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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-22

though it is apparent that Senator
Reed 80 understood him at yester'
days hurried committee meeting.
The whole situation, chaotic as ii
has become, points with starlike
clearness to one indisputable fact,
which Senator Hitchcock democrat
by the way-made one Of his strong.
est points during the senate's debate
yesterday. This fact, on which almost
the entire country with the exception
of a small circle Of administration Of
ficials in Washington has reached
practical agreement, is that the nation
needs, more than it needs anything
else Just now, supreme war council
to coordinate the various conflicting
activities which are working 80 OBJ
viously and damagingly at cross pur-
poses to accomplish the gigantic task
Of making war and fitting the country
for effective participation in the world
struggle.
Il predict" Senator Hitchcock said,
'that before much time elapses we
will be compelled to lodge some
where absolute power for co-ordi-
nation Of branches OF our gov
eminent that are now running wild. "
Ample proof that the criticisms OF the
step were not Of partisan nature is
afforded by the fact that Senator Pom
creme, democrat, was one Of the fore
most critics of the coal administra-
tors order; that Senator Thomas.
democrat, demanded that the resolu-
ton for suspension Of the Garfield
edict be adopted first and debated
afterward; that Senator Vardaman,
democrat, interrupted his democratic
colleague, Senator Hitchcock, to de-
nounce the order as national calam-
ity, and that 1t was Senator Hitch
cocks resolution which the senate
finally adopted-so uselessfy, wfthal-
instead of the similar resolution
which was fathered by Senator Gal
linger. the republican header.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-22
DINNER STORIES

The doctor and the lawyer Ind ~
difference one evening.
II tell you," the hwyor Later told
a clergyman, doctors are caIlanzs
brutes, without spark of hunzn fea4
ing within them"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-22
$12,aoo FOR FARM.

Anamost, Jan. ia 6Sacre N1Mi
on the Hawkeye highway, near Center.
Grove, brought $12,s00 at refeEesaj
nnaa atS1n OuhnnuoenW6 o.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-22
THE PROPER SPIRIT.

Ottumwa's union labor is loyal and
is not to be swayed by socialistic, boil
shevik sentiment. That has been the
fact for many years, and new proof
of it was given Wednesday night when
the Trades and Labor assembly de-
stroyed without reading q letter from
the I. w. w.
This is the sort Of loyalty that
counts nowadays. It Is the sort Of
spirit which has characterized o.
tumwa's union labor organizations AZ
whole and their delegates to con-
ventions of the State Federation of
Labor in many years.
On numerous occasions there have
been determined fights by socialism
to gain the upper hand in Iowa labor
circles. Ottumwa's delegations to
state conventions always have stood
gainst these efforts and their staunch-
ness has contributed largely to the
fact that the Iowa Federation Of Labor
has kept singularly free from social
ism and its enervatfng effects.
This is a time when particular
watchfulness is required to guard
labor circles from encroachments by
the American bolshevih. Labor head
ers like Samuel Gompers are aware
of the danger and It Is evident that
Ottumwa labor uniOnists are NO less
aware Of II. Their refusal to even
listen to a communication hum the
II. w. w. is a case in point
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-22
PSYCHOLOGY AND COAL.

Last summer, about the time Dr..
Harry A. Garfield was called from q
college presidency to become Amer
ica's fuel administrator, there was a
shortage Of coal in the country, due to
unsettled labor conditions and the re-
sulting loss in production. to an un-
precedented demand from industries
and to a similarly unprecedented de-
mand from ocean vessels and Euro
pean nations.
The question Of supplying household
ers with coal did not enter into the
problem then, as DR.. Garfield saw it
and as a great many ordinary citizens
and an overwhelming majority Of
newspapers saw it. The previous
winter had seen q shortage in supply.
due to congested railroad conditions
in large measure, and an accompany
ing increase In prices. When the gov
eminent took control of the fuel sit
uation the thought uppermost in most
minds was that prices would be re-
duced and kept to fair figure.
Had the coal administrator, at that
true proportions he would have insti-
tuted an intensive. nationwide cam
paign to induce householders to pro-
vide themselves with their winters
supply Of coal at the best prices he
could fix in fairness. The object, OF
course, would have been to remove
the retail demand from major consid-
Grafton during winter months, when
the coal shortage was certain to be-
come more acute than in the warmer
weather,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Young Billiard
Star Always
Keeps in rim

