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The Spectator., 1915-01-08
The Indian And Fair Play.

The addresses at the Mohonk Conference this year made evi- dent the wrongs from which our Indian tribes have suffered al- most from the first of the white mans coming. Of late years the wholesale cheating and rob- bery of the full-blood and back ward Indians, both by the more cunning of their own people and by the whites, have so attracted of the friends of the Indian that the Federal Government has stepped in and by attempting to recover thousands of deeds fraudulently taken from Indians and by various kinds of service, is endeavoring to save them from those who would prey upon them. Children, whose lands have bean coveted by greedy human sharks, have been mur- dered that their claim might be put aside.
 It is probably not generally known that in many cases lands owned by Indians have proved, because of oil and mining values discovered in them, of great value. For example, the unal- lotted lands of the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations are valued at from S10,000, GOO to $16, 900, GOO. The United States Treasury now holds considerably more than $50, 900, 900 in tribal funds to be ultimately divided among the members of certain tribes. The Lake Mohonk Conference has been among the most powerful influences contrib uting to that public opinion that has begun to insist that nobler spirit of humanity should be manifested toward the Indian and some at least of his bitter wrongs redressed. F. H. R. in The Dumb Animals.
The Spectator., 1915-01-08
Origin Of Punctuation Signs

The punctuation signs so gen. erally in use are not as ancient as one would imagine them to be. The comma, semicolon and colon were supposed to have been first used by a printer, Manutius, who lived in Venice in the fif- teenth and sixteenth centuries. The period was first used by a Greek grammarian. The pres ent question mark @ and scare point @ have a somewhat simi- lar origin. The scare point re- presents the latin exclamation To, which was used by writers of long ago in writing verse to re- present or signify cry of joy. The fast writing of the above soon caused a transposition and the 1 was written above the o soon became!. The /? came from the first and last letters of the Latin word question, written one above the other in the same way.
The Spectator., 1915-01-08
ENTERPRISE.
Having some more winter at present.

Having some more winter at present.
 Most all the farmers in this part of the country have finished selling their cotton.
 Ed Snow is clearing some land for D. s. Green.
 There was a good singing at Grenade Chapel on last Sunday night. This was the first at tempt at singing at this place for quite while. Made a good start. Singing again next Sun day.
 Enterprise is having good Sunday school every Sunday morning at 10 o'clock.
 Moving has been the order of the day for some time. Most all have got settled in their new homes.
 A. D. Dake made a business trip to Coal Hill today.
 Quite number of the Enter prise folks visited the singing at the Chapel on last Sunday night.
 The singing at Enterprise is the worst on the drag it has been for three years. The best interest is for sparkling.
 There was a box supper at Center Point on last Friday night. A nice time and good little sum was raised for the purpose of getting some good lights for the house.
 Mrs Flora Cloos, who has been visiting relatives in Oklahoma has returned home.
 Mrs. Josie Pipkins and Mrs. Alice Harman spent Sunday with their mother, Mrs. Green.
 Mir. Mrs. Walter Wheeler are all smiles over a new boy at their home. All getting along nicely, especially Walter.
The Spectator., 1915-01-08
Wilson And Lincoln.

Woodrow Wilson is Abraham Lincoln with educational advan- tages-born and bred in a differ ent environment. The same primitive virtues, refined and set in order, the same self -forgetful- ness in thought for the country. Lincoln's exterior characteris- tics were picturesque because back of them lived the man. It is idle to contend that had the rail-splitter done his sums on a blackboard in a well-appointed schoolroom, instead of on the back of a fire shovel in the flick ering light of a back log, it would have been a disadvantage. His life among backwoodsmen and frontiersmen gave him in- sight to the character of the more primitive man, the founda- tion strength of a new and ex- banding country. Missing this, except by study, imagination, feeling, Woodrow Wilson knows the men of the world. In neith- CT instance was environment, education of opposite kind. able to keep back development. The quality of manhood asserts it. self and is identical.
 San Francisco Star.
The Spectator., 1915-01-08
YEAR OF GEM PRODUCTION
Output of the United States f7as Been Satisfactory in a Great Variety
 O Ways.

