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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09

chantcal instruments, the political,
economic and industrial methods, and
the science, education, ideas and
ideals Of occidental civilization. They
are increasingly self-conscious and in
sistent on courteous treatment. They
are asking for recognition on basis
of equality with that accorded to
others.
The great world problem Of the
twentieth century is undoubtedly the
problem Of the contract of the east
and the west. Whether 1t shall bring
us veal or woe depends largely on the
United States. Shall our Oriental pol
icy be based on race pride, disdain and
selfishness. devoid OF sympathy and
relying on brute force for carrying it
through? Or shall we give justice,
courtesy and square deal, refusing
to be stampeded by ignorance, i'll
founded suspicion and falsehood?
The New Orient renders obsolete
and dangerous our nineteenth century
Asiatic policy. Our new policy should
indeed provide for the just demands
of the Pacific coast states to be pro.
tected from swamping Asiatic immi-
grafton; yet it should also be free from
race discrimination that is inevitably
regarded by other peoples as humil-
iating. 1t should be in keeping with
the spirit no less than with the word
ing of our treaties and in harmony
thus with the principles of good neigh
borliness.
All this means that we need compre-
hensive immigration legislation deal
ing with the entire question in such a
way as to conserve American institu-
tons, protect American labor from
dangerous economic competition and
promote intelligent and enduring
friendliness between America and all
the nations, east and west.
Restriction of immigration has been
widely demanded in recent years.
Twice congress has passed. literacy
test bill. Twice has it been vetoed.
But even If 1t became law, would 1t
really limit immigration? Would not
steamship companies soon teach
would-be immigrants to read and write
their own languages?
Do we not now need comprehensive
legislation, limiting immigration on q
numerical basis, dealing equally with
all races and providing for the rapid
education and Americanization Of all
who settle in this country?
(Note: In a following article Mr..
Gulick will present the outlines of
such q legislative program.)
ational Editorial Service.)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09
PREPAREDNESS is NOT A PARTY
lcollE

preparedness" is probably the most
talked of issue before the American
people at this time and yet IN no
sense Of the word is it a party issue
that should figure in the national
campaign soon to be inaugurated. VI
course many of the shrewder polite
fans In the various parties will at
tempt to make preparedness an issue
ION which to. get votes, but the fact IS
shat the big bulk Of the voters OF all
Darties feel about the same as regards
preparedness.
! The nation is for preparedness.
There are number Of very influential
men working toward that end ana
they represent all parties. Inere
are a number Of influential men work
Ing against prepare dness, ana tney
represent all parties.
Existing parties do not even repre-
sent differences of opinion as to the
extent Of preparedness necessary.
There are republicans in favor OF in
creasing the navy to point where 1t
will be the equal Of any in the world.
There are democrats galore who feel
the same way. There are republicans
who agrees with President Wilson's
pl,n for moderate increases in the
er.,N and navy and the formation of
.continental army" in reserve. There
are republicans who believe that
military training for the youth Of the
land would prove highly desirable
not only as a means of preparedness
but also for the good 1t would do the
bows themselves. And there are ex-
moments of this same belief among the
democrats.
It would be little short of a national
calamity were preparedness to be
made into party issue, or If one or
another of the parties were permitted
to seize upon the idea as an exclusive
portion of "its platform
preparedness Is the issue before
the American people as a whole; it is
the issue between those who believe
in self protection and those who are
willing to trust their safety to the
world; it is an issue between those
who recognize that wars sometimes
find the unseeking, and those who be.
always prevent war; it Is an issue be.
tween those who have learned from
study that war is the history of the
world and those who are idealists and
think that there can never be another
great war; it is an issue between
Americansm and un-Americanism.
If preparedness Is kept out of poll
tics, if the subject is dealt with by
congressman who first of all are
"A. africans, the will of the great ma
ttvey Of the people will be served and
it goes without saying that provision
will speedily be made to safeguard
this wonderfully rich but woefully
weak nation from possible foes. If
+ ".+.risGsiilljinians try to juggle the issue
to have Ca
German coldio0
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09

and the body was laid to rest in the
West Grove cemetery after q short
service at the grave.
John Elliott who has been i'll for the
past month or more, Is not recovering.
Rev. Won Hazan the regular pastor
of the Bloomfield Baptist church open
ed special revival meetings Sunday
evening. Rev Won Hagan will have
special musicians from out Of town, to
assist in the meetings.
A baby boy was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Floyd Cupp Of Bloomfield Satur-
day Dec g.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09
cHAs. HOUSTON DIES.

