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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-16
Sermon For Seldom Church-Goers

By Rev John NJ Jackson Pastor Of the First Methodist Episcopal ohHrsh
~
oW queer aebor % said observed him through
How nghbor is; him thraugh
microscope Criticism.
"4Ow an naighbOr Isl; him from ny
myself ny nsghbor is; saa as a1sd into the mirror Of
Love.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-16

The dowag empress Of Russia has appealed to whatever
government there is IN the country for relief being desi
tue account Of the consoaon Of the royal lands By
the government Who would have imagined that the
day would ever come when Romanoff would ever beg
anything from the peasantry Of Russia?
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-16

Among other things this county
viii have 10 consider an army and
ammunition for home use and a fleet
for home use. home defence and coast
wise trade. the full length OF North
and south America on both sides.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-16
a. DUSK B0TT4

= row is the time for all good citi-
N zens who have been riding II
L = the band wagon, TO get cut and
help push It up the hill
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-16

Of course, as soon as everybody goes
to drinking water, It VIII 60 up TOO.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-16

ishes readers tree o.
ang and all subjects
resources o. the va
lEresa and the many
Three cents IN post
Information wanted
J Haskin. Director.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
A HURRY-UP ORDER.

Secretary Redfield has written let
ter to the oflicials and employees Of the
department of commerce. commanding
them to cut government red tape
wherever it is found Also he has
caused to be purchased numerous
time stamps which record the lapse
of time required for Official attention
to all the documents which pass
through the various bureaus Of his de-
partment.
In his instructions we find para
graph that reads something like this:
Forget how things were done before
the war. Keep in mind that this is a
time of national crisis. Cut the red
tape. Get things done"
This is step in the right direction
and might be followed with advantage
in other departments. 1t required no
little courage for Secretary Redheld
to make the practical admission that
before the war there was no effort in
his department to attend to the gov
ernment's work promptly and in the
manner that successful private bust
ness concerns must follow. At least
he recognizes there is need for hurry
and efficiency now, and that is an en-
couraging sign.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
WHY NOT A WAR COUNCIL?

The phase of the railway situation
which occurs to the mind of the
observer is the opportunity for COM
bining the country's entire stock OF
railroad facilities in one great system
whose every detail shall work in CO.
operation with the rest to the end that
loss Of energy through duplication OF
effort and improper direction may be
minimiZed.
II this is a good plan for the rail-
roads, why is it not good plan for all
the war activities? If the men who
have built up all the great railroads
agree that the one big essential which
would permit them to give proper serv-
ice is a general traffic manager, is it
unreasonable to conclude that a
supreme war council would coordinate
the efforts of the numerous wartime
bureaus, departments and administra-
lions which are losing effectiveness be-
cause they work often at cross pur-
poses?
Instances to prove the need for a
supreme war council come to light
daily. One is supplied by the exper-
fence of an Iowa contracting and
building firm which submitted
the low bid In competition
conducted by the war depart
ment recently, the purpose being 10
contract for sectional hospital build
ings to be Constructed IN America.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
shipped to France and assembled In

shipped to France and assembled in
France.
Blueprints and specifications were
prepared, advertisements summoned
the bidders, weeks and considerable
money we're spent in preparation Of
bids and in the fornaHties attending
the awarding of the contract. The
Iowa concerns representatives were in
Washington, having arranged to equip
large plant at a port on the Gulf Of
Mexico for carrying out the contract.
But Just before the time for appending
the official signatures came someone
in the war department inquired Of the
shipping board whether vessels might
be had for transporting the hospital
sections to Europe. A definite mega
tive answer was forthcoming immedi-
ately, and the contract was torn up.
The shipping boards answer could
have been obtained at the beginning
and would have prevented big waste
of time, energy and money.
A supreme war council would estab-
fish at least semblance of order
among the various interlocking activ-
files, just as pooling of railroad ener-
gies will result in increased efficiency
for the purposes of nation at war.
Why not war council?
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
EVERYONE SHOULD VOTE.

