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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-22
MUCH WHEAT is sOWN.

Influenced by the prospective heavy
demand for grain by the warning coun
tries of Europe, American farmers this
fall have sown record area to winter
wheat which the department of agri-
culture estimates at 41,263,O00 acres.
That is an increase of 4,135,000
acres over the area sown last fall
and on which the record crop of 684,
100000 bushels of winter wheat was
harvested this year. The area sown
is 5,255,O0O acres more than was har
vested this year. The increased acre
age in Illinois is fifteen per cent.
The condition Of winter wheat on
December j was 1873 per cent of a
normal crop. That is almost ten pei
cent lower than it was last year at this
time and two per cent below the ten
year average condition on December
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-22

Hans Garbus, German farmer OF
Iowa, has discovered that the benefits
which appear on the surface as attach
ing to the mail order plan sometimes
spell disaster and has written a very
interesting story of his views in q
farm paper. Here is a part of his story:
I'VE farmers need awakening to the
fact that we have Enthusiastically reach
ed the period where we must think and
plan. l am one of the German farmers
that had to be shown, and I am now
giving my experience that others may
profit, for knowledge is more expensive
now than ten years ago.
Twenty years ago I began my
farm career. had an old team and $50.
Our furniture was mostly home made
chairs. cupboard and lounge made
from dry goods boxes, neatly covered
with ten-cent cretonne by my girl wife.
We rented eighty acres. Being a boy Of
good habits / got all needed machinery
and groceries of our home merchants
on credit, until fall crops were sold. The
first year was a wet season and I did
not make enough to pay creditors.
went to each on date of promise and
explained conditions, paying as much
as possible, and they all carried the
balance over another year. They con-
tinued to accommodate me until T was
able to buy forty acre piece Of my
own.
"As soon as owned these few acres
| the mail order houses began sending
me catalogues, and gradually began
sending my loose change to them. let
| ting my accounts stand in my homo
town where I had gotten my accommo-
/ dation when needed 1t.
I'VE then had one Of the thriftiest
little villages in the state--good line OF
business in all the branches, merchants
who were willing to help an honest fell
low over a bad year. and town full OF
people who came twice a week to trade
| a nd visit Our litfla 90 SIR
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-22

the Wonderland Carriage Co. have sold
the same to Chas Timpe and Chas.
Frey who will take charge of the busi-
ness Jan. 1.
j. George Dul<er was the guest Of his
brother w. T. Duker at Burlington on
Monday.
Mrs. George Pogge and baby and
Miss Neva Foss have been recent
guests of Mrs. Pogge's parents Mr..
ison.
An alarm Of fire was turned In from
the Henry Krimpler residence. The
fire was caused from a pipe running
through the floor and it is supposed
some bedding came in contact with the
heated pipe. The carpet and bed and
bedding was burned.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-22

"See that millinery shop over there?
asked the driver, pointing to building
near the depot.
"You don't mean to say they sell
whiskey in q millinery store?" exclaim-
ed the drummer.
mo, l mean that's the only place
here they don't sell It," said the bus
man.
Somebody said to Jamie MacJames
one day: 81 trust you don't spend all
your wages
"That don't" Jamie replied. II on
~ spend two-thirds. Two-thirds is all. '
'tAnd the other third-you bank
that I SUPPOSED"
No, I do better than that with It,
give it to the wife to run the house.
Bobby's father owned an incubator
and one day the little fellow was
watching a chicken energetically
breaking it's way through it's she'll
Just then his father came along and
Bobby said:
Papa, l see how that chicken gets
out of his shell, but what | can't un
derstand is how he got into It,"
"Begin at the bottom and work up
Patrick y that is the only way"
1T can't be done in my business;
I'm well-digger."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-22

Surgeon General Rupert Blue of the
public health service, gives much space
in his annual report to the increasing
pollution Of the waters of the great
lakes. He blames this fact for the high
typhoid fever rate in the United States.
He also gives the pleasing information
that in his opinion, the number Of drug
flends in the United States has been
greatly exaggerated. According to him,
those afflicted with the drug habit do
not number much in excess of 100000.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-22

