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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-09
WHEN HOUSE PASSED SUNDRY
CIVIL BILL With ONLY
Two DAY DEBATE.
Extra Session of Congress-By IMAM
imous Consent It Passed the Part
Which Calls for Appropriation of
$e7,0oO,ooo.

In passing the sundry civil bill, car
rying about $14O,OOo,oOO, Saturday
night the house of representatives made
new record. Never before in the
memory of capitol attaches has the sun
dry civil bill, the biggest of all the
supply bills, been put through the house
in two days under the general rules
without gag" of any sort being re-
sorted to.
This is taken as an evidence that
the house is doing all it can to avoid
an extra session and is anxious to get
the last of the appropriation bills in
the hands of the senate in ample time
to permit of their consideration. ONLY
the general deficiency bill remains.
Constituting what is believed to be
another record, the house passed $67,-
100000 of the total in the sundry civil
bill by Unanimous eonsent.D Of this
amount the public building items, ag-
gregating more than $21, 100000, were
adopted without being read by the
clerk.
The general Panama canal appro-
priations, amounting to nearly $46,-
100000, were passed without discus
sion or question of any sort. The item
for the fertilization of the canal was
considered as separate provision.
The bill carried $35O,OOO for raising
the battleship Maine, 100000 for the
continuation of the tariff board for two
years and 100000 for fortifying the
Panama canal.
Better Meals for Old Soldiers.
The fight inaugurated more than
year ago for the bettermenb of the ra-
tions served in the national soldiers
home was won Saturday, when the pro-
vision in the bill increasing the
appropriation for this purpose by $780,
600 was adopted.
April Session April A?
So probable is it that an extra SEES
sion of congress will be called to get
ratification of the reciprocity agree
ment that President Taft has fixed
April as the date on which such
session may be called
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-09
Ed O. Sterling Dies.

Redlands, Cal.-Edward @. Sterling,
the multimillionaire of the pressed
brick process is dead at his homo in
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-09
Oakland Children Drowned.

Oakland, CAL, Feb. 27.-Through the
overturning of a skiff in the estuary
Saturday Oliver Swegan, aged 10, and
Arthur Seidelman, aged Is, were
drowned
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-09

Another Chicago Strike Probable.
Chicago is again faced with strike
which threatens to involve thousands
of workmen and may tie up the entire
building industry.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-09
over 5000 TRuOPS WILL soon
GUARD PANAMA AGAINST
FOREIGN ATTACK.
Garrison to Be Established at Culebra,
Highest Point on the Canal-Coast
Artillery Will Be Stationed at Mira
fiores-Heated Debate in House of
Congress Over Fertilization Problem.

SIX thousand American troops will
man the Notifications to guard the
Panama canal from foreign invasion,
If the plans now being perfected by
the war department are adopted. These
troops will be four regiments of in
fantry, one squadron of cavalry, three
batteries of field artillery and IL com
panies of coast artillery.
a permanent garrison viii be cstab-
lished at Culebra, the highest point on
the route of the canal. From this
point facilities will be perfected for
the rapid transportation of troops by
rail to any other point which may be
threatened by an enemy. The coast
artillery garrison will be at Mirafores.
The distribution of the troops in this
manner is calculated to be the best
method to prevent a sudden dash by d
landing party of an enemy's fleet hav-
ing as its object the destruction of the
great locks of the canal
Senate Will Favor.
The action of the house practically
the sentiment in the senate is said to
be more than two to one in favor of
protecting the waterway.
The real test came on an amendment
proposed by Representative Tawney,
chairman of the committee on appro-
priations. The amendment provided
no part of the money set aside for
fortifcation should be used until the
president had attempted to negotiate
treaties with all the leading maritime
nations guaranteeing the neutrality
and international protection of the
canal.
Representative Shirley of Kentucky
attacked the amendment and warned
members that it had been introduced
for the sole purpose of defeating the
appropriations.
The Tawney amendment then was
voted down by 100 to 63. A motion by
Keifer of Ohio to strike out all pro-
visions for the Notifications was lost
by vote of 135 to 81.
Democrats Favor Fortifying Later.
Several democrats who spoke and
voted against the fertilization sand
they were in favor of fortifying the
canal after it was completed, but they
did not think that the work had pro-
crossed far enough to do so at this
time.
After the Tawney amendment and
the Keifer motion to strike out had
been defeated another motion was
made to recommit the bill, with in
structions to the committee to with
draw the fertilization of the canal. On
yea and nay vote this motion was
defeated, 1913 to 80.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-09
High Praise From England.

