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The Washington herald., 1914-09-30
Two thousand in Third Division.
FOOD NEEDED IN LIBERIA.
American Residents and Natives
Fnce Starvation Because of War.


By reason OF the European war. which
has cut of ship and cable communica-
tions between the Republic of Liberia
and European countries and America.
conditions in that republic are preca-
rious. Natives of Liberia are depend
ent almost wholly upon Germany.
France, England and America for the
food they eat. as well as for the clothing
they wear. The citizens and natives of
the republic raise but little food stun.
Their time is devoted wholly to export
ing coffee, palm oil, dye woods and other
raw products. They import large guam
titles of rice, -four and canned meats. No
ships from the nations at war I'm Europe
or from America have landed at the port
Of Liberia since the beginning of the
war. Banks will not accept money for
transmission to Liberia and the United
States pOstoffice will not undertake to
transport funds to that government The
missionaries (white and colored) from
this country and their families engaged
In religious and educational work number
abuot 100, and there are about 900 other
American citizens in the republic. These
citizens from the United States, as well
as the civilized inhabitants of Liberia, are
sure TO suffer for the want of food un-
less supplies can be sent them at once.
The condition in Liberia and the great
suffering which threatens the civilized
people and the natives were laid before
the State Department and the Secretary
of the Navy early this week by COM
mittee representing all the missionary
societies in this country engaged in re-
ligious and educational work there, and
the government was urged to send a
ship with supplies of food to the West
African republic Immediately.
The Baptist Ministers Meeting. OF
Washington, representing twenty-five
churches in the District of Columbia,
Virginia and maryland, and the Wash
ington Interdenominational Ministers AL
lance and the NJ. Z. Conference. repre-
senting go churches in the above men
toned States, sent representatives along
with the committee
The Washington herald., 1914-09-30
KILLED IN FALL UNDER TRUCK.
John r.. ogden Run Over Trying to
Board Moving Auto.

His chest and skull crushed, John R.
Ogden, sixteen years old. 34l6 P street
northwest, was instantly killed yesterday
morning in Emerson street, between Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth streets north
west, when an automobile truck upon
which he worked as Jumper" ran over
him.
Ogden was employed by a department
store as a helper. He worked on a car
with Reed W. Loper, chauffeur, resid-
ing at 2124 Pennsylvania avenue north
west. After delivering a package, Ogden
attempted to board the machine while in
motion and fell beneath the wheels
A coroner's jury returned a verdict of
accidental death.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-30
Washington Seminary
Incia Galc-Rarhcr

SCHOOL OF RHYTHM CONSOLIDATED.
Boarding and Day School for Girls Of all Gges
Primary and Regular Graded Departments, General
tOoIleSs Preparatory and Special UouRes. Rhythmic
Training for Health and Artistic Development, Cul-
ture Glasses in English. Art Current Events, CiTlcS
Ethics, Parliamentary Law, Modern Home Making.
Music, drama, Normal and Studio C0urseS
NANNETTE b. PAUL, IL. B., President
DELLA GRAESiE- SMALLwOOD. PRINCIPAL
MARY GALE, Pd. NJ. Principal
CElINDA ". FORD, Associate Prin1paL
2103-2Io7 Street.
N 1888. Washington. DC.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-30
Sunk Two British Ships"
Message by Carrier Pigeon

St Augustine, Fla, sept. b.
Ssept. -. 1914 on Florida coasts
Just sunk tive British ships.
(siEned) "German 3. s. l.,
12-12.s
This tyDewritten message IN
smalI cylinder was taken frOm .
carrier pigeon which Auttered In
frsm the Atlantic Ocean this
morning.
Another carrier pigeon came IN
late yesterday, dropping from
exhaustion, bearing tiny
cylinder tied to its leg. The
cylinder was inscribed, @Ger-
many, 12-12."
The Washington herald., 1914-09-30
rR. SUPPLEE WINS FIRST HoNoRs

DIR. Eugene D. Surplee. who was grad
uated from the Medical School Of the
George Washington University last
spring, won first honors in the last COM
petitive examination for licenses to prac-
tice medicine in the District. DR.. Sup
plee's average was 9S5 per cent. His
nearest competitor made "a per cent.
There were twenty-eight applicants for
-licenses. and only two failed to pass the
examinations.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-30
CHANGES IN PERSONNEL.

ed yesterday the following changes in
its personnel: Bureau of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce, Myra c. Hole re-
instated as expert (clerk-translator) at
81, 400; Mrs. Therese B. WIlkens, tempo
rarily appointed as clerk at $500: W. Har-
old Smith, assistant chemist, Bureau of
Standards, promoted to 81. 500; George G.
Johns. temporary additional clerk at
$500. lighthouse service, probationally ap-
pointed.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-30
COURSE BEGINS TOMORROW.
Law school of National UnIVeTEfty
to Enter Forty-sIIth Year.

