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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-13
FAIRFIELD DEBATERS
AT CLINTON FRIDAY

Fairfield, March 1.-THE Fairfield
high school debating teams Will meet
Clinton high school next Friday even
ing and Fairfield friends Will nave tne
privilege of hearing the affirmative
team. Leo O'Brien, Fred Wheeler ana
Wendell Glotfelty, while the negative
team, Frank Rizor, Wick Whitaker
and Rollin Israel, will go to Clinton:
The question is, Resolved: that the
parcel post should be extended to IN,
clude the entire service Of the United
states" Both local teams have been
working faithfully on this question
and both sides feel that they can put
I'M strong argument in defense OF
their views Prof. Glen Whitmore
will accompany the negative team 10
Clinton.
NV Miss Lillian Balm, soloist, will fur
nish the musical part of the program
here.
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NINE FAIRFIELD
GIRLS GET LETTERS

Fairfield, March 11--Nine girls,
students Of the Fairfield high school,
are now the proud possessors of the
letter "F," which were presented to
them following the chapel exercises
Wednesday morning. All of the young
ladies have been very prominent in
athletics and have repeatedly done
excellent work on the basketball
teams.
In recognition of their faithful work
Superintendent Cap Miller and Physi-
cal Director Elizabeth Burnside decid-
ed they were entitled to the letters
and they were presented to them amid
the hearty applause of their class
mates. Following are the young
ladies who are now proudly wearing
their letters: Misses Bernice Halter
ty, kathrine Lamson. Marion McEl.
Kinney, Josephine Mcconnell, Stella
Griffith, Francis Turney, Helen King,
Ariel Zeigler and Willard Vernon.
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MOVE TWICE WHILE
GOING ON SAME ROAD

Clarinda, March 11.-This is hard
weather on the population engaged
in moving as the roads are SO bad that
it is next to impossible to travel over
them. Henry Henneman, who with
his family, has been living on farm
near Yorktown, started to move his
possessions one day last week to a
farm northeast of this city near Haw-
leyville. AS the sons, who were dr1v-
ing the moving teams, came within a
half mile of this city, near the county
farm. thew found the wagons so firmly
lodged in the deeply cut road that they
had to be unloaded before they were
able to move on. They had gone but
a short distance farther when they
found themselves again unable to
move and had to dismount from the
wagons and unload second time be-
fore they could proceed on their way.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-13
NFlJrRALs HAVE RIGHTS.

A British prize court has handed
down a decision which deals blow
to the observation-disclosures Of the British
government. Britain had asserted the
right to confiscate contraband cargo
destined from neutral to another neu-
trail country, and to requisition it for
British use, provided indemnity be
paid to the real owners. A ship bear
ing copper to Sweden from the United
States was so seized and the govern
ment undertook to use the copper for
military purposes, offering to pay the
actual value to the owners. The prize
court knocked this plan into cooked
hat by deciding that no belligerent
government has right to requisition
a cargo belonging to neutral nation.
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VOTE DOWN PLAN
TO HAVE PLAYGROUND

Davenport, March 1.-THE PROPOSE,
ton m erect a manual training school
was again voted down by the citizens
Of Davenport but by a smaller major
ity than at previous times: me plop
ns,tion lost by 1913 votes. The plan to
provide Fairgrounds for children was
also lost, by only 40 votes. The school
hoard was voted $4,000 to make I'M
provements on grade schools and by a
majority Of one vote was allowed TO sell
a lot, which it has held In west DaV-
export. ~
The women cast good majority for
both the manual training and the play
grounds propositions, but their vote
was not sufficiently heavy to OFFSET the
vote Of the men against the plans. 1t
was the women's vote which saved the
proposition to vote $4,000 for school
improvements The mems gave ma
jority against it, but the womens vote
was decisive.
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FAIRFIELD FIRM IS
IN MUSCATINE COURT

Muscatine, March 11.--Charging that
the rental price of the Crpheum theater
is three months in arrears, suit was In
stituted in the district court today by
the firm Of Fleagle & Spielman Of
Fairfield against B. Wade Denham and
Thomas Sigourney, constituting the
firm of Denham & Sigourney. The Fair
field concern asks Judgment for $40.
the monthly rental price being desig-
mated as $3.50.
1t is alleged that a lease had been
agreed upon for the playhouse from
Nov. 16, 1914 to May l, 1915. Tho
theater has been closed since late in
January when Sigourney made an un-
successful attempt to commit suicide.
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RICHLAND

