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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-03

Archimedes was a celebrated
-Grecian mathematician who became
famous as the only person born con-
siderably B. C. who could run up
column of figures without having to
verify them on an adding machine.
There were a great many people in
Archimedes' time who could count up
to ten after making few false starts,
but Archimedes was the only one who
could walk up to the multiplication
table and throw one leg across it In
a familiar manner.
Archimedes was gloomy person
who had been scalped in early life by
the patent dandruff remover, an &C.
currence which embittered his whole
career and forced him to have his
photograph taken with his hat on. Mr..
Plutarch, who knew Archimedes we'll,
says he was so bald that the Grecian
housefly couldn't get any satisfactory
foothold on him without strapping on
pair of climbing irons. On this
account, Archimedes never wore a
skull cap and exposed himself with
the utmost fearlessness.
The most celebrated thing that
Archimedes ever did was to cry
Eureka several times in succession
after taking a bath and finding that
the water would run out OF the tub
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-03
STRIVING FOR EQUAL TAXATION.

FOX eQOAe IA~A wv
Secretary Pierce of the Iowa League
of Municipalities is endeavoring to
compel the state board of equalization
to assess all taxable property in Iowa
at It's actual market value. This
would include all farm property, all
city and town property and all cor
porations. On Mr. Pierce's applica-
ton a writ of mandamus has been is
sued in the district court at Des
Moines to compel the state board to
equalize the taxes.
'If the order could result in all
property in Iowa being assessed on a
oar with all other, property" COM
ments the Cedar Rapids Gazette, "a
great step forward will have been TAX
en-. It would mean that considerable
property would pay more taxes, and
some property would pay less taxes
eventually. There is 30 little property
in Iowa assessed at It's actual market
value, that an attempt to make such
an assessment would result in q great
increase In taxable valuation. That
could be followed by a. reduction in
leviee. 1t would also provide much
additional money for public purposes.
II all property In Iowa were taxed on
the same basis, the states income
would be much greater unless the levy
were considerably reduced. And 1t
could be reduced If there were an
equitable, REIMBURSEMENT of assessed
values"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-03
Sidewalk Sketches
By Howard L. Ram
ARCHIMEDES.

if he sat down in it with sufficient
ardor. This was something that no.
body had ever thought of before, and
is directly responsible for the inven-
ton of the tiled bathroom floor and
the plumbers friend. History relates
that it was 1900 years before science
discovered an easier way to Jet water
out of tub.
During the siege of Syracuse by the
Romans, Archimedes invented a num-
Der of deadly weapons, including the
catapult, the pea shooter and the air
gun. with which he repealed the in
vaders until the Grecian army ran out
of coffee and tobacco, upon which it
surrendered sine die. Several of these
weapons are still in use, in the form
of the spit ball and the debates in
the Congressional Record.
While Syracuse was surrendering,
Archimedes was trying to decide
whether times is 81 or So, when
he was interrupted by being stabbed
with entire success by coarse Roman
private who had no interest in mathe-
matics. 1t is probable that If Archi-
medes had lived fifteen minutes longer
he would have solved this problem,
and thus prevented thousands of peo-
pie from adding up the grocery bill
on their fingers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-03
The TYRANNY OF PREJUDICE.

- -
The declaration is made by the Du-
buque Telegraph-Herald that the out
cry against the Japanese in California
Is nothing more or less than racial and
religious prejudice.
"Ffrst" says the Telegraph Herald.
ut was the Irish who menaced us;
then the Germans; then the Swedes
AMI the Norwegians; then the Jews,
and then the Poles, Siavs and Italians.
And now it is the Japs.
"This newspaper does not believe in
permitting persons citizens of an
other country to hold American es-
tates. It does not want to give land
lordism the chance here it has lately
been denied in Great Britain. But
neither does 1t want to give way to
the tyranny Of race prejudice. For
this nation needs the millions who
come to us and all desiring to come
should have rights equal to those en-
1oyed by our own forefathers who
became good citizens Of the republic
and as Loyalty It's champions and de-
tenders as purest blooded Puritans.
sThe Japs present no menace to
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-03

state is marked improvement be-
cause it allows the rights of aliens not
eligible to citizenship to be fixed by
treaty, and by clever phraseology
avoids the expression ineligible to
citizenship" The bill includes a
paragraph, however, which probably
was placed there at the suggestion of
the secretary Of state. This last
clause reserves to the state the right
to do as it pleases in such cases II it
sees fit to exercise the right. In other
words while yielding to the federal
government, the state will defend
the state rights doctrine. The pro-
posed settlement Of the controversy
will, it is believed, cause the discus
sion to subside-provided, of course,
the treaty with Japan will protect the
Californians from encroachments on
farm lands by Japanese purchasers. If
It doesn't work out that way, the agi-
tation is sure to break out anew in
that state.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-03
FARMERS ARE AROUSED.

