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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-15
SUMNER HEAT.

white we are waiting patiently
or impatiently-for the warm days OF
summer to succeed the raw days that
we have experienced most of the
spring. little discussion of why is
summer might be considered in or
der.
Have you ever seriously asked your
self this question: Why is summer
hotter than winter? The answer that
NAV come to ones mind first is that,
perhaps, the earth is nearer to the
sun at one time of the year than an
other and that when it so approaches
the sun the daily temperature goes
up. Actually the reverse is true, for
on July S of this year the earth will
be 1t the point in Its orbit called
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-15
FOURTH DEATH IN
FAMILY IN ONE WEEK

Clinton, June IA fourth death In
one family in less than a week Is the
record made here by the death of Mrs.
Anna Henderson, grandmother of Mrs.
Martin Peterson, who followed her
baby and preceded her husband In
death by one day. Mrs. Fedderson
died twelve hours after the husband
of her granddaughter
Mrs. Fedderson was 81 years old
and succumbed to old age. She was
born in Germany in 1924, but lived
the greater part Of her life In Gin
ton. Among her other survivors are
fourteen great grandchildren. She
will be buried besides the newly
made graves Of her grandchildren and
great granddaughter.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-15
SOLDIERS STILL
PATROL STREETS

Johnston City, H., June 12.Stores
and other business houses remained
closed today during the funeral Of W..
E. Chapman, a wealthy citizen, who
Wednesday night was assassinated at
his home by bullets intended for Chap
mans son-in-law, BENJAMIN Schulz,
manager Of local mine.
Three companies Of the Illinois ma
tional guard, sent here after the lynch
ing of one of Chapman's alleged assas-
sins, today continued TO patrol the
streets.
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GYPSIES RELIEVE
PEOPLE OF MONEY

Logan, June 12.-Gypsies, OF
strangers claiming to be Brazilians
visited Logan and two Of the women
begging were given money by M. L.
Dakan and Cullen Morris.
One of the women grabbed Mr.
Daken's purse containing SIS. By
ISLANDERS prevented the escape OF the
two and Deputy Sheriff G. w. Atkins
was summoned when the women re-
turned the pocketbook minus $40.
The two we're taken to the court
house and later the men belonging to
the visiting outfit returned the mon
ey paid the costs and Immediately
complied with the order to leave town.
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ELDoN.

Mrs, F. Wood and daughter Bernice
returned from Iowa City where Bernice
underwent an operation for adenoids.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Elliott returned TO
their home In Valley Junction.
Mrs. II. Brown returned to her home
in Trenton.
Miss Dorothy Harding accompanied
her aunt to Laddsdale for short visit.
C. Stanton has returned from Cleve-
land. o., where he attended the b. at IA
E. and F. convention as delegate from
Eldon.
The C. W. B. NJ. Of the Christian
church held their monthly meeting At
the home Of Mrs. Cecil Lyons. Sd q
Miss Norma and Beryl Daniels came
from Ames where they were attending
college, to spend their vacation with
their parents.
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ALLIES WANTING TO
BUY IOWA TRUCKS

Amos, June 12.-Orders for 100 Of
the Nevada four-wheel drive auto
trucks have been received by the No.
vada Truck & Tractor Co., from New
York. The truck are to be shipped by
September and the order includes
more to be delivered later during the
progress Of the war.
On truck is now enroute to New
York City and will be shipped later to
London and thence to Petrograd. The
order is expected to make necessary
the employment Of day and night
shifts at the Nevada factory.
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In Memoriam
R.hsoe. Almond Of Salem


