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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-18
Compromise Measure With
Presidents Approval Is
Being Rushed Along
TRYING TO SECURE
REPUBLICAN HELP
Belief Expressed That Act
Will Be Supported By
Majority in Senate

Washington, D. c., Feb. 16.-Presi-
dent Wilson's fight for his ship bill
was launched in the house today with
a special rule limiting debate to six
hours. Democratic leaders were sure
that, holding their large majority
firm, they would have ready for the
senate by the end of today's session a
new measure bearing the approval OF
the administration and probably at
tractive to some republicans.
Meanwhile the senate marked time,
committees showed great activity on
the long delayed appropriation bills
and the special committee appointed
to investigate any lobby in connec-
ton with the ship bill held prelim-
mary organization meeting.
President Wilson, after conferences
with party leaders, came to no con-
clusion on the question of an extra
session and only sent out word to
press the fight in the fourteen days
which remain to the sixty-third con-
gress.
Expect Early Vote.
After preliminary round of debate,
in which republicans hurled charges
of gag rule" and the democrats de-
Tended the measure, the special rule
was finally adopted, 1856 to 1879, and
the house settled down to six hours Of
speechmaking which, under ordinary
circumstances, would permit final
vote about 8 o'clock tonight.
Discuss CIoture Rule.
Proposals to limit debate in the SEN
ate, either by general or special clo-
ture rules, reversing the customs of
more than a century. took the whole
time of the senate debate today.
Senator Norris, republican, thinks
he can command enough democratic
votes to pass his resolution limiting
any senator to three hours talk on
any one subject. Senator Cummins
spoke for his proposal to deny the
right to vote on any measure consid-
cred under cloture rule to any sena-
tor bound for a caucus. He declared
the caucus rule. under which the
democrats were working on the ship
bill "savored Of medieval tyranny"
Senator Reed reiterated it was time
"for the majority to rebel against the
tyranny of the minority
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-18
LITTLE BENNY's NOTE BOOK
~ LEE PAPE

myself to wun of these mite, avn the
prinsipil that the best things of life
as we'll as the werst awt to be taken
in homeopathick doses, but beeing as
today was the orfiss boys berthday
4 think III smoak to celebrate the
occayshin And he picked up anuthir
wun and lit it. me watching him, and
the ferst puff he took he looked funny,
and the End puff he took he looked
mad
G., thawt. bet that's the wun.
Wat the heck, sed pop. And he
smelled the segar and took anuthir
puff. saying, Hang it and blast it to
blazes
My goodniss, watts awl the exsite-
mint, Willyum, sed ma.
If l hadent smoaked wun jest like
it, Id sware that thing in my hand
was a rope insted of segar, sed pop.
And he took anuthir puff, saying, Con-
sarn it and dash 1t to heck.
Willyum, that's pritty neer swareing
sed ma.
Blame if l can understand it, sed
pop. And he took anuthir puff, bee
ing just littel wun. saying. Well OF
awl the ding-blastid biffensocket hang,
doggit suns of mizery. And he startid
to tare the segar apart to see wat
was in it, and l thawt 1t was time for
me to go out and see If eny of the
fellos was looking for me. WITCH
did. thinking, I bet that was the wun,
awl rite. WITCH it proberly was
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-18
GERMANY BOOSTS
PRICE OF POTATOES

Berlin, Feb. 16.-The bCndesrath has
increased the maximum price of po-
tatoes from 81 to SLAB for ITO pounds.
It was feared the former low price, in
view of the scarcity of fodder would
result in farmers feeding to their stock
potatoes fit for food.
The bundesrath set a maximum price
of $3.50 for early potatoes harvested
between May 1 and August Is. The
purpose Of this action was TO encourage
gardeners to devote large acreage to
early potatoes.
Another decree of the bundesrath
limited the amount of malt which may
be used by brewers after April l to
sixty per cent of the former quantity.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-18

