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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-03-23
TEACHERS WAGES REGULATED
BY LAW.

The Des Moines Capital makes "a
suggestion which on first thought may
seem startling. The Capitals sugges-
ton that the pay of school teachers
be regulated tv state law Such O
law would inl-dd be- I'm innovation at
least in Iowa. 1t is said to work we'll
iE some other states where it has
keen .r,ed W!y sli,uli not teachers
waaes be rcrrlatnd by state law? The
teacher and her occupation are under
the control of the state The money
paid for salaries comes out Of the
taxes Would not the state receive
better service from teachers, and
would not there be more of an induce
nlent for young men and women to
take up teaching as profession il
they We're assured better wages, for
If the state regulated wages, the wages
would undoubtedly be higher. Wages
would not be governed by the generos-
ity or lack Of generosity of school di-
rectors, and there would net be such
a difference in the wages paid in var
ious countries and in tie various dis
tricts of each county. 1t may be ar
gued that some districts can afford to
pay more money than can others. That
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money, the power Of the people is SUI

money, the power of the people is SUI
preme.
+ President Ripley of the Santa Fe
system, in an interview given out yes
terday, laid the blame for the railroad
agitation and legislation all at the door
of the President and said that the
whole thing has resulted from the
brush fires" that Mr.. Roosevelt had
started. But such an attempt to shift
responsibility Is not in line with the
facts nor the actions of the other lead
ing railroad magnates in the country
Mr.. Ripley will do well to line up with
Morgan, Hartman and the others, and
admit that Mr.. Roosevelt has done
right and the only thing that could be
done in the circumstances. When the
railroads persisted in their efforts to
bluff the situation through in spite of
the Hepburn bill and similar measures
for their control by the government,
there was nothing left but for the
President to take hand He did not
start brush fires" but went at the
problem in his usual straightforward,
manly way. That he has done his work
well is evidenced by the conciliatory
action of the biggest men in the rail-
road world, and by the fact that the re-
cent panic or semi panic, in Wall
street, ended without failures Mr..
Roosevelt and his cabinet have their
fingers on the public pulse. They know
the conditions and how much they will
stand. They also know men like Mr.
Ripley and how to bring them to time
The threat that the railroads will
not make improvements that had been
planned is only a last attempt to carry
a bluff through to success. The rail-
roads may delay some improvements,
but the delay will be but little longer
than the natural delay incident to their
inability to find idle men to do their
work would be at any rate. Soon they
will have to make the Improvements in
order to keep up with competition and
to handle the rapidly growing traffic
In the meantime they have learned that
the people are greater than even the
railroads.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-03-23
Leadina up GraduaIIx.

49, =
Chicago Tribune.-"Beg pardon sir"
said the man in the faded suit Of black,
but are you carrying all the life in
surance you want?''
Eyes, SIR said the man at the desk,
81 am
Gould interest you in morocco
bound edition of the works of William
Makepeace Thackeray?"
"You could not
Don't you need a germproof filter
at your house?"
II do not"
would you invest In a good sec
ond hand typewriter If you could get
it cheap?'
i have no use for a typewriter"
Just SO. Would an offer to supply
you with first class imported Havana
cigars at $40 a hundred appeal to
you?"
Not a cents WORTH
How would proposition to sell
you a Century dictionary, slightly
shelf worn, for only $40 strike you?'
1T wouldn't come within 40 miles OF
hitting me- s 4 4ss. III.
THAT being the case" said the
caller, would you be willing to buy a
10 cent box of shoe polish Just. to get
rid Of me?"
Great Scott! Yes"
Thanks. Good day."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-03-23
MR.. JEROME.

