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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-01
'sEyEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS

IL Use one side Of the. paper only.
Q. Write neatly and legibly. using
Ink or sharp lead pencil.
s. Always sign your name in full
4 and state your age.
4. Do not copy stories or poetry and
send us as your own work.
NJ g.. Number your pages.
6. Always state choice Of a prize
ION separate piece Of paper, with
name and address In full.
I. Address envelope to The Courier
I Junior
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-01
WANT LETTERS,

We want the Juniors to write some
very interesting letters. "newsy' let
tiers. Some of the Juniors can write
to their parents. Other Juniors might
write as though they were visiting
some city. The reward for the best
letter will be box of letter ra'e:
sand envelopes, a book, a Friendship
link or knife. II.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-01
My Pet Pony By Hazel
w. brown IS a -

Dear Junior: -uN..... s-e ~.
4 I am eight years old and thought !
would write about my pet pony. Hee
name is Dovie. She is six years old. I
have five sisters and one brother. My
sisters names are Hildred, Leona,
Helen, Mabel and Opal. My brothers
name is Stanley. I will close. $3.50
y. Hazel Brown, age s,
Selma, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-01
Children's Day-By Hildred
Brown of Selma

Dear, Juniors: . ." a
thought would write story about
Children's Day. We had Children's day
June II. We had about forty children In
our Sunday school. All took part in the
program.
I have never written to the Junior
page before. but thought l would like
to join the contest. 81
g. Hildred Brown. age IL.
|. 49, Selma Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-01
Zenetta Storm Visits Her
Friends, Marjorie and
Lolita
Dear Juniors:

Dear Juniors:
thought would write to you. I was
down TO Collect to visit Villa and Mar
jorie Latta. l had good time. We
waded in the pond and made boats and
sailed them. I had good time. Dora
and Bertha Brown are down visiting.
We have some little kittens.
Zenetta Storm.
Batavia, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-01
Stockport Junior Has a Pet
Pig and a Pet Chicken

Dear Juniors: b.
thought would write few lines as
I like to read the Courier Junior letters.
For pets I have pet pig and pet
chicken. We have three calves and one
colt. I hope l will read my letter.
..~. Arab Laughlin, age II.
SltOckDort Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-01
SCHOOL COMPOSITIONS,

~ We want more school composit'o1S
Remember, we give one friendship
link, engraved to the writer Of the
best composition. The boys can have
Il knife, book or friendship link.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-19
TRY MOONSHINE CASES
Three Former Federal Employees, I'm
der Conspiracy Charge.

Fort Smith. Ark, June 19.-Pros-
poets of further sensational testimony
concerning "moonshine" whisky
frauds for which eight men have been
sentenced to prison, attracted many
spectators today to the federal district
court, where J. H. Surber, Atlanta;
Newton c. Spradling, Aurora, Mo-, and
J. w. Order. Sonora, Ark, were to
be placed on trial, charged with con-
spiracy. Surbur is a former internal
revenue agent, while the other two
formerly were government gaugers in
a local distillery who, according to the
prosecution, defrauded the govern
ment of many thousands of dollars in
taxes through collision with the reve-
nue. officers. L. c. Milcoy of Ashe-
vile. N. c., another former revenue
agent, was indicted also on a charge
of conspiracy but has been fighting
requisition to this state for trial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-19
DOWN TO BUSINESS
Congress Has Only II Days More of
Fiscal Year to Complete Work.

Washington, June 19.-Congress
got down to active work again today.
For nearly two weeks there has been
a lull in legislative activity in both the
senate and house while members were
in attendance at the national political
conventions. The most pressing
measures before congress are the big
supply bills, several of which remain
to be acted upon before June 80.
Only eleven legislative days remain
before the close of the fiscal year.
Work on the sundry civil bill carry
ing $127,237,000 was begun in the
house today while the postoffice ap-
preparation bill was still before the
senate as unfinished business.
The army appropriation bill carry
ing 1857, 100000, is expected to be
taken up in the house after the sundry
civil bill is diSnOSed of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-19
AUTO GAS IS FATAL
st. Joe Man Found Asphyxiated Be
meath Car He Was Repairing.

