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Evening star., 1916-08-13
Photograph from Ruby Baughnnau.

Photograph from Ruby Baughmau.
WALTER BONNER discovered the mys-
terious seventh point in the gum. which
was that women were buying it from him
not because they wanted it. but because they
were sorry for him. On the day he made that
discovery he discarded the gum business and
turned to selling magazines He soon learned
what we in the business all know-that even
Iity for legless man will not induce man
or woman to buy a magazine. Thereupon
he shifted once more and became the Coupon
King of Los Angeles. Through the streets he
whirls on his little rubber-tired platform,
from store to store, trading in coupons. and
making enough on the trading to pay him
we'll
Evening star., 1916-08-13

CHARLES NOEL DOUG
LAS lives in honey little
two-family house in Brooklyn,
He never goes out-partly be-
cause he's too busy, but mostly
because he can't. He has been
in bed for eighteen years; yet
he has published a book of short
stories. numerous books of COM
pilations, and-think of it-a
book of humorous verse. Sew
eral hundred thousand readers
enjoy him month by month as
"Uncle Charlie in his depart
ment of a monthly magazine.
He has no tears, no complaints.
and only one regret-that he
has never seen a motion picture
show. Some day, when we get
the money, we are going to buy
machine and rent a Mary
Pickford film and go over there
to Brooklyn. Keep a watch
out for us, Uncle Charlie.
Photograph from Reita l., Ranek.
Evening star., 1916-08-13

, last time we took down
) stove-pipe at our house
we're convinced that provi-
nee never intended man
o work with machinery.
For simple taskslike hang
ing the chrome enlarge
ment Of mother over the
fireplace one needs four
arms; more difficult
tasks, such as stove
pipes, require from five
to seven. All of which
leads us naturally to Mr..
Fred W. Glatt, who at
seventeen has built the
model asroplanes here
shown-with one arm.
These models actually
fly-in which curious re-
spect they differ from
the larger machines used
by the U. S. army.
Evening star., 1916-08-13

WE
Fifth Chestnut
For Blind held
blind
in Cincn
gah hf HdmsI Mene.
Evening star., 1916-08-13

lbert Bauer to walk home at the
ay in 1915, he found that he
Getting it. Three years before
It he owned had reared in the
ad against a beam. Slow paraly-
I business, said the doctors. "lf
| die "Good night said the
wered Bauer, and went to bed.
iues to conduct one of the largest
Northwest.
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GRAND JURY IS
GETTING INFORMATIO

Sioux City, May 23.-sensational de-
velopments are promised in connec-
ton with the discovery that six OF the
seven grand jurors, here investigating
bootlegging and prostitution, were
guests at the Davenport hotel during
their entire stay here.
The hotel was raided on several o.
casions while the jurors were there
and 9. w. Neis, the proprietor, was
involved in the sensational stories
told by witnesses during the trial of
former Chief Of Police George Peirce.
The police department is enraged
over the affair because the grand jury
only returned three indictments out Of
flfty-seven cases submitted to them.
Many OF these cases had to do with
activities at the Davenport. e...
Evidence of an important nature Is
known to be in the hands of the coun-
ty and city authorities and thorough
investigation Is to be made. -
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to her home in Keokuk after visiting
her daughter, Mrs. o. w. Dupy, 1853
North Moore street.
Mrs. E. R. MARBLE Of Centerville has
returned home after making a two
weeks visit at the home of her son,
Harry MARBLE, 1912 East Main street.
Sponges. chamois,, brushes for all
purposes at Herrick 3 Downs.
Mrs. L. w. Hall and little daughter
of Mobile, Ala, and Mrs. c. McCrary of
Douds, are guests at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. J. W. Hall, 213 West Wood.
land avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles DUR and Mrs.
w. H. Chappell have returned to their
home in Williamsburg after visiting
In Norcatur, Kan. stopping in Ottum-
wa en- route
Dr.. Hess stock and poultry rem
edies at Herrick & Downs.
Mrs. Katherine Lawson OF La Crosse
WIS.,, has gone to Glenwood to be an
attendant in the state hospital there.
She has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Maude Briggs, 1927 South Vine street.
H. P. Moore of Los Angeles, CAL, Is
visiting his sister, Mrs. F. H. Field,
1901 North Wapello street. He is en-
route home from an eastern trip, dur
ing which he visited in st. Louis, Gin
cinnati and Pittsburgh.
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HONEYMOON IS
SPENT IN 4 CELL j
SHENANDOAH MAN RECENTLY
MARRIED GOES TO JAIL ON
AUTO THEFT.

