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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-08
To Test Fire Whistle

officer J. o. Butler OF Elm Grove
announced last evening that the ire
whistle on the city building would
be- tested this afternoon at O'Clock
Several days ago the whistle was
found to be out OF order and after
considerable work was adjusted II
viii be thoroughly tested this after
noon.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-08

Mystic Lodge No. "A. knights OF
Pythias. was held last evening in
their lodge rooms on Main street.
Elm Grove. Several matters pertain
ing to the business OF the order were
taken. Several applications for men,
bership into the order were received
and were acted on. Plans were
practically completed last evening for
the part that will be taken In the
big celebration that will be held on
the 18th OF December. Mystic will
contribute several members to take
the work that evening.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-08
MANDOT- KILBANE
FIGHT A DRAW
BOUT WAS CLEVER AND ExciT-
ING THROUGHOUT THE
TWELVE ROUNDS.
No Decision Was Given and News
paper Writer'S Split the Honors
Champ Held Up Well.

AKRON. o.. Dec. Joe Mandot OF
New Orleans, light weight. and
Johnny Kilbane OF Cleveland, cham
pion featherweight. fought a twelve
round match here tonight The bout
was a clever one and while no decis-
ion was given the newspaper writer's
said IL was even.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-08
Fire Company to Meet.

The regular monthly meeting OF the
Edgwood Volunteer Fire company
viii be held this evening In their
rooms on the National Pike. Matters
pertaining to the business OF the
company will be attended to at this
meeting and In all probability the
regular meeting night will be changed
at this time. All members are urged
to- be present.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-08
CATHEDRAL TEAM
Basket Ball Team Of Cathedral Hioh
school Promises TO Be Factor
In Local Contests

According to all reports. the Cen
trail High school bids fair TO have a
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-08
FIELDING AVERAGES OF PITCHERS
OF NATIONAL LEAGUE PAST SEASON

sSHs P s,s rs re s;lsss % s.sss n.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-08
West Alexander Cana.

Plans are being made by the West
Alexander Grange for the giving OF
an oyster supper in honor Of the large
class that was recently initiated into
membership In the grange. The affair
will be held in the auditorium OF the
new Peoples Rank building. Follow
ing the supper a social session will
be held The membership OF the
grange now numbers about $50. prac-
tically all OF whom will attend the
AFFAIR
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-08
SOME TABERNACLE FACTS.

Announcements.
To-night-Miners' night. dele
cation Shield of Honor, en-
ployes Carnegie Steel Com
pany.
Wednesday night Laborers'
night. delegations Masonic
fraternity. Bellaire Lodge OF
Odd Fellows. street car men
of Ohio Valley. Ladies of the
Maccabees. Daughters OF Lib
erty. Daughters of America,
Ladies OF the Golden Eagle.
Ladies' Auxiliary, Brother
hood OF Locomotive Engi-
neers.
Subject-"The Wage CUES
ton"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-08
EVANGELIST HART PREACHED
ON GODS LOVE AT MEETING

INTERESTING AND IMPRESSIVE
SERMON DELIVERED AT
5EllAiRE MEETING.
Purse and Other Presents Given 10
Mrs. C " Frisinser. Of EvanoeL
istie Party by Beiiaire
Women.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-08
HARRIsvmLn won.

Tonights Fames-Clinber~ " Cfut
stars. East Ends w. Norman Special
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-08

This remarkable Turkish
Blend has brought a new
definition for cigarettes
'DisfncfpelJ IndipidnoI'- win
quickly understand why in the
smol1ingl Twenty, wrapped
plainly and that's why the
price is Is cents.
.&ss.zsA.~fs-.a.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-08

Mystic Lodge Meets.
The regular weekly meeting O
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-31
"The Spirit of '76"
TEACHERS PENSION Bill

The Democratic state platform this subject reads:
keeping largely Iowas
progress bending attracting
retaining educational the perfectly
equipped pensionng
declining years efficient
tinuous service the indispensable means
All that the Republican state platform says on the
subject is:
express in public school system and
legislation solve
problems of mod education"
In a signed article appearing in last nights
Courier notice that the present Democratic State
Senator from this county has repudiated his party
platform by announcing that he is opposed to this bill
for which his party has solemnly pledged itself Why
does he not run on an independent ticket where
vote for him will not be vote for party reputation?
In an article appearing in the Tri-Weekly
Courier for the 9th inst he stated he was uniformed
/ had pledged myself to support measure Of this
kind. introduced at the Thirty-fifth General As
semby and in last nights article changed his state
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-31
THE REAL ISSUE.

