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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-11-27
Let Us Do Something.

With the election over it is high
time that the attention of the people
was being given to legislative pro-
gram for the coming winter that will
mean real progress in the matter of
road Improvement, says the Roadmak-
err. In Iowa, special attention will be
given to these matters during the
coming session and the leaders of the
road movement of the state will be
solidly behind proposition of Great
ing an active highway commission in
stead of the very excellent advisory
commission composed of the men,
bers of the Ames faculty, and to turn
over to them as state aid fund, the
automobiel license money which at
present is redistributed and largely
dissipated without accomplishing more
than an insignificant percentage of
the permanent improvements that it
was believed would come through the
law when it was passed.
Such measure would not contem-
plate any increased taxation whatev-
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-11-27
ONLY MODERATE
run OF CATTLE
Week Usually Noted for
Short Supply, and Dealers not
Much Disappointed.
213 LOADS ARE REPORTED IN
Receipts Today Were 403 Cars in All
IS, 400 Cattle, 200 Hogs, 49,
600 Sheep and so Horses.

South Omaha, Nov. 25.-This week
of cattle, there being only 213 loads
reported in. Dealers were not much
disappointed at the very limited run
of cattle today as Thanksgiving week
is usually noted for short supply OF
beef. Demand from the dressed beef
mer was very good however and it
did not take dealers long to get down
to business and clean up the offerings
at prices that were generally a dime
higher than the colse OF last week.
Choice to prime beeves, $S.75 to
1000; good to choice beeves. $500 to
$50; fair to good beeves, $725 to
500; common to fair beeves. $500 to
700.
Cows and heifers showed fully as
much of an advance as beef steers,
and in some cases possibly more. The
demand from local packers, outside
butchers and feeder buyers was de-
cidedly more active than it was last
week and the limited offerings Of she
stock changed hands readily at the
stronger prices. Veal calves were in
active demand and steady to strong
and there was the usually broad out
let for bulls, stays, etc, at strong fig
ureS.
Good to choice heifers, $5.75 to
700; good to choice cows, $3.50 to
$50; fair to good grades, $3.50 to
$40; Gamers and cutters, 1925 to
4.4O; veal calves, $500 to 900; bulls,
stays, etc., $500 to 800.
There were not many feeders and
stockers carried over from last week
and as fresh receipts We're also COM
paratively limited from all sources
this morning SO there was an active
and strong demand for anything at all
usefu lin the way of stockers and
feeders. In general it was an active
trade with prices al lof dime high
er than last week for practically any
thing useful in this line.
Choice to prime feeders, $500 to
1850; fair to good feeders, $5.75 to
6.25; common to fair feeders, $500 to
sos; stock COWS and heifers, $3.50 to
900
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-11-27

The receipts of hogs this morning
was fairly liberal and the market was
a trifie slow in opening, there being
some uncertainty as to local trade.
The packer buyers We're slow in start
ing out and their first bids were fully
to 10c lower than last Saturday. In
the end the bulk of the offerings sold
on packing account at prices show
ing largely dime decline. There
were a few sales made to spectators
at the opening at mostly steady to
strong figures, but the number Of
hogs bought at this time cut little fig.
ure in the general market. The move
ment was at no time active, in fact
trade became slow and prices weak.
ened as the morning advanced. Sew
eral loads sold as high as $7.75, top
for the day, while the big bulk of them
had to sell around $7.55 to $3.50.
There was only a very moderate
supply of sheep and lambs on sale to-
day and on most days last week, not
many really good killers were avail
able and the limited supply of any
thing suitable for the packers was
disposed of at around steady prices.
AS usual of late large percentage of
the receipts consisted of feeders, there
being more lambs than anything else
on sale. There was apparently very
good outlet for the most desirable
kinds of both sheep and lambs and
practically everything on that order
met with ready sale and very fair
clearance was made in good season
at prices about the same as those
in force at the end of last week.
Among the Iowa shippers that had
hogs on today's market was A. D.
Randall, the prominent hog buyer of
Denison. Mr.. Randall scored with two
loads and said he was well pleased
with the way his hogs sold and the
way they weighed out. Mr.. Randall
ships to the well-known firm of Allen
Dudley & company.
Mr.. ]. c. Saul, of Denison, was rep
resented on the market last week with
two loads of cattle shipped from his
ranch at Douglas, Wyo., which were
consigned and handled by Allen Dud-
ley e Co.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-11-27

