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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
ATTEMPT MADE:
TU KILL PRIEST
ACTIVITY OF ILLINOIS PASTOR
AGAINST SALOONS BRINGS
ABOUT THREATS.

Danville, ILL.,, May 7-While sleep
ing in the anteroom Of his study last
night Father Scrippo of the Westville
Roman Catholic church was fired upon
by three men armed with shotglns.
The walls were riddled with shot from
five charges and the glass door shat
tered. The shot passing over his bed
were imbedded in the wall at his side
Father Scrippo says: Il received a
letter few days ago signed 'Parishion-
ers which warned me that | had bet
ter leave town at once or | would be
killed. have known that an attempt
would be made to do me violence. |
am ready and willing to give up my
life, il | only die doing my duty. |
think would recognize those who
fired upon me were to meet them .
The cause of the shooting, Father
Scrippo says, is his activity against
the liquor element.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
DOCTOR GETS DOOR STEP BABY
Infant In Valise Left at the Home
Of Manila Physician-Much
Mystery in Case.

vanilla, Ia, May THE usual Sc
renity of this town has Deen disturbed
by the mysterious presentation at the
home Of DR.. ]. B. Gardner Of baby
boy apparently about twenty-four
hours old The members of the fam
lily retired at the usual hour last night
and shortly we're disturbed by noise
down stairs. Investigating the cause
of the disturbance, valise was found
in the front hall and in the valise re-
posed the baby.
Accompanying the child was nurs-
ing bottle and note pinned to the
icnilis clothing contained a request
that Tue doctor care for the babe and
that he would hear something later.
Much curiosity is experienced as II
the manner in which the valise with
its human burden was deposited in
the Gardner home. The doors We're
all securely locked and the presence
M the valise was not discovered until
AL had retired. No trace of the
child's parents or how the presenta.
tion was made, can be ascertained. At
present the child is being cared for
by the family. It's future disposition
has not been determined.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
CORNING MAYOR
WILL not RESIGN
CHARGES MADE AGAINST THAT
OFFICIAL BY MEMBERS OF
THE CITY COUNCIL.

Corning, May 1.-THE city council
has passed resolution asking Mayor
L. F. Knowles to resign, which that
official promptly refused to do. The
action of the council followed sensa-
tional charges of graft and irregular
tiles.
A committee from the council re-
Gently waited upon Mayor Knowles
and Informed him of the general dis
satisfaction. 1t is stated that he said
he would resign for 500, as it was
more than he could make out Of the
office in one year. The next day he
said it would take 5000 to get him TO
resign.
The particular transaction which
occasioned the action by the city
council was the price paid for road
scraper, purchased by the city from
Des Moines firm, although the
scraper was never accepted and the
bill never went through the council
| It was alleged that Knowles got tha
scraper for S35, charged the city S45
for it and kept the other $40. He
now states that the $40 was his com.
mission as agent for the Des Moines
company Ill SelllHB tile Sclapei W Iilc
city.
1t is also alleged by the members
of the council that Knowles failed to
appoint a sexton for the cemetery
and has been drawing the salary Di
that office while doing the work him
self. Some time since, it is also nj
legged that the executive let two house
breakers go upon their having agreed
to plead guilty as drunks. A mum
ber of other Irregularities are held
against the mayor, and the citizens
claim that things have reached a poiat
where they rebel and refuse to stand
| it any longer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
CARNEGIE CHECK RECEIVED.
Fund Of $4,000 Paid to GrinneIl Col
lese-Assured Conditions We're
Fulfilled,

Grinnell, May III. w. Somers,
business manager of the Grinnell col
lege, has received check from An
drew Carnegie for $4,000, the amount
promised by him Upon the successful
completion Of the campaign for $780,
900 added endowment The agent of
the general education board, who has
been in Grinnen the past week, has
finished examining the accounts of the
campaign, and has announced that all
the requirements of the board have
been fully met. Mr.. Carnegie sent
his draft at once upon receiving word
hat the conditions had been fulfilled
Tbs gift of 100000 from the educa.
tional hoard i= expected within a few
days.
Mr.. Somers announces that he has
applications for loans at good rate
which will employ the entire amount
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Baby viii Not be Deported.

