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Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-11
CHILDREN'S BUREAU REPORT
TOUCHES A LIVE TOPIC

Washington, d. c., Feb. 10.-The
nation is neglecting it's Exceptional
children" the less fit among the little
ones, says Julia C. Lathrop, chief CT
the children's bureau, in the first an
nual report of this new division of fed
eral activity.
No state in the union, she says, at
the present time is making adequate
provision in this regard. She appeals
for classified directories of all avail
able agencies dealing with children,
including institutions for feeble-mind
{ crippled, blind and deaf and juve-
nile delinquents and juvenile courts.
She attacks the present methods of
dealing with Juvenile offenders even
in the more advanced states: She says:
"The inequality of operation of
the juvenile court laws in this coun-
try has been thus far ignored in the
discussion of juvenile courts. A small
group of the most conspicuous courts
and those best equipped have been
studied and their methods admired or
criticized, but there has been little
attempt to show the lack of provision
for carrying out the laws which have
been enacted and the undue confidence
which has been placed in the bare ex-
istence of the laws, regardless of the
fact that their true working inevitably
presupposed costly non penal equip
ment; that is, judges and probation
officers who are specially qualified,
money at command for certain cases,
and institutions for temporary or per-
manent care and teaching.
"For example, state has a juvenile
court law applicable throughout the
whole state. The Juvenile court in the
largest city of that state may be we'll
equipped, with judge giving his
whole time to its administration, sala-
ried probation officers. comfortable
detention home with necessary teach
ers, physicians for physical examina-
tions, permanent state institutions for
the care of exceptional children, and
other costly equipment for ascertain
ing and serving the real needs of the
children brought before it; while in
remote counties of the same state ev-
cry expedient for helping the child
may be lacking, and thouph he is not
regarded under the law as a criminal,
he may be held pending trial in Jail
little better than those described by
John Howard, and at his hearing either
turned adrift or dealt with as an adult
criminal.
"Again, even where the probation
theory of the law is carefully worked
out and faithfully administered, the
proper state institutions for the train
ing and care Of certain children may
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-11
BY JOHN d. SPRECKELS,

President of San Diego & Arizona
Railway.
! have carefully read the decision
of the Public Utilities Commission in
relation to the issuance Of $15,000,-
600 worth of bonds for the purpose of
constructing the San Diego Il Ari-
zona railway. While the decision is
not all that I had hoped or expect
ed, l have decided to accept it in the
same spirit that it has been made.
/ believe the commission have ren~
dered a decision which is intended
to be liberal, and while, as l say, /
have been somewhat disappointed, l
would not for one moment have it un-
derstood that l have any word of
criticism to offer in making t hat
statement.
| shall now devote the best part of
my time to pushing the construction
of the San Diego & Arizona railway
to it's completion at the earliest pos
sible date. 1t is difficult to say def
nitely when the road can be COM
pleted, but if everything goes smooth
ly and satisfactorily, l have great
hopes of getting the road ready for
operation some time during 1915, and,
if it be at all practicable, sufficiently
early in that year to be OF some as
sistance to our exposition.
The railroad commissioners have
gone very carefully into the applica.
ton of the San Diego & Arizona rail-
way. They have had imposed upon
them very onerous duties by very
exacting public, and must Of neces-
sity exercise every precaution and
care in giving decisions, especially
those in relation to the financing of
railroads and other public utilities.
While they have not granted all that
has been asked for, they have au-
thorized the issuance of $15,00O,O0O
worth of bonds. 1t is true that only
$1O,OOO.OO0 can be sold under the
order they have made, together with
the issuance and sale of $3,0OO,00O
of stock, but foreseeing that obstacles
may be met and the cost of construc-
tion may run up to a figure that is
greater than may be reasonably eX-
pected at this time, the commission
have made it possible for further
sale of bonds provided the same is
necessary to the financing Of the road,
on an absolutely honest as we'll as a
legal basis.
Steps will be taken Immediately to
set in motion all the necessary ma
chinery in connection with the issuing
and placing Of the bonds so that the
work may be pushed forward with all
reasonable speed.
When l first undertook the build
ing of the San Diego & Arizona rail
way I accepted the burden for nc
other purpose than to advance the
interests of the city and county of
San Diego. The construction of di-
rect outlet to the East is absolutely
essential to the prosperity and growth
of our community. Without it we
can never hope for San Diego to take
it's proper place among the leading
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-11

of the national child labor committee
will be found to have entered upon a
new phase more valuable than all the
good campaigns that it has hitherto
carried ON.
States whose statutes are good on
paper only will receive new stimulus
to the enforcement of their laws. And
refractory states such as West Vir-
ginia and the great cotton manufac-
turing communities of the south will
receive a challenge they cannot ignore
through this aggressive attack upon
the sham laws which disgrace their
statute books.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-11
Notables on Outing.

