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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-19

companion was reaOlnH piece VI
newspaper, and now and then leaned
forward to comment on the news.
What do you think of this? Teller
drowned in a beer vat in Milwaukee
yesterday" aS e.fel
The other rolled his eyes and said,
ooh. death, where is thy sting?"
America is the land of high wages.
and it Is really possible here for a
working man to grow rich. But Eng
land"
The speaker was the late Henry
Townsend Martin, the occasion lun-
cheon of Americans. He continued:
English farm laborers are striking
for is shillings a week. They get IL
or IA shillings. They want 16. But
doubt il they get it.
And their pastors, living In beau
tiful manses on salaries of $4,000 or
SIS ,OOO( call them improvident because
in their old age they're usually desti'
Itute! The idea of expecting them to
save money! 1t reminds me OF old
Bill Smith.
my sons got a fine job now, said
old Bill. He's savin' money fast.
I" What is he doing?' said ;.
/" He's night printer. SIR Bill an
swered. oh, a fine job. He works
all night and saves his lOdgin's; and
then. he sleeps all day and saves his
food
The minister came to Jethro's
house one afternoon to a christening
party-he was to christen Jethros
little son, Jeth. Jr. "Jethro," said the
minister, solemnly, taking his host
aside before the ceremony; "Jethro,
are. you prepared for this solemn
event %? "Oh, yes, indeed, DOCTOR
Jethro beamed. I've got two hams,
three gallons ice cream, pickles, cake
49," No, no, Jethro." said the min
lister with smile. mo. no, my friend,
mean spiritually prepared We'll,
guess yes! Two cases of beer!"
lJethro cried in triumph.
The, captain of a small transatlantic
liner. whilst friendly and polite to his
passengers when below, Is generally
the reverse If approached when or
duty He was on deck one Afternoon
during recent trip across when g
young woman, quite unaware OF this
regularity, greeted him with trifiint
query as to the probable duration o.
favorable weather.
Don't know, ma'am-don't know,
replied the captain gruhly. Better &C
and ask the cook"
"Oh, beg your pardon" said the
passenger? Il thought l was addressing
the cook"
Now said the stage manager
you are the heroine. You are sup
posed to suffer more than anybody else
in the play. You must put yourself
into a frame of mind which represents
grief and remOrse. <..#. ,s IL
~ know replied the leading
woman. I'm try to make myself be
lieve I'm one OF the people who paid
two dollars to. see the play
A mining engineer in Yukon was
one day watching a game OF poker II
which the stakes were heavy, wher
he saw a player give himself foul
aces from the bottom of the pack In
dignant at such shameless cheating
he turned to a bystander and whis
pered did you see that"
See what?"
"Why, that fellow dealt himself foul
aces!"
well, wasn't it his. deal?" III
"Why doesn't that dachshund come
when,I call him ?vpThe idea Of sulkins
on me.
k-"He's coming as fast as he can" sale
the mans wife. He's got his from
legs started"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-19
OoD PREVENTION.

Commenting on the great Keokuk
dam as a means for preventing foods
and maintaining a level stage of wat
er in the -. sissippi river, the Chris
tan ScienC.S..onitor says:
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lowANs GO TO NEW MEXICO.

Floris. May 16.-Mr. and Mrs. Caleb
Bales and son. Sylvester left Wednes-
day for Narayissa New Mexico. called
there by the serious condition OF their
daughter, Mrs. Frank Rogers, who suf-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-19

Astronomers in eighteen observator-
les in almost as many nations are
compiling map OF the heavens that is
expected to catalogue from 30,000,OO0
to 100000 stars.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-19

The funny thing about all this me-
diation business is that the ordinary
citizen has a hard time seeing what
is to be arbitrated.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-19

The crusade against high taxes and
inethciency is producing results. The
seed landed mostly in the farming
communities and is producing crop
as will any good seed that lands in
Iowa soil. A candidate for state Of
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-19

Real summer has been long time
on the way, but it will come neverthe-
less. 1t always does in Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-19