Shenandoah, May 23.-Lee Rowe.
who was recently married to Miss
Myrtle Dodge, a former employee of the
Field seed house, of this city, is spend
ing his honeymoon in the jail at Clar-
india, charged with the theft of A:
Lund's automobile the latter part OF
March. It will be remembered that
Mr.. Lund left his car standing in front
Of his house on Sheridan avenue, and
when he came out few moments later
it was gone. .. s.-.. g..
The car was later discovered at
Mound City, Mo-, considerably worse
for the trip. It seems that the thief
had abandoned it there on account
of tire trouble and muddy condition
Of the roads and left it at a farm
home near that place.
An indictment was issued against
him at the April term Of court, as
we'll as two companions, neither OF
whom have yet been apprehended.
Rowe had made his disappearance
and the authorities were unaware OF
his whereabouts until reading OF his
marriage at Cedar Rapids In rec
ent issue of the Shenandoah papers
Deputy Sheriff Grafton got busy then
with the result that the first of the
week he went to Cedar Rapids and
returned with Rowe in custody.
While a bond was fixed for his
appearance, he has been unable to
raise the amount as yet, and he still
languishes in jail.
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GIVE HOME TO
FAIRFIELD HOSPITAL

Fairfield, May 23.-The residence OF
Attorney and Mrs. Arthur G.. Jordan
on East Burlington street has been
donated by them to the Jefferson
County hospital for use as nurses
home The Jordans are planning to
build a new and more modern home
on their property and at first thought
of tearing the old building down, but
it is much too good and commodious
for such treatment, therefore they de.
cided to present 1t to the hospital for
a nurses home providing it can be
moved to the hospital grounds only
few blocks away.
The members OF the hospital board,
Dillon Turney, L. J. Marcy, John H.
Fritz and Charles w. Wade, have oh.
tanned permission from the city ooun.
Gil for the removal of the building
down East Burlington street and the
work will be commenced in a few
days.
This gift by Mr. and Mrs. Jordan is
the largest gift yet made to the Jeffer.
son County hospital and one that was
badly needed and that will endure. A
nurses home where the girls who are
on duty day or night at the hospital
may go and rest, enjoying all the priv.
ileges Of home In every sense of the
word The building just given to the
hospital is large, convenient, modern
and In excellent repair and will make
an ideal home for those girls who
spend several hours each day and
night in the sick rooms at the hos.
pital proper.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-25
SELECT MEN TO
REPRESENT SCHOOL

Iowa City, May 2s.-The six men
who will represent the State Univer-
sity of Iowa in the debates against
8 were chosen in the final tryouts
held recently.
The winners Of places are Orville
Harris Of Jefferson, Arlen Wilson of
Knoxville, Russell I4emley of Bright
on, Arthur G. Brown of Iowa City, Vir-
gil Hancher OF Rolfe and Roy Burns
Of hardwood. They are ranked by
the judges in the order named. How
ard Mawdsley of Burt and A. A. Her
rick were chosen as alternates. The
division of the men into two teams
will be made later. ..-y ...-..s.. ..
Twenty-six men were entered in the
first tryouts in which the twelve men
who competed today for places were
chosen. The winners have all had
considerable experience in debate
Wilson and Hancher were on the team
which defeated Northwestern univer-
sity in dual debate this spring. Har-
ris has been on two winning intercol-
legiate teams. Lemley was on the
team which met Illinois last fall
Brown, Burns and Herrick were on lit
erary society teams which debated
for the university championship this
year and Mawdsley was on sophie
more team. .--
The proposition to be argued in the
forensic battles Of next year is, IRE
solved, that the federal government
should pass legislation for the main
tenance of retail prices" -
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NAME
OF NEW DISEASE
SIOUX CITY PHYSICIAN DIscov.
Frs HIGH STREET CAR
STEPS IS CAUSE.

