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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-05-21
Taft Handles Former Pres
lid lent v ithout4 Gloves on
Last Day Of Fight for
Home States Votes.

Hamilton, O., May 20.-President
Taft on the last day of his campaign
tour of Ohio, developed new lines Of
criticism Of Col. Roosevelt. In a
speech here today Mr.. Taft made hot
answers to Col. Roosevelt's charge that
he had abolished many important
commissions" appointed in the last
administration by making the counter
charge that these commissions fre-
quently had been unlawfully appoint
ed. Mr.. Taft added to his statement
of last night and again declared that
Mr.. Roosevelt evidently thought he
was the republican party. 1t was
speech that handled the former presi.
dent without gloves and the crowd
broke in several times with cheers and
applause.
Taft's Program for Today.
Cincinnati, O., May 2O.-President
Taft started on the last day of his
Ohio campaign greatly refreshed by
his day and night of rest in Cincinnati.
The presidents schedule Of the day
called for visits to four congressional
districts and more than ten speeches.
He will return to Cincinnati to spend
the night at the home of his brother,
Charles P. Taft. After voting at the
primary tomorrow the president will
leave for Washington In the afternoon.
On his tour today the president was
scheduled to pass through the third,
fourth, sixth and seventh congress
sional districts and to make speeches
at Hamilton, Eaton, Greenville, Piqua,
Troy, Tippecanoe City, xenia and
Dayton. After the Dayton meeting the
president will return to Cincinnati.
Taft Claims Nomination.
Cincinatti, Ohio, May 2o-President
Taft gave out a statement last night
in which he asserts that he now. has
sufficient delegates to give him the
nomination at Chicago and rtdicul-
ing the claims and conduct of Roose-
welt. The Colonel is likened to King
Louis XIV of France for his oft re-
peated assertion that he Is the only
man in the republican party that can
win before the people. He says that
the egotism of Roosevelt Is without
parallel in history. He gives 1t as his
belief that the colonel intends to bolt
the Chicago convention and cites his
speech at Cleveland as an Indication
Of his purposes.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-05-21
SHERIFF AFTER
A GYPSY BAND
Charge Of Getting Property by False
Pretense Alleged Against
-. Nomad -

Bloomfield, May 2O.-Sheriff c. P.
Johanessen left here this morning in
search Of band Of gypsies who are
charged with having obtained property
under false pretense from H. P. Camp.
bell, local furniture dealer and un.
dertakear. A cheap casket Is the prop
erty purchased and 1t Is charged also
that counterfeit money was paid for
the casket. The latter charge Is a
United States offense and the former
is the charge on which the sheriff will
make the arrest.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-05-21
DEP PARTURE OF
DA|N NOT TO
AFFECT PLANT
President Of Big Hay Tool
Concern Makes it Plain
That Ottumwa Factory
Will Continue.

"You can put it as strong as you
like when you say that my going to
Moline will not affect the local Dain
plant in the least" said Joseph Dain
today when asked regarding his leav-
ing for Moline, Ill.,, to serve on the Of
fetal staff of Deere & Co.
1T is true that have been elected
to an office in Deere & Co., but still
retain my position of president of the
local plant and of The Dain Manufac-
turing Co., Ltd, Welland Ont. My
residence will be largely in Moline as
two-thirds Of my time will be spent In
the Illinois city and will have to re-
move from Ottumwa. Just how soon
/ shall move ! do not know, but | am
now preparing to change my resi-
dence."
Mr.. Dain, in connection with his
duties here and at Welland, will be
in charge of patents and experiments
for the great farm machinery concern
and his phenomenal success as
him for the post for which he has
past year the management has been
trying to prevail upon Mr.. Dain to
take charge of this branch OF the huge
implement company. A new Office has
been created for Mr.. Daln, but the
necessity for changing the charter be-
fore the office will be legal. and this
having not been completed as yet,
sprecludes the announcement Of the
post to which Mr.. Dain has been ap-
pointed. His duties will be practically
the same here and in Canada and he
will be responsible for the two plants
although visiting each only occasion
ally.
No Effect Here. h.
asp Asked II siiiy Ieav1ng Ottumwa had
any significance with regard to the
removal Of the local plant, Mr. Datn
was ready with his reply that the To-
cal plant will be unaffected by his de-
parture. -
while / leave here, do not sever
connections with the Ottumwa plant,
nor does it lessen its field of produc-
tion in the least On the contrary, you
may put it as strong as you like when
contradicting any rumors about the
Dain plant leaving Ottumwa. 1t is not
contemplating anything Of the kind,
and have never heard" any intimation
at any time that such move was
contemplated. On the contrary, we are
spending about $4,000 on new equip
ment and improvement and this does
not look like wise move If we plan
ned to close down and leave Ottum-
wa. Then, too, we have just contract
ed for FIVE years with the Ottumwa
Railway & Light Co., for power. You
can tell those who inquire that the
Da1n plant is located here to stay as
far as l know and / think know"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-05-21
WOLTER WILL BE
OUT FOR 3 MONTHS

