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Evening star., 1908-12-23
CAN TALK WITH MONKEYS.
Prof. Garner Spends Three Years in
the African Jungles.

BRISTOL, Va, December o3-Prof.
Richard Lynch Garner Of the University
OF Chicago, who has been i'm the juneIes
of Africa for three years in an effort
to master the language of monkeys, and
his life from the more vicious animals
will. in accordance with q letter written
to his sister. Mrs. A. +. Welsh, here. re-
turn TO this country next spring. having
practically completed his study of the
monkey language.
The latest triumph of his novel pursuit
is the preparation by him of a lexicon
of the monkey language. BY means Of
this lexicon it is calculated that any apt
student OF languages may readily ac-
qufre a knowledge of the language Of
monkeys. Following are samples Of the
words in that unique lexicon, together
with the definition Of each:
Qhui-Want.
Our'h-Where are you?
Cu-nh-Here.
Khi-iu-Look out
A-ou-hou-Stampede.
Khi-fu- -hou-Retreat
Chu-h-Hark: what!
Prof. Garner is native OF Sullivan
county, Tennessee. His early life was
spent here and in the county. and some
Bristol. Several of his nephews reside
here. One nephew. George +. TOrbelt, is
news editor of the Atlanta Georgian.
From his youth Prof. Garner was de-
voted TO animals. and in childhood was
sent te initiate birds in their forest
songs. He gained the idea early in life
that all animals have a language. as COM
p!ete so far as it's purposes are concerned.
as any Of the languages used by human
beings.
Evening star., 1908-12-23

Where to Dine.
THEST. JAMES, p; 70 ave; ";.. : s,s n, 81
European. Rooms, 81 to s..
HiRh-claSs Restaurant At Reasonable Prices
O1y1?-tf,4

Nelson of Belvoir. Albemarle county. and
grandson of Gov. Thomas Nelson of
Yorktown. His father was speaker of
the house OF delegates of Virginia, judge
of the federal court. member Of Con-
gress and minister to Spain by the ap-
pointment Of President Monroe. In 1S44
DIR. Nelson married his first cousin. Vir-
ginia L. Nelson. Of Hanover county.
Eight children we're the issue OF this
union. Two of them sryive--Dr. vii
liam olson and Miss Eliza Nelson Of this
city. His eldest son was DIR. Hugh
Thomas Nelson. who became distin-
guished physician and died about two
years ago.
Dr. Nelson was educated at the Uni
versity OF Virginia. and began the prac-
tice of his profession in this city about
1874. and continued until very recently.
AT the time Of his death he was city
physician. His habits Of thought and
action were those of the old school. and
the formal courtesy and courtly deport-
ment Of the early days characterized him
to the end.
Evening star., 1908-12-23
PRINCETON LEADS /.
CHESS TOURNAMENT

NEW YORK. December 23.-Prnceton
chess players forged to the front I'm the in
tercollegiate tournament yesterday after
noon and evening at the West Side Re
publican Club when they defeated the
Yale team by the score of 31s points to
X in the second round of the competi-
ton. The Tigers now have a total OF
six games TO their credit. They will have
Harvard as their opponent. this afternoon
In tho final round for the title. The dis
tinction OF winning the intercollegiate
cup. which has been won mostly by Co
lumbia and Harvard, has never fallen TO
Evening star., 1908-12-23
DR.. Nelson Dies at Charlottesville.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. December
23-Dr. Robert William Nelson died yes
terday. aged eighty-siS. He had been
in feeble health for many years. Monday
evening he suffered stroke OF Paralysis
from which he died in six hours. The
funeral will take place from Christ Epis-
copal Church tomorrow afternoon.
Dr. Nelson was the ninth child Of Hugh
Evening star., 1908-12-23
RYAN May Manage Brooklyn.

CHICAGO, December 23.-Jimmy Ryan.
the veteran player and manager, may be
the next manager of the Brooklyn base
ball team. In a message to Charles II.
Ebbetts of the Brooklyn club President
Murphy of the Cubs recommended the
former Chicago outtielder for the position.
which has been filed for a number of
years by Pat Donovan. Ryan was man.
Evening star., 1908-12-23
BURNS COMING MONEY WHILE IN TRAINING.
CANUCK DOUBLES PRICE OF ADMISSION TC QUARTERS

aser Of the Montgomery team of the
Southern League last season, but will not
return there the coming year. Since the
close Of the season last fall he has had
many offers Of manaserships from minor
league clubs, but SO far he has not closed
with any OF them.
Evening star., 1908-12-23
Twenty.Round Bout.

