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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-22

commissioners, say there seems to be
general feeling that the new road
law will result in much permanent
highway improvement. THE counties
WI have two to three times as much
money to spend on roads" says Dean
Marsten. "a net work Of from 10000
to $4,000 miles Of permanent nigh
WAYS. linking all the main Travelled
roads will be built under the direction
Of the commission. Seven million
dollars will be available annually tor
better road making. Each county must
employ a competent highway engineer
to be approved by the state commits
sion to prepare plans Tor all covnty
work. These plans, as we'll as DEFINITE
plans for all bridges and culberts must
have our approval. This Will put all
county road work on a sound, business
hasis All such work must be let by
public contracts, and the bills are to
he filed with the commission. Wnlcn
has the authority to check over all
expenditures to see that the work mas
haen actually done in compliance
with the specifications.
"The members of the commission
are glad to note the desire on the part
Of the county road officials over the
state generally to work in harmony
with the highway commission FOR Ell
ficient road building in Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-22

Marked copies Of the New Orleans
democratic papers with editorials at
lacking the free sugar clause of the
pending tariff bill have been received.
They declare that if this reduction is
made in the sugar schedules 1t will
mean the execution of an industry
upon which one-fifth Of Louisiana's
population depends for livelihood and
on which is based at least a third of
her domestic commerce and trade.
This is probably stating the case cor
rectly, but 1t is difficult to give as
ready sympathy to the democratic
south's plight as they would like. II
Louisiana favors the protective tariff
for her sugar she should favor it for
Iowa's agricultural products and the
western states meat products, and the
casts manufacturers. And believing
thus she should have given her cleo
toral vote to the republican party and
It's protective tariff platform and not
to the democratic ticket and It's free
trade program
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-22

an assertion that municipal ownership
of the water supply in that city has
not been success by giving some
facts in connection with the operation
of the plant. The objection raised
was to the half mill levy for extern
sions and improvements. This levy,
the Gazette says, brings in only $1,000
while formerly the city paid from $l4,-
900 to $4,000 every year for hydrant
rentals, street sprinkling, sewer flush.
ing, etc. The water plant now furn-
ishes water for these purposes to the
city free, and at the present time the
commercial value of the water thus
furnishes Is placed at $4,000. Water
rates have been reduced and extern
sions and improvements have been
made which have doubled the capacity
Of the plant. The Gazette insists that
municipal ownership of the water
plant has been a splendid thing for
Cedar Rapids.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-22

In another column Is published a
copy Of the law passed by the present
session Of the Iowa legislature which
fixes the number of library trustees
in commission governed cities at five.
Under the former plan Of city admin
istration in Ottumwa there were nine
library trustees. The commission plan
cities were formerly restricted to
three trustees, but the present as
sembly increased this number to five.
The bill was signed by Governor
Clarke on March rs, 1913, and became
effective upon publication in the Des
Moines papers on March IT,, When the
commission plan went into effect in
Ottumwa nine library trustees were
appointed, following the custom under
the old law. The council will now
lave to reduce this number to board
of five members to comply with the
new law.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-22
Sidewalk Sketches
Bv Howard L. Ram
CONVICTIONS.

on the menu, when he would rather
be at home trying to trip up the
game of solitaire. It also causes many
woman to invite to dinner friends
of her husband who don't know a
salad fork from any other farm i'm
plenent, In order to push along q
business deal.
Religious convictions are of two
sorts-transient and permanent The
first Of these Is a comfortable variety
which can be worn on Sunday with
the utmost composure and replaced
the rest of the week with sharp prac-
tice. Permanent religious convic.
tions are those which do not have to
be renewed at every revival meeting,
but show their durable qualities by
doing powerful sight Of good with
out making any noise about 1t.
Every person should collect few
heat-treated convictions and then
stick to them, whether 1t hurts or not.
The man with convictions which stick
out and interfere with the law breaker
will never be popular, but be will be
able to dress in the morning without
turning the mirrow to the wall.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-22

A conviction is belief with a long
root which can be changed with as
much ease as a safety razor blade.
The older a man gets the harder it is
for him to pull up a conviction by the
roots and replace it with something
that looks like orange gelatin.
There are several kinds OF con-
victions, but far and away the most
popular are political convictions. Some
men get along nicely without any con.
victions whatever on any subject until
they become a candidate for congress.
when they are Immediately attacked
by number of fervid convictions
which will not injure any local in
dustry. Very few politicians use the
same line of convictions in every CAM
paign, as it keeps them too busy ex-
planning their vote to the prying coun-
try editor
Social convictions are those which
prevent people from appearing in So
ciety what they feel like inside. This
kind of a conviction will cause man
to squeeze into a dress suit fifteen
years old and put up losing fight
against a seven-course dinner, with
out being able to pronounce . word
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-22
PROTECTING THE BIRDS.

