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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-13
SUNDAY DID
. DAMAGE TO CROPS
LOUIS MONTAGUE HAS GARDEN
TRUCK INJURED BY KILL
ING FREEZE.


The frost of Saturday night or Sun.
day morning was harmful to degree
in this vicinity and farmers especially
truck men tell of the disaster to some
of the garden stuff as a result of the
visitation of the cold SPELL Louis
Montague, south of the city, claims to
have suffered by the frost and mum.
Der of the growing things on his truck
farm we're damaged. Beans, straw
berries and potatoes were among the
things that were injured by the freeze.
At a. M, Sunday the thermometer at
the Montague place registered thirty
degrees above zero. A large number
of the strawberry plants suffered and
it is estimated that 100 crates of
blooms we're destroyed. One hill of
beans went down while that adjoining
was untouched by the frost. Six acres
o; potatoes that we're up and doing
nicely wilted down as q result Of the
cold but may not have been totally
damaged. Farmers in other parts OF
the county state that frost and even
thin ice were seen about their places
but no great damage has been re-
ported.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-13
II BENNY,s NOTE BOOK
BY LEE PAPE

meerly doing my dooty, as the honest
bricklayer sed wen he refused raise
In wages.
WITCH Jest then the telerfone bell
rang and ma went to anser It, saying
Hello, hello yes, this is Pottses, yes, III
give Mr. Potts a messidge, tell him
wat, O, o, awl rite, Ill tell him, wat
did you say yure naim was, very well,
Ill tell him.
Wat is 1t, sumthing frum the orliss,
sed pop.
I don't no weathir Mr. Jennings was
at the orflss or ware he was, sed ma.
Jennings, the doose you say, sed
pop. wy the michief cant anser my
own fone calls, well. wat II 1t was Jen.
nings, watts the messidge.
He ses he cant get those passes for
The Gerls frum Jingle Land that he
promised you. sed ma.
Heck, sed pop.
Well, duz that mean don't 20 to tho
theayter tomorro mite with my ixtrava-
CANT husbind, sed ma.
It means that we 60 to the theayter
Jest the sainl, or even moar 80, II pos
sibil, sed pop, wat do you say to nice
eevning of moving picktures, we Will
show old Jennings how mulch we care
for him by taking in han q duSSin
shows instead Of wun.
o well, haven't bin to the movsys
for sum time, sed ma.
Can go with you, pop, can 50 with
you ma, sed, WITCH I'm going with
them.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-13
Cultured BQrbQriQnS
BY ALBERT BUSHNELL HART,
Professor of Government Harvard University

nonsense principles and treats as
enemies the weak, the helpless and
the non-c ombatant is barbarous ma
ton, whatever that nation may be.
The barbarian does not stick at at
lacking and destroying those with
whom he has no quarrel and looks on
all those who are friendly with his foes
as enemies to himself. He forbids
them access to the people with whom
he is fighting; he holds their friend
ship with his foes as almost an act of
war. II 1t will help his purposes, he
does not scruple to claim the ocean
as his and sink their canoes and
drown their rowers. Civilized nations
have formed an understanding to the
effect that third powers not engaged
in wars hold neutral friendship with
all the belligerent nations, that they
may continue their trade, except SO far
as such trade is directly an aid to
military operations. Civilized nations
acknowledge the high seas to be the
property of mankind, which cannot be
monopolized or closed because 1t Is
convenient for the nations at war to
appropriate such water for the time
being.
Civilized nations recognize the right
of belligerent to capture neutral
ships If bound to ports actually block
AIDED by a competent naval force or
carrying contraband of war, to capture
ships simply to cut of the food supply
of nation, or because the loss of that
commerce will be hurtful to that ma
ton Is not an act of war but of bar
barity, which has not even the excuse
of national hostility. To sink or to
threaten to sink a neutral vessel be-
cause 1t has ventured upon portion
Of the high sea which one of the bellig-
erents has declared to be zone of war
is also not warfare, but barbarity. 1t
is an attack upon the rights of man
kind: it is the barbarian's plea of the
necessity under which he finds himself
to annihilate his enemy no matter
what third tribes may suffer. Against
such breach of the rights of mankind
It il the duty Of neutral powers to pro-
test whoever they may be.
ional Editorial Seryice)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-13

were assigned to get tho news Of .
fire in distant part Of the town. late
at night, after the street cars had
stopped running.
"Well, she replied. II suppose I'd
have to call taxi and 60 to the thing,
but, personally, don't think any edi-
to- who Is gentleman would make =
girl go to a fire at such . time In the
night"
A little boy applied to q society
woman for place in her garage.
What is your father?" asked the
woman.
He's my ladder" was the reply.
Eyes, know that" said the woman,
"but what is her"
"Oh! Why, he's my stepfadder,
num-
Eyes, yes" said the woman i'm
patiently, "but what does he do? Does
he drive motor cars, or work in q
factory, or what?"
"Oh, see, num-" said the small
applicant eagerly, with dawning light
of comprehension. mo, he amt done
nothin' since we've had him."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-13
JUST KEEP CALM,