Charlton, Dec. 7.-Chas. T. Houston
passed away Saturday evening at the
age of about 81 years, after an illness
of several years. Funeral services,
conducted by Rev. E. E. IlgenFritz
were held at the home Of his mother,
Mrs. M. j. Houston, yesterday morn
ing at 1920 after which interment
took place in the Charlton cemetery.
He is survived by his mother and by
two sisters, Mrs. Clint Cove and Miss
Ellen Houston, both of this city.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09
ALBA MAN WANTS
$1,000 FROM CITY

w. w. Jolley of Abba has filed pc
tition in the district court against the
city of Ottumwa in which he asks for
a judgment Of 81 200. He says that he
thinks he is entitled to that amount
for injuries he and his wife are alleg-
ed to have received and damages said
to have been done to his car on Oc-
tober 10. 1915 when he ran over an en-
bankment at Van Buren, avenue and
Locust street.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09
BREAK
IN ON JAP MONOPOLY

Philadelphia, Dec. What is said
to be first order for camphor ever re-
ceived in this country from China was
announced by local concern. today.
The order was for three tons and
came from Hong Kong.
Until the recent completion Of a
large plant in this city for the manu-
facture of camphor, Japan enjoyed an
almost complete monopoly of the COM
modify.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09
COURT ORDERS A
WITNESS ARRESTED

Sioux City, Dec. Judge John w.
Anderson of the district court wrought
the climax In sensation when he
ordered the Arrest of Eddie Thorn
gren, 1S years old, principal witness
for the state against "Bud" Gath, on
trial for arson.
Thorngren caused the real sensa-
ton when he exonerated Gath from
all blame for setting fire to the An
heuser-Busch warehouse on the night
of August 81 and confessed he had
fired the building himself using oiled
waste.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09
NO NEED FOR AID.

New York, Dec. 7.-Announcement
that for the time being there is no
urgent need for application of Amer1-
can charity for feeding Belgium is
made in statement given out here
last night, which also announces that
Linden w. Bates, the American civil
engineer who has been directing the
work Of the American committee for
more than year, has resigned.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09
ROYS ARE CHARGED
WITH ROBBING STORE

Newton, Dec. Harry Baty OF
Philadelphia and Cyrus Nigma OF
Albert Lea, Mimi, both II years OF
age. are in Jail here charged with
having robbed three stores at Kellogg.
The stores entered were the Mckee
drug store, from which SO was taken,
and the hardware stores OF Moberly
& Stothes and Blizzard & Gates,
where articles, Of small value were
taken.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09
TOWN MARSHAL is
MADE DEFENDANT

Marshalltown, Zee. 7.-Alleging un-
justified arrest, personal injury and
humiliation, Chris Eggers, well known
German farmer living near State Cen
ter. has brought suit against E. E..
Robinson, town marshal asking
$4,000 damages.
Robinson arrested Eggers September
10, filing a charge Of intoxication
against him. Eggers was tried before
Justice Wyatt and discharged
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09
plFFlcuLT 70 SAVE Corn.

Greene, Dec. THE farmers are
experiencing great deal Of difficulty
in saving their corn after husking it
this year. One farmer about eight
miles west Of town had crib Of corn
which heated and caught fire and
burned both the corn and crib to the
ground.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09

England was inclined to be irritable
about Henry Ford and his peace ex-
petition until somebody pointed out
that the expedition had passports only
to the neutral countries and therefore
could not inflict itself upon those
whom it plans to pacify.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09
JAP WARSHIPS ARE
HURRIED TO CHINA

Toxic, Dec. Tt is understood that
Japan, in view of the disturbed condi-
tons in Shanghai, will adopt meas
ures for the protection Of Japanese
residents and interests there. Several
Japanese warships are already on the
spot and the cruiser Tsugaru, which
has left Yokohama, is believed to be
bound for Shanghai.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09
PRIZE APPLES ARE
PLACED ON DISPLAY

Des Moines, Dec. 7.-Conventions OF
the Iowa State Horticultural society
and of the Iowa Association of County
and District Fair Managers opened
here today, the former meeting at the
state house where large displays Of
prize apples have been placed in the
corridors. The fair managers will be
guests at banquet tonight.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09

In accepting Ford's invitation to
join the peace expedition, Jane
Adams of Chicago, expressed the be-
lief that it would end the public serv-
ice of those making up the party. Then
Jane got sick and went to a hospital
until the peace ship was safely on it's
way.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09
BLOOMFIELD.

