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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-06-07

Despite the criticism leveled at the
senate for the lengthy debate in which
it INDUCED on the Hepburn bill, it is
evident now in view Of the revelations
in Kansas City, Philadelphia and else
where as to favoritism in the treat
ment of shippers that the most i'm
portant provisions of the rate bill are
those giving the Interstate Commerce
Commission authority to enforce
equitable distribution of cars and just
switching arrangements and making
more rigid the laws prohibiting re-
bates 1t is pointed out that the com.
plants that led to the passage of the
Hepburn bill arose almost altogether
because Of unfair practices in the
transportation world. There were but
few complaints on the ground Of high
rates. The provisions in the new law
prohibiting these practices and fixing
heavy penalties for violation, either by
shipper or railroad, were inserted in
the measure by the senate as amend
ments. They did more than anything
else to make the bill effective.
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A REMARKABLE SPEECH.

The address of Secretary of the
Treasury Leslie M. Shaw, delivered at
Newton, Jasper county. on Saturday
afternoon, and at Knoxville, Marion
county, on Saturday evening, is one of
the strongest utterances, bearing upon
the fractional differences in the repub-
lican party in this state, that has been
made during the present pre-conven-
ton gubernatorial campaign. Secre-
tary Shaw does not mince words, but
says what he thinks and the speech
has the ring of the secretary's famous
sound money, gold standard addresses
in 1894-95, when many Iowa politicians
were still flirting with the free silver
idea Secretary Shaw declares that
there is nothing in the specious rail
road domination issue that has been
raised in this state at this time for a
particular purpose. What is still more
important, he shows that outside of the
limits of the state ITSELF this whole
contest now going on within Iowa is
regarded as fight of tariff revisionists
and low tariff men against the princi.
pies of protection as promulgated in
the national republican convention, and
as taught by President Roosevelt. Sec.
rotary Shaw also says some very plain
things about how to bring sure and GER
tain defeat upon the republican party
by destroying the. party organization
A comprehensive report Of this address
is published in this issue and we re-
spectfully commend it to the careful
perusal of every republican in the
sixth district of Iowa.
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HOPE FOR THE NEGRO.

President Roosevelt's address al
Hampton institute, in Virginia, to the
colored students of that capable
school, was speech full of encour.
agement to the race that has long been
a down-trodden one in America and
in even worse condition in other coun.
tries. Wise counsel, good advice in
abundance was given to the young
people who heard the President, and
to all of their race throughout the
country his words can carry the same
message of good cheer that was given
to those who heard him at Hampton
If the advice of the President is &C.
cepted generally by the colored PEG.
pie throughout the country and with
the proper spirit, the advancement Of
the colored man toward dignity and
thorough responsibility will be gener.
ously fastened.
One of the most important remarks
of the President, in fact, the statement
upon which his whole address was
based, was that the way to settle these
called race problem and to help the
negro is to let the negro help himself
AS matter of fact there is no race
problem so far as the advancement OF
the colored race is concerned, any
more than there is in regard to the
advancement of any of the foreign
born immigrants who come to this
country. The President himself has
taken the lead in making this the case
and his example is being followed by
many other good men and women in
all parts of the country, the south in
Guided
In nearly every case the immigrants
of paler huei than the negro start in
life in this country at the bottom rung
of the lad6 and their chief concern
is to get me and achieve material
indepeI The immigrants have
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CHOOSING a CAREER.