New York, May T. Mechanic Cha
min, the 2-year-old baby in the hospital
at Ellis island, who was to have been
deported because hel other was un-
able to continue paying her board to
the government, has been saved by
readers of the papers. Within six hours
after the publication of the plight of
the baby, Irving Lipsitch, representa-
tive OF the United Hebrew Charities
on the island, received offers from
several persons, one Of them being q
woman, not only to pay the $23 back
board of the child, but to provide
money for its future keep until it is
cured and ables to join its mother in
Chicago.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
Dobson Married to Denver Girl.

Des Moines, May Calmly pur-
suing their studies at Cornell college
Vernon Dobson, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George l.. Dobson, and Miss Erma
Phillips, a Denver girl, have kept their
wedding secret for the past month.
News of it reached the city yester-
day. Even the parents of young Dob
son did not know of the marriage, al
though they were aware that their
son was engaged to Miss. Phillips.
Both the young people are students at
Cornell. Dobson was student at
North High and member of the foot
bal lteam.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
GERMAN ENVOY
GUEST Of CLUB
IN milwaukee
ADDRESSES His coUNTRYMEN IN
THE MOTHER TONGUE AND DE-
MES THAT HE MADE CRITICISM
ATTRIBUTED TO HIM.

Milwaukee, May Count Won
Bernstroff, the German ambassado-,
was the guest Of honor at a luncheon
today given by the Deutcher club.
In a speech to the clubs guests III
his mother tongue the count took oc-
casion to deny statement that he
had once criticised the German citi-
zenship in America. The Germans in
the fatherland, he said, only hope
that their countrymen in America will
uphold the wonderful old German cul-
ture to help make it permeate Ameri-
can life like the leaven in the meas
ures of meal in the parable. The
count said:
The Ambassadors Speech.
'I had occasion last evening to
state that 1t had been an ardent desire
of mine to visit the most German city
Of America as soon as possible. 1t
gives me great pleasure to be able to
repeat to you in my mothers tongue,
how grateful l am for the splendid re-
ception that was given me in this
city. l recall pretty story, the
truth of which however, would not
like to guarantee. There may be some
fiction in it, but even so, it still re.
mains significant. According to this
story his majesty the emperor once
asked an American general who had
been invited to attend the German ma
noeuvers, whether he had ever before
been in Germany. The American gen
eral is said to have replied:
81 have never been over here, but
have been in Milwaukee, Now I am
also able to say that l have been III
Milwaukee and have met here many
descendants of the German stock who
still are attached by bonds Of love tc
their old fatherland even though the,
have found q new home here and 'acs'
belong to a new political common
wealth. Six months ago on my way
to the United States | met severa
gentlemen from Milwaukee on the
steamer. We discussed the status O.
the Germans as part of the Amer
lean people, or rather permitted my
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
BIG Navy AN
AID TO PEACE
ROOSEVELT IN ARTICLE IN OUT.
LOOK DISCUSSES RELATIONS
WITH JAPAN.

New York, May 7.-Former Presi-
dent Roosevelt declares in an article
in this weeks Outlook that it is the
duty of America to wait and see
whether Japan succeeds in preventing
the immigration to this country Of any
appreciable number of Japanese of
the laboring and small trading classes.
If Japan fsils, he writes, this govern
ment must protect itself by treaty or
legislation; but he adds:
1T would be doubly incumbent upon
us to take the action in the way that
would provoke the least possible fric-
tion and cause the least possible hard
feeling"
Although, he asserts, Americans
have the right to say what i'm
migrants shall come to their shores,
they are powerless to enforce that
right against any nation that chooses
to disregard their wishes unless I'VE
continue to build up and maintain a
first class fighting navy"
Hits Professional Place Advocate.
The professional peace advocate he
continues, who opposed the upbuilding
of tisa navy would place the United
States where 1T would be at the mercy
of any nation which wished to disre-
gard its desires TO control immigration,
protect the Panama canal, or take any
stand for International honor or right
eousness.
Mr.. Roosevelt adds that "those we'll
meaning but fatuous advocates of
peace who would try to prevent the up
building of our navy utterly misread
the temper of their countrymen."
America would fight, he says,
whether prepared or not and "all the
peace advocates could do would be to
prevent this country from being sue.
cessful in the war"
Mr.. Roosevelt is unsparing in his
praise of the Japanese. He character
ICES them as "a highly civilized peo-
pie, of extraordinary military, artistic,
and industrial developments; they are
proud, warlike, and sensitive" he
adds, and continues:
81 believe that our people have
what l personally certainly have-a
profound and hearty admiration for
them; an admiration for their great
deeds and great qualities, and ungrudg
ing respect for the national character
But this admiration and respect is ac
companied by the firm conviction that
it is not for the advantage of either
people that emigrants from either
country should settle in mass in the
other country"
Mr.. Roosevelt says only the national
government can carry out such g
policy effectively, adding:
'sThe surest way to do harm is fol
state muniCipal or other local gov
ernments to pass laws whics. would be
ineffective to obtain the real object
and yet would produce intense irrita
tion. The best of all possible ways in
which to achieve the object is that
the governments of the two countries
have now by common agreement
adopted. If this continues, all diff
culties will cease without the need o.
further action, whether by treaty o.
by legislation"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
REPORT out ON
WINTER WHEAT
CONDITION is SHOWN TO BE UN-
SATISFACTORY AND sAGGiNe
PRICES ARE REVIVED.

