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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-27
M'LOUGHLIN WINS
NET CHAMPIONSHIP
Californian Takes Finals After Drop
Ing First Two Sets to Phil.
adeIphia Rival.

Newport, l. l., Aug. 26.-California's
sweep of the lawn tennis honors Of
the country was completed today
when Maurice E. Mclaughlin Of San
Francisco, won the championship In
singles by defeating Wallace F. John
son Of Philadelphia, in three out OF
FIVE SETS The scores we're 3-6, 2-6
e-3, 6.4, 6-2. Mclaughlin holds the
championship in doubles with Thomas
c. Bundy Of Los Angeles. Miss Mary
Browne of San Francisco, who saw
the finals today, is the national WON
an champion.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-27
"RATTLE" TO-DAY
ENDS MIMIC WAR
Cavalry SkIrmIshes Main Point OF IN
terest In Kansas Mareuvers on
Closing Day.

Leavenworth, Kan, Aug. 26.-Seven
thousand soldiers engaged IN army
maneuvers of the central division, be
pan here this morning, the last narcn
If the war which will end with the
battle beginning this afternoon near
Yesterday by either army. The blues
we're in camp at Bone Station and the
Reds at Big Stranger, five miles
away.
nectei to reach Lansing about noon
TODAY. with the main column only
few miles behind. Skirmishing be
tween the advances of both armies
opened as soon as the march began
The clash between the cavalry divis
ions is being awaited with no little
interest by the army men. With the
blues is the fifteenth and with the reds e as
the thirteenth. Both troops have
some of the most expert horsen1en 10
the service and spectacular riding ls
expected.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-27
PRISONER MADE
FORTUNE IN JAIL
Convicted New York Baker Awaiting
Sentence Profits by Use
Of Telephone.

New York, Aug. 26.-Joseph G. Rob
in who is in the Tombs awaiting sen.
tence following his conviction for
grand larceny in connection with the
wrecking Of the Northern bank, Is said
to have made another fortune through
speculation which he carried on while
q prisoner. With view that Robin
could furnish valuable information IN
the case now pending against former
City Chamberlain Hyde, the former
president Of the Northern bank. was
not sentenced after his conviction, but
was kept in the Tombs and during the
day time, It is reported he occupied
room in the criminal courts building
which Is equipped with a telephone
and typewriter.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-27
ILLINOIS COUPLE
DIES IN SUICIDE PACT

Kankakee, ILL.,, Aug. 2e.-A young
woman believed to be Pearl Miley,
from Lafayette, Ind, and a young
man believed to be Ross Morgan Of
Gilman, who registered at the Com
mercial hotel as Mr.. and Mrs. w. s.
Long of Lafayette, committed suicide
today by swallowing poison. The
act was premediated, the couple hav-
ing addressed unsigned letters to vari-
Gus friends, telling them of the pro-
posed intention. The woman first
swallowed the poison and the man
rushed to the office, called for doctor
and rushed back to the room and
swallowed quantity Of the acid.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-27
DOES NOT LIKE
new RULINGS
POSTMASTER NlMOCkS IS OP'
POSED TO NEW LAW PROHiB.
lTING MAIL DISTRIBUTION.

A dispatch from Washington to the
effect that only special delivery mail
can be delivered from the post Offices
OF first class cities on Sundays IN the
future was not the most pleasing news
received by Postmaster Frank A. MIN
ocks today. AS result of one provision
Of the new postal appropriation bill,
passed by congress and signed by
President Taft, no mail will be dis
tributed to the lock boxes and the gen
eral delivery will also be closed. In fact
the order reads that the mail will be
received at the post offices from the
trains. but will not be taken out of
the pouches until Monday. Sunday is to
be a day of rest in the future in first
class postoffices.
President Nimocks is opposed to this
new regulation of the government. as IT
deprives the patrons OF the onlce with
mail on Sunday, when in some cases.
the mail is important and should be
received at the earliest possible moment
by the addressee. He states If there is
any way that he can continue to han
die the Sunday work at the local office
as he has in the past, and still have the
approval of the post office department,
he will continue In the same manner as
at the present time.
The dispatch from Washington deal
ing with the new law, follows:
Washington, D. c., Aug. 26.-All first
and second class postoffices will be
closed on Sundays as a result OF one
provision Of the new postal appropria-
ton bill, passed by congress and sign
ed by President Taft.
Every important city in the United
states is affected. Hereafter only
soecial delivery letters will pass through
on that day and no mail will be placed
in lock boxes.
Postofrices in several cities have
been closed Sunday heretofore. The
postmaster general has permitted that
under regulation where 1t was evident
that local sentiment demanded it. The
closing Is now compelled by law.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-27
FIG LEAF IS
MODEL FOR FASHIONS
Minneapolis Pastor Declares Styles are
Reverting to Mode in Vogue in the
Garden Of Eden.

