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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-04
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osTEoPATHs WILL MEET.

Des MONIES, May 3.-The eleventh
annual meeting of the Iowa Osteo-
pathic association will be held May
1926 at Still college.
The address of the president. DR.. j.
j. Billiard of Marshalltown, will be
given at the opening session. The sub
ject Of the relation of the practitioner
to the association will be discussed at
the same session by DR.. Jessie Catlow
Of Boone. Discussions on other med
ical subjects will be made by DR.. B. E..
Washburn of Iowa City, DR.. G. G. Far
mer of Oskaloosa and DR.. Nellie
Sleight of Newton.
DR. Kathryn Ridgeway Of Des
Moines will givesa paper in theh after
noon session on neuritis. DR.. G. A.
Still professor Of surgery in the Amer
lean School of Osteopathy at Kirkville,
will give the paper on the relation Of
osteopathy to present day surgery. Fol
lowing clinical demonstration a
banquet" will be held for all delegates
and college alumni. The papers of
the following day will be given by
DR.. u. NJ. Hibbets of Grinnell and DR..
l.. O. Thompson of Red Oak, DR.. S. /.
Wyland Of Charlton, DR.. J. s. Baugh-
man of Burlington and DR.. F. G. Cluett
of Sioux City.
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ENERGETIC men
ENTER new FIELD
G. D. DouD AND G. E. WiTTER ARE
AT HEAD OF NEW ENTER
TAINMENT BUREAU.

Manned by two we'll known and ca
pable young men in the business life
of Ottumwa, the Iowa Lyceum and
Chautauqua bureau, which today
makes its bow to the public, has
every prospect of bringing into the
commercial field of this city an institu-
ton whose specialties will perhaps do
as much as any other line of business
in boosting Ottumwa, placing as it
does in the variohs cities of the mid
die west talent with the stamp cot
tumwa" thereon. The president of the
new institution is G. D. Doud, secre-
tary Of the Ottumwa Commercial as
sociation, and the secretary, by whose
hands the business of the new institu-
ton will be transacted, is George E.
Witter, one of the most valuable mem
bers of the Courier reportorial staff.
Had the Iowa Lyceum and Chautauqua
bureau no other point in its favor, the
fact that it has such capable
men at its head would furnish
sufficient guarantee of the institu-
tons worth. Mr.. Doud, brings to
every occupation with which he
has ever been connected a thorough
ness that has made success out of
seeming failures, and Mr.. Witter, too,
has a wealth of qualities that stamp
his work with an air of progressive
ness, accuracy and perfection. These
two gentlemen can be depended upon
to give to their patrons the best in
the shape of profitable entertainments,
both of the amusing and educational.
The providing of high class lecturers,
singers. musicians, special topic
speakers and miscellaneous entertain.
ers is one of the bureaus purposes,
while the second is the listing and
booking of those persons of real ca
paeity as entertainers. Already the
work of the institution, which has
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CLAIMS WOMAN
HAS RUINED HIM
GENE WILCOX, ON lNDIcTABLE
CHARGE WAVES TO GRAND
JURY IN POLICE COURT.
BLAMES MARY FULLER
Latter Filed ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Men Give Defendants Story
Weight-Other News of
Judge Morrissey's Bench.

