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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-10-25
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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-10-25
BOARD OF oRA0RICULTULTURE.O OrA..i.sa 'Ae
STATE OF OHIO
Department of Agriculture

Columbus. Nov Z, 1903.
Mr.. J. II, Sullivan, Broncho John.
DEAR S1R:-
You being away from home. meet
ing your several engagements, this is the
first opportunity have had OF expressing
thanks for your very efficient an interesting
Wild West work, under your engagement
at the Ohio State Fair. August 81 to Sep
tember 8, 1903.
Iwish to say that we realize that
your contract was very fully and satisfac-
torily fulfilled. and that the exhibition
given met With tho approval Of al, and
greatly pleased our patrons.
Yours very truly, +.
J. ". FLEMING, Asst sec'y
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-10-25
Professional Tendency.

"What a squint that theatrical man.
ager has"
"Don't you know managers always
have more or less a cast In their eye"
Baltimore American.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-10-25
Elisa and 1yphoid,

II has been found that the preva-
lence Of typhoid fever in India varies
regularly with the abundance Of dies.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19
A CHRISTMAS IDEA.

A very ccmmendable idea in counec.
tion with the celebration of Chr s;mas
is the placing of candles in windows
IT is simple little thing. but a wealth
OF sentiment attaches to It and il
seems to appeal TO everyone who hears
Of it. Furthermore. it is something
that everyone can join in doing and If
every house in Ottumwa on Christmas
eve, has candle burning in front
window it VII aid in reminding US, OF
how nearly 2.00o years go. the light OF
star guided the wise men and the
shepherds to the manger in which lay
the infant Christ. Surely the thought
is p worthy one.
Beware. however. that the candle is
properly watched and that due precau'
tons are taken to keep it from set.
ting fire 10 lace curtsins or other in.
tlammsble mater al. A disastrous fire
is no part of the Christmas celebration
although carelessness often invites it.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19
HONORARY COLONEL
-, LOSES HIS RARS

Des Moines, Dec. 16. The war de-
partnent has struck cruel blow at
the thirteen honorary colonies who
form the stan of the governor. as com.
mander-in-chief of the Iowa militia.
The colo,els can no longer appear
in the gold trimmed uniforms of the
army of the National guard. II they
have uniform 1t must be one which
has no semblance to the outfit of any
branch OF the army or navy, the order
from Washington reads.
The news comes Just now as new
governor Is about to be inauenrated
in Iowa and new general staff is to
be selected. Thirteen men are TO be
selected as t.>s governors aides They
are to receive no salary The only
compensation the staff has received in
the past was the privilege of appearing
in uniform with the governor on state
occasions and having the honorary
title of colonel conferred on them.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19
ENGLAND AND TOO LATE."l

.-,s GNSINN0 Avn too ISI 9.
James Kelley. editor of the Chicago
Herald, who has returned from Eng
land. says that the whole history OF
England's failures SO far in the pres.
ent war is explained in the two words,
too late" Every move has been
made just little too late. The op.
timism of the British has carried them
little too far each time. He warns
the people of the. United States against
similar mistake.
His warning is chiefly devoted 10
the economic phase of the events tina.
must follow the conclusion of peace.
something Ike 100000 workers of
all kinds, army men and munitions
makers. with other government en-
ployes, will be demobilizad by the Bril-
ish government and will be put to
work as an industrial army of CONNER
cial conquest. It is aga 'nst an in
vasion of goods made by this army o:
trained and disciplined men and wo.
men that he warns.
Mr.. Kelley asks that real tariff
commission be appointed at once to
study what may happen after the war
and make such recommendations with
regard to tar'ff as may be necessary
to protect the home market in the
United States against this after-the-
war invasion. He urges that this be
undertaken at once and not too late
Davenport Times.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19
LAST CROP REPORT
Government Makes Public Its Final
Estimates on TIE Nations Agri-
cultural Yields.

