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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-18
Let The Experts Talk Ship
American Maritime Interests Should Be Heard on Our
Future Merchant Marine
BY ALEXANDER r. SMITH
Former Superintendent, Now York Maritime Exchange

will not invest, when In fact it may.
The constituent organizations in the
chamber of Of the United
States, by a vote of 713 in favor II
SO in opposition, declared in favor OF
%subventions from the government to
establish regular mail and freight lines
under the American flag to countries
in which the commercial interest OF
the United States are important, and
to American dependencies. And yet
that declaration seemingly has had no
effect upon the administration. If the
previous votes were merely destruc.
tive, the one last quoted is distinctly
constructive. Still another vote of 632
favored and So opposed a recommend
alton that the ocean mail act OF 1891
be amended by lowering the speed for
first class steamers from 20 to l6
knots and for second class steamers
from 16 to IL knots, and by making
the compensation adequate to permit
the establishment Of lines Of steam
ships carrying both mail and freight.
The government could invite a large
gathering of shipowners, shipbuilders,
masters. and engineers, seamen, insut
ance and classification representatives
to hold a conference in Washington,
early in December, under the auspices
of the government, presided over, for
example, by Secretary OF Commerce
Redfeld, thus to learn = at first hand,
after the matter has been discussed In
detail and conclusions reached by each
of the component parts that constitutes
what are known as II maritime inter
ests - what would induce private cap
ital to invest in American ships in Off
shore trade, or what obstacles such
interests regard as preventative of cap,
ital SO investing, and especially VIA
they believe the government could do
to make investment attractive to pri-
vate capital. The interests concerned
deserve their day in court, their oppor-
tunity to state the case as they see it,
and to present, in a to receive
serious consideration. their views of re-
medal measures.
Such an opportunity has not been Of
fered to the interests affected! and if,
unlimited, they should see fit to hold
such a conference in Washington in
order to present their views In con.
crete form to congress the government
ship purchase bill might, by that very
effective procedure, be defeated pro.
vided, always, that the different ele'
ments OF the maritime interests them
selves could unite upon an effective
and practicable policy. At least they
might try it; they would lose nothing
and might gain much.
onal Editorial Service.)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-18
THE SCHOOL TEACHER.

Under the patient guidance OF d
teacher to whom self sacritce is a
daily commonplace, many a boy or girl
whose home" surroundings could pc
productive of nothing desirable mas
been guided to views and aims II a
make for good citizenship. For, what
ever NAV be said Of the progress we
are making In such matters as courses
of study and grading, the fact remains
that one Of the most potent factors IN
the schooling of children is the person
atty of the teacher.
And when we come to a contempla-
ton of this phase of the matter, I'M
find the average teacher admirably
suited to her task, it Is impossible,
knowing how poorly this average
teacher is paid, to doubt that a high
purpose ~actuates her in this work.
Something Of the same spirit winch
causes q soldier gladly to die tor MS
country impels the school teacher 10
live and work for her country.
For this is what she is doing. her
couEtry's greatest need, at all times, IS
intelligence and ability, and such Ideals
as shall lead to the making OF good
homes and the building up of a social
fabric that insures justice ana equalily
of opportunity. What her pupils get
from books may be gotten from 0
without a teacher at hand, in many IN
stances. But what they get from their
teacher in the way of Interpretation OF
life's meaning, of character and indus
try. cannot be given save through the
medium of an interested personality.
SO the school teacher stands out as
one of the leaders in a democracy OF
the sort we are upbuilding in this ma
ton. BY the average person her pow
er is not fully appreciated. Nor does
this average person appreciate the
work involved in making this power ef-
fective.
More often than n realizes. she
is the link between the possibility OF
successful living and it's achievement.
In countless cases hers is the uenc
which changes potential failures AND
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-18
Every of the administration

