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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-03
Original Notice.
Kate Jacques VS.. Morris Rupe, ct a.
To Morris Rune.

Kate Jaques VS.. Morris Rupe, ct a.
To Morris Rupe:
You are hereby notified that there Is
now on file In the office Of the clerk of
the district court Of Wapello county.
Iowa, plaintiffs petition in tho above
entitled cause, asking for partition Of
the following described real estate, to-
wit: lot No. and 33 feet of Of the
north side of lot No. 8, all In block No.
IA, in r. S. Smiths fourth addition to
the city of Ottunwa, Iowa, and asking
that the interest there in Of yourself Be
fixed as an undivided one-half (lz) and
that all Of said property be sold and
the proceeds divided according to the
above interests and also asking that
out Of your interest therein, shall be re-
paid one-haf OF the taxes and insur-
ance she has paid on said property and
also $3.50 as one-half Of the rent of said
property, since September. 1915, and
asks for such other and further relief
as may be equitable and just.
And unless you appear and defend
before noon Of the second day Of next
term being the August term Of said
court, which will commence at Ottum-
wa, Iowa on the 9th day OF August, A.
D.. 1917. default win be entered against
you and judgment rendered thereon.
Dated July IL, 1917.
Jaques, Tisdale & JaqueA
Attorneys Tor Plaintiff.
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RAILROADS in WAR TIME.

Under the stress of wartime condl-
lions the railroads are learning many
lessons in efficiency their officers
would not have believed possible a
few years ago; at the time for in
stance when Brandeis, then special
counsel for the interstate commerce
commission, urged greater efficiency
as a remedy for shrinking net earn
ings, and was scoffed at for his pains:
It is true the changes Brandeis had
in mind were not exactly those that
have come to pass. The railroads. act
ing on their own initiative, have gone
a step beyond his suggestions, and for
purposes of traffic movement practic'
ally have merged all their systems in
to one, under the management of a
commission Of experts at Washington
The results have been little short
of wonderful. According to Daniel
Willard, chairman Of the committee OF
Transportation of the Council of Ma
tional Defense, some of the things &C
complished are:
The transfer Of all troops on
schedule. without interference with
civil traffic.
The handling, at the same time
without congestion. Of more than
3,oo0,000,000 more ton miles a
month than year ago, an In
crease of Is per cent.
The decrease, in spite Of this in
creased business. OF the general
car shortage one-third since May ].
The increase Of the supply of
vi
loading. quicker repairs. quicker
handling, by pooling shipments
at lake and seaports, thus releas-
ing cars Immediately, and by utii-
izing box cars that formerly went
to the coast empty.
The removal from service of all
passenger trains not absolutely
necessary.
But perhaps the most gratifying re
suit from the point of view o
the stockholders is one Mr.. Will
lard does not mention. B,
cutting down passenger service
and speeding up freight service so a
to get the most out Of equipment. i
has been possible to hold mounting
expenses in check. and in the case o
many roads. to increase net earnings.
A temporary shelving of the Sher
man antitrust law has made possible
this showing by the railroads. Wheth
er public opinion would sanction ;
continuance of this policy after tn
war Is a question: but 1t will be SUI
prising If the railroads DO not attemp
as far as possible, to retain their war
time eficiencies.
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Berlin until the United States entered
the war, shows in a remarkably clear
manner the extent to which the small
European neutrals are enabling Ger
many to continue fighting at top
speed by supplying the empire with
food stuffs, munitions and animals.
The Importance of the embargo on
exports from the United States to
these nations is shown by Mr.. Acker-
mans figures on production, importa-
ton and expectation by Norway,
Sweden, Denmark and Holland, before
| the war opened and since 1t has been
in progress.
It is evident that in Norway particu-
larry, the bulk of the food products is
shipped to Germany, while the Nor
wegians subsist on materials import
ed from the United States.
Sweden imports steel and machin-
cry from America. and sells munitions
to Germany. Holland imports food
stuffs from the United States and
sends trainloads of food every day
across the border into Germany. Den
mark is following the same course.
The United States, when neutral
nation, permitted exports Of munitions
and food stuffs to belligerents, but
these were Of products of this coun-
try. Had we imported materials for
our own use from France or England,
for instance, and exported them or
their equivalent to Germany, the
course would have been parallel with
that of these four neutral nations at
the present time.
Holland is sending representatives
to the United States to protest against
the embargo law enacted recently.
Norway, Sweden and Denmark are
protesting volubly against the restric.
lions. But it is to be hoped all the
objections will meet with firm en-
forement Of the embargo by the ad-
ministration officials.
It is evident from Mr.. Ackernan's
appraisal of the situation that if the
expectations from the neutrals to Ger
many should be restricted to the ex-
cess products which are not required
by the people of the neutral countries
themselves, Germany could not con-
tinue to exist and fight effectively. 1t
is only when the supply from the neu-
trails is increased by their use of
American products as substitute for
what they export that Germany Is en-
abled to overcome the crop shortage
and food shortage within the empire
proper.
The condition should be an easy
one for the American government to
remedy. 1t is no less important as
factor in the war than soldiers, air
planes and food ships.
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perfectly willing to reflect the official
view and pass on the handouts
AS for handouts" one just issued
by Chancellor Michaelis is typical. It
tells how the food supply of Germany
lis secured for the future, which rosy
view is confirmed by another hand-out
from member of the reichstag's for
eign affairs committee. For, naturally
while no believes that Germany can
be starvedout. these seemingly ingenu-
Gus optimistic utterances are really in
genious plants as the street slang
goes, for foreign consumption only.
AS such they throw more light on the
official mind and methods than they do
on actual conditions in the central
powers.
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:. standpatters, tariff tools.

