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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-24
MAC MARTIN ONE
OF THE SPEAKERS

Iowa City, October 22.-Mac Martin,
president of the Minneapolis Adver-
Using Forum, has been added to the
list of speakers at the fifth annual
convention Of the Associated Adver-
Using clubs of Iowa, which is to be
held in this city in connection with
the University of Iowa Homecoming
October 1924. The subject of the ad-
dress will be "A Billion Dollar Oppor-
tunity, or Why Now is the Time to
Buy Good Will"
Preparations have been made for a
record breaking crowd as the seat
sale for the Iowa-Minnesota football
game indicates an attendance larger
than at the Ames game last year
Special provision has been made for
the late corners and a large list of
available extra rooms will be found
by the visitors at the Iowa Union so
that there will be ample lodging for
all on Friday night when the rush will
be greatest.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-24
National Political NeDs

Washington, d. c., Oct. ga mill.
tarist revival is sweeping across the
Atlantic toward the United States. 1t
will not stop until the United States
has become an armed power. The re-
solution of inquiry, offered in the
house last week by Representative
Gardner Of Massachusetts,, was mere
preliminary whisper. according to vet
eran judges of public opinion at the
national capital. Within month the
whole country will be discussing the
comparative merits of the Swiss re-
servist army system and the regular
army system, and whether congress
should reorganize the entire defensive
establishment at the special session to
be summoned in March.
That is the view, at least, of some
of the most influential men now in
the government service. They base
their prediction upon the evidently
growing fear in this country that Ger
many is going to become menace to
the security of the United States. Talk
of the possibility of trouble with the
German empire is heard every day at
the National Press club, at the Army
and Navy club, and at the Metropoli-
tan club, where diplomats gather for
social discussion. The declaration by
DR.. Eliot that the United States would
finally have to go to the assistance of
the allies has made the situation more
grave. 1t needed only the Gardner
resolution to set the panic on it's
course.
There is probably less prejudiced
public opinion in Washington than in
any other city in the country. Close
contact with the responsibility of
meeting all cofers from abroad on
friendly terms has had it's effect.
Members Of all branches of the gov
eminent, along with publicists and
news writer's, are trained to avoid CIV
ing offense to racial as well as relig-
ious feelings. The extreme of con-
servatism is shown in the present con-
dition of European war Yet the
tremendous national efficiency devel-
oped by Germany, and the frank
denial on the part of Germans in
Washington that they expect Germany
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-24

to be satisfied with leaving the allies
in their old positions in Europe. has
prepared an audience for those who
now say that the kaiser dreams of in
vading America.
1t is this revelation of the power
of a perfect military organization
such as that of Prussia that Is expect
ed here to change the entire military
policy Of the United States. Ger
many's army has made Germany one
closely organized unit of world force,
say the strategists. An army in the
United States, organized and drilled
effectively, would break down local
barriers to an efficient nationalism,
while it would render this continent
safe from foreign designs of conquest.
It's influence would be reassuring to
American development, beneficial to
American nationalism as opposed to
localism, and it would put upon the
institutions of democracy, the world
the mark of wholesome power which
the autocracy of Europe now claims as
its exclusive property.
A curious phase of this new depar-
ture is the attitude of some of the So
cialists toward it. Hitherto they have
been strong advocates of peace at any
price. They have denounced war at
all times and everywhere. How,
ever, they are beginning to suggest
that the adoption of the Swiss scheme
of universal military training. as ap-
proved by Major General Wood, might
be good thing. Like the German
socialists who are fighting against
the Russian menace, these American
socialists want national militia
which shall be prepared to save Amer
lean political institutions, and to
strengthen particularly all branches
of federal, as opposed to state, admin
istration. They believe that the ex-
ample Of a great citizen army will
suggest other great national move
ments that have been discouraged by
the states rights doctrine. II nation
al defensive programs will hasten ma
tional ownership of any of the big in
dustries-railroads, steel and oil, lum-
Der or meats, for example-they will
be ardently on the side of military ex.
pansion.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-24
REV. HASTINGS
IS PRESIDING
PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD MEMBERS
HEAR DR.. SPEAR-HOME MIS-
SION MEETS.

