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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-02
ST.. Ious Praduce

l st. Louis, Mo-. March Poultry
Unchanged except chickens, 141ac;
springs, &c.
Butter Unchanged.
EEgs--SenA 80
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-02
Primary Movement,

Primary Movement.
Articles Receipts Shipments
Wheat! Gu ........ 1896, 900 1861 900
Corn bu ......... 1,129.0OO $4,000
Oats, blu -. $500. $4,000 $4,000
Seaboald Wheat, $685.
900: corn. 209,o00 oats. 1000.
Car Lot Receipts.
Wheat-196 cars, With 80 Of contrac ct
grade.
Corn-2Ss cars with is OF contract
grade.
Oats-107 cars. with IL of contract
grade.
Total receipts of wheat at Minneapo-
lis. Duluth and Winnipeg today were
1928 cars. compare will LILO cars last
week and. 422 cars the corresponding
day a year ago.
Estimated cars tomorrow, Chicago
Wheat, 217; corn, 1877: oats, 1914
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-02
1oIedo Grain Sead

Toledo o., March Glover seed
Prime cash. $12.75: March. $12.10;
April $1d.s7h: Oct. sS.72h.
Alsike-Prime cash anG March. 1915.
TinotEy-Prime cash and March,
$3.50.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-02
CHARLTON

Mr.. Don Thompson. of Liberty Cen
ter and Miss Zecrc Havey, of Otter
creek township, We're united in mar
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-02

New York Sugar.
New York, Ma::h Raw sugar
Centrifugal, 5.08c; molasses. 431c.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-15

pany that he suspected that EDWARD
Burkett, II N. RObey st., who was
recently released from the County
hospital and who is said to have a
brain pressure, might have taken the
money. and he helped the company
trace Burkett, who had bought rifle
and cartridges with the money and
gone into the country.
This morning Burkett was SEN
fenced to the House Of Correction
for one year, with hospital treatment
recommended, as it was shown that
he is in bad physical shape.
The attorney for Thompson asked
that the court might take some &C
ton to protect the boy against black
listing, as he had been discharged by
the express company, whose loss
would be made good to them by the
bonding company who had bonded
Thompson, and the bonding com
Danv would not bond him again be-
cause of the action Of the express
company, and he intimated that the
express company might knock the
boy if reference was made to them.
Judge Fisher and Asst States
Atty Emmicke endeavored to show
Frank A. Barr, asst general agent of
the Adams Co., that Thompson de-
served consideration for his assis-
lance in tracing the thief and the
probable recovery of the articles
bought with the money.
'"You are making a big mistake in
discharging this boy" Emmicke
reasoned. eff you keep him on he
will prove one of your most valuable
employees because he has learned a
lesson he will never forget"
Barr cOldIy reiterated that it was
against the rules Of the company to
keep in its employ a driver who was
careless, and that it was ThOmpson's
duty to take the money back to the
------z zBon on1 MT II in tho caPo
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-04-15

THAT cannot be helped" said
Barr. RULES of the company"
81 consider the discharge of this
boy a most damnable thing on the
part of the Adams Express Co.,
Judge Fisher said. at is absolutely
inexcusable. Nothing that you might
say could possibly justify firing this
boy from his job. Men with your
frame of mind, men who are so void
of any feeling for the future of the
boy and who will under such CirCUm-
stances deprive him of his livelihood
and put him on the street, with the
possibility even of preventing his fu-
ture obtaining of employment, be-
cause this bonding company will not
want to go on his bond again, ought
not to have charge of any business in
which human beings are employed"
Thank youw said the representa-
tive of the Adams Express Co.
1870
PREPARING WILSON NOTE TO
GERMANY-To BE STRONG
Washington, April 15-The final
touches are being put on this gov
ernment,s communication to Ger
many today. The afidavits forward
ed here by American consular agents
at Paris and London reached the
state department last night and
early today Sec'y Lansing was hard
at work going over them.
In the meantime the president has
held down the lid tight. All news re-
garding details of the forthcoming
note, aside from the general trend Of
this governments position, is closely
guarded. That it will be decisive and
will permit of only strong and imme-
date proof by Germany of her desire
to conduct herself in such manner
as will bring about no further diplo-
matte crisis is believed certain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-25

