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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-08
ROBERTS
ATTENDS OPENING
OTTUMWAN MAKES ONE OF AD
DRESSES IN HENRY COUNTY'S
NEW COURT HOUSE.

Mt. Pleasant, Oct. 6.-The October
term of court opened in the beautiful
court house Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock, with Judge Oscar Hale of
Wapello, presiding. Attorneys Le-
Monte Cowles Of Burlington and M.
A. Roberts of Ottumwa were among
the out of town guests for the occa-
sion.
In view of the fact that this was
the first time the new court DON had
been used, a few talks were made by
Judges Withrow, Hale and Roberts.
Judge Hale expressed his pleasures at
being able to preside in such hand
some quarters, which were a distinct
credit to both county and bar. Judge
Withrow spoke not only because he
was for many years the district judge
in Mt. Pleasant, but also because he
was a member of the advisory board
which acted together with the board
of supervisors in the erection of the
new court house.
Judge Roberts congratulated the
citizens of the county and the mem
bers Of the bar upon their possession
of such a fine building and eulogized
the Henry county bar. Mr.. Roberts
said that when he was appointed to
the district court in 1895 the Henry
county bar was n Of the strongest
in Iowa. Several local attorneys also
gave short congratulatory talks.
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Daddy Bedtime
~ How Our
DIOI Little Foreign
Sisters PIav

- F course you know. kddies. that a lot of foreigners come to the
United States every year to live" said daddy night as the chill
dren raj to him for the evening story.
why, yes; immigrants. aren't they? 2" asked Evelyn.
Many of them are, but N thing you will always notice that though they
come to- ew country, they bring the customs of the old country with them.
They set up their little foreign homes much the same a we would set up
u own if We were suddenly transported to India or Japan or Chna"
"Woudnt it be fun to g to Japan and wear the same kind of clothes the
Jap children wear?" said Evelyn. 4 think their kimonos aret the cutest
things"
Yes or to so to China and wear mandarin coats! cried Jack.
Zone of the greatest delights of r little Japanese sister is the growing of
plants. From the time she is old enough to understand her aesthetic educa-
ton begins, and all through her childhood her paymates ire flowers, and she
learns o arrange them very arisdcany.
exhibit her water garden with as much pride and enjoyment a s a little Amer-
an girl will exhibit her weird assortment Of dolls and toys.
The Assyrian girls begin very young to weave rugs, and ne night % !
will tell you the story a girl wove into m O. them.
"The little Chinese girl finds her greatest delight in taking care OF babies
The boys Of the Chinese quarter may spin tops. Jingle marbes and even play
baseball, but the little mother oft the Chinese quarter has n time for unim-
porant things, and the Chinese babies are 10 Immediately KEEP, that can
quite see the reason why.
"rhen the Italian girl has her own particular amusement. 1t is modelling
in va You know the Italians are very fond and appreciatve of the fine
arts-paintng, architecture. music and sculpture. You see, they live in that
80 the little Italian girl learns to model in wax, and as she is just as fond
of dolies rs the little girl Of any other nationality she naturally models, after
several failures, what do you think, Evelyn
"Why, a dolly. If course" said Evelyn triumphanty.
Yes; that is just what she does"
Daddy. I'd like to try it. Will you buy me sol modelling wax?' asked
EVELYN
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NOAH EVANS DIES
n WESTERN CITY
FORMER OTTUMWAN PASSES
AWAY AT HIS HOME IN
HURON, S. D.

