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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-30
GOV. STUBBS ON TRUSTS.
Denounces Railroads for Their At
tempts to Advance Rates.

Railroads and trusts came iii for a
Scathing denunciation by Gov. Stubbs
of Kansas, at meeting OF the Illinois
Manufacturers Association in Chica-
go last week. He declared the ad-
vanced freight rates demanded by the
railroads to be unjustifable and as
serted that "the relation of the Fed
eral government to unlawful CONNER
cial institutions organized for spoils
and plunder is one of the more humi-
liating and disgraceful chapters In
American history. Let us have the
courage" he said, 'to tell the exact
truth about unwholesome commercial
conditions that have grown up during
the last score years.
Every student Of public affairs and
every public official charged with the
enforcement Of law, knows that the
alliance between professional politi-
clans, corporation lawyers and the f.
nancial and commercial interests
which are concerned in shaping State
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-30

compel! honest men TO regard the
Lorimer supporters with something
more than suspicion. The final action
will make the record then we shall
know who's who and why" The
Washington Star, a republican organ
in good standing, dismisses this petty
haggling over the mathematics of
bribery by saying:
But this is all beside the real issue.
Is honesty question of mathem atics?
Can the purity of elections be juggled
with in this crude way? An egg is
either rotten or it is good. 1t can't
be both, and an election is either
clean or is rotten and illegal. Lor-
mer was either elected without brib-
cry and should be seated with a clean
bill of health, or there was bribery in
his election, whether of seven, 10 or
30 members, and he should be- turned
out. With the awakened conscience
Of the American. people demanding
common honesty In politics, there is
no middle ground to this question.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-30
KNUTE JACOBSON TO LEAVE.

Hudson Hudsonite:-Hon. X. E.
Jacobson, the genial and courteous as
sistant cashier Of the Hudson State
Bank, will resign his position on the
first of the month, and his place will
be, taken by Fred johnson, who will
leave college to enter upon his new
duties.
~, Mr.. jacobson will go to California
to spend the winter. Four years ago
he spent the winter in the balmy Cali
fornia cline, and he has good friend
out there who spends every winter
there, and Mr.. Jacobson expects to
have a very pleasant winter as he says
that the finest time he ever had was
spent on the coast.
Mr.. Jacobson is president of the bank
at Baltic, S. D., where he and Claus
Hegness have built up splendid busi-
ness, and he is also largely interested
in land, owning one of the finest half
section farms in this vicinity, the old
Jacobson homestead in Norway town.
ship.
The many patrons of the State Bank
will miss Mr.. Jacobson, for he is gen.
ial. accommodating chap, who was we'll
liked as a business man, and who will
be greatly missed also in social circles
in Hudson. |.
We hope be will see all his anticipa-
tions realized, and that this winter
will be one of the pleasantest in his
experience. .s
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-30
Insurgent Democratic Governor.

Governor Woodrow Wilson, the
democratic governor elect in New
Jersey, is growing in prominence and
popularity in his own state, and as a
national character, by his fearless
course in fighting the old trust ma
chine in his own state now trying to
send standpat democrat to the SEN
ate in place Of a standpat republican
who is retired by the democratic vic
tory in New Jersey. Wilson has
drawn the fire of the trust henchmen
but it seems he is strong enough to
win a victory for the people. Cover
nor Wilson said to a New York cor
respondent in answer to question
concerning the dem ocratic victory In
November:
"The people simply turned away in
despair from the republican party.
The democrats have not so much
won victory as they have obtained
an opportunity.
Those who had failed to find a SER
viceable instrume entality of govern.
ment in the republican party took the
risk Of turning to the democratic
party. 1 am sure of it.
Election is not so much perma-
nent repu blican defeat as turning OF
the people In the direction which
holds out most nope OF action favor
able to the common interests
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-30
Work for Legislature.

