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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-12

In a recent number of popular
magazine a well-known writer uses
these words:
| Towering over the Carnegie Plein
glitters the Peace Palace. history's
grimmest jest and the worlds great
est monument to failure"
Disregarding the animus of this
cheap sheer, let us look at the facts.
Those people who have struggled to
prevent this war and who have work.
ed for the supremacy of law and de-
cency over intrigue and greed in in
ternational affairs have found in Hol.
land for the last twenty years hos
pitable reception. Holland lies out
side the currents of militarism and
LOT rival explorations, which in an
accelerating degree have threatened
to ruin Europe. The courtesy of the
capital city of Holland has found
place for the meeting of those confer
ences and tribunals devoted to the ex-
tension of security and law. The
friends of peace have also met in 9th
er capitals, notably in Brussels, Berne
and Stockholm, but of all available
cities The Hague has been usually the
most convenient.
In recognition of these needs, Mr..
Carnegie gave to the government of
Holland something over a million dol
lars, to be used for the erection of
halls adequate for the varied pur-
poses of international activity. The
people of Holland have put up hand
some building in the Dutch style Of
red and white brick, and they have
surrounded it by beautiful garden.
The building docs not glitter" nor
is it in any sense palace" though
its Dutch name, "Vredenpalast," trans.
lates itself as peace palace"
No one expected that hall of meet
ing would, of itself, bring peace to a
careless, greedy world which spent
half it's earnings on the cultivation Of
hate. 1t was simply a meeting place
for those who believed in the future
rule of sanity and who served a cause
that must ultimately triumph, cause
which must outlast armies and navles
and kings and empires. Not to believe
that civilization can be made law
abiding would be to despair of human
destiny.
Just now. we cannot meet in these
halls, for the law-breakers of Europe
have brought chaos in all information
al relations. It is understood that one
of the faithful, Professor Ludwig
Quidde of Munich, finds his place
there, and when the channels of travel
are opened we shall find thousand
men ready for the war against war
to where there was one in the care
less and cynical days before 1914
Shall we ever need these halls
again? Is the riot of murder and
robbery for which no man nor nation
dare stand sponsor the last word in
history? Is all human achievement
to 20 the way of Malines and Louvain
and Rheims? Is there no power high
er than the armed state? Is there
no public opinion, no voice of God,
above the voice of the howitzer? Is
the crush of rival military etficiences
the end of our Christian civilization?
We do not believe this. We have
faith in man and, therefore, in the God
within him. We have been heading
straight toward war, gathering our
to the police, and a clever young ue-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-12
GRIMMEST JEST IN ALL HISTORY
is THE PEACE PALACE AT THE HAGUE. THE WORLDS
GREATEST MONUMENT TOFAILURE?
BY DAVID STARR JORDAN

weapons in the sacred name Of peacet
We shall fill the halls again when thd
pirates are swept from the lanes on
traffic There are a hundred, maybe I
Ia thousand, who see war today for !
what it is, where there was one a }
year ago.
When we have buried our dead and !
fed the starving millibn that war hasi
robbed, we shall come to The Hagud
again and this Hall of Peace will bel
only one of ten thousand we shall need |
and find all over the world.
What, then, is the grimmest Jest,
the costliest failure in all history? It's
name is Military Efficiency. It Is the
search for peace through hate 1t isl
the armed peace, the use OF barbaY ;,
ism as a defense against barbarisw
Europe has spent ten millions Of dot,
lars a day to hire men and to buy
guns to defend itself against itselfA
Armies and navies have their destiny
ed purpose, and this purpose is notl
security nor peace. To be prepared
for war is to get it. Military Eficien-j
cy may bring victory. It never broughtt
peace. The race for armament bed
came the race for the abyss, and itsj
end is the ruin of Europe. Exhaust
ton, pestilence, death, the weirdes9
imaginations could conjure up nothing
worse than what is happening todayI
ITO safeguard peace we must pref
pare for war" This is the watchwordi
Of the grimmest jest, the costliestl
failure in history.
Since the writer began this note,
barely an hour ago, the war has all!
ready in that short time cost more
than the Peace Palace at The Hague.
Every day OF war costs forty timesI
Mr.. Carnegie's gift. Every six hours
of daylight spends in destruction as
much as all the world has ever paidI
to bring on the peace of security and3
mutual trust. And the greatest part}
of the few millions given to this work
has been American money. All that
the continent Of Europe has spent forj
century in abating hatred and suss
picion would not keep the war goings
for an hour.
Every week this war must cost us y
of America, noncombatants, under thel
flag when hatred dies away, the COST
of peace palace. The war paralyzes}
our enterprise, while on the other
hand it forces on us the duty Of feedI
ing the nations crushed under the warj
gods heel.
Indemnity! There is not COIN
enough in the world to make good thel
sufferings of Belgium and servia andl
Poland, torn by the rivalries OF heri
three flags.
1t is for us to bind up the woundsl
to soften the hatreds, to hold charity
toward all and malice toward none.
But the one terrible lesson we must
never forget: War breeds war, and
there is nothing so costly as imperI
sonal hate. 1.-THE worlds grimmest}
jest. the costliest failure in history"
is the use of military efficiency as in
surance for peace.
In these sad days there are many
men in all the nations Of Europe Wild
wish that there could arise pope III
Christendom with voice strong
enough to call a "Truce of God" for&
this Christmas season that the waning
star of Bethlehem might be seen
again through the smoke Of conflict.
ing trim in the Adirnndacka and
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-12

