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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-06
ACTION BEGUN UNDER DIRECT
ORDERS FROM THE DEPART.
MENT OF JUSTICE
MESSAGE CAUSES STIR
Various interpretations Upon Words Of
President Adds Christening
Threat to Use the Army And Navy
to Enforce the Law.

San Francisco. Dec. 5-Under direct
orders from Washington representa-
tives Of the department Of justice in
California have been instructed to be-
gin action in the courts to test the
legality of the state statute which pro-
vides that children of Mongolian des-
cent shall attend separate school.
When the attention of President ALI
man Of the board of education was
called to that portion of the Pres1-
dents message he said the utterances
of the President on the Japanese ques-
tion would have no effect on the action
Of the board.
Creates Sensation.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 5.-Presi-
dent Rooseveltts reference in his presi-
Dental message to congress to the ser1-
Gus aspect of the Japanese question In
California created decided sensation
in congress. The various tnterpreta-
tions upon the meaning and intent Of
the message added to the chaos which
the seeming threat to use the army and
navy against the Californians to en-
force the treaty rights of the Japanese,
created.
The California members Of congress
understand the President to say that
there is now no la-- to punish per-
sons guilty of depriving foreigners in
the United States OF their treaty
rights; that the United States Is, how
ever, responsible to foreign govern
ments for such violation of rights;
that, inasmuch as the federal govern
ment is, responsible for the conse-
quences, it should have the power to
prevent violations of treaty rights and
that as far as possible under existing
law, the President proposes to see that
the treaty rights of the Japanese are
respected.
Question Of States Rights.
Caiifornians interpret the message to
mean that the President proposes to
test the right of the state of Califor-
MIA to resist the administration con-
struction of the California law and the
Japanese treaty and that he will use
his position to restrain the Japanese
pending court decision. On the other
hand he will deal with any overt act
against the Japanese in California with
an iron hand pending the same deci-
sion.
Senator Perkins declared that he
agreed with the message iii the alb
stract, but as applied to the Califor-
MIA case it did an injustice. He de-
MED the violation of any treaty rights
/ of the Japanese.
Japs are Assaulted.
Tacoma, Wash. Dec. 5.-Manage1
Chester of the Alder Mill company
twenty-five miles south of Tacoma
who came into town last night, says
there was a little trouble there Sun
day and Monday, caused by few
hangers-on at saloon, who would not
work and assaulted two Japanese in
an endeavor to drive them away Two
deputy sheriffs arrived Sunday even
ing and the Japanese are now at work
In the yard doing common labor, fol
which other men could not be Sc
cured
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-06
HoRsEMAN ON TRIAL.
Review Of Case Of Drussins Of Lou Dill
lon in Memrf1js,

New York, Dec. 5.-The board of re-
view Of the National Trotting associa-
tion today began the hearing of the
case against E. E. Smathers, for
mer owner of Major Delmar which is
alleged to have won the $4,000 gold
challenge cup offered by the Memphis
Trotting association in 1904 because
Lou Dillon. owned by c. X. G. Billings.
had haan drneged.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-06
WANT SIX YEAR TERM.

National Business League Gives Reso-
luton to culIom and Lowden.
Chicago, Dec 5.-The National Busi-
ness league today adopted and for
warded to Senator Cullom and Repre-
sentative Lowden, for Introduction in
the senate and house, resolution fix
ing the presidential term at six years.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-06
WILL USE VOTING MACHINES
Des Mones County Supervisors Au.
thorize Purchase

Burlington, Dec. 5.--The Des Moines
county board of supervisors here de-
cided to purchase twenty-seven voting
machines, one for each precinct, at a
cost of $3.50 each. A contract is now.
being drawn UP and it is believed
that the purchase will be authorized
at the next meeting.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-06
DENEEN APPOINTS DELEGATES
Five Men From Illinois Will Atteno
Interstate Convention.

Springfield. ILL.,, Dec. 5.-Governor
Deneen yesterday appointed the fol
lowing delegates to the interstate con
vention at Des Moines, to consider the
proposed amendment to the federal
constitution providing for the election
of United States senators by direct
vote:
J. T. Hamilton of Hoopestown; Rob.
ert H. Wallace of Hamilton; John An
derson of Chicago; William F. Bundy
of Centralia: B. +. Peek Of Moline.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-06
DRAINAGE CONGRESS MEETS.
Annual Convention of National Body ir
Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Dec. 5.-The
National Drainage Congress meeting In
annual convention, began three days
session here today with many irriga-
tion and drainage experts present from
various parts of the country.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-06
GOES WELL ARMED.
Batavia Woman Takes Fire Shovel
and a Doq.

