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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-17
LITTLE BENNY'S
NOTE BOOK
Ito be Continued
nv LEE PAPE
, o o . . . . o . q
By LEE pAPE.

BY LEE PAPE.
We was in the setting room after
suppir, and ma sed to pop, Willyum.
I'm so worried, I'm afrayed have
case of sickniss on my hands.
Wat, nonsents, wy never saw him
look better in his life, sed pop.
Who? sed ma.
Benny, sed pop.
o, Benny's all rite, | meen the little
silver fish in my aquarium, hes bin
acting so queerly, sed ma.
o. hold up, sumbody, sed pop.
| meen it, sed ma, hes bin lying
on his little side on the bottom of the
aquarium, and standing on his little
nose, and not acting natural at all, wat
do you Suppose can ale him, Willyum?
Is he an exsepshinilly intelligent
fish? sed pop.
o. yes. sed ma and pop sed, Then
maybe he's got brane fever.
O. Willyum, that's not reerly posi-.
BILE. is it. sed ma.
Well according to Darwin, man de-
seconded frum the monkey, and the
monkey descended frum the fish, sed
pop.
And you axully bleeve that sumthing
mite be the mattir with its little
brane? sed ma.
WY don't you fone and ask Dr. Rorer
to come Ground? sed pop.
o. Willyum, do you think he wood
come? sed ma.
zee gods and little silver fishes, this
is to mulch, | move that We all go to
the movies, sed pop.
WITCH me and pop and ma started to
do. and outside was a big sine saying.
Speshil today, marvellous scenes under
the sea.
Help. more fish sed pop, let's get
some ice GREEN insted
Now, Willyum, We can get the ice
GREEN aftirwerds, sed ma.
WITCH we did.
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BATAVIA.

Mr. and Mrs. Oshar Walker and chill
dren. Fern and Kenneth, and grand
daughter Crete Bradshaw. started MOI
day for the northern part of the state
to visit his brother, sister and dausn-
ter. T.,
ROYAL Gallagher of Fairfield was III
Batavia Tuesday.
Mrs. Ross Walker OF F'alrneia was
visiting her parents. Mr.. ana MIS-
Samuel ellis Thursday.
F. A. Heilman was a business CARER
at Fairfield Tuesday.
Rex Finney. proprietor Of the ba'
tayia Motor company is back again al.
ter an attack Of sickness Tor SOME
weeks. ~
Ottumwa Monday. ,,su,,A
Mr. and Mrs. E. l.. Scott OF Hearlch
visited at the NJ. A. Davidson nome
Monday. uoinec
Miss Maude Bennett OF Des MONIES
>. .;s;t;ng at the home Of her aunt
Mrs. Charles Conner.
Miss Vaughn Mckenzie was III FAR
field Tuesday. ..,s ~.
Henry Costello, wife and child ar
visiting her parents. Mr., ana Mfs
LINDSAY Wilson this week.
Mrs. Hannah Alfred is vlsi''ns
friends in Eldon this week
Mr. and Mrs. o. A. HARPER OF WEI
lington. Kan. are visiting her mothei
Mrs, Sarah Armstrong.
Quite number from mere are az
tending the Fairfield fair TINS Week.
Mrs. John Moss visited AT tue iioll.
of owen Perdue in Ottumwa luesuay
Prof Stricken Of near Dies Molne'
was here the first OF the week iookihs
after school affairs.
Miss Madaline Stump OF oskaioosa
is visiting this week at the Alien
Rooms home. ...,, ta,
Mrs. J. NJ. Campbell is visiting mel
son wallace Of Douds Leando inns
week.
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EVANS AND LocHNER.

Harry c. Evans of Des Moines. for
uar1v resident of Ottumwa and for
MANY wears a we'll known 1owan, was a
member of Henry Ford's iIl-starred
neace party along with Louis P. Loeb
nor of New York and many other
Americans who sought sincerely and
with high purpose to intercede for
neace while the war was among
nations other than their own.
Now America is at war against Ger
MANY and Mr.. Evans Is one American
who realizes 1t. He and Mr.. Lochner
shared much the same views until April
&. the day when America entered the
war. Then Mr.. Evans remained true
to his country. while Mr.. Lochner be-
came a pacifist in country committed
to war.
H was this same Lochner who pre-
sided at a meeting of pacifists in Sen
ator Chamberla;n's committee room in
the national capitol last week. at
which the draft law was condemned.
the president was threatened with i'm
neachment and the demand was made
On congress for an about-face policy
with regard to the world war.
few weeks ago. Mr.. Evans, after
receiving several letters from Mr.
ochner. asking for moral and finan.
cial support for the pacifist propa'
ganda to which the New York man Is
committed. wrote singing letter In
reply. 1t is published in full on this
page. Its statements are so cogent
and logical that comment here would
he superfluous. 1t Is commended for
thoughtful reading. for it breathes the
spirit that should permeate all Amer
lea today
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The kAIsER's OWN.

