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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-28
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(From Saturday Dailyo

What. In the name Of the white
aproned gentry, is the world coming
to, when Arizona, erstwhile wild,
woolly and full of bad men who boast
ed of the notches on their guns and OF
nmitless capacity for red flicker
lines up on the bone dry side OF the
prohibition question?
And what is to be done to placate
the angry shades of Alkali Ike, Dead
eye Dick, Placer Pete and other allit.
erative heroes Of the nickel liberty
age, who must roam among the dena-
tured scenes of their former dramas
Of gore and glory, toabe confronted by
churches, bone-dry legislatures, tenn.
perance bars, reform laws and race
of white ribboners?
Yesterday the house in the Arizona
legislature voted, 70 to 2, approving
the federal amendment to the constt
tuition which, II it receives the en-
dorsement of enough OF the states Will
become the law OF the nation. The pre-
vious day the senate had voted unani
mously in approval Of the measure.
With Arizona committed unreserved
1y to the policy of nationwide proht
DltIOu anu VIII tuo i. w. ". eClIOiASt,
rounded up in New Mexico, California
Oregon and Washington. where Is the
hayward youth with ambitions to be
come an outlaw to turn his face when
he decides to go west, fght the In
dams, rob stage coaches, ride buck1na
bronchos into frontier saloons. shoot
up towns and get himself lynched by
a vigilance committee?
Somebody, as a popular cartoonist
insists pictorially few days ago, al
ways is taking the Joy out OF life.
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port yet seems to encounter little OF
no difficulty in existing indefinitely ir
idleness. The new order promises tt
seek out these individuals in thei,
coy corners and brand them as slack
ers, regardless Of their prOtestations
to the contrary.
It Is the province Of local draft
boards in the various communities tc
deal with each individual case and to
act the role of constable as well as
that of Judge General Crowder makes
the distinction plain. Either mar
must SHOW that he is contributing eff
fectively to the Industrial welfare OF
II he is within the draft age limits.
In England the women have sur
prised themselves and everyone else
by finding the many occupations In
which they can replace men capable
of military service. In America, al
though many girls and women who
never worked before have become EN-
ployes within the past year, their
number is inconsiderable as compared
with proportion Of British women
who are performing tasks which al
ways have been regarded as among
those with which only men can cope
successfully.
The tone of the order is significant.
Thus far there has been little difficulty
in obtaining male Labor in America.
considering conditions as a whole. But
it is evident that the war department
offlcials realize it will be impossible to
recruit the great army which must be
put into the battle zone without delay,
save by taking into it many men from
work which must be done il the army
is to be supported, fed, clothed and
equipped.
Men who can do work which is es-
sential to the conduct Of the war must
replace some Of those who join the
colors. The first to be compelled to
comply with the demand to work or
fight" should and must be the idlers,
the gamblers, the bootleggers, the
ne'er-do-wells : parasites who exist
from day to day as the result of the
industry of others and at their ex-
pense.
Gradually the readjustment Of con-
ditions will be carried on. Men en-
gagged in legitimate labor, including
clerks, walters, elevator operators,
domestic servants professional ath-
letes and sportsmen. will follow into
useful industry or into the army those
whose time IL given up to harmful
pursuits.
Women must take the places OF men
in legitimate, helpful work which they
can do. The whole nation must go up
on a war basis, as have England and
France. And the sooner this move
ment begins the more easily 1t can be
accomplished with a minimum dis
turhance of economic conditions.
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preliminary to the signing Of a peace

