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Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-26
AN AUTO DRIVER's RESPONSE
 BHITY.

A contemporary says: "The driver Of an automobile ought to exercise, constant care not to inJure pedes- frians or others" Wet should say he should have a care not to in5ure hAs machine or himself, and feel the same responsibility for the well-being of those entrusted to his, care he would have. were they priceless glass vases.
 We cadlt to mind ant auto driver who lost his job because he, did not take the. right care of his employer. - He
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-26
Tha Ona-TerIan Rule.

Some dispute having arisen as to the constitutionality of our Free Trade Presidents one-term platform bid for ballots, the people, being a law abiding nation, carried the question to the '. s. Supreme Court And Jus tice Hughes rules that one term is enough for President Wilson Amer icau Economist.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-26
Eokker priven Down.

June 1s.--A machine (pilot, Lieut.. U. and observer Corporal V), when pa trolling over Annay at about g D. m., attacked three Fokkers seen behind the enemy's lines. One of the latter went off AThe remaining two made for
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-26

The sharks cannot be expected to l get accustomed to wooden sharks that I,churn their way through the seas, so
 they flee to parts where there are few l,of them,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-26

The kaiser asked the Reichstag: What would Christ say should he come through that door yonder?" Not one present thought to say: "He who takes the sword shall die by the sword"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-26
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

troversy through the columns of your paper
 am prompted to do this because J. Ills letters have become nauseating to the average citizens of this com munity. Were he inclined to be fair minded we would give him due credit.
 The English people feel that He who steals my purse steals trash, but he who steals my good name enricheS himself and makes me poor indeed"
 In conclusion, MT. Editor, I am pro humanity, for l believe in the creed and race of every cline which is pro gressive enough to demand more equality.
 HARRY DUNCAN JOHNSON.
 Baltic, July 24, 1916.
 The Beginning of Voluntown.
 MT. Editor: The general court at Hartford granted a tract six miles square on Oct. 8, 1696 in response to the request of Lieut.. Thomas Leffing- well of Norwich and Se~gt. John Frink of Stonington, who moved this court that they, with the rest of the English volunteers III the late Narra gansett war, might have a plantation granted to them"
 This court grants to them a tract six miles square, to be taken out of some of the conquered land provided It doth not prejudice any former grant Of this court.
 As no tract in a square answered to the terms cf this pToviso in the con- Quercd land in Connecticut colony, the tract was extended Iengthwise along the Rhode Island border, the length of what is now VOluntown and Ster- ling; a committee appointed to lay out land Nov. IA, 17O5; Benajah Bush nell appointed their attorney to dis pose of lands October, 17O7; the first sale made and the name given to the town tract, 170S; Volunteers town shortened to Voluntown, approved by the general court or assembly in NIay, 17GS.
 The list of volunteers in the Nara gansett war Ca side line of King Phil ips) is on page 29, vol. 1. of volunteer records.
 J. N ENO. Mansfield, July 24
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-26

It begins to look as If the sharks were trying out a new scheme of mobilization and trying out a new plan of attack along the Atlantic coast, just to prove our unprepared- mess.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-26
OTHER VIEW POINTS

It may be true that a meteor as big as a house has fallen near Hot Springs, Ark, and that the farmers are afraid to approach it, but a photograph of the meteor and the frightened farmers would serve to give the story more Weight.-HartfOrd COurant.
 But above all, MT. Blakeslee has been a highly efficient public servant in every position he has so far filled. If he were nominated he would make a good run, and barring the tidal wave against the Republicans, a thing that now seems impossible, he would be an easy winner.-Bridgep Post.
 The report from the state troops camp at Nogales, Ariz., to the effect bearing the label Manila, Philippine Islands, 19O3." has been fed to the California soldiers and probably to the men in Co. D of Bristol as well, re- sulting in an outbreak of ptOmaine poisoning is enough to make us all sit up and take pretty good notice.-Hart- ford Times,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-26

Do not think the Connecticut troops are having a picnic on the Mexican border. There are no red lemonade or ice cream cones there.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-26

Uruguay has organized a govern ment institute of geology with a di- rector and assistants from the United States.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-26

When Carranza got the American commander n-chlef of all the forces stirred up, he hustled the men to the border in three weeks.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-26

