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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-02
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Ma was out shopping this AFTERNOON,
and awtomobeei stopped in frunt of
our house and Mrs. Hews got out,
Mrs. Hews being fat round lady
blinking her eyes all the time frum a
habit, me liking to watch her do it.
And she rang our frunt bell, and |
thawt, G. wish ma was home so she
wood come in and blink vile.
And went and opened the door,
and Mrs. Hews wawked rite in, saying
Good AFTERNOON, Benny. E
And she went in the parler and sat
down by the window, and l sat down
on the sofa and started to watch her
blink, wondering if it wood feel eny
diffrent to be that fat. And she kepp
on setting there blinking her eyes,
and L kepp on setting there watching
her, and after vile had to sneeze,
WITCH did, and Mrs, Hews termed er.
round, saying, Wy, Benny, l dident
heer you come back.
Back ware? l sed.
Back frum telling your mother I'm
heer, sed Mrs. News blinking.
! dident tell her, sed.
Wat, have you bin sitting there all
this time like carved image? sed
Mrs Hews blinking.
Yes nam, | sed.
Well go and tell her immeeditly,
sed Mrs. Hews blinking, and sed,
cant, shes out.
Out? sed Mrs. Hews blinking
Yes nam, sed, and she sid, Well
wy dident you tell me? and sed, You
dident ask me.
H.,
Hews blinking. And she got up and
went out and got in the awtomobeel
agen, and it went away, Mrs. Hews
cti11 h0inktNu
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NEW LONDON FARMERS
REMOVE TELEPHONES

New London, April With some
thing over 100 subscribers to the Hen
~ County Telephone companys sys-
tenn present at meeting here today,
it was decided to carry the fight on
the company through.
Ninety Of those present have al
ready ordered their telephone instrl-
ments taken out.
Efforts arc being made to have other
subscribers throughout the county
join the ranks of those who refuse to
accept the proposed raise in tele-
phone rates.
A mutual company has been organ
Used with Frank Jacobs as president.
It Is not known at this time when
this company will commence construc-
ton Of its lines.
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ARREST SOLDIERS
HOME WITHOUTLEAVE

Hannibal, April WESLEY Wood
yard, Irwin Robertson, Charles Moody,
Hugh Moondy and Earl O'Brien, five
members Of Company E 10th infantry
became homesick few days ago and
decided to visit the homefolks at Han.
nihal. Unfortunately for themselves
they failed to obtain permission to
leave camp and, as a result the police
at this place we're notified to be on the
lookout TO them.
When the young men arrived they
we're taken under the protection Of
the police and are being held for or
ders from Captain Brown.
2Terao (peaKFsE
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QUILT BRINGS $40 FOR
LOCAL RED CROSS

Tent No. 4 Daughters OF Veterans
have helped the local Red Cross to the
extent Of $40 through the sale of .
quilt one of the members Mrs. Dicker-
son made and presented to the D. Q. v.
for the purpose or raising money to
help the local chapter. The quilt was
presented for sale at public sale
north of tbs city few days ago and
in three minutes sold for the sum nam.
ed. Milo Reno, Of Agency was the pur-
chaser.
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SERVICES SATURDAY MORNING

oGnNpSeS S~t SNSNt "SnsS'N~
Charlton, April 1.-The funeral ser
vices Of Miss Mollie B. Freel were held
in this city Saturday forenoon at 10
O'Clock, at the Sacred Heart Catholic
church, and were conducted by Rev.
Father Murphy. A very large number
Of friends assembled to pay their last
respects to the memory Of one whom
they honored and loved. The floral
tributes were profuse and beautiful,
bearing testimony to the high regard
in which she was held. The pail bear
ers were Supt. /. L. Guernsey, Prof. F.
X. Williamson, Simon Oppenheimer,
John Kinney. VIM. Lyons and Mike
HRlpin. Among the number from dis
lance in attendance at the last sad
rites were her brother Ed Freel, Of
Memphis, Tenn, her sister, Mrs. Abbie
Snyder and son Otto OF Staples, Mimi,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Huston, Of Oska-
loosa; Mrs Laura NJ r. Cow, Miss
Augusta Householder and Miss Frances
Cortelyou. Of Des Moines; r. ]. Knipe
of Ottumwa, Miss Margaret Childers
and Mrs Minnie Reeves Of Osceola,
Miss Ellen Smith, Of Melrose. 2
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POLICEMAN HELD AS THIEF

