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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-02
BIRDS SAVE CROPS.

The government department OF agri
culture keeps a number OF experts CON
.tinuously studying the birds OF the
United States. They study those that
live here continuously as well as those
that are migratory and are only in the
United States a part of the time. The
department issues many pamphlets
and books about the birds and more
Mainly specifies those that are and
are not Injurious to agriculture, lawns,
trees and fruits. The department
Ssfates that birds constitute one OF the
IN osts. valuable Of factors in the effort
RI increase the size of the crops and
siishre their certainty. This is because
I'M birds depend largely for their food
mon insects and animals that are the
.farrSarsslan the fruit raisers' enemies.
g3.If is stated that the insects and
ANAL animals, such as mice and
ground squirrels, cause loss OF up
wards Of seven hundred million DOL.
lars of the agricultural interests OF
the United States. 1t Is also empnat-
sically stated by these government re-
ports that if it we're not for our blrds
the loss would be very much greater,
and it is very probable that without
the aid thatfis rendered by the birds,
successful agriculture would be I'M
possible in this country. The birds are
natures most effective agents for
keeping In check destructive insects
and weed growth.
By reason of their ability to triavel
long distances in short time, birds
can, gather where there are abnormal
insect outbreaks. For instance, an
abundance of grasshoppers In given
locality soon attracts birds from wide
area. Also a marked increase in the
number of mice and ground squirrels
In a given neighborhood soon attracts
the attention of hawks and owls. and
In that way nature maintains a balance
In this one of its departments.
The swallows and nighthawks live
entirely on insect life that flies In the
air. The little wren creeps in and out
of holes and creyices always in search
,of shx1den insects. The woodpecker,
whose whole body exhibits wonder
full adaptation of means to an end, is
provided with strong claws for firmly
holding when at work with his chisel-
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Moines this week the guest OF friends.
Mrs Chas. McCracken returned to
her home at Abba, Monday after
spending several days with her father,
r. G. Brenneman.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Heschar and Mr..
and Mrs. B. l.. Hoschar and son Allan
and Chas Smith were visiting at Bax-
ter. Sunday with e. n. Gunter and
family They went overland In J. A.
Hoscher's car, the trip being about
ESQ miles.
VIM. Parker Of Perry. is here this
week with his mother. Mrs. Harry
Parker and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Buttlin Of Lovilia
came Monday to spend short time
at the j. r.. Tedrow home.
Miss Lille Ingram went to Center
vile Monday to visit few days with
her brother and sisters.
An automobile which was being
driven by Miss Roma Earnest OF this
city Sunday evening, turned over and
the occupants were badly bruised and
cut. They were west of this city and
had turned out to meet team, but
turned too far. Mr. Jefferson, who
was also In the front seat, tried to
right the car but before they could
control it 1t turned over lighting on
the wheels, but breaking OF the steer
ing wheel, bending an axel and sever
al other parts. The occupants OF the
back seat, Miss Hazel Yeager and Ken
meth Patterson, were hurt consider.
ably, especially Miss Yeager, who had
a severe cut above the left eye and
was bruised on the right arm and the
right leg. Mr.. Patterson received .
cut on the left eye. Miss Earnest's
back was strained. Mr.. Jefferson re-
ceived minor injuries. Il"
Mrs. Hurley Nye returned to her
home in Sewal Sunday after visiting
at the l. e. Gum home few days.
Mrs. F. ID. Thomas went to Center
vile Monday to visit her mother.
Elmer Skipper went to Kansas City
Sunday to visit with friends for few
days.
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SIGNIFICANT ADMISSION.

