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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-01
FOR SAFETY OF THE PUHLlc.r

Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Possibly the supreme court of New
Hampshire has pointed the way to a
settlement of the plea of temporary in-
sanity In cases of homicide, with a
sympathetic jury to accept It,. Tho
number of persons arraigned for trial
on charge of homicide who succeed
in demonstrating to juries that they
We're sane Immediately before the act.
insane at the time Of the act and sane
just after 1t is surprisingly large. But
the New Hampshire supreme court has
called a halt in the case Of William
Henry Wilkins, who murdered his wife
with an AK and pleaded momentary
insanity as an excuse. The court ac-
cepted the plea of not guilty because
Of momentary insanity, but astonished
the prisoner by ordering his commit
ment to the state penitentiary. without
hard labor for the safety OF the pub
lie" for an indeterminate period and
until discharged by due order of the
court.
The action of the New Hampshire
court must have been based on a stat
ute peculiar to that state; No such or
der could be made in Ohio, nor in any OF
the states OF the middle west. But
| it Is pointer in the right direction.
Complete sanity Immediately before
and Immediately after the act, with
momentary sanitary intervening and
continuing only until the act has been
committed may be scientific or a
| psychological fact, but the parties SUP.
| ject to such attacks are better within
the wall than without. q
| Legislation of the character of that
under which the New Hampshire court
acted would not operate to punishment
J of the genuinely insane. but would
/ enure to their benefit. 1t is the gentle
man who becomes momentarily insane,
as William H. Wilkins did, who ought
not to be given the benfit of the, Just
and humane provision of the law that
the insane shall not be held resporl-
sible for their acts. Immediately after
the atrocious murder William Henry
recovered his sanity in quantity shffi-
Gent to move him to flee to the noun.
tains of Vermont. From thence he
emerged, in a few weeks only to BIO
captured and later to be astonished
and grieved over the view the court
took of the situation and ,of the lwoti-
derful recurrence of sanity immedi..
ately after the killing Of his wife.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-01
PASSING OF OLD JAPAN.

St, Paul Globe Imitation" once
declared somebody, SIS the sincerest
fattery," and certainlv Japan's unmis-
taxable ,desire'to pattern herself after
the west Is most gratifying to the peo-
pie whose bump of self esteem Is by
we were told that the kimono was
frowned upon the Nippon. Yesterday
was received the interesting news that
the Japanese would henceforth wear
their eyebrows. not slanted, but arched
or straight, like ours. Today comes re
fiattering intelligence that an imperial
commission Is to consider the advisa-
bility Of substituting the English
alphabet ~
But there is fv in the ointment that
Is offered the west--a crumble in the
rose leaf. 1t. is pleasant sure to be adj
mired, but it is well said to lose Japan,
the real, the old Japan. For even the
untraveled westerner took pleasure In
the thought that. somewhere there ex-
listed people who had the leisure to
live daintily. "A Lady Chrysanthemum
who passed a charming existence on a
mat under buff and blue paper UNI
brella, with a vase and a lacquered box
for furniture, brazier for a stove and
