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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-04
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Mrs. Charles Stroud and son Howard
returned home Monday after few
days visit with relatives and friends
in Ottumwa.
Mrs. Lou Allender returned home on
Monday after a few days visit with
relatives in Ottumwa.
George Masters Of Hiteman returned
home Monday after a weeks visit at
the home Of his grandmother Mrs.
Eliza Pike.
Mrs. Charles Moore and daughter
Alene of Cedar returned home We'd
nesday after few days visit at the
homo of her mother Mrs. Eta Newell.
Mrs. Charles Stroud and son Howard
departed Tuesday for Luzene to visit
at the home Of her sister Mrs. Harry
Wilds.
Ben tombstone visited at the home OF
his parents Mr.. and MIS-. VIM. john
stone last week.
Miss Sally Mckinley returned home
Monday after few days visit at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam n rdesty.
Tom Pursy Of Oklahoma ifFvisiting
with friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Thompson and
Miss Bertha McGlasson were shopping
in Ottumwa Friday.
George Chandler OF Ottumwa was in
Kirkville Friday calling on relatives
and friends.
Mrs. Noble Hayes died at her homo
IN hlTkVlllo IHuISudy IIlOTHl1S dI o. 0V {
o'clock. Age SO years She leaves a I
husband. three daughters, Mrs. Clystia I
Forsythe of Lone Elm, Kans., Mrs. /,
Blanche Mohler Of Eddyville and Elsie .
at home, six sisters and two brothers !
to mourn their loss. Funeral services
were conducted from the Presbyterian
church Saturday morning at 10 o'clock I
by Rev. Horn. Interment was made in !
the Kirkville cemetery. Tho bereaved
family have the sincere sympathy OF
the people.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ell Belford were shop
ping in Ottun1wa Saturday.
Mrs. Lucy Chandler Of OttumWa re-
| turned home Saturday after a few days
visit with relatives and friends here.
Mrs. c. G. McDonough and Mrs.
Susan Tiffany spent Sunday at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Moore Of
Cedar.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Corey and daugh-
ter Margaret of Hiteman spent Sunday
at the home Of DR.. and Mrs. VIM. 4
Abegg.
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The Lorimer case will be brought
IN again in the senate next Monday.
Lorimer should be kicked out OF the
United States senate, as should every
other republican there who mas peen
elected to such Office by democrats,
and If there is any democratic sena-
tor there who has been elected by
republicans, he, too, should be made
to walk the plank A man who claims
he believes in free trade, Is politically
dishonest when he votes for republ1-
can for congress or the senate, as Is
the man who says he believes In a
protective tariff and yet votes for a
democrat for congressman or United
States senator.
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CHARLTON.

Miss Frances Blanchard Of Des
Moines visited in Charlton yesterday
with her mother Mrs E. M. Blanchard
and numerous friends.
Word was received here last evening
of the sudden death OF e. G. Bridge,
one Of Chariton's oldest and best known
citizens. which occurred in Illinois
where he had gone on business trip.
He is survived by wife and two
daughters, Mrs. A. H. Mccullough and
Mrs. p E. Vail. Relatives left last
night to bring the remains to Charlton.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wilson Of Ottum :
wa visited in Charlton yesterday with
his mother Mrs. Frances Wilson and
other relatives.
Mrs. w. H. Lewis and two children
Raymond and Mildred Of WOODBURY.
came yesterday for a sivit with rela-
tives and old friends.
Miss Martha Stewart went to OF
tumwa yesterday to spend few days
with Miss Isabel Childs and her sister.
Miss Fora Stewart, went to Indianola
to visit her grandparents, Col. and Mrs.
B. F.. Dayton.
Mrs. Lawrense of Lemonville, Mo-,
came yesterda yfor a visit with Mrs.
A. B. Averill.
Mrs Emma Lanning and little grand
daughter Genevieve Ordway, returned
yesterday fro am visit in Leon with her
son Ben tanning and family
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who is out Of sympathy with Col.
Roosevelt and the progressive cause.
