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Show k THE CITIZEN Many of those holding office seek another, or third and there appears to be a division in opinion. Many ?ople argue that when an efficient officer is secured, the peo-l- e should hold him, while others say that the plum should .1 passed around among the men and women that are capable holding office, Ed. Groesbeck wishes to succeed himself as treasurer and L L. Cummings has been induced by his many friends to run iV assessor. However, at this time, the most important matter at hand ,0; the selection of a state chairman that can please everybody. y is a real mans job and must be attended to with all due reject to its prominence. Who will be the next state chairman! sntion. 5 i S cinnati Reds are holding down first place while the Pittsburg Champions are in third place, with St. Louis in second. The two winning teams of last year are not playing the ball they played last year, and unless a big improvement in form is shown, neither team will figure in the running this year. The teams in the National League are more evenly matched than those in the American League. At the present time, the New York Yankees are playing the better ball of all, Babe Ruths home runs counting for many of the tallies. - MINING The metal mining industry is honest, and clean, and profitable when properly managed. One never can tell exactly what one f( will find in following a vein of or 100 or 1,000 feet, as miners do. : EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS But if the buyer of mining securities made it his business to att watch the spending of his mine money as ho watches the spendThe largest religious gathering in the history of the world ing in his home, his church, his lodge or his store, there would is held in Chicago when over a million people assembled to be few mine failures. international Eucharistic con-eske part in the twenty-eight- h W. Mont Ferry, managing director of the Silver King Coali, assem-ever so In no city in the world have many people tion says : A majority of the people who deal in mining stocks 3d for a religious demonstration than in Chicago. The people seldom have any interest in the properties which the securities . Chi-T: me from all parts of the world, and for the time being represent, and rarely have anything to do with shaping the i go was in the hands of strangers. companys policies and in a majority of instances do not even Cardinal Bonzano, the legate of Pope Pius XI, successfully know where the property is located. endles a mighty army of worshippers, and it is a time never to It is just as much of a business to purchase mining stock who those participated. forgotten by intelligently as it is to purchase any reliable investment securinee in white and clad school thousand children, papal gold ty. As mining is the mainstay of prosperity in this State, one Sixty nSa g in a choir. It surely was a pleasing sight. of the worlds largest lead and silver producers, one cannot go ;esf far amiss by investing in stocks. DEATH BLOW 1 s. an: Mussolini, the reformer and dictator of Italy, is getting into e Vper water every day and at his present gait has not much Jger to serve the people. His drastic measures in curtailing 11 Aines s, curtailing the rights of his citizens, and adding hours their labor can only breed discontent, and when the break ally does come, the Lord only knows what will happen. ! aJ cou In the days of the Caesars, political dissensions rent the amrpire which tottered from a world power to conquered st terri- - y-- No country can long prosper under a regime as prescribed Mussolini, but he appears to be one of those bullheaded romtators who will take no advice, and who himself has no rea-lin-g powers, or even faith in his own people. JAIL BREAKERS People that can be trusted are not confined behind prison bars. .Every now and then we read of some trusty that has escaped. The other day one of said trusties escaped and the officers of the pen with the exception of one officer went in search of the escaped convict. It is a wonder that only two more convicts walked off the state plantation. It would have been an opportune time for a prison break. 1 It is much to be deplored that funds of the Womans Christ- ian Temperance Union should be so lavishly spent in politics as has been shown in Pennsylvania during the recent senatorial priie is a great country and her people are natural artisans mary election. Italy 1 Some of this money is given to people to go out and get tamper ability in all the arts as well as in mechanics, and under loree and tolerant government would progress more rapidly drunk on just to get evidence, in other words, become a crimiutn the average. nal in order to catch one. 3 sot Buf; under Mussolini, the people are like a herd of sheep Is there anything so revolting! It is a system that the ucht are compelled to follow their leader, although that leader stoolpigeon has used and then he can only catch a friend, because a stranger will not trust him. y be a distructionist, preparing the flock for the butchers cketik. An agent that takes this purported expense money to purwill Mussolini would gladly banish Italy to the dark ages if chase liquor and to drink it to secure evidence, does not this same id Vrould insure his powrer and control of the nation. No outside agent in time become an habitual drunkard! nins must be published and the newspapers are strictly cen- Such conditions are conducive to crime and not reform. ed and limited to brief local newrs. Hypocrites cannot become ideal citizens. o.iti Its a death blow to the nation! n. vi a!; 4 LIBERTY HARNESSED MAJORS After declaring that excess legislation is a basic cause for in While the Major League season is young yet, it looks very present lawlessness, George W. Reilly, president, Pennsylvania it feh like the Yankees will capture the American penant. Bankers Association, said: ill l)f ti to be hopelessly out of The New York team is ;e elerace, holding down sixth position. onifrly holding down the top position, with Chicago, Cleveland 0(,t Detroit running pretty close in the order named, fighting the tsecond position. luefchington, last Another dangerous and growing tendency of government in this country is the disposition of legislatures to pass laws, and of governmental agencies to make and enforce regulations that are unnecessary harassing and restricting to business and the individual. We have developed a passion for lawmaking and governtail5 However, in the National League, we find competition h closer and a few straight victories for any of the first four mental supervision. Unless this disposition is checked, every al ttas would materially change present positions. The Cin movement and action of our lives will be supervised and correct- - years winner, appears & . |