Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-17

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probable success of the fight across
the Atlantic in an airship. He tried
it couple of times.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Judge Nc
Pherson decided the blue sky law con-
stitutional, and Judge McHenry de-
clares it isn't constitutional. Judges
like doctors and editors and other fall
ible people, often disagree. '.
. Burlington Hawk Eye: There is
good deal of newspaper talk about the
democrats pointing with pride to the
result of the election In the second
district. There must be some mistake
about this-at least about the pride
part of the statement.
Burlington Gazette: The Murphys
are having a hard time He of Tam
many fame is watching his sun set
and he of baseball fame is being abus-
ed as the result of his treatment OF
Evers.
SiouxCity Tribune: A torpedo boat
destroyer costing about 81 100000 has
broken all records by steam1ng l,4oo
miles In 50 hours without stopping to
take on fuel While this run was being
made an aeroplane costing about $2,0O0
travelled over 1000 miles in 16 hours
and at a cost of about SIS for fuel.
The odds are with the aeroplane.
Cedar Rapids Republican: Iowa rab-
bits are being shot by the hundreds
this month to help reduce the high cost
of living. Nevertheless 1t is poor
time to shoot rabbits and their flesh
is not good There will be young rab-
bits in a short time. 1t is too late IN
the winter to shoot the old animals.
They should be let alone until next
fall.
Marshalltown Times Republican: e.
T. Meredith seems to have guessed 1t
all In advance and the re suit In the
Second justifies his duckinE under the
swing of the gubernatorial proposition
to come up smiling and Hhaking his
head. He is true prophet and with
keen eye for the signs OF the times.
Mr.. Meredith knows that democrats
can not win with the Iowa governor
ship.
Burlington Hawk Eye: THE Novem-
Der trade returns" says the Toronto,
(Canada) Globe, makes it clear that
hereafter practically all our surplus
live animals will find market IN the
United States and that the bulk of our
exports of dairy produce will soon be
headed that way also"
The foregoing conclusion OF Cana
da's leading daily is respectfully refer
red to farmers who were persuaded to
vote the democratic presidential and
congressional tickets in 1912. They
had been persuaded democratic ad-
ministration would "take care of the
farmer and give him still better con-
ditions than he had enjoyed under re-
publican administrations. They now
are beginning to realize that they have
been buncoed. They see it was only
"a great game of politics" Their
awakening to the truth is revealed in
the election returns from the Second
Iowa congressional district last Tues
day, where the republicans made
heavy gains in the country vote.
Waterloo Reporter: The bull moose
is a fleet-footed animal, hence it is no
surprise that he "also ram in the sec
ond Iowa district.
Des Moines Tribune: The Chicago
thug who slugged suffragette because
she was too active in politics confirms
the suspicion that it is high time al
legged men like him are retired from
circulation.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil j. Camp
bell White insists that "money cannot
save the world" He is right and this
is largely due to the fact that so many
people in the world cannot save
money.
Des Moines Capital: That mob
which tried to stampede the Japanese
house OF parliament should try some
other method of trying to attract inter-
national attention. The London sui
fragettes have long since taken the
glamor off that form of entertainment.
Keokuk Constitution Democrat:
When you find that it is easy to feel a
contempt for the man who does not
agree with you it means that you are
becoming narrow and bigoted and los
ing YOUR horse sense Most of your
neighbors will discover this fact about
you before you realize it yourself.
Waterloo Courier: The city man.
ager olan is now on trial in American
cities of every size up to that Of Day.
ton, O.. which has over 100000 inhabit
ants. Unless all present indications
fall this will become the universally
approved plan of the future and the