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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-08
BROWNS
RESCU|NG WOMAN
FORMERLY RESI-
DENT OF oTTUMWA, MEETS
DEATH IN LAKE.

DR.. Fred w. Law for several years a
veterinarian here and coach of the OF
tumwa high school football team, was
drowned Sunday afternoon In Lake
Minnetonka, near Minneapolis. He
striker with heart failure after having
rescued his sister-in-law from drown.
ing. The st. Paul Pioneer-Press OF
Monday has the following:
After he had saved his brothers
wife from drowning in Lake Mime
tonka yesterday afternoon, DR.. Fred
w. Law, 1919 DUPONT avenue south
Minneapolis, was stricken with heart
disease while still in the water and
died without regaining consciousness.
DR.. Law, his brother, Lewis L. Law,
1850 Portland avenue, Minneapolis,
and the latter's wife with party of
friends were in swimming when Mrs.
Law called for help, she having ven
tured some distance from the others.
DR.. Law went to her assistance and
supported her until the arrival of M.
Mitchell with a rowboat The woman
was put in the boat and rowed ashore.
Law. a good swimmer, supposedly,
was in no danger. While Mrs. Law
was being rescued her rescuer was
missed. H. r. Malcolmson swan to
the spot where he was last seen, and,
diving, found him in seven feet of wa
ter. He was alive, but unconscious,
when doctors began working with him.
For four hours they tried to revive
him without avail. His death was due
to heart disease, superinduced by ex-
element and exertion, physicians say.
DR.. Law was veterinarian for the
state live stock sanitary board. He
was q finished athlete, having been
captain and star tackle for the Ames
college, Iowa, football team a few
years ago. He also won distinction as
q track athlete.
seven months ago he married Miss
Gertrude LIE Boutilliec of Minneapolis,
who with several brothers and sisters,
survive him.
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EXPENSES MOUNTING HIGH.

Total revenue receipts or the nallon'
al government during the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1913, aggregated $685.
597, 900, and the expenditures for gov
ornment costs were 1852, COL 900. For
the year 1908 the corresponding figures
were 1857 ,2S2,oOo and $616,739,o00 re-
spectively. OF the expenditures for
governmental costs, in 1912-1913, some
items were, protection of life and
property Expenses Of military, naval,
lighthouse, steamboat inspection, rev
enue cutter, life saving, immigration
and naturalization services) $264,67l,-
900: expenses Of postal service 1884.
100000; pensions, maintenance OF old
soldiers homes, etc., $1S2,313,OOO;
maintenance OF executive, legislative
and judicial establishments, and ad.
ministration Of executive departments,
S61.7s4,OO0; Improvement and mainten-
ance OF waterways, $42,852,0oo; con.
struction of the Panama canal, 81, 741,.
900: interest on public indebtedness,
$25,2b6,o0O; education principally
maintenance of military and naval
academies, Indian schools, library OF
congress, agricultural experiment sta
lions, and study of plant and animal
industries) $17,243,000.
The total levies of taxes on real
estate, personal property and other
property subject to ad valorem taxa
ton. by states, counties, municipalities;
school districts and other civil divi-
sions. increased from $724,737, 900, or
1922 per capita. In 1902, to $1,349,841,-
900. or 1881 per capita, in 1912. The
percentage Of increase was SO for the
total amount and 81 for the per capita.
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FIRE DANGER.

with the opening Of the season OF
fire danger In most of the national for.
ests, the forest service is sending
broadcast a warning that more than
half of the forest fires in the United
States are due to carelessness or other
gpreventable causes, starting from cam
Fpers, railroad locomotives, brush burn.
Ing. incendiaries and sawmflls.
This statement Is based on an anal.
ysis OF statistics compiled from the
forest fire records of the last season,
when more than 1000 fires were re.
ported on national forests alone and
approximately 10000 on state and pri
yate holdings in the eighteen states
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which received federal cooperation. in
fire protection under the Weeks law;
namely, Maine, New Hampshire, Yer,
mont, Massachusetts, Connecticut,
New York, New Jersey, Maryland,
West Virginia, Kentucky, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota,
Montana, Idaho, Washington and Ore.
gon.
Forest fires destroy millions of dol,
lars worth of timber and other prop.
erty every year, and in some years
cause considerable loss of life. 1t has
been estimated from the best informa-
ton obtainable that forest fires last
year burned over an area of approx
mately 100000 acres with total loss
Of at least $9,500,000.
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American Finances and European War
Large Obstacles in the Way of the United States
Becoming the Worlds Money Center
~ EMORY r. JOHNSON, PHI. D., sc. o.
Professor Of Transportation and Commerce.
University Of Pennsylvania.

