ERSET, PA. * J. G.0eLE \ Ts. Wo SET, PENNR’A geon, =r) K LICK, PA. LW 2 MERSET, PA, Wy J RSET, PA. a | Smith Ave. he preserva- ficial sets in- ner. AL : CTIONEER. , | Bales,” Live i state. TION SCHOOL. ction guar- LE, PA. = \NT! ; i )ysters, Ice s,ete. eals—Beef- usage, Hot at All _N x Groceries, * ars, ete. ons, and we 1are of your ih 3 OTHERS, ISBURY, PA, IST Ty | IDGES rou by your arments. e good obe Seta $1.50 will ransform the vanted a <4 ® 3 2 2 3 - revails, and here you see t a glance he garment equired. YTHING TR Prohibition. - erowds, but to convince The Somerset Gounty Star, VOL. X1V. SALISBURY. ELK LICK POSTOFFICE. PA.. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12. 1908. NO. 14. OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. Below will be found the names of the various county and district officials. Unless otherwise indicated, their ad- dresses are Somerset, Pa. President Judge—Francis J. Kooser. Member ot Congress—A. F. Cooper, Uniontown, Pa. State Senator—William C. Miller, Bedford, Pa. Members of Assembly—J. W. Ends- ley, Somerfield ; A. W. Knepper. Sheriff —William C. Begley. Prothonotary—Charles C. Shafer. Register—Charles F. Cook. Recorder—John R. Boose. Clerk of Courts—Milton H. Fike. Treasurer—Peter Hoffman. Distriet Attorney—John 8. Miller. Coroner—Dr. C. L. Friedline, Stoys- town. Commissioners—Josiah Specht, Kant- ner; Charles F. Zimmerman Stoys- town, Robert Augustine, Somerfield. Solicitors—Berkey & Shaver. Jury Commissioners—George J. Schrock, Joseph B. Miller. Directors, of the Poor—J. F. Reiman, William Brant and William W. Baker. Attorney for Directors, H. F. Yost; clerk, C. L. Shaver. Superintendent of Schools—D. W. Seibert. ~ Chairmen Political Organizations— Jonas M. Cook, Republican; Alex B. Grof, Democratic; Fred Groff, Berlin, if BAD SHOWING FOR SOCIALISTS. Contrary to the expectations of the leaders of the Socialist party, as well as the expectations of the rank and file thereof, the vote of that party was far smaller at the last election than at the election of four years ago. While Debs, the Socialist candidate for Presi- - dent, was going about the country in his “red special,” which was paid for out of the earnings of his poor, deluded dupes, he was greeted by large aulli- ences everywhere he spoke. The large audiences caused the So- cialists to think that Debs was sweep- - ing the country like a whirlwind, and that the Socialist party was growing by leaps and bounds. But they were hugging only a delysion, and a wild and foolish dream. It never occured to them that more people usually go to hear men like Debs and Bryan out of mere curiosity than for any other reason. Demagogues can easily draw their audj- ences with their wild and absurd pa- laver, is quite another matter. A DEAD GIVE-AwAy, But here is a dead give-away on the Socialist party, the best we have yet heard, and it shows clearly what kind of shiftless citizens the Socialist party is largely made up of: One of the So- cialist leaders of Elk Lick township was asked to explain how it happened that the Socialists polled 280 votes in our two home precincts in 1904, and only 59 in the same two precincts in 1908. After scratching his head a little, the Socialist addressed made answer as follows: “Some of our fellows moved away, and 37 of the remaining ones in Elk Lick township could not vote on account of not having their taxes paid.” Then he went on to say that poor men found it impossible to pay their taxes during the past year, and in that statement uttered a great un- trath. There never wgs a time in the his- tory of Elk Lick township when 37 of her citizens could not pay their taxes, if it was their desire to pay them. If the Socialist leader referred to will give us a list of those 37 persons, that we may publish their names, we will venture the assertion that a great ma- jority of them will be found to be men whose total taxation per indi- vidual does not amount to the price of the drunk that most of them are in the habit of getting on. Furthermore, we will venture the as- sertion that there is scarcely a man among the 37 that doesn’t spend more each month, and in some cases more for booze each week than the taxes assess- ed against him for a, whole year. When almost half of all the Socialists in a single district cannot vote on account of not having paid a state or county tax within two years, it simply shows what a worthless, undesirable class of citizens the Socialist party is largely composed of. It is true that some of the. Socialists who resided in Salisbury and: Elk Lick in 1904, have since moved elsewhere, greatly to the benefit of this locality, and some of them committed crimes during their residence here that would have taken them to penitentiary and to the gallows if justice had been done to fhem. But not over 25 or 80 of them moved away. derstood that all our local Socialists of four years ago were bad men, nor is the present crop all composed of bad men. Some of them are good citizens, but most of them are neither a credit to themselves nor to the community. The good citizens among them are the exceptions, and not the rule. Most of them are failures in life through their own indolence or vicious habits, and all of them are sadly deluded and hug- ging delusions and vagaries which can never bring about a realization of their hopes and dreams. Most of the poor men and the work- ing