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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-12
Press Comment.
ANOTHER FOND ILLUSION GONE

Chicago Inter Ocean! Apparently
Things are not always what they
seem. Here we have been under the
first broke through cloud Of dust
upon our horizon that q big red
touring car" tearing madly through
the public highways. meant that We Of
the commonalty were looking upon q
millionaire-perhaps even a. multimil-
lionaire -hurrying forth on business
of worldwide Importance. But the
prosaic records Of the courts OF Cook
vince US that another of our fond de-
lustons is chimerical.
It does not necessarily follow, as we
learn from the court records. that, a
red blur along the streets argues the
presence of q millionaire upon his
business bent Horrors! Here it is:
For exceeding the speed limit in
i order to escape wrath Of best girl for
being late, $40 and costs.
For breaking speed law and then
Boosting of it, $50 and costs.
| For taking employers car out for
little spin, $25 and costs.
For driving automobile across side
walk and into vacant lot while tntoxf-
Gated, 5000 and costs.
For stealing machine in order to
take a Joy ride, thirty days tn the
house OF correction.
Look at the list! Evidently not q
millionaire among that collection OF
offenders, unless, possibly, it be the
man who was under the influence OF
vinous excitement. Thus do our dreams
| vanish.
Incidentally, IN bordering the work
of the speeders' court we cannot help
but admire the Solomon-like wisdom
and justice shown In the fines I'M
posed. What nice discrimination!
clear comprehension Of the various
degrees Of flagrancy!
Here, for instance Is that man who
rushes to his appointment with his
lady love. Only $40 is his assessment,
and enough, too. His real punishment
will come when he tries to explain TO
his disappointed sweetheart.
But the boaster who wantonly frac'
tured the statute, merely to exploit his
vainglory is more severely dealt with
He is mulcted of $50, and little enough
Too bad that we cannot get all ike
boosters into that court and mete out
| their proper punishment 10 Lnem.
The chauffeur who borrowed his en-
ployer's car is fined only $25. Evt.
IDENTIFY there are mitigating circum-
stances here.
The man who was drunk gets the
biggest fine, 5000, possibly on the
theory that if he could afford to get
drunk during this period Of the high
cost Of living he could we'll afford to
pay for his fun.
And the man who stole a car to go
ioy-riding naturally could not have the
severity of his offense measured IN
money, so he gets prison term.
There is consolation in all this. II
our dearest illusions of beholding az
fluence tearing round in motor cars
must be shattered, we have the saving
consciousness that the courts are prop
er1y equipped to make the shatterers
pay the penalty.
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ALBA.

Garry Combs and Frank Lundeen
became involved In quarrel Monday
forenoon over some suggestions which
the latter made in regard to some con-
tract plumber work for heating which
the former was doing for Nels Peterson.
The quarrel led to blows and both wero1
taken before Mayor Berry and were
each fined SIS and costs.
The kindergarten has been moved
from the basement OF the library to
ditional teachers have been secured by
the board.
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HISTORIAN WILSON'S VIEWS.


Il ia time for some one to come forth
with the suggestion that Historian
woodrow Wilson and Candidate
woodrow Wilson have joint debate
on political issues. Mr.. Wilson in his
historical volumes has attacked union
labor and declared the Immigrant
from southern Europe to be below the
Chinese. Now he is appealing to the
laboring man and the foreign born
citizen to vote for him. A close Pc
rusal Of wilson's History of the
American People brings to light an
other instance of change IN view on
Wilson'S part. In reviewing What he
rightly terms those fatal years of de-
pression. 1895" on pages 235 and
Gas Of volume five of his history,
Wilson writes:
"A great poverty and depression
had come upon the western mining
regions and upon the agricultural re-
zion of the west and south. Prices
had fallen. Men of the poorer
sort were idle everywhere, and filled
with a sort of despair. All Of the
larger cities and manufacturing towns
teamed with unemployed working
man Who were with the utmost diff
cuity kept from starvation by the
systematic efforts Of organized
charity"
historian Wilson describes the diff
ficuIty which President Cleveland ex-
perienced in maintaining the treasury
reserve. "No less than $S7,000,0oo in
rotd.s he wrote, chad to be shipped
over the sea to the country's creditors
In 4 single twelve-month, 1884, and
bonds had to be sold to secure gold.
thus increasing the public debt. Mr..
Wilson also devotes several pages to
Ccxsy's army and other evidences OF
idleness and hard times Then on page
263 he tells how relief was secured
from this condition Of distress He
writes:
"Not until the year 1897, when the
republican administration came In,
did the crisis seem to be past
OF course, when Wilson wrote this
history he had no intention Of ever
being a candidate for the presidency.
He was writing a history that was to
be his chief bid for fame. Now he
finds that he must ask votes from the
laboring men and the foreign born
citizens he has attacked. and he also
finds that he must ask the people to
vote for him and for a platform that
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As TO PRONUNCIATION.

