the nomi-
nees Of one political party to seize and
hold places on the ticket Of another
political party to the exclusion of its
own candidates. An election law is not
only defective. but actually subversive
VI PoPoiot BoNotuh~hsy shns POEAuttb u
vote cast for the candidate of one politi-
cal party to be counted for his competi.
tor Of another political party, no matter
by what method Of shutting the double
dealing Of the cards is brought about.
Unfortunately most of our legislation
is formulated to meet an existing condi.
ton without thought of unusual contin-
gencies. And this is true ofour election
laws, whose trainers had no adequate
thought of the intrusion of a new born
party after other political parties had
taken the field. No failure of the elec-
tion law to afford the needed safeguard,
however, can justify or excuse the theft
of a party label without the deliberate
purpose to disfrsnchise the members of
that party and leave them without re-
dress.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-09-28
The Men Who Succeed

al heads of large enterprises are men of
great snergy. Success today. demands
health. To all is to fail. It's utter folly
for man to endure weak, rundown,
half alive condition when Electric Bit
ters will put him right on his feet in
short order. -Four bottles did me more
real good than any other medicine l
ever took" writes Chas. B. Allen, Syl-
vania, Ga. "'After years Of suffering
with rheumatism, liver trouble, stomach
disorders and deranged kidneys, am
again, thanks to Electric Bitters, sound
and weIf." Try them. Only 80 cents
at All Druggists.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-09-28
A GARD OF THANKS.

We desire to express through columns
ofthe CHRONICLE our deep appreciation of
the many kindnesses shown us since the
death of our beloved mother and niece,
Mrs Anna Harrison Petch.
We would especially thank the Order
Of Royal Neighbors for their constant
services and assiduous attentions-with
these the Ministers of the churches, the
choir and all the many kind friends who
have helped tighten our burden of sor-
row.
MIss NORMA PErcH,
Miss BERNrCE PErcH,
Mr.. AND MRs. A. WILCOX.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-09-28
Another unanswered question of the
century is why people try to reach the
summit of Mt McKinley.

The Attorney General, on application
of the States Attorney of Pennington
county, gave an opinion, holding that
the conviction of a holder of public
Office on felony charge of itself creates
a vacancy in said Office. The opinion
has bearing on the continuance in Of
fce of John Fall, auditor of Pennington
county, after his conviction aud sentence
In the wolf honnty cases
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-09-28
whist ". Never Forget

according to science, are the things as
sociated with our early homo life, such
as Bucklen's Arnica Salve, that mother
or grandmother used to cure our burns,
boils, scalds, sores, skin eruptionS, cuts,
sprains or bruises. Forty years Of cures
prove its merit. Uhrivaled for piles,
corns or cold sores. Only Is cests at
All Druggists
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-09-28

csc. .ooo. 10000 Lost Annually 6y Wage
Barners.
DR.. Sadler estimates that about $780,
900, 10000 in wages is lost annually to the
American people as q direct result oi
colds Lost time means lost wages and
doctoring is expensive. Use Foiey'a
Honey and Tar Compound promptly. 1t
will stop the cough, and heal and soothe
the sore and inflamed air passages. A.
J, JONES'
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-09-28

Bumper crops are the report on every
side all through the Middle West and
East. Railroad officials and commercial
organizations are doing their best to ia
cilitate shipments in spite of the great
car shortage. Wholesale houses report
trade quite brisk. There seems to be
little interest in the pending campaign.
People are too busy with their own
prosperity.
The women's board of investigation
of state penal and charitable institu-
tions, in their report recently
fled with the governor, say that "the
Custer tuberculosis sanitarium was
found in excellent condition, but limit
ed to about fourteen patients, whereas
there are about 5000 tubercular cases In
the stats which need treatment"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-09-28

The Panama canal is to be opened for
traffic in the fall of 1918. This state
ment was made officially at the navy
department last week.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-08-23
FOR REVENUE, NOT PROTEC-
TON.

{From the Duluth News-Tribune)
There can be little excuse for OBJ
securing the meaning of tariff for
revenue only. If protection is wrong,
If il IS contrary to the constitution,
as the Democratic platform AYERS,
then little protection is just as il
legal as is much, the little is just as
much a violation of the constitution
as is prohibitive tariff, such as the
Democratic house has just adopted
Tor southern manufactured cotton.
II 1t is unconstitutional to have a
tariff to promote domestic manufac-
lures and domestic industry, it is un-
constitutional to have a tariff to pro-
teet labor, and to be measured by the
Difference in wages, as advocated by
the Democratic platform Of 1884.
The platform framed at Baltimore
FOR Woodrow Wilson says: THE fed
efai government, under the constitu-
tion, has no right nor power to inn
post OF COllcCt tdilu uutiCoy SNSSPt
FOR the purpose of revenue" This
is plain and unmistakable.
il calls for a tariff for revenue
only, which is the British tariff.
There is but one way in which such
tariff can be framed; the duties
must be levied on those imports
which arc not and can not be pro-
dueed or manufactured in this coun-
try, or must be so low as not in any
way to interfere with importations,
affotding the like products or manu-
faetures and the labor Of this country
no protection whatever.
England gets practically all of its
customs revenues from tariffs on to-
bacco, tea, sugar and liquors. In this
~Sountry, as we are considerable pro-
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-08-23
For Vice-President,
JAMES s. SHERMAN, of New York.

