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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-19
COST OF KILLING A SOLDIER.

The cost of killing a man has gone
up, like everything else. In forty or
fifty years the average cost of killing
one soldier has increased nearly
$4,000. In the present war the cost of
killing each soldier will probably
reach $4,000.
The cost of killing one soldier is
obtained by dividing the cost of war
to any of the belligerents by the num-
Der of men killed on the other side
In the Franco-Prussian war of 1870
II the cost of killing each man was
$21,000 But the cost of every mater
ial of warfare has advanced substant-
tally sincelthen. 1t Is safe to estimate
unless the terrific destruction of
machine guns upsets precedent-that
to bring about "a soldiers death will
cause an expenditure of $4,000 on the
other side.
France spent $4OO,OOO,OOO in actual
expenses Of that war and $200,000,OO0
in repairing materials, giving help to
the fatherless families and other uses.
The German dead numbered 28,60O.
For every one of them France spent
approximately $21, 900.
The figures Of the Russo Turkish
war Of 1S77-7s give an average of $751;
900 for every one killed.
1t cost Russia $1,20O,00O to kill 3d.
600 Japanese in the war Of 1905, max
ing the cost of the individual Staying
1904
Fatigue, typhus or cholera will, OF
course, kill the greatest number and
reduce the effective force of the
armies. In the Crimean war four
times as many died through disease
as were killed in battle. Advanced
hygiene will undoubtedly do much to
cut down these figures, but death by
disease in war times surely cannot be
entirely Obliterated
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-19
A GREAT FIRE IN LONDON

London may be called the birthplace Of Fre1n-
surance. It's inception caused by the great fire
which occurred in that city in 1866, the results Of
which were so disastrous and far reaching that the
people awakened to the real necessity of protection
against fire Wise people still awake the neces
sty. They demand prompt and careful service on
the part Of agent and desire protection in sound
and well managed companies. have the pleasure
and honor to represent companies Of this character
and am engaged in the business permanently. If you
will give me chance to write your fire insurance I
pledge you satisfactory service. It may be proper to
advise the nsrring public have taken over the com
with my long list of first class companies in posi-
ton to all of Mr. Cornells patrons we'll all
new buiness secure am in the fire insurance bust
to look after the interest of the holder.
Give me an opportunity to take care Of your fire in
surance At least let us talk it over.
Call phone 81 or 1913; or better, call and see me
over Ottumwa Savings Bank.
James ". Curran
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-19
EFFECT OF BAD COMPANY.

Five Chicago youths are held in jail
there because they beat up a police
man so severely that he died. me
boys probably had no intention OF
committing murder when they started
in to whip the officer. They had been
out Joy riding in an auto owned by
a saloon keeper friend and they hao
+, girls with them. The whole party
made so much noise that an othcer
in civilian attire accosted them ana
warned them to be less boisterous.
Now the officer is dead. The boys, II
found guilty of the crime, may go to
the gallows.
The youth Of the assailants makes
them of peculiar interest. They are
nineteen, twenty and twenty'one
years of age. the average for the five
being less than twenty. Yet in point
of years they represent the vast ma
iority of the criminals of Chicago for
q study of the records will show that
most of Chicago's crime comes from
mere boys. Ninety-nine times out OF
a hundred the youthful criminals can
trace their downfall to bad company.
They grow up with taste to be
sporty and become satellites of the
sports and gamblers with whom they
become acquainted. At tender ages
they begin frequenting saloons and
It is not long before they are regular
habitues or patrons of the tough
gambling. houses where sin and con-
tempt for the law are bred. Many
OF them become tools for the bigger
and older crooks who use the young
fellows to keep out of danger them
selves, Once trained to the atmos-
phere OF the gambling joint or the
tough saloon, the youth needs moth
Ing but the opportunity to become a
re al criminal Chances are plentiful
and his training makes him seize the
opportunity rather than avoid break
ing the law. That Is the result of
bad company. .s.s I.
tOttumwa has some, mighty tough,
foul. liquor and gambling joints and it
is unfortunate but true that there are
numerous young men who think 1t
Is smart to frequent such places.
They think. It is more manly to defy
law than to obey law and they are
easy meat for the fellows who want
to make use of them. For the most
part these youths haven't the courage
to break away from their pad COM
panions. They are just weak men
tally. The only way to help them
Is to break the bad companions away
from them BY cleaning out the
POINTS, the bad company will be
put out Of an occupation in Ottumwa
and the smart young fellows who
ARE throwing away their real life OPP
gportunities will at least have far less
opportunity to go wrong.
The young man who hangs around
the gambling and drinking joints is to
be pitied-in fact, he is an object OF
pity. The man or boy who makes
q practice of going to the gambling
houses and losing his money is an
object OF pity to everyone who knows
what he does Even the proprietor
of the gambling JOINT has an utter
disgust for such lambs and if it
wasn't for the fact that they furnish
his living, he would kick them out
Of doors. He puts up with them be.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-19

