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- ' , Columbus Tribune -Journal Published by The Tribune Printing Company Columbus, Nebraska. Admitted at the Postofllce at Columbus, Xefor., as second clas matter ALBERT J. MASON. Editor. MILLARD S. BINNEY, Business Manager. CHESTER J. MASON. Circulation Manager. Notice to Sabserlben. Sithsciuption PmcE-One dollar and a hair a year, seventy-Jive centi, for six months. Renewals The date opposite jour name on your paper, or wrap per, shows the date to which you have paid. When payment Ls made the date will lie charmed accordingly. Dicontini;ances KcsixinsiMe subscribers will continue to re ceive The Tribune-Journal until the publisher is notilled to discon jinue, when all arrearages mutt be paid. Kef ut-int; paper at postottlce is not notice to the publisher. Oiiancikin Auukeks When orderimr chantre in address be sure to f?ive the old avell as the new aildress. Mr. McEIfresh Explains New Law. County Attorney McEIfresh has received a number of inquires concerning the recent act of the legislature relating the conveyance of voters to the polls, and in or der that there may be no misunderstadingas to its scope, effect and meaning, has construed the same as follows: "Our legislature at its last session passed the fol lowing act: "It shall be unlawful for any candidate or committee to run or cause to be run any con veyance for the purpose of conveying voters to the polls. Provided that nothing in this sec tion shall be construed to interfere with con veying sick or disabled persons who are not able withiout assistance to attend the election. Any violation of this act shall be deemed a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be puni shed by fine in the sum of $50.00 or imprison ment in. the county jail not less than 30 days." The purpose of this act is to prohibiat any party candidate or party committee from running or causing to be run either directly or indirectly, conveyances of any kind for conveying voters to the polls, except as to sick or disabled persons who can not get to the polls without assistance. This act does not prohibit any arrangement between the voters themselves for their conveyance to the polls, nor neighbors, friends, acquaintances or strangers from riding to the jolls together, nor does it prohibit any such person or persons from conveying others to the jwlls, so long as such conveyances are not run or caused to be run, directly or indirectly, by a party candidate or ,'arty committee. ' ' MS ,, mamm notwithstanding the fact that the presidential candidate was a Nebraska man, and was credited with having'car ried the state on his personal popularity. Btlt there is more than that to it. As. the Omaha Bee tersely says, "Every shot Mike Harrington aims at Harman hits Shallenberger. " It is a matter of record that Shallenberger was elected by a larger majority 'than Mr. Bryan received in the state, and that in the same railroad towns and wards where Cowgill led Bryan, Shallenberger also led. On the night before election in 1908, it was report ed that word had been sent to the railroad employes to vote for Shallenberger and Cowgill. The operator in a certain little town was a republican and had spent all fall telling the good points of the republican candidates. Yet when he was asked concerning this message, his ans wer Was characteristic of the subservience shown by so many employes "Well you know what is good for the company is good for the men." Mr. Cowgill died in office, and the present cam paign is to fill his unexpired term. Mr. Harman of the same city, and his personl manager then is now the candidate. Mr. Shallenberger is a candidate for the United States senate. Harrington Writes a Letter. There is a man. named Harman, living in Holdrege, Nebraska. No, not the Ohio, Harmon, and as far as we know, no relation. Indeed, the name areselled slightly different. V Mr. Harman of Holdrege, recently received a very interesting letter from the pen of M. F. Harrington, erst-while chairman of the harmony convention at Fre mont, and by virtue of, such chairmanship, author and deliverer of the speech which is to the be taken as the key-note of the democratic campaign in Nebraska this fall. In that key-note speech, Mr. Harrington stated that he had in mind a democratic candidate for railway com missioner who was backed by the railroads, and accord ing to his story the candidate meant was Mr. Harman. In the letter, Mr. Harrington explains some very inter eting political history from the campaign of three years ago, when W. H. Cowgill, also of Holdrege, was elected to this position on the democratic ticket. He explains that Mr. Harman was the personal manager of the Cow gill campaign; that he is a cousin of Edson Rich, one of the leading attorneys of the Union Pacific railroad com nnay; and that in the leading railroad towns Mr. Cow- Let Us Wake Up. The year of 1911, . has been a peculiar year in, the history of Columbus. We have had none of the popular celebrations or outing that we usually had in the past, or 1 that other cities all about us are holding this year. It has been suggested that before the close of the fall season we have a celebration known as "home com ing week, " at which time the former residents of the city shall be invited to return as honor guests of the city for the week. It has also been suggested that we plan to hold a great fall or harvest festival. Indeed, despite the direful outlook, there has been a fair crop of small grain realized, and the corn crop is far from being a failure. Would it not be appropriate to gei together and have a festival of some kind lasting several days or a week, while at the same time entertaining our friends of bygone days? It is now to late, of course to think about a county fair. But it is not to late to make a showing of the various industries of the city and call our neighbors in to help us celebrate. Many Columbus people went to Schuyler last week to help them celebrate. Shall we be less hospitable than our neighbors? Will not the com mercial club, or some of the leading citizens take the lead and start some kind of a gala occasion on foot for Columbus this fall? Superintendent CraJbfree. State Superintendent J. W. Crabtree has been offer ed the position of president of th? state normal at River Falls, Wisconsin. Mr. Crabtree has given this strte years of valuable service In a similar capacity, and when he was dismissed by the normal board last year he aj pealed his case to tin.