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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-09

velopment and refinement of the idea
the Confederates successfully applied
to primitive craft in our Civil war.
The cruisers and battleships OF the
air give this war it's unique place IN
the history in the worlds fighting.
Not even the naval commanders OF the
Russo-Japanese war, which is but ten
years gone, were called upon to look
out for airships. Destruction threat
ened them from both sides and from
beneath, but not from above. The
fight at Cuxhaven, with airships, sub:
marines and plain, ordinary cruisers
in action at once, is a wonder of war
destined for this year of progress OF
1914. Such a spectacle never appear
ed even in the visions Of nightmare
to the great sea warriors OF the past
or even to their successors who went
on the retired list in 1904.
Kansas City Journal: "Why the
war taxi" asks Senator Bristow, and
answers his own question by polntlng
to the unparalleled extravaganza Oh
the present congress. Satisfactory as
far as it goes, but cutting down the
governments revenue by cutting down
the tariff is the main cause.
Muscatine Journal: Taking excep-
ton to statement made by Represen'
tative Hobson that alcohol is respon..
sible for the deaths on an average OF
1000 Americans every day, the
American Wholesale Liquor Dealers
association comes forward with stats
tics which. seemingly, concluslvely
prove that only 1888 Americans die
Of "acute and chronic alcoholism ev-
erv year. When it is remembered
that in these statistics no account Is
taken of the vast number OF persons
who, their resistance being weaken
ed by alcoholic excuses, succump 10
the attacks Of various other diseases
the American Wholesale Liquor Deal
ers' figures may be seen to constitute
q rather remarkable defense or a
so.called legitimate traffic.
Kansas City Journal: President
Wilson is no FOOL says Baltimore
paper Certainly not. No one ever
made such a charge. He is simply an
impractical theorist, learning his mis-
takes at the country's expense.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: This is the
wear when it is to be hoped, the war
ring nations will cease their fighting
and worldwide compact of peace
and an international tribunal for the
adiudiction of of disputes will be estab-
lished. It is possible; it is feasible;
what tenable excuse is there for
further postponement?
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Those who
confidently and complacently predict q
war between the United States and
japan must have experienced a shak-
ing of their faith in the last few days.
Closely following the declaration or
Count Okuma, Japanese prime minis
ter. against the policy of nations which
live in armed peace, comes the reJec-
ton by the Japanese parliament Of the
Mikados request for further extention
of power
Muncie (Ind.) National Republican:
The Chicago Tribune and a great
many other Tariff for revenue news
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-09

last Tuesday evening for few days
visit with her sister Mrs. frankie Har-
ward
Miss Ruth Wilkinson visited Tues
day night and wednesday in Bloom.
field.
j. C. Hill has acceped the cashiershiD
Of the bank at PackWood and Will 10.
cate there soon.
Miss Selma and Glen Harvard left
Monday evening for Quincy, ILL.,, where
they are attending school,
Lawrence Hastings Of Moulton has
returned to the E. A. Hastings home
where he expects to spend the winter
son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. OFT.
Crist Saturday Jan. 2.
Mrs. Ralph Parker and Miss Pearl
Parker of Hickory Creek, Mo-, came on
Thursday to visit at the home of Dr..
w W. Parker
Harold Grant Of Eldon came Sunday
to visit his uncle Al Hudson.
Mrs VIM. Beggs and daughter Heller
came Thursday for visit with rela-
tives and friends.
Miss Christine Quigley returned to
her home in Eldon Thursday evening.
after few days visit at the e. A.
Hastings home.
Mrs John I.anman is on the sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs Chas. Wheeler return
ed to their home in Des Moines the lat-
ter part Of last week.
Miss Kitty Work of Pulaski visited
several days last week with the Misses
Carrie and Francis Bolivar.
Miss Aikens of Ottumwa was an
over Sunday visitor with Miss Pearl
Parks at the DIR. Parker home.
Miss Lucille Wilkinson left for Des
Moines Monday where she is attending
Drake university.
Miss Fannie Rouch left Saturday for
Schaller, where she is teaching school.
A Winter Cough Hurts the Lungs.
DR.. Bells Pine Tar Honey stops the
Cough and prevents your Cold getting
worse. It's guaranteed. Only 25c.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-09
BUSINESS EDUCATION.

