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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-08-08

And that was how Colonel DOGGY
came to golf, and very great officer
he is today, playing invisibly against
thousands of golfers every Saturday
and on many other days besides.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-25

house for Prof. Leedham in the
Bridges addition.
Rev. Simmer preached here Sunday
night.
Thomas Amsbury has the contract
for painting the company houses at
Hynes and is busy painting.
Word has been received from Rev.
Madrigal. former pastor here, who il
now located at Alajuela. Costra RIGA,
Central America, and was given the
chair Of English in one OF the colleges
at that place. In addition to his pro-
fessorship, he does missionary work
and reports hopeful future. His
many friends here wish him the best
Of success. T.
Everything very quiet since the sus.
pension, and a good many making
garden and doing the usual spring
cleaning and work
The Avery baseball team is solicit
ing aid for another successful year.
The team played good ball last sea-
son and will do better this season.
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White Nubucks $3.50,
$500 and -. $3.50
Patents, Gun Metal, Tans,
$3.50 to $3.50
l and 2-strap Pumps, $3.50,
81, $3.50 and $500
Prices alone mean moth
ing. We want you to COM
pare. the values we offer in
the most critical manner
with all competitors. I.
The better Judge you are,
the better. we like it.
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sh H. & F. Store
C.A.Hagberg ,124E. Main

WAS there a starlight sky"
Every night and morning."
WAS 1t part of your duties to drill
the men or go through practice with
the men," asked Senator Smith.
mo, sir; merely gave them or
ders." .,...
Tho witness said boat drills always
were held at Southampton and at
Queenstown The Titanics drill at
Southampton he said consisted Of low
ering and lifting two boats.
Anything else done?" $780,. .'
e. mo, sir; the drill was to satisfy me
British board of trade. We lowered
the boats, sailed around the harbor
and then returned to the ship"
The witness said 1t was customary
aboard ship to have boat and fire
drills every. Sunday. In the South
ampton drill, Pittman said that eight
men. went In each boat. -.
Then only sixteen mon participated
In this drill suggested Senator Smith.
YES, sir" ,,,,l.s.,. p. 81 e..., :, +,
WAS there any IRE drill on the
Titanic after she left Southampton"
~ mo, sir; none" ~: =, ,--.r F..
e.. Saw No Ice Saturday. --.. -
Were you on the bridge during
Saturday or Sunday preceding the &C
cident?" asked Senator Smith. 80
"Oh, yes, part OF the time, Saturday
afternoon from II to T." said Pittmap
"sse any iceberg!" ,[.- =.
mo, sir"
ANY field ice." ~. .-.,, -.
None at all, sir
Did you hear anything about ics
Saturday," " - 80
mo, SIR . ~. 50
did you hear anything about wire
less message shout icebergs?''
Eyes. l did, either Saturday night
or Sunday morning, when Mr.. Boxhall
put it on rhe chart" PittmAn replied
did you talk with Boxhsll or Muir.
dock or Lowe regarding the proxim.
ity of the Titanic to ice?'' ~ Z
II did not, SIR .,s.-..~...
did you talk to the captain"
1T was not my place to talk to tho
captain" " ~
Ibid he talk to you about it,"
mo" ~.
Asked il he saw any Ice on Sunday.
Pittman said he did not The fact
that the temperature was lower, he
said, would not indicate the proxim-
ity of ice.
I'm this country and our country tho
temperature changes are such that one
wants an overccat one day and cool
clothes the next, but that is not due
to ice.' said Pittman. ~ ~
No Warning Of Proximity Of Ice.
Senator Smith suggested that the
proximity of ice was indicated in 4
number Of ways, such as the effect on
the sky, the change in temperature.
the CLINT OF sun or moonlight upon
them. The witness said virtually the
only way to discover the proximity Of
icebergs was to see them.
Senator Smith sought to make the
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witness admit there were other indica-

