SEPTEMBER 13, 1912
11
The Commoner.
ond; homo rule, third; liquor license,!
fourth, and then the initiative and
referendum.
Tons of literature against the
initiative and referendum and home
rulo were distributed against both
and attempts were made to line up
tho so-called 'business interests" of
the state against them.
A Clinton, la., dispatch, carried by
the Associated Press, says: Thirty
one Indictments against three county
officials, two former officials and
three contractors and supply men
were returned by the grand jury
which has, been at work since last
April on the Clinton county court
house scandal. The indicted men
are:
George B. .Wilson, jr., officer of
the Clinton Bridge and Iron com
pany. Charles B. Barr, officer of the
Clinton Bridge and Iron company and
president of the Iowa Cleaning com
pany. Thomas B. Hauke, recently re
signed as supervisor.
Charles Mordhouse, ex-supervisor.
F. "W. Leedham, county auditor.
W. H. McKenna, county treasurer.
Thomas J. McLane.
The indictments comprise several
counts, tho principal one being mis
appropriation of public funds, mal
feasance in office, conspiracy and
fraud.
It is probable that the men will be
brought into -court and their bonds
fixed soon, as all are understood to
be in the city awaiting the indict
ments. The investigation was started at
the request of about 100 farmers who
signed a petition to that effect. It
was claimed that there were irregu
larities in the letting of bridge contracts.
The progressives in Ohio have
nominated Arthur L. Garford of
Elyria, for governor.
that American capital is responsible
for tho present troublo in Mexico, ar
rived hero and will bo joined in a few
days by Senator William A. Smith of
Michigan, chairman of tho committoo
on foreign affairs. They will go to
El Paso to continue their investiga
tion. Senator Fall- said ho did not
agree with those who bolievo tho
Mexican troublo near an ond. Ho
predicted a long struggle. Ho de
nied that he said that American capi
tal engineered tho Mexican revolu
tion. Ho said he was unconvinced
thus far that such was tho case,
though there was a great amount of
American capital in Mexico and it
must have something to do with tho
continuance of tho trouble.
A Topoka, Kan., dispatch, carried
by the Associated Press, says: Tho
skies of western Kansas glow at
night with the funeral fires of plague
stricken horses. This is tho report
of travelers who passed through
twenty-six counties to which tho
disease has now spread.
"Four thousand horses, represent
ing a value of nearly half a million
dollars, have died in these counties,"
said J. H. Mercer. "If the disease
continues to spread at tho present
rate, it is but a matter of a few days
until the whole of Kansas is included
in Its ravages and there is nothing
to insure it staying within tho state
boundaries. In my mind It is the
most serious situation Kansas has
ever faced."
The progressive party of Iowa
nominated an entire state ticket with
John Li. Stevens of Boone for governor.
John C. Karel was nominated by
the democrats for governor of Wis
consin, defeating Adolph J. Schmitz.
A Lincoln dispatch to the Omaha
World-Herald says: Before 8,000
people at the Nebraska state fair,
William J. Bryan opened the presi
dential campaign in an address close
ly listened to for more than an hour
and a half, despite the tooting of
nearby trains, the roar of the at
tendants at the races, the playing of
bands and the barking of the ide
show spellers. Democrats, republi
cans and bull moosers constituted the
great audience and the latter party
was sorely beset when they saw
themselves and .particularly their
leader, Colonel Roosevelt assailed.
Mr. Bryan's speech counted with
Nebraskans and by the candidates it
was acclaimed the greatest "vote get
ter" he has ever presented to the
people of his own state. On the plat
form were State Chairman Thomp
son, H. C. Richmond of Omaha, C. B.
Harman of Holdrege; A. M. Morrissy
of Lincoln, R. V. Clark of Harvard,
J. W. Keiley of Beaver City, Herman
Biers of Gresham, G. E. Hall of
Franklin and former Governor Shal
lenberger, all candidates for state
offices, as well as Congressman C. O.
Lobeck of Omaha and Dan Stephens
of Fremont, R. D. Sutherland of Nel
son, C. M. Skiles of David City, and
Congressman John Maguire of this
city, tho latter five candidates for
congress.
Governor Woodrow Wilson de
livered six speeches in Buffalo, N. Y.,
one of which was addressed to the
Labor day celebration, in which he
expressed warm sympathy lor tne
social reform principles proposed by
the progressive party, but dissented
from tho programme by which it was
proposed to carry them out.
A Long Beach, Cal., dispatch, car
ried by the Associated Press says:
Senator Fall, member of the senate
committee Investigating the report
Spanish war veterans at Atlantic
City. On Wednesday ho will addreis
tho Hudson county democrats at Jer
sey CJty, and on Thursday, Septem
ber 12, will speak at the Now York
state fair at Syracuse.
Ho plaus to return to Seagirt on
Friday, September 13, and rest until
Sunday, whon ho will begin his trip
to Sioux City, la., Minneapolis and
St. Paul, Milwaukee, Columbus and
Pittsburgh.