New York, May 20.-The injury to
Harry Wolter, the New York American
outfelder, has proven to be broken
bone in the leg. VOTERS spikes caught
in the ground as he was sliding to Sec
ond in Saturdays game and the injury
resulted. He will be out of the game
for three months
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-05-21
NURSE ON TRIAL FOR
KILLING NINE BABIES

New York, May 20.-Charged with
the noisoning of nine babies by putting
oxolic acid in their milk Winnifred
Ankers. nurse, was placed on tril to-
day before Supreme Court Justice
Scudder in Brooklyn. The children died
several months ago in an infants home
in Brooklyn where the woman was en-
ployed as nurse. The defendant has
a baby Of her own.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-05-21

Bonaparte Womans $
Nose Bitten off By
Observation-Disclosures

Bonaparte, May 20.-Special
, While gathering eggs in the
manger of barn at her home
here Mrs. Curtis Bradford was
attacked by a vicious horse
which bit her face, completely
tearing away half Of the nose.
The other side was left and
by delicate operation physi-
clans grated back the torn
part and declare the nose will
heal, although a scar may re-
main.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-05-21

Continued on Page 81
The Detroit times., 1912-05-02
SPRING SPORTS NO. HOUSEKEEPING.

House-hunting is essentially a.
April sport There are pot-hunters
who take houses out of season. but no
tIne house-hunter would think of TAX
irig pot shot at house In the on
season when II was unprepared for
tie ordeal.
House-hunting, in certain aspects,
resembles Devastating. Like deer
stalking also, 1t requires great cum
mig, perspicuity, circumspecticity
eud gumption.
I'm season houses are able to dis
slise their true and normal character
isfics with marvellous cleverness. A
house that in the closed season looks
clean as a pin and as orderly as a
hard index, may assume an almost un-
bdlievable air OF neglect and deshabille
I'M the open season.
Approaching such house you step
into water over your shoe tops and
thus learn that the drain on the cor.
per is choked. Working little closer
ou find yourself on the silver strand
OF little lake that effectually masks
Che front lawn. Skirting this body of
water and leaping a deep moat that
guards the back step, you gain the
house.
Inside the building. II you be brave
enough 10 carry the affair that far, you
meet shocking disorder The floors
are disfigured by the muddy spoor OF
kind OF human parasite Of the sub
snecies transferensis; the garnet is
fifll OF garbage; the bath tub drain is
blsted the gas fixtures are green with
rerdegris; the whole cellar is a great
The Detroit times., 1912-05-02

working under the direction of Her
bert Messmore, formerly OF Detroit,
but more recently from New York.
Mr.. Messmore has a corps OF men
busy laying out the rough material,
ard before another week, the trucks
will be in place, and the business OF
modelling the papier mache will have
progressed appreciably.
The historical parade on land Will
require 20 floats. the designs for which
were completed several weeks ago.
The automobile parade, in which VIII
be seen 10000 motor cars. will have
no floats, but will rely for it's effect
on decorated cars. The floats used
in the water will be so feet long and
will not have TO be built TO conform
TO traffic and lighting regulations
The other land parade will be an In
dustrial pageant, and the manufac
turers and business men OF Detroit
are asked 10 submit designs and 70
enter floats. The work on these floats
will be commenced as soon as the his
torical pageant has progressed little
farther. Director General Conant re-
quests that manufacturers and others
DESTROYS OF being represented in this
parade, communicate with him and
receive the necessary Information re-
garding the regulations.
The Detroit times., 1912-05-02

