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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-11-05
BLIND
GOSSIP WANTED

A we'll known journalist had a habit
OF making his notes on his cuff instead
of in a memorandum book. This
puzzled his washlady for awhile. until
she learned to docipher the notes.
One day he received a note with his
Numbered garments:
please let US have more Of
Scandals in High Life and less about
the war. Washlady."
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-11-05
A DULL. SICK ENING
SILENCE FOLLOWED.

y"
Too great precocity in a
youngster is not to be en-
couragcd sometimes it
has a habit Of coming
home TO roost. like a
boomerang.
This conclusion was
recently reached by a
prominent man in Balti-
more who was entertain
ing a number of out Of
town guests at din
ner with a humorous anec-
dote. The dinner was
drawing TO a close and
the boy. aetat eight. had
behaved himself in fine
style-he had not spoken
a word an through dinner.
His fathers story was a
good one. and the guests
laughed loud and long at
It. When the laughter
had died down the boy.
with great delight. rose to
the occasion:
Now. dad" he piped,
please tell the other one. "
LOYAL.
He's loyal to his friends.
isn't he?
Very. with six BARRIERS
idle in a shop he'll sii
around for an hour anc
wait for his favorite hair
cutter to finish the Gus
toner ahead Of him.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-11-05

The Bystandor--I can't find an ac-
count OF your football game in the
sporting page.
The Halfback-We were slaugh.
tered. Look in the obituary column.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-11-05

SANITARY TRAINING.
he was a wise and careful lad.
And when he'd dine or sup
He'd never drink unless he had
A sanitary cup.
and so he rarely drank at all.
The germs he couldn't trust;
He grew so dry that In the fall
he pulled away in dust.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-11-05
SILLY SAYINGS OF
SIMPLE SOLOMON.

A fish IN the pan Is
worth two In the creek.
owe. and the world owes
with you. Pay, and you
pay alone.
There Is more room at
the top after the bottom
has fallen out.
Two can live more
cheaply than one can pay
allmony.
For a cold IN the head
try a vacuum cleaner.
a grass widow is usually
only n weed IN the garden
Of love.
Charity covers a multi
tude OF sins. and smoth-
cred onions cover a tough
steak.
Opportunity does not
stop and search for the
door bell.
True love Is never
marked mot Transfer
able"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-11-05

Tom COMMUNICATIONS by smith,
costumes by Miller. wigs by Jones'
scenery by Bangs.
Jaok-What are you driving att
Tom-Tm trying to dig up who
wrote the play.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-11-05
cowARDIcE.

ct never saw the cap
tain show cowardice. but
once"
where was that7"
"You know how bald he
is7"
YES"
well. in the last en-
gagement VIII en- I n q
enemy's aviator began "a
drop his bombs l saw the
captain put on his cap"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-11-05
MILITARY.

First Comedian-Vot makes der corn
stalk so?
Second Comedian-Dot is because
its family is all composed of kernels.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-02
PANAMA CANAL A DISASTER.

From everywhere in the mlQOle
west. the note of warning Is arising
..the opening Of the Panama canal
smells disaster to the middle west un-
less the middle west takes advantage
pf it's waterways" That was the gist
of an address delivered to the Daven-
mort Commercial club Wednesday by
S. A. Thompson, secretary of the Ma
tional Rivers and Harbors congress.
Mr.. Thompson praised the splendid
river terminal that the city of Daven-
mort has built on it's water front and
said that the majority of other cities
on the waterways of the Mississippi
and Missouri valleys must do likewise
If there is to be real improvement IN
inland waterway service.
And without improved inland water
ways. Mr.. Thompson says, the Panama
canal is going to be disaster to the
great middle west. He cited hgures
which showed very conclusively that
he knows what he is talking about.
The Panama canal will prove boon
to the east and the west coasts of the
United States but it will put the CEN
trail portion out Of business unless the
rivers are utilized to escape the pres
sure of the present freight rates.
Conditions created by the opening of
tthe Panama canal will tend to move
toward the coasts every kind of indus
try that ships it's product or it's raw
material. It is so much cheaper to
chip by water than it is by rail that a
concern in the central west, shipping
as it necessarily must by rail, will be
unable to compete with firm on
either coast that can ship by water
even though the distance may be
three or four times as great. For in
stance, Mr. Thompson mentioned the
fact that a certain railroad hauls ton
of a certain material 1873 miles for one
dollar. The same ton can be hauled
500 miles on Lake Erie and as much as
1900 miles on certain other water
WAYS, for a similar charge. He said
the railroads should realize that water
WAYS are for their own best interests
and pointed as an example to the city
of Frankfort on the Main in Germany.
This town became a prosperous manu-
featuring place and center for num-
erous railroads, simply because of
waterways facilities.
In illustrating how the man without
waterway facilities was helpless in
competition with the man who could
ship by boat, Mr.. Thompson told of
merchant located fifty-fye miles from
London. who did all his shipping to
that city but who had to go out of
business because he could not COM
pete with German merchants who In
vaded- his market from a distance
many times greater than his own. The
successful Germans had waterway
service and could ship goods three
hundred miles for less than the Eng
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-02
SALEM

