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Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-02-17
STRIPPING OFF THE MASK.

Senator CumminS and other emil
nent republicans who are progressive
just as far as they can see fat offices
by so doing, have been strenuous in
their claims thai the siX-year presi-
dental tenure, with no second term,
amendment was NOT aimed at Theo-
dorse Roosevelt. The New York
Times, however, strips off the mask
in the following:
"Mr. Roosevelt may rot be very
happy over it, but he has unques-
tionably set or foo. a movement for
one of the most important changes
ever proposed in cur national con-
stitution. The amendment approved
by the senate on Saturday limiting
the tenure of the presidency to one
term of six years would in all like
lihood never have got beyond the
stage of abstract discussion had not
the career of Mr. Roosevelt con-
yinced a large number of his coun-
trymen that a curb was needed for
the ambition OF possible occupants
of the White House"
The New York Times, being the
official organ of high finance and
low morals, as exemplified by Wall
street and New York's smart set, of
course favorG anything which would
debar such a thorn in the flesh of
these classes aG Theodore Roosevelt
is and will be, whether the plan to
ligislate him out OF the 1916 cam
paign succeeds or not
1t is strong indictment TO place
against the American nation that it
is not sufficiently intelligent to know
whether or not it should elect any
MAJ to office.
The talk that it will prevent a
president using mis- power during his
first or second term to secure an
other, is bosh. In these days there
are other rewards in the gift of the
interests that are worth much more
than the presidency, and q president
can in one term OF six years rope
and hog tie the American people so
as to deliver them and the machin-
cry of government to the interests
much more easily than he can in
four.
The only legitimate reason for a
six-year term is that there will not
be disturbance of business by a
campaign or change of administra-
tion so often. Buo the change each
six years will be more absolute be-
cause if there is not a change of par
ties there will be of presidents and
cabinets.
With the increasing of the pri
mary system and its application tC
the presidency the attempts to con.
troll the making OF presidents by the
interests will become more and more
futile, and there will be little need
of safeguarding the country by de-
claring that faithful servant can
not be returned by q majority of the
voters.
Politicians OF both old parties
united, not to put more power in the
hands of the people, but to deprive
them of supporting man whom the
interests hate and fear as they hate
and fear no man who has appeared
on the political horizon since the
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-02-17

agine that the big dailies fill up all
this space. There are many little
crevices of good cheer, social sun
shine, personal mention, in the home
paper that the big dailies do not
print. Then do not abuse your
neighbor The main difference in
the number of his faults and your
own is that you see through a magni-
flying glass as critic. The i'll
omened, the croaker, can do more
harm in a minute than two good cit
liens can repair in a month.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-02-17

The crossing Of the Delaware riv-
er by Washington just before the
battle of Trenton, which was one of
the turning points of the revolution,
is to be commemorated by the pur-
chase of the property on which the
landing was made, and its use as a
public park.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-02-17

One settlement worker in New
York city has made a speciality of
teaching boys how to make articles
of furniture out of old packing
boxes.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-02-17

II is remarked that the mail order
houses have not relaxed their efforts
to get business just because a few
dull months in the year appear.
They everlastingly keep a the adver-
tising end of their business.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-02-17

A man doesn't discover that there
is boundary line between his own
lot and his neighbor's until the first
snow falls and he has to clean the
walks.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-02-17

An exchange says that gossips have
motor cars beaten to frazzle when
it comes to running people down.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-02-17

A soft answer trrnest away wrath
but has no effect on a book agent
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-02-17

The parcels post will do most any
thing but darn socks and rock the
baby.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-02-17

The very time to be pleasant is
when the other people are cross.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-18

total armed force available is but
100000. OF this the National guard,
or more than fve-sevenths of the total,
is but partially trained.
at is true the president has the
power to raise the regular army to a
war strength; but what does this mean?
1t means adding to each company OF
sixty-five trained infantrymen eighty.
i've green recruits; to each troop OF
sixty-five trained cavalry men twenty
gree, recruits and, what is worse,
twenty green horses; and to each bat
terry of artillery an additional strength
Of about 20 per cent in green recruits
and green horses. To add to the con-
fusion eacL regiment, already short
of sufficient officers, due to the law not
allowing the proper number. must lose
more in order that the brigade and
division STATS shall be organized.
This was what had to be done in
the regiments modified at war
strength on the Mexican border two
years ago. This, coupled with lack
of the proper supplies and a lack OF
any organization higher than regl-
ment, was what caused the foreign at
taches to report that practically we
had no army"
The Tribune believes that it will be
blessing if this Mexican crisis
should jar congress out of it's attitude
Of Indifference toward our military un-
preparedness without the heavy cost
Of actual Intervention,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-18
Sidewalk Sketches
By Howard L.Rann
THE SOPRANO.

