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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-19
Mrs. Eastburn pIeases Audience.

Douds- Leando Dec (Special)-
The lecture delivered here last even
ing by Mrs. TGastburn, under the aus
pices of the Sunday school, was well
received by an audience OF Douds-
Leando's best people.
The lecturer evidently has given
the subject, Rules for Success" much
study. Her word Illustrations wer4
good. her reasoning logical and clear,
and her eloapation was splendid
Mis- Hisel, as violiniste. proaed her
self an artist on the violin. The en-
tertainment was interesting and in
structive to Young and old alike.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-19
Days TRUCE
IS TAKEN IN
RAILROAD War
AGREEMENT REACHED TO POST
PoNE ANNUAL, ILLINOIS CEN
TRIAL MEETING UNTIL ToMoR-
ROW HARTMAN ABSENT

Chicago, Dec. 1S - An agreement
was reached this morning between
counsel for the Hartman and Fish in
terests in the Illinois Central litiga-
ton that the annual meeting schedul-
ed for today be postponed until to-
morrow.
1t is believed that Judge Farrar will
occupy all today and possibly por-
tion of tomorrow before his argument
on behalf of Fish is concluded and at
torneys for Hartman will close the
hearing and 1t is not believed possible
that they will finish before Thursday
evening at the earliest. Final action
on the injunction obtained by Fish
can hardly be expected until after the
holidays.
Hartman Not Coming.
William Nelson Cromwell. who was
the principal counsel for the Harri-
man faction during the October meet
ing, arrived from New York yesterday
Mr.. Hartman will not be able to
come to Chicago, owing to a severe
cold Cornelius Vanderbilt, Robert
Goelet and the other New York men
interested are expected today.
Mr.. Fish issued statement last
night in which he said that
the report that he proposed in the
event Of obtaining control of the road
to displace employees who have solicit
ed proxies for the present administra-
tion Is untrue. He declared he would
show no vindictiveness.
II am only after the scalp Of E. H.
Hartman" he said, ''and of those
men in the directory who are domin-
ated by him. because believe their
presence in the directory is an injury
| to the company.'
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-19
She Sues Saloon Keepers.

Clinton, Dec 1s. Rose Reader Of
De Witt. in this county. has brought
two big damage suits against the IL
uuor dealers Of that city. because of
the death Of her husband. who was
killed by falling from buggy after
he had been sold liquor by Theodore
Peters and w. e. Quirk. The plaintiff
believes herself entitled to damages
In the sun. of $4,000 from each Of the
two defendants
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-19
Head Of RinqIinq Circus Dead

ling, head of the circus combination,
died here today at sanitariuln Death
was caused by complication of dis
eases Ringing came to New Orleans
two weeks ago with the hope that the
southern climate would benefit him.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-19
Against Germanization Of Prussian
Poland

Paris. Dec. 1S.-Henrik Sienkiew-
iesz. the Polish author has published
a protest and an appeal to the intel
lectual world against the Germaniza-
ton of Prussian-Polanf. especially it's
recent proposition made by the Ger.
man chancellor for appropriation Cf
the land belonging to the Poles.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-19
New Phase to Reform.

Burlington, Dec 49, "A new phase
in the reform movement that has
struck the various larger cities OF
Iowa. was the filing Of suit for
$4,000 against A. w Geng, saloon
proprietor. by Mrs. Minnie Hartman,
accusing Geng while selling liquor TO
her husband while he was intoxicated:
The law is plain in such cases and
Mrs. Hartman will probably win. The
case is one of the first of the kind
here for years.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-19
File Mrs. Taft,s Will.

Cincinnati, O.. Dec Is. The will
of Mrs. Louise NJ. Taft was filed for
probate yesterday afternoon. with her
sons, Charles F. Taft and William H..
Taft. secretary of war, named as ex-
ecutors, T. William H., Henry W.,
Horace D.. and Frances Louise Ed
wards, are left the Cincinnati realty,
or, If sold. s25,O00 each. After provid-
ing several smaller beqnests the bal
ance of the estate is left to the daugh-
ter. Frances Louise Edwards.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-19
Merrill Gets Appointment.

