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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-05
Fall of Over Three Feet Il.
Recorded During Past
Twenty-four Hours
THERMOMETER DROPS
DOWN TO So DEGREES
Ottumwa Shivers and Hunts
for Fires During Wave q
Of Unusual Weather

With the Des Moines river falling
three feet and one inch Tuesday even.
Ing the gauge on the Market street
bridge is now below the ten foot mark
and all danger from high water at this
ume seems to be dispersed. Des
Moines reports stage of eight feet
with the river still falling. Other
points nearer Ottumwa both above
and below report the stage to be much
lower today
When the Market street bridge
gauge reaches the ten foot mark
the waters have begun to recedG
from Central addition and the
region of the Blackhawk bridge.
shooting the dams in canoes and trav.
cling from Bakers grove to the city
In motor boats has to be stopped. Tho
Morrell bottoms are also beginning
to present more normal appearance
as far as lack of water covering them
Is concerned, but the crops that were
planted upon them have gone along
their way to destruction The rail-
road tracks are in better shape now
and the trains are not running very
far behind schedule time.
ChIIIicothe Reached.
Telephone communication with
Chillicothe was resumed this morning
after being cut off for two days. A
pole In falling had carried several
wires down and had twisted them so
that 1t was impossible to get connec-
,tion. The river is falling very rapidly
there and has reached the eleven foot
mark, a drop OF seven feet since sum
day. The lowlands are again being
presented to view but are badly coated
with mud and the crops planted upon
them are ruined.
Eddyville reports steady rapid fall
in the river with most of the water out
of the cellars and Easements of the
business houses. Workmen are busy
today on the Des Moines river bridge.
replacing some piling that had washed
out from under the western approach
supports. At Eldon a steady fall is
noticeable and the river waters kare
all left the easements although Chip
pewa creek is still giving some trouble.
The Big -Four fair officials are not ex-
pecting any trouble now and will begin
preparations at once for next weeks
festivities.
Weather is Unusual.
OttumWans have been shiyering for
the past two days and thoughts have
run more to furnace fires and over
coats than palm beach suits and cold
drinks.
Many light weight overcoats have
been seen on the streets today and
Tuesday afternoon and evening. Crate
fires have been brought into use both
to help dry out damp houses and to
take the cutting chill on the rooms.
The minimum temperature reached
Tuesday night was 50 with the current
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-05
BANK ROBBER IS FO|LED
Youth Falls to Intimldate Cashier and
is Caught After Attempt to
Escape.

Savannah, Ca, Aug. flames 7.
Fannan, 18 years old, attempted to
hold up H. I. Williams, teller OF the
Merchants National bank today but
failed and was captured in printing
office where he took refuge. He ap-
peared at the teller's window and de-
manded a bag of money he saw in
side. When Williams refused Fannan
fired at the teller, but missed, and ran
from the building.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-05
CHICAGO PAINTERS
TO RESUME WORK

Chicago, Aug. 4.-Ten thousand
union painters who have been on
strike prepared today to resume work
following referendum vote at which
an agreement negotiated with the en-
ployers was ratified. The agreement
provides for a closed shop on Chicago
buildings and arbitration Of future dis
putes.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-05
Cloudburst Causes Stream
to Rise Suddenly and
Big Dam Gives Way
FIVE-FOOT WALL OF
WATER HITS TOWN!
Many Lives Lost and Loss
of Property Will Run
Into the Millions

