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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1911-12-14
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2wsi Stiid su $3.50. aus @lfsnbetu,
@benbol,. roiu Oosr blau- Samm unO
8iirits Sets.
Drd Sthds Sets su 1925 uno auf.
mdrts, aus @lieubein. @benbolb. rola
oosr blau- Samm, Bhrits uno 9ano
slas.
@in,slne SunoslaIer Su $3.50 uno
aufmaris. aus @lIenbciu. Gbenbol, ODER
@ite- usridisosns 9rO6eu.
Sdusliuss Toilette Sets ;u 30 unb
rs @snts, in uislsu uerihisbensn 6aI
ben. Alles, mas notbWsnoi9 1T.
Mianicure Sets Su $3.50 uno aui'
w6rts, que Slfenbein. @bsnholS rOiu
uub bluu -5eile. Sautmelsr, Pulpsr
iditdsu, Shfier. SranSsnftsden unr
Wanicure Sheere.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1911-12-14
GIN Trenno in Der q tb, elm 8rsunO

Gm Jrsunb in Der q tb, elm 5reunc
in Wahrhelt. Sn 2SloerwGrtISteiten
uno Seioen beitebt mnbre 5reunoibufl
ibre b6hite Yrobe. @lnen iOlten III.
uerIGilissn 6reuno fano Serr @barles
Uiaper, uou 6onoa. So. in 5Ornl's
Alpentr1uter, bem alten ,eiterprobten
8rduter Ssilmittsl. rSeit rs 5ubren
habsn mir ben 2llpentrauter uOn Selt iu
3et In unisrsr 5amills ssbrauht unO
m0hten nntsr feinen llmltdnoen obnG
osnielben iein. @r bat lib llets ole elm
iiasrsS unO 5uperIaiitsss 9eiImillsl sr'
mieien."
6orni's Glpsnfrdutsr snttduiht ME,
mails. @r niro oirsft pom yaboratori.
um ourh Sps3ial.asentsn 9slisfert. nsl'
DIE ernanni iino pon ben @isentbhmsrn,
Or. Better S5abrnsD & Cons &c.. 19-
20 90. 9opne Aus., @bicaSO. 81.
6ornl's Alpenfrduter Blutbslebtr III
,u babsn bel Dsurp Waltsr. 1O11 @sOaI
auenue.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1911-12-14
WorS Seranton.

: Die WObuuns bes sSilliam Dart
an Oiamouo Aueuue murre Samlta9
Wtorsen pon eiuem Sinbrsher um slne
Yattie Sleiounesiiide betoblsn.
= Nls um Sonntus Jiobmittas uisr
Uidnner sntlans Dem Sadapanna 6luB
siuSen. no iih Der Nsssstt Bad III ben.
islben er9lsBl, bemertIen lie ben SOrper
eines Wiannes i'm Wajler uno filhteu
ibn oann bsraus. Oa Der Uiann nod
lebte. aber neoer pom ieiHen Rettern
nod in Der bisiissu Bolt3elitutiOn ,ur
Seiinnuns sebraht Wsrosn fonuts. 10
nabm man lbn nad Dem SIaat 0Oipl
tal. no sr am Abeno lih iOpsit erboIl
hattie, um ertldrsn 5u tOnusn, oaB sr
lonp Silsa bslBe.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1911-12-14
Sraulsiu emma sursmburssr 1T

= 5rauIeiu @mma Surembur9er III
am WionIoS abeuo IN ibrer sHobnuns
an &aplor AUenue nah jweimonaiIi-
diem unDoblsin ourd oen COB nbbs.
rufsn poroen. DIE SesrOigung fiuost
bsuts Sormitta9. nad sinsm @ottss'
oienit in Der ct. Diurisn Stride, i'm
3atbsoraIe 5risObOf itatt.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1911-12-14
SerItdnsiae a8eibma6 saeIbsnfe.