Welker Cochran, the young billiard
star, who expects some day to come
into possession of Willie Hopes title,
undergoes course of training as
severe as most athletes. Delicate ex-
ecution with the cue demands perfect
team work of nerves with eyesight and
lot of work for young Mr. Cochran.
Willie Hoppe is total abstainer,
and spends hours every day in a gym
nasium and on the golf links while
getting ready for his championship
matches.
Cochran is following closely after
Hoppe, both in playing skill and per-
sonal habits, and is always careful to
dodge temptations that usually come
to any one so prominently in the public
eye. Young Cochran has never deserted
his high seat on the water wagon. and
he has always been firm believer in
the old axiom that early TO bed and
early to rise make a man healthy, wise
and champion billiardst
This is how Maurice DAILY, the vet
cram billiard critic, compares Hoppe
and his logical successor: Hoppe was
the Youngest champion we ever had,
and there may never be another world
champion at eighteen years of age. In
my opinion, he was better at nineteen
than Cochran now is. But it must not
be overlooked that while Hoppe has
played billiards from the time he was
able to hold cue, Cochran has played
only six years.
Cochran is a good player, who has
the qualities and habits that contribute
toward making champions. Like Hoppe,
he does not touch liquor, is modest and
without trace of an enlarged head.
He is good general player of attrac-
tive style. Keen of perception and
prompt of execution, while occupying
the. table is is in action all the time
and very interesting player to watch. y
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
A. A. u. Expels
z Newark Boxers

Two Newark boxers were expelled
from the Metropolitan Association Of
the A. A. u, for professionalism BY
the registration committee of that body
at special meeting last night. The!
are William Davis, of Elizabeth, and
Russell Penzino, of Newark. Both were
decreed persona non grata among smi-
tours, following an investigation inc
the charges filed against them. FfA
A. Niles, the committee chairmin,
gained the convicting evidence agsin!G
the two pugilists following speci
trip to Newark last Monday.
Penzino appeared before the commlr
tee and admitted the several chsrga
against him. These included boxlI!
under an assumed name as we'll as sew.
ing tickets for boxing entertainment
IN which he was competitor. Pentlln'
asked for statement, pledging fu,p
to observe the amateur rules in 'n
future. But his case was so fsgran1.
that the committee refused to grant d.
wish
Davis was not on hand, but evdeness
gathered by the committee showss
Davis had appeared at the Pionee
Sporting Club in a boxing bout on w.
August , and had also competed on
expired registration card at the sm U'
teur boxing tourney held by the ~
tional Turn Vereiu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Miss Galligan
Retains Iaurels
In Swimming

Miss Claire Galligan, premier swim
mer among the mermaids of the East
easily defended her 100-yard Metropol-
atan Association championship, which
race was held in conjunction with the
carnival in the Brooklyn Central Y,
NJ. c. A. pool last night. The national
champion won by two yards in the time
OF 1913 as. Following behind Miss
Galllgan came Miss Charlotte Bowie,
the most promising of the new crop
or local swimmers. Miss Rita Green
fourth. vi
Herbert Vollmer, former interco)le-
gate champion, failed to appear with
ms swimming stars of the Pelham Bav
naval reserve Station for it's match
race with the Flftysecond Street Naval
,1ea'ioh' and as a result the latter COM
o'nallon won an easy victory. The re-
Sult was never IN doubt, John Remmev
,'e lFrst naval station swimmer. DIV,
r lng lead to his mate which Josenh
" heatley, the anchor man, heightened
10 almost thirty-tive yards when he
crossed the finishing line.
Nehneth Sutherland, of the battle
sup Newport, made the pace from the
Start III winning the 50-yard scratch
race Tor enlisted men. However fron,
wafer the winner was pressed by John
.. 'urren and Joseph Wheatley, who
finished second and third, respcctivelv
The loo-yard handicap race went to
Charles A. Ross, the Erasmus Hall
High School swimmer, through a SEN
sational squirt in the final five wards
c. A. Schenck, Stuyvesant High School
had duel with Ross for the lead until
the Erasmus boy sailed into play his
reserve speed at the timely moment.
The summary follows:
30 ysrd swim (scratch closed to enlisted merl-
Won 10y Kenneth Sutherland T. = s Newport.
!! C. Wheatley, sd 81 Naval station socoud'
} J. Cuflsn. sd ST Naval Station third Time.
or. nav
loo-yard relay rae ti2d 81, Naval Station ~
IelhaIn Bay Naval Ecseryc)-Wop by 52d ST. viii,
Renmey Curren. Steer and Wheailey: Pelham WIN
Mans. frabaiu, Tfoens,saard and MaDtell. second
Time. 40.
loo-yard swim thaldcap; opeu)-Won by Charles
= Nss. uuaitsched az seconds. A. c Lel;ch
Central y. NJ c. A. q, seconds second; G. A.
Sshenek. ~. siuysesaNt II. :. tll socondsl. third
Tine. o. 80
II 100 yard swim u.adies' Me,ropolltan Association
championship hy Miss Claire Ga!ugal. un-
attached: Miss Charlotte Boyle. unattached see
ord Mss Rita Greenfield. unattached. third.
Vaaie. las A..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27