The Los Angeles Times Is display.
ing at the head of its editorial col
ums phonetic demonstration Of how
to pronounce the name Of the town
which Iowa people and money have
built into a city out on the western
coast.
"Loce Ahng-hayl-ais," says the
Times, Ia correct.
After studying this, the Des Moines
Tribune says: Nov il some advocate
of simplifled spelling will contribute
his Interpretation of what Loce
Ahng-hayl.ais' may fairly be said real,
ly to spell, we will have an embar-
RAISING puzzle solved. For Los An
geles cannot be lodged In conversa-
ton like chauffeur and some Of the
other Alterations of the English
language"
All Of which may be true enough
but what we want to know Is how to
correctly pronounce lingerie" in po-
lite society.
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Looks Good to Him.

Waterloo Reporter: Apropos to
the discussion as to the most beauti.
full woman, to the right sort Of q
man. his fat, homely old vita. who
has fried out her complexion over
the kitchen stove, cooking good things
for him to eat, and made knots on her
hands working for him, looks more
beautiful than the Venus de Milo.
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THE IMPROVED REPUBLICAN,
PROSPECTS.

Sioux City Journal: Three infiu-
ences have contributed to cheer the
republicans since the triangular COM
netition has been under way. the
most concrete was the election result
"a Vermont and Maine. In Vermont,
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erish haste With which some people galop through
seven course menu.
BanQuets are usually served at SO much per plate
and nearly always yield surplus of native wit and
yawnng deficit in real money. Whenever deficit
occurs, some congenial spirit starts out with sub
scrption paper and fountain pen and hunts for the
POSTMASTER in vain.
For some reason other. the bill Of fare at ban
quet always consists Of number of obsolete dishes
carefully disguised in the French language People
who not accustomed to using French In their or
binary business transactions to add spice to their
conversation are thus obliged TO take along French
dictionary and surreptitiously between courses
There Is no place on earth where selfpossessed
table manners come in handy as at banquet. 1t
is customary to provide each guest with four kinds Of
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persists inserting
the mashed potato defiance Of the rules and
with
picon
until
good wind
bowl
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Three hundred young Greeks left
Chicago yesterday to respond to the
call Of King George Of Greece for
troons which gives an evidence that
the present uprising against Turkey
will amount to more than flash IN
the pan.
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The Los Anaeles Times.

New York Herald: The Herald
presents it's compliments to General
Otis, proprietor Of its prosperous and
courageous contemporary on the Pa.
cific coast, the Los Angeles Times
Two years almost to the hour from the
time it's plant was blown up by dyna.
mite, the most astounding outrage OF
organized labor ever perpetrated In
this country, the Times was issued
yesterday from it's new building.
It's initiative resulted largely In
bringing the perpetrators to justice
and confession, and it's enterprise has
placed it in the front rank of journal
ism and given 1t home second to
none in the world in equipment and
modern advantages. = r..
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Preventable Deaths.

New York Globe: Prof. Irving Fish
er who teaches political economy at
Yale, has said 1t more strikingly than
anyone else. There are about 1900
900 deaths every year in the United
States. Prof. Fisher says 100000 OF
these are preventable. On the average
taking the country as q whole, there
are about 100 preventable deaths
daily-more, as Prof. Fisher reminds
us, than the number Of deaths on the
Titanic. One OF the things Prof. Fish
er urges is the establishment of some.
thing like the Swedish system OF col
lecting and distributing vital statistics.
They have been doing this in Sweden
for hundred and fifty years.
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A Revelation COMING.

