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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-20
GIRL AT ALBA IS
SERIOUSLY BURNED

Abba, Nov. 1S-(Special.) Ruth
Brees. the twelve year old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Brees was perhaps
fatally burned Tuesday afternoon when
her clothes became ignited from a
stove at her home.
The girl was putting coal on the fire
When she saw that her clothes were
ablaze she threw water on them and
thought she had extinguished the fire
Later when she went out Of. doors the
wind whipped the blaze into action
again and before help could reach her
all Of the clothing was burned from her
body. Her mother was shopping at the
time and she was alone at the place. A
neighbor saw her and ran to her res
cue but too late to save her from being
frightfully burned.
At 3 o'clock this afternoon the girl
was still living but her life is being de-
SPARED of at the Cottage hospital.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-20
TAFT AIDS ST. LOUIS
GET CONVENTION

st. Louis, Nov. 18.-The aid of Will
liam Howard Taft was promised to st.
Louis in it's fight to bring the next re-
publican national convention to this
CITY. in a letter from the former presi-
dent of the United States received
here last night by former Congress.
man Richard Bartholdt.
The letter said in part:
IT do not wish to take prominent
mart in the fight over the convention
but It would crafty me very much to
have 1t go to st. Louis. II can reach
our national committeeman. shall be
glad to do So"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-20

to Eddyville. They are moving into the
Albaugh property recently vacated by
Sherm Oldham and family.
| DIR. and Mrs. II. e. Vance entertained
a number of friends at their home OF
Tuesday evening. The evening was
spent in playing progressive enchre
Roses and chrySanthemums were the
decorations of the rooms and a two
course refreshments were served.
Frank Baltimor and family moved on
Wednesday from the Ste1nhoff Bay
farm to the Schaffer farm three miles
west Of Eddyville.
Jake Vanderpol spent Wednesday in
Pella visiting relatives.
Blanche Secrees Is spending the week
in Abba visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Schaffer have re-
turned from pleasure trip to Chicago
and Elkhart, Indiana. The trip was
made in the Schaffer car and they were
accompanied by MIR. and Mrs. N. b.
Holloway Of Oskaloosa.
Mrs. Cecil Wylie of Lemons, South
Dakota is q guest this week Of her
brother and wife Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Hosclaw.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Brasch and son
Martin of Farnam, Nebr., arrived in
Eddyvile Friday for visit at the
N. A. Thayer home.
II DIR. and MIS-. N. >. a BraQneld and
daughter Jane and Miss Corneia Gold
bach and DR.. and Mrs. E. l.. Bay and
Mr.. and Mrs c. H. Stuber were bust
ness callers in Ottumwa Friday.
+ L. E. CawleyE came up from Ottumwa
Friday for sort visit with his mother
Mrs. Agnes Cawley. L
Rev. Day has returned to his home
at Newton after a short visit with his
son and wife, Rev. and Mrs. Edward
Day.
Miss Lizzio Lee has returned from
California where she visited relatives
and attended the exposition.
Miss Elizabeth Dean Of Newton ar
rived in Eddyville Saturday and will
lecture at the NJ E. church Sunday
Miss Dean is the district efficiency sec
Rotary for Sunday school and young
peoples work.
Mrs. Chas. Holsclaw and daughter
Thu ma spent Friday in Abba visiting
relatives.
Mrs. VIM. Burdock Is seriously i'll
suffering with pneumonia.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-20

Chicagoans are becoming greatly
aroused to the necessity for drastic
action against the reckless driving of
automobiles. The October grand jury
recommended more rigid enforce
ment Of the laws against speeding and
agitation along that line is becoming
general. People are becoming exas-
perated by the constant succession OF
accidents which are traceable to fast
driving Of motor cars. One day last
week saw three people killed in such
accidents; three consecutive days saw
eleven killed and twelve seriously In
iured. Careful drivers OF autos-and
thew are in vast majority-unite
with the general public in demanding
that punishment sufficient to prevent
speeding, be melted out to the con-
yicted speeders.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-20
HOPEW ELL.

