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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-22
HOUNDS FAIL TO
TRACK ROBBER rs
NO CLUES ARE LEFT IN NORTH
LIBERTY BANK LOoTIN0
CASE.

Iowa City, July II. -Bloodhounds
set on the scent OF missing bank rob-
bers failed. Mystery still envelopes
the disappearance of the auto bandits
who robbed the North Liberty Farmers
Savings bank Of 81 ,o03.50, and the fall
ure Of the keen nosed brutes from Wat
erloo to take up the trail, leaves the
local ofiicisls helpless.
The dogs worked in the bank Satur-
day evening. and al along the roads
followed by the outlaws from Iowa
City to the woods, after the abandon
ment Of the auto, and between North
Liberty and Iowa City the road was
thoroughly secured, but the animals
never really caught good trail.
At the bank they shifted handker-
chiefs used as gags, the cord with
which Cashier James Cippera was
bound, the cashiers fountain pen,
handled by the bandits in their pecu-
liarly accommodating effort to save the
banker Inconvenience, the vault and
safe invaded by the robbers, and the
drawer where the thieves captured Mr..
Cippera's revolver = but rything
failed.
The animals showed desire to bolt
for the river repeatedly - but as
everything tends to prove that the ban
dts did not take to the stream, this is
attributed to the dogs thirst on blaz-
ing hot day, not to the robbers en-
trance into the river.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-22
EXPERIMENTS ON
ROADS ARE MADE
DEPARTMENT At
AMES is SUPERVISING
RS EF s.raa sr
CONSTRUCTION

Ames, July 21.-The good roads ex-
perimentation section of the en-
gineering experiment station at Ames
is conducting number Of important
tests with inexpensive surfacing ma
terials, cooperating with the highway
commission and local authorities.
East of FIT. Dodge On the HaWkeye
highway, one and one-half miles OF
model gravel road have been built
with a steam roller. Between Spirit
Lake and Arnold's park, one mile OF
asphalt gravel road will be built, using
a steam roller and applying oil asphalt
to the upper two inches. Between
Mason City and Clear Lake four
methods of applying thin bituminous
wearing surface to mile OF concrete
road are being tried out. Southeast
of Oskaloosa a stretch Of several miles
OF dirt road is being oiled.
In each of these tests the expert
ment station supplies the apparatus
and the experts required, the materials
being furnished by local authorities.
1t is hoped to develop methods for
using local surfacing materials which
will Danish mud from 1owa's most
travelled roads.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-22
(By William T.. Ellis.)


"Ah, but the groves were Gods
first temples Is the original an
swer many a person is making this
summer to an invitation to attend
divine worship II worship God in
nature" he usually continues. These
two stock arguments are recalled by
today's lesson upon the first perman-
ent edifice ever reared for the Wor~
ship OF Jehovah, the building OF the
temple at Jerusalem by King Solomon.
The occasion is opportune for saying
that while the groves may be the first
temples, they are not Gods latest
temples nor His best; and that they
most truly worship Him in nature who
have worshipped Him in house dedi-
Gated to His glory. Concerning these
woods worshippers, woman once re-
marked, "What do you do when 1t
rains?"
A living issue Of our own time is
pertinently before us in connection
with this lesson on the temple, name
ly, the whole question of church and
church attendance. During the past
year there have been "Go-to-church'
campaigns in almost every community
In the land. Great display advertise
ments in the newspapers and on tAe
bilIboards and hundred clever de-.
vices for driving home the "Go-to-
Church" invitation, have all been
used. along with sermons and adj
dresses. to arouse new interest in
the church.
1t appears that church attendance
is on the decline generally The old
prestige of the church is seriously
threatened. In the great magazines,
and In other publications, the whole
case of the church Ia being challeng-
ed Now let us see what Solomon,
the wisest Of men, can do for us IN
the matter
The Climax OF Kingdom.
Mighty old David had done great
deed Of kingliness. He had welded
the Jews into a nation that stretched
from the Lebanon mountains to the
Red sea, and from the Mediterranean
to far east of the Jordan. His con-
quests had been wonderful. Study
them on the present war maps, where
troops are at this moment operating,
and the Importance of this achieve
ment in state making will be seem
Even kings cannot fulfill all their
ambitions. David wanted to build
temple for Jehovah, but his hands
were too blood stained and sinful for
this holy task He must look to son
to carry out his ambitions. None or
us does a completed work. David
prepares for Solomon and Solomon
builds on David's planning. Parents
have to look to children for the tul.
flment OF their life. Even the self
made man. is the product of the
dreams and denial and duty and ser.
vice of many others. So curiously in
terwoven is the fabric Of life that no
body finishes complete piece; eacn
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-22
VOTING MAN BROWNS
m RESERVOIR WATER

