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RAGpApWATER CARRIERS
On BANKS Or HGR1S

methods of irrigation obtain around bag
dad. Both the settled population and the
Arab nomads have been content to do as
their remote ancestors did. The water
carriers fill their water skins on the
banks of the Tigris. Great bags Of COW
hide are lowered into the water by. driv-
ing the horse up the incline, and hauled
up by driving the animal down 1t. Some
of the more progressive Arab orchard
owners. however, have introduced the
modern rotary pump.
The Turkish government project con-
templates a scientific irrigation system in
lamation service, and in others like that
of Egypt. The first step is to harness
and control the Euphrates.
Work has begun at Hindia. about fifty
miles south of Bagdad. The purpose is
to raise the water of the Euphrates 50
as TO divert part of the flow into the
Hilla canal. which centuries ago was the
main channel of the Euphrates. In order
to bring back the water into the Hilla
channel a dam is building across the
Euphrates. and a gate will be built a
the head of the channel to regulate the
quantity of water to be diverted into and
to cut it off in time of flood to prevent
sitting of the canal
This is one of the leading features of
Sir William Willcocks' irrigation engi-
neering-that is. to have gates at the
heads of the canals SO that the water
can be cut off entirely in times of flood
The dam is little more than 800 fee;
long, and has thirty-five arches fitted
with sluice gates sixteen feet wide. Some
of the excavation in connection with this
work rivals that of the Panama canal
Supplementary to the Hindia project.
smaller canals are to be dug to prevent
the excessive floods of the Euphrates
At Habbinia an escape is under con-
struction which will carry off flood water
into the ancient Babylonian reservoir.
The Balkan war left the Turkish gov
ernment without funds and the Meso-
pOtamia irrigation projects have not ad-
vanced as rapidly was hoped. but the
general plan having been got under way.
there is no question that in time the
complete system will be carried through.
This contemplates an ultimate expend-
iture of s6J,OOO,OOO. The original estimate
was half that amount. and in order to
obtain the true cost the experienced en-
gineers doubled the estimates. The Will
cocks scheme, in fact, is for six irrigat-
ing systems covering the different sec
tons of the delta
Under the Hindia works 1t Is expected
to reclaim 100000 acres. The total area
to be reclaimed under the six systems
is 3.3I5.0OO acres. but it is calculated
that the waters of the Euphrates and
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extent to which the trade Of the Meso-
patamia valley will be increased by the
carrying forward Of the irrigation works
until the complete system, as planned
by Sir William Willcochs, is finished. The
export products are the cereals, dates
and wool, and the increase Of the agri-
cultural area by means of irrigation
will. Of course. add to the quantity Of
agricultural exports and will increase the
buying capacity. of the people so that
there will be more cotton goods to sell,
and various manufactured products, in
cluding modern farming implements and
irrigating pumps. Bagdad as a trade
center may become as famous as the Bag
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cry. The men and the women whom the
local sheiks supplied to the number OF
2,CoO, were Industrious enough, but they
could not be induced to use the wheel
barrow to carry away the earth they ex-
cavated. Instead they carried 1t on in
bags suspended from their heads. Doubt
less as the irrigation work progresses on
a larger scale, labor-saving machinery
will get a foothold, but only gradually.
The modern Babylonians have a preju-
dice for ancient things.
It is rather far look ahead, but some
stupendous estimates are made of the
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south. Argentina, if superimposed on
map of the northern continent. would ex-
tend from central Mexico .to point IN
the latitude of southern Alaska Buenos
Aires. the capital. city Of about mil
lion and a half population, lies approx
imately in the latitude of Wilmington,
n. c.. with mean temperature some
what colder than that port. The chief
population of the republic centers in that
vicinity.
Argentina's long coast line les on the
Atlantic. stretching to the very toe of
the continent: while its western border
Is separated from the Pacific only by the
thin long line of Chile It's 739 600 600
by innumerable rivers, the largest among
them being the Plata
Eighteen years ago the census gave
Argentina a population of less than 3.0OO.-
OO. In 1910 that population was given
something less than 200 GOO. The
latest available figures have raised this
to near 10.O0O.OOO. and it Is believed that
the new census, about to be taken, will
show 12OOO,0OO