President Taft handling of the
treaty between Washington and Toxic
is referred to in London in terms of
almost unanimous praise. Naturally
Britons desire to see an improvement
of relations between "our powerful
American friends and our ally in the
far east.'
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-08
"A Saturday Sermon
TIME.

What are you doing with your time?
With most of us-a big majority of us-our time
is capital. What we may hope to make what ease
and comfort shall gain for our later years. must be
the fruit Of our present toll the result Of the way
spend our time now
1t does not seem great while to any of US since
we were children, thoughtless of the problems and
struggles before us. We slipped from childhood and
were groWn-ups before realized childhood was be-
hind US.
And now as grown-ups the years are slipping
heetly away and soon we will be looking back
maturity from the afternoon
And meanwhile what are we doing with our
time?
Often we let things CO. thinking to do them to-
morrow tomorrow runs into year and still the thing
we ought to do remains undone, and perhaps we are
then less able to accomplish it.
Therefore, make your time earn for you now.
Make your business grow Spend you time now so
proftaby that you will not always feel the need of
grinding for the success which should have come
sooner. IT,.
Success is little more than we'll spent time, for
most of have the brains to succeed have the
will to do. Now is the time for the business man to
build his business up. Now is the time for the man on
salary to all he No can do it for you
you must do it yourself.
Yesterday you young, tomorrow you will
be old. What then if you have wasted your time?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-08
GIRLS NAMES
What They Mountainous People That Bore the
/ Name-The Name In History, Literature Etc.
SrE Copyright. BY Henry W. F.schsrl

Some American writer's confound
Mildreda with Mildred and translate
It accordingly. This pleasas the Ia.
dies. of course. but r. incorrect,
Hollyhock mallows are Mildred's
emblem and marshmallows ought to
be her favor1to sweet, since the root
OF mallows supplies tho sinew Of tho
candy.
A sweet disposition 10 the senti.
ment ascribed to the name.
Doubtless many worthy women
have borne the name and are wear
Ing 1t now, but It has never achieved
any great distinction either In history
or literature.
Mildred was the second wife of
Burghley, the great prime minister
OF Elizabeth. She was daughter OF
Sir Anthony Cooke.
One of her children by Burrhley
was named Mildred.
Girls who prefer unusual forms may
sign their names Mildrith, which il
the modern of the old Teuton form.
Mildthryth.
Next name. No. Is. Virginia; No. 1e,
Alice; No. II, Margaret.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-08
ELDoN.

Mrs. Helen Borton of Fairfield was
a guest of the LIRE Jean club Thurs.
day.
Frank Shane was q business visitor
in Des Moines Thursday.
Miss Agnes Woods OF Little Rock,
Ark. is visiting friends here this
week.
H. A. Flint and wife leave satur-
day for an extended visit with Mrs.
Flint's parents at Creston.
X. c. Finney and Thorn Moore will
leave Monday on a vacation and pleas
ure trip going by auto through to Don.
yer, Colo, and other western points.
They will be absent about q month.
H. e. Ritz was business visitor in
Keokuk Friday.
Mrs. c. F. Redans and mother, Mrs.
Craig OF Elreno, Okla, are the guests
Of A. w. Brady this week.
The greatest baseball game OF the
season was played Friday afternoon
between the country correspondents OF
the Forum and the business men. the
score being 19 to II in favor Of the
correspondents.
The Ottumwa Tigers VS.. Wdon
Boosters in ball game at Hunnell
park Sunday. Aug. at 8 p. m.
See Buffalo Bill Monday Also visit
the New Music Store just opened by
w. L. Saunders at 225 East Main.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-08
cHILLlcorHE.

