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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-25
THE KANSAS sENAToRsHlP.

1.-THE Reward of Tim1dity' Is the ap-
propriate headline over an editorial in
the New York Mail commenting upon
the defeat Of Senator Bristow in the
primaries determining the republican
nomination for United States senator
from Kansas. Charles Curtis, a for
mer senator, was the successful candi-
date. Perhaps we construe "the re-
ward of timidity" somewhat differently
from the Mails intention. Certainly
we do construe the defeat of Senator
Bristow as rightful reward of the
hating, wabbling uncertainty which he
has exhibited relative to the one card
inal principle on which he was elected
senator. We mean the cardinal prin-
ciple Of protection. On that principle
Mr.. Bristow has seldom stood four
square. Says the Mail:
There can be no doubt that Senator
Bristow, of Kansas, who has been de-
feated for denomination in the republi-
can primaries, has got exactly what
he deserved. His political life in the
last three years has been steady at
tempt to carry water on both shoulders
and he has now fallen, cutie submerg-
ed in the food of republican votes for
Charles Curtis, the stand-pat Indian.
Former Senator Curtis never left any
room for doubt as to where he stood
on the tariff. He was a protectionist,
stand-pat protectionist, if you please.
But you knew where to find him. He
believed in protection for the Kansas
farmer equally with the Massachusetts
manufacturer. His record was that of
a consistent and unvarying protection
list. With a bitter taste of free-trade
in her mouth Kansas should by this
time relish a change back to square
prote ctionism. This ought to be good
year for square toed protectionists.-
American Economist.
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pope Plus x.

The highest dignitary of the Catholic
church is dead. Pope Plus X died at
the ripe age of 80 years after a life
full Of usefulness and inspiration to the
world He was beloved alike by Cath
olic and Protestant, for above all ne
was a Christian. Chagrin and GRIEF at
the spectacle Of the whole OF Christian
Eurone engaging in bloody and cause
less fray. proved great aids to disease
IN claiming the life of the ponti1. The
world will miss Plus x but Plus X mas
conc to a we'll earned reward.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-25
Argentina imported nearly 100000 900

Argentina imported nearly S90,000,00O
worth; iron, steel and manufactures
thereof, to the value of $50,000,000;
railway cars, automobiles and other
vehicles, worth over $37,O00.000;
eartns, stone, coal, etc, nearly $37,000,-
900; building materials nearly $780,
100000; and food products $35,000,000.
These are but six of the nineteen ma.
10: classifications given in detail.
Who sold Argentina the goods? The
following are the amounts in round
numbers of the imports from each Of
the leading six countries, given in
Argentina dollars and an Argentina
dollar is worth about 81 cents in Uni.
ted States money: From Great Brit
ain, $13O,90O,00O; Germany, $7l,000,.
900: United States, $62,OO0,000;
France, $3S,OO0,OOO; Italy, $35,0OO,000
Belgium, $22,OOO,O0O. OF the total I'M
ports Great Britain furnished 31.1 per
cent; Germany, 1863 per cent; United
States, 14.7; France, 8; Italy, S3; Bel
GUM, 5.2. In other words over oi
per cent of Argentina's imports in 1913
came from four of the European coun-
tries now busily engaged in trying to
exterminate one another.
The second question, what and to
whom does the country sell? Is about
as important as the first. If Argen.
tina can't sell her products she can't
get the money to buy. That's pretty
plain proposition. Now, what does she
sell? Prominently food products,
needed just now by the warning IA.
tions as perhaps never before. Last
year Argentina sold over $300,000,00O
worth of agricultural products, consist.
ing principally of corn, $112,000,000;
wheat, O3,O0O,0O0; linseed, $50,000,-
600; oats, $20,OOO,O00; barley, $1,000
900; rye, $4,000; potatoes, fruits,
hay, etc., in smaller quantities.
OF live animals and meat products
she sold $166,O0O,OOO worth. Of frozen
beef over $4,000 tons went to Great
Britain; 3,415 tons to Italy; 1882 tons
to the United States; and 767 tons to
France. OF frozen mutton, 45131 tons
went to the United Kingdom; 254 tons
to France, and 245 tons to the United
States.
Food products like those mentioned
will be in such demand that ways and
means will be found to transport them
to Europe, and if there should be any
surplus doubtless the United States
Other products, however, may not be
SO easily disposed Of For instance,
of the exports of salt cattle hides, over
10000 tons went to Germany; $4,000
tons to Great Britain; 1900 tons to
the United States; 1000 tons to Bel
GUM, etc. OF flint cattle hides, nearly
1900 tons went to the United States;
1900 tons to Germany; $3.50 tons to
Italy; over 1900 tons to Belgium, etc.
Of unwashed wool over 10000 tons
went to Germany; $4,000 tons to
France; 1880 tons to Great Britain;
10000 tons to Belgium; and $500 tons
to the United States. Quebracho logs
and quebracho extract (for tanning
purposes) were exported to the amount
of about s10,000,000. The question for
the consumers of such products as
these in the United States will be how,
much of them can this country buy?
The greater the imports into the Uni
ted States from Argentina, the greater
will be the amount of exports to that
country. Both sides of the question
must be considered.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-25
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.