Damsn Snnbtnihsn. Otuiif Rollsn,
8urteu Sdnhsu. JRene 2oilsttsiGlihen.
Goihsnbiiher. anosre iu jabIrsth um
lie anluIlihrsn. Seller & 9arris. 2O9
Wpomin9 susnue. 5O,2
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g 9rp3ent SDpptbefen.
SUalsD+
Rsaleissntbnm 3n berfaafsa.

u O. "IN~s
$2sOO faufsn sinsn adsr 9ano In Der
Staot ieosr s5ub sbsn uno fstR
fiir @emiiieanbnu. @utes sthn
Gunner 0aus, Sabntrbuus unb
flsiner Sheune !; Ssruht. 9lny
20 Wtinuten pom @erlhtsbanaD
Dieiss lit Gin isbr islisnsr Grif.
Sprehet IN Der Sffies Dor uns
idumet niht.
700 Sisbsn 3immer Saus, GlarPs
Summit. isbr sroBs Vot, naAs
bsi StraBsnbabn, Sir9s uns
Shule.
4500 Prahtpolles Saus, ailc Bsrbsls
isrun9en, nabe Der O., Y. l. u
unb yiOrtbsrn @lsctric, @lari'e
Summit.
1875 aht 3immer Saus. elm a6n
Sano. Sheune. slnlabl Sruht.
b1ume. fehr nahe Der Nnbalies
itatlon Der rStrnssnbabn. DalisR.
5000 Ssbr sntes isfs 3immsr SauA
gutter 8eller, 9roBe DaffammtT,
ole Verbenerungen, pollt Nek
gioro SIncoIn Nusnue.
1000 Sisbsn 3immsr Saus unS pisg
Cots, WtnriOn Strabs.::.
1880 9tsun 3immer Saus, quite SSk
Sru6t. 9onesbaIe Strube.
2700 3wsi Samllisn 9nus. srOss Sei,
Haum fiir tinen ooppeltsn Slp9
borne. 9isp StraBe.
$500 Ssbr biibidss Saus, feds 3iHs.
mer, groBe Dahfammsr, potis
SOt, Noams Nuenue, 8nnmprA
$500 @issnthum nuf Der Shrisii&
Wiistbe betrd9t $85 ben .DiOnnk
21OO adt 3immsr 5aus. pOlls SOt,
8Ople StruBe. DunmOre.
$500 Doppsltes Saus. aht 3immsr
bic Seiie. ale SerbtliHnnsen,
electric StraBe.
1000 Doppsltes 0aus, feinrs auss
isbsn. ale Verbsisrun9rn. SlsS
trio Stra6e.
2900 Sehs 3immer 6aus, Not 100
SUB in 5ront. Wionitp Apsnus.
22OO Dopp,It,s Saus, quite yass on
8on Stort ausnue.
$500 9aosn unb Dobhuns. NOi 1870
bel l40. isbr quite @tleaenbsh
fiir sinen anfsswedtsn Uinnn.
230O Saus. isfs Simmsr oHi psm
eriten Stod, uier ouf brm IDtlS
ten, Got 60 bel $50, on ebsllnut
Strlbe.
5000 Sutss Doppelbaus on Struia
foro Auenne. ~ Simmsr. 9rS-
Ser Oahraum. YtrbsnrrungsR.
@dlot. so bel l67 iSuB. Ss
lObnt fih. menn Ste me weesR
6ieiss @issutbums ishsn.
$500 Seinss pier Samillsn Dune. ianR
oils ooppsltss Saus bsnlsl wsr.
ben. @rose got uuO Z dennf;
nube Der Propiosuee Jiono unS
6sm @irfussrurbs. 9omiethst
fir 1884 oas Snbr. SIn Sars
gain, meun lhntll 9snOmmsn.
gu permtetbem.
9aben I'm 100 Ylod. 5runilln ausnne
Yaoen 20 bel so an Siebtnter StrnbC
@infahe nnb ooppelte 9SOhnhanieR
lno 5lats In alien 2hsiIsH bel Stubt.
9Dir foufsn. psrfuufeu. urImiehra
Inb perIihsrn @igsnthum En Ollsn Gbr.
en- Der Staot uno bee 9ouuiRs. Se
oiro Sie be,ahltn. bnB SIs ms ions
ultireu, ebt sic elm abiommsn irtiisn.
$40 Spnneu Gebdmcc.
Renee 500. Nltes A06S.
Sffen Samffa8 Hbenb
pon 7.30 bic $50.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1911-12-14
aatarrh fonn nidt furirt ,perssn