II It is difficult for many Americans
to subscribe to the presidents declar-
alton that the United States is not at
war with the German people, the
blame is not on them, but on such muir
derous barbarians as the captain OF the
submarine which torpedoed the Bel
gian Prince. who deliberately drowned
all but few of the crew by the simple
expedient Of NARROWING them on the
slippery deck of the U-boat and then
submerging the vessel and leaving
them helpless in the sea.
The destruction of life boats and
life belts and the fact that before sub
merging the submarine ran far enough
from the sinking merchant vessel TO
avoid bits of wreckage which might
have been utilized as life RATS. leave
no doubt that the murder OF these sail
ors was planned deliberately and with
that thoroughness which is character
istic of the Prussian.
Numerous tales Of brutality which
come out OF Belgium are explained in
some measure Nv the dismay and an
ger which beset tire Germans when
King Albert's armies opposed invasion
so desperately, and the fact thai many
German soldiers and officers were in
toSicated when the Belgian atrocities
were at their height is cited as an ex-
cuse.
In charitable mood, Americans
have been inclined to accept these ex-
plantations. but there can be no pallia-
ton for the drowning of the men of the
Belgian Prince. This was sheer cold
FLOODED murder and there is ample
reason to believe that 1t. as well as
numerous other inhuman acts, were
dictated by war lords who have come
under the spell of the same spirit OF
inhuman outlawry which rules the
kaiser.
Certainly, the German people as a
whole must not be blamed for the acts
of few hate-crazed Germans who dc
the bidding of hate-crazed emperor
| II is unbelievable that the overwhelm
ing majority of German citizens would
not condemn barbaric brutishness as
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FAMILY
ENJOY REUNION

DoudsJeando. Aug. ia reunion
of the Mccullough family was held
tuesday at the home of Mr.. and MIS-,
lanes Ferguson of this city. it being
formerly the residence of the late An
drew Mccullough and Wife
Among the out-of-town guests were
Mrs PARK Gilbert of South Dakota.
Mr. and Mrs. John Miller. Mrs. p. {.
Fereuson of Ottumwa, Mr.. and Mrs.
N. Fl. Lining, Mr.. and Mrs. hoS bea'-
ty, Mrs. P. f. Walker, Mr.. and MIS- nay
Morrison and baby, Mr. ana MIS-.
George Kettle and daughter MISS
Doris. of Keosauqua; Mrs. Dave liam
no of Chillicothe and Harold u. NC
Culloush of Mt Pleasant.
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orruMwA IN THE WAR.

Ottumwa's soldiers are to go to
Europe in the first rank Of the great
civilian fighting force which became a
part of the United States army by
virtue of vote In congress and -four
ish of the presidents pen.
The suddenness with which the
news OF the war departments plans
came home to Ottumwa yesterday
brought q touch of dismay and new
realization Of the fact which America
Is so slow to grasp-the fact that we
are at war.
II is not merely that America is at
war. nor New York. nor California, nor
Minnesota, nor Des Moines. Ottumwa,
Nth all the rest of America, is at war
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DINNER STORIES

There was some speculation as to
whether the instrument would benefit
the old gentleman or not One was
holding the ear trumpet while explain
ing it's use and showing old Mr. Short
cash how to hold it to his ear
Say something to him through it.
Binks,' said one to the other.
Now Binks had long waited for an
opportunity to reach Mr.. Shortcash's
ear, so, speaking very distinctly into
the trumpet, he said:
You've not paid me that SIS you owe
me yet, Mr.. Shortca5k.s
But the old gentleman put the trum-
pet down with disappointment On his
face. and they could see it was fail
ure, even before he had time to say:
THAT things not a bit of use to me-"
And he sighed, but his sigh was not
so deep as that which came from
Binks.
A distinguished philanthropist, Gav.
cling through the south. became inter
ested in the case OF cheerfulhearted
old colored woman who, it was claim.
ed, had been the adopted mother of
twenty-five children.
Aunt Nancy questioned the phil
anthropist. has any of your adopted
children ever done anything for you?''
Aunt Nancy considered, Nav, sub
she replied, none 'ceptin the one wot
shot me-
Il want to be procrastinated at de
next corner" said Mr.. Erastus Pinkly.
You want TO be WHAT" demanded
the conductor.
Don't lose your temper. | had to
look in the dictionary myself before
found out 'procrastinate' means put
off,"
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CHARLTON.

