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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-04
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Williamsburg.-A splendid reception
was given the choral union, which I'M
der the leadership and training of e.
w Lloyd, won practically all OF the
prizes at the musical contest held at
Abba. last Thanksgiving day. Fully
300 of the citizens of this place met
in the Citizens Bank hall Friday even
NC and effected an organization with
Hon. Ed Boland in the chair. The
choral union was escorted to the hall
where they favored the audience with
a rendition of the prize winning selec-
lions. after which Supreme Judge w.
d Evans who had came up from Al
bia with the singers, for the purpose
of visiting with his mother, brother
and sister, was present and favored
the audience with a brief address. he
was followed by Rev. e. G. Brooks OF
the M e church Rev. Thos II.
Sherman of the First Presbyterian
church, Attorney w. p Wallace, II. 81
Hull. Hon. John Hughes, Jr Robt
Powell ]. p. Gallagher, A G. Moon
M. D.. Davie Williams and others,
who gave short addresses, both ap-
preciative of the thorough work OF
Mr.. Lloyd and congratulatory to the
members of the choral union for their
earnestness and determination, which
always brings success.
IL you have any apples. potatoes,
iellies. or YOU want to furnish butter
or eggs regularly to some one IN oE-
tumwa YOU can find good customers
bv putting a want ad in the Courier:
Lew Edwards who came from Colo
RADIO. 10 his mothers home some SIN
week ago, died Thursday morning His
brother Aubrey of Decatur county ana
a sister from Iowa City We're present
and attended the funeral services at
the home Saturday.
Fred Boland of the Chicago uni
yersity came in Saturday morning foI
a visit with his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas Boland and his brothers ana
sisters who reside southwest OF the
city.
A two weeks series of union reTl
val meetings commenced Sunday even
ing at the M. E. church and Will DC
conducted by the pastors OF the city
Will Griffin of Riverside came vi
last Tuesday for a visit at the parent
al home and to attend the wedding OF
his sister, Miss Sadie
Rev. Walter Smith of Harvey was
un recently visiting with his parents
in this city and with his sisters II
York township.
The Misses Mamie and Jennie Pierce
who have been visiting with a sister
at Marion, have returned home.
You can sell nuts shelled or in tht
shell, by advertising them in the wan
ADS. Write and tell the Courier VIVA
You want to advertise and it will b'
Mr., and Mrs. Will Hull of Cedar
RAPIDS visited Friday at the home 0
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Stephens.
Fred Schwarting of Evansville wa:
In the city Saturday visiting with HI:
many friends.
c. H. Rooster, who recently sold III:
farm. was in the city Saturday will
view of purchasing property ant
moving in March l. i.
Fred Klever of Pilot township visit
I'd Friday with his father and sister.
r. Fred Nash of Pilot Grove visited
Saturday at the parental home in this
,ity.
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ALBA.

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AIbia.-In the district court yester-
day the case of Ernest Anderson VS..
the Wapello Coal Co.. for personal in
Jury. was taken from the jury, and
Judge Vermilion rendered verdict
in favor of the defendant. The next
work before the court viii be the case
Of Jake Cain of Lovilia vs.. the Bur
.ington railroad for property damages.
Harry Jackson. convicted for for
xery one year ago and given an indie
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-12-04
kEOSAUQUA.

Keosauqua-The funeral of Mrs De-
Hart, whose death occurred Saturday
night, was held Monday afternoon.
The death of Mrs. De Hart is the
source of sorrow to the community,
owing to the family being highly es-
teemed as one of the older families of
Keosauqua. She is survived by her
husband and a brother Ira Phillips OF
Ottumwa
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Abba.

Albia.-In the district court Monday
the greater part of the day was con
sunned in securing jury in the case
The Washington herald., 1909-03-16
RESPONSIBILITY FOR CRIME.
Effect Of the Written Word on I'm
stnbIe Characters.
From the ST. Louis Star.

