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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-07-14

John C. Francis, John c. Francis,
Arthur ]. Finney, Thos. E. Finney,
Harry Farrier, M. L. Fleming, freu
Frazier, Arthur Frazier, Andrew
Frazier. Jacob S. Farrest, Andrew
Fisher. Jessie Franklin, Enward N.
Fitzgerald, John ]. Finn. Joseph d.
Fitzmorris. Richard Thurman. Edw.
J. Freewick, Jr.. Manuel Foster. r.
Foster. Camille Flot, Albert Flot,
Lawrence Flot, Albert Foy. Bruce
Fortner. Arthur Fleming, Albert =
Fritchie, Forest Fog, Edw. J. Fs-
cine. Hosmer G. Fr!tchie. AdOlah
FTancois. Max Pendulum, Chas'
n 3 q !! 3 aelas = Il Geas' !
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-07-14

ballots SnO0lQ De O0uuCteU IgOm Ino
number of votes received by La
croix, which will reduce the num-
Der to 152 votes.
Petitioner further shows that
Adolph Kohlman was and is legally
qualified voter, duly registered In
the first precinct of the Third Ward.
had actually resided in Covington
more than IL months preceding
June 10, 1917, and had paid his poll
tax. He had deposited his poll tax
receipts with p. j. Lacr0ix to pre-
vent their loss or destruction. That
on June 10 he demanded his poll
tax receipts. and especially the one
for the parish Of Orleans for the
year 1915, In order to vote for Au-
bert, but that Lacroix refused to give
up said receipts, stating he had lost
or mislaid them, thus preventing
Kohlman from the exercise Of hia
right to vote. II he had voted there
would have been 1S5 votes for An
bert, which would have made . ne.
tority ce II votes tor AM0eg4
1haroln1 l
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-07-14

The names below are supposed to
be an entire list of those registered
for war service. The spelling of
names conforms to copy provided us,
and while apparently correct in some
cases, are taken from the registra-
tiOn cards.
The name mike V. Frasok'' ap-
pears under the letter T, and the
name David Cause" appears un-
der the letter H.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-23
THE CRAMER-CRALL
WEDDING AT HOME

Charlton, March 20-A pretty we'd
ding was solemnized at the home Of
Mrs. Lille Grail in west Charlton yes
terday afternoon at o'clock, the con.
tracing parties being her daughter.
Miss Lille Grail. and Glenn Cramer
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
w. L. Fear. pastor Of the Nazarene
church. and was witnessed by about
fifty relatives and friends. The bride
was attended by her sister, Mrs. Hattie
McMans, while Kenneth Carroll offlci-
ated as groomsman. The bride was
attired In a becoming dress of dark
blue silk. and carried bouquet Of
pink and white carnations. The house
was tastefully decorated in pink and
white and the couple stood under a
large white bell After congratulations
had been proffered two course lunch
con was served. The couple left last
evening for Alberta, Canada, where
the groom will be employed on farm
and where they will reside. The bride
has grown to young womanhood in this
city and is highly regarded by all who
know her She graduated from the
Charlton schools in the spring of 1915
and since that time has been engaged
in teaching. closing successful term
at the Belinda school week ago The
groom is young man possessing
many sterling qualities, This winter
he conducted Nazarene meetings at
Milo and Lucas.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-23
CEDAR RIVER NOW
LOWER THAN USUAL

MuscatiDe, March 20-Farmers at
different points along the Cedar river
gave out the rather surprising informa-
ticr that the Cedar, instead of rising.
is now lower than usual and that un-
less the unforeseen occurs in the near
future all will be in readiness for the
opening of the farming season next
month.
In spite of the fact that in March.
1916. the Cedar widened beyond its
banks and played havoc with much
land in Moscow township and other
points in Muscatine county. at no time
this winter has the stage of the stream
been such as to arouse any fear OF dan
ger Early this week six inch rise
was reported. Since then. however.
most of the ice has passed down
stream and the river. instead of con-
tinuing to rise, has fallen several
inches.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-23
BOOSTS LIVING COSTS.

