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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-03-05
GOVERNOR TELLS OF
ARBOR DAY, FEB. "a

Des Mones, March 3-Better than
the first robin as harbinger of spring
is the annual Arbor day proclamation,
Issued by Governor Clarke. In the proc
lamation the governor Incorporates the
following article written by former
Ottumwan, II. c. Evans:
There is an old elm in the yard OF
the ]. J. Selman home in Bloomfield
that is probably the largest tree in the
state. The writer has had intimate ac-
quaintance for over fifty years with
another old elm few miles northwest
Of Bloomfield. This tree was monarch
of the forest> ere the white man set foot
on Iowa soil. 1t was known to the Ind
ian and tht wild beast a hundreds years
before the independence of our coun-
try. 1t is, probably 300 years old. 1t
reached it's splendid proportions
through great tribulations. in spite of
wind and weather. We have seen it's
splendid branches whipped almost to
the breaking point by the terrific winds.
1t stands so high above surrounding
objects that twice it has attracted the
lightning and 1T is SCARED from tip to
base For more than seventy years
children have found playground be-
meath it's shade. 1t has withstood
drouths and storms, the rigors of many
winters, the assaults of men and ma
ture-and has not it's fellow in beauty
and grandeur for miles around. There
is majesty and gripping pathos about a
great tree. There is a mystery about its
everlasting silence, it's tranquil pa
tience.'
How fine. how great thing it would
be to plant tree to withstand the
storms and beautify landscape and
shelter and refresh by it's shade for
centuries. Plant trees on the school
grounds of Iowa. Keep a record of the
planting-when and by whon-that flu
ture generations may call your name
blessed. All is for the future. Remem-
Der that, and contribute something to
make life in the co1..ing years desirab BILE,
beautiful, great. Fail not to do so in
many ways, but plant trees.
In the hope Of encouraging the plant
ing l do hereby designate Friday, April
"a, as Arbor day, and recommend that
it be generally observed. but more es-
pecially by those in charge of our
schools, in such a manner as may be
deemed will best subserve the purposes
Of the day. .a
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SEBASTIAN INVENTOR
OF MILEAGE BOOKS

Des Monies. March 3.--John Sebas
tian former third vice president Oh tii'
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific ran
road who died at his home at 1905 For
est avenue, Evanston Sunday AFTERNOON
was the inventor of several ra'lWa!
tickets and mileage books which are the
standard Of today. \ complication OF
heart and liver trouble was the cause
of Mr.. Sebastians death. He had beer
i'll about four months and had been at
his home under the care Of a physician
since Jan. "a.
Funeral services were held this aft
ernoon in ST. Luke's Episcopal chnrch
with Rev George Craig, rector OF the
church, in charge.
Mr.. Sebastian was born Jan. %. lS49
at Newport. KY. He served as cher
clerk and travelling agent in the pas
seneer department Of the Atkinson, 10
Deka and Santa F'e Railroad from 1856!
to 1880 and was general southwestern
passenger agent of the Chicago. Roch
Island and Pacific railroad from lSSV
until 1887 From 1887 to 1889 he was
general ticket and passenger agent OF
the Chicago. Kansas and Nebraska dl-
vision of that road. He was genera
passenger and ticket agent of the chi
ca go, Rock Island and Pacific railroad
from 1889 until July I, 1902. PASSENGER
traffic manager from 1902 until l9o",
and passenger and traffic manager OF
the Rock Island system from 1903 to
1906.
He is survived by a widow and one
son. Don 3. Sebastian. who also is con-
nected with the Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific railroad.
The following statement was given
out last night by the Rock Island lines:
In the assing of John Sebastian,
late vice president of the Rock Island
lines, the railroad world has lost an
able counselor. the state and country a
conscientious and law-abiding citizen
and the church warm supporter and
earnest advocate. '- g. s.
ITO those who We're fortunate enough
to be, among Mr.. Sebastian's intimates
his loss is irreparable. No better evil
dence of the esteem in which he was
held by his associates could be given
than a resolution adopted by the ex-
ecutive committee of the Chicago. ROCK
Island and Pacific railway company at
the time of his recent retirement on ac-
count of the illness which caused his
death, in which his thirty-six years OF
labor in the service was recounted and
an EXPRESS sion of good will was voiced.
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WESLEYAN DEBATERS
ARE VERY CONFIDENT

