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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-01
Oak RIDGE No. 2.

There was a fair attendance at the
school house last Sunday afternoon. w.
B. Ramsell gave helpful address.
Sunday school at 2:30 p. m. Services
for worship and speaking at $3.50 p. m.
A. B. Osler will speak. You and your
friends are most cordially invited to at.
tend
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-01
WILLARD.

VIII wilson and family spent sun
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
AIRMAN FALLS 500 FEET
Aviator 100 Feet Above Him In,
nocent Cause of Smash.

Paris, July 6.-An army aeroplane ac-
cident showing the great danger of ma
chimes passing too near each other
while flying, occurred to-day at villa
coublay near Paris. LieutenantS brie%
and Burlez, OF the French army started
on flight from the aerodrome III sep
arate monoplanes, their destination peihs
Belfort. on the eastern frontier.
Lieutenant Briez had attained an 1lti-
tude of six hundred feet when LIeutch-
ant Burlez. passing him at greater speed
one hundred feet higher In the air.
forced a pocket of air downward and
caused the machine driven by Lieutenant
Brlez to lose it's equilibrium. The mono
pIane crashed to the ground and Lieu
tenant Briez sustained two broken legs
while his Jaw was fractured and his
breast also injured. The doctors in at
tendance. however. say that he will live.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
ALIVE AFTER 10000 VOLTS
Engineer Receivers from Shock
as from Sleep.

Richard Sorhey, a young engineer on
the New York Central Railroad, who
lives in Storm street, Tarrytown, re-
ceived a shock Of ten thousand volts
yesterday afternoon in most peculiar
accident, and, aside from burned hands
and feet, he Is all right.
sorhey wanted to measure the distance
from one Of the feed wires on pole to
the ground. To do so he threw tape
measure over the wire. There was
small piece of wire in the centre, to pre-
vent the tape from stretching, and this
carried the voltage TO Sorhey's body. IT
passed through him and out through his
feet.
Sorhey was knocked fiat on the tracks.
and when the police arrived they
thought him dead. DR.. c. w. Fairchild
was summoned, and by artificial respira-
ton brought the engineer back to con-
sciousness. sorhey did not know what
had happened.
The electricity had entered his hand
and burned II. The soles OF his feet
were badly burned where II passed out
through some heavy nails In his shoes.
He will be in bed two weeks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
ENGINES ON SAME TRACK
SENT AGAINST EACH OTHER
Dramatic Test Shows Value of
Australian ) Device for Pre-
venting Collisions.
by Gable TO The Tribune.l

London, July GA demonstration was
given yesterday Of an electrical inven-
tion by A. r. Angus. of Sydney. n. s. W..
TO prevent railway accidents by means Of
electric automatic signalling in the cab
OF the locomotive and the automatic
stopping Of the train. Tests were made
with two locomotives on the Great West
ern Railway on a disused section of that
system.
Electric wires were run beside the
track. An arm from the engine travels
on the wire. When the train enters a
block in which there is another train a
whistle blows in the cab Immediately
afterward, II the engineer has not
stopped the train the electric apparatus
automatically cuts off the steam and sets
the brakes.
Two locomotives yesterday started
from points two miles apart at full speed
toward each other. The engineers after
starting the mechanism climbed out.
When the locomotives entered the same
block the warning whistles blew, the
electric mechanism worked and the en-
gines stopped within a hundred yards of
each other.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
NEW DESIGN FOR NICKELS
Goddess of Liberty Will Give
WAY to a Buffalo.

Washington. July 6.-The design of the
five-cent piece which has been jingling
In the pockets Of American citizens for
many years, does not coincide with the
Treasury Departments conception Of art
and 1t will be changed in Its entirety.
Secretary MacVeagh has decided to re-
place the Goddess of Liberty on the face
OF the nickel with buffalo. The reverse
side Of the new coin will contain the
head of an Indian.
]. w. Fraser, Of New York is making
the design in collaboration with officials
of the Treasury Department. All Of Its
details will be decided upon at confer
ence between Secretary MacVeagh and
Mr.. Fraser next week
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
MRS. BARBER DIES ON TRAIN
Widow of Asphalt King" Found
Dead on Her Way Home.