The Commercial club Of Ottumwa Is
an active, progressive organization
which deserves and enjoys the sup
port Of the entire community which
it serves. It's members are the men
who do things in Ottumwa and
Wapello county and the spirit OF CO.
operation which it typffies means
much to the city, the county and 3nst
now to the nation.
1t Is important that the directors to
be chosen by the balloting which Is
in progress this week and which viii
close tomorrow night shall continue
the progress the organization has en-
loved during the past few years and
that they be selected by the votes OF
tho entire membership. The ballots
have been in the hands Of the MEM
ters several days; there Is no slate;
the duty of voting is duty to the
community as well as to the CONNER
cial club itself.
The informal voting, which must be
finished before tomorrow night, Is an
advisory action. The formal election
Is to take place at the annual meeting
next week. +. obviously is impossible
tn have q full attendance at that time
and the balloting plan was adopted so
every member might have an oppor.
tunity to express his choice.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01

since last summer but are slightly
higher than formerly.
So much for DR.. Garfield's first
statement.
The fact that coal shortages in many
localities throughout the country have
resulted in suffering despite the fact
that improvident coal consumers were
willing to pay panic prices for fuel has
resulted in an order by the fuel admin
istration which aims to supply the pub
lie at the expense Of the government
and our allies in Europe.
This is q condition which calls for
sacrifice on the part of every patriotic
citizen. From now until next summer
every pound of coal which is wasted Is
cast into the scales in favor of the
kaiser and in opposition to the cause
for which America Is fighting. Econ
omy in coal is fully rs important a
conservation of food. No matter what
steps may be taken to stimulate pro-
duction and increase the ability Of the
railroads to distribute coal, the supply
cannot equal the demand until warm
weather brings relief.
Meanwhile, remember that when
ever you avoid wasting a shovelful OF
coal you are taking wallop At the
kaiser.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
SIXTY-FIVE YEARS
WITH SANTA Re

Fl. Madison, Dec z9.-James rev.
of this city, recently retired Is SANTA
Fe employe, lays ctaim to being the
oldest railroad man In the United
States in point of service. 10
worked for sixty-five years on the ran
roads of England and America
Frew Is Is years old and began WORK
as a laborer on the English rue1S
when Is years old. Coming to thfs
country as q young man, he continued
as general foreman, master mechanic
and division superintendent.
AS he grew older he was forced 70
give up these resposible positions. but
he continued railroading. as that was
before the day Of pensions for worthy
employees retiring on account OF age.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
A NOISY ROGUE.

Some of the feathered folk in Pleas
ant Valley said that old Mr.. Grow was
the noisiest person in the neighbor-
hood. But they must have forgotten
all about Mr.. Crows havish cousin,
Jasper Jay. And it was not only in
summer, either, that Jaspers shrieks
and laughter woke the echoes. Since
it was his habit to. spend his winters
right there in Farmer Green's young
pines, near the foot of Blue Mountain,
on many a cold morning Jasper's ear
splitting Jay! Jay" rang out on the
frosty air.
At that season Jasper often visited
the farm buildings, in the hope OF
finding a few kernels Of corn scat
tered about the door Of the corn crib.
But It seemed to make little difference
to him whether he found food there
or not. If he caught the cat out OF
doors he had good sport teasing her.
And he always enjoyed that.
Jasper was a bold rovdy-but hand
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01

Two insurance agents. yankee and
an Englsihman-were Dragging about
their rival methods. The Britisher was
holding forth on the system OF prompt
payment carried out by his people-no
trouble, no, fuss, no attempt to wig
gle out Of the settlement.
III the man died tonight" he contin-
ued, his widow would receive her
money by the first post tomorrow
morning"
"You don't say" drawled the Yam.
kee. "See here, now; you talk OF
prompt payment! WAL, our office Is
on the third floor Of building forty
nine stories high. One Of our clients
lived in that forty-ninth story, and he
fell out of the window. We handed
him his check as he passed
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
he made it, indicates that he is ripe
for an argument such as Mr.. Thorne
makes,
PEP FOR THE ARMY.