humidor, with humidity six inches
deep all over its floor.
II takes house-hunter of great acu-
men and long experiences 10 tell what
kind OF a house this will he when do
mesticated and lace-curtained.
There Is a sub-variety OF this sport
known as rat-hunting, which has gain
ed great vogue OF late This is some
what milder sport than house-hunting
proper, inasmuch as fats are not near
ly as wild as houses and never inhabit
such remote and inaccessible places as
those in which the most gamey houses
are TO be found
|. Your true house-hunter despises the
flat-hunter. He looks upon the latter
much as the polo player looks upon
The Detroit times., 1912-05-02
BODY or WELL DREsSsa
SUICIDE STILL UNCLAIMED
Woman Partially Identifies the
Corpse as That of Hus-
band, Then Disappears

The body of the well-dressed young
man who walked into saloon AT
Eighth and FORESTS, last Thursday,
announced that he had had quarrel
with his sweetheart. and had taken
carbolic acid. and who died soon after
wards, is still unclaimed in the coun-
~ morgue. though Clerk William De
I.aurier is morally certain that the
young mans wife coolly looked over
the body. Monday afternoon. and LETT,
promising 10 return the next morn
ing. She never came back.
Attaches of the coroner's office had
been greatly puzzled over the case
OF the fine looking young man, iash-
sionably dressed. but apparently lost
TO all friends or relatives, and aoan-
doned TO slab in the grim norgue,
ticketed Unclaimed
Monday afternoon. petite, pretty,
and well-dressed young woman, ap-
parently about % years old, walked
unhesitatingly into the coroners OF
fee and announced;
II, want to see the body OF that
young man who took carbolic acid. l
think IL may be my husband.
She wasn't looking for any sym
pathy, and when DeLaurier started 10
murmur something about sad case
she crisply cut him of and said, on
that's all right"
She said she had been deserted oy
her husband six weeks ago, and that
she had left their former home. ana
had gone 10 live with her mother In
Flint. She said they had been mar
ried lust a year, and added that she
had last seen her husband on lhurs'
day. the day that the young man IN
the morgue below had ended his NE
But when asked her name or al
dress. she said that she didn't want
TO furnish either unless she was con
vinced that the man was her husband
She then accompanied DeLaurier 10
the morgue. and furnished the cor,
cner's clerk, accustomed TO pltllui
scenes, with new sensation. as she
calmly and critically surveyed the
body.
She passed her fingers through the
wayy. brown hair and remarked that
the face certainly looked like that OIL
her husband. though the cheeks
seemed a little too thin. but the hair
had been curled on an iron, which
was a habit of her husbands.
She examined the dead mans hands
and feet, said she believed they were
those of her husband, and then she
wound up by declaring that the body
was probably that of her husband
though she was not quite sure.
Then she was shown the clothing.
She identified the collar, tie, hosiery
and shirt, but was sure that the suit
was not the one he wore when he left
her.
'rll bring his mother down here In
the morning" said the young woman,
without giving her name. and De
Laurier. never suspecting that she did
not intend 10 return. made an en-
gagement TO meet her at the morgue'
Tuesday morning.
DeIaurier Is now regretting that he
did not use the police power vested i'll
a coroner, TO force the young woman
to reveal her identity.
The Detroit times., 1912-05-02

