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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-04
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at the uniform rate of one cent word
for each insertion. No advertisement
however small. less than 25 cents for
the first insertion. Cash in advance
invariably Special rates made on
long contracts.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-04
Cotton Statistics.
(By Associated Tress.)

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.-The de-
partmcnt of agriculture reports that
the average condition OF cotton on
Setcmbcr % was 7l.2. rs compared
with 72.1 OH August %. 1905; 75.S ON
September %. 1904.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-04
Bow Shot Himself.

OIy Associated prcss)
ATLANTA, GA, Oct. Screen
Sherman, II years old. died today
as the result of shooting himself ac-
cidcntally September 20.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-04
MIR. Reavcs to Preach

Rev. Edward Reavcs. of humphreys.
horo. Tenn. viii preach to the congrc.
cation of the West End Memorial
Baptist church Sunday morning and
evening.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-04
Negroes Kill and Rob Greeks.

(By Associated PrcSs)
WHEELING, w. VA. Oct. Six
negro desperadocs today entered a
Greek boarding house at Raylan1,
and after rohbing thirty laborers,
killed one man who resisted.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-04
DAUGHTERS HOLD
A LIVELY SESSION
Mrs liudgins Elected President
of Society by a Large
Majority.
TENDERS HER RESIGNATION

Those Who Voted for Her Refuse to
+ Allow Her to Decline the Office
( Mrs. helms Wants Next Annual
State Meeting Held in Newport
News.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-12
AN UNEXPECTED GOODNESS.

Since the private refrigerator car
lines have come before the public eye
and have begun to undergo lashings
by the public tongue we have come
to believe almost that nothing good
can come out of such concerns. 1t
is a pretty good old maxim that de-
clares that there is a streak of good
in everything and everybody if we
but take the time and pains to look
for it. This has been proven in the
Germ whose private cars have been
called the never-paying repositories of
the shippers and the consumers
money, and the Courier mentions it,
not as a defense for the Armour peo-
pie nor as an argument to prove that
they have not taken the money of the
public with grasping hand. That
question does not enter into the pres
ent proposition.
But the story is this: When the
Georgia peach crop was found to be
short and the Armour people discov-
cred that thousands of tons of ice
they were shipping to the south to ice
their refrigerators preparatory to
hauling the peaches to the northern
cities would not be needed, this ice
was speeding southwark in freight
cars. Messages were hurried in pur-
suit of the trains and wherever a car
of Armour ice was found it was i'm
mediately set out at the nearest sta
ton and the train proceeded on it's
way. The ice was in common box cars
and lost no time in melting away. A
railroad, agent somewhere down in
sunny Tennessee figured out a scheme
to beat Old Sol and sent message
to the head officers of the Armour
company suggesting that they allow
him to give the ice to the poor of
his little town. The request was taken
to President George D. Robbins and
he replied by placing all the ice at
all the stations at the disposal of the
authorities for distribution to the poor
and needy.
In some places the ice was given
away by the station agents them
selves, some of them turned it over to
the Salvation Army, and in other
places the city authorities took
charge of the distribution. At Chatta-
nooga alone between 200 and 800 tons
of ice was given away and it is esti-
mated that this little piece of charity
cost the Armour company about s10,.
900.
Cynics may say that the ice would
have melted anyway and that the loss
was not in giving it away but in ship.
ping it south when it was not needed
This may be true, but the fact re
mains that something good has come
from a source where good is not gen.
orally credited, and such fact is al.
ways worthy of note.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-12
FARMlNGToN.

Pennington, Aug. 10.-Miss jean
nette Woodwork, Of McComb, H., ID
visiting her brother, ]. w. Woodwork
and family.
Jthn Topping of Burlington, war In
town Tuesday.
VIM. Walker, Of Keosauqua, was In
town Tuesday.
Mrs. e. e. Gray, Of Unionville. is
visiting at the home of her father, p.
M. Cahill.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Robbins.
last Thursday, son.
Mrs. M. j. Stillwell is visiting rela-
tives in Keokuk this week.
Mrs. d. G. Box returned Wednesday
evening from Memphis, Mo-, where
she has been on visit for several
weeks. Her daughter, Nellie will re-
main for few weeks.
Frederick L. Battell rural agent for
the postoffice department, was in town
Tuesday, looking over the new route
No. 8.
VIM. Greenleaf has sold his restau-
rant to Chas. Benedict.
One of the most charming social
events Of the season was breakfast
given by Mrs. Edna Masters Robinson
at her beautiful home in Paramount
The breakfast consisted of three
courses, and was served on the lawn
under high Japanese umbrella and
was given in honor of Miss Gillie, Of
Cleveland, Ohio; Miss Corns, Of Min
neapolis; Miss King, of Centerville:
Miss Perry, Of Chicago, and Mrs. Min
ME Westcott, of Kansas.
Miss Daisy Benjamin, of DonneIlson,
has been employed to teach the prirn.
airy room here.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-12
EXAMINE LIFE COMPANIES.

