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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-01
Editor Courier:

Editor Courier:
In ar article appearing in the Daily
Courier of Friday, February 21, the
writer under the heading of "Perma
nent Roads in iowa on the Twenty
Year Plan told about all there was to
tell about what the farmers of Iowa
ought to have in the way of 'automo
bite roads," and l don't think it neCes'
sary for me to try and add anything
10 what ne said along that line, but
believe | can tell him what the farm
ars need, and just about what they
want in the -~eway Of permanent
roads,
In the first place, the farmers want
permanent bridges" and it will cost
something to get them, and also that
it will take longer than five years, as
the writer states, to get them all over
the state.
In the second place, the farmers
want all the public highways tile
drained on both sides of the r1ght-of'
way, wherever needed, the hills cut
down, a good grade established, and
then kept dragged in systematic
manner during the entire year, and
Y
plish this, they will have about all
they can do and the taxpayer will
have about all he can stand in the way
of taxes.
Now. what the farmer needs.
think in the first place he needs a
Legislature" that will not try and out
10 the preceding one in the way OF
raising the taxes. '..~....
believe in progress and advance
ment. but do not believe in trying to
do big things until we are ready for
them, and the demand is urgent. The
Idea Of the state paying one-third Of
The cost of paved roads," the county
one-third and those mostly benefited
the other one-third, sounds very WE'LL
but if you stop to think about 1t the
taxpayers pay it all in the end, no
matter where it comes from.
Another thing that the farmer wants
is that tie rural mail routes be kept
In as good condition as possible the
entire yea, and don't think he would
be willing to stand enough taxes to
pave them all.
Of course | will admit that the
farmer is not the only one to be con-
sidered in the matter Of paved auto
mobile roads," but nevertheless, be-
1eve the foregoing about what the
average Wapello county farmer thinks
about the road question:
| might add that I do not own an
automobile.
Yours truly,
HIRAM Seedcorn
Editor Courier:
want to suggest constitutional
amendment for Iowa, and that is that
the legislature be allowed to meet only
once in ten years. I want the measure
to also provide that no member shall
be allowed to introduce bill until he
has succeeded in having killed at
least two bills already introduced. If
in doing so, he has to almost kill a
few members, that is not to count
against him in any way whatever.
Work in the right direction must not
be hindered
Any community sending member
who does not feel it his bounden duty
to introduce bill with his name at
tached to 1t, should be highly COM
mended, and given the banner for that
year.
Locusts come once in seventeen
years, and that would be plenty often
enough for legislatures to assemble.
Subscriber
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New Ieachera at Ames.

Ames, Feb. 27.-Miss Anna Booth,
q graduate Of Chicago university, Stout
institute, and the Illinois Wonian's
college, has been added to the faculty
of Iowa State college. She takes an
assistant professorship In domestic
art and interior decoration.
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-FOUR WEDDINGS At
CHARLTON WEDNESDAY
METHODIST MINISTER OFFiClAT'
ED At TWO; TWO COUPLES
WERE FROM Tacoma.

/ Charlton, Feb. 27-Lloyd Douglass
Of Des Moines, and Miss Margaret
Taylor Of this city, were united in
marriage yesterday afternoon at the
home of the brides sister, Mrs. O. B
Harris, in Waterloo The ceremony
was performed by Rev. NJ. G. Mum
pastor of the United Presbyterian
church, and was formerly pastor of
East Des Moines.
The bride is daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. J. Taylor of Warren town
ship, and is a young lady Of intelli-
gence and refinement. For some time
she was one of this county's efficient
teachers, and for several years was
deputy county auditor during the in
cumbency of Auditor w. E. Allen.
Later she was appointed missionary
by the United Presbyterian church and
spent some time in the Indian reserva-
ton at Tama. The groom is a son of
Mrs. r. E. Douglass, of this city. He
has been employed for some time in
Des Moines as carpenter Both en-
JOY the high regard Of all who know
them, and a large circle of friends will
extend congratulations on this .oc-
casion and will wish them long,
happy and prosperous welded life.
$50. Davis-WiIIiams. ,... Go
Glenn Wintry Davis Nand Miss Leo
Williams, both of Lacona, were united
in marriage at the home of Henry
Davis in southeast Charlton yesterday
at noon, the ceremony being per-
formed by Rev. James H. Prall, pas
tor of the M. E. church at Lacona. Mr..
Davis conducts restaurant in La
coma and they will reside at that
place. The congratulations and good
wishes of many friends will be extend.
ed to them. d..
ChurchiII-G ehlhaar.
Yesterday at high noon, at County
Clerk Goltry's Office in the court house,
Clifton Churchill and Miss Louise
Gehlhaar, both of Garden Grove, were
united in the bonds Of wedlock. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. N.
F. Hicks, pastor Of the United Breth-
rem church. The worthy couple will
reside in Garden Grove.
Lake-Linebaugh.
Justice N. B. Branner off1ciated yes
terday at the marriage of Virgil
Mitchell Lake and Miss Edith Line
baugh, both of Marcelline, Mo-, which
occurred at his Office at II o'clock,
a. m.
Davis-Murphy.
Yesterday at high noon at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Davis in south
east Charlton, occurred the marriage
of Thomas Sivi11 and Misc Ethel MIR.
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MRS. E.. p. HARRISON
DIES AT LEBANON