Yesterday we found a Black Hand
letter on our desk tacitly informing
US if we thought our life was worth
nickel We had best get move on and
resume this column of rhyme and
meter. The letter didn't say in so
many words we would be waylaid and
disposed of; no, it was genter than
that, but it indicated that some of The
Tribune readers were sorely disap-
pointed at the omission BY singular
coincidence the names of those disap-
pointed are identical with the names
Of the contributors.
Irving Schneider, the day office boy,
heads the list this week with thirty
three contributions, but Herbert Field
man, of the accounting department, is
running him close second. Irving,
being the day Office boy, has his eve
nings to himself, as the following lines
might intimate:
Copy Readers: Please do not cor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Ball
Wins Approval
OF DR.. Sargent

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, JAN 26-Volley
ball, hand ball, battle ball and many
other playground games should be given
prominent place on the athletic cur
rlculum of Harvard, declares DR.. Dud-
ley A. Sargent, director of the Heming-
way Gymnasium, of that university
The doctor is greatly opposed to inter
collegiate athletics as they are con-
Quoted to-day, and lays the blame for
the origin of many of these evils to
oxford and Cambridge, whom Harvard
and Yale have aped in adopting their
sporting activities.
These playground games can fur
nIsh large numbers an opportunity to
realize the pleasure of keen compet-
hon IN some sort Of all-around physical
activity" writes Dr. Sargent in this
weeks issue of the Harvard alumni
Bulletin" "They have great possibili-
Ties Tor the mass Of students, for they
are games that all can play.
These sports have also an economic
advantage in requiring the least num-
her of square feet per player of any
Of the popular games. Their extreme
simplicity is their great advantage
over other games. Anyone can play
these games as gently or as strenuous
iy as he pleases, and still get all the
pleasure of teamplay and a genuine
contest. AS contrasted with the highly
organized or specialized games the chief
value of these playground games Is
that they are strictly informal.
My contention is that most of the
present evils associated with COLLEGE
athletics, and many of their shortcom-
lngs, have grown out of the presen,
system, originally copied from Oxford
and Cambridge and fostered largely
with some notifications by Harvard
and Yale in this country.
"lf the chief object OF the practice
OF athletics is to turn out Winning
teams, and if, as many think. athletes
are born and not made, a process Of
selection and elimination must be con.
tinually carried on which will leave
only chosen few to participat in the
final contests.
Those selected for the teams as
general rule do not need the train;no
tor their own development and re MOI
infreQuently drawn into the athletic
maelstrom against their best interest
if not against their inclinations; while
those who are eliminated need the
training the most and would make
much better citizens if they had more
OF it,"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Chicago Thinks ''Swede"
Allen a Ring Comd

CHICAGO. Jan. &c. When Tom A.,
drews. of Milwaukee. comes to Ch'esss
on his next trip Willie Murphy W.
get on his trail The local newsO.v',
tight promoter is DESTROYS OF matcnsss
his latest protege. "Swede" Allen WV w
anybody whom Andrews might sussss
for bout in the Cream City. a..
Allen, Murphy asserts, is one o, ~
best 1l8-pounders in the game and y. ~
proven himself a mittster with w.
ure. To date he has been in but sew 's
battles, winning them all, four OF W.
by the X. o. route. Among his vics. as,
were such boxers as Kid Hogan, Vow,
Sharkey Willie Lewis and Jack hss"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
The Office Boy's Corner
BY Louis Lee Arms.


