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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-06-28
PoPULIsTs IN CONVENTION.
National Conference to Discuss Polit,
IcaI Situation,

caI Situation.
st. Louis, Mo-, June 27.-The nation
al committee of the Peoples party met
in annual conference here today, dele
gates being present from almost every
state in the union. The gathering is
for the purpose Of discussing the polit-
ical situation and will assume some
what the appearance Of convention
before adjournment tomorrow evening.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-06-28
FIRE IN LINER.
Tug Fighting Flames in Bunkers oi
Steamer American.

San Francisco, June 27.-Fire is rag
ing in the coal bunkers Of the trans
Pacific liner American" at the Pacific
mail docks. A tug has been fighting
the blaze since A O'clock this morning.
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SENTIMENT AT STATE coNvEN-
TIoNs FAvoRs ENDORSING NE
5RAsKAN FOR PRESIDENT
REVISION OF TARIFF
Pennsylvania Democrats Laud Bryan
Platform Favors Prohibition of Con-
tributIons Of Corporations for PoIlt.
lcaI Purposes-Want Improved Eleo.
ton Laws.

New York, June 27.--Harry Walker,
OF this city, received letter today
from Richard Croker, former leader of
Tammany Hall, expressing hopes that
Croker may live to see William J..
Bryan elected president.
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Odd Actions In Cell.

Another strange incident tending Ia
support the insanity theory is related
of the prisoner while he was in the
station early yesterday morning. 1t
was toward daylight and his mental and
physical attitude, which had been calm
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-14
Fighting for Fourth Place.

The Y. M. C. A of Texarkana is making a strenuous effort to lead Pine Bluff in the standing of the Y. M. C. A. Pine Bluff now has the fourth largest Y. M. c. A. in the world, while TeXarkana is rated as sixth
 They have a membership of 1000 already at TeXdrkana, and are doing their best to pass Pine Bluff, which has about $50 members. Next Tues day is the last day of their campaign, and they expect to hold fourth place after that
 Pine Bluff will show them a few things if they get fourth place, and ..! 123456 7S90S 1234567S90$6. .1234 will guarantee that if TeXarkana takes fourth place, that Pine Bluff will take third.
 The following is the standing and membership of the six largest associa- tions in the world under this name: Scranton, Pa. ........z.....-.... 2,254 Hlidueiplild -,ll New York 300 Topeka, Kan. ........=... ,410 IeXarkana ................ l ,0IS
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-14
Speaker of National Reputation.

Dr. w. II. Forsythe of Louisville, Ky, will give an address at the Y. M C. A. Sunday afternoon at 3:3O.
 Dr. Forsythe is a preacher of na- tional reputation, and speaker of unusual ability. The subject of his discourse will be Young Men and Their Opportunities Those failing to hear him will miss treat.
 The time of service on Sunday af- ternoons has been changed from O. clock to 3:30.
 MT. Richardson, secretary of the Y. M. C. A., invites all the men of the city to hear Dr. Forsythe
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-14
COTTON AND CORN DAMAGED.

Columbia, s. C., Oct. 13.-South Carolina is in the grasp of cold wave. Reports from the upper DOT tion of the state indicate that a kill ing frost occurred last night It is re- garded as not only the heaviest, but the earliest frost in a decade Cotton. severely.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-14
V M. c. A. NOTES.
.Short>" Defeated by High School.

.Short>" Defeated by High School.
 Friday night the first basket ball game of the season was played at the Y. NJ. C. A. The high school team contested with the Shorts" of the Y. M. C. A.
 When time was called the score stod six to six, afterwards when the tie had been played the high school stood two points ahead of the Shorts, The Shorts have a good team, but had no training. while the school team had been practicing for some time.
 The high school team expects to play the high school team at Little Rock some time in the near future.
 After winning the game from the shorts Friday night, the school team was challenged hy team rep resenting Dilley foundry, to play a game one night next week. Standing of Teams. Following is the standing of the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-14

Total vote of state .101, ,665 39,S4l
 In the seyenty-two counties there is shown a majority of 61,S34.
 Nine counties voted against the tax. Lee county leads for the tax, 21 to 1 less 13 votes.
 Columbia leads against the tax, } to 1, plus II votes.
 It is particularly noticeable that all the counties which voted the tax be- fore did it again, except a few where if was thought the pcOpe's money has not been properly used. Three counties made no report on road tax.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-14

basket ball teams now playing a series of games at the Y. NJ. c. A:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-10-14

Standing of Teams. Following is the standing of the
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-15
Wed Beneath Bell of Marguerite..

