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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-06
Infant Dali.
ELDON

n. Il. Hilles went to Keosauqua for
a few days visit. ..-. .
Everett Fame of Cedar Rapids, was
here looking after his business inter-
ests. t.
Miss Lydia Carney and Bert HUH
man were married In Ottumwa We'd
nesday, May 8. They will go to house
keeping on the Jno. Auckland farm
near Laddsdale. Mrs. Huffman Is the
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Canny
of Agency and Mr.. Huffman is the son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Huffman of Floris.
They are both quite well known here
and Mrs. Huffman Is graduate of the
Eldon high school.
Mrs. David Nicklin gave a dinner
Thursday, May 1, in honor Of her
fathers eighty-afth birthday. Those
present were her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jno. Vass Of Agency, Miss Edna
Beall of Agency, Mr.. and Mrs. H. J.
Israel and daughter Ada and Miss
Edith Vass. ~ -r
Word was received here Thursday
of the marriage Of Miss Nellie Jacobs
Of Mt. Pleasant, and John Clark of
Keokuk at the home of the brides
parents Tuesday, May 3. Mr.. and
Mrs. Clark are both we'll known here.
Mrs. Clark was a teacher in the FL
don high school and Mr.. Clark a travel
ing man for Keokuk wholesale groc-
cry, and has made this place on his
territory for good many years. They
will make their future home in Keo-
kuk The best wishes of their host OF
Eldon friends go with them.
Miss Katheryn Fairchilds and Wal
lace B. Douglas were married at the
Methodist parsonage tn Ottumwa We'd
nesday evening, May 3. Mrs. Douglas
has spent the greater part Of her life
in this city and is we'll known by the
people Mr.. Douglas although having
not been here very long is well and
favorably known. He is a painter and
decorator by trade. They are max
ing their home at the Hotel Exchange
for few weeks after which they ex-
pect to go to housekeeping in short
time. Their many friends extend best
wishes.
Jno. Baldwin of Selma was here on
business
T. H. Armstrong of Batavia, motored
over Thursday afternoon and brought
Edd Roberts home. +
Harry Hinkle of Selma was hero
trading Thursday.
Joe Robinson bought the D. R.
Cartwright property on West Elm
street today and will get possession
between the 18th of May and first Of
June.J
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-06
WILL HELP GIRLS,

Iowa City, May "a lunch room
may be established for Iowa univers-
ity girls, the Iowa state board of edu-
cation giving financial aid until the
enterprise becomes self supporting
Plans will be laid before the board,
when it meets here. The basement Of
the school Of music building may be
devoted to the purpose. Blue prints
thereof have been sent to the National
Cafeteria association for approval.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-06
METHODIST WOMEN
ACTIVE IN MISSIONS

Saratoga Springs, N. Y, May 8. -
The women Of the Methodist Episcopal
church have raised $3,432,505 during
the last four years for home mission
purposes, according to figures submit
ted to the general conference of the
church today.
This in an increase of nearly $780,
900 over that raised during the proceed
ing four years.
A resolution urging members of the
church to abstain from the use of to-
bacco was presented by Rev. Eugene
S. Stockwell of Alva, Okla. Action on
1t was deferred.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-06
ARMSTRONG GIVES
PRIZES FOR CONTEST

Otto Armstrong Is the latest to enter
the list of boosters for the acre corn
contest that is being boosted by the
state college, the county schools and
the Commercial club. The Armstrong
Manufacturing Co., through Mr.. Arm
strong, has informed the Commercial
club that It will donate one of It's
patent corn stringers to each township
as prize for the contest winners in
the various parts Of the county.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-06
ToMAhAWk AS MARKER.