Was born at Salem, April 90, 1910
and departed this life June .. 1915 fol-
lowing an illness Of a few days dura-
ton She was united In marriage to
Hiram Pickard January 9, 1858. Twelve
children were born to this union. Two
preceded her in death. Those surviving
with the sorrowins husband are;
Ottumwa, Ellsworth, Pittsburg, KAN;
Mrs. Dollie Mcdaniel, Wyaeonda, Mo-;
Leo, #. Madison; Blayne and Oscar,
Hillsboro; Arlo and Clara. Salem. all
Of whom except Walter were with their
mother when the death Angel called.
Mrs Pickard was a resident In and
near Salem during her life and passed
street Wednesday morning. Sic was .
devoted wife and loving mother. Her
kind and gentle spirit attracted many
friends to her side. Funeral services
were conducted by Rev. r. 8. Hehner at
the M. e. church Of which she was a
member at Q o'clock Thursday after
noon. The large number In attendance
testify to the esteem in which the de-
ceased was held. Intsrment was made
In Salem cemetsry.-Contribu
William Taylor.
William Taylor was born July. 1e.
1910 in Penosia, Wis, and departed this
life June 4, 1915 at tho ago Of ~ years
IL months and 8 days.
His boyhood days were spent In
Wisconsin. During the civil war from
1S61-66 he served his country three
years was honorably discharged and
at the time Of his death was member
Of futile post G. A. r.
His sickness was Of long duration
and his suffering was patiently borne
until relieved by death.
On November 1895 he was united in
! marriage to Mrs. Elisa Anderson. To
this union was born one daughter Ada
Celia.
There remains to mourn his death
his wife and daughter and three stop
children, Carrie. Gay and William An
derson, two brothers and one sister.
Newton Of Anita. Ia, Jefferson Of st.
Joseph, Mo-. and Mrs. Truman Lewis
Of Fontanelle, Ia. Funeral services were
held from Christiansburg church Sun
day June 6, 1915, at 3 p. m. conducted
by Rev. A. D. Hun. Music was furnish
ed by the male quartet from Diakes-
bur. Intermsnt was made in Chisnan
cemetery.-Contribu
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PHI -pELrs no BUILD.

I; Ames, June 12.--The Ames chapter
of Phi Delta Theta is planning this
summer to build $4,000 chapter
house, which will be one Of the finest
Greek letter homes in the state. Sew
eral of the Ames fraternities own fne
houses. The chapter OF Theta XII. also
expects to build house Of its own.
The Phi Delta house is to be COM
pleted by the opening of the college
year in September.
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aphelion, the point at which it Is as
far away from the sun as 1t can get
In its annual orbit While 1t Is true
that the earth as a whole receives a
little more heat at perihelion (that
point in the earths orbit Of nearest
approach to the SUM, that occurs In
January, and in any case the differ
ence in heat and light energy received
from the sun at aphelion and peri
helion has no marked influence on the
seasons Of the northern and the south
ern hemispheres.
The correct explanation is to be
found in the position of the sun In
the sky. If the suns apparent path
apparent because, of course, 1t is the
earth that does the moving) were not
such as to bring tho sun higher up in
the sky at one time of the year than
another, the average daily tempera.
lures would remain about the same
for all parts of the year in any one
location. Due, however, to the fact
that the earth's axis of rotation, or pol
ar axis, is at an angle with the plane
Of the earth's orbit, or the plane Of
the suns apparent orbit, the sun does
change its greatest daily, or merid-
ian. or noon altitude considcrably-by
about forty seven degrees. That Is,
the noon height of the sun above the
horizon on the northern midsummer
day, June 81, is roughly three times
as great as 1t is on the northern mid
winter day, December FL, for the lati-
tude of Ottumwa.
Now. then, the effect of this fncreas-
- ;, fo1l ircf hn
is longer in summer than in winter. In
summer the period of daylight lasts
longer than that of darkness and
therefore the suns rays play longer
on the earth to warm it up. Second,
the sun being higher up, the rays fall
more directly and the energy Is not
spread over so much space. To make
the latter point quite clear imagine
cutting out of the suns rays a beam
one square foot in cross section II
this beam falls on board pcrpendicu-
larly 1t will illuminate and heat only
an area of one square foot. Slant the
board and the beam will be spread
over greater area.
From the above it may appear that
the hottest days Of the summer should
come about June 81, and yet we know
that really they come toward the end
Of July or the beginning of August.
To understand this we must remember
that during the day the earth is re-
ceiving and storing heat energy and
at night radiating energy out into
space. as any warm body will Wheth-
er the earth Is cooling or warming
will Il en- depend on the relation be-
tween this income and outgo. Now,
on March 21 daylight and darkness
last about equal intervals but after
that the period of daylight is con-
tinually increasing at the expense Of
the night; therefore the earth has
more time to receive heat in than time
in which 1t is radiating and therefore
warns up-and with progressively in
creasing amounts-until June 81,
when the longest daylight period oc.
ours. After that the days are still
longer than the night, though in de-
creasing amounts, and SO the earth
continues to warm further. That
throws the warmest days month OF
two later than the longest days.
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MANY WANTING IN
DAVENPORT BATTERY

