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The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1915-04-17

direct descendants Of the old-time
horse traders.
The motor car gyp can accom-
plish temporary miracles. Under his
deft fingers worn down cylinders and
pistons are suddenly brought together
and compression seems nearly per-
feet. Gears that have shrieked and
ratified begin to purr like a well-fed
cat and the victim gets a "demonstra-
ton" that is highly satisfactory.
A gyp sees, for instance, fairly
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1915-04-17

point children who are unconsciously
facing a made-to-order romance are
William Charles Flynn, thirty-seven
months old, and Alenc Calvert Houck
seventeen months old.
After the babies emerged from a
baby congress, each with a 'perfec-
ton tag" their mothers held a con-
ference. Three times before the chill
dren have won first prizes in the
same baby show. The boy is the win
ner of fourteen first prizes and the
girl of six. The mothers are con-
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1915-04-17
Chicago Con Man Tried the Wrong Old Gentleman

HICAGo-An old whose thklens
mild benevolent
Austin
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1915-04-17
"Perfect" Babies in Los Angeles Are Betrothed

ANGELEsA perfect baby dd
guided maternal hands ugenc marriage
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1915-04-17
Ghost Invites New Orleans Girl to Dance Minuet

EW oRLEANsLegend
they abodes fair
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1915-04-17
Look Out for Motor Car Gyps When in New York

NEW YoRKWhen in New York for the what
Well,
chase automobile Then watch The
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-04-08
Monday

NkUAAA0Y
%--sA~-~ea-v~~r~~a1' ~->a--s---~-
Mrs. S A. Hewitt and daughter, Adel-
aide, have gone to Sun Prairie. 10 visit
Mrs. Hewitt's sister. Mrs. w. J. jones.
/ Miss Lillian Frenz has returned to
! Merrimack to resume her school duties
after week 8 vacation with her par
ents he e.
| The largest alfalfa farm in the state
is probably the California farms Of the
SWartz Brothers near Waukesha. Last
year this farm had 80 acres of alfalfa
to which an addition of forty acres was
made. In 1915 this farm will have 100
acres of alfalfa.
John Stadler has sold his farm near
the Cahoon Mine to Max Hager. Mr..
Stadler has been engaged in farming
and railroading for forty two years and
will take one years vacation after
which time he will decide what he will
do.
Robert Whitelaw of Portage is re-
covering very rapidly from his recen4
illness and promises to regain his for
! mer health. Mr. Whitelaw located in
Columbia county in 1848 and is one of
the Oldest residents as we'll as one Of
Oldest voters. His first vote was cast
in 1849 Saturday he celebrated his
96;h birthday quietly at home. Mrs.
R. J. Osborne, nee Mary Whitalaw, Of
Baraboo is granddaughter.
j Some of the Ontario people who gave
their notes to assist promoters of a
railroad from Ontario to Norwalk now
seem to be sorry they signed the paper
The Norwalk Star says: Eat Ontario
Tuesday evening last week the largest
and liveliest railroad meeting ever held
in that village took place, the purpose
seeming to be to ascertain the validity
Of the notes given by various persons
in aid Of the proposed railroad from On
tario to Norwalk. After considerable
hot discussion, committe wassappOint-
ed to get legal advice concerning the
n)tes and their validity. The notes had
been offered for sale in Chicago.
Never was there a season approach
ing with so many difficulties and more
discouraging outlook for the circus
folk. The worst thing with which they
have to contend is the quarantine on
account Of the foot and mouth disease.
Some Of the circuses state, accOr ding
to the last issue of the Billboard, that
they do not intend to attempt to show
in certain states and will not even at
tempt to go through them on the rail
roads. The we'll known show, 101
Ranch, which showed in Baraboo some
years ago, will change its program
greatly in order to avoid taking so
many animals along. Performers will
take the place of 3bufaloes and bron-
choes. 1t is doubtful if some of the
animals owned by the Baraboo circuse
can be taken on the road in some of the
states and this will neceseitate their be-
ing left in Baraboo. AS to the live
stock with the show, no doubt there
will be more or less trouble on account
Of quarantine regulations in the sever
al states 40 that the troubles of the
circus owners will be great enough for
the coming season.
The Sells-Floto shows will not open
at albuquerque for the legislature has
forbidden ali shippers Of stock of any
kiad to stop anywhere in the state. The
sane applies to the Tammen and vii d
West shows Some Of them may try
to escape to California,
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-04-08
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-01
BY LED PAPE

