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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-15
BIG FIRE At SHELL PLANT.

Montreal, Feb. II. - Fire, today,
caused damage estimated at $4,000 in
the forge department Of the Canada
Car & Foundry Co. Crossed electric
wires are supposed to have been re-
sponsible for the conflagration. The
company Is engaged in making shells
for the Russian government
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-15

in northeast Italy, killing fifteen per-
sons and injuring a number.
On the Black sea Russian torpedo
boat destroyers have sunk several
Turkish sailing vessels.
The French cruiser Admiral Charner
the French ministry fears. has been
sunk by a German submarine off the
Syrian coast.
The German gunboat Hedwig Won
Wissmann has been sunk on Lake
Tanganyika, Africa, by the Belgians.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-15
MEETS UNIQUE DEATH

Cedar Rapids, Feb. 14.-While re.
moving the cap from a tank car half
filled with gasoline, John Janda today
caused an explosion by dropping the
cap and causing spark. He was
blown forty feet into the air and was
killed by the fall.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-15
Obituary
William Riggs.

The funeral services of William
Riggs, who passed away Friday morn
ing at 1920 O'Clock at Udell, were
held today at 1 o'clock from the resi-
donce in Udell
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-15
BURNS PROVE FATAL

Burlington, Feb. 14.-Mortimer
Broadway Of Carman, ILL.,, died at To-
cal hospital today succumbing to
burns sustained in lighting a fire in q
kitchen stove with kerosene.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-15
MILAN is RAIDED

London, Feb. IA Reuter- dispatch
from Milan says six persons were kill
ed and several injured by bombs DROP
ped from aeroplanes over the city
this morning.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-15
SPECIAL SESSION OVER.

Springfield, ILL.,, Feb. 1.-THE sec.
ond special session of the Illinois leg
islature was showed into history today
when three members of each houce
met at noon and adjourned sine die
after performing few formalities.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-15
Infant kutch,

The eleven days old infant of Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Hutch died Saturday
evening at Bloomfield, interment TAX
ing place Sunday at the Odd Fellows
cemetery at Bloomfield.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-15
.TRI 4. WEEKLY COURIER
CHANGING ADDRESSES.

CHANGING ADDRESSES.
Subscribers wishing their address
changed will please give the names OF
the postoffice to which the paper has
been sent as we'll as the postoffice
where they desire it to be changed to-.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-15

ENVuISI. 4
Henry Kohler, "a years old, died
Sunday at the county farm, Bloom
field, and was buried this afternoon.
Fenton.
The three-year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Fenton, at Bloomfield,
burial taking place this afternoon at
Mark
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Infant kutch.
The eleven days old infant of Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Hutch died Saturday
evening at Bloomfield, interment taxi
ing place Sunday at the Odd Fellows
cemetery at Bloomfield.
Mrs. Jacob Hackersmith.
Mrs. Jacob Hackersmith died at her
home in Bloomfield Sunday morning
at $3.50 o'clock, the remains being TAX
en- to West Grove where burial took
place this afternoon.
-:o:- '
c. c. Sylvester.
G. C. Sylvester passed away at his
home at Oakridge east of the city
Sunday evening at 10 o'clock at the
axe Ol Of. ne Is III FlNCu NY lid WANOW
and four children, Mrs. Konoma Apple
ouist of Ottumwa, Mamie and Carl E.
Sylvester at home, and Mrs. C. A.
Henry of Farson.
The funeral service will be held
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock from
the residence. The cortege will 60 by
auto from the residence to the Com
petine Christian church, where SER
vices will be held at 1 o'clock and in
terment will take place in the Compe-
tine cemetery.
Mrs. Lucinda BrawIey. }
Mrs. Lucinda Hoffman Brawley, wife
of E. H. Brawley, passed away this
morning at $3.50 o'clock at her home,
|213 Albany street, at the age of 81.
She was born on January 2, 1884, in
Shrysport, Md, and moved to Brown
Vile, Pa, with her parents at the age
Of 10. She was married to E. H. Draw.
ley in 1857. The deceased is survive
ed by two children w. H. and E. A.
Brawley Of Ottumwa. She came to
Ottumwa in 1869 and has been a mem-
Der of the Methodist church since she
was Is years old.
The funeral services will be held
Wednesday at 2 o'clock at her homa}
and will be conducted by Rev. J. H.
Cudlipp. 1nterment will take place in
the Ottumwa cemetery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-15
FRENCH ADMIT
LOSS OF WARSHIP

CONTINUED From Page ~
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-15
Mrs. Jacob Hackersmith.

