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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-09
BIRMINGHAM. TEAM WINS.

Keosauqua.- The Birmingham ball
team played the Keosauqua high
school nine Saturday afternoon which
resulted in a score of 10 to 8 In favor
of Birmingham This is the second
defeat for the nine here and disap-
pointment to the spectators. The boys
have had very little practice, but are
confident they can play and are not
afraid to tackle any Of the high school
teams. There is hopes for victory
for them next time.
John Kreiss of South Keosauqua
left Saturday for Council Grove, Kan
sas, called there by the serious illness
of his father.
DR.. Mabel Morgan went to ottumwa
Saturday to spend Sunday with DR..
Ollie Myers.
Miss Hattie Campbell. who has been
visiting at the home Of M. Kinsey,
left Saturday for Douds-Leando.
Mrs. ]. D.. Geilick was the guest of
Mrs. G. B. Goves. south OF town.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Thomas spent
Sunday at the home Of Oscar Thomas
at Mt Zion.
Miss Maude Norris visited her bro
Their Van Norris at Bonaparte over
Sunday.
BENZ. Stong and family spent Sun
day In Kilbourne with relatives.
Ned Roberts was Bunaparte visi-
tor Saturday.
Mrs. D. Savage left for ottumwa
Saturday to spend week with
friends.
Mrs. Mary Dun of Ottumwa is visit
ing relatives here
6~o all a rafItnnH from
Fairfield Saturday, where she visited
the past week.
Rev. Cooper Of Abba visited friends
here last week.
Mrs. Jake Starr of South Keosauqua
has been quite sick the past week.
"A family reunion was held at the,
home of Frank Mcintosh, living south
Of town Sunday, May 5. There were
fifty relatives present and a very
enjoyable day. was passed..
Mr. and Mrs. James Miles are the
parents of boy, born Sundoy night
May 5.
Mrs Julia McKibben left Monday
morning for Des Moines to attend the
P. E. o. convention. From there she
will visit friends at Ottumwa and Des
Moines. She expects to be gone about
six weeks.
Ellis Williams is in Cedar Rapids
and will remain several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Whitney spent
Monday in Eldon. Mr.. Whitney will
make a business trip to Bloomfield, re-
turning Wednesday.
Harry Dodds returned Monday morn
ing after a weeks visit with relatives;
In Bonaparte.
William Prall Of Eldon spent sunda,
with his family here.
Msis Lizzie Nelson Of Ottumwa spent
Sunday at the homes of N. P. Wood
ford and Jesse Watkins.
Author Cochrell and family Of Bona
parte visited here over Sunday with
Mr. Cochrelrs parents.
Miss Orpha Bonney spent Monday in
Keokuk.
Mrs Jennie wilkin and Mrs. Nc
Manus visited over Sunday with rela-
tives in Mt. Sterling.
Miss Mary Day is teaching the Pitts
burg school during tn eabsence Of Ellis
Williams
Born, May 1, to Mr. and Mrs. David
Craig, south of town, a daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Akey are the par
ents of daughter, born Monday
morning, May s.
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-09

Consultation Free.
Those out of the city unable to call
can be successfully treated by DR.
Keith's Home Treatment. First fifty
(50) who write will, be given free
treatment. Address all letters
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-09

Lafferty and Patrick Smith were OF
tumwa visitors Thursday afternoon.
Thomas Van Wrinkle transacted bust.
ness in Oskaloosa Thursday.
Ernie. the little son of s. M. DAVIS,
has been sick this week.
Mrs. William Shilling Of near Knox
vile, has returned home. after attend
ing the funeral of her grandchild, the
baby of Mr.. and Mrs. David Shilling.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-09

blind inmate grappled with the would
be murderer, but was unable to hold
him.
Leslie died a few hours later at the
soldiers home hospital without hav-
ing regained consciousness,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-19
TAN BARK SUPPLY DEPLETED
BY FIRES AND NEGLIGENCE
Government Forest Service Iywestigat-
Ing Status of Pacific Coast Sup
pIy-$1, 100000 Worth
Burned