Louisville Courier-J The IN.
Fference might be that II such widely
different men as Lyman Abbott and
bill" Finn; Oscar Straus and Hun
cry Hi" Johnson; John L. Sullivan, Of
always in the level fame, and George
Perkins favor the same candidate. he
ia widely popular. But November re-
suits will merely show what bad COM
pany DR.. Abbott, Mr.. Straus and Mr..
Sullivan have been In.
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w. J. Kinsella, of st. Louis, life
long member of the democratic party,
has declared his intention Of voting for
Taft this year. II believe the coun-
try is perfectly safe under Mr.. Taft, !"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-12

promises the very same policies that
brought about the fatal years Of do
preston" he notes in his historical
vo1ume s ...
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The man with cash on hand can
profit by hard times He can take In
the deprecated property. The man
who owes on his home or farm is the
party who suffers.
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WHY Should Iowa kick7

Cedar Rapids Reunblican: Why
any one in Iowa should complain OF
high priced foods and provisions Is a
mystery-the world is paying these
prices largely for the things that Iowa
grows. Iowa ought to be enriched
if this kind of prosperity can last a
few years longer, and Iowa Is being
enriched. The associated banks OF
Benton county, for instance, we no.
tice by the vinton Eagles summary,
hold more than six millions In de.
posts and nine.tenths Of that money
is from the farmers. This Is lowa's
harvest time and we, Of all the peo-
pie in this country, would be fools IT
we tried to upset with our votes this
state Of things
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on CO., contributed 100000 to the
Roosevelt campaign fund. And It was
never returned. Both Sheldon and
Dueu, who were associated with Mr.,
Bliss, support Mr.. Archbold's testI
mony. Yet, appearing before the
Clapp committee. Mr.. Roosevelt now
says:
And I had the assurance OF Mr.. Cor
teiyou over the telephone again yes
terday that such q contribution was
not made.
Mr.. Cortslyou Is to testify again.
There will be much more interest in
his statements this time than there
was last June. 4
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he said in explaining his position. I'VE
have prosperity, and it Is better to con-
time It,
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IIn TO CortelYou.

Springfield, Mass, Republican: 1t is
curious about Mr.. Cortelyou.No fact
could now be better established than
that Mr.. Archbold for the Standard
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I er school Of journalism It Coluu

zer school OF Journalism ct Colun
bia university has been formall
opened and the attendance 10 alread{
larger than was anticipated. The stt
dents come from all parts OF TIL
United States and many Of them haw
had from one to four years practical
experience on various nowspAperA
There Is NO record that the student1
have selected the color for their school
banner or their college yell. II h
sincerely hoped by the friends Of tho
institution that the color to be selected
will not be yellow.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-12
WHEN MR.. HARTMAN WAS De
SIRABLE.