There Is no other side to that ques-
ton"
It is indeed a remarkable case of
change of heart on the part of Mr.. Nc
Harg, but see how fatal is the incident
to all accusations Of inconsistency and
bad faith directed against Mr.. Roose-
velt In 1910 Mr.. Roosevelt certainly
did not have as bad an opinion Of him.
self as Mr.. McHarg did. If Mr.. McHarg
is today convinced of the necessity Of
electing Mr.. Roosevelt president, why
should not Mr.. Roosevelt, who had
never committed himself so badly
against himself?
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RICHLAN q.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Isett Of Column
bus Junction have returned home after
visit with relatives here.
Lou Haworth and daughter OF
Galesburg, ILL.,, are visiting relatives in
this city.
Miss Waters who taught in the
primary department departed for her
home In Fairfield Monday.
Mrs. Lottie Rice is visiting friends in
Ollie.
Lorraine Trigg of Oskaloosa has re-
turned home after short visit with
his parents.
Miss Pearl Williams Of Eddyville
who visited Miss Laura Horning has
returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Seaton, Mrs.
Lydia Pringle, Albert and Carrie Prin-
where they attended the fuenral of w.
S. Burton, Mrs. Pringle's father.
Mrs. Ed Swank, Mr.. and Mrs. w. F..
Barnett and Mrs. Carmichael were Wis
itors in Fairfield Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Oswald and Mr..
and Mrs. Al Morgan who went to Union
to attend the funeral Of Robert Nc
Pherson are at home again.
Mrs A. c. Brady is visiting in Chi
cago with her daughter Mrs. Mildred
Mershon.
Mrs. Charles Grimes Of near Liberty
vile is visiting with the Samuel Lewis
family. ~
Miss Lucille Brady is visiting school
friends In Mt Pleasant.
May Goth was an ideal day for mem
orial services and large crowd was
present to pay tribute to the fallen
heroes. The program was good and
flowers were donated literally. Rev. AL
vim Hoskins delivered an able and in
teresting address. The school children
from town and country marched to the
cemeteries and participated in the dec
grafton Of graves. After the exercises a
game Of base ball was played on the
home grounds by. Richland and Valley
resulting in favor Of Richland. Forty
IT, e graves were covered with flowers.
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we should do is to determine how the
governments business can be run on
Ia basis Of economy and efficiency,
rather than for the government to as
sumo tasks not properly its own.'
Senator McCumber declares he Is in
favor Of q complete overhauling of the
departments, with view to promoting
greater economy and business eff
cheney. He points out that no private
business concern would tolerate the
extravagant methods employed In run
ming some Of the federal departments,
and he believes this Is one Of the first
problems that congress should take up
at the beginning Of the next session.
II congress gives serious considera-
ton to this question 1t will only be
carrying out the able work already
done by President Taft in reducing
governmental expenditures. No efforts
of an executive in recent years have
been more fruitful than President
Tafts work in the interests of govern
mental economy.
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all the candidates has been taken.
The situation Is clarified and further
delay Is unnecessary.
Like twentieth century Genghis
Khan, Theodore Roosevelt, with his
horde of prairie populists and Wall
street socialists, is sweeping down
upon the republican national conven-
ton. Mr.. Taft seems as powerless to
check him as the degenerate Romans
were to check the descent Of the
Goths and the vandals. The historic
marty of Lincoln and Seward and
Chase and Sumner and Conkling and
Chandler and Blaine and Garfield and
Harrison and Sherman and Mckinley
is apparently in the death throes. This
is the twilight of the gods, and the
democratic party must rise not only
to it's opportunity but to Its RESPONSE
bility.
How can it do it's duty better than
to match sanity against lunacy;
craftsmanship against demagogy; the
historian against the rough rider; the
educator of public opinion against the
debaucher of public opinion; the hrst
term against the third term; the tarin
reformer against the standpatter; the
man who would prosecute trust mag
hates against the man who protects
trust magnates; the man with clean
hands against the man who draws his
campaign fund from Wall street; the
supporter of constitutional govern
ment against the champion Of person
al government; law against lawless-
ness; Americanism against Mexican
ism: the republic against the dictator
ship?
The World declares that to win the
election the democrats must unite the
south and east as Tilden did In 1875.
It declares that Wilson is the only
democratic candidate who can carry
the states of New York, New Jersey
and Connecticut and stand any chance
of putting up successful fight in Ohio
and Indiana. The World closes Its
article with an appeal to Bryan to
throw his great political influence up
on the side of Gov. Wilson, declaring
that Bryan has the most brilliant OPP
portunity for disinterested, patriotic
leadership that has come to any Amer
lean in this generation.