Dayton, Ohio, has just completed
its first six months under the commits
sion-manager plan of government, and
the city manager has issued a state
ment of new municipal activities dur
ing this period The report covers
only sixteen pages and is exceptional
in that it tells only of new work un-
dertaken.
Dayton with $4,000 people expects
in twenty years to have population
of 100000, and Is planning accordingly.
A sewer system has been outlined
with this growth in view and all new
sewers are being laid to this program,
although it will take twenty years to
complete the system. Waterworks i'm
provements have been started on
which it is proposed to expend $4,000
900 over a period of sixteen years.
The railroads are preparing plan for
eliminating grade crossings which will
take number of years to carry out.
The managers report indicates that
this new type Of government, modelled
after that of private business, has
brought about some valuable improve
ments, particularly in the handling of
public money. The purchasing divls-
ion just created shows an average saw
ing of Is per cent, which will amount
to $4,000 during the year. An &C
counting system has been installed
which gives complete control over pub
lie property and funds. The annual
budget was prepared in accordance
with the best modern practice, and ex-
penditures are kept strictly within the
appropriations. The eight-hour day
has been installed in public works and
Office employees are required to work
the full time. No person from the
manager down to the last employee
can be paid unless time sheet has
been kept showing the number of
hours worked.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-25
ALBA

20. C.. Palmer, county treasurer,
w. M. Peterson. auditor, ]. J., Alien,
Fred Douglass and Dan Watkins are
in Cedar Rapids this week at tie SON
vention.
Martha Ewers, daughter of Walter
Ewers of this city had the misfortune
TO fall out of al upstairs window yes
terday and sustained broken limb.
Geo. f. Allen :cturned today from
wyoming where he has been for the
past six months.
Mrs. C. 6. Sparks is still Ill at her
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-25
visaged drama of war.

visaged drama Of war.
Kings and potentates and presidents
and governors recognize their services
in Official proclamation, while unnum-
bered thousands sound their praises
from dying lips.
The Red Cross organization is CO.
extensive with christendom itself. 1t
stops neither with creed or nationality.
The philanthropically inclined may
here find cause worthy of the most
generous help they may feel disposed
to give. "
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Year after
year during the month OF August it Is
gloomily announced that Iowa's corn
crop has suffered loss of millions be-
cause of the dry weather. And this
year Is no exception. And as usual
Iowa will continue to supply herself
and large section of outside terri
tory with eatables, increase her bank
deposits and buy high priced automo-
biles with much complacency.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: While the
people Of the United States have and
ought to have profound sympathy for
the people of Europe, who are about
to deluge themselves in blood, we will
have to reserve little pity for our
selves. 1t is estimated the European
war will cost the United States one
billion dollars. This relates to our
government alone. TO meet this con-
dition 1t is believed congress must
levy special tax. Then there is the
loss entailed to our commerce and in
dustries and many direct and indirect
results of the interruption of the
worlds commercial activities.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-25
WHAT AND WHERE ARGENTINA
BUYS AND SELLS.