Protests are being made by the
raisers of wheat against the Under
wood tariff bill The farmers of the
country are becoming disturbed, for
under the new bill. foreign milled -four
will be admitted free of duty They
figure that as result of that prov1-
sion, the Springfield News remarks,
there will be an enormous increase in
the number and in the grinding capac-
itv Of -four mills in Canada, Argentina
and other wheat growing countries.
England has great -four mills located
on the docks of her principal ports.
Wheat used in those mills can be I'M
ported from the wheat growing coun-
tries, ground into flour, shipped to
New York and other American sea-
board markets, and sold for 40 cents
less per barrel than 1t can be manu-
featured in this country.
1T is estimated there is a pro-
fit of only five cents a barrel on
American made -four continues the
News, "and If the foreign product can
be sold in this country for 40 cents
less than the prevailing price here,
what will become of the American
millers can be easily seen. OF course
with the destruction of the milling in
dustry, will come fall in the price of
wheat, and the farmer will be the
ultimate loser.
Farmers organizations all over the
country are protesting vigorously
against that measure in the Under
wood tariff bill They maintain that a
tax on foreign wheat doesn't help the
American farmer unless there is an
enual tax on foreign -four"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-03

California. OF the 100000 acres OF
agricultural lands in the state they
own only 1926, and have increased
their holdings since 1909 by only 1895
acres. They hold under lease only
1886 acres, decrease since 1909 OF
1858 acres.
Japanese in California are decreas-
ing in number In 1897, the year the
Americana agreement to pro-
hibit immigration Of laborers into this
country was entered into, the Japan
csc entering the Golden Gate were
1920. BY 1909 the immigration had
fallen to 3,100 and by 1910 to 2,7lO.
The japanese are only two per cent
Of CALIFORNIA; total population, or
about 10000 in a total of 1880, OO0."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-03

The Council Bluffs Nonpareil says
that the ability of the men appointed
by Gov Clarke as Iowa's commission
to study agricultural conditions in
Europe cannot be questioned, but it
confesses to curiosity as to whether
Henry Wallace and James M. Pierce
will travel on the same boat.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-03
CALIFORNIA; COMPROMISE.

Davenport Times: California and
Secretary Bryan appear to have ar
rived at solution of the alien land
puzzle. While of course it is not to
the entire satisfaction OF the admins
tration, the proposed measure as writ
tan by the attorney general OF the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-03

at i'll becomes the English papers
to make disparaging remarks about
the teetotal crowd at Washington"
says the Cedar Rapids Gazette THE
Englishmen have their hands full tax
ing care of the militant suffragettes.
Until they are able to manage the
militants they should refrain from
offering advice to other people"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-03
WHERE REFORM MUST BEGIN

