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The Washington times., 1914-02-15
CREW DESPA|RS OF
SAVING THE POTOMAC
Navy Tug Is Fast in Ice Twenty
Feet Deep and Is Three
Miles From Shore.

Destruction of the Potomac. the lars-
est tug of the navy. which went to
rescue American fishermen in the Bay
of Islands, Newfoundlands. and is no"
imprisoned in ice twenty feet deep,
seems Inevitable today. Dispatches re-
ceived at the Navy Department from
Boatswain Wilkinson, in charge of the
tug. say that should the vessel survive
her present perilous position. she faces
certain destruction BY being blown fur
ther north in the straits of Bell Isle.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Roosevelt has instructed Boatswain
Wilkinson to make the safetay OF the
Potomac's crew the first consideration
and TO call upon the Navy Department
for another tug or any other assistance.
The crew OF the tub can reach land oy
walk of three miles over the ice.
The ice around the Potomac Is twenty
feet thick, and its surface is never
rough.
The Washington times., 1914-02-15

.-BAT boy is q mass OF contra
lictions. If put under the
proper surroundings and discf-
The Washington times., 1914-02-15
Invest $500
and Save $500

The new one-motion Folding
Cart. as illustrated. is in this
February Sale at So instead of So.
On Fourth Floor-with $1,000
worth of furniture at s6O.010--at
a saving of 10 to 50 per cent. Only
possible during this February Sale
and note that the best bargains
will go first. Go to Fourth Floor
and learn that furniture for
every room Of the home Is here.
and that a small deposit Is all that
is needed II you have no account
here.
The Washington times., 1914-02-15
Gustave A. BIumenthal Tries
to Direct Children to Their
Lie Work.
Bv EDITH LOBERI.

-BAT boy is q mass OF contra
liCtions. If put under the
proper surroundings and discf-
plinc ne could be Just as good
boy as he is a bad one. He is a
lie. by cunning
The little woolly haired colored lad
nho was the subject of all this critical
observation stepped up close to Judge
Latimer's desk in Juvenile Court and
told his story. II was a rather ingen-
ious tale. but somehow ii wasn't con-
Nincing. Over in one corner sat Gus
tave A. Bumenthal, director and analyst
Of the vocational guidance bureau. and
John DoIph. president of the bureau,
watching the proceedings.
Mr.. Bumenthars sharp brown eyes did
not miss a movement Of the yoThsster.
Tho lad. guilty of trivial offehse, was
led away by a probation officer after
a suspended sentence.
Another boy. also charged with petty
larceny, told in A straightforward man
ner why he had stolen woman's pock-
etbook and had thrown ii down sewe-.
Mr.. Blumenthal. pencil in hand.
made notatons on a small pad. No
criminal instincts. Thief by crcum-
stance. Not half as dangerous as the
Mind Under Developed.
The next was girl of fifteen.
"Babyish disposition. No more in
telligence than a child OF four. Should
be treated as patient rather than a
criminal" read the notes on the little
yellow pad. The childs school record
showed deficiencies. The mother was
voluble with excuses. After many
promises to stay in school, the pro-
baton officer led the girl away.
A tiny littlL colored girl with a
bright shawl over her head. stepped
confidently up 10 the judges table.
Won't stay at home. Police have
frozen several times" That was the
charge. A decrepit grandmother ac-
ccmpanied her. and said that the
child's mother is in New York. Mr.
BlumenthaPs notebook fluttered.
THAT child ought to be ruled by af-
fection," he said in his quick. alert
way. shes not bad, but she may be
II she doesn't get the sympathy and
affection she Graves. She should not
be treated harshly. There are 10
criminal indications whatever
Number five was boy of sixteen.
accompanied by his father and his
step-mother. The boy had the wan
uorlust, he wouldn't stay at home.
Ought to be sailor or a soldier
Was Mr.. BlumenthaIs comment, as
he observed the boys erect carriage.
The boy is better than his father.
The stepmother, who was grinning
during the whole procedure. is re-
The Washington times., 1914-02-15
Dominican Trade Grows.

