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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-14
suited in the recent purchase Of a
monument Of excellent design and
pleasing character.
PLAN NEW NAME
FOR CENTERVILLE

Centerville. May 13.-The proposal
to change the name of Centerville to
one less common and more significant
of it's achievements was seriously dis
cussed at the meeting of the CONNER
cial club last evening. The proposal
came as climax to growing feeling
that the city fails to get credit for
what it really has accomplished be-
cause the first impression when the
name is mentioned to a stranger Is
that it is in the "ville" class, and as
one business man put it. Is high
grass" town. Those advocating the
change say that every state In the
Union has Centerville. and under this
name handicap few of them have ever
attained prominence. They say
freight and mail frequently get mixed
up and delayed in arrival. And when
one goes away from home and feels
that he is from one Of the cities max
ing the greatest advancement OF any in
Iowa, and says he is from Centerville.
Immediately he can notice that his
auditor assumes that town with such
a name must not amount to so much
after ALL Then the loyal son of Cen
terville has to explain that this is the
largest city on the Rock Island be-
tween Muscatine and Kansas City, the
largest on the Burlington between
Keokuk and Council Bluffs, the city
that stands in the center of big coal
field Is miles wide and extending far
beyond the county borders north and
south, the center Of two electric inter-
urban lines with 80 miles Of track, the
home of the largest stump puller fac
tory in the world, the place where IS
located unlimited quantities OF the
purest gypsum ever found anywhere
and on through the list Of resources
and advantages. The younger element
feels that new name would help In
making favorable first impressions and
they are the ones back Of the move
ment.
Some opposition is being encounter.
ed from the older citizens who say
Centerville was good enough for them
and has sentimental relations that
should not bes ignored. The young
boosters answer back that the first
name of the town was Chaldea, that
it was then named Senterville after an
old Tennessee family, and became
changed to Centerville because a legis-
lative clerk thought someone didn't
know how to spell. and now new
name should be chosen.
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day endeavors to appeal to the pride
that every person should have in his
or her home and in the city in general
and the prevail upon them to devote
sufficient of their time on the one day
to clean up about their homes. How
ever, the proclamation makes it plain
that those persons who do not respond
to the clean up day CALL the work Of
cleaning up about their homes will be
done by force of men hired by the
city and the cost taxed against the re-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-14
BAND CONCERT
IN CITY PARK

The following is the program to be
given by the saith Regiment Band in
the city park Thursday evening.
March, Counterpart. Jewel.
Overture, Norma, Bellini.
Caprice, Frolicsome Frolics, Mere
dith.
Selection. Faust, Gonoud
Gillian Dance, Manana, Missud
Selection. The Sunny South, Lampe.
March, Pilgrim Commandery Foss.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-14
FLORIS TO HAVE
BIG CELEBRATION

Floris, May 13.-At a meeting of
citizens held Tuesday evening it was
voted to hold Fourth Of July cele-
bration at Floris. H. NJ. Haerling,
Clyde Patterson and Geo. F. Carson
compose the finance. committee and
Emery Peden, A. H. Plank and Alva
Strickland the grounds committee.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-14
spective properties.

SpectlVe properties.
The action Of Mayor Stream in des-
ignating cleanup day is in accord
ance with the demands being made
upon every city executive to urge the
people Of the community to make CON
ditions sanitary about thei. home in
the spring of the year and to keep it
that way throughout the warm wealth.
er. Every city and town in the state
mas observed or will observe a general
cleanup day.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-14
CRESTON CLEANUP
DAY, MAY Is

Creston, May 1S.-Mayor Frank W.
Stream has issued a proclamation nam
ing Monday, May Is as general clean
UP day in Creston. The city executive
in his announcement of this importan
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-14
PEOPLES PULPIT

The Courier will publish in
this column articles contrib
uted by it's readers. The COM
munications should be type
written or in plain hand, on
one side Of the paper, and
signed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-31
SUBWAY HERE FAR OFF,
IS OPINION OF EXPERTS
Underground Railway Impractical
at Present, Says Corporation
Counsel Syme.

