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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-07
PENNINGTON.

Mrs. Ed French of Chicago, was
called here Friday by the serious ILL
ness of her father DR.. H. E. Bowman.
J, NJ. Corwir wha has been visiting
his daughter Mrs. J. M. Slice, left Fri
day for his home in Aurora, III.
J. J. Wilson Of Chicago, formerly
manager of the pickle factory at this
place was a Pennington visitor Sun
day.
Mrs. Lucy Mills of Bonaparte, ar
rived Saturday for a visit with her
sister Mrs. F. e. Townsend.
Mrs. Daisy Rigby Of Keosauqua and
Mrs. Roxie Long of Bonaparte. We're
Pennington shoppers Saturday.
Miss May Dauber left Friday for a
week end visit with her aunt Mrs. e.
Beard in Keokuk.
w. F. Rockwell and family returned
Friday from a visit with Mrs. Rock
wells sister Mrs. Laura Nunes in
Custar, Okla.
Misses Iva Good and Nora Mcdaniel
and Clyde Mylan and John Grown at
tended the dance in .Bonaparte Satur-
day evening.
Mr. and Mrs. l.. B. Jenkins left Fri
day evening for Keokuk for visit
with their daughter Mrs. A. c. Freed.
They also attended the Odd Fellows
celebration recently held in that city.
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KINDERGARTEN UNION
CLOSES SESSION

Des Moines, May A. Delegates to
the annual convention Of the 1nterna-
tional kindergarten union are leav-
ing for their homes today after having
attended one of the most important
meetings in the history Of the organ1-
cation. Several important matters
were taken up and disposed OF during
the convention, which lasted four
days.
That DR.. Vincent O'Shea of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin was wrong when
he made the statement earlier In the
week that the Montessori education
system was at least twenty-five years
behind educational lines was the
declaration of Carl r. Byoir OF New
York in the address at the closing OF
the convention. Byoir is the Americtn
representative for the italian system
which he explained TO the delegates.
The convention adopted resolution
approving the system. Mr.. Byoir form
erly was an Iowa boy.
A committee in charge OF the
proposition OF erecting memorial
shaft in Washington, D. c., for Fred
erick Froebel, founder Of the Kinder
garten system and German educator,
will report on the matter later.
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EDDYVIULE.

w. S. Shinn and Gid Leeling have
leased the A. w. Rowe building on
the north side of Main street. Mr.. Shinn
will open up tin shop.
Clifford Decker who HAS been at Los
Angeles for the past month returned to
his home in Eddyville Wednesday:
Mrs. Laura Dible went to Belknap
Wednesday for a few days visit with
friends. III, ,y...
F, B. Beamer Harry Miller and DR.. e. l..
Bay were business callers in Ottumwa
Wednesday.
/ Earl L. Alcorn and Miss Blanche
Crossen were united in marriage We'd
nesday morning at the parsonage OF
the Benton Street Presbyterian church
in Ottumwa, the ceremony being per-
formed by the uncle of the groom, Rev.
e, w. Faris Holler. Miss Grace Crossen
a cousin Of the bride, and Chester AL
baugh witnessed the ceremony. The
bride, one Of Eddyville's most charm
ing young women is the only daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Crossen. she
has lived her life time in this vicinity
and is extremely popular. For num-.
Der of years she has been in the EN-.
ploy of the S. c. Brown mercantile Co,
only recently having resigned her po-
sition. The groom who is prosperous
business man of Oskaloosa Is well
known here and is spoken OF IN tho
highest terms by all those with Wnom
he has been associated. Mr.. and MRS.
Alcorn left Wednesday evening Tor
Ainsworth to visit the grooms brother
DR.. Alcorn. They will be at home IN
Oskaloosa after June l.
Mrs. Henry Davis living west or Ed
dyville is seriously i'll this week. MIS-.
NJ. ]. Criswell is also on the SICK nst.
The property which Lincoln Leg
recently purchased OF Mr.. Wausaiian
Io1n
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RiCHlAND..

