davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-03

Kentucky has eleven hundred miles Of nerma-
nent roads, along which are its most valuable rural
Idevelopment Such. reads add wealth to 4 State
quicker even than railroads..
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-25

II the army censors would only let
them, the correspondents who are with
the expedition in Mexico could doubt
less throw some light upon the So
called cooperation Of the Carranza
forces with the U. S. troops.
In glancing over the diversified com.
ments upon the situation into which
Wilson's foreign policy has gotten US,
one is apt to think that this nation is
anything but of one mind. 1t must not
be forgotten that some of those nations
which are held up as examples of
unanimity, are not quite so lenient
in the matter Of free speech as is this
country If you will note carefully,
you will see that when somebody in
the European countries dares to crit.
icize the powers that be, he is soon af.
forwards found in uniform where his
marks can be carefully censored by
,3saose same powers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-25
LITTLE BENNY,S NOTE BOOK


And he gave me q little envelope
with sumthing In It, and pop sed. Watts
all this, do you meen to say that ! won
sumthing at last and your deelibritly
handing It over to that child.
Now, Willyum. you gave 1t to him
sed ma.
Wat nonsents. sed pop. And he start
ed to come over to me and / started
to run GROUND the room saying. You
gave It to me. pop you gave 1t to me.
And pop started to chase me, saying.
Give 1t up immeeditly or you wont get
a thing out of 1t, woodent you rather
have CRATE big heavy so sent peece
than little skinny lite dollir gold
peece.
Ware is 1t, sed And pop took It
out of his pocket and gave 1t to me,
and gave him the envelope with the
3 dollir gold ,peece in 1t, and pop sed.
call you all to witniss that am do
ing this entirely with Bennys intrist
at hart, because he can 60 out and
have q fine time with the so sents,
ware, on the uther hand, II he had the
gold peece we wood make him put It
away and save it till he was man
and woodent need 1t, Benny, are you
satisfied or do you wunt 10 change
back.
I'm satisfied, sed
Witch | was.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-25
YUAN Sill kA| TO
GIVE UP POWERS
TO new CABINE7
CHINESE PRESIDENT HOPES HIS
ACTION WILL PUT END TO
THE REBELLION.

Peking, China, April Pin accord
ance with the mandate issued yester-
day by President Yuan Shi Kali IN
which he admitted his full control Of
the administration has caused dissat-
isfaction, he has authorized the Sec
rotary of state to organize respon-
sible cabinet, and 1t was announced
today that new cabinet was being
constructed Tuan Chi Jul, former
minister of war, has accepted the pre-
miership and the war portfolio. The
following other members of the cab
met, which is being formed under the
virtually selected:
Foreign affairs-Lu Cheng. H siang.
the incumbent
Finance-Chang-Hu, now vice min.
lister.
Interior-Wang whiting, former
minister Of trade and commerce.
Marine-Admiral Liu Kuang- Hsun,
the incumbent.
Communications-T Yulin, now
vice minister Of foreign affairs.
Chow Tzue-Chi minister of agricul-
ture, becomes director general Of the
Bank Of China.
President Yuan Shi Kai has agreed
to surrender all civil authority to the
new cabinet. The Picking government
hopes that the premiership OF Tuan
Chi-Jui, who is staunch republican,
will reconcile the southern provinces
and put an end to the uprising.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-25

the whole city more pleasant and de-
sirable and sanitary. People on all
sides of you will be cleaning up their
cellars and their attics, painting their
sheds and their fences, raking their
yards and cleaning their alleys.
Or, possibly. you live in neighbor-
hood where a leader is needed. May
be you will be the only one who gets
into the spirit Of the movement.
Maybe none Of the others will clean
up and paint up. But you can safely
igure this: II you do your share, the
example will not be lost and the others
will be following your lead before
very long.
Monday begins clean up week. Get
started early and watch how the 9th
ers join in before the week is over.
Help make Ottumwa cleaner and
prettier to the eye and sweeter to the
nOStrilS NH} ~ as
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-25

