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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-21

usual. off on a hunting trip at the
time the fire occurred. Nevertheless
the faults in the theater had been re.
ported TO him before and the coro.
ner's Jury held him to blame. In this
opinion the majority Of the people
coincided He was allowed to escape
on a writ of habeas corpus issued
by friendly Judge.
Work of REMEMBERING buildings in
the downtown district has been COM
pleted, and those In charge Of street
nomenclature are preparing to install
the new system and have II in opera.
tion by April /.
The plan connects the city In
general scheme Of house numbering,
with Madison and State streets as
the dividing lines, which was begun
by changing the number Of every
house In the city except those In the
downtown district nearly a year and
half ago.
The district was divided east and
west Of State street and north of Mad.
ison street.
Poor but honest men who have add.
ed to their modest incomes In the past
by acting as judges OF election are to
be superseded in every possible In.
stance by millionaires.
This is In accordance with the or.
ders Of the Harrison board Of elec.
tion commissioners which is now en-.
gagged in showing of.
Like the historic monkey climbing
q pole, the higher It climbs the more
It shows Of Harrison.
The poor but honest voters Of Chi.
cago deeply resent this last Harrison.
ian insult.
Harrison Is an aristocrat by train.
Ing and by instinct.
He inherited his wealth.
He never did a hard days work
outside Of Office holding In his life.
No wonder then that he prefers
aristocrats to poor men for Judges Of
election.
Two hundred men OF wealth have al.
ready been summoned by the Harri.
SON election board to take the places
of poor but respectable men recon.
mended by the regular Democratic or.
ganization.
The Harrison election board will
stick to Its fad and will supplant
every poor man election Judge with a
rich man whenever It is possible.
~6
There Is said to be great satisfac.
ton among some Of the Harrison
campaign managers over deal with
the Pickpockets Union whereby some
Of the difficulties encountered under
previous administrations will be
avoided. It Is, of course, known to
everybody that pickpocket Is never
arrested In Chicago except by mis-.
take. During the last Harrison ad.
ministration misunderstanding Is
said to have arisen between some OF
the leading pickpockets and city graft
collectors as to the territory certain
of the trade were allowed to work In.
For instance, some Of them were pro-
hibited from going East Of Wells
street on the North Side, or Of Clark
street on the South Side. Light.fin'
gered gentlemen who were permitted
to work the exclusive territory had to
pay high price. Two notorious
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-21

The> Pony Players UnioA, and the
Knockers Union are both working
hard for Harrison. How the Harrison
knockers can 60 about slandering
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-09
TRAVEL IN OUR COUNTRY.

Golfers Weekly-For 500, which in.
cludes Pullman berth, the easterner
may be transported to southern Cali,
fornia, winter playground for the ma.
tons grown ups. There one may
battle in the. open sea the year round
high attitudes. lit he traveller
wish. he may go by way Of New
Orleans, live for day in the atr1os
phere of old France, and drink the
superb coffee a New Orleans Chef
can make. He may 90 by way of.Al'
buquerque, and see Indian villages
which are relics of a civilization coe-
val with Columbus; he may visit old
Santa Fe, corner of America with
the ancient coloring of the orient. Or
he may 60 by way Of the home of the
Mormons, wonderful in its distinctive
type OF, modern civilization. The
automobile the aeroplane, the tele.
phone, or the telegraph is scarcely a
more remarkable illustration of human
progress than this trip of four days in
Pullman, with almost every physic
comfort toebe had In asssprosperous
home. Fifty years agolit took good
part of year, and invited many hard.
ships and dangers, to cross those bitter
plains inprairie schooners or, to round
the Horn in sailing ships. -
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-09
A'LEssoN in PERSISTENCE.