A program is under way for the
municipal Christmas tree to be erected
in the court house park in Bloomfield.
A public celebration, the first for this
city to participate in, will be held. A
mass meeting was held Monday even
The movement is meeting the approval
of all.
Mrs. Lucy Gibson, aged "A, died at
the county home Saturday morning
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09
FARM SALE BRINGS $4,000.

Greene. Dec. THE farm sale of
William F. Miller was held at his
farm east of town. There We're over
500 lunches served The sale amount
move to Greene, on account OF Mrs.
Miler's health.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09

Iowa has one fifty-fourth of the area
Of the United States, but it leads all
the others-big and little--in the value
of agricultural products.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09
OLD LIGHT PLANT SOLD.

Sac City, Dec. 7.-Having sold it's
new light and power plant to an east
ern syndicate, the Sac City Electrical
company sold at public auction its old
plant. F. S. Needham, president Of
the Farmers Savings bank, bought it
for $4,000.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09
|Di ~ n e r
s + or / e 8

"I've been taking a moving picture
of farm hand said the photog-
rapher
"Oh, can you take one of thing
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09

Time flies for the busy man. 1t
also flies for the ones who put of
their Christmas shopping till the last
minute.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09

Less worry for what has happened
and more care in guiding what is go
ing to happen, makes for happiness in
life
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09

Thrift does not mean nickel squeez-
ing. 1t means getting full vaule for
money judiciously expended.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09
Graham,
Hours--e TO u q. m; 20 9 p. m
ennis Office Bldg. ottumwa. iowa
DR.. Burt La Force
EYE, EAR, NOSE, THROAT.

EYE, EAR, NOSE, THROAT.
Address (until further notice) Post
Graduate Medical school. Los Angeles,
Calf. Office 11e s.. Market St., Ottum-
wa, la. Will be open from 10 to IL for
refill Of glasses and settlement of ac-
counts.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09

MASSACRE HEROINE MOVES.
Des Moines, Dec. Mrs. Abbie
Gardner Sharp, heroine of the Spirit
Lake massacre, well known through
out Iowa, has come to Des Moines to
spend the winter.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09

around to make it one of party, there
is apt to be shakeup that will put
lot of Office holders on the retired
list.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09

Ca1ler-I suppose you can spell all
the short words, Bobbie.
Bobbie-I can spell a lot of big
ones, too. can even spell words of
four cylinders.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09

|, Foreign representatives.: Cone, nor-
enxen & Woodman. Msllers Bu'lain y.
Chicago: 225 Fifth Ave-. New 1ofA
city: Gumbel Bldg, Kansas City. MO.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09

Entered as second class mater Oce-
Dber IT.. 1903, at the postoffice, Ottum u.
IVA, Iowa, ander the Act OF Congress -
March 3, 1879.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-12-09

Address The Courier Printing com
pany, Ottumwa, Iowa
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New telephone, business ottice -
hew phone editorial office, 167.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-31
Door of U. s. Vault to
Weigh 10000 Pounds

The massive 7O,OOO-pound door and YES
tibule which will be a part of the safe
deposit vault in the new United states
National bank building has arrived and
will be installed Monday or Tuesday,
The huge door and vestibule is one piece
of steel and is the third largest of It's
kind in the world. A Toronto bank has
one which weighs $1,000 pounds and a
New York bank has ordered one weigh
ing $4,000 pounds. The total amount OF
steel to be used in the vault is $4,000
pounds, and inside of the vadlt will be
placed safes weighing as much as COCO.
pounds,
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-31
Lost Goose Nearly
Spells the Sunday
Dinner for Souder
''who stole the goose?"

