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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-01
SALEM.

At meeting Of the chautauqua as
ISOLATION. which consists of So members
Owen Hourihan, w. H. Collins, Rev. O..
q. Misamore, Perl Bonser, G. II. Cook
were chosen executive committee. This
committee elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: Owen Hourihan.
president: c. II. Cook, secretary and
treasurer.
The last sad rites over the remains
of the infant son Of DR.. and Mrs. E. A..
Stewart were held from the residence
at o'clock Monday afternoon. Lloyd
Stewart was born July II, 1914 and was
preceded in death by his twin brother
FLOYD who died in August
Before departing from Ottumwa to
visit her brother Ed Scott at Portland,
Ore. Mrs Marian Parker came to
salem and spent few days with her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. c. Scott and 9TH
MRS : F. Parks entertained her
cousins Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Walker Of
Colville. Wash, several days last week.
Following a visit with her mother
Mrs. Sarah Van Wrinkle. Mrs. Flora
Ranschelbach returned to her home at
Sterling, Kansas.
M and Mrs. Dennis Hummell are
enioving a visit with their daughter
Mrs. Theodore Trueblood from Denver.
Colorado. 49,,
Henry county teachers institute will
he held at Mt. Pleasant Oct. and 8.
Tea chers from this place will attend.
scott Pidgeon is student at state
university, Iowa City. Dee Thompson Is
attending Iowa Wesleyan at Mt. Pleas
ant.
Miss Hazel Oberman Of Mt. Union
is visiting her sister Mrs. Frank Morri-
son west of town.
Mrs. Kate Barnes departed Saturday
for Kansas City, following visit with
her mother Mrs. Margaret Crum.
Marion Harsbarger north Of town has
a tree Of early harvest apples laden
with buds and blossoms.
Frank Morrison enjoyed a visit with
his parents Mr.. and Mrs. Newt Morri-
son from Fairfield.
Mrs. J. J. Galusha came from Bur-
lington and visited her sister Mrs.
Soppy.
Miss Florence Bicksler has returned
to Chicago to resume her studies at
Ferry Hall.
O. N. Knight of Mt. Pleasant spent
Friday with his mother Mrs. Maria
Knight.
Miss Josie Jones has returned from
Coatsvile, Mo-. where she visited at
the DR.. e. L. Cox home.
Miss Mamie Crew is home from 9
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NEED FOR ECONOMY.

The government is affording very
bad example to the people OF the ma
ton at this time. In spite of the great
decrease in revenue due to the re-
duction of the tariff, and the conse-
quent plan to raise money by direct
taxation, the government is not cut
ting down expenses anywhere along
the line. The nearest approach to II
was the slicing of pork out OF the
rivers and harbors bill, and it was the
republican opposition that accom-
plished that.
When an individual or business
concern finds that revenue is decreas-
ing. retrenchment on the matter OF ex-
penses is Immediately resorted to-
that is if the individual or the bust,
ness firm has business head" But
the government keeps right on ping
up the expenditures and the tax pay
ers will have to foot the bill.
The government is making no real
or even pretended effort to economic.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-01

Washington, d. c., Sept. 29.-Begin-
ming Of the debate in the house upon
the Philippine finds, Rep. Towner OF
Iowa. ranking republican member OF
the committee on insular affairs, IN a
position to make lot Of trouble. IL
finds him, also. in mood for putting
the administration party definitely on
record. He is looking for at least a
week of argument on the measure,
which extends the existing bounds OF
self-government in the islands, and
will seek to have the proposed changes
delayed for another year.
OF course he does not predict the
defeat of the bill in the house.
The democrats have the votes and
the rule shutting off debate, and when
the time allowed for speeches Is duly
expended they will force the roll call
and send the bill over to the senate.
There it will be safely put to sleep in
committee for this session, and there
is little chance that it will get before
the senate for debate before the pres
ent congress expires next March.
Then the proceedings will have to be
started all over again.
With this in mind, Rep. Towner is
just now maneuvering for position.
He wants the democrats to explain
just when and to what degree the
Filipinos are to be made free and in
dependent, and he wants to read to
the majority party in the house their
own platform pledges and speeches on
the subject, made short two years
ago 1t appears that few of the demo
Gratis are now willing to stand by those
liberal promises made to the Filipinos
in 1912 As the Jones bill of this SEES
sion is far less radical than that of
1912, the question to be asked and
answered in the house this week is
what will be left Of democratic en-
thusiasm for Philippine independence
if they have to re-draft the bill once
or twice more?
During the debate on the war
revenue tax in the house the other day,
Rep. Good of Iowa took occasion to
say few things about democratic
promise and performance. Here are
some of them:
"The democratic party has not re-
deemed single pledge nor performed
a single promise made to the Ameri-
can people in 1912. Fortunately for
the democratic party, the terrible war
in Europe has befogged the issue in
the Forthcoming campaign. The secret
hope of the democracy Is that this
terrible war will be cruel enough, and
deadly enough, and protracted long
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ALBA.


