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Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29
SUGGESTS IMPROVEMENT
FUND TO RECLAIM LAND

NERDHOFF, Aug. 24.-[Editor Her.
add: In the papers Of August Is and
since then appear evidences that the
great financial interests under the lead
of Senator Aldrich are again seeking
more special legislation on the money
question, but are not yet ready to di-
vulge their method of inserting their
hands In Uncle Sans pockets. We are
also informed that the Transmissis-
sippi congress wants $4,000 600. 900 to
reclaim desert, swamp and oyerflowed
public land; that there is about 40O00,-
900 acres of the former and 100000
acres of the latter that should be re-
claimed. And we are told that our
railroad magnates need about five bill
lions more to build railroads with,
actually necessary to keep pace with
our wonderful prosperity, and must
have higher railroad rates to secure it,
All this clearly indicates our great
necessity for a much larger circulating
medium, but none of these so-called
Captains OF industry and "kings of
finance" advance any method Of get
ting the needful. except by either dl-
rectly or indirectly taxing the people.
Therefore an octogenarian commoner
asks space in your valuable paper to
lay before your readers a plain busi-
ness method of securing 1t without re-
sort to the use of 50-cent silver dollars,
no-cent paper currency or any addi-
tional taxes.
All that is necessary is to establish a
S., 900 100000 perpetual national improve
ment fund, to consist of 3 per cent
coupon bonds, mainly Of small denomi-
nations suitable for general circulation
as money, receivable for all govern
ment dues, interest payable in gold or
its equivalent, at all money order post
offices, and national banks permitted to
use 1t for reserve funds and security
for the issue of national bank notes
Similar per cent bonds, without being
made a medium of general circulation.
or receivable for all government dues
always have remained at or slightly
above par; therefore there can be no
reasonable doubt that this fund would
Being perpetual, no taxation would
ever be required to pay their principal,
and the interest on them would be far
more than offset by the saving made
in the use of other money to reclaim
the land; therefore the land reclama-
tion would virtually amount to- moth
ing. When printed the bonds should
be placed in the United States treas
ury, neither dated nor signed, until
paid out the same as any other money
for any needs of government for which
they may be appropriated. To avoid
encumbering them with too many cou-
pons and to facilitate government con-
troll of their volume in circulation, they
should be issued running only ten or
twelve years; then redeemable in gold,
its equivalent or in similar new bonds,
always optlonary with government.
But in any event their amount in cir
cultaion should never be materially di-
minished, because that would cause
money strlngency and panics.
w d HORSON
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29
WOMAN PREFERS PRIVILEGES
TO HER so-cALLEp RIGHTS

OCEAN PARK, Aug. 27.-[Editor
Heraldl Why so much belligerency on
the part of those womanfolk who say
they want to vote and imply that if
they only had a chance they'd show
mere men how really truly" gov
ernment should be governed?
The average American man is in
telligent, fair-minded, level-headed,
generous and very much inclined to
do whatever the American woman
wants done. AS a matter of course he
shoulders the heavier end of their COM
mon burdens and unquestioningly gives
her the biggest half" of their pleas
ant things.
If there are stupid and unjust laws
upon certain Of our statute books he
will gladly remedy them If his atten-
tion is callel to the matter when he
is not too busy about other things.
(And we women do allow him very lit
tie leisure).
So why the unnecessarily militant at
titude?
Personally, 1 could not be induced to
exchange woman's privileges for her
rights" whatever they may be, but
even to an impersonal onlooker there
seems to be no use in behaving as
though suffrage were a particularly
delectable morsel that man is deter
mined to keep all for himself-the
greedy, selfish old thingl
Whenever a majority of the average
American women say to their male
relatives and friends, quietly and with
out Mysteries, 1--WE prefer to vote" the
response will be hearty and unani-
nous "Why, certainly! Vote as soon as
you please, il you think you'd enjoy
it!" POLLY ANN ROACH
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29
SAYS COMB is NOT
OCTOPUS BUT MOTHER