In answer to numerous inquiries
regarding for how many rounds
johnson and Burns are scheduled
it is authoritatively stated that
twenty rounds is the limit. 1t is
not a fight to the finish. =
Evening star., 1908-12-23
CENTER SHOTS NEW
WORLDS TURF MARK

Los ANGELES, Cal, December IA
new worlds time record over measured
circular course was established at the
Santa Anita track here yesterday. when
Evening star., 1908-12-23

Coy Dawson of West Virginia has ap.
pojrted John I.aing of Sharon. w. Va.
chief of the department OF mines to SUE
ceed James w Paul. resigned. Many
thought that the plum would 20 -
Charles z. lrebbs OF FAyette county,
Evening star., 1908-12-23

Totals ......3 Totals ......3
In tedays final round the pairing will be
folTIws:
Blumberg. RamsdelI. Comstock and Elsasser Of
Columbia VS.. r. b. Burgess, G. Burgess, Jeffer-
son and Chandler Of Yale.
Grucning johnson. Parshley and Byeriy Of
Harvard VS.. Stephens, Alexander, Tiemann and
Ferger Of Princeton.
Yale and Princeton will have tho move on the
odd numbered boards.
Evening star., 1908-12-23

the lot of Old Nassau. and Yale has
scored victory only once. Today, there
fore. is likely to be red-letter day
with the chess representatives OF the
New Jersey college.
L. w. Stephens, the Princeton captain,
again scored his game at the first board,
E. Burgess of Yale succumbing IN an
eventfll game. J. w. Alexander at
board > gave his captain excellent sup
port and defeated the other Burgess.
J. l.. Tiemann drew and II. r. Ferger
won his game by default owing to the
non-appearance of Chandler of Yale. who
missed his train to the city from Mont
clair.
The match between Columbia and Har-
ward resulted I'm favor of the Crimson by
the score of 2is to 1l2. w. H. Parshley
OF Harvard was again the only player to
win for his team, the rest of the games
being all drawn. The result Of the days
play left Princeton in the van with a
score of q points, Harvard second with 4
points and Columbia and Yale tied at
3 points each.
Following are the pairing and results
in detail of yesterdays play:
Evening star., 1908-12-23

The basket ball quint at Technical High
Is very fortunate in having the privilege
OF practicing weekly with the strong Cor.
coran Cadets at the latter's armory Thi.
affords the high school team the right
sort of practice and will benefit it greatly
when 1t meets teams in its class later on
The Machinists usually make an excellen,
showing in these matches and give prom.
ise of developing into fast five.
Evening star., 1908-12-23

The reason Robson, who played the
this past season, has been absent from
basket bali practice during the team's S
scrimmages the past few weeks is on
account of an injury to one of his eyes.
The injured member was bruised in one
Of the high school foot ball games, and
has been giving him considerable trouble
lately.
Evening star., 1908-12-23

1t is the intention Of Capt. Spransy of
the Machinists' squad. together with the
other weight men at Technical, to put
In some spare moments at Y. M. C.. A..
where they Will receive few instructions
and pointers on putting the shot
Evening star., 1908-12-23

Frazier Of Tech is also displaying some
knowledge Of weight events. as his shot
putting has been far above the average OF
| man who is a novice at the game. Capt
Spransy now has several promising can
didates for the weight events and will
devote most of his attention after the
holidays In getting more men out for the
running distances.
Evening star., 1908-12-23

None of the schools will devote much
OF their attention to track work during
the Christmas and New Year holidays,
but will break training for the ten days
so as to indulge In short rest and feel
more like getting down to real hard work
after the vacation days are over and
training is again resumed.
Evening star., 1908-12-23

A catcher who can hit 800 will be. such
novelty that Manager Mack ought to
boost the prices on the day that Thomas
works
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-26
old FIRM closed
BY CREDITORS
S. o. PIERCE 6 SON, SHOE DEAL.
ERS, SUSPEND OPERATION
OF STORE.