Senator Coleman c. Vaughan, of
ST. Johns. has formally announced
his candidacy for the Republican
Nomination for secretary of state.
He is well known over the state, as
business man, publisher and legis-
lator. He served two terms in the
state senate, where he was recog-
ilized as an able and conscientious
legislator with an unusual know
ledge of Michigan affairs and history.
Nobody ever disputed his fearless
ness to do his duty as his own judg-
ment dictated, and while in sympathy
with all efforts along modern lines of
progress, he has always exercised a
sound discretion in advancing new
legislation that his long experience
showed him would give best results.
AS the only candidate on the state
ticket from the eighth district, Mr.
Vaughan will have strong support.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-08-23

Three candidates have filed their
petitions with the secretary of state
for nomination of governor on the
Republican ticket at the primaries
to be held August u. Foremost
among these and the one that has
been picked as the winner as far as
this section of Michigan is concerned
is Amos Musselman. Mr.. Musselman
is a business man of the truest type
who needs no introduction to the
voters of Michigan. Two years ago
he was a candidate for this same Of
flee, but got into the game late
Nevertheless he made an exceptional
showing and this year that showing
will carry him to the biennial cleo
ton in Observation-Disclosures County
Herald.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-08-23
OUR NEXT GOVERNOR.

michigan Patron, Adrian, May, 'l2)
The announcement of Governor
Osborn that he would not be a can
didatel for reelection has caused
much discussion of prospective can
didates. Amos Musselman, of Grand
Rapids, announced his candidacy last
month and he looks good to us. Two
years ago Mr.. Musselman was a can
didate against Mr.. Osborn and Mr..
Kelley. Although the least known f
the three he polled very large vote
and made splendid showing in the
primary.
The Patron favored Mr.. Musselman
two years ago in the primaries, and
his candidacy grew on us as the cam
paign progressed. In defeat he show
ed himself to be good loser without
any sore spots for public exhibition.
Mr.. Musselman can be classed as
progressive" and we have always
felt kind toward Mr.. Mussleman be-
cause in the exciting times OF twelve
or fifteen years ago when II. S. Pin
gree was insurging ten years ahead OF
the times, Mr. Mussclman was a
staunch lieutenant and supporter of
Governor Pingree at time when it
took sand to be one. Mr.. Musselman
would make a good governor and we
believe his chances are excellent.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-08-23

Rundell Bros. are paying zoe for
fresh eggs.
Miss Della Loring is in Detroit
where she will study china painting
DR.. Harry Marx went to Port Huron
Thursday to be the guest of his par.
eIts
Mrs. Nina Flanders Of Detroit, Is in
the city for an indefinite stay at her
home, 6l9 Adams street.
Mr.. E L Brewer and daughter, Mrs
Nora Everett with the latter's three
children of Ypsilanti, have been guests
part Of the week at the home of Mrs
]. II. Howe.
Lee II. Retain will go to Chicago
next week as a representative of the
national association meeting of car
CLERKS and car foremen. The session
will cover three DAYS.
John j. Perkins, who has served in
very acceptable manner as clerk in
charge Of post Office station 9, has re.
signed owing to the fact that he is
going ont of business Pie store build
ing on Corunna avenue will be occupied
by }. Il. Ketchum with II stock of groc
cries, etc, and his appointment rs
clerk of the station-a position he form
erly heid-has been recommended The
change will be made September LIST.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-08-23

seD " Mar R pr1%aF s Ms to 30
man, of Grand Rapids. is a candidate
for the nomination for Governor Of
Michigan. The business career of Mr..
Musselman is an index of the quail
ties he would bring to the Office IL
elected He is thorough business man
and his training has been such as to
cminently fit him to meet and solve
the problems Of State development and
upbuilding.
The business OF governing a State
differs from that Of governing a COM
mercial concern in degree, and not In
kind. It Is larger charge. Sound
common sense, sound business prin.
ciples, no favoritism. are what the PEG.
plo want in their Governor.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-08-23