For over a year The Courier has
been calling attention OF the people
of the state to the clause in the con-
stitution which said that the state Of
ficials cannot contract a debt in ex-
cess of $25O,O0O without an affirmative
vote of the people. The Courier held
that this article of the constitution
was violated by the legislation which
has made possible the saddling on the
state CT TIE s2,OOO,OOO capitol grounds
extension. Among the most partisan
of those who took the stand that the
act was so worded as to permit the
circumyenting of the law, was the
Des Moines Register and Leader.
Time and again that publication in
sisted that the capitol grounds act
was within the letter of the law
though it never made any pretense
that it was within the spirit of the
law. In view of it's bitterness in ue-
Tending the capitol grounds act, a
statement In a recent issue of the
Register and Leader is most astound.
ing. In discussing Judge Lees claims
on which he is running for the repub-
lican nomination as governor, the pub
LEGATION says in part:
"There is not half the merit in
Judge Lees claim about equallza-
ton that there was In Mr. Row.
iey's claim about constitutional
limit Of Indebtedness. Mr.. Row.
ley did have the letter Of the law
on his side"
Maybe the Register and Leader Is
beginning to see the light.
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CEDAR.

Mrs. Mary Courtney and daughter,
Bertha, Miss Mable Brown and Miss
Jennie Swanson we're callers at the
John Ross home Sunday.
Mr., and Mrs. Harry Ward OF Ottum-
wa visited at the George Ward home.
Willie Brown went to Ottumwa FRI
day afternoon and returned home Sat
urday. sSs
Miss Viola Ross visited 1t the home
OF her aunt, Mrs. Isaac Cook, Sunday.
Miss Myrtle Brown. who has been
working for Mrs. Thomas Richie ol
Cedar, spent Sunday at the homo Of
her parents.
Mrs. James Hill Of South Ottumva
who has been seriously Ill. il not much
improved.
John Ross attended church In Kirk.
vile Sunday.
Oscar Pole is working for Frank
Moore.
Mrs. M. q. Allison, who had the mis-
fortune to step on nail some time
ago, 10 some better.
Mr.. Gass Of Pella. who has beeu
visiting his son. Arthur. has svtuxnsd
home. E93itA I
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HIT EMAN.

Noah Davis spent Sunday in Avery,
with his daughter, Mrs. Tom ANS
berry.
Harry Rhea returned from Des
Moines Sunday.
There was large number of Hite-
man people in Abba Sunday to attend
the memorial services of Redmen.
Miss Jessie Wilds was visiting in
Abba last week.
Mrs. Grace of Indianapolis, Ind, Is
visiting her niece and nephew Mr.. and
Mrs. Dr. Marney. Mrs. Grace will
visit friends in Abba before she re-
turns home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Phillips Of Mar
tineville, are visiting at the r. JEFFREY
home.
The Glentzer family drove to Ottum-
wa Sunday in their auto.
Miss Elisha Beerkle returned home
Sunday after a three weeks profess
sional stay in Abba.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Lyman and son
Floyd of Tracy and Mr. and Mrs. e. L.
Busy of Busy, we're over Sunday
visitors at the A. G. Leike home.
r. II. Ryan went to Des Moines the
first OF the week where he bought q
new auto.
A good crowd attended the Redman
dance Monday night where they enjoy.
ed good music. given by the Hiteman
orchestra.
Mr.. and Mrs. Atchison of Kansas
are visiting the first of the week at
the O. L.. Canning home.
Charlie Kephart was business call
er in Abba Monday
Mrs. Anna Norburg went to Ottum
wa Tuesday.
Mrs. VIM. Rhea is getting better az
ter a long spell of sickness.
Mrs. johnson is visiting at the home
of Mrs. Charlie Swanson Monday.
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sEYMouR.

