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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-01
Children's Evening Story

+, Then Billie and Johnnie tried to
open up g place through the bottom
part of the briars for Buddy to slide
out, but they couldn't do it and they
, were very sorry they had jumped OIL
the plank so quickly for that made
all the trouble. s~as .a,s~E NJ
Well, it began to look as though
Buddy would never get out, and he
felt like crying, only he was brave
and didn't shed a single tear. Then
Johnnie suggested that he and Billie
go up a tall thee and lower string
down to Buddy in the bush and try
to pull him up that way. They tried
| it but It wouldn't work for the stick.
ers still caught in the little guinea
pigs fur.
So they didn't know what to do and
were just going to give up when who
should come bounding along but Sam
ME Littletail He knew what to do
In second.
He dug a burrow, beginning outside
the berry bush, and slanting it up I'M
der the roots, so that 1t came out In
side, right near where Buddy was
crouched down inside the clump of
briars. The burrow was like tunnel
and was big enough for Buddy to
crawl through, which he did, never
getting scratched once. They all said
Sammie was very smart to think OF
that and 1 agree with them. Then
they all played see-saw some more
until twas time to go home.
Now in case there is cool breeze
to blow the dust out of the poor coal
mans eyes, I'll tell, you next about
Buddy and Brighteyes bringing homo
the cows. go.
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terest in the game" AS an after
thought, apparently, he added, "A 10

terest in the game" AS an after
thought, apparently, he added, "A lot
of women do" as4- ,.s.....3 .,-.,g,s.
After Robert had gone whistling out
of the front door, Eleanor stood by
the dining room window and gazed out
at the gay nasturtiums blooming in
her window boxes, but she was not
even conscious Of their brilliant col
Tors. She was thinking that Robert left
her with the air of one who goes out
to find what he likes rather than OF
one who leaves behind that which he
likes most, and she didn't relish the
possibility. H.
When the maid had removed all OF
the breakfast things and had replaced
fern dish and centerpiece on the
table, she ventured to ask Eleanor
about luncheon and dinner. Eleanor
gave minute instructions for dinner,
but stated that she would be out for
luncheon. Then she picked up the
morning paper and went into the living
room. With a determined air she
turned through the paper until she
found the sporting page. 1t looked to
her just as it had always loOked-an
unintelligible mass of~type, topped
with row Of poor pictures OF human
beings in disguise. g.. 's. >.:
After plodding through many para
graphs of which she understood moth
ing, she finally found comparatively
lucid paragraph giving the place, the
starting time and the personnel of the
players for that afternoons game. She
remembered that Roberts rain check
had borne this inscription-"Bo No.
80, ST.. ..~-. ~s -,-..a.
That afternoon, about the time the
game began, Eleanor, timid but trim
in blue serge suit and sailor hat, re-
quested the ticket seller to assign her
J to seat slightly in the rear of box 90.
The ticket was pushed out to her and
the ticket seller was looking over her
head at the purchaser next in line be.
fore she had time to ask for any of
| the information she needed to help her
find the seat. However, she finally
| reached her place just as series of
powerful bowls and shouts went up
from the masses of humanity which
completely covered the many tiers of
grandstands and bleachers.
All fear of being cons picuous in that
crowd left Eleanor, for she soon saw
that the slouching giants out on the
field were the only individuals who
were being noticed. She discovered
Robert and three other men seated di.
rectly below her few rows distant
| Something decisive must have happen.
ed on the diamond just then, for thou
sands of enthusiastic young men and
| hundreds Of dignified older ones rose
to their feet and yelled like Com.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
BUDDY IN THE BERRY BUSH.
NJ fNontNnned from yesterdaV.)

(C0OIl000O IRON ye6teIOdy.)
we'll. at first he was too surprised
to speak, and, besides, the breath was
sort Of Knocked out of him. but when
\ he ala gather himself together he saw
that he was in bad place to get out
Of. BY this time Johnnie and Billie
had found tho green acorn and had
divided and eaten it, so they came
back to ind Buddy.
"Why, where has he gone to-"
asked Billie, looking around. 8
Maybe he got mad because we
Mmped of the plank so quickly and
The has run home" suggested Johnnie.
I'VE shouldn't have done It."
NO" cried Buddy suddenly. II
haven't gone home! I'm in the black
berry bush over here!" ~
"Why. how In the world did you get
there?" asked Johnnie and Buddy told
him.
" Il think 1t would be more polite to
ask him how he's going to get out"
suggested Billie.
That's So" agreed Buddy. TITS
going to be hard work. But guess |
can crawl through" u
80 he tried to crawl through the
bush. but you know how II is when
you 60 after berries, the briars seem
to stick into you all over. That's the
way It was with Buddy. He. couldn't
crawl out, no matter how hard he
tried, for the stickers caught into his
fur and held him fast, ..... -.. -..s
Cant you Jump out through the
same hole you fell in through" asked
Billie, and Buddy tried to do so. but
he was scratched more than ever.
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TWENTY ALIENS 10
LEAVE THE COUNTRY
BY C. A. VOIGH1