Washington. ID. c.. Dec. l5.-Final
estimates of this years production OF
the country's principal farm crops
were announced by the department Of
agriculture today. The figures given
in comparison are those OF the 1910
1914 average:
Corn, 1924 900 bushels. compsr.
ed with 2.732.457 600. the 1914 av.
erage.
Wheat cas-, 1856. 900 bushels. compar.
ed with 72s, 225. 900.
oats-1, e51 ,sse zoo bushels. compar.
ed with 157,961.0 900.
Barley-1S0.e27. OOG against iSG, 2hS,
600.
Rye-47.SSS.Oo AGAINST $685. 900.
Bnckwheat--l 100000 against II,
O2e.eGe
Flax seed-l5,45a.0 oe against 1859,
00N
Rice-4l.9S2 900 against :4,37s, 0o0.
Potatoes-2S5,4 S1 900 against SEQ,
772.oO9,
Swee, potatoes 7o,955.ooo against
J 57.1l7.ooo
Hay tame SIS .ssl .oao tons against
, S6,2S4 ,00G
| Tobacco - l.lS0.6z..Gee poIrds
| against 9ai,9aS o0c
/; Cotton--li.5ll. eos bales against "A,
25s.00o
F., Sugar heets s,Gi' ,eoe tons asains,
i 5,3al 600
! Arples--s7 ,ea5,eeo barrels asains
6s.9Gs.000.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19
OSKALOOSA IS
APPRECIATIVE
FIREMEN MAKE MANY FRIENDS
FOR CITY WHEN THEY AID
IN THE BIG FIRE. !.

That Oskaloosa is deeply appreci-
ative of the assistance rendered by the
local firemen at the disastrous fire Fri
day is shown by the following excerpts
from the Oskaloosa Daily Herald's ac-i
count of the affair: IS
Ottumwa returned the favors this
morning and they were surely appre-
ciated. Tit Ottumwa fire COMPANY
answering Oskaloosa's call for help
made remarkable overland run from
Ottumwa to Oskaloosa before daylight.
The thirty-three miles of rough coun-
try road was covered by Ottumwa's
truck in less than an hour. Leaving
Ottnmwa at four minutes of s o'clock
the Ottuniwa boys arrived on the
scene before seven.
1t was through the assistance of the
Ottumwa company and the Grinnell
fire fighters that the progress of the
blaze was stopped and further loss
prevented. Our boys were about worn
out with the long grind when help ar
rived. fs
Ottumwa remembered the time.
when Oskaloosa's company responded
to the Ottumwa call and made the trip
through the cold and bitter weather of
mid winter to the Wapello county city
to assist Ottumwa to stop her disas-
trous blaze
"No stree. Mayor Harold we would
not think of taking any money for our
services. We were only too glad to
assist and then Ottumwa hasn't forgot
ten how Oskaloosa saved the day.
few years ago. And Ottumwa did
I not take the $500 which the city OF
Oskaloosa decided to present the down
state firemen. Fire Chief G. l.. Sloan
would not listen TO the mayor or coun.
cilmen.
| Starting as he did in the dark OF
night. carrying five men and full
equipment of fire fighting apparatus
Captain Robert Frost of the OttlmYa
fire department accomplished great
feat in his drive to Oskaloosa. He
negotiated the distance of thirty-three
miles in less than an hour between
starting and stopping of his motor.
On some of the stretches the speed
Of the truck exceeded seventy-nve
miles. Roads were excellent nothing
in the way. but facing the wind was =
severe punishment for the driver and
. men clinging to the truck, The ride
for the men was like sitting astride the
tail of comet.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19
OFFICIAL TEXT
OF PEACE OFFER