of which is intended to make an ap-
peal to the public. More than that the
statement is a demagogic attempt to
array national prejudice against the
administration which has won the
praise and gratitude of the American
people because of its successful en-
deavors in the interest OF peace so far
as this country is concerned.
This attack upon patient, level
headed president, the former execu-
tive expects to stand out, and lead to
a discourse such as will draw him
once more into the limelight, The
people know what they would have
with Roosevelt in the White house
prepared or not. They know from
his own lips he would have sought
rupture with Germany the moment
Belgium was invaded, and he certainly
would have plunged the country into
war over the submarine question, add
ed to which he would have war for
conquest on with Mexico.
And in the face of the bloodthirsty
antics he is now carrying on here is
what the platform upon which he
stood In 1912 declared:
"The progressive party deplores the
survival in our civilization of a bar
barrie system of warfare among ma
lions, with its enormous waste of re-
sources even in time Of peace and the
consequent impoverishment of the life
Of the toiling masses. We pledge the
party to use its best endeavors to ju-
dfcial and other peaceful means of set
ting international differences. We IA
vor an international agreement for
| limitation Of naval forces. Pending
such agreement, and as the best means
of preserving peace, we pledge our
selves to maintain for the present the
policy of building two battleships a
year."
| This was the pledge that Theodore
| Roosevelt subscribed to, if he did not
write, in the convention held the
same year that Woodrow Wilson was
| elected.
Just little more of the Roosevelt
inconsistency. But what is inconsist-
ency where it is a means to an end
desired?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-25
Sidelights on the European War

to China and consequently can do u
tie more than express opinions Shout
they be consulted, but it does not ioi
low that Japan will remain nj
agent in the Orient for all time, espsl
cially as her lack Of experience, ad1
ministrative ability and financial re-
sources unfit her for the role she ~
says to FILL"
Soul, Corea.-The special coronit
ton amnesty proclaimed by EmpemI
Yoshihito has caused considerable II
joicing in Korea especially among u
relatives and friends &c convicted pei
pie of whom 10000 benefit by u
amnesty. In the Seoul prison aloa|
which contains only male prisoner
|1.466 out of the total Of 1,57S vel
either pardoned orhad their i
either pardoned or had their senls'1
ces committed. Il
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. oil u
Associated Press. One OF the su'|
shows in British politics has been U
violation of the political truce W
candidate contesting a seat IN pain'|
ment on the single issue OF the opl
saloon. Reginald knight, whose n
feat was early foreseen. did not ny
so much as champion of the open y
loon as for the liberties which Il
claimed went with the open sai",|
Liberty, freedom, self respecs u
reliance and the right OF the soe~
habits of the people to live WERE
catchwords. Even the beer anu "
tilling trade was not responsipis
Knights candidacy. 1t did not =.
endorse him. Knight himself hsa
name of being a sincere and 8 nv,
simple hearted man, with goou ~
ord for usefulness in public lie
When the board Of controi -
tailed the liquor hours OF the o.'
land parliamentary division in io'
shire. the miners were inelinea
take it as personal affront. son'
the union officials denounced
class legislation. Knight was w.
to take advantage of this dlseons
and announced himself as cahais.
for the seat, which CHANGED 10 W.
vacant at this time. II
OPPOSING Knight was Herbert >.
uel, NJ. F., the postmaster ssl's
who under the compromise msu'
tween the regular parties VICE.
| coalition cabinet was formed sD
have retained his place WITHOUT
| test. Samuel's victory was easy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-25

The Carnegie hero fund commission
at it's recent session in Pittsburgh
awarded II medals for heroic acts the
past year. Aside from the medals pen
sions aggregating $3.50 year were
granted to the dependents of four per-
sons who lost their lives and sums to-
falling $4,000 were applied to other
persons in various ways, subject tc
the direction of the commission
Among those mentioned were several
school boys who died in trying to save
others. Greater love hath no man
than this, that a man lay down his
life for his friends" and the Carnegie
award has served to bring out this
fact in striking relief against the back
ground of a selfish and grasping world
The age Of heroism is not past.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-25