" @thh hhfbN
buI6 lctals AppIifaiiOntn, ca it ben Sis bsr
Stranibtit ni&t trrtl6tn f6nusn. Saiarrb 10
tiut 8lut. eeu Goufitutipns. 8ranFbsit une um
fit ~ bsiItn. mh6t 9br iunnIi&s Rittfl NIB
mtn. Saas adtarrb. Sur pirb ttngtnOmmtn
Ouh pirft birtft auf bas Blui une bic ftltimiat
Sbufl6ht. Salfe staiirrb.aur n feline Quad
inlbu. Wsbitn. Gle putet felt SabrtH ron
entm hfr bffn asriis bidss eaness ptrorensi
unh II dH rtstlmGbiJss Rpspt. Sit btlfsbi
aus ben btftn bsfannttn 3rnitd. ptTbunetu nit
etn bsifsn Bluirtiniauuaemilteln, bic eirtft nuf
bic S6ltimebn1 pirftu. Die pplliOmmsnt
gtIbinbuus er jpd Btifaubibris ID 90, nae
lpIh' punbHpOlr RtiultaIt bti btr etilan3 pon
aatarrb btrvOrbIiuet eabt Gu& 3msnift
umisnff ssbtu.
Q. 3. Gbtusy & Go Gistuib., 3oItbp, 8.
BsTfauft Ron alifn Np0ibtftrn. preis 75e.
paa's 6amiIi,H- piatn fHb bic btftu.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1911-12-14
Garmm ni9t uSbr" ein
Soilctte Sct
seben?

= ,Sis' piiros iid un,wsifslbuft frsu'
en-, elm nsuss Toilstts Get 5u srbaltsn.
Don Der Sarbs, pslde nit ben anosrsn
&inrihiunssu bss 3immers i'm Gin
flana iisbt. MOslidsrwsiie bat Sis-
Idon isii sinissr 5sit iif, ems sswhuidt.
SBsrosu Sis fis snttduihsnP @arnm
bislslbsu nihl bsuts isben? 3tsiss wirO
In Der Auswubl bslfen.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1911-12-14
SaS Ebal abpdrts.

: @ins umssitObsne 9umps srplobirts
ON Donneritas nm Wiitternadt in bsm
9otsl oes Stanlsp Yoris Bu WiinOOfu,
mo sur 3sit Gin GanI ftottfano. unb bic
Sdn,sr wurosu In nidt ssrinse aui.
re9uns ueriest. Das @ebduoe maro
uollitdnOis ,srit6rt, uuo fir bic Satin
oss Dirtbcs puros Der Sorsans au6
nabslu fatal. osnn cine aus Dem issniier
oss Spsiten Stodmslfss ssporfens bren.
nsnoe Wiatrase traf Die 5rau uno isste
ibrs Sleibuns in Srano, aber gum Slid
fonntsn bic 5lammru ssl0idt werOsn.
ebe lie isbr ihlimm usrbrannt mar.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1911-12-14

eestelIt das "woehenbIatt." /"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1911-12-14

Sintsrsr rshtsr DurhSuus- Sauplflm
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1911-12-14

Annoneirt i'm "WoehsnbIatt."
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1911-12-14

- Der befannte abpOfat Slia 8run'
Oass ftarb bier uersunsene SSohs bud'
beta9t.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-03
HLooMrELn

Mrs. Mary Gapan Of Des Mofnes mr.
rived Monday 70 spend q couple OF
DAYS with her friend Mrs. Josephine
Mcclure.
Harry wishard Of Iowa Wesleyan
university, arrived Monday to visit
his parents Mr.. and Mrs. III. A. Wish
Mrs. Harry johnson Of Okfahom4 Is
Visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. q,
X. Herr.
Miss Bess Holiday left Monday for
Harris Mo-, to assist Rev. Ed Hastings
in conducting a short revival service.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bence Of Mem
nl,is. Mo-. visited with his brother
Theodore Of this city enroute to New.
york city, where Mrs. Bence will
study in one Of the prominent vocal
studios there.
Miss Estella Fry of Iowa Wesleyan,
university Is spending the week with
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Fry.
Mrs. Phillip Palmer and daughter
Margaret Of Kokomo, Ind. are Waiting
at the parental Wishard home tn this
city.
church at Bloomfield as an expression
of appreciation last Saturday evening
surprised the pastor Rev. Fred Tucker
with the gift of an elegant leather
rocking chair. Prof. H. c. Brown made
the presentation speech which was res
Piled to by the pastor in words Of deep
appreciation. He is very popular in
BLOOMFIELD and his many friends are
rejoicing over the prosperity OF his
passionate. -
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-03
Farm For Christmas Gift.

