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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-16
LIBRARY WAS BUSY.

Waukon, March 13.-The annual re-
port of the librarian of the Waukon
public library shows that during the
year past there were 1890 borrowers;
7114 books were loaned. The library
has over 1900 volumes and many
more could and will be added when
the extra room needed is provided.
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A large s room house, two big
8 lots, nice lawn. shade trees, big
horse barn that will hold lot OF
horses, with hay room above. Lo-
Gated close In and the whole
property priced at only $2.5oo.
Owner wants to get modern
residence and will give some one
a good square trade. Let us tell
you about this property.
A two story 8 room house that
rents for $50 per month. Well 10
Gated on the car line in a good
/. neighborhood and priced at only
$4,000. Owner wants to trade for
small farm of about 40 acres.
One of the finest modern homes
in Ottumwa. A beautiful place in
every respect. Big fine lawn, with
beautiful shade trees. Large barn
and garage. Everything fine.
owned by nonresident who will
trade for a farm and will price
the property at half its cost.
We have the following stores
to trade for land:
A money making shoe store.
Invoice $500.
Fine grocery store. Invoice $S,-
500.
General merchandise store s4,-
500.
Also a good 120 acre farm at
SIS an acre, A bargain.
240 acre stock and grain farm
to trade for merchandise.
We have large list of proper
ties OF all kinds for sale or ex-
~,
ing to list your property with
Roth Bros. Real Estate Co. No
sale, no pay.
Roth Bros Real Estate Co.
Telephone 12oo1os w. Second St.
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PEOPLES PULPIT

The Courier will publish in
this column articles contrib
uted by its readers. The COM
munieatio~s should be type.
written or in plain hand, on
ono side Of the paper, and
,ipned.
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For Exchange

WANTED TO EXCHANGE A LARGE
new modern home in fine Iowa town
for good small farm anywhere. Adj
dress M-12-A care Courier
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MoTHER-TEAcHERs TO MEET.

Cedar Falls, March 15.-The annual
state meeting of the mother's-teach-
ers' congress will be held in Cedar
Falls April 8, and 10 and large dele
cations from Des Moines and else
where are expected.
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Farm Property For Sale

FOR SALE CHEAP-A 40 ACRE
hunk Of dirt, improved. Write me. Ell
mer B. Miller, Dudley, Iowa
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FOR SALE--40 ACRES CLOSE TO
Ottumwa. Address M-13-B care Cour
Ter.
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WISCONSIN-FOR SALE OR Ex-
change-120 acre farm Az miles from
town; one-half mile from school:
good buildings, water in house
and to barn from reservoir. Running
water in field. Price 500 per acre
Cash $4,000. Add, ess owner, C. J.
Weiland, Elroy, Wis
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Railroad Time Tables

G. N. a ST. p. TRAINS
No. Going Southwest. Depart
5A-Southwest Limited :. 1:45 q. m.
3A-Kansas City Local 10: IL a. m
33B-Ottumwa to Seymour $3.50 D. m
s3B-Local freight ........ 700 q. m
Going East via cut-oft.
92B-Local ........ 49,. 7:l5 a. m.
sA-Davenport. Chicago. SLIP. m
12A-Leave Junction 49,. IL: 10 q. n
A stub train will leave station
for Junction at 11:40 p. M, re-
turning arrive at station at
1915 q. m.
Mcrion Line, Going North
4B-CAd. Rapids, Savanna,
chicago ....... $3.50 q. m
10sB--Cedar Rapids, Marion STOP. m.
ssB-Local freight ...:...: $50 a. m.
Marion Line, Coming South.
103B-From Marion ....... 10: Is a. m
21B-From Marion ........ 1915 a. m
97B-Local freight ...... 400 p. m
A-Daily.
B-Except Sunday
Local freights depart from and term
mate Ottumwa Junction. u
Locals 92B and 93B run on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday.
T. II. Jacobs, Age1..
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WANTED TO BUY-sO ~ 10Y o. x 7o5
farm near Ottumwa LooN
EdGyville, Iowa.
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These wants go into the homes of over 10000
families.
Wanted

UANrED-YOuR OLD CARPETS ~
" make into rugs, beautiful and c ona,'is
rugs rlane from old carpet at rea sata,os
r, rice Write for descriptive ca 'an3s
BLOOMFIELD Rug Works bioo'n''e'u'
iowa.
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For Sale

NOTICE-wE HAVE GOoD ~ ~
cleaned timothy and mamlnoln crair
seed. Ask for prices. heuiieN
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WABASH RAILWAY.