Mason CITY. Dec. 18 = Keith Mer-
rill. sen of r. A. Merrill, OF this city.
was nominated yesterday by Congress
man Haugen as candidate from the
Fourth district for an appointee to
West Point. Fl A. Merrill was former
president Of the City National Bank.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-19
/, Massachusetts, Bank Closes.

North Attleboro, Mass, Dec 1S.-
The jewelers. National bank whose
vice president and cashier Frederick
e. Sargent was found dead in bait:
tub last night. failed TO open it's doors
today A notice was posted on the
door which stated that the bank will
remain closed pending an examination
into its affairs
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-19
Busse canont Move Appointees,

Springfield, ILL.,. Dec. 18.-The su-
IRENE court today holds that Mayor
Busse had no power to remove the
aDpointees of Mayor Dunno on the
Chicago Board Of Education aud
directs the states attorney to file
quo warranto proceedings against the
Busse appointees, directing them 10
show by what authority they hold Of
fee.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-19
Iona Wireless Message

Copenhagen, Dec. IS. 1t was an
nounced here today that wireless
telephone message had been trans
mitted yesterday between Weissen
Zee the wireless station at Berlin and
Lyngby station, near this city, dis
tance of 200 miles.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-19
Taft to Arrire. Erie,au

Cape Race \. n. Dec. lS.-The
steamer President Grant, from Ham
burg for New York and having Sec
rotary Taft on board was in corlnuni-
cation with the Marcani lvireless sta-
tion yesterday. The President Grant
will reach New York Friday.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-19
Jews Must Leave vjadivostok

st. Petersburg, Dec. 18-A dispatch
from Vladivostok declares that the
Jews have been ordered to depart
within four days Jewish property
holders were given eighteen days IN
which to liquidate.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-19
CREDE BAILEY
GETS 20 YEARS
NEGRO WHO FORMERLY LIVED
HERE GOES TO PENITENTIARY
FOR FIFTH TIME.

Des Moines, Dec. 1s.-For the fifth
time in his life, Crede Bailey colored,,
stood before the bar of justice and
received a sentence to the peniten-
tiary. Judge Brennan gave him an
indeterminate sentence at Fort Mads-
son not to exceed twenty years.
81 am not guilty, Judge" declared
Bailey when the court asked him if
he had anything to say why sentence
should not be pronounced. II tell you
/ have been prosecuted. have been
under the care of a doctor ever since
last March and every time the police
caught me walking to his Office they
arrested me. They placed vagrancy
charges against me and kept me in
jail nearly all the time.
But Crede was out long enough to
break into boarding house and steal
gold watch, and some cash from ona
of the roomers.
Detective Andy Bracket, who ac-
complished his capture, as well as the
remainder of the police department,
are elated at the negro's sentence.
They will all breathe sigh of relief
when he boards the train for Fort
Madison.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-19
Was Not GUILTY Of Manslaughter.

New York. Dec. 1S.--Alfred H.
Smith, vice president of the New
York Central was acquitted today ',f
the charge of manslaughter brought
in the connection with the wreck Of
the Brewster express at WoodlaWn
last February. in which twenty-four
persons We're killed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-19
One Dead Result Of Train WRECK

Concordia, Kan, Dec. 1S.The east
bound Union Pacific passenger was
wrecked by a broken rail seven miles
east OF here today; one man was kill
ed and two women dangerously injur-
ed. Others are slightly injured, Lhs
names ale unobtainable.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-19
Pastors Wife Undergoes Operation

Marshalltown, Dec. Is. = Mrs, VIII
liam Pence James. wife of the rector
of st. Paul's Episcopal church OF this
city. underwent o surgical operation
at Rochester, Mimi. for exophthalmic
goitre, with complications in the
shape of small tumor that caused
pressure on the trachea. Word from
the hospital is to the effect that the
operation was entirely successful and
that the patient is making very sat
isfactory recover.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-19
GIRLS HEAD BLOWN OFF.
Twelve Year Boy Did Not Know Gun
Was Loaded; Pulled
Trigger.

