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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-13
pRoeLEM OF Low pRlcEs.


The problem of high prices now ia
simple compared with the problem
that low prices after the war ends, will
bring on. Prices are high now. but
thanks to the profitable trade with
Europe and the curtailment Of ship.
ments Of cheap goods from Europe,
there is work for all citizens who want
to work But when this form of pro.
tective tariff is ended by the declar-
alton of peace, the bottom 10 going to
drop out of prices and out Of the de-
mand for labor at the same time. And
1t must not be forgotten that no matter
how cheap things are, the man who il
out Of work cannot buy them after his
credit is gone.
What this nation must perceive now.
Is that protection keeps the factories
going and keeps men employed. even
ii 1t does keep prices high. Low tar
id laws close the factories and throw
men out Of work 90 that low prices
avail nothing.
There is no need for soup houses or
bread lines when men are employed
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-13
STUDYING LIVING COSTS,

The old fashioned home was a great
student of detail. Thereby 1t lived
amply and saved money. It had meats,
fruits and vegetables in a way that
would seem lavish now. This was
NOT merely because prices were lower
People knew what things ought to
cost and they bought shrewdly.
Az the country has increased in
wealth MANY families have gotten
away from this thoughtful study OF
domestic economy. Purchases are
made largely by telephone. A greal
MANY people have little idea of what
daily necessities ought to cost
Az prices have advanced, people are
inclined to revert to the careful old
fashioned practices Of intelligent buy
ing. It Is here that the newspaper
and its advertising columns become
the greatest single means for evading
high living costs.
The newspaper contains in each Is
sue a directory of merchants ambi-
tious and progressive enough to ad-
vertise. Just patronizing those Eer-
chants is matter of domestic econ
omy II they did not tell much in de.
tail about their goods.
It Is becoming better realized, how
ever. that an advertisement should be
more than mere announcement. Mer.
chants are making 1t means OF edu-
eating the public. They give little
talks on qualities. values and fabrics.
The woman who reads the newspaper
advertisement -thoughtfuily can rem,
der more ehicient service to her fam.
lily. She gets an intelligent idea Of
prices and many useful facts about
brands Of goods. processes OF manu-
facture. and the supply Of food pro
ducts Crosse Tribune.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-13
NINE DAYS TO
BE OBSERVED J
JEWISH PEOPLE WILL BEGIN rt4g
FEAST or TABERNAcLEe. IN
orTUMWA WEDNESDAY,.

The Jewish feast Of Tabernaclss -
Succoth will commence on Wednesday
evening. October IL and will last IN
nine days. According to the bible H.
feast lasted only seven days. In tn
course Of time, however. the feast W.
heightened to nine days; the last .tWoG
being The Eighth day of Solemn ~
sembly or the Feast of Conclusion 9nds
the Day of Rejoicing for the law. &
Succoth means booths and the, nAnl13
owes Its origin to the fact that on tlkigs
feast many families build festiyAl
booths in which the holiday meals ~
served. In some cases pious peop3es
will spend all the days OF the feast llv.
ing in the booth in order to give literal
fulfllment to the injunction: In hoods
shall We dwell seven days." sss
The frail booth built A. temporary
dwelling, an imperfect shelter. frulas
the elements. 10 to remind man that L.
10 constantly under the protectior ~
the Almighty, just - the fathers ~
Israel were under his protection In tn
wilderness. In order that your -
erations may know that made til.
children Of Israel dwell In hoott.
when brought them up from the 1and
Of Egypt"
The sentiment Of the feast Il, rpofl
deep In the ancient agricultural lfe RI
Israel. Succoth was one Of the, 0roA
pilgrimage festivals. The other tItl
were Passover and the Feast r;
Weeks. Each Of these was ct the. iAp.:
vest time Of some particular crop. ~
these three occasions the people fr:
all over the land OF Canaan we&I1
journey to the Holy City and spend
festival there. This feast. Suceok
known also ~ the Feast Of lngather1q
was at the time Of the gathering insik
fruits. The booths therefore may ~
reminiscent OF the booths erected ~
the busy harvesters as temporary
dwellings tn the field. The paf3l3
branches and the Willows, the myrt
and citron still borne In proces61on.
around the synagogue on this feast ~
so suggest this ancient harvest sGt&la. &
Succoth was the last Of the sthf6Ss
harvest festivals; and 40 it ushero0 ~
the winter season when rain was noG1
ed for next years crop, q water e6sv..
Ice was held in the temple: and 70 tn
day the prayers for tho last dayAaf'
Succoth include special prayers t.
rain. which are continued In the sor
vices until the time when the GpsiI93
harvest comes again with the feast &
Passover.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-13
.FORERUNNER
.ISHEARED FROM
DR.. T. p. ULLoM TO BEGIN PRE-.
PARATioN ron UNION TAs-
ERNAclE MEETINGS.

