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Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16
FERRER'S FATE

A LRFADY it is obvious the fate of
IA Ferrer will produce results which
IA may affect the history of Europe
The language used by the mayor Oh
Rome IN his official proclamation Is
correct. The civilized world mourns
for Ferrer and resents the barbarity OF
his execution Beyond doubt, friends
of humanity will endeavor to make 1t
an international incident, taking the
position the murdered man represent
ed international thought, and his exc
cution against international opinion IS
a crime for which other nations may
call Spain to account.
Indeed, there are indications that for
the first time in the history of the
world nations will attempt to punish
the misconduct of a government
toward one of it's own subjects or
citizens. who. as The Herald has
pointed out, was guilty" of nothing
more incendiary than belief in the
first principles of Americanism, which
he wished to have applied to Spain.
England, the population of which,
under industrial pressure, is fast
adopting advanced radical modes Of
thought is especially incensed at
spaln's barbaric method of expressing
hostility to a political creed subscribed
to by many Englishmen.
One of the best known and most
responsible of the London newspaper
men. Alfred G. Gardiner editor of the
London Daily News, in an interview
characterized Ferrer's murder as the
most dastardly outrage in the recent
history of despotism, and predicted it
would shake Europe from end to end.
According to his reporter, he also
said:
"Ferrers trial was a farce. There
was no pretense of evidence and it
was all a piece of police and military
malice and brutality. The rulers Of
Spain had an opportunity to save the
kingdom from this bloody horror. BY
speaking a word King Alfonso could
have prevented the murder. He did
not do it, Let him take the conse-
quences. What was Professor Ferrer's
crime? Simply that in a country in
which clericalism rules in the most
hateful form over the government he
devoted his life and resources to the
establishment of lay schools"
Every board of education in the
United States should adopt resolu-
tions condemning the barbaric, me-
diaeval government which slaughtered
a professional educator because he at
tempted to introduce into Spain A
PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16

republic WHAT IT ASSUMES TO Be
a government of the people, for the
people and by the people" In no other
way can politics be purified and in
tegrity and honesty in public office be
secured. The great masses of the
people can be trusted to preserve the
government as a representative democ-
racy and not a government of classes
ruled by the rich to the exclusion of
those who truly represent such a form
of government.
THE COURSE WE ARE NOW PUR-
SUING MEANS THE DESTRUCTION
AND ULTIMATE DOWNFALL OF
OUR REPRESENTATIVE FORM OF
GOVERNMENT, for the reason that
it is no longer representative of the
wishes of the people, but Of one class
of the people, whose interests are op-
posed to all others and inimical to the
best interests of the country as a
whole.
WE MUST GET BACK TO A TRUE
REPRESENTATIVE FORM OF GOV
ERNMENT.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16
WRIGHT IS WRONG

n TEWSPAPERS have to bear the
brunt of a great many unpleas-
~ antnesses. That is part of their
business. The newspaper press is the
safety valve of this republic, and every
morning this nation let's off steam. AS
a rule, newspapers are willing to ac-
knowledge their responsibilities. But
they will refuse to be held responsible
for the Cook-Peary row, although Will
bur Wright, the celebrated high flyer,
is attempting to produce the impression
that the Cook-Peary dispute was man
ufactured by them.
Here is what the astonishing Mr..
Wright said to an eastern interviewer:
'The newspapers are responsible for
the whole thing. They saw millions in
it if they could get up a good row and
could aggraXate Peary into saying
things that would make headlines"
Need we say Mr. Wright is wrong?
Peary opened fire on Cook before he
was we'll out of the frozen zone, and he
was knocking and belittling the
Brooklyn explorer by wireless long be-
fore newspaper men interviewed him.
Stories are not made to order" by
respectable newspapers. There is no
necessity for adopting such tactics.
Anyway, Wright is showing profound
ignorance of the subject when he bab-
bles in the ridiculous manner attributed
to him, because even if we are to view
the Cook-Peary incident in the com
mercial aspect, the story would have
been bigger for the newspapers If two
Americans had reached the pole, and
If one, a gallant member Of our mag
ine the eulogistic language that would
have been Iavished on him) had ac-
knowledged that the civilian as well as
the officer had planted the Stars and
Stripes on the top of the world. The
newspapers had no incentive to stir up
strife between Cook and Peary. 1t new
er occurred to any newspaper man that
there would be bitter quarrel over
such a monumental and epochal event
as the discovery of the pole. There
was not one of them who dreamed
Peary was small enough for that, and
from their professional point of view it
would have been a much better story
and if sensationalism is a legitimate
tional story If Damon Cook had found
the pole and Pythias Peary had yelled,
bravo, Cook! 1 was a close second" 3"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16