Latin all? By no means. Argentina is
a cosmopolitan country: perhaps the most
cosmopolitan in the world.
Last years immigration into the coun-
try reached the huge figure of 10000.
While 1t is true that France. Spain and
north Italy furnished a considerable por-
ton of these. the Germanic countries
and Great Britain contributed largely.
Americans. too, are going there in ever
increasing numbers.
And American -manufa ctured
goods. Twenty years ago our annual ex-
ports to Argentina were $5,OOOOO0; ten
years ago s14,GHOUO Last year the
United States shipped to Argentina prod
ucts to the value of s05.Op.O00. Brazil
in 1913 took only S40.O00,DO worth. and
the remaining twelve countries of the
continent purchased from us only So2.-
00O,0Oo worth. Brazil is a larger coun-
try. in population, than Argentina; the
combined population of the other twelve
countries exceeds 25.00OWD.
Whey, then. IN Argentina our chief
South American customer: Ask Dr.
Naon and he will tell you that IT is be-
cause the Argentine has a larger pur-
chasing power Again the clinical fac
tor is in evidence. The Argentine popu- :
lation is predominantly European. 1t
has large earning, producing and con-
suminG capacitS 1t wants good goods
and it has the money to pay for them.
Its standard Of living is exceptionally
high.
Race problems are practically nom
existent in Argentina. The Indian popu-
lation has almost died out. and is of no
Importance whatsoever In popula tion
statistical tables. The nes~o has disap
peared. and the yellow peril has never
arrived.
1t Is "a white mans country" in the
words of James Bryce
Twenty years ago the balance of
trade between the United States and
Argentina was level: each sold to the
other $5.0O0.OO0 worth of goods. Last
year, against the $55.00o. 900 worth OF
goods we sold to Argentina We bought
from her only $27 100000 worth. Her
volume of her selling here. especially
since the new tariff went into effect is
growing. In the last two months OF
last year our imports from Argentine
were twice as much as they were DUR
ing the corresponding months of the
previous year.
The $4,000. 900 worth of goods Argen
tina bought from the United States ir
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respects at leaSt. EISldnu, sd6eeSeeu
the Superficial One.
Wrong The correct answer is Argen-
tina"
And then he proceeded TO demonstrate
the truth Of his declaration.
Now said he, finally, If you want
TO know more about the subject go and
ask DR.. Romulo s. Naon. the minister
from Argentina. He is man who
has had a large part in the making OF
the new Argentina. He has Travelled
widely. He has had nearly four years of
diplomatic service in this country: there
fore, he has had an opportunity for COM
parison.
when 1 say that his country. in the
matters / have mentioned. more nearly
resembles our own country than any
other. l am but repeating DR.. Naon's own
statement. And James Bryce and Will
liam ]. Bryan have said much the same
thing"
look upon Argentina merely as one of
large group of Latin American republics.
The fact that trade between the United
States and Argentina is increasing by
leaps and bounds; that Argentina is grow
ing prodigfously in population and pro-
duction; that the interchange of travellers
between the two countries is multiplying
these things are known in a general
way.
So also is the further and important
fact that because of the closer relations
that are forming between the two ma
TONS the United States and Argentina
each has decided recently to elevate its
diplomatic representative at the others s
capital to the rank of ambassador. DR..
Naon presently is to become the Junior
ambassador in the diplomatic corps AT
Washington.
Latin though it is in language and pre-
dominating population, Argentina is in d
class by itself in South America. The
argentine has been rightly called the
the citizen of the United States the Ar
gentino of the north. Racially he is dis
tinct. He has all the commercial ag-
gressiveness of the American. and. as re-
fected in his national and individual life
all the characteristics of stability and
steadfastness of purpose that Anglo
Saxons are prone to assert are their own
peculiar possession
To climatic and geographical condi-
tons ethnologists may attribute these
characteristics Argentina is just about
as far south of the equator as the United
States is north of it. and the coast o.
Argentina has no Gulf stream; to warm It.
The republic lies i'll tie temperate zone
mainly it's northern territories being il
a sub-tropicai climate and its eXtren,
ing that of Alaska. 1t is no dolce far
niente country.
Stretching from latitude % south to ),
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Noah Should Have
Dug a Ditch Instead of
Building an Ark-Irri-
CATION Works Now in
Progress in the Tigris-
Euphrates Delta-Part
of Plans for National
Development Adopted
When the Young Turks
Came Into Power.