ST. Joseph, Mo-, June 19.-An hour
after he went out to his garage to re-
pair his automobile, J. J. Garth,
prominent in social and business cir
cles, was found dead beneath the car,
asphyxiated by the fumes from the en-
CINE, which was running. Garth was
found by his wife after she had sent
the children to learn what was keep
ing him so long. They returned to the
house to say that they had called to
him but received no answer.
Garth had crawled under the car
while the engine was running to make
trifling adjustment and was dead
within few minutes according to
physicians who were called
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-19
10 STATES IN DEPT.
Kansas in Division Commanded by
General Berry of Chicago.

Chicago, June 19.-Plans for the
mobilization of the National Guards of
nearly all the states comprising the
central department United States
army for Mexican border service were
practically compete early today, &C
cording to an announcement from the
headquarters of Maj. Gen. Thomas
Barry, commanding the department
Shortly before 6 o'clock General
Barry received instruction from the
war department which will be put into
effect today The headquarters re-
manned open all night during confer
ence of staff officers. Telephone calls
came from adjutant generals in most
of the states nearby asking for in
structions and information as to what
was expected of them.
2,OOG Chicago Men.
In Illinois National Guard circles,
there was unusual activity following
the issuance of the order calling out
all but two of the eight regiments by
Adjutant General Frank S. Dickson
last night. In Chicago it was an
nounced the quota of approximately
1000 guardsmen from this city was ex-
pected to be on its way to the mobili-
cation encampment at Springfield
within the next forty-eight hours.
Officials of railroads centering in
Chicago were early preparing for the
immediate movement of troops. The
states included in General Barry'S de-
partment are:
Illinois, Ohio. Indiana, Michigan
Wisconsin, North and South Dakota
Nebraska, Kansas, Wyoming, Col
orado, Missouri and Arkansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-19

place on the Fourth Of 1Ely at Rip
ley park. There will be thousands of
entries for every event. The children
will be divided into different classes
according to weight; boys under IS
pounds, those under 100 pounds, those
under 100 pounds and the unlimited
class. The weight schedules for the
girls are rs pounds, and below 80 and
below 10 and an unlimited class. The
events will be SO, 100 and 220 yard
dashes; the running high and broad
jumps; baseball throw; relay race; for
the boys, and the basket ball throw;
the basket ball relay; peg and wicket
drive contests; rs, so and rs yard
dashes for the girls.
Big City Picnic.
Later in the summer will take place
the big city picnic at Gage park. All
sorts of contests and track events will
be held there.
Some time in August at the City
park a big pageant will be held with
folk dances and games. The subject
for the pageant has not been decided
upon.
The board has authorized the rental
of a photograph for each playground
this summer and the latest novelties
in folk and group dancing will be
taught by Miss Margaret Prout of the
Emporia State Normal school.
The gardening work will be under
the direction of Fred w. Hartwig of
the State Normal school. This is to be
one of the big features of the summer
work. there being more than four hun
dred youthful gardeners competing
for the prizes offered by Topeka
firms.
Following are the names of the
playground directors: WeStlawn Park,
Ed Kennedy and Frances Jones: City
park, Hugh MacLean and Miss Lillian
Moser; Quincy school, Miss Lulu Nc
Kee and Roscoe Graves: Ches1ev
park, Miss F. johnson and Fred Hart
wig, assistant, Miss Esther LindeH:
Polk school, Frank Wilson and Mrs.
Overmyer; Potwin, Miss Daisy Craw-
ford and Ray Knoll; Ripley park, Miss
Fay Stannard and Ralph Hope, as
sistant, Ronald McCord; Washington
school, George Hamilton and Miss
Okellan Grant. The supply teachers
are Miss Bertha Mitchell and Miss
Margaret Prout.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-19

sues to national guard organizations
OF Illinois.
At the mobilization camp in the
state fair grounds, which are dotted
with huge buildings intended for eX-
hibits of produce and live stock laid
out around a mile race track, General
Dickson and the assistant adjutant
general, Col. Richings ]. Shank, with
four regular army officers were fix
ing on camp sites for the various or
SANITATION of the guard. The adju-
tart generals office force worked all
night getting out special orders
At the state arsenal here employees
of the quartermaster's department
were assembling army wagons and
rushing through acquisitions Tor
equipment
1.-The camp will be ready before
nightfaIl," said General Dickson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-19
READY TO SEIZE R. R.
Pershing Believed Contemplating Pos
session of Mexican Northwestern.

