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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-29

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ing Co. Is John R.-st Phone l*ss.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-29

Why not write and ask her II she will
see you once more and give you a
chance 70 explain things?
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-29

The smaller hats ara beautiful and a
Joy to the woman tirod OF the tremend-
Gus affairs the winter produced. These
are fiower-laden. ami bear la.ge bows
OF ribbon and velvet.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-15
WITNESS SAYS
G|NGLES GIRL
H A S A P AS I
BELLvILLE, CANADA, MAN, FOR
WHOM GIRL FORMERLY WORK
ED, TELLS OF OPERATION SHE
UNDERWENT THERE.

Chicago, July IA. Walter E. Nc
Cormick, photographer from Bell
vile, Canada, was the first witness
called in the Gingles case today. He
testified he had taken photograph OF
the defendant some time in June or
July last year but didn't know her
under the name of Gingles. He said
she gave her name as Miss Wilson.
Mccormick identified the dress worn
by Miss Gingles when the picture was
taken, which Prosecutor Short said
belonged to Mrs. Thornton. David l.
Thornton of Bellville was next called.
He said he had employed the defend
ant as a cook and a week after COM
ing to his home she became i'll. Thorn
ton explained the nature of the girls
illness and detailed the necessity OF
an operation at that time. While he
was speaking Miss Gingles bowed her
head and seemed about to break
down.
An alibi was furnished by Miss Ag-
nes May Barrette, proprietor of lace
store in the Wellington hotel, who is
accused by Miss Gingles of being the
moving spirit in the plot to lead her
into white slavery and Of abusing
and cutting her in the bath room
scene.
Miss Mary Hale, proprietor of a
hair dressing parlor, told of meeting
Miss Barrette the evening of Feb. II
and Of attending the theater with her
Later, she said, they went to Miss
Barrette's room and went to bed
This was the time the Gingles gir
testified she was being mistreated by
Miss Barrette and her companions.
did you ever see Miss Gingles ir
a mans company?" was asked. yes
once L saw her jostle a man near oul
home and kiss him many times"
Thornton re-employed the girl aftel
her recovery, placing her in charge 0
his house. She finally left, saying he
sister was dying in Chicago.
Finish Tariff in Ten Days.
Washington, D G., July 14.-Nearl.
all the presidents congressiona
callers today agreed the tariff bill viii
be out of the way within the next tel
| days.
| In the conference on the tariff bill
| today the representatives of the hous'
agreed to accept the senate's customs
court provision.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-15
MANY CHANCES
In The Cabinet t
RETIRING OF Won BUELoW
CAUSES GENERAL SHAKE.
UP IN GERMAN AFFAIRS.

b.
Berlin, July 14.--Dr. Won Bethmann
Hollweg was today appointed chancel-
lor in succession to Prince Won Bue-
low.
Various other cabinet changes are
gazetted today. Herr Delbrueck of
the interior department succeeds Or.
Won Bethmann Hollwek as minister
Of the interior and Vice Chancellor
Reinhold Sydow, secretary of the i'm
perial treasury, goes to the depart
ment of commerce; Herr Wermuth,
under secretary of the interior, be-
comes secretary Of the treasury; Lud-
wig Hole, Prussian minister Of the
public instruction. retires on account
of i'll health, and is succeeded by Won
Trott zu Solz. president OF the PROV
inco Of Brandenburg: Count Won Loe-
bell, chief of the imperial chancellory
has been appointed president at Bran
denburg.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-15
I " 0 FAMILIES
WERE WRECKED
BY IRA c { D Y
WIFE OF ILLINOIS DOCTOR
CHARGED WITH MURDER KNEW
OF HIS SINS; MURDERED MAN
BORE SORROW SILENTLY.

Blairsville, Penn, July 14.--Clasp-
ing her twelve-year-old boy to her
heart and with tears streaming down
her cheeks, Mrs. Cora Miller, wife Of
DR.. Miller, who is charged with killing
Banker Sayler at Crescent City, ILL.,,
Sunday night, told her story OF the
affair to the Associated Press today.
She said she was cognizant of the
intimacy between her husband and
Mrs. Sayler for the past two years,
but had kept the trouble to herself
rather than "let the world put shame
on my boy" and that she had appeal.
ed to the woman several times to let
her husband alone that she might try
to regain his love. Mrs. Miller said
she wired the sheriff at Watseka to-
day that she was ready to come i'm
mediately if needed and would stand
by her husband to the last, "for
love him better than my life"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-15
LIGHTNING STRIKES 12 TIMES.
Bolts Rain on Homestead, Killing One
Man and Inluring
Eleven.

