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VALENTINE DEMOCRAT
GEORGE M. GASKILL , Editor and Manager.
A Wcfltly Newspaper published every Thurs
day > < l Valentine , Nehnisksi.
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Entered at the J'ostollk-e at Valentine , Neb. ,
for transmission through .the mails , as second
class matter.
Thursday , February 8. 1912.
Washington Mews
By O. H. TAVKNNIUI special Washington
corri'spondiMit.
William Howard Taft is the one
best bet in the Republican nomi
nation handicap. At least that is
the way it looks to me today , and
I have tried to view the situation ,
if possible , without prejudice.
I base my prediction on the
theory that Special Privilege , as
represented by Aldrich , Penrose ,
Smoot , Dodge , Crane , Guggen
heim , J , Pierpont Morgan , John
D. Rockefeller , Andrew Carnegie ,
and the tariff trusts , still dominate
the Republican machine. And it
must never be forgotten that the
Republican machine , and not the
Republican voters4 rules national
Republican conventions and names
presidential candidates.
The Republican machine , it is
true is badly damaged , but I think ,
however , it is still powerful
enough , backed as it is by the mil
lions of Special Privilege , to con
trol one more national convention.
After that it will go on the scrap
heap , and men freer of corporate
influences will be in control of the
party.
The only deduction that the
reaier may draw from the fore
going is that Mr. Taft is to be
nominated , not because the people
desire -his renomination , but be
cause the Big Interests desire his
renomination ; not because Mr.
Taft has earned a renomination by
representing the interests of Spe-
ial Privilege.
There seems to be an increasing
talk about Roosevelt , but I do not
think the machine politicians will
permit his nomination. If Roosevelt
velt should be nominated , however ,
I believe he would be defeated.
It was during his administration
that the present abnormally high
cost of living was piled up , largely
because of the system of excessive
protection in which Mr. Roosevelt
believes. Roosevelt , is an Aldrich-
Smoot-Penrose Republican on the
tariff question , so far as anyone
knows. But if he should come
out on the Progressive side of the
tariff issue , it would only make
him less desirable to the Republi
can machine , and his nomination
would be even less probable than
it is now.
Robert M. La Toilette , the one
man mentioned in connection with
the Republican nomination on
whom the people can put their
finger on every public question of
the day , cannot be nominated , in
ray opinion , the reason being , on
ly , that the people cannot vote on
presidential nominees.
Any day , of course , may bring
developments to change , the po-
feitions of the men on the political
checker board , but the above is
the situation as it appears to your
correspondent at this writing.
Uncle Joe Cannon , "High Pro
tection Joe , " wanted to know ,
when the Democratic metal bill
was before the House , why such
articles as sewing machines were
placed on the free list. Chairman
Underwood , of the Democratic
Ways and Means committee ,
courteously supplied the ex-
speaker with the desired informa
tion.
"VVe have placed these articles
on the free list for the benefit of
the American people , " said Mr.
Underwood. ' 'The nncontested
testimony shows that sewing ma
chines are being sold to the rich
and poor alike in this country
from $23 to § 45 m machine ,
and yet are being laid dcrvn ,
freight paid , in the Orient for
$ $ .75 , yet the gentleman from Illi-
tiois would ask this Congress , in
the name of the manufacturers of
the United Slates , to retain a pro
hibitive tax on sewing machines
and other like articles in order
Uiat we might trade for terms in
foreign markets for the benefit of
m n who have already made mil
lions out of the American people.
But I say to him when we barter
in trade in the real neccessities of ;
the American people , we are bartering - j
tering and trading in the life blood
of poverty.
"We are not ashamed to go to
the American people and say that
when ar < article is manufactured
in this country so cheaply that it
can compete in all the markets of
the world , we are willing to place
it on the free list for the benefit of
our own people. "
The metal bill , which also places
on the free list , iron ore , nails ,
cash registers and many other
steel and iron products , and makes
reductions on ail metal goods av
eraging 35 per cent , passed the
House by a vote of 210 to 109.
The articles placocl on the free list
are being sold by American manu
facturers much cheaper to for
eigners than to home consumers.
Sixty-five per contof the work
ers in the United States Steel cor
poration's plants at Pittsburgh
earn less than the , actual cost of
subsistence , according to calcula
tions made before the Stanley steel
trust investigating committee by
Louis D. Brandies , "the people's
lawyer. "
"The average wage of 65 per
cent of the employees of the work
ers in the stool plants of Pitts
burgh , " he said , "is 17-1 cents an
hour. The Associated Charities
of that city , by careful investiga
tion , has figured it out that the
bare existence of a family of a
husband and wife and three chil
dren in Pittsburgh is § 7GS a year.