PTeSlQ0uL WllSOu I0CS1Lly lSSuSu oil
executive order imposing heavy
penalties for the destruction Of birds
Of plumage in the canal zone. Con-
gress is now being importuned to pass
q law that will prohibit the importa-
ton into the United States OF egrets
or feathers obtained from birds by
methods Of cruelty. A similar cam
paign Is being waged in the English
parliament, the showing being made
that last year 41,OO0 humming birds,
20,700 birds of paradise and $4,000
egrets were sold. Commenting on
the slaughter of these birds, woman
who recently expressed her views on
the subject said:
Women wear egrets and birds Of
paradise and other unnecessary hat
adornments simply because they do
not know the horrors that attend the
procurement Of such decorations.
Women do not know that the egret
Is torn from the living mother bird;
they do not know that frequently this
living mutilated creature Is tied to a
shrub and propped up as a decoy for
other egrets, and that frequently for
DAYS at a time in this helpless condi-
ton, within sound of the call Of their
starving young, these birds are grad
ually eaten to death by the red ants
of tie southern countries.
The men and women behind the
movement for the protection of bird
life believe that all women, or nearly
all. would stop wearing feathers torn
from birds If they knew what suffering
was caused to the helpless creatures.
AS one writer puts 1t: Women persist
in the barbaric custom of wearing
plumage dyed in blood simply because
they have not given any real thought
IN the matter"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-22
FOR EvERYBoDYs TOWN.

Muscatine Journal: The truth often
hurts, but it is beneficial. The truth
in this instance is that much OF the
down town section of Muscatine has a
dingy aspect that calls insistently for
paint. Let's brighten up. II your
store front is dingy with crime this
call is addressed to you. Let every
owner of downtown property whose
interests were unquestionably en-
HANGED by the action Of the voters yes
terday, repay the obligation thus in
CURED by improving the appearance
of his property if It is IN need OF I'M
provement, and in all earnestness mos
of it is.
Let's brighten up and have fit and
proper setting for the new r-lnlcipal
building when it is constructed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-22

One of the best arguments In favor
of the contention that the United
States should build embassy buildings
at the leading foreign capitals is made
hy McCutcheon cartoon. McCutch-
con shows two buildings, one a $780,
900 postoffice in sage brush town and
the other a building similar in size and
appearance in European capital.
The latter is not the American en-
bassy, however, but the home which
Great Britain provides for it's am
bassalor. The American embassy is
a ramshackle building adjoining a deli
lessen across the way.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-22
ROAD WORK PLANNED.

The three men appointed by Cover.
nor Clarke as members of the new
state highway commission have taken
IN the work and they are prepared to
get down to business at once in tack
ling the Iowa good roads problem.
Dean Marsten Of Ames, one Of the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-22
CHAPTER XIV.

Trout are tradition rather than q
prospect in Sundayman's creek. Some,
indeed, consider them myth. Hope
springs eternal in the human breast,
however. and q fisherman, duly equip
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-22
DRAIN ON OUR GOLD SUPPLY.