Santa Fe N. M, July 14.News of a
remarkable play Of lightning at an
isolated point in Chaves county on
Sunday has just reached here.
During a thunder storm lightning
struck the house of w. e. Rail, a
who, with his family, was at the Rail
home, was killed. Following this at
intervals of one minute eleven bolts
struck the house, each shocking an
occupant, though not fatally.
There were thirteen persons in the
house at the time of the storm. The
last stroke set the house on fire, but
the flames were extinguished by Mrs
Rail with buckets of water.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-15
WILL ON A YALE DIPLOMA.
Oldest Living Alumnus Until His
Death Sought to Show Value Of
Parchment Granted In 1e41.

Kansas City, Mo-. July 1.-THE will
of Chester Dutton who was until his
death in Concordia, Kas.. July /, the
oldest living graduate of Yale, is writ
ten on the reverse side Of the diploma
which Yale granted him in 1S41. Dut
ton explained to his lawyer when he
drew up the instrument that he de-.
sired his family to value the piece Of
parchment as he did. The will was
drawn in 1894. The diploma on which
tho will is written bears the signatures
of Jeremius Day as president and 3.
Goodrich as secretary.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-15
AL|Ef rs; If;j;;:iff 81 / ! y; y:
EXAMINE THAW
IN COURT ROOM
MENTAL EXAMINATION WILL BE
CONDUCTED WITH PRISONER
ON WITNESS STAND; WIFE TO
BE CALLED AGAIN.

White Plains, N. Y, July IA The
promised temperance of Evelyn Mes
bit Thaw as witness for the state
served to fill the supreme court room
long before resumption today in the
inquiry into Harry X. Thaw's mental
condition before Justice Mills. When
court opened Thaw's attorneys offer
ed additional testimony along The lines
of that given by previous lay witnesses
who had expressed their belief in
Thaw's sanity. District Attorney Clark
said Mrs. Thaw would. be recalled this
afternoon. Thaw's counsel asked that
he be given twenty-four hours notice
in which to produce his alienists prior
| to the physical examination of the
plaintiff by experts. This was conced-
ed by Clark. Justice Mills remarked
that the mental examination of ThaW
by the alienists should be conducted
in open court with Thaw on the wit
ness stand.
! Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, as pretty as
ever, petulant and school-girlish and
dressed in the familiar blue which she
affected so much during the trial OF
her husband, Harry K. Thaw, for the
murder Of Stanford White, was on the
stand for more than an hour before
Justice Mills in the supreme court
here yesterday afternoon.
/ Though called by the state in an
endeayor to prove Harry Thaw IRA
tional, what Roger Clarke, the deputy
attorney general drew from her lips
created rather a favorable impressio,
for her husband. She was excusea
from the stand shortly after o'clock
but was resubpoenaed by the stats
and will probably appear again today
Uphill Fight.
i Upon the ultimate outcome of Eve
Ilyn Thaw's testimony the states figh
4 largely rests. Mr.. Clarke tried hars
to get her to admit that Thaw he's
" threatened her life when she visite,
him on one occasion after his CON
mittment to Matteawan. But turning
1 appealingly to the court she repeated
lily refused to answer his dHrstions
and after clash between coNnscl
i Justice Mills ruled that he would holt
/ the conversation in which tho tarEea
was supposed to have been made ;
confidence between. husband aEsd wife
and therefore privileged.
The eagerness to see Mrs. Thav
was just as intense as when she ap
peared daily at the criminal courts il
New York. A throng of curious spe.
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-15
CLASH WITH STRIKERS
Three Thousand Steel Workers Stone
Employees and Police Use
ReyoIvers

Pittsburg, July Ia. Serious trouble
occurred today at the Pressed Steel
Car plant at McKee's Rocks near here,
where strike Of 1,200 steel workers
has been in progress for several days.
The police and strikers clashed and a
dozen persons sustained injuries by
being struck with stones and clubs.
The police shot their revolvers in the
air. The trouble started when fully
5000 strikers and sympathizers gath
cred in the vicinity of the plant. Sew
eral workmen who had refused to
strike were stoned and the police
then fired.
At o'clock this afternoon the strike
at the Pressed Steel Car company
plant became general. There We're 81
600 men on strike. The feeling is in
tense and further trouble is feared to-
night.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-15
plcouART THROWN FROM HORSE
French Minister of War Falls to
Ground Reviewing Troops But
Remounts at Once.

