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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-17
ELDERLY WOMAN
is A SUICIDE

lmogene. April 1.-THE little grand
son of Mrs. Aaron Bussard found that
Woman's body tied to bed post in
the home here about 2:SO o'clock late
Tuesday afternoon.
Circumstances indicate that Mrs.
Bussard took her own life by hanging.
A motive for committing suicide 10 not
known.
Mrs. Bussard was about so years old
and is survived by her husband. car
penter and retired farmer who owns
a farm west Of Imogene. A son. Jake
Bussard. is married and lives next door
to his father. 1t was his little son,
Estal. 5 years old. who was the first
to find the body of his grandmother
and who caused a hasty gathering Of
the family. The grandfather was at
home at the time but was not in the
house It is not known at what time
Mrs. Bussard took her life but it was
between noon and 2:30 o'clock.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-17

numbers and improving the quality Of
breeding animals on the farms.
Resolved, that every effort be made
to encourage the development Of the
gardening movement both in town and
country and the preservation Of the
surplus by canning or proper storage
Resolved, that special effort be
made to use every feasible method OF
controlling and preventing injury to
crops and animals by disease and in.
sect pest.
Whereas, the production of sheep
and wool in the United States has been
steadily decreasing for several years
past, and
Whereas, the production Of wool in
1916 was approximately only 2b5,000,-
900 pounds, and
Whereas, the normal quantity need
ed for manufacturing annually is over
100000 pounds, and
Whereas, the rapid decrease in the
number Of sheep is largely due to the
destruction Of sheep by dogs, there.
fore. be 1t further resolved We recon-
mend to the different state govern
ments that adequate dog laws be en-.
acted for the protection Of the sheep
industry
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-17
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TO CONTROL SUPPLIES.

Herbert Hoover, director Of the Bel
gian relief commission, whose services
in that field have been cut OF by the
declaration of war between the United
States and Germany, may soon be 1000
dictator of this country. He will not
be called dictator" of course. The
title favored in congress and around
the white house seems to be food con-
troller." But the man who is put IN
charge of that job will have as much
authority as Goethals had at Panama,
and he will be expected to carry
through his work in as irresistible a
way.
The worlds food shortage is becom-
ing gravely apparent. David Lubin,
head of the International Institute of
Agriculture at Rome, has cabled to
President Wilson warning even more
imperative than that given by the crop
experts of the department of agricul-
ture last month. Wheat, corn, oats and
other staples Of the diet of the nations
are short this year. There will be
practically no surplus Of wheat to be
carried over the harvest, a thing I'M
precedented in history. Prices are go
ing up. Farmers are said to be sus-
picious of a possible collapse OF the
market II they increase their acreage
too far. Nobody is in position to
guarantee them a safe market. 1t Is
to meet this danger Of famine that a
food controller will probably be pro-
vided and when he gets the Job he will
be told to 60 ahead and regulate trans
portation, milling, packing, canning,
storage. retailing, delivery-everything
that will have an influence on the final
cost of food to the consumer.
Today congress Is getting ready to
enact taxation schemes for war pur-
poses. Next week, or the following
week, the question Of food control will
begin to get the headlines. The Ma
tional City bank. in its monthly review
of economic conditions, says that the
food question is of the most serious
character, and says that 1t is import.
ant that nation wide interest in the
solution of the problem be now
aroused.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-17
The WORLD AT WAR.