Fairfield, Dec. 5.-(SpeciaD Armed
with a fire shovel and backed up with
a dog, Mrs. l.. B. Davis, who resides
near Batavia, invaded the residence
of Charles Meyers and inflicted serious
injuries on Mrs. Meyers person, so
great that a physician was necessary
to dress her wounds. A warrant has
been sworn out against Mrs. Davis
and she will be tried here.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-06
POLICEMAN KILLS FINN.
Only Way to Stop rawlings of Crazy
Drunk Man.

Ashtabula, O., Dec. 5.-After John H.
Kejampa, a Finn, while crazy drunk
last night had run amuck, armed with
a revolver and knife and had stabbed
fire men more or less seriously, Po-
liceman Hummer in attempting to ar
rest Kejampa shot and killed the lat
ter.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-12-06
Los Angeles Elects Harper.

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. partial
returns indicate that Harper, the demo
cratic candidate for mayor, was elected
by plurality $4,000
Gilpin observer., 1906-07-12
THE OLDEST HUMAN BODY.

THE Oldest body of any human be-
ing now reposes in the Egyptian gal
lery of the British museum" says the
American Antiquarian. 1T is the
body of man who was buried In a
shallow grave followed out of the
sandstone on the west bank of the
Nile in Upper Egypt. This man must
have hunted along the banks of the
Nile before the time of the earliest
mummied king which the museum
possesses-before the time of Menes,
who was supposed to have ruled
Egypt a; least 5000 B. C. There were
previous 20 that time two prehistoric
races. one the conquerors and the
other the conquered. from which
sprang the Egyptian race of the earli-
est dynasties. Ii is with these remote
stocks that this man has to do Con-
sidering the condition in which he
was found, it is evident that he was
associated with a late period of the
new stone age of Egypt He was bur
led in characteristic neolithic grave
with his neolithic pots and instru-
ments of flint about him There Is.
of course. no inscription of any kind
on the pots, knives. or grave. all hav-
ing been made long before the ,Aven-
tion of any written language"
Gilpin observer., 1906-07-12
CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL HAS
A VERY UNCANNY VISITOR

Los Angeles.-A more uncanny
visitor than death. whose silent en-
trance G. its portals there is not day
that fails to record, has appeared at
the county hospital, according to in
mates.
This weird apparition is not the
rider of the pale horse, who is well
come, but ghost. which is terrible
the ghost OF man who died there
months ago-Lawrence Hanley, the
actor; Lawrence Hanley in the wrath
garb of the spirit world enacting the
role of Hamlet at midnight in the
darkness of the corridor upon which
opened the room where he died August
% last; Lawrence Hanley smoking a
cigarette and leaning with one arm
raised upon thin air and with his feet
crossed. saying, Yes, I'll have an
other, thanks!"
The doctors and the nurses laugh or
Gilpin observer., 1906-07-12

with club to drive it from the build
ing
Those to whom the specter Is said
to have appeared are Willis H. Hoes,
Frank Hartwell and Charles c. Morell.
They tell substantially the same story,
which was related by each without COL
laboration with the other.
1t seems especially strange that such
story should be told of Lawrence
Hanley. He knew more about ghosts,
perhaps, than any other patient who
ever died there, for his long and bril-
liant stage career acquainted him in
timately with Shakespeare's ghostly
company. AS Hamlet" and Mac
beth" he had held communion with
avenging spirits; in the first year OF
his acting he had even impersonated
BanquO's ghost and that of the Dan
ish king. But the persons mentioned
gave him part more ghastly than
any Of these, the eighth act in the hu-
man drama.
Lawrence Hanley's death was itself
as tragic as that of any character he
portrayed, for he died miserably. the
k6n1uS,
Hanley's ghost is said to have ap-
peare1 month after his death. A
luminous, pearly vapor having the
form of a man emerged from the
southwest room on the lower floor. It
was an Opalescent apparition; it wore
stiff straw hat set jauntily. a light
suit ana carried a cane.
1t fiuated down the long corridor
with the semblance OF stride-the
tread of the actor upon the boards
and walled in voice itself the ghost
of the vocal: Tomorrow and to-
morrow and tomorrow creeps in this
petty pace from day to day." and SO
on to the end. He was Hamlet mourn
fully reciting ITO die, to sleep; to
sleep, perchance to dream" All
of the great characters OF his past he
enacted.
He strobe quickly forward, they say,
made as if to draw sword, leaned his
chin upon his hand and unused. beet
ling his brows until his eyes glowed
with greater intensity, threw back his
head end laughed, and then bowed
and disappeared.
The last time these men saw the
spirit it was in a bibulous vein. II
stood long at a bar of its fancy and
tossed down unseen glasses of nothing
until its wrath form began to stag
ger. 1t sang a song of revelry, then
stopped short. Strengthened up and
said: II must go home
Hospital authorities do not attempt
have circulated. except to say that
they must have emanated from the dis
torted fancy of some insane patients.
Gilpin observer., 1906-07-12
AN INGENIOUS NEW
AIR BOX FOR STOVES
New Device Invented by Woman for
the Better Control of the
Draft

