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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-03-31
HAMILTON KNEW WHlTLA
0deboIt Editor Gives Interesting Personal Ac
count Of Parents Of Kidnapped Boy.

Odebolt Chronicle: The editor of
this paper has known Willie Whitla q
mother since her babyhood. She was
our sisters playmate and, living only
short distance from our former
home, we saw her almost daily for
years. She is a noble woman and
her husband is in every way worthy
of her. James P. Whitla is the soul
of honor and no man in Sharon is
more highly respected. Yet for four
days and nights this couple without
known enemies endured the most ex-
cruciating anguish to satisfy the
greed of blackmailers whose devilish
ingenuity baffled the efforts of hun.
dreds of professional and thousands of
amateur detectives.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-03-31

independence Bulletin-J ournal:
Governor Carroll has been shaking up
the dry bones since his entry into
office, and it looks as if he has opened
I'D war that is not to cease until
government by commission has re-
ceived it's death blow in Iowa. Last
week Pharmacy Commissioners Goss
resigned under fire, and the resigna-
ton of Bert Ke,tz. a member of the
same commission, has been demanded.
bur at time of writing this has been
refused. That Keltz will lose his
official head goes without saying. And
that he ought to, does not need any
argument. 1t seems that the COM
missioners have been charging the
full number of days each year at S.
per. day regardless of the fact that
law the contemplated that they should
onlv hsve compensation for the time
when actually engaged in the service
of the etate. together with their act
ual expenses when so employed.
The astounding fact is made public
that the commissions of Iowa have
eaten up over half . million dollars
during the past year, and there are
propositions for enough more Of the
same kind Of hoards- to double the
money. This IL the natural result Of
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-03-31
! The COST OF ADVERTISING.
w. H. Spears of the Manda,

w. H. Spears of the Mandan On.
%. Pioneer, 10 paper read recently
before press meeting in that state,
has done very valuable service to
newspaper men by getting down to
bedrock-hard facts-in a discussion
of the cost of adertising to the pub
fisher.
He says, "In estimating the cost
of ad. setting. if you charge as if it
were solid eight point and at SO cents
ger 1000, the first cost is nine cents
ger inch. If you allow a change
every other week, the net cost is Al
cents per inch, while il the change is
made only once. every four weeks, the
net cost is q cents an inch.
@'To this must be added the cost CT
depreciation of. material. presswork,
paper. ink. proof reading. etc. This
will give you > basis for estimating
the cost Of - I'D. from the publish
.~sp' standpoint.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-03-31
WHERE We DIVERCE.

The new tariff bill takes the duty
off raw lumber. and now we are in
receipt of letter from a Minnesota
Tariff Reform League asking that the
tariff be taken from finished lumber
also.
That is where we diverge for the
sake of the preservation of our for.
ests. We are willing that raw lum-
Der be admitted free, but we want
the labor-the finishing to be done in
shis county. It is true that tn. l1n-
Der we use is the finished lumber, but
was all raw, unfinished lumber at
sone time. Labor made it of higher
grade-Shall it be American labor or
Canadian labor? For our part we
prefer an American finish.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-03-31

the rage for the establishment of this
form of management of state affairs
that became q fad ten or twelve years
ago, which most observing people
expected to bring about. just the re-
suit that has been attained. There is
natural propensity to fill up COM
missions with broken down politicians
whom no party would take the chances
of nominating to go before the peo-
pie. and they naturally become ire
sponsible bodies whose record is sell
dom such that the party can defend it.
We trust that the governor will
carry on the war until the great
ma ority of the commissions have beer
wiped out.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-03-31

We are surprised to see Hamilton
of the Odebolt Chronicle classed
among the Keltz apologists. He ha.
been so fearless in his hostility to
graf that it seems strapg that he should
wish to defend man simply because
he was Progressive. The Register
and Leaders, attitude is infinitely bet
ter and much more to the credit of
the Progressives. The Progressive
element can no more be justly con-
demned on account of Keltz than the
church can be condemned because
some members are hypocrites. But
the Progressives can he Justly con
demned if they make Keltz's cause
their own and spring to his defense.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-03-31

''As the circulation grows your
rates should be advanced. As to the
matter of special position. when an
advertiser insists on that let him pay
at least rs per cent. extra for the
privilege. The happy newspaper men
is the che whose makeup is 60 ar
ranged that there canno. reasonably
be any demand for special position. :"
In the opinion Of the writer no con-
tract for advertising space in any pa
per of general circulation ought to be
for less than ten cents per inch for
each insertion. For papers having q
circulation above 1000 copies the rate
ought to be 12a or Is cents.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-03-31
CHOIR HAD LEADING PART
Music Was Special Feature Of Sunday Even.
ing at Baptist Church.