Paris, July 14General Picduart.
the French minister of war, was
thrown from his horse during the an
nual military review today at Long
schamps, which was one of the feat
ures of the celebration OF July IA, a
national fete day in Paris The acci-
dent occurred in front Of sixty thou
sand troops which were drawn up be-
fore the presidential tribune and in
the presence Of half million spec
tators. Fortunately Picquart was not
hurt. He remounted his horse and
the review continued.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-15
TWO DROWN IN IOWA
Dorothy Bruce and Archibald Drake
Victims OF Iowa Falls
Double Trauedy.

Iowa Falls, July IA double acct
dental drowning occurred here yes
terday afternoon While riding on a
launch Dorothy Bruce was struck by
a guy wire and thrown into the water.
Hoping to save her, Archibald Drake
from Dow City. night operator at the
Illinois Central depot, jumped in and
was drowned. Both bodies were re.
covered about an hour after the acci-
dent. Leona Sperry and Marvin Rey-
nolds were thrown into the water, but
saved themselves by grasping the guy
wire.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-15
HEAVY FIRING IN
SHAH'S CAPITAL
NATloNALIsTs AND cossAcks IN
ARTILLERY BATTLE IN
TEHERAN.

Teheran, July IA. The fighting in
the streets of Teheran became more
serious at midnight when the Persian
Cossacks opened a heavy artillery fire
on the nationalists, who at that hour
attempted to rush the Cossacks' posi-
tion from the north and east. The ma
tionalists succeeded in occupying a
position close to the house of Colliak-
hoff, military commander of Teheran,
where they are now being shelled by
the Cossacks.' The rifle and artillery
fire has been practically continuous
since yesterday morning.
Recent events in Europe are being
repeated in Persia, The constitution
,aiist forces are now In possession or
the greater part of the city, which
they entered this morning without en-
countering organized resistance.
! While Sardarasad and Sipahdar, the
leaders in the movement, concentrat-
ed the attention of royalists by dem
onstrations to the west, strong body
of nationalists and Bakhtiaris made
| their way to the north, from which
| point the capture of the capital was
not difficult. The guards at the north
ern gates were disarmed and the in
vaders marched in.
The invaders lost only one man
while making their entry into the
| city. The loss to the royalists is
unknown.
There has been some fighting In the
streets. but as a general thing the
nationalists are preserving excellent
order. They are sending out patrols
through the city. The shah is expect
| ed momentarily to take refuge in one
of the foreign legations. The royalist
/ troops have taken up g. position in the
central square and the surrounding
streets. 1t is believed the nationalists
| will attack their position with a full
force, If they do not surrender. The
safety of foreigners does not appear to
be seriously threatened
Nationalists Hold Parliament.
The nationalist leaders are in pos
session of the parliament building. A
body of local nationalists under the
leadership of Young Seyed have taken
i possession of the residence of Saad
ed-Dowleh, the foreign minister Many
4 royalist soldiers, including a number
of Cossacks, have deserted to the ma
tionalists.
4 The populace of the city Is enthu
siastic over the advent Of the nation
alist forces. They throng the streets
4 wearing red badges and offering en-
couragement to the revolutionary sol
diers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-15
A Woman Poisons
Self and 4 Babes;
/ Dead, Others Lipe

= K .ss.ta*a* 4 j. i
!. Iowa City. July 14.-(Spec- :
!. iaD--Mrs. William Oliphant of >
= West Branch poisoned herself :
!. and four children last night. !
i. The baby girl died, but the .
!. other children and the mother .
!. are still living The woman .
= was in spasms thiss morning. :
!. The children's ages ranged .
x from IA months to IL years, .
\ all girls. The woman used .
Il strychnine. carbolic acid and .
!. arsenic. She laid out the chill :
Il dren's burial clothes before the !
:. crime. Domestic infelicity and :
X worry over gossip is believed .
\ to have driven her insane.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-15
NOTED VIRGINIAN DEAD
John Goode, Most Conspicuous Mar
in That State, succumbs at
Advanced Ace,

Norfolk, Va, July 14.John Goode,
aged 80, statesman, lawyer. and sol
dier, died today, following stroke
sof paralysis. Goode was affectionate-
ly known in late years as the grand
old man of Virginia, and was without
doubt at the time of his death the
most conscipuous man in the state in
point of years and honors. He was
the sole survivor of the Virginia Sc
cession convention and the oldest ex-
member of the national congress. He
was also a member Of the confederate
congress.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-15
CHARGED WITH ASSAULT
Perry Man Accused Of outragins
Deaf and Dumb Girl; Lynchins
is Feared,