The funeral services Of Mrs. Eliza
Niswender, who passed away FRIDAY
evening, Aug. 10, 1917, at the home OF
her daughter, Mrs A. M. Wheeler, on
North Grand street, at the age OF ~
wears, 3 months and 20 days, were held
at the home on Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock, conducted by Rev. Jos. w.
Goodsell after which the remains were
laid to rest in the Charlton cemetery.
She had been an unusually active
woman, and was able to be about until
q few months ago. Eliza Kohn was
born in old Virginia on April IL, 1925
where a part of her early life was
spent. She later moved to Ohio, where
she was united In marriage to Abra-
ham Budd on April 10, 1914. To them
five children were born, three OF whom
survive They are Mrs. A. NJ. Wheeler,
Mrs. Rosetta McEndree. and James
Budd. The others, Nancy Eliza and
Marilla, passed away many years ago.
Mr.. Budd died on May II. 1854. She
was married to Samuel Niswender on
April %. 1855. Two children were born
to this union. George H. and Francis
D., both Of this county Mrs. Niswen.
der had been a member Of the Meth
odist Episcopal church since she was a
girl of about fifteen years, and had
lived a faithful earnest Christian life.
Her death will be deplored by a host
of friends.
Miss Lora Stierwalt of Murray who
had been spending two weeks with rel
atives and friends here and at Oakley,
returned home last evening.
Mrs. o. B. Ratliff and children OF
Waterloo, are visiting in this city with
friends. They formerly resided here.
Captain Ernest Johnson of Des
Moines visited over Sunday in this city
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. c. W.
johnson.
Stephen Maddy of Melrose was a
business visitor in this city yesterday
Mrs. Will Haseltine Of Ottumwa re-
turned home last evening after visit
In Lincoln township with Mrs. Daisy
Sargent.
Mrs. Lyle Smith and little daughter,
Shelta, of Osceola, came down last
evening for visit with her brother
in-law, Clarence Smith and wife.
Mrs. Jas. Henry was called to Abba
last evening by the death OF her cousin
Miss Jessie Harrison.
Mrs. John Orr and two children OF
Hiteman returned home last eve
ming after visit with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Farley Baton.
Little Miss Katherine Beagley re-
turned home last evening after visit
with relatives and friends in Abba.
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EDDYvlLlE.

Relatives in Eddyville have received
word that Mrs. Richard JAEGER Is ser
iouslv Ill at her home in Batavia.
Mrs. George Stephenson Accom-
panied the Girls Canning club TO oska'
loosa Monday. s;
Daye Russian of Buxton was pusi-
ness caller in Eddyville Tuesday.
Mrs. Wrav Tcrrel and son OF Avnca ,.
arrived in Eddyville Monday for WISH
at the parental Rowe home.
Henry Criswell returned 10 os .s,,,
,oosa Monday after short visit WIN
his mother in Eddyville.
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CAR TURNS OVER
AND KILLS RACER

Pells. Aug. l5.-William Rowe, aged
II wears. is dead and Tunis Van Vark.
both of this place. is in critical con
dition, the result of an automchiie
accident about mile and half west
OF town. The boys left here. enroute
to Ctley. They were speeding ana
giving the car about all it would 90.
The driver lost control and the car
turned over twice, wrecking ltseit,
killing one and probably fatally injur-
ing the other lad.
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MUzzLE HIM.


