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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-27
TWO ELECTIONS
HELD SAME DAY
School Directors Will Be
Chosen When Primary
Names Candidates

With the spring city primary and
school election but two weeks off, pol
itlcs is among the things most talked
of1n Ottumwa today. The combination
OF primary for city offices and regular
election for two school directors with
the usual propositions submitted the
voters in school elections gives prom
Use of making the day strenuous for
the voters of the city. Two elections
in one day is unusual but such is to
take place March IL in Ottumwa.
The number Of persons in the race
for place in the spring primary as COM
pared to two years ago is but little less
this year than in 1915. The same num-
Der of men see visions of being candi-
date for councilman and have hopes of
being the choice Of the people. A les
ser number are in the hands of their
friends for the place of mayor.
In 1915 there were seventeen candi-
dates for commissioner and seven for
mayor. Thus far this year there has
been only four out for the mayorality
race but seventeen are in the contest
for councilmen or commissioners.
Whether all of those having taken out
papers will file them and the affidavit
accompanying, remains to be seen and
as they have until March or ten full
days before the primary in which to
do So Just how many candidates there
will be placed on the ballot will not be
known until after next Thursday. AS
there need be but twenty-five names on
any nomination sheet. there is little
doubt but that every candidate will
file his papers in time
Caucuses in the various wards for
the school convention to be held next
Thursday night in the court house, will
be held Monday night when delegates
to tie nonpartisan convention will be
selected.
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kEOSAUGUA.

Mrs. Ed Walker returned to he'
home here last week from Iowa Cit!
where she has been visiting her sor
FLOYD for a couple Of weeks.
Miss Iona A1althie is recovering from
her recent illness Of a weeks duration
Mrs ]. S. Bell was an over SUNDAY
visitor with her daughter Mrs. Me-
Namar Of CantriI
Mr. and Mrs. NJ Coffman of Ottum-
wa came Saturday for a few DAYS visit
with relatives and friends in Keosau-
tnua.
Miss Mabel Saunderson was an Of
tunwa visitor last Thursday.
The Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety met Friday with Mrs. Will Dona-
no.
Leroy Meredith is slowly improving
and is able to sit up some Of the time.
George Macarthur went to Ottumwa
hospital there.
Mrs. Roy CLANCY who is keeping
house for her son who is attending
school here, entertained the following
persons at dinner Tuesday: Mr.. and
Mrs. John Daugherity, Mr.. and Mrs
Lew Fosnot Of Keosauqua, her father
and mother H. G. Shepherd and wife,
her mother-in-law Mrs. Cornelia
CLANCY and Roy CLANCY all of Ben
lpItSPoTC ana NlglllllS.
Leland Morris is at home from Iowa
City. He has been in the hospital there.
Rev. Rehrens and wife, ]. c. Cal
ho,ln and wife were guests at the Alva
Smith home Tuesday.
Lawrence Mizes and wife of Vernon
Prairie were Keosauqua visitors Fri
day.
A. earns and T. H. Rider of Cantril
drove to Keosauoua Tuesday.
H. J. Easter and family Of Harris
burg visited at the Cap Duckworth
home recently.
Miss Mae June Of Mt. Pleasant Wis
tied her friend Marguerite Whitney re-
Gently
The Misses Phipps visited with Mt.
Zion friends a couple Of days last
week
Mr. Clark ". Lemon Of Wheeling. w.
Va, who has been visiting at the
Manning home for several weeks, de-
parted Saturday for his home. Mrs.
Lemon and daughter will remain a
few weeks.
DR.. Craig received word Of the SER
ious illness Of his brother DR.. VIII
Craig of Springfield. Mass. and has de.
parted for that place.
George Duffield who is employed in
Ottumwa is visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Henry HOFFMAN died quite sud-
denly Monday evening. She was the
eldest sister of Arnold Barker of Mt
Zion. She left seven children, Mrs.
Thomas Williams and Mrs. Orpha Og-
den Of Birmingham. Mrs. Frank Small
Todd and Hovey Of Mt. Zion and Jud Of
Pula ski and Mrs. A. Powelson of Okla
horna.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-27
CHANGES IN PRIMARY MADE.
Especial Correspondence.