The soprano is female songbird
who has had her voice cultivated at
heavy expense and keeps it in repair
by exercising 1t in front of people who
are too polite to back out. Some
sopranos have no sense of humor, and
insist upon singing their entire roper
tory for the benefit of guests who
would prefer to try something else.
The soprano voice is hardy piece
of mechanism which will work well in
any climate under the fourteen-hour
law. 1t is usually encountered in n
raw state, when it is aimed at the in
ternational pitch. with the mouth wide
open and the eyebrows elevated to the
second landing. The unframed
soprano voice is not affected by any
thing except the cohesive quinsy
When quartet is being sung the
soprano stands at the extreme right,
we'll to the front, so that she may
throw her voice down the line and
prevent the rest of the quartet from
Winding up In different key. Some
times quartet will start in strict
tune with the organ and finish several
feet below the pitch, whereupon the
soprano will be reproached bitterly by
the music committee and advised to
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-18
invest in an ear trumpet.

Every soprano voice has range OF
three octaves, including costly high
which can be taken out whenever
it is needed and hurled at the heads
Of the congregation with deadly effect
This offensive practice usually occurs
at the close of the offertory, and
causes the trustees to examine the
plastering Immediately after the
service. .......
The American soprano never gets
anywhere until she takes her voice to
Europe and has 1t brushed and re-
calcimined at the rate Of So per hall
hour by some high-strung specialist
who retails all that is left of the old
Italian method, and who sends her
home with a letter of recommends
ton and head register with fuzz on
it four inches deep. Many fine do
nestle voice, which was getting along
we'll in this country and pleasing all
with whom it came in contact, has
been ruined by being shipped abroad
and operated upon by some foreign
teacher whose prize pupil couldn I
sing the scale without the aid OF a
steD-ladder .....
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-18

had turned it all over to agents with
unlimited power to do just as they
pleased, place of business was ma,
turally an unnecessary luxury, but
we have all at last come to the con-
clusion that it is time for us to get
very busy about this common part
nership business, and we arc locking
for place of business. We find that
by spending from l to per cent ad'
ditional to the present investment IN
"our" school houses, which we al.
ready own as a part Of our partner
ship property, we can have the finest
places of business for the transaction
of our common business that anyone
could wish. You of the Hopkins
School House Social Center can by
spending not over $4,000 and utiltz-
ing space that is now entirely use
less, have one of the finest and larg-
est assembly halls in this city as a
place in which you may transact the
business of the common partnership
with common sense and mutual re-
spect, and every school house In
Sioux City is as capable of being de-
veloped into a place of business for
the common partnership business as
is this school house.
It is not for me to tell you what
business you should or should not
transact, as that is distinctly your
business, but in my" social center
I shall have my say about what l
think should be done and the ap-
pearance of this word my again,
compels us to consider a federation
of social centers into city center
where "our" common city business
shall have attention by all Of us, and
through which we can quickly discov.
er by referendum vote among the
several school house centers what IL
in fact the most pressing item of
business for our city partnership to
undertake and forthwith undertake 1t
with organized initiative that will be
felt and that will be compelling.
The body and strength of the
school house social center movement
lies in the fact that people are about
to take upon themselves the business
of governing themselves, after
lapse of a generation during which
they have been governed by self ap-
pointed representatives of special
privilege and private business, and
that the people have found, practical
ly ready to move into, some extreme
ly fine business offices that they al
ready own and have never had &C.
casiOn to USE 'a-r. p
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-18
GOVERNOR cLARkE's VISIT.

Gov. George w. Clarke was the guest
OF honor at the annual banquet OF the
Ottumwa Retail Merchants associa-
ton last night. There was an inform.
al reception before the banquet and
the governor was made to feel at
home. Hosts and guests got better &C
quainted as the dinner and the after
dinner program Of talks progressed.
The governor In addressing the ban
quetters said that he felt at home IN
Ottumwa because when he was boy
in Drakesville he came with his father
to Ottumwa to trade. Gov. Clarke Is
an Iowan to the core. He believes we
have the best state in the union, and
he believes that Iowa has far greater
things in store for her. He is proud
Of Iowa and optimistic for her future,
but he does not want Iowa to strive
only for material success. Gov. Clarke
is a practical man who has made
success in practical affairs, but he has
the broad vision Of the idealist. He
does not magnify material things. He
urged his hearers to look Deyond their
counters and seek out means for bet
tering the condition of their fellow
men. He emphasized the need OF bet
tering human conditions. He gave a
message Of humanitarianism.
Another guest of honor at the re-
tailers' banquet was Prof. H. e. Black
mar, the new superintendent Of the
Ottumwa schools. Mr.. Blackmar in a
brief address demonstrated that he is
in sympathy with the advanced
thought of the day. 1t should be the
aim of the schools, he said, to make
a boy learn to live and to perform
useful service to the community in
which he lives. The boy and the girl
are our best products. They are worth
more than the grass they step on, he
declared. worth more than the green
sward of the school yard. Mr.. Black
mar said the manual training and do
mestic science and vocational courses
are opening new avenues Of advance.
ment for the boys and girls. He
showed that the schools are doing
more practical work than ever before
and he asked suggestions from and
the cooperation Of the practical bust
ness men In order that the greatest
measure of success might be- gained.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-18
THE MEXICAN CRISIS.