A shower Of ninety-six post cards
and other tokens of esteem were re-
ceived by John w. Corsbie ON his
lninety-third birthday anniversary.
j. r. Wilmeth has leased the James
Taylor property one block west OF the
park, and with his family will soon
move to town.
Mrs. Fred shelledy and children n.
rived from New London to visit Mrs.
Shelledy's parents, Mr.. and Mn.
Charles Sheckler.
Mrs. Marian Parker came from o.
tumwa Saturday to visit her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Scott, and other rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Wolf visited the
formers parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Wolf, at Ottumwa last week.
Misses Hattie and Nell Mogel went
to Mt. Hamill and enjoyed Tuesday
with their aunt, Mrs. s. J. Thornburg.
Glass No. 10 Of the Congregational
Sunday schoo gave q Washington's
birthday social at the c. E. rooms Mon.
day evening
Friends quarterly meeting will be
| held at their church, beginning on Fri.
day and closing Sunday.
e. Simkin, T. e. White, returned from
Des Moines Friday. They went to
the capital city to meet with the house
committee on railroads.
| Mrs. Frank Wilmeth and Miss Ethel
Brockwa, Of Lincoln, Neb.. have been
visiting at the Il. A. and Harry Will
meth homes.
James Taylor came from Mt. Pleas
ant, visited his son, Fred, and family
i and looked after his property here.
Mrs G. A. Davidson and Mrs. A. G.
Pidgeon returned Friday following
several days spent in Kansas City.
i Mrs. I. l.. Garretson Is at Mount
Hamill visiting her daughter, Mrs. l..
w. Widdifield and family
Miss Grace Portlock has returned to
New London after a visit at the
Frank Becker home.
Mrs. H. s. Brown spent from Wed.
|nesday until Friday with her daugh.
ter, Mrs. Verne Chambers, at Mount
Pleasant.
Rev. Albert Lamm Of Fremont, Neb.
visited his uncle, Albert Lamm, and
wife.
The w. F. M. s. OF the M. E. church
met with Mrs. Rhoda Wilmeth Friday
Eafternoon.
Alvin Trueblood and family have
moved to farm near New London.
w. A. Thompson and family have
moved to their new residence, just
completed.
G. E. Hewitt OF North Yakima,
Wash. is guest of his brother. Tom
Hewitt
Hiram Jones Is on the sick list.
! Two basketball teams have been or
ganized, the high school girls, and the
town girls.
! Milo Fem went to Kirksville. Mo-,
Saturday, to see his little son, Ralph,
who is Ill at the hospital.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-02
CANT RIL.
John Roberts of Milton was in Can

John Roberts of Milton was in Can
tril Friday.
Jerry Smith returned Tuesday from
Kahoka, Mo-, where he was called by
the illness Of his sister, Mrs. Falay.
The school play was repeated Fri
day evening and again made more
than forty dollars clear toward the
new piano for high school.
Mr.. Carpenter, wife and son, OF
Minnesota. are visiting DR.. Carpenter
and family.
Earl Saar of Henderson was guest
of Cantril relatives the past week.
Floyd Hutton and Mr.. Alexander of
Bloomfield were in town Friday and
Saturday.
Wellborn Bros. have moved the
Cantril Tribune to the George Irwin
building.
Mrs. Saar, a son.
Miss Carrie Jones entertained Miss
Biggs, Miss Allender, Miss Tessie Ben
nett and the Misses Saar and Neal
Blanchard at dinner Sunday IN honor
of Miss Tessie Bennett.
Mrs. Jesse Leverton spent Thurs
day in Pulaski.
William Shaw and wife of Garin,
Mo. we're guests of Mathew Shaw.
Mr.. RAIDER of Pulaski visited his son
and family.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-02