The latest saying is that men are bald because they have active brains, and women whiskerless because they have active chins.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-26

Since we are all working out our future We should see that it dOesn' t resemble our past.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-26

The kaiser told Won Hindenberg the Russians ought never come back; but Von Hindenberg could not do better than his best.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-26

A pound of meat has more juice than six lemons. Properly squeezed it will yield eight ounces.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-26

There would be more pleasure for summer girls in the huclzleberry pas lures if snakes and mosquitoes were scarcer.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-26

The statement that Secretary Me Adoo will resign from the cabinet calls out no protests.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-26

The prohibition party is not in a position to claim it has the only wa ter wagon.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-26

When insurance agents strike do policies lapse? What part do the in sured play in the game.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-26

As Wall street quotations rise and fall RockefeIIers billion often swelIs or shTinks a million a day.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-26

The Star Spangled Banner may be hard to sing. but it doesn't need sing CTS as much as it does defenders.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-26

Loss .......... ....... 1O6. .276, ,122
 Average ad vaIorem 1918, I7.6 per cent.
 Average ad vaIorem 1916, 9.7 per cent.
 A republican congressman calling attention to this says:
 During the entire life of the Payne law the average ad valorem rate of duty collected on the total importa- tlons was approximately 1S.5 per cent. If we had collected that rate of duty during the past year instead of 9.7 per cent, our customs receipts for the year ending June 2O 1916, would have amounted to some S4O3, ,O0O, GOO. I do not contend that had the Payne Tariff law been in force our customs re- ceipts would be that great, for some of the imports would not have come to our shores. We would have pro- duCed some of those products in Amer ica by American labor, but I do con- tend that it is very conservative to say the Payne Tariff law would have produced over $1OO, C9O, ,0O0 more in customs receipts than was raised by the Underwood tariff law"
 Under republican rule we keep the American markets protected and have one hundred million more in the treas ur7- Under democratic rule our mar kets arc open to the world and our receipts one hundred million dollars short. Do you like this policy?
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-26

The 1000 newly made cemeteries in Galicia indicate that man is worse upon his brethren than contagious disease.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-26

A stacker is not objected to as an adjpUnCt to a preparedness parade. This is where he counts
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-26

There are lots of folks who cannot be convinced camp meetings are not the finest kind of picnics.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-26

A subject for debating societies: How come little red ants and cherry pie to be so near of a color?''
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-26

These people who do not like "com- mon folks" are not so uncommon as they think themselves to be.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-26

The democratic candidates for con- gress are hoping Wilson's coattails are strong enough to pull 'em through.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-26

The average man is President Will sons fancy. Perhaps that is why his cabinet falls below the average.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-26
EDITORIAL NOTES

Returning home is not the worst thing about a vacation.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-26

The only way you can know what @ democratic low tariff does for your country is to find out.
 The imports for 1916 are more than twice what they were in 1913: and the revenue receipts over S11O, ,OO0,O ,OOO less. These are the tabulated figures: Imports 1916 ............$2,1S ,1S1. .OOO. 600 Imports 1913 .....-..... S13,0OO, ,OOO
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-26

Loss .......... ....... 1O6, ,276,122 Average ad valorem 1918, 17.6 per
Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-26

Gain .......... ........ 36S, ,OOC, ,OOc
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-17
STARTS WITH
LARCECHART TER.
4. p. A. EFFECTS ORGANIZATION
HERE WITH RECORD MEMBER.
SHIP; ELECT OFFICERS.

Post o Of the Travellers Protective
association Of Iowa was organized
here Saturday evening at the CONNER
cial club rooms by Page Morrison Of
Council Bluffs, secretary-treasurer Of
the state association, assisted by O. b.
Newell, president Of the post of Oska-
loosa, q. H. Shaw, secretary-treasurer
of post and c. G. Janney, past presi-
dent Of post I. Ottumwa, in organiz-
ing this post, makes state record of
thirty-eight charter members, which
exceeds any other new state post by
fifteen applications.
Mr.. Morrison opened the meeting
with an Introductory talk ON the T. p.
A., Its work and principles. The fol-
lowing officers and committees were
then chosen: President, F. M. Woods,
vice president, B. H. Peck, secretary
treasurer, o. N. Southland; board Of
directors, G. H. Smith, chairman, Jas
White, Ed Brawley A.. ]. Majors and
H. w. Clark. Railroad committee.
Jesse Spurgeon, chairman, L. w. Pep.
pers and e. v. Pollock. Press com
mittee, o. N. Southland. Hotel commit
tee. L. w. Peppers, Oscar Anderson
and Tilman Kratzer. Legislative com
mittee, G. b. Searie. Employment com
mittee. b. H. Peck Good roads and
publicity committee, d. A. DsviS. Sick
and relief committee, Clark Phillips.
Local claims committee, "A. J. Bpperly,
N. H. Nader and L. A. Sayles.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-17
WHAT HAPPENED
IN OTTUMWA