washington, July 6.-Mrs. AMI L..
Barber, Of this city. widow Of the AS
phalt King" died suddenly tonight
while returning from New York on the
Congressional Limited.
AS the train was leaving Baltimore the
conductor discovered that Mrs. Barber
was dead. She was travelling alone, and
so quietly had the end come that none
of her fellow passengers was aware she
had been stricken.
Mrs Barber was sixty-nine years old
and had suffered for some time from
heart trouble and Indigestion. Mrs. Bar
Der was returning from New York. where
she had accompanied her daughter-in-
law, Mrs lie Droict Langdon Barber,
who sailed for Europe to-day.
Mrs. LIE Droict Barber shocked all her
friends few weeks ago by jumping from
the fourth story window of the home of
the BARRIERS in Washington. Mrs. Bar
Der had been In constant attendance on
her since.
The body Of Mrs. Barber was taken to
an undertaking establishment. Her SON
in-law and daughter Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles r. Vance. are making arrange
ments for the funeral.
This death is the fourth or fifth sud-
den tragedy that has come to the Bar
Der family in the last few years. Colonel
Barber made a large fortune in the as
phalt business, but later he met with
misfortunes and fate seemed to have
turned against him. He died in 1909.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
FIND DIVORCE SUBSTITUTE
Chicago Theatrical Couple Agree
on Business Separation
IRv Telegraph TO The Tribune.

Chicago, July ga business separa-
ton" set forth and signed agreement
of marriage for business reasons only
Is the latest substitute for divorce, and
although II is just receiving its first trlal
il is working acceptably, according to
those most interested. Cecil Lean and
his wife, known TO Chicago theatre pat
rons as Florence Holbrook, are the orig1-
majors of the plan. and 1t Is their answer
to the many rumors Of domestic discord
and probable divorce that have been cir"
culated about them for more than year
Miss Holbrook and Mr.. Lean were
married several years ago. when ooth
were inconspicuous members OF the La
Sale Theatre Stock Company. They
later became stars. Until they left chi
caeo to seek honors in other cities their
home life was supposed to have been
ideal However. a year ago, when they
were playing at local theatre IL was
renorted that they had separated ana
that a divorce would soon be asked Tor
bv one or the other. The couple con-
t,nued as co-stars on the road and have
returned to appear in musical cofneoy
of their own writing.
It was while making arrangements ior
the production of this new play tnat the
inside of the business separation came
out Both say there will be no divorce
because Il might interfere with business
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
LAWYER CRITICISES JUDGE
Objects to Ruling of Justice
Marks, of Municipal Court.

G. Arnold Moses, a lawyer in this city
severely criticised Justice Marks. Of the
1st Municipal District Court. in his ap-
plication for a writ Of mandamus in
suit against the Illinois Surety Company,
which was denied yesterday by Justice
Gavegan, of the Supreme Court. Mr..
Moses said that after Justice Sinnott
had ruled In his favor Justice Marks
had dismissed the case.
The lawyer said in part:
It may be shown to the world by TINS
proceeding that the law and the courts
are able to cope with lawless Justices with
out a resort to the brutal recall; that the
law Is the perfection OF reason, the com
rnand OF a superior. live thingInot u, an I,
uncertain, helpless tangle of technicanty
whereby little Judge can eVade conse
uuences of lawless acts with tongue IN
cheek and cynical smile" concentrating
himself that he has misled the supreme
Court This Judge will take refuge In as
many small objections. as possible 'ypicai
Of his character.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
RICHES FOR SOCIAL WORKER
Young Widow Is Heiress OF Mill
ionaire Philanthropist.
rBy Telegraph to The Triburc.


Log Angeles, July 6.-Mrs. Elizabeth
Murray Newman. young widow, OF this
city. to-day became Miss Elizabeth MUIR
raw Coffin and heiress 10 millions WIN
which she is to conduct philanthropic
institutions in the United States. She
was legally adopted by Lorenzo 5. CONN.,
eighty-nine years old. OF Fort Dodge
Iowa. Coffln's only living kin are re-
mote. and he wants his work kept up so
he will leave his fortune to his lie"
daughter. Twice before he adopted
girls but they are now dead.
Miss Coffin Is to remain here while
the multi millionaire Will pass much OF
his time elsewhere. looking after his IN
terests. He will establish here a girls
industrial farm and agricultural college
Of which the adopted young woman Is
70 take direct charge. She is an ex-
perienced settlement worker. author ana
magazine editor. and the daughter Of the
late Senator Murray, of Iowa. friend
of Cofins
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
URGES MUZzLES FOR WIVES
Magistrate Says Dog Ordinance
Should Apply to Women.
BY Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

