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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-08-29
JERoME,s vInpIcATloN.

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Inc charges of neglect of duty
against District Attorney Jerome of
New York have fallen fiat, an outcomu
that was expected, and in the report
of the special commissioner chosen to
investigate the case there is a rebuke
for the irresponsible charges of self.
constituted censors of public morals u
Inc attack on Jerome was stirred I'D
largely by the Hearst papers who
lost no opportunity to assaii Jerome
by fnnuendoes at every turn. Sixteen
separate charges were made of inn
proper motives, abject veneration of
mere money, and the possession IF
money, neglect Of duty, official mis-
conduct, ccnspiring with criminals,
Fthfottltng prosecutions and defeating
justice. When sirnmered down the
commissioner appointed by the COVER
nor to Investigate the charges found
that the chairman and, secretary Of the
COMMITTEES accusing Jerome conceded
their utter ignorance of the charges
and seemed to have signed such
charges as the counsel saw fit to pre-
pare without real knowledge even of
the! contents of such, charges, and in
absolute Ignorance of their truth or
falsehood." Tie counsel, himself:
Commissioner, Hand reported, was
forced to admit thatshe. had no great
ter, knowledge or information than
they -
In his general conclusions CommisF
ssione1. Hand said:
It is unnecessary to point out or to
/, comment upon the wide gulf fixed be.
tween the action of menIwho are chos-
en- by the people;Hin a proper way and
under proper responsibility. and by
proper. authority, to attempt. to rem
edy existing evils, whether in connec-
ton with their dusy2as grand jurors,
as district attorneys. as legislative
committees, Or counsel for legislative
committees, and egvolunteered, ire
sponsible charges of self.constituted
censors Of public morals, lightly made,
with no responsibility recognized or
felt, and, with no personal knowledge
as to their truth, or falsehood, made, in
this case, Lam constrained to believe,
without any adequate examination.
either Of the facts or the law"
These charges against Mr.. Jerome
were brought last April For four
months he has been under suspicion
because the general public did not
know on what fiimsy grounds these
"selfsconstituted, censors of public
morals" had based their charges.
1t would be a distinct pleasure to
see MT. Jerome recover damages for
the Injury done. him in this irrespons-
able manner The regulations of other
public men who have no defense
against these unwarranted attacks,
would be better 1safe-guarded
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offense than beating mis- affinity. Then
certain facts became known that
showed how sad had been his expert
ence.
In the first place, his affinity had a
mother-in-law. This came as great
shock to Earle when ne found 1t out
When he had wife, he expected, nat.
urally, that there should be mother
in-law. Most men with wives have
mother-in-laws. But he had never
stopped to think that an affinity might
have a mother, and not only have one,
but bring her and the rest Of the fam
lily to live in the Earle domicile. And
then being denied the right to beat his
soul-mate 1t was outrageous. What
was the use of having an affinity if he
couldn't beat her.
Not only this, but his affinity made
him wear socks, where his meek little
wife had always known how his arts
tic soul refused to be propelled by
legs and feet encased in plebeian hose.
S1e refused to allow cooking to be
done according to his directions, and
when he had viands prepared accord
ing to his vegetarian ideas, she threw
them out the doors. Finally, she
showed frightful temper, and while
she permitted him to pay the servants,
she refused him any voice in ordering
them around or in managing the other
affairs Of the household.
If the original affinity man finds his
soul mate such misfit, what may the
others who are not original expect?
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DEMOCRACY AND THE NEGRO.

