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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
DRYS LISTED
ANTISAND VETS
IOWA LEAGUE GETS OUT BOOK.
LET THAT SHOWS UP LEGiS-
LATlvE cANDiDAT D

Dss Moines, May 21.-The Iowa An.
,ti-Saloon league and the Iowa ,Consti
tutional Prohibitory Amendment as.
sociation have issued wet and Dry
Herd books" on legislative candidates.
The Anti-Saloon league found the
following senatorial vets: Joseph r.
Frailey, Fort Madison; D. w. Kimber-
ly, Davenport, George F. Tucker, Clin-
ton.
Vets running for the house, accord
ing to the book, are Dale R. Andre,
Burlington; Simon Miller; Otto Star
Finger Des Moines.
The non-committal list: Senate,
none. House, r. B. Gift, Swaledale; L.
e. Williams, Keokuk; W. NJ, Strand,
DEBORAH.
A. U. Goats of the amendment asso.
citation finds the lineup as follows:
Senate: Wet-Joe Frailey, Fort Madi-
son; Frank E. Thompson, Burlington;
d. w. Kimberly. Davenport Non
committal, William c. Cross, Burling-
ton.
House: Wet-Frank G.. Nebiker,
Burlington; Otto Starzinger, Des
Moines; William Hecker, Elkader.
Non-committal-L. E. Williams, Keo-
kuk
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STREET .sirtr FRS
TG}nE, 6RRESTEDl

Keokuk NJ ',-The way Of the
street -~o,'-c~ -, Keolsuk is to be- hard
from this time on.
Police and state agents have IN.
nounced their intention Of cleaning tp
this element of women who they sayS
,nfest doorways and public places.
Investigation charges are to BE-
placed against the women and. Girls
arrested.
Two more women were arrested
Friday night, one Of them negress-s
Investigation is to, be made for traces
of social disease.
It was learned today that q ward -
the county home near Summitviue
will be ready to receive men and wo@
men patients supposed to have vener.
cal diseases, some time Monday.
Medical eQuipmen IL to be uurchas.
ed by the county for treatment OF ths
cases.
No men have yet been ARRESTED
while about ten women are being held
in the city JAIL for Investigation under
orders from the state board OF hsasth.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
CRESTON TRIPLES
BOND ALLOTMENT

Creston, May i21.-Crestons allot-
ment for the Third Liberty Loan was
$80,547. This sum was to be collected
from residents of the city on the hold
ings they had in the city.
The total bonds bought by Creston
citizens reached $257, 450 more than
three times the allotment. and we may
all refer to the result with pardonable
pride. The Burlington railway made
a systematic effort with their en-
ployes. and not satisfied with once
over, made a second campaign, secur-
ms subscriptions from Crenton resi-
dents to the amount of $47,95O.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
TRIED TO LOSE
HIS GERMAN NAME

Fort Madison, May 2l.-JoS. -
hard Downs, son Of Dr.. John Downs.
of this city, has enlisted In the nav
entering the radio division Of Uncto
Sans sea force. He was one OF the
five out Of fifty to pass for that ser
vice in tests at Dee Moines the past
week He is now ut Camp FarTagut
Great Lakes, ILL.,
, There was but one disappointing
feature TO rthe young man in his en-,
listment and that was the fact that he,
was not permitted to change the name
Of Gerhard, by which he has been
known for years.
Disliking the name because II
smacked Of German, he sought Per
of his father to change It. The
young man wanted to substitutp Gar.
rett 1t sounded more American.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
COLLEGE STUDENTS
BUY w. S. S. LITERALLY

Grinnell May 81. = Twenty-one
hundred dollars worth Of war savings
stamps have been subscribed to by
Grinnell college men living in the col
lege dormitories during campaign
which has been carried on for the past
week. This makes the average per
man very near 500.
Building four raised the largest to-
tai amount pledging $545. Everyone
of the twenty-three men in the build
ing subscribed. Building two holds
the record for the amount of stamps
taken per man, averaging $2S.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
SERVICES Held YESTERDAY

Charlton, Mays21.-The funeral ser.
vices of Tom c. Walker, who passed
away at his home in this city on Sat
urday morning after an extended Ill
ness with. a complication Of troubles
were held from his late home yester-
day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock, and
were conducted by Rev. J. w. Goodsell
pastor of the NJ. E. church. after which
interment took place in the Charlton
cemetery. He is survived by wife.
MT. Walker was for many years an
engineer on the %" railroad and for
the past few years has been foreman
of the round house at this place.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
GRADUATION
IN HEDRICK
HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1918
WILL HOLD COMMENCEMENT
EXERCISES THURSDAY.

