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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-03
ANOTHER TRIAL IN
MRS. CARMAN CASE

Mineola, N. ", April Mrs. Flor.
ence Conklin Carman, wife of DR.. Ed.
win Carman Of Freeport, will go on
trial again charged with the murder
Of Mrs. Louise Bailey. District At
torney Smith Of Nassau county an.
nounced today that the case would
be called on May 10. He said he had
discovered important evidence.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-03
MAKES SPEED TO PRISON
Man Admits Killing Sweetheart Court
Sentences Him and He Hurriss
OF to Jail.

Saginaw, Mich, April 2.-Quick ac.
ton was taken in the case OF Robert
Smith of Cleveland, who was sentenced
to life Imprisonment today He began
his term Immediately. Late yesterday
be killed Mrs. Grace Steinhauser Of
this city, whom he was to have mar
ried last night. He met Mrs. Stein.
hauser in the county Jail recently
while he was serving sentence for
vagrancy.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-03
BRITISH BARON is
LAID IN HIS GRAVE

London, April 2.-Baron Rothchild,
who died Tuesday, was buried today
at the Willesden Jewish cemetery af
ter brief services in the residence in
Piccadilly, attended only by the fam.
lily, close friends and. members of roy.
atty. Outside the house were perhaps
four thousand persons, including many
from the Jewish community in the
east end.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-03
RESTRICTIONS ON
BAKING EASED UP

London, April 2. Some of the re-
strictions against the use of wheat
and -four in Germany for making.
bread and pastry have been removed,
says Reuter- dispatch from Amster-
dam. This step has been taken be-
cause Of the increased consumption OF
rye bread which resulted in an undue
proportion of that grain being used
rather than wheat.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-03
ADMITS BURNING FAMILY
County Officials at Ottawa, lIl., Have
y Confession cIeaing Up Mysterious
Murder.

q Ottawa, ILL.,, April 2.-David Starkey
confessed last night to Sheriff Davis
md States Attorney Willy, according
10 those officials, that he started last
Saturday the fire which destroyed his
iouse and in which his wife and baby
we're burned to death.
Starkey is said to have confessed
Slat he beat his wife and set fire to
he house. No motive has been given.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-03
SUES FOR ANNuLLMENr. A

Chicago, April May Quinlan
Brady Michigan wife" Of State Audi
tor James j. Brady, who sued him for
$50, 900 some months ago, for alleged
failure to make the marriage good In
other states, sued for annullment Of
the marriage here today.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-03
TEACHERS OFF 70 ORIENT.

washington, D. c., April 2.-Forty-
nine school teachers to carry forward
the work Of civilization In the Philip
pines, will sail from San Francisco on
the steamer Siberia on April "a. On
ly one Is a woman
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-03
TRYING ACTION
AGAINST DODGE
Begin Second Case Involving
Sale Of Liquor Without
Paying Revenue
THOMAS HOBBS IS
CONVICTED BY JURY
Local Man Found Guilty
Of Violating Statute
Regulating Tax
The Jury In the case oS the unlt-
% states ". A. G. Dodge return
ed q verdict of guilty this aftsv.
noon.

The United States district court -
been busy today with the case or A.
Y. Dodge Of Ottumwa, who il accnod
OF violating section 3242 Of the fedorSiH
statutes in that no has sold intoxtcat.l
Ing liquors without having first paiAI
the government tar.
Tho Dodge case viii be followed -
q civil action entitled. Mary "A. NJ.
kenzie vs.. tho Ottumwa Railway II.
Light Co. This is q suit for S1.k06
damages which Mrs. Mckenzie ailoeoa
Is due her for personal inturies. 6kes
claims that she WAS hurt on July X.
1913. at Main and Mclean streets
while alighting from one OF the CON.
pany's cars. s
At the conclusion OF the McKensios
case court will probably adjourn untiI
next week when Judge Wade expects
to return to Ottumwa and take ii, the
specially assigned action entitled j. II.
McKaig and William Potter. Jr.. Z co
partnership doing business under thu
firm name and style Of the M. p. r.
Cigar Co., W. Louis Murphy, revenue
collector. This is a case in which =
judgment for $1,02S.34 and costs II
sought AZ claim for an abatement or
refund Of alleged excessive revenuos
tax.
Hobbs Found Guilty.
Thpmas Hobbs Of Ottumwa was
found guilty Of violating section 3242
Of the federal statutes by the Jury
which returned verdict at 8 O'clock
Thursday evening after being out four
hours. The Hobbs case took up the
greater part Of Thursdays session and.
q great many witnesses were examin-
ed. With the conclusion Of the Dodge
action today the criminal assignment
for this term will be cleared up. Two
of the more important actions slated
for this time have been continued and
the others have been taken care 81
during the first few days Of the week.
But four indictments were returned BY L
the grand jury and the Hobbs and
Dodge cases are among that list. Mr..
Hobbs ie to be sentenced by the court
on Saturday morning.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-03
IoWAN aE1s oFElcE.