Cantril, Feb. 26.-Mrs. Edward P.
Harrison died at her home near Leb-
anon Tuesday, Feb. IS, of paralysis.
She leaves a husband and five chill
dren: Mrs. Bird Wilson, Miss Emma
Harrison, Jean, Joe and Ed J. Harri-
son. Funeral services will be con-
Quoted by Rev. Gilbert were held at
Lebanon M. E. church this morning at
10 q. m.
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OFFICER DEPOSED;
EXCEEDED POWER

Cedar Rapids, Feb. 27.-Because he
acted on his own motion, without
orders of his superior officers, in ar
resting Earle Byron Byers, when it
was supposed that Byers was trying
to jump his bond, Detective William
Patterson was suspended by Acting
Chief William Cleary and will be off
the payroll pending an investigation.
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The McGrath.Tono NuptiaIs.

Kilbourne, Feb. 27.-The marriage
of Thomas O. McGrath, nephew of
Grin Town, to Anna Mae Tong, at
Mesa, Arizona. February 9th is an
nounced. They went to San Fran
cisco and other points on the Pacific
coast on their wedding tour. Mr.. Nc
Grath is a civil engineer at Bisbee.
Arizona, where the young couple will
make their home.
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was performed by Rev. Jas. H. Prall.
pastor Of the Lacona M. E. church, in
the presence of only a few witnesses
The estimable couple will receive the
congratulations and good wishes Of
many friends. They will reside In
Tacoma
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-01

Dangerous Surgery
in the abdominal region Is often pre-.
vented by the use of DR.. Kings New
Lille Pills, the painless purifiers. ESQ.
F. B. Clark. - E&z-A ~
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-03-01

A Shooting Scrapc
with both parties wounded, demands
Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Heals wounds.
sores burns. boils, cuts or piles. Only
Csc. Frank B. Clark.
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One Iowa Turkey Weighed 20 Lbs.
. Kilbourne. Feb. PA. G. Minear
and sister Miss Anna have been dres-
sing poultry the past week, as is their
custom of shipping this time Of year:
One hen turkey weighed 20 lbs,
dressed. 1885,.
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To Dissolve The Union
of stomach. liver and kidney troubles
and cure biliousness and malaria, take
Electric Bitters. Guaranteed. Only SOC.
Frank B. Clark,
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mEN Ar ar a. K0s run down i.d R'. sn
100 bitton and vitality. indises.
lion, poor blood. debility from nervous
exhaustion, neurastheniaf Ny ttreatmenl
is result Of long study, and 30 years az
perienoe In thousands Of cases. You can
now try 1t at small expense. II you
cannot call, will send one weeks treat.
ment in plain package for one dollar,
CHICAGO MEDICAL 1NDxT4UY2 !
Davsapo5t IOWA.
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Nobody 10 Too Old
to learn that the sure way to cure q
cough cold or sore lungs is with DR..
Kings New Discovery. SOC. and 81.
Frank 3. Clark.
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Peoples Pulpit

The Courier will pukli.h in
tnis column articles contrib
uted BY It's readers. The com.
rnunications should b type
written or in plain hand, on
enc side Of :he paper, and
signed.
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Davis-Mu

