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No Standing Army, but q
Trained CitllHnTy For War.
I'VE Have Not Been NGgIl-
gent Of National Defense"
A Powerful Navy Needed,
"But Who Shall Tell Us
What Sort Of Navy to Buyd?"
To Learn and Profit by the
Lesson Of Every Experience,

IS a whole, and we as clearly owe the
other in fuhllment OF our repeated
promises that the water power Of the
country should in fact as we'll as In
name be put at the disposal Of great
industries which can make economical
and profitable use OF il. the rights Of
the public being adequately guarded
the while and monopoly IN the use pre-
vented. To have begun such measures
and not completed them would indeed
mar the record OF this great congress
very seriously. ! hope and confidently
believe that they will be completed.
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II viii be right enough. right American
policy. based upon our accustomed
principles and practices, to provide a
system by which every citizen who
viii volunteer for the training may be
made familiar with the use OF modern
arms. the rudiments OF drill and ma
neuver and the maintenance and SAM.
tation OF camps. We should encourage
such trimming and make II means Of
discipline which our young men win
learn TO value.
II is right that we should provide Il
not only. but that we should make It
rs attractive as possible. and ~ induce
our young men TO undergo It at such
lines as they can command a little
freedom aud can seek the physical de-
Telopment they need. for mere health's
sake. II for nothing more. Every
means by which such things can be
stimulated is legitimate, aud such a
method smacks OF true American ideas.
II is right. too. that the national guard
II the states should be developed and
strengthened by every means which Is
/ not lntOuhlrAtAt WIN NNi ouiithINhn
10 our own people or with the estab-
ishcd policy OF our government. and
his also not because the time or occa-
sion specially calls for such measures
but because IL should be our constant
policy to make these provisions for our
national peace and safety.
More than this carries with II re-
versal OF the whole history and char
meter OF our polity. More than this
proposed az this time. permit me e
say. would mean merely that we haC
lost our self possession. that we had
been thrown OF our balance by wal
with which we have nothing to do
whose causes cannot touch us. whose
very existence affords US opportunities
Of friendship and disinterested service
which should make us ashamed OF an,
thought OF hostility OF fearful prepare
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ton for trouble. This Is assuredly the
opportunity for which people and a
government like ours were raised up,
the opportunity not only 10 speak. but
actually TO embody and exemplfy the
counsels OF peace and amity and the
lasting concord which Is based on jus
tice and fair and generous dealing.
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GOVERNMENT ECONOMY
IS VERY IMPERATIVE.
Urges Systematic Reorganization TO
Gain Greater Efficiency.

Before close may say few
words upon two topics much discussed
out OF doors upon which II IS highly
important that our judgments should
be clear. definite and steadfastl
One OF these is economy In govern
ment expenditures. The duty OF econ
omy is not debatable. 10 IS manifest
and imperative In the appropriations
we pass we are spending the money
OF the great people whose servants we
are-not our own. We are trustees and
responsible stewards in the spending.
The only thing debatable and upon
which we should be careful to make
our thought and purpose clear Is the
kind OF economy demanded OF us. |
assert with the greatest confidence
that the people OF the United States
are not Jealous OF the amount their
government costs II they are sure that
they get what they need and desire for
the outlay, that the money IS being
spent for objects Of which they ap.
prove and that II is being applied with
good business sense and management
Governments grow piecemeal both
In their tasks and in the means by
which those tasks are TO be performed.
and very few governments are organ
lied. venture 20 say. as wise and ex-
perienced business men would organize
them il they had clean sheet Of paper
TO write upon. Certainly the govern
ment OF the United States is not
think that it is generally agreed that
there should be a systematic reorgani
zation and reassembling OF its part:
so as to secure greater efficiency and
effect considerable savings In expense
But the amount Of money saved in thai
way would. | believe though no douh
considerable in itself. running. II maj
be. into the millions. be relativel,
ymall-small. ] mean. in proportion e
the total necessary OUTLAWS Of the gov
eminent II would be thoroughly
worth effecting. as every saving would
great or small.
Our duty is not altered by the seal
Of the saving. But my point Is tina
the people OF the United States do no
wish TO curtail the activities Of thi
government They wish. rather. TO en-
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AMERICA FACES NEW
MARKETS FOR TRADE.
Merchant Marine Must Be Built Up to
Meet opportunity.