BY Telegraph 10 Inc tribune
Pittsburgh. July 6.-"There is a city
ordinance requiring all owners to muzzle
their dogs. and there ought to be one
compelling all husbands to muzzle their
wives" declared Magistrate Fugassi this
afternoon in disposing Of case Of dis
orderly conduct
His remark was made during the trial
Of Mrs. Wright, Of No. Plymouth street,
who was accused by her neighbor, Mrs.
James Woods, OF No. Plymouth street
Mrs. Woods charged that Mrs. Wright
called her names and swore at her Mrs.
Wright retaliated by saying that Mrs.
Woods kept ferocious dogs and that
when she went up the street Mrs. Woods
"sicked them" on her. She also declared
that Mrs. Woods looked through holes
at her.
The magistrate fined Mrs. Wright s15
q nd costs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
DOGS BITE FOUR PERSONS
Errand Boy and Three Men
Placed on Casualty List.

Four persons were bitten by dogs
Yesterday in two boroughs. In West
New Brighton, Staten Island, yesterdays s
casualties made total Of FIVE in the last
two days, and precautionary treatment
against rabies was undergone in each
case.
A Russian wolfhound suddenly at
tackled Gershan Myers, sixteen years old,
of No. Is West 37th street, and tore his
upper LID badly and lacerated his cheek
in several places. The boy was attended
by DIR. Golding, Of the New York Hos
nitaI and went home. The dog was
captured and removed to the West Both
street station to await examination by
Board of Health inspectors. Myers is an
errand boy, and is employed at No.
West 3Sth street. The hound is owned
nv Louis Myers, Of No. 81 Hamilton ave-
nue.. New Rochelle.
The dog that ran through the streets
Of West New Brighton not only Bit
three men, but a dozen dogs and two
horses before II was shot and its head
sent to the Board of Health. Friday af-
ternoon another dog bit two children
who were in the Glove section Of the
same borough. The children have been
removed to the willard Parker Hospital.
The men bitten are James Lead. of No.
30 John street; Frank Dessert. Of No. p
Berger avenue. and John Doane. OF No.
lO5 Berger avenue. West New Brighton.
Each had wounds on a leg or hand
cauterized and were warned to submit
to treatment for rabies
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
DESERTED BABY PEDIGREED
Note Says Blue Eyed Girl Has
Good Parents.

This child comes from good parents. Piease
take good care Of IL. ,
This note, written in Yiddish' was
found pinned to the clothing of a blue
eyed baby girl about one month old de-
serted In a go-cart in front OF the tene-
ment house at No. 1872 7th street shortly
before midnight last night.
The child was asleep when FOUND oy
Mrs. Carrie Dorrer. of that address. ana
was taken by her to the 5th street ponce
station, later being sent TO Bellevue HOS
pital
The baby wore a white dress. trimmed
with pink ribbon, and white SOCKS ana
SHOES. Detectives Aarons and Rosenleio
were assigned TO try to find the parehts'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
TRAIN IN PERIL0US DASH
Fast Mail in West Takes Chance
on Burning Bridge.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune

Stanton, Iowa, July 6.-The Burlington
Railroads westbound fast mail train
made a spectacular dash across a burn
ing bridge here yesterday afternoon and
ran the 9antlet of an obstruction which
tied I'm the road for six hours.
The bridge, which spans a ravine about
fifty feet deep, took fire from passing
freight. Some time later the fast maii
came up. The mail clerks refused to
risk It and instead crossed the ravine on
foot. Then the mail backed up. got
good start and went across the bridge at
such high speed that the paint on the
cars was not scorched.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
WOMAN VATICAN DELEGATE
Chicago Girl Chosen to Convey
Report to Pope Plus.
tBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

Chicago, July 6.-N1iss Nellie Slevin, Of
No 422S Wilcox avenue, will carry the
annual report of the Catholic Woman's 5
League of Chicago to Pope Plus X at
Rome.
Miss Slevin. who speaks French, Span
ish Italian, German, Russian and sew
eral other languages fiuently, will go to
Europe as the official representative OF
the Chicago women at many gatherings
OF an international nature. She has had
charge of the art and literature classes
Of the league for the last two years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
OLD GAMBLER TRIES SUICIDE
Fred w. Spellman, Canfeld's Ex-Part-
ner. Inhales Gas in Chicago.

