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The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1918-03-05
ELDER SAYS SPOKANE
is I. w. w. HoTBED

While in Spokane recently Ed.
S. Elder of this city was inter
viewed in regard to the labor
troubles in this section by
representative of the Spokane
Chronicle. Mr.. Elder improved
the opportunity to express the
feeling of the north Idaho towns
toward Spokane. The interview
fOlliws:
IF Spokane would clean outfits
nest of 1. w. W., adopt stringent
measures to curb their unpatri-
otic and disturbing activities,
there would be less trouble in the
towns and the logging districts of
northern Idaho" says Edward S.
Elder, of st. Maries, government
explosive Inspector for northern
Idaho and former prosecuting at
tcrneyg of Benewah county.
NrG1Enkg is the center of the
indU 3 rest that has ser
iouslg adected the logging camps
and lumber mills. The agitators
and officers of the organization
make their headquarters here
and the authorities in Idaho are
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1918-03-05
MILLER GETS VERDICT
IN PROBATE COURT

The case Of John Miller against
the Valentine-Clark company
was heard before Judge c.. c..
Cromwell and a jury in the pro-
bate court Saturday afternoon.
Judgment was rendered by the
jury in favor of the plaintiff in
the sum of s334.33. The plain
tiff was represented by Attorney
f. N. LaVeine and w. d. Keeton
and C. R. Schultz appeared for
the defendant.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1918-03-05
MOMENTS DEFENSE COUNCIL
BECOMES ACTIVE

Mrs. R. A. Nelson has been ap-
pointed chairman of the Wom-
ems Committee of the council of
national defense to take the place
Of Mrs. C. II. Gregory, who has
resigned. Other officers chosen
for the organization in this
county are Mrs. II. B. Hay, vice
chairman; Mrs. Paul Davis, sec
retary; and Mrs. w. d. Keeton,
treasurer.
This committee will inaugur-
ate a drive next week for the
registration of the woman-power
of the county. Every woman in
the county is expected to register
with the committee for whatever
services they are able to per-
form. The time for this regis
tration, which was started some
time ago, has been extended un-
til April I and it is planned TO
have every woman in the county
Registered by that time.
Calls have already come for
women who can work anywhere
in the United States and abroad
and it is vitally important that
every woman in the county reg
isters so when other calls come
Idaho will be prepared. Up to
! date 212 women have registered
in this county. The registration
is being carried on at the Red
Cross room at the present time,
| but if necessary house-to-
house canvass will be started.
The women's committee is also
taking up other matters of con-
servation and support of the
various war measures and i'm this
connection ask publicity given to
the following article:
Stop knitting sweaters Of
bright-colored wooll That is the
message Of the WOman's Com
mittee Of the Council of National
Defense to the women of the
United States. 1t sends this
message at the request of the
Government authorities, whom it
represents.
Omcial correspondence of the
lWoman's Committee shows that,
while American nurses and SOL
diers in France this winter have
been appealing for a total of six
million articles of clothing made
lof wool, thousands of women in
the United States have been using
lup enough wool for fancy sweat
ers to equip the greater part of
the army.
Knitting yarn has advanced IN
, price because of the enormous
demand and the limited supply
lit has been impossible for con-
Tractors and mills TO do all e
iquired Of them by Army, Navy
, land Red Cross needs because
, enormous quantities OF yarn
( iwere diverted to nonessential
purposes.
( The Woman's Committee be-
ilieves that in this emergency
lpossession Of more than one
/ woolen sweater by any woman
. should be cause for shame rather
4 Than pride.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1918-03-05
TRY PLUMMER MERCHANT
UNDER FOOD LAW

County Food Administrator c..
J. Kinsolving is at Plummer to-
day trying a case Of a merchant
there under the food cOnserva-
ton law. The merchant in ques-
tion is accused of selling flour
without the required amount Of
substitutes and is also accused
Of selling a larger quantity than
lis permissible under the food
laws.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1918-03-05
Asked By Gov

in that way handicapped in
handling the trouble.
1--WE have done effective work
in st. Maries against them and
conditions are improved. The Of
flee headquarters OF the wobblies
has been closed and recently one
OF their orators was politely, but
very firmly, prevented from
speaking."
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1918-03-05
District Court
Is In Session
JURY ORDERED TO REPORT MONDAY
Criminal Charge Against Zehnsr Dismissed By
Prosecuting Attorney