witness admit there were other indics.
TONS
Then you are convinced there is
no other way Of telling?" asked the
senator. ..,.
There is no other way. Science
may hold that there are. numerous
ways, but they have never been dem
onstrated.' ya:.
Senator Smith asked Ptttman If he
knew the temperature tests OF the
water wore made every two hours on
the Titanic voyage from Southampton.
"Yes, sir; 1t was the custom
1T was than I custom, was 1t not
Was 1t not an attempt to discover the
nearness Of ice?"
mot that know Of. SIR"
Not Warned Of leebsros.
On the night of the collision Pit
man said he was on the bridge from
s to 8 o'clock, after which he went
to his berth. r.
Did you hear anything about a
warning by the California that ice was
in the vicinity?"
mo. sir"
l"You heard nothing whatever from
second officer Lightfoot or the cap
tain when you were on the bridge that
night?" o... F..
mo, sir"
The witness said that the Titahic
had been keeping special lookout for
ice on the fatal Sunday. He said THAI,
1t was done because Captain Smith
had been warned" that ice was near.
WHO warned him." inquired Sen
ator Smith.
II don't know, sir"
well, who told you that he had
been varned?" we're you told before
the disaster or afterward?
!, II cannot remember who told me and
I think 1t was after the wreck
"Can you tell what speed the skip
was making Sunday EVENING"?
About twenty-one and half knots
an hour"
"Was that pretty good speed?'
mo, nothing to what we expected
her to do"
How much did you expect?'
I'VE thought she could reach twenty
four"
Were you trying to reach twenty
four?"
"No, because we didn't have the coal
for that" y
Could Not Verify BoxhaIps Story.
Senator Smith sought to verify
fourth officer Boxall's testimony yes
terday regarding strange ship tcat
failed to lend aid. Pitman said he
did not know Of his own knowledge OF
the presence Of the ship but that he
had heard later that one had passed.
did you have a watch when you
entered the lkeboat?"
"s<es."
Did You fix the time when the IT.
tanic sank?'
1T was 2:20 a. m. took out my
watch when she sank and said It's
2:z0., the passengers around heard
me-
did you, when aboard the Titanic
hear anything about your proximity
to the frankfurt or the North German
Lloyd or any other steamer
NO. SIT"
Senator Perkins asked fhe witness
about the life boats and II 1t were true
that not more than 100 Of the more
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than 1000 passengers and crew could
be taken of, even under the mist
favorable circumstances. The witness
said that was his belief.
Incidents Of Fatal Niaht.
Mr.. Boxhall, answering questions,
told of the position of himself and
other officers during Sunday night,
what they did, and incidents of the
night up to the time the Titanic struck
the iceberg. He was on deck and ap-
The impact was so slight, he said, he
did not think 1t serious. The senior
on Ger, whom he met. told him the
ship had struck an iceberg. !, =.
Boxall went to the bridge where he
found the first of{lcer, Mr.. Murdoch.
the sixth oficer, Mr.. Moody and Cap.
tain Smith.
Boxall said the captain asked what
about the trouble and the first ON
Ger replied they had struck an iceberg
and added that he had borne to star.
board and reversed the engines full
speed after ordering the closing of
water tight doors. Boxall said he
could see the iceberg dimly and that
1t was about thirty feet out Of the
water. He said he went down to the
steerage, inspected all the decks in the
vicinity Of where the ship had struck,
found no traces Of any damage and
went directly to the bridge and SO re-
ported.
A carpenter later told him the ship
was taking water and when he went
down he found mail sacks floating In.
the mail room. This he reported to
the captain who ordered the lifeboats
made ready. He then took word OF
the ships position to the wireless op-
orators ...
Sent Up Distress Rockets.
After that Boxall went back to the
life boats where there were many men
and women. He said they had life
belts AFTER that was on the bridge
most of the time sending out distress
signals trying to attract the attention
Of boats ahead he said, II sent up
distress rockets until left the ship, to
try to attract the attention of ship
directly ahead I had seen her lights.
She seemed to be meeting lis and was
not far away She got close enough
80 she seemed to me to read our cleo
trio Morse signals. told the captain,
He stood with me much Of the time
trying to signal her. He told me to
tell her in Morse rocket signals Come
at once, we are sinking"
did any answer Gomez" asked the
senator ....s
II did not sec them, but two men
say they saw signals from that ship"
How far away do you think that
ship was?"
approximately five miles"
Boxall said he did not know what
ship it was.
Have you learned anything about
that ship since?"
mo, some people say she replied to
our rockets and our signals, but / did
not see It,"
by some people whom do you
mean"
mot passengers, but stewards and
the captain all declared they saw
them"
What did you see on the ship"
~ Saw Masthe adj Lights.
First We saw her masthead lights,
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AVERY.

]. W. Richter departed for Dallas
City and LaHarpe, ILL.,, last Thursday
morning. 5 r
Thomas Cosgrove is taking his vaca.
ton and went to Ottumwa Tuesday.
. ] B. Baumhoff departed for Pitts
burg, Kas., Tuesday.
Mrs. Sarah Moore and Mrs. ]. W.
Richter were at Abba Tuesday.
Miss Maude Appleman Is very sick
with pneumonia.
George Moofe is erecting dwelling
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Attending Railway Convention.