Allan A. Ryan, director OF the
Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Is a
contributor to the Navy League, and
George r. Sheldon, another director
of the Bethlehem Corporation and also
a director of the American Locomo-
tive company, both of which concerns
have profited hugely from European
war orders, is an honorary vice presi-
dent of the Navy league Considering
that Charles M. Schwab, the president
of Bethlehem, is one of the founders
Of the Navy league, it would appear
that this war trafficking firm has full
representation in this organization.
And it always has been well repre-
sented. Robert H. Sayre, a former
manager Of Bethlehem, was a life
member of the Navy league. and Lieu
tenant ]. F. Meigs, who left the navy
department to go into the employ Of
Bethlehem, was also a life member.
Beekman Winthrop, former as
sistant secretary Of the navy and now
a director of the Lackawanna Steel
company, is a director of the Navy
league.
Former United States Senator W. A.
Clark, the copper king of Montana"
is director of the Navy league and
director of the W. A. Clark Titanite
Explosive company, Colusa-Parrot
Mining & Smelling company, Equator
Mining & Smelling company, Henry
Bonnard Bronze company, Mayflower
Consolidated Mining company, Moul-
ton Mining company, Ophir Hill Con-
solidated Mining company, Original
Consolidated Mining company, Sunset
Mining company, United Verde Copper
company, and rs other corporations
Charles F. BROKER, honorary vice
president of the Navy league, is presi-
dent and director Of the Navy league
is president and director of the Ameri-
can Brass company and director OF
the United States Smelling, Refining
& Mining company, Westinghouse
Electric & Manufacturing company
Mechanics & Metals National bank OF
the city of New York, and IS other
banks, trust companies, and corpora,
tons. On April 10, 1915, Mr.. BROKER
also owned Ala shares of Bethlehem
Steel, which was worth $40 a share
previous to the outbreak of the
European war, and went as high as
$500 on Oct. %, 1915.
Lewis L. Clarke, treasurer of the
American Locomotive company. The
Standard Corporation Service on May
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-25

Picking, Nov. 20-(Correspondence
of The Associated Press Most OF the
vernacular papers printed in the
treaty ports take very gloomy view
of the action of Italy, Russia, France
and England in supporting Japan's re-
quest for postponement of the
monarchial movement in China. They
regard the action of the European
powers as indicative of their willing
ness to allow Japan to interfere with
Chinese domestic policies.
A Chinese contributor to the Pc
king Daily News makes this statement
of the case, which is typical, perhaps,
of the views held by the majority OF
the educated Chinese: Such short
sighted diplomacy on the part of the
three great nations is bound to create
future international discord and
lead to everlasting disturbances OF
the political equilibrium in the
orient. The questions that will i'm
mediately come to ones mind are:
VIII the English, Russian and French
people be willing to have all special
privileges that they have succeeded in
laboriously building up in the last
two decades destroyed by following
the selfish dictation Of Japan? After
the war, what will the Englishmen
say when they discover that the Jap
anese have stepped into their shoes
and crowded them out of commercial
Asia?
with the Tsing-tau episode as a
precedent it is as certain as night
follows day that Japan, using this
advice as pretext, will demand
further concessions and privileges that
will rival the infamous 81 demands. Is
it possible that the European powers
fail to grasp the real motives behind
this latest 'altruistic peace insuring
movement? Turn on the searchlight
Of international publicity to the dark
corners of Japanese diplomacy, read
the writing on the wall, and you may
yet save yourselves from the serious
predicament of having your houses
burned through your own excusabls
fault of blindly following the Japan,
ese and indirectly assisting them L
consummate their devilish plans"
The editor of the Picking Daily News
which is newspaper owned b,
Chinese and is supposed to voice tn,
opinion of the Chinese government
says in an editorial note attached t,
the letter: THE foregoing represents
a large body of Chinese opinion, bu
there is another section which regards
the association of the European DOW
ers with Japan in the advice tendere,
last month az susceptible OF anothe
Interpretation. The latter are in
clined 10 believe that the Europea,
powers adopted the procedure follow
ed on Oct. rs in order that they Nigh
establish eoncordium which woul,
have TO be consulted regarding futur
action by any of the parties in China
This view is entertained also by mos
foreigners. Obviously, Britain, France
Russia and Italy are incapable of de
'voting as much attention as formerl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-25