E. A. Henderson.
Robert SHELTON.
e. M. Warren.
William Morgan.
p. Il. Sweeney.
w. R. Armstrong.
q. j. Ross.
Fred Carlson.
II. w. Stickney.
Lee Carter.
C. A. Walker.
Clark Renfro.
b. J.. Reitzel.
e. E. Dawson.
b. T. Acton.
Lee Carlock.
E. M. Elliott.
d. b. Buchanan.
Fred ID. Campbell.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1918-03-05

The spring term of the district
court for this county was opened
in this city Monday morning with
Judge John M. Flynn of Sand
point presiding. Monday and to-
day were spent in calling the cal
endar, setting the cases for trial
and arguing demurrers and law
points. A decree was granted by
default in the divorce case of
Nellie Mitchell against Denning
Mitchell, the defendant failing to
put in an appearance. The mother
minor child. w. d. Keeton repre-
scented the plaintiff.
When the judge convened court
Monday morning he stated that
on his way up from the depot he
noticed stickers which had been
pasted up referring to the prose-
cution of the l. w. w. He stated
the prosecuting attorney and
sheriff should Immediately take
steps to apprehend the parties
putting up these stickers and
prosecute them for attempting to
influence the course of justice.
The stickers referred to by the
Judge contain the following ques-
ton:
"Who pays for the prosecution
Of the I. w. w. lumberjack in
Idaho-the lumber companies or
the taxpayer?" During the past
two weeks hundreds of these
stickers have been put up in this
city and other places in the coun-
ty, evidently referring to the
coming trial of William Nelson,
former secretary of the l. w. w.
in this city, on a charge Of Grim
inal syndicalism, which will be
held at this term Of court.
A recent bulletin from the I. w.
wv. headuarters in Spokane states
that a boycott has been declared
against this city by reason of
Nelson's arrest.
On motion Of the prosecuting
attorney the case of the State
against Joseph E. Zehner,
charged with an assault with a
deadly weapon, was dismissed
The court ordered thirty-tive
| Jurors drawn from the regular
lpanel and ordered to report next
Monday morning at fl O'Clock
THE following are the jurors
drawn:
Charles Brebner.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-16
WEST POINT HAS
I BOND RECORD

West Point. April 12.-West Point
broke the records In the early compile
ton Of its subscription to the Liberty
Loan. At $40 Saturday morning more
than $1,000 above the quota had been
subscribed and West Point was the
first city Or town In the county to send
in its quota. The township chairman
and advisory board met Friday after
noon and plans were arranged for
work Saturday morning. 1t was rain
ing hard but the solicitors worked just
the same and at $3.50 all had practical
ly completed the canvass. West
Points quota was $9,450 and at $3.50
310,s50 had been raised. Up to We'd
nesday noon q total Of 311.400 had
been subscribed. The success Of the
drive was proof Of the patriotism Of
the citizens Of West Point. especially
In community composed mostly of
Germans and their descendants. Sam
Knoll YVES the first man to complete his
assignment in West Point township,
reporting to the chairman at 6 p. m.
Mr.. Kroll kept on through the rain
until he had seen the last man on his
list, making his rounds afoot.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-16
SUICIDE, CAUSED BY
WORRY OVER WAR

Fort Dodge. April 13.-wm. Steinls,
aged SO, committed suicide at his
home, 1442 Tenth avenue south, be-
tween 5 and 6 o'clock Monday evening
by asphyxiation. The body was found
by relatives about $3.50 p. m. The act
was due to insanity. caused by brood
ing over the world war.
MI. Steinle, naturalized American,
was native Of Germany, coming to
this country in 1880, and settling in
Fl. Dodge in the same year. having
been q resident Of the city for thirty
eight years. Outside of his immediate
family, all Of his relatives reside in
Germany, some Of them being in the
German army.
Shortly after the war started in
August, 1914, Mr.. Steinle began to
brood about the war. With the entry
of the United States into the war last
April, and with his relatives in the
war against his own adopted country,
he became more grieved over the sit
uation. The fact that he was unable
to hear from his relatives added to his
dependency and he was unable to
talk or think Of anything but war and
worry caused his mind to become de-
ranged.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-16
ASK PERSHING
ABOUT REPORTS
GENERAL HAS NOT CORRECTED
REPORT THAT THREE SOL
NERS WERE KILLED.

