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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
IOWA BOOSTERS TO
HUNT NEW MEMBERS
PROMINENT MEN WILL TOUR THE
STATE IN A SPECIAL CAR;
COMING TO OTTUMWA.

Davenport. Jan. 1.-Two hundred
real boosters from all parts of Iowa,
and a special train, will be called in
to service week after next by the
Greater Iowa association, in opening
it's 1917 campaign for larger mem
bership.
The special win leave Davenport
Monday afternoon, January Is, and
either noon or evening meetings will
be held at Clinton, Dubuque, Water
loo. Mason City. Fort Dodge, Des
Moines, Sioux City, Council Bluffs,
Osceola, Ottumwa and Keokuk. This
allows one meeting in each of the
eleven districts into which the state
has been divided for the membership
campaign.
On board will be some Of 1owa's
best known men, and the fact that
they come from both political parties
indicates the nonpartisan character
of the organization. The personnel
of the party will include Colonel G.
Watson French, of Davenport, presi-
dent of the association; w. w. Marsh,
of Waterloo, former president Of the
association; Hon. n. E. Deemer, of
Red Oak, justice of the Iowa supreme
court; C. H. McNider, Of Mason City;
Lafayette Young, of Des Moines; John
F. Deems, of Burlington; J. H. Ingwer-
son, of Clinton; William Crownover,
of Hudson; c. D. Cass, of Waterloo;
Emmet Tnley of Council Bluffs; H.
o. Weaver, of Wapello; Clyde L. Her
ring, Of Des Moines: Eugene Ryan, of
Dubuque; I. C. Mcconnell, of Burling-
ton: Dean c. F. Curtiss, of Ames; J.
T. Remey, of Burlington: Ralph Boil
ton, of Des Moines; James F. Harvey.
of Leon; and Woodwork Clum, Of
Davenport, secretary of the associa-
ton.
Many others, business men from
both the cities and the country, will
arrange to spend day or two with
the train during the week.
The Greater Iowa association is
maintained through two classes OF
the charter, or support
ing membership, and the associate. or
general membership The association
is proceeding upon the theory that it's
success win be gagged by the number
of men and women in Iowa who will
become actively interested in its work.
1t is the charter members aye
the special train G->i
the week of Janpary Is, and the sole
object of this journey Is to spread the
gospel of Greater Iowa. and double
the number of charter Tsen1berss after.
which It is intended 10 4,ut on a cam.
paign for associate members
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
BERLIN REPORTS
RIOTS IN RUSSIA

Berlin. Jan. 4.-(By wireless to Say
villel-"According to recent reports
by way of Stockholm" says an Over
seas News agency. "the prohibition Of
the conventions in Moscow had most
serious consequences last Thursday.
The reports are still frasmentary, but
the fact that the number of dead is
given at much more than 100 indi-
Gates the grave character of the riots.
1t is reported that the police, unable
to deal with the disturbances, called
for military aid, but that the soldiers
fraternized with the crowd"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
ELECTR0L|ERS
AREPURCHASED D
FOR Ne v HOTEL.
Committee, With Architect
and Lessee, Visit Show
Rooms to See Fixtures
MOST MODERN TYPE
WILL BE INSTALLED

President J. B. Sax and r. ". Sim
mons, members of the executive com
mittee of the Ottumva Hotel Co., met
with Lessee Warden and Architect
Proudfoot of the hotel, in Chicago
Tuesday and by Wednesday afternoon
!. had purchased the electric lighting
fixtures for the building.
Mr.. Sax returned this morning and
Mr.. Simmons remained over in Chi
cago on business.
The committee expresses itself we'll
pleased with the selection made and
says that only the very latest and
most modern of hotel lighting fixtures
will be installed.
F. G. Warden, lessee, says that the
lighting fixtures purchased for the
hotel excel in appearance and quality
and are more modern than those in
some Of Chicago's best hotels. Archi-
tect Pruudfoot says they will harmon.
ize perfectly with the decorations.
The committee left here Monday
night and met the Des Moines men
the following morning. During Tues
day the showrooms of a number OF
fixture houses were visited and on
Wednesday they met in the LaSalle-
note1 with representatives OF the fr.as
and made the contracts.
The Beardsiee Manufacturing Co..
was given nearly 70 per cent Of the,
bill and the balance was purchased
from the Acme Fixture Co., Of Fl
Madison.
The latter company furnishes the
lighting equipment for the ball room
consisting Of three large crystal chan
deaiers Of Austrian cut prisms. Owing
to the war there is none of this glass
being shipped, but the Acme Co. will
be able to supply the amount wanted
here which includes twelve. brackets
.ocated about the d s. se s1ese kas1s'
the candle effect and prisms are sus-t
pended from each.
The cafe, cafeteria, lobby and guest
rooms are to have very modern fix
ture supplied by the Beardslee firm.
The amount appropriated was not
quite sufficient to cover the fixtures
purchased. but the committee decided
that its selection was worth the diff.
ference.
A meeting Of the executive commit
tee was held at the Commercial club
beginning at o'clock this afternoon
to discuss the lighting and other de.
tails of the construction and decora-
tions.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05

