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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-03-31

grounds), comprising "a acres, for abour
$4,000. But though the English laissf
are theory had been earlier discredited
and discarded, it was not until 1892
that the new economic social philosophy,
the philosophy of regulated social re-
lations, showed itself in large purchases
OF land. Then these same grounds were
repurchased at cost of approximately
$105,00O. And in spite of sales ia
pursuance of it's social and economic
policies, the city has constantly in
creased its land since that time.
City Owned Acreage.
The area bought from 1891 to 1903
amounts to LOO acres. and the. yum.
Der OF acres sold, to nearly 400, giving
a gain in land OF 700 acres. But the
land sold has brought the city over.a
million marks more than all the land
purchased; so this land. as we'll as the
million marks, are profit, yet only the
minor part of the gain to the city. And
now it has been clearly recognized that
large ownership of land is part of the
policy of we'll developed city, although
naturally the public buildings in Ulm will
decrease relatively with the policy
private ownership of homes, even Iathe
city does improve favorable opportuni-
ties to purchase land.
Although the city authorities Of Uln
now regard large ownership Of land as
essential to sound and healthy de-
velopment of municipality, the chief
among the purposes which the city had
in view in its change of policy was i'm
provement in the homes of the people.
But at this point it is well to let
Mayor Won Wagner describe in his own
words the advantages of large owner
ship of land by the city: 'Not only
does large ownership of land enable
the city to create institutions of all kinds
designed to promote general welfare.
such as pleasure parks, Fairgrounds,
skating Kinks, school gardens, gardens
to be leased to people of small means
etc.; it puts the city in position to in
f1uence building development so as to
promote favorable social, hygienic, and
CONSTITUTIONAL policies. Furthermore, it
enables the city to draw to it industrial
enterprises which give promise of a
good development, and likewise to dis
courage and repress unhealthy and
swindling promotions; still further, it
makes it possible to set limits to specu-
Continued on last page.)
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-03-31

Ulm, a city of some $4,000 inhabi-
tants, on the Danube, in the German
state OF Wuertemberg, just across the
line from Bavaria, is an ancient free
city OF the old Empire, ''the Holy
Roman Empire OF the German Nation"
proud OF its age and former glories in
wealth, art, and architecture, equally
proud of its present position and it's
future prospects,; proud of it's achieve
ments as a land owner and builder of
homes; proud, too, of the distinguished
Oberbuergermeister DR.. Won Wagner.
under whose leadership great and,
perhaps one may safely say, almost
unique achievements have been ac-
complished.
Uln finds mention in S54 as the seat
Of Corlov ngian palace, which indicates
that even at that early day it had a
peculiar significance. In the four
teenth and fifteenth centuries It was one
of the most important imperial cities of
South Germany, being famed on account
of its wealth as we'll as it's grand ca
thedral, the Muenster, as is we'll brought
out In the Ines
"Venediger Macht, Augsburger Pracht,
Nuernberger Witt, Strassburger
G'schuetz,
Ulmer Geld gent durch die Welt!'
Which is translated in one of the city's
publications prepared for English speak
ing visitors, as follows:
"Venice's Power, Augsburg's Splendor,
Nurs m oerg's Wit, Strasburgs Guns,
Money of Ulm goes through the World!''
l have already mentioned the situa-
ton Of Ul,n. The Danube is navigable
for small craft from here downward,
and is joined at this point by two other
rivers, the Blau and the Iller; SO that
we have the water views without which
city always lacks something. The
country is one of hills, forests, valleys,
rivers, pleasing and picturesque, but not
grand-a sort of landscape amid which
it is good to live year in and year out
Delightful streets wind through the city
to ends picturesquely closed; here and
there old courts still hold the forms in
which skilled artisans gave expression
to their love Of the quaint and the beau
tiful; and at many turn are fascinating
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-03-31