The gem industry of the 'nited States in 1913 was marked by fair ly large output of sapphire, real advance in the work of testing the Arkansas diamond field. ana a great CT activity in the Nevada opal field. There was, however a decrease m the production of most of the other gems mined. The total production was valued at S3l9 ,454. according to D. R. Sterrett of the United States geological survey. The output of sapphire in Montana was the largest ever reported to the survey, and the value is estimated at $23S,63 or over $43,000 more than in 1919. The sapphire consisted of both blue and varicolored gems and cullS for me- chanical purposes. In Arkansas one dlamond-washing plant was in Op- eration about three months and re- covered several hundred diamonds, and the construction of another plant was practically completed. Many new claims were located in the Nevada opal field, the development of which, along with those previous ly opened, resulted in fairly large output of beautiful gems,
 The imports of precious stones for 1913 were valued at S45, ,431,9 ,99S and were the largest in the history of the industry.
The Spectator., 1915-01-08
Saloons Return Police
 Court To "Palmy Days"

The Morning After" or "Busi- ness Is Picking Up,, would be a fair title to Wednesdays police court. Eighteen cases, the larg- est number recorded since the saloons were forced to quit busi- ness on August l, last year, were before Mayor Henry c. Read. Eleven of the defendants were charged with ID. & D." or drunk and disorderly. The sum of $125 in fines was assessed. Of this amount the munificent sum of $1 was collected to pay the expense of making the ar rests, housing and feeding the prisoners and giving them a trial.
 Surely saloons create business - for the police court.
 From January 1 to January 5 the police made 23 arrests, just five more than they made during the entire day of Tuesday the first day saloons operated since August 1.
 In at least three cases heard Wednesday it was in evidence that whiskey was the generator of the trouble, although the de- fendants were tried on other charges. Times-Record.
The Spectator., 1915-01-08
How To Stop This Paper.

It will and never has been our policy to continue sending sub- scriber The Spectator after we have been ordered to cancel. It sometimes happens that we fail to stop paper when order ed to, but it is seldom that such instances occur and when they do it is not through a desire on our part to retain a subscriber. Probably you sent word by a neighbor who forgot about it or you spoke to the editor on the street and in round-a- bout way suggested that he stop your paper. Now the editor of this paper is not an infant nor so soft-hearted that the loss of a subscriber will cause him to go on a two-week 's' drunk. No, dear subscriber, he will not even take an extra dram before obliterating your name from the subscription book. Therefore, you need not fear to be quite plain spoken when you desire to have this paper stopped. Do not wait until the end of two or three years and then when a large bill has accumulated to say, T never subscribed but fer six months of that there paper, and l ain't a-going to pay but two bits. Now gentle subscrib- CT, when we meet one of those
 husks of humanity" we have a sorter of a way of wishing we were the boss of the Universe just for a few moments. We always feel that the chilling blasts of our Southern winters are too much for such a weak body-w we would like to place them in a warmer climate.
 If you don't want this paper don't take it out of the mail, Uncle Sam has an arrangement for stopping paper mighty quick and all we ask is that you pay up before you stop.
The Spectator., 1915-01-08
The Courage Of The President

It is a grievous thing to lay war taxes upon people at peace but we applaud the courage of the President in meeting the issue squarely, He has told the truth about it. No doubt there will be partisans in and out of Congress who will attribute the present difficulties to the Admin istration's financial and econom- ic policies. No doubt defeated and vengeful reactionaries. not long since cut off from privilege and graft, will Wag their heads in simulated sorrow. But we have faith that the intelligence and patriotism of the American people will respond to his appeal and approve of his conclusions.
 These are not Democratic taxes, They are imperialistic taxes. Every eXtortion in the markets, every new impost that the Government imposes upon us and every loss that we suffer in estate or employment may be traced to the carnage of a mill tarism which, long a blight upon the earth, is now revealed as a worldwide curse. New York World.
The Spectator., 1915-01-08
The Limit.

