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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-02
ROOSEVELT ENTERTAlNs MEM
BERs OF "TENNIs CABINET" AT
THE WHITE HOUSE IN A FARE
WELL FUNCTION.
OF SADNESS,
IN HIS REMARKS
PRESIDENT IN CLOSING SPEECH
TO GUESTS PAYS NEAT CON-
PLlMENT TO SECRETARY GAR
FIELD OF HIS CABINET.

Washington, D. c., March 1.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt today gave farewell
luncheon at the White House to the
members of the famous tennis cabi-
net" and others who have been close
ly associated with him during the past
seven years. Aside from the disting-
uished government officials who have
served as among the presidents chief
aides during his administration, and
also as his companions at sports OF
different kinds, there were present
men whom the president has made
friends with when he was roughing 1T
in the west years ago and with whom
he had gone on numerous hunting eX-
petitions. The occasion was memor-
able to those who surrounded the
president today and the latter's fare
well words were not entirely free
from notes of regret, if not sadness.
The president in, a brief speech laid
emphasis on the point that no admin
stration had given It's chief more loyal
service, and he stated that he be-
lieved that the country had never had
| a more devoted set of public servants
than those men through whom, he
said, most of the work of his admin
stration had been accomplished
President Lauds Friends.
The president in his remarks follow.
| ing the luncheon said:
| Gentlemen: You are here nominal
| ly as members, or to meet the mem
| bers Of the tennis cabinet"-that is
as men with whom at tennis or hunt
| ing, or riding, or walking, or boxing
have played with, whom l have been
on the roundup, OF in the mountains
or on the ranch country. But really
as you know, you are not here fol
that reason at all; you are here be
cause you represent the men witt
whom have worked while have beer
president No administration has evel
had finer or more loyal service thar
you have given, and l do not believe
this country has ever had an ADLER o.
more devoted set of public servants
1t is through you and those like yol
that l have done the major part o
what has been accomplished unde
this administration. Moreover, in
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-02
STUDENTS ARE ROBBED
Will RamseII of Ottumwa One of
Those Who Lost Goods at
University.

Iowa City, Merch 1.-(SpeciaD =
Burglars visited three fraternity
houses of the university here with eff
fective results Saturday and Sunday
nights, and the police have no clue as
to their identity.
Overcoats and other wearing APP
parel valued at nearly $500 were
stolen. The young men who were rob-
bed we're r. l.. Worcester Des
Moines; Reed Lane, Davenport, who
lost $3.50 worth of clothing; Harry
Muir, Ames; Reed Slickender, Coun-
Gil Bluffs; Horace Towner, Corning;
George Bowen, Carroll; Will Ramsell,
Ottumwa Charles Spaulding, Car
roll; w. R. Hayes, Mason City; E. w.
McManus, KeokpS and S. Chase, Iowa
CITY
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-02
FUTURE PLANS
OF RETIRING
CONGRESSME:N
IOWA DELEGATION WILL RETURN
HOME AFTER INAUGURATION
AND RESUME BUSINESS LIFE
HEPBURN SAYS HE'S THROUGH.
washington Bureau of
Tho Ottumwa Courier
IIV OLIUnl Wu SOUf fSf
Washington. D. c., March l

washington, ~. ", MdlG lGh
The retiring merchers of the Iowa
delegation leave for some Immediately
after the inauguration. All have their
plans for the future definitely outlined.
Cousins will lecture much of the
time for the next two years, having
a good contract. Later he will take
up law, practicing probably in Iowa
Connor, though 1t is not generally
known is reputed to have made a
fortune in the last few years in for
tunate Investments in northern lands.
In Canada he is said to have made
a quarter of million. He will re-
turn to law practice In Denison.
Birdsall will go back to Clarion and
resume his practice.
Hamilton will return to Sigourney
and his law business.
Hepburn Will Quit.
Colonel Hepburn will go back to
Clarinda. He says unless seated as a
result of his contest he will never
again run for office, but it is strong
ly believed if the membership in the
interstate commission is increased he
will be appointed to it later. He has
planned to retire and probably write
a book of recollections during his lone
congressional career.
Representative Hull has announced
he is going to overcome the charge
| that he is carpet-bag congressman
! by living in Iowa hereafter just as
much of the time as his duties IL
Washington will allow. His famil!
! home in Des Moines will be opened
each season and the family will re
main there. Mr.. Hull will run agail
next year and expects to win.
| j. C.. WelliYer
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-02
GILBERT 3. PRAY is DEAD.
Was Treasurer and Co-Founder of the
Royal Mutual Union Life In
surance Company.