ing the change. Prominent people
would say, Il hear you are going to
California" Then would follow some
thing that to me was very significant
of the future Of our chosen country
and so far as I can recollect IL followed
Invariably. "Well, that's where I want
to spend my life when 1 get a little
better Off" A number of them have
come and still they are coming.
Just after the earthquake at San
Francisco L wrote q letter for the Long
Beach Telegram, advocating the ex-
tending of the channel in semi circular
form from San Pedro to Bay City. The
soil is marshy and would be easily re-
moved. Vessels could then unload and
pass around the circle and back to sea.
This would make the greatest harbor in
the world. 1 want to add just this:
In my opinion the best interests of
each individual will be served by max
ing Los Angeles county ana city gov
ernment one. With such harDor and
al pulling together Los Angeles would
soon distance all competitors in its
race for supremacy.
The best money expendec by the in
dividual Is that which he pays in in
creased taxes to carry forward some
great public enterprise, anN when the
tax is distributed among large num-
her of people, to the individual it be=
comes infinitesimally small especially
when the increased value of his hold
ings are taken into account. Let Los
Angeles not fail to elect such men as
will command the respect and conf
dence of the whole county at this criti-
cal time, and then she can go forward
in her career of greatness, supported
at least by the sympathy and good
will of the balance of the county if
not as one municipality
SAVANARObA
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16
THINKS GIRLS ASK TOO
MUCH BEFORE MARRIAGE

BRIGHTON BEACH, Oct 16.-[Ed-
itor Herald: I agree with Jinks-too
many of our young men pass the
evenings wandering around the streets
instead of making up" to nice girls,
but L think it is more because the
young women demand too much in the
way of courtship than that they are
unwilling to get married. Several
eligible young men whom I have
sounded laugh ruefully and remark on
the exorbitant charges for auto rides,
orchestra seats and accompanying
luxuries. They can't afford courtship
and are driven to the solace of the
lights, crowds and excitement on the
streets for the relaxation they need
after working all day. If the girls
would demand less before marriage
and help-as they undoubtedly can
get the auto rides, $3.50 per theater
seats and expensive dinners after mar
riage, there would be fewer boys
thrown on the streets for amusement
and consequently fewer of these
fallen" men we lately heard so much
about in the Letter Box.
BEAU BRUMMEI,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16
SOLID SIX

ID W. DROMGOLD. q. A. Clampitt,
n, H. H. Yonldn, Henry Lyon,
AVS Bernard Healy and e. L. Blan-
chard are the Solid Six responsible for
the corporation utilities ordinance. The
action of the Six is a peculiarly fla
grant defiance of public opinion. They
cannot plead ignorance of popular SEN
timent. They knew what their duty
was. They did not do 1t. Their fail
ure was deliberate. They cannot make
any excuse. There is no loophole
through which they may try to crawl
to escape the consequences of their
infidelity to the public and their truck
ling treachery, their groveling and
slavish devotion to interests that seek
to use and exploit this municipality.
The Solid Six were warned over and
over again that the public was anxious
to have a genuine public utilities
measure adopted, that it was in re-
sponse to public call. and, as it were,
to express the public conscience, the
Municipal league had taken the mat
ter in hand.
Los Angeles believes in purity in
politics and the reform movement is
the result Of a genuine, definite, per-
manent sentiment in the life of this
city. That sentiment is represented
accurately by Mayor George Alexan-
der and in response to that sentiment
he should veto the corporation utilities
ordinance and thereby add to his repu-
~ a
honest and courageous public official.
But while the presence in the office
of mayor Of a good citizen for whom
at crises like the present we cannot be
too thankful, will keep the Solid Six
from galloping over public opinion and
will interpose an obstacle in order to
overcome which the corporation coun-
ciImen will have to brave the will of
the people, it is unfortunate there are
six members of the city council who
are wiling to incur the odium and dis
grace of opposing the best interests
Of the public and using their official
positions in order to cater to the plans
and designs of corporationism.
1t is not at all probable the corpor-
alton members of the council win man
age to pass the ordinance over the
mayors veto and the people of Los
Angeles will have an opportunity of
adopting a public utilities ordinance
that is not sham. The Municipal
league ordinance will be presented to
the people as an initiative proposition
and voted on at the general election.
The victory Of Dromgold and his
five followers, therefore, was merely
temporary-an empty triumph, which
will be barren of any results excepting
such as may be extremely distasteful
to the Solid Six, and far from agree
able to the corporations, whose hired
lobbyists have infested the council
chamber during the past week.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16
VOTE THE BONDS