Emory Townsend of Saginaw. made a
speech at Ovid last Friday night. He is
ontfor the Republican nomination for
congressman in this district. One prom
inent Ovid Republican said: Every
time Townsend opened his mouth he
made fifty votes for J. w. Ford
ney." Others commenting on the
speech Saturday, said if Townsend had
any strength before he made his
speech, he lost it all. Those who know
Townsend and the wild and wooly re-
marks he makes, would pay little atten.
zion to his incoherent ramblings. BY
lpsinuation he imputs wrong motives
and swrong actions to Congressman
Fordney, but in Mr.. Fordney's political
career, and in his private life and bust.
ness career, not a dishonest, or inn
proper act can be found. Temperate,
fair, honest and able, he has served his
district faithfully. Townsend stated
That Mr. Fordney had made a large
amount of money since he had been in
congress. 1t is true he has made some
emoney on investments with um Der
~ associates, and has received some re-
turns from investments made twenty
20 twenty-five years ago in the west,
bat every investment and every bust
1aess enterprise in which he is engaged
is open and perfectly legitimate, and in
no way conflicts in the slightest with
his official duties. Mr.. Townsend, and
svery other man of his stripe, makes a
mistake if he thinks he can build him.
self up by defaming, by insinuation, the
reputation and character Of another
snsn-S Johns Republican.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-08-23

The Republican party came into
power in 1860, with the election of
Abraham Lincoln With the eXcep-
ton of the four years of Cleveland's
second administration, they have had
continuous control of this country
ever since. Has history ever record
ed such progress in any nation, with
any people as the United States has
made in that fifty years?-Hastings
Banner. = ~ ". ~ sfSxrAs
Governor Wilson, it is reported,
has agreed to keep hands off the New
York state political situation. In
other words. he has agreed to let Mr..
Murphy and his Tammany aides work
out their plans for capturing the
state administration without let or
hindrance. This amounts to a bar
gain to let Murphy give the state a
typical Tammany administration in
return for whatever he can do to de-
liver the New York electoral votes.
Mining Journal.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-08-23

ducers of tobacco and tea, and more
largely of sugar and liquors, any tar
ifs on these to be merely for rev.
enue, would have to be so low as to
not interfere with their importation.
There would be but one considera-
ton in such a tariff and that is rev.
enue. There could be no such thing
as incidental protection" nor as call
the protection they need" If this is
what Americans want, this is what
the Democratic platform declares
they will get, if that party is placed
in power.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-08-23

The Banner recognizes that this S
free country and that every man
has a right to such views and to take
such action in politics as appeals to
his reason and judgment. So we have
no criticism for those who do not see
matters just as we do. But we be-
lieve that the progressives could have
made winning fight in this state and
in practically every county in this
state through the Republican party;
and we believe events will show that
it would have been better to have
done so. While the progressives hope
to carry Michigan, we think they will
not be able to do so: but fear that
the splitting up of the Republican
party may hand this state over to the
Democrats, possibly for many years.
Hastings Banner.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-08-23

The party that was good enough
for Abraham Lincoln ought to be a
good enough party in which to make
the fight for progressive principles.
1t seems to us that it is better to
drive the reactionaries out of the
party as was and is being done,
rather than to attempt the destruction
OF the party. In the past five years
nearly all of the standpat bunch have
been driven from the senate, and only
Cannon and our own Fordney appear
to be left in the house. That is get
ting rid of the reactionaries.-Hast-
ings Banner.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-08-23

No party and no people on the
face of the earth have ever shown the
progress and attainments that have
been brought about during the past
Is years by the Republican party.
The record has been made up. the
books are open for examination and
it is to be decided next November
whether we shall go ahead under this
same progressive party or shall again
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-08-23
WHAT MICHIGAN PAPERS SAY.

1t is difficult to figure anything out
of the present situation Gas compli-
Gated by the Jackson convention) cx-
cept the election of Democratic
governor and a probability that the
Democrats will garner, also, other
state offices. - Marquette Mining
Journal.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-08-23

T. r. says it will take 50 years to
work out his program, and he prob
ably wants the Office for that length
of time. Detroit Free Press.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-08-23

The Jackson convention made a
poor choice for United States sena-
tor in naming Theodore M. Joslin OF
Adrian. Mr.. Joslin is entirely >unft
for the position and weakens the
ticket greatly.-Traverse City Rec
ord-Eagle.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-08-23

Some folks whose spleen hur S
them are shouting that the new par
ty means the defeat OF William AL
den Smith for senator. Bet two to
one that William Alden will be on
his job long after the Bull Moose
party has wrecked itself and been
forgotten.-Grand Rapids Times.