! Mt Pleasant, March 3-All interest
at Wesleyan is centered on the Iowa
state oratorical contest, which will be
! held in the First Baptist church at
Des Moines next Friday night, March
Is. Wesleyan will be scented in
the contest for state honors by Stanley
Newell of Wapello, with his Grafton en-
titled "The Solving Power of In
dustry" The contest was won last
year by Iowa Wesleyan, represented
by Daniel Boone Heller. now superin-
| tendent of schools at Batavia. The
Methodist school is confident of MAX
ing strong bid for the honors again
! this year. At Des Moines eight COL
, leges of the state will compete. The
Iowa Oratorical association is COM
posed of sixteen colleges divided into
two sections known as the eastern and
western division. The winners of the
first four places in the two divisions
will compose the eight schools which
will compete at the capital city next
Friday night ".a
The order in which the schools in
the eastern division were chosen at
the preliminary contest held at Hop
kinton some weeks ago is as follows:
Parsons, Coe, Lennox and Iowa Wes-
leyan. Wesleyan, however has bet
ter standing than her rank would seem
to justify When the markings of the
Judge came in it was found that Par
sons college had won first place, with
total of seventeen points. Coe, Len
nox and Wesleyan were tied for Sec
ond place. A referee was chosen, and
he placed the schools In the. order
named So in reality. Wesleyan was
only one point behind first rank. The
four schools chosen in the western di-
vision include Des Moines, Ames.
Simpson and Morning Side colleges.
A large delegation of students will &C.
company Mr.. Newell.
Iowa Wesleyan has won more first
places in this contest than any other
school in the state, and the whole
student body are confident that Newell
Will maintain the high record.
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FAITHFUL PUBLIC
SERVANT is DEAD

Washington, D. C. March with a
record Of thirty-seven years of faith
full service to his credit as messenger
and doorkeeper in the Office of the Sec
rotary of the navy. during which his
superiors became very much attached
to him, William H. Wilkes, aged II
years, died here last night. He was one
of the oldest of government employees
and had received many testimonials
from secretaries of the navy. He was
especially liked by Theodore Roosevelt
while he was assistant secretary of the
navy.
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Mrs. Nancy Goodwin of RivcrVie"
left this morling for Mt. Pleasant tc
visit friends for a few days.
Joe Fry of Ottumwa left this morning
for Chicago on visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Haslach of Melrose
returned home this morning after visit
ing at the home Of Mrs. Josephine Has
ZACH, 121 West Fourth street.
Miss Mabel Pcrdue ia South Elm
street. has gone to Agency. to visit rela-
atives.
Miss Marjorie Harm of Moravia who
has been visiting at the home of E.. j.
Rutledge, 30S Cara street returned to
her home this morning.
P. Fl. Tindell of Lodi, Calf, left this
morning for his home after visiting at
the home of N. M. Tindell, 10 West
Fourth street, and will visit friends in
Lawrence, Kansas, for a few days en-
route home. ......,.... ....-
Mrs. Levi Gates, 1925 South Davis
street, has gone to Bidwell to visit her
son Leroy Gates.
Miss Reva Orman, sos South Sheri-
dan avenue. is in Bear Greek today Wis
iting friends.
+ MIS-. -. Newell, lOl SSOutI ELL StIScl,
left this morning for Excelsior Springs,
NO. to visit friends.
Miss Grace Jennes of Blakesburg
returned to her home after visiting in
Ottumwa Monday.
Mrs. Tom Gonterman has returned
to her home in County Line after Wis
iting relatives in Ottumwa.
Mrs. Gertrude Nash, 119 East Maple
avenue, left for Colfax to attend the
meeting of the board of the Iowa fed
Grafton of women's clubs.
Robert Bruchman of San Francisco,
Cal. is visiting his uncle T. H. Bruch-
man, S07 East Main street.
Mrs. F. v. Frederickson of Dudley,
who has been visiting at the home of
A. Robertson, III West Myrtle street,
has returned to her home.
Rev. Emil Swenson of Lockridge and
Rev. r. H. Sandeen of New Sweden,
arrived this afternoon to attend the
mission meeting, being held at the
Swedish Lutheran church.
Mrs. Roy Hartshorn of Charlton who
has been visiting relatives, south Of
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Dr.. Shallenberger: | wish to thank
you for the good your treatment has
done me. You know when frs:
called to see you, | was in very bad
condition, and not able to do any OF
nv own work. Now | am perfectly
well. and can do all my own work, and
fell very happy, as | am sure that your
treatment saved my life. | can GER
tainly recommend you to anyone VINO
has a chronic trouble of any kind. -
Mrs. Alice Stevenson, Buxton, Iowa
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CLARKE APPOINTS .
TWO ARBITRATORS