classes in this locality are mem- bers of the Republican and Democratic parties, and yet there were scarcely any of the two old parties who did not have their taxes paid and hence eligible to vote at the last election. It is therefore a plain case that the Social- ist party embraces the great bulk of the indolent, worthless class usually known as undesirable citizens, and a party largely made up of such rubbish isa good party for any and all decent men to steer clear of. Besides, we cannot see how any fair-minded, loyal Ameri- can can countenance a party that sings no patriotic songs, adores not the stars and strpes, but waves instead a red rag, theemblem of anarchy. * The Debs brand of Socialism is anarchy pure aud simple, and it is the kind of Social- ism that permeated the brain of the black-hearted assassin who shot down President McKinley while pretending of the hand. Therefore, they who ad- here to the party of Debs, fosteriand encourage bloodshed, lawlessness and anarchy. We are glad indeed to note that the great bulk of citizens in this locality who had espoused ’the cause of §Social- ism four years ago, have since turned their/backs upon it. And right here it can be truthfully said that no other agency played a larger or stronger part in the change of sentiment against the Socialist party in this locality than that vile and dirty red rag published at Girard, Kan., known as “Appeal to Reason.” A paper of its class falling into the hands of those socialistically inclined, first creates commendation, but later it almost invariably creates condemnation. It is a paper whose rabid assertions and treasonable utter- ances will not wear. The reader in due course of time uses his sober second thought, and then the ‘Appeal to Treason,” as the Kansas paper ought to be called, is cast aside as a vile and unfit thing to be admitted to the family circle. This is the testi- mony of many former Socialists here in this locality, as well as elsewhere. The fellows who have been meeting in“Bennie” Wagner’s shop to yap and slop over on questions they are not competent to talk upon, could employ their time and limited amount of tal- ent far better in other directions. They have even been disgusting each other, and some of them have been ad- mitting it to the editor of THE Star, unsolicited. HOW IS YOUR DIGESTION? Mrs. Mary Dowling of No. 228 8th Ave., San Francisco, recommends a remedy for stomach trouble. She says: “Gratitude for the wonderful effect of Electric Bitters in a case of acute indi- gestion, prompts this testimonial. “I am fully convinced that for stomach and liver troubles Electric Bitters is the best remedy on the market to-day.” This great tonic and alterative medi- cine invigorates the system, purifies the blood and is esspecially helpful in all forms of female weakness. 50c. at E. H. Miller’s drug store. 15-1 Editor Threatened With a Beating. Word comes to us from Grantsville, Md., to the effect that Landlord Charles Bender is feeling very sore on account of THE STAR'S comments on the recent local option victory in Grantsville. He is reported to have said that the way to get even with Pete Livengood is to catch him out, some time, and give him a good beating. “Ish dot so, Charley?” Well, if the report is true, as. we have reason to believe it is, it strikes us that it’s pretty rough talk to come from the mouth of an ex-Sunday school superintendent. But it simply shows how a man de- generates in morality after engaging a few years in the low and dirty business of selling booze to the fathers, hus- bands and brothers of the poor and the needy. It is about time to take .the liquor selling privilege away from moral degenerates who would resort to personal violence, but we're not in the least afraid of a man with only one foot and about two ounces of brains. Any noodle-head®d nonentity can sell booze, and we were given a quiet tip some time ago that Charley Bender is well stocked up and intends to kesp to be eager to give him a friendly grasp | * when it comes to “licking” the editor of THE STAR, that would require a bet- ter physical man than Charley Bender ever was. Anyway, we'd rather take a good body-beating any time than to be fixed the way poor “Shine” Fogle was fixed. There are two sides to the booze business, of ‘course; but only one right side to it, and Charley isn’t on the right side, and he knows it. Deep down in his heart he knows it, and he hears/a still, small voice condemning him every day. We were going to say that his business is an allfired dirty business, but maybe that would be too rough, so so we’ll just call it a hell’s-fired dirty business, for which we have no apolo- gies to make to him or any other booze-vender, and Charley should not get too awful angry, for it is said that whom the Gods would destroy they first make mad. HEXAMETHYLENETETRAMINE. The above is the name of a German chemical, which is one of the many valuable ingredients of Foley’s Kidney Remedy. Hexamethylenetetramine is recognized by medical text books and authorities as a uric acid solvent and antiseptic for the urine. Take Foley’s Kidney Remedy as soon as you notice any irregularities, and avoid a serious malady. Elk Lick Pharmacy, E. H. Miller, proprietor. 