Emmett Walker and family accom-
panied Ira Glover and family on an
overland trip to the F. M. Swinney
home near Bloomfield Sunday.
Marion Hunter and family were
guests at the Chas. Roberts home near
Ash Grove Sunday.
Last Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Kell spent
the day at the Burkett home near OF.
tumwa.
Mrs. Minnie Hunter called on Mrs.
Estella Kell Thursday afternoon.
A. M. Overturf has just completed a
garage for e. Dye and Is now working
on John Glosser's cattle barn.
Mrs. Chas. Worrell visited her hus-
band in Ottumwa Sunday whom she
reports as being somewhat better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Carlson of Of
tumwa visited over Sunday at the pa
rental Overturf home.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-20
EFFICIENCY TO RULE.

In discussing the effect of the Euro
pean war upon American cities and
American principles, William Dudley
Foulke president, Of the National
Municipal league, told his hearers that
efficiency will come out Of the strug-
gle. In this connection he cOntrasted
the individualism of England with the
collectivism of Germans and held up
the result as a warning to America.
He said:
The notion that the community, ma
ton or city exists only for the citizen
has been brought face to face with the
notion that the citizen lives for the
community, said Mr.. Foulke, and in
the terrible conflict of war the German
ideal has shown it's vast superiority
in the matter OF efficiency to the Eng
lish and the American ideal.
Whether Germany wins or is over
come, the demonstration of her super
Tor efficiency is very clear. With US
the hardest part of the program will
be to reconcile this efficiency with
our democracy. If they cannot be
reconciled, then even democracy may
20 to the wall for efficiency will finally
survive. Our primary duty then is to
infuse into that democracy stronger
spirit of cooperation and helpfulness
for the general welfare.
The survival of that social system
which represents the highest efficiency
Is assured (where other conditions are
anywhere near equaD by an inexorable
law of nature. The survival OF DEM
Dcracy Is not so assured. The ques-
lion is: Can we make the voluntary
action of free people as effective
as the dlse,iuline of . monarchy? Ii
we can, we shall show the world
blessed union Of liberty and voluntary
sacrifice, If we cannot, then sooner
Or later we will 60 under in the strug-
gle.
We claim to be government OF
the people, by the people and for the
people." but that such a government
kshall not perish from tho earth" the
people for whose sake it exists must
recognize the correlative duty not only
of diving for the nation in time OF war.
hut OF living for their country and
community and not for themselves
both in war and peace. My final mes
SAGE to the league, and to every man
In America whom the league can In
auence. is in behalf Of this disciplined
and greater patriotism.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-20
AMERICAN YOUTH
ESCAPES SPY'S FATE

New York. Nov. 18.-Friends OF
Wolfgang G. Triest, a New York con-
tractor, received word from London
toby that Mr.. Triest's son, Kenneth
Triest. formerly Princeton student,
will be released from the British de-.
ten;ion camp at Catham on Friday and
will start for America with his father
on Saturday.
Young Triest ran away from Prince
ton and enlisted in the British navy,
was arrested as a German spy and was
saved from possible execution through
representation by the American state
department that he was not response
BILE for his actions. Mr.. Triest left
New York ten days ago to bring his
son home.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-20

The problem of administration in
the average American city is ordinar-
lily no problem at all; it is purely a
matter Of local politics, and local
politics are mainly matter of money.
They are so much matter of money
that too often political honors become
practically negligible; and political re-
sponsibility degenerates into less than
lip service.
After four years as executive of a
city of the first class, / can discern
only one solution for the typical
problem of the average municipal
ity. That is the concentration of re-
sponsibility upon few public serv-
ants, and the holding of those few per-
sons to strict account by the citizens
at large.
The manner in which responsibility
vanishes, when it is thinly spread, has
been clearly demonstrated in the coun-
ellis of Philadelphia during the years
of my experience as chief executive.
The council determine the appro-
priations. They are presumably the
watch dogs of the municipal treasury
There are far too many watch dogs
There are forty-eight select council.
men; many of whom are not very
select; and eighty-four common coun-
cilmen, the majority of whom are quite
common Most of these men do not
own themselves; they are owned by
the contractor bosses, whose tools
they are.
They are divided, not for service
to the city, but for the service OF two
Observation-Disclosures whose biding they
do without questioning the merits of
orders given them.
These unwieldly legislative bodies
are dominated in their respective coun-
Gil chambers by few able lieuten-
ants of the contractor bosses-human
whips who control the votes of the
members so sternly that, on whatever
measures there may be before them,
a mere whisper is all that is required
to decide which way they shall vote.
Indeed, less than a whisper suf1ices.
The roll call being made alphabetical
", the first of the contractor-owned
councilmen who responds serves as
the bellwether, the rest Of the pre-
sumptive watch dogs follow like sheep.
Their docility brings its rewards,
partly in appointments to profitable
county offices, partly in other profit.
able favors which never see the light
Of day. In Philadelphia there are
seventeen councilmen who occupy
mostly minor, sometimes important,
positions in the courts or elsewhere
that pay salaries ranging from $1,000
to $4,000 year. They get their liv-
ing from their Jobs and sell their
copyright. 1915. by the N
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-20
GRINNELL SCHOOLS
TO HAVE A NIJRSE