Washington, D. c., April &c. G..
Miller of Dubuque, Iowa, was today
named by President Wilson as con-
sular assistant.
Confirmation by the senate is not
necessary under the new law.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-09

piece Zig. y, and carefully mark
out the SO stars upon muslin. Locate
the centers for the stars by ruling
lines horizontally and vertically across
the field, so the positions will be the
same as shown in Fig. 1. Then, in sew.
ing the stars in place. stitch down the
edges and around the centers. as in.
dicated in Fig. s.
A round rug-pole, nicely painted
with brass curtain-pole ball screwed
into one end makes an excellent flag
pole Gig. 81. Screw screw-eyes into it
at A and B, through which to run the
ropes for hosting the flag, another at
c to attach the supporting stays to.
and fourth at d. Screw-eye d should
be large, and two others of the same
size tE. Fig. 10) should be screwed
into the window sill or other ledge on
which the flag is to be supported, and
a peg Cd cut to fit the eyes. BY plac.
ing screw-eye ID between screw-eyes
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-09

shows it completed, and Fig. 3 shows
how the walls are built Notch the
stick logs an inch from each end, on
two sides Zig. A., and place the
sticks so the notched ends will come
over one another Gig. 81. Where
there is a window or doorway, use
shorter sticks, and bind together the
ends next to the openings with string
Gig. 81. The stick logs between the
doorway and window Gig. p are tied
at both ends with string
There must be windmill and Fig
5 shows one that is easily built. Make
a paper pinwheel &C, Fig. g., by creas-
ing a siX-inch square Of paper from
corner to corner Gig. y, then cutting
along the creases from the corners to
within half an inch of the center, and
then turning over one-half of each
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-09

and wisely, too. Every institution was
told plainly that no special appropria-
tions would be given unless absolutely
necessary. All were cut down to the
bone. The institutional officials
thought that because they had kept
their demands low, they would get
their money right of.
For months l have been writing
letters to officers of the various in
stitutions that they could not get their
special appropriations until after the
taxes began to come in. Yet they
come back and tell me that the mon
ey is absolutely necessary. They have
new buildings to put up to house peo-
pie during the winter months, ETC.,
etc. All of this is true, but cannot
help them. Their only remedy is to
change the laws so that they would
have the money ready for them in
July or else know that they had no
right to demand it until later.
"If the great bulk of appropriations
for special purposes could be made to
read This money not available until
January Is next all of the troubles
like we have now would be ended.
That is what ought to be done, and
II we are ever to quit this unbusiness-
line method. will have to be done"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-09

edge will not have to be finished off.
Join the blue field to the stripes in the
same way you joined the stripes.
With the field and stripes assem-.
bled, make binding of canvas for the
staff edge, doubling this over the
ends of the stripes and field, turning
in the edges and sewing with a dou.
BILE row of stitching Zig. ~. Then
buy couple of large iron washers at
the hardware store, for grommets
Zig. A., and sew these in the doubled
binding edge, one at each corner, to
tie ropes to for fastening the flag to
pole.
Cutting and sewing OF the stars
neatly requires care and patience For
the forty-eight stars needed you must
cut twice as many, because they must
be fastened upon both sides of the
field. To make a pattern for the five.
pointed stars. first describe a circle
four inches in diameter upon piece
of cardboard, and divide the circum.
ference into five equal parts Gig. 81;
then connect the five division points
with straight lines Gig. g. cut out the
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-09