A lot of people who thought they
saw jobs ahead taking an agricultural
census-a thing of no particular value
to anyone-will be disappointed. The
house has cut off the appropriation of
$2,2S6,O00 with which the workers
were to be paid laH
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-22
LARGE TURKEY IS
SENT TO PRESIDENT

Sapulpa, Okla, Dec. IA turkey
said to be the largest ever raised in
Creek county, was sent to President
Wilson today by Herbert Koch, q
farmer. On the shipping tag was writ
ten:
ITO Woodrow Wilson, president OF
the United States, Washington, D. O.
Don't be afraid to declare war on this
turkey. He expects nothing else"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-22

The Citizen soldiery" plan offered
by President James of the University
of Illinois, provides for several thous
and new officers, but does not go into
the subject of private soldiers. Officers
are necessity of course, but it is the
high privates in the rear rank" thai
are needed to form reserve for the
United States.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-22
T
Less than OBS inchs

The month goes on record as one
OF the most pleasant Novembers in
the history of Iowa The temperature
averaged about degrees above the
normal. and the average precipitation
was but 0.22 inch. With the single ex-
ception of November ten years ago
the current month was the driest of
it's name in the 25 years climatolog-
tcal history Of the Weather Bureau.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-22

President Wilson announces that
politics will be disregarded in the nam
ing of the five members of the new
trade commission and then it is learn
ed that at least one republican will be
appointed. That will leave only four
democrats on the board. We wonder
what the presidents idea of political
makeup of the board would be.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-22


Davenport Times: 1t appears to
be forgotten that it Is possible to view
see it, nor yet as the allies see it, but
facts and incidents of the war being
standards of Europeon history, but by
and ideals. That, it is believed, is
what is being done in this country. 1t
may result in erroneous impressions, a
misunderstanding of the ideals of both
the Germans and the allies, but 1t is
a point Of view which the American
people cannot be expected to put
aside with ease.
Davenport Times: The lawyers may
have their own way about things in the
national house, but the Iowa house is
almost controlled by the farmers who
number 46 while the lawyers number
only IA. Only three editors will un-
dertake to practice what they have
been preaching about legislation.
Kansas City Journal: According to
Congressman Gardner, the United
States could fight for only one hour.
But with the aid of an Industrious
censor couldn't it in that hour drive the
enemy from his intrenchments, cap.
ture 10000 prisoners and execute a
strategical retreat?
Henry M. Hyde in, Chicago Tribune:
Altogether 1t is now estimated that
there are more than 100000 adult
wage earners out of employment In the
United States. Almost all of them are
concentrated in the big industrial
cities. So far as the casual and nomad.
| ic laborers are concerned, who work on
railroad construction farms, and pub
lie works in the summer and flock to
the cities for the winter, it Is suggest
ed that the cooperation of state end
federal authorities should be asked.
i Cedar Rapids Gazette: Poor old Des
M.oines must think Cedar Rapids is a
gold mine The capital city has heard
evidently that this city is overburdened
with money; for within the last few
weeks she sent two men authorized to
collect money to help support a mis-
sion OF soup mousse Ill LES MolueS
These solicitors have been making a
canvass in this city asking for mon
ey to be sent to Des Moines to sup
port the poor Of that city. Cedar Rap
| ids folk, in only few instances, have
fallen for the tales of need, being dull
lily aware Of the help that is needed
right here at home. The army of un
employed obtains here as in other
cities and Cedar Rapids has enough to
do to take care of it's own.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-22

Dorm of Des Moines, came yesterday
for visit with her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. P. V. Arsdale and with relatives
at Russell.
Mrs. J. w. Lyon went to Lacona last
evening for brief visit with her hus-
bands mother
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-22
SCALE OF SHADES
O.25 to so inches
0.50 to O.75 inches

No point in the State had as much as
one inch of precipitation, while at 10
stations there was less than meas
urable quantity. At Lake Park, sta
ton in Dickinson County, no precipi-
tation whatever occurred. The great
est monthly amount reported was O.95
inch, at Waverly. Bremen County, and
the greatest fall within "a hours was
0.60 inch, at the same station. on the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-22

