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WHAT NExT7

President Wilson's order pardoning
the women suffragis who had been
sentenced to the workhouse for sixty
days for their foolish demonstration
at the white house creates somewhat
embarrassing situation for the dis
charged prisoners and their colleagues
of the woman's party.
Although the husband Of one Of the
women after interviewing the presi.
dent. announced the latter was about
ready to concede votes TO women
there is no Official announcement from
the white house to that effect.
1t seems, rather, that the executive
has chosen to overlook the offense as
he would the mischievous antics OF
children. and to suspend punishment
after having inflicted an old-fashioned
good scare
But what are the women to do now
Will they persist in their bids for pub.
lie disfavor and for Imprisonment. or
will they see in the presidents action
determination to ignore their activ.
tiles as the foolishness OF Il coterie OF
irresponsibles?
Whatever may be the outcome, the
signing of the pardon decree does not
advance the cause of suffrage any
more than did the undignified proceed.
ings which led to the arrest Of the cul.
nrits
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kEOSAUoUA,

Lutte Whitney of Fairfield was Z
Keosauqua visitor. Tuesday.
Miss Alice Wright was quite i'll Sun.
day.
Marion De Hart and wife and daugh.
ter, Mrs. Marie Cove and husband, mo.
toted to Ottumwa Monday in the De
Hart car
Mrs. wilda HuKaker is visiting at
the homo Of her brother, Lewis Fowler
south Of town
Miss Minnie Leander. a trained
nurse OF Ottumwa, came Friday eve
ming to help care for little Harold Nc.
Arthur. who is i'll With typhoid fever
Ned Brookhart, son of Smith Brook.
hart and wife, former residents OF
keosauqua, now of Washington. Iowa,
visited over Sunday at the home Of
Mrs. Martha Wright in Keosauqua and
at Mrs. Jane Warrens. south Of town
Miss Esther Sherman will give .
Red Cross benefit at Bentonsport.
Mrs. VIM. Moore was a dinner xuest
at the Mrs. K. E. Lane home wednes-
day.
A called meeting Of the Rebekah
lodge was held Monday night for the
purpose Of installing the newly elected
officers into their respective chairs.
WildA and Francis Beer Of Valley
Junction are visiting in town With theiY
grandfather. Harry Beer.
Ben Cline and wife Of Ottumwa ~
tied over Sunday at the George No
Arthur home.
Rev. J. c. Behems went 70 Ottumwv
Monday and met his son, JulivA w
has been visiting his grandparents n
Mt. Pleasant
Alva Smiths and Melvins MingusA
were Sunday visitors In Ottumvs.
w. B. Newbold was q Dies Motaee
visitor Monday.
Leslie Malone Is quite i'll at Tho
home OF his lister, MrA Claxsn.
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TOMMY cHAsEs Mr.. WooDcHUcK

Tommy Fox went up into Farmer
Green's back-pasture, which lay ever
nearer Blue Mountain than the fielc
where Tommy and his mother lived
He skuked along among the rocky
hummocks, and the old stumps which
dotted the pasture thickly. His ears
and his eyes and his nose were all
alert to discover any small animal thai
might be stirring-especially his nose;
for Tommy could smell things when
they were long way off,
Tonmys mother had explained ia
him that he must always hunt with
! the wind blowing In his face; because
J then the breeze brought to him the
scent of any animal that might be in
front of him. whether it happened to be
an animal that Tommy was hunting
or some animal that was hunting him.
In that way Tommy would be able to
know what was ahead Of him, even II
he couldn't see 1t.
But if he were careless, and trotted
along with the wind blowing behind
him-ah! that was quite different. The
other forest.people would all know he
was coming, for then they would be
able to get Tommy's scent. And some
day. If he we're so foolish as to go
about with the wind at his back. some
day he might stumble right onto a
wildcat. or dog, or a man. or some
other terrible creature.
Well-Tommy remembered all these
things that his mother had told him.
The wind blew fresh In his face. And
to his delight all at once he smelled
a woodchuck. There was no mistak-
ing that savoury smell 1t affected
Tommy very pleasantly-much as you
are affected by catching Whit OF hot
peanuts, or popcorn, or candy cook
ing on the stove.
Tommy stole along very carefully.
And as he peered around stump he
saw, not ten jumps ahead OF him,
fine. fat woodchuck. Tommy crept up
a little closer; and then he sprang for
Mr.. Woodchuck with rush.
Pudgy Mr.. Woodchuck saw Tommy
Just in time. He turned tail and ran
for his life; and he was so spry. though
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BIhW ELL.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Ross and daush-
ter. Miss Pearl Ross of near Blakes-
burg, visited Friday at the Scott John
ston home
Mr.. and Mrs. a. B. Reiner. and sons,
Noah and Guy Reimer and daughters.
Misses Elva and Ruth Reinier Of
Hayesville visited Sunday at the Eli
Murray home.
Mr.. and Mrs David Grooms of Chill
licothe visited Sunday at the Harvey
Grooms' home.
Milton Roberts and wife and daugh-
ter and son. Miss Bertha Roberts and
Clarence Roberts. and Mrs. William
Johnston of Blakesburg visited Sunday
at the c. r. Chisman home.
Mr. and Mrs. E. -. Warner and
daughters, Misses Efiie Warner and
Pearl Warner, and son Lawrence War
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WIIIElIi RNR