Savannah, Ca, Feb. 11.-John Bur-
roughs, poet and philosopher, on his
annual migration to evade the rigors
of northern climes, is passing leisure
lv on his way through Georgia to the
Gland of flowers" where he is to go
on a fishing trip with Wizard Thomas
A. Edison and Millionaire Henry Ford.
Edison has winter home at Fort
Myers on the west coast of Florida
and Mr.. Ford and Mr.. Burroughs will
be his guests until the latter part of
March. Burroughs is now busily en-
gagged in writing his book of essays.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-11
PLAN TO OPEN NEW COAL
AREAS is BEFORE CONGRESS

Washington, Feb. 11.-A plan to
open up the coal lands Of Alaska
through a leasing system was pro-
posed in bill introduced today in
the house by Representative Ferris Of
Oklahoma as part of the administra-
ton program for the development of
the resources of the territory.
The measure would allow the sec
retary of the interior to lease for pri
vate development the government
coal lands in Alaska, in blocks of 40
acres, or multiples thereof up to
265O acres. No single developer
would be allowed to take up more
than 265O acres, and no claims aggre-
eating more than that amount could
be combined under penalty of for
feiture. Stringent provisions against
possible combination for control OF
the lands would impose jail sem
tence of three, years and a $1,000 fine
as the penalty for joint ownership of
more than the prescribed allotment.
The secretary Of the interior would
be authorized to lease the lands
through competitive bidding, under
conditions which would assure the
government royalty OF cents ton
/ OF all coal I1lIleu. DuilHS IIlc Cliile
the mining operations were being
projected, the bill would enforce the
payment Of rent at the rate of rs
cents an acre for the first year, SO
cents an acre for the second, third
and fourth years, and 81 an acre a
year thereafter, Royalties paid on
coal mined, however, would be credited
| to this rental account.
The leases would be infinite in term
dependent upon the working of the
mine, but the secretary would be al
lowed to alter the conditions of the
lease every twenty years. The funds
secured by these leases would be ap-
piled to the development, improve
ment and betterment Of the territory
of Alaska" particularly to the build.
ing of the government railroad
planned in the bill which has passed
the senate and is pending in the
house.
Later in the day the same bill was
introduced in the senate by Senate,
Walsh of Montana, who has partici
pated in the administration con
ferences.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-11
MRS. CARTER H. HARRISON

Mrs. Carter H. Harrison, wife Of the
mayor of Chicago together with her
husband and three servants, was
among the first to register at the pre-
cinct in a basement polling place near
their. home on Sheridan drive. With
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison their cook
maid and chauffeur. Mrs. Harrison
gave her age at SO while her husband
confessed to year more. The mayors
wife expressed qualification at the
news that more than 100000 women
had registered in Chicago.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-11
Glasses for Backward Pupils
(Jynited Press Dav CervicoN

Santa Rosa, Feb. 1O.-Upon the
recommendation Of Superintendent of
Schools Brownscombe, the Santa
Rosa board of education today for
mally decided to organize a special
class for backward boys and girls who
cannot keep up with the others in the
grades in which they are placed. This
will enable a teacher to give them spe-
cial attention. The result of the expe-
riment is awaited with much interest
throughout California.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-11
Ford Owners.

Stanley-De Blois Garage has just
received shipment of Ford Road
Smoothers-the XIV" Just the
thing for choppy roads.-Adv. If
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-11

The Gypsy Girls will tell your for
tune for you Feb. 2O.-Adv. 245
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-11
PROFESSIONAL CARDS

I. MAYFIELD
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AND
NOTARY PUBLIC
Office 5101s Main. Phone 129.
Residence 719 Main st. Residence
Phone 276
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-18
IOWA HAS ONE Of
HOTTEST weeks
RAINFALL DURING WEEK JUST
PAST HAS BEEN SCATTERED
IN LOCALITIES.