And he set tho alarm clock for sin
the moaning and me and Attic went
to bed and 1t dident seam az x had
hardly bin asleep mint wen thare
was a fearse noize and wat was it but
the alarm clock going awf a. II It
thawt thare was fire or sumthing,
and opened wun eye and watched It
till it stopped going awf.
1t must of went awf to soon. I'm
sleepy, thawt.
And I looked at Artie with the eye
had open, and both his eyes was shut
tito as II he was nevvir going to wake
up, and thawt, G. 1t wood be shame
to wake him up Jest to see sun rise.
And shut my eye agen and went to
sleep, and dident wake up agen till pop
called me, and sed. Hey, thawt you 2
kids were going to get up and cheer
the brakeing day.
The clock dident wake Artie up, and
he looked SO comfortable dident wunt
to wake him UP eethir, sed.
That's the time fooled you, awl rite,
sed Artie, woak up befoar you did,
and saw you open wun eye and pre-,
tendid to be asleep.
/: And we both got up and got dressed
and ate brekfist and went to skool.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-01
Senators Weeks and B0rdh Looked
on as RivQLs for G. o. r. Nomination
BY LAURENCE TODD
The couriers Special Washington Correspondent

Should Borah fail to win sufficient
strength to prevent the nomination OF
an ''old guard" candidate, there appears
to BIZ no doubt that the progressives
Will turn to Justice Hughes, former
governor Of New York, despite his an
nouncement that he will remain on the
United States supreme court bench.
One Of the problems now facing the
managers OF the Borah candidacy 10 the
making of terms with Senator Cum
minis In Iowa and with Senator LaFol-l
lette In Wisconsin. These veterns Of the
progressive movement within the re-
publican party have not endorsed
borah. They prefer him to Weeks. but
they disagree with him on the issue OF
conservation and OF states rights.
Borah IL not q conservationist. He fav-
ors tho southern visw Of state sovor-
eighty, as indicated In many Of his
speeches. Hence the Iowa leader Is 60
ing to be cautious In approaching an
understanding with tho man from
Boise. e rs
That Senator cunnmins y himssaf
strong possibility for the nomination 10
declared by western progressive rspub-
leans. Still. the signs point to another
man. and 1t may be assumed that II NJ
becomes convinced Of thak fact Sem
ator Cummins viii declare himself II
sympathy with the Borah candidacy
under certain conditions. These condi-
lions will amount to q dictation Of his
idea of progressive platform for thu
party, and II Borah meets them, ~ DI-
pected. with countsr-proposAls, The
party may be enabled to get q clear
view Of the differences between the twO
men.
Borah issued formal statsusasu<,
| some time ago. declaring that hs was
not candidate. It il divulged now that
Borah had held conference with
Theodore Roosevelt just before he gave
out that manifesto. The. colonel. flush
I'd with his victory over Barnes In the
famous libel suit. has come back IA
tho national political game. No en9
need be surprised II he calls Bor1h b
the front.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-01

washington. May ss.-senator Weeks
Of Massachusetts, backed by the con-
sentative republican forces Of the
country, Is today the most formidable
candidate for the q. 0. p. presidential
nomination. Senator Borah Of Idaho,
supported BY = majority Of the pro-
gressive faction and by the returned
Back Of Borah ID the Roosevelt In
fluence: back Of him may soon be the
announced preference Of the colonel.
Behind Weeks IL tho entire organixa-
ton that brought about the nomination
Of Taft at Chicago three years ago.
This outline of the republican situa-
ton was given today by one Of the In
siders In the councils Of the party. aft
er conferences with men Of all shades
clared that Borah would refuse to adj
NIT himself candidate until the issue
Of "standpatters versus progressives''
had been decided within the party.
Nevertheless he considered Borah q
foregone conclusion ~ the selection Of
| the progressive faction to make the
| race next year.
A nearly ~ can be learned here the
BorAh partisans are getting ready to
make a general attack upon the weeks
! candidacy. They know that Weeks has
| the support Of New England. Now
York ESQ far as Barnes can control the
Empire statel. Pennsylvania, and q
| majority Of the organizations In the
middle west. On the other hand. such
conservatives as Senator Jones In
Washington are coming to the aid OF
Borah, while Norris In Nebraska, Bris-
tow in Kansas. Clapp in Minnesota and
other progressive republicans are do
Ing their utmost to line up their states
for BOrah a. a safeguard against reac-
ton.
| Predictions are made that Senator
Weeks will withdraw, when tho Night
against him 10 fully developed. In that
case his supporters are expected t.
turn to former Vice-president Fair
banks Of Indiana, who Is considered m
even bettor campaigner than Weeks.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-01
SAY THAT DEAD MAN
is NOT A CONVICT