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Mr.. M'HARG's FLOP.

New York Evening Press: the
Tribune Is in error If it thinks that it
can injure Mr.. Roosevelt's cause. by
convicting one of his lieutenants of in
consistency. 1t seems that on Novem-
Der 7. 1910, Ormsby McHarg said
Mr.. Roosevelt:
'.He Is the most dangerous figure in
public life in America. and II he
should be elected president we would
have hard work to get him out of the
white house again"
Whereas last Friday Mr.. McHarg,
who has been laboring for Mr.. Roose-
welt in the southern vineyard. said
concerning Mr. Root as temporary
chairman at Chicago:
ut is obviously impossible to have
chairman delivering keynote speech
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ELDON.

Mr.. and Mrs Ed Moore Of Des Moines
are visitors in the city this week at the
parental Dave Moore home.
Mrs. Harry Cross Of Valley Junction
is visiting here with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Sapp and her daughter,
Mrs. Ed Eaton this week,
Mrs. s.. G. Ross and children OF
Mound City, Mo-, are visiting with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Payne.
Will Sicafoos and family Of Dalhart.
Texas, are guests at the home Of her
sister, Mrs. John Hull.
Harry Dreamer and family Of Ottum-
wa were visitors in the city Thursday.
Mrs. Ella Shore and Miss Neva of OF
tumwa are visitors at the home Of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Jones this
week.
Misses Ruth Dibble and Margaret
Manning Of Keosauqua were visitors In
the city this week.
The High School class play was given
at the opera house Wednesday evening,
May 29th. The house was crowded and
everyone was we'll pleased as the play
was good, each one having their parts
perfect.
The P. E. o. society held their bust
ness meeting at the home Of Mrs. A.. G.
Weygandt, Monday afternoon of this
week.
Tuesday afternoon, May %. they met
with Mrs. N. u Euellen. The an
nouncement of the marriage of Miss
Elizabeth McIInffey to Mr.. A. ]. Mckay
to occur June IL was given. Light
refreshments were served.
Mrs. John Kirkwood and little daugh-
ter Of Trenton, Mo-, spent the latter
part Of the week at the home Of her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Altman.
Miss Eva Westlake Of Trenton, Mo-,
is the guest at the home Of her friend
Miss Reva Hollen.
The fourth alumni banquet Of the
E. H. s. was served at the home Of w.
A. Flowers May 20. An excellent pro-
gram was rendered, and the menu con-
sisted Of all the delicacies of the season.
The house was decorated in the alumni
colors and penants. The out of town
guests were Mrs. Ed Moore, Des
Moines, Miss Bailye, Oklahoma and
Miss Scott Of Batavia.
At the Congregational church the
text of the morning service will be
THE Interpretation of the Scriptures"
Preaching at II o'clock p. m. Sunday
school at 10 a. m. No evening services.
At the Methodist church Sunday.
Preaching as usual. Rev. j. s. Cum
Minis, D. D., brother Of the pastor. will
preach next Sunday morning at II
o'clock. No evening services.
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GOVERNMENTAL ECONOMY.

According to Senator McCumber OF
North Dakota the postoffice depart
ment could be run at 80 per cent less
It's present cost by private individuals.
This, he says, could also be done in
the other federal departments. Sen
ator McCumber makes this statement
in expressing his disapproval of Post
master General Hitchcock's proposal
for the government to take over the
privately owned telegraph lines. The
folly OF such move, he says, must
be clear to any thoughtful business
man. as anyone who has investigated
the cost of running the government de-
partments knows that in the hands of
private individuals they could be con-
Quoted at about half the present cost.
Continuing, Senator McCumber says:
But there are other reasons be-
sides cost why am opposed to gov
eminent ownership of utilities. In the
first place, If the government were to
take over the telegraph lines there is
no telling where 1t would stop. It
would create vast army of political
office holders who would constitute
menace to our political system. No one
could hope for election to public Of
flee or to congress unless his election
came through this immense political
machine. Then again, government
ownership means paternalism and
paternalism means death to American
business Initiative. With everything
fixed by government regulation all
fair and legitimate competition would
be eliminated from business. Remem.
