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Evening star., 1912-11-10
The Fat Heroine.

THE late Police Capt. William H.
Hodgkins of New York, who died
from cardiac strain that he brought on by
reducing his weight over fifty pounds in
three weeks, hated corpuence and often
RECALLED his friends with anecdotes that
had corpuence for their butt
went 10 a melodrama the other
night" Capt Hodgkins said one after
noon To police reporter The heroine
was fat-fatter than myself
In the second act she fell overheard
and the hero. a little scrawny chan.
plunged after her and seemed to be hav-
ing good deal OF difficulty in swimming
with her toward the yacht
'As the hero Splashed and struggled
under his heavy burden a god yelled from
the gallery:
You'll never do ii that way, bo, Save
what you can now and come back for
the rest. Make three trips If necessary
Evening star., 1912-11-10

summer this coal will be put uiiuei "s
boilers of Uncle Sans fighting snlps ana
given that severest test of worth II, as
indicated by laboratory tests. IT comes up
10 the exacting standard of the navy, the
government will establish mine IN
Alaska to supply fuel for its hghtmg
ships of the Pacific In doing this 1t Will
also prove the merit of these northern
coal fields and demonstrate the method
in which they may be operated. Likewise
will il establish the first coal mine that
the government has ever operated. and
thus make a long step toward actual gov
ernmentai use of its natural resources.
This activity results from clause which
was inserted in the navy appropriation
bill for the current year and which pro-
yided $1,000 to be spent In developing
coal for the navy in Alaska. Amid the
vexations of the closing of the session
this appropriation was lost sight of. Like
wise was the fitting out of this expedition
unnoticed and the whole story has re-
ma ned unchronicled until the receipt of
the news of the actual establishment of
y y ng headquarters and of some stories
q aiming thereto that lend spice to
the performance
Evening star., 1912-11-10

T has now become
the fashion to send
ENJOYS TO Washing
ton who have that
keen insight into
American affairs
which only con-
slant and sympa-
thetic intercourse
with Americans can
give. France. Rus
sia. the Neither
lands, Denmark,
Evening star., 1912-11-10

A DDS Another to the
4 \ Imposing List of Ameri-
cans Married to the Diplo-
mats Serving in the American
Capital Was Miss Laura
Wolcott Jackson and Her
Marriage Occurred at the
Home of Her Mother, Mrs.
John P. Jackson of This City,
March 6, 1909.
BY MARGARET b. DOWNING
Evening star., 1912-11-10

fresher fields. They have waited too long
for the opening UP of the coal lands
from which they expected to gain wealth.
Their hope is gone and their ambition
They live in the deserted shells of
once thrifty town, without hope and
without prospect.
Yet Katalla is to be the headquarters
of the mining expedition that the gov
ernment has sent to take the first coal
from the claims so long coveted by the
Cunningham syndicate, but which have
now reverted to the government do
main. This government expedition,
which left Seattle early in September,
reached Controller bay before the mid
die of the month. In the open road
stead the machinery for the mining was
loaded onto a barge that it might be
towed by gasoline launch over the
bar to the shallow water that borders
katalla. Then it was that one of those
peculiar storms known to the Indians
as williWaWs broke suddenly upon the
expedition and upset it's calculations
A williWaw is hurting wind that
comes down from interior Alaska and
breaks upon the placid bay with no
warning whatever. 1t was an ideal
mid September afternoon when Engi-
neer Williams had succeeded in trans
ferring all his machinery to a barge to
be taken in to the deserted village
Cnheralded. and from clear sky, there
burst upon the preparation a seventy
mile wind from the landward 1t
whisked the fatboat from the control
of the party and carried 1t merrily out
to sea. As far as any one knows it is
still careering toward the antpodeS.
On it was $1,000 worth of mining ma
chinery. the loss of which considerably
delayed the beginning of mining opera
tions. Katalla is, however. but IA
weeks run from Seattle. and the lost
machinery was replaced with the least
expedition occupied itself with the SOM
nolence of Katalla and in selecting a
Evening star., 1912-11-10

