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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-30
COURT vACATES
WILLIAMS ORDER
DECIDES NOT TO SEND LITTLE
GIRL TO STATE ORPHANS
HOME NOW.

Several weeks ago court order
was made by District Judge Seneca
Cornell which committed Alma Will
liams to the state orphans home in
Davenport.
Tuesday afternoon on the girls mo-
ton he vacated the order and set the
matter down for hearing this evening
at 8 O'Clock. The defendant in her
motion said that the statements in
the original petition that she has no
home and is not receiving proper care
are not true.
She says she is now living with the
parents of her deceased mother, Mr..
and Mrs William Davis, in Keokuk
township southeast Of Ottumwa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-30
OLD KINERSLY MILL
WILL BE TORN DOWN

Keosauqua, March 29.-The old Kin
ersly mill, which has stood on the
banks of the Des Moines river since
1860, has been purchased by ]. L..
Therme Of Keosauqua, who will re-
move it and convert it into a resi-
dence. The old min has an unique
history. 1t replaced one that was
built in 1887, but which was carried
away by great ice gorge. The pres
ent mill was used till about thirteen
years ago when it's engine room was
demolished by an explosion that killed
the owner and his son. Since then the
mill, silent and abandoned, has stood
like a medieval fort guarding the river
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-30
In M moriam
Mrs. Naomi Lukens.

! 1t was on the first day of February,
in the year of our Lord, 1850. that
Naomi, the second of the four chill
dren, born in the home of Alphus and
Mary Line. come to gladden. her par
ents' hearts. She first saw the light
of day in Miami county, Ohio. In her
native state she spent the days of
girl and young womanhood. coming to
| Iowa with her parents and settling
in Wapello county, near Agency, in
the year 1868, arriving February Is.
There she met and loved A. NJ.
Lukens, to whom she gave her hand
in marriage November Is. 1868. TO
them were born nine children. four
Of whom have passed into the realm
past our sight Mr.. and Mrs. Lukens
always resided in Wapello county.
The lived in the Agency neighbor-
hood until 1894, when they moved to
Ottumwa and have since made this
city their home. 1t was here in their
peaceful home, 1875 South Cooper
street, that the declining years ofthese
good people were spent. During the
winter days of 1915 and 1916 both Of
them were In poor health and it
seemed that the messenger was call
ing for the father to meet the dear
ones who had preceded to the portals
Of the other world, but while loving
hearts were caring for him they were
called from their task little while
to see the spirit of his wife take it's
flight from the casket of clay in which
1t had had it's habitation for such a
great number of years. Mrs. Lukens
had suffered from complication of
diseases, among them a weak heart.
and when the burden of life became
too great her spirit peacefully slipped
into the great beyond at 8 o'clock
March "a, 1916, having been granted
sixty-six years, one month and TWEEN
ty-three days for earthly pilgrimage.
She was religious character. Pro-
Tossing conversion at the age Of Is,
she Immediately joined the church
and came into the Main Street Metho-
dist church by letter in 1908, during
the pastorate of Rev. D. c. Bevan.
To her religion and church relations
she has always been most true.
OF her fathers family there remain
two. Mrs. Ella Lukens, who resides at
Osburn City, Kas., and Mrs. Francis
Moss of Chillicothe. She is also sur
vived by her husband and the fol-
lowing children: Mrs. Mabel Gushing,
Homeland, Ga; Arthur and Hiram
Of Ottumwa, John of Charlton, Glen
ME B. Of Rapid City, S. D. Five grand
children also remain among the other
relatives and the host of friends who
sorrow on account of her departure.
The funeral service was held at the
late home March 27, 1916, conducted
by her pastor, Rev. c. A. Field, the
Misses Florence Peck and Edith Biz
zard furnishing the music, and the
remains were taken to the Ottumwa
cemetery and placed in a vault to
await permanent interment in the
Ashland cemetery. The pail bearers
were Christopher Haw, R. F. Holmes,
F. O. Strand, j. S. Weir, William
Eland and W. F. ischbeck.-Contrib-
uted.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-30
TO MAKE RELIGIOUS SURVEY.

Waterloo, March 29.-From until
4 o'clock Sunday, April 16, the entire
city will be covered by canvassers who
will take a census of the religious be-
liefs of the people. Every creed and
sect will be represented. Cooperating
in the movement are the Y. M. G. A..
and Y. W. c. A., Brotherhoods, City
Sunday School association, Ministerial
union, Rotary club, Knights of Colum-
bus Catholic Order of Foresters, COM
mercial bodies, real estate board and
others. The purpose Is to obtain a
correct religious survey.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-30
ELECT "Y" HEADS.