The calm Judgment of the people in
the United States will be absolutely
against war. The loss of American
life attendant upon the destruction OF
the British ocean greyhound, Lusi-
tania, by a German submarine, has &C.
casioned much wrath and some of the
more excitable have talked of taking
drastic action toward Germany in re.
taliation. But it is safe to assume
that the government will not even
consider such procedure. Leaving
out Of consideration our ability to eff.
fectually retaliate should there be a
real call for retaliation, it is hard to
see wherein the present situation
should call for threatening action on
the part Of the United States
10 begin with, this country is neu-
trail in the war. Citizens of the nation
have been warned by the president to
avoid any act that might involve us
in difficulties with the warning ma
tons. Acts of individuals should
therefore not be binding in any way
upon the nation as whole. It follows
then that when Americans set sail,
despite urgent warnings by German
agents, into known and recognized
danger zone, on boat owned by a
nation that Is at war and loaded with
explosives for use in war, they were
not following the spirit of the presi-
dents neutrality proclamation in
which all citizens of the United
States were advised against doing any
thing that would constitute breach
of neutrality or involve us in contrO-
The Americans on board the Lusi-
tania had a moral and legal right to
be there. So has a man who walks
down the street in defiance of mad
dog known to be there. Good sense
in either case, and regard for ones
nation in the first place, should guide.
The man who risks putting his coun-
try in an embarrassing position has not
acted wisely nor displayed the great
est patriotism. He may start con-
fagration which cannot be stopped.
He may make himself match which
fires a whole nation and causes great
destruction.
The United States is not morally
bound to avenge by force the death
of the Americans who went down with
the torpedoed Lusitania. 1t will not
be amiss to demand reparation as far
as mere money will pay for human
lives, but under no circumstance thus
far developed would the government
be justified in resort to arms for
punitive measures.
Amidst the excitement of Saturday
President Wilson maintain
ed his calmness and played golf. He
let 1t be understood that he had no
intention of going off halfcocked.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-13
EPlpEMLcs CONQUERED.

All quarantine for foot and mouth
disease has been lifted from the coun-
ties Of Scott, Muscatine, Louisa, Wash.
ington, Keokuk and Poweshiek in
Iowa, this week, by the department OF
agriculture. DR.. Mohler, now in
charge of quarantine matters at the
bureau of animal industry, says that
there have been no new cases of the
plague in Iowa since March IA, and
that apparently the last Of the infec-
ton in the state is under control.
Payment of the federal govern.
ment's share of the loss suffered by
exhibitors at the dairy stock show at
Chicago, where the blooded cattle
have been detained by quarantine for
more than six months. is still delayed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-13
SEVERE CONDEMNATION.

/ Albert Bushnell Hart, professor OF
government at Harvard university,
severely condemns the Germans for
the torpedoing of the Lusitania. Pro
lessor Harris views are set forth in a
special editorial feature appearing on
this page Of The Courier today. 1t is
good reading for the pro-allies but
will draw caustic comment from the
pro-Germans. Whichever you are,
read it if you want to know what one
great student of government thinks on
the subject.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-13

number of the survivors recognised
the infant and remembered that the
father had remained behind In Canada
An aunt Of the infant who Ii in Eng
land will take charge of him
A pathetic case is that OF Mollie
Mailman, aged 16, and the seven year
twins, Elizabeth and Edwin Mainman,
who lost their father, A. r. Mailman:
their mother and two brothers. The
family was on the way to Chester,
England, to take possession of an es-
tate which had been bequeathed to
them. The children were taken In
charge by lawyer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-13
Infant IS AMONG
SHIPS SURVIVORS
EIGHT MONTHS OLD BOY LOSES
MOTHER WHEN LusiTANlA
GOES DOWN..

Queenstown, May 11.-Lady Allan,
wife of Sir Montague Allan OF Montreal
left on special train today for Lon
dom Lady Allan's back was injured
but she was well enough to travel un.
der the care Of several doctors and
nurses. A number of other survivors
went to London with her.
Probably the most unconcerned of
the survivors is the eight months old
son Of Mrs. H. Booth, the mother lost
her life but the father has been locat-
ed at a hotel in Ottawa. The. baby
was picked up from the water but ap-
parently Is suffering no Ill effects. A
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-13
FORTUNES MUST WAIT.

