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behind him in the running was Byron Pat
ton Harrison Of Gulfport, Miss, who was
born August %, 1881 This statesman,
also still in his twenties, is one Of the
Harrisons of Harrison-his native county
mississippi. After graduating from the
state university at Baton Rouge, La, he
was elected district attorney at the age
OF twenty-fOur, was reelected and was
serving in that capacity when elected to
Congress last fall. He is product of
the primaries. wherein he was nominated
over two strong fellow democrats. whom
he led in the first primary by LOO and
in the second by 1850 votes. His COM
ing to Congress is all the more remark
able in that the far southern states have
always been noted for sending old and
tried politicians to Congress. Unlike his
fellow-prodigy, Mr.. Murray, he is a mar
ried man, having taken a wife unto him.
self when he was twenty-three.
AS in the interesting case Of Baby"
Murray. a Spanish war record was
factor in the political success Of the third
youngest Of the new representatives,
Sydney Anderson of Lanesboro, Mimi,
who is thirty. Although but seventeen
when our brush with the Dons started, he
shouldered his musket and went to the
front as private of infantry. After
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pie at the thought of attending the obse-
quies. What would the last rites be? How
would the populace regard Abdul Hamid
at the moment Of death-at his final APP
pearance before the world? Perhaps Sa-
loniki would not be the most interesting
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RHINE Members in Their
i y Twenties or Under
Thirty-two - Harvard Boy
the Chief Prodigy of This
Congress-Was a War Vet
cram at Sixteen, Campaign
Orator at Seventeen and
Candidate While a Junior
Quick Climbs by the Others
Spanish War Records and
Direct Primaries as Factors.
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thrilled with pride again two years later.
when his namesake did three things
within the stretch of a single season
received the stamp of a Harvard B. A,
entered Harvard Law School and succeed
ed this time to the coveted election to the
city council.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-14
BY JOHN ELFRErH WATKINS.

F human prodl-
giles. Harvard has
long been our
mandatory par
excellence. The
other month her
eleven year-old
SidiS was as
founding his pro-
fessors with lucid
theses on the
fifth dimension.
and his contem-
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lives or that II does not suit the Young
Turk politicians to allow the world to
know that he Is dead. For instance
about month ago Europe learned. by
way of Vienna, that Abdul Hamid had
attempted to commit suicide by opening
4 vein with a broken glass tumbler, and
that he had become violently insane, his
insanity taking the form of an irresisti-
ole desire to smash furniture. Since then
40 word has come from his prison house
IN this city.
The most authentic word regarding Alb
Jul Hamid dates from the new year. In
January he disgorged nearly $1,000. 900
January IS the commanding officer of the
army corps, whose headquarters are at
Saloniki gave out an official communica-
ion that Abdul Hands ex-favorite.
woman OF seventy years. had just died
1t the villa. Some imaginative reporter
also added that the ex-sultan cried
ibundantly. Mehmet " soon will visit
saloniki. and that city. the cradle of
Ottoman liberty" will welcome it's sec
ond famous guest. The preliminary pro-
gram OF. Mehmets journey does not in
dude call on his incaroerated half
brother. To know the thoughts of each
turing the present sultan's stay at sa
onikf would be rare study. Perhaps
already the first guest will have entered
his grave. unwept unhonored. and un-
sung Truly, a fortune would come to
aim who could fttingly sing the dirge OF
Abdul Hamid,
When the ex-sultan was removed too
gently from the stage where for thirty
three years he had filled the role of vii
ain-hero he disappeared completely from
public view. In the dead Of night he was
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The kind of work that he was as
signed to do. writing political speeches
and associating with the foremost pub
lie men Of Massachusetts and the coun-
try. developed strongly in him a natural
aptitude for the science of government.
But he wisely spent his time from
twenty on In gathering about him q fam
lily OF his own flesh and blood, instead
Of a political family like have been
gathering together since I was twenty
and before.
He never got his chance, therefore
to hold elective Office in this country Of
his adoption that he so strongly loved.
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n Correspondence Of Tie Star.

