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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-03-09
Rev. Randolph Fills Appointments.

Pleasant Home, March REV Rans
dolph filled his appointment at Pleas III
ant Home Sunday morning and at Il
Bethel in the evening.
Walter Schoech conducted stock
sale at Blakesburg Saturday. Several
from this vicinity attended. Lester Jay
was the auctioneer.
Miss Grace Harlan closed a success 81
full term of school at Hazel Dell, Green
township, Fridty. Sc
Miss Verna Bachman led the month
ly conservation meeting of the Chris
tan Endeavor society Sunday evening. y
A number of talks on the topic were
given and an interesting meeting was
held.
j. Ross Bachman of Blakesburg was /
In this vicinity Sunday. y
Ralph Blackman'ss family has the
measles. s9e
Frank Amsbaugh and Miss Nell 4
Amsbaugh of Agency are visiting at b
the home Of their sister. Mrs. Cora
Suttle X
Mrs. George Willard has been in
South Ottumwa at the home of her
son, Herbert Willard who is sick with
typhoid fever.
Harlan school No. has recently n,
purchased an organ from the proceeds
derived from the recent entertain- .
uent. 4
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First Formal Ballot.
Reed and Barnes Talk.

Following this ballot N. F. Reed
made short speech stating his party
loyalty and moving that Phillips
nomination be made unanimous. Ste
phen Barnes, the third opposing cam
didate. seconded Reeds motion, and
the motion was carried. Mr.. Phillips
was nominated; the fight was off and
all was lovely.
Mr.. Phillips, in response to cries
from all over the house, stepped upon
the rostrum and spoke briefly. He
thanked the convention for the nom
lnation given to him as it was for the
fifth time by democratic convention
In Ottumwa. He stated that if elect
ed he would attempt to give a BUSH
ness administration with equal rights
to all
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St. Louis Produce Market. q
St. Louis, March s.-Wheat, May
Corn, May 451s.
Oats, May 41A.
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Total :. :. 4 Al 81 81
First Formal Ballot.
Deeds for Auditor.

The informal ballot for auditor
brought out the largest number of
candidates of the convention. Eight
candidates We're in the race and so
evenly was their support divided that
more than two formal ballots might
have been needed before Charles
Deeds, the nominee, secured the re-
quisite number of votes However.
at the, close Of the second formal bal
lot Banta, the seventh ward candi-
date. Withdrew and the fifteen votes
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Total j. -. ....ss 4 AZ "a
Nominated by AocIamation.

The balloting on the two aldermen
at-large followed: On. the Informal
ballot for the first alderman, s. p.
Hartman showed considerably the
most strength and P. B. Murphy
moved that his nomination be made
by reclamation The motion was
carried. Claude Myers attempted to
put an ending to the convention by
moving the nomination of H. G. VIII
liams by acclan1ation,, but the conyen-
ton objected TO this step and the bal
loting proceeded.
williams was nominated on the first
formal ballot. The standing of the
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Total ;.
First Formal Ballot.
Byrne Nominee for Treasurer.

The informal ballot for the treas
urer, nomination brought out six can
didates, the vote given to Joe Fist,
however probably being due to a mis-
taken impression as to the Office for
which Mr. Fist was a candidate. At
ter the informal ballot, HI. Edmunds
Withdrew from the race. The first
formal ballot gave DR.. ]. F. Byrne,
the leading candidate. rs votes, two
short of enough to elect him. At this
moment the fourth ward changed its
vote casting its solid 10 for Byrne,
gi.ring him the nomination with a
margin of one.
ing candidate, moved that the nomin-
alton be made unanimous which was
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Jaques for Solicitor.

Captain w. H. C. Jacques was NOM
mated for the office of city solicitor
on the first ballot, the vote standing
as below. After the ballot George F..
Heindel, an opposing candidate,
moved that the nomination be made
unanimous and the motion was car
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Informal Ballot for Mayor,
Phillips Nominated.