corner and fastening with a pin
through the corners and center. Drive
a stick into the ground "a, Fig. g.,
pivot a short stick on its top (B, Fig
81, and to one end of this short stick
drive the center pin of the pinwheel,
and to the other end tack cardboard
tail (D). Four sticks driven into the
ground several inches from the base
of stick A, with their tops tied near
the top of A, will complete the wind
mill.
Figure Q shows a hand pump, and
Fig. 10 shows how it is made of a
clothespin CA, with a short peg OBJ
fastened in it's slot for spout, and a
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-09

In 1912 six per cent of the districts
of the state forfeited their primary
money, while last year less than one
per cent forfeited. Districts which
formerly stored up their primary
money are using that money for tut.
ton and better salaries, or in some
cases schools of one room are becom-
ing two room schools.
The report shows the attention that
is being given to the work for the
mentally diicient children in the
state. A recent investigation shows
that approximately one-fourth Of the
cities and towns have special classes
for delinquents, backward, defective
and late entering pupils, but only
three per cent report classes for the
exceptionally bright.
while city superintendent are
nearly unanimous in their approval of
special classes for the former, they
do not so generally favor classes for
the exceptionally bright" said SUI
perintendent Keller. Conditions in
the rural districts and small towns
prevent the organization of these spe-
cial classes.
open air schools and rooms for
tubercular and anaemic children are
in operation. These are either in sep
arate buildings or on the roofs of
other school buildings. 1t is evident
that Michigan is keeping pace with
the other states in all affairs pertain
ing to the development of the children
of the state"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-09

A HOMEMADE AMERICAN FLAG.

Flag-making is within the ability OF
any girl handy with the needle. A
medium-sized flag requires but little
more work than small one, and for
this reason | have shown in Fig.
a diagram for flag six feet in length
IL will be easy to alter these dimen-
sions if you want flag of different
length.
Red. white and blue bunting for the
stripes and field can be purchased at
any dry goods store.
After cutting the stripes three inches
wide, by the lengths shown in Fig. l..
sew them together. turning in their
edges slightly, as shown in Figs. and
8, and sewing with double row Of
stitching. The top and bottom red
stripes should be cut from the SEW
edge of the cloth. SO their outer
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-09
LANSING NOTES

Lansing-With the present finan-
cial depression in the state treasury
comes the question from taxpayers
all over the state. What is WrongT
II is hard to understand why with
taxes as high as they are the state
has to go broke" even for a short
space of time.
Undoubtedly the man most compe-
tent to explain is Auditor General
Fuller. He says:
Our whole trouble lies in the fact
that the legislature appropriates
money and tells its recipients they
can have it long before the state gets
it. The last session of the Legislature
appropriated money for special pur-
poses and made those appropriations
available July 1. AS it supplied the
necessary authority for the levying
of taxes to meet disbursements, the
legislature figured its work well done.
But don't forget that the state will
not see cent of money come in as
taxes until next January 10.
"In the meantime the institutions
that are to receive that money cannot
be blamed for bounding me and for
bounding the state treasurer for those
appropriations. Their officials argue
rightly that tho legislature made their
funds available July 1. But, of course,
even the legislature can't make avail
able July last what we do not get
until January Is next.
81 am not criticizing this last legis-
lature. Economy was It's watchword
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-09
A TOY VILLA.

The suggestion in Fig. l for villa
beside lake can be elaborated upon
by adding cottages, summer houses,
paths and roadways, if you wish. First
find dishpan, washtub. or other re-
ceptacle to hold water for the lake.
Set this in a hole several feet away
from a corner of the yard. Then be-
tween the lake and the corner, pile up
earth to form hills,
The log house is built of straight
sticks cut from branches. Figure 2
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-09

short stick (C) pivoted with small
brad above the spout, for a handle.
Make "paddle-wheel" boat for the
lake Fig III. A piece of thin wood,
pointed at one end, with a one-inch
square notch cut in the other end,
forms the hull; the mast is a short
stick; the sail is a piece OF paper;
end the paddle is a small piece OF
wood held in the notched end Of the
hull by meals of rubber band Gig
12)
Plant branches and twigs for trees
and shrubbery, make fences with
stick posts connected with strings
Fig. ~.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-09

When you are in doubt as to the
course to take, consult your con.
science, not consequences. Do right,
and never mind how things are going
to turn out. One who steers his
course so as to avoid everything un-
pleasant, makes zigzag course. and
may miss the harbor at last. Follow
conscience, and leave consequences to
God.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-09
Report Of state superintendent.

