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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-09-25

Miss May Reinemund, who has been
out in San Diago, Calf, the past year
or more, arrived in the city the fore
part of the week and will make Audi
bon her home for the present. Miss
Reinemund is looking well and is greatly
improved in health.
Chas. Van Gorder was in Des Moines
yesterday attending a meeting of the
Gamers. Mr.. Van Gorder being inter
ested in the local canning factory, will
of course be greatly interested in the
discussions at this gathering of the can.
ners from all sections of the state.
G. FL. Wilde, manager of the Central
Iowa Produce Co., has had the interior
of his headquarters remodeled so as to
comply with the rules of the pure food
inspectors. 1t adds a great deal to his
convenience and insures perfect
sanitary condition to the patrons of this
enterprising establishment.
James Law who has been on his farm
near Jamestown, ~ D., the past three
weeks, came home Sunday. His yield
of wheat runs from to IA bushels to
the acre. He threshed his wheat last
week and now has $500 bushels ready
for market He was needed at home
so was unable to go to his farm in
South Dakota.
Mrs. J. F. Schroeder, wife of the
obliging clerk at the Prick Drug Store,
was called to Des Moines Tuesday by
the sudden illness of her mother, Mrs.
L. Bennett. Word came by telephone
on Monday that her mother was suffer
ing from severe attack of appendicitis
and that she had been taken to hospi-
tai for an operation.
Quite number from here went to
Atlantic last Friday to take in the Cass
county fair. When they reached At
lantic rain came up and by noon the
race track was so muddy that the fair
was called off. Many of the horses en-
tered there were shipped to Audubon
Sunday and Monday whichin connection
with other horses already here, make
the entry list this year greater than at
any previous time.
j. S. Heilman, of Montana is here for
a visit with Mrs. J. G. Burkey. He
will be joined here by Mrs. A. H.
Thompson of Chicago and his brother
f. G. Heilman. After a weeks visit
uoio tuoy VIII, III COinpdny WITH MIS-
Burkey, leave October 1st for Lawton,
Oklahoma where all the Heilman fami-
lies will hold family reunion Some
of the brothers and sisters have not
seen each other for over % years
The colored ministries were witnessed
by large and appreciative audience
here last Tuesday evening. 1t is very
seldom we get to see as good minstrel
show as this one except in the larger
cities. The darkies were right there,
both in singing and dancing and were
encored to almost every number The
show carries fine brass band which
rendered some excellent music. Genes
co Post. Audubon, Friday, Sept. 26.
Busby's Ministries played to a crowd
ed tent last night. They were by far
the best ministries that ever visited the
city under canvas, They have an ex-
cellent performance, especially the
dancing, while the old time minstrel
performance and songs delighted the
audience. They carry a fine band and
are a tuneful, musical, talanted crowd
Yates Center Advocate. Audubon,
Friday, Sept. 20.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-09-25
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Elisha Baxter, one of the first settlers
of Audubon, arrived in the city Monday
from Chattanooga, Tenn, where he at
tended the National Encampment of
the G! A. II. He is now living at Los
Angeles, but thought he could not go
back to his western home without MAX
ing visit to his old friends at Audubon.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-09-25

Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Nash were over
Sunday guests at the j. F. Russell home
at FIT. Dodge. '"...'.
Wallace Van Gorder and wife are
here on a visit with his broUher. Chas.
Van Gorder and family. He lived here
O number of years but of late has been
making his home at Waverly, N. Y,
the home county of David B. Hill.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-07
.BAST|LES APPEAR
EVEN IN AMERICA

