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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-02
FINISH PARSONS
BIBLE BUILDING
FORMAL DEDICATION TO TAKE
PLACE WEDNESDAY
OCTOBER 10.

Fairfield, Sept. 3d. Wednesday
October 10 will be day of great I'M
portance to Parsons college ana 70
Fairfield people for that Is the da1e
chosen for the formal dedication OF the
spacious new Bible building which mas
Just been completed on the Parsons
college compus. The building Is the
Charles l.. Parsons and is to be
memorial to their father Lewis B. Par
sons Jr. for whom Parsons college was
named. The new building is to pc
known as 1.-The Lewis 3. Parsons Jr,
Memorial Hail. and will be used ex-
clusively for a school for the English
bible and Christian service, although
one room in the large building will be-
set apart for Parsons Memorial
room.
The new building Is Of Bedford stone
and is OF antique architecture. 1t Is
beautifully trimmed with polished stone
and is one Of the finest Of the many
beautiful buildings on the Parsons col
lege campus. 1t has cost the donors
over $3.50 The interior has been fin
ished In southern oak beautifully grain
ed and dressed. The furniture Is OF the
last approved style and the building
complete is one Of which the Parsons
college people are exceedingly proud.
no ucuICdtiOu PAo6A ~AAA "AAA
Of musical numbers by Parsons stu
dents and members Of the faculty. Rev.
C. 4Dutton Jacobs of Ottumwa will con-
duct the scripture reading. Rev. Archi-
bald Cardle of Burlington will make
the opening prayer.
The address Of the occasion will be
given by Rev. George l.. Robinson d.
D., Of Mccormick Theological Semin-
airy Chicago Ill. His subject will be
"The Bible and Conscience.
William G. Ross of this city Will
speak on the life and work of General
Lewis B. Parsons and Parsons college
An appreciation.
President Lowell M McAfee will
speak on the subject why This Build
ing?" The idea in the minds of the
donors.
DR.. Willis E. Parsons will read the
report Of the building committee and
make the prayer Of dedication.
Dr. Parsons has the distinction Of
having been prevailed upon by the Par
sons college people to remain in Fair
field and take charge of the bible in
struction in the new building. DR.. Par
sons spent many years of his life al
ready at Parsons college and the work
which he has undertaken is not new to
him in any way. The dedication of this
handsome building will be attended by
prominent educators and bible students
all over this section Of the country and
will be one of the most interesting
events which has occurred in Parsons
college circles for some time.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-02
sWEDEs FEEL THE WAR.

Charge d'Affaires Jefferson Caffrey
of the American legation at Stock
holm, Sweden, states that during the
last year the Swedish match industry
has met with difficulties. It is only
sthrough great exertions, he says, that
1T has been able to keep the export
market that it has worked up. and it
has been extremely difficult to get raw
material. At the beginning of the war
the import Of Russian asp wood into
Sweden stopped. Then it was neces-
sary to get the wood from Swedish
forests. 1t has been shown that the
Swedish asp can very well be used,
and much asp is found in Norrland
and also IN the provinces in the south
erh part of Sweden. The factories in
Jonkoping have enough wood to last
for some time to come. However, the
prices Of Swedish asp have become
very high, and when freight costs are
added the factories have found it very
much more expensive to use Swedish
wood.
In Russia the export of asp wood
is not prohibited, but the high
freights on the railroads have hind
cred it. A few cargoes of asp wood
In splintered form have reached Swed-
en- by water via Finland, but rs rule
the Swedish factories can not make
use of the wood in this form, as it is
much too wasteful. Therefore, they
will have to continue to fill their needs
In Sweden.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-02
STRANDED CIRCUS
HELPS OUT FARMERS
ACTORS WITHOUT MONEY or
PRICE GO TO WORK AS HIRED
HANDS FOR MEN.