The pastor and official members Of
the Baptist church have done wisely
IN giving special place to the men
in the singing at the Sunday evening
services. This fact will account for
the interest taken in the exercise in
that church on these evenings. On
last Sunday the choir had special part,
and the singing was most creditable.
The gentlemen singers were Messrs.
Leon and Ralph Cassaday. H. A and
Russell Norman. Robert Ewall and
Humphrey and Doctors Plimpton and
Coon. The ladies were Mrs. Lou Gu
lick Martin. Miss Ruby Nor.
man, Miss Ne tie Kelley and Miss
Blanche Stephens. Pastor LaReau
had charge of the services, and read the
scripture and commented on the same.
between the giving Of the musical
numbers. There were duets, solos
and chorus work by the male voices.
Despite the fact that some Of the
gentlemen will soon be going away,
the idea Of encouraging the boys and
men to sing. should not be abandoned.
x ~ = "
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-03-31

Senator Dolliver has resigned from
the Senate committee on Inter- state
commerce and has thus secured the
appointment of Senator Cummins on
that important committee. 1t was a
kindly. considerable act of Senator
Delivers and. as virtue, is its
own reward, he will be amply repaid.
The senior senator has been in poll
tics too long to expect any other rec
ompense.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-03-31

Attorney General Byers has made
great capital out of scolding county
attorneys for dereliction, but now that
it comes to prosecuting a member of
the Flying Squadron for petty graft,
he shutters as ably as Scott county
Judge over prohibition.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-03-31

On April 9Th Rockwell City will
vote on the question of issuing $780,
QUO in bonds for the erection of q
school house. Rockwell City is one
of the most enterprising towns in
Western Iowa. and the bonds will
doubtless be voted.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-03-31
AFTER INTERURBANS.

logan Observer: Harlan and Au-
dubon and the towns to the east of US
are talking interurban. and they seem
to be in dead earnest. Dunlap expects
to get the line from Harlan to Sioux
City.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-03-31

The cemetery road shows marked
Improvement since A. M. Boslaugh
moved back. He is a public spirited
citizen and his King drag does effect
i've work.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-03-31

The regular spring vacation Of the
Denison schools comes next week.
Both teachers and pupils will be Glad
for . rest from the steady grind.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-03-31

and by Carroll's approval while State
Auditor. 1t may be case of pot
calling kettle black but Keltz is as
good as Carroll. That is CERTAIN
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-03-31

As usual the city authorities got
out the King drag about two days late
for the best results.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-03-31

You can't make lawyer out of a
man by electing him Attorney Cen
eral
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-03-31

What Web Byers does not know
about law would fill volumes.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-06-22
JOHNSON MUST
LICK TONY ROSS

Chicago, June 22.-If Jack johnson.
coiored champion, goes through with
his proposed match in Pittsburg on
June 30 with Tony Ross as an oppo~
ncnt he had better get himself In
good condition. This is not a predic-
ton Of possible defeat but merely a
warning.
Ross is one OF the toughest and
toughest of the present day trial
horses, and when ne is thrown into
the ring with man his opponent may
well make up his mind that there is
scrap and a hard one about to be
pulled off. Tony is not q mincer or
fancy Taper. He is wild horse.
johnson was lucky he night he
boxed Jack O'Brien in Philadelphia.
Had Jack been able to come back
with greater strength i'm the last two
or three rounds of the contest he
might have been able to down John
son or at least to have him in a bad
way. Johnson was SO palpably out
of shape, just as we pointed out that
he would be before ne left Chicago
ten days in advance of the contest,
that had he had a tougher man than
O'Brien in front OF him that night
there might have been a sorry story
to tell about the champion.
The O'Brien bout gave the Johnson
reputation a severe jolt and his after
excuse did not help the matter any.
Then with the Ketchel three round
victory over O'Brien right on top of It
Jack Is not in very good favor with
the sporting people of the country.
Excuses like II didn't try" and "I
wasn't ready" are in mighty bad
taste at any time and never increase
a champions popularity, especially
when there has been plenty of time to
make ready and prepare carefully for
the event in hand.
Ross went against AL Kaufman, who
has championship aspirations, in the
east not so very long ago and came
within an inch or so of making De-
laney championless. He whipped a
one stage of the struggle that nearly
put Al down for the count, and after
that the big fellow had all he could
do to smother the Italian.
Tony is a good body puncher, too,
and likes to get in close and whale
away. If Jacks ribs are coated with
fat, and a few smashes land in that
territory, there is apt to be worried
black man in that ring in short order.
Tony Ross is far from being a
champion, and likewise be 1t known is
far from being a sucker for anybody,
champions or not.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-06-22
curley tiiked Back.

