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The Columbus Tribune . Journal
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The Tribune Printing Company
Columbus, Nebraska.
Admitted at the Postofflce at Columbus, Nebraska, as second-class matter.
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VICE AND PROSPERITY.
The Alodial or is ;m Omaha publication. Tt is pronounced
in its opposition io ilie Albert law. Tn its last issue it devotes
most of its first page to a denunciation of the law, and to a
recital of i'aets showing its effect on the inhabitants of the
tenderloin. One of the articles is headed "Tenderloin Women
Leave the City. Frightened by Prospect of Impending Trouble
They Pack Trunks and Ply to More Congenial States."
That is not so bad for a law that has only been in force
about two months, and should commend it to all rightininded
men. Put that the law is effective seems to be one of the
strong grounds of the Mediator's opposition, which may be seen
from the following, excerpts:
When, however, the situation is viewed in a ealni. business-like
manner, it is comparatively easy to appreciate the commercial dan
gers which lurk in the enforcement of such a measure. The fact of
the matter is that sin cannot he eliminated from civilization without
disaster. Behind civilization is commerce. Money is I lie impetus
of civiliation and without money there would he no civilization.
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The exodus. or the residents of the tenderloin district has had its
effect on the rentable autos The auto men are the most worried
people in the city just now as half their revenue mine art or ilarlc
through the tenderloin district The effects r the foolish and un
necessary flight of the tenderloin women will he Telt in business
cies as they were good patrons of the millinery, department,
dry goods and other stores. In fact, a large proportion of the linerv
ami luxuries were purchased by these people.
The exodus will close up thousands or dollars worth of property
which cannot be used. Ilutchers. grocers, bakers and the whole list
of beneficiaries in the list or municipal economics must suffer and
lose money because some ass up in the country was determined
to do the legislating Tor the cities instead ir raking up the rocks and
manure in his own back yard.
There you have it. Money is necessary to civilization:
prostitutes makes more money for the business men: there
fore, prostitution is a good thing, and any law that drives pros
titutes from the state is a blow at civilization. That is the
world old argument of vice and sin. It was the strongest argu
ment of the slaveholder. Never a system so rotten and de
grading, but its advocates have used that argument in its
defense.
AVe do not know how far the Mediator represents the senti
ments of the people of Omaha, but the friends of the business
men of Omaha all over the state will hope that thev do not
share the belief that the trade of the bawds and pimps of the
tenderloin and a continuation of the white slave trallic are
essential to their propcrily. Let it once become known that
the business men of any city cater to that class of trade and
entertain such sentiments, and the trade of the decent men and
women of this state is likely to be diverted into other ehnniicN
Again the Mediator, referring to this law. say.s:
It is another measure showing the utter idiocy or letting a lonsi
whiskered farmer out in the state legislate for a city or whose needs
he has absolutely no knowledge, ir it were not for the Kub.-like in
nocence or these unsophisticated citizens there would be less crime
in Omaha. They are easy prey Tor the sharper the moment thev un
tie the wife's apron strings and get outside of the front gate.
Is this really the metropolitan idea of outside-Omaha mem
bers of the legislature.' Does any business man or politician
hope to strengthen Omaha's influence by the u.o of such epi
thcls? As a matter of fact this law had the support of every
member of the Douglas county legislation. The people of
Omaha ought to know by this time, that wholesale assaults on
the intelligence of the rest of the state, by its newspapers, can
do the city no good, and it is to be hoped that they are aware
that this law is not the work of a faddist or crank, but that
it lias behind it the support of the best element of the stale,
whose trade, one year from another, is quite as profitable as
that of the demi monde.
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CARRIE NATION.
A woman possessing ji remarkable record of activity and
achievement )assed last Friday, when Mrs. Carrie Nation, the
Kansas saloon smasher, died at a .-anitarium at Leavenworth.