''Who stole the gooseY
That was a serious question around the
Commercial club rooms for half hour
Friday afternoon. when F. J. Souder,
who won the goose at the manufacturers
dinner Thursday night. sent a man to
fetch the bird.
II don't know a thing about it, was
the successive reply of each page as he
was asked where the goose was.
AS the goose was IN great crate half
as big as a wagonbox, 1t seemed wonder
fully strange that anyone could so ef-
fectively have hidden the bird.
Warmer and warmer grew the search
ers. Nearer and nearer Assistant Commits
sioner Ellis temper brought him to the
point of calling on the police for sys-
tematic search.
At the home of T. J. Souder the plans
were all laid and the company was in
vited for a Sunday goose dinner. still the
goose could not be found. Every corner
in the building had been searched when
one page was found who knew something
of the affair
'Oh, yes, sah." he said The cold
storage people came and got that goose. "
II developed that the Peoples Ice ana
Cold Storage company, which had given
the Coos, had sent up a driver the follow
Ing morning TO bring the crate back. The
cage knowing nothing of the affair and
the driver knowing less the two OF them
threw crate, goose and all in the wagon
End IL was hauled back to the storage
plant.
Souders driver was informed where
TO go. and eventually got his goose, The
5innor is to come off on scheduled time.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-31
Forge Plant Of the
Dodge Brothers is
Among Best in Land

To a great extent the tremendous pro-
duction records attained by the larger
American motor car factories in the last
few years have been accomplished
through the rapid strides made in the de-
Nelopment of the art Of drop forging.
From the very beginning of the auto
mobile industry, engineers have sought
a means of obtaining maximum strength
in the parts subjected to heavy strain,
without adding useless weight to the COM
pleted car Drop forging and the use of
high grade characterization steel
proved the solution of the problem, and
today the manufacturer who builds the
majority of the parts used in his car,
counts an efficient forge shop as one of
his most valuable possessions.
AS pioneers in the manufacture of parts
for automobiles, Dodge Brothers. who
have just placed their own car on the
market, rapidly grasped the advantages
of drop forging and their forge plant in
Detroit is pointed out as typifying all
that is best in the business. The huge
steam hammers with their falling
weights, as heavy as two or three tons,
are almost constantly in operation, turn
ing out parts for the new car.
To the visitor making his first trim
through forge shop, it is a source OF
considerable wonder as to how the men
in charge Of the hammers stand the ter
rifle heat from the white-hot me ais. The
answer is found in the type of building
erected by Dodge Brothers to house the
forge shop. This is typical of the bis
modern manufacturing institutions of tho
kind. The building are long and narrow
of steel and concrete construction, and
built so that during the summer month.
1t is possible to open practically all side.
of the structure and admit every particle
OF air.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-31
SAMOAN QUEEN? FAR FROM IT
Chief Yeomsn High Would Differ
with Late Robert Louis
Stevenson,
ARE UGLY, LAZY AND DIRTY

Chief Woman Hish of the local
navy recruiting office. begs to differ
from the late Robert Louis stevenson. In
regard to the attractiveness Of the
Samoan Islands. MIR. High spent ten
months there on duty in 1918,
'''I never saw any Of thosc\ beautiful
and modest maidcns that were Just wait
ing TO cast themselves at the feet OF
man and be his willing loving servant
all his lie" said Mr.. High. The ma
tives arc OF a dark chocolate color and
their features are anything but beauti-
full. And they're dirty. too, ana lazy.
"They live in little huts made OF poles
with dirt floors and mating sides, There
is almost no agriculture and they make
what little living they require by the
manufacture of copra. Copra is dried
cocoanut meat which is shipped to var
ious countries.
Walks Across Island.
81 was on board a little thousand-ton
gunboat stationed in the harbor Of Page
Page, on the little island Of Tutuila.
I'VE walked across that island and over
an S0O-foot mountain range in just forty
five minutes. We used to go out and
watch the natives do the famous silva
silva dance in the moonlight. They were
all very-er-what shall l say?-lightly
clad, yes, very lightly clad, l might
say. The dance consisted in Just hop
ping around on one foot and then on the
other going through various contortions
and chanting weird tune, while a
man over at the side beat on five
gallon Kerosene can by way OF music.
It's good deal like the hula-hula dance.
But l got plenty Of Samoa in ten
months. The rainfall there is 200 inches
n year. In Omaha the rainfall | think
is about thirty inches year. So you
can imagine what the weather's like In
Samoa.
"Of course, the islands are beautiful
with their tropical vegetation, but you
can't live on that. They do say they
have dry season there. Maybe that
comes during the two months of the
year while wasn't there. 1t certainly
didn't come during the ten months 1
was there"
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-31
BRIEF CITY NEWS