err, but would enable the state to make
start upon program of real high
| way building, something that we
might as we'll begin now as two or
three years later, because such high
ways pay big dividends and are the
best investment the commonwealth
can make.
We believe that such a measure
supplemented by legislation similar
to the Elwell law in Minnesota or the
regulations of Wisconsin will bring
about wonderful change in this
wealthy agricultural community. The
loss of population in Iowa is more d.
rectly due to bad roads than any 9TH
err one thing for if highways were so
improved that the products of the
farms could be hauled over them any
day of the year, there would be no
trouble in getting the people to farm
five and ten acre tracts in an intens-
i've way that would add immensely to
the wealth of the community and to-
the population as we'll.
We are not in favor of passing leg
islation that will increase the burden
of taxation at the present time or
compel communities unwillingly to
contribute to roads that are to be
built for the benefit Of automobile en-
thusiasts, but We do believe that our
laws should be so framed that when
a community desires to improve it's
roads, there would be available means
for doing so. I.
Any attempt to take away from the
local communities the right to control
their road affairs will be met by in
slant revolt but if a highway commits
sion has fund available which can
be used to help those communities
that are disposed to make permanent
improvements, there will be no con-
flict of authority for the reason that
the local officials can do as they please
about accepting such aid and super
vision.
Iowa, which claims to be pro-
gressive commonwealth, is behind
Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia, North
Carolina, Florida and even MISSISSIPPI
pi, in the matter of road laws and
permanent road construction. Let us:
wake up and get into the procession
and it will be but short time until
we will be crowding the leaders.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-11-27
JAPAN AND HER
MANY SCHOOLS
Private Schools in Conjunction With
Government Institutions Unable
to Supply Demand for English
NIGHT SCHOOLS ARE IN VOGUE
Old and Young Crave knowledge
Alike-Private Homes Turned
Into Schools to Satisfy People
ShimOnOseki, Japan.

Shimonosekl, Japan.
Japan has gone English mad. The
private schools in conjunction with
the government institutions are un-
able to supply the demand. Old and
young alike crave this knowledge with
an eagerness bordering on frenzy
Christian churches, Young Mems
Christian associations and private
homes are turned into night schools
to satisfy this special intellectual
hunger.
Six nights in the week and ten
months in the year they throng these
places of particular interest to obtain
this modern language of the west.
Weather conditions are not considered.
It had be raining every day for a
week. Ach rains as Japan had not
seen or years. Tokyo had been
soaked and then soaked again. The
curious rain coats, made from grass,
were much in evidence everywhere.
On this particular Wednesday from
early morning until the coming OF
night the clouds had poured their con-
tents on the thrice drenched earth.
Through the rain, mud and darkness
we made our way to the Gina Metho-
dist church, where we had been in
yited to speak to the English classes.
What was our surprise to find near
" eighty boys and men crowded into
a small room awaiting our coming.
They had already passed through one
hour of English work and were all
xiously awaiting for the other hour
and half of similar instruction.
One of the professors who teaches
in the night school of the Young
Mems Christian association was called
awav. The class, having learned OF
our sojourn in the city, sent note
asking if one of us would not come
and take the professors place.
But it does not stop with the schools
and the special night lessons. Many
are unable to avail themselves OF
these privileges because their work
interferes. These never miss an op-
nortunity to converse with the Eng
lish speaking foreigner or to be near
while he speaks. The wards at no.
tells and the men upon the street will
point to various objects and say:
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-11-27
For Sale at Auction.