Washington. D. c.. Dec. i5.-An I'M
! official translation of Germany's note
10 the entente nations promising peace
negotiations made here from a copy
of the official French text obtained
from diplomatic source. shows that,
while accurate in substance. the pre-
viously published version had many of
the documents sentences out of their
, proper order. The translation follows:
"The most terrible war which his
tory has known has been ravaging a
large part Of the world for two years
. and half. This calamity. which the
bonds of thousands of years of COM
mon civilization have not been able to
prevent, is iniuring humanity in its
most precious heritage. 1t threatens
to plunge into its ruins the moral and
material progress which was the pride
! of Europe ut the dawn Of the twenti-
eth century.
! "In this struggle Germany and her
+, allies Aust ria Hungary. Bulgaria and
Turkey-haye given proof of their I'M
cpnQuerable strength by achieving i'm
| portant successes over adversaries SUI
| PERFORM numbers and in war material
| Their mistaken lines resist the con-
F; tinuous attacks Of the armies Of their
adversaries The last diversion in the
! Balkans has been speedily and victor
i iously thwarted Recent events have
demonstrated that the proloagation Of
| the war would not be able to break
their power of resistance. On the 9th
er hand. the general situation jtstfies
them in hoping for further successes.
ut was to defend their existence
and their freedom o. national develop
ments that the four allied powers were
forced to take up arms. The achieve
J ments of their armies have not altered
this purpose. Not single instance
have they departed from the. convic-
tion that respect for the right of other
nations is in no way incompatible with
legitimate interests. They do not seek
to shatter or annihilate their adversar-
! les.
| Conscious of their military and
economic power and ready II necessary
to continue to the very end the strug-
gle which has been forced upon them.
but inspired at the same time with the
desire to stop the flow of blood and to
put an end to the horrors of war, the
four allied powers propose to enter
forthwith into negotiations for peace
They are convinced that the propos-
ais which they will submit and which
aim to insure the existence, the honor
and the development of their peoples
will be appropriate to serve as basis
for the reestablishment of perma-
inent peace.
IF, despite this offer of peace and
reconciliation. the struggle should go
on. the four allied powers are deter
mined to continue it to the end. dis
claiming solemnly before humanity
and history responsibility therefore"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19
FIND BUMPER RIDER,
FROZEN ON TRACKS

Atlantic, Dec. f6.-HurFyfng nome %
spend Christmas with his mother IN
Oshkosh, Wis. and wishing to save
his money by riding on the bumpers OF
a Rock Island passenger train. Charles
Clark, who has been employed in 40
Omaha restaurant. numbed by the zero
temperature and while the train Vas
making sharp curve. was thrown on
and is now in an Atlantic hospital
where it is feared he will die. ClArk's
feet and hands are frozen and viii
have to be amputated-andh he is other.
wise in serious state. He had lain
most of the night on the ground ana
was picked up by train crew.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19
NATIONAL PROHIBITION.

The prob. bition forces in congress:
are getting very near to the point
where they will be able to force rec
ord vote on a proposition to make the
er tire nation dry. A house committee
has recommended for adoption, the fol
lowing bill:
Section l. That the sale, manu-
facture for sale, transportation for sale
and importation for sale of intoxicat
ing liquors for beverage purposes in
the United States and all territories
! subject to the jurisdiction thereof. and
expectation thereof. are forever pro
hibited
Section 2 - That the congress and
the states shall have power independ
emily or concurrentlv to enforce this
article by all reedful leg station
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19
SUBMARINES CREW
SAVEDFROM DEATH
COAST GUARDsMAN PERFoRNs1
GREAT FEAT IN GETTING ON
STRANDED SHIP.

Eureka, CAL. Dec. 15.-The subma-
rine HIS in which twenty-five enIisten
men and two officers Of the y. =. navy
were imprisoned FOR hours yesterd4y
while she pounded. disabled, IN
heavy surf on the beach north Of to
Eureka harbor entrance, was still IN
tact as to hull early today, as far ~
could be seen from the shore.
The sea was smoother during the
night and hope was expressed that
with the aid of the coast guard cutter
Mccullough. which left San Francisco
last night ard should arrive here dur.
ing the day. the stranded diver would
be hauled back into deep water.
The crew of the HIS spent the night
on the U. S. ship Cheyenne. the moth
er ship of the H fiotilla. in Eureka har.
Dor while the HI and the H.. which
were accompanying the HIS to San
Diego from Puget sound. continued M
conveyed to San Francisco. szs-.sA
Werner Sweins, the pluckys coast
guardsman Of the Eureka life saving
station, doomed up today as the hofo
of the rescue. While the navy men
were still bottled up in the diver, =
coast guard cutter with eight men
pulled alongside with lead line fUrf Z
breeches buoy. When the cutter vAs
dashed away by giant wsve Swdins
leaped aboard the diver and made last
the line. /.
Washed overheard, he grabbed
struggling line and hauled himself -
safety, only to be forced to repeat hi
life or death struggle a moment later.
The coming tower hatch was opened
to him when the men inside became
aware of his presence through his
lusty kicks and little later Sweins
and members of the crew were selesto
haul the buoy tackle aboard.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19
LITTLE BENNY'S
OTE OOK
BY LEE PAPE

