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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-11
JAMES HAzEN HYDE.

James Hazen Hyde doesn't like
Americans and American life as we'll
as the French. and Americans who
know James Hazen Hyde are not feel
ing like leaving the country because
he doesn't approve of it. 1t is not a
prepossessing picture one gets of this
young man from the newspaper and
magazine articles published concern
ing him since his 100000 dinner party
brought him SO suddenly into the lime
light and also brought the insurance
company of which he is vice president
under the official eye of all manner of
investigators. 1t isn't q pleasing
picture, that of James Hazen Hyde.
with his Henri III beard, his lustrous
brown eyes and carefully curled
pompadour," his pigeon English and
canary colored clothes, effeminate, ex-
quislte dandy and unbending aristocrat.
Such men are not of the kind to whom
we like to point as successful Ameri-
cans.
And yet, Hyde, as vice president Of
the Equitable Life Assurance society,
received a salary twice as large as
that of the chief executive of the
United States. Here, it appears, his
duties tempered to his intellectual
abilities, and now the real men in the
organization are. in their efforts to
GUST Hyde from the corps OF officers.
telling the secrets which they have
guarded in the past to the benefit Of
Hyde But Hyde, with all his objection
able characteristics, cann1 be blamed
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ELDoN.

Eldon, April S.--Mrs H. r. Baker
and daughter Miss Florence, of Jeffer-
son, arrived in the city recently.
Miss Myrtle Cremer, of Ottumwa,
visited friends in this city yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs George Whistler re-
turned last evening from Colorado
Springs after an extended visit.
Archibald and Carrie Lloyd, Of OF.
tumwa, visited friends in this city
yesterday
Ernest whited, formerly school
boy here, making his home with the
family Of III. G. Vass and who has
spent the past three years at Fort
Morgan, Ala, in the United States
Coast artillery service, came in yes-
terday and expects to make this his
home and has accepted position in
the round house.
Miss Jessie Cross, of Kirkville, is yis-
iting Eldon friends.
Mrs. Ada HEST Oberman, of Des
Moines, returned home today after a
few days visit with friends in this
city
E. e. Hilles was in Ottumwa on
business yesterday.
Harve Fehr, of Valley Junction, is
visiting relatives in this city, at the
home of B. Fehr.
Mrs. Frank DOMAIN and children, OF
Trenton, returned home yesterday az.
ter visit with the F. Hellyer fama
lily.
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for all of them. He Is a product Of
conditions and his whole story may be
summed up in the few words, HE is
his fathers son."
Not that Hyde's father set the ex.
ample for his son to follow. The elder
Hyde organized the Equitable and
guided it to permanent prosperity
When he died his son, who had been
allowed to idle away all his time, fell
heir to millions and to many director.
ships, but not to any of the steady and
substantial habits of his father. His
taste for flowers has been INDUCED to
the limit, just as has his taste for
everything French, his desire to do
nothing that is worth while and his
general worthlessness from the view
point Of the American that wants to
be busy and to accomplish something.
And now he is reaping the harvest of
his silly actions.
Young Hyde's Notwithstanding indis.
erection was his 100000 party
which was reported from various
sources as so fragrant a breach of con.
ventionality that the other officers of
the Equitable society found it advis.
able to clip his wings 1t has been the
progress of this wing clipping that has
plunged the Equitable into an unfor.
tunate financial scandal and caused
anxiety among the thousands of policy
holders whose savings are invested in
the institution. The actual solvency
of the Equitable has never been form.
ally questioned, but there is little
doubt that the present entanglements
and the unfavorable publicity of its
affairs will do it more harm than good
throughout the country.
Hyde has been said to be in the ad.
vertising department of the Equitable
organization. There is little doubt
that he has given the concern publicity
but it seems that his maner of gain.
ing public notice is calculated to adver.
tise him and all connected with him
in just the way that doesn't tend to in.
crease confidence and admiration.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-11
THE SECRET OF POPULARITY.