The stress of modern war has be-
come SO severe upon the soldiers that
many of them go insane The Rus
slams have organized a special
nerve corps" of physicians for the
treatment of these special cases.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-22

keeping harder, and vastly more i'm
portant, many people who are suffer
ing because of the cold, will be warm
ed and made happier
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-22
Press Comment

Kansas City Journal: The unpre-
paredness of Colonel Goethals to main
tain the neutrality of the Panama
canal is no more pronounced than the
reluctance of the president to preserve
1t by force. The administration is side
stepping all the trouble it can.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-22

Get your shopping over SO as to
avoid the rush at the finish. Give the
store girls chance to enjoy Christ.
mas.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-22
D1 n noT
S t orr e y

where can get a drink in this
town." asked travelling man who
landed at little town in the oil region
of Oklahoma of the bus driver
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-22

Burlington Gazette: If President
Wilson never accomplished anything
else but the trimming of the presi-
dental messages to congress, he has
set precedent that should earn him
everlasting fame and incidentally
gratitude
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-22

Former
the Philadelphia Ledger)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-18
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prosperity and the welfare of the Amer
lean people"
The speaker expressed his belief ''that
no people on earth that have q due
regard for the opinions OF mankind
would be willing to sell their birth
right for such an unpalatable mess Of
pottage."
Says Grey Il Mistaken.
The fact is,' he said, Edward Grey
has forgotten or did not fully investi-
gate the circumstances that compelled
his government to abandon the system
OF rebates that had beep grante4 Ca
madam shippers and shipowners In vi
olation of the treaty, Of Warrington
He ID entirely mistaken chen he as
serta the syutem was abandoned In the
face Of our protests.
II Vas retaliatoFy 1egi1la110n On the
part ok ~ Omitted states, Mr.. Kahn
doclaxUGe tAAt oomDollod 0Eeat BtitA1n
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-18
STAYS IN THE FAMILY
Westinghouse Estate of SIS, 900. 900
Willed to Relatives.

Pittsburg, Pa. March 1S.-The will
Of George Westinghouse, who died In
New York last week. was filed hero
for probate today. The value OF the
estate is said to be $35, 900, 900. Mar
garet E. w. Westinghouse. the widow,
is given two-thirds of all the capital
stock OF the Westinghouse Air Spring
company, OF which Mr.. Westinghouse
was owner, and one-third OF such
stock goes to his son.
Certain personal, office and house
hold employees are given a years sal
airy. and q bequest Of $4,000 il made
to Alexander g. Uptegran. Tho resi-
due Of the estate il divided. 40 per
cent to the widow, 40 per cent to the
son and 20 per cent to the brother of
the testator
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-18
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

The funeral of J. C. Darling. who
died Tuesday at his home at 1917 Har-
risOn street, will be held at . o'clock
Thursday at the residence. Interment
will be in the Topeka cemetery.
Mrs. w. b. Roberts, aged 40, died
of peritOnitis at $50 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon at the family home at 1852
Randolph street. The funeral will be
held at 10 o'clock Thursday morning
at the family home. Interment will
be in Zion cemetery near Watson, IL
miles southeast Of the city.
Mrs. 8. J. Thomas. S12 Quincy street,
received a cablegram this afternoon
announcing the death of her twin Sis
ter, Mrs. John Morgan. at her home in
Llamtrisant, Wales. Mrs. Thomas. who
was 50 years old, died at o'clock thin
morning. She was q twin sister of Nro
s. J. Thomas. mother of Richard u.
Thomas. former clerk of the Shawnee
county district court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-18
IT WAS 4 CONTRACT.
But Relatives Seek to Break II
rs . VIII.

