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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-02
Tie Arrival of Sam Strauss.
"Cah-lip Cah-lop
You'll find sure pop
That modest merit lands on top"

HCah-lip Cah-lop
You'll find sure pop
That modest merit lands on top
While Iowa editors are amusing
themselves with carnival of boquets
thrown at each other, while the Sioux
CITY Journal continues its portraits of
DISTINGUISHED Journalists, the REVIEW
is moved to express its appreciation of
one VINO has always kept himself in the
back q onnd, who has figured more as
TIE counting room man than the writer
bur who is nevertheless the moving
force of the most poetical newspaper in
Iowa--Sam Strauss of the Register and
Leader. 1t is now number of years
siuce Mr. Strauss took hold of the bus
mess end of the decrepit old Leader
and made e success of it. Many thought
Allen Dawson did il Allen Dawson
helped but Strauss was the one who
planned and pushed and not only made
the Leader pay but made it a great
newspaper. Strauss it was who not
only had the good sense to employ Jud
Welliver when his style was needed,
| out the equal good sense to let Jud 60
when his DAYS of usefulness were pas
1t was Strauss who conceived the con-
solidation idea and Strauss who carried
it through and made it successful in
spite of the evil prediction of half the
Iowa press, the Review included.
While many have been guessing as
who controlled" the new Register
and Leader, let Us tell them in conf
dence that it is not George Roberts at
Washington, nor the polished literary
edi-or, Mr. Inghram, it is plain,
brgh. eyed, keen-brained, Sam Strauss
Sam is Rosewater without the lat
test venom. His power will some day
be recognized and it will be power to
be reckonedwith. In the meantime Sam
sits in his little den, keeping tab on
everything from the newsboys to the
Governor, making friends, controlling
policies ana building up q greut bust.
ness institution. he Is not mere
money grab: he has intellect of a high
order: the temperament of an artist;
the manners of Chesterfield; the
keenness of Disraeli and the heart of
friend. Perhaps such eulogy should
have been reserved until the death of
its subject but we believe all we have
said and have confidence that some day
the politicians and publicists of Iowa
will open their eyes and see that Sam
Strauss has e.. siaarriysdS. Again to lapse
into poetry
Here's long pause to you,
Here great thinst to you
Luck and no worse to you
Sa mmy my boy"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-02
IN MEMOEIAM

j Fred 1Iegers, DIED .B.ty list 1888.
With each succeeding year becomes
more reverent, more sacred and
perhaps harder task to write these
lines devoted to the memory of j.
Fred Meyers the veteran editor of this
paper, whose death occurred on May
st, 1898. Already there are many
newcomers to whom his memory is
but name, name they have heard
spoken with kindness and reverence
but still to them a name only.
There are large number, however.
who knew and loved him in the days
of his strength, who appreciated his
breadth of mental vision, who believed
implicitly in his public and private
honesty, who read his utterances with
intelligent sympathy, and who were
made heGter in their own lives by Jae
sUrong infusion of his thought and
ihelpfulness. 1t is to these we write,
asking them to pause and to join with
US in this tribute to their departed
friend
The years have softened the first
sharpness OF grief and have quoted
the impotent rebellion against the laws
of life and death which is felt by all
men when the inevitability of fate
and its apparent Indifference to the in
dividual strikes home. What abide
with us in the jov Of his memory, The
7owledge cine good that he &C on
j ishe6 I'd of that greater good that
was in his heart toward all.
He was unimpeacbably honest in his
every utterance: he was no ones mar,
he felt himself, without offensive egC
tism, to be the peer of any aud of all
He had not the wiles of the popular
leader, He respected brains and in
teiligence and honesty and good pur-
pose, whenever they were found, and
neither the glamor Of name nor toe
shadow Of supposed insignificance
ever changed his attitude toward his
friends. Whether with the high or
with the low he ever felt he moved a
mong his equals, and this feeling saved
him from both the cringing and from
the arrogance of life.
1t was long step from the humble
peasant life in the quiet Bavarian vii
lage, through the years of toll and
hardship in the western pioneer days,
to the position of confidence and es
TEEN which he latterly occupied not
only at home but among the best and
most honest thinkers of great repub-
lie.
1t was never his ambition either to
wealth or to hold elective
office Had he been less careful of
others, hemight have attained the
one, had ne been less careful of him.
sssssif, be might have attained the other.
1t was his ambition that he might con-
tribute to the general good of his a
dopted country, that he might make
the lives of others better, more help
full and more joyous, and that he nigh
retain the honest affection of honest
men. We believe these ambitions he
attained and that judged by these
standards, the standardshe himself had
set, his life was success, and his mem
DRY happy and blessed one.
We feel no egotism in writing these
lines. We feel that we are writing to
friends, and that they will know. We
feel that we are vocing not our own
wishes alone, but the wishes of hun
dreds of others in this annual tribute
TO his memory. We feel that the very
of his life endeared him to
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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-02
Boxers Attack Americans.