ON January 26. 1910, Los Angeles
will be called upon to vote on an
- issue of harbor and power bonds
aggregating s6.50O,0O0. The city attor-
ney is preparing the necessary reso-
lutions and ordinances and the legality
of double bond election will be test
ed. The harbor Improvement bond
issue is $4,000. 900. The hydro-el electric
aqueduct power bond issue is $3,50O,o0O.
Officially-and popularly-one issue is
regarded as complementary of the
other. but the utmost care will be
taken to preserve the strictest legality
and the most accurate formality in
transactions of such momentous i'm
portance to Greater Los Angeles, there
fore the validity Of the double bond
issue win be determined before. the
date set for voting and no question
can be raised after the people have
voted the bonds, as most undoubtedly
they will vote them.
The harbor expenditure is necessary
for building public wharves, docks and
warehouses. These will be incidental
to and necessary for the development
of the harbor, to which, as Mayor
Alexander happily reminds the people
in a felicitous phrase, the honor OF the
oitv Is pledged" When public wharves,
docks and warehouses are added to the
equipment of the harbor Of Greater
Los Angeles they will be an important
source of revenue.
The hydro-electric power bonds will :
make provision for increasing greatly |
the usefulness of the harbor by aiding |
the industrial growth of Los Angeles /
Power for manufacturing purposes as /
well as for transportation will be de- |
veIoped. In connection with the har-
Dor bonds the words of President Taft /
should be remembered: There is an |
other ground upon which I base my |
prophecy that you will get from the |
government all that you need for your
harbor. In making appropriations for /
harbors the river and harbor commit /
tee goes a good deal on the old proverb, /
Providence helps those who help them
selves and they are very much more I
inclined to give an appropriation for
improving the harbor if the city to
which it belongs is putting its own
money into the enterprise"
Providence has helped Los Angeles /
because Los Angeles has always be /
lieved in independence and self-help. /
The harbor bonds and power bonds .
undoubtedly will be voted and the /
dredging appropriation should be /
granted by congress without cavil.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16
Two Sides to Everything

little boy was given too much underdone
pie for his supper and was soon roaring
Justify.
His mothers visitor was visibly disturbed.
'If he was my child" she said, he'd get
a good sound spanking"
HE deserves It," the mother admitted, but
don't believe in spanking him a full
stomach"
Neither do t. said the visitor. ''but I'd
turn him over."-success Magazine.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16
AT THE THEATERs

AUDITORIUM--'I lie. Mischief"
MAsON-"The Third Degree"
BURBANK-"A Society Pilot"
BELASCO-"OId Heidelberg"
MAJEsTIC-"A knight for a Day"
ORPHEUM-Vaudev
GRAND-'What Women viii Do"
los ANGELES-VaudeviI
UNIQUE-Vaudeville and comedy.
WALKER-Musical burlesque.
1sCHER's-Musieal burlesque.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16
GLAD GIRLS DON'T HAVE
TO MARRY IMMORAL MEN

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 15.-[Editor
Herald: "Jinks" thinks the modern
girl is reluctant to marry; says the
young women, they know too much"
Correct. They know too much to mar
ry young men who have grown up
with the idea that they must pass
through a "wild oats" period. And.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16
TOUGH SHOPPING

A bit of turf he sadly bears
Down town;
Upon his troubled brow he wears
frown.
They have a little house, you know,
A yard.
And have been trying hard to grow
Some sward.
And thus he lugs, 1t comes to pass,
Around
A bit of turf composed of grass
And ground,
His face as he displays his patch
Is drawn:
His wife has sent him out to match
Some lawn.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16
WOULD MAKE CITY AND
COUNTY GOVERNMEN ONE

