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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-10-20

[. Moskovitz received word
from Austria Hungary this
morning that his grandfather
had just died aged LOG. Up to
the time he was taken sick he
helped with the farm work.
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A Few Exceptions.

There was no love lost between Ru-
fus and his teacher. Rufus thought
the teacher was a severe and occa-
slonally unjust person who had never
known what it was to be young and
full of fun, while the teacher consid-
cred the little darby both stupid and
miSchievous.
You are not attending to what !
say, Rufus" said the teacher one day
in the midst of an address TO her class.
Yes. teacher, truly u.s." said Rufus,
with the reversion to the speech he
had learned at home which often ac-
companied great earnestness.
you should never say L isl" COM
manded the teacher. Il have told you
that hundred times. You know the
correct form. There are no exceptions
to its use. Give me two examples at
once"
"Yas'm," said Rufus meekly. II am
one of de letters of de alphabet. / am
a pronoun. ''-Youth's Companion.
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CONGRESS MAY ELECT PRESI-
DENT.

That third national party may
develop such strength in 1912 as to
hold the balance of power between
the republicans and democrats, is a
contingency foreseen by the Wash
ington Star, which thus discusses the
situation:
ALREADY intimations are made of
a strong third candidate in the field
in 1912, more formidable than any
third candidate since 1860, with pos
sibly power enough to carry num-
Der of states and thereby prevent
either of the other two nominees of
the regular parties from holding a
majority CT the electoral college.
Should this occur, the election being
thrown by the constitutional provi-
sion into the house of representa-
tives, it would be impossible for that
body to effect q choice, as the cleo
tons appear to have resulted.
There is no precedent to determine
the status of a state delegation equal,
ly divided il such situation. 1t
may be that this emergency would be
met by partisan decision by the
majority eliminating all such evenly
divided states entirely from the equa-
ton. But even with this decision,
unless 4 change has occurred mean
while, the republicans would control
one more state delegation than the
democrats.
without an absolute majority of
all the states in the Union and en-
titled to representation on the floor
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of the house, the house finds itself in
position of inability to elect and
the choice of the president devolves
upon the senate, which is presumably
meanwhile proceeding to perform its
function under the constitution in
the event of a failure of the electoral
college to cast a majority vote for
any one candidate for the second Of
fee. The vice president thus named
by the senate would in such situa-
ton become the president of the
United States on the 4th of March,
as in the case of the death or other
constitutional disability of the presi-
dent" and he would serve the full
term of four years.
An interesting speculation arises
in this connection. In the event of
third candidacy of sufficient
strength to carry enough states TO
Drevent a majority in the electoral
college that condition would become
apparent soon after election. The
relative strength Of the two parties
in CONGRESS would be we'll known. 1t
would be possible in such a contin-
gency for the party in control of the
senate to effect q change in the ticket
which it's representatives in the cleo
toral college stood pledged morally
to suppcrt. The nominations OF po-
litical parties are not constitution
ally recognized. The presidential
electors in the states are theoretical
" free agents, with power to vote
for whomsoever they please. 1t
would be in no wise difficult to turn
the republican ticket, for instance.
UPSIDE down, the electors of that
party thus presenting to the house
rs the person they have namei for
president the one chosen by the
party convention for vice president,
and vice versa. This would throw
before the senate for choice as vice
president the man named by the
party fer president. ard he in such
circumstances, by being elected vice
president by the upper house OF con-
gress-the senate being confined in
this choice to a selection of one of
the two standing highest on the list
would become president as though
chosen by a majority of electors or
by a majority of the state delegations
in the house.
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ENTIAT MAIL ROUTE
Senator w. L. Jones Says ApprOpria-
ton Has Been Exhausted.

