Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09

us all the disadvantages, and up to
this time, at least, has brought us
none of the great advantages that
the democrats glitteringly held out
Davenport Times: One of the wit
nesses. named Rose, who turned
states evidence in the Becker murder
trial in New York, has turned evan
gelist and is holding revival meetings
in Connecticut. In his testimony he
swore that he conducted the negoti.
atoms between Becker and the gun.
men who shot Rosenthal, the gambler.
Queer what material they use in max
ing some evangelists.
Los Angeles Times: The Meyicans
wilfully destroyed Nuevo Laredo by
fire. Property loss amounted to half a
million. Their soldiers did not do
this, perhaps, and that Is exactly why
every border town should be protected
to the fullest extent by United States
troops and the militia. The bitter
waste of Laredo is fair sample OF
What has been going on in that coun-
try. Worst of all, there has been a
tragic waste of children's lives. The
little people have died by the thou
sands because they have had no milk
Abba Union: The experience of
Phillipsburg, Mo-, with four bandits
last week showed what daring and
nervy fellows may do with whole
town. They cut the wires for outside
communication. blew up bank vault,
took three thousand dollars and skip
ped to the hills before the citizens
who were awakened by the noise could
get>at them. They had nerve enough
to clean up Huerta in one dash but
the trouble is their nerve is not edu-
Gated in the right direction.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat: 1t be-
comes harder for Upton Sinclair to
attract attention all the time.
Des Moines Capital: Thanks to the
republican party and republican ma
tional administration of recent years
we do have few battleships on hand
for emergency purposes.
Clinton Advertiser: In its relations
with America Japan refuses to do any
thing which might disturb its repu-
tation as one of the politest nations
on earth.
Burlington Gazette: Seven hundred
Iowa patriots having announced their
to go to the front and, II
necessary. lay their lives upon the
altar of public duty in the hope of
grabbing off the nomination for the
200 state offices within the gift Of the
people at the June primaries.
Clinton Herald The discovery OF
an American kept in starving con-
dition in a rebel prison for nine
months adds emphasis to the fact that
all breeds of Mexicans are alike. There
is no such thing as an enlightened
political group among them. The
Mexican problem Is more than skin
deep.
New York World: Not since the
United States government under the
leadership of Abraham Lincoln de-
stroyed human slavery has it under
taken a nobler mission than the eman-
cipation of the Mexican masses from
a tyranny that is little better than
slavery.
Under methods which are just now
so popular at Washington we fear
that the emancipation process is go
ing to be pathetically slow.
Cedar Rapids Republican: One rea-
son why states like Iowa have lost in
population is to be found in the fact
that we do not have enough oppor-
tunities for men aside from the farm.
Our manufacturing industries have
been insufficiently developed and
young men with tastes in such direc-
tons have found themselves compelled
to go to other states, states with larger
cities, to find the work
for which they are best suited.
Burlington Hawkeye: Through the
college at Ames more than $1,000 Is to
be distributed this year among lads
who make fine records in the corn and
the pig clubs. Who was it that adj
yised the farmers of Kansas to raise
more corn and less hades? Sounds
like old J. Sterling Morton. The Ames
folk have always had the good advice
In mind, and they are largely interest.
ed III Lue yOuu5Ci Ioin oAAo oSiioN W ~
the young farmers in farm
ing. They want the boys on the farm
to learn how to raise more corn and
more pork They know that the older
folk will take notice. They will be
very proud of the lads who make new
records and eventually they will fol-
low the methods and plans which en-
abled the lads to do what had never
been done and never could have been
lone under the old plans and methods.
Those Ames folks are wise In more
han one way They do not only know
corn and pork, but they are well up
IN human nature.
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