In the accompanying engraving is
illustrated novel device which is ap-
plicable to ranges, stoves and open
CRATES, and which aims to provide
better control of the draft than mas
heretofore been possible, thus effecting
a saving in fuel. The device has the
form of box, smaller at the top than
at the bottom. The rear Of the box is
lett open, while the other three sides
are formed of inclined walls provided
with long vertical apertures. The bot
tom of the box is provided with slid
ing plate, the purpose of which will be
presently explained. The air box, as
the device is termed, is placed on the
crate of a stove, to which it Is secured
by means of bolts. 1t thus takes up
most of the space usually occupied by
the fuel. The rear of the air box fits
closely against the rear wall of the
firebox, but narrow space is left on
the other three sides to receive the
fuel. By this means the area of .he
fire is greatly increased, while the
depth is reduced. Air passes up from
the CRATE into the box and thence
through the apertures to the fire. The
plate at the bottom of the air box
Gilpin observer., 1906-07-12
DRUNKEN FATHER HOLDS
SON ON A HOT STOVE
Inhuman Torture of Delicate Boy by
1nebriated Parent-Pours Hot
Water Over Him.

Philadelphia.-Bae AIMS and chest
covered with burns, it is probable that
young Robert Costello will die as the
result of the brutal treatment inflicted
upon him by his drunken father, John
Costello. The inebriated parent held
the BOY against hot stove, until the
shrieks attracted the attention of po-
liceman. who turned faint at the odor
of burnt flesh that greeted his nostrils
when he broke into the house.
Robert, the eldest child is 16 years
old. aid although a delicate boy, has
been doing his best to help his mother
by working. The mother had gone to
work when Costello got up the other
morning. He was enraged because he
could not find his shoes, and cuffed
ard chicken several of the childhen. In
their fright they told HIM Robert had
the shoes. and Costello chased his son
into the kitchen. knocking him against
hot range. and then pouring kettle
of hot water over him.
Not content with that. the father
pckei up his son and held him against
Gilpin observer., 1906-07-12

pooh-pooh when they hear these re-
ports, but doctors and nurses are of un-
superstitious fiber; they believe in
scalpels and saws and such obviously
material things, and if ghost should
appear to one he might call it a
wrearh of smoke, shaft of moonlight
or some other easily explicable thing
The nurse who was with Lawrence
Hanley when he died, H. S. Rea Don.
when interviewed refused to discuss
the alleged spectral manifestation.
Mr.. Rea Don glared when he was
asked if he had not chased the lumin-
GUS phantom up and down the hall
Gilpin observer., 1906-07-12
DENVER Y. M. c. A. BUILDING,
Plans Adopted for a Large and Costly
Structure.

Derver.-At meeting of the direc-
tors of the Y. NJ. c. A. Tuesday night
perspective of the plans for the new
building submitted by l.. A. Desjardins
of Marean & Norton was adopted. and
II all arrangements can be carried out
the cornerstone of the structure will
be laid September 1st at the time of
the Pixies peak centennial. when many
prominent Y. NJ. c. A. men from all
parts of the country will be in Colo
rado.
The building alone will cost about
So5J .nG0. the site and furnishings
bringing the figure up to $350.000. 1t
will contain five stories and base.
ment and will be constructed OF light
stone and brick. Its interior will con.
tain every modern comfort.
A swimming pool 20x60 feet built
of tile and with shower baths will be
tho feature of the basement. Here
will also be located a cafe and kitchen.
bicycle room. barber shop four bowl
ing alleys, billiard and pool room,
besides large engine and machine
room.
On the first floor entrance. which
will be on Sixteenth avenue, will be
the rotunda or mail hallway. II will
he 125x60 feet and will extend back to
the alley. To right OF the hallway will
be placed the Offices of the secretary
and on the left will be the reading
rooms and refreshment apartments.
In the rear will be an auditorium with
u seating capacity of 500 and 1900
lockers.
A large gymnasium, together with
rooms for the physical directors and
various educational classes will be
located on the second floor. Quarters
will also be provided on this floor for
the junior department. The remain.
Ing three floors will contain the DOR
mitories. There will be LOG OF them.
each with Its private bath and lava
tory. AS all the rooms will face on the
street or court they will all be. light.
Gilpin observer., 1906-07-12

