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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-09

True courtesy reveals itself in It's
attitude toward interiors rather than
its attitude toward superiors. The
only really courteous mar is the one
whose servants and children and ami
mails esteem him courteous.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-09

God makes large Investments In the
soul of a man, and expects large re-
turns in the services of a man.-Bishor
Mcdowell.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-09

Under such circumstances the anti.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-20
FIGHT OVER TAFT.
Arizona Convention Splits on Question of Hedging
 Delegates.
REGULARS FAVOR FORAK KER|
Bolters, Led by Governor and Major. ity of Delegates, Stand for
 Taft.

Tucson, Ariz.. April 1o.-The repuo- lican territorial convention met heroI yesterday, Contesting dclegations| were present from Cochlse, Marcopa| anad other countries. The contests| were based upon questions of in-| structfons for Secretary Taft, Gover-| nor Kibbey led the faction of the| Marcopa delegation favoring instruc-| tions. N
 Immediately upon report of the cre- dentlals committee, seating the anti- instruction delegations, Governori Kibbey withdrew. taking with him d majority of the delegates. The con- vention rallied from the dsordery however, and adopted resolutions en1 dorsing the national and territorial ad ! ministration. warmly eulogizing Sen1 ator Foraker, but did not instruct thd national delegates. w. J. Kirkpatrick of Tucson was chosen national com mitteeman.
 The Kibbey faction proceeded to an other hall where they organized s second convention, which was called to order by the governor, as the reg1 ular territorial convention, with a repi resentation from every county except vavapai. The credentials committed seated the rejected delegations, and regular delegates comprising morf| than half the total were accredited al members. This convention adopted resolutions strongly favoring the nom ination of Secretary Taft but did noU instruct the delegates for him. JosI| cps Cameron of Cocotino, was selected national committeeman.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-20
FLEET BREAKS UNIT
Now Lies in Four Harbors Along Southern Califor.
 nia Coast.

Los Angeles, April 19.-T'o-night for the first time since leaving ramp ton Roads, the battleships of the At- lantc fleet are separated. In four harbors, a few miles apart, they lie at anchor in divisions of four and these positions they will maintain until next Saturday morning when the sixteen fighting craft, again united under the flag of Rear Admiral Thomas, will get under way for Santa Barbara. the next port of welcome.
 For the ships, for the officers and men, and for the people of Los Ange- les. this has been busy Easter Sun day. The division of the fleet was ac- complishcd at o'clock this morning, but even at this early hour tho shores of San Pedro harbor and tho hills over looking were well covered with specta- tors eager to witness the maneuvcrs of tho warships Long Beach, Santa Mon lea and Rodondo are the places of an- choragc.
 At an early hour the steam and cleo tric roads were transporting tens of thousands of visitors to all four ports, and as the day advanced the over crowded beach cities sent their surplus thousands of people along the stretches of sandy beaches out and along the piers and along the hills that command the best views of the vessels at anchor
 Until thls afternoon visitors were re- ceived on board and after that time 1 the people surged about tho boat land ings and the bays were dotted with craft laden with men, women and chill 1 dren who struggled 10 be first aboard the big fighting machines,
 A etrklng feature of the service in each of the big churches of Los An gcles was the presence of squads of sailors in uniform to whom in nearly every instance the clergymen address, cd a portion of the Easter sermon
 "The church squads" composed of l frst-class liberty mon, were brought ashore early this morning. Armed pa- trolls were landed at the beach cities and sent into Los Angeles but up to a late hour there had not been a single instance of disorder.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-20
HENRY CHADWICK DYING
Father of the Great American Game
 on His Dcathbcd.