Des Moines, April 23.-Street rail-
way and electric light men from cities
in all parts of the state are in Des
Moines today attending the annual
convention Problems of interest to
the managers of the street railways
and light companies are up for discus
sion. The convention will adjourn
Friday. erat ..' .... -- ..-
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Corner Washington and Second
b. ottumwa, Iowa.

and few minutes later her red lights,
she was standing closer"
Suppose you had had powerful
searchlight In the Titanic could you
not have thrown beam on the yes.
sci and have compelled her atten.
tion?"
I'VE might"
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Piper City Hlt by storm.

Bloomington, ILL.,, April ga cy.
clone Sunday afternoon destroyed
house and six barns at Piper City at
Chatsworth and struck the cemetery,
wrecking many monuments.
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very low rating Puritan, having temper which
nobody cared to toy with and vocabulary of rich and
unadorned expletives On account of his squaty style
Of architecture and mild blue Miles picked
good deal at first by strangers, several Of whom
died while in the act of discovering their mistake
The Pilgrim Fathers and the Indians not
speaking at this time the Indians used to
around and kill off few of the neghbors and steal
onions other canned goods AS this before the
Goldfish ball invented, epidemic Of the triple
plated broke out, and the colonists kept
busy scratching each others backs that people
couldn't tell town meeting from a corn husking bee
Miles refused to have anything to do with the scurvy
but his friend, John Alden got enough for two
touc aved nv Mr. inns hid
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widower
he should he decided Mullins LADY who
being psmed over slow nre for On the day that he tn
dams 50 he sent Mr. Alden with quit claim deed
Glad IN blue nankeen suit and ths
b0dy before old age d her with and other PRS
sudden she her head shoulder
heard the news At meeting his first impulse modest
sole leather
A
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Sidewalk Sketches
MILES STANDISH.
By Howard L. Ram

Of Pilgrim fathers
fellow in
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-10-11
1000 FEET TO
INSTANT DEATH
Aviator C. r. Walsh Killed at
Trentong n. !.
THOUSANDS SEE TRAGEDY
AIr.Man Was Native OF San Diego,
California, and Learned TO
Fly With, LIneoln
Beachey.

Trenton, N. H. With $4,000 persons
watching him at the Interstate Fair
Grounds, Charles F. Walsh, while
making q spiral descent In Curtis
biplane, fell to instant death about q
quarter of mile outside Of the fair
grounds.
When physicians reached him Walsh
was dead and his machine was COM
plete wreck. Practically every bone
in his body was broken and his face
and body were badly cut He had fall
len 1000 feet
Walsh had been giving exhibitions at
the fair all week, and this year, for
the first time was doing fancy stunts
in the air with his machine. He was
very high, probably 5000 feet, as he
began his descent. He was making
the spiral descent with the front OF
the machine pointed almost downward,
when the upper plane seemed to be-
come loose. Walsh could plainly be
seen struggling to regain his balance,
but without avail. The machine then
made a rapid descent and the large
number of spectators realized that
Walsh had lost control Of the machine
and that death was imminent Z
The accident had depressing eff
feet upon the. audience at the fair
grounds and within few minutes
nearly half Of those present began an
exodus toward the gates.
Walsh was rs years Of age and .
n r. "a rrs
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-10-11
-FOUR killed in
HEAD-0N CRASH
A Passenger and Freight Meet
at kobeen.
FOUR ARE BADLY INJURED.
Wreck on the Western Maryland
Railroad Declared 70 Have Been
Due To the Failure OF Crew
To Obey Orders.