ing trip in the Adirondacks, and
around the campfire one evening thu
talk naturally ran on big fish. When
it came his turn the jurist began, uni
certain as to how he was going to-
come out: I'VE were fishing one time
on the Grand Banks for-er-for-'11
Whales" somebody suggested. mo, \
said the justice, Eve were batting With
whales"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-12

Editor Courier A. G. Minear landed
hard on the people living in our great
North America, when on the 26th Of
this; month he said in The Courier that
he did not think it a good policy for
America to furnish Europe with NUM-.
lions of war and then at the same time
furnish money for war sufferers. Mr..
Mirear says if the press Of the country
should give as much energy and space
to the condemnation of this nefarious
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-12


Discovery. soc and $1.00.
On the third day of his Aunt James
visit to the city Jones took her for a
ride in his high powered motor. They
had proceeded only mile or so when
something happened. BLESS the luck!
exclaimed Jones.
Goodness! What's wrong?" said
Aunt Jane. Engines missing was
the terse reply. Dear me- said Aunt
Jane, 81 do hope it's been found by an
honest person. Where do you suppose
we dropped it?'
The London consul of continental
kingdom was informed by his govern
ment that one of his country women,
supposed to be living in Great Britain,
had been left large fortune. After
advertising without result he applied
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-12

tn the police, and a clever young de-
tective was set to work. A few weeks
later his chief asked him how he was
getting on. s'1've found the lady, sir.
Good! Where is she?' AT my place.
married her yesterday
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-12

The late Justice Brewer was with
a party of New York friends on fish
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-12-12
A Consumptive Couch

Stop it and get relief for weak lungs
coughs and colds with DR.. Kings New
Discovery. soc and $1.00.
Evening journal., 1914-09-09
PENNsY FRuIT sHIpMENrs.

Decrease in shipments has caused
the Delaware division of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad to discontinue daily
reports on transportation of fruit and
vegetables from the lower end of the
State Reports will hereafter be is
sued once a week and it is probable
that figures will be given out Monday
afternoons.
Total shipments to date are as fol-
lows: Apples, 555,39S baskets 4:
peaches, 365.757 baskets; pears, 1872
239 baskets; tomatoes. 209,093 bas-
kets; grapes, 2,OS3, ,352 pounds: sweet
potatoes, 9,292 barrels: white pota-
toes, 1915 barrels; cantaloupes,
603,S31 carriers; watermelons, 795
carloads; 1857 refrigerator cars
The last daily report is: Apples,
1855 baskets; peaches, 500 baskets
pears, A baskets tomatoes, 27,793
baskets; grapes, 11S,015 pounds
sweet potatoes, 637 barrels: white
potatoes, 81 barrels; cantaloupes, H.
4S6 carriers; watermelsons, 10 car
loads; refrigerator cars. The toma-
TO season is still on.
Evening journal., 1914-09-09
court Gives HUSBAND
chance TO SUPPORT wife