There is evidence that conditions In
The army will show improvement in
some quarters, at least, as result OF
the revelations which have been made
within the past two weeks. Following
Surgeon General Gorgas' report on his
Investigation of sanitary conditions at
army posts and cantonments, the
number of deaths from disease for q
for the previous week, in the national
guard and national army organ1za-
lions.
The report probably refers to tho
entire force, both In America and
Europe. Just how many men are under
arms Is not known except to the Of
ficials, and the number cannot be an
nounced for obvious reasons. How
ever, we know it is large and that the
death rate is not alarming except in
some individual camps.
General Gorgas attributes much Of
the pneumonia to lack of proper hous-
ing conditions and proper clothing. An
awakened quartermasters department
Is remedying these defects. according
to reports emanating in the war de-
partment. There is an evident desire
on the part of bureau officials to speed
up the production Of munitions, wea-
pons and clothing, all of which reflects
an admirable albeit tardy realization
of the seriousness of the crisis.
Perfection has not been attained and
cannot be expected. There is wide.
spread lack of confidence In Secre-
forv Pakor and sevora1 Of his hurean
heads, a condition for which they are
responsible because of their admitted
inefficiency. But it is encouraging to
know that they are partially cogni-
zant of their own shortcomings, and
that records progress for which we
may be thankful
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
OPTIMISM AND HYsTERIA.

There is much about the railroad
situation on which to base an opti-
mistic outlook. There is the unquali-
fed pledge by railroad officials and
trainmen's organizations to labor
periodically for the most effective and
successful operation of the unified
system. There is the assurance that
motive power and rolling stock will
be purchased as rapidly as they can
be manufactured, to equip the lines as
they must be equipped to handle the
extraordinary war time traffic. There
is the prospect for prompt shipments
Of munitions and other war supplies.
There is the security from strikes
There is the absolute certainty that
continuation of the company organi-
cations and the railroads war board
will leave the industry in the hands
of those best fitted to conduct it and
not in the hands Of politicians.
For these things let us all be
thankful, but let us not become hys-
terical over the splendid prospect to
the extent that has Influenced numer-
GUS newspaper correspondents to re-
peat in their dispatches the assurance
be reduced and the money thus saved
will be. used to increase the wages OF
employees"
Perhaps few hundred thousands
of dollars, estimated on yearly basis
can be Topped of the payrolls by cut
ting official's salaries, and the men
affected will be compelled to continue
at work or get out of the railroad
business because there will be no
offers from competing companies for
their services at high figures, as
might be the case under normal con-
ditions. But the money this opera
ton would save would go about as far
toward meeting the demand for 40
per cent increase in the wages of the
members of the four brotherhoods as
bucket brigade's efforts against the
San Francisco fire.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
AID AND COMFORT.

Certainly the striking ship build
ers gave the enemy q cheering amount
of aid and comfort when they robbed
the government of the equivalent OF q
months work by 10000 men on the
merchant feet whch is to combat the
German submarine.
Certainly, also, the packing house
employees who have agreed with their
employers for government mediation
amounting practically to compulsory
arbitration of their labor differences
for the period of the war are giving
notable aid and comfort to the United
States government and its millions OF
loyal citizens.
In both instances, the workers were
organized. The difference is diff
ference of leadership and guiding in
fluence. In the nations present crisis
this amounts to a difference between
loyalty and disloyalty, between help
ing ones own government and help
ing it's enemies.
The action of the packing house
employees is at once a credit to the
union labor movement and to the men
at the helm of the organization in
which the workers are united. The
action Of the ship builders is less q
blow to the union labor movement
than commentary on the loyalty and
leadership Of their organization
heads.
Strikes in any line of industry at
this time are an indication Of a lack
Of loyalty on the part of the strikers.
From the standpoint Of organized Ia
Dor a strike is an invitation to ulti-
mate misfortune for the entire move
ment which has been built up by pa.
tient and painstaking work. Already
there is talk in America Of adopting
the British. system which practically
compels observation Of the open shop
principle in government work. The
surest preventive of such plan lies
in such action as was taken at Chica-
go yesterday by the packing house
employees.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
Children's Evening Story