A pretty wedding which took place
last night was that of Miss Myrtle o.
Baker and +. Elmer Buckman, which
was celebrated at 8 o'clock at the Cali
fornia-street Methodist Church, the
Rev Mr.. Hough, pastor of the church,
officiating, assisted by the Rev. ]. Fl. n
Williams of Simpson Memorial Meth
odist Church.
The bride, who has been for the past
two years the president of the Ep-
worth League of the California street
Methodist Church, is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. c. Baker and came to
San Francisco about five years ago
from Colorado. where Mr.. Baker was
Mayor of Greeley for two terms. Mr..
and Mrs. Buckman left on a two weeks
wedding journey to Vancouver and on
their return will live at 1923 Euclid
avenue. where they will be at home to
their friends after September Is.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-15
WOMAN AND THREE
GIRLS MISSING.

The disappearance of married
woman and her child and three young
girls was reported TO the police yester-
day morning. The married woman is
Mrs. Sarah Williams, 45 Prosper stI eet.
Bert Williams, her husband, who is u
laborer, reported that his wife ana
3-ye2r-old daughter had not been seen
since Monday morning, and he had fea-
son 10 believe that she had eloped with
z married man.
Williams said that after they were
burned out by the fire they occupied a
tent in Golden Gate Park He and his
wife used TO go TO work and leave their
little girl with man and his wife who
occupied an adjoining tent. This man
got very fond Of the little girl, and. ac-
cording TO Williams, too familiar with
Mrs. Williams. That was why he Ieft
the park and rented a cottage at IS
Prosper street. The man in question
has not been seen since Monday morn
ing, and Williams believes that it is a
case Of elopement. Mrs Williams is %
years Of age, medium height, dark COM
pleXion and stoutly built.
The parents of Mary Jenkins, l6
years OF age; Lolo S Ressorn, I6. and
Helen Holmes, Is, reported that the
girls have disappeared. Mary's father,
q Midower. lives at 26 Springdale street;
Lolo's. parents at 81 Vienna street, and
Helen's at 1860 Sixty-seventh street,
Oakland. The three girls are intimate
friends, On Monday morning they met
at the Jenkins home, and that was the
last seen Of them. IT is believed they
have gone 70 work in the hop fields in
the country. Mary and Helen are bru-
nettes and Lolo is blonde. They are
all tall for their age Jenkins feels the
loss Of his daughter keenly, as she kept
house for him. He has a blind son.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-15
HIGH-PRICED DESKS
To BE TABOOED.
Supervisors Are to Call a
Halt on Purchase of
Expensive Furniture
BILLS EXORBITANT

The finance committee of the Board
of Supervisors has determined to call
q halt on the indiscriminate purchasing
of high priced desks by certain depart
ments Of the city government.
The members Of the Board OF Works
each ordered a rosewood desk. The ag-
gregate cost was $3.50. Considering
that the desks are placed in barn-lilke
structures, the finance committee is of
the opinion that cheaper ones would
give more artistic harmony.
A number OF bills have been pre-
sented to the finance committee calling
for the payment OF S55 for each type
writer desk. One department ordered
no less than five of these high priced
affairs. One OF these fancy desks now
graces the Office Of the Morgue. The
committee thinks a $3.50 table would
have answered the purpose.
One of the members of the committee
said that at the rate orders were COM
ing in for expensive desks it would
take 100000 to furnish the old
Ehacks now being used for city offices.
He says that most likely when a per-
manent City Hall is erected, the desks
now in use will be deemed out-of-date
and still more expensive ones will be
ordered by the city employees with fas-
tidioUs tastes.
The committee will scrutinize closely
any further bills for desks that may
be presented and will disapprove those
considered exorbitant.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-15
BOSTON SENDS BIC
SUM To CHURCH.

A draft for $4,000 from the church
people of Boston has been received by
Rev. DR.. Adams, pastor Of the First
Congregational Church. to be devoted
to the reconstruction of the house of
worship on the corner of Post and Ma
son streets. DR.. Adams has given this
pleasing news to his people and has
said that in addition to the sum already
on hand he expected more money from
New York and Chicago and possibly
from other cities.
DR.. Adams spoke of the large contri-
button from the Bay State capital with
glee. Il wrote to Boston to ask the
people there to aid us in our hour of
need" he said. The very next morn
ing after the letter was mailed the
letter from Boston containing the $4,000
draft came to hand. I sat down at
once and wrote to the Bostonians that,
considering the distance from San
Francisco to Boston, this was the
quickest response on record"
DR.. Adams said that the congrega-
tion and members of the First Congre-
gational Church are Loyalty rallying
to provide the funds for rebuilding the
church structure. The pledges of quar-
terly pew rents that were made before
the fire in April are being kept and
many of the church people have in
creased the amounts. In addition to
this the customary Laster offerings are
coming in. There is need of much more
money for rebuilding than has been
received to date, but the outlook, ac-
cording to the pastor, is regarded as
good.
Carpenters and other mechanics are
working on the church building. They
will make all possible haste to get a
roof on before the rains come The
walls of the church We're hardly dam
aged by the fire. so far as a casual
inspection can reveal.
While the church repairs are in prog
ress the First Congregational people
will continue to hold services in the
Plymouth Congregational Church on
Post street.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-15
BOYS HEAD
ONE SOLID SORE
Hair All Came Out and He Suffered
Very Much-Under Doctor Three
Months and No Better-Perma-
nently Cured at Expense of ST.
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WORK WONDERS

