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Tbe weather has started again and organization. Pou!on, the ImiorUd
no more stopB until Ground Hog superintendent of the Anti-Saloon
Dtty League, may mean well, but he has
, ;o: pursued a very Indiscreet course. The
In view of the Lorlmer disclosures, people of Nebraska like to run their
the present llllnola legislature may own affairs, without any outside ln-
be expected to be careful. If not terference, and they Intend to do It.
The edict baa gone forth that Poul-
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to:-,
good.
Hon. W. H. Puis has been made
chairman of the committee on Inter
nal Improvements. This Is quite a
recognition for a new member.
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There will no doubt "be general re
lit when Dr. Cook returns to the
practice of medicine, a profession in
which It Is unethical to advertise.
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In the east the hobblo skirt has
become so unpopular that It U feared
the reaction may result In a return
of the hoop-skirt. For the heaven's
Bake, we hope net.
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Under the proposed reapportion
ment neither Missouri, Kansas nor
Nebranka Is given increased repre
sentation In congress. However,
there are many other things those
states need worse.
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"The candidate Is tot on trial; the
election Is on trial," said Senator
Jkwerldge, In his speech against tho
approval of Senator Lorlmer's elec
tion. And more particularly still,
the senate Is en trial.
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We haven't heard anything lately
about raising the Maine. This for a
Jong time was one of the chief Indus
tries In America, but It flourished
chiefly In the great reform city of
Washington.
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A report comes from the state cap
ital that Poulson has about "shot his
wad" and will be removed. His own
Intimate friends say he has over
played his hand, and has hurt the
Interest of the Anti-Saloon League.
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Senator Revenldge says lrlmer
should be expelled from the United
States senate, and lie Is backed by
.all the people, except a few senators,
'who do not know how soon their
time may como, If Lorlmer Is asked
to step down and out.
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It Is very much feared when March
4 finally arrlveB, that Socretary Bal-
llnger will resign on that date the
name way he did on September 1. If
an opportunity Is given the demo
crats In the next congress they won't
do much to Taft's pet oh, no!
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Tho politicians of the east are
tickled to death because the eastern
states increase their representation
In congress, while the western states
barely hold their present number of
congressmen. It la political manipu
lations for the trusts that got in their
work on this census taking. They
fear the west.
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If Waltor I. Smith, of Iowa, Is
given the district Judgshlp, which
rightfully belongs to Nobraska, what
will the republicans of the state do
then? Hut, maybe, Taft thinks he
has a sure thing in Iowa for a re
nomination, and ho hasn't In Ne
braska. Well, he simply isn't help
ing the mattor by giving tho Judge
ithlp to Iowa.
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A great many people overlook the
fact that this country already has a
general parcel post system, limited to
four pounds. The real question Is
whether that system shall remain as
It Is, or whether in response to the
demand of tho mall order houses and
the mediums through which thoy ad
vertise, It shall be radically changed
to conform to their Ideas.
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The Anti-Saloon League ia In
quandary, since the big bluff they
tried to run on the legislature in It
A new pension bill has passed the
lower house of congress, which will
meet the approval of all veterans of
the civil war. At the age of 62 they
will be allowed 115.00 per month;
at 65, $20.00; at 70, $25.00, and at
75, $36.00 per month. The old sol
dlers are passing away at the rate
of about 400 a minute now, and it
will not be long, at this rate, until
the last of the survivors of the great
struggle will have answered the last
roll call. '
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Some people are wondering If
there was any significance In the fact
that Henry Partllng, of Nebraska
City, was made chairman of the sen
ate comlmttee on deaf, dumb and
blind (Institutions. Bantling Is still
playing the role of the Sphynx and
nobody knows, except perhaps him
self, how he stands on the county
option question. He has been deaf to
questions, dumb to his friends and
blind to tho situation, etc Omaha
Heo.
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Several new road bills have already
been prepared, both In the house and
senate. The average legllator is
always trying to get next to the
farmer. But nothing yet has been
prepared mat is destined to pass
either branch of the legislature. One
of our prominent farmers remarked
the other day, "We are very well sat
Isfled with the present road law
They are good enougn for all prac
tlcal purposes, so the legislature
need not fritter away any valuable
time on account of the farmers."
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non-pa utisax Jim; KS.
Non-partisan election of-Judges I
not especially a Nebraska fad. It has
found, and is finding, favor else
where. The great state of New York
has long been committed to it. In
many states judges are not allowed
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to be elected as partisans.
Only a few days ago the Cook
County Real Estate board, realized
its vital Interest In the retention
upon the bench of well-tested and ex
perienced Judges, started a campaign
for taking the election of the Cook
county bench out of partisan politics.