Minneapolis. Aug. 26.-Declaring that
modern skirt styles as worn by Ameri-
can women are going back to the fig
leaf fashion set by Eve in the Garden
Of Eden, Rev. G. l.. Morrill,, pastor OF
the Peoples church, in a sermon Sun
day arraigned the excesses Of fashion
and with lantern slides displayed pic
lures he had taken on the streets OF
this city, showing women In short
close fitting skirts.
Eve Set First Style.
He began his sermon on Skirts as
follows:
"The first short skirt was made in the
Garden of Eden from a fig leaf, because
there were no Partisan dressmakers
Skirt styles today are going back to the
ate the apple, became WISE and her
first thought was of a dress, and that
Is about all some Of her daughters have
thought of since. All that some women
have Is their clothes, and were you tc
steal them they would lose the only
valuable thing they possess.
Piety Of Fashion.
Some women are as long In dressing
as Caesar was In rnarshaling his army
They go to church to show their
clothes, spend more money for their
backs than for bibles. and then strut
home like peacocks.
Skirts have been bloated like bal
loon and long as crocodile's tail, but
now they are meager as mummy and
docked like a horses tail, for fashion ID
foolish and freakish goddess. There
are men in hospitals and hell who owe
their damnation in time and eternity ia
the skirts of some bad, beautiful wom-
an
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-27
COL WILSON,
W|RELESSMAN,
DIES IN PRISON
Promoter Serving Sentence
in Atlanta Penitentiary
for Mail Fraud Expires
Suddenly.

Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 26.-Col. G. Q.
Wilson, 81 years old, former president
of the United Wireless Co., died late
last night at the United States peni-
tentiary here where he was serving
Ia three year sentence for using the
mails In an attempt to defraud.
Uraemic poisoning was given as the
cause OF the colonels death.
Col. Wilson was stricken while
reading in the prison library last night
Immediately he was removed to the
prison hospital where he died. Prison
officials said that he had been In good
health up to yesterday.
The colonels young wife, to whom
he was married just before his convic'
tion little more than q year ago, has
been notified.
Col. Wilson began serving his sen.
tence on August 25, 1911. He was ta.
ken to New York last May by one OF
the prison guards to testify In bank.
ruptcy proceedings instituted against
the United Wireless Co. Several post
ponements Of the case necessitated his
being held in New York for more than
a month, and It became known that the
guard was allowing him a great deal OF
personal liberty during that period
Instead Of being kept in the
Tombs he was permitted to stay In
private house. On one occasion, IT was
said he was seen near his former
haunts in Wall street
The department of justice took no
tice Of these reports and instituted an
Investigation. The guard was dismiss
ed and early last month Wilson was re.
turned to the Atlanta prison.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-27
NEW YORK ALDERMEN
AID VICE CRUSADE
Able Detectives VIII Be Secured to
Probe Police Biackmail; Becker
to Charge Plot.

New York, Aug. 26.-Wlth the ap-
pointment Of w. j. Flynn, chief Of the
local secret service as chief investi-
gator OF the aldermanic investigating
committee, came the news today that
the ablest detectives In the country
will aid Chief Flynn in ferreting out
evidence OF police blackmail The in
vestigating committee expects to meet
tomorrow for purposes Of further or
ganization.
Attorneys for Police Lieut.. Becker,
now behind the bars on charges Of
Investigating the murder Of Herman
Rosenthal, the gambler, we're busy to-
day preparing defense Of the accused
lieutenant Becker's lawyers. 1t Is
learned, expect to show that be was
the victim of gamblers plot, headed
by "Bald Jack" Rose and the men who
have supported his Confession" Rose
and these men, counsel will assert, have
|sumcient reasons to seek revenge on
Becker for his activities against them.
It will be further alleged that . plot
to murder Rosenthal was conceived
three months before he was killed,
but the plan was abandoned ut the In
stance of certain east side gamblers.
1T also will be contended that Rosen-
thai was offered $4,000 to 80 to Can
ada, but that when he demanded $685.
900 1t was decided to make away with
him.
Subpoenas probably will be issued
today by the district attorneys ONCE
for the appearance OF landlords Of
property used as disorderly houses and
gambling dens before the special grand
jury investigating police graft that has
cropped out in the Rosenthal murder
case.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-27
ARMY MAN THROWN
FROM TRAIN; DIES

sparta, Wis, Aug. Authorities
suspect that George w. Burns, United
states artilleryman. found uncon
scious on a railroad track near
sparta today, who died later at a
hospital, was thrown by companions
from a moving passenger train late
last night. Burns was "a years Of age
and was member of battery d, fifth
artillery, Fort Smelling, MINI.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-27
Y. S. Forces to Restore Peace.