Council Bluffs, Oct 22.-The Pres
byterian synod Of Iowa is in session in
the First Presbyterian church. Rev.
r. Il. Hastings, ID. d., of FIT. Dodge.
was retiring moderator and presided.
Instead of sermon by the retiring
moderator, addresses were given by
DR.. Robert e. Spear secretary of the
foreign mission board, New York City,
on Our Unfinished Task in the Evan
gelization of the Non Christian
World" and by the veteran secretary
of the home board, Rev. Charles l..
Thompson, ID. LII. d., New York. on
Our Unfinished Task in the Chris
tianizing of This Country"
The state home mission board met
to suggest plans for the coming year.
1t is expected that radical changes
will be made. Rev. Charles H. Pur-
mort, d. D., of Des Moines closed
fifteen year period of service, and
there is general feeling that, better
work can be accomplished by dividing
the ten presbyteries of the synod
among four or five men and eliminat-
ing the Office of state superintendent.
Should a state superintendent be
elected, Rev. Scott w. Smith OF Cedar
Rapids, who has for several years
been assistant superintendent, would
probably be promoted. The interest
in the matter is deep Iowa City Pres
bytery last year was dissatisfied and
secured the right to employ pastor
evangelist The results in that pres
bytery the past year have justified the
The story of McPherson's crime Is
almost forgotten. On the 18th of Sep
TENDER, 1896, Mcpherson accompanied
by son II years Of age, went to Morn
ing Sun in the effort to have short
visit with daughter born OF his Sec
ond wife. The wife had parted from
him under circumstances which made
it impossible for him to let her return
to his home.
Mcpherson found the wife and little
girl at hotel in Morning Sun but the
woman was evidently afraid he had
come for the girl and would not let
him see her. In quarrel which fol-
lowed Mcpherson was persuaded to
leave town and started with his son
for the livery stable where his team
was kept. The town marshal took a
hand at this time and through his per-
secution of the man and his son SO
reused McPherson's ire that he shot
him to death.
The fact that all the testimony in
the case shows that Mcpherson was
peaceable enough until the officer re-
fused him time to feed his team, and
that the officer struck both the boy
and Mcpherson over the head with a
| club, without provocation and that sew
eral of the witnesses admitted to per-
jury at the trial led Governor Clarke
to overrule the opinion of the board OF
parole on the matter and issued full
and complete pardon.
The governor bases as one reason
for the action that in his opinion the
man should have been convicted for
manslaughter and not for murder IN
the first place. The maximum punish
ment for that crime would have been
eight years.
/ What has become Of the wife of the
old man, the woman who caused all
the trouble is not known But 1t is said
/ that the little girl now grown to wo.
manhood, is a graduate Of an Iowa
high school.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-24
DEEMS MAKES VISIT
WITH OTTUMWANS

]. F. Deems of Burlington, VINO Tor
merlv resided in Ottumwa and VINO,
with Mrs. Deems, was recent guest
of Mr. and Mrs. ]. B. Sax, 218 East
Fifth street, when resident OF OF
tumwa was master mechanic of the
Ottumwa division of the Burlington
and has since then risen to high places
in the railroad work of the country.
For a number of years he was at the
head of the motive power department
Of the several New York lines and in
charge of the American Locomotive
works. He is now retired from active
railroad work and has settled down
on a very modern farm short dis
lance outside of Burlington.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-24
WORKING BACKWARDS.