A Huron, South Dakota, paper has
the following on the death of Noah
Evans, a former Ottumwan, who. left
here about six years ago. He was a
brOther-in-law of Rev. Thomas Brown
Of this city:
Noah Evans passed away at the
home of his son, Henry Evans, in this
city Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock,
following an illness of about a weeks
duration. A week ago, on Saturday,
while in the city on business, Mr..
Evans was taken ill, and failed rap
idly, Bright's disease being the cause
of his death.
He would have been GA years of
age on the 9Th of next October, and
had been in very good health up to
the time of his last illness. He was
born in Jefferson county, Iowa, and
made his home in his native state
until coming to South Dakota. Four
teen years ago he came here and To-
Gated on a farm southeast of Huron,
where he has since made his home.
His wife passed away April 9th Of
this year, the members of his family
little thinking at that time that it
would be his lot tt follow so soon.
Mr.. Evans is survived by a brother,
Ben, living in Iowa, one daughter,
Mrs. J. B. Pedon, living nine miles
southeast of Huron, and seven sons,
Charles of DeSmet, Emory of Preston,
Ia, and Henry, John, Will, Frank and
Arthur, the latter five of Huron.
The deceased was a nan very gen
orally liked and highly respected by
oil rrhn Ennur him on6 c0rr0uy In hic
death will be very generally felt, by
no means being confined to the mem
bers of his own family, who have the
deep sympathy of all at this time.
The body will lbe taken to the family
home southeast of town, and the
funeral services held Monday morning
at II o'clock, burial in Riverside GENE
terry.
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ment has deposited with them subject
to call and because it would 'inconven-
fence them to allow the government
to withdraw and use it's own funds
| when it needs them"
Turning to other phases of democrat
ic financial management, Representa-
tive Towner showed that the income
tax had produced less than a half of
what had been promised for it by the
most conservative of the Bourbon
leaders, and that in the matter of get
ting supply bills through congress
their record has been hopelessly in
efficient.
"The inability of the democratic
leaders to comprehend questions OF
revenue and finance" he said, lis fur
Their shown, by the income tax. They
estimated that it would yield from $70,-
100000 to 500, 900, 900. Instead, it has
produced but $31, 900, 900. The collec-
ton this last year was only for ten
months, but it is not expected that
the receipts for the present year will
exceed that amount. There are not
many 1ourishing incomes nowadays.
Their utter lack of method is shown
in their delay in passing the necessary
supply bills. The appropriation bills
for each year should all be passed be-
fore July 1, for expenditure begins
then. For fourteen years from March
4, 1897 to March 4, 1911, the repub-
licans controlled both branches of con-
gress. Every appropriation bill was
passed before July 1. although there
are thirteen regular appropriation bills
to prepare and pass each year.
"How different is the democratic rec
ord. During their first year nine of
the appropriation bills were O pass
ed for nearly two months after July l..
The government was carried on by
joint resolutions continuing the ap-
preparations provided by a republican
congress. In their second year the
great sundry civil bill was not passed
at all. and that was M of the eason
President Wilson gave for calling a
new session of congress. This year
four of the great appropriation bills
were not passed until weeks after the
fiscal year had expired. 1t has been
necessary during this congress to pass
three deficiency bills, and more are an
ticipated.
"This is, however, but a repetition of
the record under Cleveland. In his ad-
ministration congress vas obliged to
sit the whole year around to get the
appropriation bills passed. This was
not for twenty years until last year
and again this year. Twenty years
ago, with eighty majority, the demo-
Gratis could not keep a quorum without
docking the members pay. Now, with
al majority, they r compelled to
resort to the same DEVICE"
National Committeeman Wade of
Iowa is in Washington, discussing with
democratic managers the need of ma
tional speakers in the Iowa field.
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CLOSE
THEIR

Bloomfield, Oct. 6.-The Pente.
costal Church of the Nazarenes, closed
their conference session Sunday even
ing with an enthusiastic e~vengelistic
service. There were a large audience
in attendance Sunday.
The following is a list of the ap-
p%ointments as read at the close Of the
afternoon services, when the confer
ence adjourned the business part:
Botna, Rev. Fear; Bloomfield, Rev.
F. G.. Behner; Ottumwa, Rev. J. w.
White; Eldon, to be supplied; Marsh
alltown, Rev. ]. w. Wines; Sioux City,
Rev. s.. M. Lehman; Webster City,
Rev. ]. P. Gowland; Oskaloosa, A. j.
Behner; Cedar Rapids, B. D. Sutton;
Pennington, 0. A. Overholser; keo-
kuk and Montrose, W. T. Means;
Charlton and Mason, Rolla Morgan;
Fairview, Rev. Vanderpool; Grinnell,
to be supplied. Rev. Clark was con-
tinued as district superintendent.
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Washington, d. c., Dec. 6.-The
actual figures showing what the
country has suffered under democratic
rule form a terrible indictment of that
party. Comparing conditions in 1912,
the last year of republican control,
when the country was prosperous, and
in 1914, when there is no n who has
not felt the pinch of shrinking bust
ness and rising prices.
In the first six months of 1912 the
commercial failures in the United
States amounted to $1CS, 012, 1928 and
for the corresponding part of this year
to $1S5,009, 773, an increase of $76,997,-
$50, or II per cent.
Flo the same six months periods
the banking failures were in 1912 fifty
five in number and in amount 1885,
235, and in 1914 ninety-three in num-
Der and in amount $28, 621 ,312, an in
crease of t~hirty-eight in number and
60 per cen in amount. The gross rail-
road earnings for the first five months
of 1912 were $1,OS7, 021, 734 and for the
same months of 1914, 1897, 55S,O1S, a
decrease of almost 500, 200, 900, or 8
per cent. The number of idle freight
cars or July 1912, was 7O,731, and on
the same day this year. 220,S75, an in
crease, of 150,144, or 212 per cent.
The value of our imports for the
first nine months of the operation of
the present Underwood tariff law were
81, ,491, and under the former
republican tariff for the corresponding
months of 1911 and 1912, $1,2S3, 093, 701,
an increase in our imports under the
democratic tariff of 1852, 033, 100, or
about IL per cent. In 1912 there vas
practically no idle labor in the country,
and today the number of idle workers
is estimated conservatively at a mil
lion. On July /, 1912, the balance in
the general fund Of the United States
treasury was $167,152,47S.99 and on
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MRS. r CAME
TO IOWA IN 1916