A subway in Washington today was
placed among the probabilities Of the dis
tant future. Not until the capital has a
population of half million or more Is 1t
likely that such an Improvement will be
provided.
Returning from Boston. where he in
vestigated traffic conditions. Corporation
Counsel Conrad H. Syme this morning
reported to the Commissioners that, IN
his opinion, an underground railway
would be an impractical project to I'M
dertake here at this time.
The cost of such an Improvement. esti-
mated at between S30.ooo,oW and $4,000
uu eliminates its consideration for the
present. and would not be Justified untli
the citys population has increased ne
said
Although a subway as a means OF
relieving congested traffic conditions
at 18th street and New York avenue
was recommended by the last board OF
District Commissioners. the present
board believes that the situation can
best be met through Encouragement
Of street car tracks.
A committee consisting OF Engineer
Commissioner Harding. Capt Julian L.
Schley. executive officer, and H Z.
Eddy. engineer of the public utilities
commission, Is now at work on plans
for a rearrangement Of tracks In the
area bounded by l street, 18th street.
PENNSYLVANIA avenue and 18th street.
The committee will submit recon-
mendations to the Comm ssioners early
this fall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-31

labor to ms in order that he may Kill
or he killed in European war.
We must shape our atatutea,
amending our navigation laws and
subsidixing effectively without usinx
the Odious and tnbOOed word ''suh-
stdy', and we must wisely and viz
orously regulate our commercial acttyi-
Ties to create and fully employ n
fleet adequate 10 accomplish this mobii-
izntiOn. And what we have thus crr-
ntcd In merchant marine to meet this
emergency we must hold and maintain
and employ in perpetuity. 40 far rs
the movement of our own exports and
imports Is concerned.
Our traditional policy II ono of eco
nomic Independence. ns. for example.
to grow to manufacture whatever
we absolutely need. without dependence
on any other nation. We must he
equally self-reliant in respect to the
transport Of our exports and imports.
1t Is mortifying and must not he per-
mfttcd. that because netRhh0rr
with ships quit work and go to fight
Ing Anne rirans should. even for a time,
he stranded hclpIessly in Europe. and
that we should be impotent to NOV q
our agricultural and manufactured
products available for export, piled up
mountain high on our own shores. We
must have ships of our own. Never
ny ain shnl foreign war maroon either
our people abroad or our exports mt
home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-31
A Vital Need of Haste.

The necessity of ouickness of mobiliza-
ton far as the Americans in southern
Europe are concerned Is emphasized Ivy
is reported in one of the great armies
Italian facilities for removing Americans
from southern Europe should be utilized
to the maximum today. while Italy IS
neutral and in health; for tomorrow Italy
may be at war or in quarantine.
Consul General Jones at Genoa as the
representative of the government has won
for it the heartfelt thanks of the Amer
leans who through his cooperation Off
cial and personal We're able to escape on
the Principe di l'dine. Our government
by direct or Indirect authorization and
assumption of responsibility should
quickly follow the Jdine and the
Mafalda with such steamers as may
still be necessary to remove from Italy
every American refugee and return him
in health to the United States. Medical
supervision of refugee ships Is neces-
sary. 1t Is not rescue to pack the
refugees like sardines In an infected
steerage.
justihes the confident hope TINT
governments war problem OF peaceful
m ObiliNn tion-sO simple and easy when
compared with those which perpIex
and distress the rest of the wOrld-will
be solved in such fashion Rs to remove
quickly the burden of anxiety and dis
tress which through fault of their
own sudden and unexpected war has
Imposed upon multitude of tmeri-
cans abroad and upon hundreds of
Thousands at home, who suffer with
them In sympathy.
Mobilizing a Merchant Marine.
Another labor of mobilization in ad-
dftion to that already described. and
AFFILIATED with 1t. 1. imposed upon us
by European war. We must move our
excess agricultural and manufactured
products to South America and the
orient and bring hack products of these
sections of the world In exchange. For
years we have fOOlishly surrendered
this remHnerative task to the ships of
the foreigner. In HIS turn the for
eiEner now fOOlishly abandons this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-31