By working 12 hours a day , 365
days a year , this 65 per cent of the
workers , at the end of their year's
labor , will have earned just § 1.50
less than this sum.
"These horrible conditions are
the result of the use of the great
power and wealth of this trust to
prevent its employees from join
ing organizations- The condition
of labor in this industry is noth
ing less than slavery. In ten
years this trust , while working
men under these conditions , has
taken from the American people
§ 650,000,000 in excess of a liberal
profit on its actual investment , and
this enormous profit has been used
to grind down its workers to their
present miserable condition. "
Town Board Meeting.
At the regular town board meet
ing Monday night the board pass
ed a resolution to divide the town
into wards under the law regulat
ing cities of the second class and
the city attorney was instructed to
draw up an ordinance to that ef
fect.
fect.A
A committee from the Comraer
cial club , Mr. Haley and Mr.
Sparks , met with the board and
asked that police protection be
given the post office with va view
to having the office opened after
the arrival of the evening passen
ger. The board agreed to furnish
all the protection necessary.
Eugene G race & Son were given -
, en permission to string an electric
li hfc wire between the two hotel
buildings. They are installing
their own lighting system and
wished to light both buildings
from the one plant.
Several bills were allowed and
other minor matters attended-to.
Land Office Notes.
] Srew blanks for use in applying
for the sale of isolated tracts have
been received , and must be used
in all cases in the future.
During the moLthvof January
the local office allowed thirty-four
homestead entries , aggregating
16S07 acres ; eleven final proofs ,
aggregating olSl acres ; twenty-
eight public sales , aggregating
3322 acres.
From action recently taken by
the general land office it appears
that all of the applications for sale
of isolated tracts now pending at
Washington will be disposed of
under the nev ? reyuluti nsThere -
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from Royal Crape Cream of Tartar
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mO ALUM , WO LIME PHOSPHATE
fore in all cases where the land
has not been isolated and vacant
for two years or more , the appli
cants may expect to have their ap
plication's rejected.
Among those who have bought
land at public sale recently are
George E Hornby 40 acres , Frank
Graff 120 acres , Harrison Smith
SO acres in Brown county ; Wil
liam H. Kuizenberger acres in
Keya Paha county ; John R. An >
mon -10 acr s in Rock county ; FITd
E. Gardner , 120 acres , Ocar F.
Swanson 400 acres , William G.
Heelan 240 acres , Amos E. Wil
liams 320 acre ? , Fred B. Simpson
480 acres in Cherry county.
The office is in receipt of Ex
ecutive Order Xo. 1461 , dated
January llth , setting aside some
twenty-three sections of land in
the old Ft. Xiobrara military res
ervation as a reservation for the
protection of native birds. Xoth-
ing is said in the order in regard
to the protection of ferocious wild
beasts on the reservation. The
reserve lies in townships 33 and
3i , in ranges 26 and 27. The bal
ance of the military reservation is
the subject of a new bill before
Congress , which provides for
opening it for settlement under
the homestead laws. If it is so
opened , it will undoubtedly be b\ ;
registration and drawing.
Definite Railroad News.
That there is something doing
along railroad lines is shown in a
recent interview in the Sioux City
Journal when W. E King , one of
the promoters of the interurban
railway from Sioux City west ,
gave it as his opinion that the road
would be in actual operation
within the next eighteen months.
Mr. King also outlined the pro
posed route as leaving Sioux Cit. >
over the combination bridge and
passing through Jackson , Ponca ,
Martinsburg , Hartington , Bloomfield -
field and Center , thence west to
the Verdigre creek where it will
make connections with the Valen
tine extension. Most enthusiastic
meetings have been held in all of
the above towns within the past
two weeks and the farmers and
business men along the proposed
route are right in line with the
promoters in their attempt to rush
the work to a speedy completion-
The Valentine extension , as be
ing promoted by Mr. Cornell of
Valentine , will make the above
connection at some point , as yet
undetermined , and following up
the Xiobrara river will strike the
divide between Ponca creek and
the river and following that natural
rodway west to Xaper , Jamison ,
Burton and other towns in Keya
Paha county and across the Xio
brara river at Valentine.
This authentic news sounds very
good to the people of Boyd and
Keya Paha counties.
The Naper Commercial Club
held a most enthusiastic meeting
Wednesday evening of this week
and discussed the prospects , ap
pointed a committee and voted an
/
assessment of § 2.00 per member
for local assistance for the pro
moters. Xaper Xews.
G. W. Gaskill is up from his
claim near Kennedy visiting rel
atives.