cup Of tea for. sustenance has per-
sonified for him the 'fiowery kingdom
But who can say that tomorrow this
same Lady Chrysahthemum will not
have to be pictured in "trotter" frock
with cozy corner for setting and
department store bric-a-brac for de-
tails?
Even now Japan is in the transition
stage. Adorable little = heathens nc
longer stand in picturesque groups
surveying their pocket handkerchief
fields. They are inspecting improved
machinery that has, come from the
west. No'lofger do tiny artists in sky
blue garb work for the joy of the
working. They, too, are inspecting
inspecting improved methods Of initial
ing the. real thing in art. The white
peril Of materialism, of rampant COM
mercialism, Of sordid utility, which
for so long has threatened Nippon is
already beginning to engulf it, and day
after tomorrow, at the very latest
there will be no real Japan.
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them if they would ever be defeated by
the Japanese. They affected a con-
tempt for the Japanese on account of
their diminutive stature, but up to the
present time the monkeys" have de-
cidedly the best of the conflict.
The small size of the Japanese is a
mystery. The cause of it must have
existed and passed awav in prehistoric
times. 1t may be that the race origin
ated In some climate of such excessive
heat or cold that it was stunted. Or
it may have subsisted for ages on in
sufficient or deleterious food. Or 1t
may have been addicted to some de-
structive vice. Or it may be that it's
largest men and women We're all
slain as human sacrifices to the racial
diSinities. Whatever the cause may
have been, it has left no traces of 1t
behind, and the Japanese appear to
have been created for the purpose of
proving that 1.-The mind is the man."
The fact that what little there is of
japanese is of such fine quality ply
Sicially is an argument against the
theory that they have been stunted by
climatic, dietetic or immoral influences.
Such influences would have affected
body and mind alike. 1t is far more
likely that the largest of their men
were lost in battle or offered on the
altar, for in everything but stature the
race exhibits exceptional excellence.
There was an age when the
confidence Of the large sized
Russian to annihilate a dimin-
utive race would have been fully
| justified. There was a time, even as
/ late as ancient Greece and Rome, when
military science was unknown and ev-
erything in war depended on the ply
steal prowess of the soldier. There
was a time not fifty years ago when
the musl1et and saber were so heavy
and the means of transportation We're
| so meager that a small man was hardly
worth his rations in an army.
Now all this is changed. The fire
arms. ammunition and rations are
comparatively light, the baggage is
carried In wagons and long marches
are hardly ever necessary. 1t is still
/ necessary that the soldier should be
healthy, strong and brave, but 1t is
immaterial whether he Is large OF
] small.
Frederick the Great was fond OF
large soldiers and paid extravagant
! wages to. giants all over the world fol
4 his army. This was not to be won
/ dered at In his day, but the conditions
are now so different that 1t would no.
i be surprising If in the future small
men should be demanded for militar!
II service. They eat less, they are {
smaller mark for the enemy and they
are more mobile, provided always tina
they are physically sound and strong
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-01
INDIANS AS ATHLETES.

