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White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-08
Good Reading for Sunday
LAUGHS IN THE NEWS

LAUGHS IN THE NEWS
W more men hunted a gas leak
with a match the other day.
People for miles around heard
them find 1t.
An eighteen-year-old New Jersey
boy got a gold medal for going to
school twelve years without once be-
ing absent or tardy.
What allied the boy?
Sir Savage Landor will be inter-
ested to learn that a Brooklyn man
who publicly declared he believed
Roosevelt discovered the River OF
Doubt was promptly com mitted to an
insane asylum.
Young women are wearing slit
skirts while playing tennis at New
port.
+. s. II is noticed that the young
women tennis players at Newport are
wearing very high silk stockings.
A moving picture company has just
paid $4,000 to stage q railroad
wreck.
And the management probably
kicked like a steer against paying
SIS for the scenario.
From France we learn that ba bies
continue TO grow rare.
Did they expect them to grow boil.
ed?
Over in England 1915 has just
been paid for an old en- CRAVING.
the only engraving we would pay
$9.185 for Is that on a $4,000 bill.
~ any ouc tdis JUG rOrkhTC0, Oh
Cleveland, Ohio, "a brainless IDIOT"
he q sue for libel. and. what is
better, he can collect. because as the
result of a recent accident part Of
his skull was opened and his brain
can be seen. A jury took a look at
II and awarded him SO, 600.
Joe is there with the proof, which
Is more than most OF us can boast.
A man in Pennsylvania died from
drinking too much water.
Yet some people Keep up the ac-
cursed habit.-New York American.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-08

A mai in Pennsylvania died from
drinking too much water.
Yet some people Keep up the ac-
habit.-New York American.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-23
CRAWFORD HEADS
COUNTY FAIR ASSOC

Centerville, June 20.-At meeting
of the stock holders of the Appanoose
county fair association the organiza-
ton was completed and officers were
elected. Previous to the election of
officers, c. Ward Howell, acting as Sec
rotary, reported that 448 shares had
been sold, which amounted to about
$4,000. The purchase of the old fair
grounds, 142 lots from Mr.. Bum, will
cost $4,000 and the extra lot needed
from individual owners will cost $4,-
799 90, making a total expense for the
grounds of $12,799.00. The payments
are divided so that the fair association
will have some time to make the pay
ments.
y. Stricken reported that it would
be necessary to sell at least 200 more
shares to put the association in good
standing and making it possible to
make the improvements necessary this
year. The track will be put in good
shape new stables and pavilions for
cattle and hogs will be erected this
year and it is expected to use tent
for the art hail. These Improvements
will cost considerable money and the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-23
IOWA. THE HEART OF AMERICA.


The Iowa corn crop greater in value than the wheat
crop of Canada or Argentine Republic.
The annual corn crop of Iowa is worth more than
the annual yield Of either iron ore anthracite COAL pc
roeum products or the products OF all the god silver or
copper mines of the United States
Iowa farm property is valued at $3,745, 100000
Iowa farmers own farm machinery valued at
$95,447000
Value of Iowa cattle, $118864000.
Value Of Iowa horses 1851 ,O00
Value of Iowa swine, $69,693,00O.
Value of Iowa mules, 1851 00O
Value of Iowa sheep, $5,748000.
Value of Iowa poultry, $23,482O0O
Iowa last year made 1891 9o6 pounds of butter in
creameries of which all but 6978000 pounds was ex-
ported from the state.
Value of Iowa potato crop, $8,353,887.
Iowa hens produced more wealth than Coorado's
mines
Iowa's per capita wealth, $1,839.
Iowa is certainly some state.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-23
vE RM|L|0N LAUOS
THE IOWA ROADS
cENTERvILLE JUDGE INCLUDES
WAPELLO COUNTY; SUGGEST
ROAD TOUR.