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 26-[Editor
Herald: l am grateful to you for
publishing my article on the Goth inst.
and the two replies to it on the oath.
know l have something your readers
want to hear and see through and ask
questions about. If combine can settle
the labor trouble, the sooner we all
know it the better l think r. d. II.
in his criticism is rather seeking after
light than finding fault. He says, at
is readily admitted that neither DR..
Smith nor any one else could present a
very convincing argument on so mo-
mentous a subject in So summary n
manner" (referrlng to my short letter
of the 20th).
He admits a growing solidity and
general awakening of the demand for
fair play. In word, the fact that we
are all Americans is now dawning upon
us. Lazarus is an American, Rookie
feller is an American, and to be an
American is not only to be free, but
equal, and not only politically equal,
but indust-ioussy equal; and as po-
litical equality gives the greatest pos
sible safety and protection, so will In
dustrial equality give the greatest pos
sible amount of property - private
wealth--to each American.
Can r. D. H. or any other deny this
premise? My premises stand firm; my
conclusion is safe that industrial equal
ity must become. not part OF but a
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29
FINANCES

NITY CLUB yesterday passed a vote
Of thanks and appreciation to
" Councilman A. J. Wallace for
the able fearless and patriotic man
ner in which he has discharged the du-
ties of councilman Of Los Angeles"
In discussing city finances Mr.. Wallace
told the club members the lesson Of the
experience of the last two years is
there is no need of bond issues for or
binary improvements. He said: IF
the city council, with the big deficit If
two years ago, can bring up the clty's
financial affairs to q condition Of
prompt payments, and at the same time
put more than three-quarters Of mill
lion of dollars into bridges and for fire
engine houses, and can do this entirely
out of tax money, without increasing
the tax rate, there should be no need
at any time to ask the people to Lond
themselves for permanent improve
ments, such as bridges, fire houses,
fall or a city hall"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29
CRAFT GRAFT! GRAFT!

40 accustomed has the American
public become to graft exposures
~ that the sickening tales OF cor
ruption, depravity and crooked IRE
sponsibility which first appear in news
papers and then take the form of sworn
evidence, create no excitement. VIII the
day ever come when the word graft"
will become obsolete and VIII be elm
mated from the American vocabu-
larry? 1t is q modern word, the prod
uct of modern conditions. Strange to
relate, the practice grew with the
abandonment Of religious or moral In
struction in schools, with a percepti-
Bile slackening IN the rigor of home
training, and with a general moral let
down. Graft is one of the signs Of the
times. The exposure Of It is another.
Graft is sometimes called the pickincs
of an office. A man gets a position, not
because Of the salary, but because Of
the pickings. A miserable "coot" of
this description is on the level Of a
be-garlicked waiter IN a cheap French
table dhote, who not only receives
no pay from his grating employer. but
actually divides with that imitation
of manhood the graft that comes in
the form of gratuities or tips. The
subject could be elaborated ad nau-
seam, Instances of graft In one form
or another arc so common we think il
will take a sweeping or stormy reform
to awaken the conscienCes Of the Of
tenders. Unfortunately for prospects
of reform, graft IS connected INSOFAR
ably with the profits system In fact
as soon as a profit Is exorbitantly out Of
proportion TO the value Of the article
vended or the service rendered, part Of
that profit is graft. And the entire
wages and salaries system comes into
the discussion. As surely as a man by
force Of circumstances over which he
has no control Is compelled to accept
pay that is far below the true and
moral value of mis- services, he is be
ing grated on. There is nothing morn
loathsome under heaven than graft
Apart from all its other revolving
features, ii is the most cowardly form
of coWardice.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29

Advice to good citizens: Watch for
the Rump candidates who will be pro-
posed not nominated) by the machine,
and VOTE THEM DOWN at the pri-
marles by voting UP the peoples can
didates Any machine-made or ma
chine-stamped man is utterly at vari-
ance with the spirit and intention OF
the primaries law and system. The
Rump nominees represent the old era
Of ring and railroad rule. Not one of
them should be indorsed or accepted
by the people. To the Never Neverland
of obsolete hasbeenism with every S. P.
political puppet!
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29
SUNDAY AND MONDAY