Merchant Marine Must Be Built Up to
Meet Opportunity.
II is of equal consequence that the
nations whom Europe has usually sup
piled with innumerable articles OF man.
ufacture and commerce of which they
are in constant need and without which
their economic development halts and
stands still can now get only a small
part OF what they formerly imported
and eagerly look to us to supply their
all but empty markets This is partic-
ularly true Of our own neighbors. the
states. great and small. of Central and
South America. Their lines Of trade
have hitherto run chiefly athwart the
seas. not TO our ports. but TO the ports
Of Great Britain and of the older con-
tinent of Europe. do not stop to In.
quire why OF TO make any comment on
probable causes. What interests us
Just now is not the explanation. but
the fact and our duty and opportunity
in the presence OF IL. Here are mar
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Hoover Thatcher, national ana
worlds superintendent Of the Sol
diers' and Sailors Department of the
w. c. T. u; Mrs. Caroline Ray, SUI
perintendent of the children's work
in Maryland Miss Anna Adams Cor
don. the newly-elected president OF
the National w. c. T. u, and former
Governor Robert b. Glenn, of North
Carolina. Governor Glenn Will
speak at the evening session.
While Miss Gordon has visited
Delaware on several occasions. II
will be the first time she has been
here since her election TO the office
as president Of the National w. c.
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GATES OF TRADE MUST De
OPENED.

The government must open
these gates Of trade, and open
them wide, open them before Il
is altogether profitable to open
them or altogether reasonable
to ask private capital to open
them at a venture. Il is not a
question Of the government mo-
nopolizing the field. Il should
take action to make II certain
that transportation at reason
able rates will be promptly pro-
vided, even where the carriage
is not at first profitable, and
then. when the carriage has be-
come sufficiently profitable TO at
tract and engage private capital
and engage il in abundance, tho
government ought TO withdraw.
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TRAINED cITlzENRY FOR
DEFENSE.

We must depend In every time
Of national peril . " upon
a eitizenry trained and aeeus-
toned 20 arms. We
should encourage such training
and make II a means Of disol-
plne which our young man will
learn TO value. is
right, too. that the national
guard OF the states should be
developed and strengthened by
every means which is not in
consistent with our obligations
20 our own people or with the
established policy Of our gov
eminent.
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PREpARINe FoR REVIVAL.

The Methodist Episcopal Preachers
Association has completed in part
plans for the revival 20 be held here
under its auspices in January, 1915. The
Rev. T. w. Mckinney, of Coatesville,
Pa. will conduct services with the as
Instance OF several local ministers.
Mems meetings win be held at 4
o'clock on the following Sundays:
January 3, st. Paul's; January 10, at,
Mt Harrison Street Church; January H.,
at Asbury Church, and January p, Mt
Epworh Church.
other dates agreed ON are; January 4,
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The Chief Executive DOpIOTGS
the Lack Of Ships, Declares
That the Government Must
Open the Gates Of Trade and
Urges Passage Of the Pend
ing Shipping Bill - Rural
Credits and Safety at Sea.
Self Government For FiIIpinOS
Again Recommended.
- OLLOWING is President VII
~ sons annual message, deliver
ed at the beginning Of the


short term Of the Sixty-third
congress:
Gentlemen OF the COngress-The SEES
sion upon which you are now entering
will be the closing session OF the Six
ty-third congress. a congress. ven
ture to say, which will long be remem-
bered for the great body of thoughtful
and constructive work which it has
done in loyal response TO the thought
and needs OF the country. i should
like IN this address to review the nota-
bic record and try to make adequate
assessment Of It. but no doubt we
stand too near the work that has been
done and are ourselves too much part
of It to play the part OF historians to-
ward It.
Moreover. our thoughts are now more
OF the future than of the past. While
we have worked at our tasks Of peace
the circumstances of the whole age
have been altered by war. Whatwe have
done for our own land and our own
people we did with the best that was in
us. whether OF character or Of intelli-
gence, with sober enthusiasm ana
confidence in the principles upon which
we we're acting which sustained US at
every step Of the difficult undertake
ing. But it is done 1t has passed from
our hands. It is now an established
part of the legislation Of the country
It's usefulness. its effects will disclose
themselves in experience. What chief
~ strikes MS now. as we look about us
during these closing days " year
which will he forever memorable in the
history Of, the world. is that we face
new tasks. have been facing them
these six months. must face them in
the months to come-face them without
partisan feeling. like men who have
forgotten everything but a common
duty and the fact that we are repre-
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COUNTY TEMPERANCE
WORKERS MEET TOMORROW