A correspondent of Sioux City
Tribune writing from Pierre says:
''The 18th legislature of South Dako-
ia, which will convene at noon on
January 3, 1911. will be very strongly
republican. Of course, the senate
will be presided over by lieuten-
ant Governor Byrne who has had long
legislative service, having been a
member of the first state legislature
and the last two senates.
The reapportionment of representa-
tives and senators, following the new
census, is likely to cause the most
interesting fight of the session. The
present house numbers 1O4 members
and the senate As. The constitutional
limit for the two houses is 135 and As
respectively. The senate has reached
it's limit having As members, and the
redistribution will cut off some of the
eastern counties and transfer the rep
resentation to some OF the new count
les west of the Missouri. Such reappor-
tionment would demand thatthe coun-
ties east of the river give up about
five senators to those of the other
side. The hall OF representatives
can only com fortably seat 80 members
and on such basis the west side get
% 1t is likely that DO county will
give up any part of its representation
without fight.
The 1910 census will also give to
the state new congressman. This
will cause a districting of the state.
Governor Vessey and Congressman
Martin are favorable to a proposition
to include the region west of the Mis-
souri, in one district, and on the east
side, to extend the line between
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-30
Lorimer Whitewash Won't Stick.

Lorimer Whitewash Won't Stick.
The United States senate and it's
membership must be judged by its
record on all public questions, and
not for many months has question
come before that body for decision
that will be watched closer than it's
action in the Lorimer case, because
men were bribed to vote for him and
four have confessed and three more
we're implicated in corrupting mem-
bers of the Illinois legislature. Cor
poration tools democrats and repub-
licans combined and elected Lorimer
to the senate. No honest man doubts
that a corrupt combination was
formed and that Lorimer was the re-
suit Of that corrupt deal. II senators
refused TO recognize the conditions
that resulted In his election 1t will
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-30

and federal legislation to serve their
own special interests, Is menace to
the welfare and life OF our republic.
"1n this connection, the transporta-
tion question is perhaps the most i'm
portant issue before the American
people today. The Wall Street finan-
ciers, through community of inter-
est scheme. have by indirect methods,
formed what practically amounts to
gigantic railroad trust, which controls
the rates and policies Of the most i'm
portant railroad systems in the Uni
ted States.
1.-The railroad is government
agency, and is, therefore, supposed to
be subject to law. IL Is creature of
government, but the creature has
grown to such proportions of wealth
and political power that provisions Of
law and DEGREES of courts have proven
ineffective in so far as they were in
tended to exercise direct control over
the operation of these CONNIE rcial
giants.
''In 1898 the dividends paid by the
railroads Of the United States amount
ed to s97, 100000. In 1908 these divi
dends amounted to 1886, 900, 900, an in
crease Of 400 per cent. in 10 years.
I'm 1909 the railroads earned $685.
ooo, eoo more net revenue than they
did in 1908, and for the first five
months of 1910, have earned s33, 600,
coo more net revenue than they did
In the five corresponding months Of
the the previous year.
These figures prove that there Is no
reasonable basis upon which the rail-
roads can demand an advance in
freight rates. Upon the contrary,
they prove conclusively that railroad
rates are already too high. And yet,
practically all the railroads in the
United States have formed gigantic
combination to increase freight rates,
which the shippers who have investi-
gated the matter claim will ultimate
Iy enormously increase the cost Of
freight transportation. II
The amount Of tax money collect
ed by the British empire from the
American colonists without represen-
tation probably would not amount to
Per cent. OF the tribute and sxtor-H
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-30
Editor Schaber Knows What the
Trouble is at Hot Springs.