Des Moines, April IA special
dispatch from Washington says:
Adtutant General Mccain sent n
cablegram' to General Pershing last
night asking for an explanation of the
presence in "the killed in action" list
Of the names of Privates Ellis and o.
good of Centerville and Selix Of
Unionville, when the Iowa soldiers
were only reported wounded in letters
received by their parents.
The error was called to the atten-
ton Of the war department Monday.
The war departments cablegram from
General Pershing shows the three SOL
diers were reported killed In the en-
gagement Of March when tho Rain
bow troops first engaged the Germans
in the Lorraine sector, during which
Captain H. G. McHenry of Des Moines
and upwards Of 30 Iowa national
guardsmen we're killed OF wounded.
The department was unable to ex-
plain today why General Pershing had
not corrected the original report.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-16
educational, scientific and traternal

educational, scientific and fratenal
welfare Of its members"
Truly an innocent application, you
say, but look again. Attached to the
petition for abatement is a copy of
the articles of incorporation. In ad-
dition to several prominent socialists
who are at large there appears the
name of Otto Wangerin, who recently
was committed to the military prison
at Fort Leavenworth by court mar
tial at Camp Dodge for insubordina-
ton after having been drafted into the
army. Another Of the incorporators
is G. H. Holm, who was arrested in
ST. Paul with his brother not long ago
and fined for having distributed social
istic literature calculated to obstruct
the draft.
Two candidates for city Offices are
named among the incorporators. Both
are avowed socialists and representa-
tives of the so-called socialist party In
the campaign.
The Cooperative Commonwealth
club is revealed as socialistic organi-
cation, fundamentally anti-American.
1t is an educational institution; that
much Of its claim for special privi-
leges at the hands of the community
in which 1t is permitted to exist Is
true. 1t educates men and women to
oppose their government, to plot its
downfall and to incite others to dis
loyalty. 1t educates them along this
line because 1t is socialistic; its teach
ings are the teachings of socialism all
over America.
The taxes should not be abated, but
the club should be. At time like this
there is no proper place in America
for disloyal citizens, except in the Gus
tody Of jailers. There Is no place for
schools of disloyalty.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-16
GUN IS DISCHARGED,
KILLING IRWIN MAN

prietor OF a restaurant here, accidentally
shot and killed himself.
He took the shot gun about O'Clock
and went out to shoot a pole cat that
was molesSing the chickens. A report
was heard and a little later he was
found shot through the heart. Mrs.
Fogarty saw him and called for help.
There was q pile Of boards in the
chicken yard under which the animal
he was seeking had taken refuge. II
seems that Mr.. Fosarty placed the butt
end Of the gun on one end Of these
boards as he was looking for the dis
turber OF his poultry and 1t slipped of,
striking the hammer Of the gun with
such force Is to discharge It.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-16
APRIL 1919 CLEANUP
DAYS AT BONAPARTE

Bonaparte. April 12.-Thusday 90
Friday. April Is and 10. were assigned
by the Community club ~ cleanqD
day. Teams VIII be out TO collect eli
trash. that has gathered during ~
winter Everyone Is asked 10 Ea1s
an effort to clean up his own prem.
tses
Considerable improvements arc y.
ing made to the property in town, NV
roofs. new additions to houses, pa11tt
ing, and q general fixing NY. Yard
and lawns show improvement, ~
gardens are beginning to grow whsu@
just short time ago there was ~
ploughed ground.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-16
TWO PIONEER
FARMERS DIE
COINCIDENCE IN 0EATHo or
PROMINENT NORTH Ekoll0N
CITIZENS.