For more than ten years she had been continuously in the
public- eye, her method being to undertake to defeat lawless
ness by lawlessness. She had no patience with the slow and
deliberate motions of courts of justice, and so she took the law
and the evidence info her own hands, swinging her famous
hatchet to right and left, wherever he found an opportunity
to vent her wrath upon the liquor trade.
After she had attained considerable notoriety as a smasher
of illegal joints in various cities in her own state, she turned
her attention to the legalized saloon in other states, lioo.e was
booze and a saloon was a "joint ' with her. and she did not seem
to realize that the use of physical force was unlawful in cases
vhere the business was protected by law, jnt as much in de
stroying a saloon as in the destruction of any other property.
She could not stand to see a man committing such minor
offenses as smoking without interfering, and indeed her record
of insulting remarks to men perhaps far more law-abiding than
he was herself, is a long and unsavorv one.
Yet. with all her lawlessness, Mrs. Nation had manv good
qualities. She started in her career of hacking and chopping
and smashing, through seeing the laws of her state ruthlessly
trampled under foot, while the oflicers charged with the en
forcement of these laws either could not or would no do their
dutv. Through her work, which because of its verv strenuous
i less and excitement, came about the greatest temperance
awakening known in the hisforv of the count rv. Of course,
many people will be reluctant to admit that their course may
nave neen iniiuciiceii iy .n .ntion. iuii n does not seem
plausible that the great wave uf temperance reform which has
Mvepl over the counfrv in the n.-M few vears should he merelv
coincidental with her campaigns.
IN TIMES GONE BY
Interesting' Happenings of Many
Years Ago, Taken From the
Files of This Paper.
McCUMBER'S FALSE LOGIC.
It seems that no matter what a man wants to find out he
will search out a way to make his reasoning appear logical.
The logic of the men who are opposed to the essence of
popular government, as exemplified in the resolution providing
for a constitutional amendment to grant the people the right of
electing their United States senators seems to be badly de
formed. In fact, it is the logic of the farm hand who would
presume to tell his employer that he does not know enough
about his own farm to place his crops properly.
It seems that the fellows who are the most interested now,
as previously, whenever this question was brought up are the
senators who shake in their shoes whenever the amendment is
mentioned, because of the fear that they may become divorced
from their perquisite and compelled to earn their living in
some way that would require an expenditure of their own
energy. One of the leaders of this class is Porter J. McCumber.
senator from the sovereign state of North Dakota. Throughout
his entire time in the senate, Mr. McCumber has conducted
his course in such a way that if he were a senator from some
such state as Nebraska or Iowa or Kansas or Minnesota, his
chances for election by popular vote would be about as strong
as that of a day laborer to be president by the vote of the steel
trust.
It is true that the popular election of senators is opposed mi
by many able men: but at the same tune, their very distrust
of the popular will cannot but create a mutual feeling of dis
trust toward them. Aldrich, Kale, Burrows. Bulkclcy and a
number of other senators were afraid, and their worst fears
have been realized, notwithstanding the popular idea that their
states were supposed to have been willing to accept any dose
fixed for them. If Mr. McCumber is not careful, he may find
himself in contact with such a healthy public sentiment as the
cool, fresh breezes of North Dakota are capable of developing
under the right conditions and that sentiment cannot come
too soon for the gootj of North Dakota, the nation, or the sen
ator himself.
"GO TO BAXTER."
Down at Hastings, where Dr. llaxter is superintendent
of the state hospital, there i-- a merchant who received this
advice from the stale board of public lauds ami buildings when
he presented a bill of 11S for meat furnished and which had
not been ordered bv the board. It is reported that a number
of claims, amounting to several hundred dollars have been re
jected by the board since Dr. Dater took up the duties of his
ollice. the claims being for supplies, provisions and delicacies
bought by the superintendent in the open market.
The Lincoln .Journal states that he has bought goods not
specified in the contracts and without a permit from the board,
including fancv dishes for the oflicers' tables, and that the slate
has fold the merchants when they presented their bills to 'go
to Maxtor."