Mrs. Jacob Hackersmith died at her
home in Bloomfield Sunday morning
at $3.50 o'clock, the remains being TAX
en- to West Grove where burial took
Mace this afternoon.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-15
STATE GUARDS TO BE
NEW u. S. ARMY

Continued From Page ~
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-15
Obituary
Henry kohler.

Henry kohler.
Henry Kohler,- IA years old, died
Sunday at the county farm, Bloom.
field, and was buried this afternoon.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-15

The three-year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Fenton, at Bloomfield,
died Sunday morning of pneumonia,
burial taking place this afternoon at
Mark.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-15

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-10
UPPER. TYPE OF ILLINOIS AVENUE
HOMES.
LOWER: NEW METHODIST CHURCH
AT GRANT CIRCLE AID ILLINOIS
AVENUE.
BRICK PAVEMENT COSTS
LESS THAN MACADAM
New York Experience in Road
Building Discussed in State
ment to Legislature.

Former Gov. Glvnn of New York. in
a message. to the legislature when ne
was governor on road building In
that state. said: Brick roads have
been laid in hundreds of cities and have
everywhere demonstrated their dura-
bility. Brick roads have been down Tor
twenty-five years and have admirably
withstood the test of the hardest kino
of traffic The annual cost of main
tanning these brick roads has been re-
markably low. ranging from practically
nothing to from SO to $50 per mile.
Even if New York were compelled
to pay $4,000 per mile for brick roads
instead of macadam roads it would be
economy to build such roads in all
places where state highways are sub
tected to heavy automobile traffic.
The total expenditure for twenty
$4,000 This included $4,000 for
building. $4,000 for maintenance and
5000 for the rebuilding at the end
Of the first ten years.
The total expenditure for twenty
years on a vitrifed brick road amounts
to $4,000. if we allow maximum OF
$4,000 for building and $50 year Tor
maintenance.
"On these OUTSIDE neures the diHer-
ence in cost for twenty years between
the macadam and brick roads shows
a balance of $4,000 in favor of the
brick roads, even if New York pays
the market price for brick"
Gov. Glynn might have added that
the difference in a well maintained
macadam road and brick road liz
greatly in favor of the brick. inasmuch
as the macadam swiftly deteriorates,
and its patching, while expensive. is
not and cannot keep il equal in quality
to hard surface road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-10
DEMAND FOR SMALL HOMES
MET IN NORTHWEST SECTION
Six and Eight Room Residences in Pet
worth and Park View, With Plenty of
Ground, Find Ready Purchasers.

screened sleeping porches; while the
roomy garages at the rear of the large
lots add to the attractiveness of the
homes in the eyes OF buyers who drive
cars.
That the growth and development of
these sections is permanent and sub
stantial, rather than ephemeral, is fur
Their shown by the opening and improv-
ing of streets. laying of sidewalks and
other work in keeping with the sys-
tematic growth and extension of the
city toward and beyond them. The
new Park View School, rapidly nearing
completion. is expected to be capable
of housing the school children of the
section for several years to come. This
building, when finished. will be one of
the handsomest grade schoolhouses in
struction and equipment suggested by
modern architectural thought along
such lines, and with ample playground
space for the use of the children.
The new Methodist Church being
built on Grant Circle Is another fndi-
cation of the substantial nature Of the
development Of the entire section. The
building, which is to take the place
of a small structure that has been used
by the congregation, is expected to be
completed late in the summer. and
when ready for occupancy will be one
of the handsomest small churches in
the city.
The growth and development of the
eHtire IttWoTtH ana HaTk view SeCtioI
is simply another illustration Of the
fact long ignored by builders, that
hundreds of families want small homes.
close enough to the government de-
partments to be easy of access, but
still far enough out from the heart
Of the city to afford room for small
gardens and lawns, and plenty Of open
space in which children may play in
SAFETY from street cars and auto
mobiles. The demand for this class of
homes. we'll built and reasonable in
price. has existed for a long while. but
only within recent years have builders
consented to cater to the demand. That
home buyers have been eagerly await
| ing the time~when the men who build
and sell homes should recognize the
already existing demand is amply at
tested by the fact that every building
operation in these two and other sec
tons has been practically sold out be-
fore the operation was completed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-10
Reports Six Sales.