Centerville, June 20.-Judge c. w.
Vermilion. who returned Tuesday
evening from an auto trip with his
wife and daughter to Indiana had op'
portunity to observe the way roads are
taken care of in three states and lKes
the Iowa way best Of all.
Judge Vermilion says that he found
the Waubonsie Trail one of the best
marked and best cared for Of any road
seen on the trip. They followed II,
going to Keokuk and across the state
of Illinois.
Comparing Iowa and Illinois IN the
methods of handling roads, the Judge
is of the opinion that Iowa Is 1ar
ahead of them The roads in this state
are kept in much better condition. he
found that as a rule this state Is pay
ing pretty close attention to dragging,
Coming home they came through Ill.
inois farther to the north, and found
roads bad most of the way Till they
got into Iowa at Davenport when there
was noticeable change, and ROADS
were uniformly good all the way home.
He mentioned particularly the roads
over in Washington and Keokuk coun-
ty and the north part Of Wapello
down through Hedrick and Highland
Center into Ottumwa. That is In one
of the best corn belts in Iowa, but ne
says he observed some one had time
to get out and drag the roads after
rain. He saw he estimates from 25
to 40 drags out in that section as he
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-23
CONNOLLY GIVEN
GUARDIANSHIP
SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE FOR v.
s. SENATOR WILL PRESIDE
At STATE CONVENTION.

Des Moines, June 20.-The temper.
airy officers for democratic state con-
venrion to be held in Council Bluffs
has been announced and it will be
seen that the varied elements OF the
party are given consideration In the
make UP of the convention officers.
The line up announced by the state
chairman N. F. Reed OF OttumWa fol-
lows:
Chairman Congressman Maurice
Connolly OF Dubuque.
Reading clerks-John Gilisple, Cres-
ton; C. G.. Gleckler, Mt. Pleasant.
Secretaries-John De Mar, Des
Moines; j. H. Gribben, Newton.
Sergeant-at-arms j. j. Lanin, New
Hampton.
Chief doorkeeper-Louis Eckhardt,
Davenport. :,
Chaplain-Dr. G. A. Buxton, Council
Bluffs.
Nick Reed, chairman Of the demo
cratic state central committee, an
nounced the above temporary organic
alton for the state convention to be
held in Council Bluffs July %. Chief
honors- temporary chairman-were
given to Congressman Maurice Con
molly of Dubuque.
Chairman Reed has picked a fusion
set of officers even in the Temporary
organization, to mend the strained
threads, If any exists, between the fol-
lowers Of Connolly and Meredith. John
DeMar, secretary Of the Meredith cam
paign committee in the primary race,
has been made secretary Of the con-
vention and thus will work hand IN
hand with Chairman Connolly.
chairman Reed just returned from
Council Bluffs where preparations are
already under way for handling the
big convention. Seating capacity Will
be secured for 1000 persons. Bands
will be employed and every step TO
make the convention howilng denio'
cratic rally will be taken.
DR.. J. w. Reynolds of Creston is the
only candidate who has announcer
himself to succeed Reed as state chair
man.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-23
STRf.NGLIN0 ALASKA WITH RED
TAPE

Those who have reached the conclu.
sion that the way out of the Mexican
tangle is for the United States to un-
dertake to govern that revolution rid
den country would do we'll to read and
ponder the report just made by Score
tary Lane, OF the interior department,
to congress regarding the sort of gov.
ment which the United States is now
furnishing to its territory of Alaska.
It is pretty we'll known that the in
habitants Of Alaska, with one unani,
nous voice, utterly condemn the man
ner in which the settlement of Alaska
and the development of it's natural re-
sources is at present throttled by gov
ernmental red tape. Secretary Lane
urges a plan for the government of
Alaska under, which commission OF
three appointed by the president
would take over the multifarious du-
ties now scattered among score of
government departments at Washing
ton. Anyone who will read the detail
ed story given in Secretary Lanes re-
port Of the method by which Alaskan
development Is hampered by govern
mental methods must feel very du-
bious indeed concerning the PROPOSE
ton that the United States should as
sumo further responsibilities for car.
rying on government outside its own
borders. It is of interest to note that
we have succeeded much better in gov
erning the Panama Canal zone and the
Philippines than in governing Alaska.
In both Panama and the Philippines,
however, we succeeded because the
plan adopted placed responsibility in
the hands of resident commission
and we did not attempt to carry on the
government by bureaus at Washington.
It may be added that in the early days
Of United States control at Panama,
when it was actually attempted to run
affairs on the isthmus from Washing
ton headquarters, the result was chaos.
--Epgineering News.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-23
REVENUE AND RUIN,