Grandpop came erround yestidday
with little book full of pink tickets,
and he sed to pop, Willyum, I'm selling
chanses on dollir gold peece. for the
benefit of a poor family, the chanses
are ony 10 sents apeece and you mite
win 5 dollir gold peece, how meny
do you wunt, Willyum.
Nun minus 8, sed pop, at ruff ester
mate have bawt 4575 chanses in my
lifetime, and the ony thing ever wun
was an insurants policy on witch I am
still paying munthly premiums.
But this Is for the benefit Of a poor
family. sed grandpop.
That's different, heers dime for the
cause, IL us poor don't help eetch luther,
wat will become Of us, sed pop.
And don't you wunt ticket for it,
sed grandpop.
Watts the use, sed pop.
Give it to me, pop, give It to me? I
sed.
Help yourself. 1t will make a good
start for bonfire. sed pop.
And grandpop gave me ticket with
No. 457 up nthe corner of it, and to.
day aftir suppir he came erround al
existed, saying Benny won the raffil,
Benny won the dollir gold peece,
don't you wish you had kepp 1t yourself,
Willyum
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-25
NAMES COMMITTEE
ON BETTER ROADS

The committee Of the Commercial
club on good roads to look into the
improvement of the thoroughfares
leading into and out OF the city, es-
pecially between the end Of the paw.
i1g and the city limits. has been
named by President G. s. Harper.
The selection Of this committee was
ordered short time ago at the direes
tors meeting and on last Tuesday wae
again brought up and the following
list of committeeman was appointed:
L. A. Gordon, w. H. Heating, n. w.
Harper, T. Fl. Picker. Walter Ruck.
man, Or. J. r. Wilkinson. w. I. Peck,
T. A. Stoessel, NJ T. Arrison, G. N
Davies, J. A. Ballard, Joe Wellman,
Marion Smith, F.. A. Nimocks, G. M
Mcdaniel, N. F. Reed. G.. w. Whit
more, w. H. Ferguson. G. a. Well
man r. G. Moon. II. G.. Anderson, z. A
Frazier, J. K. Dysart, Charles Hall
berg, J. j. Treneman. A. Odenwalder.
Ben Grotz, Dan Morey, Jr.. A. r. Sny
der. r. d. MacManus.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-25
LLOYD GEORGE IS
TARGET FOR FOES
BRITISH MINISTER OF MUNITIONS
OPENLY CHALLENGED AS TO
HIS INTEREcTs.

London, April 22.-Displeasure ex-
pressed by the radicals over the atti-
tude of David Lloyd-George, minister
of munitions, eliminated today in
remarkable open letter by Alfred G.
Gardiner, editor of the Daily News, in
which Mr.. Gardiner charges Mr.. Lloyd
George with responsibility for the gov
eminent crisis just passed. The min
lister of munitions, who for the first
year of the war was the idol of the
radicals, has been championed lately
by the so-called Northcliffe press and
the conservative organs which have
been the severst critics Of the govern
ment.
THE crisis this week." says Mr..
Gardeners letter, was the culmina.
ton of all your activities. The country
has made it's choice between Asquith
and you. It heard much about Asquith
from your friends Of the press. You
escaped insult You will escape ex.
posture no longer.
in the heated overweight atmos-
phere of your mind you believe your
self man Of destiny. Democracy has
only vehicle to you, not faith. When
the storm came adventure within you
made short work of the democrat.
Now you could have that ten months
power of Napoleon which you once
spoke to me Of. Parliament became
nuisance and democracy an encum-
brance for Napoleon.
"You never understood nor liked
trade unionism. You are essentially an
agrarian agitator. This has been the
crucial collision between you and AS
quith. Throughout he sought to carry
labor with him. You in apocalyptic Wis
ion of yourself as the savior of Europe
turned to compulsion. You were one
of the chief architects of the fall of the
liberal government and the establish
ment Of the coalition. But the new
government was not what you intend.
ed. Asquith, Grey, Kitchener remained,
and 1t was subjected from the outset
to bitter relentless attacks.
"Am wrong in assuming you have
been in close intimacy with the chief
assailants Of the government
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-25
School in Merchandising to
Be Held in Ottumwa
Early Next Month
UNIVERSITY MEN
TO CONDUCT SESSION
Extension Department Will.
Be Active in Conducting
Lectures to Merchants