Iowa City, March 29.-Miss Arene
Waters of Irwin member OF the P1
Beta Phi sorority, has been elected
president of the State University OF
Iowa Y. w. G. A. for the next year.
Ray Chairman of Oxford has been
elected president of the university Y.
M. C. A. Mr. Chairman is member
Of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-30
ATTEND CONVENTION.

Chas. Schafer, Lew Schafer, Frank
Schafer, Edward Curran and Patrick
Curran left last evenig for Davenport
to attend the convention of the Iowa
Ice Dealers association. The session
opened today at the Blackhawk hotel
and ends Thursday evening. The local
ice men promise to bring next years
meeting with $50 men to OttumWa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-30
SHENANDOAH TRIES LONG TERM

Shenandoah, March 29.-Electing a
superintendent for three years is the
plan Shenandoah has adopted in
school affairs. C. F. Carrot, who
came to Shenandoah from Jonesboro,
Ark. was elected superintendent of
the schools and president of Western
Normal college for three years. His
salary will be $3.50 year. The long
term was granted by the school
board in order that Mr.. Garrett might
map out more definite plan for con-
..ducting the schools in the future.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-30
Obituary
Miss Ida Swanson.

The funeral of Miss Ida Swanson,
who passed away Sunday evening
about 10 o'clock was held this after.
noon at Charlton, at 2 o'clock. Rev.
T. H. Oszman conducted the services
and interment was made in the Chart-
ton cemetery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-30
Ia JE7e'A'''RFs'H00T1NJG
Tournament Dates


in
it a
TriCiy Moline, ILL.,,
Everybody
Des Mones Gun club, De Moines April r.
New London
Sewal Gun club, Sewal odd policy April 49, II
Bedford club, Bedford policy"
"od policy
xter policy" Apri27
Mobery Moberly policy" Apri2 and
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-30
Mrs. Ethel Ward Jessop.

The funeral of Mrs. Ethel Ward
Jessop who died Sunday at Moulton
was held Tuesday afternoon in Moul-
ton at o'clock. --
Mrs. Jessop is survived by her hus-
band, one son William Wagner, her
parents, three brothers and a sister.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-30
MASTER HoRsEsHoERs ELECT

MASTER HORSESHOERs ELECT.
Cedar Rapids, March 29.--The Mas
ter Horseshoers of Iowa have just con-
.cluded their annual meeting here by
electing r. A. Evans OF Des Mo1nes,
president; R. l.. Hayden of this city,
first vice president; Albert Smith of
Muscatine, second vice president, and
D. E. Copp of Des Moines, secretary
and treasurer. Davenport was select
ed as the meeting place in 1917.
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Ed laWler.

The funeral of Ed Lawler who pass
ed away suddenly Monday at the home
Of his brother, Dan Lawler, 619 West
Fourth street, was held this morning
at $3.50 o'clock from the residence and
at 10 o'clock from st. Mary's Catholic
church. Rev. F. w. Hoppmann con-
Quoted the service and the remains
were taken to Mt. Pleasant at 1875
o'clock where interment was made.
The pail bearers were Nike Bren.
nan, P. F. Boyle, A. ]. Hayes, John
Murray, P. j. Crowley and P. Fl.
Burke.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-30

Charlton, Iowa, April 6,
team shoot. Two teams,
is simply price of birds.
ers desire them.
Season" shoot, April 7;
= SO entrance, Siefkin
Evening journal., 1916-05-06
NEWARK man BUYS
KEMBLEVILLE HOTEL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, Del. May 6.-Edward G..
Singles. for several years with James
A. McKelvev, at the Deer Park Hotel,
has purchased the Kemblesville Hotel,
at Kemblesville. Pa. six miles north
Of Newark The property was bought
from Mrs Lydia Kelley. Mr.. Singles
will take charge the latter part Of this
month.
The Sophomore class Of Delaware
College has elected David L. Crockett
captain Of the class track team. and
Leon b, Stayton, captain OF the class
baseball team.
Dean T. Laurance Smith Of Della
ware College. has about completed the
work OF arranging in pamphlet form a
complete list of the graduates of Della
ware College, including their present
business and addresses.
The Town Council at a special meet.
inE next Monday night will probably
ask for bids for recaulldng the water
main on West Main street above the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Evening journal., 1916-05-06
pOSTP0NE BROTHERH0OD
or SE JAMES MEETING.

