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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-04-17
LITTLE BENNY's
OTE OOK
BY LEE PAPE
Q . . . . o . 4

Kumpiny B had drill in my back
yard yestidday, witch aftir it was over
Kernel Simkins sed, G, Captin Potts,
We awt to dig trenches out heer, every
army awt to know how to dig trenches.
Sure they awt. sed Genrel Martin, if
we don't have trenches to jump into
wen the enemy comes, wy they mite as
well not come.
THIS rite, we awt to have trenches,
army needs trenches to use their
periscopes in. sed Lootenant Wernick.
Wy don't you ask your father, Captin
Potts? sed Sergent Hunt.
WITCH wen he came home did, say.
ing, Pop, us fellows is getting up a
army, do you think we awt to practice
digging trenches?
most assurantly do, no modern SOL
der has eny bizniss wawking GROUND
without trench, sed pop.
Yes sir, that's wat we thawt., we
thawt we woodent be mulch of army
without trenches, / sed.
You woodent be enything Of army,
if may use your own militery fraze-
ology, sed pop.
And we thawt we awt to begin dig
ging some rite away, sed.
The sooner the quicker as Genrel
Joffer always remarks to the Frentch
soldiers. sed pop.
Well don't you think it will spoil the
yard eny? sed.
Wat yard? sed pop.
Our, yard, sed.
o sed pop, no, don't think it will
because If I catch enybody digging
trenches in my nootral back yard,
their cries of anguish will fell the air
for hours
Meening he woodent leeves us do 1t.
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SUSPEND TEACHER
FOR ACTION ON WAR

Chicago. April 14.-Oscar NJ. H.
Heath, teacher in one of the public
schools Of Chicago has been suspend
ed by Jacob M. Loeb, superintendent Of
the school board on account
of the issuance of an anti-war
treatise in which the teacher attacks
the policy of the American govern
ment, states that the war is for none
tary gain and not for humanity or
liberty and that a league between the
newspapers and financiers is RESPONSE
bic for the entrance of the United
States. The suspended teacher said he
was having 1000 of the pamphlets
printed for issuance today and assert
ed that he would be at his place in
the schools Monday and would fight
the matter in the courts if necessary
to retain his position.
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EXPLOSION RESULT
OF INSIDE PLOT

Chester. Pa. April IA General Man
ager w. G. Wilhelm of the Eddystone
Ammunition corporation said today
that the company's investigation into
last Tuesdays explosion in which more
than 1875 persons lost their lives, indi-
Gated evidence that the disaster was
the result of an inside plot He would
not say what the nature of the evil
dence is nor would he give any further
information about the company's en-
auiry He said the company's experts
expect to make a report next week
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STOPS MAKING WHISKY.

Lexington. KY, April IA. james E.
Pepper, head Of the distilling company
which bears his name, announced from
Chicago today that his plant here will
make no whisky during the progress OF
the war He declares that his action
is due to the shortage in grain and that
it is the patriotic duty Of every citizen
to conserve the supply.
Fifteen other Kentucky distillers will
take similar action. They all have OF.
fered to supply the government with
their available stock of alcohol
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WEATHER FOR WEEK.

Washington, D. c., April IA
Weather predictions for the week be-
ginning Sunday. issued by the weather
bureau today are:
Plains states and upper and mid
die Mississippi valleys: Rains frs.
part of the week followed by fair after
Monday until about Friday when rains
are again probable Temperature low
for season"
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WAR COUNCIL WILL
ARRANGE PROGRAM

Washington, D. c.. April 1.-THE Y.
S. government hopes to avoid such
mistakes as the entente allies made
early in the war. officials explained to.
dav. by obtaining information on a
wide variety of subjects from the Brit.
ish and French commissions which
will arrive here within a week for
war council Close study also will be
given means Of avoiding duplication Of
effort between the United States and
the allies.
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WILL LEND MONEY TO
FINANCE PLANTING

New York. April 1.-THE farmers Of
New York state can borrow money to
finance the planting. harvesting and
marketing Of crops at AZ per cent in
terest on their personal notes without
endorsement. Twenty million dollars
for this purpose has been pledged by
patriotic bankers of New York and
100000 In cash already has been de-
posted in New York bank as guar
antee.
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Too Much Efficiency Eff
by j. E. Rath.