Algona, Dec. 31.--Perhaps the most
expensive and valuable Christmas gift
presented by any Santa Claus IN the
state Of Iowa, is the one which has
been conveyed to Thomas Alexander
Donavan by his father and mother, Mr..
and Mrs. q. w. Donavan. The gift IL
an eighty acre farm worth at least
500 an acre. Mr.. and Mrs. Donavan
have long lived in Kossuth county, and
own considerable land. They have six
sons, who have stayed at home and
helped with the farm work, and as q
reward for their faithfulness the
parents have made It q custom OF pre-
senting to each upon the attainment
Of their 21st birthday, farm.
The sons, John, Robert and Wallace
have each profited In this way and
now the son Alexander comes to his
majority and is given his part Of the
Inheritance. Two more eighties re.
main to be given to the sons. Roy,
aged 10, and Ray, aged 10
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-03
HEDRlck

Cleve Clark and Miss Iona Meter
were married Wednesday evening at
the home Of the brides parents Mr..
and Mrs, George Meier living near
Hedrick. Rev. H. NJ. Smith performed.
the ceremony. Both the bride and
groom are well known and have q
host OF friends who extend congratula-
lions.
Mrs. A. e. Leuke returned home on
Wednesday after visit in s1gourney.
Willard Downey and family Of Sig,
Quincy were Hedrick visitors Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. w. Smith OF Dixon,
Ill. are visiting relatives and friends
in Hedrick
Miss Letta Conman has returned to
Ottumwa after visit with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. FL. Conman, in
this city.
The infant son Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. A.
Wilkins is very i'll with pneumonia.
J. c. Kennel has accepted posi-
loosa and will take UP the work the
first OF the year.
iting her mother Mrs. Alrnira Lentner
in this city.
Miss Mile Dudgeon Of PeI1a ID vis--
iting relatives and friends in Gedrick.
Earl McMullen returned Thursday
from a visit in What Cheer with his
parents.
George Martin and family were the
guests Of Chas. C1ossen In Ollie over
Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Chas and daugh-
ter Bessie Of Hayesville, were calling
on their many friends In Hedrtck this
week. Mr.. Chas just recently returned
from the west.
L. Dudgeon Is suffering with a very
severe carbuncle. II
Misses Lena Bottorn and Ada Cald-
well were passengers for Ottumwa on
Tuesday
Fred Dellinger returned to Fairfield
Tuesday where he has position as
|embalmer and undertaken.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs Frank Hart q
son, Wednesday, Dec. 20.
Miss Emma Messerschmitt f. visit
ing In Keota-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-03

to return to Paris and call on my
brother-in-law Marcadian, and ask his
legal advice as to the best course to
pursue.
I reached Paris at A. o'clock and
drove hastily to the house at Auteuil.
where my brother-in-law, who was .
bachelor and bit Of a misanthropist,
lived alone with his old servant Joseph
who was devoted to his master.
AS soon as the aged servitor saw mo
he uttered cry, and pushing by me.
ran as fast as his old legs could carry
him down the rue Michel Ange.
walked into the house. My brother
in-law was not at home. / Judged from
the servants manner that the affair
had already become known, and that
probably the lawyer had started for
my home and that Joseph had rushed
of to the police to tell them that was
at Marcadian's house.
(To Be Continued.)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-03
MARK TWAIN'S MAxlMS.

The very ink with which all history
is written is merely fluid prejrd1ce.
There lzn't parallel OF latitude
hut thinks it would have been the
equator if it had bad its rights.
All say. How hard it is that we
have TO die A strange complaint to
come from the mouths Of people VINO
have had tC live.
When angry, count four; when very
angry. swear.
Prosperity is the best protector OF
principle.
Classic" A book which peop'e
praise and don't read.
Man WI. do many thugs TO get him
self loved: be will do all things 10 get
himself envied.
TIRE are no people who are quite
50 vulgar as the over-rafined ones.
There are people who can 40 all
fine and heroic things but one: Keep
from telling their happiness to the IN
happy.
The English are mentioned in the
Bible: Blessed are the meek, Tor they
shall inherit the earth :,
The timid man yearns for all 1uii
value and demands tenth. The bo!d
man strikes for double value and com
promises on par.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-03
CHAPTER II.

