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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-26
White Way
ST Ar I S ON
WEST MAIN ST.
co. is FIRST FIRM
TO ERECT THREE LIGHT ELEc-
TRoLIERs- MORE MAIN ST.
BUSINESS MEN TO FOLLOW.

Ottumwa's "Great White Way" is
here, and will be added to as fast as
the enterprising merchants of this city
complete arrangements with the COM
pany which furnishes the necessary
posts and lights. The Hall-Ekfelt
company was the first Ottumwa firm
to make the improvement by adorning
the front of it's well known furniture
establishment on West Main street,
and w. L. Sargent and Celania Bros.
are two other business firms who have
already contracted for the electroliers.
Within the next few months, every
merchant on Main from Washington
to Jefferson street and from Court to
Green street on Second are confident
ly expected to install this new system
Of lighting, and ere long Ottumwa's
Great White Way" will not only be q
reality but an addition to the beauty
of the city that cannot be overesti-
mated.
The three-light electrolier posts
stand thirteen feet six inches high, In
cluding the top globe, and each is fit
ted with three sixty or 100-watt Tung-
sten lamps. One lamp is directly on
top of the post, while the other two
suspend from ornamental arms over
tapping the sidewalk and the street.
The posts are cast iron and painted
black. The Ottumwa Traction and
Light Co., which furnishes this new
system Of lighting, has made arrange
ments with their patrons to turn off
the lights at certain hour each even
ing. thus doing away with the neces-
sity of Inconvenience to the mer-
chants.
The addition Of this new system of
lighting the business district gives an
other demonstration Of Ottumwa's
desire to compare favorabIy with the
other larger cities Of Iowa, and when
the Democrats of the state come here
next June to the state convention,
they will find that Ottumwa's Great
White Way" is the prettiest in the
state.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-26
THE ADMINISTRATION MEASURE
COMES BEFORE SENATE FOR
ACTION BY VOTE OF SIX TO
FOUR; cuMMINs OPPOSES.
BALsLINGER-PINCHOT
PROBE RESUMED
SPECIAL AGENT JONES ON WIT
NESS STAND CHARGED GOVERN.
MENT PROSECUTOR WITH BE-
ING INCOMPETENT.

Washington, d. c., Feb. 25.--- The
administration railroad bill was order
ed favorably reported to the senate
by the committee on interstate COM
merce today Immediately after con-
sideration of the measure had been
completed.
The administration bill creates a
court OF commerce and amends the in
terstate commerce laws. The vote on
the bill was six to four as follows:
For the Administration BIZ.
Elkins-West Virginia.
Cullom-Illinois.
Aldrich-Rhode Island.
Kean-New Jersey.
Crane--Massachuse
Nixon-Nevada.
Against the Bill.
Clapp-Minnesota.
Cummins-Iowa.
Observation-Disclosures.
Hughes Colorado.
There were three absentees-Till-
man, Foster and Taylor.
The majority report will recommend
the passage of the bill in the form
practically as revised recently by At
torney General Wickersham. The
minority also will make a report, but
the features Of its report are not
stated.
The administrations railroad bill
was reported to the senate soon after
the body convened today. 1t will be
taken UP Immediately following the
vote on the Postal Savings bank bill
March 8.
BaIlinser-Pinchot Case Again.
The Ballinger Pinchot inquiry was
resumed today Interest centered
about the announcement that Pincbot
would be called as witness. Special
Agent Horace T. Jones, who worked
with CLAWS on the Alaska cases, was
called to the stand while Pinchot wait
ed. His testimony was largely cor
roborative Of that given by CLAWS.
Jones made sensational attack on
James M. Sheridan, who was sent by
the land office to Seattle last year to
take charge Of the government case
in the hearings on the Cunningham
claims In Alaska. Jones declared
Sheridan was inexperienced and in
competent.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-26
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UuIONvILLE MAN
ENDS HIS LIFE
CHARLES HARD SHOOTS SELF
WHILE DEsPoNDENT BECAUSE
OF ILL HEALTH.