Progress toward the repayment OF the
$40 COO 900 loan was made by the Do
minican republic last year. according
to a report 10 the War Department
customs tax collections increased from
s2Oea0O0 to s4,29OuOo last year. Growth
in the foreign trade and internal I'M
nrovements are shown by the report.
The Washington times., 1914-02-15

boy who offers1 comic relief in n
rather snrdId oanorana that had been
unfL lded in the morning session. The
usual messenger boy stunt In Wash
ington." he said.
However, Blumenthal didn't confine
his observations to the .ielinqucntC, by
sny means. His caustic comments went
right on during the iulfs.
Judge Latimer is fine man." he
The Washington times., 1914-02-15

sponsible for the boys distaste for
home"
The next case was little English
boy. who had violated traffic regula-
tions. cutting across corners with his
wheel. He was a messenger. he told
the Judge. and had only been riding a
wheel for a few days.
Mr.. Rlu-nenthal was amused at the
The Washington times., 1914-02-15
Oldest Postmaster Dead.

MARLBORO. Mass. Feb. Ia.-John S.
Fahy. believed to be the Oldest first
class postmaster in the country in point
of service, died early today, aged sew
enty-four. He was appointed in 1860.
At the battle of Charlottesville in the
civil war he lost a leg and an arm.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-21

shortly after six O'Clock. A woman
dressed in black passed me. Her
hands we're concealed in a muff. L
saw her enter Calmette's Office and
within five or six seconds six shots
rang out. The last mes came with
longer pauses between them, but still
in quick succession. l hurried to the
room and entered. Nine. Caillaux ap-
peared perfectly calm"
Latzarus told of a talk he had with
Calmette some time before, relating
to the fight LIE Figaro was making
against Caillaux. Toward the last of
January Calmette showed him two
papers concerning Caillaux and relat-
ing to the Agadir incident.
He said he would not publish these
because they might make trouble for
France outside the country.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-21
cAILEAUx TO TESTIFY NEXT

SHlLLHSN ~ lGOIlT INGNl
Paris, July 22-Paris today awaits
the next big scene in the story of
Nine. Joseph Caillaux, wife of the
former prime minister. 1t has heard
her tell what she has suffered and
under what emotional stress she shot
CASTOR Calmette, editor of La Figaro.
The next big scene in the drama is
expected when Caillaux, "the might
lest man in France" will seek to
shield his mate and assume response
bility for the murder.
Paul Bourget, a playwright and
author, member of the Academic
Franchise, was the first witness to-
day. He was with Calmette in the
latter's Office when Nine. Caillaux's
card was brought in.
Judge Albanet questioned him as to
just what happened and what Cal
mette said when he received the card
of the cabinet minister's wife.
Opening the sealed envelope"
said Bourget, "Calmette declared, 1t
is Nine. Caillaux.'
care you going to receive here?'
1 asked.
"T must; she is a woman Cal
mette replied.
81 then said that l would leave
him." Bourget testified, "and had
reached the front door, n flight be-
low Calmette's Office, when l heard a
commotion. l ran back.
81 was the first to enter the office.
Calmette lay gasping in his chair.
Nine. Caillaux was standing. The
pistol was in her hand. She was
very calm. An Office attendant took
hold of Nine. Caillaux. She turned
to him and said:
"'Unhand me! 1 am a woman. 1
shall not run"
Louis Latzarus, news editor of the
Figaro, testified that he did not be-
lieve Calmette had any letters he in
fandad m nTh1iSh after the '6TOn .JO" |
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-21

PIaids in squares of uneven size is
one Of fashions latest fancies. A waist
may be made of plaids with the black
square larger than the white and then
the skirt will reverse the arrangement
and have the white square of larger
proportions
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-21
MAY MERGE MINERS

Denver, COL, July 21.-It is expect
ed that the principal matters to come
before the Western Federation of
Miners assembled in annual conven-
ton here will be a proposal to merge
the federation with the United Mine
Workers, forming a single gigantic
union with Jurisdiction over all mines.
Leaders of both unions favor the
amalgamation. At present there are
about SOC, 900 members of the United
Mine Workers and $4,000 Western
Federation members.
Condemnation of the Industrial
Workers of the World was voiced by
Earl Hoage, president of the Denver
Trades and Labor Assembly. Refer
ring to the internal d~issention which
has recently rent the federation at
Butte, Mont, Hoage expressed the
opinion that the trouble there was the
result of an effort by the 1. ". W. to
disrupt unionism as it is constituted
today.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-16
Bessie Smith Tells of Visit
to Aunt Allies