Chicago, July Sired w. Spellman.
sixty years old, who says he was at one
time a business partner Of Richard Can
field. the New York gambler. attempted
TO end his life by inhaling gas in South
Side lodging house to-day. He was re-
vived and will recover. He declares he Is
N ili-health and penniless.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
GERMS IN HOUSE 80 YEARS
Deaths from Scarlet Fever Traced TO
Microbes in Wallpaper.
rpv telegraph to The Tribu

Rising Sun, Nd, July s-Scariet ieVei
germs that had been In the mouse ."'.S
years, physicians say, were responsioie ~,
the illness OF Stanley, the young son Vi
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther McCardell. OF New
Valley. Several deaths from the disease
have occurred in the house and when inc
interior was altered recently Or. Ernest
Rowland. Of Liberty Grove. found living
fever germs In the dust under the old wall
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
FIRST WIFE SEEKS CATS
AND HIS ACTRESS BRIDE
Says She May Prevent Him and
the Former Miss Tenant from
Sailing for Europe.
WANTS HIM TO PAY $1,000
Leaves Philadelphia for New
York, and Threatens to Have
Real Estate Operator
Arrested.
fBy Telegraph to The Tribune ]

Philadelphia, July 6-Robert NJ. Cats,
the New York real estate operator, and
his bride who was Miss Dorothy Ten
nant, the actress, will not sail for Eu-
rope on their delayed honeymoon. as
they had planned, II the former Mrs.
Cats, of this city, has her way The
latter says she Is willing to allow the
bride and bridegroom to sail In case he
turns over 5000 which, she alleges, be-
longs TO their child, and pays her an al
lowance for the child's support. She
says he is in arrears with the allowance.
The child is in the custody of the
mother
The announcement of the secret we'd
ding Of Mr.. Cats to Miss Tenant at
Montreal last December was the means
by which the first Mrs. Cats learned the
address of her former husband.
Tonight the former Mrs. Cats, ac-
companied by her brother, DR.. Thomas
McWhorter, left here for New York to
have an interview with her former hus-
band Before going she declared that II
the interview turned out satisfactorily
Mr. Cats and his second wife might
sail for Europe, but If he did not meet
her terms she would attempt to have
him arrested.
Prior to her marriage the first Mrs.
Cats was Miss Olo l.. McWhorter, or
Millington Md. To-day she told Of her
married life and Of the financial en-
tanglements that entered into it. She
said:
Mr. Cats and were married on June %,
1899 We had known each other but six
months. We met when he came to our
house at Millington to solicit orders for
pictures he was selling. | gave him an or
der. Later he moved into house directly
across the street from us and began call
ing on me. On the evening OF June =,
1899. we eloped and were married at the
Arch Street Methodist Church.
We returned TO Millington. and after
living there a year moved to Philadelphia.
where Ethel was born In 1900. TWO years
later my father died. leaving an estate OF
about TS@ Cats maaa mobsr see h
up in business as real estate broker
Through poor investments the money soon
dwindled to nothing.
ner in which my husband was living ana
I investigated, with the result that | iett
him and went back to my mother. l left
Ethel with him and he put her IN convent
at Merton.
Later he brought suit for divorce az against INST
me on the ground Of desertion. i did not
know anything about the suit, and he got
the decree. Later appealed to to- the dersS- sS-
Ter and for alimony. and got both. He
agreed In the settlement TO pay me $oo
month for the support OF Ethel
"Catts paid the $50 month In an
irregular manner until three months
ago." she continued when he stopped
paying altogether. He has $4,000 which
he received from life insurance COM
pany on a policy on the life of my sis
ter. and in which Ethel was named as
beneficiary. The child Is entitled to the
money, and I propose to see that she
gets It,"
At oxford Hall. No. 454 Riverside Drive.
,tobt hot
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
WILSON WILL MAKE THE
TARIFF HIS MAIN ISSUE
That and the High Cost of Liv.
ing Will Figure as Corre|ative
Campaign Material.
"KEYNOTE" SPEECH AUG. 7
Underwood Has Virtually Offered
Him Control of the House of
Representatives in the
Meantime.
TBy Telegraph TO The Tribune. ]

