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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1908
Page
4
The Aberdeen Herald and Aberdeen Herat announces its semi weekly edition with editor J. Carney and notes postal class placement. Subscription rates listed for one year six months and cash in advance. Readers to report missed deliveries and ad copy due by Saturday noon and Wednesday noon for respective issues.
The Tacoma Ledger argues that party nomination controls elections and power, urging reforms to curb urban corruption. It warns that nominating power concentrates influence in a few men, undermining voters at polls and demanding municipal accountability and efficiency nationwide.
A proposed bill would bar postmasters and families from giving lists of mail recipients to anyone. It allows a directory creator to pay copying costs up to five dollars per thousand names. Individuals may request withholding their names from public lists. The measure may not be taken up this Congress.
President Roosevelt and Republican leaders in Congress back each other urging swift passage of his recommended measures. If Senator Knox and other aspirants for the GOP nomination had voted as they now speak, the railroad rate issue would have been settled years ago.
The Public of Chicago cites Taft’s reply God knows in response to mass unemployment and financial crisis. The editorial argues invoking God’s knowledge shows incapacity for leadership and warns against paralysis leading to inaction and missteps. The piece credits Gladstone’s phrase as context for urgent human inquiry.
Beatrix Demarest Lloyd’s novelette The White Stain praised for Italy to Paris scenes and deep final chapters. The piece contrasts free trade, interstate questions, and rail tariffs with opinions from the Pittsburg Dispatch on Comptroller Ridgeley and the guaranteed deposit plan.
South Aberdeen seeks to reverse a gerrymander labeling that kept a council seat from the district. An agitation to annex to Cos Mopalis is proposed, but changing the wording may be simpler than redrawing lines.
The article notes Congressman Keifer, a veteran Republican, doubts any substantial financial relief will pass this season. Despite his view, party leaders boast they "do things" and push for legislative action.
The piece notes Republicans refuse tariff reform while citing former Massachusetts Governor Douglas saying the Steel Trust made 162 million dollars in profits for 1902 and 1903.
The Bulletin commends detectives for uncovering Secretary Taft's religious faith and notes the candidate is an Episcopal church member, easing community concerns.
The Taft supporters claim he is already nominated on the first ballot as delegates are still few. Critics warn against overconfidence in White House prospects while hopeful figures circulate.
The Ohio Supreme Court declares the Bridge Trust magnates' conviction unconstitutional, overturning the prior verdict and ordering reconsideration of charges. The decision shifts the legal standing of the case and may prompt retrial or dismissal.
Long note questions Secretary Tafts stance on Rhode Island apportionment arguing a democratic majority still produced a GOP legislative bloc due to unfair districts. The piece invokes Oklahoma reform and cites census data showing unequal representation amid a broader mix of local events and notices.
The president reportedly remarked that mentioning the eighth commandment causes a panic in Wall Street, highlighting a strange condition of affairs in the capital.
Arthur E. Cross went to Olympia on legal business. Chehalis county receives 5786.90 from state school funds. Five individuals jailed in police court. Harbor Belle schedule change. fines for two men after a fight. Finland Exchange saloon placed in receivership. Aberdeen Baseball Association president elected vice president of Northwestern League.
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