It would be a great deal more SEN
sible to buy bolt of cotton goods from
your retail merchant than it would to
buy a bale of raw cotton from the
southern plantation owners. That
would give employment to cotton mills
to make another bolt of goods and
would enable the proprietors Of the
cotton mills to buy the raw cotton.
That would place it where it belongs
and get the cotton moved through the
proper channels. The administration
agitators if successful in getting the
general public to buy bales of raw cot
ton, would cause great amount Of
absolute waste.
What use has the ordinary citizen
for bale of cotton?
That is just one more incident in
which the democratic, politician goes
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-24

taxing the people. President Wilson
may not know much about business
but he does know how to force the
people to dig up for the democratic
party.
When the democrats of Iowa talk
about the taxes they are simply call
ing attention to the taxes that are be.
ing piled on the people by their own
administration.
The only way to hold this admins
tration in check for the balance Of its
term of office is to elect republicans to
congress-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-24
pEMocRArIc TAX RECORD,

It would be imposing hard task on
my man to ask him to even imagine
a more absurd position than the demo
Gratis of this state have gotten them
selves into by trying to criticise the re-
publicans on the matter Of taxation.
1t is the irony of politics that taxes,
the very subject the democrats of Iowa
selected to make their campaign issue,
is exactly the issue that is going to de-
feat that party nationally. While the
democrats are devoting their speeches
to the taxes in this state, levied by a
republican administration, the tax mat
ter in Iowa is as an ant hill to a
mountain when compared with the
taxes levied in the United States by
the democrats. The tax records of the
democratic party breaks all records for
extravaganza. No administration,
either in peace or war, ever heaped
such an amount of taxes on the people
as the Wilson administration has.
When the incorporation tax was first
enacted, it exempted net earnings up
to $1,000. This exemption, the present
administration cut off, so that it could
get larger amount of money. Then
it put through the income tax. But all
that did not furnish enough money to
cover the administrations extrava.
gances. An increasing monthly deficit
showed that something more had to be
done.
The administration was running he
hind, and all who wanted political jobs
had not yet been satisfied. Immediate
funds must be raised. So council OF
leaders was held. The problem had to
be solved The tariff bill that was en-
acted for the sole purpose of providing
a big revenue, was not producing what
1t was claimed it would-in plain words
the democratic business plan had
failed.
They had put the fullest amount OF
tax on business, and still the govern
ment under their management was run.
ming behind. They had taxed the in
comes of the rich and the near-rich, but
the net results were the same-the
leaks in the barrel let out more than
was being put in.
So it was finally decided that ALL
the people must. pay direct tribute to
the democratic administration and that
a general tax must be levied. There.
fore it was decided to have a war
tax" in this country. OF all the alb.
surdities of which the democrats have
been guilty, there is none more fla.
grant than calling the. bill that is just
about to be enacted into law, war
tax
The United States has not increased
it's army one man; has not added one
extra war vessel more than peace
plans called for; and has not bought
even new bow and arrow for war
Yet the people are now to be forced to
pay war tax" This is amusing but
: the cash cost prevents one from being
hilarious about it. 1t is not war tax
it is business incompetency tax.
Now the tax record of the first
eighteen months of the Wilson admin
istration rs something like this:
/. Increase of incorporation tax.
2. Enactment of income tax.
8. Enactment of business incompe
tency tax.
Now that is certainly some tax
record. Compared to that the republ
cans are amateurs when it comes to
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-24

The county warrants, under demo-
cratic county administration. are not
being paid. Therefore they are stamp
ed mot paid for want of funds" and
draw interest at five per cent. Some
more taxes put on the people by DEM
ocratic management.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-24