Des Moines. May 23-Another street
car disease has been discovered.
It is 'stepinitis" and DR.. F. C. Cluett
of Sioux City, is the discoverer.
High street car steps are the direct
cause of the disease, which is gen
eral nervous disorder caused by the
displacement of the innominate bone.
DR.. Cluett told the osteopathic physi-
clans OF the state in convention here
of the danger to the health of men
and women because of high street car
steps.
He has measured the car steps in
Sioux City and found three cars with
steps eighteen inches from the ground.
The jar in alighting form high step,
says DR.. Cluett, causes the trouble.
Near stops on up grades aggravate tho
ailment.
Anyone knows the average step
person takes is eight inches" he said.
There is a jar to the body when one
steps down eighteen inches from car.
"The foot is put down at an angle
and there is twist in the innominate
bone. The displacement Of the bone
causes nervous disorder and trouble
in the pelvic system. In Sioux City
protest against high car steps was
needed by the company. We found
among our patients that those living
on lines with cars with high steps
were suffering from the new ailment."
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CELEBRATION IS
. STUPENO0US ONE
COMM EMoRATIoN OF BUILDING
OF Fl. ARMSTRONG WILL BE
ELABORATE.

Davenport, May 23.-In month the
most stupendous celebration ever at
tempted in the history Of the Missis-
|sippi valley will be started on Rock
island, midway in the Mississippi rlv-
er between the three cities OF Moline,
Rock Island and Davenport, In com
memoration Of the building OF FL.
Armstrong 100 years ago by the sol
diers and settlers who were the ad-
vance guard OF the march OF civiliza-
ton across the American continent.
The celebration, which will be
known as the Ft. Armstrong centen-
NAL celebration, will be opened at
noon, June 10, by President WOODROW
Wilson, who by means OF special
wire direct from the island into the
executive mansion at Washington, VIII
press button that will release sew
eral thousand miniature balloons and
carrier pigeons from the clock tower
of the U. 8. arsenal storehouse ON the
island. President Wilson expected to
attend the opening in person but the
affairs of state which are keeping him
confined closely to his desk, caused
change in his plans and he notlhed
the officers Of the TT. Armstrong Gen.
tennial association last week that he
could not be In the tr1-cities on that
date but would be very glad to open
the huge event by electrical means.
All arrangements have been complet-
ed and it Is expected that fully 100000
persons will be on hand when the auto
matte spring of the cage in which the
pigeons and balloons are confined Is
released.
The workshop of Drector-General
George D. Benson Is one OF the most
places in the tri-cities at
present, although its exact location Is
a secret from the public because the
believes that all this part OF
the work should not be exposed to
public gaze until ready for. It's oficial
In the workshop are be-
ing built a large number of gorgeous
floats to be used in the grand pageant
that will be staged on wednesday and
Friday nights Of centennial week. The
for a great deal Of this work
are imported from abroad at tremen-
dous cost and great deal OF worry
was caused the officers Of the ascot
alton and Mr.. Benson last week when
1t was discovered that the place had
been entered by thieves who had tun.
nelled their way into the building and
escaped with gold leaf, statuary and
bronzes worth several hundreds OF
dollars. Immediate communication
with large firms in other cities, how
ever, brought enough OF the materials
to complete the work and Mr.. Benson
declares that there will be no stfnting
Of decorations. ... ...- -..
The home coming in each Of the
three cities during the week Is expect
ed to bring back home at least $4,000
former residents Of the tri-cities and
already hundreds of reservations have
been made at the local hotels. The
committees Of the association now
listing the various hotels and eating
and lodging houses in the three cities
and state that there will be ample &C.
commodations for the huge attend.
ance. ..-e
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CLAIMS GOOD ROADS
WITHOUT HIGHER TAX