Every day until Sunday. October q
the date for opening the state confer
ence of charities and correction. the
Wapello County Social Service bureau
will give true story from Ottumwa
for the sole purpose of showing that the
matters considered by the state social
workers are but part Of the same
problems that the bureau. dealing with
Wapello county. is encountering every
day. The story:
A boy and girl, whose minds were
about equal to those OF six and seven
year old child. secured license and
were married by minister. They be-
came the parents Of four children who
are now In the public schools of Ottum-
wa In later years they will establish
homes like that Of their parents where
filth, malnutrition and crime predom-
mate The father, mother and four chill
dren are feeble minded and incapable
Of living normal lives. The bureau
knows of fifty families in Wapello coun-
ty in the same condition.
At the state conference OF charities
and corrections workers from all over
Iowa will be here endeavoring, through
cooperation. to find out what is the
next step for the state to use in pre-
venting the supply Of these handicap
ped citizens. It Is constantly increas-
ing.
Watch the programs. attend and help
plan the future Of the state, county and
city.s citizenship.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-17
|MATT'ISON HERE
TO SERVE TIME
UNITED STATES PRISONER, WHO
HAS BEEN SIX MONTHS DOING
IT.. FINALLY ARRIVES.

Although he has been appealing
through all the channels of the United
States department of justice for the
past six months, Edward d. Mattison,
wealthy Minneapolis broker, has final.
ly had to come to the Wapello county
jail to serve the three months SEN
tence given him in the federal court
at Keokuk last April for impersonat-
ing a United States officer.
Madison and his wife arrived so
that he might begin his time today.
Mrs. Mattison will remain In Ottumwa
until her husbands term is ended.
1t was on April 4, 1916, that Acting
Judge Thomas c. Munger gave Matti-
son a three months sentence and a
fine of $780, The money has long ago
been paid. It was the Jail sentence
that the defendant tried to sidestep.
His attorney, Judge William Macon of
Chicago, has been here many times
during the past half year trying to
make some arrangements for his
client to be released, An appeal even
went to U. s. Attorney General Greg.
DRY. But the efforts were In vain and
on the couIt's order he is In Jail.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-17
'OTTUMWA MAN
AIDS INJURED
JOHN DAVIES 70 WITNESS TO A.
TERRIBLE AUTO ACCIDENT
NEAR DIES MONIES.

John Davies Of the Iowa Cafe, play.
ed the role of Good Samaritan Sunday
while returning, with his wife and par.
ents from Des Moines to Ottumwa. As
he was driving near Fairmount q small
town near Des Moines, he noticed q
small car and q buggy upon the road,
and another car coming up to them.
The last car, in attempting to go be-
tween the small auto and the buggy.
suddenly left the road and turned
turtle. Mr.. Davies said that the car
must have turned over at least twice.
and that in his opinion the accident
was caused by a blowout. In the car
was man. his wife, q baby and three
boys. The man received broken leg,
very bad scratches about his head ana
face and was unconscious when picked
up by Mr.. Davies The woman's face,
was badly crushed. As to the injuries
of the other members Of the party, Mr.,
Davies was uncertain. He learned
that the mans name was Pearson, liv-
ing in Oskaloosa. He picked up the
injured people and carried them to
Prairie City, where medical attention
was secured for them.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-17
OPENS TALKS
in OTTUMWA
DR.. THOMAS ULLoM SPEAKS be.
FORE MINISTERIAL Asso-
CITATION OF CITY.