Commenting ON the statement made
In "a sermon last Sunday by Bishop
FaAows that the Springfield riot had
an intimate connection with the fe.
rocious diatribes against the negro
made by Senator Tillman in numer.
GUS addresses delivered throughout
the north, the Chicago Tribune says:
This statement may serve to re.
mind negroes who are saying they
intend to vote for Democratic candi.
dates and are urging others to do the
same that Senator Tillman is a con
splcueus member Of the party they
are talking of Joining.
1t does not seem as if negro
could, get much fun out of member.
ship ina, political orfanization which
has a Vardan1an, a jeff Davis and a
. Fllaaan among its shining lights!
They Believe and proclaim that the
Shotgun is the best implement for the
SdiscipAnipg Of the negro. They would
deprive him of the ballot, no, matter
how he might wish to use it. They
would deny him education and would
make a serf Of. him If they could It
lis hard to see how any negro could
feel himself at home in a party which
had such men among its leaders.
II is to be hoped that those colored
men who are going wild now over
their assumed grievances against the
Republican party will, in the interest
Of their race, come around to the
views Of it's best leaders before the
election is over They certainly will
If they stop to ask themselves sin
gle question. 1t is: What has the
Democratic party ever done, or what
is it promising to do through it's
spokesman, that would induce US to
give it aid and comfort?
The efforts of the Democrats to
form clubs Of colored voters is failing
signally, solely for the reason that
the colored man realizes that he can
not expect Justice from that party.
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BRYAN AND THE THIRD PARTIES

Chicago Tribune. = A third party
may poll an inconsiderable fraction
of the total vote in a presidential con
test and yet prove to be deciding
factor. 1t may in some important state
draw enough votes from one party to
give its electoral vote to the other
But for the liberty party, with its
handful of votes, Clay would have car.
rled New York in 1874 and been
elected. But for the free soil party
Cass probably would have carried the
state four years later. The effective.
ness Of third party depends on the
distribution fits votes among the
states.
This year there are more side
shows than usual The independence
populist, prohibition, socialist and
social labor parties are soliciting
votes for their respective candidates.
The mon who are conducting the Re.
publican and Democratic campaigns
would be pleased if they had a def
mite idea of the number of votes each
Of the leaders of q forlorn hope is to
get and where he is to get them. I'm
questionably Mr.. Bryans managers
take the. more lively interest in the
subject. Most of the votes which will
be given to Hisgen. Watson and Debs
would go to him if the, parties they
head We're nonresident. The Demo
ecratic party has been the recruiting
ground for those organizations.
There is no occasion for Mr.. Bryan
to fear. Mr.. Watson and the populist
remnant that clings to him Four
years ago he got 100000 votes, or only
about two-thirds as many as the party
candidate got In 1900 Populism is a
lost cause. Furthermore, most Of its
adherents are in southern states
which cannot be taken away from
Bryan. Four years ago Watson got
only 7,459 votes in New York and
2,4A4 in Indiana.
The Debs vote is not easily calcu-
lated. That standing candidate had
$4,000 followers in 1900 and 1896 900
in 1904. If that ratio of increase were
to be maintained he would get a mil
lion and half votes this year. But
unauestionably his vote in the last
campaign was swelled by Democrats
who did not find Parker radical
enough to suit them. 1t is reasonable
to assume that many of those desert
ers Will return to their old love- But
socialism has made progress during
the last four years and new converts
may make up in whole or in part for
these losses. If Debs should hold the
vote he got in 1904 in New York,
California, Ohio and Wisconsin their
electoral votes would be far beyond
Bryan's reach. A fair socialist vote
would make 1t impossible for him to
carry certain Rocky mountain states
which he is counting on.
Mr. Bryan has denounced social
ism. He cannot hope to get any of the
$4,000 votes cast in 1904 for the so
cialist labor candidate, nor can he
hope to capture any of the dyed in
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Too Much Charity.