We played wedding on my frunt
steps this afternoon, me being the min.
lister and Reddy Merry and Lilly Levy
getting married to catch luther. the
rest of the kids being guests and pop
setting on the top step watching u.s.
Mr.. Reddy Merry, do you agree to
marry this woman throo thick and
thin? I sed.
Yes. sir. sed Reddy
Miss Lilly Levy. do you agree to
love. honor and support this man no
matter who he is? sed.
Yes, sir. sed Lilly Levy.
Then ] pernounts you man and wom-
an. bless you. my children, sed. And
all the guests started to cheer. and
Reddy sed to Lilly. Well. we are mar.
ried now, wat shell we do?
Lets go to the movies. ;sed Lilly.
No. l wunt to stay home for a
change. sed Reddy.
Aw. wunt to go to the movies, let's
so to the movies. sed Lilly
You herd wat ] sed. woman. your
my wife and you got to obey me- sed
Reddy. And he took hold of her pig
tail and gave it fearse yank and
Lilly yeHeu. oNtCu. ana gave MIN
krack rite in the Ease. which if she
hadent of bin serl Reddy wood of
hit her back. and he was jest going
to do it enyhow wen pop jumped up
and held them apart. saying, Geese.
let up, I heerby call this game of, its
untrue to life and dangerous spec.
tacle to the community.
So us fellows got uD game of lay
sheepie lay and woodent leeve the
gerls in.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19
CAMPAIGN At AN END.

For the past six weeks, religious
revival has been in progress In Ottum-
wa. DR.. Charles Reign Scoville and \
party of seven competent assistants
have been working hard to spread the
gospel ard encourage people to ac-
knowledge Christ.
The Scoyille campaign will end Sun
day. SO it is not too early now to re-
view it and see what it has accomplish
ed and decide what it has been worth
to the community. And for the good
he has done. he should be recompens-
ed next Sunday when the thank OFFER
ing. which will pay him for his entire
time here. will be taken.
DR. Scoville has avoided doing that
which MANY people believed an evan
gelist had to do in order to make
success OF his campaign. He has not
torn the city asunder and caused dis
sension which will work against the
well being of the city for years to
come. He has not created factions and
then pitted one against the other.
When he goes. he will leave no sore
ness behind for time to heal
On the other hand, he has fearlesslv
End repeatedly attacked those things
n our community life and in our per
sonal life. which are wrong and which
need correction. He has held up to the
DNDiic gaze, things which need atten-
tion and which will doubtless get more
hereafter than in The past He has
strengthened MANY neople in their
good resolves and he has instilled the
desire to do right in many others.
Up to date, some $500 people have
publicly professed Christ and IL tn"
parlance of the Tabernacle have lined
up' Not all of these were converts.
but many were and large part of the
remainder were people who felt that
they had not been sufficiently interest.
ed in the church and it's teachings and
who wanted to announce in a public
way. their intention to hereafter follow
closer in the footsteps Of the Savior.
If half of those who walked down
the sawdust aisles of the tabernacle,
will make good on the pledge thew
made to be Christians. then surely n"
six weeks work of DR.. Scoville and his
party can be said 10 have attained
wonderful results, And if only one
man was saved to Chris,'anity and a
life in the world to come then the
time and effort were not wasted.
All in all, the Scoville campaign in
/. Ottumwa gives no reasons for regret
(Gt has won men and women ard boys
Wand girls to membership in vsr'ors OF
the churches and it has aided in elevat-
ing the moral and religious level of the
CITY
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP.

Government ownership is a wloeiy
discussed topic at the present time anu
for that reason it is Interesting 70
learn how it has worked out IN Can'
ada. in the case of the Manitoba Ieie'
phone system.
Some of the inside facts regaralhs
the experience of the Province OF Man
itoba in operating its own telephone
system are disclosed in book when
will be published this week by Monat'
Yard & Company. The author Oh 'ne
volume is James Mavor, professor ..
political economy in the university "
Toronto, Canada. ~
According to Professor Mavor, the
venture has been losing one since
its start in 1908, the aggregate losses
for seven years, ending with l9l4-lSlo
being not loss than one million doi-
lars. BY making no allowances Tor IN
terest, depreciation and maintenance
The government was able for time
to set up a claim that the enterprise
was paying yearly profit, but as FRO
lessor Mavor discovered; there was
onlA one brief period when 1t came
anywhere near paying and that was a.
a time following a stiff boost IN rates
The most unfavorable aspect OF the
experiment, so Professor Mavor 1ound
was, the fact that from the beginning
the system was used for political pur-
poses. sometimes overly, at DINER
times furtively, but always. ne says
'with cynical disregard or the inter
ests of the public"
He continues:
1.-THE technical management OF the
system was always subordinated TO the
political management; even rates were
determined, not by the commissioners
appointed by the government. out oy
the government itself; and In nxlne
these rates. the government Sharply
disseminated against the urban
areas" This was done, as Professor
Mavor shows. for the purpose OF get
ting votes.
As result Of his Investigations, ne
thus sums up the experiment:
'.The entire history Of the enterprise
shows evidence of the most positive
character against government owner.
ship. Practically all of the defects
which have emerged elsewhere In the
mana cement of industries by state ON
Gals have made their appearance IN
the case of Manitoba province. The
management has been ineconomlcal;
the enterprise has been handicapped
by political intrigue and the obliga
lions of the public have beer enor-
nously increased without adequate
compensatory advantages.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19
LIVE FISH SCARES
POSTOFFICE CLERK