Dies Moines, May 23.-Black Hawk
county has figured out that it can have
graveled roads without higher taxa
ton. The board of supervisors has
estimated that the total cost Of bridg-
ing, permanently grading, draining
and surfacing with gravel the 1853
miles Of the county highway system
will cost $71S,200. 49,.
They estimate that the present
levies, including the automobile fund,
even though it is not increased, will
be sufficient to maintain all the roads
in the county highway system, pay the
interest on the cost of the roads, and
in addition retire the bonds within
seventeen years time.
These results can be secured by
adopting the bonding plan of antici-
pating the tax income that will be pro-
,duced by the present leyies and The
automobile license hmd
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MEMORIAL DAY
+. PROGRAM IS OUT
COMMITTEE pERFECTs DETAILS
OF EXERCISES TO BE HELD
HERE MAY 80.

Arrangements for the Memorial day
services were completed at meeting
OF the executive committee OF the
Sons Of Veterans Tuesday afternoon
The committee in charge of the pro.
best ever observed In >Ottumwa and
this year will commemorate the fftieth
anniversary Of the birth Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic
AS usual, the parade will form on
Fourth street and march out Court
street to the cemetery. Following the
arrival of the parade at the cemetery
and the firing Of the salute by Go. q,
the program proper for the afternoon
will start. A large platform will be
erected in the cemetery for the speak
ers and others in the services and
chairs will be provided for all.
In the morning at 8 O'Clock the vet
Grams and Sons Of Veterans will place
markers on the graves in the differ
ent cemeteries. At II O'Clock the w.
r. G. Of Cloutman and Tuttle posts
aided by the pupils of the public
schools, will meet near the center of
the Market street bridge and in mem
DRY OF the sailors and seamen of the
civil war will scatter flowers upon the
waters Of the Des Moines river.
In the afternoon the veterans, w. r.
c, Spanish war veterans, co. G,
Daughters Of Veterans, Sons Of Vet.
Grams will assemble at the court
house. The cadet corps and Boy
Scouts will assemble on Third street
under the command Of Theodore A..
Stoessel.
Rev. P. o, Bersell, pastor Of the
Swedish Lutheran church, will be the
chief speaker of the day. Rev. Ber
sell is well known in Ottumwa and his
address on The Cost of Peace will be
we'll worth hearing. I.
T. R Buckley is marshal of the day
and Dr.. Nd. Bannister and Senator c,
w. Whttmore, aides. The parade Will
form at $3.50 o'clock on Fourth street
In the following order:
Platoon Of police.
Cavalry band.
Company G.
Drum corps.
G. A. r.
Spanish war veterans.
Cadet corps and Boy Scouts.
w. R. c. and Daughters of Veterans
In carriages to be followed by car
riages carrying the speakers, quartets
and citizens
Following the firing Of the salute by
Co. G and the decorating of the graves
by the school children the following
program will be given.
Music, First Cavalry band.
Song, America, Male quartet and
assembly.
Invocation, Rev. E. w. Farris Iol1er.
Music, Drum corps.
Introductory, Chairman John Fee
han.
Reading Lincoln's Gettysburg speech
w. NJ. Reece. e. ..
Song, Male quartet
Address, The Cost Of Peace, Rev. P.
o. Bersell.
Benediction, Rev E. W. Faris Ho1ler
Following the services the parade
will reform for the return march. The
committee In charge OF the program is
J. X. Dysart, Frank T. Lynch and w.
M ReAnA
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BLACK HAND MYSTERY.