The story of Victoria Wantrabia is
enough to make this community rub
it's eyes and wonder if the twentieth
century is dream.
Victoria Wantrabia has been five
months in Jail cell. During that
time, the Jail being crowded, she was
given a companion from whom she
caught an infectious disease of the
skin. But that was only an incident.
The main fact is that she has "serv-
ed a term of five months in penal
confinement.
What was her crime, her misde-
meanor, her offense against the law?
She is a witness!
Her offense is to have been at
tackled by a man and to have wit
messed her brothers defense of her,
because of which the assailant died.
She is charged with disorderly
conduct, But it is not claimed she
is guilty even of that offense She
and while the processes of criminal
justice crawl-as they do when no
politics is involved-she has been
held like any malefactor.
Victoria Wantrabia is poor in purse
and in pull She is poorest In
knowledge of her rights.
What was the constitution to Vic
toria Wantrabia?
What was the constitution to the
police officers who seized her and
under a false charge, without color
of law, have punished her for being
poor, and pull-less, and ignorant o.
her rights in this glorious land OF
| liberty?
What was the constitution to the
prosecuting officers who connived al
this outrage upon law, justice and
humanity?
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-07
CURRENCY BILL AND THE COUNTRY BANKS.

IN A statement today Edward c. Stokes criticlzes
currency bill Congress from the STANDPOINT
of the banker He the bill great injustice to country
banking and interests it forth i'll exa
nation clear informed understand
In brief Mr. objects the proposed regional banks be-
the act banks deposit large sums IN the
regional banks interest AS illustration is shown
that the Cumberland county have $o0O0 on
deposit of savings These banks have loaned
and farmers $6OO0O Under the proposed
Act S3 100000 of this be invested in long me
securities and that much working capital will be taken away
local enterprises The deposit of large in the regional
banks would affect of interest paid depositos who
would to large extent put the money IN the savings
of securities not of local
enterprise is done credit AS Mr.
Stokes shows the small populated county of Cumberland
population than the Third and Fourteenth
wards Newark loans of $6O0O0O to trades
men manufacturers and farmers this money cannot be
withdrawn without great injury.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-07

affairs from political basis to a
business proposition" has no easy
road to travel. In Philadelphia the
old system was founded on election
frauds and jobbery. From top to
bottom the city government was a
political machine of which even the
policemen, firemen and street sweep
ers were a part When the reform
ers elected Mayor and other high
er city officials they did not wipe
out the old system at one stroke.
1t was too deeply rooted for that.
Blankenburg knew what he was
up against He entered upon his
work knowing that he would be
fought at every step. He had been
fighting the gang for thirty years
and he knew they would lose no
chance to get back at him. He had
a constructive program put through,
but before that could be done a
general cleaning up was necessary;
and 1t has been hard job. Driven
out of the Mayors office, the
favored contractors still had a hold
on the Council. The old officials
still In office hampered the new ad-
minstration at every step. The
treasury had been looted; there was
no money to set afoot needed inn
provements. Blankenburg and his
men had to fight criminals, drive off
looters, cut off graft. If they have
not done all that was expected, il
must be remembered that in clean
ing up the city government, driving
out the grafters and cutting off the
plundering contractors they have
performed the largest and most
valuable service rendered Philadel-
phia in a generation. Philadelphia
may not be satisfied; there is a lot
yet to be done. But it certainly is
no longer corrupt and contented.
They have Blankenburg and his re-
formers to thank for that
The Mayor who starts out to up
root government by contractor-poli-
ticians has a rocky road to travel
1t takes time to convince people that
no real efficiency can come from cor
rupt politics that government by the
gang is an evil tree that cannot
yield good fruits, but must be tori
up root and branch. The Mayor who
is determined to change city govern
ment from a political game to g
business proposition has undertaken
mans job. But it is the greatest
service he can render his city.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-07
HISTORY OF THE NATIONAL GAME.