st. Louis Globe Democrat. The
success which the Indians are attain
ing in the white mems athletic sports
show that they are making rapid pro-
gress in their evolution into the civil
lied status. Some of the strongest
teams in the white mems colleges in
the west have been beaten by the In
dams Of Haskell institute in Kansas.
These red men have scored an almost
uninterrupted series of victories this
year. In the east the Carlisle Indians
have been almost equally successful.
These teams have taken the scalps of
some powerful college athletes In the
past two or three years. This made
the game between those two Indian
colleges at the Worlds fair yesterday
particularly interesting. The basket
ball team of the Fort Shaw (Mont.)
Indian school fould the girls of the
white colleges and universities Of the
west an easy prey.
These games call for something be-
sides physical strength activity and
endurance. They demand nerve
quickness of decision, accuracy Of
judgment and great manual adroit-
ness. These qualities presuppose in
tellectual power of high order. That
the Indian is not deficient in these
qualities is shown in a striking way
by the players of these schools. Many
of them are full blood Indians. In all
the rest of them the Indian blood pre-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-01
NOW FOR PROGRESS.

Now that the presidential election is
thing Of the past and there are no
more uncertainties about the general
plan of government that will be fol-
lowed by the United States during the
next four years, there is no reason
for delaying the execution of plans
which were made months ago contin-
gent upon the reelection of Roose-
welt. All over the country such plans
were made and now that the prospect
is no longer insecure let us hope to
see the coming spring open with a
rush of new improvements, enlarged
business and a big increase in the
progress Of the nation and every local
community.
Political differences are now to be
laid aside. We are all Americans and
there is no need of remembering
whether we are Of one or the other
of the several political parties now,
for election is over. The conditions
of the country will remain as they are
as regards matters of financial ma
ture, at least, and now is the time for
new business ventures to be started.
That veteran trader, Henry Clews,
whose ADVICE dlOnS SO many lilies VI
business is accepted with great trust,
says in his letter of the current week:
General conditions in agricultural,
industrial. mercantile. and financial cir.
cles all remain exceptionally salts.
factory In fact. it is not often that
all the great divisions of industry and
trade are in as sound and as hopeful
a state as they are today. In conse.
quence, we have a spirit of well
grounded confidence that sooner OF
later must express itself in increased
industrial activity Now that conf
dence has been completely restored
by the removal of political uncertain
ties, initial forces will have freer play
enterprise will revive, deferred pro
| jects will be resuscitated; and in spite
of high prices and high cost of doing
business the country will continue to
progress until its rapidly growing de
mands arising from the increase OF
population are satisfied by an increase
in output"
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be defended by Former Governor
Frank S. Black, of New York. the man
who nominated Theodore Roosevelt
for the presidency at the Chicago con-
vention last summer 1t is stated,
though not authoritatively. that Mr..
Black, believing Powers to be the VIC
tim of a conspiracy, has volunteered
his services free of charge. No better
man, according to personal acquaint-
ances, could be obtained in the coun-
try to fight for the life of Powers. Mr.
Black has the reputation among mem
bers of the New York bar and citi.
zens of the state in general, of giving
his whole attention and time, unself.
ishly and even at the expense of his
health, for the welfare of his client.
In this case, believing Mr.. Powers the
innocent victim of villainous plot.
Mr.. Black will no doubt Guido himself
to save his clients life if such thing
is possible.
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needle than for John D. Rockefeller to
enter into the kingdom of Heaven
Although Mr. Rockefeller Is not gen
orally SO regarded. it is not going too
far to infer that his actions in regard
to some of his big investments have
not been such as to disprove some of
the accusations made by Mr.. Lawson
in his articles on "Frenzied Finance"
And yet it is questionable if Mr..
Rockefeller. judged by the standard of
the men of his kind, is not as nearly
straight" as any of the captains of
industry. Of, course there may be a
few notable exceptions, but the
Standard Oil man is noted as phil
anthropist, though not of an indis-
criminate turn Of mind like Andrew
Carnegie. He has, it is probably true,
taken every possible means to bring
his concern to its present very paying
position, but his methods have, &C
cording to even Mr.. Lawson, been
those that are practiced by everyone
who has an opportunity.
But the minister quoted above de-
clares that Mr. Rockefeller has no
chance whatever for happiness in the
hereafter, unless, of course, he should
repent Even his opinion, though, may
be altered after the result of the in
lvestigation ordered by the President
! is announced to the public. This will
be a searching inside view of the af-
fairs of Mr. Rockefeller's financial
methods and will be taken up under
the direction of Secretary Metcalf in
a short time.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-01
RUSSELL.

Russell, Nov. 2s.-Harriett DeLano
Of Drake University, spent Thanksgiy.
ing at home. Her roommate, Miss
Nellie Murphy. accompanied her.
Myrtle Hockey spent. Thanksgiving
in Russell, returning to her school
work at Simpson today 4.
e. G. Latham has moved into bthe
property he recently purchased of 2.
A. Rockey and will take possession Of
the store as soon as the invoice IL
completed. 4,
Geo. Reiker, Jr., of Blair, Nebr..
spent Thanksgiving with his father
Lawrence King of Port Crescent.
Washington, arrived last week for q
visit at the home of his parents, A.
King, and wife. s
Edward Butts of New Jersey visited
over Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. L.. A. Butts.
P o. Murray, wife and son, Arthur,
listed last week with their son and
5rother, Charles Murray and family.
1t Tingley.
Mr. and Mrs. Newcomb of Creston
spent Thanksgiving at the Chas.
Humphrey home.
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WHO GETS THE TlPsY

