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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-09
RAILROAD HEADS
MUST OBEY ORDER

Harrisburg, Pa March 6.-The pres
idents and directors of three railroad
systems crossing Erie county, in the
northwest corner OF the state, nave
been notified by the attorney generals
department that they will be personal
ly prosecuted IL they permit cattle TO
be moved across Pennsylvania terri
tory from Ohio to New York state,
contrary to the orders issued by the
state live stock sanitary board. This
action was taken after the issuance OF
a notice to the railroads by the board
that no cattle from territory not class
ed as free from the foot and mouth
disease could be transported into or
through Pennsylvania.
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3 ELkNAP.

The Rock Island has taken passen.
ger trains Nos 40 and 80 and put on
, trains Nos. | and 2 again.
| The auditors for the Wabash and
Rock Island railways and for the two
! express companies, the American and
| the Wells Fargo, were here last week
auditing the accounts and pronounc.
ed everything In good shape
Mrs. Edith Harbour Martin Of Mt.
Sterling is visiting here with her par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ell Harbour.
Mrs. j. r. Krusor Of Muscatlne was
the guest last week of her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Eberline.
o. ]. Burns, Clyde Downing and
Charley Mason left Wednesday with
their car of goods for Sheridan Lake.
Colorado. Mr.. and Mrs ODE Burns
and children, Mrs. Charley Mason and
children and Mrs. Clyde Downing left
Saturday night expecting to be Joined
at Trenton, Mo-, by Mrs. O. j. Burns
and children and at Kansas City by
o. J. Burns, who had stopped of there
to look after business interests. The
four families have purchased land at
Sheridan Lake, Colorado, and expect
to make their future home there. Tho
best wishes Of their many friends fol.
low them.
Miss Flora Myers left Saturday for
near Floris to spend short time at
the Walter Baird home.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. U. Hawkins, Ernest
Hawkins and Opal Hawkins were on
the sick list last week.
Lee Conner has been on the sick list
but Is improving.
Alva Thompson, who has been very
Ill with pneumonia, Is better.
Mrs. G. G. Pitman was an over Sum
day visitor at Mt. Pleasant with her
sister. Cleo Spangler, who Is attend
ing school there.
Mrs. ]. A. Conner and Mrs. II. 8.
Conner returned home Saturday from
a visit with friends at Ft. Madison.
Mrs. o. j. Burns left Friday for
Trenton. Mo-, to visit her sister, Mrs.
&c. A. Guile, before leaving for Colo7
RADIO.
C. r. Myers, who is working fp
Centerville, spent Sunday here with
friends.
Miss lone Rominger Of Floris spent
Wednesday with Mr.. and Mrs. G. G.
Myers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Yates have NOV
ed into the Mrs Mary Sharon prop
erty in the east end Of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Haines of West Grove
are moving into the old hotel property
| in the west end Of town.
Mr. and Mrs. Clay Mccain left Sum
day for Clinton to seek employment.
Miss Maude Mccormick, A. r. Eber-
| line and r. H. WEIGH attender the VIM.
Cox sale at Unionville Friday.
M ond MIRO Sherman I1r}ch have
purchased the Mrs. Sarah MCGEE resi-.
dence property and moved in Satur.
day.
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In his interesting Jackson day adj
dress at Indianapolis, President VIII
son said, There is nothing the matter
with business, except state OF nina,
and that is "a hard saying
What, after all, is business? 1t Is
supply meeting demand, together with
the complete machinery to achleVe
that end. The elemental items OF de-
mand are food, shelter and clothing
to which are added the thousand ana
one luxuries or necessaries incident 10
state of civilization, from a hlgn-
power motor car to pickax, or from
Worth gown to washtub. Inc
great war now raging is deemed neces-
sary by an expanding business people
for larger business opportunity.
Under the economic law every man
should be busy at business LOT SO
many hours a day, helping to supply
the demand of the rest of the worlo'
The net result of this busy-ness 10
him is the compensation-the where-
withal to satisfy his demand for the
things needful to existence. 1t Will