A foreign trade of nearly billion
dollars year Is enough to make the
exporters and importers of the United
States sit up and take notice of any
country, and Argentina crowded that
figure last year. To be little more
exact, it was about SS80,00O,0O0. That
is nearly SIPS per capita. The foreign
trade OF the United States is about
$44.2O per capita Evidently Argen-
tina is some trading nation, and the
questions what and from whom does
that country buy? and what and to
whom does it sell? are just now of
peculiar importance.
In textiles, including manufactures
Of silk, wool. cotton and other fbers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-25
eERMANY,s WAR CHEST.

IL anyone expects the european war
to be Of short duration on account OF
the drain it will prove on the German
empire, the statement of DR.. Armgaard
Karl Graves, author of the treatise,
1.-THE German War Machine" In Col
lier's should prove interesting. Ac-
cording to this author the kaiser mas
an enormous fund at his disposal for
just such an occasion as now exists.
Out Of five milliard of francs, the war
indemnity paid by France to Germany
in 1871, 100000 900 marks in gold coins,
mostly French, were put away as The
nucleus of a ready war chest. the
writer says. In little medieval look
ing watch tower, the julius Thurm
neal Spandau, lies this ever increasing
driving force of the mightiest war en-
CINE the world has ever seen. 1t Is
ever increasing, for quietly and unob-
trusively 100000 marks in newly
minted gold coins are taken year by
year and added to the store. On the
first of October each year since 1871
three ammunition wagons full of bright
and glittering twenty mark pieces clat-
ter over the drawbridge and these
pieces are stored away in the steel
plate subterranean chambers of the
julius Thurm, ready at an instant's
notice to furnish the sinews to the man
welding this force. This is a tremen-
dous power in itself, for there are now
close to 5O000O,O00 marks ($120,00O,-
0OO) in minted gold coinage in storage
there. This provides the necessary
funds for the German army for ten
calendar months The authorities
itxy RI oo1x ho
warning politicians-in this instance
the Reichstag-for money to start
campaign. They have got it ready to
hand. Once war Is declared and start
ed they will get the rest If they need
It.
This money is under the sole control
OF the military authorities. 1t1has Of
ten been declared q myth. know It
to be fact. Notwithstanding the f.
nancial straits Germany has gone
through at times, or may go through.
this money will never be touched. 1t
is there for one purpose only and that
purpose is war. Needless to say, it is
amply guarded. Triple posts in this
garrison town, devices to flood instant
" the whole under fifteen feet of water
from the river Havel, are but items III
the system of protection. Twice year
the emperor, or his heir apparent, per
sonally inspects this war chest. Me-
chemically balanced devices are en-
ployed to check the correct weight. 1t
Is a marvelously simple mechanism by
means of which in less than two hours
the whole OF this vast hoard of gold
can be accurately checked and the ab-
sence of a single gold piece detected.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-25
CHINA with it's 400 ,ooO ,ooo people. a.

China with its 100000, 900 people, ad-
mits it is too weak to prevent agrees
sions on its territory by foreign ma
lions and is constantly on the look out
for guardian angel. If the Chinese
ever developed enough martial spirit
to defend themselves, the spirit might
grow to a point where the yellow
peril" would be something more than
a dream,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-25

home in the east part OF town.
Tho eldest son OF Ira Robinson was
run over by d load OF stone last even
ing and the last report is that his In
juries ore Of serious nature.
Miss Mary Kimball leaves tonight for
her home in Dies Moines after a visit
with Miss Myrtle Sayles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dashiell arc ct home
again after a visit with relatives in
Denver.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-25

The working people are the direct
sufferers from a poorly governed city.
because an incompetent city admins
tration does not know how to build up
tha community. The investment OF
capital gives employment, but capital
does not seek investment in a poorly
Governed city
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-25

The city council should make some
arrangement for disposing Of the city's
garbage. 1t is the duty OF the council
to attend to such matters TO neglect
10 dispose of the city's garbage IS 10
roonace the health Of the city.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-25

