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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
PRICES AND SUPPLY.

Two statements made by Fuel Ad-
ministrator Garfield before the senate
committee yesterday are worthy OF
careful consideration by the coal con-
Stunning public. They are these:
In an effort to alleviate condt
lions arising from the shortage of
coal production as compared with
the wartime demand, the fuel ad-
ministration is laying emphasis
on stimulating production rather
than regulating prices. When the
operators complain that prices
fixed by the president are too low
we are inclined to give them the
benefit of the doubt.
Private consumers have felt the
shortage because the government
has come first in its demand, but
that rule has been changed In the
last few days. We are giving coal
to the people first now. With
discontinued people we could not
make progress in the war.
Months ago, when DR.. Garfield first
was appointed fuel administrator, The
Courier began urging its readers to
supply themselves with coal for house
hold use during the winter because a
shortage was inevitable. The Courier
argued that in the end supply and de
mand would govern the situation and
that the governments administrator
" ould be compelled to recognize the
basic law OF trade to prevent a coal
famine. We made the prediction that
prices would not be reduced materially
below those which prevailed last
summer.
Fortunately for Ottumwa coal con
sumers, many Of them agreed with The
Couriers view and as a result the
dealers have been able to obtain suffi
cient coal to avert local shortage
thus far, although dozens Of Iowa
cities have been without coal frequent
u. The prices have not decreased
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
CAUSE AND EFFECT.

Today, by single action OF the
government, all the restrictive legfsla-
ton which has been adopted to affect
railroad corporations in quarter Of
a century is set aside. It is announced
that the first step by the federal direc-
tor will be to pool all railroad equip
ment and terminal facilities in direct
disregard of the antitrust laws which
have been invoked so successfully to
compel competition between railway
lines. The second step will be to in
crease passenger and freight charges.
Even with these radical changes made
it will be necessary for the govern
ment to finance the operation Of the
unified systems and their expansion
to that point which will meet the ex-
traordinary demands resulting from
the wartime conditions.
Obviously there must be reason
for the situation in which the rail-
roads find themselves after three
highly prosperous years. Their Of
ficials and the whole country have
admitted that federal action Of some
kind was a necessity to remedy the
grievous lack of rolling and motive
stock and terminal facilities which
has made it impossible for the roads
to move freight and passengers with
the necessary speed.
And the reason is plain. 1t Is to be
found in some Of those very restric-
lions which the government is remov-
ing today. 1t is to be found in the
agitation which for a score Of years
has been meat and drink and life to
certain class Of "reformers" who
have won popularity and fame by
their attacks on the railroad interests
and by their ability to frame and OBJ
tain enactment Of laws which have
made It impossible for railroad cor
! porations to float securities and &C.
cure money with which to make ex-
pansions coincident with the growth
Of the country and Of the opportun;-
ties it has offered for railway actvi-
ties
Legislation was needed to prevent
stock jobbing and financial trickery
which would have bankrupted inno-
cent investors. Such legislation was
framed, but that it has not been en-.
tirely effective is demonstrated by the
recent experiences Of the Rock Island
company.
Legislation was needed to regulate
rates for railroad service. and 1t was
supplied by states and by the federal
government.
But the self-seeking politicians who
participated in the enactment of the
necessary laws discovered that pro
portion Of the public could be
swayed, like a weak jury, by wordy
attacks on railroads and on corpora:
tons in general. These politicians
won Official preferment by tanning
the flame of an uniformed class feel
ing; they maintained their prom.
inence by repeated Trades agains:
organized wealth." and they won
new applause and new followers with
every fresh bit of legislation they
were able to conceive which might
add to the restrictions surrounding
| the railroads.
! In time they posed as saviors of the
nation, as reformers who were devot
! ing their lives to the work of iberat
ing a experimentation public from
the clutches of money pirates. Elk
travagance of language reached Its
superlative degree in their impassion
/ ed speeches, and they were canon
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
THE JOHNSON FUNERAL.

Wallace Johnson who died Wednesday
was held Friday afternoon at o'clock
from the Bluff Creek church with In
terment in the cemetery at Blun Creek
Mrs Stella Thomas Of Marengo, Ars-
Cora Hobson Of Mt. Pleasant, MrA
Gertie Zingg Of Wyoming, Harry john.
son of Waterloo and Frank johnson q
Marengo were called to Eddyvilfe this
week by the death of their father Wal
hee Johnson.
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TELLING THE rRUrH.