day evening. complimentary to their
daughter, Mrs. Reno Rahmgren, OF
Aurora, Neb., who. with her husband,
has been spending the past few weeks
here, and who celebrated her birthday
anniversary on that day. Light re.
freshments were served, and some
time was spent In most enjoyable
manner.
The ladies of the P. Il. o. society
celebrated the anniversary of their
Organization on Friday evening by en-.
tertaining their husbands and friends
at the home of Mrs. III. B. Stewart,
A dainty two-course luncheon was
served by Misses Marjorie Vail.
Louise Johnston, Martha Stewart,
Anna Laura Copeland and Alics
Custer, all OF whom are daughters OF
p. e. O. members. A musical pro.
gram was rendered, consisting OF
selections by trio with Mrs. Frank
Wright at the piano. Mrs. c. G. Tay
lor, cello. and Fred s. Riser. violin,
and solos by Miss Jessie McIntire and
Miss Rhea Oppenheimer. Mrs.
Jerome Oppenheimer also gave read
ing.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-02
ycHARiToN.

Mrs. Hal H. Larimer left Tuesday for
q, visit in st. Louis with her new gra nd
daughter who arrived last week at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Wilson IN
that city. Mrs. Wilson was formerly
Miss Hazel Larimar. The new ARRIVAL
has been named Nina Wilson In honor
Of her grandmother Mrs. Larimer.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Mauk OF YORK
county. Nebr, returned home yesterday
after a visit west Of Charlton with his
brothers LATE and Chas. Mauk and
other relatives.
Mrs, J. P. Hardin went to Osceola
Yesterday to visit her mother Mrs. An
derson who has been quite III.
Mrs. Myrtle Shaffer and little son OF
Denison, Texas are here for Visit
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ,
Cottingham Of Whitetreast township
and other relatives and old friends.
Mrs. John Laurie left for Mystic,
called there by the serious illness Of
Mrs. Lenander Of Abba returned
home Yesterday after a visit at the Jos.
Shelton home.
Rev. j. F.. Mcknight, pastor Of the
United Presbyterian church returned
Tuesday night from near waterloo
where he had been assisting in a series
Of meetings.
from a brief visit in Abba with her sis
ter.
DR.. C. E. Stewart assistant state vet
erinarian who has been near Iowa
City the past two months, assisting In
stamping out the foot and mouth dis
ease. came Tuesday for q visit with his
family and friends. He will go from
here to Cedar Rapids to look after some
work.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-02
AIM OF EDUCATION.

Two theories on the proper aim or
education have been expounded IN tne
state of Iowa and opponents OF the
two ideas have been opponents oelore
the state administration for the task
of directing the public school system
of the state. One idea is that the
state university is the head OF tne
school system of the state and that all
educational work should be arranged
with the end in view of sending the
child through the rural school or CITY
grades and through high school 10
the university This plan is support.
ed by the argument that no chlio
knows what it may wish to take up
ultimately as a life work ana nlgh
school and college education IS essen
tial to success in many fields OF en-
deavor, and especially as entrance re-
nnirements for special training sucn
as the law or medicine.
The other ideal Is that the prepar-
atorv schools, grades in cities ana ru,
raj schools, ought to give the cnliu
the widest possible training that Will
he of service whether the child elects
to continue on through the higher
courses or decides, or Is forced to quit
school before going to the hlgh scnoo,
and college. Advocates of THIS ldeai
concede that it would be splendld
thing If all children could 60 through
the high schools and university, put
thew point to the actual fact that the
great majority does not and probably
could not take the advanced courses.
therefore, they say, the schools OF the
lower grades must give the children
what will do them the most good ana
make the best possible citizens OF
them in the event they do not go De-
yond the grades.
The reappointment Of superintend
ont Deyoe by Governor Clarke means
that the administration takes the view
that the second idea-the one to which
superintendent Deyoe has chung
throughout his regimes the better
one. The superintendent would make
the rural and grade schools OF the
widest possible service to the chill
dren. It is his contention that the
university has no right to dictate to
the other schools what courses shall
h. followed. He holds that the uni
yersity must conform it's entrance re-
ouirements to meet conditions which
are for the good of the larger number.
He believes that such course Will IN
the end not be inimical to the develop
ment of the states schools OF hlgher
learning,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-02
WILLIAMS BURG.

