Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-15
Press Comment

Press Comment
La Crosse Tribune: The Episcopal
bishop Of Mexico says that sending
some baseball mines down there would
help civilize the country. Mobbing an
umpire might strike the dagoes as
quite as good fun as shooting up
president.
Oskaloosa Herald: We have gone
barefooted when the frost was on the
we haze broken the ice in
the creek to go swimming; we have
eaten ice cream on Christmas day, but
we cannot understand how a fellow
can get along all winter without vest.
Davenport Times: The Davenport
school board took an important step
yesterday when 1t authorized Prfnci-
pal Frank L. Smart to ascertain II
there was a sufficient demand for night
schools in the city. Mr.. Smart is
heartily in favor of such schools after
having investigated those in other
cities.
Des Moines Capital: To hear OF a
triumph Of justice in Russia instead of
it's peryersion is an incident in cur
rent affairs well calculated to cause
civilization to sound note Of con-
graduation as 1t marches on.
Mendell Beiliss, the Jewish boy, who
has been on trial charged with ritual
murder, has been acquitted by jury.
Washington Democrat: We are glad
to learn that Tom Picker of Ottumwa
has received good job under the in
come tax law. He is one of the col
lectors for Iowa and will work under
Louis Murphy the collector at Dubu-
que Tom, by the way, is the first one
to get job anywhere in the United
States, under the new income tax law.
Charlton Leader The old order OF
things is fast passing away Con-
gresham Kirkpatrick of the sixth dis
trict, has introduced bill into con-
gress subjecting army officers and
other public officials who gamble, to
discharge "Befoah tn wah" draw
poker was a gentleman's game.
Waterloo Courier: That Dallas coun
ty farmer who paid $3.50 to quit Iowa
three months is in position where
the ad men of the state need not
worry about him leaving-at least.
until he goes on the long journey. 1t
is related that this farmer several
months ago sold his farm at what he
thought was a good price and went
to Missouri where he had visions OF
amassing a fortune on cheap land. The
dream failed to come true, and Mr..
Farmer was glad to return to Iowa and
purchase his old go" at an advance in
price of the sum indicated.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Candidates
for Iowa federal positions know it,
whether the national administration
does or not, that presumably long
and hard winter is approaching.
Sioux City Journal: Politics is a
great game, but proficiency in the one
is of little help in the other. This ex-
Plains why Secretary Tumulty lost his
bet on the opening game.
Mason City Globe Gazette: John
Lind has not been saying much since
he went to Mexico, but his Minnesota
friends are not afraid to wager that
you bane sawin' wood yust the
same"
Oskaloosa Herald: Berlin loses from
fires $175,0O0 year, Chicago $5,00O,-
600 Berlin spends 100000 annually
on It's fire department, Chicago $4,000
900. The population of the two cities
is about the same. Now figure out
the difference between effective fire
prevention and the other kind.
Kansas City Journal: The deaden-
ing effects of prohibition on the life
and energies of state are plainly
shown in Kansas. where forty-six
counties last year sent no convicts to
the penitentiary. Did you ever see
such distressing lack of enterprise ?.
Cedar Rapids Republican: Down in