George Ethridge. the advertising
George hotel the other day, told a
story about cigar salesman whose
firm told him it was useless to call on
certain man because they had long
ago given up all hope of ever being
able to sell him anything. -
well, that's just the kind of a man
l want to call upon said the sales
man, and on his next trip he made
straight for the enemy's country.
"Ain't no use," said the ONCE boy.
who took his card, 'the boss hates
your house and he won't see YOU
And sure enough the man sent out
word that he wouldn't see him.
"Well, then go and ask him for my
card back
The boy did as he was told. but, re-
turned to report. that the card had
been torn up.
Well" said the salesman "those
cards cost me three cents APIECE. Go
tell your boss that either want the
card or the three cents"
The boy went and returned with a
nickle. .s.1E Ill.
'The boss says to keep the change"
explained the boy with a grin.
oh. can't do that! Tell him I'll
sell him two for five" And he sent
the boy in with. another card.
This time the man came out--and
before long he had given the salesman
a substantial order.-Tobacco Leaf.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-09
THE MINISTER'S SON..

The Rev. Orien w. Fifer, pastor OF
Grace Methodist church, Des Moines,
says the proverb against the character
If ministers sons is a Shallow libel
and he proves it by citing long list
of men notable in many walks of life
who were sons of ministers. a
There is some sneering today over
sons OF Christian families and partic-
ularly over the sons of the parsonage.
the proverbial preachers boy. The
facts of history refute the shallow
libels," said the Rev. Mr.. Fifer IN his
sermon yesterday morning.
"Of twenty Presbyterian ministers
recently assembled eighteen were
reared in homes where prayer was
wont to be made Ministers sons are
not black sheep, but among the leaders
In every noble form of living. Among,
the poets, Holmes, Tennyson and
Lowell were sons of ministers; among
inventors, Morse and Field; among
soldiers, Gordon among eminent
preachers, Beecher, Hale and the
Wesleys: among editors, Richard Wat
son Glider; among historians, novel
lists and essayists, Bancroft, Thackeray
and Emerson: among college presi-
dents Woodrow Wilson of Princeton
James of Illinois, Vincent Of Mime
sofa and Faunce of Brown; among
public men, Cleveland and Deliver;
among teachers and scientists, Agas-
siz: and besides these, men like Cecil
Rhodes, Justice Hughes and Matthew
Arnold. The Wright brothers. of air
ship fame are from minister's home.
The list easily could be extended and
the credit is not so much to minister
ial influences as to the more signifi-
cant influences of daily Worship, re-
gard for the bible and the environ
ment of sacrifice and Christian SER
vice"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-09

of possession of the promised land.
and soon. their war parties will be put
in motion They will soon be heard
counting up the states they will carry
t(they always carry them. before the
election) , and setting forth the tables Of
the ELECTORAL vote, each and every
time making them with remarkable
precision bring forth a democratic
majority. s'. '.'f IS
They have done this at each cleo
ton for the past fifty years, They de-
feated, before the election, Lincoln In
1860 and 1864. Grant In 1868 and 1879,
Hayes in 1876, Garfield in 1880, Harri-
son in 1888, Mckinley in 1896 and 1900.
Roosevelt according to their ante.elec-
tfo:l results had no chance in 1904 and
Taft was to be overwhelmed In 1908,
and now they are to carry everything
in 1912" u i5~-''.4 ~
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-09
IOWA PRESS COMMENT

Davenport Times-Germany now can
take her potash deposits and build any
additional tariff wall around them that
may be desired. Secretary Wilson says
the United States has discovered an
ample supply somewhere under the
stars and stripes which will keep the
$12OO0,000 spent annually for potash,
at, home. Incidentally, the secretary
is not@going to tell where the deposits
are until the government makes sure
that 1t can prevent the property being
gobbled by some trust. &, y" NO." rEaf@ /.
Sioux City Tribune-The official re-
turns from 1875 Of 221 Canadian con-
stituencies shows that the popular ma
jority in Canada was only 35.774 The
city of Toronto furnished $4,000 of this
$4,000 total majority. Which shows
that M. Laurier was not SO badly mis-
taken in his people as the first report
of the returns indicated.
Mt Vernon Record-Cedar Rapids
will not have Three-Eye league ball
next season. but she should have
league ball. Why not six-club lea
que. organized for one year only SO
as to give its members an opportunity
to get out into different combina.
ton at the end Of the year If oppor'
tunity offered. If they could be got
together Cedar Rapids, Waterloo.
Marshalltown, Clinton, Boone and Os
kaloosa should make a pretty fair
league, with little mileage. lots Of
natural rivalry, and pretty fair pop
ulat1on. ...sE.. 49, - 81. 4
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-09
A BUILDERS PERMIT.