Fidelity Storage o Van Co Doug. sso
Have Root Print It--Now Beacon Press
Burgess arandsn Co.--Lighting ttN
lures.
wanted-Choice real estate loans w
II. Thomas. s2S State bolk lu ldue
Police chief Laid Up-Chief OF Police
Henry Dunn is confined 60 his home With
severe case Of Ia grippe.
Hayden Buyers East-Thomas FLYNN.
+. II, johnson and L.. \. Barker. buyers
for Hayden Bros. left Saturday for New
York on a spring buying trip
"Today's Complete Movie Program"
classified section today, and appears IN
The Bee EXCLUSIVELY Find out what
the various moving picture theatcra offer
Malone Back from Springs Ma.
lone. who recently Identified himsel; with
J, L. Brandcis " Sons In an executive
capacity, has returned from trip to EN-
celsior Springs.
Loses at Old Game-walter Foltz Of
Grafton, Ncb., matched dollars with two
strangers at the Union station Friday
night and lost Sil The police are looking
for the strangers
Glen wharton Better-Glcn Wharton,
who was operated on Tor appendicitis two
weeks ugo. has returned from the hos
pital TO his home and expects 10 he at
his office Monday
School Janitor Resigns-ANel L. John
son. ianitor at Eellcm school four years,
has rendered his resignation to the Board
OF Educationi with the explanation that
he intends to take his family TO q farm In
Oregon.
Railroads Haul More Coal--The move
ment OF coal by railroads into Omaha is
bigger this year than for several years
past, according to General Freight Agent
Charles Lane of tho Union Pacific, who
has been compiling figures on coal hauled.
Quickly located aud easily accessible
are two prime requisites OF desirable
office location. Tenants of The Bee
Building, the building that Is always
new" find these two conditions of great
service in building up their business
Carload of nay stOlen-George Clark
and ]. II. McCool are being held by the
police for the theft OF a carload OF hay
taken from string OF cars on the siding
at Thirteenth and Lake streets. Special
OFFICER Lahey and Detective Rich made
the arrest
8. Blsky Buys Lucille style shop
Fifteenth and Harvey and viii conduct
the establishment In the future as a
credit clothing house. Mr.. Bilsky mas
been In this line OF business for many
wears and comes here from Chicago to
engage in business for himself.
Lecture On Karma-Mrs. j. Newton
pike will lecture az Philosophical hall
suite FOL, Bee building, Sunday evening at
O'Clock. her subject being "karma, or
the Law of Cause and Effect" in which
thoughts desires and emotions are the
things which are the builders oil the
future Of humanity. The lecture Is free
to the public.
collegians Choose U. p. Tnn-Yale'
Harvard and Princeton have chosen the
OLD Faithful Inn exhibit of the Union
Pacific railroad at the Frisco exposition
az headquarters for all students ana
alumni who will visit the exposition dur
ing the year. This information Is con-
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-31
COUPLE FROM BENNINGTON
DENIED MARRIAGE LICENSE

MARYSVIILE, Kan, Jan. S.-(Special
Telegram.)-Probate Judge w. w. Porter
today refused to issue a marriage license
to August Kapke. 48 years old. and Mrs.
Hannah Zimmerman, 26 years old, both of
Bennington, Neb., when they called and
asked to be married.
Questions asked by the judge developed
that Mrs. Zimmerman had been divorced
but two months and he refused to issue
a license or perform the marriage cere-
mony Mr.. Kapke and Mrs Zimmerman
returned TO Bennington tonight
Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-31
Irate Street Car
Bumps Jitney Bus

An irate street car. evidently Jealous OF
the popularity of the new transportation
vehicle. the jitney bus. made an attack
on a jitney operated. by Mrs. G. Turner
Haines at Nineteenth and Farnam streets
and the jitney lost the battle which en-
sued. 1t was necessary TO haul the ma
chine away for repairs. Mrs. Haines put
her car in operation to turn the proceeds
over to the City mission.