At we'll attended meeting Of the
Ministerial association, Dr. Thomas
Penn Ullom, the advance assistant of
the Scoville Evangelistic party, deliv
cred his address this morning. He
was well received and his message EN-.
phasized the wisdom of going through
things and expecting large things"
He cautioned the preachers against
thinking the evangelistic party could
do It all. at Is up to you," he said.
The executive committee is meeting
these days at the Y. M. c. A. for lunch
con and receiving reports up to date
for the sub committees. The work of
each committee was reported today
and the situation is satisfactory. The
tabernacle committee expects to start
grading tomorrow and Mr.. Scoville's
expert for that work will be in the city
this evening.
The press agent, Floyd Miles, is ex.
pected at any time now and on his ar
rival the advertising committee Will
begin systematic work.
DIR. Ullom begins his work with the
personal workers classes tonight. He
speaks to the south side workers
Tuesday night at the Plymouth Con-
gregational church.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-17
CHURCH MEETING
TIME TO BE LATER

Des Moines, Oct. 16.-lt was be-
lieved probable that the 1917 interna-
tional convention Of the Churches of
Christ may not be held until November
next year. Leaders OF the church were
In conference today following the
close of the convention last night, on
a proposition to hold the convention
either in the spring or not until later
in the fall.
It was pointed out that officers have
difficulty IN preparing reports in time
for the convention because the fiscal
year does not end until September 80.
Also 1t was pointed out the conven.
ton does not receive what 1t consid-
eds adequate publicity because during
the first week in October 1t completes
for space in the newspapers with the
worlds series baseball games.
Most of the out of town delegates
left town today.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-17
RUMANIAN ARMY
IS BADLY BEATEN
CONTINUED From Page -

Between the new British positions
and the river along the old front line
fertilization, German infantry, COM
manded by British guns from two
sides, still stick to their maze of
trenches, going and coming like wood
chucks through their underground gal
leries. A German prisoner reports that
in this neighborhood there is a record
size dugout capable of holding $500
men.
The big garrisons, which the Ger
mans maintain for the most part, keep
to their dugouts, rushing out when
there is any recess in the shell fire to
try to repair the damage done. When
they are observed the British guns let
loose on them. Finally, when nothing
but wreckage Of trenches remains and
only the dugouts are intact, British in.
fantry charges to regain another sec.
ton of ground.
In taking the remaining uncaptured
portion of Stun redoubt, in the same
region, the British took 100 prisoners
with loss Of thirty-fve men.
Along the center of the battle line
the British have made some attacks in
the last week, though not In great
strength. They succeeded In some
places and failed in others against
the heavy German resistance. On the
whole. 1t was the quietest week since
the beginning Of the grand offensive.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-17
REPORTS A LARGE
PROFIT ON SHEEP

Selma, Oct. 16. Newell Brown Of
this place has been very successful in
raising sheep for profit. On February
20, 1915, he bought ten scrub ewes.
These found nfteen lambs Of which
Mr.. Brown raised fourteen. On July
% he sold fourteen lambs for 9s2.34.
Having paid $s1 for the ewes he gain
ed profit Of 1874. Later he sold tie
wool from ten ewes for $23l2. On
September 20, Mr.. Brown sold the ten
ewes for $65. The youngest lamb was
hfty-three days old and weighed nifty
pounds. It was just seven months
from the time the sheep had been pur.
chased until the entire stock had been
sold. The animals we're fed chiefly on
hay, grass and oats with Z little corn
added from time to time. The profit
amounted to between eighty and nine.
ty dollars.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-17
STREET PAVING IS
CHEAPER THAN BID

Marshalltown, Oct. 16. To have
street paving finished at price under
the engineers estimate Is situation
somewhat unusual, but such is the case
In the first completed district under
the present seasons contract with the
Western Construction company Of
Sioux City.
The actual cost of little more than
a mile of the concrete paving, which
is to the city limits on the Lincoln
highway, was $14.47S05. The estimat-
ed cost was $14,1OS.34, or five per cent
under what the engineer estimated,
and that much less cost to the prop
erty owners. The actual cost Of the
paving itself was $12,7s9.0S. The 9th
er expense comprised advertising, en-.
cheering expense and inspection.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-17
FOX HUNT ENDS
WITH BIG CROWDS