Tama, May 5.-The executive COM
mittee Of the Lacrosse, Tama and
Kansas City Trail association have de-
cided to accept the design Of a toma-
hawk with an Indian head on the
blade as an emblem and marker for
the L. r. X. G. trail. This design
was sketched by August Kulas, A.
year old boy in the eighth grade Of
the Tama public schools.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-06
HAY SEES PRESIDENT,

Washington, D. c., May 4. Chair.
man Hay Of the house military affairs
committee, one of the conferees on the
army bill, conferred today with Presi.
dent Wilson Mr.. Hay said that the
conferees had reached a discussion of
the volunteer army feature of the bill
and that the senate conferees were
pressing for it's adoption, while the
house conferees took the opposite
stand. The president favors the sen.
ata n1an
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-06
STOLEN HORSES RECOVERED.

Boone, May 5-Horses stolen from
the barn of Tom Scott, north of Perry.
a few nights ago when thieves burned
the barn and nine head of horses, were
recovered later. The animals were
found wandering in a highway near
Beaver, Boone county, evidently hav-
ing been deserted by the thieves when
pursuit got too hot. There is no clue
to the thieves.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-06
KAISER INSISTS ON
USING SUBMARINES
CONTINUED From Page ~

M. Lansing would not discuss the
note except to say that mistakes"
in submarine warfare were not ad-
missAble and to reiterate that the
United States was willing to discuss
the conduct Of submarine warfare with
Germany after the latter had aband-
oned the present practices.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-06
DIES MONIES FAVORS
WAR PREPAREDNESS

Des Moines, May 4. Announcement
of the vote of the Des Moines chamber
Of commerce on the National Chamber
of Commences preparedness referen-
dunn was made today and 1t was found
that the local organization was over
whelmingly in favor of increasing the
naval and military forces of the Unit
ed States as a protection against war.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-06
CONVICTED OF MURDER.

Charleston, ILL.,, May 4.-Dr. Chas.
van Dyke Waters. physician, was
convicted in the circuit court today of
the murder of his wife and was SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment Mrs.
Waters died Of poison, which the pro-
secution claimed Waters gave her be-
cause of his infatuation for another
woman, -
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-06
COMMENT ON NOTE.

New York Globe: The reply is
thus not to be accepted as a settle
ment. There is no compliance or sub
stantial compliance. The little that is
conceded is conceded conditionally.
No choice would thus seem open to
our government but to carry out its
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-06
WANT LAKE BED MONEY.

Des Moines, May 5.-County Attor-
ney J. r. Gilchrist and County Audi
tor Day of Pocahontas county, are at
tempting to reopen the case against
the state with reference to the sale
of lake beds in Pocahontas county.
Through the sale Of these beds the
state secured $4,000, which the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-06
sox AFTER MoLLW,Tz.

Chicago, May "A report is current
that President Comiskey of the White.
Sox is negotiating for the purchase OF
First Baseman Fred Mollwitz of the
Cincinnati National league team. A
report from Cincinnati says the sale Is
practically certain,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-06
oFFCtAls RETjcENT,

Washington, D. G., May 5-When
the cabinet meeting broke up Secre-
tary Lansing met all inquiries with
this reply: II can not discuss it at
all at this time
All the other members of the cab
met made similar statements.
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declared intention to sever diplomatic
rolot iopc

declared intention to sever diplomatic
relations.
Boston Traveller: The note is an
amusing combination Of evasions, de-
nial irony and fact. It Ia an invita-
ton to the president to begin new
series of communications and "the
services Of humanity" is dragged in
after the presidents own fashion, as
is to make him wonder whether the
kaiser is pattlng him on the back or
poking fun at him.
New York Evening Sun: We cor
daily hope our government may find
in this note the solution Of our own
difficulty, but as general indication
as respects the prospects of peace 1t
flls us with gloom. Plainly Germany
is not yet in the humor to heed the
counsels Of wisdom or humanity. She
is still world defiant.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-06
BRIToNs RELEASE TEUToNs.

London, May 5.-The British gov
eminent has decided to release the
thirty-eight Germans and Austrians
who were taken from the American
steamship China.
The Germans and Austrians were
removed from the China by the British
auxiliary cruiser Laurentic Feb. 10,
while the China was en- route from
Shanghai to San Francisco. The Uni
ted States requested Great Britain to
release these men and being met with
a declination sent second note. The
British authorities charged that the
thtrty-eight men were concerned in
plot for a revolution in India.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-06
For rheumatism.