G. w. Coburn, secretary OF the
Commercial Club. was on Saturday
in receipt of a letter from Senator
w. l.. Jones, of Washington, d. c.,
regarding the Entiat mail service.
Some few weeks ago the Entiat
residents presented the matter to the
Commercial Club regarding the cut
ting off of the mail service from
daily to three times a week, and
entered very strong protest. Re-
sarding this matter, Senator Jones
says:
Il note what you say regarding
the daily mail service formerly en-
ioyed by the residents of the Entiat,
but which has been cut down to three
times a week. AS it seemed TO me
an injustice was being done the peo-
pie of the Entiat valley by this reduc-
ton in the frequency of the mail SER
vice, | took the matter up personally
with the Postoffice Department and
urged that the service be restored to
what it was formerly. ! was inform
ed. however, that this could not be
done at the present time, inasmuch
as the appropriation for the opera
ton of these routes had been cut to
such an extent it was utterly i'm
possible to continue the service as for
merly. The cut has been general
throughout the country. | was in
formed that as soon as the apprOpria-
ton was increased again. action
would be taken looking to the restOr-
alton of the daily service where it
had been curtailed on the various
routes throughout the United States
while | do not know as it would
90 very much good, / would suggest
that if the interested people should
desire 10 present any petition or
showing as to the necessity for this
daily service and will send the same
to me, | shall be glad to present it
to the department and do whatever
else | can to have favorable action
TAKEN
T. w. COwan, a resident Of the
Entiat, has made a canvass and has
found that the mail route from En-
tiat to Brief serves one hundred and
seventeen families. consisting of four
hundred and seventy persons, and
naturally, the people of that section
are protesting very much against the
oh in tho coTVicp
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SAVED BY QUICK WIT.
Clever Ruse of French Peasant Gale
ed For Conscription.


Two young men Of certain French
village were called on to draw for a
CONSUMPTION. One only was wanted to
complete the number, and of the two
who were to draw one was the son of
a rich farmer and the other the only
child of poor widow.
The farmer made friends with the
official In charge of the ballot and
promised him a handsome present If
he would only prevent his son from
going into the army. In order to do
this the official put into the urn two
black balls instead of one black and
enc white. When the young men came
be said:
There are two balls, one black and
one white, in the urn. He who draws
the black one must serve. Your turn
is first" pointing to the widows son.
The latter, suspecting that all was
not fair, drew one OF the balls from
the urn and Immediately swallowed 1t
without even looking at 1t.
"Why have you done that?" asked
the official. "How are we to know
whether you have drawn black or
white ball?'
"Oh, that's very simple" was the re-
ply. LET the other man now draw.
If I have the black he must necessari-
" draw the white one."
There was no help for it. and the
farmers son, putting his hand into the
urn, drew the remaining ball, which,
to the satisfaction of the spectators,
was q black one
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A Much Favored Official Duty at One
Time In England.


There was a time in England when
government officially viewed the press
as a hostile power, to be destroyed If
possible-to be curbed at any cost. In
1888 Roger L'Estrange, ''overseer Of
the press" brought out his Consider
atoms and Proposals In Order to the
Regulation OF the Press" He advo-
Gated the severest restrictions for au-
thors and printers, as well as for "the
letter founders and the smiths and
joiners that work upon the premises
and 1.-The stitchers, binders, stationers,
hawkers. mercury women, peddlers,
ballad singers, posts, carriers, hackney
coachmen, boatmen and mariners"
A proposal of L'Estrange was that
culprits convicted of having broken
the law should be condemned ''to wear
some visible badge or mark of igno-
miny, as halter instead Of hat
band, one stocking blue and another
red, blue bonnet with a red letter T
or S upon it." A few years later LES
TRANCE went one better by declaring
thatW.ewspapers ought not be allowed
at ALL
He said that the reading of them
makes the multitude too familiar
with the actions and councils of their
superiOrs, too pragmatical and censo-
rious, and gives them not only an itch
but kind of colorado right and license
to be meddling with the government"
In 1855 L'Estrange was knighted.-
Chicago News.
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PARTISAN BLINDNESS.

