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American Association.
ST ANtlING.


81 TauI. 3. IouisvHle.
Columbus. $ Kansas city. s.
Rain elsewhere
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International League.
STANDING.


Jersey CITY. 2. Rochester. !.
Providence. 8; Buffalo. |.
Richmond. 8, Toronto. 2.
Harrisburg. o. Montreal. 2.
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Kansas cts at chicago.
~ Louis at Pittsburgh
Newark at Baltimore.
Buffalo 81 Brool lyn.
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EiFS;iJJ, s 3 . TTSIaIv /!
sMHSS 1H!Rp xvr. WAkF3L n.y.

All ID. a L. steamers operate under
Central Standard TING.
For Cleveland, i'itfsburgh and all
points south and cast--Daiiy l0:45 y
IN Fare 70 Cleveland, s2.2o; Pitts
burRh. $3.50.
Daylight Trips TO Clcveiand--Tues-
day, Wednesday. Thursday and Sat-
urdny. $50 a. M. Fare $3.50.
For Buffalo and hi points eRst--
Daily ) p. IN. Fare $500 one way.
$3.50 round trip
For Mnrkipac Island and Way Ports
MONDAYS and Saturdays. 5:3e p. m.
Wednesdays and Fridays, $50 a. IN,
Special steamer to Mac;<inuc Island
Two trips weekly Mondays 9:30
a. m. Thursdays $50 y. IN. No stops
en- route except Alpena, each direc-
ton.
Weekend Excursion Every satur-
Iny Cleveland, $3.50; Buffalo, 81; Nj
igara Falls. $3.50 round trip for
transportation, returning In time for
business Monday.
Stateroom Accommodn tions--Upper
berth. - lower berth. $3.50. whole
room $3.50.
TICKET OFFICES Third Ave.
wharf. 1877 Woodward Ave. (Majes-
de BiJGJ. 90 Fort 81. West.
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To,la,'s Games.

ST. Louis AZ Boston two games).
Chicago at Brooklyn.
Cincinnati at New York.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia.
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Federal League.
Yesterday Results.
Today'r cares.

Newark. =. baltimore 3.
Buffalo. g. BROOKLYN 2
Only games 90 he,lulcd
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That great ocenn of silence sweep
Ing over the 4. =. \. IL the American
minister's getting ready for the "a
tioEal wakt league games.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-22
Copyright 1915 by the National Editorial serv;ce)

young men would have to be promoted
or trained hastily to I'LL the positions
of command in all branches of the
service. He urges that congress pass
6 law authorizing the war department
to designate four or more of the army
posts now vacant in different sections
Of the country, to be equipped and
used as training schools for officers Of
the national guard and of volunteers.
About 600 men could be trained in
each of these new academies at one
time, as Lyman figures it. He would
provide the cadets by appointment
from the congressional districts, just
as West Point cadets are now
chosen. A faculty for each
school would be secured by taking
the entire list OF officers from
each Of four regiments of infantry,
transferring to other regiments the en-
listed men.
The difference between the situation
of cadets in these new academies and
the cadets at West Point would con-
sist in the fact that the former would
receive merely the pay of enlistt d
soldiers. Hence the cost Of their
training would be far less than the av-
erage cost of West Point trained men.
AS soon as the schools were establish
ed, Of course, instructors from civil
life would be employed to assist the
military teachers. The course would
be made as complete as that at the
present military academy.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-22
MISSOURI ]. WILL
ENTER penn RELAY
CHAMPION WEoTERN ONE MILE
TEAM WILL RUN IN CARNIVAL
At PHILADELPHIA.