From the ST. Louis Star
There can be but little doubt that the
daily detailed relation OF crime OF all
kinds by the press has q bad educational
effect How much imitation IL inspires by
suggestion Is more a matter Of specuIa-
tiOn than proof. vet that f. IS considerable
those who have given thought 70 the mat
ter entertain no doubt whatever. The
fact that retributiOn follows IN most cases
seems not TO be weighed in connection
with the suggestion Possibly Il IS
weighed by many 10 whose minds the
suggestion Is made and deters them. while
the imitatOrs are those who for one
reason or another overlook L or are
willing 20 take chances on being caught
The FOrtner case seems 10 be one OF
these Needing money badly 10 support
q style OF living above his earning ca
pacity. and being IN a position 10 prepare
fraudulent deed. his mind was Influenced
by the two similar instances IN St Louis
and Chicago, OF which so much IN detail
was said in the papers. and he copied
their methods. taking chances on meeting
their fate.
This matter Of exploitation OF crime IN
the press has received much attention
from criu1inOlOgists and viii receive more
Undoubtedly il IS news OF the lewsiest
kind from the popular standpoint The
tendency OF the human mind 70 seek the
morbid and sensational. that which ap-
peals to the physical senses rather than
10 the intellect VIII always make such
news popular. And. therefore. those. pa
pers whose ambition ii Is 20 cater merely
10 the popular taste, 20 give the public
what they want" VIII always make a
special feature OF crime and scandal. and
IL the details are not sufficiently spicy
and sensational, VIII help them out IN
that respect by relating and illustrating
them.
Other papers, ike the Star. which holds
higher ideals. while compelled 70 print
such news because Il is news, do not
exploit it and seek 70 keep il subordi-
nate 70 better. more healthfuI. and really
more important news But even when
handled in this better way the moral
educating effect OF crime news cannot be
beneficial Many a publisher wishes he
did not have 20 print news OF that char
acter, but It is impossible 10 publish a
daily paper and leave Il out under condi-
tons as they exist To do so would
be 10 give the yellow Journal greater
vogue than ever, and that would scarcely
add 10 the total sum Of good.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-16
Sure Way In Wall Street.

From the New York World
The clergyman who says that he can
take "A 800 bill. a pencil and a pad"
and make fortune In Wall street recon-
mends the process only 70 those who pos
sess one important qualification. They
must know the game. Given that. the
rest IS easy
To know the game thoroughly il is NEG
essary to be in the confidence OF chair
men Of the board when 10 per cent divi-
oends are TO be declared: 10 learn ahead
OF the crowd what stock is next 20 be
marked I'D on the strength OF rumors
OF dividend guarantees; what bankrupt
road Is to be sold 10 a system: what
manipulation the bull poo Is about TO
undertake, and TO have other advance
information equally helpful Il is given to
few TO possess this knowledge, no doubt
by wise provision Of nature which per-
mits the many 10 be sacrificed that the
most fit may survive. II II were pOssi-
bic for any one with a 800 bin 20 become
a Wall street millionaire the aggrega-
ton OF swollen fortunes would menace
the republic
Doubtless in the case Of the clergyman
IN question the gain 10 the ministry IN
volved the loss Of a magnate 20 the finan-
cial world. But for the ordinary run OF
spectators there is no place where
little learning Is so dangerous a thing
as in Wall street.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-16
HELPERS ONE BOOK.
E1citement Caused by Its PubIica-
tiOR ThrOughOut the SoEth.

From the Springfield Republican.
The ruling class in the South readily be-
Heved that Helper, who was a North
Carolinian and had written his book Who'll
ly on his own initiative. had been inspired
and subsidized b. the Republican leaders
themselves. and this widespread c0nvic-
ton probably helped 10 precipitate the
crash Of war later on. The Baltimore
Sun the other day proved this 10 be the
fact by quoting from Scharf's History Of
Maryland" this reference TO the Helper
book:
Early in 1859 a man destitute Of princi-
pie, driven from q State OF which he
claimed TO be a native on account OF his
bad conduct. published book. which bore
his name, at the instance Of the publishing
committee OF the Republican party. 10 be
used as a campaign document. entitled
The Impending Crisis OF the South BY
Hinton Rowan Helper. OF North Caro-
lima"
The Southern feeling against the book
was, Indeed. so intense that. in 1860. the
police law for Baltimore. as now quoted
by the Sun, OF that city. contained this
provisO; Provided that no black Repub-
hcan or indOrser or apprOver OF the
Helper book shall be appointed 70 any Of
nee unGer said board. Ihe Maryland
Court OF Appeals declared the clause IN
constitutional on the ground that being a
black Republican or indOrser Of the
Helper book was not a crime known 10
Maryland laws, but the court added: If
the Helper book be an infammatory ap-
peal 10 the passions Of the servile portions
OF our population. Il is Of 1t shall deem
II eKpedient 10 do SOD for the legislature
10 prescribe the punishment for such
white persons as shall be convicted OF
having II in their possession
10 was made a crime in the South to cir
culate the book. and one Methodist cler-
gyman went 10 prison for violating the
law directed against IL But its circula-
ton in those States would have availed
nothing for the furtherance OF Helpers
real purpose. owing 20 the fact that the
poor whites were almost universally Hit
crate. Written 20 arouse them 70 a sense
OF the injury slave labor did to their in
tereSJs- and with no sympathy whatever
for the blacks themselves. the book fell
on sterile soil In a region where those who
should have been reached by II could
neither read nor write
The Washington herald., 1909-03-16
PROTECTION TO STEEL.
A Failure in Keeping Up the Wages
OF WOrktnEmen.