Hagerstcwn, Md. At Kobeen, Pa.
shout 1--WE miles west of Shippene-
burg, Pa, on the sixth district, Phila-
delphia and Reading, westbound
freight train operating over the West
ern Maryland tracks, under trackage
arrangement, collided head-on with q
Western Maryland train handling
deadhead passenger coaches en- route
to shippensburg, resulting in the fol-
lowing fatalities and injuries to en-
ployes:
y. w. Frederick, fireman, Philadel-
phia and Reading Railway; killed.
C. R. Gordon, fireman, Western
Maryland Railway; killed
d. s. McClain, conductor, Western
Maryland Railway; taken to hospital
at Chambersburg ON special train,
where he died.
Frank Grouse, conductor, Philadel-
phia and Reading Railway, died in
hospital at Chambersburg.
M. L. Athey, brakeman, Western
Maryland Railway; seriously injured.
NJ. U. Bream, engineer. Philadel-
phia and Reading Railway; injured,
but not seriously.
J. C. Shank, brakeman, Philedel-
phia and Reading Railway; injured,
but not seriously.
The above injured employees were
taken to hospital at Chambersburg
Immediately after the. accident, by q
relief train.
Nona1Drd anuinnas. uIoa+or,as
Maryland Railway, received slight in
juries and after emergency medical
attention had been rendered, was
taken to his home at Hagerstown.
4 It is claimed the wreck was direct
~ due to the failure of the crew Of
the Philadelphia and Reading train.
westbound, to obey orders. Dispatcher
issued orders for the two trains to
pass at Lurgan, but it is claimed the
freight crew attempted to reach the
next siding. At the point where the
two trains met, there Is decided dip.
Conductor McClain, who died at the
hospital, was 40 years old, and leaves
Il wife and eight children, the young
est less than q year old. One Of his
legs was cut Oh, and he was :aJured
about the body. His death resulted
shortly after he reached the hospital.
Mr.. Copeland stated. that following
the wreck he found himself covered
with debris. He finally managed to.
dig himself out and assisted in the
rescue Of the more seriously injured.
The wrecking crew from Hagers.
town spent practically the entire day
clearing away the debris. In addition
to the two Western Maryland coaches
being destroyed, many of the freight
cars We're damaged by the impact.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-10-11

- ift
Some people do not like cats. That
ID up to them probably they have q
reason. Other people don't like dogs.
and such also may be looked upon
with charity. The other day, we are
told. = dog with broken chain came
back to its Pittsburg home carrying
in his mouth the trousers and cap Of
his 12-year-oId master. The dumb brute
thus attempted to notify the parents
that the boy had been drowned. So
the father Of the family followed the
dog back to the Allegheny river,
where he found the rest 6f his sons
clothing and the rest Of that dogs
broken chain! The dog had not freed
himself from that chain in time to res
cue the boy, says the Cleveland Plain
Dealer. But the STRONG link. snapped
in twain, showed that the brute had
tried, superhumaniy, to do so. That
dog had not been In time to drag his
little master out OF the water but the
hah OF that little masters clothing in
the dogs teeth showed how sincere
the struggle had been. Some people
do not like cats. Others do not like
dogs But there are are animals
for instance, dogs that are likeable.
They may not succeed In being hu.
man but they try!
all s.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-10-11
A TRIPLE TRAGEDY.
Wealthy Canadian Kills Wife, petec-
tive and Himself.

Calgary, Ala.John c. DAVIS,
realty dealer, shot and killed his wife.
fatally wounded Miss Mildred Dixon,
. private detecSiye. and then ended his
own life. The tragedy occurred at
Miss Dixon's apartments here and was
the elimination Of domestic troubles.
Davis had employed Miss Dixon to fol-
low his wife, but the sympathies Of
the detective went out to the shadow
ed wife and she gave Mrs. Davis
quarters in her own apartments. Davis
rented rooms directly across the street
and watched the. women until ap-
parently he became convinced he was
the victim Of cross plot.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-10-11
nine KILLED IN
An AUTO WRECK
Machines Were Running at Ter
rifle Speed.
CRASHED THROUGH BRIDGE.
CRASHED THROUGH BRIDGE.

0opyriRhtD

Philadelph Nine young men lost
their lives Sunday, when an automo
bile in which they were Joy riding
crashed through the railing on the
side Of the new Thirty-third Street
Boulevard at Master street and fell
into coal yard, rs feet below. The
machine, a big touring car, turned tur-
tie In the descent and the occupants
were found crushed and mangled in
the hood OF the machine The body
Of the car was smashed to splinters.
Edgar M. Shaw, 10 years old, son
of James Shaw, lumber merchant,
who owned the car, was taking party
OF his friends home after an evening
spent In various cafes and saloons.
Nine young men were in the machine
and six others were in smaller au-
tomobile when the party came at ter
rife speed down Thirty-third street.
In turning to avoid the smaller ma
chine, which was in the lead, Charles
II. Spayd, who was driving an automo-
bile in the opposite direction, collided
with the rear wheel of the Shaw ma
chine.
The heavily loaded car swerved and
crashed through the iron railing OF
the bridge. When those in the other
machines had made their way to the
coal yard only one occupant OF the ILL
fated car showed any sign Of life and
he died shortly after being removed
to hospital. The others were all pro
nounced dead when the institution was
reached.
Thomas A. Lawrence, a brother Of
the Lawrence who met his death, was
in the smaller machine. He started
out with the party in the Shaw ma
chine, but as 1t was overcrowde6 asked
to be transferred to the other car.
He says the automobile in which he
was riding was about SO yards ahead
of the Shaw motor when he heard the
crash. and asked to be let out, as he
feared his brother had met with an
accident.
Lawrence said he did not know any
of the party and had met them only
last night through his brother
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-10-11
AdmIts Lo.. Of 100000.