Iowa City, March 1.-Gilbert b.
Pray, treasurer of the Royal Mutual
Union Life Insurance company Of Des
Moines and twice chairman of the Re-
publican state central committee, died
here yesterday morning shortly after
10 o'cloci..
Mr.. Pray had been ailing, for some
time and came to the University hos,
pital here for treatment At his bed
side was his only son, Harry Pray OF
Des Moines.
Mr.. Pray died Of Brights disease.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-02
APPEAL TO POLICE
Des Moines Girl Claims Two Men Are
Trying to Aduct Her and Carry
Her to Mexico.

Des Moines, March 1.-(SpeciaD -
Miss Urma McMurray, aged II years,
appealed tc the police for pietection
this morning claiming that two men
were trying to abduct her and carry
her to Mexico to hold her for a ran
some. She was abducted when living
in Missouri, but escaped. She claims
to be an heiress to a Spanish throna,
her father being the banished uncle
Of the present king. She says she is
to inherit 100000 pesos when she Is
1S If she marries a Spaniard or re-
mains single.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-02
Lucky Baldwin is
Dead; Left Fortune
ofSeperaI Millions

B . q
Los Angeles, March 1.-E. j.
(Lucky) Baldwin died at his
home here this morning after
an illness of several weeks,
aged 81 years. Baldwin will be
buried in San Francisco, but
the date of the funeral has not
been determined. The fortune
left by Baldwin Is estimated by
his manager at $4,000, ,ooo.s Lii
tie Is known of the details of
the will left by the turfman dis
posing of this vast amount.
, = sA 4 = .
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which would imply that Junkin's
crime was premeditated. The tes-
timony is in the shape of a letter
received from a Missouri negro.
Albert Evans, who claims to have
been a cellmate of Junkin's while
in Fort Madison penitentiary.
Des Moines, (Monday) March I
Especially The crime committed by
John Junkin, the confessed SLAYER Of
Clara Rosen at Ottumwa, was premedi-
tated and the results of months of
planning. Long before the negro was
released from the penitentiary where
he was serving time for robbing and
peatlng UP woman, he made the dec
laration that Immediately upon his re-
lease he would do the trick again"
And just few days before his dis.
charge from prison he again stated,
that 1t was his purpose and intention
to rob and assault some woman.
Evidence to this effect lis in the
hands of Sheriff Griffin, who at
o'clock yesterday morning brought the
negro Junkin to the Polk county jaiIi
for safe keeping. The information
came in letter from Albert Evans. al
Missouri negro who was fellow In
mate with Junkin at Fort Madison. |
"Junkin is guilty Of that crime
writes the negro Evans. while wa
were still in the pen together he fre.I
quently told me that when released
he would do the trick again. meaning
I that he would hold up another woman,
for which crime he was then seryinG
time. He planned it while still In the
pen and when he left ! know that III
| was his intention to pull off the stunt
as soon as he had an opportunity"
Only Out Few Days.
Evans statement is given more
weight on account of the fact that
Junkin killed Miss Rosen just few
days after he had been liberated fron
Fort Madison prison. He was released
on Jan. 10, and on Feb. the crimes
was committed.
The theory upon which the officials
in Ottumwa are working, according tn
Sheriff Griffin, is that Junkin was
broke and went "up on the hill," as
the vicinity of the crime Is referred
to in Ottumwa, with the sole purpose
Of picking an easy victim. He met
Miss Rosen, they believe, attacked
her, and when she resisted or started
to make an outcry, beat her over the
head wit hthe stone which he had
picked up. He secured s11.75 in cash
from her in addition to the jewelry.
Junkin at present plans to stand
trial and has made request that At
torney S. Joe Brown, one of the best
known negro lawyers in the state,
be sent to him for consultation. In an
interview at the county Jail he intt
mated what his defense would be
when placed on trial for his crime:
II was full of lope, tell you chuck
full of it, he moaned, as he tossed
about on his narrow bunk in the st
Louis cage. THAT Is all have got tc
say about 1t, was just full of DOPE
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-02
INVESTIGATED SALOME
Des Moines Ministers Say Woman did
Not Wear Tights Hamery
Says She Did.