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1S.-A famine in
tan bark oak is seriously threatening
the Pacific coast tanning industry, ac-
cording to government experts who have
completed thorough examination of the
present supply of this valuable timber.
The continual harvesting of this valua-
BILE oak in the west without any attempt
to recuperate the supply is rapidly de-
pleting the tan bark resources. Disastrous
fires have also wrought much destruc-
tion and in one section of California
&C, 900 cords have been destroyed in this
way in the last fifteen years. Were this
bark placed on the market in San Fran
cisco at the present ruling price it would
amount to total value of $1,320000.
The Pacific coast tanning industry has
always depended upon its supply of ma
tive oak for tan bark. This pax furnishes
tanning material which corresponds in
value to the chestnut oak of the east
with which the finer feathers are tanned.
Fortunately this oak is one which repro
duces vigorously by sprouting from the
cut stumps, thus bringing forth a new
stand much more rapidly than is possi-
BILE from seed. If it were not for this
quality of the tree the field in the west
would probably have been exhausted
years ago.
The condition of the present stand Of
this species of oak on the Pacific coast,
together with a determination of how
the exhausted supply may be recuperated,
will be thoroughly treated in a report
containing valuable recommendations
soon to be issued by the forest service
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-19
FRENCH ANGERED BY
SPANLARDS' DELAY
MooRs ARE REPORTED SHORT OF
AMMUNITION
Threatened Attack on Casa Blanca
Has Not Occurred-Two Tribes
of Moroccans Are Willing
to Yield

BY Associated Press.
PARIS, Aug. 1S.-The -tigaros Casa
Blanca correspondent says:
ITO the surprise of all, the Spanish
contingent returned to the city after
simply making a reconnaissance of the
ground allotted them. They announced
that they would repeat the reconnaissance
the next day and then would decide what
they would do. There is some indigna-
ton at the attitude of the Spanish troops,
who do nothing but stroll about the city
while the French soldiers are worn out
from ceaseless guard duty.
TANGIER Aug. 18.-Trustworthy re-
ports Indicate that the tribesmen investing
Casa Blanca and Mogador are short of
ammunition and quarreling as to what
course to pursue. The threatened attack
on Casa Blanca had not occurred this
morning.
CASA BLANCA, Aug. 1S.-There are
further signs of the approaching pacifi-
cation of the country. Another tribe,
making two out of ten, has expressed It's
willingness to submit and to ask the par
don of the French authorities.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-19
SEPARATED FROM WIFE;
DEPoRTED TO HUNGARY
August Fischer, an Invalid, Is Sent to
His Native Shores by Immigra-
tion Officers of United
States

ST LOUIS, Aug. 1s.-August Fischer,
aged 80, Hungarian paralytic, was de-
ported from ST. Louis at the request of
his wife and himself, that he may live
out his days with friends in Lugos, Hun
gary.
He was ACCOMPANIED by Deputy I'm
migration Inspector George H. Moler and
Special Attendant S. P. Chapin of East
st. Louis who will escort the invalid TO
Lugos.
Mrs Fischer, employed as domestic
in a South ST. Louis family. bravely said
good by to her husband at Union station,
and collapsed as the train pulled out.
Fischer has been in this country since
August 1905, when he landed In Balti-
more He came to st. Louis and soon
was seized with the malady from which
he is now suffering. He was taken to
Alexian Brothers hospital and remained
there until his money gave out.
He was then transferred to the City
hospital as a public charge and remained
there until his pathetic letters to Com
missioner Dunn. asking that he be de-
ported. attracted 6he attention of the i'm
migration officers.
They found federal law under which
the mans WISH which was seconded by
his wife. could be granted, and his de"
portation was ordered
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-19
PANIC MA Y
BE AVOIDED
SHAW SAYS FINANCIAL CRISIS is
NOT NECESSARY
REAL SOURCES OF WEALTH NOT
AFFECTED
Former Secretary Of Treasury Believes
Logical Causes for Serious con-
dition Are Lacking In the
Business World
By Associated Press.


os Associa.eu les' =.
NEW foHh' aug. lo'IcSiio ~
Shaw, former secretary of the treasury,
authorized the following interview on
the present financial and industrial con-
ditions TO-DAY; o
our tarms produce more than So'ovV.
100000 per annum and the prospect Is
good Tor an average crop. Our mines
yield more than $l'oUv,VoV,VuV ana ou.
forests more tnan $l'VoVVVV'vVv, anu
none OF these sources OF wealth mas
been exhausted. Tne output OF our rae
tories, in other tnan 1000 prouucts' 10
$4,000, 100000 and no hres nave peen
extinguished. The railways earn more
than 2,000,OO0,O00 and they are all IN
successful operation. The pay rolls OF
our factories and railways aggregate
approximately $3,5OO,00V,00O ana the
scale of wages has not been reduced
I'm other words the real sources OIL
the peoples wealth have not yet been
affected and the ability OF 1ndustrlai
concerns to pay dividends is not meas
ured by the market price Oh tnelr
stocks. Logical reasons Tor serious
conditions are therefore wanting
Physiological reasons are never want
ing If judge correctly.
The people will have exactly what
they want. If those who have money
in the banks withdraw 1t and lock 1t
up; il the banks refuse to grant ac-
commoda tions, and IL the consuming
public declines to place orders, then we
will very soon witness the effects.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-19
CAMPAIGN FOR PURE
FOOD WAGED IN EAST
inspectors In Chicago Look to See II
Contents and Label Agree-At-
tention Paid to Electric
Bleached Flour