readily be apparent that any slowing
down of the collective demand Will re-
act on some mems busy-ness with very
widespread and serious results; for on
their busy-ness depends their ability
to buy the necessaries OF life, ana tnat
is considerably more than "a state or
mind
But the cause of the lack OF busy
ness is clearly seen to be due to lack
of demand. It seems that the buyers
all the way down the line hold back
for some reason that exists In their
minds. Their native hue Of resolu-
ton is sicklied DER with the pale cast
of thought" Demand fails and there
ia the trouble; for business means
busy-ness, neither more nor less. You
cannot do business holding back to see
what will happen six months hence
When the buying demand OF nation
holds back through uncertainty ana
fear of the future there exists a
"state of mind" that results In Wloe-
spread disaster.
The business on which civilization
is built is really quite an artificial al
fair It is not absolutely necessary 10
the welfare of our immortal souls, as
nogenes certified by living in a tub,
and Thoreau by living in hut at
Walden Pond. Our multifarious needs
are acquired. Take, any great business,
life insurance, for instance, involving
hundreds of millions of dollars. The
world would wag on merrily without
(Copyright 1915, by The OttumWa Courl
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see any one to whom l can be kind!
| wish could help some one" and he
looked at his big claws and wondered
why they were so long and sharp. And
just then Neddie heard voice laugh
ing up in tree, and there sat an old
black crow.
Cav! Cav! Caw!" cried the crow.
and 1t sounded as If he said: "Haw!
Haw. Haw" Then the crow laughed
and said "Oh, no! What long claws you
have! How unpleasant they are! I'd
be ashamed to have such long claws
Cav! Caw Caw!"
Neddie felt badly to have fun made
of his beautiful strong claws, but the
little bear hoy remembered what the
mouse teacher had said that day, SO he
spoke and said:
"Ah, Mr.. Chow, if you will come
down Lere will do you kindness, II
can"
Cav! Cav! Caw," Knocked the crow
"You want to scratch me with your
long claws, guess III not come
down. Haw! Haw! Haw!" And he
tapped his wings and few up In the
air.
! Neddie felt more unhappy than be-
fore, and he was wondering how he
was ever going to do any one a kind
ness, when as the hooking crow few
away, the little bear boy heard a voice
saying:
/ ooh, dear! How cold I Am! Oh, how
SILVER! On, dear!"
my! I wonder who than can be-"
spoke Neddie. And, looking around he
saw poor, shivering mouse lady, try
ing to pick up few twigs and chips
on the snow covered ground.
why what is the natter" asked
Neddie kindly.
"Oh, l am so cold!" said the mouse
lady. my fire has gone out, and l
can't get any wood with which to build
it up. Oh, shall freeze, am so cold!"
"Ha Here Is where get chance
to do kindness!" joyfully cried Ned
die. "I'll build the fire for you,' he
went on, speaking to the shivering
mouse lady.
but, alas, I have no wood" she
said, "and my teeth chatter so with
the cold that I cannot gnaw even so
little a piece as q toothpick."
ooh, do not worry about that" said
Neddie: with my strong claws can
soon tear enough wood of log to
keep you warm all winter"
| Then with his strong claws Neddie.
the bear chap began tearing apart a
log. Big splinters and pieces of wood
he pulled off with his claws, and soon
he had the cold mouse lady's basket
full, and more too.
"Oh, that is enough to last me all
; winter" she said. How kind you are!
"I am glad l can be kind said Ned
die, land II the crow could see me now
perhaps he would not laugh ut my big,
clumsy claws" Then Neddie clawed
off some more wood and built fire for
the mouse lady and soon she was as
warm as toast, and had her box piled
full of enough kindling wood to last
all winter.
Then Neddie went on home to the
cave, very happy, because he had done
a kindness, and he was not ashamed
of his long claws, for he found them
very useful. And the mouse lady did
not SILVER again that winter.
! Aud in the next story l am goinR to
tell you about Beckie and the molasses
candy-that is. if the corn pepper does
not hop over into the Chocolate cream 8
bed and tickle the cOcOanut cake.
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WANT AD RESULTS.