SIRABLE.
New York Herald: Can anybody
imagine William H. Taft, while he was
running for the presidency, writing
from the white house such subtle and
at the same time such purposeful let.
tiers, calculated to wiring money from
la stone as were written to the late
Mr.. E. H Hartman in 1904? Can
anybody imagine William Mckinley
doing it or Grover Cleveland, Chester
Ia. Arthur, James A. Garfield, Ruth
erford B. Hayes or Ulysses s. Grant!
Money was needed in the president
|ial canvass. Mr.. Hartman had plenty
LOT It. II he was an undesirable citi
zen" the president knew IT.. His
character and his methods in his great
enterprises were well known.
There was to be legislation needed
by the railroads. Wharton Barker has
Testified to understanding in Wall
street that the "deaI' had been made
Wall street was expected to turn from
Parker to the republican ticket.
Then, "My Dear Mr.. Hartman, are
you to be in Washington this fall?'
envy Dear Mr.. Hartman. any time you
come down this winter will do, Dear
Mr.. Hartman. can you take lunch
with me Monday, May %, at one
thirty? my Dear Mr.. Hartman, you
can return it after you have read IT.
"My Dear Mr.. Hartman, pray accept
enclosed copies of my presidential
messages and speeches" Dear Mr.
Hartman, like the man you mention
in your letter" My Dear. Mr.. Harri
man, as soon as you come home
shall want to see you" "My Dear Mr.
Hartman, with regards and thanks
for your kind letter." October 10
"My Dear Mr.. Hartman. In view Of
the trouble over the state ticket ir
New York I should much like to have
a few words with you" October II
my Dear Mr.. Hartman, II you thinl
There is danger, don't come"
But the correspondence brought the
money. First $4,000 from Mr. Harri
man, then $4,000 more, then $4,000
more, then $26O,O00 raised in one day
for the New York campaign.
The election was over. Then came
the proposal to regulate the railroads
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But Mr.. Paul Morton, Of the Santa Fe
an enemy Of my Dear Mr.. Hartman,
and not Mr.. Hartman. OF the Union
PUcaflc and the Southern Pacific. was
consulted. Ne1t up was the question
OF appointment Of q federal Judge In
Arizona. and again Mr.. Morton, OF the
Santa Fe, and not Mr.. Hartman. OF
the Union Pacific and the Southern
Pacific, was consulted. The break
was inevitable.
"And Joab said to Amasa. Is It we'll
With thee, my brother! And Joab' took
Amasa BY the beard with the right
hand to kiss him. Samuel, XXX, 8,
"But Amasa took no heed to the
sword that was IN Joab's hand; so ne
smote him herewith In the NTH RIB.
III. Samuel, XXX. 10.
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tins Modern Result.

Des Moines Register and Leader:
The bible and "Pilgram's ProgressS
and few other favored volumes
used to work wonders for the busy
man before the food Of modern lit
erature made him feel that he must
grasp little of everything and with
the result that he frequently fails
to master anything.
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Humorous Comment
Why He Wanted to Know.

The man in tho upper berth leaned
over its edge, and, jamming his frown
firmly down on his brow, cried in q
harsh, coarse voice that was audible
above the rattle and rumble of the en-.
CINE:
HI, you down there. Are you rfch?s
"Hey!" calculated the man in the
lower berth, almost swallowing his
Adams apple. "Whazzer mazzer ?"
Il say, are you rich?"
What's that, sir? Rich? What do
you mean by waking me UP In the
middle Of the night to ask me such
question as that?"
II want to know--that's why?"
well then, confound you, am
rich. Now hope your curiosity ia sat.
isfied and you will let me 60 to sleep"
Very rich?"
Millionaire. confound you. Now
shut up and"
well, then, why in torment don't
you charter a whole train to do your
snoring in?"
Her Ambition.
DR.. Lyman Abbott, who opposes
votes, for women. was praising, on
southern steamer, young Vassar
girl.
"She delighted me-" he said, "in
chat had with her yesterday at
tea. We talked poets, we talked
about the new morality, and the mill
tant suffragette, and finally said
Iquizzically:
"tAnd what, may ask. Is the
height of your ambition?'
six feet, two, she answered nn-$
hesitatingly, and he's the best trst
baseman Yalevards had for seven
cen years Judge. sst
Star Position.
Whats become Of Snappersby?"
"The star sport wrtter?"
YES"
"Snappersby has the greatest Job
of his career"
All, with the big leagues. chi"
"No, he is helping to make out the
batting averages of the fty-swatting
club. "-Youngstown Telegram.
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The Past Forgiven.