Muscatine, Sept. 30.-The misfor-
tunes of the Rice & Dore Water cir.
Gus has made for surfeit of hired
men in the vicinity of Port Louisa.
There is hardly farm house in that
locality which does not harbor one or
more members of the i'll fated party.
Some are working as fishermen and
shelters and others are trying their
hand at farming All have but one
object in view, namely to secure
enough money to get back to the rial
to Tor despite their i'll fortunes of the
year all are ready to embark upon an
other theatrical enterprise next year.
Not only are members Of the circus
to be found in the Port Louisa county
but it would appear that most of the
aquatic managers have been trans
ported to farm houses in that locality
Alligators. snakes, turtles and other
forms Of reptile life are now being
housed at the places where the circus,
men are staying. The reptiles are be.
ing held by the showmen for 1t rep
resents all they received for their last
months work on the road, when be-
cause of adverse circumstances no sal
aries were paid.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-02

new bosses, new buyers and new
housekeepers who never heard of you.
Incredible! What! = never heard of
me? No, never heard of you! Sorry to
disappoint you.
Man is provided with a great ego.
If he didn't have it he couldn't stand
1t to live. Without an ego he would
probably take one look at the noon
and go jump in the lake. Now the
best thing that an ego does is to give
you fine feeling of permanence. OF
course you aren't permanent, and your
better sense tells you so. But Mr.. Ego
keeps trying to make you think you
are. What he aims to do is to make
you feel comfortable. Nice thing to
nave around = an ego. You need him
In your business. But don't believe
everything he tells you. He is the
most agreeable and ever present liar
on your premises"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-02
STATE EXPERTS TO
TEST WATER SUPPLY

Iowa City, Sept. 30.-How the people
of Iowa can use the expert services Of
the men connected with the laborator-
les at the University Of Iowa to guard
their health is explained in state
ment which DR.. Henry Albert, state
baoteriologist, has prepared.
The laboratories here will make ex-
aminations of water whenever request
ed to do so by the state board Of
health, any state institution, or any
citizen, school, or municipality accord
ing to the provisions of the law passed
by the last general assembly.
To have an analysis made the
sender needs only pay the transporta-
ton charges of the water to and from
the laboratory and fee of one dollar.
The fee is fixed by law. If a COM
munity desires to have considerable
number of examinations made for q
considerable period Of time it can get
an expert analyst from the university
to. do the work by paying his travelling
expenses and the cost Of transporting
temporary laboratory. DR.. Albert is
prepared to furnish detailed instruc-
lions as to how the services of the
analyst may be obtained.
The state epidemiologist, whose
headquarters are at the university, is
at the service Of the people. When.
ever disease breaks out in epidemic
form, the local board of health should
request DR.. G. H. Sumner, secretary.
executive officer of the state board OF
health, Des Moines, to send the cpl
deI,iologist.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-02
STOP KNOCKING.

Sell your hammer and buy a horn, .
is newspaperdom's advice to those
narrow-chested gentlemen who wear
gum shoes and a pessimistic map.
Hammering creates a noise and at
tracts the attention Of passersby, but
only momentarily. Then the crowd
passes on with either plying glances
or scornful looks for the knocker.
Every time one man knocks another,
the knockee is doing something worth
while, and that is why the people
know he has the Knockers goat. When
you blow horn, the crowd cheers and
shouts its approval 1t knows you are
boosting for better things and better
ideals. Every time you pull your ham
mer out, the crowd passes you by as
if you were dangerous pest. There
used to be a lot of knocking in the
newspaper and the trade publication
business. There is some of it being
done today, but the tendency is to-
ward the abandonment of the practice.
Boost, and the world boosts with you!
Knock, and you knock mostly alone.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-02
FINANcIERs WRONG.

Before and for some time after the
European war broke out, fnanclers III
+ the United States freely predicted that
I the American money market would be
demoralized by the vast amount OF
American stocks and bonds that would
I be thrown upon the market in Europe.
Y The belief that this would come to
pass was so strong that condition
approaching a panic existed on the
! New York exchange for some time
. and its directors went SO far az to
3close It for business and to fix min
imum price on the stocks and bonds
I that seemed in the greatest danger.
/ Nearly everybody feared that the four
or five billion dollars worth Of Ameri-
can securities that are held in Europe
would be thrown into the market for
forced SALE It would mean the out
pouring of hundreds of millions of
american dollars and the smashup of
he Industries and corporations and
businesses which issued the securities
because their stocks would greatly
s3depreciate in value and confidence in
them would be gone
"A But, all predictions to the contrary
Europe has not put American securi-
sEjl6S OH luS u1dIhcI ctuu COuulLlOu
hat was feared has not come to pass
nd seems unlikely to do 80. OF course
there is a reason and very natural
Zone. 1t is also a reason highly COM
\ plimentary to the United States. The
3 four or FIVE billion dollars worth of
stocks and bonds held abroad, are in
the possession of private parties who
4 bought them as investments. Thew are
II airly we'll divided between France,
& ngland and Germany. They are not
i the possession of the various bellig-
4, rent governments.
3 Now as to why they have not been
thrown on the market. The burden of
war Is immense Taxes in everyone of
The countries have been Increased by
M caps and bounds. All money that is
available Is being gobbled up by the
in their public war loans.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-02
AUDITOR IS STRICKEN.