Des Moines, July 16.--The weekly
bulletin of the Iowa weather and crop
service furnished by George M. Chap
pell, director, follows:
This has been the hottest and one
of the drest weeks Of the season. The
average temperature was about de-
grees above the normal, and the daily
maximum temperatures ranged from
80 to 1O4 degrees. The rainfall was
decidedly deficient except IN few To-
calities, of small area, where heavy
local showers occurred. The excessive
heat and dry weather are beginning
to show injurious effects on corn IN
the southern counties, but the crop as
a whole is making rapid growth and
is still In good condition. The early
planted fields, in all parts of the state,
are tasseling and are approaching
that stage Of growth when rain VIII be
needed soon. Favorable conditions
have prevailed for haying, harvesting
and threshing. Considerable rust Is
reported in late oats and smut 10 ap'
pearing in many localities where the
seed was not treated. The rust, how,
ever, is the red variety and came too
late to do serious harm. In some sec
tons more or less rust is reported IN
all small grain. The early potato crop
is nearly q failure.
A summary of the reports on apples
for July shows the following per-
centages of the 1913 crop In the sew
eral districts: Northeastern, %; north
central, Al; northwestern, 81; wes)
central, 81; central, "A; east central
90; southeast, Sc; south central, So;
southwest, SO per cent The average
of all reports received shows an est
mated production Of 40 per cent EST
mating from the assessors reports fol
1913, Iowa will harvest this year a mil
lion bushel apple crop. The fruit IL
far in advance Of the normal for this
time of the year and with normal rain
fall should reach good size by harvest
time. The coddling moth is very bad
in unsprayed orchards and the curcu
! lilo is reported as having done consid
cradle damage in parts of the state
The plum crop will be about 62 pei
cent and grapes above 80 per cent o.
the 1913 crop.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-18

cities the size Of those that make UP
the Central association and until those
" no are in charge of the league learn
tt at they cannot pay large salaries TO
pl lyers and still come out even, base
b; II will always get its little setbacks
be rause men cannot always be expect
ed to reach down into their pockets to
make up the deficits that are bound to
occur.
The fans of this city are not the only
onus that have neglected their ball
team this year. Despite the fact that
the president says the business depres-
sion Is psychological, it is true that the
depression or something else has hurt
baseball all over the country for the
attendance at the major league games
is far below standard. Ottumwa did
not make mistake in stepping out OF
the ranks at the time it did.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-18
AIoslNc PROPOSITION.

It developed yesterday that the Keo.
kuk baseball association is in as bad
financial condition as was the Ottum-
wa association when the officers Of
that body decided frankly to announce
their predicament to the world and do
such time as the fans care enough for
the sensible thing-quit baseball until
1t rc properly support the team at the
gate. Keokuk's baseball directors
have come forward with the statement
that their fans must come to the front
with available funds or the franchise
will be surrendered to the league. OF
tumwa and Keokuk are not the only
cities in the league that are not max
ing money. AS a matter of fact base
ball is not = paying proposition in
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-18
IDA GROVE WANTS
MUNICIPAL BATH

Ida Grove, July 16.-At meeting OF
business men the proposition of a mu-
nicipal plunge bath was taken up, and
a subscription circulated today gives
promise that the project will be car.
ried to a successful issue. The city
owns a triangular plot Of ground al
most In the center Of the city that Is
suitable in every way for the reservoir
and the new $4,000 ice manufacturing
plant is located in close proximity to
this ground, therefore the surplus wa
ter. amounting to nearly $4,000 gallons
every day, and which is about the right
temperature for bathing purposes, can
be piped from the plant and utilized IN
filling and replenishing the water IN
the reservoir.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-18
YOUNG BOYS HAVE
NARROW ESCAPE

LIE Mars, July 16.-Maynard ana
Harold Collins, Bennett Bray and Ben
Schulz. boys of 16 and II, had mar
row escape from death while returning
from Lake Okoboji to their homes IN
LIE Mars. At Melvin the automobile
In which they were riding was struck
by freight train. Three OF the boys
Jumped when they saw collision was
Inevitable. Maynard Collins, was driv'
ing the car and turned 1t sideways
lust as the train struck the machine
He was thrown under the car and sur
fered some severe bruises. The oth'
ers escaped without scratch. Inc
car was badly wrecked.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-18
MAN IS INJURED
FALLING FROM HAY