Of all the ugly things designed To make man look his worst. We think that you will always find
 The ear-muff comes in first.
 Cincinnati Enquirer. Of all the ugly things designed To take the comic prize, Therubber ''artic' comes to mind The sort built oversize.
 Denver Republican. Of all the ugly things designed To make man look a sight, If he to leanness is inclined, Are trousers that are tight.
 Youngstown Telegram. Of all the ugly things designed To get a fellows goat. The very limit, to our mind. IS the accOrdlan-plalted Sklrt.
 Springfield Union. Of all the ugly things designed To clothe a gawky fellow, The thing that penetrates our rind
 Is shoes of sulphur yellow.
 Domestic Engineering. Of all the ugly things designed To set silly style, These new straw hats with bows behind
 Beats all the rest a mile.
 Merry Moulder. Of all the ugly things designed To make man stretch his neck, A sheath skirt with the slit un- lined
 Makes the biggest hit, by heck.
The Spectator., 1915-01-08
Transcript In Mclaughlin
 Case Filed In Supreme Court

Circuit Clerk Waterfeld re- ceived writ of certiorari from the Supreme Court Wednesday morning ordering him to send the transcript in the Neal Mclaughlin case, which he did by return mail.
 The case is now regularly before the Supreme Court and Judge Bourland is preparing the brief in the case. It will probably be a month or six weeks before the case is passed on.
The Spectator., 1915-01-08
Body Feess on Sunlight.

In reporting to the Academic des Sciences the results of some observa. tions in Southern Algeria on the rela- ton between diet and sunlight. Major Miramond de la RoQuette of the French army medical corps gave it as his opinion that the tissues of the hu. man body directly utilize the radiant energy of the sunshine The normal diet of the natives Of hot and sunny climes is far lower both in quantity and in nutritive quality than that of inhabitants of less favored regions. the sunlight seeming to make up the diff
 erence.
The Spectator., 1915-01-08
FURTHER USE FOR x-RH7S.

It has been discovered that in ad- dition to the well-known uses of X-rays in the medical world, both for photographic purposes and for the treatment of certain complaints, other fields of application may be found in botany and biology. Photo graphs can be obtained showing the various stages in the development of plants or animals. Thus it is possible to observe the gradual formation of chicken inside the egg. It is inter- esting to note that while diamonds are practically transparent to the rays, counterfeit stones are almost opaque.
The Spectator., 1915-01-08
Removing Foreign Bodies in the Eye.

Removing Foreign Bodies in the Eye.
 Usually the eye can take care Of It. self as the lid is very quick to close and protect it from foreign substances. But there are times when a tiny bit will get embedded and if you are far from a doctor, homemade helps must be applied Occasionally you find a family medicine which contains an eyestone, but it's use by an amateur is never recommended by an oculist It has been discovered that the most comforting thing in the case of some thing in the eye, is to have friend apply his or her tongue to the eyeball. It gives immediate relief; the foreign body is found at once and taken out, the warmth of the tongue is very grateful to the infiamed surface, and the secretions of the tongue are very healing, as Is we'll known. The red ness leaves in a few minutes. This safe suggestion is generally available and is worth remembering
The Spectator., 1915-01-08
EMULATION.

"What beautiful ringH
 "Yes," said Miss Cayenne. It was an engagement ring. But the en- gagement is broken"
 Aren't you going to send it back ?"
 "Of course But want to keep it long enough to let the next gentle man see what he is expected to live up to-"
The Spectator., 1915-01-08
For Sale Or Trade.

One horse mule, weighs 1050 or HOO pounds, ' years old. Trade for cattle, cash or good notes. Also one Studebaker wagon about one third worn.
 Edgin Bros.
The Spectator., 1915-01-08
MIGHT BE WORSE.

Some of your constituents com- plain you are too willing to take orders som almost anybody"
 "Take orders, do r" unused Sena- tor Sorghum. Anyhow, I'm not ac- cused of being a boss"
The Spectator., 1915-01-08
A BETTER WORD.

"This IS dignitied way to put it" Flows that?"
 ''This general says he didn't re- treat. When the firing got too hot he withdrew"
The Spectator., 1915-01-08
NATURAL RESULT.

"Mayme blushed when she found l was trying to read her face"
 "Well, people usually do blush when their faces are getting read"
The Spectator., 1915-01-08
Notice To Automobile Owners

All automobile license not paid by the 10th will have a penalty of $3 in addition to the regular license.
 J. D. McIlroy, Sheriff.
The Spectator., 1915-01-08
WARNING ORDER.

At the November. 1914, term of the Franklin County Probate Court the fol- lowing guardians and administrators filed their annual settlements, which were, by the court. continued for eX- captions:
The Spectator., 1915-01-08
ITS IDENTIFICATION.