Chicago Evening Post.-It would,
perhaps, be an excellent thing for Mr..
Jerome to retire to some secluded
spot, far from the excitement of the
court room, and there formulate for
himself a hypothetical question. 1t
need not be long; indeed, five words
would suffice: Have I lost my head?"
Possibly brain storms are conta-
geous; certainly the New York dis
trict attorney seems to be suffering
with a recurrent mental cyclone the
effects of which are distressing to
witness even at this distance We
had Mr.. Jerome's own word for 1t a
few weeks-or was 1t ages-ago, "that
he clung to the old fashioned belief
that the office of district attorney was
quasi-judicial." In the lurid light Of
the Thaw trial it greatly is to be fear
ed that Mr.. Jerome has lost his grip.
Somehow or other the impression
once prevailed, out mere at least, that
Mr.. Jerome was great lawyer, but
his recent actions and the manner in
which Mr.. Delmas has handled him
have torn great rents in this belief
and left us only the tattered rem.
nants which futter pathetically in the
bleak winds of March. BY his treat
ment of Evelyn Thaw during her cross
examination and by mis- subsequent
more or less futile although tricky ac.
lions the states lawyer has won, not
the admiration, but the contempt, Of
a large majority of her people. Wheth-
er or not he is fighting losing bat
tie is aside from the main issue, for
defeat can be as honorable if not as
much acclaimed as victory Mr.. Jer-
ONE, however, has discarded honor as
a hampering garment and mas staked
everything upon the final outcome of
guilty or not guilty HIS friends will
regret the methods to which he has
seen fit to resort. They reflect credit
upon neither the man nor his office,
and whatever may be the verdict in
the Tnaw trial mr. Jerome has lost
the respect of thousands who once ad-
mired even if they did not know him.
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A FEW WANTS.

Wanted-A pretty girl with brains,
Who knows just how to cook.
Wanted-An author who takes pains
And thinks about his book.
Wanted-A surgeon who says, mo;
| dare not operate"
Wanted-A chauffeur who goes slow
And never plays with fate.
Wanted-A wife who never buys
One thing she doesn't need.
Wanted-A gift to know what lies
Each day we have to read.
Wanted-A tradesman who is square
No need to be found out
Wanted-A thing that will grow hair
Certain, beyond doubt
Wanted-A trust that lowers the price
Just for the public good.
Wanted from that vice
Adulterated food
systems that will cure
Before we pay cent.
Wanted-More cash to make the poor
Enjoy their sentiment.
Wanted--A suburb where the rate
OF living's not shame.
Wanted-To match. we beg to state,
A city just the same.
Tom Massou in Munsey's.
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A CHANCE FOR THE FOOL klLLEF

- STIANSE TUX HE r OOI KILLER
In these days of frantic reform leg
islation the public has grown to take
for granted things that few years
ago would have been considered rev.
olutionary. But there is limit to hui
man patience and human endurance,
and that limit is reached by the ordin-
ance drawn up by Mayor Bennett of
Fort Dodge and passed by the Fort
Dodge council. 1t provides:
That all able-bodied persons be-
tween the ages of % and As years,
whose mental and physical propensi-
ties and capabilities are normal and
who are not now married, shall be re-
ouired to marry within sixty days. Any
person or persons falling to comply
with the provisions of this ordinance
shall be fined not less than $40 nor
more than $100, according to the Grim
inal negligence of the person or per-
sons unmarried"
The Fort Dodge mayor should be
called on the carpet at once. He should
be told that if he meant his ordinance
as joke it is decidedly poor spec
linen OF humor, and that if he and the
members of the council supporting
him We're in earnest in passing such
an absurd measure they should be ad-
yised that they have greatly exceeded
their legislative powers in attempting
to enact an ordinance aimed at de-
priving any citizen or any class of cit
liens of their constitutional freedom.
Oh! reform. what c~imes arc con-.
mitted in thy name.
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may pc true. But a minimum wage
can at least be provided, AMI districts
can pay more than the minimum il
they want to. However, the central
township school idea is coming into
favor. and with central schools there
ought to be no question as to the abil-
ity of school boards to pay decent
wage. But whether the state assumes
supervision over the wages of teach
ers or not. one thing is sure and that
is that the school teachers have been
and are yet being paid wages that are
ridiculously small. -Cedar Rapids Re-
publican.
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it is the duty of city administration
to regulate the morals of people as In
dividuals, but still more strongsy do /
disbelieve the doctrine that any officer
of any city in Iowa has the right, NOR
ally or legally, sc to order the affairs
of the municipality that there may be
an open and fragrant violation of any
enactment on the statute books of the
state and / don't believe that any Of
you stand for violation of law. either.
To suggest that you do, would be an
impertinence."
Let the voters of Ottumwa only
think back and then think of conditions
as they now exist, and there is no ques.
ton Of the verdict which they will re-
turn at the polls next Monday.
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Assl WAS AND AS lTIs