Des Moines, Feb. 24-The Iowa legis
lature made yesterday the grand finale
of the first half of the session.
The senate voted to return the nom
ination of all state officers except gov
ernor to the state convention because
candidates for those offices have never
had personality among the voters II
adopted measure to shorten the bal
lot by removing the names of presiden'
tial electors and substituting the names
Of the candidates for president and
vice president. It killed the move to
repeal the non-partisan judiciary in &C
cordance with the desires OF Salinger
brothers 1t likewise caused the death
of bill to return the circle to the bal
lot on the ground that voters are not
block heads.
The house quarreled all day over
Representative Rowley's pet hobby to
sell capitol extension. A tie vote 81
81 to 81 decided there will be no sell
ing. Although a motion to}reconsider
was filed, it is believed the bill has
travelled to the land from whence no
such traveller returns.
Having thus cleared the fighting
decks, the house proceeded to fix Fri
day morning March 8, as the time for
special consideration Of the Harding
Pitt-Johnston-H Hall. Chase road bill. The
ten days vacation will be used in
building up fences. Petitions circulat-
ed in home counties of doubtful votes
will be one Of the methods used to stiff.
fen backbones.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-27
PRIMARY CHANGED
Only Names of Highest Officials to Be
Placed on the Ballot If Bill is
Made Law.

! Des Moines, Feb. 23.--The Iowa SEN
ate today passed the Kimball bill
amending the state primary laws so
as to place on the ballot only the
names of candidates for governor,
lieutenant governor and U. S. senators.
, A strenuous effort on the part Of the
minority of the senate to include in
the bill an amendment repeating the
non-partisan judiciary law was defeat.
ed and the amendment rejected by a
vote OF 29 to 20.
| Action on the Frailey resolution as
amended by the house, protesting to
the president and secretary of war
against forcing national guardsmen
to pay for their uniforms, was post
poned by the senate and probably will
go over until after the recess.
A strenuous battle developed in the
house of representatives today over
the bill OF Representative Rowley,
authorizing and ordering the sale of
twenty-five acres Of land near the cap.
ital purchased following the last ses-
sion of the legislature as part of the
capitol extension tract.
Personalities were freely indulgel in
by members of the various factions
who are trying to limit capitol exten.
sion plans. and those who are trying
to hold to the program mapped out two
years ago.
The Rowlev bill was special order
of business for 10 o'clock. This was
,, the only matter considered by the
house un to 1890, when recess was
taken till 2 o'clock this afternoon
when the fight was to be taken up
I again. A vote is expected to be reach.
cd late TODAY
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-27
AMERICAN LINER
NOW OUT OF DANGER

New York, Feb. 24.-The American
line steamship Finland carrying 1856
passengers, among them DR.. Henry
Van Dyke, former American minister
to The Netherlands, sailed from Liver.
pool on February II and is due here
Tuesday or Wednesday, the American
dine announced today. She Is now pre-
sumed to be safely beyond the subma-
rine zone.
The Finland is the third American
passenger liner to leave England since
the proclamation Of Germany's new
submarine warfare. The others were
the New York and Philadelphia. With
the Finland's arrival the entire feet
Of the American line steamships, six
in all, will be assembled in this port
for the first time since the Spanish
American war.
The Finland carries sixty-seven.fi first
cabin passengers, forty-seven second
and flfty-two third. The majority Of
them are believed to be Americans.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-27
FOR REFERENDUM
AT ANOTHER TIME
PEACE SOCIETIES SEE DANGER
IN VOTE ON POLICY REGARD.
ING SUBMARINE WAR.

New York, Feb. 23.-So many diff
ferent shades of opinion have devel
oped at the National Conference of
Peace societies that the delegates
have decided that the actions of the
conference should not commit any of
the organizations sending representa-.
tives. The one point apparently set
tied when the conference resumed
work today was that majority of the
delegates favored the principle of the
referendum in declarations of war
A motion to the effect was carried
yesterday by a vote of forty to fifteen
with seven declining to vote. The
form of the declaration however, was
left to the committee on findings and
the report of that committee will come
before the conference for final action
today.
The delegates voted down resolu.
ton calling for a referendum before
declaring war on Germany. This ac
ton was prompted by the fear that a
referendum under present circum-
stances might embarrass President
Wilson by calling for an immediate
declaration of war.
The conference is under the aus
pices of the American peace society.
Delegates are present from state or
CARNATIONS from Pennsylvania, Con.
necticut, Massachusetts, New Hamp-
shire, Rhode Island, Indiana, and New
York, from one Italian and one Bel
gian society and the German Ameri-
can Peace society. The object is to
direct the peace movement into
common understanding of purpose"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-27
U.S.A.NOT AFFECTED
Britain's Edict Against Imports Aimed
at Products Other Than Those
Brought Here.

