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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-07
WISCONSIN TOWN HAS
DAMAGING FLOOD

Green Bay, Wis, Sept 6-Oconto is
today experiencing the worst flood in
The history. of the city, the result of a
log jam, and many thousands OF dol
lars of damage will be done. Many
houses have been washed away.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-07
THREE DROWN WHEN
BOAT GOES OVER DAM

Appleton, Wis, Sept. 6.-Mrs. Chas.
Schultz, her son Harold, II years old.
and Mrs. Frank Diener, were drowned
In the Fox river near this city last
night when the small motor boat in
which they were riding went over the
upper dam and was dashed to pieces
on the rocks 5elow. Il
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-07
Wine Dealers Say
Road Was Part Of
a Big Conspiracy


Washington. D. c.. Sept. g.
A champagne conspiracy on
the part of the Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe and forty
other railroads was charged be-
fore the interstate commerce
commission today by firm of
dealers in wines. The firm
complained that the railroads
Disseminated in favor of Cali
fornia champagne by charging
only 81 per hundred pounds on
such shipments from Califor-
MIA to New York, while they
fixed a charge of 1925 on
champagnes shipped from New
York to the Pacific coast.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-07
COMPTROLLER ASKS
FOR BANK STATEMENT

Washington, D. c., Sept. 6.--Th0
comptroller Of the currency today is-
sued call for statement Of the con-
dition Of all national banks in the
United States at the close Of business
on Wednesday, Sept. 4.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-07
Giants Won Game.

Philadelphia, Sept. 6.-The National
league first game today resulted as
follows:
Clubs r. H. e.
Philadelphia ................0 l 4
New York ............... 10 /
Batteries Rixey, Nicholson, Nelson
and Killifer; Tresreau and Wilson.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-07

SEVENTH VICTIM TcoholDhn saheo
Green Bay. Wis, Sept. 6.--Ale1
Scholl, mail clerk, who was in th1
Chicago & Northwestern railroad train
wreck at Lyndhurst last Sunday, died
of his injuries today.
This makes the seventh death "a
result Of the wreck.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-09-07
YOUTH SLASHED IN
BACK WITH RAZOR

Des Moines, Sept. 6.-Thonlas Wat
kins, aged 10 years, was slashed sew.
eral times in the back with q razor,
while he slept in room 2. ~ = ..f
ing house here last night. Thl
wounds, 1t is said, viii l...s
The police are looking for the relative
Of girl with whom Watkins is said
to have kept company. +
SEVENTH VICTIM OF
WRECK DIE DTODAY
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-27

the wonderful apple country from
Wnlch last year apples were shipped
Wnicn brought returns TO the farms rs
Of $500 an acre.
Here a special telephone line was run
INTO the observation car connected
with the line OF the Tri-State Tele-
phone ana Telegraph company, and a
message Of the reception telephoned
direct 70 The Fl Paso Herald, after
which members talked direct with their
homes and offices, though nearly 500
miles away.
In the evening the EIks held open
house and there was a. fireworks dis
play for the benefit OF the visitors, who
were heartily welcomed.
Across the Belen Cutoff
Continuing on from Roswell. the
crowd visited Fl. Sumner, fabian. C1o-
Wis, Melrose. Vaughn and Carrizozo
where they were welcomed BY the peo-
pie Of the town
At Portales their eyes were openad
by the wonderful work Of irriEation
by pumping. 1t was only seven oclocl-
when they arrived at this town and
marched uptown with the band plav-
ing. but the whole town was ont 70
welcome them and hear the band Hars
they saw the Westinghouse plant. where
1900 horsepower is generated for nun7n-
ing purposes. The high school prfrIs
bade them farewell with a whoop and
their famous yell.
Down the Rock Island
1t Vaughn the train was transferra5
to the Ell PasO & Southwestern r1.5
and stops were made at Duran. Corona
and Ancho, the people coming ont IN
greet the visitors The band plave5
short concert at each Of these stops.
4 It was shortly after dusk when the
train pulled into Carrizozo, and everv-
body In town had on a badge .Recep-
ton" The women, too, did everything
to make the FL PasOans feel at home
and dance was given which lasted un-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-27
Boy Convicted Of Numbering
Girl Has Been in Death
House Two Years.

