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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-14
CAN BATTLE
AER0PLANES
TESTS PROVE THAT GOVERN.
mENT'S ANTLAIRcRAFT GUNS
ARE EFFECTIVE. rr---..s.
Rear Admiral Strauss Tells Of War
Machine Of Which Little
Has Been Heard.

WASHINGTON, ID. C.. Dec. IA
Tests demonstrating the effectiveness
or the American navy's anti-aircraft
gun have been reported to the House
naval committee by Rear Admiral
Strauss, chief OF the bureau of ord
nance. The weapon, used years ago
for other purposes, has been devel-
oped to bring down hostile aeroplanes
and dirigibles.
1T will be competent to deal with
aircraft" Admiral Strauss reported.
We have tried II against a kite at
5000 feet altitude. a sufficient altitude
TO determine that IL is valuable for
the purpose. OF course that is not
the hnal altitude al which an air
craft would operate. but we are en-
abled to judge from the success that
we had at that range what we would
have at higher attitudes. The range
OF that gun in the air is about Z 900
feet. II is not quite as large as the
gun they use In England. but II Is
quite similar.
This is not our only anti-aircraft
gun. We have a threeinch gun. firing
"a thirteen-pound projectile that will
De used for the same purpose. but I'm
a different way. They are for vertical
AaRtAA a'baAh we nave
some reports showing that shell ex-
plosions In the vicinity OF a flying.
machine seriously disturb the ma
chimes. not enough TO make them lose
control or upset. but to give them
quite a jolt We have to hit the craft
In vital part"
Powder az a Saving.
A supplemental statement the ad-
miral was asked to supply the commit
tee. stated that the navy manufac.
tured at Indian Head proving ground
Md, 3.352,3SS pounds OF powder. at a
cost Of 3S and a fraction cents per
pound, while II purchased 2.27G. $40
pounds at SO cents a pound. during the
past fiscal year. u also stated that
the navy can build fourteen-inch guns
az the Washington Eun factory AT an
estimated cost OF $4,000 each. com.
pared with 100000 paid for similar
guns manufactured by contract.
Admiral Strauss urged tho necessity
for increased storage facilities for am
munitiOn supplies. explaining n plan
20 concentrate the Increase a. Fort
Minlin. near Philadelphia. for the east
coast. and the Puget Sound naval mag.
azine Tor the west coast
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-14
DID NOT LAND
German Steamer Arrives at caIIao
Peru, With Crew Of sUnken ves.
sci, But Fails TO Land.

CALLAO. Peru. Dec. lathe Ger.
man steamer RhakOtis. OF the Kosmos
line. arrived here today. but did not
communicate with the shore. The
government Is reserved a. to what
action II viii take In the case Of the
steamer. which brings the crew OF the
British coal ship. South Wales. which
was sunk on the coast Of Chile some
Time ago by The German cruiser Dres-
den. after the Dresden had appropri.
ated her coal
dispatch from Valparaiso. Novem.
Der IL. said the Rhakotis had on board
the crew Of the British supply ship
crown OF Gaiitia. which had been sunk
by her own crew or by German war.
ships
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-11-21
AIDING THE eELGIANS.

While President Wilson has decneo
not to appoint an all-American central
committee to take charge of Belgian
relief measures, he is considering the
advisability for forming such COM
mittee in an indirect way. He may
write to some one suggesting the or
SANITATION of such a committee. The
president does not desire to take any
official action on the question.
Mr.. Wilson looks with favor on the
efforts being made to bring groups OF
Belgian refugees to the United States
to establish settlements. He does not
think the immigration law preventing
likely public charges from entering the
United States would interfere. Assur'
ances could be given, he said, that the
Belgians would be cared for after their
arrival.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-11-21