Shanghai, May 1.-The China. Amer.
ican Development company at Canton
reports that a party of five Americans
and FIVE japanese has been attacked
at fuen Ton, sixty miles from Canton.
on the North river The men took reg-
use in room, where they barricaaed
themselves The Chinese authorities
are disnatchina troops to the scene or
troub!t
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-02
South Omaha Live Stock.

South omaha. April 30. Cattle Receipts.
1000 strong TO 5mloc higher; native steers,
S42561 %. COWS and heifcrs So 25G!i. 40;
canners $2o0@3o0, stockers and feeders.
S3oO@3.Oo calves. S3,o006.5O, bulls stays.
etc, S8,15m4' 80 Hogs-Receipts, G,ooo. DC
higher; heavy, S6.Son690 mixed. $3.50
ESQ: light, S6.G5M3.S0: pigs. 81. 5o46 80
bulk Of sales, $6.75@6S5 Sheep Recelpts
5000; stronger; fed muttons. "a 5O08OO
wethers. S421@4I 10: ewes 50 75M4 -
common and stockers, 81 50'd425 lambs.
$f75@G 10
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-02
Whs tac prq.l,Iicr noil.d.

SO the Key. Nh. Cooley was fail.
ure at that church, eh:'
Yes, lie tried TO bring the congrega.
ton into harmony with his ideas IN
stead of bringing his IDEAS into halmo.
ny with the congregation. Exchange
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-02
into poetry
Here's a long pause to you,
Here a great thinst to you,
Luck and no worse to you
Sa mmy my boy
Murder Trial on at Avooa.

Avoca, Ia, April 29.-The case of the
state against A. M. Levix and Ella Nc
Daniels, charged with the murder of
Barney McDaniels, husband of the
woman, on Feb. IA, was called and
the jury impaneled.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-02
FISHING smacks Founder.

Calais, France, April 29.-The fish
ing smacks Saint Thomas and Saint
Gustave are reported to have found
cred in the channel. Fourteen men
are believed to have been drowned.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-02

Plans for the May day picnic have
been changed. The young people will
Indulge in bob-sled ride, however.
providing it is not too cold.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-02

1t must have been Hicks who made
the now famous prophecy that it would
be cold day when Roosevelt and
Cleveland spoke from the same plat
form.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-02

Word comes that the north pole has
been located in the neighborhood of
Deloit. Relief expeditions are now in
order.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-02

Don't jeer at me so, said the
weary April snow flake, my name
will be "Mud" quick enough without
that"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-02

And still there are some who would
move farther north.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-02
Cheap Rates to California

On May 3-l2-l3 1915 lG-l7 and 18th.
The HIS. Central X. r. will sell round
trip tickets to Los Angeles, California
at S46,90 account General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-02

April FOOLS Day seems to have
changed It's date to the Goth.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-02

EditorYou must try to cultivate
vein of satire
Contributor-IIow can that be done
We'll, study yourself. Life.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-02

All nature seems in league with the
coal barons.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-02

Iced cherry blossoms are quite the
latest things in arboreal circles,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-02

The recent cold snap reminds US of
the story of the young northerner's
experience in southern California.
AFTER years Of effort his orange grove
had Just reached the bearing age,
-Whep There car'se s,t.h s sna .d Ism
I'd ss1s 49, he
@ wasS+A dispaf+ for
some strange reason the trees did not
unprecedented. They kept growing
apace and that summ>r the young man
made a small fortune for his trees bore
orange ice. We have this from a
California real estate agent and know
it TO be true
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-02

when April, with refreshing
showers
Draws IRON the earth the bright
spring flowers"
The poet, wrote with rapturous
thrill,
But over him suddenly came a chill
He gazed from his window in amaze
And rubbed his eyes as in da1e.
He turned with steps both sad ard
slow
And the next line was ooh Beautiful
Snow"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-05-02
May Blossoms.