Washington, D. c., May 7.--An ave-
rage condition OF S3.5 per cent for
winter wheat and SS.1 for rye on May
1st last against the ten year average
on that date Of sc and S9.1 respec-
lively was announced in today's crop
report of the department of agricul-
ture. The area of winter wheat to be
harvested is about 27,S71, 900 acres.
The area of winter wheat to be har-
vested was about 2,47S,000 acres less
or 81 per cent than the area harvest
ed In 1908 and 2,163000 acres or 7.2
per cent less than the area sown
last fall. The average condition OF
winter wheat month ago was s2.2
and year ago SO per cent. Rye
averaged S7.2 a month ago and 9O.S
on May /, 1908.
Has Effect on Market.
Chicago, May THE bullish govern
ment crop report struck the board oi
trace today when prices were saggins
and caused sharp rally of 3aas cents
in July wheat, 2B cents in September
and 23s cents in December. September
rose to s1.07 and December to $105B
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
SENATOR CLAPP
ON The tariff F
MlNNEsoTAN DECLARES THE
PEOPLE ARE DEMANDING RE-
VISION DOWNWARD.

Washington, D. c., May T. The
session of the senate was begun today
with speech by Senator Clapp OF
Minnesota, who said the promise OF
the Republican party was that the
tariff should be revised downward
and the people understood we were to
shave reyision downward. If con.
gress should fail now to lower the tar.
iff rates, he said, the Democratic par
ty would be put in position to so re-
wise it two years hence. He did not
wish to use threats, but merel yto tell
the truth.
The American people" he added
'have determined upon this revision
downward and everything else will
disappoint them"
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Continued on Page s.)
BANKER MORSE
SAYS HE'S BROKE
FORMER FlNANclER, NOW sERv-
ING PRISON TERM, HAS MOTH
ING LEFT OF FORTUNE.

New York, May 7.-Charles W..
Morse the former banker, who is
now in the Tombs prison under SEN
tence for violation of the national
banking laws has not a share of stock,
a bond or a piece Of real estate left
Of his fortune estimated at a value
Of $30,00O,O00 according to evidence
which he gave in the supplementary
proceedings made public today. Morse
at one time was one of the largest
holders of the securities of the $780,
100000 Consolidated Steamship conl-
pany and controlled three national
banks. He testified he had given all
his property to his creditors to secure
his debts
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
FAILS TO RETURN KEYS; FINED.
Indiana Man Vacates Property and
Does Not Comply With Require
nnents of New Law.

Princeton, Ind, May Indiana
tenants vacating property must return
the keys to the landlord or his agent
within twenty-four hours and must be
able to show receipt for the keys or
prove that demand was made for re-
ceipt.
This first case under. this new
Indiana law was tried here yesterday
and Daniel Stull was fined so cents
and costs amounting to $1050.
1t was shown that though by con
sent of the agent of Seth Ward the
landlord, the keys had been left with
a neighbor, this was not satisfactory
to Ward, and that Stull was aware oi
this fact. Stull paid the fine.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
PARIS STIRRED
BY STRIKE OF
POST AL men
MOVE Is BELIEVED TO BE THE
FIRST IN GENERAL PLAN OF
WORKERS TO BECOME MAS
TIERS, NOT SERVANTS.