Business men, men engaged In
wholesale and retail trade, complain
that just now, more than at any other
time since they have been in business,
it is hard to interest young men in
business life and to induce them to
take up commercial work. The cap
able young men, on finishing their
course in the graded schools, look to
college and to a career as engineers,
lawyers, doctors, or in some profess
sion, whose opponents, to the youthful
eye, appear to have much better life
than the business man.
Such spirit can be easily under
stood in England, where tradesman
is looked down upon by the aristoc-
racy, but it should not exist in Amer
lea, where the merchant prince com
mands the respect of the men who
have climbed to the highest rungs on
the ladder of success in professional
life. America is nation of workers.
not players. The business life of this
nation is the basis of its existence.
Without its business prestige it can
not but fail in other lines. There is
not room in the professions for all the
capable young men, but there is room,
and to spare, in the business life.
A successful Ottumwa merchant a
few days ago, in conversation with a
number of friends, told them of his
inability to interest any young men in
his business. His business is
one that yields large gains, but
his efforts to obtain recruits, even
when he offers large wages and a
possibility of investment have been
futile because the young men desire to
enter the professions.
This should be lesson to boys who
are leaving school and preparing to en-.
ter upon a useful, serious life. This is
not an argument against college edu.
cation, nor against the professions, but
| 1t is intended to call attention to the
| fact that, in their zeal for higher edu
cation and their desire to become fac
tors in their respective communities
many young men. capable of becoming
highly successful in business, are
overlooking an opportunity that will
never again be presented to them
when they refuse to even try theil
hands at business.
4 In choosing career boy should
consider his adaptability, his natural
abilities, and weigh them carefully
He can afford better to try business
first than to try a profession first, fol
the preparation for the former is thu
more easy. If he chooses the profes
sion without giving business trial
| he is forever putting behind him al
opportunity that may be the very ONT
that means material success to him
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ORDER OUT OF CHAOS.

San Francisco, with characteristic
energy and push, is gradually bringing
order out of the chaos that followed
the earthquake disaster and before
long there will be basis on which
to figure the losses and the salvage
down into the cents column. R. G.
Dun's Review says Of conditions in the
unfortunate but courageous city:
"Order is gradually coming out of
chaos, and while progress is naturally
very slow, some little progress has
been MADE. Much depends on the set
Element of the insurance claims and
very little progress has been made in
the adjustment of these. Some Of the
banks naturally loaned heavily on real
estate mere and it is impossible for
them to estimate what may be their
losses by the fire on such loans until
insurance claims are settled Those
loaning heavily on real estate in this
city claim to have ample security, if
insurance is paid in full. On this
question of how the insurance com
panies will pay, much depends, but TAX
ing the most unfavorable view, the
most competent authorities consider
that none of the savings banks will be
| vi CAL DG materially dAGCGSu.N tg.,s
Cali but three or four of the banks
are located in temporary offices in
their old locations or nearby; their
vaults have been opened, and all have
ample funds on hand and are prepared
to meet any call, but to date deposits
have largely exceeded Withdrawals and
a most healthy feeling exists in the
community, there being evidently nc
desire to withdraw more than is abso
lutely necessary for ordinary needs
But few of the banks owned their OWL
(. buildings and those which did, were
i generally well insured. All but two OF
1 three of the smaller outside banks LOS
their fixtures and furniture and these
generally speaking were also insured
Most of the vaults and safes stpoe
the fire we'll The books and papers
in some were scorched and discolored
but in only one case was there serious
\ damage. One bank lost everything II
it's outside safe. The gold and silver
coin in the coin vault, but the paper
money currency and securities were
much damaged, not, however. it is be
] lieved beyond the possibility of re
demption. Until the insurance is ad
) justed It is impossible for the banks tt
make any estimate of their probable
losses through commercial loans. AL
are very confident that they will loose
but little. It must, however, be severa
months before definite statements cal
! be made"
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state, but this Is not an hour of ease.
but one Of dark misfortune which
should not be painted blacker. Let
mo again say the city of San Francis
co is burned but not shaken down by
the earthquake shock Above all 9th
e. nisfortunes. this story of San
Francisco destroyed by earthquake is
the one most deeply resented by our
-eople and the one most apt to injure
us.
Permit me to convey to the people
of your state through you the heart
felt thanks of San Francisco's strick-
en- PEOPLE and of all California for the
prompt and generous aid extended to
us, and to this I wish to add my off,
cal and personal thanks. Should oc-
casion occur, which God forbid Cali
fornia will show in actions far better
than any one may in words, It's i'm
measurable appreciation of the gener-
olis gifts your citizens, unasked, have
showered upon us.
George G. Pardee,
Governor of California.
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LITTLE DoRRIT."

