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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-02
A YEAR OF VAST DISASTERS.

st. Louis Globe Democrat-And now
comes the cyclone in Illinois and Indi-
ana to add to the list of the catastr@.
Plies Of the year. England, Germany
and the United States have. had strikes
of large proportions, in the past few
months, those Of Englind being the
most destructive which any country
ever saw. And, so far as regards Eng
land and the United States, they are
not yet entirely over. A large part of
the Mississippi valley has been visited
by the greatest floods ever seen,
bringing the loss of life and property
up to the highest figures ever touch I'd.
The greatest steamer ever built mas
just gone down, involving the biggest
catastrophe in maritime annals. In
the past few months railway wrecks
have been especially numerous. The
tornado which has destroyed several
towns in states just east of us, 1s
among the most destructive which the
country has witnessed.
Wars greet us from many quarters.
Italy and Turkey are still fighting,
and though neither is making any
Roadway, Italy is evidently getting
key. Mexico is staggering under a re-.
bellion which may transform itself
into revolution for Madero is making
no Roadway against Orozco or Zapata,
with Intervention by the United States
looming up as possibility. There IS
some reason to believe that Madero
would welcome Intervention as a
means of uniting his people, trusting
the United States to leave the country
intact when it stepped out. Royalists
hover on Portugals frontier, creating
q fear in Lisbon that the republics
days will not be long in the land.
Chinas republic is having trouble
with an element of the republican
armies, and the outlook there is not
as satisfactory as was promised at
the beginning of the year.
Here are some of the calamit;es
which have struck the world in 1912.
And less than third of the year has
yet told it's story. What will the rec
ord be when the whole twelve months
chapter is made up? Usually the
spring months make the worst record
Floods on land inundate vast tracts
of country, destroy property and life,
ana pTeClplIdLe railway WleChS, Will e
on the ocean it is the season which
starts the big northern ice fields OH
their travels Hurricane and tornado
disport themselves with especial free
dom between winters close and the
advent of summer The French Cas-
sandra who, five or six months ago.
predicted that 1912 would bring more
physical and social commissions than
any year in recent times, and would
see the deaths of larger number of
eminent men, may have deserved
something different from the SCOTS
which the world gave her.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-02

Harper's Weekly.-We are all to
blame for the wreck of the Titanic;
not Captain Smith alone-gallant man
not her owners only; but the DOM
mating spirit of our time, to which
each of US contributes his quota of
Impotence. The railroads run trains
for us in which experienced railroad
men prefer not to travel. They know
the hazard of them-the uncertain
strength of rails and equipment and
the great strain of extreme speed. Our
mechanical resources are wonderfully
beneficial if we will but be content to
use them with a decent moderation.
Travellers never went so safely by. sea
or land as they can go today if only
they do not insist upon crowding
speed beyond the limit of control and
safety. -..N
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-02

Champ Clark's victory in Nebraska
n,aceg BRYAN in peculiar predicament
according to the view Of the La
crosse. Wis, Tribune. "Mr. Bryan"
says the Tribune, lis now bound oy
his pledges, to support Clark In the
convention. Mr.. Bryan was Tor Will
son, and no doubt is for him as mucn
now as before the primary. He mas,
It is said, prior to the primary prom
Used to make speeches for Wilson IN
other states. Mr. Bryan Is now IN the
peculiar predicament Of man forced
either to surrender his convictions or
TO work outside the convention for
candidate other than the one he Is
pledged to vote for in the convention.
Il seems the republicans have not sur
rounded all the trouble in the world"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-02

afternoon was entered into with a
spirit of reckless abandon it is good
to remember. The shortcake came
last, and the remembrance of it Is as
pleasant as the dream of hobo that
he has fallen off the water wagon into
tub of beer. "
Contrasted with this masterpiece of
the kitchen, the Buffalo man says the
modern version of the shortcake as is
usually served downtown is an aggra-
walton and a crime. The only thing
he sees in it's favor is its diminutive
proportions-three berries, small
piece of butter and two thicknesses Of
hum crust # Fl.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-02
CHAPTER XII.