The financial consequences OF Ior-
eign invasion OF our markets are no.
where given consideration, In their
broader aspect by those who, the
Washington, D. c., Post says, are
preaching the new and untried doc
trine that American industries could
more than Offset the loss of the home
market by sending their own products
abroad in larger volume. The bars
now are down to our free-listed raw
materials which are in demand abroad,
and as we already supply the call for
that class of goods, what chance Is
there for doubling or trebling our ex-
ports? the Post asks. Pointing out
the danger that is threatened by i'll
considered tariff legislation that will
drain our gold supply by throwing the
balance OF trade against us, the Post
says:
While it is true that exports are in
creasing, due to expansion Of foreign
manufacturing, the gain is gradual and
wholly dependent on conditions over
which we have no control. AS the free
list 10 the source Of half Of our export
trade. we must rely on our efforts in
surmounting the tariff walls which
nearly everywhere confront us I'M
yieldingly, and still be prepared to
quote lower prices than prevail back
home under the pending tariff. The
battle abroad would be less successful
than at home. The reciprocity clause,
seeing we have nothing left to dicker
with. Is a sham continuance. Its only
effect would be to lower duties still
more. The concession Of five per cent
on imports carried by American yes
sells is violative Of q score of treaties,
and, therefore, imperative. The nearer
we might come to "conquering the
worlds markets" the task set us by
the foes of protection, the dearer the
victory. The threat Of an American
invasion literally adds to the gayety
OF nations.
The balance Of trade In our favor,
as specifically calculated by the boast
full, 10 Offset by the shipping charges
OF 100000, 900 year. the spendings
Of Americans In Europe, and tho heavy
payments Of dividends on foreign in
Fvestments in this country. Hence 1t
follows undeniably that we must pay
cash for the increased imports under
the new bill. We buy for consump-
tons, giving In exchange the uncon-,
sumable coin. Casting up accounts at
the end Of the year. it Is seen that, al
though we got value received, our
stock OF gold has been reduced to the
extent Of the balance Of trade against
us. The same process is gone through
year upon year. II the loan Of $780,
00O,0 900 to Europe causes stringency
in the money market. such as we are
now experiencing, what are the condi-
tions likely to be In Ave years, when
the new tariff shall have put $500, 000.-
600 OF American money in the pockets
OF foreigners. with no string to It?
The explanatory statement accom-.
panying the tariff bill reported out of
the ways and means committee, the
Post adds, offers no evidence that the
ultimate financial effects Of that leap
In the dark ever came in for that
prayerful attention which their i'm
portance should have gained for them.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-22

The Cedar Rapids Gazette answers
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-22
A NOVELTY IN MYSTERY STORIES
THE SECRET OF
LONESOME COVE
Ry
SAMUEL HOPKINS ADAMS
AUTHOR OF AVERAGE JONES ETC
AUTHOR OF AVERAGE JOf

Convricht. Iel2. The Robbs-MerriN Compsny.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-30
HAYDEN MAN QUITS
PLACE WITH COMPANY

Hayden. Ariz-, May 3O.-F. K Poe,
paymaSter for the Ray Consolidated
Copper company, has severed his con-
nectiOns with that company and has
left for Baltimore. Nd, his former
home. He cOntemplates going into the
insurance business with a brother, who
IS a district manager with headquar-
tiers at Plttsburg- Mr.. Poe has been
in the employ Of the above COM
pany for over three years and has
made a host of friends during his
residence here. He was treasurer OF
the NOcyar club, Hayden Tennis assoc
citation and Odd Fellows lodge, No. %,
OF Hayden Members of the NOCyar
club and Tennis association presented
him with a fine toilet set in apprecia-
ton for his good work in the official
capacity which he held with both or
ganizatiOns.
Mr.. and Mrs E. c. O'Brien are par
ents Of a 10 pound baby girl which
arrived at their home.
Mrs. T. L. Fay and family have left
Hayden and Joined Mr.. Fay at Copper
Creek, where Mr.. Fay recently secured
a position as general foreman for the
Calumet-COpper Creek Mining com
pany.
The California Carnival company.
which had booked the town of Ray
for five nights, cancelled its date there
and came direct to Hayden, though not
having had Hayden on their list. An
other carnival company had taken pO-
session of Ray, which was cause for
the cancellation Of the California COM
pany.
Thomas Roach has been officially ap-
pointed chief clerk for the local smelt-
ing company. succeeding j. H. BOrd-
well, who left Hayden over a month
ago.
The Ray Gun club has officially an
nOunced its intention of sending a
team Of five men to Hayden next sun
day to compete with the Hayden boys.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-30
DEVELOPMENT
TUNNEL TO JOIN
TUCSON BUILDINGS
Submerged Bridge Across RiIIito River
Proves Economy Measure; Tucson
Property Sold.