New York. n Y. Jan. 27.-The final
act IN one OF the most brutal criminal
tragedies in the history Of New York
VIII occur Monday morning. Then Al
bert Wolter, aged 1s. viii die in the
electric chair. at Sing Sing prison
for the murder Of 15yearold Ruth
Wheeler, In his flat on East 18th street
IN March, 1919. Every effort to obtain
further respite or pardon from the gov
ernor has failed, and nothing can now
intervene to save the youthful muir
derert
Wolter still maintains the same
senseless, Indifferent air, that he car
RED throughout the trial and during
his long term Of imprisonment. He
does not seem to realize the enormity
OF his crime. or the severity Of the
penalty.
Wolter has been in the death house
at Sing Sing one year, nine months and
Is days since sentence was passed on
him This is the longest delay ever en-
ioyed by a condemned prisoner in New
York
Youngest Ever Sentenced to Death.
Two other records were broken in his
case. He is the youngest criminal ever
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-27
LUCK-GOOD AND BAD :. :. By Dorothy Dix

bad for the i'll luck that she had had
with her children
There's no luck with children. It's
question Of the mothers mismanage-
ment- II IS true that we cannot es
cape death and disease altogether, but
We can materially lessen both by intelh-
gent manag ement and as for the way
children turn out morally. that is alb
solutely within their parents hands.
All OF US know men who complain
about having such bad luck about
out Of a job, and they lay It all on
chance. Their h0odoo Is not luck It
is their own Incompetence The man
who works with his eye on the clock
ana who jumps for his hat on the first
stroke of the hour for quitting time;
the man who does the least he can for
the pay; the man who can never get
along with his fellow workers; the
man who never learns anything but
makes the same mistakes day after day
and year after year. isn't the victim Of
some occult force Of destiny when he
gets fired He's his own bad luck, and
plenty OF il.
Nor is it a matter OF chance that
when two merchants start side by side
with the same capital, and the same
prospects of success that one lands in
bankruptcy and the other in the mil
uonaire class. OF course the failure al
ways claims that he was the victim
OF bad luck. but II he had the courage
to 90 back and look the situation
sQuarely IN the face he would see that
II was his Dunglng mlSmanagem
that was the cause of disaster. He let
clerks steal from him. He offended Gus
toners. He was a poor collector. and
o bad buyer He was more interested in
baseball or politics than he was IN the
store ana so the inevitable happened,
and luck had nothing to do with It.
We, are our own luck and we make
il good or bad Don't forget that. and
when you get discouraged and think
that some ink IS on your trail, hound
ing you down. just remember the words
OF this wise man Of the west:
When bad luck comes your way and
Just seems to pursue you, stop and look
around until you find out where you
are mismanaging things.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-27

account for our prosperity II we get
along, and that we invent for our
selves to salve our sanIty X we fail
The woman whose bread is as heavy
as lead. and almost as deadly TO the
stomach as q dose of cyanide. COM
plains fretfully that she has had such
senset Luck doesn't enter into cook
ing It's an exact chemical process
where the putting together Of certain
substances. and the sub5ecting them TO
certain degrees Of temperature. invari-
ably produce the same result If. in
stead Of knocking her luck, she would
look and find out where her misman-
agemeat is she would find out that the
fault was hers. ard waste no more OF
her husbands money in spelling good
food
When you take your expensive cloth
TO q dressmaker, she receives IL with
a cryptic smile and says. Il do hope III
have good luck with i and your dress
will turn out all right And you cross
your fingers and also go away breath
ing prayers to chance. But 1t isn't a
matter Of luck whether q gown hikes
up in the back and down in the front
and is tight where 10 SHOULD be loose,
and loose where it should be tight. It's
the dressmaker's fault. It's her misman-
agement and lack OF skill Further
more, the dressmakers who don't put
their faith in luck, but In knowledge
Of their trade. can ask whar they please
for their work, ana women are glad TO
pay them even exrortionate prices
When nine mothers out of 10 talk to
you about their babies they breathe a
plous SIGH and say: Il hope and pray
that ] Win have good luck In raising
my children. and that Johnnie and
Susie viii turn ont TO be a good man
and woman.
The Result.
And then the mother VIII let Johnnie
and Susie break every law OF health
and weep over their graves II they die.
or wonder at her bad luck II they are
sickly, or she viii permit them TO grow
up on the streets. uncontrolled little
hoodlums that have never been taught
obedience or truth. or honor or any
principle OF right living. and she VIII
bemOan herself when they so to the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-27