dictionary, standpatters, tarfn looms,
and the like.
Now the muckraker is gone. Like
the worm which lives only for a few
days, fulf1lls its mission and passes
out of existence and out of memory.
these men whose names and pro-
'nouncements were blazoned on maya.
zine pages in those hectic days OF
.tariff reform have turned to other
profitable fields of endeavor Their
identities are forgotten. and 1t is only
when the old copies Of the muck rak-
ing magazines are unearthed that
their names come back to memory.
They are discredited prophets, but
the harm that comes from needing
them will continue in America for
years.
The muckraker was great, with that
fleeting greatness which noise, bonn
bast, sensationalism and shallowness
have for their reward. But now no
one will admit having followed him.
He was quoted and followed by thou
sands who run after every ism which
knavish minds can invent, and their
faith in his dicta brought only disap.
pointment, establishment and-free
trade.
The tariff laws which bore the
names of Mckinley, Dingley, Payne
and Aldrich- were the work of trained
intellects, of experts who had given
many years of study to the intricate
problems of economics on which tariff
laws must be based, before they at
tempted to frame schedules. Every
schedule was the result Of research
and the mathematical result of care.
full computations.
What a contrast is afforded by the
tariff laws which are being offered
now by the democratic leaders In
congress in desperate effort to meet
the situations arising In connection
with the war. No more vicious piece
of legislation has been proposed in
years than the fiat increase of 10 per
cent ad valorum which is counted up
on to yield money for the nations
war chest. And democratic leaders,
voting for this increase, admit it is I'M
fair. inequitable and unscientifc.
The provision for a minimum price
of 50 for wheat, which is part of the
much discussed food control bill, is &C.
compsnied by decree which empow-
ers the president to impose duty on
Imported wheat as a protection to the
government in It's guarantee. Thus
the democrats, whose pa1ty's plat
forms for so many years have had for
their principal planks the most fever
ishly emphatic declarations against
protective tariffs have adopted the
protective tariff for their own safe
guard
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PEACE TALK.