Guy Nicholson 10 spending few
days this week ut Corydon visiting
with his uncle, Bert Mullin.
Howard Bragg went to Lineville last
week to help his brother Bert in the
bakery this summer
Miss Olive Bates went to Clio Friday
to spend few days with her parents.
Mrs. r.. J. ALFRED OF Yetter, was WIS.,
iting here last week with her brothers
and sisters.
Mrs. Belle Walters of Kniffin was
visiting here last week, the guest of
friends.
Mrs. Bert Neel and daughter were
over Sunday visitors In Corydon with
her parents.
b. B. Parker of Allerton, is visiting
here this week with relatives and
friends.
Henry Laurie and family returned to
their home at Numa Monday after q
few days visit in this city, the guests
OF relatives and friends.
s. B. Richards went to Harvard Sun
day on visit of few days.
MILFORD Fox of Nichols, visited over
Sunday in this city with his mother,
Mrs. Matte Fox and family. He was
accompanied home by Noble Wilson
and Hiram X. Evans, who expect to
work near Nichols this summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. ]. Shook returned
Sunday from Centerville where they
had been visiting with his brother
George and family.
Miss Noami Walters Is visiting at
Numa this week with M. l. Cain and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Overton returned
Sunday from Unionville. where they
had been visiting with her relatives.
Mrs. M. Maddux returned Monday
from Numa, where he had been visit
ing with her daughters.
Caughn E. DeNoon OF Ottumwa, was
visiting here Saturday and Sunday
with relatives and friends.
Miss Envy Scott OF Fairfield, is visit
ing here this week with her sister,
Mrs. Everett Hibbs and family.
Mrs. James Aringdale returned to
Numa Saturday after few days spent
at the e.. A. Coleman home.
Mrs. Maria Mitten has returned from
Boise City, Idaho, where she has been
SPENDING the winter with relatives.
Miss jerks OF Fairfield who has been
training the cast Of the high school
play returned to ner home last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Henri Gaddis and Ellis
Gaddis Of Loyilia, and Mr.. and Mrs
J. H. Alfred and children Of Des
Moines, were over Sunday visitors In
this city with Belle Gaddis.
Walter Callan returned to Moravia
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Monday after few days visit at the
home of his aunt, Mrs. W. Phillips
Miss Cecil Minks returned Friday
from Pella. where she has been attend
Ing college the past winter.
MrsA NJ. webb returned Friday from
Diamond, where she has been for the
past two weeks with her daughters
Mrs. j. Fromm and family
Lon Dunn Of Milo, was a business
visitor In this city last week. s
Mrs. w. Ashcraft and Henry Grass
returned Saturday from Des Moines
where they had been visiting with re,
latives for over two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Springer and
children left Tuesday morning for
their new home at Seattle. Wash. at
ter few days visit with Mrs. Spring.
er's mother, Mrs. Belle Gaddis.
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like bill, driven by powerful muscles,
to dig out insects and eggs Of insects.
When you see a yellowhammer dig
ging in your lawn he Is catching ants.
He tears the dirt away from the top Of
the ant hole and then pushes his two
and half inches of tongue into the
cavity and swallows all the ants that
stick to it. Last year the agriculture
department examined the stomachs of
6S4 yellowhammers. Five hundred and
twenty-four were found to contain ants
and ninety-eight contained no other
food. One stomach contained over
five thousand ants and three others
contained over three thousand each.
One contained seventeen chinch bugs.
Quail, doves and many other birds
live to great extent upon the seed
of harmful weeds. All kinds OF birds
seem to possess a never-satisfying ap-
petite.
The smaller hawks and owls spend
the greater part of their lives In pur-
suit of injurious insects and mice and
gophers. One report states that in an
old building where pair of small owls
raised their brood there were found
about three thousand skulls, the most
of which were those of mice, rats and
gophers.
1t is stated that the Cooper's hawk
sometimes known as the Blue hawk
the sharp Skinned hawk and the 60
shawk are the three hawks that are
most injurious to poultry and smaller
birds, but that the reu-tailed hawk,
which is one of our largest hawks, gets
most of his food by catching mice,
rats, ground squirrels and young hab-
bits. This is the hawk that is COM
monty known as the chicken hawk,
but that out of five hundred and thirty
stomachs examined only sixty-two con.
tanned the remains of poultry or game
birds.
The little snipe that lives along the
river and the slough also destroys
many harmful insects, including mos
quitoes, the alfalfa weevil and the cot
ton boil weevil.
Taken as general proposition there
are very few birds but what protect
and preserve a great deal more than
they destroy Some of them eat q
few cherries and other fruit, but in re-
turn for that they destroy thousands
OF insects that would consume great
deal more than they do. Thus, 1t will
be seen that all efforts that can be.
should be made to protect the birds
from being killed. Feed them in the
winter and provide places for them
to build their nests and raise their
young in the summer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-02
IOWA SHIPS FLOWERS TO CALIFORNIA