CHICAGO, Aug 18.-The pure food de-
partment of the United States government
is prepar ring for an active campaign
against impure foods, drugs and liquors
in Chicago Under the directions OF Or.
A. L. Winton, head of the local branch
of the department, big laboratory is be-
ing fitted up on the top floor of the Man
haitian building to make tests under the
new pure food law
1t was learned yesterday that govern
ment inspectors have been paying atten-
ton to the liquors served in some of the
high class restaurants with the object OF
ascertaining whether or not the quality of
the liouofs conforms to the label on the
bottle In one, 1t is said, the bottles
were found to have been refilled. The
manager of one restaurant admitted that
inspectors had been there, but he said he
did not know If they took samples or
would have any fault to find later. lie
added that in his experience government
Investigations are secret until they re-
suit in something tangible.
Dr. Winton said that he did not know
about the Investigations in the restau-
rants. but asserted that thorough su.
peryision OF food coming under the re
strictions of Interstate commerce Will b'
ATTEMPTED This means, lor example
that baking powder shipped here from
Indiana will come under the inspection
of the federal pure food authorities tc
determine whether 1t is pure or not.
Electric 5Ieached Flour Fraud?
A question of national scope which re-
mains to be decided is whether artificially
beached -four should be put under the
head of frauds, or if not fraud, If 1t
is Injurious to health. committee OF
food specialists made up of government
and state experts Is trying to solve the
question.
Most of the mills are putting In
new electrical apparatus for bleaching
flour" said DIR. Wirton. ut consists of
generating nitrous acid and causes low
grade of flour to look like high grade
The Importance of flour as food rem
ders this new system a subject for most
serious investigation"
Nine men will be employed under DR..
Winton's direction at first and more will
be added as the work justifies 1t. DR..
Winton came to Chicago from New Ha-
ven. Conn He has had wide experience
in pure Mood work, both under the gov
ernment and in Yale university.
The station in Chicago is one OF ABOUT
twenty being established outside of
Washington. Manufacturers and dealers
in foods are becoming more careful about
their labels In consequence
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-19
BLUE LAWS STOP ALL
WAGONS IN PITTsBURG
Police Bring Up Forgotten Ordinance
and Chase Vehicles OFF Streets.
Families Miss Milk and
Cream

PITTSBURG, Aug. 1S.-Not a wheel
turned over the streets Of Williamsburg
after 9:3O today. Acting under the in
structions from Burgess Stuart. the po-
lice enforced a law that had been for
gotten for years, which prohibits driving
wagons in the borough between 8 a. m.
and midnight on Sundays.
The order was issued yesterday, but
few persons did not take it seriously.
They learned differently before $3.50 this
morning and tomorrow they will face a
fine of s25 or Imprisonment.
Before l o'clock this afternoon many
soda fountains were without ice, the ice
cream supply was exhausted and many
families were without milk and cream.
Noisy milk and ice cream wagons were
directly responsible for the order to en-
force the old law.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-19
COUNCIL TO CALL
FIRE BOND VOTING
IMPORTANT BUSINESS CON-
FRONTS LAWMAKERS
Collector johnson Will Reply to Aud
itor Mushet's Charees--Renum-
bering and Remaining of
Many Streets Likely

