Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-03

Clinton Herald: Uncle Sam doesn't
say that he is going to stay in Vera
Cruz till all the trouble is over, but he
will withdraw in a manner that is
leisurely enough to be suggestive.
Keokuk Observation-Disclosures
Some of the wal pictures being sent
out indicate that Belgium is already
letting prospective tourists know that
she will have some interesting ruins
on exhibition next year.
Kansas City Journal: 1t was gen
orally supposed that President wilson
would be a candidate for reelection,
but the president is not so sure about
it. The bad condition of the country
and of the progressive party makes
him hesitate.
Usage News: When Iowa's authors
reunite next month the world will real
ize that corn, hogs, horses, automo-
biles and all the rest of the things in
which the good old Hawkeye state
leads. are not the only reason that
Iowans are proud of their state. lndi-
ana has long been hailed as the liter
ary state Of the west, but when the
Iowa delegation are punched they are
apt to steal the pennant from the
Hoosiers.
Hannibal Courier Post: The watch
full waiting policy has been forced upon
a lot of fellows who are out of jobs.
III u j., ~1;r rf1r II yx,E -Etvn. In hi9 0rNnT
to congress to increase the revenues
500, OOO, 900 he has not a word or sug-
gestion Of economy; nothing about cut
ting down expenses. Just taxes;
that's all.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: The French
bull that put eighteen German soldiers
out of commission should encourage
European nations to go in strong for
stock raising. These inventions never
happen to incur the ~displeasure OF the
censors who possibly believe that the
American public demands light fiction
in preference to history.
Cedar Rapids Republican: If Mr..
Rockefeller should raise gasoline two
cents a gallon, as a wal measure, the
government would try him and prob
ably want to hang him, but the govern
ment itself is proceeding to impose
that direct and burdensome tax on the
people and there is no redress-except
at the polls in November.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil: The Con-
molly people spent the first part OF
their campaign trying to prove that
Ed Meredith was not a democrat but a
wicked republican. Now they are try
inc to prove to republicans that Cum
Minis is in fact not one or their KIND
but is a wicked democrat. They got
away with the first section OF their
program but they have queered them
selves for the second.
Burlington Bulletin: Lillian Russell
was on yesterday operated upon for
appendicitis. Considering that lillian
has been devoting the past few years
to scientific advice to people as to how
to eat, drink. exercise and sleep so as
to avoid all the pitfalls of disease, we
are surprised that she permitted this
thing to overtake her. Possibly the
fair Lillian does not subscribe for any
of the papers which print the health
articles appearing over her signature
and has therefore been kept in ignor-
ance of the advanced Russell rules Of
hygiene.
Davenport Times: There is one
hopeful thing in connection with this
war. Never before in Europe has there
been such an appeal to the people
themselves in attempts by all concern
ed to justify to the people of each ma
ton and to the world at large that
each government is doing what it
ought to do in this conflict and that the
other governments are responsible for
tho war. These several appeals, the
British and German white papers and
the Russian orange paper, are evil
dences of recognition by governments
of the ultimate power and authority OF
democracy.
Springfield News: At this season
two years ago, domestic s~pellbinders
were viewing with alarm" the lex
travagance' of the republicans. Since
then democrats have been making hay.
The state tax rate has been raised
from thirty-five to seventy cents and
appropriations have been Increased
many millions. The spellbinders of
two years ago have grown fat and lazy
with much prosperity. This year their
oily voices are pointing with pride"