Hedrick, May 21.-The program fol
the commencement exercises Thurs
day evening, follows:
Music-Orchestra
Invocation--Rev. Rohrbaugh.
Vocal solo-Elsie Cecil.
Address-Dr. Grigsby, of Oskaloosa
Senior class song.
Presentation of diplomas-Mr. Hin.
ton, president of school board.
BenedictioG
Members Of class of 1918 to receive
diplomas are:
Edith Sylvester, Edna Harmon, Lu-
ellie Dickey, LA Mathews, Blanch
Wolms, Olive Sheets, Edward Harmon
Floyd Dean, Martin Wood, Woodrow
Wood, Omar Stub.
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WINNERS OF HYDE
SPEAKING CONTEST

Grinnell, May 21.-Walter Meek OF
Washington, Homer Noel of New
Sharon and Fred Keltenbach of Wat
,erloo won the first, second and third
places respectively in the annual Hyde
speaking contest at Grinnell college.
Participants in the contest deliver
speeches of their own composition.
Meek spoke on Cardinal MERCER"
Noel on Social Problems and the
War" and Kalterbach on The Prob
lem of Alssce-Lorraine."
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ROSES Cove. |R
HERO s GRAVE
Two Armies Join In Solemn.
Service For Major
Lufbery.
[By Associated Press stan

CORRESPONDENCE
With the American Army In France
May 0.Z(DAlayedJ Before the body
of Major Raoul Lufbery YVES placed in
grave near certain French village,
it lay in state in room Of q small
frame building. Around the casket
were hundreds of wreaths. Of flowers.
sent by American comrades, French
aviators and French army Corresponds
'ents. &
Atop all the handsome wreaths WAS
little bunch Of wild roses and daisies
to which was attached piece Of paper
Saying that 1t came from Major Luf-s
bery's orderly and mentioning many,
kindnesses. With tears in his eyes
the orderly came up to the casket and !
reverently placed the flowers on 1t.
FUNERAL IS IMPRESSIVE
Oflcial confirmation still Is lacking
to the report that the German airs
plane responsible for the death 81
Major Lufbery had been brought down
by French aviator.
The funeral Of Major Lufbery was
very impressive The pail bearers.
three American and three French avn
ators, carried the fag-draped coffin
from the little frame building to
motor car for the trip to the grave
The procession was led by an Ameri-s
can band, a company of AmericaMain-
fantry just from the trenches and II
company of French Infantry. Follow
ing the coffin were 200 American and
French officers including allAof Major
Lufbery's air service connexions, the
American general commanding tho
sector northwest Of Tonl and French
4 liz s-}a
TRIBUTE FROM FpENcHMAN
The party drew up at the grave and
while the service was beine read ons
American aviator after another planed
down from the skyxhiT motor shut OF
until he was Just overhead. Each
threw out great lunches of red roses
which floated down on the coffin and i
on the barred heads Of the officers ami
drawn up at attention. AT the conclu-
eral stepped forward and said 81
"Rest peacefully Major Lufbery.
close by the martyrs to our great
cause. Your glorious example will iu-
spire in us the spirit Of sacrifice tilt
the day when humanity's enemy shall
be finally vanqulshed. Good bye"
AMERICANS Paw ,AoMAdE
The American general and the chief
of the aerial service also paid homage
to the dead aviator. y
The firing squad fired three times
across the grave. A. buglec sounded
taps and another bnglAr hidden IN =
nearby wood, echoed It's. Then there
was silence srve en-- tie droning Of
machines n-cr5eai and the dun
rumble of distant runs.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
WHAT BECAME
OF THAT S75 600?