| ishing ease. Billy had thawed to thu
point where he took I'm bis favorit
amusement OF teasing his sisters.
by the way, Connie" he asked
have you Dads letter there
| She produced the letter. and he
brother read it with solemn face.
Down here it says, Treat him a:
you you'd me. quoted Billy.
There was look of quiet amuse
ment on Hedges face.
We'll. why don't you, Connie?" de
manded her brother.
Il don't quite understand" she
stammered
There was a flush in her cheeks
partly anger, partly confusion. Some
thing was coming, she knew; she
could have annihiated here brother.
Don't understand echoed the de
mon. well. you know how you always
treated father when he sat down al
the table"
Constance was blushing furiously
OF course she knew 1t was her in
variable custom to kiss John w
Brooke on top of his expansive BALD
head. She blushed at the memory Of
this, and she blushed anew at the
memory of her salutation to Hedge
back in the library. when, before she
had glanced up from her magazine
she thought he was her father
For an instant she contemplated
flight. She dared not look across the
table, where sat the person who was
to be treated according to the injunc
ton of her father. Alice suppressed a
giggle: Billy was grinning. If Hedge
was laughing, she would die.
But Hedge was not laughing He did
not appear to be conscious of the dire
confusion of Constance. Instead, he
was regarding the butler with a cold
glare.
Come here" he commanded, rails.
ing an imperative finger
The butler approached.
Your names Horace, isn't it,"
"Why-yes,sir.
Then listen, Horace. I've been
watching you. Do you realize that you
waste from thiry-fve to forty per cent
of energy every time you walk from
that door to the table,"
The voice of Hedge was rasping
Horace's lower jaw sagged slowly
"In the first place. continued
Hedge. emphazing his remarks with
incisive gestures, "you take longer
route than is necessary. Take direct
route-so-and you save three steps.
Lengthen your stride and you save
two additional steps. Let me see you
step out There! You see it can be
done. There are two equally short
routes by which the table may be ap-
preached Alternate them. 1t saves the
rugs Walk faster. 1t saves time. And
turn down those lights along the wall
They're unnecessary and 1t will save
After this evening, put only
one log on the fire. 1t saves wood. That
will do"
If the butler was frozen into an
image Of blank amaZement, the same
was equally true Of the Brookes. They
sat rigid in their chairs, staring at H.
Hedge. Vanished was the agonizing
confusion of Constance; vanished the
diabolical glee of her brother and
sister. No emotion touched them save
that Of superlative establishment.
1t remained for Billy to recover
speech
"What-what the blazes do you call
that?' he demanded
That said Hedge. quietly is eff
fciency"
You mean that you're going to
try"
Young man, you are beginning to
get the framework of an idea"
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WELL KNOWN LAWYER DIES.

Philadelphia. April 14.-John G.
Johnson, the widely known lawyer.
died at his home here today. Death
was due to heart disease.
John G. Johnson stood in the fron1
ranks Of his profession. having been
retained largely by corporations in
many of the great legal cases that
have come before the supreme court of
the United States in the last twenty
years
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OFFER CASH PRIZES.

Burlington, April IA most attrac.
tive and interesting display is that in
the west window of the Iowa State
Savings bank offering $50 cash to Des
Mofnes county boys and girls who do
exceptional work in producing some
thing from the soil. There is one prize
OF $40 one for $40, one of S. and fifteen
Of 81 each And no doubt there will be
many competitors.
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FIND SHORTAGE
OF FARM HANDS

Webster City, April 14.-Farmers
shortage of farm hands ever known.
Wages are $50 month. Farmers
every day appealing for aid. Residents
are protesting against enlistment of
farmer boys in the army and navy
They say they are needed more at
home.
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MAY CHANGE NAME
TO ST. PETERSBURG

Amsterdam, April IA. via London
German correspondents on the Rus
sian and Swedish frontiers report
that the Russian government intends
to change the name OF the capital back
to ST Petersburg. The government is
said to have decided upon this "be.
cause Petrograd recalls to every Rus
sian the saddest time In Russian his
tory"
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WORKING FOR RECRUITS.