Sale Of five residence properties and
an apartment building site were report
ed this week by the office of Boss &
Phelps. as follows:
Detached residence. 1908 Monroe street
northwest. sold for Robert L. Ander-
son to Albert Buehler, who will re-
model the house and occupy it as a
residence.
Four-story brick residence, 1910 T
street northwest sold for the Stewart
estate to DR.. j. r. Wilder, who is to
improve the property for residence
purposes.
Three story. ten-room modern brick
house, 65 Rhode Island avenue north
west, sold for Luther S. Cannon, to
James H. Bennett, who is to occupy it
in the fall.
Semi-detached two-story and attic,
eight-room residence, SIS Randolph
street northwest, sold for Hugh A.
Thrift to George W. Taylor.
Six-room and bath house, 1913 Alli-
son street northwest, sold for Jacob
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-10

Growth of the city toward the north
and northwest. and persistent demand
for small homes with larger grounds
than may be obtained in many other
sections. are significantly illustrated
by recent operations in the Petworth
and Park View sections.
Here are to be found scores of the
six and eight room Homes, set in large
yards. that in recent years have been
demanded by families of moderate size
and modest incomes. Solid, substantial
brick construction, maximum size of
rooms, in six and eight room houses
with bath. many of them with modern
inclosed and screened sleeping porches,
feature the development of this entire
section. making II one of the most at
tractive. to families of moderate in
come. to be found in the semi-suburban
parts of tbs District.
Among the newest of these opera
tions is that extending along Illinois
avenue. between Taylor and Upshur
streets and from tpshur street to Grant
circle. Here sixteen homes have al
ready been built, ten in the first block
mentioned and six in the second.
These homes have six rooms and
bath. and are of the most substantial
and roomy construction. They have
colonial porches in front. and are set
plenty OF lawn space in front. Provi-
sion is made for outdoor sleepers in
that the homes either have sleeping
porches. inclosed and screened, at the
rear, or are so built that such porches
may easily be constructed. The in
sistent demand for homes of this char
acter Is shown by the fact that the
houses in this operation have found
ready purchasers.
Another operation in the same gen.
eral section is on Webster street be
tween 9Th and 10th streets. Iowa ave
nue. and Allison street. Here abou
twenty seven homes have been bull
recently. The homes are of six apt
eight rooms, with bath and every mod
ern convenience and equipment de-
manded in the up-to-date home. Ths
houses are twenty-three feet wide ant
the rooms are considerably above thu
ordinary in size. Neat stone walls in.
close the lawns of these homes. the
whole general appearance of the prop
critics being solid. substantial. room,
and comfortable.
Another noteworthy operation in this
| section is that on Warder street, Nos
3402 to 3410. inclusive. These are
moderate-priced homes containing six
rooms and bath. with hot-water heat
| the favored colonial style porches and
have built-in refrigerators that may
| he iced either from within the house OF
| from the outside. Other features OF
these homes are the Enclosed and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-10
BUILDING OPERATIONS MAKE HUGE ADVANCE

Building engineering operations England New York
New Pennsylvania Delaware District Of Columbia
Virginia. Ohio West Virginia. Indiana Illinois, lows Wisconsin
Michigan Minnesota North South Dakota portions of Mis-
souri, and eastern for the period from January June
lions in the period reported reached total than
corresponding 1915
Building and period reported for 1915
tOtaled
of exactly
The awarded the six
months January totaled S300000 for 1913
the total So0oloo for 1872 $37olSo0 for Sl9 $167
and for 1910, S366O3zs0S.
Comparative building engineering operations in
eastern southern New Jersey MARYLAND Delaware
OF Columbia Virginia. compiled author
Ties ana represented awarded follows:
Contracts awarded January I June 1915, S6S543000
Contracts awarded January June 1915, $I,2630o0
Contracts awarded January June l. 1914 S4SS62000
Contracts awarded 1 1918, $3zSS3O00
Contracts awarded January 1912, SS7,,6000o
Contracts awarded January June 1911, S44,A7S00
Contracts January 1 S44,5l9000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-10

S. Gruver to Miss Gertrude v. Clark
son, who is to occupy it as residence.
Apartment house site, south side of
Harvard street between 14th and 18th
street northwest, sold for NJ. Dowd to
C. Elton James, who is to build four
story apartment house containing about
twenty apartments on the site. 1t is
expected the building will be completed
early in October.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-10
One Barrel Per Capita.