''The big question that confronts the
American public today is: Which has
the greater value--the revenue deriv
ed from the liquor traffic or the lives
of the men and women 1t ruins?' de-
clared Mrs. Lenora M. Lake OF ST
Louis in an address to the national
conference of workers Of the proh1bl'
ton party.
Men and women are the nation s
best asset" continued the speaker
land every nation which has forgotten
this truth has gone down into oblivion
Men not money, make nations great.
ness. This nation must decide. and
decide at once whether it values men
above liquor revenue
Mrs. Lake urged the convention tc
keep up the fight for prohibition de,
claring the liquor business was doomed
to pass away within ten years.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-23

''Mr. Yaleblue, want to ask you q
question" remarked the Wellesley
maiden to her partner as they entered
the conservatory.
"A thousand if you like?' replied
the gallant collegian.
What is kiss?'
The young man was taken aback
but quickly pulled himself together
and firmly said, "This is"
Sir" replied the indignant seeker
after higher culture, you misunder
stand me. The interrogation put to
you was a mathematical problem
which l thought might interest a stu
dent from Yale college"
1t does, 1t Does" said the junior
as he twirled his light mustache, "hu,
If it's a conundrum, give it up
The maiden's eyes sparkled, and
there was music in her voice as she
threw out the answer, why, it's moth
ing divided by two"
"How did you feel, old man, when
your first baby was born?"
Just as though l was president"
"And how did you feel after the
eighth arrival?"
Just as though I was president
of Mexico" {
WELL" said Bill, and how go things
in the garden. old man."
"Oh, ell right replied Tom; "but
the beastly bugs, you know are play
ing the dickens with my radishes!"
us that so?" remarked Bill, who
rather fancied himself as a gardner
"Why don't you try salt? You put some
salt down. and you can take it from
me, you won't be troubled by bugs any
more"
Tom didn't thing much Of the rem
edy, but abstained from passing com
ment, until. some weeks later, the two
friends met again. Then, in reply to
his friends inquiry, Tom exclaimed:
salt! Did try salt? / should just
think did; and d'you know what hap
pened? Why, when got up next morn
ing. there were those fat, great bugs
pulling up the radishes by the dozen
dipping them in the salt and eating
them"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-23

lottenburg Technical university, and
the other educational institutions of
Berlin. The emperor and the empress
attended the dedication, and the
Prussian minister of education and
public worship delivered the principal
address. He described the rapid
growth of interest in athletics among
German students, which he attributed
to the impulse given by the emperor
himself. A great change, he said, had
come over the students; sports and
games, walking and rowing had be-
come universal The grounds, he
added, had been given by the Prus-
sian state, which also bore the expense
of clearing them and erecting the nee
essary houses. The grounds are IN
the Grunewald, the large forest lying
half an hours ride to the west OF
Berlin.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-23

came through.
The Judge believes, that it would be
a good idea to have the autoists, town
ship trustees and county board of APP
panoose county organize road tour
some day to run over $50 miles OF
roads,
A good road to take would be to go
to Abba, Eddyville. Oskaloosa, east to
Cedar, Fremont and Hedrick. then into
Ottumwa through Highland Center and
back here from Ottumwa by Blakes.
burg. This would touch the counties
of Monroe, Mahaska, Keokuk and Wa
pello, and would be an enjoyable days
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-23
NEW HIGH POWER EXPLOSIVE.