Yesterday at high noon at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Davis in south
east Charlton, occurred the marriage
of Thomas Sivill and Miss Ethel Muir
ply, both of Lacona. The ceremony
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-05
MAKE GREATER
CHAMBER TRULY
GREAT FRAZIER

Urging that the strength and popu-
larfty OF the Greater Chamber Of Com
merce viii depend upon its member
ship at large. and that the chamber
must be run by the membership and
not solely by committees, Charles r.
Frazier said this morning that he be-
lieves the tentative draft Of the by
laws should be radically revised.
Il favor ANAL amation Of the Cham
Der az Cnmmeroe and the Honolulu
Merchantss ssoeiation,s he said. "but
i am totally opposed to the method Of
government subuiffed in the proposed
bylaws, and am glad these bylaws
are only tentative.
Z 81 can see no reason why any such
body should be governed by board
.of directors as q circle inside the big
circle and an executive committee as
an Inner circle inside the two others.
IF the proposed Greater. Chamber
of Commerce Is 70 be a truly civic.
and representative body there Is no
reason 4 know Of my It's executive
officers should not be elected by the
general memberships and the various
lCOul1u4ltoSb bStCStc4 lTOhu IuOoC VIM
are most capable and willing TO do
the work. II this method IL followed
1t puts the government OF the cham
Der squarely up to the members at
large; every individual member Wuold
have responsibility and every mem
Der should have some work to do.
Il believe that the actual head Of
such an organization as proposed,
whether he be president or q paid
secretary, should make it his prin.i
cfpaI business to give every member
that would accept It some job, and by
keeping the members busy would
keep them interested and by keeping
them interested there would never be
any lack Of q quorum.
To reiterate: IL the proposed Great
er Chamber is to be truly represents
tive 1t must be governed by the mem.
bership at large and IL the amalgama.
tion Is effected propose to work ID
bring about this result.
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TUBERCULOSIS
PATIENTS GIVEN
/. help BY Assn.

That the majority of persons re-
cefying aid from the Associated Char
tiles during the past month were suf-
ferers from tuberculosis, is the giet
of a report issued by Manager Mrs
Alice C. Jordan yesterday afternoon.
which shows that four cases Of this
kind weer dealt with. Three or
the patient were sent 20 the Leahi
Home while the other. who Is living
I'm Kaimuki, was furnished with food
and sick-room necessaries.
The first application was made by
q Korean family, the father Of which
was suffering with the disease and
unable to work. The man was sent
to the Leahi Home and his wife Of
fered to go to work to support her
self and child. The charities is pay
ing the rent OF their small home. The
second was that of q man who asked
the charities to aid his wife and child,
as he was afflicted with tuberculosis
and unable to work He was living
apart from his family, he said, and
had already been to the Leahi Home
on two different occasions. He Is
receiving some assistance from a
uCAlCul SGOClCIy anu b1l6 - nOWsEOO-
ing furthered by the charities The
third case was that Of Hawaiian
boy. who applied for help and was
sent to the home. The rest of the
report shows that the receipts for the
month amounted to 1880. and the
disbursements to $21S.45 There were
seven applications for employment
and SO for assistance.
81 would like to call the public's
attention to the fact that man cali
ing himself Frank Fellows is In no
way in need Of assistance" said Mrs.
Jordan this morning. He is the man,
I understand, who was recently injur-
ed In the railroad yards to the ex-
tent that he lost both his legs have
had people come to me on several
occasions and tell me that he is In
need Of help. but have eve-y rea.
son to believe that he Is not. !"
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EDITOR

him from the control Of public affairs and to secure
this end will spare effort and invade Mexico II
necessary. .rsss9:,..ss :. - L. III
y - Every endeayor win be made to effect the
elimination of Huertas administration BY financial
pressure or, in other words, no steps wli be taken
to help his administration to avoid what seems to
be inevitable bankruptcy 1t will be made clear to
foreign Investors that obligations incurred by the
present regime will not be recognized and must be-
come worthless - 81 IS Y 800 ~ sSs
sIf financial pressure prove insufficient to &C.
compish the end desired the United States VIII re-
sort to blockade Of Mexican ports thus destroying
customs revenues and preventing the importation Of
munitions OF war In the meantime the possibility
that the American navy shall collect the Mexican
customs, 10 being seriously considered.
@4--When the elimination, of Huerta is obtained,
efforts will be directed to inducing someone accept
able to both factions to assume the provisional pres
idency under the protection ofs the United States
IS President Wilson requires that general cleo
ton shall be held and new congress and president
elected S. q 6. B
Git Is made clear to al foreign nations that
nothing viii induce the United States to acquire ter
ritory as the result Of intervention. 81 80
From present prospects there will be no nee
Of blockade Of Mexican ports The blockad
{ Mexican loans will be sufficient triumph
5 many papers already foresee, for ss1oliarles
iplomacy So ..S
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lUGVRT or sPLEEDlD SUCCESS