Eddyville, Oct. 6.-The funeral Of
Mrs. Susan Myrick, vas held Tues
day morning at 10 o'clock from the
home. Services were conducted by
Rev. Holiday and interment was made
in Highland cemetery.
The death of Mrs. Myrick occurred
at her home in E~ddyville Sunday morn
ing at $3.50, due to heart trouble. She
was II years of age.
Mrs. Myrick was a native of Indiana
but had resided in Iowa since 1916. In
these years she had by her kind works
and generous deeds won a host of
friends who are grieved to learn of
her death. She had been for a num-
Der of years a member and active
worker in the Methodist church at
Eddyville. She leaves to mourn her
loss two children, Mrs. Florence
Myrick of Eddyville and M. H. Cox Of
Cantrill.
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EVELYN.

dream after your letter reached me a
month ago.. I wired for passage on
the first outgoing ship and simply
tore up things in my effort to get to
the coast. The rest of my story will
sadden you, and now that you are
happy l I'M not willing to take a
chance"
81 don't understand" said Shirley,
quietly.
"Show me the man you love this
afternoon"
Promise me-" urged the girl, dim.
ping prettily, that you will stay over
for the dance tonight. I have some
thing to tell you"
More about the man? Please don't
! Shirley. 1t hurts" $50
Give me your promise true?" sang
a happy young voice at his ear.
"You have always had my promise
true, and you know it too well to ask
again. l will stay until the late
train. l can't deny you anything"
1t was a radiant Shirley, charming
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box and powdered her nose carefully.
"Why are you smiling so, Shirley"
Shirley moved the vanity box SO
that Jack could see his W face in
the mirror. He looked at himself
in her tiny mirror and then back at
her, smiling bravely through tear
wet eyes.
els it possible?" he stammered:
ooh, Shirley, don't laugh at me.
love you so. Am l really the mani
eyes," came a voice from his
shoulder. II am rich enough now to
marry you"
as that why you turned me down
and let me go to Africa, trying to
forget?"
Eyes. knew that your people
wanted you to marry Madeline Pan
hurst because she had money, and
then when you had been free for two
years and hadn't married her and
| had no money, too, I was bold
enough to write and beg you to come
home-to me-" !.
you will always be home to me"
he whispered.
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I was wawking alawng yestidday,
and l stopped in frunt of a stoar avn
akkount of a man beeing outside Of it
yelling throo a megerfone and saying,
Step in ladys and gentilmen, wun and
awl, and for the small sum of wun
dime witniss little Bobby Sprockitts,
absilootly and without ~exsepshin the
latest boy in the werld, waying $50
pounds avverdupoys, step in ladys and
gentilmen, only wun dime but werth a
dillor, step in, step in.
WITCH aftir he had sed it he put the
megerfone down frum his mouth and
looked Ground, and heer the ony per
sin standing thare lissening to him was
me. and l sed, Have you got eny penny
tickits, mistir.
Not this weak, sed the man beeing a
big man with brown shooz on and a
black mushtash, and he put the meyer.
fone up and startid to yell through it
again, and wen he put it down and
looked around agen, l was still thare
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National Political NeUs

