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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-25
kIRkVILlE.

Mrs. Carrie Smith visited at the
home of her aunt Mrs. Heard of Eddy.
Vile last week.
George Pike was a business caller in
Ottumwa Monday.
Miss Vida Sears returned home
Tuesday after few days visit at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Landen Frs.
kline of Ottumwa.
, Miss Edith Shaver returned home
Monday after few days visit with her
sister, Miss Ollie Shaver Of Ottumwa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Masters moved to
Hiteman Wednesday.
Dr. and Mrs. VIM. Abegg, Mr.. and
Mrs. Austin Brown were shopping IN
Ottumwa Tuesday.
Mrs. Stuber returned home Tuesday
after a few days visit at the home OF
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Burgess OF
Chillicothe.
Peter Bennett and sister Malissa, of
Eddyville, returned home Wednesday
after few days visit with relatives
in and near Kirkville.
Mrs VIM. Graham spent Wednesday
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Day
ton Hayes.
George Pike was a business caller in
Ottumwa Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Bedford and chill
dren, Mr. and Mrs Glenn Proud of
near Salem, spent Sunday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan Parks.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-25
CHARLTON.

Miss Maud Weimer of Massena, re-
turned home yesterday after few
days visit in Benton township with
Miss Flossie Davis.
! Mrs. Ernest Schotte spent yesterday
in Lucas with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Patrick.
Miss Gertrude VanNice of Russell,
visited over Sunday in Charlton with
Miss Martha Bailey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Eggert were in
Lucas Sunday attending the evangelis-
tic meetings which are being conduct
ed there by Rev. Fitzpatrick.
Ed McEndree and family of Cedar
Rapids, formerly of this city, are Wis
iting in Charlton with Mrs. Nc
Endree's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stokes
bury, and with his mother, Mrs. Ros-
eta McEndree and other relatives and
old friends.
over Sunday in Charlton with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Martz.
| The Misses Zaida and Minnie Col
Inns of Lamont, returned home yester-
day after a few days visit with Mrs.
Frank Lugar.
Lloyd Watson of Fort Collins, Colo,
WIN udu OCCu dIIClu1uS Vic A. '" "A.
convention in Toledo, O., and visiting
in Charlton with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. G. Watson and old friends, re-
turned home today. His wife and
daughter Edna, remained here for a
more extended visit.
Mrs. Frank Berkman and daughter,
Bertha, of Lincoln, Neb., are here for
few weeks visit with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Courtner, and old
friends.
Miss Dora Rice of Bussey returned
home last evening after visit of five
weeks with her friend, Mrs. Harry
Benton.
Miss Ruth Scroggs of Cedar Rapids
arrived yesterday for visit with her
sister, Mrs. T. M. Hilton.
Mrs. B. w. Frazier went to Tacoma
last evening to spend few days with
her niece, who Is seriously i'll.
Master Merrill Rabbit of Alton
came last evening for visit with his
sister, Mrs. George Shelton.
Miss Ada Thrapp Of Thurman ar
rived yesterday for an extended visit
with her sister, Mrs. J. H. Wescoat.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-25
PENNINGTON.

DR.. and Mrs. G.. R. Neff left Tues
day for Springfield, Mo-, where they
will visit their daughter, Mrs. s. D.
Boiler.
Mrs. H. E. Folker recently enter
tanned her sister, Mrs. A. o. Hardin of
Milton.
Miss Halle Mcintosh is visiting re-
latives at Moulton.
James Matthias and wife, Minor Nc.
Crary and wife, Rev. James McKier-
nan, Jerry Bresenham, j. M. Corwin
and A. Brown attended the G. A. H.
encampment at Burlington.
Miss Leila French spent Tuesday
in Bonaparte where she was the guest
of her aunt, Mrs. Walter Hogan.
Miss Elsie Coon of Fl. Madison is
visiting her sister, Mrs. G. W. Neafie.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Folker have he.
turned to their home at Waterloo at
ter a weeks visit with Mr.. Folker,s
sister, Mrs. George Willets.
Miss Stella Zane left Saturday for
Ames where she will enter for the sum-
mer term.
Miss Margaret Appleby of Eldon was
recent guest of Mrs. Frank Crane.
Mrs. VIM. Sprouse has returned
from a visit with relatives at Keokuk
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Won Seggen
were Bonaparte visitors Saturday.
Mrs. G. r. Asquith and son, Darrell
left Monday for visit with relatives
at Omaha, Neb.
Mrs. A. w. Beeson returned Monday
! from Marshalltown. She was the
guest Of her son, H. c. Beeson and
wife. Mrs Beeson also visited Mrs
George Houghton at Eldora.
| Miss Nellie Jack left Friday for
three months stay at Winona Lake
! where she will study music.
| Roy Waste and family have gone
to Kansas City for visit with rela
tives. They made the trip by auto.
| J.. NJ. Corwin of Bonaparte is visit
ing his daughter, Mrs. John Slice.
Mizpah chapter o. E. S. held theil
last regular meeting till September or
| Friday evening. Mrs. w. n. Gentner
ST., and Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Gentner
Jr., were initiated into the order
Light refreshments were served q
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-25

