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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-17
INEZ, DO you REMEMBER EVA?
Miss Inez Collins,
Ottumwa, Iowa.
NV Dear Friend.

Miss Inez Collins,
Ottumwa. Iowa.
My Dear Friend:
Do you remember me? can remem-
Der you. Do you remember when you
came to see Mildred and Phyllis and
you and the girls would come to see
me?. The apples were ripe and we
would go to our orchard. We have
moved southwest of Ottumwa. Mildred
and Phyllis are coming out this sum-
mer. wish you could come along too.
What grade are you in? am in the
fifth reader. go to Copperhead school
now. Well Inez I will close for this
time. If you see this In print answer
it and send it to the Junior page. From
your friend,
Eva Bright, age. 10.
Ottumwa, Iowa, R. F. D. No. 2.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-17
A LAMB AND A CAT BERTHA's
PETS.

Dear Editor: am a little girl ten
years old. live In the country on a
one-hundred and eighty acre farm.
For pets have lamb, and cat.
We have four other cats and four
kittens.
have one brother and sister to
play with. There names are, Dean age
eight, and Frances age twelve.
We have lots Of little pigs and little
lambs.
I thank you very much for my paper
dolls received Monday.
Bertha Bolibaugh
Eddyville, Iowa, r. r. No. 8.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-17
A HORSE CONTEST.

Since reading Mr.. Caldwell's letter
we have decided to have horse con-
test. The Juniors can describe the oil
ferent breeds of animals, etc. head
Mr.. Caldwell's letter carefully and you
will get some excellent ideas.
This contest will open today and
close Tuesday June ~. The prize Will
be horse.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-17
CIRCUS PAPER DOLLS AND
BEAUTIFUL. POST CARDS.

We want to have some short stories
on the following subjects and some
nice letters If the Juniors desire some
beautiful post cards and circus paper
dolls:
THE SCOUT BOYS.
THE SCOUT GIRLS.
! MY SUMNER VACATION.
y JACKS INDIAN SUIT.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-17

away. The Rio Grande river Is only
about three miles from whore I live.
We do not have much rain here and
have to irrigste.
This Is q great country for fruit.
The carly peaches, plums and aprtcots
viii soon be ripe.
lsal Mcdowell, Age 10.
Mesilla Park, n. M.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-17
SEVEN RULES FOR THE JUNIORS

1. Use one side of the paper only.
2. Write neatly and legibly, using
Ink or a sharp lead pencil.
8. Always sign your name in full
and state your age.
4. Number your pages.
s. Do not copy stories or poetry
and send us as your own work.
6. Always state choice of a prize
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-17
P1aytin1e

George in the corner played
With his sister Sadie;
George played he was horse
And Sadie was lady.
George galloped, leaped and neighed;
Sadie cried out, "Whoa!"
And the louder Sadie cried
The faster George did goa!
So they played till supper time,
When George cried, "My-me!
It's time the lady and her horse
Were going into teal"
So Sadie took the lines and cried:
Get up, sir, trot with care,
And take me into the dining-room
And place me in my chair"
And so their mamma saw them come
Astounding in so gay
And laughed and said, my little ones
Do so enjoy their play"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-17
THE PRIZE WINNERS TODAY.

Wanda. Coyne, and Constance Dow
ney each get Home Sweet Home"
while lisa Mcdowell, Edith Mae Rush
and Helen Louise Larkin get second
prizes.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-17

on separate piece of paper, with
name and address in full.
7. Address the envelope to Editor,
Courier Junior, Ottumwa, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-17
MAuDE's SISTER HAS 20 DOLLS

Miss Viola Schrader.
Dear Junior Friend: thought
would write to you and have it put in
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-17

Madeleine Johnson, age IL,
Ottumwa. Iowa, r. r. No. 8.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-17

Herman Bluhm, age Is,
r. Ed. No. 5, Ottumwa, Ia
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-17

To Hattie Allen.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-04-13
COMMISSIONER HERE.