Chris was half reclining on a sofa
propped about with pillows, and in
a Chinese wrap of magnificent old
brocade, all gold, and twisted. en-
broidered dragons. Her delicate
beauty was unimpaired by any trace
of illness, though enhanced by the IN
usual brilliancy Of her eyes, and a
flush, too hectic for health, that
mantled the fine oval Of her face
Matt ran to her, taking her hands
and kissing them, and then sank on
his knees beside her. His cares, his
wretchedness. the misery of his re-
nunciation-all were gone as the soft
bare arms closed round his neck and
drew his head down. Somehow, mys-
teriously, he knew not how, the load
was lifted from his heart. It seemed
that he had been mistaken; 1t seemed
that he had been torturing himself for
nothing; in that ineffable tenderness
he suddenly felt himself secure, pro-
tected and consoled, like frightened
child caught close to it's mothers
breast
She raised his face and scrutinized
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-02
FORMER oTTUMWAN DEAD.

Mrs. Hannah Owens Died This Morn
ing In GIenwood, No., Had
Relatives Here.
A message received this morning
by Mrs. Henry Marty, of Grand ave-
nue., in Fairview, conveyed the sad
news Of the death Of Mrs. Hannah
Owens, which occurred in Glenwood.
Mo-, this morning. Mrs. Owens was
in her SEVENTEEN year She formerly
resided in Ottumwa. Besides Mrs.
Marty, who is her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Owens had numerous relatives in OF
tumwa and in this vicinity. The Ill
ness Of Mr.. Marty prevents Mrs. Marty
from attending the funeral in Glen
wood
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-02
THE COUNTY SPELLING MATCH.
The Rrst county smelling match was

me COONlI oF6ELiNS W.
The first county spelling match was
q great success. After elimination coll'
tests had been held in the various
townships the leaders met at the nieI
school to contest for county speihhg
honors. For more than two nours
the contest. waged, narrowing down
until the winner, Donald Riley OF Cass
township, was alone on the piauora.
The winning contestant spelled 'ne
word on which his last opponent 1alieo'
10 he finished the task with perfect
record. .- 49,
The contest gave evidence Una,
many spoilers had been well tnumpeu
in the weeks In which the pupils were
preparing for their task The element
OF competition in the spelling maIGn a
ouickened the interest, and the pupiis
traind for the match as asslduousls as
the athletic students work TOT hon ~,
on the track, field and gridlron. i ne
element of competition, the 'cnance ~
win honors in contest OF brains WIN
the pick OF the pupils of other schools
made victory thing greatly to be oe-
sired. And, naturally, all the con,
testants in the township ehmlha'lo.i
contests and in the county competl-
ton made more progress IN tnell
study OF spelling during the few weeks
Of their preparation than they woulo
make In as many months under the
ordinary conditions of study:
The lesson to be drawn from TINS
seams to be that If there were more
scholastic honors to be won there
would he better scholars, just as there
are sturdier, huskier school boys since
athletics has gained such big part
= school activities There Is room
for more such contests along educa-
xAo~a1 Nnaa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-02

A baby monkey born in the me-
nagerie in the Iowa City park has been
christened Champ Clark. Now if some
one will donate Champ hand organ
he will be fixed to do some unique
campaigning.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-02