Des Moines, March 3.-Gov. Geo. W.
Clarke today announced the appoint
ment of J. B. Dempster, electrical in
spector of Des Moines and Judge B.
P. Birdsall of Clarion, as arbitrators
who will choose third person to com
plete the board which will consider
the Fort Dodge electrical workers dif'
ficulties.
The Iowa Telephone Co., has mott.
fed the governor it will not be bound
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ternoon after being instructed b..
Judge Lawrence De Graft, is expectet
to investigate the cases of the ter
pharmacy students who we're alleged
to have raised a jack pot of $500 to 50
cure the pharmacy commissions ques
tions in advance.
The commission asked Attorney Gen
eral Cosson several days ago to prose
cute the students. The attorney gen
eral has presented the evidence to T
J. Guthrie, county attorney who will
lay it before the grand jury.
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PHARMACY TESTS
NOT YET HUSTLED UP

Des Moines, March 3.-The Polk
grand jury which reconvened this af-
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town, left for Beacon to make her fu'
ture home.
Mrs w. E. Bayer, $50 West Fifth
street, has gone to Oskaloosa, to visit
her parents, Mr., and Mrs. Wllilan
Christie.
Miss Edith Pierson 725 West Fourth
street, left for ChillCothe, to visit
friends.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-07
BULL DING NOTES
 OF LOCAL IN TEREST

J. H. Kent has given contract for a two-faHily house to be built in North avenue.
 Lindquist and Johnson, building scontractors are building a two-faniIy house for themselves in Merchant street.
 Paul Barthlett in Parrott avenue has given a contract for three-fana- fly house in Parrott avenue.
 Three one-faniIy houses are to be built in Gurdon street for H. I. and |. R. BIacknan.
 4 one-story addition of brick and concrete is to be built at the plant of the Connecticut Brewerfes Go.
 Work will commence soon on a house in Walnut street for. Mary. Car roll.
 Work has begun on a twofarniIy house in North avenue for A c. Fay Tor.
 A two-family house is in course of construction in Stratford avenue for Sara I1 Morton.
 Preparations are being made for the building Of handsome home in Mill FIili avenue for Lucy D. Sprague.
 w F. Chat1os is preparing to build a home and garage for himself in Mill HfIIz avenue
 Architect William Schmidt has completed plans for six four-faInily houses to be built in Pembroke street. The name Of the owner is withheld for the present.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-07
A1nuSenaenfS
POI.pS HEATER


