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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-05-19

not seem logical, to say the least,
when flushing with water is the very
method adopted whenever the sewers
for any reason become clogged. If
flushing would clog them the sewers
would never be clean in the rainy
season, because the rains washing the
city throw a larger volume of mud
and water into the sewers than an
entire battery of fusher wagons
would do
There isn't a single argument
against the adoption of twentieth
century methods of street cleaning in
Ottumwa and Ottumwa should lose
no time in acting favorably on this
question. Ottumwa never has had
clean streets. A few of the streets in
the business district have been clean.
ed periodically by connecting hose to
the fire hydrants and turning a
stream of water onto the streets, but
this is a cumbersome method that
has little to commend it. When street
sweepers were operated on the
streets at night their operations were
confined largely to the downtown
streets and the close in and level
residence streets because this work
being done only at night, there was
not time to cover the entire city. A
thick layer Of dust on the sidewalks
and faces of buildings the next morn,
ing left outward evidences of the
travels of the dry sweeper. In most
Of the residence streets the work OF
cleaning the streets has been left to
nature. The winds cleaned the streets
by blowing the dust through the open
windows of our homes and over the
lawns and porches until a kind provi'
dence sent a heavy rain to lay the
dust-and then it became mud.
The adoption of the flusher wagon
method will give us clean streets in
the residence district as we'll as in
the business district. Every part OF
the city could be covered at least
once week and the greatest efforts
streets where there is the greatest
could be directed at cleaning the
traffic.
The members of the council who
favor the adoption of the tlusher
method state that they will not quit
the fight even If beaten tonight, but
will bring the matter up before tie
council repeatedly until favorable
action is secured Their. should be
no necessity Of pressing the fight for
cleaner streets to such lengths. The
council should act favorably at its
meeting tonight
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-05-19
THE NEED OF CLEAN STREETS.

The city council last week in COM
mittee of the whole voted against
adopting the flusher wagon method OF
street cleaning in Ottumwa. The
members of the council voting for the
dusher were Aldermen Bremhorst,
Ehrman and Hahn, who had prev
lously been appointed as committee
10 Investigate the advisability OF
adopting this system, and who con-
Quoted this investigation by cor
responding with other cities where
the fusher was in use and by max
lnx a trip to Burlington. where a
demonstration was given for their
benefit of the practical use of the
ausher. The members of the council
voting against the flusher method
were Aldermen Hartman. Williams,
Barrier and Hawkes. Aldermen Spry
and Gordon were not present and the
4 to 3 vote cast against the flusher,
therefore, Is not decisive, as the votes
nf these two aldermen, if favorable,
will give the flusher advocates ma
sority of S to when the matter
comes up before the council tonight.
From the discussion of this ques-
ZION in the council it is learned that
The argument against the use of the
Husher system is not because Of its
rost Advices from other cities where
the fusher is in use make it plain
That saving is effected by the use
pf this method. 1t is not because the
rity has no funds to use for this pur-
nose. for $4,000 was apportioned for
street cleaning purposes and only
$500 is required as the half payment
m the flusher for the first year. The
argument seems to be that flushing
will clog up the sewers, which does
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-05-19

The Christian Science Monitor de
,clares that Wales is not lacking In
native poets and quotes the following!
verse from the COLLECTED Poems and
Lyrics" of Elivet Lewis, just publish
ed, as proof
Ond Plentyn Anian erbyn hyn
Sy mhobman gartre: nj oes Ign
Mad WV yn murmur with yrw fryn
Der. odlau'r Bard.
Every fair minded reader must ad
NIT that this is some poetry.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-05-19

Stenographer Kerby is not given
the best of recommendations to aid
him in seeking another job A stenog-
rapher who babbles about his en-
ployer's business affairs Is not the
safest sort Of man to have on the
payroll
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-05-19

The present general rainfall over
the state is held by Des Moines
authority to be worth 100000 to the
Iowa farmers The farmers will need
few more million dollar presents TO
make I'D for the loss from late frosts.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-05-19

The Boston Record believes that
Col. Bryan's statement that he VIII
never again be presidential candl-
date should be accompanied by an
affidavit.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-05-19
oRMANviLLE.