Duluth, June 22.--Curley UIrich re-
turned Sunday evening from his in
vasion of the east. What Curley says
and what the eastern papers say diff
fer somewhat in substance, but of
course, as Curley was there, he should
know.
The Superior scrap artist states that
he defeated Louis Gotch before the
Terminal club of Brooklyn. The bat
tie went three rounds with Curley in
the role of general punch administra-
tor, according to the version of the
scrap handed out by Curley.
AS to the Philadelphia fight, Curley
says Willets was heavier and should
have been able TO trim him-which he
did.
Ulrich says that he was originally
matched with Paddy LAWN, but the
match fell through and the Willets
boy was substituted. The latter was
brawny and rough, and along in the
fifth session Curley decided that he
could not make any headway against
such an inconsiderate man as the
Willets party, so the fight was aban-
doned.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-06-22

dict. But this year Billy went to the
sociation. He came back ut the end
OF the season. reported last spring
Minneapolis club Of the American as
and from present indications is to
stay for some time to come. as his
play at the hot corner has been
worthy.
Purtell Is not the only baseball
member OF his family. Some thirty
years ago Patrick PurreIl was a well
known player. He was Billys father
and took good care that the. boy
should be trained In the game early.
Mark PurtelI is younger brother OF
the sox performer. Although but 1s
years of age he has the record Of
breaking up the longest game In base-
bah, the twenty six inning battle OF
Decoration day between Bloomington
and Decatur. On that day he opened
up the twenty-sixkh with triple.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-06-22
SUNDAY BASEBALL
AT new ROCKFORD

New Rockford Provost: There has
been great deal of agitation over
the matter of Sunday baseball playing,
during the past fortnight. Let it be
conceded that each and everyone is
rightfully entitled to his own opinion.
Be he right or be he wrong, he should
be allowed to enjoy that belief If
YOU are not in favor of the pleasant
pasttme of witnessing Sunday game,
stay away-but for goodness sake don't
worry yourself and your neighbor to
death by continually telling him that
ne is going to demnition bow vows
just because he seems to enjoy that
particular pastime. Sunday baseball
Gas considered by some peopie) is not
such crying sin as some would have
us believe-it is only in it's abuse that
1t becomes really sinful Let us take
for an example. drinking. Moderate
drinking in itself is not sinful-but its
abuse is detestably so. Some believe
that IL one lives up to the teachings
OF his chosen religion, is a good, clean,
law-abiding, church going citizen
there is no harm, either morally or
mentally in attending a Sunday base
BAH game. The sport is cleanly ex-
hilerating and an honest, manly en-.
joyment whether played upon one day
or another and only becomes unclean.
when gambling or trickery, fighting
or swearing enters into the contest.
There does not seem to be any neces-
sity just at the present to taboo Sun.
day games for any of these causes In
New Rockford (no Sunday games hav-
Ing been played here this year, though
some few of our citizens fear there
will be. Until games have been ac-
tually played and have proven them
selves destructive of the morals of our.
citizens, they should hold their judg-
ment in allegiance. At any rate ii Is
far better to have the boys out in the
open where the parents can observe
their actions than allow them to con-
gregate in some shady rendezvous, and
perhaps, enter into some game that
will land them within the walls of a
penal institution. It is in these Sc
creted spots where danger lies-not
out under the clear canopy of heaven
where the eyes of their fellow citizens
are constantly upon them that our
boys of today fall victim to the
tempters and cause father sleepless
nights and mothers heart to bleed. BY
all means keep the heart out in tho
open-every day in the week.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-06-22