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The San Francisco call., 1906-08-15
SAYS WIFE CALLED
HIM 4 FREAK. !"

William Edward Lee, an Englishman
by birth and a bicycle repairer by trade,
was hluntly refused a divorce by Judge
Hebbard of the Superior Court yester-
Gay: He failed to make out a case
against Charlotte M. Lee, in spite of his
assertions that the wife was cruel.
After listening to the plaintiff tell his
troubles for more than an hour the
Judge said he would grant no divorce
OF such grounds, and would continue
the case for month in the hope that a
reconciliation might be affected.
The announcement from the bench
was a surprise to the fair defendant.
After the filing of the complaint the
wife filed cross complaint, in which
She contended that her husband was
cruel-that he stayed away from home
when he should have been with his wife
and child. If in thirty days the Lee
family is not united Mrs. Lee has the
permission of the court to produce tes-
timony to support her cross complaint
The bicycle mender told a somewhat
vague story of the cruelty with which
he charged. his wife. He said they were
married in 1903 at San Rafael, and that
of late his wife has been accustomed to
visiting his place of business on STAN
yam street. He testified further:
She told me that was no good. She
said 1 was freak and had head big
broke three hats when she struck me
and very often she drove me out of the
store. She told me she wished she had
not been divorced from her first hus-
band.
Two attempts were made to have
me arrested. Once, just after the fire,
she came to the store and abused me.
started away from her and showed
her a little and then she went outside.
Soon soldier came in and told me 1
was under arrest for hitting a woman.
One of the police sergeants who knew
me explained it to the soldier and
they let me go. Another time she
tried to have the District Attorney
have me arrested, but they let me go.
On examination it appeared
that Mrs. Lee objected to some of her
husbands friends because they were
heavy drinkers. Lee admitted that he
took drink occasionally, but said that
he had not been drunk for four years.
Il will not grant this man a divorce
said Judge Hebbard. II will postpone
the case for thirty days. I hope they
will patch up their difficulties. If they
do not Mrs. Lee can come into court
and produce testimony to support her
cross complaint"
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-15
INHERITANCE TAXES
STILL At ISSUE.
Supreme Court Fails to
Rule Whether State
Can Collect Coin Due
TRIAL IS FRUITLESS

After lawyers all over California
had taken the trouble to file briefs
in what they supposed was a case to
test the ability of the State to collect
the collateral inheritance tax, the Su-
preme Court lodged the main issue in
deciding the case and left the attor-
neys as much in the dark as they
were before. The case, which was
brought to determine the right of the
State to collect the tax due at that
time, was that of oscar A. Trippet,
executor of the will of Jacob Greun-
dixie of San Diego, against the State
of California. The court holds that
money for the tax is due the State.
but does not say whether its collec-
tion can be enforced.
The original collateral inheritance
tax law provided that per cent of
the money left by any deceased should
go to the State. Eighteen months
were allowed after the death of the
man owning the property for the tax
to be collected. After that time in
terest on the amount could be col
lected.
In July, 1905, new law went into
effect providing for different means of
collecting this tax and entirely
abolishing the old statute. No provi-
sion was made in the law for collect
ing the money due the State at the
time the former law was abolished.
There was at that time between
s1,000,OOO and s2,oooO0O due the State.
Many lawyers contended that this
could not be collected, as the means
for it's collection ceased to exist.
definite decision on the matter was
of Importance, for many of the large
estates of California would be affected
by it, The heirs to the Stanford estate,
for instance, would escape paying out
s150,000 if the tax could not be col
lected. 1t was decided to make the
Trippet case a test case and many lead
ing lawyers took a hand in aiding it
through. When the lower court de-
cided against Trippet the case was ap-
pealed to the Supreme Court.
Justice Sloss wrote the decision and
he was supported by his colleagues.
At the close of the decision are the
following words, which contains the
substance of the whole document:
The State here is not seeking an af-
firmative relief against the plaintiff:
The judgment merely denies plaintiff
the degree sought by him, declaring
the defendant has no right to such tax.
Since we have seen the defendant has
a vested right to such tax, an adjudf-
cation that the estate is free from any
such claim would be manifestly i'm
proper. Whether or not there remains
legal method of collecting the tax
will be a question for decision when
the State seeks to enforce it's right.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-15
Widow Changes Her Mind.