Washington r. a remarkable
case has just beer in London ana
has excited attention in this country.
An attendant in the cloak room OF the
Carlton house was compelled to turn
all his tips over to the hotel cashier,
who deducted enough to pay for the at
tendants uniform, and also retained Q
percentage as part of the profits of the
hotel. AS the employee was paid only
Sl.25 per week, he objected to being
mulcted of his revenues on the side.
The court decided in his favor, award
Ing him ample damages against the
hotel company.
poration in this country deliberately
diverts to its own use the gratuities
personally bestowed upon Its employees.
1t would be a good thing in one way
If this should be the fact for then all
excuse for tipping would disappear.
There Is really no valid reason why
tips should be given at all. There 10
exclusive and high priced restaurant
and hotels. the establishments where
tipping" develops into its greatest
evil. AT these places the prices
charged for food and service are suff1-
GENTLY large to insure excellence in
both features, and there is no reason
why the patron should pay a further
tax. The custom prevails, however,
of engaging walters and other ato-
PENDANTS at minimum wages, or, pos.
sibly, no wages at all. and then COM
pelling the public to make up the de-
| ticiency. The public pays literally K
not extravagantly, for everything It
receives, and then supports the att
PENDANTS besides.
clined to pay Its conductors and mo-
| tOrlnen, conlpellinc the latter TO liya
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-01

has been followed by Italy, Switzer-
land and several others and yesterday
news came that Russia had signed an
agreement of the same kind.
President Roosevelt's big stick
speech was a typical expression.
That he meant it there is no doubt,
but that he meant no more is equally
true. His idea is we'll illustrated in
the case of the American navy. The
object of the administration in secur-
ing the many and powerful war YES
sells that have been purchased by the
United States within the past few
years is to protect the country, not
necessarily to stir up war. Just as
a reputation as fighter saves many
man a severe beating. SO big and
powerful navy saves many nation a
hard and sometimes disastrous war.
The other governments are more wary
about challenging people ready for
war than they are in the case of a
country with few means of protecting
itself The navy is the big stick of
the United States and the diplomacy
of Roosevelt and Hay. speak softly
to the nations of the world.
The signing of the arbitration trea-
ties which are being completed to op-
crate between the United States and
the powers of Europe marks an era
of great progress in the world. The
American people may be proud OF
their President, Of their age, of their
government. The willingness of the
European powers to sign these trea
Ties Indicates NOT on1y a wholesome
regard for the ability Of the United
States to take care Of itself in case OF
war, not only desire to be on the
good side" Of this country when trou
bles arise but as we'll a sincere re
spect for this nations fairness and
real desire for peace.
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THE PEOPLES SAVINGS.

Des Moines News.-The people Of
the United States lead the world in
savings. We have about two-fifths as
much money in the savings banks as
have all the rest of the people of the
world combined.
The totals are $1,000 100000 for this
country and $500, 100000 for all other
countries.
But the figures just published by the
government show that, in spite of the
favorable total, we are not the most
saving people in the world, but drag
along at the tail end of the list.
In Germany, for instance, more than
one In four of the people of the ma
ton, including men, women and chill
dren, have savings banks accounts.
In this country less than one in ten
have them.
But while the average deposit in
Germany is $147.3S for each depositor
in this country. it is much greater
$41889
It is to be taken into consideration
that the people of this comparatively
new country have far greater opportun-
ity for Investments of savings than
of Europe. We are nation of home
builders as we'll as the developers of
almost boundless natural resources.
Besides, an unlimited assortment OF
stocks in corporations, great and small
tempt our people with prospects OF
dividends larger than the interest on
savings In bank.
Nor do our people feel, as do those
of Europe, the pressure that forces the
accumulation Of funds. for the rainy
day The American has buoyant con-
fidence that his income will keep COM
ing right along.
The people Of this country are only
just beginning to learn to save. The
totals are amazingly above those Of
ten years ago.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-01
cHlcAeo,s NEW SUBWAY.

1t is a source of satisfaction, not only
middle west, to know that the plans
for a great subway railway system
similar to that just completed in New
York City, is to be built, at an enor-
nous cost, in the middle western me-
tropolis All the people of the north
ern Mississippi valley are proud of
Chicago and feel like claiming the
city as their own, and 1t Is their own
in great measure. Without their sup
port it's growth would have been slow
and 1t never would have reached the
proud stand it now enjoys among the
largest and busiest cities of the world.
Without their support Chicago's live
stock business, its grain business, it's
business in every line in fact, would
go backward. 1t draws upon the peo-
pie of the surrounding territory for it's
| livelihood and they have right to
| feel interested in its growth and pro-
gress.
Today 1t is announced that the Ma
tional City hank of New York finan-
cial institution with a splendid stand
| ing and backed by $11 00,000,000, will
stand behind the movement for Chi
/ cago's subway. The cost of the enter
prise will be colossal and 1t is encour-
aging to know that 1t will be possible
to carry 1t through to successful COM
pletion instead Of having to start it
only to stop when money should run
out
1 The subway, when completed, will
revolutionize the transportation prob
lem in Chicago. It will prove of the
greatest benefit to this growing city
and is entirely in line with .ts pro.
gress along otner lines.
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SCIENCE VS.. PNEUMONIA.