The board makes the contracts for furnishing everything
leeded for these institutions :!?i eci:ies just what is to be
furnished in these contracts. Since the superintendent has
seen fit to buy things not so specified, as appears from the
reports, and without being absolute necessities and where no
eniergencv exists, the board is perfect !v right in its admonition
to go to Baxter."
Forty Years Ago.
The constitutional convention was
called to meet at Lincoln. Hon. C. A.
Speice and Hon. H. J. Hudson were
the representatives from Platte
county.
A terrific hail storm passed over
the Shell Creek valley, destroying the
growing grain and shattering many
huildiugs in its path.
Thirty Years Ago.
The Omaha Itepuhlican paid a very
pretty compliment to the Columbus
.Maennerchor Society, saying that
while they were small in numbers,
they were great in musical ability.
A great celebration was held in Col
umbus to celebrate the opening of the
O. X. & R. II. railroad. Among the
speakers was John M. Thurston, aft
erward United States senator.
A very destructive storm struck the
vicinity of Humphrey, damaging both
growing crops and buildings.
Twenty Years Ago.
Mrs. Hat tie Smith, a sister of Mrs.
E. A. Gerrard. died.
Phillip Vetter, of Humphrey, was
killed.
Ten Years Ago.
The teachers institute was in ses
sion at the high school, under the
management of Superintendent Leavy.
Dr. W. II. Cornelius located at St.
Kdward.
Five prisoners broke out of the
county jail.
Five Years Ago.
The various fraternal orders in the
city observed memorial day In honor
of their dead.
.Mrs. C. F. Elias and adughter. Miss
Gertrude, left for a trip to Europe.
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Now that Mavor lleld's term as count v treasurer will ex-
pire next winter, and he is not eligible to reelection, there are
two more entries from the city administration who want to
VC'A on the democratic ticket. Police .ludge O'Mrien has an
nounced that he will ask for the nomination for county judge,
and President Drunken of the city council wants to be county
clerk. Can it be that there are not men enough in Platte
count v to fill the counfv olliecs without doubling up in this
manner?
For the thirty-fourth time the peoule of Columbus bid the
teachers welcome to hold their institute in our city.
The republican state central committee held a meeting at
Lincoln last week and issued a call for the republican state
convention which will be held at Lincoln on Tuesday, July
2o. The basis of representation is on the vole of 0. C. Bell
for presidential elector in 190S, which will give the conven
tion S."i"5 delegates. Platte county is entitled to eleven delegates.
The Tribune-Journal regrets exceedingly the visit of the
fire fiend to the oflice of our brothers of the Telegram last Sat
urday night. The persistent optimism of Judge Howard was
perhaps never better shown than by his appreciative remarks
to the firemen on their efforts, and his proverb, used in all
calamities that "It might have been worse."
George "Washington Emery Dorsey, formerly a member, of
Congress from this district, died at his home in Salt Lake City,
Utah, after a long illness. Air. Dorsey served in Congress from
SS4 to 1S.90, when he was retired bv the wave of populism
I which resulted in the election of O. M. Kem.
More About the Interurban.
The Leigh World last week had
good news for its readers who are in
terested in the interurban road from
Omaha to Norfolk and Sioux City.
According to this article, the road
will probably be a big thing for the
people in that vicinity. The story as
told by the World follows:
"The best news that we can give
our readers this week is that the Ne
braska Transportation company which
proposes building an electric road from
Omaha to Norfolk and Sioux City
have about decided to run the cars
through Leigh. This change in the
proposed route of the line was
brought about a few days ago when
our merchant met with C. W. Baker,
the head of the Baker Construction
company, and also in charge of the
surveying crew, and showed him that
it would be to their advantage to run
the line through this place.