David r. Forgan, president Of the
National City bank of Chicago, stated
in a recent address on the subject,
What the Business Men Want Young
Men to Know" that there are three
things that are all important and
that they are:
To know how to write good leg
ible hand. to make good figures, and
to place them correctly.
To know how to add, subtract and
multiply the figures after they have
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-09

Jones'" said a man, tells me that
his wooden leg panied him horribly
last night"
Nonsense" was the reply. How
could his wooden leg pain him."
His WIFE" explained the man.,
"hit him over the head with it,
Senator Morgan once threw down
magazine with a sheer. Another
nature fake" he exclaimed why
these things are as absurd as"
And then he laughed and said that it
reminded him of an address that he
once heard an absent-minded mis-
sionary make. in China, dear
friends" said the missionary, ''hu-
man life is regarded as of but slight
value. Indeed, If a wealthy China
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-09

In the conduct of the present war
in Europe, there are many incidents
which to us of the United States seem
to be violations of treaties, or OF com
mon decency and humanity. 1t. is
the desire of the great body of the
people of the United States to be in
full accord with the apparent policy
of President Wilson. But the neutral
ity as between the interests Of the
struggling people does not involve in
difference or ignorance in regard to
the events Of this war. Our judg-
ments must be in the words of Will
liam Lloyd Garrison, harsh as truth,
uncompromising as Justice
1t seems to us that the acts which
are apparently unjustified cannot be
separated individually, but that all are
parts of political system, alien to
our thought and feelings, and with
manifestations which we abhor.
The idea that state has an ex-
istence apart from the will and the
welfare of the people residing in it
Is not an American idea. To us the
state has no moral right superior to
that of the people within it, and we
cannot admit that it may expand it's
strength, or extend it's culture by a
forcible assertion of it's will on other
states.
In the matter of Belgium the Ameri-
can people see not alone the viola
lions of treaties, the disregard for the
pledges at The Hague, but the break
ing of faith with civilization. But
while these facts are illustrated by in
dividual deeds of greater or less mo-
ment, it is not the part of our nation
to enter complaint as to particular
cases of breach Of international faith.
We recognize that all the events in
Belgium are part Of general plan of
domination through force and fear, an
attempt through military efficiency
and merciless dealing with the people
of small or refractory states to secure
the domination of Europe.
The defense of German culture
against the Latin and the Slav has
been for years interpreted in terms of
aggression, the enforcement of the
national will through relentless mill
tary efficiency. World-power has been
held as the national ideal and down
fall as the only possible alternative.
To this scheme as whole, as we'll
as to all of it's component parts, as
there have been unrolled before us
the great majority of the people of
the United States are unalterably op-
posed as, in earlier time, they have
been opposed to imperial domination
on the part of other nations of Europe.
To protest against any part of the
military plans, the ultimatum to
Servia, the burning of Louvain, the
seizure of hostages, the extortion of
indemnity, the sowing of mines in the
fairway of traffic, the dropping OF
bombs, might tend to confuse our
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-09
FLoRlc.

Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Higdon and baby
OF Keosauqua are visiting relatives and
friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Warren and
daughters Helen and Elizabeth Of OF
tumwa visited a few days last week
with Mrs. Warren's mother Mrs. Yves.
ley Thompson.
Miss Alma Hancock left Wednesday
for Colorado to spend the winter.
Miss Xeia Swinney of Belknap came
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-09

Just what the increase in the price
of wheat which has taken place in
the last two days means can best be
illustrated by putting the wheat in
shape of flour and then stating that
leading brands Of flour advanced forty
cents a barrel over night.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-09
Press Comment

Cedar Rapids Gazette: A quarter
of million was spent for wine in
Chicago's loop district on New Years
eve. Ten out of every hundred peo-
pie in that city are paupers and there
are thousands out of work, cold and
hungry. It's funny world.
Boston Transcript: This war is
thoroughly up to date. 1t is distinct
not only in degree but in kind from all
the wars that have preceded it. Great
guns and battleships are simply agen-
cies OF destruction greater in degree
today than ever they were before.
SO is the submarine. which is the de.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-09
Our Protest Against War
BY DAVID STARR JORDAN