CHAP LEX XII. (COntlnueQ.)
1t would be impossible to describe
the heart-rending effect of this letter
on Matt. When his debts were paid
he would have exactly one hundred
and twelve dollars left in the whole
world. True, many man had sue
ceeded with as little-with less-but
that took time-years-and Matt had
no years to spare. The only thing he
could look to, the only thing that Of
fered him living-was the sea. He
was ignorant of civilization and it's
myriad chances as a child; he exag-
gerated the special ability needed, the
special training; was unaware of what
could be accomplished by sheer ability
character and courage. To him there
was nothing but the sea and the hard
est wages earned under the sun. He
was sick with despair; he cried over
that letter in the seclusion of his
room: it was terrible to resign himself
to the inevitable and give up Chris.
He went out to search for the
private car, impelled by forlorn hope
of regaining his ring. Somehow, per-
haps, this might happen; seen In the
retrospect, Mr.. Kay appeared to be
his friend; at any rate, Kay had de-
Tended him and held the door against
his enemies. Mr.. Kay might be terri
fled or persuaded into returning the
ring. Matt was In that desperate state
Of mind when a man is fearless. He
stopped at a pawnbroker's and bought
a cheap revolver for three dollars;
stopped at a hardware store and
bought ten .3S cartridges for twenty
II;
surreptitiously showed six Of them
into the chamber and then went on
with his right-hand pocket bullying.
He was ready for anything was
cool and determined. But there was
no private car to be found. He
searched the entire yard, and ques-
toned every one, but the private car
had vanished. 1t might never have
existed at all for the answers he got.
Railway discipline is very strict; chat
tering to strangers is discouraged; the
pertinacious inquirer may be some
spying agent of the interstate COM
MERGE commission-with subsequent
dismissal in the division superintend-
ent's office. Nobody knew anything
about private car-nothing.
Matt idled about till it was time to
start for Fair Oaks; idled. and
smoked pipe after pipe, and wished he
had never bought that COMPOUNDED
revolver which weighed down his
pocket like a brick Looking back on
those agitating times it seemed as
though he were always waiting. al
ways hanging on an everlasting clock
and waiting 1t was worse than bore
dom, because it gave him an unlimited
opportunity to think; and all he had
to think about was his hundred and
twelve dollars and his lost ring and
the desolating hopelessness Of every
thing.
He walked all the way to save the
hire Of carriage, and waited again at
the entrance to time his arrival ex-
actly for half-past twelve. She had
said she would hate him If he arrived
a minute late, SO, watch in hand, he
dilly-dallied until he could make his
with the precision Of a
Monte Cristo.
miss Marshall?"
ooh, yes, sir! This way, please"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-02

and leaves on IN about the same locality while others
cross the ocean and deposit money in Korea that
ought to be matched against the laundry BILL Some
charity workers steal out at night, laden with kind
doorstep of an ailng brother and then vanish with
such rapdity that their legs twinkle in the cleaning
like the farewell salute of pinwhee Then there is
the kind which dispenses charity with the aid Of
cornet band and megaphone, thereby making it easy
to- AS it is usually to the elbows in coupon bonds
and 80 per cent dividends this kind of charity seldom
makes a hit with the recording angel. Charity also
consists in refusing to believe the about your
neighbor when the best doesn't hang any medals
him. One of the finest forms Of charity is the kind
which begins to talk about nanerng the hall
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-02

somebody about to be subjected examination and
condemn man for showing courtesy to- woman
listed relatives in the immediate vicinity The who devoid Of char
charity which endow hospitals and builds Libraries all but the
cheap Waterbury watch envelope What
nOtD resent
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-02

The tornado seems to be playing
Oklahoma a favorite this spring.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-05-02
Sidewalk Sketches
BY Howard L. Ram
CHA RITY.

Charity form Of benevoence which unes in
kinds Of charity
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-10
GEORGE F. TYRRELL RETIRED.
Succeeded as 18th Cavalry Band.
master by Arthur Whitcomb.

George F. Tyrrell. bandmaster OF the
18th Cavalry Band at Fort Myer for the
last three years. has beep retired for dis
ability. and completed his service with
the band today. His successor is Arthur
Whitcomb, formerly cornet soloist of the
Marine Band. who took charge of the
fort band today.
Mr.. Tyrrell was formerly euphonium
soloist with Liberati's Band. afterward
entering the army as musician and serv-
ing with bands in Cuba and the Philip
pines. from the islands coming direct TO
Washington. He was the last white
bandmaster of n negro band when former
President Roosevelt's order discontinued
the practice of assigning white bandmas-
tiers to those bands. He has also served
with the District National Guard AS in
Structor.
Mr. Whitcomb, his successor. is a grad
uate OF kneller Hall, the English govern
ment school for musicians. He was "a
member of the famous Coldstream Guards
Band under the original Dan Godfrey.
His work as cornet soloist with the
Marine Band Is too well known to require
mention.
Charles S. Strohm OF the 18th Cavalry
Band has also been retired, and has been
appointed bandmaster at the Maryland
Agricultural College.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-10
Societies Number 14S.
SERVES AS PITCHER.
Miss Carrie v. Meyer, College Grad
uate. infatuated With Base Ball.