Kansas City Journal: Mr. Bryan
was not knocked into cooked hat, )"
as Woodrow once hoped he would be,
but he was taken into the cabinet and
given opportunity to demonstrate his
woeful lack of craftsmanship. Knock
ing him into cooked hat would have
been more merciful.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-19

ment of hog raising and destruction Of
breeding stock, must be even greater,
No one needs to be told the effect Of
such losses on the price of meat. For
tunately, the worst of the animal
plague seems to be over, and farmers
IN increasing numbers are safeguard
ing their herds of swine both by quar-
antine and by the use Of anti-cholera
serum.
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Pres Comment

Hannibal Courier Post: Not only
are crop prospects unusually good. but
there has been a general absence this
spring of destruction by floods and
overflow. Nature is doing well.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-19

Logan Observer: The Register and
Leader will have remarkably busy
season ahead of 1t If it undertakes to
prove that Des Moines did not have
anything to do with the capitol extern
sion matter. We do not believe the
Register and Leaders statement,
neither do we think the rest of the
state will take it seriously. ~
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-19

4. Cedar Rapids Republican. We are
told that the reason that the recent
white house bride appeared in all her
pictures with her mouth open is found
in the fact that she has an exceptional
ly fine set of teeth. She naturally
wanted to put her best teeth forward
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-19

Clinton Herald: The Mexican reb-
els claim that. millions, Of dollars of
counterfeit cOnstitutionalist paper
money Is being circulated in Mexico
What's the odds? The genuine stun
Is purely fiat issue, and fiat money
Is little better than counterfeit
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-19

I Kansas City Journal: These are
educational times. Those who voted
the democratic ticket In 1912 in order
to get rid of the robber tariff and thus
reduce the high cost of living know
now that the tariff was not responsible
for the high cost of living. The tar
III was cut down many months ago,
but the cost Of living is still up, as
high as ever.
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~ I n n e r
s or / e 8

He was poorly clad ana dirty--a
tramp In appearance-and his com.
panion was Of the same stamp. His
companion was reading piece of
newspaper, and now and then leaned
forward to comment on the news.
What do you think of this? Teller
drowned in a beer vat in Milwaukee
s aF ,.
The other rolled his eyes and said,
ooh, death, where is thy sting?"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-19

BURLINGTON Gazette: out OF every
1000 swine in the United States, 119
died Of disease-almost always hog
cholera during the last year. This
means the direct loss of about 400 900
tons of dressed meat and last-enough
to furnish forty pounds of these prod
.ucts to every family in the country.
The indirect loss, in the discourage
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-03
ORLADY CHOICE OF
GOVERNOR ELECT FOR
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Superior Court Judge May
Have the Post if He Is
Willing to Accept APP
pointment.

Superior Court Judge George B. orlady
can be the next Attorney General of
Pennsylvania II he will accept the APP
pointment. This is the almost unanimous
opinion Of Republican leaders. They said
today Governor-elect Brumbaugh would
be absolutely independent in naming the
members OF his Cabinet, and that his
first selection would be Judge Orlady.
Although no intimation has as yet come
directly from the Governor-elect Repub-
llcan leaders said he decided upon Judge
orlady long ago, and that the only OBJ
stable to the appointment of the latter
to succeed Attorney General Bell was
Judge orlady's own consent. Judge Or
lady has intlmated to several of his per-
sonRl friends, they said, that he prefers
to be a candidate for reelection when
his term expires and that he does not
care to resign his Judgeship next year.
Judge Orlady is one OF Doctor Brum-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-03

fall, and frequently conferred with him
regarding the campaign at Doctor Brum-
baugh's home in Philadelphia. Judge
orlady's term as Superior Court Judge
expires on the FIRST Monday in January,
1916.
Many candidates have been doomed by
their friends or mentioned for the APP
pointment as Attorney General. These in
clude Francis Skunk Brown, who Is IA
vored by the Wares; ex-Judge Dinner
Beeber. who was chairman OF the Brum-
baugh Citizens Committee; John S. Ril-
ling, of Erie; William H. Shoemaker, Of
Philadelphia; Judge Sulzberger. of tho
Court of Common Pleas, OF Philadelphia;
Jesse Il. b. Cunningham, OF Westmore-
land County, first deputy under Attorney
General Bell, and Representative w. d.
B. Ainey, who last spring withdrew as q
candidate for the Republican nomination
for United States Senator I'm favor OF j.
benjamin Demmick
The Wares are expected by politicians
to urge the appointment Of Mr.. Brown,
whom Governor Tener almost appointed
four years ago. and for this reason they
have selected Mr.. Brown as the strongest
candidate, next to Judge Orlady. The
candidates. of ex-Judge Beeber, Judge
Sulzberger and Representative Alney,
political leaders said today. are weak at
present Mr.. Killing worked with Doc
tor Brumbaugh for the passage of the
School Code, and for that reason several
Republican leaders believe he will be
favored by the Governor-elect. The ap-
pontment of Mr.. Cunningham is being
urged by his friends on the plea of his
long experience in the office of the At
torney General.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-03
PENN ARCHITECTS
LOCKED OUT TODAY
FOR WATERY WAR
Department Pun
ished for Battle in Class
rooms and Halls in Which
Fire Extinguisher Played
a Part.