Sam knight has returned to his home
in San Antonio, Texas. after pleasant
visit with his father E. I. Knight and
other relatives
Mr.. and Mrs Harold F. Coulter and
son Vernice. who have been guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. M. r.. Laughlin. have re-
turned to their home in Memphis, Tenn.
Miss Nettie Watson who has been
visiting at the N. 8. Allen home has re-
turned to Blanchard. Iowa.
A. M. George and family left Thurs
day morning for the old home in Mt
Ayr where they will spend the winter.
Miss Thelma Hall who has been a
guest Of her aunt Mrs. F. P. Santen,
has returned to her home in Rock Is
land, Ill.
Mrs. Harry Perkins who has been a
guest Of her parents Mr.. and Mrs. w.
A. Wilkin, returned to her home In OF
tumwa Wednesday.
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cANTRIL.

John Van Fleet Of Carrollton. Mo-,
and Arthur Van Fleet and family were
called home by the illness and death of
their mother Mrs Thos. Van Fleet.
VIM. Arnold and wife and D. Q.
Stonebraker and family were in Douds
Leando Sunday.
The Ladies' Missionary society will
spend Wednesday Oct. in an all day
meeting at the home Of Mrs. Howard
Suit.
John Saar and Howard Suit were In
Ottumwa Friday.
Emery Simpson and faxnil yof Chill
licothe, ILL.,, visited Chas Mcintosh.
B. F. Dixon spent Sunday in Kahoka.
Mrs. Rachel Luman and son OF
Thornton, Wyo. visited w. p. Miller.
The pupils here will enjoy a vacation
Wednesday and Thursday while the
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National Political NeDs

enough, to distract the voters mind
from the broken promises the unde-
deemed pledges, the stupendous blund-
ers and the unparalleled eXtrava-
gance of this democratic congress.
I'm 1912 the democratic party prom.
ises the consumer to reduce the cost
of living.
''It promised the farmer cheaper
farm implements.
1T condemned the republican party
for extravaganza in the administra-
ton of governmental affairs, 1t de-
nounced display by government Of
ficials, and it pledged return to
that simplicity which BELTS a demo-
cratic government.
in their delirium, millions of voters
thought they saw the dawning of a new
millennium.
"The Underwood tariff law has
been in force for eleven months. We
have before us now second Under
wood revenue bill, designed to replen-
ii sh a treasury rapidly being depleted
by the first Underwood law and ex-
travagant appropriations. The first
Underwood law relieved importers,
who are contributing under assumed
names to democratic campaigns, from
the payment of import duties. The
second Underwood revenue bill levies
a heavy tax on honest American in
dustry"
Rep. Good then quoted the sharp
reductions in the agricultural sched-
ule of the tariff law, in proof of his
assertion that the democrats had
singled out the farmer as the special
object of their hostility. On score
of items, including beef, cattle, wheat,
corn, oats, barley, sheep. poultry and
flour, the reduction of duty was shown,
and the question put: why was the
agricultural schedule singled out for
attack"
The answer given by the Iowa con-
gresham to his own question was:
Il am satisfied that these unjustii-
able reductions were written into the
law as deliberate, unsympathetic and
un-American plan to reduce the price
which the American farmer received
for his product, by completely sur
rendering the home market in agricul.
tural products to the farmers and
stock-raisers of the world
OF the war tax itself he declared:
"This Is a war tax which is the result
of the war declared by the democratic
party against honest American in
dustry. It Is war tax to pay for
democratic extravaganza. Yes, 1t is
war tax to pay for democratic pork
barrel appropriations"
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teachers are in Keosa aqua attending
teachers" institute.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Conrad Of Pulaski
were over Sunday guests Of Arthur
Conrad.
j. G. Silver and family Of Stockport
visited his parents J. M. Silver.
Josie Bushong is the guest OF Mrs.
Kate Holder.
B. M. Belderback Of Thornton was in
town on business Saturday.
Geo. Baird was moved to Minnesota.
Bert Chapln's barn burned Saturday
night and in it was horse valued at
$4,000.
John Hall Of Keosauqua visited Cam
tril friends recently.
Mrs Bonnie Halstead is visiting at
Stiles.
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TIE REAL LOSS.