driver as to us quality, powers OF pro-
duction, and what it would feed to the
acre.
well, sir" replied the driver, "it
might feed a hare to the acre in sum-
mer, but in the winter she would
have to run for her life"
The old gentleman had returned to
the home of his boyhood for the first
time in ten years or more, and as on
the last occasion he had written land
wife, after his name on the hotel
register Of course, the keeper of
the little tavern was glad to see him,
and grapsed him warmly by the hand.
Amt grown day older than when
you were here last he said.
Nor said the old gentleman, half
inquiringly
Not day" returned the tavern
keeper, emphatically. Your wife
seems to have changed more'n you"
"Yes?"
ooh, yes; leastways, she does to
me. Looks thinner than when you
were here last"
Indeed"
Eyes. She amt near so fleshy as
she was. accordin' to my recollection.
Seems like she's taller, too; an her
hair don't look just the same to me,
an-an'-''
and" put in the old gentleman,
softly, she's not the same wife, you
know"
"Hey," yelled the carpenter wrath
fully at the new assistant; didn't
tell you to notice when the glue
boiled over?"
"Yes, sir, and l did," responded the
youth; 1T was exactly quarter past
ten."
A commuter was In a dreadful
wreck. The collision had been head
on. four coaches were telescoped
flames burst forth, the shrieks and
groans of the dying mingled with the
hiss of escaping steam and the roar OF
the fire.
The commuter, black as coal, was
dragged out by the feet from under a
mound of charred and mangled corpses
A physician bent over him anxlously
care you hurt!' he asked.
"Hurt? Me? OF course / amt hurt!
I never am! i GILL L US! VOL eIhA ~
cident insurance policy
Cummings and Weisner we're bust
ness rivals. One day at the club they
fell to talking.
EDO you carry any life insurance"
aueried Cummings.
"Yes," was the answer, II have $40,
ooo."
"Made payable to your wife?'' asked
Cummings.
eyes, said Weisner.
"Well,' asked Cummings, what
kind OF an excuse do you pull off tc
YOUR wife for living?"
Two college students were arraigneo
before the magistrate, charged WITH
hmdling the low spots in the road IL
their motor car.
"Have you a lawyer?' asked the
magistrate.
Were not going to have any law
YER" answered the elder Of the stu
dents. "We've decided to tell the
truth"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-24
WOMAN WHO WAS
BORN A SLAVE DEAD

Keosauqua, Oct. 22.-Mrs. Louisa
Williams died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Samuel Reed, where
she had lived ever since the Reeds
came to Keosauqua, several years ago,
at noon on Monday of this week She
was born slave in Tennessee, and as
nearly as can be reckoned was nearly
90 years old. Funeral services, in
charge of Rev. Perkins, were held
from the Reed home at p. m. Tues
day, burial in the Purdom cemetery
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-24
REPUBLICAN, TICKET
Election November 3
NATIONAL.
United States Senato-Aibert
Cummins, Des Moines, Iowa.
STATE.

eovsrnor-Georse w. Clarke. OF
AdsI, Dallas county. -. u
Lieutenant Governor-W. 1. Hard
ina, Of Sioux City, Woodbury. county'
Secretary Of State-Wiil'am D A''en'
az Fairfield. jefferson county.
Auditor Of State-Frank S. Shaw, OF
Toledo, Tama county.
treasurer Of State-W. c. Brown, OF
Clarion, Wright county.
Attorney General-Geor: Cosson, OF
Audubon, Audubon county.
Railroad Commissioners-Jam n.
Wilson Of Menlo, Adair county; C't-
ford Thorne, of Washington, Washing
ton county.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-24
SWEETHEARTS OF 40
YEARS AGO WED

sigourney, Oct. 22.-Tuesday after
noon at the home of Judge K. E. Will
cockson occurred the marriage of
James j. Bell of Bel Plain, Kansas,
and Martha Best of Iowa county,
Judge Willcockson officiating. The
wedding is the elimination of a ro-
nance dating back some forty years.
They will make their home in Kansas.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-24
DAVENPORT PLANS
TO HELP IDLE MEN

Davenport, Oct. 22.-The Davenport.
city council last night took steps to is
sue a $4,000 bond issue for perma-
nent public improvements to provide
work during the winter for hundreds
of idle citizens. None but married
men, citizens of Davenport will be en-
ployed
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u 1 n n0T
s tOrie 8

An Irish jarvey had two passengers
with him, one of whom lived in very
rich grazing district He was aston
ished at the bleak, miserable aspect
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-24

Will someone please name one demo
cratic candidate for congress or the
senate, who claims in his campaign
that he will vote without asking Pres
ident Wilson how.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-24

The press bureaus of the warning
European powers go into detail in
telling of the exploits of their own
brave troops but are rather shy on
summing up the real results OF the
fighting. But at that, by following
the war reports closely, one can
gather pretty fair idea of the prog.
ress that is being made.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-24

Connolly only claims for himself that
he will be "me too man in the SEN
ate, voting always and ever as desired
by the one who happens to be occu-
pying the white house.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-24
Press Comment