lLcontrovertible proof that the gooC
old phrase so often considered obso
lete-' senatorial courtesy"-stillh holds
a place in our language and our CAPT
toll. was supplied yesterday when the
United States. senate sat PRACTICAL!
unmoved and unresisting while La
Toilette led very small minority
in successful effort to de
100000 for airplane construction
A thrill of pride and feeling that
at last. after weeks and months OF
dilly-dallying. congress was getting
down to business. swept through the
country when it was learned that on
Saturday the house voted unanimous
ly and without roll call to adopt the
bill
That was followed by similar feel
ing Of satisfaction early this week
when the senate's military committee
recommended the measure for immed
late passage in the upper branch OF
congress.
Then Senator La Toilette, always
wilful and apparently always con
scious that his state is full of Ger.
mans, interposed with his objections
to consumption of air fighters.
II was explained by Senator Cham.
berlain that the bill provides for con
scripton of men to work on the
ground in the flying corps. but con.
templates that the actual flyers are to
be obtained by the volunteer system
Still, La Toilette was not satisfied. He
was joined by few senator's who al
ready had established records as op
ponents of anything that savored OF
the necessary speed in making
America real participant in the war
And the senate permitted this will.
full group to effect a postponement OF
action on the bill which has come to
be recognized as one of the most i'm
portant measures that has been be.
fore congress since the war began.
Senator Owen interjected the ques.
ton OF extravagant expenditure. de
claring he had been informed some
manufacturers were expecting to re-
ceive 100000 for airplanes costing
only $4,000. This. of course. should
not be permitted but neither should it
be brought into the discussion Of a
bill which provides simply and only
for the appropriation OF money to pay
for airplanes.
The purchase of the craft will be in
the hands of government officials duly
authorized and duly charged with
responsibility. The bill could not fix
the prices for machines because the
plans have not even been decided
finally. And while it is proper to op-
pose waste and improper expendi.
lures. 1t seems that Senator Owen
chose bad time.
AS TO La Toilette. his action simply
is in accord with the plan which ap-
parently has governed him since the
entrance Of America into the war was
preached. Defeated in his several at
tempts TO prevent that. he is proving
himself unpatriotic. narrow, willful
and dangerous by using every oppor-
tunity to block legislation which will
make Americas participation In the
struggle more than vocal one.
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situation with which it treats. 1t fol-

lows:
Conditions in congress. or at all
events at the senate end of the
capitol, are hardly less serious. II
it were the deliberate purpose of
Senators (LaFollette and Gronna.
for example, to serve the cause of
the Teutonic allies, they could
adopt no more effective means
than those they have chosen to de-
lay legislation demanded by the
imperative needs of the hour.
They and others have unduly pro-
longed the debate over food con-
troll until it is perilously near the
point when government measures
to block speculation and stop
waste will be too late. This pro-
cess is now. If they have their way
to be extended to the aviation bill.
and unless the patriotism of the
senate shall be asserted the en-.
couraging example Of the house
will be ignored and the country
will be given another exhibition OF
fatal procrastination and OF inte,~
necine strife at crisis when ustty
OF thought. instant action and de-
cisive resolution are expected by
the people from their representa-
tives.
The country is growing desper-
ately impatient at what is more
and more assuming the appear
ance of disloyalty in the face OF
the foreign enemy. 1t is time the
government itself set the nation
an example Of harmonious cooper
alton instead Of the present con-
flict of opinion and purpose on the
part of the executive officials and
Of obstruction and purposeless de-
lay in the halls Of congress.
The senate would render the nation
great service II ii would vote scath
ng and effective rebuke to LaFollett'
or persistent obstructionist tactics
which bear close resemblance to dis
Ova1fv
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DINNER STORIES