/ DEPRESSING one of the motley
u audiences that thronged his open
air meetings, Jesus said: ''Why
call ye me Lord, Lord, and do not the
things which 1 say?" AT least once a
week protesting Christians engaged in
every form of business activity and
rivalry suspend their enmities, their
antagontsms, their plottings, their plan
nings, and meet to call Jesus Lord"
or Master"
They sing:
AL hail the power of Jesus name.
Let angels prostrate fall
Bring forth the royal diadem
And crown him Lord OF all.
Some churches are exclusive" But
many others-among them some of the
finest in the land-are thoroughly dem
ocratic. When the collection Is taken,
or the offertory IS made, Dives passes
the ladle to Lazarus, who drops in a
nickel; and the rich man carries the
poor mans dole to the altar.
But If, on Monday, Lazarus should
find himself out of car fare, he would
think many times before going to
Dives office and asking the magnate
to lend him five cents till pay day.
So there's something wrong. Dives
isn't the same man Monday he was
Sunday. Lazarus, of course, is the
same Identical sinner. There's only
one of him. and he always walks on
his uppers and praises heaven for the
blessings of this life. But there are two
OF Dives. There's the business man"
and the other; and he will tell you
himself in his franker moods, Business
is business, and 1t doesn't mix with re-
ligion."
And 1t was because He found this to
be the case In old Palestine that the
founder Of Christianity exclaimed,
why call we me Lord, Lord. and do
not the things which I say?"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29
HEROISM

N EORGE Z. ECCLEs, the wireless
q operator of the Ohio, went down
W with his ship, a martyr to duty.
His &C. @. d. calls for help brought
it, and all the human beings aboard
the ship were saved excepting the
purser, the quartermaster, a soldier and
a steerage passenger The wireless
hero sat by his key on the sinking YES
sci until he was sure his &C. Q. D."
message had been heard and answered.
Great is the love Of man who lays
down his life for his friend; but words
cannot do justice TO the magnificent
herolsm Of the martyr to duty who
lays down his life for fellow human
beings bound to him not by friend
ships silken cord, but only by the tie
Of common humanity, world-brother-
hood
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29

counterpart OF political equality. How?
Simply by Americanizing combine as
our fathers Americanized government.
Combine is not understood--it Is only
industry at work and pledged to help
ali shareholders to make "the living. ,
It is not a great, vicious octopus put
a gentle mother. s,,o
Government is only defensive func-
tion of industry. Combine is only IN
dustry methodically at work making n
living for it's shareholders, and as you
are An American you are justly enti-
tied to be a shareholder, and because
YOU are an American and not because
YOU are a skillful money maker.
Wealth is all right, but its possession
must be put on the American basis.
No man is secure In his possession
now under a competitive system I'm
bine system of business procedure
competition goes, and each and every
American becomes as secure OF ms prl-
vate property as he Is of his nag, nag;
DIR. SMITH.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29

young men volunteered for 1t. knowing
the nation would see them through"
Since Uncle Sam has realized by ex-
perience the benefit derived from see
ing the fighting man through, it Is
probable that by slow degrees he may
realize the worl1ingman-the wage
Garner Of every type-is as important
to the country as the fighting man,
and may make up his mind to abolish
the palace and poorhouse system and
see the wage Garner through.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29

Los Angeles Herald's Municipal Bet
terment department was started yes
terday on a career of usefulness with
the finest page on the subject ever pub
lished in Los Angeles. This record will!
be kept up. The Saturday Municipal
Betterment department will maintain a
steady standard of excellence, and will
contribute to and help the success
prosperity and progress Of Greater Los
Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29

Prof. NJ. E. Armstrong, president of
the chemical section of the British As
ISOLATION for the Advancement of Sci
ence, is disquieted by the revolt of
women against their womanhood and
their claim to be on an equality with
man in every way" Equality? Why,
bless you, professor, don't you realize
women claim to be superior to men in
every way? That's where the shoe
pinches, because, gadzooks, maybe most
Of them are. But don't let's tell them.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29

the enormous the coiossal-the over
whelming part that poverty and condi-
tions that are often desperate play in
the manufacture of crime, proceeded to
deliver a homily in which he begged
the congress to put itself on record as
opposed to the doctrines taught by
various university professors, his theme
being that lax marital relations lead to
crime. Again I emphasize the fact that
he was absolutely silent as to the part
played by poverty. And we stupid NOR
tails bow down to these experts" as
men of science! The kindergartens of
the slums could teach them lessons
n K q
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29
AT THE THEATERs