The destruction of some Of the his
toric structures Of Europe, such as the
library and university at Louvatn, Bel
GUM, and the great cathedral at
Rheims, France, has resulted in 4
great outcry from all over the world
Lovers Of art and antiquity look upon
the war that is raging as little short
of a calamity because of the material
damage it is doing to the works OF
man.
And yet the works of God are suffer
ing far more damage than could the
works of man if every famouse struc-
ture in Europe were burned by the bel
ligerents. Men, created in the image
of God, himself, so we are told in the
bible, are slain in numbers that would
be truly appalling if definitely known
and fully realized. To the world that
Is watching the struggle. the pare
statement that so many men were kill
ed and so many wounded, excites little
sympathy because those men are look
ed upon as mere cogs in the wheels OF
the great machines that are engaged
In a struggle to the death. Americans
especially find it hard to realize that
the real loss Of the European war Is
In the lives that are being sacrificed
and not in the old buildings that are
being damaged We are not hit by the
death roll. We wouldn't be particular
" interested in seeing in life the men
who are now being killed, but most OF
us have down in our hearts fostered
the belief that sometime or other we
could see those buildings, maybe, that
are now destroyed or endangered
But what is the Rheims cathedral
to the German woman or the French
woman or the English woman whose
husband or son, or both, are in tho
fighting? Which would she rather see
destroyed-the building or the human
life?
The structure can be replaced and in
time would have an added value be-
cause of the fresh associations that
would surround 1t, but the man who
is killed in battle becomes only a mem
ory. His life cannot be restored by
human beings.
There are thousands upon thousands
whose lives have been snuffed out in
their very prime and yet it is unfor-
tunately true that more protest by
governments and individuals have
been raised oyer the destruction of
property, than over the destruction OF
human life. But it Is in human life
that the real loss occurs nevertheless.
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visit with relatives in Indiana.
w. A. Geese Is visiting his daughter
Mrs. Emma Tyner east Of town.
Misses Vera and Justine Hartley are
students at Mt. Pleasant high school.
G. A. Stevens was in Hillsboro Tues
day Of last week.
The Salem All Stars and Hillsboro
played an interesting game at the
Salem ball park Sunday afternoon.
After spending several weeks with
Salem friends Mrs. Ozburn departed for
her home at Indianola.
George Judd and wife have moved to
Quincy, ILL.,
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GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP DAN
aEROUs AND INEFFECTIVE.