more and more land, encounterine on
position at times; which, however, grad
ually diminishes; and we find the NUM-
cipality and its foundations (e. g., the
hospitaD owning three-fourths of the
land within the city boundaries and en-
ergetically building homes for the work
ing people and the less well-to-do gener-
ally, selling the houses outright to en-
courage home ownership, but selling
them under many restrictions, carefully
worried out, having as their aim the
well-be'ng of all the purchasers as well
as the health, safety. security, and
beauty Of the city as a whole. Inter
ests are wisely co-ordinated in a .har-
monious development of parts, which
promotes the general esthetic appear
ance of the city.
This all suggests contrast painful to
the American, who is forced as he ad-
mires Ulm to think of the haphazard,
painless development of nearly all cities
in our country, where frequently the alb
sence Of a building line gives oppor-
tunity to the greedy and egotistic to
push out their buildings beyond others,
even to the ruin of the beauty Of an
entire square; and, where the absence
of regulations on the common interest
makes possible the injury Of beau
tiful houses by stables, to say nothing
OF structures of all kinds altogether out
OF place in their environment, and
where all is done in the name of liberty
liberty meaning to many the right so
to use their property as to injure that
OF their neighbors as greatly as possible.
Landownership.
Let us consider the situation of Ulm
with respect to landownership. In the
olden time part of the wealth of the
Imperial free city flowed into landed
property, and Ulm was early great
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-03-31

proprietor. The city also was a large
owner OF buildings. Public foundations,
such as the hospital, likewise owned
land and buildings. But one bad effect
OF wars as seen in contributions and
forced payments was the necessity of
selling part of this real estate. Never
theless, in 1902, when Ulm became part
OF the kingdom of Bavaria Git became
part of Wuertemberg in 181O) the for
ests owned by the city and its public
foundations amounted to nearly "a COO
acres; the city also owned 242 buildings,
OF which III were along the most.
But the nineteenth century up the to
close of the eighties witnessed dimin-
ution of the ares of the publicly owned
land. For this there appears to have
been several reasns. The mayor says
that increase of the money capital of
the city was desired, and also that the
municipal administrative authorities lost
a due appreciation OF the economic and
social significance of well thought out
landownership policy. It is highly prob
able that we have here to do with
one of the evil consequences of false
economic philosophy, the laissez-faire
policy, which spread from France and
England throughout the world. 1t was
not until another economic system be-
gan to overcome the practical conse-
quences of this philosophy that Ulm
again commenced to increase the area
of municipalF owned land.
Ulm is Interesting to students of the
history of economic theories because
here we can put our finger on precise
dates, showing the ascendency now of
one social philosophy, now of another.
The English laissez-:faire theory appears
to have reached its elimination on the
continent of Europe in general, but
more particularly in Germany, about
1870. This resulted in che policy of
selling publicly owned land both by
states and cities. For as early as 1776
Adam Smith had condemned public
ownership of land and said that no
revenue flowing into.the public treasury
was more costly than the revenue such
land yielded.
The year 1887 witnessed the disas-
trous effect of English economic thought
as seen in the land policy of Ulm, when
the city sold two tracts (the bleaching
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-03-31
Ulm on the Danube
Study Municipal Worknamen Homes