washington, D. c., June 23.-From
all indications this country Is now on
the verge of one Of the greatest per-
iods Of Industrial prosperity ever ex-
perienced. Conditions now are ex'
actly right for the boom to begin and
with enormous crops this year, as are
now indicated, economists believe that
nothing can hold back the booming
times.
The fact that the activity has not
already commenced is being attributed
to one thing-the delay of the inter-
state commerce commission in passing
upon the request Of the eastern rail-
roads for horizontal increase OF nve
per cent In freight rates. All other
conditions are such that great lndus-
trial expansion and activity ought 10
be in progress now. This activity IS
already being seen in certain lines,
but there is a stagnation In otner
lines, some Of it due to the usual
seasonal let-down, that brings about
q general average Of dullness.
The power of railroads to check
prosperity was never so plainly seen
as at present. Few people realize the
widespread ramifcations Of railroad
business in American industry. Let
the railroads curtail their own de-
velopment, and the stagnation speedily
reaches hundred other Industries,
one pushing down the other like row
OF falling ten pins.
This curtailment Is exactly what the
railroads have done, to be ready to ad-
lust themselves to the coming de-
cision. The decision Is expected
daily. It probably will not be nearly
what the railroads have asked, but 1t
will end the period of indecision.
Money is plentiful and easy. The
new banking system will be In opera
ton within a few weeks, bringing
money and credit for expansion in dis
tricts which formerly had to seek
financial favors in Wall street. Banks
are in sound shape. Credits are not,
over-extended (the reverse Of the con-
dition In 1909 Best OF all, OF late
years there has not been over-produc-
ton, which is the primal cause OF most
spells Of hard times. Factory stocks
are low everywhere. II heavy de-
mand should come from the start;
mills would not be able to keep up
with It,
All Of these facts were recited in an
address last week by Frank A. Wander
lin. president of the National City
bank Of New York Vanderlip predict
ed great prosperity ahead. He said
In part:
.'The industrial machine of the ma
ton might be likened to great steam
engine. running with load much
lighter than it's capacity, and ready
upon the turn of valve that would
let in more steam to respond efficient
" to vastly greater requirements.
There Is a large unemployment of
labor, but that means that If renewed
business activity were to come, it
would not be impeded at the start by
lack OF workmen."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-25
National Political NeWS
IBY ELISHA HANSON.]

narcotic bill, providing for the regis
tration of all persons who deal IN
opium or coca leaves or their deriva-
tives. The act also provides for the
taxing of these persons and after sue
cessfully passing the house has been
made more drastic by amendments
in the senate. It is these amendments
which have stirred up the physicians
of the country who maintain that the
law if passed will interfere with the
| legitimate use of drugs. The law IS
aimed at doctors who have been sup.
plying "fiends" with opium and
cocaine.
The author Of the bill is Francis
Burton Harrison, now governor gen.
eral of the Philippines. When rep
/ resenting the twentieth district of New
York he secured the passage of two
other drug laws, which have crippled
the "dope" industry in the United
States.
Mrs. Horace M. Towner, wife of
Congressman Towner of the eighth
district, returned to Washington Sat.
urday evening from the convention
of the Geenral Federation of Women's
clubs, at Chicago. Mrs. Towner was
chairman of the legislative department
of the federation and took prominent
part in the Chicago convention.
| The department Of agriculture has
| Just issued statement showing that
the demand for veal throughout the
United States is increasing enorm
ously.
"The demand has increased SC
rapidly" reads the statement, thai
not only are the surplus dairy calves
slaughtered, but thousands OF bee1
calves as we'll, until calf will now
sell for from So to $12 when only two
to three months old.
| This means that unless the farmer
has unlimited cheap feeds, 1t is usually
more profitable to market the dairy OF
dual-purpose calves than, to attempt
to raise them, even though some Of
them might make good steers. Whlle
many deplore this heavy slaughter OF
calves, and legislation against it has
been urged, the consumers demand
must be met.
while the number of cattle has
decreased, the demand for meat has
naturally grown until not only have
the exports nearly ceased, but the
packers are now buying many cattle
that were formerly fed in order thai
they may provide cheaper meat. The
farmers who formerly bought nearl!
finished cattle as feeders have beer
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-25

