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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-29
PARkERs BAD GUESS.

Judge Parker's speech as temporary
chairman of the democratic conven-
ton was written, evidently, at time
when the democrats were 50 busy
watching the republican scrap at Chi.
cago that they overlooked the fact that
they had a fight on their own hands.
In the fourth paragraph of his speech
Judge Parker said:
"Our candidates, however, are, with
out exception, men Of such lofty mien
that we meet immune from the dis
temper which seized the Chicago con-
vention, and privileged to discharge a
solemn public duty calmly, deliberate
ly, seriously"
The Judge only got few more para
graphs of that speech out of his sys-
TEN when the opening session Of the
convention ended in rough house
and an adjournment was taken until
& D. m. The convention proved by the
lively scrapping preceding the iron
ing out of Bryan's hopes that It's
immunity from distemper and its lofty
mien could be classed as pure fiction,
and not fact.
The opponents have now retired to
their corners for round two Of the con-
vention at which they are privileged
to discharge solemn public duty
calmly, deliberately, seriously"
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erty and property shall be preserved

srty and property shall De preserved
inviolate.'
These principles and sentiments
will be recognized at once-every one
iof them-as genuinely American.
Their wisdom and soundness Is as
| plain as a mathematical demonstra-
ton. They are the anchor of govern
ment that has guided this nation
through century and quarter of
success. 1t is difficult to even i'm
agjne an effort being made by any
citizen Of this republic to break down
that feature of government which
guarantees personal rights and prop
erty rights for the future as it has
guarded them in the past
In place of this it was proposed to
take the initiative and referendum,
recall of the judges and judicial de-
cisions; to pave the way for direct"
choice and voice on all matters OF
election and legislation and govern
mental function. In short to repndi-
ate our time tried representative
democracy, degrade the judiciary by
destroying it's independence and to
initiate a form of government that
would allow the recall of any law we
have now in force or seek to put in
force. In other words to adopt form
OF governmental disintegration and
chaos. These things were left out
of the Chicago republican platform.
This article simply calls attention to
a part Of the document. All of 1t Is
on the same high plane of statesman
ship
In some ways it resembles some of
the papers of the strong men who
helped to frame and form this govern
ment At this point we want to say
that while it may be popular now to
make light of the efforts of the men
who formed the constitutional conven-
ton one hundred and twenty-five years
ago, it is not indicative of wisdom to
do So The men who constituted that
body were remarkable men and would
have been prominent in any period of
history. The average age was forty
three years. John Francis Mercer Of
Virginia, was % years of age, Benja-
min Franklin was 80. George Wash
ington was So, and Alexander Ham1E
ton was &c. These men were not old
fogies and they were not melted by
any personal craze for Office holding.
They were there to make a constitu-
ticn upon which great nation could
be built and they did it.
There is no logical demand or nee
essity now for the radical changes ad-
vocated by Col. Roosevelt. The repub-
lican platform adopted last week Is
one of the strongest documents that
ever came out OF any national politi-
cal convention. 1t shows that the re-
publican party has again planted it's
standard where it did in 1850 and
again in 1896-for sane and sound
government, for orderly liberty and
for truth and Justice.
The American people have solved
problems as big as the one which now
confronts them, and they will solve
this one The decision of deliberate
thought and Judgment will prevail.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-29