Dubuque. Dec. 1S. Not knowing
it was loaded. the twelve year old son
of John Meyer, farmery at Hol
Cross. pointed shot gun at his
eight year old sister and pulled the
trigger The girls head was blown
off.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-19
corteIyou and MetcaIf setter.

Washington. D. c., Dec 1S. Sec
CoTtelyou and Metcalf. who
are confined to their homes With an
attack of the grip, are cons 'dered
better today.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-19
"Buch' Hinrichsen Dead.

Alexandria. H., Dec, 1S.--Fornaer
State Treasurer w. H. (Buck) Hin
richsen, died al his home here today.
He has been fai'ing for the past two
years
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-19
AURORA DOCTOR
PRAISES CO0BER
CLOSED DIETARY EXPERIMENT
LAST NIGHT BY BATTING BA-
NANAS AND APPLES.

Aurora. Dec 18.-Thomas ]. Allen.
the Aurora dietarian who undertook
to live sixty days on peanuts alone
ended his experiment last night.
Yesterday he grew reckless and de-
voured some apples. Just to prove
he could do 1t he ate hatful of pea
nut last night at bedtime DR.. Allen
admitted that he was glad his test
was over.
81 was getting tired" said he, ''but
l have proved my theory. I shall con-
tinue to partake Of peanuts as part
of my daily bill Of fare, but shall In
clude several varieties Of fruit in the
list" 'sy
The DOCTORS wife still eats real
food.
Loses Twenty Pounds.
He weighed when he began excl,l-
sive peanut diet 160 pounds; he now
weighs 140 pounds, loss of twenty
pounds. His girth at the outset meas
ured thirtysix inches; 1t now meas
ures thirty-four His chest when he
began measured thirtyeight inches;
1t now measures thirty-seven. His
pulse has remained normal through
out and his temperature has been nor
-lal with but one or two exceptions.
son those exceptional periods" sail
Allen last night, Il enjoyed a little
fever"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-19
ARGUMENTS TO MAkEIT
PERMANENT IN SPRING
COUNSEL FOR LABOR BODY
y SOUGHT TO HAVE GOULD IN
4 JUNCTION CONFINED TO DIS
\, TRicT OF COLUMBIA, BUT FAIL

II Washington, Dec, 1s.-After hear
Eing the arguments on the various
points in the case. Justice Gould. of
the equity court today signed a decree
restraining and enjoining
the American Federation of Labor,its
officers and all others, from interfer-
/, ring with the business of the Buck
A;tove and Range company and from
declaring or threatening any boycott
against it. All attempts Of counsel
for the federation to modify the de-
acree failed. except in one minor parti-
cular.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-19

Bailey was the son of Scott Bailey,
for years a well known Ottumwa char
acter. Crede Bailey gave the Ottumwa
police much trouble while living here.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-19
Reading DeeIares plvldends.

Philadelphia, Pa, Dec, 1S.-The
directors of the Reading company to-.
day declared the regular semi-annIal
dividend of 2 per cent on the common
stock.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-12-19

Philadelphia. Dec, 1s--The direc-
tors of the Pennsylvania company.
which operates the Pennsylvania rail
road lines west of Pittsburg, today
raised the dividend on the stock OF
the company from a to per cent
basis and they declared semi-Rnnual
dividend Of four per cent.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-05-20
ADJUSTMENTS
HER MARVELLOUS BEAUTY.

