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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-14
LEGISLATURES VS.. RAILROADS

ORES vs.. hAlInOAOS'
An argument presented by John
Sebastian of the Rock Island road to
the legislative committee considering
the two-cent fare bills in the Iowa
legislature against the enactment of
reduced rate measure was that the
travelling men, the men who more
than any other class patronize the
railroads, we're not in favor of gen.
eral two-cent fare and had even gone
SO far in Missouri as to fight the bill
in the legislature.
But Mr.. Sebastian did not remind
the legislators that the travelling men
are now riding on two-cent fare,
through their interchangeable mileage
concessions, and that, moreover there
are few travelling men that pay any
fare at ALL their houses standing trav-
cling expenses.
The railroad companies are advanc-
ing many objections to the pending
legislation, and they will be given
ample opportunity to state their case
clearly before the bill comes up for
final passage in the legislature. And
while they are fighting in Iowa they
are being forced to put up the same
fight in Kansas, Illinois, South Dakota,
Minnesota, Nebraska, Indiana and
Wisconsin. Added to this there are
also bills pending aimed at the re-
duction of freight rates, which are
summarized thus by the general man
ager of a leading western railroad in
the Chicago Post:
Missouri-Bil before legislature to
reduce freight rates IL to Is per cent.
Likely to be passed. Railroads will
fight.
Kansas-Bill before legislature TO
reduce freight rates 10 per cent. Sit
uation doubtful We recently reduced
rates 10 per cent to comply with rail-
road commissions demand. New COM
mission now in power wants another
cut.
IoWa-Governor Cummins recon-
mended freight reductions on pretext
of determinations. Iowa rates are
lower than those in any other western
state and lower than they should be.
Illinois-Railroad commission talks
Of reduction in car loau rates in line
with our 20 per cent reduction in less
than carload rates last year. Guess
we viii, have to cut some more
South Dakota-Some reduction in
class rates demanded by railroad COM
il other states.
dinnesota-All lines reduced class
i;a..es and are now holding u, by court
Injunction commissions reduction in
G mmodity rates aggregating 20 per
cent.
Nebraska-Agitation for creation OF
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Respectfully.
TRAGEDY OF TWO MOTHERS.

The Kansas City Joumal.-Day by
day the miserable story of the
Thaw family scandals Is being un-
folded. The degradation of young
Thaw which has it's appropriate eli
max in the killing of another of his
kind has required the tearing of the
covering from the Thaw family skele-
ton and the laying bare of all that the
members of that unhappy family have
endured through the escapades of a
scapagrace son. AS If this horror were
not enough, the family had to confess
to a faint of insanity in the hope that
this would save Harry Thaw from the
electric chair.
The most pitiful feature of the trag7
edy is the appearance of Evelyn Mes
bit Thaw on the witness stand to tell
to morbid crowd the narrative of her
own unhappy career. Although young
In years this poor woman has run the
gamut of worldliness that would cause
hardened wretches to blush. Her story,
wrung from an agonized heart, is that
of a girl who was practically sold by
her own mother. Some blame attaches
to Evelyn for the life she led, but back
of it all is a mother guilty of mon
strous wrong According to the
daughters testimony she was deliber-
ately transferred to Stanford White at
the tender age of 16 years by her
mother, and the subsequent career Of
dissipation began with that episode.
This tragedy is really the tragedy
of two mothers. 1t was Mrs. Thaw
who INDUCED her frivolous and indo-
LIANT com IL, o,,arvtbfpr ,,oorau could
buy. 1t was she who watched him
grow up in ignorance and profigacy,
and it was she who furnished him with
more spending money than any young
man ought to have. There is nothing
to indicate that Harry Thaw was ma
turally depraved. He appears to have
been pretty decent sort of fellow,
considering the unlimited resources at
hand for being cad and black
guard. Under different surroundings
and with a mother who was devoted to
his education and training he might
have become good man AS It is he
I is the victim of family Indulgence, and
all the avenues of sin were opened to
him by the woman who bore him.
In this tragedy of two mothers we
see girl and boy sent to sure de-
struction. On the one hand a mother
deliberately bartered her child to a
noted roue for money. On the other
hand mother, by neglect and ignor
ance, sent her boy to perdition. And
the boy and girl of the Thaw case
must reap the whirlwind of parental
sowing. Perhaps 1t is just, but some
how there is haunting feeling thai
the penalty should be divided.
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railroad commission and a general
reduction in freight rates. Some con-
cessions likely.
Indiana-Rate reduction proposed
by railroad commission. Two-cent
fare law inevitable
Wisconsin-Two-cent fare bill and
agitation generally.
1t seems to be the legislatures
against the railroads and from this
distance it would be hard to prophesy
what will be the outcome.
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POOR MATHEMATICIAN.