Sioux City, April HAIRY Ere
lund, q policeman, is held, in Jail on
the charge Of several robberies. He
is accused Of stealing $40 from a
woman by the name Of Mrs. Abraham
Liberman, and is alleged to have con-
fessed tho crime. Frelund is also ac'
cused Of footing the State cigar store
of $340 and quantity Of cigarets, but
denies the latter charge. It is alleged
Frelund was frequently in the cigar
store when it closed and knew where
the money was hidden.
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THEFT OF WEDDING
GOWN CAUSES ARREST

Davenport, April Love of finery
caused Josephine Mitchell, Is years
old, to steal wedding dress and a
pair of shoes fron Mrs. Frank C. Arp.
73S East Ninth street, according to the
confession she made to the police az
ter her arrest. When the girl return.
ed the stolen goods, the charge against
her was dropped.
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HoLpuPs GOT ss CENTS

Clinton, April 1.-Holdups had poor
luck when they held up prominent
citizen Of Clinton few nights ago. He
had but IS cents at the time and the
robbers missed 10 cents of that in
frisking his clothes. The robbers
wore handkerchiefs and appeared new
at the business. It was different
story DR.. Price of Lyons told. Rob
bers raided his home and carried
away everything Of value they could
find, including clothing, jewelry and
various other useful. II not valuable
articles.
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COTTON PRICE TAKES
QUICK JUMP TODAY

New York, April 1.-There WAS a
sensational advance in the cotton
market here today on renewed buying
by the trade and covering by sellers
on the war news of last week. All de-
liveries made new high records with
July contracts selling at 329O cent or
78 points about the close Of Thursday
and 81 bale above the low mark OF
last week
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BOARD TO HAVE LUNCH

There will be luncheon and meet.
ing Of the board OF directors Of the
Woman's Bureau of the Commercial
club at the club tomorrow from IL un.
til / O'Clock. All members are asked
to attend II possible and reservations
for the luncheon may be made up to
10 a. m. tomorrow.
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BREEDERS MEET THIS
WEEK AT BURLINGTON

Burlington, April 1.-The Iowa
Hampshire Breeders association is to
have convention in Burlington next
Saturday, with dinner at the Hotel
Burlington at 6:15 in the evening.
More than one hundred and fifty men
from all parts of the state and many
from other districts are expected to
be in attendance at the gathering.
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A spark from hue burned snail
hole Ia the roof Of the building at 221
West Main street this morning. The
central IRE department received the
call about 1880.
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FORMER LEGISLATOR SUES

Iowa Falls, April William
Schmedika. the only democrat ever
elected to the legislature from this
county, has brought action against A.
a clothing merchant of this
city, for libel. He is asking $4,000
damages.
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ALBA BOY is TRANSFERRED
Abba, April l.-Merle Anderson. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Anderson, who
has been at Camp Dodge the past
month has been transferred to Long
Island.
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GIRLS, eLEE CLUB AT ALBA

Abba, April 1.-The Monmouth Girls
Glee club gave avery interesting pro-
gram at the United Presbyterian
church Friday evening. There was a
very good attendance. s45 being real
lied from the evenings entertainment
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CLINTON SCHOOLS GOOD WORK

CLINTON SCHOOLS GOOD WORK
Clinton, April Clinton schools
have reason to feel proud OF the chill
dren's work in the War Savings
Stamps campaign. So far the sale of
penny stamps in the schools here to-
tails $1,994.20, and the $4,000 mark
will be passed before the end Of the
week
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DROWNED IN WATERING TANK

Manchester, April Mrs. Hawker
the aged mother of Frank Hawker,
who lives few miles southeast of
here, was found drowned in . large
watering tank on her sons farm last
week.
When members of the family re-
turned from work in the fields, she
was discovered lying face downward
in the tank. Apparently she had
to pull herself out
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L,vED in IOWA OVER 60 YEARS

LIVED IN IOWA OVER so YEARS
Marshalltown, April Another 90
year.old Iowan passed away when
Mrs, Rebecca H. Bullock died at
State Center last week. She was a
native of Erie, Pa, when she was
married in 1S4S, coming few years
later to this county. Her husband
died in 1904. Three sons survive her.
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ANNOUNCEMENT