Through the action of three credi-
tors, in whose Indebtedness the firm
is alleged to be to the extent of about
$1,000, petition of involuntary bank
ruptcy has been filed against S. d.
Pierce and Son and today the store
1875 East Second street, is closed. The
action was brought by the creditors
yesterday when 1t was ascertained
that two mortgages of $500 each had
been given by the firm to Bertha L.
Devol and George Phillips. The credi.
tors who have asked for the bank,
ruptcy are Guthman, Carpenter &
Telling; R. P. O. eth & Sons and
Smith-Wallace ssaDe Co., all Of Chi,
cago and their aggregate claim is
about $1,000.
The cessation of business by the
Pierce firm takes from the business
activities of Ottumwa, a pioneer shoe
house. The late S. D. Pierce, who
founded the store, was an early set
tier in Ottumwa, and was one of the
first business men No receiver has
as yet been appointed for the firm.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-26
AN old SETTLER
ANSWERS CALL.
w. II. MILLER ONE OF THE Plo-
NEERs OF WAPELLo COUNTY
DIED THIS MORNING.
BORN IN INDIANA
Came to Iowa With Parents in 1916
and Lived for Time in ottumwa
Funeral Saturday.

AT the advanced age of II years,
w. H. Miller, one of Wapello county's
oldest settlers, passed away to the
great beyond at thel ONE of his son,
Eli Miller, in Pleasant township, at 6
o'clock this morning. The removal OF
Mr.. Miller from this life marks the
departure Of a pioneer. He was one of
the vanguard in this section, having
come here at the age of 9 years, in .hG
infancy Of the county, and his father
was one of those who staked claim
in the new country as Wapello county
then was.
Born in Union counyy, ind, Dec, 1,
1887. w. H. Miller, with his parents,
Caleb and Mary tBedelD Miller.
moved to Drake county, Ohio, in 1888,
when the decedent was two years
Of age. After residence of years
In Ohio, they migrated to Iowa, set
thing in Dahlonega township, Wapello
county, residing in DahIonega town
ship until 1854, during which time he
followed the agricultural pursuit, he
moved to Pleasant township and con-
tinued farming with much success
and became the owner Of 1872 acres OF
good land in that township. He re-
sided there until 1899, when he re-
moved to Ottumwa, leaving the farm
to be operated by his two sons, l., E.,
and G. E. Miller, and son-in-law. E. i.
Giltner
Mr. Miller was united in marriage
to Miss Eady Cobler. To the union
were born two sons, Louis E., and
Caleb F., and daughter, Mary j.
Giltner, all of whom survive the de
cedent, whose wife preceded him in
death.
| The funeral will be held Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock from the Eli
Miller residence III Bladensburg. In
terment In Round Point cemetery.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-26
SHORT COURSE AT CENTRAL
College at PeIIa Gives Successful
Agricultural lnstruc-
ton

Pella, Dec 24.-Pella is closing q
successful short course. conducted by
Profs. B. K. Bliss, Wilson and Edith
G. Charlton of Iowa State college. All
other work in the college gave place
to the study of corn, the Judging of
stock and to domestic economy. Farm
ers and their wives and men and wom-
en- in Pella have become deeply in
teresied. The horses. COWS, sheep
and hogs that the men brought with
them from Ames attracted much at
tention. Farmers brought in other
stock for study. Professors Bliss and
Wilson are both capital men for the
work. They talk good sense, are prac-
teal young farmers as well as short
course lecturers. and they have some
thing worth having to say.
Miss Edith Charlton was very much
liked by the ladies'. She used some
forty different vegetables. meats.
cereals and grocers in her demonstra-
ton. Her evening study in art was
enjoyed by a large audience.
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Obituary
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. s&*****'ts
Funeral of Thomas Lee

Eddyville. funeral services
Of the late Thomas Lee were
conducted at Hayden chapel Monday
afternoon at . o'clock, and interment
was made in the Chapel cemetery.
Thomas Lee was q son Of James Lee
and he was born in Ohio June 3, 1892,
but had for years been resident OF
the locality west of town. Mr.. Lee
was twice married and he is survived
bv his second wife and four children,
one, daughter. Miss Lizzie, who is
still at home, being of the first union,
and the other three, J. Lincoln and J
Ben Lee, west of town, and Mrs. Eva
Koontz of Pawuee, Neb., are of the
second union He had for some time
been an earnest member OF the
United Brethren church, known as Ed
wards chapel, which is located west
of his home He had held several po-
sitions of honor and TRUST in church
and township affairs. Mts. r. NJ. Rat
terson of this place is sister Of the
deceased He passed away at O'Clock
Friday afternoon, Dec. Is, 1908, of con-
gestion of the lungs and liver follow
ing an illness of about ten days, aged
T6 years, months and Is days.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-26
MAN ASKED TO
Be Arrested
HENRY COUNTY SHERIFF TAKEN
BY SURPRISE BY ALLEGED
ARMY DESERTER.