Tomorrow evening the law school Of
the National University will inaugurate
the forty-sixth year Of law study in that
institution.
The opening exercises will consist of
the usual address to the students by
Dean Carusi, of the law faculty, and
addresses from a number of the profess
sors, outlining the courses offered dur
ing the coming year. The courses have
been considerably enlarged and impor-
tant additions made to the faculty. In
view Of the European war, thef course
on International Law offered by Gen.
George B. Davis, U. S. A, will be
especially pertinent and interesting.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-30
NO HEADACHE OR
NEURALGIA PAIN
Get l0-Cent Package of Dr.. James
Headache Powders and Don't
\ Suffer.

When your head aches you simply
must have relief or you you will go wild.
It's needless to suffer when you can take
a remedy like DR.. James Headache Pow
ders and relieve the pain and NEURALGIA
at once. Send some one to the drug store
now for a dime package Of DR.. James
Headache Powders. Don's suffer. In a
few moments you will feel fne-headache
EOne-no more nedfalsia pain.-Adv.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-03
GETS $50 FOR
SILVER WOLF HIDE

Council Bluffs, Jan. with a yield
Of eighty-seven and twO-th1rds BUSH
els from one acre, Arthur Bell. the
McClelland young man, has made the
best showing for this season within the
ninth congressional district, according
to word received from Ames, where the
state college has completed canvass
Of the corn yield over the state.
Besides the honor of leading in nine
counties, Bell is awarded free tuition
at the state short course beginning at
Ames Monday, in which he entered
several corn exhibits, with his father
]. H. Bell.
Another Pottawattamie county ex-
hibitor at the course this week is Mark
Stageman, r. r. D. No. this city. who
left for the college town Friday with
his entries.
Stageman who took the championship
honors in both yellow and white corn
at the local course last winter, Is ex-
pected to compete with the best OF
them in the state event.
Robert Sharp and Fred Hopping,
president Of the state course, will also
represent this county at the Ames
course, and w. S. Keeline Is not intend
ing to make exhibits at this year 8
event. however.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-03
METZ BROTHERS
WANT NEW. TRIAL

Keokuk, Jan. Judge Smith Nc
Pherson was in Keokuk Wednesday to
hear the motion for new trial in the
case Of the United States against
Jacob Metz, ct al The case was
heard at the October term and the
Metz brothers found guilty Of con-
spiracy. Judge Mcpherson arrived In
the city from his home in Red Oak
to hear the motions.
Judge Robert Sloan Of Keosauqua
and George B. Stewart Of Fort Madi-
son, attorneys for the defendants. pre-
sented the motion. The governments
prosecutors, M. L. Temple and Major
Holstein we're attending court also.
The motion is based upon certain
instructions given to the jury, and an
effort is made to try to exclude two Of
the brothers from the case. The claim
is made that they were not in the
transaction which was at issue.
A petition in bankruptcy was filed
with the clerk by William James
Kistler, a switchman, and former
lunch room proprietor at Fort Madi-
son. Kistler states in his petition
that he has SIS cash on hand.
The arguments on the new trial mo-
ton consumed the greater portion Of
the day. Judge Robert Sloan of Keo-
sauqua will remain in Keokuk until
Friday in order to hear the matter
coming up in the telephone case Of
which he is master.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-03
HARRIS GROVE MEN
HOLD MEETING

Logan, Jan. 1.-The Harris Grove
Farmers club held it's regular meeting
at the home Of Mrs. Ellen J. Orr and
hey son Will Orr Saturday. Not only
were the members Of the club in at
tendance but also representatives Of
other farmers clubs, and F. II. McCabe,
editor of the Logan Observer, and
John A. Heterick. one of the leading
merchants Of Logan. Fully 100 were in
attendance.
Good reading, fine music, vocal and
instrumental, by the members Of the
Green orchestra Of Missouri Valley,
able discussion Of questions of interest
to farmers in general and the members
Of the club in particular, an elaborate
dinner at high noon, election OF officers,
and the selection Of questions for the
next regular meeting to be held at the
home of w. A. Selvy, near Missouri
Valley, Saturday January 81, 1914,
were among the leading features of the
meeting.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-03
IOWA FARM LANDS
BRING BIG RENTAL.

