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The Tomahawk., 1917-01-04
Uncle Sam Should Provide Cheap Loans
and Ready-Made Farms for Immigrants
BY FREDERIC c. HOWE
Commissioner Of immigration. New York

should provide cheap loans and the sale of ready
immigrants other people we'll 1t should
transportation agricultural life that the
depoed by all sorts of mddmen Also farm life
be made attractive.
the next big political steps to be taken is the
agricultural life with intelligence
the land of the earth will be opened
up to those best fitted to them.
immigration primarily economic question: Those who are
opposed liberal immigration for They
competition of the unked unframed workers Of
Europe already Likewise those who favor
for They want abundant
supply Employers find to control their employees
they naonales. When million immigrants
coming year labor supply for the mills the
and the factories.
he the land
The hundreds Of millions of held
out purposes The of the
try monopod distribution involves the opening
up of the the development of cheap credits and
making of the country attractive
The Tomahawk., 1917-01-04
If Compulsory Arbitration Is Wrong,
Courts Of Nation Should Be Abolished
By MAURICE F. DOTY. M. D.. Of Chicago

of the dense fog of military censorship and political sudgc
there appear three principles of public policy which distinct and
important They compulsory military training for all male citizens
in all public institutions.
compulsory arbitration not right between employers and
EMPLOYEES wrong Individuals should
be abolished and every should carry
it's rights among the nations Of
army and certainly
sary require compulsory taxation and compulsory m
tary Otherwise there will day when national rights
will be nulfed or ignored by other nations
becomes inclined step the people instead Of
they able to resist foby Hence, if
democracy fact well the increased
military strength of the government must be offset accompanied by
like the military strength Of each male citizen Otherwise
there will surely day powerful interests will
government and nulify Individual constitutional rights
The trained the individual CITIZEN the smaller be the
MES Hence the necessity of universal MILITARY
training
The Tomahawk., 1917-01-04
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that he is on journey to see the lake
dwellers in their primitive homes.
Tardily then, the barge comes into
the clear pool in front of the medieval
toll-gate fortress, where all shipping
must go under low bridge and where
the old-time toll collector, armed with
a pike, could threaten the recalcitrant
without much effort.
Busy Scene on the Canal.
Beyond the gateway begin more
vistas of new world! On this canal,
bordered with trees and spanned with
quaint bridges, is perfect stream of
craft, from the slender dugOut cha
loupe to the square-bowed fatboat,
hurrying on with everything to feed,
rerair, and adorn the great city.
Freight is of all descriptions, but one
looks curiously on the small bundles
of grass and other green forage for
animal feed, the pulque barrels, vege-
tables and flowers. The Indian boat
men, clad in white cotton shirt and
trousers, are working with a will,
sometimes wading in the canal and
drawing the heavy-laden boats after
them; and, alas! returning to their
paradise, a woman plotting her hus-
band who is the worse for pulque.
''Flotsam and jetsam in the canal
are vagrant bulbs and flowers of wa
ter hyacinth, a wicked, beautiful plant
whose reproductivity makes men work
to I-oo,o If Go1un h11t hero If has met
it's match and is made to be useful, for
The Tomahawk., 1917-01-04
N Va YHEN peace once more
" bro nr0ods u over Mexico r;a and

~ Va YHEN peace once more
M broods owe: Mexico and
II " " the "See-America-First''
HI campaign is made to en-
i brace the wonderful scenic beauties
#pf the southern republic, one of the
& most popular resorts for tourists will
probably be '"The Venice of the VAL
ley" thus described in a communion
ton from Walter Hough to the Ma
tional Geographic society:
"One of the pleasurable experiences
In Mexico is a visit to the home Of
the Aztec lake jewellers. Much Of the
,charm of the great Valley Of Mexico,
where they live, is due to the stretches
of water among the trees and verdant
fields in landscape framed in beau
tiful mountains and bathed with clear
est air Of heaven.
! "Their lakes-Texcoco, Xochimilco,
mpango, and Chalco-do not reveal
themselves except from the high noun
Ftains encircling the valley. They are
shallow bodies of water in the midst
of extensive marshes, unapproachable
and lacking the effect Of our lakes
with their definite shorelines. For
this reason they have never been
highways of civilized commerce, nor
has navigation nourished in their shall
low waters but they were from these
very hindrances destined to be jealous
mothers Of ancient and remarkable
Etates, whose people, protected in the
The Tomahawk., 1917-01-04