OF N Ork1n EmGn.
James C. Parsons. seoretary Tariff Reform Commit
tee. II New York Evening Post
The leading men IN the steel industry
openly tell Us that the tarin is no longer
needed. but from several quarters We
hear a revival OF che old cry that any
Ereat reduction Of the tarifr on iron and
steel viii hurt labor. and. following the
recent cut IN prices OF products, we hear
or reductions in wages. Labor. Ike the
consumer Of the products. Is merely a
pawn in the game OF the great trust An
the Improvement IN wages that labor ever
obtained I'm the iron aud steel industry
had 10 be fought for bitterly BY powerful
labor organizations. and yet to-day the
workers receive less in proportion 20 their
work than the foreign workers, as Car
negie points out, and this when meas
ured IN nominal wages, taking no account
OF the greater difference in real wages
which comparative computation Of the
cost OF living shows IL IS common knowI-
edge that our iron and steel workers. as
body, eat the cheapest sort OF food,
wear the poorest kind Of clothing. and
1--we in the meanest sort OF homes. Their
communities are generally pitiful exhibi-
tiOns OF shabby and miserable living
known as eyesores and blots on the
landscape. This IS the reward Of the
workers for the most dangerous and ex-
hausting toll. and these workers are
for the most part. not the American
workingmen who are so much talked
about when the tariff Is under considera-
ton. but Huns, Slavs. Italians. and others
from the most wretched quarters OF
Europe, systematically brought IN by the
manufacturers 10 displace the older and
more rugged type o. American labor.
The princely prodlgality OF the special
favors given by our Congress 10 the iron
and steel manufacturers have yielded the
thousand milllonaire5 Of steel" with
their lavish display, which has made
Pittsburg a byword. and also brutalized
and degraded labor. II the steel duties
are not entirely freed from protective
effect. IL viii be understood by the trust
10 indicate that Congress and the people
do not resent the contempt shown for
fhnrr7
The Washington herald., 1909-03-16
WORLDS LARGEST RAILWAY.
Several Thousand Miles OF Cape 90
Cairo Road Unfinished.