Mrs. Emery Lawson and daughter
Gladys Of Libertyville came Saturday
for visit with Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.
Lowry.
Miss Fannie Nye Of Agency visited a
few days Of last week at the Mrs. w. A..
Nye home.
Or. and Mrs. c. C. sackett and chill
clren made an overland trip from
Laurel, Neb., last week to visit DR..
sacketts parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. M.
Sackett.-
j. A. Sweeney Of Ottumwa was n
business visitor in tcwn Wednesday.
Fred e. Newman of Des Moines and
Miss Beulah B. Cowman Of Bussey
were united In marriage Thursday,
July II, at noon. at the home Of the
officiating minister. Rev. G. w. Barber.
They were attended by Miss Bernico
Powers OF Bussey and Harry Carson o.
Des Moines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newman returned to
their home Sunday after visiting at
the Rev. G. w. Barber home.
Mrs. s. e. Nash and daughter OF
Pulaski spent Thursday with Mr.. and
Mrs. II. p. McFadden.
A very delightful picnic was held
wednesday by the Tourist club" OF
Ottumwa at the home of Miss Emma
Nye in honor of Miss Gala Hand "f
Portland, Ore, who Is visiting Miss
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-08
Man and His Ways.

A correspondent, referring to the
statement Of Miss Johnson in THE
Long Roll" that Stonewall Jackson
"had but little sense Of humor and no
understanding OF a joke" relates this
incident
remember one night we were driv.
ing from Starsburg. Va. in an omni.
bus. General Jackson and number
Of his staff, including my father, were
in the party. l, little boy. around
the camp, huddled up in the corner
and kept very quiet.
Al we went along my father, who
was q Massachusetts man, told this
story:
In the early days Of the Puritans a
man met one Of them going out into
the woods with gun and said:
Where are you going?"
ITO tho woods
What are you taking your gun with
you for?"
81 may meet an Indian
care you not q CAlvinist?"
'I am in deed and in truth"
"You can't die until your time
comes
II know that"
Then why carry the gum"
II might meet an Indian whose
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-08
slGoURNE Y.

Mr.. and Mrs. George s. James were
passengers for Chicago Wednesday
morning, and from there they will 70
to the state Of New York for an ex-
tended visit with Mrs. James rela-
tives.
Miss Eloise Morgan who has spent
the past three weeks at tho Dr..
Pfannebecker home will leave Thurs
day morning for her home at Glen
wood.
nurse at Chicago arrived In Sigour-
ney recently for an extended visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. M.
Brown.
Mrs. e. e. Pfaff and children arrived
a few days ago from Little Rock, Ark.
for VISIT with Mrs. Pfaff's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. e. p. Page.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. LATER and daugh-
ters. Winifred and Georgia left Tues
day for Chicago where they will visit
Mr.. LafEer's mother.
Miss Jessica strawbridge arrived
home from Iowa City Monday to
spend her summer vacation at the DR..
Strawbridge home.
Otto Fritz, accompanied by his
niece Miss Emma Seeber, returned
to his home in Los Angeles, Califor.
MIA the fore part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Oldenburg and
son from Williamsburg arrived In the
city Wednesday morning for short
visit at the parental H. n. Killmas
home.
Mrs. John Woman and daughter,
Ethel. are in the city this week visit
ing the formers brother. w. H. Page
and family.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-08
INDIANA FOR TAFT.

Harry s. New, Indiana's republican
member Of the national committee and
a few years ago the chairman Of that
body. says:
There is not the least question as
to where Indiana will stand in the
next national convention. A solid
delegation will be for the denomination
of the president, and they will be that
way, not as a matter of personal ex-
pediency, but because they like him
and approve his administration. I do
not know Of any disposition on the
part of any element or any one Of
influence within the party to try for
anything else. and in my judgment
the action will be unanimous in every
district in the state"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-08
MILDRED NO. "a.