for congress seems highly ridiculous
to congressman, but it doesn't seem
more SO than the system Of paying a
man $500 year who drops in to
work between times when personal
interests, chautauQua contracts and
pleasure seeking are not pressing.
Some old-fashioned persons imagine
that wages are to be earned whether
their recipient is day laborer OF
congressman.
Victor Eagle, II Secretary Of State
Allen would make tour OF the state
he could pick up moro automobile
license money than would pay his sal.
airy. It Ia wonderful how many paste
board dealers license cards there are
attached to automobiles. A good many
have even forgot this Is 1914 and are.
still operating their cars under the
1913 license tags.
Boone News Republican, What do
you think of our new traffic police
man? Boone is some city and we nave
needed one Of the Finest" on Eighth
and Story streets for some time for
congested street traffic. State street,
Chicago, has nothing on our main cor
ner on busy Saturday night.
Davenport Times: It Is expected
the Democrats in charge Of the bill
to provide additional revenue will
drop tho proposal to place tax Of 8
per cent on freight rates.
The tax IL q tax on the west-Iowa,
Nebraska, Colorado, California and
other states.
All the imported or manufactured
goods from tho east will have added
to their sales price the additional
freight tax. The consumer will pay.
While New England and other eastern
people are grouped about their fac
tories and the freight charges for dis
tribution Of goods made there to the
consumers are small, on account Of
the much longer haul to the west. the
consumers have to pay much higher
freight charges and would have to
pay correspondingly more in the form
of tax on freight
The Iowa farmer. sending his cat
tie and hogs to Chicago, will have to
pay the tax packing houses will not
do H.
The Iowan IN common with all 9TH
ers in the middle and far west will
have to pay the tax coming and 60
ing"
The democrats will not find it a
convenient campaign issue end are
likely to drop the plan
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-19
sMJJSHROOMS"t KILL
BURLINGTON GIRL

Burlington, Sept. II. = Mary
Mclaughlin, employed at the post
Office. is dead as a result OF eating
what she thought we're mushrooms.
Bert Swindler, mail carrier, lies at
the point Of death and his wife and
son are seriously i'll from the same
course. Mr.. Swindler gathered the
supposedly mushrooms Sunday and
gave a portion Of them to Miss NC
Laughlin.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-19
JEFF SAYS:

Many of the same old tin horn
faces that were familiar here in
the open town" days, are to be
seen on the streets now. They
don't look as If times were any
better. However, they are still
shearing the lambs that hunt them
up so they can get rid of their
money. A few old fools from the
country and few young fools
from town are working to pay the
board bills of the few who run the
joints.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-19
TWO ACCIDENTS AT
CENTRAL MINE

Charlton, Sept. 1.-TWO accidents
occurred at the Central mine yester-
day. Noah D. Willhite had his foot
crushed, necessitating the amputation
of part of the great toe. Chas. Jones
had his back badly injured and his
right ankle dislocated. Both acct
dents were caused by falling slate.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-19

If the recent rains have done moth
ing else, they have at least put the
ground in good condition for fall plow-
ing. The farmers will be wise to put
in more than the usual amount of
winter wheat this year because wheth-
er the European war lasts long or not,
there is going to be q shortage IN
wheat next year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-19
[Di r. ~ e +
s tor i e s.

