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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-20
AID FOR FRA1ERNALS.

All regularly organized and incor-
porated fraternal organizations would
be allowed to obtain tracts of govern
ment land for sanitarium purposes for
the benefit Of, their members, under q
bill introduced by Representative
Raker of California, now before the
house upon recommendation of the
public lands committee. 1t follows a
movement for legislation Of this kind
that has been carried on by fraternal
associations and societies for mum.
Der of years. Many bills previously
have been introduced on the subject
but they were to grant lands to these
organizations by name while the pend
ing measure is general in scope, per-
hitting any and all such organizations
to obtain tracts for sanitariums.
The main object of the fraternal or.
CARNATIONS is to obtain, in each case,
sufficiently large tract Of land on
which a modern sanitarium may be
established in arid, semi-arid or noun
famous states, in salubrious section
where the i'll members of the organiza-
ton may be treated and cured, particu-
larly in cases of consumption.
The public lands committee has just
reported to the house that there are
large tracts of land in the public land
states, which are practically useless
for individual holdings. The bill per
mits the secretary of the interior to
withdraw or reserve the land applied
for, for not exceeding two years, to en-
able any fraternal organization to in
vestigate and determine the condition
IF the climate soil water SUNNY facil.
tiles and other questions, before OBJ
tanning patent Then the organization
could get, not exceeding four sections
Of unoccupied non-mineral, arid, semi
arid or mountainous land by placing
substantial improvements, the land to
be used exclusively for sanitarium pur-
poses and if not SO used to revert to
the United States.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-20
ALB a..

Big preparations are being made fol
the Monroe county fair to be held this
week, and the affair bids fair to prove
bigger and better than before
Miss Blanche Heiserman left yester.
day for visit with friends in st. Paul
MINI.
Harry Burdock and formerly are
visiting her parents near Oskaloosa,
Miss Clare Harlan has returned
home after visit with friends in
Indiana
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Gdofrey
are visitors in Knoxville this week.
Senator John T. Carkson and family
returned yesterday from vacation
trip to Excelsior Springs
p. s. Hertel returned Thursday from
a business trip in Chicago
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-20
AN lNExHAUSTlBLE WONDER
LAND

The Babylonian story Of the fooo
was found recorded upon large clay
tablet, eighteen inches long and twelve
inches wide, with three columns of hne
writing upon each side. Later dis
coveries have shown that the tablet
was the eleventh Of series OF twelve
tablets, recording long epic poem.
In other words, the Babylonian story
of the flood was the eleventh chapter
of a long poem relating the adventures
of the hero Gilgamish, but there was
a time when the flood story was 1nde-
pendent and complete in itself HON.
er's Odyssey, which we know as one
long poem, is composed of many short
poems woven together until they ap-
pear to be single unit. So the Baby
ionian epic was compiled by some
Babylonian Homer, who collected the
old poems, the history and the stories
of the people, changed them to suit his
fancy. attached them to the name OF
great national hero, and then wove
them together Some of the stories
were old myths; others were real MIS-
tory: thus the old deludge story was
transformed and made the eleventh
chapter of the poem. We may there
fore understand why 1t differs IN some
details from the Hebrew story, but
rather it Is surprising that, after 1T LETT
the hands Of the Babylonian compiler,
the differences are so slight.
The tablets recording the flood story
found in the Nineveh library date from
the time of -Assurbanipal, the last
great king of Assyria, who ruled from
664 to 626 B. C. He seems to have
been the only Assyrian king to collect
tablets or books upon many SUBJECTS
until he had formed great library. he
sent his agents to the old cities of the
south to collect the rare and ancient
books preserved in the temples. Many
OF the collections were taken to Min
eveh: others of the old tablets were
copied. The deluge story from MIN
eveh was copied from tablet Whlcn
was perhaps then even two Thousand
years old. The agents Of Assurbanlpal
were very active.
In the excavations at Bismya, the
present writer revealed several shafts
which appear to have been dug In their
search for the old documents down
through the buried ruins. The Baby
lonian poem with the story of the flood,
which Mr.. Smith discovered, was
COPY made about $50 B. c., from lar
older tablets, and the tablet containing
the original story of the food. before
it was made part of the great poem,
was far older. Archeologists have long
known this to be SO, and every Baby
lonian excavator has hoped to discover
q tablet with the original story, con-
fident that the story would more close
" resemble that Of the bible. At last
one Of the very early tablets has been
found.-The Christian Herald.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-20
SHOE FACTORIES HIT.