According to the seventy-eighth an
nual report of the department of pub
lie instruction issued last week by SUI
perintendent Keeler AZ county normals
were in operation during the year and
from these we're graduated 667 teach
ers for work In the rural schools.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-09
Dec. 10, 1914.

Germans evacuated Roulers and
Armentieres.
French were victorious at Yer.
melles.
Serbans took many Austrians
and large stores of supplies.
Revolution In Union of South
Africa declared ended.
British took LOO Turkish pris-
oners and nine guns.
German submarine raid on Do
yer was repuIsed by the forts.
Czech regiments in Austrian
army refused to fight against the
Serbians.
Military control of South Sea
islands divided between Japan and
Britain.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-09
Dec. 9. 1914.

DEC, y I5IT
6elgians took German trenches
on the User by a ruse.
Germans sheIled Ypres and Fur
mes.
Serbians recaptured ValjeVo and
Ushirza from Austrians.
Germans lost heavily in attack
on lowicz.
Austrians defeated near era
COW.
Turks at Kurna surrendered to
Indian troops.
PoIish-American relief commit
tee formed.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-09
Dec. II, 1914.

Allies in France pushed for
ward.
Germans -.sned heavy guns to
Ostend.
Three German columns repulsed
in Poland.
Austrians were defeated north
of kesmaj and Parovnitza.
Sheik KAHN, chief of the Shi-
ties, proclaimed a holy war.
French capital moved back from
Bordeaux TO Paris.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-09
Dec. ~, 1914.

OCCs IT,
Turkish fleet bombarded Batum.
German aviator dropped shells
on Hazebrouck but was killed by
French shells.
British consul dragged from Ital-
ian consulate at Hodeida by
Turks.
American Red Cross shipped
great quantity Of hospital supplies.
Rockefeller Foundation steamer
sailed with 100000 cargo.
Allies drove Germans across the
User canal.
serblans repulsed Austrlans at
kosmai.
Germans occupied Przaznysz.
Lodz was evacuated by the Rus
SLAMS.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-09

A fire destroyed the Commercial
hotel at Frederic. The loss is esti
mated at $4,000.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-09
Dec. 8, 1914.

Oec. 8, 1917.
German headquarters moved from
Roulers.
Germans renewed attack on Dix
nude.
Turks were defeated near 6a-
tum.
British squadron under Vice-Ad-
miral Sturdee defeated German
squadron under Admiral Won Spec
off Falkland islands, sinking the
Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, Leipzig
and Nurnberg.
Prince Won BueIow reached
Rome as German ambassador.
Two sections of American Red
Cross left Italy for Serbia.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-09
Dec. 2, 1914.

OcC. ~ 1917
Allies in West began general of.
fensiVe.
BeIglans repuIsed German boat
attack along User canal.
Germans in Alsace fell back.
Russians bombarded Cracow sub
urbs and besieeed fortress of Lot.
zen.
Germans abandoned Zgier.
Serbians checked Austrian ad-
vance.
British steamer charcas sunk by
German transport In Pacific.
Arrow dropped by aviator killed
Major General Won Meyer.
Ostend was set on fire by aero
plane bombs.
Bomb from German aeroplane
killed ten in Hazebrouck.
Government Of Holland lent
wheat to Belgium.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-09
THE EUROPEAN WAR A
YEAR AGO THIS WEEK
Dec. 6. 1914.