Submerged Bridge Across RiIIitO River
Proves Economy Measure; Tucson
Property Sold.
Tucson, Ariz., May 36.-A tunnel to
connect two buildings owned by Albert
steinfeld & company, and separated by
Pennington street, is to be dug at once.
The bore was designed by Sidney F..
AIashbir Of the city engineering force.
and he viii superintend the construc-
ton. The tunnel is to connect Stein
fields department store building with
the pOstoffice building. which Stein
field also owns
A submerged bridge" through the
RiIlitO river has just been completed
by the board Of supervisors. 1t is a
novelty in river construction in this
state 1t is almost like a dam in that
it consists of concrete and other ma
terials laid on the river bed. The wa
ter flows over the concrete roadway,
but not to q very great depth, and a
firm footing, free Of quicksand, is
assured. The submerged bridge cost
about $4,000, far less, the supervisors
claim, than would have been the cost
Of the usual type Of bridge
Three dwellings, and a small store
building, located on four lots at the
corner of St. Mary's road and North
Main street, have just been purchased
by Mrs. Martha Z. StOddard, OF this
city. from the Mckinley Park Improve
ment company, for $4,000.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-30
FINANCIAL
PROBLEM FOR HUNT
Proclamation and Reward Fund Of
Arizona Not Sufficient to Meet
the Current Expenses


Phoenix. Ariz.. Nay 30-Stiu another
hole. left behind by the legislature for
governor Hunt, has been discovered
Only s6O999 remains in the prOclama-
ton and reward fund Of the state. This
sum must suffice to pay the cost Of
publishing all proclamations issued by
the governor in the next two years and
to pay all rewards he offers for the
CAPTURE of criminals The cost OF
bringing fugitive criminals back 10 the
state line is also supposed to be paid
out Of this fund
No appropriation was made by the
legislature to renew the proclamation
and reward fund Governor Hunt say
he drew the attention OF members OF
the appropriation committees 70 the
state Of the fund, but the matter was
overlooked
The law requires the governor to
issue two proclamatiOns a year one for
Arbor day and the other for Thanks
giving The ArbOr day proclamation
Tor the current year has already been
issued, but there must be another IN
1914 and there must be two Ihanks-
giving prOClamaCOnS before there IS
another session Of the legislature
Three hundred dollars IS the cost OF
publishing a proclamation InOSe
prOclamatiOns alone viii cost $SOO-
The law permits the governor to
issue rewards, no one TO exceed $5UOr
for the capture Of criminals owing
to the state Of the fund, il is not likely
that the governor viii offer any re-
wards during the next 10 months.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-30
NIXON BUYS RANCH
NEAR MARATHON, TEX
Pays Bonus OF $4,000 For 10 Sections
of Grazing lands; Orient Depot
at Alpine Under Roof.

Alpine, Tex, May 5O-W. H. Nixon
has bought the Newt Gourley ranch,
near Marathon. It consists Of 10 sec
lions Of fine grazing land, and the price
paid was S17,6 bonus.
Otis Turner has erected an office
building north Of the Lackey building.
Contractors Wright and Anderson. OF
the Orient, have completed their work
near Alpine and removed their outfits
to San Angelo. The Orient depot is
under roof, and the grading for the
coal chutes is finished.
The firm Of Arthur Williams & Co,
consisting of Arthur Williams and G..
H. Yates, has been dissolved. all the
stock being bought by G. H. Yates. The
business, a saddlery shop, viii be
known hencefOrth IS c. II. Yates Co.
Davidson & Carter have bought out
the transfer business OF the Henderson
Transfer company. including the con-
tract to haul passengers and lugga ge
for the Orient F. c. Lewis viii act as
manager.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-30
MANY SECTIONS EAGER

-Artesia, n n. May Z9.-F. j. Lukins
has returned from California where he
spent several weeks on business. While
there he had some correspondence with
the local chamber of commerce rela-
tive to importing japanese into the Pc
COS TO take charge of small tracts Of
land for trucking purposes. The sub
ject got into the press reports with the
result that at san Francisco Mr.. Lu-
lins received letters from various sec
tiOns Of the country addressed to him as
japanese immigration agent and
japanese representative. soliciting Jap
anese as tenants and buyers Of small
tracts of land for intensive cultivation
Mr. LuIzins believes from his CORES
pOnCence that there is sufficient de-
mand over the country for japanese
TO relieve California. Of a. large portion
Of her japanese population. The Japs
are willing TO move to more friendly
parts, but want improved land with
sufficient water to insure crops.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-30
DAILY RECORD
Building Permits.