Fhe-parmership of Drs. Creath and
0oone has been dissolved. DR.. Creath
vm conttnua the practice at the same
locstinn, second floor. Ennis building.
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L. HOWITO GROW =
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
SQUASHES
ninlunlnIIlllIlIIniInIInnilliIIIliIinI

There are two types Of squashthe bush varieties which
NAV Sc planted and HILL in hills feet apart
each way running varieties which require
IN the garden three four hills will produce al that is re-
preferably onethat is well mixed with rotted
Squash should be planted as soon as the
ronnd Il thoroughly warmed up about month
after the killing Such varieties the Hubbard for
f and winter be planted at dur the
They should be gathered in fall as soon as hard
ent or any It to handle them care
fully brusng rot liable to occurU Department
Of Agriculture NM
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The Washington times., 1918-11-19
CIVIC BODIES PLAN
CONVENTION HALL

Washington will have a convention
hail. seating approximately $4,000
persons, II plans under consideration
by the Chamber of Commerce and the
Board of Trade are approved by Con-
gress.
Under the plans put forth by men,
bers of the two civic organizations,
Congress will be asked to turn over
the mammoth steel and concrete Navy
Building on Virginia avenue north
west to the District for a convention
hall after the war.
A. Leftwich Sinclair. president Of
the Chamber of Commerce, today told
The Times OF his intentions of ap-
pointing q committee to take up the
convention hall matter with Congress,
following the next meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce.
Walter A Brown, newly elected
president of the Board of Trade to-
day voiced hearty approval of the
convention hall proposition and said
that the idea was excellent, providing
the construction of the building was
permanent. Assurance OF this fact
was given by the Navy Department
today.
The building, which is occupied by
parts of the Navy and War depart
ments, consists OF seventeen sections.
nine of which are in use by the Navy
and eight by the War Department.
Each wing is 500 feet long and go
feet high, while there is a long cor
ridor-like hall running down one side
of the building, $50 feet long and 90
feet wide.
While the huiIdiu0 Is in ifseIf NJ
practically indestructable steel and
concrete construction, the partitions
between the different rooms are Of
plaster-board construction. placed so
they could be easily knocked out and
the building made into one huge con-
vention room, or as many smaller
rooms as desirable.
The Washington times., 1918-11-19
TRY SECT HEAD FOR
BORROWING WIFE

Father Armand, head of the
Tribe OF Israel" in Fairfax county.
will be tried today in the circuit
court on a serious charge. brought
against him by Mrs. Phillips, a mem
Der of the tribe" The. charge "a
commonly referred 20 in Che county
as the time when Father" Armand
borrowed" the wife OF another
member Of the tribe.
From those acquainted with the
rules OF the Farm Of Israel" and
from. evidence submitted at the ure-
Iiminary hearing. borrowing" a
wife was a custom OF the Father
OF the tribe. At the particular in
stance cited in the Indictment. per.
mission had not been granted by the
husband and the warrant against Ar
mand resulted.
Armand is the owner OF A large
tract of land known as tine RerkIey
place, but called the Farm of Israel"
by the citizens o: Fairfax county. He
and several members OF the flock
lived in perfect fellowship for sew.
eral years. He claims to have cast
OUT Mrs. Phillips and her husband
because of irreverencc and that tho
charge was then made against him.
The Washington times., 1918-11-19
CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS
URGE TRANSFER PLAN

Reciprocal street car transfers at
Wisconsin avenue and NJ street north
west, and improved street railway
service from Takoma Park are urged
today by the Takoma Park and
Georgetown Citizens associations, fol
lowing conferences last evening.
Free transfers at the Union Station,
Fifteenth and H streets and Fifteenth
and G streets between the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company
and the Capital Traction Company
were advocated at meeting of the
Central Citizens Association at the
North Capitol Savings Bank. The Pub
lie Utilities Commission will be re-
to act on the recommended
ton.
The Washington times., 1918-11-19

