Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-09

Deen 30 DTOkeu. MI. "iG6icS"ois"
took stock of the broken pipe and
will make his report this evening to
the council.
In a review OF the installing Of the
storm sewer. Engineer Wigglesworth
called at The Herald office last even.
Ing and the whole plan was gone
over along with sidewalk grades. etc
Mr.. Wigglesworth says that the ap.
preparation for the storm sewer was
81, 500. while the estimated cost ac-
cording to plans was $4.100 which pre-
vented the project being carried out
unless changes were made. To this
end there was a looping off here and
a looping off there with a reduction
In length of the sewer on the south
end SO the cost would csme under
the Appropriation. This necessitated
cutting off some Of the inlets, etc. He
says he furnished the information TO
Mayor Goodman about the drainage
from Seventh to Eighth street and
was in error. He says he can see that
an inlet should have been made at
the Cobb corner with present grading
of the streets, but that the second
inlet on or near Ninth, was not really
necessary according to the way he re-
CARDS 1t and after inspection during
the heavy rain Sunday. The Herald
gives Mr.. Wigglesworth's statements
in order to place Mr.. Goodman right
In some OF his statements, and also
that the full facts should be known,
none of which alter the real assertions
made by The Herald last week.
In Sunday mornings Democrat fol-
lowing the statement of Goodman ap-
pears what purports to be communi-
cation from the sewer committee. The
committee is composed Of Messrs'
Cummins. Smith and Graden. Now
The Herald charges that the communi-
cation was not written by any one
of the above aldermen. So far as ref
erence to the storm sewer Is concern
ed, there is nothing in the communi-
cation worthy of answer. The Herald
charges the article to the city attorney
and If Mr.. Ellis will make sworn
statement that he did not writo or
suggest the article The Herald will
donate So to the flood sufferers.
The communication was simply to
make light of the printing suits where
In the aldermen are disobeying the
law in not letting printing to the
lowest bidder. The same stale asser-
lions about circulation are mentioned.
When the editor of the Democrat re-
fers to the subject we have nothing
TO say because Day never told the
truth regarding circulation and we
make the assertion and are prepared
to prove that the Democrat Is obtain
ing foreign advertising on circula-
tion given as double in some instances
and more than double In others. II
the circulation of the Democrat is
what Mr.. Day or his so-called mana
ger claims in securing advertising
Tho Herald will give 800 to charity
But coming down to the assertion OF
the writer of the article signed by
the sewer committee. but either writ
ten or dictated by City Attorney ELLIS
or Editor Day, we will call attention
to two statements. The first:
From our inquiry. and appar-
emily reliable information. the
Herald does not reach over about
150 paid subscribers in the city;
while the circulation of the Demo-
crat is several times that"
How magnanimous. Why place the
number at 150? Why make 1t SC
large. The man who wrote the article
knew 1t to be false and was making
the statement to mislead.
Then In the same paragraph note
the following from the pen Of either
Ellis or Day, the latter having publish
ed the statement so often that he can
do so without winklng at the false
hood:
An examination of ninety-two
Jurors In the district court, reveal
ed by their answers, that ninety
one thereof had read of q given
transaction In the Democrat and
one only In the Herald"
Just why the sewer committee will
permit themselves to father such nj
outrageous falsehood is hard to under
stand. When made by the Democrat
1t is not worth referring to, but wher
made by Messrs. Cummins, Smith ant
Graden they should beware of the fate
of Ananias. They make themselves
out scape goats of the worst kint
and permitting themselves to make
such assertions they place themselves
In bad light. We challenge the writer
of the article to prove one iota of the
assertion. The case referred to was
the killing of Secret Service Officer
Walker. All the jurors with one OF
two exceptions, read the account pub
lished In The Herald, but the attor
neys for defense questioned each one
drawn closely whether they had read
the unfair and prejudiced stories pub
lished in the Democrat and particular
fy II the misleading statements regard
inp the killing and ..1Itarfu1 crpotpa nj