Which sum will be forfeited 10 the
city OF Detroit in case the bidder fails
TO enter into contract, subject TO con-
irmatIon by the Common Council with
in Ave days after the acceptance or
his tender BY the Department OF Public
Works
The bidder whose tender is accepted
will be required TO furnish with his
contract an approved surety company
pond TO the City OF Detroit. in the full
amount OF the contract price for the
work conditioned on the full and faith
full performance OF his part OF the con-
tract
The contract shall be paid in bonds
for first paving. or the proceeds there
Of IL such bonds are purchased by the
sinking Fund Commissioners, accord
ing TO law.
No bids will be accepted from any
person or firm who Is in arrears or de-
fault TO the City of Detroit.
specifications in detail for the above
work may be had on application TO the
secretary
The Department OF Public Works eN-
pressly reserves the right TO reject any
or all proposals.
Cf16S) J. j. HAARER.
(see) Commissioner.
The Detroit times., 1912-05-02
CHARLES M. SCHWAB TO Be
4 HERE CADIlLAQUA WEEK
steel Magnate Says Carnival
Will Be Most Typically Ameri-
can Ever Held

ALREADY Detroit's hotels are feeling
the effects OF Cadillaqua. A few big
RESERVATIONS, such as the chartering OF
one whole floor by the Burroughs
Adding Machine Co.,, have been
Brought to the public's attention. But
little has been said of the hundreds OF
observations which are being made
by individuals.
During the past few days, four Chi
cago newspaper men have taken
rooms for Cadillaqua week. A score
OF automobile dealers, in Detroit TO
visit the factories whose cars they
sell have learned the story of Cadil-
ladua and have taken rooms here Tor
the carnival. Carl II. Page, one or
the biggest motor car retailers in
New York, has declared a holiday for
Cadillaqua, and will motor TO Detroit
with his family and large party OF
friends.
Last week, President Moody. Of
CadiIlaqua. was talking in the east
with Charles NJ. Schwab, OF steel
fame. Mr.. Moody asked Schwab II
he had heard OF Cadiilalua.
Heard of it?" said the steel mag
nate. Indeed have. And you may
be sure that shall be in Detroit that
week. | believe II Is going to be the
greatest show Of the kind ever held.
Il wouldn't miss IT, And II is going
10 be more typically American than
any carnival ever held in this coun-
Try. Count me among Detroit's guests
for the week of July %"
The work OF building the floats
which will be used in the several land
and water parades during Cadillaqua
week, is we'll under way. Their con
sruction is in charge of group OF
t.'ained float builders and sculptors,
The Detroit times., 1912-05-02

the croquet enthusiast He may not
say IL, but he thinks that for a man
To sink 10 the tame pursuit OF fiai ;
when the suburban woods are full o.
coy and elusive houses, fully armed
with furnaces, is indicative OF con-
d,tion of enema as regards sporting
blood.
House-hunting like morphine and
other habit-forming narcotics, gets n
hammer-lock on a mans soul IL he
keeps il up for two or three seasons
handwriting.
After that he is a hopelessly con-
Ermed house-hunter.
There Is no law against doubles. but
Il is not customary for house-hunter
TO bag more than ono house a season.
The Detroit times., 1912-05-02

Said streets and alleys TO be paved
according TO the specifications for
brick. adopted Jan. i6. 1912. and cedar.
adopted Feb. 20. 1912. 10 the estimates
OF the city Engineer, as above. and
the charter and ordinances or the city
Tor Detroit
Bidders will state the price per cubic
yard for excavation. price per linedl
foot for curbing. price per square yard
for paving or concreting and price per
lineal foot for retaining plank or
stone. etc
entire OF the work or material for any
street or section OF street. as per
quantities stated In the estimates ana
ths hid will be accepted which is the
lowest on aggregating the above de-
tails. regardless OF any error OF extern
sious or footings made by the bidders.
Each bidder must deposit with his
bid. enclosed In a separate envelope, "A
certified bank check. payable TO the
order OF the Department OF Public
Works OF the City OF Detroit, as fol-
lows.
The Detroit times., 1912-05-02
DETROIT-BUFFALO
RUN OPENS THURSDAY

Navigation between Detroit and
Buffalo will be opened Thursday by
the Steamer Western States, which
will leave Detroit at 8 p. m. Daily
service will begin Monday. and the
Eastern States and Western States
will remain on the line until supplans-
ed June 10. by the larger steamers,
City OF Detroit III. and City OF Clevc-
land Ill. The Eastern States and
Western States will then take the De-
troit- Cleveland route.
The Detroit times., 1912-05-02
DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Detroit. Mich. April 80, 1912.
PROPOSALS FOR PAVING
STREETS AND ALLEYS.