New York. April 19.-Henry Chad wick. known throughout tho United States as the Father of baseball" Is reported dying at thl5 residence in Brooklyn tonight. Mr. Chadwick Is suffering from pneumonia and hear. trouble. He Is eighty-three years old. Mir. Chadwick was born in England and came to tho United States when a youth. He has writ ten many articles on baseball and other popular pastimes He was an authority on the rules of his favorIte game.
 Mir. Chadwick first became asso- clatcd with the national game when he played shortstop on an amateur team In what Is now part of Ho- boken, N. J.. In the iiftcs In an ln- terview many years ago, Mir. Chad wick explained how he first thought of making baseball a national game for Americans as cricket is in Eng land
 Tt was while passing through Ely sian Fields upon my return from a cricket match" he said, that I chanccd to sec game of baseball between the Gotham and Eagle clubs. I became convinced then that thls was a game which would be power fhl lever to make the people of America take a keener interest in out door sports and healthful exercises,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-20
INTERNATIONAL LAWYERS
That's What We Should All he, Thinks
 Secretary Root,

Washington, April 70, To develop in- terost and instruct the popular mind on subjects pertaining to thc relations of tho United States with other ma. tions ia the ambitious undertaking of the American Society of International Law, which Is to hold it's second annual meeting here Friday and Saturday of this week, That the ambition of tho society k being realized ls evidenced by tho eight hundred members enrolled and the wide circulation of the Amer- can Journal of International Law, published quarterly by tho organl2a- ton.
 Secretary Root, who Is president of tho society, has taken q keen interest in It's development which he regards az highly Important. Tho principal plank in the platform of the society is in the worde of It's presidents. "That tho great body of the people In each country should have a Just conception of their international rights and dut- ies,"
 On thls point Secretary Root says, "Governments do not make war now adays unless assured of general and hearty support among their people; and it sometimes happens that govern monts arc driven into war against their will by the pressure of strong popular feeling.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-20
FORGOT COLLECTION
But Rev. r. T. Brown Apologies for
 Oversight at Night,

The only thing about Easter Sun day which resemblcd a tragedy ex- cept the sprnkling of Easter hats after the sermons in the morning was the fact that Rev. Francis r Brown of the First M. F. church, for got to have the regular morning col- lection taken up and almost let the evening offering slide by.
 About Midway in the service last night Rev. MT Brown announced that beside the regular collection special contributions might be left for Major Merwin for the temper ance cause, He then stated that tho audience would sing America" The organlst played through the first verse to show the audience how tho air went and everyone was getting ready to get up when Mr. Brown came forward suddenly and after Tagging the organist announced that the collection had not been taken up. He said that not only had 1t not been taken up at night, but that in tho morning it had slipped his mind He said that he was the first Methodist minister he had every heard of who had neglected this important fune- ton.
 After the collection had been taken up the organist started on "Ameri- can" again and the anthem went through without hitch.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-20
HOUSE IN SUNDAY SESSION
Even Ht Memorial Service Republicans
 Fear Filishustrrlng,

Washington April l9- Memorial services wcra conducted In the houae of representatives to-day for the late Representative George smith of llh- nols For the first time in two weeks Che proceedings were opened with prayer Che houge during that period having technically been in continuous session,
 In view of yogterlayH episode be- tween Speaker Cannon and Mr. Wil- Hams, Che minority leader growing out of tho speakers summary udlourn- mont of the house t was deemed wso from party standpoint to have as many republicans aa possible on hand About loo responded to tho notillca- ton, although any prospect of a clash with the democrats was dlsslpated when it was observed that only few were in their seats. Speaker Can- non and his floor managers, Mcssrs Payne and Dal2cll, occupied their ac- customcd places until the journal had been approved and . resolution had been adopted providing for adjourn mont Immediately after the delivery of the eulogIcs of Mir. smith. They then took their departure, as did many of tho other members, Except Mir De Armond mono of the minority lead- CTS was present.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-20
IMPENDING HORROR
Alexis of Hayti Threatens Mas sacre if Molested in
 Office.