Claiming that the woman in the case
has ruined his life and that the trial
will reveal a state of affairs entirely
unlocked for by the prosecution, Gene
Wilcox in police court this morning
refused to plead to a charge of as
sault with intent to- commit great
bodily injury, filed by Mary Fuller, and
waived his hearing to the grand jury.
Mary Fuller herself accompanied by
two satellites appeared in court and
filed the information. She asserted
that Saturday evening Wilcox called
at the Gates home, east of the city,
where she has been living, and asked
her to come up to the city with him.
She refused, she stated this morning,
because she was afraid of the man.
and he then pulled a loaded revolver
and forced her to accompany him. Her
story was brief and teemed with the
dramatic, the words murder" and
kip being used repeatedly.
WiIcox's Story.
In his cell Wilcox told an entirely
different story. He claims that the
woman has ruined his life and that the
information had been filed against him
Will tllC luiChlioii vi SSllliS It'll Jul
of the way in order that the Gates
and Wilmuth gang" may have the
woman. He says that for the past
four years he had been supporting
Mary Fuller in Moline She recently
moved to Ottumwa, took up her abode
at the Gates home and then has been
writing to him steadily, asking him to
come to her, so Wilcox claims. He
finally came to Ottumwa and secured
employment at the Kranz gardens east
of the city, not far from the Gates
home. Now he asserts that all the
woman wanted from his was money
and that when he called on her Sat
urday evening by request, she refused
to go with him or give any explana-
ton.
Reputable neighbors to the scene OF
| the disturbance state that Wilcox is
hard working man, always conducts
himself properly and that in this case
he is the victim of a plot to get him
out of the way, since he has refused to
give the woman any more money.
Other Police News.
Parks Redeem and Harry Carpenter
two young men of South Ottumwa
| pleaded not guilty to disturbing the
peace charge and will be heard this
afternoon. The information also includ
ed Miss Hazel Decker. She was ar
rested and released over night but
failed to show up again this morning
She also will be heard this afternoon
James Carlis, F. G. Yates, Frank
McMahan, John Mullan and Phil Nc
! Dunn were released on drunk and vac
charges. James Carney, drunk, got
three days; Eddy Crutchfield, drunk
three days; ddy Crutchfeld, drunk
got five days and Yves Twedell, drunk
was fined S..
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ARE RECONCILED
klaw and ErIanser, Flske and BeIasco
Enter Into Truce in The

atrical Line.
New York, May 3.-After several
conferences Klaw & Erlander, David
Belasco and Harrison Grey Fiske
have agreed that hereafter, whenever
mutually agreeable, they will play at
fractions in one another's theatre
Acting upon his own initiative, Dav-
i'd Gerber, who is one of the legal nd
yisers of Klaw & Erlanger and also
of David Belasco, recently wrote let
tiers to Klaw & Erlanger and also to
Mr.. Belasco asking them If they did
not think it would be possible to
reach some common ground of busi-
ness relationship. which would be
compatible with their established
principles and business policy, and
remove unfortunate differences and
Misunderstanding that hitherto have
existed in the theatrical field. Mr..
Fiske was notified Of this correspond
ence, and he was invited to join the
others In a conference.
Several meetings ensued. AS re-
suit of free and frank discussion
and mutual interchange of opinions,
the men found that they could enter
upon business relations for the better
men Of the American stage without
any sacrifice Of principle, dignity or
integrity. An understanding was ac-
cordingly reached. No formal agree
ment was entered into and none was
demanded by any Of those taking part
In the conferences.
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Fred harbach Dead.

Des Moines, May Sired Harbach
of 715 Sixth avenue. owner of the
Capital City Bottling works, pioneer
resident of Des Moines and one Of the
oldest German citizens of Iowa, died
suddenly Sunday morning at the home
of his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Frank Har-
bach, at Salt Lake City.
The only members of his immediate
family who survive him are three
daughters, Miss Anna Harbach of Des
Moines, Mrs. Agnes Vollmer of Des
Moines and Mrs. Minnie Stoller of
Davenport. His sons, Frank and Geo.
Harbach, died suddenly about three
years ago.
Fred Harbach was cousin Of L.
Harbach. the. veteran furniture man,
and the following are his nephews and
nieces: Philip Harbach, Mrs. Frank
Madole. Mrs. j. S. Lopez, George
Conrad, August Conrad and Mrs.
Carl Plumb Of Des Moines.
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ON BREAD AND WATER.
Refusing to Work out Fine Prisoner Is
Returned to Mahaska County
BastiIe