Erie, Pa, Aug. 4.-With the coming
OF daybreak Erie turned to the task
or recovering bodies of victims of last
nights cloudburst and flood and at
9 o'clock fourteen had been placed in
the temporary morgue The flood.
caused by the overflow of Mill creek,
following the bursting of the Glen
wood dam, swept through a section
OF the city block in width and a mile
long, killing at least twenty-five per-
sons and causing property loss esti-
mated at $3,000,0OO.
The entire police and fire forces OF
the city worked all night on the ruins
recovering the fourteen bodies from
an area that included approximately
one-half Of the devastated district. The
men worked under the direction Of
Mayor Stern and the four members
of the city council
The district swept by the flood ex-
tends from Twenty-sixth street and
French street, In the uptown business
section, to Tenth and State street,
about mile. The release Of the wat
er held by the dam sent huge wave
five feet high toward the city and by
the time it reached the first buildings
on Twenty-sixth street 1t was crested
with a mass of debris that acted like
a huge battering ram on everything in
it's path
New York Hard Hit.
New York, Aug. 4. Streets in New
York city and it's suburbs were turned
into yellow rivers, surface and elevat-
ed trafffc was badly crippled, wires
were blown into a tangled network,
trees were uprooted and hurDireds OF
cellars were flooded in torrential
downpour that broke over the metro
politan section this forenoon to the
accompaniment of sixty mile gale.
Nearly three inches of rain fell In
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-05
COAX|NG GREECE
Diplomats Call on Premier and Make
Representations on the Political
Situation.

Athens, Greece, Aug. 4.-The Brit
ish, French, Russian and Italian min
listers at Athens made a collective
visit to M. Gounaris, the Greek pre-
mier, today and made united represen-
tations regarding the political situa-
ton.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-05

CONTINUED on page 81
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Continued on page 81
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-05
New York Hard Hit.

Continued on page 81
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-17
Letters to the Editor of the woman's Page


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between We
in profession of
their honorable consideration
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-17
PTTIABLE APPEALS
TO CHEER "SHUT-TS''
Merry Christmas Means Little
to Sick and Crippled Unless
Public Is Generous

Many pitiable appeals for assistance are
being received daily by Miss Mary Parker
Nicholson, head of the Pennsylvania
Branch of the Shut-in Society, at l1O
Chestnut street One woman who is
helpless from rheumatism and has an In
valid mother to support. needs stove to
keep them warm. A little crippled girl
asks for a Christmas basket and par
alyzed mother needs bedclothes for her
self and children. These are only a few
of the many requests for small share
of the Christmas cheer which others In
more fortunate circumstances can enjoy.
The society, whose work among the
poor and crippled is non-sectarian, has
on display at its exchange at ia South
18th street fancy worked collars, pen
wipers, needlebooks. ironholders, towels
baskets. dolls aprons and other articles
all made by invalids. The proceeds from
the sale of these articles are given to the
support of that particular "shut-in' who
made the article purchased Contribu-
tions for Christmas cheer for these suf-
ferers are also received daily at the eX-
change and at the headquarters, 17lO
Chestnut street.
Many of the appeals received are heart
rending. A little crippled girl wrote:
II am unable to read or sew and have
been very sick 1 have been sick for 10
years with rheumatism May we (mother
and - nave Christmas basket!
a mother asks:
Have you any bed clothes which you
could send me for Christmas? 1 am con-
fined to my wheel-chair, having been
paralyzed for 16 years. I do all the work
of the house in my chair baking, sewing
and sweeping. 1 have several children
and we really need bed clothes"
Another woman writes
MY old stove is all burned out. Could
you help me to get a new one7 1 have
no one to depend on, as my father died
last spring and my mother is an Invalid.
l am helpless from rheumatism"
The society hopes that persons who de-
sire to buy small gifts will visit the
rooms and look over the articles on dis
play so that appeals like these and others
may be turned into happiness and JOY on
Christmas.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-17
STARVING, SHE TRIES TO PAWN
GEMS HUSBAND FOUND IN SNOW
Watch and Necklace Offered as Last
Resort

NEW YORK, Dec. IA woman whose
clothes and dishcveled hair indicated abb
iect poverty, with a hungry child who
bore a battered doll, walked into pawn
shop on Sixth avenue yesterday and
placed a watch set with diamonds on the
counter. She wanted to borrow 81.
Detectives Claire and Whales, who
were in the store, asked her where she
got 1t and she said that her husband, who
is a sandwich man, carrying advertise
ments on the street, found 1t in the snow.
The pawnbroker said the watch probably
was worth $500. From her waist the
woman also drew a pearl necklace made
of l0i pearls, the clasp set with dia-
monds.
Her husband, Robert Decker, OF GA Bed
ford street, was found on 42d street and
taken to headquarters to explain how he
got the jewelry. He said that he found
1t on December In front Of 40 East
42d street, and not knowing that 1t was
valuable pawned q ring and chain for
So each. A brooch set with sapphires and
diamonds was also turned over by him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-17
Marion Harland's Corner