Clarence j. Owens, commissioner
of agriculture and immigration for
the Southern Commercial Congress
was here today from Washington,
D. C., in the interests of the Con-
gress. He called on number of
business men.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-04-13

Lieutenant c. f. swartz, of Park
ersburg, was in the city last night.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-04-13
PENSION BILLS
Are introduced in the Senate
by Senator Clarence
Watson.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 49,
Senator Watson has introduced bills
to grant pensions to Lucinda Skid
more, Upper Glade; Leslie Harding,
Beverly; Andrew P. crumley, Will
Jamestown; George ~ johnson,
johnson; Hiram s. Shahan, New
burg; and Rebeeca Strother, Par
kersburg He has also introduced
bills to grant increases in. pensions
to Eunice NJ. Lemley, IRavenswood
Benjamin F. Spencer, Soldiers
Home, Va: Anary Toothman. Fair
mont: F. B. Taylor, Newburg: John
R. Tolbert. Triadelphia; David c.
Morgan, Buckhannon; BERNARD F.
Morrow, Fairmont: James Neon
nell, Parkersburg; Sanford Vincent,
Wallace: Margaret Stanton, Alex.
w. Barnes. Charles E. chaddock,
John Boiler. Amos Hoy, David Cain,
William J. Davis, Andy Philips and
Robert R. whitefan, all of wood
county. He has also introduced a
bill to correct the military record
OF David NJ. Kinkead. OF Wood
county.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-04-13
oGKYEWN 1YS
CREAMS AH0 ICES ~
GHRN7IK

We invite your attention TO an cx.
trcncly large offering of New Persian
and American Novelties for the Eas.
ter Holidays at most attractive prices.
Our Chocolate and Bon Bons and
Caromels are die best because w,
make them ourselves and only use
tho Purcst and Best Materials.
Both Phones. Free Delivery.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-08

Of activity in the eighteenth century
and the thirties and forties of the past
century there was an almost complete
cessation of effort to solve the mys-
terfes Of the far south. For fifty years
few ships made for the antarctic with
the avowed purpose Of exploration. the
only men Drawing the cold and dan.
gers being the whalers. One of the
few exceptions was the voyage of the
Challenger in 1874. Then came re-
newed interest in antarctic explora-
ton, and Belgian, German, English and
Scotch, voyagersN followed one another
in comparatively rapid succession. The
first of them was the Belgian expedi-
ton led by Captain de Gerlache. in
which DR.. Frederick A. Cook of arctic
fame or notoriety served as surgeon.
This was in 1878. The Dryglaski ex-
petitions and thes-Borchgrevink par
ties about ten yeaFss ago and the Nor
denskjold party ihale02-4 did considera-
BILE work in the frozen regions. espe-
clally the first named, which achieved
splendid scientific results. Americans
have done very little there since
1s39-4o, when Wilkes led two or three
ships to the antarctic. This was the
first expedition fitted out by our gov
eminent for exploring purposes. Cap
tain Wilkes name is commemorated in
the antarctic by Wilkes Land.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-08

the Cuban problem. One need not ac-
cept fully either the reports sent out
BY, foes of the present administration
ct Havana that President Gomezs rule
IL government by assassination" or
the theory evolved by German pub
Hcists that the United States is TO-
Menting trouble in Cuba in order to
gsin Its own selfish ends to under.
stand that the short step across the
gulf to Cuba" Ut the United States SOL
dters. sailors and marines may be a
necessary development of the situa-
ton in the island.
Naturally 1t is hard to disentangle
the thread Of truth-if. indeed, there
BE- any-from the fabric of reports Of
colossal grating. political connections,
hrigandage. assassinations and dis
turbances Of industry and commerce
which have come from the island. Two
figures stand out against the fnurky
background Of Cuban politics. They
are President Jose Miguel Gomez and
General Faustino ("Pino') Guerra.
The latter was commander In chief OF
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-08

been trying to get out Of Sing Sing.
First he fought against the sentence
which sent him to the death chamber
In the New York penitentiary: then,
after the sentence had been confirmed
on appeal to the higher courts. he
fought for new trial. That denied
by divided verdict Of the court, he
fought against the governors action in
committing his sentence from death to
life imprisonment. asserting that life
Imprisonment was worse than the in
Fiction of the death penalty. He did
not say that he wanted to be electro
cuted. for throughout the long and in
tricate legal proceedings he has stead
lastly maintained his innocence OF
completely in the death for which he
was condemned. But he fought against
the communication. declaring that as the
time set for hts execution had passed
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-08