Rhodes, July 21.-Everett Kelley, ~
wears old, graduate of Union high
school. was drowned here while SWIM
ming in the reservoir Of the Mil
yankee road with several friends. The
bodv was recovered Young Kelley $
narents live on farm near here. The
water in the reservoir is from twelve
to twenty feet deep. The exact cause
Of the drowning is not known. When
Kelley first went down he called FOR
helm but it is said his friends thought
he was fooling and paid no attention
to him.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-22
In the Religious World
BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS.

can only be careful that his portion
Is done as workmanly as possible.
The summation Of all the royal plans
for greater Israel was to be the
temple. where would be housed the
ark Of the covenant, and whittier the
nation would resort for worship. This
was to be, through all time, the rally
ing point Of the Jews, the home Of
their hearts, the center OF their hopes.
Anybody who has seen the Jews at
the Wailing Place in Jerusalem, weep
ing beside the stones Of this very
temple built by Solomon, has glimpsed
the intensity of this devotion. All
the present stir and ferment among
the Jews of the world looks toward
the great objective Of the holy city,
where once the temple stood. The
climax of the kingdom Of Israel was
the temple of Solomon.
The Place and the People.
Compared with some Christian
churches, solomon's temple was not
large. The Church of the Divine
Wisdom in Constantinople, now called
the Mosque Of st. Sophia, is far larg.
err. So are many others. For the
WuOle Ol lue puHuiLS NAiSh ~ w.
the rock Of Jerusalem was not more
than one hundred and forty feet long
and seventy feet wide.
Upon it, however, was poured out
such magnificence as the world had
never hitherto witnessed. The rarest
of marble and wood and abundance
of gold were lavished upon this sym
Dol of a nations allegiance to God.
The cedars Of Lebanon, the sandal
wood of Africa, were imported for
the building. The revenues OF the
country were pledged to the payment
of huge bills. Workmen were gath
cred from afar. Literally the best
that the world could provide was CIV
en- without stint to the house of Jeho-
yah, Seven long years had been spent
on the work Of building and one nun
bred and sixty thousand workmen had
been sharers in the task. The beauty
and magnificence of the result were
wonder Of the world.
Growing the sacred hill OF Jerusa-
lem, its face turned toward the east,
where it caught the first rays Of the
sun as each morning it rose over the
Mount of Olives, the temple possessed
that quality of beauty and impressive
ness which is one mission OF church.
When the day Of dedication came.
with pilgrims from afar, the scene was
one beyond the compass Of painters
brush. The oriental multitude, in
flowing robes of many colors and with
the animation of the volatile east, sur
rounded the front of the shining marble
structure, with it's delicate. rosy tints,
forming fitting setting for the temple
itself. In front of the temple, and In
the center of the throng, stood the
king on special platform of state.
So was staged the formal dedication:
The magnitude Of the occasion and
the size of the throng is implied IN
the fact that the sacrifice consisted
of twenty-five thousand oxen and one
hundred and twenty thousand sheep.
What Counts In Church.
Mighty Solomon, with his ally,
Hiram, King OF Tyre. could build
wondrous structure, even as a great
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-22

corporation may erect q sky-scraper
But it takes more than architects and
builders to make church. When
Solomon's work was done, still the
most important part remained. That
was the divine favor which accepted
the building as a house OF worship.
The high moment In the dedication
service was when the Shekinah mys-
terious symbol Of the presence OF
Jehovah, filled the holy of holies In
overwhelming fullness. The record
runs, 1.-THE glory OF Jehovah filed the
house OF Jehovah" That has been the
text Of more than one dedicatory SER
mon since In the case of Solomon IS
temple. It was the seal of Jehovah up
on the offering OF himself and his
father and the nation. God was pleas
ed that they put religion first.
Many a church has existed without
roof or walls; and still more have
been of the humbIest architecture. |
recall at the instant that wonderful
Central church at Pyeng Yang, Korea,
mother of churches and center or
worldwide interest. Arch1tecturaliy,
it is negligible and nondescript. It's
cost was trif1ing, as compared with
it's congregation and it's work for the
world. Nevertheless, this church, ana
thousands Of others, has possessed
richly that which alone makes a
church great-the spirit Of the living
Cod This spiritual quality must ever
be foremost in a church If it is to be
a real church. All the magniicence
of Solomon could not atone for lack
of this. Vital religion. bringing Goa
and man near to each other, is the
one supreme essential of house OF
God
The great man rises to his height
on great occasion with a great
theme. Solomon was one and had the
other two. His prayer Of dedicatlon
is matched only by the microscopy
prayer of Jesus. Solomon, too, was
interceding for his people, crying re-
peatedly, 'Hear Thou in heaven my
dwelling place; and when Thou near
est forgive" That entire prayer
should be read by every one Interested
in the lesson. AS literature, it Is clas'
sic
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-22
IOWA TOWN CLAIMS
TO BE VERY WEALTHY

