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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-26
RoosEvELT's DELAY.
MT. Root Kept President Waiting for
 Chance to Talk to Him.

The following incident Is told by Henry Beach Needham in MT. Root and the State Department in the Worlds Work
 The secret of Mir. Roots success as a creative statesman, aside from his un- usual intellect, has been persistent and thorough work. He would reach the de- partment of war about 10 o'clock. go im- mediately to his private office and remain there until late in the day. often until D. m. He would take no time for lunch, but would send out for bite and keep hard at work. When thus engaged he was not the man to be diverted-as Pres dent Roosevelt himself has learned A request" of the President for a cabinet officer to call at the White House is re- garded in the nature of a command. Not so by MT Root. On one memorable oc- casion. when buried deep in some fasci- hating and absorbing matter of import ance to the government, a telephone mes sage was received from MT. Loeb, secre- tary to the President:
 "The President desires to sec you at o'clock"
 Mir Root told his secretary to ask the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-26
AboIlsh Wealth, says carneale.

While Mrs. Green is struggling for more money along comes Andrew Carnegie and says abolish wealth Here is what the iron master said at banquet the other night.
 ''There is nothing so valuable as to be born in poverty and to be compelled to go forth and battle. for yourself. Abolish poverty? Rather abolish wealth. Thank God, the poor are to be always with us, for 1t is on these alone that the great structure of democracy can stand
 Some unfeeling persons always wink the other eye when MT. Carnegie talks in this strain. It Is good of him to find this out and announce 1t after he has got rich. Perhaps more folks would make the same discovery if more were rich.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-26

President, through Mir. Loeb, to excuse him. as he could not leave his work Then came this second message:
 "The President will see you at 4.3O."
 To this the Secretary of War sent the same polite reply. Then came a third message:
 The President desires to see you at o'clock"
 Again their was request on the part of Mir. Root to be excused Finally came this message:
 The President will call at your office al 5:30."
 Sure enough at half-past five in strode President Roosevelt. He entered Secre- tary Roots private office and there the President and his cabinet adviser held close communion for an hour. Then they went out together for walk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-26
Special Prices
 This Week on Fine Milliner,,

Unusually busy-for such a late season. But we expected it when we bought so many New York and French pattern hats and placed them sale at half their real worth Even friends who bought early in the season have again and added another hat to their wardrobe-whie others who had never purchased inn ported models before have gladly taken advantage of the low priced privilege.
 More styles in street hats, large and small, for young people and midde-aged ladies. Special tables and extra special prices this week.
 25 dozen trimmed and untrmmed shapes, three tables crowded their utmost capacity consisting of small and large shapes tuban and sailor effects, mush and chdens as assortment that comprises almost anything in the of felt shapes Worth S1 25 S 50 S200-Speca at S8c
 20 dozen of ladies and chldrens readytowear hats, in black coors children misses and grown ladies' all different coos these hand made such New York much less than the of the matera worth S200 S275 up to S450 Special Sl4S
 10 dozen of silk velvet tubans and large hats richly trim med with ribbons and fancy feathers all the different color including pums Alice blues, wine color trimmed according the latest fad in New York Worth S5 00 800 and S6.75 Special price S3.98
 unimmed novelty shapes, including felt shapes with silk velvet facing all the different coongs Beaver flats in the dark and high coors unmmed velvet and chenille shapes in black and coo selection of all high novelties of this Worth S4 50 to 5000 Special price S5.fo
 IS French pattern hats most of them just received within the last week models which purchased by Paris Agent way below the price complete ne worth from S20O0
 We also showing entirely selection of small deSsy white hats for reception theater red and green street hats trimmed with the latest novelties feather hands, ranging from $500 up toy.. S2.50
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-26
An Effort for 75.oent Gas.

When the State Lighting commission meets next week, New York will make an- other effort to get seventy-five cent gas. The facts have all been threshed out and amply profitable price for a thousand feet of gas But the gas companies have plen- ty of money and there are always plenty of men in the legislature that can be reached so 1t will be hard fight. Under the act creating the lighting commission 1t has power to regulate prices, but 1t would not be surprised if the gas monopoly found some way to take the matter back to the legislature where 1t would be able to throttle any move to cut down it's enormous profits. Last winter an so cent gas bill passed the assembly, but it was killed in the Senate. The present price of gas here is sl thousand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-26

pay and the matter was referred to the British consul to settle after the Prince had gone It has been settled, but nobody seems to know just how except the Brit ish consul and the dentist and they won't tell
 New York displayed a remarkable inter est in the visit of the fleet here. It IS estimated that 10000 persons visited the Drake, the Princes flag ship alone and that 25O.0o0 went aboard the different ves- sells of the English and American fleets
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-26
Diversions at the Zoo.