 If you haven't seen .Cabiria,'s go to Polls tonight when the stupendous photoplay will close it's most success fu1 weeks engagement in this city During the week thousands of Bridgeporters have witnessed the pro duction and have Inarveled at it's magnitude and beauty; if you don't see 1t tonight you will regret it.
 It isn't often that one has an op- portunity to see such product ons out side of the largest cities and Mana ger Polls enterprise in branging it to- aBridgeport has been the source of a. real treat for theatregoers here The final performance here tonight will begin at 8 o'clock and indications point to a record house.
 For next week, when the popular Poll policy of high-cIass vaudeville and pictures will be resumed, Mana ger Poli has arranged a ondeffuls program The picture. program is headed by the new comedy feature releases. starring Billy Ritchie, the orfginal tipsy comedian of. the Wight in a London M Music EfaITss com pany The picture eis in two reels and is called Love and Surgery sRitchie's popularity here nndoubted- 1y will attain that he enjoyed abroad Tn addition there will be Ford Ster- ling comedy and other first-run photo plays.
 Heading the vaudeville biII will be several feature acts Tommy Will. Hams. a favorite with the Poli Play CTS in stock here, comes to the city in his own sketch called My Boys Wife,, in which he is assisted by a. capable company that includes Mrs Williams and his son Foster Williams Another big feature is the Ellis Now Ian Troupe of fifteen artists in the funny skit, Fun at The Circus.a This offering is in two scenes and is. blIiIt just for laughs.
 Bud and Nellie Helm. who scored so tremendously here. recently. are back for a return engagement, brighter and. snappier than ever. Diero, the wiz ard of the accordion, will be seen here again after a long tour Of the west and a Specially novelty feature will be given by the Six Diodattes, in their classic statuesque posing
 It is a. truly wonderful program that is at Polls for the first haaf of the week and one that theatregoers cannot afford to miss
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-07
PLAZA THEATER

Today is the last opportunity af1 forded Bridgeporters to see one of the best vaudeville programs that has ap- peared locally in some time and those who plan going should secure their. seats early for the Plaza is crowded to the doors at every performance for some reason or other.
 Fun in a Seminary" a girly, girlv offering of more than ordinary merit and engaging a cast of ten talented young peoplefor the most party pretty young women in handsome costumes is headIining the program and a cap- able headliner 1t is. The act is staeed in two scenes, both laid at a girls boarding school and it just a. merry frolic of melody and nirth from the rise to the fall, of the curtain
 Andy McC1ouds the Irish Minstrel', has monologue and musical offering that is tuned up to the highest pitch with rnirth.
 Cross & Dean are scoring an en- thusfastfc reception at every perform ance in their high class singing act that differs largely from the usual singing offering of the vaudeville stage.
 La Paivas who besides being a strik- ingly beautiful young woman. is one of the c1everest character dancers ever seen in this city. Is making good. The Three Alex, who confine their efforts to gymnastic exhibitions have a Inc of stunts that are both dangerous and difficult.
 sI.overs' Post Office,'' a Keystone comedy; The Aftermath, in two reels and t.BiIl Joins the w. W. WIS com pose the bill.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-07
LECTURE ON PANAMA CANAL
 AT PEOPLES CHURCH

The Panama Canal will be the subject of a stereopticon lecture to be given before the Mems Club on Mon day night at clock in the Peoples church on Laurel avenue. near Park. A Bridgeport man. John H.. Coggs- well, will be the lecturer. and in addir ton to dealing with the story of the construction and Importance of the Panama Canal, accompanied with pic lures taken during recent trip to South America, he will show it's great importance to commerce.
 This lecture will be made particu- 1arly interestingsto to men, dealing as it will with the surmounting of inn mense obstacles in nature and d 5ease. The Panama Canal is a good illustra- -tfon Of how science can circumvent nature.
 The lecture will be given in the chapel, entering by the side door, and will be free to men
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-07
BIG MUSICAL EVENT.