- 49, 8 :
What the Merchants Association thinks 81
the plan for one great commercial body IN this
city was shown yesterday afternoon. By q Yott
Of y to 3, themerchants went on record in favor
q amalgamation with the Chamber Of Com
nercc B.
Ninety per cent of the merchants who attend.
g yesterdays meeting have spoken In favor OF
the merger plan. The postal.card referendum,
which Will be closed on December 81, viii nm
1oubtedly show almost or quite as large a pro
portion Of the entire membership squarely be-
hind the plan Of a greater chamber for the
1reafer chamber will be one factor IN a Greater
HONOLULU and the businessmen Of this city real
'1o it.
The strength Of the vote ID favor ef The mer-
81 Is peculiarly gratifying to the Star Bulletin
After the decisive vote of The Chamber 81 Com
.erce, there Vas good deal 81 discussion as to
Ieattitude Of the Merchants Association This
PIPER was informed by several members that the
project was not likely to carry ID the Associa-
ton, or, in any event would carry BY 50 small q
majority as to indicate serious difference Of
opinion as to its merits. 81 q -.
The Star Bulletin is the only paper that has
Ought for the merger Of the two bodies, and it
s. gratifying indeed to know that the arguments
|Iesented almost daily = the news aud ditorial
columns Of this paper have Been valid arguments
mi recognized as such by the overwhelming
vote Of Yesterday.
The action Of the Merchants, Association Isl
distinct encouragement ii the territory wide
.<I-together' movement
q IS anGury Of splendid success for the great.
holy f1,., I'D ma, g, ~
.et body shall be Tits proof that the business
.t1efs Of this community are convinced Of the
|'slom q united action, and convinced that
unity Of action rests on unity Of Organization
There Is still one thing for the members Of
Ne Merchants Association to do this month i
oct out a big vote on tbe postal card referen-
.1n Make that vote. as decisive as was the
|1Ie ~ yesterday meetings
And then- on to the greater chamber and its
work ii the New Years
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EMPL OYMENT WORK
OF 7. M. C. A. is
INCREASING NOW

The employment COMMITTEES OF the
Young Mems Christian Association,
composed OF r. ]. Pratt, Chairman;
e %. White, u M. Young. N. T. Gedge
and Alexander Pratt, met at the asso-
citation yesterday afternoon at which
time q report covering the work ac-
.complished during November was pre-.
scented and discussed The report
showed the largest employment which
the association has tbs far handled.
Interviews were held with SIS men,
who were advised regarding securing
positions, this number being an In
crease of four over October There
were is calls for men against four
during the previous month. and Of the
men interviewed. several we're fur
snished with temporary employment
-and ii with a permanent positions.
The organization Of Filipino en-
pI0ylneilt bureau In the Masonic build
ing under the direction OF Vim.
cente Liongsen, has helped to solve
one Of the difficult employment prob
lens now facing this city. The com.
smittee discussed the matter employ
ment for HaWaiians, and q conclusion
was reached to the effect that they
are best adapted to the building
trades. government positions and
steyedoring, and an effort will be.
made to discover openings for them
along these lines.
The securing of labor for unskill-
ed men and boys is becoming increas-
ing difficult, = said A. E. Larimer,
head of the associations employment
work. this morning. "A large num-
Der of such are coming to the ASSOC
citation and to the Salvation Army for
assistance and unless we can learn OF
more openings, the community en-
ployment problem will soon become
a serious proposition which will re-
quire careful handling
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The NEWSPAPERS and TIE KlllEH CASE