From the Chicago Tribune.
 The black squirrel. tired of inaction. had gone into its hollow wheel and was making whirl at a great rate.
 You seem to be fond of revolutions" commented the bear.
 "eYs." said the squirrel and if you'll read the papers you will see that you are about to figure in one yourself"
 Whirr-r-r-rl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-26
PrInee's pentist eIlI.

Prince Louis of Battenberg, has sailed away. but he will never forget his visit to New York If nothing else keeps the trip green in memory, the toll charged him by thrifty American dentist will be reminder. The Prince visited Dr. Wil- bur M Daley to have his teeth carpen- tered He had four sittings. twelve hours altogether, in the chair of torment. and three old molars plugged and one tooth which was past aid. replaced by an arti- ficial one. The bill presented just before h. sailed was 5000. The Prince puckered his princely lips into far-a-way smile and wrote out check. Then he consulted . friend The frisnd advised him not to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-26
Exhausted.

From the Detroit Free.
 Whats that fearful noiseT' asked the visitor at New Yorw hotel. "Is there saw mill around here?'
 No" replied the old resident, that's the Tammany tiger pantlng.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-26
Another MIlIs Hotel.

Mills Hotel No. 8, Is to be built in the Tenderloin There are already two of these places in another part of town where men can get lodging for twenty cents night and meals for ten or fifteen cents each. With this goes the benent of bathroom and a library without ex- tra charge The builder of these hotels
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-26

believes in making philanthropy pay and both of his hotels pay dividends. The new hotel with the site will cost s1. 100000 and 1t will accommodate more guests than the Waldorf. It will have room for 1900 while the Waldorf can shelter 1500.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-27

spected citizen. died at her home Safe
urday and was laid to rest Sunday
In the Taylor cemetery. She leaved
three sons and three daughters, be4
sides wide circle of friends to mourn
her death.
Miss Arlie McIntire was called tot
Albany this week by the death of herl
uncle, Orange Bailey of that place.
Will Livingston was recent callerI
at Otto Hirteens.
The spelling at the school house was
called off on account of bad weather.
Sam Garner, of South Ottumwa ial
visiting relatives here this week.
Miss Bertha Mower visited ovenj
Sunday with Mrs. Mary Barnes.
I. j. Morrison visited Monday with
Otto thirteen.
Mrs Larue Scott and son, RUSSELL
of FIT. Cook, Oklahoma Territory, are
visiting relatives at this place.
Wade Good and Miss Linnie Chat
terton spent Sunday with relatives
at Blackhawk.
M, Albright and family visited Sun.
day at the VIM. Brown home.
Miss Eff1e Coop returned to her home
at this place Monday. after an extend-
ed visit at the home of her brother.l
VIII Coop, near Drakeville.
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ELDoN.

Eldon, June 23.-Miss Eva Price Is
ut home after visit in Kirkville with
her grandmother.
Fred Hate, of Columbus Junction, is
in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. e. Hills returned
from a visit in Keosauqua recently.
Misses Mabel Milks and Elizabeth
McHaffey went to Ottumwa today
Mrs. Mark Hills went to Ottum-
wa yesterday
The Eldon Home Telephone system
was sold yesterday at sheriffs sale to
the Eldon Savings bank.
Harvey Woods returned yesterday
from a business trip to Centerville
Mrs. George Hallond leaves today
for an extended visit in Centerville.
Eldon, June 24.-Miss Hazel Shelter
has returned after q visit In Oska-
loosa.
Mrs. G: Pearson and children. Miss
Ida Ophefmer, Of Chicago, who has
been visiting at the Pearson home,
left today for visit in Ottumwa.
Mrs. Charles sheffer returned TODAY
from visit in Cleveland at the Stone
home.
Mrs. Echinger, of Decatur, Indiana,
Is visiting with her son, C. o. Ech-
niger
Ray Hughes returned last night from
barrow, Oklahoma, where he attended
the lot drawing.
Miss Blanche McHaffey came home
Yesterday from Ottumwa, where she
has been attending normal.
Klein Tibbetts returned home yester-
day from Ottumwa. where he has been
attending normal.
Miss Beth Tibbetts and Audrey
friend left today for an extended Wis
II in Denmark, with Miss Tibbett's
cousin.
Robert Thompson, of oskaloosa, is
in the city.
export to spend Sunday.
Olin Isbell and Ray Tufts are
spending a few days camping on the
Des Moines river
H. G. Cox, of Cedar Rapids, is visit
ing over Sunday with his wife and
daughter.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-27
PRESERVE The EoREs1s.

