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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-06
DINNER STORIES

An employe of a real estate ONCE
had been sent by the house agents to
take an inventory Of the drawing
room furniture Of a mansion in their
hands.
He was SO long about the task that
at last the woman of the house went
to see what was taking place. She
found the man ~slumbering sweetly on
a sofa with an empty bottle beside
him. 1t was evident, however. that he
had made a pathetic attempt to do his
work for In the inventory book was
written: ~
One revolving carpet"
Little Huntington was q father for
the first time and nothing existed in
his world save wife and baby. It was
the other morning that, just as he had
opened his desk, somewhere in tho
city, the phone bell rang.
You're wanted, sir" shouted the
wartime Office girl. "A lady
Rushing to the phone, he grabbed
the receiver.
yes, dear, what is it,"
"Oh. Cuthbert, dear. come at once!
Baby Is -"
He waited to hear no more. Fling
ing down the receiver, he seized his
hat and rushed into the street. Within
half a minute he was being whirled in
a taxi to the suburb where all his
hopes were centered. His face was
lined with anxiety as he burst into tho
house and ran upstairs three steps at
a time.
Here I am, darling!"
ooh, you're late, Cuthbert. Baby had
his little toe In his mouth and he look
ed so pretty. I wanted you to see him.
The Constable Ito townsman who
has been knocked down by motorist)
You didn't see the number, but you
could swear to the man?
The Townsman = I did. but I don't
think he heard me.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-06
LAFAVRE-HOLMES
WEDDING AT

Charlton, April 8. Harold F. La
Favre. of Russell and Miss Amy q.
Holmes Of this city, we're united In
marriage at the Baptist parsonage at
this place on Sunday afternoon. April
1 at two o'clock, Rev. Herbert ]. Bryce
performing the ceremony. They were
accompanied by the BRIDES sister, Miss
Leona Holmes and Walter Cornwell OF
Des Moines. The bride was attired In
a becoming dress Of light blue crepe de
chene, trimmed in white. The happy
couple will reside in Russell where the
groom is employed.
The bride is a daughter Of Mrs. Ira
Holmes and has resided in this county
from childhood. For the past few
years she has been employed at the
Mutual Telephone office, resigning that
position last Saturday. The groom IL
a sol of JEFF LaFavre of Russell. Both
are worthy young people. highly re-
garded by all who know them.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-06

paredness, the enemy of misery and
the ~conservator of ambition"
1t Is related of the founder of Guys
hospital, England, that a visitor called
n day for a donation for charity and
found him engaged in an alteration
with his servant about a few matches.
The visitor had little hope Of aSire-
Spouse to his appeal. To his astonish-
l(ent, however, Thomas Guy headed
his list with a large benefaction. and,
observing his visitors establishment,
explained that 1t was only his careful
ness in small things that enabled him
to help others without stint.
This man. who protested against
such a trifing waste was the same
who built and endowed the hospital at
Southwark, England, which bears his
name. erected almshouses at Tam
worth. furnished wards in St. Thomas
hospital. Christ's hospital and assisted
many other charities.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-06
THE EPHEBIC OATH
BY D. c. BRocKMAN.

, pies of patriotism and good citizen
ship, that is, to pay attention and to
obey. l know of no way in which
heedlessness and inattention OF the
average American boy can be over
come more readily than to be obliged
to respond to the commands of a mill
tary officer, and I know of no way dis
cipline can be taught him so readily
as in the ranks, by. a military drill
master.
The two things he will learn from
| the first to the last Of his drilling are
to pay attention and to obey orders, and
the sooner he learns to pay attention
and obey, the sooner he will develop
patriotism that makes for good citi-
! zenship. We do not want to bring
our boys up to be warriors, we do not
want them to be soldiers, but we do
want them to be strong, vigorous, able
bodied patriots, and there is no form
of athletics that will make them
stronger and more vigorous than mill
tary drill.
The writer well remembers an in
scription in his autograph written by
Elizabeth Cady Stanton more than
forty-five years ago, to.wit: Il hail
the military drill in Jul colleges as
the ~forerunner of more vigorous,
|healtrful, patriotic rulers Of our great
republic; and I think this inscription
is as apropos today as it was then.
There is no athletic exercise that will
give the young man such complete con-
troll of the movements of his body as
military drill, dancing not excepted.
There Is no kind of exercise that will
develop more vigorous health. college
athletics not excepted. There is no
exercise that will develop a sturdier
type of patriotism than military drill
and there is nothing that will o
quickly teach the young man OF today
to pay attention and obey orders (the
two great pillars on which success is
built) than military drill; and | will
hail with joy the day when to every
able bodied youth Of Is the ephebic
oath will be administered and he will
enter compulsory military drill where
he will remain until he has learned to
respect authority, to be patriotic and
to be able to protect the government
that protects him.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-06
A TALK ON THRIFT.