The developments of the next few
days will show whether the United
States is to become embroiled in the
Mexican instruction. The army and
navy are in readiness to take steps
toward Intervention II such grave
move cannot be avoided. The gov
eminent and the press are agreed
however, that drastic action on the
part of the United States should only
be taken as q last resort.
The military occupation of Mexico
by U. s.. troops would be vigorously
resisted. OF this there can be no
doubt. AS is the usual thing when an
outsider attempts to break up family
row both sides would join in turning
on the peaoemaker. The Chicago
Tribune takes this view. There can
be little doubt, the Tribune believes,
that Intervention would mean armed
resistance to the advance of our troops
by all parties in Mexico. In other
words, before order could be restored,
first, all armed bodies Of Mexicans
would have to be overcome, and, sec.
ondly, after this was completed the
country would have to be secured
from one end to the other to rid 1t of
the bandits and guerrillas which al
ready swarm over it. .
That was the history Of the Philip.
pine insurrection, the Tribune adds.
There was less than year Of real
war against the enemy's armed forces,
followed by more than two years of
constant effort to rid the country Of
the bands Of ladrones, whose main oh.
1ects were the avoidance Of direct con-
tact with American troops and the
maximum amount of robbery and pill
lage. 1t took roughly 10000 troops to
do this. d
Mexico, II is pointed out, is more
than six times the size of the Philip
pines. It has almost twice as many
people. These people are homogene,
GUS, have a feeling of nationality, and
have had a national history. All the
peoples of the Philippines did not by
any means participate In the insured
ton; they had no feeling of nationality
and had no national life.
Mexico has always had a regular
army of fairly we'll trained and dis
ciplined men and officers, which in
numbers has frequently been about
the size of our own. The Filipino
army consisted of hastily raised, badly
trained, and badly officered green
troops.
Taking all these things into con-
sideration, the Tribune believes that
the estimate of several high ranking,
experienced army officers that it would
take 100000 troops at least two years
to restore order in Mexico is con-
sentative one.
This brings the Tribune to the ques-
ton Of our unpreparedness. Where"
1t asks, ''are these 100000 troops to
come from? There are available in
this country about 10000 of the regular
army and about 125.O00 Of the organ
lied militia, commonly known as the
Eational guard. In other words, the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-18

The first issue Of the Progressive
Bulletin, issued by the national head.
quarters of the bull moose party, at.
tacks Cummins and LaFollette as
'psuedo progressives." The next issue
of the Bulletin will probably call
Bryan reactionary and Debs con.
sentative.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-18

is now at the time when It deserves
a good mayor, man of nerve and who
is not afraid 1t matters not as to his
politics, religion, or anything else. II
he is willing to give his time for his
home city, there should be a rally of
! good forces to elect him.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-18

The Illinois State Farmers insti.
tute has adopted the following slogan:
Agriculture, the basis of prosperity;
soil, the basis of agriculture; live stock
the conserver Of fertility; education,
mans greatest helper; home. the
anchor of civilized man; household
science, the balance wheel of the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-18
,NpoRsEs SENATOR WATERMA

ENDORSES SENATOR WATERMAN
Horace Barnes in the Abba Republi.
can: Hon. H. L. Waterman Is a can
didate for mayor of Ottumwa under
the commission plan of government.
1t is seldom that man of the capable
ity of Mr. Waterman will allow his
name TO be used in connection with
such an office. We have not agreed
with Mr. Waterman in all his lines
of thought but there Is the statement
due him that he would make an ex.
cellent mayor Of Ottumwa. The city
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-18
CONCRETE BRIDGES.

Concrete in the end is the more
substantial and the cheapest mater
ial to be used in the construction Of
bridges, according to the views of W
IS. Gearhart, a Kansas road engineer
He gives the following comparison
of the costs of wood, steel and con
crete bridges:
Take 70-foot span bridge and con
slider the cost Of wood, light stee
and concrete bridge of this size
The cost Of wood bridge, a type
which will not last more than f1fteer
years is represented by these fig
ures First cost of wood bridge, 5000;
repairs average $50 per year; for 1;
years, 81 200, making a total Of $4,000
Cost Of this bridge per year OF its
life, $40.
Next take the light steel bridge
with wood floors and tubular piers
The life of such bridge is about 81
years. First cost of such light stee
bridge is $1,000; repairs average $5(
for 80 years, $500. Total cost Of
steel bridge, $3,4OO Cost of this
bridge per year of it's life, $113.
Now consider the concrete bridge
Of the same size. If properly built
such a bridge should last 500 years OF
more; but assume that it will last but
100 years. There will be no repairing
whatever. The cost is all first cost
which should be for the size mention
ed, $3.50. This makes the cost OF the
bridge per year $3.50.
Wapello county has been building
concrete bridges on the country
roads, replacing the old wooden
bridges, and doing the work with day
labor instead of by contract. The SUI
pervisors are firm in the belief thai
a great saving will be accomplished
ho I'm rim
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-18