North English, April 1.-TWO aCo6
pioneer citizens died hero within
twenty-four hours, Edgar Lsroy Car
ter, aged sixty-four years and James
Patterson, aged seventy-two Year,.
Both died of paralysis and both woco
farmers all their lives.
The Carter funeral was held yester.
day from the M. e. church in Well
man and was in charge of Rev. r. b.
Hyten pastor OF the North English
Christian church. The Patterson
funeral also in charge Of Rev. Hyten
was conducted from the North Eng
lish Christian church 1t $3.50 this att
ernoon. More than seven hundred
people attended the two services.
each Of these pioneers having spsnt
practically his entire life In this can
munity.
Mr.. Patterson was born on F1obank
Farm, Dunmfree ehiro. Scotland, md
came to America whom sixteen year,
Of age. He passed Though ths oty Of
New York the same day that ths n1yk
Union soldiers left there for the s01th.
Coming on to Iowa with his pAESnfs
he settled on farm near No1kA B
lish. At tho close OF the war he wqsf
married to Miss AnnAbel MAhan1A.
His wife. three daughter. Mn. WI
liam HARNESS and Nv. Rae H0sf pf
North English and Mrs.. Oscar No.
Eldoon Of Mason City. toeskhsr VIM Il
son Lloyd Of Herrold. twsave gsa1l
children and six great 11ndchA1dsua
survive him
Mr.. Patterson had bosn Q n1e}onx
member OF the Christian oAnroA &C
North Engiish. He w~s baptissd A1ty-
two years ago. had held practically III
the important oa3ces Of the church, |
serving continuously - Sadsf for the.
last twelve yearA
This 10 The third rscsnt dea1h in the
Patterson family. Thais o3dast daugh-
ter, Mrs. ]. r. ehestD, died . week ago
and son, James Pattersoo, Jf.. died
last November.
Tho Carter des-i occurred at the
family residence, SEVEN miles from
North English. r. Carter was born
in Lasalle county, Ill and was brought
to Iowa whom Q babe Of six weeks.
Since that time hs had lived contin-
uously In Iowa ana Washangtoa coun.
ties. His wi1s, who We Miss Arthusa
Thurman, to whom b was married
September 8. 1875. survives him % do
three brothers. one sister, and nix
children, Charles Of Wsllman. Clarsn-
don of Ksota, John Of Maynard, Mrs.
Irene Singleton. Mr.. Mry Niss, and
Mrs. Rosa Dulin Of North English. and
seventeen s1ndchildrsn. All of Mr..
Carter's relatives were ut his bedside
during his last Illness. The body was
inferred IN tho WellmAn cemetery.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-16
CONFESSES TO
.BABY'S MURDER
FATHER AeooLvEs WIFE, But
JURY HOLDS BOTH FOR
THE SLAYIN0.

Fort Madison, April 11.-Orville Rey-
nolds broke down Wednesday ana
made q confession that he murdered
his little three-weeks-old daughter and
gave revolving details Of one OF the
most brutal murders recorded In
southeastern Iowa.
In bis confession he attempts to pro-
tect his young wife, who Is Jointly
CHARGED with him for murder, by de-
claring that she was asleep when ne
took the little babe from the bed.
forced its mouth open and admins
tered carbolic acid by means OF an
eye-dropber. It IL believed that Rey-
nolds made the confession with q view
Of sbsolving his wife, but the state at.
torney has announced that she will be
placed on trial regardless of the con-
feesion.
REYNOLDS Broken, Wife Calm.
The hearing before the grand jury
started Tuesday and indictments have
been returned against both Reynolds
and his wife. Reynolds is completely
broken, but tho woman remains calm
and In apparently good spirits.
It was shown that both Reynolds
and his wife were we'll known in the
vicinity Of Galesburg, H., where Mrs.
REYNOLDS was formerly school teach
or. They were married New Years
day and the little unweicome babe
was born in Fort Madison February
II, and the birth kept q secret from
the parents Of both Reynolds and his
Wife until the arrest Of the young
couple by the police Of Fort Madison:
In his confession Reynolds tells OF
buying the acid under an assumed
name, Of securing small box In which
the tiny body was carried from the
house and thrown into the Mississippi
on the night Of March s. The confess
sion then continues:
The Confession.
my wife. the baby and retired at
1920 o'clock. We all slept in one bed.
During the night the baby cried and
my wife awoke and gave 1t nursing
bottle. After my wife and the baby
went to sleep I arose and secured the
carbolic acid. The acid was placed In
an eye-dropper and squirted into the
mouth Of the baby. intended to take
its life, but did not buy acid for the
purpose. did not realize held neck
Of baby 80 tight that strangled It."
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-16
FALLslhro BONFIRE