Waverly Democrat. - To give to a
man capable of working, is an out.
rage alike upon the giver and the one
who receives. If man who asks is
capable of earning living and can
find no work, the donor would far bet.
ter, assist in rectifying the conditions
which place the poor man at disad.
vantage. Charity furnishes an excuse
for men to shirk the duty they owe to
society, that Of. earning a living. He
that giveth to the poor lendeth to
some son of. a, gun who, in. many in
stances, lisa able to work as the man
who gives.
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from Fairfield where he has been at
tending chautauqua.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. C. Hoskins, of Can
tril were in the city on business Sat
urday
Mrs. Tom Dnlener and daughter Mil
dred, visited in Ottumwa last week
with Mrs. G. A. McAtee.
Miss Mamma Blankenbaker went tc
Ottumwa Friday to visit until Sunday
evening with her friend, Mrs. D. HI
Criley.
Elmer Tbs will leave next week
for Billins, Mont, where he expects
to locate permanently. Mrs. Tibbs anG
the children will follow next month.
Mrs. Milton r. Harris and son Ralph
who have been staying in Bloomfield
during chautauqua returned to West
Grove Friday.
Miss Era Tillotson returned to We'll
don FRIDAY following a weeks visit
with her grandmother, Mrs. c. w
Jones and aunt, Mrs. j. C. Woods.
Miss Cecil Ware went to Sharps-
burg, Friday for a short visit with hel
sister, Mrs John Selman.
Mrs. Frances HOFFMAN, of Milton
spent Friday with her daughter, Mrs
w. e. Overturf.
Mrs. Nan Hazelwood returned Fri
day from visit with her daughter
Mrs. Chas. Scott, of Quincy, Ill.
Miss Jessie Boyd, who has been at
tending Commercial school at Quincy
H., came home FRIDAY for two weeks
vacation.
Miss Belle sBggs, of Cantril, is visit
ing Mrs. L. M. Russell.
Miss Ruby Swift returned to Des
Moines Friday following two weeks
visit with her aunt. Miss Orsini Swift.
Mrs. c. w. Carroll and Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilbur Carroll are spending the week
at the home of John Carroll at White
Elm.
Prof. E. r. Coffin lectured before the
Lee County Teachers Institute at Keo-
kuk Wednesday evening, leaving
Thursday for TT Madison where he
will have charge of the city schools
for the coming year. Mrs. Collins
Mrs. John Holt and daughter May,
went to Knoxville Friday to visit her
daughter, Mrs. Wesley Power.
Miss Minnie Evans and niece, Miss
Lucille Evans leave this evening for
Des Moines where they will visit Mr..
and Mrs. B. F. Carroll and attend the
state fair.
Mrs. Eva Ware, of Shawnee, Okla,
arrived FRIDAY to visit the Ware
families and other relatives In Bloom
field and vicinity.
The residence of Mrs Mary Young
east of the square, was badly damaged
by fire Thursday evening. The blaze
which seemed to originate in a closet
on the west side of the house. was dis
covered about $3.50 while Mrs. Young
and Mrs Bert Boatman, who occupy
the west half of the house were at the
chautauqua grounds. The insurance
will scarcely cover the loss on the
building and the household effects of
both families were considerably dam
aged by water and b.. their hasty NOV
ing from the house.
A pleasant family reunion was held
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Van
Horn in this city, Thursday and fine
dinner was served to the thirty five
present. The five children of Mr.. and
Mrs. Van Horn, Rev. H. e. Van Horn,
of Des Moines, Mrs. S. L. Sherman
Mrs. Ed Althelde and r. e. Van Horn,
of near Stiles and Thos. Van Horn of
this city. We're present with their wives
and husbands and the twenty three
grandchildren. A ten pound boy, the
twenty-fourth grandchild, arrived at
the Thos. Van Horn home Thursday
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BLOOMFIELD.