CONSTANT1NOPLE, May 4, 1911
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-02-23
The Missouri Girl

= A Comedy that has stood the test of
twelve years before the public and never
yet failed to please, will be the offering
at the Opera House next Wednesday
night. This production is being adver-
tised as the greatest fun event of the
season" and amusement lovers who re
member the show in previous years say
the phrase is aptly selected. From first
to last the play isan avalanche of laugh
ter. "Zeke Dobson, the gawky country
lad, the chief fun-maker is pronounced
by the critics the greatest comedy
character in the history of the stage.
The character is natural one, just such
a boy as everyone has not. and still the
situations are so funny and his actions
so ludicrous that it keeps the audience
screaming with laughter. In the sec.
ond act the country birthday party
gives an opportunity for some excellent
vaudeville numbers. and here again
''Zeke Dobson' makes hit in the
country dance, styled the clod-hopper
dance, which is said to faithfully re-
fleet the dancing that is est liked by
the native of southwestern Missouri.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-02-23
Trial At Guthrie Center.

The trial of the case of the state of
Iowa against the husband of the young
lady who was Bessie Haderer for wife
desertion called large delegation from
Audubon as witnesses. They took the
train Sunday noon stopping over at
Stuart Sunday night. r. G. Spencer
happened to be the second witness and
was examined just in time to catch the
train Monday evening and he got home
Tuesday morning. The others came
yesterday. Those who went over from
here were Mayor r. C. Spencer, Mar
shall B. l.. Darnold, Deputy Sheriff Alex
Ferguson, Henry J. Savage. G. Leucht-
enberg, Ben CASTOR, Frank Sampson,
Dan Petersen, Fred Cole and Willis
Jones.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-02-23
THE OLD ORDER PASSES.

II is evident that President Taft has
decided to cut loose from his conserva-
tive moorings and do some things"
Cutting loose from his policy of tenn
porizing, he made a wide swing
through the country last week and de-
livered several addresses in support of
reciprocity with Canada. He met gen.
erous responses; he returned TO Wash
ington enthused and encouraged.
Immediately following his return he
attended a meeting of the Pan-Amer-
lean commercial conference in session
in Washington and was one among a
large list of speakers. President Taft
followed Champ Clark. Clark said he
had Just come from the house of rep
resentatives where Endorsement of the
reciprocity program of the president
had been carried by large majority.
Clark affirmed that the reciprocity
document was owned jointly by him
self and the president. Continuing, he
said; II am for reciprocity with all
the nations of the earth" A few mo-
ments later President Taft said: He
is in favor of reciprocity with all parts
of the world, and so am l.
What a strange spectacle, thisi A
republican president and a democratic
speaker to-be of the house Of repre-
sentatives standing together on the
same PLATFORM And that platform is a
bridging of about the only difference
that has existed between the two par
ties in recent years Verify, the old
order passethl-Council Bluffs Non
pareil.
Just so, and with it goes the Republi-
can party. The trouble with the pro-
gressives all the time has been that
their boosted progression has been
toward the democratic party. The
republican party cannot thrive or live
on democratic fodder.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-02-23
WHAT pRoaRsssNas WANTED.

The president has made a deal that
opens the door to profitable trade,
that neither side has recognized as
jug handled, that threatens no industry.
One step ut time is enough, and es-
pecially when trying to take two steps
means we shall take no step at all.
There may be deep game of politics
in Washington that demands the
emasculation of the presidents plans
even when the. president is doing just
what the progressiyes have argued for
all these years. If there is, the people
do not appreciate it. They see only the
large outlines of a national policy they
respond to. The people are looking for
leadership at this junction and not
political finesse. Register s. Leader.
Oh no, Uncle Harvey that isn't what
they wanted at all. That's what they
talked about for political buncombe;
and when il came to a test they voted
just like good regular republicans.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-02-23