NO BASEBALL any other person in the United
States citizenship has doubt of the genuneness
and honesty competitions the cham
pionsp the fidelity of every member of the rival
teams previous world series played there was
hint of crooked dealing though as now much was SAD
sharp business managerial practise in the sale of tickets
The games Baseball a game highly organized and
SO public interest that hppodromng would be i'm
practicable many thousands of fans including the
small boy the points of the game are so well known that
would be apparent at But the sentiment
LOYALTY among too strongly developed to yield to
of the and players is the dis
organized gambling connection with baseball
big depended if thousands of dollars
ud be won or reachey single player thou
ds have been lost by the trick of jockey
re would be temptation long baseball kept free
gambling it will flourish Gambling would demoral1ze the
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-07
Buys House; Forgets 1t, Hobo fakes
Charge; Sells 1t, Owner. Ousfed.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. edward
r. Wood, vice-president of the Board
of Trade, purchased three-story
house at 2941 North Garnet street on
March 10, 1887. 3at. :.
He placed the property in the hands
of real estate broker who leased 1t.
Mr.. Wood suffered long illness, dur
ing which the real estate broker died.
When Mr. Wood recovered he mad
forgotten about his investment.
The tenant Snally moved out, and
Cornelius Haney, a Wayfarer, took
possession. He lived in the empty
house for two years, and then sold it
for trifing sum. The house changed
hands several times, each time for a
small consideration, without a trans
fer of deed. Finally someone wishing
to purchase it looked up the records
and discovered that Mr. Wood was
the owner. Mr.. Wood hunted up the
deed and started ejectment proceed
ings against the occupants, William
Coyle and his wife.
The jury yesterday gave verdict
in favor of Coyle and his wife upon
the ground that they had occupied
the house twenty-one years and paid
the taxes thereon. The property is
vlued at $500.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-07

on account of his attractive habits
and the fact that he is to be found in
almost all sections of the country
and wherever found he displays the
qualities that make good hunting. He
lives more in the open than the ruffed
grouse, and by his admirers he is
counted a finer game bird.
Bob White varies in color, in size
and in quality as a game bird in Vari-
GUS sections of the United States,
West Indies, Mexico and Central
America. As the ruffed grouse be-
comes less common and more difficult
to get, on account of the disappear
ance of our forests, Bob White is as
Stunning more and more the rank of
the leading American game bird. For
that reason the game law is strict,
and sportsmen are much concerned in
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-07
The New Tariff Act.

From the Chicago Record-Herald,
The country has a new tariff act.
The Importance and boldness OF many
of its features were indicated by the
Record Herald yesterday in an elab-
crate exposition of its history, prln-
ciples and actual provisions. 1t may
prove epoch making. The success or
the Wilson Underwood tarln VIII
make reversion to higher protective
duties politically impossible and eco
nomically unnecessary.
That the new act redeems the
pledges of the Democratic party even
the opposition has had to admit. The
revision is genuine. And it is, in
the main, the revision that the great
majority of the voters have demanded
and decreed in various ways. The
condemnation of the ayne-Aldrich
tariff was all but universal. Mr.. Taft,
who lamely defended it, subsequently
explained that his unfortunate VIM
ona speech had been prepared on a
train "between stations and had
not been studied and revised.
Industry and commerce view the
future with confidence. There has
been no sign of business disturbance
although uncertainty must have
hampered the advance of prosperity
Now let the new act be honestly
Judged by it's fruits. The time for
doleful predictions is past-if there
ever was a time for such predictions
If we have no need of higher duties,
even the stanch protectionist should
rejoice If the new tariff, without
injuring any industry or element
shall tend to reduce the cost of liv-
ing for all not even the spells poll
tician will venture to attack it. Fan
play and an honest verdict, then, fol
| the new tariff.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-07
WASHINGTON LETTER
RY u.R. lIAM STAR STAFF
WALKER taIllss ESpoNDENT
HUGHES A FRIEND TO HIS FOE