Philadelphia, Pa, April 2O.-Mis.
souris champion western one mile re-
lay team today was entered for the
one mile relay championship at the
relay carnival to be held on Friday
and Saturday Of this week Missouri's
team was the big surprise at the re-
lay games held at Des Moines last
Saturday. They defeated the other
western colleges in the mile and turn
ed the distance in minutes % 1-5
seconds, which Is one second under
the present college record time. Muir
ply, Easton, Wyatt and Niedorp, the
same men that showed such good
form last Saturday, will represent
Missouri here The addition of the
western champions lends additional in
terest to a race that already promises
to be one of the most sensational of
the year. Missouri will not only have
to beat Chicago and Northwestern
again, but they will find Pennsylvania
and Harvard even faster quartets.
Missouri also will bring east their
star pole vaulter, Floyd, who has
cleared more than IL feet, and Simp-
son for the hurdles. The latter has
done Is 3-5 seconds over the high
sticks.
Franklin field today was scene of
great activity. Everything is being
done to have all in shape for the COM
ing Of the games. The track will be
in good condition, while the jumping
pits are now in better shape than at
any time this year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-22
GERMANS REPORT
ROUTING BRITONS

Berlin, April TO-, (by wireless to Say
ville)- Among the items given out for
publication today by the Overseas
News agency were the following:
Special mail reports from East Az
RIGA state that in two days battle
German troops near Pangani routed a
strong force landed from British cruis.
ers and transports. The British lost
TOO men, among them four companies
captured besides many rifles and large
stores OF ammunition. The German
casualties were seven officers and thir.
teen men killed, fourteen officers and
twenty-five men wounded.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-22
70 TRAIN VOLUNTEERS.

The general staff OF the army now
has before it the prospal of Frank e.
Lyman, Jr., of Des Moines, late captain
in the signal corps, United States vol.
unteers, that every unused army post
in the United States be turned into a
military for the training of officers for
the citizen army that must be raised
in time of war. The fundamental idea
Of his plan has found favor among
many of the leading officers of the
regular army, and it is thought likely
that recommendation will be made
upon 1t this summer by the staff itself.
Lyman points out that it costs the
country $4,000. and 1T costs the indi-
yidual four years time, to produce a
West Point graduate. In time of need
the number of these trained officers for
an army of national defense would be
wholly insufficient. Thousands of
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-22
SALEM

r. II. Grim, first vice president OF
American Federation OF Railroad work
era. with headquarters at Chicago,
snent a few days at the homes OF his
brother and sister, John Grim and Mrs.
Bert Taylor.
/ D. M. Cowell has purchased the G. b.
Lester stock Of general merchandise
Lester block. Mr.. Cowell has had
seven years experience as clerk In this
store.
6. X. Hayes, who has been super
intendent Of the Salem schools the past
two years, has bcen chosen for that
position for The New London schools.
Misses Anna Cramer and Hannah
Brown Of Mt. Pleasant were Saturday
guests at the H. s. Brown home.
came from West Liberty to visit at the
parental homes, Dr. and Mrs. c. w.
Pittman and Mr.. and Mrs. Mahlon
Packer.
howard and Robert Taplin arrived
from Minneapolis, Mimi. to spend some
time with their aunt and uncle. Mr.
and Mrs. c. H. Martin.
Philip Brody and wife are at home
after spending several weeks with
relatives in ST. Louis.
Mr. and Mrs. VIII Masden. Mr.. and
Mrs. AID Myers were guests OF their
sister. Mrs. J. II. Dukes at Pleasant
Plain.
Mrs. Eva Trueblood and children Of
Denoya spent Thursday with Mrs.
Truebloods parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Long.
The w. F. M. s. Of the Friends
church met with Mrs. Ridgeway. just
west Of town. Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. G.. II. Cook entertained relatives.
n - I'll, T m C1s a. ri AHv I'D
Mrs William Evans from Ten Mile,
Pennsylvania.
Miss Kate Mathews Of this place has
been reelected principal Of the Farm
iing.on schools for the ensuing year.
Tuesday Mrs. Kate Hoggath return
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-22
RURAL CREDITS,