Mand9ua, NICardgUd, Aug. 10.-
delayed in transmission)-No
that the American forces in Mic.
aragua will restore peace has been
sent to General Vaca, rebel leader at
Leon, by Geo. T. Weitzel, U. s. minis.
ter here. The leader of the revolution,
General Leus Mena, was also given a
similar notification, but during the en-
tire outbreak the insurgents have hith-
erto paid no attention to the protests
and letters of the foreign diplomatic
and consular reports A foreigner OF
German nationality has been killed at
Matagalpa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-27
REFUSE TO DISMISS
SECOND DARROW CASE

Los Angeles, Cal. Aug, 2e.-The
motion of Clarence s. Darrow's attor.
news to dismiss the indictment charg-
ing the former counsel of the NC
Namaras with the bribery OF Robert
Pain. the first juror chosen to try
lanes B. McNamara, was denied to-
day by Presiding Judge Willis, OF the
SUPERIOR court. The case was con-
tinued until tomorrow, when the date
Of Darrow's trial on the Balm charge
will be set.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-27
Weymann Wins Foreign Event.

Saint Malo, Aug. 26.-Charles T.
Weymann, the American aviator, today
won the principal event of the hydro.
aeroplane meeting, which started here
on Saturday. Weymann, who flew in a
monoplane, made the excellent time
of one hour, forty minutes for the
distance of 145 kilometers (approxi.
mately 80 miles furlong) from St
Malo to the island of Jersey and back.
The whole race was over the waters
of the English channel
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-27
LLOYD ADVANCED
BY WESTERN UNION

Chicago, Aug. 26.-W. ]. Lloyd Of
chicago. was appointed today general
sunerintendent OF the mountain divis-
i'm Of the Western Union telegraph
company. His Headquarters VIII be IN
Denver, Colo, and the territory under
his jurisdiction includes Montana, Ida
no Utah. Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas
Nebraska and New Mexico. Mr.. Lloyd
started in the Western Union service
at DUBUQUE, Iowa, as messenger.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-27
CALLED
To TESTIFY 0 N
CAMP PA|GA FUND
New York Customs Official,
Who Was Secretary to
Roosevelt When <Presi-
dent, Ready to Talk.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Aug. 26.-That
Col. Roosevelt knew and did In the
matter of John r. Archbold's alleged
100000 contribution to the republican
campaign fund in 1904; what President
Roosevelt said to the late T.. H. Harri
man and what Mr.. Hartman said tc
President Roosevelt about Hartmann
$260,000 contribution, are matters to
which William Loeb, Jr. formerly Mr.
Roosevelt's private secretary, is. pre-
pared to testify before the senate com
mittee investigating campaign contri
button, Col. Roosevelt said today:
''Mr. Loeb told me last night that he
had seen statements that he was to
be brought down before the commit
tee" Col. Roosevelt said. He wised
to come and tell me about these ru
mors. told him that il he was called
he was to 60, of course. and to testimy
to everything
Roosevelt to Answer Charges
Oyster Bay, N. Y, Aug. 26.-Havine
failed to obtain hearing before the
senate committee Investigating cam
paign contributions, Col Roosevelt will
write to the committee telling some
OF the things to which he would like
to testify.
He so declared last night In a state
ment in which he also took the com
mittee to task for permitting John D.
Archbold to sail for Europe without
telling more about the $4,000 he testi
fed he contributed to the republican
campaign in Pennsylvania in 1904.
Col. Roosevelt said he was greatly
chagrined because of the conmittee's
Inability to have him appear before
1t today.
Also, he added, the senate need not
bother about conferring additional
powers on tho committee if stheyswapt
led to and out about his primary cam
paign, his relations with George w
Perkins and William Finn, the Pitts
burgh leader, or any other matters con
nected with his primary campaign, or
for that matter, anything that he had
ever done as president.
Perkins Not Called Tuesday.
Washington, D. c., Aug. 26.-George
W. Perkins will not testify tomorrow
as had been arranged for the Clapp
committee Of the senate investigating
contributions to the campaign funds
Of 1904 and 1908. The tangle over ad'
journment in which congress finds it.
self, which has made 1t impossible fol
the committee to get q quorum has
overturned that plan. The appearance
of Mr.. Perkins has been indefinitely
postponed.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-27
Sunday Was the
Hottest Day Of the
Year; lO5 Reached
4 ~ = + + + + *y* + + = + + I