AUDITORIUM-Dark.
MASON-Dark.
BURBANK-"The Great Divide"
BELASCO-'Pierre of the Plains'
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
GRAND-"East Lynne"
LOS ANGELES-Vaudeyil
FISCHER'S-"A Runaway Honeymoon"
UNIQUE-yaudeyille.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29

Greater Los Angeles, with its sea-
port, san Pedro, will-no, by Neptune.
The day of "will' is over Greater Los
Angeles is here. 1t is the finest mari
time city on the Pacific coast. Watch
it grow,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29

sRev. Dr. Brougher, who will preach
at Temple Baptist church today, has
evoked expressions of admiration from
Theodore Roosevelt and Sam Jones. He
should be satisfactory to all the good
people betwixt and between these two
types of strenuousness.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29

What can be thought or said of an
attorney who will advise his clients to
resist arrest? Pettifoggers of this de-
scription are a menace to the commun-
ity. Inasmuch as clients may take their
unsound advice, they are accessories
before the fact if any untoward devel-
opment should follow their clients ac-
ceptance of their mischievous prompt
ing
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29

Is there any good reason why the
consolidation banquet should not be
postponed in order to give President
Taft an opportunity Of attending it as
the guest of honor?
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29

"Aroint thee, witch, the rump-fed
ronyon cried" Now, pray, who was
the rump-fed ronyon? Some early pro-
totype Of the S. p. machine, no doubt.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29
Public Letter Box

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for publication must be accompanied by the
name and address of the writer. The Herald
gives the widest latitude to correspondents,
but assumes responsibility for their views
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29

Smash the machine by defeating
every candidate who accepts. the nom
ination Of a Rump convention.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29

Harriman's son will be a brakeman
for while. But it isn't likely he ever
will be a broke man.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29

Rump nominations will serve at least
one patriotic and useful purposes They
will warn the people Of the candidates
who should NOT be voted for
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29

S. P. machine politics will have as
much chance in Greater Los Angeles as
a herrin' in hades-
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29

On ali matters pertaining to advertising
sger.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29

Population of Los Angeles 327, ,685
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29

Tomorrow-Tn Modern China: x-"Drop-
ping the Pilot"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-29

EKING, Aug. 29.-That the
present condition of business
In China is bad, that statistics
show a decrease in Chinese
trade and that there are no
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-04-29

Mrs ]. ]. Murphy returned
from Sioux City, this afternoon
where she had been for the past
week visiting relatives. They
will move to Superior tomorrow
j. A. Wiley, of Norfolk one
Of the oldest engineers on the
road, was calling on the shop
boys Saturday.
Mr.. S. M. Braden Gen. Supr.
of Norfolk was here today Wis
iting the shops.
Miss Elanor Anterior was the
Sunday guest of friends in
Omaha.
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Administrators Notice

Notice is hereby given to all
persons interested: That on
the 18th day Of April A. D. 1909
the undersigned was appointed
by the District Court of Harri-
son County, Iowa, Administra-
tor of the estate of w. r.
O'Neal deceased, late
of said County. All persons
indebted to said estate
tate will make payment to the
undersigned, and those having
claims against the same will
present them, legally autheati-
Gated, TO said Court for allow
ance. Dated April 10Th, 1909.
j. A. George, Administrator.
m6
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-04-29
Mrs. Frances OI,nstead.