Though a bare quorum is expected at
today's session of the city council owing
to the vacation season, the sessions will
be notable as the fire bond election will
be called today and matters of unusual
Importance are scheduled
The bond issue will call for 100000. The
original plan was to call a sewer bond is
sue to. cover the outlay caused by that
great engineering work. AS the outfall
sewer funds will practically have been
expended when the election is held and as
the bond elections must antedate ex-
penditures under bond issues, the city
had to change it's plans. Therefore cur
rent revenues were used on the sewer
work and the proceeds of bonds Will go to
the important cause of fire protection.
This change under the concerted opinion
of the council and the city's legal depart
ment Is the most feasible way Of handling
the city's financial difficulties.
To Rename Streets
City Engineer Homer Hamiin will today
recommend in special report that all
streets south of jefferson street be re-
named and remembered.
This was one of the last questions
brought up at last Mondays session by
Councilman Wallace of the Fifth ward,
who said that 1t should be finally settled.
Streets and houses south of Jefferson
are at skies and sevens because they are
broken. start over again, have duplicate
numbers and much confusion results.
The engineers some years ago recon-
mended an entire revision of the nomen-
clature. but the people finally exerted
enough pressure to vote 1t down In the
council. t
johnson to Answer Mushet
Tax and License Collector E. E. john
son has been asked to reply today TO
charges in a report by experts in Audi
tor w. G. Mushets department charging
that the city has lost thousands OF DOL
lars each year recently because OF uncol-
lected revenues due under the license ana
tax laws.
Collector Johnson, in his statement, 1t
is believed, will throw the blame mainly
on City Clerk Harry Lelande, claiming
that his men simply collected from sheets
of figures furnished from Lelandes off1ce.
The city clerk, who has no field deputies,
has fortified himself with the laws on
licenses, besides figures, and says he will
easily clear himself Of any blame.
Unfinished Business
City Attorney Hewitt will report NUN
ber of amended ordinances which nave
been referred to him to prepare necessary
legislation. One of these is that cutting
the prices of automobiles for public hire
The incident in which Maude Adams
claimed she was overcharged by
chauffeur led to Councilman Healy taking
stand for reduction of fares.
Possibly some messages will be read
bearing on the proposed advisory cabinet
which Mayor Harper is organizing among
city officials, the date of holding the
charter revision conference and a. partial
statement on the finance committees
work with the budget.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-19
CLOSE WIRES
TO GOLDFIELD
MINERS DRIVE OFF NoN-UNIoN
OPERATOR
WESTERN UNION OFFICE OUT OF
BUSINESS
Service to Nevada Town Maintained
Only by Day-company Asks
Protection of the Local
Authorities
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 1S-The West
ern Union tonight reported that its office
at Goldfield, New, was closed at o'clock
and would remain closed at night time
hereafter until proper protection could be
afforded its operators.
The service to Goldfied was suddenly
broken last night and 1t was reported
that delegation of miners had called
upon Operator Shively and oredered him
to leave town Immediately.
While the Western Union has not been
definitely informed regarding Shively's
movements they believe that both the
operator and his wife at once obeyed the
order of the miners. 1t is said that the
officers at Goldfield told Shively that they
were powerless in the matter of giving
him protection
NEW YORK, Aug. 1s.-As though by
mutual management the parties to the
strike of telegraphers took things easier
today and the usual claims and counter
claims of the days developments were not
made public.
The local union met tonight and later
1t it was announced that it had been de-
cided to make certain demands upon the
Wall street brokers so that the brokerage
offices which had not already done sc
would be given until tomorrow noon tC
sign q union scale.
1t was also stated that the strikers had
decided to begin at once the publication
of a daily paper which would set forth
the strikers side of the controversy
The special leased wire news service
was materially improved throughout the
country today. S
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-19
OBJECTS TO TOWN; BUYS
1T AND MOVES 1T AWAY
Pittsburg Millionaire Purchases Entire
vilIs5e in Florida and Adds 1t
to His Private Winter
Estate