Decoration day will be conducted al
the Ormanville M. E. church Sunday
May 90 in the afternoon at o'clock.
There will be an interesting program
carried out by the North Star school.
After the program r. Y. Huff will
make a talk which will be interesting
for every one. Everybody invited to
attend 5S
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-05-19

and May it should be thoroughly
ashamed of itself. No selfTespecting
comet would twist the seasons around
in such an ungracious manner.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-05-19

An Iowa woman found $500 while
cleaning up the rubbish in her yard.
Take this home and try 1t on the front
lawn
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-05-19

"Rain tonight and Tuesday; colder
Tuesday" Isn't that weather man the
pleasant little cuss? And the home
team coming back tomorrow, too.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-05-19

If the comet is responsible for this
brand of weather we have had in April
The Detroit times., 1910-07-21
woodward Opens to County Line.

woodward-ave.. outside of the city,
which has for several weeks been
closed to traffic, because of the i'm.
provements in progress. will be open
ed for travel at 8 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon. with the completion oil
the pavement by the Good Roads
commission there will be n stretch OF
frst-class roadway from the river to
the Oakland county line. Before the
work started this road north OF the
.city was one OF the worst In the
county.
The Detroit times., 1910-07-21
Work % iiours a Day.

The busiest little things ever made
are DR.. Kings New Life Pills. Every
pill IL a sugar-coated globule OF health,
that changes weakness into strength,
languor into energy. brain-fag into
mental power; curing Constipation.
Headache. Chills, Dyspepsia, Malaria.
At ID. C. Kinsel; Central Drug Store:
GRAY Il Worcester.
The Detroit times., 1910-07-21
MAYOR OPPOSES
MUIR. FRANCHISE
Company Win Agree To Amy Route
City May Name and To
Fla Sell Tracks.

Sanford w. Ladd. attorney for the
Michigan United railways. met the
common council franchise committee
Wednesday forenoon to present the
company's proposal for entering the
city with Its interurban lines.
The proposition. az stated In The
Times Monday, Is for track over
every route specified by the common
council. eight.for-a-quarter city fares
the day around, and transfers with any
existing city lines which will exchange
transfers. The company offers TO sell
Its tracks to the city at any time the
city may wish, reserving the right 10
operate its interurban cars into the
city on rental basis.
The transfers would be good over
the present three-cent lines. under
the terms of the old scent line fran
chise. and II has been suggested mat
they could be made good over the
Fort-st lines, on which all the iran
chises will have expired after July ~.
I'VE will make a proposition that
win At I'm with any street railway set
Element that may be effected" said
Ladd. "If the city wishes US to stop
our limited cars at every crossing.
VIC Will 10 bOs thOubh VIC shah" S~
public will be better satisfied to run
these on q limited schedule and give
transfers to our city cars for interme-
date stretches"
President Gilman, OF the common
council. asked II the company would
consent to let the city collect the city
fares In case OF municipal ownership,
and take pay for the use Of It's cars
on a wheelage basis. Ladd said that
the company would agree to this. He
asked that the matter be referred TO
the corporation counsel to draw up a
tentative agreement. The committee
did not take any action. The steno-
graphic report OF the meeting will be
referred to the corporation counsel.
who could not be present. and an
other meeting will be called.
II am against any proposition to let
the M. u. r. build track into the
city: we have companies enough to
worry about now" said Mayor Brett
meyer decidedly, when told Of the NJ.
u. r. proposition. Il don't see where
anything will be accomplished by let
ting the new company into the city.
II will not take people anywhere. The
three-cent lines don't cover much OF
the city. and the new line would only
complicate matters. We want to get
the old street railway problem set
tied first"
Mayor Breitmeyer will confer with
Corporation Counsel Hally wednesday
afternoon as to further proceedings
regarding the expired Fort-st. line
franchises.
The Detroit times., 1910-07-21
"IT DON'T OFTEN HAPPEN

that you can take a 53o-mile lake
trip on such a floating palace as
the D. & c. steamer City of
Cleveland. By going on the
weekend excursion to Buffalo on
this steamer next Saturday you
will get back in time for business
Monday, refreshed and glad you
went. $3.50 round trip.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-15
LOCAI. HISTORY
WhAT HAPPENED AUGUST Is.