He said his present expectation
was that after this trip he would not
visit Iowa, Minnesota or Wisconsin
again during tho campaign. Ho said,
howevor, ho would spoak in Clove
land, O., in October.
Governor Wilson today announced
tho Itinerary of his first trip to the
central states. It Is as follows:
Septembor 17, inter-Btato fair,
Sioux City, la.
September 18, Minneapolis and St.
Paul.
September 19, Milwaukee.
September 20, Columbus, O.
September 21, Pittsburgh.
The governor will travel in a
special car attached to regular trains.
Two stenographers, two typewriter
operators and a secretary will ac
company him.
Oscar S. Straus, former secretary
of commerco and labor under Presi
dent Roosevelt, has been nominated
by the third party to bo governor of
New York. Tho party nominated a
full state ticket. Mr. Straus was
chairman of tho committee when he
was nominated. Ho at first declined
but later accepted.
General MacArthur died suddenly
while addressing a gathering of old
soldiers at Milwaukee.
Key Pittman was nominated by the
democrats of Nevada for United
States senator.
An Associated Press dispatch from
San Francisco says: Belated re
turns from tho recent primary elec
tion give tho progressive republicans
six congressional nominations to five
for the Taft supporters. In the close
Third and Eighth districts Charles
F. Curry and E. A. Hayes (incum
bents) regular republicans, won by
narrow margins.
A virtually complete count indi
cated that the progressives had
nominated more than eighty of tho
ono hundred republican party candi
dates for the legislature, as opposed
to the Taft republicans and that they
had been victorious in five and pos
sibly seven of the eleven congres
sional districts. The Phelan (Wil
son) wing of tho democratic party
won easily from the Bell (Clark) fac
tion throughout tho state.
As tho progressive victory insures
the nomination of presidential
electors pledged to Roosevelt, Taft
leaders hero have already begun dis
cussion of plans for placing their can
didates on the November ballot. By
the ruling of Attorney General Webb,
their only recourse is to launch
special petitions,, each of which must
bear the names of li.uuu voters, wno
did not participate in the primaries
and even then they will not bo al
lowed tho party designation.
Washington News
mal doin and upon tho Unitod States
for arbitration of its claim that the
Panama canal toll act, as passed by
congreas, violates tho Hay-Paunco-foto
treaty.
Postmaster General Hitchcock has
issued an order increasing tho
salaries of rural mail carriers on
standard routes from $1,000 to
$1,100 a year and the pay of those
on shorter routes proportionately.
President Gomez of Cuba has sent
a long message to President Taft ex
pressing indignation and sorrow at
the recent attack on tho American
charge d'affaires at Havana.
The American cruiser California
sailed from Panama with 800
marines, intended to re-enforce con
tingents already landed in Nicaragua.
TEXTS FOK THE IIANDANNAS OF
ARMAGEDDON, ESPECIALLY
DURING THE HALT AT '
OIL CITY
What is crooked can not bo mado
straight.
Getting of treasure by lying tongue
Is vanity.
Slay us not, wo have treasures
of oil.
Solomon gavo Hiram twenty
measures of oil.
Lot not thy left hand know what
thy right hand docth.
That tho hypocrito reign not, lost
tho people bo snared.
Ephralm fcedeth on wind.
They shall bo afraid and ashamed
of Ethiopia, their expectation.
Ho hath taken a bag of money with
him.
A faithful witness will not Ho, but
a false witness will utter lies.
Ye bellow as bulls.
Put away from thee a forward
mouth.
I knew that thou wouldcst deal
very treacherously.
A fool is known by multitude of
words.
Much less do lying lips become a
prince.
Thou shalt take all tho fat.
My familiar friends have forgotten
me.
Pharaoh, king of Egypt, la but a
noise.
Wo know that thou hast a devil.
O, full of all mischief, thou child
of tho devil.
Ho touched me. Now York Sun.
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Tho progressive party of Missouri
has nominated a full state ticket,
headed by Judge Albert D. Norton of
St. Louis for tho supreme court.
A Seiglrt, N. J. dispatch says:
Governor Wilson will meet Chairman
William F. McCombs in New York
city for the first time since the latter
went to the Adirondacks to recu
perate from his illness. In the even
ing he will speak before the New
York Press club.
On Tuesday, September 10, he will
review a parade and speak at the en
campment of -tho-' United States
As a Tcsult of urgent demands
made by United States Minister
Dodge, President Arosemona, of
Panama, has finally agreed to dis
miss from the police service Capt. de
la Ossa, charged with brutality to
wards Americans in Panama.
Theodore Roosevelt will testify be
fore the senate committeo on cam
paign funds October 2nd or 3rd.
Hamilton King, of Michigan,
United States minister to Siam, died
at Bangkok.
President Taft is laid up with a
sprained ankle. He suffered tho ac
cident while playing golf. He is also
suffering from a slight attack of the
gout.
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