- fieople of the state? with the result that he was elected state superintendent by a large majority. The new osition carries with it a salary of $3,500 us compared with $2,000 in his present position. It is said that he has his resignation ready to hand the governor, who will appoint a superintendent tem porarily to fill the vacancy. It is now too late to get on the primary ballot, but it is likely that petitions wil be circulated for some one or more candidates to ge-j on the ballots in the November election. It is inded gratifying, even if somewhat inconveni ent to see great states making their drafts ou, Nebraska when they want men capable of filling biiir places. A few years ago, Milwaukee called for Carroll G. Pearse, of Omaha, and only a year ago State Superintendant Bishop was drafted by the Iowa Agricultural college at Ames. Nebraska's reputation fic good schools and big gill received more votes than the presidential candidate, J school men is bearing fruit. VACATION TIME v S ' S ' III Afi97ISIIrftiGlBG) ' VmxmM8& (Copyright, lail.) The Closed Primary: Under the new primary law, it is necessary tor the voter to state to the judges of election the name of the political party with which he affiliates, and upon this in formation he is given the ballot of his party to vote up on the candidates for the various offices on that ticket. In case the election judges are not satisfied that he really affiliates with the party he claims, it becomes their duty, under the lav to ask the following questions, which the voter must answer: "What political party do you affiliate with?.'" "Do you intend to support the candidates of said plttical party, or a majority of them, at the next -election.?' If, after, these questions have been answered, the challenge is not determined in favor of the person seeking to vote, and be not withdrawn, he shall not be allowed to vote until he has answered the above questions, among others, under oath. A most hellish 'case of fiendish brutality was wit nessed just north of the city last Monday afternoon,, when a man, .or rather what was intended for a man, was seen to beat a a frightened horse unmercifully because the poor animal had become frightened at an infuriated bull. There was some excuse for the horse to act the way he did, perhaps even the bull might be excused, but the human (?) creature, none whatever. We hope that seme one who knows who he is will have manhood rnough to see that he gets what he deserves, or as nearly so as iiossible, for indeed the statutes are far too lenient in such cases, even when prosecuted to the extreme limit. The Tribune Printing Company TT.v open primary permitted the members of oia? political party too participate in the selection of the candidates of another party, and it was evidently the pur pose of the legislature to abolish this evil. Under the closed pirmary the members of a political party are con fined to their own party, and it becomes practically im possible for the members of. one party to dictate the policies of the opposite party. ji We would caution all republicans to bear these fact j in mind when voting the primary ticket, and trust that J no republican will be a party to a false statement m or- Er der to assist any candidate on t opposite ticket. : -Carries in Stock a Complete Line of- MORTGAGE NOTES City Leases, Farm Leases, Subpoe nas, Articles of Agreement, Chattel Mortgages, Bills of Sale, Warranty Deeds, Real Estate Mortgages. Ap plications for Loans, and in fact m IB t Pvppv mm Professor Harrington, as an instructor in letter writing is getting lots of free advertising. What next? Apportionment And Electoral Vote. By the time the new congressional apportionment goes into effect, March 4, 1913, New Mexico and Ariz ona it mnv be assumed, will have become states. There- fore the total membership of the house will be 435, as each of these new states must have one representative. The- bill as it goes to the president calls for 433 house members, instead of 391, as at present. Had the old ratio been retained of the late census some states would have sustained losses of members, while others, as is the case under the new provision, would remain in statu quo. As it is., no state suffers a decline, but twenty-five make gains. The charges are more significantly reflected in the electoral vote, whose total, when Arizona and New Mexico are admitted, will run from 483, as at present to 531. The gains among the states are rather well dis tributed so far as sections go. They run from Massa chusetts on the east to California, Oregon and Washing ton on the west and from Minnesota and Michigan on the north to Louisiana, Florida and Texas on the south. New York lqads in votes gained, with six, and Pennsyl vania comes second, with four; California and Oklahoma each gains three, Massachuetts, Illinois, Washington, Texas and New Jersey each two, while these states gain one each: Colorado, Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, Mon tana, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon,! Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, West Virginia, Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Louisiana. The south, counting West Virginia as a southern state, makes a gain of ten votes in the electorial college, and on joint ballot in congress. Those states in the list that went for Taft in 1908, eighteen in all make an ag gregate gain of thirty-two. Those in the list carried by Bryan seven gain ten votes, but counting New York and New Jersey as doubtful states in 1912, the list of republican states would stand to Jose eight, leaving their net sure gain, twenty-four. One objection to a large membership in the house is its unwieldiness. It will mean more work done in com mittees and caucuses and those who feel that congress is none too intimately responsive to the popluar will and sentiment now, regard that as very undesirable. It does not appear that the efficiency of congress is in any way increased by merely swelling the numbers. -Omaha Bee. Don yo suppose Job ever was stuck in a muddy field with an automobile? These are carried in stock. Remem ber, you doa't have to go to the both er of having them printed to order if you go to the Tribune shop. They are already for you at any time. b No Delay. No Special Orders No Special Cost for Printing Must Pay For Paper. Taking a paper out of the post office makes the re cipiunt liable for the bill. O. D. Austin a Butler (Mo.) pubMsher, sent his paper to Charles Burge. The latter paid for it twice and then refused to pay again. He saic he ordered it stopped, but the court of appeal holds tha t'mere acceptance of the paper created a liability. It adds: "The preparation and publication of a newspaper in volves much mental and physical labor as well as an out lay of money. One who accepts the paper by continuous ly taking it from the post office receive a benefit and pleasure arising from such labor and expenditure as fully as if he had appropriated any other product of another's labor, and by such act hemnst be held liable for the sub scription price." Western Puplisher. Governor Cruce of Oklahoma got into the limelight this week by pardoning a young negro who had been senten ced to hang for murder. The negro was about eighteen years old and no one made any effort to intercede in his behalf, and all preparations had been made for carrying out the death penalty. The governor figured it this way: If the condemned youth had been white the executive office would have been besieged with appeals for clemen cy and every effort would have been made to set aside the judgement of the courts. But in the case of an or phan negro boy no such action was taken and he was left without friends to aid him in the hour of his extremity. So the governor commuted his sentence and the gallows were cheated. Of course Governor Cruce came in for a whole lot of condemnation and censure. There are men who would not ill treat a mule or a horse or a dog. but who have no pity for a human being whose skin is black. Doubtless the race war that carries with it the hatred of the black man is founded upon certain substantial causes, but to some it is simply a mania and therefore unreason ing and unreasonable. Thoughtful men who consider the race problem from a standpoint of impartiality, and with tha sense of fairness with which all great issues and problems ought to be studied, will find little to condemn in the action of Governor Cruce. Auburn Herald. This year a few teachers have given up town posi tions to teach in the country. When a teacher can get $60 in the country with board not more than $15, it will be but a short time until the teachers will leave the towns in which they are getting $55 with $20 for board and room, to take rural positions. Rural school boards have at last begun to solve the problem of being merely a training school for towns. Wayne County Teacher. IN TIMES GONE BY Interesting Happenings of Many Years Ago, Taken From the Files of This Paper. Forty Years Ago Phoebe Carey, the noted died at her home.' peo'tess Thirty Years Ago. The B. &. M. baseball team came from Omaha to play the locals, defeas ing them by a score of sixteen ta one. Ed. Rossiter came up from Omaha to J umpire the game. The Platte river Bridge was being repaired after the flood which visited this country that spring. Twenty Years Ago. Martin Burns, of Platte Center re ceived a patent on a mechanical corn harvester. The first populist county ticket was nominated. Among the leaders of the new party at that time were a number of men who have since been quite pro minent in the democratic party, and some in the republican party. m - Ten Years Ago. The last of the subscription money for the North opera house was raised nad its name was decided upon. Librius Staab died at his hoome in this city, at the age of seventy-two. A. J. Mason and Miss Lottie Joseph were married at Platte Center. Involves Every Community. Every unpunished murder takes away something from the security of every man's life. Webster. n GMUlOOTj Jy WEBRD NCiTMTl ASvronxr I know a garden fair and wide, Where pale green rosea nod and away. Aad flourishing on either aide Are purple daisies bright and gar; There yellow lilacs peep from out A grape-leaf cluater bright and red. Aad aafrroa plaka climb roundabout. While other blooma their beauty abed. A spray of dark blue eglantine Nods by an orchid gleaming black. Borne dark gray marigolds entwine Where pure white rose leavea tumble back; A bunch of ripe green cherries, too. Grow with a lot of silver grapes. And pears and apples of weird hue Grow In a dozen varied shapes. This garrten wait! I think you'll see BtrawbetTies of a golden tint That nourish 'mongst these things that be Of nndrous hue and shape and glint. This gar-ten la no shady spot Hedged by a wall of living green. No neatly planned and bordered plot Where pleasant walks and nooks are seen. Nor do the scientists there cone To view the wonders on display And And themselves from wonder dumb That such things see the light of day. Ah. no! Tet 'Ms not necromance That works these changes, as to that This wild and weird and queer expanse la but mr lady's summer hat. In St. Louis. The visitor from Xeeny. O.. wipes his brow with a faded handkerchief and expresses himself forcibly: "I've been up against some kard propositions, but these world's fair eat Ins houses knock the persimmon right along." "What have they done to you?" asks the visitor from Pewaukee. Went Into a place today and had to pay three dollars for a steak that was so tough I couldn't eat It." "What did you dor "Told them I could not eat It, and they might as well take It back and keep It themselves." "Yes." "And thea the boss came out and made me pay the three dollars." "WelL" "And then be said he'd hold the steak at my risk, but I'd have to pay a dofc lar storage charges In advance." Five Years Ago. John C. Flaxel and Mrs. Mrytle Mc-1 Patri were married. Miss Martha Ernst, daughter of E J. 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