A man who became prominent IN
public affairs recently was discussing
the secret of his success and SAID:
"My father never gave me a nlckel IN
his life, but he did better than that;
he gave me the opportunity to earn
the nickel, and it was mine when l
earned it. What money | spent, even
from the days Of my infancy, When l
did childish tasks, I earned.
my father believed in his boy doing
things for himself and learning how
to do it. One day I told my father l
wanted a top. He gave me his JACK
knife and my mother gave me a spool
and / made the top and it was a good
lesson In thrift for me. We are max
ing a mistake in bringing up our chill
dren to believe that everything Is
theirs for the asking"
In Dallas. Texas, a vigorous thr1It
campaign has been started by the
Mothers council. Mayor Lindsey
has issued the following proclamation,
which contains some excellent
thoughts on thrift. He says: Thrift
considers a years total income and Is
not fooled by the amount of the wages
for a single day or a single week. The
thrifty, skilled mechanic, whose days
wage be six dollars, does not set his
spending ability at two thousand dol
lars a yea He figures or the rainy
days, sickness. accident OF lack Of
work. 1t is thrift that gives us the
good sense to know the uselessness
and even the danger Of some Of the
things we now want.
Thrift in the home is family pre-.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-06
LAND OWNERS DUTY.

h For the first time in this generation
\ the land owner the farmer is now
confronted with a real ma
responsibility. 1t Is in fact a re-
responsibility that reaches even farther
kkthan this nation - it is world wide.
. As a general proposition, the right to
Ekown land for public and semi-public
purposes ceases when the operators
fail to use 1t. An abandoned railroad
\ right Of way, generally reverts to the
\ 0riginal owner even II the railroad
l company had an absolute title to 1t. or
Dart of it. The public and the courts
RSAke the position that the privilege to
Town It is directly connected with the
Muse made Of it.. Land has up to this
|itime been SO plentiful in this country
ssthat whether a few acres were or were
ecities) caused very little attention or
approaching the time In It's life when
That very matter ia going to be n Of
TITS serious problems. The time is right
akpon us when tho right Of man to own
Hand and neglect to make 1t produce
will be questioned. Food 10 a
Rnecessity and 1t can only be produced
* laHu. therefore, the IdHu
must be used to produce the food. II
the man who owns land does not use
1t to something like its full capacity in
Fthe production Of food. the claim will
i at once be heard that that mans land
4 should be taken away from him-that
Mt will be better handled by the state.
etc. Such statements are not practical
Abut they are made. and unless the far
liners of the United States, this year
! bend every effort to utilize all their
land and raise all that is really pos.
Esible, they will hear next year Just as
much talk about the government TAX
ing over the land as they will about the
| government taking over the railroads.
But this year, there is a Humanitarian
1 need an emergency demand that
| every acre OF land be planted and cul-
Etivated and made to raise every mouth
4 full of food possible.
N The world is nearly out Of food.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-06
LITTLE BENNY,S
NOTE OOK
BY LEE PAPE