Bastile.
Oskaloosa May 3.-Charles Lewis, a
husky farmer hailing from down near
Richland, who would stand over six
feet in his stocking feet, has refused
to work on the streets Of Oskaloosa.
Lewis was picked up by the police for
intoxication and when arraigned be-
fore Mayor Bacon he pleaded guilty to
the charge. He had no funds to pay a
fine and when told by his honor that
he would have to spend five days
working on the streets of Oskaloosa
to pay for his lodging and his little
celebration in Oskaloosa, he baked.
He stated that he was not able bodied
and could not work and that he would
not do 1t without pay.
When Mayor Bacon glanced up in
the air at the independent prisoner he
informed Lewis that IL he would not
refuse to perform manual labor for his
lodging he would have to spend the
five days in Jail on bread and water.
Lewis remarked that he guessed his
stomach could stand water for that
length Of time and he was turned over
to Officer Ruggenburger to return him
10 jail where he will remain five days
on rations of bread and H 2 o.
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WICKERSHAM ON
ANTITRUST Law
ATTORNEY. GENERAL TELLS LAW
YERs OF ADMINisTRA-
TloN's PLANS.

New York, May 3.-Before an as
semblage of lawyers which comprised
almost every justice of the supreme
court, every justice Of the appellate di-
vision, every Judge of the United
States circuit court sitting in or near
New York and practically every
prominent personality in the legal pro-
fession, Attorney General Wickersham
last night outlined his program con-
corning the administration Of his office
in general and the exercise of the
Sherman antitrust law in particular.
Most notable among those who
eulogized the guest of the evening
were Joseph H. Choate. Judge Gray OF
Delaware, Presiding Judge Patterson
of the appellate division, Judge Ward
Of the United States circuit court and
Delaney Nicoll.
Choate ended his remarks by con-
graduating Wickersham upon the OPP
portunities which the office of attorney
general placed in his hands.
ut will be his great privilege" said
he, ito be the restorer of the consti-
once more that ours is a government
of laws and not of men. 1t will be
his duty to see no offense is big
enough and no corporation criminal
enough to justify the imposition of
fine of $642, 523,63
Wickersham Talks on Sherman Law
Mr.. Wickersham, after referring to
the prosecution under the antitrust
laws. said Business men who eight
years ago had not read the Sherman
antitrust law, today know it by heart
and railroad men and shippers alike
have an intimate personal acquaint
ance with the interstate commerce
act" In view of these facts he did not
think there was any doubt that bust
ness men are aware of the fact that II
is crime for railroad to give or
shipper to receive rebates, and he as
sured his hearers that the present ad
ministration would as vigorously en-
force the law as he did the last. A
the same time prosecutions would mo-
be commenced without sufficient con
sideration and without adequate cause
Certain business interests have
cried Let us have peace" and lie
| us alone but Wickersham declared
that 1.-The price Of peace Is obedienct
to the law; those who honestly try tt
keep the law need not fear prosecu
ton"
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RICH MOTHER DESERTS CHILD.
Baby Girl, Three Weeks Old, Found
Half Covered With Snow During
Blizzard at Erie, Pa.

Erie. Pa, May 3. - Lying in half
bushel basket, well protected with
blankets, but completely covered with
snow, a girl baby three weeks old was
found during blizzard on the door
step of John T. Leary at 1915 Cascade
street The child's clothing indicated
its parents were wealthy. Two women,
claiming to be from Cambridge
Springs, Pa, took child to the Crit
tendon home Saturday, but admission
was denied the little one because the
mother did not accompany it. The po-
lice are searching for the two women,
who were fashionably attired.
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FORT DODGE is
DEBATE WINNER
IOWA CITY DoWNED IN MATCH
AFTER WEDDING OUT OTHER
HIGH SCHOOLS.