Mt. Pleasant. Dec. 24-Sergeant
Chas. DreWes, a we'll dressed man,
stepped into the sheriffs Office yes
terdav afternoon and said that he
wanted to be arrested. He took the
sheriff little by surprise, who, asked
him to explain his mission and tell
what he wanted to be arrested for,
as the sheriff was not going to give
away Christmas dinners for nothing.
Bur Drewes did not look like man
looking for a Christmas dinner. He
said that he had been a sergeant in
the regular army, had served three
years in the Philippines but following
his return to this country in 1902 he
had some personal trouble and decided
that he would quit army life without
asking the why or wherefor OF seeing
a superior officer.
Since that time he has been
travelling up and down the country,
has worked at different places but al
ways was haunted by the suspicion
that he would meet someone he knew
and this he has done several times
When he MOulu SlilhS IL ivy.
He met some old acquaintance In
Burlington last week. He came up
here yesterday expecting to apply for
a position in the state hospital for
the insane in this city, but finally de,
cided to turn himself over to the
officials Sheriff Campbell al once
locked him up in the jail and noti-
fed the officials at Fort Des Moines
and it is probably that he will be
taken up there soon to appear before
the officials.
Drewes is good looking man, aged
AZ, he speaks English with little
German brogue but is not hard to
understand He came to this country
when he was 23 years Of age and
after working at various trades en-
listed in the army where he served
with credit until he deserted, over five
years ago.
Drewes now says that he is sorry
that he deserted and has wished often
that he was back in the service
again.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-26
HENEY A WHITE HOUSE GUEST.
San Francisco Graft Prosecutor Wei.
coined by observation-disclosures
Trial to Begin Next Month.

Washington, D. c.. Dec. 24--F'rancis
j. Heney. special prosecutor in the
San Fran cisco graft cases, called at
the White House yesterday. He was
welcomed by the president, who .felici-
tated him upon his narrow escape and
speedy recovery from the wound re-
ceived from a would-be assassin.
Mr.. Heney said he had come upon
the advice of his physician before be-
ginning the trial Of Patrick Calhoun,
president Of the United railways. who
is charged with having furnished the
money for the corruption of city Off
Gals
"The trial Of Calhoun is set for Jan.
- said Mr. Heney. but probably will
not begin until about the 18th
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-26
LID" COMES OFF
In fairfield
BAN PLACED ON PUBLIC GATHER
INGS LlFTED-DIPHTHERlA
SCARE OVER.

Fairfield, Dec. 24--(Special) "The
lid" comes off in Fairfield this after
noon, that is the ban Oh public gather
ings which has been in force for a
week will be removed and theaters re-
open this evening. The churches are
commencing to announce Christmas
entertainments and Company M has
advertised basket ball game with a
Notre Dame university for Wednesday
night Manager Thoma of the Grand
has billed vaudeville show here for
next week.
The merchants are glad that the
diphtheria scare has been removed,
too. They claim that business has
been injured and that their Christmas
sales have been decreased. There
have only been nine cases Of diphther-
Ia and no new ones have been quaran-
tined for six days.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-26
TRAGIC END TO ROMANCE
Utah Man Goes to Meet English
Sweetheart; Finds That She
is Dead

New York, Dec. 24.~-When the liner
Baltic warped into it's dock here yes
terday after one Of the most tempestG-
Gus voyages of its career, Charles G..
Clark of Eureka, Utah. learned that
the woman he had waited years to
wed died while crossing the ocean TO
join him in the home he had made
for both. The girl-Miss Priscilla
Hewison of White Haven, England
was stricken with peritonitis soon aft
er the ship sailed. So rough was the
sea that the ship surgeon found it
impossible to perform an operation,
and after two days illness death end
ed her sufferings.
Neither the young woman MOI her
brother, who accompanied her, had
money to defray the cost of burial
ashore, but several first cabin pas
sengers, among them Mrs. Whitelaw
Reid wife OF the American ambas-
sador to Great Britain, learning of the
romance which had come to so tragic
and end made up liberal purse and
arranged to have the body brought to
New York for burial.
! Clark and Miss Hewison had been
childhood sweethearts. and when he
| came to America several years age
! she promised to wait until he had
made a home and then to come to
him. They had planned to be married
! before Christmas. so Clark came all
the way across the continent TO meet
| the young woman. He and the dead
| girls brother will be the chief mourn
ers when her body is laid away in
Kensico cemetery on what was tc
have been her wedding day.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-26
ETHEL is UNWILLING BUD"
Daughter of Roosevelt Regrets Leav
Ing Athletics for Society
Monday.