DISAPPOINTMENT Is In store for SUCH
independent coal operators and min
ers as had expected to get chance
at leases upon government coal lands
in Alaska this summer. Secretary OF
the Interior Lane says that the first
leases will not be made until next sea-
son because of the great amount OF
preliminary surveying that must ue
done under the terms OF the coal
lands leasing act, before the permlts
can be signed. Hundreds OF VIDE
awake men are writing to him for IN !,
formation as to when these coal
leases will he available.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-13

DR.. Mohler announces that an account
ant was sent on Sunday to Chicago to
go over the maintenance bills submit.
ted by the exhibitors, and to look al
the figures of the appraisal made on
the stock last week by government
board The department Is OF the
opinion that the exhibitors, for whom
Colonel French of Davenport and Ma
tional Committeeman Marsh OF Iowa
have been the principal spokesman,
will get their first payment within a
few weeks at the latest.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-13
SUCH is WAR.

A dispatch from Washington says
That the action Of the administra
ton will be determined largely by the
popular verdict in the United States
upon the Lusitania tragedy is the
general opinion in official circles, but
1t is already apparent that there IS
pronounced division of opinion
throughout the country.
OF course in the United States
popular opinion is big factor IN the
basic action OF national admiMstra
ton. That being fact, the people
should study all angles of the matter
under discussion before they make
public their opinion.
In the first place the people of this
nation must bring themselves to re-
alization that there is a war-tne
most awful and terrible war ever
heard of-in actual progress. Natlons
composing more than half OF the SO.
called civilized population of the world
are in, life and death struggle.
They have been at it for almost a
year. It has been continuous physl-
cal struggle by those actually engag.
ed and mental struggle by those at
home in those countries Those peo-
ple are wrought up to the highest
pitch.
and sons have been slain, mothers and
daughters and children have been left
destitute. That is war. Those nations
are mad. War is a battle of beasts.
Law has been forgotten and the 1ur-
Their the war goes, the less law VIII
be thought Of.
President Wilson realized this at
The beginning. He asked the citizens
Of the United States to not do anything
that would embarrass this nation.
There are hundreds of Americans now
n Europe and many more anxious to
o. who have no business there and
cannot reasonably expect protection
from this country II they get hurt
while there. -.
The sinking Of the Lusitania Win
ont giving time to take from II the
women and children and cltlzens Oh
neutral countries was wrong ana was
an outrage against civilization.
Rut what is war but an outrage
against civilization? War IS the law
IS tooth and nail-it is the law OF the
beasts and until the people recognize
war in that way, they are not looking
at war as it is
paon1e who now embark in a boat
that belongs to one of the nations at
war must realize that they do SO at
their own peril. The time has come
u.han the individual must to some ell
tent be his own guardian.
Il is useless to argue whether THIS
e legal or illegal-the real conditions
are what have to be dealt with. inter-
rational agreements may be maintain
Cd during times of peace, when Judg'
ment governs, but when men have
haan a. such war as this for nearly
a year. no imaginary lines are recog.
nized. II is the fact OF war ana not
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-13
.BATTLEsH|Ps IN BRUSH

London, May ia Reuters Petro-
grad dispatch says squadron Of cruis-
ers OF the Russian Baltic fleet, while
cruising in the southern Baltic In the
region of Windau "a seaport in Cour-
land), exchanged long distance fire
with hostile cruiser and torpedo
boats which took advantage OF their
superior speed to escape southwark
and avoid an engagement.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-13

Former President Taft declined to
be interviewed on the complications
that might arise, stating that ne d1o
not desire to embarrass IN any way the
administration and that he had the Ut.
most confidence that the president
would act wisely and patrioticaliy;
The whole nation can well at1ord 70
follow Taft's lead in this matter.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-13
| D1 n ne T.
s + ri q y

Husband was home that afternoon
and when wife told him that she ex-
pected party of guests, he made
haste to put away all the umbrellas
in the hall.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-13

Ottumwa was we'll represented on
the steamer Lusitania. One Ottum-
wan is believed to have sailed ana
John Morrell & Co. had two carloads
If meat for Liverpool aboard.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-13

The Neutrality league of st. Louis
makes itself look ridiculous "a STATING
that President Wilson Is to piame 1or
the loss of American life On the Lusl-
tania by failure to warn those VINO
embarked against the danger OF sail
ing on British vessel.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-13

Sioux City will build seventeen and
one-half miles of country highway 70
complete the five leading roads INTO
the city, the total cost of which IS es-
timated at $227,5OO.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-13

In discussions, the same as in &C.
tual fighting, the man who keeps cool
and does not go of half cooked, gets
the best results.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-13

Spring seems to have come back
after brief jaunt to an unknown des-
itination. 1t went neither north, east,
south nor west according to the re-
ports of cold weather from those d.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-13

Foreign representatives: Cone, Lor-
enzen & Woodman, Mallers Building,
Chicago; 225 Fifth Ave-, New York
City; Gumbel Bldg, Kansas City, Mo.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-13

After we would declare war, then
what would we do?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-13
card of Thanks.