Mrs. Hazen White of Beckwith is
visiting her sister, Mrs. S. r. Tracey
Capt Tim Spence of Colorado
Springs, Colo, spent Wednesday in
this city calling on old school mates
and comrades of the civil war.
Rev. J. G. Caughlan of Milton juno
lily.
Mrs. Zerelda Tracey and sister, Mrs
Hazen White went to Sigourney Thurs
day to visit Mrs. L. A. Funk and Mrs
Ralph Smith. These sisters have a
reunion once year.
DR.. w. E. Dodds and his newly we'd
ded wife have arrived from Illinois and
have gone to house keeping.
The funeral of Oscar Hobson who
died Tuesday evening of heart failure
occurred this afternoon at the M. E..
church. Revs. Wilson and Caughlan
conducted the services at the church,
after which the order Of Odd Fellows
Of which Mr.. Hobson was a faithful
member closed the services at the
grave. He was laid to rest in Highland
cemetery.
A. C. Brady has arrived at home from
Chicago.
Near relatives met at the VIM. Greg
DRY home Tuesday to join in celebrat-
ing his eighty-second birthday. A
sumptuous dinner was enjoyed by the
relatives.
Misses Cecil Cowquill of Wayland
and Louise Bristow of Brighton visited
friends here Tuesday.
A Cold is Dangerous-Break it Now.
Bells Pine Tar Honey is fine for
Coughs and Colds. Soothes the Lungs
loosens the Mucous. Only Csc.
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MAY MAKE SAMPLE
SANITARY SURVEY

Des Moines, March IA sample
sanitary survey of one Iowa county
will be made by the state board OF
health and the United States public
health service as soon as the legisla-
ture makes arrangements for the pay
ment of the states share of the ex,
pense. Probably Dallas county Will
be chosen with view of locating the
cause for typhoid fever there which
has baffled the doctors. II the plan
works out we'll, sanitary survey OF
the entire state will follow. The gov
eminent authorities hope soon to nave
under way the sanitary survey OF the
entire country. They think 1t would
reduce the amount of sickness ana
lower the death rate.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-13
The Young Man in Politics
BY William Allen White
Editor
By William Allen White

politics are men who are willing to
wait, men who are not fundamentally
interested in wi:Sling this campaign
or carrying that election. And in city
politics particularly, where personali-
ties often seem to win or lose, cam
paigns where mud-slinging is easy be-
cause candidates are intimately known
to their neighbors, and copiously lied
about, it takes quality Of courage
and character to get into politics
that Is of higher order than the
courage and character of those who
enter the larger arena. Yet the re-
wards of the city politician who goes
in not for the spoils, not to win cleo
tions, but to carry out certain well
thought out theories of municipal gov
eminent, are surer than are the re-
wards of those who enter the larger
field. Given a group of fifty or a hun
dred men In any city, who are willing
to smile at SANDER, boot at libel. grin
at all "the filings and arrows OF the
outrageous bunch in the city hall,
and that crowd of thoroughbreds, even
though it should lose campaign after
campaign, will find it's ideals accepted
by the victors and it's theories grow
ing into city government
No crooked majority in a city is SO
crooked and so arrogant that it can
afford, after it's victory, to ignore the
Intelligent minority it defeated.
It may hold torchlight professions
over the political bodies OF defeated
candidates it may roll the minority
platforms in the dust and sheer ana
ieer at the highbrow, goody-goody de-
mands. But little by little every ma
iority finds itself during the years OF
its administration taking up, some
times in modified form, but taking
m nevertheless, the very demands
and program which IL amecteu 81
brutally to scorn.
It is the success Of man who is
willing to accept shame as his VIC
tory who is willing to accept con-
tumely and ridicule as his triumph
who really wins in politics. The man
who gets the offices, who heads the
torchlight procession, who rides IN the
band wagon, is as sure to fail as day
is to follow night Politics Is no place
for the scrub who needs to win, cam
paigns and carry elections to JUSTIFY
his faith. But there is plenty OF room
in politics for the thoroughbred VINO
can play his hand like gentleman
lose like a prince and realize that with
temporary defeat Of his cause is really
his "triumph's evidence"
w. A. WHITE.
err and the Philadelphia Public Ledgero
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PROGRAM OUT FOR
BIG BOY SCOUT MEET