Muscatine Journal.-A movement
has just been started in the west which
may result in national legislation to
control life insurance companies. The
disclosures so far made in the Equit-
able and in the Mutual of New Jersey
show that instead of protecting the
widows and orphans and the small
investors. these giant corporations
have been Systematically robbing them
and recklessly using the funds en-
trusted to their care in speculation,
the profits Of which insure to the off,
Gals. The commissioners of insurance
in the states Of Wisconsin, Illinois,
Kentucky, Tennessee, Minnesota, Iowa
and Michigan held a meeting this week
and four Of them decided to go east
Immediately and inspect the books Of
the great life insurance companies Of
New York. New Jersey and Pennsyl-
vania. If they find that the COM
panies are not being operated for the
best interests of the policy holders
there will be something doing along
the Atlantic sea board. Those in
Wisconsi; have assurance of this In
the fact that Zeno Folk is one Of the
active commissioners in the investiga-
ton. He is able, aggressive and fear
less and will do what is right for the
interests of the people. He has al
ready made himself a national figure
in life insurance. The proposed exam
nation may reveal nothing alarming
and yet it may result in some startling
disclosures. The policy holders have
everything to gain and nothing to lose
from the activity of the Insurance
commissioners. 1t may mark a new
era in the life insurance business of
the country
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-12
ALBA.

Abba, Aug. 10.-Judge M. "A. Rob
erts made permanent the temporary
injunction asked for by the Law En-
forcement league VS.. E. M. Noble,
county auditor against restraining any
citizen from examining the petition fl
ed in his Cffice for mulct saloons in
Monroe county. The board of super
Tuesday and will probably finish to-
day.
The count clerk granted yesterday
a permit to wed, to George A. Miller
aged 20, and Pearl Hatton, aged 90
both Of Buxton.
Ralph Wilkin is slowly improving
and 1t is now thought that he will
fully recover from the two operations
which he underwent recently.
S. P. Pascoe and eamily, of Chicago
who have been guests at the J. ]. Pas
coe home in this city, returned home
Tuesday.
LATE Collins, of Knoxville, was in
Abba yesterday on business.
Mrs. Max Loeb entertained yester-
day afternoon in honor of her two
daughters, Mrs. Ida Loeb of Red Oak,
and Miss Cora Loeb.
D. w. Johnson left yesterday for
Portland, oregon, and will make a
general trip through the west before
returning.
Peter Menach and Frank Anderson
were fined twenty dollars and costs by
Mayor Wood for drunkenness and are
doing service at present on the streets
In payment Of the same.
r. H. Walker, of Des Moines, was
transacting business in town yester-
day.
D. ]. Palmer, of Washington, was a
business visitor here yesterday
w. P. Sullivan, of Fairfield, was in
town yesterday on business.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-12
FROM BEHIND THE SCENES.