Harper's Magazine. - There is a
youngster in Washington, the son Of
a distinguished mathematician, who
has frequently evinced disposition
tc follow in the footsteps of his emf
nent parent.
One day the lad was glancing over
volume Of Tennyson's poems, when
he came upon the line:
Half league, half league, half a
league onward"
Dad" asked the boy did this man
Tennyson ever have any schooling?"
why, of course, my son." replied
the father. What are you thinking
off"
II was thinking that he couldn't be
much Of a mathematician" rejoined
the boy. IF he meant league and a
half, why didn't he say so?"
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have something coming to them in
this direction. The volume Of freight
traffic in this state has grown with the
passing years as in other localities
Iowa ives pioneer In the matter Of
state regulation of freight rates, and
1t Is quite appropriate that Iowa
should keep up to date In the practi-
cal application of the principle. 1t Is
not assumed thIt the commission will
go into the matter of revision with
the idea of mulcting the, railroads.
What the shippers want is assurance
that they are getting as low rates as
shipners elsewhere under similar traf-
fic conditions.
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RECORD FOR STEEL EXPORTS.

nGSohG FoFf = ENF~oHi
During the last three years the eX-
ports of iron and steel manufactures
have increased 75 per cent, dNe largely
to the amazing bulk of exports in
1905. In the report of the bureau of
statistics of the department of COM
merce and labor the total for 1906 is
given at s172,50000O as against s143-
100000 in 1905. SIPS 100000 in 1904,
and 500 100000 in 1908.
The increase in the single year 1906
is. as shown by the above figures, 500
100000. and practically every one of
the important articles or groups of
articles shares in this gain. Pig iron
shows an increase of nearly $l,000.000;
bar iron, an increase of S1.333 900;
steel rails, 81 100000: steel sheets and
plates, s1,250.000; structural iron and
steel. nearly s2,0o0,000; wire. S1,750,-
600; builders hardware. nearly $4,000
600; locomotives, nearly S2,000000;
sewing machines. nearly 100000;
metal working machinery. more than
$2,000,000; mining machinery. more
than 100000; typewriters, S5o0000;
printing presses, over 100000, and
bar iron, an increase of over $1,000000.
Seventy-two million dollars worth,
or 40 per cent of the total went to the
various countries of North America;
s44,000,000 worth, or 81 per cent Of the
total, to Europe; while about. $20000,-
600 worth went to South America,
s12,OOO,00O to Asia, 100000 to
Oceania Chiefly Australia), and about
$4,000. 600 to Africa.
All the grand divisions and nearly
all Of the countries of the world were
purchasers of the iron and steel man
nfactures exported from the United
Estates in 1906. OF the $44.000,000
worth of iron and steel manufactures
sent to Europe, $22,500000, or little
more than one-half, went to the United
Kingdom; $7,5OO,0O0 to Germany and
between $3,oOO,000 and $4,000000
worth to France, the remaining SILL
100000 being distributed in smaller
quantities among various European
countries.
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STORIES PICKED UP.

Old King Cold is horrid old soul,
And hugs like lover bold;
He holds us fast in his icy grasp,
And needs not when we scold.
His icy kiss doth press our lips,
His frost is on our brow,
And his coming pains our finger tipA.
And chilblains are itching now.
He calls for furs, he calls for Are,
And he calls for hot scotch three,
Old King Cold is frigid old soul
AS you can plainly see.
In the courthouse square, he is always
there,
BY our side he walks with glee.
And his fond caress doth all distresst
And from him we all do flee.
Go north, old King, where there is moi
Spring.
To the land of the Eskimo.
With the Polar bear, you may make
your lair.
And ride upon fee.
We plead in vain, he will remain,
TIL another monthe has passed,
The Old King Cold will loose his hold.
And MARCH, and march at last.
Milwaukee Wisconsin.
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MISSED THE SIGNAL.