Toward that end It recommended
that the names of candidates for the
bonch be placed upon separate bal
lots, to bo deposited In a separate
ballot box on election day, that such
ballots shall not contain the party
circle, that party designations shall
not bo attached to the names of can
didates and that the names of such
candidates shall be rotated.
It would Beem as If the time must
come when no citizen will be so in
terested In tho success of any party
that he will be willing to stand spon
sor for partisan Judges Lincoln
Star.
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ributlng cause of va.st Influence that
as not ytt been mentioned, namely,
ur educational system. The pres-
ure ui.on children Kepi in our
schools for twelve years of their
growing life and all those years,
years of stress, mutt produce a men-
al strain that Is Injurious. There
are many teachers who break down
under this strain. Not so much from
teaching as from the work in prepar
ing reports and conducting examina
tions which occupy many hours out-
ide of the time spent in the school
room.
Many teachers declare that examin
ations as now conducted should be
abolished altogether, the strain upon
the pupil and the teacher being al
most unendurable. Next week in
Omaha the teachers and pupils will
devote from Tuesday until Friday to
this work, and many of the teachers
assert that It Is not only the most ex
haustive work of the semester but
absolutely useless, for if a teacher is
competent to fill her position she
knows In advance all the pupils that
ought to be promoted before the ex
amination as well as she does after
wards. It Is that sort of work that
breaks down the brain tissue and the
sadness of it Is that it accomplishes
no good purpose World-Herald.
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N. J. Ludi, editor of the Wahoo
Democrat, aspired to a position In the
present legislature, but got knocked
out. He does not know how It hap
pened, but Is of the opinion that "he
was too wet for the drys and too dry
for the wets. Well, he is better off
at home Nebraska City News. Now
you're shouting. When a man quits
his business at home and goes to
Lincoln to serve In any capacity in
the legislature, he's a loser. The legis
lature Is for those who haven't any
thing else to do, and have money to
throw at the birds. We know what
we are talking about we ve been
"thar."
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Any meausre that Jeopardizes the
business of the local dealer Jeopard
izes Just as strongly the business of
the farmer, who depends upon the
dealer not only to furnish his neces
sities but to take his produce. If the
local rural parcels post bills passed,
the small town will be eliminated and
the farmer will be materially in
jured; the value of his property,
which depends upon his proximity to
a town and accessibility to the rail
road, will be decreased. All the
money will go to the large cities
which are not interested in the wel
fare of the local community, and our
whole present system of development
will be changed for the worse.
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Tbe trust robs the consumer of
One by one the republicans In the
United States senate are coming to
the front, and will demand white
washing. The legislature of Wiscon
sin wants the record of Stephenson of
that state investigated, and claim
that he spent over $100,000 for his
election, and want the whitewash
brush applied along with Lorlmer. Is
it any wonder that the people are
demanding the election of United
States senators by a direct vote of
the people?
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Many years of persistent popular
demand were required to Induce both
houses of congress to submit to the
state legislatures a resolution for an
amendment to the federal constitu
tion permitting a federal Income tax.
Now that the resolution is pending,
the legislatures of Missouri, Kansas
and Nebraska at present in session,
should ratify it. The resolution is in
Jeopardy, at best. It must have the
approval of the legislatures of at
least three-fourths of the states,
thirty-five, If acted on before Arizona
and New Mexico are definitely admit
ted to the union; thirty-six if the two
territories first become states.
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In speaking of the messages deliv
ered by the retiring governor and the
Incoming governor, the Kearney
Democrat says: "And the other mes
sage. Have you read it? It was pre
sented to the legislature by Ashton
C. Shallenberger's successor, Chester
II. Aldrich, who is a republican. Did
you ever read such another 'old
grandmother' recipe for 'cold feet' or
a 'swelled head?' It is either the
production of a 'braggard' or
'bluff.' He offers nothing except
few threats of what T will do if the
democratic legislature attempts to
enact any manner of legislation that
is not up to the 'republican' idea. He
rehashes a number of his campaign
'stump speeches,' but has no word of
advice to suggest to the legislature
and 'Just dares' the legislature to
'kick the ball his way."
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THE BIENNIAL CHANGE.
Much has been written and said
about the change in the management
of the various state institutions and
almost every time a change is made
the people condemn It. But It Is
politics. The Incoming governor does
not want the appointee of the out
going governor to remain and a great
deal of political Influence is brought
to bear on him to make the change.
"To the victors belong the spoils,"
and the change,, regardless of how It
affects the various institutions. We
have experienced this at the institute
for the blind, and so has Beatrice and
other towns. On this question the
about 60 millions a year under cover Lincoln News says: "The biennial
of the protective tariff. No one has change of heads of the penal and
field, of Lancaster. Two years ago
house roll No. 1 was the Oregon plan
of electing United States senators, j
drawn under the direction of W. J.