Miss May Rambo' who is teaching the
spring term OF school in Black Hawk
township visited at home over Sunday
The pastor Of Friends church, Alvin
Hoskins delivered sermon on baptism
Sunday to fair sized audience.
H. H. Allerdice who recently moved
here from Pleasant Plain has closed a
becomes possessor Of Mr.. CoWguills
beautiful residence property and will
get possession May I.
Miss Cora ,Haworth is teaching the
spring term Of school near Packwood.
Frank Seaton and Joseph Coffman
have been in Centerville on business for
several days.
Miss Flarence Jones has returned
from a pleasant visit in Wayland with
Mr.. and Mrs. Richardson Of Wash
ington who visited the Ray Callister
family have returned home.
Mrs. Jack Woolums and children of
Packwood have returned home after
a visit with her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Drummond.
Walter Duke has returned from a
business trip to Chicago.
Mrs. L. W. Prtngle Of Fairfield who
visited friends in this vicinity has re-
turned home.
Mrs. Emma Smith and sons Of Peoria
were guests at the Fred Fearis home
last week.
Miss Lucille Harkins departed on
she will remain until fall with a sister.
Mrs. S. K. Steller and Mrs. Amy
Randle Of West Chester and DR.. Fen
ton Of Washington who visited with
Mrs. Henry Pringle, have returned
home.
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NEAR TITANIC;
DIDN'T KNOW II
CAPTAIN OF THE CALIFORNIAN
EXPLAINS WHY CALLS WERE
NOT HEARD.

Boston, April 25.-The Leyland
steamer Californian was less than
twenty miles from the Inflated White
Star lineA Titanic when the latter
foundered on the morning of April 10.
Capt. Lord of the Californian said last
night that had he known Of the Titan
les plight all the latter's passengers
could have been saved That his ship
was the steamer reported to have pass
ed within five miles OF the SINKING
liner and to have disregarded signals
for help, Captain Lord denied positive
ly.
II figure that we were from seven
teen to nineteen miles distant from the
Titanic that night" he said
About 10: 80 that Sunday night we
steamed into an immense ice HELD,
said Captain Lord. land Immediately
as matter of safety, our engines were
shut down to wait for daylight. With
the engines stopped the wireless was,
of course, not working, so we heard
nothing of the Titanic's plight until the
next morning. Then the news came IN
a message from the Virginian. On re-
ceipto the message we started lmmed-
lately for the scene of the disaster
Capt. Lord explained statements
credited to members Of his crew to the
effect that the Californian was in sight
of the Titanic and failed to respond to
her calls for assistance, by saying
sailors will tell most anything when
they are ashore"
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SOCIALISTS CAN FILE
ANYWHERE IN STATE

Des Moines, May 4.-Attorney Gen.
eral Cosson today ruled that inasmuch
as the socialist party polled more than
two per cent of the total vote cast for
governor at the last general election
the candidates of the party in any
subdivision Of the state are eligible
for places on the ticket providing they
obey the other regulations required of
all candidates.
The point was raised by the county
attorney of Dallas county regarding
the placing of the name Of socialist
candidate for the legislature on the
ticket where the socialists did not
poll two per cent of the vote in that
county.
The decision Of the attorney general
makes it possible for the socialists to
file their petitions anywhere in the
state. without reference to the num-
Der of votes polled in the subdivision.
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MICHIGAN DOES
NOT WANT man
HERMAN HIRscHFIELD, LEPRosY
SUSPECT, REFUSED ADMIT.
TANcE TO HOME STATE

Des Moines, May 4.-The Michigan
state board of health at a special
meeting decided to refuse Herman
Hirschfield, the Bay City business
man who is being held at Centervllle,
Iowa, believed to Re affected with
leprosy, permission to return to that
state. Word to this effect has been re-
ceived from Michigan officials accord
ing to an announcement made today
by Secretary G. H. Sumner of the
Iowa board Of health. Hirschfield
came to Centerville for visit with
relatives and soon after his arrival the
Michigan health board ordered his de-
tention, explaining that he was
thought to be a victim OF leprosy. IT
was said that he could be returned
to his home town.
Yesterday word was received thai
Bay City had locked its doors against
Hirschfield and the Rock Island rail-
road announced that special would
be necessary if they transport Hirsch-
field back to Michigan. That ruling
from Surgeon General Rupert Blue
will be necessary to dispose of the
case is the belief here today.
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'NONORA WRIGHT
GIVEN v0RCE
SEPARATION, CUSTODY OF CHILD
AND ALlMoNY SECURED THIS
..+-". MORNING.