Not few have begun to wonder
when preparatory work for the coming
of Evangelist Scoville is to begin, but
the silence was broken Monday when
a letter from the evangelist announced
the probable opening OF DR.. Thos.
Penn Ullom's preparatory work for
next Monday night, October 10.
DR.. Ullom represents the evangelis.
tic party in the matter Of preparing
the local personal workers for their
task. These personal workers are
made up Of from twenty-five to fifty
from each Of the churches participat.
ing and will no doubt aggregate 8
company Of about 500 people.
DR.. Scoville does not trust to writ.
ing and third party to prepare these
people but DR.. Uilom. who Is his first
assistant and who has been with him
longer than any other member of his
party, holds two weeks of preparatory
meetings for these personal workers.
The workers are to be divided into
two sections. and q meeting place has
been selected for each, one on the
north side and the other on the south
side. The meetings will continue for
the two weeks and will alternate from
night to night So that both sections
will receive the same instruction. The
meetings for the north side will be
held Mondays. Wednesdays and Fri
days in the First Presbyterian church
and the place for the south side meet
ing will be the Plymouth Congrega-
tional church Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays. The hour will be 7:30.
DR.. Ullom Is an alumnus OF both
Yale and Harvard and is an expert in
his work. His visit beginning next
Monday will no doubt be an event Of
far reaching import in the preparation
for the meetings. The ministers
have voted to invite him to address
their meeting at the Y. NJ. c. A. next
Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
Or. Patt is chairman Of the com
mittee on lining up the various church
organizations and he met his first sec.
ton for that work in the First Pres.
byterian church Monday night. He
will meet those for the south side in
the Plymouth Congregational church
tonight.
The finance and tabernacle commit.
! tees are arranging their work and on
the arrival of the special director OF
building operations which is timed for
this week. the arrangements for build
ing the tabernacle win be completed
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-13
water to guard Us from possible at

water to guard us from possible at
tack.
Citizens Of the United States who
are skeptical, might just as well awak.
en- to the fact that our geographical
location 10 no longer sufficient protec-
ton from foes. Modern science has re-
duced the value OF natures defenses
Of this continent and at last we are at
the point where to be safe, We must
be as powerful as any nation that
might desire to attack US.
There is big lesson for Americans
in the feat OF the German submarines.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-13
ALEssoN roe U. s.

Events Of world importance took
place Sunday some miles out In the
ocean from Boston where German sub
marines were torDadoing vessels be,
longing to their foes and to neutrals.
II submarines can cross the Atlantic
oces; and attack ships of our coast.
then the time has passed when we can
rely upon three thousand miles Of
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-13

and SO on the noise and hustle Of tl86l
work will attract attention to the -
ernacle site. ssz
Dr. Dana is chairman OF the -
mittee which is to secure furnlSo
house for the evangeiistic party q
has two or three under considered
Final decision has not vet beea n
and anyone who may have sUek
house for rent may communieass1
lin. y f.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-13
BRINGS RATTLERS
OF SIX FOOT SNAKE

Alvertz Song. a FARMER IivinE NC
Ottumwa brought the rattlers from u
snakes to the county auditors OfRlct
this afternoon and claimed bounty Of
fifty cents each on them. One Of the
snakes carried ten rattlers and but :
ton and measured six feet in Length. H
was killed In Mr.. Songs barnyard. IA
blow on the head with large stick W6a
his death sentence. S
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-13

ey out of the pockets of the people
and put nothing in.
There is only one way to get rid OF
all this foolishness and that way is
to vote for Hughes and Fairbanks
Des Moines Capital.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-13
PEOPLES PULPIT
% not submit manusoripts
with requests that they be re-
turned II not used. The Courier
will not return them.