LJ. M. Sears was in town several
days this week and went home
with a load of groceries Thursday.
Benjamin Frahklin Felch died
on February 6th at the home of
his daughter , Mrs. N. S. Rowley ,
50 miles south of Valentine. The
body was brought to Valentine
and Mrs. Rowley and James
Felch accompanied the remains
E0 Amhurst' Wis-j itfr
The first number of the lectme
course will appear on Saturday
evening February 10th at Quigley -
ley llall. The entertainer will be
our congenial State Superinten
dent , James E. Delzcll , who will
deliver his favorite and popular
address on "The man with the
Hoe.3'
This address will be followed by
another number of the course the
/
following Friday evening , Febru
ary IGth. ( All numbers of the
lecture course will be in Quiglcy
Hall. ) Ths ; number will be the
\vell known Imperial Concert Com
pany which consists of five gentle
men and a lady accompanist.
They are by no means amateurs in
their line.
County teachers who wish to
avail themselves of the benefit of
the County Teachers' Association
during the day should come pre
pared to remain to the lecture in
the evening. I assure you it will
be an intellectual treat.
Admission 50 cents to those not
holding season tickets.
G. W. EATON , Supt.
'Children
can eat these ,
are so nice and
light. I made them
with Health Club
Baiting Powder. "
One teaspoonful of Health Club
goes as far as two of other brands
selling for the same
price. This is proof
of its greater strength
and economy. Health
Club sells for a cent an
ounce an honest
anti-trust price , in
10c-15c-25c cans at
good grocers.
LAYTON PURE FOOD
COMPANY
East St. Louis , 111.
If your boy doesn't play
with all his might some
thing is wrong. Suppose
we investigate.
Perhaps he is afraid of
tearing his stockings or
rather afraid of what will
happen when he comes
home with his stockings
torn.
will hold him down. They
will be comfortable also.
No poisonous dyes. No 1
holes in heel or to ;
in four months or1
new ones free.
We would en
joy showing your
boy our new
style s. :
A , John SL Co.
Tt is our desire to acquaint you with \V. B. Cor
sets. AYe would like to have you look them over
carefully , see how the various parts are perfectly
adjusted , and how they fit into each other without
a pucker ; how the boning is pla'ced so as to bring
out every desirable line and curve and how some
lines have a tendency to subdue superfluous parts
while curves round out to a desired fullness.
"W. B. Corsets are a combination of grace , solid
comfort and guaranteed wearing value.
To get the most value out of a corset it is best to
select one suitable for your figure. Remember , a
comfortable fitting corset should be three inches
smaller than the waist measurement taken over the
clothes with a corset. If an especially snug fit
is desired allow four inches. This is exceptional.
New 1912 Models
For Slender Figures
sty : , Bust Hip Sizes Price
Low Short 18 to 23 $1.00
477 Medium 18 to 24 $1.00
113S Medium Long 18 to 23 $2.00
For Medium Figures \
Style Bust Kip Sizes Price
1133 Low Long 19 to 28 $1.00
1139 Medium Medium 19 to 25 $1.00
121 19 to 30 $1.50
For Average Figures
Style Bust Hip Sizes Price
1125 Low Long 18 to 25 $1.50
1122 Medium " 19 to 26 $2.00
128 Low " 19 to 26 $2.50
For Large Figures
Style Bust . Hip Sizes Price
768 Medium Medium 28 to 36 $1.00
121 19 to 30 $1.50
761 J9to36 $1.50
For Stout Figures
Style Bust Hip Sizes Price
786 Low Long 20 to 36 $3.00
781 " " " $3.00
781No.
No. 786 is the new Elastine gore Corsets.
For Tall Figures
Style Bust Hip Sizes Price
1143 High Extra Long 19 to 25 $1.50
Red Front Mercantile Co.
THE VALENTINE HOUSE
W. B. HOWE , Proprietor .
Successor to John D. Eaton.
Electric Lights , Ilot ivnter Ueir , Good Rooms and Beds , where you
can feel at home and bo uomfortahe while yon ren > ain.
We invite old patrons and others to call and see us.
DAVIS and
MOHANA , Prop.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
15 per cent Off on all Winter Goods.
We carry the Best Line of Shoes of which
every pair is backed by a guarantee from
the factory. Try us and you will be con
vinced.
We Pay Highest Market Price for Hides.
Cottage Grove Restaurant
Edmund Gerber , Prop.
First Class Meals and Short Orders
Board by the day orweek. . Ticket good for twenty- ,
one meals $4.50. Come to the Cottage Grove Res
taurant for a "square meal7 *