Mrs. Frances Olnnstead.
Mrs. Franc Olmstead, for
many years a ~ssidant Of this
city, died at her home on Huron
street at 4::20 a. m. this morning.
She has been in feeble health
for some months and about six
weeks ago was attacked by this
fatal illness.
Born in Ithica, N. Y, she was
of the family of Clinton, a name
of justly honorable renown in
that state. She lived in the city
of her birth until her marriage
to Merrick Olmstead in 1867,
and Immediately after, moved
with her husband to Sioux
City, Iowa, where they resided
for one year and then came to
Missouri Valley where she has
resided ever since. Mr.. Ohm
stead died some years ago, leav-
ing his widow su rounded with
a host of friends but with few
kindred in this state; in her
death many friends will be be-
rieved, bat the only one of clos
er tie living in this region is her
niece, Mrs. Alice Warner. of
Omaha.
Mrs. Olmstead was a life long
member of the Methodist Epis-
copal church, loyal and devoted
to the advancement of the king
dom of God. The parsonage Of
the local church was in a large
part her gift, and the NJ. d.
hospital at Des Moines and 9TH
er institutions and benevolen-
ces shared in her large benefi-
cence. The church and COM
munity suffer a loss not easy to
reckon in the departure of this
old and honored resident of our
city.
The funeral will be held from
the late residence at 2::3O p. M,
on Tuesday, Rev. A. p Buriff,
her pastor officiating, and burr
al in Rose Hill Cemetery.
V. C. Atwell was here from
Oelrichs, S D., Sunday. He is
starting a bank there. Young
Amen from Mo Valley is to be
the cashier. Little Sioux Hus-
tier.
Billy Sunday, the money
making evangelist will open a
big revival at Marshalltowr
next Sunday. Sunday recently
closed a very successful meet
ing at Springfield, ILL.,, his rake
off being Sl0,734 When it
comes to mailing the coin, Billy
is a close second to Maybray
but no Mikes" have ever yet
turned up asking him to give
any of it back. Mapleton Press
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Mrs. Mary Wilson died at her
home in Logan, on Saturday
morning, April Oath. The fu-
neral was held at her home in
Logan today at II a. M, and
burial in the Frazier Cemetery.
The deceased was an aunt of
Mrs. A. B. Berry, and H. C. and
John Reel, of this city.
Miss Edna Hoover, of Carroll,
Iowa, was the Sunday guest of
Miss Bonie Mcleod, in this city.
Attorney Carol Bolter, of
Logan, was a Valley visitor on
Sunday.
Uncle j. b. Deal is reported
very low this morning, at his
home near st. John.
Mrs. Charles Neuind is the
guest of friends in Omaha and
Council Bluffs today.
Mrs. VIM Krauskoff and
daughter Hildred and Mr.. and
Mrs. Dave Erixon were the
guests of the McFee home in
Magnolia Sunday.
Alfred Hansen is in Council
Bluffs today on business.
In a letter received from
Oven Farnworth, he says that
he is now manager of the Cap
ita' Carriage Co. at Selam, Cal.
He also sent the where with for
another years subscription for
the Times.
The Misses Millimam, and
Almor and Jim Milliman of
Logan, spent Saturday in this
city the guests Of Miss Edith
| Amen.
| Will Keene of Omaha is call
| ing on friends in the Valley to-
day.
Mrs. G. w. Burbank, who is
in the hospital at Omaha. is re-
ported as improving finely.
Vernon Blakesly fell in his
garden this morning while pull
ing up roots, and broke his thigh
bone. DR.. j. L. Tamisiea was
called and reduced the fracture
and the patient is resting as
easy as could be expected.
MIR. Bakesly is 80 years old.
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=. G. Dewitt Z CO.. Chicago, III
At Doty & Peterson's


Lew Lyons has signed up
with the Purcell show people,
who wintered in Mo Valley the
past season. This show carries
about Is people, and will tour
Iowa and adjoining states the
coming summer. Lew will
help bring up the a! SIC end of
the show. He is we'll fitted for
the work, and it doesn't mat
ter much what kind of an in
strument they give him, he
can play almost any of them.
Tne aggregation starts out
about the middle of May. =
Woodbine Twiner.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-04-29

The Omaha Automobiles
will meet the Pathfinder Car
in Mo. Valley when it reaches
here. This is the Car mapping
out the route for the Glidden
tour.