Hudsonite: Good for Col. Linn,
he showed some of these pink tea re-
formers, who are bowling because
COL Geddis of the Soldiers Home
at Hot Springs, will not let the boozers
out there run him, where to head in
at. AS Col. Linn says it is hard to
run the Home when there is gan e
down town filling the old chaps up
with brooze all the time. And it is
the boozers who are kicking now, and
who always have done the kicking.
COL Geddis was a brave soldier him.
self, with an honorable record, and
he Is trying his best to give the Home
a good adm inistration but he will not
stand for continual drunkenness on
the part of the old soldiers, who blow
in their pension money for booze the
minute they receive it. When we
we're out at the Home three years ago
several of the veterans there told us
what fine home it was for them,
and how everything possible was be-
ing done for their comfort, and at the
same time two old booze fighters,
whom we saw on the way back to
town stopped US and kicked on every
thing from the Commandant to the
grub, and at the same time they
couldn't tell the difference between
the rules and regulations of the Home
and a last years birds nest, they
were so completely tanked up. Elm
mate booze fix it so the boys cannot
get it anywhere or at any time, and
within month there will not be an
inmate of the Home who will not
brag on the treatment accorded him.
Some of the boys out there were gal
liant fighters and licked everything
that came along during the war, but
the scapping they did then is not a
circumstance to the way they are
scapping now, with John Barleycorn,
and no one has ever been known to
lick the aforesaid Johnny, no matter
how many Johnny Rebs he licked dur
ing the late unpleasantness. We be-
lieve Col. Geddis to be a man who
does his duty conscientiously and
we'll, and we believe he is giving just
as honorable service In his present
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-30
position as he did while wearing the

position as he did while wearing the
uuIorm in battle. He was appointed
Commandant of that home and he
should rule it, and he could not do
otherwise than he Is doing. Eliminate
booze and you eliminate all the
trouble, but some of those booze dis
pensers would be cut out of their
largest revenue if they could not sell
booze to some of the boys, who could
bravely conquer every enemy except
the greatest enemy of them all-their
insa TABLE appetite for liquor.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-30
CHRISTMAS EVE AT LUTHERAN
CHURCH.

Christmas celebration at the Luth-
eran church Is an event looked for
ward to with pleasant anticipation by
hundreds Of little folks and many Of
those who passed through Christmas
celebrations from boyhood to mani
hood, but one never gets too old to
enjoy Christmas event. It took
two large trees to carry the good
things Old Santa Claus had sent In
and the trees looked sublime In the
eyes OF the expectant youths.
J. 7. Hansen, superintendent Of the
Sabbath school, was master Of cere-
monies, and he conducted the pro-
gram very successfully. Il
Little girls delivered presents from
one tree and little boys from the 9th
er, and the distribution was very sue
cessfully accomplished among IN aud
fence that numbered between seven
and eight hundred. Aside from the
trees there was program arranged
for the Sabbath School Scholars con-
sisting Of songs, dsclamations and
dialogues, and this Was highly ems
joyed BY that large audience.
Superintendent Hansen y very suc-
cessful In his Sunday School work and
he received many compliments ovor
the Interesting program and sueooD-
full celebration.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-30
BIG YIELD OF CORN.

Hudson Hudsonite: That five acre
piece of corn Of 'Chas. Bergstrom Is
picked out over hundred bushels per
acre acre all right, the piece going a
trihe over 500 bushels It was the fin
est piece OF. corn herea bouts and people
came from far and near to look at 1t
during the season. It took Charley
three days to pick outseed corn enough
to plant that five acres, but every ker-
mel he planted grew. And that sounds
to Us as though Charley is an up. to.
date farmer all right.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-30

tion which the consuming American
public are now compelled to pay 70 IL
legal combinations, trusts, and mo-
nopolies every year. The honor, man.
hood and moral character Of our re-
public are involved in the Federal
government to this monstrous condi-
tion, which offends every sense Of JUS
tice, decency and morality.
"The plain duty and task set for
this generation is to establish once
and forever the supremacy Of law and
its power to control organized corpora
tions, firms or individuals who, direct
ly or indirectly, form combinations in
restraint Of trade, ard thereby de.
story free competition and equal
opportunity in the commerce Of the
nation"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-12-30

Brookings and Moody counties to the
river, and create new district to the
north and the south of this line.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-08
R BURIAL
AT EDDYvlLLE
AGED AVERY MAN PASSES AWAY;
AGED WIFE IS
ALSO ILL.