3, 1915, reported tina. the American
Locomotive company had concluded
negotiations with the British govern
ment for the manufacture of 100000
shrapnel shells to cost s66,25O,O0O.
A Barton Hepburn, honorary vice
president of the Navy league. is di-
rector of the American Car & Foun-
dry company, which has received
large munitions contracts from the al
lies.
Henry B. Joy, vice president of the
Navy league, who opposes government
manufacture of war munitions, is
president of the Packard Motor Car
company, which has received large
orders from the allies.
T. Coleman du Pont, president OF
the Du Pont de Nemours Powder COM
pany, was formerly vice president OF
the Navy league. The du Points have
managed to maintain a monopoly OF
the sale of smokeless powder to the
United States government, and have
received some $25,0O0,00O worth OF
contracts in the last 10 years.
do not desire to make the charge
that President Thompson and Secre-
tary Dadmun of the Navy league, are
deliberately classifying in insisting
that this purely patriotic organization
is backed by men who will not profit
by the leagues propaganda" because
it is possible that they have reiterated
this view so often that they have come
to actually believe it themselves.
doubt, however, whether they car
convince the American people that
they have not been imposed upon.
Now, in closing, Mr.. Speaker, all
desire to say is that If we can evel
take the profit out Of war and pre-
paration for war, there will be no diff
fculty in solving this problem of ma
tional defense. Then we will know
that people are not advocating it be
cause they are making big profits ou
of it, but because they really want tt
see the republic safe from invasion
and l hope that before this congress:
comes to close we shall have passed
legislation looking toward the gov
eminent manufacture of all munition.
of war, so that war will be no more
attractive to Mr.. Morgan and hi
| friends that it is to the rest of US, ant
feel confident that l express tn,
opinion of all present when I sa,
that to US, war is not attractive a
all.
(TO BE CONTINUED).
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-25
The Daily Story
The Saving of Household-By Everett P Clarke.

When Helen announced to me that
her mother must come to live with US
I knew at once that we had come
down with a severe case Of mother-in-
law. There was no escape from the
matter. Mrs. Goodwin had been living
with a sister who had died, and she
was now alone. Helen was her only
child, and to refuse the old lady would
be sacrilegious. For me to refuse my
wife's desire would be equally so.
consented, well knowing that II the
mother-in-law remained with US long
enough 1 should be obliged to go else
where.
How does your mother stand on the
votes for women question: l asked
Helen.
"She's vigorous anti"
Since 1 made no reply to this Helen
wanted to know why I asked and
when gave no satisfactory reply said
that this would not make any differ
ence, since we were both Indifferent
on the subject.
Mrs. Goodwin came and saw and
conquered. There was no reason fol-
our not getting on pleasantly together
except that for forty years she had
managed her household and she was
too old to 60 into any one else's house
and relinquish the habit. II our maid
did not suit her the maid must leave
This kept my wife changing servant
and me in misery. We finally gave W
trying to keep one, Helen saying thai
she thought that with her mothers
help, she could easily do the work her
self.
This made matters worse, because
Mrs. Goodwin insisted on having every
thing done her way, and Helen wal
obliged to do it all over again. The oil
lady might have made possible our go
ing out occasionally evenings by TAX
ing care of our little girl, two year!
old, but she positively declined to taxi
upon herself such responsibility, de
claring that 'if the the child should
get the Group what would 1 do?" Ney
ertheless when Helen was present he
mother insisted on directing her in he
care OF the child.
Something must be done. 1t wouldn'
do for me to tell Helen that wa
concocting a plan to get rid Of he
mother. In that case I stood a goot
chance of being the one to leave.
was obliged to keep my own counsel
One day I announced to Helen that m.
Aunt Martha needed a home. Their
were many reasons why we shoul'
take her In. What she and Mrs. Gold
win paid US for board would pay on
house rent and leave us something
over. Then, too. her dear mothe
would have a companion, and 1t wa
| quite likely that the two Of them woul'
consent to take care Of Lucy Will
we saw something of the world In tn
evening.
Helen didn't see it in that light. an,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-25
THE ROOSEVELT ATTACK.