-Four of the Ave shoe factories in st
Louis, of the international Shoe Co.
have closed as an indirect result of the
European war Seven of twelve fac
tories operated by the company IN
other cities did not open. 1t is
thought that all the idle factories will
reopen Aug. 81. William H. Moulton
vice president of the company, said the
closing of the factories was due to the
Generalization of the southern cotton
industry by the war. An abnormally
large stock of shoes, which 1t had been
expected to sell largely in the southern
states Is not now in demand.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-20

The Germans are known to have
profited largely by the indiscriminate
publication of army news by French
during the Franco-Prus
sian war some forty years ago. The
Germans just subscribed for the vari.
GUS papers and learned all the military
plans of the enemy That is not going
to happen this time. 1t is said that
despite the wonders of modern news
transmitting devises, the general pub.
lie is less in touch with the actual war
movements than ever before. The
censorship is the strictest ever. The
whole world has been kept in ignor:
ance of the whereabouts of the English
and French war fleets and the size and
location of the British forces that have
been sent to Belgium.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-20

Every married man volunteering for
active service In Canada has to have
the written consent of his wife, ac-
cording to dispatch from Montreal.
The enlistments. we understand, are
proceeding rapidly.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-20

Benjamin Franklin was lover OF
fine books, but 1t is much to be doubted
If he ever paid for any book in his IL
brary a tenth of the price that one of
his own books lately brought in Eng
land-"A Dissertation on Liberty and
Necessity" This small volume sold
for S5O25,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-20

"War-what for?"
''Oh, tell us all about the war
And what they killed each other
for"
Il cannot tell you that" quoth he,
But twas famous victory
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-20

The boy who does his work the best
he can, will always have the advan-
tage Of the boy who does as little as
he can aud does that as slowly as he
can
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-20

II you have man who can prove to
you that everybody in the ONCE is at
fault except himself, you ought to
know what to do. The man that re-
quires a whole force to excuse his
shortcomings Is rather an expensive
luxury, in even the most philanthrop-
ically conducted publishing establish
ment In the world.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-20

Just at this time a certain interest
attaches to the report that United
States coast artillery guns made a per-
feet score Thursday at Fort Monroe.
Seven hits out Of seven shots.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-20

Every day the dispatches from Paris
and London tell how the Germans
were repulsed in their assaults on
various places and then the next days
stories how they were again repulsed
but it will be noted that each repulse
is closer to the goal the German army
is trying to reach. A few more RE-
pulses" and the Germans will be rap
ping at the door of Brussels, and the
French frontier.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-20

not party to any treaties under which
such persons might be compelled to
return for military service and saying
there is no way in which they might
be forced to join the armies so long
as they remain In the United States.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-20

With Japan getting into the game in
the far east and with the Turks and
Greeks shaking their fists at each
other, it may yet turn into world
wide war. Just SO long as the United
States keeps out of it, this country has
nothing serious to fear.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-20

Traffic laws to be efficient must be
enforced. There are numerous viola
tons of the ordinances every day,
at the corner of Market and
Main streets.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-20
Press Comment

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: The war
news from Europe is SO closely bottled
up that all the correspondents were
able to squeeze through one day was
a statement that the car of Russia
kissed the French ambassador on both
cheeks.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-20
NEED NOT FIGHT.