Every resource Of the administration
Is being availed of to establish the
need of government owned and operat-
ed ships in foreign trade. The propa-
ganda Is being worked with all of the
money, influence and innumerable
avenues in possession of the govern
ment to establish grounds for a nation
al policy that has, over and over again,
been denounced - by the press, and
the people, and. quite recently; in a
most striking manner, by the chamber
of commerce of the United States, and
2S2 different constituent organizations
scattered all over the country.
One ballot, submitted by the cham
Der of commerce of the United States,
asked: do you favor the government
und ertaking the purchase, construction
or charter of vessels for mercantile
purposes, together with the operation
of such v~essels?' to which the answers
were 80 in favor and 800 against. An
other ballot asked: DO you favor
ownership of merchant vessels by the
government but with operation by pri-
vate parties under leases?" 81 re-
sponses being in favor and 713 being
opposed.
That would have satisfied almost any
ordinary administration that the
scheme is unpopular. Add to it the de-
feat of the same measure by the last
congress, heavily pro-administration,
and one might think that it had been
put to sleep most ~effectually.
On the contrary, it seems to be the
chief item in the coming congressional
program. There must be, or to the ad-
ministration there must seem to be,
latent possibilities of congressional
support, which the accumulation. of
data, facts, arguments and influences
through the several departments of the
government will sustain, that gives
some promise Of success, else one
would think that the desperate pro-
gram would not be undertaken.
The ADMINISTRATION has done nothing
to ascertain with any degree of def
niteness whether or not private capital
will come to the establishment of a
deep sea American merchant marine.
1t has not sought to discover what cap
ital regards as the vital obstacles to
profitable operation of American ships
in foreign trade. 1t has sought to do
nothing to remove the obstacles sup.
posedly restricting the investment OF
capital in vessels in foreign trade un-
der the American flag. Because pri-
vate capital does not invest to the ex-
tent that the government thinks it
should, this negative action is used to
support the theory hat private capital
Copyright, 1915 by Nat
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-18
LAWS FOR AuTolSTs.

The state laws of Iowa are very spe,
cific regarding the operation of auto
mobiles. Among the statutes are the
following: 1T shall be unlawful for the
operator of a motor vehicle to permit
the motor of same to operate in such
a manner as to visibly emit an unduly
great amount of steam, smoke or pro.
ducts of combustion from exhaust
pipes or openings"
1T shall be unlawful for the opera.
tor or owner of any motor vehicle to
operate or permit to be operated upon
the streets of any city or town any
motor vehicle which has not a sufl.
cient muffler in a proper and efficient
working condition and it shall be fur.
Their unlawful for any person to drive
or permit to be driven on the street of
any city or town any motor vehicle
with the muffler cut out or not in oper.
alton"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-18
Read the special editorial feature il

Read the special editorial feature in
tomorrow's Courier. 1t will deal with
the financing of the fall crop move
ment. Former years have nearly al
ways seer restricted credits when the
great movement of products from the
farms to the cities has been started.
Will this year prove an exception? VIII
the new federal reserve solve the prob.
lem? Read what Joseph French John.
son, dean of the school Of commerce,
accounts and finance at New York uni.
versity, has to say on the subject. It
will be in tomorrow's Courier or the
editorial page.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-18
TO RECEIVE TIE

The monarchist president of the new
Chinese republic has decided to create
titles of nobility for certain favored
ones among his followers. Soon China
will have princes, dukes, marquises,
earls, viscounts and barons. The titles
are to be retrogressive & that is the
heir of a prince will be a duke, the
heir to a duke will be a marquis and so
on. 1t is believed by the Chinese presi-
dent that this system will make the
titles Of value without saddling a titled
and worthless nobility upon the
country.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-18
UP IN I.o-AH.

That's the way they pronounce 1t
nowadays. Years ago Ioway was good
enough. In those days Iowa boys went
barefoot summers and made n pair
of brass tipped, blue leather topped
boots do during freezing weather. A
"'hoss and buggy" outfit was smart; If
it was built for two, it was smart
enough to excite the envious derision
of youngsters forced to go to meeting,
town or Friday night spelling match
afoot, on horseback, or in the lumber
wagon.
Corn grew sixty to one hundred
bushels to the acre in those days. and
sold for eighteen to twenty-five cents
at the nearest railroad town. Land
was worth fifteen dollars to forty dol
lars an acre. A good corn husker earn
ed eighteen dollars to twenty dollars
a month and his board - pork pie
cooked In "a six-quart milk pan in the
morning, pot roast and potatoes and
maybe cornbread and milk for dessert
for supper, and he MIXED two to seven
cows in the dusk after the days rush
in the field - MIXED them while
resting" as the boss humorously put
it. Rainy days they ground tools in a
shed, taking turns at the grindstone
handle.
Good beefsteak brought ten cents a
pound; eggs, eight to ten cents a doz-
en-: butter, ten to fifteen cents a
pound; fat young chickens, fresh from
the block, fifteen to twenty cents
apiece; potatoes twenty cents a bushel.
Apples - and every farm had a fine
orchard in those days = nearly all
gone now sold in the villages for
seventy-five cents to n dollar and a
half per three-bushel barrel; bellf1ow-
ers, pippins, greetings, the best ever.
Musk melons juicy as peaches. flavor
ed to beat anything Rocky Ford ever
grew; and twelve to fifteen inches in
diameter, a nickel apiece off farm
wagons in any country town.
Those folks lived in Arcadia and
didn't realize it.. Lilacs bloomcd in
every %dooryard, snowballs and roses
and hollyhocks and prim flowers from
New England by way Of Ohio and In
danny. And the people weren't salts
fed, They wanted railroads, low shoes
and high collars.
st. Louis business tourists, going up
there eighty strong, have seen a land
the richest the sun shines on any
! where. "A land whose farmers clothes
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-18
CIVILIAN TRAINING
CAMP LIST CLOSES

Chicago, Sept. 16. = The application
list for the Fort Sheridan civilian
military training camp closed Wednes.
day and no more applications will be
considered.
Indications were, according to army
officers, that the camp will open on
Monday with from 600 to $50 recruits
ready to begin a military training
course of four weeks. The approval
list last night had a total of 459. Many
firms and corporations. which had
promised to send several of their en-
ployes to the camp, were expected to
make their nominations before night.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-18
LAckEp MARRIAGE FUNDS.