Port an Prnco, HaIN. April IT, More than three weeks have elapsed since savage ahootmg Of political prls- oners yarlous'y estimated at from 27 to AS, sent the warships of four nations scurryIng Ia Port au Prince, Their arr rlyal put the seal of security on the lives and property of foreigners and slncc then at least outward tranquility has prevailed,
 While there have been many arrests of natives suspected of sympathy with the late revolution and political prise onors continue to bo brought in batch os from Interior points, thoro have been no more public shootlngs Indeed, the government denies that any more executions have taken placo, This, however. is Incredible, in view of the fact that many persons arc known to have been dragged from their beds at night and that all traces of them has been lost
 In the executions of March 15 last President Nord Alexis achieved the double purpose of obllteratng as many of hls foes as he could lay hands on and striking terror into the hearts of those who were beyond his reach. Since then his namo, and that of his furious Lieut.. General Jules Alexis oci- cou. who personally directed the shoot Ing of the prisoners, including some of his oVn blood relatives. are only men toned In whispers. All Haytl trembles before them. and as long as they are in power there is scant probability of any renewal of lnsurrection until any one of tho half dozen exiled aspirants for the presidency has raised the sInews of war for another attempt.
 Alexis can afford to regard the move ments of these patriots with indffer- encc. but he has made the significant statement that If he Is mol permitted to end his term of office unmolested rather than submit to deposition he will write his name on the scroll ot fame in the blood of such a massacre as Haytl has not seen since the days of Dessallnes, once known as Jean Jacques II,
 No one doubts his ability to carry out thls threat with which is understood to be intended as deterrent not only to revolutlonlsts but to any attempt al foreign interference in tho affairs oi Haiti
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-20
NO ROOM FOR CoLLIEs.
Handsome Dogs In "Top O tn World
 Company Not Allowed fin Hotels.

Six young women connected witt The Top O tn World companj which opens an engagement at tl1 Hyperion theater tonight had troubI in finding hotel accommodations heII yesterday owing to the fact that thd Insisted on having their valuable col lie dogs with them. The girls conI prise the famous collie ballet on tlj show and the animals and the dan( CTS are inseparable. When the ac| resses land in a strange town thd always insist on having the do4 with them, no matter where they gj Several of the hotels yesterday II fused to take the dogs in, and afti hunt lasting many hours the maj ager of the show finally made al arrangements for the housing of ~ full ballet in a well known Chap street apartment house.
 The collie ballet Is one of the st attractions in The Top O tn Worl@ the six dogs taking an active part { the scene.
 The names of the young ladies al Elsie Gilbert Flossie Royce, Virgin|' Calvert, Florence Roberts, Ani Ford and Jane Quirk.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-20
EGGS REPLACE BULLETS
Comparatively Quiet Day in Chester
 Street Car Strike.

Chester, Pa, April 19,--Llttle dis order developed here to-day in con- nectlon with the street car situation. Cars were operated at intervals on nearly all the lines of the traction company. but there were few riders. Each car was guarded by the state police and there was but one vigorous attack on the part of the strike sym pathizcrs. Shortly after the cars were started a crowd on Second street be- gan throwing eggs at the men in charge of one of them and when the supply of eggs gave out the throwers began using sticks and stones. The mounted officers routed the disturb CTS and arrested several men. Through out the rest of the day tho strikers and their sympathizers were satisfied to stand along the streets and boot at the police and the men operating the cars when they came along.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-20
BY HOREB LODGE
Sixty to be Initiated at Big Meeting to be Held Here
 on May 3.
AN EVENT OF IMPORTANCE
several of the Most Prominent Young Men in, the City to Join
 old Lodge.

An event of special significance and importance will take place on sun day evening, May 2, at Stclnert hall, corner of Court and orange streets, when lIorcb lodge, No. 95, I, Q. B. R., will Initiate q class of sixty, which Includes some Of tho most prominent young men in this city, Tho prcsid- Ing officer will be S, z Field, prcsi- dent of Horcb lodge, and ho will give the initiation over to the officers of tho grand lodge, who will come for tho exercises The officers are;
 Grand President Adam Wiener. Past Grand President Charles Hart man, First Vice President Harry Cut Ter, and Second Vice President Julius Levy of New York.
 Among those who will be taken in- to tho lodge at this time are Max Loichter, Arthur Rosenhluth, Louis sagol, Benjamin Strouse, Jewell Gompertz, Joseph Strauss, David Weis. Samuel Muhlfeder, Jacob E strouse. Sidney Rosenberg, Albert RogowsN. Julius Kraft, Henry Schoenberger, William Schoenberger Henry C. Bretzfelder. Lewis Metzger Arthur Rosenberg Joseph Sugcn- helmer, Moses Meyers. Milton Frank. II Schumacher. George Jacobs. Dr. Louis Gompertz, Louis Wels, Charles Wels. S. Lipshere, Alexander Schon- ingcr, Albert Loeb. Joseph Johnson, Albert Johnson, J. c. Goldbaum, Ivan Grecnbaum, Robert E Hyman, Aaron Kornstein. Harry Rcsnick, John Kerschmen, Samuel Bagdanoff, Louis Hammerman, Morris Lam bert, Samuel Dryfusso Mayer Lam bert, Max Wolf, Max osterwels, Jacob Resnick, David Langrock and E. Newman.
 Following tho initiation the lodge will adjourn to the banquet hall be- low to partake of the feast prepared. The toastmnster of the occasion will be Judge Isaac Wolff. and speeches will be made by officers of the grand lodge
 The Independent Order of Bnai Birth. which in English is Sons of the Covenant" has eleven districts. seven of which are in this country. lIoreb lodge being a branch of Dis trlct No. l. Of the foreign districts one is in Austria, one in Germany, one in Roumania and one In the orient. Tho objects of the order are along charitable, educational and benevolent lines. Horeb lodge was instituted on January o0 ISh6 md of the chartetr members four are still living and arc Isaac Rosenberg, Louis II. Freedman. Sellgman Zunder and Bernard Shoninger.
 The president officers of Horeb lodge arc S z. Field. president: Louis We'll vice president; Abraham Freedman, secretary; Isadore suger- heimer treasurer; Joseph Ullman, district deputy
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-20
EASTER AT SHORE
A Regular Midsummer Crowd Visited Savin Rock
 Yesterday.
MORE ATTRACTIONS START
Cottage Colony and Motor Boat Men Are Also Opening the
 Season.