I'll midnight. Many 81 Pasotns 'phoned
home from the observation car here.
At Tularosa the school children and
their teachers came out and Joined IN
a ring dance with the III Pasoans Here
concert was given by the crack 1So
infantry band and everyone up that
way was invited to come 10 the
Statehood Celebration in El Paso.
Saturday morning the train arrived IN
Alamo gordo. 1t was a big day for that
town, for both the Republican and
Democratic conventions were sched-
uled to meet at 10 o'clock, but the Ala
moEordo people wanted 70 welcome the
Fl Pasoans, SO the politicians had TO
postpone their meeting until 1850
The FL Pasoans marched up 10th
street and visited both the Democratic
and Republican conventions at the
latter place a reception being held.
II was ? o'clock Saturday afternoon,
October Z, when the 81 Pasoans re-
turned to FL Pesos but though they
had gone through a strenuous trip they
marched about town before disbanding.
All were happy, all had a good time.
and 81 agreed that It was the best
thing IN the world 70 take trip like
this to get acquainted with people In
the ueighborhood OF FL Paso.
The list OF the excursion party was:
The A.. T. & s. F. railroad, represent
ed by G. H Donart.
The Ell Paso Grain and Milling COM
pany, represented by ClalDorne Adams
The First National bank, represented
by J. G. McNary, vice president.
The Texas & Pacific railroad, repre-
scented by ". A Schrivner. district
agent-
The e Paso & Southwestern railroad,
represented by Richard Warren, gem
eral agent
The z. E. Neff company, represented
by V r Stiles, manager.
The Rio Grande valley Bank and
Trust company, represented by s J.
Turner, vice president
The Union Bank and Trust company,
represented BY E. Moye, president
Krakauer, York & Moye, Sueess "
Moore.
The Orndorff Hotel company. repre-
sented by Lee Orndorff
Royal Jackman, real estate
Col Edwin F. Glenn, ESD infantry.
J. J. 1dundy, capitalist
The Fl Paso Brick company, repre-
scented BY =. H. Rogers, manager
The Fl Paso Herald. represented By
H. D. Slater, editor and president, and
H II. iris country ctrculator-
The Two Republics Life Insurance
company, represented BY c. r. Russell
William MOeller, real estate.
The James A. Dick company, repre-
sented BY James A. Dick, president
The Texas company, represented BY
Fred W. Freeman, manager.
The Purity Baking company. repre-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-27
Arizona In the
EarlyDaysHad
Hard Times

CContipaed from presiding Pagel
homa- There Geronimo remained UNI
I'll his death, three or four years ago,
and the remainder Ct his band Is stin
there. An desire to return to Arizona
ana it is possible that some time the
Government may see fit 70 grant them
their wish. Today they are IS peace
able and placid as any indians, having
seen the folly OF resisting the whites.
Last AtFoczty.
The last indian atrocity OF any i'm
portance was IN November. 1888. Sheriff
Jefferson Reynolds and a deputy. Of
Pfnal county. we're taking eight con-
victed Apache murderers 10 the penl-
tentfary. when the officers were over
powered and killed by their prisoners
the indians escaping
Early LaTleEEnesE.
OF course there were pad men ana
egun men" in Arizona IN her early
DAYS. stage and train robberies were
by no means uncommon ana excited
only passing comment Finally train
robberIes became so frequent that IN
1883 the penalty for that crime was
fixed at death In the same year the
Legislature passed law providing q
fine OF S25 Ter anyone Carrying conceal
ed weapons. II was not until aIter
the penalty for train rObbing had been
really peaceful Vow there is no train
robbine any more, and as the day OF
the stage coach Is practically past the
stage robber Is an extinct species Of
Until 1907 everything was wide
omen" in arizona Gambling was IN
restrained and- except where municipal
laws prevented women and minors
were allowed in saloons. In that year
the legislature responded TO an urgent
message from governor kiboey and 70
pronounced public sentiment and pass
&c a rigid ant-gambling law that clos
service Of Military.
The first telegraph line in Arizona
was strung from north TO south by the
army. principally for the purpose Of
line consisted of e single wire strung
on mesquite trees. cactus or whatever
came 10 hand. As the indians we're
Eubdued and conditions became more
were gradually Withdrawn. Fort Hua-
chuca- Fort Apache and Fort Whipple
are still maintained but the garrisons
are small.
Arizona owes much to the military
In later years The government adopted
q plan OF making army officers indian
SCENTS, instead Of appointing civilians
as guardians OF the nations WARDS
This plan was g great success. Many
Of the civilians who served as indian
agents were dishonest and the red men
were often robbed To the dishonesty
OF the agents ard their domineering
methods OF administration, many OF
the outbreaks were due The lands
the indians had owned for generations
were taken from them and they we're
cooped up on reservations, often under
the care OF agents who held their posi-
tons for revenue only. Even old
pioneers yet declare IL is no wonder
that they fought Bitterly for that which
had been theirs before the coming OF
ties m
the greatest number" was q doctrine
OF which they never had heard and
which they were Incapable Of under
standing.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-27