II the world war were anything less
serious, the spectacle Of Chancellor
Michaelis and Count Czernin. issuing
their long, tedious, lying statements on
the sort of peace the central powers
would be willing to accept. would starr
a roar of laughter in the world that
would be heard above the din OF can
non and the rattle Of rifle fire that
rises on the battle fronts.
1t is in line with the campaign OF
deceit and misrepresentation by means
of which the people Of Germany and
Austria Hungary have been duped and
deIuded for three years, that these
tools of Kaiser William should essay
to fool the world as we'll. Certainly
they lack either sense Of humor or
a realization that in nations other than
their own men use their brains and
reasoning powers as common sense d.
reefs, not at the twitch of strings and
wires which radiate from the blood
stained fingers Of Potsdam's blasphe-
mer.
There may be men In Germany and
in Austria-Hungary who in their very
hearts still believe the plea OF the kali
ser and his puppets--that the central
powers are fighting war Of defense,
seeking in a righteous manner to de.
feat deep laid conspiracy Of many
nations to dismember the Teuton en-
pires, subjugate their people. destroy
their commercial, industrial and intel.
lectual progress and wreck their insti.
tutions.
There may be such men, but II they
exist now, after three years Of Prus-
sian brutality, inhumanity, fiendish-
ness, lawlessnesss. murder, rapine,
barbarity and-kultur. then assuredly
they need the liberation from absolut-
ism which a victory for the United
States and our allies will bring them.
Three years ago today. Austria Hun
gary had declared war on Serbia at the
command and dictauon of the kaiser.
Russia. protector Of the small Slav
states, had ordered mobilization Of her
armies and Germany, Austria's ally. de-
clared war on Russia Then on August
2, France, as Russia's ally. began mo-
bilization of her forces and within TWO
days Germany invaded Belgium with
the intention of rushing through that
little Kingdoms preserves and on to
Paris.
This was the opening Of Germany's
"war of defense" This was the act
which set at naught the solemn treaty
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BOY LOSES HAND.

Farnhamville. Aug. l. Freddie
Green son of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Green
farmers, had one Of his hands cut on
in a distressing harvest field accident.
The lad was running after the mower
driven by his father when he stumbled
and fell. one hand resting in front OF
the sickle and before his father could
stop the horses the hand was almost
entirely severed and had to be ampu-
tated.
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CHARLTON.

Mrs. Lizzie Hedges and daughter,
Doris, of St. Joe, Mo-, who had been
spending a few days with her brother,
Levi Fluke. and other relatives, re-
turned home yesterday.
The Misses Lea Johns and Ethel
Paige visited friends in Russell yester-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Walker, Of Lucas.
who had been visiting south of Chair
ton at the home of her brother, Sam
uel Griffin, and in this city with her
cousin. Mrs. VIM. Van Loon, returned
home yesterday.
Miss Clara Heilman. of Greeley.
Colo, returned home yesterday after
visit with her sister, Mrs. Milton Bren-
aman, of English township. Miss He'll
man was teacher in the Charlton
schools several years ago.
Germaine Barnes. of Lovilia. who
had been visiting in Charlton with his
sisters. Mrs. Frank Sandahl and Miss
Galeta Barnes, went to Russell yester-
day to visit relatives.
Master Kenneth Butcher, of Sidney,
returned home yesterday after a visit
with his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs
w. C. Butcher.
Dwight and Josephine Samoan lelt
yesterday for visit in Lovilia with
their grandparents.
NJ. o. Nichol and family enjoyed an
over Sunday visit from his mother and
sister, Mrs. M. J. Nichol and daughter,
Fannie, of Mt. Ayr, who were en- route
to Clarinda to visit at the home Of
another son and brother.
Miss Mabel Clark returned yester
day from a weeks visit with friends
In Moravia. Mystic and Centerville.
Mrs. Jeanette Johns had the mis-
fortune to fall down the stairs at her
home few days ago and break both
arms.
VIM Haven. of Ottumwa. formerly
of this city, was In Charlton yester-
day transacting business and visiting
old friends.
Miss Eva Dalin. of Abba. has been
spending the week in Charlton with
Miss Dagnar Johnson and other
| friends.
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IARiEE AND LIVING COST,