Champ Clark, the prospective DEM
ocratic speaker of the 62nd congress
has done the country a good service
in declaring that he is in favor Of
the house appointing it's own commit
tees and also believes in the plan of
revising the tariff schedule by sched-
ule instead OF the old method of a
general revision. But Mr.. Clark,
like the founders of most new cults
who must have sanction for their
beliefs whether it be the old Garden
of Eden story Or what not, must also
have one for his. He being parti-
san must not recognize the good
work of the progressive republican
faction in bringing this method of
revision prominently before the coun-
try the past year, but he goes back
10 the sporadic action of some demo-
cratic congressman in years past for
a precedent. He finds that 'Quinine
Bill" or rather the Hon. William NJ.
Springer, once on a time asked for a
revision of particular schedule and,
of course, the democratic party there
fore should be given credit for the
innovation.
Mr.. Clark. as we'll as hide-bound
republican partisans. will find that
American voters do not care so much
about the pedigree of any particular
measure which has common sense be-
hind it as they do that it will be eff
fective in correcting abuses. This
thing of attempting to get party
sanction to any public measure before
it will receive support for fear of
losing party caste is about played out
with thinking intelligent vetors. Dur
ing the senatorial campaign, Mr.
Poindexter repeatedly declared that
he would form alliances with demo-
Gratis if such an alliance were neces-
sary to secure good laws, and he was
applauded for it. There is nothing
inconsistent in a republican voting
for a democratic measure, neither is
there in a democrat voting for a re-
publican measure. This party sane
ton business is peanut business.
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What the booking agency prom
Uses to be one of the best vaudeville
acts ever sent to Wenatchee will
open the week tonight at the Wenat-
chez theatre. Harland & Robinson
are team secured from the Orphe-
UNI circuit. They give comedy mu-
steal turn. Press notices from Sc
attic indicate that it was one Of the
best hits in the leading vaudeville
house there during the present sea
son The team consists of two men
one of whom is a character actor
They play a number of novelty mu-
steal instruments, indulge in jokes
and are first class entertainers.
Beginning tonight the Wenatchee
inaugurates an improved film ser
vice, by which fresher films are OBJ
tanned which will be much clearer
than theones patrons have been &C
customed to. A comedy entitled
Right in Front Of Father" is one
which will greatly please. There are
two dramatic features also.
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History.

History is made by one set Of men
and written by another.
The character of the written history
depends upon the politics of the his
torian.
Most histories are written many
years after the history was made. In
these circumstances no one can step
forward and dispute the historian.
History is studied at school and for
gotten at home.
We are told to judge the future by
the past, and after we read the his
tories we are as badly muddled as
ever
Some statesmen make history. but
most of them make speeches.-JuGge.
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Hons Teeth.

"Your composition, as whole" said
the professor Of literature, deserves
n great deal Of praise, but I must OBJ
ject to the expression, as fine as hens
teeth it is not merely uncouth, but
also suggestive of nature taking. for
It is common knowledge that hens
teeth do not exist"
Il do not see why they don't exist"
muttered the composer. Don't combs
have teeth, and don't hens have
,or,hs 2'-Chicaro News
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immortal composition entitled THE
Spring Song" 1t is a great hit in
the production of a moving picture
and very pathetic
The comedy at the Gem is Rev.
John Wright from Missouri 1t is
farce enacted by competent actors
"A Thanksgiving Surprise" is anoth-
er drama in pictures which will be
especially interesting at this season
of the year.
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The Gem.

A feature film, entitled "Nendels-
sohn's Spring Song" is the drawing
card at the Gem tonight and tomor-
row night. 1t represents the great
musician receiving inspiration for his
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w. q. w. DANCE.

The Women of WOOdcraft will give
a public dance in the Eagle Hall or
Monday evening, December 10th
Good music will be provided.
Evening journal., 1910-02-09
COUNTY LEAGUE
TO GET BUSY
Teams That Want Membership
Should Send Applications
to Meeting

