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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-04-26

THE PUZZLE

Rusty Wren looked quite crestfallen
as he listened to his wife's wall. He
wished that he had needed her warn
ing. when she declared that his hiring
a boy would certainly lead to trouble.
What's the matter with your
Rusty asked his helper, Chippy, Jr.
when you first came to work for us
you could slip through our doorway
easy enough. But now you're atogetner
too big"
Chippy, Jr., said that the entrance to
their house must have shrunk.
How could it!' Rusty demanded.
1T rained last night" the younsster
reminded him.
The doorway's made Of tin-not wool.
You have grown-that's the whole
trouble! And you've got us into q pref
ty hx.
II BEGIN to think that It was all plan
ned this way by his father" Mrs. Rusty
told her husband. so Mr.. Chippy
wouldn't have to take care Of his son.
But don't intend to adopt big, over
grown boy like hfm-not when have
six small children Of my own!"
Chippy, Jr.. couldn't help feeling both
uncomfortable and unhappy.
II want to 90 hozns! he bluboerSd'
or ana my mother won't like It at all II
stay here all night"
'weal," said Rusty Wren, II don't
know how you're going to leave our
house II you can't squeeze through the
door. go I'll hurry over and tell your
father about this trouble, and he can
break the news gently to your moth
err"
Then Rusty went on. flying directly
to tho stone wall where the Chippy
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FORMER SAILOR
TAKES OWN LIFE
). c. M'kIERAdAN, FOR YEARs~ ~
Y. >. NAVY, FOUND HANGING N
FROM JoIsT IN BARN.

FaRminston, April 24.-The bodr IL
G. Jensen NoNanan. well hioWn
young man OF this place and for t4var-
q years In the United States navy,
was found Sunday evening suspao6od
rom q joist In the barn Of hi en-
paoyer, Ben Courtney, On q fam I've
miles southwest Of FsxmdnGton. The
dicovery was made by Mr.. C0unAy
upon returning home and eodng 10 tie
barn TO do some work. Courtnw ct
once notified Charles 4elatt, With
whom McKtenan made his ,hngna
when In Huntington, and the body.
was removed here.
c. Jensen McKiernan, son of James
and Huldah> McKernan. was born ct
Pennington, Iowa, March II, 1889, and
grew to manhood here.
ENLISTED TWICE IN NAVY.
He enlisted in the United akakss
navy. March II. 1897, and served mr.
years and one month, and twas honoaL
ably discharged without ever hax1l1
10 Ieprimand or discredft mark against
his name.
After four years at home he reAnr
listed in the navy at Burlin gton. lows
ana was at once sent to the PAcd0
coast and assigned to the gunhoA.
Rainbow. After serving on board thls
boat for a time he was transferred to
the battleship Milwaukee and was a
board when it was driven ashore in
a heavy storm and wrecked. ~
After his rescue from this wreck,
in which three of his comrades were
lost. he was assigned to the Paul
Jones, patrol ship on the Panama
canal. where he served about ten
months.
Severe sickness came on and he
was sent to the hospital in Washing
ton, d. c., where he was treated for
about three months and then honor
ably discharged for disability In
CURED in the line oftduty.
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PLAN CANNING
DRYING PLANT

Mt. Pleasant. April 24.-Prof. ]. C.
CUNNINGHAM Of Ames addressed .
large and enthusiastic audience OF the
repres entative men and women OF this
city Monday afternoon ct the court
house. He leotured on Tho practic.
ABILITY of q Community Canning and
Drying Plant"
Everyone IL asked BY the govern.
ment to have . garden this year and
to raise as many Of the vegetables as
possible, but especially carrots, pota'
toes, onions and beans.
Professor Cunningham explained to
the audience about the community
canning and drying plant, telling just
how It would run, the cost per quart
to the person having canning or dry.
Ing done. He also stated that ono OF
tho finest places he had seen to estab-
fish a plant 10 the room now occupied
by the manual training department In
the local high school building.
The canning plant (machinery. etc.
will cost. in the neiehborhood OF $40,
while the drying plant would cost
about $3.50. These would. OF course
be 4 competent supervisor over the
plant.
Mt. Pleasant expects to have q com
munity canning and drying plant In
stalled Immediately.
Following Professor Cunningham!
Lecture many questions were asked
and answered, and quite few PLAN!
made with his help.
A committee Win make house-to
house canvass in this city on Friday
asking people to make gardens and al
least raise enough for their own use
1t Is thought that any excess prod
ucts, canned or dried, viii be sent t.
the boys across the water.
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TOWNS SUPPLIED
BY BOOZE SHIP