Lenox, May 24.-Ienox people are
wrought up over black hand letter
sent Lewis Hewitt, a highly respected
citizen, threatening his life. The note
was couched in good English. An ap-
parent attempt was made to burn Mr..
Hewitt's barn the night following.
Bloodhounds the next day traced foot
prints to the road where the scent was
lost in automobile tracks. Whether
actual harm Is meant Mr.. Hewitt or
some practical joker is having some
fun at his expense is the puzzling
question. II caught the joker would
probably get such lesson he would
not soon forget. .s.. s
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Tennis and baseball goods at. Her
rick & Downs.
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Baker have re-
Z turned homo to Minneapolis after us
iting relatives In the city.
Miss Nellie Kephart, 14O1 North Elm
street has gone to Mystic to visit rela-
1 tivss for week.
1rs. r. N. Springer of Abba. has
I Roaae home after visiting relatives In
1 tho city for the past week.
! Mrs. G. W. Crawford, 514 Kruger
istxset, went to Buxton Monday to visit
relatives for two days.
AK for Thelma, the popular, lasting
i psrfume, b0c per ounce at Herrick &
Downs.
Mrs. Nsrtha Bechtel, 3s4 Mabel
street, Is visiting her son-in-law near
IQihiand.
Ness Ethel Egian Of Des Moines, is
Visiting her grandmother, Mrs. H. e.
0rsene, s1s South Davis street.
Ms. John Kuyk, 1113 East Main
street, spent Monday afternoon in
&Adon.
II. Z D. corn remover gets the corn,
Edkc Herrick & Downs.
Mrs. Emily Fleener of Ration, N. NJ,
Who has been visiting at Agency has
4 none to Mt. Zion on account Of the ILL.,
ness OF her brother. ....
DR.. and Mrs. c. T. Rambo and daugh-
ter Marion, Of Chillicothe, we're guests
ct the Mier-Potter wedding this morn
ing af st. Mays.
Hrs. L. Closer of B1akesburg, has
.returned home after making an over
Sunday visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Earl Proctor, 1888 South Ransom street.
Mrs. d. r. Mason who has been Wis
tting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Heller. east Of Ottumwa, has gone to
i her home in Des Moines.
Mrs. H. F. Brunk, who has been
spending the past week at the w. L.
Devol home. 528 North Weller street
has returned to her home in Omaha.
Mrs. Mary Goode of Andalusia. Ill.
has gone home after visiting for two
weeks at the home Of Mrs. Alden Bur
kskt, south OF town.
Mrs. J. A. Krammerer has returned
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ELECT WOMEN TO
STAFF AND CIRCLE

Iowa City, May 23.-Names Of the
twelve young women Of the Junior
class elected to membership in Stan
and Circle, the senior honorary soci-
ETY. for women, were announced today
by Dean Anna NJ. -Klingenhagen.
The winners are Agnes Anderson of
Madrid, Marguerite Brueckner Of Iowa
City, Katharine Dignan Of Perry, Alice
Hatcher OF Iowa City, Gwendolyn Nc
CLAIM Of Iowa City, Florence McCol-
lister of Iowa City, Jeanette Mcgowan
OF Iowa City, Dorothea Paule OF Bur-
lington, Ruth Rath Of Waterloo. Grace
Reams Of Council Bluffs, Lucille Wal
dron Of Iowa City and Arena Waters
Of Irwin. Gwendolyn McClain, hav-
ing won the highest vote, will be
president for next year. w.
The society acts as an advisory cab
met for the dean of women and assists
her In looking after the girls in the
lower classes. Membership Is won by
primary" and an election in which
all the women of the junior class par
ticipate.
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'BLAkESBURG WILL
HAVE BIG PROGRAM
MEMORIAL DAY TO BE MADE UN-
USUAL OCCASION IN ADAMS
..... TOWNSHIP.