Saturday, Nov. 80, 1912, at 3 o'clock
p. m, at the premises, three blocks.
south of the court house on Vine street
between Main and Dyer street. Six
room house and lot, being known as
Lot IL, Block 1876, Denison. Iowa. City
water, good basement, house in good
shape. Will be sold at auction to the,
highest bidder for cash; subject to IL
100000 mortgage now on said proper
ty. Come and get. bargain. J. w.
Miller, Jr., Agent. 47-2t
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ly through the oriental city and paid
all of our expenses just to have q
chance, as he said to talk with a for
eigner for the first time in his life.
On another occasion an employer
of the Imperial railroad took a day
off to show us the sights, and so far
as we were able to determine, with
no other motive than to converse
again in English. On this trip, pass
ing through a beautiful park where
the water poured over the rocks into
miniature lake, we expressed our
selves as very much pleased with the
view. Our guide questioned: do you
flatter?" and when receiving a. mega
tive reply answered, ''Then l am glad"
The educational situation in Japan
is a peculiar one. The Imperial uni
versity can accommodate only fifteen
per cent of those who pass through
the middle schools and the govern
ment middle schools make place for
only small part of the numbers
seeking such institutions. Little Won
der then that in city, town and vii
lage the private schools are much IN
evidence. That which first impresses
the visitor to these institutions OF
learning is the large enrolment OF
students.
The Methodist school for boys and
girls at Aoyama numbers over one
thousand young people. The Congre-
gational school at Kyoto, founded by
that fine christian gentleman, ]. H.
Neesima, pushes on toward the twelve
hundred mark, while Waseda uni
versity, established by one of Japan's
finest counts, shows an enrolment
this year of over seven thousand stud
ents. The Hiroshima girls school,
managed by the Methodist church
south, is the largest institution of its
kind in the empire. This last named
it will be remembered is the school
of "The Lady of the Decoration.
Here Mrs. Mccullough (Frances Lit
tle) met the children, fought her bat
ties and wrote her experiences.
The education requirements in ia
pan call for six years in the primary,
five years in the middle school and
six years in the university. Few OF
the private schools carry beyond the
.o-called middle grade. The course
of study in schools giving collegiate
and university work mas no relation.
ship whatever with the imperial uni
versity. Education is compulsory and
the truant officer is said to exalt his
office. In all the schools, both gov
ernmental and private, an English
course is required with the exception
of a few primary grades.
The explanation for all this mad
rush for western language e found
in the statement of government
employee. "The highest salaries are
paid to those who are able to speak
English"
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nippon so-and-so American what?'
Thus they get word here and there
and their combinations are surely
amusing.
TO satisfy the government require
ments this question was asked us at
Japanese hotel: Where did you a
sleep tomorrow night?''
"In our going to and fro in the
earth and walking up and down in it,
we CHANGED to alight upon the old
capital city of Kyoto. At our re-
quest we were directed to Japanese
hotel for the night. Having some
difficulty in making the landlord un-
derstand our desires, policeman
nearby volunteered to be our inter-
prefer. Scarcely had the Japanese
courtesy of tea and cakes been
brought to our room before a note
was handed to us by our obliging no.
tel master. The whole situation was
ludicrous, to say the least. We were
reminded of a friend in Illinois. who
being worried by her two mischiev-
Gus boys on the occasion of entertain
ing company; at the hour of the
home coming of the father wrote a
note which she sent to him by the
boys. For this they had longed and
snatching their hats from almost any
place, they rushed down the street,
not knowing that the note read:
'.These boys have been very naughty,
and as soon as you get home l want
YOU to take them into the Woodshed
and give them thrashing." 1t was
much the same with the bearer OF
our message. Not knowing English
at all and supposing that any one so
intimate with the police must be dis
tinguished guests indeed. he bowed
himself to the floor according to Jap
anese custom, and with a smile that
seemed to tell how greatly honored
he considered himself to be, handed
us a note from our policeman friend.
It read: "In case of any rudeness on
the part of the hotel report the police
station. Policeman 1oshlua.
We were beginning to feel how i'm
portant we were thus to have the pro-
lection of the police force when it was
all shattered by second note that
followed almost Immediately upon the
first: IF you are at leisure l would
be glad to talk to you"
Then we understood. 1t was all for
a chance to talk English with the
American foreigner. He wished to
show us the city that night because
of his duties during the following day.
1t was surely a sight to be remem-
bered. Back and forth in the long
narrow crowded street the people
surged, moving picture shows, operas,
theaters and hundreds of little shops,
all mixed in together attracted the at
tention. Our policeman guide took us
to a moving picture show, led us safe
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-11-27
The government has placed a pre-