A will that wasn't will occasioned
a lawsuit in the district court. Mary
d. McElroy, who asks possession Of
80 acres near Auburn valued at
$4,000. brought suit against Ella
Marker today. Dozens of witnesses
have been subpoenaed for each side,
and the case will consume most of the
week In Judge Whitcomb's division.
During w. F. SchOch's administra-
ton as probate judge. a man appeared
in court, asking to file what the Of
flee supposed was a will It was en-
closed in p sealed envelope, and left
until called for. Later it was opened
in the presence Of the judge. and
found to be not a will. but contract.
wherein Margaret Elliott. then dead,
decided her property to Ella Marker.
with the understanding that the latter
was to care for her during life. and
pay her funeral expenses.
Mrs McElroy. Miss Elliott's sister.
and various nephews and nieces. arc
conteeting the validity OF the dead.
Otis Hungate represents the plainti6.
assisted by John Switzer. J. J.
Schenck and George McDermott are
handling the defense.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-18
JONES MAKES CHARGE.
Says Wilson's Policy Is Directed b
British Influence.

Washington. March 18.-The broad
charge that President Wilson deter
mined to ask congress to repeal the
Panama tolls exemption as conse-
quence OF his recent conference with
Sir Lionel Garden, British minister to
Mexico and that the presidents action
was the elimination OF, negotiations
with Great Britain for the preserva-
ton of the Monroe doctrine, threaten
ed by the Mexican situation, was made
in the senate today by Senator Jones.
Republican. of Washington. He was
speaking on his pending resolution
calling on the president for full infor-
nation on the tolls controversy.
Senator Jones intimated that a re-
peal Of the tolls exemption was the
price of non-interference in Mexico by
other foreign powers. He further de-
'clared 1t is reported as one of the con-
ditions that Great Britain will seek re-
paration for its losses, through confed-
crate bonds issued during the civil war
by plan sanctioned by the govern
ment, under which IL successfully ap-
piled, the burden of reparation will fail
upon tho southern states
What is the foreign policy that re-
quires such humiliating cowardly,
craven attention on our part" the
senator demanded. What are the del
icate matters that demand this humil-
iatton, this price? Have we become
30 inert, SO weak SO supine. SO servfle.
that the Monroe doctrine must be
sustained and fnvigorated by the very
powers against which 1t was invoked
Are we 50 weak or 30 entangled in
meshes of our own diplomacy that the
demands of England based on the sell
fish interests of the Canadian Pacific
road must be granted right or wrong i?
Have any nations besides England OBJ
tected to the legislation it II proposed
to repeal? These are questions that
must be answered to the satisfaction
of the American people"
Senator Jones quoted from Presi-
dent Wilson's prediction speeches. in
an attempt to show that the chief ex-
ecutive then favored the exemption.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-18
!, abandon her position in that in

to abandon her position in that in
stance.
Mr. Kahn insisted that If the tolls
exemption provision was repealed 1t
would result in additional demands
upon the United States by foreign Ee-
lions.
There shall be 20 fortification of
the canal will undoubtedly be the next
demand" he said, "and 1t will be con-
tended that the senate, having voted
down an amendment to the Hay
Pauncefote treaty providing for FORTH
fications. the action OF our government
in constructing Notifications at either
end of the canal II in violation Of the
principles of naturalization as contem-
plated by the treaty and must be dis
continued"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-18
ALL IN The DARK.
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miles north Of where he had expected
them. was defeated at Tscalon on the
main line Of the railway and at Ro-
carlo.
II the claims of the federals are cor
rect. General Villa had to battle for
his life and is still In a precarious po-
sition, with an enemy in front and an
other threatening by flank movement
to occupy his rear.
Federals assert. and there were ru-
mors to the same effect in the rebel
camp at Juarez. that the first federal
detachment moved out 81 Torreon
which lies Escalon and the railroad.
This column. proceeding in the direc-
ton of Parral, is said to have come
upon the rebel general. Urbinas at Ro-
sario and the latter was forced to re-
treat pending the ar val Of reinforce-
ments. Rosario is 10 miles west o1
Jiminez and the latter city is directly
in the rear Of EscalOn.
The federal attack at Escalon appar-
emily was delayed until the western
column on tie other side of the noun
tafns had engaged Urbina. Exact fn-
formation as to the fortunes of this
general were eagerly, though not con-
fdentially awaited today. Federa1s
here claim that not only was the
IeOCl WGSIcTu C'bluulu OGAe4tGQ dt I&O>
sario but that it was unable to prevent
the entry of the Huerta troops into
Jiminez. II this proves true much of
Villas army has been cut on from
retreat with an enemy in front and be-
hind the mountains and desert on each
side.
This feature of the story received
little credence here Reader belief was
found for the report that the federal
forces were defeated at Escalon, but
it is pointed out that the constitution
alists by retreating a few miles to
Rellano, could occupy. rifle pits and
trenches constructed in the course OF
previous revolutions and there make a
fresh stand.
The number of men engaged in the
alleged battles can only be guessed
at and even rumor omits to mention
dead and wounded except in the case
Of General Benavides reported by
Huertistas here to have been killed at
Escalon where his column. the lara
goza brigade Of 1900 men is said to
have borne the brunt of the federal at
tack.
1t is pointed out that the revolutions
Of the last four years have shown con-
sistently that it takes more than one
engagement to decide a Mexican bat
tie.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-18
NEGRO IN The WAY
Unless the Fifteenth Amend
ment Be Repealed.