Iowa City, Sept. 3O.-County Auditor
Walter j. Freeman, one Of the leading
officials of the county for several years
past, was stricken down by paralysis,
on the sidewalk not far from the
court house, while enroute home, af-
ter sudden illness. The entire right
side of the official is paralyzed, and
his condition is very serious. He is
unconscious at his home. His only
warning of the approaching collapse
was a splitting headache that kept
him at home, one day recently. He
seemed as well as ever, however, as
hour before the stroke.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-02
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS. f.

Des Moines, Sept. 3U.-Recent SUI
preme court decisions follow:
State of Iowa VS.. G.. G. Carr, ap-
pellant. From Woodbury. county; Grim
inal Affirmed; opinion by the court.
State of Iowa VS.. John Hingst, ap-
pellant. From Woodbury. county;
criminal Affirmed; opinion by the
court.
Chicago Great Western railroad vs..
Citizens Of Churchville, ct al. ADpli-
cation to abandon station. Denied.
Citizens of East Des Moines VS.. c.,
r. l. & P, ct al application for Easton
boulevard station. Denied.
Citizens of Lake Mills VS.. G.. &. N
W. railroad, application for track con
nection. Denied.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-02
Dr.D.E. Graham
Hours-9 to IL a. NJ; 1 to 9 p. m
Ennis Office Bldg, Ottumwa. Iowa.
FAIR HELD UP
BY A RAGING FLOOD

Ames, Sept. 30.-With the show
barns flooded by the raging Skunk
river, the Ames district fair officers
Monday postponed the fair to today,
Friday and Saturday. 1t was to have
commenced Monday.
The Skunk river at noon Tuesday
was higher than it has been in year.
1t is flooded the bottom lands. The
high water has forced suspension of
travel on the Lincoln highway, the
raging stream covering the. route hub
deep on top Of the high grade.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-02

A contract has been let for con-
siderable amount of paving. In
nearly every case, the property own
ers have long wanted their street i'm
proved. They should cooperate with
the contractors and the city by seeing
that all pipe connections ere put in at
once so that nothing need stand In the
way of the contractors making start
on the work at once and getting some
or all of it before cold weather.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-02

Salonika, where the allies are re-
ported to be landing troops, is on the
Gulf of Salonika, an arm of the
Aegean sea. 1t is only about forty
miles from the southern border of Ser
bia. 1t is about two hundred and eighty
miles from Salonika, Greece, to Bel
grade, Serbia, by route almost due
north through Serbia. 1t is almost
two hundred miles from Belgrade to
Budapest
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-02

from Magdeburg, Germany to the
United States goods valued at $S,216,-
600 while in 1915 the shipments ag-
gregated only $4,000 That is prov
ing that it was the war that shut off
imports and took the place of the pro.
tective tariff that was repealed. That
sort Of protection ends when the war
ends, and then Magdeburg will again
send us $3,216,000 of the products Of
her labor and take away $3,216,O0O Of
orr coin
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-02
The International Diplomats
They Are the Useless and Sometimes Dangerous
Vermiform Appendix of the international Body
GEORGE KIRCHWEY
Professor OF Columbia University

