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SELF PRESERVATION AND PEACE
There are man who. decry the popu
lar belief that force is a necessary
factor in the preservation of peace. |cuaeed
These men insist that they cannot see
any logic in the argument that pre- gggjjjug
paredness will make for peace. They
contend that peace is the ideal or ,pUblic
every nation and that therefore an
tj cease making armaments and dis
band the armies and turn the navies
into vessels of commerce.
It Is a beautiful theory but it leaves
entirely out of consideration that most
important element of all—human na
ture. Nature has provided that no
two men are exactly alike in looks,
thoughts, words, deeds or inclinations.
In this respect they are like all other
products 6f nature. No two snow
flakes are alike two blades of grass
Nations are but collections of indi-.
viduals. Men of the same nation are
Is unjust to other nations. For that
reason, nations cannot always agree
on what is right and what Is wrong,
any more than can individuals. The
time has never been and probably
never will come when all nations will
be of the same mind upon any one
subject. There is not the slightest
reason to expect that the time will
ever dome when all nations will be in
accord on all things.
*2 What is the conclusion we must
/necessarily reach when we admit the
truth of the above statements Can
it be other than that the nation which
is In the right and which wishes to
retain its life, must be able to uphold
its claim in an argument or a war
{Mith a nation that is in the wrong?
Can it be other than that the nation
which wishes to follow only its own
bent, must be prepared to defend itself
when some other nation decides that
the time for a change in plan is at
hand?
If ten men were put upon an island
out of reach and influence of the world
and if they were a fair representation
of the various classes of individuals
that exist, what would happen on that
Island? Suppose one man was
vicious, that one was a peace-at-any
price advocate and that the others
represented the stages in between. If
the vicious man armed himself—as he
has done from the* time of Adam—
would it not be incumbent upon the
others to arm likewise merely for self
preservation? And suppose that the
Vicious man was not amenable to
bold front, while the peace-at-any-price
jni)£t stuck to his belief that peace can
Oifly be had by casting weapons aside.
Would he not be the first victim of the
vicious and armed man
Of course if there were two vicious
men, instead of one, the likelihood is
that they would be the first to come
together and that one of them would
.succumb before the survivor turned
his weapons on his next victim.
And can you doubt for a minute tha
If you think otherwise, you have
merely proved the truth of the claim
that there will always be differences
of opinion and that there will always
be occasion to uphold your views or
•perish with them.
The plea for military preparedness
of this nation Is based upon the belief
that there are times when wrong seeks
to overcome right. On such occasions
right must fight for Its existence. In
ability or unwillingness to fight for
right is a blow to progress—some go
so far as to say it is a crime against
civilization.
1
.believed to have many characteristics pita.1 exclaiming that he had swal
ln common but even in nations there lowed a frog. An emetic proved his
is a wide divergence of beliefs and
opinions there are good men and
there are bad men there are factions
that are working for the right and
factions that through error or malice
are working for what is wrong. There.
I are times when the right factions tri
umph, but there are likewise times
when the side that is wrong, rules. It
therefore follows, as surely as the
night follows the day, that nations
sometftnes do What Is wrong and what
reason and you know there are some neighbor's cows have escaped from the
men who are not would he not dom- yar(j and are having a fine time among
lnate and make slaves of the other
nine if they refused to stand for their
rights? And supposing still further,
that the eight men of the intermediate
grades armed themselves and put on a
the man who best armed himself and spends most of his time going to the
at the same time, paid the closest at
tention to his own business, would be
a survivor?
of human nature nor an observer of
man. It would be as sensible to hold
that a widespread propagation of
doves would tnke the desire to do
wrong out of the heart of the evil
doer.
If it in wrong to have weapons and
skill to exert In a righteous cause,
then it is wrong for men to band them
selves together for any purpose, what
soever. "In union there is strength"
and strength is nothing more nor less
than force.
Those men who cry loudest against
preparedness, are the first to suggest
organized effort to attain their end:
some men who contend that there is
no logic in the plea that preparedness
can assure peace, have made covert
threats that they will fight to the
death, if need be, against any rule by
the military those men who do not
believe that the preparedness advo
cates should rule the nation, are them
selves seeking to force their views
upon the people.