WHERE REFORM MUST BEGIN.
Truths which are ignored by loud
voiced. reformers were spoken OF BY
Bishop Edwin H. Hughes Of the Meth
odist Episcopal church In his address
before the Sunday evening club OF
Chicago last Sunday. The learned
bishop said that man should first look
out for himself, and IL he is not right
with himself, he can not be expected
to be right with others.
1.-THE dominant trait Of the TYPICAL
present-day reformer," remarks the
inter Ocean, :" is his sublime confd-
ence in what may he called mass ef-
fects'-in organization, agitation and
legislation which, assumes that great
numbers of people may be rounded up,
as 1t were, and led or driven along the
way wherein they should walk. Bishop
Hughes set forth the truth In OPPOSE
ton to these current and widespread
-delusions when he said:
It Is the first duty of every man to
look out for himself. Every man Is
the center of his own world, and unless
he il true to himself he cannot be
trusted to be true to anything else. Be-
fore man can be true to the larger
circles surrounding his life he must
first be true to the circles that repre-
sent his personal obligations. The hui
man will has only one department, and
when it is unfaithful in one circle 1t
will be unfaithful in others. All gen
uine government Is an expression OF
mems single lives. All great reforms
can be traced back to mems individual
lives. Purge your personal circle. The
only way to reach the outside circles
is through the inner ones. Love your
self, and your home, and your coun-
try, and the world.
at is the fashion," continues the
Inter Ocean, ITO call this a selfish phil
osophy of life, selfish conception OF
ethics and morals. However, 1t Is a
conception which looks squarely In the
face the facts of human nature as they
are. recognizes human natures limita-
tons and what are Its nearest and
dearest duties, and so touches efficient
" the springs that lift mankind above
the br.ltes that perish.
How much better this world would
below the averages of decency
would be increased and the planes of
social motion uplifted-if every man
who saw somewhere among his neigh
bors an evil that demanded reforma-
ton would, before denouncing 1t and
them, make entirely sure that he had
pureed that evil completely from his
aown heart and conduct!
:; There is only one place where the
ieform of the various social evils with
Which we are so much rightly con-
termed can really begin. That is at
tome in the most intimate sense or the
sword. That is in the individual human
heart and soul and In individual
conduct" 80
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-03

Can anyone imagine how Woodrow
can survive the days spent by William
J. on his mission to California? But
possibly" remarks the Burlington
Hawk-Eye, "the astute secretary has
arranged a secret telegraph code by
which he can keep the president
posted on how to run the government
during his absence"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-03

I'VE guess it was an average legisla.
ture,' says the Keosauqua Republican.
"As a result of it's sitting since Jan
uary 10, we have quite batch of new
laws-some good, some Indifferent, and
some bad. However, this legislature
merits the thanks of the people not 80
much for the laws they enacted as for
the mass Of heterogeneous bills they
killed."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-03

Judge Wade isn't worried at all
about Iowa patronage, but he has
skipped back to Washington to learn
how the democratic tariff revision Is,
progressing.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-03

OOnc 10 make IL IuOT0 III.
Nothing, suppose. ! didn't con-
slider that
Il rather opined, said Lawyer Balm.
that some one had changed bodies on
EN-"
"That's what made you 50 cussed
curious, was it, Adam?" barked the
sheriff.
There was no exchange Of bodies. "
said Kent. But there was change
in the body itself"
What kind Of changer" asked
Sedgwick.
"Has It ever occurred to you to
think that, after death, the hair grows
fast?"
"I'ye heard it said" said Lawyer
Balm, that 1t grows faster than In
life."
"And that 1t grows, not only on the
head. but on the face as we'll?
"The face! A woman's face?" ex-
claimed sedgwick.
mo; q mans"
What man."
"The man in the comm"
Have you lost your mind, Chef!
The BODY In the CONN was that Of the
woman who met me at the entrance
to the Nook"
mo. It was the body Of the man
who, dressed in voman's clothing, met
YOU at the Nook, and knocked you
down with stone flung overland az
not one woman in thousand could
have thrown it. That, in itself, ought
to have suggested the secret to me
long before discovered IT,
..But how did yo,, discover it," In
CURED Sedgwick In bswl lerment;
The Delta independent., 1913-05-02
Master Chas Entertains.

On Wednesday afternoon of last
week Master Edwin Chase entertain.
ed St Luke's Boy club at his home
on Main street from four to six o.
clock The club meets weekly at the
home of the rector and his wife.
Once every month a party is given by
one of the boys at his home and each
member is privileged to invite a girl
friend. The affair at Edwin's was a
most enjoyable one. The afternoon
being very windy and chilly the boys
and girls were unable to enjoy them
selves on the lawn. but Mrs. Chase. as
sisted by Mrs. Magnan, Mrs. Bushnell,
and Mrs. Garvin, more than made up
for the disappointment by entertain
ing the young folks indoors with var
ious games, winding up with dancing
The Delta independent., 1913-05-02