The best view of the situation is
often secured by looking from the
standpoint of "the other fellow"
There is much discussion in America
now OF foreign markets and of the adj
vantages American manufacturers
would have in those markets if Ameri-
can markets were open to the products
OF foreign lands. But though such an
argument may sound well, it takes
only glance from the standpoint of
the other nations, a peep behind the
scenes, as it were, to tell lis that
across the waters governments are
seeking means of protection right now
from the fncursions of American made
products. Today the United States has
a larger share of foreign markets than
any other country. These markets
have been gained for the most part
through the superiority of our manu-
features and the necessity of having
our cotton and certain other agricul-
tural products. We have not gained
these markets in competition in the
same line Of products. Europe must
have large share Of our cotton, our
corn, our copper, our oil and other pro-
ducts-and Europe will have such of
our manufactured wares as are super
Tor to her own. What Europe must
have and will have is entirely without
relation in any way to either her tar
ifs or our tariff. Canada buys more
from us than from any other country
in spite of preferential tariff Of 33 1-3
per cent in favor of the latter. Ameri-
cas- export trade at present is most
satisfactory. A generation ago, in 1870,
when the country had recovered some
what from the war, our exports were
less than $3OO,OO0,O00; now they are
81, 100000.
The ones most interested in the
question of tariff and protection in the
United States are the 30,000,000 wage
earners and those dependent on them.
1t is to them a question of life and
death, a question of riches or ruin.
There is no halfway in the matter, no
compromise. To them protection and
free trade mean work and idleness
The lesson has been learned in this
country. Its text books were scattered
about all over the land, where dis
mantled factories and smokeless
smoke stacks told the idle men there
was no work. There was no work be-
cause foreign products took up the
markets-no home markets because
there was no work. The rule worked
both ways and was almost the only
thing that did work during those days
of free trade. The 30000,000 people
who work now, six days a week and
for good wages, don't want to risk a
return to the conditions of twelve
years ago.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-12

Abba and Bloomfield Chatauquas
lost about $500 each. Oskaloosa $500,
and Ottumwa $1,000. This is in con-
trast with the success of the Appa-
moose Chautauqua last year that had
almost $4,000 expense and had 5000
net proceeds. This year with good
weather the association should have
$1,000 to the good to be used as guar
antee fund in the future, or in buying
permanent grounds.-Centerville lowe
gian.
The people of Sigourney also expect
to make success of their Keokuk
County Chautauqua assembly in spite
of the losses experienced by some of
the neighboring cities, Ottumwa
included. But Ottumwa was late
in starting in the Chautauqua
game, this years assembly being the
first. The loss of $1,000 has not damp
ened the ardor of those who want
Chautauquas here and next summers
assembly is already being prepared
for.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-12
THE VALUE OF TREES.

on wide interest to farmers and land
owners generally is the discussion, or
investigation it should properly
be called, as the cause of the change
In climatic conditions which has taken
place in western Kansas within the
past few years. The farmers generally
have ascribed the change to the break
Ing up of the soil to the west and south
of them Others have claimed that the
cause is to be found in the gradual
change that is going on in climatic
conditions in all parts of the United
States. Government forestry experts
argued years ago that the climatic
IN summer and cold in winter could be
much modified, if not entirely con
trolled, by tree planting. Some years
ago forestry station was established
at Dodge City in western Kansas which
has been supplying the farmers with
half million trees annually. Where
trees were formerly curiosity, now
little clumps of timber can be seen on
every hand. In the Kansas City Jour
nal Representative Beeson thus COM
ments on the results:
There has been a wonderful change
In elm attic conditions of western Kan
sas. can remember when the biz
yards from the north in the winter
would kill cattle by the thousands and
the hot winds from the south would
i burn up crops and pastures in the sum-
inner. We got caught coming and 60
ling. Now we are not bothered with
either The trees break the billiards.
in winter and the hot winds in sum-
4 4er. The saving to the farmers in
cattle alone runs into thousands of
dollars. And as for crops, we haven't
known of failure since the trees got
big enough to do business
In 9th r words it has been found
hat trees furnish wind breaks for
stock in the winter and shade in the
summer, check hot winds and bring
moisture. Having satisfactorily dem
onstrated this, the government is 60
ing to extend its scale of
operations by setting aside 10000
acres of land in Finney county for a
tree reserve. Specimen trees from the
arid regions of Europe, Asia and Africa
will be planted here in addition to the
varieties in this country which thrive
without much water. G. A. Scott, the
government forestry expert, who has
conducted the forest planting in the
sand hills OF Nebraska during the past
four years, will have charge of the
Garden City reserve, and it is expected
that seedlings fr N the Nebraska nur-
sery will be shipped to the Kansas re-
serve for planting next year. In two
years the seedlings will be ready for
transplanting and then they will be
supplied to the farmers without any
charge except the cost of delivery 1t
Is estimated that enough sprouts can
be procured on the reserve to plant
a ten acre grove on every section of
land in western Kansas within the
nea.c five years.
Thus it has been determined that
arboriculture, more than irrigation, is
the salvation of the semi-arid regions
of the west. Irrigation can only be ap-
piled in small section of the country
the low valleys-while tree culture
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-12
by the Hawkeye fields and their pro.