Every man, woman and child in
the United States was entitled TO
one barrel OF cement as his per
capita share in 1915. The de-
mand during 1915 will doubt
less be larger. There are ap-
proximateiy 100000 900 people in
the United States. and the 1915
production of commercial cement
was about 100000 barrels.
says the Improvement Bulletin.
Some curious disproportions
have been noted in the demand
for cement in the various states.
Very little was used in Missis-
sippi and South Carolina. Iowa's
demand per capita was larger
than any other state in the Union,
being one and sixty-four one
hundredth barrels. Montana OBJ
;siDed nearly as much.
One OF the companies engaged
in the industry produces $4,000
600 barrels of cement yearly.
While the manufacturers former
ly bought some of the machinery
used in the manufacture OF &C.
ment In Europe. everything now
needed by a cement mill can be
obtained in the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-10
Roof Falls; Three Dead; Five Hurt.

ATLANTA, Ga. June 1O.-Three men
were killed and four men and a woman
painfully hurt here last night by the
falling roof Of one-story downtown
skating rink Rains of the past week ac-
cumulated large quantity of water on
the roof the police said. and probably
caused II to fall In.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-10
LONG HEADS POLICE CHIEFS.
Newark Man Elected at Convention
in His Home City.

NEWARK, y. j.. June l0.-MichaeI T
Long. local chief Of police defeated Will
liam J. Peterson. chief OF police of Oak
land, Cal. by nine votes for the presi-
dency Of the international Association Of
Police Chiefs at the closing session Of
the chiefs convention yesterday. The
defeated nominee was elected first vice
president by reclamation. Other officers
chosen include C.. g. Kizer Norfolk. va
secretary, and Frederick Roach, Jackson
Vile, Fla, treasurer
The 1917 convention will be held in
Kansas City. No.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-10
Self Contained Houses.

1t has been suggested that ar
chitects could do a great deal to-
ward improvement in city plan
ming by encouraging owners to
build self-contained houses-that
is, structures that would contain
the entire establishment in itself,
whether it is house of business
or factory-says Construction
News. Next to nature architects
have more to do with making
this world beautiful than any
other agency, human or divine,
and 1t is grave responsibility,
and one sees about him every day
evidences of one kind or another
as to how they live or attempt to
live up to it, particularly in the
matter of house, a self-con-
tanned establishment, that is
wholly a house without annexes,
lean-tos or projecting parts,
which, in a few years are used
for such a wonderful combination
of purposes that people wonder at
the original intention of the own
er or the architect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-10

r. S Wood of Boyce Va, was in
jured. probably fatally in an auto acci-
dent at Hagerstown. Md
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-22
The Death of Tom Evans

A few days ago from Texas. Van Sur
dam. who once coached the Sewanee foot
ball team, wired US OF the death OF Tom
Evans Evans was a member of the party
massacred in Mexico, which now holds all
championships in murder and crime.
It was easy to note from the contents
of Van Surdam's telegram that he was
ready to start coaching again-provided
his eleven was armed with field guns for
the invasion of Mexico. Tom Evans was
one of his finest players, a great athlete
and great fellow, The South has known
few line players that had his all-around
football worth. He was worth all the
Mexicans that the last 5000 years have
put into being-multiplied by hve.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-22
PHILADELPHIA PLACED
IN NEW POLO CIRCUIT
Local Team Will Compete With New
York and Boston for Eastern Title