scented BY Burt williams
TIE City National bank. represented
BY Herman Andreas. cashier
The Western Metal and Manufactur-
ing company, represented by William
swan.
Ihs ,SneltOn-Payne Arms company
represented by ". H. Shelton, manager.
The city OF Fl Paso. represented by
]. J. Hewitt, mayor pro TEN
The Tri-State Telephone company.
represented BY c. E. Stratton and Dean
D. Clark.
Haymon Krupp. merchant.
]. J. Smith. county commissions.
P. H Luckett
The Times. represented by J. D. Pom
der, county treasurer.
The chamber OF commerce. represent
ed BY A W Reeves. traffic manager.
George E. Wallace. attorney and dis
trict deputy OF the EIks
Kohlbsrg Bros represented by wall
ter Kohlberg-
Parvin Witte. musician
G.. H & s A. Railroad company.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-27

working girls friend, and all women who
suffer should write to you for special
advice. Miss TILE Picnic, 8 Jay
St, Poughkeepsie, II. z.
When a remedy has lived for over
thirty years, steadily growing in popu-
larity and influence, and thousands unon
thousands Of women declare they owe
their very lives to Il, is it net reasonable
TO believe that it is an article of great
merit?
We challenge anyone to show any
other one remedy for a special class Of
disease which has attained such an enor-
nous demand and maintained it for so
many years as has Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.
II yOu want special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (eOnf-
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter VIII
be opened, read and answered By g
woman and held In strict confidence
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-27
Catar-A q Bow.il.

represented BY ". c. Mccormick, gen
eraI manager.
Southwestern Portland Cement com
pany, represented by L A Sherman
subscriptions to HeIp.
IN addition TO those who agreed to 60
and subscribed the $50 TO the trip. the
following subscribed to the fund 10
assist in defrayingr the expenses Os the
excursion The Popular Dry Goods com
pany.- S50,-the Southwestern LIQUOR
company, SIS. Houck & Dieter COMPANY
S257 Gus Momsen & Co. SIS. Kelly q
Pollard SIS. Dan White S25- T. ri
WYATT. S45s A. Matthias, $40. Crombis
& Co. SO; c. F. Waugh. SIS; Ellis
Bros. SO, Jack SQuires, So, and frost
& frost. S25.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-27

derson, Marathon. Alpine and Valen-
tine, Texas. At Sanderson the school
children and a great many OF the
toWnspepole turned out TO see the Fl
Pasoans and hear the band. They
marched up town and gave a concert.
At Marathon the school children held
s procession and welcomed the visitors.
while at Alpine 500 school children
lined up while the FL Pasoans marched
between the waiting lines
At Valentine the delegation was es-
corted TO the auditorium BY a recsn-
ton committee OF men and women and
there ice cream and cake were served
At Sierra Blanca the residents showed
their hospitality by giving a dance
ana az Nara reception was rendered
them at the hal.
into the PeeOs Valley.
Then came Pecos, Texas, where an
Informal reception was rendered 1Inda-
lHe auspices OF the chamber Of COM
merce, Porter A. Whalev. secretsr,- n
the chamber, delivering an address Of
welcome Following this punch and
cake were served. A side trim v-ee
made up Toyah Creek valley TO sara
gOsa and Balmorhea.
At Carlsbad. mayor Mel tbs, ana
a committee OF citizens mel the Se1ers-
ton and after meeting and q hand
concert escorted the men about town,
showing them the wonders of the beau
tiful little city.
From there they went to Lakewood,
and Artesia. At the latter
point the young women of the city
pinned roses on the lapeis Of the Wis
itors coats and the FL Pasoans were
then taken for an automobile rlIe
through the wonderful artesian dis
trict. the ride lasting more than an
hour
At Roswell committee OF citizens
TOOK the boosters IN hand and showed
them what they had not seen before,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-27

sentenced to death for murder in the
state, being just past is years Of age
when he was sentenced. and his trial
was the speediests consuming only Is
days
When he committed the crime Vol
ter was living with a young woman by
the name Of Katie Miller, who support
ed them both by working IN a bakery
He was idle, shiftless and ignorant
His fondness Tor the society OF women
led him TO answer advertisements in
serted by girls seeking positions, and
have them call at his flat in the BELIEF
that he could give them employment
It was a decoy Of this kind that
brought little Ruth Wheeler to his
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-27