The open nighl services of Tho
brotherhood of S. James of Grace M
r. Church. which vas 90 he held ON
ncxi Monday nisht, has been post
poned indefinitely
Evening journal., 1916-05-06
TODAY'S THE DAY:
STRAWS ARE HERE
Official Sanction of Fashion
Goes Forth That Men
May Wear EN-
SHOW ANY OLD
STYLE--THAT'S 1T
Put ii on today.

Put il on today.
No matter if you have a conserva-
tive poiso toward the fashions. get
il out. and get it on today. No matter
if you have TO rummage around the
forgotten odds and ends of last years
style put it on today. No matter if
you have TO go into your pocketbook
and spend several dollars, don't for
get 10 got it on today.
What? Why the straw hat, Of
course.
Todays the day when the official
sanction of fashion is set on the
iaunty "lid'-panama. fiat straw,
rickstrak or the dinky new hat that
looks like one of the affairs that we're
fashionable when the Cavaliers and
the Roundheads were busily engaged
In taking off one another's head. AS
the poet sings:
In the spring the young mans fancy
mid the fields of love doth roam,
But in May the young mans fancy
turns to something for his
dome"
And today's the day.
Evening journal., 1916-05-06
STUDENT Commuters
remain IN newark

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, May 6.-At a meeting OF
the local Board of Health on Thurs
day communication was sent to DR..
Samuel c. Mitchell, president Of Dela-
ware College. suggesting that stu
dents who commute between Whining
ton and Newark be requested to re-
main i'm Newark until the smallpox
situation i'm Wilmington improves. Or.
Mitchell made the suggestion to the
students at chapel exercises yesterday
morning. AS a result a few of the
students who commute are now stay
ing in Newark altogether, and a few
others will remain in Wilmington un-
til next week.
Evening journal., 1916-05-06
Mrs. LOUISA NJ. JAMES DEAD.

Following an illness Of cerebal
hemorrhage. Mrs Louisa NJ. James,
widow Of Edward J. James, who for
merly was engaged in the printing
business in this city for years. died at
RoXbury, Mass. on Thursday
Mrs. James was a sister of the late
John NJ. Whitford. for many years bust
ness manager of the Every Evening,
and of the late Ellen Whitford. Of
West Chester. Pa. She is survived by
her daughter. Miss Clara S. James.
Funeral services will be held on Mon
day afternoon in the chapel of J. B.
Smith & Company, undertakers, West
Chester.
Evening journal., 1916-05-06
REAL NAVY WOULD
COST S79l,441,2O7
Expenditure Would Provide
Fleet Equal to the
KaiSer'S
MUST HAVE SIXTEEN
CAPITAL SHIPS ALONE

WASHINGTON. May 6.-According
to a report transmitted to the House
Naval Affairs Committee by the Cen
eral Board Of the Navy, il would cost
this Government 91,441 ,2O7 TO attain
second place among the naval powers
Of the world.
This estimate includes the cost OF
building ships OF the additional per-
sonnel required for one year, and the
additional expense needed for gen
eral stores and ammunition for a like
period This amount likewise in
cludes the shortages on ships now in
commission and the equipment Of
ships now building and authorized
sixteen Capital Ships Needed.
According to the estimates OF the
General Board, the United States must
have sixteen capital ships alone---siX
dreadnoughts and ten battle cruisers
in order TO exceed the navy of Ger
many In addition TO this, IL must
build rs coast submarines, fleet sub
marines, so dcstroyers and q scout
cruisers,
The board recommends a lump sum
of S700O.OO0 for aeronautics.
These estimates take into consider
alton the ships Germany has added to
her navy since the outbreak of the
war.
The figures submitted by the Cen
eral Board to the committee. startled
even the members who have been
lighting for the greatest increase i'm
our naval strength Members who
heard the testimony of most of the
witnesses before the committee said
today that the estimates of the
General Board far exceeded any
yet presented to them. and that ships
mot heretofore mentioned have been
included i'm the Germany navy
Report In Detail.
The comparative standing OF the
United States and Germany and the
number of ships necessary to bring
the United States mp To- second place
together with the cost Of construction
is given as follows
Evening journal., 1916-05-06
] FORD now TRIES
ENRICHT METAL
Testing New Bearings Of
Substance Gas Man Used
for CandleStickS
tGREEN FLUID PLANT
ALREADY UNDER WAY