1t is only necessary for the voters Of
Ottumwa to think back to previous adj
ministrations which this city has had
and then, by the exercise of a calm
and dispassionate judgment to make up
their minds as to whether or not they
want such an administration for the
next two years.. The facts are we'll
lnown. Indeed, it was the boast of
nose in charge that under their direc-
ton the city received money compen-
sation from the vicious elements.
In defiance Of state law, prostitution
was protected by system of monthly
fines, and thereupon became SO bold
and open on the main streets. of this
city thai it was public disgrace.
In defiance of state law, the open
gambling house was protected by a
system of monthly fines and the week.
~ wages OF hundreds of men went into
these establishments. wages that since
they have been abolished have gone In
payment for living expenses and house.
hold supplies. The family of the wage
Garner receives the benefit instead Of
the gambler.
@ The money slot machines which are
the kindergarten of the gambling hell,
were prominently in evidence, with
somebody making enormous profits
from their operation.
Contemplation of the dark picture
brought to the mind by thinking back
over the civic period referred to,
cannot but prove a powerful incentive
10 the voter to see to it next Monday
that a city administration is put in
power that will continue the straight
forward hroad-minded clean husinass
direction of the city's affairs, that
has prevailed during the past two
years. During this time the city Of OF
tumwa has resolutely refused to be-
come particeps cfininis in accepting
financial returns from the vicious and
the law-breaking element
M. G. Gilmore, candidate for city So
licitor on the republican ticket, pre-,
scented an unanswerable argument in
an address at a recent banquet If the
Retail Merchants association, when he
said:
\ \ 81 don't believe in the doctrine that
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-03-23
schools, while in Kansas city recent

stA.AtS IL 7iAttiis'oo SIAty iSSSbS
ly:
"A teacher in one of the oriental
schools who was paid according to the
number of pupils in her school became
with her salary. She had
only eighteen or twenty pupils and she
wanted more. She saw the Japanese
crowding into the schools which the
white children attended and she be-
came envious. This school teacher
happened to be friend of Mayor
Schmitz and she carried her grievance
to him. In little while there was a
turmoil. The friends of the teacher,
with her, decided that the older Japan
csc should not be put with the white
children. San Francisco had never
thought strongly on the subject be-
fore,but the city was made to think
by constant agitation. And so, out Of
little school teachers grievance
there grew a national question:
But the agitation has resulted in
settling the school question more sat
,lsfactorily for the Californians, so per-
maps the woman in this case is en-
titled to more praise than blame
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-03-23
BY WAY OF SUGGESTION.

Lincoln Journal. Mrs. Patience
Takethought's husband came nome at
dinner time to find the kitchen range
cold and the good wife sitting on the
floor shaking with sobs. you know"
she explained, our daughter Amy and
that young man who has been calling
here? Well, I got to thinking what If
they SHOULD get married and build a
house and dig well and the baby
should fall in the we'll. It's too dread.
full to think ABOUT and can't bear it.
This story in one or another of it's
forms used to be favorite one with
lyceum lecturers. Somebody ought to
convel it to our panicky railroad presi-
dents.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-03-23
WHEN WOMEN MAY BE CHASED
AS OLD.

Des Moines News.-Scme French
man has said that the age Of a worn-
an may be judged oy the temp es and
the tip of the nose. He warns men
that if there are spscks in the nose
or the temples are withered, the
woman is more than 80.
To which Arthur Brisbane replies:
ITO speak of woman as being old
because she is 30, or for that mater
40 or 45 or So is simply nonsense.
And to judge Of a woman's looks, her
powers of attraction, the Importance
Of her place in the world by the tip Of
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-03-23
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH TEN.
PIE?