Columbus, n. M, June 29.-Not-
withstanding the threat of General
Trevino, the Mexican commander, to
attack him if he moves in any direc
ton except toward the border, General
Pershing, field commander of the
American expeditionary column in
Mexico, is said to be quietly laying
plans for quick daSheS north and
south at the first sign of hostility. His
plans, it is believed by observers are
to gain possession of the Mexican
Northwestern railroad which practi-
cally commands the territory adjacent
to his line of communication.
General Pershing's men slept on
their arms last night. The Ameri-
can commander is in receipt daily of
Information regarding de facto Mex
lean government troop movements.
Natives treated kindly by the Amer
leans have voluntarily supplied valu-
able information.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-19
NO CLEWS TO MURDER
Posses Search for Slayers of Judge
Lawler-Militfa on Guard.

Huntsville, Ala, June 19.-Sheriff's
posses spent Sunday searching through
Madison and adjoining counties for
three men for whom warrants had
been issued in connection with the
murder last week of Probate Judge
w. T. Lawler, but no arrests of men
regarded as principals in the affair
have been made.
While the men were being sought,
a crowd estimated at from 5000 to
5000 attended funeral services of the
judge, and two companies of state
militia aided by special deputies re-
manned on guard in Huntsville.
Investigation of the killing and the
bitter campaign which accompanied a
recent primary in which Judge Lawler
was renominated probably will begin
before a special grand jury here today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-19
BOY is FOUND DEAD
Suffocated by Fumes of Gasoline in a
Cleaning Shop.

Virgil Crouch, Is years old, was suf-
located in a building at First and Clay
street, late Saturday afternoon. The
body was found by Louis Paul, who,
alarmed by the long absence of
Crouch, went to the building to see
what was the cause. He found Crouch
lying over a vat of gasoline. Crouch
was the son of James o. Crouch, a
carpenter. of SIT Van Buren, street
Both Crouch and Paul were en-
ployees of the Star Cleaning company,
624 West Sixth avenue. The building
at First and Clay streets was used as
cleaning shop and Crouch had gone
there to clean some clothes. When
Paul found the body he called Valens
Van Hook, who lives near the build
ing, and they tried to resuscitate the
boy. Coroner o. F. Narcotic was
called but Crouch was dead. No in
quest will be held. The body was
taken to the home of his parents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-19
BASEBALL TO-DAY.
Western League.

Western League.
Des Moines at Lincoln, cloudy, $3.50
p. m.
No other games scheduled.
National League.
Boston at New York, clear, first
las p. M
first 1880 p. m.
st. Louis at Cincinnati, cloudy, 3
pm.
No other game scheduled.
American League.
New York and Cleveland, cloudy,
3:1a p m.
No other games scheduled.
American Association.
Toledo at St. Paul, clear, p. m.
Louisville at Milwaukee, cloudy, 8
p. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-19
CAN'T BUY SOFT DRINKS OR
GASOLINE ON SUNDAY IN VA.

Richmond, Va, June 19--Vir-
ginia experienced a mildly blue
Sunday under it's new custer law.
Soft drink fountains and cigar
stores were closed in many places,
gasoline sales prohibited in some
towns and the Newport News and
Norfolk segregated districts went
out of existence. A score of ar
rests were reported in various
cities, most of them in test cases.
Expectations that Sunday recrea-
tions, such as golf and motoring,
would be stopped were not full
filled
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-19
HURRY MOBILIZATION
Illinois viii Have State Camp Ready
by NightfaIl.

Springfield, ILL.,, June 19.-Eight
freight car loads of camp equipment
were being rushed to Springfield to-
day from Fort Sheridan in charge of
Capt A I. simmons, detailed as
quartermaster at the abandoned sum-
mer camp of instruction there. This
was the first train movement as the
result of the mobilization orders is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-19
7 REGIMENTS FROM ILL.
Presidents Order Includes All But
Two Regiments of Guards.