ducts.
The following extracts from the
state weather and crop bureau report
shows the condition in several coun-
ties in southeastern Iowa, the names
Of the towns in parenthesis indicating
the point in each county from which
the reports are sent:
IOWA (Amana)-Rain 81; corn
making remarkable progress during
the week; barley yields about 35 bu-
shells per acre and oats 40, both of
good quality.
MARION (Pella)-Beneficial show
er on I'd; ideal corn weather; second
crop of alfalfa cut and made two tons
per acre; lilacs again in bloom.
WARREN (Indianola) Corn pros
poets improving daily; small grain
yields above an average; pastures
good.
MADISON (Earlham) - No rain;
haying and grain harvest finished;
thrashing begun; oats yield twenty
five to thirty-ive; barley thirty bu-
shells per acre; corn doing finely.
UNION (Afton) = Harvest of grain
and hay completed; corn is in SPLEEN
did condition, indicating large crop;
threshing small grain gives satisfac-
tory results. (Creston)-Best corn
week of the season. (Platte)-Fine
weather for all crops; small grain all
in shock and some stacking done;
corn late, but growing rapidly; APP
pies scarce.
| LUCAS (Chariton) Rain AS; corn
doing we'll; good progress with har-
vest work.
| APPANoosE (centerville) Three
days OF sunshine; corn doing finely;
oats yielding twenty-five to fifty bu-
shells per acre and quality good.
| WAYNE (Corydon) Rain SO;
timothy seed crop light; corn grow
ing finely; practically no apples. CAL
lerton) Rain, II; ideal week for
farm work; hay all harvested; oats
thrashing nearly all done.
DECATUR Ieon) = Rain, II. a
4 good hay crop harvested; first re-
ports from thrashers indicate wheat
yield twenty-five to thirty bushels per
acre; oats forty to fifty; corn is do.
ing we'll, with every indication of a
bumper crop.
LOUISA (Wapello) = Rain 10;
prospects for corn very good; more
rain needed badly.
HENRY Mount Pleasant)-Ideal
conditions this week; thrashing shows
yields of oats from twenty-five to
twenty-eight bushels per acre; some
are yet putting up hay.
DIES MONIES Danville)-Hot. sui
try and few light showers; corn
needs more rain; oats yield twenty
five to fifty bushels; wheat fifteen to
twenty-five per acre.
LEE (Keokuk) - Rain II; aver
age daily deficiency in temperature
four degrees; local showers interior
ing with thrashing. but beneficial tc
corn, which is in roasting ears; wheat
fair crop, quality good; oats thrashing
short, but excellent quality; rye a
good crop.
! VAN buren, (Bonaparte)-Rair
LIZ; late corn culture still in progress
and a rapid growth is being made
week not good for haying and thrash
Ing. (Milton) - Rain 100; this was
what the corn needed, and 1t is pro
gressino finely, promising a gooG
yield. (Keosauqua) - Timely show
ers and warm days pushed the corr
crop; great yield of blackberries.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-12
NEWSPAPERS IN FOREIGN POLL.
TICS.

New York Mail.-President Roose-
Welt has repeatedly uttered friendly
words of admonition to the newspapers
OF this country to be more careful than
ne thinks all of them have been about
the way they speak of other govern
ments and other peoples. The British
government, it seems, Is of the same
mind with regard to British newspa-
pers. 1t is announced that the ad-
mlralty intends to make representa-
lions in responsible newspaper quar-
tiers as to the sort of things they
print lin times of national emergency
Ihat an admonitory word is often
needed, fair minded newspapers will
admit OF recent times the German
ana English newspapers have done
more than their share in creating bad
blood between their peoples. There
are Russians who charge the war in
the east to forged news in the London
papers which was cabled on to Toxic
just before hostilities were declared.
England has never forgiven the Ger
man press for it's rancorous tone dur
ing the Boer war. and the ISLANDERS on
the humanity of the British army to
1cism of the French treatment of
Ro1estvenskys fleet caused protest in
Paris. Presumably the admiralty in
Its talk of restraining newspaper COM
ment has in mind the London reports
accusing the kaiser of mischief in var
1ous quarters, which he has been i'm
PEELED to deny through his foreign
office, and which could scarcely have
improved his temper.
It is true, as the president said a
while ago, that peoples, like persons.
longer remember and more bitterly re-
sent affronts than they do injuries.
Ungenerous newspaper comment may
stultify the best intended plans of
governments to improve the relations
between their countries by graceful
small concessions or interchanges Of
courtesies. 1t advertises that what
ever the rulers may say, the tone of
the people from whom they derive
their authority is unfriendly. No rep
resentation or expostulation from a
ruler, however, is likely to have much
effect on newspaper comment. The
power to alter it, if it really misrepre-
sents the people for whom it speaks.
must be exercised by them. 1t is an
other case for the execution of a duty
which the American newspaper reader
is apt to slight-that Of WRITING let
ter to the editor.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-12
ELDoN.