New York Fec. 24.-Great Britain
curtailment Of imports. announced
yesterday by Premier Lloyd George, is
not regarded likely to have any i'm
portant effect upon the shipping situa
ton at the port Of New York. On the
basis of the prime minister's state
ment shippers today estimated the TO-
tai reduction Of imports at 100000
tons year
Manufacturers and exporters are re-
luctant to prophecy what effect the
British decree would have upon prices
in this country. They said that the
bulk of trafic between the United
States and the United Kingdom since
the beginning OF the war was account.
ed for by the movement of munitions
and grain which are not involved in
the new order.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-27
EDDYVILE.

! Rev. and Mrs. Edward Hu1bregtSe
| We're given very pleasant surprise on
Tuesday afternoon by the members OF
/ the Dutch Reformed church who gath
cred at the parsonage to spend the aft
ernoon. They presented this popular
/ couple fine rocker as a mark Of ap-
probation of the excellent work both
Rev. Hnbregtse and wife have done
while in this community They will
leave the first Of the week for New
Sharon where Rev. Hinbregtse has ac-
, copied call to become pastor of a
church.
The funeral Of Mrs. Emma Langdon
who died Monday at her home in Abba
! was held Wednesday morning at II
o'clock from the home with interment
in the Schaffer cemetery near Eddy
INille. Mrs Langdon is the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Myers of Eddyville
and has a host Of friends in this COM
munity who are grieved to learn of her
death.
Paul Thayer went to Des Moines on
Wednesday to attend the automobile
show.
Ed Worall and Robert Louge spent
Tuesday in Ottumwa attending the
merchants short course.
w. L. Davis and family moved this
week from the Yves Foster property to
the tenant property of VIM. Gallagh-
err.
DR.. R. F. Shahan was a professional
caller in Ottumwa Tuesday.
On account Of the numerous fires in
Eddyville recently the city has pur-
chased two new chemical engines In
order to be better prepared to control
fires in the future.
Mrs, Thee OFT went to Abba Thurs
day to attend meeting Of the D. A. r.
n. H. Harold went to Des Moines on
Thursday to attend the automobile
show.
W. H. May and family are moving
this week from Eddyville to farm in
the northern part Of the state.
C. Frazier who has been visiting his
Abba Thursday.
II. Kressinger and family moved
this week from Waterloo to Eddyville
and are located In the Boyd property
on Second street
DR.. F. NJ. McCrea was a business
caller In Des Moines Thursday.
Frank Epperson and family are NOV
ing this week into their new home
which has just been completed.
Abe Williams transacted business in
Oskaloosa Thursday.
Mrs. Paulina Barnett is seriously Ill
at the home of her son Chas. Barnett.
Mrs. ]. j. Terrell IL spending the week
in Ottumwa with her husband who is
i'll in the Ottumwa hospital.
Doc Barnett and children OF Hedrick
were called to Eddyville Thursday by
the serious Illness Of Mr.. Barnett's
mother.
Mrs. VIM. Albaugh, Mrs. Amanda
Roberts, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Epperson,
Mrs. Mary Barnett and Miss Fetzer
were recent Ottumwa callers.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-27
BOOZE INTERESTS
NOW ON THE RUN
WHlTMORE BILL ABOUT LAST
MEASURE THAT LEGlSLA-
TURE NEED ADOPT.
Especial Correspondence. |