buildings showing the ancient crafts
mems JOY in their work.
The city charms us as perhaps no
modern city does. 1t may not be alto
gether easy to explain our feelings; but
after all little reflection will help US
to understand why we are thrilled when
seeing Ulm on a beautiful day. Here
is the mellow beauty which age and
age alone gives to a city-softened and
blended colors, smoothed corners and
lines, art and nature fused into an
harmonious whole. We find Mature
assisted" as she always should be in
cities, with wise discretion. This is
seen in the green turf and in the shrubs
and bushes, not too closely trimmed,
which appear to belong precisely where
they are. The city seems to have grown
out of the ground, as it were, and to
have been only touched here and there
gently and lovingly by the hands of
man.
The engineer has been at work, but
he has himself been an artist or domi-
mated by the artist. The unframed en-
gineer, as we see him in many a modern
American city, knows only straight lines
and grades on one even ascent or de-
cline. He loves uniformities. Side
walks must always be so many inches
from the lot line. Trees must always
be outside the sidewalk and at one uni
form distance from the curb; all this
regardless of topography uphill and
down-hill, hilltop and valley-regard-
less Of views and vistas that are de-
stroyed or that might be called into ex-
istence but are not. II the views and
vistas do not fit into mechanical uni
formities, why, so much the worse for
the views and vistas! The untamed
engineer attacks his urban problem with
violence; the artist-engineer wooes ma
true caressingly. He knows that every
street has its own problem, every ele.
walton, every river, every lake front
and, recognizing the place of utilitarian
straight lines, still he does not forget
that the curve is the line of beauty. 4
small hill need not always be pierced
perhaps a better effect is produce,
by going round it, or by winding ant
gentle ascent. Rivers and lakes pre-
sent rare opportunities for beautifu
treatment, which must be used wit
painstaking and loving care, to combin
the utilitarian purposes of commerc
and>manufactures with the aesthetic ef
fects never to be lost sight of in GU
strivings for the Getty beautiful
Parts Of picturesque walls and oil
city gates are retained, and meats other
wise useless long ago add attractiv
touches to Ulm. Quaint low building
on the walls still afford homes and con
meet the old with the new.
But modern economic life is not ne
elected. Indeed, German cities vie witt
American cities in rapid development
in them industry is sought and cher
ished. and a pulsating, vigorous life,
forging ahead often setting examples t.
the New World.
The Common Interest.
!. In Ulm I'VE find private activity sup
plemented by public activity showing
common thought, common life, low
in common for the affairs in common
An illustration is afforded by the Rat
haus or City Hail. in its building and i
it's rebuilding. 1t dates from the four
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-03-31

teenth century, but was restored in the
present century. Happily, it was found
possible to restore the interesting old
paintings on the buildings and also the
verses under them, when the Rathaus
was reprinted with mineral colors. The
entire structure presents most artistic
appearance. 1t charms us with the old.
the quaint, the picturesque, and yet COM
bines all this with cleanness, neatness.
and such a good state of preservation
that we can hardly realize the great age
OF the structure. The Rathaus en-
braces fine residence for the mayor,
and, strange as this would seem in the
United States, it strikes me as most fit
ting; for he lives at the very heart of
those municipal activities to which he
has devoted his life.
Another interest is the Muenster,
which has the highest church tower in
the world, and is the largest Gothic
church in Germany with the single ex-
ception OF the Cologne cathedral. 1t
was begun in 1878, nearly one hundred
years before the discovery of America
and generation after generation even to
the present have poured into it their
labor, their treasure, their affection,
making it an expression of the common
life.
The city's emblem is the sparrow
with a straw in its beak, as the bird
showed the builders at a critical juno
ture how to continue their work. The
problem was to get beam through an
opening not so wide as the beam was
long The mayor and city councillors
struggled in vain with the problem.
Wise men from other cities were called
in, but all their good advice proved UNI
equal to the task. When 10! one day a
sparrow approached with a straw car
ried crosswise in his beak. Near very
narrow opening in the Muenster through
which ne must pass to his nest, he turn
ed the straw lengthwise and went
through easily. Thus we know that the
problem was solved and that the work
then went on; for do we not see the
great church today standing completed:
So even animals were taken into the
common life, for that was naive age.
And this common stream of life flow
on, the feeling and the thinking in com
mon. And we find Mayor Won Wayne
buying land for the city, and buyin
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-03-31

Parts of Picturesque
Walls And Old City
Gates are Retained.
Quaint Low BUILDINGS
On The Walls Still
Make Homes For
Workingmen
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-10-21
Gas in The Stomach
 Is Dangerous
Warning of Acid Indigestion. Prompt Use of MagMesja Stops
 All S0uTness and Pain.