In place of a Lawyer Find Client.
7 have not written this sincere and
yeracious account OF my extraor-
binary adventures to justify my IT.
rational conduct. 1t was irrational, |
must admit, but it was prompted solely
for the sake hof my dead wife. MY
flight. / now admit, was without rea-
son. without any definite purpose.
stopped at Lagny to take luncheon.
was calmer now. The fever which
had followed my stupor had partly left
me and I began to weigh all the conse-
nuences of my letter to Marcadian and
to face the difficulties with which |
should soon find myself surrounded. 1t
was not enough to say, Il am going
and YOU will never see me again. MY
ideas now began to shape themselves,
and with the return of common sense
I was forced to consider the chances
that I had of working out Of this diff
ficult program.
Even if / were not arrested before
the morrow, I had only the insufficient
aid of INV small machine. 1t was not a
nowerfut car, and began to fear that
I should Shave breakdown, SO great
was nv speed Besides, in the event
that could manage to put the frontier
between myself and too curious gem
darme. what should do then? had
only 1000 francs.
reached the conclusion that my
fight was stupid; that had, as usual,
in the first moment of distraction,
obeyed my nerves. So l finally resolved
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-03

tiles as head Of the supreme court OF
| the United States.
Wednesday.
National Wool Growers association
opens it's annual convention at Port
land, Ore.
Progressive republicans Of Mime
sofa will meet to discuss future plans
and promulgate platform, in Mime
apolis.
Thursday.
Metropolitan Street Railway Co., OF
New York goes under hammer in fore
closure sale. Believed that j. P. Nor
gan interests will buy it in.
Burley Tobacco Growers of Ken
lucky, Ohio, Indiana, Missouri and
West Virginia meet at Lexington, KY,
to arrange for pooling of 1911 crop.
Shareholders Of Swift & Co., will
meet in New York to vote to@increase
the corporations capital from $50, 000,'
900 to SIS, 100000.
K. Friday.
Agriculturists of Colorado will gath.
er at Greeley. Colo, for the purpose OF
holding "grasshopper" convention.
r. Morris Carnegie will be 81 years
old.
Entries close at st. Louis for the in
ternationaL tournament Of the Ameri-
can, Bowling congress to be held in
January.
Saturday.
The eleventh national automobile
show of the American Association of
Licensed Automobile Manufacturers
opens at New York.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-03
TERsE TALES ABOUT PEOPLE,.

New York, Dec. 30.-The manager
of a big taxicab company was busy
adding the last notes to his yearly re
port, when the Office boy announced
visitor The name was one we'll
known in society, so the cbliging man
ager was all attention. The purpose
Of the lady's errand was to convince
the manager that the. company owed
her $2.02.
Something broke" she explained
and l was held up for forty-five
minutes while the driver tinkered
with the machine"
Her manner was so impressive that
the manager was on the point OF writ
ing out check for the money de
manded, but before doing SO he re
marked, "it was certainly, case OF
overcharging. it was not your fault
the cab broke down. and he should not
have charged you for the time it tool;
to make repairs
"Oh,' said she, che isn't overcharg,
ing. What I'm complaining about is
that he made me late for bargain
sale that closed at one o'clock, and
when I got there finally had to pay
s4.OO for waist that had sold up to
one o'clock for s1.99. 1t is the diff
ference that | am fighting for.
Then the manager closed his check
book
When Mary Garden returned trom
Europe early in the fall to fulfill en-
gagements in America this season. she
had her friends guessing by her an
nouncement that she is soon to marry
a Pasha. They are still guessing FOR
Mary has not volunteered to enllghten
them. But she told so much the first
time that the ship reporters thought
they knew. A few days ago his tix-
cellency Crookshank: Fasha was reglst-
cred at the Plaza and the reporters
made it their business to get after him
before he was fairly settled in his ex-
tensive suite of rooms. "Crookshank
Pasha does not care to be inter
viewed" said his major domo. He is
travelling for his health
The major domo was asked II the
Pasha would make a statement, since
he refused to be interviewed.
The major said most enlphaticaily
that the Crookshank Pasha would
not make statement. The reporters
conferred together, and finally one OF
them returned to the charge. LOOK
here, old chap" said he to the dlgnl-
fled and Mortified representative or the
British army who had been rendered
aghast by the cheek of the newspaper
men. "Crookshank Pasha has got to
answer one question for us. Will you
as], him to state point blank whether
or rot he is going to marry Tue
singer"
Il will not" said the major domo,
permitting . China grin to appear be-
tween his cute little whiskers But,
/ will make a suggestion. You might
ask Crookshank Pasha's wife,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-03