12-1 LIKINSISM. The official count of the vote polled in this county, last Tuesday, furnishes a stinging commentary on the effect of Crowism and Likinsism on the Pro- hibition vote and the damage which Likins and his villainous journalism are inflicting on the Prohition cause. Chafin, the Prohibition candidate for President, polled a mere 872 votes this year, against 1,556 polled for Swallow four years ago. The official table shows a. uniform decline in the Prohi- bition vote. Liking’ total of 1,532 is 500 less than that received by the Pro- hibition county candidates one year ago. The Prohibition vote averaged about 1,000 this time, a drop of 50 per cent. since the Presidential election of 1904. This is not to be wondered at. Ever since the organ of the Prohibition party was turned over to W.E. Crow, to be conducted in the interest of dis- sentionjin the Republican party, its value to the Prohibition cause has steadily declined. Attention was frequently called to the fact that the Prohibition ticket was not receiving adeqate support by the People’s Tribune, half of its news space and all of its editorial space be- ing devoted to the attacks of Crow, “Lal” Minor and John 8. Ritenour on the real Republican leaders and the Republican organization of the county. H., L. Robinson, president of the Tribune Printing Company, may not be open to conviction, for “there are none so blind as those who will not see ;” but the fact, remains neverthe- less that the sensible and sincere fol- lowers of Prohibition have been driven from the party by the reprehensible manner in which the Tribune has been conducted and the contemptible Crow interest which it really represents, However, Robinson’s recent indorse- ment of Likins will lead the public to believe that he is cognizant of the true situation, and if not particeps criminis, clearly as accessory both be- fore and after the fact. As he took up considerable space in the Tribune two weeks ago with his written apologies to A. E. Jones and R. F. Hopwood for the way in which that paper libeled them, and in making a labored and lengthy explanation to the manager of The Herald as to why he could not keep a check rein on the sorrel Likins, he may further explain. how it happens. that Crow holds a mortgage on the columns of the paper. He may also explain the falling off of the Prohibition vote dur- ing an era’ of temperance agitation. That he may, however, avoid some of the breaks which crept into his latest fulmination, we would advise that he submit his next contribution to the “superior” political judgement of W. E. Crow and the “superior” literary ca- pacity of “Lal” Minor. They are the real publishers of the sheet. Robinson is a figure-head and Likins a joke.— Uniontown Morning Herald. RAW LUNGS. When the lungs are sore and in- flamed, the ‘germs of pneumonia and Consumption find lodgement and mul- tiply. Foley’s Honey and Tar kills the cough germs, cures the most ob- stinate racking cough, heals the lungs, and prevents serious results. The genuine is in the yellow package. Elk Lick Pharmacy, E. H, Miller, proprie- However, we do not wish to be un-|on selling it, license or no license. But tor. 12-1 W. E. CROW REBUKED. Fayette County’s Republican Chair- man Fittingly Shows Up the Dirty. Work of the Crow Crowd. One:W. E. Orow, of Uniontown, Pa., who has‘long had great political aspir- ations, but who evidently lacks the ‘necessary force to get to the front by honorable means, did all in his power during the political campaign just end- ed to boost a few of his personal friends on the Republican ticket and defeat others to gratify an unwarranted per- sonal spite he holds against them. His efforts were very strenuous indeed, and he resorted to all manner of con- temptible and unfair means to accom- plish his designs, but he failed most signally, and Republican County Chairman P. A, Johns has published a statement in some of the newspapérs in which he gives Crow and his crowd of corruptionists a much needed re- buke. MR. JOHNS’ STATEMENT. Complete unofficial returns show that the entire Republican ticket, Na- tional, State, Congressional, Legislative and County, has been elected. In this I am highly gratified. At the same time I find it difficult to conceal my disappointment at the evi- dences of party treachery which these returns disclose. I deem it just and proper, therefore, to make a statement to the rank and file of the party and to the public. The reason why the men on the National, State, Congressional and Leg- islative, as well as & majority of those on the County ticket, were sacrificed, and the chances of their election im- periled, were that factional spite might be gratified. Some of the men on the County ticket were boosted st the ex- pense of the rest of the ticket, includ- ing even the Republican candidates for President, Congress and Legisla- ture. The great importance of these results was ignored, and the fact that the next Legislature will elect a United States Senator received no considera- tion at the hands of the men mention- ed below. I feel free to state that the manner in which W. E. Crow and a_few of his henchmen complicated the situation by sending out poll books and con- ducting a separate organization in the interest of party dissention, was repre- hensible. Crow never even made his appearance at regular Republican headqudrters. These tactics created discord and distrust among the work- ers, with the result that the county organization found it a matter of great difficulty to conduct a winning cam- paign. I also