OAII'S mistake in
building an ara
instead of digging
a ditch is being
corrected BY the ir-
riga ton works now
in progress in the
Tisris Eupllratss
delta. These ir-
rigation works are
part of the plans
for national de-
yel lopment adopted
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HAT cou n I r "
asked the Pedan-
tic Traveller, in
population, ideals.
political t e n den-
CT e s. aspirations,
national character,
pro gr e S siveness
and material ac-
tivities most nearly
re S e m b ! e s the
United States ,"
"In some of those
cu0oactni
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when the Young Turks came into power
They are very important chapter In the
awakening of the near east.
Several years ago the Turkish govern
1nent employed a famous engineer. Sir
William Wilicocks to make surveys of
the Mesopotania region where wild
wheat originated. with view to recon-
ouering to civilization that region and
making it as productive as when it was
The garden of the world. if Dot the actual
Garden of Eden. He had inausurated
and carried through some OF the most
notable irrigation works on the Nile
After thorough study Of the ancient
irrigation systems Sir William gave the
opinion that if Noah had been a hy
6raulic engineer he would have dug a
ditch TO turn the excess waters of the
Euphrates into the ancient river Pison.
and would thus have saved his family
and his countsyInen from the deluge,
which. speaking as an engineer. Sir VIII
liam intimated was only an ordinary
flood.
Since giving expression to this opinion
he and his engineers have been engaged
in the preliminary engineering laoors,
and the plans are so well advanced that
il is claimed they can De carried forward
eleven million acres of fertile lands be
opened to cultivation These the
lands that were made fertile by Nebu-
chadnezzar. who. in his day. was ditch
digger of some renown.
Under these plans not only are the
ancient wheat fields again TO ripen. but
the rice fields around Babylon are to
spread. while the area Of alfalfa is to
widen. and the orchards of date palms
are to become more extensive and more
productive. The Department of Agri-
culture has been getting some of those
date palms for the irrigated districts of
Arizona. and the relative productiveness
OF alfalfa also has been studied. So the
Turkish project has a broader meaning
than merely adding to the productiveness
of the near east. The far west also may
benefit.
1t the Judgment OF the advisers of
the Young Turks that tine irrigation
project should not be entered upon un-
less there also could be railway con-
struction. International complications
stood in the way of the Bagdad railway.
but finally these Were settled and that
enterprise was left in the hands of the
Germans. The Bagdad railway needs to
be considered separately. though it is SO
closely related with the irrigation of
Mesopotamia.
At present ancient and very primitive
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The s55.o0O.0 900 worth of goods Argen-
tina bought from the United States in
1918 represents less than IS per cent of
her total purchases abroad. Thirty-one
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ing the holidays with her daughters
Mrs. Leech and Mrs. Dutton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Dunbar Of Brigh-
ton were visiting relatives near here
the first Of the week.
Mrs. Zerelda Tracy went to Sigour-
ney Wednesday to spend Christmas at
the homes Of her sisters Mrs. L. A.
Funk and Mrs. Ralph Smith.
Miss Lucy Lane one Of the high
school teachers is spending the holidays
in Des Moines with relatives.
Bert Virgins Of Redwood Falls,
Mimi, is visiting relatives in town and
vicinity.
Mrs. B. F. Bottorff has gone to Ana
mosa to visit her daughter Mrs. Pearl
Melleker during the holidays.
Miss Geneva Grace one Of the local
teachers went to Iowa City to spend
Christmas with home folks.
Orlic Gardner OF Memphis, Mo-, and
Jas. Gardner Of Oklahoma are guests Of
Mr. and Mrs. Al Johnson during the
holidays
Mrs John Puder of%Ollie spent Tues-
day In this city with friends.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-03
DRAKE UNIVERSITY
is BENEFICIARY