with the entrance Of the United
ktates and China into the war every
treat country in the world has been
Srawn into the conflict and at least
eyen out Of every eight persons in the
world live in warning countries.
The total population Of the globe. at
he present time, is estimated to be
,omevhat in excess Of 100000. 900.
.The four central powers. Germany,
Arstria. Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey,
ave a combined population of 10000
hoo. Before the war broke out Ger
many had colonies In Africa, Asia and
Elsewhere with alpopulation Of 10000
hoo These. however. have been Of no
I'D to her In the conflict and are now
|yost.
Z ON the other hand. the entente and
bther powers at war with Germany,
Nth the United States and China in,
ave a combined population, excluding
heir colonies. OF approximately $780,
boo 900. But the colonies Of the en-.
ente powers. il not doing their share,
are BY no means idle. Canada and
australia are lighting almost as hard
. Is Great Britain herself. Algeria Is
6oing her bit and doing It nobly. India
has sent troops to several different
kelds Of fighting, to northeast France.
Egypt, to the Sinaitic peninsula and
pecially to Mesopotamia and Bagdad.
The population of all the entente
olonies and dependencies aggregate
b0 900. 900, 40 the total fighting popu-
alton on the allied side is no less than
400, 100000. The aggregate popula-
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-17
FARMER NOT ALONE.

In today's issue Of The Courier. in
the Peoples Pulpit column, appears an
article from "A Farmer in which he
sets out the difficulties the farmers of
this country are having in getting men
to efficiently help them in their work.
That is all right. No doubt every
word of 1t is true, but Mr.. Farmer is
not alone. The business man. at the
head OF manufacturing plant, a pub.
lie serving institution or any branch
OF modern commercialism has just as
much trouble keeping his force togeth-
er, getting 1t to cooperate with him
and putting It in shape for the most
efficient work as has the farmer.
But does the business man, the fac.
tory head or the big ONCE president
shirk and complain and seek to ex.
cuse himself because he cannot get
the help he wants No, he does not. He
goes about his task and makes the best
Of the situation as 1t presents itself to
him from day to day and always he
has uppermost in his mind the inter.
ests of the concern Of which he is the
head and the leader.
And all the time his plant runs right
along and shapes itself to the oh.
stacles which it meets.
We can all make excuses. but ex.
cuses are not results. The travelling
man, in order to hold his Job, has to
send in orders. not weather reports.
We can not give up on account OF
these things, we have to go ahead in
spite Of them.
The farmer is right, though. in his
reference to the young men who hang
around the pool halls and street cor
ners and smoke cigarets.
But they would be no better on the
farm than they are in town. They
never will be any better until they
give up those habits.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-17

tion of all the entente powers and theil
colonies is therefore ten times that Of
the central powers.
The population Of the countries not
yet drawn into the war is compare
lively small. Those Of South America
with their 50.0O0,00O were, until Brazil
broke with Germany. the largest. That
number is now cut to 26,000,000. In
Europe, Spain, Switzerland. Holland
and the Scandinavian countries are
practically all that are left: in North
America, Mexico and the Central
American republics: in Africa, only
Abyssinia; In Asia, Afghanistan, Siam
and Persia, and Persia, as q matter OF
fact, has been overrun in part by the
Turkish and Russian troops.
Never since modern civilization pre-
vailed has so great proportion of the
people of the world been engaged In
war.
1t would seem as though it would be
impossible for the 100000 Of the
central empires to stand out long
against the 1,4OO 100000 of the entente
and allied powers. Only the fact that
the population of the central powers Is
adjacent and. as it were, all together,
has enabled them to stand out against
the far larger but more scattered
forces arrayed against them.
Whether the smaller countries, es-
pecially the European allies, will be
drawn iHto the conflict or not, no one
can tell But all Of them are today SUI.
fering to limited extent, and some
to great extent, from the effects OF
the war
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-17
FLAX ETlouET.