Providing money for the farmer at
rates of interest that he can afford to
pay and in amounts sufficient to meet
his needs has long been problem not
only to congress but to farm associa.
lions of all kinds. The Hon. Robert j.
Buckley, chairman of the house com
mittee on rural credits at the last ses.
sion of congress, has written an article
on the subject and it appears on this
page today. 1t is one of the feature
editorials of The Courier and is worth
reading not only because the subject
Is one of particular interest to all, but
also because it gives an idea of the
rural credit program that is apt to be
followed at the coming session of con-
gress.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-22

Last winter the banking ana cur
rency committees Of the senate ana
house Of representatives each appoint:
ed subcommittee to prepare legisla-
ton on agricultural land mortgage
credit. The two subcommittee work.
ed jointly, and the product OF their
labors was q bill introduced last May
In the senate and in the house which
provides for the incorporation of local
cooperative agricultural loan associa-
tons under federal charter throughout
the United States. Each of these pro-
posed associations would make long
time loans to it's members on mort
gage security, and when all its capital
had been loaned, it would sell the
mortgages to one of the twelve land
banks which would be established,
each to cover a territory approximately
co-extensive with one of the twelve
federal reserve districts.
Government aid to agricultural loans
has been given by almost every coun-
try in the civilized world except our
own. In this country rural credit !egi
lation has been advocated by all polit-
ical parties, and the desirability Of
making, better provision for the flnan-
cial needs of the farmer Is generally
conceded. To meet the situation ade-
quately it is necessary to provide two
distinct forms Of credits-long term
credit based on mortgages, for the &C.
QUESTION or permanent Improvement of
the land, and short term, or personal
credit, to finance the operation of the
farm Each of these classes of credit
presents a distinct problem, and all
students of the question are agreed
that the two kinds of credit should be
handled by two distinct classes of in
situations.
So far as short term personal credit
is concerned, there is no doubt but that
when the federal reserve act gets into
lulI OpcIdLlOu, IL Will dlOIu SOMc ISllCl
to the situation. There is some differ
ence of opinion as to whether further
Legislation is needed, but it will appar-
emily be found necessary, after longer
experience with the present law, to
supplement- it's provisions in order to
satisfy the needs of agriculture.
In the meantime, serious efforts are
being made to solve the agricultural
land mortgage problem. Today this
country has no system of long term
mortgages; very few agricultural mort
cages are being made for period long
er than five years The agricultural
land mortgage problem involves some
thing more than mere attempt to re-
duce the rate of interest charged to
the farmer. It means the establish
ment of a system which will make land
credit more easily available for terms
of from five to thirty-fve years, and
permit the repayment of loans on the
amortization plan.
Copyright, 1915, by the Ma
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-22
A hill, that was introduced in the lie

A bill that was introduced in the leg
islature at the session just brought to
close, aimed to withhold from jury
evidence as to whether or not per-
son accused of crime was intoxicated
at the time. The advocates of this
bill feel that it is improper to permit
a man to dodge responsibility for
crime on plea of intoxication. Know
ingly drinking ones self into state Of
intoxication makes that one morally
responsible for anything he does while
under the influence of drink.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-22

Citizens of Kewanee, ILL.,, have raised
the sum of 100000 for the erection of
a new hotel. Kewanee has enjoyed
the reputation Of being the poorest
hotel city in the state and the people
have become tired of such adverse
advertising. A towns hotel facilities
make or break it with the great travel
ing public which is the dictator of
city's reputation throughout the state.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-22
Concerning Rural Credits
BY HON. ROBERT J. BuLkLEY
Chairman House Subcommittee on Rural Credits.