Sealed proposals Will be received az
the office OF the Department OF Public
Works. Detroit. Mich. until Monday
May .. 1912. at 10 o'clock a. m. stan
dard time. at which time and place they
viii be opened. for furnishing all the
labor and material and paving. etc, the
streets and alleys named below, within
the limits mentioned In the city or
Detroit. with the styles OF pavement
stated
The Detroit times., 1912-05-02
.wARpED BRIDGE CONTRACT.

Ray CITY, Mich, May l-MeaSHeI
hrothers OF this city. have been
awarded the contract for the concrete
suhstructure OF the new Grand Trunk
bridge in a bid of 100000 Work Is 10
he commenced at once. The railroad
viii spend over "a million on extensions
and improvements here.
The Detroit times., 1912-05-02
WE'RE OFF FOR BUFFALO

d. & c. line steamer Western
States will leave Detroit Thurs
day, May ?, 5 p. m, on her first
trip OF the season. Daily SER
vice in effect out of Detroit
commencing Monday, May
6. Steamers leave daily at 5
p. m. First weekend excur-
sion Saturday, May nth, 81
round trip.
The Detroit times., 1912-05-02
With Cedar.
HEMICk ANENIE lPaNInEl.

From the south curb line OF kerche-
val avenue TO the south curb line OF
CharlevoiX street, 26 feet wide, with
cedar blocks on concrete foundation
and Berea Medina or any other curb
stone that may be bid upon and or
dered.
The Detroit times., 1912-05-02

Bus,n..s-Ifke Printing. No fuss and
no feathers The plain. neat kind that
looks right. Til5es Printing CO.. 10
John R-st PHI. Main 1898 or City 1855.
The Detroit times., 1912-05-02

Job Printing Done Right. Zines
printing Co., Is John R-st.
The Detroit times., 1912-05-02
curb may be used.
ALLEY No. 13s (Psvin.).
Aa.esansns Eaaimaaea
lic yards of excavatlon

SO cubic yards OF EXCAVATION.
563.7s square yards OF trick on con-
crete paving.
lOs lineai feet OF retaining plank. 2
in.N12 I'm.
Note-Bidders will submit proposals
for Portland cement concrete only.
The time To be set In the contracts
for the completion OF the above paving
tnha shall he "a follows.
The Detroit times., 1912-05-02

From the north line OF Wabash X *,
north OF Fort street, 10 the south curb
line OF Ferndale avenue, 20 feet wide.
with cedar blocks on concrete tounda-
ton and Berea, Medina or any other
curbstone that may be bid upon and
ordered
The Detroit times., 1912-05-02
city Estimates.

227 cubic yards OF excavation.
l32.4S lineal feet OF new curbstone
(straight).
3S2.03 square yards OF cedar on con-
crete paving.
3.54 cubic yards OF concrete under
and behind Grub.
l5S lineal feet OF retaining Dlank
The Detroit times., 1912-05-02
BEwICK AVENUE (PavIng).
Assessment Estimates.

3l6S cubic yards OF excavation.
3303.52 lineal feet OF curbstone (new)
straight
477l.T5 square yards cedar on con-
crete paving.
ss3T cubic yards OF concrete under
and behind curb.
The Detroit times., 1912-05-02
With Brick.

Note-The brick for paving the fol-
lowing street and alleys will Toe fur
nished and delivered on or contiguous
TO the work by the city or Detroit, free
OF cost TO the contractor.
The Detroit times., 1912-05-02
LAwNDALE AVENUE Uaving).
Assessment Estimates.