| the AZtecs throw great masses of 1t
upon strip of bog to the thickness
| of a foot or more. The water hya-
cinth is provided with large cellular
floats, a natural provision for it's dis
semination, which has made it an OBJ
struction to navigation in some of our
Southern rivers.
"Upon this bed of floats the natives
spread layer of muck, dredged from
the bottom of the canals. Perhaps
before the plant floats have decayed
these gardens may drift away should
| the water rise. Even now on portions
Of the lake square miles Of vege-
! tation cover the surface like the 'sudd'
| Of the Nile, and the canal roads have
| to be staked at the sides to keep them
from disappearing.
"The term floating gardens was
properly applied by the early his
weeds covered with a thin layer of
| soil, employed by the Mexicans at a
period when the f1uctuating waters
prevented the formation Of permanent
chinampas, and SO in the New World
| the Indians repeated the famed gar
dens Of the lake of Cashmere.
"The Xochimilcos are expert garden
| ers and assduous at their work. Most
of their plants are started in seed
beds, from which they are transplant
ed to the chinampas, and it is strange
to see boatloads of corn sprouts
brought to be planted in this maDbAr,
Curiously enough, these morass gar
dens sometimes require irrigation,
which is accomplished by throwing the
water from the canal with a wooden
scoop.
sIt cannot be said that the Xochimil-
can man has an open and ingenious
countenance, but it shows force of
character and lights up quickly in re-
spouse to kindness and recognition.
The young women have round, often
rudy, but rather expressionless faces
the children are pretty and the older
women are better preserved than the
women of the Pueblos Of the South.
western United Stated"
The Tomahawk., 1917-01-04

fens, dug out canals and developed an
indigenous commerce and Transporter
ton to the fullest extent.
"Long before Cortez came, the In
dams of the valley worked in the bog
nv lake lands and dug canals hithe1
md thither-main canals between the
lakes and to the great city of Tenoch'
titan and smaller canals between the
fields. Through this maze of water
ways then as now, they sent their
boats and in the fens built their
matched houses.
"In the Field Of Flowers"
sPere Sahagun, the Franciscan, re
cords that the City of Mexico is like
sNsnother Venice and the people them
Selves are comparable to the Vene'
tians in urbanity and savoirfaire.' This
was written in the sixteenth century
but in the lapse of several hundred
years the city's wonderful water en-
vironment has become dry ground, and
the seeker for lake jewellers will have
to look farther afield in the enhancing
valley of the sky.
"The way to the present Aztec Ven
ice, which bears the name of Xochl'
.milco in the field of flowers is
through one of these ancient canals
"a prehistoric water road from
Tenochtitlan to the capital and seat
;. of one of the group of seven Aztec
tribes which long ago came from re-
mote Aztlan to the rich Valley OF
Mexico.
sThe life on the canal, vivid and
picturesque, is as striking now as il
was then; it may even be suspected
that the change from that time to this
has not been very great. 1t is hard to
get q start to the land of the fens in
more ways than one-the negotiations
for passage in a barge with boatmer
who display the characteristics of that
tribe known the world over; and the
conflicting claims also of all the cos
tunes, incidents, shipping and sc
forth, of the boiling, squirmine
t Kaleidoscope canal and shore popula'
ton On it's multifarious quests Devil
der the beholder and make him forge'
The Tomahawk., 1917-01-04
Looking Ahead.

"What are you readingV
ooh, just few hot weather hints 90
how to keep COOL" replied the fat rlau.
"But summer is over now"
81 know IL. I'm checking Off the
suggestions I tried, so I won't waste
any time trying them again next SUM
mcr."
The Tomahawk., 1917-01-04
THE ToMAHAWK, WHITE EARTH. MINI.
The Strike as Means Of Settling Labor
Disputes Barbaric and Brutal Process


Strikes as of settling labor disputes are
the most barbaric and brutal process The question is
whether nation pretending to degree Of civi-
zation which has eliminated the doctrine of force from
application to controversies between man and man,
and which furnishes judicial tribunals for the settle
ment of those controversies and which is now and has
been for years, endeavorng internationally to obtain
a system under which the nations Of the earth will
create similar tribunals for the adjustment of inter-
national disputes without resort to force-whether
The Tomahawk., 1917-01-04

civilized nation be content to peuate the existing condition OF
things
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-05
FARMER SMITHS
COLUMN
DOING DOUBLE DUTY