Chicago, May S0.-Twenty, persons
from tho middle west will reach New
York today for deportation to coun.
tries whence they came. Seven were
taken from Chicago, two from Dem
yer, one from st. Louis and the rest
from st. Paul. Minneapolis and en-.
virons. Among the twenty were two
men charged with completely in vic.
lations of the Mann white slave act.
Others were ordered deported because
of disease or because they had en-
tered this country fraudulently.
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I He is In error again deliberately or
otherwise when he asserted as quoted
In your newspaper that more than
one million dollars annually goes for
the overhead expense, paying the ex.
penses Of the highway commission,
the county engineers and maintaining
their Offices" SO
The official records show that the
highway commission costs the state
less than one per cent Of the road and
bridge money expended under it's su-
pervision, that all the expenses Of both
county and state engineers and their
assistants cost about 3 per cent of the
money expended for roads and
bridges and that percentage 10 based
upon d total expenditure in the state
Of about 312,o00,o00 for roads and
bridges. $500. "*# -
Harding has boosted this expense
about three times. The great rail.
way corporations pay per cent for
the cost Of their engineering depart.
ments and never think of expanding
millions upon construction work with
out engineers. We all Of us pay s per
cent for architects when we build
school houses u
There is not and never has been an
overhead expense of a million dollars
In our road work as Mr.. Harding Is
quoted to have said but on the other
hand the unit cost Of concrete In our
bridges has been cut from $25 per Gu.
I'd. to $12 on an average in Iowa
since the highway commission and
county engineers took charge. At this
reduced price we invested $4,000, 900
in permanent bridge work in Iowa last
year Let Mr. Harding now estimate
how many millions more those bridges
would have cost at the former prices
when there was no highway commits
sion. ~. ~e,.. st.. d. 9.5-. .Ea
Forty-one per cent of all the .counties
| In all Of the states now issue bonds
/! for their road work so as to build hard
roads and spread the cost over long
period of time. About all of the hard
roads in North America are in those
same counties and yet seldom outside
of New York and California are
paved roads ever built except in the
| Immediate vicinity Of large cities.
When they are built the cities pay
-tke greater share Of the cost. The
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roads movement and no candidate op-
posing Mr.. Harding at any time has
ever favored such q thing

roads movement and no candidate op.
posing Mr.. Harding at any time has
ever favored such a thing.
The only thing that has ever been
proposed is that the people in each
township, in each county and in spe.
cial districts shall have the right to
vote bonds for the kind Of roads they
want just as they now vote bonds for
school houses. II this means a paved
road it will come only when a major.
ity vote for it.
The last republican state platform
of Mr.. .Harding's political party do.
clared for this reform and the reason
we want the right of the voter to solve
his own road problem Is that more
than 100000 Of the peoples tax
money in Iowa out of a total Of 81,
900, 900 was spent for temporary work
on dirt roads last year which work
was washed away during the winter
and will have to be done over again
II we keep this thing up for twenty
years more we will have sunk $500,
100000 Of tax money in the mud with
out ever a bond having been voted.
AT the average costs prevailing in
Iowa and other states every mile OF
the county road system in every
county in Iowa ought to be perman.
emily graded, drained and graveled
for half of $1O0,0O0,OO0. Many coun
ties are now at work upon the bond
plan their engineers having estimated
that present rates of taxation will pay
the entire cost Of crawling their
county roads, with interest and main
tenance within ten years and last year
county bonds in Iowa were increased
from $4,000 900 to 100000 by boards
of supervisors without any vote Of the
people whatever. Not cent Of II
was for paved roads.
Every one OF the three. candidates
opposing Mr.. Harding on the republi
can ticket has said in his presence
and in mine that he does not favor
paved roads nor any special kind OF
roads except the kind the people OF
each community are willing to build
and do not know Of single road
boosting organization that has ever
proposed a bond issue of 500,
900 900 or any stated amount Mr.
Harding is opposing something which
mo one has suggested excant himself
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E uening Story
ROBERTS RAIN CHECK.
(Copyright, 1916, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
Nv Catherine Cranmer.