Is the United States to become al
important. IL not the principal none!
center Of the world?
Should the United States as re
suit OF the war become one Of the lead
ing creditor countries and should the
international commerce Of the United
States be greatly increased as a result
of the war, 1t Is possible that New
York may rival London as center fol
| the settlement of international ex
changes.
However, these are two very large
conditions. 1t Is the view of T. w
Lamont, of J. P. Morgan & Co, that
many years will elapse before the
United States becomes the financial
center of the world, and that 1t can be-
come the worlds money center only
by becoming the chief center Of inter
national trade. This same view Is held
by Paul M. Warburg, member Of
the federal reserve board and high
authority upon international finance
Mr.. Warburg thinks that the United
States can not now take the place OF
Europe in International finance, be
cause the capital required within the
country will make 1t impossible for the
United States to become the worlds
principal banker at this stage OF the
country's development.
The great war now in progress has
created an unprecedented financial sit
uation in Europe, the United States
and South America. European govern
ments had begun to hoard gold before
the outbreak Of the war, and the be-
ginning of hostilities was followed by
extraordinary measures to secure a
maximum supply of gold. Exchange
rates in August rose to such point
in the United States as almost to para.
lyze international trade. The bankers
of the country contributed 500, 900, 000
to gold pool and this supply of gold
together with large European orders
for supplies from. America. restored ex.
change rates to basis that made pos.
sible the continuance Of international
trade.
How will the European war affect
the domestic and international finances
of the United States? No one car
make a final answer to this question
at the present time, because there are
too many unknown factors in the prob
lem. It Is not known how long the wal
will continue, how many countries not
now involved will be drawn into the
conflict, and whether any of the coun.
tries at war will become financially in.
solvent before peace is restored. Ger.
tain financial consequences of the war
however, are clearly discernible.
There will be an enormous destruc
ton Of capital. II the war ends this
year, the amount Of capital directly
destroyed will, it is estimated, not be
Copyright 1915, by Ma
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WAITING FOR A JOB.

Have you ever noticed how some
men go to find work? Just visit site
where new building is being erected
or where there is paving going ON, OF
outdoor work of almost any kind In
progress, and you will find bunch OF
men standing around watching the
workers and anxious to get work them
selves, but apparently afraid to ask
the foreman for job. They just stand
around and wait to be asked to go to
work 1t is because they are walters
that they have not developed their
ability to point where they are able
to secure steady employment.
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MEN
HOLD CONVENTION

Atlantic City, N. j., July 6.-Dele
gates from all parts Of the country are
here for the Anti-Saloon league con
vention. The opening session Of the
convention will be held tonight when
Bishop Luther B. Wilson Of New
York, the president and the Rev. P
A. Baker of Westerville, Ohio, the gen
eral superintendent, will deliver their
biennial reports at two meetings to
be held in different halls.
Members of the Catholic Prohibition
league of America will also open their
annual convention here tonight.
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less than twenty billion dollars; should
the war continue through 1916, as is
more than probable, the destruction
may reach forty or nifty billions. Much,
but by no means all, of this loss will
be measurable in government loans.
The destruction of capital on large
scale raises interest rates. Before the
beginning Of the present war interest
rates were relatively high, because OF
the destruction of more than four bill.
lion dollars of capital during the Span
ish-American, South African and Rus
so-Japanese wars. Although the last
of these wars ended in 1905, interest
rates had not reached their normal
level after period Of nine years.
While the present war lasts the de-
mand for capital in the form OF food
and military supplies will continue;
and. following the restoration of peace,
the industries in Europe and other
countries will seek to obtain the CAPT.
tai with which to resume business and
to regain the ground lost during the
war. Interest rates will be high for at
least two decades after the war.
If the United States has the capital
to spare, 1t will become q creditor ma
ton to far greater extent than 1t has
been up to the present time; but 1t re-
mains to be seen how large An amount
of capital will be loaned to European
buyers or invested in foreign countries.
For some years past, times have been
dull in the United States, and . period
of business expansion seems about to
begin. Capital will be required in
large quantity In this country during
the next five years, and although loans
and investments will be made abroad,
the volume Of such advances will be
restricted by the demand for capital
and the high interest rates in the
United States.
It will be possible, however, for the
United States from now on to engage
increasingly in international banking.
The federal reserve act gives the ma.
tional banks the right to establish
branches and sub-branches in foreign
countries. The National City bank OF
New York has already established
such branches in Argentina and Brazil,
and is about to open such institutions
In the West indies. Other large Amer
lean banks will probably establish for
eign departments The federal reserve
act permits American banks to accept
drafts or bills of exchange drawn up
on imports and exports, and to dis
count acceptances based upon foreign
bills OF exchange. Dollar" as we'll as
sovereign exchanges will, in the fu-
ture, be employed in international
trade; but the volume of dollar ex-
changes will depend upon the extent
to which American industry and com.
merce are developed with reference to
the international trade.
onal Editorial SerVice)
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in that spirit. Who ever heard OF two
prize fighters stopping in the middle
of fight to kiss each other
This man had better idea OF war
than many who think that men or ma
tions when at war will be bound by
laws which aim to keep peace and
shCW brotherly love.
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1t was self styled peace advocate
who tried to blow up the United States
capitol to emphasize his views. And
yet there are people who think that
the human race has advanced to
stage where wars can be averted by
mere disarmament.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-08