Dahionega.
Justices of the Peace-B. n. Pickin.
Chas. Rudkin.
Constables--R. B. Burns. J. Il.
Slater.
i Trustees. f. Silvers, w. j. Deck.
er. c. A. White.
Twp. Clerk A. Sward.
Twp. Assessor-M. f. Harwood.
Green.
Justices of the Peace-Ed Oswald,
Geo, II. fuller.
Constables-W. c. Hunt, J. r.
Schwartz.
Trustees--L. M. Alfred, Michael
Becker, Chas. Schwartz.
Twp. Clerk-C. G. Baum.
Twp. Assessor-Earl Harsch.
Highland.
Justices of the Peace-B. l.. Denny,
l.. Drummond.
Constables--A. j. Rodgers, Miles
Bacon.
Trustees-John Short, Richard
Claussen las w. Wheaton.
Twp. Clerk-Frank Doak
Twp. Assessor-Sam Baker.
keokuk.
Justices of the Peace--D G.. CrOwell,
f. M. Dunning.
SOAslduioo oohH VdtIS, -. Hs
Dickel.
Trustees Guilford Miller ]. ".
Buchanan, s. Streeby
Twp. Clerk-Hewey Hite.
Twp. Assessor. r. Bower.
Pleasant.
Justice of the Peace-W. s. Nc
Dowell, G. L. Hanna.
Constables-D. N. Still, l.. G. Yeager.
Trlstees-Tom Murray, M. NJ. Gilt
ner, F. G. McClung
Twp. Clerk-Claude Warder.
Twp. Assessor--H. E. Warder.
Polk.
Justice of the Peace-Leroy Gates,
August Huffman.
Constables-Cyrus Johnson, Bert
Williams.
Trustees-G. f. Peterson, Gus Sea-
burg Arthur Carlson.
Twp. Clerk-Allie Anderson.
Twp. Assessor-Axel Johnson.
Richland.
Justices of the Peace-W. C. Arnold,
Cyrus Shaver.
Constables-Chas. Barnard, Fletcher
Copes.
Trustees -Thos. Hardesty, r. w.
Young, Homer Chandler.
Twp Clerk-Wm. Bane.
Twp. Assessor--W. B. Nash.
Washington.
Justices of the Peace. ID. Nick
lin, A. Seaman.
Constables-W. r. Hanshaw, Jacob
Roberts.
Trustees-S. Hollenbeck, J. r.
More Fred Shore.
Twp. Clerk-N. A. Stump.
Twp. ASSESSOR. +. Springer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-11-21

Gun ueaMlsq pugI qua u! qlnoA pa!
ages of IS and q years.
Let the officers of every company
or at least one Of them, be trained
regular army men who could act as
drill masters.
Let the companies meet once or
twice a week in the evening and IN
dulge in military drill
Let the young men have three years
of this service and then enroll them
as reservists who shall drill once a
month for a period of five years IN
one of the active organizations.
If this plan were followed 1t would
preclude the possibility of this coun'
try being caught unprepared by an
enemy. Furthermore it would not
create a military machine for the
youths would not be taken out OF
their regular mode of life But 1t
would take many of them Off the
street corners, out of the saloons ana
pool rooms and from places just as
bad, on the drill nights. And better
than ALL it would inculcate into eacn
one that greatest Of all lessons-hoW
to obey.
The idea that this country cannot pc
forced into a war against its Will is
preposterous In view of that 1t De'
hooves the United States to be pre-
pared for protecting it's life and hber'
ty and possessions.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-11-21
In Mernoriam

4 ".
Mary M. Overman, wife OF Philandcr
Overman, was born in Harrison county
Ohio June II, 1882 and died in Ottum-
wa Iowa, October 30, 1914 at the age
Of eighty-t two years, four months and
thirteen days.
The deceased was the second daugh4
ter of Benjamin and Eva Young, pio-
need settlers of Wapello county. At the
early age of fourteen years she came
to Iowa with her parents and settled on
a farm four miles south OF Ottumwa.
On January "a. 1856 she was united
in marriage to Philander Overman. To
this union we're born four children.
three having preceded her in death,
one daughter Harriet E., the husband
and one grandson, Ferris III. Michaels.
two sisters, Mrs. G.. w. Stocker and
Mrs. Sarah Hally are left to mourn
their loss.
Fifty years ago she united with the
Methodist church where she has been
a devoted member She was charter
member Of the Willard Street M r..
church where she was a regular at
tendant as long as her health would
permit.
Her funeral was held Sunday No
vember ! at $3.50 p m. from the home
Of her daughter Mrs. Harriet r.. Mich
els with whom she had made her home
for the past few years. The funeral
services were conducted by the Rev.
M. r. Reauch. assisted by Rev p. C.
Smith. lnterment was made in the
Shaul metery.-Contributed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-11-21
FULL LIST OF TOWNSHIP OFFICERS IN
WAPELLO COUNTY ELECTED NOV. 8