N5W YORK. May 6.-Hcnry Ford's
failure 10 get Enrichts gasoline sub
ttiaue. which the Maxim Munitions
ECorporation has purchased did not
trause him TO sever relations with the
man who Interested him more than his
discovery Instead the automobile
man Immediately set Mr. Enricht at
work on an entirely different propo-
sition
Recently the chemist-inventor and
his son Louis Enricht JE-made Sow
eral demonstrations of hatFboarngs'
especially constructed az Mr. Ford S
request. at the Ford plant in Astoria.
These ball-boarings arc made of a
new metal which first came tO Mr.
Fords notice In the form Of two can
dlesHcks in the Enricht home at
Farmmgdalo He suggested that the
metal might bc used IN the manuldc-
lure of ball-hearings 10 replace the
iypc now in use IN The near future
the snrioht bearings Will bc placed n
one of thc touring cars al tho Ford
Long Island plant 90 test their value.
Work has already begun ON the lab
aratory and chemical plant in which
the Maxim Munitions Company Is 10
perfect and manufacture the fnricht
LIQUID fuel Tho building viii bo two
story structure seventy-hvc feet boy
thirty feet Mr. Cnricht viii build a
house adjacent To the plant so that all
experiments may be carried ON under
lis personal supervisors
Asked wha he thought Of the prOpo-
uon tu generate hydrogen from me
iallic sodium advanced Yesterday 10y
Lewis Morrison. 2d Mo- tnrichi
laughed "Of course u viii work. hC
said "but thc fuel would cost from
$40 to Si2 gallon 70 would also
noccssiiatc doing away with the car
hurcior on making substitute for IT,
and now engine which could he fed
from iho top would havo to Doe used
Ny fluid feeds amy engine just as
gasoline docs, the only engine change
needed bclGg ana adjustment ~ Inc
arburotor for the proper mixture
Alr Enrcht said ihc deal with tina
Maxim people had been completed last
week u is expected that The gaso-
line substitute will be on the market
i'm the near future Certain ingro-
dents will he used in its compost
lion which will make accurate analy-
ais impossible. thereby protecting u
or its owners.
Evening journal., 1916-05-06
GRAcE ORcHEsTRA CONcERr.

trace Sunday school orchestra. under
the direction Of Professor John u. lay
lor. will give its annual spring concert in
Grace Sunday School Hall, Ninth and
West streets, on Thursday night, next.
The following program has been ar
ranged;
Overture. "Oheron' CWeber) Hngar-
ian Dances Nos. : and 6 tBrahms) /;
"Echocs from the Opera" (1obani) So
prano solo. "Die Lorelci' Franz Lisztj
Miss Grace $. Saylor; Soldiers Chorus
from Faust" lGounod); overture
Tampa" (Heroldl; serenadc for flute
and clarinet ,'rith), a. V. Gemmill and
D. 4. Price: soprano solo, Joy of the
Morning Harriet Warel "rhe Star
lJames H. Rogers); "Thy Delight
lrederick Chopin, Miss Grace s Say
lor; I'd Hungarian Fantasia (Tobani) ;
"Bells of Normandy (Planquettc).
Evening journal., 1916-05-06
HIGH TYPE OF YOUNG men
enlist IN U. S. ARMY

The United States recruiting officers
located in the Federal Building are
having considerable success in recruit
ing young men for the various
branches OF the service. Sergeant j..
J. Stems and Private Archie d. Alley
are in charge of the Office. Since March
%. seventy-fve men have made appli-
cation for enlistment and of this num-
Der thirty-hve were accepted This is
considered high average. Those ac-
cepted we're an unusually high type of
young men.
Evening journal., 1916-05-06
JUVENILE COURT
ASSOCIATION OFFICERS

The Wilmington Juvenile Court and
Probation Association has effected
final organization by tho election of
The following officers and executive
committee.
Officers George r. Miller prCsi
dent. Miss Katharine pyc. vice-presi.
ient: Mrs r. w Fem. treasurer;
Richard Cadbury. Jr.. secretary.
Executive committee Miss Caro-.
line M Cooper. Mrs Albert Robin.
Edward r. Mack Mrs w. A Gibbs.
Charles " Grantland David Snellon.
burg. Caleb y Burchoual. Dr. =. A.
" Roritti William r Kurtz.
Committees have been named TO see
20 n that proper quarters are pro
gided for the Juvenile Court m the
new city and county building and
also Tor securing suitable house of
detention. n is very essential for tho
proper administration of The Juvenile
Court and Probation work to have
eonmodious and suitable quarters FOR
The trial of the cases and for the
detention of the bows aud girls whom
II rs necessary GO hring before tho
court
Evening journal., 1916-05-06