London Correspondence in Evening
Wisconsin: the crypt of the
Church Of st. George the Martyr,
Southwark, is to be left for storage
purposes certain London lovers Of
Dickens have been concerned to make
inquiries about the identity Of Little
Dorrit," who was so closely associated
with the place.
The result has been most gratifying,
and the original of Little Dorritt," has
been found at Southgate, a village
nine miles by railway from Kings
Cross.
| There, in quiet old house in quiet
street, dwells Mrs. Cooper who, as
Mary Ann Milton, was a PLAYMATE of
school companion She is now more
than 80 years of age.
In consequence Of this discovery
many persons have paid a visit to
| Southgate, and accounts Of interviews
there show how keen is the pleasure
it affords Little Dorrit" to talk of the
faraway times when as a girl, she at
tended st. Pancras church with
Charles" and Of the visits afterward
paid by him to Manor Farm, Sunbury,
where the Mittons lived later.
| OF the boy Dickens she retains the
fondest recollections. One Of her
quaintest anecdotes tells how, as a
| girl, she leased him about his future
wife. He declared that she must pos
sess an intellectually which would
qualify her to take a keen interest in
his work, and when the girl remark
ed, "Then / wouldn't do for that,
Charles" he agreed. mo. Dorrit, you
wouldn't do for that
How keen an interest both she and
her brother took in the young writ
er's work is shown from tales she tells
of how Charles used to bring his
manuscript and read 1t aloud to them.
IF we thought anything was not quite
as it should be, we would tell him
straight, No. no, Charles, that won't
do at ALL" Mrs. Cooper SAYS.
OF Dickens, the man, the old lady
says: There never was such man.
He was so gentle and kind to every
one, and clever. for he never really
had much education. but he had nat
ural gift for noticing things and de-
scribing them"
! She still has in her possession many
relics of those old days, notably part
of the bed upon which Dickens slept
when he used to visit her brother dur
ing the holidays at Sunbury. She is
proud, too, of having received many
letters from the great novelist in his
younger days.
She dearly loves to tell Of the trou-
BILE she used to get into in the early
days of young Dickens sojourn in
Camden Town (Mrs. Cooper was born
| in Hatton Garden) when, instead of
returning straight home after the
service at st. Pancras church, she
fused to listen to Charley persuasion
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AS result of the careful and con.
sentative labors Of the interurban
committee appointed by the Ottumwa
Commercial association, Ottumwa has
low presented to it an opportunity to
ecure the early construction of an in
erurban railway line from this city to
Buxton. from which latter spoint it is
to be extended to Knoxville and Des
Moines, upon very favorable terms
The committee has safeguarded the
proposition in every reasonable way
and the form of petition that will now
be submitted to tax payers for their
signatures, asking that a three per
cent tax be voted in aid of the project,
contains the following provisions:
Work shall begin on the construc.
tion of the line within eight months
after the tax is voted.
The right of way shall be secured
fbr 10 miles of the road beginning at
the city of Ottumwa, and this 13 miles
shall be graded, bridged and the ties
laid thereon within Ia months from the
time the tax is voted If this is not
done. the tax becomes null and void.
One half of the tax is payable when
the road Is in actual operation from
the city of Ottumwa to the town OF
Buxton.
One-half of the tax is payable one
year thereafter.
1t goes without saying that Ottum.
wa wants and must have interurban
lines. Investigation shows that men
Of high financial standing and success.
full experience in building and opera.
ton of interurban lines are behind the
Ottumwa and Southeastern Iowa Rail
way company. There is every reason
to believe that the promoters of this
enterprise are acting in the utmost
good faith. In the light Of what other
cities have done and are doing to Sc
cure interurban railways the terms
which Ottumwa has secured with ref
erence to this project are favorable
and are such as will appeal to the bust
ness judgment of our citizens gener
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ally. The petition which will now be
circulated for the signatures of prop.
erty owners should be signed as rap.
idly as the parties can be seen, and
everything possible done to hasten the
project. Ottumwa wants this interur.
ban railway line and the promoters OF
the enterprise give assurance that &C.
tual work of construction will be
commenced at the earliest possible
date after the tax Is voted. We believe
that this is a favorable opportunity for
Ottumwa and that the citizens of OF.
tumwa should move as rapidly as pos
sible in the matter.
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DEATH OF JOHN BOND.
Former Davis County Official Passes
Away at Bloomfield.