best-loved dishes in our home 7, e.
Is way of making anything 50 10y aegs
better and best, we shall certsin,ns sOVo, 20,
the experiment. uy
"I want to thank the women .bro...
the Corner for sending me 80 nav SiIn usn
dresses for myself and children .,es @
never repay them for the Kindness .'l ysn
thank the Corner for printing r,,, ".so
quest. l enjoy the H. II. c. var, re re-
and the good recipes to be found IN /, u's !.
send my recipe for beefsteak ME. ~.
and one-half pounds of round steat ms ne
an onion, four cups of cold watar '.sI .aI
teaspoon of salt, four tablespoons ~ NJ. One
ter, four teaspoons Of -four, one and ~.
half pared and sliced Irish potetoes ye Go.
the steak into one-lnch cubes. nnt tssS
the stew pan, add onion sliced tbin NY
pour the water upon all. Cover. brins ,u ~
the boiling point and let it ali sin,rn.a 70
Add the salt when half cooked. afait ..,
butter, add the flour to It and stIr tsae
the hot liquid. Parboil the potatoes ~
salted water, drain, add to the meat oIs .s
cook three minutes. Turn into n but,.s.ss
baking dish, cover with biscuit dough ons
bake in not oven Mrs. NJ S. R.n
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-17
Recipe for Stove Polish

Can you accommodate in the narrow
Corner a recipe for stove polish l have
used for 10 years with comfort? Mix
aluminium powder and banana oil to the
right consistency. With a broad fiat
brush paint the sides OF the range with
this mixture. 1t wears splendidly and
does not peel or flake off. Don't get the
paste too thick. MRS. A. G. k
Having given the like prescription to a
dozen or more housewives who think fa-
vorably of It, l cannot disagree with you
or hold back the formula from the Corner.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-17
Candied Yiolets

Can you tell me how to candy vlolets,
please? inClose n stamp for reply.
Mrs. NJ. f. s."
do not vouoh for the excellence of
this formula 1t may be that better
mav be sent in. Try few flowers and
If they are all right continue the process.
II not wait to see what the Corner may
bring forth in the form of trustworthy
recipes. This was given to me by one
who said she had used 1t satisfactorily
Put a pound of confectloner' sugar ana
a cup Ga glib of cold water into a sauce
pan and bring to the boil after 1t is dis
solved. DO not stir after 1t goes on the
fire. Cook steadily until a little dropped
into iced water becomes brittle at once.
Let the syrup get bloodwarm and dip
each flower In by the stem, holding 1t in
the air a moment to dry partially. Then
lay upon waxed paper in an airy window
to harden. Do not let the ylolets touch
one another upon the waXed paper.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-17
Removing Mildew Stains

0T HAVE had a laundress who recently
ruined my husbands favorite shirt
bv mIldew. Some of them are white and
some are black and white. Can you tell
me what will remove : Fta.ns without
ror,ovinp the color MRS. II. II. c.
II is a way some laundresses have and
one that spells ruin to many piece OF
sno linen NTildew is provcrbially OBJ
stinate to the action of detersives, but
YOU may efface 1t, | may interpolate that
il is the most exasperating because the
injury is absolutely unnecessary. cover
the spots with a paste of lemon JUICE am, anu
Golf and Law in the sun all day, wetting
hourly with lemon juice. AT night soak
in lobbercd milk. Rinse next morning
and renew the application of lemon Juice
and salt and sunshine. Keep TINS up
mil the white shirts are free from stain.
AS to the black and white, l hesitate to
advise YOU to attempt the operation. what
extracts mlldew will act upon the black.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-17
Polishing a Stove