some. And farmer Green liked to
look out Of the window early on q
bleak morning and see him in his
bright blue suit frisking in and ont
OF the bare trees. Still, Farmer Green
knew we'll enough that Jasper Jay
was a rogue.
HE reminds me Of bad boy
Johnnie Green's father said ono day.
Hes mischievous and destructive;
and he's forever screeching and whist
ling. But there's something about him
that I can't help liking. Maybe it's
because he always has such good
time"
HE steals BIRDS eggs in summer"
Johnnie Green remarked.
Give known boys to do that" his
father answered And Johnnie said
nothing more just then. Perhaps he
was too busy watching Jasper Jay,
who had flown into the orchard and
was already breahasting on frozen
apples, which hung there upon the
trees.
cTo be continued.)
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
CONSERVE CALVES Is
OBJECT OF COUNCIL

Des Moines, Dec. 29.-Iowa's state
council of national defense, in session
here, passed on the plan to conserve
sheep and calves as proposed by the
Nebraska defense council.
The plan is to arrange with farmers
to buy through representatives at the
principal markets the sheep and calves
shipped into the big packing centers
and place them on farms and fatten
to maturity. The sheep should not be
slaughtered, 1t is urged, because of the
extreme need for wool The only Iowa
market handling much live stock Of
this class now Is at Sioux City. All
the larger markets in the middle west
are to be asked to cooperate in the
p2aR,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
LITTLE BENNY'S
NOT BOOK
By NB PAPD
By I6B PAPD
. >>>>>>>>>
The Park Ave, Np,~..

The Park Ave. Nsws.
Weather-SnoW hoped for, on &C
count Of so meuy getting new sleuis
for Krissmae.
Sports-A tung sticking contest WaB
held Ground the lam post last Thers-
day afttrnoon, the ideer being 70 seo
who Good stick out their tunx the
ferthest. The contest ended suddinH
wen F4atfoot the cop started to w1wk
up the street, the fellows running IKE
the dickins on account of thinning
maybe Ffatfoot thawt they vas max.
ing faces at him.
Sfssfety Notes-Members of sisxie&y
was quite serprized last Sst93day
morning to see Miss Maud Joason
cleenfng her frunt steps with bueldt
Of wattir and scrubbing brush, Miss
Jonson saying she was jest doing Il
for the exercise. A falts reoort
was announced that Mr.. Sid Hunt has
to ware glasses on account of not b
ing able to see rite out of his syA
but Mr.. Hunt ses its not SO enythdng Of
the kind, him jest warefng q pare o(
black glasses for fun on account OF
having found them in . ash barrl.
Pome By Skinny Martin
I Dident Ansef Her.
! dfdent have enythtng e1s to do
So a climbed up On sumbodys fents;.
Soaring lady hanging clothes on 4
., line,
Wich she asked me if 1 had any
sents.
Maybe your dog needs bath.
sssaE
Dogs washed 10 SCENTS apeece, ~
dogs 5 sents e1ter ON account Of
danger. The Ed Wernick and I,ex
Davis Dog Washing Company. -
(Avvertizement).
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
SPENCER MEN ARE
CHASED BY ROBBERS

Sioux City, Den 29.-WmIe driving
from Spencer to Sioux City With $500
cash in their possession, A. N. Snoro,
Hugh G1leas and DR.. r. w. Ramar.
all Of Spencer, were chased nearly SIX
miles by motor bandits who fired .
dozen or more revolver shots at them
The three young men escaped BY
driving into Leeds. The bandits raced
through Leeds and headed towards
Sioux City.
1t is believed the attempted hold1p
was staged by men WHO learned thae
they were bringing nearly $1,000 10
Sioux City to make payment q q
new automobile.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
DOCTOR WOULD SEE
THAT BABY DIED