No. Going south. Oepars
2A-Moberly. st. L.. K. Co.. $500 a. m
5OB-Moberly and east 80. $500 p. m
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Eop sAT,E-15o Blu. HOME GROWN
Early Ohio potatoes. 75c per ou, To-
n. Sterner, Agency, Iowa. bataVia
phone.
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s G. WHITE LEGHCRNS AND AN.
coma eggs for sale. The kin 1a tn W
lay and pay. Prices reasonable w.
II. Boon, Batavia, Iowa.
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Eggs and Poultry

wtJTTE wYANDOTTE EGGS, 81 PER
sitting, IS per hundred. also a rev
cockerels at $3.50 to SO ana SOM
Buff Cochin Bantams. w. =. M W,
ael. Al IN. Clay. New phone ''I-n
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BARRED ROCK EGGS FROM LAH ~
vigorous birds. 75c per To-, - per wv
Grace Emmons, Libertyville, Iowa.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-30
PHILLIPS SENTENCED
TWO YEARS; FINE 5000

His plea for probation denied, L. J.
Phillips. convicted for the second time
of selling mortgaged property, was
sentenced to 3 years in San Quentin
penitentiary by Superior Judge Cole
this morning. A fine of 5000 was
added.
A petition, bearing the signatures of
105 ranchers of Brawley and Alamorio,
asking probation for Phillips on the
grounds that his motherless children
would remain a charge of the county
If Phillips was sent to the penitentiary
that the case had already cost the
county considerable money; that Phil
lips has already served months in
prison and 6 months in the county
Jail, and that his character, up to the
time of the crime of which he was con-
victed, has always been good, was pre-
scented by O. V. Wilson and Walter
Frazier, Phillips attorneys, in an effort
to secure his freedom.
Attorney Wilson stated this morn
ing that the case would be taken to
the appellate court for the second
time.
Phillips bond was set by Superior
Judge Cole at $4,000 and his attor
lney stated that an effort would be
made to secure his release on bail for
that amount.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-30

New York, Oct. 30.-The Journal of
Commerce says:
The condition of cotton for the month
of october lost 3.99 points from a
month ago, when ii was 63.7 per cent,
making condition on the average date
of October %, 59S per cent. This com
pares with 1876 per cent last year, 62.1
per cent in 1918, SS.S per cent in 1912
and 693 per cent in 1911. The decline
is not high for this season of the year,
since in 1918 it was 8 points, in 1909
IL was SO points and in 1906 it was SO
points.
This unusually low condition is the
result of season of unfayorable and
erratic weather as reported from
month to month.
Picking is very much advanced, due
partly to the smallness of the crop and
favorable weather, while continued
high prices for the staple have been
an incentive to hasten gathering. Ac-
cording to reports, the crop is ~ per
cent gathered, as against 68 per cent
last wear, 20 per cent the year before
II per cent in 1912, 76 per cent in 1911
and 20 per cent in 1910.
The unusually low per cent picked
in Oklahoma is due to very late sea-
SON in that state. A tabulation on the
Southern estimate of this years crop
is given below. showing an average OF
about 11,Os5,000 bales.
The Journal of Commerce assumes
no responsibility for these figures, be-
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-30
Board Sets December 7
For the Recall Election

Accepting the resolution calling for
special recall election in accordance
with the recall petitions already filed
against President Hamilton of Eel Cen
tro and Director Brockman Of CaleXico,
without discussion, the directors of the
Imperial Irrigation District at the
meeting this morning set Tuesday De-
cember as the date for the cleo
tion.
In Director Brockman's district, the
Verde store, Varney Bros Heber store,
the Mt. Signal store and the Calexico
city hall, for Calexico inside and out
side precincts, were named as the poll
ing places and the following officers
selected:
Calexico City Halt. r. Pace, in
spector; A. II. Wallace, Miss Fern Fer
rell judges.
Heber-H. Cross inspector; James E.
Buck and Thomas j. Stevenson, Judges.
Mt. Signal-Wilard Newman, inspec-
tor: Grover Lotus, Mrs. S s. Went
worth, judges.
Verde--C. $. Thompson, inspector;
Leroy c. Hawk, Miss Grace T. Bennett,
Judges
In President Hamilton's district the
office of the Irrigation District, the
city Hail, in III Centre. ana Campbell
Bros store at Seeley, were selected as
polling places, and the following elec-
tion officers selected:
city Hall. p Nuffer. inspector; G.
G. Beynon, Sophia Anderson, judges.
Irrigation District office--lrvin
Maupin, inspector; Mrs. Stella p. Vaile,
T.. A. Perkiss, judges.
Campbells store. Seeley-H. II. Bal
com, inspector; Ella c. Campbell, wal
ter p. Downey judges.
Fight 10 Reduce 'onkling's Salary Lost.
A scene that was turgid with verbal
action followed shortly after noon,
when Director Ferguson of Holtville
introduced "a resolution to cut Attor-
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-30

