Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-06

the federal government in its high.
ways. So, with practically every act
Of the state administration, time will
disclose that some great forward
steps have been taken for a greater
Iowa, for which the men of today will
receive hearty thanks from those Of
tomorrow.
Rockwell City Advocate: What has
become of the fellow who a few
months ago was confidently claiming
the democrats would carry Iowa this
fall?
Topeka State Journal: AS Postmas.
te- Burleson has concluded, it would
be a trife untimely for Uncle Sam to
go ahead with the proposed issue of a
series of peace postage stamps.
Burlington Gazette: The new Mexi-
car regime will have to show more
stability than they display at present
before the United States will bestow
any recognition. Close observers fail
to find much improvement over the
Huerta ideals. It's pretty hard to
change the disposition Of a Mexican.
Oelwein Register: Down in Des
Moines they are agitating against Billy
Sundays coming to that city on &C.
count Of the alleged danger of fire in
the tabernacle in the business district.
That is a point well taken, and it also
might be considered that Billy will
make it so all fired hot down there
that a drought may follow. That is
the crux of the situation.
Cedar Rapids Republican: In one
trench, we read, they buried 900 dead,
the Germans at one end and the
French at the other. That is one place
in which they will do no fighting, al
though they lie close together. But
what about the 900 homes in France
and Germany that will wait in vain for
the return of those who went forth to
fight?
Davenport Times: When Panama,
Hawaii and Alaska are ga%rrisoned, as
is planned, the number Of regular army
men remaining in the United States
will be about IA, 600 a force less than
the militia force of New York state.
There doesn't appear to be much dan.
ger Of militarism in a situation like
that there are other dangers of a very
serious nature.
Brooklyn Eagle: 1t is announced
from Washington that twenty-seyen
more ships have been added to the list
of twenty-four that had applied for
American registry. This makes fifty
one in all, and the total tonnage is 206,-
600, an average of 1000 tons per yes
sci. We are proud to see the prob
ability of a large showing Of the Ameri.
a flag on the high seas. But only
war conditions make this possible com
mercially so long as u laws as to sea.
men are what they are. Either other
nations must come up to our standard,
or we must go down to their standard,
or the lines that have sought American
registry will be unable in peace to com
pete with other lines in freight and
passenger carrying. That is the real
problem of the future.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: There has for
some time been an over production Of
princes and princesses in Europe and
their proper care is going to be more
of a problem in the future. They can
of course get a little ready money on
their crowns from the obliging gentle
man at the sign of the three balls but
not enough to help them until dande-
lion green's are again ready in the
spring. 1t has been suggested that
Rockefeller head a subscription to pro.
vide them with dried apples and dried
sheep hams but he will not undertake
the matter unless royalty will sign
waivers not to ask for damages for
govt caused by the diet.
This thing of being a prince has be-.
come one bum job, and still there are
well meaning American girls in well
to do families willing to marry into
the class and join the procession from
the palace to the poorhouse.
Miss Ada Lindquist, AIT Ottumwa