Dear Editor:
Last summer my sister and I went
out to my Aunt Allies. From her
house l went to Uncle John Smiths.
My cousins names were Emma and
Beatrice.
We had a good time feeding the
little chickens and playing in the hay.
Nearly every night we would go
with them to milk.
We would go to the pond and wade.
One day we went after some black
berries but we didn't get many.
They were making hay then and we
would go down to the field and ride
back on loads of hay.
Every morning and evening we
would go down to the garden to water
flowers.
We would play until late in the even
ings.
When it was hot in the day time we
played school.
One day Aunt Bert made some can
dy. Emma made some candy and tea
and we took it to the playhouse.
We had a good time playing hide
and-seek.
We thought it was fun to hunt eggs
in the hay. One day I found nest
with thirty-six eggs in it. 1t was in
the haymow.
| had a fine time that week. On
Saturday morning papa came to take
us home.
Bessie Smith, Age 10.
n. /. Douds-Leando, la.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-16
Indians and Their Ways
By Gerald Warner

The Indian men hunt. fish and
fight. The Indian women make dishes,
beads and other things and do much
of the work They plant the corn and
grind it into meal. They do not grind
lit as we do but lay it on a rock and
pound it. They dress in a rude way
wearing blankets and beads.
Indian men hunt with bows and ar
rows.
The Indians raised corn, pumpkins
and other, things. They planted their
F, corn in an odd way. They would put
fish in the bottom of the holes in which
the corn was to be planted.
| Indians made their fish hooks out of
bone and their arrow heads out Of
rock. They lived In huts made of the
skins of deer and buffalo. These huts
or wigwams were built on high places
so the water would not get in.
In place of using stoves as we do,
they would dig hole in the center
of the wigwam and build the fire there.
A little hole was left in the center of
the top of the hut to allow the smoke
to escape.
When the white people first came
over to America the Indians gave them
trinkets and other things.
Gerald Warner, Age 10.
Chillicothe, la.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-16
THE COURIER JUNIOR
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING co.
OttumWa, Iowa
MATILDA DEVEREAUx
EDITOR
EUGENE PRIZE WINNER.

Dear Juniors: Eugene Beck Is
awarded the prize in the One week
Events" Eugene not only sent III a
very interesting list of events, but ne
was very careful to observe all the
rules. He even tells his experience
at the wedding of his cousin. We are
sorry that so few Juniors were inter
ested in this contest. We will let some
more OF the Juniors have an opportun-
ity to write in this contest again. The
rules follow:
We want all the Courier Juniors.
and by this we mean all children not
yet fifteen years old. to write on The
Events of Seven Days." or "One
Weeks Events
The Juniors can take the Courier
each day and pick out some one item
of interest and write about it; also
tell about something that happens at
home, school, etc. So many interest
ing things come in Junior S way each
day that seven days events are easy
to get together.
The prize wanted may be selected
from among the following: Ball, bat,
roller skates, knife, hammock, book,
beads, DOLL music roll, souvenir spoon
or box Of candy.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-16
Genevieve Miller Writes of
the Three Kinds of Bees
Dear Juniors !:

Dear Juniors:
There are three kinds of bees-the
queen bee, the worker bees and the
drones.
There is only one queen bee in a
hive. She is longer than the worker
bees. I have never heard of a queen
bee singing any one.
There are hundreds of worker bees
in hive. They are smaller than the
queen bee.
The drones are short and thick and
have no sting.
The queen bee is the mother bee
She does nothing but lay eggs. Some
queen bees lay as many as thou
sand eggs in one day. Each egg is
put in little room or cell by itself
The cells are made Of wax.
The worker bees do all the work OF
the hive. The older ones go out in
the fields to gather honey and pollen
from the flowers. Either the older OF
younger bees may watch the hive to
keep out other bees that might come
to steal the honey.
The drones are lazy and do no work
Sometimes they are kicked out and
left to starve.
The queen bee reaches full size and
matches when she is sixteen days old
A worker matches out in twenty-one
days and drone in twenty-four days
from the time of the laying of the egg
Genevieve Miller, Age g.
Broken Bow, Neb
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-16
The Roman Doll