Keokuk. March 11.--Plans have been
completed and the program has been
announced of the 1rst annual confer
ence and field meet of the Boy Scouts
Of Keokuk and vicinity. which will be
held In Keokuk about the middle OF
June under the auspices of the Keokuk
Scouts and the managership Of Clar-
ence l.. Allng. Mr., Alllng has been re-
sponsible for the founding and magnifi-
cent growth of the local organization.
1t Is expected that large numbers Of
visitors from surrounding towns in
Iowa. Illinois and Missouri Will be
present at this meet, which has features
that will be OF interest to every boy in
the ranke Of this large organization.
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BUTTON FACTORY IS
TO BEGIN WORK SOON

FIT. Madison March 1.-THE sorting
and finishing department of the Fort
Madison Button Co., will begin opera
tons. next Monday after being closed
down for period of several months.
The department employs mostly young
women and girls. At least fifty girls
will be placed at work at the reopen
ing Of the department. The opening
of the plant will afford much employ
ment to the young women of the city
and Is another move towards industrial
betterment in Fl Madison.
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ALBA.

J. P. Early was In Seymour yester-
day.
Mrs. e. Foubert visited In Charlton
the first of the week.
Mrs. Lou Sterling has returned from
Eddyville.
Mrs. ]. P. Early has returned from
Galesburg, Ill.
Mrs. Caroline B. Drake is in Bloom
field this week.
o. A. Chamberlain has returned from
Davenport.
Clyde Kissick and family were re-
cent visitors in Centerville.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Pickett spent
a few days recently In Des Moines.
John Williams and family have gone
to their farm near Melrose.
Miss Jessie Clark has returned to
her studies at Mt. Pleasant.
Herbert Oswald and family have
gone to their new home in Eldon.
Senator and Mrs. John T. Clarkson
have returned to the capital city.
P. H. Waterman has returned from a
business trip to GAINESVILLE, Mo.
Mrs. Anna Vanschoiach was an Of
tumwa visitor the first of the week.
Rev. ]. F. Mcknight of Charlton is
an Abba visitor the first part of the
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Pfender have re-
turned from Excelsior Springs, Mo.
Mrs. Oscar Ruggles of Alton Is a
guest in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Glass.
Miss Grace White, who is teaching
at the Castles school spent Sunday at
home.
Mrs. J. B. Dunkin is in Lovilia this
week visiting Mrs Harry Clutch.
Mrs. J. E. Benton is enjoying visit
from her mother, Mrs. Jane Winters of
Clear Lake.
Mrs. s. w. Wilson enjoyed visit
from her brother, J. F. Bryan of Gin.
cinrati recently.
j. w. Peatman of Centerville Is a
Mrs. A. G. Pabst
Mr.. and Mrs. Arch Edward returned
last night from visit in California.
Gabriel Streiff of Cedar township
was recent guest at the home of his
son, David Streiff.
Mrs. Stella Farquahr of Galesburg,
ILL.,, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. s. N. Anderson.
Mr. and Mrs. w. e. Mcconnell have
returned to their home in Council
Bluffs.
Mrs. Fern Hartsuck is expected home
from her winter tour with the Chica-
60 glee club tonight.
Fred White has returned to Broken
Bow, Neb., after visit with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. K. White.
Mrs. Bert Arnold arrived Friday
from Washington and will make her
future home hel
J. L. Yates arrived Saturday from
Charlton for an over Sunday visit at
home.
Miss Veda Briggs, who is studying
at the university in Des Moines, was
visiting friends here recently.
Mrs. Ira Foster of near Moravia
came Saturday and spent the after
noon with her sister, Mrs. Harry Hin
ton
Mrs. ]. r. Duncan has returned
from Chicago.
Mrs. Frank Lundin has returned
from a short visit in Des Moines
James Walker has returned to Hite-
man after visit with his sister, Mrs.
Ella Beebe
NJ d. Goa of Agency took the folks
by surprise this week when he came
up to join his wife in an overnight
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. l.. McCreery.
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REDMEN WILL MEET.