Washington that the members of con-
gress take the stump during the in
term between sessions. making ad-
dresses in their respective states to
bring the public to a realization OF the
importance Of loyal and nation wide
cooperation during the war.
With reference to many of the rep
resentatives and senators the sugges-
ton is a good one, but If some Of them
should reveal an intention Of talking
on war topics outside OF Washington
they should be suppressed.
Notable among these and perhaps
first on the list comes Senator Lafol-
lette,, whose paciist activities have for
feited whatever respect or pity he may
have been entitled to on account OF his
official position, his age or his infirmi-
ties. His record since late in March Is
one that should bring feeling OF
shame to every voter in Wisconsin. 1t
is record of unpatriotic obstinacy ana
obstructionist tactics which insults his
big German born constituency in Wis
consin and insults, as well, the loyal
citizenship of the entire country.
His resolution calling for state
n,ent of terms Of peace is in direct line
with his other activities and created
no surprise among those who have
watched his course since war was de-
clared. He has permitted to escape no
single opportunity for display OF I'M
patriotic zeal.
If Lafollette were sincere In his de-
mands for a statement of Americas
L ho
President Wilson's message to con-
gress on which the declaration against
Germany was based. He could find 1t
in the presidents flag day speech. He
could find it in numerous official an
nouncements from the white house and
in numerous speeches that have been
made in the past few weeks In con
xress. He could find it In the minds
and hearts Of the millions of loyal
Americans who are bending every en-
ergy and making supreme sacrifices to
help America win in this war which
means the salvation OF the doom OF
civilization.
He is not sincere and contemplation
OF that fact brings the reminder that
few OF his actions since he rose above
the horizon into public life have been
sincere. In the present instance he is
pursuing the same tactics the other
pacifists and many pro-German agita-
tors in America are pursuing. Behind
their demand for statement OF terms
of peace there is the un-Amerlcan
movement for premature ces-
sation of hostilities which would
leave the kaiser still menace not only
to civilization but to the future OF
every nation, including the United
States.
This is what the pacifists seek, and
nothing can be gained by continuing
longer to feign misunderstanding of
their true motive. With Lafollette as
their representative in the center OF
government they are waging an insid-
uous campaign which, should 1t sue
coed. would proclaim the United States
a traitor among nations. more culpable
by far than Russia would be II the I'M
steady cabinet born Of the revolution
should make separate peace with
Germany
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PALESTINE AND BELGIUM.

Two news articles which appeared In
The Courier yesterday 20 far to ex-
plain why there is growing up in
America an unconquerable distrust
not only for the kaiser but for the sol
diers of Germany and for those citi-
zens OF the empire who by their blind
loyalty to the kaiser and his govern
ment lend their approval and support
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vlLLlscA PASTOR LEAVES.

yillisca. Aug. 15.-The Rev. W. J.
Ewing Of the First Presbyterian
church acre, who has been actively In
terested in the search for the axe
murderer who in 1912 killed the Joe
B. Moore family and the two daugh-
tiers of Joe Stillinger. preached his
farewell sermon here Sunday.
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SEED CORN.

While most of the country is talking
Of wheat. It is not too early for Iowa
farmers to begin planning for the i'm
mense corn crop which will be de-
manded next year as a successor to the
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CAR OF CORN BROUGHT s2,e,2.oe.

Sturgis. Mo. Aug l5.-R. A. Nc.
Kenzie of near Sturgis last week sold
ito s. p. Hopper car load of corn for
which he received a check for S2elZ.'
los. Four cars Of corn shipped from
sSturgis recently netted the sellers
$7,014.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
LAW FOR THE ONION MEN

The onion corner, eighty-eight of
whose manipulators have been indict-
ed for conspiracy, required little in
the way of brains and not great
deal of money. Operating in all parts
of the country; its managers bought
most of the crop when it was cheap
est, stored it at various distributing
points and then by agreement market
ed it sparingly at high prices.
In this case the monopolists did
not go to the trouble and expense of
maintaining an Onion Board of Trade,
as the butter and egg men nave done.
They simply got possession of the
product at about 2 cents a pound and,
by keeping an eye on consumption,
disposed Of their holdings in a VOL
ume agreed upon so that profits of 500
or 900 per cent. were certain. The
enterprise presented no feature diff
ferent from any other prehistoric
game of gouge, except that everybody
having a hand in its knew that he
was violating the law.
This prosecution is the result of an
inquiry begun over year ago by the
Department of Justice which has COW
cred the greater part of the country
1t is probable that action against
many other combinations will soon
be under way. When the Antitrust
law was passed, nobody supposed ii
ever would be invoked to check an
onion monopoly, but here it is face to
face with what looks like a clear case
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
MEMORIAL DAY