Grinnell, Nov. 18-Five hundred
citizens of Grinnell deemed the matter
of such Importance that they signed
a petition to the school board for the
employment of a school nurse and the
board took prompt action and installed
Miss Charlotte Johnson in that re-
sponsible position. She is trained
nurse Of experience and good results
are already apparent from her over
sight and examinations Of plInils
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-20

About the only differences of opin-
i'm among citizens of Ottumwa are
honest ones dealing with the best
means for further building up OF the
city. These differences when not car.
ried to extremes, help. They 90 not
impugn motives OF individuals tney
merely differ as to the best way OF
accomplishing the desired result. The
cooperative spirit in this city Is work
ing overtime these days and the city
Is showing the results. Ottumwa Is
erowing bigger and better every day.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-20
Problems of the Municipality
The Chief Difficulties Of Administration as Seen by
Great Citys Chief Executive
BY HON. RUDOLPH BLANKENBURG
Philadelphia

American manhood in councils. One
local Judge had the courage to give
a court officer his choice between his
court job and his seat in councils, and
the man gave up his place in councils.
More judges, as independent and fear
less, would effect marked improve
ment in local legislative bodies.
With such control OF city finances
in the hands of adverse councils, what
becomes of the city's executive? For
the conduct of his administration he
depends largely upon, the appropria-
tions, which are under the control Of
councils. 1t lies within their power to
make his administration successful or
to try to stamp it as a failure by stint
ing appropriations for public improve.
ments, by withholding the money need
ed for department supplies, by count.
less other policies of obstruction. In
Philadelphia, where the principle OF
pay as you go is one Of urgent neces-
sity, it has encountered councils stud
led opposition; permanent loans have
been resorted to for the payment OF
current expenses, one of the most
vicious of practices in municipal FIN.
ance. No serious difficulty apparently
has ever arisen in whipping into line
the three-fifths vote required to
nullify vetoes Of ordinances passed
for the benefit of private individuals
and against the interest Of the city;
Improvements genuinely needed have
been halted while city moneys were
wasted on sheer extravagances.
1t is as easy for an executive to
unite his hands as it is easy for city
councils to tie them-if he Is that kind
of executive. Let him only keep in
office unfit men and appoint to office
men equally unflt-let him be willing
to bargain with the political powers
that hold the city's purse strings, and
many of his handicaps will disappear.
ne uccu Ou1y SdCAAAC LILO SANAS ANOoA9.
l have not sacrificed my civic ideals,
and my handicaps have not disap'
peared.
The remedy, 50 far as law-making
machinery can go, can only be found
in a city council very limited in mum.
ber-one having from nine to fifteen
members, so that their Individual re-
sponsibility could not be lost in num-
bers. But that is not all. We need
a citizenship more nearly ideal than
many cities have at present. Munich.
pal management will never approach
excellence SO long as citizenship is
content to slumber most of the time
and consents to be aroused only on
those rare occasions when the local
contractor bosses become too greedy,
too grasping and too corrupt for the
community to tolerate.
ational Editorial Service.)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-20

The drinking man is doomed. He
is losing out in all lines of endeavor.
Yesterdays Courier contained an arti-
Gle telling about how the managers
of the "big' boxers in New York City
have Offices fitted up just like the men
who manage other businesses. And
out of the eight biggest" men men
toned, only one ever takes drink
OF LIQUOR and the exception never in
dulges to excess.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-20