WHITTIER, Oct 12.-[Editor Her
add: In business 1--WE walk by faith
and not by sight" as well as in re-
ligion. Nothing is made by planning
small things, when great things are a
possibility. He must indeed be a blind
man who does not see a great future
for Los Angeles county. l was three
years in closing my law business pre-
paratory to coming to California. It
became known that l was contemplate
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16

The freight movement of the United
States is greater than ever before,
which adds another to many graft
flying proofs industrial and financial
depression is only a dim memory.
These are times of great prosperity,
local and national.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16

The fact that five night schools soon
will be in operation in Los Angeles
testifies to the anxiety of this COM
munity to provide educational facil-
tiles and to the 'rSlirst for lnowle dge''
which characterizt2s our cosmopolitan
nOnulation.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16
Public Letter Box

TO CORRESPONDENTS intended
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., 1909-10-16

fortunately, they are independent"
enough to be able to refuse the offers
of marriage of such men. Several gen.
erations ago girls had to marry i'm
moral men in order to be supported,
but all this has changed. She can now
demand that men come up to the very
highest standard, and when they
come up to this standard there will be
plenty of young women 'to love
them" Let us be thankful the mod
ern girl is Independent and "knows
too much" The more she knows the
better for the next generation.
VERA FIDELIA,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16

President Taft says South California
is the garden spot of the United States.
Social conditions should be made so
lust that it should be an ideal Paradise
as we'll as a garden spot.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16

National Association of Audubon So
cieties reports there is much work to
yet be done in bird protection. Ven
geance will attend the reckless slaugh-
ter of water fowl. predicts President
butcher. plague and pestilence will
surely follow the determination of the
sea bird scavengers along our coasts"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16

During all the hubbub of the Peary-
Cook controversy and other excite
ments Theodore Roosevelt is saying
nothing and Staying elephants.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16

Halloween weather is here fort
night ahead of time. Tnvigorating,
pure, fresh air is making the citizens
of Los Angeles more strenuous than
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16

Justice M. c. Sloss win address the
City club on the subject of municipal
reform and law, and another will be
added to the brilliant series Of author
itative addresses on timely topics which
has been provided for Los Angeles by
the enterprise and ability of the di-
rectorate of the City club.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16

Cooks discreditors say he did not
reach the summit of Mt Mckinley.
Are we therefore to believe he did not
reach the north pole? The attack on
Cook is becoming persecution. Who
or what inspires it? And who is
financing it?
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16

City councils public utilities COM
mission is in reality a public utilities
commission.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16

On all matters pertaining to advertising
address Charles R. Gates, advertising man
Gger. -
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16

RESIDENT TAFT'S active ad-
vocacy of ship subsidy
scheme for building up the
American merchant marine
will bring that question more
prominently before the public
than Il avn,. baq hppn before.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-16

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Ladies' Skirts

Il In order to build up our Ready-to-Wear De-
partment as we are planning on doing in the
future, we must keep our stock moving. The
demand for suits and one piece dresses has
caused our beautiful line of skirts to move
more slowly than we anticipated Every skirt
will be on sale from October 18th to 18th as
listed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-09
CHURCH AT PENNINGTON
ELECT OFFICERS