Here are the correct ways to display
the United States flag:
The flag should be raised at sunrise,
or after, never before.
The flag must be lowered at sunset.
It is a mark of disrespect to fly the
flag through the night.
When the flag is hung against wall
the blue field should be In the upper
left hand corner if the stripes are hor-
izontal. or In the upper right hand
corner if the stripes are perpendicular.
Bunting for decorations should be
placed with the red at the top, white
below and blue at the bottom
A flag used as street banner should
be hung across the street at an equal
distance between curbs.
United States laws forbid the use OF
the flag In registered trade marks or
for advertising purposes.
In no case should the flag be allowed
to touch the ground.
A flag reversed, with the blue field
down. is sign of distress.
To display the flag at half mast, in
case of national mourning or other cal
amity, the proper way is to raise 1t to
the top, then lower 1t a little.
On the death Of president, the flag
should be displayed only one day at
half mast, according to regulation.
The flag is at half staff only half a
day. on Memorial day. At midday the
flag is raised to the top Of the staff,
where it remains until sunset
June IA. the anniversary Of the adop.
ton Of the nag, is Flag day.
A sense Of humor Is a cushion for q
fall, salve for bruise and also .
favoring for the commonplace.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-17
MILITIA TO GUARD
LOCAL PROPERTY

Council Bluffs, April 14-Members OF
the local company Of militia. to the
number of about two squads, or siD
teen men. have been granted permits
sion to use their uniforms and arms
for purpose of guarding local elevators
and railroad property.
The men are not called out but are
privately employed by the elevator
companies and paid as private watch
men. The fact that they have been
given permission to wear their uni
forms and use the regulation arms has
given rise among many people to the
report that they have been called into
service, which is not the case.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-17
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TO REGULATE PRICES.

Governmental regulation Of the
Wholesale price Of meat, and govern
mental guarantee of prices that will
encourage the nations farmers to
grow unusually large crops, are poll
cies advocated by j. Ogden Armour,
head OF Armour & Co. Likewise, he
believes in vigorous campaign to get
the farmers of the nation to utilize
every foot of available land as the
only alternative to hunger next winter.
IF immediate and radical steps are
not taken to increase and conserve the
food supply Of the United States" says
Mr. Armour. this country will find It.
self, next fall and winter. in as bad a
state, SO far as food in concerned. as
any of the warning nations Of Europe"
"The food shortage Is world wide.
Europe has been drawing heavily on
the rest of the world for three years
and has about exhausted the worlds
surplus. The crops Of South America
and OF Australia have been harvested
and they are inadequate to relieve the
situation Their SURPRISES are miser-
ably small, 80 small, in fact. that sew
eral South American nations have al
ready declared embargoes on various
important food stuffs.
TT is very evident that the task Of
feeding the world is up to the Ameri-
can farmer. And he starts of under
handicap for the winter wheat crop
has been badly damaged by cold
weather. Nevertheless 1t is up to him
to keep the world from going hungry.
THE farmer alone cannot do it. The
,oA 70 IN
campaign Of economy and thrift.
Even the vigorous prosecution OF the
war hinges on the nations ability TO
produce unusual crops and to exercise
unusual economy in consuming them.
The same situation that will confront
us this fall and winter will confront US
for several years to come and we must
awaken to our danger and take pre-
cautions before the pinch comes.
These precautions include economy
in the use and distribution Of food
products and most important Of all. the
utilization Of every acre of farm land
In the production Of foodstuffs and the
employment of the most efficacious
systems for getting the greatest pos
sible returns from the soil. Flowing
up and seeding Of land now lying idle
and widespread use Of fertilizers are
Of the utmost Importance now, not
only to the farmer who is to benefit
by the increased yield, but to the ma
ton as whole and to the people as
individuals.
Because the time for action is so
short and because the situation is so
serious, am in favor Of government
supervision and control OF food pro-
duction and food prices. They have
been forced to that extremity in
Europe: let US do so while there yet
remains something to conserve.
1.-The prices for wheat. corn. pota-
toes. livestock and other food products
are now beyond the control of any
agency other than the government
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-17
ENGINEERS TO
DO THEIR BIT

Iowa City. April 14.-Plans are be
ing made for making the engineering
college Of the State University. with
its shops, wireless station and other
equipment. as we'll as the technical
knowledge OF the faculty members
and students. that the engineering
shops be converted into supply and
munitions plant to work in conjunc-
ton with the arsenal at Rock Island
has been suggested by Prof. Burton P.
Fleming. head Of the department OF
mechanical engineering.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-17
CHILD HELPS TO
CATCH BURGLAR