In answer to many appeals for in
formation from naturalized citizens
and foreign residents as to conditions
under which they may be returned to
their native lands for military service,
Secretary Bryan has issued state
ment saving that the United States is
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-20

There has been SO much talk of
millions and billions In the dispatches
lately that dealers in foodstuffs seem
to be ashamed of the paltry prices
they have been charging.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-20

The man who spends all his salary
all the, time is never worth much as
a final asset OF the business he is ucrk-
ing for.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-20

The best man does not bother about
getting ahead of his neighbor; his
great business is to get ahead Of him.
self,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-20


pays bounty Of 81 on a cub and $40
on a wolf One county auditor has
written to the state auditor to find out
at what age cub ceases to be cub
and becomes real wolf.
Sioux City Tribune: Thousands OF
people to whom the geography of
Europe month ago was an unlocked
mystery and who didn't know the
rulers even by reputation are now talk
ing about European localities as IA
miliarly as they speak of the "old
'swimmin hole" and never think of
speaking of any of the king except by
their first names.
Kansas City Journal If there is
really peace in Mexico it ought to be
celebrated without loss of time. Next
week may be too late.
Sioux City Tribune: No matter how
much impressed they have been with
Europe, Americans abroad will be
more impressed at the sight of an
American cruiser, flying the stars and
stripes, slowly steaming into harbor of
some foreign port to take her wander
ing children safely back home.
Iowa City Citizen: The European
war may result in waking up the Unit
ed States to the Importance of trade
with other countries Of the western
hemisphere In the end we may an
mex a good share Of the business with
South America to which, up to this
time we have given but little atten-
ton.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: The impress
sion seems to have gone abroad that
the emperor of Germany acted alone
and in answer to his own personal
fancy when he declared war right and
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-20

No civilization has ever advanced be
yond its agricultural development.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-20

Engineers estimate the available
water power of Oregon as more than
100000 horsepower.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-20

The hunter who catches the most
cocktails is always the poorest shot.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-20

Good fellow" Is just another name
for q poor fool.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-20

Peoria Herald transcript: The dem.
ocratic party is on record as -favoring
a tariff sufficient for revenue purposes.
The present administration did not
figure on a war and therefore the Will
SON. Underwood act is wholly made.
,quate to meet the present emergency.
1t is hardly to be expected that senti-
ment in this country will countenance
an increase in domestic taxes with no
increase in tariff rates. The obvious
thing to do would be to increase tar
if rates and return to the republican
protective tariff system. A general In
crease in tariff duties would result in
the raising of sufficient revenues with
out the necessity of special war taxes,
but it Is doubtful IL the democratic
party would have the courage to con.
fess by such legislation that Its free
trade measure had been failure.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-20

Rock Island Argus: Partisans on
this side should remember that the Is
sues Of the war must be settled on the
European continent, not here. Hence
quarrels among American neighbors
will not materially aid any of the con-
tenders. Let your sympathies center
where they will, but give your neigh
Dor the right to also have a favorite.
The best policy for all Is to follow the
advice of Woodrow Wilson and keep
out of 1t.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-08-20
,ft. This is somewhat exaggerated.

left. This is somewhat exaggerated
Emperor William, In the last analysis
may find 1t possible to do these things
by one method or another, but he has
not exercised this power in recent
years. Germany, 1t must be remem
bered, is constitutional monarchy
Prussia, Saxony, Hesse, Bavaria and
other German possessions have their
representatives at court. They are
members of the federal council, advis
er to the emperor. Before the emperor
can declare war, he must under the
constitutional regulation, put the mat
ter before the council, which com.
pares to the United States senate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-02
SEATON CHECKS
TERRAPINS' ADVANCE
Chary as Ever with Hits,
Tip Tops Win First
Game Easily.

