Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-08
Press Comment

Boone News-Republican: We pre-
dict that direct taxation will never be
as popular as the old-fashioned lndl
rect taxation by means of the tariff.
Des Moines Capital: Secretary
McAdoo is anxious OF do something to
Improve the business situation" He
might use his influence with his party
to enact a tariff law which will both
produce revenue and protect Amerl-
can industry and labor.
Burlington Gazette: It is hoped that
a decisive battle on the Aisne will be
fought before the worlds champion
ship series starts, as We would nate
to have our attention distracted from
such a notable conflict as the Ath-
letics-Braves engagement.
Hannibal Courier-Post: All congress
siona1 pork tastes alike. It is warrant
ed to withstand attacks of the re-
trenchment microbe.
Kansas City Journal: Berlin con-
fesses that the war is costing Germany
$4,000, 900 a day, and the Germans who
are doing the fighting seem determined
that their country shall get it's mon
ey's worth.
Davenport Times: The senate COM
mittee favors a tax of l cent a gallon
on gasoline and a sales tax of so cents
a horsepower on automobiles. With
- &o~;,,r o,,fNc nuorV vn1r and the
police on the alert for auto owners the
man with a car is likely to make a con-
siderable contribution to public funds.
Springfield News: We judge from
what English writer's have to say IN
the newspapers and in the magazines,
that England feels entirely justified
in having entered into q wal with
Germany. Also, we get it on good
authority that the Germans feel en-
tirely justified in having begun wal
against Russia. In fact, none OF the
countries now engaged in war nave
at any time intimated that they have
made a diplomatic mistake.
Under the circumstances we shall,
therefore, expect to see the war con-
tinue, and that discussion OF RESPONSE
bility in this great world conflict must
he left to the historians who will dis
cuss it for the next hundred years.
Kansas City Journal: The reason the
tariff is the logical issue this year is
because democratic tariff tinkering has
proved so disastrous to the country.
The deadly contrast between this year
and republican years is making mil
lions of votes for republican policies.
1--WE asked you three times to marry
me; you've refused. Do you think
that's fair?" :,
"Yes-to the man I'm engaged to-"
Now said the examining admiral
to the naval candidate undergoing ex-
animation, ''give me the names OF
three great admirals of modern tines
dewey, Sampson and beg your
pardon sir, 1 didn't quite catch your
name"
There was one young woman in the
box party at the theater who took no
part in the noisy clatter giggle. with
her gaze fixed upon the stage she
watched the progress of the play, in
different to the gayety around her ex-
cent that her delicate, ar~istocrat1c,
finely chiseled features bore a look OF
WEAKNESS and a scornful smile CURED
her lips. At last, however, she turned
her head slowly and looked at the otn'
er members of the party. Then she
spoke to the elderly matron sitting by
her side, "That chicken in the blue
kimono," she said, thinks she is the
whole mustard"
Cedar Rapids Republican: Iowa
farm land values have been holding
steady through the recent world re-
verses. But there is no reason to look
for ~reverses in Iowa farms, for as Eu-
rope is made more undesirable and the
need for food products increases every
where we may expect Iowa lands to
20 still higher.
Burlington Gazette: Cook county jul
rors refuse to punish women murder
ers. Another verdict of not guilty was
returned yesterday in the case of Mrs.
Riggs. who killed a railroad conductor.
Under these circumstances it behoOves
tickle males to be careful how they be-
stow their affections, or insist upon
searching their af6nities whenever
they meet.
Springfield News: It looks now as il
the season would pass without afford
ing Secretary Bryan an opportunity to
earn a cent of money on the chautau-
qua circuit.
How in the world will he make up
the deficit in his annual earnings?
Some time ago we we're told by Mr..
BRYAN that he made it a practice to
Law aside $4,000 a year to provide for
the rainy days. Must this year pass
into history without giving the secre-"
tary a chance to deposit his annual