Joseph j. Corliss in City Court this
morning was charged by his wife,
Viola, with non-suppOrt Mrs. Cor
liss said that despite the fact that
her husband earns $4.40 a day, she
has received no money from him
since July l. Mrs. Corliss said she
had become a mother since they sep
arated and the baby has not been
provided for.
Mrs. Corliss said she was willing
to live with her husband provided
he does what is right Since the
birth of the baby Mrs Corliss has
been at the home of her parents. An
order was made on Corliss by the
court two weeks ago but he did not
comply with It.
In his own behalf Corliss said he
finished his trade as painter in July
but has not been regularly working,
He said he was willing to live with
his wife as their house is still fur
nished He said he would do his
best to provide for his wife and baby
Judge Churchman scored Corliss
for not doing anything for his fam
lily and gave him another week 10
pay the back money due $40 for this
week for his wife and babys support
Evening journal., 1914-09-09
HARVEY FAMILY IN REUNION.

The home OF Mr.. and Mrs Jesse b.
Harvey, on the kennett trolley, near
Unionyille, Pa, was the scene of
happy family reunion on Sunday, Sep
tember @, when all the children and
grandchildren, to the number of thirty
iour5 gathered to spend the day. It.
wns held at this time because Of the
fact that son, Charles W. Harvey, and
his family are home from China for a
iurlough. expecting TO return merit
spring. Alr. Harvey has been connected
with y. N, c. A. work in China for sew
eral years.
Those present We're: Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse b. Harvey, Frank Harvey, at
at home; Air. and Mrs Charles ". Har-
vcy and. children, Frances aud Paul,
Shanghai, China; Mr. aud Mrs. Caleb
M Harvey and children. Marian, Clyde,
Lowell, Helen and Corinnc; Mr.. and
Mrs Curtis A. Reburn and children. Lii
ian. Elsie. Wilmer. Esther and Charles,
/ West Chester; Mr. and Mrs. Willard X.
Baldwin and children. Sara. Florence
and Herbert, kennett Square; Mr.. and
Mrs Hunter r. Wolfe and daughter
Marjorie. Cossart. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin
J. Harvey and children. Lenore. Ethel
Amy and Mildred. Green Hin.
Evening journal., 1914-09-09
$50 Prize FOR
new beer name
Bavarian Company Wishes
New Title For "Green
Label" Brew

having demonstrated TO the public
That a beer could be brewed I'm VIII
mington the equal Of the best and
most popular beers of the country.
the Bavarian Brewing Company now
asks the public to pass judgment on
IT'S new product, Green Label" Beer.
When this beer was first put on sale.
about six weeks ago, the name "Green
Label was adopted only temporarily.
Ihe company simply wanted name to
identity this new and higher grade
of beer during the Introductory
period. Results have been very
gratifying. Green Label" has been
a success from the start. The hour
has arrived, however, when the COM
pany wants to rename the beer. Civ
ing 1t the permanent name by which
it will be known for all time.
Since 1t is a local product. it is
most fitting and proper that vii
mingtOnians should share in naming
IT, For this reason the Bavarian
Brewing Company offers $50 IN gold
to the person sending in the name
selected by the judges. under the
rules. as the one most suitable and
striking The contest is omen to
everybody There is no string to it
and contestants may send in as many
names as they choose. The advertise
ment of the Bayarian Brewing Com
pany appearing in this issue on an
other page viii give the complete de-
tails of the offer. together with the
rules contestants must follow.
The contest viii open on September
9 al p. m. and closes on October IL
at II o'clock, midnight Suggestions
postmarked after that time will lnot be
considered. All names must be sent
addressed to the Bayarian Brewing
Company, Contest Department" The
names OF the judges. who will be rep
resentatives of the different news
papers, will be announced later
Evening journal., 1914-09-09
FLOUR keeps AT
The So MARK TODAY

Only supply purchased by whole
salers IN lower market prevented con
sumers from paying SD and $40 a bar
rel Tor flour in Wilmington today. How
long the flour men will be able to keep
prices at their present level-s7. 80
wholesale and SS retail-depends on the
demand. Brisk buying by grocers who
hope to protect themselves from higher
prices would soon exhaust the reserve
llom stock and force wholesalers to
purchase. This wou.d send prices up.
Wholesaler dealers were notified this
morning that mills are charging $3.50 a
barrel, with every indication of at least
a 50-cent advance, if wheat continues to
soar. Some dealers believe so flour for
housewives will be the rule in Whining
ton by the end of the week.
The only encouraging feature in the
toodstuifs market, So far as consumers
are concerned, Is the depression OF
meat prices. Beef is selling at 81 so
and Sl450 a hundred loss of l5O
points during the past few days. Lamb
is off 200 points, prices being Sl3 and
Sl4 hundred, while pork is wholesaling
at Sl0 for western and a dollar more
for home products. The price of lard
is down % points, the highest quotation
being Sl2 a hundred. Eggs are off I
cent, the retailer paying 30 cents a
dozen, while butter costs 3O-32 cents
Wholesale Sugar is retailing at cents
a pound.
Evening journal., 1914-09-09
Social AND PERSONAL news