lS5o-Apostle orson Hyde arrived in Salt
Lake City from Kanesviile, "a, and
reported 500 wagons, with Mormon
emigrants, organized for crossing the
plains.
1S54-The wall around the temple block,
in Salt Lake City, was completed.
James w. Cummings left Salt Lake
City for the east, with seventy men.
for the purpose OF protecting the emil
ssn ments ''f Of The ana approaehing arr army 0
1S59-United States soldiers set fire TO
property at Cedar Fort, Cedar valley.
and otherwise avenged the killing OF
Sergeant Ralph Pike by the Mormons
few days previous.
lss4-The first number Of the SEWER Val
ley Echo. a weekly newspaper was
Joseph H. Coult OF Salt Lake City
was drowned al Calder's farm
1ss7--Bishop Ishmael Phillips was dis
charged from the peDitentary.
1SSS-After a lengthy examination before
United States COMMISSIONS, Norrell'
Howard o: Spencer. accused OF kill
in the sum OF $4,000, Ephraim Briggs
EIiasen of Nrllrille. Cache county.
was arrested for unlawful cohabita-
1Ss9-The church purchased a. ranch in
Skull valley. Tooele. for the benefit
of the Hawaiian Mormons who had
emigrated to Utah.
1S90-Frank Gooch OF Logan was arrest
ed on a charge Of fornication.
lS91-Philander Cotton. a member of the
Mormon battalion. died at Vernal
Charles l.. White was discharged
from the pen.
lSe2-Judge Orlando w. Powers resigned
his position as chairman OF the Lib
eral party city committee in Salt
Lake.
1S9s-Trooper Albert w Luff Naisbitt
died at San Francisco. Cal.
1S99-Free rural mail service inaugu
rated.
1900-Opening OF head camp session of
'Woodmen of the World. General
Merriam in Salt Lake to inspect Fort
Douglas.
l901-Mrs. Annie S. Peterson killed by
street car, Ogden Baseball club wins
the pennant.
190d-Marearet Fie,. dead by accidental
poisoning. Engagement announced OF
Mrs. Mclaughlin and DR. MoEnery.
Ethel Barrymore at Salt Lake thea
ter
1905-Ray Thatcher IL years old, arrest
ed for stealing s225 from bathrooms
at Saltair.
l906-Herbert Hogan Of Bountful was
drowned In Beck's Hot Springs. 3.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-15
WHERE REVELATION CLASHES.

Apostle Charles W. Penrose is one of
the chief doctrinarians of the Mormon
church, and his utteranees along doc
trinal lines are usually accepted as be-
ing authoritative, and especially so
since he has been honored with place
in the hierarchical body. When he is
quoted, therefore. it must be assumed
that his are the words of a mouth
piece Of the Almighty, from the Nor
mon point of view. And when the ut
terances of Joseph f. Smith are repro
duced, there naturally attaches to them
thority in the organization which
sustains either and both in their po-
sitions. From a sermon delivered by
Apostle Penrose IN the Salt Lake tab
ernacle on Sunday, July 9, 1905, we
select the following:
The other churches OF the earth do
not pretend that they have the gospel
direct from God, they do not pretend that
they have any other authority for what
they say except from ancient scripture.
They do not pretend that God Is guiding
them today as He did OF old. by means
Saints claims all these things.
However, and as against the asser~
tion Of Apostle Penrose, we have the
confession of President Joseph F.
Smith. We allow that both were
speaking under "divine inspiration
in their respective capacities; and If
they clash as to statement Of fact, that
is less a fault of The Tribune and man
kind generally than 1T is proof of
the imbecile absurdity of their pro-
fessions. While Joseph f. was testi-
flying In the Smoot case at Washing
ton, he was approached by the late
Hon, George F. Hoar, United States
Senator and distinguished statesman
of worldwide repute, upon this par
ticular pretense to revelation. Upon
being placed in a position out of which
he could not squirm by the usual
Melchisedek methods, Joseph f. Smith
admitted: HI have never pretended
nor do I profess to have received reve-
lations. -
Now, the chief distinguishing differ
ence, as described by Apostle Penrose
as existing between the Christian and
the Mormon churches, having been
wiped away by Joseph F. Smith, what
is there in Smithism Except lcencious
lawbreaking and criminality) that is
newe
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-15
POSTAL SAVINGS TO BEGIN.