Mason City Globe Gazette: Congress-
man Gardner is telling some truths
which ought to be headed albeit he
may make some of the European coun-
tries peevish just at this time.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-24

When the decision for a change OF
county administration begins to grow
it's hard to stop.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-24

1--WE regard thrift as close to the
basis of domestic felicity. Judge
Arthur j. Lacey, Detroit.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-24

Every time British warship seizes
an American steamer and declares it
prize of war, the Germans laugh up
their sleeve The Germans wouldn't
care a bit if the United States got
good and angry at Britain.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-24

Dubuque Telegraph Herald: A New
England man has invented tack ham,
mer with magazine for tacks in the
handle. What is needed is a tack
hammer with first aid to injured"
kit in the handle as cure for sore
thumbs.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-24

Vote for c.. w. Ramseyer for con-
gress. Mr.. Ramseyer stands for pro-
lection for the farmers products and
for the working man in America.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-24

Clinton Herald: Instead of being
called war tax" it should be labeled
an "un-war-ranter tax
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-24

Wapello county warrants are be-
low par Does that indicate good
business management on the part OF
the present county administration?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-24
Couch. .nd coIda

coughs ana OoIuS.
Weak sore lungs quickly relieved by
DR.. Kings New Discovery, the first dose
helps. Best remedy for coughs ans
colds and all lung troubles, SOC and 81.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-24

Dubuque Telegraph Herald: With
two million dollars the state OF Iowa
could establish fund which improved
at per cent compound interest, would
suffice in time to provide a liberal pen
sion for every teacher retired through
age from public schools of our state.
Rock Island Argus: The Clinton Her
aid takes some satisfaction from the
fact that the invading army of 100000
men which the assistant secretary OF
war said could march from one end of
the United States to the other, could
never negotiate the Iowa roads. If 1t
happened to be coming from the east
the Hawkeye state would be perfectly
secure Illinois roads would do the
work.
Cedar Rapids Republican: The DEM
ocratic party seems to be split into two
factions, after all. In congress they
southern members of the party want
ing to assess war taxes to buy up all
the cotton which has declined in price.
But, if this congress were to buy up
everything that may go down in price,
how long would it take to convert this
country into junk shop?
Clinton Herald: Liability insurance
companies over the country are organ
izing to fight any change in the Iowa
workmen's compensation law along the
line of Commissioner Warren Garst's
recommendations.
No wonder, Iowa is the choicest NOR
sci they have tasted in long while.
The Iowa law puts employers absolute
ly at the mercy OF liability companies.
Employers are practically forced to
take out insurance, and neither they
nor the state have a voice in fixing
rates.
In states which have adopted the
ideas that Mr.. Garst now advances for
Iowa, employers pay from one fifth to
one-half what they are mulcted for in
Iowa.
Marshal1town Times-Repub1ican:
Senator Cummins' courteous refer
ences to his opponent Connolly and to
President Wilson as men should teach
the voters that he is above any cheap
attacks upon democrats merely be-
CduSc tAcy oiC OPpooAA6 AAAA LII eSAA
Office.
Quincy Herald: Washington wom-
en- of the official set have been holding
a cotton style show. The show was
not given for profit, but to demon
strate how many and what fine things
could be made from cotton. At this
show women wore cotton dresses as
beautiful as the creations Of silk.
Burlington Gazette: Some of these
days the manager of a wireless station
in American territory will violate neu-
trality, make the United States re-
sponsible for damages to the offended
power and get court martialed for his
pains. The sending of notification of
the arrival of German gunboat at
Hawaii was intended to benefit the
allies, was an act of war and the Of
fender deserves appropriate treat
ment.
ronohe and Co{de
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Mason City Globe Gazette: It Is Z
pretty hard thing to take the advice
of the banks to start savings account
and then have Brother McAdoo insis
on us scattering our change about like
a prince.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-10-24
Constipation Poisons You.

CoNstIpatIon ro1soHs
Hinp,s New Life Pills regulate
,,onr bowels. prevent constipation and
Stimulate the liver to healthy action,
OK
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at his job backwards-getting the cart
before the horse. Frey aH