In England every woman admlres
and envies the beauty of the queen.
In America their cousins search for
the fountain of youth at which Miss
Lillian Russell drinks. There is no Sc
cret in her methods by which after an
active career full of travel and hard
work, she still holds the position OF
being the most beautiful woman of her
type on the stage.
Her first advice to her sisters is do
not worry" Worry will make more
wrinkles in an hour than time can
chisel in a decade. Don't let little
things things annoy you. Life is made
I'D of trif1es. Once the habit is formed
of making mountains of mole hills, nc
reserve force is left when big prob
lens are faced. Fresh air possesses
more curative and preventative powers
than all the doctors prescriptions and
beauty recipes in the world. Miss
Russell spends two hours every day
in the open air. She dresses COM
fortably, leaving the face and throat
uncovered. If the weather permits
she takes a brisk walk, breathing
deeply and evenly. expanding the
lungs to their fullest capacity, throw
ing back her head, and stepping firm
ly and briskly. Every morning, as
soon as she rises, she goes to an open
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-05-20
BASEBALL GAME RESULTS
IN FREE.FOR-ALL FIGHT

Waitsburg was treated to a variety
of .amusements yesterday afternoon
when the soldiers from the local fort
and the Prescott ball team went up TO
the northern hamlet to show the
burghers how to play the national
game.
The Pirates defeated both aggrega-
tons taking the game with the Pres
colt nine by a score of to l and run
ming up Uncle Sans Krag carriers
to the chapparal by a score of 9 to s.
In the afternoon the large crowd
that had assembled to see the military
men and the hill town play ball were
given such an exhibition of the art of
warfare as exemplifed by the rab-
BILE that many women left the scene in
disgust
Prescott bleacherites who were bet
ting on the blue coats became en-
tangled with a score or more of Waits
burg sports who were on the oppo-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-05-20

window and exercises and clears her
lungs by deep brea thing. When trav-
cling she spends an hour each day on
the observation platform of her car.
Walking is her cure for thrilling colds
and minor ills. On stormy days she
dresses for protection, but wears no
veil or tight covering at the throat.
In her diet she makes no restric-
lions. She eats what she likes, but Sc
lects a simple fare of plain foods,
avoiding all rich sauces and heavy
gravies. In her bath she prefers one
of the same temperature of the room,
rubbing herself down briskly with a
coarse towel. getting as much light
exercise as possible out of a necessity
For her daily exercise, if engage
ments and rehearsals compel her time
in the open air to be taken up in driv-
ing to and from the theater, she uses
the simpler movements of the army
setting up drill. This drill is now in
use in the schools and a mother can
learn the movements from her son and
daughter.
The problem is one that each woman
must solve for herself: the rules are
simple. but they are not iron clad.
Miss Russell and her sister, Susan
Westford followed the same course
last summer. They took equal walks.
followed the same diet and exercised
together. vet Miss Russell lost weight
and her sister gained in flesh. How
ever Miss Westford was never in bet
ter health and her weight is. less than
it would have been if she had not fol-
lowed the rules of not worrying, liv-
ing simple and taking plenty of exer-
cises in the open air.
This charming actress may be seen
at the Keylor Grand. May %.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-05-20

short time he has been at the agency
Before Edwards came to the Una :
tilla reservation it was common for
crowds of whites from the city to
drive out to the agency for the pur
pose of visiting the, schools, becoming
acquainted with the Indians and en-
couraging them in every way. During
the past year scarcely party from
Pendleton has visited the schools and
but few people have ventured on the
agency grounds except strictly upon
business.
The Indians have been quick to no.
tice this changed condition and they
feel that the relations between the
whites and the Indians are not what
they should be.
All the leading members Of the
tribe express themselves as being
ready and willing to cooperate with
any agent who will deal fairly and
justly by all.
The Indians are looking forward to
the coming OF Mr.. McFatridge and
will give him hearty welcome when
he arrives al the reservation.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-05-20
VOTE FOR THE LICENSE.