find that the Legislative situa- tion was endangered by the liquor men of the county sending out letters signed by Springer Todd, as president, and R. F. Sample, as secretary, asking all their friends to defeat Legislative Candidate John 8. Carroll, if possible, and I have reasons to believe that Crow was in sympathy with this-move- ment. But in this, as well as their as_ saults on the rest of the ticket from President down to Poor Director, I am pleased to say the efforts of Crow and his followers failed signally. My prediction that the Republican ticket would win by pluralities of from 2,500 to 2,800 has been verified in the caser of several of the candidates, be- cause these candidates were the only men who received the full party sup- port. For the falling off of the rest of the ticket the Republican party in this county can blame Crow and his crowd. I find that the organization Republi- cans voted the ticket straight, while these men supported only a part of the ticket and cut the rest. That may be their brand of Republicanism, but it is not mine. P. A. JOHNS, County Chairman. IF YOU ARE OVER FIFTY, READ THIS. Most people past middleage suffer from kidney and bladder disorders which Foley’s Kidney Remedy would cure. Stop the drain on the vitality and restore needed strength and vigor. Commence taking Foley’s Kidney Remedy today. Elk Lick Pharmacy, E. H. Miller, proprietor. 12-1 Ir the liquor traffic is legitimate, it should not be burdened with any more taxation than is borne by any other le- gitimate business. If it is illegitimate or wrong, it should be wiped out al- together. OL RES THE question now openly stands, shall the saloon conquer the United Rux not only destroys the product- ive power of drunkards, it cripples the industrial power of the whole com- munity. The traffic levies a tax upon us all. He wasts while we try to save. He blights and blasts while other men are trying to bless. The lit- tle children, who are forced to labor when they ought to be at play or at school, are the slaves of the devilish enginery of the saloon. THEY must have the boys, these sa- loons must, to live. As the old “bum- mers” drop off, new material must be secured. The hungry publican has eyes open wide for bright lads. He invents diabolical schemes to entrap them. Whose boys will he deceive and ruin? Not mine, do you say? How do you know that? Other parents have said as much, and are today wailing over the. awful wreck rum hath wrought. ALLEN F. COOPER, Republican, is re-elected to Congress from the Twen- ty-third congressional district, com- posed of the counties of Somerset, Fayette and Greene, easily defeating Milton R.Travis,Democrat, and William M. Likins, Prohibition. Itis a signifi- cant fact that in Somerset county, at least, Likins made his best runs where he was least known, and where he had not been seen during the entire cam- paign.—Berlin Gleaner. Every young man should remember that if his income is just a little above expenses every day he will eventually become well off. If his receipts daily lack a little of meeting his expendi- tures, he will in time become a can- didate for public favors at the poor house. Honest work at any calling, and such economy as the case re qnires, is honorable; while idleness and spendthrift habits are a disgrace to anyone, young or old. AvcomorL has sundered and made miserable more wedded lives than all other agencies combined. Filial affec- tion endures separation from home, tyranny of parents and cruelty. Alco- holize a young man and he will tread upon the heart of his mother as a worthless thing. Business integrity will endure loss and starvation. Alco- holize a man and he will live on bor- rowed money which he cannot pay, and deliberately waste the assets which be- long to his creditors. Ir there is any business among men worthy of being described as a work of the devil, it is the business of mak- ing and selling intoxicating liquor to be used as a beverage. Out of this traf- fic countless evils arise. The devil has no encerprise on earth that brings him greater returns than this. With all his wonderful shrewdness and long experience, the devil could not invent and supply any means to so effectual- ly injure the peace of mankind and make them forever his victims as this liquor business. THERE is a sowing time and a time to reap. The wise man said: ‘Bring a child up in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.” So it is with the boys of to- day who are allowed to run the streets till nine or ten o'clock at night. This does not mean our town alone, as nearly all towns are similarly afflicted —for an affliction it surely proves to be to many families in the after life of the boys. Parents, see affer your boys, and the company they keep. It will be worth more than gold to you and them, in the years to come. THE manufacture and traffic in in- toxicating beverages is a public nui- sance and a prolific source of disorder, pauperism and crime. The attempt to regulate this business is a recognition of itg legitimacy. It should therefore be totally suppressed by enactments of the state legislatures, prohibiting the manufacture, traffic and transportation within the state, and congressional en- actments prohibiting the manufacture and sale of intoxicating beverages in all places under the jurisdiction of Congress, and inter-state transporta- tion of all intoxicants