At time like this, when men O
in the national admins
ration are exhibiting timid desir,
o placate the socialists In Americ:
" refraining from stamping the Rus
tan bolsheviki with their true It'll,
4 anarchists, pro-Germans and de
tructionists, it is encouraging to flint
ome newspapers with sufficient cour
lge and clear sight to say what tn
government should be saying. An n
tance is afforded by the Des Moine'
capital Of yesterday, which carried tn,
ollowing editorial:
The republic of the United
States, for more than a hundred
and thirty years, has been self
governing institution. Today it is
the greatest republic of the
world. More than twenty-five 9TH
er republics now exist on account
of the American example. In this
land every man has voice in the
government. If he is ignorant it
does not matter. II he is vicious
it does not matter. He has his
voice just the same. Therefore,
how strange it is that socialists
and other men who undertake to
establish self-government in other
parts Of the world. find it to their
liking to fight against the United
States. There Is not a socialist in
Europe who is not an enemy of
the American republic. The So
cialists in Russia will be at vat
with the United States before
many months.
The American republic was
founded on the rocks of self-reli-
ance and duty. Religious liberty
was also in the foundation.
But the American republic today
finds those whose ideas of liberty
came from the United States sell
ing themselves to the most selfish
autocracy which ever existed.
Their excuse is that they want to
liberalize and set free the world.
They talk hazily about interna.
tionalism.
The fact is that these so-called
friends of liberty are corrupt, lazy
and shiftless. They are hunting
the man who has the money. They
are seeking to find whom they can
betray.
H the German autocracy did not
now have the support Of these pre-
tended friends of liberty in the
old world, the present wars would
end next week.
The same sort of tolerance whic
The United States government is shov
Ing today for the bolsheviki, the I. "
W. and the socialists was shown b
Prince Lvoff and Kerensky a fe'
ago when they were the head
Of the provisional government in Ru'
sia. The result of the course take
by these socialistic leaders" Is til
chaos which exists in Russia, and til
result of their overthrow by the al
which they permitted to go
Russia from America for that purpos
y 70 be found In the voridxiae -
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against governments, including our
own, which is being fostered by social
ism and anarchy under all their var
ious names, here end In other
countries.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
UNIVERSITY GIVES ees TO war.

Iowa City, DEC. 39.-Measuring 1xf3
feet, service flag with $50 stars nov
hangs between the pillars Of the old
capitol here, as tribute to men OF
the student body and faculty OF ID
University Of Iowa who have entered
war servica
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
DINNER STORIES

While driving to the city one morn
ing short time ago Cy Pretlow met
a neighboring farmer. and they paus-
ed to talk over their crops, each striv-
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Go b continued.)
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-16
SEVERAL CHANGES
AT THE REGISTER
Three designations Taking Effect Sep
tember 1st

Edward P. Seymour who with his
brother, n A, Seymour, joined the staff
of The Register Company last June, has
resigned his position here, effective
September |, planning to leave Vermont
and to accept a position elsewhere, as
yet undetermined
Leon E. Schwarz, pressman for many
months, has accepted position as man
ager of grocery store at Lakeside, a
suburb of Burlington. The store is
owned by his wife's uncle, M. Gladstone,
and Mr. and Mrs Schwarz will leave
here September lst to make their home
in Burlington.
John Heiser, linotype operator, who
came here from New York last spring,
will receive soon his call to the colors
and will leave September 1st for his
home in Rosedale, L. l.
These designations are greatly regret
ted, all of those concerned having contri-
buted largely to the strengthening OF
The Register. staff. The departure of
Mr.. Seymour will be particularly felt
as he has been identified with Middle
bury for many years and has friends
both in The Register office and the vii
lage who will wish him success in any
endeavor that he may pursue.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-16
COUNTY GETS
FURIOUS STORM
Lightning Strikes Several
Barns
Wind Causes Widespread Damage In
Orchards and Grain Fields

A downpour OF cloudburst proper
tons and wind almost cyclonic struck
the county Wednesday shortly after
noon and caused much damage In some
places-on testimony of Lucius But
tolph, for one-hail stones cs large as a
hens egg fell for few seconds. The
hight wind blew of the piazza on the
south side OF George Meads house on
Case street and lal ded il 0u the north
side, blowing it over the house. The
wind also blew a hay loader to pieces
on the farm Of Edison Brown, a short
distance south of the Mead farm.
A large silo on the Bliss farm in Corn
wall was blown down and wrecked. A
large elm tree in the grammar school
yard in Middlebury was split one half
being blown into the school yard, and
on the road from Middlebury to Corn.
wall large branches were blown from
many trees. Apple trees were badly
damaged
A large stock barn on the Joseph Ash
farm on the New Haven river was
struck by lightning and was DESTROYED
by fire, together with its contents of
80 tons of hay and small farm tools. The
loss is partly covered by insurance
The barn Of J, II Ravlin on Munger
street, Middlebury, was struck by light.
ming and badly shattered. The hay did
not catch fire Lightning also struck a
tree on Weybridge street at the home of
Royal Sturtevant and a telephone pole
opposite the residence of Frank NJ.
Stearns on Chipman Hill. 1t entered the
Stearns house on the telephone wire,
some OF the woodwork, ill
ling the house and knocking down Mrs.
Stearns but not injuring her All the
telephones on the line between Middle
bury and New Haven mills were out Of
The storm was accom-
panied by hail and higl winds. Sew
eral apple trees were blown down.
Two barns filled with hay at the Viii
Continued on page five)
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-16
FIRE EATS INTO
BIG COAL PILE
College May Lose 400 Tons at Heating
Plant