With these facts IN mind the govern
ment appreciates the possibilities of bene-
fetal results that lie IN the development
of an adequate supply of the right sort OF
coal in that portion of Alaska which 10
most accessible. 1t also appreciates the
fact that such a development of coal
would be an obisct lesson to private en-
terprise and demonstration OF the prop
er methods of meeting difficult situation
under the unusual conditions that exist in
Alaska. The government also realizes
that the whole of Alaska is stagnating
because of a lack of fuel for the various
industries that would otherwise be possi-
bic in that territory. Not only this. but
there are known to be actual discomfort
and suffering in Alaska because of the
lack Of fuel to warm its inhabitants
through the long dark night
In his desire to develop a coal supply in
Alaska and upon his own land. Uncle
Sam has in mind still another idea OF
great Importance. The Panama canal is
nearing completion and is to be operated
by this government The ships that pass
through that canal will nearly all want
TO coal there. The government has about
decided that it will not turn over this
immense coal business to private enter
prise, but viii sell the coal itself. In this
connection the development of its own
coal mines would be of vast Importance.
The government party which has under
taken the task Of mining and getting to
tidewater the two thousand tons Of ex-
perimental coal has gone no pleasure
jaunt. These forty men VIII live through
a long Alaskan winter in improvfsed
camps, in the deserted cabins of pros
pectors who have gone before and, occa-
sionally. may sleep in one Of those nearly
deserted villages whose empty streets
and hopeless inhabitants suggest only
failure. Occasionally a family of Pacific
coast Indians may drift past their quar-
terS and camp for a day one of their
companions NAV occasionally penetrate
to Valdez. at the head Of Prince William
sound. and at that point CLEAN few iso-
lated facts as to what is transpring in
the great outer world for Uncle Sans
military cable runs into Valdez and over
il comes an occasional flash of news. But
such are the enterprises to which the
ployes of the government are often set
and from which they rarely shrink. for
government service carries with IL the
IDEA of the advancement of the well-being
of the whole people and for this reason
calls forth a more ready sacrifice than Is
to he found under other conditions.
Copyright 1872, by w. A. Du PuyD
Evening star., 1912-11-10

ambassador: Countess Won Bernstorff and
Nine. Bakhmetef. wife of the Russian.
and among the other diplomats. Nine.
Riano, Mime. Havenith and Nine. Low
Evening star., 1912-11-10
The Mercenary Composer.

WALTER DAMRoscH was talking
w about composer who has OF late
been turning out his operas too fast
by the way" critic asked. what
was the motive of fsthat last work OF his!
Do you known
eyes. Of. course. I know. said. Mr.. Dam,
Tosch. 'Hezneededft the. money!
Evening star., 1912-11-10

den, wives of the Spansh. Pe,eian and
Dutch ministers. Count NDl Noltke. who
married Miss Cornelia Thay r of Boston.
has recently been transferrc TO Berlin.
Evening star., 1912-11-10

the
federal government
two months ago fit
ted out a sturdy
expedition and sent
it into the heart of
the Alaskan coal
district with in
structions to mine
and bring to tide
water two thou
sand tons of first
class coal. Next
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His Two Aims.

FRANK KRAUSE. a Cleveland PHI
lanthropist, has established the
Thirty-Cent Egg Club, and hopes, by
means Of a club boycott to bring down
the price Of eggs to a reasonable figure.
Being complimented on the hard and
unselfsh work he has given to this move-
ment, Mr.. Krause replied:
"Unselfish work, work that doesn't pay,
is what this country needs more than
anything else We are all too mercenary
here. / once said to a little newsboy:
Have you any aim in life?'
"'Yes. sir. I have two aims he re.
piled.
What are they, my son7'
The first Is to become q millionaire
Ahal And the second?
The second Is TO become a multi
millionaire4H ....
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n the first place, the navy party has
pen trateG TO and established headqUar-
tiers Caon the much-advertisedi Cunning
ram claims, which have played leading
role in the public attention for two or
three years past. The first coal that
Uncle Sam brings to tidewater and tries
out in his battleships will be the same
coal that spectators have been attempt
Evening star., 1912-11-10
Buck Fever.

THOMAS MARTINDALE, the Phila-
delphia moose hunter. said, apropos
of the opening Of the deer season:
+ Buck fever is strange disease. Ine
victim Of it does some remarkable
things.
"A Philadelphia was deer hunting In
Maine. He shot four or hve shots INTO
thick copse, and then he shouted:
".All OF you come out Of there!
Half a dozen sportsmen issued from
the copse hurriedly.
Are you all out?' said the Philadel-
phian. One. two. three. four. Where
lake? oh. there YOU are, Jake. Are you
all out, sure?
Yes they answered. We're all out,
the whole party's out
"'Hurrah, them shouted the Philadel-
phian .Hurrah! I've shot a buck!
Evening star., 1912-11-10
A Coal OUTcROPP1Ne
ON COPPER NOUNTAIN