fundamental condemnation Of the
whole conception of national achieve
ment, of which these outrages form an
integral part.
Military efficiency is to us not a
normal phase Of civilization, but a
phase of barbarism. But our hostility
to these intrusions Of barbarism into
civilization does not involve us in any
conflict with Germans as people,
with whom our relations have always
been of the friendliest kind. Our
president, who represents all OF US,
retains an attitude of absolute neu-
trality, and the condemnation un-
official but almost universally eX-
pressed by our people is more ef-
fective than if it were a matter OF
official record. The multitude OF let
tiers, memoirs and books in explana-
ton, denial or excuse, show the pro-
found effect of American criticism as
privately and personally expressed.
When the war began Germans in gen
eral had no conception that the ad'
ministration Of their nation would be
thus under fire. They regarded it as
infallible as well as invincible.
The people of the United States do
not conceive it as their duty to use
the force of arms on nations which
break their pledges This leaves three
alternatives in it's disapproval OF the
great scheme, of which the punish
ment of Servia and the seizure OF
Belgium are initial facts. 1t may flght'
it may make a great noise, or it may
be officially silent while Its people
are free to speak. To make an
official protest would be futile as to
final results. 1t would obscure IN
mention of details our adherence OF
the whole scheme, or the use OF force
in commercial rivalry, or In natlonai
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 1t would abandon
our neutral position, and it would IN
volye us in the consideration OF ex-
cuses and counter charges, wholly
irrelevant to the main issue. Our
president is now free, when the DAY
Of mediation comes, to act as friend
to the great peoples concerned 10 all
of whom this senseless and rulnous
war is most unwelcome, and who most
earnestly desire lasting peace.
To hack a way through" clVlllza-
tion is the sum of outrages by whom
soever committed, or whatever the de-
tails of the method by which it is &C
complished. To consider excuses OF
apologies for details is in some de-
gree to condone the real offense.
The huge fact of the crushing OF
Belgium submerges all details. Our
thought is expressed in these words
of Emerson: What you are speaks
so loudly we cannot hear what you
say"
DAVID STARR JORDAN.
Chancellor of Leland Stanford, Jr',
University.
,and Philadelphia Public Ledger.)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-09

A treasure that is laid up in deep
pit profits nothing and may easily
be lost. The real treasure is laid up
through charity and temperance, self
control or deeds of merit; is hid Sc
cure and cannot pass away.-Un1ted
Mine Workers Journal.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-09

President Wilson has proved consia
tent in at least one thing. He is still
against the passage of national woman
suffrage legislation, but tells the
ladies that the states ought to do
something for them
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-09
Cun7n7i7S to Practice LQU to Raise
Charlottesville Primary Campaign
BY Lawrence Todd
The courier's Special Washington Correspondent

Yorker appears the only alternative to
the nomination of Fairbanks or Knox,
then the Whitman organization might
easily turn over to Cummins and his
friends the dictation of the platform
and the party reorganization.
In any event the senior senator from
Iowa will loom large in the next ma
tional council of his party. His
friends have been writing to him from
all over the country, urging him to
enter the presidential race. Whether
he becomes the nominee or one of the
chief directing forces In the campaign.
he will need to be free of financial
worry for that year. Hence his re-
turn to occasional practice Of the law.
Burton f. Sweet OF Waverly, repub-
lican congressman-elect for the, third
district, was visitor at the capitol
this week He Is looking over the
governmental machinery, and trying
to find out how to get into harness
with the least waste Of time and worry
when his term of Office shall begin.
With Representatives-elec Hull OF
Davenport, Powell of Des Moines, and
Ramseyer of Bloomfield, he will return
about February to take a further
lesson.
When young man holding the Job
of rural mail carrier gets into a real
dispute with the postmaster at his
town, and refuses to carry out orders
simply because he thinks they are fool
orders, something generally happens
to the young man. In the case OF n.
w. Burgess at Rose HILL 1t was sus-
pension, with good chance for dis
missal.
Representative Kirkaptrick of Of
tumwa, has taken the matter up with
the postoffice department. After full
review of the sass" given by the
carrier to the irate postmaster at Rose
Hill it has been decided that Burgess
shall have new route. some distance
removed from the scene of his rebel
lion.
James Van Wagner, formerly Of
Corning, and now stationed here as an
employe of the Canadian boundary
commission, has just returned from
Iowa, with Christmas bride. Mrs.
Van Wagner was Miss Lois Andrews
of Corning.
Miss Jessie Payne of Nevada, and
Miss Jessica Don Carlos, OF Prescott,
students at Columbia university IN
New York, were guests at the home OF
Representative Towner during the
holidays. Miss Payne is the daughter
of w. o. Payne, editor of the Nevada
Representative.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-09