But argument along this line all
travels in a circle and comes back to
this basic rule of nature—that self
preservation is the first law and that
he who is best prepared to preserve
himself, has the best chance of main
taining life
FOR GOOD 8ERVICE.
Senator Borah in sneaking about the
private sessions of the senate In which
candidates for appointments are dis-
said:
have never
0nt 0fljce
understood why a man
an
appointment to an import-
should not be subjected to a
jebate
Qualifications,
•tl*at is necessary to secure peace.^is jwi,0 js running for office and it is fair
he an in he of a el
as fair to the public. If I were a can
didate before this body for a position,
and consideration of his
just the same as a man
I certainly should desire to know some
of the reasons or all of the reasons
which were assigned for and against
me, and especially those against me.
It is not unfair to the candidate, as is
sometimes supposed, but peculiarly
fair ttiat
an(j
jjg jje considered in the open
jjjs qUauflCations there be dis-
cussed and
that are identical cannot be found. pUjjuc office and fit to hold public ot
There are peaceably inclined men and
flce
there are men who will go out of their fjcations persented in public rather
way- to find trouble. There are men ^an jn private.
who will do what is right and just
without compulsion and there are
others who will fight and if need be,
die to do wrong. Men are hot unani
mous in their views no question was
lever propounded which did not result
1%'^in a division of sentiment.
any man qualified to hold
g^ould be glad to have his quali-
We take it from the Macon, Ga.,
News that: Buttermilk has never
caused a man to Insist to the doctor
that a queer looking animal persisted
in peeping over the foot of the bed.—
Collier's.
A Kansas man rushed to the hos-
statement was true. The strange
part of it is, what is a frog doing in
rainless Kansas? Is it so dry in Kan
sas that the frogs haven't learned to
swim to safety from the natives who
try to swallow them whole?
Iowans should do some boosting of
their home state. The people who
have left here to find fortune else
where can give some good pointers.
One of the best ways to get an ap^
preciation of Iowa, is to try soine other
state for a while.
Are you a loyal citizen of the United
States? If you don't respect your own
government you certainly can't expect
someone who is not a citizen to re
spect it. If you speak out loud for the
flag, you'll find others doing it—it is
contagious.
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-tor
One afternoon, just as Dr. Bundy's
office hour had begun, a very excited
individual rushed into his'office.
"Doctor, doctor! Just one moment!
he cried.
"I'll see you shortly?" said the doc
tor.
"Only a second, doctor!" protested
the perturbed one. "Only a second is
what I want!"
"I'll see you shortly." repeated the
physician with impatience.
The man, with a sigh, took a seat
in the reception room. His excitement
soon subsided, apparently and he read
the magazines lying on the table, mak
ing no further efforts to see the doc
tor.
After several patients had consulted
the doctor, the latter stepped over to
the man and said:
"You were in somewhat of a hurry,
I believe, sir. What can I do for you
"Oh, nothing now," replied the man
"I only dropped in to tell you that your
your flower beds."
"I notice," said the genial agent,
"that your office boy spends a great
deal of his time sharpening pencils.
Now if you'll let me sell you one of
0ur
patent pencil sharpeners the boy
can put all that time to some other
use."
The business man seemed mildly in
terested.
"Did you happen to notice," he ask
ed. "what that boy does when he isn't
sharpening pencils?"
"No, I did not. but
"When he isn't sharpening pencils,"
continued the business man, "he
water cooler for a drink. Now I'll put
it up to you. Do you think It would
be right for me to deprive that boy of
the only occupation that keeps him
from foundering?"
ELDON
Mrs. Emma Weber and brother,
Samuel Bowman, of Wyconda, Mo
arrived here Thursday evening to vis
it their sister, Mrs. Mary Grimsley,
who has been quite ill.