Having accepted a call from an
especially prominent Passionate IN
Cleveland, Ohio, Rev. John Roberts OF
the Congregational church of this city,
rendered his resignation last Sabbath
morning. Here he has done much
valuable service and the congregation
was unanimous in asking him to recon
slider his acceptance, indicating that
the community lost with the going
away of such public spirited man as
Rev. Roberts, whose intellectual equip
ment ia good and also possesses the
educational culture and spiritual quail
tiles necessary for success. He has
labored here with signal devotion ana
earnestness and is admirably fitted by
training and pastoral experience Tor
his new and important charge.
The Ladies' Aid society held ba-
zaar at the Citizens Savings bank hall
recently which netted them $16O.
Row Douglas of Liberty, Mo-, Is
here this week visiting at the home of
his sister, Mrs. R. E. Furman. He Is
thinking of remaining here during the
spring and summer.
L u. Shomler of Shellsburg, who has
been here for five days visit at the
home of his sister, Mrs. w. E. Wallace
has returned.
J. Henry Hughes who has been
away on a business trip to Iowa City
is now home.
q. w. Edwards who has been away
on a business trip to Chicago is now
home.
Fred Jones of West Troy was visi-
tor here Wednesday at the home of
his mother, Mrs. Mary S. Jones.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-02
pAv,hc DOUBLE TAXES.

The state of Ohio is making des
perate effort to collect tax OF over
million dollars levied against John y
Rockefeller, the oil king. The latter
moved to his summer home in Ohio IN
the spring of 1913 intending, he says
to return to New York in OCTOBER
Illness of his wife and lnablnty 70
move her, caused him to remain at ms
summer home until February, 1914
making his total stay in Ohio about
three-fourths of a year. Ohio claims
that he thereby established a legal
residence and is liable for taxes. In
asmuch as Rockefeller has paid taxes
on the same property levied against
him in New York, it looks as though
he has obeyed the spirit OF the law
whether to the letter or not.
Certainly money king is not with
out his troubles.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-02
FLoRIs

Charles Baird left Friday evening
for few days visit with his mother
and sister in Ottumwa, returning Mon
day
u. s. Heady and his mother. Mrs.
Lucy Heady, left Wednesday for
visit to Indiana.
Mrs. Hartman of Keosauqua and
Mrs. Hamstreet Of Clear Lake, are
visiting at the homes of Fred Eber.
l. line and Albert Pence.
Mrs. J. E. Christ is very low with
gangrene in her foot.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Patterson Wis
tied Thursday and Friday in Bloom.
field and Ottumwa.
Mrs. Buchanan of Ottumwa visited
with relatives here last week, leav-
ing Thursday for a visit at the Wes-
ley Baker home in Bloomfield.
Born, Saturday, February 20, to Mr..
and Mrs. Odell Strickland, daughter.
! Letha Galpin and Nellie Davis were
in Eldon over Sunday
Coda Clark and Eugene Brooks
were united In marriage Thursday.
February 49, at the home Of the
brides parents, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas
Clark D. w. Hastings officiating.
Mrs. Sallie Box left Monday morn
| ing for Eldon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ollie Bales returned
| to their home In Petersburg, N. d.,
last week.
Mrs Charles Daugherty spent few
days last week visiting in Bloomfield.
Mrs Clara Klepfer and daughter OF
| Ottumwa visited last week with her
sister, Mrs. Mabel ROUGH.
| e. H. Peden returned Wednesday
evening after weeks visit with rela-
tives and friends in the northern part
Of the state.
Mrs. William Smith and Mrs. Nor
rison daugherty are on the sick list.
Mrs. Earle Kneedler Of near Bloom
field is visiting her sister, Mrs. War
den Bolivar.
! Marion Moughler, who was oper-
ated on at the Ottumwa hospital last
week, is improving as rapidly as can
be expected.
Mrs. A. P. Hudson. who went to
Excelsior Springs, Mo-, for treatment.
| is reported as not getting along very
Iwell. She is suffering with heart and
nerve trouble.
| Mr.. and Mrs. John Johnson called
Saturday at the Warden Bolivar home.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-02
MExlco's AILMENTS.

You can hear dozen answers to the
question of what is the matter with
Mexico, if you ask dozen different
men. The truth must be that there
are a number of things wrong IN the
republic south of here things that
keep the natives stirred up all the time
and the country in n constant state OF
rebellion and revolution and anarchy.
The opinion Of William R. Shepherd,
professor Of history at Columbia uni
versity, New York, on What is the
Matter With Mexico" comes from
student of history, man who has
studied the rise and fall of nations
since the beginning of time and who
should be able to make reliable dag
nosis of Mexico's troubles. Professor
Shepherds article is on this page to-
day. Read it.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-02
What is the Matter WIN Mexico?
BY WILLIAM r. SHEPHERD
Professor of History, Columbia University.