The Architectural Department Of the
University OF Pennsylvania is not work.
ing today As n matter of fact, the doors
of the classrooms of the department are
locked and no student is permitted to
enter This cessation Of activity has been
caused by sudden outburst OF warlike
activity among the students. resulting in
a free-for-all fight, and is intended as a
penalty.
Yesterday, the students, evidently de-
string to reproduce the fightlng along the
User and Vistula. divided into hostile
groups and fired away at each other to
their hearts content and the extreme
discomfort OF the faculty They did not
use any howitzers or 75-millimetre guns.
The juniors and seniors were armed
with various missiles OF lighter calibre,
such as pans of water, bags OF flour and
large -in-water chunks OF blotter
paper, These warriors were strongly in
trenched behind doors, desks and other
places affording protection. There they
waited in grim silence, watching eagerly
for the report OF the outposts in the
corridor
Presently the enemy came along. The
sophomores, dressed in frock coats came
down the corridor of College Hall. They
did not evlnce any hostile intentions, but,
on the contrary. simply desired to exhibit
their love and admiration for Alma Mater.
an annual demonstration. Whether or
not the men in the trenches misunder-
stood their signals. the fact is that Inn
mediately cry of alarm was raised.
Gentlemen" shouted one senior, the
fate of the Republic is in your hands"
And. to the credit of the juniors and
the seniors. let 1t be said. they under
stood the significance OF the moment.
The battle was stubborn. hard. bitter.
The sophomores were at a disadvantage
because OF their conspicuous uniforms, the
long. black frock coats making an easy
target for the flour bags. They fought
hard against overwhelming odds. And
then their strategists played their card
They ordered retreat across another
corridor and, after Tallying their forces
and armed with fire extinguisher they
outhanked the enemy. appeared. through
the class room doors. in the rear OF the
allied senior and junior forces and opened
a terrific artillery fire from the extIn-
guisher,
The allies for a moment were dazed.
They faced the fire bravely, charging
the sophomore battery In close formation.
Their general ordered a counter bayonet
attack. which soon developed into a fist
night. The sophomore gunners were driven
from their position. their big howitzer
destroyed and their forces completely
routed
The result today is absolute peace and
calm in the architectural department
The classrooms are heavily barred and
the students, many OF whom are nurs-
ing wounds will be unable 10 work out
a problem which they were 10 prepare for
quences.
sun the Bernhardi OF the department
that war Is a noble thing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-03
CUPID'S SHARE OF WAR TAX
OFFICIALLY MADE CLEAR
Ten Cent Levy on Marriage Certifi-
Gates Returned to Bride.

Certificates of marriage to be kept by
the bride and not the license to marry
will require a 1O-cent adhesive stamp
under the war revenue act, according
to an Interpretation of that measure
made today by an official Of the law
division of the Internal Revenue Bureau
at Washington. The opinion follows.
IA marriage certificate to be returned
to any officer Of state. county. city or
town. to constitute part of public rec
ord, requires no stamp. A marriage GER
tifcate issued by the officiating clergy
man or magistrate and given to the par
ties, II required by law, must be
stamped at the rate of 10 cents"
This information cleans up the doubt
at City Hall as to the application of the
war revenue act to marriage licenses.
The license issued in this city Is cut by a
perforation. Half Is returned TO the
bureau by the officiating clergyman and
the other half is given the contracting
parties and will require a 10-cent war
tax.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-03
E. S. WARE GAVE S445
= TO REPUBLICAN LEAGUE
Financed Former Washing
ton Party Organization in Last
Campaign,