In recent campaign speech, G. w.
Ramseyer. republican candidate for
congress from the sixth district, said:
Some of the democratic newspa-
pers and speakers are endeavoring to
give the impression that the endorse
ment of President Wilson is the only
issue in this campaign. That is mis-
leading and calculated to divert the
attention Of the people from the real
issues. 1t will take more than the
declaration of democratic orator to
convince me that the people of Iowa
ever did or intend now to endorse a
policy of tariff for revenue only.
Iowa always has stood by the doc
trine of protection to American in
dustries and to American labor. The
permanent interests of Iowa and the
entire country require that that prin-
ciple be maintained"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-31

the efforts of the members OF our par.
ty who do try to live up to the prom
Uses they made to the people.
We charged the republicans for
twelve years of my service in the
house under republican administra-
ton with being grossly extravagant
and reckless in the expenditure OF the
public money. | believed that charge
to be true. l believed that my party,
when placed in power, would demon
strate that the charges we had made
in good faith were true. We are en-
titled to the help and to the support
of the members on this side of the
house in honest efforts to carry out
the pledges of the democratic party,
and in our attempts to show that what
we charged in order to get into power
was true. We have not had that sup
port Our democratic colleagues have
not given that support to us thus far
during this session of congress. They
have unnecessarily piled up the public
expenditures until the democratic
party is becoming the laughing stock
of the country The Chicago Trib-
me
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-31
REUNION
AT OSKALOOSA

Oskaloosa, Oct. 29.-Phe annual
Harlan reunion was held at the home
Of NJ and Mrs. F.. R. Hatcher 1912
South Second street, commencing Fri
day. Oct. 2e, and closing Wednesday
Oct o. Those present were four
brothers of Mrs. Hatcher and their
wives ]. E. Harlan, retiring president
of Cornell college, Mt. Vernon "a,
]. S. Harlan, retired banker OF Az
lantic, H. M. and Chas. harlan, mer-
chants of What Cheer, w. !. Beans
and mother, Judge Mccoy and VIE
old time friends of the family were
invited guests for Sunday dinner. me
party were guests of Judge Mccoy
and wife Tuesday for dinner Presl-
dent ]. E. Harlan and Judge mccoy
we're schoolmates in Cornell college.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-31
THE "wAR TAX"

The United States has not increased
it's army one man; has not added one
extra war vessel more than peace plans
called for; and has not bought even
a new bow and arrow for war. Yet
the people are now to be forced to pay
war tax" This is amusing but the
cash cost prevents one from being hi
larious about it. 1t is not war tax;
it is business incompetency tax.
Now the tax record of the first
eighteen months of the Wilson admin
istration is something like this:
1. Increase of incorporation tax.
Q. Enactment of income tax.
3 Enactment of business incompe-
tency tax.
Now that is certainly some tax rec
ord Compared to that the republl-
cans are amateurs when it comes to
taxing the people. President Wilson
may not know much about business
but he does know how to force the
people to dig up for the democratic
party.
compared with proving on election cay
that you are not repeater
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-31
Obituary

Clark.
The death of T. j. Clark took place
at Des Moines this morning at 6:10
o'clock. Mr.. Clark was former resi-
dent of Ottumwa and was born
eight miles south of this city in
184S. He is survived by his wife, three
sons, John and Rem Of Des Moines and
Thomas of Los Angeles, and one
daughter Mrs Clark Emery of Ottum-
wa.
The remains will arrive in Ottumwa
over the Burlington tonight and wifi ho
taken to the Emery residence, 61S
West Main street The funeral an
nouncement will be made later.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-31
REV. HODGE CLOSES
CHRISTIAN REVIVAL

sigourney. Oct. 29.--Rey. Orville
Hodge of the Christian church who has
for the ptst three weeks been conduct.
ing a series of revival meetings closed
the meetings on Monday evening.
There were in all eighty-two additions
to the membership of the church.
Fifty-five by confession and baptism
and the remainder came by letters.
The meetings closed with a receipt to
the pastor, when the members as
token of esteem, presented him with
purse of fifty dollars in recognition
of his faithful services during the meet
ings.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-31
CAMPAIGN TO HAVE
STRENUOUS CLOSE
KENYON AND RAMSEYER To
SPEAK HERE FRIDAY NIGHT
AT OPERA HOUSE.