When the postal savings law was
first considered, the officials of the
Postoffice Department announced that
the postal savings would be put In
operation first in the large cities. This
programme has now been reversed, and
the announcement is made that the first
work in the postal savings banks will
be in the smaller cities, Gin order to
perfect the system before an attempt is
made to open up metropolitan
branches and that the system will be
put into operation by October 18th,
This change indicates that the de-
partment will not have central
agencies in the large cities, but will
deal with all Of the postal savings
banks direct from Washington 1t
also indicates timorousness and un-
certainty in the department as to what
the law really means, and deter
mination not to get in too deep before
finding out AS The Financier says,
tho postal savings law is indefinite,
misleading and imperfect, and requires
to be ''amended and whipped into some
shape which will make it a little more
definite than at present.
1t has been understood right along
that the postal savings law was pri-
marily intended to encourage deposits
by foreigners and others who dstrust
the established savings banks, and who
would be likely to trust the faith of the
Government and put their money in the
postoffices The amendments to the law,
however. changed the whole purpose
and scope of the act so that as passed
the law is not so much one to en-
courage deposits by those who distrust
other repositories. as to maintain the
Government IS credit on sufficient
basis, so as to "serve the purpose of
preventing the two per cent bonds held
by national banks falling below par if
it is made improbable to keep them as
security for circulation 1t is, there
fore, not savings proposition so much
as scheme to bolster up the Govern
ment credit and help it to obtain money
at low rate of interest.
purpose Of the law, the financial papers
of the East are protesting against
calling these postal savings agencies,
banks. They hold that these deposi
tories are not banks in any true sense
of the word. But it is idle to quibble
about terms. Savings concerns are
known as savings banks all over the
country, and have been from the first
Besides. it is useless to undertake TO
disguise the changed front Of the East
ern financial writers and authorities by
the change of word. They have al
ways contended that it was undesir-
able and in every way reprehensible
for the Government to engage in
the issue of currency OF any form OF
6nanciering in the nature of banking
and so the term "banks' in connec
tion with the postal savings CRATE.
on their nerves. But they are banks
just the same. in popular estimation
and in the current and usual phrase
ology. Besides. postoffices do another
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-15

tlement that are capable of being set
tied, nor in the utilization of the wa.
terpower that some western community
may need for its uses. The development
OF this country proceeded step by step,
and as the larger results were seen. of
course benefit to the whole country was
apparent; but when it is undertaken to
tie up n section Of the country bv for
bidding the utilization of the resources
we do not see for what benefit this is
done, nor what interest the people of
the United States at large have in it.
The people who are settling and devel-
oping the resources Of the country need
these resources. They need the coal
Thy need the water power, They need
the timber. They need all these Just as
the settlers in the older portions Of the
country needed the resources at hand in
setting It, We see no reason why the
people here should be denied the use
of these resources any more than the
people were denied the use of these re-
sources in the former periods of
settlement of other regions. But
they are denied them, and it is no com
fort whatever 10 say that after a time
these resources may be opened TO the
use OF the settlers when the ''most per
manent benefit TO the whole people of
the United States may come into play
This is n mere abstraction, of no prac.
tical force, and impossible of applca-
tlon. The whole country is benefited
as the waste and unused regions come
into use, and in no other way. This use
is primarily local. and at first hand by
those who settle and develop the coun-
try and the whole people of the United
States have no more claim to immediate
return and benefit from the utilization
of the natural resources of the mountain
region of the West than they had in
the utilization Of the natural resources
of the great Mississippi Valley by the
pioneers and first settlers therein; the
benefit here, as there, is with use, not
in Withdrawals from use. The settlers
OF this western region ask no more than
what has been granted to the settlers of
all the other regions in the United
States They are entitled to exactly the
same rights that other pioneers were en-
titled to, and they are disgusted with
all this twaddling whine about the ben
eft to the whole people Of the United
States, when the whole people of the
United States have no possible way of
getting any special benefit out Of this
region more than they have done out Of
other regions where no restrictions
whatever were placed in the way of the
original settlers.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-15