For Rhsumatisn.
Apply Sloan's Ltniment to the pain
full part is all you need. The pain goes
at once. Only 25c.
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DRAIN TILE
For prices and Information wrI'.e
MOREY CLAY PRODUCTS 60.
OTTUMWA, IOWA.
.TRl WEEKLY COURIER
! CHANGING ADpREssES.

Subscribers wishing then address
changed will please give tie names OF
the postoffice to which the paper has
been sent as well as the postofhce
whore they desire It to b. changed to.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-06

Tired Aching Muscles Relieved.
Sloan's Liniment lightly applied, a
pears like magic. Get 26c bottle to-
day.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-06
Obituary
A. w. Mahon.

Funeral services of A. W. Mahon
were held from the residence, SIT
North Jefferson street, at $3.50 this af-
ternoon, conducted by Rev. w. G. Hen
gen of Trinity Episcopal church. In
terment took place In the Ottumwa
cemetery, with the Odd Fellows ofici-
ating at the grave.
-:O:-
Infant Dali.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Dali, died at 4:3O o'clock Thurs
day afternoon at the family residence,
$40 South Webster street. Death was
caused by pneumonia. The child was
born April IS, and is survived by its
parents, four brothers and two sisters.
The funeral which was private, was
held this afternoon and the body TAX
en- to Hdon where burial took place.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-05-06
FOWAN SUGGESTS A
WORLD PEACE PLAN

CONTINUED From Page ~
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28
In Northern France

MARY Heaton Verse. in the Century. I
1t is strange and terrible to visit
Paris. and no one can be happy, but to
one who has loved France it is far
worse to visit the lovely northern coun-
try. There is here sense of empti-
ness, as if terror still hushed. the nor
NAL cheerful noises of mankind. The
people of these regions have lost every
thing; their houses are burned; their
animals. even the rabbits, are gone:
their farm implements are shapeless
pieces of grotesquely melted iron.
They live in temporary, patched shell
ters and in the houses built by the
Society of Friends. or mass themselves
in some nearby village that escaped
destruction at the hands of the crown
princes retreating army. After O time
in this silent country one gets the
sense that destruction is normal and
tears start to ones eyes at the sight
OF an undestroyed French village smiI-
ing in the sun. So changed are all
values that could feel nothing strange
in the words of the woman who told
me. fortunately, my husband is a
hunchback."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28
Boom in Alaska

Whenever an engineering project is
too expensive or is otherwise unattract-
i've for private capital the modern tend
ency seems to be to call on the govern
ment. The Alaskan railroad is the lat
est case in point. The government
builders are reported to be having the
same remarkable success in the great
northern territory which they achieved
so famously at Panama.
a Veritable empire appears about to
be opened by the Alaskan railroad. A
country which for grandeur of rivers
and mountains. which for loveliness of
seacoast and glacial formation, and
which, too, for utter luxury of sum-
mer's flowers is almost without q
parallel, is being tapped by civiliza-
ton. One hundred and thirty miles
of the four hundred and seventy
planned for the railroad have now
been completed and much preliminary
work has been finished on the rest of
the line.
The country is being settled by the
homeSteaders. Cities and towns ad-
jacent to the mining lands are being
surveyed. An Alaskan boom is in
progress. The building of the pub
licly owned railroad is the key to all
this development. Government in
itiative in Alaska is Transforming an
enormous dominien.--Chicago Herald.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28