Davenport, Sept. 16.-After coming
all the way from Oklahoma to Daven-
port to marry, Arthur Gintz, a youth
of %, found himself jobless and strand
ed. and without funds to secure
license and pay the preacher. 1t was
a month ago, he said, that he and his
sweetheart, Lizzie Smith, had come to
town.
of neighbors. They had agreed upon
|comon law marriage until able to
procure the license. They were
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-18
GRADING CAPITOL GROUNDS.

les Moines, Sept. 16.-F. F. Blazer
has been awarded the contract for
grading the capitol grounds south of
the state house and will start work
within a few days. The contract was
awarded at the following prices. For
earth excavation, 22& cents per cubic
yard, loose rock excavation, SO cents
per cubic yard; solid rock excavation,
80 cents per cubic yard.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-18
LOOKS UP POOL HALLS.

Denison, Sept. 16-State Agent Rock
has been at this city looking up the
failure to obey the law as to minors
in the pool halls. He called all keep
ers of such places to the Office of the
county attorney and read to them the
law with the warning that In future
he would visit the city and make ar
rests OF any found violating. There
is strong sentiment here against al
lowing boys in the pool halls.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-18
|D1nn0r
6tQrieT
A story is going the rounds of the
British Empire about Mr.. OLeary,
father Of Sergeant Michael OLeary Of

the Irish guards, who won the Victoria
Cross for killing eight Germans, cap
turing two, and taking a trench.
1t Is recorded that when Papa
O'Leary heard the details of his sons
exploit, he curled a disdainful lip and
said:
AN he kilt eight Dootchmen, did
he? An why shouldn't he? Sure, an
did | aver 60 to the county fair with
out knockin' over twinty Irishmen or
more, an me with only my traneen
(stick)? An Mike had a rife an bay
onet to help him, didn't he? Sure, an
with a rife an bayonet he ought to
have done it, an aisy, too"
"You look very smiling this morning,
Binks,' said Harkaway.
Il guess l ought to be. I went to a
fortune teller last night, and she pro-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-18

Some six hundred civilians will I'M
dergo a months military training at
Fort Sheridan. near Chicago. They
have volunteered for the work in order
to fit themselves to be of service to
the country in case they should be call
ed on in time of war. Ottumwa will
be represented at the camp with at
least one recruit"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-18
IS Ir

eff the street railway company in.
jured 116 persons in a month, killing
five, the people would just about tear
up the tracks, observes the Minnea.
polls Daily News. IF any railroad
company had such a casualty record
distributed over thirty-one days in the
whole state, the situation would create
a furore of indignation that would be
reflected il drastic legislation. Yet
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-18

Various points in the east and south
east report the hottest weather Of the
year. Nevertheless n of the biggest
bathing beaches in Chicago has been
closed since Labor day on the grounds
that September marks the beginning
of fall. 1t may be fall, but it is summer
nevertheless.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-18

Uncle Sans patience in dealing with
the vexing European war problems is
second only to his patience and for.
bearance in dealing with the Mexicans
who have done everything but make
formal declaration Of war upon Ameri,
can citizens and American property
rights.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-18

They are dragging the Mississippi
near Alton, ILL.,, to recover the body Of
a woman who fell into the water while
trying to change seats in a skiff. All
women should know how to swim but
even the best swimmers should not n
dertake to change seats in a skiff UNI
less they wish a ducking.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-18
brought into police court, charged with
immoral life, and they assured the mag
istrate they were willing to marry.
sELLs EARN AT BIG PRICE.
Phone ia Main and cass SITS.