Farnngton-At their annual meet
ing Saturday afternoon the members
of the First BAPTIST church elected the
following officers:
Trustees-F. L. Knapp, B. M. Boyer
Clerk-Mrs. L. B. Jenkins.
Treasurer-A. w. Beeson
Ushers-Samuel Merrick. Evan
Gray, Roy Waste, Roy Flamm
Organist-Miss Inez Goodin.
Chorister-Mrs. ]. C. Ship.
Superintendent Sunday school-A.
w. Beeson.
Assistant Superintendent Inez
Goodin.
Secretary-Roy Flamm.
Librarian-Miss Laura Berthold
Organist-Miss Gertrude Rastofer.
Chorister-Mrs Effie Merrick.
New Officers Of O. e. S. Installed.
On Friday evening, Mizpah chapter
No. "a, O. e. S., installed the follow.
ing officers:
Worthy matron-Mrs. Fl. H. Turner.
Worthy Patron---W. A. Stewart.
Assistant Miss Jennie
Franks.
Conductress-Mrs J. P. Brady.
Associate Conductress-Mrs C. P.
Franks.
Secretary-Mrs. E. I. Knott.
Treasurer-Mrs. Alice Jack.
Adah-Miss Cora Stevens.
Ruth-Mrs. May Beeson.
Esther-Mrs. j. NJ. Eddy.
Martha-Miss Ripple Cleave.
Electra-Mrs. Robt Fichtenmueller
Warden-Mrs. Clark Ross,
Sentinel. P. Brady.
Marshal-Mrs. Minnie Westcott.
Chaplain-Miss Eddalee Morse.
Organist-Miss Inez Goodin
At the conclusion of the business
session the members repaired to the
home OF DR.. n. H. Turner. where a
chafing dish supper was served
Other Pennington Items.
Miss Jessie Ford, who has been
spending her vacation with her par
ents in Leavenworth, Kas., returned
Monday to resume her duties as higr
school principal.
Miss Carrie Olson, assistant princi
pal spent the holidays at her home If
Roland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe McKiernan ans
son have returned to their home II
kewanee, ILL.,, after a pleasant visi
with relatives.
| Mrs. Levi Cummins Of Coldwater
Kas., is the guest of hey parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank LightfooI
Miss Winnie Hackard returned Sat
urday from a visit at her home in La
| Grew.
Miss Edna Medaris of Ottumwa is
the guest of her mother, Mrs. Dora
| Medaris.
Miss Sarah Pepper is visiting hel
cousin, Mrs. Lou e. Knott in Memphis
Mo.
Mrs. E. j. Miller is the guest of rela
tiyes in Philips, Neb.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-09
SIGOURN Ely.
Bruins Nitz.

Bruins Nitz.
Wednesday evening at the pastors
home of the German Evangelical
Julius Nitz and Miss Minnie Bruins,
daughter of Louis Bruins of east of
Sieourney. Mr. Nitz is one of the
substantial business men of this town.
Mrs. Nitz is an accomplished young
lady and one of the most popular in
the community. They have gone to
housekeeping in the north part of the
city.
Dunlap Jones.
Rev, Morgan of the Presbyterian
church of this place reports the mar
riage of Miss Dolly Dunlap and Art
Jones, which occurred at the home of
the bride Wednesday evening at six
O'Clock. These are excellent young
people and they will receive the best
wishes of their numerous friends.
Tley will go to housekeeping in the
south part Of town where Mr.. Jones
has a handsome cottage in readiness.
Business Changes.
Commencing January 1st. Baylor
brothers took charge of the Pfaf
furniture and undertaking establish
ment. Charles e. Baylor will have
charge of the Sigourney store while
his brother John 7. Baylor will have
charge of the What Cheer store.
Other News.
George Kerbcr of Chicago has been
spending several days visiting with
his mother and sisters in the city.
J. B. Kirby Of Peoria, H., is in the
city this week.
Rev. J. c. Kendrick former pastor Of
the Methodist church of this place
was in the city to conduct the Hol-
lin-sworth funeral. Mr. Kendrick
was q personal friend Of the deceased.
:. large number of the members of
| Oskaloosa Commandry of the Masonic
order We're in Sigourney Wednesday.
in attendance at the Hollingswortn
funeral. Other out of town friends in
attendance at the funeral were the
]. e. Hoge family w. f. Stanley fam
lily, all of Coal Creek: w. II. Young
Of Hedrick, Horace Hollingsworth of
Des Moines and Mrs. Lucia Harris
and son of Pennsylvania.
Edward Vahnke departed Thursday
afternoon by way of Ottulnwa for
Charles City, Where, he has a good
position as a bookkeeper for a large
| furniture establishment.
Clarence Hartman from near What
Cheer, was a business caller in Sig
Quincy Thursday.
| County Attorney Hugo Goeldner and
Attorney George B. Baker were pas
! sengers for Hedrick Wednesday where
they went to attend justice court
| Couny Superintendent elect H S.
McNicker and Superintendent ]. r..
| McVicker of Keota, returned Wednes-
day from Des NIoines, where they have
been in attendance at the State Teach
| ers' association
! j. c. Axmear and James Sherwood,
| two Of Adams townships prosperous
farmers, We're in the city Thursday at
| tending to business matters.
| Mrs. j. NJ. Beck and children of
Centerville. are visiting at the Need
ham home this week.
w. d. Beatty received telegram
Wednesday that his mother at Pasa-
dena. Calf, had a second stroke of
| paralysis and that she is very low.
He departed on the midnight train for
| Kansas City. where he will meet his
brother, DR.. J. D. Beatty from ST.
| Louis, and they will go from there to
Pasadena