After the taking OF the informal
address in which he withdrew from
the race. after having thanked his
supporters and made. a plea for har-
1nony.
The first formal ballot was then
taken, resulting in Phillips election
by vote Of 100 to 25. The ballot
follows:
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LOCAL MARKETS.
wHoLEsALs pRIcEa

FURNISHED BY John Morrall Il ca,
Ltd, at II a. M, March 8.)
9liat j.,H RYrA.k
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Mclntire for Park Commissioner.
AS the last Of the nominations, W.
A. McIntire. the chairman Of the con-
vention. was made the candidate for
park commissioner by reclamation.
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of his ward went to Deeds, giving him
the 7S required for choice. One vote
cast for Banta by the fourth ward
was also changed giving Deeds the
nomination by the narrow margin of
one vote.
The ballots follow:
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bury where she holds a position as a
stenograper.
H. G. Leach received telegram on
Tuesday stating that Eldridge Pinnell
died Monday at his home in Grand
Junction, Colorado. Mr.. Pinnell was a..
former resident Of Davis county.
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PHILLIPS ROUTES COMPETITORS
AND is NOMINATED FOR MAYOR
Continued From Page ID
present be authorized to cast the full
votes of the delegation.
Vote For Mayor Beqins,

The ballot for mayor was called and
again the convention held its breath,
but not for long. Claude Myers moved
that in the voting during the evening
the first ballot be an informal one. The
motion was carried. Reading Clerk
Lpwenburg began the calling of the
roll.
First ward y
Phillips 81. Reed IL
The convention gasped One man in
an Instructed delegation had broken
away from the instructions and had
voted for a noposing candidate. Was
something coming? Yes; but it was
coming for Phillips. The informal bal.
lot follows:
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u
Second .. - ...12 IA
Third s...s. -. / is
Fourth o 10
Fifth -. $50. o %
Sixth 11 16
Seventh -. Is o
Total ~. $50. -. ~. .....39 116
Kirby Nominated.
When the ballots for police judge
We're called, a perfect storm Of howls
and yells swept the hall. Partisans
Of the various candidates called their
names, and the name of Thomas Kir-
by predominated over ALL And the
men with lungs were true prophets.
Two formal ballots We're required to
secure the nomination of Kirby, but
he was never In danger. After the
second ballot w. W. Rankin moved
that the nomination be made unani-
nous ind the motion was carried.
The three ballots follow:
Informal RnlIoS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20
Lessons From the Japanese.
the Savannah News.

From the Savannah News.
Are we about to take some lessons from
the Japanese? They took lessons from us
for many years. and they got all they
wanted from us and other nations. 1t be-
gins to look if they were almost ready
to give us some lessons. Our naval officers
are looking forward with keen interest to
the coming of the Japanese cruiser Tsu
kuga, which is to be at the jamestown
naval display. She was built in a Jap
anese shipyard by Japanese workmen. who
have practically just begun naval construc-
ton. This ship has a speed of twenty-five
miles an hour on natural draft. We have
no cruiser that can make that speed under
similar conditions: at least it is our under
standing that we haven't. matter that
is worth much more than a passing notice
Is that within two years from the time
the keel of the ship was laid she was under
commission and on the sea. That is a rec
ord in building not equaled in an American
shipyard in the construction of a naval
vessel. And those who have seen this mag
nificent cruiser say that she is perfect in
every detail. If Japan can do such wonders
in shipbuilding is it too much to say that
she is in a position to give us lessons in
some things?
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ticated and enthusiastic. Its home was in
the country. and its temples were under
the trees. 1t sang songs and dreamed
dreams. 1t wore whiskers. of the untrim-
med Russian variety. 1t had hay seed in its
hair, and it chewed a straw. The country
at large was more amused than alarmed
by 1t. But 1t was sincere. Where 1t tri-
umphed 1t bestowed its rewards upon the
plain men who had served it. Mr.. PETER,
a modest country editor, was sent to the
Senate. Jerry Simpson, an ex-sailor from
the fresh-water lakes. was sent to the
House. Other men of like caliber were put
in responsible Office.
The Independence League is artful. so
phIsticated and calculating. Its home is in
town, and its temples are hired halls where
the air is heavy with gas and tobacco
smoke. Its songs are the lively ditties from
the vaudeville houses, and its fling Is so
strenuous that when 1t goes to bed 1t Is too
tired to dream. 1t Is sleek and smooth
shaven-something of a dandy. Its CHIEF
has nothing of the PETER or Simpson in his
composition but Is a plutocrat. with large
investments in business and in Journalism
and knows the world at first hand. He Is
very ambitious, and his object is as pam
as the sun at midday in a cloudless sky
1t is no Reuben, therefore, WIN mos
bounded into the arena and with lusty
proclamation made known his arrival, but
a city fellow" alert. industrious ana
abreast of the procession. Combinations
made with him must mean something for
him. If he cannot win himself next year
and his prospects today are poor-for winch
SIDE will his activities count? He was
good Bryan man in 1896 and 1900 but
very poor Parker man in 1904. And nav
ing seeded from the democracy, can ne
be drubbed or persuaded back into the
PARTY so soon after?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20
Mr.. Bryan Has Birthday.