ut pays to advertise" Newspapers
have always preached that fact to the
public and the public has come to
realize the truth of the statement and
for the most part has ceased to think
1t merely phrase to catch business
for the papers. The fact that all sue
cessful businesses advertise shows
that it pays and there are numerous
concrete examples that illustrate still
further the results that can be gained
from advertising. Probably the prlm-
airy form of advertising Is that which
appears on the want ad page. In The
Courier you will find page each day
on which very little other than want
ads appear and if you look them over
for a few days you will see that they
are constantly changing; that it. is
not the same old page day in and day
out but practically new one each
time it appears. The fact that some
ads disappear each day and new ones
appear, shows plainly that the ads
are getting results.
, An example of efficiency of the want
ad page of The Courier is illustrated
j., the experience Of an Ottumwa lady.
She was in need of housemaid and
she ordered an ad run three times,
advertising for girl. The day after
it's first appearance, she ordered the
ad withdrawn and explained that the
replies to the ad were SO numerous
that she did not wish to be bothered
further. Before the paper had been
off the press two hours she had three
applicants and had hired a girl. The
following morning ten more inquired
over the telephone about the position
and several more called up in the even
ing though the ad had not appeared a
second time.
The want ad page is Give one;
look it over and you will be surprised
to find that it interests you.
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FARMERS MEETING
DISCUSSES BANK

A meeting of the farmers who are
interested in the proposed farmers
bank was held this afternoon in the
once Of Attorney J. w. Lewis. 1t was
announced a week ago that the meet
ing would probably discuss permanent
organization and elect officers. A
change in the plan Of stock subscrip
tions was among the things slated for
consideration today. Promoters of the
new enterprise state that the stock IL
being subscribed in liberal manner
but nothing definite as to when the
bank will open is given out for publ
cation,
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KlRKVILLE.

John Lathrop visited Monday at the
home Of his brother, Mr.. and Mrs.
Luther Lathrop of Ottumwa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Belford and chill.
dren spent Wednesday at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan
Parks.
Mrs. Harold GRADER Of Des Moines
is visiting at the home OF her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs John Funk
Mr.. and Mrs. George Pike and
daughter, leila, spent Sunday at the
home Of his mother, Mrs. Eliza Pike.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Newell and chill
dren spent Sunday at the home Of his
sister. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cummins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fuhs spent Sun
day at the home OF his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Mike Fuhs.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Gullick spent
Sunday at the home Of his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Gullick.
Mrs. G. c. McDonough of Oska-
loosa is visiting at the home Of her
sister, Mrs. G. W. Thompson.
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WHY is BUSINESS AFRAID?

President Wilson Is doing his utmost
to make the nation think that the bust
ness depression which rules in this
country is in no way the fault Of his
administration. He has given two pub
lie explanations. The first one, at In
dianapolis, was that the depression is
merely psychological-in other words
that business is afraid of its own
shadow. On the occasion of congress
adjourning, he came out with his Sec
ond explanation and in it he laid the
entire blame upon the European war,
insisting that there is nothing what
ever the matter internally.
And yet the psychological depres-
sion" is a real one as the untold thou
aands of idle men and countless desert
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it; but it is product of tremendous
energy on the part Of the comparative.
ly few men who pioneered it. BY dint
of advertising the world accepts 1t
and regards it as a necessity. Bust
ness thrives on the needs of mankind
There is no business among nation
of cave jewellers.
Business is, by and large, as much a
game as baseball. We do not have to
play baseball, but there is tremend.
Gus lot of sentiment, recreation and
a considerable by-product Of the med
ium of exchange connected Herewith
AS baseball is an analogy we all under.
stand we can readily see that there
would be very little progress in base
ball if they interrupted the game to
reconstruct the rules; it, say, the Sher
man law left the location of the foul
line in doubt; if the pitcher was afraid
to pitch or the batsman to bat I'm
agine shifting the rules during the
progress Of worlds series; yet we
tinker at the business rules Cor laws)
and expect the game to go on just
the same.
OF course, it is not necessary to
play baseball, and also, we are not
compelled to do business beyond pro
viding the necessities, like China's
slumbering millions. But Americs
wants to do business. 1t Is the real
national game, and it needs the men
Of tremendous energy and initiative
the organizers, the leaders that man
kind has always needed to start
something" whether it be business OF
war or religion. The heavy hand OF
the law in the guise of federal in
dictment has largely paralyzed initia
tive on the part of the leaders of in
dustry, but that hysteria will pass
when the public mind learns the neces
sary function of the leaders in ou1
economic system.
Emerson said institutions are but
the heightened shadows of great men.
Not the less are great industries the
shadows of great men. That man is
great who can organize great indus
try.
So, though it may seem "a hard say
ing and absurd to hard-headed bust
ness man, as he thinks of that note
with it's due date looming upon the
bank ticker, yet it is true that there
is nothing the matter with business
except a state of mind" But the wis.
dom of that remark as Cap'n Cuttle's
friend would say, Lies in the applica
ton ont"
er and the Philadelphia Public Ledger.)
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NOTHING THE MATTER7