The league leading Baltimore Terrapins
were repused by the Brooklyn TIP
Tops at Washington Park Yesterday az
ternoon. More than 100 fans were on
hand 10 welcome Otto knabe, Nike
Doolan and the several other old favorites
upon their first appearance In the uni
form Of the new league. Bill Bradley
made Tom Seaton master OF ceremonies.
The Terrapins were not nearly so enthu-
siastic after they learned Seaton was 70
perform They did their best. but were
beaten by a score Of to |.
The Terrapns outbatted the Tip Tops
by A slight margin, getting seven hits
from Seaton's delivery while the home
talent was extracting half dozen from
Conlev. As is his wont, however, Seaton
kept the bngles strung along the paths
In the second inning the Terrapins
crawled out OF the whitewash tub. Hack
Simmons doubled to left, took third on a
sacrifice bunt by Knabe. and crossed the
river Of doubt on long fy by Mike
Doolan.
The third inning marked the turning
point of the game Land singled 10 left,
then Tom Seaton struck out Shaw. how
ever singled TO right. 1t was long hit,
50 Land got to third. Hap Myers was
out. Shaw moving up a peg. and Evans
walked. filing the bases AT this aus
picious moment Danny Murphy singled,
scoring Land and Shaw, and on INNS
moor return of the ball Evans scored.
These three runs settled the issue.
Tho ccora foIIOWs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-02
PhilIies Hit Hard, but Fail
to Hold Pace Set for
Them by the
Visitors.
nv rcI.rraph 20 Tn Tribune !

Philadelphia, June l.-Although Mathew
son pitched for the Giants to-day, Nc
Graw's men had to use their bats with
great freedom in order TO down the Phil
lies The score was II 70 I.
Dooins men made sixteen hits, with a
home run. a triple and four doubles from
the old Master. and still they could not
win. nor could they drive Matty from
the box with all their show of batting
power.
After rough time Of Il in the first
three innings Mathewson grew more ef-
fective. and held the enemy runless until
the ninth. when he took advantage OF a
big lead and let down a bit. Bescher and
Luderus were the men who hit for the
circuit and both smashed the ball over
the right field wall
Errors OF the Phil,es and good base
running by the Giants figured in much
Of the run making. Eddie Grant con-
tinued his sensational work at shortstop.
Solid hitting by Bvrne. Lohert and Ma
gee gave the Phl,ies couple Of runs
i'm the first inning. but Merkle scored In
the second on an infeld hit two errors
and wild pitch Merkle hurt his leg IN
rounding the bases. and Snodgrass mn
ished the game at first base
Iuderus neutralized the run Of he
Giants in the latter half Uf the second by
making a home run.
The Giants all but settled the issue in
the third inning when they scored i've
times. base on balls and two errors
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-02
SUPERBAS CLIMB ON
DOUBLE VICTORY
Use Bats to Good Effect in
Both Contests with
Boston Braves.
ALLEN WINS HIS OWN
GAME WITH A TRIPLE
Gowdy Gets Brace Of Home Runs
and Riggert One, to Delight
of the Fans.

The Boston Braves are now conceded
70 be the dark horses Of ~" National
League. and. in fact. they are looming
90 dark that few are able - zee them.
even through telescope o.th regard
70 their chances ~ winning the pen.
nant, they are OF indigo hue They ne,
the Brooklyn superbas AZ Ebbets Field
Yesterday afternoon and were beaten IN
both games. The scores were 10
and 20 .. respectively.
Despite the counter attraction-Wash.
ington Park. where the TIP Tops met the
Terrapins-some 1900 spectators we're on
hand and saw the Superbas climb 70
fourth place
In both games the Superbas came fror
behind 10 win. and in each case they
overcame lead OF tvo runs. Effective
use Of the bat told the tale. and lons
drives for extra bases. with men on ths
paths, made victory certain.
IN the second game Frank Allen, aha
pitched one Of the best games - hs
career. came UP in the sixth inning via
the bases filled and drove out a trips
70 right centre field, cleaning the paths
and winning his own game.
Riggert the colt outfelder OF the su.
perbas, put his team on the high road
70 victory in the third inning OF the first
game by lacing home run over the
right field fcn,s
But Brooklyn did not monopolize N.
extra base hitting In the second. Inn
ing OF the closing game Hank Govdy
lifted the ball over the fence for a home
run. II was one OF those long. looping
flies that lived just about long enough
n clear the barrier and then dropped
like a pummet
II was a clear cut case 81 Boston being
unable 10 solve the port-sided deliveries
OF Raleigh Aitchison and Frank Allen
after the opening innings. In the nrs:
game two hits. a single Ivy Murray who
stole second. a double by Gilbert and
kid" Elberfelds glaring error -
schmidts hopper gave the Braves a 5rae
Of TALES In the first frame.
In the second game Allen allowed on'y
four hits One Of these was a double b
J. J. Murray. and another the home I'm
by Govdy. Gowdy's other hit was
fuke. which only the most liberal scoring
countenanced. Many thought that Elosr-
field made a glazing boot OF H. Otto Hess
worked against Allen and did well Until
the sixth inning. Then pass. doue'
by Cutshav and a hit batsman filled 10
bases. Allen came up and drove out hi
triple cleaning up
Rabbit" Maranylle delighted the
crowd with his work n, short. His clever
work cut down half dozen likely looE'
ing drives.
The scores follow:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-02
IOHNSON'S NAMESAkE
WINS THIS TINE
a. Rankin Pitches Red Sox to
Shut-Out Victory Over
the Senator's.