a preliminary to the signing of peace
treaty.
Now other divisions are being trans
ferred from Russia to the front or
which the crucial battle of the war IL
about to be inaugurated II the tagging
spirit Of the Germans can be whipped
into action by the brutal, slave-drivins
methods Of Hindenburg and his satel
lites.
No authoritative figures on the
strength of the German armies as
sembled for the resumption Of the
drive are available, but it is unques
toned that, as on March 81, they out
number the allies, including the re-
Inducements from England and
America and including the reserves
One observer thinks they have five
men to the allies one. Other esti.
mates vary. It is established beyond
question, however. that the preponder
ance clearly is on the side Of the
enemy and that only sheer courage
and determination, coupled with good
generalship, can be expected to win
for the combined forces which France
Great Britain, America, Belgium, Italy
and Portugal have assembled on the
western front.
Lloyd Georges comparison Of
Americas strength with that which
Russis's, collapse presented to- Ger.
many was not offered in spirit Of
criticism. 1t was cited merely to In
dicate to mis- hearers the gigantic task
which the allies are facing and with
which they must cope until America
can bring her utmost strength to bear
against Germany.
Now that the first year OF war 10
behind US. America is showing re-
markable and admirable speed. There
Is every reason to believe that the
record she has made in the last three
months will be continued and bettered
in the next three months, and that in
the next year there will come q time
when Premier Lloyd George she'll feel
justified in emitting from his speeches
that apologetic statement he made
Yesterday in Edinburgh-that 1t takes
time to train and equip armies ana
that American help cannot be reckon
ed for some time.
'Tt ia a race between Hindenburg
and President Wilson," the premier
told his hearers, and that Is true. It
is a handicap race. too. President
Wilson and America must send
hundreds Of thousands-millions, IN.
deed-of men across 5000 miles OF
dangerous sea, to be trained and sea-
eoned before entering the battle line.
Ships must be supplied; equipment
must be manufactured; economic con-
ditions must be kept at proper balance
here at home; supplies must go for
ward in an endless and ever growing
stream. Meanwhile, Hindenburg has
but to hurl his gigantic armies for.
ward a few miles--if he can do ito
gain the coast Of the British channel
and disrupt the whole transport sys'
tenn of the allies. endanger their sup
ply depots and concentration plants
and gain great advantage by having
at least partially made good his boasts
OF a decisive victory during the pres.
ANT summer
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LEAPER THE LOCUST IS LOCATED

kfddie katydld looked on nappli!
while Leaper the Locust struggled to
free himself from the clutches OF the
messenger. But Leaper was no match
for the stranger. In the end he had
to accept the message as his own.
Now" said the stranger. your
cousin and his family will reach here
by tomorrow at the latest So you'd
better be making arrangements to
welcome him.
Remember. have plenty of food
ready. I'll warn you now that If your
cousins family have to go hungry
they'll be pretty angry with you
Il don't believe / need worry,
Leaper the Locust remarked careless
ly. III they don't like what have
they con go without. for all care"
Though the stranger said nothing In
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, Times according to Mr.. Roosevelt,

said:
Anarchy rules in Russia some
body must be doing something.
The natural somebody is Germany,
right next door to Russia. /. The
civilization Of western Europe
may be very grateful to Germany
If the war finds Germany with
enough strength left to undertake
the maintaining Of order in Rus
STA - developing the resources
there and making few billions of
rubles in the process.
In the light of what has occurred in
Russia since Germany achieved the
ruin Of the so-called government there
with the help of Lenine. Trotsky and
that the postomce department would
have paid at least some attention to a
newspaper which would publish such
sentiments in wartime.
An undeniable fact is that Hearst
Yields a big influence with certain
class of people through his several
newspapers. That this class includes
several socialists is due In part, we be-
lieve, to the Hearst-Brisbane brand Of
demagogic journalism which has
characterized the Hearst papers since
they came into being.
When Hearst opposed the dispatch
of American troops to the European
battleflelds he did it in a manner
which almost echoed the disloyal, I'M
American fulminations of the social
lists. There can be no doubt that bis
attitude was greatly encouraging to
these enemies Of the government. He
fed the anti-English sentiment in
America and on September Is, 1917,
more than five months after America
had entered the war, the New York
American declared. 1.-THE best peace
for all concerned is peace without
victories, peace without conquest, a
peace without indemnities, peace
without annexations."
In view of the attitude of the Hearst
organization and the fact that 1t has
been they subject Of public addresses
frequently, it is remarkable that Of
cials identified with the administration
should have taken pains to express ap-
prevail of Mr.. Hearst and Mr.. Brisbane
as they did only recently when the Chi
cago Herald was absorbed by the Ex-
aminer. At that time Postmaster Gener-
al Burleson and Secretary Daniels tele-
graphed congratulatory messages to
Mr. Brisbane and Secretary Tumulty
wrote him letter. ordering the paper
sent to his office at the white house
and expressing the hope that Mr.. Bris.
bane would make of the Herald and
Examiner a staunch democratic news
paper, similar to the Washington
Times.
Hearst and Brisbane have .encourag-
ed the socialists for many years. They
have done their best to confuse the
anarchy of socialism with the princi-
pies Of freedom and liberty which
permeate the institutions Of the Amert-
can government. They are dema-
gogues and dangerous.
Colonel Roosevelt, The Courier be-
lieves, has been far too harsh In his
criticism of some Of the government
officials and of their actions or failure
of action. We have not found our
selves in sympathy with his attitude
on many occasions, but a. betwee4
Colonel Roosevelt and HeaIyt therA
can be no question. Tho former 10 BY
far the better citizen, with all bis
faults
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no 1HE JOB THOROUGHLY

