Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-10

Missouri last year by starting fires
with kerosene.
Never under any circumstances
pour kerosene oil into stove.
Kansas City Journal: "Only two
things" says Henry Clews, stand in
the way of sharp recovery-business
depression at home and the war
abroad Is that all? Many of us
thought it was something serious.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: England
has issued call for American auto
mobile owners, asking that they offer
their services and their machines for
ambulance work at the front. Here
is chance to get rid of some of the
open cut-out fiends and chronic speed
ers. Those fellows always are mock
heroes anyway.
Burlington Gazette: A battle be-
tween $4,000 railroad men and 80 rail-
roads is being fought in Chicago at the
present time, 1t is bloodless en-
gagement and there is every indica-
ton that it may be decided to the
satisfaction of all parties concerned,
and the public will be satisfied to see
it settled in any way
| Davenport Times: Why not ar
range for the sale of small tracts of
Iowa land to Iowa citizens who are
/ known to be Industrious but who just
now happen to be out of work? That
is the contention of those who oppos-
ed the bringing Of 100000 Belgians
| here after the war-not because it
was proposed to help Belgians-but
because it is believed there are needy
and industrious Iowans who would
make good under a plan similar to
that outlined for inducing the immi-
grants to come here. At the confer
ence at Ames last week the plan was
discovered to be an explosive sub
ject," and it was dropped. Instead
lit was decided merely to encourage
immigration in general, from all
sources, to the state.
Clinton Herald: Senator Sherman
of Illinois has come out for four battle
ships year. Sherman is understood
to have his eyes turned in the direc-
| ton of the republican nomination for
president in 1916. It is probable that
he sees winning national issue in
| flour battleships a year."
[ The senator may have misgaged the
situation 1t is possible that the re-
publican party will not be stampeded
| in that direction One big sea fight in
European waters would leave the
United States with the most powerful
navy in the world. The navies of
Europe, once destroyed, are likely to
! be limited in size by agreement. I'M
less the countries of Europe see a
naval menace on this side of the At
lantic.
Kansas City Journey: It is pleas
ant to learn that President Wilson has
disavowed his reported intention to
sit in the senate. Such a departure
from constitutional precedent would
not improve his standing with the
people.
Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegram: In
formation from Washington that
Americans may now repossess them
iselves of trunks they were compelled
to leave in Europe when the war
| broke loose bumps up against the
awful knowledge that the styles have
changed so greatly that the contents
of the luggage might as well go into
some museum of antiquities.
! Clinton Herald: The people of the
United States are sending vast guam
titles of supplies to the Belgians. Iowa
is sending ship load of corn, Rookie
Teller and Wanamaker have each sent
a shipload of food, and other supplies
are to be sent. But there is no record
that single gallon of whisky is furn-
ished the starving Belgians. Whisky
does not seem to be necessity.
Davenport Times: The report of
Auditor Bleakly of Iowa on the banks
of the state, as shown in consolidat-
ed Iowa bank statement just issued,
Indicates that the stringency in money
was a real fact in the state, but that
the banks carefully husbanded their
resources, and that now they are in
splendid condition and prospects are
bright for continued expansion of
trade.
Cedar Rapids Republican: The
Chicago Tribune complains because
Mr.. Bryan talked glittering general
lities about ending the war with