President Wilson advises the coun'
try that the sixty-third congress wnlch
has inst finished its work, has done
we'll and that there Is nothing wrong
with the nation now, other than the
European war. In other words ne
saws that there is no internal troubles.
II that is the case, then why has II
been necessary to levy a special tax
and nursue other means as we'll to
make up the deficit in the United
States treasury. The imports have not
fallen off much from what has been
true in years gone by. II there Is
nothing wrong in this country then
why is it that thousands of men are
out Of work and some OF the larger
cities calling on the federal govern
ment to help take care OF the unusual'
w large numbers of idle? II there Is
nothing wrong in the United states
then why are scores OF factories lying
idle when there is market abroad for
nearly everything America can seno
out?
The truth of the matter Is that there
Is something wrong and that the Euro
pean war is not the cause of the ousi-
ness depression. If 1t were not for
the war and for the market 1t has
created and the high prices it is BRING
ing for everything, what in the world
would become of the industries OF this
country? President Wilson cannot
mt the blame on the war and get
away with it. People who study his
tory know that the depression that ex-
lists now is similar in almost every
respect to the depressions that have
always attended endorsements of low
tariff laws.
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MAR DRAIN JUST BEGINS.

The new British pension plan WI
cost the government nearly sl'1zo'ooo'
900 before the last pensioner oles' &C
cording to actuaries employed Oy tne
non-partisan committee when pre-
pared the plan at the order Oh the
house of commons.
The maximum expenditure the first
wear the committee reports, Will De
about $3.50, 900 900, and the cost during
the first year after the war VIII reach
$65, 100000. 49,, :,
These figures are based on an army
If three million men, a two years
war. and ten per cent of deaths Will
twelve per cent of disablement.
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RUSS TROOPS ADVANCING
Petrograd Repots That the Turks Are
Being Driven Back Steadily In
Armenia.

Petrograd, March 6.--An official
communication from the Russian ar
my in the Caucasus dated March 4.
says Russian troops are continuing
successfully their offensive in the
vicinity of the Tchoruk river, Turk
ish Armenia, southwest of Batum.
There have been no other encounters
with the Turks on other parts Of the
Russian frontier.
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Children's EDening St0rD

| Neddie Stubtail the little bear boy
and Beckie, his sister, were on their
way to school one day. The Christ
mas holidays We're over and the two
bear children had come from their
cave, to rave over the snow and ice,
in their warm fur coats, to learn the
lessons which the nice mouse lady
would teach them in the hollow stump
school,
do you know your reading lesson
| Becker asked her brother, as he
/ tossed some snow up in the air and
caught it on his nose as 1t came down
YES" answered the little bear girl
'it's about how we must be kind and
good to every one as often as we can,
and try to make the best Of every.
thing"
"Ha! A very nice lesson said Ned.
die. II wish had one like that.
have number-lesson, about how many
orange lollypops could you buy for a
shoe-string if you have to divide your
popcorn ball into three pieces to give
to five hungry ducks
"Oh, my!" sighed Beckie. That's
very hard lesson, think. You may
have part of my lesson If you like
Neddie.'
/ Thank you" answered her brother
with laugh, but guess teacher will
want you to read your own lesson"
| So the two bear children went on to
| school, and when Beckie had read hel
lesson aloud, about being kind, and all
i that the lady mouse teacher said:
Very nicely done, Beckie. And
hope all you other animal children
listened to Beckie's reading. We must
all be as kind and as good as we can tc
those who are poor or suffering" said
the teacher.
At recess the animal children talked
about what they LADY mouse had said
But don't know any one to whom
to be kind" complained Sammie Lit
tle-tail, the rabbit boy.
Nor l." added Billie Bushytail, the
squirrel chap.
Lets ask teacher about that part
of it, suggested Neddie. So they did
and the lady mouse said:
| you might try being kind to the
very first person yon meet who Is IN
trouble, no matter who it is your
! next door neighbor or any one else
{ That's just what I'm going to do
said Neddie.
"And so am l." cried Johnnie and
Billie Bushytail, the squirrels; Sammie
Little tail, the rabbit; Jimmie Wibble
wobble, the duck, and all the other
animal boys.
Well, after school Beckie walked
home with some Of her animal cir
friends, to talk about making a wax
dolls clothes and how to keep rag
dolls head in frizz and all things like
that. Neddie walked with some of the
| animal boy chaps, throwing snowballs
/ sliding on the ice and talking about
making snow forts and soldiers.
Pretty soon Neddie's chums left
him and he had to walk through the
woods by himself, as the other boy ami
mails lived in different direction. And
as the little boy bear was walking
along he made deep marks In the soft
snow with his long claws, for a bears
paw and toe nails are very long, yor
know. They are made that way sc
they can rip and tear bark off trees, tc
look for honey underneath, and Other
good things to eat.
And as Neddie was clawing in tn
snow and thinking Of what had hap
pened in school that day he sighed anc
said:
"Oh, DEAR I don't believe I'll ever
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ed factories testify. Charles p. Hen
wood prominent Philadelphia banker
disaerees with the president IN the
matter of business depression being q
"mere state of mind" Mr.. Henwooo
has contributed an article to the series
Of special editorials which are appear.
ing in The Courier and it will be found
on this page today. The author mas
had his finger on the pulse of business
for many years and knows whether de-
nressions such as the present are due
to q mere state of mind or to some
other cause. Read his article.
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VOTING BY MAIL NOW sEro1E
TIE STATE LEGISLATURE.