The short course In merchandising
that is to be conducted under the aus
pieces OF the jobbers and manufacturers
bureaus of the Commercial club In OF
tumwa May and 8, promises to bring
a number of merchants here from out
side the city.
The program for the two days bust
ness mems school containing much
that will be Of benefit to every NOR
chant, has been completed by the COM
mittee and printer. The booklet ID ~
neat piece of work and tells who will
speak here during the sessions Of the
short course and what they will talk
about. The extension department OF
the state university will conduct the
school for the local organization and
the latter is doing all possible to ct
big attendance both Of Ottumwa
business men and those from nearby
places doing business with locAl
houses
Among the men who will address the
sessions Of the short course and teach
modern business methods to the mer-
chants are the following:
O. e. Klingaman, director of the ex-
tension division, state university Of
Iowa; l. r. Parsons. advertising man
ager for Carson. Prize Scott & Co..
Chicago; N. A. Brisco, professor Of pc
litical economy and sociology, state
university of Iowa; Harry r. Sloan.
secretary-treasurer Missouri Kansas
Wholesale Grocers' association, KAN
sas City, Mo-; G. F.. Kurtz. extension
division, state university of Iowa; ii
A. Reinemund, Muscatine; Bohumil
Shimek professor of botany. state uni-
versity of Iowa; r. A. StevAls, In
structor in accounting, state university
of Iowa
J The Program.
The program for the two days is
quite extensive and covers the mOre
essential features of modern mer-
chandising as will be seen in the fol-
lowing:
| Tuesday Morning, May 2.
10 a. m.-Opening meeting, address
Of welcome-C. S. Harper, president
Ottumwa Commercial club.
II a. m.-"The Competitive Power of
Towns"-O. e. Klingaman.
Afternoon.
80 p. m.-"Personality in Bust.
ness" A. Brisco.
$3.50 p. m--"Infiuencing the Gonsun.
u IA AtClACiAullu.
$3.50 p. m.-"Retail Store Manage
ment"-C. F. Kurtz s
Evening.
1880 p. m.-"An Expression From 4
Grocer"-Harry E. Sloan
$50 p. Entertainments A
whole evening Of amusement Come
for the start and stay for the finish.
Wednesday Morning, May s.
. a. m.-Moving pictures.
10 a. ms alesmanship''-- II.
Kurtz.
u a. m.-"E Economics Of Efficiency"
IN. A. Briscoe.
| Afternoon.
1880 p. m.-"Retail Accounting II.
A. Stevenson.
2:30 p. m.-"The City Beautiful Al
Business Asset'-Bohumil Shimek.
1880 p. m.-"Creating an Atmos.
phere"-I. r. Parsons
! 4:30 p. m.-Question box ~
| Evening.
8 p. m.-"Mail Order Competitions
20. e. Klingaman.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-25
POSSE h I'm 7 | Nc
FOR BOLD BANDIT
WH|0R0BBED TRAIN
HANDSOME YOUTH COOLLY CAR
RIEs OUT DARING JOB AND
MAKES ESCAPE.

Rawlins, Wyo., April PA sheriff's
posse Of two dozen man hunters"
mounted on fast horses early today
resumed with renewed vigor the chase
begun last night for the bandit who
held up nearly fifty passengers on the
Union Pacific limited No. 81, west of
Hanna, Wyoming.
The robber is believed to be the
man who on April last held up the
Union Pacific Overland limited near
Corlett Junction, Wyo., and on Feb
ruary 8 performed similar exploit
near Green River, Wyo.. and in March
robbed a passenger train on the Ore
gon Short line near Roy, Utah.
The bandit, described as tall, hand
some youth, boarded the train at
Greedy, Colo, After a conversation
with the trains stenographer, he sat
down with the train guard. After an
hours conversation, the man drew two
revolvers and compelled the guard to
pass his hat before the passengers,
who stood with hands in the air. About
5000 was gathered in the observation
car.
At the entrance to the second sleep.
ing car, brakeman and James Sher-
lock, conductor faced the robber. Sher-
lock hesitated moment to raise his
hands and the bandit fired The shot
went Wild In the sleeper, the brake
man was pressed into service and an
other 5000 was dropped into the hat.
When the collection was finished
the robber handed the guard watch
There's the watch I got on my last
holdup and which promised to re-
turn this time" he said. If you'll
slow down the train I'll get off here
otherwise I'll go to Rawlins with you"
AS the train slackened speed for
the Edison tunnel the man dropped to
the ground and ran in the direction of
the robbers roost'' country in the Elk
mountain region.
The bandit. who robbed the Union
Pacific Overland limited at Corlett
Junction April promised the porter
who collected for him on that coca
sion, he would return watch he had
taken upon his next exploit. "a
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-25
Votes For Women.