To take "Kaiser Bi1p' by the hair,
And also Won Hindenburg, that dreadful hun
and force them to repent for ,vhat then
hare done.
Next on the list is Herbert Feldman
the young poet from the Accounting
Department, who believes in the eff
cacy of the capital letter when it comes
to putting over the punch.
Herbert entities his verse "a Toast"
1t is that.
Here's to the boys
In the Ndry Blue
For the good old u. S.
Their hearts beat true.
Here's to the boys
In olire clad,
They're first orcr the top:
Yes eue,y lad.
Here's to the boys
IN Khaki hue
They're one and all
For the RED. WHITE and Blue.
Herbert, incidentally, has happened
upon the ow-down on how the Kaiser
came to get his job. Any one can see
that Wilhelm is virtually a nuke. As
Herbert writes:
he acas born IN DMpickle,
On the Riror Sdurkrout:
Cause his old man had the gout.
lie attended all good schools
Namely Herring ind Onions
Bat he had to quit
Cause his OF man had bunions.
one day for pleasure
lie trent for ride
And came back the kaiser
Cause his 0l' man had died.
After reading the above all doubt as
to what ails the Kaiser is cleared away
frankie Fedelc is so busy writino
lyrics for Victor Herbert, Irving Ber.
I'm and the rest of the boys that he
doesn't have time to submit as MANY
verses as he did. This weeks pr;st
contains The Call of Battle" ana 1Tbe
Defenders OF Liberty" The urge Of
patriotism is the only thing that ieens
frankie from abandoning newsnane,
verse tor lyrics altogether, he tells u.s.
me Defenders OF Libertv
Lng!dnd France and America.
dher nG'nes are WtdelY Isnctc,
Ihrou9hout the ,corid
Der land and sea
As the Three
Defenders OF Liberty.
lhat will be about all for the present
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Michigan Athletics
Undergo Big Slump

ANN ARBOR. Mich, Jan. 26.-stand-
ing of the teams in the Western Con
ference basketball championship race is
not available, but it is safe to saw there
is no team lower than Michigan. First
Indiana beat the Wolverines: later
Michigan took beating in Chicaro
while Ohio State walloped them a.
Columbus, Ohio, 81 to 8. a.
Getting back into the select Western
circle has been found not exactly the
played one football game with Co -
ference team this year Northwostoor ~,
beat her. She has played three Con
ference teams at basketball and 81,
three beat her. ""o All
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Scouts Likely To
Be Without Work

CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-Many scouts for
the National and American League
clubs are likely to be without employ
ment next season unless majority of
the minor leagues decide to continue
IN the game, it was said by club owners
here to-day.
1t was pointed out that up to this
time none Of the club owners in tn
two major leagues had renewed a con
tract with scout. although a few
have contracts which hold over.
1t was estimated that if scouts are
dispensed with the saving to the two
leagues would be in the neighborhood
of 100000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
CHAMPAIGN

NHAMPAIGN. oh street cha,npai0n
10 much Of you gives me q pain
You are so mild and TASTY
Aud people you make crazy
Ihcre's something about you that makes me
You look so cool and refreshing
Your odor is awfuly catching
You tdntilizing bog
You come in bottles wrapped up in cloth
You are a desdrt after broth
Your jaU of jon
You make are cheeks red
And otter much OF pou homward ,Ue must be
Ho,c do you do it
That's question that puzzles me
What's in you cant see
AM learned to Eecp duuu
Doctors sag PV be sorry some dali
SO rul take there advice
So long Champaign.
The spelling and punctuation. it NAV
be added, are Irving's. If that isn't
throwing the old hooks into "Cham
paign" we'd like to know. Irving elimi
mates much of the difficult process Of
punctuation by using none at all; still.
a man who has been running around
with "Champaign" isn't in the mood to
trlf1e with such unimportant things !,
commas, semi-colons and periods.
Philip Llberman has taken another
pot shot at the Kaiser. He has failed
to entltle his verse, and we would not
presume to do it for him. Here goes:
T ISTEN. my children. and uou shall bsor
IL ~ the man who soon ,ciu be lima in,
his bier. '9'S ~
II to know his name it is your uiu
-4uom me to Introduce you to "Oid K,;s..
Bill" ~ va hdlser
'Ttcds the latter part of ninptee, et.
That the German Sea Monster H.i5
Sank the Lusitania. OF the Cunord 1;,
hntng women, also children Of nins
That's ,rhy ue arc send,no orr hon. ..o...
There" " ooSo over
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27