+ If one has any doubts as to
= yesterday being hot the report
+ of the weather station custod-
+ ian, Charles Sloan of the fire
+ department will convince him,
: for Sunday overdid the hot
+ business by three points over
+ all comers for the season. The
+ mercury threatened to work Its
+ way out of the tube but gave
+ up the attempt when los de-
+ grees were registered The
+ discussion Of yesterdays heat
+ was a common topic today.
+ Mr.. Sloan stated this morning
+ that the temperature was
+ higher by three degrees than
+ has been registered SO far this
+ summer. A breeze this morn
/ ing has helped matters consid-
+ cradle today as did the cooling
; change that blew up during the
+ very early hours of the morn
+ ing, which alleviated the suffer
+ ing felt from the heat during
+ last night.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-27
Vest VIRGINIA Senators
NOw Face Investigation;
Senate Is Asked to Act

demand for Investigation OF th
election Senators William Chiffon and Clarence watson OF
petition signed Glasscock
through Senator Gang the
Drlpey
OF the West Virginia
request reading petition by Senator
known When the document nad
objected to the printing
public records Of the senate before tney
committee privileges and elections
contained records Of and alleged
bribery had been made but
Investigated
elections
charges had made about
had refrained
United until almost the
session.
\ - + - + + + - + = + + + + + = + = y y
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-27
TODAY IN CONGRESS
SENATE-Met at noon.

SENATE-Met at noon.
Mr.. LaFollette prepared to continue
his filibuster to force vote on the
Penrose resolution.
Petitions for Investigation of cleo.
tions of Senators Chiffon and Wat.
son presented.
Chairman Warren Of appropriations
committee announced appropriation
for 1918 amounted $1,019, ,626, 1856,
or $7,O46,78S less than 1912 and $21,.
600, 900 below the estimates.
HOUSEIMet at noon.
Marked time for the senate's ad.
journment.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-08-27

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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-11-22
FRENCH PAPERS FOR SALE
THIEF With Valuable Historic Docu-
ments on His Person Arrested
In Madrid,

A French subject has been arrested
In Madrid after trying to sell impor.
tant historical documents stolen, with.
out doubt, from some museum or
French official center. The arrest
was made by policemen, who had the
man under observation, under the pre-
tense Of being probable buyers.
They found upon him the ratification
OF the secret treaty Of peace between
Louis XIV. and Philip TX. of Spain.
This treaty, commonly called the Py.
renees Treaty, was signed in 1869, and
terminated the war between France
and Spain. In virtue of 1t Louis mar.
ried the Infanta Maria Teresa, Phil.
lips daughter.
Another document contains the mar
rlage articles, in which the princess
renounces all rights to the crown of
Spain. Finally, the man exhibited a
parchment signed by the emperor,
Charles V. The documents present all
the appearance of authenticity. The
two former bear royal seals and the
signatures of Maria Teresa, Louis
XIV. and Philip w.
The prisoners body is covered with
tatooed designs in colors, beautifully
executed. He has deep scars on both
his wrists.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-11-22
New School Sanitation Plan.

A new idea in school sanitation has
been tested by the medical director of
Dartmouth college. About five years
ago he began making bacteriologic ex.
aminations Of the air Of the college
halls and recitation rooms, and soon
found great periodic variation in the
number Of bacteria colonies that de.
veloped on the culture media exposed
In the usual shallow open dishes. He
then adopted the plan of disinfecting
with formaldehyde any room showing
more than thirty-fivs colonies of clus.
ters Of any kind Of bacteria to dish.
This custom has been continued, and
the result has been quite striking, the
cases Of epidemic colds, Influenza and
bronchitis, among the students having
been reduced about one-half.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-11-22
They Never Learn.