From the NeE YORK Sun.
Cecil Rhodes, South Africa's empire
builder. died al Cape Town seven years
ago this month. his prestige shattered and
MS dreams OF empire unfulhIled. Yet
within less than two years after MS
death and his entombment In the lonely
Matoppo Hills, near BuIuwayo. in Mata-
beleiand. Dr. Jameson, Cecil Rhodes clos
est friend. by the whirngig OF time. be-
came premier OF Cape Colony and set
himself 20 work 10 accomplish the great
est scheme Of the master mind OF South
Africa-the Cape 10 Cairo Railroad The
work or construction was carried forward
so rapidly that the delay occasioued BY
the Boer war was partly recovered. The
main line from Cape Town 20 Buluwayo.
1850 miles long. has been In operation
since 1897 and played no inconsiderable
part in the war which determined British
ascendency IN South Africa.
AS 10 the line north from BuIuwavo.
its course has been altered considerably
from the original Rhodes plan. owing 10
the better knowledge OF the country and
It's resources from later surveys. Most
OF the variations are due, however, 10
the projecting and building OF feeders
TO the main line. Thus a branch runs
from Buluwayo northeast 10 Salisbury.
the capital Of Rhodesia. and thence 10
Beira. on the Portuguese coast The main
line also has been detected farther north
west from Buluwayo. thereby tapping ths
rich Wanh coal fields and tracts discoy-
cred by Livingstone. The valuable COP
per mines POO miles northwest OF Victoria
Falls have also been brought within the
scheme, and a mail route 70 this region
was opened four years ago Its growing
network Of feeders is a natural develop
ment OF the plan, and upon their survey
and construction and consequent develop
ment Of the country the success OF the
main line VIII largsly depend The great
Victoria Falls bridge, linked with the
system in April, 1906, marked another
great advance IN the work
Perhaps the most important fact in re-
gard 70 the recent progress Of what. when
completed. win be the longest railway
in the world was the formation last sum
mer OF the Cape 10 Cairo syndicate. which
intends as soon as possible 70 push the
main line on from Broken Hill, the pres
ent terminus in RhOdesia, TO a point on
the frontier OF the congo State near
Mayaoa- In all there is a stretch OF about
Z,oU9 miles 20 be completed, lying between
khartoum. in the British Egyptian Sou
dan. and Broken Hill z. Won Ghed
GilcemeeSter. chief engineer Of the new
Cape TO Cairo syndicate. estimates that
this long link lying through Central AZ
rica viii be completed within three years,
and then railway IN the neighborhood
OF 6.OOO miles long will traverse the Dark
Continent, and it viii be possible 10 20
from Paris via Brindisi by rail. thence
by boat 70 Alexandria and then TO Cairo
and Cape Town by rail IN eleven davs
The Washington herald., 1909-03-16
Ohio Defeats Referendum.

From the sp1ngheld Republican
The Ohio legislature has refused 10 sub
nit TO the people q constitutional amend
nent applying the initiative and referen-
dun as * has been adopted IN Oregon.
Maine, and some other States. Enough
Republicans combined with the Demo
Gratis in the house 20 put Il through that
body, but not quite the necessary. two
thirds vote was ObtainabIe in the Senate
Meantime similar amendment IS pend
ing in the Kansas senate after favor he
action IN the house, and the opinion pre-
walls that II given a chance the people OF
the State viii approve such a change in
the organic law. Kansas cities adODrfnp
the commission form OF government have
made II conditional upon grant OF initi-
auve. referendum, and recall powers. and
people out there are asking why a sir1i-
lar direct popular control over the state
government Is not desirable.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-16
NOT the Real Thing.

We have had disquieting suspicious all
along about some OF the alleged doings
of our dearly beloved Georgia brethren
during the late Southern sojourn OF the
then President-elect, Mr. William Howard
Taft, and we regret to report that tan
gible evidence is at least at hand tending
to show that some Of the things served
up for his delectation and delight We're
not OF the correct Cracker persuasion
were fraudulent. indeed. If not actually
and absolutely spurious.
Concerning this erstwhiIe apprehensive-
ness OF mind in US, It becomes our mel
anchoIy but stern duty to call attention
to a picture in the current number Of the
National Magazine purporting to be
correct representation Of Mr.. Taft in the
act OF disposing Of his portion of a real.
genuine Georgia barbecue. the same be-
ing misleading. impossible, and utterly
untrustwOrthy in respect of the truth as
it appertains to every noble tradition OF
that great institution. If that picture
tells the story Of Mr.. Taft's barbecue
experience in Georgia. he has never been
barbecuing in Georgia-that is all
In the first place, Mr.. Taft is shown
sitting at a table-a real table-which is
covered with cloth of fine texture and
snowy whiteness. Moreover. he is eat
ing from a china plate. and near by sits
a bowl OF some kind fashioned from the
same material Again-O mOnstrous libel
on things honestly barbecuesque!-there
reposes at his elbow a catsup bottle, with
a cut-glass stopper sticking therein. We
are not sure, but we think knife and
fork are shown in the picture. too.
Every Georgian 20 the manner born is
already convinced. beyond doubt, that
this was a fake barbecue, Of course.
Other less blessed individuals may take II
from US they are correct. Nowhere. at
no time, and in the recollection Of no
man, was a genuine Georgia barbecue
ever served in such wise We presume the
meat was carved. and not hacked up with
with soda crackers; and maybe they had
pie.
We are sorry for Mr.. Taft. If Georgians
permitted him 10 flee the State possessed
Of an idea that that was a sUre-enough
barbecue. they do not love him as We
had hoped they might; they have not
yet yielded him the full measure Of their
affection; they have permitted him TO pen
citrate only into the remote suburbs Of
their hospitality.
Georgia, Georgia, Are you not
ashamed Of yourself? And where was
Col Tom Loyless. of Augusta, that this
unholy thing should have happened, any
way?
The Washington herald., 1909-03-16
HELD TO ONE PRECEDENT.
Credit Due Mr. Roosevelt for ReFus-
ing a Third Term.
From de Roanoke Va Tines