Dies Moines, Dec. 2S.-Dr. Harry J.
Haiselden, notorious Chicago physf
cian, is in Des Moines to examine ana
outline treatment for Baby Grifntn, de.
fective three months old daughter OF
Mary Griffith, 1919 Pleasant street
If he finds that the little girl IL
hopelessly deforsued; that she VIII
never have a normal mind or body,
as Des Moines physicians have pro-
.nounced to be the case, he will recon-
mend that she be killed.
Only last week DR.. Haiselden re-
moved the tongue from the head OF
defective child in Chicago In the hope
that it would die.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01

ing to Guido the other. Presently their
conversation turned into another chan.
mel, whereupon Cy asked:
care you in the market for a good
horse, Eb?"
You know me Cy. Always ready to
decker"
well, here's the critter. She's
sound and gentle; any woman can
drive her. She's yours at rock bottom
price,
Eb gathered up his lines preparatory
to starting at the same time replying:
"Well, Cy, I'd buy her this morning,
bat I hate to bust dollar"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
WILL ASK FUND TO
FIGHT BLACK PLAGUE

Des Moines, Dec. Ex-Governor w.
L. Harding is to be asked to appropri.
ate $4,000 out Of the million dollar
war emergency fund set aside by the
last legislature, for the enforcement
of the plan outlined by city, state and
municipal authorities prescribing the
internment of all men and women at.
flicted with social diseases
This was decided upon at meet
ing in the office Of Mayor MacVical
at the city hall, attended by all the
officials interested in launching the
scheme.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
THE RAILROAD DICTATOR.

secretary McAQOO Is IN fa1r way
to profit considerably from the &C
tivities of very large army of rail-
way officials and employees by reason
Of the new title and job which have
been conferred on him. AS director
general of the railway industries Of
the entire country and secretary of
the United States treasury he looms
easily as one of the two foremost
men Of the administration, second
only to the president.
Perhaps he possesses unusual abili-
ties which the president has discov-
cred. Undoubtedly he will have need
for them If the task of directing the
railroads turns out to be an onerous
one. 1t is significant, however, that
all the companies are to remain under
the management Of their present or
CARNATIONS, and that the new arrange
ment is for pooling their energies
rather than Communicating them for
operation by the government
The railroad officials who conferred
with the president last week said they
could improve conditions materially
and go far toward relieving conges-
ton if they should be given a general
traffic manager with power to direct
shipments without regard for the con-
fiicting orders and demands arising in
departments and bureaus Of the gov
eminent which operate at variance
and without co-ordinating supreme
war council to prevent conflict.
The appointment of Mr.. McAdoo
will go farther than the railway off,
Gals asked, apparently, for the pool
ing of the roads would not be COM
pleted until general traffic manager
should be appointed and it is appar-
ent that such an official could not
work efficiently unless his orders
should supersede or coordinate those
emanating in any of the various bu-
reaus.
The government guarantees profits
to the railroad companies, together
with market for their securities, and
agrees to return the properties at the
end of the war in unimpaired physical
condition.
Meanwhile, the experiences Of the
railroads war council, which has been
in operation for several months, will
be Of value under the new plan. The
railroad officials have discovered the
big needs and have curtailed passen-
ger service materially and have i'm
pressed on the several companies the
patriotic necessity of cooperation.
Mr.. McAdoo will confer the au.
thcrity which the volunteer railroad
council has not possessed. 1t may be
unfair to conclude that this is about
all he will do, but the, future will re-
veal that.
The Courier hopes sincerely that
Mr.. McAdoo will make a huge sue
cess Of his new undertaking. It Is q
highly important part of the nations
wartime activities. incidentally, how
ever, the thought will persist that
Mr.. McAdoo's present prominence is
bound to add considerable weight to
what already has come to be known
as the McAdoo boom for the presi-
dency, Subject to the action OF the
democratic convention in 1920"
1t is safe wager that none of the
enthusiastic friends who already re-
gard the secretary as the heir appar-
ent to the presidency were enveloped
in gloom last night when his appoint
ment was announced.