Davenport, April "a booze boat
operating out Of Rock Island and max.
ing landings at the various towns
along the Iowa shore, IL said to Do
doing a nourishing business at this
time.
According to report, this boat pulls
out OF Rock Island under cover OF
darkness and proceeds down the river
az far az Fort Madison and Burlington
supplying the Intervening towns with
their stock Of wet goods.
1t Is the main source Of supply for
the numerous bootleggers that infest
Muscatine.
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PROOF OF cERmAnrs cult

/. Il . z
PROOF OF cERMANY's GUILT
Tho detailed revelations Of the steps
BY which Germany forced msiane
and the world into war in 1914, as told
IN the memoirs Of Prince Ldcnnowsky'
German ambassador to Great bf1tain
q tho outbreak of hostiMties, prove
beyond the slightest POSSIBILITY OF
doubt and beyond all the extravaeant
DISCLAIMERS and protests of the 0eE>
man government, that Licnnowsky
was ri9ht when he wrote. Il had 20
support . policy IN London WHOM !
knew to be fallacious. Twas PAID out
for II, for It was . sin against inc
Holy Ghost" $3.50.
at July, when the first Of Prince
LSchnowsky's revelations were mace
nuhfic. the world learned sthe truth
about the conference at Potsdam IN
5 Which the whole ,despicable program
for starting the war was laid, with the
Cerman kaiser guiding the neSoeia-
tion1 and supplying the plot.
Now It "a made plain that In the ef-
forts to prevent the world cataoaysm.
British, French and Serbian OFFICIALS
and even some of Austria Hungarys
representatives did their utmost to IN
duce Germany to regard the Sefbdan
reply to Austria's made.inAiermany
ultimatam a. a fitting basis Tor peace
ful and amicable negotiations.
Germany's government desired oni!
var ana would be satisfied only with
var. That was made plain at the
time. but 1t IL made even more plain
81 Prince Lichnowsky's plain de-
scriptlon Of his conferences with sir
Edward Gray and his own repeated
StteJhpts to obtain from Berlin author
fty to represent Germany In tho two
or three conferences which he de-
clares woulh have been sufficient TO
establish alreaceful understanding.
It was der tag" for which Germany
had waited and prepared for forty
years. No gentle diplomacy, no con-
alterations OF right and Justice. no r.
card for laws nor conventions nor ma
tionl rights nor human rights could
IS allowed I'd stand In the way OF
kultur and mlNtarism at the chosen
moment for committing the supreme
Soffense against civilization.
Il Is not remarkable to find the his
tory Of Germany's perfidy written by
4 German. It would be strange In
deed II all the kaisers millions OF sub
jects had been robbed OF their sense
Of Justice and fairness.
Prince Lichnowsky's memoirs, with
out the need for other evidence, con.
Wet Germany Of starting the war.
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LIFE SENTENCE
FOR REYNOLDS.

Fl. Madison, April 14.-Tollowins
q conference with his attorneys and
his father, John Reynolds, 0yv1lls.
Reynolds, held In the county iaQ hsro
ON q charge Of numbering his Tires
weeks old daughter, appeared bg3oeo
Judge W. 8. Hamilton late N1nd1u
afternoon and pleaded guilty 70 muir,
der in the flrst degree. He waDvo4l
time for sentence and was g11sn NJ
imprisonment in the state psu0n-
tiary hero. He was taken hum the
county jail to the state pr4Son this
evening.
This action Of Reynolds, came -
surprise to all interested IN tAs Nees.
for It va held almost. certain cot he
would plead insanity 40 q detenae nd
trust to this to escape . severe So
tencs. he having entered . 80 Of
mot guilty" when arraignsd last N
day.
It vas known. howoveg, that 10
feared the death penalty. He 6ecs0ed
after the conference Monday to
plead guilty and throw himself On The
mercy OF the court. He boro up veil
when the sentence was pronounced on
him, although It was plainly 10 b
seen that It was a sitter one thn1 -
bad hoped 70 be given.
WOMAN hop1e TO ESCAPE.
His vito, Mrs. Fern Reynolds. =
still an inmate Of the county 5all
awaiting her hearing, which WIN not
come untfl next September In the fAll
term Of court She pleaded not guilty
also ut the arraignment, but like her
husband, she was indicted for msr-
der in the flrst degree and held TOR
trial. Reynolds motive IN regarded
by some court attaches ~ Sac11dce
to save his wife, and Speculation on
how she will come out In her trial II
life.
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OTTU1WA sE1HWEEKLY COURIER FRIDAY APRIL e.