Eldon. Aug. 1o.-Mrs. e. e. Finney
Mayme Rogerson, A. Roberts and EN-
ma Houghland drove to Agency to the
old settlers reunion this morning.
Rev. Regain Is improving from his
recent illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Walker are the
parents of a son.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. sawyers will
entertain this evening in honor Of their
niece, Miss Cecil Greenleaf, of Fair
field.
DR.. D. A Jay surgeon 55th I. N. G..
DR.. H. e. Hurst and Chef Moore re-
turned from Des Moines encampment
yesterday
Carl Earhart and wife Of Denver
Colo, are visiting relatives here.
Geo. Uphouse is on the sick list.
]. o. Hunnell, Jr., Of Ottumwa, Is II
the city today.
c. E. Morton. travelling passenge,
agent. passed through Endon today
enroute to Seymour.
Dew. LeBaron and Chas. Boxx are
Ottumwa visitors today.
J. T. Davis, of Fairfield, passed
through here today enroute to Douds
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-12
LOWEST RATE EVER MADE TO
COLORADO.
Special Train Service Via Burijnc<o,,
ROIIfa

tSuLSs
Round trip. 1880, starting Aug. 30
Sept. 1. 2, 3, 4, good returning until
Sept. IL Tor until Oct z, on payment
OF fifty cents.) Or round trip s21 rs
starting any day; good returning until
Oct. 31st.
Full information concerning the
numerous special trains now being ar
ranged will be furnished upon appfi.
cation. The regular service. as fine
as any in America, makes it possible
for you to leave Ottumwa at 7:45 a. m.
and arrive in Denver at 1920 a. m.
next day; or to leave Ottumwa at
1890 p. m. AID arrive In Denver al
1880 p. m. next day.
Trains every hour or 80 from Den.
yer to Colorado Springs and Pueblo.
Your Burlington ticket will, upon re-.
quest, be made good to these latter
points without extra fare
w. s. Parker, Agt.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-12

him out and bruising him some A
broken buggy also was the extent OF
the damages.
James Baker had the misfortune to
receive a broken finger at the ball
game yesterday. He was catching be-
hind the bat and in attempting to
stop a foul ball he received his In
jury.
Arthur Duntly experienced another
runaway yesterday with his delivery
team. They threw him out and he
was dragged for some distance and
the wagon run over him also. He Is
severely bruised up, but there was no
bones broken.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-12
ENCOURAGING CROP NEWS.

The country Il is waiting almost in
idleness now to learn the fate Of the
crops. Iowa is one of the states most
affected. though the whole country
feels, dir city or indirectly, the re.
suits of heavy or light crops. This
year reports from the front" are en-.
couraging and even in this state
where heavy rains in the spring did
much damage the weather since that
time has been SO propitious that there
is prospect for a record crop-not a
record breaking one but one that will
be at least equal to the standard set
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-12
CHARLTON.

Charlton, Aug. 1o.-The base ball
game Wednesday afternoon between
Cleveland and the home team, was
won by the Charlton team, the score
standing Z to II at the finish of the
game The boys played good ball, and
the game was witnessed by good
audience.
DR.. Brockman, of Ottumwa, was in
tire city yesterday and operated on
Charles Mcdowell for appendicitis
Sanford Rea borrowed a horse and
buggy OF walker Gookin yesterday,
which ran away with him, throwing