Council Bluffs. April 14-Twelve-
year-old Mary Mccain prevented a
burglary Tuesday night. Seeing a
man crawl into the window OF the
house Of Mr. Anderson next door, she
called John Carroll. who lives across
the street. Calling to their assist
ance c. Williams, neighbor. they ran
to the rear Of the Anderson home just
in time to catch colored man crawl.
ing out of window. At the police sta
ton the man gave his name as Everett
Watts. He was held to the district
court under bonds OF $3.50.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-17
GIRL IS LUCKY.

Fort Dodge, April 14.-Miss Huhah
Johnson, who was lucky drawer In a
land drawing last spring. coming into
the possession of piece of land in
Washington state. will leave today
for that state to live on her land FOR
one year, the time allotted before she
can earn clear title to 1t.
Miss Johnson came to this city
several years ago, and has been prac-
ticing as Swedish masseuse since her
arrival here. She went to Washington
late last summer to sign up for he:
farm and found it very well located.
close to train accommodations. ana IN
close communication with city life.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-17
HIGHLAND CENTER.

Chas. Bacon has returned to his home
near Kirksville. Mo, after visiting rel
atiyes here
Mrs. Geo. Wyckof of south OF OF
tumwa and Mrs. j. Shoemaker of Bur
lnEton spent Monday night at the j. +.
Wyckoff home.
The Ladies' Aid met at an all day
meetino at the Highland Center NJ. +.
church Wednesday. a social day was
spent lacking comforts.
Master Vernon Kelsey, youngest son
of Mr.. and Mrs. r. Kelsey who was op-
Grated on Wednesday for appendicitis
is resting as well as could be expected.
L. Sisco and little Miss Velma Whit
tington are on the sick list this week.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-17
SCHOOL BUILDING BURNS.

Creek school building three miles east
of Silver City, and all books and wraps
belonging to the teacher and pupils
were destroyed by fire during the noon
hour The teacher. Miss Tickle Of
Hastings, was in the yard with the pu-
pills when she noticed smoke in the
building and found the ceiling in
flames. probably caused by a defective
flue, and the building was soon In
ashes Insurance to the amount OF
$500 was carried
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-17
ALBA.
Hammond spent Thursd

t. {. HAMMOND spent Thursday IN
Lovilia,
j. L. Yates has returned from Char
iton where he spent the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Nelson spent
the week end in Chicago.
Miss Hazel Powell Of Charlton is
visiting friends in Abba and Hiteman.
Carl Gray Of Alba has gone to New
ton where he has accepted position.
Mrs. James MOwrer and children
have returned from their visit in Bid
well.
Miss Catherine Townsend Of Abba
has returned to her school at Iowa City.
Miss Barbara Eschbach Of Abba has
returned to her school studies at West
ern college at Oxford. Ohio.
Miss Blanche Heiserman has return
ed from a visit with friends in Des
MoineS and Newton.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-17
NEED NEW HOTEL.

Hedrick, April 14.-Hedrick is at
present without hotel down town.
The Commercial hotel, which had been
run continuously for about thirty
years, was closed by c. c. Richards,
who had conducted the business for
about nine months.
The building is In such bad shape
that il is impossible to conduct a good
hotel in it. and it will have to be re-
built before it is likely anyone else
will lease 1t.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-17
MERCHANTS TO TELL
EACH OTHER FAULTS

Keokuk, April 14-Keokuk mer-
chants are going to tell each other
their faults. The Retailers league de-
enough acquainted with each other to
go to proprietors Of stores and sug-
gest ways in which to improve their
stores and to improve the atmosphere
of shipping In Keokuk.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-17
DINNER STORIES