Il am satisfied the legislature never
intended such gross discrimination
should exist and believe the error
should be corrected and more equit-
able method be adopted if distribution
Of the fund to the counties is to be con-
tinued.'
recommendations for new vital
statistics law, request for more funds
for the state board of health, protec-
tion Of the water supply, a school
building law, general building law,
school inspection law, "morbidity
law are contained in biennial re-
port of Guilford H. Sumner, secretary
and executive officer of the Iowa state
board of health In his report DR.. Sum-
ner expresses belief that during 1917
infantile paralysis win visit Iowa
again. and asks that the legislature
provide means of combating the epi-
denlic. Following is the, report in
iowa should have new vital sta
tistics law. Our state is not having
births properly recorded. The method
of having assessors gather the records
of births is not very reliable, neither
is it at all practical. The proper way
to have births. deaths, marriages and
divorces recorded is to make the com-
ty the unit. The clerk of courts should
be county registrar, and all births and
deaths should be reported to him for
register.
1.-The state board Of health should be
given more funds in order that it may
do more and better work.
'The proper protection Of our water
supply is most important, and the pol.
luton Of streams should be prohibited.
There should be school house
building law, in order that proper
school houses which are to be built in
the future shall be built properly in
regard to heating, lighting and ventila-
tion.'
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
RIVAL GOVERNORS
TAKE CASE TO COURT

Phoenix. Ariz.. Jan. 4.-The Hunt
and Campbell forces in the contest for
control of the governorship of Arizona
were resting on their arms early to-
day. preparatory to the battle before
the supreme court this afternoon.
The Campbell forces are asking the
court for an order compelling Gov
ernor Hunt to vacate the Office in ia.
vor of Governor Campbell pending a
decision Of the recount of ballots
which will begin January Is.
Governor Hunt today still was in
possession of the executive chambers.
Both Governor Hunt and Governor
Campbell are preparing messages to
the legislature which convenes next
week.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
CITY SPENDS HUGE
IMPROVEMENT SUM

Des Moines, Jan. 4.-Statistics gath
cred by a local newspaper indicate that
many Iowa towns enjoyed a hundred
million dollar year. in 1916. The ag.
gregate of public improvement in the
state during the year just closed can
only be estimated, it was said, but 1t is
known to have been enormous. Hard
ly city or town in the state went
through the last twelve months with
out making extensive Improvement in
paving. building or other public i'm
provement.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
YOUNG GOVERNOR
RULES NEBRASKA

Lincoln, Neb., Jan 4. Keith New
file, aged 33, the youngest governor Ne
braska ever had was inaugaurated here
today with brief and simple ceremony
after John H. Morehead retiring gov
ernor. delivered his final message.
Chief Justice A. NJ Morrissey of the
supreme court administered the ofiicial
oath. After the other state officers, in
cluding Lieut.. Gov. Edgar Howard;
Secretary of State Charles W. Pool
and State Treasurer George E. Han,
Gov. Neville delivered his message to
the legislature.
The public reception will be held at
the state house this evening.
Indianapolis, Ind. Jan. H. RECON-
mending the calling OF non-partisan
constitutional convention and the en-
actment of blue sky law to prevent
the sale of socaIled watered stocks,
Gov. Samuel M. Ralston today. address
ed the SEVENTEEN session Of the state
legislature which convened this morn,
ing. 1t was Gov. Ralston's final mes.
sage. as he will be succeeded in ONCE
next Monday by James P Goodrich OF
Winchester.
Lansing, Mich. Jan. Economy
and business efficiency in the transac.
ton of state affairs was the keynote
of messages delivered to the state
legislature today by Governor Albert
F. Sleeper and the retiring executive.
Woodbridge N Ferris. Governor
Sleeper is republican,; Ferris who
served two terms and was not candi-
date for reelection, is democrat
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
RUSSIANS REPORT GAIN.