0OVeHNm6NI O"N6NS'spE 0V''F
oERoUs AND INEFFECTIVE.
Recognizing already that even the
broader freeship proposition will fall
of adequate result, President wilson
has brought forward q new and rad
ical neutrality-suspicious. owner
ship, of steamship lines. The maxi
mum of 33o,00O,000 which the presi-
dent asks congress to appropriate 1or
the purchase and operation of foreign
built steamships in government lines
under the American nag Is only
small fraction Of the amount requisite
to create an adequate feet. The pro-
posal is q makeshift, and perilous
makeshift, for the mere introduction
OF 1t has aroused resentment abroad
and provoked warning that the Ameri-
can nationality of ships bought from
belligerents In this belated and dubious
way would not be accepted for mo-
ment. Thus both the emergency ship
ping measure and this later plan OF
government ownership. involve grave
risk Of international complications.
Though Great Britain did not sign the
London conference agreement OF 1909,
the following declaration is at least
morally binding as the latest express
sion, of international, opinion:
The transfer OF an enemy vessel to
a neutral nag, affected after the open
ing Df hosti1ities, Is void unless 1t is
proved that such transfer was not
made In order to evade the con-
sequences which the enemy character
OF the vessel would involve.
One steamship service Is now owned
by the government,-tha Of the Pan
anna Railroad Steamship Co., acquired
from the French with other assets OF
the old canal. This line, though
favored In the transportation of gov
eminent supplies, has incurred heavy
deficits in some years when private
owned competing lines earned rea-
sonable dividends. It Is an unfortu-
nate precedent: the experience of the
United States in ocean trade with the
one line which it controls is not en-
couraging.
The great, unmistakable lesson OF
this war to the American people Is
that an adequate merchant marine can
no more be improvised in an emerg-
ency than can an adequate fighting
navy Winthrop L. Marvin, In the
American Review Of Reviews.
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the incident turned in on the advertis-
ing account.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: Readers of
the war news are often perplexed as
OF the pronunciation of foreign names,
especially the towns and rivers in
Poland. GaliAia, Servia, and Bosnia.
There is, for instance, the city of
Przemysl in Galicia. The American
vocal organs are unable to negotiate
it. Editor Murphy, of the Burlington
Saturday Evening Post, with philo-
logical thirst for information, has
searched the authorities, and writes
out this Interpretation for The Hawk.
Eye, as nearly as it can be expressed
in the limited English alphabet
she-mishly-the vowels having the
short sound; or, Shem-ishly. BY prac-
ticing upon it out of sight and hearing
the novice can probably escape arrest
by the police.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: The deter
mination of A. Rustem Bey, Turkish
ambassador, to leave when told that
there is really no desire to kick him
ouI, INC pOOdulity. tudL GeIulduy Will
be asked to find another location than
Washington for Baron Won Schoen, Sec
rotary to the embassy, and the GER
ta!nty that Sir Lionel Garden, late Of
Mexico City and Rio de Janerio, will
feel the weight of American displeas-
ure, proves that European diplomats
have not the high training accredited
to them.
These men are supposed to cultivate
friendly relations. Their title describes
their business.
Instead, they have been seeking to
involve America in some manner and
have openly and fagrantly given af-
front to the American president and
through him to the whole American
people for our country's attitude of
strict neutrality. 1t is not often that
men in such high political office fall
under the temptation of offending the
country to which they are accredited
by yielding to the desire to express
their personal views. All Of them may.
in time, learn that American shirt
sleeve diplomacy" is at least honest
and possesses some measure of self.
respect.
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Good public officials are SO scare