UnionviIle, Feb. 25.-(special) ~
Charles Hard, aged 40, committed sui
eide by shooting himself at his home,
three miles north of Unionvijle yes
terday, Hard had been in ill health
for some time. Before he took his life
he gave his wife directions as to the
disposal of their property, but she
merely humored his whim as that of
an ailing man rather than one plan
ming suicide.
While Mrs. Hard was working about
the yard he kissed his only child a
daughter good-by, then went into q
bed room and killed himself. Hard re-
Gently bought the 120 acre William
Creech farm. He was in good cir
cumstances. The funeral was held this
afternoon, interment being made at
Unionville.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-26
MORE CARS ARE
RUNNING TODAY
IN H|LADELP H|A
ENCOURAGED BY LET UP IN vIo-
LENcE TRACTION COMPANY IN
cREAsEs SERVICE; STATE
POLICE GUARD THE CARS.

Philadelphia, Feb. 25.-The company
this morning started street cars on
some Of the lines that had been closed
since the strike began and increased
the number of cars already in opera
tion. The cars were not very well
patronized as the people still fear at
tacks may come at any moment. The
sstEikel leaders have signified a will
ingness to arbitrate. but the company
as yet has made no definite reply to
the proposition of the clergymen in
this direction.
Cars Run Until Midnight.
Surface cars were operated in the
principal streets of Philadelphia until
midnight last night for the first time
s1nce the beginning last Saturday of
the strike against the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit company. Heretofore all
cars were withdrawn at nightfall but
last night guarded by state policemen
the cars continued to run, even
through the turbulent mill quarters.
Although the Transit company re-
ported that eighty-four cars had been
stoned during the day. no disturb
ances was permitted to attain serious
proportions. All outbreaks were quick
ly quelled and riot call sent to head
quarters.
During the day, 744 cars were In
operation and sixty-six continued un-
til midnight. Increased service is
promised by the company, which an
nounces that 400 new men were hired
today.
Youths Manufacture Explosive Caps.
Only one-third as many arrests were
made yesterday as the day before,
when seventy-eight were arrested.
Among the prisoners was a son Of
constable. He is 20 years old, and con-
fessed that he was member of
band of youths who manufactured ex-
prosive caps and drew lots to see who
would place them on the tracks. He
drew the fateful straw and was ar
rested while placing explosives on the
rails.
A new method Of showing antipathy
to the Transit company WIS adopted
by some boys yesterday afternoon
when soap was used on the rails on a
Tenth street grade. The next car that
came along slid down the hill but
came to halt before crashing into the
preceding car. 1t was some time be-
fore the soap was removed from the
rails SO that cars could move safely.
The proposed sympathetic strike
has been deferred for the present.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-26
LITTLE CHILD
BURNED TO DEATH
LUCILLE HARRISON, AGED FIVE OF
MARsHALLToWN VICTIM
OF FIRE.

Marshalltown, Feb. Is Especial. y
Lucille Harrison, aged five, was burned
to death at o'clock last night at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
Homer Harrison, five miles south Of
this city, while playing about the
kitchen stove. The parents were at
the barn doing evening chores and the
little girl and her sister, three years
old, were alone in the house. The
younger girl had her hair singed The
little one had the presence of mind to
call her parents but they arrived too
late to save the older girls life. She
was horribly burned.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-26
WOMAN rs GIVEN
HER FR ED 0 NJ
STATE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE Ac-
cUsED CONFINED IN ASYLUM
FOR CRIMINAL INSANE AT ANA
MosA REFoRMAToRY.

Des Moines, Feb. 25.-(Special)-
NOT guilty" and mot insane" was the
'sfaict returle1 by the twelve jury
men in the trial Of Mrs. Nellie TAYLOR,
the pretty Ottumwa girl charged with
the murder of her infan. child, in che
Polk county district court The YER
dict was reached last night by the
jury after couple Of hours Of delib-
erauon and was a great victory for
the defendant. The Ottumwa woman
was not only acquitted of the charge
OF murder, but it was found by the
jury that she was sane at the present
time. blocking the attempts Of County
Attorney Guthrie to have the woman
lncarcerated in the ward for the Grim
fnal insane at the Anamosa reforma-
tory II found not guilty of the murder
charge.
Instructed by Judge De Graft to re-
turn one Of six verdicts, the jury re-
tired at o'clock last evening to de-
liberate on the case.
After deliberating for three and one
half hours, the jury last night returned
a verdict declaring Nellie Taylor not
guilty of the charge of murder An
agreement wGa reached at 40
From the time the jury left the
court room until 1t reported, there was
not a question but that the woman
would be declared guiltless of the
charge preferred against her. The
only doubt in the minds of the jury
was whether she would be declared
absolutely innocent Of the charge or
acquitted on the gounds of insanity.
Two jurors held out for, the later YER
dict until the final vote
The verdict the jury returned might,
according to the instructions, have
been any Of six. Judge De Graft gave
the twelve men their choice between
verdicts Of guilty Of murder in the
first degree with the death penalty,
murder in the first degree with a SEN
tence of life Imprisonment, second de-
gree murder, manslaughter, acquittaI
on the grounds Of insanity or not
guilty
Trial Sensational.
The trial of Mrs. Nellie Taylor has
occupied the attention of the Polk
county court for four days and has at
tracted considerable attention on ac-
count of the sensationalism of the
case. The attorneys for the defense
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-26
PERFECT EAR OF CORN
Michigan Man Scores Ninety-seyen
Points, According to Prof.
Taf