It was large and merry throng that gathered at Savin Rock yesterday afternoon. After the showers had clear cd away every Rock bound car was crowded The place had n busy ap- pearance but the unfinished buildings and numerous places where ground Is just being broken show that the real season ls a thing of the future. But everything Is on for the carousal men-Lynch. Murphy and Wilcox-and they did a lively business at all three places yesterday. Tho roller coaster was in operation. Quite q few people took the rapid ride over the hills and valleys of the track. The way the la dies managed 10 hang on their merry widow hats made amusement for a good sized crowd lined up on Beach street Many of the smaller stands fin the grove were open for business.
 Tho building for the mine" a new Illusion attraction. is raised and cover ed with metal laths ready to receive the outer coating of cement,
 The entrance gates at Savln Rock proper arc completed and three small stands arc being built in the inclosure,
 Numerous cofingers all along tho shore to Milford went down 10 tholr summer domiciles. Quite few new cottages are going up along the line but they are all small and unpreten- tious
 The motor boatmen are active these days and many of them made tho first trip of the season yesterday
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-20
SHOOTING AFFRAY FATAL.

warrensburg, Mo-, April l9.-Three men are dead and another is probably fatally wounded as the result of an attempt of local police officers to ar rest r. o. Hawes tonight The dead: James Ryan. city marshal; Night Waterman Basbashan; r. O. Hawes. The wounded: Night Watchman R. P. Pollock.
 Hawes % years old was returning home by train this evening from trip to a neighboring town and 1t Is bellev- cd suddenly lost his mind. The War rensburg officers were asked to meet the train and City Marshal Ryan and tho two watchmcn when Hawes got off the train. attempted to arrest him. Hawes drew a revolver and began shooting.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-20
BRILLIANT EASTER PARADE
Thousands of Visitors to New York
 Get a Glimpse at Society"

New York, April 19-Devotees of tradition came to the front in splendor and with splendid courage for the Easter parade on Fifth avenue to- day.
 There were thousands of visitors from out of town and more thousands of New Workers who sought Fifth av- enue because tradition beckoned to them to come forth and view society In its gorgeous mantle which is sup posedly changed for the sackcloth of Lent.
 The event was in the nature of a mask for the first two hours. It was a procession of umbrellas until nearly o'clock when the skies cleared and the umbrellas folded up under as fair an hour of April sunshine as one could want. Fifth avenue, from Washington Square to Ninetieth street, presented brilliant scene.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-20
FOURTEEN VICTIMS
List of Chelsea Dead Grows--Church
 Held In Open Air.