FREDERICK, Nd. June 10.-Miss Car
RE V. Meyer OF Macungie. Pa. who
ceived her sheepskin from the womans
College. this city, last Wednesday. has
left for her home. and will PROBABLY en-
gage III professional base bail work dur
ing the summer. In speaking OF base bali
she said before leaving. II am beginning
to get the fever: strange as IL was, 1
did not have much of a desire To play
this spring, but almost every Other spring
was here + could hardly wait until
got away from the college In order 10
play bali"
Mss Meyer is a base ball pitcher Of
no little repute She, is one OF a family
OF base ball players, and her brothers
from childhood taught the young woman.
who was given her a. Ii. degree on
"Wednesday, to handle the sphere. She
is n thorough master of the spit bali, An!
she foiiows ali the base bail dope. Sex-
eral wears ago Miss Mover was a Dix
drawing card at Pennsylvania ball games,
and in on. game at Allentown she pitcl-
ed before a crowd OF l",,s1 persons. Sh.
says she was paid $50 pitching that ou.
game. For the past few years. at the
request of the officials OF the Moman's
College, Miss Meyer did not play bail be
fore any large crowds. She says that
now that she has been graduated from
college she will probably enter the game
and VIII play IN Frederick. IL game eau
be arranged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-10
DIXON CHARGES PLOT.
Says Taft Managers Have Deter
mined to Control Convention.

CHICAGO June Ex-senator Dixon, di-
rector OF the Roosevelt campaign, last
night issued a statement in which he de-
MED reports that the Roosevelt managers
intended to withdraw pending contests.
in this connection the statement said:
'Of course, we do not intend to do any
such thing Every contest will be pre-
scented by U.S. If majority of the ma
ticnal committee Is prepared to deltber-
ately unseat Roosevelt delegates. as the
Taft managers insist they will do. we are
going to see that the robbery Is commit
ted In the open daylight and In the full
view of 9O.OOO,OOO American citizens.
1T is perfectly apparent that the Taft
managers have under perfect control
enough members of the national commit
tee TO do exactly as they please regard
ing the remainder of the contests, nearly
all of which are from the republican
states of the north and west.
ITO gain temporary control OF the con-
vention the inner circle of Taft man
ayers boldly have determined to unseat
Roosevelt delegates from California.
Washington. Missouri and South Dakota
In California and South Dakota Col.
Roosevelt received overwhelming major
tiles I'm the preferential primaries
I'm Missouri and Washington Col.
Roosevelt had majorities of from 800 to
400 in the state conventions"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-10
WILL ASSIST MCKINLEY.
Taft Steering" Committee at Chi
cago Has Been Named.

CHICAGO, June 10.-A Taft steering
committee. to take charge of the Presi-
dents preconvention campaign. in con-
junction with Representative William B.
Mckinley. director of the national Taft
bureau. has been named, as follows:
Joseph b. Healing of Indiana; William
Barnes, jr.. of New York; Senator Boies
Penrose of Pennsylvania. Otto F.. Steifel
of Missouri, Gov. John f. Mead of Yer
mont, Ralph Cameron of Arizona, Col
Isaac n. Cllman of Connecticut. T. a.
NARROW Of Montana and Harry Da ugh
erty of Ohio.
Secretary MacVeagh of the Treasury
arrived from Washington yesterday and
met a number of the Taft leaders. Score
tary of Commerce and Labor Nagel for
mer national committeeman from Mis-
rouri, also arrived Secretary Nagel met
Otto +. Steifel of st. Louis and other
Missouri Taft men.
James \. Fowler of Knoxville Tenn,
assistant to Attorney General Wicker
sham. VISITED the Taft headquarters, ac-
companied by Representative Sam r.
Sells Of Tennessee. II. G.. True of Ten
nessee was another arrival
Many Taft delegates from Louisiana
and Kentucky have opened individual
state headquarters at hotels.
Thomas A. NARROW. national committee
man from Montana and Taft leader
Joined the other committeeman and said
he would sit In the remaining sessions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-10
OPPOSE HASTY WEDDINGS.
Ministers of Hagerstown Deplor,
Abuse of Marriage Laws.