Waterloo Reporter-Waterloo in one
respect Is way behind the times, a
back number There are no regulations
in reference to locating Of buildings
and no record of the buildings erect
ed. If it were not for the newspapers
of the city the average citizen would
have no conception of the building
operations for the year. The public
is entitled to know the character of
and the cost of buildings erected for
the month ending.
Every city of any size in the state
except Waterloo has a builders per-
NIT ordinance and a record Of the
buildings erected. The city OF Water
loo has many pretty residences and is
equally fortunate in its business
blocks. The contour Of the main
street regulates in measure the
frontage line. Such condition is not
true with the residences. There are
no regulations and hit and miss
policy is the result. One house may
be ten feet from the curb line the
other twenty or thirty feet. This .sys-
tenn spoils the beauty of many blocks
and to the visitors vision Is glar-
ing defect. In reality, a sort of sore
finger took, that on account of an in
jury. is out of plumb
The real cause for complaint, how
ever. in the city's slack method in
such respect is that there is no record
kept. A case of not knowing where
we are at until the end of the year
and then only by the grace of the
newspaper, which has to depend upon
a private and expensive canvass.
A builders permit would tell the
story month by month. A compari-
son could be made with like period
of the previous year and often times
such comparison would stimulate and
assist in keeping up and passing
previous records. There would be
something to work to.
Our friend, Cedar Rapids, has the
system down pat and the building re-
port Of the city Inspector shows that
the parlor. city for. October issued
permits for buildings in the sum OF
s1O2,95O. The showing leads the
Gazette to say that the builders and
contractors of the city have not been
idle" What can Waterloo say on
the subject? Who knows what has
been done or whether the contractors
|apd builders are idle or not?
y Why not get busy. Let's know
what we az doing.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-09
THE ODDS AGAINST THEM.

Those optimistic democrats who see
visions of victory in the presidential
election next year are advised by the
Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune to read
the statistics Of the elections of the
United States from 1860 to 1910. Twice
out of twelve elections have the voters
declared in their favor. but ten times
out of twelve have they given the
preference to the republican party.
Five to one is the ratio of republican
victories, but at each and every one of
the twelve elections the democrats
claimed victory was theirs until the
votes were counted.
1.-The country is now witnessing the
usual performance of the ghost dane
ers of the en!scratic party" the Com
mercialT Tribune adds, "the preliminary
lining IN 6 ~ faithful with visions
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-09


OF mind to bite off stock in proposition to the
Mississippi river with few we'll chosen words If he
refuses to head subscription paper that floats
into the village an outraged constituency will meet him
shredder by the time salary of l25 bones
month has been Uttered through few days thirty
or forty church suppers dozen remens dances and
neat sprnkling of charity balls there won't be enough
left of it to aga bottle Of condensed milk Whenever
they want to start anything in town. from circulating
library to Scent barber shop open-faced committee
will head for thecounty building with fountain pen and
jolly that is calculated to be good for five bucks
jo We have yet to hear the first instance Of county
officer turning down sheet Of foolscap headed eve the
undersigned and escaping with his life and his nomina
ton papers. He is the original easy mark. -. q.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-09

The feat of Aviator Rodgers in com.
pleting his fight in an aeroplane from
the Atlantic to the Pacific adds an.
other spectacular feat to the progress
OF, aviation. but it is not convincing
as adding further proof of the practical
utility of aerial craft. During his trip
Rodgers met with eleven accidents
and Lis machine was wrecked seven
times. A less ,skillful aviator, would
have come to grief long before, the
continent was spanned. :, : r.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-09
TRUE SYMPATHY.