Dec. 6. 1914.
Allies made further advances In
northern France.
Germans occupied LODI and
drove a wedge into Russian center.
One of the Przemysl forts fell.
Russians shelled Craeow at long
range.
Turks occupied keda.
Forty British and French war
vessels arrived off the DardaneIles.
Russian aviators attacked Bres-
lau forts.
French avIators attacked Frel.
ourg.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-09

Optimistic Thought.
When II is dark the coward is very
valiant.
The Washington times., 1915-03-14
GIRL SCOUTS HOLD
ANNUAL ELECTION
Ethel GatIin Chosen Patrol
Leader Of Troop 1--Easter
Week Plans.

The Girl Scouts Of Troop / held their
annual election at their meeting last
week, choosing Ethel Gatlin as patrol
leader. Beatrice Shaich as corporal and
Martha Boyd treasurer. Boy Scouts
Miller and Prentice, of Troops and
II. respectively. were present and gave
the girls instruction In knot tying. Ar
rangements were made for the hike
to Lone Pine camp, which was held
yesterday under the direction OF Mrs
Rafter. captain Of the troop.
The girls OF Petworth Troop No. 6
cleared $50 recently at an entertain
ment they gave at which they pre-
sented a play, What Happened to the
Girl Scouts" At the last troop meeting
the girls planned an emergency
course" which will require them to
learn the location of all the public
buildings in Washington, what each
one Is used for and the location of the
principal telephone and telegraph sta
tions.
Easter week will be marked by a
grand rally Of the girls of Troop . at
Congress Heights. A few days ago they
took a long hike with the Boy Scouts
of Troop "a, led by Scoutmaster James
l.. Kidwell Miss Helen White, a teach
er in the Cranch school. has become as
sistant captain to Mrs. Z. Z. Richard
son.
Mrs. Charles Aver has been made a
The Washington times., 1915-03-14
Riding and Hunt Club
....ds Successful Chase

Members OF the Riding and Hunt
Club held one of the most successful
hunts OF the season yesterday. The
chase began from the Walter Reed
Hospital grounds. extended throupk
Takoma and Ae lower part of Mont.
gomery county. The kill was on the
farm OF Clarence Moore, near Kensing.
ton, shortly before O'Clock.
The hunters rode back to the Cbey,
Chase Club where John o. Evans. mas.
ter or the hounds. was presented witt
scarfpin and sandwich case. James
Murphy, huntsman, was presented with
500 In gold.
Those participating In the hunt. wit.
messed by number of persons social,
prominent, included:
Miss Ruth Hitchcock, Miss Edith
Howard. Mrs. Sinclair Bowen. Captaif
mitchell, Captain Paxon. Lieutenant
5repie and Lieutenant Sherman, OF
Fort Myer, Va; Walter II. Tucker.
man; r. D. Love. Col. w. w. Harts
II. Graham Conor. Melvin Hazen, n. G.
Bones, Dennis Upson, John. lanes and
Joseph Devereaux, Hollister Chapman
and Ralph Coffin. The last three served
az whips.
The Washington times., 1915-03-14
Four COlored Men Held
On Charge of Theft

Four colorej men were arrested yes
terday by Detectives Barbee and Liv-
ingstone and Policemen Kurd. McMa-
The Washington times., 1915-03-14
SCOUTMASTERS ARE
INVITED TO DINNER
Will Discuss at Ebbitt Tomorrow
Evening Arrangements for
Tag Day.

All Scout officers in the District, In.
Guiding President Arthur c. Moses, OF
the local council; Scoutmaster Edgar
s. Martin. Field Executive S. $. ApIin
and scoutmasters and assistant scout
masters, have been invited to a dinner
at the Ebbitt tomorrow evening at 6:3t
o'clock to discuss arrangements for
tag day, April 3.
Acceptances have been received from
nearly every scoutmaster in the Dis
trict, and the meeting will be one OF
the most important OF the year Maps
Of the downtown section OF the city
will be shown, giving the location OF
every division headquarters and the sta
ton of each troop.
There will be more scouts out in uni
form on tag day than the city has
ever seen before, but scout officials
anticipate that 1t will take more work
to secure given amount of contribu-
tions this year than last. The heavy
demands made on generous purses by
calls for the relief Of war sufferers is
one reason for this, and the fact that
Congress Is not now In session. as 1t
was on last tag day, may also tend to
reduce contributions. But these diff
culties are to be met by q larger ex-
perience and organization.