The startling figures prepared by
the government, showing the decrease
In the timber supply in the United
States, has set many people to think
ing and has made railroad officials. as
class, ponder deeply the problem of
securing timber for ties. Though many
so-called substitutes for wooden ties
have been tried on various lines of
railroad, there has never been found
substance that will serve the DIR
pose quite so well as good oak ar
cedar tie. Recently, however, the cost
OF these ties has been mounting
higher and higher, and though the
railroads have been buying and stor.
Ing all that have been offered, the sup.
ply will, IN time, be much under the
demand.
The railroad companies are begin
ming to plant trees along their rights
of-Way, the object being three-fold.
Flrst, the trees will in a number of
years attain sufficient size to furnish
tle lumber; second, the trees along the
track will add to the beauty of the
llne; third, they will form natural
snow sheds. But this will not be suf-
nclent. Forestry campaigns must be
Kept up In all parts of the country by
the railroads and by the people at
large. The danger Of an entire loss
OF the timber supply Is not a far dis
tant one, but is pressing closer and
closer al the time. 1t is such great
danger that 1t cannot be overlooked
any longer. Not only should congress
and the department of agriculture con
tlnue their efforts to secure public at
tention to the need for the preserya-
ton OF forests, but the different state
legislatures should take up the matter
without delay and urge upon the peo-
pie the necessity for preserving the
timber and increasing it rather than
allowing it to decrease.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-27
sTRINeToWN.

Stringtown, June 81. - Henry VIII
son, of Nebraska, came In the first Of
the week for few days visit with
relatives here.
Miss Minnie Laramore went to OF
tumwa Monday where she will attend
normal.
h Henry Ninemyer and family left last
week for Missouri
g. W. Davis and family were He'd
rick shoppers Wednesday.
L. e. Heninger and family, OF Mar
tinsburg, were visitors at G. w. Davis
home Sunday. "a
Messrs. g. E. and Henry Wilson
We're visitors near Batavia Tuesday
Several from here attended the Ice
ice cream social at Competine Saturday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Forest were Abing-
don callers Tuesday.
Messrs. James and c. w. Davis were
In Abingdon the first Of the week.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-27

Deceased was an invalid all her life
and a great sufferer. but bore 1t all
with remarkable fortitude, always
hopeful of getting well and yet re-
signed to death. She was kind, SYM
pathetic daughter and sister and po-
sessed of pleasant disposition She
leaves three sisters, Mrs. Lewis Clapp
Of Dahlonega, Mrs. Lucy Craig of Nc
Cloud, Cal, and Mrs. Belle Cauthorn
OF Portland; Oregon, with host of
other relatives and friends to mourn
her loss. Many beautiful floral tributes
were presented. Among the tokens of
love was a white cross very handsome
ly decorated, which was presented by
the Dahlonega Sunday school. Inter-
ment was made at the Martinsburg
cemetery Tuesday at IL o'clock, Rev.
Brown of Martinsburg officiating. The
pallbearers were Effie Willard, Ann
Fuqua, Mantle Hinllle, Jennie Fullmer,
Minerva Dubbert and Halle Speer..
Contributed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-27
Elect officers.

Chillicothe, June 20.-The newly
elected Epworth League officers are as
follows:
President-Miss Myrtle Jenkins.
First Vice observation-disclosures Man
ming.
Second Vice President-Gertrud
Pierson.
Third Vice -Madge Moss.
Rambo.
Secretary-Helen Warren.
Treasurer-Alice Applequist.
Organist-Mellie Warren.
Assistant Organist-Edith Pierson.
Personal and Otherwise.
Rev. and Mrs. q. E. .Monkman de-
parted Monday for a three weeks visit
with relatives in Canada.
The tea given at the parsonage last
Wednesday afternoon, was well at
tended and neat little sum was
realized.
Mrs. D. P. Fagerstrom and child
rem, Of Essex, visited here last week
with relatives and friends.
Mrs, o. j. Garriott and children, of
Ottumwa, returned home Sunday eV-
ening after a pleasant visit with rela-
tives here.
Misses Grace Burns and Frances
Funk, of Eddyville, were guests of
Misses 10 Dunning, few days Of last
week.
At recent meeting Of the school
board III. D. Greice, of Oskaloosa,
was elected principal of the schools
here.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-27
C.. M. e. at. .