Davenport, June 12.-Over 140 APP
plications for enlistment In the new
Battery B OF the Iowa national guard
were made and the battery was made
an assured fact for Davenport. The
battery will have $4,000 worth Of
equipment, including four S-tnch guns
from the government arsenal at Rock
Island. The battery will be mustered
in and officers elected. A large num-
Der of high school boys and young
business men are among those who
have joined.
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What little comment has thus far
appeared in German papers indicates
that the latest note sent to the I'M
perial German government by the
United States is looked upon as very
friendly. II that is the sentiment of
the German government, then 1t will
not take long for the two governments
to get together and reach an agree
ment on the disputed points Of the
submarine warfare controversy. It
may be yet that the laugh will be on
Billy Bryan for quitting because OF
the alleged belligerent tone Of the
note. &G
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ARBITRATIoN.

Arbitration of every dispute that
ever arose would be possible were 1t
not for the fact that in the very ma.
ture of things, decisions cannot be
rendered that will prove satisfactory
to both sides involved. The side which
loses as the result of arbitration Is
not SO willing to arbitrate a second
time and eventually arbitration Is not
only looked upon with disfavor but is
actually refused. And unless both
sides are willing to abide by the deci-
sion of the arbiter, then arbitration
ceases to be practical.
An illustration of this Is shown in
Chicago where street car strike Is
promised as the result Of demand on
the part Of the men for higher wages.
The employers have tried to stave of
trouble and on Wednesday submitted
to the street car mems union pro-
posal for arbitration of the points In
volved. The unions fatty refused to
consider arbitration. They claimed
they had tried arbitration at their last
controversy and that they had not
been able to win their point. This
time they are against arbitration
international arbitration is a beau.
tiful theory, but the fact remains that
great questions when they are permits
ted to become issues are settled by
wars and not by words. What this
country must do to keep from war Is
not to put its trust in arbitration Of
diff culties, but to keep out Of the diff
ficulties as far as it Is within the
power of men to do so.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-15

State Senator J. H. Allen Of Poca.
hontas, Iowa. has announced his can.
didacy for governor of the state, sub.
ject to the next primary election OF
the republican party The senator is
a lawyer, has had considerable legis.
lative experience in the upper house
of the Iowa legislature, was a captain
of an Iowa company in the Spanish
American war and is a graduate OF
the state university.
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SENATOR WHITMORE
AT EDDYVILLE JULY 5

Eddyville. June 1.-THE commit.
tees assigned to the various lines OF
work are busy perfecting plans for the
big celebration to be held In Eddy.
Vile Monday, July s. Some OF the
most interesting features Of tho day
will be the Iowa Brigade band, big
night carnival, auto parade. besides
games. sports, etc.
Senator G. w. Whitmore will deliv
er the address in the park.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-15

II you want another hotel in Ottum'
wa you can best help to that end by
investing in some of the stock that is
being offered for sale and which Is
to raise money for the project. The
stock is good investment in itself
because it will pay five per cent OF
better and in addition to that the cree
ton of the hotel will make the whole
CITY more prosperous. Any way you
figure, the hoter will boost your in
diyidual interests.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-15

Just because the river has gone
down Is no reason why everybody
should forget about the dangers at
tendant upon high water. The time
to plan for future protection is right
now and the sooner the work can be
started tho sooner will there be bene-
fits to derive.
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BUSINESS INSURANCE.