A break in the war clouds is be
ginning to appear. A report from
Constantinople declares that Turkey
is finding itself unable to continue the
war any longer Madero has resigned
in Mexico City and move has been
inaugurated to end the dangerous civil
war now prevailing in the Mexican
capital.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-18
HON, school, the bulwark OF Ameri-
can linortvv

President-elect Wilson has definite
ly announced that he will not make
public the names of his cabinet until
he sends them to the senate for con-
firmation March 4. Mr.. Wilson says
the number OF men who have entered
themselves for cabinet positions II
not large Still there are no doubt a
sufficient number of patriots willing
to serve to man the jobs.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-18

The department of agriculture has
decided that limburger cheese Is pure
food Some of us will feel inclined to
take the departments word for it.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-18

President Taft Is packing up this
things preparatory to leaving the
white house and his lease on the
building will terminate soon.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-02-18

A few days like this will bring the
spring poet out Of his winter quarters.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-01-24
A. & N. SENIORS
FOREGO THE RAZOR
Have Entered Contest for Finest Set
of Whiskers by March I.

Down at the Agricultural and Me-
chanical College the BARRIERS are fuss
ing and tuning and pulling theil
(meaning the barbersD hair. And all
of the rumpus is caused by the simple
announcement from the leaders Of the
senior class that there will be no more
shaving until January and February
have worn themselves out and March
is born. But really it isn't a ban on
the barber shop. No indeed, Clarissa,
it's simply a ruling from the leaders
of the senior class, and when seniors
speak at A. and NJ. College the earth
trembles. And so until March the bar
bers must suffer and the faculty and
student body and the officers of the
college and the residents OF the
campus all must suffer until the bar
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-01-24
cHEAPNEss OF HUMAN LIFE.

Texas has no law covering the ques-
fion of murder. More succinctly stat
ing 1t, the one it has is obsolete, and
the "unwritten law" governs in every
case. The present Legislature should
repeal in toto all laws touching the
question of homicides and in future
let all trials for this offense be con-
Quoted and decided according to pub
lie sentiment
When two men can disguise them
selves, rent a cottage near mans
home and secrete themselves for days
until the opportunity arrives, then
step out with Calling guns, shoot their
victim to death, and then be acquitted
in thirty minutes, human life Is indeed
a cheap commodity. 1t is so cheap
that the laws on the subject should be
repealed or enforced. Every time they
are thus totally disregarded and over
ridden, human life drops many points
in future quotations.
Whenever a red-handed murderer is
set "Scott Free" the bird of liberty
screams in protest, and the American
fiag-emblem of freedom and protec-
tion, is disgraced.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-01-24

That correspondence school oper|
ated by the A. and NJ. College ought
to be popular. Where man can do
his farming in an office and on paper
there are escaped several of the draw
backs of the real thing, and the mail
course offers many Neutrality-suspicious.
pie Telegram.
Just such ideas as the above have
operated as bar to all progress in
agriculture for many years. The farm
ers, as well as others, are at last
awakening to the fact that there is
in book farming" after all.
Hundreds of results under the new
methods that are daily being pub
lished prove this. The Telegram
should move to town.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-01-24

Der is permitted to again strop his
razor and pursue his art.
Within a week seniors viii be wear
ing a growth OF hay on their facial
maps that will put to shame the orig
inal House of David Band" which
made its appearance recently in Texas
theatrical circles. And it's all because
the tailor, the photographer, and a
few others conspired against the bar
Der and hung up a prize for the man
who could by March l grow the most
luxuriant beard. The photographer is
to donate a dozen fine pictures, the
tailor a pair of trousers and other
prizes are being offered for the man
who is most successful in this race for
hirshute adornments.
There are one hundred and forty
eight members of the senior class and
each member must enter this race, and
in the meantime the lower cassmen
must suffer and endure.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-01-24

There would be fewer insists if
every young man would humbly say
as he reaches the place where he must
leave the old home, or the college or
school, to go out into the great world
by himself: Lord, show me the path
for me to tread. Disclose to me the
door of my opportunity. Take away
my doubts and make clear to me the
way of my life. You are the pilot as
well as the captain of my ship, and |
dare not set out upon the high seas
without you. "-Charles NJ. Sheldon.