Des Moines. Jan. Anew Years day
came to Drake university with thu
promise Of 100000 to be added to Its
endowment fund and 100000 for enAs.
gency use. N
Throughout the country today u.
nouncement will be made Of a million
dollar gift by Robert A. Long OF Kan
sas City, to the educational and mis-
sionary organizations of the Disciples
of Christ. conditioned on the securing
Of additional gifts of $5,000,O00 from
other Disciples Of Christ.
For many years Mr.. Long has been
interested In education and missions,
and has already made large contribu-,
lions to these interests Of the Disciples
or Christ. He has studied the problem
OF securing adequate endowment and
support for these institutions. This
consideration has led to the complete
formation Of plans for occurring the
largest support fund for education ever
raised by those Of any denomination In
this country.
Two and one-half millions OF the S.
100000 Is to go to missions, and $780,
600 to education. OF this latter amount
$3.000,0O0 Is to be distributed among
the leading higher educational institu-
tons under the auspices Of the dis
ciples. The largest amount awarded Co
any institution Is 100000 for endow
ment and 100000 fer emergency to
Drake university
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IOWA CITY SPENT
$1,25O,O00 DURING 1913

iowa City, Jan. 2.-Over million and
a quarter dollars was expended in i'm
provements IN Iowa City during tho
year 1918. 1t has been the greatest year
for remodeling and erecting new
structures in the history Of the city,
and reflects the live business interests
which are operating here.
The most imposing and beneficial
building constructed during the past
twelve months was the 100000 Jeffer-
son hotel. Scarcely less important are
the johnson county bank building and
Currier hall. the university womens
dor1nitory, also 100000 structures. The
Iowa City state bank rebuilt at an ex-
penditure Of 100000, and a new wing
to the university hospital cost 100000
The additional high school building
cost 100000 and Masonic Temple, just
being completed, is $4,000 building
New residences in the city, many Of
them very fine, will total another $780,
900, and at least $4,000 was expended
remodelling store fronts and installing
electroliers Ill through the business
district In paving and making other
improvements in the streets the city
administration spent $175,000: Many
more improvements now being planned
insure Surthss progress in 1914.
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MT. PLEASANT "Y"
IS FLOURISHING

Mt. Pleasant. Jan. with the close
or the year 1913 the Mt. Pleasant
Young Mems Christian association Ii
reported to be In the most fourishins
condition In every department and In
every respect, Of any time since tn or
ganization, some ten years ago. The
local association still holds. according
to the year book of the Y. M. G. As OF
the country, the distinction Of havins
the finest building and the largest men,
pership OF any town Of like size In the
United States
Under the direction Of Secretary An
derson, and Physical Director Arm
bruster. the association has made won
lerful strides In the six months that
they have been In charge. The gym
nasium has been enlarged and the dor.
mitories greatly improved. The deb,
upon these improvements has beer
largely liquidated. The gymnasium
classes are larger than before and the
interest manifested among the members
Is highly encouraging A business
mems volley ball league has been or.
ganized, the teams picked and
schedule adopted. This league will take
the place OF the mems basket ball
league that proved so successful last
winter
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WILLIAMSB

Geo. Blythe, Meredith Lloyd, @. E.
Harris. Earl Butter, Ruth Monett, Irene
Menary and Margaret Harris, students
at Ames. and Roy Gittins, Irwin Sinn'
Ina Whitford, Florence Whit1ord, EN-
ma Blythe, ADELAIDE Blythe and Mar
garet Hughes, students at the 5. y: l.
City are spending the holiday vacation
at the homes of their parents heie.
Geo. jacobson Of Fargo, N. D., Is here
on business and visiting at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. David Roth.
T. Hughes, Jr., wife and daughter
Miss Margaret left last Wednesday for
an extended visit with relatives at
Avoca. ....
Emmett Rock, superintendent Of city
schools at West Port, S: D., Is here TOR
a two weeks visit at the home OF ms
parents and other relatives IN this
vicinity.
Mrs. Jennie C. Davis and daughter
left last week for visit with her sons
Everett and Rowland who are young
business men Of Minneapolis, MINI.
Robert Yates, wife and children who
spent Christmas here at the homes OF
the formers parents and brother JOS
eph. have returned to their homo IN OF
tumWa.
Attorney w. e. Wallace and wife are
away for holiday visit at the nome OF
Mrs. Anna McFaan, son Everett and
daughters Cynthia and Lucille Of Cedar
Rapids were guests Christmas day at
the w. G. Fletcher home.
Mr.. and Mrs John Asquith left last
week for their annual visit with rela-
tives at Reynolds, III.
John Jones, wife and children OF
Joliet, III. ARE here for visit at the
home Of the formers mother and other
relatives of the city and vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs, VIM. Griffin of River
side. Ia, are here for visit at the
home Of the formers parents.
Farmers club No. / met last week
at the T. M. Lillis home and elected Of
ficers for the ensuing year as follows:
President, u s. Butter; vice president,
Elmert Jones; secretary and treasurer,
w. c. Boyd.
Ralph e. Jones and wife are visitors
during the holidays at the home Of the
latter's parents at Southerland, la.
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FIT. DODGE MAKES
MANY IMPROVEMENTS