Editor Courier:
The old saying that "the hand that
rocks the cradle rules the world is
not true adage. It is fact that we
often see sons and daughters of good
mothers become totally bad in their
morals and manner of life. Human
nature is such that if one naturally in
herits good disposition and tcharac-
ter he Is apt to do right in adult life,
but If the natural disposition is weak
or bad no amount Of cradle rocking or
motherly teaching can change it if the
influences which surround youthful
lives outside the home are bad or
character weakening.
If Iowa women voted at all elections
they would have a much stronger in
fluence over their family and would
hold higher position in the minds of
their boys and girls l heard of a
woman of the "clinging ivy" type who
was converted to woman suffrage by
a conversation she overheard while
sitting near q window near which her
little son and some neighbors were
playing.
1t was in the days of torchlight pro-
cessions and the boys were playing
parade, republican parade. One boy
said he would not play he was repub-
lican because he was a democrat. He
said his mother was democrat and
he too, because his mother was one.
The other boys hooted in derision at
this.
Hes a democrat cause his moth
er's one and women can't vote! Won
en- can't vote! Women amt anything
cause they can't vote!"
This was chanted until the eight
year old democrat went home in tears.
The parade broke up and discussion
ensued as to why women couldn't
vote. The boys seemed to know that
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-25
Teaching Children Thrift
(BY FREDERICK J. HASKIN.)

Washington, D.. c.. April 20.-The
Importance OF saving money has been
'dwelt upon with great emphasis in
the present propaganda for national
preparedness. 1t Is pointed out that
If it had not been for the habitual
thrift of the European nations they
could never have borrowed sufiicient
capital to carry on the war. The
American people are being made to
see the error OF their former extrava.
gance, and a widespread movement is
on foot for teaching economy, aided
by the banks and hnanciers Of the
country
Since the children are the future
citizens. they are being taught the
principles Of thrift and of saving
money. Lecturers are ADDRESSING
large audiences OF parents in various
parts IF the country the bureau Of
education has lent sNpnnrt to the
movement ard parent tea chers' asso"f.
atoms evervr-here are discussing the
subject cf ~or+hfrI economy The
school ~rvi,re h'nk prominent fea.
tyre of Eurcnear education intro.
drred into this country in 1898 has
pai-ed In nornlaritv and is now heinz
a'orted nv many schools which here
tofore hardly knew Of it's existence.
But the children are not only heins
TAUGHT to save money: they are be
ing taught how to spend it. There is
2 difference between peuurv and
Thrift. The latter is a habit: the for
mer an obsession. which is Just as
much to be avoided as e~t-avagance
In an aggravated fo~r.Ir instructive
the Riddles. therefore. 1t Should he
made clear that tho accumulation OF
money is not an object in itself. but
the means to an object. If a boy wants
pair OF skates. or a basketball. or q
tennis racquet or college education
/
when he grows up. he is usually will
ing to make sacrifices. such as alb
staining from candy and marbles, tc
get the thing he wants. but there is
and should be. little incentive to put
money away in the bank-simplyi tc
put 1t there. There is nothing inter
esting or particularly worthy In the
act itself unless it is means to ar
end.
The, greatest value of the savings
account to- the child lies in the fac
that he has earned the money him
self and it therefore rightfully be
longs to him and to no one else
Whether he accumulates 1t by sellini
papers, or by the slow process Of re
wards for running errands and re
framing from spilling jam on the
table cloth, he has bought the right
to it by giving something in ex
change. For this reason ne should
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-25