Kalamazoo, Mich, Feb. 25.- Ac-
cording to the decision of l.. r. Taft
of the Michigan Agricultural college,
William Strong Of this county has
raised the most perfect ear of corn
ever grown, the ear scoring ninety
seven points. The highest score pre-
viously recorded was that made at
the Omaha corn show two years ago.
when an ear Of corn grown by a west
ern farmer scored ninety-four.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-26
EDDY is ACQUITTED
Man Accused CT Murder Of Mrs. Rose
Guthrie at Belle PIaine Freed Of
Charoe.

Vinton, Feb. 25- Especial )-The
jury in the case of George Eddy.
charged with the murder Of Mrs.
Rose Guthrie ten years ago at Belle
Plaine, returned a. verdict of not gull
ty at 2:30 this morning. Eddy was
discharged from custody. The case
against Guthrie, husband of the mur-
dered woman, may be prosecuted, as
the authorities are said to have ad-
ditional evidence.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-26
Pension lncreased to SEA.

Eddyville, Feb. rs. - (speciaD-
Hiram McKim, an old soldier, who
has been seriously Ill since returning
from Tennessee, yesterday received
word from washington that his pen
sion had been increased. Mr.. Nc
Kim, who formerly received $12 per
month, viii now receive S24.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-26
FIGHT MANS PARDON.
Carl TigdernaIsa in Prison for Embez
element Asks for His
Liberty.

Des Moines, Feb. Especial -
A bitter fight waged today before Gov
ernor Carroll to secure a pardon for
Cerl T1gdernalga accused and convict
cd Of embezzlement. County Attorney
Hadiey of Story county, is resisting
the pardon.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-26
Child Takes strychnlne

Birmingham. Feb 25.-(SpeciaD -
While Mr.. and Mrs. Johnston were
moving on Thomas Clark's place five
miles southeast of here, their little
child found some strychnine tablets,
and thinking it was candy ate them,
living just few hours. The heart
broken parents are unable to account
for the tragedy, as they had no knowl-
edge of such tablets being in the house.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-26
BURLINGTON MAN KILLED.
Philip Thompson Is Struck by Fallen
Tree at WapeIo, Which Ends
FATALLY

Burlington, Feb. 25.-(special.) -
Philip Thompson Of Burlington was
instantly killed by a falling tree at
the farm of his father-inIaw, w. H.
Webber, three miles east of Wapello.
He was. thirty years of age and mana
ger Of the Grand Union Tea Co., of
Burlington.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-26
RAPs CARROLL WRIGHT
Clifford Thorne Says That Rock Island
Attorney Made Misstatement of
Facts

Des Moines Feb. 25.--Clifford Thorne
of Washington. candidate for stare
r,i'roac commissioner and attorney
for the Corn Belt Meat Producers as
sociation. in a statement issued today
makes a bitter attack on Carroll
Wright, attorney for the Rock Island
Railroad Co. Thorne takes exception
to a statement made by Wright at
Iowa City that rates are lower now
than they were twenty-five years ago.
He says Wright is making an absolute
misstatement of the fact
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-26
INJURED IN RUNAWAY.
CLYDE Baker Thrown Out OF Wagon al
Clinton and sustains Fracture
of His Loo.