Forgotten are all the prophecies of
a long and hard winter communicated
to us by observers of animal life Lass
December We do not even stop, in
the enthusiasm of the moment. to re-
member the warning Of the squirrels
extra heavy coat of fur reported at
that time. The ground hog is the
hero of the hour; to him we pin our
faith. He came out of his retreat,
failed to see his own shadow, did not
60 back for another six weeks OF
Information, and behold, an incipient
snowstorm was turned into one of
rain, with an accompaniment of sum
merry tightening and thunder. A clev-
er weather prophet. indeed, is the
ground hog, which appears to have
accepted the change from the Julian
to the Georgian calendar without
confusion. Part of our delight comes,
no doubt, from the thoroughness with
which the rain cleaned our streets.
They needed it. But our chief pleas.
ure Is in the animal itself.
On any other day but February .
we call the weatherwise little bur-
rover a woodchuck, and take but
scant interest in 1t. unless 1t be TO
make 1t serve for the amusement OF
children in the familiar tongue-twist-
ing conundlrum, rHow much wood
would a woodchuck chuck? and the
rest OF 1t. But on Candlemas Day We
turn to II as anxiously as We turn
toward the official weather man Oh
the morning of championship ball
game. Thus far do our thoughts run
already into the summer under the
impetus of the fulfillment of the
ground hogs prophecy.
. Still, let US not put too much faith
In this proyerbial fortune teller, who
may yet be proved to have been
wrong by his colleague. the squirrel.
with his extra coat Of fur. We still
have a third of the winter before us,
and west and north are just as likely
as not to send us frigid reminder of
the day. But it was a great day, new
ertheless. for the ground hog, which
has become the humble woodchuck
again for another year. and 1t was a
great day for all Of US, whom its sue
cess appears to have pleased hugely
because, In the midst Of the stress OF
modern life. we retain the ancestral
love of the picturesqueness Of the an
imal lore.--New York Tribune.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-02-23
1.-THE Under Man. and 1.-THE Square
Deal"

Under the auspices of the Columbian
Club, U. s District Atty, F. F. Faville
will speak at the Methodist Church on
Friday evening February oath. on the
subject of giving Square Deal to the
Under Man"
This lecture is not for the purpose Of
making money for any organization,
but it is for an philanthropic purpose
that Judge Faville was asked to speak
in our town on this subject of the I'm
der Man" A small admission fee of
twenty-five cents will be charged in
order to meet expenses and should there
be any surplus it will be given to the
town library. Free tickets will be fur
nished the high school pupils as the
lecture will not only be interesting to
them but educative along lines of future
good citizenship. Let the people of
Audubon and vicinity give Judge Fa-
vile large and appreciative audience.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-02-23
A Farewell Reception.

The Ladies' Aid Society of the Metho-
dist Church of Audubon gave q farewell
reception in the church parlors Tuesday
afternoon for three of the ladies who
are leaving for homes in other places.
One is Mrs. Geo. II. Stemm who goes
to Menlo, another is Mrs. Thos Davis
who moves to Illinois, and the other is
Mrs. Chas. ]. Poulsen who goes to
Seattle, Washington. About sixty
ladies were present to join in showing
their appreciation Of. these ladies and
expressing their regret at the separa-
ton. Refreshments were served and
before dispensing Mrs. Emil Bilharz in
behalf of the Society presented each of
the ladies an Audubon souvenir spoon.
These ladies have been active and use
full members and win be greatly missed
by the church and its societies.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-02-23

Mrs. A. C. Ross. wife of the editor Of
this paper, received a telegram Satur-
day morning from New Franklin,
Missouri. announcing the death Of her
brother, DIR. Frank M. Moore on Friday
night. at the age of So years. Except
herself his death takes the last member
of her ssther's family. Dr. Moore who
chose -.me profession as his father.
was g. mate Of Rush Medical Col
lege Of Chicago. After practicing q
number of years in northern Iowa where
he was the surgeon of a regiment of the
Iowa National Guard, he went to Okla
homa the day it was opened in 1889. He
practiced there for eight years and then
because of impaired health. took up his
residence in Kansas City for several
years when he retired to his farms in
Central Missouri where he has since
lived. He was successful both in his
profession and business. His death
follows long and severe illness. He
leaves wife but no children.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-02-23