, to have his own way about the mat
| ter.
Aside from the charges of political
irregularity made against Duffy by
former State Senator John Hinch-
life. there have been several pro-
tests filed at the White House and the
treasury against Duffy by Essex
county business men who urge that
the Importance of the office is such
that it should not be considered
wholly as a bit of patronage.
1t is whispered, too, that the Presi-
dent is not at all pleased with the
manner in which Hughes has handled
this appointment. His Endorsement of
Bernard Cannon for the place, when
it was common gossip in Washing
ton and New Jersey that Cannon did
not want and would not take the Job,
did not add to Hughess influence at
the White House, and the fact that
the President was Obliged to with
draw the Cannon nomination was not
at all to the Presidents liking.
Senator MARITIME has told the Prest.
dent within a few days that the nu-
merous protests he has received
against Duffy make 1t impossible for
him to recommend the Paterson man.
and the disagreement of the two sem
ators over the appointment seems
very likely to hold up the selection
of an appointee for some time to come
and probably to eliminate Duffy be-
fore an appointment Is made. q
Congressman John j. Eagan called
upon Byron r. Newton, one of the
newly-appointed assistant secretaries
of the treasury department, today
with DR.. j. T. Ainslie Walker, of the
Barrett Manufacturing Company.
who were bidders on disinfectants.
the contract for which has recently
been awarded to the West Disinfect-
ant Company.
DIR. Walker insists that the award
was not made in conformity with the
specifications and has protested
against the award of the contract
to the West Company.
The congressman arranged fora
further interview between DR.. Walker,
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Newton and the proper committee,
when the doctors objections will be
fully gone into. =
troduced a special bill, II. r. 1923, in
behalf of Mrs. Helen Conrad, of West
New York, in an endeayor toi have
her placed on the pension rolls IL the
United States. =
Mrs. Conrad is the widow of Otto
Conrad, who served in the United
States navy during the Civil War.
The sailor had been receiving a pen
sion for q number of years up to the
time of his death last winter. The
widow, however. owing to inability
to meet certain legal pension require
ments, has been unable to secure
pension through the usual channels.
Eagan's bill, If favorably consider
ed by the committee on invalid PEN
sions and passed by the House, Will
be the means of granting the widow
the pension she is seeking.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-07

Political capacity of a kind which,
enabled Colonel Morrison to defeat
the nomination of Samuel j. Randall,
who had been for several years
speaker of the house, and to bring
about the nomination of Mr.. Carlisle
by such accurate and highly sys-
tematized politics as made 1t possible
for Colonel Morrison to say on the
day of the caucus what the precise
figures would be by which Mr.. Car
Isle would be nominated was poll
tics. in Mr.. Reeds opinion, which,
from the point of view of pure politics
alone, qualified a man for the Presi-
dency and for high achievements
while serving as President.
Speaker Carlisle appointed Colonel
Morrison chairman of the ways and
means committee, and it was at that
time thought by politicians at Wash
ington and elsewhere that Carlisle ex
pected of Morrison such signal
triumph in the framing of a tariff
bill and such success in securing its
passage in the spring of 1884 as would
serve pre-eminentlr to indicate Col
onel Morrison as the choice of the
tariff reform element in the Demo-
cratic party for the Presidential NOM
ination.
onel Morrison when the ways and
means committee was preparing what
afterward became known as Nor
rison's tariff bill. He confessed to
me his appreciation that his leader
ship would end when the bill was re-
ported to the House.
You know, | was wounded in the
war, and the wound is of character
which has affected my voice." he said
II can speak plainly enough when
engaged in ordinary conversation. but
| find that my voice fails me when [
am addressing a large body. 1t is
practically useless in such place as
the House of Representatives
Now, a leader on the floor of the
House of Representatives must be a
man who possesses a voice that will
rise above the customary tumult and
noise which prevail. He ought to be
a man, too, of imposing personal
presence. l wish l had the figure of
William NJ. Springer and L wish
had the penetrating voice of Tom
Reed.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-07
OKLAHOMA CITY is
AS BIG AS LONDON
Has the Area, but Only About
One Per Cent. of the
Population.