My darling" she murmured, you
were so grand, so noble, when you
proposed to me that day in the auto
mobile! Shall ever forget how
touchingly you spoke of your future,
of the sacrifices you would make for
me? 1t must have cost you some
thing to speak those words
1T did, Mabel replied the young
man, shadow creeping over his
face. 1T cost me about two weeks
salary for that auto hire"
At social affair the other evening
reference was made to declining in
terest, when Congressman George r..
Smith of Minnesota smilingly recalled
the case of little, Willie.
Some time ago, the congressman
said, little Willie started to attend
Sunday school, and seemed to be
greatly interested in the lessons
which taught of the earlier biblical
history. Suddenly, however, the young
ster faded away, and greatly the
teacher wondered.
What in the world Is the matter,
Willie?' said the teacher, meeting
the youngster on the street one day.
you haven't been to Sunday school
for several weeks"
mo, ma'am,'' slowly answered
Willie. II don't think will come
any more"
mot come any more!" returned
the teacher, with a disappointed look.
"Why not?''
Well" refectively replied the
youngster, IT don't like to 60 to
Sunday school any more since Moses
died."
An Irish waiter, named Kenny, was
noted for his wit and ready answers.
A party of gentlemen, who were stay
ing at the hotel, heard of Kenny's wit,
and one Of them made a bet that he
would say something Kenny wouldn't
answer at once.
A bottle of champagne was ordered !;
the one who had made the bet took
hold OF the bottle and commenced to
open It, The cork came out with a
bang" and few into Kenny's mouth.
"Ah," he said, that Is not the way
to Cork"
Kenny took the cork out Of his
mouth and replied
mo, but it's the way to KILKENNY"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-19

The result of the social survey OF
Ottumwa made by Miss McClenahan
of the state university extension bu-
reau, shows that there is need for an
associated charities here. With such
an organization, more real charity can
be accomplished than is now possible.
The trouble in Ottumwa is not lack OF
charity workers but lack of system.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-19

ut isn't the army that shoots the
most that wins the battle-it's the one
that hits the most" said ex-President
Roosevelt. Nor it isn't the man who
works the most that wins life's battles
but the one who concentrates the
most. Concentration wins.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-19
cause thew nut I'M for him,

cause they put up for him.
These lawless factors in commun-
ity run along, uncurbed by the author
tiles, until they come to be looked
upon with Indifference. This condi-
ton continues until as result some
criminal act is committed that shocks
the whole community and then for
a time public sentiment is aroused
for good.
When the lawless element has full
sway, 1t always overplays It's hand.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-19

~ The election in Maine /, shows two
things: that the progressives have no
chance to win, but that they are a
powerful factor in giving victory to the
democrats. Still at the rate they are
returning to the republican ranks, as
shown in Maine, 1t won't be long be-
fore the democrats will have to fight
the battle all alone.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-19
IMPORTS LOWEST EVER.

August imports touched the lowest
point ever reached in any month since
August, 1909. Imports of merchandise
during August, 1914, according to pre-
liminary figures just completed by the
bureau of foreign and domestic COM
MERGE department of commerce total
ed 1929, 1893 1885,. compared with $137,-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-19

Another horror of war will present
itself when the Is million men who
are now under arms in Europe begin
to clamor for pensions.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-19

LECTURES At DELTA.
Delta, Sept. 1.-THE Delta lecture
curse for the coming season is as
ollows: Hinton Verdi, Sept. %; DR..
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-19

Count Won Moltke, 1t Is said, knew
how to be silent in seven languages.
1t is hard for most Of us to keep quiet
in one.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-19

1T seems to me-" says Ebenezer,
that bout the easiest thing in the
world ia makes Twin, n bout the
hardes' thing ia makes real man. :
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-19
James v. Curran

F. e. Hopkins, Nov. Z; Hon. W.. J.
Nolan, date arranged later; Marjory
Lacey, Feb. 8, 1915, and Regimental
quartet. April Is, 1916.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-19

Character lives in a man, reputa'
ton outside of him.. G. Holland.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-19