The complete list of all of the
township officers in Wapello county
who were elected at the recent general
election on Nov. 3, has been checked
over now, by the county auditor. While
this Is the list as the men were elected
yet in number of instances it will
probably be changed as there are con-
slant changes being made in some of
the precincts outside Of any incorpor.
ated town or city. This is often caus-
ed by men refusing to serve and again
by removals, etc. The complete list
including justices of the peace, con.
stables, trustees, township clerks and
assessors follows:
Adams.
Justices of the Peace--Amos Proc
tor, p. E. Cloyd.
Constables-Joe Proctor, A. v. Tins.
ley.
Trustees--John Huber, Joe Schoech,
W. F. Hunter.
Twp clerk-M. f. Upp.
Twp. Assessor-Ira M. Glover.
Agency.
|. W. Jackson.
Constables-A. A. Reynolds, ].
Sirles.
Trustees-W. Rourke. D. w. John.
son, o. Fl. Mccoy.
Twp. Clerk-W. H. Reynolds.
Twp. Assessor. o. Cremer.
Cass.
Justices of the Peace-Geo. Byrum
Silas Warren.
Constables-Geo. Harness, James
Hornbeck.
Trustees-C. H. Crump, w. H. Bax
| ter, Dave Grooms.
Twp. Clerk--Lester White
Twp. Assessor-Jas. Mcdonald.
Columbia.
Justices of the Peace-Amos Gray
John Parrot.
Constables-A. Suerbuer, Frank
Hose.
Trustees-W. b. Gardner, w. A. Ful.
mer, c. II. Stuber.
Twp. Clerk-Geo. F. Hartman.
Twp. Assessor-Geo. DOTS.
Center.
Justices of the Peace-H. G.. Nosler
Fred H. Wilcox.
Christie.
ITuSleeS--DenHlS hedTuOn, M. NJ
Thompson, T. o. Houk.
TWP. Clerk-H. II. Evans.
TWP. Assessor-Geo. B. Wellman.
competine.
Justices of the Peace-Geo. Sauer,
Joe Slater.
Constables-Sam Hawthorne, M
Lucas.
Trustees-Wm. Brownlee, Geo. Lent
ner, J. H. Hochreiter.
TWP. Clerk-B. B. Mirgon.
Twp. Assessor. G. Miller.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-11-21
National Political NeDS

Washington, D. c., Nov. ia ma
tional labor exchange is being estab-
lished, quietly and gradually, by the
bureau of immigration in the depart
ment of labor. The scheme was inaug.
urated last summer. when the state Ia
Dor commissioner of Oklahoma wired a
request to bureau for harvest hands
-12,00O to $4,000 OF them. The Okla
homa official promised that at least 80
per cent of this army of harvesters
would be kept on after the grain mar
vest, for from four to six months, TO
take care of the forage crops. Inc
labor department issued bulletin TO
the press, and at the same time had no.
tees put up in the postoffices, telling
of this chance for employment The
experiment was a success.
The sending out of this bulletin was
done under authority of the law Great
ing the bureau, which empowers it to
promote beneficial distribution" of
immigrants. 1t is not legally entitled,
as yet. to serve American wage work
ers in the same way, but is going ahead
in the belief that this power will be
conferred by congress during the win
ter session Accordingly employment
blanks have been sent to all postoftices
to enable the unemployed to register
and to allow farmers or others want
ing help to declare their needs.
When the great fire in Salem, Mass,
threw out of work nearly 300 workers
in the shoe and textile industries the
local relief committee called uron the
labor department to help find new
places for them Letters and kilograms
were sent by the federal government to
about 700 shoe manufa cturers and to
some 900 cotton textile manufacturers,
in New York. New Jersey, Pennsvl-
van;a. Delaware, Maryland and the
New England states, explaining the ur-
gent need of employment. At the same
time the officials of labor organizations
throughout the east we're called upon
to cooperate. The employers and the
unions responded at once. with the re-
suit that about 1900 Of the Salem
people were given jobs in other towns
within a few days. The number OF
answers received by the department,
to it's letters and kilograms, was 1852.
Some of the foreign language news
papers have joined with the ordinary
American press in advertising free the
Jobs which the bureau Of immigration
can offer to farm laborers. One Ger
man newspaper in New York secured
applications for work from SIG Ger
mans in 80 days. and it was ascertain
ed that 2s3 of these applicants secur-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-11-21
NO RUSH TO GET
BRITISH BONDS

London, Nov. 19.-There has been a
steady demand, but no particular rusl
on the central banks to get the pros
pectuses Of the new British war loan
Of 6 $50, 100000 ($1,75O,O00,O00) interest
31a per cent, price 95, and redeemable
at par March 1, 1928.
Contrary to usual practice Of closing
the issue as soon as the amount was
cvoered, the lists in the present case
will remain open until Tuesday, and
the prospectuses can be obtained at
all banks and in any postoffice Of the
United Kingdom. Consequently the
opportunities for the public to come
in touch with this loan are wider than
usual
The stock exchange views the loan
as good investment, and some mem
bers express the belief that another
loan will be issued some time in April.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-11-21
BIG DECREASE IN
TRAIN ACCIDENTS