has been appointed prison inspector in
Chester county.
Reading claims 10000 popula-
class city clothes.
adopted resolution attacking Bald
wins record.
The Coleman-Kelley congressional
contest in Allegheny county may be
pressed to a rapid conclusion and it
promises to be a bitter contest.
Snyder county commissioners are
having a hard time to get down to
naming sealer of weights and meas
ures. 1t took court action to get
Fulton to act.
-ScEuylkill's county commissioners
announced the reappointment of the
clerks and other subordinates in that
office for 1917 yesterday. Among them
are Paul w. Houck, of Shenandoah,
the referee in this district under the
compensation act, is reappointed chief
clerk. State Senator c. A. Snyder, of
this city the State Auditor General
elect is reappointed county solicitor,
Mr.. and Mrs. George III. Morgan, of
Llewellyn, respectively were reap
pointed warden and matron of the
county prison; Robert b. Clayton, of
Ashland, was reappointed sealer of
weights and measures. Edwin G..
Hoover. Republican, of this city, was
appointed mercantile appraiser for
1917 to succeed Patrick J. Boyle,
Tamaqua, Democrat, former county
commissioner. All of the appointees
are Republicans.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28
The Feller Called Me

Better get mad with the feller called Me
Than with anyone else on earth.
He's so blind sometimes that he cannot
see
The gifts that were his at birth.
He stumbles and trifies and goes astray
Instead of just going right on
Up the straight and narrow and truth
set way
To the golden gardens of dawn.
Better get wise to the fe1ler called Me
The first thing that you do:
1t will help so much in the day to be
To put what you want to through.
Study him over and take his size.
And probe him clear down to the
deeps
And learn by his ears and his nose and
eyes
What bad in his nature sleeps.
Better pick quarrels with the felIer
called Me
Than with anyone else you know;
Ponder him over from to z.
And watch him wherever you go.
For every weakness you find and cure
VIII be something to set you ahead
In the path that is straight and fine and
suref
That your soul is destined to tread.
-Folger Mckenzie in the Baltimore
Sun.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28
Putting It Over

Putting a thing over often depends
upon the quality of man who tries it,
says Girard in the Philadelphia Pub
lie Ledger. The Rev. DIR. Floyd w.
Tomkins expressed the opinion to me
the other evening that he had seen
Henry Ward Beecher use pulpit meth
ods which BILLY" Sunday merely ex-
aggerates.
Il heard Mr.. Beecher preach one
hot summer morning" said the rector
of Holy Trinity. las he arose in the
pulpit and the congregation became
hushed he exclaimed. 1T is damn hot
Then, wiping his brow with a
handkerchief while the startled multi
tude in Plymouth Church sat aghast
Beecher slowly continued-is the re-
mark I overheard man make as ]
entered the church."
Beecher used that as the text for a
powerful sermon against the use OF
profanity. But did you ever hear
BILLY" Sunday do more to jolt q con
gregation than to begin with:
TT is damn hot!"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28
ARE WE SLAVES TO NERVES.
By Briggs

of others, of instability and morbid
ness. The weak, the unreliable, the
inadequate. the unkind, the moody,
the unstable, and ali those who make
decisions only to doubt and change
them, and who make resolves and
promises only to break them. these
are of inferior and slave class. And if
we could see truths and facts in vivid
pictures and symbols, as Dante and
John Bunyan saw them, we should see
all these men and women bent like
slaves while these habits, their tyran-
nous masters, cracked long whips
across their backs and compelled them
to drag heavy burdens hither and yon
TO how many masters have we been
slaves to-day, and how often have we
bent the knee obsequiously to them.
Hail, King Temper! See how 1 obey
You! Hail, Envy and Selfshness, YOU
who direct my comings and my goings,
and note how completely | am your
slave! And you, Oh Weakness. who
have so long set yourself to rule over
ME, see how I abase myself and all my
God-gfven strength before you! Here
is my slave neck for YOU to put your
foot upon!"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28
DIR. KOO'S SPEECH