The last week of the campaign is be-
ing marked by rousing political meet
ings in various parts of the county in
which the different parties are active.
Local and imported speakers are be-
ing heard at these gatherings and the
issues of the campaign are being eX-
planned and discussed by the several
speakers.
The republican county candidates
were in Green township Wednesday
night and rousing speeches were made
by the several candidates. The chief
speakers of the meeting were Chester
W. Whitmore, candidate for state SEN
ator and K. K. Daugherty, candidate
for county attorney All of the county
candidates were present.
A meeting is scheduled for tonight
at Bidwell and Saturday night at Nun
terville. The big event of the week is
the visit of U. S. Senator w. S. Ken
yon in the county Friday afternoon
and evening.
Senator Kenyon will be brought by
an escort of autos from Mahaska coun-
ty to Eddyville Friday afternoon and
after talk there with G. w. Ramseyer
candidate for congress in the sixth dis
trict, an auto party from Ottumwa will
take the distinguished Iowa senator
and Mr.. Ramseyer in tow and bring
them to Ottumwa A drum and fife
corps will be taken from Ottumwa to
Eddyville. The big meeting of the day
will be at the Grand opera house to-
morrow evening. 1t is expected that an
immense crowd will turn out at this
meeting as both Kenyon and Ramseyer
will make addresses.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-31
THE PREsIDENr-THE PEOPLE.

Or all the nonsense that candidates
have ever tried to hand" to the pub
lie, none has been any nearer the limit
than this talk the democratic candi-
dates for congress and the democratic
candidates for senator are making
about wanting to get elected just for
the benefit of President Wilson,. 1t
certainly puts them in a ridiculous
position. 1t makes them appear so in
significant that the voter at once gets
the impression that they do not con-
slider themselves competent to mold
the offices they seek and that they feel
it 81 strongly that they admit it.
In effect theyIsay Il won't have any
mind of my own on any subject. III
do just as the president says.
81 won't put in any time studying
matters of government-Pll do as val
son says:
ut is not necessary for me to have
any ideas about the district or state
want to represent because wilson
will tell me what am to do.
81 do hope the people will vote for
me, because l want to do as the presl-
dent wants me to do, not as the people
want me to do.
My candidacy is not based on my
belief that I can or will do any good
for the people of my district or state.
| am to do all l can to help the presl-
dent.
What the people may want or need
makes no difference to mel am run
ming on an appeal to help the presl-
dent.
"The people don't count with me
it's the president I am interested IN:
ooh, dear people, vote for me Tor the
sake of the president.
Its not for me that ask your vote
Il don't amount to anything, neither
do you, but just vote for me so ! can
uphold the president no matter wnae
he does.
my candidacy is not in the interests
of the people. It's in the interests OF
the president. The people are not to
be considered-the president is the
one. l stand for not the people.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-31
REPUBLICAN TICKET
Election November 3
NATIONAL.
United States Senator-A'bere
Cummins, Des Moines, Iowa.
STATE e.

Governor-eeorge w. Clarke OF
AdsI, Dallas county. ~ u,rd.
Lievtenant Governor-W. l. Haro-
ina, Of Sioux City, Woodbury. coumsy'
Secretary Of State-William o A'e"'
Of Fairfield, jefferson county. -
Aucitor Of State-Frank >. ona"' "
Toledo. Tama county.
Trss.urer Of State-W. C. Brown, OF
Clarion, Wright county :.
Attorney General-Georse Cosson' OF
Audubon, Audubon county. =,
Railroad Commissioners-Ja'n -.
Wilson Of Menlo, Adair county; Gin
ford Thorne, Of Washington. Wash'ns'
ton county.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-31
ADVERTISEMENT.
A. L. WHEELER
of Ottumwa
Better Known as al" WheeIer)
For Fifty Years a Resi-
dent Of Wapello County,
Seeks the Election Of
S HERIFF
on the Progressive Ticket.