Memorial day exercises at Blakes
burg promise to be the biggest cele
bration ever held in Adams township
and the committee in charge Of the
ARRANGEMENTS for the day expect tc
entertain 5000 in the neighboring city
May 80. The unwilling Of the monu
ment to q former Ottumwan, Frank
Devorick, seaman who lost his life
in the country's service at Vera Cruz
will be the feature of the day. The
decoration of the soldiers' graves and
IN appropriate program to 20 with the
annual memorial will be provided. f.
G. Schaefer is chairman and F. J. Ray
mond secretary Of the arrangements
committee and the following program
has been perfected:
Morning Exercises.
900 q. m.-Salute by anvil corps.
700 a. m.-Decorating residences
and business houses.
800 a. m.-Decorating the graves Of
departed ones with flowers.
1880 a. m.-Music by band. ..
Afternoon Exercises.
r. 100 p. m.-Music by band.
Everybody form In line and march
to the cemetery where the graves of
the old soldiers will be decorated
with flowers. ...
1880 p. m.-Song, America, by pub.
lie.
Address of welcome-Dr. r. J. Sell
man.
Invocation-Rev. Mr.. Moore.
Music by band.
Address-W. A. Work of Ottumwa.
Drill and song-School children.
Address-W. A. H1gbee Of Missouri.
Unwilling of the monument at the
grave Of the late Frank Devorick, sea-
man, who was killed during the occu.
patton Of Vera Cruz.
Benediction-Rev. Mr.. Hunt.
The Iowa guard Of Ottumwa and
Centerville have been invited to be
present and assist in unwilling the
monument of the late Frank Devor
lex. Arrangements are being made to
5000 people on that day.
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DELEGATES WANT
TO MEET ANNUALLY

Iowa City, May 23.-Delegates at
tending here the first state convention
Of the women's literary societies Of
the colleges of Iowa decided to form
a permanent organization and to hold
meetings annually.
Contests in debate, short story and
poetry writing, artistic reading and
extempore speaking will be features
of the intercollegiate meetings here
after, II the plan outlined is adopted.
A constitution and bylaws for the new
organization was drawn up and will
be submitted to the various societies
for ratification.
Ten colleges In addition to the uni
versity were represented at the meet
ing by fifty-eight delegates from fifty
three societies. The colleges are
Ames, Coe, Cedar Falls, Grinnell,
Iowa Wesleyan. Morningside, Penn,
Simpson, Iowa Falls and Cornell
The convention began Friday after
noon with a welcome of visiting dele
gates by President Macbride and by
Mary Kinnavey, president of the local
Women's Forensic league. In the
evening the delegates listened to an
address by Prof. Glenn N. Merry Of
the public speaking department. To.
days program was devoted to discus
sions of literary society problems,
with Alice Hatcher of Iowa, Vera Lun.
bonn of Morningside. Edna O'Harra of
Iowa, Idell Pyle of Grinnell, Ruth Out
land Of Coe and Mercy Aylesworth of
Cornell as leaders. The convention
closed with banquet at the Burnley
hotel attended by nearly . hundred
,z<a,s-axr us0nnan- S@ e, VI
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Mrs. John W. Fox,

The remains of Mrs. John w Fox az
rived in the city Tuesday night at
11:40 o'clock and we're taken to the
Moroney undertaking rooms. The fu-
neral was held from there at $50 this
morning, Interment was made In the
Fox mausoleum In Calvary cemetery.
The visitors from out Of the city who
attended the services were John W.
Fox, husband of the deceased, Mrs.
Mollie Rankin Of Dallas, Tex. Mr.. and
Nrv. Frank Taxton and son Of Ell Reno
OKLA, and Mr.. and Mrs ]. ]. Cornell
of Vineyard, Tex.
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SEVEN GANGS WORKING.

Oskaloosa, May "a. Seven gangs OF
men are working on Mahaska county
roads at various places over the coun'
ty, one bridge gang is at work and ar
engagements have been made for anoth'
er big road improvement which Will be
taken up as soon as the necessary
changes have been made in the tencs
lines 1872