Taking candy from the baby. steal
ing milk from the sick cat, filching
tobacco from a bankrupt sheepherder
and crimes looked down upon with dis.
questionable, is peculiar oftense for
the law, but taking the eggs out from
under patient setting hen and hik.
ing with them to parts unknown and
questionable is peculiar offense of
which there seems to be no fair ar
eument This is the crime perpetrat.
ed by some unknown vandals upon the
chicken coop of Charles +, Cherring-
ton of ll55 Grand avenue last Satur.
day night. The thief got away with
fifteen high priced Rhode Island Red
eggs. containing possibilities for u
fine brooo and eggs on which the
mother hen had lavished two weeks
of feathered warmth were flinched
with no trace of their theft left be-
hind.-Grand Junction Sentinel.
The Delta independent., 1913-05-02

Mrs. Girardet has become stenog-
rapher and typist in offices of the dis
trict court clerk and county judge, en-
tered upon her new duties yesterday
morning. Miss Pearl Kincade who
has held the place for over two years
past. but recently resigned though she
is to remain. we are told, until her
successor has become familiar with the
work
The Delta independent., 1913-05-02

C. L Oliver of Paonia. who. for =
year or more. was editor of the Inter
Mountain Fruit Grower. and until re
Gently in charge of his fathers fruit
farm near Paonia, has just accepted
place on the editorial staff of the Den
yer Weekly Post. He went to Den
yer last Friday and was TO assume his
duties Monday morning.
The Delta independent., 1913-05-02

w. r. Travis stated in the hearing
of Independent reporter one day last
week that he had two or three apricot
trees at the rear of his residence on
North Main Street and that there
were no blossoms on any excepting
on the limb of one tree which extend
ed over the kitchen roof and was thus
afforded an advancing temperature.
The Delta independent., 1913-05-02

The fire alarm was given at noon
nm Wednesday and when the depart
ment turned out to battle against the
blaze It was discovered that heavy
growth of weeds near the Rio Grande
ice houses had been ignated in some
manner and there were fears for the
residences and other buildings In that
vicinity. The blaze was soon 0uench'
ed and no damage resulted.
The Delta independent., 1913-05-02

II. f. Perkins. the well known sheep
man of this county came in Saturday
morning from business visit in
Grand junction. Told the reporter
number of hot air artists were seat
ed near him all the way from the Mesa
county metropolis but that their work
never had any effect on him whatever
The Delta independent., 1913-05-02

Tom Seaton. the Delta twirler, who
is on the slab for the Philadelphia
Nationals this year continues to"make
good" with the fast ones. Up to the
present time his record is; won two,
tied one and lost one. The Delta
fans are watching his performances
closely and are always pleased over
his success.
The Delta independent., 1913-05-02

John J. Hover, deputy head consul
Woodmen of the World came in from
Denver Wednesday evening and was
in attendance upon the regular ses-
sion of that order that evening. Mem
bers of the order were previously no.
titled of his coming and in conse-
quence there was good attendance.
The Delta independent., 1913-05-02

According to Denver dailies the lat
ter part OF last week the federal grand
Jury has returned bills of Indictment
against two or more OF the Western
slope land and irrigation companies
md investigations are to be made.
The Delta independent., 1913-05-02

Mesdames z. L. Forte. John w Da-
Wis and E. A Thompson, entertained
three other lady members of a small
club and their husbands at the home
of the former on Tuesday evening at
cards. Refreshments were served
and all report general good time.
The Delta independent., 1913-05-02

Mrs, c. ID. Freeman and children
came in from Grand Junction Tuesday
morning after pleasant visit with
friends and departed for their home
in Gunnison on Wednesday. They
were to stop day or two in Mont.
rose when enroute home.
The Delta independent., 1913-05-02

Mrs Isabelle Hunter returned home
Sunday morning from Grand Junction
where she had taken part in the Odd
Fellows day doings and also those of
the Rebekahs on the afternoon preced-
ing. She reports a good attendance
at the sessions and banquets given
by those orders.
The Delta independent., 1913-05-02

the Virginia Reel" after which de-
licious refreshments were served All
went home well satisfied with the en-
tertainment provided for them by the
young host and his mother
The Delta independent., 1913-05-02

c. ]. Anderson was an outgoing
passenger Tuesday morning for Ala
mosa where he had business to look
after which he thought would keep
him in the San Luis valley for several
days.
The Delta independent., 1913-05-02

+. A. Thompson, telegraph opera
tor for the Mountain States company
in this city for some months past de
parted yesterday with his family for
Fort Benton. Montana, where they VII
become permanent residents. Mr.
Thompson will become local manager
sor the Mountain States Telegraph
and Telephone company at that point
The Delta independent., 1913-05-02