Clinton, Feb. Especial )-Clyde
Baker. track foreman of the Clinton
Railway company while driving a
spirited team OF horses attached to a
wagon was victim of runaway ac-
cident yesterday afternoon, when the
team became frightened, throwing
Baker to ground fracturin~ his leg.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-26
SHEPPARD HONORED
Eiks Give Banquet to Well Known
Coal Operator Who viii Locate
In West

Oskaloosa, Feb. 25.-(SpeciaL)- )-os-
kaloosa Elks last night rendered a
banquet and reception to w. c. Shep-
pard, prominent business man and coal
operator Of this city, who leaves soon
for his new home at Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Mr.. Sheppard is one of the best known
coal men in the Iowa district and has
lived in Oskaloosa q third Of a cen
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-26
Hoos Auain Gain.

Chicago, Feb. 25.-Another slight
advance today marked the upward
trend Of live hogs, the animals selling
at 1910. Mess pork reached $23.95 aft
er an early advance Of about 15 cents.
At the close the high point was
S23971a.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-26
Brakeman is Held;
Threw Boy From
Train is Charg e

Laporte, Ind. Feb. 25.-Will-
lam F. Hunt was arrested today
at Peru on charge of man
slaughter. 1t is alleged that
while acting as brakeman on
a Lake Shore freight train on
February 10 he threw ]. L.
Tarnaski Of Willow River,
Mimi, from train, while near
Laporte, causing his death.
William Kapps Of Atlanta, Ca,
was also thrown from the
train and seriously injured.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-26
Sheriff and Nearo Both Dead.

Memphis, Tenn. Feb 25-Deputy
Sheriff Lucy in an effort to arrest q
negro today was shot and killed by the
negro, who in turn was killed by two
other deputy sheriffs.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-26
KILLED IN CHICAGO.

Walter Meade Former burlington En-
pIoye at Pacific Junction
Struck by Train.
Pacific Junction, Feb. 25.- Especially
Walter Meade was killed in the
Union stock yards at Chicago yester-
day. 1t is supposed that he was struck
by a train. He was former employe
of the BURLINGTON here
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-26
DEs MONIES GETS HOSPITAL.
Otturnwa Loses Out in Securing the
Large Institution-Is After

Des Moines, Feb. 25.-(SpeciaD--
East Des Moines will get the 100000
hospital to be erected by the Swedish
Lutheran church of Iowa. This was
decided today when the East Side
Commercial club offered a bonus Of
$4,000. Ottumwa made a bid for it.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-26
UNIFORM FIRE ESCAPES.

Hotel Mon Hold Conference With
Labor Commissioner Van Dorm
and Agree on Ma..sr.
Des Moines, Feb. 25.-(Special) As
the result of conference between the
hotel men and Labor Commission
ee Van Dorm, the hotel men have
agreed to adopt uniform system of
fire escapes throughout Iown.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-26
Rookkeeper Coleman Arrested.

BooKKe6peT OOfef1HH NfTeSt6d.
Boston, Feb. 25.-Geo. w. Coleman,
the alleged defaulting bookkeeper OF
the wrecked National City Bank Of
Cambridge, arrived here this after
noon and was arrested b. the federal
authorities.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-26
CHILDREN SENT HERE.
E. C. Dorfey of Creston Failed to Pro-
vide for Them and They are
SAINT +o CbiIdrapye Lor,a

Creston, Feb. Especially
two children of e. C. Dorfey, twelve
and fourteen wears of age, were sent to
the Children's Home at Ottumwa by
Judge Towner, because the father fail
ed to give the proper care.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-02-26
Dr. HaIl Out on $500 Bond.

Dr.. Fall Out on S7,5UU Bond.
Kirksville, Mo-, Feb. 25.-Dr Hull,
who was arrested In connection with
the Vaughn poisoning case was re-
leased today on $500 bond.
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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-01
PLEASE, TEDDY!

The reform must be worked out in and through the
publican party says Mr. Garfield but good many mil
lions of people hoping that Mr.. Roosevelt's ideas
this much stronger and broader.
For half century Mr.. Garfied's party has dominated
national policies almost without Interruption In spite Of
this continued power nrusted to the party, have
tariff that is repudated by vast body of the party,
lot of law pretending to regulate trusts that is good
according to the president, and financial system that is
admittedly unreliable neastic and altogether dangerous
1t has taken years and years for any desire of reform in
these matters seriously manifest itself within the party
AND THE PARTY ORGANIZATION is NOT NOW FOR
SUCH REFORM
eo say that the tremendous eager popular demand for
reform must be satisfied with what any party do
toward little housekeeping is expressing almighty little
confidence in the people and insult to the gravity Of
the situation.
Reforming party sodden in its sins for 80 years may
appear much easier to Mr. Garfield than to the great
hunter of fouregged and two legged hyenas and other
carnvora and it is possible that when he gets ready,
Teddy will shoot the must out of the Garfield notion
that the whole question is of uplifting the party by its
bootstraps We hope We hope that when Roosevelt
gets ready he will point his finger at we'll meanng men
like Garfield and improve upon old Nanderbilts we'll
known sentiment WITH
''The party be damned!'
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-01
pARAsEs.