Oskaloosa, March 11.-Local Redmen
are making preparations to go to big
state meeting Of the Indians to be
held at Des Moines, next week, Satur-
day, March 20. The big pow WOW is
the contest for the state championship
drill team. Hiteman had bunch OF
boys who are likely to get the loving
cup" for the 1915 championship and
the locals are going to boost for them.
One of the Des Moines teams is the
only competitor about which the Hite-
man lads are concerned and they are
drilling daily
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CLEAR LAKE TO PAVE.

Clear Lake, March 11-This city has
inst made up it's mind to get into the
paving game and will let quite con-
tract within the next few weeks. Main
street will be extended east for one
mile. This is along the Mason City and
Clear Lake car line and 1t is stated that
the company is favoring the scheme.
Other streets will be paved, making a
total Of something like two miles. 1t Is
probable that both asphalt and cement
bids will be asked for.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-13

With Jane Adams trying to fan life
into a peace boom, and George w. Per-
kins being nearly drowned and one OF
Lawrence Y. Sherman's friends calling
him the next president things are get
ting all in blur.
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tain kind of basket, made the sales.
man reach down every article Of that
nature on the shelves except two.
Then she said, as she turned away:
Il only came to look for one Of my
friends"
Madame" said the weary sales
man, 'if lou have the slightest idea
that your friend is in either Of the
other two baskets l shall be pleased
to take them down."
You're terribly severe in your re-
ligion, Donald suppose you think
we're all going to perdition and no.
body will be saveN but you and your
minister"
I'm not so sure O. that" said DON
aid thoughtfully. eye ken, I whiles
haze ma doots ABBOTT the minister"
While travelling In western town
the following conversation was over
heard:
What are they moving the church
for?'
well, stranger, I'm mayor Of this
place and I'm fer law enforcement,
We've got an ordinance that says no
saloon shall be nearer than 800 feet
from church. gave EN- three days
to move the church,"
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At this time of the year it makes no
difference whether your friends call
YOU next president or ex-presldent.
Neither counts for anything. II you
didn't understand which it was they
called you, it doesn't make any differ
enCe
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-13
STILL wATcHFuLLY WAITING.

The administration sends warships
into Mexican waters and note TO
Carranza calling his attention to the
seriousness" etc, but Wilson insists
that no ultimatum has been given. 1t
looks as though we are still sticking
to the belief that the Mexicans can be
made by moral suasion to see the
error of their ways. Or maybe the
administration is willing that the
Americans in Mexico be killed in the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-13
THE TRADE BALANCE.
Nine United States customs districts
give the following figures on imports
and eyDOrts in the year 1914:

Cities in the middle west that nave
far sighted men at their heads, see that
the time is coming when water borne
traffic will have to be provided, and
thew are going about getting river
frontage and securing what they have
not already given away.
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LEE MAY RUN AGAIN.

Des Moines, March 11.-Judge G.. @.
Lee who was candidate for COVER
nor on the republican ticket at the
primary in 1914, yesterday appeared at
the state house before the senate judic-
larry committee.
Talking of the political race in 1916
for governor, he declined to say wheth-
er he would be candidate again, but
intimated that he would be in the race.
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po,sIN IN THE CHICKEN.