which contained an advertisement
closing with the anu-war and anti-con-
scrjption pledge, Il will not kill, nor
help to kill, my fellow man."
A letter which Rodgers wrote to q
newsdealers. in reply to . suggestion
that The Masses might be barred
from circulation. was submitted at the
trial. It contained the following as
surance:
I can easily imagine that you
might be worried regarding the
matter which our magazine con-
tains in these hectic times, but
can assure you that we have gone
over the whole proposition pretty
carefully with George Creel, the
head Of the censorship board at
Washington, and are taking no
chances.
Cree1 IL q pacifist, and as such he 10
unit for an official position in a gov
eminent which is making war. As
George Creel, social warker, his ut
terances and his opinions have no
particular significance. But a. George
Creel, chairman of the committee on
public information, he Is m{sflt in q
war-making machine which should be
running smoothly.
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icism which Is not constructive. The
improvement which tho president has
brouRht about in the nations wal
policies since criticism was launched
is indubktable proof that public mowl'
edee and public discussion Of short.
comings IL an absolute neososaty II
better conditions are to be achieved.
The storm Of protests against Bakers
unfltness for his Job did not brins
about his removal. nor will 1t bring
that about. But It has oomDSned .
chanxe In his attitude toward the war
anal made him more nearly At for his
task. Therefore 1t il constructive
criticism.
The criticism Of other men whom
Mr.. Wilson has appointed probably
will not bring about the removal Of
any of them, but it will focus the
presidents attention on them az his
attention was focused on Mr.. Baker.
and 1t may bring some Improvement
though we confess our faith in his
ahSl1ty to improve Mr.. Creel 10 faint.
Certainly the criticism Of these ao.
pofntmonts should make for better
appointments by the president In the
future. and hope for the accuracy OF
that surmise IL inspired by his approx
a OF Mr.. SchWab,
The people Of America must night
ont this war through the medium OF
President Wilson. They are finding
that constructive criticism has IN Of
feet on his actions. II he does not do
I'll that some of his critics think be
should It il not the part Of loyalty to
the country for them to deny him any
added power to do good and effective
service. They may take encouras-
ment from whatever he does to
strengthen the country's stand In the
war. and support him in that course
With the hope that he Will amplify it
"A occasions demand, though he must
b. trusted to DO It in his own way.
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AN lNMUrAeLE CONDITION.