President Roosevelt is popular,
north, SOUTH east and west. His pop
ularity is Of the kind that grows with
closer acquaintance and of the kind too
that is not confined to any one class
Of citizens. He is as popular with
one section of the country as with
the other, as popular with the rich as
with the poor, as popular with the edu-
Gated and polished professor as with
the wild and woolly cowboy of the
plains He can become one of any
crowd and can do it so easily and nat
urally that he is always popular
Probably no. trip the President has
ever taken is proving more enjoyable
to him than the one he is now on to
the south and southwest. Among the
men of the plains and the mountains
he spent the years of his young man
hood, with them he learned to rope
cattle, ride bronchos and shoot big
game. In their company too, he
learned the lessons that make the
student man in all that the word i'm
plies. Those who know the whole
souled man of the western country can
realize the warm feeling of good fell
lowship that caused the Roosevelt
smile to brighten the strong, though
not too handsome face of the President
a few days ago in answer to call
from a cowboy who had climbed tel
ephone pole near a Texas station to
watch the presidential train pull up to
the depot. AS Mr. Roosevelt walked
out upon the rear platform of his car
he heard the good natured salutation
from the cowboy on the pole: Hello
pal; we're all with you" And the
President knew the words expressed
the whole-souled sentiment of the
whole wide west.
1t is interesting to know how Mr..
Roosevelt talks to these men of the
great outdoors. His style is not that
OF the pulpit in Washington, nor of the
chapel at the University of Pennsyl-
vania, nor of the inaugural day cere-
monies. To the westerners he speaks
In practical, heart-to-heart fashion. In
addressing big audience at south
ern town a day or two ago he said:
Nobody can make good state ex-
cept you yourselves. You need Just
the qualities in government that you
need in private life. A man who is
a good neighbor, good husband, a
good fathe-, is the type of man who
makes a good citizen. The person
that you want to have as a neighbor
is the man to whom you can tie, on
whom you can count, the man who is
game man in time of trouble. but
who does not seek trouble; the man
who does not brag and brawl but who
makes good; the man who is decent
and square i'm his dealings with 9TH
ers.
THAT is just the type you have got
to have in public life. You cannot af-
ford to let any man represent you in
public life if he is crooked. I do not
care whether he is crooked on your
side or not. If he will do something
that is not exactly straight for your ad-
vantage he will do it quicker for his
own advantage
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to make the balance sheet at the end
of the year look little better than it
otherwise would. But this always
has to be paid for. The postponed
outgo of June goes over into July,
swells the disbursements of that
month to abnormal figures, and handi-
caps the new year on the start Thus
things equalize themselves. Whether
the treasury officials will erect little
dam in the stream of expenditure in
June this year can not be told yet 1t
is to be hoped that they will not Even
If the deficit turns out to be few mil
lions larger than Secretary Shaw esti-
mated four months ago, the country
can stand it. The treasurys working
balance is large. There is a chance
that the year which begins on July 1
will as Chairman Payne of the ways
and means committee says, show a
balance on the right side of the &C
count.
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THE TREASURY DEFICIT.

There has been some Improvement
in the treasury situation, which, though
slight, still offers some encourage.
ment to the country. There is yet a
chance that Secretary Shaw's estimate
lof $18,000,000 deficit may be realized,
For March the governments income
was greater than its expenditures by
S920,63O. During most of the months
for the fiscal year, however, the bal.
ance was on the other side of the
ledger, and for that time the expendi-
lures exceeded the receipts by S24,478,.
1873.
On the basis of the income and ont.
go at that time, Secretary Shaw last
December figured that there would be
deficit of $18,00O,O0O in the fiscal
year which will end with June, 1905.
At the end of three-quarters of the
year the deficit is nearly $6,5OO,OOO
above that mark. April is month of
heavy expenditures by the government
largely on account of the payment of
interest on the bonds. For April thus
far the expenditures have exceeded
the revenues. The month will proba-
bly, show revenue shortage of from
$1.000,000 to 100000. In May and
June the revenue is likely to be ahead
by several millions. Imports are heavy.
The customs receipts are rolling up
big totals every month.
There is a possibility that the sec
retary's estimate of an $4,000 900 def
cit may be realized. In order to ac-
complish this, however, there will have
to be a considerable surplus in May
and June. Once or twice recently ex-
penditures in June were held up so as
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BLADENSBURG.

Bladensburg, April 6. - Alton Yea.
ger is visiting at the home of his par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Yeager.
Mrs. S. D. Long visited at the home
of her mother, Mrs. Lanning of South
Ottumwa, last Saturday.
The Ladies' Aid Of the Christian
church met at the home of Mrs. J. N
Hammersley and elected the following
officers for this year, for president
Mrs. Martha Yeager, vice president,
Mrs. HI. L. Green, secretary, Miss Bes.
sic Yeager and for treasurer, Mrs
Libbie Gohble.
Miss Sadie Fisher is visiting
friends in Richland this week.
Miss Mary Kriegh visited friends in
Ottumwa last week.
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THE "sPoTTED FEVER" PLAGUE.