will not attempt to go into de-
tails about myself, but will leave.
my qualifications for Sheriff of
this county to the voters.
Give me the consideration that,
in your sincere opinion, | should be
given. If you don't know me, ask
some of Ottumwa's old residents or
any Ottumwa business man.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-31

Waterloo Courier: If Taft could not
have been called great president
perhaps we can call him great ex-
president He is at least showing a
generous disposition to disregard par
tisanship and treat public issues dis
interestedly and constructively.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-31

ment to the effect that was pledged to support a
later and different bill of the kind. The gentle
man is mistaken
am not pledged, by my party PLATFORM or other,
wise, to support any bill Of this nature. All that
have said on this subject is contained in the fol
lowing letter:
"ottumwa, 6, 1914
Answering views
s.sss Ss1s ns ss
her G e0pS Hs Sa
r M 5ep ~n n
ne Of na rule nre Of aa
@ the an o2a 5 h%s @ part
employee Vn. favor !, !. nncn reserve onnen as to any
himself or herself the one but recently the
serving etc, be worked out by
"Nss AcHEsTnR W wHrMoRE.
And such is my position. If such bill is pre-
sented shall not pass upon it until both sides are full
ly and fairly heard and after full public discussion
will not, without protest, permit it to be hurried
through without public discussion and hearing, as
did my esteemed opponent with reference to the
S2OOO,OO000 capitol extension tax bill reported by
the appropriation committee of which he was a mem
Der, without minority report from him; bill as to
Governors office and yet on roll call had the record
show him absent or Not Voting" Where was he at
the time this vote was taken? have asked him this
question repeatedly but he has never answered it.
Such silence his part subjected his constituency to
taxation without representation. He was Absent or
Not Voting" on more than 120 different important
bills at session Of the legislature, and yet voted
to raise his salary from $3.50 to $1,000 notwith-
standing he also voted against retrenchment COM
mittee to work economies.
If any teachers pension bill is presented and full
public hearing should disclose that it would impose
burden on the already over-worked tax payer, |
would vote against it, because the present times call
for both public and private economy. On the other
hand, if the teachers themselves would contribute
justly to such fund.- and any aid granted by the
state would not materially increase taxation and be
confined strictly to those teachers who had devoted
their lives to the public service, whose pay was In
sufficient to retire them and who had insufficient
private resources to sustain them would be in favor
of supporting them with state teachers fund in
stead Of by other private or public aid
The campaign is about closed. went into 1t
only upon request and have tried to present it solely
from the public standpoint and upon its merits as
SUCH and grateful for the interest which has been
manifested and for encouragement extended. now
refrain from raising new issues Croorbach's," as
they called) fair opportunity would not be af-
forded my opponents for reply
Respectfully submitted,
CHESTER w. WHITMORE,
Republican Candidate for State Senator.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-31
NOT A MERE FIGURE HEAD.

C. w. Ramseyer, republican candl-
date for congress, maintains that it is
the right and the duty of a congress
man to-yote for what he honestly be-
lieves is the best for the people, not
according to the dictates of any one
party leader. Mr.. Ramseyer will vote
in accordance with this belief.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-31

Des Moines Capital: The devil may
as we'll prepare to pull up stakes SO
far as Des Moines is concerned. Billy
Sunday is coming in just one more
week.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-31
Press Comment

Des Moines Capital The Santa
Claus ship will show Europe that
while we detest her barbarous war
we have sympathetic heartbeats for
her destitute widows and orphans.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-31

Democratic economy" means spend
[ ing more money than you have avail
able, thereby making it hard problem
for the republican successors to get out
of financial tangleS.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-31

Fairfield Ledger: There is strong
probability that the delegation which
Iowa will send to the next congress
will consist wholly of republicans.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-31
MERLIN A. FREEMAN
Candidate for Legislature
To the Voters oil WapellO County.

am one of the republican candi-
dates for the Legislature.
For the past twenty-five years
have been running into Ottumwa for
the c.. M. e st. P. Ry. Co., and fur
the past sixteen years as conductor.
Am member Of the Order of Rail
way Conductors.
IL elected / will be present when
the roll is called. ] will work and
vote for an economical administra-
tion,. to the end that our taxes may
be reduced and not increased.
| am friend Of organized labor
and will do all l can in proper way
for the working man
| favor changing the date of the
primary from June to about Oct /.
Yours truly,
MERLIN A. FREEMAN.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-31