The yellow journals "scooped' the
world on the. death OF the pope, IN iace
they we're so previous on 1t tnat tney
announced his death some SIX hours
before he had died.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-25

wa cannot have flyless town any
n,ore. this year because there were not
enough people who fought the fly this
snring Now is the time however to
start s the fight for a fyless town for
poyt wear t-s.s+.r ra5s safs r.-r.E
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-25

News dispatches say many men In
France are out of work Didn't the
thousands who went away to fight the
Germans leave any jobs behind?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-25

Granting the Philippine islands their
;ndanendence would merely be turning
them over to Japan il the threatened
mar In the east breaks forth.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-25

A given force applied for given
time upon given point Is bound to
win.-Napoleon
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OlOu4 lily lTlUuHc. IL UcBluS 10 dp-
pear that those European censors in
stead of sticking on the Job and really
editing copy, have gone away and left
orders for the Office boy to throw into
the scrap basket all dispatches filed
for transmission.
Burlington Gazette: Mr. Sullivan
says the United States is the logical
place to hold the Olympic games next
season. If the war continues they will
have hard time finding whole ath-
lete left in Europe Perhaps few
events could be arranged for cripples.
Cedar Rapids Republican: Perhaps
we would better come to the conclu-
sion that they are all to blame for This
war and then go about our own bust
ness. The controversies between the
races and nationalities can never be
settled in newspaper debates. Every
mothers son of them will be of the
same opinion still. Each man believes
that his nationality is right and some
men believe their rulers" even are alb
solutely right.
Rock Island Argus: The Illinois
highway commission has reason to feel
encouraged because of the fact that 100
miles of hard road are to be built In
the state this year. At this rate the
road building Job in the sucker state
will be finished in something less than
a thousand years.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: The fact
that we are getting our war news from
the same source that our fashions
come from probably accounts to some
extent for their one-sidedness in one
direction and their general grotes-
queness in another.
Clinton Herald: Portable crem.
atories are being carried around by the
European armies, to dispose Of the
corpses. Portable soap factories would
be more profitable. If men are worth
nothing living they should at least
be permitted to render up their 81
worth Of soap.
Springfield Republican: A first bat
tie bulks big because it Is the first:
Lexington and Bull Run are better
known than many greater conflicts at
a later stage Of war. Even though
it may be but a skirmish in compar-
ison with battles to come, the defense
of Liege will hold star place in his
tory, and it's effect upon the fortunes
of the war may prove not inconsider-
able. An uncontested road through
Belgium would have been invaluable
IN the invaders How high a value is
attached to the road now that it is
contested remains to be seen.
Des Moines Capital: There they are
on the firing line. Fitting here and
there like veritable angels Of mercy
For this one cup Of water to quench
the fires of fever. And for this one a
bandage to staunch the flow of blood.
Upon the field and in the hospital,
unmindful of danger to themselves,
these women of the Red Cross faith
fully perform their part In the red
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-25

Is it possible that the car and the
kaiser have a secret understanding
and that Italy is party to it?
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Press Comment
Burlington Hawk-Eye: The divine
right of kings is going to receive a
terrific jolt in this war.

pear that those European censors in
stead of sticking on the Job and really
editing copy, have gone away and left
orders for the Office boy to throw into
the scrap basket all dispatches fled
for transmission.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-25

PANAMA CANAL TOO SMALL.
Y After having spent the better part
of week in an extended examination
of the Panama canal, Philip Bunau-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-25

Burlington Gazette: Mr.. Sullivan
says the United States is the logical
place to hold the Olympic games next
season. If the war continues they will
have hard time finding whole ath-
lete left in Europe. Perhaps few
events could be arranged for cripples.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-25

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: The fact
that we are getting our war news from
the same source that our fashions
come from probably accounts to some
extent for their one-sidedness in one
direction and their general grotes-
queness in another.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-25

Rock Island Argus: The Illinois
highway commission has reason to feel
encouraged because of the fact that 100
miles Of hard road are to be built In
the state this year. At this rate the
road building Job in the sucker state
will be finished in something less than
a thousand years.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-04-24
------------------------77 -
b. Y. L. L. Programme.