sort of banking business through their
money order system. The money
orders are simply what is known in the
banks az drafts The fact that they
are called money orders in place of
drafts does not in the least change
their real character. The Government
is now committed to those two forms
and the money order system. The
bulwark which the fnanciers of the
East are always undertaking to set
up against the Government going into
any form Of banking, either of gen
eral financiering or of business, are
gradually breaking down under the
stress of modern conditions, and it will
not do those Eastern writer's and
special plenders the least good to un-
dertako to eliminate the word
fbank' from the postal savings sys.
tenn nor to claim that money orders
are not drafts. The essential nature
of the transaction is not in the least
changed by reason of the words used
TO describe it. While 1T is amusing TO
see the Eastern fnanciers dodge and
squirm in their efforts TO get away from
their position on this question that
they have formerly occupied, it is al
together satisfactory for us of the
West to see them squirm. But when
they denounce the individual deposit of
bonds for the purpose of securing
emergency currency as "pawnbrok"
ing" and favor precisely the same sort
OF deposits by the banks to get the
same sort of currency, and defend 1t
all under the disguised name of
81 emergency currency" then surely
cit is to laugh -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-15
POLITICAL CHANGES COMING.

There may be much or there may be
little in the current talk that Presi-
dent Taft is about to make radical
changes in his political advisers If
he makes such changes they will neces
sarily be away from tho Cannon
Aldrch faction and toward the pro-
gressive Republican lines. We do not
see, however that this would neces-
sarily affect Secretary Ballinger, since
he is not identified with that faction.
There can be no doubt but the incep
ton of the move against Secretary Bal
inger was really move against Presi-
dent Taft, 1t was pushed against him
vigorously, so that he had to take
action by removing Chief Forester
Pinchot. 1t was supposed that Ballin-
ger would be an easy victim, and would
have to go down almost at the first.
onslaught This proved to be a vastly
mistaken reckoning, The fight against
him has continued hot, however, from
its inception until now, and he reiter.
ates his determination not to resign.
The anti-Taft programme undoubtedly
was first to "get' Ballinger. This, as
suggested, was expected to be an easy
fight. Then the programme was to
move upon Secretary Dickinson on
account of his being a Democrat and
not a Republican. Then Secretary Nagel
was to be the victim, and perhaps
other Cabinet officers. The intent un-
doubtedly was to discredit President
Taft g administration and break up his
Cabinet. He sensed this idea. and In
his own behalf as we'll as in Secretary
Ballinger 8 he has stood by the latter
staunchlY and firmly. There seems to
be nothing but indefinite talk about
the suggested resignation of Secretary
Bslllnger. 1t is quite possible that 1t
may occur, however; but certainly not
until after the Congressional committee
has made its report generating him, as
it must necessarily do, since there is
nothing against him either in law or in
morals.
Representative Hamilton Fish, the
great insurgent Congressman from New
York, welcomes the supposed change of
advisers of President Taft as some
thing likely to tend to Republican har
mony; and yet, if the Cannon, Aldrich
faction acts toward the new advisers
as 1T has acted toward the progressive
Republicans it will promptly denounce
them as rebels against the party and
will advise them to go to the Demo
cratic party "where they belong"
The situation is one of very great in
terest, and carries vast possibilities for
good or for evil. We do not believe
that President Taft is likely TO be inset
by the clamor. nor to take any move
that may be hasty or ill-advised or in
any way harmful to the Republican
party. He has been under fire prac-
tically as much as Secretary Ballinger
has, and he must necessarily have a i
very kindly fellow feeling toward this
secretary, feeling that could hardly
be supposed to make either for his re
noyal or resipnation
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-15

An accused official of that road de-
clares that he will elbow the top off
the Illinois Central railroad with few
words' He should be careful, though,
for there is danger in handling explos-
ives. even of the wordy sort.