Bloomfield, DAVIS county.
WAPELLo COUNTY,.
State Senators-Chester w. WHIT
more.
state Representative-M. A. Free
man, A. w. SI..ught.
County Auditor-Fred L. Bisseil:
County Observation-Disclosures O. war
ren. :.
Clerk Ct District court-Harry NJ.
Eedrick.
sheriff-c. c. cremer.
County Recorder-Samuel c. stoltz.
County Attorney-Elmer K. Daush-
erty.
Coroner-Dr. II. A. SpiIman,
Supervisor for term beginning Janu-
ary I, 1915. r. Stodshi.
Supervisor for term beginning Janu'
ary I, 1916. F. Knox.
CENTER TOWNSHIP.
Justices Of the Peaee-Henry G. Nos
Ter, Thomas r. Buckley.
constables-W. II. Brawley, John e.
Christie.
Assessor-James Grant.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-31
"War taxi Bosh!
THE NET RESULT.

What is the net result Of all the tar
if tinkering and other legislation
which the democrats have forced upon
the people? 1t has not produced suf-
ficient revenue to equal democratic ex-
penditures. 1t has thrown hundreds
of thousands of men out of employ
ment. 1t has torn up business the
country over The necessities of life
have steadily gone up.
Isn't it about time for the individual
voter to decide to put stop to this
by his ballot in November Point
Pleasant (W Va.) State Gazette.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-31
u 1 n n0T
s f e s.

A young man down in Georgia
weight about lis pounds-had been
keeping company with young wom-
an of his neighborhood-wei about
$50 pounds One evening, after hav-
ing sat on his lap constantly for three
full hours, it occurred to the young
woman that her weight might be
growing rather irksome to him. She
turned her head and smiled down at
him TREMENDOUSLY:
aren't you gettin' tiahd, honey"
''No,' he murmured rapturously
81 was about an hour ago, but I'm
gettin' sorta numb now"
"These are evil days for a the rich
men," said George AIDE at a luncheon
at the Chicago Athletic club I'D
rather be a pickpocket than an inter-
locking director-there's more honor
in it.
'They say that a cannibal king
recently sent posthaste for his doctor.
GO Good gracious, mani! the doctor
said. You're in a dreadful state;
what have you been eating?
:. Nothing groaned the sick man,
except a slice Of that multimillion-
aire whose yacht was wrecked on
Cocoanut Reef
!" 'Merciful powers! the doctor
cried. And I told you under no cir
cumstances to eat anything rich.
George, get the saws and axes. We
must operate at once
Tommy said the teacher to a
pupil in the juvenile class, what is
syntax?"
II guess it must be the tax on mis-
key replied Tommy. And the teach
err thought he was entitled to a cred
it of 100 per cent.
A nervous, fdgety little woman
dropped into the postoffice the other
day and asked to see some two-cent
stamps. She was shown.
SIS this the only color you have in
tWos?" she asked.
On being assured that it was, she
replied: well, this isn't what |
wanted, but you may give me ten
cents worth"
How did your novel come out?"
We'll" replied the self-confdent
man, lit proved beyond all doubt that
it isn't one of these trashy best sell
Iers.'
Il never knew till l got motor
o,ro cold Pichon Riphtlv "that nr0-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-31

sort of employment rarely shows signs
of depression in Chicago.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-31
BuckIen's Arnica SaIve

Cured Ben Pool of Threet, Ala, after
being dragged over a gravel road bed
Soothing, healing and antisepsic, 25c.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-31

fanity was so extremely prevalent.
''Do you hear much of it on the
road?'
why said the bishop, nearly
everybody bump into swears dread
fully"
81 suppose" remarked the inqulr-
ing friend, chat your new baby is
quite fond of you"
.Fond?'' replied the proud father,
"why he sleeps all day when I'm not
at home and stays awake all night
lust to enjoy my society
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-31

Vote for Elmer K. Daugherty for
county attorney. He will see that the
laws are enforced.