Dear Everybody am glad so many
grown-ups read these talks, because IL
shows that they are willing to be children
again, and | HOPE It makes them kinder
to children.
Heaven is composed Of children. there
fore, all children go TO heaven when they
die All grown-ups have 10 become chill
dren before they can go TO heaven
Why not start now?
l told Sunday school recently that 7
was trying to do double duty am doing
my own work and that Of some one else.
! do not know who he or she is. but
believe in my heart that l. will do my
own work and that Of some one else and
do II cheerfully. l will do a great deal to-
ward stopping the great war. Now, I do
not natter myself that I can do 1t alone,
but I do 1atter myself that IF everybody
in the world would do the same as | am
trying to do, the war would soon end 1t
would bring about that BROTHERHOOD
which Is bound to come after the war Is
over.
Help yourself by being cheerful. Help
mother by washing the dishes. Help father
by bringing his slippers when he comes
home. Help your little friends. Help every
one. II will make you happier to be busy.
I know!
Your loving editor,
FARMER SMITH.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-05

children there. They must have come
lately. for Billy was. very fond OF children
and he missed them when he was with the
Infantry and now that he was with the
artillery he had missed them still more Tor
II seemed that he Was forever on the march
81 guess we are going to stay here for a
time and that the general has had his chill
dren come to play with me-" thought Billy'
At that moment there were sounds Of
laughter and merry little voices in the direc-
tion Of the kitchen. Billy trotted back be-
hind the house. There, sure enough we're
two children.
Look look, Buster, There is our goat"
said the sweetest voice Billy had ever heard.
"Oh, Daisy" exclaimed the boy. DADDY
has a little wagon for me and that goat is
going to pull 1t. too. We win make him pun
our great big cannon, won't we?'
Billy trotted over to where the children
were and put his head up cose TO the boy.
Buster began to scratch the goats head
This is heaven at last" said Billy 10
himself. "T knew it must be Ike this,
Nothing to do now but make these two
dears happy. What kind little boy. Oh,
look :"
Right in front Of Billys nose there was
shiny little button on Busters white coat
and while the boy was scratching Bily's
head that rascal was nibbling at the but
ton and soon II disappeared down Bily's
throat. No one, not even the Childs mother
knew where on earth that button had gone,
but 1t was missing, while Billy Bumpus was
always on the lookout for another button
| to eat.
Billy liked buttons
II happened at that moment that the gem
| erals wife came after the children to take
| them into the house. She had in her hand
| some worsted which she was using to make
! a sweater for the soldiers, and as she went
| away with the children, she dropped the
or nd
| into the house leaving a train of wOrsted
| behind her. The ball was quite large at
| first but as Billy watched it it grew smaller
| as it bobbed up and down on the grass.
| Mercy me-" exclaimed Billy.
There was nothing for him to do but start
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-05

lead would be to cut themselves away from
the soundness OF Pan-American sentiment
Brazil certainly could contribute much
to the success of the Allies Her harbors
might prove useful bases and the CO.
operation of her navy would surely helm
to remove the dangers from German sub
marines and raiders i'm South American
waters. Perhaps the most important factor
OF all would be her moral support, her
weighty Endorsement Of universal justice.
AMERICAS CONTRIBUTION
on the subject of American help. Sir Ed
ward Carson has made some most interest
ing statements in an interview with NJ.
Hughes Leroux:
We cannot give to the English people" ,"
said Sir Edward, news which would give
them the erroneous idea that there is no
longer need to limit our food consumption.
But what may be strongly affirmed is that
the entry Of the United States into the war
brings to us Britshers. from the naval
point of view, advantages the extent OF
which has not perhaps been fully appreciat-
ed yet by the public in general
First of all, we shall regulate, as can
be done with perfect confidence, the use
and direction of our tonnage. There will
no longer be any waste of transports-ant
their protection, which we have successfully
organized in the British Channel. America
will be able to assure in the Atlantic
"As regards the food supplies which Ger.
many might be able to obtain through
neutrals we are virtually in control o
these, since we are in a position to stor
and visit all vessels
Think of the consequence Of these pos
sibiities. They are calculated to increas,
our confidence"
NJ Hughes Leroux then repeated tn,
questions which had been put to German
prisoner of very exalted rank-an office
of the German navy The Importance o
this German officer appears from the fac
that the British Admiral in command wa
requested by no fewer than three rcgninl
monarchs to extend to the prisoner tn
courtesies and treatment they declared wa
due to his high rank.
SNEERS AT UNITED STATES
The German officer spoke arrogantly O
the United States:
THE calculations of our Supreme Com
mand," he asserted 'show that Grea
Britain from next october will not be in
position to continue the war, owing to tn
great number of her naval losses"
But do you not anticipate" he wa
asked, that as a result of the entrance o
the United States into the war the numbe
of your submarine successes will consider
ably diminish?"
Bah !" replied the German prisoner, 9TH
| United States What can they do? The
are not military power l have alway
| written-and our highest authorities hav
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-05