While not true in Bridgeton. in
1any cities of the country there are
ess elaborate plans being made for
Memorial Day observance than here
tofore. In Bridgeton, however, in
terest seems greater and the exer-
ises will be more important.
Today there are engrossing events
Claiming the nations attention Mem
orial Day, with all its. fine fevor.
means looking back upon the past
Today our eyes are turned upon the
uture, and our energies are bent to
the discharge of immediate, urgent
duties in preparation for it. The
great civil war fades from mems
ninds, as we enter upon the great
world war.
There is no lapse of appreciation
or the noble sacrifice made by the
oldlers on whose, graves we nave
laid flowers at this season for so
many years. There is greater rev.
renee than ever, if that is possible,
for the few struggling veterans who
till trudge unevenly along the street
and make their customary pilgrimage
to their comrades graves. But while
the drums beat for them, bands are
Ialso playing for the young men
marching off to war as they marched
loft themselves, more than half a CEN
tury ago. The graves with their lit
lie flags and flowers, and the old men
in blue, are familiar story.
People turn to the young men
whose life is yet to live, whose work
is yet to be done. Fancy plays
around them. What will be their
fortune? How many will go forth
and how many will return? How
many of them will live to march on
Memorial Day professions half a
century hence?
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
NOTICE TO CREDITORS,

Estate of Charles S. Tribbitt, decd.
Pursuant to the order of Frank F.
Wallace, Surrogate of the County OF
Cumberland, made on the twenty
sixth day Of April, 1917, On applica-
ton of the undersigned Administra-
tor of said deceased, notice is hereby
given to the creditors of the decedent
to bring in to the subscriber theiy.
debts. demands and claims against
the estate of said deceased, under
oath, within nine months from the
date of such order, or they will BE-
forever barred from prosecuting OF
recovering the same against the sub
scriber.
Dated April 26th, 1917.
URIAH LORE, Administra-
tor of the Estate of Charles
S. Tribbitt, Decd.
]. Ogden Burt, Proctor.
So 9w
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
WHAT A GOVERNMENT BOND is

WHAT A GOVERNMENT BOND is
The Government of the United
States has two methods of raising
money. One is by taxation. The 9TH
er is by the sale of bonds, which is a
method of borrowing money.
The Government bond is the print
ed promise of the Government to pay
back the borrowed sum of money at
certain time, and to pay interest on
it at regular intervals until it is re-
paid.
The Government borrows money in
this way only after it has been given
the right to do so by act of Congress
approved by the President, and the
terms of the loan are set out in the
act.
Back Of the promise of the Gov
ernment stands the honor of the Gov
ernment and all its taxing resources.
Really the whole wealth of the Ma
ton stands behind this solemn prom
Use of the Government to pay.
This makes United States Govern
ment bond the safest investment in
the world. If the bond of the United
States Government is not safe, no
property in the United States is safe.
If the United States can not pay it's
bonds, it is hardly probable that it
will be able to protect the citizens in
their other rights.
The Liberty Loan Bonds of 1917
are especially attractive investments.
Not only have they this absolute
safety characteristic of all United
States bonds but they are tax free
not only from all existing taxes but
from any war tax that may subse-
quently be levied. No State, city, nor
county may tax them. The inheri-
tance tax of the United States and
of some States may affect them, or,
rather affect their transfer after
death of the owner by will or by in
heritance.
Another advantage these Liberty
Loan Bonds possess is that if the
Government issues bonds later on
during this war at a higher rate of
interest tae holders of Liberty Loan
Bonds will be allowed to exchange at
rar their bonds for bonds bearing
the higher rate of interest.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1917-05-31
BUSINESS AS USUAL

Governor Edge told an audience of
Masons at Atlantic City the other
night that everything possible would
be done to keep business running
smoothly in its normal channels. 1--WE
must maintain our usual customs des-
pite the great responsibilities which
have been thrust upon u.s." he said
The Governor hit a protruding nail
on the head. A condition of hysteria
is the last thing to be desired at the
present time. The public should not
permit itself to become panicky simp-
ly because this country is at war. To
do so would be disastrous in the ex-
treme, inasmuch as it would bring
about a condition that would furnish
basis for a panic. In other words
the sure way to avert a panic is by
continuings to keep business running
in it's normal channels.
There is no more necessity to hoard
money now than in the past. Indeed
there is far more danger in adopting
a policy of this kind now than at any
previous time. If the nations pros
perity is to continue money must be
circulated as freely as ever. While
policy of national economy should
be pursued there should be no dispo-
sition on the part of the public to
refrain from buying as freely as in
the past.
If man needs a new hat or a new
pair of shoes he should not hesitate
to purchase them, even though he
may be required to pay trifie more
for them than he did formerly. By
pursuing a policy of this kind he will
be performing an act of patriotism,
inasmuch as the healthy circulation
of money is an imperative need of
the nation.
1t is as necessary for this country
to raise money at the present time
as it is for the country to raise crops.
Therefore the man who spends his
money as freely as ever is in the
same category as the man who hoes
potatoes.
There are many ways of displaying
patriotism and spending money is one
of them.