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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 14, 1909)
) 'J S TI3JB KJfiPUBLlCA.N , UUBTIfiK COUNTY , NifiBttABltA. IF YOU BUY A OAKlfflKME YOU SIDE THE Bo not look at the Jackson afterwards be- etiuso you will always regret that you did not buy it. Note the nize of our engine and its hill climbingabilities. . See our Motto : "No Hill too Steep , ! STo sand tMMiB I too Deep. " I will be glad to demonstrate the Jackson to Prosprotive buyers. HWK . sent" 3fc When you want a good , clean IF 1 go to RESTAURANT Two doorH north Broken Dow Slute Bnnk HIGH GEADE Lumber , a large assortment complete' Stock for Builders to chooseffom. | Let us estimate on your contracts , We always try to H. T. (3 ( RUCE & CO. Lumber & Coal South side. Discussion as to flie Effect jot Lower Duties , OPINION DIFFERS WIDELY , Protectionists Deny That High Sched ules Foster Monopoly Tholr Oppo- nento Inolst That Reduction Will Stimulate Competition and Lower Prices Deficit Shows Need of Larger Revenues Outlook Bright. By 1'UANCIS CUU.T1S. " Washington , D. 0. Congress recon vened on the 4th ami started In at once on the necessary work of the ses sion. On the opening day two inos- canes were received from the presi dent , one replying to the request for Information concerning the secret serv ice niul tliu other recommending tin appropriation nt once for tbe suffer ers of the earthquake In Italy. The Immediate response of the president it ml congress as well as the aid from the states , municipalities and individ uals nil over the country has not only been Instantaneous and large in amount , but hns been so heartily ac corded as to solicit the admiration of the entire civilized world. While ths work of the next two months In both houses of congress will be largely devoted to annual appropri ation bills , other legislation will he considered , if not enacted , and In n week or two the entire work of the session will bo fully mapped out by the lenders. While the appropriation bills are be ing framed and debated and passed the ways and means committee will he hard nt work dally upon the new tariff Inw. Send your Abstract Orders to J. Or. Bonded Abstractor Office In Security State Bank'B'Id'ng SOMETHING A nice fresh line of the Famous DOUGLAS CHOCOLATES just received. Have them either in the Bulk or Fancy Boxes. Next Week " we will show the finest line of 5 and 10 cent articles ever seen in this city , such as Glass-ware , China-ware , Variety- goods , etc , Watch for our window display. We are adding and expect to conduct a large counter of five cent articles , also one of ten cent articles. Call and see them. \V"e arc Going to Give You Your Moneys \Vortli Don't forget us , not only on these lines of goods but consider our other lines also. . ' . . ' . THE WATTS , BOOK AND NEWS STORL C. H. fif A > "SV. HolcomL , - Broken Bow. Reduction of Duties. The majority have entered upon the work with the determination to frame n bill that will be equitable to nil In terests. They will ng fnr as possible provide the needed revenue for the government , and they , while protect ing the various Industries and labor of the country , will respond In sonio de gree to a demand for n reduction of duties or an adjustment that will If possible prevent ouch monopolies aa can control output and prices. Tliis will Indeed bo a most dlfllcult task , for in the first place the protectionists of the country do not admit In fact , they most emphatically deny that a tariff does result In monopoly or In so called trusts. They point to half a dozen of thu largest trusts In the country , such as the oil trust , the railroad trust , the Associated Press trust , the telegraph trust , the express trust , and so on , none of which In any way Is affected by the tariff. They also point to the fact lhat trusts exist In free trade England today to a larger extent than here , and It would seem as If their point wan well taken that a reduction of the tariff would not necessarily re sult in breaking up so called combina tions of capital and labor. On the other hand , those seeking a reduction of the tariff believe that it will have a tendency toward greater competition and n lowering of prices. This eco nomic discussion will go until the now bill ly finally passed niul approved by ( he president , and we must watch for the workings of the new tariff before