An organization in Germany Is en-
seayoring to interest the German gov
|rnment in food conservation by en-
treating it to put a stop to the manu-
Iacture of beer from grain. The state
Inent is made that the grain now con-
1umed by the breweries is needed far
torse in making bread than 1t is In
king beer And that is the right at
lde. In these days of the high cost
living and the actual scarcity OF
.yadstuffs 1t is an economic farce to
1t the bread supply to the people
i then permit the unlimited con-
inption Of grains in the manufacture
tbeer. What is true of Germany is
lie the world over. Booze is an econ
Aic waste. 1t contributes nothing to
le food supply Of the human race
Iva Farmer.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-23
CARS ABDICATION
END OF MONARCHY

Iowa City, March 20-"The abdica-
ton of the car unquestionably means
the end Of absolute monarchy in Rus
STA. The government of the future. IL
not a republic, will at least be a limit
ed monarchy such as Holland and
England have"
This is the comment with which ]. l.
Cheskis. native Of Russia, an instruc-
tor in the University Of Iowa, received
the news Of the revolution in his coun-
try. Mr.. Cheskis grew to manhood in
Russia His parents still live there.
He admits that he himself has felt the
grip of the old system Of oppression.
Il firmly believe that within three
months the entire army of Russia will
be reorganized," Mr.. Cheskis said.
commenting on the effect Of the poll
ticai revolution on the war. "The
German forces will be driven out OF
the country by the tremendous power
Of the newly formed army.
"Rodzianka, president of the Russian
duma. is head of the Octubrists, and
may be listed among the moderates.
Melinkoff, member of the ministry, IL
a constitutionalist or kadet. He is also
moderate in his views and in accord
with the new regime.
Il look for the abdication Of the
czar to have an important effect on the
relations between Russia and the
United States. Treaty relations can
now probably be established. The
Jewish question which has heretofore
prevented agreement will give no
more trouble There will no longer be
a Jewish question in Russia"
The news from Russia caused much
discussion among professors OF the
university who are studying and teach
ing modern government and world pol
itics.
Such a war as this is apt to result
in characterization OF the governments
involved" Prof. Benjamin F. Sham.
baugh. head Of the department OF poll.
teal science, commented, land revo-
luton is not at all surprising. Similar
democratic movements may be expect.
ed in Germany and Austria, whose peo-
pie will desire to have greater voice in
the government" 70
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-23
NICHOLAS LOYAL
TO HIS SUBJECTS
REFUSES TO CALL IN
GERMANS TO STOP REVOLT
IN PETROGRAD.

Petrograd, March 10 (Via London,
March 20)- The history of the last
hour of Emperor Nicholas as ruler OF
Russia is related by correspondent OF
the Outro Rossii of Moscow as follows:
The emperor's special train arrived al
Vishera 1875 miles southeast of Petro-
grad, the night Of March IA. Nicholas,
called from headquarters by the en-
press, was on the way to the Tsarskoe-
Selo.
None of the kilograms about the
revolution had reached the emperor.
Every effort was made to keep him in
ignorance of these affairs. General Ia
bel protested, declaring that II the 9th
ers refused to inform the emperor he
would do So Nicholas, who had been
sleeping, was awakened at 2 o'clock in
the morning. He demanded that Adj
miral Niloff tell him what had happen
ed in Petrograd and was told a mis-
leading story.
"It is lie. your majesty" shouted
General label.
Read these kilograms
The emperor arose and exclaimed:
What does this mean? Is it revolu-
tion?"
Then General label spoke out. say.
ing: There are $4,000 troops, with Of.
ficers, backing the temporary govern
ment. Your majesty has been declared
dethroned 1t is impossible to go fur
Their"
Nicholas after a moment, said with
a gesture Of helplessness:
81 will abdicate if that is what the
people want. I will go to Livadia to
my gardens l am so fond of flowers"
At Ono, the imperial train met the
train bearing General Ivanoff. The
general related everything which had
taken place, adding:
"There Is only one thing to do now
1t is to open the Dvina front to the
Germans and let them quiet the can.
allie
Nicholas rejected the suggestion. ex.
claiming angrily:
IT shall never become traitor to my
country"
Then Nicholas broke down and wept
After moment he said:
IF only I knew that my wife and
children were safe should let Michael
govern the country"
This last coiloquy occurred on the
station platform. Nicholas frequently
mopped his brow. He gazed about in
an distracted manner and then mount
ed the steps OF his car. Thereupon the
train moved of.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-23
BOO" MEANS 'WATER''
WHEN BABY SAYS 1T