Abba, Nov 7-(SpeciaD The
death OF Jesse Palmer occurred at his
home near Avery Sunday morning
about IL o'clock He had been Ill
about three days, having been taken
With plenrisy which later developed
into pneumonia.
Mr.. Palmer came to Monroe county
at the close OF the war and has lived
In the home from which he so recently
passed away, since that time He
has been one of the prominent men of
the county since those pioneer days
and his influence has been felt
politically, socially and spiritually.
Few men die holding the respect
of his fellows as did Mr.. Palmer for
the high plane upon which he has
lived. Just one month ago he cele-
brated his eighty-first birthday, which
was also the sixtieth anniversary OF
his marriage. Today he is gone and
his aged wife is stricken with the
same disease.
He leaves four sons: Charles, Rich
ard, Oscar and Edwin, and one daugh-
ter, Mrs. T. M. Hammond OF Nelson,
Neb., who together with the stricken
wife, truly mourn the loss of an ideal
father and husband. The funeral will
be held from the late residence Wed
nesday morning and the body laid be-
side those Of his children in the ceme-
terry at Eddyville.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-08
POLLS OPEN At I
O'CLOCK TUESDAY
CASTING OF VOTES IN oTTuMWA
WILL BEGIN EARLY TOMORROW
CLOSE AT Z p. M.

Voters Of Ottumwa will bear in
mind that the. poles III the city will
open at z a. m. and continue open until
4 p. m. During the twelve hours that
the election boards are in session,
voters will have an opportunity Of ex-
ercising their great prerog gatiye.
Voters In the country precincts will
find the pills open at 8 o'clock in the
morning and remaining open until I
b. m. Every man should bear this in
mind and not lose his vote by waiting
until the polls close The polling
places In the city are:
First ward-First ward house.
second ward-No. 404 East Main
street.
Third ward-Court house.
Fourth ward--No. 637 West Second
street.
Fifth ward 6O1 Church street.
Sixth ward Sixth ward house.
seventh ward-I. o. o. #. hall.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-08
SEYMOUR WOMAN DIES.
Widow Of Late Samuel kincade
Passes Away While Preparing
Breakfast.

Seymour, Nov. Tt Especial Mrs.
Kincade the widow Of Samuel Kincade
who died at his home on the farm west
of Seymour few years ago, died very
suddenly Saturday morning Nov. 5,
1910. She returned from visit with
her daughters, one in Washington D.
the other in Chicago about two
weeks ago, after the death OF her hus-
band she bought property In the west
part Of town where she has since re
sided. A brother came home with her
from the east and was in the home at
the time of her death. She got up Sat
urday morning as usual and was pre-
pairing breakfast when she dropped
dead. She leaves one son and two
daughters. The son, Homer Kincade,
lives on the home farm, one daughter
in Chicago, ILL.,, the other in Washing
tor, D. C. The funeral services will be
held at the home Monday at IL a. m.
Interment will be made in Southlawn
cemetery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-08
CR|P PPth WILL
NOT Be HANGED
ON THE DAY SET
LAW PROVIDES THAT TWO
WEEKS MUST ELAPsE AFTER
APPEAL is DISMISSED; ASKS V.
s. 70 INTERVENE.

London, Nov. TIT was officially an
nounced today that Crippen will not
be executed tomorrow as originally ar
ranged, Tor the reason that the law
provides two weeks must elapse be-
tween the dismissal of an appeal and
the carrying out Of q sentence. No
vember % has now been fixed as the
day for the execution.
Wants. v. s. to Interfere.
Philadelphia, Pa, Nov. 7--Francis
Tracy Tobin, a prominent attorney OF
this city, left for Washington last
night to demand that the state depart
ment intervene and save DR.. Harvey
Hawley Crippen from death on the
|gallows.
He will make his plea on the basis
that Mrs. Belle Elmore Crippen is still
living, He will request that the secre-
tary of state cable at once to the Amer
lean ambassador, asking that the lat
ter petition the home secretary OF
Great Britain to order q stay Of execu-
tion until Mrs. Crippen can be pro-
duced in the flesh.
says SHS TJa6 BEST lOSSu SttvVsiscs9
''Belle Elmore still lives,' Mr.. To
bin said before he left. When she Is
found 1t will be in the neighborhood Of
Chicago, where she Is in hiding. have
letters in my possession from people
who know her and who have seen her
since she is said to have been muir
dered by her husband and her body
buried in his London home.
These people have not only seen
her, but they have spoken to her, and
she has not denied her identity. She
was first seen In SAN Francisco. Later
she waa seen In Chicago and after that
she was seefl and spoken to In several
cities south and east Of Chicago.
Charges DiaboIlcaI Plot.
THE woman is alive and II given a
little time I will find her. do not
think DR.. Crippen will hang for her
murder.
Il am Of the hrm opinion that she Is
hiding to carry out the most diabolical
plot Of revenge In the annals Of crime.
II stay Of execution is granted will
start out at once, and will guarantee
that within a short time will prove
that the woman who Is supposed to be
dead is, on the contrary, much alive.
There is no time for delay. Red tape
will have to be dispensed with"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-08
WILL
GIVE Good TALK
PROMINENT BUXTON ATTORNEY
WILL BE FEATURE AT CLOS
ING RALLY TONIGHT.