Mrs Mary E. Treft, a widow, COM
planned to the police yesterday that
during her absence from her tent in
Jefferson square her trunk had been
broken open and quantity of jewelry
stolen. She said she suspected James
j. Macdonald. another refugee, who
was employed in the Southern Pacific
freight sheds and had been annoying
her with his attentions. Detective
Whitaker arrested Macdonald, who had
been drunk, but Mrs. Treft declared
she would not prosecute aim. She
wanted him locked up till he was sober.
Whitaker searched Macdonalds tent,
but could find no trace of the stolen
jewelry. He was locked up on charge
of drunkenness.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-15
o,NeiII Loyal to Chinese.

The eighteen Chinese arrested at
1919 Pierce street on Monday night
for gambling were released on bail
yesterday morning and will appear be-
fore Police Judge Mogan this morning
The arrests were made at the residence
of Attorney Hugh O'Neill. About a
month ago several Chinese were ar
rested in O'Eeills house for visiting
an opium place, and at that time O'Neill
promised tnat he would get rid Of the
Celestials, but he has failed to do so.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-15
HalfmOon Bay Wants Convention.

REDWOOD CITY, Aug. 14.-Halfmoon
Bay is after tho San Mateo County Re-
publican convention. The visitors will be
given a gala time if the ocean side
town is selected T. D. Baldwin. r. H
judah. W. S. Wanzer and Thomas w.
Keil have been selected to act on the
various committees. It is proposed TO
hold the meeting in large tent by the
ocean beach on the site of the old
pavilion. 1t looks as if Halfmoon Bay
would be favored.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-15

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The San Francisco call., 1906-08-15

This is only one of the eleven
price; they are really $4,000 values;
shadow plaids, gray mixtures and
blue. black or brown fs1n 20
broadcloths- The price, OlV.OU
only .....ss.....
Tzn 5Vsss Store
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-15

The original Vienna Cafe and Bakery,
1926 Post ST., near Van Ness. The only
first class cafe and restaurant In the city
serving oysters, steaks, chops, salads,
hot coffee and rolls at popular prices.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-15

MAN REPORTED MISSING.-Newton Brice-
land reported yesterday to the Morglie Off
cials missing. Briceland lived in tent 49,
section +, Lafayette square. He went to his
work Monday morning, but has not been seen
since.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-15

NEW YORK, Aug. 14.-Admiral George
Dewey was today elected governor general of
the Order of Founders and Patriots of America
to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Robert d. Roosevelt.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-15
FOR TORPID LIVER

Take Horsford's Acid Phosphate.
1t stimulates healthy liver activity relieves
constipation, sick headache and malaria.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-19

smoothly. the contending factions being
narrowed down to a fight on the state
senatorshin. +. r. ST. John Is making
fight for a county dispensary and rail-
road rates. his opponent A. A. Griffith,
is either against a dispensary or ig-
nores 1t as an issue and has planted HIM
self on the Conner platform. The race
is close. the aspirants running neck and
neck. The primary election is set for
April a.
The local camp of the [. c. Y. meets
here on the 26th. lhe camp is in a healthy
condition with a membership including
practically every veteran in the county.
b. b. Conner, candidate for governor.
speaks at the court house Monday.
A rumar that, will not down SAYS that
George II. Parker will yet enter the race
for the legislature and S. J. Griffin for
the state senate.
Ignatius Pollock is beating the bushes
hunting support for the republican nom
nation for Congress. Mr.. Pollock has
large means and would make a very for
midable race. No opponent, in the DEM
ocratic party has yet been heard of to
contest the nomination of John L. Bur
nett, and 1t seems that the old Seventh
VIII havs a lamb-like election.
]. A. Laasiter, an old Cullman boy. was
married in Walling Tenn, to Miss Min
ME Thrower Wednesday morning. The
young couple viii make their home in
McMinville, Tenn. where the groom is
prominent in business circles.
c. A. Neugent & Bro, whose store was
burned at Garden City a short time ago
have gone into voluntary bankruptcy. j.
r. Rosson of this place has been appoint
ed receiver. The assets are stated at
about 5000 with liabilities of 5000
The Southern Express company is
building a handsome building Just north OF
the railroad station. IL will be ready for
occupancy about April Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. b. Diamond of Mont
gomery arrived here Saturday to spend a
few days with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank "
Tilford Mr.. Diamond is state manager
for the International Harvester company
with headquarters in Montgomery.
George H Parker is in Cincinnati on
legal business. IL