come back from the war. They can
not go back. Nothing can take away
for them Tho ground they have
gained. It's ali in the hands Of the
" .,men themselves"
II they choose to go back to an in
dolent life, to play bridge in hot,
stuffy rooms and sit in a rocker read
ing a novel on an afternoon like this.
for instance. they deserve to lose their
place in the world and their beauty
and their compilations and everything
else.
Works Hard.
Miss Russell knows that hard work
agrees with her, because she never
worked so hard as during this last
year. Seven thousand comfort kits
went from her hands to soldiers and
she is going around the circuit" this
winter for the sole purpose of paying
for liberty bonds, war savings stamps.
and all the other things she has done
to help the war along.
And just when the writer was
wondering just what kind of soap
the beauty used. along came the
beauty's husband. Alexander P.
Moore. owner of the Pittsburgh Lead
er, and upset all calculations.
How does she do it?" he repeated
the questions: because she has the
sweetest disposition in the world.
I've been married to her six years
and she treats me just as nice as
she treats you. Why, she treats me
just like company"
The Washington times., 1918-11-19
PRESIDENT TO LOSE
NO POWERS BY TRIP

BY leaving the confines of the
United States to go to France to take
part in the preliminary discussions of
the peace treaty. President Wilson
will not remove himself as the Chief
Magistrate of the American nation,
leading constitutional lawyers Of the
United States senate declare.
Vice President Marshall. they added,
cannot be designated by Congress to
assume the role of acting President
during the Presidents absence under
the Constitution.
The duties of President, it was
pointed out. will fall upon the Shout
ders of Vice President Marshall only
IL the continued absence of Mr.. Will
son makes It impossible for him to
act as President. In that case Con-
gress would have to determine
whether Mr.. Wilson was unable to dis
charge the duties and powers of
President by his absence from this
country.
The Federal Constitution, in pass
ing upon the disability OF a President,
provides as follows:
In case of the removal of the Presi-
resignation or inability to discharge
the powers and duties of said office,
the same shall devolve upon the Vice
President, and Congress may. by law,
provide for the case of removal, death,
resignation, or inability both of the
President and Vice President, declar-
ing what officer shall then act as
President, and such officer shall act
accordingly until the disability be re-
moved or q President be elected"
In going to France, several Sena-
tors say, the President will not place
himself in a position where he will
be unable to discharge the duties and
powers of President. He will be leav-
ing this country on a mission in be-
half of this nation. they say, and the
cables will keep him constantly in
touch with his work and enable him
to discharge his duties.
The only drawback, they point
outswouId come in the President
leaving Washington during a session
of Congress. The Constitution gives
the President ten days in which to
approve or veto bills after they have
passed Congress. II he does. not act
within that time the measure be-
comes a law. Since the bulk of the
pdcsCu SOhB Cco 10 ~
proved by the President. his failure
to sign would not make any material
difference.
There is a possibility that a bill
may pass Congress. however. which
the President would like to veto. In
this event he might be in a diff.
cult position to exercise his prerog-
alive. II is not believed. however.
that the Democrats. who will be in
control OF both houses of Congress,
will permit the final passage of any
legislation which the President would
ask to be held up during his absence.
There is some discussion that ar
rangements might be made by which
fast torpedo boats will be brought
into service to carry across the
waters such legislation as the Pres
ident may desire to act upon 1t is
not believed that the President would
have made any plans for the trip to
France unless the constitutional
in the path of his alb
sence had been cleared away.
The Washington times., 1918-11-19
SENATORS FAVOR
PRESIDENTS GOING

President Wilson's proposed at
tendance at the Peace Conferences
was. for the most part, Endorsed by
United States Senators today.
1T viii have the effect of giving
emphasis to the things that the
President stands for" said Senator
Hitchcock, Nebraska. Democrat
chairman OF the Foreign Relations
Committee. cit is entirely in accord
ance with precedent that the heal
of the country should meet the heads
of the other countries interested. I
understand that the heads of tn.
countries interested met at the Wen
ma conference in the early part OF
the last century-the conference that
ended the Napoleonic wars"
"Of course, ii is a most unusual
trip, but the conference is the mos.
unusual and important ever held"
said Senator Smith, Democrat, OF
Georgia. II am gratified that the
President will be present. l believe
that his influence will be most val
liable, and will contribute to the fu-
ture welfare OF the countries of the
world as we'll as to that of the
United States. which is the leading
nation OF the world
THE decision OF the President to
go to the Peace Conference is emf
nently proper" Senator Sheppard
Dc .ocrat, of Texas. declared. 81
glad he has made the decision
60"
.nator Watson. Republican, of In
diana, said that President Wilson's
"unbounded and personal ambition"
is responsible for his decision to go
to the conference.
with the mny important duties
of the President in this country"
continued Senator Watson. sit ap-
pears to me that he might we'll re-
main here. With the many Ameri-
can diplomats OF great ability and
wide experience. who, If trusted by
the President. could render great
service at the peace table and fully
protect American rights and provide
as we'll for the future of the allies
[ cannot escape the conviction that
the Presidents upbounded personal
ambition has much to do with his
determination to go to France"
Senator Kenyon, Republican. o.
lows, said: 81 think the President
has done enough hard work to have
a little vacation"
The Washington times., 1918-11-19
WALL ST. MARKET