The twelve federal banks earned
s221.954 during October, while their
current expenses during that period
were s134,O17, according to a state
ment lust issued by the federal reserve
hoard. The earnings were about $4,000
greater than any previous month
shown; the expenses were greater
than those in September and August
hit less than those in July.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-20

d, Sf1ALLEi.4s -.c,.. 49,: ~ q s,Jccis,'
ne treatment OF Chronic and Nervous Disc.
fboth ,xes. His hospital experience. and ext {
sivc practice. has mace him proficient tfatt tx
can successfully treat chronic diseases after
other physicians have failed. Thisis why he has
continued his visits year otter year, while other
physicians have made q few visits and stopped
You should consult him if you have any Chronic.
Disease. Specialist VITO has made lifetime
study of such diseases Is certainly prepared tt
give you the best results and II you are sick yoi
need scientific treatment
Dr. Shallsnbx yer treats Diseases Of the Eye,
Ear Moss v.I Kney,
and Bladder; Catarrh. Ringing In Ears Dent
cess, Paralysis. Neuralgia. Epilepsy. Headache,
Goitre, Eczema, Scrofula. Appendicitis. Grave.
and Rheumatism.
PILES, FIsTULA. FISSURE, and OTHER
RECTAL DISEASES TREATED
WITHOUT SURGICAL OPERATION.
WOMEN who are WEAK, NERVOUS,
and suffering from the many ailments peculiar
to their SEX find that his advanced and scientific
methods, save many surgical operations.
PRIVATE DISEASES A SPECIALITY.
Cases of long standing especially desired.
Wrong treatment and incorrect diagnosis have
often resulted In the worst Affections. 1t Is
highly important that you obtain the services OF
physician who has ESTABLISH "a good repu!a-
don for treating these diseast-
NERVOUS DEBILITY.
Are you nervous and despo1dent; essily excl
led and irritable; weak AMI debilitated: tired
mornings; without ambition, energy or strength;
Yteless, easily fatigued; distrustfu and without
confidence In yoursel2 Have you sunken rec
or blurred eyes; pmples on your face; weak
back, or deposit In urine! a..
Dr. Shalleuberger spares no effort to cure ms
patents. He knows that good results mean as
,nn.t to him as to his patients. Most OF his nrw
~ tents come from the recommendation
others whom he has treated
s,ecia! attertion given to Surgical Casea
and Rupture
or sultation and Examination Free and
DR.. J. +. sHALLENBERGER
5ss lakewood Blvd. CHICAGO. ILL
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-20

Do not be surprised II the next
presidents first name is Theodore. But
do not get the idea that it will be
Teddy" Ex-senator Burton OF OHIO
has Theodore for a front name.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-20

The Paramount, W. Va, postal en-
Moves who went out on strike will find
that strikes are mighty ineffective
against the government. About all 1t
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-20
20 / n n e r
s tor / G s
The dealer in antiques was showing
an old violin to probable buyer.

eyes," he said, that is Of historical
interest; that is the identical fiddle
Nero played while Rome was burn
ing!"
"Oh, that's myth"
The dealer agreed, saying:
Eyes, it is; and Myths name was
on it, but it's got worn off"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-20

amounts to in their cases is that they
lose their jobs.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-20

A cousin of Aunt jimmy, the jet-black
laundress Of the Blanks, had married
a widower with eight children, some
of whom were nearly grown and were
not eager to welcome stepmother to
their home. Referring to this fact,
Aunt jimmy said to Mrs. Blank:
But nah Counsin Mandy, she'll
done git along all right with 'em, TO
she's a great lover OBJ peace, nah
Counsin Mandy is. She'll hab peace
in dat family if she has to lick cherry
one of 'em twice a day to git it.
Mandy. she's great TO- peace, she Is"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-20

A farmer wrote to the editor of an
agricultural paper as follows: II
have horse that has been afflicted
for the past year with periodical fits
of dizziness. Please let me know
what I should do with him, as he
seems to get worse instead of better.
am afraid he will be unfit for work
is something is not done soon" In
the next issue this answer appeared:
when the nag is looking all right,
sell him to someone"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-15
TWO DYE CARGOES
TOPASS BLOCKADr
British Also Abandon Intentio,,
of Placing Cotton on List {,
Contraband Goods.