fighting the devil himself, face to face.
After he gets through, the real argu-
ment will begin, and anything anybody
else says against it will sound flabby.
After that, we'll bury the bill in COM
mittee until there's something exciting
in the House, split in the fifty-year-
franchise amendment, and pass the
thing some rainy afternoon, when no.
body's in the House but invited friends.
How long will it take?" inquired
Sledge.
About as long as it will take you
to round up and organize the best-pay-
ing street-car corporations in the state.
Sledge looked out of the window in
silence which seemed almost moody.
$50 long," he said, and left by way Of
the hall.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-18

would introduce u.s."
"You might invite him to call, put
would he? And if he did, how could
he talk with any of you?"
81 hadn't ought to say so. but
can't help but see the humorous side to
It. Suppose he was counting girl, ana
each had to have pencil and pad.
Instead of talking, he writes and she
writes" :,
"A proposal in writing would look
rather funny"
ut would that"
Mr.. Bennett stole a furtive look at
both. but was most impressed by the
last speaker. He had carried an ideal
for two or three years, and here 1t was.
They were talking about him, but was
he 1he man? He wasn't deaf and dumb
and he didn't boast of his good looks.
He felt sure that the talk couldn't be
about him. but was uneasy about 1t.
Two hours later resident of the town
came into his office to make some IN
quiries.
do YOU know that you are real
blessing to the gossip of Hillsdale?
In what respect?'
"They have it that you are deaf and
dumb"
But I'm talking all day to a hun
dred men"
Sure you are
And I'm hearing you very plainly
now. How could they start such
yarn?"
"Oh, every town must have its TO
nance. It's your keeping to yourself
so much that gives color to the stories
You shouldn't let it bother YOU"
In making short cut to town from
the site of the reservoir, one had tc
pass the residence of Judge Brewster
and one day as he made the trip the
young engineer had seen young lady
ensconced among the plants and vines
Of the veranda He had not stared al
her but he had caught the face vel
enough to wonder if he hadn't met il
on the street car. 1t would be the one
that said she saw humor in the situa
ton. So did Mr.. Bennett-after think
ing things over.
At 2 o'clock one afternoon Miss Ora
Gle Brewster sat on the veranda read
-: ing book. She was so interested tina
! the first thing she knew of stranger
presence wah his step on the gravel
He had pencil and pad in his hand ant
after lifting his hat, he handed then
up to her. On the pad was written:
II am deaf and dumb. Is this place
for sale?"
The girl received the pad, anc
wrote:
Il haven't heard father say any
! thing about selling"
| Then he wrote:
"How long since the last earth
quake here?"
why, we never had one here,
wrote the girl as she turned away
her head to smile.
81 am somewhat of naturalist
and may be so bold as to ask i
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-18
Evening Story
THE HUMOROUS VIEW.
BY Lawrence Alfred Clay.
Copyright, 1915, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.

1t was a piece of good luck for Robin
Bennett.
The young city of Hillsdale was 60
ing to bring it's water supply distance
of three miles and construct reser-
voir, and it was his first job as civil
engineer.
1, was a matter that interested the
whole town-the taxpayers, because
they had to pay the bills; the female
population, because the coming of
young Bennett almost at once gave rise
to strange reports.
Gossip had 1t that he was very rich
man; that he was born dumb and that
later on he had been deafened by an
explosion of dynamite. 1t said also
that the girl he was to marry went
back on him when that dynamite went
off. She said that a husband who
couldn't hear her say she loved him
was no husband for her And the
story went on to the effect that owing
to his misfortunes he had soured on
the whole world and intended to COM
nit suicide the day the reservoir was
completed. There were few other
things that could be brought up for dis
cussion when the above had been
threshed out. and taken altogether Mr..
Bennett was valuable asset to the
town OF Hillsdale.
And not one single female, wife, wild
ow, old maid or maiden, made one
single effort to find out the truth or
falsity of these reports. Of course not.
A woman can weave a romance around
even a reservoir, and this crowd con.
tinued to weave. There were fifty men
who could have knocked that romance
into a cooked hat, but they were not
appealed to.
Mr.. Bennett had his Office near the
river that was to be tapped, and
boarded with a farmer and thus gave
the society of the town no opportunity
to get acquainted with him. He had
! too much to think of and to do to care
about society matters. The first ink
ling he had as to the gossip about him
was in a street car. 1t was gossip be-
tween two young ladies'. He had his
notebook out and was making figures
and puzzling over inlets, outlets, valves
and siphons when the voice of one OF
the girls reached his eads.
NO" answered the other, "but they
say he's quite good looking"
! "And both deaf and dumb?"
Yes
isn't it too bad?"
1T certainly is
! II wish some one that knaw hin
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-18
Robins are Most
Numerous of the
Birds in America