Des MOfnes, May 21.-The re-
trenchment and reform committee of
the last legislature began an investi-
cation today of the administration of
the $4,000 fund appropriated by the
36th general assembly for an Iowa ex-
hib1t at the San Francisco exposition.
This investigation follows charges
there has never been a sufficient &C.
counting of expenditures from this ap-
preparation and particularly that no
accounting has ever been made by the
men in charge of the exhibit of funds
received from concessions in the Iowa
building.
M. e. EDUCATIONAL
Waterloo, May 21.-Announcement
is made that 100000 had been pledg-
ed toward the $1,OOO,0OO fund for the
Methodist institutions in this confer
ence to date. Directors in charge Of
the campaign stated pledges for the
week have been averaging $4,000 a
day for the past several days.
Very little campaigning for the
completion of the fund will be done
this week, owing to the fact that min
listers and workers in the field wish to
devote their time to the Red Cross
war drive. The work of raising this
educational fund will be completed by
May 29, however, and indications are
that Upper Iowa conference will go
beyond the required amount.
The local campaign is part of
nationwide movement to establish
christian colleges on more substan.
tial basis The fund being raised in
this conference will go to Upper Iowa
university, Cornell College and Ep-
worth seminary
Or. J. W. Hatcher and DR.. E. C.
Hickman have been directors Of the
campaign in this conference
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
SOLDIERS DO NOT
TARRY AT DODGE

Miss Helen Curran, 62l West Me-
chanic street and Miss Nellie Phillips,
PA North Iowa avenue. spent Sunday
in Des Moines where they visited with
the formers brother, Patrick Curran
who left with a contingent Of soldiers
from Camp Dodge for southern camp.
They had half an hours visit with him
before the train pulled out for the
south. Mr. Curran left here Just three
weeks ago with the last lot OF men
sent to Camp Dodge and stayed but a
short time in Dodge.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
SMALL CYCLONE AT
BUXTON DOES DAMAGE

Abba, May 2l.-A small cyclone did
considerable damage Sunday to prop
erty west and south of Buxton. The
path of the cyclone covered several
miles in length and about one-half mile
in width. The residence Of Stephen Guy
was more damaged than that Of any
other residence in the path Of the
storm. No one was injured but several
residences and barns other than that of
Mr. Gray were somewhat damaged.
Considerable hail fell here Sunday,
some of which did a great deal Of dam
age.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
THIEVES STEAL
$50 WORTH DOPE

Council Bluffs. May 21.-F1fteen
packages and bottles Of snow and
other dope, valued at $50. were -
cured at the drug store of A. T. Fried,
500 South Twenty-First street, BY
burglars who forced their entrance
through a rear window
The thieves evidently made q bee
line for the case in which the drugs
were stored, but they did not conflne
themselves to the dope. Three dozen
pocket knives with pearl and gold
handles valued at $50, cameras, safety
razors, cigars, postage stamps and ~
ii, cash were among the things miss
ing.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
Registration June 5 of Men
Just p Years Old Will
Add 100000 Names. To
Rolls, War Department
Estimates.
EXEMPTIONS WILL
AFFECT ONE IN FOUR

Washington, d. c., May 21.-Esti-
mates today by Major General Crow.
der, provost marshal general, indicate
that probably three-Quarters of mil
lion men will be obtained for the army
By the registration Of June of all
youths who have attained 81 years. Of
age since June 5, 1917.
Fully q million youths. according to
General Crowders estimate, will be
REGISTERED. At least one-fourth of
them. he thinks, Will be exempted on
various grounds.
BAKER OUTLINES PLANS
A statement by Secretary Baker to-
day, giving the estimate and outlining
plsns for The draft, reads:
Probably threequarters of mil
lion men VIII be added to the Amer-
can army in the making by the regis
trstion on June s next of boys who
have reached the age Of 81 since Juno
), 1911, or who Will be II on or before
June. +, 1918. This estimate was made
today by Provost Marshal General
II H. Crowder, who will direct the
registration
General Crpwder's estimate was
O000O Uu t4o 1UOt lAeSt oAuOSL lV,VVVs-
900 men registered last year. This
number Included all between 81 and
81. Seatistics collected by General
CrowdsTs officers show that a little
more than 10 per cent Of these men
were under 81 years Of age. On that
basis It Is estimated by draft ofhcials
working under General Crowder, that
this years registration will exceed
100000.
ALL MUST REGISTER
"Of this number General Crowder
estimates three-Quarters, or about $780,
900, will be available for military ser
vice. This makes proper allowance
for physical defects. exemptions be-
cause of dependents and other bars
to military service.
Under President Wilson's procla-
nation all male persons, citizens or
aliens, must register. The only per.
sons excepted are officers and enlisted
men of the regular army, navy and
marine corps and the national guard
and naval militia while in federal SER
Vice, and Ofiicers of the officers, re-
serve corps and enlisted men in the
enlist reserve corps, while in active
service.
General ;Crowder plans to haye the
local boards keep their offices open for
registration purposes between 7 a. m.
and p. m. on June 5. Between those
hours all young men who were born
between June 6, 1896, and June 6,
1897, must register These men are
subject to the provisions of the selec-
tive service act under which the first
registration was held.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
Conferences at Ames

