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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12
eUDG r.

you will observe there is quite a
general request of increases of sal
aries. recommend that you en-.
deavor to equalize them on some sort
Of equitable basis. that the salaries
be fixed and that they be paid out OF
general fund. In this readjustment
you can determine as we'll as to
whether the general level paid should
be raised and as to that, therefore, |
make no recommendations except that
you should take into consideration the
cost Of living especially as applied to
those who have families to support
''You will find some continuing an.
nual appropriations are asked for. |
doubt very much the wisdom OF such
appropriations except possibly in I'M.
dertaking work of great magnitude
extending over great number of
years. You should in my Judgment
cut these requests by very large
amounts, using care however that the
pruning knife is not used in the
wrong place."
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12
PELzER is MARRIED.

Iowa City. Jan. 1o.-A mystery was
solved and romance revealed when
it was announced here today that DR..
Lous PelZer, associate professor OF
American history at Iowa university,
missing from Iowa City since before
the holidays and belated in his return
to the institution had arrived here
from Dillon. Mont He brought with
him bride recently Miss Mildred
Weeninlt. They were married on New
Years day She was a Columbia uni.
versity student. She has been derec.
tor of the art department of the state
normal at Madison, S. d.. the last
year.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12
$1,000 WORTH OF GOLD
TAKEN FROM BUCKET

Gallatin, Mo-. Jan. 10-Nearly $1,000
/ in gold was stolen by a thief from the
dinner booklet of Lee B. Rogers, re.
cluse of Gallatin.
For years it was believed Rogers
had been boarding his gold Repeated
efforts Of thieves and robbers failed
to locate it. Since living apart from
his family for the last few years his
quarters in the second story of bus
mess block have twice been ransack-
ed for his money, but the efforts were
futile.
On his daily trips to and from his
farm, two miles east of town, for the
last twenty years. he has carried tin
bucket. While at work in the fields
he would hide it under box Recently
he took his cows to the river to water
them and. returning in about fifteen
minutes. found the money bag had dis
appeared. It contained between 1915
and $1,000.
Officers and bloodhounds spent sew
eral hours trying to locate the thief
without success.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12
CONCLUSION.

Now | come to the conclusion OF
my term of service in public capacity
for the people of Iowa. | have made
mistakes. They are as apparent to
me as they are to the people. / have
known the pleasurable feeling and en-.
couragement that sympathy and appro
baton bring and have felt the keen
rapier thrusts of bitter criticisms. |
beg to say that these last were soon
out of my mind and have nothing to-
day in my heart but gratitude to all
the people and an inspiring hope for
the increasing growth of the greatness
of the state and the constant improve
ment of her moral and political life
and ideals. Men come and go and so
officially the record is closed and with
every good wish and hope it is mine
to say, goodbye"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12
BEES ARE MEANS OF
FAMILY'S SUPPORT

McGregor, Jan. 10.-John Clark OF
North McGregor is paralytic and yet
earns living for his wife. little chill
dren and himself.
Until year ago when stricken with
apoplexy he was plasterer. He was
skilled at the trade, had plenty of
work and made good money.
Meanwhile he had hobby. 1t was
bees.
He bought small piece of land on
the outskirts Of town in little valley
among the Mississippi river hills
where lots of sweet clover and much
Eastwood grows. Reserving part Of
the land for bee hives, Mr.. Clark set
most Of the rest of it to fruit.
Before the plans could take definite
form Mr.. Clark was stricken with
apoplexy.
It was then Mr.. Clark gave thanks
for his hobby and his wife said, "If
you will direct me from your bed I'll
do the work and Wen see if we can't
make our bees earn living for the
family"
That was year ago. On November
Is they had sold $500 pounds of ex-
tracted honey and had 500 pounds Of
comb honey stored in the cellar.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12
THE PRIMARY LAW.