The thin man darted across the
platform. "Will you hold the train a
moment for my wife. conductor" he
gasped. "she is just crossing the
street"
Cant do it," snorted the conductor,
as he raised his hand to signal the
engineer.
"B-but, conductor. she's going away
to stay six months!" cried the thin
man. IF she doesn't 60 now, she may
change her mind"
I'll hold it," replied the conductor.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-09
AT The EDGE OF THE FORD;

Col. Bryan's announcement that ne
would like to see Senator Lafoiiet.e
nominated as the republican candioate
for president has been received with
more or less amusement by the repuoll-
can press. The Sioux City journal oe-
lieves Mr.. Bryan's advice can pest oe
answered by an old parable ana II
states the case like this:
THE republican army Is crossing q
difficult ford to engage the enemy. II
Is led by a man who made the cross
Ing once, engaged the enemy on the
same battle ground and routed It with
great slaughter. Just as the repub.
iican army enters the water, 1t IS
halted by a loud cry from the enemys
camn The most coIfspicuous leader
OF the hostile forces rides down to the
edge of the water. accoutered IN iuli
panoply of war, but bearing a WHIT
nag. His clarion voice comes booming
over the water: "Hey there! You
fellows are making big mistake IN
trying to negotiate this ford under the
leadership of that big Fellow. ne
can't ret you over, and he couldn't
lick US il he did get you over. Wnat
YOU ought to do is to let that little Eel
low in the rear take the lead. He has
never crossed this ford or fought
big battle, but take it from mes ne IS
the boy for you to trust in the present
emergency. Come on under his lead
ership and you can easily give us Gen.
Sherman,s definition Of war
tut, tut, Col. Bryan! You are not
trying to do the republican party, q
favor the Journal adds. "You DO not
believe you will name the next demo
more votes than President Taft. You
believe you will name the next demo
cratic presidential candidate and that
he will be a radical of your school.
You do not believe the contest next
year will be.or can be fought between
two out and out radicals. You would
not want it to be that way, il you had
the say. You merely want to stir up
fight in the republican party over the
question Of leadership fight that
will end in disgruntlementf for LaFol-
5lette, and the making of possible votes
Tor the democratic nominee on election
day., .<.a&sg I'll sgStrst r @
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-09
5Maeterlinck, the Belgian author, says

\ 4Maeterlinck, the Belgian author, says
that 'our knowledge causes us to die
IN greater pain than animals that
know nothing Now, wouldn't that
Jar you? Now Maetie, old man. don't
spring any of that kind Of gloom over
here. We prefer to think about what
a good thing life is, rather than worry
about whether we are going to die OF
cramp collie or govt. We suggest to
Maeterlinck that he take a good big
drink of cool water and he may feel
in better humor. ~ .,.-..,.,s. sf.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-09

The war correspondents following
busy If they expect to, live up to the
regulations they have earned in past
wars. UP to date they have made
fizzle of their" attempt to keep an intel
ligent newspaper reading public wised
up to just what is going on over. there
in northern Africa. af' ( =,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-09

Abraham 1saacs died last Friday in
a San Francisco hospital. He was an
inveterate cigaret smoker and his last
act was to ask for a cigaret. He was
106 years old and a veteran -. of the
Mexican war. Did he live so long on
account of cigarets or in spite of them?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-09

The real cause Of the Chinese rebel
lion is said to be revolt on the part
Of the Chinks against the .pigtail. Here
are the Chinese fighting for chance:
to1ose some of their hair, while Aaneri-'
can women are buying big gobs of it
to add to natures store ,andaAmeri.s
can men areGtaking to- the ,toupee :, to
hide their Bald spots. ! = n :
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-09