Carroll Herald Col. Temple cannot
be such bad sort of man He re-
presented Clarke county in the legis.
lature for five consecutive terms, a
unique service indeed 1t is not pre-.
sumed that the free and independent
people Of Clarke would have kept him
there had he been the kind of man
his enemies have declared. Then, he
had the endorsement Of most of the
prominent men connected with the leg.
islature and the state administration.
He was Endorsed by the full congress
sional delegation, house and senate.
Really, what's the matter with Col.
M. L. Temple?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-03-23
DR.. W. E. Shallenberger,
1916 oakwood Blvd, Chicago.
References: Drexel State Bank

Chicago as you do for a finely furnish
ed room In the Palmer or the Bre.
WORT in Chicago for "a hours AMI the
porter on the Pullman expects IL tip
of SO cents more and the Pullman OK.
poets him to get 1t There are more
things many more than seem to
have been dreamed Of by the men
who are after the .uads The reads
will now sell tickets at the two cent
rate, a reduction of SO FER cent Tie
other companies should make a cut, Ut
so per cent
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-03-23
PEOPLES PULPIT.

Other Reasons Why An Interurban is
Needed Between Ottumwa and
Abingdon.
Editor of Courier:
There is radius of from six to eight
miles along the line that would unite
these points, wherein the citizens must
spend an entire day going to and re-
turning from either Fairfield or Ottum.
wa, including short time for trading.
We have village stores but to reach
these some of the farmers must drive
six or eight miles each way. This time
during the busy season is gold to the
farmer. Often the pillow must stop to
furnish team to go to town for some
article that it is absolutely necessary
to have.
Our village stores are all right; they
carry fairly good assortment OF
goods. but do not keep in stock the ar
tfcle SO much needed. Then the time
taken for the trip is dead loss. These
conditions aid in solving the problem,
why patrontze the department stores
of Chicago and other large cities?"
When one has an up-to-date catalogue
with prices affixed he may select the
article needed, fill out his order blank.
drop 1t, with postoffice order inclosed
in the mail box at his door, go on with
his work losing no time from the field.
In reasonable time his goods have
arrived and often brought to his door
by the rural carrier. There are hun
dreds of dollars leave the county annu-
ally simply to save time. We admit it
would be more satisfactory to see the
article desired, but time is money to
the farmer. Again the citizens on the
line could be benefited by attending
good lectures or entertainments In the
city; also enjoy the privilege Of the
library. In many ways we would be
benefited as well as the merchants
and other business branches of the
city. There are many farmers whose
children have arrived at that point In
their education where they need a
higher grade of instruction than can
be had In our country schools. Many
Of these are sent away to different
places to school, while others have to
drop out of school work entirely for
different reasons. If an interurban
was built these pupils could be at home
and have the advantages of higher
grades in the Ottumwa schools.
A Subscriber
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- II
A WOMAN DID 1T.

Poor woman. She has been blamed
with all the sins in the social calendar
since the transgression of Eve. The
latest charge against her is that she
caused the trouble San Francisco had
with the Japanese, which raised an
International question and kept con-
gress and the President on the anxious
seat for few days. Here is the part
a woman played in the affair accord
ing to a statement made by Superin-
tendent Moore of the Los Angeles
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RIDING PULLMANS.

Marion Register. The Pullman and
the express companies have no money
invested in Iowa. The railroads have
millions. If the railroads have charg-
ed more than they should the other
companies have been robbers. You
pay as much for 2x4 space in Pull
man for six hours between Marion ard
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-03-23
APPLY 70 The RIGHT QUARTER.

New York Commercial. The way
the railroad managers are lining ii,
at the White house shows that they
have located the storm center. They'll
get square deal there, too, If they.
state their cause fairly. There need be
no reason to fear consequences.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-03-23