Des Moines, Feb. %. The thirty
seventh general assembly is just abou'
through legislating against booze.
When the senate yesterday passed
the Whitmore bill to make the place
! of delivery the place Of sale. 1t was
! merely duplicating the work of con.
gress. Congress raised an ironclad
barrier against the shipment of all
liquor into the state. And Senator
Cummins declared that the Reef
amendment would prohibit person
from carrying even a pint of liquor in
to the state ION his hip"
The Whitmore bill of yesterday
few openings to permit shipment OF
liquor into Iowa to permit holders and
to drug manufacturers only and to per-
nit a man to carry liquor into the state
by going after it himself with his own
dray wagon.
Senator Whitmore said today he will
abandon the bill that was intended to
close up the latter opening as far as
the bootlegger is concerned. He had
drafted bill limiting the amount of
liquor person may have to two quarts
of whisky and case of beer every two
weeks. But with the action Of con-
gress, the senator declares, such a
measure is not needed.
The temperance forces will continue
to work, however for the passage OF
the bill in the house that passed the
senate recently, prohibiting liquor ad.
vertisements in the state. This will be
brought through If possible as pre-
cautionary measure because by its
adoption the state also secures the ben
eft of the federal provision in the bone
dry laws that prohibit liquor advertis-
those states prohibiting such adver-
Using within the state.
The senate yesterday passed the
Whitmore bill 81 to 49,
The bill had been lying around al
most unnoticed, 1t was looked upon as
a corrective measure The fact that 1t
made the place of delivery the place
of sale was considered a mere matter
of giving officers of the law increased
authority in prosecuting violations.
But the state of Iowa now has law
making the sale Of liquor in the state
illegal. Therefor to make the place
where liquor is delivered in Iowa the
place Of sale would make everN liquor
shipment into the state Illegal. 1t Is
already illegal to give liquor away.
admitted during the debate that his
bill would abolish all liquor for person.
al consumption. three attempts were
made to attach amendments to take
out the teeth. All failed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-27
LITTLE THEATER IN
CHICAGO is BROKE

Chicago. Feb. 24-Friends tf the
Little theater,' Chicago's home for
the good. the beautiful. the true, in
the dramatic art, managed from the
artistic rather than the box office
standpoint, redoubled their labors to-
day for fund TT rescue it from bank
ruptcy court whittier its faltering steps
led it yesterday.
The enterprise is said to need a
guaranteed fund of $4,000 a year. or
about the monthly income of popular
comedian now playing here. $4,000 of
which has been pledged.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-27
MONEY FOR FOREIGN
SERVICE AWARDED

Washington, D. c., Feb. i4.-Senate
and house conferences agreed today
on the diplomatic appropriation bill
and retained the senate provision ap-
propriating $4,000 for second Pan
American financial conference in
Washington at time to be fixed by
the president.
Appropriations Of $4,000 for the
nineteenth conference of the inter-par
liamentary union, and $4,000 for the
fifteenth international congress
against alcoholism, both to be held in
the United States at unnamed dates,
were retained in the bill.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-27
SOLDIERS WILL
DE GIVEN DINNER
AND W {
Wednesday Night Reception
Will Be rendered at
Commercial Club
INVITATIONS ARE
SENT OUT TODAY

! The members of Company g and
other Ottumwa guardsmen who saw
service on the Mexican border will be
the guests OF the Commercial club at
q dinner to be served in the clubs din.
ing room Wednesday evening at $50.
+, Other guests at the dinner will include
the mayor and veterans.
The committee having charge OF the
plans for Wednesday expects to
make the occasion happy one and
every facility for spending a pleasant
evening will be given the guardsmen
and other guests. The real spirit of
welcome is to be emphasized through
out and every member Of the guard,
whether of Company G or other com
mand, Infantry, cavalry, engineers,
etc., who left Ottumwa for the border
will be reached with an invitation to
attend.
The Commercial club is DESTROYS to
extend whole souled welcome to the
lads and in the reception that follows
the dinner the families of the guards
men and members Of the club will par.
ticipate.
The following letter sent to every
member of the guard was placed in the
mail this afternoon:
Dear Sir:-The Ottumwa CONNER.
cial club will give dinner and recep.
ton in honor Of the local men who
answered their country's call In the
Mexican crisis, Wednesday evening,
Feb. 2S, 1917 The dinner will be SER
we'd in the clubs dining hall at $50
o'clock.
The Commercial club members are
taking this opportunity to show further
the community appreciation Of the sol
diers' patriotism. The dinner invita-.
lions are limited by the serving facili
ties and can be issued only to the men
who actually left their homes, three
officials from each Of the local grand
army posts, a few veterans Of the civil
and Spanish wars. and the mayor. The
directors Of the club will serve.
The reception, to be held in the, club
parlors Immediately following the din
ner, will give the families of the sol.
diers and the members of the club an
opportunity to take part in the vel.
come.
trust you will be present to make
the welcome as representative as pos
sible. Yours truly,
M. l.. Toulme, Secretary.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-27
GAS INHALATION
PROVES FATAL

