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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-26
Choice Committees For
Democrats in Congress
During the Next Session
Northerners Will Try to Get Some Good Places Away
From Southern Members; Iowa Republicans in
Good Minority Berths.

new congress he will surely retain his
place on the military committee be-
cause he is recognized as an authority
on matters pertaining to the national
guard and he Is also much interested
In the appropriations for the various
arsenals, the Rock Island arsenal be-
ing in his district. There is no
chance of Representative Hay Of Vir.
ginia, being displaced as chairman of
this committee, however, and so Mr..
Pepper will likely be given another
place besides that on the war claims
committee, which really amounts to
very little.
The two democratic congressman
from Iowa will likely be given small
places as there are so many demo-
Gratis who have been reelected who
will want better places than they now
have that new members will have to
shift for themselves.
or the Iowa republicans who will be
In the sixty-third congress, Represen-
tative Good Of Cedar Rapids appears
to be the most fortunate. At the pres
ent time Mr.. Good is the infant mem.
Der of the committee on appropria-
tions; one Of the most important In
the house, IL not the most important.
Death and election have riddled the
republican membership of this com.
mittee,, however, to such an extent
that Mr.. Good will move up next to
Mr.. Gillette who will be the minority
ranking member. Representatives
Bingham and Malby, the former Of
po, - eyl1,o MO end tho latter ~ Nau,
York, have died. Representatives. Can
non (Uncle Joe) of Illinois, Taylor Of
Ohio, and Dwight Of New York, have
been eliminated by the recent elec.
ton, leaving only Messrs. Gillette of
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-26
MINERS SUFFER COLD
l BUT WILL STAND PAT

Charleston, w. Va, Nov. 25.-Strik-
ing miners and their families evicted
from the company cottages and now
living in tents along the public roads
in the Kanawha coal field suffered from
the severe cold weather today but
there was no indication that they
would give up the contest and return
to work until the wages and working
conditions they ask have been met by
the coal operators. The military did
not relinquish its viligence and quiet
prevailed throughout the martial law
zones.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-26
BLOOMFIELD MAN ...s., n / y. Y.
LOSES BOTH FEET

Bloomfield, Nov. 25.-( Especially -
Alva Lyons, prosperous farmer liv-
ing south OF Bloomfield, had both feet
caught in corn . shredder and
mangled 80 badly that an1putation was
necessary. The accident happened Sat
urday at 8 o'clock. Mr.. Lyons was
standing on the platform of the shred
der feeding fodder when the shock he
was standing on pulled him into the
shredder. His condition is serious to-
day.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-26
ORDERS REPORTS
ON FREIGHT CARS

Washington, D. c., Nov. 25.-Conges-
ton of freight cars and the extent to
which cars are diverted from the pos
session Of the owning lines is the sub
ject OF wide inquiry begun today by
the interstate commerce commission.
The commission has directed all lead
ing railroads to- make semi monthly
reports on the location Of freight cars.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-26
7welpe Killed, Many Hurt
BY Explosion at WaukegOn

explosions and joined with the em-
ployes from the main building and
the police in seeking to rescue the In
jured and remove the bodies Of the
dead. Nine years ago similar accident
occurred In the dry starch house
which Is particularly liable to damage
by explosions The detonation lwas
heard throughout the city and every
effort was made by employees In the
main building, 200 feet away, to aid
their comrades in the starch house.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-26

Waukegon, ILL.,, Nov. 25.-Twelve are
known to be dead and many more prob
ably injured in an explosion In the dry
starch house Of the Corn Products Re-
fining Co. here. Twenty-Five seriously
injured workers were taken from the
burning building and hurried to hos
pitfalls in the city. 1t is feared that at
least fifteen others are still In the
starch house. Fireman were unable to
quen;sh tho flames which burst from
all qus~-.fs of the building after the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-26
THE COURIER

10 advertising its Advertising
It 10 not doing this for the benefit
Of the merchants alone. but for
the customers too. II pays the
people to read the advertise
ments in the COURIER. They
are business news-they give
business Information. The peo-
Pile who read them save time and
money because, by reading the
advertisements they know Whist
and where TO buy and what to
pay.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-26
Triplcts Come
THO Days 4 part
And All Are Boys