MonteZuma, Jan. If the opinions
Of lot of men in this part Of the
country who are farming rented land
are to be taken at par value, the adj
vancing price Of this kind Of property
is by no means an unmixed blessing.
Farms that but few years ago rented
at $3.50 to 81 per acre are now being
held at from Sc up. 1t is being told all
over this section how one heavy land
owner living in the east part Of Pow
eshiek county is demanding that his
tenants sign contracts in which they
agree to deliver to a market point one
half the crop Of corn and other grain
raised, all expenses Of threshing and
Smelling paid, and if this half does not
pay the owner $40 an acre on the
ground from which the crop came, then
the tenant must make up the remain
der from his own share. This story
could not be verified but it is being very
generally credited and it is certain
that 81 and IS farms are common in
the community. The owner, Of course,
figures that even this does not pay him
a very high rate Of interest on his land
after taxes and repairs are paid, but a
partial crop failure always POSSIBLE
ity. means something good deal
worse to the average renter than low
interest. AS one man put the matter,
Either the price Of land here will have
to drop or there will be an entirely
new lot of men on the many rented
farms around here" And still it seems
to be in this case like any other bust
ness; as soon as a man moves to some
other loaclity a new one promptly APP
pears to take his place. All Of these
high priced farms will be cultivated
next year as they have been in years
Iaaak-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-03
INCREASE SHOWN
IN HORSE MARKET
VOLUME OF BUSINESS HANDLED
THIS YEAR is GREATER
THAN IN 1912.

Ottumwa has among its enterprises
one which places it prominently or
the map of the horse dealers of the
country, in the Ottumwa horse mar
ket, owned and operated by Morris
| Williams. This establishment is the
largest draft horse market west of the
! Mississippi river and it's bi-weekly
sales are attended by prominent men
, in the horse world from hundreds OF
miles around, Oklahoma, North Caro-,
lima, New York, Missouri, Illinois,
Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota
figure among the distributing points
covered by the Ottumwa market. Dur
ing the past year approximately 5000
horses have been handled through the
local concern, averaging about $l25
per head, thus making the volume OF
business in the neighborhood Of $685.
900. Although the prices of horses
have deprecated to certain extent
throughout the country, the amount or
business Of the Ottumwa market this
year has shown marked Increase
over that of 1912.
The regular sales are held every two
weeks, but it is not infrequently neces-
sary to hold sales every week in order
to handle the horses brought in from
nearby points Ottumwa merchants
without doubt derive a side benefit
from these horse sales. Those who
came as buyers and those who come
merely to visit invariably leave many
a dollar with local stores, and especial
ly the wives, who frequently accom-
pany the men to Ottumwa, improve the
opportunity to do their shopping in the
large and up-to-date mercantile estab-
lishments of this city. The effect of
these Friday sales upon the business
interests Of Ottumwa was expressed
by one of the leading dry goods mer-
chants in the following remark: 1.-THE
Ottumwa horse sales have turned our
Fridays into Saturdays, and bring us
more out Of town trade than any other
one institution in the city,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-03
Haxton, Colo,
December 81, 1918
Editor Courier:

Editor Courier:
! have Just returned home from TIVE
| weeks visit in your city. While there
met many of my old friends and in the
course of our conversation they cues
| toned me in regard to the soil o.
Colorado and the products that arr
raised here and the relative production
per acre.
There were many Of my old acquaint'
ances whom did not have chance tc
meet and talk with while / visited IN
Ottumwa; therefore for the beneht OF
all of them I wish to outline the var
ious features Of the productivity or the
land and the agricultural aspect or TINS
state in general and this part OF the
state in particular.
Our principal crops are corn and fall
wheat. We raise practically the same
amount per acre Of each of these pro-
ducts. Our corn is planted with lister
in the ground in which wheat has been
planted the year before. We always
cultivate pretty deep and usually three
or four times and then the fall wheat
is drilled in between the corn rows.
This wheat drilling is done in Septem-
Der and fine row one horse drlll Is
used for the work.
In the spring, usually about May 1,
we drag down the stalks out Of the way
Of the header. We also raise consider
able spring wheat, rye and oats. The
alfalfa raising industry is just begin
ming it would seem from all indications.
Nearly every farmer has raised some
Of the product but the same men are
all planning upon raising larger crop
during the coming season. They are be-
ginning to learn of the real qualities of
the hay and are now making prepare
tons for the raising Of the product on
much larger scale than eveu before
attempted.
Land values in this part of Colorado
range from $25 to $50 an acre and the
prices are usually gagged according to
the distance from a market center and
the Improvement on the place.
In regard to the yield Of the different
crops I can say that since I came here
which was about five years ago the
corn yield per acre has been about
twenty-five bushels. The yield for the
fall wheat has averaged from twelve
to thirty-five bushels per acre.
Yours very truly,
II. l.. Ford.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-03
OMAHA GUN CLUB
GROUNDS SOLD