Miss Viola Chapman spent a pleas
ant vacation in Washington, Richmond,
Va, and Old Point Comfort. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Carr and son
of Taylor and Lombard streets, have re-
turned home after spending two weeks
with relatives at Buffalo, Rochester and
Elmira, n. y
T. Leslie Carpenter and family have
returned from their camp near the Del
aware Water Gap, where they have been
summering for the past six weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Rankin are spend
ing a few weeks at Asbury Park, \. !.
Mrs. y. B. Housekeeper of North
East, Nd, spent the day recently with
friends here.
Mrs. Elma Ayars. of Miami, Florida,
who Is visiting her mother and chill
dren here, spent Sunday in Penns-
grove with friends.
Miss Jeanette F. Duncan, super
intendent of the Delaware Hospital.
has returned from st. Paul, Mimi.
where she attended a convention of
the American Hospital Association. a
society organized for the promotion
of efficiency and economy in hospital
management.
r. Leslie Carpenter and family
have returned from their camp near
the Delaware Water Gap, where they
have been summering for the past six
weeks
The Rev. W. f. Harkness. of
Tannersville, Pa, is home for a few
days with his parents OF this city
resting up after the four weeks re-
vival campaign in the Pocono Noun
tains, during which seventy-nine per-
sons professed conversion.
Those who heard DR.. Palmer at the
Bible conference in Union NJ. f.
Church last year will be delighted to
hear he is again at Delaware Avenue
Baptist Church this evening at eight
o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Rankin are
spending a few weeks at Asbury
Park, n. j.
Miss Mary r., Mcguire has returned
home after spending two weeks
with relatives in Newark, n. j., As
bury Park and New York City
Mrs Harry ID. Holt. of German
I town, is visiting her brother. II. c.
Brinton, No. 25O7 Washington street
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Pethirbridge
have returned to their home in Ger
mantown after a pleasant weekend
/ trip to Wilmington
Evening journal., 1914-09-09
NOT unlawful ACT
TO Carry WEAPON
IN YOUR Home

When William Mason, eolored, was
searched at the police station last night
razor was found in his pocket. The
razor was ornamcnted on poth sides of
the handle. One of the decorations was
"a horseshoe which brought good luck to
William when he was araigned in City
Court today on a charge Of carrying a
weapon concealed
Mason was arrested last night at his
home, No. l0ll East Thirteenth street
for using bad language towards his
wife. Officer Gilling took the man from
his doorstep while he was without his
shoes or coat. Judge Churchman said
the question in this case was what
carrying" meant. The court said that
as the man was arrested on his own
doorsteps he was not guilty of the
charge within the meaning and was dis
missed. He was fined 81 and costs, how
ever, for creating disorder in his home
Evening journal., 1914-09-09