New York, April IA house to
house canvass to stimulate recruiting
for the army and navy was begun to.
day by the Woman's Suffrage party
The women carried $4,000 posters fof
through the city.
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iMPRovISE COLLEGE.

Shenandoah, April 14.-An improvis.
ed college has been started in the Con.
gregational church. Borrowed type
writer's and other equipment has been
placed in the church The action was
Necessary due to the burning of West
ern Normal school last week. The high
school is meeting in the Methodist
church.
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FRIDAY LANDS 1900.

Washington. D. c.. April 14.-Friday
the thirteenth produced a net gain Of
about thirteen hundred men for the
navy. Should similar recruiting per.
centage be maintained thirteen more
days would attain the navy's maxi.
mum authorized strength of $1,000
mon
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ANNOUNCE COTTON SALES.

Washington, d. c., April IA. Cot
ton consumed during March was 602-
go running bales and for the eight
months ending March 81, 4,517 ,096
bales, the census bureau today an
nounced.
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GETS DAMAGES,
{ TO be continued. J

Nevada. April l4.-Fannie Frey was
awarded damages of $4,000 against
her father nilaw for alienation of her
husbands affections. This was the
second trial of the case.
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BAKERIES ARE CLOSED.

Copenhagen, via London, April IA
A Cologne dispatch to the Berlin Tage-
blatt says that sixty-eight bakeries
there have been closed by the police
for violation of food regulations.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-21

dren's bureau. Baby Week sweeps the country
from coast to coast as an annual event.
But we, in the state of Washington, may
deem ourselves fortunate in that one of our edu-
cational institutions has secured government aid
in establishing parents training camp at the
Puyallup summer school as well as at the Pull
man State college. It reads like fairy tale come
true.
Parents may take their summer outing with
the children, I'm tents provided at nominal cost eat
breakfast and dinner, if they wish, cafeteria
style, at cost prices
Mothers may go to school under such instruct
ors as Mrs. Max West, of the Children's Bureau
and national fame; Miss Clara Meisner of Ellens-
burg State Normal, on kindergarten instruction
for home and school; Miss Mary Sutherland, in
structor in home economies at Pullman college
and field worker; ''first add work and home
nursing by professional people; talks on the child
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to know in child-training, will come to the rude
awakening of many unsolved problems
Many factors have entered into child develop
ment and conservation. Parent-teacher associa-
tons are springing up in every hamlet and city,
and far into the forest depths, and on the broad
prairies, wherever school-house is found, one
may expect to find local circle of this mighty
organization.
Parents of every creed and color, rich and poor,
the collegebred and the uneducated meet in the
common interest of the child. sister organiza-
ton, the Child Study club looks after the pre-
school age. School authorities are establishing
courses i'll homecraft in the night schools.
The government has at last put the needs of the
mother a par with the farmer, and the banker,
and is turning its wealth and resources toward
the essentials of home making and child-tran-
ing. The home division of the department of ed
ucatiOn has been established as well as the chill
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CONTINUED From Our Last Issue
CHAPTER X.
The Blind Mans Eyes.

Half an hour later, Connery IN
locked the door of Eaton's COM
partment, brought in Eaton's trav-
cling bag and searched him. Then
he departed.
About o'clock, Connery ap-
peared again with a waiter from
the dining car bearing tray with
dinner.
At 10. Connery came once more
with the porter of the car, and the
conductor stood by silently while
the porter made up the BERTH
Eaton went to bed with the car
absolutely still, and lay awake
thinking. He understood defin-
itely now that a charge of murder
or assault to kill-dependent up
on whether Santoine died or SEEM
ed likely to recover-would be
made against him at the first city
they reached after the train start
ed again. He would be turned
over to the police; inquiry would
be made; then
In the morning Connery came
again with the waiter, bringing
breakfast.
want to talk YETI" he asked.
mo"
us there anything else you
want?" he asked.
I'D like to see Miss Santoine. T"
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a eNFss IAAosrNNTINe Co.