The greatest support of events of
this kind, which are renewed from year
to year, comes from horses with rec
ords of 2:09 or slower, but it is notable
that there are upward of two dozen
faster than that, and fully half Of
them may be counted upon for first
payments.
The division of horses with marks of
from 2:O9 to 2:10 is very strong one,
and among those that are counted upon
for the stakes are Bertha Mcclure,
Doris Watts, General Yorke, Hollywood
King, Mary Mcgowan, Indira, Zeta
Lucille, Brownie Watts Indiga, koroni.
Opera Express, Worthy Peter, Legal
W., Marion Toddington, Measles and
Sure Mike.
rake records in 1917, and among these
Lucille Spier. that took breeders rec
ord of 2:03 !. at Lexington in the fall
OF 1916. A year ago Lucille Sper and
Busy's Lassie stood out as the top
notchers of the 2:oS class, general
opinion being that either of them
would race in better than 2:05, which
would anchor anything else in sight.
busy's Lassle made good In the early
season, winning the $4,000 events at
Detroit and kalamazoo, but after that
her colors We're lowered BY Early
Dreams, the champion money winning
trotter Of the year.
Lucille Spier proved aisap3oint
ment. but whether the mare was at
fault, or her trainer. Murphy. remains
to be seen, for she did not take kindly
to the change in rigging inaugurated
by the Poughkeepse man. Reports
from her are that she has rounded to,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Trap Shooting Growing
More Popular in u. S. A,

Trap shooting continues to GROW in
popularity. The latest COMPILATION
show that more than $500 tran shoot
ing clubs are in existence. With tbat
number being added to steadily. 90
The State of Penns ylvania leads 81,
the other states of the country. With .
total of 565 clubs; New York is ser
ond' with 283; Illinois, third, with 400
and Iowa. fourth. with 254. wv
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Hickey Signs Twombly

ST. LOUIS. Jan. %. Branch RieE'
president of the st. Louis Nationsi
to-day announced that he had sece "a.
Pitcher Twombley Of Lehigh Unlw
slty. Twombley is . right-haudsk (
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Iwenty-six Have New Rec
ords Between 2:O714
and 2:0834
By rank S. Cooke

Favorite among the classes for which
owners and trainers look for talent
from one seasons end to the beginning
of training operations for the next is
the 2:08 trot. This division owes its
greatest prominence to its adoption for
the Merchants and Manufacturers
Stake, the headliner of Detroit Grand
Circuit activities from 1889 through the
past season. Kalamazoo also featured
the 2:08 class in its $4,000 event and
down the big line it is the standard Of
the trotting classics.
AS entries for the instalment purses,
SO generally called stakes, start clos
ing about the first of April, it is in
teresting to look over the supply of
eligibles, and at this time to note that
the outlook is on a par with the best
years.
Good Horses in List
In fact, there are more good horses
in the eligible list than are regarded
as stake probabilities than in the aver
age year. There are no fewer than
twenty-six with new or reduced records
between 2:074 and 2:0sA, and they
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Fordtans Service FLAG Uned and Five of Her War Athletes


dB ~ Hd
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27

Name. description age and sire. Record
Gentry C.. Gu. g.. Z. Gentry Aucrton a07M
John Mack. b. g.. George A. Fuller. 80. 3:07!4
Miclailowa, b m. g. Peter the Great. 2:07A
Wilkes Brewer. ch. M. I. Nutwood Wilkes 07i4
Minnie Arthur. blk. M. s. Mainsheet 07l4
Hollywood Kate. TO. M. y. Joe Dodge. 2.01l4
Leonard br. h., q. j. Molcolm Forbes. 2:07l2
Charley Rex. Dr. s.. = recreation 2:013a
Torbes .................: ...,...."..... 2:o7s.
Guy Boy. b. g.. s. Guy Dillon. .....,...... 2:0S
Belle Bngen, b. m. H. Sahib. ........... 2:0SH
Pegasus. blk. H.. II. Zombro. ............ 2.0SA
Cora Davis, br. m. 10. Prodigal. ........ 2:0Sl4
Car Peter. b. h. i. Peter tho Great ..... 2.OSl4
Don dc Lopez. blk g.. D. Kinney de Lopez 2;0Si<
Frisco Worthy. b. g.. .. San Francisco. . 0Sl4
Lotto Watts. b. m. s. Gen Watts 2:0SA
Miss Isabelle McCrcgor. g. Jay McGregor.. 0si4
Stephen. b. g., Z. Belsire. ........... 2:0SA
Cum Lau.c. oh. IN. 4. Morgan Avwortiy... ~ J.,
Harvest Time br. m. 4. The Harvester. 2.0sH
David Look b. T.. $. Wask. ............ 2:oSia
!.eonrr Mckinney. b. m. &. Mckinney... . .0Sia
Bonnic Del. b. g.. 3. Del Coronado. 2:0Si2
lohn e.. b. g. III. Sunrise Chimes ....... .. 0s%.
Kelly Do Forest, br. H. 4, The DE Forest .OS;.,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27

That will be about all for