Doctors and laymen throughout the
east, and now those of the middle
west also, are becoming frightened be-
cause of the spread of cerehro-spinal
meningitis. In New York City there
have been nearly 1000 deaths from
this dread disease since January 1 and
Chicago has reported few deaths
during the past few days. The spotted
fever" defies all attempts to prevent
it's spread and is nearly always fatal.
Some time ago it was thought the Sc
rum used to fight tetanus could be
used to prevent the fever, the symp-
toms of the two diseases being consid-
erably similar. This plan was tried re-
peatedly, however, and without sue
cess. Recently doctors in New York
have tried diphtheria ant-toxin, but
yesterday the announcement was
made that this remedy also failed to
show any effect upon the dreaded
spotted fever" Now scientific men
are completely at loss to determine
where to turn for the next possible
remedy, and meanwhile people are
dying to right and left from cerebro-
spinal meningitis.
Just what has started the surprising
epidemic of the disease in some of the
largest cities of Europe and America
is beyond the knowledge of the doc
tors. 1t has been observed that after
an extremely cold winter there is dan
ger of just such condition as has
arisen this spring, but why the cold
weather affects the people in the cities
and not those in the outlying country,
and why some and not others, are ques-
lions to which science cannot, up to
this time, give answer. The, disease
is contagious, but just how is not thor
oughly known. All in all it battles
physicians as does almost no other
malady of the present age.
Meningitis is an inflammation of the
meninges or coverings of the brain and
spinal cord 1t is characterized by great
pain in the head, especially marked
in the early stages, with tendency
to drawing Of the head backward
Rolling Of the head from side to side
is common. There is high fever with
delirium which is sometimes furious
under the influence of Authorizations
and decisions. In some cases there
are commissions; contractures of mus
cles in the neck. back, arms and legs
are frequent symptoms. From the first
there are disturbances of sight and
hearing and great susceptibility to
light and sounds. Vomiting occurs
early and is usually a prominent symp-
tom. Later there is somnolency, stupor,
relaxation of contracted muscles, para
lysis, dilation of the pupils, loss of
vision, disturbance of breathing and
infrequency and irregularity of the
pulse In the majority Of fatal cases
death takes place within week. The
duration is sometimes shorter, and in
some cases it extends to two three or
four weeks. When the disease does
not end fatally it often becomes
chronic or is followed by grave and
persistent pathological effects.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-11
1T is NO GOOD.
Certain Contracts Between Husband
and Wife Bad, Says Iowa Court.

Certain Contracts Between Husband
and Wife Bad, Says Iowa Court.
Des Moines April 8.-Contract agree.
ment between husband and wife not
to claim any share in the estate of the
other are void in Io.1a as against pub
lie policy, says the supreme court in
affirming the case of Mrs. Susanna
Caruth
When Mrs. Caruth separated from
her husband in 1885, after having lived
together for only year, she entered
into contract for a money considera-
ton not to claim any further interest
In his estate. This contract was exc
cuted in Illinois. where separation con-
tracts are held valid Caruth later
moved to Iowa and died here. Mrs.
Caruth then sought to secure her share
in his estate as widow regardless
Of the Illinois contract His children
insisted on an observance Of the sepa-
ration contract. The district court
held that the contract was invalid IN
Iowa and the supreme court now az.
firms this decision.
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MANY VETERANS FAVOR HARPER

1t is with pleasure that the friends
of Senator S. H. Harper of Ottumwa,
both those within and without the
ranks of the Grand Army of the Re.
public, note the many expressions OF
approval from different parts of the
state regarding his candidacy for the
Office of commander of the G.. A. R.,
department of Iowa. The selection of
the commander for the next year will
be made at the state encampment to
be held next month at Oskaloosa. Elk.
pressions of good will have been ap-
pearing in newspapers throughout the
state since Senator Harper's name was
first mentioned and he is practically
the only candidate for the office. 1t is
an honor of which any veteran may be
proud to be commander of the depart
ment of Iowa. AS the years pass by
they leave behind continually de-
creasing number Of the brave men
who wore the blue in the dark days of
the sixties. Age is claiming for it's
victims those who escaped shot and
shell throughout campaigns in the
southland. To those who are left are
coming infrmities that render them
physically unable to bear the burdens
that they SO willingly took up when, as
"Yanks," they marched unflinchingly
up to the very gates Of death and even
glanced within the portals through
which SO many of their comrades
passed But if these men grow older,
their record for bravery and loyalty to
the right grows no less. Generations
that follow them, honor them for their
patriotism and their deeds of yalor and
generations yet to come will pay their
tributes to the men who made 1t DOS
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the guest Of her father, Henry Grimm,
aOuthaasf Of Alhfa