III. Samuel, XXX. 10.
Tho Past Forgiven.
Philadelphia Record: Chairman
Hilles has thought It worth while to
reproduce what that boss muckraker
Lincoln Steffens, thought Of Boss
Finn some years ago when he wrote
q magazine article on Pittsburgh.
City Ashamed" and showed how Finn
had acquired great wealth through
municipal contracts and other more OF
less devious ways. It Is an old story
with which Pennsylvanians are only
too we'll acquainted. The amusing
thing IL that Finn and Steffens are
both now battling in the front ranh
at Armageddon with the colonel, both
sanctified by their baptism in the new
faith In this new found grace We
trust that Finn has forgiven Stehene
all the horrid things tho muckrakei
said about him.
u Benefits Of Poverty.
Lincoln Journal: Poverty 10 some
times great blessing. 1t compels
many who would otherwise be higf
livers to eat plain food. which Is bet
ter for them. The royalties OF eartf
have very generally been cut down
early because OF much eating anC
drinking; OF stuffing to crafty thei'
love of good victuals instead OF sc
lecting the foods that nourish and
make strong. Ben Franklin lived tc
be very old and was happy as bird
all the days of his grand old life be
cause he took care of his digestion
A meal of corn bread and milk salts
fed him abundantly, and he showed
his utter contempt Of rich pastries
on every convenient occasion.
Encouraging For Taft.
/ Britt News: The writer returned
Saturday from trip to Michigan, Indi
ana and Illinois. During our absence
we tried to observe the political situa
ton as close by as possible and ouI
conclusion is that the contest is be
tween Taft and Wilson, with chances
favorable to Taft. While we found
many people that were great admirers
OF Roosevelt, they conclude that vote
for him simply means split IN the
republican party and the election OF
Wilson. People do not want to take
this chance, and sentiment Is growing
for Taft. Everywhere one goes tnere
is sign of prosperity, factories are all
running on full time and are hardly
able to fill orders, prices Of all kinds
are good and voters are making up
their minds that times could hardly be
better and change in the administra
ton might make them a great dea'
worse. We had frequently heard II
said that many democrats were COINS
to- vote for. Roosevelt, but during oui
three weeks visit we did not hear OF
a democrat that had made such q
declaration. There has not been q
time in years when democrats were sc
confident of winning as at present and
the indications are that they are going
to- put up solid front and make a
hard fight. Anyone that banks on
many democrats boiling their ticket
will he badly fooled.
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Sidewalk Sketches
By Howard. Ram
BANOUETS.

place where people eat themselves into state OF
what the OF oasts The more
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plank rhefts Charged.


Sioux City Journal: Emil Seidel.
candidate for vice president on the
socialist ticket, late mayor OF MIL
waukee. in his Sioux City speech
charged that Col. Roosevelt tn form
ing his third term platform stole
twenty-one OF the planks Of the SO
cialist party. It would seem what
had been taken from the socialist
party would supply SUFFICIENT plat
foym TOR Col. Roosevelt to stand on
without extending his depredations.
But here comes Mr.. Bryan's Common.
erswith a front page discussion OF
"Mr. Roosevelt as Borrower" The
term Is softer. Mr.. Bryan, who is ia.
miiiar with planks. enumerates some
Of sthe things the colonel IL found to
have in his possession readily traced
to recent democratic platforms. The
list touches the high places. Between
Mr.. seidel and Mr.. Bryan 1t Is made
to appear that stealing and borrow
ing amount to much the same thing.
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Rank Discrimination.

Sioux City Journal: The Ida coun'
ty farmer, progressive in his rela-
tions. who was presented with twin
BOYS and forthwith named one Ted
DIV and the other Hiram, is charge
able with indiscretion and injustice
one Of the boys, it will be noticed ia
consigned to second place and to q
life Of service as an echo Of his
brother.
The Pulitzer cchooi.
Iowa City Republican: The Pulit
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Cost Of Strikes.

Dubuque Telegraph Herald: sugges.
ton OF what the machinists' strike on
the Illinois Central has cost that rail
road is conveyed in the annual report
OF the company. The net income for
the. fiscal year ending June 80, 1912, as
compared to the year preceding was
2 .O9 per cent less, or 81 per cent on
the Sos, 296 900 of capital stock as
compared to 1920 per cent the pre-
ceding year. Operating expenses In
creased s3.363,609, or 7.52 per cent
while freight revenues fell OF 8.73 per
cent, or $168,700
The strike alone does not explain
this comparatively bad showing, but It
Is the principal cause.
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pennsv,vanIa's Ten Tickets.

Springfield, Mass, Republican: The
Taft men in Pennsylvania have fled a
complete electoral ticket under the
name OF the Lincoln party. The mix
edness Of politics there this year is
shown by the fact this is the tenth
party name to be used for the nomina-
tionsof an electoral ticket. the full list
being: Republican, democratic, prohi-
bition, socialist, bull moose, industrial,
keystone, Lincoln, Roosevelt progress.
siye and Washington. The assurance
OF slow counting and the late election
returns this year Is everywhere grow.
ing.