Fort Dodge, Jan. "A total Of a.
629,365 in additional factories and
homes, municipal and school improve
ments and business blocks was the
figure reached during 1913 by this city
The biggest item of improvement was
IN building homes. Estimates reached
by thorough investigation place the
number built at It's at an average cost
OF $4,000 each. This would make this
item $350,00o.
The Quaker oats company spent
100000 In improving it's plant The
Vincent Clay Products compnnys new
plant cost 100000 and the American
Cement Plaster company has new
mill under construction at cost OF
about $4,000. The Iowa Paint Manu-
featuring company spent $4,000.
Business blocks erected or under
construction cost $4,000. Richard
Smell with his two seven story build
ings built at a cost Of $225,O00 heads
the list.
In the way of municipal improves
ments Fort Dodge is probably near the
head of the list In Iowa A total OF S2O0,-
s65 was spent during the year. Three
miles of pavement, a $4,000 sanitary
sewer and a $25,440 concrete reservoir
for city water are the big items.
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COurier'S Markets Of World
HIGH CABLES PUT
WHEAT PRICE UP
SHIPMENTS FROM ARGENTINA
LIGHT AND REPORTS FROM
THERE ARE ADVERSE.

Chicago, Jan. 2.-Wheat showed a
decided upward tendency today mainly
in response to higher cables. Argentine
shipments were meager, and threshing
returns disappointing Besides, wintry
conditions northwest of here indicated
that receipts would continue to dimin-
ish. Opening prices were a shade to &c
up, with a subsequent material ad-
vance.
Active purchasing for a speculative
meat packer had much to do with the
rise but the gain was not held. The
close was weak, unchanged to &c net
lower.
Unsettled weather put strength into
corn Rural offerings were inclined to
be |scanty. The market opened I'M
changed " to Nc higher and scored a
further sharp gain.
Considerable foreign buying here
was reported. Advices however, that
the winter crop was in almost perfect
condition led to a reaction. The close
was steady at NC lower to h@Ac
higher than Wednesday night.
Oats hardened with other grain.
Trade, however, was only of scatter
ing sort
Although an advance in hog prices
gave steadiness to provisions, the mar
ket displayed no sign of being fully
controlled by the bull side. First sales
varied from &c lower to TIC higher
with values apparently disposed to
keep within that range.
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PIONEER WOMAN
ANSWERS CALL
MRS. MARY RUPE DIES AT HOME
IN GREEN TOWNSHIP-SPENT
LIFE IN IOWA.

Mary ]. Rupe, wife of William H.
Rupe, Of Green township, died Thurs
day afternoon at 2 o'clock at the resi-
dence, after an illness lasting three
weeks
The funeral will be held Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock from the resi-
dence with Rev. McNair in charge. In
terment will be made in the, McIntire
cemetery. .
Mrs. Rupe was So years of age. She
was the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Hobbs, and was born January IL, 1S46,
in what was then Iowa territory. When
seventeen years old she united with
the Christ church at Martinsburg, and
was faithful member until her death
She was married October Is, 1865, to
William H. Rupe. She is survived by
her husband. six sons. Arthur Of Jop-
lin, Mo-, Harry Of Brownsville, Ark. and
John A., Charles, Fred and Blaine of
Ottumwa; and four daughters, Mrs. D.
w. Kirkendall of Foster Mrs. w. H.
Leonard Of Brownsville, Ark, Mrs.
Stella Hoy Of Ottumwa and Miss Bes-
sic, at home. ....... ~.
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FARM NGTON.

Mrs. Sarah Christy, Miss June
Christy, Mrs. Mary Ketcham and
George Ketcham of Bonaparte spent
Christmas with B. F. Ketcham and
family. .....
Miss Leora Fuller of Burlington is
visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Charles
Nelson
DR.. H. H. Turner is spending the
holidays with his brother in Lewis
county, Missouri.
Miss Mamie Kirkpatrick, a student
at Ames is spending the holidays with
her parents, DR.. and Mrs. w. J. Kirk
patrick.
Miss Winnie Therme of Des Molnes
Is the guest Of her grandmother, Mrs.
J. F. Leavitt.
Miss Winifred Wright Of Seattle,
Wash, arrived Friday for a visit with
her many friends at this place.
Mrs. Fred Borman and daughter
Letha have returned from visit with
friends at Des Moines.
The Baptist, Methodist Congrega-
tional and Latter Day Saint churches
held appropriate exercises on Christ
mas eve.