Kumpiny B was having q perrade
around the block, Skinney Martin
wawking in frunt on account Of be-
ing the ony private, wich jest as we
was passing Smits butchir store, the
new fat boy in the next block came out
with some raped up meet, and Cen
rel Martin sed, Halt, yonder looks like
like a Germin spy.
on with his he'd at sunrise, sed
Kernel Simkins. f
Down with Germin spies. sed Loo
tenant Wernick.
All the way down with them, sed
Kaptin Potts. Being me.
If hes got sawidges in that pae-
kidge hes gilty. sed Sargent Hunt.
Forwerd run Ground yondsr hill
and cut of his retreat and sertch him.
sed Genrel Martin. And Kumpiny B
ran erround the block and serrounded
the fat boy jest as he was going to
wawk up his frunt steps.
Now you leeve me be, sed the fat
boy.
You're a Gernhn spy, sed Genrei
Martin.
I aint' sed the fat boy.
The heck you amt sed Lootenant
Wermick.
You leeve me be, sed the fat boy.
Patin Potts and Kernel Simkins,
sertch that man. sed Genrel Martin
Witch we and Pudds did, grabbing the
raped up meet away frum him and
starting to unrapp It.
If its sawdiges you're a ded Ger
min spy, sed Genrel Martin.
And me and Pubs Simkins kepp on
u~nrapping the meet, and wat was II
but liver, me saying. Geurel, I regret
to report its ony liver.
Amen, Genrel, sed Pubs.
Martch on. sed Genrel Martin.
WITCH Kumpiny B did, and the fat
boy went in the house with the liver.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-06

1t is not necessary for the amateur
aviator to have an aeroplane at his dis
posal continually. A machine has been
invented which will enable him to
learn the principles Of flying without
ascending six feet from terra firma. 1t
consists of two long stell arms which
intersect at right angles. They are
mounted upon a concrete pyramid at
the intersection so that they balance
when at rest. The a%viator's seat is
over the intersection and the machine
moves with the wind or by mea Of
weights which can be shifted, thus
giving the driver the same effort to
maintain his equilibrium as If he we're
up in the air.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-06
FEAR OF FAMINE.

Fear Of famine In the United States
ia linked up with the ominous an
nouncement made by the bureau of
labor statistics. in the United States
department Of labor. that 1.-The rising
cost Of foods since 1907 has operated
to cut the pay Of the American work
ing man about 16 per cent expressed
in the food his wages will buy" In
other words. the supply of food is less
than formerly. the hunger of the
American people is not less. but is
greater than before. The cost Of foods
goes up In proportion. And this pro-
portion is far greater than the increas.
ed wages the working man receives.
Hence the food question becomes a
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-06

The latest order Of the food control
Ter in London is that no baker can sell
bread less than twelve hours old. 1t
means that in the majority OF cases
the bread delivered to the householder
is from eighteen to thirty hours old,
while at the week end, unless Sunday
Gifts from many sources have
brought more than $4,000 volumes to
the library Of congress during the past
year. The, library easily retained its
standing of third greatest in the world
and greatest in the western hemi-
sphere. On its shelves are 2,451,947
books, $4,000 maps and charts, 770,24S
volumes and pieces Of music and $685.
905 prints.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-06

Everyone with strength enough to
lift a hoe and who has a daily hour or
so of spare time, in the early morning
or late afternoon. can make himself
a present of $50 to 500 this spring in
the form of the quantity of vegetables
fresh from the garden which those
sums will buy: 1t is just a matter of
a little work.
Volunteers for national service in
England. UP to two weeks ago. num-
bered 125,000, according to statistics
furnished in the house of commons.
More than 1000 professional men
were included.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-06
TEN REASONS FOR UNIVERSAL
MILITARY TRAINING.