Iowa City, March 20-"Boo" means
'water"-not in French, Spanish or
Chinese, but In baby talk" Babies
have words of their own invention
which contain the sounds of the Eng
lish language and some not in English.
but words with definite meanings
More than 10 such words have been
recorded. OF course all babies do not
have the same words. In language de-
velopment words come before mean
ing
So DR.. E. r. Faris Of the department
of psychology declared here in a paper
on The Psychology Of Language, read
before the University Baconian club.
The popular conception Of language
development Is just opposite from the
truth Professor Faris said. People be-
lieve that a. thought comes first and
that word is then found to express it.
In fact. the word appears first without
meaning. 1t finally takes on meaning
through use.
Speech the psychologist regards
merely as physical act, gesture or
form Of behavior. The psychologist is
not interested in speech itself but rath-
er in the intellectual processes by
which words acquire meaning
Spoken words developed after COM
munication had been established
through gesture without sound. DR..
Faris said. The language. once 1t
came, gradually extended itself To-
day both science and slang are devel-
oping 1t, science adding new words
and new meanings. slang using new
words to express old thoughts in new
ways.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-23
EI.DON

Mrs. Ben Camblin of Valley Junction
is visiting at the ]. Camblin home.
Mrs. Harry Hull is quite sick at her
home with appendicitis.
Mrs. Frank Nordyke Of Trenton, Mo.
attended the st. Patrick dance here
last Friday evening.
Mrs. Fred Lutz will entertain the
Kensington club at her home Thurs
day.
Mrs. Frank Kephart of Eldon and
Mrs. DeMount OF Muscatine were in
Ottumwa Saturday calling on Mrs e.
r. Norton who is in the Ottumwa hos
pital.
Miss Sylvia Crow is on the sick list.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Lutz of Trenton,
Mo-. who are here visiting relatives
went to Ottumwa to visit friends and
relatives.
The dance on ST. Patrick's evening
by the B. of l.. F. & Z. at the Moose
hall was well attended and general
good time was had Several from
Trenton. Mo-. Ottumwa and Batavia
were present. The Easter dance April
2 will be given by the o. r. C. lodge
Although the roads and weather was
very bad the spring opening given at
thesEldon Furniture and Hardware Co.
store was quite d success.
II. R. Baker left today for visit in
Aberdeen, s. D.. with his wife and
daughter, Mrs. Glen Kindeil.
The remains Of Isaac Hinkle of Chi
cago were brought here today and in
terment was made in the Iowaville
cemetery.
Miss Esther Willard has returned
home from a two weeks visit in Ell
Paso. Texas. with her friend, Miss
Louise Murray.
VIM. Spillman of Batavia visited his
sister. Mrs. John Shives over Sunday.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-23
ARE
0RGAN| FED FOR
AGR|CULT URE.
Director From Ames Finds
Wapello County Youths
Interested in Farms
BECOME ACTIVE IN
SOME TOWNSHIPS

When County Agent c. R. Scott ar;
rives on April 1 to begin his duties in
this community he will find club work
among the rual school children of the
county well organized.
The county superintendent has been
working with the other leaders
throughout the district and they have
their plans we'll in hand for an inn
mediate launching of one of the most
strenuous campaigns which has been
put on yet to handle the clubs among
the youngsters.
E. C. Bishop, director OF the exten-y
sion department at Ames, met the peo-
pie of Keokul township at Miller's
chapel Saturday afternoon and dis
cussed the work of rural school clubs
with them.
A canning club was oganized and
Miss Jennie Streeby chosen as the
township leader
Mrs. A. E. Albertson, who lives near
Laddsdale, without very much outside
help had the work so we'll arranged
last year that their community pro-
gress attracted the attention of the
where Mr.. Biship stopped while in
tuC SouuIy luSI WCCh " as LA0huSudlC.,
Mr.. Bishop talked to a crowd Of !;
seventy-five persons OF that vicinity i
Saturday evening and after Gteary
program s107 in prizes for club work
was distributed.
They had canning and homemaking
clubs. cooking and sewing classes, !
baby beef and baby pork and acre
corn organizations This year they !,
expect to repeat their efforts only on
a much larger scale.
Last fell Ames sent an expert, D. !
W. Johnson, here and he spent week
getting the baby beef work started.
Mrs. l.. R. Cremer Of Elm Grove farm ,
near Batavia was chosen as the leader
for this division and she has the years
program well in hand now.
Baby pork and acre corn contests
started last year. brought splendid re-
suits and they will be worked out
again this season. Already many In
Quiries have come to the county sup
erintendents Office for information
and dozen youngsters have enrolled
for the 1917 clubs.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-23
ARMtNGTON.