1t is in speed that the value of the
battle cruiser lies The latest types
in foreign navies develop 30~knots and
can stand any kind of weather. In
July, 1914, England had battle cruis-
ers, Germany 4 and Japan 4. The Unit
ed States had and has none.
But, though the battle cruiser cannot
stand up and fight the battleships, it
nevertheless is more powerful in gen
eral offense and defense than any
other type of vessel. IT is difficult
to lay down a definite use for the bat
tie cruiser that would apply under all
circumstances; everything depends on
the immediate opportunity at hand.
For instance, If the encmy's fleet
happened to establish a base far away
from its home waters and attempted to
keen up the necessary line of commu =
nications with home by transport
service a battle cruiser would be the
ideal type Of ship to attempt to de-
stroy this line of communication.
In the same way a battle cruiser Is
an ideal ship for making sudden raid
on an enemy's coast, but 1t must be
remembered that raids of this nature
have little military value and are de-
pendent for their success chiefly on
the moral effect created.
There is another self-evident use for
the battle cruiser: In the previous ar
ticle I discussed the necessity for scout
ships in order TO determine the loca-
tion of the enemy's fleet. sometimes II
will occur that the opposing scout
screens will come into contact with
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-30
CALEXICO RAISES OVER
$1,000 FOR BASEBALL

The CaleXico baseball committee set
out to raise $1,000 with which to pro-
vide team for this city. The result
of the canvass is $3,O65. Last night
So, 400 in actual cash reposted in a wal
let carried by John G. Becker, secre-
tary and treasurer of the association.
For the benefit of any highwaymen, it
might be stated that the coin was in
the form of checks. Promises to pay
without signatures attached increased
this sum by $296, the money to be col
lected when the solicitor comes in con-
tact with the man who has agreed to
sign the blank. MeXicali business men
contributed $500, bringing the grand to-
tai to over the three thousand mark
Chronicle.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-30
MAYOR A w. SWANSON
LAUDS THE SPIRIT OF
HARMONY OF BOARDS

Commenting the splendid spirit of
harmony which has existed between
the board of trustees of Ell Centre and
Imperial during the negotiations for
the joint sewer system, Mayor A. w.
Swanson said this morning:
"If there have ever been any differ
ences between the towns, the feeling
of amity between the boards of trus-
tees of both ought to aid materially
in removing ii.
mot only are both boards of trus-
tees to be congratulated. but also the
people of both towns. over the fortu-
nate outcome" he continued.
THE lei Centre board of trustees has
just received telegram from a mem
ber of the board OF public utilities con-
veying congratulations over the award
of the contract to James Kennedy. The
Kennedy concern has always borne a
their contracts and in many instances
they have completed the work before
the expiration time specified
Work on the system, he said, would
be started as soon as the bonds have
been approved The Imperial bonds.
he asserted, had been sold to Toledo
mcnts on the bonds be scaled from 40
to 90 years
"Tn my opinion, however the 1mper-
ial trustees cannot do this for the
reason that the bonds voted by the
people called for payments extending
over a period of 40 years.
"In the event that the Toledo bond
buyers decide not to take them, have
been assured that the Torrance Mar
shall Company, the buyers of the Eel
Centre bonds, stand ready to buy them
so that the progress of the work will
not be impeded.
1--WE have arranged with the Tmper-
ial trustees to construct a septic tank
for the sewage at the outfall, for
which there will be an abundance of
funds for construction"
Negotiations for the acceptance Of
the El Centre bonds are under way
and as soon as the final details have
been completed work on the system
will be started at once
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-30