The Universal Military Training
league has compiled the following ten
reasons in support Of the universal
military training bill that the league
hopes congress will adopt at the spe-
cial session which opened today:
1t would apply alike to poor boy and
rich boy, put both in the same tent,
lead to q better understanding be-
tween them, make for a better democ-
racy and eliminate caste and snObbery
in America.
It would take the lad in his nine
teenth year when his earning power is
small and before he has undertaken
the marriage relationship and upbuild
his physique, teach him respect for his
| nag and make OF him a trained de-
fender Of his country.
1t would not put the boy into a regu-
lar, professional army, but would send
him back into the paths Of industry a
stronger and broader character.
chief protector of the nation and thus
relieve husband and father, the main
stay, of the family, Of industry and
commercial enterprise, Of military SER
vice.
IL WOulQ make Lne weak TAU NlIlio
Iandsthe strong lad sympathetic and re-
snnesssx afsss
/ Il would be actually universal" in
that wealth could not purchase immu-
nifty and all mentally and physically fit
Fwould have to train.
It would create a new national
morale and insure for the future strong
fathers, healthy men and women in the
centuries to come.
It would be the antithesis OF militar-
ism. as under universal military train
ing the defense of the country Except
for the first line) would rest upon
trained citizens. This would render a
large standing army unnecessary and
get entirely away from militarism.
It would revive patriotism in Ameri-
TSa-not the brass band and parade-the.
sh,reet sort-but real patriotism which
GEys that inasmuch as all Of us share
ysike the boon of freedom, likewise all
Tnp us shall share the nations perils
jIld responsibilities: all Of us, in short,
Must SO love our country as to train
t4nd be ever ready to defend her honor.
81 It would make America ready and
therefore safe.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-06
Fighting FOR

The administration Of the school
lunch system by the city authorities
is being advocated by a group of New
York women who want to get at a real
solution for the food crisis nov threat.
ening to starve many citizens.
The Cosmopolitan club entertained
a large number of persons who met to
discuss ways Of lowering prices. Mrs.
Frederic Peterson, who is much inter.
ested in having the school lunches
managed by the city, says in the Even
ing Post:
I'VE realize that the administration
Of school lunches by the city does not
in itself reach down to the fundamen
tai causes Of the food crisis. 1t is
simply an immediate step. The fun
damental trouble can only be reached
by legislative measures.
But it is for the women Of the
city to work towards the immediate
relief of the people who are suffering
from the food situation, to take some
definite step towards clarifying the
situation. This is the sort Of thing
women have claimed they would do
if they had the vote. If war comes.
the food situation will be worse. And
women will want to do something
more constructive than driving motors
or rolling bandages. They want to do
something which has a permanent
value in time Of peace or Of war. Moth
ing could be more important than the
food supply of the people,"
There are school lunches now In
thirty-four schools. There is a crying
need for them. Many children are Civ
en- a few pennies by their parents with
which to buy lunches, but spend them
on unwholesome sweets.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-06

London is a city of dirty windows.
This is especially true Of the windows
of the large office buildings and no.
tells. Women cleaners have been en-
ployed but they have confined their
work to the windows nearest the
ground. Most of them are at dangerous
heights and the insurance companies
have refused to insure against acct.
dents to women window cleaners.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-06

The Russian government has ar.
ranged for the extensive cultivation of
opium at Tashkend. the former CAPT.
tai Of Russian Turkestan. The prod.
uct will be the monopoly of the de.
partment Of health and will be manu-.
featured solely for medicinal purposes.
Growers are to be required to hand
over the entire crop to the govern.
ment at a fixed price under heavy pen.
alties.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-06

The live stock Of Iowa is worth
o than the live stock of Maine,
New Hampshire. Vermont, Massachu.
sets, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New
Jersey. Delaware, Maryland. Florida,
Arizona, Utah. Nevada. West Virginia,
Louisiana and New Mexico combined.
But that is not enough to assure meat
for the coming winter.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-06

The English courts have decided
that the British born sons of German
parents cannot, during the war. re-
nounce their British nationality and
thus evade military service in Eng.
land.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-06

George Perkins. Of New York Life
and bull moose fame, has broken loose
again and is trying to get into print
with an article that is a cross between
a socialist Grafton and a humanitarian
sermon. George should not take him
self so seriously-he might catch cold.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-06

across her history which will take the
greatest r%etribution to erase.
II you have been a spy in your
neighbor's home or business house,
while protesting friendship, and that
evidence is proved at the trial the
Jury is very likely to decide against
vo,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-06

1t is desirable that every American
pray God that congress show wisdom
the present special session.
This is the time for the statesmen in
congress to predominant over the poll
tiCianS.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-06

Racing in France will shortly be re.
sumed but the events will only be in
the interests Of the breeders. There
will be no betting and the public will
not be admitted.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-06
NEWTON GIRL HoNoREo.