than life and fire insurance.
Business insurance is as vital to 8
community as life insurance is to the
individual. One form of business in
iurance comes from an improvement
that adds to the community features
and factors that make people come
pnd stay in that community. Every
han or women In business or who
bwns property is insuring his invest
ment when he helps to create an i'm
provement that adds to the collective
wealth Of the community.
Every effort that brings additional
needed improvement to this city is
insuring the advancement of proper
ty and business interests.
The biggest improvement that 1t is
possible to make in Ottumwa at this
time is to build q new modern up-to
date hotel. It will do more to put
Ottumwa . long step ahead now than
anything else that can be done. 1t
will insure big growth in business
and community interest In this city
at once , It will create new spirit
of individual and collective city boost
ing. It Will attract attention to the
city. It will help to insure an increase
in business in this city In the immedi.
ate future.
Ottumwa is already the best bust
ness city of its size In this country
but it can do still more business than
It is doing. The limit has not been
reached. This city Is capable of doing
much more business than it does do,
1t is going to do more, too. Don't for,
get that.
Don't be discouraged by the man
who says this or that good move can't
be accomplished. There are always
some people that talk that way. They
get in the habit of it and can't help
But a community can't stop on &C
count of them. It must go ahead IN
spite Of those who use hold backs in
stead of tugs.
But there are not many people who
can help in work for public I'M
provement like this new hotel, but
what will do SO. Some may be a little
slow to start, but almost all finally get
in the game.
This hotel matter has now reached
the stage where 1t Is practically assur-
Cd CQaL IL Will UO UullI, oAO ~ 40 eAS
time for definite action. This improve
ment will help every business and ev-
cry piece of property in Center town.
ship. An investment In this hotel
stock Is business insurance immedi-
ately as we'll rs for all time to come.
Every community has to do an amount
OF general work to keep advancing.
All should help in this work, because
all participate in the benefits 1t
brings.
Now's the time and this is the op.
portunity for every Ottumwan to get
In this work to raise this money to
build this new hotel. 1t should be all
subscribed and the lists closed next
week, and It can be done sooner by
concerted action.
Go to the Commercial association
Monday morning and assist in the
completion OF this work by taking
some shares of the stock.
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NEW ROCKEFELLER HEIR.

NEW ROCKEFELLER HEIR.
Tarrytown, N. Y, June IA son
was born today to Mr.. and Mrs. John
b. Rockefeller, Jr, their sixth child
and NTH boy. He weighs ten pounds
and has yet to be named. Both moth
or and baby are doing well.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-15

Some merchants think they would
lose trade ~ presenting bill once a
month. The facts are that ninety-nine
per cent of their customers prefer to
get bill at the first of every month
They they know where they stand
whether they are able to pay it or
not
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MOUNT AYR PAVING,

Mount Ayr, June 12.-Mount Ayr IL
to have paving on the principal streets
OF the city and around the square
within the summer. This was decided
on recently by the council and Coun-
cilmen M. e. .Freeland and ]. A. Lo-
gan. in company with City Attorney
H4A. Fuller and Engineer e. H. Swain
have been inspecting several kinds OF
paving with the view of selecting one
for this city. Work will be started
sOOn
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GOES 70 WEST POINT.

Ames, June 12.-B. j. Meltzer, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Meltzer Of this
city, has started for West Point mill
tary academy where he will report on
June Is, as the appointee from the
seventh congressional district Melt
zer has passed the necessary entrance
examinations and will enter immed-
lately upon. the schedule Of work for
first year men.
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TURKS HONOR AMERICAN

Constantinople, June 12.-The hon
ora,y degree Of doctor of laws was con-
ferred on Uunited States Ambassador
Henry Morgenthau at the twenty.
fifth annual commencement Of Con-
stantinople college. Nineteen girls
were given the degree Of bachelor Of
arts,
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coNvlcTs GIVE RING 70 DEPUTY.

coNvICTs GIVE RING TO DEPUTY.
Fort Madison, June 12.-As an ex.
pression of their esteem for the retir-
Ing deputy warden, Charles Sullivan.
the inmates of the state penitentiary
here have raised sum approximating
$50 and have purchased him Ola.
mond ring. Sullivan leaves on the
18th for Des Moines to assume his
duties as parole agent for the state
under the board Of parole.
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SCHOOL BONDS BRING $s,ees.