Der, for the success of any business
enterprise we must have ambition in
front Of us and necessity behind. This
Is tho law of life, and however agree
able theory Of government may
sound we cannot get away from this
fact
II should regret the day when the
conditions which have grown out Of
paternalism in Europe, due to govern
ment ownership. became prevalent In
this country. We should avoid govern
ment control Of any business that can
better be run In private hands. What
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Our American institutions came
into the world in the name of freedom.
They have been seized upon by the
capitalist class as the means OF root
ing out the idea of freedom from
among the people. Our state and ma
tional legislatures have become the
mere agencies Of the great propertied
interests. These interests control the
appointments and decisions OF the
Judges of our courts" we
pledge ourselves to work for the free
administration of justice, for popular
government, including initiative, refer
endum and the recall of officers
The above is not an extract from
what you thought it was. 1t is part
of the socialist platform Of 1904. on
which Eugene V. Debbs ran for presi'
dent. Debs saw it first.
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NEW YoRk WORLD FOR WILSON.

The New York World, the foremost
democratic paper in the country, has
come out for Woodrow Wilson as the
democratic nominee for president. In
4 three column editorial the World
makes the following plea in Wilson's
behalf:
Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey
should be the democratic candidate
for president.
That Is the opinion Of The World.
That is the counsel Of the New Jersey
primaries. That Is the logic of the
situation.
It is time for facts and not for
theories. Judson Harmon might prove
a strong candidate in New York and
Ohio, but his nomination has been rem
dered impossible. Champ Clark would
be q hopelessly beaten candidate in
New York, New Jersey and Con-
necticut. He could do no better than
Mr.. Bryan, who has lost these states
three times and would lose them
again IL nominated. Oscar w. Under
wood is Of presidential size, but he
has been INFESTED as candidate in
the north and is an unknown quantity
to most of the voters. Woodrow Will
son alone has record of continuing
victory In the selection in which vic
tory is essential to democratic sue
cess.
what other democratic candidate
could poll so many votes in the great
debatable states of the east-New
York. New Jersey and Connecticut?
What other democratic candidate,
who could carry these states, would be
50 strong in the great debatable states
Of the middle west-Ohio and In
diana?
what other democratic candidate
could make so powerful an appeal to
hundreds of thousands of thoughtful
independent voters without whose
support no democratic president can
be elected?
What other democratic candidate
could 30 we'll stem the rising tide OF
Rooseveltism, which now threatens to
engulf representative government and
republican institutions?
What other democratic candidate
would so fully measure up to the ideals
of the sane radicals and the sane con-
servatives upon whose joint action
the result of the election will hinge?
The World hitherto has withheld Us
active support from all candidates. 1t
advocated an open convention at
Baltimore, and advised its democratic
friends to await the action of the re-
publicans at Chicago. 1.-THE open con-
yention II cSscred. The measure OF
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little daughter Carol of Hannibal, Mo-,
spent Thursday In Pennington attend
Ing to business.
John Mcdaniel of Bonaparte was a
recent guest at the home of his daugh-
ter Mrs. Nellie Lueckel.
Decoration Day exercises were held
in the school yard, and the program
rendered was an Inspiration to pat
riotism. A large number went to the
cemetery for the final exercises. the old
soldiers being taken there in automo-
biles. There was an abundance or
flowers and the weather was ideal.
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A FEW LESSONS IN COURTESY.
A new epigram is coined by H. j.

A FEW LESSONS IN COURTESY.
A new epigram is coined by n. ).
slifer, general manager of the Chicago
Great Western railroad, in a letter to
the employees of the road on "cour-
tesy." He quotes the old adage "A
soft answer turneth away wrath" and
adds to It the injunction that "A
harsh word turneth away cash. In
his circular Mr.. Sitter says in part:
III there is one thing, with the pos
Sible exception of the harassing fed
eral and state railway legislation, that
has proved annoying to railway COM
panies more than another and caused
the public to look upon them with dis
dain and suspicion and consider them
legitimate prey for all kinds of abuse,
It is the discOurtesy so frequently
found among railway employees, or,
what is equally bad, indifference on
their part.