Minneapolis Times.-Of every 100,-
900 persons VINO die in this country,
over 10000 are claimed by pneumonia.
Consumption has been called "the
great white plague" and is dreaded
above all other diseases, but the close
race made by it's sister scourge is
startling.
The latest reliable statistics for the
country as whole are those of the
census Of 1900, and in the year closing
with the beginning Of census count
there had been 105971 deaths from
pneumonia, while con- umption has
scored only 5000 more. or 111,55s.
Is it strange, then. or in the least
surprising, that physicians and SAM
tarians are sounding note of alarm
and ceasing to regard tuberculosis as
the one great enemy to be met and
battled with? 6a
The disease is such an insidious foe
to the race and does it's work so quickly
studied as some others that are less
deadly. The medical profession is fully
aroused, however, and will prosecute 6
vigorous campaign this winter.
Minneapolis is one of the cities asked
to assist In the collection of data, ant
every other large city In the country
will contribute to the supply of infor-
mauon. Ihere Will be LABORATORY Worf
at Boston, New York and Philadelphia
and every hospital in the land will b,
expected to make reports of field work
Thus science hopes to obtain ligh
on the cases, manner of transmission
conditions that seem to favor the prev
alence of the disease, as well as thos'
most marked where it is least preva
lent
Much more deadly than smallpox
, and perhaps as easily communicated, il
pneumonia, yet cities and states are III
in arms against smallpox, commuri
ties go into manic over Its presence, ant
1t Is popularity regarded as the pest o
all pests, while until the last few year
pneumonia has been viewed with NOR
or less Indifference by all save tn
medical fraternity
This is the proper season for stud,
of the disease. as it begins its ravage
with the beginning of winter. 1t is ais
the right time to take warning, bu
not to take freight. Pneumonia is
preventable disease to the extent tina
| the chances of contracting it are re
duced In proportion to the care take
to keep the system in good tone an,
SO far as possible, avoid exposure
wet and cold
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RockEFELLER,s DILEMMA.

The government, the pulpit and Tom
Lawson, any one enough to worry an
average man almost to death, are all
on the trail of John D. Rockefeller and
his Standard Oil concern, while an in
terested public stands at one side,
playing the part of the innocent by
stander' and wondering how it will all
end President Roosevelt has in
structed the bureau of corporations Of
the departure nt of commerce and Ia
Dor to Investigate the methods of the
Standard Oil company and it's work,
which may result in prosecution under
the antitrust law. Preachers all the
way from Boston to San Francisco are
taking turns giving their opinions on
Mr.. Rockefeller's hopes of reaching
heaven when he shuff1es off this NOR.
tai coil. Tom Lawson, meanwhile, is
taking monthly shots through a maya
zine at Mr.. Rockefeller, his methods
as fnancier, his friends and bust
ness associates and his general char
acter. Not one thing can be found in
Mr.. Lawson's Characterization of the
great magnate which can be called,
with any regard for the English lang
uage, exactly complimentary. On the
contrary, Mr.. Lawson seems to take
especial pleasure in handing out for
Mr.. Rockefeller the strongest con-
demnation in the. Lawson dictionary.
And to all of these attacks Mr.. Rookie
Ifellerr apparently pays little or no at.
tention
Some weeks ago a Baptist minister
in an eastern city startled his congre-
cation by making the unqualified state
ment that Mr.. Rockefeller has, by
crooked or at least questionable bust.
ness methods, lost all his hopes of
reaching heaven Yesterday Chi.
cago divine went so far as to para
phrase well known Bible quotation
and declare: 1T would be easier for
camel to pass through the eye of a