Not to be outdone by Mr. Cleveland Mr.
Bryan comes forward with birthday an
niversary. He was forty-seven years old
yesterday. The country in considering how
far they are apart in other respects had for
gotten that the month of March witnesse d
the arrival of both in this vale of tears
Strenuous men BOTH and appropriately born
in the --)q1h of strenuous weather.
My. Cleveland celebrated his anniversary
in South Carolina duck shooting and Mr.
Bryan his in Cincinnati lecturing The
peerless leader. responding 20 the salutation
of his friends told them that he was well.
and expected 10 continue active in public
affairs for twenty-five years longer. That
will bring him 10 his SEVENTEEN year. Did
lac mean TO suggest that at seventy a man
should retire from politics? If so, was there
"a reference to an Illusion? Mr.. Cleve-
land is just seventy.
Mr.. Bryan does not give himself too much
time. He should See ninety. although not
likely to keep up until then the gait he has
been going for the past twelve years He
seems 10 be made OF iron. His home is al
most on railroad wheels. His rest must be
d good deal broken He sleeps in strange
beds. and takes his meals on the fly. For
him all seasons are for speech The late
fall and winter he gives TO the south and
southwest, and the spring and summer to
the north and northwest. His voice stands
the strain wonderfully. He is seldom
hoarse. His smile is always at it's best AS
at ChiCago's dawn, it smiles now There
are reasons for believing that il will never
come off.
Mr.. Bryan. in his methods is new
wrinkle in our craftsmanship. He is agi-
tatOr extraordinary and reformer plenipo-
Tertiary. II is said of the Bourbon that
he learns nothing and forgets nothing 1t
may be said of Mr.. Bryan that however
much he may acquire. he abandons moth
ing. II he has taken up anti-imperialism
and government ownership of railroads, he
has not laid down free coinage of silver
Notwithstanding the country's verdict
twice rendered his heart is still true to the
cart-wheel dollar, worth intrinsically forty
seven. or fifty. cents.
What time has such man for study?
None, Of course. Mr.. Bryan has murdered
study. He is paying the penalty Of an elo-
quent tongue and its influence on emo
tional people. Privacy and leisure he can
never know again. His admirers claim him
for their own, and feel at liberty to COM
mand him at all times. All the rest of his
days must be spent in explaining to them
what they think he knows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20
American Embarrassments.