Don't permit yourself to worry about
imaginery evils. There are plenty OF
real ones in the life of the average per-
son Just overcome the real ones and
never mind the one that might be.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-08

Except for corn. practically every
crop that Is general in the state, Is re.
ported in excellent condition. And
there is plenty Of precedent for the be-
lief that when harvest time arrives the
corn will be up to snuff as Iowa corn
ALWAYS Is,
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D1 nm err
s tort q y

afternoon" remarked the fleshy WON
an to her husband, land never was
so angry in my life"
| How'd it happen?" asked the man
II dropped it in the AISLE" she an
swered shortly, land looked for it
that's all could do
did you look good?" persisted the
head of the house.
did l look good!" shrilled the WON
an, really angry now. Il looked as
good as fat woman crawling around
on all tours ever does."-Colliers
Weekly.
Some time since an esteemed citi.
zen named Jones was very ill and for
day or two was unconscious. On
the third day he began to get a
grasp on things and glanced around
the room.
What is it, dear?" asked his de-
voted wife. What can get for
you?"
Where am II" responded Jones
still little bewildered. as he glanced
back and forth. Where am l? Am
l in heaven?"
NO, ucdl, oOlIAy SSOCu IhO AO'AAAG
| wife. Il am still with you.
DR.. Charles H. Parkhurst, in his
witty war on cosmetics, said in re-
cent lecture in New York:
"A girl and man sat under a
palm in rose garden on a SOFT
March evening at st. Augustine. Is
your love true?' the girl asked soft.
ly. AS true the man answered In
low, passionate tones, as the delicate
flush on your cheeks 'Oh-er-ah,
=, the girl stammered hurriedly, isn't
the-er-don't the roses smell
SWEET"
"Well," said Higgins, inspecting
WALLPAPERS new automobile, there's
one good thing about it = 1t will never
turn turtle.
How do you figure that out?" asked
lWalloper, much pleased.
"Oh. 1t just could Mt" replied Hig
gins, 1T might turn mock-turtle, bu,
It was Ave minutes later that the pc
lice had to intervene.
A Canadian named Casey was ap
. pointed to a government place. Tech
nically, 1t had to be held by lawyer
which Casey was not, says Law Notes
The benchers of the law society, how
ever, undertook to obviate the techni
cality.
"Well, Casey" said the examiner
what do you know about law anyhow
ITO tell the truth replied the can
didate, II don't know single thing"
The examiner reported In his af1da
Wit that he had examined Mr. Casey
as to his knowledge of the law and, tc
the best of his information and belief
he had answered the questions that he
had put to him correctly" The aspir
ant was therefore admitted.
"Well, Mirandy," said Mrs. Bosby
shell to her cook, II hear 1t rumored
that you are going to be married again
this time to joe"
"No'h, amt gwine get married
again, Miss Lucy" replied Mirandy
I'm very fond O. Joe, but l amt gwine
mahry him."
whats the trouble?" asked Mrs
Bosbyshell.
"Ain't no trouble, Miss Lucy" said
Mirandy, "but yo' see done been nah
ried three times already, an to tell 70
de truff I'm gittin' mighty tiahed pay
in out good money to dem undahtak
oil q -
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We have heard highbrow described
as a man who knows everything hut
the obvious and who can do anything
but make living - Hubbard.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-08

Under the magnetism of friendship
the modest man becomes bold; the
shy, confident: the lazy, active; or the
impetuous, prudent and peaceful. -
Thackeray
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ROBBERS BLOW SAFE.