and missed him, railing over tbs side tahIa
and mashinR q lot Of diahes
'Fo' de Bawd sakes Kill dat periveroua
goat" shouted Jimmy. getting up, at the
same time trying to wipe the soup from hia
face.
During all the racket, Billy had slipped
out the side door and was running hurriedly
toward the barn. He was in such hurry
that he did not see one OF the artillerymen
coming toward him with a pail OF water.
Billy hit the pail, head down, before he
knew II, and before the soldier realized what
happened Billy was safely inside the barn
How sweet TO rest on the hay" he said
TO himself as he lay down, but his rest was
soon TO be broken.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-05

and eat that worsted string. He started
slowly at first and then kept going faster
and faster until at length he came TO the
kitchen door on he went into the sitting
room and then on into the dining room
where the family were at dinner. No one
saw him, strange to say. so under the table
he went. winding in and out among the
Buffers chair.
"Whoop! shouted Buster Look where
my goat is :"
Everybody got up at once. while Jimmy.
the generaIs man. made dive for Buiv
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-05

huence Of the policy
and character Of
the United States
upon her South
American neigh
bors.
And yet this rally
Of South American
Republics was not
exactly expected by
Great Britain. It's
true that many Of
them suffered from
German piracy
yet not in any spirit
VI ItNtllEt are liltN
showing sympathy
for the Allies. II
is because the
United States has
set Them the ex-
ample. because they
appreciate her dis
interestedness as
well as her power
and because not to
have followed her
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-05
Insnectors After Insanitary Stores

Volunteer inspectors under the direction
of the cooperative committee for fly eX-
termination today began a roundup Of
food dealers who fail to obey the orders of
the Board of Health governing the protec-
ton of foodstuffs from flies and dirt germs.
The inspectors have been supplied with lists
of catables that are required to be covered
by glass or netting, and today went out
with the intention of making food dealers
obey the law.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-05
THE WORLDS WAR
Through Woman's Eyes
Germany and America
By ELLEN ADAIR

LONDON, June 90
ALL the Allies have welcomed BrazlTs
L n steps toward war with the utmost
heartiness and pride. II only needed the
momentous step taken by the American
Congress on April to show the fun in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-05
STRANGE ADVENTURES
OF BILLY BUMPUS
DO y I'm
BY Farmer Smith

When Billy Bumpus reached the front
yard of the generals house he was sur
priscd to see a lot of toys and other things
which told his keen eyes that there were
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-05
Uniforms of the French
Army and Navy

France and the uniforms of her armed forcehat the subject
of Sundays supplement consists of six handsome paintings by
Ben Dale beautifully printed coOrs sheet of stout white
suitable for framing
The demand for these supplements is steadily increasing Thou
sands of people framing them souvenirs the Order
today your copy of next Sundays Public Ledger.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-06
DON'T NEGLECT KIDNEYS.
Swamp-Root, Dr.. kiImer's Prescription,
Overcomes Kidney Trouble.