Afro-American citizens of Ottumwa
and their ladies will be given q rare
opportunity tonight of hearing one OF
the best. speakers of their race In the
hall over the Central drug store. cor
ner Green and Main streets. The
speaker will be Hon. James A. Spears,
OF Buxton, an attorney of the small
mining town, and formerly a director
Of the schools there. Mr.. Spears is a
graduate of the Howard university at
Washington, D. G.. and Is a most able
young man His law practice in Bux-
ton has increased to such an extent
that it was necessary for him to sever
his connection with the school board
and devote his entire time to his pro-
fession.
y The fAfro-American ladies OF the
city will serve lunch tonight at the
close OF the speaking. A cordial invi-
tation is extended to all colored voters
of Ottumwa to be present. The pro-
gram will be Of sufficient interest to
repay all who attend. 3s
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-08
County Chairmen Gipe Forecast Of
The Result OF T0morrow's Election

Nothing 10 conceded to the re-
publican ticket In Wapello county
In the estimate Of tomorrow's
election by Chairman A. p. Canny
OF the democratic county central
committee. He sees nothing but
victory for the entire county
ticket, congressional, legislative
and the state ticket. The state
ment Of Chairman canny follows:
This has been strenuous cam
paign In which no. time was had
for noise as work was more Inn
portant and we have worked.
Now that the campaign 10 almost
over the workers all look for a mt
ting close to their labors and feel
that victory lies with the demo-
cratic party In Wapello county.
Democracy has put forth q ticket
that | feel commends itself to the
intelligent voter. The character
Of the candidates and the clean
campaign that has been made
leads me TO make the following AZ
conservative estimate Of the re-
suits the election Of tomorrow VIII
show Ia WapelIo county:
Claude Porter, for governor VIII
have from 200 to 800 plurality.
Dan w. Hamilton for congress,
500 plurality.
John f. Webber. for state SEN
ator, 800 plurality.
James Reed, for state legis-s
tator, 800 plurality.
Entire county ticket by from goo
to 500 plurality.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-11-08

"A clean sweep Of the county.
judicial district, congressional dis
trlct and the entire state ticket
Of the republican party, 10 the
forecast OF tomorroW's election
made today by Chairman Lew n.
Young Of the republican county
central COMMITTEES. Mr.. Young CAT,
see nothing but 4 glorious victory
and he gives ! good reason.
Mr.. Young's prediction Is AZ fol-
lows:
Consistent work In behalf Of
4 the whole ticket by the county
committee and the candidates
will be rewarded magniflcently to-
morrow by the citizens Of the
county, district and the entire
state Of Iowa. I feel safe In say
ing that the vote tomorrow In Wa
peilo county when counted will
give the following figures:
B. +. Carroll for governor will
carry Wapello county by 900
plurality.
N. e. Kendall for congress wilt
have plurality Of between 800
and 500 IN the county and In the
district will run ahead Of the state
ticket.
C.. w. Whitmore for state som
ator will have plurality OF $50.
Frank Shane for state legis-
lator will have a plurality Of $50.
The WapeIlo county republican.
ticket will be elected from top to
bottom by pluraIIties ranging be-
tween 800 and 500.