Ft Madison, May 29.-The state
ment coming out of Waterloo, that the.
body of an unidentified man found
with his skull crushed on the Illinois
Central right Of way was that Of an
escaped convict from TT. Madison, Is
said to be erroneous. The picture of
the man Identifies him as Diggs Nolan,
alias H. K. George, and 1t is said that
he escaped from the lawn In front Of
the Fl Madison prison in July. 1914.
There were no escapes from the pris-
on In July, 1914, and there has been
no prisoner confined named Nolan,
alias George.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-01
HAPPY OVER
CENSUS RETURNS

Cedar Rapids, May 29.-County ON:
Gals Of Linn county are rejoicing fol-
lowing the announcemeL of the ON.
cial census count which brings Linn's
total to 70,051, thereby putting the Of
ficials in line for substantial raise
in salaries.
Cedar Rapids total is given as 49,
500, with Marion, the second largest
city in the county, having total of
1868. Mount Vernon is credited with
1854. Marion township has the larg-
est rural population Of any township
in the county with 1915. Total popu-
lation for cities and towns in county
is 1858 and that of rural districts IT,
1872.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-01

MY cuzzin Artie slepp with me last
mite and befoar we went to bed sod,
Say, Artie. and he sed, Wat, and !
sed, Lets get up at o'clock tomorro
moaning and see the sun rise.
Awl rite, sed Artie, but how are We
going to wake up that erly without
enyboddy to do it for US.
Ill ask pop to set the alarm clock for
US, I sed.
Witch did. and pop sed, Watts the
ideer, are you going to set out to seek
yure fortunes.
No sir, we wunt to see the run rise,
sed.
All, that's werth getting up for. my
boy, sed pop, you cant go rong seeing
nature in awl her faxes, ixpect to
see the sun rise myself sum moarnine
wen It ovirsleeps itself an hour or 80.
Well, will you set the alarm clock
for Us, sed.
/ serteny will. sed pop, nuthing gives
me moar plezzure than setting an
alarm clock for sumboddy elts, tell
you thare Is reel Joy in the thawt OF
the sun rising promptly at o'clock
in awl it's splendor and uthir peepil
getting up to watch it vile you yur.
self are slumbiring peecehlly avn.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-01
RIVER TERMINAL
MEN WILL GATHER

Keokuk May 2e.-The meeting of the
executive committee of the river ter
minal conference Of which c. F. Nc.
Farland Of Keokuk, is a member, will
be held in st. Louis on May 81, having
been called by the chairman. former
Governor A. o. Eberhart Of Minnesota.
This committee was appointed at
conference OF western business men
held in st. Louis several months ago.
Pie object of the meeting Is to elect of
ficers and perfect plans for stimulating
the creation Of adequate modern term
inals at all the large shipping points
along the Mississippi river and It's trib-
utaries. Fiften states are represented
in the conference.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-01
MANY HOMES HAVE
NO LIGHTS FURNISHED

Council Bluffs, May 29.-Condition
that have not been equalled in twenty
years exist in Council Bluffs, between
800 and 1000 homes were without
light save what householders could Sc
cure by rapid skirmishing at the stores
where candles and lamps were for
sale.
Iowa the past two weeks. Near Lenox
McGreer brothers, feeders, lost forty
head of fine steers by drowning.
Streams everywhere are out of their
banks.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-01
MUSCATINE COUNTY
PIONEER is CALLED