Speaking broadly, land Is an excel.
lent security, but 1t Is not easy to de-
termine the safety or desirability OF
any Individual farm mortgage. The
right to foreclose and buy in a mort
gagged farm may be inadequate remedy
for the lender, because he may live
at great distance from the property,
ant may not know how to manage 1t
or what to do with it. Another diff
| Guilty in borrowing on the individual
mortgage arises from the necessity OF
finding lender ready to invest the
exact amount required by the borrow
err. These difficulties may be over
come by farm loan associations, which
issue bonds secured by large num-
Der of farm mortgages, thus providing
readily negotiable security which
may be issued in convenient denomina.
lions. This purpose has been accom-
plished by farm loan associations OF
different kinds in many foreign lands,
No system of long term agricultural
land mortgages in the interest OF the
small borrower has ever been success
! fully established without government
aid. An institution which is going to
give long time credit must secure it's
funds by the sale of long term bonds
Investors will not buy long term bonds
at low rate of interest unless they
have reason to have absolute conf
dence in the institutions issuing them.
Only very large institutions have been
able to command that confidence. And
so, throughout the civilized world,
states and governments have set up,
endowed and otherwise assisted land
mortgage institutions.
1t Is argued that private capital in
America will be able to supply that
need. This is true; but private capital
in adequate amounts can be induced to
enter the field only by government sup.
port or by the support of very great
financial interests. Such interests will
demand pay for underwriting agricul.
tural land banks and bonds, and If we
leave the underwriting to private syn
dicates they will surely take big mid
dleman's profit at the expense of both
the farmer and the small investor.
Without government support 1t Is
fair to predict that the land credit sys-
TEN will be slow and uncertain in it's
beginnings and incapable of giving sub
stantial relief for many years to come,
and, though it cannot positively be said
that such a system would not succeed
at all, it is fair to say that success is
doubtful, and that there is not at hand
in all the history of the world single
example of the success of land mort
gage system on the long time amortiza-
ton plan and for the benefit of small
borrowers which has not had public
financial aid.
Robert j. Buckley.
.ional Editorial Serv;ce.)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-22

A Wisconsin man devised an excel
lent scheme for finding out whose
chickens scratched up his garden. He
tied small placards with thin thread to
grains of corn and when the chickens
had swallowed the corn, the thread
suspended the placard outside the beak
and showed the culprits very clearly.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-22

All Indian romances are not beauti-
full. For instance Menominee "buck"
at the wisconsin reservation of that
tribe, shot an Indian maid who seemed
to prefer another to himself. Then the
buck turned his gun on himself The
Indians are rapidly getting civilized.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-22

A week has been set aside as clean
up week in Ottumwa, but there is
nothing to prevent cleaning up the
premises and getting grass and flowers
and shrubs started right away. The
sooner the work Is done now, the soon
er will there be results to enjoy.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-22

John Jacob Aston, Americas first
millionaire, started life as cake ped
dler. Whether or not man makes
good is up to that man. Opportunity
will always exist
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-22

In Iowa lat Mason City, is the most
extensive clay products center in the
world That is only one of the in
dustries in which Iowa leads the
world.
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d. n n z
s tOrie.y