The diplomatist is the veriform ap.
pendix of the international body use.
less and sometimes dangerous sur
vival from a more primitive organiza.
ton Of society. AS in the case of the
human appendix, we take his earlier
utility for granted. All that We know
is that he has always existed and that,
under modern conditions of living. he
is peculiarly liable to become tester
ing sore in the body polite. When he
becomes an intolerable nuisance, 4
source of infection, we cut him out
and so get rid of the danger. The
trouble is that the operation itself Is
sometimes dangerous or that it may
come too late to avoid infection.
That is the Dumba case in nut.
shell. The Austrian ambassador IS no
worse than the rest of his tribe. He is
doubtless an estimable gentleman, 60
ing through the motions OF his artifi-
cial existence with dignity and pro-
priety, upholding the honor" of his
country by doing nothing with cere-
monial "impressiveness," maintaining
friendly relations between his own
country and the power to which he Is
accredited by vigorously maintaining
the correct attitude of ''innocuous
desuetude." 1t is only when he at
tempts to function, or when, in time of
storm and stress, he has real functions
thrust upon him by his home govern
ment, that he becomes menace to in
ternational peace and good feeling.
Dumba had, by virtue Of his office,
nothing whatever to do with the NUM-
lions industry in this country. 1t was
no part of Count Won Bernstorff's bust
ness as ambassador to advise Ameri-
can citizens as to their rights as trav-
ellers on the high seas. But the atti-
tude of lay figure is irksome when
ones countrys interests are at stake,
and so the diplomatic agents of the
Teutonic powers took a hand in a
game they did not understands; played
1t, of course, like the bunglers they
were. and being diplomatists, played
it craftily and trickily.
If anyone doubts the accuracy Of
this picture of diplomatic futility and
menace, let him read the diplomatic
correspondence given out by countries
now at war, covering the fatal twelve
days between the Austrian ultimatum
and the actual outbreak of hosti]ities
the British White Paper, the Ger
man White Book, the French Yellow
Book and the rest. Here, if anywhere,
the accredited diplomatist might have
been expected to shine. But in all this
tragic record there isn't line to show
that one ambassador or minister pleni-
potentiary contributed in any degree
to the end for which the British and
French and Russian foreign officers
strove. 1t is time the German minis
ter to Belgium lied to the Belgian
government as to the. intentions of
Germany to respect Belgian neutral
ity; and that tho German ambassador
at Vienna did everything in his power
Copyright, 1915 by Nat
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-02
PICNIC IN LINN COUNTY.

Cedar Rapids, Sept. 30.--PreIiminary
arrangements for the Linn county
farm picnic, which will be held in
Marion, Oct 9, are progressing rapid
ly, and if the weather man is kind
big crowd is expected. County Agent
A. G. Thurman has obtained as one of
the speakers of the day Charles d..
Eckerle of Chicago, who will talk on
the subject Of cooperation among the
farmers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-02

rect Indictment to stiffen the belllger'
ent attitude of the Austrian govern
ment; and that the German ambassa-
doris at st. Petersburgh and London,
quite innocently no doubt, deceived
their own governments as to the lnten-
tons and capacity of the Russian ana
British governments to take an efrec'
tive part in the war. But not single
helpful or constructive act is recorded.
The appendix is worthless for every
thing but harm.
The helplessness and the menace OF
the diplomatic agent spring from the
same roots. He is stranger In
strange land, a stranger indeed, IN
every land - at his best. which is also
his worst, even in his own land.
Brought up in an atmosphere of In
trigue; skilled in no art but that OF
deception; trained in the sordid and
odious processes of foreign policy; In
spired by no aim but that of overreach-
ing other governments, especially that
to which he is accredited; knowing
nothing of the people among whom he
lives; incapable, indeed, by virtue OF
his training and traditions and his CO.
vert hostility as well as of his for,
eigness, of understanding them-what
wonder that he made failure in the
present crisis and brought us to the
verge of war with friendly nation?
Is this too hard q saying? 1t must
be admitted there are exceptions to
the black record of ineficiency and
mischief. A James Bryce, with sound
and sympathetic knowledge of the
American people, by his tact, sincerity
and goodwill, dement's anew the bonds
of friendship between his country and
ours. But Bryce was no diplomatist,
and his most notable achievements
were not of a diplomatic kind. So our
own representatives abroad - James
Russell Lowell, John Hay, Andrew D.
White, Myron T. Herrick and host
of others = have rendered inestim-
able service in the promotion of inter
national goodwill and of friendship for
our country; but these also we're
simple citizens, with no axes to grind
land no diplomatic tradition of over
reaching and bad faith. Apart from
these and a few other exceptional
cases, the diplomatist has all the in.
aptitude and capacity for mischief OF
that Well Politik In whose orbit he
revolves.
OF course Ambassador Dumba had
to go. But his fate is, in a way a
tragedy. He is punished for living up
to the traditions of his order, and be-
ing found out. Really it is the order
that should be done away with the
high and mighty order of accredited
spies and overreachers. Real diplo.
macy the official intercourse of ma
lions has everything to gain and
nothing to lose from it's abolition. The
mails and telegraph will still be avail.
able for international Conversations
and this is the twentieth century -
rot the tenth.
ional Editorial Service.)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-02
TO ELECT THREE ALDERMEN.