Fire which is almost Aameless and
smokeless, starting from spontaneous
combustion, has been eating It's way in.
10 an enormous pile Of bituminous coal
at the College heating plant and while
the damage is too indefinite to estimate,
It seems probable that nearly 400 tons
OF coal have meen made practically use
less for fuel The whole pile consists
OF 80 carloads OF coal, or about 800 tons
quantity much larger than the college
ordinarily has on hand, but which was
deemed necessary for the pinch ne
winter.
The coal is piled in one great heap
Just south Of the heating plant, and at
one end Of the pile W II. Hopkins,
night fireman at the plant, noticed
steam rising from the coal after the rain
Wednesday He concluded that the coal
at the foot of the pile was on fire and
little exploration with the shovel proved
this to be so. Yesterday nine men were
at work shoveing the coal away, as the
proper way to fight such a fire is not
with water but with air.
1t is believed that the damage extends
far into the pile, il not completely
through it, to a depth OF three or four
feet from the ground
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-16
BIGGEST DRAFT
CLOSE AT HAND
May Call Registration For
September 5th
100000 Men Between Ages of 1S And
45-Probably $500 in This County

Provost Marshal Gen. Crowder an
nounced yesterday that plans already
have been made for registering the 49,
100000 additional men which he esti-
mates will be brought under the selec-
tive service law when Congress enacts
the pending bill extending the age linn
its to include men between the ages of
Is and 45 years. From this number ap-
proXimately 100000 qualified for full
military service are expected to be Sc
cured.
So urgent is the need for additional
man-power, Gen, Crowder said, that the
draft machinery is being put into shape
for the great task ahead without wait
ing for final action by Congress. Men
OF the new draft will be needed by Oc-
tober | and in order to get them regis
tration day will have to be held not
later than September Is and if possible
September will be fixed as the day.
When the l3,0O0,0O0 men are enrolled
nearly 2j00O,0O0 will have been register
ed since the United States entered the
war
State headquarters, local boards and
'hAAN' bAllNldlo III NdlluuS sldlGS nave
been advised to hold themselves in
readiness to proceed promptly with
their work as soon as Congress has act
ed and the president by proclamation
has fixed the date OF registration.
In the first draft over 400 men reg
istered in Addison County, of which
nearly 400 have been called; the next
draft will probably register 25O0, and
probably not less than 500 men will be
called this fall
The following ten men left Middle
bury yesterday for mechanical training
for the United States Army at Tufts
College, Medford, Mass:
Webster d. Barter Middlebury
James Turney, Lincoln
Donald Sears, Monkton
Clyde D. Bostwick, Salisbury
Continued on page five
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-16
COUNTY SUNDAY
SCHOOL MEETING
Program Announced For Convention In
Bridport


The Addison County Sunday School
Association announces that the annual
convention ot the association will be
held in Bridport Wednesday, Septem-
Der lS Arrangements are being made
to get a delegation from every Sunday
School in the county to be present.
The program will include a welcome
to the convention by the Rev Hervey
Gulick of Bridport, response by the
President of the Association; and ad-
dresses as follows:
Miss Mary c, Warren, State Elemen-
tary Superintendent, Keeping up with
the Juniors" and also a report on the
recent international convention at Buff
falo.
Rev Arthur Y. Allen, Assistant Su-
perintendent Of the Baptist State Con-
yention, "The Worship of Life and
School"
Rev John c. Prince, State Secondary
Superintendent, on "The New Age and
the Youth of Today"
Prof Raymond Mcfarland, Educa-
tional Superintendent of the Vermont
Sunday School Association, on "Practi-
cal Help for the Sunday School Teach
err at the evening session.
Rev c. A. Boyd will also speak at
the evening session The business of the
convention will include election of Off
GERS, survey of Sunday Schools in the
county and reports and recommenda-
tions.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-16
CADY'S STORY
OF FIGHTING
Only Five of His Company
Survive
Although One Eye Lost He Hopes To
Return To Trenches