Tests were recently made in the
presence of number of contractors
and business men of Vancouver of a
new explosive called sabulite, which
will be manufactured at Coquitlam,
British Columbia. A company capital
lied at $780, 900 has been organized to
handle the product, and plant for It's
manufacture is near completion.
Experiments were made In blasting
stumps, in which comparative esti-
mates of the power of the new ma
teriai were made with the explosive
force of dynamite, and 1t is claimed
that GU pounds of sabulite is equal to
20 hounds of dynamite in destructive
effect
The chief feature of sabulite is that
II can be handled without danger both
while in course of manufacture and IN
use. None Of the ingredients are IN
themselves explosive. Sabulite is not
affected by heat or cold. It has been
subjected to temperature Of 25S de-
erees Fahrenheit and rs degrees below
zero without It's properties being az
fected. Another salient point about
the explosive is that no poisonous
fumes are given off in the explosion,
only a slight odor being perceptlble at
the tests made here.
While the quantity of sabulite re-
ouired for ordinary purposes is only
about one-third that of dynamite, the
cost OF production per pound Is said
to be about the same. Sabulite is used
for blasting purposes only
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-23
MONEY FOR FARM LOANS.

COMPTROLLER of the Currency Will
liams estimates that about 100000 900
in national banks throughout the
United States is available for farm
mortgage loans under the provision
of the federal reserve act making 1t
possible for national banking associa-
tions to lend money on improved farm
lands.
Scores of inquiries concerning the
provision reach the treasury depart
ment daily and there does not seem to
be a general understanding that the
farm loans clause of the act is now IN
force and makes it possible for nation
al banks to make farm loans before
the formal organization of the federal
reserve board.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-23
BUSINESS IRRTTATEs WILSON.

President Wilson is visibly an
noyed because there is disposition
among the business, men of the ma
ton to present their views and urge
legislative and administrative con-
Alteration of their interests. Speak
ing feelingly on this subject the other
day to press representatives, he said
there Is a deliberate campaign by
certain interests for an adjournment
OF congress" The Associated Press
reported the matter thus: Choosing
his words very carefully, the presi-
dent disclosed his belief that organ.
lied distribution of circular letters
and kilograms among business men,
members of congress and other public
officials, calling for an adjournment
of congress, haltsin the trust bills,
an increase in freight rates for the
railroads and a rest for business,
was responsible for what he recently
described as a psychological depres-
SION"
This is a strange position for the
president of the United States to as
sumo. It is in effect an assertion of
independence from all responsibility
to business men and their interests.
It is a virtual denial Of the right of
petition of a large and important
part Of our people And in view of
the presidents obvious and open So
licitude for certain other classes, it
Is a plain discrimination against and
condemnation Of business men and
all which affects them.-Kansas City
Journal.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-23

In museum at Washington has
been placed the first gasoline carriage
made by Elwood Harness of kokomo-
and that was only twenty years ago.
1894. It was then a curiosity, with
its seven miles an hour. What an In
dustry has grown up among us within
the two decades. Now there are mil
lions of cars, giant machines as pow
erful as railroad locomotives used to
be and with the speed that exceeds
a hundred miles an hour possible.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-23

stock will be used to good advantage.
The election of officers and directors
Is as follows:
.President--A. ID. Crawford.
Vice Presidential. Bishop.
Treasurer-W. e. Evans.
Secretary-H. F. Mcdonald.
Directors d. e. White. j. Morrison.
Frank Swan, A. B. Dawson. Oliver
Doggett, G. A. Peatman, J. J. Stricken.
P. E. Wells, DORIS Talbot.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-23

The sign out near the city limits on
Court street advising autoists to slow
down to the legal speed of ten miles
an hour, is huge joke. Any one who
would drive faster than ten miles over
the bumps of Court street. is fit sub
iect for an insanity commission.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-23

The spread of European style cloth
ing among the Chinese is unquestion'
ably growing. All Chinese officials
wear frock coats and evening dress on
formal occasions. It Is also customary
for merchants and other business men
to keep foreign clothes in reserve. IL
is now possible to find tailors In any
CITY OF Importance anywhere in China.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-23

Senator Beverage says President
Wilson is violating the constitution
and is woefully wrong in 80 doing.
Two years ago Senator Beverage was
not talking against violating the con-
stitrtiOn,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-23

Mrs. Gertrude Brady started q
breech of promise suit against her sup
posed husband, an Illinois state Off
cial; exposures in that suit brought on
the Investigation that broke the Lori
mer bank; the failure of that bank
broke chain of smaller banks. IN
other words, Mrs. Brady is the mrs
O'Leary's COW of the Lorimer bank
catastrophe
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-23

Clinton Herald: The private bank
flourishes in Iowa and Illinois because
it has as good front entrance as an
incorporated bank. Depositors are
not very discriminating, because near
ly all banks are sound But the private
bank is relic Of frontier times. 1t is
an agent today for fraud and loose
methods. and in this state is likely to
not outlast the next legislature.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-23
GERMANY GROWS ATHLETIC.