Harper's Weekly.--An amusing story
Of amateur sport comes from Rock
vile, Nd, where each year there Is
held a series of races for all corners"
The sun was blazing down on field
of hot, excited horses and men, all
waiting for tall raw-boned beast to
yield to the opportunities of the start
er and get into line.
The patience of the starter was near
ly exhausted. Bring up that horse!"
he shouted. Bring him up! You'll
get into trouble pretty soon, If you
don't!"
The rider of the refractory beast, a
youthful Irishman, yelled back: II
can't help it! This here's been cab
horse, and he won't start till the door
shuts, an l amt got no door!"
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JAPAN UNDERSTANDS US.

Kansas City Times. - Dispatches
from Toxic would indicate that the
Japanese understand us rather better
than the lingo war talk would imply
we understand them. Marquis Ito
said last week that American and En-
glish sympathies has enabled Japan
to secure a revision Of treaties that re-
suited In the adnlittance of Japan
among the civilized powers, which he
considered the greatest modern
achievement, not excepting the vic
tory over the Russians. The Toxic
press is entirely silent on the subject
and everywhere is expressed profound
confidence in President Roosevelt.
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a GlVEAwAY

The women of Chattanooga, Tennes-
see jumped into the limelight with 9
bound Saturday when they announced
q mass meeting for Sunday to protest
against the publishing in the Chatta-
nooga papers of the Thaw trial pro
ceedings But in doing so they were
forced to admit that they had read the
proceedings, else how should they
know that there was anything SAVIOR
ing of the risque in the stories told on
the witness stand in Justice Fitzge:.
AIDS court? And anyway, what's the
use of stopping publication after
Evelyn has completed her story?
The Chicago Tribune summed the
matter up briefly in two pert sen
fences:
Nobody has to read it."
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An Irish contractor in San Francisco
sent to Ireland for his father to join
him. The journey was great event
to the old man, who had lived in rural
districts all his life, and he reached
San Francisco much excited.
After several days of sightseeing,
his son resumed his business. and sug.
gested that his father should visit the
Preside.
"And phawt's the Presidio?" asked
the old man.
"The Preside, father, is the govern.
ment reservation for the soldiers
fine bit of park, and you'll enjoy
yourself"
At the end of strenuous day the
old man stood gazing at the big build.
ings, compared them with the small
huts of his old home. Seeing soldier
near, he tapped him on the shoulder.
Me bye, phwat's that string Of
houses fornist us?"
why, those are the officers quar-.
ters."
"And that wan with the big smoke.
stack?"
That's the cooks shanty."
"Shanty, is it? Well, It's a great
country! 'Tis palaces they're using.s
The young man offered to show him
the new gymnasium. On the way. the
shutdown gun was discharged just as
they passed. The old man, much star.
tied. caught his companions arm.
"Phwat's that, now?"
Sundown,' replied his friend, smll.
ing.
Shutdown, is it?. Think Of that,
now! Don't the sun go down with a
terrible bump in this country!"-Ex.
change.
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ments of San Francisco with respect
to japanese exclusion. The resolu-
tons of the Los Angeles Chamber of
Commerce are creditable to the good
sense of that organization. Altogether
aside from the school question, every
body knows that the Japanese are
needed in California to do the work on,
the ranches and in city kitchens Tho
people who are bowling against Jap.
anese labor are eager to utilize such
labor. Japanese exclusion would mean
Industrial paralysis to the Pacin0.
slope.
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TO TIP OR NOT TO TIP.

Representative Murphy of Missouri
is the man of the hour in the eyes of
the army of government clerks in
Washington and of congressman in
moderate circumstances. and all be-
cause Mr.. Murphy brought with him
from Rolla, Mo-, firm convictions on
the evils of tipping, which he lost no
time in incorporating into a bill.
Mr. Murphy has expressed in his
bill the views of millions of his fellow
citizens, that it is preposterous that a
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WHAT ARE WE COMING TO?

Manson Democratic beats all how
paying cash for railroad riding affects
an editor Here's Billy Hamilton, for
instance, who is actually advertising
in his paper to pay cash for sauer
kraut to anybody who will bring in a
batch. He is hungry for the old fash
toned Pennsylvania Dutch ponhaus. or
scrapple, and will pay cash for that,
too Just think Of 1t! An editor must
be powerful hungry when he offers to
give UP real coin for something to
eat
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favors and generosity. and ambitious
for the continuance OF frank and hon
est journalism here in the future we
commend to your further favor the
Tribune as it will be hereafter a
healthy, honest and aggressive metro.
politan newspaper, amply financed,
whose hopes for success are founded
on its publishers appreciation that all
substantial achievement must be based
upon lair and fearless dealing with the
public.
Respectfully,
A. M. Brayton.
w E. Barber
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HOW DID SHE KNOW?