Private G., NJ. Cady, son of the Rev
G. M, Cady of South Salisbury VT.
who is known among many friends in
Middlebury and Bristol and who is a
nephew of Willis n Cady, and cousin
OF Prof Frank w, Cady of Middlebury
gives an interesting account of his ex-
periences in France He is now on fur
Tough from the base hospital at Cape
May, N. j., and last week he spoke be-
fore an audience at the Methodist
Church in Mayfeld, ~ Y, where he
formerly lived, telling his own story of
how he was wounded as a result of
which he has lost the sight Of his right
eye,
His story as told by the Gloversville,
N. Y, Herald is as follows;
In spite Of his injury, which he suf-
Tered from a hand grenade that ex-
ploded nearly in his face, he declared
that he is going back to France and
help defeat Germany if his condition
will permit. He expects to undergo an
operation which is intended to strength
en- the left eye, and if it proves success
ful he may again have an opportunity
TO show the kind OF stuff that the Amer
ican soldier is made of
Private Cady who went across early
in 1917, with General Pershings first
contingent of 25000 men, was a mem
Der of Co, l, Twenty-sixth regiment.
He was doing patrol duty at Progresso,
Tex, on the Rio Grande, when this
country broke relations with Germany
early in April, and when the news came
on May 30th that the movement of
American troops had begun, all was ex-
element
With characteristic American expe-
dition the regiment broke camp and ar
rived in Jersey City on June 10th. The
voyage across was in the main unevent-
ful and the troops arrived on French
soil on June 2Sth. Private Cady spoke
particularly of the ovation rendered the
troops by the French people, Greeted
with cheers and words of welcome and
wading through roses which the people
threw into the streets as they passed
through, impressed the soldiers with the
deep feeling of affection and apprecia-
ton for their deliverers from across the
ocean. The speaker referred to the pre-
dominance of black worn by the women
in the town where they landed. Every
where were the unmistakable pathetic
signs of mourning for loved ones lost in
battle. A touching incident occurred
when an aged man and woman appear
ed from their little store and with tears
Continued on page four
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-16
HAVE CANNED
OVER 1000 QUARTS
Community Plant Now in Charge o.
Miss Cassidy

Work at the community canning
plant has been progressing at the rate
of over 100 quarts a day and ran up to
record of over l75 quarts one day this
week In all, over 1000 quarts have
been canned thus far,
Miss Hazel l. Cassidy OF Hinesburg,
who is a graduate of the University of
Vermont and an expert in the canning
line was engaged last week by Miss
Emma Fuller, home demonstrator, to
take charge of the plant. Mrs. AS. Har-
riman who started the work found that
it required more time than she could
give to it.
Miss Cassidy asks that all who have
products to be canned should get them
to the plant before 1920 in the morn
ing; otherwise they will not be handled
until the following day. The plant is OPP
en- Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.
Preparations are being made for dry
ing as well as canning.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-16
Red Cross Benefit

A Red Cross entertainment will be
held at W. A. Growers in New Haven
Mills Wednesday evening, August 81
Speeches are expected by the Rev. E
v Young of New Haven, ]. H. Halpin
of New Haven Mills, and Henry Har-
vey of Bristol Music will be furnished
by Ralph Brown of Bristol, Miss Hazel
Partch of New Haven, Howard Hazel
tine of Bristol and Others. Also there
will be readings by Mrs. Alice Langdon
of New Haven, Among other attrac-
tions will be Hoover Garden" and a
book auction. Refreshments of ice
cream Is cents; admission 10 cents.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-16
Ready For Voyage

The new ocean-going steamship
named after Middlebury has been COM
pleted, and was turned over to the gov
eminent on July 81, according to word
received by The Register. 1t is added
that "the ship is about to sail on her
first voyage" but naturally no indica-
ton can be given of her movements.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-16
BURGLAR GETS
EVANS CHANGE
Rifled Cash Register Last Saturday
Night


The first burglary in the village in a
long while occurred last Saturday night
or Sunday morning, when some one
broke in the basement window of the
F,A. Evans shoe store, cautiously pick
ed their way through the dark up the
cellar stairs and rifled the cash regis
ter. The thief found only $500 in
change and investigation does not dis
close that he took any Shoes The bur
glary was discovered by George Steele
who lives to the rear of Evans store,
and who saw the broken window some
time after the burglar had fled.
Chief of Police George H. Chaffee has
been working on the case, but so far as
known there is no clue to the identity
of the thief. 1t is thought possible that
it might have been the work of some
discharged hand from the circus which
Twas here last Friday.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-16
Bible Readers Attention!

Five Hundred Dollars Reward!
The above-named sum will be paid
for single command in the Bible for
keeping the first day of the week (Sun-
day or a text that calls it sacred day.
Free tracts on the Sabbath question
Address Russell F. Barton, Middlebury.
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