Bloomfield-Cad,t the youngest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. K. Spurgeon, of this
city, died Friday night at o'clock Of
consumption, resulting from measles
complicated with pneumonia. He was
seventeen years of age. Short serv-
ices were held at the home Sunday
morning at o'clock and the body
taken to Monterey for burial.
Mrs. George Miller and two children
OF Charlton arrived Thursday for a
visit of several weeks with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hutchings
and other relatives.
Rev. H. E. Van Horn and family,
who have been visiting relatives in
Bloomfield left Friday for Des
Moines.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. C. Martin went to
Des Moines Friday to attend the
state fair
E. Y. Greenleaf, who has been visit
ing his mother Mrs D. c. Greenleaf,
leaf Thursday for Rock Rapids, Iowa.
Misses Helen Clayton and Mamie
Young go to Pennington this evening
to attend chautauqua over Sunday.
Miss Myrtle Minear, of Moulton, re-
turned home Friday after visit of
several days with Miss Winnie Cree.
Mrs. John Harris. of Presho, S. D.,
who has been visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Garner, at West
Grove came to Bloomfield Saturday to
visit her husbands parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Merrick Harris and other rela-
Stives.
Mrs. John Jewkes, of Cullom, ILL.,,
and Mrs. Fred Hagaman and son of
Edwardsburg Mich, arrived aSturday
to visit Mrs. e. II. Miller. who is a
daughter of Mrs Jewkes and sister of
Mrs. Hagaman
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Nickel, of Troy,
went to Des Moines, Saturday to at
tend the state fair.
Misses Grace and Ruth Curl went to
Unionville Saturday to visit over Sun
dav. From Unionville they go to Cen
tervtlle to spend a few days.
Mr.. and1Mrs J. M. Prtle went to OF
tumwa Saturday to remain over Sun
day.
Miss Ella Dunlavy went to Ottumwa
Saturday to attend institute.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. S. Jamison, of Full
ton, Mo, who have been visiting Mrs.
Jabison's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. B.
GILBERT went to Hedrick Saturday to
visit relatives.
Mrs. Mary Coy. Mrs. a. v. Baker
and Miss Pearl Swank were Ottumwa
visitors Saturday
Mr., and Mrs. Hugh Taylor and Mrs.
Robert Pierson went to Des Moines
Saturday for weeks visit with rela-
tives.
Miss Grace Cree went to Ottumwa
Saturday to spend a few days with
her sister. Mrs Clyde Spohr.
Mrs. Sarah Graham of Girard, Kan,
arrived Saturday for visit with her
sister, Mrs. Mary Walker and mother
Mrs. Bowling.
Mrs. Sarah McGee. who visited
Bloomfield friends during chautauqua
John Grinstead went to Des Moines
Saturday to attend the state fair.
Mrs. G. A. Mcfarland and children
returned Saturday from Lovilia, where
they have been visiting relatives.
Mrs. Della Kirkpatrick returned to
Centerville Saturday after short
visit with her sister sister in law,
Mrs. John Cecil Dillener and step
mother, Mrs. John Cecil.
Mrs. George Hutchings and daugh-
ter Flora went to Centerville Saturday
to spend a few DAYS at the Appanoose
County Chautauaua
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Owens of Han
nibal, Mo-, came Saturday to visit
Mrs. Owens sister, Mrs. ]. C. Woods
and Mr.. Owens parents.
DR.. G. L. Stafford returned Saturday
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DOGS BITE CAUSES A
$4,000 DAMAGE SUIT

:, Silver City, Ia, Aug. 81. (SpeciaD.-
G.. G. knight, farmer living near this
city, has been made defendant in
suit for $40. 900 damages. Last June
THOMAS r. Long solicitor for Council
Bluffs paper while carrying on his
work near Silver City, was set upon
and bitten on the hand by dog be-
longing to Mr.. Knight, from the eff
fects of which he died about ten days
later Tho suit is brought by Longs
estate. $500 is asked for medical at
tendance and medicine and $500 for
death.
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Asbestos in Demand.

Council Bluffs Nonpareil. = Senator
Foraker Of Ohio has been invited to
deliver addresses during the Republi-
can campaign. AS matter Of precau-
ton, some of his sentences may be
securely wrapped in asbestos before
using.
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RHYMES OF THE HuMoRlsTs.