w. F. Barr, dean of the college Of
education at Drake university, com
ments on the effect OF education or
citizenship in an article just published
saying, in part:
It seems pessimistic to say that
our education has failed to pro-
duce loyalty to country. The fact
Is that we have not had posi-
tive civic ideal. II we had set up
such an ideal and worked stead
lastly towards it. we should not
now have SO much disloyalty.
Freedom has been overworked. It
is to be hoped that our policy Will
be permanently changed and that
hereafter we shall positively
train for American life In Amer
lean schools.
Eliminating German is neces-
sary but it is only trimming at the
branches of the tree Of disloyalty.
The work must go much further.
A definite policy must be adopted
and strictly followed The real
danger Is found in the ideals OF
the teacher and OF the commun'
ity.
Dean Barr is right. but it is to be
regretted that he does not go far
enough into the discussion Of the top
ic. He demands that every teacher
be compelled to give evidence OF 10y
atty and hold certificate Of loyalty
before being permitted to teach chill
dren either IN private or public
schools. This Is an admirable sug'
gestion. but it would permit such
teachers as Professor Thomas to hold
their positions indefinitely.
Dean Barr says. Freedom has been
overworked." and this count against
the present educational system applies
to the freedom with which teachers Of
the Thomas stripe disregard the ten.
cts of Christianity as we'll as the free
dom with which proGermans in a
number Of schools and colleges have
instilled kaiserist propaganda into the
minds of their youthful charges.
The following paragraphs from
Dean Bars article are worthy of con.
sideration:
There is danger ethat much
OF our present activity will sub
side when the war closes. 1t is
characteristic Of our way Of doing
things to relax when the apparent
danger is over or when a political
campaign has passed.
Our real work is but beginning.
Much is now being done under ex-
element due to present condi-
lions. We must prepare for long
pull for sane and safe training Of
, our children.
ANfx
man influence out OF the schools let
us drive all of It out. While we are
prohibiting the study Of the language
let us prohibit the teaching of the
athefstic. socialistic, free lover sociol
ogy OF the sort Professor Thomas has
been found preaching and practicing
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oTTUMWA sEMWEEKI.Y COURIER. TUESDAY, MAY 49, 1918

Tuscania tends to support the claims
which are made for the allied navies,
that they are reducing the danger OF
the U-boat materially by the constant
watchfulness Of warships and aircraft
and the effective methods OF warfare
against the submersibles.
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MORE POWER TO 'EM

Again the reports of mutiny and re-
volt In the German armies are be-
ginning to come from sources which
apparently are authoritative. A few
weeks ago Paris dispatches brought
news that In that city there were
rumors of q serious spirit OF rebellion
among the German soldiers. Now
comes word from Russia that an en-
tire division refused to be transferred
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WORK OR FIGHT
(From Friday Daily)