Cincinnati. o., June 22.-The possi-
bilities of baseball at night were tested
out at Cincinnati on two different
occasions last week In each case the
experiment was declared to be a sue
cess and 1t may be that within short
time lovers of athletic sports will be
attending them at night as they now
do the theatres or indoor sports of the
winter. Back Of the project Is Garry
Hermann, president of the national
baseball commission, and big power
Of the Cincinnati baseball club In the
two games played last week the teams
engaged were able to keep their eyes
on the BAH at all times without in
convenience by the means of the huge
lights used, and all say there was no
sun field to be summed.
The power was generated by q ESQ
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-06-22

Just now Billy Purtel is in heavy
with Chicago fans, who have leaning
toward the white sox. The young
guardian Of the third corner for CO.
miskey's team is one OF the youngest
OF the big league notables. but he has
shown his worth.
-Four years ago this spring Purtell
was playing high school ball with Co
lumbus East, q team that had II on
everything In Ohio scholastic circles.
His work there attracted attention
and at the close OF the school year he
went to Decatur OF the Three I
league. At the close of the season
the white sox grabbed him off. but
after the spring training sent him
back for seasoning.
In 1908 Purtell again joined the sox
and went with them to the coast.
sNot quite ripe was again the ver-
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-06-22
GREAT RACE in ASSN
There Is Quite a Baseball Confess In
the American Association -
Teams Closely 5unched.

The baseball fans are greatly inter-
ested In watching the contest in the
American association. The league lead
ers and the tail snders are less than
100 points apart. Milwaukee, the
leaders in the race, is only one point
ahead of the next. indianapolis and
Columbus are tred for second place
and Minneapolis and Louisville are
knotted for fourth pace. It is a hot
race and is keeping the fans keyed m
to high pitch.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-06-22
SUNDAY BASEBALL
UPHELD BY PRIEST
ELGlN, ILL., PASTOR NOT oPPos
ED TO FLOCK ATTENDING
GAME ON SABBATH.

Elgin, ILL.,, June 22.-Rev. ]. ]. Nc
Cam. pastor Of st. Mary's Roman
Catholic church, announced from the
pulpit yesterday that he was not op-
posed to Sunday baseball.
"As long as a man attends to his
religious duties" said Father McCann,
81 can see no harm in watching or
participating in a game of baseball on
Sunday. do not, of course, believe
in drinking or carousing on Sunday
any more than on any other. Sunday
is day of rest, and after religious
duties have been attended to, an in
nocent pastime does no HARM"
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-06-22
Attorners Haze oraanlred.

Grafton, N. D., June 22.--The attor-
neys attending the district court, or
ganized county bar association. C.
A. M. Spencer was elected president
and ]. Il. Gray, secretary and treas
urer 1t was decided to form a judi
cial organization, and with that end In
view a meeting OF all the practicing
attorneys in the seventh judicial dis
trict was set for August 8.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-06-22
NEwssov HEARD IN SENATE.
Spokane Lads Postcard Of Regret on
Hale's Death IL Read.

Washington, June 22.-ProbabIy Cor
the first time in the history OF the sem
ate, a communication from a newsboy
was read in open session today. II
was signed by Arthur Prague man
ager Of the Spokane Newsboys' assoc
citation, and expressed regret upon
learning of the death Of Rev. DIR. Ed
ward Everett Hale. Senator Piles oA
Washington asked that the communi-
cation, which was written on post
card. be read to the senate. The COM
munication will be printed in the rec
ord
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-06-22
BODY OF ENeLlsHMAN SAVED.
consressmen Perform Graceful Act Of
International Courtesy.

congressman PERFORM SFacGTul Act OF
International Courtesy.
Washington, June 22.-Members of
congress residing at the Dewey hotel
in this city, including Messrs. Vol
stead and Hammond of Minnesota and
Burke and Martin of South akota, yes
terday performed a graceful act of
international courtesy and saved the
body Of a penniless Englishman from
dissection by medical students.
The mans name was Leslie c. C..
Morris. He had resided at the hotel
for several months, and through his
courtesy and culture, made himself
popular with the other guests. He died
in a local hospital Saturday and the
city authorities were about to turn the
body over to one of the medical col
leges.
The congressman intervened, how
ever, and arranged to have the body
cremated, and the ashes saved in the
hop that relatives in England might
be located through the state depart
ment.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-06-22
Farrar,s Fine FIingina.