disturbances in Latin. American coun-
tries are not the bloodless opera
bouffe affairs which America and the
rest Of the world formerly believed
theth'to be. Real lives are lost, often
in considerable number. and real prop
erty is destroyed to q, not inconsidera-
our own pocketbooka and possibly our
own condolences 10 the fact that real
trade IL disturbed. A. -. ...l
. Herein lies the root OF our present
concern over the affairs Of Cuba. Un-
der peaceable rule of the island. as was
the case in the early days Of the re-
publto' and during the two former
American occupations. trade with US
revived to q surprising degree. and the
exports Of the island. added to it's I'M
ports from the United States. formed
a fair sized fraction Of our foreign
trade. The latest statistics available
are those of 1907, made up during the
provisional government by the United
States authorities. The figures show
ed that there was a decided increase
tween 1899 and 1907. The value of the
imports. increased from ~$75,3o3,612 to:
$s7.334.195. or 1913 per cent. and the
value Of the exports from $49, 69S.772 to
l14.s13,s46, or 131 per cent. The prin-
cipal trade was with the United States,
which during the nine years supplied
from tWo-fifths to almost one-half Of
the imports and received from two
thirds to over seven-e ighths Of the ex-
ports. The United States takes prac-
tically all the exports of sugar, fruit
and minerals and more than nine
tenths Of the raw tobacco. It Is plain
ly to be seen that We have a great and
growing stake in the prosperity OF the
island and that the disturbances so
close to US touch us almost as deeply
now as they did in the days when we
were all weeping over "the woes of
poor Cubs, PROSTATE under spain's
iron heel"
1t must not be forgotten that we
stand sponsor before the world for the
maintenance o. good order and stable
government in Cuba. BY the terms Of
the famous Plat amendment to the
treaty with Cuba, negotiated in 1903,
"the government Of Cuba consents that
the United States may exercise the
right to intervene for the preservation
Of Cuban independence and the MAIN
tenance Of government adequate for
the protection Of life. property and in
dividual liberty"
This treaty enabled us to intervene
when the former government Of the
island under the late President Tomas
Estrada Palma broke down under the
weight Of internal disorders and po-
Ideal dissensions. 1t has been de-
clared openly by high government ON
cials in Washington that third in
tervention In the affairs Of the repub-
lie will mean three times and out" for
Independent government in Cuba. They
assert that w cannot be expected to
keep our ships and men always in
state Of readiness to pounce down on
the island In order to preserve order
and uphold the hands of'whoever hap
pens to be seated by virtue Of political
chicanery or successful revolution in
the former governor generals palace
In Havana.
FRANCISCO .ARELLANEs.
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the Cuban army Of 5000 men until re-.
Gently. He has been an open and
avowed candidate for the presidency.
and has had u very large and Unfit
entail following among the men whom
he commanded and In other quarters /
Guerra's ambitions brought him into
conflict with President Gomez. and the
latter sought to send him to Europe
ostensibly to study European army
methods for the benefit Of the Cuban
soldiers. but really in order to get him
out Of the way. But Guerra, saw
through the thin-very thin-plot ana
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-08
Wo OTHER NATIONS AHEAD OF Us IN RACE FOR SOUTH POLE HONOR,

not much national self satisfaction Ia
DO gained from the fact that the at
tempt to raise the comparatively paltry
sum Of 100000 for an American south
pole expedition has failed and that. if
the proposed antarctic expedition Of
Harry Whitney and Captain Robert
A. Bartlett. Peary's captain, starts
next fall 1t will owe its support to the
generosity of the first named gentle
man. The British government has
helped to finance the expedition of
Captain Robert r. Scott, now on its
way. and the German government has
displayed q like generosity toward
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-08

he was legally dead and could not be
kept imprisoned. Legally dead or le-
gally alive, however, imprisoned he
was by the power Of the state. Then
as a last resort he fell back on his old
plea Of mot guilty" of murder and
asked pardon.
Patrick was convicted early in 1902
of the murder Of William Marsh Rice.
an aged: millionaire who had been
resident for a long time in Texas.
where he had accumulated his fortune.
but who had lived in New York for
some time before his death. Patrick
was his counsel. The will Of the old
man. read after his death, made tho
lawyer his heir. directing him to carry
out some philanthropic requests. The
will has been called forgery. The
one morning in the fall of 1900. The
coroner reported that death was duo
to indigestion and old age. Suspicion
did not fall upon Patrick until few
days later, when he was arrested on .
charge Of forging Rice's name to .
check. The charge Of murder for the
purpose Of gaining possession Of the
Rice millions followed soon after.
when Patrick was arrested with
Charles F. Jones. the valet Of Rice,
who has played so great and so mys-
terious part In the Patrick-Rice trag-
edy. Jones was the man who swore
to three different stories, all agreeing
in duplicating Patrick in Rice's death.
Medical testimony played a great
part in the trial Of Patrick and in the
subsequent legal proceedings. It was
argued pro and con whether or not
chloroform. administered as Jones
swore it had been given to Rice. could
cause death. In Justice to Patrick II
should be said that many eminent ply
sicians believe that the death Of Rice
was not due to murder. but to natural.
unassisted causes. At one time moro
than 5000 physicians signed state
ment asserting their belief in Patrick's
innocence.
The case presents many perplexities
to the legal mind and to the lay INTEL
lect. James w. Osborne, former as
sistant district attorney. who conduct
ed the prosecution. declared that no
more fair or careful trial was ever
held in the county Of New York. Pat
rick, who is himself lawyer of more
than ordinary ability. has asserted in
some of his numerous legal documents
bearing on the case that Judge. prose-
cutor and jury were all prejudiced
against him and that fair trial was
impossible when so much weight was
attached to the testimony of Jones.
who was proved to be Of a vacillating,
impressionable and weak nature. AL
though Jones confessed to being the
actual murderer Of Rice, he was set
free and has disappeared since tho
conviction of Patrick
Throughout the conduct of the case
Patrick has not lacked for friends to ,
assist him in his extraordinary strug-
gle to prove his innocence. Among his .
ablest supporters has been the wife
who was married to him while he was
a prisoner in the Tombs prison in New
York city and his brother in-law. John
T. Milliken, a wealthy ST. Louisan. The
latter has financed Patrick's fight. He
has had many able attorneys.
ARTHUR j. BRINTOl1.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-08

information of the world whether the
land in the antarctic Is continent or
great archipelago, an immense group
Of islands. OF course in the progress Of
the work any one Of the three men,
Bruce. Scott or Filchner, or all three OF
them may reach the pole, Scott after
crossing the antarctic regions to the
neighborhood Of weddell sea, Bruce
starting from the Weddell sea or
Filchner along his own route. The
primary purpose Of Bruce and Filchner
is the determination Of the. great geo.
graphical question which have mem
toned. Scott Is after the pole ITSELF"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-08

latter's four year antarctic expedition
from 1900 to 1904. which also achieved
noteworthy scientific results, without
piercing as far toward it's southern
goal as the later Shackleton expedition.
The lure Of the polar regions has
drawn Scott to the far south again,
and he Is now actually in the field,
having left New Zealand on his ship.
vember last.
The history of antarctic exploration
Is one Of the strangest in the long rec
ord Of man seeking to tighten the dark
er places Of the earth. After a period
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-08

Lieutenant Filchner's proposed jour-
ney. but our congress has not turned
its attention from. the Improvement of
rivers and harbors in Nevada long
enough to "dig up" money for the ac-
quirement Of another pole to put along
side Of Peary's in our national collec-
ton Of geographical trophies. Which is
a. great pity. for America had a well
deserved reputation in the early days
Of antarctic exploration. Last year the
nAHy department was very well dis
posed toward sending an expedition to
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-08

ly scientific lines. His maps of the
territory which he explored in Asia
have scarcely been equaled by any ex-
plorer. They are so good that the Ger
man geographical congress. held two
years ago. paid him an unprecedented
honor. 1t gave him a special vote of
thanks for his excellent maps.
Lieutenant Filchner and the other
men whose hopes are set on successful
antarctic work at the present time are
DESTROYS Of solving the great. antarctic
problem. They wish to lear. for the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-08