Bloomfield. June 5.-John Bond, one
of Davis county's most prominent
farmers, and also a former county Of
fetal, died at the Shelton hospital Sun
day morning at the age Of 81 years.
The body was removed to the home If
his brother, Jacob Bond, near West
Grove, and the funeral services were
held there on Monday, the burial rites
being held at the Orleans cemetery.
Mr.. Bond had been in i'll health for
about thirteen years, and had recent
ly suffered severe attack of the old
malady, but having partially recovered
had left the city to visit relatives and
friends He returned on Friday even
ing, and becoming very Ill, went to
DR.. Beauchamp's office, where he re-
manned under treatment until about 5
o'clock Saturday evening when he
was removed to the Shelton hospital,
where he breathed his last on Sunday
morning.
Something over four years ago John
Bond was elected county treasurer on
the democratic ticket, and held the Of
flee for two terms, after which he re-
turned to his farm near Savannah. He
leaves a wife and LARGE family of
children.
Death of Mrs. Lanmann.
Mrs. William Lanman, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Elem Christv, died. Sat-
urday at II o'clock in the evening, aft
er lingering illness from consump-
ton. The funeral services were held
at the residence Monday afternoon at
4 o'clock. The burial rites were held
at the Bunch cemetery.
Davis Burchett Wedding.
The marriage Of Miss Blanche
Burchett of this city. to Joe Davis OF
Lennox. took place at Creston on Mon
day. On Sunday evening Miss Bur-
chett was accompanied as far as OF
tumwa by her brother Harry and
Golden Prosser, Eva Lester johnson
Mrs. Allie Prevo and Miss Ruth Nc
Achran. The party spent the evening
in the city, and at midnight Miss
Burchett boarded the train for Creston
where she was Joined by Mr. Davis
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis will begin house
keeping at once as a little cottage haG
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Other Items of Interest.

4. ] y 4
Frank and Henry Owens Of Hanni%
bal, spent Sunday with their father.
Woodford Owens who is recovering
from a severe illness. t1iI
Rev. Mr. Cross, representing the
Central University of Pella, preached
at the Baptist church Sunday morning
and evening. He will spend some
weeks in the Fox River association,
and will preach in all the Baptist
churches throughout the association.
He Is former resident of this place,
having been born in Davis county.
Mrs. S. E. Nelson spent Saturday In
the city as the guest of Mrs. Mary
Young. while enroute to her home tn
| Kirksville, Mo-. after visiting Mrs. Wilf
.Linabery Of Milton.
The Gopher boys, accompanied BY
their young women friends spent Sum
day picnicking on Soap Creek. They
spent jolly dav and returned in the
evening. Gilbert Cox and DR.. Gaumer
were entertained as guests of the club.
The Misses Minear of Moulton.
| Misses Florence and Fanardu McIn-
tire and Ben Howl of Ottumwa, were
guests at the Yakle home on Sunday
| George Heney of Fairfield spent Sum
| day at the home Of his sister-in-laws
Mrs. Howard Sax.
| A.. I. Galliger is spending q short
time in Promise City
| Memorial day of the l. o. O. f..
lodge was observed on Sunday and
seventy-fve members of the order
marched in line from Odd Fellows hall
to the North cemetery, where forty
nine graves Of the departed brothers
were covered with flowers, and also the
| graves of Mrs. Jane Hagan and Mrs.
Julia Johnson of the Rebekah lodge
No. of the World. They were at-'
tended by the Bloomfield band, and an
immense crowd of citizens, who wits
messed the ceremonies. The day waS
bright and warm and the attendance
was estimated at one thousand.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. III. A. Wishard enters
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Steckel, Att
torney and Mrs. D. FL. Payne, Miss
Helen Wishard and Miss Marguerite
Duckworth at dinner at the Sax hotel
Sunday in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. p. HI
Palmer, of Kokomo, Ind. 1Nr. Palmer
returned home on Monday evening,
leaving Mrs Palmer and baby for a
more extended visit with her parenta
and friends.
The Soap Creek township Sunday
school convention held at Belknap on
/ gram was interesting. The off1cera
elected for the ensuing year follows
/ President, H. G. Rankin; vice presi.
dent, Mr.. Rhyme; secretary, Mrs. M
! Pence; house to house visitation, Ham
i nah Hughes; primary secretary Anna
/ Hughes; temperance secretary, wills
liam Lockman; missionary, Miss Lock-
man. The Bloomfield male quartet, c.
l. Marmon. Mrs. Chas. Altheide, Misa
i Karthel Fryberger and Miss Marie
Selman were in attendance from this
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In spite of the fact that Congress at
this session has established a record
for the number Of new pensions al
lowed, the decrease by death and from
other causes more than keeps pace
During last month there was net
loss to the pension roll of 2,155 names
leaving at the end of April an army OF
Just 9878O6 pensioners to draw bounty
from the government. The total loss
from all causes during the month was
as follows: BY death, 4.918; by re
marriage, 70; minors by legal limita
ton, SO; by failure to claim, SO; from
other causes, TO- The actual number
of survivors Of the Civil War, soldiers
and sailors, is 669,675.
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CALL FOR REPUBLICAN, STATE
CONVENTION.