Washington, March 18.-After q
vigorous defense Of woman suffrage in
the senate. Senator Borah Of Idaho.
shocked suffrage advocates on the
floor and in the galleries by declaring
It was impractical and impossible to
obtain the vote for women by constitu-
ttonal amendment.
He predicted that after fifteen years
of vain endeavor the women would
withdraw their request for the ballot
before the people Of the states because
in seeking an amendment to the fed
eral constitution. they had loaded
themselves down with the negro Ques-
ton. the Japanese question and q
dozen other states rights problems.
You will never carry the required
thirty-six states for constitutional
woman suffrage amendment" the
senator said. until you repeal the fiji
teenth amendment.
Declaring the fifteenth amendment,
giving the negro the right to vote. was
g blunder in the first place and now
was dead letter, not being enforced
in a single state of the union. Senator
Borah asked whether the advocates
of the woman suffrage amennment
now pending for moment supposed
the states IF the south would add g.
10000 to The list Of those whom they
must disfra 1chise.
Violation of law il a bad thing
he added. 1T is demoralizing to the
negro race to place in the constitution
the form Of rights that we do not
mean to see they shall enjoy
The fifteenth amendment. the SEN
ator declared. was a blunder. engineer
ed in a spirit of retaliation with the
result that after the first blush of
satisfaction, the north had connived
at the south's violation Of it. The
amendment declaring the right to hold
real estate or attend schools should
not be denied becauA of race or color.
Answering q question by Senator
Thomas, Senator Borah said he was
in favor of repeating the fifteenth
amendment If woman suffrage could
be obtained in no other way. The
Idaho senator and Senator Vardaman
of Mississippi. engaged in an exchange
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-18
J. C. DARLING DEAD.

Veteran Stamp Manufacturer Is VIC
tim of Pneumonia.
J. c. Darling. one of the owners of
the ]. C. Darling Rubber Stamp COM
pany. died Tuesday night. He was a
victim Of bronchial pneumonia, from
which he has been suffering recently.
He lived at 1917 Harrison street.
Mr.. Darling engaged in the rubber
stamp business in Topeka in 1881. The
plant now is located in the basement
of the building on the northeast cor
ner of Eighth and Kansas avenue. He
was born February IS, 1860 in Edin-
burg. Scotland. and came to America
when he was seven years old. MT.
Darling is survived by his wife, Alice
Clayton Darling, daughter, Miss Eva
Darling and a brother, who lives in
Little Rock. Ark,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-18

Senator Jones argued that q repeal
would be a great economic blunder.
that it would benefit the Canadian
Pacific railroad, Canadian interests
and the trans-continenta1 railway lines
and no others, and injure more or Lees
every other interest In this country
He commended that the exemption
contravened no treaty obligations, efth-
err in letter or in spirit, and. therefore,
no question of national honor was in
VOlved.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-03-18
BARBER IS WORSE.
Was Recovering From Pneumonia But
Suffered q Relapse.

s. E. Barber, the well known Topekan
who has been seriously i'll at his home
this afternoon. For three days he has
been in q stupor and physicians have been
watching him closely. His condition the
last OF last week was much improved
and 1t was believed that he was out Of
danger. Hts rally was only temporary.