The New Castle County Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will
hold an all-day session tomorrow in
the Presbyterian Church in Newark
for which an interesting and attrac-
tive program has been arranged.
There will be morning, afternoon and
evening sessions and number OF
prominent speakers have been Sc
cured TO speak including Mrs. Ella
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1--WE NEED SHIPS; WE HAVE
NOT GOT THEM"

The United States, this great
people for whom We speak and
act, should be ready as never
before to serve itself and to
serve mankind; ready with its
resources, its energies, it's forces
Of production and it's means of
distribution. We are
not ready to mobilize our re-
sources at once. We are not
prepared to use them inms-
diately and at their best, with
out delay and without waste.
To speak plainly, we have
grossly erred in the way in
which we have stunted ard him
dered the development Of our
merchant marine, and now, when
we need ships, we have not got
them.
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Harrison Street Church; 6, Grace; q,
Union; :, Wesley; 5, Silverbrook; IL,
Cookman: y. Mt. Salemi IL. McCabei
IA, Fastlake; Is, Second Methodist
Protestant; Is, Madelcyi 10, Scott; 20,
Kingswood; q, Trinity; p, Brandy
wine; 25 Swedish Mission.
The next regular meeting Of the
preachers organization will be held at
Grace Church at noon next Monday. and
following this session there viii be joint
session OF ministers and laymcn mtcr-
osted IN the revival.
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upon hesitation and makeshift and
formulate a genuine policy Of use and
conservation in the best sense of those
words We owe the one measure not
only TO the people of that great west.
ern country for whose free and sys-
tematic development. as it seems to
me. our legislation has done so little.
but also to the people OF the nation
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LETTERS ON ESTATES.

Register Of Wills Walker has issued
letters testamentary on the estate
Of William Montgomery to Eugene
w. Murphy. Letters of edministra-
ton have been granted on the estates
of Elizabeth Poole to William Poole
and on the estate of Elizabeth n.
Gooding to Joseph II. Gooding.
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T. U. Mrs. Mary B. Donnell is
president of the County w. c. 7. U.
Following the afternoon session an
informal reception will be given the
members at the Woman's Colleg> of
Delaware.
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DINNER FOR THE HUNGRY.

AT the Sunday Breakfast Mission on
Sunday 1877 destitute men were fed.
Eighty men, all of them hard working
men, who have been out of employ
ment for a long time, called at he
mission for breakfast Sunday morn
ing and 107 sat down TO the supper
table that evening.
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SAYS SHIPPING BILL
is VERY IMPORTANT
u Should Be Passed to Profit by Open
ed Gates Of Trade.

Hence the pending shipping bill, dis
cussed AZ the last session. but as yet
passed by neither house. In my judg-
ment such legislation is imperatively
needed and cannot wisely be postpon-
ed. The government must open these
gates of trade. and open them wide.
open them before II is altogether profit
able to open them or altogether rea-
sonable TO ask private capital to open
them ut a venture. It is not a question
Of the government monopolizing the
field. II should take action TO make
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ALL DAY MISSION MEETING.

An all day meeting will be held at
the Christian and Missionary ALI
ance chapel No. 504 West Fifth street
on Thursday. The Rev. +. NJ. Burgess
of Pittsburgh, Pa. will be in charge.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-09-12
A Young Parrot Landed il
Scotland - By Eilene
ThOrne