The lover can't help showing
The girl he's calling on
That when he's slow in going.
He's positively gone"
Philadelphia Press.
Behold the fly. So small a thing
To dart about on busy wing!
How sad to think it can't be neat
And wipe the microbes from its feet.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
When airships gaily float about
The mortals who must dwell
On earth won't dare to venture out
Without siout umbrella.
Washington 3D. c. Star.
A crowd, dashing ambulance,
A copper with his star;
Backward another girl has left
A trolley car.
Detroit Free Press.
There's nothing new beneath the
sum
So runs an ancient proverb sadly;
AS II from some one on the run
Whose line of dope was battered
badly;
In fact, judged by it's wailing note.
It's strains of woe so wanly solemn
I'll bet its author was pote
Who had to run daily column.
Nashville Tennessean.
Oh, go back to the swimming hole;
Enjoy it If you can.
But when it's hot give me the spot
Near an electric fan.
Washington ID. c. Herald.
Take all kinds O. pie right through,
Pieplant brand an berry too
Summer squash and apple sass,
Vegetables of every class
Take 'am all, but darn my shins,
/ choose them red asterkins!
.r :ss.;,tl3 Buffalo News.
The goat gave a party,
But did not know it all,
What to call it, >till the parrot shrieked
why not butter ball?"
Baltimore American.
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AN EXPENSIVE MOB.

The Springfield Register has esti-
mated the expense incurred in the re-
cent mob outbreak in the following
table:
Damage claims against city
and county for destruc-
J. ton of life and property. s. 1000
Maintenance of $500 sol
diers average days)
each. at, 81 per day. $4,000
Officers pay .............. 10000
Transportation Of troops 1000
Rent and feed of horses
1000 head) ......... ~ 5,4OO
Feedisg the troops, estimat- q
ing, IS cents per day each
Z. 4,50o men ............ $3.50
Grand Jury investigation 1000
Special deputies, ETC., feed
ing prisoners and other
incidentals ............ 5000
Total Observation-Disclosures. s191,s5o
Rather an expensive debauch.
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A voTER,s cATEcHlsM.

The Galesburg Mail has prepared a
voters catechism, which is of in.
terest in the light of the attempt Of
Democratic labor leaders to swing Re-
publican workingmen to Mr.. Bryan's
support. The Mail in analyzing the mo-
tives for the attempt, comes to the
conclusion that the labor planks in
the Democratic platform are to get
in on and not to stand on" The Mail
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The Poor Farmer.

Central City Newsletter. - What
is the world coming to-? A lot of the
farmers in northeastern county have
formed a club and will take their fam
lilies across the country in autos to at
tend the state fair.
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chIoroform Needed

Traer Star-Clipper. = If a few of
the fellows who are crying: Let
there. be peace!" Cat the expense of
the other fellow could be chloroform-
ed for. a month or two there would be
peace in Iowa.
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IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
The Way Of the World

!. Cedar Falls Gazette. "A person
with a shady reputation is of more
general interest in community than
a blameless person.
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WHERE THE AFFINITY FAILED.

Gay husbands who have an affinity,
or who are planning to secure an
affinity, or who hope some day to be
possessed of an affinity, might be re-
called with sermons by the volume
friendly advice by the yard, and pages
of editorial warnings without being
persuaded to give UP their quest for
soul mate. But the sorrowful expe-
rience Of Artist Earle with his affinity
should succeed where the other agen-
cies fail in cooling the fiery arder of
these mate-seeking souls.
The case of Earle is well known,
because he was the original affinity
man" 1t will be recalled how his ar
tistic soul pinned for greater freedom
than his wife and home could give,
until finally ne banished the wife and
mis- soul went soaring out to find it's
mate.
The other day Earle was arrested
and rudely cast into Jail for no other
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Squirrel Whisky.

Waterloo Reporter. - Some idea
of the kind of whisky sold in the pro-
hibition state of Maine may be CLEAN
ed from what manufacturer" of the
Maine article told an. English distiller
the other day as to his method of pro
cedure. He said he took a gallon of
wood alcohol and put wineglass full
of glycerine in it to mellow it, then
ground down some plug tobacco and
strained it through a cheese cloth to
give it flavor, and then united the
whole with a gallon of water. He ad-
ded that it was called squirrel whis-
ky because those who drank it talk.
ed nutty and climbed trees"
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