At the next meeting of the city
council there will come up for con-
sideration an ordinance of the utmost
Importance to the business men of the
city and their thousands of patrons as
well. 1t is an ordinance which Will
have a far reaching effect upon the
business of the merchants and the ex-
penses of their customers.
It is the ordinance licensing the
trading stamp concerns and the busl-
ness houses adopting the trading
stamp scheme.
The passage of this ordinance is of
vital interest to every merchant con-
sumner and taxpayer. 1t is bill that
will regulate the trading stamp graft
and will provide an income for the
city which will go far toward aiding
in making up the deficit now existing
Councilman Guy Bridges who. until
now, has stood for the interests of the
city, for increased licenses and for all
reform legislation, is fighting hard
against the passage Of the license or
dinance because his firm, o. P. Jay
cox & Co.. will be obliged. under this
law. to pay 500 year license to the
city for using the trading stamp
scheme. With Mr.. Bridges it is not
question of what is good for his con-
stituents, or the city. He is placed IN
he embarra ssing position of having to
repudiate all of his high sounding
speeches on daring to do right and
standing "for honor and morality in
order to save his firm the 'Illtry sum
of 500 a year which should go into the
city treasury. 1t is through selfish
motives the councilman from the First
ward opposes the trading stamp Ii
cenSe.
To show the lengths to which he
has gone is cited the report of his visit
to the city attorney demanding that
official render an opinion to the effect
the ordinance is uncons- itutional. The
visit failed of it's object, according to
the stories told.
Again, Mr.. Bridges made statements
in the council meeting to the effect the
courts had upheld the trading stamp
schemes. That is not germane to the
question now before the council. 1t is
not question of the legality of the
trading stamp graft. 1t is question
of the power of the city to levy Ii
cense upon certain business. This
power is plainly conferred by the char
ter.
The trading stamp license bill is not
illegal, or unconstitutional 1t is with
in the province of the city council to
license business and the license ordi-
nance will surely pass-as means of
creating needed revenue, if nothing
else.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-05-20

Here is a little problem for the few
supporters Of the trading stamp graf
ers. These men-strangers-c in
to the city with a lot of cheap fur
niture clay dishes and similar house
hold goods to give away to patrone
of the scheme. The grafters pay moth
ing to the city-merely collect a five
per cent tax from the merchant, who
must make it up to the consumer.
The consumer gets a cheap rocking
chair, or set of dishes. Do you know
the third man who is losing by this
deal? 1t is the big furniture and
household goods dealer-the Drum
heller company, Davis-Kaser and like
firms. These concerns have grown UP
with the city, are identified with its
progress. Their payrolls furnish the
money for the grocer, the baker and
the butcher. Their money is invested
in Walla Walla. Yet people, befooled
with the specious idea of getting
something for nothing, pass up these
big stores. these honorable dealers
with honest goods. to strive for the
something for nothing goods, for
which they pay. unknowingly, a five
per cent increase for living necessi-
ties. If for no other reason the trad
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-05-20
PLEASED WITH new AGENT
UnatIa Indians Think Edwards
viii hOt Be Missed

PENDLETON, May 20.-The East
Oregonian says: There is great re-
joicing among the leading Umatilla In
dams over the resignation of Super
intendent 0. c. Edwards, who will be
superseded on the reservation by E. A
McFatridge. in a short time.
Chief No Shirt, Amos Pond, Una
pine. Yakima George, Kash Kash and
other leading Indians who know wha,
the Indians need and who are fully ca
pable of discriminating between good
and bad treatment, are in the city this
afternoon and expressed themselves. as
being glad the trouble on the reserva-
ton is about to end.
From the reports they have had OF
the new agent he will conduct the af-
fairs of the reservation in a different
manner than that pursued by Mr.. Ed
wards.
The better class of Indians desire tc
see the most amicable relations be-
tween the whites and the Indians and
they feel that the Indians have suffered
from the actions of Edwards in the