l will send you one of my school
compositions about the parrot.
A young parrot from the coast OF
South America which in early life had
been kept a prisoner, flew one day with
his large bright wings and landed on
a dark island called Scotland and be-
fore leaving he said good bye to the
beautiful groves and sweet fruits and
skies and suns where he had grown
his sparkling colors.
The land in which he now lived was
rough and dark. With foggy skies he
turned his bright eyes and went on the
rough rocks and wondered why he had
come to this rough shore. But many
and many a day he lived in the cold
climate of ours until he grew so old
that his beautiful feathers of green and
gold were turning gray.
His bright eyes seemed to be grow
ing dim and he did not pay atten-
ton to any one when they would talk
to him. He no longer delighted in scold-
ing and laughing which was one of his
pleasures. One day a stranger who
seemed to be, Spanish came to this
island where the parrot was. He called
to the parrot in Spanish. The parrot
seemed filled with new life and In
speech which seemed to be newly re-
gained. He Topped around the cage
after hearing that language once more
and laid over and quietly died.
Eilene Thoma, age 8,
Batavia, Ia r. No. 3.
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Two Little Orphans-S chool
Composition Anna
L. Palfreyman

It was cold blizzard day in January
and the snow was falling thick and
fast, and two children were sitting on
the church steps of an old church.
Their names were Jimmie and
Louise. They had been sitting there
almost all day and they had had moth
ing to eat.
A lady happened to be passing along
on her way home, and she saw them
and asked them why didn't they go
home to their mamma and papa.
Louise said mamma is in heaven, an.
gels took her away and left Jimmie
and | alone. Papa was life saving
captain and when he went out to sea
a storm came up and he never came
back any more. And then mamma was
was taken away by the angels. And
mamma said, maybe they would come
for us. some day.
Perhaps they are coming tonight.
And the lady's eyes were filled with
tears and she walked away.
The sexton came early next morn
to ring the church bell and found them
beneath the deep snow.
This is my school composition.
Anna L. Palfreyman, Age IA
Lucas, Iowa.
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Lucille Crop Enjoyed the
Picnic and the EldOn Fair

! have not written for long time so
I thought I would write composition
about the time l had at the packing
house picnic in Eldon, Iowa.
Now I will start it. Mamma and |
got up early Thursday to fix our bas-
ket Mamma fixed it while went to
town to get some things. We We're to
go on the first train but we missed 1t.
We were up to the depot for the .sec-
ond train. but it was so crowded when
it got down to the depot where we were
that the conductor would not let us
on: told us to wait for the next one
which was to follow. We got there
about 10 o'clock or a little after. Then
the fun began. The first thing l did
when got there was to ride on the
merry go round. Then we walked
around for a little while.
Then we ate our dinner. Then went
walking around to the quilt house.
They had many beautiful quilts and
many different kinds of flowers. Then
we went to the drawing stand. I tried
my best to draw a million dollar kid,
but I did not.
Then went to see the races and saw
the Japanese do many things. One Jap
anese rolled himself up like barrel
while the other rolled him around like
barrel They did many different
things. We got lost from the girl, boy
and their father we were with and
when we found them they We're watch
ing the races.
Soon after that we heard a loud
roaring noise which was an areoplane.
1t had to run a long ways before 1T
could get up. 1t circled around twice
and then came down.
hope all Of those who were there
enioyed 1t. And those who did not
missed half of their life.
Lucille Crop, age IL.
Ottumwa, lows
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Three Little Boys Went tO
the River; One Was
Drowned

Once upon time there were three
little boys who decided that they would
play that they were soldiers. The little
boys We're not very big. They were 60
ing to play soldier. They went down by
the river The smallest boy had a sword
the oldest boy had flag. The other boy
had drum. The little boy that had the
sword got too close to the river and
he fell in and drowned and the other
two boys would not go in after MIN.
The boys went home and did not tell
their mother anything about the little
boy getting drowned. Their mother
asked them where their brother was
and then they told her all about him
getting drowned and their mother told
them not to go close to the river to
play any more. She was afraid they
would get drowned and the boys never
went to the river without their mother
or father was with them.
Mary Gonterman, age IL,
Eldon, Ia, r. No. l.
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Benjamin Franklin BY
Paul Opperman