Des Moines, March 1.-The Minis
terial association had Superintendent
Hamery of the department of public
safety on the grill this morning for
allowing the Salome dance in the
ater last week. The ministers said
the women did not have on even
tights but Hamery said he personally
investigated and the woman did have
tights on. The ministers therefore re-
scinded the resolution Of censure
against the police.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-02
THE WEATHER..

Iowa-Partly cloudy and probably
showers southeast tonight or Tuesday.
Illinois-Unsettled weather probably
showers tonight OF Tuesday; moderate
temperature.
Wisconsin--Uns weather prob
ably rain or snow in east and north to-
night o" Tuesday.
Sunrise, e:27; sunset, sal; moon
get, 1924 a. m.
Local Weather.
Nine o'clock last evening so
Seven o'clock this morning. ..... SO
Two o'clock this afternoon. .61
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pr. Daniel erower Dead.

Chicago, March DIR. Daniel r.
Brewer, professor of nervous mental
disease at Rush Medical college and
author of many text books and mono
graphs on insanity died at his home
here today, aged seventy years.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-02
JUNKiN'S CAREER
When But a Mere Lad His Cruelty
Gave Evidence of the Maturer
Atrocities.

Warden Sanders of the Ft. Mad
ison penitentiary, communicated
with this morning, states that
Evans was not cell mate with
Junkin, but that he did work in
the same shop with the Ottumwa
negro. Sanders records show that
Junkin entered the state peniten-
tiary April 10, 1905, to serve a ave
years sentence. While there he
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-02
Shot Because Knife Was Drawn.

Sioux City, March 1. Especial -
Frank Dyer shot E. G. Kirk through
the side at Whiting today The victim
was brought to the Sioux City hospital
and will die. Dyer alleges knife was
drawn on him.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-02
Engineer Killed When Boiler ExpIodes

Findlay, o., March /. Engineer
george Findlay was instantly killed
and Fireman Richards seriously in.
iured when boiler on Cincinnati.
Hamilton & Dayton passenger engine
exploded five miles west of here this
morning. Beyond shaking up, none
af the passengers were injured.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-02
ARRESTED FOR POISONING.
Mrs: Lora Kaufman is Charged With
the Death of Her Husband
Ten Days Ago.

Rockford, H., March Mrs. Lora
Kaufman was arrested Sunday charg-
ed with the murder of her. husband,
Henry Kaufman, who died ten days
ago under circumstances indicating
strychnine poisoning.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-02
Patrick Hopes to Argue own Case.

Patrick Hopes to Argue own case.
New York, March ALBERT T. Pat
rick, serving life sentence for the
murder Of William Marsh Rice, the
aged millionaire, left Sing Sing prison
today to appear before the appellate
division Of the supreme court Of
Brooklyn on writ Of habeas corpus.
Patrick hoped to argue his own case.
contending he either deserves death
In the electric chair or freedom be-
cause his communication to life impris-
onment was Illegal.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-02
Henry Hutt is Stricken.

New York. March Henry Hut,
the artist and illustrator, was stricken
suddenly yesterday while on his way
from his studio, suffering, it is sup
posed from nervous breakdown, and
had to be removed in a semi-con-
scious condition to the New York hos
pital.
Mr.. Hutt vas much improved last
night
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-02
eprAkER CANNON GROWS sAR-
Castle WHEN HE IS UNABLE
TO QUIET CONFUSION AMONG
THE INAUGURATION CROWDS.
THE APPALACHIAN
BILL is PASSED
AFTER CONSIDERABLE DEBATE
MEASURE GOES THRoueH-ols-
AGREEMENT REPORTED ON
SALARY RAISE BILL.