Monday evening the Singing Mo- EnelIy Orchestra under the direction Of Eugene McEnelly will be the at traction at the Colonial Ball Room in Fairfield avenue playing and singing for short concert and for the dan cfng to follow until midnight. This excellent organization of eight first class musicians has taken the town by. storm as it has done in other places and it's coming is red letter event for the young people who enjoy dan cling. Practically all of the dancing numbers are sung. there are various combinations of instruments and vol ces, and the entire program Is prac- ticaIly a vaudeville concert of unus- moderate price of admission. The public is cordially invited and assured of a good time. Popular prices.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-07
LONDON BOXING
 CLUBS STARTING
 SHOWS ONCE MORE
1Ry T. s. Andrews.o
(By Mail from London. Ena

(Bv Mail from London. Eng.1
 with the peril of a German invas- ion almost over the English sports man is beginning to raise the cry of sport as usual. and there is not a1iythiflg ridiculous in the shout They are d nation of sportsInen and fully 20 millionl have not gone to the war Why therefore, should we not play football, hockey and the rest2 Sport is the backbone of military training in this country-A fact that the aal- thoritfes admit by directly encourag- ing the half million of youngsters now under training for the war to par ticipate in some kind of healthy rec reation. Boxing and football are the two chief sports favored by embryo soldiers and the government has is- sued an appeal for old balls and sets of gloves for the boys to practice, their favorite games. Professional football has not been seriously interfered with by the war, but the premier amateur clubs have all suspended operations owing to their members volunteering for military ser vice. Hockey and lacrosse will only be played by ladies this. winter, both sports having supplied many thous- asnds young men for the War,-put horse racing goes on as usual A few of the race tracks have been convert. ed into military camps and the grand stands at Ascot, Epson and Doncas-i ter have been requisitioned as hospit- als for the founded. The war has taken a big toll of prominent sports men of Europe, including several of the best boxers. Jean Bouin, the fa- nous runner who held the worlds hour record. was killed in the fighting around Verdun.
 The boxing game was started again at the London National Sporting club dax and fTlexy n shows of so me sort every week. There was no valid reason why the club should not have opened. some weeks ago, but they kept closed in deferenee to the wishes of the authorities The famous club was pretty well hlled-a number Of the members sporting the familiar draib uniform of the British army officer. Several well known faces were missing. some, alas, we shall never see again.
 The club InaSager announced before the show started that the members had subscribed for three motor anbu- lances for the Red Cross corps and It is expected that another three will be shortly added to the gift. As these vehicles cost $1 500 eaFh, it will be seen that the followers of boxing have done pretty well.
 The star item of the card should have been a twenty round battle for the hyweight sC12 pounds) title of Eng land. between Percy Jones of Wales who held the title. and a Scotch chal- lenger, Fancy Lee. For some days prior to the bout had heard r1- mors to the effect that Jones was finding trouble in getting down to weight, but knowing that there was S50O forfeit down and also that Jones was being trained by Jim DTiscol1. I did not give much credence to the story.
 Unfortunately for the c1lrb, rlnor spoke truly, for when the boys got to scale Jones. was found to be one pound overweight and that, after hot baths and long runs a few hours before weighing. The sscotchnnan
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-07


 promptly lifted the forfeit, but was not given possession of the I5onsdale belt and title, which has to be fought for before anyone can claim it. The for the same purse and Lee won easily. It has been considered an unfortunate circumstance. for Lee that the title was not in dispute, but cannot see that Lee had much to complain of.
 The holder was in no sort of con- dftton for bout, being as weak as possible and the wonder to ms was that he was able to keep going as long as he did It was not a great or pretty bout Lee wearing down his iopponent by his aggressive body punches and superior stamina At ing. but tired so quickly that the re- suit was plain even before six rounds had r sped Jim Driscou apparently hoped that his boy would be able to pull together later, but Jones could not miss a gaIIop and inaehe fourteenth round the ex-feather weight champion wisely gave in to save Jones from fur ther. punishment.
 The winner is to be matched for the vacant title with the winner of the forthcoming bout between Jimmy Wilde of Wales and Young Synaonds of Plymouth. Though he will be giv- ing away Jumps of weight fancy Wilde will be too speedy for Sy1nonds. Wilde is the freak of the British box ing profession. Though able to make 1O4 pounds he can hit as hard as any bantamwefght and is the fastest boy have ever seen in a boxing ring. What he does not know about the game is not worth mentioning and even at 1I2 pounds I cannot see Fancy Lee or any boy at that weight defeating him. His record is a remarkable one of nearly 120 battles without a. de- feat