ney Conkling's salary from $500
month to $500 because, he said, the
board had set Conklings salary at $500
when ii was understood that he was
to file a condemnation suit. He also
took the stand that the attorneys sal
ery should be scaled because the board
had appointed Attorney John M Eshle-
man to do the greater part of the
work.
The presentation of the resolution
evoked an mediate storm of protest
from President Hamilton, who declared
that Ferguson had been assisting Mark
Rose and others in the recall move
ment
Ferguson Indignantly denied the ac-
cusation and declared that Hamilton
had taken stand on the wrong side 6
months ago and had refused to change
his attitude.
Director Mcbride of Imperial de-
clared that he and Ferguson had been
quietly objecting to the policy of the
board for 3 or months and then
when President Hamilton had persist
emily carried out his policy they had
set about educating the public To what
was being done.
Offering a compromise, Director Ben
nett of Brawley asserted that he would
vote with Directors Mcbride and Fer
guson if they would agree to set At
torney ConlSling's salary at $500 but
this the directors refused to do.
1nnuendoes that Conkliug was doing
the greater part Of the legal work for
the district and that while Attorney
Eshleman was looking over the work
that was being done he was merely
drawing a pension were made in a
protest against the resolution by Di-
rector Brockman of CaleXico.
The resolution was finally put to a
vote Directors Brockman, Hamilton
and Bennett voting against the meas
ure.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-30
France Invades Bulgaria;
May Change Situation

Mail Steamship Company flies today
from the mainmast of the liner China,
purchased several weeks ago from the
Pacific Mail steamship Company.
The emblem was christened by the
breaking over its folds of a bottle of
California wine by Miss Rosa Lew
Hing, daughter of the vice president
of the Canton bank, san Francisco, and
an official of the China steamship
Company.
Mayor Rolph, Look Tin Eli, presi-
dent of the China Mail, hundreds of
shipping officials and scores of Chi
nese attended the exercises.
The China will sail tomorrow for
Hongkong, inaugurating the service of
the China Mail between San Francisco
and the Orient.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-30
VALLEY LAND YIELDS
100 BUSHELS INDIAN
CORN TO THE ACRE

who says Indian corn can't be grown
successfully in Imperial Valley? If any
one doubts that the cereal can't be
raised as well in the valley as II can
In some of the Eastern and corn belt"
states he can probably be convinced OF
his error by visiting the Valley Cham
ber OF Commerce, where a stalk of
corn a trfle over 10 feet in height
is exhibited.
The stalk came from the ranch of
w. II. Seig. near Heber where Mr.. Seig
has a single acre planted TO corn. This
in The story of the unusual production
which Seig got from that one acre:
On March 20 he planted the seed and
the CORN shoots began to push them
selves skyward. The crop matured and
was picked and on July 27 Seig plant
ed the second crop from the seed which
the first growth had yielded The sec
ond crop is just attaining its matur-
ity
Seig expects to gather his second so
bushels of corn from that single acre
within a short time. lie believes that
he will increase that production next
year through the experience in the
gained this year and In the acclima-
tizing OF the seed and care in select
ing 1t.
IL intend TO improve the seed and
next year | think il viii be possible
to raise % tons to the acre" he said.
He expects to plant 10 acres. THE
lGO bushels l did get from my acre
age might just as well have been 200
bushels, II | had known how to care
for the corn properly.
"The idea that corn needs rain TO
thrive is a fallacy. 1t ought TO be
irrigated properly and considerable
care has to be exercised"
Seig also has an acreage devoted to
black-eye beans, from which he says
he expects to get 10 or II sacks to
the acre, at this picking The first
crop was planted in February.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-30
GEORGE $. BEST TO
OPEN THE PALACE

The Palace Theatre is to have it's
premier openins next Saturday even
ing, November 6. For weeks there
has been small army of masons,
plasterers, decorators and electricians
Transforming the Holt Opera House
into veritable little dream of a the
atre. The interior color scheme is old
ivory and gold and with its draperies
and hangings of green velvet the com 70
bnation shows exquisite taste on the
part of the designers. The lobby is to
be finished in pure white with "A myria d
of lights to help brighten things up
George $. Best the new manager, has
taken a years lease on the pretty place
and intends to conduct IL for the bene-
fit of his patrons, first, last and all
the time. Mr.. Best is an old expert
enced Snowman, being introduced to
the Pacific coast by Kolb 4 Dill as
their leading man and stage director
He has been in every branch of the
business and has some original IDEAS
as to how theatre should be con-
Quoted. Mr.. Best will play only the
highest class of attractions and will
cater to those who really appreciate
good entertainment Announcements
of the different attractions he has al
ready arranged for will be published
in these columns during the coming
week. He especially calls attention to
the series advertising he is publishing
in the Press and asks all to be sure
and save the ten articles that have.
been appearing at the top of the last
page of this paper. There are more
after today
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-30
By Franklin ID. Roosevelt
Assistant Secretary of the United
States Navy