Paris. May T. Both the public sym
nsthv and the law seem today to-
clearly against the postal telegraphs
and telephones employees association
which Yesterday threw down the gage
Of hattie to the government by trans
forming itself into syndicate or un-
lon under the laws Of 1884. rms actlon
placed the association on the same
footing as the workmen's union and Is
calculated to give it the right 10
strike against Its employer, the state
The newspapers this morning., wltn
the exception of the extreme soclailst
organs, are unsparing in their denun-
citation of the stand taken by the as
Bociation as an act Of rebellion.
First Step in General Plan.
They urge the government to pro-
ceed with energy and crush the insur-
rection before the movement engulfs
other categories of state employees.
The evidence accumulates today that
the formation of this union yesterday
was only the first step in far-reach-
ing plan Of general federation OF Ia
Dor to place the entire machinery OF
the government at It's mercy.
Railroad Men Join Movement.
The congress of railroad men at
secret session today decided to sub
NIT the question of a general strike TO
referendum and appointed a perma-
nent strike committee. Dispatches re-
ceived from Havre, Lyons and other
cities say the Postal Telegraphs and
Telephones Employees association vot-
ed in principle for a general strike.
The most serious aspect Of the stu
alton is the fact that the leaders in
this new movement are undoubtedly
hand-in-glove with the moving spirits
of the general federation of labor,
which universally is recognized as a
revolutionary organization which has
for a long time been preparing for a
general strike to destroy capital
ISM The suppression Of this organiza.
ton frequently has been contemplated
by the government.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
HORSE TAKES RUN.
Breaking From Wagon on East sec.
ond Street Animal Starts
About City.

Some little excitement was occa.
stoned yesterday afternoon upon the
downtown streets when one Of the
horses used by Dutro grocery store
as a delivery horse ran away. The
occurrence took place late in the aft.
ernoon as the driver, Jesse Smith
was in a blacksmith shop on East
Second street, having one of the
horses shod. The other animal after
firing of waiting in front of the shop
broke from the trappings Of harness
and started at canter about the
streets. Running west on Second tc
Court and around the block, the horse
ran some distance before it was ap
pretended. No damage was done.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
WAGNER STORY UNTRUE.
No Transom Found in Room 1853 oil
Famous PIankinton House at
Madison, Wis.

Madison, Wis. May S.-"Untrue and
without foundation" was the verdict
returned early this morning by the
senate investigation committee sent
here to look into the story told before
the legislature by Frank T. Wagner
charging Assemblymen Farrell, Towne
and Ramsey with having been bribed
by ]. H. Puelicher through M. j.
Regan.
An investigation of room No. 153
at the Plankington house developed
there Is no transom between 1t and the
adjoining rooms, thus knocking the
foundation out of Wagner's story that
he peeped through the transom and
saw Regan give the assemblymen g
package of money.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
BU 4,,.s ...ss5;:s, .'s's IN WILL
ENTERTAIN THE 40.
u. w. GRAND LODGE
There Will Be Five
Hundred Workmen
at Biennial Meet
ing in River
City

Burlington, May Z. - With 500 del
egates coming from all parts of Iowa,
Burlington will be the headquarters of
the Ancient Order of United Work
men, whose biennial convention will
be held Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesday next. At the same time the
Degree Of Honor, the womans organi-
cation. will meet in the city, drawing
100 additional delegates to the city.
This great gathering will be perhaps
the most important in the history OF
the Iowa grand lodge, and the session
will prove of wide interest. The con-
vention will be honored by the pres
ence of many distinguished men in
the order, including Gov. B. F. Carroll
of Iowa, who is member of the
Bloomfield lodge, and has been reg
ular attendant on grand lodges for
many years.
Sunday afternoon as a preliminary
to the regular convention, Grand Mas
ter Workman E. B. Evans will deliver
an address at the Y. M. G. A. auditor
ium taking as his subject, THE Mar
ginal Record"
The grand lodge will convene Tues
|
F. L. Unterkircher will welcome the
delegates to the city. the response be-
ing given by Grand Master Workman
Evans. The grand lodge officers re-
port will then be heard.
Monday will be given up to the work
of the committees and in the evening
at the armory great joint initiation
will be held, $50 candidates secured
in the recent membership campaign
being. taken into the order.
Tuesday forenoon the nomination oi
] the Grand Lodge officers will be held
and the delegates will be taken for 4
steam boat excursion up the river ir
the afternoon.
On Wednesday morning the election
OF officers will be held and the place
of the holding the next Grand Lodge
meeting will be selected. A regular
business session will be held In the
1 O
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
TO TRY SCHOOL BOARD.
Farmineton M>n Must Answer to Con
tempt Charges Today in JEFF
ferSon County Court