George, July Fl. The good town Of
George has thrown its municipal hat
into the ring. It denies the wealth su-
premacy Of Prescott, Ariz with bank
deposits Of $500 per capita, Of DEBORAH,
which claims $6S9, or even Of New Al
bin, which has been the strongest con-
tender 20 far, with an average of $977
in bank deposits for every man, woman
and child.
with a population of TO Census
of 1857" says j. A. Pardon, assistant
cashier Of the First National bank of
George. land with bank deposits Of
$791 ,257.25, we have an average of ST.
1906"
When it comes to having the great
est per capita wealth, are the other
towns of Iowa going to let George do
~ EIlh
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-22

skull was fractured at the base and
she suffered internal injuries.
Following the accident the girl was
rushed to the Davenport hospital, bur
all efforts to save her life proved
futile and her death came early Sun
day morning. Culton, was was driv.
ing very slowly at the time of the &C.
cident, stopped within few feet and
followed her to the hospital. Lator
he came with Mrs. Culton to police
headquarters. He was released on his
promise to appear.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-22
WILLIAM RICHARDS DIES.

williamsburg. July 81. The funeral
of William Richards was held from the
home here with burial in Oak Hill ren1-
etery. He had been ailing for several
months. Mr.. Richards was 40 years
old. He leaves wife, three daughters.
one son and two brothers, Lewis OF
St. Louis and John Of California, and
one sister, Mrs. Moline Roberts OF
Buffalo Center.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-22
JOHNSON COUNTY
FARMS DAMAGED

Iowa City, July 21.-A total damage
Of s10o, 900 or more to oat and wheat
crops was inflicted on Johnson county
farms. environing Iowa City. The ter
rifle downpour, with wind and light
ming, unprecedented even during TINS
stormy summer, beat the wheat ana
oats to the ground, irrevocably lost.
The corn, possibly saved by the very
backwardness that has kept 1t knee
high" will be less damaged.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-22
DAVENPORT GIRL
DIES FROM INJURIES

Davenport, July 21-Injuries sus-
tanned by little Mildred Simons. in an
accident in front Of her home, 240S
Farpam street, proved fatal. The
child ran directly in front of five
passenger automobile driven by VIII
liam J.. Culton, 2122 Main street, re-
tired sergeant Of the United States
ordnance department. and was
knocked down and run over. Her
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-22
LUCAS PIONEER DEAD.

Charlton, July 21.-Lewis A. futile
died at his home in Warren township
on Sunday at the age Of 50 years, after
an extended illness. Decreased was
born in Indiana on Jan. 10, 1916. Fun
eral services were held yesterday fore
noon. Deceased was highly esteemed
for his many noble qualities and his
demise will be greatly deplored by
many friends.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-07-22
THE CHURCH A KING BUILT.

The international Sunday School
Lesson for July rs !s "SoIomon
Dedicates the Temple."-I Kings
6:1-55.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-30
Stanford Trains in Mud;
Water Facilities Are Bad
Special to The Telegraph

San Francisco, Cal, June 30.-Why
Leland Stanford University's junior
eight. which took second place in the
Poughkeepsie regatta on Tuesday, did
so mostly on Drawn. and showed no
form to speak of. was explained here
yesterday by E. c. Behrens, Stan
ford's graduate manager of athletics.
Stanford, Behrens said, rows virtu-
ally in the mud while at home. A
Shiny slough is their course. The water
in it is so muddy it is thick. The
slough is eight miles by rail and con-
siderable walk after that from the
campus. Once or twice a week Frank
Guerena. the coach. slips down from
San Francisco and coaches. The rest
Of the time the team does the best
it can.
Guerena was coXswain in the Stan
ford crew of 1912 which went to pieces
at Poughkeepsie after covering the
course the day before the race in bet
ter than the morning time. Since then
his main ambition in life has been to
take another crew back.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-30
News Items of Interest
in Central Pennsylvania
Special to The TELEGRAPH