Washington, D. c., Feb. 10
A census of birds Of the United
States, announced by the de-
rartment of agriculture today,
shows an average Of sixty pairs
of English sparrows to the
square or seven to every one
hundred native birds through
out the country.
The robin Is shown to be the
most numerous bird, with the
English sparrow a close second.
In the northeast, robins averag-
ed 81. pairs to each farm of So
acres, while English sparrows
averaged five pairs per farm.
Taking 100 robins as a unit 9TH
err birds were noted in the fol-
lowing proportions:
Cat birds 40; brown thrash
ers 81; house wrens %; king
birds q and blue birds rs.
The bird population is much
less than it ought to be, accord
ing to the department experts,
who claim that If birds were
given more protection there
would be an increase in num-
bers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-18
BEGIN THE TRIAL
OF BOER REBELS

Bloemfontein, Feb. 16-The trial of
General Christian De Wet and other
leaders of the South African rebellion
against Great Britain, who are charged
with high treason, began here today
General De Wet, the leader Of the re-
bellion, was captured on December 1
on farm at Waterbury, whittier he
had been pursued by motor car bri-
gade. Since that time nearly all the
other commanders of the fnsurrection-
airy forces have been captured or sur
rendered.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-18
CHAPTER XVII.

SIedge Smiles On His Lady Love.
Bozzam and Timbers, loafing more
or less disconsolately in the lobby of
the splendid new Hotel Abbot, had not
exchanged word for half an hour.
Bozzam was as flawlessly dressed as
ever; shoes shined, clothing newly
pressed and brushed, collar Immaculate
cravat fresh-looking and masterfully
knotted, hat speckless, face velvety
from his recent shave, nails perfectly
manicured; but the edges of his cuffs
were the slightest trace rough. and he
was keenly conscious of it. With the
llstlessness Of detection, he watched
passing stranger, and removed his half
smoked cigar from his mouth.
There goes Billy Andrews, the
street-car corporation of Lakedale."
Timbers, on whose erstwhile jovial
face there was now no smile, or capac-
ity for one, scowled at the passing cor
poration.
BILLY Andrews" he snarled. II des-
pisc HIM"
"Why?" demanded Bozzam, replying
out Of lingering sense of human COM
partnership, since he really did not
care boot.
Because he's got money, explained
Timbers.
"You certainly have let the iron sink
into your SOUL reproached BozZam,
looking at him with disapproval "You
are the gamest man I ever saw when
you win"
"A cheerful loser always strikes me
as being the most exaggerated case OF
four-hush on earth" retorted Timbers
not without reason. eff it's any salts
faction to you to know it, I've broke
all my front teeth biting nails since
Moodson left us nat, some weeks ago
this charming afternoon"
Charming fits the day little too
tightly Judged Bozzam, looking out at
the horrible mixture of snow and rain
with the involuntary shiver of man
whose conscience tells him he should
be out. 81 don't know where Mood.
son is, but curses!"
Curses. curses!" repeated Timbers,
with proper emphasis. What lollops
we were to let him take care of our
coin! We might know he'd keep it as
a part reimbursement of the first los
ing stunt you ran him into"
ooh, WE'LL" Bozzam consoled him.
self. 'He misses his sixty thousand
total loss more than we do our fourteen
hundred
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-18
MISSOURIANS HONOR
STATES PIONEERS