Editor Courier:
I wish to call the attention Of every
voter in Wapello county to the state
ment issued by Fred Manro in Mon
days Courier as regards the indebted
ness and taxes of Wapello county.
Every voter should read his statement.
1t is plain, unanswerable statement
OF our financial affairs that 10 Of direct
interest to every tax payer, regardless
Of his politics, or whether ne belongs to
any party.
This statement Of the financial con-
dition Of our county shows condition
that believe should be remedied. 1t
makes no material difference to me
what party man belongs to who is
elected supervisor, provided the work
Of the office is carefully and economic
cally handled.
No one has ever accused me of being
an unyielding party man so can say
without prejudice that I believe Fred
Manro should be elected supervisor of
Wapello county. have known him for
years and know he has the ability to ALI
will faithfully and honestly carry out
the pledge he has made publicly to the
voters Of Wapello county.
For my part think it is time to call
halt on this thing Of an increased in
debtedness and an increased taxation,
both at the same time. A man who has
the nerve to come out and pledge him.
self publicly to bring about a more
economical handling Of our affairs is
deserving Of the support of the voters
regardless Of party affiliations.
WI. Mel.
16S N. Willard ST, Ottumwa, Ia.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-13
/ CANNOT BE SILENT.

mean. cannot b. silent and fail
to deny the claims Of President Will
son as to his party's history. announc.
ed in carefully prepared speech de-.
liyered at Shadow Lawn, his second
porch address on the 30th Of last Sep.
TENDER. quote from the Chicago
Herald OF October l. The president
I said: The democratic party, my fel.
low citizens. is the only party whose
whole life has persisted and whose
vigor has continued throughout all the
history of this nation and that has not
happened by accident.
1T has happened because it is the
only party, ! venture to say. all Of
whose life has been governed, or at
any rate inspired. by definite prin.
ciple. an absolute belief in the control
Of the people, their right to control.
their capacity to control their own at.
fairs and shape them In the common
interest"
This address was delivered to an
audience Of young democrats and the
president essayed to teach them Of
our political history and further said
the democratic party had overthrown
two. the federal and the whig parties
and II he mistook not, it was now
about to overthrow the republican
party and all this because the demo
cratic party was the peoples party
and the others were not Very briefly
and in general way. the president did
admit that his party had committed
some errors, naming none of Them
however
The days of our civil war have pass.
ed into those OF over half century
ago and would bury all political men.
ton Of it but when a president OF this
country or any other man thus chal
lenges me to historical notice of his
party, as have said. can no longer
be silent Save patriotic small part
OF the democratic party who left it,
that party was the author Of the re.
bellion and sustained it throughout the
four years Of tragedy that fell upon U.S.
Was that. Mr.. President, an exhibition
Of your party's persistency as the PEG.
pies party? am amazed at the audac-
ity of the presidents claims. The fact
is. Mr.. Wilson is president today be-.
cause a large part OF the electoral
votes he received came from states
whore the vote of the people is a
farce. Yes, and Mr.. Wilson relies on
this same situation as his winning
card in the coming election
To an old soldier. Mr.. Wilson's lau-
dation OF his party is very offensive
and I will stop here lest | write In
harsher terms o. the president than
would be best to do.
A. Fl. Hamilton
Editor The Courier: In The Courier
Of October A. II. Hamilton evidently
shows that he felt somewhat peevish
about Bert Cooks answer to his (Mr.
Hamilton's) article in The Courier OF
some time ago. MIR Hamilton says in
part: A reply does not seem neces-
sary." Evidently Mr. Hamilton is try
ing to belittle Mr.. Cooks article 81
October 8 which appeared on that date
in The Courier also. But Mr. Hamilton
made failure of doing this for This,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-13

Coughs and Coles are Dangerous.
Internal throat and chest troubles
produce inflammation. To reduce In
flammation. loosen cough. destroy cold
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-13

Breathing Bseomss Easier.
After a few doses Of Dr. Bells Pine
Tar Honey. inflammation is arrested
you cough less and breath easier Only
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-12-20
Didn't Look Like Madame.