Two items for the Corner: For bugs
and vermln of any kind oil the entire bed
with kerosene oil every morning and eve
ming. It's good. Stove blacking makes
such a dust polishing It; just put the
backing on freely and wipe 1t off after
meals with newspapers or n dry clean
cloth. The stove will look better every
time II is rubbed. JULIA A. Med"
Items from a longtime friend of the
Corner which must be of service to more
than one of us
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-17
AGENCIES FEED THE CHILD;
HOME LIFE A MERE DETAIL
Mlss Tells About the Man Who Takes
Advantage of Xmas to Tell
Hard Luck Story
Doing Away with Mothers

Extension Society
he motherhood He
to the child He
fed
objection the first of the
do the feeding
although the practical that Mothers have plenty
children
Building booklet Care
Washington
the
relating hygiene should these
a the
toward
batyhod
a medu be found in the
home or ere be al agency o repla
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-17
More Human Gnats

TINE
alarming Knowing that there is time of the year at
their teers rich harvest A. DAILY has nothing the various trades"
a
delivery boy ashman etc
o
in Phadephias of heart
a a /
got by unworthy 1t thing give but is another thing "
he done"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-17
HAVE YOU A LITTLE CARRIER OF
DISEASE RIGHT IN YOUR OWN HOME?
By WILLIAM BRADY, NJ. D.

CONSERVATIVE analysis OF the re-
~ suits of thousands of examinations
of the nose and throat in school children
warrants the conclusion that at least one
in every hundred children harbors diph-
iberia germs in nose or throat, even II
the child has never had diphtheria.
Can such child spread diphtheria? and
does such a child spread diphtheria?
Under ordinary conditions probably not,
Still, under extraordinary conditions, the
precise nature of which is at present
unknown, the susceptibility to injection
by diphtheria increases, and then the in
nocent carrier might be the cause of an
epidemic
Most sanitarians believe that individuals
who have really had attacks of diphtheria
are more dangerous carriers, providing
the germs remain present in the throat
or nose after convalescence. The carrier
in this instance has obviously acquired
sufficient immunity TO recover completely,
yet he may still harbor vlrulent diphtheria
germs in the secretions of his nose or
throat.
Now for every known or unknown car
rier of diphtheria bacilli there are prob
ably a dozen carriers of ordinary cold
germs, or pneumococc If the truth
were told maybe you have a little car
rier in your own home,
Children with adenoids or enlarged tom
sils are notoriously subject TO infectious
infiammations OF the upper respirat ,ry
tract-the nose, the throat and the
bronchial tubes. Formerly this was
asCribed to lowered resistance. But the
conviction is gaining ground at present
that the explanation Is that these chill
dren are cold" carriers, and they "catch
cold" from themselves every little while
besides passing it on to the rest of the
family at frequent intervals.
The diseased tOnsils and the thickened
adenoid masses furnish ideal hotbeds for
the propagation of "CoId" microbes With
a hardy stock of well-developed pneu-
mococci always on tap is 1t any wonder
the child takes cold so easily?" Have
the little carriers tonsils and adenoids
properly treated by the family doctor and
notice how favorably the operation re-
acts upon the family cold"
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Can the treatment for liquor habit be
given by a family physician at the pa
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-17
Waiting for a Square Deal

penon the various city Hall
opinion that
with administration the of their positions is threatened And
Il
|
private
But
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-17
Fried Chicken in Cooker

should you want fried chicken that Is
delicious, prepare 1t as usual. then brown
slightly on both sides. Have one cooker
soapstone heated thoroughly and take up
the Drowned chicken, put In n cooker
kettle. and leave it in the cooker two
hours. l cook year-old chickens this way
and they are tender and not dry.
"NANNIB K"
Fried chicken a la Virginia Is one of the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-17

draped, and designed especially for the
slender woman. The sash belt is tied at
the side also with huge tassels to finish
of the ends. The skirt has a gathered
yoke at the waist line held in to
stitched narrow belt 1t is rather short,
but not so short as many worn earlier IN
the season.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-17
VELVETS ARE STILL IN
VOGUE FOR SMART TAILLEURS

ATOw that the fall
IN is over and real
winter weather is fore
Ing itself through our
thin cloth suits, the
need for something
really warm is abso-
iutely necessary. A
great many women get
around this by wearing
a tiny silk or wooden
bridge Jacket under the
short coat of their tail
leurs. Furs may keep
the throat and neck
warm enough, but they
are very likely to lead
to q series of colds IL
discarded The pretty
quilted Japanese silk
inner Jackets have been
elaborated upon by Ori-
entail embroidery and
lowered silks, and the
result is a perfectly
charming little access
sorry to milady's toll
cite. Waistcoats also
solve the problem when
worn with a tailored
suit. These are made
Of suede or pcau dc
chamois as a rulc, dou-
c-breasted. with mill
tarv brass buttons, or,
In some cases. bone
sn,.r, @ aW une very
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y. ,,o,.,,,.,,. u,Il''r sue OF the
ga. i''e,it Which was eN-
a, az ~ lINe q man $ vest.
Il : recent fashion
s..o"s s Ltatufed a great
o,,, ,'-',''S s,,, Vi .nvse % IN diitcr-
Wv I, rutS ana materials.
o,.,,. r''e' a.. IN, hiil lur' now
tNtT, Is Stlll the Wntrh-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-17
100000 Reward!

LOOKS as Mrs ImoEen oa's dream of lifetime is coming true
crusade
of p c.
o
fine "ner Jews"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-17
Lend q Hand

Lend a hand! DO not think that because
yours is small,
or because from its fingers no riches
may fall
1t was meant you should render no sue
cor at all
Julia Wolcott
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-17

- w UVCeWDef brlde. It has a DIS
LihctiFcness of line which would serve
Tor theatre and restaurant wear besides
heihS quite in place at afternoon func-
tlons Of all kinds. The collar of fur is
cleVerly manipulated, not only as a col
lar but as revers at either side Of the
front Inserts Of dull gold embroidery
are seen on the Jacket which is softly
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-17

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Can the treatment for liquor habit be
given by a family physician at the pa
tents home or is 1t necessary TO enter
Evening star., 1915-05-17
METHOD OF INCREASING
LABOR's EARNING POWER
Introduction of Short Unit Courses
in the Trades Suggested in
Department Bulletin.

Wage earners can he hest helped to
improve themselves and increase their
earning power by the introduction of
short unit courses in the trades. ac-
cording to a bulletin of the Depart
ment of Labor made public today. the
short unit course is defined as an in
tensive form of instruction in limit
ed number of lessons. which is intend
ed to serve a specific need of a par
ticular group. Each course deals win
one part of a trade and is complete IN
itself. The courses include only what
has been found to be of practical value
in the trade. The material selected Is
taken up by a practical teacher with
reference to its adaptability to the
trade needs of the particular group.
BY eliminating all unnecessary pre-
paratory work, the courses economtIe
the time OF the pupil.
Evening star., 1915-05-17
SAYS BRITISH HELD IN
WAR CAMPS NEED FOOD
Many Tell Representative of London
Daily Mail That They
Are Starving.

LONDON. May II. 500 a. ma rep
resentative of the Daily Mail describes
today a trip he made around Germany
in the course of which he visited sew
eral camps where war prisoners are
interned. The writer. who is a citlzen
of neutral nation, says:
Il did not visit the show camps which
are ordinarily displayed to foreign cor
respondents nor apply to the Berlin
war office for permit. But ! had no
difficulty in obtaining admission to the
camps and every facility for an inNes-
tigation on the simple statement 10
each comnandant that ! was jour
nalist. desiring TO see at first hand the
condition of the prisoners.
The principal complaint of the Brit
ishers was the insuffiency of the food.
which is furnished according to the
German standards of living. and these
are admitted: lower than the Brit
ish standards. All the men | inter
viewed said the food was insufficient.
Some of them said they were starry
ing
The correspondent appeals to Brit
ishers at home to send food and cloth
ing to the war prisoners, declaring he
is fully convinced that the Germans
will do nothing to prevent the food
reaching them.