&sSfsS4S f5ss newspaper Oy1ANASo|S't
"Too bad you don't take an interest
!. n baseball. Eleanor" said Robert one
morning at breakfast, year aite'
4 their marriage. "Since the big lea
CUES got down to machine work TINS
year, they are doing some stunts, De-
lieve mel" And he fell Into the slang
that seems always to 90 with baseball
talk.
..Just imagine any ladylike woman
being interested In baseball" said his
wife decidedly. 1--WE always felt sure
that Anne Tompkins just pretends to
IKE it because Jack Farley Is such a
what do you call it--fan"
.sNot on your life! Baseball Is about
- free from followers who merely pre-
NenA to like it as anything under the
am AS for Anne-why, she's an all
around fan: knows the batting aver
I ages OF all the best players, I'll ven
ture.s
well" said she, ready with another
objection. II can't see why everybody
drops into untinelligible lingo when
I ever he begins to talk baseball For
nv part. I can't even see any sense in
the term fan" @.+ D
s'Wen, fan is simply short for fan
cier. or for fanatic" laughed Robert,
.'but It combines all the meaning OF
both words and then some-see?'
Before Eleanor had time to reply,
Robert was fumbling in one after an
other of his pockets. Finally he smil.
ed In a relieved way as he drew out a
small piece Of blue cardboard which
even to Eleanor was recognizable as
the portion Of ticket retained by a
seat holder. Il had an. anxious mo-
ment then. for l didn't remember
where | put my rain check"
what is rain check? Let me see
It," said Eleanor, holding out her
hand. Robert passed it to her and she
turned Il over and over and noted it's
printed guarantee of being good for
any one OF three games succeeding the
4 one for which it was issued provided
half the game had not been completed
when rain interrupted
80 you got rained out yesterday,
did you?" @.-. \
mo; the day before, and I've just
got bunch that there'll be some
great hurting and hitting this after
noon. I'm sorry you don't take any in
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anches, waving their arms wildly.
Robert was standing and cheering and

anches, waving their arms wildly.
Robert was standing and cheering and
i talking excitedly to his companions.
! Eleanor felt limp, helpless sensa-
! ton. Then she noticed the big black
bulletin board directly opposite her on
the far side Of the field, and she began
| to watch the changing numbers with
some interest. She also began to re-
call something she had read that
| morning In book Of rules purchased
| at news stand. and she determined
| to see whether she herself could work
| up any of the enthusiasm which Anne
Tompkins assumed. Presently a big
fellow at the bat knocked ball that
shot like great white bullet up into
| own time to fall into the eager hands
of the outfielders at the farthest side
Of the grounds, and while it scared
| the big fellow ran as If life were the
stake, and the crowds yelled frantical-
ly until he stopped on third base.
Eleanor clenched her hands and sat
tense, as she felt thrilling SILVER in
her spine and realized for the first
time that the yelling fans about her
were not maniacs.
J., One morning at breakfast a month
later. Eleanor was daintily pretty in
lavender negligee, and Robert looked
admiringly at her. 5s.
will you be my beau today, sir?"
she. asked with smile.
For luncheon? With pleasure,
madam" He made an exaggerated
bow. rrss, 49,, .,,, af.3-s-ts.,
mot for luncheon only" she 70
piled, but for the whole afternoon ?"
What is it? A country club blow
out? Couldn't we make it some other
day? There's a peach of q double
header to come of this afternoon"
II know it, and that's where I want
you to take me-"
But, Eleanor. dear, you'd be bored.
I'm afraid, sitting there for two or
three hours when you know nothing
of the game"
But I do know something OF the
game, for I've been going to the games
! and posting myself on points for
whole month" Robert was puzzled
and surprized at her reply, and she
rose and went behind his chair and put
her arms around his neck. when 1
saw that things outside my rather
111FOlouS AAIC1OSlo WO1 q INC
reused your greatest enthusiasm,
thought I'd better Investigate. So I
began with baseball It was your rain
check that set me to thinking one
morning" she explained.
why, how was thatr' r.
1T had become evident that before
our game Of life together was even
we'll begun we were getting away from
each other, and 1t struck me that
morning that we must make our we'd
ding ring sort of rain check-good
for new beginnings until the whole
game Of life is played. While I'm not
particularly proud Of becoming base
ball fan, I am tremendously proud that
I've come to realize that we must be
interested together in many things
besides our love for each other in or
der to keep that love alive. Do you
understand, dear?' VI
Eyes, little philosopher" said Rob.
ert as he drew her down into his
arms, land I'll not only be your beau
this afternoon, but I'll be your fellow
fan throughout the game Of life."
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The Charming Hostess