resolution adopted. He named as
the misunderstanding committee
the members of the Convention Com
mittee on Resolutions from each
county, who are Frank De II. jan
yier. John Pearce Cam, Lieutenant
Governor Colen Ferguson, Matthew
C. Rallston, Hugh Bottger, of New
Castle County; Richard r. Kenney,
John ID. Hawkins, Dr. w. r. HOey, S.
G. Hughes, Theodore Harrington. Of
Kent County; Isaac C. Giles, Frank
W. Holloway. Charles T. Joseph,
Thomas r. Wilson, w. b. Donovan,
Sussex County
Named BY AeolamatiOn.
When nominations for Congress-
man were called for. former State
Senator J. r. Clements, of Clayton
arose and in a few words presented
the name of his fellow townsman,
Congressman BrocksOn
Former CONGRESSMAN Handy Sec
onded the nomination 1.-TWO years
ago, when Mr. Brockson was nomi-
mated it was said he was an acci-
ccnt' said Mr.. Handy Now he is
a purpose, a powerful purpose" He
has the ability, the courage. the in
Gustry, and he will make good in Con-
gress. He has made good in Con-
gress He has made mistakes. All
make mistakes but you end me. And
today you are to put your stamp of
approval on him. He will be re-
elected. and il will be no accident.
either"
Mr.. Handy concluded by moving
That Mr. BrOckson be nominated by
exclamation. Not a voice was raised
In objection when Chairman Marvel
pul the question, and amid hand
clapping and the stamping of feet Mr..
Brockson was declared to be the
nominee for Congress
Victor G.. Kitchen, of Laurel. placed
in nomination Charles A. Hastings
Tor a second term for State Treas
urer. He said II was a, pleasure for
him TO present the name Of Mr., Hast
lngs because of his fitness, because
i. was in accord with Democratic Gus
tom and because II was the wish OF
Sussex expressed in caucus. He said
AIR. Hastings was the first Democratic
state Treasurer since Willie NJ. Ross
N 1897.
w. S. Alexander, Of Elsmere
moved that Mr.. Hastings be nomi-
mated by acclamation, which was
done.
Samuel r. Johnson. Of Rehoboth
placed in nomination State Auditor
Walter Poole Prettyman for a Sec
end term
o. b. Joseph seconded the nomi-
nation and moved it be by acclama-
tion and II prevailed.
The old party emblem OF a plow
was again adopted as the de-
vice to 90 on the official
ballot, and Chairman Marvel
was empowered to convene the dele
gates again If It should become
+ necessary.
Evening journal., 1914-09-09
26,O99 HOMES IN country:
OF NUMBER 2,156 ON FARMS

The United states Census Depart
ment az Washington has just issued
a bulletin dealing with the ownership
Of New Castle county homes. The inn
portant facts contained In the bulletin
relative 70 this county are as follows;
There are 26.099 homes i'm New
Castle county OF this number 2.156
are farm homes. Of which number 532
arc owned by their occupants and are
free Of mortgaged incumhrance.
The mortgaged farm homes number
5-4. Renters occupy l.0lS farm
homes in this county.
Out OF a total Of 26.099 homes In
the county. 25.e45 are urban homes
There are 1876 urban home owners
On the country. OF this number 1912
arc mortgaged. Three thousand three
hn3dred and thirty OF the urban own
Ell homes are free OF incumbrance
There are 1887 rented urban homes
IN the county
The census enumerators were un-
able to secure data pertaining 20 the
ownership of a small percentage Of
both the rural and urban homes In
his county.
Evening journal., 1914-09-09
PROCRESSIVES TO
NAME OWN ticket
Differ Over Understanding
About Renominating the
Old Candidates
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER Del. Sept Eighteen
members OF the Progressive State
Committee attended the conference
here yesterday that called State
convention for September %. In
Dover. to nominate candidate for
Congress. State treasurer and State
auditor. DR.. Caleb r Layton. OF
Georgetown, was here, but left at
noon for Philadelphia, where he ex-
pccted TO undergo an operation for
a carbuncle on the neck
George b. Hynson. of Milford, men
toned for the Congressional nomina-
tion, was in New York TO meet his
wife, who was expected to return
from Europe yesterday.
Former Senator J. Frank Alice was
absent. too, and a prominent Pro-
gressive when asked about It, stated
that Mr.. Alice was no longer Pro-
grissive and had gone back TO the
Republican party.
Some Of the Progressives were
frank to say that Mr. Hynson can
have the nomination for Congress,
HAUNAAAM Hi anu AiAN vi ANA UANhA'A y
of Milford, with whom he is asso-
ciated in business, are agreeable to
him going on the ticket.
During the conference which was
presided over by Robert G. Houston
of Georgetown, there was a discus
sian of the understanding of the sit
uation outlined by former Senator
Louis A. Drexler, who was the nom
inee for Congress in the last cam
paign. Mr. Drexler said his under
standing two years ago was that the
same ticket would be renominated
for this campaign. The outcome of
the discussion yesterday was that
there had been SO such understanding
on the part Of many of those present
and that Il would be better TO change
One of the Kent county
conferees suggested that a dicker
might be made with the Republicans
on the county tickets. No time was
set for naming the county tickets.