You seem able-bodied and healthy;
you ought to be strong enough te
work" she remarked scrutinizingly.
Yes, ma'am, know And you seen
beautiful enough to be on the stage
but evidently you prefer the simply
life"
He got a square meal without any
further reference to work.
when America gets into the world
war things will happen" said Editor
George H. Lorimer at dinner II
Philadelphia. America invented the
submarine boat. the machine gun ane
nthe airplane, and when she gets bus!
warmaking the spectacle will be yer!
remarkable.
81 don't want to brag. but the othel
combatants in Americas presence vii
be like the young fellow who got the
Job Of private secretary to a multi
millionaire.
Tibet first morning Of his new jot
the secretary showed up at O'Clock
and found the multimillionaire alread!
hard at work. The second morning he
showed up at o'clock, and there was
the multimillionaire with half his mai
cleared away So the third morning
he showed up at o'clock and the mul
timillionaire looked up from his desk
and said dryly:
Young fellow. what do you do with
your forenoons""
They were walking out. on per
fectly cloudness night, in the light OF
the big round moon, which seemed un
usually bright and beautiful. He was
Of a decidedly sentimental tempera
ment. she was more matter Of fact
Suddenly he clasped his hands and
cried out rapturously:
"Oh, Maude. look at the moon to
night. Isn't 1t beautiful-beautiful!
Isn't it. Henry?' she replied with
equal enthusiasm. 1T looks just like
a big fried egg-doesn't 1t. dear?"
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THE WORLDS HOPE.

This day means much in world his.
tory Schoolboys OF the future will
read in their text books that on July
90 1917. the United States was trans
formed from potential world power
into nation with an army Of millions
picked men, chosen for their youth
and energy, their ability to withstand
hardship, their power to adapt them
selves to the demands OF unparalleled
warfare in foreign lands.
In the days of the civil war. because
the draft was applied only as last re.
sort when the volunteer system had
proved unavaiing. there was degree
of stigma attaching TO the men who
had sealed their ears against their
country's call until conscription sum
moned them into the ranks.
Today. instead OF discredit there is
honor and a nations gratitude for
those who are drawn to fill the first
great conscript army. For conscrip'
ton has been adopted this year for its
practical advantages and for its guar
antee that its result will be the raising
OF an army made up Of the best type
OF man power the worlds greatest ma
ton can produce.
The plight OF France. England and
Germany must be considered to realize
the tremendous advantage America
will enjoy when its full army reaches
the front Three years ago those other
nations began pouring into wars vor.
tex their fittest men. Only the best
were chosen. as is the case in this
country today. Only those who could
withstand the most rigid physical eX-
aminations were permitted to take UP
the early work Of war
Germany. of course. having spent
forty years in cunning preparation for
the struggle, was ready with vast
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LITTLE BENNY's
BY LEE PAPE

The Park Ave. News.

The Park Ave. News.
Weather. Sunday dinnir without
soop.
Spoarts. A Exciting race took place
last Satidday aftirnoon on the empty
lot between Artie Alixanders goat Lob
ster and Sid Hunts fox terrier Teddy,
Teddy winning easy on account q
Lobster stopping to eat old sardeee
can. Artie Alexander wunted to say
1t was fowl on account Of Sid Hunt
proberly having put the sardeen can
on the track himself. but the judges
sed he was krazy. the judges being
Benny Potts and Leroy Shooster.
Sissiety Notes. A maskerade party
was held at the hone Of Miss Mary
Watkins last Friday mite. Amuns thu
menny costumes was Mr.. Lew Davis
with his cote collier termed up. as
Sherlock Homes. Mr. Benny Potts with
a conductors cap and black eye. as
Ia wounded soldier. and Mr.. Charles
(Puds) Simkins in one Of his mothers
termed up old dresses and falts mush-
fash. as a actress.
Short Story.
Horrors
Hay. enbody got a rubber on pen
Gil to rub sumthing out with?
Wy, watts the matter? Wat you
wunt to rub OUT
Jest fell in the mud with my new
wife pants.
We feed goldfish. canary beerds. and
cats vile people are away for the sum.
mir Terms reasonable Not RESPONSE
bill for deths. See Sid Hunt and Sam
Cross. Advertisement,
lntristing Jacks about intristins
people. Sam Cross ses his father al
ways smoakes his segars till there's
ony haff a intch left, and haseni
never bernt his mustash yet.
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awe. REPRESENTATION.