Chicago, Nov. 25-Mrs. A. Y.
Grantout of haywood, a sub
urb, Is attracting the attention
of medical men today on ac-
count of a remarkable series
of births. Mrs. Grantout Is the
mother of triplets, all boys, the
first of which was born on
Thursday night, forty.eight
hours before the other two
came into the world. Another
extraordinary feature OF the
case is the fact that the mother
weighs about 400 pounds.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-26
BRIEF MATTERS IN
THE DAYS NEWS

NEW YORK-Andrew Carnegie cele-
brated the 77th anniversary OF his
birth today. He was too deeply i'm
mersed In work relating to the Car
negie corporation, which Is to assume
charge Of all his philanthropic work
to take a holiday but invited eighteen
of his closest friends to celebrate the
event with him at formal dinner
tonight.
WILKES BARRE, PA.-Twenty-f five
men had narrow escape from being
entom5ed by a cave In at mine at
s1sthe Barnum Coal Co. near Pittston
this afternoon. Twelve of the men
we're injured before being rescued,
several SO seriously that they had to
be taken to hospital.
BILBAO, SPAIN-Fifty children and
others were killed in panic In q
moving picture show today. Only
one woman up to "a late hour today
had been found among the dead. The
number Of injured Is not known, as
most Of them were taken home by
friends.
LANSING, MICH-Official and unof-
fetal election returns today indicat-s
ed a majority Of ga ina favor of the
constitutional amendment granting
women suffrage in Michigan. s
HAMILTON, Observation-Disclosures
elect Wilson suffered today from a
slight attack of Indigestion.
MONTREAL-Eighte persons were
injured in collision between two
suburban trolley cars near here to-
day.
MEXICO CITYT-7iThe, lies of 200 per-.
sons killed In the earthquake Tues
day have been recovered from the
ruins. :~t.i 49, .}tss. -sAt.E
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-26

HAMILTON, = BERMUDA-Presid
elect Wilson suffered today from a
slight attack Of indigestion.
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-26

NTREAIs--Eighteen persons were
injured in collision between two
suburban trolley cars near here to-
day #4 n %ttt
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MEXICO tCITYr-;The, bodies of 200 per-.
sons killed In the earthquake Tues
day have been recovered from the
ruins. s~tst 49, .iess. -sas'E
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-09-14
ETTOR AND GIOVANNITTI
WORKERS FIGHTING FOR


Boston, Sept. 14.-Although
he stands indicted in connection
with the textile strike at Law
renee, VIM. D. Haywood today.
will head the great demonstra-
ton of Industrial Workers of the
World in protest against the inn
prisonment of Joe Ettor and Ar
turo Giovannitti.
Eight thousand textile workers
from all over the state will march
in today's parade. Haywood's
Boston friends have arranged for
bail should he be arrested.
Philadelphia, Sept. 14.-Direc-
tor of Public Safety Porter is pre-
pairing to use the police against
the meeting of protest of the /.
w. w. today.
The l. w. w. called meeting
in independence Square several
days ago as a protest against the
Imprisonment of Ettor and Glow
annitti at Lawrence, Porter for
babe such a meeting. The l. w.
w. said the meeting would be
held anyhow.
Secretary Fletcher of the |. w.
w, says no resistance will be
made to the police, but that if the
meeting be broken up, a meeting
of protest will be held in a neigh
boring church.
New York, Sept. 14.-Thou-
sands of laboring men joined in
the great Ettor and Gioyannitti
demonstration here today.
There were two parades, one
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-09-14
NAUGHTY DOGGIE

Jones was rushing to catch the
nine-ffty when he met a porter
coming out of the station with
smart little terrier under his arm.
Hello" said Jones, who likesr
dogs, sand where is this fine littleii
fellow bound for?" III
The porter scowled at him sav-;i
agely.
'You don't know where's he a-o
goin'," he said sullenly. Il dunno
where he's goin', nobody don'ts
know where he's a-goin'. He'sv
bin an ate his label"
-O-O
Butter may be kept cool in hotN
weather by filling basin withs
cold water and putting the butter..as
on plate on the top of the basin
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-09-14

sents the entire laboring class of
the country, is circulating hun
dreds of thousands of booklets
containing a full history of the
Ettor and Giovannitti case, to-
day.
The treatment handed out to
Ettor and Giovannitti by the
American authorities is roundly
condemned. The messengers dis
tributing the pamphlet-and
there are thousands of them
have been ordered to stir up the
people, and get them to insist that
the Italian government take In
ternational action.
The pressure on the govern
ment already is so strong, that it
is almost certain it will have to
yield to the popular will. Moth
ing is likely to be done, however,
until parliament meets in Novem-
Der,
-0-ZO
The Detroit times., 1912-10-23