"The nomination of candidates for
public office in this state by a pri.
mary election has been in vogue for q
period of ten years long enough
time to give it's efficiency and adapt.
ability to the purposes designed by its
advocates a reasonable test Results
from the beginning have not been en-
, tirely satisfactory. Changes from
time to time have been made in the
hope of making ii an approved instru-
ment of popular government No i'm
provement has been perceived can
not but reach the conclusion that those
who see in our primary laws a ten
dency towards the destruction of the
representative principle upon which
this government was built are right
Gas to the further practical opera
ton of the primary laws it may be said
that nobody is responsible for results.
Nobody dominates candidates for pub
lie Offices They select themselves.
The question of fitness is not discuss
ed and passed upon by anybody. They
are found in the field. Multiplied
thousands Of voters know nothing
about their qualifications and do not
and cannot take the time to investi-
gate. If they could, to whom could
they go? To everybody only. And
everybody is nobody. The voter sim
ply ratifies the candidates selection
of himself The most intelligent voter
does not know how to mark his ballo:
below the head Of the ticket It is
manifest that it would be better if can.
didates were selected by representa-
tives chosen by the people in small
units of government. Then there could
be some canvass as to fitness Then
responsibility could be located Then
the people could indeed select their
candidates. 1t is not democratic
where the voter expresses no opinion
as to nearly the whole Of the ticket he
casts. He makes no selection He
votes blindly. Why insist that he wait
until he is 81 years of age before he
does this? He could do it as well at
fourteen. o why insist that the voter
be male A sixteen year old girl
could make a stab at the field with
Just as much certainty of impaling the
best man. There could not possibly
be greater delusion than that a re-
peal of the primary laws would deprive
the people of the power of direct par
ticipation in the government. The
IdCi is ludl tut prevents tudI
very thing. The people cannot pro-
coed with the greatest efficiency pre-
cision and intelligence by multitudes
In a great emergency and we can
not conclude it will never arise--could
there be any certainty under the pri-
-~~a-'- rvetnm that ~-eat ~t~or"
forceful man, lost in his devotion to
his country. it's inspiring traditions and
his belief in its great destiny could be
chosen? The primary tends to exclude
the best most unselfish and capable
man. The rule is that they will not
undergo the methods which seem nee.
essary to success. The tendency of it
all is to develop the demagogue, lower
10 debasement the tone of our political
life. deprive the country of great lead
,rship. inspired only by a desire for
he common good, leadership that is
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12
BUILDINGS.

"A new building for the states bust
ness is an imperative necessity Every
effort has been made by the executive
council to house the business Of the
state and it has succeeded only in the
manner. 1t simply cannot be done any
longer. Nobody calls in question the
great need. but something of a contro-
versy has arisen as to whether the
new building should be known as the
office building or judiciary build
ing or temple of Justice In this dis
cussion I shall not enter shall only
say that this general assembly will
greatly fail of its duty if it does not
provide a new building here. or the
commencement of one at the earliest
possible day"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12
ELDON

Miss Myrtle Peden of Floris visited
with her friend Mrs. A. ]. Mckay
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Taylor were
called to ST. Louis by the death of Mr..
Tavlor's sister.
',lrs. Ella Shore and Alexander Ber-
ry were united in marriage by Rev. a.
w. McBlain at the home of the bride,
Saturday. January 6, at 4 p. m. The
couple were unattended and the only
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Shore
and Mr. and Mrs. A. w. McBlain.
Mrs. Berry is well know Eldon
woman and Mr.. Berry is an employe
Of the c. r. !. & p Ry. Co. on the
water system In the evening a group
of friends and neighbors went in to
congratulate the happy couple after
which a dainty lunch was served.
Mrs. Rex Finney will be hostess to
the Kensington club at her home.
Thursday afternoon. January II.
Miss Nellie Brown and aunt Miss
Mary Brown were called to Muscatine
by the death of relative Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newell Brown of Sell
ma visited at the John Camblin home
Tuesday.
Frank Pearson went ITO Chicago on
business Monday night.
Mesdames John Easton and Clara
Heinz delightfully."- entertained the
Laf-a-Lot club at the formers home
Tuesday afternoon. January 9. The
pastime was spent in conversation
and needlework A dainty lunch was
served. The invited guests were:
Mesdames Fred LutZ. Claude Stair,
Miss Sylvia Crow, Mrs. John Rodgers
and Mrs. J. e. Easton.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Douglas have
gone to Ottumwa to live. Mr.. Doug
las has secured position on the new
hotel building
Mrs. Price of Hamilton, Mo, is xis-
itin her son Frank, this week
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12
CLARKE URGES
REPEAL Of THE.
PRIMARY Law
Farewell Message of Iowa
Governor Brands Plan
Complete Failure
ADVISES RETURN
TO CAUCUS SYSTEM