Mrs. A. J. McKay will be hostess
to Chapter C. G.. P. E. O., at her home
Monday afternoon. Roll call will be
is a vital mistake to think that answered with fashions.
fighting comes from a desire to make Dr. and Mrs. Johnson and baby vis
use of weapons. On the contrary, ited in Keosauqua with relatives
(.weapons were invented by men who Thursday. They made the trip over
|desired to fight and to fight with the land.
^greatest effectiveness. Weapons never MisS Ruth Beall of Ashland was in
S caused. a fight, but fighting did causo the city Friday en route to Ottumwa.
{[weapons to be made. Miss McClary of Libertyville visit-!Carl
He who belioareb that the possession ed this wefc] at the Ed Steele home.
arms causes wars, is not a student Mr. and Mrs. R. D. CiW attended
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Washington, D. C„ May 28.—The
navy department recently played its
second "war game," this time for the
purpose of testing the efficiency of the
telephone and telegraph systems of
jthe country In case of war. The dem
jonstration lasted for two days in
which the United States was supposed
I to be on the eve of mobilization,
Word was received that an Imalsin
ary enemy had been sighted off the
Atlantic coast and Secretary Daniels
ordered the U. S. battleship New
Hampshire on scouting duty by wire
less telephone. The naval officials
communicated with the various navy
yards by long distance telephone, and
the telegraph wire were kept busy
sendipg and receiving war messages.
Among other things, word was re
ceived from the Brooklyn riavy yard
that the Brooklyn bridge had been
blown up by the enemy, several new
ships had been damaged, and they
were waiting for orders. This par
ticular message was so much in keep
ing with anonymous threats recently
addressed to the navy department that
it came near being accepted at face
lvalue. As a' result of these threats,
Brooklyn bridge, as well as the other
bridges, is patrolled by a detective
force which looks askance at every
pedestrian with bulging pockets or
packages. After the first startled mo
ment the navy yards got its orders
right back over the telephone.
Since the officials were compelled
to give up their Sunday holiday to
the war game, they determined to get
as much fun out of it as possible.
They asked the hardest questions of
the navy yards and the navy yards
retaliated by doing the same thing.
This was all very good for the cause,
since if for any reason a man wall us
able to answer a fair question dealing
with his special line of work, It was
referred to a sort of umpire who made
it his business to find out why. Any
apparent lack of efficiency was Imme
diately investigated, for under actual
war conditions the work of each man
is tremendously important and the
slightest mistake may cause the great
est blunder.
Communication was established by
long distance telephone over thou
sands of miles of wire with naval sta
tions at New York. Chicago, Norfolk.
Pensacola, San Diego and Puget
sound. Secretary Daniels sat at his
desk and called up the U. S. battleship
New Hampshire which was stationed
at Hampton Roads. The telephone
operator at the navy department
transmitted the communication to the
Arlington wireless stations where the
secretary's voice was projected into
the ether by wireless and carried to
the battleship where the wireless op
erator received it and transmitted it
through the telephone to the captain.
Thus the voice of Secretary Daniel's
in Washington was clearly heard by
Captain Chandler on board the New
Hampshire lying off Hampton Roads.
The secretary of the navy told Cap
tain Chandler that the enemy had
been sighted off the coast and that he
was to get the New Hampshire under
way immediately in the role of scout.
Captain Chandler replied that the
New Hampshire could not get under
way until 10 o'clock the next morning,
to which the secretary replied that 10
o'clock would be satisfactory and for
the ship to report her position every
hour thereafter to the government sta
tions at Arlington. Such a report was
made by telephone for the first time
In the history of the world.
During the two days In which the
war game lasted all telephone and
the band concert in Ottumwa Thurs
day evening.
Mrs. Helen Wright has returned
home from a visit in Keokuk with
friends.
Rev. Elmer Hunt of Bladensburg is
here visiting his mother this week.
William Lowenburg of Ottumwa
was here Thursday visiting friends and
attended the commencement play.
The class of 1916 went to Ottum
wa Friday morning to have the class
pictures taken.
W. G. Taylor and C. W. Weber went
to Eddyville Friday on business.
Mrs. J. Ed Easton and son are in
Des Moines today visiting dwtih her
mother, Mrs. H. L. Cross.