Petrograd. Jan. 4, via London, (Brit.
ish Admiralty by wireless press).-
The capture by Russian forces on the
Rumanian front of 600 prisoners.
three cannon and sixteen machine
guns. together with some mine throw
ers and bomb mortars. is announced
in today's war Office statement. This
success resulted from an attack on
hostile positions on heights to the
south of Rotochu mountain in the
wooded Carpathians.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
CAR SHORTAGE IS
TRADE HINDRANCE
FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS OF
THE COUNTRY REPORT ON
INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY.

Washington, D. c., Jan. 4-Peace
talk and the car shortage apparently
are recorded as influential factors in
the nations commercial life during
the past month in reports of general
business conditions from federal re
serve agents made public today by
the federal reserve board. Business
activity shows little diminution, the
boards summary states, and in the
east. south and middle west, the
record volume of business remains at
it's high level.
Reports from the twelve districts
show:
Boston = With talk of peace, hesi
tation has become more pronounced
and manufacturers and merchants
generally are awaiting developments
before taking on new commitments.
New York - Advices from a large
number of firms and corporations
show that trade and industry in gen
eral have continued active and prac-
tically unchanged Notwithstanding de-
velopments in the war situation, dis
turbance In money rates and unsettled
stock markets.
''Philadelphia - There is apparently
no decrease in the activity of the lead
ing industries and complaints con-
corning the difficulties in the produc.
tion and delivery of goods are still
heard.
Cleveland - Entirely inadequate
railroad facilities and shortage of
fuel have caused some curtailment in
operations during the past month.
Richmond Trade. agricultural
and other reports indicate a con.
tinuance in the full tide of prosperity
which occasional conservative notes
of warning in anticipation of a re-
adjustment to more normal condi-
tions.
ATLANTA - Conditions have not
materially changed. There is an
abundance OF money in this section
and feeling of confidence that the
prosperous times are to continue.
Chicago All authorities report a
continuation in the large volume Of
business. There is no marked evil
dence of recession due to peace
rumors
est. Louis The extreme activity
of business in this district reported
for November has been even greater
during the present month. The in.
crease is apparent in practically all
minneapolis Generally favor
able trade conditions are marred only
by increasing difficulties resulting
from car shortage and the traffic
situation.
kansas City Latest reports
confirm the increasing commercial
records of the year with no serious
deterrent features.
''Dallas Merchants are enjoying
a holiday business almost unprece-
dented in volume and notwithstand-
ing the prices of merchandise which
are much higher than those Of past
years. buying is unusually heavy.
"San Francisco 1t seems prob
able that transition from war con-
dition to one Of peace would be
marked by minimum disturbance Of
conditions of prosperity prevailing
quite generally Throughout this dis.
trict
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
RESERVE BANKS
PAY DIVIDENDS

Washington. d. c., Jan. T. Federal
reserve banks at Boston, New York
Philadelphia, Cleveland, Minneapolis
and st. Louis, have been authorized by
the federal reserve board to declare
dividends at six per cent for varying
periods since the oper.ing of the banks
in November, 1914. The other six re-
serve banks have already declared
dividends.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
MARRIED HALF CENTURY.

Burlington, Jan. Mr. and Mrs.
Neil Mcdonald of this city celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary
here They have nineteen children
and grandchildren and in the fifty
years of their married life there has
not been a death in the immediate
family.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
DosRUDJA EVACUATED.

London, Jan. 4.-General Frederick
B. Maurice, chief director of military
operations at the British war office,
declared today that the latest reports
received in London from the Ruman-
ian theater Of military operations in
dicated that the Russian forces had
evacuated the province of Dobrudja
without loss.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
CHANGE FINANCE PLAN.