vengeance. illuminate is from the
Latin 'fulmen," thunderbolt. and the
explosive letter Is a veritable thunder
bolt of disaster to the recipient of one
of these missives. The fendishness of
the machine is rendered trebly terrible
by reason of the simplicity of its CON
struction and the ease with which 1t
can be sent to the doomed victim of
the Reds without danger to the sender.
A bomb thrown into the street fire.
.quently sends the thrower to another
world, sometimes alone. sometimes in
company with the object of his
vengeance. A pistol shot or dagger
thrust may be effective in working of
the victim, but the chances are very
much in favor of quick retribution in
the shape OF the death of the assassin.
Internal machines of the complicated
design are sure enough. but they are
difficult to make and there Is an ele-
ment of uncertainty in their execution.
But In the case of the explosive let
ter. the mail carrier takes all the risk
the assassin can be far away before the
deed is accomplished and the victim
executes himself. What could be more
satisfactory from the viewpoint of the
dreaded fraternity?
The accompanying pictures show
how the explosive letter is made and
how 1t operates. An ordinary piece OF
cardboard, of the kind that IL used to
prevent photographs being broken
when in transit through the mail, will
do for the groundwork. A series of
grooves is cut In the cardboard for the
reception of the explosive. The next
photograph shows how the illuminate
of mercury is poured into these recep-
.tacles. Next the explosive Is covered
with a piece OF paper, In order to keep
At from falling out OF the grooves. In
the making of the trigger an ordinary
snap catch. such as is used to fasten
letters together. is used. One OF these
snaps is placed over each OF the four
.grooved receptacles holding tha ex-
;plosive. SO that whichever side the let
ter is opened the mercury will be ex-
ploded. Finally. the paper covering Is
coated with mucilage. to told all firm
ly together. and then the Internal ma
chine is ready for the mail. Our third
picture shows how the explosive mis-
slve is placed In the envelope.
Care Is taken to 80 seal the envelope
Hsat 1t cannot be !opsned BY Inserting
Gilpin observer., 1906-07-12
Death FolLoWs Solemn Warm
ing Delivered by a Preacher

London.-An extraordinary narra-
village in South Wales. the central
figure being the Rev. Meredith Morris.
curate in charge of Garth church.
Maesteg. On recent Sunday night
the reverend gentleman preached to a
crowded congregation, and during his
discourse, which consisted of an ex-
hortation to young men. his voice sud-
denly rang through the building with
the declaration that he was charged to
II have" he said "in the past crit
icised adversely some who have said
they have seen visions. will not do
SO again. retract those censorious
words. What did know then! We
have had our Easter communion and
there were absentees from 1t. There
were some who told me they would
come, but l looked into their eyes and
saw they did not mean what they
said.
They did not come and | after
wards saw some OF them-seven of
them-gambling under tree. and one
of them won eight shillings two pence
There was one who saw me watching
and his accusing conscience made him
run away. Sin is rampant and 1t as
sumes many forms. Now. I have a
no: keep 1t back. II Is u message from
God. and 1t is to all the youpl men
'..s; = NIL Others In this church
Gilpin observer., 1906-07-12
|M;nMa1gretMsn*Aey( (

There are cases where an operation
IS the only resource, but when one con-
siders the great number of cases of
menacing female troubles cured by
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound after physicians have advised
operations, no woman should submit to
one without first trying the Vegetable
Compound and writing Mrs. Pinkham.
Lynn, Mass, for advice, which is free.
Miss Margret Merkley, of 275 Third
Street, Milwaukee, Wis, writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:
Loss of strength, extreme nervousness,
shooting pains through the pelvic organs,
bearing down pains and cramps compelled
me to seek medical advice. The doctor, after
making an examination, said had female
trouble and liberation and advised an opera
ton. To this strongly objected and decided
to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound The liberation quickly healed, all
the bad symptoms disappeared and I am
once more strong, vigorous and WELL"
Female troubles are steadily on the
increase among women. If the MONTH
ly periods are very painful. or too fire.
quent and excessive-if you have pain
or swelling low down in the left side,
bearing-d down pains, don't neglect your
self: try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Gilpin observer., 1906-07-12
Boy Is Sold for Junk.