Anes, May 21.-Nearly 300 minis,
ters and delegates will attend the Con.
gregational conference Of Iowa and
the Iowa Women's Home Missionary
union at Amea next week.
The sessions will begin TUESDAY
and continue until Thursday.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
Bow Killed bv Shotoun

Tama. May 21.-James Arment ID
years old, was accidentally killed while
hunting near his home north of Mon
tour. Saturday.
AS he climbed the river bank. the
gun was discharged and tore away his
right hand.
The boy fell upon the gun dischargs
ing it again. :.
He died shortly after.
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HELPED. GUARD WAR CHIEF

Fairfield, May 21.-Earl M. Sense
21-year-old Fairfield boy, now in the
naval service. acted as one OF the
guard of honor for Secretary of War
Baker during the latter's tour OF in
spection on the western front, &C.
cording to a letter received here by
the boys aunt, Mrs. William c. Har-
per. Sense. was only 20 years old
when he volunteered.
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TALKS AT commandments

DR.. Frank E. Day will deliver the
commencement address at the high
school graduation in Richland next
Thursday night and will do the same
service at Morning Sun Friday night
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24

Editors Note-Following are ex-
tracts from an address delivered re-
Gently by DIR. F. e. Day Of, Ottum-
wa, at the alumni luncheon during
commencement week at Iowa Wes-
leyan college. These remarks were
preceded by discussion Of the ma
ture of education and a refernce to
the future with it's mighty prob
lens resulting from the war.
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Miss Matilda J. Carson.


Miss Matilda J. Carson died at the
home of her sister, Mrs. N. c. Saylor,
April 26, 1918, II years Of age.
She was born In Huntington county,
Penn, January 6, 1847, and came to
Iowa with her parents In 1856. making
her home in Ottumwa most of the
time since coming to the state. She
united with the First Methodist
church in the year 1868. The funeral
services we're conducted by her pas
tor, DR.. Day, at the home Of her sister,
720 Norris street, Tuesday, April 30
She leaves to mourn their loss, the
one sister. Mrs. N. c. Saylor and "a
number of nieces and nephews
Six Of the nephews who, were pail
bearers are: N. S. Pawkett Of San
Antonio, Texas: Herman Rouse OF Ba-
tavia, Iowa; Fred Mathews, Edd Car
son. Alex Johnson and Will Hofstet-
ter Of Contributed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-05-24
TOMMY ATKINS PRISONER

faces of this German prisoner British well
relative
d the somme front is shown in the lower picture
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In MernoriuIn
Mrs. Mary w. Leach

Mary Wilhelmina Murphy was born
near Bonaparte, to Mr.. and Mrs. James
H. Murphy. October 8, 1865 and died
May at $3.50 p. M, aged SO years. Z
four years.
At the age of seventeen she united
with the Baptist church Of Bonaparte.
On May Is, 1889 she was married to
Edward e. Leach of that place, and
came to Ottumwa in 1890. To this union
were born five children, three Of whom,
Meta, Grace and Donald, died when
small children. She was also preceded
in death by her father, two brothers,
Bertha Murphy. Mrs. Laura Bonif1n
and Mrs. Jessie Collins.
She Is survived by her husband, Ed
ward e. Leach and two children, Earl
Leach and Mrs. Linnie Galpin, all Of
Ottumwa. her mother, Mrs. Mary
Murphy of Boanparte, three sisters,
Miss Trilla Murphy Of st. Louis, Mrs.
and Mrs. Icye Dial Of st. Louis. one
brother Minor Murphy Of St. Louis and
two grandchildren, Ray and Donna
Carmen Leach.
She was a woman who will be great
ly missed because of her kind DISPOSE
ton and thoughtfulness Of others. She
was always firm believer in her Saw
Tor and during the last six months Of
her illness, she was anxious and willing
for her Lord to call her home. where
there would be no sorrow and suffering.
The funeral services were held on
Thursday May Is at the residence. 657
North Ottumwa street, conducted by
Rev. B. F. Patt and Rev. N. e. Reusch.
Interment followed In the Ottumwa
cemetery.-C Contributed.
-:o:-
Miss Margaret Mekeehan.
Miss Margaret McKeehan was born
in Jennings county. Indiana, June 2.
184S, where most Of her life was
spent In 1883 she united with the
Presbyterian church and her trust and
faith in Jesus Christ was steadfast
and unmovable unto the end.
In May, 1915, Sister Margaret, as
she was known, came to Ottumwa, an
invalid, making her home with her
sister Mrs. A. NJ. Barnum on Van
Buren, avenue until her condition be-
came such that It was necessary to
take her to the hospital November "a,
1917, and she remained there, grad
ually failing until the Angel of Death
removed her to the realm where God,
Himself, wipes away all tears. Her
death occurred in the Ottumwa hos
pital on May 10, 1918, at p M, being
conscious to the end and fearing not
while passing through the valley of
the shadow of death.
The body was removed to the Dag
gett undertaking parlors where a
short service was conducted, Rev. O.
M. Humphrey Of the Benton street
church. officiating, after which the re-
mains we're sent to her old home town
in Indiana for burial.-Contribute
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SELF MADE EXILES