Chicago, July 6.-Four robbers ov-
empowered two watchmen at the Mid
way gardens. an amusement park,
early today, blew open the safe and
escaped with between $4,000 and
$4,000, according to report made to
the police.
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TWO IDEAS or WAR.

The trade uniOnists OF Great Britain,
when asked to extend vote Of sym
patty to their German fellow unionists,
scoffed at the idea. One of their lead
ers voiced the popular sentiment when
he said Drop such sentimental bosh.
This is a scrap and must be fought out
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-08

That man Is most original who Is
able to adapt from the greatest num-
Der of sources = Carlyle.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-08

This is the Fourth even If it is the
fifth,
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and general manager Of the Union Pa.
ciflc and Oregon Railway & Naviga>
ton companies. He died at Washing
ton, D. c., March 9, 1888, and sleeps
in Aspen Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Potter were the par.
ents of five children: Fannie, Nettie,
William, Frances and Mary. Four pre-
coded the parents to the beyond.
Frances, now Mrs. Chas. E. Hutchins,
being the sole survivor. Mrs. Potter
also leaves a sister, Mrs. A. M. Harms
of Burlington.
The funeral was held this afternoon
with burial here.
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Foreign representatives: Cone Lor-
enzen & Woodman, Mallers Building,
Chicago; 22b Fifth Ave-, New YORK
City; Gumbel BLDG, Kansas City, MO.
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Entered as second class matter Oct-
ober II, 1908, at the postoffice, Ottum :
wa, Iowa, under the Act Of Congress VI
March 8, 1879
The Washington herald., 1915-01-09

City Of Washington, District of Columbia s.:
l. EDWARD ) WOLFE. Cashier Of the above
named bank. do soleInnly swear that the above
statement IS true. to the best Of my knowledge
and belief. EDWARD 8 WOLFE. Cashier
Subscribed ard sworn to before me, this sth
day OF January. 1915
DURAST W ROBERTSON,
Correct-Attest: Notary Public.
Ralph T. Rarnard, Willam f. LipscOmb
). l. BcSselcyrr, W. II. Martin.
W. W Bride. Claude Z. Miller
Chas. J. Butler. g. Norilinger.
J. II. Corning. Robert Lee O'Bieu,
A. L. CrenshaW H. NJ Packard
John W. ChilireSs, Charles C. Rogers,
c. J. Gockeler. Jas A. Sample,
Robert y. Harper, y l. Sansbury.
Wells 4 HarTer, Ellie Sheetz
james NJ Hoge, J. : Tyree.
W. 5. Hoge. Bcstor r. Walters,
Lewis Holmes. Sidney West,
A. /. JOrss. Martin Wegand.
Director
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
MECHANICS saw
INGS BANK,

I Washington, in the District Of Columbia, at the
Close Of business December u, 1914
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Iftal ->F'4 - VI
Cty n Washington. District nf Columbia. IS
l. JOHN i HOWARD. treasurer of the above
named bank. do salrmnly that the above
-flreuCnt is true to the best of nv k1CwIciEe and
b.If JOHN n HOWARD Treasurer
Subscribed ard sworn to l-fure ne this sth day
0f January .9l5 ERNEST g. THOMPSON.
Notary Public.
Correct-Attpst:
Somerset r. Waters, W. Thompson Burch.
John r Wright. J W. Gregg.
John ] KoIh, Alexander II PIitt,
WiUragrhv : ChesIey. JossfJl z Thomas
Henri J RUPERT, Ra!.h = Burgess
August II PIuGCe. Patrick Shugrue.
Charles :. SlrrTe. r.. Harry Kaufman.
Directors
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IptA 90 %
District Of Columbia City Of Washington. S.:
l. HARRY G. MEEM Treasurer Of the above
named bank, do solcnnly swear that the above
statement IS true 10 the best Of my knowledge
ard belief. HARRY G. MEENI. Treasurer.
SUBSCRIBED and sworn To before me, this It'll
day OF January, 1913
ALFRED DENT. Notary Public
COrrect-Attest:
Jno. Joy EdsOn, Arthur Peter.
John B. LArner. H. W Wiley
Andrew Parker Louis p. Shoemaker,
Charles B. Bailey. Floyd Z. Davis,
Albert F. FoI, Martin A. KNAPP,
y II. Shea. Augustus Crane.
Thomas W Smith, John A. Johnston,
John A. Hamilton. Geo. Truesdell.
Directors.
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Total %
CITY Of Washington, District Of Columbia, So
l. MAURICE OTTERBACK, cashier Of the above
named hank, do solemnly swear that the above
statement is true to the best Of my knowledge
and belief MAURICE OTTERBACK Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before this 9Th day
Of January 1915. II. X. SIMPSON
Notary Public.
COrTcct-Attest:
NJ. NJ. MOFFTTT,
r. A. PYLES,
GEO. 5. KING.
]. F. CAMPBELL.
GEO. O. WATSON
A. GUIDE,
DirectnTS
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1HAl .---...s-...-.--.-.s..ss %
Washington District OF Columbia
!. ALBERT S. galley. Cashier Of the sbove-
named bank. do Solemnly that the above
statement Is true, 10 the best OF my knowledge and
belief. ALBERT s. galley. Cashier
Subscribed and sworn TO before this eth day
Of January. 1915
The Washington herald., 1915-01-09