Mildred is one of the few ancient
names that retain the original spell
ing. 1t Is Of the pure Saxon tongue.
but was early adopted in Denmark
and Briton.
It's meaning its not complimentary
by any means. The first syllable
sounds nice enough. (but the last
means threaten). Mildred, then.
should be translated mild threat
ener." ,.
Mildred In Religion.
The calendar has two Mildreds,
known as st. M1ldreda and st. Mil
burga.
, Milburga was abbess Of Shropshire
and her name became popular as Mil
borough, but this did not survive.
Milda, naming the mild one, is the
proper synonym for Mildred. and GER
tainly preferable to the pet name
Mill, Milda, though, also serves as q
contraction OF Matilda.
The Germans do not use the name
Mildred, which is almost exclusively
English nowadays. In it's stead they
use Mildreda, which means mild
Councillor"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-08

Nye and Ottumwa friends. Among the
number We're Mrs. F. T. Vance and
daughter, Esther, Of Eddyville.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Newerf OF OF
tumwa and niece Miss Fannie Hayes,
OF Mason City were Sunday guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. T.. Jenkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hull and son
Harry left last week to spend Mr..
Hulrs vacation at Batavia, Stockport,
Denver and other points In Colo.
DR.. II. r. Nye and family OF Plain
view. Neb.. arrived Thursday for q
visit with Mrs. w. A. Nye and other
relatives, making the trip through IN
their automobile.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-08
credit in shaping the proposed legisla-

credit in shaping the proposed legisla.
ton.
But how will this leave the in
surgents? If they succeed in thus
cornering the president, they will only
have; frightened their own destructive
position. They will have demonstrated
anew the insincerity of their general
course in relation to the tariff, and
made new revelation of malice to-
ward the president as a governing
force Of their public action They
were practically all found in Jealous
support of the tariff commission bill
Of the long session of the last con-
gress. On this issue they fought stand
patters who did not want the tariff
schedules thus threatened with con-
slant disturbances, and they fought
democrats who thought the whole idea
useless. They emphasized the weak
ness OF congress committees in tariff
Investigation, and called loudly for the
light Of expert and impartial inquiry
in which alone the tariff should be
revised. They did not get exactly
what they wanted, but the present
'tarlff board meets every essential re-
Quirement of their idea.
Yet we now see them waving aside
the tariff board and the whole policy
1t represents, and joining with the
democrats in rushing through the re-
vision bills made up not even by a
congress committee, but by single
members of the insurgent party like
Mr.. LaFollette. They are deserving
their tariff commission ground as
readily as they deserted their tariff
reform ground In the reciprocity strug-
gle. Their insincerity as revealed in
the one case becomes doubly branded
for public attention in the latter case
They may put the president in the
corner described, but in So doing they
only deepen the hole into which they
have been falling. In capacity for
self destruction the Republican insur-
gent faction exceeds anything known
in recent American history"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-08
WHO WILL BE PUT in HOLE