New York. Officials of the National
Park Bank Of New York confirmed the
report that 100000 consigned to the
bank by the National Bank OF Havana,
Cuba had disappeared. The money
was Forwarded to the New York bank
by its Cuban correspondent in regis
tered mail package. All trace OF the
package was lost last week. Post
ONCE inspectors private detectives
and Cuban authorities are working on
the case but decline to give out
statement
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-10-11

Kidney beans we have all heard Of;
kidney feet seem to be peculiar to
Pittsburg. says the New York Sun.
a physician there says Pittsburs Is
more blessed. or cursed, with them
than amy other town. Pittsburg men
are fiat-footsd. We suppose the In
habitants Of that city find it hard to
stagger along under the weight of all
the things that are said OF poor Pitts
burg, and the burden breaks down
the arches of their insteps.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-10-11
WAR FEVER IN TURKEY.
Crowds Cry Cursed BE Bulgaria
servia and Greece!"

Constantinople. Sentiment in favor
of war is increasing in Turkey. Sew
eral thousand people held a mass
meeting in the Mosque of Sutton
Ahmed I. at Stambul, at which all ref
erences to the Balkan states were
greeted with cries of Cursed be Bull
garia. Servia, Greece and Monte
negro" Several leaders Of the liberal
party addressed the meeting, declaring
that Turkey was ready to face all her
foes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-10-11
INSANE, He SHOOTS soys.
Virginia Physician Kills One and
Wounds Another.

Lexington, KY. DR.. Samuel L. Etel-
lard, q well-known physician of Clint
wood, Va, near. Pikeville, held up q
party OF boys on the road near Clint
wood and commanded them to cline up
SO he could kill Them according to a
special from Pikeville, KY. One Of the
boys, instead of Timing up, turned
and ran. Stellard drew revolver and
shot him In the leg. He then turned
the weapon on the other boys and
killed one, the others escaping un-
hurt. Stellard was arrested He ID
believed to be insane.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-10-11
LEAss FROM sIpLANE; DYING.
--viatoPs Skull Fractured and His
Lungs Punctured.,

Birmingham, Ala.-Joseph Steven
SON, aviator, leaped from his biplane.
which had become unmanagable at an
elevation of so feet, and, falling, suf-
fered injuries which physicians say
will prove fatal He had been aloft
for only two minutes and was seen to
turn, with the apparent intention Of
landing. Then he jumped. Man and
machine struck the ground some
distance apart. Steyenson's skull was
fractured and a rib, several Of which
were broken, punctured his lungs.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-10-11
HIS CONSCIENCE RELIEVED.
United States Treasury Enriched By
TWO Cents.

Washington. After giving personal
attention to the letter Of DEBORAH.
Ia, man who desired to ease his mind
by paying the United States two cents,
Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh
removed the minimum limit Of five
cents on Conscience fund" contri-
buttons. The letter read:
"Onkel Sam. United States Treasury:
Hereby send 2 cents which owe
BY mistake. were sending little
article with mail and put a slip of
writing in with after sum time
thought did not do right and regret,
80 excuse me-"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-10-11

In the news columns Of the pa
pers appears story about q Massa-
chusetts girl who carried live liz
ard in her stomach for 3 long time.
and reading the dispatch reminds US
that this is the frst time that
story has been printed this season.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-10-11
A Soldier kllts tlimsels

Newport News, Va First Sergeant
Mack G. Napier. of the Thirty-fifth
Company Coast Artillery, at Fort
Monroe, killed himself in the barracks
by shooting himself through the head
with his service revolver. He en-l
listed two years ago from Lexington,
Ky.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-10-11
THREE-cENr DANCES NET $4,000
Cleveland Popular-Priee Hall Closes
Three Months Season.

Cleveland. This city's municipal
dancing pavilion, the first municipal
Scent dance hall in the country, will
close it's first season Saturday night.
The hall has earned $1,000 above all
expenses for the city in the three
months of its existence.