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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-08
EARL READING
IS NEW ENVOY
EMINENT JURIST NAMED GREAT
BRlTAiN'S AMBASSADOR TO
WASHINGTON.

London, Jan. Earl Reading, lord
chief justice, will 60 to the United
States as direct representative of the
British war cabinet, according to the
Daily Express. While Earl Reading
will have the title of ambassador, pure
ly diplomatic matters will be in the
hands OF charge d. affaires, the earl
controlling wsr activities.
Earl Readings work, according to
the understanding in official circles,
will deal mainly with financial and
general matters and he will be re-
lieved of the ordinary ambassadorial
functions of handling numerous minor
diplomatic negotiations which consti.
tute large part of the embassy's
work.
TANKS INVENTOR COMES, TOO.
Col. E. D. Swinton, assistant secre-
tary of the war cabinet and one of the
originators of the British tank, will
accompany the lord chief justice as
an attache.
The appointment of Earl Reading as
ambassador is primarily for war pur-
poses, it is said, and probably means
that 'Viscount Northcliffe will not re-
turn to the United States as head of
permanent British missions. Lord
Northcliffe will continue the active
director in England Of the American
mission offices.
IN AMERICA LAST FALL.
Earl Reading was attorney general
Of England as Sir Rufus Isaacs. In
October, 1913, he was appointed lord
chief justice to succeed Lord Aversion
and was elevated to the peerage in
December of that year. He was one
of the leading members of the Anglo
French financial commission which
visited the United States in 1915. In
1916 he was created viscount and pre-
sided at the trial of Sir Roger Case
ment. His last visit to the United
States was in September and Octo-
Der of 1917. Earl Reading presided at
the Anglo-American war conference
in London in November and during
the same month was created earl.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-08
WHY SHOE COST
IS AWAY HIGH
LEATHER cKoP is NORMAL, BUT
OTHER MATERIALS
ARE COSTLY.

Chicago, Jan. 1.-THE National Re
tail Shoe Dealers associations con.
vention, attended by 1000 members
met here today and some of them
were kept busy establishing alibis for
high prices.
John O'Connor, general chairman OF
the convention, said that this years
harvest of leather was equal to that OF
the past season-he didn't really con
slider that there was leather short
age except in grades used for the
military--and then he and his associ
ates explained the why of the SIS and
$40 shoe for women and the SO and
$11 ditto for men.
LINING, FOR EXAMPLE.
It appears that cotton drilling has
gone up 300 per cent to maximum
OF 70 cents yard, and that thus if
there were a pair of feet in the coun-
try requiring yard of shoe lining, 70
cents of the price would be accounted
for. Shoe laces cost $3.50 a gross and
50 if your shoes have a gross of laces
with them it accounts for $3.50 more
of the price.
Beeswax, too, is up, but the cost
was not analysed, and it costs 10
cents more to make some eyelets.
With twenty to thirty eyelets in a
woman's shoes it was pointed. out
that some more Of the cost was OBJ
vious.
Oh YES! NAILS, TOO.
And then, too, there are nails. A
pound of nails costs 8 cents more
than it used to. Figuring the number
Of mounds Of nails to the shoe runs
the total still higher.
"In fact" said Mr.. O'Connor "labor
and everything 10 up and shoes have
to follow
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-08
DRIFTS BLOCK TRAFFIC.

Dubuque, Jan. dubuque yester-
day suffered one of the worst snow
storms in recent years. Starting late
Saturday night the snowfall continued
all night and until late Sunday after.
noon. A maximum wind velocity OF
% miles an hour was recorded at the
local weather bureau and the huge
drifts which resulted brought street
car traffic to standstill for a time.
Streets were practically deserted Sum
day. Traffic on steam lines into the
city is paralyzed and all trains are
from two to twelve hours late.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-08
AUTO CRASH, KILLS
RICHEST BLACKSMITH