WHO WILL BE PUT IN HOLE.
Under the above caption, the Spring
field, Mass, Republican treats with the
expected veto Of President William n.
Taft of the wool tariff revision bill.
The eastern paper says that instead OF
the president being put In a hole If he
vetoes the bill, it will be the 1nsur-
gent republicans who will be in the
hole. The Republican says:
ut is generally recognized that
President Taft will be placed in diff
cult position II a wool tariff revision
bill reaches him. He has pronounced
the present schedule indefensible.
He faces great and just clamor
among influential protectionist manu-
facturers of his own party, the carded
wool men, for revision on the basis OF
ad valorem wool duties as provided IN
the pending bill. He knows that such
an enactment, while in all probability
likely to prove more helpful than In
furious to the wool manufacture, would
dull exceedingly the western criticism
that in Canadian reciprocity American
agriculture alone had been sacrificed
without tariff revision compensation.
On the other hand, the president Is
committed to the policy Of tariff re-
vision in the light shed upon the sub
ject by such a tariff board az now
exists and is at work. He cannot veto
a wool tariff bill without giving con-
tinued force to an indefensible'
schedule and without aggravating the
charge OF having sacrificed the farm
ing to the manufacturing classes in
such tariff revision as he has so far
favored. And he cannot sign the bill
without belittling his tariff board
policy.
"The insurgent republican senators
see this. and it is what inspires their
efforts to get a wool tariff bill before
the president. They want to put him
in hole, or-borrowing the more
classical phraseology Of the late VII.
liam Everett-they would deposit him
in cavity They realize that the
president outwitted them in the reel
procity move and put them in corner
where all can observe the insincerity
of their tariff reform professions. They
would now retaliate by putting the
president over in a corner opposite.
And they will probably succeed If they
are not too insistent in stealing from
the democracy pretty full measure OF
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-08

line of the situation that would con-
front us may be suggested.
AS the newer lands Of the world
are opened to development and trans
portation facilities are improved, the
territorial division Of labor will be-
come more nearly worldwide, es-
.pecially among Industries largely de-
pendent upon natural resources. In the
United States the situation is such as
to render any marked advance in the
woolgrowing industry impossible and
gradual decline likely. Experience In
dicates that the power to prevent this
is not to be found in the present tariff.
IF THE INDUSTRY IS TO BE
MAINTAINED IN A POSITION OF
THE SAME RELATIVE IMPORT
ANCE AS FORMERLY A HIGHER
TARIFF WILL BE NECESSARY.
A tariff which simply offsets
such advantages as, the foreign
woolgrower may have in rel
atively cheaper cost OF production
lis not sufficient The foreign fleece
is by no means the only rival of the
American; equally serious competitors
are found at home, In the greater
relative profits of other lines OF agri-
culture. The very advantages and
great natural resources Of the country
have thus become an obstacle. There
fore, il the lands of the woolgrower
prove to be particularly we'll adapted
for something else, and it is still
deemed best that his sheep be not
abandoned, he must have duty such
as would make wool at least as profit
able as that other product for which
his land Is so we'll adapted. The
greater the superiority of the land
the better fitted 1t becomes for other
things-the heavier must be the duty.
TO some this may appear to make the
cost Of protection high, but as the
history Of the old woolgrowing centers
shows, It is a cost which the adoption
OF this policy involves. 1t does not
necessarily condemn the policy; 1t Is
simply one OF the things to be weighed
in the balance against such advantages
as the maintenance Of the industry
may secure to the country.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-08
lNSURGENT INSlNcERlTY

The question is often asked, what
has become of the great popularity of
the republican insurgent? remarks
the Chicago Record Herald. The an
swer, continues the Record Herald. is
that the insurgents have frittered 1t
away Their movement Is being de.
stroyed by insincerity, laundering and
disqualification.
these terrible but true words Of the
Springfield. Mass, Republican, an alb.
solutely Independent and candid pa
per: "In capacity for. self-destruction
the republican insurgent faction ex-
ceeds anything shown in recent
American history"
The insurgent anti-reciprocity antics
were pitiful enough. The reputation
of all the insurgent platforms and
speeches in support of tariff revision
guided by intelligent. adequate, scien-
tific information obtained by q board
or commission; the attempt to put
the administration "in q hole" by
rushing through crude tariff bills
based on guesswork and inviting We.
toes, places the insurgents In an even
more pathetic position. Columns
could easily be filled with quotations
which would condemn them out of
their own mouths on the proposition.
AS our Massachusetts contempt
rary says, their insincerity as re-
vealed in the one case becomes dou-
bly, branded in the latter case"
This paper warned the insurgents
to whom it gladly paid earnest trib-
,,ta uhop thov ef0od for nrO1roas ro.
CARELESS of patronage, that their op-
position to reciprocity with Canada
meant political suicide, since every