A number of people from near Ash
land and Agency attended the class
play at the opera house Thursday
evening.
John L. Luellen, son of Mr. and
Mrs. N. U. Luellen, will receive his
diploma in music from the Ottumwa
conservatory of music at the conser
vatory hall Monday evening at 8
o'clock. Mr. Luellen Is one of a class
of seven who graduate this year. He
is a clarinet student of Professor
B. O. Worrell.
Mrs. Ed J. Moore and daughter, Vir
ginia, went to Oskaloosa for an ex
tended visit with the formers moth
er.
F. M. Danner of Ottumwa was in
the city on business Friday.
EMon Hfth School Notes
The school year for 1916 came to a
close Friday afternoon. May 16, when
the students received their cards, find
ing out their standing for the past
year.
The class of 1916 was royally en
tertained by the juniors at one of the
most unique parties given in Eldon
for many years, in the form of a pro
gressive reception Saturday evening,
May 20. The junior boys with five
automobiles called at the homes of
seniors and teachers and conveyed
them for the ,first course of the dinner
to the home of Miss Rella Kriese,
where each members of the party was
presented with a small horn as a fav
or. They were then taken to the
home of Dwight Shores for the second
course of the dinner, where each one
sang two lines of a song which was
found at their plates. The third
course wis served at the home of
Steeves and the guests enjoyed
a reading by Miss Kriese and a piano
solo by Mr. Holland. The last course
7
War and the Wires
By Frederic J. Haskin
4
OTTUMWA COURIER, TUESDAY, MAY 30, 1916
telegraph facilities were put at the
disposal of the government by the
American Telegraph A Telephone Co.
In order to show its ability to take
care of government messages in time
of war. This company has estab
lished a preparedness station in the
navy department which Is to cooper
ate with the government wireless sta
tions In perfecting a system of com
munication of efficiency which no
country has ever had before. All the
latest telegraphic and telephonic de
vices are to be placed In this station.
FOr example, one machine permits
the sending and receiving simultan
eously of eight messages—that is,
four outgoing and four Incoming—
over a single wire.
One man after viewing this apara
tus and hearing the result of the con
versation by wireless telephone said
that absolutely nothing could aston
ish him in the future. If he were
suddenly handed an excursion ticket
by aeroplane to Mars, he said, he
would accept It with perfect equani
mity.
Tet It has only been a matter of
about seventy years that the telegraph
has been in existence, and acquaint
ances of Professor Morse were cer
tain of his insanity. In 1844 a New
Tork newspaper offered a prize of
$1,000 for the first copy of the gov
ernor's speech to reach its office. One
of the first telegraph lines had just
been completed between New York
snd Albany and was the subject of
much conjecture in these communi
ties. The majority of the people were
frankly of the opinion that it was sim
ply a waste of money, so that when
the New York paper made its offer the
people unhesitatingly provided relays
of horses with which to carry the mes
•ago and beat the telegraph. Great
crowds gathered along the roadside
to see the messengers gallop past. Afe
they rode at a furious pace into New
York the newsboys were calling "Ex
tra—full copy of governor's message!"
This was the first complete victory
of the telegraph.
Since then we have had no more
historic rides. Paul Revere's record
has never been effaced, and individu
als who might be guilty of such an
offense generally live in too prosaic
proximity to a telegraph, office. In
the old days California was admitted
to the union one month before a
breathless messenger brought her the
news.
At the beginning of the European
war, the belligerent governments im
mediately got into communication
with tbelr battleships in different
parts of the world by wireless, giving
them orders of procedure. Also, many
merchant vessals, unsuspicious of
such a calamity, were apprised of the
declaration of war by wireless mes
sages picked up by their operators.
This is the one disadvantage of wire
less as compared .to the oceanic cable
system namely, any ship with wire
less apparatus can pick up messages
not intended for it. The only way to
overcome this difficulty is the use of
a secret code.