washington, D. c., March $50
,.aot WAS the confusion in the house
tnday that Speaker cannon was con
tinually calling for order. Finally pc
coming exasperated over the III sue
cess of his efforts he got the Afternoon
NJ the house by vigorous poundlng ol
his gavel. With a tinge OF censu.e
In his words he remarked that ne de.
sired to compliment the occupants OIL
the galleries, which were packed 70
tho doors with the advance inaugural
crowds. for their excellent order. NOW
let the house be in order, he SAID.
The admonition had the desired Ell
feet for a while, but the CONFUSION
and noise again got the upper hand.
The sneaker contented himself Win
getting the best order he could.
IInder suspension of the rules the
house took up the senate bill TOR ac-
quitting the national forests IN the
southern Appalachian and White
mountains. Full agreements on the
fortifcations bill were reported to the
senate today and apnroyed.
The house passed the Appalachian
bill.
Nagel Only Secretary There.
The first member of President-elect
Taft's cabinet to arrive was Charles
Nagel of St. Louis, who it is expected
will be secretary of the department OF
commerce and labor. The sundry CIV
ii appropriation bill carrying $13S,O77,-
600 was reported to the senate today.
A Joint resolution as adopted by the
house requesting the president to re-
new negotiations with Russia to Sc
cure uniformity treatment and protec-
tion to American citizens holding pass
ports. The resolution designated to
have the Russian government Visz
passports of Jewish citizens of the
United States.
No Agreement on Salaries.
The conferees on the legislative
executive and judicial appropriation
bill for the third time voted today tc
report disagreement on the amend
ments increasing the salaries of the
president, vice president, speaker o.
the house and federal judges.
Cook Not Censured.
The special committee of which
Mann of Illinois is chairman, appoint
ed to examine the recent speech b!
Cook Of Colorado, attacking the presi
dent, today reported to the house tha
Cooks remarks treated as a whole
do not contain language in violation
of the privileges of debate and do no
call for further action by the house.
The report was approved and tn
committee was discharged.
The senate judiciary committee to
day voted to report a disagreement o.
the resolution providing for the inyes
tigation Of the absorption Of The Ter
nessee Coal & Iron company by tn
u. S. Steel corporation.
The senate committee on financ
today voted to report favorably on tn
nomination Of George S. Terry to b
assistant treasurer of the Unite
States at New York.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-03-02
ALBERT EVANS, coLoREp, Yok5
MER PEN-MATE OF JUNkIN,si
WRITES LETTER TO THIS EFF.
Feet TO DEs MONIES OFFICIAL
JUNKIN'S CAREER
WARRANTED CLIMAX
WENT TO FIT. MADISON APRIL ~,
1905 AND WAS RELEASED JAN
uARY 10, 1909 AFTER SERVING
ONLY PART OF SENTENCE.

Since Junkin has been placed
In confinement in Des Moines, evi-
dence has been secured there
which would imply that Junkin's
crime was premeditated. The tes-
timony is in the shape of a letter
received from Missouri negro,
Albert Evans, who claims to have
been a cellmate of Junkin's while
in Fort Madison penitentiary.
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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-01
TEACHERS SCATTER TO'
THEIR HOMES
THREE DAYS INSTITUTE is
VOTED A BIG SUCCESS AND
ALL ENJOY 1T.

There was q great scattering Of the
teachers In attendance al the Clatsop
county institute al the close Of the
sessions yesterday afternoon, many
hastening TO their homes and others
preparing for little play after the
really hard work Of the three days.
On all sides II was agreed that the
institute was successful The arrange.
ments for the meeting were carried
ont nicely, everything worked smooth
ly, there was much good nature, and
the work itself proved Of value TO the
teachers. II was a time for getting
new ideas, new plans, and Of rubbing
up against others who knew things.
To have reported the addresses in .
newspaper was a virtual impossible
ity, as they would have filed a large
paper each day, and shor, synopsis as
a rule are not only odious but worth
less Some of the addresses are said
to have been really fine, and perhapt
one OF the best advantages TO be Sc
cured from an institute Of this kind
is the enthusiasm that is disseminat-
ed. The instructors had enthusiasm
and ideas apientyhad them 10
barn. The men from the state
schools, and Mr.. Aekerman, the stat.
superintendent. seemed "a loom up as
pretty big men in their line Of work.
AZ the close o. the sessions ycstcr.
day resolution which had been
prepared with care by committee
was adopted, and il thanked Miss
Warren and the Others ior the sue
cess OF the three days In the after.
noon yesterday the school officials Of
the county had their meeting and
discussed the schools from various
standpoints. DR.. Reames read an
address on school hygiene and con
laRious diseases. II was voted TO
ask the local papers TO publish this
address and that !, also be published
in the state educational journal Fol
lowing are the resolutions adopted in
regard 10 the institute:
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-01
y good shape