Mauch Chunk. - An enumeration
of the school children of this town
made recently shows that there are
7S3 of school age.
Lehighton. - Falling from scaf-
fold in the new post office building
here while putting up a metal ceiling
George Esch, a local tinsmith, was
seriously injured.
Bethlehem. Morris Snyder, Jr.,
this place, while shooting the chutes
at Saylors Lake received a fractured
arm.
Reading. - Albert Deeds, of Mt.
Penn, a suburb, is in dangerous con-
dition in the Homeopathic hospital,
the result of a beating administered
by two footpads, who held him up
early yesterday morning in lonesome
spot near Leinbach's Hill.
Reading. Neighbors yesterday
found the body of John B. Weller,
aged 73, on the kitchen floor of his
residence, at Lands store, near here,
where he lived a life of semi-seclu-
sion.
Shenandoah. - While playing with
old, daughter of Joseph Edmundson,
set fire to her clothes. Her recovery is
doubtful. On Memorial day the Ed
mundson family had a son, Joseph,
10. killed by falling from a pole swing.
Sunbury. Captain and Mrs. Will
liam II. Thurston, of Sunbury, observ-
ed the fiftieth anniversary of their
wedding yesterday. Mr.. Thurston is q
Civil War veteran.
Reading. - Jolted from a hay wa
gon when the mules hitched to the
vehicle became frightened at some un
known object, Owen Welley, aged so
was thrown to the ground sustaining
a fractured skull, which resulted il
his death an hour later.
Penn Haven. Charles Dricer
Lehigh Valley Railroad fiagman, wa
seriously injured by being struck b.
a poker protruding from a Centra
Railroad of New Jersey engine yester
day. He is in the Hazleton hospital.
Spring Grove. Clair Tate, nea
here, found 106 eggs in one hens nest
not one of which was spoiled.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-30
FRAMk GUEAMA

When the Leland Stanford Uni
versity oarsmen arrive at Poughkeepsie
for the intercollegiate regatta on June
rs those who follow the rowing game
will be treated to a novelty in the sight
OF Frank Guerna, coach of the STAN
ford varsity.
Guerna is not only the youngest, but
the smallest. rowing coach on record.
He Is 26 years old, 5 feet inches in
height and weighs but 115 pounds. In
1912 and 1913 Guerna was coxswain of
tho Stanford varsity. He was grad
uated In 1913 and for the past two
years has been the rowing coach. That
he is q coach of ability is shown by the
record of this years crew, which won
the Pacific coast championship by de-
feating the University of Washington
and the University of California crews
In the triangular regatta last month
Guerna says victory for the south
erners in the big regatta the last OF
this month is more than he can hope
for. but If the Stanford boys make a
good showing he will be more than
satisfied.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-30
Sport News at a Glance

The Iner-Seal team won over the
Eagle A. c. in the Allison Hill League
series last evening; score, to 1. Read
ing defeated Albion. IL to 4.
Weather permitting. the Motive
Power team of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road and a pickup team from the
Lucknow shop league clash to-day
at Island Park.
President James A. Gilmore. of the
Federal League, announced yesterday
that New York would be representa-
in the Federal circuit next year.
Red" Pendergast, of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Motive Power team, Is
out of the game with lacerated hand.
An air jack fell on his hand at the
shops yesterday.
representatives of the Central Penn
sylvania League teams met last night
at Steelton and transacted routine
business.
The Hummel Street Tigers won
from East End Juniors yesterday;
score. 13 to 1.
East End A. A. wants a game for
Saturday, to be played on East End
grounds. Address William r. Shaffer
1920 South Twenty ty-first-and- "a Half
street, Harrisburg.
Manager Samuel B. Curran, of the
Camp Hill team. would like to arrange
a game for Friday evening. July @.
Telephone B. and S. department, Penn
sylvania Steel Company.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-30
MACK DENIES STORIES;
To KEEP PLANS SECRET
Sore Over Report That He Intends
to Quit Philadelphia; Stock
Not For Sale