Cooperstown, N. D., June 22.--Coop-
erstown defeated Dazey here in one
of the fastest games ever played in
this city. Farrar of Cooperstown al
lowed but one hit. T. Devereaux won
the game in the first inning by hitting
the ball when 1t meant a rum The
score:
r. HI. E.
Dazey ....... 0 o 90 o o o o 90 / 3
'Cooperstown, 10 900 o 90 x-1 Z 4
Batteries -Cooperstown, Farrar and
Graft; Dazey, Thral and Lemm.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-06-22

Clarke established the batting record
of the season. hitting for Ave safeties
and a total of eight bases.
We have become deeply attached to
the smoky city, but there is big
ranch In Kansas that requires Fred's
attention, and according to the pro-
gramme 1t viii be the simple life for
US in the future" she said.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-06-22
FARGO man A WINNER
William Mixer in the National Skai
Tournament at MiIwaukee--Made
a Good Showing.

j telegram from Milwaukee states
that William Mixer OF Fargo won for
ty-second place in the national Skat
tournament in the beer city. The rec
ord was good one considering the
fact that all the crack players of this
country were in the contests.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-06-22

the best Of them. But when I hear
some Of the miracles put to it's credit
well, then I think OF Harriet Hare,
OF Frisco.
II once read In Frisco paper:
Harriet Hare, of Mob Hin. got a
needle in her waist two years ago, and
only last week this needle worked its
way out Of the arm OF a young Los
Angeles rose farmer I"
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-06-22
"woMAN IN BLACK" is MAN.
5rookIin, Suburb of Rochester, Ter
rorized by Strange Charaetar.

and children living in that section of
Rochester known as Brooklin are
afraid to leave their residences at night
and are in a continual state of fright.
1t is all caused by the Woman in
Black, I" who is supposed to be a man
masquerading in woman's clothes.
The Woman in Black" haunts dark
places and lonely corners and accosts
pedestrians, generally women and
children and boys. He or she is de-
scribed as being over 6 feet tall, dress
ed entirely in black and wearing a
heavy veil.
Every night the past week the po-
lice and a posse Of citizens tried In
vain to catch the intruder.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-06-22
FRED CLARKE 10 REsleN.
Manager Of Pittsburs Club viii Take
Up Ranch Life.

Pittsburg, June 22.-Manager Fred
Clarke OF the Pittsburg baseball team
is to retire from the game ait the con-
clusion Of the present season. From
no less an authority than the boss
buccaneers wife came the informa-
ton. at the recent contest In which
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-06-22
THE SON OF HIS FATHER.
5eIasco's New Play Given Premier at
Washington.

Washington, June 22.-The Son Of
His ather, a four-acr modern drama,
had its premier at the Belasco theatre
last night The story revolves about
wealthy young American. whose father
had been financial wall street pirate.
The young man, however, refused to
take any part with his financial father
in gigantic merger which would
have made him wealthy, but would
have wrecked thousands OF small
operators. In the eEd he triumphs
both in finance and love.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-06-22
TAwNEY FOR GOVERNOR.
Friends of the Minnesota consressman
Boom Him for Nomination.

st. Paul, June 22.-Republican
gubernational slatemakers have hit on
a new candidate-Congressm James
A. Tawney OF Winona. Some OF them
profess to believe that he would be
winner.
The movement is undoubtedly with
out sanction on the part of the Winona
man. but just the same he has a num-
ber of First district friends who ara
anxious to push him.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-06-22
League Leaders Lost.

Milwaukee, Wis, June 22.-McSurdy
was invincible in all but one round
and the league leaders lost their fourth
straight game by a score of 2 to 1.
Dougherty pitched fine game and
would have held the visitors to a
shut-out with faster fielding behind
him. Strunk, late Of the Philadelphia
athletics, made his first appearance
with the Milwaukee club. Score: