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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-03
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Original Notice.

Original Notice.
In tho District Court Of Wapello coun-
ty, Iowa, August term, 1918.
Rhoda A. Baker, plaintiff
vs..
]. L. Baker, Iona D. Baker, J. U. Baker,
May Baker, Nellie M. Eby, John Ely.
s. P. Baker, Edith Baker. w. w.
Baker. Pearl Baker, Ellsworth G..
Baker, Eva J. Bowlin, Cliff Bowlin,
Baker, Ada Baker, Noel G. Baker, r.
s. Kelsey. B. Friedman and Wade
Kirkpatrick, administrators Of the -
tate Of L. D. Baker, deceased, defend
ants
To you and all OF the above named de-
mendants:
You and each Of you are hereby not1-
fed that on or before the LIST day Of
August, 1915, the petition Of the above
named PLAINTIFF will be on file in the
office of the clerk Of tho district court
entitled cause, asking for the partition
OF, and claiming and praying for decree
establishing and the shares Of the above
plaintiff and defendants In and to the
following described real estate situated
in Wapello county. Iowa.
The east one-half Of the northeast
one-Quarter Of section II; the south
west one quarter OF the northeast one
quarter Of section IT; the northeast one
quarter Of the southeast one quarter Of
section 81; the north one half Of tho
northwest one quarter OF section rs:
the southwest ono quarter Of the north
west one quarter Of section 70; the
northwest one quarter Of the southwest
one quarter Of section 26; the east one-
half of the southeast one quarter Of
section e. and the south seven acres
of the southeast one quarter Of the
northeast one quarter Of section ~;
all being in township 70, range Is and
subject to the right Of way of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad ~
now located.
Said petition further alleges that the
said real estate cannot be divided in kind
and that the same should be sold and
the proceeds divided In accordance with
the respective shares Of the parties In
terested, and for such other and furth-
er relief as may seem equitable in tho
premises.
And that unless you appear thereto
and defend before noon OF the second
DAY of the next term Of court, being the
August term, which will commence at
Ottumwa. Iowa, on the 23d day of Aug
ust 1915 default will be entered against
you and Judgment rendered thereon as
provided by law.
Dated this 10Th day Of July, 1915.
James j. Jennings, Attorney for the
Plaintiff
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TEXAS MOB BURNS
C0L0RED SUSPECT
OF PEOPLE TO sLAY,
PREVENTS GETTING DETAILS
OF THE CRIME.

Temple, Texas, July 81. The burn
ing at the stake here last night of VIII
Stanley, a negro suspect In the triple
Grimes family hammer murders, hamp-
cred the police efforts to arrest and
identify other persons suspected in the
case. Stanley was burned to death
because he wore trousers which bore
the name Of w. r. Grimes, which
Grimes identified.
Just before being thrown into the
flames, Stanley asserted that white
man had paid him and another negro,
whose name he gave to go to Crimes
home Wednesday night and kill the
family. They rode there on horses.
Grimes and his wife were beaten into
Inconsistencies and three Of their six
children were killed The negro at the
stake promised to try to identify the
alleged white man, but bullet through
his body and the fire cut OF any fur
Their statement from him. He said he
held the horses while the other negro
did the killing
Possible information about the rob-
berry and attack that oflcers charge
were connected with the killing was
shut of despite efforts of Stanleys
questioners to save him, by the eager
ness OF other members Of the mob
for burning The mob included resi-
dents of the country for many miles
around. Earlier in the day the crowds
had shown their temper by hanging a
negro hand on the Grimes place. This
negro was saved by Grimes brother
after being hauled up to tree limb.
SANKEY'S death last night was watch
ed by many women and children. The
negro tried six times to get out of
flames, but chains bound him firmly
After his death what remained of his
body was hanged to telegraph pole as
warning, his executioners said.
Others searched the ashes for SOU.
venirs.
Two other negroes under arrest
Slim Harris and negro giving the
name of Wells, were taken secretly
from Temple last night and hidden by
the police.
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MAGNITUDE OF ARMIES.

The armies that are hghting IN
Europe are SO vast as to almost defy
human conception. In the past. big
armies" have often been less than q
hundred thousand men. In the pres
emit struggle that number is hardly a
dron In the bucket. The Germans, for
instance, speak Of moving corps"
around or sending them into action as
though they were so many corporals'
SQUADS. But the fact Is that an army
corps is in itself an immense thing.
German army corps consists of H.
600 men, $4,000 horses, and 2,4O0 vehi-
cles, including the cannon. Such a
body OF men and their belongings
snake procession about thirty miles
Tong on a single road. Even when in
tretty close touch with the enemy the
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did you kill the moths with the
moth balls I recomm ended?" asked the

Her son had enlisted and she was
a proud old woman as she harangued a
knot OF friends on the village street
"Garge always done is duty by me,
q as, an now 'e's doing is duty by
king an country" she said II feel
right down sorry for them Germans,
to think of i'm goin' into battle with
is rife in is and and It's Long Way
to Tipperary on us lips
Poor Germans, indeed" exclaimed
one of the audience. PHYS wasted
on 'em! P'raps you 'aven't card OF
their cruelties? 2"
"P'raps l 'aven't,' agreed the old
lady. "An' p'raps you 'aven't card
Cargo sing"
Jasper was negro servant, long in
the employ of the family, and his
troubles were related to them with
childish simplicity and trust. One
morning he sought out the master Of
the house and said:
"Marse John, dey had me up befoah
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-03

High explosives had been pretty
completely perfected before the out.
break of the great war. Nevertheless.
we have received reports OF most
astonishing effects produced by the
French turpinite and the Austrian
skoda shell. It has been reported that
so dreadful is the concussion produced
by the defamation of the new high ex-
plosives that troops are killed by the
mere concussion even to distance OF
a hundred yards.
Such results are impossible, for 1t Is
impossible to make a high explosive
which will develop more force than re-
suits from the volume OF gases liberat-
ed and raised to high temperature by
the chemical reaction of defamation.
Picric acid and nitrogelatin come
very near to the limits Of the possible
in power Of high explosives. Turpinite
is probably picric acid or picric acid
compound, but on account of the scare
ity of picric acid at the present time,
it is probable that the more easily
available trinitro-toluene Is largely
used instead.
Tri-nitro-toluene, although not so
powerful as picric acid or nitrogelatin,
is yet exceedingly powerful. 1t is also
so insensitive that not only may pro-
jectiles charged with 1t be fired with
perfect safety from cannon at high We
locity, but also projectiles filled with 1t
may be fred through armor plate with
out being exploded by the impact, so
that they will pass to the interior Of
war vessel to be exploded by delay
action decorating fuse.
1t is not at all strange when body
of men is stormed with high explosive
projectiles such as are employed in the
destruction of trenches, in the present
war that many may be found in sitting
posture without any visible injury, who
have been killed merely by the concus-
sion of an exploding shell. This may
be accounted for as follows:
The velocity of flight of projectile,
given to it by the propelling charge OF
gunpowder in the gun, may be from
two thousand to three thousand feet a
second, while the fragments of a pro-
jectile exploded by high explosive
bursting charge, are not hurled with a
velocity anything like as great as this.
When shell explodes in flight, the for
ward velocity Of the shell being SO
Copyright, 1915, by Matt
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It Is strange that the advocates OF
government ownership, who assert the
failure of government regulation, over
look the fact that government regula-
ton Is just as essential under govern
ment ownership as it Is today. If the
interstate commerce commission must
be charged with the duty of regulating
rates, supervising provisions for pro-
lection of life, and guarding against
favoritism and discrimination, surely
all these duties must be performed
under government ownership.
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ENGLAND's GREAT FINANCIAL
RESOuRCES.

American flnanciers state that the
successful placing Of the $3,OOO,Ooo,-
900 AZ per cent British loan Will go
down into history as the most remark
able financial achievement on record.
The previous British loan was $1,750.-
OOO, 900, making total Of s4,75O,OOo,-
600 since the war began. During the
same period Germany has issued loans
amounting to $S,500,O00000. The to-
tai amount of loans issued by all the
allies is estimated at $10,000,000,OOO,
while the total issued by all belliger-
ents Ia placed at about $16 ,000,0 00,O 900.
These are figures almost beyond hu-
man comprehension. Considering size
and circumstances, the British loan
was subscribed with remarkable
promptness, much more promptly tnan
has been the experience OF other ma
tions. :,
While the terms were attractive, the
net results show that In the neutral
markets British credit is on Az per
cent basis, compared with Germanys
credit on q 6 per cent basis. AS to
how long the belligerents can stand
such terrific financial strain, no safe
predictions can be made. Rumors
Of German weakness are current, out
the facts are difficult to obtain. so
far as British credit is concerned, IT
has suffered least impairment. Great
Britain Is not only financing her own
war. but also to a large extent that
of her allies. Her resources are enor-
nous, and up to date have proved quite
equal to the stupendous strain. ON
account OF her position in the worlds
affairs. Britain's financial abilities are
az supreme interest. No suitable COM
narison is possible, except that OF the
Napoleonic wars century ago. since
then Great Britain's population mas
trebled. while her wealth has increas-
ed ten fold, and it Is estimated this
var win cost about Ave per cent OF
her total wealth compared with nearly
one-third during the Napoleonic war.
Great Britain has enormous invest
mants abroad, estimated at $40, 00O,-
900 600. which provide her with hand.
soma revenue. To this must be added
the profits upon her foreign commerce,
tha largest in the world; upon her
shipping, representing nearly one-half
the worlds tonnage; and upon her DO
nestle industries, all Of which are
hirhly developed. II 1t be true, as
1Iovd George predicted, that success
IN this war would ultimately depend
,1non financial resources, the outlook
tor Germany is anything but encour-
aging.
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WIDTH SHOULD BE SPECIFIED.

The Alaskan engineering commits
sion, is to build the government
Fairbanks, All miles in the interior
of Alaska. The government has given
this commission permission to cut
eighty-fve million feet of timber for
use in constructing the new line. That
calls to mind what was told about one
Of the lumber kings some years ago.
The government granted him permits
sion to cut a road through the govern
ment timber in the Pine lands of one
Of our northern states for which serv-
ice he was to receive the timber that
was on the road, and as the story goes,
he cut the road seventy miles wide.
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Waste is the crime of today. It
must stop If we are to advance in
humanity and civilization over and
beyond the yawning gap made by the
lust of blood, pride and race, and the
vanity of kings."-The Atlantic
Monthly.
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FLOOD DRIVES OUT
ILLINOIS FAMILIES

Danville ILL.,, July 31.-Eighteen
families were driven from their homes
in Stony creek bottoms here by flood
which swept down the creek following
the heavy rain early this morning. Con-
siderable damage was done to other
property and buildings by wind which
preceded the rain storm
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AVIATORS COLLIDE
AND FALL TO EARTH

Chartres, France, July 31.-During
trial flights this morning an aeroplane
making steep volplane collided with
another machine approximately 200
feet above the flying field. Both aero
plans fell. One aviator, youth Of
twenty, was burned to death, while
the other was severely injured.
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last them for q century during which
time they would be showing less fore
sight and good sense than they are
credited with, If they even thought of
colonization in the western hemis.
phere.
Everything on the surface indicates
that instead Of being q peril to this
country, Japan is good friend and
very DESTROYS of remaining such.
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GERMANS NEED METAL.

Berlin, July 31.-The military au-
thorities OF the province of Brandon
burg in which Berlin is located have
issued an order expropriating all sup
plies of copper, brass and nickel. The
order covers skillets, pots. pans and
kettles in households. These articles
may be retained until further notice
but must not be sold, DESTROYED or
disposed OF In any way.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-03

The United States treasury state
ment for Saturday, July II, showed
net balance of $71,061, 2SS.96 in the
general fund as compared with $685.
133,58569 on the same date two years
previous. The deficit for the first
fifteen working days of the new fiscal
year was $13,142,5s794, showing that
the. administration la running behind
at the rate of $4,000 per day.
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In 1909, Thomas Jefferson spoke Of
"the maniac nations Of Europe" What
words can be used to describe those
same peoples now, more than q CEN
fury later? And all these nations call
themselves civilized" enlightened"
etc
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In these days Of increasing popula-
ton and increasing trafic, both in
speed and volume, 1t is we'll to con-
slider, and to adopt and put in force,
new traffic rules and to instruct the
users of the roads as to the traffic re-
OuirementS
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-03

The Underwood law took the fifteen
cents bushel duty off corn but left
q duty of one cent pound on rice.
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So l come out all cleah an de
preacher 'scused me-"
One OF this worlds unfortunates was
in the Covington Jail for lettering, and
when taken before the Judge to be
dealt with was asked by that official,
"My good fellow, do you live In this
town.
Nope" said the prisoner.
where are you going" inquired the
Judge.
ITO heaven" came the answer.
'Take him below" commanded the
Judge. Hes crazy or he never would
have come to Covington on the trip
he says he Is taking"
Once a man went raging into the
office Of an electric light company and
declared that one of the company &
wires had killed a pet tree on his prem
ises.
'That tree" said he, has been
standing there for twenty years, and
we regarded 1t as one of the family
My children played under it when they
were babies, and 1t is associated with
some of the pleasantest memories OF
nv life. When it began to die we all
mourned, and we could not imagine
what allied it until yesterday. when
noticed that a wire was lying right
across a branch. My tree has been
killed. and feel as if murder had been
done in my house"
Considerably moved the agent OF
the company went to view the scene
of the tragedy. When he came to
trace the wire, he discovered one end
nailed to the roof of an old barn and
the other twisted around discarded
pole. It had been cut off for at least
two years and forgotten.
The agent made the following re.
port:
Tree alive, wire dead. Wire evi.
IDENTIFY killed by tree. Bill enclosed
"Did you ever go to military ball?''
asked lisping maid of an army vet
eran.
'.No, my DEAR growled the old sol
der. ''In those days once had mil
itary ball come to me, and what do you
think? 1t took my leg off,"
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The rain is like q continued story
an installment every day.
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The sun .s still in the heavens all
right. Ottumwa saw it yesterday for
the first tine in some days.
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Iowa is enjoying Cor otherwise) {
typical California spring.
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ma church las night fur tangoin.'"

ma church las night fur tangoin.'
WELL" he replied, Il don't suppose
you were guilty - were you, Jasper?"
"Yas, sub; vas, sub; I wuz guilty
and dey proved 1t on me, too; but I
come out OBJ 1t all cleah, sub. Ma
frien's stick to me close; an after dem
otheh niggahs done testified agin me,
ma frien's all got up and testify dat l
had tangoed, but wus so drunk at de
time didn't know whit l wus dom.
So come out all cleah - an de
preacher 'gcused me-"
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Copyright, 1915, by National Editorial service.)
The Denver star., 1915-03-06
CITY NEWS.
cuPID.cAPTUREsY YOUNG DENVER
L-EScUE-MASON MAR
RAGE.

! On Thursday evening, February
25th, Miss Verona Hildegrade Mason,
only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. s.
Mason, was married to Mr.. Walter B.
Escue.
| The ceremony was solemnized by
Rev. R. L. Pope, at o'clock at the
home of Mesdames Efiie Walden and
J E. Bruce.
The house was beautifully decorat-
ed, pink and white being the color
scheme. The ceremony was perform
ed in the library under large white
bell, which was tolled just as the
happy couple were pronounced man
and wife, showering them with rice.
From each corner across the room
were suspended garlands of white
wistaria and asparagus fern, and over
the door forming an arch were Easter
lilies. In the parlor were suspended
garlands of pink and white roses.
The serving table in the dining
room was presided over by Mesdames
Thrower and Yocoum. Refreshments
were passed by Misses Marie Starks,
Alice Foster, Lillian Richardson and
Colston, schoolmates of the bride.
The bride was given away by her
father. She was charmingly gowned
in white chiffon over white messaline,
designed and made by her mother.
Her veil was caught with orange bios
SONS and she carried shower bou-
quet of brides roses. The ribbon
bearers, Misses Lillian Richardson
and Mary Colston, were gowned in
white messaline The flower girl, lit
tie Hazel Hawkins, and the ring
bearer, little Lillian Ector, were
dressed in white with pink butterfly
bows in their hair. Miss Elsie McWil-
liams as maid of honor, and Miss Ma
die Nelson, as bridesmaid, looked very
sweet in their girlish dresses of blue
messaline. They each carried bou-
quets Of pink carnations.
The groom, who is just twenty-one,
and his best man, Mr.. Thornton Lip
pins, were attired in the conventional
evening dress.
The bride, who is eighteen, is a ma
tive Colorado girl and at the time of
her marriage was a student of the
Manual Training High school. She is
favorite among the younger set and
an energetic church worker, especial
ly in the Sunday School and Chris I
tian Endeavor.
Many handsome and useful presents
were given them, including cut glass,
silverware. linen, chinaware, leather
chairs, dressing table, etc.
The Star congratulates and wishes
the young couple happy voyage over
the matrimonial sea. Mr. and Mrs.
Walter B. Escue will be pleased to
welcome their friends at their beauti-
full home, 1852 Humboldt street, after
March 6. @l
The Denver star., 1915-03-06
AN APPEAL TO JUsTicE-LoviNG
MEN AND WOMEN.
Doing the Square Thlns-Are You
One?

The Ministerial Alliance of Denver,
together with the Denver Peoples AL
lance, after thorough investigation
of the case of j. w. Jones, have de-
cided that his is a worthy cause for
the charity and assistance of all col
ored men and women. 1t appears
that in self defense he killed another
man. He was tried and sentenced to
hang Dec. 15. 1914. Ex-Gov. Ammons
reprieved him until May, 1915. We
must raise 5000 to get his case to
the Supreme court before that time.
Jones is without friends, has no mon
ey and faces death. We believe the
Supreme court will rule in his favor.
We must raise 5000. We appeal to
you. Act at once. Send your dona-
tions to Titus s. Rector, 2716 Welton
street, Denver, Colo.
The Denver star., 1915-03-06
MASTER OF HIS SUBJECT.
George w. Ellis Writes Book on "Ns.
gro Culture In West Africa"

gro NuItOTO IN "o0t t%ITtCAs
Hon. George w. Ellis. for eight years
secretary of the American legation in
Liberia. who has Travelled in West
Africa, is the author of n new and In
teresting book. Negro Culture In
West Africa" which is bound to have
an extensive Circulation because there
is no other book like it from the pen
Of Negro writer as able and well
Hiformed in things African as George
W. Ellis confessedly is.
Speaking of Negro culture. a promi
nent writer says one, Is surprised at
their (the Africansj knowledge Of hy-
giene, physiology and the principles Of
medicine. Some of the operations per-
formed by their physicians simply
stagger belief. Instances are cited
where their surgeons have extracted
bullets and set bones, removing frac-
tured and shattered parts that would
have been surgical triumph in any
Of the highly civili5ed countries.
This seems incredible, but when you
SEQ a native doctor wash a mans
hand in a medical solution, then see
that hand thrust into boiling palm oil
and withdrawn without pain or injury.
something suggests to the strongest
incredulity that perhaps these people
have learned something yst unknown
to modern science.
The Denver star., 1915-03-06
ALTHo FRIENDLEss. AND HELP
LESS, SHALL JONES HANG?
You Can Save Him With Your Mite.

The Ministerial Alliance, assisted
by the Peoples Sunday Alliance, are
appealing to the men and women in
Denver and out in the state and out
side of this state to save the life of
their fellow man, who is condemned
to die May 13. Money is needed to
take his case to Supreme court He
did not have fair trial and he is
helpless, penniless and friendless, yet
he is some mothers son and some
sisters brother. Will you send your
contribution to T. 8. Rector, 2712 Wei
ton ST., Denver, Colo, treasurer.
The Denver star., 1915-03-06

A joint birthday party was given to
Mr.. Frank Bass and Mr.. c. r. Sand
ers at the home of the former Satur-
day, Feb. 81. Mr.. c. r. Sanders has
been resident of the city for about
three months, arriving here from
Seattle, Wash, Nov. '27th. He is great
ly impressed with the beauty and
grandeur of our city and he expects
to make it his future home. He is
making his home with his cousins, Mr..
and Mrs. J. e. Sanders, 2027 Perry
street, well known and prominent
Denverites.
The Denver star., 1915-03-06

seventy-five cents ($3.75) and we re-
quest the same to be used in his de-
fense.
In conclusion we can only hope
and pray that Mr.. Jones may be prop
erly vindicated when his case reaches
the Supreme court.
Remaining very sincerely in F. G.
and B.
Thos. w. Anderson $1.OO
Hooper Phillips LOO
Leonard Robinson LOO
E. Dillon so
John Paul 20
s375
Best regards to The Denver Star.
The Denver star., 1915-03-06

The Star would like for some labor
ing man Of color to go over to the
West Colfax viaduct and apply for a
job. Go prepared to go to work. We
are informed that the construction
company has a contract or agreement
not to hire negroes. Will some relt-
able person go. That is city job.