As tina question of making an effort
to secure donation from Mr.. Andrew
Carnegie for the erection Of a building
for free public library and the voting
of two-mill tax for its support is now
under discussion, we think it will be Of
of interest to trace the growth of the
library now in operation. So we take
pleasure in publishing the followin g
history furnished by the Columbian
Club which has charge of the present
library;
Eighteen years ago some of the
leading business men, noting the num-
Der Of children on the street every even
ing. encouraged the members of the
Columbian Club, then in its infancy
and new to the system of organization,
to open a reading room and endeavor to
to attract these children off from the
streets and into the wholesome influence
Of good books. Being enthusiastic, and
inocent, the club. undertook the work,
and endangered to carry out the
work. according to stipulations made by
these business men, the most important
being that the room should be opened
daily between the hours of two and nine
o'clock, in order that the young people
might always have comfortable, at
tractive place in which to spend their
leisure time.
Thisnecessarily entailed much thought
and necessity, and the securing of suit
able room was a problem. This. how
ever was quickly solved, for the Knights
of Phythias generously proffered the use
of their large parlor for as long time
as it was needed. and the club was most
fortunate in securing the valuable help
Of Mrs. Laura Hurd as librarian for a
salary about half of what the work was
really worth. A book social was held
in the Knights of Phythias hall, and
sufficient subscriptions were pledged for
running expenses and some good periodi
Gals, the club giving frequent enter
for money to buy new books.
The reading room. which was the
chief concern of the business men, and
a miniature library was fairly launched
in the spring of 1893. This became in
stantly popular with all classes of child
rem and young people, and oftentimes
the room became too crowded for com
fort and sanitation. After years
the brick building on the south side of
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-02-23
THE AUDUBON PUBLIC LIBRARY
THE QUESTION OF VOTING A TWO MILL TAX FOR
SUPPORT AND SECURING CARNEGIE
BUILDING NOW UNDER DISCUSSION

the park now occupied BY Coon 81 Nc
Fadden was offered for sale under q
mortgage, and the club, again encour.
aged by the business men. bought it for
a library. From the date of its organi-
zation the club had boarded its club
dues, having vague hope that in the
remote future these dues might be help
full towards securing permanent quart
ers for the library, and at the time of
the sale of the building il had 5000. out
at interest. This made the first pay
ment on the building, and through the
generosity of the citizens the balance
was paid in less than two years.
For eighteen years the reading room
has been opened daily, and the, library
has grown into an institution of nearly
5000 volumes, and is most certainly of
educational value TO Audubon and sur
rounding township. The librarian sew
eral years ago, kept record of all visits
made for the purpose of reading and
renting books. These numbered 5000.
Now the club feels that it is too import
ant an institution to be longer managed
by limited number of people. and it
also feels it it is not equipped to as
sumo the responsibility OF providing
all the necessary and appropriate books
for so large reading public. 1t. has
worked unselfishly and without personal
gain, and the citizens have given most
generously to a cause which is now re-
cognized should be an educational insti-
tuition supported for and by the people.
All over Iowa towns the size of Audu-
bon have voted, with little opposition, a
two mill tax for the purpose of main
tanning free public library, thereby in
variably receiving the gift of building
from Mr.. Andrew Carnegie, the amount
of The gift being determined on ten
per cent basis. We are informed that
the two mill tax in Audubon with pro-
vide an annual income of 5000. This
will insure $4,000. gift from NJ. Car
negie. If this is secured the Columbian
club will convert the property now own
ed by it as a library orsa1lfation into
suitable building site and furniture
and books; if remainder is left it will
establish an endowment fund, or direct
it in any other avenue the citezens de-
sire.
Miss Alice s. Tyler, State Secretary
of the travelling library will come to
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-02-23
Board Refuses Responsibility.