The growing interest in athletic
sports in Germany finds a fresh illus
tration in the opening by the emperor
on May 26, Of an extensive field for
sports, to be used solely by the $4,000
students of Berlin university, the Char
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-23

There are lot Of people who will
not set up the cry that the American
polo team purposely lost the cham
pionship to the British SO that the
blame could be laid to the democratic
administration.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-23
Press Comment
MarSha11tOwn

Marshalltown Times-Depublican
Iowa seems to be the one spot where
the crops are green and the long green
plenty. Happy the man who has an
Iowa farm and the hard sense to hang
on to it,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-23

Swatting a few flies today means
that there will be no necessity for
swatting a few thousand of them a
month hence. Do 1t now
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-23

Kansas City Journal: When the
democrats promised good times as a
result of tariff reduction, many we'll
meaning people shook their heads
specifically But 10 and behold, the
wheat crop is wonderful.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-23

'What'n thunder do they have to
tell We every time that the hands Is
OFF," he exclaimed at last. do they
reckon we can't see it? An why don't
they never say nothing bout the arms
and legs bein' off, too?"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-23

A good many of these self-made men
never got the job finished until after
they have married smart woman
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-23

why is 1t some men look so awk
ward when they're dancing?"
Probably because they look so awk
ward when they're not
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-23

1t is against the law. for you to leave
your auto unattended IN the street
unless you stop the engine.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-23

1t is hard to correct man who is
talking about something he knows
nothing about.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-23

OF the country to have the trust legis.
lation program completed than to be
confronted with period of uncertain
ty which would accompany delay"
That might be the case If the pro-
posed legislation had been carefully
and thoughtfully prepared solely for
the purpose OF meeting any defects in
the present laws that have been re-
vealed by decisions Of the supreme
court But such Is not the purpose of
the proposed program. Much of the
legislation strikes off into new and
UNEMPLOYED fields of business regula-
ton. Instead of making for certainty
1t makes for uncertainty.
Des Moines Tribune: The labor lead
ers at Davenport should consider what
1t means that one-tenth of the entire
productive industry Of the United
States Is expended for liquor. There
can be no solution Of any problem
labor is organized to wrestle with so
long as this terrific drain continues.
Looked at as an economic problem,
labor should be unit against the
liquor traffic.
Hannibal Courier Post: There Is a
considerable amount of newspaper dis
cussion as to the practicability of Ed
ison's electric humble bee. The idea
is to carry the greatest weight with
the smallest wing. A humble bee Is
said to weigh 1000 times as much as
its wings but its wings beat 300 times
second. Prof. Edison says that fly
ing machine with small wings beating
200 times second would be sufficient.
If this idea proves practicable there
will be some great "buzzing around"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-23

1t is against the law for an intoxi-
Gated person to operate motor We
hicls.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-23

You now have three guesses as to
how long it will be before Villa and
Carranza will be sending armies
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-23

A few men really think-a larger
number think they think-and most
men don't think at all--Ford Times.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-23
% / n n e Z
S or / g s.

A farmer was. going through an
art institution where a number of
models of ancient Greek sculpture
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-23

Italy will add about 18 aeroplanes
to its army equipment this year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-23

Burlington Gazette: A Washington,
Iowa, woman shot and killed her brutal
husband recently after he had abused
her for several years and at last
threatened to kill her. A coroner's
jury promptly exonerated the woman,
and the members thereof can sleep
with easy consciences. Kidding the
world OF the brute and clearing the
woman who performed the job was a
good days work.