Des Moines, Jan. George w
Clarke, late this afternoon went be-
fore a joint session of the house and
senate of the Iowa general assembly
and read to that body his farewell
message as governor of the state,
Governor Clarke, will be formally sue.
ceeded as governor by w. l.. Harding
of Sioux City. at the time of the in.
auguration January II.
In his message the executive GOV.
cred wide range of subjects but the
feature was conceded to be his dis
cussion and condemnation OF direct
primary law, as at present in eject in
Iowa. Declaring that he had reached
"the conclusion that those who see in
our primary laws a tendency toward
the destruction of the representative
principle upon which this government
was built" are right" the governor as
sailed the law declaring that under its
provisions the voter made no intelli-
gent selection and could make none:
that 1t tended to develop the dema-
gogue'; and referred to the presiden-
tial primary as farce He suggested
as remedy return to modified and
improved form Of the old caucus sys-
tenn and appealed to the legislature
to let iowa assume the leadership
back to a true, popular, representa-
tive government
The governors message in part fol.
lows:
'The financial situation for the next
biennium, SO far as it can be reason
ably estimated can be stated as fol-
lows: The taxable value of all prop
erty subject to general levies for the
state and county purposes for the year
1916 was $957,759,442. The amount
Of moneys and credits returned was
1903 ,504,592. The state received ap-
proximately one-thirteenth of the tax
levied on this sum.
"The estimated receipts of the gen.
eral revenue for the two years begin
ming July l. 1917 and ending June 80.
1919 are $13,721,4o0. The estimated
expenditures for the same period are
312,s03,660: excess of receipts over
expenditures s917,740 Good business
requires ..lat aw large particn Of this,
sum remain in the treasury as a work
ing balance. You should provide such
conditions as would not permit the ex-
haustion of the treasury at any time
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12
REFORMS.

''Of nothing whatever am I more
thoroughly convinced than that from
whatever standpoint it may be viewed
The house of representatives and the
senate of this state ought each to be
reduced in numbers one-half Let it
be provided in proposed amendment
to the constitution in proper form
that it shall be enforced and in effect
at time far enough in the future to
disturb no one now in Office.
IT recommend that the Office of rail-
road commissioner should be appoint
I've.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12
FATHER AND SON HURT.

Iowa City, Jan. 10.--A father near
near death and son similarly imper-
lied in two distinct accidents. is the
experience OF F.. E. Smith west side
farmer and his 12-year-old boy Teddy.
The fathers automobile skidded on
icy paving and collided with an Iowa
City Cedar Rapids interurban car. at
a town crossing. The motorman
stopped the car in time to avert a
more than scratching contact. Master
Teddy was coasting and shot into a
big pole and cut open his jaw and
chin No bones were broken.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12
SUES FOR WlEE,s LOVE.

Burlington, Jan. 10.-Through his
attorney, Austin Lafferty. GIT South
Sixth street. filed suit for $4,000 dam.
ages against Bert F. Wageener also
Of this city, the petition charging the
defendant with alternating the affec-
tons of Leila Lafferty, wife of the
plaintiff in this action. The petition
states that the plaintiff and his wife
were married in the year 1906 and that
they lived happily together until some
time in April, 1916, at which time, the
petition alleges, Mr.. Wagner paid at.
tentions to Mrs. Lafferty and has since
that time caused the plaintiffs wife to
desert him. The plaintiff further al.
leges that the defendant willfully and
wrongfully contrived to deprive him
(the plaintiff) of his wife's love.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12
|DECLAMATORY
CONTEST AT ELDON

Eldon. Jan. 10.-The high schoo
declamatory contest will be held at the
opera house Friday evening, January
~. The program follows:
Selection-High school orchestra
Dramatic Class.
The Swan Song-Emile Hastings.
When the Fleet Goes By-Frances
Wood.
Vocal solo-Carmena Waltz SONG
(Wilson), Mrs. Will Smith.
The Little Rebel-Dorotha Stanton
Music--High school orchestra.
Humorous Class.
Billy Brad and the Big Lie-Lydia
Miller
The Foxes Tails-Wallace McBlain.
Vocal duet-Selected, Mesdames
Claude Starr and J. Ed Easton
The Sweet Girl Myrtle
Henderson.
Music--High school orchestra.
Decision of judges and awarding of
medals.
Winner of first place receives a
gold medal and the further honor Of
representing E. Fl. S. in the sub-dis-
trict contest to be held in March.
Winner of second place receives a
silver medal and acts as alternate rep
resentative for the sub-district con-
test.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12
PEN POPULATION LESS.