a woman 10 ,thst OF presiding at .
tea tab3e. or behiad the coffee urn
at her own table. !.
Tea Il delightful occasion. .
break In the hong afternoon, Iost.
. BIT Of somsthing dainty to eat,
something soothing 70 drink, Z chat
with q few conssuisl% people. It 10
q pity that al>efnoon tea has not
become an established custom here
in America, as II IN IN England.
Nothing else 80 typifles famin1nitJ
as the woman at the tea table. Tho
very phyalcal act Of making and
pouring the tea, handling the
spoons. ths s,gsr tong2 keeping
the hands b1v among ths dainty
furnishings Of the tea table. - beau
tiful. Wikh the mind In 4 re-
cspttys mood-one's mind ID, af~sAys
at rest and isnDressionapee aVA13e
eating-wtth ths picture al Q
datn4tayAds esssd. woman ntnaastsns
her guests cosufost and cosiness
what man wouldn't DO impreseed
byshef charxn,fs a@it4a;;'Hsn ~ g. Il
And NJ you are busy during the
W90&s tNe1o AI0 S00 ACAS 000O0S
afternoons, when most folks ind
time hanging heavily enough on
their hands-why not establish Q
tea circle. serving to whichever of
your friends drops in? In short
time you will draw . crowd Of de-
lightful folk about you. ,s--~
Questions and Answers
Wtu YOU toll mo hov to reduce TIC bxss
,olthoUt mach eppewsef find vovr talks
very tastvuctive, as they are 80 simple aWd
cle0y. I know you .otIl not reco1snsend
anSthANG that .oonld BE- hosrfxl.-Ars.
A. B. O. s,. &
Repln-Apaos 10 too limited for me 20 20
into al the particulars shout the bust ~
Queer. but II yox send an addressed,
stamped envelope, I will mail It 70 you.
Thanks for your pretty compliment. -y
wa vopor baths red.osi Il %, ho.o
long psts they take to sho,O snsctS-
Mrs. Obesity. '.s @Ea a
Rsp1y-Yes, vapor baths will help much
toward reducing. I should think you
would see a difference In several wssks.
You usually take two or three week on
the start, then once = week. Disk. too,
counts much; also exercises. =
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JUNIOR STUDENT DROWNED,

! Dos Moines, May 20. Unless the
body OF Frank Battson, aged "a, junior
at Drake university, who was drowned
in the Des Moines river north of here,
rises to the surface, it probably will
not be recovered until the water sub.
sides. Graphing hooks have been OF
no use in locating the body.
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UNTIL RECENTLY, much was written
OF the woman and the fan-and
how irresistible she was as she
smiled from behind It, or used II
for coQuetry. ILL.,
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I Most OF that has died out. Fewer
fans are sold, the department
stores say. than were sold ten years
ago, fewer women care to bother
with them in a ballroom, though
surely no prettier toy was ever
made. The most charming pose for
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-01
GOES AFTER MONEY;
IS GIVEN BEATING
MARTINS FERRY BUTCHER IS AS
SAULTED WHEN HE TRIES TO
COLLECT BILL.

Going into foreign boarding house
in BrcItenStein's Lane yesterday alter
noon Ia collect a lOnE-StandinS Dill 81
$l62, William YinglinE. South fourth
stree, butcher, was given rude surprise
when instead of receiving his money. he
was jumped upon by six foreigners ana
beaten badly about the face and body
before he could escape. iinGliE' S race
was badly GisiEured and colnrcd as tho
result Of the beating which he received:
and his head and body were mass or
bruises. According to his story, the Tor
eIgncrS jumped upon him. Knocked him
10 the floor and then kicked him III the
head with their heavy shoes.
He managed 20 rlude his assailauis
and ran To Gus Reckc.s saloon. where he
tclcphon"d tn the city building for Gift.
GERS. Tairolmen Rcddy. Edmunds and
Lady responded in few minutes in the
polio" auto and 1t is because OF their
timely arrival that Il riot was prevent
ed. When the officer came upon Tho
scene. a number Of Iinglng's friends.
including carnival w0rkmcn. armed with
bricks. iron bars. monk"y-wrrncDcS and
other i'm elements OF gang warfare. had
surrounded the boarding house and w"rc
upon the point OF attacking it when the
officers managed 10 get into the place.
they found one foreigner armed with L
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-08-01
WHY Mr.. ALbAN
SHOULD WIN OUT
NUMBER OF, GOOD REASONS CITED
FOR SUCCESS OF STEUEEN-
WILLIE MAN.