Newton, April Miss June Frances
Lyday of Newton has been notified
by the faculty at VaSsar college that
she leads her class in scholarship
markings and heads the list Of the
seniors who have been placed on the
honor list.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-06
loWA,s

\ n war to the United States,
no state will be able to offer greater
resources for feeding the nation and
its allies than Iowa. This is the belief
OF Prof. G. w. Wassam Of the school
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-06

Don't be discouraged if success does
not crown your first efforts. The world
has seen many men rise TO success
over scores of failures.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-06

Joy and sorrow are the lot of every
one. The person who thinks most Of
his SORROWS misses the joys Of life
which are many.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-06

1t is just as necessary to the welfare
Of the nation that the farms produce
to capacity this year as it is for con.
gress to take proper defensive meas.
ures.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-06

baking is adopted, the bread delivered
on Monday may be from forty to fifty
hours old.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-06

Ottumwa is a good city in which to
live. People who so away from here
do so with regret.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-06

A mans good luck is most depend.
ent on his har'l work.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-06
May Aid Families.

The Iowa state Legislature may ap-
make an appropriation for relief Of de-
pendent families of national guards
men called to the colors in the present
crisis and the volunteers who answer
the presidents call should that call
come.
Consideration of the appropriation
was taken up by the senate appropria-
tions committee Tuesday afternoon.
Howard Clark, prominent Des Moines
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-06
Against Extension Tax.

With one vote to spare, enemies OF
the Whitmore bill in the Iowa senate
voted to kill the capitol extension tax
that Is scheduled to run in Iowa for
the next five years, Tuesday afternoon.
To repeal the tax means the death
OF the proposed $4,000 temple Of JUS
tice on capitol extension. The senate
in fact c%ontradicted itself in yester-
days vote as it had already passed the
bill authorizing the temple and provid-
ing that it shall be paid for out Of the
very tax it voted to repeal.
Whether or not the repeal tax can
get through the house Is questioned.
The house has already killed the Row
ley bills proposing the sale Of parts of
the capitol extension. The tax was
levied originally for capitol extension
improvements.
The house passed the McFerren bill
to compel all taxicabs to post a $4,000
bond with the secretary Of state to be
forfeited If their owners or drivers are
convicted Of using them for immoral
purposes. Taxicab men claim the bill
would put them out Of business be-
cause Of the requirement to put up
bonds for each machine which they
cannot do themselves and which they
could get no bonding company to do
under the rigid provisions Of the law.
They claim they cannot be responsible
for the conduct or actions Of all per.
sons using their taxis.
The senate Tuesday passed the Tor
rens land title bill which would com.
pletely revolutionize the present sys-
tenn of granting land titles. It pro-
poses a system that will greatly sim.
plify the granting and recording of
land titles. The bill is ffty-two pages
long and its reading in the senate re-
auired an hour and twenty-five min,
utes.
Tombstone epitaph., 1917-06-03
AFTER JEROME MAN

PHOENIX. May 29-Requisition pa pers issued by Governor William D. Stephens Of California. asking for the return 10 that state Of George A Veall who had been arrested at Jerome charged with wife abandonment and non-support. were honored Saturday by Governor Campbell veall had been working al Jerome and. it is said. not only had lately informed the California officers of his whereabouts but had sent his wife his entire last months wages, leaving him penniless. He has a wife and five children in San Diego. from which city W. A. Weymouth. representing the San Di- ego police department. arrived to re- turn Veall to that city. stay of execution Of one day has been asked by vealrs attorneys. Helm and Bor- den of Jerome.