CITY of Washington District OF Columbia s.:
l. n. II. BAGBY. Cashier Of the above named
bank do Solemnb that the above statement Is
true 10 the best Of my knowledge and belief
II. II. BAGBY, Cashier
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me this sth day Of
January, 1875 CHARLES W. BLAND. =
Notary Public d. c.
Direc4Or-R. II. Bagby. George Hayes Mahlou
Groo, Era Gould Andrew johnson. r., EdEard r.
White Edmund s. Wolfe, p. IS. EsYnshaE j
Chester Pglea. II D.; Z Hume TIlbeEt
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MARKET ACTIVE;
CLOSES STEADY
Becomes Dull, but Not Re-
dictionary, After Early
Activity.
TRADERS PLAY SHORT
Alaska Gold Mines Gains Full Point
and Other Advances Are
Shown.
TRADERS PLAY SHORT

New York, Jan. S-StOCks closed steady
after early activity which carried the
volume of trading well above previous
records for the year and established
many new high prices for the industriaIs.
1t was considered a good omen that when
traders took profits the market became
dull rather than reaCtOnary. Traders
played the short side Of the market and
their opposition to the advance is rather
a favorable factor considering the hnan-
cial weakness Of the small fry.
Alaska Gold Mines rose a point on the
announcement that the company would
issue 81 &I.I,1orn debenture convertibles into
stoIl. The sale of the bonds, it is un-
derstoOd, will reimburse the company for
money already spent on the property and
bring nearer the time when dividends
may be declared.
Third Avenue came into prominence
with a 3-pOint advance on rumOrs Of an
early dividend. Other traction shares did
not respond. Some of the minor equip
ment stocks were active, Locomotive
gaining more than two points. Pressed
Steel Car, "a: United States Steel was
heavy while Bethlehem Steel held firm.
Selling pressure was noted in Pennsyl-
v2nia. while Northwestern rails were gen
era,ly strong United Railway investment
OF San Francisco was active and strong
th- common rising from to 10 and the
preferred from y to = l. on scattered
buying.
Reading Is Active.
Reading was active, but closed un-
changed. There was a strong feeling Of
optimism on this stock. lased on the re-
port of larg- earnings last year. Balti-
more and Ohio was heavy on Philadelphia
Ling Some doubt is now expressed re-
Earding the action Of the directors on the
question Of the dividend on the common
next Tuesday. Opinion seems to be split
on the advisability OF reducing the rate
from 10 OF > per cent. Probably
compromise will be reached by putting
the stock on a per cent basis.
The investment demand for securities is
strong inside and outside of the exchange.
Short-term notes sold at new high fig
uTes. Dealings in bonds has steadilE in
creased during the week. and transactions
on the curb have broadened with a spe-
Cal activity in United Cigar Stores on
the excellent reports Of last years busi-
Iess.
In the bond crowd. Consolidated Gas
convertible Is rose 10 4ll2t, new high.
Third Avenue adjustment IS gained more
than a point in sympathy with the aG
vance in the stock. RO-k Island bonds
were heavy. and foreign selling was again
noted in tn" convertible issues, which are
apparently barring the brunt Of the Eu-
Iupean liquidation.
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Statistics
-Reeeipts
HighwaYmen Are Sentenced

Three colored highwaymen were SEN
fenced yesterday by Justice Covington in
Criminal Court No. l. The men and sem
tences were: William Bailey, five years;
Lewis Brown. three years. and 6. New
ton, four years.