Representative Kennedy OF Iowa,
who was called home last week on &C
count of the serious illness of his
mother, residing in Montrose, will re-
main with her indefinitely. The in
valid is recovering.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-09

Build bird house to hang in your
yard. Do it now. If you procrastl'
nate you will not get it done in time
for the birds for they will be here
before you know it now.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-09

Men who drink to excess lose their
self respect and the respect of all
others as well.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-09

DIR. 5HALiEE6E7c,ER makes specially .
ne treatment OF Chronic ane Nervous Dise&'-.
IF both sexes. His hospital experience. and extern
sive practice, has made him so proficient that ne
can successfully treat chronic diseases after
other physicians have failed. This Is why he has
physicians have made few visits and stopped
You should consult MIN ii yon have any Chronic
Disease. A Specialist WHO has made lifetime
study of such diseases Is certainly prepared to
give you the best results, and II you are sickyou
need scientific treatment.
DR.. Shallenb~ ger treats Diseases OF the Eye,
Ear Nose. Throat, Lungs, Heart. Blood, Skin,
Nerves stomaeh Lve Rn nnne Y Raps nea
Goitre Eczema. Scrofula. Appendicitis. Gravel
and Rheumatism.
PILES. FlSTULA, FISSURE, and OTHER
RECTAL DISEASES TREATED
WITHOUT SURGICAL OPERATION.
WOMEN who are WEAK, NERVOUS,
and suffering from the many ailments peculiar
to their sex find that his advanced and scientific
methods, save many surgical operations.
PRIVATE DISEASES A SPECIALITY.
Cases of long standing especially desired.
Wrong treatment and incorrect diagnosis nave
often resulted In the worst Affections. 1t Is
highly important that you obtain the services OF
a pyhsician who has established good reputa.
ton for treating these diseases.
NERVOUS DEBILITY.
Are you nervous and Respondent: easily excl.
ted and irritable; weak and debilitated; tired
mornings: without ambition, energy or strength;
Yfeless easily fatgued; distrustful ana without
confidence In yourself? Have you sunken red
or blurred eyes; pirnples on your lace; weak
back, or deposit In urine!
patients. He knows that good results mean as
much to him as to his patients. Most OF MS new
patients come from the Recommendation O.
others whom he has treated
Specia! attertion given to Surgical Iases
and Rupture
Consultation and Examination Free and
Confidential.
REFERENCE: Drexei State Bank, Chicago
AaaFf pR. w e. saALLENBERGER
1858 Lake Ave. CHICAGO. Ill
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-09

papers in this country make them
selves ridiculous by their blatant cry
Of "patronize American made goods"
Their activities in policies have long
been devoted to an effort to bring
about the opposite result.
Clinton Herald An English soldier
climbed a tree and let sharpshooters
peg away at him, signallying them the
range just as he would have done at
target practice. The third bullet went
through his brain. The wonderful
craftsmanship of the Germans is
heightened by the fact that this sold
Ter had very small brain.
Cedar Rapids Republican: The
present war continues to stand forth
as the best vindication of old men.
The theories of Osler have been an
swered completely and decisively.
Men are not played out at forty nor
ought they to be chloroformed at sixty.
If that had been the rule Europe would
today be without it's commanding gen.
erals. There is not commander now
prominent who is under sixty, hardly
one who is under sixty-ffve. Joffre
is on the verge of seventy and Won
Kluck has just celebrated his sixty
ninth birthday. Won Hindenburg, the
greatest of the German generals is
sixty-seven and had been retired on
account of age before the war broke
out, but was recalled to the service for
no one could do his work SO well.
Kitchener is sixty-six and the Grand
Duke Nicholas about the same age,
while Soukomlinoff, the organizing
force of the Russian armies is sixty
eight.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-09
Oh N
s tort e ),

The most CHASTITY superstition has
often its base in ludicrous fact. 1t
is like the case of Jones.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-09

A Winter Cough Hurts the Lungs.
DR.. Bells Pine Tar-Honey stops the
Cough and prevents your Cold getting
worse. It's guaranteed. Only 25c.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-19
HONEST JUROR
STOPS ACTION
SUIT OF PARRiLL VS.. COTS CANE
TO SUDDEN CLOSE YES
TERoAV
Personal Friend % IFtioant Could Ne,
Give Unprejodiese Decision
Case Continues.