LONDON. AprI, II
The British Government has oors.ss =
TO allow two cargoes Of dyestuffs. vt,.s
tho American Textile Alliance ssc,,s., ~ !.
Germany in payment for cotton MI 7
tho Allies order in council placns
embargo on exports from Germarv =
into force, to pass the blockade m
cargoes, however, must be sen, ,o as's
trail port and then shipped on n,n,.',
vessels. "'u'ral
Walter Hines Page, tho Americas
bassador, notified the washington ~
ernment of this decision, and II +, ~.
necessary that tho Alliance seek ,ho ~,
mission of Germany for the cargo,a ~ !,
leave that country.
The Government has also dso,a.,
against placing cotton on the contr.hs. !
list '''saa
A question was asked in the uor,. !,
Commons on this subject, and NeiI ps,N, y
rose, Under Secretary of Forsig,, iu,' y,
fairs, on behalf OF tho FOREIGN ors. ~
replied that, after careful conslderotsS'.
1t had been found that the miIitarv ~
Vantages to be gained by declaring co,,.- ~
contraband were insufficient to ro,S,l css0n
such step expedient. ''''se
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-15
BABY ON DOORSTEP
WITH MORNING MILK

Continued from Page One
ton matron and the is pins which he
removed gingerly one by one. couch. the
little beggar's sticking me-"
As the last pin came reluctantly out
and the two carefully folded little bIan-
lIets were unwrapped, it was like openinp
n door behind which a hungry leopard
was waiting, nose to crack. One yell
came out and Taylor ran for milk, that
yell following him down the street like
an avcnging conscience. They got a hot
tie in the matron's room, Mrs Annie Nc
Cluckey, and after a minute TIE baby
opened its eyes-big, black-brown eyes
that snapped and cracked like an angry
whip around the circle of scared cop
pers."
Look at the pink ribbon in his cap"
said Fielder. HE must be some sport.
And the embroidery on the edge of his
skirt Some front! Come on. old sport,
give up your change. Nobody's allowed
TO carry money here but coppers." And
he tried to get the penny out Of that ball
of fist. But there was fight on that
and Fielder gave 1t up. That penny meant
a lot to somebody, who had nuTsed II half
the night as the only friend in the world
Mrs. McCluekey scattered the crowd i'm
half a second and carried the Thursday
away to her room. Policemen always
think they are cracking new Joke when
they name a child after the day in the
week they find it,
well. how's Mr. Thursday?" joksd
Taylor when Mrs McCluckey appeared
later.
You're wrong as usual" snapped the
matron. Its a girl, and her names
Helen. She's months old. and she's
worth more than the whole crowd of you
lazy loafers put together Look at those
eyesF'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-15
COMMERCE CHAMBER
NEARS 5000 MARK
Committee Hopes to Report
That Membership at Tomor-
rows Get-Together Dinner.

Every confidence Is expressed by the
| Reorganization Committee OF the Cham
her OF Commerce that when the final re-
ports are made known at the Eet-together
dinner to be held Friday. at the Bellevue
Stratford, the total membership will
have reached the 5000 mark. Although
5000 memberships have been pledged for
a period of three years to the support OF
tho organization, there yet remain hun
dreds OF business men who have not had
the opportunity TO present their applica-
tions.
In summing UP the whole Chamber of
Commerce situation, Alba B. Johnson.
chairman OF the Reorganization Commit
tee, said: "The work which is imme-
diately I'm hand is to create n great en-
Eine OF public opinion so powerful that
when, after due consideration, careful
analysis and thorough inquiry into any
subject pertaining to the common well
fare, this organization gives tho express
sion of its opinion, that opinion will
carry such weight with It that every
body in Philadelphia will bo obedlent
to it,"
Should the number OF memberships
reach expectations 1t will place this city
in the position OK having tho largest or
Eanisation numerically in any city of the
United states having n population OF
100000 or more. BY reason of this cal
culaton it will have the effect OF pro-
duclnE tho largest working revenue of
any city in which tho annual dues are
S2j II Is further believed that the pro-
gressvo citizens of this great city will
come forward In ample numbers to insure
not only tho newest but the largest or
ganization in the country.