Der Of producers. Land is lying idle
on every hand, cheap and productive,
Hundreds of thousands of city people
are eager to go to farming. The only
problem is to create the proper oppor-
tunity and conditions for them. Eac'i
man removed to the farm makes tWo
subtracted from the total consumers.
Every business man in the country is
directly interested and should do ms
share toward placing people on the
land. This is the only solution. A
proper effort to get foreign farmers,
and if restrictions are made, to restrict
those who become merely consumers,
seems the safe attitude toward 1mml'
grafton This problem must be solved,
and solved soon, as the pressure grows
greater month by month. Had we not
better begin to solve 1t now than walt
until the situation becomes unbear-
able? Not so very long ago half our
population were on the farm. Now only
one-third are there. Shall we wait until
one man is raising food for ten people
and food prices have extended the
bread line into your door before the
business men of this country begin the
WORK OIL uldhlLS Al1oAO p Co">S.@
Back to the land!
The problem In every state of the
nation is the same, but the solution IS
not the same in every state. For in
stance, Iowa has no cheap land lying
idle on every hand. Her land is high
priced, but no farm land pays higher
returns on the investment. The prob
lem here is to reduce the size of our
farms so as to place small farm with
in the reach of the men with little
means. Just as home of his own is
placed within the reach of the city
man.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-03
MORE PRODUCERS NEEDED.

proper effort to get foreign farm
ers and thus restrict those VINO PC
come merely consumers, is the solu'
tion of the problem raised by the IN
Any of millions of immigrants to our
shores, according to the view OF Jonn
n. Curran, former immigration COM
missioner of the state OF missouri
This is only one phase or the proDleh
disclosed by the recent census returns.
Another phase is the large NUMBER OF
farmers who have moved to the cities
TO ioin the IS per cent Of the million
,r more immigrants who come in every
wear. in being consumers. Mr. Curran
discusses this problem in both Its
phases and points to the necessity OF
finding solution by increasing the
number of producers. He says:
It is an uncOntroverted saying o.
statesmen that when foodstuns are
plentiful, living is cheap. Bind lndeeu
is he who cannot see that lack or sur
hcient supply of food is the real reason
for the present cost of living. The tar
If may affect it; freight rates also en-
ters the question in a small way, but
the real trouble is that We are not rals
ing enough foodstuffs to comfortably
supply the people.
The present conditions have been
brought about by the growing dlspro
portion between the number OF con-
sumers and producers. Year by year
hundreds of thousands of immigrants
have been coming into the country; %
Der cent OF them going into the cities
and becoming consumers, but not pro-
ducers of foodstuffs. Year by year the
food of farmers have been going into
the cities and this movement has not
vet been checked. Each farmer gong
into a city means two added to the list
of consumers, one less producer, one
more consumer. We can see no lmme'
diate hope of either checking immlsra-
zion or the farm exodus. Many OF our
hest people in studying the question,
have decided that the education OF the
farmer to more intensive farming
would solve the problem, forgetting
that we have been trying that for
years. that we are raising more per
acre. and yet we are in worse condt'
ton than ever.
The only solution OF this problem in
my Judgment is to increase the num-
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oppoRIUNITIEs FOR ALL.

Commenting on the report OF secre
tary Nagle of the department ol con
s,rarce and labor, that 1,198,O37 lmhi
rants entered the United States dur.
tna the mast year, the Chicago Inter
Incean, declares that each and every
nne IF these immigrants is con,
nlnsive answer to the shallow anu ~
baseless assertions that condltlohs ~
The I1nited States are no better than
they are in Europe. :,;
"Each one Of those hopeful imml'
gr,ntsn saws the Inter Ocean, knows
Row intoierable the conditions when
nc has left behind. for he mas lei,
stham and how alluring are the op.
rort,nities in this great republic Oh
the west. because the tale Thereon mas
heen written time and again Dy
s,Jonds and relatives on this side Oh
the water. ,o 70
"Not on any gambling cnance ena ~
ind a better country than the ones
where opportunities do not exist sa,e
for the favored few have these peopie
come from the sheltered lands wnen.
In they dwelt. Not as bold adyen.u,
ers going forth to dare the unkn , " g
do they crowd through the portals -
this country at the rate OF over l'ili'
lion year. ~ OF
.They come because they know .n a..
conditions here are infinitely superior
Ito those abroad. that here the average
man NAV secure a degree OF comloit
and welLbeing for himself ana MS
family impossible under the naruef
conditions Of Europe, and that mere
8 best Of all, man still has the cnahce
~ develop the best that is in him, un
hindered by distinctions that crush MS
self respect"