"The road as now proposed will run
from Omaha to Fremont, thence up
the Maple Creek to Howells, and from
Howells to Stanton and Norfolk. This
Mr. Baker informs us will be a saving
of twenty-eight miles in the transport
ation distance between those two
points. From Howells the line will
also be extended westward to Madi
son. This, as we understand, would
give us a car for Omaha or Sioux City
every two hours and from Howells
on every hour. Mr. Baker informs us
that work on the road will be com
menced as soon as the surveying is
completed and the necessary plans and
specifications are made and this he
thought would be accomplished by the
middle of next month."
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Lawmakers Are Besieged by Women
WASHINGTON. That a member of
congress spends his days in work
ing for or against such momentous
projects as tariff reduction, Canadian
reciprocity, appropriations for this or
that and other kindred subjects, is, to
the popular mind, precisely what ho is
Bent there to do. But that be also
consumes a goodly portion of his work
ing day In receiving or avoiding wom
en, will be, perhaps, a more or less
surprising statement to the average
cter.
And yet don't censure the con
gressman for doing so. Nine out of
ten times he's more eager to dodge his
feminine callers than to see them.
This business of basking in feminine
Bmiles and being sought after by
Milady Fair may be all right In story
books, but it doesn't go in congress.
If he could do so the average mem
ber would turn over the job of re
ceiving Phyllis and Cousin Mary from
the country and Mrs. Home Stater to
any one who wants it in a jiffy!
They can be found either in the re
ception room of the house of repre
sentatives or iu the marble room of
the senate, chiefly, however, on the
house side. From the opening day of
a session until its close they theso
"women in waiting." as one congress
man facetiously calls thera are to be
seen. Some of them are there for a
short while only or, maybe, a single
visit, but the majority are as firmly
intrenched at the Rock of Gibral
tar. There are young girls, slender and
fair, who come in groups, properly
chaperoned, from boarding schools
just to say "good-day" to tho member
from their homo state. They are
frankly curious and vastly excited
over the novel experience.
There are women with the battle
scarred faces of the unhappy aged.
Some of them are in rusty black and
make no attempt to conceal the pov
erty that drives them to this lost
hope of winning the sympathy of a
man who can get them a government
position or aid the passage of a cer
tain bill. They are "on duty" each
day, from noon to adjournment. In tho
stifling little room on the house side,
which is merely a columned nichu to
the left of statuary hall.
New Statesmen Are Economical
IN this new house of representatives
there are a number of members who
have come here with a full realization
of the fact that they are one-termers.
They know that according to all hu
man probabilities they will not be re
turned, and so they propose to make
all they can out of two years in of
fice. No expensive hotels for them;
on the contrary, they are figuring how
they can live on their mileage and
clerk hire, and save their salaries.
The result is that the superintend
ent of the house office building has
had hard work to keep members from
putting cots in their offices for sleep
ing there. It is said to be a fact that
some of these "close" congressmen
havo Insisted that they be given the
right to move their trunks into the
house office building and sleep there,
though they have not yet proposed do
ing light housekeeping.
Speaking of committee rooms, the
shift caused by the change in the po
litical complexion of the house has re
sulted in embarrassment to some of
the members who have been in tho
habit of taking their nips regularly
during the day.
"Gosh, but I'm dry, and tired, and
need a drink," remarked a statesman
as he stood In the corridor the other
day. "But blamed if I know where to
get It. Last session I had lots of
friends who kept bottles in their com
mittee rooms, and I suppose there aro
just a many now, or more, but I
don't know where to locate them."
There seems to be no reason to
doubt that the bottles are just as
plenty in this congress as they ever
were, but having changed their habi
tat it is difficult for a man with a
thirst to spy them out. Some years
ago congress prohibited by law tho
sale of liquor in the capitol building.
Up to that time both the senate and
house restaurants sold liquor, which
by some was considered a conveni
ence, and by others a curse.