TUESDAY nlRHl thcIS "SaS
yiyer boats tied up at the wha,i q. ~.
paul Mimi. and the following DAY .ha az
city lost its prestige as actuai neaa ~.
navigation on the Mississippi " men
1ha steamer Minneapolis towed -FOUR
saroes loaded with Moline plows,
through the shadows and eddies ne
tween ST. Paul and Minneapolis auo
past the new high dam wnicn the gov.
eminent has constructed near for'
Smelling. a
Minneapolis now becomes the mead
Of Mississippi river navigation. ana IN
that fact there is much more tnan an
Incident in the merry war whlcn tha'
city and St. Paul carry on coh.ihu
ously. .;.+
It means that one of the biggest
cities in the middle west is awake W
the possibilities OF freighting ny water
n means that the municipal COCKS
which we're constructed Few years
ago and which have caused amusement
and no end Of fun poking with mime
anolis the target. will be the pussy
theatre for activities OF stevedores, pro-
fame steamboat mates and the actiVe
donkey engines which have become an
important part OF the machinery OF
the modern river wharf.
II means that freights between MISC
issippi river points can be reduced as
much as 90 per cent, and that net
gain in the time required for moving
merchandise will be registered.
II means that companies which al
ready have been organized will in
crease their capital stock and will put
barge lines into operation on the great
r;ver. II means that America will rea.
lie the dreams of inland waterways
and waterway commerce.
The present year has seen big re-
yiyal Of interest in Mississippi river
TRANSFORMATION. largely because the
conditions arising from the war have
resulted in great shortage Of freight
ears. Government engineers have
urged the utilization Of the river for
freighting. and suddenly the men who
have been considered cranks are find
ing that their theories and contentious
regarding Mississippi river transporta-
ton are being repeated far and wide.
ST. Paul. Minneapolis. St. Louis, Keo-
kuk, Burlington, Davenport and other
Mississippi river cities are in line for
a rejuvenation Of the tumbledown
S..Sryes which have disfigured their
DIVER fronts since log rafting went out
OF fashion Ottumwa and other cities
which are not on the big river are In
Nne for advantages accruing from re-
duced freight rates and increased ia
cilities for transportation.
River transportation is coming. and
40 is the day when the Dies Moines and
other tributaries Of the great river will
be used as busy arteries of commerce.
ultimate development of all the poten-
tial resources is long. long time in
the future, to be sure, but its coming
will be fastened measurably by the
present war and by the necessity for
Improvement of neglected opportuni-
ties which the war brings.
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LONGER. BUT MORE SIMPLE.

After having evolved an intricate
system for the draft lottery which
would have shortened the operation
T. materially and resulted in conclusion
! of the drawing within an hour. Provost
Marshal General Crowder discovered
late yesterday that an error had been
, made by some of the local registration
boards in following out his involved in.
structions. AS a result. the drawing
continues through the entire day and
only those who are drawn to head the
list know the order Of their liability
now.
Although the delay is regrettable
and annoying, the system is much
more simple and probably will obviate
much Of the misunderstanding that
would have arisen had the shorter and
more intricate plan been followed
A day certainly is short enough
time in which to settle so important
a matter, and probably the only ones
who will be found objecting to the
eleventh hour change in the method
will be the persons who had expected
to participate or witness the drawing
in Washington and see it run its
course in time to permit them to keep
luncheon engagements and have ample
time for round of golf or a session at
the ball game in the afternoon.
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Kenyon down again. This time it was
on a proposal to extend the scope of
the bill. move which the president
opposes. There was strong sentiment
for the spirit of this amendment last
week, but it is apparent that Mr.. Ken.
yon lost much of his following when
he made an attack on the council Of
defense which he did not justify by a
showing of facts.
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sEARcH,Nc QUESTIONS.