Boston, April 1o.-Many thousands of spectators to-day walked through the ruins of the fire which one week ago swept over the city of Chelsea. Many of the church societies and the Young Mems Christian association and salva- tion Army held big out-of-doors meet lngs In the public squares and parks. Several other meetings planned to be held on the ruins of the churches where Palm Sunday services were held a week ago were forbidden, owing to the threatened danger from toppling walls.
 ono more body was found to-day in the ruins. It is believed. from It's lo- cation, 10 be that of Captain Benjamin r. Knowles of 3i Cottage street, q Grand Army veteran. who has been missing since the fire. This makes the twelfth body thus far found in the ruins and the fourteenth victim of the Arc. two having died in hospitals from injuries incident to the fire
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-20
POSTMEN's ANNUAL.
Convention of Massachusetts Men
 Admits Rural Carriers.

Lawrence, Mass, April 19.--At the annual convention of the Massachusetts Letter Carriers association held here today, a resolution was passed request ing the national association to amend the constitution so as to admit rural letter carriers to membership Brockton was selected as the place of the next state convention, Officers were elected as follows
 President, J. j. Murphy of Boston; vice. president, Dominick r, Flanagan, Lawrence; secretary, B. j. Cartis, Lynn treasurer. William ]. Welsh, South Framingham
 Among the speakers at the banquet, at which President Murphy was toast master, were Postmaster Lewis s. Cox of this city, Jeremiah Holland of Bos- ton, formerly the national president of the associations: James J. Galager, of Newark, N. j. member of the nation- al executive board, and Congressman John A. Keliher of Boston
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-20
SPEAKS ON LINCOLN
 ------=---------s---- Major MerWin Refers to Great Statesman as Advocate
 of Temperance.
TOURED ILLINOIS TOGETHER
Major Dincd With the President on the Day of His Assasl-
 nation.

Major J. R, MerwIn, who was q close friend and an associate of Abraham Lincoln for twelve years preceding the death of tho latter, lecturod on Lincoln last night at the First Methodist church, Tho audto- rum of the church was nllcd to tho doors and Major MerwIn proved one O. tho most interesting lecturers who have visited New Haven for a long tlm..
 Toward the end of the address Major Merwln told how he lunchod with President Lincoln the day of the presidents assassination Mr. Lln- coin had planned to spend the eyen- Ing at home as lt was Good Fridag. Mrs, Lincoln came to the room where MT. Lincoln and Major Merwin wero and told the president that he must go with hoc to the theater that night as friend had offered a box AIr Lincoln sad that he would rather stay at home. but his wife again de- manded that he accompany her and went out slamming the door Gener- al and Mrs, Grant, who were tho others to make up the party, were unable to go the last moment so the president and his wife took two young friends who were soon to mar ry Major Merwn then gave real istic account of the assassination, of tho subsequent flight of Booth and of the loss of mind of Mrs. Lincoln Oncc afterwards when she was in a sane mood Mrs. Lincoln seized Major Merwlns hand and asked him If be believed her to blame for the death of her husband for having insisted on his accompanying her to a theater on Good Friday.
 The greater part of the address was given up to Mir. Lincoln as q Christian and as an advocate of tenn perance. Major Merwn said that of the 1S0 biographies of President Lincoln only two spoke of these qual- tiles in him. Major Merwin once put this up to publisher who told him that about S200,000 had been put into the books and that the books were meant to sell. The publisher added that there was no attraction about or premium on sobrlety, tenn perance or Christianity Major Mer- win then attacked the late John Hay for having voiced such sentiments In his youth
 Major Merwin told how he first be- came acquainted with Lincoln. Lin coin was then a member of the Illi- 'nois legislature. and Mir Merwln was touring the state for the Sons of Tenn perance. MT. Lincoln became inter- ested and tourned the state with him winning over many nor ethan any other speaker ever had.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-20
THE OTHER SIDE PROTESTS
Association Wants No Interference
 With Antitrust Law.

Washington, April 10,--With this keynote: "Our members do not pro- test against organization of labor and capital, when for. the purpose of peaceful and lawful benefit to It's members, but trespass upon rights or attempted control of the affairs of other citizens must not and will not be permitted" the Citizens Industrial Association of America object to a re- arrangement of the sherman anti trust law and to my anti-injunctlon legislation by congress, in n petition sent to Vice. President Fairbanks. and Speaker Cannon to-day,
 Tho slgners of the petition, repre- sonted by the association. include the various classes of business interests In all sections of the United States, as well as open shop" labor organiza- tons.