Bryan and Introduced by Fred Hum
phrey, member from Lancaster coun
ty. The Initiative nd referendum
bill Introduced by Hatfield has the
sanction of a bi-partisan organization
tailed "The Direct Legislation
League."
In substance the bill provides that
any constitutional amendment may
be initiated by a petition containing
10 per cent of the rote cast for gov
ernor at the last preceding state elec
tion, of which at least 5 per cent of
the voters In two-fifths of the coun
ties of the state shall be Included.
The full text of the proposed measure
or constitutional amendment must be
spread upon all petitions circulated
The same measure may not, be
brought before the people In this
manner oftener than once In three
years except where tne petitions
contain at least 20 per cent of the
qualified voters of the state.
Tbe people may cause the refer
ence of any act passed by the legisla
ture to a vote of the people by filing
a petition, containing 5 per cent of
the voters of the state, such filing to
be made not more than ninety days
after the final adjournment of the
legislature at which the act was
passed. If the measure so referred
has no emergency clause attached
its operations shall be suspended un
til the people have acted at tbe gen
eral election. If an emergency clause
is attached the measure shall be oper
ative until the people repudiate It at
the polls.
The governor Is expressly prohibit
ed by the terms of the resolution
from exercising the veto power on
measures acted upon by the initiative
or the referendum.
A majority vote of all votes cast
upon the measure up for considera
tion shall be sufficient to cause its
Adoption. The vote shall be can
vassed the same as the vote on
presidential electors, and the gov
ernor shall declare the law in effect
v. ithin ten days from tre '.i o the
u fulfil canvass do r.rniines its ps
n r.c. Special el .Io'i3 to vote on
:ch measure an not provided
f-r lr; the resolutbn Line iln Xcwf.
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oil k:mg genius,
SAYS URN
Atto:n3j Addresses Suprem
Court in Belial! c( Standard.
BOUGHT PLANTS IN KINDNESS.
Says Many Were Practically Worth
less and Smaller Competitors Were
Saved From Losses by Selling Out
to Trust Dissolution an Injustice.
Washington, Jan. 13. The Standard
Oil company, through its attorneys.
argued before the supreme court of
the United States against the pro
posed dissolution of the Standard Oil
company of New Jersey. For three
hours John G. Milburn of New York
addressed the court Frank B. Kel
logg of Minnesota will present the
government's side of the controversy.
The arguments will not be concluded
uctll next Tuesday.
Mr. Milburn's task was to present
to the court the facts in the case, but
he departed from the facts now and
then, to show what alleged wrongs the
affirmance of the dissolution decree oi
the lower court would Incur.
In his history of conditions in the
oil business between 1860 and 1910,
due, he said, to an overproduction of
Murray Real Estate.
I have a number of choice pieces
of Murray property for Bale. See me
if you wish to purchase.
A. L. Baker.
yet computed the loss to the beet
sugar men in having only one buyer
for their product.
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Senator Burkett's boiler inspection
bill, after passing all 'sorts of antag
onism, especially from the railroads,
has passed the senate. Mr. Burkett
has been two years getting this bill
through. We can all Bee nothing
wrong in government Inspection of
railway locomotives, and think the
proposition a correct one in every
particular.
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The landowner who Improves his
property is doing a service to the
community. The speculator who is
depending on other people to Increase
his property's value is only a pull
back. There is no surer way to block
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Wood f or Hale.
One hundred loads of wood, cut
Into stove length, for sale. Also, a
lot of hedge posts and corn crib posts
for sale.
James P. Latta.
Murray, Neb.
SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS.
Thoro can be no aoutit that the
physicians of this country and Eng
land are greatly worried over the In
crease of Insanity. It Is a constant
theme of discussion at the meetings
of medical associations In both coun
tries. After the most careful exam
ination of the statistics on this sub
ject there Is no denying the fact that
In the lust two decades tbe Increase
has been frightful. It la more dan
gerous than consumption and has
been so declared by many eminent
authorities. The search for Its cause
has, In tho main, been fruitless. The
most common cause assigned is the
rush and pressure ot modern life
But may there not be another con-
charitable institutions of the state Is
now in progress. After having
trained at state expense a number of
men so that their services are really
valuable, we turn them out and in
stall a new set, who will, if nothing
happens In the way of new legisla
tion, step off the plank In two or four
years. When you come to think of It,
isn't that a really foolish thing to do,
especially for a people who pride
themselves on the possession of a fair
amount of common sense? Ask
those whom you meet about it and
nine out of ten will agree that it is
absurd. The trouble Is that we have
let the politicians utilize these posi
tions for the purpose of rewarding
their friends, building up their ma
chines or taking care of somebody
who is lclated to a man with a pull.
We have done it so long that nobody
protests very much. The platforms
Horse Shoeing.