Shenandoah. Dec. 16,-When Miss
Christine Swanson. Il mail clerk at the
Hamburg postoffice. touched a pAek.
age in the evening delivery and II dop-
ned. she gave shrek that brought the
force and the postmaster 10 her res
cue. It happened this way: Stanley
Opelt's father lives across The Mts-
souri, river al Peru, Neb. He's sent
Stanley fresh fish that evening ARD
it was Of the buffalo species. noted Tor
longevity. When the young wumaQ
nicked IN the package containing the
fsh !, wigs,ed and sauirmed feldisAly
and she dropped il like a hot potatO.*
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-12-19
UNCLE WIGGlLY AND THE FAIRY
SPEcTACCES,


| Sammie and Susie Littletail were
playing out in front of their burrow
Their mamma had headache, ano
had gone to lie down in dark room
and Nurse Jane Fuzzy-Wuzzy had put
a mustard leaf on the back Of Mamma
Littletail's neck, for that is some
times good for headache.
What shall we do" asked Susie.
"Oh. don't know replied hel
brother. "s'pose we play stump tag?'
"All right; you're it, Sammie,
called Susie:
So Sammie began to hop ate,
Susie. You see, when you play
stump tag you have to keep on 9
stump il you don't want to be tagged
It's lots of fun, Try it some day, il
you can find place where there are
plenty of stumps. Well, after playing
this for some time. the, rabbit children
got tired. Then they played other
games, and they were making quite
a noise. when Uncle Wiggily Longears
came out
You children will have to make
less racket" he said. real cross like
your mamma has a headache
Then Sammie and Susie were quiet
er for time, but soon they were al
most as noisy as ever.
Now you must run right away from
here.' cried Uncle Wiggily. coming
to the door of the underground house
again, and he spoke still more cross
ly.
What do you s'pose ails Uncle Wig
gily?" asked Susie, as she and Sam
mic hoped away.
81 don't know" replied Sammie. ''un
less it's his rheumatism again"
mo. it can't be that. Don't YOU
remember the red fairy cured him.
Maybe it came back
"Oh. no, fairies don't do things that
way. guess he must have indiges
ton But l wish he wouldn't be sc
cross, especially when mamma has z
headache and Jane Fuzzy-Wuzzy cam
come out to plav with us. Oh, dear!
Isn't it too bad?"
What's too bado" asked little
voice, under big clump of grass. ant
at that moment what should come
walking out but little pink fairy
Oh, she was the dearest little thing
! you ever saw! I lust wish could
take to see her. but it's not allowed
Some day. perhaps-but there. I mus
get on with the story. Well. the LITTLE
pink fairy stood out in the sunlight
and she asked again: What is the
natter
sOh.' explained Susie. who by thi!
time. had gotten used to fairies o
all kinds Mamma has headache
, and Uncle Wiggily is Cross
! Headache. Ell? Uncle Wiggil.
, cross. Perhaps his glasses do not fl
him" suggested the fairy.
ooh. l guess there's nothing thu
matter with his spectacles.'' answered
Sammie. Il saw him reading a bool
with them
"You never can tell declared thu
pink fairy. fSuDpose you fcall hin
out here. and wen take look ct hi
glasses. Maybe he has the wron,
kind"
What about mammals headache?
asked Susie.
ooh. I'll stop that in a minute" re
/ piled the fairy kindly. SO she wave'
/ her magic wand in the air three times