crowded to the limit. to take American
tourists back to their homes Consider
how small. comparatively. has been and
is the fleet available for this mobilization.
while the multitude to be moved has been
augmented by war.
After men and women have been rescued
the minor governmental problem perhaps
remains of regaining the many thousands
of American dollars represented by the
contents of mountains of trunks which
their owners were compelled to abandon
when virtually expelled from countries
procla;ming belligerency. After Amer
lean lives American property of great ag-
gregate value might well be saved. Our
government is concerned because most Of
these tons of baggage are still in Europe
because Of the failure or refusal of gov
ernment-owned railroads under govern
ment command to perform their ohliga-
tons as common carriers.
The personal suffering to be relieved by
mobilization was and IS real and Will in
crease with every day of war. All Eu-
rope has quit producing and gone to con-
Stunning and destroying. The semi-starva-
ton and riot of disease which follow
continental war as night follows day will
soon envelop Europe. We must not leave
any Of our people to suffer within the
war area
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-31
Rapid Mobilization Essential.

Time Is of vital consequence in this
mobilization. There are thousands Of
school teachers and others under en-
ployrnent at home who must return
quickly from Europe or lose their means
Of self-support A multitude of excur-
sionists is scattered over Europe, each
with only a few dollars IN hand
in addition to railroad ticket, now in
many cases rendered worthless Only q
slight detention means to them disaster.
Each day the prices of everything go
up. Every hour the purchasing power
OF current money goes down. And the
value OF the money Of other countries
expressed In current money steadily de-
creases until It disappears.
There is special need of haste in NOV
ing the Americans In southern Europe
through the seaports Of neutral Italy The
Italian government. to protect Its neu-
trality, Is mobilizing as II 1t were
heligerent. and as precautionary meas
ure 1t Is holding most Of its ships at
home. But our government. if It has
acted even indirectly on options held at
Genoa. doubtless secure. If they are
needed Italian ships for this mohiliza-
ton. No one else than the United states
government can secure them: and as
each day passes the task of obtaining
and holding them becomes more difilcult
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-31

on this work: the number of one such
trawler actually seen to be doing this
was a. Z. "a Erden.
1T would be well If the conduct OF
those who ordered her to perform this
act were carefully considered by neu-
trail powers"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-31

Robert l.. Rates has been appointed
prfnclpal OF the new high school TO he
organized in the $4,000 school build
ing at Moorefield. W. Va. Mr.. Bates
taught in a military school In Maryland
last year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-31
Treaty With Paraguay Signed.

peace commission treaty between
the United States and Paraguay. the
twenty-second of Secretary Bryan's
peace conventions. has been signed in
Asuncion, according to a report to the
State Department today from the
American legation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-31
Authentic and Reliable

In the automobile columns
of the Classified Pages OF
The Star. every day, are to
be found the best that Is
ever offered in used cars.
These advertisers are re-
liable and what they say
about the goods they offer
may be depended upon.
Telephone The Star-Main
244D.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-31

America responded to the appeal for
help for suffering Italians at Messina:
and the Italian government will not turn a
deaf ear when this country appeals to it
for cooperation in relieving suffering
Americans. caught in the grip of Euro
pean war
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-31
Reported Capture Of Apia.

The British capture OF Apia in German
Samoa was announced in the following
official message from London to the Brit
ish embassy here today:
The secretary OF state for the colonies
has received a telegram from the Gov
ernor Of New Zealand stating that Apia
in German Samoa surrendered at 10
am August 20. to an evolutionary
force sent ~ The government of New
Zealand
In connection with the seizure OF the
TWO Turkish warshins in English ship
yards the foreign Office sent the follow
ing statement 10 the embassy:
I'm accordance with the recognized
principle. OF the right and supreme duty
to insure national safety in time of war,
his majesty'S government took over two
ships which were building in England for
the Turkish government but had not Yet
been delivered to it. His majesty's
government has not only offered to pay
n full and return ships in good condition
after the war or supply equivalent new
ones. but also additional and generous
conversation for the use of the pre-
anpfed ships during the war
DipIornatiSts here believe the United
states would have little to fear in the
rrarsfer OF Apa. on the Samoan island
II J-polu. from German to British SOW
,-reisnty. provided the reported surrender
4 the port should result in permanent
British occupancy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-31
REQUIEM MASS IS SUNG
FOR REV. FATHER WERNz
Archbishop Bonzano Presides at
Services at St. Aloysius
Church Today.