DIR. SHALLEE5ERGER makes specially
e,e treatment Of Chronic and Nervous Diseases
sive practice. has made him so proficient that he
can successfully treat chronic diseases after
other physicians have failed. This Is why he has
physicians have made few visits and stopped.
You should consult him II you have any Chronic
Disease. A Specialist who has made lifetime
study of such diseases Is certainly prepared to
give you the best results. and II you are sick you
need scientific treatment.
DR.. Shallenbe-ger treats Diseases of the Eye.
Ear. Nose. Throat Lungs. Heart. Blood. Skin.
Nerves, Stomach. Liver, Kidneys. Intestinee.
and Bladder; Catarrh. Ringing In Ears, Deaf
ness. Paralysis. Neuralgia. Epilepsy. Headache:
Goitre Eczema, Scrotula. Appendicitis. Gravel
and Rheumatism.
PILES. FISTULA, FlSSURE, and OTHER
RECTAL DISEASES TREATED
WITHOUT SURGICAL OPERATION.
WOMEN who are WEAK, NERVOUS,
and suffering from the many ailments peculiar
to their sex. find that his advanced ana scientific
methods, save many surgical operations.
PRIVATE DISEASES A SPECIALITY.
Cases of long standing especially desired.
Wrong treatment and incorrect diagnosis have
often resulted In the worst Affections. It is
highly important that you obtain the services OF
4 physician who has established good reputa-
tion for treating these diseases.
NERVOUS DEBILITY.
Are YOU nervous and Respondent; easily excl.
ted and irritable; weak and debilitated: tired
mornings: without ambition. energy OF strength:
Hieless, easily fatigued: dstrustful and without
CONFIDENCE In YOURSELF Have you sunken red
or blurred eyes: plnlples on your face; weak
back, or deposit in urineI
DR. Shallenberger spares no effort to cure MS
nat,ents. He knows that good results mean as
much to him as to his patients. Most OF his new
oatients come from the recommendation o:
others whom he has treated
Specia! attention given to Surgical Cases
and Rupture
Consultation and Examination Free and
Confidential.
REFERENCE: Drexel State Bank. Chicago
Aoory DR. w e. SIAlI-ENBERcER
aasa IL. Ave. CHICAGO. Ill
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-19

Marshalltown Times Republican,:
Perhaps the suggestion Of timo clocks
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-31

tesrity Of servia and wishes
even to abstain from occupying
Belgrade, the servian capital.
Stuttgart, Wurtemburg, Ger
many, July "a socialist anti
war demonstration In this city
led to such serious collisions be-
tween the manlfestants and the
police that the authorities called
out the troops to cope with the
disturbers. The district where
most Of the foreign legations are
situated was surrounded by po-
lice guards who were attacked
with volleys Of stones by the
people.
Brussels, Belgium, July a.
The Belgium cabinet decided TO
call out immediately three class-
&c Of army reserves.
ST. Petersburg, July a.
Great patriotic demonstrations
took place today among the pop
uiaee Of ST. Petersburg. Reports
from Moscow state that similar
manifestations occurred there.
II was announced that In YaIta
and the surrounding districts In
crifnea, state Of reinforced
protection or modified form Of
Continued o, Page Two.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-31
THREE men ARRESTED
Charged With Serious Crime; Two Of
Them Were Admitted 10 Bail In
Sum Of $1,000