State Senator Edwin S. Ware contrib
uted s445 of the campaign of $475 re-
ceived by the Progressive Republican
League. which directed its work during
the campaign toward the election OF Doc
tor Brumbaugh.
The league was composed OF voters
formerly connected with the Washing
ton party. According to the leagues
campaign expense aecouBt, filed with the
clerk Of Quarter Sessions Court today,
1t was carried along financially by only
three men. In addition to Senator Vare's
contributions. Representative George w.
Edmonds gave s25 and State Senator
Augustus +, Daix, Jr., gave S..
Lorenzo Smith, 213s West Susquehanna
avenue, filed the account as treasurer.
The expenditures were Si4s75 George
+. Fill was chairman OF the league. Both
the chairman and treasurer were MEM
beFs OF the Washington Party Commit
tee OF the SD Ward.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-03
mike AND IKE" DOUBLED;
SERGEANT DALE PUZZLED

Rival Captains of New Year Club Re-
ceive Permits and May Lose Them.
Are there two Ike and Mike New Years
Associations7 II not, is Isnatius C.
Ramspacher the rightfuI captain OF the
club and j. j. Hines mere pretender
TO the throne7 or, maybe, there are two
captains to the one club. But In that
case only one permit TO parade should
have been issued.
These are the questions and arguments
which have almost caused Sergeant Harry
Dale to quit the City Hall in despair
today. On Tuesday he issued parade per
mits to both. men. Ramspacher was the
first of the two to receive permit. but
when Hines appeared he said he was the
captain of the original Ike and Mike
Association, end he, too, received a per-
nit.
Yesterday Ramspacher reappeared. He
protested vigorously against the granting
of the permit to Hines and assured Ser
geant Dale that there is only one or
ganizatlon and that he is the captain
OF It. He produced documents to prove
his claim and asserted that Hines was a
mere organizer of a number uf members
who tried to split" from the original
body. This, he asserts. has not been
recognized and there is only one associa-
tion.
Sergeant Dale was puzzled. He finally
gave orders that Hines be sent for. The
man will have an opportunity TO sub
stantiate his claims to the captaincy of
the association, but II he fails to do this
the permit will be withdrawn. II Rams
pacher and Hines show equal claims to
tho leadership both permits may be cam
celed.
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BEATEN, BOUND, ROBBED
AND THROWN OVER BRIDGE
Collector Victim Of Bold Assault.
Rescued by School Teacher.


MANToLoKING. N. j., Dec s.-Bound,
gagged and tossed into the waters OF the
Barnegat Bay by two highwaymen who
knocked him from his bicycle, Douglas
Egbert, 81 years old, would have drowned
last evening had 1t rot been that Joseph
Gross. teacher in the Mantoloking Dis
trict School, heard him Eroaning as he
was walking over the bridge and hauled
him to shore and safety. The robbers,
after stealing $3.50 from Egbert, who Is
collector for the Prudential Insurance
Company, are believed to have made their
escape in a boat.
The robbery took place about o'clock
ut the time when all the residents of the
west side of the bay are In the habit OF
crossing the bridge to the village on the
cast side to get their evening mail and
newspapers.
Cross hearing groans under the bridge,
investigated and found Egbert with only
his nose above the water A bag had
been tied about his head and both feet
and hands were tied. The water was
barely four feet In depth and Gross hauled
him to the shore.
Egbert told Prosecutor Newman he
was riding his wheel near the eastern
end of the bridge when two men walked
out toward him. One of them gave him
a shove. throwing him from his wheel,
while the other struck him over the head
with a club or blackjack.
A posse of residents searched the bay
shore for mile in each direction and
found the imprint of boats bow 200
yards north OF the scene of the crime.
Egberts bicycle and his record book of
collections were found near this spot. in
front of a cottage In which fire of a
mysterious origin was discovered two
weeks ago 1t is owned and occupied in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-03
MEATS
FORM FINE EXHIBIT
AT TERMINAL SHOW
ancy Cuts" Appropriately
Arranged, Attract Hun
dreds on Second Day of
Market Food Exposition.