Iowa City, May 1. Fort Dodge
won the high school debate here Fri
day night and is champion of the state.
Iowa City was defeated unanimously
by the judges, Roger Leavitt, w. s.
Chevalier and Dan Hamilton.
About fifty high schools debated
the Federal Government of all Corpo-
rations," in the state this year and
thirty of them participated in the
league contests. These included Ames,
Winterset. Alton, Bedford, Council
Bluffs, Red Oak, Denison, Missouri
Valley, Corning, Tabor, Algona, En-.
metsburg, Eagle Grove, Webster City
LeMars, Cherokee, Clarion, FIT. Dodge,
Burlington, Muscatine, Grinnell, Iowa
City, Washington, West Liberty
Usage Elkader, Cedar Falls, Forest
City, Grundy Center and Waterloo
After district contests, the champions
Fort Dodge and Iowa City, met here
last night to determine the state
contest.
Mt. Pleasant Wins.
Mt. Pleasant, May s. Wesleyan
girls received unanimous decision
in the debate last Friday, RESOLVED
that progressive inheritance tax
should be levied by the federal gov
eminent" Simpson college girls had
the affirmative Wesleyan based the
argument wholly on states right tt
levy taxes. Simpsons team was Cece
liza Darnald, Mae Wright, Loas Mon
roe: Wesleyan team was Suzanne
Gardner, Pearl Saylor and Heller
Schell.
Simpson Is the Winner.
Indianola. May 3--The Simpson boys
won the debate here Friday night from
Iowa Wesleyan university. The pro
gressive Inheritance tax question wal
debated. Simpson had the negative
The debaters were: Simpson, Woot
en-, Mitchell, Jackson; Mount Pleasant
| Walter, Walker, Lauderbach. TIL,
judges were Messrs, Lewis, Perry ant
Stipp of Des Moines.
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DEATH CLEARS
DISAPPEARING
GEORGE z. .PARLEE HAD BEEN
LOST TO FAMILY FOR NEAR
LY A SCORE OF YEARS.
LIFE WAS TRAGlCAL
Was Disappointed by Wife Early in
8os-Hid Himself From Rela-
tves in Chicago-Died There
Recently.

mystery that followed the
arrangements of young wife's affec-
lions more than twenty years ago has
at last been cleared UP by the death
In Chicago recently of George z. Per-
tumwa. The truth of the assertion
that the best place to lose ones self
is in big city is also forcibly proven
by the last chapter in the tragic life
of Mr.. Paree, who has been lost to all
his relatives for nearly score of
years, although residing in Chicago
near them all the time.
Early in the eighties George Parlse
then of Chicago, married an eastern
girl. A year or two later, about 1884,
Mr.. Parlee left his wife in Chicago
for short time while he journeyed
westward with a brother to take up a
claim in the then booming Dakotas.
When the homestead was ready the
young husband returned to Chicago
for his wife, only to learn that she
would not accompany him to the new
home prepared. A misunderstanding
arose between Mr.. Parlee and his
wife, augmented, it is believed, by the
SouiEo WOilioll . lSloIiNCS, anu siob sAJ
Rfterward Mr.. Parlee left for the west.
A few years later his relatives livll:s
In Chicago learned that he had dis
posed of his Dakota property and then
all semblance and trace of him was
lost.
See Death Notice.
A week ago last Wednesday Mr.
Parlee died in Chicago, at his rooms
where he had lived with friend for
some years past. The death notice ap
peared in a Chicago daily paper and
the rather unusual initial in the name
together with. an attached request that
st. Johns, New Brunswick papers
copy, attracted the attention of near
relative. Investigation was made al
once at. the residence number given
and then only was it learned that the
man lost for twenty years had been
in Chicago practically all the time
Some time ago Mr.. Parlee had re
marked at the residence where he
lived that he had brother living ir
New Brunswick and that at the time
of his death he would like that broth
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BoNAPARTE.

Bonaparte.- Albert Smith left Fri
day for Orange, Cal, where he has
employment.
Mrs. George Ryland visited in Des
Moines this week.
Mrs. James Jackson and daughter
Daisy visited friends here Thursday.
Mrs. George Syfert Is visiting In La
con, ILL.,, with her daughter Mrs. Chas.
Bennett and family.
Alex Cummings Of Mt. Sterling was
a business visitor in Bonaparte Fri
day.
Harry Rees and John Kerr were in
Greenfield, Ia, last week.
Chas. Sanford OF Canton, ILL.,, has
been visiting at the w. A. Smith home.
Frank Wilson of Warsaw, H., Is Wis
iting relatives here
DR.. Kirkpatrick of Pennington was
business caller here Saturday.
]. F. Vass of Hannibal, Mo-, spent
Sunday with his family here.
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DoUDs- LEANDo.