Nancy should return to the house.
would she not be frightened and per-
lple>ed to find me gone? Naturally.
she would guess that I had gone in
search of her, but she had no means
Of knowing when would return. So.
as my new neighbor drew up before
the freight Office, borrowed an evil
office pen and wrote:
II have gone to look for you and
I think shall go to New York. A letter
or telegram to me at the Gloria hotel
will reach me, and | will come back
within few hours
Mason
This I sealed in a lading envelope
and gave 1t to my Jehu.
| would you be so kind, neighbor,"
said, las to push this under my front
door,"
He turned it over In a puzzled sort
Of way. why, yes.' he drawled,
l"certainly, but"
Thank you very much" inter
rupted, seeing another storm OF ques.
tons coming; ut Is quite important
and I know can depend on you.
Thank you for. the lift, too" And leav-
ing him agape with insatiate curiosity,
I hurried away to the passenger plat
form
There. as I had hoped. found a
policeman: most towns so display the
force Of their constabulary to the in
coming traveller. This particular po-
liceman found very satisfactory one.
He was tall and wiry and thin, with
uniform which made but poor pre-
tense Of fitting him, and when l came
upon him he was leaning somnolently
1 against corner of the station SO
that, at first glimpse, my heart sank,
only to rise again at his first words,
for he was plainly an exile down
Easter doing duty in foreign land.
described Nancy to him. and made
some attempt at describing the man in
the brown derby. told him that l had
last seen them driving red-wheeled
buggy, and to it all he listened with
lounging alertness. which was, I knew,
the mask of a familiar New England
sagacity.
| NO" he said at last, "there amt
any clippers Of any description taken
train here either yesterday or today,
and l am on duty about twenty-five
hours out of the twenty-four. You sec
l am chief of police, and expected to do
three mems work" He paused and
scratched his nose refectively.
tell you what I should do though, II
was you. People clipping around in
buggies are pretty apt not to go to the
most obvious place. Now, about four
miles to the east OF here is Bucking-
ham. where you can get train either
north or south, on the Pennsylvania,
and about ten miles to the west is
Souderton, where you can catch train
on another branch. should say they
might have gone to either one Of them
places; better try Buckingham, it's
nearer"
THANK you," said; ~ will"
"Say," he called after me, as
started of, good plans to ask around
at livery stables" 1T was good plan
and I should have thought Of it my
self, had I been myself set off now
in search of the nearest one
| ITO be Continued.)
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a PATRIOTIC DOCUMENT.

The republican platform adopted at
Chicago should be carefully studied by
every voter. It Is noteworthy both for
What ia declared and for what was left
out It deserves attention now AKA
4 will remain one Of the memorable
documents In political history.
Take the following passages as In
dtuating the high plane on which the
whole is built:
eve renew our devotion to the
cause of republican institutions as
established by the fathers.
eve believe in our self-controlled,
representative democracy, which Is a
government of laws, not of men, and
n which order is the prerequisite OF
progress.
sThe principles of constitutional
governm ent, which make provision Tor
orderly and effective expression of the
popular will, for the preservation OF
civil liberty and the rights OF men,
and for the Interpretation OF the law
By an untrammeled and independent
judiciary, have proved themselves
capable of sustaining the structure OF
a government, which after more than
4 century of development, embraces
one hundred million of people, scat
tered over wide and diverse terri
tory. but bound by common purpose,
common ideals and common affection
to the constitution Of the United
States.
"The republican party reaffirms It's
intention to uphold at all times the
authority and integrity of the courts,
both state and federal. and 1T Will ever
insist that their powers to enforce
their process sad to protect life. lib
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-29
SOUTH AMERICAN TRADE.

The Rochester Post-Express: Most
people probably think of South Amer
lea as south of US, and so 1t is, but
1t lies also east, so far east that the
meridian of Rochester passes west OF
It, out in the Pacific This brings the
east coast of the continent so near to
Europe that the great trade between
them is less to be wondered at. Our
country is waking now to the import
ance OF the South American markets
and Is adding to It's trade as rapidly
as Great Britain, Germany and France.
But this has not been SO until recent
ly, and Germany is working tirelessly
and effectively to maintain the COM
mercial advantages she enjoys AS
an illustration of her methods, an
American introducing machinery to
Latin America relates that he met two
German commissioners who patrol the
whole Pacific coast In the interest OF
trade and report directly to the kaiser.
Their work Is to see the merchant,
the buyer, the banker and the man
who extends credit wherever they 20.
get him interested and give him the
financial and moral assurance OF ne
German government The Panama
canal will open for direct approach
from our middle west and Atlantic
states 5000 miles of South and Cen
trail American coast line, and it is
estimated that the trade with these
Latin states will increase by billion
dollars in the next decade. 1t is to
be hoped that the United States will
get fair share of 1t. The Germans
are on the alert to capture as much OF
1t as they can, and are already pour
ing by the thousands into Colombia
in preparation for the great activities
and opportunities the opening Of the
canal Is sure to bring.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-29
14E TEXAS DIVISION TALK.