In Council Bluffs, Iowa, is greenhouse that has
about twenty acres Of glass roof
From that institution flowers are shipped to many
cities of the middle west and Alaska and Canada.
But here is incident about this greenhouse that
California people don't like to admit:
In 1913 this greenhouse shipped full car load Of
flowers to Pasadena California, and they used in
the Pasadena annual flower parade
Pasadenas flower parade last year was made a
success by flowers that were grown in Iowa.
Tell your California friends about THAT.
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CHARLTON.

j. A. King and mother, Mrs. M. j.
King went to Hiteman yesterday
where the latter will spend some time
with her daughter, Mrs. Nancy Foster
The Misses Florence Karman and
Lora Stephenson visited friends In
Russell yesterday.
Miss Elizabeth Curtis left yesterday
for visit with friends In Kansas
City.
Mrs. E. Adamson Of Quincy, ILL.,, re-
turned home yesterday after few
weeks visit north Of Charlton with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. Pettyjohn and
with her brother. D. Pettyjohn of this
city and other relatives.
Mrs. J. A. McCorkle returned yester-
day from six months trip to Cali
fornia. She reports delightful time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Patch Of Batavia,
ILL.,, who had been spending few days
here with the BEEN families, left We'd
nesday on q trip to Arkansas.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Riley Of Cory
don visited In this city Wednesday
at the home of her sister.in-law, Mrs.
Fannie Steele, en- route to Council
Bluffs to visit relatives.
Mrs. DR.. D. M. Hemminger Of
Prairie City has returned home after
brief visit at the Fred 8. Kisser
home. Mrs. Memminger made the trip
overland with Mr.. and Mrs. John
McKlveen of Prairie City in their auto
mobile.
Chas. r. Kirk Of st. Joe, formerly
of this city. was greeting his old
Charlton friends yesterday while on
his way to Osceola where his wife Is
visiting her sister, Mrs. F. w. Sells.
Mrs. Ernest Edgar and two sons,
Merle and Darrell, left yesterday for
a visit of two weeks in Clarinda with
her mother.
Or. Ira Wells and wife Of Harvey,
N. D., visited In Charlton yesterday
with his brother, E. s. Wells and fam
lily. DR.. Wells is an old Lucas county
hoy. and has many friends mere who
were pleased to meet him again. He
and his wife who had also been visit
ing in Abba and in Pleasant township,
left last evening for their home In
North Dakota.
Mrs. C. e. Harris of Pennington, N.
NJ. who had been visiting in Charlton
with her daughter, Mrs. H. A. Teas, re-
turned home yesterday.
Mrs. ]. II. Dunkin of Browning, Mo-,
is here for a few weeks visit with her
daughter. Mrs. w. J, Donnenwerta
and family. Il 4.
Miss Katharine Rutherford who
graduated from tho Charlton high
school last week. with tho honors OF
the class, left Monday evening for
Stuart. where her parents moved re-
Gently, taking with her the good wishes
ne MANY friends here
Mrs. Josephine Hanson OF James.
town. N. Y, arrived Sunday night for
a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Aug. Lindquist, and old friends. She
will 70 from here to Red Oak to visit
friends. then to Illinois to attend
missionary convention, enroute to her
home
Mr.. and Mrs. JOS Fell OF Cameron,
Neb.. who had been visiting in Chan-
ton with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. !.
H. VanHook and grandfather, j. M.
Whisenand left last evening for Flor.
ida, where they expect to reside IN
the future.
Mrs. /. e. Stone of Indianola, visited
in this city yesterday with her moth.
er, Mrs. J. r. Rurford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Harris and chill.
dren of Hot Springs, Ark. returned
home last evening after weeks visit
with his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Hod'
son and sister, Mrs. Clarence Turner.
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TELEPHONES in ENGLAND.