Former President Theodore Roose-
welt in his zeal to discredit the present
national administration has taken oc-
casion to brand its international policy
as "cowardly," "mischievous." and
"unpatriotic" He dwells upon the
number OF Americans that have been
killed on the high seas, In Mexico and
OF American soldiers who have been
slain on our own land. He asserts
with much gusto that more Americans
have lost their lives as an incident OF
the war in Europe and in struggles on
this side of the Atlantic during the
past three years, than were killed dur
ing the Spanish-American war.
All of which is spectacular ard all
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-25

for the first time I was Obliged :.
my own way by domineerins ~
thought that it was better b ~
break at this time than hays Az.
tainly later, for I am not one 81 =.
patient, forbearing men who rt,'
fer my life and my wife's M !. w
spoiled by some one who had !.
ness to spoil it. 's
Aunt Martha came. At fir, /.
peared that the reason had e,v.s
her coming showed my wisdom ~
Goodwin took a great fancy Fl
aunt, and it seemed that the tx. y
ladies would become very chun,,
I knew better.
At the second dinner We all b.A
gether said, Aunt Martha. ~.
news in the suffragist campy'
Helen looked at me with vida 49,
eyes. Evidently she saw nv rs
She crouched as one waiting n,
| storm to burst.
You don't mean" said Mn a.,
win, that you are In favor OF vors
voting"
Il certainly am" replied Aunt w..
tina, setting her lower Jaw.
That certainly can't make INV Az
ference to you two" interposed HS-
You don't have to discuss the sut,r..
question"
Certainly not" put In, well lpo,
ing that l had thrown a bomb i.
tween them with a fuse attached A.,
would certainly bring about an e,ga
sion sooner or later.
The two ladies maintained for NAM.
time a discreet silence. whethe, IA,
would have continued to do % dur,
know, but I do know that they xoup
not If could prevent The mat a.,
at dinner said:
Aunt Martha. I see by the mon.
ing's paper statement that IN tho.
states which have adopted woman,
suffrage
"Charlesw
My wife looked a demand that I A.
sist. I desisted. Having touched /,
match to the fuse, waited for TIA ~.
plosion.
It came.
Il have seen those statements. uH
Mrs. Goodwin, land they are copclp.
sive."
II, too, have seen them" said nv
aunt. "and they are absolutely false
Fearing that my presence NIGH
dampen the argument, I left the tsbh
The next day when I came home frur
business Helen told me that my aur
must leave. I took the ground that
either left It should be her mother
There was a divided household, b.
not for long, I being for a eompn
mise-that is. that both ladies shoul
find other abodes-and in time .
cured 1t.
Helen and I are still living togeth.
In peace and comfort and connubl
bliss.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-25
HOPEFUL SIGN

The kaiser in a speech at a triumph
banquet at Nish, Serbia, hung some
declared that the present war is born
of envy of the great advancement of
the German empire in peace, commerce
and culture and that the bloody con-
fiict was started under the most friv-
olous pretexts.
This is a hopeful sign as It will start
an argument. An argument prior to
a fight sometimes starts the fight, but
an argument when both parties are
winded often tends to compromise OF
differences.
Let US hope that there will be more
argument and less shooting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-25

General Carranza it seems is admin
istering condign punishment upon the
bandits who massacred American citi-
zens as fast as he catches them. He
has caught three of them and they
were tried, convicted and shot. This
is surely an evidence of Carranza' S
good faith,