STECEENIILLE.. o.. July 3 There
are fourteen good reasons why Hon.
". r. Alhan should y" supported 'tor
the Republican nomination FOR congress
from the Eighteenth Ohio district
He Is and always has been depend
able Republican.
He is progressive enough 10 suit any
body.
He is Jefferson county's candidate and
Il is our turn after fifteen years alter
mating with other counties.
He is Il friend Of the old soldier ano
will care for their interest.
He was raised on q farm and knows
the farmers needs and will take care OF
them in congress.
He favorS good roads. one hundred
miles being built Under his legal guld-
ancc as prosecuting attorney. W..
H. is friendly To union labor as ms
record in official and private HE Will
He is an American in every sense.
member OF the Sons Of the American
Revolution.
He believes in real preparedness.
He can be elected if nominated. even
the Democrats concede that.
Universally said "A1bnn will win.
He is a tariff man and he Will sup
port LEGISLATION for the benefit OF our
industries and diversified business IN
tcr"sts.
He has demonstrated his friendship
for the colorcd man and will get their
loyal support.
His record as citizen and official
establishes the fact that he Will support
right legislation.
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NAME SUCCESSOR
TO PROF, SANDERS
JAMES II, RIDDLE OF SPENCE
HIGH SCHOOL, COMES TO
BENWOOO
viii Have Charge of Science and Me-
chanicaI Drawings and VIII Be
Athletic Director.

James H. Riddle Of the Spencer hlgh
school, was chosen al a special meet
ing of the Union district Board Of Edu'
cation yesterday 10 fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation OF Prof
Frank V. Sanders, who recently &C
cepted an appointment at the Buck
harmon High school.
Mr.. Riddle will have charge OF ath'
letics, and will be an instructor IN
science and mechanical drawing. AS
director of athletics Mr.. Riddle eX'
cells in baseball. His efforts In that
direction made the Spencer High
school team one of the best In the
state. Other departments Of sports
have Jared equally AS we'll under his
direction.
Miss Dale Ross of Warwood, was
appointed to have charge OF the IN
struction of English and German. No
appointment was made at a recent
meeting for this department. Miss
Ross will have charge Of the athletics
for the girls. which after a lapse Of
several years. will be resumed this
winter. Athletics for the girls were
suspended owing TO a difficulty on a
trip.
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NEWS BRIEFS

ALI school boards Of the five dis,
tric1s in The county will meet August
8 "a fix m their levies for the coming
6sral wear 10 take care of their eNpen"
ditures. ,,.
inga residence on Chapline street
broke, and workn,en had 10 eXcavate
under the tracks Of the West virginia
fraction & Electric cnmpanN's line 10
make repairs. Little damage was
Au,omohlle owners claim that the
hot weather of the past few DAYS mas
worked havoc with their automobile
tires. ,,,.
mittee has been called for this even
ing to work on the budget Oh Inc
health department.
from the county Jail yesterday on
order Of Judge Alan H. Robinson. he
had served sixty days.
THE debt on the First Baptist
church was wiped out at a meetinK "
the rongre CATION held Sunday morninE.
been reduced to $3.50, not INCLUDING
-Mrmhcrs nf tho First West Virginia
regiment. Boys brigade. viii go TO
InGiH. O., AUGUST lF't " pthi - i.'"
chm hattie Cen r.. f.. Calda bauEh
viii issue orders this week.
a bond issue Of S3h.0no for INC m
stallation of n filtration system VIII no
voted on by the citizens Of Sistcrsrilde
today. ,-,, ,,,h
-~'rh~ Ohio Valley Automobile clun
ofjc,uIs hay, urrcated before tho Rnnrd
or control - number Of times during
thr rast two years asking that some
provision II" maht for street nIarkrrs
TO he placed along the principal NOR
OH rhfarcs At least. according 10 Sec
rotary 4. n Hnnltzell. II Is III" nope
"f the club that the board VIII maxi ah
ing M this years budget:
---Th" Rrootn county division Of me
= farm and a,raIfA tour through Brooke
and Ohio counties Wednesday. The trip
will hr mall n automobiles IN GI .Il'
nr Agent Webster II. still or Wc!i9-
burr and ? c Cook agent Of Ohio
county. 4 nlmher Of members OF the
two clubs will take the tour. The regu-