Washington, D. c., June 23.-The
last knot in a patronage tangle which
has troubled Iowa democrats for over
year was united Friday when the
senate confirmed the presidents noml-
nation of E. R. Moore of Anamosa as
United States marshal for the north
ern Iowa district.
The spectacular fight which was
waged by Moore for the place attract
ed widespread attention both in Iowa
and Washington. w. A. Hogan former
sheriff of Jones county, was origin
ally picked by the democratic patron
age board but his name failed to make
an impression at the white house. AS
an original Wilson man. and editor
and publisher of the Anamosa Journal,
J which has been consistent in Its sup
mort of democratic nominees, Moore
entered a bid for the place. Although
Hogan is said to have made no pro-
| test at the time Moore voiced MS m
tention to enter the race, the former $
friends got busy and proceeded 70
fight it out for their candidate, Sen
ator Cummins acted as their WASH
ineton representative and entered oD-
lection against Moore with the SUD-
COMMITTEES of,the senate judiciary COM
mittee which was handling the patron
l. age Moore himself was called 10
Washington to appear before the com
mittee as was State Senator w. r.
Shean, one OF Hogans most Jealous
supporters.
Hoean's defeat for denomination as
the democratic candidate Tor sherll,
snoiled his chances, his loss OF ground
being Increased by the fact that Con.
molly carried the county to l against
Meredith, with whom Hogan had cast
his fortunes. The senate committee
last week reported the nomination OF
, Moore favorably by unanimous vote
and It was confirmed Friday
Harry Vollmer, son of the represen'
+ative If the second district, was sue.
;cessfullv operated upon in hlspltal
here Friday. He will be confined to MS
room for a period Of three weeks
after which he will return to the lam
i,y home in Davenport
! Mrs vollmer who had been visit
ing in washington since Sunday, le1t
for Davenport Monday
! The Offices of Senators Cummlns and
KENYON have been flooded for the past
week with kilograms protesting
against the passage OF the HARRISON
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-25

compelled to pay higher prices for
such cattle or to take thinner animals.
THE cattle-feeding business has
changed greatly during recent years.
Formerly steers from four to six years
of age were fed in large numbers on
commercial feed at yards near granar.
les or mills, or upon large farms
where only the doughage was grown.
and the cattle were kept on full feed
for six months or longer. This method
became too expensive, so feeding Is
now conducted upon farms as a
means Of marketing products by con-
verting them into beef, while the
manure is utilized as by.product for
maintaining fertility"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-25

house on his lot and carpenters will
begin at once on new residence
r A Graves, Harvey Pidgeon. and
J w Blackford are in Mt Pleasant TO-
day
Val Boley who moved from here to
New London last spring has received
the appointment as r. F. D. carrier
from that place to fill vacancy
The Embroidery club met Friday
afternoon with Mrs. John Page.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-25
Tavenner's Democratic
Congressional Gossip

The Courier will publish prac-
tically every day letter from
Hon. Clyde II. Tavenner, demo-
cratic member OF congress- from
the fourteenth Illinois district,
giving a democratic view OF the
happenings Of the present SEES
sion of congress-.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-25