In most of the European countries
the telegraph and telephone compan
ies are either owned, regulated or
supervised by the governments. In
this country they are entirely private
enterprises, providing a service for
which the government pays the same
as anybody else. It is therefore a
great satisfaction to the government
to know that the telegraph and tele
phone companies have constituted
themselves a third line of defense to
be put at its disposal In case the na
tion should be Involved in war.
of the elaborate dinner was served at
the home of Paul Havens where red
and white carnations, the junior col
ors, were given as favors. The twenty
eight young people who composed the
jolly party were then taken to the
home of Dewey Holland where the
evening was spent most pleasantly.
Music was furnished by the junior
orchestra and a aeolian vocation and
numerous games were played. The
homes of the juniors were decorated
in the senior and junior colors, which
made them very beautiful. Misses
Keturah Vinson, Josephine Wise, Syl
via. Carson and Frances Wood were
chosen to serve the guests, which
they did in a creditable manner. The
seniors and faculty complimented the
Juniors by declaring that the party
was the most up-to-date they had ever
attended.
On Wednesday evening, N. E. Ken
dall of Albia gave one of the best lec
tures for the class that has ever been
given by any lecturer in the past, few
years. His subject was The Price of
Success.
On Thursday evening the class
appeared in the play, Untangling
Tony, which was thoroughly enjoyed
by all present. Each member of the
cast portrayed their part so well that
it was difficult to decide who was the
best. Music was furnished by the
high school band under the direction
of Supt. H. P. Trumbo and was high
ly complimented. The opera house
was well filled.- showing the interest
manifested by the people in the high
school.
HOTEL MEN PUT
BAN ON SKIM MILK
Des Moines, May 27.—Hotel and
restaurant men and also boarding
housekeepers can't serve skim milk
to their guests or boarders any more.
If they do they are liable to be arres
ted. and fined by the state food and
dairy department. The milk £as to
have at least four per cent butter fat.
The department Just prosecuted a
case at Thompson, against Thomas
Eagan, the hotel keeper there, on the
charge of serving milk that was not up
to the standard required by the state
law. He was tried in the justice court
at Thompson and fined $25 and costs.
This is the first time a ruling has been
secured by the department on this
point.
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PLANS ARE ALL COMPLETED BY
THE VETERAN8 IN CHARGE
OF EXERCI8E8.
Fairfield, May 27. —Memorial day
plans have just been completed by the
veterans in charge and with favorable
weather it ia thought that the veter
ans will this year take part in larger
numbers than they have for several
years past, as there seems to be a
more sober sentiment In favor of the
general observance of the day than
heretofore. The -program has been an
nounced
sb
follows:
1:00 p. m. Tuesday, May SO. Meet
in the public park at the call of music
by the Unkrich Boys' band.
1:00-1:06 p. m. Tolling of church
bells of the city.
Services to the unreturned dead by
the members of George Strong W. R.
C. in charge of Mrs. Orpha B. Turner,
president..
Procession formed under direction of
J. S. Gaptz, commander George Strong
post, G. A. It. Ross Wheatley and
John F. Loehr in charge of automobiles
and conveyances.
Company M, Fifteenth regiment T.
N. G. in charge of Captain W. C.
Smith.
Sons of Veterans and Spanish Amer
ican War Veterans.
George Strong Post No. 19 and Geo.
Strong corps No. 21 W. R. C. in auto
mobiles.
School children in charge of Alex
ander Easton and Alonzo Green and
teachers. The procession will march
on North Court street to Kirkwood,
thence east to street thence north
to the old cemetery. The command
will here be formed and turned over
to the markers untler the direction of
Perry King. Thomas Coppack, Adam
Linn, Charles Brewington, Daniel Wal
mer and S. L. Creek will then proceed
to decorate the graves.
Assemble at»bugle call of Company
M.
Salute by squad of Company M.
Forming line, returning march to
FirBt Presbyterian church where the
memorial day program proper will be
carried out as follows:
Music at church door by Unkrich
boys' band.
Song, First Presbyterian church
choir.
Invocation Rev. W. R. Keesey, First
Methodist church.
Lincoln's Gettysburg address, Mrs.
Charles Clapp.
Music, By the choir.
'Reading of General John A. Logan's
order, Mrs. J. S. Gantz.