The sad news comes from Schleswi
that little Johnny Schenchelbein was
seriously injured while hanging May
basket last evening. In his haste t
Jared the door, dislodging lar.
icecle which fell on his head leavin 2
HIM stunned and with a serious scalp
wound. Hanging May baskets may
now be classed as among the dangerous
mid-winter sports.
Arizona republican., 1903-10-05
Short Cuts to Justice

The general discussion of the lynch ing evil has brought out practically unanimous expression from the news papers of the country against the sys- tenn of red tape and technicalities which is at the foundation of the laws delay It is generally recognized that uncertainty as to the punishment of criminals has furnished the chief ex- cuse for mob law. However, there is danger in either eXtreme-a disregard of legal forms in criminal trials in an effort to accomplish quick justice. |" often results in an actual miscarriage of justice. and We have the same re- suit as if the trial itself had been de- layed by senseless technicalitias. What is needed in the administration of criminal law is prompt trials. a due observance of the forms which have been found necessary in carrying out the provisions of the constitution, and a steadfast refusal by courts of appeal to set aside convictions which are clearly justified by a common sense review of the evidence.
 As to mistrials which result from failure to give the accused all the protection guaranteed by constitution al rights. the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle cites a military case recently tried in this territory.
 Army officers says our esteeme. Rochester contemporary, have a good deal of the average layman's contempt for legal technicalities. and. as con sequence, army courts martial some times do almost as queer things as civil trial juries. Here is q recent in stance:
 "A couple of enlisted men of the army, who may be called Private B and Private c, for convenience, were
Arizona republican., 1903-10-05
The Problem of Success for Old Men

It goes without saying that among the elements of success a broad anC liberal total abstinence is chief. The old man who gets drunk before dinner is born to failure as the sparks fly upward. Diligence in business is an other qualification that needs not be particularly dwelt upon ;the old man who seeks ease while his young and energetic employees, trained to habits of industry, are stealing all the profits of the business will find his finish where he didn't lose it. He is beyond the reach of remonstrance.
 Study the rising old man. You will find him invariably distinguished by seriousness. He is not given to friv- Clity He does not play at football. He does not contribute jokes to the comic papers. He does not waste his time kissing the girls. The rising old man is all business. We can all be that way if we are old enough to have no fixed habits.
 As to manners. and these are of the utmost importance, q deferential and reverent attitude toward youth has q commercial value that it would be ha, | to appraise too highly. Remember, old man, that youth whom you employ to- day you may serve tomorrow, if he will have you. It is worth while to make him admire you, and the best way to do that is to show him that you respect him. There are certain virtues that win the admiration of all; let him see that you think he has them.
 A most desirable quality in an old man is modesty. It is rot only val uable as a mental equipment necessary to success, it is right and just that you should have it. Pray do not for get. in the exultation of growing old. that age is peculiarly liable to error through the glamour of experience. Experience. as Emerson points out, is like a light at the stern of ship. H. luminating that part of the course al- ready passed over. To the errors of age and experience are attributable most of those failures which come to us in later life. We cannot help being old, but heaven has not denied us the opportunity to take counsel of youth and ignorance. Some one has said that the way to succeed in business (the only success worthy of the name) is to think like philosopher and then act like a fool. The thinking being needless, a mere intellectual luxury and therefore a waste of the time al- lowed us for another and better pur- pose. cut it out. As to action, study the young. Every successful man was once young.
 Do not try to get anything for noth- ing. When you have secured liberal
Arizona republican., 1903-10-05
The Widely Owned Trusts.

Humorous people are in the habit of
 prophesying that ' the trusts will soon
 own the people," MT. Bryan, although
 not now in good standing as prophet
 still holds to this view, we believe.
 But many of the trusts have gone
 broke" in the past year and appear to
 own little of anything, not to speak of the people. On the other hand, th1 people fall little short of owning some of the trusts-and the biggest trusts at that.
 A Wall Street authority says it is TO exaggeration to say that between
 125, GOO and 10000 people are interested through the ownership of either the preferred or common stock. There art at present slightly over 36,000 holders
 of the common stock on the books of
 numbers, 35,000 preferred shareholders Counting the 2S, GOO employees who hold stock under the profit sharing plan, the total number of share holders of the United States Steel corporation is 99. 900.
 In addition there is g large number of persons who are carrying the pre- ferred and common stock on margin who are vitally interested in the com pany. Just how many persons are car rying the Steel issues on margin the present time it would clearly b. impossible to estimate accurately There are good reasons for believing however, that the number is much larger than is generally supposed. Last January when the extensive decline in prices started it was estimated that close to 50.000 people were carry ing the Steel issues on margin. The heavy decline caused many of these speculators to be sold out. A large
 number, however, paid for their stock
 outright and had it registered in their
 own name. This. it is explained, was
 one of the causes of the larger ln-
 crease in the number of shareholders
 of the steel corpora ton last spring and
 summer. Since the preferred stock re-
 gently declined below 70 and tha com
 mon stock below 20 there has been
 some heavy buying of both issues by
 commission houses throughout the
 country. Much or this Stock IS now
 being carried on margin. Including
 those who are carrying tie Steel is
 sues on margin over 125.000 persons are vitally interested in the decline in the stocks of the United States Steel corp oration.
 The trust which has the next largest
 number of share holders is the Ameri- can Sugar Refining O., with 15.00O stockholders
 the best of a trust-take shares in it. But be sure that the shares are worth the money,
Arizona republican., 1903-10-05
Problems for the President.