After thirty-flve years of backing
and filing the postoffice secured IN
1911 complete monopoly OF telephony
in the United Kingdom. For the last
two and a half years 1t has had no
competitors.
It has had an opportunity to reduce
rates, to put telephone in every
home" and to develop in every way
the telephone facilities of the nation.
For the last 900 days, nearly, we have
had the civil service regime, with re-
suits that appear to be eminently sat
isfactory to the postmaster general,
but which are not so satisfactory to
the public.
According to records which have
been obtained from the postoftice IT.
self, it appears that there are now
not more than 243,00O telephones IN
London, and not more than 100000 IN
the provinces. There has been an In
crease OF only 10000, which Is less
than per cent.
In the whole United Kingdom there
is only one telephone to every sixty
three people, as against one to every
ten in. the United States. The Bell
companies of America, in spite of their
previous amazing growth. added 8
per cent increase last year. total OF
46O 1000 new stations. Evidently the
British telephone service is not atom
Ing for the losses of the past, but Is
still in the same relative position IN
the rear.
-t' The figures as to improvements
of the telephone plant are equally un-
satisfactory. The postmaster general
announced recently that he proposed
to spend $12,OO0,000 this year in Lon
don and the provinces. This total Is
not more than one-fifth of the amount
that is being spent on improvements
by the American Bell companies alone.
The Bell companies spent more on
improvements alone in 1912 and 1918
than the. value of the entire British
telephone plant, lock, stock and bar
III As yet, there has been no standard
iztion Of British equipment. There are
still many varieties of switchboards.
There are five varieties of telephone
signs in London streets and overhead
there is still an ugly and dangerous
tangle Of wires, cables and crossarms,
such as existed in New York CITY
more than eighteen years ago.
The marvel of underground teie-
,phonv which enables Boston to talk to
Washington through a 50o-n1ile con-
duit. is unknown as yet to the tele-
phone users Of Great Britain. II one
may judge by the incessant torrent OF
complaints, the postoffice telephone
has by no means reached the point OF
giving satisfaction to the public
IN the matter of rates, there mas
been no reduction, and none is even
promised. The postmaster general
declared in recent speech that IT
~ simpossible to give individual SUB.
scribersathe hope of much reduction.
/ The met eprofit last year was only 81
s0o,oee;; (which is less than the post
ONCE received as royalty from the
National Telephone company IN
1909, 1910 or 1911.-London Times.
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HoNoRlNc The BRAVE.

t1OtNS onHV
Today the nation has Joined in pay
ing tribute to the dead veterans of the
civil war and respect to the living sur
vivors Of that terrible struggle which
came near rending the Union in twain.
It is fitting that the members of the
G. A. r.. living and dead, should be
eulogized for to their heroic efforts
is due our present magnificent country,
it's advanced civilization and it's en-
lightenment.
1t is inevitable that all must die and
the old soldiers are dropping off at an
astonishing rate. Today's observance
is not one of sorrow that they have
died, but of Joy that they lived and
died in a manner that will make them
ever to be remembered as models OF
bravery and patriotism.
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The liquor interests and their sup
porters are just simply adding fuel to
the flames which will eventually con-
revenge themselves on supposed in.
formants of Illegal liquor sales. The
thugs who attacked Glenn Wal
ley the other night because they be.
lieved he had 'peached" on the arriv-
al of a carload of beer, drove nail
into the coffin Of the liquor interests
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-06-02

resolution declaring for national
constitutional prohibition was passed
by the general assembly of the Pres
byterian church in the United States
(southern Presbyterian church.) This
resolution was presented by the Wom-
ems Christian Temperance Union.
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At the Lake Mohonk peace congress
where for twenty years they have been
advocating arbitration of international
difficulties, they are peeved because
The Hague tribunal which they helped
to promote was not called into action
in place of the A. B. c. powers OF
South America,
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President Wilson says that uncer-
tainty is what hurts business. He evil
IDENTIFY believes that the certainty Of
ruin under democratic tariff ideas Is
preferable to letting business remain
in suspense as to its possible future.
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somethino substantial.

Something Substantial.
Can you make me sheet-iron man.
dolin?"
Il might, but it wouldn't have much
tone. What do you want of a sheet.
iron mandolin, anyhow"
"I'm trying to serenade girl and
they have a bulldog. I've busted sew
eral instruments on him. Next time 1
smash him want to smash him good"