BY Franklin ID. Roosevelt
assistant Secretary of the United
States Navy
Downright, 1915, by the Newspaper
Enterprise Association
Any kind of a cruiser is primarily
a weapon of opportunity
The battle cruiser, which has been
talked of so much of late, bears the
same relation to the superdreadnaught
as the old armored cruiser did to the
battleship of the Spanish war type,
or as the wooden frigate bore to the
3-decker ship -of-the line of Nelson's
day.
The cruiser is inferior to the battle
ship in hitting power and in resisting
power For instance, the modern bat
tie cruisers carry big guns, as against
II of the dreadnaught. It's offensive
power Is, therefore, only two-thirds as
great. Similarly, its weight of arm Or
and general protection against attack
is only from one-half to two-thirds that
of the battleship.
In other words, battle cruisers can
not fight battleships with much chance
of success.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-30

each other-checkmate each other-and
be unable to break through to obtain
information of the main body of ships.
In such a case a battle cruiser would
be used as reinforcement of the
scouting line and would make it pos
line and get into actual touch with his
main fleet.
OF course, it goes without saying it
would be the duty of a battle cruis-
er, or for that matter, of any other
type of cruiser to attack and destroy
any vessel of the enemy of inferior
force.
For instance, if one country's ar
mored cruisers were conducting a COM
merce destroying raid, 1t would be to
the distinct advantage of the other
country to have some battle cruisers
capable of capturing or destroying the
lraiding cruisers.
II sometimes occurs in naval war
fare that, even though one may not
believe in the efficiency or desirability
of a certain weapon, ii is necessary to
have a certain number of these weap-
ons If the enemy has them.
1t Is probably true that for proper
defense a nation should have at least
enough battle cruisers to offset those
of the enemy
Our own naval experts have been
entirely willing to have the United
states build battle cruisers, but have
not desired that they be appropriated
for at the expense of battleships.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-30
SERPENTS INVADE
HOMESTEADERS' TENT

Holtville Tribune: Rival land claim
ants are not the only terrors besetting
squatters on the land just thrown
open northeast of town. Evidence of
this is in a tale being told of the wild
scurrying of Warren Currier last night
when the tent occupied by him and
Mrs Cu.rrier was invaded by side
winders.
Mr.. and Mrs. Currier had just moved
over yesterday and were without weap-
ons when the sidewinders arrived. Cur
rier rushed out over the soft, wind
blown sand to the nearest neighbor
and borrowed a hoe.
Several incidents of the hardships
being borne by the land squatters are
being told today. VIII Strang went
out to his claim Yesterday and found
a fence built around il. He put in the
night tearing down the fence.
T. L. Kenney resorted to drastic meas
ures when he found Earl Pearres tent
ney. Kenney pitched the tent and all
it's contents out into the road.
A. l.. Burke came to Justice Norrish
this morning and wanted TO swear out
a complaint against B. d. Irvine for
threatening to shoot him when he ven
tured on a claim held by Irvine. The
incident having occurred outside the
Holtvlle township, Burke was directed
TO BraWley
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-30
EASTERN TEAM MAY
CLASH WITH LOCAL
TEAM NOVEMBER 6-7

Arrangements for . games, Novem-
Der and 7, between the local team
of Coast and big league players which
will probably arrive here Monday. and
the kansas city Leaguers." now on
the way To the valley are being made
today by John Falsken, advance agent
for the eastern team. He will confer
with Attorney Seymour. director Of
the local team and 1t Is probable that
a decision will be reached this after
noon.
The Kansas City team is playing to-
day at Tucson and after the game to-
morrow at Nogales they will come di-
ranged for games at Calipatria, Braw-
ley Holtville and Imperial. the game
at Holtvlle to be played between the
eastern team and a picked local team.
The Kansas city team, which Is max
ing an exposition" tour, Includes the
names of big leaguers In its lineup
Falsken said, some of the players be
ing: Rusthaven, formerly of the New
York Nationals; Lambeth, formerly
the Kansas city Federals; Brummel
catcher last year for the Kansas Cit
American Association team: Sehlmmel
pitcher for the St Joseph team in the
w estern league; Kosteri shortstop, for
merly with the Kansas City American
Association team.
"If we succeed in arranging the
games between the FL Centre teams
and the Kansas City leaguers, they
ought to be good ones" Fasken said.