Washington, Oct. 6.-Discussing the
need for the collection of sos, 600 ,00C
of extraordinary revenue from tbs
country at this time, in order to pre-
vent. a Panic, Representative ToWne1
of Iowa told the house, the other day
that Never in the history of the ma
| ton were the banks so strong as noW.
He declared that two causes had led
to this condition: first, the business
depression has caused the banks to
get ready for "the regular democratic
panic which inevitably follows free
trade legislation; second, the passage
of the new regional reserve law, reVo'
lutionizing the, banking system, has
caused the banks, in apprehension, ITO
pile up their reserves mountain high,
so as to be able to protect themselves
against the unknown consequences OF
this theoretical and experimental legis'
lation."
"To such an extent has this been
carried OUT said Representative
Towner, as to incur the angry denun'
citation Of the secretary of the treas
ury. The legal requirements are but
fifteen per cent, but the secretary gave
instances when they had been increas-
ed to over 70 per cent. And yet we
are told that it is necessary to tax
the nation $105,0 0 900 rather than
take out the money of the government
from banks which are unnecessarily
piling up their reserves and boarding
their money.
The increases in the national banks
within a year have been nothing less
than marvellous. From June 4, 1913,
to June 4, 1914, they increased their
store of specie, mostly gold, $67,00O,-
600: they increased their surplus and
undivided profits $2,774,0O0; they in
creased their individual deposits $315,-
600, 900; their government deposits
$500 900 and their postal savings de-
posts $4,000, 900; they increased their
total $445,00O,0 00.
"Their deposits June 80, 1914,
amounted to $6,286, 900 900. To with
draw from this vast sum $S,000,0 900 per
month would hardly make a noticeable
diminution. 1t would be only about
one-hundredth part of M per cent.
That such withdrawal would in any
%perceptible degree impair the general
business interests of the country is
ridiculous, when it is considered that
beside the amount of deposits in ma
tional banks already stated there is on
deposit in state, private and savings
banks and loan and trust companies
$11, 500, 900, 900, so that the total
amount of money nov on deposit in the
banks of the country is $17,722, 900, 900.
1T appears clear that it will not oc-
casion distress and confusion to the
banks for the government to gradually
withdraw and use as it may need it's
deposits. The American people will
never justify the imposition of a wal
tax merely because the banks prefer
to keep the funds which the govern
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in white lace and sapphire-colored
silk that matched her eyes, who
beckoned gayly to Jack as he entered
the ballroom.
Shirley" he said, as they glided
together ver the smooth floor,
where is the man."
"Ill show him to you at II o'clock"
Shirley laughed up at him. 8" think
you love him, too
Jack thought over the charms of
his old friends stopping in Cedar
Crest, but he could not determine
which one of them had won Shirley.
A little before II the girl led him to a
quiet r screened in with plants
and Jackson vine.
"How do you know he will pass
this way? Have you sem him out
on dress parade?" Then his mood
changed suddenly and he turned to
her quickly. Shirley" he begged,
'let's get over with this. must get
away"
Shirley opened a tiny jeweled vanity
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Little Benny's Note Book
BY LEE PAPE

looking at him, but nobody elts was
For the luv of Peet, sed the mar
you must be a hoodoo.
Did you say you didn't have eny pen
ny tickits, l sed.
That's wat I sed, sed the man.
How did the boy get so fat, l sed
By minding his own bizness and eat
ing proons, sed the man.
And he put the megerfone up agen
and Wen he got dun yelling throo it
was still the ony wun thare.
Say, don't you think peepil evvir get
tired of seeing you around, sed the
man.
Do yod think you'll evvir have any
more penny tickits, l sed.
For the luv of mud, go in and see
him, free of charge, yure putting a
curse avn bizness, sed the man. So ]
went in and saw him, not having eny
cloze avn, hardly, and beeing so fat
he looked bloc up, beeing an awlrite
thing to see for nuthing but not worth
a dime.
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in the garb of priests O. nuns.
ION the day 1 sailed from Ireland"
Father Bowling said, "the home rule
bill received the royal assent and the
dream of Irishmen for generations saw
tho dawn of its realizations. This
believe will completely change the
attitude of the Irish people toward
England and the war"
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SELLS HARDWARE STORE.