Madame Bernhard - the Divine
Sarah-tells a story Of Canadian
tour.
One night, while she and her COM
pany were playing "L'Aiglon" in Mont
real q very angry man left the audi
forum and clamored at the box Office
for the return of his money.
The manager naturally wanted to
know why.
II paid to see Madame Bernhard
act" the man stormed, land she's not
acting"
MADAME Bernhardt is acting" re-
piled the astonished manager.
mo, she is not" retorted the man.
"She does not take the part Of the
empress, and the only other characters
are a man and the slip Of boy who
plays the young duke"
1t took ever so long to convince him
that the "slip of a boy was Bernhard
herself ALI Around Magazine.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-12-20
TO WORK FOR OPEN RIVER
AS FAR AS GRAND RAPIDS
erainerd Delegate to Washington Con-
ference Instructed by Commerce
Chamber to Urge New Harbor.

Brainerd.-lt has been announced
that James M. Elder of this city, ap-
pointed by Governor Burnquist as
member of the National River and
Harbor conference in Washington, has
gone to the meeting with instructions
from the local Chamber of Commerce
to urge that the Mississippi river be
opened for navigation as far north as
Grand Forks
He is to base this action on the
ground that such extension would
mean wider market for the iron ore,
timber and hay and other farm prod
.ucts Of the section in opening CON-
:munication with the lower Mississippi
points.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-12-20
MINNESOTA SUFFRAGlSTS
lNDORSE LEADERS, VIEWS
Mrs. Andreas Iceland Has No OPPOSE
ton as Candidate for Re-eiec-
ton as President.

Minneapolis, Minn.-Mrs. Andreas
LELAND, Minneapolis suffrage leader,
received the double Endorsement of
state suflragists assembled at the
thirty-fifth annual convention Of the
Minnesota Suffrage association.
The first occasion came when the
women were invited to use the ballot
to nominate candidates for officers for
the ensuing year. The count of the
ballots revealed that no delegate had
voted for anyone but Mrs. Ueland for
president.
The second Endorsement came when
DR.. Ethel Hurd offered, in a report OF
the resolutions committee, an express
sion of Mrs. Ueland's belief that sui.
fragists should remain pon-p -tisan.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-12-20
CHANGES IN MINNESOTA
BOARD OF HEALTH URGED
Radical Reorganization to Broaden lts
Powers and Scope Recommended
by Commission.

st. Paul, Minn.-Radical reorganiza-
ton of the Minnesota state board of
health to broaden it's powers and scope
and open its membership, given here.
tofore almost exclusively to physi-
clans, to men In different walks of life,
is recommended by a commission ap-
pointed by Governor Burnquist to rec
ommend desirable legislation concern
ing public health. The report was
presented by Dean E. P. Lyon of the
Medical school of the University of
Minnesota, as chairman of the COM
mission.
Reduction of the state board of
health from nine to five members is
advocated, despite the proposal that
citizenship shall be the only qualiti-
cation required.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-12-20

Farmers Urged to Grow More Apples.
/. Minneapolis. - Minnesota farmers
we're urged to grow more apples by
". s.. Harrison of York, Neb., and E..
"a. Lee. Of St. Paul, speakers at the
annual meeting Of the Minnesota He
jucultural society at the West hotel.
Both speakers asserted there is a
better market for apples in Minnesota
than In any other place in the Middle
West. They said the Minnesota farm:
/ or could make commercial orcharding
one ofs the most profitable portions of
his farming II he would take It. up
S1na larger measure .aE - >}]>&s<> :
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-12-20
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
PHYSICIANS HOLD NE ET
Discuss Topics Of Vital Interest to
to Medical Profession-Dr. W. J.
Mayo Participates in Program.