Health. Complexion fair, but dark
ened by being outdoors. Hair dark
brown. Smooth shayen. Eyes
blue-gray. Eyebrows straight and
dark. Forehead smooth, broad, in
telligent. Nose straight; nostrils
delicate. Mouth straight, lips
neither thin nor full. Chin with
out cleft. Face and head Of oval
Anglo-American type"
go on" said Santoine.
Hands well shaped. Gray bust
ness suit. not made by an Ameri-
can tailor. Soft bosomed shirt
with soft cuffs. White linen col
lar. Four-in-hand tie. Black
shoes. No jewelry except watch
chain"
"In general?" Santoine suggest
ed.
Apparently well-educated, we'll
bred, intelligent. Expression frank.
Manner self-controlled and re-
served. Seems sometimes younger
than he must be, sometimes older.
Something has happened which
has had great effect and can't be
forgotten"
Embarrassment had dyed Har-
riet's face; suddenly she looked
out the window.
Eaton merely waited.
Continued I'm Our Next Issue.)
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nature by psychologists.
Children under six will be taken care OF by
kindergarten classes, and the older will take
nature walks under the supervision of an in
instructor, or be taught the fascination Of folk
games and dances, and every may enjoy the
friendly spirit of the community campfire in the
evening
This opportunity if grasped will forever stand
out in the memory of joyous childhood or tired
motherhood What more could one ask!
Playtime and work are evenly balanced in the
scales And it is well that we carefully weigh the
possibilities of this wonderful proposition, for in
this day when all the world is 'seeing red,' it
behooves the lover of child-welfare to work early
and late, to conserve and develop the childhood OF
our land that we may send out to people the world
strong men and true women to take the place of
those who have given their lives for the principles
of democracy.
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(From Last Nights Pink Edition.)
TIL E:
KIND WORDS


L. Martin, who
Alder The driver for the lakewood
North Washington
neghborhood the
county agriculturist has all the dope how
weatherman
this is for lilies
Foundry Machine works has been
the business he shut his and tell by the feeling
seel-aso whether hot cold
optimistic than A v of the
Monroe the
il sure o be Love s
Charlie confidence He Of
Budes the day in the dowDpOu He
sells
three particular ways-time. smiles
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CHAPTER XII.
Publicity Not Wanted,

Early the next morning the door
Of Eaton's compartment was UNI
| locked and DR.. Sinclair entered.
"Mr. Santoine wants to speak TO
you," the surgeon announced
quietly.
This startling negation of all he
imagined, unnerved Eaton.
"Mr. Santoine is here, them"
"Of course"
and he's conscious?"
''He has been conscious for the
better part of two days. Didn't
they tell your" Sinclair frowned.
You mean he will recover"
HE would recover from any in
jury which was not inevitably
fatal"
Eaton pulled himself together.
So Santoine was neither dead nor
dying. Therefore at worst the
charge of murder would not be
made; and at-best-what? Eaton
followed Sinclair.
Harriet Santoine was sitting on
the little lounge opposite the berth
where her father lay.
Here is Mr. Eaton, Father" she
said.
"Sit down." Santoine directed.
Harriet made room for Eaton
upon the seat beside her. Her lips
trembled as she turned to Eaton;
but she did not speak directly to
him yet; it was Basil Santoine
who suddenly inquired;
What is it they call your"
My name is Philip ID. Eaton"
Eaton realized as soon as he had
spoken that Santoine had asked
only to hear Eaton's voice.
The blind man spoke to his
daughter.
Describe him, Harriet"
Harriet paled and flushed.
About &c." she said, six feet
or more in height. Slender, but
muscular and athletic. Skin and
eyes clear and with look of
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Church Topics
for 7 omorroU