Fremont, Oct. 6.-Roof Bros, have
sold their hardware and implement
store in Fremont to Glenn Citizens, OF
Route 5, Ottumwa, and possession will
be given Jan. 1, 1915. Ben Roof, the
junior member of the firm will re
main with Mr.. Citizens a year.
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VET
ANSWERS LAST CALL

Packwood, Oct. 6.-R. H. Weller, an
aged man of Packwood, died at his
home Monday after an illness of some
time. Mr.. Weller was a veteran of
the civil war and was we'll known.
! Funeral services were held from the
home this afternoon at 2 o'clock in
Packwood. Interment was made IN
PackWood.
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HAVE ORGANIZED SAVINGS BANK

Otley, Oct. 6.-The boosters have
organized a savings bank for this
town and community and are solicit
ing stockholders for a $4,000 cor
poration. Ot1ey will have it's own
bank December i.
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Evening Story
SHIRLEY'S
BY June Gahan,

Copyright, 1913, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
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National Committeeman Wade of
Iowa is in Washington, discussing with
democratic managers the need of ma
tional speakers in the Iowa field.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-10-19
M. ]. Tanning
Speaks Oct. y

NJ. J. Tanning of Pennsylvania, one
of the foremost platform orators Of
the country, is touring Oregon in
support of prohibition and will be in
Ashland Thursday evening at Z
o'clock and will speak in the audi
torium of the Presbyterian church.
lie is known as one Of the most hui
morous speakers before the people,
being an Irishman of native and cul-
tiyated wit, and is powerful in utter
ance, strong in conviction and known
for the widely exploited efforts in
public causes.
Mr.. Fanning's dates are as follows
for this week: October 10, Dallas;
October 20, Corvallis October 21,
Eugene; October %, Ashland,
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-10-19
Slippery Roads
Cause Accident

The slippery roads caused from the
heavy rains were the cause of what
might have been a very serious acci-
dent at the summit of the Sskiyous
last week, when the auto of Mr.. and
Mrs. William McRostie slid over the
bank and turned turtle. Mrs. Nc
Rostie was pinned under the seat of
the touring car with practically all
the weight resting upon her, and was
seriously bruised. Some free lances
of the railroad track heard the cries
and rushed to the scene, and together
lifted the car off Mrs. McRostie. She
was then taken to the emergency
hospital of McSweeney's camp and
given medical attention. Her hus.
band was uninjured. In two days
she was feeling much better and was
able to come into town, and the two
are now staying at the Oregon Hotel
The car was left on the mountain
until some repairs were made and the
roads were better. They started
across the mountains upon the advice
of some parties on the other side tC
the effect that they could easily gel
| through.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-10-19
Help the Normal
Fund at Once

The normal school committee wish
all those who feel the need of secur-
ing the normal at the polls on cleo
ton day, to help those in charge by
paying their funds in at once. There
are a great many in the city and dis
trict which will be benefited who have
not contributed to the fund and they
are urgently requested to hand their
cash to George Eubanks or Homer
Billings this week. The campaign
will be practically closed this week
and from now on the people can do
more than the committee except in
carrying out the plans already laid.
Every cent that can be raised will
be needed. Thus far not nearly the
amount has been raised that was ex-
pected and the committee feel the
handicap. Help the good cause in
ever so small way, but help.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-10-19
Wayfarer Problem
Has Serious Aspect

The problem of handling wayfarers
in Ashland took on serious aspect
Sunday night when one hundred ten
were housed in the fire station at the
depot The rooms were filled so full
it was impossible for all the men to
find room to rest. They piled on top
of the voting booths, on the tables,
in the outside rooms and every nook
and corner of the building.
When the freight to the south were
made up they were given their lib
erty and told to depart for other
climes. Almost the entire crowd
were southbound, but few going
north.
Since the first of the year the
tramps entertained and fed soup by
the city have run far into the thou
sands. Those not in touch with the
police department of Ashland have nc
idea the work involved in keeping
this crowd moving. Chief Porter says
Ashland has the greatest problem Of
any town on the coast because of the
mountains on the south. At this time
of year the floaters are herded intC
the fire station in order to keep then
from prowling about and are fed ant
forced to move.