we can come to any conclusion that will be at all conclusive. Need of Larger Revenues , Regarding the need of larger reve nues there Is no doubt , as H will bo Impossible to very materially decrease expenditures , as the deficit for the fis cal year to date Is nearly $05,000,000 , and a deficit of nearly twice that amount is oxpe.ctcd by Juno JiO. It would seem impossible to decrease the expenditures. Even among the most economical members of congress there Is no disposition whatever to cut down existing appropriations No one would care to advocate a reduction of pen sions ; no one would care to advocate a lessening of money needed for the mail service ; no one would care to advocate any material reduction In the nppro-4 print ion made for the army and navy , or for the expenditures for the civil' service , or for the Judicial , legislative and executive departments of the na tion. Consequently to meet those ex penditures , which are growing larger every year , there must bo Increased rc\cnue , and It la ( julte likely that not only will there be a duty Imposed upon coltee , but perhaps a direct duty upon other commodities which have hereto fore escaped because of our import and Internal revenue taxes being sutll- clent to give us a surplus Instead of n deficit. Government on High Piano. The annual reports of the various cabinet officers have shown our gov ernment aervlco to be In most excel lent condition and without a scandal in any bureau and without any service thut can in any way bo adversely criti cised. Never perhaps In the history of parties has a government been con- ductc'd on so high a plane ns the pres ent government of the United States under President Iloosovelt and his cabinet olllcers nnd the present Re publican majority in both houses of congress. Not only that , but nearly every one , both Republican and Dem ocrat alike , ia looking forward to the incoming administration of Mir Taft with the utmost confidence nnfl feeling euro that a long reign of power will be continued to the Republicans under the leadership of the preoidcnt tli-a and the cabinet which he will fjathur around him. Everywhere the highest commcndn- llona are given to the choice of Mr Knox for secretary of state , nnd the transfer of Mr. Root from that office to bo n senator from the Empire State meets with henrty approval from cv cry Bide. The selection of Mr. Rurtou ns senator from Ohio ia also one of the very beat results that could be brought nbout , and not only all the Republic ans of the lluckcyo State are to bo congratulated , but the senate of the United IHntca in his acquisition to Jtn membership. The plans for the inaugural are go ing abejid wUh Completion and rapid ity , anil llif InwInoM oxuiook throufb- out thu nuiiiliy iiuil the era of good fee-Mug throujhout the nation which sci'iiiii to ftnrruttnd the ( oinlng admin istration of far. Taft remind ua < > f that Cfi'mcr era of prood feeling undur rrwl''fcflt Monroe in 1880 Wlion we up- pcurrd ns but olio i > art > nnd but ouo people. 'THE COST OFJSTEEL RAILS , Te timany of C. M. Schwab Deforo llto WEVB r.nd Means Committee. 'J lie testimony of CJmrles M. Kchwnb , prcMidrnt of I he Delhlchein Steel "cmpnny ftnd ox-president of the Unit ed fltntci SJeel rorporfttloi ) , before ilii * wnya nud JIILMIU committee Dec. 15 ! - > considered as decidedly effective. At the outcct ho vroa asked for an ex- l > l..nuttonf hid letter to II. C. Frlch i .1 iln > 10 , JG08 , In which ho said that rails were niado for les tunn $12 n I'.u , or ntiirVy 7 less tlmu thu cost in EJL-tflaud. In the loll'-r Mr. Schwab I rcdLtcd Hint the Carnegie Steel com pany , of which he was then president , vould be Jiblo to increase Us net earn ings \p \ ? o,0COCOO n month and said It could sell all of Its surplus production abroad nt n profit nearly equal to the profit on domestic sales. "I would like to make a little explanation of that let ter , " ho snId "first , that the letter wan written as that of an enthusiastic nnd optimistic young man seeking pre ferment In n great company ; second , tliat It wan written from the point nf view of the manufacturing depart ment. Twelve dollars represented only ihe actual mill cost and Included none of the general charges Incident to the operation of n great business. It In cluded nothing of Interest charges , de preciation and like cost , which thj English cost did Include. " . Mr. Schwab then explained In the most minute detail the process of fig uring by which he arrived at a total coat of stool rails nt $12. lie figured the fost of a ton of pig iron at about v8.ut ! and of couvui'uiun into raih ul ! ? 