Washington. d. c., Nov. ia great
decrease in the number Of collisions
and deraiIments Of railroad trains for
the quarter ended June 30, 1914 as
compared with the preceding quarter.
was reported today by the Interstate
commerce commission. AS compared
with the corresponding quarter of 1913,
there was a decrease of 737 in the num-
Der Of train accidents Defective road
way and defective equipment together
caused more than 1913 per cent of all
derailments reported
In train accidents, the total number
Of persons killed was 1914, while 2.157
were injured
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-11-21
DIRECTORS ACCUSED
OF WASTING ASSETS

New York, Nov. 19.-An accounting
from the directors of the defunct
United States Motor company, which
had an authorized capacity Of $425O0,-
600, and which was placed in the
hands Of receivers two years ago, was
sought in suit filed in the supreme
court here today by Emmanuel Metz
ger, a stakeholder
New receivers were also prayed for
in the suit. In the papers filed it Is
alleged that the greater part Of the
proceeds Of $6,000.OO0 bond issue
made in 1911 was wasted by the de.
PENDANTS 1t is further alleged that
altogether the defendants wasted $780,
100000 of the company's assets.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-11-21
A RESERVE ARMY

The criticism of the United States
army as made by General Wother-
spoon, retiring chief of staff, furnishes
considerable food for thought. In the
first place it should be remarked that
General Wotherspoon is now out of
the active service after holding po-
sition that best fitted him to be a
critic. Following his advice would
mean nothing to him personally for
it would not increase his power or
prestige in any way and therefore it
is safe to assume that his criticism
for the country.
The ex-chief of staff says our stand
ing army of 10000 men is entirely too
small to be effective. He would have
its strength increased to 2O5,OOO effec-
tives and in addition would have an
army of first class reservists organ
lied, bringing the total strength of
the first line of troops up to half a
million men. In his recommendation
which was printed in The Courier
yesterday, he outlines a very good
plan for carrying his ideas into effect
without it costing the country very
much and without removing from the
world Of business and labor any great
way to bring about lasting peace and
number of men.
The plan of General Wotherspoon
will be opposed by many On the
ground that building up the military
power of the nation is not the best
eventually universal peace. The fear
is general that if country is well
prepared for war, it will find excuse
for one.
The Courier realizes that there may
be some truth in this claim but it also
believes that being unprepared for
war constitutes a greater danger for
this country than it's being prepared
does for it or other nations Fur
thermore if the chances were exactly
even, the law OF self preservation
would counsel preparedness rather
than unpreparedness.
Believing as it does that this coun-
try should be prepared to meet any
foeman that might find excuse to de-
clare war, The Courier agrees with
General Wotherspoon that our army
is woefully insufficient. The Courier
has a plan that would serve the same
end as General Wotherspoon's and in
addition would provide bit of excel
lent training for the youth of the
land The idea is this:
Let the national guard be reorgan-
tied So as TO include every able bod
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-11-21

der, the male population of the British
Isles could and should learn to shoot.
BY great many people his efforts
were made light of and his warnings
were called the imaginations Of an old
man. Now the government, at just the
time of this great soldiers death, real
ICES the force Of what he was telling
them.
Ex-president Roosevelt has been, for
the last ten years. trying to impress
upon the people of this country. the i'm
portance of every man knowing how to
shoot Some people have made fun OF
his efforts just the same as people in
England did of Lord Roberts advice.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-11-21

ed farm work at an average wage OF
$24 month and board and lodging.
The zones of distribution of in1mi-
grant labor, thus far arranged by the
government, are IS in number. They
are Boston, New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Norfolk, Jacksonville lin
Guiding Savannah, Mobile, Birmingham
and Charleston. S. CO., New Orleans
(including Gulfport and Memphis),
Galveston, (including Albuquerque,
Cleveland. Chicago (including DetroiD
Minneapolis, St. Louis Gncluding Kan
sas City and Des Moines), Denver Tin
GLIDING Salt Lake City, Helena Tin
GLIDING Moscow, Idaho), Seattle, Pea.
land. Ore, San Francisco (including
Sacramento and Fresno), and Los
Angeles (including San Diego and Tue
son, Ariz.)
1t Is expected that the system will
be so thoroughly advertised to the wes-
tern farmers during the coming win
ter and spring that next years supply
of farm labor for the middle west and
far west will be very largely handled
by the government itself. Hitherto this
labor has been caught" and shipped
out to the west from the Industrial
cities by class of employment
agencies that cared almost nothing for
either the satisfaction of the employer
or the conditions of the employment
The employment agents got their
money by simply delivering men; as a
rule everyone else got poor bargain.
The labor department is going to try to
supply the right man to the right
place.
Domesticated livestock has no mo.
nopoly upon diseases that worry the
United States department of agricul-
ture. Just now it is the Rocky Noun.
tain bighorn sheep and the mountain
goats-the most difficult to meet Of all
the big game on the continent-that
are sick. Some epidemic is killing them
particularly in the Lemhi national for
est in Idaho. according to reports by
the Forest Service. The rangers be-
lie,e that the disease is the same as
that which swept the Rockies in 1928
when the sheep and goats among the
highest peaks died in great numbers
The government is setting about an
investigation. which involved the bio
logical survey, the bureau of animal in
dustry and the forest service. veter-
marian who has had experience in this
field is now in the Lemhi forest to start
the inquiry. He has found that the
sheep dying of the pest have rough and
NANCY coats and seem to be much
emaciated.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-11-21