"The evil that men DO lives after
them" Is - true today a. it vas when
Shakespeare wrote the words OF, we
should accept him ~ q reliable report
er. when Anthony uttered them. Ever
since the late Senator Stone, abandon
ing his galoshee. enlivened session OF
the senate with a bitter partisan as
saalt upon the members on the repub-
lican side Of the chamber, the bars
have been thrown down, set up and
tossed aside again In turn, and now the
issue Of the Congressional Record
which fails to contain some exchange
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mental institutions against the as
saults made by the A1linsons, the
Bergers and all that motley crew Of
socialists and pacifists who range
from the red anarchy of bolshevism
to the high-brow, sociological, free
love socialism Of Professor Thomas.
Such laws are necessary, including
one which will compel these rebeIlious
revolutonaries to stand trial before q
military court, In time of war, when
they are charged, with uttering insults
to the American flag, the government
or the armed forces which are stand
ing between American citizenship and
the war-crazed hordes of Prussian
butchers.
Atkinson furnishes notable illustra-
ton of the practical results Of
that ill-starred system of higher
education Of which sociology, as
taught in SO many Of our American
colleges and universities, is the cor
nerstone. Professor Thomas, late Of
the University of Chicago. Ii one Of
its high priests; Professor Heron,
whose disgraceful scandal created g
sensation in Iowa and throughout the
country some years ago. was another.
It would be interesting to learn the
identity of the teacher under whom
young Atkinson sat at Harvard or In
his preparatory school, when he as
simulated the poison of socialism un-
der the guise OF advanced education.
: Az an important step toward the
cleansing Of American life and Amen-
can political and social morals
something which is vital to the per
mansncy Of American governmental In
stitutions. there should be a renova-
ton Of the curricula Of American COL
Ieges and universities. The kultur
which has been insinuated 80 expertly
into these courses of study must be
eliminated. It Is Of far greater danger
to Americanism than is the mere
study Of the German language. The
laktsr, indeed, 10 but the innocent in.
strument by which the virus Of kultur
and applied socialism Is injected into
the American body polite.
Scratch one Of these high-brow pa
cifists and you find socialist, prod
uct Of some such lawless atheistic
creed of sociology as Professor
Thomas taught to unsuspecting girls
and boys at Chicago university. Your
more humble socialist in the ranks Of
labor 10 but the dupe Of these kultur-
inspired priests.
Superintendent Deyoe, head of
Iowa's department of education, 10
Joining in the movement for the eradi-
cation Of the German language from
the schools in Iowa and throughout
America. We have no quarrel with
that crusade, but 1t touches only a
minor evil. II Mr.. Deyoe would do a
real service to his country instead Of
one which appeals more to prejudice
than to common sense, he has an op-
portunity to investigate the courses in
sociology as taught ana exemplified
in Iowa's institutions Of higher educa-
ton. These are the root of the evil
which menaces Americas future and
they should be torn out.
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was not possible for England ant
France; it's members represent thu
acme of Americas physical and mill
tary development, possessing youth
thorough equipment, spirit, support al
home, the traditions Of victorious
race and the consciousness that the
United States is lighting for high
Just and holy purpose.
Against this force will be the rem
nants OF the German army, which in
1914 undoubtedly typified the highest
development Of military power and or
ganized might the world had known
Lacking only the justice Of purpose
which upheld the Belgians, French and
British, the German machine has found
itself incapable OF forcing favorable
decision by means Of all its other ad.
vantages. And now its survivors,
though they are numbered by millions
and driven by implacable, hate-in'
spired generals, cannot match the 81.
perb youth and invincible courage and
determination Of a great American
army.
. After q year Of grievous delays and
indecision, America Is awake to the
uSC0DblSy AOk pA0SAA6 q Voot q" AAAy -
the field without moro ado. Empty re
pinings for the loss Of that year are
Of no avail. The consciousness Of that
loss Is a very essential factor that
must steel the country's determination
to balance accounts by show Of that
speed and actual strength Of which
the worlds greatest nation is capable
In every department Of the govern
ment's war-making machinery there Is
evident new resolution to waste no
more time. That Is the one good re.
suit to which we can and should point
whenever we consider what might
have been done last year. That is the
unacceptable fact, too, which 5ustihea
an abiding faith in Americas army and
its ability to win In the end, over
Prussianism. militarism, inhumantty
and imperialism.
But that faith would not be justified
II It impelled the American public Ia
withhold IN atom Of the support which
must be given the fighting forces. The
army alone cannot win, but the army.
backed by the money, the service and
the prayers of united America, Will
win and must win.
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EFFECT AND CAUSE