sideration to the building program to
be provided in this years bill, but It
is expected this matter will be dis
posed of within the next day or two
Chairman Padgett said today be hoped
TO report the bill to the House within
week
Evening journal., 1916-05-06
7raft Needed by The United States.
cost -. se0l.01217a

lNldl tNoi tst- s..tt.tt fhNtsNl - ~
This total for construction alone
exceeds the amount proposed for the
entire Administration naval building
program, spread out over period Of
FIVE years, 10y more than 100000
Including the additional personnel.
ammunition aud supplies, the pro
posed increase for one year would cost
s6S7. .465.OS7 Personnel and supplies
for The ships building would cost s57.-
l5S.779. and TO make mp the shortage
Of ships now ahoai S36.S17.341. The
grand total therefore, Of cost TO the
United states to overcome the lead Of
Germany would he S791.4it .207 in the
Judgment OF the General Board
Members Of the House Committee
take the view that because Of the su-
perior power OF the American ships.
the United States would be in second
place If IL equalled Germany in the
number Of ships.
The Naval Committee has no inten-
tion Of following out the recommends
tions Of the General Board. To date
the members have not given any con-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-13
JOHN p. WASHBURN,
CIVIL WAR VETERAN
Death Followed Long Period of Ill
Health-Served in Two Regiments
and Received Severe Injury.

JohA Parmenter Washburn $50, a vet
eran OF the Civil war, in which he
served IN two different regiments died
at 0 clock this morning at his home,
Is Western avenue. lie had been in
very poor health Is years, but an at
tack of grip was the direct cause of
death, after a weeks illness.
Mr.. Washburn was born in Milton
Canada, June 8, 1894, a son of Sam
uel Q. and Mary (Parmenter) Wash
burn. While he was a child his par
ents moved to New York state. and
when the Civil war broke out he was
employed i'll Troy, n. Y, as a carriage
builder. He enlisted in that city in
Company q, ID New York Infantry.
lie received severe injury that win
ter at Newport News and later con
tracted malarial fever. lie was dis
charged from the service at Chester.
Pa, because Of physical disability.
The winter of 1923 he spent at
Holland (Vt.) recovering his health.
In the spring of 1863 he went to
Greenfield, Mass, and took empl9vment
in the cutlery works of John Russell.
That fall he enlisted again in the 2d
.hdSo'l'H NStltS lltdNN hIllIlCrV and was
made a sergeant. The regiment was
stationed at Fort Fisher until mustered
out of the service.
He returned to Holland, where the
family was living and on Dee %, 1865,
married Miss Laura L. Armstrong. For
six years he conducted small farm
there. He worked Is months in Hall
fax and then IN the baby carriage man
ufactory in Guilford until that plant
burned. He moved permanently to
Brattleboro after that, and his last
| employment was in the Estey organ
| factories. Ill health forced his retire
ment l6 years ago.
Mr.. Washburn leaves. besides his
wife, one daughter, Mrs. f. &. Phil
| lips of Springfield, Mass, ald three sis
tiers, Mrs. Mary Woodward, Mrs. Han
nah Rush and Mrs. Diana Coffin, all of
! Milan. n. III.
Mr.. Washhurn was. a member OF
Sedgwick post, G. \. r.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-13
DIES OF STARVATION
ON EVE OF WEDDING
Harley H. Prouty, Noted Mountain
Climber of Oregon, Brother of
ex-Gov. Prouty.

PORTLAND Oregon, Sept. 13. = A
victim of illness, due Indirectly to q
summer of climbing activity,
Harley II. Prouty, ex-president of the
MaZamaS, and brother of q. H.
Prouty, ex-governor of Vermont, died
suddenly ut st. Vincent s hospital late
Monday night of practical starvation
on the eve of his wedding day, his en-
gagement being only recently an
nomced.
Another brother, c. A. Prouty, is ex-
chairman of the interstate commerce
commission and is now director of valu-
ations for that body.
Mr.. Prouty was one of the most ex-
pert mountaineers in the United States
and recently accompanied a mountain
climbing party to the Three Sister
region here.
He was taken i'll during the second
week and forced to leave camp. Al
| Mackenzie Bridge he tainted twice, anC
rapidly thereafter continued to fail. Tel
| days ago he was taken to st. Vincent :!
hospital. Death was due to compiled
tion of stomach and heart trouble.
! MIR. Prouty was a graduate of Dart
mouth. Besides the two brothers men
toned sister, Mrs. l.. NJ. Palmer o
birmingham, Mass, and two brothers
William and Edward Proutv, engage,
in the lumber business at Newport, Vt
Isuryiye.