Perry, July IA. Especial y Wal
ter Veersted, aged 40, was arrested
charged with criminal assault upon
Hazel Davis, aged 20, deaf and dumb
girl. The girl was the daughter, of
Mrs. R. j. Davis. Passersby saw the
man enter the house and saw him
leave. When the mother returned the
girl wrote out the story of the assault
and the arrest followed. There is talk
of lynching.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-15
MAUBRAY AID KICKS
John r. Dobbins Out On Bonds After
Threatening to Turn States Evil
dence Unless Released.

Council Bluffs. July IA -(SpeciaD
John. R. Dobbins, one of the members
of the Maybray gang, was released on
SIS, 900 bonds after he threatened to
turn states evidence unless given his
liberty on bonds. The bonds were
signed by w. A. Maurer, wholesale
cracker man. and H L. Tinley, a
brother of Dobbins' attorney. He left
with his wife for New York.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-15

Los Angeles, Cal, July IA. ~. %.
Sammis Of Lemars, Iowa, was elected
last night grand exalted ruler Of the
grand lodge of the Benevolent and
Protective Order of EllSs. The fight
for the Office was confined practically
to two candidates, Sarnmis and Carry
Hermann, the Cincinnati baseball
magnate.
Sammis' candidacy was indorsed by
retiring Grand Exalted Ruler Rush Il.
Holland of Colorado Springs, who is
sued statement just before the cleo
tion relative to a letter he wrote to the
Iowa man. This letter was circulated
by the Sammis supporters and Hol.
land acknowledges having written it.
Endorsement Has String to It.
His Endorsement, however, was quail.
flied by the statement that SamniS
should have used the entire letter. as
the extracts used made Holland ap-
pear to have said things he did not ir<
tend to say.
The other officers elected were:
Leading knight--Warren G. Sayres
Wabash, Ind.
| Lecturing knight. D. Jonea.
| Scranton, Pa.
secretary-Fred c. Robson, Dubu
que.
Edwin R. Leach. New
York.
Trustee-Perry A. Clay, Denver.
Tyler-Charles l.. Dicker, BemidjL
4 MINI.
Inner guardA. M Taylor. st. Aug.
ustine, Fla.
/ Detroit was chosen by acclamation
as the place for the grand lodge meet-
| ing next year. st. Louis and Portland.
Ore, the only two cities actively con.
i tending for the meeting. withdrew be-
| fore the vote was called.
There were between 1,400 and 1900
Elks In the meeting when the elecs
tions were held. The business session
was not allowed to interfere to any
extent with the entertainment pro-
i gram, and the visiting Elks were en-
tertained with beach picnic at Sam
ia Monica. Spanish sports, an ocean
regatta and a band concert were the
\ features of the program. Today the
4 E1lks will be entertained at Long
Beach.
. 100000 Visitors in Los Angeles
Every state in the union Is repres-
J ented among the $4,000 Elks now in
Los Angeles. 1t is estimated that al.
together the event has attracted 1o0..
600 visitors to the city. 1t is. how
ever, the most perfectly cared for,
as we'll as the largest convention thas
has ever invaded Los Angeles. The
last Of the delegates came In yester'
day from tie east.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-15
TAFT TO DEs MONIES
President Wires Commercial Club
Secretary He VIII Come in
September.

Des Moines, July 14.-President
Taft has sent signed telegram to
Secretary Botsford of the Commercial
club that he will be here Sept 20 to
25 to attend the military tournament.
He will make three stops in Iowa
towns not yet selected.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-15
TAFT AIDS WOMAN
President commutes Sentence of Mar.
ion Gray, Illinois Matrimonial
AGENT

Washington. July 14.--President
Taft today commuted from one year
to thirty days the sentence OF impris-
onment in the Chicago house of cor
rection, imposed on Marion Gray, con-
vited Of Improper use of the mails in
conducting matrimonial agency at
Elgin, III. The Communication was based
on the woman's poor health.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-15
Chinese officials DlscredIt Rumor.

Washington, D. c., July IA. The
Chinese legation officials discredit
the statements attributed to the Chi
nese in Denver that the government
Of China has set its seal of official ap-
proval on the protection of Leon Ling
by Chinese Masons, and characterlzes
them as unworthy of credence.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-15
REVISE TAX FIGURES
Illinois Attorney General Holds That
Busse Bill Applies to 1907
Assessment.