Sufferers from indigestion or dys- pepsia should remember that the presenca of gas CT wind in the stom- aCh invariably indicates that the stomach is troubled by excessive acld- ity.
 This acid causes the food to fer ment and the fermenting food i'll turn gives rise to noxicus gases which ..istand tho stomach, hamper the normal functions of vital internal organs, cause acute headaches, inter- fere win the action of the heart, and charge the blood stream with deadly poisons, which n time must ruin the health. Physicians say that to quick ly dispel dangerous accumulation of wind in the stomach and to stop the food fermentation which creates the gas. the acid in the stomach must be nsutralizel and that for this pur- posa there is nothing quite so good as teaspconful of pure bisurated mag nesia taken in little water lmmsdl- atelv after meals. This instantly neutralizes the acid, thus stopping fermentation and the formation of gss, and enables the inflamed, dis tended stomach to proceed with it's work under natural conditions. Bisu- rated magnesia is obtainable in pow der C. rtablets from any druggist; but ss there are mony different forms, of magnesia it is important that the hisurated which the physicians pre- scribe should be distinctly asked for.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-10-21

The terrible event which had just scared her soul was completely for gotten as Paula Farrell watched with bated breath the tragedy being enact ed upon the tiny stage of the Rod Cat cafe. Forgotten was the fact that the Two who were presenting the famous sDance of the Apaches' were merely dancers. Forgotten were her sur roundings. The one thought in Paula's s mind was that here before her eyes was being enacted the tragedy which somehow seemed to strike home:
 The climax came when the female Apache, while yielding to her compan- ion's embrace, drove her knife deep into his back. With a shriek Paula covered her eyes with her hands in an effort to shut out the horrible sight. The laughter of the cafe's patrons fol- lowing her action drove her out of the place.
 AS she wended her way homeward Paula reviewed the chain of events which had led up to the horrible de- nouenent of few hours previous. First 'was her arrival in Paris with the ambition of finishing her musical ca reer, then her meeting with Darcelle -ahl She felt from the first that he was destined in some way to affect her life. Followed the mysterious thefts from the letters received from home of the money orders they contained, and then the letter which told her that her mothers fortune had been wiped out and which urged her to come home. .
 It was then that Darcelle struck. Desperate because of her wild desire to aid her mother and younger sister, Paula fell a.victim to the man's wiles. s4As Paula thought of this she also thought of Tom Austin, the young fel- low countryman who had begged her to become his wife. The tears coursed down her cheeks. ---s.=
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-10-21
NSCENE FROM "THE ARACHES OF PARISl'I

Her sister Marjorie's unexpected ar rival in Paris had hastened the climax. Although Paula had warned Darcellc that Marjorie must never know the truth, the mans eyes had widened upon beholding the wistful beauty ot the younger girl. That same evening Tom Austin, who had lost track O. Paula, discovered her whereabouts anG called. Darcelle was present at the time, and in his hatred of the Ameri- can the Frenchman had revealed all
 Mortified, Tom Austin knocked the cur down, gave the girl he had loved q glance of unutterable scorn and then hastened from the place. As for Mario Tie, the realization of her sisters sac rifice had left her heartbroken.
 By this time Paula had reached the ed the room it seemed as though some one had brushed by her. She found the room empty, however, after the room had been flooded with light. Then her>eyes fell upon the door, bat tered and broken down, which led to her sleeping chamber. Filled with fear,s Paula leaped forward and enter ed the room. There lay Marjorie, her life's blood ebbing, on the floor. With la shrill scream of terror Paula raised her sister in her arms.
 "It--was-he, Darcelle. Ikhled-I myself lf-rather--tban"- \ gasp, and Marjorie was dead. What follows is |shown in the climax of Kalem's tre- |mendously interesting four-act Broad, Vay Favorites" production, 'sThe
 Apaches of Paris.' This drama fea- lures Joseph Smith and Laura Ham, ilton, two. of tho best known dancers in
 the country It was Mir. Smith, by the
 way, whos introduced "The Dance Of the Apaches" in this country several years ago and who is at present re- !snonsihla'f fo1 za <sxiyaL x.-slA-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-10-21
con:entment and Health.