President Roosevelt had to devote most Of his time last week to consid- eratfon and disposal of the Miller case'-the controversy between the bookbinders' union and the assistant foreman of the government printing office. The president decided that Mil Ter would not be removed on account of the trouble with the bookbinders, but he left open for further consid- eration the question of removing the now noted official flor cause" If It shall be found that the charges filed against Miller as to immoral conduct have been sustained. there will soon be a new assistant foreman.
 This week, the president will begin in earnest the task of disposing Of the work which he found in front of him on his return from his summer vaca- tion. There is not q little unfinished business to claim his attention
 One of his first duties will be the preparation of a message to congress upon its meeting in special session. ana tnen SOOh dilei " eAi Us "i4i NNi-N his annual message at the opening of the regular session.
 Reports on the postoffice department scandals, and perhaps some facts re- lating to the interior departments ir- regularities, will claim the presidents attention.
 In addition, the president is expected to reach some determination in the way of defining the standing of fourth class postmasters who rebond at the expiration of a term of four years and continue at work. It is to be settled perhaps, whether or not this rebond- ing is in effect a appointment. and it ought to be set forth with clearness whether or not it is violation Of the civil service rules to remove a post master arbitrarily and without cause
 Colombias refusal to ratify the Panam canal treaty has created an other issue to be considered The act of congress in relation to the canal gave the president the power, in the event of the failure of the Panama canal scheme to proceed to make ne gotiations with Costa Rica and Nicara- qua for the purpose of seeing what can be done with the Nicaragua canal route. Congress did not prescribe when these negotiations should be concluded, however, nor did it even fix a date for their beginning, and it is likely that Mr. Roosevelt will decide that there is no need for haste in the matter and the people Of the country will agree that he should be permitted to take his time and to use his best judgment The Panama canal route is the most favored project and 1t is far shorter than would be the Nicaragua route. Much work has been done along the Panama route and it is the logical line to follow.
 Thus the president returns to his desk in the white house with many of important questions to claim his time and consideration. He can be expect ed to dispose of the material on hand in due time. and without doubt, satis- factorily to Q majority of the people
Arizona republican., 1903-10-05

tried by general court1martia1 at Fort Grant, Arizona, for being engaged in a fight which resulted fatally, it seems for one Of the combatants. An other man, Private A, had previously
 been tried by the same court-martial for being engaged in the same fight.
 Much of the evidence in the first case
 would ordinarily have to be repeated
 in the trial of the second case. The
 members of the court decided that it
 would be sheer waste of time to take
 all that testimony over again. Ac-
 cordingly, they accepted. as all the
 testimony necessary on the trial or
 Privates B and C. the stenographer's
 minutes of the testimony taken in the
 trial of Private A. So it took only a
 couple of minutes to finish up with
 Privates B and c, to find them not
 guilty Of manslaughter, not guilty of
 assault with a deadly weapon. but
 guilty of joining in a fight and to
 sentence them to be confined at hard
 la bor for six months and to forfeit ten
 dollars month for the same period
 Certainly a great deal of valuable
 time was saved by this new method of procedure. But unfortunately there is distinct prejudice In this country, which has found expression even in the provision of it's fundamental law, in favor of permitting persons accused of crime to be confronted with the wit nesses against them. 90 when the proceedings of this court martial come to be reviewed by General Baldwin, the converting authority, he found them so narred by such seri- ous irregularity that he was compelled fra l In the foregoing case the record shows that the testimony in the trial of an other case, for the commission of the same offenses. by another man. was incorporated in the record by the stip- ulation between the judge advocate. the counsel for the accused and the ac- cured. and formed the only evidence presented to the court. The witnesses were present at the place where the case was tried, and could have been called upon to be sworn and testify in the case, and the interest of the gov ernment, we'll as the interests of the accused. dema anded that they should have been produced as witnesses. Their testimony was the best evidence, and should have been properly presented to the court. The course pursued in this trial is unprecedented in the history of trials by court-martial. The pro ceedings. findings and sentence are The prisoners will be re- leased from confinement. and will re- port to the commanding officer at Fort Grant, Arizona, for duty
 Tt will be noted that the ingenious court martial, instead of saving time and 'rairoading' the accused, by dis regarding mere technicalitieS, worse than wasted even the five minutes or SC they spent in trying Privates B and c, and enabled the two culprits to escape without any punishment at all. like this is pretty sure to be the outcome of that disregard for mere technicalities' in criminal trials in the civil courts. which the admirers of short cuts to substantial justice are so enthusiastically advocating as the, specific remedy for everything that falls short Of perfection in the admins tration of criminal justice in this