The findings Id the case of John r. Kellett
whose appeal from his discharge By Sheriff Jar
rett has been heard at length before the civil
service commission, will be made. public to
might
For reasons Of propriefy the starBulletin
has preferred not to comment since the close 81
the hearing on thesevideu before the commits
sioners upon the evidence dffered ii. the KeIleti
case After the findings aresin, this paper will
make some comment on the hearing and the facts
brought out, for the charges involved matters Of
serious import TO the police admin tration.
u The attitddesof This paper throughout both
the McDuffie and Keiletf cases has been an en-.
deavsr 10 be fair to both prosecution and de.
Tense to be Independent and impartial in pre-.
sending the news to: the public and i'm treating
the issues eiitofially That this ATTITUDE found
general appreciation has been emf hasized again
and again. The chairman of the commission in
"a signed statement declared chat the Star Bulle
tin accounts had been fair, accurate and thor
'ough and since the close OF the hearing both
attorneys have thanked this paper for its fair
handling of the case. sas 80
Deputy Attorney general Arthur G. Smith,
after the hearing, volunteered the following
statement: ]. 3. 81 sis.s g.
II appreciate the fairness with which the
Star Bulletin has treated III its news columns
and editorially, the Investigation and the hear
ing Of the charges against John n Keliett Z
What the, Star Bulletin has to say after the
findings are made public will be said in the same
spirit as its handling OF the case during the trial
This paper is not influenced by any alliance with
the police, Department and can speak the truth
without fear or favor. :. & ~ a..
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3 In order to secure funds with which
TO replenish the Golfers of the organ
ization, the Kamehanaeha Athletic As
ISOLATION Will give a benefit concert
in Bishop Hall tomorrow evening be
ginning at 8 O'Clock. E. G. Bartlett
who is in charge of the affair, has ar
ranged AN attractive program: Ha
Ewaiian songs. both old and new, wi
be the feature of the evening, ant
there will also be instrumental selec
tons; singing by quartets and quin
tets from both the boys and tn
girls school, and chorus work. Th'
purchasing of equipment for the foot
ball team which the school put in the
field this season took considerable
money, and the funds from the con
cert will be used to. replace this.
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STAINING HuERTA OUT

President Wilson is beginning to get action
% his Mexican policy
He blocked the channels of finance for. Dictac
|o1 Hperta, told Huerta to step out, and then sat
|n|mly back and watched the general try to beat
.e game
The president reasoned that an unpaid army
Is Mexico won't fight He knew that many
n the men who shouted for and fought for Hner-
Is we're hired mercenaries He knew that with
|hem il was mo pay, mo fight And even ordi-
nary government needs take money. So the pres
dent began his blockade of the financial chan
nels
Dispatches yesterday and today show that the
soldiers are deserving the Huerta standard by
the thousand They and many of their leaders
know that so long as the United States declines
10 recognize Huerta, the ictator can borrow no
money from foreign Powers Wilson is starving
Huerta out, and hunger is beginning to count:
If the president can secure his end withoqtin
terFention, it will be a triumph of personality.
Only the assurances Of Wilson and Bryan that
under no circumstances would the United States
take any additional territory because of the
Mexican imbroglio were responsible for the as.
surances in return that the Powers would sup;
port Uncle Sans policy, 1t is reliably stated
that the chief Powers which have large finan.
tial interests in Mexico have informed their
bankers that it is against policy to lend money
Is the Huerta government, Il
Thus it is likely that Huerta will not be able
Is raise 8 loan in Paris The French govern,
ment is said to have made its own position plain
10 the large Paris bankers - ..,~@,
The London Times recently printed what is
stated to be the outline Of the Wilson program,
It VIII be seen that this program looks even far,
.fher ahead than the Immediate situation. 1t is
thus given s. &c.,, !,
e. The tinted states will insist on the elinina-
ton * Huerta ana ali those closely associated vii
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DECISION I'M KELLETT 4.
CASE DUE TONIGHT
Continued from page one)


tunlty to present his defense. When
the commission asked that conclud-
ing arguments be made, some felt
that they had heard enough of the
case to reach a decision that the
charges were not we'll founded or sup
ported by convincing evidence, and
therefore wished the case to come
speedily % an. end with the concIud-
ing arguments.
This may or may not have been in
the minds Of the commissioners, but
1t seemed to be the general opinion
of those present at the hearing that 1t
was. Later when they asked for ex.
pressions of opinion from Peters and
Smith on the question of modification
of the action of the sheriff, a large
number of persons jumped at the con
clusion that the commission would
reinstate the detective with either a
reprimand or suspension.