Webster City, Sept. 3O.--Webster
City will hold special election Octo-
Der ii for the election of three alder
men to serve under the new man
ager form" of government just adopt
ed here. AS soon as the new council
is elected a manager for the city viii
be chosen.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-02

The smell of burning rubbish is not
the most pleasant in the world but it
shows that somebody is cleaning up
the premises which is mighty de-
sireable thing to do at this time Of the
year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-02

Watch for the opening chapters of
"Kazan" the new serial that will make
Its appearance on the magazine page
of The Courier next Saturday. In
"Kazan" you will find story worth
reading and interesting to read.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-02
CONGREGATIONAL MEETING.

AvOca, Sept. 3O.-The slXty-hrst
semi-annual meeting of the Council
Bluffs association Of the Congrega-
tional church and ministers is in ses-
sion here Ministers and laymen from
many of the southern localities are
present.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-02

In view of the fact that many Of
tumwans have gone to California to
live, it is comforting to know that
some Of them find that after ALL this
section is the better and prove it by
returning. Two such families are
right now building homes in Ottumwa
and have written Tex" before their
title Of "Californians."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-02

A little cooperation on the part Of
city officials, paving contractors and
property owners, will result in the
paving of portions of six streets before
cold weather sets in Paved streets
will be much appreciated through the
winter months.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-02

London says the allies gained more
In the recent two days battle than
they did in the whole year preceding.
Well, that wouldn't necessarily iEdi-
cate any great gain.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-02
THE CAUSE OF QUEER WEATHER,

THE CAUSE OF QUEER WEATHER,
Why did 1t rain all summer? Why
has 1t stayed cool throughout the
months that ordinarily are hot? What
has caused what many people assert
b the "queerest season" in the men,
Dry Of man?
The war that Is raging in Europe
WAS popularity blamed for a long time,
many people firmly believing that the
constant explosions of the huge guns,
Ibombs, mines, etc., brought about con-
litions in the air that caused rain and
consequent cold weather. 1t seemed
70 bear out an oft repeated theory OF
Iertain professional "rain-makers"
Who have at various times and places
Undertaken to produce rain over GER
lain localities by causing explosions
1t high attitudes.
But tho scientists scoffed at this
hea and pointed back to years In
which the world did not hear the boom
IF great guns but which nevertheless
law weather much like that we have
experienced this year.
Now comes another explanation
Touched for by no less parsonage than
Willis L. Moore, LII. D., Sc. D., pro-
lessor Of meteorology at George
Washington university, and former
chief of the United States weather
bureau. Professor Moore says that
The queer weather is due to the many
violent volcanic eruptions that have
occurred in the past two or three
years. He says that the volcanic dust
that Is thrown high in the atmosphere
lmpedes the suns rays and otherwise
affects and mobiles the weather and
causes climatic changes. The pro-
fessor's theory Is more fully explained
in his article which will appear on
this page tomorrow as one of the
beries of feature editorials by men Of
international note. Read 1t tomorrow.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-02
Dl nnQr
s tori y

A teacher IN rurell a.nOOl III Mas
sachusetts was one day explaining to
her class the degrees of comparison
of adjectives To make sure she was
understood, she called on each pupil
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-02

There is vast difference between
the unsatisfied man and the dis
satisfied man. The one works to get
on higher plane. The other tries to
pull those on higher planes down to
his own.