gesture OF hopeless disappointment
1T went when the first steam engine
came"
Bartlett looked at her, amused
with a mans tolerance. What do
you want romance for2 A railroad
pays better"
Pays. pays. pays" cried Henrietta.
Il want something that doesn't pay
that isn't associated with returns. You
men have nothing but a handbook
for a heart. It's so lovely here, SO
quiet. Don't you feel IL? With the
shadows creeping across the pastureT
was young and beautiful"
And princess"
mo, goose maid My hair was
brown and thick and hung over each
shoulder In two long braids. was
bare-headed, with sleeves rolled to
the elbows of my shapely arms"
You would have got malaria" said
Bartlett ITS very damp here.
think there must be pond over there
In the woods. You can hear the
frogs
"oh, yes" agreed Henrietta. Il
would have had malaria and rheu-
Eatism. but | wouldn't have cared,
THEREFOR you see, had come after
the geese. and down here In the tiny
glen. with the hush OF evening over
all. had met him"
Who? Me?''
My lover said Henrietta.
ME-" said Bartlett softly, and to
Henrietta's surprise he laid his hand
gently on hers.
Henrietta blushed and looked away.
Her lover, this stout, grim, hard-eyed
man OF business? She raised her
hands to her cheeks and her heart
fiuttered so she could hardly breathe
while before her startled gaze swan
the vision the years had been uncon-
sciously forming. Had romance come
to her thus late. in this guise? Was
a middle-aged member of the New
York Stock Exchange her prince?
| Continued.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-23
BY iDAH MEG. GIBSON.


My first thought when started To
write this article was that you would
like 10 know how Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt looks.
Well, | must say that she Is hard
to describe. She is slender, but
graceful of figure, and her naturally
curly dark hair fluffs all about her
oval face. which IL rather pale, with
skin SO delicate that it seems light
ed from within when she smiles.
Her eyes are blue, and her mouth
most sensitive; IL reveals her every
thought almost before she speaks.
Mrs. Roosevelt is not one OF those
women who take themselves too seri-
ously. She smiles often and has a
great sense of humor; indeed, one or
ner fads is collecting nonsense
rhymes, and she laughs heartily over
many that have the colonel as their
subject.
The Progressive candidates wife Is
noted for her splendid executive abil-
ity. The dispatches have told you
how she brought order in the colonel's
soon established her own absolute
rule where only the stricken victim 8
impetuous will ruled before.
At Sycamore hill, she Is manager
in the full sense OF the word because
she considers 1t the duty of wife
and mother to be the home keeper.
absolutely.
For hundreds OF years the forbears
OF Edith Kermit Roosevelt have been
people of means and used to bGng
waited upon. Those who work for
them, live with them until they are
past service and then are pensioned.
At the Sycamore Hill home most or
the service is performed by colored
people who simply adore its mistress
land well they may, as she is as
careful OF their rights as of her own.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-23

words, to desert Mayor Thompson
and support Mr.. Marx, Weller says
he refused.
The denial" however, denies
nothing. 1t does not denv that Nagel
wrote the letter or that Weller was
given a water board job because he
could deliver votes to Mayor Thomp'
son.
The only denial" Is to the effect
that Mayor Thompson never offered
Weller job, or had him put on the
city payroll. This, however, Is not a
denial, for no such statement has
been made. The only showing so far
revealed Is that John G. Nagel, cam
paign manager for a man who Is cam.
paigning on a no-graft-more-purity
platform, tried to secure 100 votes
for the mayor In exchange for city
job.
Mayor Thompson In his speeches,
Monday night. made no reference to
the Nagel letter except to say that
The Detroit times., 1912-10-23