Hartley, Sept. 16.-The Hartley
View farm. neal town, sold the past
week for 5000 per acre. This was the
first firm to have its name registered
in O'Bien county and was purchased
by Gus Mehrens of Paulina from !. -
Leese Of Sheldon.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-18

The Panama canal has brought the
western coast of the United States
some five thousand six hundred miles
nearer to the main ports Of Europe.
From San Francisco around South
America to Liverpool, England is 49,
SOP miles. BY way of the Panama
canal the distance is 1886 miles.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-18

The man who likes to hear himself
talk is about the only one who cares
to listen to what he has to say.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-18

SAioA " DAN''S
II fail to see anything very joyous
in that" said Harkaway.
"You would If you knew anything
about my finances" said Binks. Il tell
you right now that if they don't re-
verse pretty dinged quick I'll be bust
ed"
It is probable that many queens Of
the kitchen share the sentiment good
naturally expressed by a domestic re-
Gently taken into the service OF a
young matron Of Chicago.
The youthful assumer of household
care was disposed to be a trife patron
izing.
Now, Lena she asked earnestly,
"are you a good cook?'
"Ya-as'm, I think So" said the girl,
with perfect %naivette, "if you will not
try to help me-"
The Of the restaurant had
received numerous complaints concern
ing the negligence of the walters, who,
1t was alleged, talked necessarily
about horse racing.
Anxious to find out if the accusation
had any foundation in fact. he was all
eyes and ears to find a culprit and
ultimately he succeeded.
A diner had just given his order,
and the waiter yelled down the hoist:
"Calf's head one!"
Then a voice from the depths be-
meath filtered into the managers ears:
Good heaven!' it said. What's
run second and third?"
There's one thing In the movies;
you can always tell what's coming az
ter the picture of the man at home
with his wife bending over him walt.
ing to light his cigar"
"Why, I never noticed. What does
come next?"
"A picture Of the man writing a
check"
"Gracious, man" exclaimed the doc
tor when Mr.. Glubbins called him in a
hurry. "Your temperature is rioting
along near the danger point, and you
"And I'm worse off than l ever was
before, all through the diet you pre-
scribed."
impossible, Mr.. Glubbins. told
YOU distinctly to confine yourself to
such food as would be taken by a
three-year-old child
"And didn't I obey orders? / ate
apple cores. dog biscuit and ends Of
burnt matches and scraps Of peeling
and everything else l could pick up
while no one was looking, and here
am pretty nearly dead"
Hastily rejecting upon the CASTRO
nomical tendencies of the average
th~ree-year-old child, the doctor told
Mr.. Glubbins that he had been over
doing the diet and would have to sub
sist on soft toast and hot water for a
week.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-18

phesied immediate financial reverses,"
chortled Binks.
Il fail to see anything very joyous
in that said Harkaway.
"You would If you knew anything
about my finances said Binks. Il tell
you right now that if they don't re-
verse pretty dinged quick I'll be bust
ed"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-18

Happiness is always where we find
1t but seldom where we 90 to seek it.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-18

Many an illiterate man is able to
make his W dollar mark.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-18

this CHASTITY record is exactly what was
done by careless automobile driving
in Minneapolis in July"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-09-18

Copyright, 1915 by National Editorial Service)
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-09-18
SAINT RAPHAEL,

God has healed" is the meaning of
the name Raphael.
1t is as the healer. Of Tobias, the ell
der, that we first read Of Raphael in
the old testament. Disguised as hui
man he introduces himself to the
young Tobias, who is about to start
on long dangerous journey, as "Asa.
rias. the son of the great Ananias.''
Throughout the days of travel the an
gel shows his protecting influence. In
the desert of upper Egypt, for in
stance, he binds the demon who had
previously slain the seven husbands
OF Sara. Then upon their return. RAJ
phael heals the elder Tobias of blind
ness, and makes known his identity
to them.
Il am the angel Raphael. one Of the
seven, who stand before the Lord"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-09-18

bands playing, as if they themselves
were the conquerors instead of the
conquered. But, honestly, think
that arrogance among converts is en-
tremely rare. The course of instruc-
ton through which they have to pass,
the vast sacrifices which many of
them have had to make-these things,
to say nothing of the amazing grace
of God which has brought them into
the church, usually purge and chasten
the soul in an extraordinary degree.
After all, other things being equal,
the convert has been called upon by
God to give greater witness of sin
cerity than can any man, who as a
Catholic from the cradle, has found
his main duty merely in the keeping
Of the faith. Other things being
equal, it is more heroic to break with
the past than to be loyal to it.
Here again, however, it is not
among the genuine old Catholics
the aristocrats of the faith, SO to
speak-that jealousy or suspicion to-
wards converts usually manifest
themselves, but once more, among
those who desire to be thought So
among those who in determination
to mark their aloofness from the con-
vert spirit think to advertise the fact
by fault finding and ill-mannered con-
tempt. They have come into their
fortune comparatively recently. and
they think to hide their spiritual orr.
gins by s!nubbing those who make no
claim to such spiritual aristocracy. 1t
is among this class too, that that 9TH
er kind of jealousy on behalf of ia
vorite churches or priests usually
manifests itself-a jealousy which is
not content with plaguing the life out
of the unfortunate clergy, who, they
think, are alone capable of under.
standing them, but proceeds further
by SANDER and spite and gossip to at.
tack the good name of everyone else.''