"The evil star of our race must be in the ascendant"
 "Then the star in the case must be Sirius"
The Spectator., 1915-01-08
For Sale At Low Prices.

1000 Blackberry plants, the very
 best at Sc 1000 Black Cap Raspberry Sc 1000 Himalaya Berry 5c The best in cultivation.
 E. B. SONDEREGGER Phone 43F3. Altus, Ark.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-30
TRADING STAMPS
FACING THE COURT

Washington, d. c., Oct 29.-The
validity of trading stamp legislation in
states which have enacted laws against
the giving of premiums with goods
sold is said to depend on the outcome
of arguments today before the su.
preme court over the constitutionality
of such laws in the states of Florida
and Washington.
Lawyers seeking to have the laws
annulled declared In presenting the
cases to the court for decision that last
year $125,000000 was given away as
premiums and that the life of the bust.
ness was at Issue. They argued that
the laws worked determinations
against one form of advertising and
that other methods of advertising
might with equal justice be stricken
down arbitrarily If this one is forbid.
den.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-30
Continued on Page 5.)
NOT ENOUGH PHYSICIANS
Serbia Without Adequate Hospital Ser
vice Since Beginning Of
Teutons Drive.

New York, Oct. 20. - Serbia will not
have enough physicians, surgeons and
nurses to care properly for her wound.
ed now that fighting has been resumed
according to Richard P. Strong, head
of the American Red Cross sanitary
commission who went to Serbia last
spring. In an address to the New York
county chapter of the Red Cross last
night DR.. Strong said that as relapsing
fever and typhus are endemic in the
Balkan states, the situation must be
closely watched.
DR.. Strong described the typhus cpl
demic in Serbia as the worst Of mod
ern times and estimated the number
of deaths there from that disease at
about 100000.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-30
WOMEN s|DEs7EP
LIQUOR QUESTION
SUFFRAGE CONVENTION
REFUSES TO CONSIDER
PROHIBITION.

Peoria, ILL.,, Oct. 29.--All possibility
of "wet" and dry" controversy being
injected into the convention Of the
Illinois Equal Suffrage association in
session here, was dispelled this morn
ing when Mrs. William SEVERN. chair
man of the resolutions committee an
nounced that under no circumstances,
would a resolution bearing on the
liquor question be entertained.
"The Illinois Equal Suffrage associa-
tion is for suffrage" said Mrs. SEVERN
I'VE are trying to build up a state
body independent Of partisan afhlia-
tions and cannot do this by declaring
ourselves in favor of any outside
issues"
Tonight the annual banquet will be
held Congressman Claude U. Stone,
Senators M. Fl. Clery, Richard j. Barr,
Hugh S. Magill and others will speak.
The convention closes tomorrow af-
Ter the election of officers and reports
of the various committees.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-30
HUGE SUM SPENT
IN FIGHTING RATS
NEW ORLEANS TAKING GREAT
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST THE
eUBoNlc PLAGUE.

New Orleans, La, Oct. 29.-More
than $4,500,000 has been expended in
the last year in an effort to make New
Orleans rat proof and prevent the re-
appearance of bubonic plague, accord.
ing to an announcement made here to.
day by DR.. R. H. Creel Of the United
States public health service, in charge
of the work. Seventy-four thousand
five hundred and twenty-six buildings
have been made rat proof. about 1000
not considered worth repairing by the
owners have been demolished and
work is progressing on 39,3O1 others.
$1,000 buildings still are
to be made rat proof.
Citizens of New Orleans have ex-
pended approximately $3,s61,oO0 on
their property, while the federal state
and city governments have spent more
than 100000 in the campaign.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-30
FIRE BELIEVED OF
INCENDIARY ORIGIN

Seattle, Wash, Oct 20. - Police and
fire department officials today were
conducting thorough investigation in
to the origin of the 100000 fire which
last night destroyed Pier IA, used by
the Blue Funnel line of British steam
ers for large shipments Of provisions
and supplies for England, Russia and
Japan.
More than million dollars worth of
freight, mostly imports from China and
Japan, was In the warehouse, but hard
work by flremen saved half the con-
tents Of the building from destruction.
The fact that the fire started in piles
Of rattan stored with other highly in
fammable merchandise on the second
floor caused fire department officials
to believe that the fire was set by
some one who objected to the ship
ment of munitions OF war for the Rus.
sian armies.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-30
TRY To IDENTIFY
STOLEN GOODS
Ottunwa Merchants Shown
the Articles Taken From
Graham and Spiwak
LIGHT AND KNIFE
HANDLED HERE
Hardware Stores Recognize
Goods as Kind They
Carry In Stock