Is cur only embarrassment that of ma
teriaI wealth? Is our only glut that oil
money?
There never was so much money before.
The enormous amount has multiplied our
slang even. New phrases are heard every
where. We have money to burn; money to
give away; money to throw at the birds.
We live in palaces. set our tables with gold
plate sleep on beds of golden frames. and
dream of riches piled up to the moon. And
so, we are told. we are money mad. We
have put aside all noble aspirations. and
are occupied solely with sordid things. Who
shall deliver us from the body of this
death?
But was ever people embarrassed by
a wealth of so-called wisdom dealing with
public problems? Were ever banquet halls
So resonant as now? Were ever slges each
and all with remedies. and no two remedies
alike. numerous as now? Take u? any
days newspapers and read the weighty full
minations-some of them extremely heavy
about our troubles and how to cure them.
At Podunk the cry is for more laws We
are the right track, but have only
started. Let us keep as we have begun.
and everything will be shipshape.
Sleepy Hollow replies to this that we have
too many laws. Let us stop and take
look around. We ere tying up everything
with restrictions. The giant must have full
freedom of his limbs and faculties. Real
liberty is about TO perish. The Missionaries.
If much longer needed. will swamp things.
Some of statesmen assert that the
nation is now too much. and the states are
too little. Hence the cry that the states
wake up and exercise the powers reserved
to them under the Constitution. Unless
they do shall soon have a centralized
government strong that the dreaded
tyrant will appear and seize it. The reply
to this is that the states are too busy, and
running wild. II they are not re-
strained-for an instance in the matter of
the railroads-they will wreck things Let
the President call the governors of the
states here one by one, or all together and
to the foolshness. And so on
OF course our embarrasSments of Sug-
gestions grow out of the embarrassmen;s
of our riches Our crop of plutocrats is
the logical begetter of our crop of wise
acres. Those people who are not getting
rich are busy with schemes for distributing
what the others are making. What is the
remedy? AS the physician advises in the
case of an individual, give nature chance.
AT any rate, let nature help. Don't crowd
the patient. The country is not in the
throes of dissolution. If certain great prop
critics dropsical, draw off the water
That alone should improve things mater-
ally
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20
Russia.

The new duma moves off slowly. And
maybe that is best. 1t is still a case of
throne against people, and the advantage
with the throne. The car in the past few
years has lost by violence and otherwise
some strong men, but his reserves of that
kind large, and vacancies are soon
filled. His servants have all been educated
in the same school, and all at bottom dis
trust the people. What has been obtained
by the latter represents only what the
throne has been forced to concede. If it
could be withdrawn the servants of the
throne would gladly see the step taken. For
these reasons the representatives of the
people feeling their way with extreme
care. They have assembled for business
and do not want to be dispersed as their
predecessors were-to be done for before
finding out what they were begun for.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20
The Third PARTY.

The country is beginning to study the
new party. and to speculate as to how
much of figure 1t is likely to cut next
year. This is the Independence League,
incorporated, with William X. Hearst as
director and beneficiary.
Not since 1892 has third party counted
appreciably in the national equa ton. That
Year the populist party, led by General
Weaver polled more than million votes
and had the countenance of the managers
Of Mr.. Cleveland's campaign In the west
the work was vigorous and exciting and
when Mr.. Clevelands success was an
nounced nobody rejoiced more than the non-
uiists who had helped to achieve IL. Their
happiness was shortiived. bot while 81
lasted they reveled.
10 But there is a wide difference between
the populist party and the independence
League. The former was artless, unsophis-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20
The Greatest Of Circles.

From the New York Sun.
The intended peregrinations and official
gyrations of the Secretary of War possess
much interest for philosophers. Mr.. Taft
expects to start next Saturday for Gatun
Dam and elsewhere. Common report has
in store for this diligent public servant and
intrepid traveller an amazing series or sue
cession of journeyings between now and the
beginning of the presidential year, which
will take him to Panama. Colon, Cuba,
Porto Rico. Canada, Alaska, the Philip
pines, Guam and Tutuila, with brief inter-
walls of domestic employment. Other can
didates, active or passive. have swung
around their chosen circles. No circle was
ever drawn with radius anything like
this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20
Keep the Lamps Burning.