Fort Madison. Jan. 10.-The popula
zion of the state penitentiary at this
city is Go. forty eight less than at the
first of the preceding year.
This is in spite of the fact that
there were thirty-eight more prison
convictions during the year than dur.
ing the prior year. One hundred were
released by expiration of sentence one
hundred and twenty-eight by parole,
five by death and ten by escape.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12
eRlNNELL MAN HoNoREp.

Grinnell, Jan. 10.-Professor f. B.
Scheve of the Grinnell school of mu-
sic has just returned from Chicago
where he presented an organ recital
of his original composition Five Med
itations on Quotations from the
Psalms,'' at the Fourth Presbyterian
chruch of that city. assisted by Mr..
Harris, one of the most promising of
the younger violinists in Chicago and
a member Of the Chicago Symphony
orchestra.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12
KILLED IN SOUTH.

Iowa City. Jan. 10.-Hetails Of the
murder of Isaac Harshbarger in Ten
nessee have not been received in
Iowa City as yet. His brother was
summoned from the young mans old
home village at North Liberty and has
not returned. The limited information
given in the initial telegram has not
been expanded. 1t is only known that
an enemy who had threatened the
Iowa farmer had nursed an unex.
planned grievance and that Harshbar.
ger was slain when two shots were
fred through window near which
he sat at his old home down south.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12
IAN HAY AT IOWA CITY,

Iowa City, Jan. 10.-The eminent
soldier and writer. Ian Hay Captain
Beth of the Argyll and Sutherland
Highlanders) who wrote The First
Hundred Thousand and other works,
will be the guest of DR.. w. A. Jessup'
president Of Iowa university. He will
lecture at the university on The HUI
man side of Trench Warfare.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12
Diseases Of Wsassn.

Diseases Of Wsanen.
treat great many women Tor
their ailments and cure many cases
where it is said surgical operaktaa IL
the only method. Healing. soo<himi
methods are better in many .aaes IT,
radical means.
Catarrn Of nose, throat, bronehial
troubles treated by methods thak NJ
move the obstruction from nose 81
throat. Diseases Of the stomach -
bowels cured by electrical massage
and vibration.
Rheumatism is treated nv easctro.
thermol baths which start the ciEcS.
Iation and eliminates The cause of r.
disease.
Varicocele or false rupture. TIKI
resembles rupture. but is an snla1Gs-
ment Of the veins, causes pain In boet
and becomes larger in standi1g. Oyee
200 cases cured.
Hydrocele (water In ssek) unneu.
bles rupture, cured without ksskn
operation.
Private blood and skin diseaaaa
eured and patient SO afflicted shoull
haze the best treatment obtainable. I
have been located in Ottnnva
twenty years. Call for further refer.
ence
DR.. J. c. BoNHAM.
Elks' Block. ottumwa. Iowa.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12

Dr.. Kings New Discovery.
There is nothing better for your
cough or cold than DR.. Kings New
Discovery, in use over 40 years. Guar
anteed
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12

Do Something for Your Cold.
At the first sign Of cough or cold
take DR.. Bells Pine Tar Honey You
won't suffer long. csc.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12
Many Praise the Treat
ment Given by
DIR. BONHAM

MIR. Scott of Salem. Iowa, says: DIT
Bonham cured my wife of very baeI
case Of piles without chlorotorm. She
is very thankful"
zeb Smith, Ottumwa, says: Il was
cured after suffering for twenty years
and had suffered everything"
John Sharp of Selma, Iowa, saysC
Z was cured Of piles without chlor{b
form or much suffering"
H. M. Chidester of Abba, Iowa,
says: II was cured Of rupture |
had for forty years."
Mr.. L. Goodwin Oswalt, Abba, says:
Il was cured Of very bad rupture by
Dr. Bonham. I am much pleased.
Write me if you want, to know about
It."
Charles Lowe o; Mystic says: NY
ilstlc girl is cured CT umbilical ruD-
'ure taking four treatlsents." /
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-12