No. Going East Via Cut OFF. Tim.
sa-Washington. Muscatine, Dav-
export and Chicago 5:45 m
12a-Washington, Muscatine. Dav- -
-. export and Chicago ....... 12 ,O5 a. m.
g2b-Davenport freight 49,. -. 9:1fI = :,
Going West. ~
sa--Kansas City and Interme-
ha-s saa1e ~ chu,icoths n;c ;ao:1s g. m.
sior Springs and Kansas
10, C TS,,;,aatsa s.c,.,. 2:14 a. M
61a-Chillicothe freight -. 1880 M
69a-Chillicothe freight ....1O:4Oa. m.
Going East Via Marion.
1Ob-Marion, Cedar Rapids and
-. Intermediate -. 1:55 a. m.
1osb,Marion. Cedar Rapids and 49,
intermediate .. -. 49,. 6:65 n. n,
9sb-Marion freight 1850. 6:40a. m
Coming West Via Marion,
ec-Marion, Cedar Rapids and
1osb--Marion, Cedar Rapids and 80 D. w.
.-daIls bMeSeept Sunday: s e5s. e; m
Monday. ~eepe
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-27
BEGINS OPERATIONS.
The Janney Manufacturing companyo
Plant Starts Up Again.

The Janney Manufacturing Company,a
Plant Starts Up Again.
From Tuesdays Daily
The plant Of the Janney Manufac-sl
turing company of this city. started
up this morning with from twenty-s
five to forty men at work. Over 600
men applied for work, which showA
the immense Importance to OttumwaA
of manufacturing enterprises Of this|
character and the need of developing
and encouraging them in every proper
way The Janney company will carry
on the work of manufacturing husk- "
ers at it's plant in this city for the
summer and fall trade and until the
new factory at Columbus, Indiana, isa
built and ready for occupation.
Mr.. Janney states that he Is now
negotiating with several parties forl
the sale Of the plant In this city anda
that he hopes to effect a sale that WIFI
insure to Ottumwa large and im-]
Janney plant in this city is STRICTLY
modern and up-to-date establishments
and presents an unusual and exceed-l
ingly favorable opportunity for thsl
location of a manufacturing industry.l
1t goes without saying that the peo-
pie Of Ottumwa are immensely inter-
ested In keeping this factory in opera.
ton. The fact that two hundred men
applied for work at the Janney COM,
pany today speaks very loudly for the
necessity of united, harmonious and
effective effort on the part Of Ottum-
wa business men to keep the wheels
moving and prevent the dismantlinR
OF this plant During the time that II
has been operating In this city, the
Janney Manufacturing company has
paid out, in cash, to Ottumwa works
ing men, a half million dollars
There is not a retail business nnsn,
In the city but realizes what an Inn
portant matter this has been for him,
The effort of every citizen should be
to CO. operate In the effort to place this
plant In the hands Of parties that will
utilize 1t to its full capacity as man,
ufacturing establishment. 1t is mod
ern plant, splendidly equipped and
with one of the best locations for a
manufacturing enterprise that could
possibly be selected.
Rev and Mrs. c. E. Hawk, Of Kos-
suth, visited one day of last week
with friends here.
Roy Sachett has arrived home from
Iowa City, where he has been attend.
ing the Iowa State university the past
year.
Mrs. Will Dickson, accompanied by
her nephew, Ed Stuber, Of Dudley, de-
parted Monday for Colorado to attend
the bedside of Mrs. Dickson's sister.
Mrs. Cadet Conwell, who is very iii
with consumption.
Miss Bessie Bowles of Ottumwa.
was the guest of Miss Anna Warren
last week.
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GOOD ROADS AND FARM VALUES.

1t is often hard to impress upon the
farmer and farm owner the desirabiI.
ity OF good roads. If every man who
lives on farm could be enlisted in
the cause of good roads the greatest
task OF the association organized to
promote road Improvement would he
accomplished. In Iowa, especially.
there are SO many bad roads that it
Is impossible to pick out any one
county or any one district that can
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-27
"AFF AGIN, AN AGIN."