Manchester, July 16.-Ned Paris.
who resided on the w. ]. Davis farm,
east of Manchester, met with an acct.
dent which resulted in serious in
juries. Mr. Paris was unloading load
of hay and while pulling on the trip
rope of the heavy fork 1t broke and
Mr.. Paris fell off the load backward,
alighting on the hard ground with
much force. In the fall he sustained a
broken pelvic bone, and internal In
juries. The internal injuries, 1t Is
feared, are of very serious nature
and are giving him much pain.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-18
GEORGE CHRISTIAN,
HOTEL MAN, is DEAD

Des Moines, July 10 The funeral
services of George H. Christian, man
ager of the Oxford hotel, who died
Monday, we're held Wednesday. Mr..
Christian was born in Grinnell, and
attended the public schools there. He
came to Des Moines thirty years ago,
and was employed in the postoface,
where he was promoted to the position
of postoffice inspector. He served in
the position ten years, and Ave years
ago became manager of the Oxford
hotel. In 1894 he was married to Miss
Agnes Wyatt of Grinnell, who survives
him.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-18
AQUATIC MEET IN
POOL IS SUCCESS
EXCELLENT SWIMMING ExHl6l
TIoN HELD At Y. m. C. A. WITH
y MANY PARTICIPANTS.

The largest swimming meet ever
held in this city took place Tuesday
night at the Y. M. G. A. pool Over
fifty men and boys participated in the
contests and several good events were
pulled of.
In most of the events the time made
by the contestants was very good,
especially in the SO yard dash which
was made in 40 1.5 seconds.
Walsh of the Junior class won four
firsts and he also showed the best form
in his swimming, using long steady
stroke which allowed him to out
distance his opponents.
Hughes of the older employed boys
class, was handicapped in the 100 yard
dash after he had a safe lead by vio-
lent attack of sneezing that slowed
him up and he finished third.
Fancy swimming, etc, was perform
ed by Jonas Sax and Mr.. Reimer. Both
men gave several fancy exhibitions in
swimming. Mr.. Reimer who is an old
time swimming instructor, gave sever
al interesting stunts such as undress-
ing in the water. He demonstrated
the breast, side and Australian stroke,
swimming with legs out of water.
these strokes and also floating of
which he is a past master. Fancy
diving was given by Swanson, Mill and
Barton.
Elgenmann, Mill and Reimer gave a
life saving exhibition which was very
fine. They demonstrated the drown
ing man, his rescue and the art of
giving artificial respiration. This
ended the evenings entertainment
which was enjoyed by all present.
The winners of the different events
are as follows:
Boys-25 I'd. -Orelup, Mon
tanus, Zollinger. so yd. dash-Orelup,
Montanus, Zollinger. High dive-Sol-
ONION, Rutledge, Zollinger. Long dis
tant dive-Zollinger, Solomon, Rut-
lege
Juniors-5O yd. dash-Walsh, Hobbs.
100 yr. dash-Walsh, other did not fin
fish. High dive-Walsh. Long distant
dive-Walsh, Lundgren
Small employed boys-25 I'd. dash
Shultz, Steele, Bell 80 yd. dash-Bell,
Shultz, Steel. High dive-Shultz, Fish.
err Bell. Long distant dive-Shultz,
Bell, Fisher.
Older employed boys-50 I'd. dash
Hadden, Nelson, Hughes. 100 yd. dash
-Roal, Sternemen, Hughes. High
dive-Hartley, Hughes. Long distant
dive-Hartley. Sterneman, Schultz.
Seniors-50 yr. dash-Barton, Dick
man, Mil. 100 yd. dash-Nill, Barton,
Dickman. High dive-Nill, Swanson,
Barton Long distant dive-Barton,
Swanson, Mil. Under water swim
Swanson, Mill, Barton.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-18