NEW YORK, Nov. 19.-The stock
showing a strong tone at the opening
today when many of the traders took
the buying side in the expectation
of some developments causing further
advances during the day. After the
first few minutes this demand slack
ened and prices OF a number of issues
yielded slightly, but fluctuations were
extremely narrow, and trading was
generally without Importance.
There was continued accumulation
of Sinclair oil which has been In
persistent demand for some time IN
connection with the Improvement in
the refining and distributing plants.
This stock was in supply this morn
ing and made a gain OF u to 80.
Industrial Alcohol was one of the
most active features, moving up Is
points to 1O5. Steel common made a
gain of Is points to 106&. Baldwin
Locomotive was another strong fea-
ture advancing y to sou.
Marine preferred yielded u to 1854.
The majority of active issues at the
end OF the first fifteen minutes show
ed gains ranging from y to over l
point.
The market maintained q strong
tone during the greater part of the
forenoon. Many issues showed gains
of from1 to points.
Tobacco Products moved up III
points to 67Il, while Mexico Pc
troleum, after selling down 3 points
to 161 u. rallied to 1881. Marine pre-
ferred was up from 115S to 107%.
Steel common moved up over i
point to 1913 and upturns Of about
the same amount were made in the
other steel issues. Southern Pacific
was the most active of the issues. ad-
vancing 1 u points to 1o4%. The cop
per stocks were steady. Rennecott
showing the largest advance at 3eb-
The market closed irregular.
The Washington times., 1918-11-19
MAX NOMINATES
HOOVER FOR 1920

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY ON
THE WESTERN FRONT, Nov. 10
Burgomaster Max, of Brussels, one OF
the heroic figures of the war, motored
TO Bruges on Sunday where he spent
an hour comforting with King Albert,
Afterwards giving an interview to the
correspondents in which he eulogized
Brand Whitlock, American minister
TO Belgium, and Herbert Hoover, the
American Food Administrator, for
their work in behalf of Belgium.
Il will soon be back in my own
city of Brussels" said the Burgo-
master. They 1.-THE Germans) want
ed to send me to Holland or Switzer-
land, but ! said no, you take me
forcibly from Brussels and then send
me back"
n. Max thought so highly of Mr..
Hoover that he asked II he had any
chance for the Presidency of the
United States He added that he
would like to see the Food Admins
traitor in that office.
When Burgomaster Max was car
ried away from Brussels by the Ger
mans he had q heavy black mustache.
Today II is streaked with gray and
the man himself is about twenty
pounds lighter in weight.
Cardinal Mercier, another heroic
Belgian. was seen just as he was
leaving a church after chanting a
Te Deum.
THAT did not come a moment too
soon" said he after being reminded
that the war had come to an end.
The cardinal was particularly in
terested to know whether President
Wilson was coming, to Europe to the
peace conference. The cardinal cut
:,hort his interview on the pretext
hat he was very tired, and drove
away in his carriage.
The Washington times., 1918-11-19
CAPT. WASHINGTON RACK
IS WOUNDED IN ACTION

The name of Captain Washington
Rack, colored, OF 27O9 Sherman avenue
appears on today's casualty list as
wounded slightly.
Captain Rack, who is thirty eight
years old. has been an army man for
twenty-five years, He was a lieuten-
ant in the Ninth Cavalry at Camp
Grant, ILL.,, before going to France
last June. He received his promotion
after having been wounded twice in
one action. His brother. Edward H.
Rack, OF the same address, received
the War Department telegram, in
forming him that Captain Rack had
been wounded on November o.