After all, the question Ur livablA aess i'll any environment is. as rulA one of the temperameut and adaptabil' lty of the individual. This is the opin. ion of the Journal of the American Medical association. Americans havs braved tho dreaded tropics with conparatiye comfort and remained in perfect health. Manila and Panama have lost the ter,ors of climate, while the far North has become the field of cieasure seekers. The healthfulnest os an environment, urban or suburban. inland or ccastuisa, has become d. most entirely 2 question of personal hgiero end mental satisfaction. coupled with tha indispensable accom- sag.iznaasa Of puhllc sanitation.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-10-21
.SEARCY MINISTER IS
 NAMED AS MODERATOR
.191i: i...t s.1ta f,.1--'. - 11 Revs IF. (, yrinss!e Chosen in Place of Dr. NJ. ;. Smith sit Pres
 byte,ian Meeting.

Jon:sbcro, Oct. 20.-At the morn ing session Of the Arkansas pr sby- tery, Rev. P. C. Trimbl2 of Searcy ~ as elected moderator in the place of pr. M. s. Smith of Batesville, who was elected last night before his ar rival This morning it was learned th5t he could not ba present at to- days meeting. The nl2rring sessi~s. was taksn up by the reports of com- mittees.
 A popular home mission meeting was held tonight. Rev. J. s. Read of Little Rock presid d. The chief speaker was Rev. J. P. Kidd, also O, Little Beck. At the close of tas ser vice, the r.part of home missions was read
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-10-21

Mir: Thompson stated the store will
 Dc thrown open to the public, for it's inspection, and With the full sales |,fofco present to explain and to as- sist in ,entertainins the visitors. An Ebrchestra will provide musical entcr- ,.ainment during the reception and .there will be nothing sold during either period. The store will be for 5lnally opened Saturday morning, and tomorrow's reception will be to allow the people of the city to "get ae- Guainted" with the new store and it's sales force.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-10-21
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Characters of JucsIce.

Characters of Justice.
 Tt is finely said by Plato that na the knowledge that is Invested of justice deserves tho appellation of cunning rather than wisdom, SO mind unsus ceptible of fear, if animated by privah interest and not public utility, deserves the character of audaclousness, ratLe1 than of fortitude. We therefore require that all mon of courage ana magnanlm, ,ty should be at tha same time mon of virtue and of simplicity. lovers oi truth, and enemies to sll decoit, fol ,hese are the mnin characters of ,us ,toa.-.jcsrn
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-10-21
VIli(Ip|l)LNjl0R1H|. VIOLIN H||. COMPANY
 { '''..hIouS;'E|WI',AR|nlNG,FIRlDAY | 'S;' W, I|I|'|
Ipformal1o Rfxehttpii' at' New Store on
 4 Ieat sreceAing Openit.g !Satur- a' '.4fisfIr day,' tlctosler 'g3.. '', ,... 2 2 .' .

An informal reception will be held by the Woolworth company, ill it's big new store in West Second avenue, Friday afternoon from ? to ) o'clock and again Friday evening from to 3 o'clock, according to announcement made yesterday by Louis J. Thomp- son of St. Louis, special representa- tive of tho company, who arrived yes terday to superintend the opening of the new store.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-10-21
Hcren,sy md lnaar!sy.

> Eersdity accaunts for about hfts oer cent. or tho cases Of insanity. This Is encouraging. It shows that the shocks and conditions of modern life ro not: moka reopla inoane the stren oous IlSo mesely brings Auf the insan' uv that is latent in sone persons ss q result of heEedity. A noralri per son cannot be driven insane D7 any of tha conditions of mcos-R Lne