DR. J. A. Whiting. representative
from this county in the lower branch
of the assembly few years ago and
now resident of the Pacific Coast
state. arrived i'm the city last Saturday
evening for few weeks business
and pleasure visit.
The Delta independent., 1913-05-02

Frank R Cole is almost fully re-
covered from his recent siege of sick
ness brought on by appendicitis and
the effects of an operation following.
He has yet to recover several pounds
of lost flesh but states his confidence
in being able to do so.
The Delta independent., 1913-05-02

a baseball team from the grammar
grades at Hotchkiss came down To
Delta last saturday and contested
with the local boys of that grade in
our schools in the afternoon on Gar
net mesa grounds The score at the
finish was something like IL to Q in
favor of Delta.
The Delta independent., 1913-05-02

J. c. Rowbotham. mayor and high
official in the order. OF Cedaredge. was
in attendance upon the |. o. o. F. con
vention In this city last Friday and
returned to his home Saturday even
ing.
The Delta independent., 1913-05-02

Miss Clara Clark came over from
Telluride last Friday and visited un-
I'll Sunday with her mother ana s,s'er.
She had expected to remain in Delta
until Wednesday or Thursday of THIS
week but was compelled to shorten
ber visit on account of the sudden Ill
ness of an operator in the telephone
office at Telluride. where she Is EN-
ployed
The Delta independent., 1913-05-02

Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II. Stebbins came in
from the capital city last Saturday ev-
ening and were here until Tuesday
morning looking after their fruit farm
in the Orchard Mesa district. They
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs Frank
Marshall when here.
The Delta independent., 1913-05-02

New foliage is waving green on the
shade trees. columbines are blooming
In their lawn beds where exposed 10
the warming sunshine, while many
varieties of fruit trees in valleys and
on mesas are bursting into bloom
The weather of the last week mas
hoo, windy hut continues dry There
has been but very little rain in the
vicinity of Delta this spring.
The Delta independent., 1913-05-02

Some very important development
is ahead for Delta county. a year
from now may make a very great diff
ference in property values in this
county.
The Delta independent., 1913-05-02

The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond Dotts. born on Sunday morn
ing. was not destined for existence in
this world of struggles, and the end
came Monday evening, forty-eight
hours later. The funeral services and
burial were held on Tuesday.
The Delta independent., 1913-05-02

Mrs Mary A. James an aged resi-
dent OF this city. was adjudged insane
in the county court last Saturday and
on Sunday was taken to the state asy'
lum in Pueblo. She was accompanied
on the tourney by DR. l.. A. Hick.
The Delta independent., 1913-05-02

B. Doyle, brakeman on the Somer
set freight run, went over to Grand
Junction last Saturday evening and
returned on Tuesday with his family.
They have leased a residence on Col
umbia street and will put in the sum
mer in Delta.
The Delta independent., 1913-05-02

Licenses to we'd were issued this
week as follows: Glenn Julius of Mo-
lima and Miss ona Ellis of Hotchkiss;
Mckinley Hattenhauer and Miss Ma
bel Simpson. both of Delta; c. E.
Wuensch and Mrs Lena Wood, both
of Delta.
The Delta independent., 1913-05-02

Frank d, Rerrick received tele-
gram at $40 last Saturday morning
announcing the death of his brother.
II. c. Herriok. at his home in Gunnt-
ing of the message, The deceased
was one OF the oldest pioneers of Gun
uison, having located there in 1882 and
had resided there almost continuous
ly since. He was 81 years of age at
the time of his demise. Frank Her
rick departed for Gunnison ON the
morning train Saturday to be in at
tendance upon the funeral and burial
The Delta independent., 1913-05-02

The Methodist Episcopal choir is
quite busy these days in the rehears-
ais for the presentation of that popular
cantata. Ruth" by Alfred r. Gaul'
which is to occur in the second Sun
day in next month.
The Delta independent., 1913-05-02

Miss Bertha S Tripp. trined nurse,
returned last Saturday from Somerset.
where she has been engaged the past
two months at the Utah Fuel com
pany's hospital.
The Delta independent., 1913-05-02

James Baynard and other Hotcakiss
,ovs were down "Wednesday evening
to attend the Elk's lodge. Members
were also in from Cedaredge. Eckert'
and Lower Surface creek.