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PAGE TWO THE DEADWOOD DAILY PIONKEU-TIMRS TUESDAY MORXIXG, MAY 11, 1920. marked increase in the prices of nec pioneer essities being in the case of sugar campaign is necessarily dishonest. A State campaign in which only one dollar was spent would be vicious and I the price of which Mr. Palmr help ed to boost. criminal if that dollar was spent for the purchase of a vote.

A State (DIES THE DKADWOOD PIONKER Established 1876 THE BLACK HILLS TIMES Established 1877 campaign In which a million dollars When the coal strike was called last November, at the beginning of winter, both President Wilson and Attorney General Palmer denounced It as not only unjustifiable but were spent might be pure and hon Captain Gardner returned from Centennial accompanied by Mrs. De-Voe and Mrs. T. B. Hammond.

Mrs. DeVoe lectured to a good audience at Centennial, Tuesday evening. She will address an audince In the Methodist church here this evening. The six o'clock D. C.

train from Lead last evening experienced a narrow escape from a serious accident. Engineer Jewett was at the throttle, Peckinpaw was fireman. As the train approached bridge 7 a boulder weighing at least 1000 pounds loosened by est If the million dollars were spent BON HAM MORFORD, Publisher The Very Best In legitimate and truthful Instruction of the people in the political unlawful. Mr. Palmer compromised with the men he had denounced as Official Paper Lawrence County.

Official Paper City of Deadwood. criminals, and the increased cost of issues of the day. That is to say, the right or wrong of campaign funds depends not upon their size, nor yet upon their source, but upon the way mining coal was added to the price the public must pay. Entered as second class mall matter at the Postoffice, Deadwood. While Attorney General Palmer In wnich they are used.

We are not averse to a law requiring an account the snow, rolled from a point the feet above the track, striking the loco was arresting alien "Reds" a eubor Distinctive Class ami good durability can be obtained in our STOCK OF HIGH-GRADE FOOTWEAK dinate official of another depart ing of all receipts, but we think that Subscription Daily, by carrier 76 per month; by mail 60 cents per month; Wecklv. $2.00 per year. motive. Fortunately, the rock was more fragile than the engine and was ment was ordering the release of the arrested persons, without effec tive protest by the bead of the Depart- one requiring an accounting of all expenditures Is much more Important. It would be difficult, wo imagine, completely demolished, else the train would have gone into the ditch.

As it was the train was bro'ught to an ment of Justice. While boasting of his achievement In making the ar instantaneous standstill, tossing the to establish the proposition that publicity Is vicious. On the contrary, it rests, he made no public protest passengers violently from their seats. MKMliEK 0 ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the use tor re-publlcatlon of all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited in this paper an2 io the local news published All right e( re-publlcatlon ot special dispatches herein are also reserved. against the turning loose of persons No one was hurt.

JOHN SOHN Deadwood, 8. Dnk. Lpe Street is commonly regarded as commendable and beneficial. One of the great evils of our politics has been held to be that the people are not sufficiently Informed concerning the is MAX ASKED TO SIGN he had deemd enemies of American institutions. These are the most important and most widely known features of the record of the Department of Justice OWN DEATH CERTIFICATE sues and candidates presented to (By Associated Preaa) No.

302. them for their suffrage. It would seem, then, to be of dubious propriety, If not of positive Impropriety, PARIS, May 10. To be asked to sign his own death certificate was the experience recently of a French soldier named Bregot. He has been Subscribe for the Pioneer-Times William A.

Brady, the theatrical manager, upon his return trom in the immediate past. It is a record of wasted money, wasted official energy, sacrifice of respect for governmental authority, and encouragement for disregard of law and order. to Interpose any obstacles against the fullest and freest publicity In Europe, says: "We have got to participate in the troubles of rportd killd in th war but was found in good health at Belfort by a gen campaigns. At tne present time a This may go for those who have pic darme who thrust the death cereifi- IIIIIIIIIIIIM ture films to sell there, but why not excuse the rest of use from the "got great international organization is seeking to raise a fund for hundreds of millions for giving greater pub to" program? CAMPAIGN EXPENSES The latest proposal for limiting by law the nee of money In political campaigns Is doubtless well meant, but it Is open to precisely the same licity to the Christian religion, and the world applauds the effort. If a cate into his hands, asked him to sign it and left without explaining the reason for the extraordinary request.

Bregot has begun what Is expected to be a long legal process to prove that he is still living. I SPECIAL BARGAINS I political party, or a political candl Eighty-eight idealistic American congressmen join in a manifesto to the British government against the suspension of the ordinary processes date, see fit to spend a large sum for criticism that we recently made upon some existing State legislation which has the same end in view. The plan is to establish what we might call of law in the case of Irish revolu tionists. Return mail, doubtless In some New, slightly I used and rebuilt Cars. I will bring Secretary of State Colby a protest by eighty-nine members of the British parliament against the giving publicity current issues, which means for the political information and education of the people.

It lsjllf-ficult to see wherein offense Is given to civic morals. We cannot admit the pretence that the employment of large campaign funds gives wealthy candidates advantage over tnose who are poor. It has long been proverbial that impe-cunlosity never keeps a nation from going to war It never did and nev- GATES SATIRES Authoplzad Service Station BLACK HILLS TIRE and -W REPAIR CO. lynching of negroes in the American states. This long distance reform a flat rate for campaign expenses, to be uniform In all States.

That, we submit, would be illogical, unreasonable, and unjust; because a sum which might be entirely sufficient In one State would be absurdly insufficient in another; and one which might be considered not too large In one State would be, for another, monstrously excessive. ing of each other's countries could become very interesting, instructive and extensive? GEO. ML BUTLER er will. So we must doubt if a wor thy candidate was ever fatally han n. Manufacturer of fk BLACK HILL3 GOLD JEWELRY -W The present proposal is to fix the amount at $10,000 for each State.