be permitted to spend the money him.
self, although certain amount Of par
entail supervision is, Of course. neces.
sary.
Parents are often prone to overlook.
this sacred right of ownership and
calmly annex their sons or their
daughters savings account for shoes
or hair ribbons or something like that.
There are many ways in which chill.
dren may earn and save money. The
girls canning clubs and boys pig
clubs, for instance, are splendid ex-
amples Of intoxicating thrift. The av-
erage farmer is usually a hard work
ing individual with large family,
who seldom saves a great deal above
the cost of living and the interest on
the mortgage. AS q result there Ia
very little left over to give to the chill
dren as spending money. Except on
Fourth Of July and Christmas. the boy
on the farm rarely knows what quar-.
ter looks like. But by working a
green vegetable garden or raising a
litter Of rigs. the boy may realize q
profit on his labor and start a bank
account toward his ambition. Like
wise q girl who can help supply the
demand for canned peaches or toma-
toes may have good sum in the
bank by the time she is twenty.
Gardening is congenial and profit
able occupation for the average child
and DR.. P. P. Claxton OF the United
States bureau of education. recon.
mends it highly in teaching thrift in
the schools. In many cities small
boys and girls are raising vegetables
on the vacant lots and this year nu.
! merous back yards are displaying a
plowed surface. Sometimes the chill
dren sell the vegetables they raise to
their own families, but in any case
there is large market for them. A
boy of thirteen in an eastern city
started raising vegetables in half
acre Of land, which was the back
yard. IIe sold his vegetables at a
profit, saved money and later, by Dor
rowing $500. was able to erect green.
house, which he has since enlarged in
proportion to q rapidly growing bust
ness. He is now 20 years old, with
a bank account OF $3.000-the indie.
pendent earnings Of his own labor.
Most boys Of his age are just begin.
ing to ponder on how they can save
a thousand dollars.
| These instances show that children
may be taught to save. The preju
dice against economy, so general
among. the American people, has not
yet been implanted in their minds. In
this national movement to teach thrift
to the rising generation is the best
hope for less extravagant and more
solvent United States
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-25

Break DOWN. inquired pass erby.
oh, no, only playing hide and seek
with the works." came in mutfled sar-
casm from the voice belonging to the
legs.
But the questioner was not easily
daunted.
What power car is it," %
Forty horse" came the reply.
What seems to be the matter?"
well, as far as l can judge an
swered the cars owner, crawling from
under the wreckage, "thirty-nine of thu,
horses have bolted and the remaining
ones too upset to answer questions
Bishop Penhurst was talking in Bos-
ton about charity.
Some charities" he said, remind
one Of the cold, proud, beautiful lady
who, glittering with diamonds, swept
forth from charity ball at dawn
crossed the frosty sidewalk and enter.
ed her huge limousine.
"a beggar woman whined at the win.
dow:
could you give me trifle for a
cup of coffe, lady?'
Good gracious she said. Here
you have the nerve to ask me for mon
ey when I've been tangoing for you the
whole night through! Home, James,
And she snapped the window shut
in the beggars face"
Sir said the angry woman II un-
derstand you said l had a face that
would stop street car in the middle
of the block. yes, that's what said,''
calmly answered the mere man. 1T
takes an unusually handsome face to
induce motorman to make stop like
that"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-25
MUST COME TO 1T.

Out Of 11,S4O men who have sought
entrance to the army under the recent
call for 10000 volunteers but 1879
have been accepted. What is wrong
with American physical standards that
SO few are fit for military duty? And
what is wrong with our system of re-
cruitnent that only 2.S79 men have
been raised in an emergency requiring
10000? The answer is that we must
come to universal service before get
ting anywhere.-Portlan Oregonian
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-25
NOTE 70 AUSTRIA.

Amsterdam. April 22.--Press dis.
patches from Vienna report that the
Austro-Hungarian foreign Office haa
received a note from the United
States dealing with the attack on the
Russian bark Imperator in the Medi-
terranean.
Two Americans were on board the
1mperator. Oficial adyices to the
state department at Washington said
an Austrian submarine fired on the
vessel without warning and that one
Of the Americans was wounded.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-04-25
SAMPLE BALLOTS
BEING SENT OUT

Des Moines, April PA sample bal
lot was sent out today by the score
tary of state to all county auditors
The ballot is similar to the one to be
used at the primary June 5, and clear
ly notes the different qualifications
necessary to vote at the election
Much discussion over whether it is
necessary to register to vote on the
suffrage amendment, prompted the
secretary to send out the ballot.