Nonora Wright was granted d.
vorce from Clyde Wright this morning
and the alimony was agreed upon be-
tween opposing counsel. The plaintiff
is granted the custody Of their minor
child and SIS monthly alimony The
matter came up for hearing this morn
ing and reached its finish by II o'clock
The action against Florento Barduca
was dismissed on the motion of the
county attorney. Owing to federal court
this week in which a number Of the
local bar participated. there has been
but little done in the district court. Fol-
lowing the Wright case this morning
adjournment was taken and unless for
matters that the attorneys may bring
up tomorrow there will be nothing do
ing In Judge Hunters court until Mon
day. Sheriff w. e Knox left last even
ing on the Milwaukee with Bert Carroll
for Anamosa where Carroll begins his
ten year sentence pending favorable
action by the board Of parole. rf -
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IOWA BRYAN LEAGUE
HOLDS SECRET MEET

Des Moines, May At developed
today that a meeting Of the Iowa
Bryan league was held behind closed
doors last night and plans for pre-
senting the Nebraskan's name before
the national democratic, convention for
the nomination for president we're per-
fected.
A call for the secret conference, it
is said. was sent out by Des Moines
m embers of the league. 1t was planned
at the meeting to engineer STAN
pede" at the Burlington convention in
favor Of Bryan.
The league was formed in Des
Moines at meeting only short
time ago. Charles o. Holly is presi-
dent and Fl. J. Rowe treasurer.
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ElDW ELL.

Frank Lathrop of South Ottumwa,
visited recently at the parental Fl. L.
Lathrop home.
Daniel Kerr returned Wednesday
evening on No. "a, after brief visit
with relatives in South Ottumwa.
Curtis Chisman Of South Ottumwa,
was guest at the Frank Yenger
home Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rolla Lewis visited
Thursday at the Willard Upp home
near Blakesburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Johnston visited
Wednesday at the c. H. Johnston
home in South Ottumwa.
Bert Ross and family of South Of
tumwa visited Sunday at the Scott
Johnston home.
Mrs. Catherine Johnston who has
been sick. is improving.
Frank Byrum, Milton Roberts and
Wilson Byrum were business visitors
in Ottumwa Friday.
Wilbur and Austin Chisman OF
Bladensburg. visited Sunday with their
brother Carl Chisman.
Mrs. Margaret Dixson is visiting
with relatives in Missouri.
James Yenger visited Sunday at the
parental home near Blakesbu-g
Herbert Chisman of High Point. is
visiting relatives here.
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new WILL FOUND
IN FOX ESTATE
MAN CLAIMING TO BE ADOPTED
SON APPEARS As
CLAIMANT.

Centerville May A peculiar
situation Developed in the settling up
Of the estate Of the late Hugh B. Fox
for many years well known and pros.
porous merchant at Pearl City, Mo-,
which seemed likely for time to de-
velop into big law suit, but it is un.
derstood that the heirs have entered
into an agreement. There Is, however,
understood to be claimant in the per-
son Of J. w. Fox who claims to be an
adopted son.
It seems that in 1884 H. B. Fox made
will in which he left all his property
to u. w. Fox my adopted son." The
latter Is said to have been taken to
raise by Mr.. Fox but it is said there Is
no record showing any legal adoption.
This was the only defense to the claim
which could be made at first by the
heirs, but recently another will made
by the deceased wife of H. r. Fox
which divided the property among the
heirs of each and this is expected to be
the basis Of the Defense
When Mr.. Fox married the third
time he and his wife both made wills
providing that when one died his or
her property wiuld 60 to the other, nut
these wills were lost. In 1907 Mr.. Fox
made will leaving his property to his
wife, but she died first. Mrs. Fox
however, had made another will in
which she left one-half her property to
her husband and one-half to her bro
theirs and sisters.
The finding of the new will il Of
interest. w. B. Stickler and J. G. Nc
Donald who were witnesses to the
first will were summoned to court, and
happened to speak of the matter to a
neighbor Mr. Van Blaricom, the latter
said he had bought some furniture at
the sale Of the Fox effects and in a
drawer Of desk there were some old
papers. He thought they ought to be
looked over, and the administrator did
so and found the newer will. George
Dining is special administrator.
The administrator in looking over
the papers found $50 in gold which Mr..
Fox had mislaid and had thought to be
lost and restored the amount to the
estate.
J. w. Fox, the claimant to the estate,
lives in Washington state and has been
here for week looking after the mat.
ter. He Is represented by Attorneys
J. M. Wilson and c. r. Porter, while
the heirs are represented by Howell
& Elgin. Mr.. Fox is said to be well-to-
do. Should he establish his claim the
two sisters Of H. B. Fox would be cut
off entirely. The estate amounts to
about $4,000.
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INSURANCE PROBE
DIV,ULGES NOTHING