Looking over the London statis-
tics just given out, am forcibly re-
minded of my own town, Oklahoma
City, OKLA" remarked A. e. Oil
plant, an Oklahoma real estate deal
er, visiting In the East. 1.-THE figures
show that London has a population
of 5000, 900, a territory Of less than
200 square miles and less th&n 10000
landowners. Oklahoma City has
about the same number of land-own-
ers, almost as large an area, but
when it comes to population 1t has
about 10000, or little more than l
per cent. of the English capital. The
statistics will show that less than
ten cities in the United States have
an area equal to Oklahoma City, and
1t could easily take care of all the
people in that State if the town was
only fairlyPbuilt up.
"In the boom days of 1909, 1910 and
1911 Oklahoma City was real estate
mad, and city lots were sold
throughout the entire United States,
100 additions being on the market at
one time. 1t looked as If the boom
would last forever, and in five years
time 200 miles of asphalt streets were
laid and 1000 miles of cement side
walks put down. Three hotels were
built, having in excess of 1000 rooms,
and fortunes were made by specula-
tors overnight.
But taxes and special assessments
eventually became due, and then the
unfortunate awoke. Houses can be
rented cheaper in Oklahoma City
than anywhere else in the United
States, and thousands who bought
city lots are letting them go at de-
linquent tax sales. The boom had a
bad effect, but since the first of this
year business has picked up, and we
look for good times, but it will be
years before the city builds out to it's
numerous additions. Many farmer
is now hauling his corn and cotton
crop to the market over asphalt
roads, and hundreds of city lots have
been converted into desirable potato
matches "-WaShingtOn Post
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-07

DOE WHITE is a brisk, enterprising
II little fellow, with a heart full of
hope, as his CHEEKY greeting will tell
you. He has been subjected to much
discussion. Bob White is quail" say
some; others insist that there are no
quail in America and that Bob White
is partridge. An acknowledged au-
thority states that Bob White is called
quail in the North and East, while in
the South and West he is partridge.
Wherever the ruffed grouse is called
pheasant Bob White is called part
ridge; where the grouse is known as
partridge Bob White is called quail.
And we all know what he calls him
self whenever he has his little say
and what he says of himself is gladly
accepted everywhere. Bob White is
a popular favorite among game birds
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-07

81 presume that l shall have to ask
someone else to take my place when
the tariff bill is introduced
was reminded of this conversation
| when the day came for the introduce
ton by Colonel Morrison of the tariff
bill prepared by the ways and means
committee. He had swept away all
difficulties by reporting a bill which
proposed a horizontal reduction of
the tariff of 20 per cent. from the
rates established in the law which
was then on the statute books.
With the diffidence of a new men,
Der unaccustomed to address a large
body and with a queer sort of shut
| fling motion as he stepped from his
desk to a place in the centre aisle, he
offered the report. His voice was
husky. The house was somewhat
stilled, and yet no one in the galleries
was able to hear the few words with
which Colonel Morrison offered the
bill II seemed TO many persons
amazing that this man of incon-
spicuous appearance and of curious
hesitating manner and of inaudible
voice should have been the leading
member of his party to whom was
committed the tariff measure upon
which his party depended in part to
make it's campaign for the presidency
in the fall of that year.
A few days later Samuel S. Cox,
better known as Sunset" Cox, said
to me: Colonel Morrison was bit
terly disappointed because he was
not able to grasp supreme oppor-
tunity. There was at his hand a
chance which but for his physical
| limitations and for the effects of the
wound which he had received would
have made a dramatic scene which
would surely have placed Morrison
almost pre-eminent among the Demo-
cratic leaders. He is a very able
man. a very great politician. and he
would make a splendid president; but
that office is not for him."
| Copyrighted 1918, by E. ]. Edwards All
| rights reserved.)
| Tomorrow Mr.. Edwards will tell of
'Lincoln's Real Idea in His Gettys-
! burg Address"