Washington, Dec. 24-In the state.
ly rooms of the executive mansion
next Monday night Miss Ethel Roose-
welt, daughter Of the president, will
make her formal bow to society Miss
Roosevelt is the second White House
debutante of the present administra-
lion and like her sister Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth, Miss Ethel will be present
ed at dinner dance The receipt of
Invitations to this affair has caused a
futter In about 800 young hearts OF
Washington, Baltimore Philadelphia
and New York. No one save her
mother will assist her direct in re-
ceiving:
It is said that Miss Roosevelt has
not been at all anxious to come OUT
but her parents wished her to have the
advantage of season at the White
House. Since the announcement that
she is Coming OUT a series of en-,
tertainments have been her share
She has been entertained in one giddy
whirl, from week to week this fall.
Admitting friends here have planned
continuous round of merriment for
her, and her sister, Mrs. Longworth
and her aunt Mrs. Admiral Cowles
two of the most notable hostesses al
the capital will vie with each other to
contribute for the pleasure of the lit
tie debutante.
Miss Roosevelt's gown will be a
beautiful chiffon made slightly empire
style, but with girlish effect, and she
will wear the beautiful new rope OF
pearls, Christmas gift from her par.
ents. One of the guests at her dinner
dance will be Miss Helen Taft, who
will be the next White House de
butante.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-26
OANCIN, TAUGHT
At HULL HOUSE
JANE adams SOCIAL SETTLE
MENT IN CHICAGO SEES NO
HARM IN AMUSEMENT.

Chicago, H., Dec. 24.---Miss Jana
Adams, the noted sociological work
er whose Hull house settlement
in Chicago is held as model
OF it's kind, does not take the
view that there is any harm in dane
ing. and this form of amusement is
continued at Hull-house Miss Adams
takes the position that there are those
who hunger for pleasure as well az
those who hunger for knowledge.
"The residents of Hull-house,'' she
says in the year book issued by that
institution, "are convinced that the
love for recreative amusement Ia
stronger than that for vicious pleas
ure. Every city is full of vice, which
is merely lover for pleasure gone
wrong the Illicit expression of what
might have been, not only normal and
recreatiye amusement but an instru-
ment in the advance of a higher so
cial morality" The clubhouse year
book devotes considerable space to
the work of the dancing classes. 1t
says:
tanned at the Hull-house from the earl
lest days. For the last eight years
the dancing classes have been in
charge of Miss Mary Hinman. assist.
ed by Miss Louise Zerr. Last year
classes were held in Bowen hall, on
Monday for beginners and on Thurs
day for the advanced pupils. The class
membership Is limited to two hun
bred, and carefully balanced between
men and women and the rules of con,
ventional society are enforced. The
instruction received at the dancing
classes has set the standard for the
various parties and balls given at Hull
house. Miss Benslnger provides the
music for both classes.
Each year the dancing classes have
closed with cotillion in which mem
bers of Miss Humans classes from
other parts OF town have joined and
have given exhibitions in clogs, folk.
dances and intricate steps. On these
occasions the hall is gaily decorated
and favors are provided for the
various figures. The residents of
clubhouse are Increasingly convinced
of the value of dancing as recreative
| pleasure to young people engaged in
the monotonous work of modern in
! dustry too often entirely sedentary On
of a character which calls upon the
| use Of only a few muscles. The wehE
regulated dancing party not only offerIs
a substitute to the public dance hallH,
but is obviously wholesome exercise
(! and affords an outlet for the natural
high spirits of youth which have beeh
| repressed through the long day. DanI-
ing and calisthenic gymnastics, bot1,
of which have always been taught ait
Hull-house, are almost the only formls
of recreation which unite the muscula.r
activity of number of people in an
orderly and unified social spirit.
| Miss adams believes that the
dances as conducted at clubhouse eX-
ert beneficial influence. She be.
lieves that this influence should ew
tend beyond that settlement, and
many times during the year the dance
hall in clubhouse was rented to out
side social organizations.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-12-26
MANAGERS SELECTED
Memphis and Des Moines as
AGENTS for Morreli.

John Morrell and company have an
nounced the successors to James Ma
jors, for some years manager of the
branch house at Memphis, Tenn, and
Fred Healy, manager of the Des
Moines branch of the Morrell con-
Germ for number of years. Both men
retire afte, long service with the
packing firm, and embark in other pur-
suits. AS successor 10 Majors at Mem
phis, Roy Workman, for some time
past connected with that branch. will
take charge the first of the year, and
A. L. Capps, salesman for the firm
In the western part of the state, will
succeed Healy at Des Moines.