Mr.. and Mrs. N. w. Biddle and little
daughter have returned to their home
in Saskatchewan after an extended
visit with relatives here.
w. Won Seggen of Montana is the
guest of his parents, Chas. Seggen and
wife.
Mesdames W. j. Kirkpatrick and H.
F.. F'olker pleasantly entertained the
Five Hundred club Friday evening at
the home of the former.
Mrs yern Murdy and children Of
Moulton arrived Wednesday for a visit
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. II. l..
Dihble
C. c. Clendennin of Hannibal. Mo.
was a Pennington visitor Wednesday.
The city has purchased n new oil
engine and the twenty four hour light
service will soon be started.
Mrs Tabor of Donnellson visited on
Friday at the home of her daughter
Mrs f II. Wiegner.
Mrs. F. l. Brown of Holly, Colo. who
has been at the bedside of her mother
Mrs. A. McK!ernan since the holidays
till her recent death. returned home on
Friday. --.---..--.---.A.r...
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-23
wHERE WE COME IN.

a We are on the verge OF war Win
Eermany
There are many people who deplore
lar in general and who cry Loudly
Eainst entering any war in which
{ere is the faint of commerclallsm.
They look upon commercialism as
beaning only gainful exporting and
bey balk at fighting for dollars.
I Commercialism, however, is word
hat means more than just selling
\ hoods to Europe. Commercialism Is
4 Mat has made modern civilization. II
lis brought the extreme of the world
j krether and interchanged men and
teas until the whole world has bene'
kted therefrom. Commercialism IS
he foundation for the life of our own
eneration; wipe it out ana we "ouio
hortly revert to barbarism.
,sCommercialism in some form or oth-
Il reaches into the home OF every man
Ia America. Consider the effect upon
Ne United States II our commerce
Filth Europe is cut off because OF the
threat Of the German U-boats to SINK
all ships. neutral or belligerent. armed
or unarmed, that enter the forbidden
zones of Europe. II the German threat
can be effectually carried out IT Will
soon stop our commercial relations
with Europe.
J our present day prosperity, our high
wages and our high prices are the re-
AMT of our export trade to Europe. Our
.oreisn trade is enormous In 1913,
before the war, the export trade OF the
iJnited States amounted to the equiva-
lent of $25 per capita; In 1916 the ng-
ire has jumped to $50 Sixty per cent
If that amount goes to England,
France and Russia.
n Think what it would mean to this
kountry to have that trade end. Think
81 the factories that would close;
mink Of the ones that would cut down
heir working forces; think Of how pay
.folls would have to be slashed right
IN Ie{f. hg cost ,llfSing might fall
ii little. but the wages which make u
Eossible to live even with prices high
gould fall much faster and much far
iSler.
/ After all, is commercialism as bad as
lone would have us believe?
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-23

A Fairfield man got the interested
attention of little group Of men yes
terday when he began describing the
difference between the Ottumwa Of to-
day and that of two years ago. He
said the sentiment in his locality was
that two years of efficient administra-
ton such as Mayor Carter has given
this city, had brought about great
Improvement which outsiders can note
even quicker than can the home
DeODle
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-23
SPECIAL SESSION
OFASSEMBLY SURE
SENATE COMMITTEE SUSTAINS
HARDlNG's PLAN FOR MEET
TING TO REVISE CODE.
Especial Correspondence

Des Moines, March 20. Governor
Harding's move for special session OF
the thirty-seventh general assembly to
revise the code Of Iowa was sustained
in the house Judiciary committee late
Monday afternoon.
The committee recommended the
measure out for passage after an at
tempt had been made by several men,
bers of the committee to prevent leav-
ing the way open for special session.
The bill provides for commission OF
three members to start work May 10
and complete revision of the code by
November Is. They will then report
to the governor and send copy OF
their report to each member Of the
general assembly. The call for a
special session to consider the revision
will be optional with the governor.
Governor Harding has declared his de-
sire to have special session.
Representatives Weaver and Randall
sought to amend the bill before the
judiciary committee yesterday to d.
rect the commission to report to the
thirty-eighth general assembly. thereby
eliminating the governors right to call
a special session. Only five men on the
committee were favorable.
The senate is expected to pass and
thus make law of the Grason bill which
passed the house 80 to Monday, barr
ing all Greek letter fraternities and
secret societies from the high schools
of the state.
These fraternities create casts,
cause dissipation. destroy scholarship
and discipline and are driving the poor
boy out of school," Representative Ora
son declared In presenting his bill.
Northeastern Iowa's federal park
movement was given an effective boost
today when the senate adopted the
Newberry resolution memorializing
congress to establish the proposed
park in the vicinity of McGreeor, Iowa
and Prairie Du Chen, Wis. The park
tract as explained by Senator Newber-
ry in descriptive speech contains
1864 acres.
The week will see many important
measures called up for settlement.
The fight over the Chase model in
junction bill, to restrain courts from is
suing injunctions to stop or prevent
strikes, was scheduled to start in the
senate today. The suffrage resolution,
calling for resubmission Of the consti-
tutional amendment to a vote Of the
people is a special order of business in
the senate for Wednesday. The Short
ess teachers annuity bill is special
order in the house at the same time
The house will be called upon to act on
the Slaught bill to restrict the practise
Of ,chiropractics in the state by compel.
ing all chiropractors to have certain
medical and surgical training, will be
called up for action Friday.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-23