Unionville, Oct. 16.-The big fox
hunt closed Friday evening with big
wolf chase which was won by Hitter.
mans dogs Of Eddyville. It was q
week of real sport for huntsmen and
already plans are being made for the
big meet which is to be held next year.
The grounds were ideal for the chase
this year and it was decided that the
same land would be used for the head
quarters next year. Fl,
Friday was the biggest day of the
entire hunt. Besides the big wolf
chase which closed the events, the
wrestling match in the afternoon be-
tween Kitterman and Shew drew a
large crowd. The wrestlers fought
hard for the supremacy but the ref
cree at last closed the match giving
drawn decision. This wrestling
was watched by many sportsmen who
had predicted the fall of one of the
other. Ktterman is supposed to be one
Of the best wrestlers in the state and
since Shew held him to draw deci-
sion some of the dope which had been
doped out by the fans was disappoint.
ing.
Ed Marshall of Troy, with his
hounds took sweepstakes and won
the dog collar, which all the hound
men were anxious to carry home. The
hounds which Mr.. Marshall brought
to Unlonville were of good stock be-
Ing fast in the chase and taking first
prize for well kept stock. N. F. Craw.
ford won the drag race while Charles
Roupe won the derby.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-17
STEALS JEWELS AND
SELLS THEM TO COP

Sioux City, Oct. 16. Mrs. Joe Chi
coine arose at her home in Jefferson
s. D.. according to custom on Friday
the Thirteenth and discovered hel
house had been robbed.
A rosary, crucinx and 1925 worth
Of clothing and 1ewelry had been
taken.
Reporting the burglary Mrs. Chi
coine found Tom O'Connos, day
Waterman Of the village, wearing one
Of the overcoats
While O'Connors was explaining a
man sold him the coat, L. L. Limoges,
the night Waterman Of Jefferson, ap.
peared.
When he looked at his watch Mrs.
Chicoine recognized it as that Of her
husband.
1t developed that Limoges, too, had
made a purchase from young man,
who explained he needed money to get
out Of town.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-17
In Melnoriam
Mrs. Mary Heminser.

Mary Lapham Heminger was born
June 20. 1888 and was the oldest OF q
family Of eight children, four Of whom
died in childhood. She was OF English
descent, her mothers ancestors having
landed in Plymouth in 1915 and her
fathers, who were Quakers, at Provi-
dence, r. I. in 1860. Here they continued
to reside except for a short period dur
ing King Philips war when they were
driven out. In 1917, her grandfather
with his family moved to Champaign
county, Ohio. Here in May 1887 her
father and mother Levi and Zervian
Bradford Lapham were married. In 1884
her parents moved to Iowa, settling on
the farm near Keosauqua where she
passed so many years Of her life. In
1855 the family returned to Ohio where
in September 1858 she was married to
Valentine Heminger who died May 16
of this year. Shortly after being married
they moved to Iowa but returned to
Ohio in the fall Of 1860 where they
lived until August 1854 when they re-
turned to Iowa, on the farm near Keo-
sauqua which was ever afterward her
children, Scion Valentine who died In
infancy, Chas. Douglas who died In
1897, Geo. L. who died in 1907, Josephine
A. Carney. Emma v. Fowler, A. L..
Heminger and Fred G. Heminger all of
this county who survived her. Besides
her sons and daughter she leaves two
sisters Olive Lapham and Mrs. Ida Hat
field and one brother Scion M. Lapham
Of Mechanicsburg, O., twenty grand
children and one great grandchild. She
had been in poor health for some time
but had failed rapidly since the death
of her husband about five months old.
About O'clock on the morning of Oct
II she died at the age Of IS years, 8
months and 2 days. She was good
neighbor and devoted mother. The fun
eral services were held at Center
Chapel Friday at $3.50, Rev. Jorden be-
ing in charge. The burial was beside
her husband in the cemetery at that
place.-Contributed
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-17
SECRET SORROW IS
CAUSE OF SUICIDE

Clarinda, Oct. 16. When Mrs. Geo.
Glasgow's body was found hanging to
the rafter of smokehouse everybody
wondered at the motive.
Apparently she had been happy with
When the body was prepared Tor
burial the mystery was cleared.
A bandaged leg told the story of her
secret sorrow-tuberculosi OF the
bone. Dreading the ultimate result,
Mrs. Glasgow sent her children away
for a days outing. went to the smoke.
house and ended her life.
Mr.. Glasgow discovered the body.