With Archbishop Bonzano, apostolic
delegate to the United States. presiding
and more than fifty priests from
Georgetown and the Catholic univer-
stiles in attendance, solemn requiem
mass for the repose of the soul of
Father F. Xavier Wernz. president
general of the Society Of Jesus. was
sung at st. Alovsius Church. North
capitol and | streets. today.
Following a custom centuries old,
members Of tho Dominican order
served as celebrant. deacon and sub
deacon. Whenever the head of the
Jesuit order dies. dominican priests
conduct the funeral services. and when
masses are sung at churches throughout
the world for the repose Of the soul Of
the deceased members of the latter order
perform the duty.
Father Waldron, prior Of the Domini-
can House OF Study at Brookland. was
the Celebrant OF the mass this morning,
with Dominican Fathers Dempsey and
Whalen as deacon and subdeacon. respec-
lively. Rev. Eugene Del. Mcdonnell.
pastor of St AloySius Church, was as
sistant priest The deacons of honor to
the apostolic delegate We're Rev David
Roche of Georgetown University and
Rev DR.. Pap of Woodstock College. Md.
TWO students at the Dominican House of
Study served the mass.
Among the priests who also were on
the altar were Rev. Walter Elliott. rector
of Apostolic Mission House: Rev. Joseph
Cassidy Of st. Stephens Church. Rev.
James Gavin of the Shrine of the Sacred
Heart. Mgr. James Mackin Of St. Paul's
Church, Mgr. Thomas :. Lee Of st. Mat
thews Church. Mgr. William T. Russell
Of st. Patrick Church, Rev. Thomas A.
Emmett, S. j.; Rev. Henry shandelle,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-31

Canada last year received 3S4. s67 new
settlers. bringing about Sl~,0p,OoO with
them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-31
No Mines Laid by England.

Great Britain has laid no mines up
to this time, according to memoran-
dun forwarded to the State Depart
nent by the British embassy here. de-
nying a published report that an Ice
land trawler had been sunk by an Eng
lish mine The memorandum follows
Ellis majesty's government has
learned that on or about August Is an
Iceland trawler is reported to have
struck a mine twenty-five miles off the
TYNE and sunk. and at least one for
eign newspaper has stated that the
mine was English. Although the Ger
man action in laying mines has forced
tn. admiralty to reserve to them
selves the right to do likewise. the
statement already made hy his majes-
Tvs government that no British mines
have been laid remains absolutely true
at this moment.
The mines off the Tyne were laid
thirty miles to seaward, not as a part
Of any d.nite military operation nor
hy German ships of war, but by Ger
man trawlers. OF which a considera BILE
number appear to have been engaged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-31
SENATE TO END DEBATE
ON CLAYTON BILL TODAY
Each Senator Is to Be Privileged
to Speak Once on
Amendments.

The Senate today entered INTO
unanimous consent agreement to close
general debate on the Clayton anti
trust bill at O'Clock this afternoon
and to begin voting thereafter on the
bill and all amendments pending or
which may be offered. Each senator,
however, is to be permitted to speak
not more than once for not more than
fifteen minutes on each amendment
presented and on the bill itself. II
a senator offers an amendment, he
may speak twice. but not for more than
an aggregate of twenty minutes.
Final Vote by Tomorrow.
1t was decided that the final vote
on the bill need not be taken on the
calendar day of August 81. but may go
over until tomorrow. If it is not reach
ed at a comparatively early hour this
evening.
An amendment by Senator Reed to pro-
hibit absolutely one interstate corpora
ton owning stock in another interstate
corporation engaged in the same line of
business was defeated, 81 to %, This ac-
ton left the bill prohibiting such stock
ownership where the effect of such ac-
QUESTION is to eliminate or substantially
lessen competition
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-31
Doubts Coming of Belgian Delegates