It is now conceded by physicians
that the kidneys should have more at
tention as they control the other or
! gans to remarkable degree and do
tremendous amount of work in remov.
ing the poisons and waste matter from
| the system by filtering the blood.
The kidneys should receive some as
sistance when needed. We take less ex-
ercise, drink less water and often eat
more rich, heavy food, thereby forcing
the kidneys to do more work than ma
ture intended. Evidence of kidney
trouble, such as lame back, annoying
bladder troubles, smarting or burning.
brickdust or sediment, sallow complex
ion, rheumatism, maybe weak or ir-
regular heart action, warns you that
your kidneys require help Immediately
to avoid more serious trouble.
An ideal herbal compound that has
had most remarkable success as kid
ney and bladder remedy is DIR. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root. There is nothing else
like 1t. 1t is DR.. Kilmer's prescription
used in private practice and it is sure
to benefit you Get bottle from you:
druggist.
However, if you wish first to test
this great preparation send ten cents
to DR.. Kilmer & Co., Binghampton, N.
Y, for sample bottle. When writing
be sure and mention The Ottumwa
Daily Courier.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-06
co. G IS HOME
FROM BORDER
GUARDSMEN GET BACK TO IOWA
AFTER LONG STAY IN
BROWNSVILLE, TEX.

News of the arrival in Des Moines
of Co. G and other companies Of the
third Iowa infantry was telephoned to
The Courier at noon when the lads
from Ottumwa were detraining in the
capital city.
All OF the Ottumwans expressed
their pleasure at being again on the
soil of old Iowa and desired that their
regards be sent to the folks at home
through The Courier, representative
of which was on the grounds to well
come the returning soldiers.
The guardsmen have little knowl-
edge about the war situation and said
they do not know whether they will
be mustered out or kept intact as
fl ghting force.
Capt. c. z. Schamp is acting major
today and has been active in the de-
training of the guardsmen. The lads
are said to be in fine condition. The
local command with Co. F detrained
at 12:40. coming in on the second sec
ton which required twenty cars to
handle There were thirty cars in the
first section. They were delayed for
several reasons en- route home.
Sergt Harry Slaughter telephoned
20 his mother, Mrs. John Slaughter,
at noon telling her of the company's
arrival at the capital city short time
previous. Mrs. Slaughter communicat.
ed the information to The Courier.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-06
OUT IN THE SLEET
AND RAIN.

The streets outside are filled with
sleet, slush and rain. Days are dark,
damp and gloomy, but inside our shop
our little world is factory for clean.
liness. sanitation, brightness of colors
and dryness.
When you feel i'll and think there
Is something the matter with you,
why not look over your wardrobe?
No matter where your home may be,
in the city or country, clean, snappy
garments impart feeling of security,
sense Of being all right This is
Just as true among children as grown
folks.
Dry Cleaning is suitable for your
O0n'S school suit for your daugh-
tokb Sunday dress your evening
gown.
With our Scientific Process, it is
easy to keep Clean make your gar
ments durable
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-06
MEANY-MlTCHELL WEDDING.
The marriage of Miss Clara Mitch
ell, daughter of Mrs. Carrie Mitchell,
Referees Sale.

BY virtue Of an order of sale directed
to the undersigned referee, from the
clerk Of the district court of Wapello
county, Iowa, on a decree obtained In
said court in favor Of James r. McCor-
mack ct al, rs plaintiffs and against
John II. Mccormick ct al as de-
PENDANTS for the sale Of the lands
described as said plaintiffs petition,
,viask or.ssnasursday the 9Th day Of March
1917. offer for sale to the highest bidder
the west fr. " of the northwest n Of
sec No. one (D T. No. u. range No. 10
w. 9Th p. m, also at the same time and
place, the s. w. Il of section No. SO in
township No. Is north Of range No. 10
w. Of 5th p. m. all in Wapello county,
Iowa. Terms of sale 100000 cash on
each tract. the balance upon approval
Of sale by the court. Terms of posses
sion to be stated at sale. Sale to take
place in front of the court house in Of
tunwa, Iowa, at o'clock D. m. on said
day.
A. D. Warder, Referee.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-06
METHODISTS
HAVING RALLY
MEETINGS THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT AT THE WILLARD "
STREET CHURCH.

The rally meeting at the Willard
Street NJ. E. church in connection
with the series Of three gatherings
that are being held in the Ottumwa
district of the church, was begun at
3 o'clock this afternoon. A number Of
the mission workers who are assisting
in these meetings came with the dis
trict superintendent, Rev. w. H. Per-
dew, from Abba today, having held a
meeting there Monday.
The exact program for the afternoon
and evening sessions was unobtainable
today except that talks would be made
at both sessions by the mission work
ers and the district superintendent.