Muscatine, May 29.-Mrs Mary
Lundy, SO years old, widow of Captain
VIM. Lundy, Is dead at her home in
Atalissa. She was perhaps the oldest
pioneer of Muscatine county. Mrs.
Lundy died on the place where, in
1S47 with Mr.. Lundy she established
her home before the town of Atalissa
was laid out At the beginning Of the
civil war her husband enlisted and
was promoted to the rank OF captain
in the second Iowa cavalry. He took
part In some famous encounters and
became famed as leader. He died
thirty years ago. Seven children, six
of whom were at her bedside, sur.
vive Mrs. Lundy.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-01
ALBA.

| Paul Raymie, age "a, Abba. and
Mrs. Ella Dowd, age 81, Abba, were is
sued marriage license May %.
Miss Fern Coake Of Avery spent Sat
urday and Sunday in Abba but will re-
turned to Avery today.
i'll. Yates spent Saturday and Sun
day in Abba and returned to Charlton
Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Norman spent
Sunday with relatives in Des Moines.
Miss Bertha Walkin spent Sunday in
Ottumwa.
Miss Mary Cooper is at home from
Cedar Falls for a vacation visit.
Mr.. and Mrs Ralston Of Chicago are
guests at the Ed l. Ramsay home.
Miss Jessie Clark has returned to her
studies at Iowa Wesleyan at Mount
Pleasant.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Dargand Of Center
vile are guests OF their daughter Mrs.
A. r. Jackson.
Mrs. J. w. Hartsuck Of Kirksville,
Mo-, Is in Abba for visit with rela-
tives and friends.
Mrs. Nichol Of Fl. Morgan, Col, is a
guest Of her parents Mr. and Mrs. ].
w. Harlan.
Mrs. Lou Lescault Of Cherokee, Ok
lahoma Is a guest Of Mrs. D. L. McVey
and other Abba and Monroe county
friends.
Miss Blanche Noble Of Abba is vis-
ting in Chicago and other parts Of
Illinois.
Mrs. Chris Reynolds is visiting in
Chicago.
Miss Lou Wallace was a recent Wis
itor in Des Moines.
Miss Georgine Harvey has returned
to Des Moines.
Mrs. Carolyn Delmar of Foster was
recent visitor in Abba.
John Keefe Is transacting business
in Cedar Rapids this week
c. D. Hayes was at home from the
road the first of the week.
Leroy Weber has returend to his
studies in Cedar Rapids.
Mr. and Mrs. j. w. johnson have re-
turned to their home in Ottumwa
E. w. Morris made business trip ia
st. Joseph. Mo-. the first Of the week
Mrs. Walter Enid has gone to Garth
age, Mo-, for a visit with relatives
Mrs Leroy Moser of Ottumwa visited
her parents here the first Of the week
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hammond OF
Moravia were recent visitors in Abba,
Mrs. Frank Milligan has returned
from q tao weeks visit in Ottumwa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-01
THE PROPER CROP TO RAISE.

-
Carl Vrooman, assistant secretary Of
agricultural, is working upon series
of studies of the economy of the aver
age farm. with the idea of enabling the
American farmer in any given climate
and location to know just what he can
best afford to plant and raise, accord
Ing to the size of his farm. Vrooman
points out that the man with forty
acres may find it far more expensive
to raise wheat than to raise some
other crop or variety of crops, re-
CARELESS of the yield of wheat upon
this particular farm. The cost Of the
machinery required for any one crop,
and the general overhead charge"
due to the cultivation of one sort Of
crops as contrasted with another, may
make the whole difference between the
success and failure of the farm.
New England farms can be made to
produce more corn per acre, n
careful fertilizing and cultivation are
provided, than do the average prairie
farms of the west, according to depart
ment reports. Vrooman shows, how
ever, that this difference is more than
balanced by the higher cost of cult
walton and Of fertilizing, and that
hence the Massachusetts farmer can
pot afford to plant corn on his small
homestead So with every combina-
ton of crops-there is high-cost and
4 low-cost figure, due to the degree of
care taken to fit the crops to the size
Of the farm and its natural capabilities.
Hitherto the department has con-
cerned itself only with proving that a
certain yield could be obtained from
q given crop. Now it will advise as to
what crop is losing venture on the
small farm, and what one is worth
while.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-01