The government has placed a pre-
MUM upon this avenue OF communi-
cation, and the Japanese are tiercely
striving to secure the coveted prize.
Their eagerness and persistency are
very commendable indeed, but if they
catch no larger vision of this coming
universal language than monetary
consideration, they are putting forth
much effort for but little returns.
SLOCUM and BROWN.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-21
SIX ARRESTED IN
 SW|NDLING SCHEME
Promoted Stock For Mill To Make Linen In One
 Day

New York. December 2o.-on a federal indictment charging fraudulent use of the mails in promoting stock for a mill where ,linen was supposed to be made in day. six men were arrested in a raid conduct ed by postoffice inspectors at the offices of the Sterling Debenture company here today. The authorities estimate that the yearly income of the promoters in this and other ventures has been more than st.o 600 and that $10,OOO,Ooo of the public's money has been paid over to them since they began doing business.
 Investors in many parts of the country are named in the indictment as com plaining witnesses and the alleged unlaw- ful conspiracy specified extended over a period of 19 months, ending December 13. 1903. Government authorities here have been Investigating complaints against the defendants for six years, they say,
 The men arrested are Frank w. Shu- maker former president of the Sterling Debenture company, and Harry H. Platt, Samuel E. Findlay F. A. Barron, Wilbur NJ. Stone and Sidney Rosenbaum. They were held in bail aggregating $92,oOO. Thrre other men are named in the in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-21
Stage Hands

Mary Shaw in the December Strand
 To the outsider the term stage hand is applied to everyone that works behind the footlights-except the players; but there is quite an artistocratlc line of de- mareation. There is the stage carpenter and the assistant stage carpenter, who build scenery; there is the property man Ind the assistant property man, who makes and shapes all kinds of things out of papier mache for properties, and look after the furniture and decorations of the stage; there are the fiymen, who manipu- late the ropes at the top of the theatre, hoisting and lowering scenery. and also raising and dropping the curtain. The natural habitat of these hymen is on plat forms up in the flies, many feet above the stage, and when not otherwise en- ployed, they have the disconcerting habit of audibly gossiping and playing cards. Then there are the electrician and his as- sistants, whose business it is to operate the lights. The humblest of the regular staff is the grip" This man handles scenery and does general utility work about the stage. When eXigency demands the force is added to from the roustabouts who usually infest the stage entrance. el1ing out a miserable existence through casual jobs and "sponging' upon the members of the regular staff.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-21
COMPANY
 AWARDEDYERD|CT
Brooklyn Jobbers Lose Suit Against American
 Company

New York, December 20.-The Ameri- can Tobacco company was awarded T ver- dict by direction of Judge Mayer in the United States district court tonight in the ssO0OO0 damage suit brought by E. Locker S, Co.,, Brooklyn tobacco job- bers. The Metropolitan Tobacco conl- pany. co-defendant was awarded simi- lar verdict The plaintiffs sought treble damages under the Sherman antitrust law, alleging they incurred losses through violation of the law by the defendant companies.
 Judge Mayer told the jury that the questions involved were of law, not or fact, hence it was for the court to decide the case. Counsel for the plaintiff was granted permission to appeal. John F. Locker, of the plaintiff company. said he would take the case to the supreme court of the United States, if necessary
 T am going to prove that I have d right to do business in the United States if it costs me all have" Locker said.
 Judge Mayors instructions to the jury came after he had dismissed the coIn- plaints against the Blackwell-Durham Snuff company, named as co-defendants. In dismissing these complaints he said:
 'sThe court does not doubt that tho Blackwell-DurhamT Tobacco company and the American Snuff company were con- binations in restraint of trade, but it has not been proved that they injured the plaintiff"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-21
HARSH LANGUAGE IN HOUSE OF COMMONS
Winston Churchill and Lord Charles Beresf0rd Have
 Warm Tilt