Liberty Loan and Red Cross drives
disclose in nearly every community
certain obstinate slackers. They are
SO few nowadays that they at once
become notorious and are pointed out
like the man with the rubber ear
and the armless boy-dismal freaks
standing in sharp contrast to normal
humanity.
Very rarely are they pro-German.
Pro-Germanism does not advertise it.
self now in that conspicuous way.
Mostly they are grouches an d
sponges. Their simple psychology is
that of pig in a clover patch. While
the feeding is good, nothing less than
the impact of rock against the ribs
or of scantling on the spinal col
umn will inspire them to move on.
So long as somebody else will keep
the boat going they will neither bail
nor row. They are the cross-grained
bilious sort which nurses all real or
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and avenues, or portions thereof,
as hereinafter named, in tn e
city of Liberal, shall be sprinkled, at
the expense of the persons, firms, cor
porations or companies occupying the
buildings abutting upon such streets
and avenues, or parts thereof, to be
sprikled, to-wit: Kansas Avenue
from the right Of way of the C. R.
l. & P. Ry. Co., on the south,
to Fourth Street on the north; Sec
Street from Washington Avenue on
the east, to Grant Avenue on the
west; Third Street from Kansas Ave-
nue. on the east, to Lincoln Avenue
on the west; and Licoln Avenue from
Second Street on the south, to Third
Street on the north.
Section 2. That there is hereby
assessed against each person, firm,
company or corporation occupying
the buildings abutting on the streets
and. avenues, or portions thereof, to
be sprinkled, as desigated in Section
One of this Ordnance, for the purpose
of meeting the expense of such sprin-
king, the sum Of $3.50 per month for
ground floors and rs cents per month
for second floors to be paid to the
City Clerk on or before the 10th of
each month.
Section 3. Any person, firm, COM
pany or corporation, occupying the
buildings abutting on the, streets and
aveues, or portions thereof, hereby
ordered sprinkled, failing to pay the
amount so assessed against them at
the time when the same is hereby de-
clared due, shall be deemed guilty
of misdemeanor and upon convic-
ton in the Police Court of said city
shall pay a fine of not exceeding Ten
Dollars and the costs of said prosecu-
ton.
Section a. All ordinances or parts
Of ordinances in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed.
Section s. This ordinance shall be
in force and effect from and after its
publication in the official city pa
pers.
Passed by Council July 8, 1918.
Approved by Mayor July 8, 1918.
THOS. ]. SMITH,
Attest: Mayor.
JENNIE KARAU,
City Clerk.
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fancied grievances against the com
munity in general.
Small as their number is, they raise
an irritating problem. The commun.
ity's feeling toward them is like the
feeling of men who have been volun.
teering to put out fire toward the
able-bodied citizen who refused to
lend a hand but perched on horse
back at safe distance watched their
efforts with amused interest. The
inclination to throw brick in this
direction is strong and natural. But
it must be resisted. ~.
There is nothing to be done with
these obstinate slackers except to let
them extensively alone. No man can
thrive on the contempt Of the COM
munity nj which he lives. They
must find that out. The man who is
we'll able to lend hand now and re-
fuses to do it voluntarily exiles him
self from the sympathy and respect
of his neighbors. Let his own judg-
ment upon himself as an exile stand
in the future.-Saturday Evening
Post.