Mankota.-Topics Of vital interest
to the medical profession were dis.
cussed by prominent speakers at the
annual meeting Of the Southern Mime
sofa Medical association, which was
held here last week.
DR.. E. Starr Judd of Rochester, Min
nesota, president Of the association,
adelivered his address of welcome i'm
& mediately after the banquet. DR.. w.
j. Mayo Of Rochester participated in
tho program.
A memorial session was held for
Dr. Emil Hesset Beckman, who died
recently while connected with the
Mayo clinic at Rochester.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-12-20
BOARD PROPOSES
SEVEN new LAWS
STATE eFF'c,ENcvANo ECONOMY
r COMMISSION ADJoURNs uN.
TIL DECEMBER 80.
COMMITTEE TO DRAFT BILLS
Roekne, spooner, Girllng and MeGrath
Named to Put Unfinished Measures
IN Shape and Submit Preliminary
Report to Governor.

st. Paul. - Tentatively adopting
drafts of seven separate bills for in
production in the next Legislature, the
State Efficiency and Economy Commits
sion named committee of four to put
unfinished bills in shape and submit a
preliminary report to Governor Burn
Quist, and adjourned until December
30. when it plans to finally ratify its
program and begin campaign. Chair.
man A. J. Rockne, L. c. Spooner,
Thomas H. Qirling and T. J. McGrath,
make up the committee named.
Agree On Seven Bills.
Seven separate bills, the omnibus
bill proposal having been abandoned,
as recommended will deal with pub
lie health, public domain, bureau Of
Investment, independent grain in
spection, merger of educational boards,
membership in the Legislature and
custody of receipts of departments.
Others may be recommended later,
according to the general understand
ing, but these represent the number
now agreed on.
The public health bill will propose
reorganization of the state board of
health with reduction of it's members
to five all to be appointed by the
Governor and one of whom shall be
the commissioner of health.
New Boards Proposed.
The new state department of pub
lie domain, creation of which is pro-
posed in another bill, will administer
state land, timber, mines and similar
interests, and embrace the game and
fish, forestry, immigration and other
boards, each under separate bureau
with chief and necessary aides.
A state bureau Of investment is to
be recommended to insure business
like handling of state trust funds.
Divorce of the grain inspection
from the state railroad and ware
house commission is tho purpose of
another bill.
The formation of one general state
board of education to replace the
normal, high school and other sir:ilar
boards, but having no effect on the
board OF university regents, is the
purpose offanother bill.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-12-20

a. Work on Historical Society Home.
st. Paul.-With only a few workmen
looking on and with no ceremonies to
proclaim the event, the last stone in
the new 100000 homo Of the Mime
sofa Historical society, Cedar street
and Central avenue. has been laid. The
new structure, which 10 built of Sank
I Rapids warm gray granite will be COM
pletad by next fall.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-12-20
CORNICE STONE FALLS;3
CRUSHED AT ROCHESTER
1hree-Ton Terra Gotta Piece Drops 50
Feet From Top Of New Masonic
TempIe-Scores See Accident.

Rochester.-Three workmen were
killed and fourth MORALLY injured
here when large terra Gotta cornice
stone, weighing three tons, fell from
the top of the new Masonic temple, a
distance of fifty feet, carrying two OF
the men with it and striking two 9th
ers who were working directly below.
Scores of passersby witnessed the &C.
cident. The temple is just being built
The dead are: Robert Mortenson OF
La Crosse, Wis.,; Louis Bang of Roch.
er, Arthur Kruger Of Mankato.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-12-20
Druggists Of State to Gather.

st. Participation are being
made by the State Pharmaceutical as
ISOLATION to accommodate $50 dele
gates to the annual convention in st..
Paul, February 10 to Is. The local
arrangements committee, which met
at the Ryan hotel, decided on The
Saint Paul for convention headquarters.
The entire eleventh floor Of the hotel
will be used for: exhibits. The annual
banquet Of delegates will be Wednes-
day evening; It IL planned to invite
state legislators to this dinner.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-12-20
PardonabIe Idea.
GOOD FOR HUNGRY CHILDREN

Children love Skinner's Macaront
and Spaghetti because of its delicious
taste. 1t is good for them and you
can give them all they want. 1t Is a
great builder Of bone and muscle, and
does not make them nervous and irri-
table like meat. The most economical
and nutritious food known. Made from
the finest Durum wheat. Write Skin
ner Mfg. Co., Omaha, Nebr., for beau
tiful cook book. It is sent free to
mothers.-Adv.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-12-20

Village Marshal Attacked; 4 Held.
Albany.-Fouf men are in Jail and
the police are searching for.two more
as a result Of an assault ON John
Brinkman, village marshal, when the
officer attempted to arrest one ofthen.