southeast Of Abba.
Mrs. Winthrop Allison and Mrs.
Chas. Miltenberger were chosen to rep.
resent the missionary society Of the
First Presbyterian church at the Pres
byterian meeting at Dallas Center next
Tuesday and Wednesday.
e. R. Reeves is reported to be much
better this morning, fact that his
many friends are glad to learn.
r. G. Baker, of Oskaloosa, passed
through Abba yesterday on his way
to Moravia.
John Hugus, OF Des Moines, was
looking after business here yesterday
afternoon.
About o'clock this mornint: the
fire department was called to the
VIM. Shields property on East Jeffer-
son street, occupied by Ralph Downs.
The firemen had the chemical engine
on the spot at once and prevented any
serious damage. The loss Is some
where near $780,
Ralph Castle accompanied w. H.
Kruger home from st. Louis yesterday.
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RURAL ROUTE NO. I, BATAVIA.

Rural Route No. 1, Batavia, April 6.
Quite number Of the residents OF
this vicinity attended the funeral of
Mrs. Daniel Foster which was held at
her late home last Sunday.
Cloyd O'Laughlin is on the sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Cole of Batavia
visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. c..
G. Gilbert of near Agency.
The total number Of pieces of mail
collected and delivered by the carrier
OF this route for the quarter from Jan
uary to March 81 is 1881.
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sive failures there had been skepticism
in many quarters. If this amendment
had failed 1t is doubtful If fourth at
tempt would ever have been made.
The people would have been tempted
to begin amending by indirection."
o.
The Sioux City Journal says that
whenever he finds time Mr.. Roosevelt
may commence writing 1.-THE Winning
of the South.
The Mason City Times Herald says
the biennial election decision estab-
fishes the fact that the people of Iowa
have sufficient intelligence to amend
their constitution.
The Des Moines News concludes that
Mr.. Bryan came to Iowa for the same
reason that they put parsley on
meat"
"One of the things Mr.. Bryan's mag
netic influence over Iowans has al
ready accomplished" observes the
Marshalltown Times-Republican, sis
to bring Cato Sells back to SEM
blance of life and to make the Bryan
Hearst democracy of the state sit up
and take notice. Whether all this is
simply a galvanic effect produced by
or an actual resurrection, time will
tell
The Washington Press says that Mr.
Bryan and Gen. Weaver tried to
breathe life into the old dead bones of
democracy at that Des Moines ban
quet, "but oil and water still refuse to
mix-the gold fellows were not there,
and were not wanted. but without them
the Old Thing wabbles and creaks.'
Discussing the effect of a state pri-
mary law, the Des Moines Capital says
that without conventions the young
men would scarcely have chance to
demonstrate their oratorical ability.
THE Iowa convention has usually been
the means of introducing the new Iowa
orator" continues the Capital. How
ever, If speaking campaigns, by those
asking nominations. We're required
the young men might take the stump
on behalf Of tLeir personal friends"
The Burlington Hawk-Eye says it is
a comparatively simple matter to get
a law passed, but at times 1t proves a
Herculean task to secure its enforce
ment.
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WABASH TIME TABLE.

so' 9. Arrive. Time.
l3b.-Moberly & Des Moines liz 4,
Sa-St. Louis & Kansas City,. TOO o. m m
No. Depart. T;,,.
2a-St. Louis Kansas City. 1928 a. m
6b-MoDerly q Des Moines -. 4:I6 o. m
<a-St:, Louis & Kansas City 80. 90 y. N
e--daily: b-except Sunday. - ~
For information call new telephone
1894.
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c. M. G. ST. p.
}. Going East Via Cut OF T;n.