A dispatch from Creston says that
"Creston high school pupils may dance
and hold class parties if they choose,
but it will be without the sanction of
the school authorities. This edict has
been issued and no high school teacher
may act in the capacity of chaperone to
any such functions connected with the
high school name with the sanction of
the authorities. Believing that abuses
have crept in for which they do not
care to be held responsible the board
and faculty have decided that when
such functions are held parents must
assume the responsibility of their own
children who attend these affairs given
under the high school name
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-02-23
Louis Loss VIII Direct The Menlo,
Iowa Band.

Louis Loss will make Menlo his stop
ping place for the coming season. He
has been given the dictatorship of the
band there at a neat salary of $1,000
per month. Beck" as he is Familiarity
called here will also have all the work
he can handle, at his trade, and be-
tween the two will make q good thing
out of the proposition. The business
men of Menlo have donated $4,000 for
the support of the band. Mr.. Loss is
a good musician and under his leader
ship we predict good band for the
little city of Menlo.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-02-23
sour village Postmaster"

The Perry Amusement Company, in
offering Our Village Postmaster" for
your amusement takes pride in intro
ducing one of the cleverest character
actors in America today, Mr.. Ned Bar
rington. Here is a play that dwells
with your daily mail question. You
often times wonder why it takes Our
Village Postmaster, so long to distri-
butte the mail and why you get some
body elses mail in your box. He will
explain all this at the Opera House.
February %, 1911. This is one of the
best comedy dramas ever written. Fun
from start to finish. A companion
piece to Way Down East as good as Sis
Hopkins. A dollar show for 80, 35, 25c.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-02-23
FaviIIe Lecture Frid y Night.

The lecture to be given at the NJ. E.
Church ON Friday evening of this week
by Hon F. F. Faville of Storm Lake
under the auspices of the Columbian
Club should be heard by large num-
Der OF our people. Mr.. Faville is
United States District Attorney for the
Northern District of Iowa and a very
attractive speaker From long per.
sonal acquaintance we can assure our
readers that his lecture win be both in
structiye and interesting.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-02-23

The Charles City Press gives an in
terview with man who has just re-
turned from visit to England, who
says that about everything in England.
except clothing, is little higher in
price than in America. That skilled
mechanics get but Si.25 a day and farm
hands 50 cents a day. Choice cuts of
beef sell at % cents. eggs at 3 cents
each, -four about the same as here.
Farm machinery trife higher. Cities
of $4,000 inhabitants have neither news
papers nor street cars.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-02-23
Large Number OF Delegates.

About the first of June the Methodist
preachers of Atlantic district will hold
a conference in Audubon; and at the
same time the Epworth League of the
same district win hold their annual
meeting here. The two meetings win
bring about one hundred and fifty dele
gates whom it will be necessary to en-
terrain for two or three days. To do
this it will require help from many
people outside the congregation of the
M. E. church. A canvass of the town
will be made soon to get places for
these delegates and mention is made of
it now so that the citizens of Audubon
who have homes of comfort may be
ready to respond to this call for enter
tainment.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-02-23
GOVERNOR CARROLL
VETOES OREGON PRIMARY
Taking The Position That The Bill
Is Demonstrations And The
Only Way Is To Amend.

Governor Carroll has vetoed the bill
called the Oregon Primary" plan for
selecting United States Senators. He
properly takes the view that the consti-
tuition provides way and that should
be followed until that document is a.
mended and the plan is changed. In a
special message to the Legislature he
said: The proposed law in effect seeks
to abrogate provision of the Constitu-
ton of the United States without pur-
suing the course provided in the Consti-
tuition for its amendment and constitut-
es an effort to indirectly accomplish
something which cannot be done direct
ly and therefore evades the Constitution.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-02-23
Gone To Bonnie Scotland.

John Weighton took, the train Sunday
for Bonnie Scotland to make a visit
to the old home after an absence of
twenty-five years in this country. This
is his first visit to the scenes and friends
of his youth and of course it will be of
intense interest. The principal reason
for his going is to brightenthe declining
years of his mother and make merry
once again with a brother and sisters
whom he has not seen since leaving
that country. Mr.. Weighton expects to
be home early in April.