Certain senators and members main
tained bottles in their committee
rooms for use in emergency, either to
themselves or their friends, and it be
came noticeable that these emergen
cies arose with startling regularity.
Can't Fathom Fight on Mormons
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'JILVEA SERVICE 111!
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GOOD FICHTCK.
SENATOR REED SMOOT of Utah,
who is an apostle of the Mormon
church. In spite of all the attacks he
has weathered since his advent into
public life, cannot get used to the
campaigns waged against his religion.
The protest against placing the like
ness of Brigham Young upon the sil
ver service that Is to be presented to
the battleship Utah by the citizens of
the stato caused Senator Smoot to
make a call upon the secretary of the
navy recently and explain to him the
facts In the case.
The proposition is to have engraved
upon the silver service a likeness of
the pioneer monument that stands at
the head of Main street. Salt Lake
City. This monument was erected at
the very spot where the pioneers of
that state, 142 In number, camped
when they went into that wilderness
to carve out a new empire. All of
taem were Mormons and Brigham
Young, the prophet, was their leader,
so that in addition to having the
names of all of them carved upon tho
stone a statue of Young stands. Ufa
size, at the top of the monument.
There is no religious significance to
the statue or to the proposition to
engrave the likeness upon the silver
service. Senator Smoot explained to
Secretary Meyer, although it happens
that the pioneers were Mormons.
The senator also stated that tho
committee having in charge the selec
tion of the silver for the battleship
and the designation of the design, is
composed of Mormons and non-Mormons
and they are unanimously in
favor of engraving a picture of tho
monument upon the service. The re
sult of the senator's talk was that
Secretary Meyer will stand pat and
not interfere. To all who protest ho
says that the silver service is a vol
untary gift from the people of Utah
and the department has no right to
stipulate as to the design. The same
attitude was assumed by the depart
ment when the people of Mississippi
presented to the battleship of that
name a silver service with the like
ness of Jefferson Davis, president of
the Confederacy, engraved upon it.
$300,000 In Gold Awaits Claimants
STACKED in one corner of the steel
ribbed vaults of the United States
treasury, 30.000 in gold coin Is going
begging. The government canot give
It away; yet none of the rightful own
ers can be Induced to take it. It
represents unclaimed Interest on the
public debt.
Somewhere In nooks and crannies
and out of the way places are the gov
ernment's interest checks for the
money, which never have been cashed.
Some of them never will be presented,
others may be brought around in time,
and some are being held by cautious
Investors.
From time to time the treasury at
tempts to call la the .checks and the
vagaries of human nature are shown.
One citizen has more than $60,000
waiting for him and holds the checks
for it. He was recently Invited to
cash in and made a trip to Washing
ton to tell treasury officials the checks
were his property, he would cash them
when he pleased, or burn them up if
he wished. If be does the latter, his
money will be held in the vaults until
eoagress. perhaps, might dispose of
it. The treasury can do nothing but
keep it.
The contractor who laid the first
pavement upon Pennsylvania avenue
from the capitol to the White IIouso
has $21,000 waiting for him. It has
been there many years, but tho treas
ury has never been able to find tho
rightful payee, as the contractor
-failed and his affairs became involved
in litigation which has never been set
tled. The amounts of this seemingly own
erless fund rango from thousands of
dollars down to a few cents. The
smaller amounts are all held for those
who owned government securities at
some time or other and probably have
forgotten to collect their latest interest
Notice.
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bills against the Columbus Printing
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ard Ramey are kindly requested to
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j Foley's Kidney Remedy
Ia- particularly recommended for
chronic cases of kidney and bladder
trouble. It tends to regulate and con
trol the kidney and bladder action
and is healing, strong and bracing.
For sale by all druggists.
Henry Noremburg, "who has been
iu the city since February 1, as a
writer on the Biene, resigned his po
sition this week and will leave before
the end of the week for his old home
in New York City, where he will re
sume his place on the German Herold.
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