I'm filling positions requiring con-
tact with the public there is no easier
way to get along with. patrons on the
road-travelers or shippers-tha to
give them all the. information for
which they ask and volunteer some
thing in addition. Such course can
not fail to make dealings with the
public more agreeable and pleasant
than by following contrary plan, and
the results to the company more prof
table than could be secured by main
tanning an arbitrary and Indifferent
attitude
Continuing Mr.. Slifer addresses the
different employees and cautions them
to be courteous in their treatment OF
the public. The officers, clerks and
office people are asked to be prompt
and courteous in their correspond
ence, In using the telephone and In
personal interviews. Engineers and
firemen are assured that the public
is not supposed to go to them for In
formation" but, the circular says, III
YOU are 'oiling round at station and
a foolish, question is asked, do not
give q foolish reply This caution is
addressed to the train and station en-.
ployes: do not get a reputation for
being buffers; not only give civil re-
plies, but intelligent ones. II lady
asks what is delaying a train, the
answer boards against u.s. means alb
splutely nothing to her. "'s If an
excited man asks what time the y
O'Clock train will leave, don't tell him
$3.50; he is probably laboring under
4 nervous strain and does not realize
what he Is saying"
This is. q. sensible move and in a
field in which there is room for intelli-
gent cooperation between employer
and employe Any officials or en-
ployes whose duties bring them into
close contact with the public will find
that courtesy pays and that it will be
returned sufficiently to brighten up
the daily task.
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IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

Sioux City Journal: Uncle Sam can
not be expected to use his army and
navy every three or four years
to bring order out of chaos and put a
new Cuban government on it's feet.
Whether Cuba can develop strength
enough for self-government Is adj
mittedly a serious problem. The
experiment, so far as it has proceed
ed. even with all the help given dur
ing two periods of extended Ameri-
can intervention has not encouraged
confidence of its eventual success.
Dubuque Times-Journal Colonel
Bryan requested his Iowa friends not
to start any boom in his behalf. II
eny Bryan boom Is to be started a
psychological moment is necessary
and no doubt Mr. Bryan expects that
moment to synchronize with the
third or fourth ballot at Baltimore.
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an opportunity to vote before starting
on their Monday trips and without los
ing day as was the case frequently
when they were compelled to wait un-
til Tuesday to vote Monday, June 3,
is the date of the lows primary this
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FARMINGTON.

Miss F1arence Wells of Croton was
Pennington visitor Thursday.
Miss Mamie Walton of ST. Louis ar
rived Tuesday for visit with her
grandmother Mrs. Catherine Glicker.
Mrs Ida Manifold. Mrs. Charles Gel
att, Mrs. Will Beatty and Mrs. Mary
Harris are in FIT. Madison attending a
conference of the Latter Day Saints
church.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. C. Clendenin and
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from Eewal where she had been visits
ing a few days with her parents.
j. B. Delaney was visiting In Mime
apolis a few days this week attending
a general M. E. conference which was
in session at that place.
Mrs. l.. F. Moothard and baby OF
Washington, Ia, returned to their home
last week after visiting few days in
this city with her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
j. d. Sherman.
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The publication OF the itemized ex-
pense accounts of the different presi-
Dental candidates committees ana
headquarters, will run into some
figures-it will take several millions
to cover them. These demands
from the people certainly cost money.
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The primary election in Iowa will be
held this year on Monday instead OF
Tuesday as was formerly the case.
The law was amended in this partfcu-
lar in order to give the travelling men
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Oeetner TOO Muc II vino In nls country particularly
during the progr ess Of presidential campaign when
it Is used to bowl the suckermouhed voter and
the propagation Of crooked election tables
Wind is put up IN packages Of different SIZE some OF
which do not stand very high in the community. One
OF these is the hot wind which sits down the up
turned face of the corn crop and destroys the COM
plexion of the front lawn. Another Is the noreaster
very penetrating sample of projectile wind which
breaks out OF Canada hand III hand with cold wave.
Then there is the head wind which assaults lean citi
the public highway and relieves them of their
equilibrium and nose glasses The cyclone is dam
aging form Of spiral wind which is not molested by
anybody who is satisfied with this feeting life below.
The tornado is large splinter thrown of by the key
winding cyclone, and seldom ventures far from home
without puncturng the nearest hot house with hail
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Yesterdays dispatches stated that
Senator Root had talk with the pres1-
dent. We are pleased to learn that
there are two men in high official
circles who still speak to each other.