We wish to thank our many friends
for their kindness shown us in our re
cent bereavement in the loss OF oul
1ouohfor ata Sss4.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-13

Entered as second class matter Oct
ober II, 1908, at the postoffice, Ottum-
wa, Iowa, under the Act of Congress OF
March 3, 1879.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-13

"Pat, would you like an egg for
breakfast
Faith, ma'am," replied Pat, grim
ly, IT heard of man who ate two and
he is alive yet"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-13

Don't worry over imaginary troubles
life ia too short for that.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-13

! If every man got his just deserts
there would be lot Of kicking.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-13

IF YOU "took 'em off, May l, we vii
bet you missed 'em during the pas
week.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-13

the theory of peace that is now con.
fronting the world.
But the United States has no place
in this war of jealousy, and it is the
duty of citizens to conduct themselves
in a way that will not involve this
country.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-13

Pat Whelan, the new lodger, was en-
gagged lacing his boots in the kitchen
His landlady, standing near, remark
ed:
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-13

Sherman was an amateur in defin.
ing war.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-13

Dear Percy with sadness she
wrote to her former fiance, as you
are probably aware, am to be mar
ried to Mr.. Anthony the coming month.
II shall, therefore. appreciate it II you
will burn all the little notes ! sent you,
assuring you Of reciprocity in regard
to those you sent me"
She Immediately received this reply:
Dear Dorothy: l shall certainly
comply with your request at once. And,
incidentally, as your new fiance holds
few notes of mine, shall deem it q
great favor il you will induce him to
burn them with the rest"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-13

Please, maam,' said the little girl
from next door, mother wants to
know If you will lend her your new
mechanical tune player this afternoon.
what an extraordinary idea! Is
she going to give dancer"
"No, ma'am. She wants to keep It
quiet for couple Of hours SO that the
baby can Sleep"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-13

Mr.. and Mrs. c. Z. Barnes.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-13

Address The Courier Printing Com
pany, OttumWa Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-13

Small Johnny was wriggling and
twisting in vain endeavor to put his
arms through the sleeves Of an under
garment and then get 1t over his head.
After several futile attempts he called
out to his mother:
"say, mamma, when get to be an
angel, and have wings, don't see how
I'll ever get my shirt on"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-13

She decided to become reporter,
SO she entered the class of journalism
at Kansas university. The instructor
asked her what she would do II she
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-13

New telephone business office, a;
new phone editorial office, 167.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-05-13

,nal Editorial Service.)
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1915-09-16

Treasury officials have made
public an announcement by Sec
retary McAdoo that, in view OF
the allies putting cotton on the
contraband list, he would, if il
became necessary, deposit $780,
100000 or more in gold in the
Federal Reserve Banks at Allan
ia, Dallas and Richmond for the
purpose Of enabling the reserve
banks to re- discount loans on cot
ton secured by warehouse re-
ceipts made by national banks and
state banks belonging to the fed
eral reserve system. The gold
would be deposited temporarily at
least, without interest charge.
1t was explained that if it appeared
that the object could BE- accom-
plished with greater efficiency
thereby, the deposits would be
made directly with national banks
agreeing to lend the money on
cotton at a rate not to exceed 6
per cent.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1915-09-16
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rely upon you. They cannot bank
upon you. In dealing with you
they do not know whether they
are handling straw or wrought
iron.
You cannot secure positions of
trust from people that do not trust
you, and when they ask for ere
dentials it is that they may know
whether back of your name and
your looks and your pretentions
there is sterling moral stuff that
can be counted on and will not
give way when external strain or
pressure is broughtto bearApon it.
This will not only work to your
own advantage, but is the funda-
mental means by which you can
make yourself of account to the
rest of the world. What the world
at large principally needs is men
of such recognized stamina as to
be able to stand good and strong
against the evil tendencies that
are moving with so full a tide in
all departments of social, financial
and political life.
The only men that can help
save the times are the men who
are so rooted into groundwork
of inflexible principle as to be
secure against being thrown down
by the times. Every man desti-
tute of such principles is a weak
ling; he is a man of straw, the
victim of every wind that blowsl
and not only without worth to
himself, but worthless to the
world and not only that, but an
obstacle, a burden. distress, an
enemy to every effort that is be-
ing made to bring the quality of
our associate life to higher and
finer average.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1915-09-16
Character an Essential.

If your parents have not in
stilled that lesson into your minds,
it is time somebody else should,
and you should be reminded in
language as plain as can be spoken
or written that unless possessed of
a character made up of the stern
stuff of moral principle your ca
reer will be at best nothing more
than very imperfect success.
Character is foundation. Life
requires to have foundation as
much as any other structure,
something at the bottom upon
which the rest is built. That is
what will support the stability to
all the rest of your acquisitions
Without it you can not rely upon
yourself, neither can other people