The Offices of Senators Cummins and
KENYON have been flooded for the past
week with kilograms protesting
against the passage of the Harrison
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-08


president of Hub, dead. Accidentally
shot self.
chas. WeIInan, fa. 2212 S. Trum-
bull av., hit by baseball. Dead.
Supt. SCHOOLS Young urges pro-
gressive action as keynote of educa-
tional system.
EdW. Hedeman, so, 1725 WASH
ington blvd, killed by auto of ]. Paul
ausky, 2SO6 Union av.
Autos hit 10 Sunday.
Owner of flats scored by Rev. M. P.
Boynton. Exclusion of children
called premium on race suicide.
Stanley KnaIIeWski, ~, 1921 N.
Hamilton ST., suicided. Gun. Bust
ness troubles.
Report that Louisville & Nashville
and Pennsylvania railroads have con-
troll of C. & E. l. denied.
Nicholas PauIey, agent Larrabee
station Northwestern o." robbed
$1,000.
julius DoeffIer, 1923 W. Chicago
av., held up $40.
Arthur DuIIum, 800 N. LawIor aV.,
robbed. 81.
Niles Smith and Sherman M.
Schoene, Columbus, O., arrested in
Bloomington, Ill. Took F. M.
Straight's auto Saturday.
DR.. C. H. Young, Saratoga Hotel,
dead. Heat.
$1,000 Danes celebrated their in
dependence day at Riverview Park.
Delegations to convention of Gen.
eral Federation of Women's Clubs ar
irving.
III. Training School for Nurses
broke. Directors may appeal to pub
lie.
Potter Palmer estate wants to
close Stone st. between Goethe and
Bank SITS. Residents of district pro-
test.
DR.. James Ballard, 1900 Western
av., robbed. $3.50 dentists gold
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-08

I4NOAAN4 VIM NJ 44N\<AOO
Ford auto bearing license 2sooe Ill.
found in Oak Park.
Mrs. Clara HatWick and hubby,
Alexander, arrested as counterfeiters.
Woman betrayed by stylish hat.
Mrs. HiIda Nelson, 1921 Shields ST.,
gave birth to boy on car.
Forty bruised when trains collided
on "Jackrabbit" coaster, Riverview
Park.
Mrs. Nellie Kaska, 2817 Sawyer aV.,
hit hubby on head. Hospital. Wants
him arrested for cruelty.
Milo FIaherty struck pavement in
scuff1e. Skull fractured. M. O'Brien
held.
Mrs. Mary Donovan, 121 S. Sanga-
mon ST., attacked by purse snatchers.
Screamed. Men fed. -
Bridget Moynihan, $40 w. Division
ST., drank poison. Will recover.
Four places raided by morals squad.
Thirty-eight taken.
Chas. F. Eiker, 455o Greenwood
av., dropped dead in Cleveland Hotel.
Simon Marks, ia, 4501 Calumet
av., dead. Heart disease.
Shocking stories told by little girl
pupils Manierre School, Hudson av.
Detectives watching suspects.
City peril to spirituality, according
to Rev. Hosmer of Presbyterian
Church.
Health Commissioner Young is
against experts waste disposal sys-
TEN. Says it would cost housewives
100000 a year.
He'll necessary and retribution de-
sirable to stop tide of materialism,
says Rev. Miner, Ravenswood Pres
byterian Church.
Eight fined S. to $50 under pure
food law.
coo Harvard men attended annual
meeting of Associated Harvard Clubs.
400 Yale men in parade.
AdoInb CfrtInoe found doad in hath
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-03-25

to criticize it properly for Americans
In American universities we believe
that a man should be given so much
credit for his class attendance and
there has been a large tendency to-
ward a bureaucratic tabulation &
credits. Whether such a system ex-
cludes the largeness of conception that
it is possible for student to express
in the examination system here 7 am
unable to say for l have not yet been
through the mill.
However, l will venture to say this
much about Oxford boards of examin-
ors. They are very fair and the ex>
aminations are conducted in such g
way as to give the student large
choice in answering questions.
Once in a while student says that
he has not been treated fairly, but the
complaint is very rare and can easily
be compared to a complaint that is
made against the judgment of the Eng
lish supreme court on a point of law
There is not only a written examina-
ton fer every one but after students
papers have been most carefully cor
rected he must undergo an oral eX-
animation before the examiners to fill
out any loopholes he may have left
in answering on paper.
I do not know whether it is proper
to say that All Souls college is con-
nected with the university. Strictly
speaking, it is not 1t is an institu-
ton like great many other institu-
lions that have just grown up in this
country whose status it is hard D
discover. When an English institution
has been existing for ages you can
not explain it's mechanism as you can
American institutions that have been
set up almost in our own life time.
But when a person comes to Oxford
and begins to inquire where the
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-03-25
GERL0UGH EXPLAINS
EXAM. SYSTEM
EXAMINATIONS AL OXFORD NOT
GIVEN BY ANYONE CONNECT
ED WITH THE TEACHING.
Some of the Best Teachers are Men
Without b. A. or an NJ. A. De-
gree.-Not Many Doctors.