II you were to look through the
bound volumes. of some of the maya
zines which were "moulders OF
thought" in America some seven or
eight years ago, you would be sur.
prised no doubt, by their array of
undertaking articles by men whose
names you have forgotten, but who
won a place in the sun in that period
by their TRADES against the Payne.
Aldrich tariff law and its terrible
wickedness.
You can read in those articles that
the whole law was the invention of
band of constituencies American pl-
rates, bent on wringing the last penny
from the worlds store houses OF
; money and from the strong boxes and
penny banks of their neighbors. The
undertaking saviors of the downtrod-
den American public waxed indignant
eloquent and sometimes profane in
barring the records of the 'aristocracy
of ill-gotten wealth supported by the
tariff and developing in America pri-
vate fortunes which made the riches
| of Croesus and Solomon look like a
piker's pin money.
Now the Payne-Aldrich law is re-
pealed. In it's place is the Wilson-Un-
derwood measure which approaches
| free trade so closely it is almost I'M
possible to tell the difference. Imports
have increased wonderfully. from
Japan in particular. and Japan is the
nation among all nations of the world
where cheap labor is one Of the most
notable institutions.
Seven million dollars worth of i'm
ports from Japan entered the port OF
New York alone during February and
March of the present year, and in four
months ending with March the total
imports from Japan at all American
ports amounted in value to $So,O0O,OO0
which was about the total for year
when the protective tariff law was in
operation.
| We we're told that Japanese compe-
tition would reduce prices to Ameri.
/ can consumers. that free trade or
| an approach to it would permit other
countries to compete with American
producers and reduce prices for
the consumer. We were told that
prices of living were high because the
protective tariff kept them so.
| And so the tariff was repealed. and
iprices have been mounting 50 rapidly
since that action was taken that it is
! Difficult to believe they ever were
reasonably low.
/ And high prices no longer can be
laid to tariff. The magazine muck
rakers waxed fat on their TRADES
against the much maligned Schedule
X and with every argument against
tariff with which gullible readers
could be fooled. There were millions
lof Americans who wanted to be
fooled, and the politicians and writers
who were anxious to do the foolins
enjoyed many hearty laughs, no doubt
lover the success of their campaign OF
Misrepresentation.
Those men and those newspapers
that warned the voters against being
deceived were called old-fashioned, re
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MADE IN GERMANY.

Nothing has been more illuminating
than the frank statements of Ameri-
can correspondents and neutral writ
ers who formerly were in Germany. as
to the way in which the German gov
erment handed out its facts" for con-
sumption in the home countries from
which the correspondents. came. With.
out turning hair or cracking smile
a correspondent would be put on pro-
baton to determine If he were really
neutral" which meant, OF course.
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LEAPS FROM THIRD STORY.

Corydon, Aug. George w. Urea
surer, for six years an inmate OF the
county home. committed suicide by
Jumping from third story window,
He thought a mob was after him. He
was at one time a resident OF Leon,
later moving to Iineyille, and was
mentally irresponsible. although not
thought to be dangerous or apt to in
lure himself.
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BUTCHERS WANT
TO SELL HORSE FLESH

Kansas City. Mo-, Aug. 1.-Two Kan
sas City butchers sought permits TO
sell horse flesh The city meat inspec.
tor declared there was nothing in the
city ordinance to prevent the sale OF
horse meat II it was done with the
knowledge of the purchaser. The
butchers cited the inability of their Gus
toners, chiefly laborers to pay the pre-
vailing prices for beef, as the reason
for desiring to sell horse meat.
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cAMsl,Nc IN WHEAT FIELD.

New Market. Aug. 1.-Quite an I'M
usual wager was made here by far
mer south of town He hired two men
to shock his wheat at IS a day and in
fun said he would bet $50 they could
not keep up with a six foot binder to
change horses every four hours.
The men took him up and the first
half day they kept up but by 10 o'clock
the next day they gave up and lost
their money.
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HAS GLASS CASkET.

Columbus Junction. Aug. l.-R IA.
Molin. a local undertaken, has model
of something entirely new IN the form
of a glass casket. 1t is a new inven-
ton which is made in Oklahoma. 1t is
absolutely air proof, water proof. and
everlasting. being sealed with liquid
glass, another new feature. He will
be able to supply them in about three
months.
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AFRAID OF HoLoup; sPEEDEo.