County League baseball plans for the
coming season will be discussed at a
meeting to be held in THE EVENING
JOURNAL Office on next Monday
night. It is the desire Of the league
officers that the managers Of last
years County League teams attend the
meeting It will be the first meeting
Of the league since September, when
call of the president.
At the Monday night meeting the
League officials and team managers
will discuss every phase of the local
baseball situation. At this time It
seems probable that several new teams
will be found in the league. Already
one application for membership has
been received, and It is likely that at
the Monday night meeting at least two
more applications will lbe received. One
Of these viii be from the team repre-
senting the Wilmington Gas Company
and as representatives Of the Y. M. C..
A. have expressed a desire to enter
the league a formal application may
be received from that association also.
At this time DUPONT and Riverview
are the only teams in the league that
control playing grounds within the
city. and unless another team can OBJ
tain lease on suitable city grounds it
may be that the league will again be
a hve-team organization All these
details however, will be discussed at
tho meeting. Teams desiring member
ship in the league are requested to send
their applications to the president,
Arthur c. Davis. before Monday night.
Evening journal., 1910-02-09
FRESH AIR AS
AID TO HEALTH
Lecturers at tuberculosis
Exhibit Give Talk to More
Large Audiences

Great interest continues to be manifest
ed I'm the tuberculosis exhibit, over a
thousand people attended yesterday. DR..
Hannah Thompson spoke in the afternoon
on the general subject Of Health" She
emphasized the need Of fresh air in the
home and office, and the Importance Of
keeping carpets and heavy bedding in
house well-aired and clean She thought
good health, which was the best preven-
tative Of tuberculosis. was preserved by
careful living fresh air and plain, nour-
ishing food.
The Rev. d. NJ. Celand, pastor Of the
First United Presbyterian Church, gave
the evening lecture He made the COM
ment that although we have five miles OF
air and two-thirds of the planet is water
we persist in breathing impure air, and
drinking disease laden water, and that il
is no wonder there is so much sickness
with such conditions.
Dr William b. Stanton, OF Philadelphia,
will be the speaker tonight. He is an au-
thority on the disease and noted as a lee
turer. Maurice McIim, of the stafr OF ex-
hibtors will speak this afternoon. and
there will be a O'Clock address for the
children.
Tomorrow will be Industrial Night,
with Mr.. Ruth. Of Central Labor Union,
presiding.
AT the Citizens Conference on Friday
evening. Judge George Gray presiding,
the first speaker will be DR.. Edward II.
Goodman, of Philadelphia
Evening journal., 1910-02-09
DEATH MAKES
SUDDEN CALL
Herman Lange, Well Known
German, Expires While in
Apparent Health

Retiring at 1880 o'clock last night ap-
parently enjoying health Hermann Lange
well-known German resident, died with
in five minutes after lying down. He was
stricken with heart trouble and before
medical aid could be summoned, he ex-
pired.
Mr.. Lange was born in Germany. He
WIS 60 years of age and for many years
lived on farm near Shellpot Park. He
was well-known throughout Brandywine
Hundred.
Several years ago Mr.. Lange retired
from active farm life and took up his
residence at No. 4OS Jefferson street. He
is survived by his widow, two daughters
and one son.
The funeral will take place on Saturday
morning from his late home. Requiem
mass will be celebrated at the Sacred
Heart Church at o'clock. and interment
will be made in the Cathedral Gene
terry.
Evening journal., 1910-02-09
CRUMBS FROM THAT
DU POINT BANQUET
BY "An Old Kicker"