Good public officials are so scarce
that they often escape observation.
While Ottumwa's waterworks trustees
are quietly making a financial success
out of the waterworks plant, officials
in many other places are falling down.
An illustration is the report OF the
board of water assessors for the city
Of Pittsburgh, Pa. 1t shows the
deficit in the operating expenses Tor
a year amounted to $337,463.54, not
including sinking fund or deprecla-
ton.
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regard to that young mans studies.
He was sure William was not getting
along as fast as he should, and this
fact worried the father greatly.
He was greeted kindly by the teach
err. and after. few preliminary ques.
lions the father inquired:
What branch do you consider the
most profitable for my son William,
Mr.. Flint?'
~ can hardly say, but I think a
good, stout blue beech or long, sin.
uous birch would do him as much good
as any,"
A reporter on a Kansas City paper
was among those on relief train that
was being rushed to the scene of rail-
way wreck in Missouri About the
first victim the Kansas City reporter
saw was man sitting in the road with
his back to fence. He had a black
eve his face was somewhat scratched
and his clothes were badly torn-but
he was entirely calm.
The reporter jumped to the side OK
the man against the fence.
"How many hurt?" he asked of the
pTOSlTdIc Ouc.
Haven't heard of anybody being
hurt" said the battered person.
"What was the cause of the wreck!'
Wreck? Haven't heard OF any
wreck?"
"You haven't heard Of any wreck?
Who are you anyway"
"Well, young man, don't know that
that's any of your business, but | am
the claim agent of this road"
King Peter Of Servia, who does not
mean to let Austria have everything
her own way, once had for valet q
man who seemed to find it quite impos-
sible to understand an order intelli-
gently. However, some of his mistakes,
though annoying at the time, had their
distinctly humorous side.
On one occasion King Peter sent the
man with a message to his wife. Alas:
he forgot it on the way.
King Peter was furious when the
man returned.
"Why, you noodle!" he exclaimed.
az don't believe you know what W-O-
MAN spells!"
"Trouble, as a rule, SIR was the
mans quiet retort; and his majesty
now wonders whether the man was
as stupid as he used to appear.
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1t will not be the loss of fine struc. |
lures that will set civilization back
fifty years or more; 1t will be the TAX.
ing away of the brains and energies
that are paying the price Of war with
life itself
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-01
HOLD EVANGELISTIC
SERVICES THIS WEEK

sigourney, Sept. ga series Of
evangelistic meetings opened at the
Christian church on Sunday evening
and will continue for about three
weeks. The pastor. Rev. Hodge will
do all the preaching. Miss Lucille
May Park of Des Moines, lady Of ma
tional reputation will have charge Of
the music.
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The young man who would sue.
eeed must be efficient. He should
have good constitution, the quail
ny called stick.to-Itlveness, char
acter and aptitude for his work. a
discrimination to make good.
Opportunities arc as good To-Day
q they were when Grant, Lincoln,
Rockefeller, Hill, Hartmann
Edison, and Huntington, all poor
boys began to make names TOR
themseIves.-John J. Mitchell.
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Burlington Gazette: President
Roosevelt's physician has succeeded II
limiting him to one speech each day
which is regarded as a decisive victory
for the physician.
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bashfulness he sat in silence; but, as
If it were his only means of express.
sion, he twirled his thumbs one about
the other in never-ending circles.
At length the girl inquired: do
you always do that when you 60
a-calling?'
NO." drawled the youth; some.
times l (twirling his thumbs in the
reverse direction) do it this way"
Mr.. Harris had been considering
for some time the advisability of ap.
preaching his sons school teacher in
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Fine way to help make the nation
prosperous-this heavy taxing Of tho
people to make up for the failure OF
the tariff.
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In 1900 there were sixty-two beef
cattle in the United States for each
100 persons of population; now there
are thirty-seven cattle to each 100 Of
population.
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Press Comment

Clinton Herald: That $12,000,000
which was realized from the sale of
two battleships to Greece had better
be invested in submarines.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-01

Automobiles will replace horse
drawn vehicles for carrying mail in
Bombay,
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10 / n n e =
S tor i e s.

A big, raw-boned youth in the Caro-
lima mountains went to see young
woman Of his acquaintance. In his
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Kansas City Journal: With transpor,
tation to Europe cut off and railway
fares in this country going up, there
never was better time for members
of American families to stay at home
and get acquainted with each other.
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Another means Of combating the
high cost of living will be tried in
New York. Pupils will be taught the
science of buying supplies
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-01

Craftsmanship is the art of selling to
the other fellow something he needs
but doesn't know 1t.
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Investigation in North Carolina has
shown that school attendance in cotton
mill communities is always lower than
in rural or even mountain districts.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-01

States with about one automobile for
each two miles of country road.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-01

Kerosene, allowed to remain on the
metal several hours, will cleanse zinc.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-01

Brackets for window shades that are
adjustable horizontally have been In
vented.
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Council Bluffs Nonpareil: The de-
tenders of the pork barrel rivers and
harbors bill have been routed foot and
horse. Most of their field guns and
ammunition were left on the field to-
gether with lot Of dead soldiers who
will be buried by the voters next NO
vember.