Rock Island. H.. Feb "a. William
See, wealthy stock raiser Of Lebanon.
lrd., died today at a local hospital af-
ter living unconscious three days from
the effects of gas inhalation, having
been found near to death in room
ing house. He was sorty-fve years OF
age. When he was discovered a gas
jet in the room was open. Whether it
was an accident or suicide the police
authorities have no way Of knowing.
although it was said See complained of
feeling i'll when he engaged the room
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-27
GERMANS TO LEVY
TAX ON BACHELORS

London. Feb. 24.-Dr. August Won
Lentze. Prussian minister of finance,
has announced new heavy tax on
bachelors, according to Berlin tele-
gram transmitted by the Exchange
Telegraph COPENHAGEN correspondent
Families with children, or the other
hand. the announcement states. will be
relieved Of part of the burden Of or
binary taxation. according 70 the num-
Der of their children.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-27
WOODEN SHOES ARE
USED IN, LONDON

Washington, d. c., Feb "a. Scare,
ity Of leather is forcing London to turn
to clogs as substitute for shoes. Al
ready the city's school children are
Gathering daily to their studies in clogs
at 70 cents a pair, says dispatches ia
the commerce department. Poor chill.
dren are permitted to purchase the
footwear on'a weekly installment plan.
The home demand for wooden shoes
is SO great, it is declared, a British
manufacturing concern has just declin-
ed an order for 100000 pairs for the
Belgian government.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-27
WEEKS WEATHER OUTLOOK.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 24.-weath-
er predictions for the week beginning
Sunday, announced by the weather
bureau today, follow:
Plains states and upper and middle
Mississippi valleys: Local snow over
northern and rain over southern parts.
with warmer weather at beginning Of
the week followed by fair and consid.
erably colder Tuesday and Wednes-
day. Generally fair with rising tenn
perature after Wednesday.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-27
BERNSTORFF SHIP
TO SET SAIL SOON

Halifax, N. s.. Feb. 24-There were
indications today that the steamship
Frederik VIII on which Count Won
Bernstorff. former German ambassador
to the United States, and q party of
German consular agents are returning
TO their native land. would sail tonight
AR Copenhagen.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-27
SUSPECTED CROOKS
HELD IN DFS MONIES

Des Moines, Feb. 24.-Three men.
believed by the federal authorities to
he central figures in band Of organ
lied postofiice robbers. were brought
to Des Moines today by Deputy post.
Office inspectors. They were arrested
at Boone and Fildia, late yesterday.
James O'Day is charged with having
robbed the postoffice at Woodward on
July and James Mcclure and Charles
higgins are charged with robbing the
postofice at Extra September 10.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-27
eLAckMAR TO KANSAS CITY.

H. e. Blackmar, superintendent OF
OttumWa's public schools, leaves Sun.
day over the Milwaukee for Kansas
City where he win attend the annual
meeting Of the department OF superin.
tendence Of the National Educational
association which will be in session all
next week there. Special trains over
the Milwaukee with eastern delegA
lions are expected through Ottumwa
tonight. Several thousands from al
over the country are looked for at the
convention which takes in she school
and college men and women o.:
America
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-27
STATE HOSPITAL
DAMAGED BY FIRE

Peoria, ILL.,, Feb 24.-Fire original.
ing at o'clock this morning in the
sorting room Of the laundry at the
Peoria state hospital at Bartonville, a
suburb, totally destroyed the laundry
and communicating to the dining roof
and bakery did further extensive darn
age before being extinguished. Cloth,
ing valued at $4,000 was burned with
the laundry. The loss is estimated at
$4,000.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-27
ASSASSIN ESCAPES.

Des Moines, Feb. 24.-Police report.
ed today that TO trace had been found
of the Mexican who last night shot and
slightly wounded w. c. Barber, secre.
tary of the Des Moines Anti.Saloon
league Physicians said Mr. Barber,
who was wounded when he tried to
take suit case. Said to have been fiji.
ed with liquor from the Mexican, was
not seriously hurt.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-27
FRANCE TO OFFER
FARMERS PRIZES

Washington, D. c., Feb. "a. France
will offer premiums to its farmers to
encourage greater production OF
wheat during the duration of the war
Dispatches to the commerce depart.
ment say bounty OF fifteen cents a
bushel would be paid growers and d
further sum of $1.56 an acre would be
given for increases in acreage over last
year.
Wheat is selling in France at $1.73 a
bushel.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-02-27
MATCH KID HERMAN.

Peoria Ill, Feb. 24.-Kid Herman, a
Pekin. III. bantamwetght, was matched
here with frankie White Of Chicago
for ten round bout in Pekin March