tion aboard ship and the use of an in
ferior coal would be Very material
handicap on such an expedition as a
round-the-world cruise.
The Alaskan coal. according TO labo-
ratory tests. ranks with the best Penn
sylvania and West Virginia products
The navy refuses, nevertheless. to place
absolute dependence upon the laboratory
tests. The only way TO actually prove
its merit Is TO burn IL under the cond-
tions that the service demands
There are on the Pacific coast a num-
ber of Goals that may be used for ordi-
nary purposes. but which do not come up
to the requirements OF the navy. Eancou-
coal is very excellent in its way. but
is overvolatile, and much of its heat-pro-
ducing duality therefore escapes. This
leaves the Pacific coast without any de-
veloped coal supply that may be used by
the navy. As result the government IL
forced to transport coal from Newport
News. on the Atlantic. all the way round
Cape Horn and up the Pacific coast to
San Francisco. All the navy ships on the
Pacific are burning this much travelled
coal. 1t quite often happens that coal
News has been resod in San Francisco
for S2S ton. The government has very
often paid this latter price for coal on the
Pacific. So great has been the difficulty
in obtaining the proper steam coal for
ships that a great many of the privately
owned vessels in the Pacific coast service
have converted themselves into oil burn
erS.
Evening star., 1912-11-10

THE Navy Department
l Has Sent an Expedition
TO the Frozen North to Get
Out Coal for Burning on the
Battleships-If All Goes
Well This May Demonstrate
Alaskan Coal and Put the
Government Into the Fuel
Business.
Evening star., 1912-11-10
HnecdOfeS COncert1iy1r
Well-knOWn pgODle
Never On.

ENATOR PENROSE, on a visit to At
- lantic City. rang for bellboy to take
a telegram. but it was not until the
twelfth or thirteenth ring that the boy
appeared.
You've been long time coming,
said the senator.
Yes, sir said the boy. You see, sir.
it's our dinner hour"
Senator Penrose smiled grimly.
Il know why you bellboys are called
buttons" he said You're always of"
Evening star., 1912-11-10

Il often wish that our American women
could see the serious way in which the
Evening star., 1912-11-10

BY MARGARET b. DOWNING.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-02
MOULTON.

Mrs. Lucy Murdy who has been in
South Dakota for nearly thirty years
is here ON a visit with her brother
James Jennings, Sr. u.s..
The Bloomfield high school foot ball
team played the Moulton team at this
place Saturday and were defeated A. to
0.
Mrs. Orpha Day. formerly Of this city
died near Cincinnati Sunday. Consump-
ton was the cause of her death. Her
age was 81 years. &c..
The Rebekahs gave a masquerade
social Wednesday evening.
The young ladies Of the NJ. E. church
held a suffragette meeting Tuesday
evening and also served big supper.
Zeph Wood and wife are visiting in
Unionville, Mo. r...r..
Cal Vert and wife celebrated their
55th wedding anniversary on Tuesday.
Frank Rogers and Blink Murdy have
gone to South Dakota, for three car
loads Of sheep and cattle.
s. H. Broshar of Waterloo spoke
here Saturday night. .-..
Presco Killion and wife are visiting
relatives in Nodaway county, Missouri.
Jas. Edwards and family were Wis
itors in Ottumwa Sunday.
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OBITUARY..
Mrs. Ida Goodiander,

Drakevilie--Ida Hutton was born at
Greeley, Iowa, Nov. 10. 1856 and came
to Drakevi]le with her parents at the
age Of - years. She united with the
Christian church at this place st the
age Of Is years in 1870 and has been
identified with that Church ever since
she was united in marriage % Edward
J. Goodlander Feb. Is, 1874. To this
union four children were born, Jennie
Loclanlan Of Missou'a. Mont. N. II.
Goodlander. Los Angeles, Calf, Lulu
H, residing at this place with her faith
or, son, who died at birth. Mrs. Good
lander was g. great temperance worker
and was president of the w. G. T. U. at
this place for three years. She was a
teacher Of Gordon Loyal Temperance
Legion for three years, never firing In
her work. and was true devcut
Christian in her home and devoted
wife, kind and loving mother. always
putting the Thoughts and feelings of her
dear ones first, even in her last long
illness, looking ever with hope and
was a patient cheerful sufferer until
the last. She died in Bloomfield at the
hospital Oct, Is where she was taken
for care and treatment, at the age of
So years. II months, &c days. Interment
was made at the Drakeville cemetery
Sunday Oct 27.--Contributed.
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ALBA.