Fairmont, July 2s.-Three young
men from Iowa were arrested last
week in Farlbault county for a most
serious offense. It Is alleged that
while at Bricelyn one Of the men
went to a young lady. who is en-
ployed as a domestic and invited
her for an auto ride.
II Is alleged that he took her out
the back way, stating that his auto
was in the alley In the rear Of the
house. a...- h.
After getting her to the alley he
got her to step into a barn where
she was seized by his companions,
and later she was rayished by the
three men.
There were four young men in
the party, three of whom were ar
rested on the charge Of rape, and
we're all bound over to the Faribauit
county grand Jury. Two Of the men
applied for bail and were brought
before Judge Quinn at Fairmont. He
fixed the bail OF each OF them at
$1,000. The third party is unable to
get ball and is prisoner In the
Blue Earth jail.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-31
FOOD And MILK PROBE
MRS. ]. R. Brandrup coniers With the
Head Of State Department In
st. Paul e..
From WednesdaY,a paIlr.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Mrs. j. r. Brandrup of Mankato,
Mimi, chairman OF the ciyics com.
imittee of the Minnesota Federation
Of Women's clubs, was in. st. Paul
yesterday TO confer with joel p.
Winkier regarding cooperation be-
tween the state dairy and food de-
partment with the women's clubs
In the inspection OF food and milk,
says The St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Mr.. Winkier promised the cooper
alton of his department insofar as
the limited number OF inspectors will
allow and any club In the state that
wishes to have. official backing In
investigating the places where food
is distributed or where milk Is pro
duced in their community, can make
arrangements for the assistance OF
the Dairy and Food department
through Mrs. Brandrup.
The civics committee of the feder.
alton will make this. dairy and food
investigation its principal work dur
ing the coming year. Specific re-
suits already have been obtained in
Minnesota through the wemen's
Civic league. which Is doing the
work Of the Housewives league in
personal inspection OF ereameries,
diaries and farms. which ship milk
to the diaries. The death rate has
been lowered since the league be-
gan It's work Mrs. Brandrup said.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-31
FIRED WITH SPEED MAMA, YOUNG
MEN DROVE CAR AT RAPID RATE; !.
CRASH INTO ON-COlNING BUGGY

friend, Miss Ida Maxson Of st. Peter,
who works at the Hugo Shirt factory.
The machine struck the left side of
the rig breaking on both shafts.
smashing a wheel and freeing the
horse. The animal dashed OF and fed
along Front street into the main part
OF the city. The automobile made
backward somersault. landing on its
side. Both the young men were
thrown out upon the ground, where
they lay, stunned.
The young man and lady In the
carriage were also thrown out, but
neither was seriously hurt. The lady
suffered a sprain of the wrist. One
of Suess' hands was somewhat skin
ned
The horse ran on with the shafts
clinging 10 him along Front street
as far as the saulpaugil corner, and
then turned up Main street to 20 to
the Martin wiltgen livery stable
where he belonged. He was stopped
By Mr.. Wiltgen and some OF the liv.
cry hands. The horse today was some
what lame, but was not badly hurt.
The automobile shot past a street
car, going In the same direction, at
Front and Marshall streets. The con-
ductoE F. J. Buchholtz says be be-
lieves It was going at sixty miles
per hour. Nels Holden. an employe
OF the Consumers Power company,
who happened to be on the car,
thinks It was going thirty to thirty
five miles an hour. At all events,
they and many other people are talk
Ing about the tremendous speed at
which the machine was being
driven. and there is no doubt IN the
world but that Il VS. on. te left side Of
the street.
A moment later the people In the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-31

Berlin, J6iy 2s.-Emperor VII.
liam sent to Emperor Nicholas
Of Russia a telegram concern
ing the international crisis. The
message crossed on It's way to
81 Petersburg a similar tele-
gram from Emperor Nicholas TO
Emperor William.
London, July pa partial
mobllIxation Of Russian troops
IN the southern and southwest
ern districts was ordered by the
Russian war office last night, ae-
eordlng to dispatches received
here today. u is argued In Of
fieisi circles that although this
action dangerously din,inishes
the chances Of maintaining EURO
pesn peace, u does not neces-
sariiy imply a rupture Of -ela-
tions between Austris.tiunaary
and Russia. The hope n still ex-
pressed that some European
power may yet succeed In bring.
ing about an understanding be-
tween those two states.
Paris, July 2s.-The Temps
was officially informed today
that at about 1880 o'clock this
Afternoon that Austria-Hunsary
would respect the territorial In
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-07-31
Bad Nervous Attack.

Christian HOMELAND, the young man
who recently underwent the remark.
able operation Of having part Of the
back of his skull removed, where II
was crushed in by a fall from a
mast, last night had one of his bad
nervous attacks. He was cared for
by the police and early this morning
was sent to the Emmanuel hospital.
This afternoon he was reported TO
have rallied nicely, and Il was thought
that he would be able to leave the
hospital after a few days.