Cedar Rapids, Jan. 7.-Joseph Lilly,
said to have been the wealthiest black.
smith in Iowa, and who was engaged
in business here for thirty.five years,
was almost instantly killed in an auto.
mobile accident at Pasadena, Calf,
yesterday and his wife received hurts
from which she can not recover, &C.
cording to telegraphic advices reach
ing the family here today. The Lillys
went to California recently to spend
the winter. The body will be brought
here for burial
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nent and in conflict with all
the great guarantees of the constitu.
ton as to the individual liberty.
at must be assumed that the
authority to raise armies was intended
10 be limited to the right to Cal! an
army into existence, counting alone
upon the willingness of the citizen to
40 his duty in time of public need;
that is, in time of war. But the pre-.
mise Of this proposition is so devoid
of foundation that it leaves not even
shadow of ground upon which to base
the conclusion.
at remains only to consider conten-
lions, which, while not disputng
power, challenge the act because Of
the repugnancy to the constitution
supposed to result from some of its
provisions.
DERIDEs OBJECTIONS.
First, we are of the opinion that
the contention that the act is void as
. delegation of federal power to state
officials because of some of its admin
istrative features is too wanting in
merit to require further notice.
Second, we think that the conten-
ton that the statute is void because
vesting administrative officers with
legislative discretion has been so COM
pletely adversely settled as to require
reference only to some of the decided
cases. A like conclusion also ad-
versely disposes of a similar claim
concerning the comforting of judicial
power. And we pass without anything
but the statements, the proposition
that an establishment of religion or
an interference with the free exercise
therefore repugnant to the first
amendment resulted from the exemp'
ton clauses of the act to which we at
the outset referred, because we think
its -soundness too apparent to require
Us to do more.
NO INVOLUNTARY SERVTUDE.
FINALLY, as we are unable to con-
eetve upon what theory the exaction
b. government from the citizen Of the
performance Of his supreme and noble
duty, that of contributing to the de-
Tense Of the rights and honor Of the
nation as the result Of war declared
By the great representative body Of
the people, can be said to be the i'm.
position Of involuntary servitude in
violation of the prohibitions Of the
thirteenth amendment, we are con-
strained to the conclusion that the
contention to that effect is refuted by
1ts mere statement"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-08
FEARING POVERTY,
WOMAN ENDS LIFE

Cedar Rapids, Jan. Fear that
her sons would be drafted into the
army, causing her to become burden
on her relatives, is ascribed as the
cause for the suicide of Mrs. Frank
Hamilton at her home in Central City
today. Mrs. Hamilton had been in i'll
health for some time and had brooded
over the recent death Of her husband.
Recently she is said to have expressed
a desire to die rather than accept the
support of relatives If her boys were
called to the colors.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-08
HENEY DENIES
MEAT CONTROL
PACKERS PROSECUTOR SAYS
GOVERNMENT WILL NOT TAKE
OVER INDUSTRY.

Washington. y. c., Jan. 7.-State-
ments that the United States is plan
ming to have receivers take over and
run the packing business as reported
from Philadelphia Saturday, were de-
MED today in an announcement by r.
J. Heney, special counsel conducting
the federal trade commissions investi-
cation into the meat packing industry.
Some of the newspapers have quot.
ed me as saying that l intedned to
prosecute some of the big packers"
said Heney II have not at any time
made such statement, and on the
contrary l have time and again stated
that the department of justice has ex
elusive jurisdiction in such matters"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-08
O'BRIEN, SOLDIER OF
FORTUNE, COMES HOME

St. Johns, N. B., Jan. fright
Lieut.. Patrick OBrien of Momence,
Ill.,, who escaped from German pris-
on camp by leaping from a train in
the darkness and who subsequently
related his experiences to King
George, has arrived here with other
returned soldiers. Lieut.. O'Brien
made his way from Germany through
Holland. He is an American, a native
of San Francisco and gas with the
British flying corps when captured
after being wounded while flying over
the German lines.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-08
the skies cleared. The heavy wind &C.
companying the snow storm caused
extensive drifting,