Quincy Herald: One thing that polit-
ical developments of the two years
just past has demonstrated is that the
government of the United States must
continue, by it's very nature. to be a
government of two great parties. The
system of having three great parties
is not adapted to the American sys-
tenn of government nor to the Amer
lean system of government nor to the
American temperament. No three par
ties will remain great One of them
must dwindle in it's strength until it be-
comes one of the many small parties
whose activity is not serious factor
in American politics.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-11-21

eyes, what day is this? p
'This," said the friend, As Thurs.
day"
The invalid thought it over a minute
What became of Wednesday ?" he
asked.
my dear, you ought to pass up
frivolous things and take an interest
in deep subjects. Take history, for
instance Here is an interesting item.
Gessler, the tyrant, put up hat for
the Swiss to salute
The lady was trifle interested.
How was it med?' she in.
quired.
It was at Sunday dinner and there
was chicken for dinner that Sunday
The little son of the house was in.
ordinately fond of that fowl and he
had partaken of it with freedom And
presently he said: please, may
have some more chicken?"
mo, dearie," answered his mamma
IT think you have had enough
But I want some more!"
"You can't have any more. But
listen-don't cry. Here's wish-bone!
Isn't that fine? You and mamma will
pull it. You pull on one end and
mamma will pull on the other. The
one that gets the biggest piece will
get whatever he wishes for. Now
pull! Ooh! You got it. Well, what
ever you wished for you will get
What did you wish for?"
II wished for some more chicken
At a London dinner recently the
conversation turned to the various
methods of working employed by lit
erary geniuses. Among the examples
cited was that of well-known poet
who, 1t is said, was wont to arouse mis-
wife about o'clock in the morning
and exclafm, Maria, get up; have
thought of good word!' Whereupon
the poets obedient helpmate would
crawl out OF bed and make note OF
the thought-off word.
About an hour later, like as not, a
new inspiration would sieze the bard
whereupon he would again arouse his
wife, saying. Maria, Maria, get up!
I've thought of a better word!'
The company in general listened to
the story with admiration, but a
merry-eyed American girl remarked
We'll, if. he'd been my husband
should have replied, 'Alpheus, get up
yourself; l thought of bad world
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-11-21

Football is piling up terrible death
toll this year and the agitation against
the game is going to get new force.
Cannot substitute game be found that
would prove just as fascinating to the
players, just as interesting to the spec.
tators and less dangerous to life and
limb? Some schools are trying the
game of soccer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-11-21
AUTO HITS BRIDGE.

Streator, Ill.,, Nov. 1T B. Thomp-
son and Frank Dewey of Seneca, H.,
were killed and Albert and Walter
Drummer of Streator, were injured, the
former seriously, when an automobile
driven by Walter Drummer ran into a
bridge near Dwight last night
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-11-21
ANOTHER LEGAL HOLIDAY.

Springfield. ILL.,, Nov. Ex-Governor
Dunno today in response to requests
from numerous civic bodies, designated
December 3, holiday in Illinois. It.
will be the anniversary Of Illinois ad.
mission into the union.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-11-21

The faults you see in the other
fellow are nine times out of ten your
own faults; otherwise you would not
recognize them. Just think that over.
Signal Talk.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-11-21

In 1912 Iowa raised 100000 tons
of hay. over million tons more than
California. That year Iowa raised
more hay than other state except New
York. It's value was $47,0OO,O00. The
total gold production Of the same year
of Colorado and Alaska and Nevada
combined was only 100000 more
than the value of Iowa's hay crop.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-11-21

Now if someone will just explain
fully why the German cruiser Berlin,
after running the blockade, put into
neutral harbor and submitted to being
informed there, it will render unneces-
sary a lot of scheduled debates on the
subject.