Mrs. A. D. Garner went up to Port
land yesterday, and will remain a few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Dunbar went
up to Portland yesterday and will be
back in a day or two.
Miss Laura Knowles arrived up
from Seaside yesterday evening and
will be guest at the home of Miss
Harriet Talent.
Master Fish Warden H, c. Meal
lister returned TO the metropolis on
the $40 train last evening,
E. w. Wilson, the N. P. express
agent, left mp for Seattle on last
nights 6;lO train.
Mr. and Mrs. ], P. Plunkett OF
Portland are in the city and register
ed at the Occident,
Harry Nice of Newport is in the
city ON business errand'
Z. Olney Of Kalamazoo, Mich ar
rived in this city yesterday on bust
ness bent
w. P. Reed OF Gardiner and one ol
the leading citizens of that country
arrived in Astoria and is domiciled al
the Occident,
Mrs. Mary A, Twilight of Knapp'
spent the day in Astoria yesterday
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. ]. w
Douglas, at her Eleventh street home
| c. f. Moorebead, representing thu
famous "Pere Marquette" Railwa!
line was in the city yesterday OF
business,
D, B. Carnegie Of Missoula was
business visitor in Astoria yesterda'
and was quartercd at the Merwyn'
H, r. Armstrong Of The Dale
was here yesterday on matters Q
business,
]. f, Washington Of Baltimor
spent the day here yesterday a gues
) at the Northern.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-01
ANGEL CAKE MYSTERY
is NOW SOLVED
WERE MADE FOR THE ODD
FELLOWS LODGE AT
HAMMOND.

Zone Of the greatest mysteries that
has ever bafled the keen intelligences
OF the ablcst minds Of the men Of A..
toria," AZ Millard Hardesty says, has
at last been solved. The ownership
OF the "A angel cakes has been dis
covered.
They were made for the Lewis &
Clark lodge Of Odd Fellows at Ham
mond, and were to have used by them
at an entertainment last Saturday
night. The order was put in through
BILLY" Miller, who works in the
Hammond mills, so the explanation
goes, and he ordered them through a
caterer, 1t is said. Just how they we're
sent to the Odd Fellows hall in this
city, instead Of on to Hammond Is
not explained. Some thought that
Alex Tagg was the caterer but Mr..
Tagg says that he knew nothing OF
the matter in any way whatsoever
Anyway, they got into the Odd Eel
lows hall here, and though Saturday
night came and went the good folks
down at Hammond we're without
their cakes.
Tuesday night came and the Elks
Of Astoria foregathered in Odd Fel-
lows hall for their regular meeting
They saw the "A angel cakes. What
more natural than to think they were
for them7 They did not wait to as
certain who the generous donor was.
They ate them.
But the next day the question be-
gan to arise as to the ownership. No
one seemed to know. 1t was first said
that they belonged to the school
ma'ams. But they denied it, and
pointed out that they had their own
cakes for their luncheon.
Victor Herman, the baker, kept on
saying he didn't know anything about
them.
Now the facts have come to light,
and there is trouble in sight for some
one. 1t is said there are charges Of
larceny floating in the air. 1t looks
flike stealing to feloniously take
carry away and eat angel cakes is NJ
trivial matter, and an investigation o.
the matter is promised at the nexi
Injecting of the Elks.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-01

and in this connection. Manager Han
Ian Of the Astoria theatre has offered
to give the winners the lower boxes
Of the theatre Sunday night and the
loosers the upper boxes, free q
charge In addition to these desir-
able stakes, S. NJ. Gallagher Of the
Imperial has agreed to feed the win
ners with one Of the best meals this
popular house is noted for, while ths
loosers viii be given high chair At
the coffee and sinker counter. Inc
game promises to be one Of the best
ever witnessed in this vicinity and
should be well patronized as it is for
a good cause, if the game receipts pan
out as expected with Hardesty in the
roll of stake holder.