The local woman's club had offered
prize for the best essay, by any
member, on How to Make Husband
Happy" 1t was cash prize, and
summer expenses were in the near
distance. and the competition was
large and warm
The winning paper was just three
words long. and, stranger even than
that, 1t was submitted by a spinster Of
81. Her dictum was merely this:
Feed the brute!"
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AS SEEN IN CHICAGO.

Chicago Inter Ocean.-Lest we for
get what we have been talking about
for eight or nine years, it is as well
to refer to some of those dear, dead
phrases without which no municipal
traction was complete. For instance:
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But everybody probably does"
WON PET AT cosT OF LIFE

Harry stilson, an Atchison. Kansas,
athlete wagered that he could stand
upon his head for period of twenty
minutes, most of the time without
the aid or support of his hands The
feat was successfully performed, but
the wager cost him his life as con
gestion of the brain resulted $ 1t was
wagering a life against few odd dol
lars at stake and life paid the pen
atty. There is little comfort for the
winner of a bet at such sacrifice.
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NOTHING IN THIS NAME.

Fremont Tribune. - What's in
name? Senator Money, of Mississippi
is the poorest man in the United
States senate,
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Said the thorn to the stocking,
"I'll tear a hole in YOU
The stocking then answered,
T'll be darned if you do"
Chicago Journal.
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The mean thing about dead beat Is
that he comes back with sickly
smile.
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Thursday. Feb. John D. Rookie.
Teller today announced a gift of S32,
100000 worth of interest bearing Sc
curities to the general education board
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NEEDS THE JAPs.

Chicago Chronicle. Southern Cali.
fornia reDudiates the sand lot senti-
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HOSTr TT-R's
,TOMhC@s RlTTERS

at the first sign of any arrangement. It
restores the appetite, induces sound
Sleep, steadies the nerves and cures
FtatuIency, Heartburn, Dyspepsia, In
digestion, costiyeness, chilIs, Colds, or
Grippe
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Little Ailments

of the Stomach, Liver, Kidneys or
Bowels, if neglected. will soon develop
into ones of a more serious nature.
Therefore we urge every man or wom-
ar thus afflicted to resort to
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Monday, Feb. 1.-THE price of ali
grades of oil was advanced today by
the Standard Oil company
What's the answer?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-23
MoHoNK CONFERENCE OPENS TODAY.
Large Number Already on the Ground
Successful Meeting Promised.

Lake Mohonk. y. y, oct. 22.-Friends of the
Indians, Filipnos Porto Ricans Hawaiians and
other dependent peoples gathered in force here
day TO attend the Lake MohOnk conference. which
will open tomorrow morning The meeting prom
iscs to be successful and many guests Of the hotels
here will stay over for the debates.
Tomorrow will be devoted to the North Amcr-
can Indian and the work Of the government and
the Church in his behalf The Philippine Islands
and Hawaii viii be considered Thursday, and tho
question of the Porto Ricans will be taken up on
Friday. The friendship officer this year will be
Dr. Andrew S. Draper, Commissioner Of Education
of the State OF New York.
Among the speakers will be Francis l.. Leupp
Commissioner OF Indian Affairs Bishops Hare and
Johnson. of the Protestant Episcopal Church;
Bishop Hendrix, of the Methodist Episcopal Church;
Dr. Charles J.. Thompson, Of the Presbyterian
Home Mission Board; DR. james w Cooper. OF the
American Missionary Association; Paul c. Carlton
of Washington; DR.. Arthur J. Brown. of the Pres
byterian Foreign Mission Board: DIR. IL. NJ Ener-
SON of Honolulu; Vicente Alberto, Filipino and
J. b. Arias, a Porto Rican. DR.. Merrill T. Gates
secretary Of the Board OF Indian Commissioners. in
addition to delivering address, will give
view of the work OF the Mohonk conference during
the twenty-five years of it's existence.
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WHAT IS GOING ON TODAY.