Council Bluffs, Jan. latter having
been in constant use for over twenty
years past, the old Omaha Gun club
grounds near the Missouri river, north
of the street car tracks, are now an In
tegral part of the nuew west end park
belonging to the city Of Council Bluffs.
The last shoot that will ever be held on
the grounds took place on Sunday aft
ernoon.
When the city park board took over
the ground for the new Dodge park,
the gun club held lease on Its grounds
which expires January /, 1914. The
club officers and members have known
for some time that it would be impos-
stble, now that the active work Of pre-
pairing the park for its public use was
well under way, to renew this lease, and
arrangements have been made to con-
solidate with the Carter Lake club.
With the clay pigeon shoot Sunday.
the Omaha Gun club will formally go
out Of business. The cottage that has
so long stood on the grounds will eth
er be torn down or removed in it's en-
tirety, while the ground will be made
ready for the construction of that por-
ton Of the Dodge park boulevard lying
north Of Broadway.
The gun club has a membership Of
over sixty, and nearly all Of them, in
Guiding all the officers, are Omaha
men. 1t was organized by sportsmen OF
this vicinity abouty twenty-five years
ago. The officers are:
Presldent-G. W. Loomis.
Secretary-Frank Lowering.
Treasurer-W. G. Townsend.
George Rogers, Omaha; r. C. Kings
ley, Omaha, and Ray and Fred Wealth
erhead Of Tabor, Ia, were among the
high men in Sundays final shoot.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-03
NATIONAL BANKS
ASSURE SUPPORT

Des Moines. Jan. 1.-The Iowa ma
tional banks will not have to be club
bed into the federal reserve banking
system.
Acting for the bankers of the state,
Percy w. Hail. secretary Of the Iowa
Bankers association, sent a telegram
to Secretary McAdoo assuring the gov
eminent the cordial support of the
Iowa banks and bankers and express
ing regret if any impression has OBJ
tanned in Washington that the Iowa
bankers are recalcitrant.
The action Of Mr.. Hall is the result Of
a dispatch from Washington to the eff
feet that a club may be used on the
banks Of Iowa and other states to get
them into the new banking system If
they edo not accept the new law soon."
This announcement was received with
surprise in the face Of the fact that the
attitude of the Iowa bankers has uni
versally been friendly toward the bill
since the measure passed the senate.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-03
MIR. AND MRS. WELSH
MARRIED 60 YEARS

Marshalltown, Jan. 1.-Sixty years
Of married life were celebrated Monday
by Mr. and Mrs. John J. Welsh at the
home Of their daughter Mrs. A. T. FL
der. 1903 South Third avenue.
This unusual anniversary was the
signal for a happy family gathering at
the Elder home, in which the three liv-
ing children of the aged couple, their
children, and many friends in this city
participated Mr.. and Mrs. Welsh re-
ceived in the afternoon from to s. and
in the evening from until 10, during
which time 1875 friends called.
Mr.. and Mrs. welsh were married in
Philadelphia Dec. 80, 1853, and at once
left for Charleston, S. c., where they
lived until 1855, when they came west
and sattlad at Iuons> Clinton cnllntu-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-03
MUST RETURN ITO IOWA.