Chicago, June 19.-Under the or
ders of President Wilson the following
of the Illinois National guard are to
be modified at once it was announced
today.
First cavalry, Milton f. Foreman,
colonel
First infantry, Col. Joseph Sanborn.
Second infantry, Col. John NJ. Jar
rift.
rarity.
Fourth infantry, Col. L. J. Lang.
Third infantry, Col. Charles H.
Greene.
Eighth infantry, Col Franklin Den
ison.
ments were not called.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-19
Weekly Bank CIearings.

Bank clearings in the United States for
the weeks ending June Is, as reported to
Bradstreet's aggregate 81, 76,S91. 900,
against s. 1850, 900 the previous week and
SO, 192, 740 900 in the corresponding week
last year. Following are the returns with
percentages of change:
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-08-06
RAILROAD
WAGES
Shall they be determined by
Industrial Warfare or
Federal Inquiry?
To the American Public:

Do you believe in arbitration or indus
trial warfare?
The train employees on all the railroads
Observation-Disclosures they will give their leaders
authority to tie up the commerce of the
country to enforce their demands for 100
million dollar wage increase.
The railroads are in the public service
your service. This army OF employees is in
the public seryiCe-yOur service.
You pay for rail transportation billion
dollars a year, and A cents out of every
dollar from you goes to the employees.
On all the Western railroads 1915 per Of the
tram employees earned these wages lowest highest and average
Of alb as shown by the pay rolls
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-08-06

Want high grade employee or the bet
ter grade Of spr,uutz' Make Use Of the want
columns at the Journal
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-08-06

The average yearly wage payments all Western train
poyes ncudng those who worked only part Of the year,
Shcyn by the 1915 payrollS were
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-08-06

ELISHA LEE, Chairman.
r X, ALBRIGHT, CENT Manager.
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.
BALDWIN, Cent Manager,
Central of Georgia Rsil~sS.
/ l. BARDO, Cent Manager,
New York. New Haven H,r,ford R.i,ro.a
T. Il. CoAPMAN, lice Pre.idsaL
Southern Railway.
, =, ColIER, CENT Manager.
wabash Railway.
<, ohONLEl, Asst Vice. Presieen1
, NsN lork Central Railroad.
y u. EMERSON, Cent Managsr.
A., Great Northern Railway.
= d. EWING, CenY g,,...,
g Al-aelpsia Reading Raiivs,
ShlCE-, AssL 10 Pre,ident
NAs'sPsak' q Ohio Railway.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-08-06

A TOO million dollar wage increase for
men in freight and yard service Cess than
one-ffth of all employees is equal to 5 per
cent advance in all freight rates.
The managers of the railroads, as trustees
for the public, have no right to place this
burden on the cost Of transportation to you
without a clear mandate from public trl-
bunal speaking for you.
The railroads have proposed the settle
ment of this controversy either under the
existing national arbitration law, or by refer
ence to the Interstate Commerce CommlS-
sion. This offer has been refused by the
employees representatives.
Shall a nationwide strike or an
investigation under the Gov
eminent determine this issue?
NatinnaI e. (r.--.;lIoo of The Rail,uaVa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-09
I. H. FR|EL THINKS LAWS AMPLE ID
 GET DEVELOPMENT
Quotes Federal Statutes Under Which Water Power Plants Can
 Be Built