The people of West Texas nave eot
,,hevond a movement for dividing that
hig state into two or three smaller
states. There are indications, how
ever. that the campaign Is being pre-
pared largely as an advertising issue.
Tarans see in the publicity attending
snch move an opportunity to point
ont the immensely of their state, the
climatic variety afforded and the room
there TOR further settlement. Ihere
"a lust as little chance OF cutting up
Texas into several sections the 81.
Louis Globe-Democrat says IN COM
mantinx on the proposed move, as
there would have been during the
nresidency of Sam Houston or Lamar,
when 1t was an Independent repuolic'
nreyious to it's entrance into the big
rar republic to which 1t has belonged
for two-thirds Of a century. The joint
resolution under which it was annexed
permitted division into four addition
II states, providing the people OF
Texas and the congress of the United
states consented. But the people OF
Texas never took this permission very
seriously. There was an incentive tor
division In the days preceding 1851
for the purpose Of increasing the mem
bershfp of the slave section IN the seq
ate. but since the thirteenth amend
ment that reason has dropped out.
"Texas could be divided into several
states and leave each of them larger
in area. than New England. There
are single counties in Texas which
cover more ground than Massachu-
setts. It has greater area than the
empire Of Germany, which has $4,000
900 Of people. With 100000 people
In 1a1n. Texas stood nth on the roll
OF states in population in that year.
r promises to pass Ohio by 1920, to
net ahead of Illinois by 1910, to ex-
coed Pennsylvania by 1860, and to beat
New York by 1880, and become the
empire state. Here is one reason
why Texas will not consent to division
earnest. az many of It's political lead
eEs may be In urging IT,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-29

An atlas recently published shows
fifty-four organized automobile routes
throughout the states, cared for by
good roads associations. The follow
ing main highways are mentioned IN
the atlas as showing the result OF the
good roads campaign Of the last few
years: Clinton to Council Bluffs;
North Iowa pike, Prairie Du Chen
Wis, to Sioux Falls, s. d.; Hawkeye
highway, Dubuque to Sioux City; Iowa
short line, Davenport to Council
Bluffs; Blue Grass road. Burlington,
Fort Madison and Muscatine to Coun-
ell Bluffs; whubonsie trail, Keokuk to
Omaha and Lincoln, Neb.; Des
Moines, Fort Dodge, Spirit Lake and
Sioux Falls highway; Panora speed
way, Des Moines to Guthrie Center.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-29

The democratic convention seems to
differ from the recent republican con.
vent1on in one particular-the crowd
seems to be in humor to give the
orators full sway Yesterday with no
business before the convention the
orators were given an inning and
many a surcharged bosom was re
lieved of the weight OF speech cry
ing for an outlet There were Just as
many patriotic statesmen at Chicago
with speeches ready to turn loose
but they didn't have the opportunity
or if given the opportunity. could not
count on a respectful hearing.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-29

This is hard year for political
bosses. Theodore Roosevelt tried to
boss the republican convention. but
did not get very far with it. Bryan
tried it yesterday at Baltimore and
was as decisively beaten.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-29

From this table it would not appear
that we can expect cheaper meats
mill We get to raising more cattle and
hogs. The population or the unl.eu
States is increasing fast, mucn 1aste,
relatively than the cattle supply anu
hog supply
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-29

China rejects loan Of three hun
dred million dollars. Well. what Go
you think Of that? The Chinese are
certainly queer people. Possibly the
powers might let Ottlimwa have It.
It is possible that Ottumwa's credit
is not as good as Chinas?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-29
WHY MEATS ARE HIGH.

government report recen'A' 49,
throws some light on the reason 1or
the prevailing high prices OF meal
The report is based on me census ,ne
turns from 1850 to 1910 inclusive
showing the population at eacn .en
sus period with the number OF ca...e
and hogs per 1000 persons derlhs
those periods. The comparison Oh 'ne
number of cattle to each thousand per
~@no fo11owa. 4Eae .'f-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-29

A Viper in The Stomach.
is dyspepsia. complicated with liver
and kidney troubles. Electric Bitters
help all such cases or no pay. Try
them, Soc
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-29

WI
Y was invented by Thomas A. Edison, who tinker
ing day and fell onto 1t with much
that he cauterized in several places When Mr..
Edison came to- he cried Eureka" and Immediately in
vented the electric bolt which has forever stlled the
voice Of the crossstitched lumbago and retired the
mustard plaster to private life Benjamin franklin
raled little loose electricity day at the end Of
kite string but he was wise man and let just pror
poses Electricity is bought by the klowatt This is
technical term not found in any Of dictionaries,
and Is injected into the conversation that people
kowatt becomes big enough to trip the meter in
house which hasn't been occupied for three months
called a watt. -Four or five good-sized watts thrown
into the light bill few times in succession will cause
large blond drops of Precipitation out on the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-29