In his Jackson day speech President
Wilson babe the Mexican people
"Godspeed" in gaining for themselves
true political freedom, and pledged
himself that, so long as he was presi-
dent, no one shodld interfere with
them in their ambition, in which posi-
ton he expects the sympathy of the
American people. In what way, II
any, Is the Mexican situation akin to
our own national experience, and what
ground is there for his comparison
with the warning nations of Europe to-
day in settling their own affairs?
Years ago we ourselves suffered
from disease that could be cured
only by the sword, and one applica-
ton of it was sufficient. Mexico Is
suffering from a complication of dis
eases which springs from common
source, unfitness to enter upon an in
dependent republican life that would
square with the viewpoint of the Uni
ted States and the other advanced
countries of the world. If Mexico
could have had traditions of democ-
racy and reasonable amount of time
to apply them without undue haste or
pressure from beyond it's borders,
doubtless she would not have had SO
many commissions. She would not
have needed to use the knife in revolu-
ton so often, or to try the process of
healing wounds by resort to consti-
tutional and financial medicines bor-
rowed from the United States and
Europe.
Instead Mexico started on it's ma
tional career with essentially the
same evilsNas those which afflict her
today. The foreigner has simply
changed his nationality and his meth
DDS, while the other elements have
merely assumed new guises. The al
terations do not constitute in them
selves the real differences between the
earlier and later phases of the same
gan the revolution, not because they
were worse off mentally or materially
than people of their kind elsewhere,
but precisely because they were bet
ter off. They knew what their griev-
ances were and they knew how to deal
with them. Similarly the Mexicans
of today on their part, benefiting by
the operation of the Diaz regime, have
become better educated than they
were in earlier times, better situated
materially than before. They will en-
dure the evils no longer if they can
help it. Their modes of action may be
crude, radical, violent, conf1scatory,
but they know in general what they
want.
The agricultural laborers are discon-
tented with the system of great landed
estates which prevents them from be-
coming owners of the soil and keeps
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-03-02

them in a state of serfdom. The vast
majority of the people who did not
share in the profits to foreign capital
lists under the Diaz regime Of peace
and order want Mexico developed,
but not exploited. They would nave
the constitution of 1857 given fair
trial, so as to see whether it Is work
able or not. If it is not workable,
then it should be changed to meet con-
ditions. They believe that the big
landholders, their clerical supporters
and the foreign interests ought to be
ousted from the control of the govern
ment and their places taken by Mex
lean people. who will possess In law
end fact what they own in right and
theory.
1t is easy enough to dilate upon the
woeful ignorance of the masses and
the utter selfishness of military lead
ers as responsible for the calamities.
These features of the situation, how
ever, are and have been merely incl
dents in the real problem of what is
wrong and how the Mexicans are go.
ing to handle it. The program may be
as vague in it's proposals as 1t is radi-
cal in its menace, but it happens to
represent the feelings of the men who
have grievances and know of only one
way to remove them. That way is
to fight and to continue fighting until
the end is reached.
The truth is, then, that the Mexican
people have come to realize more In.
diligently where the troubles lie and
how they should seek redress. Law
and order protective of the foreigner
and his property, law and order ex.
employing the conduct of well-behav-
ed nations, are all right for peoples
who have no such ills as the Mexicans
have to rack them. Nations of that
sort may choose the panacea which
BELTS their degree of immunity Judg.
ing from conditions in Europe, how.
ever, law, order and good behavior
seem to be things that apply to ones
own country, but not to other peoples
countries. s&
In Mexico the situation is just the
opposite. Here the people are using
st home the panacea that other folks
use abroad. Once the Mexicans trust.
ed their leaders. now they are coming
to trust themselves. The fight will 60
on until one of two things happens
Either a state of anarchy will show
that the diseases are incurable by
Mexico itself and foreign protector
ate will have to apply the remedy
or they will be eliminated without for
e.gn intervention, and Mexico will
proceed along its own pathway Of de-
velopment, unhastened and unhamp
cred. Mixtures of cure-alls are apt to
leave the patient worse of than before
er and the Philadelphia Public Ledger.)