That there is absolutely no ofhclai
foundation for the printed reports that
three Belgians forming COMMISSION
of state are on their way to America 70
present document from their country
TO President Wilson protesting against
the alleged violation of war treaties by
Germany, was stated yesterday pS
Rene A f van CromhrugSe, chancel-
Tor of the legation Of Belgium
IF the delegation We're on It's way TO
the United states, the Belgian min
lister, Mr. Havenith, would have been
officially notified by the minister OF
state. but as no official announcement
has come to the legation We do not
credit the report" Mr.. van Crom-
brugge said. ,
The three statesmen named. Emile
Vandervelde. chairman. socialist lead
er in the chamber of deputies. with
Messrs Goblet. Delvielle and Desadel-
ser. who are reported TO be en- route
are all statesmen OF high standing in
Belgium according to the chancellor,
who does not believe they would I'M
dertake an unofficial mission for their
country at this crisis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-31
Renlies to German Ambassador.

The French embassy issued state
ment saying
IN an interview attributed to Count
EsrnStorff, the German ambassador, II
i stated that on the first day OF the
war French aeroplanes bomharded the
omen city of Nuremberg.
French aeroplanes did nothing OF
the sort Any one Will understand
mar If they had tried any such al
+ernnr they would not have taken Tor
their aim city whose fate was abso-
iuraly immaterial in the Impending
struggle.
The accusation is paipably un1usti-
fiad =
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striking distance from Samoa. as well as
many other islands all over the Pacific.
Hints of Turkish Activity.

many Otner lsldnuS all over the { AIM.
Hints of Turkish Activity.
The probable entrance of Turkey into
the European struggle as an ally OF
Germany and Austria, and possible up
risings among Great Britain's Moham-
lnedan subjects. are forecast in wire
less message to the German embassy
here. received from its foreign office
In Berlin.
The message says:
Former British Cabinet Minister
Burns speech against British Foreign
Minister Earl Grey's policy has caused
il deep impression and there are hints
Of fatal consequences among the MO
stantinople foreshadows the active par
ticipation of Turkey against Russia
ANA England
Prof Delbrueck explains the un-
heard of unaniInity of the Germans ny
the conviction that this is a struggle
for life which has been forced on them.
The East Prussan authorities are
recalling fugitives after the great vic
tory Of Gilgenburg-"
Ambassador Not Advised.
4. Rusten Bey Turkish ambassador
here said he had received no word from
his government indicating that II IN
tended to Join the European conflict
Possibly because of disturbed cable ana
wire. communications. he said. he had not
heard from his government in several
weeks. .
The CAPTURE of Allenstein and the IN
yeStment Of konigsbers. noth cities ~
Fast Prussia by the Russian armies,
was announced in a cablegram from the
Paris foreign Office to the French en-
hassy here.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-03-15
CbiIdren'$ Page
Address all communications for this
page to MARGARET WYE, care
of The Ranch, Kent, Wash.
FEBRUARY ROLL.

Selma Moe, Dimple Hollingsworth,
Marion Mcdowell, Nettie Chilvers,
Myrtle Johnson, Helen Bjornstrom.
Lavita Fowler, Vereta Fowler, Myrtle
Haveman, Clara Louise Peterson,
Dorothy Dickens, Cleo Meter, Ethel
jain, Chester Greetham. Theodore
Randall.
Our February Roll is not so long
as our January Roll. I hope it will
not get any shorter, don't you?
Again I must caution you to send
your work in on time. Sometimes
work reaches me two weeks late and
sometimes, too, it is very good work
that might possibly have won the
prize had it been "on time.''
You know we have had an extra
contest open for the last two months
"a long story contest to be at least
1900 to 1000 words in length. How
ever, there were no stories submitted
for it. l presume it was too long for
you to even think of now. Later we
may try such contest again when
you are more accustomed to writing,
The work for this month is "Quaint
Sayings of Children. Look up the
last issue if you are not quite sure OF
the particulars.
The February work was, "Why l
Like the Farm All the work sub
mitted was unusually good, showing
that the boys and girls are beginning
to realize the benefits and beauties
of life on farm. The prize goes to
Alvin e. Ahlberg. of Arletta, Wash.
Always write your name. age and
address in the upper right hand cor
ner Of the first page of everything
you send to the Children's Page, eX-
cept on letters.