The edtct issued by Provost General
Crowder yesterday in the name Of the
war department must find approval
wherever there is loyalty and heart
felt desire for an American victory.
The only cause for regret Is that its
operation. against loafers, idlers, gam
blers and men engaged in harmful
pursuits 10 limited to those who are no
more than 81 years old. Now II con.
gress would take up some Of the re-
naming slack by enacting law to
reach the older men who are leading
parasitical existences this would be a
far more pleasant land to live in than
1t Is.
In his statement accompanying the
orde II General Crowder says:
One Of the unanswerable criti-
cisms Of the draft has been that
it takes men from the farms and
from ALI useful employment and
marches them past crowds OF
id,ers and loafers away to the
army. The remedy IS simple. to
couple the Industrial basis with
other grounds for exemption and
to require that any man pleading
exemption on any ground shall al
so show that he is contributing
effectively to the Industrial well
fare OF the nation.
It is true that this criticism has
been unanswerable, and General
Crowders method Of stating the case
compels admiration. Everyone who
has watched line Of soldiers on pa
rade or on the way to entrain for
camp has seen the idlers and !oafers
grouped along the curbs, seldom deign-
ing even to lift their hats as the flag
passed Often one would remove a
cigaret from his lips to fling playful
jibe at one of the youths in khaki, and
generally the whole lot of idlers
would hasten from the street to the
pool hall to resume their Interrupted
game or. in bibulous communities, to
commune across the mahogany bar
rier with white-aproned bar lender.
Some sinister providence. as dis
tinguished from a benign Providence,
seems to have protected a large pro-
portion of that element Of every COM
munity's population which, apparent-
lly, possesses no visible means OF SUD
Imperial Valley press., 1918-12-28
DEP. SHERIFF
TO
Y |C I | N OF
AN Assault I
Officer Myers Is in Tenn
porary Hospital Appar.
emily Suffering From a
Fracture of the Skull.

Apparently the victim of a mys-
terious assault perpetrated by enc
mics in Calipatria, on Christmas eve,
Deputy Sheriff G. M. Myers, better
known as deputy marshal of Ell Cen
tro during the Rice regime. lies in
a temporary hospital ward in the city
Jail at Imperial in serious condi-
ton.
This morning three physicians went
into consultation over his case fol-
lowing the discovery by DR.. >. F.
Foncannon of this city that the Off
GER was suffering from possible con-
cussion of the brain through the in
Fiction of scalp wound by some
blunt instrument.
Officer Myers is unable to tell the
story of the supposed crime, as ne Is
in a comatose condition, often lapsine
into morbid fits, while in his more
rational moments he struggles wltf
the terrible fear that he is gradual
ly becoming insane.
During the four days in which he
has been bedridden and almost help
less, enough information has been
obtained from his delirious rawlings
to indicate with some certainty that
he was attacked and brutally beaten
by a mob of several men.
He declares that the last thing, ne
remembers with any decree OF clar,
itv is dog fight on the street at
Calipatria and his efforts to separ-
ate the two brutes. This formed the
motif for what he thinks was an at
tack participated in by three or four
men. and a fisticuff in which he was
compelled, in self defense, to knock
down one or more of his assallants
From that moment on his mind has
been blank. although he made the
trim from Calipatria. where he Is
stationed as an attachee of the sher
ifs office, to Imperial. At the lat
ter city he called on Marshal Parrisf
Christmas night and begged to DC
locked up in the Jail on the plea thai
he was losing his mind and that he
feared he would commit suicide.
His request was complied with and
his condition gradually became worse
A doctor was called and the patient
was declared to he a subject of de-
lirium tremens. He was treated TO-
two or three davs to cure him of sup
posed liquor stimulated hallucina-
tions.
His friends, however. declared that
Myers was not drinking man and
that they doubted the diagnosis OF
the case, especially as he seemed tc
grow worse. DIR. Foncannon was
called in and after close examina-
ton he found the probable skull frac-
ture which. he states, gives everv in
dication of having been inflicted
with a dull or blunt instrument.
The case is attracting great dea
of attention. especially because OF
the alleged failure of the county Of
ficials to order an investigation
Friends of the officer today declared
they would personally probe the mat
ter and seek to secure the evidence
necessary to convict the assailants
WITHDRAW JAPS
Imperial Valley press., 1918-12-28
CREATION Of
EXTRA COURT
ASKED
IN MEASURE
Assemblyman Brown Will
Introduce Bill for Second
Department of the Supe-
riOr Court.