Seagirt \. j., July Ex-Governor Wilson
will receive formal notice that he is The
Democratic candidate for President on
Wednesday, August I, g. O'clock in the
afternoon, when the fifty-two members
Of the notification committee, with Ollie
James, permanent chairman Of the Bal
timore convention, at its head, will
gather on his lawn here and break the
news to him. Then Governor Wilson
will make his keynote" speech.
The date Of the notifcatio and the
details connected with 1t were settled
this afternoon at a conference between
the Governor and Mr.. James. The mem
bers Of the committee will meet at the
Imperial Hotel in the morning and jour
ney here in a special car. Mr.. James
will make the formal speech for the COM
mittee, and when he finishes he will hand
copy of the platform to Governor WI.
son, who will then tell what he thinks
Of it,
Before Mr. James left here for home
he said that Champ Clark would support
the ticket as Loyalty as any Democrat iG
the country. He paid a high tribute to
William F. McCombs, who managed the
Governors campaign for the nomination,
whom he characterized as a great or
ganizer and young man Of great execu-
tive ability"
Mr.. James, when asked about the
Craftsmanship of the national committee,
thought the chairman ought to be one
thoroughly acceptable to Governor Will
son.
IF were on the national committee"
he said, IT would be in favor Of doing
anything that Governor Wilson wanted"
What do you think Of Roosevelt" Mr..
James was asked.
''Oh. We'll attend to him when the cam
paign gets started" he replied.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
FATALLY HURT AT BARGAIN SALE.

Lafayette. Ind, July s.-Jammed asaihs'
, counter while attending lo-cent par
keln sale to-day. Mrs. Mary. Clemens iii,
muse her death She was hurt intefna'A''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
LA sAvoIE FAILS TO SAIL.

Havre. July 6.-The transatlantic ""
savoie was unable 10 sail to-day as so"e
80 an account of the seamen's strike.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07

pewEYs SUPERIOR PORT wine
rnvainshle for Invalids and Convalescentys' =
HTDEWEY & SONS co. O..1ssFutonst'N'i
-Advt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
Will Fight as Hard for Wilson.

Il am going back to California" he
continued, ito put behind Mr.. Wilson the
same people who stayed so Loyalty by
Clark Our state was three to one for
Clark. Now we are just as strong for
Wilson as we were for Clark. We have
got to hand II to the managers of Will
sons campaign. They were skilful and
adroit fighters and won a magnificent
victory"
Mr.. Bell was temporary chairman Of
the 1908 convention. which nominated
Bryan.
When the newspaper men were talking
to the Governor tonight two interesting
volumes of political literature were dis
covered in his desk. They were labelled
speeches Of William ]. Bryan"
Among the Governors callers during
the afternoon were former State Senator
Michael r. Barrett, William r. Hoffman
and Peter Hauck. of Newark. All three
men are personal friends Of former Sem
ator James Smith. Jr., and Mr.. Hauck's
son Is married to Mr.. Smiths daughter.
Mr.. Barrett was asked II Mr.. Smith
would forget the past and visit the Gov
ernor on Monday. when James r. Nugent
is expected. Mr.. Barrett didn't know.
Mr.. Smith might come, he thought, but
there was a large element Of doubt.
William G. McAdoo. who is a daily
visitor, apropos Of the report that he
may be the new treasurer Of the ma
tional committee, declared he was not a
candidate for any office.
Already the Governor is receiving
financial assistance for his campaign. He
took occasion yesterday to express his
pleasure at the manner in which con-
tributions were coming In.
zone of the interesting things about
NV mail" he said. 'is the fact that
checks for small amounts are coming In
Continued On second page. fourth column.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07

At oxford Hall. No. 454 Riverside Drive.
II was said last night that Mr.. and Mrs.
Cats had left the city hurriedly yesterday
afternoon.