Draw poker is a fine game, full OF
skill and science. and the man who
knows what to draw to and when to
DO It Is the fellow who gets the money.
Harris Dixon, the author, was explain
ing one day that every man who
makes a practice Of trying to fill a
four-card flush is doomed to bank
ruptcy.
There Is no use talking" said Dix
on. Drawing to four-fush is bad
business. knew an old man down
in Mississippi who lost three planta-
tions drawing to them. Two OF the
plantations he lost by drawing and
never filling the flush. and he threw
away the third by finally making the
flush against q full houss."-Populas
Magazine.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-11-22
An Applied Definition.

q. Trowbridge Dana. grandson OF
the poet L 'ngfellow, who was recent
ly married in Cambridge with beau
tiful ritual of his own composition,
said the other day to reporter:
'"1f all couples gave to marriage the
profound thought and reverence that
my wife and I give to it there would
be fewer mismatings.
THE average married pair, 1t some.
times seems to me. are like the
Blinkses.
PA said little Tommy Blings one
day. what's weapon2
"a weapon, my son. Blinks an
swered. fs something to fight with
"Then. pa said little Tommy, u
na your weaponf'" aa Il
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-11-22
Spared Money to Feed Her Mind.

An English typist who stated her
earnings and expenditures in answer
to the London Board of Trades cir
cular, spent 81 for eight volumes of
0ruts's History Of Greece" Her
weekly wage WIS $6.25. During year
she spent $3.50 on eleven birthday
presents A girl who earned $4.25 a
week bought pamphlets describing
the English poor laws and poor law
commission.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-11-22
TeIIlno the Aue of a Horse.

The age of horse may be judged
by the appearance of the teeth be-
cause on the upper surface Of the
incisors a hollow Is to be seen in the
young tooth, which, not extending
through the whole substance, natu-
rally wears out with the wear of the
tooth, and as considerable degree
of regularity occurs in the wearing
away in all horses, it has been adopt
ed as a general criterion of age.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-11-22
SUBSCRIBE NOW.
His Best Friend.

Many great writer's besides Cicero
and Emerson have written on friend
ship, but it may be doubted whether
any essayist had more definite idea
than small boy who was recently
asked what he meant by best friend"
MY best friend" he replied, "is a
person who knows me and yet likes
me."-Collier's.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-11-22
No Souls for Saving.

Souls are now practically extinct.
One occasionally hears of them at
revival meetings and the like, but
they have entirely disappeared from
cities, summer resorts, shopping dis
tricts. financial centers and other
places where humans are wont to
gather habitually.-Life.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-11-22
LAST CHANCE TO GET A NAT
IONAL VACUUM CLEANER

There ne only a few of these wonderful dustless
cleaners remaining. u
if You have not already taken advantage of this liberal
offer do not delay in acting:
The first to respond TO THIS last announcement VIII De
"E Won need the NATIONAL Vacuum Cleaner because
it is the only way you can keep your home perfectly dust
less and sanitary.
Doctors say that the clouds of choking, germ laden
Gust raised by sweeping and busting are the cause of con
tagious diseases so common during the houseceanng
In the NATIONAL you have reliable Vacuum Cleaner
effective protection against dust dangers at price less than
vour present cost of broom and sweeper
The NATIONAL weighs less than pounds. 1t is
easily operated by boy or girl
The large capacity of the NATIONAL makes capable
of thorough cleaning through and through.
But to get NATIONAL Vacuum Cleaner you will
have to act promptly
If advantage of this splendid offer you will have
to act quickly ,..,o 20 \ - ,r, ",
Item for fol the small sum of So 90.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-11-22
British North Borneo.

British North Borneo has an area
Of $1,000 square miles and popula-
ton, according to the census of 1911,
OF 20S,1S3 The European residents
number 355, Chinese 26,202, Malays, l.
612, East Indians SSH and Filipinos
$500. The number of natives cannot
be more than approximately estimated
but their number is placed at about
10000.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-11-22
Roulette Wheel Concealed.

A roulette wheel contained in the
handle of a parasol is the latest
Partisan novelty. 1t can be used for
gambling at any place or moment.
These handles have become very popu-
lar. They are of fine workmanship,
and generally of gold or silver.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-11-22
Kitchen Eraser.

An ordinary blackboard eraser is
splendid to keep near the kitchen
range. BY using it to wipe off the top,
the range is kept clean and does not
need to be washed or polished but
once or twice a week. These erasers
can be purchased at very small cost.
Mothers Magazine.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-11-22
Hoq Easily Identified.

A little neighbor girl. four years old,
remarked: "I wonder how God found
names for everything. There are
mammas and papas, girls, kittens,
dogs, boys, and hogs-but then any
body'd know what hog was"