37.-i. making a total of § 12.21 , or. ni he put It. roughly from $12 to 912.RO. "I would have you bear In mind , " said Mr. Schwab , "that never was there iuich a lime an this when the Hlecl In dustry was on such n low busts. " The witness than explained in detail the items of increased cost which now go to make the total of a ton of steel rails about f21.no. Mr. Taft and Federalism. In h ! speech at the American Civic federation Judge Tuft Raid this : " 1 think now that wc > can depend upon the acumen , the patriotism and the ability of the members of the su preme court of the United States to rcrogutze the necessities that from time u lime arise in our progress to so con'tti'tic the constitution as to en able \is to carry out the reforms that are needed nu the nation advances. " Here are the words of Republican statesmanship , which mean that the poir-tliUtion grows in correspondence with the progress and aspiration of the American neople. It meand thnl every year ns civilization advances and reaches higher ground1 ! the constitu tion must bo given a wider outlook. Former precedents bwomo antiquated and obstruct the national evolution. That Is the Idea Judge Taft expresses Of voiles upon the 'patriotism ot the supreme rnurt "to HO construe the con- Rlifulimi ns to enable us to carry out the teforms that are needed as the mi ll -n advance" , " The "acumen , the patriotism , the ability" of llu > supreme or.urt are rolled upon to w > t > thai noth ing Interfrro'j with the national evolu tion. This I" federalism , which figures in every forward blep the republic makes. Columbus (0 i State Journal. The Tariff When the tariff hearing : * before the ways and means committee were con cluded on Dec. 22 Chairman Payne raid : "IWore we adjourn 1 want to tlinnk the members of the committee for their uniform courtesy and especially their indefatigable Inquiries tending to brin-T out I ho facts in reference to the tariff and in order to al $ In perfecting the bill. I think the minority members of the oommlttoo are especially enti tled to thanks for their perseverance aiMl patlfuce in getting at the facts. " To which Mr. Cockran replied : "As the Bonlor member of the minor ity , Mr. Chairman , I want to say that nothing could bo fairer than the man ner inhlch this investigation has been conducted , and no inquiry could bo fuller. " _ A Cabinet of Hio Own. It must be gratifying to all Ameri cans who voted for Taft as Taft and not a.s the adopted heir of Roosevelt to Hole the Independence displayed by the president elect in the selection of ( ils cabinet. William II. Taft shows ' h'lmsclf admirably independent not only in dispensing with the services of the Roosevelt favorites , but also In not hesitating to tjko the public Into hia ( lonfidenr-o afo Ka early day. He is to liavo a cnbiu * > f hla own , not ono be- cnicathod to "rim by the abdicating ruler. Ho Is to n'sm.lato with himself men whom he feein will bo in sympa thy with his policies. Cleveland Plnlu | CORESPONDENCE ' J ( Crowded outlast week. ) Pl.KASANT VlUW. Mrs. E , G. Toilcl and chilclrci been visiting at Cbas. Fort go's the past week. Mra. E , G. Scott and chilrtrct spent Thursday night and Fri dav in this vicinity. , Successor to BOWMAN & ANDERSON. At the OLD STAND. RCA ! Estate. City Lota and Property bought and sold. Pat ms rented. Tfcfcea paid for non-residents , Will buy armie good paper. Call and sec me. 1908 WHITEHALL POLAND-CHINAS 1908 A * gpod ns money can buy et akill produce. IN SERVICE 1st uiid Sweepstrtkeo at Mebrnsku Stfttt Fair 1907. WHITEHALL KING 4800.5 , Of well nigh faultless conformation nod 7 SOWS AVERAGED 12 PIGS , SPRING ' 08. 