5739 cubic yards of excavation.
sl1S.SO ineal feet OF curbstone (new)
straight
iosssa7 square yarhs cedar on con-
crete paving.
1898 cubic yards Of concrete under
and behind curb.
The Detroit times., 1912-05-02

1896 cubic yards OF excavation.
5ey lineal feet OF new curbstone
(straighD.
50.24 lineal feet of new-curbstone. in
GA IT, T. Medina), circles furnished
by contractor.
1864. 33 square yards OF cedar on con-
crete paving.
34.35 cubic yards OF concrete under
and behind curb
1870 lineal feet OF retaining stone.
old Medina curb may be used.
67s lineal feet OF retaining plank.
The Detroit times., 1912-05-02
GRAND RIVER AVENUE (Pavir


1904 cubic yards OF excavation.
l6i0.75 lineal feet of curbstone new
Straight
30OS.04 square yards brick on inches
concrete paving
1921 square yards OF brick on l inch
concrete paving.
SO cubic yards OF concrete under
and behind curb.
164l at the junction OF pavement
with car track the contractor will fill
void under rail heads with mortar.
without charge.
The Detroit times., 1912-05-02
City Estimates.


215 cubic yards of excavation.
627.ll square yards OF brick on con-
crete paving.
.6C4 uneal feet Of retaining plank .
In by ~ in
The Detroit times., 1912-05-02

= cubic yards OF excavation
1878 square yards~of brick on con-
crete paving.
O.96 cubic yards OF concrete under
and behind curb
2s lineal feet Of retaining stone. old
New-York tribune., 1912-08-14
FOR COMING SEASON
Cohan g. Harris Make Formal
Announcement of Their Plans.

The firm of Cohan & Harris. theatri-
cal managers, yesterday announced the
plays which they are to produce both IN
New York and throughout the country
during the theatrical season of 1928.
Besides managing the George NJ Conan,
the Astor and Gaiety theatres. the Grand
Opera House at Eighth avenue and 25d
street, and the Bronx Opera House IN
1i9th street, and the George M conan
Grand Opera House. in Chicago, they an
nounce the beginning of the tours OF the
following companies:
THE Polish Wedding" a musical farce
from the German Of Curt Kraatz, Georg
Okonkowski, Alfred Schonfeld and Jean
Gilbert, adapted for the American stage
by George V. Hobart and Jerome
d. Kern, will be given its first presenta-
tion In this country at the Detroit Opera
House, Detroit, on Monday, September 2.
George NJ Cohan (himselO in his new
comedy, Broadway Jones'" premier per-
formapce at Parsonss Theatre. Hartford.
Conn, on Monday, September l6
RAYMOND Hitchcock's tour in "The Red
Widow" starts at Atlantic City, Septem-
Der g.
George NJ. Cohan's musical farce. The
Little Millionaire begins its first road
tour at the Taylor Opera House, Tren-
ton. Monday. September 20.
The New York and Chicago "Oflcer
666' companies will be supplemented by
two additional organizations to present
this farce East West, North and South.
Two companies presenting George NJ.
Cohan's comedy. Get Rich Quick Wall
ingford." will begin their tours early in
September. and one company, presenting
Winchell Smiths THE Fortune Hunter,
starts the last week in August.
Productions in active preparation by
Cohan e. Harris, ard which will be Of
fered on or before the new year. include
Hawthorne. L. :. A." a comedy by
James T. Pagan, in which Douglas Fair
banks is to he starred; The Other Man
a drama by Eugene w. Presbrey, with
George Nash THE Seven Little
Widows" musical play by Rida John
son Young and William Carey Duncan,
the music by Victor Herbrt: "Queed." a
decentralization OF Henry Sydnor Harri-
sons book made into play form by VIM
chelI Smith. with Brandon lyman I'm the
title role: stop Thief" farce by Car
lyle Moore: Room A. farce by Fran
ces Nordstrom: "They Say He Went 10
College" a comedy by Hayden Talbot,
and "Are You My Wife," a dramatlZa-
ton of Max Marsins book. which is be-
ing made ready for the stage by Roy
AtwcII