Chronic dissaoes|
Of al kinds aee,
treated and ew.'
ed by modern
msthods. Elss-
trieity and me-
chanieaI means
are used In many
cures.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-21

cans, but all orders are SUSPECT to re-
vision by the navy department. the
prices to be based on the cost plus
reasonable profit"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-21
BOYS, INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL

Summary: Home run, Wan Kai;
two-base hits, Crane, Kane; double
plays. All Fong. unassisted; Guam
Chew to Crane; Rowland to Crane to
Alfonso; bases on balls. off Silva 3,
off Kealoha l struck out, by Silva 9,
by Kealoha 3; wild pitches, Silva 8;
passed balls, Wild Alfonso. Umpires,
Chaplain F'ealey and Henry J. Freitas.
Time of game 1925.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-21

A party Of forty members Of the
Massachusetts Forestry Association,
which is making a trip through the
National Parks and Forests of the
West under the auspices of the
Bureau of University of Travel, will
be in California from July 81 to
August Is. The party is now in Gla-
cier National Park. From there they
go to Seattle and Portland. While
in California, they will visit the Sierra
National Forest and climb Signal
Peak to the Signal Peak Lookout
Station. After trip to the Yosemite,
they plan to go to the General Grant
National Park and then to Hume in
the Sequoia National Forest, where
studies of Forest Service timber sales
and Sierra numbering methods will be
made. They leave the State by way
of Los Angeles, where they will stop
long enough to visit the Angeles
National Forest and the Los Angeles
Municipal Camp. The tour is under
the direction of Dr. Clinton L. Bah
cock, Vice-President of the Bureau Of
University Of Travel.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-21
Crane Was Ont
A Mile Writes
Scout Scribe
Sporting Editor. star.Bulletin:

Sporting Editor, Star-Bulletin:
Sir: The second team Of the scouts
won a hard game from the scout
masters on Sunday afternoon at Waia-
lua, but the umpire called it a tie.
If we had played the other team nine
innings they could not beat US, never,
for our team was playing like some
big leaguers.
They say that Charlie Crane was
the big star of the whole country.
don't think he is such a big star,
cause he was lucky. When he made
slide with a hook, he did not beat
Ty Cobb. He stumbled into the base,
and our second base player tagged
him on the hip when he was three feet
from the base, but Ezra Crane was
the umpire, and what could you do.
He had to call him safe, cause he is
Ezra Cranes father, and he was out
sure. Charlie Crane cannot hook
slide like Freddie Santos or Ty Cobb.
John Ness was the pitcher for his
team, and he did not have anything
on the ball but the cover. We hit
the ball nine out of 10 times, and he Is
some fish pitcher. If you do not be-
lieve it ask some one who knows base
ball. l will write you about the next
game.
THE SCOUT WRITER.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-21
Stag6!1l!!kggtiil}SI 81 P 49, gxSpoFtP
'PELE TONEPTUNF RACEDISCUSSED
BYBIGISLAND'S PUBLICITY Agent

for local trans 0rtauOn. or for train.
ers. rubbers and other assistants.
As regards automobiles which
would have to follow the runners OF
each team and pick them up after
they had done their spell on the road.
II is suggested that private automO-
bile owners help out on this PROPOSE
ton. Each team would have to have
a machine 10 look after the men and
convey them TO the finish-in Hilo or at
the Volcano
Date important
The date Of the race is a very i'm.
portant feature and. while January |.
1918, is suggested. that date is not
too good a one as it falls on Tuesday
I The following Thursday would be a
better day. says Norton. who suggests
/ that the race start at the volcano
about in the morning. This would
give the people who come to Hilo OF
the Nauna Kea a chance to get to the
j starting point If they wish to do so
! and then make break for HtlO for
the finish. The visitors could return
to Hilo on Fridays boat
In lieu of the date mentioned. Nor
ton says that maybe January +. a
Sunday. could be utilized to advan-
! tage as many people could visit Hilo
I from Sunday to Monday and see the
race. getting back to Honolulu Tues
day morning.
The whole proposition is a big one
and while it is sure to be a good ad-
Vertising sCheme-as a.! sporting
events are-there will have 10 be
/ raised lot of money during the next
four months and innumerable details
will have to be taken care of.
The committee which is in charge
of the arrangements for the race will
hold a meeting tomorrow, or Sunday,
and decide what to do in the matter.