Des Moines, Jan. Fired Boughton.
former Iowa prisoner who violated his
parole by going to Seattle, WASH, will
have to return tothe Iowa prison. Gov
ernor Clarke yesterday declined to
grant the plea Of Boughton's Seattle
friends that the man be allowed to re-
main on parole in Washington subject
to the care Of the Washington gov
ernor.
K. G. Lancellot, agent for the board
of parole, had gone to Seattle to get
Boughton. Extradition was resisted
and the Washington governor with
held his decision until Boughton's
friends could get into communication
with the Iowa governor. 1t is under
stood. however, that the requisition will
be houored.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-03
SHROPSHIRE OWNERS
TO ORGANIZE

Ames. Jan. 1.-Plans for a strong
and permanent organization of the
Shropshire sheep breeders of Iowa
were launched at the first annual meet
ing of the Shropshire sheep men of the
state at Iowa state college Tuesday
in connection with sheep day. at the
farmers short courses. 1t was voted
to hold an annual meeting at Ames
during each winter short course and to
begin campaign for largely In
creased membership.
Iowa has more pure bred Shrop-
shire sheep than any other state in
the union,'' said Mark g. Thornburg,
secretary Of the association. Three
hundred and seventy-e1ght men are
raising this breed, and the prospects
are that hundreds of other Iowa farm
ers will enter the industry Contrary
to the predictions that the sheep in
dustry would enter a decline after the
passage of the free wool law, there
has been a bigger demand for pure
bred breeding stock than any previous
year. This demand is due in part to
the heavy losses from hog cholera.
Many men whose hogs have been
klllGu nave luIucu " ouCOp oo q ASoo
hazardous undertaking"
The sheep men adopted strong reso-
lutions calling upon the Iowa state
board of agriculture to press the mat
ter of a new sheep barn at the state
fair grounds. They asked that the
new barn be located on the site of the
present sheds, and that the state fair
board Join with them in urging the
needs of the sheep men before the
next legislature. The members of the
association will wage an active cam
paign for the new sheep barn.
The officers Of the association for
the next year are:
o. H. Peasley, Indianola, president;
Carlos Fawcett, Springdale, vice presi-
dent; Mark G.. Thornburg, Iowa state
college, secretary; J. A. Taylor, Ames;
E. S. Leonard, Corning; Harry Ed
dingfield, Mt. Pleasant, and James
WEIGH, Baskerville, directors.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-03
CHARLTON COUPLE
MARRIED 80 YEARS
MR.. AND MRS. HIRAM POUCHER
PRINCIPALS IN NOTABLE
EVENT.

Charlton, Jan. Fifty years ago
| yesterday, December 81, 1918, Hiram
Poucher and Miss Jennie Taylor were
| united in marriage in Des Moines
county, Iowa, near Danville. Yester
day they celebrated their golden we'd
ding at their home in this city. No
formal observance of the event was
made, but In the evening they were
given complete surprise by the mem
bers of the G.. A. r. and w. r. c., OF
which they are members, who went to
their home in body, taking with them
which were served, and some time WAS
spent In most enjoyable manner. Mr..
and Mrs. Poucher were each presented
with a beautiful souvenir spoon by
these orders and they also received
number of other handsome gifts. The
occasion was also the tenth wedding
anniversary of their son-in-law and
daughter, DR.. and Mrs. F. A. Saum of
this city, who came In for their share
Of the honors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pouncher came to
Lucas county in 1872, living near
Lucas until about twenty-five years
ago, when they came to Charlton and
this place has since been their home.
Four sons and two daughters have
been born to them, only two of whom
are living, George Poucher and Mrs.
Nettie Saum, both of this city. Dur
ing their long residence here Mr.. and
Mrs. Poucher have won the high re-
gard Of all who know them. They
are among the very best citizens end
on this happy occasion they will re-
ceive the hearty congratulations of
host of friends. Both are active
church members and stand for all that
is good and true. Mr.. Poucher will be
II years old in few weeks, on jan
uary 20, while his wife was 70 years
old on November 20. All trust that
they will be spared many more years
and hope that their declining days
may be peaceful and happy.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-03
COLFAX BANK TO
REOPEN FRIDAY

Des Moines, Jan. 1.-The Citizens
State bank Of Colfax, of which the late
Mortimer B. Wheelock was cashier
will reopen Friday morning, January
I'd, with Des Moines financiers owing
the controlling interest under an en-
tirely new management. The bank Is
prepared to pay every dollar Of depos-
it's.
A. l.. Hager, attorney and president
Of the Commercial Savings bank, and
], A. Elliott, cashier Of the same insti-
tuition, made the announcement today
that they, with other Des Moines men,
have purchased the entire Wheelock in
terests. The Wheelocks owned 267 Of
the $50 shares. With the purchase the
Wheelocks severed all connection with
the bank