From tle koanoSe \ a. lines
There is one thing about the ex-Pres!-
dent which seems TO have been over
looked in all discussions. We refer TO
the permanent significance Of his volun-
tary abdication OF the Office OF President
Of the greatest nation on earth BY that
act the tradition established BY Wash
ingtOn is fixed, irrevOcably, for az least
another century We may have Presi-
dents VINO serve three terms-Roosevelt
himself may-but We shall have no Presi-
dent continuously in Office fer more than
eight consecutive years. What Wash
ingtOn refused and Roosevelt refused. and
no other President would ever have been
able 10 get no future President is ever
likely even 10 try TO get. It is now the
fixed. unwritten law OF the land that
President who is eminently successful
may probably serve eight years; but no
President can serve more than eight years
.consecutiveIy.
There are few men who could have re-
sisted the temptation OF again accepting
the Presidency. and the fact that Roose-
velt declined to violate g mere tradition
OF the ofhce. thereby establishing a prece-
dent that may serve Us well in the dis
tant future when men may forget the
spirit OF patriotism, should elevate him
IN the public estimation. Nothing could
prevent an American President from as
suming royal prerogatives II he were
President long enough. No President
could be elected for three terms unless
he were a man OF very dominating as
well as very popular character, and the
people would not want man OF that
character for three terms, except IN some
interval when they were tired OF self
co nr--r -ew-e ~
the most part. want good government
but they sometimes grow weary OF the
task Of giving 10 70 themselves. Roose-
welt was giving It to them, even against
the will of their own representatives, and
the people liked it.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-16
Where Expenditures Can Be Cut.

Mr., Burton, OF Ohio, made his annual
speech in the House on January o last. in
opposition TO the increase of naval ex-
penditures. No cne has more clearly
presented the argument against the over
loading Of our national armament than
has Mr. Burton on these annual protests
against militarism. Yet so far as any
practical results are concerned, Mr.. Bur
ton and his peace colleagues might as
we'll try 10 whistle down the wind. There
is as Mr. Burton complains, no effective
opposition to our growing national ex-
penditure. 1t appears to be taken as a mat
ter OF course, as something as inevitable
as the processes Of nature. instead Of be-
ing within the control Of presumptivelv
intelligent and patriotic men. There Is
no place, in Mr.. Burton's opinion. 'wbere
this growing expenditure can be checked
so nationally as in the naval bill" No
enemies threaten US: we are insuring our
national safety against phantoms of the
imagination Real national need must
suffer for want of the necessary funds
The amount Of the naval budget hampers pscas.
say Increases Of salary it prevents the expenditure
Of money upon public works; st stands IN the wav
of most desirable extensions Of the public servce.
1t requires additional and no doubt, burdensone
sources Of revenue"
What reduction Of the burden of na-
tional ornaments would mean to the CON-
mon people NIr- Burton shows in this plea
for leadership in the ways of peace:
1t viii mean to the struggling millions sufsrsn,
from the tragedy Of poverty or the uinchius ~
want. to all those who desire enlarged OPPORTUNITIES
and more Of The comforts and conTeniences Of life
that We are aiding 10 lift the crushing weight Of
military expenses and duties from them. II will
mean eTen from The standpoint Of enlargement q
trade that prosperity VIII increase because their
purchasing power viii be increased. This problem
IS sure to be settled in the long run as an eco
nouaic one. The nations Of the earth cannot 20 on
in this mad rush for naval expansion. The bur
den. II not intoersbe. VII be intolerable in
very few years."
II may seem absurd to apply these
words 10 so wealthy a nation as ours.
but when We reflect that it is militarism.
and nothing else. which forces our states
men to consider placing tax on tea and
coffee. and TO continue burdensome tariff
taxation thus wringing from the public
the funds wasted on armies and navies.
the situation here appears not so different
from that in overtaxed England and
Germany. That the additional taxation
now proposed is for the deficits and ex-
travagances Of naval and military ex-
nenditure, and for nothing else, Is the