How an image of paint and wood
]. Leaped to her life with loves control,
Struck the chords of her motherhood,
Passionate little mother-soul!
Fair to her sight were the stolid eyes.
Dear to her toll the robes empearled.
She crooned it the ancient lullabies.
She gathered it close from the outer
world.
They watched together, as Nero's
pyres
Fed the haze of hundred fires.
Ne in her fresh young arms she
! bore.
See, am small,
Only doll,
But 1 keep her kiss forevermore.
Long and lonely the joy has lain.
One by, one into times abyss
Years have dropped as the drops of
rain.
Yet the cycles have left us this!
o red-lipped mother, O mother sweet,
Today a sister has heard you call,
Your heart is beating in her heartbeat.
saw her weep DER the crumbling doll.
She knew, she knew! You had lived
: and smiled!
You had loved your dream, little
Roman child!
Me in her fresh young arms she bore.
See, l am small,
Only doll,
But keep her kiss forevermore.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-16
Seven Days Events B
Anna L. Palfreyman

. 4
Saturday, April H. | stayed home
and in the evening there was an oy-
ster supper.
Sunday, April IL. Went to Sunday
school in the morning, in the after
noon went to BUXTON and in the even
ing went to church.
Monday, April 10. Went to school.
Played foot ball.
Tuesday, April IA. Went to school
Stayed all night with Mr.. Bell, Had
a nice time.
Wednesday. April Is. Went to
school. Took examination.
Thursday, April 16. Went to school,
Spelled in the Afternoon. Party at our
house. Twenty present. Took our
books home.
Friday. April H. Had a picnic. Our
picture taken. Twenty there. Re.
ceiyed ring for the most head marks
Anna l.. Pafreyman, Age IA
r. /. Lucas, Ia
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-16
A Trip to the Country -
Happenings of Eight Days
BY Sarah Frances

Dear Juniors:
the Country"
one Sunday morning the sun shone
| bright and the woods were covered
with wild flowers. My Uncle Luther
came in after me Saturday evening to
take me out to his home for a flower
! hunt But l could not go flower hunt.
Ing for | was i'll with an attack of ton
sllltis Papa and mamme came out
about IL o'clock. Along toward even.
ing the sky became cloudy and in
short time it was raining. Papa
thought 1t best to leave Mother and
me in the country and take the child.
rem home. They reached home with.
out getting very wet.
On Monday it was still cloudy About
noon the sun began to shine and papa
started out after us. But when he had
almost reached the farm the rain be.
gan to pour down. Mamma went home
but had to stay
Tuesday was clearer but still cloudy.
Grandma and Aunt Susie planted gar
den but had to stay in the house by
myself I felt better in the evening.
1t looked as thought it were going
to rain Wednesday but it didn't.
Grandma separated the milk and
cleaned the separator. Then after din.
ner they planted garden. found the
heat. amused myself then.
Thursday was cold and very cloudy.
But papa thought he would some out
after me and mamma sent my winter
coat and some comforts to prevent nv
catching cold.
Mother would not let me go to school
Friday because she thought l would
catch cold. 1t was the first day OF
May and the schools were having pro
grams. They had a fine time. Nam
ma let me put on a sweater and went
down the road for few flowers.
The sun was shining Saturday. |
helped mamma in the morning and in
the afternoon some girls came to go
flower hunting. We went and found
very many. They stayed all night.
The sun was shining again Sunday
and it was warm after breakfast. Mil
dred and | did the dishes and then
went flower hunting. Papa and NAM
ma we MT to wedding. We were cut
until about IL o'clock. then we came
In and had dinner After dinner Of
fenve France came over to- play and
stayed until evening. The other girls
went home about o'clock.
And that ended our day. told them
thought would go to school Mon
day.
Sarah Frances Heenan. Age IL.
221 N. H. ST.,
Abba, Ia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-16