One of the first governmental bills
to be introduced in the state legis-
lature latter it convenes in January
will be one fathered by Assemblyman
j. Stanley Brown, providing for an
extra department of the Superior
court for Imperial county.
The bill has the sanction of the
county grand jury, which in its re-
cent session, recommended the crea-
ton of a second Superior court de-
partment and the immediate appoint
ment of local man to the bench.
From all present indications the
proposal, backed as it is by the legal
fraternity of the district, county Of
ficials, and the grand jury, is assured
of approval and passage by the leg
islature. Final and definite action
on the proposed bill will probably not
be taken until after the regular re-
cess of the legislators.
Approval of the measure will mark
the successful termination of four
years campaign to secure the sec
ond department, as some opposition
to the move has arisen in the past.
This time, however, it is believed
that public opinion will receive the
suggestion with favor.
4 AS an indication of the necessity
For the extra department, twice in
the past two months jurists from
other counties have been called in to
a din disposing of the clogged cal
endar. So many cases are now on
the calendar that Judge Franklin j.
Cole must again request help from
outside judges to hold court for a
short period, beginning about Janu-
ary 20.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-12-28
c
LODGE AID FOR
RED X SEWING

Church and fraternh organizations
of women are urged to-Oresnize
forces for Red Cross sewing again,
each class to give at least one after
noon a week at headquarters.
The new allotment, consisting OF
boys shirts and girls chemises will
be received on or before the first OF
January and the need of the gar
ments in France and Belgium is very
great.
The time is limited to January u
and every Red Cross worker Will pe
needed if it is done by that time
The sewing machines at headquaf,
tiers have been put in order and
everything will be ready to begin
when the shipment arrives. MISS
Georgia Watkins, chairman OF the
Garment department, will be glad TO
talk over plans with presidents OF
women's organizations which desire
to aid in the work.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-12-28
0ST0FF|CE
MAKE RECORD
IN HANDLING
XMAS N A|LS
Last of Holiday Mail Was
Delivered by Noon Fri.
day-Largest Business in
History of Office.

Although called on to handle the
greatest rush in the history of the
office, the force at the El Centre
postoffice made a wonderful record
by cleaning up the holiday business
by Yesterday noon An average OF
from 1000 to $500 packages were
handled daily without confusion and
at but slightly increased cost to the
government.
The largest number of packages
distributed on any one day was 1886,
and in the ten days from December
"a a total of 1000 packages were han
died daily. By noon Christmas day
every package received had been de
livered to the expectant patrons. The
receipts for the month to date are
in excess of those for any previous
month in the history of the office.
But one package of holiday ma
ture remains in the office, and it IS
there because the address was torn
off. In transmission the package
was torn and it's contents partially
exposed. 1t is filled with toys on
which the names of the recipients
are written.
Anyone expecting such package
have the same by going to the post
office and identifying it,
The office force cordially thanks
Varney Bros. for the gift of huge
box of candy in appreciation of their
servise during the past year.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-12-28
.LL0YDGE0RGE'
.W|NSENGL|SH.
BY.
BIG MAJORITY.
Herbert Asquith, Former
Premier and Opponent of
Lloyd George in Liberal
Ranks, Is Defeated.
(By Associated Press)

London, Dec. 2S.-All indications
this afternoon are that Premier
Lloyd George and his government
will have an overwhelming majority
in the new House of Commons. The
premier was reelected to his seat in
parliament from Carnarvon, Wales.
Former Premier Asquith, Liberal
leader, was defeated for reelection
to his seat in the House of Com
mons from Fife, Scotland.
Arthur Henderson, leader of the
Labor party and former member of
the war cabinet, was defeated.
The first election returns showed
that Mrs. Charlotte Despard, sister
of Viscount French, lord lieutenant
of Ireland, had been defeated in
North Battersea by Richard Morris,
Coalition Liberal. 4
Not less than 274 Of the 1853 men,
bers whose elections have been an
nounced thus far are supporters OF
the government The new house will
have TOT members.