Fairfield May 7-The Pennington
school board, composed of R. F. Bar
tonins, Fred Vornhahl, John Mulvihill.
B. F. Ketcham, M. L. .Bargar and
Harry Mulvihill has been ordered to
appear before Judge Eichelberger III
the district court of Jefferson county
this afternoon to answer to the charge
of contempt of court They have all
given bonds of $500 to appear. 1t is
for the alleged violation of a. perma-
nent injunction in the old case some
years ago that the present contempt
is brought
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
Ottumwa Girl Has
Part in Frolic at
Exclusipe Sc ho ol

, @%%#%A&#%*%%@@%@~,
, South Hadley, Mass. May Z.
; Observation-Disclosures Hutchison
: of Ottumwa and her fellow
; students Of the Junior class at
, the exclusive Mount Holyoke
+ college enjoyed yesterday the
+ annual frolic of "Top Spinning
: day" and disported themselves
: with their tops on the walks
+ about the chapel. Preceding
: this event the Juniors formed
: q lockstep parade, in unique
I costumes and carrying festoons
: Of roses. The merry hum Of
: the tops then began and many
I of the girls showed the re-
/ suits Of little brothers instruc-
tions. A special Top Spinning
+ song" was sung during the fes-
+ tivities and the days sport
i wound UP in the college grove.
3 j. j. i j. j. l. j. !. + 4 i i i X
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
TOWN GOES DRY: FIRE STARTS.
Act OF Incendiary Nearly Results in
the Destruction of Plain
view. Neh.

Norfolk, Neb., May Fire started
by an incendiary threatened to destroy
the eown of Plainview, near here, yes.
ter6ay, and 1T was necessary to call
upon surrounding towns for aid. A gale
of wind carried burning brands over
the entire place.
The Methodist church. the floor of
which had been saturated with gas
oline, the parsonage, and another
dwelling were burned.
The town recently went dry, and an
enemy of the prohibitionists is credit
I'd with having started the blaza.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
Close Share For
Rail Chiefs When
Pripate Car Burns
. a@%&%@@@*%%@%%*&%@ @% Z

D + =
+ Chicago, May Z. - First Vice
+ President Joseph Wood, Sec
= ond Vics President ]. j. Tuner
+ and Chief Engineer Thomas
I Rodd, officials of the Pennsyl-
+ vania lines, experienced
: thrilling escape today from
+ fire which destroyed the spec
i ial car on which they were
+ travelling. The occupants were
i asleep when Wood awoke and
i discovered the fire. Wood sig
i nailed for the train to stop and
: shouted to alarm Rodd and
i Trrner. The latter was forced
y to escape through the window
+ and had his hand cut by brok-
T. en- glass. The cause Of the
i fire Is unknown.
1. i 4 i \ i \ 4 T. # j. i 4 j. i 4. 4 4
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
Wanger Introduces a New Bill.

Washington, D. c., May 7.-Repre-
sentative Wanger presented a bill in
the house making it Illegal for a rail-
road company to transport commodi-
ties for any corporation iii which it
holds stock or of which it is creditor.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
MORlARTY is INDICTED
True Bill by Des Moines Grand Jury
Accuses ottumwan of Crime
of Bisanny.

Des Moines, May THE May grand
jury made its first report yesterday
afternoon, returning seven true bills
Frank J. Moriarty the Ottumwa
travelling man, is named in an in.
dicement charging bigamy. He was
arraigned, but did not enter plea
asking for time to consult with his ut.
torney, Senator E. G. Moon of OF.
tumwa-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
Fall From Bed Proves Fatal,

New Oreleans, May Anthony
Riger, % years old, clerk in the New
Orleans postoffice died here yesterday
as the result of falling from his bed
Wednesday night. His neck was bro
ken by the fall.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
CHECK TO FATHER HOFFMAN.
The $4,000 Purchase Price for Post
office Site Paid to Ft. Mad
ison Priest.

| Washington, D. c., May 1.-THE
secretary of the treasury has sent a
check for $4,000 to the United States
district attorney in Iowa to pay Rev.
Peter Hoffman for the site purchased
for the erection of a public building
at TaTt MaAiasas-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-08
Taft to Present Wright Medals.

Washington, D. c., May THE gold
medals voted to Wilbur and Orville
Wright by the Aero club of America
are to be presented by President Taft
at the White House on June 10.