Bangor. Me.-Eddie Gallagher. aged
eight of Saco. was sold the other day
at a quarter of a cent pound. It was
all joke on Solomon Solmer. junk
dealer. Some of the boys of the town
wanted to raise a stake. and into Sol
mers shop they brought what ap-
psared to be bag of old rags and iron.
II weighed 40 pounds. Solmer gave
the boys dime and they retired
grinning. Presently there was a
strange wriggling inside the bag; then
It moved toward the door. Solmer
overcame his terror sufficiently to un-
tie the bag. wherenpon out jumped
Eddie Gallagher. He fed. amid the
lamentations OF the junk dealer.
Gilpin observer., 1906-07-12
OPERATION AVOIDED
ExPERIENcE0FMI MISS MERKLEY
She Was Told That an Operation WaA
Inevitable. How She Escaped 1t.

When physician tells woman suf-
fering with serious feminine trouble
that an operation is necessary, the very
thought of the knife and the operating
table strikes terror to her heart, and
our hospitals are full of women coming
for lust such operations.
Gilpin observer., 1906-07-12
The Bombs of the Anarchists

Anarchistic ingenuity could scarcely
go further than the explosive letter.
the latest internal machine. devised by
Parisians as mode OF destruction.
illuminate of mercury is the ingredient
used in preparing this instrument of
Gilpin observer., 1906-07-12
ex.Presider, Cleveland m.

Chicago.-A telegram was received
here Thursday night stating that for.
mer President Grover Cleveland was
sick at his home in Princeton and
would be unable to come West next
day as he had intended. A Princeton.
New Jersey. dispatch says that Mr..
Cleveland Is suffering from an attack
Of asthma. to which he 10 subject His
condition 10 not serious. I'll
Gilpin observer., 1906-07-12

a finger. 1t is so sealed that a knife
or the point of pair of scissors must
be used. The point of the opener
catches the clip. and with the same
movement that tears the letter open
the explosive is detonated and the
Gilpin observer., 1906-07-12
Cat Plays Mother to Ducks.

Wapakoneta. O.-Recently u hen be-
longing to Monte Salmire. a drayman.
Matched out l3 ducks and at once
abandoned them to their fate. A large
family cat fell In love with the duck
lets and essayed tc play the part Of
mother. The ducks have taker very
kindly to their strange fnstsr i,9th0A
Gilpin observer., 1906-07-12

serves as damper which can be
moved In or out to control the amount
of air fed to the fire. Owing to the
shallowness of the fire and the general
distribution of air, a perfect combus-
tion of the fuel is assured. In proof
of the value Of the air box 1t Is pointed
Gilpin observer., 1906-07-12

With a smooth IRON and Defiance
Starch, you can launder your shirt
waist just as well at home as the
steam laundry can; it will have the
proper stiffness and finish, there will
be less wear and tear of the goods.
and it will be positive pleasure to
use Starch that does not stick to the
iron
Gilpin observer., 1906-07-12

81 have seen in vision seven young
men and one of these seven will be
called to his reckoning by his Maker,
and that very shortly"
Strange to say. on Monday after
noon one of the young men to whom
the curate had referred to was killed
in local colliery.
Gilpin observer., 1906-07-12
Little Girls Desire

Mabel had always worn high-topped
shoes. much to hr own dissatisfaction.
and one day while admiring her moth
ers slippers she said: Mamma,
can't l have a pair of low-recked
shoes next summer"
Gilpin observer., 1906-07-12

Defiance Starch is the latest inven-
tion in that line and an Improvement
on all other makes; it is more eco
nomical, does better work, takes less
time. Get it from any grocer.
Gilpin observer., 1906-07-12

out by the Scientific American that
there is material reduction in the
of smoke from a stove sup
plied with this device. The inventor
of the air box is a New Zealand wom-
an, Miss B. J. Mouat.
Gilpin observer., 1906-07-12

Foreigners, in their ignorance OF the
language. so often mistake the sui
tan's trades for tirades.-Albany Ar
gus