Every day we get a little nearer to
war with Germany. 1t should be ap-
parent by this time that Germany is
prepared for our entrance into the
war. But many people do seem to have
a hard time seeing that we ought to
do little preparing before we get into
it. We owe it to the men who will
have to go to the front that they have
the best equipment and the best train.
ing possible to give them and that the
country is thoroughly prepared to back
them I'D,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-23
az POWER OF sALEsMANsHlP.

kT1ie ability to sell, the power OF
lesmanship, is given credit in the
All Street Journal for the success at
med by some of the country's most
hspicuous financial geniuses. With
4esmanship opportunity can be cary.
out of the most unlikely things,
Tvs the paper. and then it adds:
ESome say that the smoothly grind
h wheels of business swallow up in
yidhality and stlfle opportunity. Yet
thin ten years we have seen hewers
opportunity carve out their careers
hm that so-called overcrcwded field
business to positions of preemin-
lce.
tIt was within this decade that
er1y Ford rose from poor mechanic
III 3 Millionaire class. John North
G} is butted into the automobile bust.
with no capital, borrowed $500
II with a plant on the point Of fail
! end his own magnificent nerve.
L into fortune of $4,000, 900.
H 4les M. Schwab started as work
Imam without influence. education
hull, and in comparatively short
acquired all these things in abun-
1t measure. The steps in his spec
! ular career are worthy of more than
lssing notice. Within the past two
hrs he got his second wind, took a
!cken-down plant, sailed for Europe
the face Of the greatest financial de-
3eSsion, and cashed in to the tune Of
hhy millions Of dollars. We have
Hn the stock Of his company go from
bound forty dollars a share to seven
Andred dollars share. We have
Zen him rise to where he is now call
the greatest salesman who ever
Fed.
l"Yes. all these men-Ford. WHY'S,
hhwab and the hundred other con-
ticuous leaders Of business and
made and cashed in on
ieir opportunities through salesman.
Nm "
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-23
CLEANING WOUND:
MANS EYE BURNED

Griswold. March 20.-While assist.
ing I. W. Everson, his neighbor, who
had run nail in his foot. H. ]. Bier
baum. who resides three miles north
east of Griswold, met with an accident
that has given him a great deal Of
pain.
Mr.. Everson ran the nail in his foot
and Mr.. Bierbaum took a bottle of
carbolic acid and was going to use it
on the hurt. AS he pulled the cork
from the bottle drop of the liquid
squirted and struck him square in the
left eye. The eye ball was burned
quite badly.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-23
DINNER STORIES

Henry's wife is musical. Occasion.
ally she drags Henry with her to a
concert. The other night it was to
hear famous Russian quartet. When
the program was about half finished
she whispered:
Henry. you must admit it is Won
derful Why, those men have been
playing together for eight years.
A look Of incredulity relieved the
carved-in-stone expression on Henry's
face.
Eight years." he repeated. Sure
ly we've been here longer than that"
A Philadelphia divine was enter
tanning couple Of clergymen from
New York at dinner. The guests
spoke in praise of a sermon their host
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-03-23
KILLED BY FLY WHEEL.

Ames. March 20. Charles Matthews
seventy-six years old, is dead at his
home five miles northwest of Ames. as
result Of injuries suffered when his
clothing became entangled in revolv.
ing fly wheel Of a gasoline engine. His
head was thrown against the wheel.
Matthews was one of the most prom
inent farmers residing in Franklin
township and heavy land owner