PITTSBURG, Aug. 1S.-The latest mot
to among Pittsburg millionaires Isl: II
you don't like the town buy 1t and
move it, -
James Laughlin Jr of the Jones &
Laughlin Steel company, has purchased
the town of Zellwood, Orange county,
Fla, to add to his winter estate. The
people of the town had become hostile
to him.
Zellwood cared nothing for progress
and refused to sell a lot to Pittsburg
hotel man for a modern hotel, thinking
1t would bring too many people to the
neighborhood and destroy it's pastoral
CALM This didn't suit Laughlin, SO he
wrote checks for the town.
The multi-millionaire selected Zellwood
for his winter residence, considering it a
place of unusual beauty and exceptional
climate. He has now changed the name
TO Sydonie.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-19
HE ASSAHS
MORMONZSM
SENATOR Du BoIs SAYS COUNTRY
Is MENAcED
PoLYeAMY CAN BE PROVED, HE
ASSERTS
Fears Followers of Church May Hold
Balance of Power In the Upper
House of the National
Congress
BIZ Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
AURORA, ILL.,, Aug. 1s.-United States
Senator Dubois of Idaho addressed 5000
persons at the Chautauqua here today
Senator Dubois urged his hearers to use
their influence with the Illinois repre-
sentatives in congress to secure an
amendment of the constitution under
which the federal government will have
power to deal with unlawful combina-
tions and polygamy. He devoted consid-
erable time to the Mormon question:
which, he said, required attention in or
der to stamp out the growing power OF
Normonism.
''You cannot convict the Mormons,"
said he; "of polygamy. To prove rolyga-
my you must prove second marriage
Plural marriages among Mormons are
performed by high officials of that church
in secret, either in their churches or for
eign countries and no record is Kept OF
y the plural marriages.
'Unlawful cohabitation can be proved
by circumstantial evidence, the supreme
court of the United States having defined
unlawful cohabitation to be the holding
out to the world by man of more than
one woman as his wife.
"a law against unlawful cohabitation,
II the enforcement were In the hands
of the federal authorities, would put the
leaders of the Mormon church in the
penitentiary, and this would destroy their
political power and destroy polygamy.
Prison or Polygamy
''They exercise their political power In
order to protect themselves in their
polygamy, and when they found that they
had to go to the penitentiary OF give up
polygamy they would give up polygamy,
and with 1t their political power would
disappear.
'The Mormons absolutely control Utah
now, politically, and a United States
senator, governor or congressman cannot
be elected in Idaho or Wyoming against
the wishes of the Mormon church.
'They are great balance of power in
Oregon and will soon control the senators
in that state. They are beginning to be
very powerful in Nevada. Unless checked
they will become the balance of power in
the senate of the United States. They
have become an object of solicitude to
the great political parties, and for the
first time in the history of the govern
ment this Mormon and polygamy question
is becoming a question of partisan poll
ticS'
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-19
SOCIALIST SCORES
HAYWOOD PROSECUTION
Nine Hundred Delegates, Representing
Twenty-Five NationaIities, Gather
in Stuttgart-Herr BebeI
Makes Address
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
STUTTGART, Aug. 1s.-The interna-
tional socialist congress opened here to-
day with over 900 delegates representing
twenty-five nationalities present.
Herr Bebel, the socialist leader in the
reichstaR, was the first speaker. He re-
ferred especially to the strong delegation
from the United States. He spoke OF
what he termed the "scandalous persecu-
ton" in Idaho, where the capitalist
classes did everything possible to convict
an innocent man, who, after all, mad been
brilliantly acquitted"
Herr Signor, the socialist member of the
reichstag, was elected president of the
congress.
A mass meeting of 100000 socialists was
held this afternoon at Cannastatt.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-19
MOTOR CAR MANAGER
HURT WHILE RAGING
Jack Stoner of Oakland Severely In-
jured When His Machine Goes
Through Fence and Over
Embankment
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
FRESNO, Aug. 18.-Jack Stoner of
Oakland, manager of the Standard Motor
Car company, was severely injured to-
day in the automobile races at the fair
grounds. Stoner was racing with Bert
Dingley and after rounding the turn In
the first lap of the smile race ne went
through the outside fence The car
iumped a four foot embankment and
hurled Stoner to the ground
The car then plunged distance of
fifty feet. Stoner was picked up in an
unconscious condition and it was found
that both of his ankles were bSoken. He
is thought to be internally injured.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-19
FORMER ACTOR FOUND
I'LL, ALONE, IN ROOM
STERLING WHITNEY SUFFERER
FROM APPENDICITIS
Once One of City's Most Popular Act
ors-Was with the Ferris Stock
Company Two Years
Ago

Sterling Whitney, formerly an actor in
the Ferris stock company, as found
alone in his room at 1919 South Broadway
suffering with appendicitis yesterday
morning.
Whitney was removed to the receiving
hospital, but was later taken back to his
room, where an operation will be per-
formed,
whitney was connected with the stock
company two years ago. He was one OF
the most popular actors in the city. He is
"a years of age and is a member of sew
eral orders
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-19
BIG METEOR
FALLS IN SEA
TERRIFIC ROAR ACCOMPANIES
FLIGHT
BLAZING MASS SHOOTS INTO
WATER
Bathing PavlIions Swept Away by
Force of Waves-Great Num-
bers of Fish Come
Ashore

by Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1S.-All out of doors
at Amagansett, Long Island, were start
led this evening when they heard terrific
roar and at the same time saw blazing
mass shooting through the heavens over
the ocean, apparently only little way
out from short.
The blazing object appeared to many to
be about twenty feet in diameter.
Those who witnessed the sight say the
meteor must have weighed several tons
When it struck the ocean huge breakers
came tumbling shoreward.
Several bathing pavilions were washed
away and fishermen's sfnets were battered
from their moorings, while considerable
damage was caused to property along the
ocean front.
Great numbers of dead fish were swept