the skies cleared. The heavy wind &C
companying the snow storm caused
extensive drifting.
DEALERS CUT ORDERS DOWN.
The local coal dealers began to get
orders Saturday in anticipation of
cold wave following the snow and to.
day they are busy supplying patrons
with somewhat reduced amounts for
most of them find their stocks are
dwindling and say that they are not
able to get as much coal as formerly.
One local dealers supply has been cut
in half by the mines.
One dealer reports plenty of coal
while the others say the supply is
scarce, but all declare the demand is
heavy.
The schools are well supplied as
the board contracts for the winter sup
ply in the spring Of the year and it is
placed in the buildings before the cold
weather. Thus a shortage is prevent
ed regardless Of the severity of the
winter.
TRAIN SERVICE IS DELAYED.
The passenger trains from the east
have been late on all the roads. Bur
lington No. Z, the fast mail, was re-
ported hours late, having been in
definitely delayed in a snow drift in
the vicinity of Mendoza, III. No. 8, due
here at 1884 a. M, was hours and
As minutes late this morning. Mil
waukee limited No. Is, due here at
1:45 a. M, did not arrive until noon
today, about II hours late, and Mil.
waukee No. was reported hours
late. Trains from the west on both
roads were running about on time.
Little trouble was experienced in
freight or local passenger train
service. e
STREET CARS NOT AFFECTED.
The street car service was but
slightly impaired by the heavy snow.
The snow plow was used on the
tracks yesterday and the lines kept
clear during the storm. There was
very little delay in the schedules.
The weather has not been severe
despite the snow and wind and the
lowest temperature reported by the
official weather observer at the water
works was degrees aboYe zero. Yes
terday there was but little variation in
the temperature, the mercury stand.
ing close to % degrees during the
daV
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STOCK STALLED AT CLINTON.

Clinton, Jan. with a snow fall
of 9.3 inches impeding railroad traffic,
train service in and out of Clinton is
blockaded today as a result Of yester-
days blizzard. In the Northwestern
railway stock yards, the largest feed
station on the line from which stock
is shipped to Chicago, 100 car loads
of stock, which should have reached
Chicago last night, are being held to
await improved transportation condi-
tons.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-08
GOVERNMENT WORK DELAYED.

Rock Island. Jan. 7.-Scores Of
teams, wagons and men were busy on
the streets here this morning attempt
ing to clear the way for the resump-
ton of traffic which had been prac-
tically suspended by one of the worst
billiards. in the history Of the city.
Large factories. many of them en-
gagged on the government contracts
and in the manufacture of munitions.
were operating with small forces to-
day because of the inability Of the
workmen to get to their places Of en-
pioyment, many of them living in dis
tant parts Of the tri-cities and depend
ing entirely upon street cars for-trans-
portation. Few trains passed through
last night and early today and they
were hours behind schedule
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-08
BOGUS FLYING HERO
ENTERS DRAFT ARMY

Rock Island, Jan. Glenn Ire.
mains Cummings, who recently Great
ed a sensation here with his talks be-
fore various organizations on his ex-
periences as a member of the British
flying corps, claiming to have been
three times wounded in engagemen1'
with the enemy, today was sent to
Camp Dodge from Sheffield, ILL.,, his
home. This automatically ends prose
cution of Cummings on a Stacker
charge on which he was arrested here
two weeks ago. He never was in the
flying corps.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-08
DIRECTORS MEET
FOLLOWING SUPPER

The newly elected board of direc-
tors Of the Commercial club will hold
its first meeting under the new plan
of evening meetings tomorrow night.
Instead Of. the regular luncheon and
directors meeting at noon Tuesday,
there will be a supper served in the
club dining room at 6 p. m, after
which the business Of the board will
be discussed
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-08
NEWS PRINT PAPER
PRICES REVIEWED

Washington, D. c., Jan. 7.-Open
hearings to assist the federal trade
commission is determining a fair price
for news print paper, in accordance
with the agreement made by manufac-
turers with the department of justice,
began today with manufacturers, job
bers and publishers present to give In
formation as to what is fair invest
ment in the business and what is a
fair rate of profit.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-08
SOLDIER IS KILLED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT

Camp Dodge Jan. 7.-Private War
rem M Mitchell of St. Paul, Mimi,
member of Company B, military po-
lice. is expected to recover, it was
said today. from injuries sustained
yesterday in an automobile accident
that caused the instant death of Ser
geant Brooks Conger Of Exline, Iowa,
a member of the same company. The
car they were riding in went into a
ditch near camp
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-08
DIES MONIES ESCAPES.