to make the suggested change. After
many minutes of impatient waiting,
his wife followed. His tie removed,
the professor had absentmindedly
continued the undressing process,
and as his wife entered he climbed
placidly into bed.
A New Englander was complain
ing to friend the hard luck en-
countered by his son Henry.
Now, take the last case" he said.
"Just as soon as he went to Boston
to work, Henry fell in love with a
girl. She lived in one of the suburbs,
and as soon as Henry made up his
mind he liked her, he up and
bought f1fty-trip ticket to her place
and"
And"
Got turned down at the second
call! The ticket was left on his
hands! II that amt hard luck, what
Isl"
The series-looking man was try
ing hard to listen to the speaker s
eloQuence but the squalling Of an in
FAINT in the row of seats directly
ahead gave him little opportunity.
Annoyance gave way to Irritation,
and irritation in turn was superseded
by resolve. He leaned forward,
touched the mother on the shoulder
and in dispassionate tone asked:
HAS your baby been christened
YETI"
why, no, sir. Why dc. you ask"
Merely because l was about to
suggest that II he had not been
christened you might name him
Good Idea.'"
And why Good 1dea'?' asked the
woman.
Because" the man struggled hard
to repress his feelings, lit should be
carried out"
Ladies an gen'rmen," said Sam
Johnson to the invited guests who
had filled his cabin to overfiowing
since p. M, 'I'm mighty sorry to
to have to tell you all that there amt
goin' to be no party tonight, cause
that white man what owed me fifteen
cents amt paid me yet"
why don't you have your initials
engraved on the handle of your UNI.
brella o.
Nothing doing. If anybody bor-
rows this umbrella want to have
some chance to borrow it back
again.
What is your son going to be
r Isl fI
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-01
The. Rcttlesndke of the Sea
How the Submarine Is Necessarily Changing the
Conditions of Naval Warfare
BY CHARLES P. STEINMETZ
Consulting Engineer, The General Electric Company

The submarine is the newest and
most terrible weapon of naval warfare
and in it's short career it has outraged
humanity and made war more inhumail
than any other engine of destruction
It's first exploit, in sinking the three
British cruisers at the beginning OF
the war, necessitated the order to all
the ship commanders, never to stop to
save life, but when ship is struck, to
scatter and leave the crew of the tor,
pedoed ship to it's fate; practically GER
tain death. From then on, the loss OF
life in naval battle has tremendously
increased.
The "Reminiscences of the submar,
inc, when seen, means, that 1t must
strike like the rattlesnake, before 1t is
discovered, and the laws of civilized
warfare, as they were developed wneh
the nation fought on the water, and
not under the water and in the air
above the water, are being thrown
aside, made scraps of paper, like many
other things in the present war.
Justly humanity is outraged ana
frantically tries to stop international
lawlessness. But still all warning ma
tons without exception overthrow ana
disregard whatever international law
= If such thing really exists = oper'
ates against their interest.
And still all neutral nations build
submarines, and how they will use
them In an emergency when their ma
tional existence is at stake, we fear to
think.
The laws of civilized warfare are be-
Ing changed with the changing condi-
lions OF the engines of war. and 80 far
the change has not been towards the
better. the more human, and naturally
and Justly we protest against such a
change.
But when doing so. let US look be-
yond the present, horrors. Let us
weigh carefully what we approve, and
what we disapprove, lest by present
sentiment we may be carried away to
approve things which may in the fu'
ture endanger our national safety; lest
we oppose things on which we may
some time have to rely for our preser.
walton. War and humanity have never
gone together and never will, but as
Sherman said "War is He'll"
The grave question now Is before US,
whether submarines can be permitted
to destroy merchant ships carrying am
munition and other supplies of the
enemy, when such destruction neces-
sarily involves the destruction of In
nocent passengers of neutral nations.
Humanity without hesitation says
no.
But let us stop and think, what we
as a nation would do.
Suppose at some future time Ger
man army of invasion were to land and
occupy New York, or Boston, after the
German navy had defeated the Ameri-
can navy, destroyed Its ships or driven
them back into inland harbors, and
when only American submarines could
still 20 out on the ocean. Those read
Copyright, 1915, by Ma
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-01

when he grows up, Mr.. Jigthorpe?"
asked the visitor, patting little Willie
on the head.
"Well, really, 1 don't know yet"
replied the proud parent, but from
the size Of his appetite think he has
decided bent toward the beef-pack.
ing industry