Quite a little hubbub Was caused
Yesterday afternoon In Part Two OF
the Circuit Court when a Juror IN
formed Judge Newman that he was n
personal friend OF one OF the htigants
In the suit about 20 be ,irfed and did
not believe he could render an honest
verdict Nothing was left for Judge
Newman 10 do but TO continue the
case 10 the next term OF court. which
was accordingly done.
This strange action occurred IN the
$4,000 damage suit of W =. Parrin
vs. W. J. Cots. scheduled 10 be tried
yesterday morning. bat which was
continued until the afternoon. owing
10 the Grinnalds vs. Burns 4 Church
case being then on trial. The juror =
name was not made public. although
he received hearty commendation
from all connected In any way with
the case OF the court.
The case 90 Parrill vs.. Colts had at
tracted considerable attention. Il in
yolving the allegation on the part OF
the plaintiff OF false arrest He was
formerly in the Philippine Islands dur.
Ing the Spanish-American war lie
lost one arm and the other hand r.
badly crippled. He has been staying
at the Soldiers Home In Dayton, o..
for some time.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-19
DOLLAR SAYINGS
& TRUST co. ELECT
DIRECTORS FOR ENSUING YEAR
NAMED At sIockhoLDERs'
MEETING YESTERDAY.
Reports Of Officers Read at meetino.
One New Director Named
on New Board.

The stockholders' meeting OF the
dollar Savings & Trust Company, held
yesterday afternoon. was well attend.
ca, and the meeting was considered
one OF the best that has been held by
lhe stockholders for some time. The
purpose or the meeting was the cleo.
ton OF directors for the ensuing wear
All or the present board OF directors
were reelected. Mr.. J. c. Brady being
me only new member. He was cho.
ser 70 take the place made vacant on
the board By the death OF the late An.
gust Wiedebusch. The othe- mem.
bers are DIR. Gregory Ackermann
CHARLES Brsndfass. CharieS nd
Copp. William Goering. Andrew 8
Hare, Robert Hazlett. John A. Hess
Nelson g. Hubbard. Bernhard Klieyes
y. ~ Morgan, Charles Menkemeller,
=. walker Peterson. Fidellus Riester.
Henry ". Russell. Hon. n. n. Scott.
Joseph Speidel. Henry q. stifel and
John :. Welty. Following the eIec.
ton OF directors. only business mat.
ters OF a general nature were trans.
acted
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-19
THEATRE ORDER
Final Order OF Court Confirming Re.
celVers' Sale Entered Yester-
day In Clerks ONCE.

Judge Hervey entered the final or
der yesterday in the case of George n.
Dieringer vs.. The Southern States
Theatre Corporation. confirming the
receivers report and closing their
duties. On December Il. the theatre
was sold TO f. II. Warehouse. Il
Waterhouse. J. ". Kemple. r. II l..
Wells and II. s. Cunningham at their
bid OF S22,ll5 Last July the theatre
corporation was given over into tho
hands OF Special Receivers n. :. Gun
bingham and Frank Woodcock. The
order entered yesterday confirms their
disposal OF the property. and their
final settlement.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-19
JUDGMENT MOTION
Attorney Boyd Files Two Motions for
Judgment for Germanla Hail.
Dollar Savings Bank.

Attorney George y. Boyd, Jr.. filed
two motions for judgment yesterday
with The clerk OF the Circuit Court for
the Oermanla Half-DOllar Savings
Bank. Both Of the motions state that
on March p the plaintiffs will appear
by their attorney and show cause WHY
the motions should be sustained. one
~ styled Germania Half-Dollar Saw.
ings Bank w W. -. Johnson and W.
=. McGavin for the sum OF s703.47 due
on a note made January II, 1907. The
other Is styled Germania HalfDollar
Savings Bank vs. Martin j. Carroll
and Edward MUM This note Is for
s4l5.5s. dated October IS. 1911.