Audubon. April 12.-While burning
rubbish in the yard at her home In
Viola township Mrs. William Thorn
son tripped and fell into the fire. Her
daughter rushed to her rescue and Mrs.
Thompson was saved from fatal burns
although she was severely injured
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-16
FOR ABATEMENT

Omcers Of the Cooperative Com
monwealth club in st. Paul. Mimi,
have requested the board Of. county
commissioners to abate the tax on
their club house, amounting to about
800. on the ground that the organiza-
ton n an educational one with the
aim Of promoting the social, moral,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-16
CHARLTON WILL
GET HONOR FLAG

Charlton, April 13.-Ilucas county'a
subscriptions to the third LbssV
Loan amounted to @3oe. $50. while her
quota was only 4170,0o0. This spS@o-
did sum was raised quickly and eAsdy.
Charlton exceeded it, quota Of 80. 90
by $4,000, and will receive one Of ne
service flags presented by tho U. q.
government to al towns "gohg oveR
tho top"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-16
oTTUnfWA sEM1WEEKLY COURIER TUESDAY APK1L le 1918

the background Though Cen
is Of to the allies for It's
allied will foil all Of the foes efforts
beautiful cathedral would tempt the Hun
to depredaions.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-16

administration be strengthened ant
vitalized. That demand centered in 9
cry for coordination Of the war making
powers in the hands of supreme wal
council to be appointed, as matter
Of course, by the president, and to OBJ
tain it's powers, as a matter of course
from him.
There was no partisanship IN that
It remained for men OF the Lewis
stripe to inject parttsanship into the
situation. President Wilson very ma.
turally came to the defense Of the sec
Rotary of war whom he had appointed.
And the vast bulk of Americans, re-
CARELESS of their opinions Of Secretary
Baker, felt a natural admiration for
Mr.. Wilson because, instead of choos-
ing an easy way out Of the dilemma
by making Mr.. Baker the scapegoat
and compelling him to resign. he sent
him to Europe to learn, II he can, what
the war means and may mean, and i'm.
mediately demanded for himself. as
president, the command of the powers
to do all that Secretary Baker had
failed to do. Immediately, too, he or
ganized war cabinet. 1t Is true that
it does not answer fully the demand
for supreme war council, but 1t Is a
move in the right direction.
Meanwhile, Senator Lewis and 9th
ers, who cannot realize that this Is
neither a democratic war nor reDub-
lican war, have been wasting time IN
a futile effort to prove by noise and
threats that there has been efficiency
where inef1ciency is obvious to the
world. The Inconsistency Of their atti.
tude is revealed by their frantic de-
mands for the legislation for which
President Wilson asks, for II every
portion OF the administration he heads
had been functioning properly no
would not feel the need for central
lied and coord1nated strength.
Perfection cannot be attained By
mortals. Neither can the present ad'
ministration nor any other transform
America from a peaceful nation to an
avenging machine Of war without max
ing mistakes. No loyal American u
disposed to demand more from Presi-
dent Wilson than he can do nor to
blame him for the inef6ciency OF men
to whom he delegates any OK the enor'
nous duties which are laid on his
shoulders in the nations greatest
period of trial and peril.
Every loyal American, however, ID
cognizant Of the emergency and vitality
interested in the outcome OF the war.
Therefore he is no less Interested In
the steps toward that outcome. And
II any Of those steps IL hating It is the
loyal Americans duty, not alone his
right. to point out the failure and, IN
the name of American citizenship and
Americas future, demand that 1t be
mended. No loyal American will wait
to inquire whether the error is made
BY a republican or a democrat. nor
will any local American put party In
terests ahead of the interests Of his
nation, its government and its hopes
for future happiness and prosperity.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-16
BASKET SOCIAL NETS a6asso

Manila, April 12.-As basket soo1l
at, the schol house six miles southea
Of here baskets were sold at auct3od
bringing all the way from $3.50 TO 9kQ
each. The total amount Of the 81
$56s.60. was turned over to the Ri
Cross.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-16
BOOK SHOWER FOR SOLDIERS

Bonaparte, April 12-At the p E. o.
book shower held Wednesday In
Community Hall, the attendance was
good, and about 100 books were do
mated for the soldier boys. Light re-