Council Bluffs. Aug. 1t is almost
unsafe to be safe in Council Bluhs
thinks c. s. Rife of Omaha. Mr.. Rife
has been reading of holdups in this
city and when he saw car standing
suspiciously idle near Big Lake mag.
med the bandit was near and speeded
her up to escape him. Rife was ar
rested for fast driving and the police
Judge released him the next morning.
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HAIL RUINS BIG WHEAT ACREAGE

Traer. Aug. 1.-The three MORRISON
brothers, Frank, Norman and r. j..
formerly of this place but now OF
Sterling, Colo. were heavy losers from
hail storm last week. They had 1,4O0
acres of fine wheat crop destroyed.
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DIES FROM HEAT.

Muscatine, Aug. William J. Wat
son, prominent Muscatine business
man. died at the Jefferson hotel, JEFF.
ferson, victim of the heat.
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REASON FOR THE EMBARGO.

In the Saturday Evening Post. Carl
" Alderman. an able and well in
formed correspondent who was In
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In the district court Of tho state Of
Iowa, in and for Wapello county,
August term. 1917.
Charles Springer and Hannah Belle
Springer, plaintiffs,
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tomorrow. The Vols play four games
here-through Saturday afternoon.
hard series is expected to be the result
of the clashes and the Barons are ex-
ceedingly anxious to get back in the
fight for the flag.
The majority Of baseball critics in the
various southern cities have already
counted the Barons out of the rag hunt.
The general opinion is that the Pels and
Crackers will fight it out. But such is
not the case. The Barons have not been
eliminated yet, and will not be as long
as they continue to play the brand OF
ball they are offering at present.
The Peicans are in the lead at the
present, five and a half games in front
of the Moleyites. The Crackers, holders
of second place, are five games ahead
of the Barons.
Moley has his men going at a great clip
now and there is no reason why the Bar
ons should not continue to climb. Fhe
Crackers are here for four games mex
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Another Notable Performance
For Bespeckled Carmen Hill

When Carmen Hill held the Lit
tie Rock Travellers without safe
hit in nine full innings yesterday
he added another notable feat TO
his list of brilliant performances
as Baron this year. Several weeks
ago Hill's great winning streak
of l. consecu i've victories was
broken. 1t was record for the
season and all fans hailed 1t as n
wonderful feat.
Now Carmen is i'm the spotlight
again. He pitched a brilliant game
yesterday, although ii can be truth
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fully said that fauI less support Mt
the crucial moment by his team
mates alone counts for his latest
entrance into basebalI's hall of
fame. The praise is due to both
Hill and his mates.
Hill has pitched great ball for
he BarOns all season. He got away
TO slow start, but soon gained
his stride and has been regularly
recording victories since. From
May Is TO July II he was not
defeated. In that time he pitched
and won II games for the Barons.
He is the leagues leading pitcher
in respect to games won and lost.
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TRAVELLERS LEAVE
AFTER GAME TODAY
WITH MOLEY'S MEN
Nashville Vols Open Four
Game Series at Redwood
Wednesday = Barons
Still in the Race

Manager Buzzy Wares will probably
send his star southpaw. Rube Robinson,
in the final game of the series between
the Moleyites and the Razorbacks The
Barons have won three of the four
games played with the visitors and the
Traveller pilot is anxious to cop the fl
nal game in order to make the series
even as near as possible
Boss Moley will send Elmer Ponder OF
Karl Black to face the Razorbacks. 1t
will be a toss-up as the Baron leader
counts either hurler to easily handle the
visitors.
The Nashville Vols are at Redwood
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VICTORS
IN DOUBLE HEADER

Atlanta, July 3o.-Atlanta made it
four straights by winning both ends Of
today " double header from Memphis,
the first 7 to and the second to g.
Superior stick work gave the locals
both victories. The teams collected 40
hits in the two games. In the first
game 20 players were used Scores:
FIRST GAME
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When the Skin Seems Ablaze
With Itching and Burning

and near and you cannot find a blood
remedy that approaches S. S. S. for real
efficiency.
It has been on the market for fifty
years, during which time it has been
giving uniform satisfaction for all man
ner of blood disorders If you want
prompt and lasting relief, you can rely
upon s. S. S. For expert advice as to
the treatment of your own individual
case. write today to Chief Medical Adj
wiser, Swift Specific Co.. Dept MI, At
lanta, Ga.