Sycamore Hin, the Roosevelt Home
al Oyster Bay.
i'm my recent visit there | left my
coat upstairs and when l was leav-
Ing. Mrs. Roosevelt said, as quite a
matter OF course:
Ethel. go up and get Mrs. Gibson's
coat"
ing me on with the wrap. It's very
little incident, but IL points to the
simplicity and sincere hospitality of
the Roosevelt family and the absolute
democratic spirit which prevails
among them. Mrs. Roosevelt never
speaks OF the plain" people nor the
common" people, but you feel when
talking to her that you and she are
one with all the great human family.
Highly educated she was able.
while In the White house, to converse
with a number of our foreign min
listers and ambassadors In their own
language on topics which appealed to
them most. yet the plain things OF
life appeal TO her quite as much.
While was In Oyster Bay / was
told of a discussion between Mrs.
Roosevelt and another woman on the
question Of apple pie and cream and
the way to serve II.
II IL were possible, glance over
Mrs. Roosevelt's menus for a week,
would be a lesson In domestic econ
omy. The food which ,s brought to
her table is of her own chooAng and
her meals are always ordered In ref
erence to the perfect combination or
food values. although they must also
appeal to the eye as we'll as to the
palate.
In the big living room at Sycamore
Hill is q magnificent pair of elephants
tusks. The tips reach much above the
head OF the ordinary. person. On the
landing which leads to this room, a
somewhat smaller pair, though still
above the average size, are placed.
An admirer OF the colonei's noted the
larger ones, and said:
Il suppose these are examples OF
Col. Roosevelt's prowess as hunt
err" and Mrs. Roosevelt answered, as
her face lighted up with a mischiSv-
Gus smile: NO; those were given to
him, but We keep them there to show
him that there are men m the world
who can accomplish greater things
than he. The ones on the LANDING
belonged to an animal which he shot:
The Detroit times., 1912-10-23
CHAPTER XIX.
A 9roker prlnce


IL am going" said Billy with de-
Termination.
I'VE can't leave the general alone. .
objected Bartlett.
Il don't see how | would be able
TO help the general any" returned
Billy In injured accents.
II thought you could push him in
the car" explained Bartlett with gen.
tie sarcasm.
"You all wait here" said the Water.
melon. Il will go and get you some
thing to eat and see about having the
car towed. also about rooms for the
night"
"Why not all go?" pleaded Henriet-
Ia. why wait here starving"
Il can go faster alone" answered
the Watermelon.
Certainly, certainly" seconded the
general I'VE would have to help
you girls over every wooden fence
and under every barb wire one we
came to. You would probably even
then get stuck on one or under the
other"
Il never get stuck on anything"
contradicted Billy perversely.
Henrietta laughed. Billy, cheer
up. The worst Is yet to come"
That house may be empty" said
the Watermelon. Then we would
be all over there and have to come
back"
We've been in empty houses be-
fore" said Henrietta GROSSLY.
But what good would that do, to
be over there without food?" asked
the Watermelon.
What good to be here without
gasoline?" retorted Henrietta.
IL can not leave the car" reiterated
the general
Father" exclaimed the exasperat-
ed Henrietta, some night I will find
that you have taken the car to bed
with you."
Suppose we leave the car here"
began the general argumentatively.
I'VE can't" sighed Henrietta. Such
a supposition would be impossible
with you the owner OF the car
The Watermelon laughed. "Aw.
cut out the conversation" said he. Il
will be right back"
so will l." said Billy.
Now the Watermelon objected. He
did not feel equal to a tete-a-tete with
the adorable Billy, adorable still,
though bit cross.
"Cut out the conversation" mimick-
ed Billy, and scrambled with more
speed than grace under the broken
bars OF the worm-eaten fence.
The Watermelon leaped the fence
after her. Henrietta slipped under
the fence after the Watermelon.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-23
NAGEL NOW ADMITS
WRITING LETTER
Did Ask Job for Man Who Could
Deliver Hundred Votes
to Mayor

John C. Nagel. city assessor and
campaign manager for Mayor Thomp,
son, after first denying that he had
written a letter to Lester Clancy
chief clerk and superintendent OF the
storage yard OF the water board, ask.
ing Clancy to give w. 8. e.. Weller a
Job, because Weller could deliver 1OO
votes to Mayor Thompson, finally ad
mitted writing the letter.
This fact, however, did not prevent
the mayors cabinet from trying to
engineer a denial. II teok-the form
OF an affidavit by Weller in which he
swore that John Gillespie. campaign
manager for Oscar b. Marx, offered
him any one OF five or six jobs, one OF
which would bring $21 a week, to
Jump over the fence"-in other
The Detroit times., 1912-10-23