John Durman desires to Inform
those who need his services that he
has opened a shop at the Ora Dawson
place for shoeing horses. Satisfaction
assured.
the development of a street or a
neighborhood than for the property lf both part,ea C(mtain ft prom,ge
owners to Inflate prices and then to ... Bn amon(,mnnt in thA
sit back and wait for somebody to
come along and buy.
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Congressman Norrls, of Nebraska,
has suggested a more pungent con
gressional reform than has been
brought forth for many years. He
wants it made the law that the vote
of every congressman cast upon a
measure in the committee room be
made a matter of public record. In
the committee room is where the
beet laws are smothered to death, Its
assassins escaping because his crime
Is concealed by secret collusion of
I his associates In the committee room,
tion shall be submitted creating a
non-partisan board that shall control
these appointments. If this be supple
mented by a provision, such as Gov
ernor Shallenberger suggested, that
would prevent a majority of this
board from removing them without
cause, It will be a reform worth
while." Nebraska City News.
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THE FIRST HILL.
The first bill to be introduced in
the bouse yesterday when the intro
duction of bills first became the order
of the day was an Initiative and ref
erenduro measure, sponsored by Hat
IiOgal Notice.
State of Nebraska, county of Cass, ss.
In the matter of tne estate of John
George Hansen, deceased.
To all persons interested:
You are hereby notified that there
has been filed in this court by John
Wunderllch, administrator of above
estate, his final report together with
petition for final settlement thereof
and praying therein that said report
be allowed and approved, and that a
decree of distribution and assign
ment be entered and that said admin
istrator be discharged and his bond
exonerated.
You are further notified that a
hearing will be had upon said peti
tion and report before this Court In
the County Court Room at Platts
mouth, in Bald County on the 31st
day of January, la 11, at 9 o'clock
a. m., and that all objections, if any,
must be filed on or before said day
and hour of hearing.
Witness my hand and the seal of
the County Court of said County this
7th day of January, 1911.
(Seal) Allen J. Beeson,
County Judge.
Do you want an
AUCTIONEER?
If you do, get one who has
Experience, Ability, Judgement.
Telegraph or write
ROBERT WIUNSON
Dunbar, Neb.
Dates made at this office or the
.. Murray State Bank. ,
tni Un'm ttumlU Eatu
JOHN G. MILBURN.
refining capacity, Mr. Milburn Intro
duced to the court the character ot
John D. Rockefeller.
Rockefeller a Genius.
"There was out there In Cleveland,'
said he, "n young man in the early
sixties with a small amount of money
which ho had saved, who possessed
the gift of genius. He had the genlu.
for business, and there Is a genius
for business just as there Is a genius
for war, or painting, or poetry. Tha
man was John D. Rockefeller. He
saw that this overproduction of re
fineries wap to be met by volume ot
business so as to withstand the lowei
profits."
He then told how Rockefeller allien
himself with Andrews, a practical oil
refiner, and how with the exercise ol
Rockefeller's genius for business and
their consequent good standing among
financiers, they grew rapidly.
Mr. Milburn dwelt particularly upoi
the period of acquisition, which, he
said, closed in 1879, the trust agree
ment of 1892 and the new agreement
of ownership in 1899. Acquisition
never had been made, Mr. Milburn told
the court, with an Intent to restrain
or to monopolize Interstate trade
Most of the purchases were made, ht
6ald, before 1879.
Bought Competitors' Plants.
"We thought that It was only the
decent thing to do if a man came tc
us," said Mr. Milburn, "with a propo
sltion to Bell out, to buy his plant al
Its appraised value. Often it was
practically worthless, and we could
have permitted it to dry rot in hit
hands."
He denied the charges of the gov
ernment that because the Standard
OH had the advantages of alleged
preferences from railroads during the
period of acquisition that it should
now be punished. The contracts be
tween the railronds and the company
v?ere not In re&traint of trade, he con
tended, "when viewed In the light ol
the days In which they were made."
PEARY'S REPORT APPROVED
Arctic Explorer May Be Retired With
Rank of Rear Admiral.
Washington, Jan. 13. The report of
Captain Robert E. Peary, Arctic ex
plorer, was formally approved by a
subcommittee of the house committee
on naval affairs. The subcommittee
t rin executive meeting, from which
the two principal opponents of Captain
Peary, Messrs. Roberts and Macon,
were absent, adopted a favorable re
port to the full committee on the
r.ates bill, which extends the thanks
of congress to Peary and retires hlra
with the rank of a rear admiral in the
engineer corps of the navy.
Captain Peary now is fifty-three
years old and the action, If approved
by the full committee and agroed to
by the senate, will place him Immedi
ately on the retired list with about
the same pay $6.000 as he Is receiv
ing as captain on the active list The
report probably will arouse a lively
dlicutaloa when It reaches the house.