Mediation plans furnished some
thing for the peace at any cost al
yocates to talk about but after all they
have not resulted in any thing, unless
it has been to plolong the uncertainty
in Mexico. We havn't settled any
thing with Mexico: no amends nave
been made for the insult to the flag at
Tampico; our troops are still HOLDING
Vera Cruz and the rebels have abso'
lutely refused to join in the paclhca
tiou scheme. About all that mediation
did was to provide some nice retainer
fees and expense accounts for those
who acted as delegates to the meet
ing. j.
Now we are told that Huerta IL
about to skip the country when Is
about what would have happened
week after our seizure of Vera Cruz
had we been more prone to insist upon
the rights of Americans. In the mean
time the rebels have grown to proper
tions-that mean they must be recK
oneo with.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-18
CHARLTON MINISTER
GIVEN SURPRISE

Charlton, July 16.--Rev. f. r. Carl
son, the new pastor Of the Swedish
Lutheran church, and his bride, were
given surprise kitchen shower by the
young ladies of the congregation on
Tuesday evening. Delicious refresh
ments were served. The young men
of the congregation. learning of the al.
fair decided they would take hand
in the surprise, and also went to the
parsonage in body. and surprised the
young ladies as we'll as the pastor and
his wife. They presented to Mr. ana
Mrs. Carlson fine cut glass water set.
Some time was spent In social man
ner and the occasion was thoroughly
enjoyed by all present.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-18
PRICE OF ASPHALT
PAVING is HIGHER

Mason City, July 16.-Because the
price for laying asphalt paving in Ma
son City has advanced from $1.60 to
$1.72 per square yard, according to the
figures of the lowest bidders, IN a
weeks time, the city council rejected
all bids for the paving of Michigan
avenue.
The Bryant Paving Co., Of Waterloo,
which was awarded the contract for
Main street, Miller street and State
street, last week offered to do the
work for SLIP, and IS cents per foot
for curb and gutter, as against 30 cents
on the last contract.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-18
POLICEMEN WANT
LIGHTER UNIFORMS

Dubuque, July 16.-It Is expected
that at the regular session of the city
council Thursday night there will be
petition from members of the police
force for the adoption of another style
of uniform for the summer months. Al
present the policemen are wearing the
same style of heavy coats that they
wore in the middle of the winter. They
claim they are almost unbearabls. be
ing SO heavy,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-18
TO AID MERCHANT MARINE.

Six years at sea and voyage OF 2lO,-
900 miles to hunt and chart islands
reefs and banks OF doubtful location
is what the British Antarctic and
Oceanographical expedition now pro-
poses to do for the benefit OF the
worlds merchant marine. Originally
Sir Ernest Shackleton and J. Foster
Stackhouse intended only to survey
and chart the coast Of the Antarctic
continent, looking for such menaces TO
shipping as might lie on their voyage
down and back. But the charts dis
close so many points marked D., P. D.,
and e. D.,-doubtful, position doubtful
and existence doubtful-that the ex-
plorers have added two and half
years to their projected voyage, which
starts next December In the "Discoy-
cry"
The seven seas have never been &C
curately charted because, says Mr..
Stackhouse, being every body's bust.
ness It was nobody's business to 40
it," Even the north Atlantic has its
doubtful islands and sunken rocks
Four different mariners, previous TO
the Titanic disaster, reported seeing
rocks near the point where the ship
went down, and this is one of the first
things to be investigated by the discov-
cry. Polynesia, Melanesia and Malay
STA are notorious for volcanic and coral
Instructions and the Panama canal
will open new routes through these
dangerous seas. The South American
and African coasts have their doubtful
rocks. Mr.. Stackhouse considers it
NJ t1 that 4
menace does not exist as that It does.
The new sea charting expedition IS
financed by public contribution. us
fifteen officers and scientists nave
given their work for the next six years
gratis. The only expense besides the
equipment are those incidental to run
ming the, ship and the pay of the crew
OF nineteen men. The foremost hydro
erapher of Great Britain, Capt.. A.
Ruper-Jones, will have charge OF the
soundings and Lieut.. Humphreys Will
do the land surveying. Various other
kinds of scientific work are planned m-
Guiding observations as to the mag
netic pole.
Existing charts disclose facts which
have q disturbing influence on tramc'
such as the presence of shallow sur
roundings in areas of deep water. Such
places will be carefully searched Tor
eubmerged rocks. All corners OF the
world will be visited and studied by
the expedition.
The Discovery is wooden ship with
steam auxiliary, especially designed
for work in icy waters, and she will
carry the latest sounding machinery.
while the voyage is planned to last
six years, the officers and crew are
aligned on for seven in event of delays.