intended for beverage purposes. A Correction. To correct an erroneous item in a re- cent issue of THE STAR, we gladly pub- lish the following from our friend Ed- ward H. Smith, of Pittsburg: “I noticed in your local items in your last week’s issue, that you said 1 was going to Texas to locate there. This was an error. It should have read States, or shall the United States con- | quer the saloon? The battle is to! come; there is no escape from the con- | test; it is life for a life, death for | death ; the saloon must die, or the na- tion go like Babylon to a quick, dis- honorable and debauched death. Willis B. Smith, who sent his family there some time ago, but he will re- main here himself for the time being | It was not myself. Will you kindly correct this in your next issue, ag I "have no idea at present of leaving this | ‘burg.’ ” WERE it not for this insatiable greed prevalent in some people to possess everything in sight, and to discoun- tenange everything that does not di- rectly benefit themselves, there would be more homes in this country and less people roaming around in search of a scanty living while these monsters of greed are accumulsting, hoarding and denying themselves many things actually necessary to their comfort, to the end that they may satisfy their covetous wishes, which are so grasping that nothing ordinary can satisfy them. By day and by night and throughout their entire existence their one thought is for self and accumulation, and to such an extent do people ride this dis- agreeable hobby, that they utterly obliterate every good quality that they have started in life with, never stop- ping to think that it is a sin to covet, and that their life at best is but a short span until they will be compelled, how- ever reluctantly, to give up their dear- ly secured possessions to those who will not even be grateful to them for their grasping efforts in obtaining them. 3 THE editor of a local paper is often unjustly censured for his mistakes. The wonder is that he does not make more of them. ' On the ‘average paper he must deal with all kinds of subjects, give the names, dates, ete. One hour he may be engaged in reporting a re- ligious meeting and the next drawing the picture of a fight. He must con- dense and fill with his items several columns, whether events are transpir- ing to throw up material for his use or not. Count the local items in a paper and imagine how many steps they have required, how much mental anxiety, worry and work they have cost, and some idea of the editor's work can be gathered. The smallest may have cost him a long walk and much effort to reach the facts. There is no end to his work. When one paper goes to press he turns his attention to the next one. He makes the rounds in search of news, and may not get a line. From some he must get news without their knowing it, drawing them into conver- sation and obtaining what he wants, in sections. He may labor for hours in chasing down a rumor, only to find that there is nothing in it. His local columns stare him in the face and de- mand to be filled, not with skim milk, but with cream of the news events and matters of interest. His bounds are limited, and vet he must find in each day and all through the week, month and year something of interest to the public. No more perfect treadmill could be devised. With such a con- stant strain, producing weariness of the body and mind and an almost endless variety of subjects to be touched upon, is it surprising that he should occasionally make a mistake? Other people do, why shouldn’t an edi- tor? Causes of Mine Accidents. The prominence given by the press to descriptions of mine explosions when such disasters claim a number of vie- tims has led the general public to be- lieve that of the many perils to which coal-mine workers are exposed the danger from explosions is the greatest. Statistics do not bear out this impres- sion. Of the total number reported for the last calendar year, 947 deaths and 343 injuries were caused by gas and dust explosions, 201 deaths and 418 injuries by powder explosions and windy shots, 1,122 deaths and 2,141 injuries by falls of roof or coal; 855 deaths and 2,416 injuries were ascribed to other causes. The figures for 1907 show, however, that explosions of gas or mixture of gas and dust have com- paratively fatal results, the number killed in this way during the year being three times as great as the num- ber injured; in accidents from other causes, the number of non-fatal injuries largely exceed the fatal ones. In sac- cidents from powd®r explosions and windy shots, twice as many men were injured as were killed, and the same ratio holds in injuries from falls of roof or coal. Inthe accidents ascribed to other causes, nearly three times as many men were injured as were killed. THE BLANKS WE KEEP. The following blanks can be obtained at all times at Tae Star office : Leases, Mortgages, Deeds, Judgment Bonds, Common Bonds, Judgment Notes, Re- ceipt Books, Landlord s Notice to Ten- ants, Constable Sale Blanks, Summons Execution for Debt, Notice of Claims for Collection, Commitments, Subpoe- nas, Criminal Warrants, ete. tf ——a | office. OLD PAPERS for sale at Tur Stag | They are just the thing for | pantry shelves. wrapping paper and | cartridge paper for the miners. : Five | cents buys a large roll of them. tf
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