London, December 20.-Much harsh lan- guage was resorted to today in the House Of Commons over the retirement of Vice Admiral C. Bridgeman- -Brdgeman from the post of First Sea Lord of the British Admiralty. Admiral Lord Charles Beres- ford, member of the house, and Wins ton Spencer Churchill, first lord of the admiralty, reviled one another Back stairs methods" "bribes, threats gross insinuations" and "sllulking'' we're some of the choice phrases exchanged. Lord Charles Beresford briefly charged MT. Churchill with policy of bribes and threats.
 If" said he, "the sea lords disagreed with Mr. Churchil's autocratic assump- ton of the executive as well as the ad- miristratiye authority, they were dis missed in insolent letters"
 The reply of Churchill was venomous and crisp. Lord Charles Beresford had made a number of insinuations of a very gross character, he said.
 He has skulked fin the background waiting to maks charges not supported by authorities, MT. Churchill exclaimed. "He has levelled scurrilous allegations of espionage, of favoritsm, of blackmail and inefficiency against me, but l have never taken him too seriously. He does not mean to be as offensive as he really is. I am sorry he was made admiral of the fleet, as l know with certain knowl- edge how sore he is about it. Since I've been at the admiralty l have discovered that 1t would be very difficult to get a board of naval men to approve such an appointment now
 MT. Churchill stuck to his guns in say ing that he had written to Admiral Brdgeman. He said he had insisted on his resignation owing to the health of the admiral rendering him incapable of ade quately fulfilling his work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-21
NEGRO PASSENGER
 HAD BROKEN NECK
Driver of Hack Charged With Murder in Mys-
 teriOus Case

Charles Battle, a negro hack driver, was arrested by Officer Tyler and lodged in the city jail last night on a charge of murder, the circumstances surround ing the case being rather peculiar.
 Battle told the police that two white men had hailed his hack on Second ave- nue and had placed a negro, evidently unconscious in the hack, giving Battle a slip of paper with an address writ ten on it, and told him to drive the negro to that place. Battle says he went there. but that white people lived in the house, and knew nothing about the occupant of the hack. Battle says he returned to town and took his passen- ger to the Washington hotel at First avenue and Seventeenth street. When the negro was lifted from the hack he was found to have bad wound over one eye and a broken neck. Officer Tyler was called and arrested Battle who will be held pending an investigation. The dead negro was sent to an undertake ing shop.
 Coroner Brasher will hold an investiga- ton this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-21
TAKES LIFE BY
 DRINKING ACID
Mrs. Sadie Stewart Commits Suicide In Presence of Mother and
 Her Husband

Mrs Sadie Stewart, the 17-year-old wife of Harry Stewart, a piano player at the Odeon theatre, committed suicide yes terday afternoon about 2:3O o'clock, by drinking earbolic acid in a room in tue Hotel Wayne, Fourth avenue and Eigh- teenth street. Mrs. Stewards mother Is the proprietor of the hotel.
 According to statements received at the police station, Mrs. Stewart, Mir. Stewart and Mrs. Stewards mother were in a room in the hotel. Mrs. Stewart is said to have become offended and grasping a bottle of carbolic acid. ran out into the hallway, drinking it as she ran. She died within few moments.
 Mir. Stewart when seen last night, refused to say a word about the death of his wife. Both he and his wife $ mother appeared to be broken up over the affair.
 The remains of the young woman will be sent to Americus, Ga, today by Lige Loy, where interment will be held. Mrs. Stewart formerly lived in Americus, com- ing to Birmingham about two and a half years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-21
Equal Treatment Demanded

Berlin, December 20-An agitation for the equality of treatment of those citi- zens of Roumania of the Jewish faith, which is guaranteed by article A of the treaty of Berlin is urged by a Rounanan contributor to the Tageblatt in view of the impending revision of that theatry. Article A, he says, has always been a dead letter.
 The correspondent calls attention to the persecution in Roumania of people of the Jewish faith, the exclusion from the privileged professions, from official positions and from the army and the prohibition against their residence in Vil- lages in that country. He demands that the European powers should not assent to any new order of things in the Balkans under which Roumania is eX- pected to profit. unless Roumania agrees to fulfil her obligations to her citizens of the Jewish faith.