Des Moines, Jan. Except for
lightly falling snow, Des Moines and
vicinity apparently escaped the severe
blizzard that swept Chicago, for al
though the forecast for tonight was
unsettled" the federal weather bu-
reau here did not expect the develop
ment of a serious storm.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-08
MICHIGAN CITY HAS
"ENEMY MAYOR"

Michigan City, Ind, Jan. FIRED c.
Miller, alleged enemy alien, assumed
office as mayor of this city without
opposition at noon today. At that hour
no word had been received as to the
progress of injunction proceedings be-
gan at Valparaiso by persons who
objected to the installation of Ger
man mayor" There was no disorder.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-08
IOWA BANKER is DEAD,

Cedar Rapids, Jan. August
Taege, SO years old, vice president of
the Luzerne Savings bank and the
tallest man in Cedar Rapids, died here
today Of Bright's disease. He was
feet inches tall.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-08
Moderate Temperature
Saves City From Coal
Shortage; Trains Late

The fact that the heavy snow
storm of the past two days was not
accompanied by zero weather prob
ably saved Ottumwa from coal short.
age Local dealers stocks have been
greatly reduced Saturday and today.
The snow that began Saturday
afternoon continued falling through
Sunday and about 5 inches fell before
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CENTRAL IOWA BLANkETED.

Cedar Rapids, Jan. Cedar Rapids
and the central section Of Iowa are
covered by a blanket of snow four to
twelve inches i'm depth. Country
roads are impossible because OF drifts.
One automobile arrived here last
night after nine hour trip covering
fourteen miles. All rail traits is
three to eight hours late.
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ENGLAND BACKS
PREMIER'S Def
APPROVAL VOICED FOR LLOYD
GEORGES DEFINITION OF
PEACE TERMS.

London, Jan. IF the country 6
opinion, as is probable in the present
case, can be judged by expressions il,
the London press, it may be said that
never before has Premier Lloyd
George won such universal approval as
is given to his statement of Saturday
concerning Great Britain's war aims.
It is recognized that there will be a
divergence Of opinion on details like
the economical terms of settlement
and disposition Of Germany's African
colonies, but in all essentials his state
ment is hailed as eminently salts.
factory and the premier is declared to
have performed a most important serv.
ice to the country.
PRESS VOICES APPROVAL.
All interest now is focused on the
question as to how the statement will
be received in Germany, Austria-Hun-
gary and, not the least, in Russia. But
as yet there is nothing to satisfy this
anxious curiosity.
With the exception only of the beIli.
cose Morning Post, which, however, is
not opposed to the premier's thesis,
the morning newspapers of London
join in chorus of approval
The Times declares it is the most
important state document since the
declaration Of war. 1t commends the
moderation of the statement, which,
however, it thinks, may disconcert
some tried friends and allies and even
lend itself to the enemy misrepresen.
tation.
PUBLIC WITH PREMIER.
The Daily Mail says that nothing
could be more simple or more demo-
cratic than the statement, and de-
clares the whole British public is solid
behind it. The Germans, 1t declares,
will never get better terms.
Premier Lloyd Georges assertion
that he was not speaking for the gov
eminent alone, but the nation and the
empire, the Daily Telegraph thinks,
will remove load Of anxiety from
many troubled minds. 1t says that all
the primary essentials for peace terms
are included in the statement, which
1t anticipates, however, will draw cry
of incredulous rage from Germany.
AGREES WITH WILSON.
The Daily News describes the state
ment as landmark in the war, bring.
ing US, and, we take It, our allies gen.
orally, into line with the policy Presf.
dent Wilson constantly has forml.
lated"
ION these" it adds, "the nation can
go forward with clear conscience and
firm purpose. They are the lines of a
clean peace and we must stand by
them firmly, unyieldingly. 1t Is
peace Of the people"
The Daily Express says the premier
has spoken the entire mind Of the en-.
tente. Germany, it adds, finds herself
taken seriously, and it Is the. supreme
test of her sincerity TO the Daily
Chronicle the careful terms in which
the aim of an effective league of ma.
lions is formulated, seem among the
most valuable parts of the historical
utterance.
VICTORY REAL AIM.
The view Of the Morning Post is that
victory is the only war aim worth con.
sidering and if British governments
had conducted the war from the be.
ginning on that principle, victory
would have been won long ago. It ap.
proves the premiers statement by i'm.
plication in saying that it assumes
that the speech means that the coun.
cry will go on to victory despite all
sacrifices.
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BANK STATEMENT. DEMANDED.