triot Of the class Of Betancourt., Gar
,cia. the great Maceo and others who
Fought against Spain, for Cuba's in
dependence or whether he il a grasp
Sing soldier of fortune cannot be told
yet. Possibly he is mixture Of the
characteristics Of both types Of emf
nent Cubans.
The worst charge against President
Gomez is that Of personal dishonesty.
He is accused openly Of grating in
connection with the sale and exchange
Of public property in Havana. the
sums named running high into the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-08

clined to aid it financially. The Scots
men are angry about this. alleging dis
elimination. but there seems to be no
help for it. Bruce has been in the ant
arctic before this time. -.
Japanese Plans Short Lived. -.
The proposed Japanese expedition. to
be led by Lieutenant Shirase. did not
amount to much. It petered out after
some talk. Very little work had been
done, and the expedition has now been
abandoned definitely.
"a most interesting and original fea-
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geographers for his work in exploring
western China and Tibet Cyrus c.
Adams. editor Of the bulletin Of the
American Geographical society. the
we'll known American authority on
geography and exploration, declares
that lieutenant Filchner Is q mag
nihcent, explorer. He 10 young Ger
man army oficer, about thirty-ave
years Of age. He came back three
years ago from western China and
Tibet with wealth Of material. He
is man Of solid scientific attain
ments. and in this matter of antarctic
exploration he is working on thorough
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-08

an equal exchange Of members Of the
two parties will take place. after which
the two explorers and their followers
will proceed INDEPENDENTLY in their
quest Of information concerning the
antarctic regions snd possibly Of the
pole itself. With Bruce the following
bounds will be made: The German ,ex-
petition will operate west OF 20 de-
grees west Longitude and the Scotch
party will proceed east pf the. same
meridian.
Lieutenant Filchper is famous among
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-08

The holder of the highest antarctic
honors at present is Lieutenant Sir
reached a point only ITO miles from
the south pole on Jan. 9, 1909. Besides
this tremendous achievement, Shackle-
toms expedition, which was splendidly
organized from a scientific standpoint.
made many notable discoveries Of life
in the antarctic waters. mounted the
velcano Erebus, 1880 feet high. and
explored the great ice barrier. y
Shackleton accompanied Scott on the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-08

tho far south TO substantiate wilks'
work, done seventy years ago. but
nothing came Of the project
Bartlett and Whitney q announced
some time ago their intention Of maxi
Ing . dash for the south pole. but their
success. II achieved. will be Z private
one, whereas the success Of either
SCOTS attempt or Filchner's will re-
dound in some degree to the credit Of
one or another Of their respective gov
ernments. The other south polar ex-
petition soon to be In the field, Or. w.
g. Bruce's. is purely Scottish affair.
and the British government has de-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-08

ture Of the present south polar situa-
ton 70 The trapartite agreement re-
specting routes entered into by Fitch
ner. Scott and Bruce. >. In an address
delivered: recently in Germany before
. scientific body Lieutenant Filchner
announced that he had agreed with
Scott ana Bruce to keep his expedition
within certain prescribed bounds Of
territory: Scott is TO- push forward
from Ross sea. south Of New Zealand,
on the Pacific. side Of the antarctic. to
Weddell sea. on the Atlantic side, while
Filchner. will proceed in the opposite
direction. Should the expeditions meet
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-02-08

which has a reported antarctic expe-
dition in view. but the reports are
vague. The two nations going after
the south pole in earnest are Great
Britain and Germany. The one which
':oes not seem. to be sure whether It
wants the pole or not is the United
States. and the one which thought It
wanted the pole and changed Its mind
is Japan. The remaining nation is
Norway. Great Britain is tar In the
lead. for it has one expedition actually
Oh its way toward the pole and an
other for which the plans are far adj
vanced. The German plans are near
ly completed. and the expedition from
the kaiser's country is sure to start in
tho near future. -.
Tho Bartlett. Whitney Project.
Let us tell as briefly as possible
about the American plans and then
pass to what is really being done in
the matter of bringing tbs SOUTH pole
in captivity TO civilization. There's