Enfforts ara being made to connect
A. q spiwak and Harry Graham, who
we're arrested Wednesday at Fairfield
for robbing jewelry store, with the
robbery OF the Wilson hardware store
Church street, and the Harper & Nc
Inttre hardware store, East Main
street. Sherif Shan Campbell Of
Fairfield was in Ottumwa Thursday
and brought with him a searchlight
and knife taken of the pair. The
knife Is Of the same kind and make
as carried by the Wilson Hardware
Co., and the searchlight is the identi-
cal stock carried by the Harper & Mo
Intire firm-
When searchhghts are sent out
from the factory they are numbered
so that the age can be ascerta1ned. 4.
The number on the searchlight found
on the person Of the boys is the
same as carried by the local company.
A man, whose name is withheld by
the police, claims he saw Spiwak and
Graham on Wapello street the night
OF the Harper & McIntire robbery.
According to Chief of Police Gal
lagher, young Spiwak claims the stun
found on them when arrested at Fair
field was found by them.
splwak Released.
Fairfield, Oct. 20 (specia1) After
considerable parleying between the
father Of A. c. Spiwak and the county
authorities, the bond of $500 furnished
by the lads parent, was accepted at
1880 O'Clock today. The boy with H.
e. Graham was arrested by Sheriff
Campbell Wednesday morning charged
with robbing the jewelry store OF Tom
Mclean from which they secured
about $3.50 loot which was found upon
their persons
Young spiwak left with his father
for his home in Ottumwa after the ac-
ceptance of the bond. Thep aren't ar
rived here prepared to get his son. but
the officials were unsatisfied with the
bond. The justice court bond had been
fixed at $1,000 but the elder Spiwak
brought with him one for $500 furnish
cd by himself and certified by the
clerk Of court in Wapello county to the
effect that the bondsman was respon-
sible for the amount named Through
out the forenoon the matter of accept
Ing the bond was debated by the off,
cials who hesitated about permitting
the parent to supply the bond.
The mother of H. G. Graham is In
Fairfield today but authorities do not
expect to release Graham as there has
thus far been no bond accepted and
the officials are desirous Of holding
the young man in custody. The grand
Jury meets Monday and as both waived
preliminary hearing they will be exam
Ined when the grand jury meets.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-30
WAR INCREASES DISEASE
Great Cleveland Surgeon Says Europe
Is Being Swept BY Organic
Disturbances.

New York, Oct 49, = The sufferings
and emotions of the war are straining
the nervous systems of millions of
the people in Europe and in
creasing organic diseases at a rapid
rate, in the opinion of DR.. George w.
Grille. the noted Cleveland surgeon who
was In charge of Western Reserve uni
versity unit Of the American Ambu-
lance in Paris.
Addressing the New York academy
Of Medicine last night DR.. Grille told
how fear, anxiety, exertion, anger and
hate engendered by war produce harm
full effects. He described this as the
"kinetic drive" and said it starts cleo
trio currents which generate acids IN
the human organism. DR.. Grille said
the brain, liver and kidneys are injur-
ed and chronic malades may ensue.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-30
.sW|7CHMEN MAY Strike.
Chicago Employees Of Eighteen Roads
Threaten Action to Force
Their Demands.

Chicago, Oct. 29.-The eighteen rail
roads involved in a demand made a
month ago by 1000 Chicago switch
men for an increase of five cents an
hour have rejected the demand, it was
learned today, and committees repre-
senting the two sides will attempt to
compromise. The switchmen say that
they will strike if an agreement can,
not be made in this way, as they do
not care to resort to arbitration be-
cause of the disappointment felt by
western engineers and firemen at the
award made by board of arbitra-
tion last spring.
Machlnists Strike.
Hamilton, O., Oct. 29.-About 800
machinists employed at the Niles tool
works Of this city, branch OF the
Niles Dement, Pond Co., struck today
when their demand for an eight hour
day with no reduction of pay was re-
fused. This makes more than eleven
hundred machinists On strike in this
city.