NEW YORK. Jan sz-The Executive
Committee OF the Polo Association is
making arrangements for a series Of
matches to be held this season for the
new Intercircuit Cup offered by the asso-
citation. These matches are expected TO
arouse almost as much interest as the
International polo contests.
The polo circuits. which now include the
Army. Southern, Middle West, Western
and Pacific coast. are TO be increased TO
eight, One of the new circuits will in
clude New York, Philadelphia and Bos-
ton clubs. Each circuit will enter It's four
best players as a team and the trophy
will be won by elimination. II this series
OF matches is successful, the competition
will be held annually in different sections
of the country, and the club winning the
trophy will hold il for one year only as
the champion polo team of the United
States.
The Southern Circuit Cup will be played
for this year at Camden, S. c., beginning
March Is. The California tournaments
will start February Is at the Riverside
Club, The Delmonte Polo Club, admitted
to membership In the association yester-
day, will hold a tournament from April
TO 10.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-22
NOTES OF THE AMATEIrRs

lt W. IL ilNIlbIu llNe Is IThNeng at
a fast clip and is desirous of scheduling
games with any first and second class
teams in this city or State, New Jersey
and Delaware having halls and offering a
reasonable iEor.ement. Address l.. w.
Fox, 562S Pemberton street, Philadelphia.
The West Branch Y NJ. C. A. will meet
the strong Aquinine five tonight In the
West Branch gym at SD and SAMSON
streets. West Branch to date has made
a remarkable record in the cage. having
met with only one reverse on its home
floor. This game was dropped to the De
Neri Eastern League team after a close
battle. Among the teams defeated by
West Branch are Madonna, STANDARD
Roller Bearing, st. Edwards and st.
Rita's The management of the West
Branch challenges any team in Philade
phia to n series of games to decide the
Independent championship of Philadel.
phia. The great success of the West
Branch is attributed to the coaching OF
Clarence Enos, one time star of the ST.
Bridgct's and Camden teams. The other
members of the squad are: Jack Kelly
the Vesper single sCuller; Ned Kingston,
former Central Manual player; Freder-
iCkson. an accurate foul tosser and
Brownley, a speedy floor man, about
whom much of the passing is centred
Tonights West Branch-Aquinine game
will be preceded by a contest between
the undefeated West Branch Juniors, con-
sisting of high school players, and the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad shop team, which
will be accompanied by its famous string
band.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-22
CRAIG BIDDLE
DEVELOPING INTO
RACQUET STAR
Crack Lawn Tennis plavo,
Showing Fine Form at
Indoor Game
OTHERS DOING WEI,

IS Philadelphia finally to win IN. =,
tional amateur racquet championsh,n,,,..
Many clubmen believe that ,boro p'
strong possibility of this bouu.",
within reasonably short time. m. a4e
who is picked to bring this abop, 10. ''' -''
been playing the game in recent y.,s.
has not represented either the pao."''
club or any other organization IN 49,,
sport. uns
re rs Craig Biddle, ranked amons p.r
adeiphia's lawn tennis players thIs ,.u-
IN the second ten of the national rant,uE4
famed abroad for his tennis sxniai.Is
where he has played most of his ma,cs.s. ,s
IN IN inc last tiVe years. pla aying partns, =
- :, rVpGan matches of the late Antbors
F. Wilding, the wonderfuI Ans,sa,ny
player who was killed at the front "''n
Recently Biddle began nlavlne rao.,....
again at the Racquet club and is rtueu ant..tu
TO compete i'm the club handicap cb.v'u
pionship. As he is a past master in ~.
game or tennis, Is agile keen-evad sas
fhngy ana has played some racoue,s ~
the past. many clubmen believe thai ,,,.u
the experience he will gain In tbe oi,,s
championship contests this year ana ~
competition with the good players in ths
S''' ''ii' JUN tNbuluI, tne Young nrn-
fessional who holds the world's ro,s.s
Will bring him into top form in anotbsr
season.
In that event Biddle will be in line n,
the big championship tournaments nav,
season. The accession Of Biddle TO ths
Racquet Clubs ranks of PLAYERS IA a
valuable one. Just now Joe Wear ana
George ii. Brooke are playing remark
able game of racquet doubles. Their viz.
tory over Penn and Mortimer. in m.
holders of the national double champion.
snip last saturday proves that they will
have fine chance in the championship
matches which begin in Boston next
week
Aside from this great double team.
PhilaC ,lphia is not now represented bv
singles player who appears likely 10
get into the finals of the national cham.
pionship. If Biddle can develop, as an.
pears likely, in another season this weak.
ness can be remedied.