She general was already deep in
the mechanism, oblivious to all else.
"H'c the carburetor-"
"Carburetor nothing pleaded the
Watermelon ITS the gasoline"
Yes" agreed Henrietta indiscreet-
ly, maybe IL is"
That won't help us any snapped
the general angrily. Where can we
get more? Much better to have
something else wrong"
mot for the car" said the Water
melon. None of US would be able
to FIX It,"
my dear sir" said the general
warmly. Il have owned this car for
a year"
81 know" murmured the Water
melon. Il think II marvellous"
II am perfectly capable"
will you bet with me-" interrupted
the Watermelon, that It's the gaso-
line? Alphonse may have filled the
other car at the expense OF this one
IL was the gasoline, or rather the
Lace Of gasoline, that had stopped the
car.
That's where a horse beats car"
lamented Henrietta. You don't have
to keep bothering with their works"
She eat down on the car step and
clasped her hands In her lap. I'VE
could spend the night here, but In
the morning We wouldn't be any near
er gasoline than we are now"
I'm not fretting about gasoline"
said Bartlett. Il want something to
eat. Let's all 90 to that house"
We can't leave the car" objected
the general
mo one could 60 of with the car
argued Henrietta.
And we can get them to send a
horse added Bartlett. II am starv-
ing"
"T feel like the car said Billy. 81
have 30 gasoline"
II can not leave the car, reiterated
the general, and Henrietta realized
that that settled II as far as the gen.
take her greatest tact to unsettle IL.
II will go and get farmer and a
horse" said the Watermelon, unex-
pectedly siding with the general. I'VE
would have to be here anyway, to
see that they towed II in right"
"A horse would do" said Billy
gravely. I'VE don't need the farmer" /"
Il have hopes Of Billy sometimes, .
said Bartlett, regarding his daughter
quizzically. IL sometimes even think
that she may grasp the difference be-
tween sunshine and rain and realize
it's best to keep out OF the latter"
Billy looked hurt. Father doesn't
like me any more" said she, adding
st-ewdly, He thinks I'm getting
rather too old for him, anyway"
bartlett blushed. Henrietta laughed
and the general roared.
You grown-up daughters are 30
The Detroit times., 1912-10-23

Bartlett hesitated one moment
glanced guiltily at the deserted gen
eral and then followed Henrietta.
Billy and the Watermelon were
young and light OF foot and soon out
distanced the stout Bartlett, who did
has gallant best to keep up with the
nimble Henrietta, but found that the
years OF good living told against him
Henrietta awaited politely for him
AT the stone wall which Billy had just
scaled and the Watermelon jumped.
What are we hurrying for7" ask
ed Bartlett. removing his hat TO wipe
his heated brow,
Il am sure don't know" laughed
Henrietta. Monkey see, monkey do,
suppose. That is why there is such
a thing as style. No one thinks"
If We waited here" suggested Bart
lett. "our dinner would come TO us. =
AS the ONCE to the man." agreed
Henrietta.
Precisely"
Henrietta sat down on the wall and
Bartlett leahed beside her, gazing
over the field TO the distant woods
He felt thoroughly comfortable and
contonted. No matter what happened
now, Bachelor could not reach the
city by Saturday. The cotton ring
was saved.
The scene before them was a typi
cal Maine landscape, rugged, hilly
beautiful, with the long shadows OF
approaching evening creeping across
the fields. From where they rested
the farm seen from the road was hid
den from sight. The whole place
seemed desolate, primeval, with a
beauty and a charm that were all its
own.
! Henrietta drew a quick sigh o,
pleasure and fell silent, with dream
ing eyes wandering into the myster
ious shades OF the distant woodland
her hunger for the time forgotten
The place, the time OF day, Just a
eventide, suggested romance, the one
man and the one woman, and the
world not lost, but just attained. She
wished she was Billy. young and fool
ish and pretty. and, that Bartlett was
the Watermelon, long-limbed, broad
shouldered, with the glory of youth
that sees only glory down the path
way of the future.
Bartlett broke In upon her reveries
See that hill?" and he waved towarC
the slope ahead OF them.
Henrietta nodded. still wrapped in
her dream. "The hill of life," said
she. with glory at It's top"
"A railroad" said Bartlett, prosaic
ally matter-of-fact, "a railroad has
been cut through the hill. See, there
go the children. suddenly out oil
sight"
Henrietta came back to earth. How
do you know? Maybe there is just a
steep incline the other side and that
is Why they disappeared so quickly"
mo, there Is cut up there. Don't
you notice how abrupt 1t looks, and
there are no trees or bushes. They
haven't had time to grow since the
cut was made. And those big Jumps
see, covered with grass, they are the
earth thrown up out of the cut. It's
the Grand Trunk. II runs through
Maine, you know, into New Hamp-
shire"
Henrietta nodded and frowned.
There IL no more romance" and she
threw out her hands with a graceful