Some men will speak of their own
short comings. but If you agree with
them you lose their friendship.
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Sidewalk Sketches
BY Howard L. Ram
ELECTRICITY,

American home through
This clutch
will
A. tinker
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householder Electricity
electricity Is the live
worker
ON the
washa
The evening world., 1912-05-03
BAN|SHES
TWO FOREIGNERS
ON SECRET ORDER
Accused Merchants Hurried
Out of Capital, Placed on
Steamer and Sent to Sea.

MEXICO CITY. May 3.--Thc deporta-
ton from Mexico yesterday OF A. z.
and Joseph Rather, President and
Manager respectively OF the Tampico
News Company and dealers in general
merchandise, by application of the fa-
nous Article 80. providing for the ban.
ishment Of pernic.ous foreigners. caused
q sensation in the capital when It be.
came known to-day. The Rattners.
who are russian subjects, were accused
Of traflcking In arms with Zapatistas
who are said to have been captured in
some instances with arms and ammuni.
ton bearing the marks Of the Tampico
company.
Tho men were taken by a subterfuge
without court process OF n sort.
Their families and associates were
ignorant for t~wenty-four hours of the
Rattnefs' whereabouts. Both were
called to police headquarters under the
pretext Of a business transaction. and
az soon az they arrived werc placed
under arrest.
They were given no opportunity to
communicate with anybody. and two
hours later were escorted under guard
TO Vera Cruz. Yesterday the prisoners
we're placed with the utmost secrecy
on board tho German steamer Cor
covado, which had arrived ut Vera
Cruz from Hamburg by way OF
Havana, and the news of the depor-
tations leaked out only when the men
were on the high seas.
A. Il. Rather. wose wife IL nm Amer
lean, lived for some time In New Vor..
WASHINGTON. May a.-The British
| cruiser Aiyerlns will arrive at Maxa Ian
| State OF Sinaloa, on the west coast o.
| Mexico. In about a week to take aooart
any British refugees who may desire t
leave Mexican territory during the pres
en-. trouble. Although the vessels 'tln
erary after she leaves Mazatlan wa
not made known to the state Depart
ment. 1t ~ probable, say officials. tina
tho Algerine will follow the same courr
A. the army transport Buford. Simila
service 10 being performed on the cas-
coast By the British cruiser Melpomene
The evening world., 1912-05-03
CHICAGO STRIKE
TAKES N PRINTERS
ON NEWSPAPERS
Men Decide to Join Freshmen
in Defiance of National
President.
EVENING EDITIONS.
Allied Trades Threaten General
Tie-Up Unless the Differ
ence Is Settled.
especial 10 Tho rrenins World,

fspedal to Tho Erenins wortd.b
CIf1CAuo. May 1--The union printers
on the daily newspapers were ordered
TO quit work to-day pending q confer
ence between A committee Of printers
and representatives o: the Newspaper
Pubiishers' Organisation. The action OF
tho PRIMERS forecasts a general strike
against thc newspapers In sympathy
with the striking prSsmen unless soma
basis OF compromise IAN be reached to-
day.
Local No. 10, International Typosrsph.
Ical Union. In ordering printers on the
newspapers TO stop work has defed
President James NJ. Lynch. At his home
In indianapolis Mr.. Lynch declared to.
day that the printers have contracts
with the Chicago Newspaper publishers
and Intend TO Keep those contracts. He
went further and said Il was a matter
or no moment TO the printers whether
non-union men were employed In the
prcssrooms or not.
apparently the members Of the local
union are not In sympathy with the
position OF the National President OF
the organisation. A meeting Of the Al.
lied Printing Trades has been called
for this afternoon to discuss the ques-
ton OF a general sympathetic strike.
Oniccrs Of the typographical union say
they have funds to handle = strike II
necessary.
Morning newspapers were issued 20.
day with the aid Of non-union press.
men. but Tho union wagon drivers
struck and refused to deliver the
bundles from the oflces to the distri.
6uting points. Then the union news
boys and carriers struck. and no papers
were circulated except In the down.
town district whore the newspaper
ofices are located.
Not . copy Of an afternoon paper had
been printed up to I o'clock this after
noon. The feeling on both sidss ID
bitter. Union workmon generally appear
70 be behind the striking pressmsn.
The union pressmsn to-day made the
charge that the publishers were max.
Ing earnest efforts to Install open shop
conditions In al their oficss. The pub.
fishers declare that the union mon were
a. fault and that they broke the con.
tract under which they were working
by refusing to allow their differences
10 be submitted to arbitration. Union
men call the situation . lockout: the
publishers call II . strike.
The evening world., 1912-05-03
70 STORY HOUSE
TObE BUILT BY
THE YALE CLUB
$1,OOO,O0O Building Will BE
Ready Christmas,
1913.