The District government cannot take a
hand in the troubles between the street
lamp lighters and the corporation that en-
ploys them, but it can and evidently pro-
poses to take a hand vigorously in any
demonstrations on the part of the striking
torch bearers to interfere with the city's
proper illumination as a means of carrying
their point They were so told yesterday by
Commissioner Mcfarland in plain terms
and il is to be hoped that they will under
stand the situation and refrain from fur
ther efforts to sacrifice the interests of the
citizens in order to Brighten off the men
who are taking their places This is one of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20
The BRYAN Barometer.
From the New York Globe.

From New
After a subsistence of some months since
he delivered his ill-received speech for gov
eminent ownership of railroads Mr.. Bryan
is again in the news. He thinks he sees an
opening to promote his political chances.
He Is out again ovation hunting Is
again lifting p that unrivaled voice. The
temperance at this time is most signifi-
can't 1t shows that Organism still has its
old meaning. 1t identifies Bryan again as
a panic bird whose wings are unfo.ded as
soon as his nostrils have noted that perhaps
there Is a carcass to be picked. Times
good and confidence general-Bryan is sin
gularly quiet; disturbance and anxiety
come - Bryan energies. Public distress
works his gain-at least this seems his
theory,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20

the points at which the higher law of pub
lie welfare intervenes In labor disputes The
street lamps are necessary for the protec-
ton of the people, and they must be kept
lighted at night no matter what may be the
relations between the contracting company
and its employees. The complaint of the
strikers that the policemen have been help
ing to keep the lamps burning is high
compliment to the members of the force.
The police regulations amply cover the sit
uation and provide penalties for any man.
ner of interference with the street lamps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20

The school of acting may or may not be
of benefit to women who desire to go on
the stage. But the rough methods at
tributed to some male stars commend the
school of physical culture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20

Senator Tilman's speeches still convey
their characteristic implied protest against
the highly polished. artificially elaborated
style of discourse which studious rhetori-
clans affect In a manner which pleases the
ear but does not carry conviction In fact
he goes to the other extreme with a bump
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20
Tuskegee.

From the Jersey City Journal.
That is proud boast which Booker
Washington makes when he says you can
not find single prisoner in any Jail who
holds a degree from Tuskegee Institute.
Education does not increase crime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20

1t might be a little embarrassing if Mr..
Roosevelt were called on to referee the
presidential boom contest in which num-
Der of eminent figures in his administra-
ton are now engaging.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20
SHOOTING STARS.
Good Accomplished.

There is no doubling that Congress does
a great work"
Yes" answered Senator Sorghum 1t
has developed some of our most capable
lecturers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20

Hetty Green's only opinion concerning the
public benefactions now being made by
wealthy people is that they are none OF
her business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20

Evelyn Thaw's narratives are at least
convincing in the light they throw on the
wretched possibilities of so-called gay
Bohemian existence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20

The railway magnates may be hampered
in efforts to get on sociable terms at the
White House by the fact that there is
not crack tennis player among them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20
An Expert.

From the Newark News.
Tillman says that the Presidents policy
has been lone of fuss and feathers-full Of
sound and fury" and Tillman long since
qualified as an expert on fuss, feathers.
sound and fury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20

The earthquake experts are becoming
worried because the world has recently
been in a state of mysterious quiescence
Some people are never satisfied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20

1t is doubtful whether Jerome and Del
mas use that word learned so much
when talking about each other in private
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20

The fact that St Patrick has nothing to
do with the did not prevent some
orators from using the holiday for the
exploitation Of views on current affairs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20
New York and Chicago.

From the Chicago Tribune.
1t would be useless to say that the Wall
street nAnic was not felt in Chicago. The
New Workers hsN to borrow money here to
tide themselves over.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20

American styles are showing a decided
Japanese tendency. Toxic may yet de-
yelop ambitions to take the Place of Paris
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20

1t may yet be necessary to draw another
distinction and designate how much OF
failure was for real money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20

Considerable latent "anti-imperialism
energy is being worked off on the thru
term question.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-20

The jury in the Thaw case expects to
be permitted to start in next week living
down its past.