10 the Republican Electors Of the State Of
Iowa:
There will be a delegate convention Of
the republicans Of Iowa. held In the city
% Des Moines, Iowa, ON Wednesday. Avg.
nst l. 1906 at 1920 o'clock a. m. for the
ncrpose Of placing In nomination candi'
dates for the following of1ces:
For governor.
For lieutenant governor.
For secretary Of state.
For auditor of state.
For treasurer Of state.
For attorney general.
For Judge Of the supreme court two
candidatesl.
For clerk of supreme court.
For superintendent Of public instruction.
For reporter Of supreme court. :.
Fer railroad commissioner 1.-TWO candi.
Aud for the transaction Of such other
business as may properly come before said
rcEtention
rfI.ihlicsn principles and who. endorse the
policy of the republican party. are cor.
daily Invited to unite under this call IN
thA election Of delegates to- said conven.
tion. The ratio Of representation VIII be
ms .ollows:I
.nt one aditionai delegate for each rwc.
hundred votes or fraction of one hundred
or over. cest for Theodore Roosevelt re.
general election held November. s. 1904.
counties viii be entitled under this call is
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) THE OTTUMWA COURIER

and go to see the ''beadle in his gor-
geous dress" or some other wonder
of childhood.
Speaking of life at Sunbury she
said you could always find Charles
lying out among the hay, absorbed in
| Soma hook -
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previously been furnished and was in
readiness for the Homecoming Of tho
bride. Mr.. Davis was formerly of this
city, and Is now superintendent Of ~
creamery plant in Lennox. Mrs. Davis
is the only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Burr Burchett The best wishes Of,
many friends go with her to her new
home
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HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS

lines in cases of Indigestion. Dyspep-
,ia, Costiveness, Biliousness, Heart
,urn, BIoatins or Malaria, Be sure to
:rx il
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A Timely Dose

of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters may
save you long sick spell. AS soon as
you notice the tongue coated, appetite
poor, bad taste in the mouth and sleep
restless, commence taking the Bitters.
Neglect is often the cause for mnay at
tacks Of Biliousness and Stomach
Troubles
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The Keosauqua Republican asserts
that there is no greater or more hon.
orable statesman in the nation than
Leslie M. Shaw, or anyone better fitted
to succeed President Roosevelt
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IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

desperate situations demand des-
perate remedies" says the Atlantic
Telegraph, commenting on the call to
La Toilette.
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The king of Spain was saved from
assassination by the decoration he
wore on his breast, and to the Sioux
City Journal the reason is now appar-
ent for the popularit- of such decora-
tons in Russian military circles.
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"Bet your money on Perkins," "ad-
vises the Rock Valley Bee.
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ate control to the limit of practicable
ity. Here we are agreed on these sub
jects For one political faction to try
to make capital out of being more ex-
IRENE than the other is simply so
much demagogism."
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The Mt. Vernon Hawkeve observes
that the farmers are again proving
themselves the stable mainstay Of the
republican ranks.