Some time ago an automobile party
was touring the back counties when
hunger seized the crowd. Having q
kit with them. they decided to make
Ia Welsh rabbit instead of going to a
local hostelry. To this end a trip was
made to the corner grocery for the raw
materials.
I'VE want couple of pounds Of
cheese and some large, square crack
ers for Welsh rabbit" said the pur-
chaser, going into the store.
Got the cheese all right" answered
the groceryman, "but none o. them big,
square crackers. How bout some lit
tie ones?"
They wont do returned the pur-
chaser. 1--WE must have the large
ones.'
dispose We must If We say So"
thOughtfully commented the grocery
man, "but 1t. strikes me that that rab-
bit O. your'n Is purity derned pertic-ler
bout his eatin
Whistler was once taken by a
friend to the home of newly rich
millionaire who had been gathering
collection Of dubious paintings sup
,, posedly by old masters. After Whist.
Ter viewed the collection his friend
said:
Now, Whistler, Mr.. Blank wants
to make provision in his will to be-
queath these paintings, and he would
like suggestion from you as to which
institution to give them"
Promptly came the answer: 1.-THE
East End Institution for the Blind"
"Your honor" said the foreman of
! the jury, this lady is suing this gent
for $4,000 for stolen kiss
Correct" responded the judge.
you are to decide if it was worth
it,
That's the point, your honor. Could
the jury have sampler"
Mrs. Smythe called on friend, ex.
pecting to be asked to stay for lunch
con. But the friend didn't ask her,
and so Mrs. Smythe, secretly disap-
pointed, rose to go.
She didn't intend in the least to
show her regret, but involuntarily, as
she put out her hand she said:
well, goodby, Mrs. Luncheon. -
National Food Magazine.
A lady with an unusually sweet
voice Is connected with a charitable
organization and often sings at funer-
ais in the tenements. At the funeral
of man who had been killed by fall
ing from scaffold she was met by a
woman who seemed to be in charge.
To her the singer said: what do you
want me to sing?" "Blest If know"
was the reply. Il don't know what the
fav'rite of the corpse was and, fallin'
from a scaffold like he done, he didn't
have no chance to pick out piece"
Then she thrust her head inside door
and said to someone in the room do
any of you know what the corpse's
fav-rite hymn was?"
One of the young ensigns who was
acting as teacher on the battleship
Texas asked the question, What are
the two principal parts of sentence?"
expecting to get the answer, Subject
and predicate
An old salt scratched his head in
perplexity, and at last replied, "Soli-
tary confinement and bread and wa
tel" THE Sailors Magazine.
There is nothing so hard to ride
as young broncho,' said the wester-
ner. ooh, don't know" replied the
man from back east. did you ever
try the water wagon?"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-22

SLAMS on one side and the Austrians
and Germans on the other. This Is
about the sixth greatest battle to be
reported thus far in this war and the
sad part of it is that the reports have
been just about the truth. Such grea-
clashes Of huge armies never occurred
before.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-22

Tie man with little money-who
spend it like drunken sailor to make
others think he has much, is the real
fool
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-22

Another greatest battle the world
ever saw is said to be raging in the
Carpathian mountains with the Rus
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-22

Clean up week starts next Monday
But one can start cleaning up this week
If he cares to.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-22

If to love your enemy is asking to,
much, just try forgetting him.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-22

ence Walker, Zela vieth, Helen M. Dy'
sart, Mae M. Slater. Marie Rosenauer
Blanche Trotter, Mae Loving, Edna
Slater.
ORCHARD SCHOOL Josie HUFF
man, principal; Eulalia Doller.
STUART SCHOOL e. M. Brooks
principal: Anna Krafka, Pearl Tout
Belle Mingus, Henrietta Seymour
Laurena Crone, Edna Thomas, Dorothy
Currier, Winifred Williams. Genetta
Thomte, Bess Chisman.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-22

There is nothing so hard to ride
as young broncho,' said the wester-
ner. ooh, don't know" replied the
man from back east. did you ever
try the water wagon?"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-22

ADAMS SCHOOL-Emma A. Fled
Ter, principal; Pearl Blackford, kath-
ryn Mahoney, Gertrude Lynch, Celia
Bell, Sarah Daley. Katherine Ramsell,
Mary Hedrick, Helen Fleming.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-22

AGASSIZ SCHOOL -Winifred Me-
lick, principal; Anne G. Wilson. Mar
tina Berry, Grace e. Findlay. Helen
Brown, Huldah ]. Crone, Gertrude
Reardon, Alice Goodall, Leila F. Peck,
Elsie Finarty, Catherine Brady.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-22

LINCOLN SCHOOL Maude Rey.
nolds, principal; Olive M. Parsons.
Jeanne Marrinan. Helen Barnes. Flor.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-22

DOUGLAS SCHOOL H. G. John.
stone, principal: Genevieve A. DAILY,
! Lena Freitag, Nettie Langford, Eliza
beth Bowles. Elvira Johnson, Florence
Glenn, Irene Hedrick, Alice Swanson,
Hazel Halter, Orrell McMichael, Fran
ces Lynch
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-22

JEFFERSON SCHOOL Lima Metz
principal; Flora Galley, Rosa Brady
Marguerite Smith, Nelly Baker, Gladys
Doherty, Mia Hahn.