Rev. ]. II. Berringer will preach
Sunday morning at the Fern Hill
Methodist church on, First, Sec
ond and Third Appearance of
Jesus Christ" Mrs. Mary A. Sell
lick will speak at the evening
service.
1.-THE Coming Storm and It's
Glorious Outcome" will be the
subject of the discourse Sunday
afternoon at the Associated Bible
students.
Rev. o, HagOes will preach
Sunday morning at the South
Tacoma First Norwegian Luz
theran church on, "Our Duty
in Time of War" Rev. Ha-
goes will preach Sunday aft
ernoon at the Emmanuel Lu-
theran church on the same
subject.
big Business and Big Pay" will
be the subject of Rev. Edwin N.
Askey's discourse Sunday morning
at the Epworth Methodist church.
Frank B. Benson, state organizer
for the Order of GideOns, will
speak at the evening service.
o O @
Rev. George Henriksen of
Portland will deliver the morning
sermon at Our Savior's Evangeli-
cal Lutheran church. A large
song service by choir of 26 voices
will be given at the evening SER
vice.
Pres. M. r. Ballard will speak
Sunday at the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints.
O O O
The children of the First Swed-
ish Lutheran church will be
guests of honor at the morning
service Sunday. Rev. ]. Truedson
of Portland will speak at the
evening service.
Rev. James West will
preach Sunday evening at the
First Baptist church on "The
Problem of Disease"
1.-THE Prayer of Prayers" will
be Dean Hermon p. Williams sub
ject Sunday morning at the First
Christian church. In the evening
the pastor will speak on, Chris
tian Truths in Heather Follies."
Mrs. M. Perkins will preach at
8 Sunday night at the Spiritualist
church.
1.-THE Sacred Dime in Every DOL
lar" will be Rev. r. ii. McGinnis'
Sunday morning sermon subject at
the Church of the Holy Commun-
ion. The pastors evening sub
ject will be, What a Smile Can
Do"
The First Church of Christ,
Scientist, will use for its subject
Sunday, Doctrine of Atonement."
Rev. James d. Hudson will
preach both morning and evening
at the East Side Congregational
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church.
o o o
DR.. f. B. Gault will speak Sun
day morning at the First Meth
odist church on, Spread OF
Democracy. Gov. Ernest Lister
will speak at the evening service
on Patriotism"
O o o
Rev. Robert III. Milligan
will preach Sunday morning
mt the Emmanuel Presbyterian
church on, "Implications of
the Resurrection Of Christ"
At the evening service, Rev.
Charles Thomson, who has
lived rs years In China, will
speak on "China Awakening"
"The Tests of Faith" will be
Rev. C. w. Weyer's sub ject Sunday
morning at the First Presbyterian
church. His evening subject will
be, THE Wreck of the Home"
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The Blind Mans
~ S Hsxs szss Eyes s sss:

Connery turned away.
At noon. when they brought
Eaton's luncheon. he repeated his
request and was again refused
but less than an hour afterward
Connery came to his door again,
and behind Connery. Eaton saw
Harriet Santoine and Avery.
Miss Santoine has asked to
speak to YOU" Connery announc-
ed; and he admitted Harriet San
tome and Avery. and. himself re-
naming outside, closed the door
upon them.
How is your father?" Eaton
asked the girl.
lie seems just the same. DR.,
Sinclair seems to think, Mr.. Eaton,
that Father was found just in
time, and that whatever chance he
has for recovery came from you.
Mr.. Avery and I would have left
him undisturbed until noon. Dr.
Sinclair says that If he had been
left as long as that. he would have
had no chance at all for life."
lie has a chance, then, now?"
Yes; but We don't know how
much. The change DR.. Sinclair is
expecting may be either for better
or worse. II wanted you to
know. Mr.. Eaton. that I am trying
to think OF you as the one who
gave him the chance"
The blood flooded Eaton's face
She, then, was not wholly hostile
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keep LOOKING YOUNG
It's Easy-H You Know DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets

The secret of keeping young is to
feel young-to do this you must
watch your liver and bowels-there's
no need of having a sallow complex.
ion-dark rings under your eyes
pimples-a bilious look in your face
dull eyes with no sparkle. Your
doctor will tell you most sickness
comes from inactive bowels and liver.
DIR. Edwards perfected vegetable
compound mixed with olive oil to ac4
on the liver and bowels, which he
gave to his patients for years.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets, the
substitute for calomel, are gentle in
their action, yet always effective.
They bring about that exuberance of
spirit, that natural buoyancy which
should be enjoyed by everyone, by
toning up the liver and clearing tho
system of impurities.
You will know DIR. Edwards Olive
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25c per box. All druggists.