7 Sows Sited fly ; King look 24 59 , Grand Look 38305 , Chief Tec. 3rd , 20740 , Young Tec. 42406. , standard Chief and etc. Stock for Sale at Private Treaty No Public Sala This Fall M. E. Vandenberg , - - - Sargent , Nebraska. Vina and Lester Wooters who laue been vssitiny the past week u "Dry Valley returned to their acme Sunday. Miss Pearl Hunter has resumed icr school work again after a two veeks vacation. Oscar Wooters and sisters spent Sunday night and Monday at leiiry Wooters. A number of young people from Duster Center were skating af : Ienry Wooters Sunday. Miss Alberta Fodge who has > ecn visiting in Rose Valley re- urned to Broken Bow Monday norning. ORTEI.I.O NEWS. Miss Nellie Hill visited friends n Merna Sunday and Monday. Win. Prescotl and family , Miss Anna Prescott , Purly , Robbie , and Ollie Ingram visited at C , Prescott Sanday. Miss Jennie Edwards returned , o her school work at Merna , slomlay. The basket supper at the Ortello school house Wednesday night was well attended. Miss Hazel Wilkins is visiting tiicnds at Aurora. Mr. and Mrs. Knapp , Carrie Merry and Lewis Flood visited 'tt Mr Ingrain's New Year's. Bob Winchester and Lish Davis ol' Marvin arc baling- hay for M. digram , C. Hostick and Orvnl Parr this week. Joe Moore shipped a car load of hogs the first of the week. Lee and Andrew Lown visited friends and relatives in the valley the first of the week. Miss Blanche Milligan returned ionic Sunday after a week's visit ' with friends'in An sehno. MASON CITY NEWS S. G. McCiillster is up to Auselmo , he haa been promoted Section boss , good for him. S. D.Ruuyon is ou the war path on account of his children Jeing five minutes late and were sent home. Christmas and New Year's were quiet days in town every one were having a good dinner at home or with some friends. J ames F. Field sold out his restaurant last Monday to Waren and Danuels and the next da3f the same Restaurant changed hands , Mr. Boozer of Callaway took possession. John Meek took a party of land seekers out in the country last Monday and in order to keep warm they took a warming apparatus and in some way it let fire to the buggy and burning a large hole in the bottom of the buggy before it was discovered. BUSINESS POINTERS , C. A. Norcutt , lather. Dr. Bass , Dentist. OverMcComas' Drs. Farnsworth & Beck Dentists. The winter term at Custer Col lege will begin January 4t. 27tf . Drink "Blue Ribbon" coffee. Roasted fresh eve y day. 24-tt. The winter term at Custer Col lege will begin January 4th. 27tf A six room house in the north west part of the city for rent. J. W. White 29 2t _ Two rooms for rent in the My ers block. E. F. MYERS. FOR "SALE. Four room house with 1-6 block of ground. Close in. H. Simonson 22-tf WANTED.A man and wife to work on a ranch for the winter. Inquire at this office. 28 tf WANTED Place for young man to work for board and go to school. Telephone No. 78 The winter term at Custer College lege will begin January 4th , 27tf Drink "Blue Ribbon" coffee. Koasied iresh every day. 24-tf. The winter term at Custe College will begin January 4th. , 27tf. Drink "Blue Ribbon" coffee. Roasted fresh every day. 24tf . Drink "Blue Ribbon" coffee. Roasted fresh every day. 24tf. For Rent A- nice suit of Rooms in the Myers block. Inquire at this office or see Ed win F. Myers. WANTED Educated Christian man , of ability. Position per manent with good chance for announcement. Adress W. B , In care of Republican ill I have now arranged to take cure of a genera ) collection busi ness , having secured a competent clerk and stenographer , and all collections will receive prompt and energetic attention. 20-tf N. T. GADD FOR SALE. For ten days we offer the Tappen Pool hall and Bowling Alley. This must be sold at once on account of sick ness in Mr. Tappen's family. Inquire of Oscar Tappen or the Security State Bank. 30-21. FOR SALE. For ten days we offer the Tappen Pool hall and Bowling Alley. This must be sold on account of sickness in Mr. Tappen's family. Inquire of Oscar Tappen or the Security State bank. 30.2t. inter Excursions Low Rates Winter Tourist Rates : Daily reduced rate excursions to California , Old Mexico , Southern nnd Cuban Resorts. Homcseekers Excursions : First and third Tuesdays of each month to many points west , south and southwest. Personally Conducted Excursion to Florida by Superintendent Public Instruction of Nebraska , Mr , J. IMcHrien , leaving- Lincoln and Omaha December 19th. Write G. W. Bonuell , C. P. A , Lincoln , for intiuery , Government Irrigated Homesteads in the Big Horn Basin and Yel- lowatoue Valley ; One of the last chances to secure good farms from the Government at low prices , Go with Mr. D. Clem Deaver on the uet personally conducted excursion. He will help you secure one of these farms. No charge for his ser vices. Excursions first and third Tuesdays. H. L. ORMSBY , Ticket Agent , Broken Bow , Nebr. L. W. WAKUI.KY , G. P. A. , Omaha.