No. Going East Via Cut OFF Timo
sa-Washington. Muscatine. Dav-
e1p sStn and and Chicago TOO o. 70
export and Chicago ....1o.1.
Going West. : ~
sa- Hans City and Interme.
5a-seymonr. Chiiiicothe, Excel. io:ls a, M
sior Springs and Kansas CIV 2.es -
Going East Via Marion. NJ
iOb-Marlon, Ceda. Rapids and
intermediate 49,. .. 2.O,,
sb-Marlon Cedar Rapids and o. u
l9 rern ;sn to-: III: 100 .. m.
ec-Marion. Cedar Rapids and
ab lnMter%edia ,ted:, !. 1:2s 6. m.
a.h Intermediate Int ernadaa s:b5 a. m.
91b Ne rgal thstisht ....... g:10 a. m.
S S1p-HMbdirion hrelgni $40 a. 10.
SiS-Ghiiiicothe .naiht .'....... 100 a. m.
-Ghiiiioothe strsiRnt ........12 80 p. m.
SLniir Lreight .10:4O q. m.
Monday. Acept
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Office: 117-11s East Second street.
Telephone editorial or business Of
fice) No. A.
Address the Courier Printing Co.. OF
tumwa. Iowa.
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BURLINGTON ROUTE. c. 3. & q
No. Going East. Depart
.12a-Chicrro. Dubuque & Quincy 2:1O a. m.
a2h-Inocal Freight ............. 6:46 a. m.
1ab-Burlington & st. Louis. 1888 a. m.
l0h-PeoriR, Dubuque 4 Quincy Ii 80 q. M
6a-Ch!cnpo limited .......... 1:4n o. M.
sa-Chlcago. st. Louis 4 Quincy 7:10 p. m.
Ra-Fast mail ......... S:37 q, m.
2a-Chi Chic, Peoria & Rock
Going West.
ba--cmaha. Council Bluffs &
Nebraska -. ...12:45 a. m
Iba-Fns. mail ................ $40 a. m.
e q freight -. $3.50 a. m
Hot Springs. neadwood. Og-
den Portland & California. 7:45 a. hi.
, sn-prnTta to crerton ..:.... 20 n m.
'1sSGsssse t. ottnpv., arrive ,e IS p M M
a-dailv: h-eyeapt Sunday. Nos. sani
10 DO not carry Messengers.
The Fl. Madison-Gofng East.
TT. manson and st. Louis. -. a, m
Going West.
st. Louis to FIT. Madison :. $50 D. M
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The Mason City Times Herald says
the biennial election decision estab-
fishes the fact that the people of Iowa
have sufficient intelligence to amend
their constitution.
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The Sioux City Journal says that
whenever he finds time Mr.. Roosevelt
may commence writing THE Winning
of the South"
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Entered as second class matter Oc-
tober II, 1903, at the postof1ce. Ottum-
wa. Iowa. under the Ac. of Congress OF
March 8. 1879.
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The Des Moines Capital AYERS:
1--WE shall now undoubtedly hear OF
suggestions of this character: Demo-
cratic ticket for 190S-For president
William ]. Bryan. of Nebraska; for
vice president, Edward F. Dunno, OF
Illinois,"
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R. R. Time Tables

All c. B. & q. and c. r. I. G. p. trains
depart from Washington Street I'm.
ION DEPOT.
w. s. Parker, Ticket Agent.
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Hl|T ': j: ESQ.,: :; 81.

NO. Going EASE. Depart
208. Keokuk. Kansas City, Cali.
fornia and southwest 1o.45 ~
202, Keokuk 90 90 d. ~
2o4, Edon. Davenport & Chicago 1919: FL F. m.
GOING West. - ~
2o5. Des Moins'. Ruthven. west
Nebraska and Washing
ton. Muscatine, Davenport.
and Chicago ,.7.1s,
s01. Des Moines & Omaha. .1o:Ion ~ ~,
2o5; Dies Moines & Omaha: 80. 7:0s p 3. M M
daily except Sunday Jams are
All c. M. & St. P. and Wabash +r,in,
depart from jefferson Street iis;ns
depot. w. L. Richards, Agent.
c. M. & ST. p.
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The Des Moines News concludes that
Mr.. Bryan came to Iowa for the same
reason that they put parsley on
meat"
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Seriously" says the Muscatine
Journal. "the fact that Bryan or
ganization was formed in Des Moines
Saturday night for the avowed pur-
pose of perpetuating the Bryan idea
among Hawkeye democrats Is to be
regretted both from the standpoint of
the welfare of democracy and the
greatest good to the state at large"
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The Sioux City Journal says: "Ken-
lucky managed to surprise President
Roosevelt by presenting him with a
silver flagon filled with pure-yes, it
is strange enough to be true-spring
water
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