A GAIN the Chamber of Commerce
IA has demonstrated its usefulness
and its great benefit to the busi-
ness community in having as a lunch
con guest yesterday DIR. Koo, ambas-
sador of China to the United States.
The distinguished diplomat made a
most favorable impression upon the
able body of business men who broke
bread with him. His modest and able
discussion of the economic relations of
the United States and China gave a
new slant to the importance of de-
veloping our trade with the Flowery
Kingdom. He impressed upon all his
hearers the fact that the Chinese are
friendly and want to do business with
the American people. He also point
ed out that we are falling short in
getting a tremendous trade which is
inclined naturally to seek development
in the United States.
AS a graduate of Columbia Univer-
sity and one who has studied our his
tory and traditions DR.. Koo was pecu-
liarly fitted to discuss the relations of
the two countries and he was given q
most attentive and respectful hearing,
many of his good points being greeted
with enthusiastic applause.
1t is the bringing of these big men
to Harrisburg from time to time which
is giving the Chamber of Commerce
it's added Importance as an agency
for the development of our business
interests and wider vision of our
opportunities in the outside world. A
week ago Mr.. Hurley, chairman of the
Federal Trade Commission, presented
the interesting views of that body on
domestic and foreign commerce and
the address of DIR. Koo was a proper
echo of the remarks of the head of the
trade commission.
More and more the thought is be-
ing pressed home upon all American
business men that their greatest prob
lem now is preparing for the. period
which will follow the conclusion of the
great war.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28
THE EDUCATIONAL MEETING

n NEWSPAPERS very properly are
IN devoting considerable attention
to the convention of the State
Educational Association. now in ses-
sion in Harrisburg. There is obviously
no branch of the State government
more fundamentally important than
that to which is entrusted the conduct
and administration of the public school
system. The observation may be trite,
but there are deeper truths in it than
many of us pause to consider.
Nearly all our great reforms in re-
cent years have their roots in the pub
lie school system or the results thereof
For example, the greatest victory the
temperance advocates ever won was
when they succeeded in having the
effects of alcohol on the human system
included in the public school study of
physiology.
1t used to be that men based their
political opinions largely upon preju-
dice. They believed what the political
orators or the newspapers told them.
Now they reason for themselves and
the orator or the newspaper that strays
far from the truth is soon repudiated.
The answer lies in the public school
system.
The trained mind discriminates more
easily between good and bad. between
the desirable and the undesirable. 1t
learns what it wants for itself and
for society as whole, and 1t goes
about getting these things intelli-
gently and effectively. Workmen's
compensations, continuation schools.
child labor laws and a host of others
of that class are easily traced to the
enlarged vision of the people, gained
through the medium of the public
schools. Improve the schools and all
society is the benefactor; and the re-
verse is likewise true.
So it is very important. that the emil
nent educators meeting here this week
be given hearing through the news
papers, that their plans for better
ments of the school system may be
given the added force of public
opinion.
1t is great gathering and strongly
emphasizes the devotion of the teacher
to his calling.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28

In the January Woman's Home
Companion a writer says:
II am always newly amazed when l
hear people say that they cannot exer-
else lf-control that they cannot, for
instance, give up a harmful or un-
pleasant habit.
at is a habit I cannot get over.
said a very pretty girl to me rev
days ago. I have to bite my nails
I've done everything! I've even gone
so far as to put bitter aioes on my
fingers. 1t doesn't do particle oil
good
81 shouldn't try aloes'
"'What would you try?'
"I should just say to myself: Il
can control myself, and l am going to
do so." And then I should start right
in to prove It, and I should prove 1t
over and over again each day
What slaves some of us are, not
only to physical habits, but to mental
ones as we'll, slaves to habits of doubt,
of pessimism, of envy, of jealousy, and
egotism, of selfishness, of temper OF
.irritability of meanness, of vanity. OF
self-depreciation, or the depreciation
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28


of the water receipts to the general
fund there is ample revenue for all
necessary purposes. We believe,
therefore, that there will be public ap-
proval of some reasonable provision
for start in the direction of proper
bathing facilities. Certainly, it was
demonstrated last sumner that there
is need for such action and because
the river is now ice-bound is no good
reason for neglecting this important
matter.
There is vet time to amend the or
dfnance and we trust that the council
men will meet public expectation in
this regard. 1t is not q matter for
controversy or unreasonihg dispute.
Everything in the situation justifies
favorable action and because the City
Council has not in the first instance
taken the affirmative view of the sub
ject there is no reason why they
should not change their minds
Harrisburg is so far in advance of
many other municipalities of the State
in provisions for the comfort and
pleasure of the people that this next
step ought to be taken without hesita-
ton.