st. Louis, Mo-, Feb. ia tablet to
the memory of the pioneers of Mis-
souri, was unveiled at the Jefferson
memorial in Forest park here today I'M
der the auspices of the Missouri So
ciety of the Daughters of 1872.
The ceremonies we're combined with
a celebration of one hundred years Of
peace between Great Britain and the
United States.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-18
SUSPECT A PLOT TO
RAISE WHEAT PRICE

New York, Feb. 16-Meyer Nuss-
baum, referee for the state, was ready
today to begin hearing witnesses in
the inquiry to determine whether the
increased cost of wheat, -four and
bread is due to criminal conspiracy
in violation of the state law.
Deputy Attorney General Alfred
Becker, who is conducting the state
inquiry, said he expects the investiga.
ton will go deep.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-18
"HoBoEsu TO MEET.

San Francisco, Feb. Thames Eads
How of st. Louis, wealthy leader of
migratory laborers' association, arrived
here last night to perfect arrangements
for the annual meeting of the so.called
"hobo convention" here tomorrow.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-18
CHICAGO APPEALS
FOR FEDERAL AID

Chicago, Feb 16--The city council
last night officially appealed to the
state and federal government for as
sistance in solving the unemployed
problem. The state legislature was ask
ed to pass bill which provides for the
reorganization of state free employ
ment bureaus, and congress was urged
to enact legislation designed to pre-
vent the recurrence of periods of in
dustrial depression.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-18
BIG FIRE IN OMAHA.

Omaha, Neb, Feb. 16-Fire early to-
DAY destroyed three upper stories Of
the Board of Trade building. city
landmark, causing loss estimated at
100000.
The flames originated in the kitchen
of the University club on the top floor.
The Schlitz hotel, adjoining the Board
of Trade building, was threatened for
"a while.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-04-20
Make More Farm Butter.

l believe more encourage ment should
be extended to our New England farm
ers by the agricultural press and our de-
partments Of agriculture to increase but
ter making on the farm. l know from
personal experience that 1t means lots of
work and extreme painstaking to pro-
duce a first-class article. But where
there are young people there is no better
occupation than dairy work to inculcate
the habit of being neat and particular.
1t is positively necessary to be all that,
TO make first class butter. We have too
much poor butter on our markets at all
times.
There is one thing in the butter max.
er's favor, however, and that is, the ma
jority of people who buy their butter
do not know the difference between but
ter that would score 80 points and that
scoring 95 points. l believe am right
in this statement. But 1t 10 very neces.
sary to make the product look attract
i've and also make the customer think 1t
is first class. 1t is quite necessary to es-
tablish reputation as first-class but
ter maker to get good customers. 1t is
always risky to depend on past laurels
to keep up the reputation, but it is Of.
ten done.
Our parcel post system must be a
great help in furnishing the nearby city
customer with fresh butter as we'll az
other products. 1t is constantly keeping
ones name before the public that brings
business. Ask any merchant. Much
has been said and written in regard to
the making of butter on the farm. 1t is
the beet way possible to increase sol
fertility, thus leaving the skimmed milh
and buttermilk for calves and pigs.-F,
W. Leland in N. Z. Homestead,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-04-20
Notes.