Cures permanently the cases he ut,.
oertakes and sends the incurable home
without taking a fee from them. This
is why he continues his visits year
after year, while other doctors have
made a. few visits and stopped Or.
Shallenberger is an eminently success.
ful specialist in all chronic diseases,
proven by the many cures effected In
chronic cases which have baffled the
skill Of all other physicians. His hos
pltal experience and extensive prnc-
tice have made him SO proficient that
ne can name and locate a disease In q
few minutes.
:, Treats all cases OF Catarrh Nose,
Throat and Lung diseases. Eye and
Ear, Stomach, Liver and Kidneys,
Gravel. Rheumatism, Paralysis, Neu-
falgia, Nervous and Heart Diseases,
Blood and Skin diseases, Epilepsy,
Bright's Disease and Consumption in
early stage, diseases of the Bladder
and Female Organs Liquor and To:
sure methods to prevent its recurrence
given. A never failing remedy for Biz
Neck.
PILES. FIsTULAE and RUPTURE
guaranteed cured without detention
from business. Special attention given
to all Surgical cases and all diseases
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Granulated Lids.
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weak and debilitated; tired mornings:
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Blood Poison. Spermatorrhea, vari.
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WONDERFUL CURES.
Perfected. in old cases which have
been neglected or unskillfully treated
No experiments or failures. He un-
dertakes no incurable cases but cures
thousands given up to die.
Consultation Free and CONFIDENTIAL
Address
DR.. w. E. Shallenberger,
1916 lakewood Blvd, Chicago.
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EVER lave TO LISTEN TO EN-:

Puck. conversation Gas it
sounds) And | says to him says
Oh, he says-well, If you think, / says
~ says--says then he says he T.
just wait. says Sadie says she never
maybe you didn't says, butt
know, | says-I don't care what any
body says--if he says SO he says 1
said-he-he-I--I--sayssays says
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DR. S.hdIIenbeTqer

The Regular and Reliable Chicago
Specialist, who has visited ottunlwa
since 1908, will be at
Ottumwa, Ballingall Hotel,
Thursday, March %
Zone day only and return every 90
days.
Fairfield, Lesgett House, Tuesday.
March rs.
Abba, Monroe Hotel, Wednesday,.
March 27.
sigourney. Merchants Hotel, Fricay
March 30.
Office Hours q. m. 10 8 .. me-.
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THE IOWA PICNIC.

lPoem awarded prize In competi
ton at the Iowa society picnic a
Los Angeles, Feb. g. 1901
What's that neighbor? Did you say
That you came from Iowa?
Well that's where l got my start,
Down in the southeastern part.
Fathers folks were pioneers,
Settled there in early years;
Down near Fairfield was born,
Went to school and hoed the corn,
Plowed and narrowed, planted, sowed
Fished and hunted, swan and rowed
Iowa, old Iowa!
I'd like to go back and stay.
Over river, mountain, plain,
Memory goes back again;
Seems now to me like dream,
Fishin' there along some stream,
Watchin' till get a bite,
Cork goes down clean out Of sight.
Cat fish bitin' should guess,
Swallowed hook, and ALL o, yes!
Beats a-fishin' in the Bay,
Down the streams In Iowa.
Berry plckin' in the wood,
Plums, too, In the neighborhood.
Through the tangled bushes tall,
Hazel-nutting in the fall,
Hickory nuts and walnuts, too;
Yes, sir! I'll allow it's true,
English walnuts good-but they
Amt like nuts from Iowa!
Vegetables don't taste the same:
Fruits are not as good, l claim;
And If the truth must tell,
Folks here aren't SO sociable.
Then those big corn palaces,
Finest show that ever was!
Ever see them building one?
Well, I'll tell you how it's done.
Corn and cob and shucks and stem,
Palace all made out of them.
Red and yellow, brown and white,
Any color that you might
Wish to mention, lookin' all
But like paint upon the wall;
Hear the band and see the crowd,
It's enough to make you proud,
IT'S for me, at any rate,
That Pm from the Hawkeye state.
Climate! Did l hear you say,
And the sunshine every day!
Well, sir, prefer the rains,
I'm not scared of hurricanes.
Like them better than the shakes!
I'm no friend of these earthquakes.
Lightning don't mind at all,
But to feel the floor and wall
A-shakin'-well, that's "goin' some;
Then I'd rather be back home.
California climate Is
Maybe, good for rheumatic,
But give me brasin' day
Back in good old Iowa.
Now, this is a picnic day.
Let your troubles blow away,
Makes no difference where your
from,
Council Bluffs or Burlington,
Chickasaw or Cherokee,
Polk or Pottawattamie,
Any place that you can name,
You are welcome just the same.
Take your baskets, hunt the shade,
Cut the pies like mother made"
Eat and drink and shake the hand
OF the proudest in the land.
Eat and drink and some fine day
Well go back to Iowa:
Allan Parkinson.
Los Angeles, 625 st. Julian st.