George Rhinehart of Des Moiaes
spoke to large crowd in the court
house Saturday night.
Rev. Purnort of y)es Moines filed the
pulpit at the First Presbyterian church
Sunday morning and evening.
Charles Martin expects to return tt
his home in New Mexico tomorrow aft
er several weeks visit here with his
mother, sisters and numerous other
relatives and friends.
W. F. Metz Of Ottumwa was at Abba
Saturday looking after business mat
ters. ..s.. ..s.r So -
Msr. J. H Williams OF Hynes was
quite i'll last week. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Clapp Of Avery
were with Abba friends last night.
Ruby Barnes Of Brooklyn, N. Y. Is
visiting his parents Mr.. and Mrs. A. X
Barnes Of this place.
Miss Esther Howardson who lives
near Frederic entertained the class OF
1915 at Halloween party, The class
numbering about fifty went to f'reder-
ic on No. 4. Burlington, and walked one
mile to the home of their hostess.
Miss Tressa Benton is i'll at the home
of her father J. E. Benton. Her sickness
is due to appendicitis.
D. H. Mercer leaves this evening for
Salem. Ore. after few days visit
with his father Henry Mercer,
Mrs j. II. Livongood Ct Lovilia spent
Friday with friends at Abba.
George Gusilaway Of Hamilton
transacted business at Abba yesterday.
Miss Mary NAvin Of Melrose was an
Abba visitor yesterday.
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Tuesday after few days visit at the
home of her son Mr.. and Mrs. W. S.
Parks Of Ottumwa.
T. J. Sinnif and son Emery were
business callers in Ottun1wa Monday.
Mrs Charles McDonough and son
Claude spent Wednesday at the home
Of Mrs. c. c. McDonough.
Mrs. Susan Tiffany returned home
Thursday after a few days visit at
the home OF her brother VIM. Fisher of
Ottunlna.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stroud moved
to Otturnwa Wednesday where they
will make their future home.
Mrs. Allen Marshall and Mrs. T. J.
Snnif of near Eddyvil!e visited at the
home of their parents Mr.. and Mrs.
John Parks Wednesday. -.
The Woodmen gave the Royal
Neighbors pleasant surprise Thurs
day evening. The evening was spent
In music and the Royal Neighbors gave
a drill which was enjoyed by all, after
which refreshments were served.
Mrs. Bert Humble Of Aberdeen, s. D..
is visiting at the home Of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan Parks.
Mrs Silas Shaver returned home
Saturday after short visit with reia-
tives and friends in Missouri.
VIM. Bennett returned home Satur-
day from Aberdeen, S. y.
Mrs. J. Mcdonald. Mrs. G. c. Nc
Donough spent Sunday ct the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles MoDonough.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanton Seigrist and
children spent Sunday at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Bedford. ..'s
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-02
100 FARM SHORT
COURSES THIS WINTER

Ames. Oct. 31.--More than one hun
dred farm short courses will be held
in Iowa this winter and during the
early spring. The work will be under
the extension department of the Iowa
state college. 1u.s
Thirty-four sessions Of one week each
have already been booked. These will
deal with farm crops, soil animal hus'
bandry, dairying and home economics.
Tharty-fve others of weeks dura'
ton will deal with home economics
only. More than thirty of two or three
days duration will include work in
farm crops, soils live stock and home
economics s..
" Four. sets of workers will devote
their entire time to short course work.
Thirty.eight specialists will be on the
staff.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-02

WELL KNOWN PROGRESSIVE RE-
PUBLICAN LEADER SUPPORTS
WHOLE TICKET

Des Moines, Oct. 31.-That republi.
cans are getting together in Iowa at
the final Wind-up OF the campaign is
evidenced by political Developments OF
the past week Governor Warren
Garst, one of the staunch progressives
of the state and leader Of many a pro,
gressive battle, has come out in a
speech at Webster City for Taft and
the entire republican ticket. And he
believes the ticket from top to bot
tom will win November 5. Former
Governor William Larrabee, loved by
all Iowa because of the fact that he
is father of progressivism in the state.
from his quiet home at Clement, Fay
cite county, sends out word that re-
publicans should stand by Taft and the
state ticket. All Iowa has beef,
anxious about Governor Larrabee
since it was announced few weeks
ago that he was seriously i'll. The past
week he has been we'll enough to dis
cuss politics and he says Taft has
made a good president and should re-
ceiye. the support of every republican.
Another encouraging feature Of the
past week for republicans is the re-
port that many democratic farmers
will tie for Taft. They cannot agree
with Roosevelt In his revolutionary
platform and they are afraid in these
prosperous times to risk free trade.
And so many of them will quietly sup
port the president.
There Is no doubt about the repub-
lican state ticket winning with ease.
Clarke's plurality is now estimated at
$4,000 to $4,000.
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way home from Lucas where they at
tended G church conference. ..e
Mr.. and Mrs. A.. VAIL Went to Leon
yesterday to spend few days with
friends and transact business. t..r
Mrs. Etha Post and little son left
Yesterday for brief visit with rela :
tives in Humeston. -., ,s. ... .......
John Webb left yesterday for st. Joe
where he will take charge Of a black
smith shop for the Percheron Horse
Co. Mrs. Webb VIII join him there in
Ike near future. W.. ...
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Martin and chill
tiren of WooGburn have returned home
after a visit with her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. J. w. Reese. s.'. .s.4
Miss Carrie Plnws of Luc2s who had
been spending few days with her
cousin Miss Dot Plows, returned home
last evening.
Mrs. Arden Jones of Osceola visited
in this city yesterday with her parents
MIR. and Mrs. Isam Adcock.
Mrs. A. A. Thompson went to Wood
burn last evening for brief visit with
friends.
Miss Genevieve Argo is spending a
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WILLARD.

Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Pearson. Mr.
and Mrs. Sven Pearson and family
Jake Anderson and daughters. Edwin
Anderson, Pete johnson Of Ottumwa
and Fred johnson OF Abba were enter
tanned at the A. /. Johnson home Sun
day. .. .,.-+- ~. 81
Theodore Kirfrlan and family spent
Sunt y at Pete Pearson's.
Miss Ellen Anderson who is teaching
school at Farson visited Saturday and
Sunday with her parents. 49, .. ~
MIR. and Mrs. Pete Pearson and chill
tiren and Miss Lola Ross were Ottum-
wa visitors Saturday. -....... ~
D1r, and Mrs. I'd Larson visited on
Saturday at the Frank Larson home
near Muntervile. Saturday.
Pete Pearson and wife We're Abba
visitors Monday. Wv.
c. H. Garfield called at the Sven
Pearson home Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Raymond and
daughter Doris were entertained at the
Max Venator home Sunday.
Miss Lola Ross spent Sunday at the
Pete Pearson home.
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DR.. eliot LAUOS
WORK OF Mr.. TAFT
FORMER HEAD OF HARVARD
cRiTic!sEs Mr.. ROOSEVELT q
FOR ATTITUDE ON TREATIES

Cambridge. Mass. Oct. 31.-Charles
". Eliot, president emeritus of Har
ward. herewith gives some of the rea
sons why he is against Colonel Roose'
welt for president. He said:
tThe third term issue may fairly be
considered so important that the
choice Of any citizen might be deter
mined on that alone. I am one OF
those who believe in one term. and I
leave ii to the future to determine
whether it should be heightened to
six years. Mr.. Roosevelt, during his
last previous contest in the primaries.
summoned to his side every Office
holder and ex-officeholder Of his own
previous administration he could.
II have said but little about Mr..
Roosevelt I have other serious OBJ
jections against him, either as candi.
date this year or in 1916, for which
some people think his present activi-
ties are preparation.
"Mr. Roosevelt seems to me to have
done a great injury to our form Of
government by his criticisms of Mr.
Tafts able treaties with France and
England. His opposition illustrates
the fundamental defects in his philoso-
ply and political Judgment.
s'The negotiations Of these treaties
by Mr.. Taft was an excellent piece Of
work, and their defeat by Mr.. Roose~
welt most serious thing in the char
acter Of a public man. His ideas that
war keeps men manly and courageous
are false and dangerous, wholly I'M,
true and leading hack to savagery--to
a barbarous reliance on force, instead
Of reason and Judgment.
"Mr Roosevelt is not to be trusted
with even the practical reforms pro.
posed in the progressive platform. He
proposes to destroy system Of gov
ornamental safeguards on which gen
erations OF Americans have relied. He
had many OF these ideas twenty-five
years ago, but he did not put them
into form until his Columbus speech
~ know some of them have been
consid erably softened since that Col.
umbus speech. But it would be i'm
prudent to elect the man who could
propose them. The constitutional lib
critics of the American people, or
rather the liberties afforded by the
constitution, are things too sacred to
be tempered with as M. Roosevelt
proposes" i
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HIGHLAND CENTER.

Mrs. z. S. Kent and daughter Mrs. l.
Stops of Los Angeles, Calf, visited
relatives in and around Highland last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Maynard returned to
their home IN Conrad Iowa after a
pleasant visit at the J. NJ. Elder horne.
Mrs. A. y. Reames of Washington,
D. c., ia visiting friends in Highland
this week.
Elder Bradley Of Ethel Mission held
services in the Baptist church Sunday
evening. 81
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Davis of Rutledge
and Mr.. and Mrs. j. Anderson and Mrs.
Z. French OF Ottumwa were entertain
ed at the o. c. Stevens home Sunday.