BENJAMIN was as rule a very good
boy. He lived in Massachusetts, Till
he was about sixteen years old. His
father was strict but kind man. Ben.
iamin had place to fish on large
pond when he was a boy. The place
was very muddy and they sometimes
had to stand in mud to their knees to
fish. Near by the fish pond house
was being built The builders used
stones to build with. One evening
BENJAMIN got upon large stone and
made speech to the boys who were
with him. He told them that wharf
made of these stones would be of more
value to them than to the man who
owned the house. So they agreed to
make the wharf. The next day the
men missed the stones but they saw
the footprints leading to the pond
Then they knew who took them away.
They reported to the boys fathers
and Benjamin got a whipping. He
remembered this incident the rest OF
his life.
He ran away to New York and Phil
adelphia when he was sixteen years
old. His brother was cruel to him.
When he got to Philadelphia he Sc
cured work at the printers trade. He
was successful and printed a news
paper. He discovered electricity with
a kite. He was member of the first
great continental congress. He made
several trips to Europe for this coun-
try and became a great man.
Paul Opperman, age 10.
so7 Jefferson St., Ottumwa, Ia.
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George Washington BY
Little Waldo E. Beck
of Hedrick

Dear Editor:-I thought I would
write you letter about George Wash
ington.
George Washington was our first
president. He was the one who had
Betsy Ross make the first American
flag. One day Georges father bought
him a new Ratchet 1t was bright and
sharp. He gave it to George. AS soon
as he gave it to George, George
thought he would 60 out and try it.
He found a piece of wood at the side
of the house. He CHOPPED, CHOPPED and
chopped. He got tired chopping, SO
thought he would play he was a
woodsman and chop down cherry
tree. He chopped and chopped and
finally the cherry tree fell over.
George started back to the house.
He met his father going to the or
chard. When his father saw what was
done, his best cherry tree had been
cut down, he was angry. Mr.. Wash
ington went back to the house. He
asked his servants if they had done
it and everybody he could imagine. He
went to George and took George upon
his knees He asked George if he
knew who had chopped down his
cherry tree. Tears came into Georges
eyes, Then he said, Father, it was l.
chopped down your cherry tree e
Mr.. Washington said, Il would rath-
er have a boy who would tell the
truth rather than to have boy who
would tell a lie.' And George Wash
ington never told lie.
I will write another story of George.
There was a ship that had been
bringing tobacco to the plantations
where George lived. One of Georges
friends was going back to England,
where the tobacco was raised and
come back. He asked George to go.
When the day came George took mis-
clothes that were in box down to
the ship. When he came back to bid
his mother goodbye he found ner
weeping. She did not want him to 60.
Ee told jockey, their servant, to go
down and tell them he would not go
because his mother did not want him
to.
There are many other stories about
George Washington, but will not
write them.
Waldo E. Beck,
Hedrick, Iowa.
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"The School l Go To" B
Marguerite Hall

Dear Juniors: will write about the
school ! go to.
1t is located on the corner of Ash
and Birch streets. 1t has large cement
steps in front with long iron rods on
each side.
1t has large lawn on each side with
trees on it, 1t has white stone wall
in front and a wooden fence on the
south and east sides.
It has twelve rooms counting the Of
fee and the basement. / am in the
sixth room A class. 1t has fire es'
cape on the north and south sides. 1t
has a brick side walk all around It,
It has the year it was built carved in
front. 0Ss2). Hoping to see my let
ter in print. am your junior.
Marguerite Hall, age 10
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Herbert King Wants Junior
Boys to Write Him
Post Cards

Dear Juniors:
. 1 have not written for long time tc
the Junior page, so l thought l would
write. go to the M. F.. Sunday school,
and my class is organized into a cup
1t is called the boy helpers club. we
went out on some bluffs and went
camping few weeks ago and sure hao
a fine time Thursday our class will &c
out on the Des Moines river camping
My sister and l have pony whose
name is Captain but it is very stub
born and balky so we don't ride him
much.
I was promoted from the sixth to the
seventh grade and my sister is in the
grade behind me. l would like to ex
change post cards with some of the
boys that read the Junior page. have a
kodak and I have lots Of fun taking
pictures Well ! will close.
Herbert King. age II,
= Bloomfield, Iowa.
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The Little Streets

Tomorrow I'll do it, says Bonnie;
II will by and BY says Seth;
mot now-pretty soon,'' says Jennie
I'm a minute" says little Beth.
o dear little people, remember
That, true as the stars in the sky,
The little streets Of tomorrow,
Pretty soon, and by and by,
Lead, one and all, ID
AS straight, they say,
AS the kings highway,
TO the city of not at all.