"HE other day a wise man who
had just come out OF the west
was expounding to me his phi
Iosophy Of life.
This man. who is now g. land king
and a cattle king in Oregon, was poor
lad and he has accumulated all OF his
vast possessions by his own efforts.
when I started out as a young
boy, he said. my father gave me a
little bunch OF calves-the poorest
most misearble little beasts you ever
saw. not higher than a table. But along
with them he gave me something thar
was a thousand times more valuable
than the calves. He gave me this piece
OF advice. he said; son. when bad luck
comes your way. and just seems TO pur-
sue you, stop and look around until
you find out where you are mismanag-
ing things"
sAnd." continued this man, who be-
gan with nothing and now owns $50.
900 acres OF land and literally the cat
tie on q thousand hills. Il have never
known my fathers rule OF success 10
fail. Whenever things have seemed to
90 against me and bad luck TO follow
me i have only had to Investigate q
little to find that all the trouble was
with me. myself. Ny bad luck was sim
ply my bad judgment OF my misman-
aEement, or my lack Of care or work
III some particular direction
Thank you" said I, you've told me
something III never forget And
went home and on my typewriter
printed out those words OF wisdom in
great big capital letters and stuck
them up on my mirror where I would
be cure to see them:
when bad luck comes your way and
Just seems TO pursue you, stop and look
around until you find out where you
are mlsmanaglug things
The Secret of Success.
Here IS the mystery Of luck laid bare.
Here is the secret Of success. We are
our own luck, and it is good or bad as
we make It. The whole theory OF luck
is a myth that our enemies devise to
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-27

place on March 4. 1910 That was the
last she was seen alive
Three weeks after her disappearance
Wolter was placed under arrest, and
search OF the fiat revealed the charred
remnants Of the childs body wrapped
IN oil cloth on the fire escapei Charred
bones were also found IN the fire place
Wolter was convicted on April %
1910 and sentenced five days later
The case was appealed and since then
two cOntinuances were granted, delay
ing the execution almost two years
The delay in carrying out the sentence,
has caused widespread Indignation, and
viii likely result in a reform in Judi
cial procedure in this state.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-27

indianapolis, Indiana, writes
For several years 7 have been trou@
bled with g peculiar spasmodio affec-
tiOn Of the throat. Il would seize ne
suddenly and Tor g few minutes J would
be unable to speak audfbly, and my
breath would be greatly interfsred
with would be obliged 20 gasp for
breath.
Il finally concluded that e vas soma
catarrhal affection which probably sx-
cited the apasu. Il intsrfsrsd with my
vocation Is 9 prsacher, attacking me
occasionally n the pulpit.
7 had heard 20 much about Perune
a. q catarrh remedy that 7 Determined
to try It. After taking two bottles, my
trouble has disappeared. feel sure
that Psruna has greatly benefited me"
Catar-A Of Bowels.
Rev. P. E. swanstrom. swedish Zap.
list Pastor. r. r. 4. GraRtsburg, WIS.
writes;
Il feel that & = ny duty as wen as
pleasure 20 let yen know nat am
perfectly well, entirely cured % ehrDnie
diRrrhoee and cstarrh.
7 Thank yen for your directions how
to use PeFuna, and for your kindness
TO ne. I have used Peruna according
to your personal directions, and I am
very glad that found a medicine
which wOuld cure me after three years
suffering"
rec Peruna Almanac for 1919.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-27
Ell Pasoans Make Visit To Many
Neighbors On 1911 Trade Excursion

TWTITH the Esd regimsnt band
NfV playing lively airs. the Ell Paso
boosters marched around the
main streets OF FL Paso and to the
union station, where they boarded their
special train on October 2. 1911. at p.
m. and started on their trip to the Pc
cos valley
The following day they visited san
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-27

all run down. I had to
give up work for 7 could
not stand the pains inmy
back. The doctor said I
needed an operation for
female trouble but Lydia
3. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound b elped m g
more than the doctors
did. I hope that every
one who is suffering win
get the Compound. Ny
pains, nervousness and
backache are gone and /
have gained five pounds.
I owe my thanks to your
--.Sso;-s r,,. Il e +Eo
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-27

TELEPHONE COMPLAINTS EARLY.
Subscribers failing to get The Herald
promptly should cali at the office Or
telephone no. 2O30 before $50 D. m. All
complaints wiz receive prompt attsn-
ten.