T. IT. Friel, president and general man. ager of the Birmingham Water. Light and Power company, who has always shown so much interest in water power development and promotion, believes the pending legislation in Congress is en- tirely unnecessary in order to get Ala bama stremas developed.
 Under the rivers and harbors act of June IS, 1sO2,'' said MT. Friel, which makes provision for corporations to im- prove at their own expense, the DuPonts or anybody else can build dams across the Tennessee river or any other river 10 improve navigation. At the same time can develop water power as did the Tennessee River Power company at Hale's Bar on the Tennessee river.
 This act is much better and more agreeable to water power people and to those wishing to improve navigation on navigable rivers, and at the same time develop water power for the purpose of producing nitrogen, or other purposes. This act is far superior to the Shields bill, as there are no restrictions placed on corporation and no limit on the time they are to run and it does not con- fine them to lease or a revokable per- nit"
 MT. F'riel then went on to quote cer- tain sections of the federal laws which he claims are ample for securing devel- opment- Among them was this:
 Chapter 1079-An act making appropria- tions for the construction, repair, and pr eservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other pur- poses.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of representatives of the United States Of America in Congress assembled,
 Any person or persons, corporations municipal or private, who desire to im- prove any navigable river or any part thereof, at their or its own expense and risk, may do so upon the approval of the plans and specifications of said pro- posed improvements by the Secretary of War and chief engineers of the army The plan of said improvement must conform With the general plan of the government improvements, must not impede naviga- tion, and no toll shall be imposed on &C., count thereof, and said improvement shall at all times be under the control and su- pervision of the Secretary of War and chief of engineers"
 MT. F'rfel also cited the act to amend an act entitled An act authorizing the of lands or easements needed in connection with works of river and harbor improvement at the expense Of persons, companies, or corporations, apprved May IS, 1906.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-09
ANNISTON

Anniston. April S.-(Special)- )-The first of series of meetings to be held for the purpose of organizing the move-
 ment to give a banquet to the ex-slaves of Calhoun county was held Saturday afternoon at the Alabama hotel with
 Mrs Edmund Leighton Hyler. chair , man, presiding. At this meeting tenta- tive plans for the barbecue were out lined.
 General satisfaction has been ex- pressed that Mrs. Tyler has offered
 her services to lead the movement. The general opinion is that the success of the barbecue is already guaranteed. It is probable that the U. D. c. and
 other patriotic societies will want to
 cooperate actively in the affair, mak- ing it an event long to be remembered by both white and colored.
 A bluejay that is making a neat nest in 8 tree near Twenty first street and Noble, Is very likely to get into trouble with Uncle Sam unless 1t mends it's ways. It will find out that United States mail is almost sacred and cannot be used for nest building. Thursday
 postman placed letter in Dave Young's
 mail box at Twenty-flrst and Noble and
 a minute later MT. Bluejay extracted the letter and was making off with 1t, but became frightened and dropped 1t In field near the house. The letter was recovered by Tom Lees little girl,
 who returned it to the owner. J. F. Ramsey of Birmingham, well known as organizer of the Ramsey classes in Birmingham and Chattanooga, delivered an address to the men of this city at the First Methodist church Fri day evening under the auspices of the Baraca class of the First Methodist church. A special musical programme was rendered for the occasion.
 | The funeral services over the remains of Albert l.. Young. one of the best known citizens of Calhoun county, who died at his home near Weaver Thurs ! day night, were held at the residence of the deceased Saturday morning fol- | lowing which the body was inferred at
 Four-mile station. The Rev. w. S. Grif-
 fin and the Rev. MT. Chandler off
 ciated at the final obsequies.
 l Practically every member of the An
 niston police department is engaged in
 an investigation of an explosion of dynamite late Friday night which shook houses and stores in the vicinity of the Calhoun county courthouse and
 alarmed citizens of Anniston from one end of the city to the other. The ex-
 plosion was caused by some unknown
 person exploding quantity of dyna- mite in the rear of the house of the Rev. | R. J. Moore, Gurnee street, between Tenth and Eleventh. The force of the explosion broke all the window lights lin the rear of the house, loosened the
 weather boarding and made hole in
 the back yard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-09

preservation; I hope even more-that you will lend the folklore committee
 your active efforts in bringing to- gether all this neglected and fast dis appearing material that can be found in the state. You will find it an in teresting pursuit and a patriotic one; you will be helping scholarship and will be renewing your knowledge Of a side of life from which we all tend rapidly away as we grow older There never was folklore collector who did not thoroughly enjoy the work. The nurses songs and superstitions heard in childhood and forgotten in youth, the songs and sayings of forgotten cooks and hired men. bring to all folklore lovers 8 distinctly reminiscent sense of pleasure. Like sT<ipling's Greeks listening to Homer, the col lector sees old friends turn up again but unlike the Greeks. he never keeps 1t ouiet'-he turns it in to some folk lore society or magazine.