Springfield, ILL.,, July IA. I'm an
opinion given out today, Attorney
General Stead holds the Busse bond
bills which change the rate Of assess
ment in the state from one-fifth to one
third the actual cash value Of the
property, apply to the assessment of
1907 and that boards Of review must
alter the figures Of their books to com
ply with the new law.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-15
GOV. JOHNSON is ILL AGAIN. +.
Recurrence Of Intestinal Troubles Aft
er Three Operations Makes His
Condition Serious.

Minneapolis. Mimi, July IA. = Gov.
John A. johnson is seriously i'll at his
apartments in the Aberdeen hotel and
all his engagements for the week
have been Cancelled. Gov. Johnson al
ready has undergone three operations
for appendicitis and intestinal trou-
bles and his present indisposition is
due to a recurrence of his old trouble.
Governor Johnson was reported
much better this morning.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-15
CONSUL RUBLE ILL
Wisconsin Man. Stationed at Vienna,
Ready to Visit U. S. Stricken
With Serious MaIsdY

New York, July 14.-William A.
Rublee of Wisconsin, consul general
for the United States at Vienna, was
on the point of leaving his post for a
visit to America when he was sud
denly stricken by g. serious illness,
according to cablegram received
today from Vienna Rublee was cou-
veyed to sanitarium where an oper-
alton was performed upon him, The
last advices indicate It was success
fll1
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-15
Old Newsp aper Man Dies,

Washington, D. C, July 14.-Jewel
H. Aubere for eight years Washington
representative of the ST. Louis Globe
Democrat, died here yesterday OF
heart disease.
Mr.. Aubere was one of the best
known newspaper men in the capital, a
member of the Gridion club and other
a,bodiea-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-15
Weston Nearly to Oakland,

Goodyear, Cal, July IA Edward
Payson Weston left at $40 today,
headed for Benicia, six miles distant.
Weston said he expected to reach
Oakland before nine tonight
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-15
Rayard Has $4,000 Fire

Des Moines, July IA. The town Of
Bayard was visited by fire at Q
O'Clock this morning and four business
houses valued at $4,000 burned before
aid could be sent from Perry.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-15
Widow Not at Funeral.

Watseka, Ills, July 14.-Arrange-
ments today for the funeral of j. b.
Sayler, the banker who was tragically
slain at Crescent CITY Sunday, were
simple, and did ,.ot include the pres
ence of the widow, who, with DR.. Mil
Ter, the alleged SLAYER, is in jail here.
Mrs. Sayler today requested to be per-
mitted to attend the funeral but was
refused by the sheriff.
The Murdsred Mans Sorrow.
II Is said that J. B. Sayler, the Cres-
cent CITY banker who was shot and
killed Sunday, remained passive for
tho sake Of his 17-yesr-oad daughter,
Golais, while talk Gs the intimacy of
DR.. Miller and his wife was rife.
II is said that Or. Miller had been
Mira. Eayler's guest at her home fire.
| qnantly during the last two years and
her cempanion on long drives and
hunting expeditions.
MIR. Sayler idolized his daughter
Goldie whose golden tresses suggested
the name by which she is known. Two
years ago he sent her to the neighbor-
ing town of Onarga to attend a sem.
mary, in order it Is now said. that she
might not witness the domestic tangle
which was coming into general notice
According to w. r. Nightengale
cashier Of the bank of which Mr.. Say
| Ter was vice president, the devoted
father delighted TO suffer in silence
! rather than take any action which
would involve his child In notoriety.
Feared Tragedy.
"He seemed to fear some tragic
solution of the situation" said Mr.
Nightengale yesterday afternoon.
Whenever he got to the city dur
ing the last year or SO, it was his
habit to seek privacy. Should any
thing happen to him, he always tolt
me I was to open a packet he used tt
carry and to follow to the letter the in
| structions It contained. He was ava.
a little while ago, but when he came
back he failed to follow this practice
That packet, / believe. is locked in hi
private box in the banks vault
Whether it will shed any light on th'
tragedy which ended his life oanno
say. The coroner has the key and vii
open the box later, possibly after tn
/ funeral"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-15
suItan,a Brother psad.

Constantinople, July 14Prince
sule Yam Effendi, brother of the sui
tan Of Turks died today Of heart
failure.