To J. K Turbecille, 20 build a
garage, lot II, block 9, Mundy Heights
estimated value, $3.50
To c. W. Groom, to extend porch at
1405 Nevada street; estimated cost
To ]. R. Fisk. to enlarge porch at
GIG Ange street; estimated cost, $50.
To Calvary Houston Square Baptist
church. to add a double roof; estl-
10 J. Rodriguez. to build blacksmith
shop. Estrella and Alameda; estimated
Deeds Filed.
West side OF Bliss road between Cum
berland and Chester streets-JOhn w
Phillips and W L Field to j. F. Pr1mm'
lots u and 10. block IA, Government
Hill; consideration; $1,000, April 80
Southwest corner Of First and Tays
streets-B A Booth to Mrs NJ \
Booth. westerly 80 feet of lots g and
10 and northerly 10 feet Of lot s, block
20, MagOffin additions consideration,
$500; Nay %, 1913.
South side of Portland, between Ken
lucky and Dakota avenues Lindsay
to p w Still, lots % to %, inclusive
block So, Highland Park; consideration
$500; May %, 1913
Southeast corner Of Clifton and Jes-
ferson streets-Henry NJ Keeling TO
Mrs E. H. Keeling, lots 81 and b.
block Il. Government HILL cOnsldera-
ton 81. May %, 1913.
FL Paso county, TeXas-Eug
Rowe to Mrs. D. R. Hammit, sections 8,
20. Is. Is, % and south part Of 2, block
81 and section u, block IS. Texas &
Pacific survey; consideration, $1,000;
Nay %, 1913
Licensed to Wed.
= NJ Border and Edna StrOh.
c. T. Happe and Jennie Happe-
H. +. Crawford, jr., and Mary Steele
Il c. BrinskO and Lena Peters
Daniel Martinez and Lupe Gonzales.
FREDERICK Ortiz and Refulgia Ten
oria-
Automobiles Licensed
1545-C. n. Barney, Virginia apart
ments; five passenger Ford
Bfrths-GirIs.
To Mrs. William Moline. sos Fifth
street; May IS.
To Mrs. NJ Buttner. 11O6 Texas
street; May IS.
Births-BOys.
To Mrs. Harry 3. WOOdcOck, 1913
East Boulevard; May q.
To Mrs. Jose Carpio, 1913 Tays street;
Nay %.
To Mrs. John B. Nigra, st. Marks
hospital; May 26.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-30
STATE SELECTS 100000 ACRES
OF PIMA COUNTY LA

Tucson, Ariz., Nay 30.-Nearly 1OO,-
600 acres Of land have been selected
from Pima county for the state Of Ari-
iona within the past 10 days days by
the state land commission A selection
Of $4,000 acres was made a few days
ago COMMISSIONS Cy Byrne is here
making the selections, which are then
filed with the United States land Of
flee at Phoenix.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-30

Show I Did Suffer From COrns for
learss,
NGETs-TTs Got Them All In a Few
Days!s
Of is a "goner" You apply "GETS-IT'
in seconds, that's all "GETS-IT"
does the rest There's no more fussing
no more bandages to FIX, no more
saIVes to turn the flesh red and raw.
No more plasters to get misplaced and
press on the corn. No more pulling"
no more pain no more picking and
gOuglng, no more razOrs.
"GETS-IT' stops pain, shrivels up
the corn, and the corn Vanishes
"GETS-IT' never fails, is harmless to
healthy flesh Warts calluses and
buniOns disappear
"GETS-IT' is sold at drug stores at
25c a bottle or sent on receipt Of price
by i. Lawrence & Co. ChicagO.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-30
NEW YORK HEALTH BOARD
CHECKS ERTEDTA AN 8

New York. May 2s-The board OF
health has adopted a resolution for
bidding the use Of living bacterial
organisms in the incubation of human
beings for the treatment of disease
unless permission is first obtained from
the board.
Although DR.. Friedman was not men
toned in the resolution. the effect Of
TO prohibit the further administration
Of his treatment for tuberculosis eX-
cept under special permit from the
board.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-30
FATHER GOES TO RELIEF OF
SON IN PRESCOTT JAIL

Prescott, Ariz.. Nay 500 secure
the release of his son, from
the Yavapai county Jail. J. NJ. Lamb.
wealthy citizen OF Granger, Texas is
now in Prescott The young man was
held on a charge of stealing $40 from
a man at Seligman, while both were
beating their way to the Pacific coast.
1t is stated that he is mentally ire
spOnsible.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-30
CONTRACT AWARDED FOR
NETT nHnEETE II
OENIX HOTEL

Phoenix, Ariz-, May so contract
for the erection Of a three story con-
crete hotel and store building has been
let by c. II. Pratt and c. S. Gilbert,
Of the Pratt-Gilbert company, hard
ware dealers. The building is to be at
Central avenue and Madison street,
within a block Of both depOts- It viii
be 100 by 137 IL feet in size.