Ida Grove, March 11.-Nine persons
we're made critically i'll as the result of
eating home prepared pressed chicken.
Mrs Zoa Labertew and her children
were spending the day with Mr.. and
Mrs. Ward Krick and the chicken was
served at dinner. Soon afterward all
nine who had eaten were taken des-
perately i'll and it was several hours
before thew were out Of danger.
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years. but is one who is young in poll
tics. 1t applies especially to those who
are making their first or second race
for public office but the lesson can be
turned TO good account by those VINO
have been through the mill oftener.
Read the article, it is very timely.
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go down with it. He returned to
Washington firmly convinced OF that
method Of warfare. He succeeded,
with others, in getting the first ones
built, but not as many as they wanted
at that time. Now we are building
them faster They are an important
part Of any navy.
Waterloo Courier: Iowa has warn.
ed its auto speeders. The state su.
preme court has driven the edict home
with force. The result seems obvi
Gus.
Last Friday the Iowa supreme court
issued ruling that reckless driving
Of an automobile that results in the
death of person is liable to charge
of manslaughter
The opinion affirms an indetermin.
ate sentence of eight years given G..
w. Biewen of Keokuk county for kill
ing with his automobile Clarissa Ham.
mes, an 1S.months old baby, in the
road between Harper and Richland.
The autoist, after striking the child,
did not stop.
This is the first decision of it's kind
in the high court of this state.
And 1t is a mighty good one.
The ruling should tend to erase the
recklessness and abandonment which
generally makes itself domininant in a
party of 10y riders" and which is, in
other instances, a fad"
When We have to pay the fiddler
for speeding in human lives it is time
to call halt. This ruling should do
much to stamp out the fast growing
speed fad.
Algona Upper Des Moines-Republi-
can: Maybe prohibition in Iowa will
assist in solving the high cost Of liv-
ing in this state.
Davenport Times: While the Euro
pear war continues to be waged ac-
cording to some semblance of rules
and with the humanitarian element of
warnings before new rules are enforc-
ed or old abrogated, in Mexico each
commander appears to do anything
he happens to think about the first
thing in the morning. The Mexican
nuisance would have been ended long
ago by the nations of the world if
other and larger matters had not been
occupying their attention.
Kansas City Journal: After a con-
ference with a number of manufacture
ers, merchants and other business men
in New York, Chairman Charles D.
Hilles of the republican national COM
mittee reports that the present bust
ness situation was discussed and the
decision was reached that not until a
republican is seated in the white house
can there be a return Of prosperity
in this country. And there is little
doubt but that this decision tallies
with the sentiment of American bust
ness men generally. This sentiment
is based upon the forced conclusion
that President Wilson's administration
has thus far been a lamentable fail
ure.
Hannibal Courier Post: Men and
women are evidently put in the world
to live in it, and to do the best they
can in it and it is certain the cause
of life never inteded that men should
make failures of their lives.
1t then behooves every one to dis.
cover the best way for him to live and
this requires effort and study and in.
telligence.
Vocational education is now looked
to for much help in practical way,
in directing and adding to the natural
efficiency of boys and girls, and to
give them early goal and mark to
reach which will keep them from the
undesirable ranks of unskilled labor
when they leave school.
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statisticians estimate that Iowans
spend 100000 annually for BOOKS for
the children in the grade schools. That
is about sixty-two cents per pupil
These figures are not to be reconciled
with the claim of free text book advo.
Gates who say millions Of dollars can
be saved for the tax payers by the
adcption of their propaganda.
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A former member of the Kentucky
legislature, now engaged in the prac-
tice of law in Louisville, tells of the
time that the question of permitting
osteopaths to practice was a mooted
one in the legislative body. There
were arguments pro and con until the
speech Of the mountaineer statesman
did much toward settling the question.
Obtaining recognition he spoke some
what as follows: I'm in favor of let
ting these osteopaths practice. The
homeopaths practice, the allopaths
practice. And. after all, we may do
we'll to remember that, as the poet
says, the paths all lead but to the
grave
The charitable lady was treating a
pensioner to set of false teeth The
pensioner picked out the cheapest set
offered. Don't you think it would
be we'll to select the better teeth
while you are about it," asked the
lady. 81 am perfectly willing to pay
little more and get good ones"
"Oh, a'am,' lisped the pensioner,
"what'th the uthe Of putting any more
money into thomething that my hus-
band will only knock down my throat
the firth time he geth real mad?"
A travelling salesman tells of his
visit to a general store in Boston,
where woman was looking at some
hats. Have you nothing of sub.
dued mouse color?" she asked.
For a moment the salesman was
staggered but he recovered his
breath and replied:
mo, madame, but we have some in
enraged rat color"
Another woman, in search Of Ger.
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On this page in today's Courier is
an article on "The Young Man in Poll
tics" by William Allen White, editor,
and author. Mr.. White points out what
is apt to HAPPEN to the young man in
politics and warns against following
course that will end UP in mere civic
bitterness. The young man. in the
article is not necessarily one young in
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-13

The Indiana legislature has just adj
io,1rned and spent less money than pre-
vious legislatures. That's terrible
thing for each member to have said
about him for the balance of his life.
What can the tax payer think when ne
finds an official who won't waste