Is the United States involved IN
a civil war. Or has it embarked up
on war with formidable enemy
bevond its territorial borders?
Do we really want to make the
world safe for democracy?
Are our preparations to wage a
vigorous offensive against Ger
many mere bluffing. as the people
Of Germany are being told?
Do we realize what our partici-
patton in this war means?
Are we sufficiently awake to un-
derstand that every hour, every
DAYS delay. may mean the sacri-
Ace Of the lives Of those nearest
and dearest and the everlasting
dishonor Of the American repub-
lie?
These are searching questions whic
the Philadelphia Public Ledger. one Q
the nations strongest newspaper:
aaks its readers in leading editoria
The people have been asking thes
same questions. as the Ledger says
and it adds:
The penple are fully justified in
asking them BY the multiplying
evidences CT a deliberate purpose
in CONGRESS to de'ay the progress
of LEGISLATION Of vital imrort to the
successful prosecution OF the war.
and OF the utter failure to nut an
end to the dtseraceful quarrel over
the shin-buildine prcgram. quar-
rel which is in the direct interest
of the German submarine cam
paign.
The responsibility for the latter
failure rests squarely upon the
president. It was the president
who formed the personnel OF the
shipping board. even to the max
ing of Mr.. Denman head Of that
body. General Goethals was sum-
moned to the task OF building
ships by the president himself. be-
Ecause OF the supreme executive
ability displayed by the builder OF
the Panama canal and because the
public had confidence in his capac-
ity for getting things done. Yet
since General Goethals' appoint
ment he has met nothing but OBJ.
struction and opposition from the
chairman of the shipping board. to
whom he had every right to look
for cooneration. The general man.
acer Of the construction work has
virtually been subordinated to
minor employees of the board and
his program for exped'ting the
prosress of ships already under
wav has been brought to a stand
sti,u for reasons that satisfy no.
hody but Mr.. Denman and the
handful, of men who are laboring
with him. whether Intentionally or
not. to block the most important
item in the nations strategic plans
to thwart the submarines.
President Wilson has many thing
10 occupy his mind and he should nc
he taken to task for postponing actfo
on some Of them. but there is ampl
reason to object to unreasonable della
on the important matters.
The whole shipping question n
solves itself into this: II Genera
Goethals is not to be depended upor
he should be dismissed. II he is d.
nendable. he should be given authorit
TO carry ont his program unhampere
by Mr.. Denman II he is dismissed
someone on whom the country can d,
pend-perhaps Mr. Denman. perhap
someone else-should be put In hi
place,
The latter portion Of the Publ
Ledger's editorial is worth reproducin
h~-> h>AaAsA OF thu importance Of th
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ITO be conttnued.)

nor. were entertained at the ChaSles
Warner home in Blakesburg Sunday.
Mrs. John Cundin and Mrs. Holhs
Travice OF South Ottumwa visited Non
day at the Harvey 0rooms' home.
Mrs. James Johnston Is imprvvtna
from her recent illness.
Mrs. Frank Smith and two little
children of South Ottumwa visited
recently at the Henry CanAeld homo.
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NO PLACE FOR PULL

II is to the credit of the officers of
the army that they are using every
possible effort to. prevent the subst:
tuition OF influence and pull" for mer-
II. as a controlling factor in the as
alignment OF commissions to student
officers.
IA situation ever arose with de-
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of invective.
Senator Kenyon has not Jared as
well as has Senator Reed. The lowan
chose to attack the council OF national
defense. but the McKeller amendment.
through which Mr.. Kenyon and some
others hoped to deliver a resounding
Sian on the heads of number OF big
business men. was side-tracked in the
senate Wednesday for the Pomerene
substitute.
Mr.. KENYON wanted to prohibit the
purchase BY the government of the
products manufactured or handled by
a firm in which any of the defense
councils members was interested. In
effect. he accused all these men OF be-
ing dishonest and Of having offered
their services to the government not
through patriotism but through de-
sire to mulct the American people by
obtaining government contracts at ex-
orbitant figures.
Senator Pomerene's substitute,
which the senate adopted over the neg
alive votes of Senator Kenyon and
some Of the other solons. provides that
anv member o. the national defense
council who is in line to receive a
share Of the profits OF a government
war contract must first file written
statement detailing the extent Of his
interest in the transaction.
This seems sensible method for
meeting n situation which might arise
in any large body of business meu
serving on voluntary committee It
contemrlates full publicity for war
contracts. and publicity will go far to
prevent crookedness.