Philadelphia, June 30.-Persistent
rumors to the effect that Connie
Macks holdings in the Athletics were
for sale and that he had named his
price to a syndicate which has the ap-
proval of Ban Johnson, president of
the American League, were emphati-
cally denied by the manager of the
Mackmen last night. Mack also re-
fused to confirm or deny reports that
several of his players are to be traded
or sold.
The report that Mack was ready to
sell out his holdings in the club gained
circulation about a week ago, when
Ban Johnson came to Philadelphia to
confer with the owners of the Ath-
letics. 1t is said the league officials
are dissatisfied with the way Mack is
breaking up his club and that there
were certain men interested in the
league who were eager to take over
Mack's stock. Manager Mack said:
MY interest in the Athletics is not
for sale at any price, but any time my
partners are dissatisfied with the way
I'm running my ball club. or the Amer
lean League does not like what I'm
doing and wants to drive me out of
the city, they can do it easy enough.
But it will be a case of driving me out,
for I don't intend to quit. I'm here
to stay, and I'll win Just as sure as
I've won before. To-day read a re-
port about Jack Barry, and want to
say right here that do not intend to
tell anybody anything"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-30
NAME OFFICIALS FOR
NEW LUCKNOW LEAGUE
Winners in Three Organizations to
Play For Championship Be-
fore Season Ends

Baseball enthusiasm in railroad cir
cles is at feevr heat. Three leagues
are battling for honors. Before the
season is over winners in the Luck
now Shop League, the Enola Shop
League and the Enola Enginehouse
League will battle for the champion
ship. These leagues play MONDAY
games. Each contest goes five in
nings.
The new league at Lucknow select
ed managers yesterday. The Air
ship of G. w. Woodward; Clerks, C.
B. Zimmerman; Mill team, ]. E. Bios
ser; Repairmen, Philip e. Zorger. The
umpires are E. S. Esenwine and G..
w. Spangler; official scorers. Hiram
MCGOWAN SINNERS and Charles Scut-
tier. Trophies will be awarded the
winners at the close of the season.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-30
NO HIT FOR FRANK BAKER

Hurlock, Md, June 80. - Frank
Baker was the star attraction at a
ball game yesterday between Hurlock
and st. Michaels, which the visitors
won six to one. Baker held down
third for Hurlock in beautiful style
with three put outs, an assist, and one
pardonable error. He did not get a
hit. but was handed two passes. Ben
nett, the visiting twirler, allowed one
hit and famed ten men. VIII Noble,
former backstop for st. Johns Col
lege, Spedden, third base for Wash
ington College, filled those positions
for the visitors.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-30
TITUS AND GEORGE QUIT

Kansas City, Mo-, June 30.-John
Titus, the old Philadelphia Nationals
outfielder and Lefty" George, a
pitcher, who were released by the To-
cal American Association club at ST.
Paul on Sunday, arrived in this city
and announced that they had been
released because they had refused to
stand for a cut in salary
Both players said they had IRON
clad contracts with the club and that
the management of the club had no
right to release them. George is a
former Tri-State star and has had
previous salary troubles.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-30
PALM CRAFTS FROM BREAST
Burned Baby Boys Only Way to Grow
New Skin

Altoona. Pa, June S0.-An unusual
case of skin grating is being tried on
Thomas, 16-month-old son of Thomas
Vaughn. The boys clothing caught
fire at the kitchen range five months
ago and in brushing out the flames the
right hand was severely burned. Since
then the thumb has grown fast to the
palm.
The flesh was separated and the
hand sewed fast to the child's breast
in order to graft skin on the palm. 1t
will be a week before the hand can
be separated from the body.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-30
FEDERAL LEAGUE ALL RIGHT
BY Associated Press

New York, June 30.-Representa-
tives of all the clubs in the Federal
league attended a meeting of the
league here yesterday at the conclu-
sion of which President Gilmore
said:
"All talk of the Federal League be-
ing in financial straits is absolutely
untrue. The league was never in bet
ter shape and its future has been guar
anteed to-day by the members of the
finance committee. All of them have
given assurance that they stand ready
to make up any losses that might be
incurred by any individual club"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-30
LIBERAL OFFER FROM GIANTS

Cincinnati, Ohio, June 80. - Man
ager Charles Herzog, of the local Ma
tional League team, yesterday an
nounced that the New York National
League Club had made - Sffer to
trade Catcher Meyers and Outfielder
Brainard of the Giants, for Catcher
Ivy Wingo, of the local team. Man
ager Herzog stated that he had re-
fused to consider the trade.