London, Jan. 4. Following the sus-
pension of the issue of exchequer bonds
In preparation for the new war loan
the government authorities announce
that there will be no further sale of
treasury bin: by the Bank Of England.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
SWISS TO BE AGENTS.

Geneva, Switzerland. jan 4, via
Paris.-The Austrian government has
asked Switzerland to represent Aus
tro-Hungarian interests in the unoccu-
pied portion of Rumania.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
FRENCH BOAT ToRPEDoED.

London. Jan. 4.-The French steam
er Leon Of 65S tons gross has been tor
pedoed. The crew was landed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
Not Discouraged BY Reply
That Rumor Says the
Allies Are Sending
FORCES AT WORK
UNDER SURFACE
Washington, D. c., Jan. A
vote on Senator Hitchcock's reso-
luton to have the senate endorse
President Wilson'S peace note
was again postponed today by the
parIiame ntary situation.


entente reply to President Wilson'S
peace note fails to meet his pro
posal for an early occasion for an
avowal of terms, the president will
not let the negotiations drop, but
will make at least one more move
This became known definitely today,
although it was indicated that no final
decision on the nature of the next
step had been reached.
II another communication Is sent
It is expected to make more clear the
position OF the president as it is felt
that as a result of comment abroad
and in the United States and the de
bate in the senate more or less confu
sion has arisen as to just what he in
tended.
President Wilson's chief hope in the
ultimate success Of the negotiations is
known to lie in his suggestion that a
means be found for maintaining peace
IN the future
1t was generally indicated today that
ale president has no present intention
II asking Colonel House to go to
Europe on a peace mission.
Ambassador Sharp at Paris cabled
today he had been notified the entente
reply would be placed in his hands
-Etc1 but gave-no date, and ftrwaS Said
he sent no forecast Of it's contents.
Forces At Work secretly.
The administration policy Of abso-
lutte secrecy which curtains the moves
in the peace negotiations at this stage,
80 far as the United States is con-
cerned, remains unrelaxed but does
not alter we'll defined Impressions that
important developments are transpir-
ing under the surface.
All officials are silent over the re-
ports that Ambassador Gerard as re-
suit of his talk with the German chan
cellor DR.. Won Bethmann-Ho ollweg,
probably transmitted a report on de-
tails of Germany's peace terms to
make them available to the entente
allies. They also refuse comment on
the statements attributed to the for
mer Hungarian premier. Count julius
Andrassy, that the entente could learn
Germany's peace terms through the
president.
Neither is there official comment
available on the statement that the
entente reply to President Wilson's
note will be in his hands two days be-
fore 1t is made public.
Col. E. M. House. who had advised
closely with President Wilson. all along
on peace movement, conferred at
length with the president today and
was about the official circle comforting
with others in touch with the subject.
Definite arrangements for publica-
tion OF the entente reply have not yet
been announced here
President Wilson's attitude was
again described today as being sure
that some beneficial results will come
OF the negotiations and he is holding
himself ready for the next step.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-05
EMBARGO ORDER
Anglers NORWAY

London. Jan. A Copenhagen dis.
patch to the Exchange Telegraph Co.
says that most Of the Norwegian pa
pers have attacked the British minis
ter in Christiania in connection with
the embargo on coal proclaimed BY
Great Britain.
The Norske InteHigenszdler reports
that the Norwegian reply has been
handed the British representative and
leaves no doubt that Norway is loyal
ly maintaining the export prohibitions
regarding fish and other goods. The
Gazette says that there is great
quantity Of coal in. Norway and no
prospect Of shortage.
Berlin, Jan. 4 (By Wireless to Say
ville)-The Overseas News agency
says that in future delivery Of coal to
Norway will be permitted by the Brit
ish only in case Norwegian ships car
ry coal to italy and France at fixed
freight rates
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-04-12
Letters from the People
To the Editor:

To the Editor:
have received copies of two let
tiers written to Mr.. M. S. Lewis by DR..
Ira A. Cardiff, director Of the Ex-
pertinent Station at Pullman. Allow
me to quote from these letters, which
Mr.. Lewis has suppressed:
"This represents an average an
nual income for the six-year period
from state funds Of S347,690. The
$9933 per year for agricultural inves-
LEGATIONS is approximately $3.50 of the
above"
"Supt. Linklater explained in de-
tail before a number Of legislators
that the Puyallup Station was not at
tempting to do agricultural investiga-
ton, but instead, demonstration and
extension"
Mr.. Lewis should now cease mixing
funds of state and government and
quit adding extension and collegiate
teaching funds to experimental funds
to make me out liar. 1t would also
be more manly of Mr.. Lewis to leave
my name out of the discussion when
writing to DIR. Cardiff and Supt. Link
later. He should not try to prejudice
their testimony.
Mr.. Lewis can go on in his effort
to make the public believe that $780,
600 buildings are a yearly occurrence
at Pullman and thus justify depart
ment of architecture, and he can also
state that forestry, as a course, is cal
most entirely agricultural instead
of numbering if he thinks the public
will believe him. believe these funds
should be devoted to experiments.
Think of it, forestry and architecture
as practical courses in prairie town
the size of Pullman!
As the Yakima Republic says, GER
tain authorizes at Pullman want the
taxpayers to support two universities
at the expense of the agricultural in
terests of the state.
GORDON C. MoORES /
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-04-12
SENIOR PLAY

The high school seniors expect TO
Guido the dramatic efforts of all for
mer graduating classes IN their class
play Friday evening, Apr! 20.
The play is a light comedy of three
acts, English in atmosphere. The
scenes are laid at Hawkhurst, sum-
mer home Of Lord Crackenthorpe, and
in London. The time of the play is
the present day.
Lord Crackenthorpe, or Sir Anthony
is an eccentric bachelor of forty whose
hobby is spiders. He has never al
lowed women within, ten feet of him
until he meets Mrs. O'Mara, spright-
ly Irish widow and her "all-of-a-sud-
den" daughter Peggy, who daes things
first, and thinks about them after
ward. Mrs. O'Mara is the widow of
the late Professor O'Mara, F. r. S.,
eminent authority on trap-door spid-
ers. These two women are the only
women Sir Anthony has ever met who
have not loathed spiders. In fact they
seem instinctively drawn to- spiders.
Sir Anthony's mother, the duchess,
and his sister Millicent live in constant
fear of Anthony's spiders which are
apt to make their appearance any
where in the house at any time, "even
in the 'ousemaid's second 'elping of
pudding" But the duchess had much
greater fear of Mrs. O'Mara, for she
knows that this willy widow is plan
ming to marry her daughter Peggy to
Sir Anthony, and then the duchess will
become dowager! She and Milf
cent conceive of plan whereby thew
may interest Peggy and Jimmy, An
thongs younger brother, in each other,
and thus save Anthony from the
clutches of those O'Mara women
Uncle Archie assists them, call for
the good of the family" He is a re-
tired English major, has been "sor"
in his day, and is now, at the age Of
55, still little "rakish." Being con.
tinually in straitened circumstances
ne must frequently borrow a "fivern
from the duchess to make his trips to |
London to see his dentist"
In the meantime Peggy, who dabbles |
a little in novel-writing, plans little |
scneme OF her own, and by her sud-
denness almost brings dire conse-
auences upon all concerned. However
these consequences do not turn out
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-04-12

to be as serious as suspected. But in
spite of all the efforts of the duchess
to save herself, she must submit to
the fate of becoming dowager, for
Anthony is captured after all.
The cast is as follows:
Anthony, Lord Crackenthorpe.
William Sly
The Hon. Jimmy Keppel (his brother)
.............Jam James Reed
Jack Menzies ian intimate friend
of JIMMY Howard Paul
Parker (footman at Hawkhurst)...
......,........ Harry ITanratty
Lucas (valet in Jimmy's flat). .....
Scott Williams
Lady Crackenthorpe Uord Cracken- 2
thorpe's mother). Anna Halvorson
The Hon. Millicent Keppel cher
daughter) ........ Ruth Cresswell
The Hon. Mrs. Colquhoun ian ac-
QUESTION of Jimmy in London)...
GENEVA opory
Mrs. O'Mara (widow Of Prof. o.
Mara, F. r. ST.. Bless Hendricks
Peggy cher daughter) Dora Williams