knelt down by her-dear, sweet, angel
tic mother! (what made grandma's
voice sound so queer, they wondered)
and said, Mother would do anything
in the world to please her little daugh-
ter Would you, Mother?' cried
Nancy, starting up from her pillow,
would you let me read in your diary?'
THE mother turned red for min
ute, while the little cripple watched
her eagerly. Then she got up and
went to the old-fashioned secretary
with sliding doors and brought back
clasp, and put it in Nancy's hands.
lit had been the dream of the child's
life to read what Mother wrote every
night in this book. I do not think she
counted her price too high a price to
pay for it.
"You may read that red book your.
selves some day. my darlings, and find
out how your blessed great-grand.
mother lived and loved. But one page
in it made difference in that little
readers whole life. 1t said: Our
Nancy is bearing her pain like hero
! When see her smooth the little
twitching face and smile up at me,
thank God for her brave spirit, and
take her for my teacher. I shall be
better woman all my life for watch
/ ing her.
after that rainy day and after read
! ing that brass bound morocco book
Nancy was never sad or dreary again
I, She actually had the little crutch paint
: ed red, in token Of her gay spirits;
and. wherever its tap-tap was heard
J land it sounded on those floors fol
almost two years. merry sound OF
laughter and chatter was pretty sure
to follow-so sweet was it to the chile
to win such dear praise and to know
that Mother counted her a blessing
for which to thank Cod
The story was ended; and in {
! twinkling the little red crutch fell
resounding, to the floor, while two
pairs of soft arms held GRANDMOTHER
in tight embrace.
/ 20 Granny dear we've caught vol
now! You were little Nancy, and the
crutch was yours"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-16
! Helen's Papa Found He
Tied to a Post - BY
Bertha Bishop

! Once upon time in little village
there were some people named Pat
erson. They had one daughter and
one son. The boys name was Henry
and the girls name was Helen. Helen
was eighteen years old and Henry
twenty.
One day Mr.. and Mrs. Paterson had
to go to the village for supplies. Hen
ry went with them and Helen re-
NAMED at home After they had been
gone a while Helen took the spinning
wheel and was working when she
heard noise. She looked up and saw
some Indians standing at the window.
She was frightened and tried to get
away but some Of the Indians caught
her and burned the house.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Paterson came
home they wondered where Helen was
and who had burned the house.
Henry, drive on up to Smiths and
leave your mother there and tell Mr.
Smith to come back with you and we
will 60 to the Indians camp and see
if they have Helen
When Henry and Mr.. Smith returned
Henry put the horse in the barn and
they all went to hunt for Helen.
They reached the camp at midnight.
They saw something short distance
away and upon going to see what it
was found that it was Helen, tied to
a post.
Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Paterson united
her and they all went home. Helen told
the story the next morning.
The Paterson family stayed at the
Smith home until Mr.. Paterson had
built house.
Bertha Bishop, Age IL.
Eldon, la.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-16
Ada Miller, a Former Iowa
Junior, Tells of Seattle

Dear Editor and juniors:
I should like to tell you about Sc.
attic schools. have gone to both
Iowa and Missouri schools and think
the Seattle schools are very differ
ent
In September the bells ring loud and
clear The children know then that
school is to- begin. 1t starts at nine
o'clock in the morning.
First Of all, we have oral arithme-
tic and then written arithmetic. After
this we have small language lesson.
time for recess. After recess we have
long reading lesson which lasts un.
til half past eleven. For the next half
hour music takes place After this
duty is performed we all go home for
lunch.
School takes up again at one O clock.
We march in very quietly and then
comes the hygiene lesson. Then we
have writing and spelling and after
these are over it is time for another
recess
i After recess and until three o'clock
we have geography. School lets out
at three.
Back east we had drawing and
writing teacher who came once week
to give the only lesson for the week
in these subjects. Out here we have
drawing and manual training. We did
not have manual training in the east
at least in the grade was in. l re.
aliZe that am in a much higher grade
now am in the sixth and was in the
third grade there. Perhaps these facts
are true there too with the children
in the higher grades.
/ We have history on Friday.
! NY brother, Willie, has arrived in
/ Seattle. l was very glad to see him
/ of the Juniors at any time.
Ada l.. Miller. Age IL
Seattle, Wash
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-16
Raula Moses L0ckman Was
Neither Absent Nor Tardy
in Four Months

Dear Juniors:
am new Junior, a little boy, six
years old.
go to school at Scattersburg. at
tended four months term without
being absent or tardy.
l go to Sunday school on Sunday.
like my teacher. Her name is Myrtle
Lockman.
L have one little sister. She is three
years old and her name is Leotha Cen
cath Lockmond.
have two grandmas and one grand
pa. My grandmas' names are Dimma
Patterson and Sarah Lochman. Grand
pas name is Moses Lochman. I love
! them all.
Raula Moses Lochman. Age 6.
r. F.. D. 2. Unionville, la.