Some farmers have an awful bump of
curiosity. II neighb0r has some dis.
eased stock he must 60 and see them
and find out all about 1t. One man Ia
reported to have gone and examined q
neighbours cattle that were sick with the
foot and mouth disease. Then he went
home and examined his to see If bis
were showing any symptoms. OF course
they took Ii. A desire to learn is all
right but knowledge gained at the risk
Of carrying homo diseases costs too
much.
The average red. blooded child loves to
plant things. Give the active, restless
little fellows spot Of ground for q
flower or vegetable garden of their own,
to keep them busy and happy after their
other chores are done.
All of US know of instances where I,
was Johnnie's pig until selling time,
when 1t was his no longer. Be honest
with the youngsters; 1t 10 an investment
that yields immense returns.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-04-20
on this court is adjourned. This amt
- v>Io m Ror Np0ortr'o

on this court is adjourned. This amt
no place for nngerin'."
Harding hesitated. He glanced say.
agely at Smoke. saw Pierre beckoning
to Louis from the doorway, took one
last look at the lump gold on the table
and decided.
mo use you tryin' to get away" he
flung back over his shoulder. BE
sides. I'm goin' to borrow your dogs"
what is It? Another one Of them
blamed stampedes?' the old blind trap
per asked In queer and petulant fal-
setto, as the cries of men and dogs and
the grind Of the sleds swept the silence
Of the room.
1T sure is," Lucy answered. "An' I
never seen gold like 1t. Feel that. ole
man."
She put the big nugget in his hand.
The door opened, and Breck entered.
"Well," he said, I'VE four are all that
are left in camp. It's forty miles to
the Stewart by the cutoff broke. and
the fastest Of them can't make the
round trip in less than FIVE or six days.
But it's time you pulled out. Smoke,
Just the same"
Breck drew his hunting knife across
the others bonds. Smoke stood up.
rubbing his wrists where the thongs
had impeded the circulation.
"rve got a pack all ready for you"
Breck said. 'Ten days grub, blan-
kets, matches, tobacco. an Ak and a
rifle"
go to it." Lucy encouraged. Hit
the high places. stranger. Beat it as
fast as God1i let you"
I'm going to have square meal
before start" Smoke said. "And
when I start 1t will be up the McQues-
ton, not down. I'm going to search
that other bank for the man that real.
ly did the killing"
Half an hour afterward. with big
plate of moose steak before him and q
big mug of coffee at his lips. Smoke
half started up from his seat. He had
heard the sounds first. Lucy threw
open the door.
"Hello, Spike! Hello. Methody" She
greeted the two frost trimmed men who
were bending over the burden on their
sled.
I'VE just come down from Upper
Camp" one said as the pair staggered
into the room with fur wrapped OBJ
ject which they handled with exceed.
ing gentleness. "An' this Is what we
found by the way. He's all In. l
guess"
"Put him in the rear bunk there
Lucy said. She bent over and pulled
back the furs. disclosing face com.
posed principally Of large. staring.
black eyes and Of skin, dark and scab-
bed by repeated frostbite. tightly
stretched across the bones.
IF 1t amt Alonzo!" she cried. "You
pore, starved devil"
That's the man on the other bank
Smoke said In an undertone to Breck.
I'VE found It raidin' cache that
Harding must "a made" one Of the
men was explaining. He was eatin'
raw -four an frozen bacon, and when
We got IN he was cryin' an squealln'
like a hawg. Look Mt him! Ee's all
starved, an most Of him frozen. He'll
kick at any moment"
Half an hour later, when the furs
had been drawn over the face Of the
still form In the bunk. Smoke turned
to Lucy. III you don't mind, Mrs.
Peabody. Ill have another whack at
that steak. Make 1t thick and not 80
we'll done. I'm a meat eater, .am."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-04-20
A Prohibited inscription.
fro De coNrrNUBnt

In the west cloister Of Westminstss
abbey, In the oldest part Of the buno'
Ing, imbedded In the pavement u .
slab Of marble marking the grave Of
John Broughton. who was q verger In
the abbey for more than thirty yeais
and before he obtained the situation
was the champion prize6ghter Of Great
Britain. holding the belt for more than
twelve years. The guides who show
people around the abbey say that when
he was buried in the cloister some OF
his admirers wanted TO immortaliSe
him with an appropriate epitnph. ana
they indicate a blank space under bis
name which was left for the inscrfp'
ton, For twelve years champion
prizefighter Of England" but II was
prohibited.