Dear Sir: When drawing a distinc-
ton between an Oxford college and the
university in my last letter, 1 neglected
to say that an Oxford college does not
signify division in the University adj
ministration. Such is sometimes
implied in American universities in
speaking of the college of liberal arts
or the college of law or college OF
science, etc. At an Oxford college a
student may pursue almost any line of
work
But now in this letter l will try to
point out the significance of the term
University" when it is used at Oxford
/ There is very ancient college named
University" here but when an out
slider thinks of 1.-THE University" he
does not think of that college any
more than he does of Jesus college or
Lincoln college. Again the university
is something more than an aggregation
of twenty odd colleges and halls al
though it has not the strong adminis-
trative central government that is a
characteristic of American, German
and French universities The relations
between the colleges and the univer-
sity are based on sentiment in some
such manner as the relations of ne
Is s.I.
such as Canada, South Africa, and
Australia. However, the analogy is
not quite correct for there are ever
present at Oxford the proctors, the
university museums and laboratories.
But above every other thing must be
reckoned All Souls college and the
examination board. These are the two
institutions that render an Englash
university unique and on them I will
spend paragraph or two.
The guiding principle in English uni
versity education seems to be that a
man should not be examined by the |
person who teaches him. That prin
ciple is recognized in the school sys-
tenn of Idaho but I do not believe it ex-
tends beyond the eighth grade. In
it is all prevailing. At Ok
ford there are six eminent men, for
instance, who are examiners for the
School of Modern History. They are
The very best authorities thai can be
secured in England and if they do not
profess a knowledge of the work a
student has undertaken another per-
son. known as an assessor, and who is
IN authority on the students line of
study, is called in to assist them.
Before a student is ready to come
,efore the final examination board he
must have passed three or four pre-
examinations which are SUI
erviser by the university. These have
10 connection with the examinations
hat are forced on you by your college
r given you by your tutor.
OF course the examination system is
ne that has in a great measure been
iscarded in America and is held up
D ridicule SO that hardly know how /:
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-03-25
START HEARING
In HOUSE TODAY
PUBLIC LANDS COMMITTEE WILL
PROBE DEEP on DEVELOPMENT
OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
Secretary Lane Has Prepared Bill
Eliminating Monopoly on Coal, Etc.
of Domain.

WASHINGTON, Mar 25.-Considel-
alton was begun today by the house
public lands committee of another lad
minstration" bill--that for ,:.velo,,-
ment, free from monopoly, of coal, oil,
phosphate and other minera! sour e.:
OF the public domain. 1t provides a
leasing systm, excepting Alaska coal
lands which are provided for in separ-
ate measure.
Secretary of the Interior Lane who
drafted the bill, was invited before
the house committee today to inaug-
urate hearings upon it. President viii
son has given his approval to its gen.
eral features. Western senators and
representatives. who conferred viii.
Lane also approve the general leasing
plan, which is adopted as the admins
tration system of opening and develop
ing Uncle Sans resources Which have
been locked up tight for years.
The bill proposes that all leasing
deeS snail be PAID to the interior de-
partment half to be used in reclama-
ton projects and the other half 10 be
given to the states in Which the leased
land is situated for public schools
public works or other state improve
ments. For development OF oil lands
the bill proposes "prospectors' Ii
censes" for limited areas up to 2.50
acres and, if oil is discovered, that. the
prospector shall receive one-fourth
of the tract free for his work. a
royalty of cents ton and an acreage
charge of from rs cents to 81 per acre
for coal leases are provided. Stringent
provisions against monopolization are
included In the bill The bearings will |
continue for about three weeks.