to clutch at a straw"
"At the same time," objected the
Mere Reader, 'the surface of the
water isn't so covered with straw
as to be noticeable. And the par
ticular straw the drowning person
always clutches at must be quick
as lightning to get around to be on
hand st all the drOwnlngs. | sus-
pect that when the truth is known,
many a poor fellow goes to a wat
cry grave without the last sad con-
ISOLATION of clutching the proverbial
straw, simply because some fellow
is tardy about unclutching it."
''Thered be something in that, "
corrected the Constant Writer, who
had been for a moment a bit puz-
zled himself, "but you forget Flot-
sam and Jetsam. Isn't there always
'flotsam and jetsam'? Most assur-
eddy. Well, that is where the straw
comes in. The drowning man care
fully paws over the 'flotsam and jet
sam until he finds the straw, and
then he clutches at it, Believe me,
the straw can be depended upon
absolutely. 1t is, by the way, a
twin brother of that other old re-
liable straw"
And which one is that?" asked
the Mere Reader in surprise.
why, our friend Last Straw
That Broke the Camel's Back"
giggled the Constant Writer.
At which the Mere Reader really
felt ashamed of his own stupidity.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-01
POOLING THE PEOPLE

If the people don be robbed as never before
is time for them to get busy with their representatives in
congress.
In one of his last messages--January 15 1909-Pres-
dent Roosevelt said:
1.-The great corporations are acting with foresight
sngleness of purpose and vgor to control the water pow
ers of the country
Daylight STEALING OF PUBLIC DOMAINS did not
flourish under the Roosevelt regime, and the Ballnger
racket has made 1t unwlse to try it during Tafts term
thus far So the great corporations have decided to try
to egalize the robbery and FOOL THE PEOPLE.
The game is to make the people believe that the states
can the public domain wisely and periodically
than can the federal government
Senator Smoot of Utah is pushing bill which would
grant to the states all water power sites in federal
ownership That is the Smoot scheme is take property
that belongs to all of and turn it to the of
the gangs owned and ruled by the Guggenhes, the Nor
gans the Southern Pacific political caba and their ilk
In the house. Representative Smith of California has
similar BILL while Engebrght of the state has pre-
sented which would subject the lands of the
United States to condemnation under state laws.
The purpose of these is clear IT IS ROB
Berry.
The aim is plainly immunity from federal regulation
and control the putting into the custody of Guggenhem
owned corporaonb bought legislatures property of
future value and necessity which belongs to people
of the whole nation Depletion of the forests coal and
electric power will be about all the power the people of this
nation have.
Are you against this ievery of your present and future
progress? If you write your senators and congress
kill bills 57O4 and 1882 and house bills 1856
and 1882. Write today! Let your representatives
that they going to stand in with robbers they not
going to do it and FOOL YOU.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-05-01
DRY FARMING CONGRESS WANTS
To HELP THE AVERAGE FARMER

these men not only in every COM
munity in the Inland Empire, but
everywhere throughout the dry
farming states, should regard it
as a duty and privilege to attend
the next sessions.
The five talent men and the ten
talent men cannot escape the obi.
cation of community leadership.
They need the information and the
inspiration Of the great gathering
of fellow workers. They are capa-
BILE of hearing the scientists at the
congress. not only with profit to
themselves, but often with dis
corning ability to translate that
information and to transmit that in
spiration In language and methods
adapted to their own neighbor-
hoods.
In this extension work the local
leaders can find no aid more will
ingly given or of greater effective
ness than that of the newspapers,
and more especially the country
press, editors of which are in the
closest touch with the farmers.
Doing this great work in an ade.
quate way, | believe the Dry Farm
ing congress deserves the fullest
support, in time and money, of pub
lie spirited men of each community,
as well as of men of national lead
prShin