Yes, Il was a rip-roaring successful the
big baseball nuts" were there, including
pete" Cassidy and Jimmy Cook-no
relation to the Doctor"
kid" Reeves wore that smile he dis
palys when Prentis comes 20 bat with the
corners loaded.
Yes. there was Bacon-two hundred
pouids Of it-but not on the menu. "It''
belongs on the second station.
Harry McAvoy. displaying a very mys-
terious growth on his upper lip, was also
"among those present" MAC" was tell
ing admlring friends about the time mot
on record), when he put three straight
home runs over centre field fence. Every
body had their umbrellas up Oh, no.
Bothman does not handle tho "Home-Run
Brand"
''ShaIiy' read those kilograms without
any rehearsal. "some class" TO "shally'
as POSTMASTER
Mr.. Chesley, duPonts famous wet
weather fan" got away with this; "Gs
Flood to be there2 why, I thought Flood
was I'm Parish joke Flood was also
in the city Hall-but not our own Mike ~
mike" has never been to Paris or the
city Han, either, but was In Seaford 1.-TWO
years one summer
Lester Reeves made a very neat speech
when accepting Mr.. Stassfort's trophy.
Lester is rather an elocutlonist anyhow,
so they say.
Bacon was allowed position and a
half
Abrahams. who dreams Of being a big
league manager some day. was on hand
with his "scant" Alex is rather a Peer
less manager
Among those noticed was Princess Anne
Turkey Mckinney and Mike" Beatty
seemed to be very much enamored OF the
Princess.
OF course there was no trouble although
Bin Crouch got bad on the third course.
and mashed the potatoes. After that Sea-
board Telegram" one could not blame
fair william az all.
The Gas team wants to enter the league
Plenty of "gas" IN It last year, viz
Reeves, welch, shuler. Carvin, etc.
Terry Carvin said he was going to quit
the game He's not to be blamed after
last years showing.
kid" Reeves was overcome with emo.
ton" on receiving his present from the
players. only once previous was Reeves
guilty OF showing so luucn leeilhk' Jonh
ny" Burke made a home run at Seafort
two years ago.
''Rochs" August. the South Wilmington
catcher, was there with Carvin. Angus
was the only player of the league present
with IN exception OF the DUPONT team.
"Charle" Walsh made a little speech
and intimated that somebody was tryinl
to steal his battery. Go get 'em
"Charlie."
"Whitie" sleman, Duke OF Peunsgrove
was a guest "Whlte" could not sing ow
ing to new collar he was wearing
"Balmy" Grifhth the old Dover pitch
err was seen-but not heard "Balmy
works for the Gas Company, and per
haps win be their mainstay in the pitch
or's box next season. This is nc
"gas."
Lambert was there without his camer'
Something wrong. lie made speec
, about DUPONT winning the pennant. TIL
was news TO all Of us.
Wen. Il is an over He had a go'
Evening journal., 1910-02-09
WORK CT THE
HUMANE SOCIETIES

The monthly meetings Of the Society of
Prevention of Cruelty to Children and the
Society Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals
were held yesterday afternoon.
The reports of the work done during the
month of January were submitted and
read as follows:
S. p. c. C.-Number OF complaints 80;
number OF Investigations. 80; number of
white children involved. 55; number Of
colored children involved. 10; total NUM-
Der of children involved. TO-
S. 2. c. A.-Number Of complaints, "a;
on agents sight, Is; number of investiga-
tions 80; number Of arrests and prosecu-
tions, 0; number Of warnings, 80.
Evening journal., 1910-02-09
GAMERS WANT
STRICT INSPECTION

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Feb. 9.-Of-
fcials Of the National Gamers Associa-
ton, the Canning Machinery and Sup
plies Association and the National Canned
Goods and Dried Fruit Association went
on record at the opening OF their COM
bined convention at the Hotel Rudolf in
favor Of strict government inspection of
all canning factories IN the country. May
or stoy welcomed the delegates to the
convention, which opened just before noon,
and reports of officers showed the joint
associations to be growing rapidly.
President Walter o. Hoffecker, of the
Tri-state Canning Association. which in
cludes paskers Of Maryland, New Jersey
and Delaware, declared that American
packed canned goods are the cheapest
and purest foods in the country to-day
He made the opening plea for more rigid
enforcement Of the national pure food
laws, which Will be one of the most in
sistent demands OF the convention, which
will be in session until Friday.
Evening journal., 1910-02-09
Y. M. C. A. TO
TALK BALL

Baseball plans for the coming season
will be discussed by the baseball com
mittee of the Y. NJ. c. A. at a meeting
in the association building tonight.
il is probable that a league propo-
sition will be discussed, besides ar
rangements for the association nine.
The committee win probably appoint
members TO make arrangements for the
organization.
IL Is more than likely that the
Church League will be continued with
about the same clubs, perhaps a few
changes Most of the clubs have cx-
pressed the desire TO be represented
I'm the league again this season, and
considering the fact that last year was
the first season for nearly all Of the
clubs, it is probable that nearly all of
them will be given a chance again this
year.