Reading, "I Am the Flag," Miss Flor
ence Ireland.
Memorial address, Rev. A. H. Mos
ser, First. Presbyterian church.
Song, Star Spangled Banner, choir.
Benediction, Rev. W. R. Keesey.
DAVENPORT HAS
CHANCE TO DONATE
Davenport, May 27. —Giving away
hard earned money
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FAIRFIELD READY
El
the chief pas­
time of the Davenport business men.
Inside of three months they have giv
en $350,000. The first $150,000 went
to the new St. Luke, then came $6,Q00
for the Fort Armstrong centlnnal to be
held in June. After that the business
men dug up (40,000 for the National
Guard battery armory. Just to learn
how to give they donated $9,000 for
Mercy hospital for a new addition and
over $1,000 for other purposes and now
comes "Lend-A-Hand" asking $125,000
for a working girl's home. After this
$50,000 more for the battery. A sym
phony orchestra has just* organized
and will need money, after that the
three year subscription to the Greater
Davenport committee becomes due,
$30,000. There ar twenty-five million
aires in Davenport and they have all
given fairly well. Today Crossett fam
ily, which made its fortune in the
lumber business gave $15,000 to the
Lend-A-Hand home and the French
family gave $12,000 to the battery and
before that $10,000 to the hospital and
$10,000 for the working girl's home.
J. Richardson gave $15,000 to the hos
pital.
MEN TALK SUFFRAGE
IN KEOKUK COUNTY
Sigourney, May 27. —The women of
Keokuk county are conducting an ac
tive campaign for the cause of wo
men's suffrage with the hope that, at
the June primary election the electors
of Keokuk county will roll up a big
majority for the woman's cause. Only
last week Miss Fanny R. Wilson of
Harper was here and organized a- suf
fragette club with an enrollment of up
wards of a hundred members. On last
Thursday Miss Wilson gave a suffra
gette picnic at her home north of Har
per when a large crowd assembled.
The people coming from keota, Kin
ross, Harper, Sigourney and other
places. Addresses
yrere
made by Mrs.
Alice Mendenhall, D. W. Hamilton and
Mrs. Menza Burke and others. An ac
tive speaking campaign all over the
county will be conducted from now on
and every part of the county will be
visited by able speakers who will ad
dress the voters in behalf of woman's
cause. On Thursday evening attorneys
D. W. Hamilton and G. B. Baker went
to Gibson where they held a meeting.
Friday evening at. Harper and this
evening at Kinross. These men are
earnest advocates of the woman's suf
frage cause and will keep up a speak:
ing campaign till the June primary.
TO STRIKE RUSSIA.
London, May#27.—The naval corres
pondent of the Times asserts that the
next great German offensive probably
will be in northern Russia, taking the
form of a combined land and sea at
tack from the Gulf of Riga, across the
Dvina. heralding an effort to advance
toward Petrograd. In concert with
this campaign, some observers anti
cipate a simultaneous blow nt tV
Rrit
ieh front in France and Flandcis.
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TROY DEDICATION
EI AND 2
TWO JUNIORS SEND IN ADVANCE
STORY OF DAVIS COUNTY'8
CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL.
The Troy consolidated school will be
dedicated Thursday and Ftiday June
1-8 with impoBlng ceremonies. Two
Juniors, Harold Abernathy and Alice
Hanson, pupils of Miss Nellie Roberts
have contributed the following articles
about the dedication days:
Thursday and Friday June 1 and 2
will be a great time In Troy. On Thurs
day the students of the old academy
will be welcomed and the names of all
present will be registered. On Friday
the new consolidated school house will
be dedicated. A large crowd Is expect
ed, and we hope they will be pleasantly
entertained.
The old academy existed thirty or
thlrty-flve years ago and at that time It
wds a noted school for the country
round. And many of the prominent men
of Iowa received their early education
there. The day of the home coming is
to be spent mostly in a social way, and
the basket dinner is In the grove. On
Friday morning the time will be spent
in addresses by the former teachers
and students. The letters from the ab
sent ones will be read at 12 o'clock.