Free admission Metropolitan Museum OF Art Amer
!c' Museum Of Natural History and Geological
Gardens.
Annual meeting election Of the New Yorl, Board
OF Trade and Transportation, No. 2o3 Broadway
Special meeting Of Chamber OF Commerce No g.
Liberty street, 1890 D. IA.
Meeting Of Board OF Education Park avenue and 59th
p. m.
Lecture physics by Professor Nichols, Havemeyer
Hall Columbia University. 4:1O p. m.
Meeting Of Medico-Lesal Society Waldorf Astoria.
p
Free lectures OF tho Board Of Education S D IN
Public School l6J. lOSth and Amsterdam
avenue. Professor a. y. T. Hamn, Paris" 0llus-
tratedJ. Public School III 1880 street, between
Madison and Fifth avenues. Mrs. Miriam New
comb Cram~T- ''Algiers' GllustratedJ. Public
School ls6. 14gth street and Edgeoombe avenue.
Francis a Scratchey. The Treatment O Shock.
Bleeding, Burns. Exposure cold ana Frost
bitcs' tllustrated); East Side House Settlement,
18TH street and East River. Professor Georges
CastegHier, West Point Qlustrated). New York
Public Library. No. &c Leroy street. Haven Amer
MIX for Babies. Invalids People IN
Health GIluStrated)i New York Public Library,
Victor Hugo; st. Bartho lomew's Lyceum Hall,
10. 205 East aga street John Martin. ''Democ-
rdcy II Action in SWITZERLAND Ilustratedl; Young
Mems Christian Association, No. 12Jth
street Theodore l. Jones. Light from Solids
tlllustrated); Young Mems Hebrew Association,
e2d street and Lexington avenue. Daniel A.
Iiuebsch. 'Art-Its Media and Problems Young
Guthrie. The Opportunities for High Education
IN New York city. Public School 81. and
I46th streets OF Willis avenue, Gerard
Theirs Technique Of Musical Expression
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AZ TNEEEN HOST

The prince spends most Of his time in his mag
hacent castle Of Eisgrubs in Moravia, where in
fpte Of his affection, he entertains large parties
especially during the shooting season. He like
wise dispenses hospitality at other Of his many
castles and chateaus. and gives dinners balls and
grand concerts At his superb palace at Vienna
every winter. But his guests never see their host.
They never permitted TO want for anything
and are simply overwhelmed with delicate at
teHdons. But from the time that they cross the
threshold until their departure they never catch
glimpse Of him. Yet they IN some way con
haoas OF his presence. IT is understood that he
IS very fond of society and that IL he dispenses
hospitality u Is not only from sense Of duty, but
likewise because he likes TO and hear agree
soie, clever people about him. They do not see
hm but he sees and hears them. when they at
'ae table, IN the music room, IN the salons the
picture galleries and the ballroom, by means it Is
said CT hidden passages, carefully contrived peep
holeS, speaking tubes and electrical contrivances.
The prince is IN every sense of the word alb
sh'ee ruler and although his principally has just
oeen described as idyll!c lying as it does between
switzerland and the VorarIberg and fed by the
hsverS Of the Rhine. with taxes and
honal debt, and without even a prison. yet the
Prince has always lived wholly abroad; that is TO
cay IN Austria, in which country, well in
hungary and IN Germany, his private estates ex-
'sna over an area Of six hundred square miles His
'epJecs at one time rebeiled against his abb
senieeism. That in the early part Of his
e'gn So they addressed ii remonstrance TO
MN Ia writing which was worded much fol-
'~s. 1t is perfectly true that do not pay
.UuI highness civil list. that are burdened
I'm no taxes. and that. the contrary, draw
o'ey from your highness's treasury. We admit
- 'Aai' But on the other hand. If your highness
were to live ia your dominions you would
|eAa mere 70 cur advantage the money which IS
-, -" spent by you in foreign lands, and which goes
.4p me pockets Of aliens. We have therefore a
eH' % object, and while We are on the subject
- mention that wish for a constitution and
50 representative form Of government just like
S. o'ner nations q Europe" This took place IN
/" 81 After considerable amount Of dis
.'h q compromise was arranged, according 10
'Fi'hs Of which the prinoe WAS permitted to
- resident abroad much as he liked, but
e. SHpslled 10 endow Lis subjects with fun
constitution and with a parliament Of If
setsiStofe, elected by the Inhabitants. he, OF
bo--' Delns obliged TO ply their salaries. The
49, 'Nig meets when the weather is too bad FOR
.,,t "''fS - prosecute their ordinary agricglt-
49, .s'Pal!ons, and the debates are restricted
xus.t eiulH'y . discussions the subject Of
-'S improvements. suck rs the auidin. of roads