Washington. D. c., Jan. THE
comptroller of the currency today is
sued a call for the condition of all
national banks of the United States at
the close of business Monday, Decem-
Der 81
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eoLsHEvIKI LOSE POINT.
Associated Press Summal

~ Associated Press Summary
Russian efforts to have Germany
acquiesce in the transfer of the peace
negotiations from Brest-Litovsk, in
German control, to the neutral city Of
Stockholm, apparently have failed. An
omcial statement issued at Berlin says
that q German crown council meeting
discussed the Russian demand, after
which it was announced the sittinSs
had been temporarily suspended.
The report from German sources
that fear of intrigue in Stockholm on
the part of entente interests would
endanger the work of the plenipoten
tiaries, is not confirmed from Petro-
grad. Foreign Minister Trotzky went
to Brest-Litovsk in a vain attempt to
persuade the Germans to go to Stock.
holm.
SOCIALISTS CAUSE ANXIETY.
In Germany the political situation
Is much disturbed over the attitude
of the liberal parties concerning the
governments stand on the proposed
transfer The socialists appear to be
the stumbling block and there is
danger that they may desert the reich
stag majority, making it necessary
for the government to reform the
party alignments.
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IOWA SOLDIER DIES
AT ILLINOIS CAMP

Rockford, Ill.,, Jan. 7.-Private Leo F.
Madison, 161st depot brigade, died
this morning at Camp Grant of pneu-
monia. He was 26 years old. His
mother resides at Sioux City, Iowa.
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BRITISH POET DIES.

London, Jan. 6.-Dora Shorter, the
poet, died in London today.
Dora Shorter was born in Dublin,
the daughter of George Simerson, the
biologist. She was married in 1896
to Clement K Shorter, editor of The
Sphere. Her collected poems were
published in 1899 and new poems In
1912.
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coE EMPLOYS FIELD WORKER.

Cedar Rapids, Jan. 7.-Joseph B.
Wells of Boone today was appointed
field and publicity secretary for Coe
college, this city. He is travelling
secretary for Iowa Retail association.
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SOCIALISTS SEEK
REINS IN GERMANY
CONTINUED From Page ~

The entente powers, it says, now must
Dear the responsibility for the continu
nRee OF the war.
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Continued From Page -
made navigation in Lake Michigan
practically impossible.
The steamer Missouri. plying be-
tween Chicago and Milwaukee, held
fast in the ice and buffeted by the gale,
limped into this port this morning like
some stray iceberg 1t was coated with
ice and the crew, after many cruel and
sleepless hours, came out OF her like
esquimaux escaping from their igloos.
Several other steamers reached Chi
cago after all day battles with the
storm and many narrow escapes are
reported. Traction conditions in the
Calumet district are said to be worse
than in Chicago proper. There are no
transportation facilities for Pullman,
Indiana Harbor, Gary, Whiting and
Hammond, the great banks Of snow
having blocked all trains. In addition
to the scarcity of coal, the factories
are handicapped by the inability Of
their employees to reach their working
D1acaS
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STORM AREA is WIDE.

The fuel situation is thought to be
the most serious throughout central
Illinois. Peoria is said to have only
one days supply while many other
towns are reported to be running
short.
State Fuel Administrator Wheeler
said today that there was plenty OF
coal in Illinois but that everything de-
pended on whether transportation IA
cilities could be repaired sufficiently
to supply the various towns before
their local yards ran short.
Michigan and Wisconsin points also
reported serious fuel and transporta-
ton tie ups as result of the storm.
At Grand Rapids, Mich, eleven inches
of snow is reported with all railroads
tied up. Temperatures in this vicin-
ity were not low, the minimum here
last night being 10 above zero.
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BLIZZARD IN MIDDLE
WEST TIES UP TRAINS

Continued From Page -
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1918-06-14
Hon. VIM. II. Lewis

and is an orator and scholar Of note.
lie will deliver the commencement adj
dress al Wilheiforce Thursday.
Don't miss hearing this splendid
representative Of the race.
Lecture 1T Y M. G. A., Third and
Ludlow.