2 Brent Dow Atkinson, pAc1ftst, u sum.
moned before court martial at Camp
Grant for resisting and ovading the
draft. After perusing review OF Mr..
Aiiinson's activities during the past few
months and the statement ha handed
20 reporters In Washington Is he
boarded train for the Illinois army
camp, we hold the sincere hope that
the military court may pronounce .
sentence which Will keep him in pris.
on NOT only for the remainder OF the
var but until psace shall have been
proclaimed and established and until
America shall have put\a decisive
period to tha menace Of that socialism
which this enemy Of the government
yroe1hes.
There - no undue prejudice por
D1que behind this hope. 1t u inspired
solely by Loyalty to the men who. az
volunteers or IN the selective draft,
have entered the service Of the coun-
tn ana offfsrsd thair lives to perpet-
cate ne institutions Of American gov
efnmsnt. Their privileges al citizens
are no greater than Allinson's. The
benefits they will enjoy. II they sur
Vive the war, are NO greater than
those which VIII be shared by every
eftlsAn OF America a. result OF the
nntS4otic devotion of American sol
uaegs and sailors.
But Atkinson undertakes to set HIM
self apart from these and from every
LOYAL American who Is roedy 10 serve
his country and his government
wherever that service shall be OF
greatest worth. He even sets himself
up - greater, wiser, moro important
TN the government under which he
enjoys cat4senshfp. For in his state
meat to the press he says:
Because am in the twentles
ana physically sound and lit, the
government asks me to surrender
NY reasoned judgment and self
determination and offers me the
sinSle and impossible alternative
Of violating all that hold invfol-
abae. It sseAz to compel me TO par
t1Apate In the indiscrimfnate
slaughter Of youths Of my own ago
With whom have no quarrel, In
an undertaking which ] regard Is
Z vast and shameful civil war.
This Il indicative Of the socialiStic
0gmand for IN "internationalism'
which presumes all men eQual-equal
IN thoughts. aims, intellect, honor
abtlfty and all other human properties
And for this equality socialism offers
- Q basis ito doctrine Of n1ateriahstic
athsbm. which destroys honor among
men because 1t destroys consctencs
and regard for the rights OF others Al
those f1ghk3 are preserved and pro
tested By he laws which socialism
wo0od destroy.
1SF wVe1D ceogyess hasr BEEN do6At
ing isgislatAun which has for its ain
1haJeteA af Amr1cAt ,Envsrn
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PRo-GERMAN Loses JOB

waterloo. April 24.-John KIneGeF
an employe at the Illinois CsntSAl
shops. was dismissed Friday a1tor Q
visit from J. e. DempsxsF, Uu1eeo
States commissioner. KxUoGgr n ak
legged to have said that the k21Def was
4 fine man and Just about - good -
Anniinat Wilson.
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MILL ENTER SIGNAL CORPS

Abba, April 24.-Shelby EdWaPdS,
on of Mr.. and Mrs. l. B. Edwards, viii
be sent to st. Paul, MIMI, to take spe-
cial training along the line Of the sig.
nal corps. He has been stationed II
Camp Kelly. San Ants ~
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-03-14

In the District Court, Eighth Judi
cial District, State of New Mexico,
County of Quay: T. NJ. Kuehn, plain
tiff. VS.. Robert D~augherty, ct al, No.
1876. The defendants Robert Daugh-
erty, Robert NJ. Daugherty and his
wife Gertrude L. Daugherty, r. NJ.
Daugherty and his wife Mrs. r. NJ.
Daugherty, W. Wolcott, c. NJ. Rich
ards. Charles Logue and his wife Mar
tie Logue, and each of them are here
by notified that the above named plain
tiff has commenced the above styled
and numbered suit against you, where
by he seeks to compel the defendants
Charles Logue and his wife Martie
Logue to specifically perform their
contract and agreement to convey to
him for a consideration of seven hun
dred dollars the S. +. Il of Sec. "a,
Twp. II N, of X. 35E., y. NJ. p. NJ,
lying and being in Quay County, New
Mexico, and to establish his title there
to against the adverse claims Of de-
PENDANTS or persons claiming by or
under them, and praying for judg-
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ment compelling the defendants Char
les Logue and Martie Logue to con
vey to him by a good and sufficient
deed, the said land, for a considera-
ton rendered into court, of seven hun
dred dollars, and for costs of this ac-
ton including an attorneys fee in the
sum of $4,000, or that the Court APP
point a Mas et to convey the right,
title and interest Of the defendants
Charles Logue and Martie Logue in
and to said property, to plaintiff, and
that said Charles Logue and Martic
Logue be required to pay all back
taxes due on said land. or that they
be deducted from the payment for said
land. and that all other defendants, en-
cept Charles Logue and Martie Logue,
be ~adjudged to have no interest what
eve in and to said property, and for
such other relief as to the court may
seem equitable. And you are further
notified that unless you enter or cause
to be entered your appearance in said
cause on or before the 10th day of
April, 1918, default judgment will be
rendered against you and relief pray
ed by plaintiff, granted and decreed.
Harry II. McElroy of Tucumcari, New
Mexico, is plaintiffs attorney.
(Seal) T. n. LAWSON,
Clerk of the above styled Court,
By MAJ Hood, Deputy. 3-7-4t