Douds-L eando-Mr. Pollock Of Lib
ertyville visited Sunday with his
brother Dr. Roscoe Pollock at Leando.
Mrs Maggie Benning returned last
Wednesday from Rock Island, ILL.,,
where she has been visiting her daugh-
ter Mrs. Bertha Short.
Mrs. Rose Stewart pleasantly enter
tanned the ]. B. club at her home in
Leando Wednesday evening of last
week. Miss Becca Rambo and Mrs.
Frank Jackson were taken in as new
members. Refreshments were serv.
ed.
Robt. Walker of Keokuk visited on
Sunday with his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
John Walker of Douds.
The Killbourne and Leando ball
teams played game at the last named
place Sunday. The score was in favor
of Lenado
The Leando school closed Friday
April 80.
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er to be notified. The printing of the
notice in compliance with Mr.. Parlee's
request is all that was responsible for
the final establishment of his identity.
1t developed in the investigation that
Mr. Parlee had always been living I'M
der his true name while in Chicago,
but had never allowed anyone to enter
his name in the city directory, choos-
ing to be lost from his relatives and
wife.
When Harry Parlee of this city
heard of the finding Of his uncle, he
left at once for Chicago, though only
to find corpse. The funeral services
were conducted in Chicago last Sat
urday and the body was taken east
for burial.
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Spencer Must Go to Prison.

Des Moines, May 3.-The United
States circuit court of appeals has
handed down a decision affirming the
sentence Of Carl M. Spencer of Des
Moines to five years Imprisonment at
Fort Leavenworth.
1907, upon two indictments and If
teen counts charging him with falsi-
flying bank books and embezzling
about $4,000 from the Des Moines
National bank after trial which at
tracted wide spread attention.
The evidence showed that Spencer
had been receiving deposits and
crediting lesser amounts upon the
banks books. 1t was alleged that he
stole to pay dnntnr bills for an inva-
lid son.
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FELL FROM TRAIN-DEAD.
Henry |. swarss Of Morning Sun
Dies in Accident Just North o:
Burlington


Burlington, Mayt3.-Lying by the
side Of the Rock Island railroad track
half a mile north of Burlington the
dead body of Henry l.. Swarts of
Morning Sun was found shortly after
midnight Sunday morning, the skull
was crushed. In the pocket was found
a memorandum book In which was
written with lead pencil a statement
giving the name of the owner and his
residence at Morning Sun, also lodge
membership and request to notify
his wife in case of accident.
1t is probable that the man fell from
the northbound train Saturday even
ing. In his pocket was ticket from
Burlington to Morning Sun, and every
indication showed that the man was in
good condition when he started home.
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Liquor Dealers to Meet at clinton.

Clinton, May 3.-The annual conven-
ton Of the Iowa Liquor Dealers as
sociation will be held in Clinton, June
8 and g., and the local committees are
making royal reception and enter
tainment in Clinton The program will
include an excursion on the Missis-
sippi, trolley rides and a banquet.
About three hundred delegates and
visitors are expected to attend.
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APPEAL is SUCCESSFUL
Letter Circulated by Mrs. Mimi
Shepherd Locates information
Wanted

The letter written by Mrs. Minnie
Shepherd of Burlington, which ap-
peared in the Courier recently, asking
for information as to relatives Ill
order that she may establish her iden-
tity and have legal claim to legacy
left by grandfather, has been sue
cessful The appeal was read by
Ralph Talbot of Rock Island, ILL.,, VINO
was able to furnish the proof desired
by Mrs. Shepherd.
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BISHOP WILL PoNTIFIcATE.
Will Celebrate Mass at Opening Of
X. of c. Convention at
Iowa CITY Nav IL.

Davenport, May 3.-Bishop James
Davis of the Catholic diocese Of Dav-
export will celebrate pontifical high
mass at the opening Of the annual
state convention of the knights of
Columbus at Iowa City, May II. The
services will be held at st. Mary's
church, of which Rev. Dean Schultz
is pastor
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Veteran pes Moines Teacher Resigns.

Des Moines, May st. M. Prall, for
a number Of years teacher in the
Des Moines public schools and prin-
ciptal of the Grant Park school, has
resigned. Mr.. Prall was at one time
superintendent of the Capital Park
schools when that district was an in
dependent corporation. His resigna-
ton does not take effect until the
close Of the present school year.