Now that might be enough for use in Deleware, or In Nevada, but It would not be enough In New York dicapped in a campaign for lack of funds. If the people want a man elected, they will provide the funds Suppresing News of Crime On the ground that "publication of sensational news of crime does not in any way benefit the public, and in many ways tends to lower the moral tone of the community," the mayor of a California city has bid 1 CHALMERS 5 PASS. TOURING CAR 1 CHALMERS 7 PASS. TOURING CAR 1 STUDEBAKER-7 PASS TOURING CAR Rebuilt. 1-NEW STUDEBAKER 5 PASS.

CAR 1 FORD DELIVERY CAR. needed for his campaign. Harvey's Weekly. or Illinois. In Nevada, that sum would mean nine cents for every den his chief of police to give no in member of the population; while in formation to the press concerning ar Thirty Years Ago Recharging ft Repairing BATTERY SERVICE CO.

rests and crimes. Vice President New York it would mean only one mill for each person. On the basis Marshall deplored the attention giv en by the press to news of crime in of population, then, it would mean that ninety times as much was permitted to be used in Nevada as in New York. On the basis of suffrage an address to newspaper publishers the other day; but he did not go so far as to advocate that it should be In the last election it would be withheld from reporters. The posl- ilarly unequal.

It would permit (May 11th, 1890) 4 Samuel Fish, tie contractor for the Homestake extension, Is In this city and registered at the Keystone. Mrs, Fred Cleary came in from her present home in Huron and will visit here with friends and relatives. Snow began falling at an early hour yesterday morning and contin tion of the California executive is GEO.f.H. KILKER AUTO 1 COMPANY candidate to spend thirty cents in appeals to each voter In Nevada, and only half a cent to each voter In JOB FOUNTAIN, Deadwood New York. We know of no principle of reason or equity which could justify such discrimination ued with varying degree of severity until noon.

High temperature pre aiiiimiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiD KODAK FINISHING 3 at fk PETERSOy STUDIO W. Phone B-121 indefensible. For public officials to take it upon themselves to act as censors of the press is to sow the seeds of an evil infinitely worse than that which they profess to seek to eradicat. Crime thrives in darkness. Whether or not it is advisable to give prominence to stories of sordid crimes may be debatable.

But it should be left to the newspaper's own discretion The substitute proposal has been unofficially made, that a flat sum vailed and the fleecy dissolved almost as rapidly as it fell. Advices from the valley, as far south as Chadron should be prescribed as the maximum that might be used not in each State and west to Sundance, denote a gen but In each Congressional District. That would be a vast improvement whether it shall be printed i Home Cooked Meals Family Style 60 cents STAR HOTEL 82 Main St ijnpn the other, since It would apportion expenditures according to Palmer a Fitting SpokeMium eral storm. More rain than snow fell In the valleys and it Is of incal-cuable benefit to the entire farming region. W.

D. Driskill returned to his ranch today. From him it was learned that cattle on the range never came through the winter In better condition than this year. But very few cattle have been lost and the crops this season will be uncommon- population. Tt would not, however, be an ideal plan, because the cost of doing exactly the same work might be much greater in one district than In another, but Is would A little elbow exercise helps m.

some, but our Family Laun- ft n. dry work saves hard labor f. Send at your bandies. The Adams Company Groceries Drugs Gloves Overalls Crushed Fruits and Syrups WHOLESALE ONLY ly large. Grass Is up sufficient for Black Hills Steam Laundry excellent feed and the catn.

are thriving fine. If the market probably be as good a plan as could be devised for the purpose In view. We cannot expect counsel of perfection, not even In party politics! The error In all such devices lies In the assumption that a cheap campaign is virtuous and a costly campaign is corrupt. That may he so, and it may not be so all depends. An inexpensive campaign Is no more necessarily honest than an expensive is favorable, shipments will begin BdiAiA.1 tegewDie won- i der Soap at the ODD SHOP Deadwood early and be continued as long as DR the market will warrant.

Cattle-i men think that this will be their. year to make up for the losses sus- talned in '86 and '87. I Attorney General Palmer Is the recognized agent of the Wilson administration in the effort to save it from an overwhelming repudiation in the Democratic primaries. Palmer was the man selected to go Into the Georgia primaries when, as he himself said, no one else would defend the Presidnet. Palmer occupies what is probably at the present time the most important position In the cabinet.

It is interesting, therefore, to make note of his recorl of the past year. In Mav, year ago. deaaly bombs -ere mailed at New York addressed to prominent officials who had I'tei: connectel with prosecution of an srehists rr who were noted for their opposition to lawlessness. One of these bombs exploded in the hrne of former Senator Hardwick. cf Georgia.

Early in June of lav. year a second bombing scheme was undertaken, but the packages bearing tie bombs were intercepted in the mails. A bomb was dropped on the doorstep of the Attorney General him self and the explosion killed the bearer. Numerous links In the chain of evidence were at hand, but thus far no convictions have been had allh" the Department was given an appropriation of hundreds of thousands of dollars, and an extensive force of detectives was net A- HTllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll fo for 15 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiii I CUT DOWN ON I Labor and Expense Use Electricity Very Delicious Very Fragratvt Vory Popular Butted Coffee Dtl.cious" -FOR- sult of the operations of the Depart i ment seems te have been a vague warning of renewed, bomb activities on May 1, 1820. For more than a year Attorney General Palmer, has bad a practic Cooking Heating purposes For All Purposes Lighting Ironing Washing ally free hand in dealing with pro fiteering having been liberally supplied with aid of Congressional encouragement and If-, v- Ml public approval.

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