IF you would realize how superficial
your knowledge is on most subjects
just select one at random, Investigate
| 1t for an hour and see how much you
can learn" ~ e: e.. a91s
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-09

Howard U. Bennett. of Boston. Fl
years old has been presented with a
gold watch, because he never took a
drink, smoked, swore or kissed girl,
so he says. Oh, Howard! i #4
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-09

The royal, family of China Is not
the only household that is ruled by a
|5.year-old, the Kansas City star OBJ
serves. "
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-11-09
Sidewalk Sketches
50 AXE E5&SS - - 5s aSss .,%.
By HowardL. Ram
THE IA sYsi MARks

sofe Of ncient
with $500 office county building
The Washington times., 1911-03-14
CHANGE FOR CITIZENS So
GETTY TO ACT.

Opportunity for effective work in
obtaining District legislation is offer
ed the Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions, composed of nineteen of the
largest organizations of citizens in
Washington. This society was formed
nearly a year ago for the purpose of
drawing the different citizens associa-
tions together and furnishing them a
channel through which to express their
combined sentiments on public ques-
tions. 1t was hoped the association
would be able to speak for the whole
District, and that its greatest value
would lie in its ability to present the
needs of the people to Congress.
Little was accomplished by the as
sociation in the last session. The or
ganization was new and its methods
OF operation were, therefore, imper
feet. Its members also realized the
uselessness of attempting to make
headway with District legislation
against the attitude of the House to-
ward District bills. Conditions will
be different when the new Congress
meets, and the Federation of Citizens
Associations will have a chance TO get
definite results. In large measure the
legislation obtained through its efforts
will depend upon the reasonableness
of its demands.
The District Commissioners have in
vited all organizations interested in
District affairs to confer with them be-
fore July |. They want TO know what
the people of Washington want, in or
der that they can make up their esti-
mates for the next fiscal year and in
order to act intelligently on individual
District bills referred to them for ap-
proval or disapproval. The Federation
of Citizens Associations should come
forward promptly. 1t is the logical
organization TO help the Commissioners
form a legislative program for the Dis
trict. If this association, representing
the people of Washington, and the
Commissioners. representing the Gov
ernment, would cooperate they ought
to be able to agree on an appropria
ton bill, and on the more important
bills of general legislation, that would
be acceptable to the community and
to the agents of the Government and
that would be fair to both.
Much of the log-rolling by which
District bills have been passed or de-
feated heretofore would be eliminated
if the District could present an organ
lied. united demand TO Congress for
specific legislative program.
The Washington times., 1911-03-14
Doesn't Look to
Be Disappointed Man.
In the Mail Bag x

session, will be called upon to consider
one of the most important things, the
tariff" The people of this coun-
try will not be satisfied, the business
men not encouraged to embark in new
enterprises, the manufacturers and in
vestors to invest their capital in under
takings ever So safe, until the tariff
question is settled either one way or
another-but settled speedily.
The people have no reason to doubt
the honest intentions of the gentlemen
composing the majority in the next
House: they. it is expected, will en-
benefit millions of our people.
But what about the Senate? Will the
upper branch of Congress, the main
factor. the factor to be reckoned with
in every instance, will that august
body, with it's many factions in both
parties, pass favorably upon the meas
ure of such vital Importance to the
prosperity and future happiness of the
people of the Republic Who can tell?
VIII tariff revision meet with the same
fate as the amendment to the Consti-
tuition to elect United States Senators
by the people and the Canadian reci-
procity resolution?
1t all depends whether the Democrats
and Republicans in the Senate will be
patriotic and broad-minded enough to
get together and agree upon a plan sat
isfactory to both sides, as we'll as to
the interest of millions of the people
anxiously awaiting a speedy solution to
the serious problems to be dealt with
by Congress when called in extra ses-
sion. REI,A TOKAJ
President National Roosevelt League.
New York