AT last the status of Francis b,
LOOMS and that Of Minister Bowen
have been settled and the many turn
1ngs and twistings of that diplomatic
scandal may be dismissed from the
public mind. The changes were rung
so often in the story that 1t reminds
one of Gillilan's "Aff agin, an agin,
poem, but now Mr.. LOOMS is decid-
eddy "an," while the "shirt-sleeye din
lomat," Mr.. Bowen, has been rele-
gated to the ranks of the "aff' and
must remain there, as far as the dip
lomatic service of the United States
Is concerned
The rumors about Mr.. LOOMS al.
legged dishonest and underhand prao.
tees while minister to Venezuela
were so many and SO dark that It
would be wrong now to repeat them
But the fact that President Roosevelt
himself carried on the investigation is
PROOF that 1t was well done and even
Mr.. Bowen's admirers will not repeat
the charges now that Mr.. Roosevelt
has ruled them out of order. Mr.
Roosevelt has peculiarly effective
way Of getting to the bottom Of things
of just the nature of the Bowen
LOOMS quarrel, and now that he has
announced in no uncertain terms his
approval of Mr.. LOOMS and has dis
missed Bowen from the United States
service there remains little doubt as
to who was wrong and who right in
the quarrel.
If there was any doubt, it would be
dispelled by the latest action of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, who has appointed Mr..
Loomis ambassador extraordinary to
represent him and the United States
government during the ceremonies in
cident upon receiving the body Of Ad.
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miral Paul Jones from France and
bringing it to America for burial. This
is distinct honor for Mr. Loomis and
would not have been accorded him by
the President unless he considered his
record perfectly clear.
The incident may now well be con-
sidered entirely closed.
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BLAckHAwK.

Blackhawk, June 22.-Mrs. Ida Gil
land and Perry Crosby were called to
this. place. Monday, by the serious III
ness of their sister, Mrs. Ella Car
ner.
H. ]. Smith, of Drakeville, visited
last week with friends here.
Mrs. John Crosby, an aged and re-
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o 9 1T U A RY.

l. i E Il
Miss Maggie Burns died at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Lewis Clapp at
Dahlonega Monday morning, June 18.
at 5 o'clock. Deceased was
born near Cincinnati, Hamilton county
Ohio, August IL, 1860 and came to
Iowa with her parents when child.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-27
AN EXECUTIVE MANSION.

Sometime ago the Des Moines Capt.
tai asked what could be done with all
the money that will De saved as the
result of the new bienn1al election law.
The reply has come from several cor
respondents and the most practicable
one is from an Iowan who wants an
executive mansion built for the gov
ernor. He deplores the fact that
Iowa's chief executive must live at a
hotel or rent house in Des Moines
probably located in an undesirable
part Of town and not up to the stand
ard that should be maintained for the
governors home in the great state Of
Iowa.
The Capitals correspondent has
gone to the trouble of looking up the
cost of executive mansions in different
states and has found that the amounts
vary from $4,000 in North Dakota to
$25O,0O0 in Maryland. Sixteen states,
including several in the Mississippi
valley, have provided homes for their
governors, and the cost of the several
mansions has been as follows:
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WABASH TIME TABLE.

No. .. ,au,. !, Arrive. -, limo.
13a-Moberly & Des Moines IL 20 m
3a-St. Louis & Kansas City 700 n n,
no. Depart. Tira
2a-St. Louis & Kansas City 8:25 m
.6a-Moberly & Des Mofnes Air -,
aa-st Louis Kansas City -. 9:cO r. =. M
a-daily. :" -
For Information call new telephone 1924
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CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND q PACIFIC
No. Going East. Depart.
2O6 Keokuk, Kansas City, Cali.

No. Going East. Depart,
206, Keokuk, Kansas City, CALI
fornia and southwest 1913 a. m.
202-Keokuk $3.50. ......... 3:0S p. m.
204-Eldon, Davenport & Chi
cago ..:.. 800. .....10:17 pm.
274-Local freight ........ 5:15 q. m.
Going West.
2O3, Des Molues, Ruthven, wes:
Nebraska and Washington,
Muscatine, Davenport and
201-Des Moines & Omaha. II 80 a. m.
2o5-Des Moines & Omaha. 7:o5 pm.
273-Local freight :. :. 8:O0t. m.
Uniess otherwise r-.ecIhed ali trains are r..
daily except Sunday.
All G. M. G. St. p. and Wabash trains
depart from Jefferson Street Union
depot. w. L. Richards Agent.