During the afternoon the people will
be entertained by a history of the Troy
consolidated school and addresses will
be given by J. A. Woodruff, the state
organiser of the consolidated schools,
Hon. Q. W. Cullison. Hon. B. F. Carroll,
ex-governor and others. In the evening
the class play yrlll fee given by the Troy
high school entitled "Mr. Bob.1'
This is a school composition written
by Alice Hanson, age 11, Troy, Iowa.
The dedication of the new school
house will be held June first and sec
ond.
These two days will be a grand event
and one that wilt be long remembered
by Troy people If the plans are carried
out.
The first day will be the reception of
the visitors. In the afternoon the pro
gram will begin with a prayer by Rev.
Earhart. Following this will be an ad
dress of welcome by Dr. Garrett, re
sponded to by V. Ij. Wilson of Ottum
wa. Then J. H. Landes of Keosauqua
will give a history of the old Troy acad
emy, followed by talks by former
teachers.
The remainder of the afternoon will
be spent in visiting. A program will fol
low in the evening.
Then on Friday the program will be
continued by reading letters from those
not able to attend.
At noon a basket dinner will be held
in the grove. In the afternoon there will
be talks by different ones.
In the evening the Troy high school
will give their class play "Mr. Bob."
Written by Harold Abernathy, age 18,
Troy, Iowa.
DEEP RIVER COUPLE
TO TOUR CONTINENT
Grinnell, May 27. —As boy and girl,
Geofge Cox and the present Mrs
George Cox, came into Poweshiek
county in 1854 and have lived In the
vicinity of Deep River ever since. In
due time they married and are now
surrounded by h^ppy children and
grandchildren. To help in rounding
out a happy career of this length they
propose to charter a combination Pull
man car and a party of eighteen will
take a trip across the continent at
their leisure. After exploring southern
California they will go up the coast
stopping at the important places and
come back home by a northern route.
They plan to start on June 9 and be
gone for thirty days., The party is to
consist of Mr. and Mrs. George Cox,
Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Cox and two chll
dren, Hon. and Mrs. George E. Grier
and four children, Mr. and Mrs. Light
and two children, and two friends from
Iowa City.
NEW YORK POLICE
HELD LAW BREAKERS
New York, May 27.—State Senator
Thompson, chairman of the legislative
committee that has been investigating
among other matters, the methods of
the New York police in tapping tele
phone wires to hear private conversa
tions, said today that the police had
exceeded their rights and expressed
belief that Gov. Whitman would be
asked to appoint a special commis
sioner to conduct a further and more
searching inquiry.
Chairman Thompson announced that
this phase of the committee's activ
ities was now closed. Members of the
wire tapping squad admitted at yester
day's hearing that they had listened in
recently on at least five lawyers' wires.
"Conversations between lawyers and
their clients," said Frank Moss, the
committee's counsel, "between physi
cians and their patients, and ministers
and members of their churches are
held sacred and confidential by the law
but the police do not so regard them."
RIGGS BANKERS
HELD NOT GUILTY
Washington, D. C.. May 27.—The
three Riggs bank officials, on trial
here for perjury, were today found
not guilty after the Jury had deliber
ated nine minutes.
Charles C. Glover, president W. J.
Flather, vice president, and H. H.
Flather, former cashier, were the de
fendants. The government contended
that when, in the case of the bank
against Secretary McAdoo and Comp
troller Williams, the officials signed
the affidavit on advico of counsel and
(that its intent was to r,"*oar that tho
'bank never had engaged Jn stork
I dealings for itself but not t- de«y thut
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I an affidavit that the bank never en-,to the college following the death in
gaged in stock market transactions,. London of Mr. Byers' ron, who was a
they had perjured themselves. Ir*"idu."te of Penn college. It consists
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Hours 9 to 12 a. m. 1 to 6 p. m.
Office, First National Bank Bldg,
Ottumwa, Iowa
IS KILLED
J. ELMER VOTAW, AT ONE TIME A™
DISPATCHER THERE, DIEf
AFTER ACCIDENT.