Boston Mass, June l-Walter johnson,
the crack Washington pitcher, and a.
Rankin Johnson. the Red Sox recruit
twirler. opposed each other to-day for the
third time this season. and the young
ster bested his redoubtable namesake for
the second time The score was ! 10 q.
The only run Of the game was scored IN
the fifth inning on Cadys single. \. john
sons sacrifice a wild throw TO second
base nv Walter johnson. and Hooper S
hit. Only one OF the Washingtons reached
third base He was thrown out AZ the
plate by Hooper from right held' AFTER
long ny by Mcbride.
The score follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-02
Giants Use Their Bats
To Help Out MatheWS0n

filled the bases. and Doyle. Stock ara
Meyers Clipped in with the necessary
hits The Philles rallied strongly ana
scored twice in the third, but from then
on until the ninth they went score!ess.
The Giants picked up one run IN the
fourth ami another In the sixth put re-
served strength for sprint at the hnish'
scoring three runs in the ninth. Grant
Movers and Snodglass all hit safely IN
this inning.
The Philies died wriggling in the ninth.
Singles by Byrne and Magee and a base
on balls to Cravath filled the bases. Lu-
derus scored two runs with single, but
there the battle ended. when Paskert MT
10 Grant. who threw to second base for
force play
Tho erore follows.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-02

southpaw pitchers followed, Frank
Chance hurredly Withdrew all his left
handlers. IL was necessary for him. there
fore. to use a great many PLAYERS None
Of the righthanded hitters who swung
for the missing men did anything in
particular but the practice Of making the
pitcher serve the ball to his opposites
is considered inside baseball, and every
manager has 70 keep it up, no matter
what results.
In the second game Marty McHale held
the Athletics easily while the Yankees
waded into the ball in the seventh inning
and scored four times on the best display
Of hitting strength they have shown III
weeks
The score follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-02
The score follows:
FIRST GAME

Totals. s. l8 sl3 Totals. So Is 80 ~ |
IRAN for GosSett in seventh inning. HATED
FOR Schulz in fourth inning 1Batted for Cole
in sixth inning.
Philadclphia... . =
New York;. o 0 -
Two base hits-Peckinpaugh Murphy. Three
base bits-Schang. Williams. Collins. Sacrlhce
hits-Rarrv. Holden OdrinG. Sacrifice mes
McInnis SchanK. stolen hascs-toHin 80.
Double nlay-Baker Collins ana Mclnnls Let'
on hases-Nev York u; Philadelphia T. struck
olt-Rv Schulz %. by cole. !. by Bender. 4.
hy Plank = First base on balls-Of Schuia'
& on Bender y. ~ DRESSER. J; on RANK.
Hits-On schulz : in { innings: off cole. IN
. innings. Of WARRIOR. in innings OF
Bender in % innings: Off Dressle-' !.
passed only one batter; of FLANK, In 10
innings Tmpircs-Hildehrand and O'Lougnlin'
Time-305 AttenC ance-3e1o