Iowa City, May 4.-The fire insur
ance probe which was started here by
the Johnson county grand jury has
divulged nothing as yet, which has
been made public. F. J. Cochrane and
Jos. j. Murphy, two local fire insur'
ance men, we're before the grand jury
but it is not known what their evt.
dence was A large number OF the
local insurance men have been sub
poenaed and will appear.
Gus Doerlyer secretary Of the Acme
Fire Insurance Co., Of Cedar Rapids,
was one among several other insur-
ance men called upon to give testi-
mony. Assistant Attorney General
Sampson Of Des Moines is still here
and is active in the Investigation. This
of the grand jury to probe the
insurance situation was wholly un-
expected.
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last week with his parents Mr.. and Mrs
jG, M. Ruby. He had been to Chicago
where he had taken part In wrestling
match. He won first prize in the middle
weight Of eight states. He is student
of the University Of Nebraska.
| Mrs. Emma Yeager who went to
Kansas City few weeks ago was mar
ried last week to J. w. Brenneman,
| brother of r. G. Brenneman OF this
| place.
Mr. and Mrs. F. L. O'Neil and family
| have moved to Ottumwa where Mr..
O'Neil has position as operator in the
dispatcher's office.
Miss Bertha Webb returned last
week from Ottumwa where she had
been visiting few days with relatives.
VIM. Bateman, ST.. returned this
week from Pennington where he mad
been visiting a week with relatives.
Olpha Munby has gone to Minneap-
oils where he has position with real
estate firm.
Mrs. S. A. Lesan returned the latter
part Of the week from Sigourney where
she had been visiting a couple Of weeks
with relatives.
Mrs. A. E. Bronson is in Waterloo
this week visiting with her parents and
other relatives and friends.
The Seymour base ball team played
at Centerville last Sunday and defeat
ed Centerville by the score of to o.
Mrs. A. F. Green of Eagle Point,
Ore, was in this city visiting with her
brother-in-la law Austin Green and fam
lily. She was on her way home from
visit in Europe.
William Pearson left last week for
North Battlefield Canada where he will
take up land and make his home.
Daniel Warren Of Spickard, Mo-, Is
visiting in this city with relatives and
friends.
Mrs. r. J. Lane was visiting IN
Princeton. Mo-, last week with relatives
and friends.
Mrs. James Reay returned last week
from st. Louis, Mo-, where she had
been visiting a few weeks with her son
Thomas and family.
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HOPEWELL.

Miss Martha Jones assisted Mrs Jay
Hunter with household duties last
week.
Alb and Rosa Walker and VIM. Hunt
er attended the: entertainment, at the
Jay school house Tuesday, evening.
Mrs. Eva Johnston called on her
mother Monday afternoon.
Emmett Walker and family were
Sunday guests at the Isaac Jones
home.
Chas. Black and family and Ed Ball
lard and family spent Sunday at the
Frank Sample home. III,
Mrs. Summons returned home Sum
day after two weeks spent at tho
homes Of her daughters Mrs. Black and
Mrs. Ballard. Mrs Summons is some-
what improved in health.
Mrs. John Worrell and two children
were entertained at the Isaac Jones
home Sunday ,....E
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BANKERS AT LAMONT
MONDAY, MAY ~

Lamont, May 3-The annual conven.
ton of the bankers of group number
nine of the Iowa Bankers association,
will be held in the new coliseum at
Lamont on Monday, May 2. This group
comprises nine counties, including
Adair, Adams, Clarke, Decatur, Lucas.
Ringgold, Union, Taylor and Wayne,
and contains a total of 106 banks.
From present indications 1t Is likely
nearly every bank in the district will
be represented at the convention.
Prominent bankers will also be
present from Des Moines, Chicago and
st. Joseph.
The convention will be called to
order at 1870 in the afternoon at the
coliseum, followed by an automobile
ride at o'clock. A banquet will be
given in the evening.
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ARCHIBALD CASE
sent TO HOUSE
ATTORNEY GENERAL GIVES RE-
SUIT OF INVESTIGATIONS
AGAINST JUDGE.