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Moulton, May 27. —Wdrd has been
received here concerning the death of
J. Elmer Votaw, which occurred Fri
day afternoon at Little Rock, Ark., fol
lowing injuries received Thursday in
an auto wreck, when several others
were seriously injured. The deceased'
who was about forty-eight years oldt
was Burlington dispatcher here twelve
years ago and is very well and popular
ly known in this vicinity. He was born
in Bloomfield and visited old friend*
hetfe two weeks ago when attending
the funeral of his mother, Mrs. Esther
Votaw, who was burled at Bloomfield
He is survived by his widow, a am,
John, In business at Marshall, TexM,
one daughter, Margery, at home la
Nashville, Ark. and a brother, WH1»
with the Milwaukee road at Muscatta*
Mr. Votaw was well known among
roalroad men of this state and was a
well respected citizen. Hewasameu
ber of the Methodist Episcopal churah.
His death Is a severe blow to hi*
many friends. Funeral arrangement*
have not been announced.
AMERICAN MONEY
AIDS REBELLION
Dublin, May 27.—The names of
Judge Daniel Cohalan of the New
York s^ate supreme court, and DeBnhl "'i
Spellissy, a New York lawyer, warf
mentioned by Maj. Price in his teatt»'?
mony before the Irish commission In^r*
vestlgating the Sinn Fein revolt Ml
connection with money sent from
,m
America to the Sinn Feiners.
Maj. Price said that $100,000, mostly
American gold, had reached the Itlah
revolutionists during the first all
month8 after the war broke out TIM
Sinn Feiners then withdrew all their
funds from the banks and stopped
making further deposits so that it w»a
impossible to trace later sums re
ceived by them.
POSTAL AUTHORITY
CHARGES "LOBBY"
Washington, D. C., May 27.—Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General Blakea
lee told the senate postoffl.ee commit
tee to Its face today he considered Its
amendments to the postal bill a sur
render to the railroads and although
he drew the wrath of senators at the
hearing upon him he defended his ac
tlon In organising a campaign against
the amendments.
The committee met to Investigate
charges that Blakeslee organized a
lobby.
The amendments to which Bines
lee referred concern railway mall nay
and rutal delivery. He told the sd^a
tors they had by their amendments
given the railroads what they wanted
and would disorganize 800 rural de
livery routes and inconvenience 300,•
000 citizens.
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BELOVED FRENCH
GENERAL IS DEAD
Paris, May 27.—Gen. Joseph S.
Gallieni, former minister of war, died
at Versailles today.
The death of Gen. Gallieni created ft
profound impression as he was idolized
by the French people, particularly th«
poor, who regarded him as the saviottr
of Paris during the critical days of
August, 1914. His funeral will be tht
occasion of a notable military ud
civil demonstration. fcjf
EIGHT JURORS IN
ORPET CASE READY
Waukegan, 111., May 27.—With eight
men already sworn as jurors and two
others tentatively accepted by both
sides, hope was entertained that the
Jury in the case of Will Orpet, Uni
versity of Wisconsin student, charged
with the murder of Marion Lambert,
might be completed before the ad
journment of court today and that th*
taking of testimony might be started
with the new week. Six hundred and
ninety-one veniremen had been ex
amined up to the closing of court yefr
terday, in securing the eight men.
$200,000 FOR SCHOOL. S
Des Moines, May 27.—Des Moines
will be chosen as the location for the
new Baptist college of Iowa and will
secure one of the largest colleges of
the central west provided the Greater
Des Moines committee and the Cham
ber of Commerce give assurance with
in ten days that this city will raise
$200,000 toward the building of the col
lege.
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VALUABLE ART COLLECTION.
Des Moines, May 27.—The Byers
collection was presented to Penn col
lege more than thirty years ago by S.
H. M. Byers. well known throughout
the midlewest as a poet and man of
letters. The collection was presented
The defense w*»s that they signed of bnIf a hnndr^d copies of old masters
by the f^rrmoFt copvists of three de
rfd'-p "'o, Rf^r brr.ndt nnd Rulrens sub-
Vets Mr fir-jr., prominent place.
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