THE Darrah bill to prov1ue TOT Voe=
ing while away from home, having tne
ballot sent by mail, is the bill desired
bv the labor unions, travelling men ana
many others. The person who expects
tn be absent from home on eiectloh
dav gets his ballot from the county
auditor in advance on an application
sworn to and filed. Then the Voter
has to swear that he marked his baliot
in secret and he sends in an offlclal
envelope, with an outer envelope. me
signature of the voter on the envelope
determined whether it is to be accept
ed as a ballot in the precinct wnere
offered
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GRANDSON OF NOTED
SOLDIER A PRIVATE

Montreal, Que, March 6.-Among a
batch Of French reservists leaving here
and now on their way to New York,
where they will take ship for France,
is Emile Murat, great grandson of Joa-
chin Murat, brother-in-law of Napoleon
Bonaparte, and King Of Naples. Mr..
Murat will be a private.
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RICH POLICEMAN
OFF FORCE AT LAST

Chicago, March s.-Dowain e. Rob
inson, who is said to be one OF the
wealthiest policemen on the Chicago
police department, died yesterday. He
was go years old. RobinS.~, in spite
of an inheritance of 100000 few years
ago, remained on the force. He was
said to be worth more than 100000.
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EXILED CATHOLICS
REACH NEW YORK

New York, March 6.-Thirteen
priests, driven, they said, from Vera
Cruz, by Carranza. reached New York
today on their way to SpainI aboard
the steamer Montevideo Another pas
senger was the Rev. Charles w. Cur
rier, Episcopal bishop OF Matanzas
who had resigned his once on account
of i'll health, and will 60 to Washington.
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PROMINENT BRITISH
NOBLEMAN is DEAD

London, March 8-George Henry
Cadogan, fifth earl Of Cadogan. died
here today at the age Of Is years. He
was one OF the wealthiest London
ground landlords and great enter
tainer of royalty Three heirs to the
title died during his life time. Earl
Cadogan's son, viscount Chelsea, will
srcceed to the title,
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''HONEY BOY" EVANS
DIES IN THE EAST

George Honey Boy" Evans, famous
minstrel and author Of some of most
popular songs of a decade, died yester-
day in Baltimore after an illness OF
many months. Honey Boy was pop
ular in Ottumwa and included this city
in his itinerary year after year.
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adjustment of the legalized saloon.
Special agents are to be secured to
hunt down bootleggers and prosecute
them and laws to make conviction
easier and punishment more severe,
are being discussed.
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Lord Asquith and Lord Churchill are
both strong for lighting to the bitter
end D hut the men who really 40 the
fighting are not in favor of delaying
The "hitter end" any longer than is alb
solutely necessary.