scan you give me half-pound Of
bacon sliced very thin7"
"Yes madam, so slices to the inch, II
sou want 1t that thin, but 20 will be
about right l think. A half-pound did
sou say7"
Eyes, but how in the world can
you--"
With the shifting Of lever and the
pressing of button a bright. smooth
xnrning machine begins to slice delicate
strips of meat from side of bacon. In
4 moment 1t is completed, the half
pound lies neatly piled up on a fresh
piece OF wax paper
"There you are madam. Yes, IL cents,
hank YOU"
This conversation was overheard today
III the Reading Terminal Market, the sec
ono day of the Annual Food Exposition.
To-day is Fresh Meat Day and many
of the meat dealers are offering their
choiccst cuts at reduced prices, while
others are making a speciality Of one
kind of meat.
RESTAURANTS BIG BUSINESS
4hdhy NiSitOio W hlt S}NpOSlNioh nave ~
come so enthusiastic over the exhibits
that they have hurried to the Terminal
Market Restaurant, where they might
fasto some of the products on display.
The result of this has been that the
restaurant, or "Springers," as it is popu-
larly called has been thronged by per-
sons who wished to find out just how the
Fittings ought to taste
Manager Craig, of the restaurant, was
IN despair.
II don't know what we are going to do
II visitors keep pouring in,' he said. I'VE
have been in the business for 50 years,
but as far as I know this is the worst, or
rather the best, crowd we have ever had.
We always have crowds, but just look
at eInl'
Although meats are the feature of the
day. many other displays are attracting
attention. There are fruit and vegetable
displays. poultry and dairy product eX-
hibits and host of others. In addition
to the gay decorations of bunting and lat
tice work arches with their electric
lights, the market Is cnlivened by music
of the Franklin Concert Band.
Both yesterday and today visitors be-
came so enthusiastic over the music that
they began dancing. and avenue B, OPP
posite aisle TO- became a market ball
aisles, skllfully avoiding vegetable dis
plays or lodging the market trucks piled
high with goods bound for the new free
delivery department.
VEGETABLE EXHIBIT ATTRACTIVE.
One of tha exhibits which has at
tracted much attention is that Of David
H. Simon, whose display of vegetables
and fruits is among the notable in the
exposition.
The feature of this display is the apple
exhibit There are many boxes Of choice
fruit, each apple carefully poll he'd and
whipped. banked on a big star There
are aNewtown cooking apples ohd great
red Styman Winesaps; next to these
are tiers OF Black Twlg apples and
Roman Beauties. There are Delicious
apples. the name being technically and
literally appropriate. but no less beautl-
full and appetizing are the Winter
Bananas" the Spitzenburgs, the Jona-
thans and the Ortleys.
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the summer by Miss NJ. Il. Fitch, of
Flushing J.. l.
Footprints in the bay shore sands. be-
puzzle the authorities. One is a large,
square toe shoe mark, while the other s
quite small not unlike a woman's foot
print The rag which had been tied
around Egberts head was a cheap piece
OF bingham. and from its appearances
might have been torn from an old apron.
Egbert, after resting for several hours,
was able TO be taken TO his home IN
Point Pleasant.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-03
FIRE IN A MAIL BOX
Cigarette Stump and Not Love Let
ter the Cause.

Smoke curling from a mailbox on the
south side OF Chestnut street near 18th
today attracted large crowd.
Its a love letter. said one. ''fhe
burning words set 1t on fire."
Lets get hose" suggested another.
But the police came. drove the crowd
away and telephoned for a postal in
Epeetor
The inspector unlocked the box and
found two burnt envelopes and the stump
Of a cigarette, The fire had been smoth-
cred through lack OF air after smoldering
ing.
visitor from upstate. with well-dehned
ideas on sanitation. mistook the mailbox
for q garbage can and carefully deposited
the glowing duck" in the box, rather
than throw It on the street
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-03

baugh's warmest personal friends, poll
ticians who are convinced that he is
Slated for the appointment have point
ed out. He was born In Huntingdon
County, the home county of the Cover
rnor-elect, and has resided there al
most continuously. The Governor elects
friendship for him has extended over n
period of more than a score OF years.
He accompanied Doctor f3rumbaugh on
many OF the latter's campaign trips this
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-03
Mob Hangs Third Negro

SHREVEPORT, La, Dec. 3--Kane Nc
Knight, a Negro, was lynched today. at
Sylvester. La. He is the third Negro to be
hanged by mobs innammed by the murder
of Postmaster Charles NJ. HicksA OF syl-
Ncster.