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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1911
Page
2
The Standard Oil decision marks a historic shift as the government ends the trust’s dominance. The six month window calls for breaking into components or facing government dissolution. The ruling ends extreme individualism and ushers in restraint by the many over the few.
Justice Harlan wrote the sole dissent in the Standard Oil decision, urging dissolution of the trust but criticizing the majority’s reasoning. He argued the Sherman Act should spell out lines of restraint itself and leave courts to enforce violations rather than define reasonableness.
The opinion by Justice Harlan is seen as a guide for Congress to amend the Sherman Act. Senator Kenyon has awaited the ruling to reinforce his long-planned amendments to the great trust busting law.
The high court set aside imprisonment for contempt in a publication case involving the Azertan Federationist and labor leaders. It instructed Justice Wright to avoid imprisoning for contempt except when obeying a court order. The decision renews public faith in courts, raises press freedom questions, and returns the case to the lower court for dismissal while allowing civil actions to proceed.
Editorial calls Cedar Rapids city council to order alleys cleaned amid heat and noxious smells. It condemns dirty downtown passages as a disgrace and urges Waterloo to follow suit if persuasion fails.
Lafe Young praises Senator Galinger of New Hampshire as a nice man and criticizes insurgents for not backing him for president pro tem. The piece notes 17 Iowans face another chance to regret not returning Young to the senate.
The text condemns Young for crossing party boundaries by excluding his henchmen from CAUCcTS at Des Moines to vote for a U S senator nominee. It accuses progressives of failing to unite with standpatters to back arch reactionary Gallinger for Senate leadership.
Senator Cumming as the party nominee for vice president would make a strong run with Taft, and the party needs his help. Incidentally, it would give Safe Young a chance to get into more trouble.
The brief notes how three short years alter Vice President Sherman’s political position. It remarks he is unlikely to become president or to succeed himself, comparing him to a Polk county standpatter and stating he remains unlikely for higher office.
A fragmented clipping hints at a Cedar Rapids Gazette feature or letter about a man’s motive for digging 400000 dandelions from his yard, with garbled surrounding text suggesting questions of purpose and value.
A collection of editorials from multiple papers argues for broad adoption of public playgrounds in cities and towns to supplement churches and homes. The pieces frame playgrounds as common sense, beneficial to communities, and linked to civic progress while noting caution about rapid rollout.
Memorial day remarks note the semicentennial of the cruel war and the mounting toll of veterans’ graves as months pass. Clarke Looms. Rockwell City Advocate notes George W. Clarke of Adel likely to seek the Republican gubernatorial nomination, praised for fairness and broad statewide ties. Alton Democrat laments school salaries, compares teacher pay to farmhand wages, urging higher teacher wages to value education as hog and cattle care.
An editorial argues many youths drop out after eighth grade and face temptations on streets. It suggests continuation schools in Waterloo offering evening classes run by voluntary citizens groups or under state law to require noncompleters to study certain courses, aiming to curb ignorance and cost to the community.
H E Burt argues for earning a living and avoiding public dependency as a path to respectable citizenship. He warns that open saloons, gambling dens, and immoral elements now educate youths unprepared to resist these temptations, stressing long education to foster mature, principled minds.
A neighbor runs a home for the feeble elderly with twelve souls to care for. After a brutal siege of strain she pauses her duties to visit her daughter, returning refreshed. The doctor says the break avoided an inevitable breakdown. The piece praises knowing when to stop for mental health and resilience.
Belle Plaine voters narrowly back a 45000 bond issue for a new high school, 16 of 331 women voting against. Men favored by about 2 to 1. The present building will be torn down, with reuse of lumber. Construction to begin soon, ready by January 1, 1912, featuring modern heating ventilation and lab and gym spaces. Also notes sewer system movement for paving waterworks, and the death of Jacob Springer in Watkins.
Washington and New York dispatches report mixed reactions to the Standard Oil ruling. Senator La Follette calls it dangerous. Judge Gary predicts improved business conditions. Attorney General Wickersham notes broad government affirmation. Iowa Senator Kenyon urges compulsory jail terms for violators. Texas Senator Culberson criticizes judicial legislation reflected in the decision.
In Boston last summer a 160 pound green sea turtle endured ten hours on its back in a restaurant window. The creature’s distress led to word reaching the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the restaurant owner was fined $25 in municipal court for cruelty. An appeal followed.
In a superior court a case about a Green sea turtle faced delays and expert testimony. Prof. Robert A. Yerkes argued the animal’s heightened nervous system showed it could feel. a curator claimed a turtle on its back must be kept that way or waterborne. The jury returned not guilty, noting the turtle’s tenhour back position did not prove needless suffering.
Meera John and Austin Callahan had telephones installed at their homes last week. Margaret Haroilton returns from visiting grandparents in Allison. Mrs J E Moore called to Waverly for mother’s illness. Fern and Blanche Atkey stayed with Lester Ford. Clara Repp visits Bee Decker and friends. Fred Barkins visited a cousin in Marathon Iowa. M V Sanderlin and daughter Madge were thrown from their buggy but escaped injury. rig damaged. Mrs F D Jacob visited with her son F W and family. The P A Dunbar family is under...
A mild case of quarantine involves Charley the patient. Mrs Eveland of Glasgow underwent mastoid surgery for a head abscess and is recovering. Austin Callahan owns an Overland car. Mesdames H. D. and P. B. Askey were visitors at Waverly last week. Ina Jacon plans several weeks visiting relatives in New York and Washington, D.C.
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