John said Farmer Foddershucks to
his college bred son. who was home on
a vacation, "hev we noticed 81 Mullet's
oldest gal lately? Strikes me she's git
tin ter be right likely critter, hey?"
"She's as beautiful as Hebe," agreed
John, enthusiastically.
"Aw!" grunted Farmer Fodder
shucks. 'She's sight purtier'n he be-.
Why, he amt no beauty. She gifts it
from her mothers folks"
A late police magistrate was most
painstaking Judge in all his cases, and
in important ones it was his custom to
defer summing up until the next sitting
OF the court. On one occasion he gave
an exhaustive decision on case, after
which the lawyer for the plaintiff arose
and questioned 1t. Pardon me-" said
his worship. II can not allow you to
reopen this case after have given my
final decision. l may be wrong, but
that Is my opinion The lawyer
quickly replied: Then. your worship,
know it Is no use my knocking my
head against brick wall I suppose
must sit down." The magistrate ad-
Justed his eyeglasses, and, looking sar-
castically at the lawyer replied: "Sir,
know it is no use your knocking your
head against brick wall; but ! may
add that know Of no one who could
perform such an operation with less in
jury to himself than you"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-17
CANNOT PRACTICE.

Emmetsburg, April 14-Judge Coyle
has granted an Injunction restraining
Dr. F. c. Wyland from practfcing in
Emmetsburg or within twenty-five
miles of this place.
He is veterinary surgeon. He sold
out to Lars Potter and agreed not to
locate in this vicinity for FIVE years.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-17
TO START CLUB.

Knoxville, April 14.-Prof. Rex
Yockey and Miss Mary Richardson of
Ames have been working in Marion
countw organizing canning and pre-
serving clubs, pig clubs and gardening
clubs.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-17

The young subaltern, who was a son
Of general and never omitted to rub
in that fact. was taking a message
from the general to the gunners.
III you please" he said to the ma
jor. father says will you move your
guns" The major was in an irate
mood. "Oh!" he rejoined, "and what
the blazes does your mother say?"
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-11-12
INCREMENT

AS part of .ts system of oon-erva- ..ou m .hc use Of white paper the Gateway today reduces from six Co four pages. Bur strange as i, may seem. the Gateway wi.. have more space for news w.h four pages than with six pages. One linotype machine ran only sct so many ems day and when there is 8 great amount ot type when there Is a great abouu, of space Co bc filled daily. larger type is used Heretofore -He Gateway has been set ting twelve point type. two column measure. ou fourteen point slug The eight point matter has been set ou twelve point slug Perhaps this is Greek Co most people. but read the Gateway through tonight. ano you win occupy just as much time in reaa- ing everything as you #d when you read from srN pages.
 Conservation of nru, paper has been demanded by che government Many people win say that their out side papers are just as large as for- merIy. True. but the outside papers. instead of issuing from four to ten editions daily have cut down Co tmee and four and many to two OF one. All New York newspapers cut down rhe number Of their ett.ou- over a year ago principally because paper Is SO scarce md again because the price has doubled and ,rebreH ara then bounced up again
 The Gateway has many changes in contemplation. The Weekly Post has been growing to such am ezteu, that very probably this win be enlarged and appear as Sunday edition. 1T such change as this is made. the Weekly Post will contain an of the important news of the week. especial .y the local happenings, Alaska news 1r ful social doiugs, extra telegraph. news occurring after tine afternoon press has been filed and which ap- pears iu the regular Sunday editions. and various other features.
 In the Spring it is the intention of the Publishers to again enlarge the Gateway Co six OF eight pages daily
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-11-12
THE SEWARD WOlDEN

The women Of Seward are certainly Co be congratulated upon the excellent showing they made in thirty days sewing for the Red Cross. The hum ureds of articles were sent ou the Nwposa this morning direct to Washington and without further in- spectiou. the local articles having been properly Oked the two boxes compri- sing thc shipment will be sent to France aud then Co the Front. The women are surely doing their bit here aru everywhere. doing their bit cheer
 fully md pauioticai'y But they must continue aud the Seward women will continue their sewing OF aujttlug until this war .- oyoI.