Missionary meeting.
Subject, THE Religious Appeal
Of the South American Cities. -
Leader. Miss Anna Lee Mus-
graves.
Scripture lesson, Rom. lola
Memorizcd and recited Miss Sadie
Deal.
Acts 1916 and az. memori2ea
and recited Mr. Sidney Witten
Location and Boundaries OF South
America sc large map OF S. A.
Miss Ina Couch.
Rivers, Mountains and Climate
Mr.. Tom Porterfield.
Material Resources Miss Gladys
Bishop.
Brief History-Mr. Ellen B. Hurd
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Masked.

y young gentleman with d very
plain lace was rather annoyed be
cause his view of the stage was OBJ
struc'ed by the hat of pretty girl
who was sitting in front Of him in
the gallery. Wishing to get a
glimpse of the performance, he
piucked up courage and. in nerv-
Gus voice exclaimed: See here
miss. want TO look as well as
you"
"oh, do yer?" she replied in q
rich Cockney accent, as she turned
around and looked at him square
in the eye Then your better
run ONE and change yer face
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only acting.
After another thrust or NO the
chief tainted and when the crowd
saw that lie really had been injur-
et! they quieted down enough so
that the voice of the actor impe@-
s0nating the Christ could be heard;
Fools" he shouted You have
killed him. Let me down. Will
not be the Christ any longer
He was united and the first
thing he did when he got TO the
ground was TO give sound beating
to the man with the stick. In the
meantime the unconscious actor was
taken down from the cross and re
moved TO the village doctors Of
flee. Two weeks in bed was the
penalty he paid for his realistic act
ing.
There hasn't been an Easter pas
sion play in this village for the past
two years. for the simple reason
that no one is willing TO take the
part OF the thief.
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ONE TOWN ~ MEXICO WNEKti
EASTER PASSION PLAY IL
NOT GIVEN,
ponulacc DO >ut Understand Moral
Of ti,,iss Dhefiu- Redemption
To the DuteaSi Pair ~ the
last.


Mexico City, April 2i.--Three
MeXicans Hcrc BANGING upon cross
es, tied With ropes. il small inter-
ior town at Easter time, two yeats
a2o. It va the annual passion
play Of the village and the citizens
were gathered around the crosses,
lalncnting over the dying Christ,
who VAS personified BY the man GA
the middle cross and eursing in real
round oatha the two thieves who
we're hung on either side
The Mexicaus, i'll the story OF the
Two thieves. DO not understand the
moral Of Christ Offering redemp-
ton to the outcast pair at the last
moment instead, they believe that
the thieves were placed beside
Christ To make his death the more
ignominious. And SO, in all vii
laac passion plays, the thieves come
IN for d vast amount Of execraion.
III ilil- pa tituldi iHHialAitt tltt
crowd in its hatred OF the thieves,
got into a whitoh0t revival heat
against the thieves and one Mexi-
can. little drunken than the rest,
suddenly shouted:
'Rateros, rateros, meaning
thieves" and dashed out from the
crowd with a B9ick which he jab-
bed into the ribs OF the innocent
ACTOR on the cross,
Let me alone. shouted the
tied-up actor. Il am only acting. I
an Juan Lopez and Yen know ne
well. His voice could not be
heard above the clamor The ex-
cited crowd only cheered Oh the
man WITH the stick who gave the
actor another thrust. The other
thief began to shout for the police
and the actor mpersonating Christ
Joined in the declaration OF the
new-iniured "thief" that they were
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Yer. Thrilling.

Ella, the faithful maid, was ar
ranging her mistress hair one after
noon when she mentioned that she
had heard Miss Allen sing in the
rarlor the evening before.
''IIow did you like her singing
Ella asked the mistress.
Oh, mum, sighed the maid, 1T
vas grand she sang Just as if she
was gargling,"
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Funeral of Mrs. Jones

The funeral of Mrs Bertha L.
Jones, aged 10 years, wife OF 3en
=. Jones, will be held tbs after
noon from the family residence 1T
the Patrick farm on Grove Greek
Tie interment viii BE in The city
cemetery.