Washington. D. c., May 4.--Attorney
General Wickersham today sent to the
house judiciary committee the result
of his investigation of charges that
Judge Robert w. Archibald Of the com
nierce court, had used his office to Sc
cure favors from railroads. The at
torney general, ii is understood recon.
mends further investigation at the
hands of the committee as to whether
or not impeachment proceedings shall
be begun.
One of the specific allegations made
against Judge Archibald, it is said, is
that he was interested in the proposed
purchase Of Culm banks owned by a
coal company controlled by the Erie
railway. 1t is stated that these piles
of refuse coal were to be bought for a
comparatively small figure and sold at
a profit of $4,000 to $4,000. of which
it is charged, Judge Archibald would
receive one-third as his share.
The charges, it Is said, were prefer
red, in connection with an interstate
Scranton, Pa.
Because OF their seriousness, involv-
ing Judge Archbald's relations with
railroads on whose operations it is his
duty as a member of the commerce
court, to pass legal judgment, Presi-
dent Taft instructed Attorney General
W:ckersham to Investigate and report
to the house judiciary commission.
This committee is charged with the
responsibility of investigating such
matters with a view to determining
whether or not prima facia case
justifying impeachment proceedings is
presented. The house impeaches, and
the senate is the trial court for fed
eral Official. The judiciary committee,
it is believed will begin an inquiry at
once
President Taft in a message to the
house in response to the Norris resolu
tion asking for the papers in the case
of Judge Robert w. Archbld of the
commerce court, charged with having
used his office to procure favors from
the railroads, said it was not COM
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CONDITIONS IN
FLOOD DISTRICT
GROW WORSE
Mississippi a Foot Higher at
New Orleans Than Ever
Before; Baton Rouge is
Menaced.

New Orleans, La, May 4-Flood con
ditions in the lower Mississippi contin
ue today to grow worse. No one, not
even those who have dealt with SINH
lar problems will forecast the outcome
Of the passing of the greatest volume
of water ever recorded in the great
stream. At New Orleans today the
former record was buried by almost
foot.
The water at Torras, La, is pouring
through that levee crevasse with an
ever widening gap and another breach
is threatened there.
reports from the inundated section
north of New Roads are of a gloomy
character. The flood water is travel
ing at a rapid. rate towards the Atcha'
falaya river and is nearing the main
line of the Texas and Pacific Railway
telephone message from Letes-
wort early today said the town was
deep under water and hundreds of per-
sons in the surrounding country are
marooned in their homes, in cotton gin
houses and on house tops. Motor
boats have been sent to Letsworth for
rescue work.
A special train arrived at New Roads
last night with several hundred
refugees from the deluged country
Most of them were negro women and
children.
A relief expedition arrived at Bache-
lor. ter miles south of Torras last
night. with a large number of victims
who were or the verge Of starvation.
Baton Rouge Menaced.
Conditions at Baton Rouge are
hourly growing more dangerous. A
force of one hundred men worked all
night. aided by searchlights in steam
boats. irving to prevent break di-
rectly in front Of that city. Another
large force was engaged in closing up
the gaps in the protection enbank-
nent just south of Baton Rogue, where
il is hcred to prevent the waters from
finding their way to the rich sugar
lands in the Ponchatrain distract in
the evert the fight to save the main
levee is lost. Baton Rouge is built on
a bluff and a crevasse there would not
do serious damage except to the whole
sale section. {
Bayou Sara. where break occurred
yesterday, is today under water ten to
fifteen feet deep.
Starvation in Mississippi. ...
vicksburg, Miss, May 4.-There has
been great amount of. suffering
among the flood refugees Of the Black
river district in Louisiana. Reports
reaching here say that of the hun
dreds of persons from the Black river
country who have gone to the concen-
tration camps at Harrisburg great
numbers were at the point of starva-
ton and many were almost naked.
I Up to this time there has been COM
paratively little disorder in the con-
centration camps, but last night there
was row in white refugee camp
there Four white men got into a
dispute with a passing negro and he
shot all four. Probably they will sur
vive.