Harlan, June 12-At a meeting OF
the school board Of this district the
bids on the bonds for the new school
houses were opened and the Wells &
Dickey company Of Minneapolis prov
ed to be the high premium bidders,
s3,66s. This is said to be the highest
nremium in this part of the state. Sew
eral other bids were made at par and
less.
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.D1 ~ n en-
S tories

At the close of the forenoon ses-
sion Of a ministerial conference in
Philadelphia, in announcing the open
ing subject for the afternoon, the pre-
siding officer said:
Elder Jones will present paper
on The Devil Then he added earn
estly, please be prompt in attend
ance, for Brother Jones has carefully
prepared paper, and is full of his sub
ject."
A young business man, who has
been married but a short time, was
greeted by his wife one evening just
before dinner with the joyful an
nouncement that she had that very
afternoon received her diploma from
the cooking school at which she had
been an assiduous student for some
time. I
"And I've prepared the whole din
ner tonight" she added gayly.
When they were seated at the table,
and the young man was endeavoring to
masticate particularly tough piece of
one of the new dishes, his wife sud-
denly said:
II took special pains with the dish
you are eating. Guess what it is
Well, I really don't know" he re-
piled uncertainty. lis it the d.
ploma?"
"Ycu big mutt" said the batter, as
the umpire called the third strike,
that was foot outside. What's the
matter with your eyes?'
OF oil - ran1ind fhn q rhi-
traitor in chilling tones. Il can see
from here to the clubhouse, and II I
don't see you over there in five min
utes it'll cost you fifty dollars
Charles Dillingham;, ordered to hurry
to New York once when he was q
subordinate to Charles Frohman, the
late theatrical producer, sent this tele-
graph message:
"Washout on line; will report as
soon as possible"
Mr., Frohman promptly sent the
following reply:
Never mind you wash; buy a
new shirt and come along at once"
"By CORY" said old Farmer Ap-
pillsas, scratching his head thought
fully, "ef this here Mister Edison
would only plan out scheme under
which he could git a hired man to
scratch around garden patch ez live
" ez hen, and a hen ez would set ez
firm and ez permanent ez hired
man, bgosh, things'd begin to perk
up sOme!"
Are the fish biting now!" asked
the stranger.
Yes replied the boy. But you
amt allowed to catch 'em."
do you mean to say you don't
fish,"
Il don't exactly fish. But If a fish
comes along and bites at me do my
best to defend myself. Washington
Slar.
Mrs. Eddy had suddenly become
wealthy through the death of an old
uncle, and had begun to climb into
society. She endeavored to create
the impression that her new manner
of living was nothing unusual to her.
One afternoon she became en-
gagged in conversation with promi-
nent woman.
Are you familiar with the Nor
wcgian sagas, Mrs. Eddy?" queried
the woman.
Indeed, no; not the least bit!" re-
piled Mrs. Eddy, hastily. II always
make the servants know their places"
with all my worldly goods thee
endow,' said Count Popponzooski, as
he married the heiress.
''Fine!' said her father, soto voice
to the best man. Three solid bales
of unreceipted bills"
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Fifty years ago the old time small
town general storekeeper never sent
out any bills at all. He refused to
credit those who would not pay, he
helped those who could not pay, but
whan IT. cama TO those who had farms
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ElaE INcEMnlARY,

4 Philadelphia, Pa, June lit was
learned today that two fires yesterday
in one OF the holds Of the British
steamer Penlee, loaded here with
oats for France. are thought to have
been incendiary. small quantity
OF oats was burned but the ship was
not damaged
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70 PASS ON PAVING PETITION.
Denison, June 1.-THE Commercial
club has presented the city council
with a petition asking that prelimin-
ary work he started so that early In
1915 paving may be commenced. A
meeting with a commercial club COM
mittee was held Thursday night.
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DECIDE AGAINST WASHES.

DECIDE A0AiksT WALsHEs.
Mason City, June IA district
court jury has decided that Mary and
William Walsh, are incapable Of
transacting business and has thrown
out $4,000 in notes signed over to the
American Laundry Co.
Alienists for the state testified that
the mother and her son were mentally
deficient.
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GERMAN NOBLE SLAIN

Berlin. Juns 12.-Baron Ernst Won
Saalfeld, 10 years old, son OF Prince
Ernst Of Saxe-Meiningen, has fallen in
battle. His name is In one Of the
casualty lists.