Tue Ya,e Cluo Of New York hAs just
computed plans for tie erection Of a
nav home At Vanderbilt avenue and
Kast Forty. fourth street that win give
Il the issVsst quarters In tho city. The
erection OF a twenty-story building IA
contemplated. The club IN now housed
In an eleven -story structure al no. 70
West Forty-fourth street. The quarters
e,ave bAon too small, for the rapidly
growing club.
Tho new clubhouse will cost about
S,O0.0QD. Tho clubs committee and
william, II. Newman. Chairman OF the
Board Of Directors Of the New York
Central Railroad. have concluded ne
sotlaticns FOR tine property at Wander
bit avenue and East F~orty-four,h
street. II II understood the club has
secured nm elKhty-four yoar lease on
the property. which Is no by 10 foot.
Work On tho now structure will begin
as soon as possible, ana Il In expected
that the Yale men will be In their new
home an Christmas. 1913.
The Yale Cfro hos grown very rapid
ly. In 1900 Il had \ membership Of about
q thousand. In 1910 the membership had
Known to a,So. Tho cisyb committee to
select the now home slto 10 composed OF
dsorvc Il. idc, FraUk II. Plat, Clarence
". Kelsey. Louis G. Hay. .. r. Ber-
trcn. afortimer N. Buckner and Alfred
II. Swayne.
A large part " tho Sround Moor Of
the new clubhouse. according 70 present
plans, will be given over to the entrance
hAai. q visitors room and cost.rooms.
There will probably be . cafe and q
large lounking room on the second floor.
Above this win be q noor for billiard,
card ana other ciub rooms. The library
will b on the next foor. with tho a..
ssmbly room stu higher UP. Then are
to come the ten noors Of bedrooms.
eighteen 70 . Moor, Eivins iodging Ia
$50 Insmbsrs. On top OF these will be
squash courts. a gymnasium and q
swimming pool. Lastly. will be = acoY
Of private dining rooms and the bic
eluh dintre room win be on the top
aoss o. ~
The evening world., 1912-05-03
ATTACKS JUDGES IN
SENATE DEBATE ON
W0RKMEN'S BILL
AShurst of Arizona Bitter in
Talk of Decisions Against
Labor.

WASHINGTON. May Ex-senator Reed
OF Missouri. resumins his speech on the
Workmen's Compensation bill IN the SEN
ate to-day denounced the measure a. the
nos revolutionary legislation under
taken for twenty years. He said II
would wipe out all common law rights
as well as State statutes and acts OF
Congress. Mr.. Reed asserted that the
labor organizations as such had had no
opportunity TO pass upon the merits Of
the pending bin and took the position
that no true friend OF organized labor.
such as himself, could afford to vote
for IT In the absence Of their approval.
Federal Judges are under suspicion
OF being In league with big business
interjected Senator Ashurst Of Ari-
zona. THAT is because railroad at
tornays and presidents take them fish
ing. Let me take the Judges fshing
n ] care not who makes the laws
Mr.. Ashurst denounced as prepos-
ferrous the proposal to deny to injured
railroad men the boon Of going into
state courts. He said II was the rail-
roads that wanted the Federal courts
to have exclusive Jurisdiction.
All or most all the cruel, outrageous
decisions against labor" he added,
have come from the Federal judges.
far move from the possibilities Of
the recall. They have come to 81. as
judicial tyrants. not caring how many
feet or hands are cut on
h Senator said he was MOI referring
to the Supreme Court OF the United
States. "which is progressive He ex-