HAGERSTOWN, Nd. June 10-The
Hagerstown Ministerial Union has taken
action concerning the abuse of the mar
riage laws.
About half of the marriage ceremonies
performed In Hagerstown are Of couples
who come from other states merely to
get married Many of these marriages.
the ministers claim, are made in haste
and do not turn out well. and that the
parties are not physically or morally mt
for wediock. Many couples arrive here
on trains late at night, and not few
are married between II pm and am.
Every few nights the court clerk or one
Of his deputies is routed out of bed to
issue marriage license and the couple
goes then to a minister, who is awakened
to perform the ceremony.
A committee. composed of Rev. Drs.
S. w. Owen, Jacob S. Simon and Conrad
Clever, representing the Reformed ana
Lutheran Churches. was appointed to
graft resolutions and present them tor
adoption at the next meeting or the as
sOClatiOn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-10
ON PRACTICE MARCH.
Seasoned Regulars Out for Month
of Field Duty.

DUBUQUE, Iowa, June 1O-Col. Getty
and his provisional or experimental
regiment of United States regulars, who
have been encamped at Summer HILL
south OF Dubuque, since last wednes-
day. broke camp this morning and
crossed the Mississippi river. at Eagle
point. into Wisconsin. where an imag-
mary enemy was expected to be en-
countered. This regiment will march
by easy stages Ia Sparta, Wis. going
by way of Madison. II lis anticipated
the trip win take a month.
The regiment is composed OF seasoned
men from Forts Crook. Smelling Sheri-
dan and Brady. All have the most
modern equipment, except the troops
from Fort Brady. which have eouip-
ment now i'm general use in the United
States army. the object being to make
comparisons.
Powerful automobiles and mule teams
will he tested and compared as means
OF CARRYING equipment and supplies.
Dubuque will continue to be the bs -.
of supplies until the regiment reaches
Madison.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-10

Chicago from his home at Champaign,
where he spent Sunday. He plunged into
his final week of preconvention work
with the declaration that President Taft's
made certain.
Roosevelt Governors Expected Soon.
The seven governors who petitioned Col
Roosevelt to become a candidate for the
presidency, with one exception. are ex-
pected to gather in Chicago within two
days to aid the candidates managers In
the fight for control Of the national con-
vention.
Gov Osborn OF Michigan, who is q dele
gate at large to the convention. suffered
a broken foot some time ago and will be
unable to join the other governors. He
has been forbidden by his physician to
bear his weight on the foot for a month.
He will be represented in the convention
by his alternate.
Roosevelt's Children Interested.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, jr..
and Representative and Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth will be among the visitors to
the republican national convention. Res
ervations have been made for them at a
Michigan avenue hotel. and It is expected
they will be daily visitors at the Coli
scum to observe the struggle Of Col.
Roosevelt for the nomination.
Mrs. Longworth will come from Cincin-
natl, where 1t is said she has been taking
much interest In her fathers campaign.
She Is said to have the full confidence of
her fathers leading supporters. Theo-
dore, jr., is also said to have kept in
close touch with his fathers campaign.
Denies All Requests for Tickets.
Fred ". Upham, chairman of the chi
cago convention committee, and also tenn
porary custodian of the convention tick
cts allotted Chicagoans by the national
committee, has a set expression for the
friends he meets.
Glad to meet YOU" he begins, and then
before the friend has time to mention
tfcekts he follows with mo, I'm awful
sorry. but l haven't single ticket left.
Goodbye"
Mr.. Upham figured last night that this
little speech had saved him at least 1000
requests for tickets during the day. At
least twice this number of requests. de-
mands or pleas reached him, however, in
one form or other during the day, he
said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-10
FIVE NAVAL VESSELS SOLD.
Santee, Yosemite, Alvarado, Yankee
and Atlanta Auctioned.

The government auctioned off five naval
vessels today. probably more than were
ever subtracted from the naval list at one
time. Two of them, the Atlanta and the
Santee, We're constructed for the navy;
two. the Yosemite and the Yankee, We're
merchant marine vessels purchased ut the
outbreak OF the Spanish war, and one,
the Alvarado, was captured from the
'Spaniards during that war. The Atlanta
was one of the first vessels OF the new
steel navy, having been built by John
Roach at Chester. Pa. thirty years ago.
A curious feature of the sale is that the
Yankee and the Santee are both lying
on their bottoms. the first i'm forty-three
feet Of water at the entrance Of Buzz
yards bay, and the latter in about seven
teen feet of water and about seven feet
of mud alongside her dock at the Naval
Academy at Annapolis.